2021–22 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

2021–22 Washington Huskies men's basketball
2021–22 Washington Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	17–15 (11–9 Pac-12)
Head coach	Mike Hopkins (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Will Conroy (7th season); Wyking Jones (1st season); Quincy Pondexter (1st season);
Home arena	Alaska Airlines Arena
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Arizona †	18	–	2	.900	33	–	4	.892
No. 11 UCLA	15	–	5	.750	27	–	8	.771
No. 22 USC	14	–	6	.700	26	–	8	.765
Colorado	12	–	8	.600	21	–	12	.636
Oregon	11	–	9	.550	20	–	15	.571
Washington	11	–	9	.550	17	–	15	.531
Washington State	11	–	9	.550	22	–	15	.595
Arizona State	10	–	10	.500	14	–	17	.452
Stanford	8	–	12	.400	16	–	16	.500
California	5	–	15	.250	12	–	20	.375
Utah	4	–	16	.200	11	–	20	.355
Oregon State	1	–	19	.050	3	–	28	.097

† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by fifth-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.

Previous season[edit]

The Huskies finished the 2020–21 season 5–21, 4–16 in Pac-12 play to finish in twelfth place. The Huskies as the 12th seed lost to Utah in a first round game of the Pac-12 tournament.^[1] Assistant coaches Cameron Dollar and Dave Rice left the program after the season ended.^[2]

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Washington Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Erik Stevenson	10	G	6'3"	198	Senior	Lacey, WA	Transferred to South Carolina
Marcus Tsohonis	0	G	6'3"	190	Junior	Portland, OR	Transferred to VCU
Nate Pryor	4	G	6'4"	175	Junior	Seattle, WA	Transferred to New Mexico State
RaeQuan Battle	21	G	6'5"	175	Senior	Marysville, WA	Transferred to Montana State
J’Raan Brooks	33	F	6'9"	220	Junior	Seattle, WA	Transferred to UC San Diego
Hameir Wright	13	F	6'9"	220	Senior	Albany, NY	Transferred to North Texas
Quade Green	55	G	6'0"	170	Senior	Philadelphia, PA	Graduated
Travis Rice	30	G	6'2"	185	Senior	Las Vegas, NV	Walk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers[edit]

Washington Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School	Years Remaining	Date Eligible
Emmitt Matthews Jr.	0	F	6'7"	215	Senior	Tacoma, WA	West Virginia	2	October 1, 2021
PJ Fuller	4	G	6'4"	175	Junior	Seattle, WA	TCU	3	October 1, 2021
Daejon Davis	11	G	6'3"	190	Graduate Student	Seattle, WA	Stanford	1	October 1, 2021
Langston Wilson	13	F	6'9"	200	Junior	Philadelphia, PA	Georgia Highlands	3	October 1, 2021
Terrell Brown Jr.	23	G	6'3"	185	Graduate Student	Seattle, WA	Arizona	1	October 1, 2021

2021 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jackson Grant F	Olympia, WA	Olympia High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Nov 9, 2019
Jackson Grant F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86
Dominiq Penn G	Dublin, OH	Sunrise Christian Academy (KS)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jan 5, 2021
Dominiq Penn G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Samuel Ariyibi F	Lagos, Nigeria	NBA Africa Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Mar 25, 2021
Samuel Ariyibi F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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: "2021 Washington Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 2, 2021. "ESPN- Washington Huskies Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 2, 2021. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 2, 2021.

Roster[edit]

2021–22 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Emmitt Matthews Jr.	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	West Virginia	Tacoma, WA
F	1	Nate Roberts	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	RS Jr	Brewster Academy (NH)	Washington, D.C.
G	4	PJ Fuller	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	TCU	Seattle, WA
G	5	Jamal Bey	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Bishop Gorman	Las Vegas, NV
G	10	Dominiq Penn	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Sunrise Christian Academy (KS)	Columbus, OH
G	11	Daejon Davis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	Stanford	Seattle, WA
F	12	Jackson Grant	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Olympia	Olympia, WA
F	13	Langston Wilson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Georgia Highlands College (GA)	Upper Darby, PA
G	14	Kyle Luttinen	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Roosevelt	Seattle, WA
G	15	Griff Hopkins (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Bellevue (WA)	Syracuse, NY
F	21	Samuel Ariyibi	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	NBA Africa Academy	Lagos, Nigeria
G	22	Cole Bajema	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Michigan	Lynden, WA
G	23	Terrell Brown Jr.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	Arizona	Seattle, WA
G	24	Jonah Geron (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Jr	San Joaquin Memorial	Fresno, CA
G	30	Anthony Iglesia (W)	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Jr	Skagit Valley College	Syracuse, NY
G	32	Noah Neubauer (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Garfield	Seattle, WA
F	34	Regan Lundeen (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Mater Dei	Santa Ana, CA
C	52	Riley Sorn	7 ft 5 in (2.26 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	RS Jr	Richland	Richland, WA

