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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[edit]

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[edit]

Departures[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/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: Scout: N/A   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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

See also: 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP25RVRV———————RVRVRVRVRVRV25RV——Not released
Coaches2424^RV———————RVRVRVRVRVRV25–TRVRVRVRV

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

Awards and honors[edit]

Pac-12 Player of the Week[edit]

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[edit]

Pac-12 All-Defensive Team[edit]

Pac-12 Player of the Year[edit]

Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year[edit]

Pac-12 John R. Wooden Coach of the Year[edit]

References[edit]

  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. 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. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  10. ^ "Washington's Nowell earns third Pac-12 Men's Basketball weekly award". pac-12.com. January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  11. ^ "National DPOY candidate Thybulle earns Pac-12 Men's Basketball weekly award". pac-12.com. February 25, 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. 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. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
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