Kent signs 4 players at Washington St.

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) - New Washington State basketball coach Ernie Kent has signed four players in his first recruiting class with the Cougars.

Kent on Wednesday signed Robert Franks, a 6-foot-7 forward from Vancouver, Wash., who is entering his senior season at Evergreen High School.

Kent also signed Derrien King, a 6-foot-7 forward who is entering his first season at Santa Monica Community College in California after spending a year at Middlebrooks Academy in Los Angeles.

Also signed was 6-foot-9 forward Jeff Pollard of Bountiful High School in Utah. Pollard will attend Impact Academy in Las Vegas next season, before joining Washington State beginning with the 2015-16 season.

The last signee was Renard Suggs, a 6-foot-3 guard who plays for Gillette College in Wyoming.

The Cougars open this season Friday at UTEP.