Wednesday, December 18
Seattle, WA
8:00 PM
University of Washington
vs
Washington State
Washington, WSU Meet Wednesday In 300th Edition Of Rivalry Matchup
December 17, 2024 | Men's Basketball
SEATTLE – On Wednesday, Washington and Washington State will become the ninth series in NCAA Division I basketball to reach 300 all-time meetings, as the Huskies take on the Cougars at 8 p.m. PT at Alaska Airlines Arena.
The game will air on FS1 and on your radio dial on 93.3 KJR-FM. Links to live coverage are available on the schedule page at GoHuskies.com and at HuskyStats.com.
OPENING TIPS
» UW hosts Washington State in the 300th meeting all-time between the two programs
» It will be the Huskies Black Out Game
» The two sides split last season's games, with both road teams winning
» It is the second of three-straight games against in-state opponents for UW
» UW has not lost a non-conference home game to an in-state opponent since falling to No. 9 Gonzaga in 2019
» UW is coming off of an 87-69 win over Eastern Washington last Tuesday
» The victory extended UW's non-conference home winning streak to 10 games
» UW shot 60.7% from the field, the first time shooting 60% or better since last season's season-opening win over Bellarmine
» Scoring a season-high 23 points, Mekhi Mason led the Dawgs in scoring for the second straight game, knocking down a career-high five threes
ABOUT WASHINGTON STATE
» Washington State is in its first season under the direction of David Riley, moving to Pullman from nearby Eastern Washington where he spent three seasons as the Eagles' head coach
» Riley was named the Big Sky Coach of the Year each of the past two seasons after guiding EWU to the Big Sky regular season championship both years
» Washington State enters Wednesday's game with a 9-2 record
» WSU is on a three-game winning streak and is undefeated in December
» The Cougars have scored at least 70 points in 8-of-11 games
» Washington State ranks eighth in the nation at 5.9 blocks per game
» WSU was picked to finish fifth in the West Coast Conference
» The Cougars are led in scoring by Preseason All-WCC guard Cedric Coward, who is averaging 17.7 points per game on 55.7 percent shooting, including 40.0 percent from three
» Coward also ranks second among WSU players at 7.0 rebounds per game behind only sophomore forward LeJuan Watts (7.5 RPG)
» Junior guard Nate Calmese, a UW transfer, ranks second among six Cougars averaging double figure scoring, adding 15.5 points per game
SERIES HISTORY - WASHINGTON STATE
» Washington leads the all-time series with WSU 188-111
» The Huskies own a 106-40 advantage all-time in Seattle
» WSU has won three of the last four matchups, though Washington won the most recent meeting a 74-68 UW win in Pullman
» The Cougars have won four of the last five meetings at Alaska Airlines Arena
THAT'S OFFENSIVE
» Washington scored its most points of the season in its 87-69 win over EWU
» It was also UW's widest margin of victory of the season
» UW shot 60.7% from the field, the first time the Huskies have shot over 60% since last season's season-opening win over Bellarmine
» UW's 70.4% in the second half was its hottest shooting half of the season, while the 51.7% in the first half was the third hottest
» It was the first time UW had four players score in double figures since the season-opening win over UC Davis
FREE MASON
» Over the last two games, Mekhi Mason is averaging 19.0 points on 63.2% FG
» Previously, Mason had scored in double figures just once in 2024-25
» Mason poured in a season-high 23 points versus Eastern Washington
» The junior knocked down five threes, a career-high
» Mason is the second Husky with 5+ threes this season, joining Tyler Harris
DESERT DAWGS TAKE ACRISURE TITLE
» Washington won the Acrisure Invitational, sweeping games over Colorado State (73-67) and Santa Clara (76-69)
» It was the second MTE championship in the last three seasons for UW, which claimed the 2022 Wooden Legacy title
» Great Osobor was named the event's MVP after averaging 17.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 3.0 steals
» Tyler Harris led the Dawgs over Colorado State, scoring 24 points on 9-of-13 from the field, knocking down a career-high five three pointers
» Harris had made just six three pointers all season prior to Thursday's win
» The win over CSU snapped a three-game losing streak against the Rams for UW, while the Huskies have beaten Santa Clara in four-straight
STAT STUFFER
» Great Osobor leads the Big Ten in average steals (2.60) and ranks fourth in rebounds per game (8.9)
» The senior ranks 16th in the nation in SPG, sitting 33rd in RPG
» No other player in the nation ranks in the top-60 in both steals and rebounds
» Osobor has also paced UW in scoring five times
» Osobor has attempted 84 free throws, ranking eighth in the nation
» In UW's season-opening win over UC Davis, Osobor became the first Power-6 player with at least 15 points, 17 rebounds and 6 steals since Blake Griffin in 2008
» Osobor is 1-of-4 players 6-8 or taller over the last 20 years to record 6+ steals in 2 games in a season (Corey Brewer, Marcus Dove, Cody Zeller)
» Osobor's 7 steals against Seattle Pacific were the most by a Husky since Matisse Thybulle had 3 games with 7 steals during the 2018-19 season
