Saturday, February 21
College Park, Md.
Noon PT
University of Washington
at
Maryland
Husky Hoops Begins East Coast Swing Saturday At Maryland
February 20, 2026 | Men's Basketball
COLLEGE PARK, Md. โ Looking to build upon last week's win over Minnesota, Washington hits the road for a pair of East Coast games, beginning with a Saturday afternoon matchup with Maryland.
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Tipoff from the Xfinity Center is set for noon PT, available for streaming through Peacock and airing on NBCSN. 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 embarks on its final extended road trip of the season, beginning with a Saturday afternoon matchup at Maryland
ยป The Huskies won last season's meeting, defeating a Terrapin side that eventually advanced to the Sweet 16, 75-69 in Seattle
ยป UW is coming off of a 69-57 win over Minnesota last Saturday, snapping a three-game losing skid
ยป The 57 points were tied for a season-low for the Golden Gophers
ยป Averaging 17.3 APG for the season at the time, UW held Minnesota to a season-low nine assists
ยป Washington's 63.0 percent shooting percentage for the game was its best since 2017, the second highest shooting percentage since 2006
ยป Knocking down just four threes on the night, UW scored 44 of its 69 points in the paint
ยป Hannes Steinbach led the Dawgs with 26 points, his 11th 20+ point performance of the season, ninth vs. Power Five opponents
ยป Zoom Diallo converted 7-of-8 field goal attempts in the game, finishing with 17 points
ยป Over 21 minutes off the bench, freshman Courtland Muldrew posted career highs with six points, three field goals and five rebounds
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ABOUT MARYLAND
ยป Maryland is in its first season under head coach Buzz Williams
ยป Across 18 seasons as the head coach at New Orleans, Marquette, Virginia Tech and Texas A&M, Williams has led his teams to 11 NCAA Tournament berths and 13 20-win seasons
ยป Junior guard Lukas Sotell is the lone returner from last season's Sweet 16 Terrapin squad, matching Indiana for the most new players in the Big Ten with 15
ยป Maryland enters Saturday's contest with a 10-16 overall record, 3-12 in Big Ten play
ยป The Terrapins have lost their last two games after winning back-to-back against Minnesota and Iowa
ยป Maryland's -6.7 scoring margin is the worst in the Big Ten, allowing the conference's second-most points per game at 78.2
ยป Despite ranking ninth in overall rebounding, the Terrapins average the third most offensive rebounds in the Big Ten, pulling in 12.23 per game
ยป The Terps are led in scoring by guard David Coit, averaging 14.9 points per game
ยป A graduate transfer from Kansas, Coit has attempted the fourth most threes in the Big Ten, firing off 182 on the season for an average of 2.46 per game
ยป Senior forward Solomon Washington, who followed Williams after three seasons at Texas A&M, is tied for second in the Big Ten in rebounding at 9.3 boards per game
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SERIES HISTORY - MARYLAND
ยป Last season's meeting was the first-ever between Washington and Maryland, with the Huskies earning a 75-69 victory over the Terrapins
TOP TEN CERTIFIED
ยป Hannes Steinbach has been named to the Top-10 Watchlist for the Kareem-Abdul Jabbar Award, given annually to the nation's top center
ยป Steinbach leads all players on the watchlist in both points and rebounds per game
ยป Washington either has faced or is scheduled to face 15 of the 50 total players on the watchlists for the Naismith Hall of Fame Player of the Year awards
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EASING UP
ยป Starting with Purdue and ending with Illinois, Washington faced a seven-game stretch with opponents averaging a NET Ranking of 27.4
ยป Removing Oregon, the average NET Ranking of the other six opponents is 12.3
ยป Starting with Penn State, Washington's final seven opponents hold an average NET Ranking of 102.9
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LIKE CLOCKWORK
ยป Hannes Steinbach is tied for the Power 5 lead with 16 double doubles in 23 career games and is one of seven players nationally with 16 or more in 2025-26
ยป Steinbach is one of two players in the nation with seven or more games of 20+ points and 10+ rebounds against Power Five opposition, joining Texas Tech's JT Toppin (7)
ยป The 16 double doubles is a new freshman record for Washington and tied for the secondmost by a freshman in the Big Ten since 1996-97 (Jared Sulliinger, 18)
ยป Steinbach is the first Husky freshman to record at least one double double since Isaiah Stewart during the 2018-19 season
ยป 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
