PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid threw the ball over his shoulder into the basket and celebrated the no-look shot with a little shake and shimmy for the crowd. It was vintage Embiid — and something...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — This victory over the Toronto Raptors didn’t feel as good as it should have to the Philadelphia 76ers because of their shaky finish.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Bruce Brown had a triple double and the Detroit Pistons beat the Philadelphia 76ers 96-81 on Wednesday to remain unbeaten in the NBA Summer League.
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Matisse Thybulle never worked out for an NBA team like so many first-round prospects. The 76ers told Thybulle early in the draft process they were interested — and on draft...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Washington played well at both ends, yet couldn't shake Southern California.
No matter what the Huskies did, even while building a double-digit lead, the Trojans kept coming...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Pac-12 player of the year award often goes to the highest scorer or the best player on the best team.
Washington's Matisse Thybulle took home the honor by being a...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Washington sophomore Jaylen Nowell has been voted the Pac-12 player of the year after helping lead the Huskies to the regular season conference title.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Washington sophomore Jaylen Nowell has been voted the Pac-12 player of the year after helping lead the Huskies to the regular season conference title.
SEATTLE (AP) — David Crisp experienced the awful parts early in his career. Disappointing results. Backlash from fans. The worst season for Washington basketball in more than two...
SEATTLE (AP) — The general reaction from Matisse Thybulle and his teammates to Washington clinching at least a share of the Pac-12 regular season title was subdued at best.
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Matisse Thybulle set the tone early by blocking Brandon Randolph's jumper in the paint.
Washington's long-armed senior guard swatted away Ryan Luther's shot two minutes later and kept knocking balls away, swatting and stealing the Huskies to the cusp of a Pac-12 title.
Thybulle had 15 points, five blocked shots and five steals, helping Washington remain undefeated in Pac-12 play with a 67-60 win over Arizona on Thursday night.
SEATTLE (AP) — One of Matisse Thybulle's favorite hobbies is photography, and his eye for creativity is not isolated to the viewfinder of a camera or the screen of a phone.
It carries over to the basketball court where the senior for surging Washington finds himself part of the conversation when the subject turns to the nation's best defensive players.
SEATTLE (AP) — While Mike Hopkins continues to preach that nothing tangible has been accomplished during Washington's 11-game win streak and surge to the top of the Pac-12 standings, he still wanted those responsible for the Huskies latest triumph to get recognized from the sold-out crowd.
So in the closing moments, Hopkins subbed out his stars to give them the ovation they deserved after reaching an accomplishment that hasn't happened often in Pac-12 play.
SEATTLE (AP) — Through the first seven games of Pac-12 play, Noah Dickerson had yet to find his way at the offensive end. He was harassed and frustrated and unable to have anywhere close to the production expected from Washington's senior forward.
Washington can only hope Wednesday night's performance by Dickerson is just the start.
"I told you we had a tank," Washington coach Mike Hopkins said.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — David Crisp knew Washington had the right man at the line with the score tied and mere seconds on the clock.
Still, the senior guard chose his words carefully to describe Husky sophomore Jaylen Nowell's heroics.
Nowell scored 20 points, capped by three free throws with 1.6 seconds left, and Washington weathered a furious Oregon rally to escape 61-56 on Thursday night.
SEATTLE (AP) — Reaching the 5-0 mark in conference play for the first time in 35 years seemed to bring a collective yawn from Washington. The Huskies appear well aware the test of whether they are the best team in a down Pac-12 is about to begin.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Virginia Tech handled some late pressure to earn a big victory Saturday night.
The 13th-ranked Hokies withstood a second-half rally from Washington to earn a 73-61 win in the Air Force Reserve Boardwalk Classic.
Nickell Alexander-Walker scored 24 points for Virginia Tech (9-1), which won its fourth straight since a one-point loss at Penn State on Nov. 27. Kerry Blackshear, Justin Robinson and Ahmed Hill scored 10 points apiece.
SEATTLE (AP) — David Crisp, Noah Dickerson and Matisse Thybulle all arrived at Washington with the task of being the group to get the Huskies back to the NCAA Tournament.
It's a challenge that remains after three years, a coaching change, a chance to leave for other opportunities and now hope the task accepted when they arrived might finally be accomplished.
SEATTLE (AP) — Noah Dickerson was dominant underneath the basket, but he was even better from the free-throw line.
Dickerson scored 15 of his 25 points in the second half and was part of free-throw parade that helped Washington hold off Oregon State 79-77 in a Pac-12 Conference game Thursday night.
SEATTLE (AP) — Matisse Thybulle made sure that former Washington standout Isaiah Thomas wasn't disappointed on his jersey retirement day.
Thybulle scored 24 of his career-high 26 points in the second half and Noah Dickerson added 14 as Washington snapped a three-game losing skid by pulling away for an 82-59 victory over Colorado in a Pac-12 Conference game on Saturday night.
Thomas, a two-time NBA all-star now with the Los Angeles Lakers, had his No. 2 jersey retired at halftime.
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — BOULDER, Colo. -- Washington's ugly shooting line received a welcome boost when Matisse Thybulle banked in a 3-ball off the backboard midway through the opening half on Saturday.
Ugly, sure -- but just the kind of pick-me up needed for the struggling Huskies.
Jaylen Nowell scored 19 points, Thybulle added 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Washington overcame a miserable start from the field to beat Colorado 72-62.
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — David Crisp scored in the lane with 1:46 remaining to give Washington the lead and send the Huskies over Washington State 70-65 on Saturday.
Washington (12-4, 2-1 Pac-12) sneaked out of Beasley Coliseum with the victory after trailing for over 33 minutes.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Washington Huskies have wasted no time showing the Pac-12 Conference they've made big strides under first-year coach Mike Hopkins.
Noah Dickerson scored 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead Washington to its first conference road win in almost two years, an 88-81 victory over Southern California in a conference opener for both teams on Friday night.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — First-year Washington coach Mike Hopkins saw how Kansas dissected Syracuse's vaunted 2-3 zone defense last week, so he made a couple tweaks to his own version before facing the Jayhawks on Wednesday night.
Primarily, Hopkins stretched the zone to take away the 3-pointer.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jordan McLaughlin had 22 points and nine assists and Chimezie Metu added 17 points as Southern California held off Washington 74-58 on Saturday.
With the victory, Southern Cal (23-8, 10-8) finished its regular season in a tie for fifth place with California in the Pac-12 standings.
The Trojans outshot the Huskies 59 to 42 percent and outscored them 44-20 in the paint to win their second straight after four consecutive losses.
SEATTLE (AP) — Throughout the nonconference portion of its schedule, Washington has searched for some semblance of consistency on the defensive end.
The Huskies found it for 20 solid minutes on Tuesday night. The task is now carrying it forward with the start of Pac-12 Conference play on the horizon.
"It was just a matter of knowing the scout and buying in to what our coaches have said," Washington forward Matisse Thybulle said.
SEATTLE (AP) — David Crisp scored 16 of his 21 points in the second half, Matisse Thybulle added 15 points and Washington pulled away in the second half for a 77-61 win over Cal Poly on Tuesday night.
SEATTLE (AP) — Nevada's Marcus Marshall knew the clock was running down, knew he didn't have time to try and get around Washington's Matisse Thybulle. The only option was flipping an off-balance runner toward the basket.
He did it just in time.
"The guy sitting at the top of the building today knew that we were going to him down the stretch because we went to him for 4½ minutes and we rode him," Nevada coach Eric Musselman said. "Special players make special shots."