Tuesday, December 3
Los Angeles, CA
7:30 PM
University of Washington
at
UCLA
UW Hoops Opens Big Ten Play Tuesday Night At UCLA
December 02, 2024 | Men's Basketball
LOS ANGELES โ 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.
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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.
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OPENING TIPS
ยป Washington opens its first-ever Big Ten schedule, facing longtime Pac-12 foe UCLA
ยป The Huskies are seeking their first win over UCLA in Los Angeles since 2016
ยป UW won the most recent matchup between the two sides, snapping a nine-game losing streak to the Bruins
ยป UW is coming off of a 2-0 week, winning the 2024 Acrisure Invitational Championship
ยป Great Osobor was named the event's MVP
ยป The Huskies are riding thier first five-game winning streak since 2019
ยป Washington's 6-1 start matches its best through seven games since UW started 11-0 in 2015-16
ยป Washington has been a second half team, out scoring its opponents by 41 combined points
ยป UW ranks 16th in the nation at 5.9 blocks per game, tallying five or more in 5-of-6 games
ยป The Huskies are averaging 27.0 free throws per game, ranking 14th nationally, 2nd in the Big Ten
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ABOUT UCLA
ยป UCLA is in its 6th season under head coach Mick Cronin
ยป Cronin has guided his teams to 14 NCAA Tournament appearances between UCLA (3), Cincinnati (9) and Murray State (2)
ยป Finishing the 2023-24 season 16-17, UCLA failed to earn an NCAA Tournament bid for the first time under Cronin
ยป Cronin-led teams had made 12-straight NCAA Tournaments
ยป The Bruins enter Tuesday's game at 6-1, winning five of their six games by at least 30 points
ยป UCLA has allowed its opponent to score more than 50 points just twice
ยป The Bruin defense has held its opponent to a field goal percentage of .350 or less five times, including under .300 twice
ยป 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
ยป The Bruins' 27.1 scoring margin is the fourth highest in the nation
ยป 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
ยป Washington native Tyler Bilodeau, a junior transfer from Oregon State, leads UCLA in scoring (13.9 PPG) and rebounding (5.7 RPG)
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SERIES HISTORY - UCLA
ยป UCLA leads the all-time series with Washington 108-44
ยป The Huskies have won just eight times in 77 visits to Los Angeles
ยป UW defeated UCLA 94-77 in Seattle last season, snapping a nine-game losing streak to the Bruins
ยป The Bruins have won 16 of the last 20 meetings
ยป UW has not won at Pauley Pavilion since 2016
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DESERT DAWGS TAKE ACRISURE TITLE
ยป Washington won the Acrisure Invitational, sweeping games over Colorado State (73-67) and Santa Clara (76-69)
ยป It was the second MTE championship in the last three seasons for UW, which claimed the 2022 Wooden Legacy title
ยป Great Osobor was named the event's MVP after averaging 17.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 3.0 steals
ยป 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
ยป Harris had made just six three pointers all season prior to Thursday's win
ยป 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
ยป Great Osobor has led the Huskies in rebounds and steals in 6-of-7 games
ยป Osobor has also paced UW in scoring four times
ยป Osobor ranks third in the nation with 3.29 steals per game, ranking 12th nationally in rebounding average at 10.7
ยป No other player in the nation ranks in the top-50 in both steals and rebounds
ยป 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
ยป 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)
ยป 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
ยป Osobor is the only player in the nation with multiple 6+ steal games this season
ยป 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
ยป UW leads the Big Ten and ranks 16th in the nation at 5.9 blocks per game
ยป Tyler Harris' 2.14 blocks per game ranks 25th nationally, third in the Big Ten
ยป 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
ยป Harris is 1-of-7 players under 6-9 in the nation with multiple 4+ block games
RESTOCKING THE CUPBOARD
ยป Washington returns just four letterwinners from last season
ยป Wilhelm 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
VET SCHOOL
ยป Despite just four returners, the UW roster boasts a veteran presence
ยป Washington players have appeared in 875 total collegiate games
ยป The Huskies own 519 career starts
ยป Four Huskies have played in triple digit games: Great Osobor (110), DJ Davis (121), Chris Conway (109) and Luis Kortright (109)
ยป 10 of Washington's 16 players are upperclassmen
ยป UW's roster features six seniors and one graduate student
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MONTLAKE MAGIC
ยป Over the last 20+ seasons, Washington is 252-87 (.743) at Alaska Airlines Arena
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
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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
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
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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 stripe 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 88.8 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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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 256-184 (.582) all-time under first-year head coaches
ยป Since Edmundson's first season, first-year head coaches at UW have posted a record of 194-152 (.561)
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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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SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED
ยป Washington's 2025 high school recruiting class features three top-100 players in Nike Bundalo, JJ Mandaquit and Courtland Muldrew
ยป UW's class ranks ninth in the nation and first in the Big Ten per On3
ยป Bundalo is rated as the 25 player nationally by ESPN, making him Washington's eighth-highest ranked signee ever
ยป Mandaquit is ranked No. 43 in the nation by On3, sitting as the No. 3 point guard
ยป Also a consensus four-star prospect, Muldrew is rated No. 99 by 247Sports
Follow @UW_MBB onย X/Twitterย andย Instagramย for the latest updates on Husky basketball.
