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2015–16 Washington Huskies men's basketball team


The 2015–16 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies were led by fourteenth-year head coach Lorenzo Romar. They played their games at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They defeated Stanford in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Oregon. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Long Beach State in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to San Diego State.

2015–16 Washington Huskies men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record19–15 (9–9 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlaska Airlines Arena
Seasons
2015–16 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Oregon † 14 – 4   .778 31 – 7   .816
No. 13 Utah 13 – 5   .722 27 – 9   .750
No. 17 Arizona 12 – 6   .667 25 – 9   .735
No. 23 California 12 – 6   .667 23 – 11   .676
Colorado 10 – 8   .556 22 – 12   .647
USC 9 – 9   .500 21 – 13   .618
Oregon State 9 – 9   .500 19 – 13   .594
Washington 9 – 9   .500 19 – 15   .559
Stanford 8 – 10   .444 15 – 15   .500
UCLA 6 – 12   .333 15 – 17   .469
Arizona State 5 – 13   .278 15 – 17   .469
Washington State 1 – 17   .056 9 – 22   .290
† Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The 2014–15 Washington Huskies finished the season with an overall record of 16–15, and 5–13 in the Pac-12 conference play. Lost to Stanford in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Darin Johnson 1 G 6'5" 200 Junior Sacramento, California Transferred to Cal State Northridge[1]
Nigel Williams-Goss 5 G 6'3" 190 Sophomore Happy Valley, Oregon Transferred to Gonzaga[2]
Mike Anderson 11 G 6'4" 205 Senior Hartford, Connecticut Graduated
Jernard Jarreau 21 F 6'10" 240 RS Junior New Orleans Transferred to Tulane[1]
Robert Upshaw 24 C 7'0" 250 RS Sophomore Fresno, California Dismissed from team for violation of team rules/2015 NBA draft
Jahmel Taylor 33 G 6'0" 170 Sophomore Los Angeles Transferred to Fresno State
Gilles Dierickx 34 C 7'0" 230 RS Junior Ghent, Belgium Transferred to Seattle Pacific[3]
Shawn Kemp, Jr. 40 F 6'9" 255 Senior Canton, Georgia Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Malik Dime 10 F 6'9" 220 Junior Columbus, Ohio Junior college transfer from Indian Hills Community College.
Matthew Atewe 41 C 6'9" 235 Junior Brampton, ON Transfer from Auburn University. Atewe will redshirt for the 2015–16 season, under NCAA transfer rules. Will have two years of eligibility.

2015 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
David Crisp
PG 		Lakewood, Washington Brewster Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jan 12, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Marquese Chriss
#13 PF 		Elk Grove, California Pleasant Grove High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jan 13, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Dejounte Murray
#16 SG 		Seattle Rainier Beach High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jun 3, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Matisse Thybulle
#26 SF 		Sammamish, Washington Eastside Catholic School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 29, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Devenir Duruisseau
PF 		Palmdale, California Fishburne Military School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Oct 20, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Dominic Green
#69 SF 		Renton, Washington Hazen High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Apr 26, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Noah Dickerson
#9 PF 		Atlanta Montverde Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 237 lb (108 kg) Jun 4, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 9   Rivals: 13  ESPN: 15
  • 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:

  • "2015 Washington Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  • "2015 Washington Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  • "2015 Washington Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 11, 2015.

2016 Recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Sam Timmins
C 		Christchurch, New Zealand SP Middleton Grange High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Apr 28, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: N/A
Markelle Fultz
#3 SG 		Upper Marlboro, Maryland 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: 
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:

Roster

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2015–16 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Marquese Chriss 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Pleasant Grove HS Sacramento, California
G 1 David Crisp 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Brewster Academy Tacoma, Washington
F 4 Matisse Thybulle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Eastside Catholic School Issaquah, Washington
G 5 Dejounte Murray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Rainier Beach HS Seattle, Washington
F 10 Malik Dime 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Indian Hills CC Columbus, Ohio
F 11 Joe Knight (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Roosevelt HS Seattle, Washington
G 12 Andrew Andrews (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Benson Poly HS Portland, Oregon
G 15 K. J. Garrett (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Rolling Hills Prep Manhattan Beach, California
F 15 Noah Dickerson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Montverde Academy Atlanta, Georgia
G 20 Dan Kingma 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Henry M. Jackson HS Mill Creek, Washington
F 22 Dominic Green 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Hazen HS Renton, Washington
F 23 Greg Bowman (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Mountlake Terrace HS Mountlake Terrace, Washington
F 24 Devenir Duruisseau 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Fishburne Military School Palmdale, California
F 41 Matthew Atewe (I)   6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Auburn Brampton, Ontario
F 42 Donaven Dorsey 6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Timberline HS Lacey, Washington
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • (D) Dismissed
  •   Injured
  •   Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 16, 2015

