2016–17 Washington Huskies men's basketball team


The 2016–17 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Pac-12 Conference, the Huskies were led by fifteenth-year head coach Lorenzo Romar and played their home games on campus at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.

2016–17 Washington Huskies men's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record9–22 (2–16 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlaska Airlines Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Oregon 16 2   .889 33 6   .846
No. 4 Arizona 16 2   .889 32 5   .865
No. 8 UCLA 15 3   .833 31 5   .861
Utah 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
California 10 8   .556 21 13   .618
USC 10 8   .556 26 10   .722
Colorado 8 10   .444 19 15   .559
Arizona State 7 11   .389 15 18   .455
Stanford 6 12   .333 14 17   .452
Washington State 6 12   .333 13 18   .419
Washington 2 16   .111 9 22   .290
Oregon State 1 17   .056 5 27   .156
Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The Huskies finished the season 9–22, 2–16 in Pac-12 play, in eleventh place. In the Pac-12 tournament, they lost in the first round to sixth-seeded USC. Romar was fired on March 15;[1] four days later, he was succeeded by Mike Hopkins, a longtime assistant at Syracuse under Jim Boeheim.[2]

Previous season

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The Huskies finished the 2015–16 season 19–15, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way for sixth place. The Huskies defeated Stanford in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament before losing to Oregon in the quarterfinals. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament as No. 3 seed. There they defeated Long Beach State in the first round before losing to San Diego State in the second round.

Off-season

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Marquese Chriss 0 F 6'9" 225 Freshman Sacramento, CA Declared for 2016 NBA draft[3]
Dejounte Murray 5 G 6'5" 170 Freshman Seattle, WA Declared for 2016 NBA draft[3]
Andrew Andrews 12 G 6'2" 200 RS Senior Portland, OR Graduated
Donaven Dorsey 42 G 6'5" 210 Sophomore Lacey, WA Transferred to Montana

2016 recruiting class

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Markelle Fultz at the 2016 McDonald's All-American Game
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Sam Timmins
C
Christchurch, NZ Middleton Grange School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Apr 28, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Markelle Fultz
SG
Upper Marlboro, MD DeMatha Catholic High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Aug 21, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 96
Carlos Johnson
G/F
Oakland, CA Findlay Prep 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) May 19, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 66
Harold Baruti
SF
Dallas, TX Mountain Mission School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jun 29, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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:

  • "2016 Washington Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  • "2016 Washington Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  • "2016 Washington Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 22, 2016.

Roster

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2016–17 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Bitumba Baruti 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Mountain Mission School DR Congo
G 1 David Crisp 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Brewster Academy Tacoma, WA
G 2 Dan Kingma 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Henry M. Jackson HS Mill Creek, WA
G 4 Matisse Thybulle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Eastside Catholic School Issaquah, WA
G 5 Quin Barnard (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr O'Dea HS Bellevue, WA
F 10 Malik Dime (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Indian Hills CC Dakar, SN
F 15 Noah Dickerson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Montverde Academy Atlanta, GA
G 20 Markelle Fultz 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr DeMatha Catholic HS Upper Marlboro, MD
F 22 Dominic Green 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Hazen HS Renton, WA
G 23 Carlos Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Findlay Prep Centralia, IL
F 24 Devenir Duruisseau 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Fishburne Military School Palmdale, CA
F 32 Greg Bowman (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Mountlake Terrace HS Mountlake Terrace, WA
C 33 Sam Timmins 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Fr Middleton Grange School Dunedin, NZ
F 41 Matthew Atewe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Jr Auburn Toronto, ON
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: March 2017

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Malik Dime Sam Timmins
PF Noah Dickerson Matthew Atewe Devenir Duruisseau
SF Matisse Thybulle Dominic Green Greg Bowman
SG Markelle Fultz Carlos Johnson Bitumba Baruti
PG David Crisp Dan Kingma Quin Barnard

