SAN FRANCISCO – Washington State University men's basketball will open the Pac-12 season with a pair of home contests beginning with USC, Thursday, Jan. 2, as announced by the conference office Thursday morning.
 
The Cougars will appear 20 times on the conference's Pac-12 Networks including 12 times in conference play. In addition to the games on the Pac-12 Networks, WSU will play six times on the ESPNU (3) and FS1 (3), not including any postseason play.
 
For WSU, the start of the Pac-12 schedule marks the end of a month-long home stand as the Cougars will play five times at home in December to close out non-conference play before tipping off the new year against USC. UCLA comes to town Saturday, Jan. 4, for a 4 p.m. tip to finish off the seven game home stand.
 
After spending nearly an entire month at home, the Cougars hit the road for the first time in Pac-12 play with a trip to the Bay Area to take on California, Thursday, Jan. 9 at 7:30 p.m. before heading to Stanford, Saturday, Jan. 11 for a 3 p.m. tip. After the quick trip south, the Cougars return home to take on Oregon, Thursday, Jan. 16 at 6 p.m. for the first of their three contests on FS1. An afternoon matinee, Saturday, Jan. 18, brings Oregon State to the Palouse as the two teams tip off at 1 p.m. on the Pac-12 Networks.
 
Following the two home contests, Washington State will head back on the road as the Cougars travel to Boulder, Colo., to take on Colorado, Thursday, Jan. 23 at 7 p.m. on the Pac-12 Network. That will be followed by a trip to Salt Lake City to play Utah, Saturday, Jan. 25, at 4 p.m. on the Pac-12 Network.
 
The end of January and the start of February begins a three-game home stand for the Cougars as WSU hosts the Arizona schools before tipping off the first half of the Boeing Apple Cup Series with Washington. Wednesday, Jan. 29, marks the first appearance for the Cougars on ESPNU when WSU host Arizona State at 8 p.m. in Beasley Coliseum. Three days later, Arizona comes to Pullman for a 5 p.m. tip, Saturday, Feb. 1 on the Pac-12 Networks. The Cougars and the Huskies meet for the first time on the year Sunday, Feb. 9, on ESPNU with tip time set for 3 p.m.
 
With the first half of their rivalry series behind them, the Cougars head back to California to take on the Los Angeles schools. WSU takes on UCLA Thursday, Feb. 13 at 8 p.m. while finishing the weekend at USC, Saturday, Feb. 15 with a 5 p.m. tip. Both games will appear on the Pac-12 Networks.
 
The final home weekend of the 2019-20 season pits WSU against California, Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. and Stanford, Sunday, Feb. 23, at 5 p.m. on ESPNU.
 
WSU closes out the conference season with three-straight on the road beginning with a trip to Seattle to face Washington in the second-half of the Boeing Apple Cup Series, Friday, Feb. 28 at 6 p.m. on FS1. The Cougars return to FS1 Thursday, March 5 when they face Arizona in Tucson at 7:30 p.m. The regular season finale sends WSU to Tempe to take on Arizona State, Saturday, March 7 with a 3:30 p.m. tip on the Pac-12 Networks.
 
All 12 league schools will head to Las Vegas, for the Pac-12 Tournament, March 11-14. The tournament will once again be held at T-Mobile Arena with games appearing on the Pac-12 Networks and FS1.