2019–20 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

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2019–20 Washington Huskies men's basketball
Washington Huskies logo.svg
ConferencePac-12 Conference
2019–20 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[]

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[]

Departures[]

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[]

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[]

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: 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:

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

Roster[]

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[]

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

[9]

Schedule and results[]

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[]

See also: 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball 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 RV 20 25 23 22 RV 22 21 RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Not released 
Coaches RV RV^ 24 22 23 25 22 20 RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

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

Awards and honors[]

Freshman of the Week[]

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[]

Pac-12 All-Freshman Team[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Pac-12 announces 2018-19 Men's Basketball annual major awards". pac-12.com. March 11, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  2. ^ "Top-seeded Huskies fall flat again against Oregon in Pac-12 tournament championship". The Seattle Times. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ "UW Huskies earn first NCAA tournament bid in 8 years as Pac-12 squeezes 3 teams in". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  4. ^ "March on: Huskies' ballhawking defense gets them past Utah State in NCAA tournament opener". The Seattle Times. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Huskies' magic dries up as North Carolina gives UW another early exit from NCAA tournament". The Seattle Times. 24 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 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. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 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 (9 January 2020). "Washington point guard Quade Green ruled academically ineligible for winter quarter". SeattleTimes.com. The Seattle Times. Retrieved 17 January 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. 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. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  14. ^ "Pac-12 POW, Week 18". pac12.com. March 9, 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. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
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