Saturday, December 6
Los Angeles, Calif.
3:00 p.m. PT
University of Washington
at
USC
Huskies Hit Hollywood For Saturday Afternoon Tilt At USC
December 05, 2025 | Men's Basketball
LOS ANGELES, Calif. โ The Washington men's basketball team hits the road in Big Ten play for the first time on Saturday, taking on USC at the Galen Center.
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Tipoff for Saturday's tilt is set for 3:00 p.m. PT, airing nationally on the Big Ten Network. Tony Castricone and Jason Hamilton will have the call on your radio dial on 93.3 KJR-FM. Full links to live coverage are available on the schedule page at GoHuskies.com.
OPENING TIPS
ยป Washington hits the road for the first time in Big Ten play, looking to snap an 11-game losing streak to USC
ยป Ranked No. 24 in the AP Poll, the Trojans are UW's first ranked opponent of the season
ยป UW is seeking its first win of any kind in Los Angeles since defeating USC in 2017
ยป UW is coming off of a tight 82-80 loss in its Big Ten opener to UCLA Wednesday
ยป UW recovered from a 16-point deficit to have a three point attempt at the buzzer for the win
ยป Returning from a three-game absence due to injury, Hannes Steinbach made 11-of-12 shots, posting 19 points and 10 rebounds for his fourth double double
ยป Zoom Diallo finished with 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting, making multiple threes for the second time in his career
ยป Wesley Yates III finished 4-of-10 from behind the arc, making his last three three point attempts
ยป Despite the loss, UW outrebounded its opponent for the seventh time in eight games
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ABOUT USC
ยป USC is in its second season under the direction of head coach Eric Musselman
ยป In his 10 previous seasons as a head coach, Musselman has led his team to an NCAA Tournament bid six times, including back-to-back Elite 8 appearances with Arkansas in 2021 and 2022
ยป USC is Washington's first ranked opponent of the season, coming in at No. 24 in the Associated Press Top-25
ยป The Trojans enter Saturday's game undefeated at 8-0, including 3-0 at the Galen Center
ยป USC won the Maui Invitational with victories over Boise State, Seton Hall and Arizona State, most recently opening Big Ten play with a road win at Oregon
ยป The Trojans are one of the elite teams at getting to the line, ranking fourth in the nation with 31.4 free throw attempts per game
ยป USC ranks fifth nationally at 6.8 blocks per game
ยป The Trojans boast three of the Big Ten's leading scorers in Chad Baker-Mazara (2nd, 20.9), Rodney Rice (5th, 20.3) and Ezra Ausar (12th, 16.8)
ยป Ausar ranks third in the nation in free throws attempted at 77
ยป The senior forward leads the Big Ten and ranks 12th nationally with a 66.2 FG%
ยป Rice's 6.0 assists per game are the fourth most in the Big Ten
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SERIES HISTORY - USC
ยป USC leads the all-time series with Washington, 85-75
ยป The Trojans own a 48-29 advantage over UW when playing on their home court
ยป USC has won 11 straight games against UW, dating back to the 2019-20 season
ยป Washington is seeking its first win over USC in Los Angeles since 2017
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WINNING TIME
ยป After three straight misses to start his career, Quimari Peterson has made four straight shots inside the last two minutes of the second half or overtime
ยป Three of Peterson's makes have come with less than one minute remaining
ยป Two of the four makes have either tied the game or drawn UW within a single score
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LIKE CLOCKWORK
ยป Hannes Steinbach is the first Husky to record a double double in three straight games since Keion Brooks Jr. during the 2022-23 season
ยป Steinbach is one of 43 players in the nation with four or more double doubles, one of five in the Big Ten
ยป The German international is one of eight players nationally to record four double doubles in his first five games this season
ยป Steinbach is the first Husky freshman to record at least one double double since Isaiah Stewart in 2019-20
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TRIPLE THREAT
ยป After making six total three pointers during his freshman season, Zoom Diallo has made five three through eight games in 2025-26
ยป Diallo shot 18.2% from behind the arc a year ago, improving to 35.7% this season
ยป Diallo is also shooting 85.7% from the charity stripe, up from 71.9% a year ago
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BREAK OUT THE WINDEX
