2025–26 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

2025–26 Washington Huskies men's basketball
2025–26 Washington Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Danny Sprinkle (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Andy Hill (2nd season); Tony Bland (2nd season); DeMarlo Slocum (2nd season); Tommy Connor (1st season); Quincy Pondexter (4th season);
Home arena	Alaska Airlines Arena

2025–26 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	–
	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wisconsin	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2026 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 28, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025–26 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by second-year head coach Danny Sprinkle, play their home games at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington as second-year members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2024–25 season 13–18, 4–16 in Big Ten play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Big Ten tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Washington departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Mekhi Mason	0	G	6'5"	195	Junior	Gilbert, AZ	Transferred to Wake Forest
Great Osobor	1	F	6'8"	245	Senior	Bradford, England	Graduated
DJ Davis	4	G	6'1"	175	Graduate Student	Moreno Valley, CA	Graduated
Chris Conway	5	F	6'9"	221	Senior	Naperville, IL	Graduated
Tyree Ihenacho	6	G	6'4"	190	Senior	Prior Lake, MN	Graduated
Christian King	7	F	6'8"	215	Sophomore	Kirkland, WA	Transferred to Montana State
Tyler Harris	8	G	6'8"	190	Sophomore	Hayward, CA	Transferred to Vanderbilt
Will Landram	10	F	6'5"	168	Sophomore	Gig Harbor, WA	Walk-on; transferred
Luis Kortright	12	G	6'3"	200	Senior	Manhattan, NY	Graduated
Jase Butler	13	G	6'4"	180	Freshman	San Anselmo, CA	Transferred to Colorado State
Dylan Mansour	20	G	6'3"	180	Freshman	Lafayette, CA	Walk-on; not on team roster
KC Ibekwe	24	C	6'10"	287	Junior	Coquitlam, BC	Transferred to Pacific
Wilhelm Breidenbach	32	F	6'10"	232	Senior	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Transferred to Grand Canyon
Sam Slutske	33	G	6'2"	174	Junior	Santa Monica, CA	Walk-on; TBD

Incoming transfers

Washington incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Quimari Peterson	0	G	6'1"	190	Graduate Student	Gary, IN	East Tennessee State
Desmond Claude	1	G	6'6"	205	Senior	New Haven, CT	USC
Christian Nitu	7	F	6'11'	220	Sophomore	Whitby, ON	Florida State
Bryson Tucker	8	F	6'7"	207	Sophomore	Arlington, VA	Indiana
Wesley Yates III	9	G	6'4"	200	Sophomore	Beaumont, TX	USC
Mady Traore	14	C	7'0"		Junior	Paris, France	Frank Phillips College
Lathan Sommerville	24	C	6'10"	275	Sophomore	Peoria, IL	Rutgers
Jacob Ognacevic	41	F	6'8"	220	Graduate Student	Sheboygan, WI	Lipscomb

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
J.J. Mandaquit #10 PG	Honolulu, HI	Utah Prep	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Nov 12, 2024
J.J. Mandaquit #10 PG	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (85)
Courtland Muldrew #33 SG	Bentonville, AR	Har Ber High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Oct 8, 2024
Courtland Muldrew #33 SG	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (82)
Jasir Rencher #33 SF	Oakland, CA	Archbishop Riordan High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Apr 11, 2025
Jasir Rencher #33 SF	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (80)
Hannes Steinbach SF	Germany	N/A	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Apr 3, 2025
Hannes Steinbach SF	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR)
Brandon Roy Jr. PG	Seattle, WA	Garfield High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jun 23, 2025
Brandon Roy Jr. PG	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR)
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: "2025 Washington Commits". Rivals. Retrieved August 4, 2025. "ESPN- Washington Huskies Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN. Retrieved August 4, 2025. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved August 4, 2025.

Source^[1]

Roster

2025–26 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Quimari Peterson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	East Tennessee State	Gary, IN
G	1	Desmond Claude	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	USC	New Haven, CT
G	3	BJ Roy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Garfield	Seattle, WA
F	4	Jasir Rencher	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Archbishop Riordan	Oakland, CA
G	5	Zoom Diallo	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Curtis	Tacoma, WA
F	6	Franck Kepnang	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Würzburg Baskets	Würzburg, Germany
F	7	Christian Nitu	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Florida State	Whitby, Canada
F	8	Bryson Tucker	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	So	Indiana	Arlington, VA
G	9	Wesley Yates III	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	USC	Beaumont, TX
C	11	Franck Kepnang	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	253 lb (115 kg)	GS	Oregon	Yaoundé, Cameroon
F	14	Mady Traoré	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Frank Phillips College	Paris, France
G	23	JJ Mandaquit	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Utah Prep Academy	Hilo, HI
C	24	Lathan Sommerville	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	So	Rutgers	Peoria, IL
G	30	Courtland Muldrew	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Har Ber	Arlington, TX
F	41	Jacob Ognacevic	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	Lipscomb	Sheboygan, WI

Head coach

Danny Sprinkle (Montana State)

Assistant coach(es)

Andy Hill (Eastern Washington)
Tony Bland (San Diego State)
DeMarlo Slocum (Georgia Southern)
Tommy Connor (Utah)
Quincy Pondexter (Washington)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 19, 2025* TBA	UNLV	Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
Regular season
November 3, 2025* TBA	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
November 6, 2025* TBA	Denver	Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
November 9, 2025* TBA	at Baylor	Foster Pavilion Waco, TX
November 14, 2025* TBA	at Washington State Rivalry	Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
November 18, 2025* TBA	Southern	Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
November 27, 2025* 1:30 p.m., CBSSN	vs. Nevada Acrisure Holiday Classic semifinals	Acrisure Arena Thousand Palms, CA
November 28, 2025* 11:00 a.m./1:30 p.m., TruTV	vs. Colorado/San Francisco Acrisure Holiday Classic 3rd place/championship	Acrisure Arena Thousand Palms, CA
December 13, 2025* TBA	Southern Utah	Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
December 19, 2025* TBA	at Seattle Rivalry	Climate Pledge Arena Seattle, WA
December 22, 2025* TBA	San Diego	Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
December 29, 2025* TBA	Utah	Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
Big Ten tournament
March 11–15, 2026 TBA	vs.	United Center Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

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References

^ "Verbal Commits". www.verbalcommits.com. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
^ "gohuskies.com :: Washington Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". gohuskies.com.

[1] "Verbal Commits". www.verbalcommits.com. Retrieved 2023-07-11.

[2] "gohuskies.com :: Washington Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". gohuskies.com.

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Washington Huskies men's basketball
Venues	Hec Edmundson Pavilion (1927–present)
Rivalries	Gonzaga Seattle Washington State
Culture & lore	Dubs Harry the Husky Sunny Boy "Bow Down to Washington" The 6th Man
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1895–96 1896–98 1898–99 1899–1901 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2025 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References