Dawgman Radio: A Washington Huskies athletics podcast

On Seattle band  Gas Huffer 's first record, singer  Matt Wright 's first words were "The end!" Of course the irony is not lost on the listener, as the first song of the album starts up right after those words. Well, on Monday, Washington's  Mike Hopkins  waited until the very end of his media session to loudly utter "VEGAS, BABY!" but he should have said it right from the start. It's Pac-12 Men's...

Every Senior Night is an emotional one, but it had to be doubly emotional for the three senior transfers who came back home to play at least one more year of basketball.  Terrell Brown, Jr. ,  Daejon Davis , and  Emmitt Matthews, Jr.  were three of nine Washington Huskies to walk on Senior Night Saturday, and for the first 10 minutes or so of their game against Oregon State, the emotions clearly g...

This week is the week of the NFL Draft Combine, but we had so many other things to talk about, we never got there. We promise we will the next time. The guys from Dawgman.com -  Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, and Scott Eklund  - catch up for a long chat about what they expect to see from Washington's new-look offense in spring, as well as the end of the men's basketball season and also some recruiti...

Everyone was big smiles after Washington's 78-67 win over Oregon Thursday night, but then it started to dawn on the players - Saturday's Senior Night game versus Oregon State is the last game for at least a handful of players.  Mike Hopkins  confirmed after the Oregon win that nine players will walk on Saturday. He didn't name them, but there are nine current players - scholarship and walk-on - th...

Washington Head Coach  Mike Hopkins  has one eye firmly focused on Washington's next opponent, the Oregon Ducks, but he's also letting his mind wander just a little bit toward Saturday's game too. That's because it's Senior Night, and it's the time to honor those who have given so much to the school and program. Hopkins was asked not only about how the Huskies will honor their players on Senior Ni...

Terrell Brown, Jr. ,  Jamal Bey , and  Mike Hopkins  all spoke to the media after Washington's 77-66 loss to UCLA Monday night at Alaska Airlines Arena. Here's what they had to say about the game, where the momentum turned in the Bruins' favor, losing  Daejon Davis , and what they can do with two games left on the schedule (Oregon and Oregon State) before they finish out their season with the Pac-...

Emmitt Matthews, Jr. ,  Terrell Brown, Jr. , and  Mike Hopkins  spoke to the media after Washington's 78-70 win over Washington State Saturday afternoon at Alaska Airlines Arena. Below is the full press conference audio, as well as selected quotes from each.

It's a situation  Mike Hopkins  probably never thought he'd ever deal with, but he's now had to do it twice in the past two seasons. Because of COVID and how the pandemic has wreaked havoc with scheduling, the Washington Huskies had to play Arizona State in back-to-back games in Tempe last season, and now the Huskies will play their in-state rivals from Washington State twice in four days, startin...

It was a long process, but it all paid off on Sunday when the Husky women's basketball team, 0-10 on the season in conference play, got their first conference win of the season with a 74-69 win over Arizona State at Alaska Airlines Arena. It wasn't just a win to get first-year head coach Tina Langley her first conference win, it also was a way to get the seniors a win in their last home game. Lang...

The 2021/2022 basketball season has not gone the way Tina Langley had hoped when she took over the Husky women's basketball program last year. Instead of dwelling on her team's struggles, she's remaining focused on the process of becoming the best team possible and setting the team up for success in the future. On Wednesday, Langley met with the media to talk about the progress the team has made e...

Mike Hopkins  spoke with the media Monday ahead of Washington's road trip to USC and UCLA. The Huskies face off with the Trojans Thursday night with an 8:30 pm PT tip. Hopkins was asked about what he saw on tape from the Saturday loss to Arizona, the similarities between UA and USC, the idea of possibly not seeing Isaiah Mobley, who is dealing with a broken nose and didn't play Sunday in their win...

Terrell Brown, Jr. ,  Nate Roberts , and  Mike Hopkins  all spoke post-game after the Huskies lost big to No. 4 Arizona, 92-68. Everything was working so well for the Huskies the first 10 minutes of the game as they built up a 14-point lead on the Wildcats. But Arizona made adjustments, and Washington just couldn't counter their counters. Terrell Brown, Jr.,  Nate Roberts , and  Mike Hopkins  spok...

