When Mike Hopkins became the coach of the Washington Huskies, it was expected he would be bringing a lot of size and length that would ultimately shut down opposing offenses near the rim. Early on, it seemed like the case as UW ranked #1 in the Pac 12 in Blocks as well as in total Steals in Hop’s first 3 seasons, which was a common staple for the Syracuse Orange signature teams.
The first two years were a little unconventional as super freak Matisse Thybulle had almost double the number of blocks (82) his senior year compared to anyone else on the team but still had some solid contributions from Hameir Wright (45), Sam Timmins (25) and Noah Dickerson (22).