2017–18 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

2017–18 Washington Huskies men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
Conference Pac-12 Conference
2017–18 record 21–13 (10–8 Pac-12)
Head coach Mike Hopkins (1st season)
Assistant coach Will Conroy
Assistant coach Cameron Dollar
Assistant coach Dave Rice
Home arena Alaska Airlines Arena
2017–18 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 12 Arizona144 .778  278  .771
USC126 .667  2412  .667
UCLA117 .611  2112  .636
Utah117 .611  2312  .657
Stanford117 .611  1916  .543
Oregon108 .556  2313  .639
Washington108 .556  2113  .618
Colorado810 .444  1715  .531
Arizona State810 .444  2012  .625
Oregon State711 .389  1616  .500
Washington State414 .222  1219  .387
California216 .111  824  .250
2018 Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017–18 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by first-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 21–13, 10–8 in Pac-12 play to finish tied for sixth place. They lost to Oregon State in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Boise State in the first round before losing to Saint Mary's in the second round.

Previous season

The 2016–17 Huskies finished the 2016–17 season 9–22, 2–16 in Pac-12 play to finish in 11th place. The Huskies lost to USC in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament. On March 15, it was announced that head coach Lorenzo Romar was not retained.[1] On March 19, the school hired Mike Hopkins as head coach.[2]

Off-season

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for Departure
Quin Barnard5G6'0"175FreshmanBellevue, WAWalk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Malik Dime10F6'9"220SeniorDakar, SenegalGraduated
Markelle Fultz20G6'4"195Freshman Upper Marlboro, MDDeclared for 2017 NBA draft[3]
Matthew Atewe41F6'9"250RS JuniorToronto, ONGraduate transferred to Pepperdine[4]

2017 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jaylen Nowell
SG
Seattle, WA Garfield HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jun 29, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 85
Michael Carter III
SG
Seattle, WA Elite Sports Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Apr 12, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: POST
Nate Pryor
PG
Seattle, WA West Seattle HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Apr 12, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Nahziah Carter
SF
Rochester, NY Bishop Kearney HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jun 9, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 75
Hameir Wright
SF
Albany, NY The Albany Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jun 24, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
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:

  • "2017 Washington Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  • "2017 Washington Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  • "2017 Washington Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 24, 2017.

    Future recruits

    Roster

    2017–18 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Bitumba Baruti 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoMountain Mission School DR Congo
    G 1 David Crisp 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrBrewster Academy Tacoma, WA
    G 2 Dan Kingma 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg) SrHenry M. Jackson HS Mill Creek, WA
    G 4 Matisse Thybulle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrEastside Catholic School Issaquah, WA
    G 5 Jaylen Nowell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrGarfield HS Seattle, WA
    F 11 Nahziah Carter 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrBishop Kearney HS Rochester, NY
    G 12 Jason Crandall (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)155 lb (70 kg) SoIssaquah HS Issaquah, WA
    F 13 Hamier Wright 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrThe Albany Academy Albany, NY
    G 14 Michael Carter III 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrElite Sports Academy Seattle, WA
    F 15 Noah Dickerson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)245 lb (111 kg) JrMontverde Academy Atlanta, GA
    F 22 Dominic Green 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrHazen HS Renton, WA
    G 23 Carlos Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoFindlay Prep Centralia, IL
    F 24 Devenir Duruisseau 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)245 lb (111 kg) JrFishburne Military School Palmdale, CA
    F 32 Greg Bowman (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrMountlake Terrace HS Mountlake Terrace, WA
    F 33 Sam Timmins 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)265 lb (120 kg) SoOtago Boys High School Dunedin, NZ
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster
    Last update: October 7, 2017

    Notes

    Devenir Duruisseau departed the team on November 22, 2017 having only played in the Belmont game.[5]

