The University of Washington (UW) was founded in 1861 as the Territory University of Washington. John Pike (for whom Pike Street is named) was the university’s architect & builder. A Board of Regents was established in 1862, but the school struggled initially due to low enrollment / shortage of funds and closed 3 times (1863, ’67, ’76). Clara Antoinette McCarty Will was UW’s first graduate in 1876. In 1942, all persons of Japanese ancestry in the Seattle area were forced into inland internment camps as part of Executive Order 9066 following the attack on Pearl Harbor. During this difficult time, university president Lee Paul Sieg took an active and sympathetic leadership role in advocating for and facilitating the transfer of Japanese American students to universities and colleges away from the Pacific Coast to help them avoid the mass incarceration
Today UW has 807 large city acres, enrollment of 50,097 (33,973 undergrad), $6.62 Billion endowment, USN&WR No. 46 national university, WSJ No. 82
Famous alumni include former Sec Def Patrick Shanahan , 49th Speaker of the House Tom Foley, Pro Football HOF’ers Hugh McElhenny, Don Coryell, Warren Moon, Arnie Weinmeister, Actor/Martial Artist Bruce Lee, Grammy winner Kenny G, former USWNT goalie Hope Solo, WWII fighter ace Pappy Boyington, astronaut Michael Phillip Anderson (killed in Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, Gemini 11/Apollo 12 astronaut Richard F Gordon, football head coach Jim Mora, Baskin Robbins co-founder Irv Robbins, glass artist Dale Chihuly, MySpace co-founder Chris DeWolfe, Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayi, actor/comedian Joel McHale, Office actor Rainn Wilson, actress Dyan Cannon, Dawn Wells (Gilligan’s Island), travel guide Rick Steves, World Trade Center designer Minori Yamasaki, notorious serial killer Ted Bundy
UW Athletics: 11 NCAA championships (5 women’s rowing, 1 each of women’s volleyball, XC, softball, golf); 2 football non-NCAA titles plus 35 rowing, 5 women’s rifle, 3 men’s skiing, 2 rifle; 81 Olympic medals– 40 Gold medals (15 men’s rowing notably the 1936 ‘Boys in the Boat’ team)
Colors – Purple & Gold, nickname Huskies, mascot – Dubs (Alaskan Malamut), Harry the Husky. Pre- 1920 Sun Dodgers, Indians, Vikings, Cougars, Fight song – Bow down to Washington
Basketball started 1896 (1,850-1,255, .596), 1953 Final Four, 4 Elite Eight, 7 Sweet Sixteen, 17 NCAA tourneys (last 2019), 3 Conf tourney titles, 12 Conf regular season titles. 3 retired numbers: 2-Isaiah Thomas, 3 Brandon Roy, 25 Bob Houbregs,1953 consensus AA and POY Houbregs, Naismith HOF Houbregs, 9 Conf COY (Lorenzo Romar x3, Marv Harshman x2, Mike Hopkins x2, Bob Bender), 3 Conf POY (Christian Welp, Roy, Jaylen Nowell). 16 1st rd NBA draft picks incl SC asst Quincy Pondexter -2010, SC asst coach Will Conroy was 3rd rd in 2005. 6 current NBA players (Keion Brooks Pelicans, Markelle Fultz Kings, Jaden McDaniels T-wolves, Dejounte Murray Pelicans, Isaiah Stewart Pistons, Matisse Thybulle Trailblazers), 3x NBA slam dunk champion Nate Robinson
