Washington Huskies Men’s Basketball 2021-22 Player Preview

Herb Nightengale   |  

Nov 8, 2021

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Transfers

Like last season, the Washington Huskies will likely go with Hopkins’ preferred lineup of three guards along with two players up front this season. However, two of their better new players are more in the mold of small forward, so Washington could use a more traditional two guards, two forwards, and a center, lineup.

The most likely starter at small forward is Emmitt Matthews Jr. He’s a local player from Wilson High School in Tacoma, who decided to come home after playing three years at West Virginia. Matthews averaged 25.9 minutes a game, 7.8 points, and 4.0 rebounds per game last year for the Mountaineers. One big advantage Matthews has over the other new guys coming in to play next to Roberts is his experience playing high-level college ball.

Seattle native and Garfield High star Terrell Brown Jr. takes over Quade Green’s point guard spot. He was the first transfer Washington brought in during the off-season. Brown wanted to come home after playing last year for Arizona where he averaged 7.3 points and 3.5 assists. The Huskies can use the 36.8 percent three-point shooting he had in 2021-22.

Another player that decided to come back to Seattle has a familiar name in these parts. Not only did Daejon Davis also play high school ball at Garfield in Seattle, but he also spent the last four years at Stanford where he averaged 10.8 points, 4.1 assists, and 3.6 boards. In his first three seasons, Davis started every game for the Cardinal. Last season a leg injury limited him to just 13 games.

Junior guard PJ Fuller. was the final addition. He played two years of high school ball at Garfield before transferring to Findlay Prep in Henderson Nevada. Fuller spent the last two years at Texas Christian University where he averaged 5.8 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game.

Dominiq Penn is another guard enrolled at Washington early in 2021. However, he didn’t play at all so he’s also a new face. The Ohio native will be a redshirt freshman. A point guard, Penn will back up Terrell Brown Jr.

Final Thoughts

Whether the Washington Huskies can move from the bottom of the conference to the middle or top will depend on how well these players will mesh together. If not, it would be the third year in a row under Mike Hopkins where the Huskies would be at the bottom of the Pac-12. This was after winning the coach of the year in his first two seasons at Washington.

The Huskies brought in some experienced college players along with some who have something to prove. Make no mistake, Hopkins is on the hot seat. Either they show vast improvement or there will be a new coach next season. Go Dawgs!

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