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Husky Hoops Invades Chicagoland For Saturday Tilt At Northwestern
January 30, 2026 | Men's Basketball
EVANSTON, Ill. – The Washington men's basketball team makes a quick turnaround between road games, heading to Chicagoland for a Saturday night matchup at Northwestern.
Tipoff from Welsh-Ryan Arena is set for 5:00 p.m. PT, airing on the Big Ten Network. Tony Castricone and Jason Hamilton will have the call on your radio dial on 950 KJR-AM. Full links to live coverage are available on the schedule page at GoHuskies.com.
OPENING TIPS
» Playing its third road game in the last four, UW visits Evanston for the first time since 1960
» The Huskies have won four-straight over NU
» Washington is coming off of a 75-66 loss Thursday night at No. 9 Illinois
» Washington received double doubles from multiple players for the second game in a row, a feat that previously had not occurred since 2019
» Zoom Diallo dished out a career-high 10 assists en route to his first-ever double double
» Posting 15 points and 12 boards, Hannes Steinbach notched his third straight double double, his fourth in the last five games
» Steinbach also racked up a career-best four blocks against the Fighting Illini
» Wesley Yates III made 3-of-5 three point attempts, while the rest of the team converted 3-of-18 attempts behind the arc
» Yates' 13 points were his most since returning from injury on Jan. 14
» Facing the vaunted Illinois front court, Washington outscored the Illini 34-28 in the paint
» Despite grabbing just three more offensive rebounds, Illinois scored 20 more second chance points than Washington
ABOUT NORTHWESTERN
» Northwestern is in its13th season under head coach Chris Collins
» The 2022-23 Big Ten Coach of the Year, Collins has guided Northwestern to the only threeNCAA Tournament bids in school history
» Northwestern sits at 10-11, including 2-8 in Big Ten play
» The Wildcats have won two of their last three games, defeating USC and Penn State
» Northwestern leads the nation in both assist-to-turnover ratio (2.18) and turnovers per game (8.4)
» The Wildcat offense runs through senior forward Nick Martinelli, who leads the nation in scoring at 24.0 points per game
» Martinelli also paces the Big Ten in field goal attempts (305) and field goals (168), ranking third in free throw attempts (144) and free throws (114)
» Junior guard Jayden Reid is fourth in the Big Ten in assists per game (5.3), sitting seventh in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.92)
SERIES HISTORY - NORTHWESTERN
» Washington leads the all-time series with Northwestern, 7-2
» The Huskies have won each of the last four meetings, including a 76-71 victory in Seattle a year ago
» Having not visited Evanston since 1960, Washington is 0-2 when facing the Wildcats on their home court
DOUBLE DOUBLE DOUBLE
» Against Oregon, Franck Kepnang and Hannes Steinbach became the first Husky teammates to record a double double in the same game since Nahziah Carter and Isaiah Stewart in against Tennessee on Nov. 16, 2019
» It was the second double double of the season for Kepnang, the first time in the center's six-year career with multiple in the same season
» The Dawgs made it back-to-back games at Illinois via Steinbach and Zoom Diallo
» It was Diallo's first-career double double, dishing out a career-high 10 assists
TOUGH SLEDDING
» Washington has faced five top-12 AP ranked opponent since Jan. 7
» UW is the first team to face five different teams ranked inside the top-12 in a 25-day span since Marquette during the 2010-11 season
» Those five teams are all ranked inside the top-11 of the NCAA NET Rankings
» UW's last five losses have come to teams with a combined record of 93-11
LIKE CLOCKWORK
» Hannes Steinbach leads the Big Ten with 13 double doubles in 18 career games and is one of seven players nationally with 13 or more in 2025-26, one of three at a Power 5 school
» Steinbach is one of two players in the nation with five or more games of 20+ points and 10+ rebounds against Power Five opposition, joining Texas Tech's JT Toppin (6)
» Steinbach is two double doubles away from breaking Isaiah Stewart's freshman record of 14 set in 2019-20
» 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 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
HISTORIC PACE
» Hannes Steinbach is fourth in the nation in rebounding at 11.2 RPG
» The German international would be the first Husky freshman in history to average double-digit rebounds in a season
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
» UW is shooting 48.5% in the second half and OT, up from 42.2% in the first half
» The difference is even greater behind the arc, with UW shooting 36.6% in the second half and OT and 24.9% in the first half
BLOCK PARTY
» Franck Kepnang is third in the Big Ten and ranks 18th nationally with 46 blocks, sitting third and 21st, respectively, at 2.19 BPG
» Kepnang has blocked multiple shots 45 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 25 times in 105 career games, including just 9-of-53 games as a Husky
MASH UNIT
» Eight different UW players have combined to miss 72 games through injury
» Washington has implemented 11 different starting lineups this season
TRIPLE THREAT
» After making six total three pointers during his freshman season, Zoom Diallo has made 15 threes through 21 games in 2025-26
» Diallo shot 18.2% from behind the arc a year ago, improving to 31.9% this season
» Diallo is also shooting 89.7% from the charity stripe, up from 71.9% a year ago, knocking down his last 22 free throws
BREAK OUT THE WINDEX
» The Huskies have outrebounded 13 of their first 21 opponents this season, though just two of its last nine
» UW has grabbed at least five more boards than its opponent 11 times, owning the rebound battle by double digits seven times
» UW ranks fourth in the Big Ten in rebounds per game, ranking fifth in the league in offensive rebounds per game
» Hannes Steinbach (11.2) and Franck Kepnang (6.8) rank first and 14th in the Big Ten in average rebounding, respectively
LETTING IT FLY
» Quimari Peterson is seventh in the Big Ten with 135 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 15-of-21 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 nine of the last 13 games, but posted its second-best three point percentage of the season vs. Oregon (47.6)
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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Tipoff from Welsh-Ryan Arena is set for 5:00 p.m. PT, airing on the Big Ten Network. Tony Castricone and Jason Hamilton will have the call on your radio dial on 950 KJR-AM. Full links to live coverage are available on the schedule page at GoHuskies.com.
