The Washington Huskies have hired longtime Syracuse assistant Mike Hopkins to be their new men's basketball coach.
UW athletic director Jennifer Cohen announced the hiring Sunday morning after reports leaked that the 47-year-old Hopkins, the successor-in-waiting to Hall-of-Fame head coach Jim Boeheim, was leaving Central New York for the Pacific Northwest.
"I'm extremely excited to welcome Mike and his family to Seattle," Cohen said in a statement from the school. "His resume and reputation within the basketball community made him stand out to us, but ultimately it was his vision for Washington, his passion for teaching and developing student-athletes and his close alignment with the core values of our institution and department that made it more than clear that he was the right fit for us.