Coach Mike Hopkins enters his first Pac-12 home game with Washington (who faces Cal on Thursday night) with his team 12-4 overall.
Back from his first game in Pullman, Mike Hopkins is preparing for his first Pac-12 home opener Thursday against California, which is also breaking in a new coach.
So far Hopkins, who has guided the Washington men’s basketball team (12-4, 2-1 in Pac-12) to a surprisingly fast start, has fared better than the Pac-12’s other first-year coach Wyking Jones, who is 7-9 and 1-2 with the Golden Bears.
“I’m sure Wyking is growing just like I am,” Hopkins said when asked about the disadvantages of being a new coach in the Pac-12.