2018–19 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

2018–19 Washington Huskies men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record27–9 (15–3 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arenaAlaska Airlines Arena
Seasons
2018–19 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Washington 15 3   .833 27 9   .750
Arizona State 12 6   .667 23 11   .676
Utah 11 7   .611 17 14   .548
Oregon State 10 8   .556 18 13   .581
Colorado 10 8   .556 23 13   .639
Oregon 10 8   .556 25 13   .658
UCLA 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
USC 8 10   .444 16 17   .485
Arizona 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Stanford 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
Washington State 4 14   .222 11 21   .344
California 3 15   .167 8 23   .258
Pac-12 Conference tournament winner

The 2018–19 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by second-year head coach Mike Hopkins, played their home games at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 27–9, 15–3 in Pac-12 play to win the regular season championship. They advanced to the championship game of the Pac-12 tournament where they lost to Oregon. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where, as a No. 9 seed, they defeated No. 8 seed Utah State in the First Round before losing to No. 1 seed North Carolina in the second round.

Previous season

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The Huskies finished the 2017–18 season 21–13, 10–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost to Oregon State in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament.[1] They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament[2] where they defeated Boise State in the first round[3] before losing to Saint Mary's in the second round.[4]

Off-season

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Bitumba Baruti 0 G 6'6" 210 Junior DR Congo Transferred to Chipola College
Dan Kingma 2 G 5'10" 160 Senior Mill Creek, WA Graduated
Michael Carter III 14 G 6'4" 190 Freshman Seattle, WA Transferred to South Dakota State.[5]
Carlos Johnson 23 G 6'4" 215 Sophomore Centralia, IL Transferred to Grand Canyon University.[6]
Devenir Duruisseau 24 F 6'8" 245 Junior Palmdale, CA Left team[7]
Greg Bowman 32 F 6'7" 225 Senior Mountlake Terrace, WA Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Travis Rice 30 G 6'2" 170 RS Sophomore Las Vegas, NV Northern Arizona
Quade Green G 6'0" 170 Sophomore Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Kentucky

2018 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Elijah Hardy
PG
Oakland, CA Bishop O'Dowd High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sep 9, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Nate Roberts
PF
Edgewood, MD Brewster Academy 6 ft 11.5 in (2.12 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oct 17, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Jamal Bey
SF
Las Vegas, NV Bishop Gorman High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 30, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Bryan Penn-Johnson
C
Las Vegas, NV Wasatch Academy 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Mar 19, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Riley Sorn
C
Richland, WA Richland High 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 235 lb (107 kg) May 21, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2018 Washington Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  • "2018 Washington Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  • "2018 Washington Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
RaeQuan Battle
SG
Marysville, WA Marysville Pilchuck High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) May 31, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Isaiah Stewart
C
Rochester, NY La Lumiere School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jan 20, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars
Marcus Tsohonis
SG
Portland, OR Jefferson High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 18, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2018–19 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Jamal Bey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Bishop Gorman HS Las Vegas, NV
G 1 David Crisp (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Brewster Academy Tacoma, WA
G 4 Matisse Thybulle (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Eastside Catholic Issaquah, WA
G 5 Jaylen Nowell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Garfield HS Seattle, WA
G 10 Elijah Hardy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Bishop O'Dowd HS Oakland, CA
F 11 Nahziah Carter 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Bishop Kearney HS Rochester, NY
G 12 Jason Crandall (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jr Issaquah HS Issaquah, WA
F 13 Hamier Wright 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Albany Academy Albany, NY
C 14 Bryan Penn-Johnson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Wasatch Academy Long Beach, CA
F 15 Noah Dickerson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Montverde Academy Atlanta, GA
G 20 Quin Barnard (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr O'Dea HS Bellevue, WA
G 21 Noah Neubauer (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Garfield HS Seattle, WA
F 22 Dominic Green 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Hazen HS Renton, WA
G 23 Jonah Geron (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr San Joaquin HS San Joaquin, CA
F 24 Nate Roberts Current redshirt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Brewster Academy Washington, D.C.
G 30 Travis Rice (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Northern Arizona Las Vegas, NV
F 33 Sam Timmins 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Jr Otago Boys' High School Dunedin, New Zealand
F 34 Regan Lundeen (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Mater Dei HS Santa Ana, CA
C 52 Riley Sorn Current redshirt 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Richland HS Richland, WA
G Quade Green Current redshirt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Kentucky Philadelphia, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 4, 2019

