As the Washington State Cougars struggled to win games this season and the losses mounted — at one point reaching 15 losses in 18 games — a consistent refrain from Ernie Kent was that these were growing pains that would pay off in a big way next season.
That plan took another major hit on Tuesday when Malachi Flynn, the team’s second-leading scorer and starting point guard, announced his intention to transfer via Twitter.
This comes roughly 24 hours after leading scorer Robert Franks announced he was declaring for the NBA draft.