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2019–20 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

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2019–20 Washington Huskies men's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record15–17 (5–13 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlaska Airlines Arena
Seasons
2019–20 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 13 Oregon 13 5   .722 24 7   .774
UCLA 12 6   .667 19 12   .613
USC 11 7   .611 22 9   .710
Arizona State 11 7   .611 20 11   .645
Arizona 10 8   .556 21 11   .656
Colorado 10 8   .556 21 11   .656
Stanford 9 9   .500 20 12   .625
Oregon State 7 11   .389 18 13   .581
Utah 7 11   .389 16 15   .516
California 7 11   .389 14 18   .438
Washington State 6 12   .333 16 16   .500
Washington 5 13   .278 15 17   .469
Note: The 2020 Pac-12 Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll


The 2019–20 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by third-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 15–17, 5–13 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to Arizona.

Previous season

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The Huskies finished the 2018–19 season 27–9, 15–2 in Pac-12 play to finish in first place. Coach Hopkins received back to back Pac-12 Coach of the Year awards. Matisse Thybulle was named Pac-12 Defender of the Year. Jaylen Nowell was named Pac-12 Player of the Year.[1] The Huskies lost to Oregon in the championship game of the Pac-12 tournament.[2] They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA tournament[3] as a nine seed in the Midwest Region where they defeated eight seed and 25th ranked Utah State in the first round[4] before losing to the first seed and third ranked North Carolina in the second round.[5] On January 19, 2019 Washington became the first team in college basketball history to record 1000 wins in same arena.[6]

Off-season

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
David Crisp 1 G 6'0" 185 Senior Tacoma, WA Graduated
Matisse Thybulle 4 G 6'5" 205 Senior Issaquah, WA Graduated/2019 NBA draft
Jaylen Nowell 5 G 6'4" 200 Sophomore Seattle, WA 2019 NBA draft
Noah Dickerson 15 F 6'8" 245 Senior Atlanta, GA Graduated
Dominic Green 22 F 6'6" 200 Senior Renton, WA Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Quade Green 55 G 6'0" 170 Sophomore Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Kentucky
J’Raan Brooks 35 F 6'9" 220 Sophomore Seattle, Washington USC

Quade Green transferred from Kentucky at the end of their Fall quarter in 2018. He was scheduled to be eligible to play with the Huskies starting December 17, 2019 but after a petition to NCAA it was deemed that he is eligible to play for the full 2019–20 season.[7]

2019 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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
Jaden McDaniels
PF
Federal Way, WA Federal Way High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) May 21, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 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:

  • "2019 Washington Commits". Rivals.com.
  • "ESPN- Washington Huskies Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2019–20 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Jaden McDaniels 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Federal Way HS Federal Way, WA
F 1 Nate Roberts 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Fr Brewster Academy Washington, D.C.
F 5 Jamal Bey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Bishop Gorman HS Las Vegas, NV
G 10 Elijah Hardy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Bishop O'Dowd HS Oakland, CA
F 11 Nahziah Carter 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Bishop Kearney HS Rochester, NY
G 12 Jason Crandall (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) RS Jr Issaquah HS Issaquah, WA
F 13 Hameir Wright 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Albany Academy Albany, NY
F 14 Sam Timmins 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Sr Otago Boys' High School Dunedin, New Zealand
G 15 Marcus Tsohonis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Jefferson HS Portland, OR
G 20 Quin Barnard (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr O'Dea HS Bellevue, WA
F 21 RaeQuan Battle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Marysville Pilchuck HS Marysville, WA
C 23 Bryan Penn-Johnson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Fr Wasatch Academy Long Beach, CA
G 24 Jonah Geron (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr San Joaquin HS San Joaquin, CA
G 30 Travis Rice (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Northern Arizona Las Vegas, NV
G 32 Noah Neubauer (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Garfield HS Seattle, WA
C 33 Isaiah Stewart 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr La Lumiere School Rochester, NY
F 34 Regan Lundeen (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Mater Dei HS Santa Ana, CA
F 35 J'Raan Brooks Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So USC Seattle, WA
C 52 Riley Sorn (W) 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 270 lb (122 kg) RS Fr Richland HS Richland, WA
G 55 Quade Green (I) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Kentucky Philadelphia, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 9, 2020

  • Jan. 9, 2020 – Quade Green ruled academically ineligible for winter quarter.[8]

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Isaiah Stewart Sam Timmins Bryan Penn-Johnson
PF Hameir Wright Nate Roberts
SF Jaden McDaniels Jamal Bey RaeQuan Battle
SG Nahziah Carter
PG Elijah Hardy Marcus Tsohonis

