Lorenzo Romar said he’s disappointed after losing two top-10 national recruits who committed to Washington, spurning the Huskies and signing with Kentucky.  See Story.

HUSKIES CELEBRATION
There will be a celebration of University of Washington sports programs at the University of Washington-Tacoma in Philip Hall on May 11, at 6 p.m.
Join UW head coaches Steve Sarkisian and Lorenzo Romar for a family-friendly event celebrating Husky sports highlights. There will be good food and interactive fun for all ages, with a buffet dinner catered by The Vault, hosted beer, wine and soft drinks, a fun zone for kids and Q & A with the coaches.
Tickets are $60 general admission, $20 for kids 18 and under, and free for ages 3 and under. Another ticket option is a family pack, for two adults and two children, for $150.
Register by calling the UWAA at 206-543-0540 or 800-AUW-ALUM.

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Did the Huskies really have a chance? Now that their run has ended and they are back on campus and Isaiah Thomas is tweeting full-time (he is out having fish somewhere), it’s time for a light touch to begin the healing. Could it be the mascot?

The University of Washington Huskies are faster than their West Virginia opponents in today’s NCAA tournament game. In fact, the Huskies are the fastest team in the tournament, according to their possessions per game average. This gives the Huskies an historic advantage. Read the complete analysis.

It happens every year, some team seeded 11th beats a team seeded 5th. A good candidate for the upset this year is Utah State beating Texas A&M in the South Regional. St. Mary’s at 10 has a decent shot against No. 7 Richmond.  I like Marquette against the Huskies, but if there is another chance for an 11 to move on, that would be it.

Florida State at a 9 seed is a tough matchup for (8) Gonzaga. But of all the possible scenarios, the biggest surprise of the tournament could be BYU winning the West Regional. Don’t bet a pint on any of this, but check back and see how we do.

There is a long shot, with the accent on long, that the University of Texas and the University of Washington could meet in the NCAA tournament. If that happened, it would be in the East Regional Finals. But for that to happen and bring high-school teammates Avery Bradley of Texas and Abdul Gaddy of the Huskies to the same floor at the same time, each team must win three games and therein lies the problem.

Texas, with an 8 seed starts off against (9) Wake Forest. If the Longhorns win, they will face likely face Kentucky, the No. 1 seed in their bracket who opens against E. Tennesee State. If they were to win that, they would have a pretty fair shot against either Wisconsin or Temple. That’s their road, unless other upsets occur.

The Huskies face Marquette out of the box and if they were to win that, they are probably looking at New Mexico, then either Clemson or West Virginia.

Marquette is probably the key game for the Huskies, if they continue playing well on the road, something that hurt them earlier this season, they could ride that win to the East finals the weekend of March 27-28. Obviously, Texas would have to play its best game of the season to upend Kentucky. If they did and the Huskies hold up their bottom end of the bracket, the Bradley-Gaddy matchup could happen. Seems like much stranger things have happened in the NCAA tournament.