University of Washington 2002 Men’s Basketball February 15, 2002 MEDIA RELATIONS: (206) 543–2230 FAX: (206) 543–5000 CONTACT: Dan Lepse INTERNET: www.gohuskies.com Sat., Feb. 16 — UW vs. California; 5:00 p.m. PST (Fox Sports Net TV) Huskies Host 100th Bank of America Arena (10,000); Seattle, Wash. Season Celebration Thurs., Feb. 21 — UW at Oregon State; 7:00 p.m. PST (No TV) Gill Coliseum (10,400); Corvallis, Ore. UW Plays Cal on Saturday & The Washington Huskies (8-16, 2-12) pay tribute to their predecessors Saturday in Honors All-Century Team celebration of their 100th season of men’s basketball. Numerous festivities are scheduled Doug Wrenn’s 20.6-point scoring aver- in conjunction with the Huskies’ Feb. 16 meeting with California (18-5, 9-4), including the age is the highest by a Husky since Chris presentation of Washington’s All-Century Team at halftime. Tip-off is 5 p.m. at Bank of Welp averaged 20.8 points in 1987. America Arena. The Huskies seek to snap a five-game losing streak after falling 91-65 to 12th-ranked Stanford on Thursday. The Golden Bears, who won 77-56 on Thursday at Washington blocked a Pac-10 leading Washington State, are in a five-way tie for second place in the Pac-10 standings. California 116 shots, just two shy of its single- won this year’s first meeting with UW by a 62-50 tally on Jan. 17 in Berkeley. Cal’s current season record of 118 established in 1993. four-game winning streak is the longest in its series with UW since a five-game stretch The Huskies have a 1-11 record in games between 1993-95. Next week, Washington makes its final regular-season road trip with a they scored 70 or fewer points and a 7-5 visit to the state of Oregon. The Huskies play at Oregon State on Thursday, Feb. 21 in a record when totalling more than 70 points. critical clash for the eighth-and-final berth to the March 7-9 Pac-10 Tournament. UW’s schedule was rated the nation’s TV/Radio Coverage: Saturday’s Washington-California game will be televised live second toughest in the Sagarin rankings regionally at 3 p.m. on Fox Sports Net. Barry Tompkins and Dan Belluomini call the action. published Feb. 11 by USA Today. All Husky men’s basketball games are broadcast live on KOMO Radio (AM 1000) and its affiliates by play-by-play announcer Bob Rondeau. The radio broadcasts can be accessed 2002 UW Schedule & Results via the internet at: http://www.audionet.com/schools/washington/ (8–16, 2–12 in Pac-10) Saturday Celebration: Washington commemorates its 100th season of basketball with Nov. 15 ^ at Alaska-Fairbanks W 82–70 a celebration on Saturday, Feb. 16 surrounding the Huskies’ 5 p.m. game against California. Nov. 17 ^ vs. Bowling Green W 81–74 Pre-game activities include interactive games and an autograph zone where numerous Nov. 18 ^ vs. Butler L 64–67 Husky legends will be available, including Bob Houbregs, James Edwards and Chris Welp. Nov. 24 Santa Clara W 69–49 The first 2,500 fans will receive of special-edition bobblehead of legendary Washington Nov. 28 UNLV (ESPN Regional) W 77–64 crew coach Dick Erickson. A limited-edition lithograph commemorating 100 seasons of Dec. 1 at San Diego W 98–94 Husky Basketball is available at the Husky Team Shop or online at www.huskyfever.com Dec. 6 at Texas-El Paso L 62–74 All-Century Team: Fans voted at games and online during January for the Washington Dec. 8 at New Mexico State W 75–74 men’s basketball All Century Team that was announced Wednesday. The voting was part Dec. 11 #25 Gonzaga (FSN) L 47–67 of this year’s “Celebrating 100 Seasons of Husky Hoops.” Members of the All Century Dec. 20 • #19 UCLA (FSN) L 79–85 Team will be honored at halftime of the Huskies’ Feb. 16 home game with California. Dec. 27 • USC L 65–87 Projected Husky Starting Lineup: Dec. 29 at Saint Louis L 70–71 Washington Huskies (8–16, 2–12 in Pacific-10 Conference) *assists Jan. 4 • at #14 UCLA L 62–74 Jan. 6 • at USC (@ The Forum) L 74–94 Pos.