Sunday, January 25
Seattle, Wash.
Noon PT
University of Washington
vs
Oregon
Washington, Oregon Renew Historic Rivalry Sunday In Seattle
January 24, 2026 | Men's Basketball
SEATTLE – Renewing one of college basketball's most historic and oft-played rivalries, Washington and Oregon will go toe-to-toe at Alaska Airlines Arena on Sunday, tipping off on Montlake at noon PT.
Sunday's matinee will be available for streaming through Peacock, also airing on NBCSN. Tony Castricone and Jason Hamilton will have the call on your radio dial on 1090 KPTR-AM. Full links to live coverage are available on the schedule page at GoHuskies.com.
OPENING TIPS
» Riding a three-game losing streak, all against top-12 ranked opposition, Washington returns home to host rival Oregon in the 318th rendition of the rivalry matchup
» Oregon has won the last four meetings, including back-to-back in Seattle
» The Huskies are coming off of a 76-66 loss on the road at undefeated No. 7 Nebraska
» Washington's 28 first half points were tied for its fewest of the season, though the Huskies rebounded to outscore the Cornhuskers by three in the second half
» Hannes Steinbach with 21 points and 12 rebounds, knocking down both of his three point attempts
» It was Steinbach's fourth 20+ point double double against Big Ten opposition this season
» Zoom Diallo made 8-of-14 field goal attempts, posting 18 points, six assists and five rebounds
» Diallo has posted at least five assists in five of the last seven games
» Washington outscored the Cornhuskers 40-26 in the paint
» UW claimed the rebounding battle for the first time in the last seven games
ABOUT OREGON
» Oregon is in its 16th season under head coach Dana Altman
» Altman has led the Ducks to nine NCAA Tournament bids and 20 or more wins in each of his 15 seasons
» Altman ranks 15th all-time in career-wins at the Division I level
» Oregon enters Sunday's game with an 8-11 overall record, 1-7 in Big Ten play
» The Ducks have lost five straight games, three of which have been to top-10 ranked teams
» Oregon is 1-3 on the road in 2025-26
» UO will be without 2024-25 All-Big Ten honorees Nate Bittle and Jackson Shelstad
» Bittle (16.3) and Shelstad (15.6) are Oregon's two leading scorers
» Bittle also paces the Ducks in blocks (34) and ranks second in rebounding (6.7)
» Shelstad has made the second most three pointers (33) for UO this season, shooting at a .314 clip
» Junior forward Kwame Evans Jr. is averaging 12.8 points per game, while leading Oregon and ranking seventh in the Big Ten in rebounding at 7.3 boards per game
SERIES HISTORY - OREGON
» Sunday's game will be the 318th between Washington and Oregon, making it the second most played rivalry in Division I men's basketball
» Washington leads the all-time series 192-125
» Washington is 116-41 against the Ducks in Seattle
» Oregon has won four straight against UW and eight of the last 10 meetings
F FOR EFFICIENT
» Over the last six games, Franck Kepnang is shooting 69.0 percent from the field
» Kepnang has shot 60.0 percent or better in each of those six games
» Kepnang has scored 10+ points in three of the last five games, posting just one such game in the first 14 games of the season
A LONG TIME COMING
» Jacob Ognacevic made his Husky debut Wednesday vs. Michigan after sustaining a foot injury and undergoing surgery in early October
» The 2025 ASUN Player of the Year knocked down his first two field goal attempts in a Husky uniform and finished with 10 points and three rebounds over 16 minutes
BREAKOUT PERFORMANCE
» Entering with five total points in his first four Big Ten games, freshman JJ, Mandaquit led UW with a career-high 15 points against Michigan
» The native Hawaiian made 3-of-4 three pointers on the night, having missed his last eight
» Mandaquit has posted 13 assists to just four turnovers since the start of January
LIKE CLOCKWORK
» Hannes Steinbach leads the Big Ten 11 double doubles in 16 career games and is one of 12 players nationally with 11 or more in 2025-26, one of five at a Power 5 school
» Steinbach is tied with Texas Tech's JT Toppin for the most games with 20+ points and 10+ rebounds against Power Five opposition with five
» Steinbach is the first Husky to record a double double in five straight games since Jon Brockman rattled off seven in a row in 2007-08
» Steinbach is the first Husky freshman to record at least one double double since Isaiah Stewart in 2019-20
