Tuesday, October 29
Seattle, WA
7:00 PM
University of Washington
vs
Western Oregon (Exh.)
UW Men’s Hoops Set For Tuesday Exhibition Matchup With Western Oregon
October 28, 2024 | Men's Basketball
SEATTLE – Entering its first season under head coach Danny Sprinkle, the Washington men's basketball team tips off for the first time in 2024-25 in an exhibition matching with Western Oregon at 7 p.m. PT at Alaska Airlines Arena.
The matchup will be available for streaming on B1G+, while links to live stats are available at HuskyStats.com. The game will not be broadcasted via radio.
ABOUT WESTERN OREGON
» Western Oregon University is a public university located in Monmouth, Oregon
» The Wolves compete in NCAA Division II's Great Northwest Athletic Conference
» Western Oregon has won three GNAC regular season championships, all in a four-year span between 2014-18
» The Wolves have also won the GNAC Tournament in 2015, 2016 and 2018
» WOU is in its sixth year and fifth season under head coach Wes Pifer
» The Wolves finished the 2023-24 season with a 5-21 record
» Posting a 2-16 mark in GNAC play, WOU missed the GNAC Tournament after earning three-straight appearances
» Western Oregon was picked to finish ninth in the GNAC in 2024-25
» WOU returns leading scorer and Preseason All-GNAC guard Jason Gallant
EX GON' GIVE IT TO YA
» Since 2000, Washington is undefeated in 21 preseason exhibition games against fellow collegiate competition
» Of those games, the Huskies have won by 20+ points 11 times, including victory margins of over 30 points in the last three exhibitions
» Three of those 21 wins were by five or fewer points
» Tuesday's game will be UW's third exhibition contests against a team from outside the state of Washington since 2000
» In last season's exhibition, Washington defeated Saint Marin's 103-58 at Alaska Airlines Arena
» Keion Brooks Jr. led the Huskies with 22 points in the game, shooting 10-of-12 from the field
» Returner Willhelm Breidenbach pulled down a team-high 12 rebounds, adding in 11 points for a double-double in just 18 minutes
RESTOCKING THE CUPBOARD
» Washington returns just four letterwinners from last season
» Willhelm Breidenbach is the only returning Husky to play in more than 10 games a season ago
» UW returners started just 16 games in 2023-24, or 10 percent of Washington's total number of starts
» UW's 9.7% returning scoring is the 16th lowest in the nation
LET'S BE FRANCK
» UW is 13-5 over the last two seasons when Franck Kepnang plays
» Kepnang has sustained a season-ending injury each of the last two seasons
» UW won 7-of-10 games with Kepnang last season, 6-of-8 the season before
VET SCHOOL
» Despite just four returners, the UW roster boasts a veteran presence
» Washington players have appeared in 814 total collegiate games
» The Huskies own 484 career starts
» Four Huskies have played in triple digit games: Great Osobor (104), DJ Davis (116), Chris Conway (109) and Luis Kortright (103)
» 10 of Washington's 16 players are upperclassmen
» UW's roster features six seniors and one graduate student
PORTAL HOPPING
» Washington bolstered its roster with eight D1 players out of the transfer portal
» The eight additions via the transfer portal are the most in a single season for UW
» Four Huskies (DJ Davis, Tyree Ihenacho, Luis Kortright, Great Osobor) have transferred twice in their collegiate careers
» In total, 10 of UW's 16 players came to Washington via the transfer portal
» Washington has added at least three players through the transfer portal in each of the past four years
THE GREAT ONE
» Great Osobor has spent his entire collegiate career with UW head coach Danny Sprinkle, following Sprinkle from Montana State and Utah State
» Osobor was named an AP Honorable Mention All-American in 2023-24
» Osobor was also tabbed the Mountain West Player and Newcomer of the Year
» Osobor earned Big Sky Top-Reserve honors as a sophomore at Montana State
» Osobor was named a Preseason All-American by Blue Ribbon Yearbook and ESPN's Jay Bilas
» Osobor was ranked at the No. 15 on CBS' Top 100 and 1 Best Players Entering the 2024-25 season
» Osobor was one of 10 players named to the Preseason All-Big Ten Team
FREE MONEY
» DJ Davis led the nation in free throw percentage in 2023-24 at 95.0 percent