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Coaching staff

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Name Position Year at Washington Alma Mater (year)
Lorenzo Romar Head coach 15th Washington (1980)
Raphael Chillious Associate head coach 7th Lafayette (1996)
Will Conroy Assistant coach 2nd Washington (2005)
Michael Porter Assistant coach 1st New Orleans (1989)
Brad Jackson Special Assistant to the head coach 5th Washington State (1975)
Tiffani Lambie Director of Basketball Operations 3rd Illinois (2003)
Daniel Shapiro Strength and conditioning Coach 4th Seattle Pacific (2000)

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov. 3, 2016*
7:00 pm
Western Washington W 109–103 
 25  Green   7  2 Tied   5  Fultz  Alaska Airlines Arena (6,805)
Seattle, WA
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 13, 2016*
2:00 pm, P12N
Yale L 90–98  0–1
 30  Fultz   7  Fultz   6  Fultz  Alaska Airlines Arena (7,456)
Seattle, WA
Nov. 17, 2016*
8:00 pm, P12N
Cal State Fullerton
Global Sports Classic campus-site game
W 104–88  1–1
 35  Fultz   8  Dime   6  Fultz  Alaska Airlines Arena (6,284)
Seattle, WA
Nov. 20, 2016*
5:00 pm, P12N
Northern Arizona
Global Sports Classic campus-site game
W 92–58  2–1
 16  Fultz   8  Dickerson   8  Fultz  Alaska Airlines Arena (6,804)
Seattle, WA
Nov. 22, 2016*
8:00 pm, P12N
Long Beach State W 94–88  3–1
 26  Crisp   7  Dickerson   6  Fultz  Alaska Airlines Arena (6,568)
Seattle, WA
Nov. 25, 2016*
5:00 pm
vs. Western Kentucky
Global Sports Classic semifinal
W 86–47  4–1
 20  Green   12  Timmins   10  Fultz  Thomas & Mack Center (9,815)
Paradise, NV
Nov. 26, 2016*
7:30 pm
vs. TCU
Global Sports Classic championship
L 80–93  4–2
 27  Fultz   10  Dickerson   4  Tied  Thomas & Mack Center (8,810)
Paradise, NV
Nov. 30, 2016*
4:00 pm, FSSW+
at TCU L 71–86  4–3
 21  Fultz   14  Fultz   6  Fultz  Schollmaier Arena (5,966)
Fort Worth, TX
Dec. 7, 2016*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 8 Gonzaga
Rivalry
L 71–98  4–4
 25  Fultz   10  Fultz   2  Crisp  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Dec. 11, 2016*
5:00 pm, P12N
Nevada L 85–87  4–5
 21  Tied   7  Dickerson   8  Fultz  Alaska Airlines Arena (8,171)
Seattle, WA
Dec. 18, 2016*
5:00 pm, P12N
Western Michigan W 92–86  5–5
 27  Fultz   8  Fultz   10  Fultz  Alaska Airlines Arena (7,129)
Seattle, WA
Dec. 20, 2016*
8:00 pm, P12N
Cal Poly W 77–61  6–5
 21  Crisp   10  Dickerson   5  Fultz  Alaska Airlines Arena (7,175)
Seattle, WA
Dec. 22, 2016*
7:00 pm
at Seattle
Elgin Baylor Classic
W 94–72  7–5
 21  Dickerson   17  Dickerson   7  Crisp  KeyArena (6,163)
Seattle, WA
Pac-12 regular season
Jan. 1, 2017
5:30 pm, ESPNU
Washington State
Rivalry
L 74–79  7–6
(0–1)
 26  Fultz   9  Fultz   11  Fultz  Alaska Airlines Arena (9,259)
Seattle, WA
Jan. 4, 2017
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 15 Oregon L 61–83  7–7
(0–2)
 22  Fultz   11  Dime   4  Fultz  Alaska Airlines Arena (8,145)
Seattle, WA
Jan. 7, 2017