» If current averages hold, the German would post the 19th season since 1947-48 in which a Husky averaged a double double, the first ever by a freshman
DIALLO'S DYNAMIC DECEMBER
» In December, Zoom Diallo posted averages of 16.0 points and 4.0 assists per game
» The Tacoma native was nearly perfect from the charity stripe during the month, knocking down 14-of-15 attempts
» Diallo's break out performance came at month's end, setting new career highs of 24 points and seven assists vs. Utah
CERTIFIED THIEF
» Quimari Peterson ranks fifth in the Big Ten in steals per game, swiping 1.47 steals per game
» Peterson has recorded multiple steals in nine games, posting a season-high three steals five times in 2025-26
HISTORIC PACE
» Hannes Steinbach is fifth in the nation in rebounding at 11.1 RPG
» The German international would be the fourth Husky freshman in history to average double-digit rebounds in a season, joining Doug McClary (1950-51), Doug Smart (1956-57) and Steve Hawes (1969-70)
BLOCK PARTY
» Franck Kepnang is third in the Big Ten and ranks 17th nationally with 44 blocks, sitting third and 20th, respectively, at 2.32 BPG
» Kepnang has blocked multiple shots 44 times in his career
» Kepnang has blocked three or more shots eight times this season
» Kepnang has failed to block at least one shot just 24 times in 103 career games, including just 8-of-51 games as a Husky
TRIPLE THREAT
» After making six total three pointers during his freshman season, Zoom Diallo has made 15 threes through 19 games in 2025-26
» Diallo shot 18.2% from behind the arc a year ago, improving to 34.1% this season
» Diallo is also shooting 88.9% from the charity stripe, up from 71.9% a year ago
MASH UNIT
» Nine different UW players have combined to miss 67 games through injury
» Washington has implemented nine different starting lineups this season
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
» UW is shooting 48.7% in the second half and OT, up from 42.5% in the first half
» The difference is even greater behind the arc, with UW shooting 36.1% in the second half and OT and 23.9% in the first half
BREAK OUT THE WINDEX
» The Huskies have outrebounded 12 of their first 19 opponents this season, though just one of its last seven
» UW has grabbed at least five more boards than its opponent 10 times, owning the rebound battle by double digits six times
» UW ranks fourth in the Big Ten in rebounds per game, ranking sixth in the league in offensive rebounds per game
» Hannes Steinbach (11.1) and Franck Kepnang (6.6) rank first and 17th in the Big Ten in average rebounding, respectively
LETTING IT FLY
» Quimari Peterson is sixth in the Big Ten with 124 total three point attempts
» Peterson has knocked down at least three threes eight times
» As a team, UW has attempted at least 20 threes in 13-of-19 games
» The Huskies have launched 25 three pointers five times this season, a mark reached just twice during the entire 2024-25 season
» UW has failed to shoot above 30 percent from three in eight of the last 11 games
ROOKIE RECOGNITION
» Hannes Steinbach pulled in his second Big Ten Freshman of the Week nod in Week 8 after posting three-straight 20+ point double doubles against San Diego, Utah and Indiana
» Averaging 26.5 points, 13.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists against UCLA and USC, Steinbach also received the honor for Week 5
» Steinbach is UW's first-ever player to earn a Big Ten weekly award and the first conference weekly award winner for UW since Sahvir Wheeler was named Pac-12 Player of the Week on Dec. 18, 2023
» Steinbach was also named the CBS Sports/USBWA National Freshman of the Week, Andy Katz's Freshman of the Week and Dick Vitale's weekly Diaper Dandy for his efforts against the Bruins and Trojans
DON'T CALL IT A COMEBACK
» Trailing No. 24 USC by 18 points at the break, Washington overcame its largest halftime deficit in recorded history, defeating the Trojans 84-76 in Los Angeles
» The win snapped an 11-game losing streak to USC
» UW shot 58.6% from the field in the second half, holding the Trojans to 25.0%
» UW made 5-of-8 threes in the second half after making just 1-of-12 in the first
» UW closed the game on a 27-9 run, making seven of its final eight field goal attempts
» Hannes Steinbach led the way for UW with his fifth-straight double double, posting 24 points and 16 rebounds
» Former Trojan Desmond Claude scored 18 of his 22 points in the second half
» USC transfer Wesley Yates finished with 16 points
» Franck Kepnang posted five blocks, one shy of his season and career high
