Kyle Smith Reported To Be New Cougar Cage Coach

Jon Rothstein has reported that WSU is working on a deal to make San Francisco  Basketball coach, Kyle Smith, their next head coach.  This comes at the heels of the firing of Ernie Kent.  

Smith, considered an up and coming mid major coach, has led the San Francisco Dons to three consecutive 20 win seasons.  

At this time, there are no plans scheduled for WSU to announce the hiring. 

Ernie Kent Era Ends In Pullman

Ernie Kent has been fired as WSU's basketball coach after going 5 years without a winning season.  The Cougar basketball season ended with the worst loss ever suffered in a Pac 12 tournament, an 84-51 loss to Oregon.  
Kent, who was hired by previous Cougar athletic director Bill Moos, had three years remaining on a contract.  The buyout will cost about 4.2 million.  The Cougar athletic department, however, decided it was an important step to change the direction of the program.
The Cougs had not been to post season in 7 years.

Ernie Kent Hired To Coach Cougs

Ernie Kent, who lead Pac 12 rival Oregon to 5 NCAA  tournaments, has been hired to coach the men's basketball program at Washington State.  Kent spent 13 seasons at Oregon before being let go in 2010 after a mediocre season.  Kent is the second major hire for WSU athletic director Bill Moos, who has had little tolerance for coaching picksfrom the old regime.  Moos, as a matter of fact had hired Kent to come to Oregon, when serving as AD for that school.