ยป 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
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MAN OF THE PEOPLE
ยป Franck Kepnang is one of 20 student-athletes named to the Allstate NACDA Winter Good Works Team, recognizing his charitable work through the Franck & Family Foundation, supporting orphanages in Cameroon and providing care packages to people experiencing homelessness
ยป Kepnang is also one of Washington's two representatives for the Big Ten Jackie Robinson Community & Impact Award
HISTORIC PACE
ยป Hannes Steinbach is fourth in the nation in rebounding at 11.3 RPG
ยป The German international would be the first Husky freshman in history to average double-digit rebounds in a season
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
ยป UW is shooting 48.1% in the second half and OT, up from 45.0% in the first half
ยป The difference is even greater behind the arc, with UW shooting 34.9% in the second half and OT and 28.0% in the first half
ยป However, over the last four games, UW is shooting 55.9% in the first half, including the
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THE BLOCK IS HOT
ยป Franck Kepnang is third in the Big Ten and 19th nationally with 55 blocks, sitting third and 20th, respectively, at 2.20 blocks per game
ยป Kepnang has blocked multiple shots 47 times in his career
ยป Kepnang has blocked three or more shots nine times this season
ยป Kepnang has failed to block at least one shot just 27 times in 110 career games, including just 11-of-58 games as a Husky
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MASH UNIT
ยป Nine different UW players have combined to miss 87 games through injury
ยป Washington has implemented 11 different starting lineups this season
ยป Zoom Diallo, Franck Kepnang and Quimari Peterson are the only players to play in every game
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TRIPLE THREAT
ยป After making six total three pointers during his freshman season, Zoom Diallo has made 18 threes through 26 games in 2025-26
ยป Diallo shot 18.2% from behind the arc a year ago, improving to 32.7% this season
ยป Diallo is also shooting 84.4% from the charity stripe, up from 71.9% a year ago
BREAK OUT THE WINDEX
ยป The Huskies have outrebounded 17 of their first 26 opponents this season
ยป UW is 11-6 when owning the rebounding battle, 2-7 when tying or losing it
ยป UW has grabbed at least five more boards than its opponent 15 times, owning the rebound battle by double digits eight times
ยป UW ranks fourth in the Big Ten in rebounds per game and offensive rebounds per game
ยป Hannes Steinbach (11.3) and Franck Kepnang (6.3) rank first and 16th in the Big Ten in average rebounding, respectively
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LETTING IT FLY
ยป Quimari Peterson is 10th in the Big Ten with 157 total three point attempts
ยป Peterson has knocked down at least three threes 10 times
ยป As a team, UW has attempted at least 20 threes in 16-of-26 games
ยป The Huskies have launched 25 three pointers five times this season, a mark reached just twice during the entire 2024-25 season
ยป UW has failed to shoot above 30 percent from three in 10 of the last 18 games, but have exceeded 40 percent in three of the last seven
ยป Washington is 4-0 this season when making 10 or more threes
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ROOKIE RECOGNITION
ยป 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
ยป Averaging 26.5 points, 13.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists against UCLA and USC, Steinbach also received the honor for Week 5
ยป 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
ยป 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
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DON'T CALL IT A COMEBACK
ยป 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
ยป The win snapped an 11-game losing streak to USC
ยป UW shot 58.6% from the field in the second half, holding the Trojans to 25.0%
ยป UW made 5-of-8 threes in the second half after making just 1-of-12 in the first
ยป UW closed the game on a 27-9 run, making seven of its final eight field goal attempts
ยป Hannes Steinbach led the way for UW with his fifth-straight double double, posting 24 points and 16 rebounds
ยป Former Trojan Desmond Claude scored 18 of his 22 points in the second half
ยป USC transfer Wesley Yates finished with 16 points
ยป Franck Kepnang posted five blocks, one shy of his season and career high
