Washington guard C.J. Wilcox (23) was named to the All-Tournament team at the Tip-Off Holiday Classic in Uncasville, CT. , the past weekend. He's averaging 15.5 points per game. / Drew Sellers, Sportspress Northwest
GAME: Colorado State (3-0 overall, 0-0 Mountain West) at Washington (2-2 overall, 0-0, Pac-12). WHEN: Saturday, 4:30 p.m., Alaska Airlines Arena. TYPE: Non-conference. MEETING: 3rd (series tied 1-1). RANKINGS: Neither ranked. COACHES: Larry Eustachy, Colorado State; Lorenzo Romar, Washington. TV: Pac-12 Networks. RADIO: KJR 950 AM.
Lorenzo Romar's Washington Huskies, runner-up in the recent Tip-Off Holiday Classic, will play seven of their next eight games in Alaska Airlines Arena, starting Saturday against Colorado State. The lone "away" game for the Huskies between now and Dec. 29 is Dec. 13 against Seattle U. at KeyArena.
"I'm really looking forward to the homestand," Romar said after Washington lost to No. 4 Ohio State 77-66 in the championship game of the Tip-Off Classic Sunday. "I'm really excited about our team. We have something to build on after these two games (also a win over Seton Hall Saturday), and I think we're going to get better. This trip allowed us to see some things that will help us get better."
Colorado State is 3-0 after defeating the University of Denver 60-53 Wednesday. The Rams received 16 points from senior center Colton Iverson, 16 points from Dorian Green, and held the Pioneers to just 29.5 percent shooting from the field.
Iverson is Colorado State's leading scorer, averaging 17.3 points per game, while Green is second, averaging 9.0. Wes Elkmier, a first-team All-Mountain West choice last year when he averaged 15.6 points, is averaging 8.3. Pierce Hornung leads the Rams in rebounding, averaging 12.0.
Colorado State has a +19.0 scoring margin over its opponents despite horrible 3-point shooting. The Rams have hoisted 39 threes so far and have made just nine, 23.1 percent (Washington makes 42.2 percent).
Colorado State is coming off a 2011-12 season with a 20-12 mark, finishing fourth in the Mountain West at 8-6, and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament as an at-large entry.
The Rams last year had trouble on the road, going road, going 3-9 away from Fort Collins.
SERIES: Dates to Dec. 1, 1962, when the Huskies, coached by John Grayson, won 64-59 at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in the opening game of the 1962-63 season. The teams met again Dec. 23, 1963 in Fort Collins, the Rams scoring an 82-52 victory over a UW squad coached by Mac Duckworth.UW STATS / NOTES
- SEASON SUMMARY: Record: 2-2. Home: 1-1. Road: 0-0. Neutral: 1-1. Vs. Pac-12: 0-0. Vs. Pac-12 North: 0-0. Vs. Pac-12 South: 0-0. Vs. Non-Conference: 2-2. Points: 297 (74.2). Field Goal Pct.: 48.8. 3-Pt. FG Pct.: 42.2. Free Throw Pct.: 70.0. Rebounds: 142 (35.5). Assists: 42 (10.5). Steals: 13 (3.3). Blocks: 17 (4.3). Points Against: 276 (69.0). Opp. FG Pct.: 42.9. Opp. 3-Pt. FG Pct.: 37.1. Opp FT Pct.: 61.7. Opp. Rebounds: 121 (30.3) : Opp. Assists: 48 (12.0). Opp. Steals: 29 (7.3). Opp. Blocks: 15 (3.8). Ratings Percentage Index (RPI): Ranked 41st.
- PAC-12 RANKINGS: Scoring Offense -- 9th (74.2). Scoring Defense -- 11th (69.0). Scoring Margin --12th (+5.2). FG Pct. -- 5th (48.8). FT Pct. -- 5th (70.7). 3-Pt FG Pct. -- 2nd (42.2). Rebound Margin -- 10th (+5.2). Blocked Shots -- T5 (4.3). Assists -- 11th (10.5). Steals -- 12th (3.3). Turnover Margin -- 11th (-2.25).
- Abdul Gaddy (16.0) and C.J. Wilcox (15.5) rank seventh and eighth, respectively, in Pac-12 scoring through four games.
