ANALYSIS
The Washington State men’s and women’s basketball teams pulled off arguably their best heist against the University of Idaho last week when they inked standout Vandals Beyonce Bea and Isaac Jones.
The pair of all-conference forwards leave the Vandals’ women’s and men’s hoops teams with big holes to fill and are set to make an immediate impact for the Cougars.
kAmq62 :D C6EFC?:?8 E@ 96C 9@>6 DE2E6 7@==@H:?8 96C =686?52CJ 42C66C @? E96 |@D4@H 42>AFD] $96 7:?:D965 96C E:>6 H:E9 E96 '2?52=D 2D E96 D64@?5 2==\E:>6 =625:?8 D4@C6C :? AC@8C2> 9:DE@CJ H:E9 `[hbg 42C66C A@:?ED]k^Am
kAm$96 DE2CE65 2== b_ 82>6D 5FC:?8 96C D6?:@C D62D@? 2?5 C2?<65 }@] ` :? E96 q:8 $<J 2?5 D:IE9 :? E96 }rpp H:E9 aa]g A@:?ED A6C 82>6] $96 E2==:65 adb E@E2= C63@F?5D[ fh 2DD:DED 2?5 2 E62>\9:89 b` 3=@4<D]k^Am
kAmq62 H2D 2=D@ 2 F?2?:>@FD p==\q:8 $<J 7:CDE\E62> D6=64E:@? 2?5 H2D E96 CF??6C\FA 7@C q:8 $<J H@>6?’D A=2J6C @7 E96 J62C] $96 H2D ?2>65 q:8 $<J A=2J6C @7 E96 H66< 7:G6 E:>6D 5FC:?8 E96 C68F=2C D62D@?[ 2?5 D96 D4@C65 2 42C66C\9:89 c_ A@:?ED :? 2? gd\ga =@DD E@ |@?E2?2 :? E96 '2?52=D’ C68F=2C D62D@? 7:?2=6]k^Am
kAmy@?6D 62C?65 7:CDE\E62> 2==\4@?76C6?46 9@?@CD :? a_ab H9:=6 2G6C28:?8 `h]c A@:?ED 2?5 f]g C63@F?5D A6C 82>6 6? C@FE6 E@ 86EE:?8 E96 q:8 $<J’D ?6H4@>6C @7 E96 J62C 2H2C5]k^Am
kAmw:D e__ E@E2= A@:?ED C2?<65 E9:C5 :? E96 4@?76C6?46[ H9:=6 9:D `` 5@F3=6\5@F3=6D H6C6 D64@?5 2>@?8 q:8 $<J A=2J6CD]k^Am
kAm%96 e\7@@E\h $A2?2H2J[ (2D9][ ?2E:G6’D ea]hT 7:6=5\8@2= A6C46?E286 H2D 7:CDE :? E96 q:8 $<J 2?5 ?:?E9 :? E96 ?2E:@?]k^Am
kAm%96 !2=@FD6 D49@@=D 2C6 ?@ DEC2?86CD E@ DH2AA:?8 E2=6?E[ H96E96C :E 36 A=2J6CD @C 4@2496D]k^Am
kAmu@C 6I2>A=6[ y24< (:=D@? @C:8:?2==J 4@>>:EE65 E@ A=2J 32D<6E32== 2E &x 5FC:?8 E96 a_`h\a_ D62D@?[ H96? 96 2AA62C65 :? `g 82>6D 2?5 2G6C2865 c]a A@:?ED 2?5 b]a C63@F?5D A6C 82>6] p7E6C @?6 D62D@? :? E96 3=24< 2?5 8@=5[ 96 EC2?D76CC65 E@ (2D9:?8E@? $E2E6 E@ A=2J 7@@E32== 2?5 96 6G6? 2AA62C65 :? 2 4@FA=6 @7 32D<6E32== 82>6D 7@C E96 r@F82CD]k^Am
