2011-12 Husky Basketball
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Washington NIT Records
TEAM RECORDS
Points
UW 98, at Montana State, 3/11/87OPP 93, UNLV, 3/7/80
Field Goals Made
UW 37, at Montana State, 3/11/87OPP 38, UNLV, 3/7/80
Field Goals Attempted
UW 78, at UNLV, 3/7/80
OPP 69, twice, last Montana State, 3/11/87
Field Goal Percent (min. 10 att.)
UW .658 (25-38), vs. Boise State, 3/16/87OPP .551 (38-69), UNLV, 3/7/80
3-PT Makes
UW
8, vs. UT Arlington, 3/13/12
OPP 13, Montana State, 3/11/87
3-PT Attempts
UW
22, vs. UT Arlington, 3/13/12
OPP 27, Montana State, 3/11/87
Free Throws Made
UW 22, at Montana State, 3/11/87OPP 30, Nebraska, 3/21/87
Free Throws Attempted
UW 32, vs. Boise State, 3/16/87OPP 38, Nebraska, 3/21/87
Free Throw Percent (min. 5 att.)
UW .826 (19-23), vs. Texas A&M, 3/15/82OPP .862 (15-17), Montana State, 3/11/87
Rebounds
UW 45, at UNLV, 3/7/80OPP 47, UNLV, 3/7/80
Assists
UW 22, at UNLV, 3/7/80OPP 31, UNLV, 3/7/80
Blocked Shots
UW 5, twice, last at Montana State, 3/11/87OPP 9, Michigan State, 3/13/96
Steals
UW 10, at Nebraska, 3/12/97OPP 15, Nebraska, 3/12/97
UW INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
Points
UW 26, Greg Hill at Montana State, 3/11/87OPP 25, Kral Ferch, Montana State, 3/11/87
Rebounds
UW 13, Mark Sanford at Nebraska, 3/12/97OPP 14, Michael Joh nson, UNLV, 3/7/80
Assists
UW
8, Tony Wroten, vs. UT Arlington, 3/13/12
OPP 10, Flintie Ray Williams, UNLV, 3/7/80
Blocked Shots
UW 3, Phil Zevenbergen at Montana State, 3/11/87OPP 4, 2 times, last by Venson Hamilton, Neb., 3/12/97
Steals
UW 4, on 3 occasionsOPP 6, Cookie Belcher, Nebraska, 3/12/97
Field Goals Made
UW 11, Chris Welp at at Montana State, 3/11/87OPP 8, on four occasions
Field Goals Attempted
UW 25, Greg Hill at Nebraska, 3/21/87OPP 18, Tom Domako, Montana State, 3/11/87
Field Goals Percent (min. 10 att.)
UW
.700 (7-10), Chris Welp vs. Boise St., 3/16/87
OPP
.636 (7-11), Kral Ferch,
Montana State, 3/11/87
3-Pointers Made
UW 5, Greg Hill at Nebraska, 3/21/87OPP 5, Kral French, Montana State, 3/11/87
3-Pointers Attempted
UW 13, Greg Hill at Montana State, 3/11/87OPP
10, Bo Ingram, UT Arlington, 3/13/12
Free Throws Made
UW 10, Greg Hill vs. Montana State, 3/11/87OPP 12, Fred Roberts, Brigham Young, 3/10/82
Free Throws Attempted
UW 11, Greg Hill vs. Montana State, 3/11/87OPP
12, twice, last LaMarcus Reed, UT Arlington, 3/13/12
Free Throw Percent (min. 5 att.)
UW 6-6, Dan Caldwell vs. Texas A&M, 3/15/82OPP 12-12, Fred Roberts, Brigham Young, 3/10/82
1980 (0-1)
Lost to UNLV, 93-73 (Bob Fronk, 12)March 7, 1980; First Round, Las Vegas, Nev.
