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Cougars begin Pac-12 schedule at Washington on ESPNU

Washington State head coach Ernie Kent, left, and guard Ike Iroegbu will be back in Pac-12 action on Jan. 1 against Washington. The game will be on ESPNU. (David Zalubowski / Associated Press)
By Jacob Thorpe
Washington State head coach Ernie Kent, left, and guard Ike Iroegbu will be back in Pac-12 action on Jan. 1 against Washington. The game will be on ESPNU. (David Zalubowski / Associated Press)

PULLMAN – The Washington State men’s basketball team will begin its Pac-12 season in Seattle on Jan. 1 at 5:30 p.m. with a road game at Washington that will be televised on ESPNU.

The Cougars will play four conference games on ESPNU during the 2016-17 season, and one game on Fox Sports 1.

After opening against the Huskies, the Cougars will travel to Spokane for an 8 p.m. game against Oregon State in Spokane Arena on Jan. 4. That game and WSU’s next 10 conference gamess will all broadcast on the Pac-12 Networks. WSU’s first Pac-12 game in Beasley Coliseum will be Jan. 7, at 4 p.m.

After taking on the Oregon schools, the Cougars will travel to the Bay Area for their first two-game Pac-12 road swing. The Cougars will play their last home game of the year when they host UW for Senior Day on Feb. 26 at 5:30 p.m. That game will also be televised on ESPNU.

The Cougars will end their regular season in Los Angeles, heading first to USC for a March 1 at 7 p.m., then playing UCLA in their final conference game on March 4 at 6:30 p.m.