After fifteen years with the same head coach, you might has guessed it would take the University of Washington Huskies Athletics Department several weeks to fill the vacated head coaching position of the men’s basketball team.
But you would be wrong.
Mike Hopkins named University of Washington Men’s Basketball Head Coach. #UWHuskies
— Washington Athletics (@UWAthletics) March 19, 2017
A Tsunami Of Positives
Based upon the reaction of Syracuse fans to the hire, the Huskies hit the jackpot in landing Mike Hopkins. But his name never appeared in any of the “lists” of potentials.