ยป The Huskies have outrebounded seven of their first eight opponents this season
ยป UW has grabbed at least five more boards than its opponent six times, owning the rebound battle by double digits three times
ยป UW ranks fourth in the Big Ten in rebounds per game, ranking third in the league in offensive rebounds per game
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MASH UNIT
ยป Through eight games, five different UW players have combined to miss 27 games due to injury
ยป Washington has implemented six different starting lineups this season
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OUR STATE
ยป Washington picked up its third straight win over Washington State on Friday, defeating the Cougars 81-69 for a second consecutive win in Pullman
ยป UW improved to 11-2 in its last 13 games against in-state teams duringnon-conference play
ยป Wesley Yates III scored 26 points, the most by a Husky this season
ยป Yates knocked down four three pointers, tying the season-high for UW, and pulled down a career-high seven rebounds
ยป Making his first start of 2025-26, Zoom Diallo tied his career-high with 20 points
ยป Hannes Steinbach secured his third straight double double, grabbing 13 rebounds and adding 14 points
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LETTING IT FLY
ยป Quimari Peterson is fourth in the Big Ten with 58 total three point attempts, while Wesley Yates III ranks 10th with 49 attempts from three
ยป Peterson has attempted at least seven shots behind the arc in 6-of-8 games
ยป Peterson has knocked down at least three threes in 5-of-8 games
ยป Yates has made four shots from behind the arc three times
ยป As a team, UW has attempted at least 20 threes in 6-of-8 games
ยป The Huskies have launched 25 three pointers twice this season, a mark reached just twice during the entire 2024-25 season
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EVERYBODY EATS
ยป A full-team effort led Washington to a 2-0 start with an 84-70 win over Denver
ยป Seven Huskies scored in double figures for the first time since 2010, when UW defeated Long Beach State 102-75 in Seattle
ยป Hannes Steinbach led the Dawgs with 13 points and 16 rebounds
ยป Wesley Yates III matched Steinbach to lead UW in scoring with 13 points, knocking down 6-of-7 two-point attempts
ยป Bryson Tucker converted a career-high three three pointers, while Quimari Peterson also sunk three attempts from behind the arc
ยป UW assisted on 19-of-33 field goals, led by JJ Mandaquit's seven assists
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STATEMENT START
ยป Washington opened the 2025-26 season with a 94-50 victory over UAPB
ยป It was UW's first 40+ point victory since 2017, when the Huskies defeated Bethune-Cookman by 51, 106-55
ยป The victory marked Washington's first 40+ point win in a season opener since 2007 and UW's 44-point margin of victory was its largest in an opener since defeating Morgan State 118-51 (67 points) on Nov. 13, 2005
ยป Monday's win was UW's fourth-straight to open a season
ยป A year after opening the season with just two makes from three, the Huskies knocked down 10 makes from behind the arc, led by four from Quimari Peterson
ยป UW held UAPB to a .254 field goal percentage, the worst shooting performance by a Husky opponent since USC shot .200 from the field on Jan. 2, 2020
ยป True freshman Hannes Steinbach led the Huskies in his college debut with 21 on 9-of-11 shooting, adding seven rebounds
ยป In his first-ever college start, Bryson Tucker posted his first career double double with 12 points and a career-high 10 rebounds
ยป Point guard JJ Mandaquit dished out eight assists in his college debut
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BAND'S BACK TOGETHER
ยป 2025-26 sees the return of a pair of former Huskies in cousins Wesley Yates III and Quincy Pondexter
ยป A top-40 recruit out of high school, Yates signed with UW ahead of the 2023-24 season, sitting out the campaign due to injury
ยป Yates, who played last season at USC, was one of the Big Ten's top scorers during conference play with averages of 17.0 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists
ยป Pondexter, a three-year assistant at UW, spent the 2024-25 season as an assistant coach for Yates and the Trojans, returning to his alma mater this summer
ยป An eight-year NBA veteran, Pondexter was an All-Pac-10 and Honorable Mention All-American for the Dawgs, ranking fifth all-time in scoring
ยป Pondexter led Washington to the 2009 Pac-10 Regular Season Championship and the 2010 Pac-10 Tournament Title, the latter of which he captured with fellow UW staffer Abdul Gaddy
