Washington Huskies - Grade: D-
- 2025-26 record: 16-17 (7-13)
Roster departures
- Hannes Steinbach (18.5 ppg and 11.8 rpg)
- Zoom Diallo (15.7 ppg and 4.5 apg)
- Quimari Peterson (9.2 ppg and 2.2 apg)
- Desmond Claude (13.3 ppg and 2.4 rpg in 12 games)
- Bryson Tucker (5.7 ppg and 3.9 rpg)
- JJ Mandaquit (5.2 ppg and 3.2 apg)
Roster returnees
- Wesley Yates (12.7 ppg and 3.3 rpg)
- Lathan Sommerville (4.3 ppg and 2.6 rpg)
- Jasir Rencher (3.0 ppg and 1.8 rpg in 8 games)
- Nikola Dzepina (2.6 ppg and 1.3 rpg)
Roster additions
- LeJuan Watts (11.8 ppg and 6.0 rpg at Texas Tech)
- Ryan Beasley (13.6 ppg and 4.0 apg at San Francisco)
- Parker Friddrichsen (10.8 ppg and 2.5 rpg at Davidson)
- Steele Venters (5.0 ppg and 1.3 rpg at Gonzaga)
- Wini Braga (4-star forward prospect)
The results didn’t work out, but Washington did have one of the more talented rosters in the Big Ten last year. The only key piece left is Yates, a solid league player but not a focal point on a winning roster. However, based on who the team has added, he’s clearly the best player.
Watts is a good forward coming over from Texas Tech, while Beasley shot over 40% from deep as a freshman at San Francisco. Venters is a former Big Sky Player of the Year, but injuries have set him back.
Replacing Steinbach was always going to be difficult, but the Huskies didn’t add any proven frontcourt guys, unless Watts is going to play some small-ball four. They’ll need Braga to have a big impact out of the gate inside to be competitive, but it’s hard to envision things going well for Coach Danny Sprinkle.
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