Head coach

Mike Hopkins (Syracuse)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 2, 2021

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2021* 7:00 p.m.		Central Washington	W 83–50	–	17 – Brown	12 – Roberts	4 – Bey	Alaska Airlines Arena (5,864) Seattle, WA
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., P12N		Northern Illinois	L 64–71	0–1	22 – Brown	19 – Roberts	3 – Brown	Alaska Airlines Arena (6,356) Seattle, WA
November 11, 2021* 7:30 p.m., P12N		Northern Arizona	W 73–62	1–1	21 – Matthews	9 – Matthews	2 – Davis	Alaska Airlines Arena (6,297) Seattle, WA
November 15, 2021* 6:00 p.m., P12N		Texas Southern	W 72–65	2–1	20 – Brown	7 – Tied	9 – Brown	Alaska Airlines Arena (5,315) Seattle, WA
November 18, 2021* 8:00 p.m., P12N		Wyoming	L 72–77 ^OT	2–2	30 – Brown	12 – Wilson	3 – Brown	Alaska Airlines Arena (5,670) Seattle, WA
November 22, 2021* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		vs. George Mason Crossover Classic	W 77–74	3–2	23 – Brown	8 – Brown	4 – Tied	Sanford Pentagon (1,822) Sioux Falls, SD
November 23, 2021* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		vs. South Dakota State Crossover Classic	W 87–76	4–2	32 – Brown	8 – Roberts	5 – Davis	Sanford Pentagon (1,600) Sioux Falls, SD
November 24, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Nevada Crossover Classic	L 62–81	4–3	19 – Brown	5 – Tied	4 – Brown	Sanford Pentagon (1,239) Sioux Falls, SD
November 27, 2021* 7:00 p.m., P12N		Winthrop	L 74–82	4–4	21 – Davis	6 – Matthews	6 – Brown	Alaska Airlines Arena (5,703) Seattle, WA
December 12, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN		at No. 5 Gonzaga Rivalry	Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols from Washington					McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
December 18, 2021* 7:00 p.m., P12N		Seattle	W 64–56	5–4	17 – Matthews	11 – Matthews	5 – Davis	Alaska Airlines Arena (6,084) Seattle, WA
December 21, 2021* 6:00 p.m., P12N		Utah Valley	L 52–68	5–5	23 – Brown	6 – Tied	2 – Brown	Alaska Airlines Arena (5,618) Seattle, WA
January 3, 2022 5:00 p.m., P12N		at No. 8 Arizona Rescheduled from Dec. 2	L 79–95	5–6 (0–1)	28 – Brown	8 – Brown	6 – Brown	McKale Center (12,496) Tucson, AZ
January 6, 2022 6:30 p.m., P12N		at Utah	W 74–68	6–6 (1–1)	16 – Davis	5 – Davis	8 – Brown	Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,964) Salt Lake City, UT
January 9, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Colorado	L 64–78	6–7 (1–2)	18 – Bajema	5 – Matthews	5 – Brown	CU Events Center (6,145) Boulder, CO
January 12, 2022 7:00 p.m., P12N		California	W 64–55	7–7 (2–2)	21 – Brown	12 – Roberts	7 – Davis	Alaska Airlines Arena (5,448) Seattle, WA
January 15, 2022 3:00 p.m., P12N		Stanford	W 67–64	8–7 (3–2)	25 – Brown	8 – Roberts	4 – Tied	Alaska Airlines Arena (6,627) Seattle, WA
January 20, 2022 8:30 p.m., P12N		at Oregon State	W 82–72	9–7 (4–2)	27 – Brown	6 – Brown	7 – Davis	Gill Coliseum (3,833) Corvallis, OR
January 23, 2022 7:00 p.m., FS1		at Oregon	L 56–84	9–8 (4–3)	14 – Brown	8 – Roberts	2 – Tied	Matthew Knight Arena (6,378) Eugene, OR
January 27, 2022 8:00 p.m., P12N		Colorado	W 60–58	10–8 (5–3)	26 – Brown	11 – Matthews	4 – Tied	Alaska Airlines Arena (5,593) Seattle, WA
January 29, 2022 2:00 p.m., P12N		Utah	W 77–73 ^2OT	11–8 (6–3)	30 – Brown	10 – Matthews	4 – Brown	Alaska Airlines Arena (7,729) Seattle, WA
