2018–19 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
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.
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Pac-12 regular season champions | |
NCAA tournament, Second Round | |
Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
Record | 27–9 (15–3 Pac-12) |
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Home arena | Alaska Airlines Arena |
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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 |
Previous season
editThe 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
editDepartures
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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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
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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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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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: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
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: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
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: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
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: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Riley Sorn C |
Richland, WA | Richland High | 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | May 21, 2018 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: | ||||||
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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: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
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: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Marcus Tsohonis SG |
Portland, OR | Jefferson High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Sep 18, 2018 | |
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Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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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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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
AP | 25 | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | — | — | Not released |
Coaches | 24 | 24^ | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25–T | RV | RV | RV | RV |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.
Awards and honors
editPac-12 Player of the Week
editWeek | Player | Opponents |
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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- First team: Jaylen Nowell & Matisse Thybulle
- Honorable mention: Noah Dickerson[12]
Pac-12 All-Defensive Team
editPac-12 Player of the Year
editPac-12 Defensive Player of the Year
editPac-12 John R. Wooden Coach of the Year
editReferences
edit- ^ "Oregon State defeats Washington in overtime in Pac-12 Tournament opener". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
- ^ "Washington Huskies land NIT invite, will host Boise State". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- ^ "NIT: Washington holds off Boise State at NIT". The Lewiston Tribune. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
- ^ "Saint Mary's moves on in NIT, beats Washington 85-81". KOMO News. March 19, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ^ "Men's basketball adds Michael Carter III". gojacks.com. June 8, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ Allen, Percy (April 17, 2018). "Former UW Huskies guard Carlos Johnson lands at Grand Canyon". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
- ^ Allen, Percy (November 22, 2017). "Devenir Duruisseau leaves UW men's basketball team". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.