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The McDonald’s All-American Game committee released its list of 492 nominees for the annual showcase that will be held April 1 at the United Center in Chicago. Four members of Washington’s 2015 recruiting class – Dejounte Murray, Matisse Thybulle, Marquese Chris and Devenir Duruisseau – are included on the list. The final rosters will be…

Twenty-six years after Gary Payton notched the first triple double for the Oregon State men’s basketball program, his son Gary Payton II became the second player in school history to record the feat. The younger Payton had 10 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists in the Beavers’ 71-43 romp over Grambling State on Monday…

Nearly a full slate of Pac-12 games Saturday. Every team plays except No. 17 Washington, which hosts Eastern Washington 5 p.m. Sunday. There’s several big games in the conference, including UCLA hosting No. 9 Gonzaga and No. 13 Utah facing No. 10 Kansas on a ‘neutral’ court in Kansas City, Mo. The Pac-12 is 5-7 against…

On the first day of the early signing period, Washington secured it’s second largest and one of its highest-ranked signing class in the Lorenzo Romar era. The Huskies cleaned up in locally while landing the state’s top two prospects Rainier Beach High’s Dejounte Murray and Eastside Catholic’s Matisse Thybulle. Washington also added former Rainier Beach star…

The Huskies bolstered a 2015 recruiting class that’s considered one of the best in school history after securing a verbal commitment from Eastside Catholic standout Matisse Thybulle. The 6-6 senior wing announced his decision on his Twitter account Monday after visiting Washington this weekend. “They have some talented guys on that team,” Thybulle said in a…

Judging by the pictures posted on his Twitter account, it appears as if Dejounte Murray had a good time this weekend during his official visit at Washington. He also posed with David Crisp, the former Rainier Beach High standout. Murray and Crisp were teammates last year at Rainier Beach – Crisp is attending Brewster…

Washington looks to firm up and potentially bolster its already highly touted 2015 recruiting haul this weekend. Rainier Beach High star Dejounte Murray, a consensus four-star recruit who verbally committed to the Huskies, is making his official visit to UW this weekend. This weekend the Huskies will also host Eastside Catholic High standout Matisse Thybulle…

This is a busy time for Matisse Thybulle. The 6-7 forward at Bellevue’s Eastside Catholic returned from a visit last weekend to California. This weekend he’s scheduled to make an official trip to Oregon and plans to conclude the recruiting circuit with a visit to Gonzaga on Sept. 12. Thybulle took an unofficial visit…

Former Washington standout Nate Robinson tells his story in the newly released book Heart Over Height that he penned with writer Jon Finkel. Despite standing just 5 feet 9, the former Rainier Beach High great starred for the Huskies in football and basketball. He was taken in the first round (21st overall) of the 2005 NBA…