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    Nov 2, 2017*
    7:00 pm
    Saint Martin's W 91–87 
     21  Dickerson  10  Dickerson  4  Crisp  Alaska Airlines Arena (N/A)
    Seattle, WA
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 10, 2017*
    7:00 pm, P12N
    Belmont
    2K Classic campus-site game
    W 86–82  1–0
     32  Nowell  5  Nowell  2  3 tied  Alaska Airlines Arena (5,883)
    Seattle, WA
    Nov 12, 2017*
    5:00 pm, P12N
    Eastern Washington W 79–69  2–0
     28  Dickerson  22  Dickerson  3  Thybulle  Alaska Airlines Arena (5,609)
    Seattle, WA
    Nov 16, 2017*
    6:30 pm, ESPN2
    vs. Providence
    2K Classic semifinals
    L 70–77  2–1
     19  Dickerson  8  Timmins  4  Crisp  Madison Square Garden (6,104)
    New York, NY
    Nov 17, 2017*
    2:00 pm, ESPN2
    vs. Virginia Tech
    2K Classic 3rd place game
    L 79–103  2–2
     21  Nowell  5  Johnson  7  Thybulle  Madison Square Garden (N/A)
    New York, NY
    Nov 24, 2017*
    12:00 pm, P12N
    Seattle
    2K Classic campus-site game
    W 89–84  3–2
     25  Nowell  8  Timmins  4  2 tied  Alaska Airlines Arena (6,428)
    Seattle, WA
    Nov 26, 2017*
    5:00 pm, P12N
    UC Davis W 77–70  4–2
     21  Nowell  11  Dickerson  6  Crisp  Alaska Airlines Arena (5,328)
    Seattle, WA
    Nov 28, 2017*
    6:00 pm, P12N
    Kennesaw State W 85–71  5–2
     24  Dickerson  8  2 tied  4  2 tied  Alaska Airlines Arena (4,858)
    Seattle, WA
    Dec 3, 2017*
    4:00 pm, P12N
    Omaha W 86–73  6–2
     24  Crisp  6  4 tied  4  Nowell  Alaska Airlines Arena (4,903)
    Seattle, WA
    Dec 6, 2017*
    6:00 pm, ESPN2
    vs. No. 2 Kansas
    Jayhawk Shootout
    W 74–65  7–2
     19  Thybulle  14  Dickerson  7  Crisp  Sprint Center (17,106)
    Kansas City, MO
    Dec 10, 2017*
    5:00 pm, P12N
    No. 12 Gonzaga L 70–97  7–3
     18  Dickerson  5  Nowell  4  Nowell  Alaska Airlines Arena (9,749)
    Seattle, WA
    Dec 17, 2017*
    3:00 pm, P12N
    Loyola Marymount W 80–78  8–3
     21  Nowell  11  Timmins  6  Crisp  Alaska Airlines Arena (4,856)
    Seattle, WA
    Dec 19, 2017*
    7:00 pm, P12N
    Bethune–Cookman W 106–55  9–3
     18  2 tied  7  Timmins  5  Nowell  Alaska Airlines Arena (4,452)
    Seattle, WA
    Dec 22, 2017*
    8:00 pm, P12N
    Montana W 66–63  10–3
     13  Nowell  7  Dickerson  2  Tied  Alaska Airlines Arena (5,915)
    Seattle, WA
    Pac-12 regular season
    Dec 29, 2017
    7:30 pm, P12N
    at USC W 88–81  11–3
    (1–0)
     17  Dickerson  7  Dickerson  6  Nowell  Galen Center (3,104)
    Los Angeles, CA
    Dec 31, 2017
    5:00 pm, P12N
    at UCLA L 53–74  11–4
    (1–1)
     14  Dickerson  9  Timmons  3  Tied  Pauley Pavilion (7,639)
    Los Angeles, CA
    Jan 6, 2018
    1:00 pm, P12N
    at Washington State
    Rivalry
    W 70–65  12–4
    (2–1)
     17  Thybulle  6  Dickerson  3  Crisp  Beasley Coliseum (3,477)
    Pullman, WA
    Jan 11, 2018
    8:00 pm, P12N
    California W 66–56  13–4
    (3–1)
     20  Nowell  6  Tied  4  Wright  Alaska Airlines Arena (5,804)
    Seattle, WA
    Jan 13, 2018
    5:00 pm, P12N
    Stanford L 64–73  13–5
    (3–2)
     20  Nowell  7  Dickerson  3  Crisp  Alaska Airlines Arena (8,256)
    Seattle, WA
    Jan 18, 2018
    7:00 pm, P12N
    at Utah L 62–70  13–6
    (3–3)
     17  Nowell  8  Nowell  2  Tied  Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,378)
    Salt Lake City, UT
    Jan 20, 2018
    3:00 pm, P12N
    at Colorado W 72–62  14–6
    (4–3)
     18  Nowell  14  Dickerson  3  Crisp  Coors Events Center (8,787)
    Boulder, CO
    Jan 28, 2018
    5:00 pm, ESPNU
    Washington State
    Rivalry
    W 80–62  15–6
    (5–3)
     18  Thybulle  9  Nowell  6  Thybulle  Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000)
    Seattle, WA
