HOT COUGAR ACTION: Wednesday Morning Links

Ken Bone and June Daugherty held their usual weekly press conferences Tuesday, but this week they were joined by baseball coach Donnie Marbut for the first time this season. Good to see the coaches are all on the same page with the press conference blackout.

Ken Bone Press Conference 2/14 (via WSUCougarAthletics)

June Daugherty Press Conference 2/14 (via WSUCougarAthletics)

Donnie Marbut Press Conference 2/14 (via WSUCougarAthletics)

Men's Basketball

Cougars Return Home to Host Wildcats Thursday - The Washington State University Official Athletic Site
COUGARS RETURN TO PULLMAN FOR FINAL HOMESTAND: The Washington State University men's basketball team (13-12, 5-8) returns to Beasley Coliseum this weekend for a three-game home series. The Cougars will first face Arizona (18-8, 9-4) Thursday, Feb. 16 at 6 p.m. in a nationally televised event on FSN.

Cougars' Ladd excelling despite injured thumb " Kitsap Sun
PULLMAN — The pain in Mike Ladd's right thumb simply would not go away, so Washington State basketball coach Ken Bone prepared to finish the season without him.

Tuesdays with Ken Bone - SportsLink - Spokesman.com - Feb. 14, 2012
FROM PULLMAN — Another Tuesday, another couple of interviews with Cougars coach Ken Bone. This one is very Mike Ladd-oriented. Bet you can't guess what I'm writing about this week.

Football

Leach's WSU offense will rely on McGuire's line - Spokesman.com - Feb. 14, 2012
PULLMAN – It can be easy to forget, amid the excitement generated by the arrival of Mike Leach’s air-raid offense, about the guys who truly make everything work. Well, maybe not that easy. Especially not for Clay McGuire, a Leach disciple from age 18 who will coach Washington State’s offensive linemen for the foreseeable future.

Baseball

Washington State Cougars Official Athletic Site
Moderator: Good afternoon Cougars and welcome to today's chat with Baseball Coach Donnie Marbut. The Cougars open the 2012 season this Friday at Mississippi State and the home opener is Feb. 24 vs. Nebraska Omaha.

SportsMinds: WSU Baseball: News And Notes Before Miss. State
Just a few things to pass along from todays teleconference with Coach Marbut at 11:30 and scrimmage; after the jump I have audio from a few player interviews and another chat with Coach Marbut.

Pac-12 Coaches Pick Stanford as 2012 Favorite > Pac12 > News-Baseball
9. Washington State 33

Women's Basketball

Cougars Head To Desert To Take On Arizona, Thursday - The Washington State University Official Athletic Site
COUGARS HEAD TO DESERT TO TAKE ON ARIZONA, THURSDAY: Washington State University opens a three-game road stretch with a trip to the desert to face University of Arizona 6 p.m. (PT) Thursday in Tucson and Arizona State University 1 p.m. (PT) Saturday in Tempe.