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NEW LOOK DAWGS
ยป Washington returns just two players from the 2024-25 roster in Zoom Diallo and Franck Kepnang
ยป Diallo appeared in all 31 games, including 22 starts and ranked second among all Huskies in points (11.2) and assists (3.1) per game during Big Ten play
ยป Kepnang missed a string of 17 games due to injury, starting the final eight contests of the season
PORTAL HOPPING
ยป UW revamped its roster with one of the most heralded transfer classes in the nation, ranking as the No. 3 class by On3.com
ยป Three of UW's transfers are ranked in the top-100 in the class, including two inside the top-30 in Wesley Yates III (24th, 247Sports) and Desmond Claude (29th, On3.com)
ยป Claude and Yates were the two leading scorers at Big Ten foe USC a season ago
ยป Quimari Peterson was ranked at No. 73 in the class by 247Sports
ยป Washington's transfer class was ranked No. 8 in the nation by HoopsHQ, while ESPN rated UW as the No. 5 team that added the most talent in the transfer portal
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NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
ยป The Dawgs also bolstered its squad with a nationally heralded freshman recruiting class
ยป UW's class was ranked as the 15th-best in the nation by 247Sports, the top class in the Big Ten
ยป UW's class was also ranked No. 21 by On3 and No. 25 by ESPN
ยป Per 247Sports, Washington added four four-star true freshmen
ยป Hannes Steinbach was rated as UW's top-signee with a rating of 97, but was not included in 247Sports' national player rankings
ยป JJ Mandaquit was ranked as the No. 74 player in the class, the No. 10 PG
ยป Jasir Rencher was ranked as the No. 90 player in the class, the No. 24 SF
ยป Courtland Muldrew was ranked as the No. 103 player in the class, the No. 18 SG
ยป Mady Traore was rated as a three-star, the No. 5 ranked JUCO player in the nation
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CREAM OF THE CROP
ยป Washington is one of three teams in the nation featuring multiple players that were named their conference's player of the year, joining Big Ten rival Iowa and Kansas State
ยป Quimari Peterson reeled in Southern Conference Player of the Year Laurels, leading the conference in points, points per game, field goals, steals, steals per game and three-point field goal percentage
ยป The 6-1 guard was named a Finalist for the 2025 Lou Henson Award
ยป Peterson reached double-figure scoring in 31-of-32 games, including 15 20+ point outings
ยป Jacob Ognacevic was tabbed the ASUN Player of the Year after leading the league and ranking 19th in the nation in scoring at 20.0 points per game
ยป Ognacevic was efficient too, shooting 57.5 percent from the field, the 25th best average in the country
ยป The Wisconsin native also pulled down 8.0 rebounds per game, 4th in the ASUN
ยป Ognacevic will be sidelined indefinitely with a foot injury sustained during the preseason
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TAKING THE WORLD STAGE
ยป A pair of freshman Huskies battled it out on the world stage this summer at the 2025 FIBA U19 World Cup as JJ Mandaquit and Hannes Steinbach battled it out in the Gold Medal game
ยป Mandaquit and Team USA captured the Gold, with the Hawaii native averaging 5.4 assists per game, 12.8 per 40 minutes
ยป In the Gold Medal game, Mandaquit led Team USA with six assists, adding seven points on 3-of-4 shooting
ยป The McDonald's All-America nominee shot 44.4 percent from the field, including 6-of-10 from behind the arc, knocking down all 13 free throw attempts
ยป Steinbach was one of the standouts of the tournament, leading Germany to Silver and earning All-Star Five honors
ยป The Würzburg native scored 17.4 points per game, the eight highest average of the tournament
ยป Steinbach pulled down 13.0 rebounds per game, second most at the World Cup
ยป Steinbach finished with four double doubles over seven games, including 19 points and 19 rebounds in the opener against Slovenia
ยป Against Serbia in the Round of 16, Steinbach dropped in seven field goals and nine free throws for 23 points, while reeling in 19 boards
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DEUTSCH CONNECTION
ยป Hannes Steinbach is the latest in a German pipeline to Montlake
ยป Christian Welp, a native of Delmenhorst, West Germany, is UW's all-time leading scorer with 2,073 points
ยป Welp was a three-time All-Pac-10 selection ('85, '86, '87)
ยป Welp was named the 1984 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year and 1986 Pac-10 Player of the Year
