2019 – 20 Washington State Cougars men 's basketball team will represent Washington State University during the 2019 – 20 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The team will be led by first-year head coach Kyle Smith . Smith has been known for his active embrace of data and analytics in coaching and he has labeled this new approach as the " Data Raid " . The Cougars will play their home games at the Beasley Coliseum in Pullman , Washington as members in the Pac-12 Conference . The Cougars finished the 2018 – 19 season 11 – 21 , 4 – 14 in Pac-12 play to finish in 11th place . They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament to the eventual tournament champion Oregon
Pac-12 Tournament
2019 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2019–20 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team