2016 – 17 Washington State Cougars men 's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The team was led by third-year head coach Ernie Kent . The Cougars played their home games at the Beasley Coliseum in Pullman , Washington as members in the Pac-12 Conference . They finished the season 13 – 18 , 6 – 12 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for ninth place . They lost to Colorado in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament
Pac-12 Tournament
2017 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team