2022–23 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

2022–23 Washington Huskies men's basketball
2022–23 Washington Huskies men's basketball
Wooden Legacy champions
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	16–16 (8–12 Pac-12)
Head coach	Mike Hopkins (6th season);
Associate head coach	Will Conroy (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Wyking Jones (2nd season); Quincy Pondexter (2nd season);
Home arena	Alaska Airlines Arena
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by sixth-year head coach Mike Hopkins, played their home games at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 8–12 in Pac-12 play to tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to Colorado.

2022–23 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 UCLA	18	–	2	.900	31	–	6	.838
No. 8 Arizona†	14	–	6	.700	28	–	7	.800
USC	14	–	6	.700	22	–	11	.667
Oregon	12	–	8	.600	21	–	15	.583
Arizona State	11	–	9	.550	23	–	13	.639
Washington State	11	–	9	.550	17	–	17	.500
Utah	10	–	10	.500	17	–	15	.531
Washington	8	–	12	.400	16	–	16	.500
Colorado	8	–	12	.400	18	–	17	.514
Stanford	7	–	13	.350	14	–	19	.424
Oregon State	5	–	15	.250	11	–	21	.344
California	2	–	18	.100	3	–	29	.094

† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2021–22 season 17–15, 11–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.^[1] As the No. 6 seed in the Pac-12 tournament, they defeated Utah in the first round^[2] before losing to USC in the quarterfinals.^[3]

Offseason

Departures

Washington departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Emmitt Matthews Jr.	0	F	6'7"	215	Senior	Tacoma, WA	Graduated and transferred to West Virginia
Nate Roberts	1	F	6'11"	265	RS Junior	Washington, D.C.	Declare for 2022 NBA draft
Dominiq Penn	10	G	6'2"	170	Sophomore	Columbus, OH	Transferred to Seattle
Daejon Davis	11	G	6'3"	190	GS Senior	Seattle, WA	Graduated
Terrell Brown Jr.	23	G	6'3"	185	GS Senior	Seattle, WA	Graduated
Jonah Geron	24	G	6'6"	195	RS Junior	Fresno, CA	Walk-on; transferred to Fresno Pacific
Noah Neubauer	32	G	6'4"	190	RS Junior	Seattle, WA	Walk-on; didn't return
Regan Lundeen	34	F	6'6"	230	Senior	Santa Ana, CA	Walk-on; graduated
Riley Sorn	52	C	7'5"	255	RS Junior	Richland, WA	Walk-on; left the team to personal reasons

Incoming transfers

Washington incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Keion Brooks Jr.	1	F	6'7"	210	Senior	Fort Wayne, IN	Kentucky
Franck Kepnang	11	C	6'11"	250	Junior	Yaoundé, Cameroon	Oregon
Noah Williams	24	G	6'5"	195	Senior	Seattle, WA	Washington State
Braxton Meah	34	C	7'1"	250	Junior	Fresno, CA	Fresno State

2022 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Koren Johnson PG	Seattle, WA	Wasatch Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A	Nov 20, 2021
Koren Johnson PG	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Tyler Linhardt PF	Seattle, WA	King's High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Apr 16, 2021
Tyler Linhardt PF	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Keyon Menifield Jr. PG	Flint, MI	PHH Prep	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Oct 31, 2021
Keyon Menifield Jr. PG	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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: "2022 Washington Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 28, 2022. "ESPN- Washington Huskies Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 28, 2022. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 28, 2022.

Source^[4]

Roster

2022–23 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Koren Johnson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Wasatch Academy	Seattle, WA
F	1	Keion Brooks Jr.	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Kentucky	Fort Wayne, IN
G	4	PJ Fuller	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	TCU	Seattle, WA
G	5	Jamal Bey	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	Bishop Gorman	Las Vegas, NV
F	10	Tyler Linhardt	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	King's	Seattle, WA
C	11	Franck Kepnang	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Oregon	Yaoundé, Cameroon
F	12	Jackson Grant	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Olympia	Olympia, WA
F	13	Langston Wilson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Georgia Highlands College (GA)	Upper Darby, PA
G	14	Kyle Luttinen (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Roosevelt	Seattle, WA
G	15	Griff Hopkins (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Bellevue (WA)	Syracuse, NY
F	21	Samuel Ariyibi	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	NBA Africa Academy	Lagos, Nigeria
G	22	Cole Bajema	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Michigan	Lynden, WA
G	23	Keyon Menifield	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	PHH Prep	Flint, MI
G	24	Noah Williams	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Washington State	Seattle, WA
G	30	Anthony Iglesia (W)	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Sr	Skagit Valley College	Syracuse, NY
G	33	Sam Slutske (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Crossroads	Santa Monica, CA
C	34	Braxton Meah	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Fresno State	Fresno, CA

