WSU HEADS TO BERKELEY FOR FINAL ROAD GAME OF PAC-12 SEASON: Washington State men's basketball (11-17, 4-11) looks to bounce back as it heads to Berkeley to take on California (6-22, 1-15), Saturday, March 2 at 4 p.m. at Haas Pavilion.
• The game will be televised on the Pac-12 Network as Ted Robinson (play-by-play), and Don MacLean (analyst) have the call. 
• All season long, Cougar basketball can be heard on the Cougar IMG Sports Radio Network with the Voice of the Cougars, Matt Chazanow on the call.
• Please see page one of today's notes for the list of affiliates. 
• Live stats are also available at www.wsucougars.com. 

COUGARS VERSUS GOLDEN BEARS: 
• Saturday marks the 132nd all-time meeting between Washington State and California, as Cal holds the 79-52 advantage in the all-time series. 
•  WSU snapped its four-game losing streak to Cal last season with a 78-53 victory, Jan. 13 at Beasley Coliseum...that win marked WSU's largest win in the series. 
•The Cougars followed it up with a 78-76 win at California Feb. 22, 2018 for the season sweep, WSU's first sweep of the series since 2006-07.
    • Last year in the first meeting of the season, at Pullman, Jan. 13, then-junior Robert Franks set a WSU single-game record with 10 3-pointers made...he was 10-for-13 from 3-point range and had a career-high 34 points.
    • In the second meeting last year, then-grad transfer, Drick Bernstine made a layup with 1.7 seconds to lift WSU over Cal, 78-76 at Berkeley. 
• WSU won the first meeting of this season, 82-59, Jan. 17. 
• The Golden Bears lead 48-19 in games in the series played at Berkeley, having won six of the last eight WSU road games, although WSU has won two of the last three at Cal.
• Each of the last three games at Cal have been decided by 4 or fewer points.
• WSU's only other win at Cal since 2008 came four seasons ago, Jan. 4, 2015., a 69-66 victory. 

WSU ENDS DESERT/WEEKEND SWEEP DROUGHTS:
• With wins at Arizona State (91-70, Feb. 7) and Arizona (69-55, Feb. 9), WSU got just its third road sweep of the Arizona schools since the league became the Pac-12 in 1978-89. 
• It marked its first sweep at the desert since 2006-07 (also swept in 1981-82) and its first road sweep since 2008-09.
• The sweep was also the last WSU conference weekend sweep since 2011-12, which was at Pullman.

ABOUT THE COUGARS:
• WSU is 11-17 overall and 4-11 in Pac-12 play, having won two of its last three road games.
• The Cougars have three conference games remaining...if they can win all three, they would tie for the most Pac-12 wins under Ernie Kent, seven (2014-15).
• Three more wins would also give WSU its most overall wins under Kent, as the previous high was 13 done twice. 
• WSU ended the nonconference season with a 7-6 record, including a perfect 7-0 at Pullman and 7-1 in home games (WSU played a home game at Spokane Arena against Santa Clara, Dec. 29), a 0-2 mark on the road and 0-3 in neutral-site games. 
• The Cougars have had some bad luck when it comes to health, as they've played 14 games without one of its major contributors (Robert Franks - five games missed, Viont'e Daniels - five games missed, Isaiah Wade - three games missed, Jeff Pollard - two games missed)...those games resulted in 10 of WSU's 17 losses.
• The 2018 Pac-12 Most Improved Player of the Year, senior Robert Franks leads the Cougars this season with a team and Pac-12 best, 21.9 points, which ranks 20th in the country.
• Franks is adding a team-high 7.1 rebounds per game, which ranks seventh in the conference.
• He's missed five games this season due to injuries, WSU's loss at Seattle U, Nov. 14, WSU's loss to Santa Clara at Spokane, Dec. 29, WSU's loss at Washington, Jan. 5, the loss at Colorado, Jan. 10 and the loss at Utah, Jan. 12.
• Franks reached the 30-point plateau in both games at the Arizona schools Feb. 7 and 9, marking the second time this season he has scored 30-plus in two straight games he's played in (Nov. 11 and Nov. 19 - he missed WSU's Nov. 14 game). 
• Freshman CJ Elleby is the only other Cougar averaging double-figure points with 15.2 points per game, 10th-best in the Pac-12, and the second-most among Pac-12 freshmen.
• Elleby is adding 6.8 rebounds per game, ranked ninth in the league. 
• Elleby is averaging 3.4 assists per game in Pac-12 games only which ranks 13th.
• Franks is one of five returnees for the Cougars as he's joined by seniors Viont'e Daniels and Davante Cooper and juniors Jeff Pollard and Carter Skaggs.
• Junior college transfers Ahmed Ali and Jervae Robinson have split the point guard duties with Ali having started 21 games and Robinson six.
• Ali had the game of his career, Feb. 2 against USC with career-highs 18 points and 7 assists along with 0 turnovers.
• Sophomore junior college transfer, Marvin Cannon has progressed throughout the season, as he leads the Pac-12 with a .891 (79-88) clip from the free throw line, 14h in the nation.
• Cannon has reached double-figure points in four of WSU's last six games, including a career-high 25 points against Washington, Feb. 16.
• Cannon is averaging 8.7 points per game in conference play after averaging 6.8 in nonconference play.
• Freshman Aljaž Kunc had a career-high 14 points against USC, Feb. 2, doubling his previous high of 7...he tied his career high of 4 rebounds. 

