The 2026–27 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2026–27 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by third-year head coach Danny Sprinkle, play their home games at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington as third-year members of the Big Ten Conference.
Previous season The Huskies finished the 2025–26 season 16–17, 7–13 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie with USC for 12th place. As the No. 12 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated USC in the second round before falling to Wisconsin in the third round.
Offseason Departures Washington departures Quimari Peterson 0 G 6'1" 190 Graduate Student Gary, IN Graduated Desmond Claude 1 G 6'6" 205 Senior New Haven, CT Graduated Zoom Diallo 5 G 6'6" 195 Sophomore Tacoma, WA Transferred to Kentucky Hannes Steinbach 6 F 6'11" 248 Freshmen Würzburg, Germany Declared for 2026 NBA draft;Selected 14th overall by Charlotte Hornets Christian Nitu 7 F 6'11" 220 Sophomore Whitby, ON Transferred to McNeeseBryson Tucker 8 F 6'7" 207 Sophomore Arlington, VA Declared for 2026 NBA draft; UndraftedFranck Kepnang 11 C 6'11" 253 Graduate Student Beaumont, TX Transferred to Kentucky JJ Mandaquit 23 G 6'1" 175 Freshman Hilo, HI Transferred to ArizonaCourtland Muldrew 41 G 6'3" 170 Freshman Arlington, TX Transferred to Georgia Tech Jacob Ognacevic 41 F 6'8" 220 Graduate Student Sheboygan, WI Graduated
Incoming transfers Washington incoming transfers Ryan Beasley G 5'11" 205 Senior San Ramon, CA San FranciscoTayshawn Comer G 6'1" 190 Graduate Student Indianapolis, IN NevadaParker Friedrichsen G 6'4" 185 Senior Bixby, OK DavidsonSteele Venters G 6'7" 200 Graduate Student Ellensburg, WA GonzagaLeJuan Watts F 6'6" 225 Senior Clovis, CA Texas TechHarun Zrno G 6'7" 220 Sophomore Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Rutgers
2026 recruiting class
Schedule and results For the first time in 110 years, the rivalry game against Washington State will not be played in the regular season. Instead, the two sides will meet in an exhibition game in October. Additionally, the Huskies will not play Seattle in the regular season for the first time since the Redhawks rejoined Division I in 2008.
!colspan=12 style=""| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=""| Regular season
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