Head coach

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2022* 7:00 p.m., P12N		Alaska	W 95–64		19 – Brooks	5 – Williams	10 – Williams	Alaska Airlines Arena (5,199) Seattle, WA
Regular season
November 7, 2022* 8:00 p.m., P12N		Weber State	W 69–52	1–0	20 – Brooks	8 – Kepnang	4 – Fuller II	Alaska Airlines Arena (6,445) Seattle, WA
November 11, 2022* 8:00 p.m., P12N		North Florida	W 75–67	2–0	21 – Menifield	11 – Bajema	7 – Fuller II	Alaska Airlines Arena (6,786) Seattle, WA
November 14, 2022* 7:00 p.m., P12N		Utah Tech	W 78–67	3–0	26 – Menifield	5 – Kepnang	4 – Bey	Alaska Airlines Arena (5,401) Seattle, WA
November 17, 2022* 8:00 p.m., P12N		Cal Baptist	L 64–73	3–1	14 – Kepnang	8 – Kepnang	3 – Fuller II	Alaska Airlines Arena (5,666) Seattle, WA
November 23, 2022* 6:30 p.m., ESPNU		vs. Fresno State Wooden Legacy semifinals	W 62–57	4–1	16 – Brooks	7 – Meah	2 – Tied	Anaheim Convention Center (1,328) Anaheim, CA
November 24, 2022* 9:30 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Saint Mary's Wooden Legacy championship	W 68–64 ^OT	5–1	14 – Brooks	11 – Brooks	2 – Brooks	Anaheim Convention Center (637) Anaheim, CA
November 28, 2022* 7:00 p.m., P12N		Seattle	W 77–66	6–1	20 – Brooks	7 – Meah	4 – Bey	Alaska Airlines Arena (7,537) Seattle, WA
December 1, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Oregon State	L 65–66	6–2 (0–1)	21 – Brooks	7 – Brooks	5 – Menifield	Gill Coliseum (3,303) Corvallis, OR
December 4, 2022 12:00 p.m., P12N		Colorado	W 73–63	7–2 (1–1)	16 – Tied	7 – Tied	4 – Tied	Alaska Airlines Arena (7,261) Seattle, WA
December 9, 2022* 6:00 p.m., RTNW+		at No. 18 Gonzaga Rivalry	L 60–77	7–3	14 – Brooks	6 – Tied	6 – Fuller	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
December 13, 2022* 7:30 p.m., P12N		Cal Poly	W 74–68	8–3	30 – Brooks	8 – Meah	3 – Tied	Alaska Airlines Arena (4,888) Seattle, WA
December 17, 2022* 7:00 p.m., P12N		Idaho State	W 90–55	9–3	13 – Menifield	10 – Brooks	7 – Menifield	Alaska Airlines Arena (5,733) Seattle, WA
December 21, 2022* 6:00 p.m., P12N		No. 23 Auburn	L 61–84	9–4	15 – Brooks	9 – Meah	3 – Menifield	Alaska Airlines Arena (8,502) Seattle, WA
December 30, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		USC	L 67–80	9–5 (1–2)	22 – Brooks	7 – Tied	3 – Tied	Alaska Airlines Arena (7,690) Seattle, WA
January 1, 2023 4:00 p.m., P12N		No. 11 UCLA	L 49–74	9–6 (1–3)	20 – Meah	7 – Tied	5 – Williams	Alaska Airlines Arena (7,494) Seattle, WA
January 5, 2023 8:00 p.m., FS1		at No. 5 Arizona	L 67–70	9–7 (1–4)	16 – Tied	9 – Tied	4 – Williams	McKale Center (13,562) Tucson, AZ
January 8, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN		at Arizona State	L 65–73	9–8 (1–5)	15 – Tied	11 – Brooks	7 – Menifield	Desert Financial Arena (7,020) Tempe, AZ
January 12, 2023 8:00 p.m., FS1		Stanford	W 86–69	10–8 (2–5)	21 – Meah	11 – Brooks	5 – Tied	Alaska Airlines Arena (5,692) Seattle, WA
January 14, 2023 3:00 p.m., P12N		California	W 81–78 ^OT	11–8 (3–5)	26 – Brooks	11 – Meah	3 – Tied	Alaska Airlines Arena (6,297) Seattle, WA
January 19, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Colorado	W 75–72	12–8 (4–5)	25 – Brooks	12 – Meah	3 – Tied	CU Events Center (6,974) Boulder, CO
