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Final 2009-2010 Washington State Projection:

That means this is a young team with a new coach. There is certainly some rebuilding to be done, but the pieces are there for this year to be relatively successful. The Cougars might not make the NIT again, or any other postseason tournament for that matter, but they have a great new coach and a young nucleus of players to build around and will be looking at the NCAA Tournament in the next year or two.

Projected Post-season Tournament: none

2009-2010 Washington State Basketball Projected Starting Five:

• Reggie Moore, Freshman, Guard, DNP last season
• Klay Thompson, Sophomore, Guard, 12.5 points per game
• Marcus Capers, Sophomore, Guard, 1.7 points per game
• Nikola Koprivica, Senior, Guard, 3.1 points per game
• DeAngelo Casto, Sophomore, Forward, 4.4 points per game

By Joel Welser
CollegeSports-fans.com Senior Basketball Writer

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