were last in the Big Ten in men's
basketball. Something you don't like
to see especially the first year in
the conference and under a new
head coach either.
Now in college basketball a school
can rebuild quicker with the transfer
portal so head coach Danny Sprinkle
decided to bring in almost a whole
new team.
Franck Kepnang at center is the longest
standing Husky so to speak although the
three years he has been on the injured
list most of the time. The short time he
has played Franck is the heart and soul
of the team. If he had stayed more healthy
the Huskies likely have more wins.
Zoom Diallo last year was a freshman.
He started some games and coming
off the bench as a good contributor.
He is expected to start at shooting
guard however may see some time
at point guard as well.
Wesley Yates was a freshman two
years ago on Mike Hopkins last
season however injuries cost him
playing time. A heralded player like
Diallo he transferred like most of
the players after Hopkins was fired.
Yates played last year with the USC
Trojans however decided to come
back to Washington. He is expected
to start at small forward however
could see action at guard too.
Desmond Claude was teammate of
Yates at USC last season. Previously
he played at Xavier. He is expected to
be the Huskies starting point guard.
He could see action at small forward
to. Desmond averaged 15.8 points a
game as well as 4.2 assists. He should
be an added success to the Huskies
team.
JJ Mandaquit is coming in this year's
highly touted freshman out of Hawaii.
He played three years on the USA junior
national team. This means he should be
ready for college basketball so we will
see how much he plays. The non-league
schedule beginning at the beginning of
November will give us the indication
how well he will play this coming season.
BJ Roy the son of Huskies great Brandon
Roy is listed as the 4th point guard on this
year's team. He isn't a heralded prospect
so it is likely he won't see a lot of action
as a freshman. This could be learning
experience to see if he can develop.
Jacob Ognacevic a transfer from Lipscomb
was expected to be the Huskies starting
power forward. He came down with an
injured foot so he expected to miss time
until mid-December. Last year Jacob
averaged 20 points a game along with
7.9 rebounds. Sophomore Bryson Tucker
who was expected to be his backup and
transferred from Indiana where he played
17 minutes a game. See how he does
starting unless they decide to change
things around and want him to be a
role player still off the bench.
Banned Steinbach a high recruit from
Germany coming in his freshman year
will see more time at power forward
until Ognacevic returns. We see how
he does.
Latham Somerville transferred from
Rutgers and he is expected to see
action at center. His freshman year
Latham averaged 8.2 points and 4.1
rebounds. How much he plays will
depend on how healthy Kepnang
can stay. The Huskies had two other
centers on the roster. One could be
out for some time while the other
will miss the whole season. The Dawgs
just hope for health along the front line
going forward.
The Huskies season starts pretty soon
with non-league games beginning on
November 3 against Ar-Pine Bluff at
home. Go Dawgs.
Coming up we will look at the WSU and
Gonzaga to who both have had a lot
of changes as well. The life of the
transfer portal.
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