Monday, December 2
Seattle, WA
7:30 PM
University of Washington
vs
South Dakota
Photo by: Red Box Pictures
UW Continues Home Stand with South Dakota on Monday at 7:30 p.m.
December 01, 2019 | Men's Basketball
No. 23 Washington (5-1) vs. South Dakota (6-2)
UW continues its stretch of seven-straight games inside Alaska Airlines Arena on Monday, Dec. 2, as it hosts South Dakota at 7:30 p.m. The game will be televised by the Pac-12 Networks with Aaron Goldsmith & Don MacLean 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 it's the first time UW has had seven-straight non-conference games at home since the 2008-09 season. Additionally, UW's 5-1 start matches last year's mark.
The Coach (53-23 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
• Sophomore transfer Quade Green is leading the team averaging 5.0 assists per game, which also ranks tied fourth in the conference ... his 10 assists against San Diego were also the most by a Husky since David Crisp had in 2016-17
• The UW record for assists in a single-game is 15 set by Chester Dorsey vs. UCLA, 1/9/75 or 2/22/75
• Washington had two freshmen reach 20 points or more against San Diego (Stewart-25, McDaniels-20), which marked the first time two freshmen have done so since Dejounte Murray (30) and Marquese Chriss (27) did so against LBSU in the NIT on March 15, 2016
• Attendance through UW's four home games (8,115 average) is up by almost two thousand from last season (6,132) while its scoring margin over the first six games (+9.2) is its highest since the start of the 2016-17 season (+12.3)
• Washington is currently sixth in the NCAA in blocks, averaging 6.7 over six games ... UW led the NCAA at the end of the season a year ago in the category
• Carter recorded his first career double-double against Tennessee with 18 points and a career-best 12 rebounds
• Three Huskies are averaging over six rebounds this season through four games ... Stewart is at 7.3 rpg while Carter and McDaniels are at 6.0 rpg ... additionally, Quade Green is pulling down 3.5 while Hameir Wright is at 3.3
• UW has assisted 89 of its 152 made baskets in six games, averaging 14.8 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 557 career points
• 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
•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
UW continues its stretch of seven-straight games inside Alaska Airlines Arena on Monday, Dec. 2, as it hosts South Dakota at 7:30 p.m. The game will be televised by the Pac-12 Networks with Aaron Goldsmith & Don MacLean 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 it's the first time UW has had seven-straight non-conference games at home since the 2008-09 season. Additionally, UW's 5-1 start matches last year's mark.
The Coach (53-23 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
• Sophomore transfer Quade Green is leading the team averaging 5.0 assists per game, which also ranks tied fourth in the conference ... his 10 assists against San Diego were also the most by a Husky since David Crisp had in 2016-17
• The UW record for assists in a single-game is 15 set by Chester Dorsey vs. UCLA, 1/9/75 or 2/22/75
• Washington had two freshmen reach 20 points or more against San Diego (Stewart-25, McDaniels-20), which marked the first time two freshmen have done so since Dejounte Murray (30) and Marquese Chriss (27) did so against LBSU in the NIT on March 15, 2016
• Attendance through UW's four home games (8,115 average) is up by almost two thousand from last season (6,132) while its scoring margin over the first six games (+9.2) is its highest since the start of the 2016-17 season (+12.3)
• Washington is currently sixth in the NCAA in blocks, averaging 6.7 over six games ... UW led the NCAA at the end of the season a year ago in the category
• Carter recorded his first career double-double against Tennessee with 18 points and a career-best 12 rebounds
• Three Huskies are averaging over six rebounds this season through four games ... Stewart is at 7.3 rpg while Carter and McDaniels are at 6.0 rpg ... additionally, Quade Green is pulling down 3.5 while Hameir Wright is at 3.3
• UW has assisted 89 of its 152 made baskets in six games, averaging 14.8 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 557 career points
• 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
•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
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