2016–17 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2016–17 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . Members of the Pac-12 Conference , the Huskies were led by fifteenth-year head coach Lorenzo Romar and played their home games on campus at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington .
The Huskies finished the season 9–22, 2–16 in Pac-12 play , in eleventh place. In the Pac-12 tournament , they lost in the first round to sixth-seeded USC . Romar was fired on March 15;[ 1] four days later, he was succeeded by Mike Hopkins , a longtime assistant at Syracuse under Jim Boeheim .[ 2]
Previous season
The Huskies finished the 2015–16 season 19–15, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way for sixth place. The Huskies defeated Stanford in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament before losing to Oregon in the quarterfinals. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament as No. 3 seed. There they defeated Long Beach State in the first round before losing to San Diego State in the second round.
Off-season
Departures
2016 recruiting class
Markelle Fultz at the 2016 McDonald's All-American Game
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Sam Timmins C
Christchurch , NZ
Middleton Grange School
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
250 lb (110 kg)
Apr 28, 2015
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Markelle Fultz SG
Upper Marlboro, MD
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 : ESPN grade: 96
Carlos Johnson G/F
Oakland, CA
Findlay Prep
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
May 19, 2016
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 66
Harold Baruti SF
Dallas, TX
Mountain Mission School
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jun 29, 2016
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : N/A ESPN grade: NR
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
2016–17 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Bitumba Baruti
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Mountain Mission School
DR Congo
G
1
David Crisp
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
Brewster Academy
Tacoma, WA
G
2
Dan Kingma
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Jr
Henry M. Jackson HS
Mill Creek, WA
G
4
Matisse Thybulle
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
Eastside Catholic School
Issaquah, WA
G
5
Quin Barnard (W)
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
O'Dea HS
Bellevue, WA
F
10
Malik Dime (C)
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Sr
Indian Hills CC
Dakar, SN
F
15
Noah Dickerson
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
So
Montverde Academy
Atlanta, GA
G
20
Markelle Fultz
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
DeMatha Catholic HS
Upper Marlboro, MD
F
22
Dominic Green
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
Hazen HS
Renton, WA
G
23
Carlos Johnson
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Fr
Findlay Prep
Centralia, IL
F
24
Devenir Duruisseau
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
So
Fishburne Military School
Palmdale, CA
F
32
Greg Bowman (W)
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Jr
Mountlake Terrace HS
Mountlake Terrace, WA
C
33
Sam Timmins
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
265 lb (120 kg)
Fr
Middleton Grange School
Dunedin, NZ
F
41
Matthew Atewe
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
RS Jr
Auburn
Toronto, ON
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: March 2017
Depth chart
Pos.
Starting 5
Bench 1
Bench 2
C
Malik Dime
Sam Timmins
PF
Noah Dickerson
Matthew Atewe
Devenir Duruisseau
SF
Matisse Thybulle
Dominic Green
Greg Bowman
SG
Markelle Fultz
Carlos Johnson
Bitumba Baruti
PG
David Crisp
Dan Kingma
Quin Barnard
Source[ 4]
Coaching staff
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov. 3, 2016 *7:00 pm
Western Washington
W 109–103
–
25 – Green
7 – 2 Tied
5 – Fultz
Alaska Airlines Arena (6,805)Seattle, WA
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 13, 2016 *2:00 pm, P12N
Yale
L 90–98
0–1
30 – Fultz
7 – Fultz
6 – Fultz
Alaska Airlines Arena (7,456)Seattle, WA
Nov. 17, 2016 *8:00 pm, P12N
Cal State Fullerton Global Sports Classic campus-site game
W 104–88
1–1
35 – Fultz
8 – Dime
6 – Fultz
Alaska Airlines Arena (6,284)Seattle, WA
Nov. 20, 2016 *5:00 pm, P12N
