Wednesday, March 8
Las Vegas, Nev.
8:30 PM
University of Washington
vs
USC
Huskies Face USC in the First Round of the Pac-12 Tournament Wednesday
March 06, 2017 | Men's Basketball
UW (9-21, 2-16) vs. USC (23-8, 10-8)
UW will once again face USC for the third time in the last 36 days and most recently in the last four days as UW concluded the regular season against the Trojans in Los Angeles. The two will square off in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8 at the T-Mobile Center in Las Vegas. The game will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks with Ted Robinson, Bill Walton and Lewis Johnson (sideline) on the call. Additionally, fans can tune into KOMO 1000AM/FM 97.7 to hear the action from Bob Rondeau and Jason Hamilton.
The Coach
Head Coach Lorenzo Romar, in his 15th year at Washington, has amassed a 298-195 (.604) during his time in Seattle and an overall mark of 391-283 (.581) in 21 seasons. Romar, the longest tenured coach in the Pac-12, has taken the Huskies to the NCAA tournament six times including three Sweet 16 appearances.
Quick Hitters
• Washington is 18-15 in Pac-12 Tournament games and 15-10 under Lorenzo Romar
• UW and USC have never played each other in the Pac-12 Tournament
• This will be the first time since the 2009-10 season that the Huskies will face the same opponent in their regular season finale and first round game at the Pac-12 Tournament ... UW faced Oregon State in back-to-back games during that year taking wins in both en route to the Pac-10 Tournament Title
• Sophomore Matisse Thybulle ended the regular season as the Pac-12's steals leader finishing with 2.0 per game to become the first Husky to lead the league in that category since Jason Hamilton in 1995-96
• Thybulle and Dickerson have combined for 55.8 percent of UW's scoring over the last three games and that number jumps to 67.7 over the last two games
• With Markelle Fultz (23.2 ppg) and Kelsey Plum (31.6 pgg) each leading the Pac-12 in scoring during the regular season, Washington becomes the first school in league history to boast back-to-back scoring leaders on the men's and women's side in two-straight seasons as Plum led last year alongside Andrew Andrews
• Freshman Markelle Fultz was named to the Pac-12 All-Conference First Team and the All-Freshman Team
• Sophomore Noah Dickerson set a career-high with 27 points at USC and added eight rebounds
• Dickerson has averaged 18.2 points and 10.2 rebounds over the last five outings while also shooting 61.4 percent from the field
• Following his double-double at UCLA, Dickerson recorded back-to-back double doubles after having done so against Cal Poly and at Seattle U back in December
• Dickerson's 248 total rebounds this season are also third all-time by a UW sophomore and are seventh in the Pac-12 this season
• Freshman Carlos Johnson made his first career start at Washington State and has also posted two of his six double-digit scoring efforts this season over the last five outings
• Sophomore Matisse Thybulle's 63 steals are the most by a sophomore in UW history and are third on the UW single-season top 10 list, four shy of the single-season UW record of 67 set by Bryant Boston (1994-95)... additionally, his six against No. 11 UCLA tie for the eighth-most in UW single-game history
• Thybulle has started in 64-straight games, which is the longest streak since by a Husky since C.J. Wilcox started 66-straight over his final 66 games (2013-14, 12-13)
• Thybulle has also reached double figures in four of the last five outings, averaing 13.6 during that span and going 9-of-11 from the FT line ... his rebounding is also up to 4.0 from 3.1 overall during the last five games
• Freshman Markelle Fultz has almost reached 600 points (579), 150 assists (148) and 150 rebounds (143) and should he get to 600-150-150, he'll be just the second player in UW history (since assists starting being kept in 1974-75) to do so (Andrew Andrews, 2015-17; 712p/195r/166a) ... Andrews took 31 games, while Fultz could reach it in under 30
• Freshman Markelle Fultz set the UW freshman scoring record against Arizona as he now sits at 579 total points this season ... his 579 points are also the 11th most in a single-season in UW history, and he is just 21 points away from becoming just the eighth player in UW history to post 600 or more points in a season
• Fultz is the the only guard in the last 25 years to average 20-5-5 while shooting 40.0 percent from the 3-point line (via Sports Reference).
