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The completely overhauled, new-look Washington State Cougars will get the basketball bouncing Saturday with their intra-squad “Crimson & Gray” scrimmage at Friel Court in Beasley Coliseum.
It will give third-year coach David Riley his best opportunity to evaluate a new cast of incoming transfers, headlined by guard Lazerek Houston (Central Missouri), forward Ronnie Harrison (East Texas A&M) and guard Jamari Phillips (Oregon).
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And with the 2026-27 WSU schedule largely finalized and released earlier this week, here are five games that should create a buzz among the fan base:
Nov. 21 vs. Duke (neutral)
Mar 27, 2026; Washington, DC, USA; Duke Blue Devils head coach Jon Scheyer. | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect
Did we say buzzy? Well, a matchup against one of college basketball’s true blue bloods – five-time NCAA Division I champion Duke – is a great place to start.
WSU will play Jon Scheyer and the Blue Devils for the first time in school history at the Acrisure Series holiday tournament in Palm Desert, California.
Already a projected preseason top-three team nationally by many media outlets, the Blue Devils return arguably the deepest roster in the sport, led by junior center Ngongba, who could be the program’s best 2027 NBA Draft prospect, point guards Caleb Foster and Cayden Boozer, high-scoring transfer John Blackwell (Wisconsin) and touted teenager Joaquim Boumtje, a 7-foot-2 center who might have the highest playmaking ceiling of all.
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The last time the Cougars played an ACC program was in the 2008 NCAA Tournament under former coach Tony Bennett. They lost to North Carolina, 68-47, in the Sweet 16.
Dec. 28 at LSU (road)
Mar 22, 2025; Providence, RI, USA; St. John’s Red Storm guard RJ Luis Jr. (12). | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect
At this point, who knows what – or specifically who – will be awaiting the Cougars for this non-league title three days after Christmas.
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