They can laugh about it now but the situation between David Crisp and Matisse Thybulle wasn’t always so friendly.
Long before Crisp and Thybulle were Washington’s starting backcourt, the junior guards were high school rivals. Crisp, a Tacoma native, starred at Rainier Beach. Thybulle, who is from Issaquah, was a standout at Eastside Catholic. Beach and Catholic are two of Seattle’s biggest prep basketball powers and with it came an inherent dislike.
It also didn’t help Thybulle blocked Crisp’s shot. Twice.
“I remember the first game we played them, they were like this long lanky guy is going to guard you,” Crisp said with a smile.