# 2020–21 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by fourth-year head coach Mike Hopkins, play their home games at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington as members of the Pac-12 Conference.

## Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2019–20 season 15–17, 5–13 in Pac-12 play to finish in twelfth place. Isaiah Stewart was named to the All Pac-12 first team and All-Freshman team. The Huskies as the 12th seed lost to Arizona in a first round game of the Pac-12 tournament. The rest of the Pac-12 tournament and all post season tournaments were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Off-season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Elijah Hardy | 10 | G | 6'6" | 170 | Junior | Oakland, CA | Transferred to Portland State |
| Jason Crandall | 12 | G | 6'0" | 155 | Senior | Issaquah, Washington | Graduated |
| Sam Timmins | 14 | F | 6'11" | 265 | Senior | Dunedin, New Zealand | Graduated and signed with Franklin Bulls |
| Quin Barnard | 20 | G | 6'0" | 175 | Redshirt Junior | Bellevue, Washington | Graduated |
| Isaiah Stewart | 33 | C | 6'9" | 250 | Freshman | Rochester, NY | 2020 NBA draft |
| Jaden McDaniels | 0 | F | 6'9" | 200 | Freshman | Federal Way, WA | 2020 NBA draft |
| Bryan Penn-Johnson | 23 | C | 7'0" | 245 | RS Sophomore | Long Beach, California | Transferred to LSU |
| Nahziah Carter | 11 | G | 6'6" | 205 | Senior | Rochester, NY | Suspended before Senior season and announced that he is to turn pro. |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Nate Pryor | 4 | G | 6'4" | 165 | Junior | Seattle, Washington | North Idaho College |
| Cole Bajema | 22 | G | 6'7" | 175 | Sophomore | Lynden, Washington | Michigan |
| Erik Stevenson | 10 | G | 6'3" | 198 | Junior | Lacey, Washington | Wichita State |

### 2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2021 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jackson Grant C | Olympia, WA | Olympia High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Nov 9, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86 |||||||
| Dominiq Penn G | Dublin, OH | Sunrise Christian Academy (KS) | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jan 5, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 |||||||
| Samuel Ariyibi F | Nigeria | NBA Africa Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Mar 25, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: |||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2021 Washington Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 25, 2021. "ESPN- Washington Huskies Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 25, 2021. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 25, 2021. |||||||

