Washington Huskies Men’s Basketball Preview 2022-23
After a surprising fifth-place finish in the Pac-12 last year, the Washington Huskies turned over most of their roster.
Herb Nightengale
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After a surprising fifth-place finish in the Pac-12 last year, the Washington Huskies turned over most of their roster.
The Washington Huskies go into their sixth season under head basketball coach Mike Hopkins. In his first two years, Hopkins was the Pac-12 Coach of the Year both times. Since then, UW is 37-53, which includes last season’s 17-15 mark.
Although their 11-9 Pac-12 record was good enough for fifth place, the Huskies weren’t selected to play in a postseason tournament. That was probably due to their soft non-conference schedule, where they went 6-6.
Hopkins still has three years left on his contract. He may not be back for a seventh season if the Washington Huskies don’t reach the postseason. Meanwhile, former Husky player and current Associate Head Coach Will Conroy waits in the wings.
Outbound
Nine players from last year’s team left the Husky program. Five were on scholarship, while the other four were walk-ons.
Terrell Brown Jr., who led the Huskies and the Pac-12 in scoring (21.7 points a game), and Daejon Davis came to Washington as graduate students and were out of eligibility.
Emmitt Mathews Jr. transferred in last year from Virginia. He decided to return there for his final season. Last year, Matthews was the Washington Huskies’ second-best player.
Redshirt junior center Nate Roberts declared for the NBA and is ineligible to return. Most likely, he will play overseas. Sophomore Dominiq Penn, who had little playing time, transferred to Seattle University.