-No. Name Hgt. Wgt. Yr. Hometown Points Rebs. Jan. 10 • Arizona State W 81–68 G — 21 Erroll Knight 6-7 205 Fr. Seattle, Wash. 6.7 2.7 Jan. 12 • #20 Arizona (Fox NW) L 69–74 F — 24 Doug Wrenn 6-8 220 So. Seattle, Wash. 20.6 6.4 Jan. 17 • at California L 50–62 C — 50 David Dixon 6-11 270 Sr. Houston, Texas 8.0 7.7 G — 1 C.J. Massingale 6-4 200 So. Tacoma, Wash. 4.7 2.8 Jan. 19 • at #19 Stanford L 60–105 G — 5 Will Conroy 6-1 185 Fr. Seattle, Wash. 2.2 *1.5 Jan. 24 • #19 Oregon W 97–92 Jan. 26 • Oregon State (Fox NW) L 53–68 Scoring Streak: Sophomore forward Doug Wrenn’s 20.6-point scoring average is the Jan. 31 • at Washington State L 79–81 highest for a Husky since Chris Welp averaged 20.8 points in 1996-97. Wrenn led all Feb. 7 • at #11 Arizona (Fox NW) L 81-92 Washington scorers in each of the last 11 games, averaging 26.0 points during that span. He Feb. 9 • at Arizona State (FSN) L 74–86 scored 36 percent of the Huskies’ points (286 of 784) in those 11 games and has nearly 2- Feb. 14 • #12 Stanford L 65–91 1/2 times more points as the next-highest scoring Husky (Curtis Allen has 116 points in the last 11 games). Wrenn topped the 30-point barrier four times in his last six outings with 32 Feb. 16 • California (FSN) 5:00 pm against Oregon (Jan. 24), 34 at Washington State (Jan. 31), 30 at Arizona State (Feb. 9) and Feb. 21 • at Oregon State 7:00 pm a career-high 35 at Arizona (Feb. 7) that marked the highest scoring output by a Husky since Feb. 23 • at Oregon 7:00 pm Todd MacCulloch tallied 38 at James Madison on Dec. 7, 1996. Wrenn reached the 30-point Feb. 27 • Washington State (Fox NW) 7:30 pm plateau in three consecutive games, becoming the third player in UW history to accomplish Mar. 7-9 Pac-10 Tournament TBA that feat. The last Husky with three consecutive 30-point outings was Louie Nelson in 1973 Pacific Times Listed for all games (Feb. 24-March 5). Bob Houbregs strung together three 30-point games in 1953 (Mar. 7-14). ^ Top of the World Classic • Pac-10 Game Wrenn, who has 11 games with at least 20 points, led all Husky scorers on 19 occasions. Washington Basketball (Feb. 15, 2002) Page 2 Shuffling Starters: Washington has started eight different lineups this year after implementing 15 unique lineups last season. The lineup of Wrenn/Leep/Dixon/Allen/ Knight started 15 of the Huskies’ 24 games, posting a 6-9 record. The seven other starting units combined for a 2-7 record. After using the same lineup for 15 of the first 19 games, the Huskies have utilized different sets of starters in each of the last five outings. The rotating lineups have seen nine different players drawing at least one starting assignment. Senior center David Dixon is the only player to start every game this season. The chart below lists the win/loss record of each UW starting unit with the most recent lineup in bold. Record Forward Forward Center Guard Guard 1–0 Barnard Leep Dixon Allen Massingale The University of Washington began playing bas- 6–9 Wrenn Leep Dixon Allen Knight ketball in 1896, but did not field a team during 1–1 Wrenn Leep Dixon Allen Massingale seven seasons in the late 1800s and early 1900s, 0–1 Wrenn Knight Dixon Conroy Massingale making the 2001-02 campaign the 100th season 0–1 Wrenn Leep Dixon Allen Barnard in school history. 0–1 Wrenn Day Dixon Allen Knight Over 700 athletes have worn UW jerseys in 2,393 0–1 Day Leep Dixon Conroy Wrenn games during parts of three centuries. The Hus- 0–2 Knight Leep Dixon Allen Massingale kies rank 16th among all-time NCAA competitors with 1,431 victories against 962 defeats. Wash- The California Series: ington has produced 21 conference champions, > Washington owns a slim 67-66 lead in the all-time series despite losing the last four 10 NCAA Tournament teams, five National Invita- meetings with California. tion Tournament teams and 15 consensus All- Americans. > Cal won this season’s first meeting by a 62-50 count on Jan. 17 in Berkeley. The one constant for 73 of those seasons was Hec > The Golden Bears’ current four-game winning streak is their longest in its series with Edmundson Pavilion. The Huskies moved into Washington since a five-game stretch between 1993-95. The Pavilion in 1927 and have played there ever > The Bears swept the season series last year for the first time since 1997, winning 79- since, with the exception of the 1999-2000 season 64 on Jan. 27, 2001 in Seattle and 82-66 on Feb. 22, 2001 in Berkeley. during which the building was undergoing reno- vations and a name change to become Bank of > The Huskies own a 43-24 series advantage over California at home despite falling in America Arena at Edmundson Pavilion.