UW sophomore guard Matisse Thybulle on falling short of the NCAA tournament last season: 'We are all pretty motivated to make sure it doesn’t happen this year.'
The Huskies haven’t forgotten how close they were last year to snapping a five-year NCAA tournament drought.
After starting 15-7 – including 7-3 in the Pac-12 – the Washington men’s basketball team plummeted late in teh season. UW posted a 4-8 record in the final 12 games to finish 19-15 overall and tied for sixth in the Pac-12 at 9-9.
The season ended after a 93-78 defeat at San Diego State in the second round of the National Invitation Tournament.