Mike Hopkins has righted the ship, and all it took was two hours and a handful of tickets to Regal Cinemas to make it happen.
Along with watching Black Panther and subsequently soundly beating Colorado, the Washington Huskies men’s basketball team honored alumnus Isaiah Thomas by retiring the NBA star’s No. 2 jersey in an emotional halftime ceremony. In addition, the softball team improved its record to 10-0, while the women’s basketball team extended its losing streak to nearly a month.
After a brutal three-game skid that did tremendous damage to the programs hope of reaching the NCAA Tournament in head coach Mike Hopkins’ debut season, the men’s basketball team finally stopped the bleeding Saturday with an impressive 23-point victory over the Colorado Buffaloes.