The Huskies battle SDSU for the principle occasion championship on Sunday

Las vigas – Washington (3-1) faces nationwide runner-up San Diego State within the Continental Tire Essential Occasion championship recreation Sunday night time.

The Huskies are aiming to win an in-season event for the second yr in a row after beating a Xavier workforce that superior to the Candy 16 final season. Sunday’s recreation will kick off at 7pm PT on ESPN2 with Roxy Bernstein and Sean Farnham on the decision. Tim Bickford and Jason Hamilton will name the motion on the Husky Sports activities Community and domestically on Sports activities Radio KJR 950 AM.

Single-game tickets for the whole 2023-24 season went on sale Tuesday. The Huskies return to Hec Ed on November 28 to go to UC San Diego.

the match

Washington leads the all-time collection in opposition to SDSU 3-2. The final assembly between the 2 groups was within the 2016 NIT, a recreation the Aztecs received in San Diego. The house workforce has held serve in every of the previous 4 conferences, however the two groups have by no means met on a impartial court docket. The Huskies are aiming to win an in-season event for the second yr in a row after successful the Picket Legacy Event final November with wins over Fresno State and Saint Mary’s. UW is within the midst of taking part in three of 4 video games in Las Vegas. The Huskies are 23-65 all-time in opposition to Ultimate 4 groups from the earlier yr.

Final outing
Keion Brooks Jr He scored 16 of his 20 factors within the second half and added eight rebounds and three blocked photographs because the Huskies beat the Knights on Friday at T-Cellular Area. Sapphire Wheeler He added 5 assists, 4 rebounds, two steals and two career-high blocks. Frank Kipnang He scored six of his eight factors within the second half and completed with 12 rebounds.

High canine
Keion Brooks Jr He averaged 24.3 factors per recreation via the primary week of the season, which ranks first on the Pac-12 leaderboard. He’s at the moment within the prime 10 nationally in whole scoring.

The returnees

UW is one in every of three Pac-12 groups to return a number of all-conference honorees, behind solely USC. Preseason first-team all-conference choice Keion Brooks Jr Core leads the returnees because the main returning scorer in the whole Pac-12. He averaged 17.7 factors and 6.7 rebounds to earn Second Crew All-Pac-12 honors. Braxton meh He returns for an additional season in purple and gold after capturing over 70 % in 2022-23 to steer the league and set a brand new Husky single-season file. He was chosen to the All-Defensive workforce after averaging 1.6 blocks per recreation.

Corinne Johnson He enters his sophomore season after a formidable freshman marketing campaign wherein he tallied 34 steals, which was tied for second most on the workforce. Frank Kipnang He provides depth to the frontcourt after lacking nearly all of the 2022-23 season attributable to damage.

New arrivals

Kentucky Grad Switch Sapphire Wheeler Highlights an skilled group of newcomers. Wheeler twice led the SEC in assists, and each instances ranked among the many prime 5 within the NCAA with greater than six assists per recreation.

Wilhelm Breidenbach (Nebraska), Nate Calmis (Lamar), Anthony Holland (Fresno State) Paul Mulcahy (Rutgers) and Moses Wooden (Portland) additionally arrived in Seattle through the switch portal. 4-star goalkeeper Wesley Yates III Headings for the primary row of 4.

Signing day

Coach Mike Hopkins The Huskies signed four-star guard Casmir Chavis to a letter of intent on Nationwide Signing Day on Wednesday, the Huskies’ first dedication within the 2024 class.

Highlights of the 2022-23 season

• The Huskies ranked ninth within the NCAA in blocks per recreation (5.2).
• Hopkins’ protection held opponents to 29.7% three-point capturing, which ranked prime 15 within the nation.
• The Dawgs are making 74.9% of their free throws which ties the second-best single-season mark in workforce historical past.
• UW received the Picket Heritage Award, defeating Fresno State and Saint Mary’s of Anaheim.

New to the Alaska Airways area

Not solely will the brand new LED lights dramatically improve the vitality of play and the fan expertise, however the know-how additionally helps UW’s give attention to sustainability. Full with prompt on/off and colour seize capabilities, the brand new LED lighting will improve workforce entrances and create different particular moments within the area.

The Huskies may even play on a brand new floor with a redesigned discipline.

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