UW MBB returns home, host neighbor Seattle Pacific Wednesday night

SEATTLE – After suffering its first loss of the season on the road over the weekend at Nevada, the Washington men’s basketball team will look to bounce back on Wednesday night when they host Seattle Pacific for a PT tip at 7 p.m. 19 at the Alaska Airlines Arena.

The matchup will be available for streaming through Big Ten Plus as well as on your radio dial at 93.3 KJR-FM, with Tony Castricone and Jason Hamilton on the call. Links to live stats are available at HuskyStats.com.

OPENING TIPS

»UW is coming off its first road test of the season, a 63-53 loss at Nevada
“Despite the defeat, Tyree Ihenacho posted his first double-figure scoring performance as a Husky, tallying 15 points on 7-10 shooting
» Tyler Harris also hit double figures in scoring for the first time at UW, giving Ihenacho the team lead at 9.5 points per game.
» Franck Kepnang has recorded three blocks in both games this season and has posted at least three blocks in four of his last five games
» UW plays SPU for the first time since 2004
“Wednesday’s game counts for UW’s record, but is an exhibition for SPU
»UW set the stage Danny Sprinkle era with a 79-73 home win over UC Davis
» Great Osobor had a first-ever Husky game, becoming the first CBB major with a stat line of at least 15 points, 17 rebounds and six steals since Blake Griffin in 2008

ABOUT SEATTLE PACIFIC

“Seattle Pacific is entering its second season under head coach Keffrey Fazio
» Fazio has been employed by SPU since the 2019-20 season, and was promoted to interim head coach in May 2023
“Fazio spent 10 seasons at West Seattle High School, the last six as the head coach
» Seattle Pacific finished third in the GNAC during Fazio’s first season in 2023-24
» SPU posted a 17-11 record a season ago and starts this season 0-3
» The Falcons were picked to finish 7th in the Preseason GNAC Coaches Poll
»SPU boasts two Preseason All-GNAC selections in junior guards Owen Moriarty and Jaxon Nap
» Moriarty ranked 3rd at SPU in scoring in 2023-24, averaging 10.4 and shooting 49.6 percent from the floor
»Nap is in his first season at SPU after transferring from Montana, where he appeared in 62 games off the bench

SERIES HISTORY – SEATTLE PACIFIC

» Washington and Seattle Pacific have played 10 times previously
“All 10 games have been at Washington’s home ground
“The Huskies are a perfect 10-0 against their near Seattle neighbors
»Washington defeated SPU 89-71 in the last meeting in 2004, the only matchup between the two sides since 1981
“Wednesday’s game officially counts toward UW’s record, but not SPU’s

DOWN GOES DAVIS
»Washington started Danny Sprinkle era off with a 79-73 win over UC Davis
“It is the third season in a row that the Huskies have started with a win
» Five different Huskies finished the game in double figures
» UW dominated fastbreak points by a 20-2 margin
“Dawgs got a big bump off the bench with 35 points
» Down low, UW UCD scored 42-24 in the paint
» Great Osobor produced a historic all-around effort and became the first CBB big to score at least 15 points, 17 rebounds and six steals since Blake Griffin in 2008
» Osobor is UW’s first player ever with at least 15 points, 15 boards and 15 steals in a single game
“Osobor set a career high and also became the first player for UW 6-8 or taller to record six-plus steals in a game



FILLING THE CABINET
»Washington returns only four letterwinners from last season
»Willhelm Breidenbach is the only returning Husky to play in more than 10 games a season ago
» UW returners started just 16 games in 2023-24, or 10 percent of Washington’s total starts
» UW’s 9.7% rebounding rate is 16th lowest in the nation



LET’S BE FRANCK
»UW is 14-6 over the last two seasons, when Frank Kepnang player
“Kepnang has suffered a season-ending injury each of the last two seasons
» UW won 7-of-10 games with Kepnang last season, 6-of-8 the season before

ANIMAL SCHOOL
“Despite only four returners, the UW roster boasts a veteran presence
“Washington players have appeared in 814 total collegiate games
“The Huskies’ own 484 career starts
» Four Huskies have played in triple-digit games: Great Osobor (104), DJ Davis (116), Chris Conway (109) and Luis Cortright (103)
»10 of Washington’s 16 players are upperclassmen
» UW’s roster features six seniors and one graduate student



PORTAL JUMPING
»Washington strengthened its roster with eight D1 players out of the transfer portal
“The eight additions via the transfer portal are the most in a single season for UW
» Four Huskies (DJ Davis, Tyree Ihenacho, Luis Cortright, Great Osobor) have transferred twice in their collegiate careers
“A total of 10 of UW’s 16 players came to Washington via the transfer portal
“Washington has added at least three players through the transfer portal in each of the past four years



