2022–23 Washington Huskies men's basketball team explained

Year:2022–23
Team:Washington Huskies
Sport:basketball
Conference:Pac-12 Conference
Short Conf:Pac-12
Record:16–16
Conf Record:8–12
Head Coach:Mike Hopkins
Hc Year:6th
Assoc Coach:Will Conroy
Ahc Year:8th
Asst Coach1:Wyking Jones
Ac1 Year:2nd
Asst Coach2:Quincy Pondexter
Ac2 Year:2nd
Arena:Alaska Airlines Arena
Champion:Wooden Legacy champions

The 2022–23 Washington Huskies men's basketball team will represent the University of Washington in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by sixth-year head coach Mike Hopkins, will play 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 16–15, 8–12 in Pac-12 play to tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to Colorado.

Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2021–22 season 17–15, 11–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.[1] As the No. 6 seed in the Pac-12 tournament, they defeated Utah in the first round[2] before losing to USC in the quarterfinals.[3]

Offseason

Departures

Washington departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for Departure
Emmitt Matthews Jr. 0 F 6'7" 215 Senior Graduated and transferred to West Virginia
Nate Roberts 1 F 6'11" 265 RS Junior Declare for 2022 NBA draft
Dominiq Penn 10 G 6'2" 170 Sophomore Transferred to Seattle
Daejon Davis 11 G 6'3" 190 GS Senior Graduated
23 G 6'3" 185 GS Senior Graduated
Jonah Geron 24 G 6'6" 195 RS Junior Walk-on; transferred to Fresno Pacific
Noah Neubauer 32 G 6'4" 190 RS Junior Walk-on; didn't return
Regan Lundeen 34 F 6'6" 230 Senior Walk-on; graduated
Riley Sorn 52 C 7'5" 255 RS Junior Walk-on; left the team to personal reasons

Incoming transfers

Washington incoming transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
1 F 6'7" 210 Senior Kentucky
Franck Kepnang 11 C 6'11" 250 Junior Oregon
24 G 6'5" 195 Senior Washington State
Braxton Meah 34 C 7'1" 250 Junior Fresno State

2022 recruiting class

Source[4]

Schedule and results

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Rankings

See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-22 Washington Huskies Schedule and Results . 2022-09-09 . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com . en.
  2. Web site: Utah vs. Washington - Game Summary - March 9, 2022 - ESPN . 2022-09-09 . ESPN.com . en.
  3. Web site: Washington vs. USC - Game Recap - March 10, 2022 - ESPN . 2022-09-09 . ESPN.com . en.
  4. Web site: Verbal Commits . 2022-09-09 . www.verbalcommits.com.
  5. Web site: gohuskies.com :: Washington Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball. gohuskies.com.