Saturday, February 15
Los Angeles, CA
7:00 PM
University of Washington
at
UCLA
Dawgs Take on UCLA at 7 p.m. on Saturday
February 14, 2020 | Men's Basketball
UW (12-13, 2-10) at UCLA (14-11, 7-5)
UW continues its three games on the road on Saturday as it takes on UCLA at Pauley Pavilion at 7 p.m. on Feb. 15. The game will be televised on ESPN2 with Dave Pasch and Bill Walton 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. Washington dropped the first game against the Bruins in Seattle this year and have not played in Pauley since December of the 2017-18 season.
The Coach (60-35 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
• Freshmen Jaden McDaniels and Isaiah Stewart each recorded a double-double at USC making it the first game this season both have posted at least 10 points and 10 rebounds
• McDaniels' 19 points were three shy of his career high and his 12 rebounds were three shy of his career high
• Junior Nahziah Carter set a career-high with six assists at USC
• Isaiah Stewart was named one of the Top 10 Finalists for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award and named to the Naismith Tropy Midseason Watch List along with the Wooden Award Midseason list
• Stewart is two blocks away from setting the UW freshman record for blocks as he is at 53 .. the freshman record is held by Marquese Chriss who posted 55 in 2015-16
• After pulling his redshirt, freshman Marcus Tsohonis has averaged 10.7 points in three straight starts scoring a career-high 19 points against Arizona State and following with 13 at WSU
• 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
• UW has recorded 10 or more 3's in two of its last five 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
• UW is currently fifth in the country in blocks with 6.3 per game ... UW led the nation in blocks a year ago
• UW is averaging 13.4 takeaways (blocks and steals) this season, which is the most combined average by any team in the Pac-12.
• UW has seven players listed at 6-9 or taller on its roster, the most in the Pac-12
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Stewart leads the Pac-12 with 10 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
• 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 17.2 points per game
• UW is ninth nationally in field goal percentage defense holding teams to 37.7 percent per outing which also leads the Pac-12
• With his 8 points at USC, Nahziah Carter is now at 779 career points
• UW has only shot below 40.0 percent from the field in a game in four 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
UW continues its three games on the road on Saturday as it takes on UCLA at Pauley Pavilion at 7 p.m. on Feb. 15. The game will be televised on ESPN2 with Dave Pasch and Bill Walton 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. Washington dropped the first game against the Bruins in Seattle this year and have not played in Pauley since December of the 2017-18 season.
The Coach (60-35 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
• Freshmen Jaden McDaniels and Isaiah Stewart each recorded a double-double at USC making it the first game this season both have posted at least 10 points and 10 rebounds
• McDaniels' 19 points were three shy of his career high and his 12 rebounds were three shy of his career high
• Junior Nahziah Carter set a career-high with six assists at USC
• Isaiah Stewart was named one of the Top 10 Finalists for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award and named to the Naismith Tropy Midseason Watch List along with the Wooden Award Midseason list
• Stewart is two blocks away from setting the UW freshman record for blocks as he is at 53 .. the freshman record is held by Marquese Chriss who posted 55 in 2015-16
• After pulling his redshirt, freshman Marcus Tsohonis has averaged 10.7 points in three straight starts scoring a career-high 19 points against Arizona State and following with 13 at WSU
• 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
• UW has recorded 10 or more 3's in two of its last five 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
• UW is currently fifth in the country in blocks with 6.3 per game ... UW led the nation in blocks a year ago
• UW is averaging 13.4 takeaways (blocks and steals) this season, which is the most combined average by any team in the Pac-12.
• UW has seven players listed at 6-9 or taller on its roster, the most in the Pac-12
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Stewart leads the Pac-12 with 10 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
• 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 17.2 points per game
• UW is ninth nationally in field goal percentage defense holding teams to 37.7 percent per outing which also leads the Pac-12
• With his 8 points at USC, Nahziah Carter is now at 779 career points
• UW has only shot below 40.0 percent from the field in a game in four 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
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