WSU continues roster overhaul with addition of Australian wing Roman Stathis
May 8—PULLMAN — To earn their latest signing, Washington State coaches returned to the international pipeline. The Cougars are signing Australian wing Roman Stathis, the program announced on Friday, their 10th addition this spring. Listed at 6-foot-7, Stathis hails from Sydney, Australia.
Stathis spent last year at Golden State Prep in Napa, California, a post-graduate academy for players to ...
May 8—PULLMAN — To earn their latest signing, Washington State coaches returned to the international pipeline. The Cougars are signing Australian wing Roman Stathis, the program announced on Friday, their 10th addition this spring. Listed at 6-foot-7, Stathis hails from Sydney, Australia.
Stathis spent last year at Golden State Prep in Napa, California, a post-graduate academy for players to hone their skills. Beyond that, there is little public information available about Stathis, whose best attributes seem to center around hitting catch-and-shoot 3s and attacking closeouts on offense. Because of the depth the Cougs have established with recent signings, it's possible that Stathis takes a redshirt year in his first season at WSU, whose 2026-27 roster nearly complete.
In a Zoom news conference earlier this week, coach David Riley indicated that the team has only one more new addition to announce, which is expected to come next week. With Stathis joining the Cougars, their 2026-27 team now includes 12 players: Stathis, Oregon transfer guard Jamari Phillips, UNLV transfer Ladji Dembele, Northwestern transfer Tyler Kropp, Providence guard Jaylen Harrell, Wake Forest guard Sebastian Akins, Central Missouri (DII) transfer Lazerek Houston, Manhattan transfer Fraser Roxburgh, TCU transfer RJ Jones, Eastern Washington transfer Casey Jones. They also have signed incoming freshman Brayden Kyman and returners Dominik Robinson and walk-on guard Dio Blakely.