Winningest coaches: Hec Edmundson 488-195, .714, Romar 494-298, .603, Harshman 245-147, .625, Tippy Dye 156-91, .632, Mike Hopkins 118-106, .527. SC alum Tex Winter was coach for 3 yrs (45-35, .563)
Current Danny Sprinkle – 1st season, 13-16, .448. Prior Utah St, Montana St, 2024 MWC COY, 2022 Big Sky COY
Currently: 13-16 (4-14) W: UC Davis, Seattle Pacific, UMass Lowell, Alcorn St, Colo St, Santa Clara, E. Washington, WSU, NJIT, MD, Minn, Northwestern, PSU; L: Nevada, UCLA -2, USC, Seattle, No. 22 Illinois, No. 16 MSU, No. 24 Mich, No. 17 Purdue, No. 15 Oregon, Nebraska, OSU, Rutgers, Iowa WISC, Indiana
UW NET 106, KenPom 104, SC NET 77 KenPom 62
UW Scores: 71.9 ppg (-2.8), 44.7% FG, 34.5% 3FG, 7.0 3’s/g, 68.2% FT. Rebounds 33.1 pg (-0.8), Assists 12.6 pg, TOs 12.1 pg (-0.2), Steals 6.5 pg, Blks 4.0 pg
UW Leaders:
Scoring: Great Osobor 14.5 ppg (46.5% FG, 25% 3FG, 61.5% FT), Tyler Harris 11.9 ppg (49.6% FG, 48.3% 3FG, 71.7% FT), Zoom Diallo 11.3 ppg (48.7% FG, 20.7% 3FG, 71.7% FT), Mekhi Mason 9.5 ppg (42.7% FG, 41.2% 3FG, 71.2% FT), DJ Davis 8.8 ppg (37% FG, 34.8% 3FG, 91.8% FT)
Rebounding: Osobor 8.3, Franck Kepnang 5.3, Harris 5.0; Assists - Osobor 3.3, Diallo 2.7; Steals – Osobor 1.9, Mason 1.0, Blks – Kepnang 2.0, Harris 1.1
SC scores: 76.3 ppg (+1.3), 48.1% FG, 36% 3FG, 6.9 3’s/g, 73.6% FT, Rebs 31.2 rpg (-0.2), Assists 15.3 apg, TOs 12.0 pg (+2.3), 14.7 ppg/TO, Steals 6.3, Blks 3.1
SC Leaders
Scoring: Claude 15.5 ppg (48.8% FG, 34% 3FG, 75.6% FT), Yates 13.9 (47.6% FG, 41.1% 3FG, 78.6% FT), Agbo 11.7 (40.9% FG, 38.9% 3FG, 85.5% FT), Saint 9.4 (45.5% FG, 31.1% 3FG, 63% FT), Agee 7.8 (55.2% FG, 36.4% 3FG, 72.9% FT), Cohen 6.3 (60% FG, 16.7% 3FG, 76.5% FT)
Rebounds: Saint 6.0, Agbo 4.3; Assists Saint 4.2, Claude 4.1; Steals Saint 1.3, Yates 1.2; Blks Agee 0.8
Pregame
Will Conroy draws the assignment to speak to the donors for the last home game. He wants nothing more than to beat his alma mater and keep slim B1G tourney hopes alive
He notes Senior Night ceremonies are occurring tonight after the game, but that T-Will, Agee & Saint have chosen not to participate, believing that they can return next season. For T-Will it’s an obvious medical RS, for Agee it’s petitioning for an extra year due to his season at a JC. Saint’s case is apparently a medical RS for a year at Loyola, where he ended his season with depression issues.
Coach would love Saint to return. He’s the best defender and facilitator on the team. Can guard other team’s best player and will do whatever it takes to win
A founder wants a message relayed to the team. In his 25 yrs of watching SC bball, this team plays the hardest and has the most grit of any SC team. The results have not been optimal, but he says they never quit and deserve to hear their effort is appreciated. Conroy says that means a lot
For a rainy night in LA, 5,856 are in the house including the ever-present Crash who is honored late in the game for his enthusiastic support of SC Athletics. Players’ families present including the Hornery’s from Toowoomba, AUS and a large group of friends, let’s hope he gets into the game.