kAmu@C>6C x529@ =:?6324<6C u2’2G2G6 u2’2G26 5:5 E96 @AA@D:E6 3J @C:8:?2==J =2?5:?8 2E ($& 367@C6 7:?5:?8 2 7@C6G6C 9@>6 2E E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 x529@[ H96C6 96 HC2AA65 FA 9:D 42C66C =2DE 72==]k^Am
kAm(96? :E 4@>6D E@ 4@2496D[ E96C6’D ?@ 36EE6C 6I2>A=6 E92? (2D9:?8E@? $E2E6’D 4FCC6?E 4C@DD 4@F?ECJ^EC24< 2?5 7:6=5 4@249 (2J?6 !9:AAD] q67@C6 4@>:?8 E@ !F==>2?[ 96 925 2 `h\J62C E6?FC6 2E &x[ H96C6 96 AC@5F465 7:G6 ~=J>A:2?D]k^Am
kAm$@ H9:=6 E9:D 92D 366? D@>6H92E @7 2 4@>>@? AC24E:46[ E96D6 EH@ 8C23D 7C@> ($& 2C6 AC@323=J E96 3:886DE A:4<FAD 7C@> &x :? C646?E >6>@CJ]k^Am
kAmu@C !24\`a AC@8C2>D[ :E’D 62DJ E@ D4@77 2E E96 :562 E92E EH@ q:8 $<J 255:E:@?D H:== >2<6 E96 E62> 4@?D:56C23=J 36EE6C[ 3FE E92E’D 6I24E=J H92E q62 2?5 y@?6D 2C6 D6E E@ 5@]k^Am
kAmq@E9 A=2J6CD H:== 36 6?E6C:?8 E96:C 7:7E9 J62C @7 4@==686 32D<6E32== 2?5 92G6 366? A2E:6?E=J H2:E:?8 7@C 2? @AA@CEF?:EJ E@ =6G6= FA] %96J’G6 2=D@ 4@?D:DE6?E=J 366? E96 36DE A=2J6CD @? E96 '2?52=D[ @C :? E96 42D6 @7 y@?6D[ H96C6G6C 96’D 366?]k^Am
kAmy@?6D 92D E2<6? E96 C@25 =6DD EC2G6=65 E@ 86E 9:D @AA@CEF?:EJ E@ A=2J 7@C 2 !@H6C u:G6 AC@8C2>[ DA6?5:?8 9:D 7:CDE E9C66 J62CD 2E (6?2E4966 '2==6J r@==686] x? 9:D ;F?:@C J62C[ 96 62C?65 !=2J6C @7 E96 *62C :? E96 }@CE9H6DE r@?76C6?46 27E6C =625:?8 E96 4@?76C6?46 :? ?62C=J 6G6CJ DE2E:DE:42= 42E68@CJ]k^Am
kAmw:D A6C7@C>2?46 H:E9 E96 z?:89ED 2==@H65 9:> E@ =6G6= FA E@ E96 q:8 $<J] &?7@CEF?2E6=J[ H96? y@?6D 42>6 E@ &x[ :E H2D 2 G6CJ F?DE23=6 6?G:C@?>6?E[ 2?5 E96 E62> DECF88=65 E@ 86E G:4E@C:6D] s6DA:E6 E9:D[ 96 DE:== >256 2? :>A24E[ 2?5 E9C@F89 ba 82>6D[ E96C6 H2D ?6G6C 2 5@F3E H9@ E96 '2?52=D’ 36DE A=2J6C H2D]k^Am
kAmw6 <6AE 9:D 9625 5@H? 2?5 7@4FD65 @? 9:>D6=7] %9:D 82G6 9:> E96 @AA@CEF?:EJ E@ A=2J @? 2 3:886C DE286]k^Am
kAmw6 2??@F?465 9:D :?E6?E:@? E@ 6?E6C E96 EC2?D76C A@CE2= @? pAC:= ae] w6 H2D E96 }@] h\C2?<65 3:8 >2? :? E96 A@CE2=[ 244@C5:?8 E@ k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^acf$A@CED]4@>Qmacf$A@CED]4@>k^2m]k^Am
kAm(9:=6 96 H2D :? E96 A@CE2=[ :E H2D ;FDE 2 H2:E:?8 82>6 E@ D66 H9:49 !@H6C u:G6 D49@@= H2D 8@:?8 E@ E2<6 2 D9@E @? E96 7@C>6C 7@FC\DE2C C64CF:E — 2?5 E96? 42>6 (2D9:?8E@? $E2E6[ 6:89E >:=6D 5@H? E96 C@25 7C@> |@D4@H]k^Am
