#20 Huskies Face Tennessee in Naismith Hall of Fame Classic

Saturday, November 16

Toronto, Canada

2:00 PM

University of Washington

Tennessee

#20 Huskies Face Tennessee in Naismith Hall of Fame Classic

November 14, 2019 | Men's Basketball

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No. 20 UW (2-0) vs. Tennessee (2-0)
UW returns to the road for its second neutral site contest of the season, this time facing Tennessee in the Naismith Hall of Fame Classic at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario. The game will take place Saturday, Nov. 16 at 2 p.m. PT and air on ESPN+/TSN with Doug Sherman and Sean Farnham on the call. Additionally, fans can tune into the official Husky Radio Broadcast with Tony Castricone and Jason Hamilton on KOMO 1000AM and 97.7 FM. This is the first meeting between the two programs and the second time in as many years that Washington has competed during the non-conference in Canada (2018 Vancouver Showcase).

The Coach (50-22 at UW/3rd Year)
Head Coach Mike Hopkins is in his third year at Washington, and third as a head coach after becoming the 19th head coach in UW history. During his 22 years as an assistant at Syracuse, Hopkins was a part of 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. Hopkins is the reigning back-to-back Pac-12 Coach of the Year, winning the honor in each of his two seasons with the Huskies and has led UW to back-to-back 20 win seasons with postseason appearances each year. (2018 NIT, 2019 NCAA Second Round).
Quick Hitters
• Washington currently leads the NCAA in blocks, averaging 11.0 over two games
• UW has assisted 33 of its 46 made baskets in two games, averaging 16.5 assists per game
• All five UW starters (McDaniels, Stewart, Carter, Wright and Green) have pulled down at least six rebounds in a game this season
• Coach Hopkins notched win No. 50 at UW with UW's victory over Mount St. Mary's, becoming the second-fastest to 50 wins in UW history, just behind Tippy Dye who reached 50 wins in his first 62 games (1951-53)
• Washington has seven players listed at 6-9 or taller on its roster, the most in the Pac-12
• Junior Nahziah Cater hit 500 career points following his 15-point night against Mount St. Mary's ... and now sits at 502 career points
• Freshmen Isaiah Stewart and Jaden McDaniels accounted for 45 of UW's 67 points against Baylor between points and assists
• Washington had two freshmen reach double-figure scoring in their debut for the first time since the 2010-11 season with Jaden McDaniels (18) and Isaiah Stewart (15) contributing 10 or more points ... the last time this happened in a debut was by Aziz N'Diaye (13) and C.J. Wilcox (13) against McNeese State, Nov. 13, 2010
• UW graduated four seniors last season (D. Crisp, N. Dickerson, D. Green, M. Thybulle) and lost sophomore Jaylen Nowell as an early NBA Draft entry ... those five accounted for 80.2 percent of UW's scoring during the 2018-19 season
• Freshmen Jaden McDaniels and Isaiah Stewart were named to the Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 watch list ... Stewart was also selected for the Citizen Naismith Player of the Year watch list
• During the Huskies' trip to Italy, freshman Isaiah Stewart averaged 19.5 points and 10.5 rebounds over four games against Italian Series A teams
•The Dawgs have three players on their roster that have been McDonald's All-Americans (Stewart, Green, McDaniels), along with all three being ranked in the top 25 in their respective recruiting class nationally.
• The Huskies once again hit the road during non-conference play traveling over 12,000 miles to Alaska, Toronto and Hawaii combined
• UW faces four teams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament a year ago during non-conference action in Baylor (Second Round), Tennessee (Sweet 16), Montana (First Round) and Gonzaga (Elite 8)
• UW 48 wins in two years during its back-to-back 20-win seasons are its most in two years combined since the 2009-10 and 2010-11 seasons
• Coach Mike Hopkins is the reigning back-to-back Pac-12 Coach of the Year becoming the first league coach to earn the honor in his first two seasons on the job ... he is also the second coach in UW history to record 20 or more wins in their first two seasons, joining Tippy Dye (1951-52, 52-53).
• UW was picked to finish third overall in the Pac-12 by media covering the league ... additionally, freshman Isaiah Stewart was picked to finish on the Pac-12 First Team while junior Nahziah Carter, sophomore transfer Quade Green and freshman Jaden McDaniels were selected as honorable mention Preseason All-Pac-12