» Osobor is the only player in the nation with multiple 6+ steal games this season
» Osobor's 18 rebounds vs. UMass Lowell were the most by a Husky since Nate Roberts pulled down 19 vs. Northern Illinois in 2021
DAMAGE DOWN LOW
» 46.7 percent of Washington's points this season have been in the paint
» The Huskies are 6-2 when scoring at least 30 points in the paint
» UW has scored 40+ points in the paint three times
» UW has outscored its opponent in the paint in 7 games, including 6-of-7 wins
» Not counting free throws, Great Osobor has scored 85-of-97 (87.6%) of his points in the paint
RESTOCKING THE CUPBOARD
» Washington returns just four letterwinners from last season
» Wilhelm 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
MONTLAKE MAGIC
» Over the last 20+ seasons, Washington is 253-88 (.742) at Alaska Airlines Arena
» 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
VET SCHOOL
» Washington players have appeared in 907 total collegiate games
» The Huskies own 534 career starts
» Four Huskies have played in triple digit games: Great Osobor (112), DJ Davis (123), Chris Conway (109) and Luis Kortright (111)
» 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
ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM
» Starting each of the last six games, true freshman Zoom Diallo has scored in double figures six times and ranks third on UW with 22 assists
» The former Tacoma Curtis star is UW's highest-rated recruit since the Dawgs signed five-star prospects Jaden McDaniels and Isaiah Stewart in 2019
» Diallo was 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
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 landed on the watchlists for the Karl Malone Award and Wooden Award
» Osobor was named a Preseason All-American by CBS's Jon Rothstein 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 stripe 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 88.8 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
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 358-349 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 257-185 (.581) all-time under first-year head coaches
» Since Edmundson's first season, first-year head coaches at UW have posted a record of 195-153 (.560)
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
SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED
» Washington's 2025 high school recruiting class features three top-100 players in Nike Bundalo, JJ Mandaquit and Courtland Muldrew
» UW's class ranks ninth in the nation and first in the Big Ten per On3
» Bundalo is rated as the 25 player nationally by ESPN, making him Washington's eighth-highest ranked signee ever
» Mandaquit is ranked No. 43 in the nation by On3, sitting as the No. 3 point guard
» Also a consensus four-star prospect, Muldrew is rated No. 99 by 247Sports
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Related Links
The game will air on FS1 and on your radio dial on 93.3 KJR-FM. Links to live coverage are available on the schedule page at GoHuskies.com and at HuskyStats.com.
OPENING TIPS
» UW hosts Washington State in the 300th meeting all-time between the two programs
» It will be the Huskies Black Out Game
» The two sides split last season's games, with both road teams winning
» It is the second of three-straight games against in-state opponents for UW
» UW has not lost a non-conference home game to an in-state opponent since falling to No. 9 Gonzaga in 2019
» UW is coming off of an 87-69 win over Eastern Washington last Tuesday
» The victory extended UW's non-conference home winning streak to 10 games
» UW shot 60.7% from the field, the first time shooting 60% or better since last season's season-opening win over Bellarmine
» Scoring a season-high 23 points, Mekhi Mason led the Dawgs in scoring for the second straight game, knocking down a career-high five threes
ABOUT WASHINGTON STATE
» Washington State is in its first season under the direction of David Riley, moving to Pullman from nearby Eastern Washington where he spent three seasons as the Eagles' head coach
» Riley was named the Big Sky Coach of the Year each of the past two seasons after guiding EWU to the Big Sky regular season championship both years
» Washington State enters Wednesday's game with a 9-2 record
» WSU is on a three-game winning streak and is undefeated in December
» The Cougars have scored at least 70 points in 8-of-11 games
» Washington State ranks eighth in the nation at 5.9 blocks per game
» WSU was picked to finish fifth in the West Coast Conference
» The Cougars are led in scoring by Preseason All-WCC guard Cedric Coward, who is averaging 17.7 points per game on 55.7 percent shooting, including 40.0 percent from three
» Coward also ranks second among WSU players at 7.0 rebounds per game behind only sophomore forward LeJuan Watts (7.5 RPG)
» Junior guard Nate Calmese, a UW transfer, ranks second among six Cougars averaging double figure scoring, adding 15.5 points per game
SERIES HISTORY - WASHINGTON STATE
» Washington leads the all-time series with WSU 188-111
» The Huskies own a 106-40 advantage all-time in Seattle
» WSU has won three of the last four matchups, though Washington won the most recent meeting a 74-68 UW win in Pullman
» The Cougars have won four of the last five meetings at Alaska Airlines Arena
THAT'S OFFENSIVE
