2017–18 Washington Huskies men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2017–18 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . Led by first-year head coach Mike Hopkins , the Huskies played their home games at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington as members of the Pac-12 Conference . They finished the season 21–13, 10–8 in Pac-12 play , in a tie for sixth.
Washington lost to tenth-seeded Oregon State in overtime in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament , then received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament . They defeated Boise State in the first round in Seattle, but lost on the road to Saint Mary's in the second round.
Previous season
The 2016–17 Huskies finished the season at 9–22, 2–16 in Pac-12 play, in eleventh place. Washington lost to sixth-seed USC in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament . On March 15, it was announced that head coach Lorenzo Romar was not retained for a sixteenth year.[ 1] Four days later, he was succeeded by Hopkins, a longtime assistant at Syracuse under Jim Boeheim .[ 2]
Off-season
Departures
2017 recruiting class
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Jaylen Nowell SG
Seattle, WA
Garfield HS
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jun 29, 2016
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 85
Michael Carter III SG
Seattle, WA
Elite Sports Academy
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Apr 12, 2017
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A ESPN grade: POST
Nate Pryor PG
Seattle, WA
West Seattle HS
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Apr 12, 2017
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Nahziah Carter SF
Rochester, NY
Bishop Kearney HS
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jun 9, 2017
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 75
Hameir Wright SF
Albany, NY
The Albany Academy
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jun 24, 2017
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 82
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
Future recruits
College recruiting information (2018)
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Elijah Hardy PG
Oakland, CA
Bishop O'Dowd High School
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Sep 9, 2017
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Jamal Bey SF
Las Vegas, NV
Bishop Gorman High School
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sep 30, 2017
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Nate Roberts PF
Edgewood, MD
Brewster Academy
6 ft 11.5 in (2.12 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Oct 17, 2017
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Bryan Penn-Johnson C
Las Vegas, NV
Wasatch Academy
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Mar 19, 2018
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
Roster
2017–18 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Bitumba Baruti
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
So
Mountain Mission School
DR Congo
G
1
David Crisp (C)
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Brewster Academy
Tacoma, WA
G
2
Dan Kingma
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Sr
Henry M. Jackson HS
Mill Creek, WA
G
4
Matisse Thybulle (C)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Eastside Catholic School
Issaquah, WA
G
5
Jaylen Nowell
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Garfield HS
Seattle, WA
F
11
Nahziah Carter
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
Bishop Kearney HS
Rochester, NY
G
12
Jason Crandall (W)
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
155 lb (70 kg)
So
Issaquah HS
Issaquah, WA
F
13
Hamier Wright
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Fr
The Albany Academy
