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Author: Ryan Root

Basketball 

Root: Falling to Arizona was best loss possible for 8-0 WSU

Playing the Wildcats tough showed the Cougars are a legitimate threat this season

January 7, 2021January 7, 20213 weeks ago Ryan Root featured, recent

WSU’s Noah Williams stepped up offensively against Arizona without giving up his consistent production on the defensive end.

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Basketball 

Root: How WSU can Maintain its Momentum into 2021

The Cougars continue to fly under the radar despite starting 8-0

January 1, 2021January 1, 20214 weeks ago Ryan Root featured, recent

Five things WSU must do to have a chance of entering the national conversation or earn an NCAA tournament invitation.

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Basketball 

Root: WSU Freshman Hoops Grades after First Two Weeks

Four of the six freshmen on WSU’s roster have made their official debuts this season

December 10, 2020December 10, 20202 months ago Ryan Root featured, recent

There’s plenty of data to assess a report card for each of Washington State’s men’s basketball freshmen in the first two weeks of Pac-12 play.

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Basketball 

Root: Top Candidates to Replace CJ Elleby as WSU’s Leading Scorer in 2020-21

The departure of the second-round NBA Draft pick left big shoes to fill on the Palouse

November 25, 2020November 25, 20202 months ago Ryan Root featured, recent

As Kyle Smith continues to push his three main pillars of WSU basketball, it’s logical to ask who will fill CJ Elleby’s shoes.

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  • Vilardo: Week 10 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Stat Notes
    Vilardo: Week 10 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Stat Notes
  • Courtney: What are the Ducks getting in Byron Cardwell?
    Courtney: What are the Ducks getting in Byron Cardwell?
  • Miller: Week 10 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Power Rankings
    Miller: Week 10 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Power Rankings
  • Miller: Week 9 Saturday Men’s Hoops Previews
    Miller: Week 9 Saturday Men’s Hoops Previews
  • Courtney: Ducks follow Familiar Theme with DeRuyter Hire
    Courtney: Ducks follow Familiar Theme with DeRuyter Hire
  • Miller: Week 9 Thursday Men’s Hoops Previews
    Miller: Week 9 Thursday Men’s Hoops Previews
  • Gharib: USC Road Trip a Great Test of Pac-12 Title Hopes
    Gharib: USC Road Trip a Great Test of Pac-12 Title Hopes
  • Miller: Week 9 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Power Rankings
    Miller: Week 9 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Power Rankings
  • Miller: Week 8 Saturday Men’s Hoops Previews
    Miller: Week 8 Saturday Men’s Hoops Previews
  • Ritchie: Pac-12 Cross Country and Indoor Track Notebook
    Ritchie: Pac-12 Cross Country and Indoor Track Notebook
  • Miller: Week 8 Thursday Men’s Hoops Previews
    Miller: Week 8 Thursday Men’s Hoops Previews
  • Vilardo: Week 8 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Stat Notes
    Vilardo: Week 8 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Stat Notes
  • Miller: Week 8 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Power Rankings
    Miller: Week 8 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Power Rankings
  • Jack Follman’s Updated Top 2021 Pac-12 NFL Prospects
    Jack Follman’s Updated Top 2021 Pac-12 NFL Prospects
  • Gharib: USC rolling but needs Ethan Anderson to contend
    Gharib: USC rolling but needs Ethan Anderson to contend
  • Jack Follman’s Early Pac-12 Power Rankings for 2021
    Jack Follman’s Early Pac-12 Power Rankings for 2021
  • Miller: Week 7 Saturday Men’s Hoops Previews
    Miller: Week 7 Saturday Men’s Hoops Previews
  • Miller: Week 7 Thursday Men’s Hoops Previews
    Miller: Week 7 Thursday Men’s Hoops Previews
  • Root: Falling to Arizona was best loss possible for 8-0 WSU
    Root: Falling to Arizona was best loss possible for 8-0 WSU
  • Schoeler: Cougar Football Lessons Learned in 2020
    Schoeler: Cougar Football Lessons Learned in 2020

