2024–25 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by first-year head coach Danny Sprinkle, played their home games at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington as first-year members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 4–16 in Big Ten play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Big Ten tournament.

2024–25 Washington Huskies men's basketball
Acrisure Invitational champions
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	13–18 (4–16 Big Ten)
Head coach	Danny Sprinkle (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Andy Hill (1st season) Tony Bland (1st season) DeMarlo Slocum (1st season) Jerry Hobbie (2nd season)
Home arena	Alaska Airlines Arena
Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 7 Michigan State	17	–	3		.850			30	–	7		.811
No. 9 Maryland	14	–	6		.700			27	–	9		.750
No. 10 Michigan †	14	–	6		.700			27	–	10		.730
UCLA	13	–	7		.650			23	–	11		.676
No. 16 Wisconsin	13	–	7		.650			27	–	10		.730
No. 14 Purdue	13	–	7		.650			24	–	12		.667
Illinois	12	–	8		.600			22	–	13		.629
Oregon	12	–	8		.600			25	–	10		.714
Indiana	10	–	10		.500			19	–	13		.594
Ohio State	9	–	11		.450			17	–	15		.531
Rutgers	8	–	12		.400			15	–	17		.469
Minnesota	7	–	13		.350			15	–	17		.469
Northwestern	7	–	13		.350			17	–	16		.515
USC	7	–	13		.350			17	–	18		.486
Iowa	7	–	13		.350			17	–	16		.515
Nebraska	7	–	13		.350			21	–	14		.600
Penn State	6	–	14		.300			16	–	15		.516
Washington	4	–	16		.200			13	–	18		.419
† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2023–24 season 17–15, 9–11 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. As the No. 8 seed in the Pac-12 tournament, they lost to USC in the first round.

On March 8, 2024, the school announced that head coach Mike Hopkins would be fired after the season.^[1] On March 25, the school named Utah State head coach Danny Sprinkle the team's new head coach.^[2]

The season marked the final year for Washington as a member of the Pac-12; in August 2023, the university announced it would join the Big Ten Conference in 2024.^[3]

Offseason

Departures

Washington departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Koren Johnson	0	G	6'2"	175	Sophomore	Seattle, WA	Transferred to Louisville
Keion Brooks Jr.	1	F	6'7"	210	GS Senior	Fort Wayne, IN	Graduated
Wesley Yates III	4	G	6'4"	200	Freshman	Beaumont, TX	Transferred to USC
Sahvir Wheeler	5	G	5'9"	180	GS Senior	Harlem, NY	Graduated
Isaiah Sherrard	7	F	6'6"	175	Freshman	West Lake Village, CA	Walk-on; not on team roster
Nate Calmese	8	G	6'2"	164	Sophomore	Gilbert, AZ	Transferred to Washington State
Paul Mulcahy	9	G	6'7"	213	GS Senior	Bayonne, NJ	Graduated
Moses Wood	13	F	6'8"	210	GS Senior	Reno, NV	Graduated
Anthony Holland	23	G	6'5"	225	GS Senior	Riverside, CA	Graduated
Braxton Meah	34	C	7'1"	250	Senior	Fresno, CA	Graduate transferred to Nebraska
Samuel Ariyibi	35	F	6'8"	190	Junior	Lagos, Nigeria	Transferred to Utah Tech

Incoming transfers

Washington incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Mekhi Mason	0	G	6'5"	195	Junior	Gilbert, AZ	Rice
Great Osobor	1	G/F	6'8"	250	Senior	Bradford, England	Utah State
DJ Davis	4	G	6'1"	175	GS Senior	Moreno Valley, CA	Butler
Chris Conway	5	F	6'9"	221	Senior	Naperville, IL	Oakland
Tyree Ihenacho	6	G	6'4"	190	Senior	Prior Lake, MN	North Dakota
Tyler Harris	8	G	6'8"	185	Sophomore	Hayward, CA	Portland
Luis Kortright	12	G	6'3"	200	Senior	Manhattan, NY	Rhode Island
KC Ibekwe	24	C	6'10"	287	Junior	Coquitlam, BC	Oregon State

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Zoom Diallo #11 PG	Tacoma, WA	Prolific Prep	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Dec 23, 2023
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (87)
Jase Butler #29 SG	Ross, CA	The Branson School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Apr 22, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (81)
Overall recruit ranking:    Rivals: 38    247Sports: 46
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2024 Washington Commits". Rivals. Retrieved July 1, 2024. "ESPN- Washington Huskies Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN. Retrieved July 1, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved July 1, 2024.

