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	7–3 (1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Danny Sprinkle (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Andy Hill (2nd season); DeMarlo Slocum (2nd season); Tommy Connor (2nd 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
No. 15 Nebraska	2	–	0	1.000	12	–	0	1.000
No. 2 Michigan	2	–	0	1.000	11	–	0	1.000
No. 9 Michigan State	2	–	0	1.000	11	–	1	.917
No. 6 Purdue	2	–	0	1.000	11	–	1	.917
UCLA	2	–	0	1.000	9	–	3	.750
USC	1	–	1	.500	12	–	1	.923
Iowa	1	–	1	.500	10	–	2	.833
Indiana	1	–	1	.500	9	–	3	.750
No. 18 Illinois	1	–	1	.500	8	–	3	.727
Ohio State	1	–	1	.500	8	–	3	.727
Washington	1	–	1	.500	7	–	4	.636
Wisconsin	1	–	1	.500	7	–	4	.636
Minnesota	1	–	1	.500	7	–	5	.583
Penn State	0	–	2	.000	8	–	4	.667
Northwestern	0	–	2	.000	7	–	5	.583
Maryland	0	–	2	.000	6	–	6	.500
Oregon	0	–	2	.000	6	–	6	.500
Rutgers	0	–	2	.000	6	–	6	.500

† 2026 Big Ten tournament winner As of December 21, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025–26 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represents 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.^[1]^[2] 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, signed with Science City Jena
DJ Davis	4	G	6'1"	175	Graduate Student	Moreno Valley, CA	Graduated; signed with BC Margveti
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 to St. Thomas Aquinas
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; transferred to Chapman
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
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^[3]

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	Hannes Steinbach	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^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 19, 2025* 12:00 p.m., B1G+	UNLV	W 77–62		22 – Steinbach	16 – Steinbach	12 – Mandaquit	Alaska Airlines Arena (6,774) Seattle, WA
Regular season
November 3, 2025* 8:00 p.m., B1G+	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 94–50	1–0	21 – Steinbach	10 – Tucker	8 – Mandaquit	Alaska Airlines Arena (5,577) Seattle, WA
November 6, 2025* 7:00 p.m., BTN	Denver	W 84–70	2–0	13 – Tied	16 – Steinbach	7 – Mandaquit	Alaska Airlines Arena (5,134) Seattle, WA
November 9, 2025* 5:30 p.m., ESPN	at Baylor	L 69–78	2–1	15 – Diallo	15 – Steinbach	2 – Tied	Foster Pavilion (6,542) Waco, TX
November 14, 2025* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Washington State Rivalry	W 81–69	3–1	26 – Yates III	13 – Steinbach	4 – Diallo	Beasley Coliseum (5,320) Pullman, WA
November 18, 2025* 6:30 p.m., Peacock/NBCSN	Southern Acrisure Series on-campus game	W 99–93 ^2OT	4–1	23 – Yates III	12 – Kepnang	3 – Mandaquit	Alaska Airlines Arena (5,564) Seattle, WA
November 27, 2025* 1:30 p.m., CBSSN	vs. Nevada Acrisure Holiday Classic semifinal	W 83–66	5–1	25 – Yates III	8 – Sommerville	6 – Mandaquit	Acrisure Arena Thousand Palms, CA
November 28, 2025* 1:30 p.m., TruTV	vs. Colorado Acrisure Holiday Classic championship	L 68–81	5–2	18 – Peterson	9 – Kepnang	6 – Mandaquit	Acrisure Arena Thousand Palms, CA
December 3, 2025 8:00 p.m., BTN	UCLA	L 80–82	5–3 (0–1)	29 – Steinbach	10 – Steinbach	4 – Tied	Alaska Airlines Arena (6,700) Seattle, WA
December 6, 2025 3:00 p.m., BTN	at No. 24 USC	W 84–76	6–3 (1–1)	24 – Steinbach	16 – Steinbach	4 – Tied	Galen Center (5,338) Los Angeles, CA
December 13, 2025* 3:00 p.m., BTN	Southern Utah	W 105–69	7–3	14 – Tied	7 – Kepnang	5 – Tied	Alaska Airlines Arena (5,516) Seattle, WA
December 19, 2025* 8:30 p.m., ESPN2	at Seattle Rivalry	L 66–70	7–4	24 – Claude	12 – Steinbach	4 – Claude	Climate Pledge Arena (4,299) Seattle, WA
December 22, 2025* 7:00 p.m., BTN	San Diego						Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
December 29, 2025* 8:00 p.m., FS1	Utah						Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
January 4, 2026 5:00 p.m., BTN	at Indiana						Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
January 7, 2026 5:30 p.m., BTN	at Purdue						Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
January 11, 2026 3:00 p.m., Peacock/NBCSN	Ohio State						Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
January 14, 2026 7:30 p.m., BTN	Michigan						Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
January 17, 2026 3:30 p.m./7:00 p.m., BTN	Michigan State						Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
January 21, 2026 6:00 p.m., BTN	at Nebraska						Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
January 25, 2026 12:00 p.m., Peacock	Oregon						Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
January 29, 2026 6:00 p.m., FS1	at Illinois						State Farm Center Champaign, IL
January 31, 2026 5:00 p.m., BTN	at Northwestern						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
February 4, 2026 8:00 p.m., BTN	Iowa						Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
February 7, 2026 7:00 p.m., FS1	at UCLA						Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 11, 2026 7:30 p.m., BTN	Penn State						Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
February 14, 2026 7:00 p.m., BTN	Minnesota						Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
February 21, 2026 12:00 p.m., Peacock	at Maryland						Xfinity Center College Park, MD
February 24, 2026 3:30 p.m., BTN	at Rutgers						Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ
February 28, 2026 1:00 p.m., FS1	Wisconsin						Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
March 4, 2026 7:30 p.m., BTN	USC						Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
March 7, 2026 8:00 p.m., FS1	at Oregon						Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
Big Ten tournament
March 10–15, 2026 TBA	vs.						United Center Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[4]^[5]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP^[6]	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

^ "Washington Huskies 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
^ "2024-25 Men's Big Ten Conference Season Summary". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
^ "Verbal Commits". www.verbalcommits.com. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
^ "Washington Huskies 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
^ "gohuskies.com :: Washington Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". gohuskies.com.
^ "AP Top 25 Men's College Basketball Poll". AP News. Retrieved 2025-10-14.

[1] "Washington Huskies 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2025-10-15.

[2] "2024-25 Men's Big Ten Conference Season Summary". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2025-10-15.

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

[4] "Washington Huskies 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2025-10-15.

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

[6] "AP Top 25 Men's College Basketball Poll". AP News. Retrieved 2025-10-14.

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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2025 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References