February 3, 2022 8:00 p.m., P12N		at California	W 84–63	12–8 (7–3)	20 – Bey	8 – Roberts	8 – Brown	Haas Pavilion (4,038) Berkeley, CA
February 6, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Stanford	L 69–87	12–9 (7–4)	30 – Brown	7 – Tied	6 – Brown	Maples Pavilion (2,655) Stanford, CA
February 10, 2022 8:00 p.m., FS1		Arizona State	W 87–64	13–9 (8–4)	19 – Brown	7 – Tied	8 – Brown	Alaska Airlines Arena (5,154) Seattle, WA
February 12, 2022 3:00 p.m., P12N		No. 4 Arizona	L 68–92	13–10 (8–5)	29 – Brown	9 – Roberts	2 – Brown	Alaska Airlines Arena (8,503) Seattle, WA
February 17, 2022 8:30 p.m., P12N		at No. 17 USC	L 69–79	13–11 (8–6)	23 – Brown	10 – Roberts	6 – Brown	Galen Center (3,218) Los Angeles, CA
February 19, 2022 7:00 p.m., FS1		at No. 13 UCLA	L 50–76	13–12 (8–7)	13 – Brown	11 – Bey	3 – Brown	Pauley Pavilion (10,586) Los Angeles, CA
February 23, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Washington State Rivalry/Rescheduled from Dec. 29	L 70–78	13–13 (8–8)	23 – Fuller	6 – Bajema	8 – Brown	Beasley Coliseum (4,510) Pullman, WA
February 26, 2022 3:00 p.m., P12N		Washington State Rivalry	W 78–70	14–13 (9–8)	25 – Brown	8 – Matthews	5 – Davis	Alaska Airlines Arena (7,269) Seattle, WA
February 28, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		No. 17 UCLA Rescheduled from Dec. 5	L 66–77	14–14 (9–9)	20 – Brown	9 – Roberts	2 – Brown	Alaska Airlines Arena (6,248) Seattle, WA
March 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., P12N		Oregon	W 78–67	15–14 (10–9)	25 – Tied	16 – Roberts	4 – Brown	Alaska Airlines Arena (8,922) Seattle, WA
March 5, 2022 4:30 p.m., P12N		Oregon State	W 78–67	16–14 (11–9)	24 – Brown	16 – Roberts	5 – Davis	Alaska Airlines Arena (8,884) Seattle, WA
PAC-12 Tournament
March 9, 2022 8:30 p.m., P12N	(6)	vs. (11) Utah First round	W 82–70	17–14	22 – Brown	11 – Roberts	5 – Brown	T-Mobile Arena (8,579) Paradise, NV
March 10, 2022 8:30 p.m., FS1	(6)	vs. (3) No. 21 USC Quarterfinals	L 61–65	17–15	23 – Brown	6 – Tied	5 – Brown	T-Mobile Arena (10,417) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** — = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—												Not released
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References[edit]

^ Allen, Percy. "Husky men's disappointing season draws to close with loss to Utah in opening round of Pac-12 tournament". Seattle Times. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
^ Hanson, Scott (April 15, 2021). "Assistant coach Dave Rice and UW men's basketball part ways". Seattle Times. Retrieved April 15, 2021.

[1] Allen, Percy. "Husky men's disappointing season draws to close with loss to Utah in opening round of Pac-12 tournament". Seattle Times. Retrieved March 10, 2021.

[2] Hanson, Scott (April 15, 2021). "Assistant coach Dave Rice and UW men's basketball part ways". Seattle Times. Retrieved April 15, 2021.

[1]

[2]

v t e Washington Huskies men's basketball
Venues	Hec Edmundson Pavilion (1927–present)
Rivalries	Gonzaga Washington State
Culture & lore	Harry the Husky "Bow Down to Washington" The 6th Man
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1895–96 1896–98 1898–99 1899–1901 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics