2024–25 Washington Huskies men's basketball team explained

Year:2024–25
Team:Washington Huskies
Sport:basketball
Conference:Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:Big Ten
Record:0–0
Conf Record:0–0
Head Coach:Danny Sprinkle
Hc Year:1st
Asst Coach1:Andy Hill
Ac1 Year:1st
Asst Coach2:Tony Bland
Ac2 Year:1st
Asst Coach3:DeMarlo Slocum
Ac3 Year:1st
Asst Coach4:Jerry Hobbie
Ac4 Year:2nd
Arena:Alaska Airlines Arena

The 2024–25 Washington Huskies men's basketball team will represent the University of Washington in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by first-year head coach Danny Sprinkle, will play their home games at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington as first-year members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2023–24 season 17–15, 9–11 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. As the No. 8 seed in the Pac-12 tournament, they lost to USC in the first round.

On March 8, 2024, the school announced that head coach Mike Hopkins would be fired after the season.[1] On March 25, the school named Utah State head coach Danny Sprinkle the team's new head coach.[2]

The season marked the final year for the school as a member of the Pac-12 conference. In August 2023, the school announced it would join the Big Ten Conference in 2024.[3]

Offseason

Departures

Washington departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for Departure
Koren Johnson 0 G 6'2" 175 Sophomore Transferred to Louisville
1 F 6'7" 210 GS Senior Graduated
Wesley Yates III 4 G 6'4" 200 Freshman Transferred to USC
5 G 5'9" 180 GS Senior Graduated
Isaiah Sherrard 7 F 6'6" 175 Freshman Walk-on; not on team roster
Nate Calmese 8 G 6'2" 164 Sophomore Transferred to Washington State
Paul Mulcahy 9 G 6'7" 213 GS Senior Graduated
Moses Wood 13 F 6'8" 210 GS Senior Graduated
Anthony Holland 23 G 6'5" 225 GS Senior Graduated
Braxton Meah 34 C 7'1" 250 Senior Graduate transferred to Nebraska
Samuel Ariyibi 35 F 6'8" 190 Junior Transferred to Utah Tech

Incoming transfers

Washington incoming transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Mekhi Mason 0 G 6'5" 195 Junior Rice
1 G/F 6'8" 250 Senior Utah State
DJ Davis 4 G 6'1" 175 GS Senior Butler
Chris Conway 5 F 6'9" 221 Senior Oakland
Tyree Ihenacho 6 G 6'4" 190 Senior North Dakota
Tyler Harris 8 G 6'8" 185 Sophomore Portland
Luis Kortright 12 G 6'3" 200 Senior Rhode Island
KC Ibekwe 24 C 6'10" 287 Junior Oregon State

2024 recruiting class

Source[4]

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024-03-08 . Washington to fire Mike Hopkins: Huskies coach will be with team until end of season, won't be back in 2024-25 . 2024-03-27 . CBSSports.com . en.
  2. Web site: 2024-03-25 . Washington hires Danny Sprinkle from Utah State as men's basketball coach . 2024-03-27 . Yahoo Sports . en-US.
  3. Web site: 2023-08-04 . Oregon, Washington join Big Ten: Programs depart Pac-12 in 2024 after serving as charter members since 1915 . 2024-03-27 . CBSSports.com . en.
  4. Web site: Verbal Commits . 2023-07-11 . www.verbalcommits.com.
  5. Web site: gohuskies.com :: Washington Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball. gohuskies.com.