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 21, 2018*
3:00 pm
at Nevada
Wildfire Charity
W 91–73 
 26  Nowell   6  Tied   6  Thybulle  Lawlor Events Center (4,069)
Reno, NV
November 1, 2018*
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 25 Seattle Pacific W 70–61 
 23  Nowell   9  Timmins   3  Green  Alaska Airlines Arena (5,702)
Seattle, WA
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:30 pm, ESPNU
No. 25 Western Kentucky W 73–55  1–0
 18  Dickerson   6  Tied   7  Crisp  Alaska Airlines Arena (5,721)
Seattle, WA
November 9, 2018*
6:30 pm, SECN
No. 25 at No. 11 Auburn L 66–88  1–1
 16  Tied   5  Dickerson   5  Thybulle  Auburn Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
November 12, 2018*
8:00 pm, P12N
San Diego W 66–63  2–1
 18  Nowell   8  Dickerson   3  Nowell  Alaska Airlines Arena (6,219)
Seattle, WA
November 18, 2018*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Santa Clara
Vancouver Showcase
W 82–68  3–1
 32  Nowell   7  Carter   7  Crisp  Vancouver Convention Centre (3,107)
Vancouver, BC
November 20, 2018*
8:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Texas A&M
Vancouver Showcase
W 71–67  4–1
 24  Dickerson   17  Dickerson   4  Crisp  Vancouver Convention Centre (3,070)
Vancouver, BC
November 21, 2018*
3:30 pm, BTN
vs. Minnesota
Vancouver Showcase
L 66–68  4–2
 28  Dickerson   7  Dickerson   2  Nowell  Vancouver Convention Centre (1,680)
Vancouver, BC
November 27, 2018*
6:00 pm, P12N
Eastern Washington W 83–59  5–2
 25  Green   9  Nowell   7  Nowell  Alaska Airlines Arena (6,054)
Seattle, WA
December 2, 2018*
5:00 pm, P12N
UC Santa Barbara W 67–63  6–2
 22  Dickerson   8  Dickerson   5  Nowell  Alaska Airlines Arena (6,533)
Seattle, WA
December 5, 2018*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 1 Gonzaga
Rivalry
L 79–81  6–3
 26  Nowell   7  Dickerson   6  Nowell  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
December 9, 2018*
6:00 pm, P12N
Seattle W 70–62  7–3
 18  Nowell   9  Nowell   3  Tied   Alaska Airlines Arena (6,688)
Seattle, WA
December 15, 2018*
4:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. No. 13 Virginia Tech
Boardwalk Classic
L 61–73  7–4
 16  Thybulle   9  Carter   5  Crisp  Boardwalk Hall (5,456)
Atlantic City, NJ
December 21, 2018*
6:00 pm, P12N
Sacramento State W 57–41  8–4
 12  Tied   7  Wright   3  Crisp  Alaska Airlines Arena (6,888)
Seattle, WA
January 1, 2019*
7:00 pm, P12N
Cal State Fullerton W 84–76  9–4
 20  Nowell   12  Dickerson   6  Nowell  Alaska Airlines Arena (5,083)
Seattle, WA
Pac-12 regular season
January 5, 2019
7:30 pm, P12N
Washington State
Rivalry
W 85–67  10–4
(1–0)
 23  Crisp   8  Tied    5  Nowell  Alaska Airlines Arena (8,029)
Seattle, WA
January 10, 2019
7:00 pm, FS1
at Utah W 69–53  11–4
(2–0)
 18  Carter   12  Nowell   5  Nowell  Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,481)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 12, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Colorado W 77–70  12–4
(3–0)
 19  Nowell   8  Dickerson   5  Nowell  CU Events Center (7,758)
Boulder, CO
January 17, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN2
Stanford W 80–64  13–4
(4–0)
 22  Nowell   5  Tied    2  Tied   Alaska Airlines Arena (7,852)
Seattle, WA
January 19, 2019
2:00 pm, P12N
California W 71–52  14–4
(5–0)
 17  Green   11  Dickerson   4  Nowell  Alaska Airlines Arena (9,225)
Seattle, WA
January 24, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at Oregon W 61–56  15–4
(6–0)
 20  Nowell   6  Nowell   7  Thybulle  Matthew Knight Arena (9,464)
Eugene, OR
January 26, 2019
1:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon State W 79–69  16–4
(7–0)
 19  Nowell   6  Tied    4  Crisp  Gill Coliseum (6,462)
Corvallis, OR
January 30, 2019
8:00 pm, FS1
USC W 75–62  17–4
(8–0)
 21  Dickerson   14  Dickerson   7  Nowell  Alaska Airlines Arena (9,121)
Seattle, WA
February 2, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN2
UCLA W 69–55  18–4
(9–0)
 15  Tied    8  Nowell   4  Nowell  Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA
February 7, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at Arizona W 67–60  19–4
(10–0)
 17  Crisp   6  Nowell   4  Nowell  McKale Center (13,732)
Tucson, AZ
February 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN
at Arizona State L 63–75  19–5
(10–1)
 18  Dickerson   8  Dickerson   3  Thybulle  Wells Fargo Arena (12,686)
Tempe, AZ
February 16, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPNU
at Washington State
Rivalry
W 72–70  20–5
(11–1)
 20  Nowell   10  Dickerson   3  Thybulle  Beasley Coliseum (4,233)
Pullman, WA
February 20, 2019
8:00 pm, FS1
Utah W 62–45  21–5
(12–1)
 12  Carter   8  Nowell   5  Crisp  Alaska Airlines Arena (8,268)
Seattle, WA
February 23, 2019
7:30 pm, P12N
Colorado W 64–55  22–5
(13–1)
 17  Thybulle   6  Green   3  Tied   Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA
February 28, 2019
7:00 pm, FS1
No. 25 at California L 73–76  22–6
(13–2)
 32  Crisp   8  Nowell   7  Thybulle  Haas Pavilion (6,441)
Berkeley, CA
March 3, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 25 at Stanford W 62–61  23–6
(14–2)
 13  Nowell   6  Nowell   2  Tied   Maples Pavilion (5,741)
Stanford, CA
March 6, 2019
7:00 pm, P12N
Oregon State W 81–76 OT 24–6
(15–2)
 22  Tied    17  Dickerson   5  Nowell  Alaska Airlines Arena (9,863)
Seattle, WA
March 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN
Oregon L 47–55  24–7
(15–3)
 17  Nowell   16  Dickerson   1  Tied   Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA
Pac-12 Tournament
March 14, 2019
12:00 pm, P12N
(1) vs. (8) USC
Quarterfinals
W 78–75  25–7
 24  Nowell   11  Dickerson   6  Crisp  T-Mobile Arena (10,556)
Paradise, NV
March 15, 2019
6:00 pm, P12N
(1) vs. (5) Colorado
Semifinals
W 66–61  26–7
 14  Tied    11  Dickerson   4  Nowell  T-Mobile Arena (13,955)
Paradise, NV
March 16, 2019
7:30 pm, ESPN
(1) vs. (6) Oregon
Championship
L 48–68  26–8
 8  Nowell   6  Dickerson   6  Crisp  T-Mobile Arena (12,877)
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2019*
3:50 pm, TNT
(9 MW) vs. (8 MW) No. 25 Utah State
First Round
W 78–61  27–8
 20  Dickerson   12  Dickerson   5  Nowell  Nationwide Arena (19,426)
Columbus, OH
March 24, 2019*
11:40 am, CBS
(9 MW) vs. (1 MW) No. 3 North Carolina
Second Round
L 59–81  27–9
 12  Nowell   6  Dickerson   4  Thybulle  Nationwide Arena (19,610)
Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest Region.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP25RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV25RVNot released
Coaches2424^RVRVRVRVRVRVRV25–TRVRVRVRV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

