With no NCAA Tournament appearances in 10 seasons — heck, Washington State hasn’t even gone over the 15-win mark since the 2011-12 season — to say that Ernie Kent is under pressure to show improvement in Pullman is an understatement.
The media doesn’t expect it will happen this season, either. The Cougars were picked to finish last in the conference in the annual preseason media poll, making it the fourth season in a row that WSU has been picked to finish last.
For the second time in the last three seasons, @OregonMBB is the #Pac12Hoops preseason favorite according to the media!