Mar 24, 2024; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Utah State Aggies ahead Nice Osobor (1) dribbles towards Purdue Boilermakers guard Braden Smith (3) through the first half at Gainbridge FieldHouse. Obligatory Credit score: Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Photographs Nice Osobor is off to a quick begin.
The preseason all-Massive Ten Convention choice leads Washington in scoring (14.8 factors per recreation), rebounding (13 boards per recreation) and steals (4 per recreation) heading into the Huskies’ recreation towards Alcorn State on Friday in Seattle.
The remainder of the Huskies?
Not a lot.
Washington (3-1) ranks final within the convention in field-goal proportion (.402), free-throw proportion (.578) and assists per recreation (11.3). The Huskies are seventeenth — in an 18-team convention — in scoring (70.8 ppg).
First-year Washington coach Danny Sprinkle vowed to shake issues up.
“Our beginning lineup goes to alter and it would change from half to half,” Sprinkle stated. “It’d change each recreation relying on who’s enjoying with vitality and giving the crew one thing. However it’s important to produce if you are going to be within the recreation.”
The Huskies outlasted UMass Lowell 74-69 on Sunday as Osobor scored 23 factors and grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds. Tyree Ihenacho, Tyler Harris and Zoom Diallo every scored 12 for the Huskies, and Luis Kortright added 10. Harris, Diallo and Kortright all got here off the bench.
“Minutes are going to begin being distributed by manufacturing,” Sprinkle stated. “That is the one technique to separate. … Offensively, you higher be making the proper basketball play. When it is your flip to knock down a shot, you higher knock down a shot. When it is your flip to make a layup, you higher make a layup. And that is one of the best ways to remain on the court docket.
“For those who’re not doing these issues, I received to maintain that revolving door till I discover some continuity to the place any person who’s enjoying exhausting takes maintain of that spot.”
Washington has been an offensive powerhouse in contrast with the Braves, who’ve been outscored by a median of 31.6 factors of their 5 video games.
Alcorn State (0-5) is capturing 32.9 p.c from the sphere, which ranks 354th out of 355 groups in Division I — and the Braves commit 16.4 turnovers per recreation.
The Braves are coming off a 71-48 loss to TCU on Tuesday, when Keionte Cornelius scored a team-high 13 factors.
Cornelius and Daniel Braster share the crew lead by averaging 7.8 factors per recreation. Jalyke Gaines-Wyatt added 7.4 factors per contest and Omari Hamilton contributed 7.0 factors per recreation.
–Area Degree Media