Washington State guard Ike Iroegbu, right, shoots as UCLA forward Ike Anigbogu defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, March 4, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Record: 12-17 overall, 6-12 Pac-12

Head coach: Ernie Kent, 359-318 overall (35-57 at Washington State)

Keypad wins: Dec. 17 vs. Santa Clara, 69-68; Jan. 21 vs. Colorado, 91-89)

Dropped calls: Nov. 21 vs. Loyola Chicago, 88-79; Dec. 3 vs. New Orleans, 70-54

Phone chargers: Ike Iroegbu (12.5 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 3.6 apg); Malachi Flynn (10.1 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.9 apg; Charles callsison (9.5 ppg, 2.2 apg)

Cell towers: Josh Hawkinson (15.6 ppg, 10.1 rpg), Conor Clifford (9.3 ppg, 2.7 rpg)

Data Plan: The Cougars have taken a step forward this year, but not far enough. To do so, they’ll have to live up to an old adage: Go big or go home. With Josh Hawkinson, they actually can.


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Contact reporter Jon Gold at jgold@tucson.com or at (520) 573-8013. On Twitter: @TheCoolSub