Coaching staff

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Name Position Year at Washington Alma Mater (year)
Lorenzo Romar Head coach 14th Washington (1980)
Raphael Chillious Assistant coach 6th Lafayette (1996)
Will Conroy Assistant coach 1st Washington (2005)
Brad Jackson Assistant coach 4th Washington State (1975)
Tiffani Walker Director of Basketball Operations 2nd Illinois (2003)
Daniel Shapiro Strength and conditioning Coach 3rd Seattle Pacific (2000)

Schedule

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Washington's basketball schedule featured a matchup with Texas in Shanghai, China.[4] The Huskies were also invited to play in the Battle 4 Atlantis, where played against the 3 following teams in the Bahamas: Gonzaga, Texas, and Charlotte.[5] Washington also hosted TCU,[6] Montana,[7] Penn,[8] and Oakland.[9]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 5*
7:00 pm 		Seattle Pacific W 98–80  –
  21 – Andrews   6 – Dickerson   5 – Andrews  Alaska Airlines Arena (4,978)
Seattle, WA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 13*
7:00 pm, ESPN 		vs. Texas
China Opener 		W 77–71  1–0
  23 – Andrews   15 – Dime   4 – Murray  Mercedes-Benz Arena (7,188)
Shanghai, China
Nov 19*
7:30 pm, P12N 		Mount St. Mary's
Battle 4 Atlantis Opening Round 		W 100–67  2–0
  29 – Chriss   10 – Chriss   5 – Murray  Alaska Airlines Arena (5,381)
Seattle, WA
Nov 21*
12:00 pm, P12N 		Penn W 104–67  3–0
  22 – Murray   7 – Dickerson   5 – Andrews  Alaska Airlines Arena (6,495)
Seattle, WA
Nov 25*
9:00 am, ESPN2 		vs. No. 10 Gonzaga
Battle 4 Atlantis Quarterfinals 		L 64–80  3–1
  21 – 2 Tied   11 – 3 Tied   4 – Andrews  Imperial Arena (1,374)
Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 26*
4:00 pm, AXS TV 		vs. Texas
Battle 4 Atlantis 2nd Round Consolation 		L 70–82  3–2
  20 – Andrews   9 – Murray   5 – Andrews  Imperial Arena (1,316)
Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 27*
6:30 pm, AXS TV 		vs. Charlotte
Battle 4 Atlantis 7th Place Game 		W 71–66  4–2
  30 – Andrews   13 – Andrews   5 – Andrews  Imperial Arena (1,065)
Nassau, Bahamas
Dec 6*
6:00 pm, P12N 		Cal State Fullerton W 87–69  5–2
  17 – Murray   10 – Andrews   5 – Murray  Alaska Airlines Arena (5,821)
Seattle, WA
Dec 8*
8:00 pm, P12N 		TCU W 92–67  6–2
  32 – Andrews   8 – Dickerson   6 – Murray  Alaska Airlines Arena (5,651)
Seattle, WA
Dec 12*
3:00 pm, P12N 		Montana W 92–62  7–2
  22 – Chriss   11 – Chriss   4 – Chriss  Alaska Airlines Arena (6,647)
Seattle, WA
Dec 19*
1:30 pm, P12N 		Oakland L 83–97  7–3
  16 – 2 Tied   9 – Dickerson   7 – Murray  Alaska Airlines Arena (5,836)
Seattle, WA
Dec 22*
8:00 pm, P12N 		Seattle W 79–68  8–3
  18 – Andrews   6 – Dickerson   8 – Andrews  Alaska Airlines Arena (6,921)
Seattle, WA
Dec 28*
8:00 pm, P12N 		UC Santa Barbara L 78–83  8–4
  17 – 2 Tied   8 – 2 Tied   6 – Murray  Alaska Airlines Arena (7,376)
Seattle, WA
Pac-12 regular season
Jan 1
8:00 pm, FS1 		No. 25 UCLA W 96–93 2OT 9–4
(1–0) 		 35 – Andrews   10 – Dickerson   5 – 2 Tied  Alaska Airlines Arena (6,920)
Seattle, WA
Jan 3
12:00 pm, P12N 		USC W 87–85  10–4
(2–0) 		 29 – Murray   12 – Chriss   4 – Andrews  Alaska Airlines Arena (7,031)
Seattle, WA
Jan 9
12:00 pm, P12N 		at Washington State
Rivalry 		W 99–95 OT 11–4
(3–0) 		 29 – Andrews   10 – Andrews   7 – 2 Tied  Beasley Coliseum (4,025)
Pullman, WA
Jan 14
6:00 pm, FS1 		at No. 18 Arizona L 67–99  11–5
(3–1) 		 17 – Dickerson   5 – 2 Tied   8 – 2 Tied  McKale Center (14,479)
Tucson, AZ
Jan 16
4:00 pm, P12N 		at Arizona State W 89–85  12–5
(4–1) 		 30 – Andrews   9 – Murray   12 – Andrews  Wells Fargo Arena (5,652)
Tempe, AZ
Jan 20
7:00 pm, P12N 		Colorado W 95–83  13–5
(5–1) 		 33 – Andrews   6 – 4 Tied   6 – Crisp  Alaska Airlines Arena (6,325)
Seattle, WA
Jan 24
