2017 Washington Basketball season review and analysis

2017 Washington Basketball season in review

By Bret Stuter | Mar 21, 2018

LAS VEGAS, NV - MARCH 07: Head coach Mike Hopkins of the Washington Huskies signals his players during a first-round game of the Pac-12 basketball tournament at T-Mobile Arena on March 7, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Beavers won 69-66 in overtime. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /

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LAS VEGAS, NV – MARCH 07: David Crisp /

A short Crisp recap

But when words fail me, I turn to the source. And so, with no further adieu, here are the words of Washington Basketball guard David Crisp:

Not the way we wanted to end our season but if I were to tell you last year that this was the season we would’ve had most people woulda laughed at the idea, but man what a ride with an unbelievable group of men 🙏🏽 THANK YOU SO MUCH HUSKY FANS FOR YOUR SUPPORT ALL SEASON ❤️🐺
— David Crisp (@David_Crisp31) March 20, 2018

And that says it all rather nicely. But it’s rather succinct. So let’s elaborate on some key points for this team.

Size matters

To begin with, the team entereed the season skewed towards wings and backcourt players. Only Noah Dickerson, Devenir Duruseau and Sam Timmins measured at or above 6-foot-8. Early in the season, Duruseau announced he decided to leave the team.

That created a challenge for the team. Coach Hopkins even had to persuade forward Noah Dickerson to remain with the team. Dickerson stayed, but the team was awfully short of big men to play in the post. And that challenge created a new list of “gotta-do’s” for the new head coach.

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