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2024–25 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

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2024–25 Washington Huskies men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record8–3 (0–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Andy Hill (1st season)
  • Tony Bland (1st season)
  • DeMarlo Slocum (1st season)
  • Jerry Hobbie (2nd season)
Home arenaAlaska Airlines Arena
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 Michigan State 2 0   1.000 10 2   .833
No. 18 UCLA 2 0   1.000 10 2   .833
No. 24 Michigan 2 0   1.000 9 3   .750
No. 10 Oregon 1 1   .500 11 1   .917
Maryland 1 1   .500 10 2   .833
Penn State 1 1   .500 10 2   .833
Nebraska 1 1   .500 7 2   .778
Indiana 1 1   .500 9 3   .750
Iowa 1 1   .500 9 3   .750
Northwestern 1 1   .500 9 3   .750
Illinois 1 1   .500 8 3   .727
USC 1 1   .500 9 4   .692
Ohio State 1 1   .500 8 4   .667
No. 16 Purdue 1 1   .500 8 4   .667
Rutgers 1 1   .500 7 5   .583
Wisconsin 0 2   .000 10 3   .769
Washington 0 2   .000 8 3   .727
Minnesota 0 2   .000 7 5   .583
2025 Big Ten tournament winner
As of December 22, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represents 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, 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

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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

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Departures

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Washington departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Koren Johnson 0 G 6'2" 175 Sophomore Seattle, WA Transferred to Louisville
Keion Brooks Jr. 1 F 6'7" 210 GS Senior Fort Wayne, IN Graduated
Wesley Yates III 4 G 6'4" 200 Freshman Beaumont, TX Transferred to USC
Sahvir Wheeler 5 G 5'9" 180 GS Senior Harlem, NY Graduated
Isaiah Sherrard 7 F 6'6" 175 Freshman West Lake Village, CA Walk-on; not on team roster
Nate Calmese 8 G 6'2" 164 Sophomore Gilbert, AZ Transferred to Washington State
Paul Mulcahy 9 G 6'7" 213 GS Senior Bayonne, NJ Graduated
Moses Wood 13 F 6'8" 210 GS Senior Reno, NV Graduated
Anthony Holland 23 G 6'5" 225 GS Senior Riverside, CA Graduated
Braxton Meah 34 C 7'1" 250 Senior Fresno, CA Graduate transferred to Nebraska
Samuel Ariyibi 35 F 6'8" 190 Junior Lagos, Nigeria Transferred to Utah Tech

Incoming transfers

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Washington incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Mekhi Mason 0 G 6'5" 195 Junior Gilbert, AZ Rice
Great Osobor 1 G/F 6'8" 250 Senior Bradford, England Utah State
DJ Davis 4 G 6'1" 175 GS Senior Moreno Valley, CA Butler
Chris Conway 5 F 6'9" 221 Senior Naperville, IL Oakland
Tyree Ihenacho 6 G 6'4" 190 Senior Prior Lake, MN North Dakota
Tyler Harris 8 G 6'8" 185 Sophomore Hayward, CA Portland
Luis Kortright 12 G 6'3" 200 Senior Manhattan, NY Rhode Island
KC Ibekwe 24 C 6'10" 287 Junior Coquitlam, BC Oregon State

2024 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Zoom Diallo
#11 PG
Tacoma, WA Prolific Prep 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Dec 23, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 87
Jase Butler
#29 SG
Ross, CA The Branson School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Apr 22, 2024 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 38  247Sports: 46
  • 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:

  • "2024 Washington Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  • "ESPN- Washington Huskies Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 1, 2024.

