# 2016–17 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Pac-12 Conference, the Huskies were led by fifteenth-year head coach Lorenzo Romar and played their home games on campus at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.
The Huskies finished the season 9–22, 2–16 in Pac-12 play, in eleventh place. In the Pac-12 tournament, they lost in the first round to sixth-seeded USC. Romar was fired on March 15; four days later, he was succeeded by Mike Hopkins, a longtime assistant at Syracuse under Jim Boeheim.

## Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2015–16 season 19–15, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way for sixth place. The Huskies defeated Stanford in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament before losing to Oregon in the quarterfinals. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament as No. 3 seed. There they defeated Long Beach State in the first round before losing to San Diego State in the second round.

## Off-season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Marquese Chriss | 0 | F | 6'9" | 225 | Freshman | Sacramento, CA | Declared for 2016 NBA draft |
| Dejounte Murray | 5 | G | 6'5" | 170 | Freshman | Seattle, WA | Declared for 2016 NBA draft |
| Andrew Andrews | 12 | G | 6'2" | 200 | RS Senior | Portland, OR | Graduated |
| Donaven Dorsey | 42 | G | 6'5" | 210 | Sophomore | Lacey, WA | Transferred to Montana |

### 2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Sam Timmins C | Christchurch, NZ | Middleton Grange School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | Apr 28, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Markelle Fultz SG | Upper Marlboro, MD | DeMatha Catholic High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Aug 21, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 96 ||||||
| Carlos Johnson G/F | Oakland, CA | Findlay Prep | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | May 19, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 66 ||||||
| Harold Baruti SF | Dallas, TX | Mountain Mission School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jun 29, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| 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: "2016 Washington Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 22, 2016. "2016 Washington Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved July 22, 2016. "2016 Washington Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 22, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 22, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 22, 2016. ||||||

## Roster
### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
| C | Malik Dime | Sam Timmins | |
| PF | Noah Dickerson | Matthew Atewe | Devenir Duruisseau |
| SF | Matisse Thybulle | Dominic Green | Greg Bowman |
| SG | Markelle Fultz | Carlos Johnson | Bitumba Baruti |
| PG | David Crisp | Dan Kingma | Quin Barnard |
Source

### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Year at Washington | Alma Mater (year) |
| Lorenzo Romar | Head coach | 15th | Washington (1980) |
| Raphael Chillious | Associate head coach | 7th | Lafayette (1996) |
| Will Conroy | Assistant coach | 2nd | Washington (2005) |
| Michael Porter | Assistant coach | 1st | New Orleans (1989) |
| Brad Jackson | Special Assistant to the head coach | 5th | Washington State (1975) |
| Tiffani Lambie | Director of Basketball Operations | 3rd | Illinois (2003) |
| Daniel Shapiro | Strength and conditioning Coach | 4th | Seattle Pacific (2000) |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| Nov. 3, 2016* 7:00 pm | | Western Washington | W 109–103 | – | 25 – Green | 7 – 2 Tied | 5 – Fultz | Alaska Airlines Arena (6,805) Seattle, WA |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| Nov. 13, 2016* 2:00 pm, P12N | | Yale | L 90–98 | 0–1 | 30 – Fultz | 7 – Fultz | 6 – Fultz | Alaska Airlines Arena (7,456) Seattle, WA |
| Nov. 17, 2016* 8:00 pm, P12N | | Cal State Fullerton Global Sports Classic campus-site game | W 104–88 | 1–1 | 35 – Fultz | 8 – Dime | 6 – Fultz | Alaska Airlines Arena (6,284) Seattle, WA |
| Nov. 20, 2016* 5:00 pm, P12N | | Northern Arizona Global Sports Classic campus-site game | W 92–58 | 2–1 | 16 – Fultz | 8 – Dickerson | 8 – Fultz | Alaska Airlines Arena (6,804) Seattle, WA |
| Nov. 22, 2016* 8:00 pm, P12N | | Long Beach State | W 94–88 | 3–1 | 26 – Crisp | 7 – Dickerson | 6 – Fultz | Alaska Airlines Arena (6,568) Seattle, WA |
| Nov. 25, 2016* 5:00 pm | | vs. Western Kentucky Global Sports Classic semifinal | W 86–47 | 4–1 | 20 – Green | 12 – Timmins | 10 – Fultz | Thomas & Mack Center (9,815) Paradise, NV |
| Nov. 26, 2016* 7:30 pm | | vs. TCU Global Sports Classic championship | L 80–93 | 4–2 | 27 – Fultz | 10 – Dickerson | 4 – Tied | Thomas & Mack Center (8,810) Paradise, NV |
| Nov. 30, 2016* 4:00 pm, FSSW+ | | at TCU | L 71–86 | 4–3 | 21 – Fultz | 14 – Fultz | 6 – Fultz | Schollmaier Arena (5,966) Fort Worth, TX |
| Dec. 7, 2016* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 8 Gonzaga Rivalry | L 71–98 | 4–4 | 25 – Fultz | 10 – Fultz | 2 – Crisp | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| Dec. 11, 2016* 5:00 pm, P12N | | Nevada | L 85–87 | 4–5 | 21 – Tied | 7 – Dickerson | 8 – Fultz | Alaska Airlines Arena (8,171) Seattle, WA |
| Dec. 18, 2016* 5:00 pm, P12N | | Western Michigan | W 92–86 | 5–5 | 27 – Fultz | 8 – Fultz | 10 – Fultz | Alaska Airlines Arena (7,129) Seattle, WA |
| Dec. 20, 2016* 8:00 pm, P12N | | Cal Poly | W 77–61 | 6–5 | 21 – Crisp | 10 – Dickerson | 5 – Fultz | Alaska Airlines Arena (7,175) Seattle, WA |
| Dec. 22, 2016* 7:00 pm | | at Seattle Elgin Baylor Classic | W 94–72 | 7–5 | 21 – Dickerson | 17 – Dickerson | 7 – Crisp | KeyArena (6,163) Seattle, WA |
| Pac-12 regular season |||||||||
| Jan. 1, 2017 5:30 pm, ESPNU | | Washington State Rivalry | L 74–79 | 7–6 (0–1) | 26 – Fultz | 9 – Fultz | 11 – Fultz | Alaska Airlines Arena (9,259) Seattle, WA |
| Jan. 4, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 15 Oregon | L 61–83 | 7–7 (0–2) | 22 – Fultz | 11 – Dime | 4 – Fultz | Alaska Airlines Arena (8,145) Seattle, WA |
| Jan. 7, 2017 12:00 pm, P12N | | Oregon State | W 87–61 | 8–7 (1–2) | 20 – Fultz | 9 – Dickerson | 10 – Crisp | Alaska Airlines Arena (7,781) Seattle, WA |
| Jan. 12, 2017 6:00 pm, FS1 | | at California | L 59–69 | 8–8 (1–3) | 16 – Crisp | 9 – Dickerson | 4 – Fultz | Haas Pavilion (9,093) Berkeley, CA |
| Jan. 14, 2017 5:00 pm, P12N | | at Stanford | L 69–76 | 8–9 (1–4) | 34 – Fultz | 7 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Maples Pavilion (3,673) Stanford, CA |
| Jan. 18, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Colorado | W 85–83 $^{OT}$ | 9–9 (2–4) | 37 – Fultz | 7 – Dickerson | 8 – Fultz | Alaska Airlines Arena (6,416) Seattle, WA |
| Jan. 21, 2017 5:00 pm, P12N | | Utah | L 72–94 | 9–10 (2–5) | 30 – Fultz | 7 – Fultz | 4 – Fultz | Alaska Airlines Arena (8,895) Seattle, WA |
| Jan. 25, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Arizona State | L 75–86 | 9–11 (2–6) | 28 – Fultz | 10 – Dickerson | 9 – Fultz | Wells Fargo Arena (5,129) Temple, AZ |
| Jan. 29, 2017 12:30 pm, FOX | | at No. 7 Arizona | L 66–77 | 9–12 (2–7) | 16 – Fultz | 9 – Tied | 3 – Tied | McKale Center (14,644) Tucson, AZ |
| Feb. 1, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | USC | L 74–82 | 9–13 (2–8) | 20 – Fultz | 9 – Dickerson | 6 – Fultz | Alaska Airlines Arena (7,223) Seattle, WA |
| Feb. 4, 2017 7:30 pm, P12N | | No. 11 UCLA | L 66–107 | 9–14 (2–9) | 25 – Fultz | 6 – Tied | 5 – Fultz | Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| Feb. 9, 2017 7:00 pm, FS1 | | at Colorado | L 66–81 | 9–15 (2–10) | 17 – Crisp | 11 – Timmins | 3 – Tied | Coors Events Center (7,387) Boulder, CO |
| Feb. 11, 2017 1:30 pm, FS1 | | at Utah | L 61–85 | 9–16 (2–11) | 31 – Crisp | 6 – Johnson | 3 – Thybulle | Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,216) Salt Lake City, UT |
| Feb. 16, 2017 8:00 pm, FS1 | | Arizona State | L 81–83 | 9–17 (2–12) | 19 – Tied | 12 – Johnson | 4 – Fultz | Alaska Airlines Arena (6,910) Seattle, WA |
| Feb. 18, 2017 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 5 Arizona | L 68–76 | 9–18 (2–13) | 26 – Fultz | 9 – Dickerson | 6 – Fultz | Alaska Airlines Arena (9,482) Seattle, WA |
| Feb. 26, 2017 5:30 pm, ESPNU | | at Washington State Rivalry | L 71–79 | 9–19 (2–14) | 17 – Johnson | 13 – Dickerson | 4 – Crisp | Beasley Coliseum (5,003) Pullman, WA |
| Mar. 1, 2017 8:00 pm, FS1 | | at No. 3 UCLA | L 66–98 | 9–20 (2–15) | 23 – Dickerson | 15 – Dickerson | 5 – Crisp | Pauley Pavilion (13,659) Los Angeles, CA |
| Mar. 4, 2017 3:30 pm, P12N | | at USC | L 58–74 | 9–21 (2–16) | 27 – Dickerson | 8 – Dickerson | 4 – Crisp | Galen Center (7,256) Los Angeles, CA |
| Pac-12 Tournament |||||||||
| Mar. 8, 2017 8:30 pm, P12N | (11) | vs. (6) USC First round | L 73–78 | 9–22 | 22 – Crisp | 8 – Crisp | 7 – Crisp | T-Mobile Arena (9,978) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||