Thursday, February 13
Los Angeles, CA
6:00 PM
University of Washington
at
USC
Huskies Head to LA to Face USC on Thursday at 6 p.m.
February 11, 2020 | Men's Basketball
UW (12-12, 2-9) at USC (17-7, 6-5)
UW stays on the road this week as it travels to Los Angeles first facing USC on Thursday, Feb. 13 at 6 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPN2 with Dave Feldman and Adrian Branch on the call. Fans can also tune into the official Husky Radio Broadcast with Tony Castricone and Jason Hamilton on KOMO 1000AM and 97.7 FM. The UW and USC series is tied at 74 all with Washington taking the last three meetings between the two programs.
The Coach (60-34 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
âĒ After pulling his redshirt, freshman Marcus Tsohonis has averaged 16 points in two straight starts scoring a career-high 19 points against Arizona State and following with 13 at WSU
âĒ Freshman Isaiah Stewart was named one of the Top 10 Finalists for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award ... he is one of three freshmen and one of two players from the Pac-12 on the top 10 list.
âĒ Stewart is six blocks away from setting the UW freshman record for blocks as he is at 49 .. the freshman record is held by Marquese Chriss who posted 55 in 2015-16
âĒ Freshman RaeQuan Battle set a career-high with 14 points against Arizona in just 15 minutes of game action ... he also tied his career-high with four made from long distance
âĒ Battle has hit 10 from 3-point range in the last five games and is averaging 8.5 points over those outings
âĒ UW has recorded 10 or more 3's in two of its last four games with 11 at No. 23 Colorado and then followed with 14 against Arizona ... the 14 are the most in a game since Dec. 19, 2017 (Bethune Cookman) when UW connected on 15 from 3
âĒ UW is currently fifth in the country in blocks with 6.3 per game ... UW led the nation in blocks a year ago
âĒ UW is averaging 13.5 takeaways (blocks and steals) this season, which is the most combined average by any team in the Pac-12.
âĒ UW has seven players listed at 6-9 or taller on its roster, the most in the Pac-12
âĒ Stewart recorded his eighth 20-point game of the season against No. 23 Colorado going 9-of-12 from the field and adding eight rebounds and four blocks
âĒ The freshmen guard combo of Marcus Tsohonis and RaeQuan Battle, who had each played an average of less than six minutes per game prior to Oregon State, then combined for 42 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and just five turnovers in a combined 102 minutes of action against the Oregon schools.... the two had played 56 combined minutes prior to the Oregon weekend
âĒ Stewart recorded his fifth 20/10 double-double of the season against No. 8 Oregon as he pulled down a career-best 19 rebounds and added 25 points ... the last player to have five 20/10 dub-dubs in a season was Matthew Bryan-Amaning who had six in 2010-11
âĒ Stewart leads the Pac-12 with nine double-doubles and his five 20/10's are the second-most in the league behind Onyeka Okongwu (USC) ... additionally his nine double-doubles are the second most by a freshman in the NCAA
âĒ Stewart is one of two freshmen in the country averaging 17 points and eight rebounds per game (joining Vernon Carey, Jr., Duke) ... additionally he is the third leading freshman scorer in the NCAA averaging 17.4 points per game
âĒ UW is 11th nationally in field goal percentage defense holding teams to 37.8 percent per outing which also leads the Pac-12
âĒ With his 18 points at Washington State, Nahziah Carter is now at 771 career points
âĒ UW has only shot below 40.0 percent from the field in a game in three games this season, up until the game at Stanford, it was the first time since the 2004-05 campaign that the Dawgs had shot over 40 percent in first 15 games
âĒ Stewart was selected to the narrowed down Wooden Award Top 25 Midseason List
âĒ Stewart picked up his fourth Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honor on Jan. 6
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UW stays on the road this week as it travels to Los Angeles first facing USC on Thursday, Feb. 13 at 6 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPN2 with Dave Feldman and Adrian Branch on the call. Fans can also tune into the official Husky Radio Broadcast with Tony Castricone and Jason Hamilton on KOMO 1000AM and 97.7 FM. The UW and USC series is tied at 74 all with Washington taking the last three meetings between the two programs.
The Coach (60-34 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
âĒ After pulling his redshirt, freshman Marcus Tsohonis has averaged 16 points in two straight starts scoring a career-high 19 points against Arizona State and following with 13 at WSU
âĒ Freshman Isaiah Stewart was named one of the Top 10 Finalists for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award ... he is one of three freshmen and one of two players from the Pac-12 on the top 10 list.
âĒ Stewart is six blocks away from setting the UW freshman record for blocks as he is at 49 .. the freshman record is held by Marquese Chriss who posted 55 in 2015-16
âĒ Freshman RaeQuan Battle set a career-high with 14 points against Arizona in just 15 minutes of game action ... he also tied his career-high with four made from long distance
âĒ Battle has hit 10 from 3-point range in the last five games and is averaging 8.5 points over those outings
âĒ UW has recorded 10 or more 3's in two of its last four games with 11 at No. 23 Colorado and then followed with 14 against Arizona ... the 14 are the most in a game since Dec. 19, 2017 (Bethune Cookman) when UW connected on 15 from 3
âĒ UW is currently fifth in the country in blocks with 6.3 per game ... UW led the nation in blocks a year ago
âĒ UW is averaging 13.5 takeaways (blocks and steals) this season, which is the most combined average by any team in the Pac-12.
âĒ UW has seven players listed at 6-9 or taller on its roster, the most in the Pac-12
âĒ Stewart recorded his eighth 20-point game of the season against No. 23 Colorado going 9-of-12 from the field and adding eight rebounds and four blocks
âĒ The freshmen guard combo of Marcus Tsohonis and RaeQuan Battle, who had each played an average of less than six minutes per game prior to Oregon State, then combined for 42 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and just five turnovers in a combined 102 minutes of action against the Oregon schools.... the two had played 56 combined minutes prior to the Oregon weekend
âĒ Stewart recorded his fifth 20/10 double-double of the season against No. 8 Oregon as he pulled down a career-best 19 rebounds and added 25 points ... the last player to have five 20/10 dub-dubs in a season was Matthew Bryan-Amaning who had six in 2010-11
âĒ Stewart leads the Pac-12 with nine double-doubles and his five 20/10's are the second-most in the league behind Onyeka Okongwu (USC) ... additionally his nine double-doubles are the second most by a freshman in the NCAA
âĒ Stewart is one of two freshmen in the country averaging 17 points and eight rebounds per game (joining Vernon Carey, Jr., Duke) ... additionally he is the third leading freshman scorer in the NCAA averaging 17.4 points per game
âĒ UW is 11th nationally in field goal percentage defense holding teams to 37.8 percent per outing which also leads the Pac-12
âĒ With his 18 points at Washington State, Nahziah Carter is now at 771 career points
âĒ UW has only shot below 40.0 percent from the field in a game in three games this season, up until the game at Stanford, it was the first time since the 2004-05 campaign that the Dawgs had shot over 40 percent in first 15 games
âĒ Stewart was selected to the narrowed down Wooden Award Top 25 Midseason List
âĒ Stewart picked up his fourth Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honor on Jan. 6
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