2024–25 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

2024–25 Washington Huskies men's basketball
2024–25 Washington Huskies men's basketball
Acrisure Invitational champions
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	13–18 (4–16 Big Ten)
Head coach	Danny Sprinkle (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Andy Hill (1st season); Tony Bland (1st season); DeMarlo Slocum (1st season); Jerry Hobbie (2nd season);
Home arena	Alaska Airlines Arena

2024–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 Michigan State	17	–	3	.850	30	–	7	.811
No. 9 Maryland	14	–	6	.700	27	–	9	.750
No. 10 Michigan †	14	–	6	.700	27	–	10	.730
UCLA	13	–	7	.650	23	–	11	.676
No. 16 Wisconsin	13	–	7	.650	27	–	10	.730
No. 14 Purdue	13	–	7	.650	24	–	12	.667
Illinois	12	–	8	.600	22	–	13	.629
Oregon	12	–	8	.600	25	–	10	.714
Indiana	10	–	10	.500	19	–	13	.594
Ohio State	9	–	11	.450	17	–	15	.531
Rutgers	8	–	12	.400	15	–	17	.469
Minnesota	7	–	13	.350	15	–	17	.469
Northwestern	7	–	13	.350	17	–	16	.515
USC	7	–	13	.350	17	–	18	.486
Iowa	7	–	13	.350	17	–	16	.515
Nebraska	7	–	13	.350	21	–	14	.600
Penn State	6	–	14	.300	16	–	15	.516
	4	–	16	.200	13	–	18	.419

† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented 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, played their home games at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington as first-year members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 4–16 in Big Ten play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Big Ten tournament.

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 Washington as a member of the Pac-12; in August 2023, the university announced it would join the Big Ten Conference in 2024.^[3]

Offseason

Departures

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

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

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	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
Zoom Diallo #11 PG	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (87)
Jase Butler #29 SG	Ross, CA	The Branson School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Apr 22, 2024
Jase Butler #29 SG	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (81)
Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: 38 247Sports: 46
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. Retrieved July 1, 2024. "ESPN- Washington Huskies Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN. Retrieved July 1, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved July 1, 2024.

Source^[4]

Roster

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

Danny Sprinkle (Montana State)

Assistant coach(es)

