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April 4, 2012
Tony Wroten Enters 2012 NBA Draft; Are Huskies Better Off Without Him?
Tony Wroten, UW's mercurial young point guard, announced yesterday his plan to hire an agent and enter the 2012 NBA draft, following teammate Terrence Ross' move to the pro ranks. The two departures seemingly leave the cupboard bare for Lorenzo Romar and Co. next year, but there's a chance Wroten's ... More >>
Blogs
March 21, 2012
Dawgs Defeat Ducks, Manage Miracle and Make NIT Exciting
The arena was packed, the pep band blaring, the fans screaming, and the players competing like a trip to the Final Four was on the line. In reality, the only thing riding on the outcome of the game was Pacific Northwest basketball bragging rights, and a trip to New York to play in the semifinals of ... More >>
Blogs
March 9, 2012
Does Washington Deserve to End Up in the NIT?
The Pac-10/12 regular season champion has never been excluded from the NCAA tournament, but after losing their last two games, the Huskies could set a precedent. Here's an overview of why UW should -- and should not -- be invited to the Big Dance.
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February 21, 2012
Could This Season Be Lorenzo Romar's Best Performance as UW Basketball Coach?
It has been a rollercoaster year for Husky basketball, with the team losing to the likes of South Dakota State on some nights, and trouncing talented teams like Arizona on others. And yet despite the inconsistency, it's possible to make the argument that this has been Lorenzo Romar's finest coaching ... More >>
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January 17, 2012
UW's Terrence Ross and Tony Wroten Have Serious NBA Potential -- If They Can Learn From Each Other
Terrence Ross is a freakishly athletic swingman with a jump shot smoother than a foot of Mt. Baker powder. Tony Wroten is a turbocharged point guard with the height and court vision of Magic Johnson. Combine their skills and you have one heck of an NBA player.
Blogs
December 29, 2011
Double Dawg Dilemma: UW Football in Alamo Bowl as Pac-12 Basketball Season Tips Off Against Oregon State Tonight
One of the biggest nights of the year for Husky sports comes in the final days of 2012. The UW football team faces Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III and the Baylor Bears in the Alamo Bowl, while the basketball team plays its first Pac-12 conference game at home against Oregon State. Both game ... More >>
Blogs
December 19, 2011
Seattle Sports Weekend Roundup: Seahawks Romp in Chicago, UW Basketball Embarassed By South Dakota State
Image SourceBuoyed by two defensive touchdowns and another beastly performance by Marshawn Lynch, the Seahawks kept their slim playoff hopes alive by pummeling the Chicago Bears. The UW men's basketball team, meanwhile, suffered a humiliating defeat at home against South Dakota State.
Blogs
December 9, 2011
Abdul Gaddy Should Be Benched Immediately in Favor of Tony Wroten
We've been nothing if not consistent on the topic of Husky point guard Abdul Gaddy. We said he was overrated at the outset of his freshman campaign; pronounced him a bust shortly thereafter; and advised him to transfer early last year, when he suffered a season-ending injury around the same t ... More >>
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November 21, 2011
Seahawks Beat Rams to Salvage Sorry Seattle Sports Weekend
When Tarvaris Jackson opened Sunday's game against St. Louis with back-to-back interceptions, it seemed like Seattle sports fans were destined to suffer through a third depressing display of mediocrity in 48 hours. Luckily, mediocre is enough to beat the Rams.
Blogs
October 17, 2011
Jake Locker's Biggest Contribution to UW's Football Program Was Leaving UW
It would be no exaggeration to say that, during his four-year University of Washington career, Jake Locker almost singlehandedly resuscitated a once-great football program that had been shamed into oblivion. He was a tremendously gifted athlete and a genuinely wonderful person, the latter qua ... More >>
Blogs
June 20, 2011
Photographic Evidence Proves Venoy Overton is Guilty...Of Getting Into Foul Trouble
Venoy Overton and his gold grill.The Seattle Times has unearthed some new details about the sleazy past of former UW basketball player and alleged pimp Venoy Overton. The paper of record reported Saturday that in August of 2009, when Overton was a sophomore at UW, he was investigated by Seatt ... More >>
Blogs
April 1, 2011
Isaiah Thomas' Decision to Go Pro is Good for Everyone
The early returns are in on Isaiah Thomas' decision to forgo his senior year at UW and enter the NBA draft. Shitty move by Isaiah, and shitty for the Huskies' 2011-2012 fortunes, say the likes of KJR's Mitch Levy and the Times' Steve Kelley. Allow me to be the voice of dissension here.
