Friday, February 28
Seattle, WA
6:00 PM
University of Washington
vs
Washington State
Huskies Host WSU in Boeing Apple Cup Series Friday at 6 p.m.
February 26, 2020 | Men's Basketball
UW (13-15, 3-12) vs. WSU (14-14, 5-10)
UW wraps up its three-game home stretch as it takes on WSU in the Boeing Apple Cup Series on Friday at 6 p.m. The game will be televised on FS1 with Aaron Goldsmith and Eddie House 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. UW dropped the first game against the Cougars in Pullman this year, 67-79, on Feb. 9, but own a 105-37 record when playing in Seattle.
The Coach (61-37 at UW/3rd Year)
Coach Mike Hopkins is in his third year at UW, 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 will be honoring seniors Sam Timmins, Jason Crandall and Quin Barnard at Friday's game
• Cal's 11 made field goals were the fewest by a UW opponent since Feb. 7, 2014 when UW held San Diego State to just 11 made shots ... additionally UW's 35-point margin of victory was its largest in league play since a 38-point win at Oregon State on Feb. 16, 2008.
• Isaiah Stewart now owns the UW freshman records for blocks (61) and rebounds (239) ... the rebound record he broke set by Mark Pope (234) was done almost 30 years ago (1991-92)
• In UW's three Pac-12 wins, it has outscored their opponents by an average of 25.0 points ... UW's two 30-point conference wins mark the first time since 2010-11 that UW Has picked up two 30 point wins over P12 opponents
• Washington has outrebounded its last three opponents including a six rebound margin over California
• Junior Nahziah Carter is now at 811 career points as he has the most points by anyone on the roster
• Over the last six games off the bench, McDaniels is averaging 12.3 points, 5.0 rebounds while shooting 41.3 percent from the field, 40.7 from 3 and 75.0 from the FT line
• 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
• After pulling his redshirt, freshman Marcus Tsohonis has averaged 9.8 points in six-straight starts scoring a career-high 19 points against Arizona State, following with 13 at WSU, adding five at UCLA and 11 against both Stanford and California ... he is also averaging 2.3 assists in those outings
• UW has yet to let an opponent shoot higher than 50 percent from the field in 28 games ... the Dawgs currently rank seventh nationally in FG percentage defense at 37.7 percent
• UW is averaging 6.3 blocks per game, which is second in the NCAA ... UW led the country in blocks a year ago
• The Dawgs currently have 1,015 wins inside Alaska Airlines Arena. Washington's 1,015 wins are the most by any Division I team at its current home arena
• UW is averaging 13.3 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
• 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 is second the Pac-12 with 11 double-doubles and his five 20/10's are the second-most in the league behind Onyeka Okongwu (USC) ... his 11 double-doubles are the second most by a freshman in the NCAA
• UW has only shot below 40.0 percent from the field in a game in four games this season, while UW opponents have yet to shoot above 50 percent in a game ... UW has shot 50 percent or better in seven games this year.
UW wraps up its three-game home stretch as it takes on WSU in the Boeing Apple Cup Series on Friday at 6 p.m. The game will be televised on FS1 with Aaron Goldsmith and Eddie House 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. UW dropped the first game against the Cougars in Pullman this year, 67-79, on Feb. 9, but own a 105-37 record when playing in Seattle.
The Coach (61-37 at UW/3rd Year)
Coach Mike Hopkins is in his third year at UW, 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 will be honoring seniors Sam Timmins, Jason Crandall and Quin Barnard at Friday's game
• Cal's 11 made field goals were the fewest by a UW opponent since Feb. 7, 2014 when UW held San Diego State to just 11 made shots ... additionally UW's 35-point margin of victory was its largest in league play since a 38-point win at Oregon State on Feb. 16, 2008.
• Isaiah Stewart now owns the UW freshman records for blocks (61) and rebounds (239) ... the rebound record he broke set by Mark Pope (234) was done almost 30 years ago (1991-92)
• In UW's three Pac-12 wins, it has outscored their opponents by an average of 25.0 points ... UW's two 30-point conference wins mark the first time since 2010-11 that UW Has picked up two 30 point wins over P12 opponents
• Washington has outrebounded its last three opponents including a six rebound margin over California
• Junior Nahziah Carter is now at 811 career points as he has the most points by anyone on the roster
• Over the last six games off the bench, McDaniels is averaging 12.3 points, 5.0 rebounds while shooting 41.3 percent from the field, 40.7 from 3 and 75.0 from the FT line
• 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
• After pulling his redshirt, freshman Marcus Tsohonis has averaged 9.8 points in six-straight starts scoring a career-high 19 points against Arizona State, following with 13 at WSU, adding five at UCLA and 11 against both Stanford and California ... he is also averaging 2.3 assists in those outings
• UW has yet to let an opponent shoot higher than 50 percent from the field in 28 games ... the Dawgs currently rank seventh nationally in FG percentage defense at 37.7 percent
• UW is averaging 6.3 blocks per game, which is second in the NCAA ... UW led the country in blocks a year ago
• The Dawgs currently have 1,015 wins inside Alaska Airlines Arena. Washington's 1,015 wins are the most by any Division I team at its current home arena
• UW is averaging 13.3 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
• 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 is second the Pac-12 with 11 double-doubles and his five 20/10's are the second-most in the league behind Onyeka Okongwu (USC) ... his 11 double-doubles are the second most by a freshman in the NCAA
• UW has only shot below 40.0 percent from the field in a game in four games this season, while UW opponents have yet to shoot above 50 percent in a game ... UW has shot 50 percent or better in seven games this year.
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