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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 during non-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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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 246-98 (.716) 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 appearances between 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 from the Xfinity Center is set for noon PT, available for streaming through Peacock and airing on NBCSN. 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 embarks on its final extended road trip of the season, beginning with a Saturday afternoon matchup at Maryland
ยป The Huskies won last season's meeting, defeating a Terrapin side that eventually advanced to the Sweet 16, 75-69 in Seattle
ยป UW is coming off of a 69-57 win over Minnesota last Saturday, snapping a three-game losing skid
ยป The 57 points were tied for a season-low for the Golden Gophers
ยป Averaging 17.3 APG for the season at the time, UW held Minnesota to a season-low nine assists
ยป Washington's 63.0 percent shooting percentage for the game was its best since 2017, the second highest shooting percentage since 2006
ยป Knocking down just four threes on the night, UW scored 44 of its 69 points in the paint
ยป Hannes Steinbach led the Dawgs with 26 points, his 11th 20+ point performance of the season, ninth vs. Power Five opponents
ยป Zoom Diallo converted 7-of-8 field goal attempts in the game, finishing with 17 points
ยป Over 21 minutes off the bench, freshman Courtland Muldrew posted career highs with six points, three field goals and five rebounds
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ABOUT MARYLAND
ยป Maryland is in its first season under head coach Buzz Williams
ยป Across 18 seasons as the head coach at New Orleans, Marquette, Virginia Tech and Texas A&M, Williams has led his teams to 11 NCAA Tournament berths and 13 20-win seasons
ยป Junior guard Lukas Sotell is the lone returner from last season's Sweet 16 Terrapin squad, matching Indiana for the most new players in the Big Ten with 15
ยป Maryland enters Saturday's contest with a 10-16 overall record, 3-12 in Big Ten play
ยป The Terrapins have lost their last two games after winning back-to-back against Minnesota and Iowa
ยป Maryland's -6.7 scoring margin is the worst in the Big Ten, allowing the conference's second-most points per game at 78.2
ยป Despite ranking ninth in overall rebounding, the Terrapins average the third most offensive rebounds in the Big Ten, pulling in 12.23 per game
ยป The Terps are led in scoring by guard David Coit, averaging 14.9 points per game
ยป A graduate transfer from Kansas, Coit has attempted the fourth most threes in the Big Ten, firing off 182 on the season for an average of 2.46 per game
ยป Senior forward Solomon Washington, who followed Williams after three seasons at Texas A&M, is tied for second in the Big Ten in rebounding at 9.3 boards per game
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SERIES HISTORY - MARYLAND
ยป Last season's meeting was the first-ever between Washington and Maryland, with the Huskies earning a 75-69 victory over the Terrapins
TOP TEN CERTIFIED
ยป Hannes Steinbach has been named to the Top-10 Watchlist for the Kareem-Abdul Jabbar Award, given annually to the nation's top center
ยป Steinbach leads all players on the watchlist in both points and rebounds per game
ยป Washington either has faced or is scheduled to face 15 of the 50 total players on the watchlists for the Naismith Hall of Fame Player of the Year awards
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EASING UP
ยป Starting with Purdue and ending with Illinois, Washington faced a seven-game stretch with opponents averaging a NET Ranking of 27.4
ยป Removing Oregon, the average NET Ranking of the other six opponents is 12.3
ยป Starting with Penn State, Washington's final seven opponents hold an average NET Ranking of 102.9
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LIKE CLOCKWORK
ยป Hannes Steinbach is tied for the Power 5 lead with 16 double doubles in 23 career games and is one of seven players nationally with 16 or more in 2025-26
ยป Steinbach is one of two players in the nation with seven or more games of 20+ points and 10+ rebounds against Power Five opposition, joining Texas Tech's JT Toppin (7)
ยป The 16 double doubles is a new freshman record for Washington and tied for the secondmost by a freshman in the Big Ten since 1996-97 (Jared Sulliinger, 18)
ยป Steinbach is the first Husky freshman to record at least one double double since Isaiah Stewart during the 2018-19 season
ยป 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
ยป 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
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MAN OF THE PEOPLE
ยป Franck Kepnang is one of 20 student-athletes named to the Allstate NACDA Winter Good Works Team, recognizing his charitable work through the Franck & Family Foundation, supporting orphanages in Cameroon and providing care packages to people experiencing homelessness
