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How Mike Hopkins made Washington true believers: Behind the scenes of his 1st season

Note: We spent some time with Washington basketball head coach Mike Hopkins during the final two regular-season games in Seattle. The former Syracuse assistant coach and head-coach-in-waiting gave us special access to him, the program and his family.

Seattle -- On the corner of Mike Hopkins' desk sits a card.

The front of the card is a montage of family photos. A picture of a young couple holding a cake. Another shows the woman now pregnant. A photo of two children at various stages from infant to teenage years. And another with the whole family.