Chosen by the West Coast media to finish eighth in the Pac-12 Conference, the University of Washington men's basketball team enters the 2013 regular season with few absolutes and many question marks, the first of which will be answered Sunday at Alaska Airlines Arena against Seattle University (7 p.m., Pac-12 Networks). 

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GAME: Colorado (3-5 overall, 0-5 Pac-12) at Washington (5-3 overall, 2-3 Pac-12). WHEN: Saturday, 5 p.m., Husky Stadium. MEETING: 14th (UW leads 7-5-1). COACHES: Mike MacIntyre, Colorado; Steve Sarkisian, Washington. RANKINGS: Neither school ranked. LINE: UW by 28. TV: Pac-12 Networks. RADIO: KJR-950 AM.

After a 1-3 October, in which Washington narrowly lost at Stanford, was bruised by Oregon and Arizona State and rebounded to beat California, the Huskies have remaining four games coach Steve Sarkisian knows will define Washington's season. Sarkisian said this week that his Huskies, who draw Colorado Saturday, are up for the stretch, which also includes UCLA and Oregon State on the road and Washington State at home.

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The University of Washington men's basketball team is undergoing a bit of an identity dilemma. Revered during coach Lorenzo Romar's three Sweet 16 appearances for the ability to generate defensive pressure, the 2013-2014 Huskies are going to have to scale it back.

As will the rest of the country after the NCAA implemented off-season rule changes aimed at increasing scoring. Last year, teams averaged 67.5 points per game, lowest  total since the 1981-1982 season.

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University of Washington freshman Nigel Williams-Goss was named to the 2014 Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year watch list. Of the 46 candidates provided by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Tuesday, Williams-Goss is one of four freshmen and one of seven Pac-12 players nominated.

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The Huskies basketball team added a big man when seven-foot Robert Upshaw transferred from Fresno State to Washington, the school announced Tuesday. Upshaw will sit out the next season and will have three years of eligibility.

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The Washington Huskies kick off their basketball campaign Nov. 6 against Seattle University and begin their conference slate Jan. 2 at Arizona State, as the Pac-12 Conference Tuesday announced its TV broadcast schedule, as well as start times for the 2013-14 basketball season.

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A group of University of Washington football boosters crammed into the foyer near the edge of Husky Stadium's main concourse, a pinch of sunlight shining through the west end. It was 6:30 p.m., still a half-hour before the Huskies officially opened their renovated home against Boise State. It was still hot.

The high-rollers were pissed.

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Head coach Lorenzo Romar's Washington Huskies will play nine home games, two neutral-site road contests and two true road games as part of its 2013-14 non-conference basketball schedule. The marquee match will be against the University of Connecticut Sunday, Dec. 22.

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From Nike generalissimo Phil Knight's coin jar, the Oregon Ducks have built a football facility that is a cross between a Vegas casino penthouse and the flight deck of the starship Enterprise. The adjective "opulent" fails, although another O word, "obscene," has a first down in the red zone.

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Nate Robinson, one of the most popular players in University of Washington basketball history, is reportedly headed to the Denver Nuggets after he agreed to a two-year, $4 million contract, according to Yahoo Sports and USA Today.com. The Nuggets reportedly will use their biannual exception and the deal will include a player option for 2014.

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The University of Washington announced Wednesday that Lorenzo Romar's basketball team will return to Madison Square Garden in New York City Nov. 21-22 for the fourth and fifth times in a two-year span. The Huskies join Indiana, Connecticut and Boston College in the championship rounds of the annual 2K Sports Classic, a benefit for the Wounded Warrior Project.

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Washington incoming freshman Nigel Williams-Goss scored 15 points to help Team USA romp past Serbia 82-68 Sunday in Prague in the FIBA U-19 World Championship title game. Team USA finished the tournament 9-0.

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According to a Yahoo report, the National Basketball Association has levied fines of $15,000 each on several players who participated in the June 23 Washington Alumni Game at Alaska Airlines Arena. Yahoo stated that the NBA's Collective Bargaining Agreement prohibits players from participating in offseason contests prior to July 1 or after Sept. 15 without league approval.

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University of Washington recruit Nigel Williams-Goss scored nine points and added four steals, four points and four assists as the U.S. clobbered China 113-57 Friday for its second consecutive rout in the FIBA Men's Under-19 World Championships tourney in Prague.

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As a three-time Pac-12 Coach of the Year, Lorenzo Romar has excelled at making in-game adjustments. From the Huskies sideline, he exploits better than most an opponent's weaknesses by helping his teams react quickly.

No wonder the same strategy succeeded Sunday in the Legends Game at the inaugural UW Men's Basketball Alumni Event. The 54-year-old still looked like the NBA shooting guard he once was, and explained another part of  why he is the longest tenured coach in the conference.

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The collection of players that will gather Sunday afternoon at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion would be sufficient to field an NBA playoff team, let alone comprise two of the four squads for the first-ever University of Washington Men's Basketball Alumni Event.

Nate Robinson, Isaiah Thomas, Quincy Pondexter, Brandon Roy, Spencer Hawes, Terrence Ross and Justin Holiday will participate in the Alumni Game, which is followed by a 3-point shootout and slam-dunk contest.

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University of Washington basketball coach Lorenzo Romar announced the lineups for what could -- and probably should -- be an annual treat for Husky fans: An Alumni Game featuring ex-Dawgs of relatively recent vintage. The Alumni Game is part of a" Husky Legends Return" extravaganza June 23 at Alaska Airlines Arena.

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Chris Hansen did not succeed in his attempt to lure the Sacramento Kings to Seattle, but Wednesday University of Washington men's basketball coach Lorenzo Romar announced that he had hired the Kings' strength and conditioning coach, Seattle native Daniel Shapiro, to the Huskies' staff. It's the third staff addition Romar has made in the past three weeks.

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Here's an idea that's bound to elate all University of Washington basketball fans: The first Washington Men's Basketball Alumni event is June 23 at Alaska Airlines Arena, and will feature a host of former UW (and current professional) stars, who will take part in a Legends Game, an Alumni Game, a Slam Dunk contest and a 3-point shootout.

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In an odd turn of events, Raphael Chillious has returned to coach under Lorenzo Romar after a one-year stay at Villanova. He was a UW assistant and a well-regarded recruiter from 2010 to 2012, then helped the Wildcats to a 20-14 record and a ninth seed in the NCAA tourney, where they lost to North Carolina.

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