Friday, November 8
Anchorage, AK
6:30 PM
University of Washington
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vs. No. 16 Baylor
Dawgs Open Season at Armed Forces Classic vs. No. 16 Baylor
November 06, 2019 | Men's Basketball
Washington vs. No. 16 Baylor (Big 12)
UW officially opens the 2019-20 season on Friday, Nov. 8 as it faces No. 16 Baylor in the Armed Forces Classic held at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, Alaska. The game will be televised at 6:30 p.m. PT on ESPN with Dan Schulman, Jay Bilas and Seth Greenberg on the call. Additionally, fans can tune into KVI 570AM to hear Gary Hill and Jason Hamilton on the official Husky Radio Broadcast. This is the first time since the 2015-16 season (vs. Texas in China) that UW will be opening the season in a neutral site contest. It is also the first time since the 1980-81 season that the Dawgs' first opponent of the season is ranked (UW opened at No. 19 BYU, Nov. 28, 1980, a 70-80 loss).
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The Coach (48-22 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).Β
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Quick Hitters
β’ 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
β’ Junior Nahziah Carter is Washington's leading returning scorer at 8.1 points per game a year ago
β’ Washington has seven players listed at 6-9 or taller on its roster, the most in the Pac-12
β’ Sophomore transfer Quade Green was granted his NCAA waiver on Friday, Nov. 1 to compete for the Huskies immediately and is now eligible for the entire season
β’ 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
β’ 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
β’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.
β’ The Huskies once again hit the road during non-conference play traveling over 12,000 miles to Alaska, Toronto and Hawaii combined
β’ Washington 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)
β’ Washington's 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
β’ 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).
β’ Senior Sam Timmins is the only player to have competed in 70 or more games in his career on the roster having played in 100 total games
β’ Washington 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
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UW officially opens the 2019-20 season on Friday, Nov. 8 as it faces No. 16 Baylor in the Armed Forces Classic held at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, Alaska. The game will be televised at 6:30 p.m. PT on ESPN with Dan Schulman, Jay Bilas and Seth Greenberg on the call. Additionally, fans can tune into KVI 570AM to hear Gary Hill and Jason Hamilton on the official Husky Radio Broadcast. This is the first time since the 2015-16 season (vs. Texas in China) that UW will be opening the season in a neutral site contest. It is also the first time since the 1980-81 season that the Dawgs' first opponent of the season is ranked (UW opened at No. 19 BYU, Nov. 28, 1980, a 70-80 loss).
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The Coach (48-22 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).Β
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Quick Hitters
β’ 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
β’ Junior Nahziah Carter is Washington's leading returning scorer at 8.1 points per game a year ago
β’ Washington has seven players listed at 6-9 or taller on its roster, the most in the Pac-12
β’ Sophomore transfer Quade Green was granted his NCAA waiver on Friday, Nov. 1 to compete for the Huskies immediately and is now eligible for the entire season
β’ 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
β’ 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
β’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.
β’ The Huskies once again hit the road during non-conference play traveling over 12,000 miles to Alaska, Toronto and Hawaii combined
β’ Washington 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)
β’ Washington's 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
β’ 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).
β’ Senior Sam Timmins is the only player to have competed in 70 or more games in his career on the roster having played in 100 total games
β’ Washington 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
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