Wednesday, November 13
Seattle, WA
7:00 PM
University of Washington
vs
Seattle Pacific
UW MBB Returns Home, Hosts Neighbor Seattle Pacific Wednesday Night
November 12, 2024 | Men's Basketball
SEATTLE โ After suffering its first loss of the season on the road over the weekend at Nevada, the Washington men's basketball team will look to rebound Wednesday night, hosting Seattle Pacific for a 7 p.m. PT tip at Alaska Airlines Arena.
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The matchup will be available for streaming through Big Ten Plus as well as on your radio dial on 93.3 KJR-FM, with Tony Castricone and Jason Hamilton on the call. Links to live stats are available at HuskyStats.com.
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OPENING TIPS
ยป UW is coming off of its first road test of the season, a 63-53 loss at Nevada
ยป Despite the defeat, Tyree Ihenacho posted his first double-figure scoring performance as a Husky, pouring in 15 points on 7-10 shooting
ยป Tyler Harris also hit double digit scoring for the first time at UW, tying Ihenacho for the team lead at 9.5 points per game
ยป Franck Kepnang has registered three blocks in both games this season and has posted at least three blocks in four of his last five games
ยป UW is playing SPU for the first time since 2004
ยป Wednesday's game counts for UW's record, but is an exhibition for SPU
ยป UW kicked off the Danny Sprinkle era with a 79-73 home victory over UC Davis
ยป Great Osobor had a first Husky game for the ages, becoming the first major CBB player with a stat line of at least 15 points, 17 rebounds and six steals since Blake Griffin in 2008
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ABOUT SEATTLE PACIFIC
ยป Seattle Pacific is in its second season under head coach Keffrey Fazio
ยป Fazio has been on staff at SPU since the 2019-20 season, being promoted to interim head coach in May of 2023
ยป Fazio spent 10 seasons at West Seattle High School, the final six as head coach
ยป Seattle Pacific finished third in the GNAC during Fazio's first season in 2023-24
ยป SPU posted a 17-11 record a season ago and are off to an 0-3 start this season
ยป The Falcons were picked to finish 7th in the Preseason GNAC Coaches Poll
ยป SPU boasts two Preseason All-GNAC picks in junior guards Owen Moriarty and Jaxon Nap
ยป Moriarty ranked 3rd on SPU in scoring in 2023-24 with a 10.4 average, shooting 49.6 percent from the floor
ยป Nap is in his first season at SPU after transferring from Montana, where he appeared in 62 games off the bench
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SERIES HISTORY - SEATTLE PACIFIC
ยป Washington and Seattle Pacific have played 10 times previously
ยป All 10 matchups have been on Washington's home floor
ยป The Huskies are a perfect 10-0 against their nearby Seattle neighbors
ยป Washington defeated SPU 89-71 in the last meeting in 2004, the only matchup between the two sides since 1981
ยป Wednesday's game will count officially towards UW's record, but not SPU's
DOWN GOES DAVIS
ยป Washington started the Danny Sprinkle era off with a 79-73 win over UC Davis
ยป It is the third straight season the Huskies have started with a victory
ยป Five different Huskies finished the game in double figures
ยป UW dominated fastbreak points by a 20-2 margin
ยป The Dawgs received a major bump off the bench with 35 points
ยป Down low, UW outscored UCD 42-24 in the paint
ยป Great Osobor put forth a historic all-round effort, becoming the first major CBB to score at least 15 points, 17 rebounds and six steals since Blake Griffin in 2008
ยป Osobor is UW's first player ever with at least 15 points, 15 boards and 15 steals in a single game
ยป Setting a career high, Osobor also became the first player for UW 6-8 or taller to record six-plus steals in a game
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RESTOCKING THE CUPBOARD
ยป Washington returns just four letterwinners from last season
ยป Willhelm Breidenbach is the only returning Husky to play in more than 10 games a season ago
ยป UW returners started just 16 games in 2023-24, or 10 percent of Washington's total number of starts
ยป UW's 9.7% returning scoring is the 16th lowest in the nation
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LET'S BE FRANCK
ยป UW is 14-6 over the last two seasons when Franck Kepnang plays
ยป Kepnang has sustained a season-ending injury each of the last two seasons
ยป UW won 7-of-10 games with Kepnang last season, 6-of-8 the season before
VET SCHOOL
ยป Despite just four returners, the UW roster boasts a veteran presence
ยป Washington players have appeared in 814 total collegiate games
ยป The Huskies own 484 career starts
ยป Four Huskies have played in triple digit games: Great Osobor (104), DJ Davis (116), Chris Conway (109) and Luis Kortright (103)
ยป 10 of Washington's 16 players are upperclassmen
ยป UW's roster features six seniors and one graduate student
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PORTAL HOPPING
ยป Washington bolstered its roster with eight D1 players out of the transfer portal
ยป The eight additions via the transfer portal are the most in a single season for UW
