2016–17 Washington Huskies men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2016–17
Team:Washington Huskies
Conference:Pac-12 Conference
Conference Link:Pac-12 Conference men's basketball
Short Conf:Pac-12
Record:9–22
Conf Record:2–16
Hc Year:15th
Asst Coach1:Raphael Chillious
Asst Coach3:Michael Porter

The 2016–17 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Pac-12 Conference, the Huskies were led by fifteenth-year head coach Lorenzo Romar and played their home games on campus at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.

The Huskies finished the season 9–22, 2–16 in Pac-12 play, in eleventh place. In the Pac-12 tournament, they lost in the first round to sixth-seeded USC. Romar was fired on March 15;[1] four days later, he was succeeded by Mike Hopkins, a longtime assistant at Syracuse under

Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2015–16 season 19–15, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way for sixth place. The Huskies defeated Stanford in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament before losing to Oregon in the quarterfinals. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament as No. 3 seed. There they defeated Long Beach State in the first round before losing to San Diego State in the second round.

Off-season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
sortname0 F 6'9" 225 Freshman Declared for 2016 NBA draft[2]
sortname5 G 6'5" 170 Freshman Declared for 2016 NBA draft
sortname12 G 6'2" 200 RS Senior Graduated
sortnameDonaven Dorsey 42 G 6'5" 210 Sophomore Transferred to Montana

2016 recruiting class

Roster

Depth chart

Source[3]

Coaching staff

Name Position Year at WashingtonAlma Mater (year)
Lorenzo RomarHead coach 15th Washington (1980)
Raphael ChilliousAssociate head coach 7th Lafayette (1996)
Will ConroyAssistant coach 2nd Washington (2005)
Michael PorterAssistant coach 1st New Orleans (1989)
Brad Jackson Special Assistant to the head coach 5th Washington State (1975)
Tiffani LambieDirector of Basketball Operations 3rd Illinois (2003)
Daniel ShapiroStrength and conditioning Coach 4th Seattle Pacific (2000)

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. News: Washington fires Romar after 9-22 season. ESPN.com. 2017-03-16.
  2. Web site: Allen. Percy. Washington's Dejounte Murray and Marquese Chriss declare for NBA draft. SeattleTimes.com. 23 March 2016. 6 April 2016.
  3. Web site: Washington Huskies.