Tuesday, November 5
Seattle, WA
7:00 PM
University of Washington
vs
UC Davis
Washington To Tip Off Sprinkle Era Tuesday Night Versus UC Davis
November 04, 2024 | Men's Basketball
SEATTLE โ The Washington men's basketball team tips off its first season under head coach Danny Sprinkle on Tuesday, hosting UC Davis at 7 p.m. PT at Alaska Airlines Arena.
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The matchup will air on the Big Ten Network and on your radio dial on 950 KJR-AM. Links to live stats are available at HuskyStats.com.
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ABOUT UC DAVIS
ยป UC Davis was picked to finish fifth in the Big West Preseason Coaches Poll
ยป The Aggies finished third in the Big West in 2023-24 with a 14-6 league record
ยป UC Davis finished the season with an overall record of 20-13, 8-6 on the road
ยป Senior guard TY Johnson was named to the Preseason All-Big West Team
ยป Johnson was the only player in the Big West last year to rank in the top 10 for scoring, assists, and steals
ยป The Aggies return eight letterwinners from a season ago, including a pair of starters in Johnson and senior forward Niko Rocak
ยป Jim Les is in his 14th season at the helm of the UC Davis program
ยป Under Les, the Aggies have claimed a pair of Big West Championships and earned one NCAA Tournament bid in 2017
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SERIES HISTORY - UC DAVIS
ยป UW and UC Davis have met just one previous time during the 2017-18 season
ยป The Huskies earned a 77-70 win in Seattle, overcoming a 34-37 deficit at the half
ยป Jaylen Nowell led the Dawgs with 21 points, while Noah Dickerson posted a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds
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SHOW OPENING
ยป Washington is 93-31 all-time in season-openers
ยป The Huskies have won 24 of the last 30 openers, including 16 of the last 20 and seven of the last 10
ยป Tuesday's game will mark the fourth-straight season the Huskies have started the season at Alaska Airlines Arena
ยป In last season's season-opening game, Washington ran away in the second half en route to a 91-57 win over Bellarmine
ยป Willhelm Breidenbach tied for the Husky lead with eight rebounds
ยป Franck Kepnang scored nine points on 4-of-5 from the field
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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 13-5 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 was named a Preseason All-American by Blue Ribbon Yearbook 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 250-87 (.742) 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 air on the Big Ten Network and on your radio dial on 950 KJR-AM. Links to live stats are available at HuskyStats.com.
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ABOUT UC DAVIS
ยป UC Davis was picked to finish fifth in the Big West Preseason Coaches Poll
ยป The Aggies finished third in the Big West in 2023-24 with a 14-6 league record
ยป UC Davis finished the season with an overall record of 20-13, 8-6 on the road
ยป Senior guard TY Johnson was named to the Preseason All-Big West Team
ยป Johnson was the only player in the Big West last year to rank in the top 10 for scoring, assists, and steals
ยป The Aggies return eight letterwinners from a season ago, including a pair of starters in Johnson and senior forward Niko Rocak
ยป Jim Les is in his 14th season at the helm of the UC Davis program
ยป Under Les, the Aggies have claimed a pair of Big West Championships and earned one NCAA Tournament bid in 2017
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SERIES HISTORY - UC DAVIS
ยป UW and UC Davis have met just one previous time during the 2017-18 season
ยป The Huskies earned a 77-70 win in Seattle, overcoming a 34-37 deficit at the half
ยป Jaylen Nowell led the Dawgs with 21 points, while Noah Dickerson posted a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds
ย
SHOW OPENING
ยป Washington is 93-31 all-time in season-openers
ยป The Huskies have won 24 of the last 30 openers, including 16 of the last 20 and seven of the last 10
ยป Tuesday's game will mark the fourth-straight season the Huskies have started the season at Alaska Airlines Arena
ยป In last season's season-opening game, Washington ran away in the second half en route to a 91-57 win over Bellarmine
ยป Willhelm Breidenbach tied for the Husky lead with eight rebounds
ยป Franck Kepnang scored nine points on 4-of-5 from the field
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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 13-5 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 was named a Preseason All-American by Blue Ribbon Yearbook 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 250-87 (.742) 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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