2020–21 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The 2020–21 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represent the University of Washington in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by fourth-year head coach Mike Hopkins, play their home games at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington as members of the Pac-12 Conference.
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Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
2020–21 record | 3–13 (2–9 Pac-12) |
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Home arena | Alaska Airlines Arena |
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No. 21 UCLA | 9 | – | 1 | .900 | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 8 | – | 2 | .800 | 14 | – | 3 | .824 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 7 | – | 4 | .636 | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona* | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 4 | – | 3 | .571 | 9 | – | 4 | .692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 5 | – | 6 | .455 | 8 | – | 7 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 3 | – | 5 | .375 | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 4 | – | 7 | .364 | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 2 | – | 9 | .182 | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 2 | – | 11 | .154 | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2021 Pac-12 Tournament winner As of January 30, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll *Ineligible for both the 2021 Pac–12 Tournament and the 2021 NCAA Tournament due to self-imposed postseason ban. |
Previous season
The Huskies finished the 2019–20 season 15–17, 5–13 in Pac-12 play to finish in twelfth place. Isaiah Stewart was named to the All Pac-12 first team and All-Freshman team.[1] The Huskies as the 12th seed lost to Arizona in a first round game of the Pac-12 Tournament.[2] The rest of the Pac-12 tournament and all post season tournaments were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
Off-season
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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Elijah Hardy | 10 | G | 6'6" | 170 | Junior | Oakland, CA | Transferred to Portland State[4] |
Jason Crandall | 12 | G | 6'0" | 155 | Senior | Issaquah, Washington | Graduated |
Sam Timmins | 14 | F | 6'11" | 265 | Senior | Dunedin, New Zealand | Graduated and signed with Franklin Bulls[5] |
Quin Barnard | 20 | G | 6'0" | 175 | Redshirt Junior | Bellevue, Washington | Graduated |
Isaiah Stewart | 33 | C | 6'9" | 250 | Freshman | Rochester, NY | 2020 NBA draft |
Jaden McDaniels | 0 | F | 6'9" | 200 | Freshman | Federal Way, WA | 2020 NBA draft |
Bryan Penn-Johnson | 23 | C | 7'0" | 245 | RS Sophomore | Long Beach, California | Transferred to LSU[6] |
Nahziah Carter | 11 | G | 6'6" | 205 | Senior | Rochester, NY | Suspended before Senior season and announced that he is to turn pro.[7] |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Nate Pryor | 4 | G | 6'4" | 165 | Junior | Seattle, Washington | North Idaho College |
Cole Bajema | 22 | G | 6'7" | 175 | Sophomore | Lynden, Washington | Michigan |
Erik Stevenson | 10 | G | 6'3" | 198 | Junior | Lacey, Washington | Wichita State |
2020 Recruiting class
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Dominiq Penn G |
Dublin, OH | Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, KS) | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jan 5, 2021 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: | ||||||
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2021 Recruiting class
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Jackson Grant C |
Olympia, WA | Olympia High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Nov 9, 2019 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
November 25, 2020* 8:00 pm, P12N |
Portland State Husky Classic |
Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[8] | Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA | ||||||||
November 27, 2020* 4:00 pm, P12N |
San Diego Husky Classic |
Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[8] | Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA | ||||||||
November 28, 2020* 6:00 pm, P12N |
Cal State Fullerton Husky Classic |
Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[8] | Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA | ||||||||
November 29, 2020* 3:00 pm, FloHoops |
vs. No. 2 Baylor Vegas Bubble |
L 52–86 | 0–1 |
10 – Battle | 5 – Roberts | 4 – Tsohonis | T-Mobile Arena (0) Paradise, NV | ||||
December 1, 2020* 1:00 pm, FloHoops |
vs. UC Riverside Vegas Bubble |
L 42–57 | 0–2 |
18 – Green | 8 – Green | 4 – Green | T-Mobile Arena (0) Paradise, NV | ||||
December 3, 2020 3:00 pm, P12N |
at Utah | L 62–76 | 0–3 (0–1) |
21 – Green | 13 – Roberts | 4 – Green | Jon M. Huntsman Center (0) Salt Lake City, UT | ||||
December 9, 2020* 8:00 pm, P12N |
Seattle | W 73–41 | 1–3 |
18 – Green | 8 – Roberts | 4 – Pryor | Alaska Airlines Arena (0) Seattle, WA | ||||
