PULLMAN – Ernie Kent’s Washington State basketball program will now march forward without both of its top scorers from the 2017-18 season.
WSU point guard Malachi Flynn, a 30-game starter who led the Cougars in assists and ranked second in scoring this season, has announced he’s transferring from the Cougars basketball program.
Flynn’s announcement comes less than 30 hours after leading scorer Robert Franks announced he plans to enter the 2018 NBA Draft. Franks is entering the Draft sans an agent, which leaves open the possibility of a return to Pullman, but the 6-8 sharpshooter told The Spokesman-Review Tuesday morning he’s “pretty confident in getting an invite (to the NBA Combine) and leaning toward signing with an agent.