CougCenter · Feb 23, 2022
Cougs continue tough stretch with back-to-back games against UW
It’s not all the time that you see a basketball team take on the same opponent twice in a row. Weirdly enough, WSU gets to do it twice in a row. The Cougs will take on UW twice this week and Oregon State twice next week. It’s an odd sight to see on the schedule, but former Columbia head coach, and current WSU head coach Kyle Smith says he’s used to it.
“It reminds me of the Ivy League,” Smith told the media in his press conference Tuesday. “You’d open with your rival the first week in the Ivy League. Like, we’d play Cornell at home, then you’ve got to go play them at their place. Hopefully my staff, the few guys we had over there, can tap into that.”