Thursday, November 16
New York, NY
6:30 PM
University of Washington
vs
Providence
Dawgs to Face Providence in 2K Sports Classic Benefiting Wounded Warrior Project
November 15, 2017 | Men's Basketball
UW (2-0) vs. Providence (1-1)
UW heads to New York City week to play in the 2K Sports Classic benefiting the Wounded Warrior Project first facing Providence on Thursday, Nov. 16 at Madison Square Garden at 6:30 p.m. PT. The game will be televised on ESPN2 with Jon Sciambi and Sean Farnham on the call. Additionally, fans can tune into KOMO 1000AM and 97.7 FM to hear the official UW radio broadcast from Tony Castricone and Jason Hamilton. Washington with either face Saint Louis or Virginia Tech on Friday, Nov. 17 at MSG. The Huskies have faced Providence (Big East) just once in program history, 27 years ago taking a 60-51 victory on Dec. 19, 1980.
The Coach
Head Coach Mike Hopkins is starting his first year at Washington, and first as a head coach becoming the 19th head coach in UW history. After spending 22 years as an assistant at Syracuse, Hopkins oversaw teams that reached the NCAA Tournament 16 times including the 2003 National Championship, four Final Fours, five Elite Eights and 10 Sweet 16s along with four NIT berths. Syracuse never dipped below a 55.0 percent record while Hopkins was on staff.
Quick Hitters
• This is Washington's first trip to NYC and MSG since the 2013-14 season when it played in same event
• The only current player to have played a game on the MSG court is Noah Dickerson who won two Dick's Sporting Goods National Championships when he was with Montverde Academy (Fla) in 2014 and 2015 before joining UW
• Junior Noah Dickerson recorded 22 rebounds and added 28 points against EWU, both career highs ... his 22 rebounds were the most by a UW player since Steve Hawes had 22 against Stanford (2/26/72) and they also tied for the fourth most in a game in program history
• Additionally, 20 of his 28 points came in the first half, becoming the first Husky do so since Quincy Pondexter scored 20 over the first 20 minutes in 2010 .... Dickerson's 22 rebounds also currently are tops in the NCAA
• UW has had four players reach double-figures in both outings ... additionally David Crisp, Matisse Thybulle and Jaylen Nowell have yet to score lower than 10 points this season
• Freshman Jaylen Nowell recorded 32 points in his Husky debut, the most points by any UW freshman in their first outing ... it is also the second-straight year a UW freshman has scored 30 or more in their debut as Markelle Fultz had 30 a year ago
• Washington made it to the free throw line 36 times against Belmont, its most FT attempts since 38 against Cal State Fullerton (Nov. 17, 2016)
• Washington returns 66.5 percent of its scoring and 65.7 percent of its rebounding from a year ago
• Junior Matisse Thybulle has started in 67-straight games, which is the longest streak since Abdul Gaddy started 69-straight games over the 2011-12, 2012-13 season.
• Thybulle ended the 2016-17 regular season as the Pac-12's steals leader finishing with 2.1 per game to become the first Husky to lead the league in that category since Jason Hamilton in 1995-96 ... he currently sits at 111 career steals, 10 away from cracking UW's career top 10 list
• Junior Matisse Thybulle's 65 steals were the most by a sophomore in UW history and are third on the UW single-season top 10 list, two shy of the single-season UW record of 67 set by Bryant Boston (1994-95)... he has had five or more steals five times in his career
• The Huskies new coaching staff features two former head coaches in Dave Rice (UNLV) and Cameron Dollar (Seattle U) while returning assistant coach Will Conroy who started with UW in 2015
Dickerson's Career Night
Junior Noah Dicker's solid 28 pts/22 rebounding night against Eastern Washington not only set career highs for the forward but also etched his name in the UW record book. His 22 rebounds were the most by a Husky since Feb. 26, 1972 (Steve Hawes vs. Stanford) and are currently the most in a Division I game this season.
Getting to the Line
The Huskies are averaging 35 free throw attempts through their first two games while only allowing the other team to get there on average 20 times ... UW is also shooting at a 72.9 clip (51-70) which is fourth in the Pac-12.
Pac-12 Steals Leader
Junior Matisse Thybulle finished the 2016-17 regular season as the Pac-12 Conference leader in steals finishing with 2.1 over 31 games ... he is the first Husky since Jason Hamilton in 1994-95 to finish atop the league in steals ... his 111 career steals are just 10 away from cracking the UW all-time career list ... he also holds the UW sophomore record after posting 65 a year ago, which is third on the UW single-season list.
Nowell's Freshman Debut
Freshman Jaylen Nowell made his presence known during his Husky debut as he led the team in points (32) and tied for the team lead in rebounding (5).His 32 points are also the most this early in the season by any Dawg - Isaiah Thomas had 30 as a sophomore on Nov. 13, 2009 and Markelle Fultz had 30 as a freshman on Nov. 13, 2016.
Nowell's Efficiency
Nowell was also extremely efficient in his first outing, and despite missing his first two shots, went on to connect on the following 12 of 16 en route to his 32 points. Additionally, his 65.2 shooting from the field (15-of-23) leads the team.