Albany, NY
G
14
Michael Carter III
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Elite Sports Academy
Seattle, WA
F
15
Noah Dickerson
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
Jr
Montverde Academy
Atlanta, GA
F
22
Dominic Green
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Hazen HS
Renton, WA
G
23
Carlos Johnson
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
So
Findlay Prep
Centralia, IL
F
24
Devenir Duruisseau
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
Jr
Fishburne Military School
Palmdale, CA
F
32
Greg Bowman (W)
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Sr
Mountlake Terrace HS
Mountlake Terrace, WA
F
33
Sam Timmins
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
265 lb (120 kg)
So
Otago Boys' High School
Dunedin, NZ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: October 7, 2017
Notes
Devenir Duruisseau departed the team on November 22, 2017, having only played in the Belmont game.[ 5]
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2017 *7:00 pm
Saint Martin's
W 91–87
–
21 – Dickerson
10 – Dickerson
4 – Crisp
Alaska Airlines Arena (N/A)Seattle, WA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017 *7:00 pm, P12N
Belmont 2K Classic campus-site game
W 86–82
1–0
32 – Nowell
5 – Nowell
2 – 3 tied
Alaska Airlines Arena (5,883)Seattle, WA
Nov 12, 2017 *5:00 pm, P12N
Eastern Washington
W 79–69
2–0
28 – Dickerson
22 – Dickerson
3 – Thybulle
Alaska Airlines Arena (5,609)Seattle, WA
Nov 16, 2017 *6:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Providence 2K Classic semifinals
L 70–77
2–1
19 – Dickerson
8 – Timmins
4 – Crisp
Madison Square Garden (6,104)New York, NY
Nov 17, 2017 *2:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Virginia Tech 2K Classic 3rd place game
L 79–103
2–2
21 – Nowell
5 – Johnson
7 – Thybulle
Madison Square Garden (N/A)New York, NY
Nov 24, 2017 *12:00 pm, P12N
Seattle 2K Classic campus-site game
W 89–84
3–2
25 – Nowell
8 – Timmins
4 – 2 tied
Alaska Airlines Arena (6,428)Seattle, WA
Nov 26, 2017 *5:00 pm, P12N
UC Davis
W 77–70
4–2
21 – Nowell
11 – Dickerson
6 – Crisp
Alaska Airlines Arena (5,328)Seattle, WA
Nov 28, 2017 *6:00 pm, P12N
Kennesaw State
W 85–71
5–2
24 – Dickerson
8 – 2 tied
4 – 2 tied
Alaska Airlines Arena (4,858)Seattle, WA
Dec 3, 2017 *4:00 pm, P12N
Omaha
W 86–73
6–2
24 – Crisp
6 – 4 tied
4 – Nowell
Alaska Airlines Arena (4,903)Seattle, WA
Dec 6, 2017 *6:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 2 Kansas Jayhawk Shootout
W 74–65
7–2
19 – Thybulle
14 – Dickerson
7 – Crisp
Sprint Center (17,106)Kansas City, MO
Dec 10, 2017 *5:00 pm, P12N
No. 12 Gonzaga Rivalry
L 70–97
7–3
18 – Dickerson
5 – Nowell
4 – Nowell
Alaska Airlines Arena (9,749)Seattle, WA
Dec 17, 2017 *3:00 pm, P12N
Loyola Marymount
W 80–78
8–3
21 – Nowell
11 – Timmins
6 – Crisp
Alaska Airlines Arena (4,856)Seattle, WA
Dec 19, 2017 *7:00 pm, P12N
Bethune–Cookman
W 106–55
9–3
18 – 2 tied
7 – Timmins
5 – Nowell
Alaska Airlines Arena (4,452)Seattle, WA
Dec 22, 2017 *8:00 pm, P12N
Montana
W 66–63
10–3
13 – Nowell
7 – Dickerson
2 – Tied
Alaska Airlines Arena (5,915)Seattle, WA
Pac-12 regular season
Dec 29, 2017 7:30 pm, P12N
at USC
W 88–81
11–3 (1–0)
17 – Dickerson
7 – Dickerson
6 – Nowell
Galen Center (3,104)Los Angeles, CA
Dec 31, 2017 5:00 pm, P12N
at UCLA
L 53–74
11–4 (1–1)
14 – Dickerson
9 – Timmons
3 – Tied
Pauley Pavilion (7,639)Los Angeles, CA
Jan 6, 2018 1:00 pm, P12N
at Washington State Rivalry
W 70–65
12–4 (2–1)
17 – Thybulle
6 – Dickerson
3 – Crisp
Beasley Coliseum (3,477)Pullman, WA
Jan 11, 2018 8:00 pm, P12N
California
W 66–56
13–4 (3–1)
20 – Nowell
6 – Tied
4 – Wright
Alaska Airlines Arena (5,804)Seattle, WA
Jan 13, 2018 5:00 pm, P12N
Stanford
L 64–73
13–5 (3–2)
20 – Nowell
7 – Dickerson
3 – Crisp
Alaska Airlines Arena (8,256)Seattle, WA
Jan 18, 2018 7:00 pm, P12N
at Utah
L 62–70
