GAME: Eastern Washington (1-0 overall, 0-0 Big Sky) at Washington (1-1 overall, 0-0 Pac-12). WHEN: Sunday, 5 p.m., Alaska Airlines Arena. TYPE: Non-conference. MEETING: 13th (UW leads 11-1). RANKINGS: Neither school ranked. COACHES: Jim Hayford, Eastern Washington; Lorenzo Romar. TV: Pac-12 Networks. RADIO: KJR 950 AM
In Washington’s 86-72 loss to UC Irvine Thursday, the Huskies had no answer for 7-foot-6 freshman Mamadou Ndiaye, who scored 18 points and blocked nine shots, couldn’t keep Irvine’s guards out of the paint, couldn’t adjust to the absences of Jernard Jarreau and Desmond Simmons, and had a flat second half.
Somehow, all that still doesn’t adequately explain how the Huskies could lose at home to an 0-2 Anteaters team that entered the game with a 169 RPI. But Romar gave it a whirl after Washington’s most absurd Alaska Airlines defeat since the South Dakota State Jackrabbits hopped into town Dec. 19, 2011 and blew away UW 92-73.
“As we go on, some players have to adjust to those players being out,” Romar said, referencing Jarreau’s season-ending ACL tear and Simmons’ potential two-month absence with a knee injury. “Jernard is so good against zone, in the middle of the zone. He gets the ball and is such a good playmaker and can knock the shot down. We didn’t have that against UC Irvine and it hurt a little. We were tentative. Desmond and Jernard are also good defenders down there. We’re going to have to step up. There are other teams who have good front lines and we have to do a better job.”
The Huskies have a chance at quick redemption when they host Eastern Washington Sunday at Alaska Airlines Arena as part of the on-campus portion of the 2K Sports Classic. In addition to playing better defensively, the Huskies need some offense besides C.J. Wilcox, who has averaged 23 points per game through Washington’s first two contests.
So far, UW is a poor-shooting club, making 39.2 percent from two-point range and 30.6 from 3-point range. Last year’s 18-16 team shot 43.6 and 34.3. While two games is a small sample, the Huskies rank 12th in the conference in scoring margin (-2.0), 12th in field goal percentage (.516) and 11th in offensive rebounds (10.0).
Eastern Washington (1-0) defeated Pacific (OR.) 87-58 in its only start. Sophomore forward Venky Jois recorded a double-double (22 points, 11 rebounds) and four other Eastern starters finished in double figures.
Following the Eastern game, the Huskies head to New York City for the title rounds of the 2K Sports Classic. Stepping up in class, they will play Indiana Thursday in Madison Square Garden and then take on the winner of Connecticut-Boston College.
SERIES: Dates to Dec. 13, 1989, when Washington won 74-58 in Seattle. The Huskies have taken the last seven in the series, most recently a 98-72 decision in 2011. In that game, Justin Holiday scored a career-high 18 points and teammate Matthew Bryan-Amaning added 14 and 10 rebounds.
UW STATS / NOTES
- REGULAR-SEASON SUMMARY: Record: 1-1. Home: 1-1. Road: 0-0. Neutral: 0-0. Vs. Pac-12: 0-0. Vs. Pac-12 North: 0-0. Vs. Pac-12 South: 0-0. Vs. Non-Conference: 1-1. Points: 160 (80.0). Field Goal Pct.: 39.2. 3-Pt. FG Pct.: 30.6. Free Throw Pct.: 72.9. Rebounds: 37 (37.5). Assists: 23 (11.5). Turnovers: 17 (8.5). Steals: 12 (6.0). Blocks: 8 (4.0). Points Against: 164 (82.0). Opp. FG Pct.: 51.6. Opp. 3-Pt. FG Pct.: 30.0. Opp FT Pct.: 51.9. Opp. Rebounds: 84 (42.0). Opp. Assists: 29 (14.5). Opp. Turnovers: 27 (13.5). Opp. Steals: 8 (4.0). Opp. Blocks: 17 (8.5).
- PAC-12 RANKINGS: Scoring Offense — T6 (80.0). Scoring Defense — 12th (82.0). Scoring Margin — 12th (-2.0). FG Pct. — 11th (39.2). FT Pct. — 5th (72.9). 3-Pt FG Pct. — 7th (30.6). Rebound Margin — 12th (-4.5). Blocked Shots — T6 (4.0). Assists — 10th (11.5). Steals — 9th (6.0). Turnover Margin — 2nd (+5.0).
- RATINGS PERCENTAGE INDEX: Nov. 11 — 99.
- C.J. Wilcox, Washington’s leading scorer last season, began his senior season with 22 against Seattle U. and 24 against UC Irvine. Wilcox ranks 21st all-time at UW with 1,339 points while ranking second in 3FG made (217) in 101 career games.
- Wilcox is three long balls away from tying Ryan Appleby’s school record of 231 career 3-pointers.
- Freshman Nigel Williams-Goss reached double-figure scoring for the first time with 13 against UC-Irvine.
- Freshman Darin Johnson tallied 16 points in his Husky debut and added seven rebounds. His 16 points were the most by a Pac-12 freshman in a debut game.
