The team were led by head coach Kyle Smith in his 5th and final season for the Cougars.

The Cougars played their home games at the Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington, as members in the Pac-12 Conference.

They will play in the West Coast Conference as an affiliate member for the next two years before returning to a reconstituted Pac-12.

On February 19, 2024, the Cougars returned to the AP Poll for the first time since the 2007–08 season.

They received an invitation to participate in the NIT, where they were defeated by Eastern Washington in the first round.