1982 (1-1)
Defeated BYU, 66-63 (Alvin Vaughn, 23)March 10, 1982; First Round, Provo, UtahLost to Texas A&M, 69-65 (Dan Caldwell, 20)March 15, 1982; Second Round, Seattle, Wash.
1987 (2-1)
Defeated Montana State, 98-90 (Greg Hill, 26)March 11, 1987; First Round, Bozeman, Mont.Defeated Boise State, 73-64 (Greg Hill, 24)March 16, 1987; Second Round, Seattle, Wash.
Ticket Info
Chairbacks (rows1-20):
$35
Bleachers w/ backs (rows 21-26):
$30
Bleachers without backs (rows 27-31):
$20
UW Students:
$10
UW NIT History
Washington is making its first appearance in theNIT since 1997 and its sixth overall trip to the post-season tournament. The Huskies also played in the1996, 1987, 1982 and 1980 NIT and have compiled a4-5 overall record after earning their first victory in 25years on March 13 vs. UT Arlington. The Huskies haveonly hosted three games and are 2-1 in those homecontests. They previously hosted a game on March 16,1987 when the beat Boise State 73-68 before losing onthe road in the third round to Nebraska in Lincoln. Theonly other home game they hosted was a 1982 secondround contest that they dropped 69-65 to Texas A&M.
Post-Seasons Under Romar
For the fifth-straight year Washington is making a post-season appearance. After playing in the 2008 CBI, UWmade three consecutive NCAA Tournament appear-ances. In all, Washington has made 8 post-seasontournaments in Lorenzo Romar’s 10 years tenure. TheHuskies are 9-7 in tournaments, including 8-6 in sixNCAA appearances and 0-1 in the 2008 CBI and 1-0 inNIT appearances. This marks the first NIT appearancefor Washington under Romar. Romar led his Pepper-dine Waves to the 1999 NIT in his last season coachingthere and lost in the first round.
Revisiting the 1997 NIT
Washington last played in the NIT on March 12, 1997when the lost 67-63 at Nebraska. Venson Hamiltonscored 13 points, including four that capped a lateNebraska run. The Cornhuskers were the defendingNIT Champions that year. It was the second-straightyear that UW lost in the first round of the NIT. The 17wins were the Huskies’ most since 1987 when a 20-15campaign was ended by a third-round NIT defeat, alsoat Nebraska. Mark Sanford scored 14 of his game high20 points in the first half, helping the Huskies build a36-33 halftime advantage. The lead was 53-48 with11:55 left in the game before Nebraska implemented atrapping defense that forced eight turnovers in the nextnine UW possessions. The Huskies would only scoretwo field goals the rest of the game. The Cornhuskersran off eight unanswered points, capped by two freethrows and a dunk by Hamilton, to go ahed 54-53 with8:50 remaining. Washington went ahead briefly on abasket by Todd MacCulloch before Mikki Moore tippedin his own miss at 5:12 to put NU ahead for good at58-57. Nebraska offset a 37-26 rebounding deficit byforcing 22 Husky turnovers, including 13 in the secondhalf. Tyronn Lue led the Cornhuskers with 14 points.MacCulloch finished with 17 and Jamie Booker, theHuskies only senior, finished his career by tallying 12points.
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2011-12 Washington Men’s Basketball – NIT Info
Lost to Nebraska, 81-76 (Greg Hill, 25)March 21, 1987; Third Round, Lincoln, Neb.
1996 (0-1)
Lost to Michigan State, 64-50 (Mark Sanford, 12)March 13, 1996; First Round East Lansing, Mich.
1997 (0-1)
Lost to Nebraska, 67-63 (Mark Sanford, 20)March 12, 1997; First Round, Lincoln, Neb.
2012 (1-0)
Defeated UT Arlington, 82-72 (Terrence Ross, 23)March 13, 2012; First Round, Seattle, Wash.
Total Number of Appearances:
6 (2012, 1997, 1996, 1987, 1982, 1980)
Furthest Advanced:
Third Round, 1987
All-Time Record
: 4-5 overall (2-1 home, 2-4 away)