FRANKS PICKS UP WEEKLY HONORS: 
• Senior Robert Franks had a big weekend for the Cougars as they defeated Arizona State (Feb. 7) and Arizona (Feb. 9) in the desert.
• Franks averaged 32.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 2.5 blocks, 2.0 assists and 2.0 assists on the weekend, including tying career highs with 34 points, 13 rebounds and 4 blocked shots at Arizona State...he added a career-high 4 steals. 
• Franks was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week, the Citizen Naismith Player of the Week and the Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week. 
• Franks was the first Cougar to earn Pac-12 Player of the Week since 2015 and just the second to pick up national honors since Faisal Aden was named the Oscar Robertson Player of the Week in 2012.  

ELLEBY FLIRTS WITH TRIPLE-DOUBLE: 
• Freshman CJ Elleby had 10 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists Feb. 7 at Arizona State, 1 assist shy of a triple-double.
• WSU has just one triple-double in its history, Kyle Weaver had 14 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists at Stanford, Jan. 13, 2007.
•Since 1985, only one Pac-10/12 freshman has recorded a triple-double as UCLA's Jelani McCoy had the only one in 1995.
• There have been 23 triple-doubles in the conference since 1985.

SHORT HANDED:
• WSU has had at least one of its top contributors missing from the lineup in 14 of its 28 games this season and nine of its 12 games away from Pullman.
• Senior Robert Franks missed WSU's loss at Seattle U, Nov. 14, due to soreness in his foot and its losses to Santa Clara in Spokane, Dec. 29, Washington in Seattle, Jan. 5, at Colorado, Jan. 10, due to a hip contusion and at Utah, Jan. 12.
• Junior Isaiah Wade missed three games, games against Delaware State (Nov. 24), CSUN (Nov. 27) and a loss at New Mexico State (Dec. 1).
• Senior Viont'e Daniels missed five games; against Rider (Dec. 17), SIUE (Dec. 19), San Diego (Dec. 22) and New Mexico State (Dec. 23) due to a concussion.
• Junior Jeff Pollard, who's started 21 games missed WSU's games against Utah (Feb. 23) and at Stanford (Feb. 28) due to a concussion.

ELLEBY'S FRESH(MAN) START:
• Freshman CJ Elleby became just the second Cougar freshman in five years to start a season opener when he started against Nicholls State (Nov. 11).
• He has already scored 426 points which ranks second on WSU's freshman scoring list, 18 shy of the record held by Steve Puidokas. 
• Elleby is on pace to score at least 471 points this season, which would break Steve Puidokas' freshman record of 454 points set in 1974.
• His 15.2 points per game average is on pace to finish second in the WSU freshman record books.
• Elleby's 189 rebounds are the third most by a freshman.
• Elleby is on pace to finish with 207 rebounds which would rank third all-time in WSU's freshmen record books...he already has the most by a freshman since Mark Hendrickson's 217 in 1993.

FRANKS REACHES 1,000-POINT PLATEAU:
• Senior Robert Franks scored his 1,000th career point against San Diego, Dec. 22 at the Las Vegas Classic, becoming the 37th member of the WSU 1,000th-point club. 
• Franks currently has 1,270 points and ranks 17th in the WSU career record books.
• He's averaging 22.1 points per game...if he keeps up that average, he will finish with 1,354 points, ranking 14th in WSU's record books. 

FRANKS AND DANIELS EYE RECORD BOOKS:
• Senior Robert Franks is moving up the scoring record books, as well as the blocks list.
• Franks currently has 68 career blocked shots, ranking 17th in WSU's career record books.
• Robert Franks has 152 career made 3-pointers and Viont'e Daniels has 137, ranking tied for ninth and tied for 12th, respectively.

COUGS SET FREE THROW RECORD:
• WSU set the school record for free throws made, going 39-for-51 from the free throw line, Dec. 17 against Rider.
• The previous record was 38 against Santa Clara, Dec. 28, 1973.
•The school record for free throw attempts is 55 against Oregon, Feb. 14, 1953.

GET TO 80:
• WSU has scored at least 80 points in nine of its 10 games this season...the game at Arizona Feb. 9 marked the first win with less than 80 points this season (69).
• WSU scored more than 80 points in just two losses, a 95-90 loss to Montana State, Dec. 9 and Feb. 2, a 93-84 loss to USC.
• The Cougars are 4-1 when reaching the 90-point plateau. 

