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Mike Hopkins: 'Energy is King' especially around this time of year Feb 15, 2022

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Mike Hopkins spoke with the media Monday ahead of Washington's road trip to USC and UCLA. The Huskies face off with the Trojans Thursday night with an 8:30 pm PT tip. Hopkins was asked about what he saw on tape from the Saturday loss to Arizona, the similarities between UA and USC, the idea of possibly not seeing Isaiah Mobley, who is dealing with a broken nose and didn't play Sunday in their win over UCLA, the status of Daejon Davis and Samuel Ariyibi, and more.

Terrell Brown, Jr., Nate Roberts, Mike Hopkins talk about Arizona loss and bouncing back Feb 13, 2022

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Terrell Brown, Jr., Nate Roberts, and Mike Hopkins all spoke post-game after the Huskies lost big to No. 4 Arizona, 92-68. Everything was working so well for the Huskies the first 10 minutes of the game as they built up a 14-point lead on the Wildcats.

But Arizona made adjustments, and Washington just couldn't counter their counters.

Terrell Brown, Jr., Nate Roberts, and Mike Hopkins spoke after the game about what went right early, what went wrong the rest of the way, and what next week holds for the Huskies as they travel to play the LA schools, starting with USC this coming Thursday night.

Mike Hopkins lauds complete UW performance in rout over Arizona State Feb 11, 2022

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Washington Head Coach Mike Hopkins spoke with the media after Washington's 87-64 win over Arizona State. He talked about the status of Daejon Davis, the reason for putting P.J. Fuller in his place, on Cole Bajema's game, and the opportunity that lay ahead this weekend for UW as they host No. 4 Arizona.

Hopkins admits team will have to adapt without Daejon Davis in the lineup Feb 08, 2022

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Washington Head Coach Mike Hopkins spoke to the media Monday, and below are selected quotes, as well as full audio, ahead of UW's Thursday night game versus Arizona State.

The Huskies will likely be without Daejon Davis, hurt early in their loss at Stanford. Hopkins knows what Davis brings to the team but is confident others can step up as the Sun Devils and Arizona Wildcats come to Alaska Airlines Arena in the coming days.

Kalen DeBoer breaks down his first Washington recruiting class Feb 02, 2022

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Washington Head Coach Kalen DeBoer met with the media today to discuss the players signed by the Huskies during the first day of the regular signing period for the 2022 recruiting class. The period extends through the middle of April. He broke down all the players that have since signed that he couldn't talk about six weeks ago during the early signing period, and took on a number of other questions too.

Huskies hitting stretch where short-term focus has to remain on point Jan 31, 2022

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After winning their last four home games and five of their last six, the Washington Huskies are starting to gel into the team Mike Hopkins envisioned, even when the rest of the league had their doubts. Remember when the Pac-12 media picked UW to finish the season in 11th place?

Well, the Huskies are now tied for fourth place with Oregon and are about to hit the road to face California and Stanford. Could the Huskies come back to Seattle at 8-3 and 13-8 overall?

As long as they continue to focus on their short-term ambitions, Hopkins said to the media on Monday.

To finish the season the way they want to, it's going to require the Huskies to maintain their current mantra...get better every day.

DawgmanRadio: Langley Still Encouraged By Progress Through The Process Jan 31, 2022

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It has been a tough couple of weeks for the Washington women's basketball team. They are currently on a six-game losing streaking, not having won a game since December 20th and then enduring a nearly three-week stretch of COVID-related quarantines.

This past weekend, the Huskies played a rare home-and-home with cross-state rival Washington State, a team that entered their two games 11-6 on the season.

In game one, which took place in Pullman, head coach Tina Langley's team played the Cougars tough and actually held a lead until very late in the game, but missed free throws cost them and when Washington State was able to push it to overtime, they were unable to hold on for the win.

On Sunday, the two teams took the court at Alaska Airlines Arena and the Huskies were run off the floor, losing 57-43, so when Langley met with the media via zoom to chat about things, we needed to know, how do you get better at the free throw line so you don't lose games like the one on Friday?

We also asked about the mental state of the team and Langley said she has gotten her players to focus on the process rather than the results, but that isn't always easy when you are competitors. However, being in their first season together and dealing with some of the COVID issues, it's been tough to focus on the process she so adamantly advocates for. That being said, she's seen the progress of the team during the process and said that some of the younger players have been coming along well even though they aren't seeing much in the way of game action at this point.

She also was asked about the strength and conditioning staff and how she coordinates with them to focus on getting her players with the functional movements that are required to play basketball at a high level.

The Huskies will travel to play Utah on Friday and Colorado next Sunday before returning home for games against USC and UCLA on the 11th and 13th of the month respectively.

Mike Hopkins: As good as this is, there's still 'meat on the bone' Jan 30, 2022

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Washington players Nate Roberts and Terrell Brown, Jr. spoke to the media after UW's 77-73 double-overtime win over Utah Saturday afternoon, as did UW Head Coach Mike Hopkins. And Hopkins isn't surprised the Huskies are at 6-3 right now in conference play, good enough for fourth place at the moment. In fact, he said there are a few players that can still get even better.

DawgmanRadio: The final push on 2022 as Junior Day signals the start to 2023 recruiting Jan 29, 2022

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The guys from Dawgman.com - Chris Fetters and Scott Eklund - break down Washington's final recruiting weekend for the 2022 class as the Huskies prepare to finish things out starting with the first day of the regular signing period on Wednesday. Recruits can sign through mid-April, but we expect almost all of UW's business to be concluded Wednesday, with one major exception.

In the first part of the show, we talk about UW's sole official visitor, Roman Rashada, and how he fits into the 2022 picture, as well as how a potential commit by him might influence the recruitment of his younger brother, Jaden, arguably the top quarterback out west for the 2023 class.

With the recently committed twin defensive linemen from Michigan - Armon and Jayvon Parker - expected to sign with the Huskies on Wednesday, UW has room for a handful of others to reach their maximum number of scholarships - 85. A few of them could be local, too.

After a quick commercial break, the guys get right into another big event happening at Washington this weekend - Junior Day. It's the first one for a couple of years due to the coronavirus pandemic, and the new Washington staff is trying to make a big splash.

So what happens during a Junior Day? Will the players get a chance to see the basketball game between Utah and Washington, which starts at 2 pm? And who are some of the top prospects that will be on hand? Fetters and Eklund go through all that, as well as their thoughts on the staff's big Friday 'Loyal to the Soil' campaign blitz which saw a number of coaches canvas the state and hit a ton of the top high schools.

Finally, Scott gives us an update on a 7-on-7 tournament he'll be attending in Tacoma Saturday, as well as the news that one of the South Sound's top 2023 players, Lincoln QB Gabarri Johnson, was offered by the Huskies this week.

With as many offers already out for 2023 prospects as for the entire 2022 class, the new UW staff has definitely let it be known they are looking nationwide to find the best prospects available.

AND, Dawgman.com has a phenomenal Signing Day Special where new subscribers can get a year's membership for 60 percent off the regular price. NOW is the time to get involved, especially with so much recruiting news happening.

Huskies pleased with the progress made, but still plenty of work to do Jan 28, 2022

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Washington players Terrell Brown, Jr. and Emmitt Matthews, Jr., as well as Head Coach Mike Hopkins, spoke to the media after their 60-58 win over Colorado Thursday night at Alaska Airlines Arena. Here's a sampling of what they said about the game, what went right for the Huskies, especially in the second half, and what they'll work on as they get ready to host Utah Saturday afternoon at 2 pm.

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