ยป Four Huskies (DJ Davis, Tyree Ihenacho, Luis Kortright, Great Osobor) have transferred twice in their collegiate careers
ยป In total, 10 of UW's 16 players came to Washington via the transfer portal
ยป Washington has added at least three players through the transfer portal in each of the past four years
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THE GREAT ONE
ยป Great Osobor has spent his entire collegiate career with UW head coach Danny Sprinkle, following Sprinkle from Montana State and Utah State
ยป Osobor was named an AP Honorable Mention All-American in 2023-24
ยป Osobor was also tabbed the Mountain West Player and Newcomer of the Year
ยป Osobor earned Big Sky Top-Reserve honors as a sophomore at Montana State
ยป Osobor landed on the watchlists for the Karl Malone Award and Wooden Award
ยป Osobor was named a Preseason All-American by CBS's Jon Rothstein and ESPN's Jay Bilas
ยป Osobor was ranked at the No. 15 on CBS' Top 100 and 1 Best Players Entering the 2024-25 season
ยป Osobor was one of 10 players named to the Preseason All-Big Ten Team
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FREE MONEY
ยป DJ Davis led the nation in free throw percentage in 2023-24 at 95.0 percent
ยป Davis was perfect from the charity strip in 23-of-27 games in which he attempted at least one free throw
ยป Davis converted a career high 10 free throws twice last season, vs. SEMO (11/10) and vs. Texas Tech (11/30)
ยป Davis shot 86.5 percent from the free throw line over three seasons at UC Irvine, including 90.4 percent as a sophomore
ยป Davis owns an 89.1 percent free throw percentage for his career
ยป Davis has shot 100 percent on free throws for a game with at least five attempts 15 times in his career
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ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM
ยป 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
ยป Diallo is a consensus four-star prospect per 247Sports, ESPN, On3 and Rivals
ยป 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)
ยป 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
ยป Over the last 20 seasons, Washington is Washington is 251-87 (.743) at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion
ยป The Huskies have posted a winning record at home in 18 of those 20 seasons, registering double-digit home wins 17 times
ยป UW has posted at least a .600 home record in 14 of the past 20 seasons, including each of the last three seasons
ยป 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
ยป Former Husky standout Abdul Gaddy joins Danny Sprinkle's first Washington staff as director of player development
ยป Gaddy, who graduated in 2013, was a two-time captain for the Dawgs
ยป Gaddy ranks second all-time at Washington with 469 career assists
ยป Gaddy was a 2012 nominee for the Bob Cousy Award
ยป Gaddy played professionally in Italy, Latvia and Germany before playing four years in the NBA G League
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A B1G NEW ERA
ยป Washington enters its first season in the Big Ten Conference in 2024-25
ยป The Big Ten received six bids to the 2024 NCAA Tournament, tied for third most of any conference
ยป UW was a founding member of what would eventually become the Pac-12 Conference, chartering the Pacific Coast Conference in 1915
ยป Washington also remained in the Northwest Intercollegiate Athletic Association until 1925
ยป Washington is 358-347 all-time against current Big Ten member institutions
ยป UW is 47-33 against Big Ten opponents not including Oregon, UCLA and USC
ยป Washington has played 14-of-17 fellow Big Ten Members
ยป UW has never faced Maryland, Penn State or Rutgers
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THE SPRINKLE EFFECT
ยป Teams in their first year under Danny Sprinkle have increased their win total from the previous season
ยป Sprinkle-led teams have earned an NCAA Tournament bid three straight seasons
ยป During those three seasons, Sprinkle's teams have lost just 11 conference games
ยป Sprinkle's teams have had at least three players earn all-conference honors in each of the last four seasons
ยป 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
ยป Was named a Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year finalist for his efforts at Utah State
ยป In year three at Montana State, Sprinkle led the Bobcats to their first NCAA bid in 26 years
ยป 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
ยป It was the first time Montana State had posted back-to-back 25-win seasons since 1927-29
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IT FEELS LIKE THE VERY FIRST TIME
ยป Danny Sprinkle is the 20th head coach in Washington men's basketball history
ยป 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,
ยป In six of those 11 seasons under first-year head coaches, UW has posted a record of .600 or better
ยป Washington is 250-183 all-time under first-year head coaches (.577)
ยป Since Edmundson's first season, first-year head coaches at UW have posted a record of 188-151 (.555)
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Follow @UW_MBB onย X/Twitterย andย Instagramย for the latest updates on Husky basketball.
