Tuesday, December 3
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UW Hoops Opens Big Ten Play Tuesday Night At UCLA
December 02, 2024 | Men's Basketball
LOS ANGELES – The Washington men's basketball team brings its five-game winning streak on the road to open up Big Ten Conference play on Tuesday, battling UCLA at 7:30 p.m. PT Pauley Pavilion.
UW's first-ever Big Ten game will air on your television set 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
» Washington opens its first-ever Big Ten schedule, facing longtime Pac-12 foe UCLA
» The Huskies are seeking their first win over UCLA in Los Angeles since 2016
» UW won the most recent matchup between the two sides, snapping a nine-game losing streak to the Bruins
» UW is coming off of a 2-0 week, winning the 2024 Acrisure Invitational Championship
» Great Osobor was named the event's MVP
» The Huskies are riding thier first five-game winning streak since 2019
» Washington's 6-1 start matches its best through seven games since UW started 11-0 in 2015-16
» Washington has been a second half team, out scoring its opponents by 41 combined points
» UW ranks 16th in the nation at 5.9 blocks per game, tallying five or more in 5-of-6 games
» The Huskies are averaging 27.0 free throws per game, ranking 14th nationally, 2nd in the Big Ten
ABOUT UCLA
» UCLA is in its 6th season under head coach Mick Cronin
» Cronin has guided his teams to 14 NCAA Tournament appearances between UCLA (3), Cincinnati (9) and Murray State (2)
» Finishing the 2023-24 season 16-17, UCLA failed to earn an NCAA Tournament bid for the first time under Cronin
» Cronin-led teams had made 12-straight NCAA Tournaments
» The Bruins enter Tuesday's game at 6-1, winning five of their six games by at least 30 points
» UCLA has allowed its opponent to score more than 50 points just twice
» The Bruin defense has held its opponent to a field goal percentage of .350 or less five times, including under .300 twice
» UCLA opponents are shooting .358 from the field, seventh-lowest in the nation UCLA is allowing the fewest points in the nation at 52.4 per game
» The Bruins' 27.1 scoring margin is the fourth highest in the nation
» UCLA is forcing an average of 19.86 turnovers per game, the second most in the nation, while the Bruins' 8.6 turnover margin leads the NCAA
» Washington native Tyler Bilodeau, a junior transfer from Oregon State, leads UCLA in scoring (13.9 PPG) and rebounding (5.7 RPG)
SERIES HISTORY - UCLA
» UCLA leads the all-time series with Washington 108-44
» The Huskies have won just eight times in 77 visits to Los Angeles
» UW defeated UCLA 94-77 in Seattle last season, snapping a nine-game losing streak to the Bruins
» The Bruins have won 16 of the last 20 meetings
» UW has not won at Pauley Pavilion since 2016
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 has led the Huskies in rebounds and steals in 6-of-7 games
» Osobor has also paced UW in scoring four times
» Osobor ranks third in the nation with 3.29 steals per game, ranking 12th nationally in rebounding average at 10.7
» No other player in the nation ranks in the top-50 in both steals and rebounds
» 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
SWAT TEAM
» UW leads the Big Ten and ranks 16th in the nation at 5.9 blocks per game
» Tyler Harris' 2.14 blocks per game ranks 25th nationally, third in the Big Ten
» Harris is the first Husky with four or more blocks in back-to-back games (vs. Seattle Pacific and UMass Lowell) since Isaiah Stewart in 2019-20
» Harris is 1-of-7 players under 6-9 in the nation with multiple 4+ block games
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
VET SCHOOL
» Despite just four returners, the UW roster boasts a veteran presence
» Washington players have appeared in 875 total collegiate games
» The Huskies own 519 career starts
» Four Huskies have played in triple digit games: Great Osobor (110), DJ Davis (121), Chris Conway (109) and Luis Kortright (109)
» 10 of Washington's 16 players are upperclassmen
» UW's roster features six seniors and one graduate student
MONTLAKE MAGIC
» Over the last 20+ seasons, Washington is 252-87 (.743) 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
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
» 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
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 358-347 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 256-184 (.582) all-time under first-year head coaches
» Since Edmundson's first season, first-year head coaches at UW have posted a record of 194-152 (.561)
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
Follow @UW_MBB on X/Twitter and Instagram for the latest updates on Husky basketball.
