Tag: Mike Hopkins

BREAKING: Former Garfield High School Standout Daejon Davis Transfers To Washington

by Jeff Wright, posted in Basketball

At 6-foot-3, 190 pounds, Davis is known as an all-around floor general who knows how to run the offense and is like having another coach on the floor. He is also known as an on-the-ball lockdown defender. While at Stanford, he averaged 10.3 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 2.9 assists in 13 games last season. Davis earned a Communications degree at Stanford and will have one full year of eligibility to play for the Washington Huskies, after taking advantage of the extra year due to the NCAA Covid-19 pandemic rule for eligibility.

BREAKING: Former Husky Star Quincy Pondexter Named To Hopkins Coaching Staff

by Jeff Wright, posted in Basketball

Pondexter donned the purple and gold from 2006-10 and his name can be found etched all over the UW record book. He finished his Washington career with 1,786 points, which ranks fifth all-time. Pondexter recorded 83 career double-digit scoring games in a UW-record 136 games played while his 30 career 20-point nights rank fifth.

Terrell Brown Jr., Emmitt Matthews Jr., Samuel Ariyibi Added To Husky Men’s Basketball Roster

by Jeff Wright, posted in Basketball

University of Washington head coach Mike Hopkins has added transfers Terrell Brown, Jr. (Arizona), and Emmitt Matthews, Jr. (West Virginia), along with Samuel Ariyibi (NBA Africa Academy) to the Husky family, the program announced Friday. All three will be immediately eligible for the 2021-22 season.

BREAKING: Mike Hopkins Hires Wyking Jones To His Coaching Staff

by Jeff Wright, posted in Basketball

At his assistant coaching stops at New Mexico, Pepperdine, Louisville, Loyola Marymount and Cal prior to being named the head coach, Jones helped his programs reach 20 wins each season while also developing some of the best big men in the country. He's been a member of numerous NCAA tournament teams along with helping the Cardinal win the NCAA Championship in 2013.