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Related Links
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The matchup will be available for streaming through Big Ten Plus as well as on your radio dial on 93.3 KJR-FM, with Tony Castricone and Jason Hamilton on the call. Links to live stats are available at HuskyStats.com.
ย
OPENING TIPS
ยป UW is coming off of its first road test of the season, a 63-53 loss at Nevada
ยป Despite the defeat, Tyree Ihenacho posted his first double-figure scoring performance as a Husky, pouring in 15 points on 7-10 shooting
ยป Tyler Harris also hit double digit scoring for the first time at UW, tying Ihenacho for the team lead at 9.5 points per game
ยป Franck Kepnang has registered three blocks in both games this season and has posted at least three blocks in four of his last five games
ยป UW is playing SPU for the first time since 2004
ยป Wednesday's game counts for UW's record, but is an exhibition for SPU
ยป UW kicked off the Danny Sprinkle era with a 79-73 home victory over UC Davis
ยป Great Osobor had a first Husky game for the ages, becoming the first major CBB player with a stat line of at least 15 points, 17 rebounds and six steals since Blake Griffin in 2008
ย
ABOUT SEATTLE PACIFIC
ยป Seattle Pacific is in its second season under head coach Keffrey Fazio
ยป Fazio has been on staff at SPU since the 2019-20 season, being promoted to interim head coach in May of 2023
ยป Fazio spent 10 seasons at West Seattle High School, the final six as head coach
ยป Seattle Pacific finished third in the GNAC during Fazio's first season in 2023-24
ยป SPU posted a 17-11 record a season ago and are off to an 0-3 start this season
ยป The Falcons were picked to finish 7th in the Preseason GNAC Coaches Poll
ยป SPU boasts two Preseason All-GNAC picks in junior guards Owen Moriarty and Jaxon Nap
ยป Moriarty ranked 3rd on SPU in scoring in 2023-24 with a 10.4 average, shooting 49.6 percent from the floor
ยป Nap is in his first season at SPU after transferring from Montana, where he appeared in 62 games off the bench
ย
SERIES HISTORY - SEATTLE PACIFIC
ยป Washington and Seattle Pacific have played 10 times previously
ยป All 10 matchups have been on Washington's home floor
ยป The Huskies are a perfect 10-0 against their nearby Seattle neighbors
ยป Washington defeated SPU 89-71 in the last meeting in 2004, the only matchup between the two sides since 1981
ยป Wednesday's game will count officially towards UW's record, but not SPU's
DOWN GOES DAVIS
ยป Washington started the Danny Sprinkle era off with a 79-73 win over UC Davis
ยป It is the third straight season the Huskies have started with a victory
ยป Five different Huskies finished the game in double figures
ยป UW dominated fastbreak points by a 20-2 margin
ยป The Dawgs received a major bump off the bench with 35 points
ยป Down low, UW outscored UCD 42-24 in the paint
ยป Great Osobor put forth a historic all-round effort, becoming the first major CBB to score at least 15 points, 17 rebounds and six steals since Blake Griffin in 2008
ยป Osobor is UW's first player ever with at least 15 points, 15 boards and 15 steals in a single game
ยป Setting a career high, Osobor also became the first player for UW 6-8 or taller to record six-plus steals in a game
ย
RESTOCKING THE CUPBOARD
ยป Washington returns just four letterwinners from last season
ยป Willhelm Breidenbach is the only returning Husky to play in more than 10 games a season ago
ยป UW returners started just 16 games in 2023-24, or 10 percent of Washington's total number of starts
ยป UW's 9.7% returning scoring is the 16th lowest in the nation
ย
LET'S BE FRANCK
ยป UW is 14-6 over the last two seasons when Franck Kepnang plays
ยป Kepnang has sustained a season-ending injury each of the last two seasons
ยป UW won 7-of-10 games with Kepnang last season, 6-of-8 the season before
VET SCHOOL
ยป Despite just four returners, the UW roster boasts a veteran presence
ยป Washington players have appeared in 814 total collegiate games
ยป The Huskies own 484 career starts
ยป Four Huskies have played in triple digit games: Great Osobor (104), DJ Davis (116), Chris Conway (109) and Luis Kortright (103)
ยป 10 of Washington's 16 players are upperclassmen
ยป UW's roster features six seniors and one graduate student
ย
PORTAL HOPPING
ยป Washington bolstered its roster with eight D1 players out of the transfer portal
ยป The eight additions via the transfer portal are the most in a single season for UW
ยป Four Huskies (DJ Davis, Tyree Ihenacho, Luis Kortright, Great Osobor) have transferred twice in their collegiate careers
ยป In total, 10 of UW's 16 players came to Washington via the transfer portal