Blogs
March 31, 2011
UW Basketball Player Venoy Overton Charged With Giving Booze to Underage Girls (UPDATED)
UPDATE 3-31-11: Overton appeared in Seattle Municipal Court today and was granted a "dispositional continuance," meaning the misdemeanor charge against him will be dropped if he completes 24 hours of community service and is not charged with another crime in the next year. Overton was represe ... More >>
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March 21, 2011
UW Basketball Season Ends, Fittingly, With Disappointment; Is There Hope for Next Year?
Image sourceFor 39 minutes, the Washington Huskies played their best basketball of the season. They took care of the basketball, played aggressive but intelligent defense, made three-point shots, and hustled for rebounds and loose balls. They had the legendary Tar Heels of North Carolina, wel ... More >>
Blogs
March 10, 2011
5 Reasons Why UW's Venoy Overton Should Play Tonight Against WSU in the Pac-10 Tournament
Image sourceOn Tuesday, Washington basketball coach Lorenzo Romar suspended senior point guard Venoy Overton for the duration of the Pac-10 tournament after the Seattle city attorney's office announced that the player will be charged with furnishing alcohol to a minor, a gross misdemeanor tha ... More >>
Blogs
February 28, 2011
Losing to the Cougars Could Be Good for UW's Big Dance Plans
Image sourceLast night's abysmal performance by the Huskies--an 80-69 loss to WSU at Hec Ed--was the nadir of a season that has been filled with constant disappointment. Not only did the defeat to their cross-state rivals snap a 14-game home winning streak for UW, it exposed every single one ... More >>
Blogs
January 11, 2011
UW Basketball Player Accused of Raping 16-Year-Old Girl He Met on Facebook
UPDATED January 11, 3:40 p.m.: Washington head coach Lorenzo Romar, as the UW media department promised, steadfastly refused to discuss the sexual-assault allegations at today's press conference at Hec Edmundson Pavilion. Addressing a standing-room-only crowd of reporters, Romar said simply, ... More >>
Blogs
January 10, 2011
Pulling Double Duty On A Historic Seattle Sports Day
Image viaThe Seahawks kicked off against the Saints at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday afternoon in a David and Goliath (only if David had a losing record) playoff showdown. The Washington men's basketball tam tipped-off against Oregon State at 3:30 later that afternoon in a match-up that gave the Husk ... More >>
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January 7, 2011
The Huskies Walloped Oregon, But Will They Miss Abdul Gaddy?
Image viaLast night against the woeful Oregon Ducks, Washington's Terrence Ross looked like the team's most talented player. The wiry freshman from Portland led all scorers with 25 points. He coolly drained three-pointers, attacked the rim with a variety of acrobatic maneuvers, and slammed ho ... More >>
Blogs
October 8, 2010
Does Tony Wroten's Signing Signal the End of Abdul Gaddy's Husky Career?
If the Huskies receiving a commitment from a Seattle-Tacoma area point guard who's ranked among the top five at his position nationally sounds familiar, that's because it is. Garfield star Tony Wroten's decision to wear purple and gold next year is reminiscent of Bellarmine star Abdul Gaddy c ... More >>
Blogs
September 20, 2010
Jake Locker Is Steve Sarkisian's Spencer Hawes
As P-I columnist Art Thiel noted after the Huskies' disgusting 56-21 home loss to Nebraska, you have to go back over 30 years to find a prominent local athlete who failed so miserably on a national stage as UW quarterback Jake Locker did Saturday. Completing just four of 20 passes en route to ... More >>
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May 4, 2010
John Calipari May Be Sleazy, But When it Comes to Recruiting Terrence Jones He's Done Nothing Wrong
When it comes to Terrence Jones, John Calipari is squeaky clean. So far.To be labeled the sleaziest college basketball coach in the country is to be the recipient of a particularly ignominious award. It's like being called the most corrupt union boss or the most flamboyant male figure skater; ... More >>
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February 10, 2010
Free in the Key
Seattle University's men's basketball team is back in Division I for the first time in 30 years. Will their uneven season be the start of a new legend?
