UW basketball

The perimeter-shooting slump that paralyzed the Huskies’ offensive attack two weeks ago in Las Vegas returned once again Tuesday night in Seattle.

Nearing the midpoint of the nonconference season, the Thanksgiving break is an opportune time for the Huskies to reflect on a men’s basketball season that’s included a handful of accomplishments and disappointments.

LAS VEGAS – Paul Mulcahy had a chance to vanquish San Diego State with one second remaining in regulation and give the Huskies an upset win.

LAS VEGAS — The three-pointers weren’t falling early, so the Washington men’s basketball team resorted to Plan B.

SEATTLE – Not a whole lot went right for the Huskies on Sunday night.

SEATTLE – They debuted a new man-to-man defense, tweaked the offense and played without injured point guard Sahvir Wheeler, which perhaps explains why the Huskies came out flat in the first half of Monday night’s regular season opener.

LAS VEGAS – Bill Walton would linger in the back of the room at Pac-12 Media Day in years past, the breathless broadcaster listening for a change as coaches and players ran through the usual spiel about their prospects for the season.

College basketball fans clamoring for a matchup between Gonzaga coach Mark Few and longtime Bulldogs assistant-turned-Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd could get their wish next fall when the West Coast powerhouses compete at the annual Battle 4 Atlantis tournament.

SEATTLE – Researching Larry Brown’s career this week, here are a few phrases that showed up in a variety of articles over a span of 30-plus years:

Former Kansas men’s basketball coach Larry Brown, who directed the Jayhawks to an NCAA title in 1988, may soon be back in college coaching — this time as an analyst at the University of Washington.

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

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

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

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.

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

UCLA almost made it a clean sweep.

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

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

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.