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 their first season as members of the Big Ten Conference.

2024–25 Washington Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 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

2024–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Illinois	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Indiana	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Iowa	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Maryland	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Michigan	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Michigan State	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Minnesota	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Nebraska	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Northwestern	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Ohio State	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Oregon	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Penn State	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Purdue	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Rutgers	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
UCLA	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
USC	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Washington	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Wisconsin	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 24, 2024 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. On March 25, the school named Utah State head coach Danny Sprinkle the team's new head coach.

The season marked the final year for the school as a member of the Pac-12 conference. In August 2023, the school announced it would join the Big Ten Conference in 2024.

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 Yayes 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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 87
Jase Butler #29 SG	Ross, CA	The Branson School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Apr 22, 2024
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 81
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: "2024 Washington Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 1, 2024. "ESPN- Washington Huskies Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 1, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 1, 2024.

Source

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 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 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) 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
Regular season
November 21, 2023* TBA		UC Riverside Acrisure Invitational campus site game						Alaska Airlines Arena  Seattle, WA
November 28, 2023* TBA		vs. Colorado State Acrisure Invitational semifinals						Acrisure Arena  Thousand Palms, CA
November 29, 2023* TBA		vs. TCU/Santa Clara Acrisure Invitational						Acrisure Arena  Thousand Palms, CA
TBA TBA		Illinois						Alaska Airlines Arena  Seattle, WA
TBA TBA		Indiana						Alaska Airlines Arena  Seattle, WA
TBA TBA		at Iowa						Carver–Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
TBA TBA		Maryland						Alaska Airlines Arena  Seattle, WA
TBA TBA		at Michigan						Crisler Center  Ann Arbor, MI
TBA TBA		at Michigan State						Breslin Center  East Lansing, MI
TBA TBA		at Minnesota						Williams Arena  Minneapolis, MN
TBA TBA		Nebraska						Alaska Airlines Arena  Seattle, WA
TBA TBA		Northwestern						Alaska Airlines Arena  Seattle, WA
TBA TBA		at Ohio State						Value City Arena  Columbus, OH
TBA TBA		Oregon						Alaska Airlines Arena  Seattle, WA
TBA TBA		at Oregon						Matthew Knight Arena  Eugene, OR
TBA TBA		at Penn State						Bryce Jordan Center  University Park, PA
TBA TBA		Purdue						Alaska Airlines Arena  Seattle, WA
TBA TBA		Rutgers						Alaska Airlines Arena  Seattle, WA
TBA TBA		UCLA						Alaska Airlines Arena  Seattle, WA
TBA TBA		at UCLA						Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
TBA TBA		USC						Alaska Airlines Arena  Seattle, WA
TBA TBA		at USC						Galen Center  Los Angeles, CA
TBA TBA		at Wisconsin						Kohl Center  Madison, WI
Big Ten Tournament
March 12–18, 2025 TBA		vs.						United Center  Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP
Coaches