It was an emotional farewell, as expected, with Mike Hopkins at the helm. Seated alongside Keion Brooks Jr. at a podium, the Washington men’s basketball coach paused, took a deep breath, and uttered, “Poise, I tell you poise” perhaps as a self-reminder to keep his composure and not succumb to emotions.
Mike Hopkins face turned ashen when the question was asked and the realization hit. The fired University of Washington basketball coach grimaced, at first unable to speak. What was next for him, Kim Grinolds of Dawgman.com gently wanted to know?
Another loss, and Mike Hopkins' basketball coaching tenure at the University of Washington will come to an abrupt end. Most likely, the Huskies will miss out on the NCAA Tournament for the 12th time in 13 years.
Keion Brooks Jr., having one of the finest seasons in University of Washington basketball annals, on Tuesday was named as a first-team All-Pac-12 selection, while Koren Johnson, maybe deserving of a starting role for half of the schedule at least, was picked as the Sixth Man of the Year by the conference.
The Kentucky Wildcats just won their most important game of the season, taking down the Tennessee Volunteers in Knoxville. This win helped secure Kentucky
Koren Johnson and Keion Brooks pace the Huskies with 23 and 22 points to win perhaps the final Pac-12 Apple Cup. The Washington Huskies and the Washington State Cougars laced them up for the Boeing Classic Apple Cup (Hoops Edition) Thursday night and for the 299th time in history, as well as perhaps the final matchup as Pac-12 opponents.
Koren Johnson scored a game-high 23 points and Keion Brooks Jr. added 22 points and nine rebounds as Washington upset No. 18 Washington State 74-68 in a Pacific-12 Conference game Thursday night in Pullman, Wash.
USC basketball earned themselves a nice 82-75 win over Washington on Saturday. The Trojans win came largely in part because of freshman Isaiah Collier, who starred for USC.
The Huskies late rally falls short and Huskies Fall to Struggling Trojans. March is here and just like that, we’ve approached the final Pac-12 Home Game of the season and Senior Day.
Isaiah Collier scored a career-high 31 points, including eight straight down the stretch, to help Southern California hold off a late-game Washington rally en route to an 82-75 road win on Saturday in Seattle.
Keion Brooks Jr. is an explosive, confident athlete who similarly impresses you with his eloquence when speaking following University of Washington basketball games.
Keion Brooks Jr. scored 32 points, Braxton Meah added 19 points on 8-of-8 shooting from the floor and Washington led nearly wire to wire while sending beating UCLA 94-77 on Thursday in Seattle.
The Huskies continue their baffling free throw shooting and late game turnover woes Washington hasn’t had a lot of success in close games this season. The one exception was down in Berkeley when Moses Wood hit a buzzer beating three-pointer to give the Huskies the win over Cal.
Koren Johnson leads the way with a career-high 30 points and 3 steals. The Washington Huskies welcomed a hot-shooting Stanford Cardinal team to Montlake but it would be the Huskies who caught fire and runaway late for an 85 to 65 victory.
Koren Johnson came off the bench to score a career-high 30 points, making six 3-pointers, to lead Washington to an 85-65 victory against Stanford in a Pacific-12 Conference game Thursday night in Seattle.
Washington's Mosen Wood hit a three-point shot at the buzzer to give the Huskeis a 77-75 victory over Cal before a crowd of 2,913 on Thursday night in Berkeley.
We have seen a trend developing where former Kentucky Wildcats leave the program and hit the transfer portal to find great success at other programs. Not
Keion Brooks Jr. scored 26 points on 9-of-12 shooting from the floor and Washington held on to earn its first Pac-12 victory of the season, defeating Oregon State 79-72 Saturday afternoon in Seattle.
Two former Kentucky Wildcats, Keion Brooks Jr. and Sahvir Wheeler, ended up with the Washington Huskies following the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons respectively.
Two former Wildcats made their move to the Pac-12 as both Keion Brooks Jr. and Sahvir Wheeler play for the Washington Huskies. This is Brooks Jr's second season with the Huskies, while it is the first for Wheeler. Both of these former Cats have started the season off hot, as Brooks Jr.
Keion Brooks Jr. refreshingly is a realist. After his University of Washington basketball team took a 25-point header against Arizona at home, a media inquisitor gently pressed him for an explanation.
Keion Brooks poured in a career-high 30 points, including a three-point play that broke a tie with 2:20 remaining, and Washington held on for a 74-68 nonconference victory over visiting Cal Poly on Tuesday night in Seattle.
Since the game was part of the Big 12/SEC Challenge, neither team gains or suffers in its conference standings. Kentucky improves to 17-4 on the season while Kansas slides to 17-3.
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