Sunday, November 26
Seattle, WA
5:00 PM
University of Washington
vs
UC Davis
Huskies Host UC Davis Sunday at 5 p.m.
November 25, 2017 | Men's Basketball
UW (3-2) vs. UC Davis (3-1)
UW continues its three home games in five days on Sunday as it hosts UC Davis at 5 p.m. on Nov. 28 at Alaska Airlines Arena. The game will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks with Aaron Goldsmith and Dan Belluomini 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. This is the first meeting between the two programs.
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
• UW has had 10 or more steals in four of its five games ... last season Washington recorded just three total games of 10 or more steals in 31 outings ... the last season UW had five games with 10 or more steals was 2015-16 (5) and prior to that it was 2009-10 (9).
• Washington leads the league in steals at 9.6 per game, which also ranks 24th nationally
• UW connected on its final 19 FTs against Seattle U ... the Huskies are shooting 69.4 percent from the charity stripe and are averaging 31.4 attempts per game
• Freshman Jaylen Nowell recorded his third career 20+ point effort with 25 against Seattle U - he ranks tied for fourth in the Pac-12 with his 20.4 ppg average
• Nowell has reached double-digit scoring in all five games ... in the last 10 years, he's one of eight players to start the season with at least five-straight double-digit scoring efforts (Andrew Andrews - 15, 2015-16; Nigel Williams -Goss - 8, 2014-15; C.J. Wilcox - 18, 2013-14, C.J. Wilcox - 12, 2012-13; Terrence Ross - 9, 2011-12; Justin Holiday - 8, 2010-11; Isaiah Thomas - 9, 2009-10; Justin Brockman - 31, 2007-08).
• Junior Matisse Thybulle currently ranks second in the NCAA in steals, averaging 4.00 per game ... his 124 career steals rank ninth in UW history, passing Isaiah Thomas (122, 2009-11) ... the UW school record is 195 (Jamie Booker, 1994-97 over 109 games) ... he also leads the Pac-12 by 1.5 spg
• UW is stepping it up in the second half this season shooting 50.7 percent from the field compared to 38.9 percent in the first half ... additionally UW is at 41.3 percent from long distance in the 2nd half (21.3 percent in the first) and are outscoring opponents 46.4 ppg to 34.2 ppg over the final 20 minutes
• Junior Matisse Thybulle dished out a career-high seven assists and added four steals against Virginia Tech becoming just the fourth player in the last seven years to record at least 7a and 4s (Tony Wroten, Venoy Overton, Markelle Fultz and Andrew Andrews)
• The Dawgs have four players averaging double-figures in Jaylen Nowell (20.4), Noah Dickerson (14.6), Matisse Thybulle (12.4) and David Crisp (12.2).
• Matisse Thybulle's minutes have seen a massive increase this season, averaging 33.8 per game compared to 29.8 as a sophomore and 24.1 as a freshman.
• David Crisp's 138 career 3-point FG's made currently rank eighth on UW's all-time list and are six shy of seventh place (Justin Dentmon, 144, 2006-09).
• Junior Matisse Thybulle has started in 70-straight games, which is the longest streak since Quincy Pondexter, who started 73-straight games from 2007-08 to 2009-10.
UW continues its three home games in five days on Sunday as it hosts UC Davis at 5 p.m. on Nov. 28 at Alaska Airlines Arena. The game will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks with Aaron Goldsmith and Dan Belluomini 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. This is the first meeting between the two programs.
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
• UW has had 10 or more steals in four of its five games ... last season Washington recorded just three total games of 10 or more steals in 31 outings ... the last season UW had five games with 10 or more steals was 2015-16 (5) and prior to that it was 2009-10 (9).
• Washington leads the league in steals at 9.6 per game, which also ranks 24th nationally
• UW connected on its final 19 FTs against Seattle U ... the Huskies are shooting 69.4 percent from the charity stripe and are averaging 31.4 attempts per game
• Freshman Jaylen Nowell recorded his third career 20+ point effort with 25 against Seattle U - he ranks tied for fourth in the Pac-12 with his 20.4 ppg average
• Nowell has reached double-digit scoring in all five games ... in the last 10 years, he's one of eight players to start the season with at least five-straight double-digit scoring efforts (Andrew Andrews - 15, 2015-16; Nigel Williams -Goss - 8, 2014-15; C.J. Wilcox - 18, 2013-14, C.J. Wilcox - 12, 2012-13; Terrence Ross - 9, 2011-12; Justin Holiday - 8, 2010-11; Isaiah Thomas - 9, 2009-10; Justin Brockman - 31, 2007-08).
• Junior Matisse Thybulle currently ranks second in the NCAA in steals, averaging 4.00 per game ... his 124 career steals rank ninth in UW history, passing Isaiah Thomas (122, 2009-11) ... the UW school record is 195 (Jamie Booker, 1994-97 over 109 games) ... he also leads the Pac-12 by 1.5 spg
• UW is stepping it up in the second half this season shooting 50.7 percent from the field compared to 38.9 percent in the first half ... additionally UW is at 41.3 percent from long distance in the 2nd half (21.3 percent in the first) and are outscoring opponents 46.4 ppg to 34.2 ppg over the final 20 minutes
• Junior Matisse Thybulle dished out a career-high seven assists and added four steals against Virginia Tech becoming just the fourth player in the last seven years to record at least 7a and 4s (Tony Wroten, Venoy Overton, Markelle Fultz and Andrew Andrews)
• The Dawgs have four players averaging double-figures in Jaylen Nowell (20.4), Noah Dickerson (14.6), Matisse Thybulle (12.4) and David Crisp (12.2).
• Matisse Thybulle's minutes have seen a massive increase this season, averaging 33.8 per game compared to 29.8 as a sophomore and 24.1 as a freshman.
• David Crisp's 138 career 3-point FG's made currently rank eighth on UW's all-time list and are six shy of seventh place (Justin Dentmon, 144, 2006-09).
• Junior Matisse Thybulle has started in 70-straight games, which is the longest streak since Quincy Pondexter, who started 73-straight games from 2007-08 to 2009-10.
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