» Davis was perfect from the charity strip in 23-of-27 games in which he attempted at least one free throw
» Davis converted a career high 10 free throws twice last season, vs. SEMO (11/10) and vs. Texas Tech (11/30)
» Davis shot 86.5 percent from the free throw line over three seasons at UC Irvine, including 90.4 percent as a sophomore
» Davis owns an 89.1 percent free throw percentage for his career
» Davis has shot 100 percent on free throws for a game with at least five attempts 15 times in his career
ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM
» Former Tacoma Curtis star Zoom Diallo is UW's highest-rated recruit since the Dawgs signed five-star prospects Jaden McDaniels and Isaiah Stewart in 2019
» Diallo is a consensus four-star prospect per 247Sports, ESPN, On3 and Rivals
» Diallo is Washington's ninth-ever McDonald's All-American and the fourth in the last five years, joining Jackson Grant (2021), McDaniels and Stewart (2019)
» The No. 1 player in Washington and 2022-23 Washington Gatorade Player of the Year, Diallo was rated the no. 3 point guard and no. 43 player in the country by ESPN
MONTLAKE MAGIC
» Over the last 20 seasons, Washington is 250-87 (.742) at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion
» The Huskies have posted a winning record at home in 18 of those 20 seasons, registering double-digit home wins 17 times
» UW has posted at least a .600 home record in 14 of the past 20 seasons, including each of the last three seasons
» Washington has won at least 80% of its home games nine times over the last 20 seasons, including 90% or more four times
HUSKY GREAT COMES HOME
» Former Husky standout Abdul Gaddy joins Danny Sprinkle's first Washington staff as director of player development
» Gaddy, who graduated in 2013, was a two-time captain for the Dawgs
» Gaddy ranks second all-time at Washington with 469 career assists
» Gaddy was a 2012 nominee for the Bob Cousy Award
» Gaddy played professionally in Italy, Latvia and Germany before playing four years in the NBA G League
A B1G NEW ERA
» Washington enters its first season in the Big Ten Conference in 2024-25
» The Big Ten received six bids to the 2024 NCAA Tournament, tied for third most of any conference
» UW was a founding member of what would eventually become the Pac-12 Conference, chartering the Pacific Coast Conference in 1915
» Washington also remained in the Northwest Intercollegiate Athletic Association until 1925
» Washington is 358-347 all-time against current Big Ten member institutions
» UW is 47-33 against Big Ten opponents not including Oregon, UCLA and USC
» Washington has played 14-of-17 fellow Big Ten Members
» UW has never faced Maryland, Penn State or Rutgers
THE SPRINKLE EFFECT
» Teams in their first year under Danny Sprinkle have increased their win total from the previous season
» Sprinkle-led teams have earned an NCAA Tournament bid three straight seasons
» During those three seasons, Sprinkle's teams have lost just 11 conference games
» Sprinkle's teams have had at least three players earn all-conference honors in each of the last four seasons
» Sprinkle took a Utah State team that returned nine minutes from the previous season and led the Aggies to their first-ever outright Mountain West title
» Was named a Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year finalist for his efforts at Utah State
» In year three at Montana State, Sprinkle led the Bobcats to their first NCAA bid in 26 years
» Sprinkle's Montana State followed with a 25-10 record in 2022-23, winning the Big Sky Tournament to earn a second-consecutive NCAA bid
» It was the first time Montana State had posted back-to-back 25-win seasons since 1927-29
IT FEELS LIKE THE VERY FIRST TIME
» Danny Sprinkle is the 20th head coach in Washington men's basketball history
» Since legendary coach Hec Edmundson took over on Montlake for the 1920-21 season, eight of UW's 11 head coaches have posted a winning season,
» In six of those 11 seasons under first-year head coaches, UW has posted a record of .600 or better
» Washington is 250-183 all-time under first-year head coaches (.577)
» Since Edmundson's first season, first-year head coaches at UW have posted a record of 188-151 (.555)
The 2024-25 regular season kicks off Nov. 5 at Alaska Airlines Arena. Season tickets are on sale.