UW's first-ever Big Ten game will air on your television set 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
» Washington opens its first-ever Big Ten schedule, facing longtime Pac-12 foe UCLA
» The Huskies are seeking their first win over UCLA in Los Angeles since 2016
» UW won the most recent matchup between the two sides, snapping a nine-game losing streak to the Bruins
» UW is coming off of a 2-0 week, winning the 2024 Acrisure Invitational Championship
» Great Osobor was named the event's MVP
» The Huskies are riding thier first five-game winning streak since 2019
» Washington's 6-1 start matches its best through seven games since UW started 11-0 in 2015-16
» Washington has been a second half team, out scoring its opponents by 41 combined points
» UW ranks 16th in the nation at 5.9 blocks per game, tallying five or more in 5-of-6 games
» The Huskies are averaging 27.0 free throws per game, ranking 14th nationally, 2nd in the Big Ten
ABOUT UCLA
» UCLA is in its 6th season under head coach Mick Cronin
» Cronin has guided his teams to 14 NCAA Tournament appearances between UCLA (3), Cincinnati (9) and Murray State (2)
» Finishing the 2023-24 season 16-17, UCLA failed to earn an NCAA Tournament bid for the first time under Cronin
» Cronin-led teams had made 12-straight NCAA Tournaments
» The Bruins enter Tuesday's game at 6-1, winning five of their six games by at least 30 points
» UCLA has allowed its opponent to score more than 50 points just twice
» The Bruin defense has held its opponent to a field goal percentage of .350 or less five times, including under .300 twice
» UCLA opponents are shooting .358 from the field, seventh-lowest in the nation UCLA is allowing the fewest points in the nation at 52.4 per game
» The Bruins' 27.1 scoring margin is the fourth highest in the nation
» UCLA is forcing an average of 19.86 turnovers per game, the second most in the nation, while the Bruins' 8.6 turnover margin leads the NCAA
» Washington native Tyler Bilodeau, a junior transfer from Oregon State, leads UCLA in scoring (13.9 PPG) and rebounding (5.7 RPG)
SERIES HISTORY - UCLA
» UCLA leads the all-time series with Washington 108-44
» The Huskies have won just eight times in 77 visits to Los Angeles
» UW defeated UCLA 94-77 in Seattle last season, snapping a nine-game losing streak to the Bruins
» The Bruins have won 16 of the last 20 meetings
» UW has not won at Pauley Pavilion since 2016
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 has led the Huskies in rebounds and steals in 6-of-7 games
» Osobor has also paced UW in scoring four times
» Osobor ranks third in the nation with 3.29 steals per game, ranking 12th nationally in rebounding average at 10.7
» No other player in the nation ranks in the top-50 in both steals and rebounds
» 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
SWAT TEAM
» UW leads the Big Ten and ranks 16th in the nation at 5.9 blocks per game
» Tyler Harris' 2.14 blocks per game ranks 25th nationally, third in the Big Ten
» Harris is the first Husky with four or more blocks in back-to-back games (vs. Seattle Pacific and UMass Lowell) since Isaiah Stewart in 2019-20
» Harris is 1-of-7 players under 6-9 in the nation with multiple 4+ block games
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
VET SCHOOL
» Despite just four returners, the UW roster boasts a veteran presence
» Washington players have appeared in 875 total collegiate games
» The Huskies own 519 career starts
» Four Huskies have played in triple digit games: Great Osobor (110), DJ Davis (121), Chris Conway (109) and Luis Kortright (109)
» 10 of Washington's 16 players are upperclassmen
» UW's roster features six seniors and one graduate student
MONTLAKE MAGIC
» Over the last 20+ seasons, Washington is 252-87 (.743) 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
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
» 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
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 358-347 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 256-184 (.582) all-time under first-year head coaches
» Since Edmundson's first season, first-year head coaches at UW have posted a record of 194-152 (.561)
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
Follow @UW_MBB on X/Twitter and Instagram for the latest updates on Husky basketball.
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