January 21, 2023 5:00 p.m., P12N		at Utah	L 61–86	12–9 (4–6)	17 – Brooks Jr.	9 – Brooks Jr.	3 – Tied	Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,815) Salt Lake City, UT
January 26, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		Arizona State	W 69–66 ^OT	13–9 (5–6)	22 – Brooks	11 – Meah	5 – Menifield	Alaska Airlines Arena (7,332) Seattle, WA
January 28, 2023 2:30 p.m., FOX		No. 6 Arizona	L 72–95	13–10 (5–7)	25 – Brooks	6 – Tied	3 – Menifield	Alaska Airlines Arena (9,268) Seattle, WA
February 2, 2023 6:00 p.m., FS1		at No. 9 UCLA	L 61–70	13–11 (5–8)	23 – Brooks	6 – Tied	4 – Bey	Pauley Pavilion (8,309) Los Angeles, CA
February 4, 2023 6:30 p.m., FS1		at USC	L 74–80	13–12 (5–9)	22 – Brooks	12 – Brooks	4 – Tied	Galen Center (5,706) Los Angeles, CA
February 11, 2023 7:30 p.m., P12N		at Washington State Rivalry	L 51–56	13–13 (5–10)	12 – Williams	10 – Meah	2 – Tied	Beasley Coliseum (5,647) Pullman, WA
February 15, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		Oregon	W 72–71 ^OT	14–13 (6–10)	27 – Menifield	8 – Meah	7 – Menifield	Alaska Airlines Arena (7,079) Seattle, WA
February 18, 2023 5:00 p.m., P12N		Oregon State	W 61–47	15–13 (7–10)	15 – Bey	11 – Meah	4 – Menifield	Alaska Airlines Arena (7,512) Seattle, WA
February 23, 2023 6:00 p.m., P12N		at California	W 65–56	16–13 (8–10)	24 – Brooks	11 – Brooks	5 – Menifield	Haas Pavilion (1,329) Berkeley, CA
February 26, 2023 3:00 p.m., FS1		at Stanford	L 69–81	16–14 (8–11)	21 – Bey	8 – Tied	3 – Menifield	Maples Pavilion (4,738) Stanford, CA
March 2, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		Washington State Rivalry	L 84–93	16–15 (8–12)	22 – Brooks	6 – Meah	5 – Menifield	Alaska Airlines Arena (9,268) Seattle, WA
PAC-12 Tournament
March 8, 2023 12:00 p.m., P12N	(8)	vs. (9) Colorado First round	L 68–74	16–16	16 – Bajema	7 – Bey	7 – Menifield	T-Mobile Arena (7,469) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

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Rankings

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

References

^ "2021-22 Washington Huskies Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
^ "Utah vs. Washington - Game Summary - March 9, 2022 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
^ "Washington vs. USC - Game Recap - March 10, 2022 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
^ "Verbal Commits". www.verbalcommits.com. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
^ "gohuskies.com :: Washington Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". gohuskies.com.

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[2] "Utah vs. Washington - Game Summary - March 9, 2022 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 9, 2022.

[3] "Washington vs. USC - Game Recap - March 10, 2022 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 9, 2022.

[4] "Verbal Commits". www.verbalcommits.com. Retrieved September 9, 2022.

[5] "gohuskies.com :: Washington Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". gohuskies.com.

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