12:00 pm, P12N
Oregon State W 87–61  8–7
(1–2)
 20  Fultz   9  Dickerson   10  Crisp  Alaska Airlines Arena (7,781)
Seattle, WA
Jan. 12, 2017
6:00 pm, FS1
at California L 59–69  8–8
(1–3)
 16  Crisp   9  Dickerson   4  Fultz  Haas Pavilion (9,093)
Berkeley, CA
Jan. 14, 2017
5:00 pm, P12N
at Stanford L 69–76  8–9
(1–4)
 34  Fultz   7  Tied   3  Tied  Maples Pavilion (3,673)
Stanford, CA
Jan. 18, 2017
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Colorado W 85–83 OT 9–9
(2–4)
 37  Fultz   7  Dickerson   8  Fultz  Alaska Airlines Arena (6,416)
Seattle, WA
Jan. 21, 2017
5:00 pm, P12N
Utah L 72–94  9–10
(2–5)
 30  Fultz   7  Fultz   4  Fultz  Alaska Airlines Arena (8,895)
Seattle, WA
Jan. 25, 2017
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Arizona State L 75–86  9–11
(2–6)
 28  Fultz   10  Dickerson   9  Fultz  Wells Fargo Arena (5,129)
Temple, AZ
Jan. 29, 2017
12:30 pm, FOX
at No. 7 Arizona L 66–77  9–12
(2–7)
 16  Fultz   9  Tied   3  Tied  McKale Center (14,644)
Tucson, AZ
Feb. 1, 2017
8:00 pm, ESPNU
USC L 74–82  9–13
(2–8)
 20  Fultz   9  Dickerson   6  Fultz  Alaska Airlines Arena (7,223)
Seattle, WA
Feb. 4, 2017
7:30 pm, P12N
No. 11 UCLA L 66–107  9–14
(2–9)
 25  Fultz   6  Tied   5  Fultz  Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA
Feb. 9, 2017
7:00 pm, FS1
at Colorado L 66–81  9–15
(2–10)
 17  Crisp   11  Timmins   3  Tied  Coors Events Center (7,387)
Boulder, CO
Feb. 11, 2017
1:30 pm, FS1
at Utah L 61–85  9–16
(2–11)
 31  Crisp   6  Johnson   3  Thybulle  Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,216)
Salt Lake City, UT
Feb. 16, 2017
8:00 pm, FS1
Arizona State L 81–83  9–17
(2–12)
 19  Tied   12  Johnson   4  Fultz  Alaska Airlines Arena (6,910)
Seattle, WA
Feb. 18, 2017
5:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 5 Arizona L 68–76  9–18
(2–13)
 26  Fultz   9  Dickerson   6  Fultz  Alaska Airlines Arena (9,482)
Seattle, WA
Feb. 26, 2017
5:30 pm, ESPNU
at Washington State
Rivalry
L 71–79  9–19
(2–14)
 17  Johnson   13  Dickerson   4  Crisp  Beasley Coliseum (5,003)
Pullman, WA
Mar. 1, 2017
8:00 pm, FS1
at No. 3 UCLA L 66–98  9–20
(2–15)
 23  Dickerson   15  Dickerson   5  Crisp  Pauley Pavilion (13,659)
Los Angeles, CA
Mar. 4, 2017
3:30 pm, P12N
at USC L 58–74  9–21
(2–16)
 27  Dickerson   8  Dickerson   4  Crisp  Galen Center (7,256)
Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 Tournament
Mar. 8, 2017
8:30 pm, P12N
(11) vs. (6) USC
First round
L 73–78  9–22
 22  Crisp   8  Crisp   7  Crisp  T-Mobile Arena (9,978)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Washington fires Romar after 9-22 season". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  2. ^ "Washington hires Mike Hopkins, Syracuse's coach-in-waiting". USA TODAY. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Allen, Percy (March 23, 2016). "Washington's Dejounte Murray and Marquese Chriss declare for NBA draft". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  4. ^ "Washington Huskies" (PDF).