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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
August 15, 2019*
12:00 pm, FloHoops
Peak Warriors W 94–35 
 18  Carter   9  Roberts   8  Hardy  Centro Sportivo Tellene 
Rome, Italy
August 16, 2019*
11:00 am, FloHoops
Peak Warriors W 91–46 
 24  Stewart   16  Stewart        Centro Sportivo Tellene 
Rome, Italy
August 18, 2019*
10:00 am, FloHoops
Pistoia W 73–59 
 25  Stewart   10  Carter   5  Hardy  Palazzetto Dello Sport Via Fermi 
Pistoia, Italy
August 20, 2019*
10:00 am, FloHoops
Siena All-Stars W 97–39 
 20  Carter   12  Stewart   6  Tsohonis  Palestra Viale Achille Sclavo 
Siena, Italy
October 31, 2019*
7:00 pm
Western Washington W 87–63 
 20  Bey   11  Stewart   5  Tied  Alaska Airlines Arena (8,008)
Seattle, WA
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2019*
6:30 pm, ESPN
vs. No. 16 Baylor
Armed Forces Classic
W 67–64  1–0
 23  Carter   7  Tied   9  Green  Alaska Airlines Center (5,117)
Anchorage, AK
November 12, 2019*
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 20 Mount St. Mary's W 56–46  2–0
 16  Stewart   9  McDaniels   4  Tied  Alaska Airlines Arena (7,480)
Seattle, WA
November 16, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 20 vs. Tennessee
Naismith Hall of Fame Classic
L 62–75  2–1
 18  Carter   12  Carter   6  Green  Scotiabank Arena (6,802)
Toronto, ON
November 19, 2019*
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 25 Maine W 72–53  3–1
 16  Stewart   9  Stewart   4  McDaniels  Alaska Airlines Arena (8,072)
Seattle, WA
November 22, 2019*
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 25 Montana W 73–56  4–1
 18  Stewart   8  Wright   3  Tied  Alaska Airlines Arena (8,370)
Seattle, WA
November 24, 2019*
7:30 pm, P12N
No. 25 San Diego W 88–69  5–1
 25  Stewart   7  Tied   10  Green  Alaska Airlines Arena (8,537)
Seattle, WA
December 2, 2019*
7:30 pm, P12N
No. 22 South Dakota W 75–55  6–1
 20  McDaniels   15  Stewart   3  Tied  Alaska Airlines Arena (7,178)
Seattle, WA
December 4, 2019*
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 22 Eastern Washington W 90–80  7–1
 20  Green   6  Tied   8  Green  Alaska Airlines Arena (7,419)
Seattle, WA
December 8, 2019*
4:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 22 No. 9 Gonzaga
Rivalry
L 76–83  7–2
 21  Stewart   10  Stewart   8  Green  Alaska Airlines Arena (9,268)
Seattle, WA
December 17, 2019*
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 22 Seattle W 81–59  8–2
 27  Stewart   13  Stewart   4  Tied  Alaska Airlines Arena (7,760)
Seattle, WA
December 22, 2019*
6:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 22 vs. Ball State
Diamond Head Classic quarterfinal
W 85–64  9–2
 22  McDaniels   10  Stewart   6  Green  Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 23, 2019*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 21 vs. Hawaiʻi
Diamond Head Classic semifinal
W 72–61  10–2
 26  Stewart   13  Tied   7  Green  Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 25, 2019*
5:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 21 vs. Houston
Diamond Head Classic championship
L 71–75  10–3
 25  Stewart   8  Stewart   7  Green  Stan Sheriff Center (6,356)
Honolulu, HI
Pac-12 regular season
January 2, 2020
7:00 pm, FS1
UCLA L 64–66  10–4
(0–1)
 24  Stewart   11  Stewart   4  Green  Alaska Airlines Arena (9,027)
Seattle, WA
January 5, 2020
7:00 pm, FS1
USC W 72–40  11–4
(1–1)
 18  Stewart   10  Stewart   5  Green  Alaska Airlines Arena (8,774)
Seattle, WA
January 9, 2020
6:00 pm, FS1
at Stanford L 55–61  11–5
(1–2)
 18  McDaniels   15  McDaniels   3  Hardy  Maples Pavilion (5,328)
Stanford, CA
January 11, 2020
5:00 pm, P12N
at California L 58–61 OT 11–6
(1–3)
 13  Stewart   11  McDaniels   3  Wright  Haas Pavilion (4,660)
Berkeley, CA
January 16, 2020
8:00 pm, FS1
Oregon State W 64–56  12–6
(2–3)
 13  Stewart   7  Carter   3  Tied  Alaska Airlines Arena (8,207)
Seattle, WA
January 18, 2020
12:45 pm, CBS
No. 8 Oregon L 61–64 OT 12–7
(2–4)
 25  Stewart   19  Stewart   2  Tied  Alaska Airlines Arena (9,268)
Seattle, WA
January 23, 2020
5:00 pm, P12N
at Utah L 66–67  12–8
(2–5)
 14  McDaniels   9  Wright   4  Wright  Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,396)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 25, 2020
6:00 pm, FS1
at No. 23 Colorado L 62–76  12–9
(2–6)
 23  Stewart   8  Stewart   5  Wright  CU Events Center (9,521)
Boulder, CO
January 30, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN2
Arizona L 72–75  12–10
(2–7)
 14  Battle   11  Stewart   5  McDaniels  Alaska Airlines Arena (9,123)
Seattle, WA
February 1, 2020
7:30 pm, P12N
Arizona State L 83–87  12–11
(2–8)
 19  Tsohonis   6  Carter   3  Bey  Alaska Airlines Arena (9,066)
Seattle, WA
February 9, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPNU
at Washington State
Rivalry
L 67–79  12–12
(2–9)
 18  Carter   7  Stewart   3  McDaniels  Beasley Coliseum (4,866)
Pullman, WA
February 13, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at USC L 56–62  12–13
(2–10)
 19  McDaniels   12  McDaniels   6  Carter  Galen Center (4,765)
Los Angeles, CA
February 15, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at UCLA L 57–67  12–14
(2–11)
 15  Tied   10  Stewart   3  Tsohonis  Pauley Pavilion (8,014)
Los Angeles, CA
February 20, 2020
7:00 pm, P12N
Stanford L 64–72  12–15
(2–12)
 14  Stewart   9  Carter   3  Stewart  Alaska Airlines Arena (8,622)
Seattle, WA
February 22, 2020
3:00 pm, P12N
California W 87–52  13–15
(3–12)
 16  Carter   7  McDaniels   5  McDaniels  Alaska Airlines Arena (8,873)
Seattle, WA
February 28, 2020
6:00 pm, FS1
Washington State
Rivalry
L 74–78  13–16
(3–13)
 19  McDaniels   11  Stewart   2  Tsohonis  Alaska Airlines Arena (9,131)
Seattle, WA
March 5, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at Arizona State W 90–83  14–16
(4–13)
 23  Carter   12  Stewart   5  Hardy  Desert Financial Arena (9,829)
Tempe, AZ
March 7, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN
at Arizona W 69–63  15–16
(5–13)
 20  McDaniels   7  Stewart   5  Tsohonis  McKale Center (13,604)
Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 Tournament
March 11, 2020
2:30 pm, P12N
(12) vs. (5) Arizona
First round
L 70–77  15–17
 29  Stewart   12  Stewart   3  Tied  T-Mobile Arena (8,048)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
APRV20252322RV2221RVRVRVNot released
CoachesRVRV^242223252220RVRV

