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Washington women rally past Oregon and into WNIT Fab 4

UPDATED: Sun., March 26, 2023

It wasn’t the start the Washington women’s basketball team wanted, but the finish was certainly sweet.

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Mike Hopkins will return as UW men’s basketball coach next season, Husky AD says

UPDATED: Sun., March 12, 2023

Mike Hopkins is returning next season to coach the Washington men’s basketball team.

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Commentary: Costly buyout may be only thing that keeps UW from firing Mike Hopkins

UPDATED: Thu., March 9, 2023

SEATTLE – This is a column about Mike Hopkins’ future at Washington, but first, a reference to Pete Carroll.

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Husky men’s basketball season ends after first-round loss to Colorado in Pac-12 tournament

UPDATED: Wed., March 8, 2023

LAS VEGAS – After Washington’s Cole Bajema somehow converted the layup of the lifetime before crashing to the court that pulled the Huskies even with 1 minute, 25 seconds left on Wednesday, Colorado’s Luke O’Brien hit a 3-pointer on the ensuing possession.

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Pac-12 MBB tournament predictions: Washington State run probably ends against UCLA

UPDATED: Tue., March 7, 2023

UCLA, Arizona and USC dominated the regular season; will they do the same in Las Vegas?

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Pac-12 basketball: The Hotline’s picks for postseason awards and all-conference honors

Mon., March 6, 2023

UCLA almost made it a clean sweep.

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TJ Bamba’s 36 points lead Washington State’s impressive offensive display in rivalry win at Washington

UPDATED: Fri., March 3, 2023

Behind a brilliant effort from TJ Bamba, Washington State’s offense dazzled and posted its most productive Pac-12 game of the year.

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Husky men see three-game losing streak end at hands of Stanford

UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 26, 2023

STANFORD, Calif. – Husky associate coach Will Conroy repeatedly yelled: “No threes!” from the sideline.

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Mike Hopkins ignores talk of future at UW while preaching continued belief in Husky men

UPDATED: Sat., Feb. 25, 2023

STANFORD, Calif. – Before the recent uptick in wins momentarily quieted his detractors, Mike Hopkins talked about his future as coach of the Washington men’s basketball team.

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Husky men overcome plenty of mistakes to take down Cal

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 23, 2023

BERKELEY, Calif. – With 6 minutes left in the first half, Keion Brooks Jr. darted past a defender into the lane with the ball cuffed in his right hand before elevating and packing a powerful dunk over California’s ND Okafor.

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Washington men clamp down on defense to handle Oregon State

UPDATED: Sat., Feb. 18, 2023

Keyon Menifield and Koren Johnson crouched low with their arms spread wide at the top of the three-point arc waiting to pounce on the Beaver ball handlers.

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Husky men keep it close but lose seventh consecutive game to USC

UPDATED: Sat., Feb. 4, 2023

LOS ANGELES – Keion Brooks Jr. scored 22 points, and Keyon Menifield had 21 for the Washington men’s basketball team, but it wasn’t enough to prevent a third straight loss in an 80-74 defeat against USC at Galen Center on Saturday night.

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Slow start dooms Husky men as they lose No. 9 UCLA

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 2, 2023

LOS ANGELES – Before Thursday’s 70-61 loss to No. 9 UCLA at Pauley Pavilion, coach Mike Hopkins offered an assessment of the Washington men’s basketball team that’s two games above .500 with seven remaining in the regular season.

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UW men blown out in second half by No. 6 Arizona for 15th straight loss to ranked opponent

UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 28, 2023

SEATTLE – The Washington men’s basketball team targeted Saturday’s rematch against No. 6 Arizona as a chance to rekindle their flickering NCAA Tournament hopes.

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Pac-12 MBB power ratings: Utah’s path into the NCAAs is more treacherous than it appears

UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 24, 2023

Utah is the biggest surprise of the Pac-12 men’s basketball season. Slotted 10th in the preseason media poll, the Utes are in second place, two games behind UCLA in the loss column and churning toward an opening-round bye in the conference tournament.

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Huskies lose battle of big men, get humbled in Utah

UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 21, 2023

SALT LAKE CITY – The 7-footers figured to decide this mile-high matchup.

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Sloppy Husky men win at Colorado despite 22 turnovers

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 19, 2023

BOULDER, Colo. – Keion Brooks stepped out of bounds – twice.

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Husky men need overtime to finally dispatch short-handed California

UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 14, 2023

SEATTLE – Keion Brooks Jr. scored 26 points and Noah Williams added a season-high 22 to lead the Washington men’s basketball team to an 81-78 overtime victory against injury-riddled California on Saturday.

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Husky men end ‘tough stretch’ with fifth consecutive loss, falling at Arizona State

UPDATED: Sun., Jan. 8, 2023

TEMPE, Ariz. — Keion Brooks Jr., the Kentucky Wildcats transfer and Fort Wayne, Indiana, native, is new to Seattle so he can be forgiven for using an analogy that runs counter to Pacific Northwest winters to sum up the current state of the Washington men’s basketball team.

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More of the same for Washington men in 74-49 home setback to No. 11 UCLA

UPDATED: Sun., Jan. 1, 2023

Three straight home games and three straight lopsided losses for the Washington men’s basketball team.

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Mike Hopkins will return as UW men’s basketball coach next season, Husky AD says

Commentary: Costly buyout may be only thing that keeps UW from firing Mike Hopkins

Husky men’s basketball season ends after first-round loss to Colorado in Pac-12 tournament

Pac-12 MBB tournament predictions: Washington State run probably ends against UCLA

Pac-12 basketball: The Hotline’s picks for postseason awards and all-conference honors

TJ Bamba’s 36 points lead Washington State’s impressive offensive display in rivalry win at Washington

Husky men see three-game losing streak end at hands of Stanford

Mike Hopkins ignores talk of future at UW while preaching continued belief in Husky men

Husky men overcome plenty of mistakes to take down Cal

Washington men clamp down on defense to handle Oregon State

Husky men keep it close but lose seventh consecutive game to USC

Slow start dooms Husky men as they lose No. 9 UCLA

UW men blown out in second half by No. 6 Arizona for 15th straight loss to ranked opponent

Pac-12 MBB power ratings: Utah’s path into the NCAAs is more treacherous than it appears

Huskies lose battle of big men, get humbled in Utah

Sloppy Husky men win at Colorado despite 22 turnovers

Husky men need overtime to finally dispatch short-handed California

Husky men end ‘tough stretch’ with fifth consecutive loss, falling at Arizona State

More of the same for Washington men in 74-49 home setback to No. 11 UCLA

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