Get Used to Washington State

If you haven’t heard already, Washington State is on its way to a television set or a Sports Center special section near you. Last year the Cougars of Pullman, Washington were a surprising team for many Pac-10 basketball fans. They ended up making the tournament and did better than several of the more high-profile west coast programs, such as Stanford, Washington, Arizona and Cal. Their coach, Tony Bennett, won the consensus national Coach of the Year Award for bringing their program up from near-nothing to a nationally ranked bracket buster. Their two star players, Derrick Low and Kyle Weaver, will be playing in the upcoming Pan-Am Games.

About their recent surge to popularity, Coach Bennett said, “If our experience and depth is legit, then we’ll have a better team than last year and maybe win more games. I do expect them to play at a high level of basketball, but where that puts us no one knows. It’s critical for our program to embrace the underdog mentality.”

But it looks like the Cougars will not be underdogs for very long. When you get Washington State Cougars basketball tickets, you will be checking out StubHub.com for tickets to see a preseason top 10 team.

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