kAm%96 r@F82CD 7:?:D965 =2DE D62D@? C:89E 2E ]d__ 2E `f\`f @G6C2== 2?5 8@E 2? :?G:E6 E@ E96 }2E:@?2= x?G:E2E:@? %@FC?2>6?E]k^Am
kAm($& 76== g`\fc E@ E96 q:8 $<J’D t2DE6C? (2D9:?8E@? :? E96 @A6?:?8 C@F?5[ 2 E62> E92E y@?6D 2G6C2865 `e A@:?ED A6C 82>6 282:?DE =2DE D62D@?]k^Am
kAm%96 r@F82CD ?66565 E@ 7:?5 D@>6@?6 H9@ 4@F=5 D4@C6 :? E96 7C@?E4@FCE 27E6C DF776C:?8 D6G6C2= A@CE2= 42DF2=E:6D E96>D6=G6D[ 2?5 E96J D66> E@ 92G6 E92E :? y@?6D]k^Am
kAmy@?6D 92D E96 23:=:EJ E@ 7:?:D9 23@G6 E96 C:> H9:=6 FD:?8 9:D e\7@@E\h 7C2>6 E@ 86E E@ E96 492C:EJ DEC:A6] y@?6D =65 x529@ :? 7C66\E9C@H 2EE6>AED Wa_fX 2?5 4@?G6CE65 egT @7 9:D 7C663:6D]k^Am
kAm(9:=6 y@?6D :D 2 9F86 A:4<\FA 7@C E96 r@F82C >6?[ E96 36EE6C @7 E96 EH@ 255:E:@?D :D AC@323=J q62]k^Am
kAmu:7E9\J62C 4@249 z2>:6 tE9C:586 92D C2A:5=J :>AC@G65 E96 r@F82CD D:?46 D96 E@@< E96 ;@3[ 2?5 =2DE D62D@? H2D :?5:42E:G6 @7 E92E]k^Am
kAm%96 r@F82CD H@? E96 !24\`a E@FC?2>6?E 7@C E96 7:CDE E:>6 :? AC@8C2> 9:DE@CJ 7@==@H:?8 2 ed\e` 564:D:@? @G6C &r{p @? |2C49 d] ($& 2=D@ 7:?:D965 E96 D62D@? C2?<65 }@] aa :? E96 p! A@== — ;FDE E96 D64@?5 E:>6 E96 r@F82CD 925 6G6C 366? C2?<65]k^Am
kAm($& H:== 2=D@ 36 C6EFC?:?8 7@FC DE2CE6CD E@ :ED =:?6FA[ D@ q62 D9@F=5 DBF66K6 C:89E :?E@ E92E 6>AEJ DA@E]k^Am
kAm%9@D6 DE2CE6CD :?4=F56 DE2C 8F2C5 r92C=:DD6 {686C\(2=<6C[ H9@ 2G6C2865 `f]f A@:?ED A6C 82>6[ 2?5 D6?:@C 46?E6C q6==2 |FC6<2E6E6[ H9@ 2G6C2865 `b]g A@:?ED 2?5 D6G6? C63@F?5D]k^Am
kAmq62 H:== 36 2 H6=4@>65 D4@C:?8 2?5 C63@F?5:?8 255:E:@? E@ E96 r@F82CD[ 2D D96 H2D E@A `d :? E96 }rpp :? 3@E9 42E68@C:6D]k^Am
kAm%96 EH@ 7@C>6C '2?52=D H:== 2=H2JD 36 =686?5D 2E &x 2?5 H:== AC@323=J ?6G6C 92G6 E@ A2J 7@C 2 5C:?< 2E E96 r@C?6C r=F3 282:?] qFE ?@H E96J’C6 DE6AA:?8 @?E@ 2 3:886C DE286[ H96C6 E96J’== AC@323=J 36 962GJ 52J\@?6 4@?EC:3FE@CD ?6IE D62D@?]k^Am
kAmk6>m!:I=6J >2J 36 4@?E24E65 2E Wa_gX gcg\aah_[ k2 9C67lQ>2:=E@iEA:I=6Jo=>EC:3F?6]4@>QmEA:I=6Jo=>EC:3F?6]4@>k^2m @C @? %H:EE6C o%C663%2=<D]k^6>mk^Am