MIXING UP THE LINEUP:
• WSU has used 16 different starting lineups through 28 games this season.
• No Cougar has started all 28 games, nor has anyone started every game they've played in.
• Freshman CJ Elleby has been the most consistent starter with 24 starts.
• Junior Jeff Pollard has the second-most starts with 21, while Robert Franks has started 22 of the 23 games he's played.

COUGARS ADD MIDSEASON TRANSFER: 
• Chance Moore (6-7, 210, Guard/Forward, Louisville, Ky./Sunrise Christian Academy/Wichita State) signed a financial aid agreement and has joined the Washington State men's basketball team after transferring from Wichita State.
• Will redshirt the next two semesters due to NCAA transfer rules, before being eligible to play the spring semester of the 2019-20 season as a sophomore.
• Moore played four games for Wichita State as a freshman in the fall of 2018, averaging 5.0 minutes per game.

COUGARS SIGN THREE:
• Daron (Duh-ron) Henson, Ryan Murphy and Nigel John each signed an NLI to join WSU men's basketball next season. 
• Daron Henson (6-7, 210, Small Forward, Pasadena, Calif./Salt Lake CC) is in his first season with Salt Lake Community College after two seasons at Utah State...Henson redshirted his freshman season in 2016-17 before appearing in 33 games, including one start in 2017-18. 
• He averaged 4.3 points and 1.9 rebounds a game for the Aggies as a redshirt freshman. 
• Four games into the 2018-19 season, Henson is averaging 14.0 points while shooting .429 from the field and adding 6.3 rebounds per game. Henson will enter the WSU program as a redshirt junior.
• Ryan Murphy (6-2, 190, Guard, Calabasas, Calif./New Mexico Junior College) is in his first season at New Mexico Junior College where he's averaging 17.2 points per game in six games in the 2018-19 season. 
• Murphy transferred to NMJC from Charlotte where he redshirted as a freshman in 2016-17. He averaged 6.7 points per game in 19 games as a redshirt freshman in 2017-18 before an injury cut his season short at 19 games. 
• He shot .400 (32-for-80) from beyond the arc in 2017-18.
• Nigel John (6-9, 250, Center, Allen Texas/Lakeland Christian Academy) comes to WSU from Lakeland Christian Academy in Texas. 

FRANKS NAMED TO JULIUS ERVING WATCH LIST:
• Senior Robert Franks was one of five Pac-12 student-athletes named to the 20-member 2019 Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Watch List.

KENT IN FIFTH YEAR: 
• Veteran head coach and former Fox Sports and Pac-12 Networks basketball analyst was named the 18th head coach in WSU men's basketball history, March 31, 2014.
• Kent came to Pullman with a 325-254 (.561) mark as a head coach, having spent six seasons at the helm for Saint Mary's in Moraga, Calif., and 13 at Oregon.
• In his 13 years at Oregon, Kent compiled a 235-174 (.575) record and a 109-125 (.466) conference mark. 
• His 131 conference wins rank him 15th-best in Pac-12 history (including Pacific-8 and Pacific-10 Conferences)....needing just one (132) to catch Howard Dallmar of Stanford (1955-75) for 14th. 
• His win, Feb. 18, 2017, against Arizona State moved him out of a tie for 15th with former UCLA coach Ben Howland.
• While at Oregon, Kent led the Ducks to seven postseason appearances, including five NCAA Tournament Appearances (2000, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008) as well as a Pac-10 regular-season (2002) and two conference tournament (2003, 2007) titles.
• WSU's 13 wins in his first season tied him for third-best in Washington State history for wins by a men's basketball coach in his first season…he's tied with Kelvin Sampson (1987-88) and Dick Bennett (2003-04), as both of those were also improvements from the previous season. 
• Kent has 378 career wins as a head coach.

MARRION PROMOTED TO ASSISTANT COACH: 
• Fifth-year head coach, Ernie Kent, elevated Tim Marrion from coordinator of operations to assistant coach for the 2018-19 season.
• Marrion is currently in his third full-time stint with the WSU men's basketball program, as he returned to his alma mater in September of 2016 to assume the role of coordinator of basketball operations. 
• He previously served on the WSU men's basketball staff as the team's director of player development under then-head coach Ken Bone, during the 2013-14 season. 
• Prior to that, he was the coordinator of operations for Cougar basketball from spring of 2009 until the summer of 2012.
• Kenny Tripp joined the staff as coordinator of operations after one year as an assistant coach for Division II Metropolitan State University of Denver in 2017-18. 
• Prior to his stint with the Roadrunners, Tripp served as a graduate assistant for the men's basketball program at Division II Regis University at Denver, Colo., for two years (2015-17).