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Roster

2024–25 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Mekhi Mason 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Rice Gilbert, AZ F 1 Great Osobor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Utah State Bradford, England G 4 DJ Davis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) GS Butler Moreno Valley, CA F 5 Chris Conway 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Sr Oakland Naperville, IL G 6 Tyree Ihenacho 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr North Dakota Prior Lake, Minnesota F 7 Christian King 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Seattle Prep Kirkland, WA G 8 Tyler Harris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Portland Hayward, CA G 9 Zoom Diallo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Curtis Tacoma, WA F 10 Will Landram (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 168 lb (76 kg) So Gig Harbor Gig Harbor, WA C 11 Franck Kepnang 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 253 lb (115 kg) GS Oregon Yaoundé, Cameroon G 12 Luis Kortright 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Rhode Island Manhattan, NY G 13 Jase Butler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr The Branson School San Anselmo, CA G 20 Dylan Mansour (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Campolindo Lafayette, CA C 24 KC Ibekwe 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 287 lb (130 kg) Jr Oregon State Coquitlam, BC F 32 Wilhelm Breidenbach 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Sr Nebraska Rancho Santa Margarita, CA G 33 Sam Slutske (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Jr Crossroads Santa Monica, CA	Head coach Danny Sprinkle (Montana State) Assistant coach(es) Andy Hill (Eastern Washington) Tony Bland (San Diego State) DeMarlo Slocum (Georgia Southern) Jerry Hobbie (Fordham) John Smith (Dominican) (special assistant to the head coach) 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
October 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+		Western Oregon	W 105–68		16 – Davis	8 – Tied	4 – Tied	Alaska Airlines Arena (5,042) Seattle, WA
Regular season
November 5, 2024* 7:00 p.m., BTN		UC Davis	W 79–73	1–0	15 – Osobor	17 – Osobor	4 – Diallo	Alaska Airlines Arena (5,355) Seattle, WA
November 9, 2024* 7:00 p.m., MW Network		at Nevada	L 53–63	1–1	15 – Ihenacho	9 – Osobor	3 – Osobor	Lawlor Events Center (8,806) Reno, NV
November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+		Seattle Pacific	W 77–62	2–1	18 – Tied	8 – Osobor	8 – Ihenacho	Alaska Airlines Arena (4,760) Seattle, WA
November 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+		UMass Lowell	W 74–69	3–1	23 – Osobor	18 – Osobor	3 – Diallo	Alaska Airlines Arena (5,378) Seattle, WA
November 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+		Alcorn State Acrisure Invitational campus site game	W 77–60	4–1	27 – Harris	8 – Harris	4 – Tied	Alaska Airlines Arena (6,299) Seattle, WA
November 28, 2024* 3:30 p.m., TruTV		vs. Colorado State Acrisure Invitational semifinals	W 73–67	5–1	24 – Harris	8 – Tied	7 – Osobor	Acrisure Arena (435) Thousand Palms, CA
November 29, 2024* 1:30 p.m., TruTV		vs. Santa Clara Acrisure Invitational championships	W 76–69	6–1	15 – Diallo	8 – Osobor	5 – Osobor	Acrisure Arena (1,532) Thousand Palms, CA
December 3, 2024 7:30 p.m., FS1		at UCLA	L 58–69	6–2 (0–1)	14 – Osobor	11 – Harris	4 – Osobor	Pauley Pavilion (6,089) Los Angeles, CA
