The 2020–21 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, led by second-year head coach Kyle Smith, played their home games at the Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington as members in the Pac-12 Conference.
Previous season The Cougars finished the 2019–20 season 16–16, 6–12 in Pa-12 play to finish in 11th place. They defeated Colorado in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament and were set to face Arizona State in the quarterfinals, before the remainder of the Pac-12 Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 12, all other conference tournaments and postseason tournaments were cancelled, making the Cougars' win over Colorado on March 11 the final game to be completed in the 2019–20 basketball season.
Offseason
Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Carter Sonneborn 0 G 6'3" 190 Freshman Spokane, WA Walk-on; transferred to Whitworth Jervae Robinson 1 G 6'2" 185 Senior Aurora, CO Graduated C. J. Elleby 2 F 6'6" 200 Sophomore Seattle, WA Declare for 2020 NBA draft Daron Henson 3 F 6'7" 210 Junior Pasadena, CA Graduate transferred to Seattle Marvin Cannon 5 G 6'5" 170 Junior Richmond, VA Transferred to Charlotte Jeff Pollard 13 F 6'9" 240 Senior Bountiful, UT Graduated Deion James 20 F 6'6" 220 GS senior Tucson, AZ Graduated
Incoming transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Myles Fitzgerald-Warren 2 G 6'3" Junior Portland, OR Collin College
2020 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Pac-12 Tournament
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