Andy Hill (Eastern Washington)
Tony Bland (San Diego State)
DeMarlo Slocum (Georgia Southern)
Jerry Hobbie (Fordham)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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 Rivalry	L 70–79	8–4	20 – Harris	10 – Osobor	3 – Tied	Alaska Airlines Arena (7,228) Seattle, WA
December 29, 2024* 12:00 p.m., Peacock	NJIT	W 90–53	9–4	12 – Tied	6 – Tied	5 – Diallo	Alaska Airlines Arena (6,779) Seattle, WA
January 2, 2025 6:30 p.m., BTN	Maryland	W 75–69	10–4 (1–2)	20 – Osobor	14 – Osobor	6 – Diallo	Alaska Airlines Arena (7,922) Seattle, WA
January 5, 2025 1:00 p.m., BTN	No. 22 Illinois	L 77–81	10–5 (1–3)	31 – Davis	6 – Breidenbach	7 – Diallo	Alaska Airlines Arena (8,156) Seattle, WA
January 9, 2025 5:00 p.m., BTN	at No. 16 Michigan State	L 54–88	10–6 (1–4)	14 – Harris	4 – Tied	6 – Kortright	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
January 12, 2025 11:00 a.m., BTN	at No. 24 Michigan	L 75–91	10–7 (1–5)	23 – Osobor	11 – Osobor	4 – Tied	Crisler Center (12,707) Ann Arbor, MI
January 15, 2025 6:30 p.m., BTN	No. 17 Purdue	L 58–69	10–8 (1–6)	28 – Osobor	9 – Osobor	4 – Osobor	Alaska Airlines Arena (7,789) Seattle, WA
January 21, 2025 8:00 p.m., BTN	at No. 15 Oregon	L 71–82	10–9 (1–7)	20 – Osobor	8 – Osobor	3 – Tied	Matthew Knight Arena (7,083) Eugene, OR
January 24, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1	UCLA	L 60–65	10–10 (1–8)	19 – Osobor	9 – Osobor	2 – Tied	Alaska Airlines Arena (7,709) Seattle, WA
February 1, 2025 9:00 a.m., BTN	at Minnesota	W 71–68	11–10 (2–8)	23 – Harris	10 – Osobor	5 – Diallo	Williams Arena (9,202) Minneapolis, MN
February 5, 2025 7:30 p.m., BTN	Nebraska	L 72–86	11–11 (2–9)	23 – Mason	11 – Harris	5 – Osobor	Alaska Airlines Arena (6,384) Seattle, WA
February 8, 2025 7:30 p.m., BTN	Northwestern	W 76–71	12–11 (3–9)	18 – Harris	9 – Osobor	3 – Tied	Alaska Airlines Arena (8,064) Seattle, WA
February 12, 2025 5:30 p.m., BTN	at Ohio State	L 69–93	12–12 (3–10)	14 – Tied	6 – Osobor	3 – Osobor	Value City Arena (9,987) Columbus, OH
February 15, 2025 11:00 a.m., BTN	at Penn State	W 75–73	13–12 (4–10)	20 – Mason	13 – Osobor	10 – Osobor	Bryce Jordan Center (9,933) State College, PA
February 19, 2025 7:30 p.m., BTN	Rutgers	L 85–89 ^OT	13–13 (4–11)	20 – Tied	7 – Kepnang	5 – Diallo	Alaska Airlines Arena (8,036) Seattle, WA
February 22, 2025 1:00 p.m., FS1	at Iowa	L 79–85	13–14 (4–12)	19 – Mason	11 – Osobor	3 – Tied	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,393) Iowa City, IA
February 25, 2025 6:00 p.m., Peacock	at No. 11 Wisconsin	L 62–88	13–15 (4–13)	11 – Osobor	7 – Kepnang	3 – Osobor	Kohl Center (14,804) Madison, WI
March 1, 2025 3:00 p.m., Peacock	Indiana	L 62–78	13–16 (4–14)	18 – Diallo	9 – Harris	3 – Mason	Alaska Airlines Arena (7,851) Seattle, WA
March 5, 2025 7:30 p.m., BTN	at USC	L 61–92	13–17 (4–15)	19 – Mason	7 – Osobor	7 – Osobor	Galen Center (5,856) Los Angeles, CA
March 9, 2025 12:00 p.m., BTN	Oregon	L 73–80 ^OT	13–18 (4–16)	21 – Osobor	7 – Kepnang	5 – Diallo	Alaska Airlines Arena (8,302) Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

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References

^ "Washington to fire Mike Hopkins: Huskies coach will be with team until end of season, won't be back in 2024-25". CBSSports.com. March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
^ "Washington hires Danny Sprinkle from Utah State as men's basketball coach". Yahoo Sports. March 25, 2024. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
^ "Oregon, Washington join Big Ten: Programs depart Pac-12 in 2024 after serving as charter members since 1915". CBSSports.com. August 4, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
^ "Verbal Commits". www.verbalcommits.com. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
^ "gohuskies.com :: Washington Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". gohuskies.com.

[1] "Washington to fire Mike Hopkins: Huskies coach will be with team until end of season, won't be back in 2024-25". CBSSports.com. March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 27, 2024.

[2] "Washington hires Danny Sprinkle from Utah State as men's basketball coach". Yahoo Sports. March 25, 2024. Retrieved March 27, 2024.

[3] "Oregon, Washington join Big Ten: Programs depart Pac-12 in 2024 after serving as charter members since 1915". CBSSports.com. August 4, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2024.

[4] "Verbal Commits". www.verbalcommits.com. Retrieved July 11, 2023.

[5] "gohuskies.com :: Washington Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". gohuskies.com.

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Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2024 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References