In Washington’s two losses to Oregon this season, Kenny Wooten recorded six blocks. He had four in the Ducks’ Pac-12 championship game victory alone.
Wooten’s mere presence played a large role in locking down UW’s offense, and Washington head coach Mike Hopkins explained why after the game.
“We had some good possessions,” Hopkins said Saturday. “The three or four times we got the ball around the basket, the Kenny Wooten factor came out. We couldn’t get to the foul line, and I thought that was the big difference in the game. … They were a little bit more aggressive on the attack.