SC enters the game on a 5-game losing streak needing a win to stay alive. UW has lost 4 straight
The Game
Starting lineup - Des, Yates, Agbo, Saint, Agee
Josh Cohen stayed in sweats on the bench the whole game, allowing Agee to have another big game after 29 pts,14 reb, 6 blk vs Oregon. He tallied 18 pts (6-8 FG, 4-5 3FG, 2-2 FT), 5 rebs, 2 stls vs UW
SC controls the tip, but Yates missed layup and Kepnang’s dunk puts UW up 2-0 at 19:30. UW maintains a 2 pt lead until Agee hits a 3FG at 16:07 to give SC the 8-7 lead. Davis answers back with a 3FG and after an Osobor dunk UW has a12-11 lead at 14:28. This would be UW’s last lead, as SC shot lights out in this one. UW’s largest lead was 3 pts, SCs was 18 pts at 1:21 after 2 FTs by Yates. The halftime score was 47-35.
For the half:
UW shot 46.3% FG (13-28), 45.5% 3FG (5-11), 50% FT (4-8)
SC shot 58.1% FG (18-31), 69.2% 3FG (9-13), 100% FT (2-2)
Second Half
UW strikes first in the 2nd half on a Kepnang dunk at 19:49, cutting the lead to 10 pts. They would get within 8 pts (54-46) at 15:39, but SC would continue it’s hot shooting and pulled away from UW, taking a 31 pt lead 87-56 at 4:33 on an Agbo 3 pt play. For the record fan favorite Hornery entered the game at 1:59 and promptly knocked down a 3FG.
For the game:
UW shot 43.1% FG (22-51), 39.1% 3FG (9-23), 57.1% FT (8-14)
SC shot 56.4% FG (31-55), 57.8% 3FG (15-26), 93.8% FT (15-16)
Final score 92-61, the 31 pt win matching SCs largest victory margin this season vs. Southern (82-51)
SC was led by Agbo’s 26 pts, including 7-10 3FG, Des’ 25 pt bounceback from the 1 pt effort last game. Agee’s 18 pts (4-5 3FG).
SC took care of the ball 10 TOs, season high 24 assists on 31 made FGs. The 15 made 3FGs is the most since SC made 19 3FGs in 2019 vs UW.
SC forced 16 UW TOs, which they turned into 21 pts. They had an edge in rebs (+6) & pts in the paint (28-22), despite being a smaller frontcourt going against at times 3 bigs Osobor, Kepnang, & Wilhelm Breidenbach – Mater Dei teammate of Hornery. Hornery was 1st team All-State, Trinity League MVP & OC Player of the Year
SC improves to 15-15 (7-12), UW falls to 13-17 (4-15)
Next Up: ucla at Pauley Pavilion, Mar 8th 5 pm PT, FOX
Fight On! Beat the ‘ruins! Fucla! Play Tusk!
Today UW has 807 large city acres, enrollment of 50,097 (33,973 undergrad), $6.62 Billion endowment, USN&WR No. 46 national university, WSJ No. 82
Famous alumni include former Sec Def Patrick Shanahan , 49th Speaker of the House Tom Foley, Pro Football HOF’ers Hugh McElhenny, Don Coryell, Warren Moon, Arnie Weinmeister, Actor/Martial Artist Bruce Lee, Grammy winner Kenny G, former USWNT goalie Hope Solo, WWII fighter ace Pappy Boyington, astronaut Michael Phillip Anderson (killed in Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, Gemini 11/Apollo 12 astronaut Richard F Gordon, football head coach Jim Mora, Baskin Robbins co-founder Irv Robbins, glass artist Dale Chihuly, MySpace co-founder Chris DeWolfe, Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayi, actor/comedian Joel McHale, Office actor Rainn Wilson, actress Dyan Cannon, Dawn Wells (Gilligan’s Island), travel guide Rick Steves, World Trade Center designer Minori Yamasaki, notorious serial killer Ted Bundy
UW Athletics: 11 NCAA championships (5 women’s rowing, 1 each of women’s volleyball, XC, softball, golf); 2 football non-NCAA titles plus 35 rowing, 5 women’s rifle, 3 men’s skiing, 2 rifle; 81 Olympic medals– 40 Gold medals (15 men’s rowing notably the 1936 ‘Boys in the Boat’ team)