Awards and honors

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Pac-12 Player of the Week

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Week Player Opponents
11/19 Jaylen Nowell San Diego & Santa Clara[8]
12/10 Jaylen Nowell Gonzaga & Seattle[9]
1/28 Jaylen Nowell Oregon & Oregon State[10]
2/25 Matisse Thybulle Utah & Colorado[11]

All Pac-12 Team

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Pac-12 All-Defensive Team

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Pac-12 Player of the Year

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Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year

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Pac-12 John R. Wooden Coach of the Year

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References

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  1. ^ "Oregon State defeats Washington in overtime in Pac-12 Tournament opener". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  2. ^ "Washington Huskies land NIT invite, will host Boise State". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  3. ^ "NIT: Washington holds off Boise State at NIT". The Lewiston Tribune. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  4. ^ "Saint Mary's moves on in NIT, beats Washington 85-81". KOMO News. March 19, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  5. ^ "Men's basketball adds Michael Carter III". gojacks.com. June 8, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  6. ^ Allen, Percy (April 17, 2018). "Former UW Huskies guard Carlos Johnson lands at Grand Canyon". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  7. ^ Allen, Percy (November 22, 2017). "Devenir Duruisseau leaves UW men's basketball team". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  8. ^ "Washington's Nowell nabs Pac-12 Men's Basketball Player of the Week". pac-12.com. November 19, 2018. Archived from the original on November 20, 2018. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  9. ^ "Washington's Nowell named Pac-12 Men's Basketball Player of the Week for second time". pac-12.com. December 10, 2018. Archived from the original on December 11, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  10. ^ "Washington's Nowell earns third Pac-12 Men's Basketball weekly award". pac-12.com. January 28, 2019. Archived from the original on January 29, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  11. ^ "National DPOY candidate Thybulle earns Pac-12 Men's Basketball weekly award". pac-12.com. February 25, 2019. Archived from the original on February 26, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  12. ^ a b "Pac-12 announces 2018-19 Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams". pac-12.com. March 11, 2019. Archived from the original on July 18, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  13. ^ a b c "Pac-12 announces 2018-19 Men's Basketball annual major awards". pac-12.com. March 11, 2019. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019.