THE BIG ONE
» Great Osobor has spent his entire collegiate career with the UW head coach Danny Sprinkleafter Sprinkle of Montana State and Utah State
» Osobor was named an AP Honorable Mention All-American in 2023-24
»Osobor was also named the Mountain West player and newcomer of the year
»Osobor earned Big Sky Top-Reserve honors as a sophomore at Montana State
»Osobor landed on the watch lists for the Karl Malone Award and the Wooden Award
»Osobor was named a Preseason All-American by CBS’s Jon Rothstein and ESPN’s Jay Bilas
» Osobor was ranked no. 15 on CBS’ Top 100 and 1 best players entering the 2024-25 season
»Osobor was one of 10 players named to the Preseason All-Big Ten Team



FREE MONEY
» DJ Davis led the nation in free throw percentage in 2023-24 at 95.0 percent
» Davis was perfect from the charity stripe in 23-of-27 games in which he attempted at least one free throw
» Davis converted a career-high 10 free throws twice last season, vs. SEMO (11/10) and vs. Texas Tech (11/30)
» Davis shot 86.5 percent from the free throw line over three seasons at UC Irvine, including 90.4 percent as a sophomore
“Davis owns a free throw percentage of 89.1 percent for his career
» Davis has shot 100 percent on free throws for a game with at least five attempts 15 times in his career



ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM
»Former Tacoma Curtis star Zoom Diallo is UW’s highest-rated recruit since the Dawgs signed five-star prospects Jaden McDaniels and Isaiah Stewart in 2019
» Diallo is a consensus four-star prospect per 247Sports, ESPN, On3 and Rivals
» Diallo is Washington’s ninth McDonald’s All-American all-time and fourth in the last five years, joining Jackson Grant (2021), McDaniels and Stewart (2019)
»No. 1 player in Washington and the 2022-23 Washington Gatorade Player of the Year, Diallo was rated the no. 3 point guard and no. 43 players in the country by ESPN

MONTLAKE MAGIC
» Over the last 20 seasons, Washington is 251-87 (.743) at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion
“The Huskies have posted a winning record at home in 18 of the 20 seasons and have recorded double-digit home wins 17 times
» UW has posted at least a .600 home record in 14 of the last 20 seasons, including each of the last three
» Washington has won at least 80% of its home games nine times over the past 20 seasons, including 90% or more four times

HUSKY GREAT COMES HOME
» Former Husky standout Abdul Gaddy joins Danny Sprinkle‘s first Washington staff as director of player development
Gaddy, who graduated in 2013, was a two-time captain for the Dawgs
»Gaddy ranks second all-time in Washington with 469 career assists
»Gaddy was nominated for the Bob Cousy Award in 2012
“Gaddy played professionally in Italy, Latvia and Germany before playing four years in the NBA G League



A B1G NEW ERA
»Washington enters its first season in the Big Ten Conference in 2024-25
» The Big Ten received six bids to the 2024 NCAA Tournament, tied for third-most of any conference
»UW was a founding member of what would eventually become the Pac-12 Conference, chartering the Pacific Coast Conference in 1915
» Washington also remained in the Northwest Intercollegiate Athletic Association until 1925
“Washington is 358-347 all-time against current Big Ten member institutions
» UW is 47-33 against Big Ten opponents not including Oregon, UCLA and USC
“Washington has played 14-of-17 other Big Ten members
“UW has never faced Maryland, Penn State or Rutgers



SPRINKLE EFFECT
» Teams in their first year under Danny Sprinkle have increased their win total over the previous season
“Drøn-led teams have earned an NCAA tournament bid three seasons in a row
“During the three seasons, Sprinkle’s teams have lost only 11 conference games
“Sprinkles’ teams have had at least three players earn all-conference honors in each of the last four seasons
» Sprinkle took a Utah State team that bounced back nine minutes from the previous season and led the Aggies to their first-ever outright Mountain West title
»Was named a Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year finalist for his efforts at Utah State
In year three at Montana State, Sprinkle led the Bobcats to their first NCAA bid in 26 years
» Sprinkle’s Montana State followed with a 25-10 record in 2022-23 and won the Big Sky Tournament to earn a second straight NCAA bid
“It was the first time Montana State had posted back-to-back 25-win seasons since 1927-29



IT FEELS LIKE THE VERY FIRST TIME
» Danny Sprinkle is the 20th head coach in Washington men’s basketball history
“Since legendary coach Hec Edmundson took over Montlake for the 1920-21 season, eight of UW’s 11 head coaches have posted a winning season,
“In six of those 11 seasons under first-year head coaches, UW has posted a record of .600 or better
» Washington is 250-183 all-time under first-year head coaches (.577)
»Since Edmundson’s first season, first-year head coaches at UW have posted a record of 188-151 (.555)


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