» Washington scored its most points of the season in its 87-69 win over EWU
» It was also UW's widest margin of victory of the season
» UW shot 60.7% from the field, the first time the Huskies have shot over 60% since last season's season-opening win over Bellarmine
» UW's 70.4% in the second half was its hottest shooting half of the season, while the 51.7% in the first half was the third hottest
» It was the first time UW had four players score in double figures since the season-opening win over UC Davis
FREE MASON
» Over the last two games, Mekhi Mason is averaging 19.0 points on 63.2% FG
» Previously, Mason had scored in double figures just once in 2024-25
» Mason poured in a season-high 23 points versus Eastern Washington
» The junior knocked down five threes, a career-high
» Mason is the second Husky with 5+ threes this season, joining Tyler Harris
DESERT DAWGS TAKE ACRISURE TITLE
» Washington won the Acrisure Invitational, sweeping games over Colorado State (73-67) and Santa Clara (76-69)
» It was the second MTE championship in the last three seasons for UW, which claimed the 2022 Wooden Legacy title
» Great Osobor was named the event's MVP after averaging 17.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 3.0 steals
» Tyler Harris led the Dawgs over Colorado State, scoring 24 points on 9-of-13 from the field, knocking down a career-high five three pointers
» Harris had made just six three pointers all season prior to Thursday's win
» The win over CSU snapped a three-game losing streak against the Rams for UW, while the Huskies have beaten Santa Clara in four-straight
STAT STUFFER
» Great Osobor leads the Big Ten in average steals (2.60) and ranks fourth in rebounds per game (8.9)
» The senior ranks 16th in the nation in SPG, sitting 33rd in RPG
» No other player in the nation ranks in the top-60 in both steals and rebounds
» Osobor has also paced UW in scoring five times
» Osobor has attempted 84 free throws, ranking eighth in the nation
» In UW's season-opening win over UC Davis, Osobor became the first Power-6 player with at least 15 points, 17 rebounds and 6 steals since Blake Griffin in 2008
» Osobor is 1-of-4 players 6-8 or taller over the last 20 years to record 6+ steals in 2 games in a season (Corey Brewer, Marcus Dove, Cody Zeller)
» Osobor's 7 steals against Seattle Pacific were the most by a Husky since Matisse Thybulle had 3 games with 7 steals during the 2018-19 season
» Osobor is the only player in the nation with multiple 6+ steal games this season
» Osobor's 18 rebounds vs. UMass Lowell were the most by a Husky since Nate Roberts pulled down 19 vs. Northern Illinois in 2021
DAMAGE DOWN LOW
» 46.7 percent of Washington's points this season have been in the paint
» The Huskies are 6-2 when scoring at least 30 points in the paint
» UW has scored 40+ points in the paint three times
» UW has outscored its opponent in the paint in 7 games, including 6-of-7 wins
» Not counting free throws, Great Osobor has scored 85-of-97 (87.6%) of his points in the paint
RESTOCKING THE CUPBOARD
» Washington returns just four letterwinners from last season
» Wilhelm 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
MONTLAKE MAGIC
» Over the last 20+ seasons, Washington is 253-88 (.742) at Alaska Airlines Arena
» 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
VET SCHOOL
» Washington players have appeared in 907 total collegiate games
» The Huskies own 534 career starts
» Four Huskies have played in triple digit games: Great Osobor (112), DJ Davis (123), Chris Conway (109) and Luis Kortright (111)
» 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
ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM
» Starting each of the last six games, true freshman Zoom Diallo has scored in double figures six times and ranks third on UW with 22 assists
» The former Tacoma Curtis star is UW's highest-rated recruit since the Dawgs signed five-star prospects Jaden McDaniels and Isaiah Stewart in 2019
» Diallo was 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
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 landed on the watchlists for the Karl Malone Award and Wooden Award
» Osobor was named a Preseason All-American by CBS's Jon Rothstein 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 stripe 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 88.8 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
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 358-349 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 257-185 (.581) all-time under first-year head coaches
» Since Edmundson's first season, first-year head coaches at UW have posted a record of 195-153 (.560)
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
SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED
» Washington's 2025 high school recruiting class features three top-100 players in Nike Bundalo, JJ Mandaquit and Courtland Muldrew
» UW's class ranks ninth in the nation and first in the Big Ten per On3
» Bundalo is rated as the 25 player nationally by ESPN, making him Washington's eighth-highest ranked signee ever
» Mandaquit is ranked No. 43 in the nation by On3, sitting as the No. 3 point guard
» Also a consensus four-star prospect, Muldrew is rated No. 99 by 247Sports
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