ยป Kepnang is also one of Washington's two representatives for the Big Ten Jackie Robinson Community & Impact Award
HISTORIC PACE
ยป Hannes Steinbach is fourth in the nation in rebounding at 11.3 RPG
ยป The German international would be the first Husky freshman in history to average double-digit rebounds in a season
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
ยป UW is shooting 48.1% in the second half and OT, up from 45.0% in the first half
ยป The difference is even greater behind the arc, with UW shooting 34.9% in the second half and OT and 28.0% in the first half
ยป However, over the last four games, UW is shooting 55.9% in the first half, including the
ย school's two best first half shooting peformances since 2015 (76.9% vs. Iowa, 66.7% vs. Minnesota)
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THE BLOCK IS HOT
ยป Franck Kepnang is third in the Big Ten and 19th nationally with 55 blocks, sitting third and 20th, respectively, at 2.20 blocks per game
ยป Kepnang has blocked multiple shots 47 times in his career
ยป Kepnang has blocked three or more shots nine times this season
ยป Kepnang has failed to block at least one shot just 27 times in 110 career games, including just 11-of-58 games as a Husky
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MASH UNIT
ยป Nine different UW players have combined to miss 87 games through injury
ยป Washington has implemented 11 different starting lineups this season
ยป Zoom Diallo, Franck Kepnang and Quimari Peterson are the only players to play in every game
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TRIPLE THREAT
ยป After making six total three pointers during his freshman season, Zoom Diallo has made 18 threes through 26 games in 2025-26
ยป Diallo shot 18.2% from behind the arc a year ago, improving to 32.7% this season
ยป Diallo is also shooting 84.4% from the charity stripe, up from 71.9% a year ago
BREAK OUT THE WINDEX
ยป The Huskies have outrebounded 17 of their first 26 opponents this season
ยป UW is 11-6 when owning the rebounding battle, 2-7 when tying or losing it
ยป UW has grabbed at least five more boards than its opponent 15 times, owning the rebound battle by double digits eight times
ยป UW ranks fourth in the Big Ten in rebounds per game and offensive rebounds per game
ยป Hannes Steinbach (11.3) and Franck Kepnang (6.3) rank first and 16th in the Big Ten in average rebounding, respectively
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LETTING IT FLY
ยป Quimari Peterson is 10th in the Big Ten with 157 total three point attempts
ยป Peterson has knocked down at least three threes 10 times
ยป As a team, UW has attempted at least 20 threes in 16-of-26 games
ยป The Huskies have launched 25 three pointers five times this season, a mark reached just twice during the entire 2024-25 season
ยป UW has failed to shoot above 30 percent from three in 10 of the last 18 games, but have exceeded 40 percent in three of the last seven
ยป Washington is 4-0 this season when making 10 or more threes
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ROOKIE RECOGNITION
ยป 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
ยป Averaging 26.5 points, 13.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists against UCLA and USC, Steinbach also received the honor for Week 5
ยป 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
ยป 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
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DON'T CALL IT A COMEBACK
ยป 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
ยป The win snapped an 11-game losing streak to USC
ยป UW shot 58.6% from the field in the second half, holding the Trojans to 25.0%
ยป UW made 5-of-8 threes in the second half after making just 1-of-12 in the first
ยป UW closed the game on a 27-9 run, making seven of its final eight field goal attempts
ยป Hannes Steinbach led the way for UW with his fifth-straight double double, posting 24 points and 16 rebounds
ยป Former Trojan Desmond Claude scored 18 of his 22 points in the second half
ยป USC transfer Wesley Yates finished with 16 points
ยป Franck Kepnang posted five blocks, one shy of his season and career high
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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 during non-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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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 246-98 (.716) 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 appearances between 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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