Washington Basketball’s Offense Struggles in Exhibition Loss at BSU

Saturday night marked the unofficial start of the Washington Huskies’ 2026-27 season as third-year coach Danny Sprinkle’s team fell 109-91 to Boise State at Idaho Central Arena.

The Huskies fell behind by as many as 18 points just five minutes into the second half before the team started to slowly and steadily chip away at the Broncos’ lead. A trio of made 3-pointers by fourth-year guard Parker Friedrichsen, second-year forward Jasir Rencher, and first-year forward Wini Braga sparked a 13-0 scoring run for Sprinkle’s team to regain its footing in the contest midway through the second half, but it wasn’t enough to come away from the Idaho capital with a win.

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From the jump, the Broncos held the edge on defense. The hosts turned that into an early 23-8 lead with 12 minutes left in the first half, and the margin only continued to grow throughout the first 20 minutes in the City of Trees.

UW managed to convert four of its first 10 shot attempts against BSU, and there wasn’t a reprieve as the Mountain West school led by as many as 21 points at the 1:57 mark of the first half before the Huskies used a pair of 3-pointers by Friedrichsen and former Nevada starting guard Tayshawn Comer to send the two teams into the break with the Broncos ahead 52-39.

Texas Tech transfer LeJuan Watts and ex-Nevada guard Tayshawn Comer each scored 16 points to lead the Huskies in scoring before both players fouled out in the second half. Friedrichsen, a transfer addition from Davidson this past offseason, added 15 points off the bench, while returning guard Wesley Yates III finished with 11, and third-year post Lathan Sommerville scored 10.

UW’s first starting five featured two returning players, second-year forward Nikola Dzepina and Sommerville at center, along with three new additions, Steele Venters and the aforementioned Watts and Comer, a mix-and-match group of players who could be featured in the starting group next month.

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