Washington Head Coach  Mike Hopkins  spoke with the media after Washington's 87-64 win over Arizona State. He talked about the status of  Daejon Davis , the reason for putting  P.J. Fuller  in his place, on  Cole Bajema 's game, and the opportunity that lay ahead this weekend for UW as they host No. 4 Arizona.

Washington Head Coach  Mike Hopkins  spoke to the media Monday, and below are selected quotes, as well as full audio, ahead of UW's Thursday night game versus Arizona State. The Huskies will likely be without  Daejon Davis , hurt early in their loss at Stanford. Hopkins knows what Davis brings to the team but is confident others can step up as the Sun Devils and Arizona Wildcats come to Alaska Air...

Washington Head Coach  Kalen DeBoer  met with the media today to discuss the players signed by the Huskies during the first day of the regular signing period for the 2022 recruiting class. The period extends through the middle of April. He broke down all the players that have since signed that he couldn't talk about six weeks ago during the early signing period, and took on a number of other quest...

After winning their last four home games and five of their last six, the Washington Huskies are starting to gel into the team  Mike Hopkins  envisioned, even when the rest of the league had their doubts. Remember when the Pac-12 media picked UW to finish the season in 11th place? Well, the Huskies are now tied for fourth place with Oregon and are about to hit the road to face California and Stanfo...

It has been a tough couple of weeks for the Washington women's basketball team. They are currently on a six-game losing streaking, not having won a game since December 20th and then enduring a nearly three-week stretch of COVID-related quarantines.  This past weekend, the Huskies played a rare home-and-home with cross-state rival Washington State, a team that entered their two games 11-6 on the se...

Washington players  Nate Roberts  and  Terrell Brown, Jr.  spoke to the media after UW's 77-73 double-overtime win over Utah Saturday afternoon, as did UW Head Coach  Mike Hopkins . And Hopkins isn't surprised the Huskies are at 6-3 right now in conference play, good enough for fourth place at the moment. In fact, he said there are a few players that can still get even better.

The guys from Dawgman.com -  Chris Fetters and Scott Eklund  - break down Washington's final recruiting weekend for the 2022 class as the Huskies prepare to finish things out starting with the first day of the regular signing period on Wednesday. Recruits can sign through mid-April, but we expect almost all of UW's business to be concluded Wednesday, with one major exception. In the first part of...

Washington players  Terrell Brown, Jr.  and  Emmitt Matthews, Jr. , as well as Head Coach  Mike Hopkins , spoke to the media after their 60-58 win over Colorado Thursday night at Alaska Airlines Arena. Here's a sampling of what they said about the game, what went right for the Huskies, especially in the second half, and what they'll work on as they get ready to host Utah Saturday afternoon at 2 pm...

The media spoke Wednesday with Washington Head Coach  Mike Hopkins , who missed the last two games with the Huskies due to being in COVID protocol. That meant lead assistant coach  Will Conroy  moved into the head coaching chair, where he went 1-1 on the road against the Oregon schools. Hopkins spoke to the media about being in protocol, what it was like to watch the games instead of coaching them...

After two tough losses at home to Oregon and Oregon State last week, Husky head coach Tina Langley and her team have hit a tough stretch. Now that it is behind them, they will play cross-state rival Washington State (10-6) in a home-and-home situation. Sitting at 5-7 (0-4 in conference) on the season, the Huskies seem at a tipping point right now, but Langley is still upbeat about what she has see...

The guys from Dawgman.com -  Chris Fetters and Scott Eklund  - take a deep dive Saturday morning to break down what's going on with Washington recruiting as we're roughly 10 days away from the start of the regular signing period for football. The Huskies signed four high school players in the mid-year signing period back in December:  Ryan Otton ,  Parker Brailsford ,  Lance Holtzclaw , and  Denze...

Kalen DeBoer takes over at Washington and has a tall task in front of him of rebuilding Huskies recruiting both in-state and throughout the country. Scott Eklund of 247Sports' Dawgman.com joins Lance Glinn to break down UW recruiting under DeBoer, some of the top targets remaining in 2022, and how the new head coach can lock down the home state! Host: Lance Glinn Guests: Scott Eklund Follow or Sub...

As the Washington Huskies get set to face off against the Oregon schools starting Thursday night in Corvallis, UW Head Coach  Mike Hopkins  spoke to the media today about the two 'incredible opportunities' that lay in front of the Hoop Dawgs. And they couldn't be more different. On Thursday, UW will play a struggling Oregon State (3-13, 1-5) team, less than a year removed from a truly remarkable E...