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Husky Hoopsters Discover Team Chemistry Doesn’t Win Games — Talent Does

If there was one thing every insider agreed on before college basketball season, it was that though this year’s Huskies had less talent than last year’s team, they had one ineffable, elusive, and — to some, necessary — component of a winning squad.

“We have great team chemistry this year,” said team captain Abdul Gaddy before the season. Continue reading Husky Hoopsters Discover Team Chemistry Doesn’t Win Games — Talent Does

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Women’s Basketball Teams Stake Claims to March Madness in Seattle

The Husky women have enjoyed a resurgence under second-year coach Kevin McGuff. Star point guard Jazmine Davis (favorite hobby: writing poetry) is second in the Pac-12 in scoring and passed 1,000 points for her career in just her 58th game, playing a slashing, aggressive, get-to-the-basket style. Continue reading Women’s Basketball Teams Stake Claims to March Madness in Seattle

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No-Show Supporters and Somnolent Students Hurting Husky Hoops

The athletic department has maximized revenue, but they’ve also turned Husky hoops fandom into an economic exchange rather than an article of faith. Fans who aren’t getting their money’s worth (and some are paying effective ticket prices in the triple digits) have written the Dawgs off as a sunk cost. Continue reading No-Show Supporters and Somnolent Students Hurting Husky Hoops

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Huskies and Fans Wait in Fear for Sunday

University of Washington basketball team can do no more to burnish their NCAA Tournament resume. Final submission came with a typo–yesterday’s upset loss to Oregon State in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament. Sunday at 3 p.m., live on CBS, the 10 members of the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee will announce the seedings for the 68-team tournament. With yesterday’s loss, the Huskies’ hope is to be one of the 37 teams to win an “at-large bid,” that is, to get a spot in the tournament despite not gaining the automatic bid awarded for winning the conference tournament. Continue reading Huskies and Fans Wait in Fear for Sunday