ยป Welp was drafted No. 16 overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1987 NBA Draft
ยป Welp played three seasons between the 76ers, San Antonio Spurs and Golden State Warriors before seeing his NBA career cut short due to injury
ยป A teammate of Welp's for two seasons, Detlef Schrempf moved to Centralia, Washington, from Leverkusen, West Germany, for one season before joining the Huskies
ยป Schrempf ranks 18th all-time in scoring at Washington with 1,449 points
ยป Schrempf was a two-time First Team All-Pac-10 honoree ('84, '85)
ยป Schrempf was named a Third Team All-American by the NABC in 1985
ยป Schrempf was drafted No. 8 overall in the 1985 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks
ยป Schrempf enjoyed a 17-year NBA career with the Mavericks, Indiana Pacers, Seattle Supersonics and Portland Trailblazers
ยป Schrempf earned three NBA All-Star selections ('93, '95, '97), was tabbed Third Team All-NBA in 1995 and won back-to-back Sixth Man of the Year Awards in 1991 and 1992
ยป Welp and Schrempf won back-to-back Pac-10 Championships with the Huskies in 1984 and 1985
ยป Schrempf was inducted into the Husky Hall of Fame in 1995, while Welp followed in 2001
ยป Washington recently announced that Welp and Schrempf's jersey numbers will be retired on Jan. 11 and Feb. 28, respectively
MONTLAKE MAGIC
ยป Over the last 20 seasons, Washington is 242-95 (.718) at Alaska Airlines Arenaย
ยป The Huskies have posted a winning record at home in 17 of those 20 seasons, registering double-digit home wins 16 times
ยป UW has posted at least a .600 home record in 13 of the past 20 seasons
ยป Washington has won at least 80% of its home games eight times over the last 20 seasons, including 90% or more three times
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SPRINKLE ON TOP
ยป Danny Sprinkle has led his team to 25 or more wins in three of the last four seasons, guiding three-consecutive teams to NCAA Tournament appearancesbetween Utah State and Montana State
ยป Sprinkle has twice been named his conferences coach of the year, earning the 2023-24 honor from the Mountain West and 2021-22 award from the Big Sky
ยป Sprinkle led Utah State to its first NCAA Tournament win since 2001
ยป Montana State's ninth-leading scorer all-time, Sprinkle led his alma mater to its first NCAA Tournament bid since 1996 (2022 & 2023)
ยป An MSU Hall of Fame inductee in 2021, Sprinkle led the Bobcats to consecutive 25+ win seasons for the first time since 1927-29
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Tipoff for Saturday's tilt is set for 3:00 p.m. PT, airing nationally on the Big Ten Network. Tony Castricone and Jason Hamilton will have the call on your radio dial on 93.3 KJR-FM. Full links to live coverage are available on the schedule page at GoHuskies.com.
OPENING TIPS
ยป Washington hits the road for the first time in Big Ten play, looking to snap an 11-game losing streak to USC
ยป Ranked No. 24 in the AP Poll, the Trojans are UW's first ranked opponent of the season
ยป UW is seeking its first win of any kind in Los Angeles since defeating USC in 2017
ยป UW is coming off of a tight 82-80 loss in its Big Ten opener to UCLA Wednesday
ยป UW recovered from a 16-point deficit to have a three point attempt at the buzzer for the win
ยป Returning from a three-game absence due to injury, Hannes Steinbach made 11-of-12 shots, posting 19 points and 10 rebounds for his fourth double double
ยป Zoom Diallo finished with 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting, making multiple threes for the second time in his career
ยป Wesley Yates III finished 4-of-10 from behind the arc, making his last three three point attempts
ยป Despite the loss, UW outrebounded its opponent for the seventh time in eight games
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ABOUT USC
ยป USC is in its second season under the direction of head coach Eric Musselman
ยป In his 10 previous seasons as a head coach, Musselman has led his team to an NCAA Tournament bid six times, including back-to-back Elite 8 appearances with Arkansas in 2021 and 2022
ยป USC is Washington's first ranked opponent of the season, coming in at No. 24 in the Associated Press Top-25
ยป The Trojans enter Saturday's game undefeated at 8-0, including 3-0 at the Galen Center
ยป USC won the Maui Invitational with victories over Boise State, Seton Hall and Arizona State, most recently opening Big Ten play with a road win at Oregon
ยป The Trojans are one of the elite teams at getting to the line, ranking fourth in the nation with 31.4 free throw attempts per game
ยป USC ranks fifth nationally at 6.8 blocks per game