OUR STATE
» Washington picked up its third straight win over Washington State on Friday, defeating the Cougars 81-69 for a second consecutive win in Pullman
» UW improved to 11-2 in its last 13 games against in-state teams during non-conference play
» Wesley Yates III scored 26 points, the most by a Husky this season
» Yates knocked down four three pointers, tying the season-high for UW, and pulled down a career-high seven rebounds
» Making his first start of 2025-26, Zoom Diallo tied his career-high with 20 points
» Hannes Steinbach secured his third straight double double, grabbing 13 rebounds and adding 14 points
STATEMENT START
» Washington opened the 2025-26 season with a 94-50 victory over UAPB
» It was UW's first 40+ point victory since 2017, when the Huskies defeated Bethune-Cookman by 51, 106-55
» 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
» Monday's win was UW's fourth-straight to open a season
» 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
» 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
» True freshman Hannes Steinbach led the Huskies in his college debut with 21 on 9-of-11 shooting, adding seven rebounds
» In his first-ever college start, Bryson Tucker posted his first career double double with 12 points and a career-high 10 rebounds
» Point guard JJ Mandaquit dished out eight assists in his college debut
BAND'S BACK TOGETHER
» 2025-26 sees the return of a pair of former Huskies in cousins Wesley Yates III and Quincy Pondexter
» 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
» 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
» 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
» 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
» 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
NEW LOOK DAWGS
» Washington returns just two players from the 2024-25 roster in Zoom Diallo and Franck Kepnang
» 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
» Kepnang missed a string of 17 games due to injury, starting the final eight contests of the season
PORTAL HOPPING
» UW revamped its roster with one of the most heralded transfer classes in the nation, ranking as the No. 3 class by On3.com
» 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)
» Claude and Yates were the two leading scorers at Big Ten foe USC a season ago
» Quimari Peterson was ranked at No. 73 in the class by 247Sports
» 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
NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
» The Dawgs also bolstered its squad with a nationally heralded freshman recruiting class
» UW's class was ranked as the 15th-best in the nation by 247Sports, the top class in the Big Ten
» UW's class was also ranked No. 21 by On3 and No. 25 by ESPN
» Per 247Sports, Washington added four four-star true freshmen
» Hannes Steinbach was rated as UW's top-signee with a rating of 97, but was not included in 247Sports' national player rankings
» JJ Mandaquit was ranked as the No. 74 player in the class, the No. 10 PG
» Jasir Rencher was ranked as the No. 90 player in the class, the No. 24 SF
» Courtland Muldrew was ranked as the No. 103 player in the class, the No. 18 SG
» Mady Traore was rated as a three-star, the No. 5 ranked JUCO player in the nation
CREAM OF THE CROP
» 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
» 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
» The 6-1 guard was named a Finalist for the 2025 Lou Henson Award
» Peterson reached double-figure scoring in 31-of-32 games, including 15 20+ point outings
» 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
» Ognacevic was efficient too, shooting 57.5 percent from the field, the 25th best average in the country
» The Wisconsin native also pulled down 8.0 rebounds per game, 4th in the ASUN
» Ognacevic will be sidelined indefinitely with a foot injury sustained during the preseason
TAKING THE WORLD STAGE
» 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
» Mandaquit and Team USA captured the Gold, with the Hawaii native averaging 5.4 assists per game, 12.8 per 40 minutes
» In the Gold Medal game, Mandaquit led Team USA with six assists, adding seven points on 3-of-4 shooting
» 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
» Steinbach was one of the standouts of the tournament, leading Germany to Silver and earning All-Star Five honors
» The Würzburg native scored 17.4 points per game, the eight highest average of the tournament
» Steinbach pulled down 13.0 rebounds per game, second most at the World Cup
