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Even though the college basketball transfer portal doesn’t officially open until April 7 and the NCAA Tournament still has a ways to go before crowning a new champion, a couple of Washington State Cougars have already announced their intentions to explore other opportunities and depart Pullman. With the portal
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="5304"] Washington State University freshman guard Ace Glass advances the ball in the Cougars’ 74-68 loss to the Portland Pilots in Round 2 of the WCC Tournament. Credit: Washington State Athletics [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] The No.
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="5304"] Washington State Cougars guard Ace Glass looks to drive the ball in a game against the LMU Lions. Credit: Washington State Athletics [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] Continuing to excel at snatching defeat from the jaws of victory,
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Washington State senior Simon Hildebrandt attempts a jump shot during a regular season game against the Pacific Tigers. Credit: Ashley Davis [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] After what may have been their worst performance of the 2025–2026
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Picking up a much-needed win, the Washington State Cougars put together one of their most complete performances of the season on Saturday afternoon, rolling past Pepperdine 95–79 to improve to 9–13 overall and 4–5 in West Coast Conference play. The win snapped a four-game losing
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="4202"] Jerone Morton attempts a three-point shot during a WCC game for the Washington State Cougars. Credit: Washington State Athletics [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] The Washington State Cougars found themselves in a back-and-forth battle that
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Opening West Coast Conference play on the road, the Washington State Cougars jumped out to a strong start against the Portland Pilots and carried a 32–23 lead into halftime, turning in one of their best halves of the 2025-26 season thus far. However, the offense went ice cold
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PULLMAN, Wash. - Building a win streak going into WCC play, the Washington State Cougars defeated the Mercer Bears on Saturday, closing out their non-conference play on a strong note with an 84-78 victory at Beasley Coliseum. Coming off a blowout win over Eastern Washington earlier in the week,
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Embed from Getty Images Washington State men’s basketball wrapped up a 1–2 showing this past week in the Maui Invitational, defeating Division II Chaminade 90–85, losing a shootout to Arizona State 100–94, and falling to Seton Hall 75–61. For the most part, the Cougars continued
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Continuing a tough start, the Washington State Cougars fell to the Washington Huskies 81–69 on Friday, dropping the Cougars to 1–3 on the season. WSU kept the game close for much of the first half before Washington closed on a 13–4 run, sending the Cougars into the
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="991"] ND Okafor will look to take on an increased role for Washington State in his second season on campus. Credit: ND Okafor/Instagram [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] With the Washington State Cougars basketball season starting in less
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1080"] Washington State forward Rihards Vavers drives towards the basket during a regular season game. Credit: Rihards Vavers/Instagram [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] This summer, Emerald City Spectrum will be taking a look at the Washington State men&