For weeks, Mike Hopkins could only talk about Quade Green in the abstract while waiting for the day when the Kentucky transfer would be cleared to play for the Washington Huskies.
After the NCAA approved Green’s eligibility petition, Hopkins had a chance to paint a visual picture of the 6-foot point guard sharing the court with a UW team loaded with long, rangy front court players.
“He can make others around him better and if you need him to score if other guys aren’t doing it, then he has the ability to score,” Hopkins said.