2017–18 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

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2017–18 Washington Huskies men's basketball
Washington Huskies logo.svg
NIT, Second Round
Conference Pac-12 Conference
2017–18 record 21–13 (10–8 Pac-12)
Head coach Mike Hopkins (1st year)
Assistant coach Will Conroy (3rd year)
Assistant coach Cameron Dollar (1st year)
Assistant coach Dave Rice (1st year)
Captain Matisse Thybulle (1st year)
Captain David Crisp (1st year)
Home arena Alaska Airlines Arena
Seasons
« 2016–17 2018–19 »
2017–18 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
No. 12 Arizona † 14 – 4   .778     27 – 8   .771
USC 12 – 6   .667     24 – 12   .667
UCLA 11 – 7   .611     21 – 12   .636
Utah 11 – 7   .611     23 – 12   .657
Stanford 11 – 7   .611     19 – 16   .543
Oregon 10 – 8   .556     23 – 13   .639
Washington 10 – 8   .556     21 – 13   .618
Colorado 8 – 10   .444     17 – 15   .531
Arizona State 8 – 10   .444     20 – 12   .625
Oregon State 7 – 11   .389     16 – 16   .500
Washington State 4 – 14   .222     12 – 19   .387
California 2 – 16   .111     8 – 24   .250
† 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. Led by first-year head coach Mike Hopkins, the Huskies 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, in a tie for sixth.

Washington lost to tenth-seeded Oregon State in overtime in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament, then received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament. They defeated Boise State in the first round in Seattle, but lost on the road to Saint Mary's in the second round.

Previous season

The 2016–17 Huskies finished the season at 9–22, 2–16 in Pac-12 play, in eleventh place. Washington lost to sixth-seed USC in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament. On March 15, it was announced that head coach Lorenzo Romar was not retained for a sixteenth year.[1] Four days later, he was succeeded by Hopkins, a longtime assistant at Syracuse under Jim Boeheim.[2]

Off-season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Quin Barnard 5 G 6'0" 175 Freshman Bellevue, WA Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Malik Dime 10 F 6'9" 220 Senior Dakar, Senegal Graduated
Markelle Fultz 20 G 6'4" 195 Freshman Upper Marlboro, MD Declared for 2017 NBA draft[3]
Matthew Atewe 41 F 6'9" 250 RS Junior Toronto, ON Graduate transferred to Pepperdine[4]

2017 Recruiting class

Name Home town 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 
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 
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 
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 
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 
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.

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Future recruits

Roster

2017–18 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High school/previous college Home town
G 0 Bitumba Baruti 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Mountain Mission School DR Congo
G 1 David Crisp (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Brewster Academy Tacoma, WA
G 2 Dan Kingma 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Henry M. Jackson HS Mill Creek, WA
G 4 Matisse Thybulle (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Eastside Catholic School Issaquah, WA
G 5 Jaylen Nowell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Garfield HS Seattle, WA
F 11 Nahziah Carter 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Bishop Kearney HS Rochester, NY
G 12 Jason Crandall (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Issaquah HS Issaquah, WA
F 13 Hamier Wright 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr The Albany Academy Albany, NY
G 14 Michael Carter III 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Elite Sports Academy Seattle, WA
F 15 Noah Dickerson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Montverde Academy Atlanta, GA
F 22 Dominic Green 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Hazen HS Renton, WA
G 23 Carlos Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Findlay Prep Centralia, IL
F 24 Devenir Duruisseau 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Fishburne Military School Palmdale, CA
F 32 Greg Bowman (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Mountlake Terrace HS Mountlake Terrace, WA
F 33 Sam Timmins 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) So Otago 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  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		  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  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		  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		  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		  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  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  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  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		 at #2 Kansas
Jayhawk Shootout		  74–65  7–2
  19 – Thybulle   14 – Dickerson   7 – Crisp  Sprint Center (17,106)
Kansas City, MO
Dec 10, 2017*
5:00 pm, P12N		 #12 Gonzaga
Rivalry		  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  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  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  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  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  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		  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  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  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  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  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		  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		 #25 Arizona State  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		 #9 Arizona  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  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  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  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		  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  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  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  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  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		  66–69 OT 20–12
  16 – Thybulle   10 – Dickerson   3 – 3 tied  T-Mobile Arena (10,458)
Paradise, NV
National Invitation Tournament (NIT)
Mar 14, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 (5) (4) Boise State
First Round – Saint Mary's Bracket		  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) #25 Saint Mary's
Second Round – Saint Mary's Bracket		  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]

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