WSU basketball continues to reshape roster; baseball welcomes in Fresno State

Happy first day of May, Coug fans.

The Washington State Cougars men’s basketball team added three more players before the transfer portal on April 21st, including two more former four-star high school recruits. The first of the three most recent commits is Jaylen Harrell. Harrell, a 6’5″ forward, spent last season at Providence but only appeared in six games as a redshirt freshman before suffering a season-ending torn meniscus. In his limited action, Harrell showed flashes of the scorer that Providence recruited him to be. He knocked down all five of his two-point attempts and went three for 11 from beyond the arc. As a four-star high school recruit from Maine, Harrell had offers from Xavier, Rutgers, Virginia Tech, and Providence. If Harrell can return to full health before the season begins, he could be a good scoring threat for David Riley.

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Following Harrell was Ladji Dembele, a 6’8” power forward from UNLV. Similar to Harrell, Dembele was limited to just five games before a foot injury derailed his 2025-26 season. Dembele began his collegiate career at Iowa, where he spent two seasons, playing a total of 55 games. In his sophomore year, Dembele emerged as one of the best offensive rebounders in the country, pulling down 11.6% of misses when on the floor, 127th best in the country. Funny enough, Coug fans have already seen Dembele. Back in November 2024, Washington State squared off with Dembele’s Iowa Hawkeyes. Iowa won 76-66, and Dembele scored five points, hauled in two rebounds, and dished out two assists. Dembele profiles similarly to Fraser Roxburgh, another transfer in from this cycle. A smaller forward who can still grab rebounds at a high rate.

Tyler Kropp is the tallest forward signed from this transfer portal cycle at 6’9”. Kropp played his freshman season at Northwestern last year. He appeared in 31 games, starting 10 of them. He averaged 11.8 minutes, 3.1 points, and 2.1 rebounds per game. Kropp, at the very least, gives WSU some…

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