ยป The Trojans boast three of the Big Ten's leading scorers in Chad Baker-Mazara (2nd, 20.9), Rodney Rice (5th, 20.3) and Ezra Ausar (12th, 16.8)
ยป Ausar ranks third in the nation in free throws attempted at 77
ยป The senior forward leads the Big Ten and ranks 12th nationally with a 66.2 FG%
ยป Rice's 6.0 assists per game are the fourth most in the Big Ten
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SERIES HISTORY - USC
ยป USC leads the all-time series with Washington, 85-75
ยป The Trojans own a 48-29 advantage over UW when playing on their home court
ยป USC has won 11 straight games against UW, dating back to the 2019-20 season
ยป Washington is seeking its first win over USC in Los Angeles since 2017
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WINNING TIME
ยป After three straight misses to start his career, Quimari Peterson has made four straight shots inside the last two minutes of the second half or overtime
ยป Three of Peterson's makes have come with less than one minute remaining
ยป Two of the four makes have either tied the game or drawn UW within a single score
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LIKE CLOCKWORK
ยป Hannes Steinbach is the first Husky to record a double double in three straight games since Keion Brooks Jr. during the 2022-23 season
ยป Steinbach is one of 43 players in the nation with four or more double doubles, one of five in the Big Ten
ยป The German international is one of eight players nationally to record four double doubles in his first five games this season
ยป Steinbach is the first Husky freshman to record at least one double double since Isaiah Stewart in 2019-20
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TRIPLE THREAT
ยป After making six total three pointers during his freshman season, Zoom Diallo has made five three through eight games in 2025-26
ยป Diallo shot 18.2% from behind the arc a year ago, improving to 35.7% this season
ยป Diallo is also shooting 85.7% from the charity stripe, up from 71.9% a year ago
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BREAK OUT THE WINDEX
ยป The Huskies have outrebounded seven of their first eight opponents this season
ยป UW has grabbed at least five more boards than its opponent six times, owning the rebound battle by double digits three times
ยป UW ranks fourth in the Big Ten in rebounds per game, ranking third in the league in offensive rebounds per game
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MASH UNIT
ยป Through eight games, five different UW players have combined to miss 27 games due to injury
ยป Washington has implemented six different starting lineups this season
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OUR STATE
ยป Washington picked up its third straight win over Washington State on Friday, defeating the Cougars 81-69 for a second consecutive win in Pullman
ยป UW improved to 11-2 in its last 13 games against in-state teams duringnon-conference play
ยป Wesley Yates III scored 26 points, the most by a Husky this season
ยป Yates knocked down four three pointers, tying the season-high for UW, and pulled down a career-high seven rebounds
ยป Making his first start of 2025-26, Zoom Diallo tied his career-high with 20 points
ยป Hannes Steinbach secured his third straight double double, grabbing 13 rebounds and adding 14 points
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LETTING IT FLY
ยป Quimari Peterson is fourth in the Big Ten with 58 total three point attempts, while Wesley Yates III ranks 10th with 49 attempts from three
ยป Peterson has attempted at least seven shots behind the arc in 6-of-8 games
ยป Peterson has knocked down at least three threes in 5-of-8 games
ยป Yates has made four shots from behind the arc three times
ยป As a team, UW has attempted at least 20 threes in 6-of-8 games
ยป The Huskies have launched 25 three pointers twice this season, a mark reached just twice during the entire 2024-25 season
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EVERYBODY EATS
ยป A full-team effort led Washington to a 2-0 start with an 84-70 win over Denver
ยป Seven Huskies scored in double figures for the first time since 2010, when UW defeated Long Beach State 102-75 in Seattle
ยป Hannes Steinbach led the Dawgs with 13 points and 16 rebounds
ยป Wesley Yates III matched Steinbach to lead UW in scoring with 13 points, knocking down 6-of-7 two-point attempts
ยป Bryson Tucker converted a career-high three three pointers, while Quimari Peterson also sunk three attempts from behind the arc
ยป UW assisted on 19-of-33 field goals, led by JJ Mandaquit's seven assists
