Another Brandon Roy Joins UW Basketball Program

Originally posted on Washington Huskies on SI
By Dan Raley | Last updated Jun 23, 2025 3:59 PM ET

Brandon Roy Jr., BJ, revealed on Monday he is joining the University of Washington basketball team, following in the footsteps of his famous father, who was a consensus All-America selection and later an NBA standout.

The 6-foot-2, 160-pound point guard from Garfield High School, where he played for his father this past season, comes to Danny Sprinkle's program as a walk-on player.

Still images and video posted by the UW showed Brandon Roy Sr. moving his son into UW stude housing.

Per his Instagram, Brandon Roy Jr has committed to UW. Like his father, the younger Roy has a great jumper which will make as an intriguing piece to this roster. Super cool to see the Roy last name continue to come thru Montlake. @Dawgman247 pic.twitter.com/qKdLTnX0Yu
— Jack McCauley (@JackMcCauley_) June 23, 2025

The younger Roy, who is two inches shorter than his dad, is said to have a fairly accurate jump shot.

He played for a 21-9 Garfield team that advanced to the 3A state semifinals before losing to Rainier Beach.

BJ is one of three basketball-playing sons of former NBA players from Seattle emerging in the next generation.

The Huskies recently offered JJ Crawford, the 6-foot-1 son of former Michigan and NBA guard Jamal Crawford, as he enters his ninth-grade season at Rainier Beach., his father's alma mater, where the gym is named for Jamal.

Former Husky guard and assistant coach Will Conroy, now at USC, likewise has a son, Will Jr., who is a ninth-grader and attracting a lot of recruiting attention as a point guard recruit.