Colors – Purple & Gold, nickname Huskies, mascot – Dubs (Alaskan Malamut), Harry the Husky. Pre- 1920 Sun Dodgers, Indians, Vikings, Cougars, Fight song – Bow down to Washington
Basketball started 1896 (1,850-1,255, .596), 1953 Final Four, 4 Elite Eight, 7 Sweet Sixteen, 17 NCAA tourneys (last 2019), 3 Conf tourney titles, 12 Conf regular season titles. 3 retired numbers: 2-Isaiah Thomas, 3 Brandon Roy, 25 Bob Houbregs,1953 consensus AA and POY Houbregs, Naismith HOF Houbregs, 9 Conf COY (Lorenzo Romar x3, Marv Harshman x2, Mike Hopkins x2, Bob Bender), 3 Conf POY (Christian Welp, Roy, Jaylen Nowell). 16 1st rd NBA draft picks incl SC asst Quincy Pondexter -2010, SC asst coach Will Conroy was 3rd rd in 2005. 6 current NBA players (Keion Brooks Pelicans, Markelle Fultz Kings, Jaden McDaniels T-wolves, Dejounte Murray Pelicans, Isaiah Stewart Pistons, Matisse Thybulle Trailblazers), 3x NBA slam dunk champion Nate Robinson
Winningest coaches: Hec Edmundson 488-195, .714, Romar 494-298, .603, Harshman 245-147, .625, Tippy Dye 156-91, .632, Mike Hopkins 118-106, .527. SC alum Tex Winter was coach for 3 yrs (45-35, .563)
Current Danny Sprinkle – 1st season, 13-16, .448. Prior Utah St, Montana St, 2024 MWC COY, 2022 Big Sky COY
Currently: 13-16 (4-14) W: UC Davis, Seattle Pacific, UMass Lowell, Alcorn St, Colo St, Santa Clara, E. Washington, WSU, NJIT, MD, Minn, Northwestern, PSU; L: Nevada, UCLA -2, USC, Seattle, No. 22 Illinois, No. 16 MSU, No. 24 Mich, No. 17 Purdue, No. 15 Oregon, Nebraska, OSU, Rutgers, Iowa WISC, Indiana
UW NET 106, KenPom 104, SC NET 77 KenPom 62
UW Scores: 71.9 ppg (-2.8), 44.7% FG, 34.5% 3FG, 7.0 3’s/g, 68.2% FT. Rebounds 33.1 pg (-0.8), Assists 12.6 pg, TOs 12.1 pg (-0.2), Steals 6.5 pg, Blks 4.0 pg
UW Leaders:
Scoring: Great Osobor 14.5 ppg (46.5% FG, 25% 3FG, 61.5% FT), Tyler Harris 11.9 ppg (49.6% FG, 48.3% 3FG, 71.7% FT), Zoom Diallo 11.3 ppg (48.7% FG, 20.7% 3FG, 71.7% FT), Mekhi Mason 9.5 ppg (42.7% FG, 41.2% 3FG, 71.2% FT), DJ Davis 8.8 ppg (37% FG, 34.8% 3FG, 91.8% FT)
Rebounding: Osobor 8.3, Franck Kepnang 5.3, Harris 5.0; Assists - Osobor 3.3, Diallo 2.7; Steals – Osobor 1.9, Mason 1.0, Blks – Kepnang 2.0, Harris 1.1
SC scores: 76.3 ppg (+1.3), 48.1% FG, 36% 3FG, 6.9 3’s/g, 73.6% FT, Rebs 31.2 rpg (-0.2), Assists 15.3 apg, TOs 12.0 pg (+2.3), 14.7 ppg/TO, Steals 6.3, Blks 3.1
SC Leaders
Scoring: Claude 15.5 ppg (48.8% FG, 34% 3FG, 75.6% FT), Yates 13.9 (47.6% FG, 41.1% 3FG, 78.6% FT), Agbo 11.7 (40.9% FG, 38.9% 3FG, 85.5% FT), Saint 9.4 (45.5% FG, 31.1% 3FG, 63% FT), Agee 7.8 (55.2% FG, 36.4% 3FG, 72.9% FT), Cohen 6.3 (60% FG, 16.7% 3FG, 76.5% FT)
Rebounds: Saint 6.0, Agbo 4.3; Assists Saint 4.2, Claude 4.1; Steals Saint 1.3, Yates 1.2; Blks Agee 0.8
Pregame
Will Conroy draws the assignment to speak to the donors for the last home game. He wants nothing more than to beat his alma mater and keep slim B1G tourney hopes alive
He notes Senior Night ceremonies are occurring tonight after the game, but that T-Will, Agee & Saint have chosen not to participate, believing that they can return next season. For T-Will it’s an obvious medical RS, for Agee it’s petitioning for an extra year due to his season at a JC. Saint’s case is apparently a medical RS for a year at Loyola, where he ended his season with depression issues.
