
Huskies Head to Arizona Schools for Regular Season Finale
March 03, 2020 | Men's Basketball
UW (13-16, 3-13) at ASU (19-10, 10-6)
UW concludes the regular season on the road this season as it first heads to Tempe to face Arizona State at 6 p.m. PT on Thursday, March 5. 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. UW dropped the first game against the Sun Devils in Seattle this year, 83-87, on Feb. 1.
The Coach (61-38 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 is currently seventh in the NCAA in field goal percentage defense at 38.1
• Over the last seven games, six off the bench, McDaniels is averaging 13.3 points, 5.1 rebounds while shooting 41.6 percent from the field, 37.5 from 3 and 80.8 from the FT line
• Junior Nahziah Carter is now at 825 career points as he has the most points by anyone on the roster ... his game against Arizona State will be the 100th of his career
• Washington's 15 steals against WSU were its most since 16 against Bethune Cookman, Dec. 19, 2017
• Sophomore Elijah Hardy scored five points in five minutes off the bench against Washington State ... he is averaging 5.5 points in 5.5 minutes over the last two games
• 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 (250) ... 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
• 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 9.3 points in seven games, six 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 let just one opponent shoot higher than 50 percent or better from the field in 29 games (WSU) ... the Dawgs currently rank seventh nationally in FG percentage defense at 38.1 percent
• UW is averaging 6.2 blocks per game, which is second in the NCAA ... UW led the country in blocks a year ago
• UW is averaging 13.5 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 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 12 double-doubles and his five 20/10's are the second-most in the league behind Onyeka Okongwu (USC) ... his 12 double-doubles are tied for the fourth 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 ... UW has shot 50 percent or better in seven games this year.
UW concludes the regular season on the road this season as it first heads to Tempe to face Arizona State at 6 p.m. PT on Thursday, March 5. 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. UW dropped the first game against the Sun Devils in Seattle this year, 83-87, on Feb. 1.
The Coach (61-38 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 is currently seventh in the NCAA in field goal percentage defense at 38.1
• Over the last seven games, six off the bench, McDaniels is averaging 13.3 points, 5.1 rebounds while shooting 41.6 percent from the field, 37.5 from 3 and 80.8 from the FT line
• Junior Nahziah Carter is now at 825 career points as he has the most points by anyone on the roster ... his game against Arizona State will be the 100th of his career
• Washington's 15 steals against WSU were its most since 16 against Bethune Cookman, Dec. 19, 2017
• Sophomore Elijah Hardy scored five points in five minutes off the bench against Washington State ... he is averaging 5.5 points in 5.5 minutes over the last two games
• 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 (250) ... 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
• 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 9.3 points in seven games, six 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 let just one opponent shoot higher than 50 percent or better from the field in 29 games (WSU) ... the Dawgs currently rank seventh nationally in FG percentage defense at 38.1 percent
• UW is averaging 6.2 blocks per game, which is second in the NCAA ... UW led the country in blocks a year ago
• UW is averaging 13.5 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 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 12 double-doubles and his five 20/10's are the second-most in the league behind Onyeka Okongwu (USC) ... his 12 double-doubles are tied for the fourth 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 ... UW has shot 50 percent or better in seven games this year.
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