• Fultz has been named to the midseason watchlists for the Bob Cousy Award (Point Guard of the Year), Oscar Robertson Trophy (Player of the Year) and the Wayman Tisdale Award (Freshman of the Year) ... he is also on the Wooden Award national ballot and the Naismith Trophy Top 30 list
UW will once again face USC for the third time in the last 36 days and most recently in the last four days as UW concluded the regular season against the Trojans in Los Angeles. The two will square off in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8 at the T-Mobile Center in Las Vegas. The game will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks with Ted Robinson, Bill Walton and Lewis Johnson (sideline) on the call. Additionally, fans can tune into KOMO 1000AM/FM 97.7 to hear the action from Bob Rondeau and Jason Hamilton.
The Coach
Head Coach Lorenzo Romar, in his 15th year at Washington, has amassed a 298-195 (.604) during his time in Seattle and an overall mark of 391-283 (.581) in 21 seasons. Romar, the longest tenured coach in the Pac-12, has taken the Huskies to the NCAA tournament six times including three Sweet 16 appearances.
Quick Hitters
• Washington is 18-15 in Pac-12 Tournament games and 15-10 under Lorenzo Romar
• UW and USC have never played each other in the Pac-12 Tournament
• This will be the first time since the 2009-10 season that the Huskies will face the same opponent in their regular season finale and first round game at the Pac-12 Tournament ... UW faced Oregon State in back-to-back games during that year taking wins in both en route to the Pac-10 Tournament Title
• Sophomore Matisse Thybulle ended the regular season as the Pac-12's steals leader finishing with 2.0 per game to become the first Husky to lead the league in that category since Jason Hamilton in 1995-96
• Thybulle and Dickerson have combined for 55.8 percent of UW's scoring over the last three games and that number jumps to 67.7 over the last two games
• With Markelle Fultz (23.2 ppg) and Kelsey Plum (31.6 pgg) each leading the Pac-12 in scoring during the regular season, Washington becomes the first school in league history to boast back-to-back scoring leaders on the men's and women's side in two-straight seasons as Plum led last year alongside Andrew Andrews
• Freshman Markelle Fultz was named to the Pac-12 All-Conference First Team and the All-Freshman Team
• Sophomore Noah Dickerson set a career-high with 27 points at USC and added eight rebounds
• Dickerson has averaged 18.2 points and 10.2 rebounds over the last five outings while also shooting 61.4 percent from the field
• Following his double-double at UCLA, Dickerson recorded back-to-back double doubles after having done so against Cal Poly and at Seattle U back in December
• Dickerson's 248 total rebounds this season are also third all-time by a UW sophomore and are seventh in the Pac-12 this season
• Freshman Carlos Johnson made his first career start at Washington State and has also posted two of his six double-digit scoring efforts this season over the last five outings
• Sophomore Matisse Thybulle's 63 steals are the most by a sophomore in UW history and are third on the UW single-season top 10 list, four shy of the single-season UW record of 67 set by Bryant Boston (1994-95)... additionally, his six against No. 11 UCLA tie for the eighth-most in UW single-game history
• Thybulle has started in 64-straight games, which is the longest streak since by a Husky since C.J. Wilcox started 66-straight over his final 66 games (2013-14, 12-13)
• Thybulle has also reached double figures in four of the last five outings, averaing 13.6 during that span and going 9-of-11 from the FT line ... his rebounding is also up to 4.0 from 3.1 overall during the last five games
• Freshman Markelle Fultz has almost reached 600 points (579), 150 assists (148) and 150 rebounds (143) and should he get to 600-150-150, he'll be just the second player in UW history (since assists starting being kept in 1974-75) to do so (Andrew Andrews, 2015-17; 712p/195r/166a) ... Andrews took 31 games, while Fultz could reach it in under 30
• Freshman Markelle Fultz set the UW freshman scoring record against Arizona as he now sits at 579 total points this season ... his 579 points are also the 11th most in a single-season in UW history, and he is just 21 points away from becoming just the eighth player in UW history to post 600 or more points in a season
• Fultz is the the only guard in the last 25 years to average 20-5-5 while shooting 40.0 percent from the 3-point line (via Sports Reference).
• Fultz has been named to the midseason watchlists for the Bob Cousy Award (Point Guard of the Year), Oscar Robertson Trophy (Player of the Year) and the Wayman Tisdale Award (Freshman of the Year) ... he is also on the Wooden Award national ballot and the Naismith Trophy Top 30 list
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