WSU basketball prepares for complete overhaul of roster
Jan 11, 2025; Spokane, Washington, USA; Washington State Cougars head coach David Riley reacts after a play against the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the first half at McCarthey Athletic Center. Mandatory Credit: James Snook-Imagn Images | James Snook-Imagn Images As of the morning of April 8th, just two days after Michigan was crowned the national championship, Washington State has nine players in the transfer portal. The three remaining players on the WSU roster contributed a combined seven minutes.
Those seven minutes all came from Dio Blakely across five games. Zero remaining players are even listed on KenPom as contributers. Pending a change of heart from any of the nine players in the portal, WSU will have a completely new roster next year.
Jerone Morton joined Ace Glass, ND Okafor, Tomas Thrastarson, Eemeli Yalaho, Rihards Vavers, Emmanuel Ugbo, Parker Gerrits, Kase Wynott and Brunel Mazdou as Cougs in the transfer portal last night. It’s extremely likely WSU will carry near zero minutes of continuity from the 2025-26 season to the 2026-27 season. Now not having the minutes continuity doesn’t automatically equal a “rebuild” season.
Two teams that carried a 0. 0-minute continuity score on KenPom made the tournament, Miami (FL) and UCF. Now Miami was led by first-year head coach Jai Lucas, which would explain the complete overhaul of the roster.
However, at UCF, Johnny Dawkins entered year 10 and took a completely new roster to the Knights’ first tournament since the 2018-19 season. On the opposite side of the spectrum, though, teams who kept their rosters together were much more successful. Northern Iowa carried over the third most minutes from last season and made the tournament as a 12-seed.
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