The 2017–18 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the

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in the

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. Led by first-year head coach Mike Hopkins, the Huskies played their home games at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 21–13, 10–8 in Pac-12 play, in a tie for sixth. Washington lost to tenth-seeded

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in overtime in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament, then received an invitation to the

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. They defeated

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in the first round in Seattle, but lost on the road to Saint Mary's in the second round.

Previous season

The 2016–17 Huskies finished the

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at 9–22, 2–16 in

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play, in eleventh place. Washington lost to sixth-seed

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in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament. On March 15, it was announced that head coach

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was not retained for a sixteenth year. Four days later, he was succeeded by Hopkins, a longtime assistant at

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under

Off-season

Departures

2017 recruiting class

Future recruits

Roster

Notes

Devenir Duruisseau departed the team on November 22, 2017, having only played in the Belmont game.

Schedule and results

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Awards and honors

On March 5, 2018 Mike Hopkins was named Pac-12 Coach of the Year and Matisse Thybulle was named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year.

References

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