    Feb 1, 2018
    8:00 pm, P12N
    No. 25 Arizona State W 68–64  16–6
    (6–3)
     21  Dickerson  16  Dickerson  3  Nowell  Alaska Airlines Arena (6,904)
    Seattle, WA
    Feb 3, 2018
    7:30 pm, P12N
    No. 9 Arizona W 78–75  17–6
    (7–3)
     25  Dickerson  7  2 tied  2  3 tied  Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000)
    Seattle, WA
    Feb 8, 2018
    8:00 pm, FS1
    at Oregon L 40–65  17–7
    (7–4)
     14  Dickerson  11  Dickerson  2  2 tied  Matthew Knight Arena (9,938)
    Eugene, OR
    Feb 10, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPNU
    at Oregon State L 94–97 2OT 17–8
    (7–5)
     28  Dickerson  12  Dickerson  7  Crisp  Gill Coliseum (5,630)
    Corvallis, OR
    Feb 15, 2018
    6:00 pm, P12N
    Utah L 58–70  17–9
    (7–6)
     18  Crisp  6  Dickerson  4  Thybulle  Alaska Airlines Arena (8,170)
    Seattle, WA
    Feb 17, 2018
    5:00 pm, P12N
    Colorado
    Isaiah Thomas’ Jersey Retirement
    W 82–59  18–9
    (8–6)
     26  Thybulle  10  Dickerson  7  Crisp  Alaska Airlines Arena (9,258)
    Seattle, WA
    Feb 22, 2018
    6:00 pm, P12N
    at Stanford L 78–94  18–10
    (8–7)
     18  Nowell  13  Dickerson  5  Nowell  Maples Pavilion (3,625)
    Stanford, CA
    Feb 24, 2018
    1:00 pm, P12N
    at California W 68–51  19–10
    (9–7)
     23  Nowell  9  Dickerson  3  N. Carter  Haas Pavilion (7,851)
    Berkeley, CA
    Mar 1, 2018
    8:00 pm, ESPN2
    Oregon State W 79–77  20–10
    (10–7)
     25  Dickerson  5  Dickerson  4  Nowell  Alaska Airlines Arena (6,480)
    Seattle, WA
    Mar 3, 2018
    1:30 pm, P12N
    Oregon L 64–72  20–11
    (10–8)
     19  Crisp  8  Dickerson  4  Nowell  Alaska Airlines Arena (9,912)
    Seattle, WA
    Pac-12 Tournament
    Mar 7, 2018
    6:00 pm, P12N
    (7) vs. (10) Oregon State
    First round
    L 66–69 OT 20–12
     16  Thybulle  10  Dickerson  3  3 tied  T-Mobile Arena (10,458)
    Paradise, NV
    NIT
    Mar 14, 2018*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    (5) (4) Boise State
    First round – Saint Mary's Bracket
    W 77–74  21–12
     25  Nowell  7  Green  5  Crisp  Alaska Airlines Arena (3,119)
    Seattle, WA
    Mar 19, 2018*
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    (5) at (1) No. 25 Saint Mary's
    Second round – Saint Mary's Bracket
    L 81–85  21–13
     22  Dickerson  9  Dickerson  4  Thybulle  McKeon Pavilion (2,274)
    Moraga, CA
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Pacific Time.

    Awards and honors

    On March 5, 2018 Mike Hopkins was named Pac-12 Coach of the Year and Matisse Thybulle was named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year.[6]

    References

    1. Allen, Parecy. "Washington fires Lorenzo Romar as Husky men's basketball coach after 15 seasons". SeattleTimes.com. The Seattle Times. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
    2. "Washington hires Mike Hopkins, Syracuse's coach-in-waiting". USA TODAY. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
    3. Allen, Percy. "Washington's Markelle Fultz says he's going to the NBA". SeattleTimes.com. The Seattle Times Company. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
    4. Caple, Christian. "Huskies grant Porter's release; Atewe to transfer, Dickerson to explore options". TheNewsTribune.com. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
    5. Allen, Percy (November 22, 2017). "Devenir Duruisseau leaves UW men's basketball team". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
    6. "2017-18 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference individual honors" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. March 5, 2018. Archived from the original on March 10, 2018.
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