#78 Washington State Men's Basketball 2022-2023 Preview

 
 
Washington State Cougars
 
2022-2023 Overall Rank: #78
Conference Rank: #7 Pac-12
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2021-22 Record: 22-15, 11-9
2021-22 Postseason: NIT
Coach: Kyle Smith
Coach Record: 52-44 at Washington State, 216-166 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Michael Flowers, Guard, 14.2 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 3.4 apg
Tyrell Roberts, Guard, 11.4 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 2.0 apg
Noah Williams, Guard, 9.5 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 2.2 apg
Efe Abogidi, Forward, 8.1 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 0.6 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
TJ Bamba, Junior, Guard, 7.7 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 0.7 apg
Mouhamed Gueye, Sophomore, Forward, 7.4 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 0.5 apg
Dishon Jackson, Junior, Center, 6.0 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 0.4 apg
Andrej Jakimovski, Junior, Forward, 5.4 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 0.8 apg
DJ Rodman, Senior, Forward, 4.2 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 0.9 apg
Carlos Rosario, Junior, Forward, DNP last season
 
Key New Players:
Dylan Darling, Freshman, Guard
Adrame Diongue, Freshman, Center
Mael Hamon-Crespin, Freshman, Forward
Braden Korpela, Freshman, Guard
Shae Korpela, Freshman, Guard
Jabe Mullins, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Saint Mary’s
Justin Powell, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Tennessee
Myles Rice, Freshman, Guard
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NIT
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 71.5 (160th in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 64.9 (44, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 40.6 (323, 12)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.5 (83, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.9 (37, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.5 (200, 7)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.4 (81, 3)
Rebound Margin: 1.9 (130, 6)
Assists Per Game: 11.2 (300, 10)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.2 (55, 2)