Follow @UW_MBB on X/Twitter and Instagram for the latest updates on Husky basketball.
Related Links
The matchup will be available for streaming on B1G+, while links to live stats are available at HuskyStats.com. The game will not be broadcasted via radio.
ABOUT WESTERN OREGON
» Western Oregon University is a public university located in Monmouth, Oregon
» The Wolves compete in NCAA Division II's Great Northwest Athletic Conference
» Western Oregon has won three GNAC regular season championships, all in a four-year span between 2014-18
» The Wolves have also won the GNAC Tournament in 2015, 2016 and 2018
» WOU is in its sixth year and fifth season under head coach Wes Pifer
» The Wolves finished the 2023-24 season with a 5-21 record
» Posting a 2-16 mark in GNAC play, WOU missed the GNAC Tournament after earning three-straight appearances
» Western Oregon was picked to finish ninth in the GNAC in 2024-25
» WOU returns leading scorer and Preseason All-GNAC guard Jason Gallant
EX GON' GIVE IT TO YA
» Since 2000, Washington is undefeated in 21 preseason exhibition games against fellow collegiate competition
» Of those games, the Huskies have won by 20+ points 11 times, including victory margins of over 30 points in the last three exhibitions
» Three of those 21 wins were by five or fewer points
» Tuesday's game will be UW's third exhibition contests against a team from outside the state of Washington since 2000
» In last season's exhibition, Washington defeated Saint Marin's 103-58 at Alaska Airlines Arena
» Keion Brooks Jr. led the Huskies with 22 points in the game, shooting 10-of-12 from the field
» Returner Willhelm Breidenbach pulled down a team-high 12 rebounds, adding in 11 points for a double-double in just 18 minutes
RESTOCKING THE CUPBOARD
» Washington returns just four letterwinners from last season
» Willhelm Breidenbach is the only returning Husky to play in more than 10 games a season ago
» UW returners started just 16 games in 2023-24, or 10 percent of Washington's total number of starts
» UW's 9.7% returning scoring is the 16th lowest in the nation
LET'S BE FRANCK
» UW is 13-5 over the last two seasons when Franck Kepnang plays
» Kepnang has sustained a season-ending injury each of the last two seasons
» UW won 7-of-10 games with Kepnang last season, 6-of-8 the season before
VET SCHOOL
» Despite just four returners, the UW roster boasts a veteran presence
» Washington players have appeared in 814 total collegiate games
» The Huskies own 484 career starts
» Four Huskies have played in triple digit games: Great Osobor (104), DJ Davis (116), Chris Conway (109) and Luis Kortright (103)
» 10 of Washington's 16 players are upperclassmen
» UW's roster features six seniors and one graduate student
PORTAL HOPPING
» Washington bolstered its roster with eight D1 players out of the transfer portal
» The eight additions via the transfer portal are the most in a single season for UW
» Four Huskies (DJ Davis, Tyree Ihenacho, Luis Kortright, Great Osobor) have transferred twice in their collegiate careers
» In total, 10 of UW's 16 players came to Washington via the transfer portal
» Washington has added at least three players through the transfer portal in each of the past four years
THE GREAT ONE
» Great Osobor has spent his entire collegiate career with UW head coach Danny Sprinkle, following Sprinkle from Montana State and Utah State
» Osobor was named an AP Honorable Mention All-American in 2023-24
» Osobor was also tabbed the Mountain West Player and Newcomer of the Year
» Osobor earned Big Sky Top-Reserve honors as a sophomore at Montana State
» Osobor was named a Preseason All-American by Blue Ribbon Yearbook and ESPN's Jay Bilas
» Osobor was ranked at the No. 15 on CBS' Top 100 and 1 Best Players Entering the 2024-25 season
» Osobor was one of 10 players named to the Preseason All-Big Ten Team
FREE MONEY
» DJ Davis led the nation in free throw percentage in 2023-24 at 95.0 percent
» Davis was perfect from the charity strip in 23-of-27 games in which he attempted at least one free throw
» Davis converted a career high 10 free throws twice last season, vs. SEMO (11/10) and vs. Texas Tech (11/30)
