2024–25 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2024–25 Washington Huskies men's basketball

Acrisure Invitational champions
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	8–3 (0–2 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
Seasons← 2023–242025–26 →

2024–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 18 UCLA	2	–	0	1.000	10	–	1	.909
No. 20 Michigan State	2	–	0	1.000	9	–	2	.818
No. 24 Michigan	2	–	0	1.000	8	–	3	.727
No. 10 Oregon	1	–	1	.500	10	–	1	.909
Maryland	1	–	1	.500	9	–	2	.818
Penn State	1	–	1	.500	9	–	2	.818
Nebraska	1	–	1	.500	7	–	2	.778
Indiana	1	–	1	.500	8	–	3	.727
Iowa	1	–	1	.500	8	–	3	.727
No. 16 Purdue	1	–	1	.500	8	–	3	.727
Northwestern	1	–	1	.500	8	–	3	.727
Illinois	1	–	1	.500	7	–	3	.700
USC	1	–	1	.500	8	–	4	.667
Ohio State	1	–	1	.500	7	–	4	.636
Rutgers	1	–	1	.500	7	–	4	.636
Wisconsin	0	–	2	.000	9	–	3	.750
Washington	0	–	2	.000	8	–	3	.727
Minnesota	0	–	2	.000	6	–	5	.545

† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner As of December 18, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represents 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, play their home games at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington as first-year members of the Big Ten Conference.

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. On March 25, the school named Utah State head coach Danny Sprinkle the team's new head coach.

The season marked the final year for the school as a member of the Pac-12 conference. In August 2023, the school announced it would join the Big Ten Conference in 2024.

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	High school / college	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	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 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	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 38 247Sports: 46
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: "2024 Washington Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 1, 2024. "ESPN- Washington Huskies Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 1, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 1, 2024.

Source

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)
John Smith (Dominican) (special assistant to the head coach)

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						Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
December 29, 2024* 12:00 p.m., Peacock	NJIT						Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
January 2, 2025 6:30 p.m., BTN	Maryland						Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
January 5, 2025 1:00 p.m., BTN	Illinois						Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
January 9, 2025 5:00 p.m., BTN	at Michigan State						Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
January 12, 2025 11:00 a.m., BTN	at Michigan						Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
January 15, 2025 6:30 p.m., BTN	Purdue						Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
January 21, 2025 8:00 p.m., BTN	at Oregon						Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
January 24, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1	UCLA						Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
February 1, 2025 9:00 a.m., BTN	at Minnesota						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
February 5, 2025 7:30 p.m., BTN	Nebraska						Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
February 8, 2025 7:30 p.m., BTN	Northwestern						Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
February 12, 2025 5:30 p.m., BTN	at Ohio State						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
February 15, 2025 11:00 a.m., BTN	at Penn State						Bryce Jordan Center State College, PA
February 19, 2025 7:30 p.m., BTN	Rutgers						Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
February 22, 2025 1:00 p.m., FS1	at Iowa						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
February 25, 2025 6:00 p.m., Peacock	at Wisconsin						Kohl Center Madison, WI
March 1, 2025 3:00 p.m., Peacock	Indiana						Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
March 5, 2025 7:30 p.m., BTN	at USC						Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
March 9, 2025 12:00 p.m., BTN	Oregon						Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
Big Ten Tournament
March 12–16, 2025 TBA	vs.						Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** — = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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. 2024-03-08. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
"Washington hires Danny Sprinkle from Utah State as men's basketball coach". Yahoo Sports. 2024-03-25. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
"Oregon, Washington join Big Ten: Programs depart Pac-12 in 2024 after serving as charter members since 1915". CBSSports.com. 2023-08-04. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
"Verbal Commits". www.verbalcommits.com. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
"gohuskies.com :: Washington Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". gohuskies.com.

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