- Gaddy entered the season with 312 assists, 8th on UW's all-time list. With 12 in four games, Gaddy needs 193 to break Will Conroy's school record.
- Senior Aziz N'Diaye leads the conference in rebounding at 11.8 per game with Desmond Simmons 19th at 6.3. N'Diaye, who also leads the Pac-12 in offensive rebounds (4.5 per game), is making 64.0 percent of his field goal attempts, fourth in the Pac-12.
- N'Diaye and C.J. Wilcox are tied for seventh in blocked shots with six each.
- Simmons is making 87.5 percent of his free throws, fifth in the Pac-12.
- Senior Scott Suggs ranks fourth in 3-point shooting. He's made 8 of 14, .57.1 percent.
Romar played for the Huskies under head coach Marv Harshman during the 1979-80 seasons (served as team captain his senior year), and had a five-year NBA career with Golden State (1981-84), Milwaukee (1984) and Detroit (1984-85). He became a college head coach at Pepperdine in 1997, where he coached for three seasons, then spent three years (1999-02) at St. Louis University before taking the Washington job in 2002-03.2012-13 Washington Statistics
| Player | G | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul Gaddy | 4 | 54.8 | 46.7 | 84.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 16.0 |
| C.J. Wilcox | 4 | 48.0 | 39.1 | 1.000 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 15.5 |
| Aziz N'Diaye | 4 | 64.0 | 0.00 | 46.7 | 11.8 | 0.8 | 11.5 |
| Scott Suggs | 4 | 51.6 | 57.1 | 50.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 10.3 |
| Desmond Simmons | 4 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 87.5 | 6.3 | 0.8 | 8.3 |
| Andrew Andrews | 4 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 75.0 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 7.0 |
| Jernard Jarreau | 4 | 47.1 | 0.00 | 80.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Hikeem Stewart | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Martin Breunig | 3 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 50.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Total | 4 | 48.8 | 42.2 | 70.7 | 35.5 | 10.5 | 74.2 |
| Opponents | 4 | 42.9 | 37.1 | 61.7 | 30.3 | 12.0 | 69.0 |
| Date | Opponent | UW Rnk | Opp Rnk | W/L | Score | Rec. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/11/12 | @vs. W. Washington | --- | --- | W | 88-78 | 0-0 |
| 11/11/12 | *vs. Loyola-MD. | --- | --- | W | 85-63 | 1-0 |
| 11/13/12 | *vs. Albany | --- | --- | L | 63-62 | 1-1 |
| 11/17/12 | *vs. Seton Hall | --- | --- | W | 84-73 | 2-1 |
| 11/18/12 | *vs. Ohio St. | --- | 4 | L | 77-66 | 2-2 |
| 11/24/12 | vs. Colo. St. | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/28/12 | vs. Saint Louis | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/2/12 | vs. Cal-Fuller. | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/8/12 | vs. Nevada | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/13/12 | at Seattle U. | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/15/12 | vs. Jackson St. | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/20/12 | vs. Cal Poly | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/22/12 | vs. N. Illinois | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/29/12 | at Connecticut | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1/5/13 | at WSU | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1/9/13 | at California | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1/16/13 | vs. Colorado | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1/19/13 | vs. Utah | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1/23/13 | at Oregon St. | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1/26/13 | at Oregon | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1/31/13 | vs. Arizona | --- | 12 | --- | --- | --- |
| 2/2/13 | vs. ASU | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2/7/13 | at UCLA | --- | 13 | --- | --- | --- |
| 2/10/13 | at USC | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2/13/13 | vs. Oregon | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2/16/13 | vs. Oregon St. | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2/20/13 | at Arizona | --- | 12 | --- | --- | --- |
| 2/23/13 | at ASU | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3/3/13 | vs. WSU | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3/6/13 | vs. USC | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3/9/13 | vs. UCLA | --- | 13 | --- | --- | --- |
| 3/13/13 | ^First Round | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3/14/13 | ^Quarterfinal | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3/15/13 | ^Semifinal | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3/16/13 | ^Championship | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3/19/13 | #1st Four | --- | --- | --- | --- | |
| 3/21/13 | #2nd-3rd Rnds. | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3/28/13 | #Regionals | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 4/6/13 | #Final 4 Semi | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 4/8/13 | #Final 4 Champ. | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
