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It's been a rough season for Ken Bone and the WSU men's basketball team, but he remains as open and candid as ever. Some coaches in his position would sidestep questions about job security, his performance and the future. Bone, however, answered those and other questions openly during an appearance on the Steve Sandmeyer Show.
Bone said he's focused on his job and hasn't spent time reading what the media, blogs and Twitter are saying. Just because he hasn't read it, doesn't mean he isn't aware it exists.
"I'm sure there's a lot of criticism," Bone said. "And I guess I deserve it. We're 2-13 in league and that's not good enough. If people want to criticize me, I'm fine with that. I should have been able to do a better job up to this point."
When it comes to changes, Bone said the biggest basketball change he would have made would to be put more resources into recruiting internationally. Dexter Kernich-Drew is the only international prospect WSU has signed during Bone's tenure. James Hunter is also from Australia, but he came to WSU from Gillette College in Wyoming. The Cougars recruited Washington and California heavily under Bone, while also adding transfers.
While he said he could be better, Bone still considers himself to be a good coach. He added that he's probably received more praise than he deserved when things are going well and more criticism than what's warranted when things are bad. He spoke very candidly about Bill Moos, saying he and Moos have a good relationship, but Moos has to do whatever is best for WSU and Bone will have to live with it.
In classic Ken Bone form, he did it all while interjecting some humor. When discussing Moos, he mentioned that one of Moos' sons is friends with one of Bone's daughters.
"His youngest son is really good friends with my youngest daughter. Not too good of friends."
The entire interview is worth a listen and can be found at the bottom of this link.
Men's basketball:
Bone On Bone: ‘I Think I’m A Good Coach’ " CBS Seattle
Washington State head coach Ken Bone is in year five at the helm in Pullman. The first two seasons went fine -- two postseason berths, albeit of the secondary tournaments in the NIT and CBI -- though the players were almost entirely recruited by Bone's predecessor, Tony Bennett.
Cougars Travel to Seattle to Face Huskies Friday - Washington State University Official Athletic Site
Washington State University men’s basketball (9-18, 2-13) will face Washington (15-13, 7-8) in their second meeting of the season, Friday, Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m. at Alaska Airlines Arena at Seattle. This is the final road game for the Cougars during the regular season.
Witnesses are scarce, but there was a basketball game played in Pullman on March 1, 2003.
Washington State University men’s basketball great Ed Gayda will be one of 12 honorees inducted into the Pac-12 Hall of Honor, Friday, March 14, during a ceremony prior to the semifinal games at the 2014 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Tournament held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., the conference announced.
Football:
Pac-12 college football spring position breakdowns: Wide receivers - ESPN
Washington State: Not unlike their friends on the west side of the state, the Cougars have a deep, experienced and talented crew of receivers, but there also is a question because of off-field issues. The Cougs are set to welcome back their top four and nine of their top 10 pass catchers from 2013, but leading receiver Gabe Marks got into a bit of off-field trouble, so we have to wait and see what his status is. Still, Kristoff Williams, River Cracraft and Dom Williams front a group that should be among the Pac-12's best units.