Taylor Rochestie News

Tuesday morning Coach Ken Bone had positive things to say about the progress of Washington State men's basketball during the Pac-10 coaches teleconference.

LOS ANGELES The best college basketball programs run like a conveyer belt, with new talent regularly arriving to replace what departs.

Washington State was picked to finish eighth in the Pac-10 and head coach Ken Bone understands why.

The era of stability that propelled Washington State's basketball team to unprecedented heights is over.

This news flash just in, courtesy of the Washington State Cougars: Basketball players prefer offense over defense.

LAS VEGAS, July 2 -- Washington State University issued the following news release: Former Washington State University men's basketball student-athletes Aron Baynes , Taylor Rochestie and Kyle Weaver will take part in the 2009 NBA Summer League presented by EA Sports which takes place July 10-19 at the COX Pavilion and the Thomas & Mack Center on ...

SEATTLE, March 5 -- The University of Washington issued the following news release: There are so many storylines for Saturday's sold-out men's basketball game between the No.

Adam Morrsion, who leads the Lakers in scoring, did not play and the Los Angeles Lakers summer league team lost 77-92 to the Houston Rockets Thursday in Las Vegas.

Former Gonzaga forward Austin Daye scored 11 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in the Pistons' 69-97 loss to the Golden State Tuesday in NBA Summer League action.

Austin Daye scored eight points on 3 of 9 shooting in his summer league debut with the Detroit Pistons.

Two-time all-state center Steven Bjornstad of Vancouver's Columbia River High School is joining the Washington State basketball team.

Former Washington State Cougars Aron Baynes and Taylor Rochestie will join another familiar face to the Northwest on the Los Angeles Lakers' summer league team: Adam Morrison.

After testing the waters once, returning to Gonzaga for his senior year and then watching as fellow teammate Austin Daye went ahead of him to the NBA, Jeremy Pargo isn't giving up just yet.

Cody Toppert got married on a recent Saturday. He was back under Russ Pennell's watch at the Arizona Premier Academy facility in Gilbert that Monday.

The hiring of coach Ken Bone has drawn praise from the Cougars' chief rival. "This is something I anticipated could one day happen," Washington coach Lorenzo Romar said of Bone, who was part of his staff from 2002-05. "I just knew he was the type of superstar coach that could end up in our league.

FINAL RECORD: 17-16, 8-10, 7th in the Pac-10. WHAT WENT RIGHT: The Cougars finished strong, including victories over UCLA , Arizona and Arizona State over their final five games.