ยป Washington has added at least three players through the transfer portal in each of the past four years
ย
THE GREAT ONE
ยป Great Osobor has spent his entire collegiate career with UW head coach Danny Sprinkle, following Sprinkle from Montana State and Utah State
ยป Osobor was named an AP Honorable Mention All-American in 2023-24
ยป Osobor was also tabbed the Mountain West Player and Newcomer of the Year
ยป Osobor earned Big Sky Top-Reserve honors as a sophomore at Montana State
ยป Osobor landed on the watchlists for the Karl Malone Award and Wooden Award
ยป Osobor was named a Preseason All-American by CBS's Jon Rothstein and ESPN's Jay Bilas
ยป Osobor was ranked at the No. 15 on CBS' Top 100 and 1 Best Players Entering the 2024-25 season
ยป Osobor was one of 10 players named to the Preseason All-Big Ten Team
ย
FREE MONEY
ยป DJ Davis led the nation in free throw percentage in 2023-24 at 95.0 percent
ยป Davis was perfect from the charity strip in 23-of-27 games in which he attempted at least one free throw
ยป Davis converted a career high 10 free throws twice last season, vs. SEMO (11/10) and vs. Texas Tech (11/30)
ยป Davis shot 86.5 percent from the free throw line over three seasons at UC Irvine, including 90.4 percent as a sophomore
ยป Davis owns an 89.1 percent free throw percentage for his career
ยป Davis has shot 100 percent on free throws for a game with at least five attempts 15 times in his career
ย
ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM
ยป 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
ยป Diallo is a consensus four-star prospect per 247Sports, ESPN, On3 and Rivals
ยป 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)
ยป 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
ยป Over the last 20 seasons, Washington is Washington is 251-87 (.743) at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion
ยป The Huskies have posted a winning record at home in 18 of those 20 seasons, registering double-digit home wins 17 times
ยป UW has posted at least a .600 home record in 14 of the past 20 seasons, including each of the last three seasons
ยป 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
ยป Former Husky standout Abdul Gaddy joins Danny Sprinkle's first Washington staff as director of player development
ยป Gaddy, who graduated in 2013, was a two-time captain for the Dawgs
ยป Gaddy ranks second all-time at Washington with 469 career assists
ยป Gaddy was a 2012 nominee for the Bob Cousy Award
ยป Gaddy played professionally in Italy, Latvia and Germany before playing four years in the NBA G League
ย
A B1G NEW ERA
ยป Washington enters its first season in the Big Ten Conference in 2024-25
ยป The Big Ten received six bids to the 2024 NCAA Tournament, tied for third most of any conference
ยป UW was a founding member of what would eventually become the Pac-12 Conference, chartering the Pacific Coast Conference in 1915
ยป Washington also remained in the Northwest Intercollegiate Athletic Association until 1925
ยป Washington is 358-347 all-time against current Big Ten member institutions
ยป UW is 47-33 against Big Ten opponents not including Oregon, UCLA and USC
ยป Washington has played 14-of-17 fellow Big Ten Members
ยป UW has never faced Maryland, Penn State or Rutgers
ย
THE SPRINKLE EFFECT
ยป Teams in their first year under Danny Sprinkle have increased their win total from the previous season
ยป Sprinkle-led teams have earned an NCAA Tournament bid three straight seasons
ยป During those three seasons, Sprinkle's teams have lost just 11 conference games
ยป Sprinkle's teams have had at least three players earn all-conference honors in each of the last four seasons
ยป 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
ยป Was named a Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year finalist for his efforts at Utah State
ยป In year three at Montana State, Sprinkle led the Bobcats to their first NCAA bid in 26 years
ยป 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
ยป It was the first time Montana State had posted back-to-back 25-win seasons since 1927-29
ย
IT FEELS LIKE THE VERY FIRST TIME
ยป Danny Sprinkle is the 20th head coach in Washington men's basketball history
ยป 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,
ยป In six of those 11 seasons under first-year head coaches, UW has posted a record of .600 or better
ยป Washington is 250-183 all-time under first-year head coaches (.577)
ยป Since Edmundson's first season, first-year head coaches at UW have posted a record of 188-151 (.555)
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Follow @UW_MBB onย X/Twitterย andย Instagramย for the latest updates on Husky basketball.
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