Top HeadlinesView All

  • Cal reportedly adds Oregon assistant Keith Heyward to coaching staff

    January 25, 202117 hours ago Ryan Root
  • ASU to hire former USC great Chris Claiborne as linebackers coach

    January 25, 202117 hours ago Ryan Root
  • Safety coach and co-DC Keith Heyward leaving Oregon

    January 25, 2021January 25, 202122 hours ago Ryan Root
  • Arizona to add transfer linebacker Treshaun Hayward

    January 25, 202122 hours ago Ryan Root
  • Oregon QB Anthony Brown announces he’s returning for 2021 season

    January 24, 20212 days ago Ryan Root
  • 2022 four-star LB Niuafe Tuihalamaka decommits from USC

    January 23, 20213 days ago Ryan Root

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  • Guard Bennedict Mathurin’s injury leaves Wildcats with little depth

    January 26, 20211 hour ago Ryan Root
  • Piazza: Not how I expected my first postgame question to Coach K to go

    January 25, 202115 hours ago Ryan Root
  • Ducks add former marine trainer to strength and conditioning staff

    January 25, 202119 hours ago Ryan Root
  • Colorado’s McKinley Wright IV a finalist for Bob Cousy Award

    January 25, 202120 hours ago Ryan Root
  • NCAA says it lost $800M in revenue from cancellation of 2020 March Madness

    January 25, 202123 hours ago Ryan Root
  • Colorado’s 2021 game with Texas A&M moving to Denver

    January 25, 202124 hours ago Ryan Root
  • Canzano: Oregon DC Tim DeRuyter has a tale rooted in fatherhood

    January 25, 202124 hours ago Ryan Root
  • Husky 2021 signee Caleb Berry looking into enrolling early

    January 25, 20211 day ago Ryan Root
  • Former Cal QB Aaron Rodgers addresses future after NFC Championship loss

    January 25, 20211 day ago Ryan Root
  • Ten questions facing Oregon State football this offseason

    January 25, 20211 day ago Ryan Root
  • Utah head coach Larry Krystkowiak takes blame for loss to Washington

    January 25, 20211 day ago Ryan Root
  • Former Husky assistant Jeff Choate fills out Texas staff

    January 24, 20212 days ago Ryan Root

Serious Fun

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  • The Great Pac-12 Best Football Weather Ranking Debate
    The Great Pac-12 Best Football Weather Ranking Debate
  • The Great Pac-12 Prestigious Football Program Ranking Debate
    The Great Pac-12 Prestigious Football Program Ranking Debate
  • The Great Pac-12 Helmet Ranking Debate
    The Great Pac-12 Helmet Ranking Debate
  • The Great Pac-12 College Towns Ranking Debate
    The Great Pac-12 College Towns Ranking Debate
  • The Great Pac-12 Football Uniforms Ranking Debate
    The Great Pac-12 Football Uniforms Ranking Debate
  • Marks: Ranking the Pac-12 Football Stadiums
    Marks: Ranking the Pac-12 Football Stadiums
  • The Great Pac-12 Fight Songs Debate
    The Great Pac-12 Fight Songs Debate
  • Jack Follman’s Simulated 2020 Pac-12 Football Season, Pt. 4
    Jack Follman’s Simulated 2020 Pac-12 Football Season, Pt. 4
  • Jack Follman’s Simulated 2020 Pac-12 Football Season, Pt. 3
    Jack Follman’s Simulated 2020 Pac-12 Football Season, Pt. 3
  • Jack Follman’s Simulated 2020 Pac-12 Football Season, Pt. 2
    Jack Follman’s Simulated 2020 Pac-12 Football Season, Pt. 2
  • Jack Follman’s Simulated 2020 Pac-12 Football Season, Pt. 1
    Jack Follman’s Simulated 2020 Pac-12 Football Season, Pt. 1
  • The Great Pac-12 Running Back Ranking Debate of 2020
    The Great Pac-12 Running Back Ranking Debate of 2020

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