» Steinbach finished with four double doubles over seven games, including 19 points and 19 rebounds in the opener against Slovenia
» 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
DEUTSCH CONNECTION
» Hannes Steinbach is the latest in a German pipeline to Montlake
» Christian Welp, a native of Delmenhorst, West Germany, is UW's all-time leading scorer with 2,073 points
» Welp was a three-time All-Pac-10 selection ('85, '86, '87)
» Welp was named the 1984 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year and 1986 Pac-10 Player of the Year
» Welp was drafted No. 16 overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1987 NBA Draft
» Welp played three seasons between the 76ers, San Antonio Spurs and Golden State Warriors before seeing his NBA career cut short due to injury
» 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
» Schrempf ranks 18th all-time in scoring at Washington with 1,449 points
» Schrempf was a two-time First Team All-Pac-10 honoree ('84, '85)
» Schrempf was named a Third Team All-American by the NABC in 1985
» Schrempf was drafted No. 8 overall in the 1985 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks
» Schrempf enjoyed a 17-year NBA career with the Mavericks, Indiana Pacers, Seattle Supersonics and Portland Trailblazers
» 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
» Welp and Schrempf won back-to-back Pac-10 Championships with the Huskies in 1984 and 1985
» Schrempf was inducted into the Husky Hall of Fame in 1995, while Welp followed in 2001
» Washington recently announced that Welp and Schrempf's jersey numbers will be retired on Jan. 11 and Feb. 28, respectively
MONTLAKE MAGIC
» Over the last 20 seasons, Washington is 246-98 (.716) at Alaska Airlines Arena
» The Huskies have posted a winning record at home in 17 of those 20 seasons, registering double-digit home wins 16 times
» UW has posted at least a .600 home record in 13 of the past 20 seasons
» Washington has won at least 80% of its home games eight times over the last 20 seasons, including 90% or more three times
SPRINKLE ON TOP
» 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 appearances between Utah State and Montana State
» 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
» Sprinkle led Utah State to its first NCAA Tournament win since 2001
» Montana State's ninth-leading scorer all-time, Sprinkle led his alma mater to its first NCAA Tournament bid since 1996 (2022 & 2023)
» 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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OPENING TIPS
» Riding a three-game losing streak, all against top-12 ranked opposition, Washington returns home to host rival Oregon in the 318th rendition of the rivalry matchup
» Oregon has won the last four meetings, including back-to-back in Seattle
» The Huskies are coming off of a 76-66 loss on the road at undefeated No. 7 Nebraska
» Washington's 28 first half points were tied for its fewest of the season, though the Huskies rebounded to outscore the Cornhuskers by three in the second half
» Hannes Steinbach with 21 points and 12 rebounds, knocking down both of his three point attempts
» It was Steinbach's fourth 20+ point double double against Big Ten opposition this season
» Zoom Diallo made 8-of-14 field goal attempts, posting 18 points, six assists and five rebounds
» Diallo has posted at least five assists in five of the last seven games
» Washington outscored the Cornhuskers 40-26 in the paint
» UW claimed the rebounding battle for the first time in the last seven games
ABOUT OREGON
» Oregon is in its 16th season under head coach Dana Altman
» Altman has led the Ducks to nine NCAA Tournament bids and 20 or more wins in each of his 15 seasons
» Altman ranks 15th all-time in career-wins at the Division I level
» Oregon enters Sunday's game with an 8-11 overall record, 1-7 in Big Ten play
» The Ducks have lost five straight games, three of which have been to top-10 ranked teams
» Oregon is 1-3 on the road in 2025-26
» UO will be without 2024-25 All-Big Ten honorees Nate Bittle and Jackson Shelstad
» Bittle (16.3) and Shelstad (15.6) are Oregon's two leading scorers
» Bittle also paces the Ducks in blocks (34) and ranks second in rebounding (6.7)
» Shelstad has made the second most three pointers (33) for UO this season, shooting at a .314 clip
» Junior forward Kwame Evans Jr. is averaging 12.8 points per game, while leading Oregon and ranking seventh in the Big Ten in rebounding at 7.3 boards per game
