The 2018–19 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the

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in the

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. The Huskies, led by second-year head coach Mike Hopkins, played their home games at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in

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as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 27–9, 15–3 in Pac-12 play to win the regular season championship. They advanced to the championship game of the Pac-12 tournament where they lost to

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. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where, as a No. 9 seed, they defeated No. 8 seed

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in the First Round before losing to No. 1 seed

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in the second round.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2017–18 season 21–13, 10–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost to

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in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Boise State in the first round before losing to Saint Mary's in the second round.

Off-season

Departures

Incoming transfers

2018 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

Awards and honors

Pac-12 Player of the Week

All Pac-12 Team

* First team: Jaylen Nowell &

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* Honorable mention: Noah Dickerson

Pac-12 All-Defensive Team

Pac-12 Player of the Year

* Jaylen Nowell

Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year

Pac-12 John R. Wooden Coach of the Year

* Mike Hopkins

References

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