5:30 pm, ESPNU 		Utah L 75–80 OT 13–6
(5–2) 		 17 – Andrews   13 – Murray   6 – Murray  Alaska Airlines Arena (8,073)
Seattle, WA
Jan 28
7:00 pm, FS1 		at UCLA W 86–84  14–6
(6–2) 		 15 – Dickerson   10 – Dime   8 – Andrews  Pauley Pavilion (6,843)
Los Angeles, CA
Jan 30
12:00 pm, P12N 		at USC L 88–98  14–7
(6–3) 		 18 – 2 Tied   6 – 2 Tied   8 – Murray  Galen Center (6,387)
Los Angeles, CA
Feb 3
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		Arizona State W 95–83 OT 15–7
(7–3) 		 34 – Murray   11 – Murray   6 – Murray  Alaska Airlines Arena (6,533)
Seattle, WA
Feb 6
1:30 pm, FOX 		No. 23 Arizona L 72–77  15–8
(7–4) 		 20 – Andrews   7 – Chriss   4 – Murray  Alaska Airlines Arena (9,266)
Seattle, WA
Feb 10
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Utah L 82–90  15–9
(7–5) 		 24 – Chriss   9 – Dime   5 – Tied  Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,616)
Salt Lake City, UT
Feb 13
11:00 am, P12N 		at Colorado L 80–81  15–10
(7–6) 		 18 – Tied   10 – Chriss   3 – 3 Tied  Coors Events Center (9,476)
Boulder, CO
Feb 18
8:00 pm, FS1 		California L 75–78  15–11
(7–7) 		 18 – Andrews   8 – Tied   5 – Murray  Alaska Airlines Arena (7,530)
Seattle, WA
Feb 20
5:00 pm, P12N 		Stanford W 64–53  16–11
(8–7) 		 25 – Murray   9 – Murray   6 – Andrews  Alaska Airlines Arena (9,161)
Seattle, WA
Feb 24
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Oregon State L 81–82  16–12
(8–8) 		 30 – Andrews   6 – Andrews   5 – Andrews  Gill Coliseum (5,593)
Corvallis, OR
Feb 28
5:30 pm, ESPNU 		at No. 13 Oregon L 73–86  16–13
(8–9) 		 21 – Andrews   5 – Dime   8 – Andrews  Matthew Knight Arena (12,364)
Eugene, OR
Mar 2
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		Washington State
Rivalry 		W 99–91  17–13
(9–9) 		 47 – Andrews   8 – Dime   4 – Tied  Alaska Airlines Arena (7,655)
Seattle, WA
Pac-12 Tournament
Mar 9
12:00 pm, P12N 		vs. Stanford
First Round 		W 91–68  18–13
  25 – Murray   10 – Tied   9 – Andrews  MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, NV
Mar 10
12:00 pm, P12N 		vs. No. 8 Oregon
Quarterfinals 		L 77–83  18–14
  19 – Tied   9 – Murray   7 – Murray  MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, NV
NIT
Mar 15*
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		(3) (6) Long Beach State
First Round – South Carolina Bracket 		W 107–102  19–14
  30 – Murray   11 – Chriss   5 – Tied  Alaska Airlines Arena (3,505)
Seattle, WA
Mar 21*
8:30 pm, ESPN2 		(3) at (2) San Diego State
Second Round – South Carolina Bracket 		L 78–93  19–15
  20 – Murray   9 – Murray   6 – Andrews  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Washington transfers Jernard Jarreau and Darin Johnson find new teams". May 12, 2015.
  2. ^ "Washington star Nigel Williams-Goss transfers to Gonzaga". May 3, 2015.
  3. ^ "Gilles Dierickx transfers to Seattle Pacific". May 1, 2015.
  4. ^ "Huskies Heading to China in 2015, Will Face University of Texas". GoHuskies. March 15, 2014.
  5. ^ "Huskies Part of Stacked 2015 Battle 4 Atlantis Field". GoHuskies. November 28, 2014. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  6. ^ Rothstein, Jon (June 2, 2015). "Washington will start a home-and-home series with TCU on 12/8/15 in Seattle, sources told @CBSSports. Return game in Fort-Worth in 16-17".
  7. ^ Basnight, Jim (May 28, 2015). "UW will likely play Montana on December 12th, per Montana head coach @CoachDeCuire".
  8. ^ Rothstein, Jon (May 31, 2015). "Washington will host Penn as part of its non-conference schedule, source told @CBSSports. Date is TBD".
  9. ^ "Oakland Announces Men's Basketball Non-Conference Opponents". GoldenGrizzlies. June 8, 2015. Archived from the original on June 11, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
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