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Roster

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2024–25 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Mekhi Mason 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Rice Gilbert, AZ
F 1 Great Osobor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Utah State Bradford, England
G 4 DJ Davis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) GS Butler Moreno Valley, CA
F 5 Chris Conway 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Sr Oakland Naperville, IL
G 6 Tyree Ihenacho 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr North Dakota Prior Lake, Minnesota
F 7 Christian King 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Seattle Prep Kirkland, WA
G 8 Tyler Harris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Portland Hayward, CA
G 9 Zoom Diallo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Curtis Tacoma, WA
F 10 Will Landram (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 168 lb (76 kg) So Gig Harbor Gig Harbor, WA
C 11 Franck Kepnang 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 253 lb (115 kg) GS Oregon Yaoundé, Cameroon
G 12 Luis Kortright 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Rhode Island Manhattan, NY
G 13 Jase Butler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr The Branson School San Anselmo, CA
G 20 Dylan Mansour (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Campolindo Lafayette, CA
C 24 KC Ibekwe 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 287 lb (130 kg) Jr Oregon State Coquitlam, BC
F 32 Wilhelm Breidenbach 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Sr Nebraska Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
G 33 Sam Slutske (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Jr Crossroads Santa Monica, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2024*
7:00 p.m., B1G+
Western Oregon W 105–68 
 16  Davis   8  Tied   4  Tied  Alaska Airlines Arena (5,042)
Seattle, WA
Regular season
November 5, 2024*
7:00 p.m., BTN
UC Davis W 79–73  1–0
 15  Osobor   17  Osobor   4  Diallo  Alaska Airlines Arena (5,355)
Seattle, WA
November 9, 2024*
7:00 p.m., MW Network
at Nevada L 53–63  1–1
 15  Ihenacho   9  Osobor   3  Osobor  Lawlor Events Center (8,806)
Reno, NV
November 13, 2024*
7:00 p.m., B1G+
Seattle Pacific W 77–62  2–1
 18  Tied   8  Osobor   8  Ihenacho  Alaska Airlines Arena (4,760)
Seattle, WA
November 17, 2024*
7:00 p.m., B1G+
UMass Lowell W 74–69  3–1
 23  Osobor   18  Osobor   3  Diallo  Alaska Airlines Arena (5,378)
Seattle, WA
November 22, 2024*
7:00 p.m., B1G+
Alcorn State
Acrisure Invitational campus site game
W 77–60  4–1
 27  Harris   8  Harris   4  Tied  Alaska Airlines Arena (6,299)
Seattle, WA
November 28, 2024*
3:30 p.m., TruTV
vs. Colorado State
Acrisure Invitational semifinals
W 73–67  5–1
 24  Harris   8  Tied   7  Osobor  Acrisure Arena (435)
Thousand Palms, CA
November 29, 2024*
1:30 p.m., TruTV
vs. Santa Clara
Acrisure Invitational championships
W 76–69  6–1
 15  Diallo   8  Osobor   5  Osobor  Acrisure Arena (1,532)
Thousand Palms, CA
December 3, 2024
7:30 p.m., FS1
at UCLA L 58–69  6–2
(0–1)
 14  Osobor   11  Harris   4  Osobor  Pauley Pavilion (6,089)
Los Angeles, CA
December 7, 2024
3:00 p.m., BTN
USC L 61–85  6–3
(0–2)
 15  Mason   7  Harris   4  Diallo  Alaska Airlines Arena (7,251)
Seattle, WA
December 10, 2024*
8:00 p.m., BTN
Eastern Washington W 87–69  7–3
 23  Mason   5  Tied   5  Tied  Alaska Airlines Arena (5,655)
Seattle, WA
December 18, 2024*
8:00 p.m., FS1
Washington State
Rivalry
W 89–73  8–3
 21  Davis   8  Osobor   4  Tied  Alaska Airlines Arena (7,880)
Seattle, WA
December 23, 2024*
7:00 p.m., BTN
Seattle       Alaska Airlines Arena 
Seattle, WA
December 29, 2024*
12:00 p.m., Peacock
NJIT       Alaska Airlines Arena 
Seattle, WA
January 2, 2025
6:30 p.m., BTN
Maryland       Alaska Airlines Arena 
Seattle, WA
January 5, 2025
1:00 p.m., BTN
Illinois       Alaska Airlines Arena 
Seattle, WA
January 9, 2025
5:00 p.m., BTN
at Michigan State       Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
January 12, 2025
11:00 a.m., BTN
at Michigan       Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
January 15, 2025
6:30 p.m., BTN
Purdue       Alaska Airlines Arena 
Seattle, WA
January 21, 2025
8:00 p.m., BTN
at Oregon       Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR
January 24, 2025
8:00 p.m., FS1
UCLA       Alaska Airlines Arena 
Seattle, WA
February 1, 2025
9:00 a.m., BTN
at Minnesota       Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
February 5, 2025
7:30 p.m., BTN
Nebraska       Alaska Airlines Arena 
Seattle, WA
February 8, 2025
7:30 p.m., BTN
Northwestern       Alaska Airlines Arena 
Seattle, WA
February 12, 2025
5:30 p.m., BTN
at Ohio State       Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
February 15, 2025
11:00 a.m., BTN
at Penn State       Bryce Jordan Center 
State College, PA
February 19, 2025
7:30 p.m., BTN
Rutgers       Alaska Airlines Arena 
Seattle, WA
February 22, 2025
1:00 p.m., FS1
at Iowa       Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
February 25, 2025
6:00 p.m., Peacock
at Wisconsin       Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
March 1, 2025
3:00 p.m., Peacock
Indiana       Alaska Airlines Arena 
Seattle, WA
March 5, 2025
7:30 p.m., BTN
at USC       Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
March 9, 2025
12:00 p.m., BTN
Oregon       Alaska Airlines Arena 
Seattle, WA
Big Ten Tournament
March 12–16, 2025
TBA
vs.        Gainbridge Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
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AP
Coaches

References

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