But for the Washington men's basketball team, an 81-77 loss to No. 19 Illinois on Jan. 5 showed a ton of promise. The Huskies (10-8, 1-6 Big Ten) stormed back from a 17-point deficit to tie the game at 75 — pushing the conference favorites to the brink in front of an electric home crowd.
The 5-foot-10, 160-pound junior at Evergreen High School in Southwest Washington announced his commitment to Jedd Fisch and the coaching staff on Nov. 16, one day after the Huskies' 31-19 victory ...
Washington has some questions to answer after losing a majority of its 2024 defensive contributors. Here's a way-too-early projection for UW's defensive depth chart.
Coaching changes have been rampant as defensive coordinator Steve Bellichick followed his dad, Bill, to the North Carolina Tar Heels, and one of the top transfer portal additions, WR Johntay Cook, was dismissed from the team earlier this week. After a tough season that finished with a 6-7 record, the offseason has been up and down so far.
The Purdue Boilermakers are on a hot streak, and the Washington Huskies are struggling. Keep track of the action here.
Safety Peyton Waters, UW’s most recent portal entrant, burned his redshirt in 2024 after playing in all 13 games, primarily on special teams. UW added two players at his position from the portal – FIU transfer CJ Christian and Northern Arizona transfer Alex McLaughlin – making it unlikely Waters was going to see the field much next season.
Cook, who entered the transfer portal in November after parting ways with Texas, has now reportedly left Washington just weeks after transferring. The former five-star recruit signed with Texas in 2023 as one of the program's star-studded recruits alongside quarterback Arch Manning. However, Cook saw his playing time dwindle this season.
Washington hosts the Purdue Boilermakers after Sayvia Sellers scored 30 points in Washington's 82-69 loss to the Michigan Wolverines.
The Michigan Wolverines (11-5) take on the Washington Huskies (12-5) in a matchup of Big Ten teams at 7:00 PM ET on Wednesday. The game airs on B1G+.Last time out, Michigan won on Saturday 87-60
North Carolina football grabbed a new portal talent Saturday for Bill Belichick, who previously played for his son at Washington.
The former five-star prospect out of DeSoto parted ways with Texas in November and transferred to Washington shortly after.