2020–21 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

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2020–21 Washington Huskies men's basketball
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ConferencePac-12 Conference
2020–21 record5–21 (4–16 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlaska Airlines Arena
Seasons
2020–21 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oregon 14 – 4   .778 21 – 7   .750
No. 23T USC 15 – 5   .750 25 – 8   .758
No. 22 Colorado 14 – 6   .700 23 – 9   .719
UCLA 13 – 6   .684 22 – 10   .688
Arizona* 11 – 9   .550 17 – 9   .654
Oregon State † 10 – 10   .500 20 – 13   .606
Stanford 10 – 10   .500 14 – 13   .519
Utah 8 – 11   .421 12 – 13   .480
Arizona State 7 – 10   .412 11 – 14   .440
Washington State 7 – 12   .368 14 – 13   .519
Washington 4 – 16   .200 5 – 21   .192
California 3 – 17   .150 9 – 20   .310
*Ineligible for both the 2021 Pac–12 Tournament and the 2021 NCAA Tournament due to self-imposed postseason ban.
† 2021 Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2020–21 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by fourth-year head coach Mike Hopkins, play their home games at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington as members of the Pac-12 Conference.

Previous season[]

The Huskies finished the 2019–20 season 15–17, 5–13 in Pac-12 play to finish in twelfth place. Isaiah Stewart was named to the All Pac-12 first team and All-Freshman team.[1] The Huskies as the 12th seed lost to Arizona in a first round game of the Pac-12 Tournament.[2] The rest of the Pac-12 tournament and all post season tournaments were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Off-season[]

Departures[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Elijah Hardy 10 G 6'6" 170 Junior Oakland, CA Transferred to Portland State[4]
Jason Crandall 12 G 6'0" 155 Senior Issaquah, Washington Graduated
Sam Timmins 14 F 6'11" 265 Senior Dunedin, New Zealand Graduated and signed with Franklin Bulls[5]
Quin Barnard 20 G 6'0" 175 Redshirt Junior Bellevue, Washington Graduated
Isaiah Stewart 33 C 6'9" 250 Freshman Rochester, NY 2020 NBA draft
Jaden McDaniels 0 F 6'9" 200 Freshman Federal Way, WA 2020 NBA draft
Bryan Penn-Johnson 23 C 7'0" 245 RS Sophomore Long Beach, California Transferred to LSU[6]
Nahziah Carter 11 G 6'6" 205 Senior Rochester, NY Suspended before Senior season and announced that he is to turn pro.[7]

Incoming transfers[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Nate Pryor 4 G 6'4" 165 Junior Seattle, Washington North Idaho College
Cole Bajema 22 G 6'7" 175 Sophomore Lynden, Washington Michigan
Erik Stevenson 10 G 6'3" 198 Junior Lacey, Washington Wichita State

2021 Recruiting class[]

Roster[]

2020–21 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Marcus Tsohonis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Jefferson Portland, OR
F 1 Nate Roberts 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) RS So Brewster Academy Washington, D.C.
G 4 Nate Pryor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr North Idaho College Seattle, WA
G 5 Jamal Bey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Bishop Gorman Las Vegas, NV
G 10 Erik Stevenson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Wichita State Lacey, WA
F 13 Hameir Wright 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Albany Academy Albany, NY
G 14 Kyle Luttinen (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Roosevelt Seattle, WA
G 15 Griff Hopkins (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Bellevue Syracuse, NY
G 21 RaeQuan Battle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Marysville Pilchuck Tulalip, WA
G 22 Cole Bajema 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Michigan Lynden, WA
G 24 Jonah Geron (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So San Joaquin Memorial Fresno, CA
G 30 Travis Rice (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Northern Arizona Las Vegas, NV
G 32 Noah Neubauer (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Garfield Seattle, WA
F 33 J'Raan Brooks 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr USC Seattle, WA
F 34 Regan Lundeen (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Mater Dei Santa Ana, CA
C 52 Riley Sorn (W) 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS So Richland Richland, WA
G 55 Quade Green 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Kentucky Philadelphia, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 15, 2021