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

Awards and honors

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Freshman of the Week

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Week Player Opponents
12/9 Isaiah Stewart Eastern Washington & Gonzaga[10]
12/23 Isaiah Stewart Seattle & Ball State[11]
12/30 Isaiah Stewart Hawaiʻi & Houston[12]
1/6 Isaiah Stewart UCLA & USC[13]
3/9 Jaden McDaniels ASU & Arizona[14]

All Pac-12 Team

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Pac-12 All-Freshman Team

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Top-seeded Huskies fall flat again against Oregon in Pac-12 tournament championship". The Seattle Times. March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  3. ^ "UW Huskies earn first NCAA tournament bid in 8 years as Pac-12 squeezes 3 teams in". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  4. ^ "March on: Huskies' ballhawking defense gets them past Utah State in NCAA tournament opener". The Seattle Times. March 22, 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  5. ^ "Huskies' magic dries up as North Carolina gives UW another early exit from NCAA tournament". The Seattle Times. March 24, 2019. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  6. ^ "Huskies start slow but wake up to beat Cal for seventh straight win and 1,000th all-time at Hec Ed". The Seattle Times. January 19, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. ^ Allen, Percy (November 1, 2019). "Kentucky transfer Quade Green immediately eligible to join UW Huskies". Seattle Times. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  8. ^ Allen, Percy (January 9, 2020). "Washington point guard Quade Green ruled academically ineligible for winter quarter". SeattleTimes.com. The Seattle Times. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  9. ^ "Washington Huskies" (PDF).
  10. ^ "Pac-12 POW, Week 5". pac12.com. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  11. ^ "Pac-12 POW, Week 7". pac12.com. December 23, 2019. Archived from the original on December 26, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  12. ^ "Pac-12 POW, Week 8". pac12.com. December 30, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  13. ^ "Pac-12 POW, Week 9". pac12.com. January 6, 2020. Archived from the original on January 14, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  14. ^ "Pac-12 POW, Week 18". pac12.com. March 9, 2020. Archived from the original on September 11, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  15. ^ a b "2019-20 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference awards announced". pac-12.com. March 9, 2020. Archived from the original on March 26, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.