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STATEMENT START
ยป Washington opened the 2025-26 season with a 94-50 victory over UAPB
ยป It was UW's first 40+ point victory since 2017, when the Huskies defeated Bethune-Cookman by 51, 106-55
ยป The victory marked Washington's first 40+ point win in a season opener since 2007 and UW's 44-point margin of victory was its largest in an opener since defeating Morgan State 118-51 (67 points) on Nov. 13, 2005
ยป Monday's win was UW's fourth-straight to open a season
ยป A year after opening the season with just two makes from three, the Huskies knocked down 10 makes from behind the arc, led by four from Quimari Peterson
ยป UW held UAPB to a .254 field goal percentage, the worst shooting performance by a Husky opponent since USC shot .200 from the field on Jan. 2, 2020
ยป True freshman Hannes Steinbach led the Huskies in his college debut with 21 on 9-of-11 shooting, adding seven rebounds
ยป In his first-ever college start, Bryson Tucker posted his first career double double with 12 points and a career-high 10 rebounds
ยป Point guard JJ Mandaquit dished out eight assists in his college debut
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BAND'S BACK TOGETHER
ยป 2025-26 sees the return of a pair of former Huskies in cousins Wesley Yates III and Quincy Pondexter
ยป A top-40 recruit out of high school, Yates signed with UW ahead of the 2023-24 season, sitting out the campaign due to injury
ยป Yates, who played last season at USC, was one of the Big Ten's top scorers during conference play with averages of 17.0 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists
ยป Pondexter, a three-year assistant at UW, spent the 2024-25 season as an assistant coach for Yates and the Trojans, returning to his alma mater this summer
ยป An eight-year NBA veteran, Pondexter was an All-Pac-10 and Honorable Mention All-American for the Dawgs, ranking fifth all-time in scoring
ยป Pondexter led Washington to the 2009 Pac-10 Regular Season Championship and the 2010 Pac-10 Tournament Title, the latter of which he captured with fellow UW staffer Abdul Gaddy
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NEW LOOK DAWGS
ยป Washington returns just two players from the 2024-25 roster in Zoom Diallo and Franck Kepnang
ยป Diallo appeared in all 31 games, including 22 starts and ranked second among all Huskies in points (11.2) and assists (3.1) per game during Big Ten play
ยป Kepnang missed a string of 17 games due to injury, starting the final eight contests of the season
PORTAL HOPPING
ยป UW revamped its roster with one of the most heralded transfer classes in the nation, ranking as the No. 3 class by On3.com
ยป Three of UW's transfers are ranked in the top-100 in the class, including two inside the top-30 in Wesley Yates III (24th, 247Sports) and Desmond Claude (29th, On3.com)
ยป Claude and Yates were the two leading scorers at Big Ten foe USC a season ago
ยป Quimari Peterson was ranked at No. 73 in the class by 247Sports
ยป Washington's transfer class was ranked No. 8 in the nation by HoopsHQ, while ESPN rated UW as the No. 5 team that added the most talent in the transfer portal
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NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
ยป The Dawgs also bolstered its squad with a nationally heralded freshman recruiting class
ยป UW's class was ranked as the 15th-best in the nation by 247Sports, the top class in the Big Ten
ยป UW's class was also ranked No. 21 by On3 and No. 25 by ESPN
ยป Per 247Sports, Washington added four four-star true freshmen
ยป Hannes Steinbach was rated as UW's top-signee with a rating of 97, but was not included in 247Sports' national player rankings
ยป JJ Mandaquit was ranked as the No. 74 player in the class, the No. 10 PG
ยป Jasir Rencher was ranked as the No. 90 player in the class, the No. 24 SF
ยป Courtland Muldrew was ranked as the No. 103 player in the class, the No. 18 SG
ยป Mady Traore was rated as a three-star, the No. 5 ranked JUCO player in the nation
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CREAM OF THE CROP
ยป Washington is one of three teams in the nation featuring multiple players that were named their conference's player of the year, joining Big Ten rival Iowa and Kansas State
ยป Quimari Peterson reeled in Southern Conference Player of the Year Laurels, leading the conference in points, points per game, field goals, steals, steals per game and three-point field goal percentage
ยป The 6-1 guard was named a Finalist for the 2025 Lou Henson Award
ยป Peterson reached double-figure scoring in 31-of-32 games, including 15 20+ point outings
