Washington (11-5, 1-2) vs. California (7-8, 1-1)
Saturday, January 11th @ 5:00 p.m. PT
Haas Pavilion (Berkeley, CA)
Line: Washington -6.5
TV: Pac-12 Networks
Radio: 1000AM KOMO/97.7 FM
PROJECTED STARTING LINEUPS
Washington
G Elijah Hardy (6’2″, 0.9 ppg)
G Nahziah Carter (6’6″, 13.4 ppg)
F Isaiah Stewart (6’9″, 18.5 ppg)
F Jaden McDaniels (6’9″, 13.6 ppg)
G Hameir Wright (6’9″, 4.9 ppg)
California
G Matt Bradley (6’4″, 18.4 ppg)
G Joel Brown (6’2″, 3.0 ppg)
G Kareem South (6’3″, 10.2 ppg)
F Grant Anticevich (6’8″, 9.0 ppg)
F/C Lars Thiemann (7’0″, 3.3 ppg)
PREVIEW
The Washington Huskies began their Pac-12 conference road schedule this week in the Bay Area, looking for a sweep on the trip.
Tonight’s game will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks, and the Huskies will need to end their trip with a victory before heading back to Seattle.
Washington came out and squandered a 12-point lead against the Cardinal during their frustrating 61-55 defeat, in a game where the Huskies lost their poise down the stretch.
California is currently 7-8 (1-1) on the season, recently winning 73-66 at home against the Washington State Cougars, while shooting 51% from the field.
ESPN MATCHUP PREDICTOR
GAME NOTES
• Freshman Jaden McDaniels had a career night as he posted his first double-double with 18 points and a career-best 15 rebounds against Stanford
• McDaniels joins fellow freshman Isaiah Stewart in recording 15 or more rebounds this season
• The last time UW had two players record 15 or more rebounds in a game during the same season was 2012-13 … this season Jaden McDaniels and Isaiah Stewart have both recorded at least 15 rebounds in a single game
• Washington posted its biggest rebounding margin of the season against Stanford, owning a 46-32 advantage
• UW’s 32-point victory over USC was its biggest conference win since a 15-point win at California on Feb,. 10, 2011 (109-77 at home).
• UW has only shot below 40.0 percent from the field in a game in one game this season, up until Thursday’s game at Stanford, it was the first time since the 2004-05 campaign that the Dawgs had shot over 40 percent in its first 15 games
• The Huskies tallied 26 takeaways against USC swatting 12 blocks (which is 10th nationally for a single game) and 14 steals .. it’s the most combined takeaways for a Husky team since Dec. 19, 2017 when UW recorded 16 steals and 15 blocks against Bethune Cookman
• Isaiah Stewart’s streak of consecutive games scoring 12 or more points came to an end at Stanford as he posted four points and five rebounds … had was the first Husky to open their season with 15-straight games of 12 points or more since C.J. Wilcox did so in 2013-14 (18-straight games) …Markelle Fultz also had a streak of 18 games during his freshman year where he did not score fewer than 12 points
• The last Husky to post at least five 20pt/10reb double-doubles in the same season was Matthew Bryan-Amaning in 2010-11 (six) … Isaiah Stewart has four already this season in just 16 games … Noah Dickerson had four as a senior
• Stewart is one of two players nationally and the only freshman who have recorded at least two 25p/13r double-doubles (Tyere Marshall, Rider, SR)
• Stewart is the nation’s second-leading freshman scorer at 18.5 points per game behind Georgia’s Anthony Edwards (18.7 ppg)
• Head Coach Mike Hopkins is just one win away from #60 as Husky … he was the second-fastest to 50 wins in UW history
• UW is 39-7 at home under head coach Mike Hopkins … the last time UW recorded just seven home losses during three years was 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11 … Washington also has 1,013 wins inside AAA, which is the most inside any team’s current arena in the nation
• Stewart picked up his fourth Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honor on Jan. 6 as he averaged 21.0 points and 10.5 rebounds in two games for the Huskies
• UW is currently sixth in the NCAA in blocks, averaging 6.5 over 16 games … UW led the NCAA at the end of the season a year ago in the category
• UW has seven players listed at 6-9 or taller on its roster, the most in the Pac-12
• Junior Nahziah Carter reached 600 career points against Seattle U and is now at 664
• UW graduated four seniors last season (D. Crisp, N. Dickerson, D. Green, M. Thybulle) and lost sophomore Jaylen Nowell as an early NBA Draft entry … those five accounted for 80.2 percent of UW’s scoring during the 2018-19 season
• Jaden McDaniels and Isaiah Stewart were named to the Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 watch list … Stewart was also selected for the Citizen Naismith Player of the Year watch list
• UW faces four teams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament a year ago during non-conference action in Baylor (Second Round), Tennessee (Sweet 16), Montana (First Round) and Gonzaga (Elite 8)
• Coach Mike Hopkins is the reigning back-to-back Pac-12 Coach of the Year becoming the first league coach to earn the honor in his first two seasons on the job … he is also the second coach in UW history to record 20 or more wins in their first two seasons, joining Tippy Dye (1951-52, 52-53).
• UW was picked to finish third overall in the Pac-12 by media covering the league … additionally, freshman Isaiah Stewart was picked to finish on the Pac-12 First Team while junior Nahziah Carter, sophomore transfer Quade Greenand freshman Jaden McDaniels were selected as honorable mention Preseason All-Pac-12
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