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The Washington State men's basketball and football teams often share a spotlight as one season ramps up and another comes to a close. It just usually happens in November, not March.
But, that was the case last week with the football team taking the field for the start of spring practice while the basketball team clinched its ticket to the NIT semifinals.
The football team completed their first three of 15 spring practices. They took off Sunday and are off again on Monday before holding practice No. 4 on Tuesday. They will continue with the Tuesday - Thursday - Saturday schedule for the next four weeks.
The men’s basketball team departed for New York on Saturday and seem to be enjoying the extended trip. They held practice on Sunday and took in a Brooklyn Nets game Sunday night.
Coug Hoops @Therealkiss
— WSU Men's Basketball (@WSUCougarMBB) March 27, 2022
Great meeting Jadakiss after practice today.#GoCougs | #RoadToTheChampionship pic.twitter.com/17K20TQyEo
Excited to be at the @BrooklynNets game tonight!#GoCougs | #RoadToTheChampionship pic.twitter.com/WG95ETXr51
— WSU Men's Basketball (@WSUCougarMBB) March 27, 2022
You’ll notice Jefferson Koulibaly is not in any of the photos. That won’t change anytime soon as Koulibably is in the transfer portal.
Washington State G Jefferson Koulibaly has entered the transfer portal. https://t.co/o126noT15V
— Verbal Commits (@VerbalCommits) March 28, 2022
That should come as no surprise as Koulibably hasn’t been with the team since January. Kyle Smith never explicitly said Koulibably left the program, but when a player leaves the team for the final two months and it isn’t injury-related, it’s not usually difficult to read between the lines.
Roster transition happens with every college program at the end of the year and with at most two games remaining, we should start to see WSU’s 2022-23 roster become more clear in the next couple of weeks.
Elsewhere in Cougar athletics, the track & field team had a strong showing in Spokane while the baseball team continued its slide and has now lost seven straight.
The Washington State men's and women's track and field team continued their excellent start to the outdoor season by winning 10 total events at the Buc Scoring Invitational.
— Washington State XC/TF (@WSUCougarXCTF) March 26, 2022
https://t.co/eoDvSqsgRy#GoCougs pic.twitter.com/ZThc5qSioj
Final from No. 18 Stanford. pic.twitter.com/YS2NU3MlN8
— Washington State Baseball (@wsucougarbsb) March 27, 2022
Michaela and Savanna pull out three-set wins, but Oregon comes away with the 5-2 victory.#GoCougs pic.twitter.com/Z2LTtSZtTG
— WSU Cougar Tennis (@WSUCOUGARTENNIS) March 25, 2022
Men’s basketball:
A Grip on Sports: As Cougar men head to New York, we wonder what the future holds for them and the Zags | The Spokesman-Review
A GRIP ON SPORTS • A warm Sunday morning seems like a good day to look ahead. And there is a lot to look at, some of it positive, some of it not so much.
NIT Semifinal matchup pits the Cougs vs the Aggies - Washington State University Athletics
vs (1) Texas A&M (26-12) | Tue., March 29 | 9:30 pmET | Madison Square Garden
Baseball:
WSU baseball drops seventh consecutive game, this one to Stanford | Sports | lmtribune.com
STANFORD, Calif — It was the Washington State baseball team putting up a huge, crooked number in Friday's series opener. This time, it was Stanford.
Cougars Drop Series-Finale at No. 18 Stanford - Washington State University Athletics
WSU heads to Provo, Utah for a Tuesday matchup at BYU.
Track:
The Cougars End The Goodwin in 16th - Washington State University Athletics
STANFORD, Calif. – The Washington State men's golf team wrapped up The Goodwin by finishing 16th on the team leaderboard, as the Cougars posted a three-round score