OPENING TIPS
» Playing its third road game in the last four, UW visits Evanston for the first time since 1960
» The Huskies have won four-straight over NU
» Washington is coming off of a 75-66 loss Thursday night at No. 9 Illinois
» Washington received double doubles from multiple players for the second game in a row, a feat that previously had not occurred since 2019
» Zoom Diallo dished out a career-high 10 assists en route to his first-ever double double
» Posting 15 points and 12 boards, Hannes Steinbach notched his third straight double double, his fourth in the last five games
» Steinbach also racked up a career-best four blocks against the Fighting Illini
» Wesley Yates III made 3-of-5 three point attempts, while the rest of the team converted 3-of-18 attempts behind the arc
» Yates' 13 points were his most since returning from injury on Jan. 14
» Facing the vaunted Illinois front court, Washington outscored the Illini 34-28 in the paint
» Despite grabbing just three more offensive rebounds, Illinois scored 20 more second chance points than Washington
ABOUT NORTHWESTERN
» Northwestern is in its13th season under head coach Chris Collins
» The 2022-23 Big Ten Coach of the Year, Collins has guided Northwestern to the only threeNCAA Tournament bids in school history
» Northwestern sits at 10-11, including 2-8 in Big Ten play
» The Wildcats have won two of their last three games, defeating USC and Penn State
» Northwestern leads the nation in both assist-to-turnover ratio (2.18) and turnovers per game (8.4)
» The Wildcat offense runs through senior forward Nick Martinelli, who leads the nation in scoring at 24.0 points per game
» Martinelli also paces the Big Ten in field goal attempts (305) and field goals (168), ranking third in free throw attempts (144) and free throws (114)
» Junior guard Jayden Reid is fourth in the Big Ten in assists per game (5.3), sitting seventh in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.92)
SERIES HISTORY - NORTHWESTERN
» Washington leads the all-time series with Northwestern, 7-2
» The Huskies have won each of the last four meetings, including a 76-71 victory in Seattle a year ago
» Having not visited Evanston since 1960, Washington is 0-2 when facing the Wildcats on their home court
DOUBLE DOUBLE DOUBLE
» Against Oregon, Franck Kepnang and Hannes Steinbach became the first Husky teammates to record a double double in the same game since Nahziah Carter and Isaiah Stewart in against Tennessee on Nov. 16, 2019
» It was the second double double of the season for Kepnang, the first time in the center's six-year career with multiple in the same season
» The Dawgs made it back-to-back games at Illinois via Steinbach and Zoom Diallo
» It was Diallo's first-career double double, dishing out a career-high 10 assists
TOUGH SLEDDING
» Washington has faced five top-12 AP ranked opponent since Jan. 7
» UW is the first team to face five different teams ranked inside the top-12 in a 25-day span since Marquette during the 2010-11 season
» Those five teams are all ranked inside the top-11 of the NCAA NET Rankings
» UW's last five losses have come to teams with a combined record of 93-11
LIKE CLOCKWORK
» Hannes Steinbach leads the Big Ten with 13 double doubles in 18 career games and is one of seven players nationally with 13 or more in 2025-26, one of three at a Power 5 school
» Steinbach is one of two players in the nation with five or more games of 20+ points and 10+ rebounds against Power Five opposition, joining Texas Tech's JT Toppin (6)
» Steinbach is two double doubles away from breaking Isaiah Stewart's freshman record of 14 set in 2019-20
» 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 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
HISTORIC PACE
» Hannes Steinbach is fourth in the nation in rebounding at 11.2 RPG
» The German international would be the first Husky freshman in history to average double-digit rebounds in a season
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
» UW is shooting 48.5% in the second half and OT, up from 42.2% in the first half
» The difference is even greater behind the arc, with UW shooting 36.6% in the second half and OT and 24.9% in the first half
BLOCK PARTY
» Franck Kepnang is third in the Big Ten and ranks 18th nationally with 46 blocks, sitting third and 21st, respectively, at 2.19 BPG
» Kepnang has blocked multiple shots 45 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 25 times in 105 career games, including just 9-of-53 games as a Husky
MASH UNIT
» Eight different UW players have combined to miss 72 games through injury
» Washington has implemented 11 different starting lineups this season
TRIPLE THREAT
» After making six total three pointers during his freshman season, Zoom Diallo has made 15 threes through 21 games in 2025-26
» Diallo shot 18.2% from behind the arc a year ago, improving to 31.9% this season
» Diallo is also shooting 89.7% from the charity stripe, up from 71.9% a year ago, knocking down his last 22 free throws
BREAK OUT THE WINDEX
» The Huskies have outrebounded 13 of their first 21 opponents this season, though just two of its last nine
» UW has grabbed at least five more boards than its opponent 11 times, owning the rebound battle by double digits seven times
» UW ranks fourth in the Big Ten in rebounds per game, ranking fifth in the league in offensive rebounds per game
» Hannes Steinbach (11.2) and Franck Kepnang (6.8) rank first and 14th in the Big Ten in average rebounding, respectively
LETTING IT FLY
» Quimari Peterson is seventh in the Big Ten with 135 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 15-of-21 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 nine of the last 13 games, but posted its second-best three point percentage of the season vs. Oregon (47.6)
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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