13–6 (3–3)
17 – Nowell
8 – Nowell
2 – Tied
Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,378)Salt Lake City, UT
Jan 20, 2018 3:00 pm, P12N
at Colorado
W 72–62
14–6 (4–3)
18 – Nowell
14 – Dickerson
3 – Crisp
Coors Events Center (8,787)Boulder, CO
Jan 28, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPNU
Washington State Rivalry
W 80–62
15–6 (5–3)
18 – Thybulle
9 – Nowell
6 – Thybulle
Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000)Seattle, WA
Feb 1, 2018 8:00 pm, P12N
No. 25 Arizona State
W 68–64
16–6 (6–3)
21 – Dickerson
16 – Dickerson
3 – Nowell
Alaska Airlines Arena (6,904)Seattle, WA
Feb 3, 2018 7:30 pm, P12N
No. 9 Arizona
W 78–75
17–6 (7–3)
25 – Dickerson
7 – 2 tied
2 – 3 tied
Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000)Seattle, WA
Feb 8, 2018 8:00 pm, FS1
at Oregon
L 40–65
17–7 (7–4)
14 – Dickerson
11 – Dickerson
2 – 2 tied
Matthew Knight Arena (9,938)Eugene, OR
Feb 10, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Oregon State
L 94–97 2OT
17–8 (7–5)
28 – Dickerson
12 – Dickerson
7 – Crisp
Gill Coliseum (5,630)Corvallis, OR
Feb 15, 2018 6:00 pm, P12N
Utah
L 58–70
17–9 (7–6)
18 – Crisp
6 – Dickerson
4 – Thybulle
Alaska Airlines Arena (8,170)Seattle, WA
Feb 17, 2018 5:00 pm, P12N
Colorado Isaiah Thomas’ Jersey Retirement
W 82–59
18–9 (8–6)
26 – Thybulle
10 – Dickerson
7 – Crisp
Alaska Airlines Arena (9,258)Seattle, WA
Feb 22, 2018 6:00 pm, P12N
at Stanford
L 78–94
18–10 (8–7)
18 – Nowell
13 – Dickerson
5 – Nowell
Maples Pavilion (3,625)Stanford, CA
Feb 24, 2018 1:00 pm, P12N
at California
W 68–51
19–10 (9–7)
23 – Nowell
9 – Dickerson
3 – N. Carter
Haas Pavilion (7,851)Berkeley, CA
Mar 1, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN2
Oregon State
W 79–77
20–10 (10–7)
25 – Dickerson
5 – Dickerson
4 – Nowell
Alaska Airlines Arena (6,480)Seattle, WA
Mar 3, 2018 1:30 pm, P12N
Oregon
L 64–72
20–11 (10–8)
19 – Crisp
8 – Dickerson
4 – Nowell
Alaska Airlines Arena (9,912)Seattle, WA
Pac-12 Tournament
Mar 7, 2018 6:00 pm, P12N
(7)
vs. (10) Oregon State First Round
L 66–69 OT
20–12
16 – Thybulle
10 – Dickerson
3 – 3 tied
T-Mobile Arena (10,458)Paradise, NV
National Invitation Tournament (NIT)
Mar 14, 2018 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
(5)
(4) Boise State First Round – Saint Mary's Bracket
W 77–74
21–12
25 – Nowell
7 – Green
5 – Crisp
Alaska Airlines Arena (3,119)Seattle, WA
Mar 19, 2018 *8:00 pm, ESPNU
(5)
at (1) No. 25 Saint Mary's Second Round – Saint Mary's Bracket
L 81–85
21–13
22 – Dickerson
9 – Dickerson
4 – Thybulle
McKeon Pavilion (2,274)Moraga, CA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Pacific Time .
Awards and honors
On March 5, 2018 Mike Hopkins was named Pac-12 Coach of the Year and Matisse Thybulle was named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year .[ 6]
References
^ Allen, Parecy (March 15, 2017). "Washington fires Lorenzo Romar as Husky men's basketball coach after 15 seasons" . SeattleTimes.com . The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 15, 2017 .
^ "Washington hires Mike Hopkins, Syracuse's coach-in-waiting" . USA TODAY . Retrieved March 21, 2017 .
^ Allen, Percy (March 10, 2017). "Washington's Markelle Fultz says he's going to the NBA" . SeattleTimes.com . The Seattle Times Company. Retrieved March 11, 2017 .
^ Caple, Christian. "Huskies grant Porter's release; Atewe to transfer, Dickerson to explore options" . TheNewsTribune.com . Retrieved March 30, 2017 .
^ Allen, Percy (November 22, 2017). "Devenir Duruisseau leaves UW men's basketball team" . The Seattle Times . Retrieved November 22, 2017 .
^ "2017-18 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference individual honors" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. March 5, 2018. Archived from the original on March 10, 2018.
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