Strong recruiting class should help Cougars build momentum

Kyle Smith's first season at Washington State was better than expected.Keeping the Cougars moving forward means building on that success in Year 2 with a number of key players having moved on.The Cougars went 16-16 last year, 6-12 in the Pac-12, and won their first game in the league tournament in a decade when they beat Colorado before the rest of the tournament was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.