ยป Jacob Ognacevic was tabbed the ASUN Player of the Year after leading the league and ranking 19th in the nation in scoring at 20.0 points per game
ยป Ognacevic was efficient too, shooting 57.5 percent from the field, the 25th best average in the country
ยป The Wisconsin native also pulled down 8.0 rebounds per game, 4th in the ASUN
ยป Ognacevic will be sidelined indefinitely with a foot injury sustained during the preseason
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TAKING THE WORLD STAGE
ยป A pair of freshman Huskies battled it out on the world stage this summer at the 2025 FIBA U19 World Cup as JJ Mandaquit and Hannes Steinbach battled it out in the Gold Medal game
ยป Mandaquit and Team USA captured the Gold, with the Hawaii native averaging 5.4 assists per game, 12.8 per 40 minutes
ยป In the Gold Medal game, Mandaquit led Team USA with six assists, adding seven points on 3-of-4 shooting
ยป The McDonald's All-America nominee shot 44.4 percent from the field, including 6-of-10 from behind the arc, knocking down all 13 free throw attempts
ยป Steinbach was one of the standouts of the tournament, leading Germany to Silver and earning All-Star Five honors
ยป The Würzburg native scored 17.4 points per game, the eight highest average of the tournament
ยป Steinbach pulled down 13.0 rebounds per game, second most at the World Cup
ยป Steinbach finished with four double doubles over seven games, including 19 points and 19 rebounds in the opener against Slovenia
ยป Against Serbia in the Round of 16, Steinbach dropped in seven field goals and nine free throws for 23 points, while reeling in 19 boards
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DEUTSCH CONNECTION
ยป Hannes Steinbach is the latest in a German pipeline to Montlake
ยป Christian Welp, a native of Delmenhorst, West Germany, is UW's all-time leading scorer with 2,073 points
ยป Welp was a three-time All-Pac-10 selection ('85, '86, '87)
ยป Welp was named the 1984 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year and 1986 Pac-10 Player of the Year
ยป Welp was drafted No. 16 overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1987 NBA Draft
ยป Welp played three seasons between the 76ers, San Antonio Spurs and Golden State Warriors before seeing his NBA career cut short due to injury
ยป A teammate of Welp's for two seasons, Detlef Schrempf moved to Centralia, Washington, from Leverkusen, West Germany, for one season before joining the Huskies
ยป Schrempf ranks 18th all-time in scoring at Washington with 1,449 points
ยป Schrempf was a two-time First Team All-Pac-10 honoree ('84, '85)
ยป Schrempf was named a Third Team All-American by the NABC in 1985
ยป Schrempf was drafted No. 8 overall in the 1985 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks
ยป Schrempf enjoyed a 17-year NBA career with the Mavericks, Indiana Pacers, Seattle Supersonics and Portland Trailblazers
ยป Schrempf earned three NBA All-Star selections ('93, '95, '97), was tabbed Third Team All-NBA in 1995 and won back-to-back Sixth Man of the Year Awards in 1991 and 1992
ยป Welp and Schrempf won back-to-back Pac-10 Championships with the Huskies in 1984 and 1985
ยป Schrempf was inducted into the Husky Hall of Fame in 1995, while Welp followed in 2001
ยป Washington recently announced that Welp and Schrempf's jersey numbers will be retired on Jan. 11 and Feb. 28, respectively
MONTLAKE MAGIC
ยป Over the last 20 seasons, Washington is 242-95 (.718) at Alaska Airlines Arenaย
ยป The Huskies have posted a winning record at home in 17 of those 20 seasons, registering double-digit home wins 16 times
ยป UW has posted at least a .600 home record in 13 of the past 20 seasons
ยป Washington has won at least 80% of its home games eight times over the last 20 seasons, including 90% or more three times
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SPRINKLE ON TOP
ยป Danny Sprinkle has led his team to 25 or more wins in three of the last four seasons, guiding three-consecutive teams to NCAA Tournament appearancesbetween Utah State and Montana State
ยป Sprinkle has twice been named his conferences coach of the year, earning the 2023-24 honor from the Mountain West and 2021-22 award from the Big Sky
ยป Sprinkle led Utah State to its first NCAA Tournament win since 2001
ยป Montana State's ninth-leading scorer all-time, Sprinkle led his alma mater to its first NCAA Tournament bid since 1996 (2022 & 2023)
ยป An MSU Hall of Fame inductee in 2021, Sprinkle led the Bobcats to consecutive 25+ win seasons for the first time since 1927-29
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