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.

2018–19 Washington Huskies men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
2018–19 record27–9 (15–3 Pac-12)
Head coachMike Hopkins (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arenaAlaska Airlines Arena
2018–19 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Washington153 .833  279  .750
Arizona State126 .667  2311  .676
Utah117 .611  1714  .548
Oregon State108 .556  1813  .581
Colorado108 .556  2313  .639
Oregon108 .556  2513  .658
UCLA99 .500  1716  .515
USC810 .444  1617  .485
Arizona810 .444  1715  .531
Stanford810 .444  1516  .484
Washington State414 .222  1121  .344
California315 .167  823  .258
Pac-12 Tournament winner

Previous season

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

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for Departure
Bitumba Baruti0G6'6"210JuniorDR CongoTransferred to Chipola College
Dan Kingma2G5'10"160SeniorMill Creek, WAGraduated
Michael Carter III14G6'4"190FreshmanSeattle, WATransferred to South Dakota State.[5]
Carlos Johnson23G6'4"215SophomoreCentralia, ILTransferred to Grand Canyon University.[6]
Devenir Duruisseau24F6'8"245JuniorPalmdale, CALeft team[7]
Greg Bowman32F6'7"225SeniorMountlake Terrace, WAGraduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Travis Rice30G6'2"170RS SophomoreLas Vegas, NVNorthern Arizona
Quade GreenG6'0"170SophomorePhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaKentucky

2018 recruiting class

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:   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: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
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.

    Roster

    2018–19 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 0 Jamal Bey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrBishop Gorman HS Las Vegas, NV
    G 1 David Crisp (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrBrewster Academy Tacoma, WA
    G 4 Matisse Thybulle (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrEastside Catholic Issaquah, WA
    G 5 Jaylen Nowell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoGarfield HS Seattle, WA
    G 10 Elijah Hardy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrBishop O'Dowd HS Oakland, CA
    F 11 Nahziah Carter 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoBishop Kearney HS Rochester, NY
    G 12 Jason Crandall (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)150 lb (68 kg) JrIssaquah HS Issaquah, WA
    F 13 Hamier Wright 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoAlbany Academy Albany, NY
    C 14 Bryan Penn-Johnson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)245 lb (111 kg) FrWasatch Academy Long Beach, CA
    F 15 Noah Dickerson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)245 lb (111 kg) SrMontverde Academy Atlanta, GA
    G 20 Quin Barnard (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrO'Dea HS Bellevue, WA
    G 21 Noah Neubauer (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrGarfield HS Seattle, WA
    F 22 Dominic Green 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrHazen HS Renton, WA
    G 23 Jonah Geron (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrSan Joaquin HS San Joaquin, CA
    F 24 Nate Roberts  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrBrewster Academy Washington, D.C.
    G 30 Travis Rice (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS SoNorthern Arizona Las Vegas, NV
    F 33 Sam Timmins 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)265 lb (120 kg) JrOtago Boys' High School Dunedin, New Zealand
    F 34 Regan Lundeen (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrMater Dei HS Santa Ana, CA
    C 52 Riley Sorn  7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)260 lb (118 kg) FrRichland HS Richland, WA
    G Quade Green  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoKentucky 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

    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

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
    Week
    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 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 RV NR NR Not released 
    Coaches 24 24^ RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 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

    Pac-12 Player of the Week

    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

    Pac-12 All-Defensive Team

    Pac-12 Player of the Year

    Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year

    Pac-12 John R. Wooden Coach of the Year

    References

    1. "Oregon State defeats Washington in overtime in Pac-12 Tournament opener". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
    2. "Washington Huskies land NIT invite, will host Boise State". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
    3. "NIT: Washington holds off Boise State at NIT". The Lewiston Tribune. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
    4. "Saint Mary's moves on in NIT, beats Washington 85-81". KOMO News. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
    5. "Men's basketball adds Michael Carter III". gojacks.com. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
    6. Allen, Percy. "Former UW Huskies guard Carlos Johnson lands at Grand Canyon". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved 17 April 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. "Pac-12 announces 2018-19 Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams". pac-12.com. March 11, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
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