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
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
Roster
Depth chart
Source
Coaching staff Name Position Year at WashingtonAlma Mater (year) Lorenzo RomarHead coach 15th Washington (1980)Raphael ChilliousAssociate head coach 7th Lafayette (1996)Will ConroyAssistant coach 2nd Washington (2005)Michael PorterAssistant coach 1st New Orleans (1989)Brad Jackson Special Assistant to the head coach 5th Washington State (1975)Tiffani LambieDirector of Basketball Operations 3rd Illinois (2003)Daniel ShapiroStrength and conditioning Coach 4th Seattle Pacific (2000)
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Pac-12 regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Pac-12 Tournament
References