Blogs
January 22, 2010
Is Seattle U Good Enough to Make a Game of It at Hec Ed Tuesday? Romar Thinks So
"So, coach, what was like to dance with Baryshnikov in White Nights?"Last year, the Seattle University men's basketball team visited Hec Ed for the inaugural rekindling of a citywide rivalry that was snuffed out 29 years prior, when the Jesuit school with a proud hoops tradition (Elgin Baylor ... More >>
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December 18, 2009
Venture Capital at KeyArena and Charles Garcia's Condotta Curse
Garcia's rise has been so fast and furiuos that this shitty photo is about the best we could find.With apologies to Quincy Pondexter boosters, Seattle University junior Charles Garcia is the best professional prospect in the city. A junior college transfer who was mysteriously declined admiss ... More >>
News
December 2, 2009
Riveting Roundball Returns to the Key
Seattle U.’s making a case for its upstart basketball program.
Blogs
November 30, 2009
Lucky Dawgs' Inflated Ranking a Direct Reflection of Abdul Gaddy's Inflated Ranking
Shoot, man, it sure wasn't this hard at Bellarmine Prep.After witnessing UW's way-harder-than-it-should-have-been 63-59 victory over Montana--Montana!--last night at Hec Ed, I've come to the conclusion that the Huskies' sky-high national ranking (#14) is directly linked to the stratospheric e ... More >>
Blogs
November 25, 2009
Basketball's Quietly Exciting Return to KeyArena, Courtesy of Seattle U
Coach Dollar's Squire Park head-scratcher gets less itchy with every Redhawk win.When former UW assistant and UCLA point guard Cameron Dollar decided to take the head coaching gig at Seattle University this past off-season, more than a few folks were perplexed. Dollar was the top assistant to ... More >>
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October 28, 2009
Warren Moon
Coach Dollar's Squire Park head-scratcher gets less itchy with every Redhawk win.When former UW assistant and UCLA point guard Cameron Dollar decided to take the head coaching gig at Seattle University this past off-season, more than a few folks were perplexed. Dollar was the top assistant to ... More >>
Blogs
October 5, 2009
Slush Pile! Warren Moon Edition
You better be on time if you want to see a movie with Warren Moon. The former Husky star quarterback, who helped beat Michigan in the 1978 Rose Bowl, is a stickler about showtimes. It's one of the few concrete, character-illuminating nuggets in his new autobiography, Never Give Up on Your Dre ... More >>
Blogs
July 22, 2009
At Least Now We Know They're Not Scared of Bulldogs: Huskies Schedule the Wrong GU
One of the few disappointments in Husky basketball's rise to respectability (and even occasional dominance) under the guidance of Lorenzo Romar has been the team's recent ducking of cross-state rivals, the Gonzaga University Bulldogs. After going 1-5 against the Zags from 2001 to 2006, UW dropped th ... More >>
Blogs
June 30, 2009
The Juice Man Endorses Donaldson
Naturally, there are many ex-Sonics who've endorsed mayoral candidate James Donaldson -- Gus Williams, Gary Payton, John Johnson, Lenny Wilkens, and Spencer Haywood among them (Husky coach Lorenzo Romar and former Wazzu & Tampa Bay quarterback Jack Thompson are on the list as well). But the most ra ... More >>
Blogs
June 30, 2009
Cameron Dollar, Future "Coaching Superstar," Gets Some National Ink
Last week, Seattle-based ESPN writer Jim Caple interviewed Storm star Sue Bird and praised M's ace Felix Hernandez. This week, he visits with new Seattle U. men's basketball coach Cameron Dollar. UCLA Bruin fans remember Dollar as the point guard in the team's 1995 championship game in Seattle. Husk ... More >>
News
April 8, 2009
Nate Robinson, Little King
How an effervescent “small guy from Seattle” became basketball royalty in the Big Apple.