- Sophomore Andrew Andrews had a career-high 21 points against Seattle U while shooting 50 percent from the floor (6-of-12) and 7-of-8 from the free throw line.
- Redshirt sophomore Jernard Jarreau will undergo reconstructive knee surgery on a date to be determined. Jarreau, who suffered a torn ACL in the season opener against Seattle U., faces up to a year of rehab following surgery.
- Pac-12 announced that the Long Beach State game, scheduled for Nov. 30 at Alaska Airlines Arena, will start at 3:30 p.m. and be televised by Pac-12 Networks.
UW HEAD COACH: Lorenzo Romar (331-218 overall, 238-130 UW) is coming off a year in which the Huskies finished 18-16 overall and ended the year with a loss to Brigham Young in the National Invitation Tournament. Romar has taken the Huskies to the NCAA Tournament six times and won three Pac-10 Tournament titles (2005, 2010, 2011).
2012-13 Washington Regular-Season Statistics
| Player | G | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Wilcox | 2 | .444 | .400 | .842 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 23.0 |
| A. Andrews | 2 | ..474 | .375 | .750 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 15.0 |
| D. Johnson | 2 | .316 | .167 | 1.000 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 11.0 |
| M. Anderson | 2 | .308 | .333 | .647 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 10.0 |
| N.W-Goss | 2 | .364 | .000 | .500 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 9.5 |
| P. Blackwell | 1 | .364 | .000 | .500 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 9.0 |
| Shawn Kemp | 2 | .545 | .000 | .333 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 6.5 |
| J. Jarreau | 1 | .000 | .000 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| G. Dierieckx | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| J. Taylor | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Hikeem Stewart | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 2 | .392 | .306 | .729 | 37.5 | 11.5 | 80.0 |
| Opponents | 2 | .516 | .300 | .519 | 42.0 | 14.5 | 82.0 |
University of Washington 2013-14 Schedule
| Date | Opponent | UW Rnk | Opp Rnk | W/L | Score | Rec. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/6/13 | @vs. Cent. Wash | — | — | W | 95-65 | 0-0 |
| 11/10/13 | vs. Seattle U. | — | — | W | 88-78 | 1-0 |
| 11/14/13 | vs. UC Irvine | — | — | L | 86-72 | 1-1 |
| 11/17/13 | vs. E. Wash | — | — | — | —– | — |
| 11/21/13 | *vs. Indiana | — | — | — | —– | — |
| 11/22/13 | *vs. UConn | — | 18 | — | —– | — |
| 11/26/13 | vs. Montana | — | — | — | —– | — |
| 12/30/13 | vs. L. Beach St. | — | — | — | —– | — |
| 12/8/13 | vs. SD State | — | — | — | —– | — |
| 12/14/13 | vs. Idaho St. | — | — | — | —– | — |
| 12/17/13 | at Tulane | — | — | — | —– | — |
| 12/22/13 | vs. UConn | — | — | — | —– | — |
| 12/27/13 | vs. Miss. Valley | — | — | — | —– | — |
| 12/29/13 | vs. Hartford | — | — | — | —– | — |
| 1/2/14 | at ASU | — | — | — | —– | — |
| 1/4/14 | at Arizona | — | — | — | —– | — |
| 1/8/14 | vs. Utah | — | — | — | —– | — |
| 1/12/14 | vs. Colorado | — | — | — | —– | — |
| 1/15/14 | at Cal | — | — | — | —– | — |
| 1/18/13 | at Stanford | — | — | — | —– | — |
| 1/23/14 | vs. Oregon | — | 19 | — | —– | — |
| 1/25/14 | at OSU | — | — | — | —– | — |
| 2/1/14 | at WSU | — | — | — | —– | — |
| 2/6/14 | at Utah | — | — | — | —– | — |
| 2/9/14 | at Colorado | — | — | — | —– | — |
| 2/12/14 | vs. Stanford | — | — | — | —– | — |
| 2/15/14 | vs. Cal | — | — | — | —– | — |
| 2/19/14 | at Oregon | — | 19 | — | —– | — |
| 2/22/14 | at OSU | — | — | — | —– | — |
| 2/28/14 | vs. WSU | — | — | — | —– | — |
| 3/6/14 | vs. UCLA | — | 22 | — | —– | — |
| 3/8/14 | vs. USC | — | — | — | —– | — |
| 3/12/14 | ^Pac-12 | — | — | — | —– | — |
| 3/13/14 | ^Pac-12 | — | — | — | —– | — |
| 3/14/14 | ^Pac-12 | — | — | — | —– | — |
| 3/15/14 | ^Pac-12 | — | — | — | —– | — |
| 3/18-19/14 | NCAA 1st 4 | — | — | — | —– | — |
| 3/20-23/14 | NCAA 2nd, 3rd | — | — | — | —– | — |
| 3/27-30/14 | NCAA Reg. | — | — | — | —– | — |
| 4/5/14 | NCAA Semis | — | — | — | —– | — |
| 4/7/14 | NCAA Final | — | — | — | —– | — |
@=Exhibition; *=2K Sports Classic; ^=Pac-12 Tournament