Interesting we don't play Oregon St. home and away....
Here’s WSU’s WCC men’s basketball schedule with 2 games vs. Gonzaga
Greg WoodsAug. 6, 2024 at 1:33 pmBy
The Spokesman-Review
PULLMAN — The next chapter of Washington State men’s basketball is here.
The Cougars on Tuesday released their schedule for competition in the West Coast Conference, which they are joining as affiliate members for two seasons in the wake of the Pac-12’s collapse, giving them the opportunity to rekindle a dormant rivalry with nearby Gonzaga.
WSU gets nine home games in WCC play and nine on the road. In the teams’ first meeting since 2015, the Cougs visit Gonzaga for a matchup in Spokane on Jan. 11, then host the Zags in Pullman on Feb. 19.
WSU’s home games in WCC play include contests against Loyola Marymount (Dec. 30), San Francisco (Jan. 4), Pacific (Jan. 9), Portland (Jan. 18), Saint Mary’s (Jan. 25), Pepperdine (Feb. 8), Gonzaga (Feb. 19), Santa Clara (Feb. 22) and San Diego (Feb. 27).
The Cougs’ road games are at Portland (Dec. 28), Gonzaga (Jan. 11), San Diego (Jan. 16), Santa Clara (Jan. 23), Pacific (Jan. 30), San Francisco (Feb. 1), Oregon State (Feb. 6), Saint Mary’s (Feb. 15), Pepperdine (March 1).
WSU and Oregon State, the lone Pac-12 holdovers, will be eligible to win WCC conference championships and the conference tournament’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Either Gonzaga or Saint Mary’s have won each of the past 16 WCC conference tournaments, whose top two seeds earn byes into the semifinals. The third and fourth seeds start in the third round, fifth and sixth in the second round, while the 7-10 seeds start in the opening round. The tournament’s format places a high priority on the regular season.
It’s the first season at the helm for first-year coach David Riley, who came over from Eastern Washington when former WSU coach Kyle Smith left for the head-coaching gig at Stanford after last season, which ended with the Cougars’ first NCAA Tournament berth since 2008.
Here is WSU’s full WCC schedule for the 2024-25 season:
Dec. 28 (Sat) – at Portland (Portland, Ore.)
Dec. 30 (Mon) – vs. LMU (Pullman)
Jan. 4 (Sat) – vs. San Francisco (Pullman)
Jan. 9 (Thu) – vs. Pacific (Pullman)
Jan. 11 (Sat) – at Gonzaga (Spokane)
Jan. 16 (Thu) – at San Diego (San Diego, Calif.)
Jan. 18 (Sat) – vs. Portland (Pullman)
Jan. 23 (Thu) – at Santa Clara (Santa Clara, Calif.)
Jan. 25 (Sat) – vs. Saint Mary’s (Pullman)
Jan. 30 (Thu) – at Pacific (Stockton, Calif.)
Feb. 1 (Sat) – at San Francisco (San Francisco, Calif.)
Feb. 6 (Thu) – at Oregon State (Corvallis, Ore.)
Feb. 8 (Sat) – vs. Pepperdine (Pullman)
Feb. 15 (Sat) – at Saint Mary’s (Moraga, Calif.)
Feb. 19 (Wed) – vs. Gonzaga (Pullman)
Feb. 22 (Sat) – vs. Santa Clara (Pullman)
Feb. 27 (Thu) – vs. San Diego (Pullman)
March 1 (Sat) – at Pepperdine (Malibu, Calif.)
Greg Woods Washington State beat writer for The Spokesman-Review
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