Depth chart[]

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Nate Roberts Riley Sorn
PF Hameir Wright J'raan Brooks
SF Jamal Bey RaeQuan Battle
SG Erik Stevenson
PG Quade Green Marcus Tsohonis Nate Pryor

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
8:00 pm, P12N 		Portland State
Husky Classic 		Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[8] Alaska Airlines Arena 
Seattle, WA
November 27, 2020*
4:00 pm, P12N 		San Diego
Husky Classic 		Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[8] Alaska Airlines Arena 
Seattle, WA
November 28, 2020*
6:00 pm, P12N 		Cal State Fullerton
Husky Classic 		Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[8] Alaska Airlines Arena 
Seattle, WA
November 29, 2020*
3:00 pm, FloHoops 		vs. No. 2 Baylor
Vegas Bubble 		L 52–86  0–1
  10 – Battle   5 – Roberts   4 – Tsohonis  T-Mobile Arena (0)
Paradise, NV
December 1, 2020*
1:00 pm, FloHoops 		vs. UC Riverside
Vegas Bubble 		L 42–57  0–2
  18 – Green   8 – Green   4 – Green  T-Mobile Arena (0)
Paradise, NV
December 3, 2020
3:00 pm, P12N 		at Utah L 62–76  0–3
(0–1) 		 21 – Green   13 – Roberts   4 – Green  Jon M. Huntsman Center (0)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 9, 2020*
8:00 pm, P12N 		Seattle W 73–41  1–3
  18 – Green   8 – Roberts   4 – Pryor  Alaska Airlines Arena (0)
Seattle, WA
December 12, 2020
5:00 pm, P12N 		Oregon L 71–74  1–4
(0–2) 		 26 – Green   8 – Roberts   5 – Green  Alaska Airlines Arena (0)
Seattle, WA
December 16, 2020*
8:00 pm, P12N 		Montana L 58–66  1–5
  13 – Tied   10 – Roberts   4 – Green  Alaska Airlines Arena (0)
Seattle, WA
December 20, 2020*
7:00 pm, P12N 		vs. Colorado
Far West Classic 		L 69–92  1–6
  16 – Sorn   8 – Sorn   5 – Pryor  T-Mobile Arena (0)
Paradise, NV
December 31, 2020
5:00 pm, P12N 		Arizona L 53–80  1–7
(0–3) 		 23 – Green   8 – Roberts   2 – Tied  Alaska Airlines Arena (0)
Seattle, WA
January 7, 2021
6:00 pm, FS1 		at Stanford L 75–91  1–8
(0–4) 		 24 – Tsohonis   7 – Roberts   5 – Green  Kaiser Permanente Arena (1)
Santa Cruz, CA
January 9, 2021
12:00 pm, P12N 		at California L 78–84  1–9
(0–5) 		 27 – Stevenson   6 – Roberts   4 – Green  Haas Pavilion (0)
Berkeley, CA
January 14, 2021
6:30 pm, P12N 		at USC L 68–95  1–10
(0–6) 		 16 – Stevenson   8 – Roberts   3 – Tied  Galen Center (0)
Los Angeles, CA
January 16, 2021
2:00 pm, P12N 		at UCLA L 76–81  1–11
(0–7) 		 25 – Green   7 – Wright   5 – Green  Pauley Pavilion (0)
Los Angeles, CA
January 20, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		Colorado W 84–80  2–11
(1–7) 		 27 – Tsohonis   7 – Stevenson   5 – Green  Alaska Airlines Arena (0)
Seattle, WA
January 24, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPNU 		Utah W 83–79  3–11
(2–7) 		 28 – Bey   7 – Roberts   4 – Green  Alaska Airlines Arena (0)
Seattle, WA
January 31, 2021
5:00 pm, P12N 		Washington State
Rivalry 		L 62–77  3–12
(2–8) 		 20 – Green   7 – Bey   4 – Bey  Alaska Airlines Arena (0)
Seattle, WA
February 4, 2021
6:00 pm, P12N 		at Oregon State L 71–91  3–13
(2–9) 		 22 – Tsohonis   6 – Sorn   2 – Tied  Gill Coliseum (0)
Corvallis, OR
February 6, 2021
1:00 pm, CBS 		at Oregon L 74–86  3–14
(2–10) 		 23 – Green   4 – Green   4 – Green  Matthew Knight Arena (0)
Eugene, OR
February 11, 2021
7:00 pm, P12N 		No. 20 USC L 54–69  3–15
(2–11) 		 16 – Green   4 – Tied   4 – Green  Alaska Airlines Arena (0)
Seattle, WA
February 13, 2021
4:30 pm, P12N 		UCLA L 61–64  3–16
(2–12) 		 25 – Green   11 – Wright   5 – Green  Alaska Airlines Arena (0)
Seattle, WA
February 15, 2021
5:00 pm, P12N 		at Washington State
Rivalry 		W 65–63  4–16
(3–12) 		 29 – Tsohonis   7 – Stevenson   7 – Stevenson  Beasley Coliseum (0)
Pullman, WA
February 18, 2021
8:00 pm, FS1 		Stanford L 61–79  4–17
(3–13) 		 13 – Bajema   5 – Tsohonis   3 – Green  Alaska Airlines Arena (0)
Seattle, WA
February 20, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		California W 62–51  5–17
(4–13) 		 17 – Green   9 – Bey   4 – Tsohonis  Alaska Airlines Arena (0)
Seattle, WA
February 23, 2021
6:00 pm, P12N 		at Arizona State L 64–97  5–18
(4–14) 		 16 – Tsohonis   6 – Tsohonis   3 – Stevenson  Desert Financial Arena (0)
Tempe, AZ
February 25, 2021
4:00 pm, FS1 		at Arizona State L 72–80  5–19
(4–15) 		 16 – Green   11 – Roberts   7 – Green  Desert Financial Arena (0)
Tempe, AZ
February 27, 2021
11:00 am, CBS 		at Arizona L 74–75  5–20
(4–16) 		 18 – Wright   8 – Stevenson   4 – Stevenson  McKale Center (0)
Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 Tournament
March 10, 2021
4:00 pm, P12N 		(10) vs. (7) Utah
First round 		L 95–98  5–21
  31 – Green   6 – Tied   7 – Green  T-Mobile Arena (0)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Washington was scheduled to play Tulane in the Pac-12 2020 China game on November 14th however this game was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] A game against Oklahoma in the Pac-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge and a game against Auburn were also canceled.