December 7, 2024 3:00 p.m., BTN		USC	L 61–85	6–3 (0–2)	15 – Mason	7 – Harris	4 – Diallo	Alaska Airlines Arena (7,251) Seattle, WA
December 10, 2024* 8:00 p.m., BTN		Eastern Washington	W 87–69	7–3	23 – Mason	5 – Tied	5 – Tied	Alaska Airlines Arena (5,655) Seattle, WA
December 18, 2024* 8:00 p.m., FS1		Washington State Rivalry	W 89–73	8–3	21 – Davis	8 – Osobor	4 – Tied	Alaska Airlines Arena (7,880) Seattle, WA
December 23, 2024* 7:00 p.m., BTN		Seattle Rivalry	L 70–79	8–4	20 – Harris	10 – Osobor	3 – Tied	Alaska Airlines Arena (7,228) Seattle, WA
December 29, 2024* 12:00 p.m., Peacock		NJIT	W 90–53	9–4	12 – Tied	6 – Tied	5 – Diallo	Alaska Airlines Arena (6,779) Seattle, WA
January 2, 2025 6:30 p.m., BTN		Maryland	W 75–69	10–4 (1–2)	20 – Osobor	14 – Osobor	6 – Diallo	Alaska Airlines Arena (7,922) Seattle, WA
January 5, 2025 1:00 p.m., BTN		No. 22 Illinois	L 77–81	10–5 (1–3)	31 – Davis	6 – Breidenbach	7 – Diallo	Alaska Airlines Arena (8,156) Seattle, WA
January 9, 2025 5:00 p.m., BTN		at No. 16 Michigan State	L 54–88	10–6 (1–4)	14 – Harris	4 – Tied	6 – Kortright	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
January 12, 2025 11:00 a.m., BTN		at No. 24 Michigan	L 75–91	10–7 (1–5)	23 – Osobor	11 – Osobor	4 – Tied	Crisler Center (12,707) Ann Arbor, MI
January 15, 2025 6:30 p.m., BTN		No. 17 Purdue	L 58–69	10–8 (1–6)	28 – Osobor	9 – Osobor	4 – Osobor	Alaska Airlines Arena (7,789) Seattle, WA
January 21, 2025 8:00 p.m., BTN		at No. 15 Oregon	L 71–82	10–9 (1–7)	20 – Osobor	8 – Osobor	3 – Tied	Matthew Knight Arena (7,083) Eugene, OR
January 24, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1		UCLA	L 60–65	10–10 (1–8)	19 – Osobor	9 – Osobor	2 – Tied	Alaska Airlines Arena (7,709) Seattle, WA
February 1, 2025 9:00 a.m., BTN		at Minnesota	W 71–68	11–10 (2–8)	23 – Harris	10 – Osobor	5 – Diallo	Williams Arena (9,202) Minneapolis, MN
February 5, 2025 7:30 p.m., BTN		Nebraska	L 72–86	11–11 (2–9)	23 – Mason	11 – Harris	5 – Osobor	Alaska Airlines Arena (6,384) Seattle, WA
February 8, 2025 7:30 p.m., BTN		Northwestern	W 76–71	12–11 (3–9)	18 – Harris	9 – Osobor	3 – Tied	Alaska Airlines Arena (8,064) Seattle, WA
February 12, 2025 5:30 p.m., BTN		at Ohio State	L 69–93	12–12 (3–10)	14 – Tied	6 – Osobor	3 – Osobor	Value City Arena (9,987) Columbus, OH
February 15, 2025 11:00 a.m., BTN		at Penn State	W 75–73	13–12 (4–10)	20 – Mason	13 – Osobor	10 – Osobor	Bryce Jordan Center (9,933) State College, PA
February 19, 2025 7:30 p.m., BTN		Rutgers	L 85–89 OT	13–13 (4–11)	20 – Tied	7 – Kepnang	5 – Diallo	Alaska Airlines Arena (8,036) Seattle, WA
February 22, 2025 1:00 p.m., FS1		at Iowa	L 79–85	13–14 (4–12)	19 – Mason	11 – Osobor	3 – Tied	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,393) Iowa City, IA
February 25, 2025 6:00 p.m., Peacock		at No. 11 Wisconsin	L 62–88	13–15 (4–13)	11 – Osobor	7 – Kepnang	3 – Osobor	Kohl Center (14,804) Madison, WI
March 1, 2025 3:00 p.m., Peacock		Indiana	L 62–78	13–16 (4–14)	18 – Diallo	9 – Harris	3 – Mason	Alaska Airlines Arena (7,851) Seattle, WA
March 5, 2025 7:30 p.m., BTN		at USC	L 61–92	13–17 (4–15)	19 – Mason	7 – Osobor	7 – Osobor	Galen Center (5,856) Los Angeles, CA
March 9, 2025 12:00 p.m., BTN		Oregon	L 73–80 OT	13–18 (4–16)	21 – Osobor	7 – Kepnang	5 – Diallo	Alaska Airlines Arena (8,302) Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

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See also

• 2024–25 Washington Huskies women's basketball team