SERIES HISTORY - OREGON
» Sunday's game will be the 318th between Washington and Oregon, making it the second most played rivalry in Division I men's basketball
» Washington leads the all-time series 192-125
» Washington is 116-41 against the Ducks in Seattle
» Oregon has won four straight against UW and eight of the last 10 meetings
F FOR EFFICIENT
» Over the last six games, Franck Kepnang is shooting 69.0 percent from the field
» Kepnang has shot 60.0 percent or better in each of those six games
» Kepnang has scored 10+ points in three of the last five games, posting just one such game in the first 14 games of the season
A LONG TIME COMING
» Jacob Ognacevic made his Husky debut Wednesday vs. Michigan after sustaining a foot injury and undergoing surgery in early October
» The 2025 ASUN Player of the Year knocked down his first two field goal attempts in a Husky uniform and finished with 10 points and three rebounds over 16 minutes
BREAKOUT PERFORMANCE
» Entering with five total points in his first four Big Ten games, freshman JJ, Mandaquit led UW with a career-high 15 points against Michigan
» The native Hawaiian made 3-of-4 three pointers on the night, having missed his last eight
» Mandaquit has posted 13 assists to just four turnovers since the start of January
LIKE CLOCKWORK
» Hannes Steinbach leads the Big Ten 11 double doubles in 16 career games and is one of 12 players nationally with 11 or more in 2025-26, one of five at a Power 5 school
» Steinbach is tied with Texas Tech's JT Toppin for the most games with 20+ points and 10+ rebounds against Power Five opposition with five
» Steinbach is the first Husky to record a double double in five straight games since Jon Brockman rattled off seven in a row in 2007-08
» Steinbach is the first Husky freshman to record at least one double double since Isaiah Stewart in 2019-20
» If current averages hold, the German would post the 19th season since 1947-48 in which a Husky averaged a double double, the first ever by a freshman
DIALLO'S DYNAMIC DECEMBER
» In December, Zoom Diallo posted averages of 16.0 points and 4.0 assists per game
» The Tacoma native was nearly perfect from the charity stripe during the month, knocking down 14-of-15 attempts
» Diallo's break out performance came at month's end, setting new career highs of 24 points and seven assists vs. Utah
CERTIFIED THIEF
» Quimari Peterson ranks fifth in the Big Ten in steals per game, swiping 1.47 steals per game
» Peterson has recorded multiple steals in nine games, posting a season-high three steals five times in 2025-26
HISTORIC PACE
» Hannes Steinbach is fifth in the nation in rebounding at 11.1 RPG
» The German international would be the fourth Husky freshman in history to average double-digit rebounds in a season, joining Doug McClary (1950-51), Doug Smart (1956-57) and Steve Hawes (1969-70)
BLOCK PARTY
» Franck Kepnang is third in the Big Ten and ranks 17th nationally with 44 blocks, sitting third and 20th, respectively, at 2.32 BPG
» Kepnang has blocked multiple shots 44 times in his career
» Kepnang has blocked three or more shots eight times this season
» Kepnang has failed to block at least one shot just 24 times in 103 career games, including just 8-of-51 games as a Husky
TRIPLE THREAT
» After making six total three pointers during his freshman season, Zoom Diallo has made 15 threes through 19 games in 2025-26
» Diallo shot 18.2% from behind the arc a year ago, improving to 34.1% this season
» Diallo is also shooting 88.9% from the charity stripe, up from 71.9% a year ago
MASH UNIT
» Nine different UW players have combined to miss 67 games through injury
» Washington has implemented nine different starting lineups this season
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
» UW is shooting 48.7% in the second half and OT, up from 42.5% in the first half
» The difference is even greater behind the arc, with UW shooting 36.1% in the second half and OT and 23.9% in the first half
BREAK OUT THE WINDEX
» The Huskies have outrebounded 12 of their first 19 opponents this season, though just one of its last seven
» UW has grabbed at least five more boards than its opponent 10 times, owning the rebound battle by double digits six times
» UW ranks fourth in the Big Ten in rebounds per game, ranking sixth in the league in offensive rebounds per game
» Hannes Steinbach (11.1) and Franck Kepnang (6.6) rank first and 17th in the Big Ten in average rebounding, respectively
LETTING IT FLY
