Alaska Airlines Arena usually erupts into cheers when fan favorites Dan Kingma and Greg Bowman enter at the end of games for mop-up duty in blowout victories.
On Saturday afternoon, the Washington men’s basketball team backups — a walk-on and a former walk-on — will no doubt receive one last roaring ovation from Husky fans during a pregame ceremony recognizing the team’s only seniors.
“I’ve got mixed emotions right now,” Bowman said. “Every since my freshman year I’ve been looking forward to this day to be able to say I made it all four years.”
The duo has accounted for just 89 points during their careers and 16 this season, but that’s irrelevant.