Pac 12 Preview: Washington

 Pac 12 Preview:  Washington

Last Year:   19-15 overall and 7-11 in league play.    Also the Huskies made it to the Final 4 of the WNIT.

Coaches:

Coach Langley

Tina Langley is in her 3^nd year Head Coach after 6 great seasons at Rice and before that 7
seasons as an Assistant at Maryland.    She was 126-61 at Rice.   Langley has two Masters Degrees.  

Katie Faulkner is in her 3^nd year coming from  Oregon State where she was an Assistant for 5 years.   Faulkner played at Montana where she was an outstanding player.   She will also be the Recruiting Coordinator.  

LaTara King is in her 3^nd year coming from Rice with Langley, having coached there the past 3 seasons and before that at Boston College.  

Nolan Wilson is in his 2^nd year at Washington first as assistant.

Bobby Wilson is in his first year as an Assistant and his 2^nd year with the Huskies. 

Losses:  

Assistant Dan Tacheny after three seasons.

Emma Grothaus averaged 4 points and graduated.

Haley Van Dyke averaged 9 points and 5 rebounds and graduated.  

Darcy Rees averaged 3 points and 2 rebounds and graduated.

Trinity Oliver averaged 5 points and 4 rebounds and graduated. 

Alexis Griggsby didn’t play last season.  She transferred to Pepperdine

Tyiona Watkins averaged 2 points and graduated. 

Additions:  

Olivia Anderson, 6-6 Post from WA, was ranked top 60 at one point

Ari Long 6-0 Guard/Wing from SoCal, ranked # 46

Chloe Briggs 5-11 Guard from SoCal, ranked # 93

Sayvia Sellers, 5-7 PG from Alaska, ranked # 28

Schedule:  

Louisville their toughest by far non conference game.  Washington plays only at home vs Oregon and Oregon State and only at USC and UCLA.

The Returning Team: 

Tergan Brown, 5-10 Soph Wing  Averaged 2 points however she was  Ranked # 79 out of HS.

Elle Ladine, 5-11 Soph Guard averaged 6 points.

Hannah Stines,  5-10 Soph Guard averaged 7 points. 

Dalayah Daniels

Dalayah Daniels 6-2 Jr Wing Transferred from Cal.  Last season at Washington Daniels
averaged 11 points and 7 rebounds.   

Shalya Gilmore 6-1 Soph Forward played just 33 minutes.

Lauren Schwartz, 5-11 5^th year Sr Wing who transferred from Rice.   Last season with Washington she averaged 9 ppg.

Nia Lowery is a 5-9 Redshirt Jr who didn’t play last season.

Jayda Noble, 5-11 Jr Guard averaged 4 points and 5 rebounds.

Predictions:  

Pressure on Anderson as no one over 6-2.  However Daniels and Schwartz are strong players and Ladine and Stines are going to be top players. Also a fine recruiting class.  A team on the rise, soon.   

2024 Recruiting:    

Annika Soltau, 6-4 Post from Germany  A top recruit

Devin Coppinger, 5-10 CG from WA ranked # 35