» Quimari Peterson is sixth in the Big Ten with 124 total three point attempts
» Peterson has knocked down at least three threes eight times
» As a team, UW has attempted at least 20 threes in 13-of-19 games
» The Huskies have launched 25 three pointers five times this season, a mark reached just twice during the entire 2024-25 season
» UW has failed to shoot above 30 percent from three in eight of the last 11 games
ROOKIE RECOGNITION
» Hannes Steinbach pulled in his second Big Ten Freshman of the Week nod in Week 8 after posting three-straight 20+ point double doubles against San Diego, Utah and Indiana
» Averaging 26.5 points, 13.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists against UCLA and USC, Steinbach also received the honor for Week 5
» Steinbach is UW's first-ever player to earn a Big Ten weekly award and the first conference weekly award winner for UW since Sahvir Wheeler was named Pac-12 Player of the Week on Dec. 18, 2023
» Steinbach was also named the CBS Sports/USBWA National Freshman of the Week, Andy Katz's Freshman of the Week and Dick Vitale's weekly Diaper Dandy for his efforts against the Bruins and Trojans
DON'T CALL IT A COMEBACK
» Trailing No. 24 USC by 18 points at the break, Washington overcame its largest halftime deficit in recorded history, defeating the Trojans 84-76 in Los Angeles
» The win snapped an 11-game losing streak to USC
» UW shot 58.6% from the field in the second half, holding the Trojans to 25.0%
» UW made 5-of-8 threes in the second half after making just 1-of-12 in the first
» UW closed the game on a 27-9 run, making seven of its final eight field goal attempts
» Hannes Steinbach led the way for UW with his fifth-straight double double, posting 24 points and 16 rebounds
» Former Trojan Desmond Claude scored 18 of his 22 points in the second half
» USC transfer Wesley Yates finished with 16 points
» Franck Kepnang posted five blocks, one shy of his season and career high
OUR STATE
» Washington picked up its third straight win over Washington State on Friday, defeating the Cougars 81-69 for a second consecutive win in Pullman
» UW improved to 11-2 in its last 13 games against in-state teams during non-conference play
» Wesley Yates III scored 26 points, the most by a Husky this season
» Yates knocked down four three pointers, tying the season-high for UW, and pulled down a career-high seven rebounds
» Making his first start of 2025-26, Zoom Diallo tied his career-high with 20 points
» Hannes Steinbach secured his third straight double double, grabbing 13 rebounds and adding 14 points
STATEMENT START
» Washington opened the 2025-26 season with a 94-50 victory over UAPB
» It was UW's first 40+ point victory since 2017, when the Huskies defeated Bethune-Cookman by 51, 106-55
» 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
» Monday's win was UW's fourth-straight to open a season
» 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
» 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
» True freshman Hannes Steinbach led the Huskies in his college debut with 21 on 9-of-11 shooting, adding seven rebounds
» In his first-ever college start, Bryson Tucker posted his first career double double with 12 points and a career-high 10 rebounds
» Point guard JJ Mandaquit dished out eight assists in his college debut
BAND'S BACK TOGETHER
» 2025-26 sees the return of a pair of former Huskies in cousins Wesley Yates III and Quincy Pondexter
» 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
» 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
» 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
» 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
» 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
NEW LOOK DAWGS
» Washington returns just two players from the 2024-25 roster in Zoom Diallo and Franck Kepnang
» 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
» Kepnang missed a string of 17 games due to injury, starting the final eight contests of the season
PORTAL HOPPING
» UW revamped its roster with one of the most heralded transfer classes in the nation, ranking as the No. 3 class by On3.com
» 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)
» Claude and Yates were the two leading scorers at Big Ten foe USC a season ago
» Quimari Peterson was ranked at No. 73 in the class by 247Sports
» 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
NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
» The Dawgs also bolstered its squad with a nationally heralded freshman recruiting class