## Roster
### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
| C | Nate Roberts | Riley Sorn | |
| PF | Hameir Wright | J'raan Brooks | |
| SF | Jamal Bey | RaeQuan Battle | |
| SG | Erik Stevenson | | |
| PG | Quade Green | Marcus Tsohonis | Nate Pryor |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 25, 2020* 8:00 pm, P12N | | Portland State Husky Classic | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA |
| November 27, 2020* 4:00 pm, P12N | | San Diego Husky Classic | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA |
| November 28, 2020* 6:00 pm, P12N | | Cal State Fullerton Husky Classic | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA |
| November 29, 2020* 3:00 pm, FloHoops | | vs. No. 2 Baylor Men's Vegas Bubble | L 52–86 | 0–1 | 10 – Battle | 5 – Roberts | 4 – Tsohonis | T-Mobile Arena (0) Paradise, NV |
| December 1, 2020* 1:00 pm, FloHoops | | vs. UC Riverside Men's Vegas Bubble | L 42–57 | 0–2 | 18 – Green | 8 – Green | 4 – Green | T-Mobile Arena (0) Paradise, NV |
| December 3, 2020 3:00 pm, P12N | | at Utah | L 62–76 | 0–3 (0–1) | 21 – Green | 13 – Roberts | 4 – Green | Jon M. Huntsman Center (0) Salt Lake City, UT |
| December 9, 2020* 8:00 pm, P12N | | Seattle | W 73–41 | 1–3 | 18 – Green | 8 – Roberts | 4 – Pryor | Alaska Airlines Arena (0) Seattle, WA |
| December 12, 2020 5:00 pm, P12N | | Oregon | L 71–74 | 1–4 (0–2) | 26 – Green | 8 – Roberts | 5 – Green | Alaska Airlines Arena (0) Seattle, WA |
| December 16, 2020* 8:00 pm, P12N | | Montana | L 58–66 | 1–5 | 13 – Tied | 10 – Roberts | 4 – Green | Alaska Airlines Arena (0) Seattle, WA |
| December 20, 2020* 7:00 pm, P12N | | vs. Colorado Far West Classic | L 69–92 | 1–6 | 16 – Sorn | 8 – Sorn | 5 – Pryor | T-Mobile Arena (0) Paradise, NV |
| December 31, 2020 5:00 pm, P12N | | Arizona | L 53–80 | 1–7 (0–3) | 23 – Green | 8 – Roberts | 2 – Tied | Alaska Airlines Arena (0) Seattle, WA |
| January 7, 2021 6:00 pm, FS1 | | at Stanford | L 75–91 | 1–8 (0–4) | 24 – Tsohonis | 7 – Roberts | 5 – Green | Kaiser Permanente Arena (1) Santa Cruz, CA |
| January 9, 2021 12:00 pm, P12N | | at California | L 78–84 | 1–9 (0–5) | 27 – Stevenson | 6 – Roberts | 4 – Green | Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA |
| January 14, 2021 6:30 pm, P12N | | at USC | L 68–95 | 1–10 (0–6) | 16 – Stevenson | 8 – Roberts | 3 – Tied | Galen Center (0) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 16, 2021 2:00 pm, P12N | | at UCLA | L 76–81 | 1–11 (0–7) | 25 – Green | 7 – Wright | 5 – Green | Pauley Pavilion (0) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 20, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Colorado | W 84–80 | 2–11 (1–7) | 27 – Tsohonis | 7 – Stevenson | 5 – Green | Alaska Airlines Arena (0) Seattle, WA |
| January 24, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | Utah | W 83–79 | 3–11 (2–7) | 28 – Bey | 7 – Roberts | 4 – Green | Alaska Airlines Arena (0) Seattle, WA |
| January 31, 2021 5:00 pm, P12N | | Washington State Rivalry | L 62–77 | 3–12 (2–8) | 20 – Green | 7 – Bey | 4 – Bey | Alaska Airlines Arena (0) Seattle, WA |
| February 4, 2021 6:00 pm, P12N | | at Oregon State | L 71–91 | 3–13 (2–9) | 22 – Tsohonis | 6 – Sorn | 2 – Tied | Gill Coliseum (0) Corvallis, OR |
| February 6, 2021 1:00 pm, CBS | | at Oregon | L 74–86 | 3–14 (2–10) | 23 – Green | 4 – Green | 4 – Green | Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR |
| February 11, 2021 7:00 pm, P12N | | No. 20 USC | L 54–69 | 3–15 (2–11) | 16 – Green | 4 – Tied | 4 – Green | Alaska Airlines Arena (0) Seattle, WA |
| February 13, 2021 4:30 pm, P12N | | UCLA | L 61–64 | 3–16 (2–12) | 25 – Green | 11 – Wright | 5 – Green | Alaska Airlines Arena (0) Seattle, WA |
| February 15, 2021 5:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington State Rivalry | W 65–63 | 4–16 (3–12) | 29 – Tsohonis | 7 – Stevenson | 7 – Stevenson | Beasley Coliseum (0) Pullman, WA |
| February 18, 2021 8:00 pm, FS1 | | Stanford | L 61–79 | 4–17 (3–13) | 13 – Bajema | 5 – Tsohonis | 3 – Green | Alaska Airlines Arena (0) Seattle, WA |
| February 20, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | California | W 62–51 | 5–17 (4–13) | 17 – Green | 9 – Bey | 4 – Tsohonis | Alaska Airlines Arena (0) Seattle, WA |
| February 23, 2021 6:00 pm, P12N | | at Arizona State | L 64–97 | 5–18 (4–14) | 16 – Tsohonis | 6 – Tsohonis | 3 – Stevenson | Desert Financial Arena (0) Tempe, AZ |
| February 25, 2021 4:00 pm, FS1 | | at Arizona State | L 72–80 | 5–19 (4–15) | 16 – Green | 11 – Roberts | 7 – Green | Desert Financial Arena (0) Tempe, AZ |
| February 27, 2021 11:00 am, CBS | | at Arizona | L 74–75 | 5–20 (4–16) | 18 – Wright | 8 – Stevenson | 4 – Stevenson | McKale Center (0) Tucson, AZ |
| Pac-12 Tournament |||||||||
| March 10, 2021 4:00 pm, P12N | (10) | vs. (7) Utah First round | L 95–98 | 5–21 | 31 – Green | 6 – Tied | 7 – Green | T-Mobile Arena (0) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||
Washington was scheduled to play Tulane in the Pac-12 2020 China game on November 14 however this game was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A game against Oklahoma in the Pac-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge and a game against Auburn were also canceled.

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings. ^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

## Awards and honors
### All Pac-12 Team

Quade Green honorable mention

### Pac-12 Player of the Week

Jamal Bey—week 8 Colorado, Utah