| Year: | 2023–24 |
| Team: | Washington State Cougars |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Conference: | Pac-12 Conference |
| Conference Link: | Pac-12 Conference men's basketball |
| Short Conf: | Pac-12 |
| Coachrank: | 24 |
| Aprank: | 23 |
| Record: | 25–10 |
| Conf Record: | 14–6 |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Assoc Coach: | Jim Shaw |
| Asst Coach2: | Jeremy Harden |
| Asst Coach3: | Wayne Hunter |
| Asst Coach4: | Derrick Wrobel |
| Tourney Result: | Second Round |
The 2023–24 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team were led by head coach Kyle Smith in his 5th and final season for the Cougars. The Cougars played their home games at the Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington, as members in the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 25–10, 14–6 in Pac-12 play to finish in second place. They defeated Stanford in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament before losing to Colorado in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 7 seed in the East region. There they beat Drake in the first round before losing to Iowa State in the second round.
The season marked the final season before conference realignment took effect in the Pac-12 as the conference nearly dissolved after the majority of Pac-12 schools left the conference to join other conferences. They will play in the West Coast Conference as an affiliate member for the next two years before returning to a reconstituted Pac-12.
On February 19, 2024, the Cougars returned to the AP Poll for the first time since the 2007–08 season.[1]
The Cougars finished the 2022–23 season 16–15, 11–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated California in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament before losing to Oregon in the second round. They received an invitation to participate in the NIT, where they were defeated by Eastern Washington in the first round.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TJ Bamba | 5 | G | 6'5" | 215 | Junior | Transferred to Villanova | ||
| Dishon Jackson | 10 | C | 6'10" | 250 | Junior | Transferred to Charlotte | ||
| 11 | F | 6'6" | 215 | Senior | Graduate transferred to USC | |||
| Mael Hamon-Crespin | 12 | F | 6'9" | 235 | Freshman | Signed to play professionally in France with Paris Basketball | ||
| Carlos Rosario | 13 | F | 6'7" | 180 | Junior | Transferred to Drake | ||
| Adrame Diongue | 15 | C | 7'0" | 190 | Freshman | Transferred to San Jose State | ||
| 24 | G | 6'6" | 197 | Junior | Declared for 2023 NBA draft/undrafted; signed with Miami Heat | |||
| 35 | F | 6'11" | 210 | Sophomore | Declared for 2023 NBA draft; selected 39th overall by Atlanta Hawks |
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Wells | 0 | F | 6'7" | 200 | Junior | Sonoma State | ||
| Joseph Yesufu | 11 | G | 6'0" | 180 | GS Senior | Kansas | ||
| 13 | F/C | 6'9" | 242 | GS Senior | Idaho | |||
| Oscar Cluff | 45 | C | 6'11" | Sophomore | Cochise College |
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See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.