» Davis shot 86.5 percent from the free throw line over three seasons at UC Irvine, including 90.4 percent as a sophomore
» Davis owns an 89.1 percent free throw percentage for his career
» Davis has shot 100 percent on free throws for a game with at least five attempts 15 times in his career
ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM
» Former Tacoma Curtis star Zoom Diallo is UW's highest-rated recruit since the Dawgs signed five-star prospects Jaden McDaniels and Isaiah Stewart in 2019
» Diallo is a consensus four-star prospect per 247Sports, ESPN, On3 and Rivals
» Diallo is Washington's ninth-ever McDonald's All-American and the fourth in the last five years, joining Jackson Grant (2021), McDaniels and Stewart (2019)
» The No. 1 player in Washington and 2022-23 Washington Gatorade Player of the Year, Diallo was rated the no. 3 point guard and no. 43 player in the country by ESPN
MONTLAKE MAGIC
» Over the last 20 seasons, Washington is 250-87 (.742) at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion
» The Huskies have posted a winning record at home in 18 of those 20 seasons, registering double-digit home wins 17 times
» UW has posted at least a .600 home record in 14 of the past 20 seasons, including each of the last three seasons
» Washington has won at least 80% of its home games nine times over the last 20 seasons, including 90% or more four times
HUSKY GREAT COMES HOME
» Former Husky standout Abdul Gaddy joins Danny Sprinkle's first Washington staff as director of player development
» Gaddy, who graduated in 2013, was a two-time captain for the Dawgs
» Gaddy ranks second all-time at Washington with 469 career assists
» Gaddy was a 2012 nominee for the Bob Cousy Award
» Gaddy played professionally in Italy, Latvia and Germany before playing four years in the NBA G League
A B1G NEW ERA
» Washington enters its first season in the Big Ten Conference in 2024-25
» The Big Ten received six bids to the 2024 NCAA Tournament, tied for third most of any conference
» UW was a founding member of what would eventually become the Pac-12 Conference, chartering the Pacific Coast Conference in 1915
» Washington also remained in the Northwest Intercollegiate Athletic Association until 1925
» Washington is 358-347 all-time against current Big Ten member institutions
» UW is 47-33 against Big Ten opponents not including Oregon, UCLA and USC
» Washington has played 14-of-17 fellow Big Ten Members
» UW has never faced Maryland, Penn State or Rutgers
THE SPRINKLE EFFECT
» Teams in their first year under Danny Sprinkle have increased their win total from the previous season
» Sprinkle-led teams have earned an NCAA Tournament bid three straight seasons
» During those three seasons, Sprinkle's teams have lost just 11 conference games
» Sprinkle's teams have had at least three players earn all-conference honors in each of the last four seasons
» Sprinkle took a Utah State team that returned nine minutes from the previous season and led the Aggies to their first-ever outright Mountain West title
» Was named a Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year finalist for his efforts at Utah State
» In year three at Montana State, Sprinkle led the Bobcats to their first NCAA bid in 26 years
» Sprinkle's Montana State followed with a 25-10 record in 2022-23, winning the Big Sky Tournament to earn a second-consecutive NCAA bid
» It was the first time Montana State had posted back-to-back 25-win seasons since 1927-29
IT FEELS LIKE THE VERY FIRST TIME
» Danny Sprinkle is the 20th head coach in Washington men's basketball history
» Since legendary coach Hec Edmundson took over on Montlake for the 1920-21 season, eight of UW's 11 head coaches have posted a winning season,
» In six of those 11 seasons under first-year head coaches, UW has posted a record of .600 or better
» Washington is 250-183 all-time under first-year head coaches (.577)
» Since Edmundson's first season, first-year head coaches at UW have posted a record of 188-151 (.555)
The 2024-25 regular season kicks off Nov. 5 at Alaska Airlines Arena. Season tickets are on sale.
Follow @UW_MBB on X/Twitter and Instagram for the latest updates on Husky basketball.
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