But for the Washington men's basketball team, an 81-77 loss to No. 19 Illinois on Jan. 5 showed a ton of promise. The Huskies (10-8, 1-6 Big Ten) stormed back from a 17-point deficit to tie the game at 75 — pushing the conference favorites to the brink in front of an electric home crowd.

On the day when Kelsey Plum became the first UW women’s basketball player to have her jersey retired, the Huskies overwhelmed Purdue with a blistering offensive attack for an 87-58 win.

Washington plays the No. 13 Oregon Ducks after Great Osobor scored 28 points in the Huskies' 69-58 loss to the Purdue Boilermakers.

The game is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on SNY. Fans looking to watch this women’s college basketball game can do so by using DirecTV Stream, which offers a free trial, or Hulu, which also offers a free trial, and options to bundle a subscription with Disney+ or Disney+ and MAX.

Kelsey Plum was a once-in-a-generation star who is arguably the greatest basketball player in UW history. That's why the school will hang her No. 10 in the rafters.

Switzer and Van Horn each spent two seasons with Fisch's staff at Arizona, followed those coaches when they moved to the UW and spent this past season as a senior offensive analyst and a defensive quality control coach in Montlake.

Kelsey Plum gave a heart-warming reaction to her jersey retirement by the Washington women's basketball team today

Purdue's veteran starters kicked it into high gear in the second half of Wednesday's game against Washington, outscoring Washington 47-28 and earning a sixth st

It's assuring for UW fans to have Coach Fisch's assessment so closely confirms what we all saw on the field on New Year's Eve. Of course, there's another part to this whole new world of college sports.

The Washington football program extended an offer to one of the rising wide receiver prospects in the 2026 recruiting class on Thursday.

Cook, who entered the transfer portal in November after parting ways with Texas, has now reportedly left Washington just weeks after transferring. The former five-star recruit signed with Texas in 2023 as one of the program's star-studded recruits alongside quarterback Arch Manning. However, Cook saw his playing time dwindle this season.

Purdue fans showed up in a huge way in the Pacific Northwest, making their presence known when the Boilermakers played both Washington and Oregon.