Northern Arizona Global Sports Classic campus-site game
W 92–58
2–1
16 – Fultz
8 – Dickerson
8 – Fultz
Alaska Airlines Arena (6,804)Seattle, WA
Nov. 22, 2016 *8:00 pm, P12N
Long Beach State
W 94–88
3–1
26 – Crisp
7 – Dickerson
6 – Fultz
Alaska Airlines Arena (6,568)Seattle, WA
Nov. 25, 2016 *5:00 pm
vs. Western Kentucky Global Sports Classic semifinal
W 86–47
4–1
20 – Green
12 – Timmins
10 – Fultz
Thomas & Mack Center (9,815)Paradise, NV
Nov. 26, 2016 *7:30 pm
vs. TCU Global Sports Classic championship
L 80–93
4–2
27 – Fultz
10 – Dickerson
4 – Tied
Thomas & Mack Center (8,810)Paradise, NV
Nov. 30, 2016 *4:00 pm, FSSW+
at TCU
L 71–86
4–3
21 – Fultz
14 – Fultz
6 – Fultz
Schollmaier Arena (5,966)Fort Worth, TX
Dec. 7, 2016 *8:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 8 Gonzaga Rivalry
L 71–98
4–4
25 – Fultz
10 – Fultz
2 – Crisp
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)Spokane, WA
Dec. 11, 2016 *5:00 pm, P12N
Nevada
L 85–87
4–5
21 – Tied
7 – Dickerson
8 – Fultz
Alaska Airlines Arena (8,171)Seattle, WA
Dec. 18, 2016 *5:00 pm, P12N
Western Michigan
W 92–86
5–5
27 – Fultz
8 – Fultz
10 – Fultz
Alaska Airlines Arena (7,129)Seattle, WA
Dec. 20, 2016 *8:00 pm, P12N
Cal Poly
W 77–61
6–5
21 – Crisp
10 – Dickerson
5 – Fultz
Alaska Airlines Arena (7,175)Seattle, WA
Dec. 22, 2016 *7:00 pm
at Seattle Elgin Baylor Classic
W 94–72
7–5
21 – Dickerson
17 – Dickerson
7 – Crisp
KeyArena (6,163)Seattle, WA
Pac-12 regular season
Jan. 1, 2017 5:30 pm, ESPNU
Washington State Rivalry
L 74–79
7–6 (0–1)
26 – Fultz
9 – Fultz
11 – Fultz
Alaska Airlines Arena (9,259)Seattle, WA
Jan. 4, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 15 Oregon
L 61–83
7–7 (0–2)
22 – Fultz
11 – Dime
4 – Fultz
Alaska Airlines Arena (8,145)Seattle, WA
Jan. 7, 2017 12:00 pm, P12N
Oregon State
W 87–61
8–7 (1–2)
20 – Fultz
9 – Dickerson
10 – Crisp
Alaska Airlines Arena (7,781)Seattle, WA
Jan. 12, 2017 6:00 pm, FS1
at California
L 59–69
8–8 (1–3)
16 – Crisp
9 – Dickerson
4 – Fultz
Haas Pavilion (9,093)Berkeley, CA
Jan. 14, 2017 5:00 pm, P12N
at Stanford
L 69–76
8–9 (1–4)
34 – Fultz
7 – Tied
3 – Tied
Maples Pavilion (3,673)Stanford, CA
Jan. 18, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU
Colorado
W 85–83 OT
9–9 (2–4)
37 – Fultz
7 – Dickerson
8 – Fultz
Alaska Airlines Arena (6,416)Seattle, WA
Jan. 21, 2017 5:00 pm, P12N
Utah
L 72–94
9–10 (2–5)
30 – Fultz
7 – Fultz
4 – Fultz
Alaska Airlines Arena (8,895)Seattle, WA
Jan. 25, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Arizona State
L 75–86
9–11 (2–6)
28 – Fultz
10 – Dickerson
9 – Fultz
Wells Fargo Arena (5,129)Temple, AZ
Jan. 29, 2017 12:30 pm, FOX
at No. 7 Arizona
L 66–77
9–12 (2–7)
16 – Fultz
9 – Tied
3 – Tied
McKale Center (14,644)Tucson, AZ
Feb. 1, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU
USC
L 74–82
9–13 (2–8)
20 – Fultz
9 – Dickerson
6 – Fultz
Alaska Airlines Arena (7,223)Seattle, WA
Feb. 4, 2017 7:30 pm, P12N
No. 11 UCLA
L 66–107
9–14 (2–9)
25 – Fultz
6 – Tied
5 – Fultz
Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000)Seattle, WA
Feb. 9, 2017 7:00 pm, FS1
at Colorado
L 66–81
9–15 (2–10)
17 – Crisp
11 – Timmins
3 – Tied
Coors Events Center (7,387)Boulder, CO
Feb. 11, 2017 1:30 pm, FS1
at Utah
L 61–85
9–16 (2–11)
31 – Crisp
6 – Johnson
3 – Thybulle
Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,216)Salt Lake City, UT
Feb. 16, 2017 8:00 pm, FS1
Arizona State
L 81–83
9–17 (2–12)
19 – Tied
12 – Johnson
4 – Fultz
Alaska Airlines Arena (6,910)Seattle, WA
Feb. 18, 2017 5:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 5 Arizona
L 68–76
9–18 (2–13)
26 – Fultz
9 – Dickerson
6 – Fultz
Alaska Airlines Arena (9,482)Seattle, WA
Feb. 26, 2017 5:30 pm, ESPNU
at Washington State Rivalry
L 71–79
9–19 (2–14)
17 – Johnson
13 – Dickerson
4 – Crisp
Beasley Coliseum (5,003)Pullman, WA
Mar. 1, 2017 8:00 pm, FS1
at No. 3 UCLA
L 66–98
9–20 (2–15)
23 – Dickerson
15 – Dickerson
5 – Crisp
Pauley Pavilion (13,659)Los Angeles, CA
Mar. 4, 2017 3:30 pm, P12N
at USC
L 58–74
9–21 (2–16)
27 – Dickerson
8 – Dickerson
4 – Crisp
Galen Center (7,256)Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 Tournament
Mar. 8, 2017 8:30 pm, P12N
(11)
vs. (6) USC First round
L 73–78
9–22
22 – Crisp
8 – Crisp
7 – Crisp
T-Mobile Arena (9,978)Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Pacific Time .
References
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