Thybulle's Streak
Junior Matisse Thybulle has started every game of his UW career which now spans 67 games. The next longest streak is Abdul Gaddy, who started 69-straight from 2011-13.
UW heads to New York City week to play in the 2K Sports Classic benefiting the Wounded Warrior Project first facing Providence on Thursday, Nov. 16 at Madison Square Garden at 6:30 p.m. PT. The game will be televised on ESPN2 with Jon Sciambi and Sean Farnham on the call. Additionally, fans can tune into KOMO 1000AM and 97.7 FM to hear the official UW radio broadcast from Tony Castricone and Jason Hamilton. Washington with either face Saint Louis or Virginia Tech on Friday, Nov. 17 at MSG. The Huskies have faced Providence (Big East) just once in program history, 27 years ago taking a 60-51 victory on Dec. 19, 1980.
The Coach
Head Coach Mike Hopkins is starting his first year at Washington, and first as a head coach becoming the 19th head coach in UW history. After spending 22 years as an assistant at Syracuse, Hopkins oversaw teams that reached the NCAA Tournament 16 times including the 2003 National Championship, four Final Fours, five Elite Eights and 10 Sweet 16s along with four NIT berths. Syracuse never dipped below a 55.0 percent record while Hopkins was on staff.
Quick Hitters
• This is Washington's first trip to NYC and MSG since the 2013-14 season when it played in same event
• The only current player to have played a game on the MSG court is Noah Dickerson who won two Dick's Sporting Goods National Championships when he was with Montverde Academy (Fla) in 2014 and 2015 before joining UW
• Junior Noah Dickerson recorded 22 rebounds and added 28 points against EWU, both career highs ... his 22 rebounds were the most by a UW player since Steve Hawes had 22 against Stanford (2/26/72) and they also tied for the fourth most in a game in program history
• Additionally, 20 of his 28 points came in the first half, becoming the first Husky do so since Quincy Pondexter scored 20 over the first 20 minutes in 2010 .... Dickerson's 22 rebounds also currently are tops in the NCAA
• UW has had four players reach double-figures in both outings ... additionally David Crisp, Matisse Thybulle and Jaylen Nowell have yet to score lower than 10 points this season
• Freshman Jaylen Nowell recorded 32 points in his Husky debut, the most points by any UW freshman in their first outing ... it is also the second-straight year a UW freshman has scored 30 or more in their debut as Markelle Fultz had 30 a year ago
• Washington made it to the free throw line 36 times against Belmont, its most FT attempts since 38 against Cal State Fullerton (Nov. 17, 2016)
• Washington returns 66.5 percent of its scoring and 65.7 percent of its rebounding from a year ago
• Junior Matisse Thybulle has started in 67-straight games, which is the longest streak since Abdul Gaddy started 69-straight games over the 2011-12, 2012-13 season.
• Thybulle ended the 2016-17 regular season as the Pac-12's steals leader finishing with 2.1 per game to become the first Husky to lead the league in that category since Jason Hamilton in 1995-96 ... he currently sits at 111 career steals, 10 away from cracking UW's career top 10 list
• Junior Matisse Thybulle's 65 steals were the most by a sophomore in UW history and are third on the UW single-season top 10 list, two shy of the single-season UW record of 67 set by Bryant Boston (1994-95)... he has had five or more steals five times in his career
• The Huskies new coaching staff features two former head coaches in Dave Rice (UNLV) and Cameron Dollar (Seattle U) while returning assistant coach Will Conroy who started with UW in 2015
Dickerson's Career Night
Junior Noah Dicker's solid 28 pts/22 rebounding night against Eastern Washington not only set career highs for the forward but also etched his name in the UW record book. His 22 rebounds were the most by a Husky since Feb. 26, 1972 (Steve Hawes vs. Stanford) and are currently the most in a Division I game this season.
Getting to the Line
The Huskies are averaging 35 free throw attempts through their first two games while only allowing the other team to get there on average 20 times ... UW is also shooting at a 72.9 clip (51-70) which is fourth in the Pac-12.
Pac-12 Steals Leader
Junior Matisse Thybulle finished the 2016-17 regular season as the Pac-12 Conference leader in steals finishing with 2.1 over 31 games ... he is the first Husky since Jason Hamilton in 1994-95 to finish atop the league in steals ... his 111 career steals are just 10 away from cracking the UW all-time career list ... he also holds the UW sophomore record after posting 65 a year ago, which is third on the UW single-season list.
Nowell's Freshman Debut
Freshman Jaylen Nowell made his presence known during his Husky debut as he led the team in points (32) and tied for the team lead in rebounding (5).His 32 points are also the most this early in the season by any Dawg - Isaiah Thomas had 30 as a sophomore on Nov. 13, 2009 and Markelle Fultz had 30 as a freshman on Nov. 13, 2016.
Nowell's Efficiency
Nowell was also extremely efficient in his first outing, and despite missing his first two shots, went on to connect on the following 12 of 16 en route to his 32 points. Additionally, his 65.2 shooting from the field (15-of-23) leads the team.
Thybulle's Streak
Junior Matisse Thybulle has started every game of his UW career which now spans 67 games. The next longest streak is Abdul Gaddy, who started 69-straight from 2011-13.
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