» UW's class was ranked as the 15th-best in the nation by 247Sports, the top class in the Big Ten
» UW's class was also ranked No. 21 by On3 and No. 25 by ESPN
» Per 247Sports, Washington added four four-star true freshmen
» Hannes Steinbach was rated as UW's top-signee with a rating of 97, but was not included in 247Sports' national player rankings
» JJ Mandaquit was ranked as the No. 74 player in the class, the No. 10 PG
» Jasir Rencher was ranked as the No. 90 player in the class, the No. 24 SF
» Courtland Muldrew was ranked as the No. 103 player in the class, the No. 18 SG
» Mady Traore was rated as a three-star, the No. 5 ranked JUCO player in the nation
CREAM OF THE CROP
» 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
» 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
» The 6-1 guard was named a Finalist for the 2025 Lou Henson Award
» Peterson reached double-figure scoring in 31-of-32 games, including 15 20+ point outings
» 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
» Ognacevic was efficient too, shooting 57.5 percent from the field, the 25th best average in the country
» The Wisconsin native also pulled down 8.0 rebounds per game, 4th in the ASUN
» Ognacevic will be sidelined indefinitely with a foot injury sustained during the preseason
TAKING THE WORLD STAGE
» 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
» Mandaquit and Team USA captured the Gold, with the Hawaii native averaging 5.4 assists per game, 12.8 per 40 minutes
» In the Gold Medal game, Mandaquit led Team USA with six assists, adding seven points on 3-of-4 shooting
» 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
» Steinbach was one of the standouts of the tournament, leading Germany to Silver and earning All-Star Five honors
» The Würzburg native scored 17.4 points per game, the eight highest average of the tournament
» Steinbach pulled down 13.0 rebounds per game, second most at the World Cup
» Steinbach finished with four double doubles over seven games, including 19 points and 19 rebounds in the opener against Slovenia
» 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
DEUTSCH CONNECTION
» Hannes Steinbach is the latest in a German pipeline to Montlake
» Christian Welp, a native of Delmenhorst, West Germany, is UW's all-time leading scorer with 2,073 points
» Welp was a three-time All-Pac-10 selection ('85, '86, '87)
» Welp was named the 1984 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year and 1986 Pac-10 Player of the Year
» Welp was drafted No. 16 overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1987 NBA Draft
» Welp played three seasons between the 76ers, San Antonio Spurs and Golden State Warriors before seeing his NBA career cut short due to injury
» 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
» Schrempf ranks 18th all-time in scoring at Washington with 1,449 points
» Schrempf was a two-time First Team All-Pac-10 honoree ('84, '85)
» Schrempf was named a Third Team All-American by the NABC in 1985
» Schrempf was drafted No. 8 overall in the 1985 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks
» Schrempf enjoyed a 17-year NBA career with the Mavericks, Indiana Pacers, Seattle Supersonics and Portland Trailblazers
» 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
» Welp and Schrempf won back-to-back Pac-10 Championships with the Huskies in 1984 and 1985
» Schrempf was inducted into the Husky Hall of Fame in 1995, while Welp followed in 2001
» Washington recently announced that Welp and Schrempf's jersey numbers will be retired on Jan. 11 and Feb. 28, respectively
MONTLAKE MAGIC
» Over the last 20 seasons, Washington is 246-98 (.716) at Alaska Airlines Arena
» The Huskies have posted a winning record at home in 17 of those 20 seasons, registering double-digit home wins 16 times
» UW has posted at least a .600 home record in 13 of the past 20 seasons
» Washington has won at least 80% of its home games eight times over the last 20 seasons, including 90% or more three times
SPRINKLE ON TOP
» 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 appearances between Utah State and Montana State
» 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
» Sprinkle led Utah State to its first NCAA Tournament win since 2001
» Montana State's ninth-leading scorer all-time, Sprinkle led his alma mater to its first NCAA Tournament bid since 1996 (2022 & 2023)
» 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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