Coach would love Saint to return. He’s the best defender and facilitator on the team. Can guard other team’s best player and will do whatever it takes to win
A founder wants a message relayed to the team. In his 25 yrs of watching SC bball, this team plays the hardest and has the most grit of any SC team. The results have not been optimal, but he says they never quit and deserve to hear their effort is appreciated. Conroy says that means a lot
For a rainy night in LA, 5,856 are in the house including the ever-present Crash who is honored late in the game for his enthusiastic support of SC Athletics. Players’ families present including the Hornery’s from Toowoomba, AUS and a large group of friends, let’s hope he gets into the game.
SC enters the game on a 5-game losing streak needing a win to stay alive. UW has lost 4 straight
The Game
Starting lineup - Des, Yates, Agbo, Saint, Agee
Josh Cohen stayed in sweats on the bench the whole game, allowing Agee to have another big game after 29 pts,14 reb, 6 blk vs Oregon. He tallied 18 pts (6-8 FG, 4-5 3FG, 2-2 FT), 5 rebs, 2 stls vs UW
SC controls the tip, but Yates missed layup and Kepnang’s dunk puts UW up 2-0 at 19:30. UW maintains a 2 pt lead until Agee hits a 3FG at 16:07 to give SC the 8-7 lead. Davis answers back with a 3FG and after an Osobor dunk UW has a12-11 lead at 14:28. This would be UW’s last lead, as SC shot lights out in this one. UW’s largest lead was 3 pts, SCs was 18 pts at 1:21 after 2 FTs by Yates. The halftime score was 47-35.
For the half:
UW shot 46.3% FG (13-28), 45.5% 3FG (5-11), 50% FT (4-8)
SC shot 58.1% FG (18-31), 69.2% 3FG (9-13), 100% FT (2-2)
Second Half
UW strikes first in the 2nd half on a Kepnang dunk at 19:49, cutting the lead to 10 pts. They would get within 8 pts (54-46) at 15:39, but SC would continue it’s hot shooting and pulled away from UW, taking a 31 pt lead 87-56 at 4:33 on an Agbo 3 pt play. For the record fan favorite Hornery entered the game at 1:59 and promptly knocked down a 3FG.
For the game:
UW shot 43.1% FG (22-51), 39.1% 3FG (9-23), 57.1% FT (8-14)
SC shot 56.4% FG (31-55), 57.8% 3FG (15-26), 93.8% FT (15-16)
Final score 92-61, the 31 pt win matching SCs largest victory margin this season vs. Southern (82-51)
SC was led by Agbo’s 26 pts, including 7-10 3FG, Des’ 25 pt bounceback from the 1 pt effort last game. Agee’s 18 pts (4-5 3FG).
SC took care of the ball 10 TOs, season high 24 assists on 31 made FGs. The 15 made 3FGs is the most since SC made 19 3FGs in 2019 vs UW.
SC forced 16 UW TOs, which they turned into 21 pts. They had an edge in rebs (+6) & pts in the paint (28-22), despite being a smaller frontcourt going against at times 3 bigs Osobor, Kepnang, & Wilhelm Breidenbach – Mater Dei teammate of Hornery. Hornery was 1st team All-State, Trinity League MVP & OC Player of the Year
SC improves to 15-15 (7-12), UW falls to 13-17 (4-15)
Next Up: ucla at Pauley Pavilion, Mar 8th 5 pm PT, FOX
Fight On! Beat the ‘ruins! Fucla! Play Tusk!