Blogs
March 30, 2009
This Tony Bennett Won't Be Leaving His Heart in Pullman
But he just sent Coug fans to the Boulevard of Broken Dreams. WSU head men's basketball coach Tony Bennett is head men's basketball coach no longer. (He's reportedly accepted the head coaching job at Virginia.) This wouldn't be a surprise except that, after winning AP Coach of the Year in 2007, he t ... More >>
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March 27, 2009
Micah Downs Breaks Venoy Overton's Ankles With a Behind-the-Back Crossover Dribble
Venoy can't guard me! Secret Service can't guard me!When Gonzaga plays #1 seed North Carolina in the Sweet 16 tonight, their starting small forward will be Seattle-area native Micah Downs. As the Seattle Times points out, it's been a long road for Downs, who is finally a senior. Thanks in part to wh ... More >>
Blogs
March 10, 2009
Huskies Get Their Propers
Now that the regular season's done and they're champs of the Pac-10, the Dawgs are finally getting some love. The writers have them ranked 13th, the coaches 10th, and the computers 13th and 14th. Bracketology's giving them a 3 seed and an opening round game in Portland. As for individual honors, L ... More >>
Blogs
March 2, 2009
The Last Time the UW Men Won a Share of the Regular Season Pac-10 Basketball Title...
...this guy (pictured left) was holding down the middle. This guy was president. Nate Robinson's dad had just won Orange Bowl MVP. Alvin Davis had just beat out Kirby Puckett for Rookie of the Year. Wham!'s "Careless Whisper" had just supplanted Foreigner's "I Want to Know What Love Is" as the #1 so ... More >>
Blogs
February 27, 2009
Lorenzo Romar's Starless Knights
Nate Robinson and Brandon Roy never won regular season Pac-10 titles, but Jon Brockman and Justin Dentmon look like they will. It's a bizarre development; in a league filled with future NBA players, a team that might not have any is poised to be the champion. UW's overtime defeat of ASU last night ... More >>
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February 12, 2009
Lorenzo Romar and Barack Obama: Kindred Ballers
Tonight brings the Oregon State Beavers and their now famous coach, Craig Robinson, to Montlake for a matchup with Lorenzo Romar's Huskies. As you're probably aware, Robinson is Michelle Obama's brother (and thus Barack Obama's brother-in-law), who famously auditioned Obama for his sister via a ga ... More >>
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February 4, 2009
Isaiah Thomas Is Bringing Swagger Back
Earlier this week, we spoke with DraftExpress' Jonathan Givony on Isaiah Thomas' pro prospects. Today, The Painted Area provides an even more extensive look at IT's game, comparing his production to the Pac-10's other top freshman and noting his utter domination of UCLA's highly regarded guards.One ... More >>
Blogs
January 29, 2009
Next up for the Dawgs: Arizona...Which Means This Guy
Tonight, Lorenzo Romar's 1st place Huskies visit Tucson to play the formerly formidable Arizona Wildcats. But, really, we just wanted an excuse to revisit this picture of Arizona's Chase Budinger simultaneously channeling Larry Bird, Hugh Hefner, and the Spin Doctors' lead singer. As Deadspin's Unsi ... More >>
Blogs
January 22, 2009
Lo-Ro & Co's Good Tuskegee Deed
George Hickman is an 84-year-old Hec Ed usher who greets the incoming Dawgs at the tunnel before every half. He was also a member of the fabled Tuskegee Airmen, and received an invitation to Tuesday's inaugural proceedings. Whether or not Hickman could make Obama's historic (and historically fumble ... More >>
Blogs
January 22, 2009
Brandon Roy 4-Eva
Husky fans love Brandon RoyBrandon Roy is the best player in Husky basketball history. He was also the best player on the Lorenzo Romar teams that re-established the UW as a basketball school. Fittingly, he'll see his his #3 jersey retired at tonight's game. He'll be only the second Husky to have hi ... More >>
News
November 26, 2008
Will the Real Isaiah Thomas Please Stand Up?
And three men rose to their feet.
News
November 8, 2006
The Last Boy Scout
Husky football coach Tyrone Willingham keeps press and public at arm's length—which might be the best thing for his embattled program.
News
November 1, 2006
Greg Nickels' Quiet Storm
The mayor's nightlife policies have led many to believe he wants the city's sidewalks to roll up after dinner. But a visit to a secret smooth-jazz hideaway in West Seattle shows just how wrong that notion is.
News
March 22, 2006
Sweet Clarity
As the Husky men overachieve, they credit their coach's vision.
News
February 16, 2005
The Fab Four
The Sonics, Huskies, Zags, and Cougars: on the road to potential greatness.
News
November 17, 2004
Hoop Town
The Sonics are hot, and isn't that a nice surprise?
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