# 2017–18 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Mike Hopkins, the Huskies played their home games at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 10–8 in Pac-12 play, in a tie for sixth.
Washington lost to tenth-seeded Oregon State in overtime in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament, then received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament. They defeated Boise State 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 season at 9–22, 2–16 in Pac-12 play, in eleventh place. Washington lost to sixth-seed USC in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament. On March 15, it was announced that head coach Lorenzo Romar was not retained for a sixteenth year. Four days later, he was succeeded by Hopkins, a longtime assistant at Syracuse under Jim Boeheim.

## Off-season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Quin Barnard | 5 | G | 6'0" | 175 | Freshman | Bellevue, WA | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
| Malik Dime | 10 | F | 6'9" | 220 | Senior | Dakar, Senegal | Graduated |
| Markelle Fultz | 20 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Freshman | Upper Marlboro, MD | Declared for 2017 NBA draft |
| Matthew Atewe | 41 | F | 6'9" | 250 | RS Junior | Toronto, ON | Graduate transferred to Pepperdine |

### 2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jaylen Nowell SG | Seattle, WA | Garfield HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jun 29, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85 ||||||
| Michael Carter III SG | Seattle, WA | Elite Sports Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Apr 12, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: POST ||||||
| Nate Pryor PG | Seattle, WA | West Seattle HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Apr 12, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Nahziah Carter SF | Rochester, NY | Bishop Kearney HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jun 9, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75 ||||||
| Hameir Wright SF | Albany, NY | The Albany Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Jun 24, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 ||||||
| 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: "2017 Washington Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 24, 2017. "2017 Washington Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved June 24, 2017. "2017 Washington Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 24, 2017. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 24, 2017. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 24, 2017. ||||||

## Future recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Elijah Hardy PG | Oakland, CA | Bishop O'Dowd High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Sep 9, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Jamal Bey SF | Las Vegas, NV | Bishop Gorman High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sep 30, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Nate Roberts PF | Edgewood, MD | Brewster Academy | 6 ft 11.5 in (2.12 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Oct 17, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Bryan Penn-Johnson C | Las Vegas, NV | Wasatch Academy | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Mar 19, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| 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: "2018 Washington Commits". Rivals.com. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||