UW Huskies (6-2, Pac-12) vs. Montana (3-4, Big Sky)UW Returns to Seattle for Eight-Straight Home GamesUW Hosts Montana SaturdayThe Huskies continue their span of eight straight home games by hosting Montana on Saturday, Dec. 12 at 3:00 p.m. The Huskies, who have started this homestand 2-0, don’t leave the friendly confines of Hec Ed until January 9. The game vs. the Griz will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks with Guy Haberman and Eldridge Recasner on the call. Additionally, fans can tune into KOMO 1000AM and FM 97.7 along with Sirius 137 and XM 197 to hear Bob Rondeau and Jason Hamilton call the action. Washington owns the series record 43-9 and has taken the last four meetings.
The CoachHead Coach Lorenzo Romar, in his 14th year at Washington, has amassed a 276-161 (.631) during his time in Seattle and an overall mark of 369-249 (.598) in 19 seasons. Romar has taken the Huskies to the NCAA tournament six times including three Sweet 16 appearances.
Quick Hitters• UW has knocked down at least 10 3’s in three games this season, including in back-to-back outings vs. TCU and Cal State Fullerton ... it’s the first time since 2010-11 that UW has hit at least 10 from long distance in two-straight games
• In UW’s six wins this season, they’re averaging 88.5 pts, shooting 45% from the field and pulling down 49.7 rebs, while its average margin of victory is 20.7 pts.
• Washington has two of the top three freshman rebounders in the conference in Dejounte Murray (7.3) and Noah Dickerson (6.5)
• Washington has had eight of its 14 active players reach double figure scoring at least once with four of the freshmen (Murray, Chriss, Dickerson, Crisp) posting 10 or more points at least three times in eight games
• UW has the Pac-12’s leading scorer in both men’s and women’s basketball behind Andrew Andrews (22.1) and Kelsey Plum (28.4) - they also both rank in the top 15 nationally with their scoring average
• UW leads the nation in offensive rebounds per game, pulling down 17.6 per game over eight outings ... Malik Dime (27o/24d) leads the team and is ranked third in the conference averaging 3.4 per game
• UW forced a season-high 26 turnovers against TCU for it’s second-straight game making the opponent turn the ball over 20 times ... last time that happened was the 2010-11 season vs. McNeese State (27 - 11/13/10) and EWU (24 - 11/16/10)
• UW’s 57 pts in the 1st half were its most since 58 vs. Cal on Feb. 10, 2011 ... additionally the Huskies have scored 50+ points in a half - UW has scored at least 50 points in a half four times already, tying the most since the 2010-11 season
• Senior captain Andrew Andrews had posted just one double-double in his career prior to the 2015-16 season and has now recorded three in the last five games - he’s averaging 23.6 points and 8.6 rebounds in that span
• Washington’s 11 blocks against Cal State Fullerton were its most since 12 against EWU, Dec. 14, 2014 and the Huskies currently rank tied for sixth nationally in blocks per game (6.6pg).
• After travelling over 17,000 miles in three weeks and spending time in three different time zones, Washington is home for eight-straight games, marking the first time since the 1949-50 season that the Dawgs have played in front of their fans for eight-straight regular season games
• Washington currently ranks second nationally in rebounds per game averaging 47.4 over eight outings ... the 47.4 rpg is the most since the 1974-75 season when UW averaged 49.2 over 26 games