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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.
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OPENING TIPS
ยป Washington opens its first-ever Big Ten schedule, facing longtime Pac-12 foe UCLA
ยป The Huskies are seeking their first win over UCLA in Los Angeles since 2016
ยป UW won the most recent matchup between the two sides, snapping a nine-game losing streak to the Bruins
ยป UW is coming off of a 2-0 week, winning the 2024 Acrisure Invitational Championship
ยป Great Osobor was named the event's MVP
ยป The Huskies are riding thier first five-game winning streak since 2019
ยป Washington's 6-1 start matches its best through seven games since UW started 11-0 in 2015-16
ยป Washington has been a second half team, out scoring its opponents by 41 combined points
ยป UW ranks 16th in the nation at 5.9 blocks per game, tallying five or more in 5-of-6 games
ยป The Huskies are averaging 27.0 free throws per game, ranking 14th nationally, 2nd in the Big Ten
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ABOUT UCLA
ยป UCLA is in its 6th season under head coach Mick Cronin
ยป Cronin has guided his teams to 14 NCAA Tournament appearances between UCLA (3), Cincinnati (9) and Murray State (2)
ยป Finishing the 2023-24 season 16-17, UCLA failed to earn an NCAA Tournament bid for the first time under Cronin
ยป Cronin-led teams had made 12-straight NCAA Tournaments
ยป The Bruins enter Tuesday's game at 6-1, winning five of their six games by at least 30 points
ยป UCLA has allowed its opponent to score more than 50 points just twice
ยป The Bruin defense has held its opponent to a field goal percentage of .350 or less five times, including under .300 twice
ยป 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
ยป The Bruins' 27.1 scoring margin is the fourth highest in the nation
ยป 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
ยป Washington native Tyler Bilodeau, a junior transfer from Oregon State, leads UCLA in scoring (13.9 PPG) and rebounding (5.7 RPG)
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SERIES HISTORY - UCLA
ยป UCLA leads the all-time series with Washington 108-44
ยป The Huskies have won just eight times in 77 visits to Los Angeles
ยป UW defeated UCLA 94-77 in Seattle last season, snapping a nine-game losing streak to the Bruins
ยป The Bruins have won 16 of the last 20 meetings
ยป UW has not won at Pauley Pavilion since 2016
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DESERT DAWGS TAKE ACRISURE TITLE
ยป Washington won the Acrisure Invitational, sweeping games over Colorado State (73-67) and Santa Clara (76-69)
ยป It was the second MTE championship in the last three seasons for UW, which claimed the 2022 Wooden Legacy title
ยป Great Osobor was named the event's MVP after averaging 17.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 3.0 steals
ยป 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
ยป Harris had made just six three pointers all season prior to Thursday's win
ยป 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
ยป Great Osobor has led the Huskies in rebounds and steals in 6-of-7 games
ยป Osobor has also paced UW in scoring four times
ยป Osobor ranks third in the nation with 3.29 steals per game, ranking 12th nationally in rebounding average at 10.7
ยป No other player in the nation ranks in the top-50 in both steals and rebounds
ยป 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
ยป 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)
ยป 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
ยป Osobor is the only player in the nation with multiple 6+ steal games this season
ยป 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
ยป UW leads the Big Ten and ranks 16th in the nation at 5.9 blocks per game
ยป Tyler Harris' 2.14 blocks per game ranks 25th nationally, third in the Big Ten
ยป 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
ยป Harris is 1-of-7 players under 6-9 in the nation with multiple 4+ block games
RESTOCKING THE CUPBOARD
ยป Washington returns just four letterwinners from last season
ยป Wilhelm 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
VET SCHOOL
ยป Despite just four returners, the UW roster boasts a veteran presence
ยป Washington players have appeared in 875 total collegiate games
ยป The Huskies own 519 career starts
ยป Four Huskies have played in triple digit games: Great Osobor (110), DJ Davis (121), Chris Conway (109) and Luis Kortright (109)
ยป 10 of Washington's 16 players are upperclassmen
ยป UW's roster features six seniors and one graduate student
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MONTLAKE MAGIC
ยป Over the last 20+ seasons, Washington is 252-87 (.743) at Alaska Airlines Arena
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
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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
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
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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 stripe 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 88.8 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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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 256-184 (.582) all-time under first-year head coaches
ยป Since Edmundson's first season, first-year head coaches at UW have posted a record of 194-152 (.561)
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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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SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED
ยป Washington's 2025 high school recruiting class features three top-100 players in Nike Bundalo, JJ Mandaquit and Courtland Muldrew
ยป UW's class ranks ninth in the nation and first in the Big Ten per On3
ยป Bundalo is rated as the 25 player nationally by ESPN, making him Washington's eighth-highest ranked signee ever
ยป Mandaquit is ranked No. 43 in the nation by On3, sitting as the No. 3 point guard
ยป Also a consensus four-star prospect, Muldrew is rated No. 99 by 247Sports
Follow @UW_MBB onย X/Twitterย andย Instagramย for the latest updates on Husky basketball.
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