Reeling from three consecutive defeats after opening the season 11-0, the Washington Huskies predictably fell out of The Associated Press college basketball rankings released Monday. The Huskies (11-3) were as high as No. 13 in both the AP and the USA Today/Coaches polls before a brutal 62-57 home loss to Stony Brook of the American East Dec. 28.

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After jumping to an 11-0 record, the No. 21-ranked Washington Huskies are suddenly stumbling following a sweep at the hands of the Pac-12's Bay Area schools. UW (11-3, 0-2) had its third consecutive loss Sunday night, a 68-60 overtime decision to Stanford (10-3, 2-0) at Maples Pavilion, two nights after blowing a halftime lead in a loss to Cal.  

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Led by Jordan Matthews, who finished with 31 points, California went on a 20-9 run to start the second half and upset the No. 21-ranked Washington Huskies 81-75 at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, CA., Friday night in the Pac-12 opener for both schools. The Huskies (11-2), who opened the season 11-0, dropped their second in a row after largely dominating the first half.

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Half the attraction of sports rests in the attempt to forecast. Which means half our time with sports is purposeless, because so little is predictable.

For example: Seattle sports 2014. I did not expect to see:

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In the aftermath of their embarrassing 62-57 loss to Stony Brook (Long Island, NY., American East) at Alaska Airlines Arena Sunday night, the Washington Huskies took a predictable tumble in both wire-service polls Monday, falling to 21st in the latest Associated Press rankings and to 19th in the USA Today/Coaches poll. The Huskies were ranked 13th in both prior to the upset.

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The Stony Brook Seawolves (Long Island, NY., American East) went on a 17-2 run down the stretch and recorded a shocking 62-57 upset of the 13th-ranked Washington Huskies Sunday night at Alaska Airlines Arena, ending UW's 11-game winning streak. The Huskies had a 16-point lead at 13:43 of the second half but couldn't hold it as Stony Brook defeated a ranked team for the first time in program history.

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The Huskies remain undefeated, but not without drama Monday night at Hec Ed against an underdog, thanks to a season-high 18 turnovers. But Washington (11-0) overcome a sloppy first half to defeat Tulane 66-57. UW equaled its best start under coach Lorenzo Romar, previously done in the 2005-06 season, in its penultimate nonconference game.

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As a consequence of its 69-67 victory over No. 15 Oklahoma Saturday night at the MGM Showcase in Las Vegas, Washington moved up three spots to a No. 13 ranking Monday in The Associated Press and USA Today Coaches' polls. This is Washington's highest national ranking since it was ranked also 13th Nov. 22, 2010.

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Washington squandered most of a 20-point lead but held on to nip Oklahoma 69-67 Saturday night at the MGM Grand Showcase in Las Vegas. In beating the 15th-ranked Sooners, the 16th-rated Huskies improved to 10-0 for the first time since 2005-06 and now have an opportunity to match their best start (11-0) under head coach Lorenzo Romar.

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The difference in talent was apparent from the opening tip. Grambling State of the Southwestern Conference had no answer for the superior size and length of the Huskies' front court. The result was an 86-38 walkover win for the 16th-ranked Huskies Wednesday at Alaska Airlines Arena.

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If Sunday's contest was any indication, the University of Washington basketball team still has a ways to go to become the legitimate March Madness contender it aspires to be. That said, a tireless 81-77 come-from-behind victory over Eastern Washington (8-2) at Alaska Airlines Arena showed some heart and should pay dividends during an exhausting Pac-12 conference slate.

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Rod Belcher, whose sports broadcasting career spanned the early 1940s through the late 1980s, died Friday at 94. Belcher helped pioneer major league baseball radio play-by-play in the Seattle market in the mid-1940s, and later covered the careers of such local athletic icons as Hugh McElhenny, Don Heinrich, Bob Houbregs, the O'Brien twins (Johnny and Eddie) and Elgin Baylor.

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Sophomore guard Nigel Williams-Goss hit a pair of free throws with 6.6 seconds remaining to lift Washington to a 68-65 victory over the UTEP Miners Sunday night, giving the Huskies the championship of the Wooden Legacy Classic in Anaheim. UW is 6-0 to start a season for the first time since 2006-07.

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Sophomore Nigel Williams-Goss scored 21 points, contributed a tournament-record 12 assists and seven rebounds, and Andrew Andrews hit a pair of 3-pointers in the stretch as Washington rallied for an 80-70 victory over Long Beach State Friday night in the semifinals of the Wooden Legacy Classic in Fullerton, CA. The Huskies improved to 5-0 and will meet UTEP for the tournament championship Sunday at 7 p.m.

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Donaven Dorsey scored 17 points and Robert Upshaw matched his own school record with seven blocked shots, lifting Washington to a 78-56 rout of San Jose State  Thursday night in the opening round of the Wooden Legacy tournament in Fullerton, CA. Lorenzo Romar's Huskies improved to 4-0 and notched their first road victory of the season.

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Senior Shawn Kemp Jr. tied a career high with 18 points and Washington, threatened often but never seriously, defeated the University of Pacific 76-69 Sunday night in the Marv Harshman Classic at KeyArena. Freshman Donaven Dorsey drained a 3-pointer with slightly more than a minute remaining to ensure a 3-0 start by Lorenzo Romar's Huskies, who led by as many as 14 points in the second half but never could entirely shake the Tigers.

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As the Washington Huskies and Seattle University Redhawks sent college basketball shrieking back to the the 1950s Friday, the vacuum seemed to free up a ghost at KeyArena: Shawn Kemp. Eighteen years after his pinnacle season electrified the old barn, his son, Shawn Jr., threw down like his dad.

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Washington's 2013-14 basketball season was over before it ever really started.

In the opening minutes of the season opener against Seattle U, 6-foot-10 forward Jernard Jarreau tore the ACL in his right knee on a breakaway lay-up, and that was that. The Huskies were down an expected frontcourt contributor the rest of the season, forced to a four-guard lineup that couldn't handle the rigors of the Pac-12 Conference.

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Huskies basketball received an infusion of talent the likes of which the program has not seen under the direction of head coach Lorenzo Romar. Wednesday was the first day of the early national letter of intent signing period, and according to recruiting sites, the Huskies' six-player 2015 class could go down as the best in school history.

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When the craziest mainstream newspaper in the country, the New York Post ("Headless Body in Topless Bar") identifies something else as crazy, we are compelled to take note. The subject: The California Bears football team, which hosts the Washington Huskies at 3 p.m. Saturday (Pac-12 Networks).

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