December 12, 2020 5:00 pm, P12N |
Oregon | L 71–74 | 1–4 (0–2) |
26 – Green | 8 – Roberts | 5 – Green | Alaska Airlines Arena (0) Seattle, WA | ||||
December 16, 2020* 8:00 pm, P12N |
Montana | L 58–66 | 1–5 |
13 – Tied | 10 – Roberts | 4 – Green | Alaska Airlines Arena (0) Seattle, WA | ||||
December 20, 2020* 7:00 pm, P12N |
vs. Colorado Far West Classic |
L 69–92 | 1–6 |
16 – Sorn | 8 – Sorn | 5 – Pryor | T-Mobile Arena (0) Paradise, NV | ||||
December 31, 2020 5:00 pm, P12N |
Arizona | L 53–80 | 1–7 (0–3) |
23 – Green | 8 – Roberts | 2 – Tied | Alaska Airlines Arena (0) Seattle, WA | ||||
January 2, 2021 3:30 pm, FS1 |
Arizona State | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues with ASU[9] | Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA | ||||||||
January 7, 2021 6:00 pm, FS1 |
at Stanford | L 75–91 | 1–8 (0–4) |
24 – Tsohonis | 7 – Roberts | 5 – Green | Kaiser Permanente Arena (1) Santa Cruz, CA | ||||
January 9, 2021 12:00 pm, P12N |
at California | L 78–84 | 1–9 (0–5) |
27 – Stevenson | 6 – Roberts | 4 – Green | Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA | ||||
January 14, 2021 6:30 pm, P12N |
at USC | L 68–95 | 1–10 (0–6) |
16 – Stevenson | 8 – Roberts | 3 – Tied | Galen Center (0) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
January 16, 2021 2:00 pm, P12N |
at UCLA | L 76–81 | 1–11 (0–7) |
25 – Green | 7 – Wright | 5 – Green | Pauley Pavilion (0) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
January 20, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
Colorado | W 84–80 | 2–11 (1–7) |
27 – Tsohonis | 7 – Stevenson | 5 – Green | Alaska Airlines Arena (0) Seattle, WA | ||||
January 24, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPNU |
Utah | W 83–79 | 3–11 (2–7) |
28 – Bey | 7 – Roberts | 4 – Green | Alaska Airlines Arena (0) Seattle, WA | ||||
January 31, 2021 5:00 pm, P12N |
Washington State Rivalry |
L 62–77 | 3–12 (2–8) |
20 – Green | 7 – Bey | 4 – Bey | Alaska Airlines Arena (0) Seattle, WA | ||||
February 4, 2021 6:00 pm, P12N |
at Oregon State | L 71–91 | 3–13 (2–9) |
22 – Tsohonis | 6 – Sorn | 2 – Tied | Gill Coliseum (0) Corvallis, OR | ||||
February 6, 2021 1:00 pm, CBS |
at Oregon | Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR | |||||||||
February 11, 2021 7:00 pm, P12N |
USC | Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA | |||||||||
February 13, 2021 4:30 pm, P12N |
UCLA | Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA | |||||||||
February 15, 2021 5:00 pm, P12N |
at Washington State Rivalry |
Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA | |||||||||
February 18, 2021 pm, FS1 |
Stanford | Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA | |||||||||
February 20, 2021 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU |
California | Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA | |||||||||
February 25, 2021 pm, FS1 |
at Arizona State | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ | |||||||||
February 27, 2021 pm, CBS |
at Arizona | McKale Center Tucson, AZ | |||||||||
Pac-12 Tournament | |||||||||||
March 10–13, 2021 pm, P12N/ESPN/ESPN2 |
vs. | T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |
Washington was scheduled to play Tulane in the Pac-12 2020 China game on November 14th however this game was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] A game against Oklahoma in the Pac-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge and a game against Auburn were also canceled.
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | Not released | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coaches | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.
References
- "2019-20 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference awards announced". pac-12.com. March 9, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- "Huskies' season comes to an end with first-round loss to Arizona in Pac-12 tournament". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- "Remainder of Pac-12 tournament canceled due to coronavirus concerns". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- "Elijah Hardy leaves Washington and transfers to Portland State". 18 April 2020.
- "PLAYER ANNOUNCEMENT". bullsbasketball.nz. 18 March 2020. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020.
- "Report: NCAA Grants LSU Basketball Big Man Bryan Penn-Johnson Eligibility Waiver". 19 August 2020.
- "Nahziah Carter announces he's leaving UW men's basketball team to begin pro career". 12 December 2020.
- "UW Cancels Husky Classic MTE Due to COVID-19 Issues for Visiting Teams". November 21, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- "Huskies Game vs. Arizona State Postponed". January 1, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- "UW Huskies' men's basketball game in China canceled due to COVID-19 concerns". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- "Pac-12 men's basketball conference play set to air this weekend, presented by Wendy's, on Pac-12 Network". pac-12.com.