Rankings[]

See also: 2020–21 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 Final 
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Not released 
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 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[]

All Pac-12 Team[]

Quade Green honorable mention[10]

Pac-12 Player of the Week[]

-- week 8[11] Colorado, Utah

References[]

  1. ^ "2019-20 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference awards announced". pac-12.com. March 9, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "Huskies' season comes to an end with first-round loss to Arizona in Pac-12 tournament". The Seattle Times. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Remainder of Pac-12 tournament canceled due to coronavirus concerns". The Seattle Times. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Elijah Hardy leaves Washington and transfers to Portland State". 18 April 2020.
  5. ^ "PLAYER ANNOUNCEMENT". bullsbasketball.nz. 18 March 2020. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Report: NCAA Grants LSU Basketball Big Man Bryan Penn-Johnson Eligibility Waiver". 19 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Nahziah Carter announces he's leaving UW men's basketball team to begin pro career". 12 December 2020.
  8. ^ a b c "UW Cancels Husky Classic MTE Due to COVID-19 Issues for Visiting Teams". November 21, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  9. ^ "UW Huskies' men's basketball game in China canceled due to COVID-19 concerns". The Seattle Times. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  10. ^ Pac-12 Conference. "2020-21 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference honors and Annual Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva". pac-12.com. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Pac-12 men's basketball conference play set to air this weekend, presented by Wendy's, on Pac-12 Network". pac-12.com.
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