2019–20 Washington Huskies men's basketball team explained

Year:2019–20
Team:Washington Huskies
Sport:basketball
Conference:Pac-12 Conference
Short Conf:Pac-12
Record:15–17
Conf Record:5–13
Head Coach:Mike Hopkins
Hc Year:3rd
Asst Coach1:Will Conroy
Ac1 Year:5th
Asst Coach2:Cameron Dollar
Ac2 Year:3rd
Asst Coach3:Dave Rice
Ac3 Year:3rd
Arena:Alaska Airlines Arena

The 2019–20 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by third-year head coach Mike Hopkins, 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 15–17, 5–13 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to Arizona.

Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2018–19 season 27–9, 15–2 in Pac-12 play to finish in first place. Coach Hopkins received back to back Pac-12 Coach of the Year awards. Matisse Thybulle was named Pac-12 Defender of the Year. Jaylen Nowell was named Pac-12 Player of the Year.[1] The Huskies lost to Oregon in the championship game of the Pac-12 tournament.[2] They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA tournament[3] as a nine seed in the Midwest Region where they defeated eight seed and 25th ranked Utah State in the first round[4] before losing to the first seed and third ranked North Carolina in the second round.[5] On January 19, 2019 Washington became the first team in college basketball history to record 1000 wins in same arena.[6]

Off-season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
1 G 6'0" 185 Senior Graduated
4 G 6'5" 205 Senior Graduated/2019 NBA draft
5 G 6'4" 200 Sophomore 2019 NBA draft
15 F 6'8" 245 Senior Graduated
Dominic Green 22 F 6'6" 200 Senior Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
55 G 6'0" 170 Sophomore Kentucky
J’Raan Brooks 35 F 6'9" 220 Sophomore USC

Quade Green transferred from Kentucky at the end of their Fall quarter in 2018. He was scheduled to be eligible to play with the Huskies starting December 17, 2019 but after a petition to NCAA it was deemed that he is eligible to play for the full 2019–20 season.[7]

2019 recruiting class

Roster

Depth chart

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Schedule and results

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Rankings

See also: 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

Awards and honors

Freshman of the Week

WeekPlayerOpponents
12/9Isaiah StewartEastern Washington & Gonzaga[10]
12/23Isaiah StewartSeattle & Ball State[11]
12/30Isaiah StewartHawaiʻi & Houston[12]
1/6Isaiah StewartUCLA & USC[13]
3/9Jaden McDanielsASU & Arizona[14]

All Pac-12 Team

Pac-12 All-Freshman Team

Notes and References

  1. News: March 11, 2019. Pac-12 announces 2018-19 Men's Basketball annual major awards. https://web.archive.org/web/20190330225745/https://pac-12.com/article/2019/03/11/pac-12-announces-2018-19-mens-basketball-annual-major-awards. dead. March 30, 2019. pac-12.com. March 11, 2019.
  2. Web site: Top-seeded Huskies fall flat again against Oregon in Pac-12 tournament championship. The Seattle Times. 16 March 2019. 16 March 2019.
  3. Web site: UW Huskies earn first NCAA tournament bid in 8 years as Pac-12 squeezes 3 teams in. The Seattle Times. 17 March 2018.
  4. Web site: March on: Huskies' ballhawking defense gets them past Utah State in NCAA tournament opener. The Seattle Times. 22 March 2019. 22 March 2019.
  5. Web site: Huskies' magic dries up as North Carolina gives UW another early exit from NCAA tournament. The Seattle Times. 24 March 2019. 24 March 2019.
  6. Web site: Huskies start slow but wake up to beat Cal for seventh straight win and 1,000th all-time at Hec Ed. The Seattle Times. 19 January 2019. 19 January 2019.
  7. News: Percy . Allen . November 1, 2019 . Kentucky transfer Quade Green immediately eligible to join UW Huskies . . November 1, 2019.
  8. Web site: Allen . Percy . Washington point guard Quade Green ruled academically ineligible for winter quarter . SeattleTimes.com . 9 January 2020 . The Seattle Times . 17 January 2020.
  9. Web site: Washington Huskies.
  10. Web site: Pac-12 POW, Week 5. pac12.com. December 9, 2019. December 9, 2019.
  11. Web site: Pac-12 POW, Week 7. https://web.archive.org/web/20191226174417/https://pac-12.com/article/2019/12/23/utahs-allen-washingtons-stewart-again-earn-pac-12-mens-basketball-weekly-awards. dead. December 26, 2019. pac12.com. December 23, 2019. December 23, 2019.
  12. Web site: Pac-12 POW, Week 8. pac12.com. December 30, 2019. December 30, 2019.
  13. Web site: Pac-12 POW, Week 9. https://web.archive.org/web/20200114170424/https://pac-12.com/article/2020/01/06/cus-wright-iv-uws-stewart-collect-pac-12-mens-basketball-weekly-honors. dead. January 14, 2020. pac12.com. January 6, 2020. January 6, 2020.
  14. Web site: Pac-12 POW, Week 18. https://web.archive.org/web/20200911183705/https://pac-12.com/article/2020/03/08/utahs-gach-washingtons-mcdaniels-claim-final-pac-12-mens-basketball-weekly-awards. dead. September 11, 2020. pac12.com. March 9, 2020. March 9, 2020.
  15. News: March 9, 2020. 2019-20 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference awards announced. https://web.archive.org/web/20200326010600/https://pac-12.com/article/2020/03/08/2019-20-pac-12-mens-basketball-all-conference-awards-announced. dead. March 26, 2020. pac-12.com. March 9, 2020.