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WSU announces 2019-20
nonconference men’s
basketball schedule
PULLMAN — Washington State’s men’s basketball team will host seven nonconference games at Pullman, along with one in Spokane, during head coach Kyle Smith’s first season at the helm in 2019-20, Smith announced.
Washington State will have four repeat opponents from last season’s nonconference schedule — Idaho, New Mexico State, Santa Clara and Seattle U. After playing both Seattle U and New Mexico State on the road last season, WSU will host the Redhawks at Pullman in its season opener Nov. 7, and the Aggies at Spokane Arena, Dec. 7. After hosting the Broncos in Spokane last season, the Cougars will travel to Santa Clara for the return game, Tuesday, Nov. 12.
WSU will open the season hosting Seattle U, Thursday, Nov. 7. After the trip to Santa Clara on Tuesday, Nov. 12, the Cougars return home to host Idaho State (Sunday, Nov. 17) and Omaha (Thursday, Nov. 21). The game against Omaha is in conjunction with the Cayman Islands Classic, which the Cougars will play in Nov. 25-27.
At the Cayman Islands Classic, WSU matches up against Nebraska first, Monday, Nov. 25. The following two opponents will depend on Monday’s outcomes, but Washington State could face New Mexico State twice again this season, as the Aggies are also in the tournament, along with Colorado State, George Mason, Loyola Chicago, Nebraska, Old Dominion and South Florida.
WSU goes from the Cayman Islands to Moscow, as it takes on the Vandals, Wednesday, Dec. 4. Washington State hosts New Mexico State at Spokane, Saturday, Dec. 7, before four straight home games at Pullman to end the nonconference season. The homestand begins with UC Riverside on Sunday, Dec. 15, followed by Florida A&M on Thursday, Dec. 19. Games against Incarnate Word (Saturday, Dec. 21) and Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sunday, Dec. 29) end the nonconference season.
Harris, Draguicevich named
to award watch lists
Washington State redshirt sophomore wide receiver and kick returner Travell Harris was named to the 2019 Paul Hornung Award Watch List, the Louisville Sports Communication announced Thursday.
Harris is one of 44 players named to the award watch list given to the most versatile player in major college football. Former running back Jamal Morrow was last named to the same watch list prior to the 2017 season.
As a redshirt freshman last season, Harris earned All-Pac-12 honorable mention as a kick returner after leading the conference in kick return average (27.6), good for sixth-best in the country. The Tampa, Fla. native recorded six kick returns of 30+ yards in 2018 and picked up Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week honors after returning a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown against Eastern Washington. As a receiver, Harris caught 27 passes for 309 yards and one touchdown and also earned Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention after posting a 3.29 cumulative GPA last fall.
WSU redshirt junior punter Oscar Draguicevich III was named to the Ray Guy Award Watch List, The Augusta Sports Council announced.
Draguicevich is one of four punters from the Pac-12 Conference named to the award watch list given to the nation’s top collegiate punter. Draguicevich was named to the same list prior to last season.
In his first season with the Cougars, Draguicevich was named All-Pac-12 Conference honorable mention after finishing second in the league with a 45.7 punting average, a WSU single-season record and good for seventh-best in the country. The Hutto, Texas, native recorded 13 punts of 50+ yards and put 15 punts inside the 20 including a pair inside the 20 in the Alamo Bowl win over Iowa State.