Washington Wraps Regular-Season Travel at Stanford

Sunday, February 26

Stanford, CA

3:00 PM

University of Washington

Stanford

February 24, 2023 | Men's Basketball

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PALO ALTO, Calif. – Washington (16-13, 8-10 Pac-12) concludes its final road trip of the regular season at Stanford on Sunday at 3 p.m. The Huskies aim for a fourth-straight win before returning to Alaska Airlines Arena for the regular-season finale against Washington State.

Guy Haberman and Dave Miller have the call on Sunday on FS1. Tony Castricone and Jason Hamilton call the action on the Husky Sports Network, and locally on Sports Radio KJR-AM 950.

The Matchup
Washington takes aim at a third win over Stanford in four games. In the prior meeting this season, UW erased a 7-0 deficit to go on to blow out the Cardinal 86-69 in Seattle. The Huskies have not swept the season series since the 2018-19 season after being swept in the '19-20 and '20-21 seasons. The Cardinal enter the contest having lost three-straight after beating #4 Arizona. The Huskies have not won in Palo Alto since 2019 which was just their second road win in the series since 2010.

Pac-12 Freshman of the Week
Keyon Menifield became the second Husky to be named Freshman of the Week this season joining Koren Johnson (1/16/23), who was the first Husky to win the award since Jaden McDaniels in March of 2020. UW is one of just two Pac-12 teams to have multiple student-athletes receive the award this season (UCLA).

Milestones:
Head Coach Mike Hopkins became the sixth UW coach to win 100 games following the team's win over Oregon State. Jamal Bey passed Darnell Gant for most games played in a Husky uniform when he checked into his 141st game against Arizona. Keion Brooks Jr. scored his 1,000th career point with a first-half three against ASU. Noah Williams eclipsed the 1,000-point mark at USC.

Last Time Out
Keion Brooks Jr. scored 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Washington cruised to a 65-56 victory over California to sweep the season series. Keyon Menifield had 16 points and five assists, Koren Johnson added 10 points and Braxton Meah had six points to go with 10 rebounds and five blocks. It was the second road win of the season for UW, which has not won back-to-back games away from Seattle since winning the Wooden Legacy. The Huskies currently have a winning streak of three or more wins for the fourth time this season. Game recap

Postseason Push
The Huskies currently sit in eighth place in the Pac-12 standings just two games back of Oregon, which currently sits in fifth place. Six teams are separated by just 4 games in the standings with one week remaining before the Pac-12 Tournament in Las Vegas.

League Leaders
Washington leads the Pac-12 and ranks fifth in the NCAA in blocks per game (5.5). The Huskies also have the most success at the free throw line of any team in the conference. Their three-point defense ranks atop the league leaderboard and is 6th nationally. Braxton Meah leads the Pac-12 in shooting percentage and Keion Brooks Jr. ranks second in scoring.

Signing Day
Four-star recruit Wesley Yates III (Beaumont, Texas/Beaumont United) signed a National Letter of Intent on Nov. 16, announcing his commitment to Washington. Yates is the 37th-ranked prospect on ESPN's Top-100. The signing continues the momentum built from last year's class, which includes the No. 1 rated player in the state of Washington, Tyler Linhardt (Seattle, Wash./King's HS) and guard Keyon Menifield (Mount Morris, Mich./Phoenix [Ariz.] Prep).

Up Next
The Huskies return home for the regular-season finale and will attempt to draw even in the 2022-23 Boeing Apple Cup Series against Washington State. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 2.

Tickets
Season tickets, passes and single-game tickets are available.