Looking to make Washington State’s basketball program relevant again, athletic director Pat Chun moved swiftly to fire Ernie Kent Thursday night, terminating the fifth-year coach less than 24 hours after the Cougars bowed out of the Pac-12 Tournament with an 84-51 loss to Oregon.
Chun’s next move is to find someone who’s willing to take one of the most challenging Power 6 jobs in the country – and perhaps someone willing to take it for the right price, as WSU spends the next three years compensating Kent for the final three years of his contract, a grand total of $4.