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The Washington Huskies' biggest building block is searching for a new home.
Coach Danny Sprinkle's squad suffered its biggest loss on Friday afternoon when sophomore guard Zoom Diallo announced his intentions to enter the transfer portal. The former four-star recruit and McDonald's All-American from Tacoma had been a key piece of Washington's rotation ever since he stepped on campus, and enjoyed a breakout second year.
Diallo improved in practically every category, averaging 15.7 points, 4.5 assists, and 3.9 rebounds per game while shooting 48.9 percent from the field and 31.5 percent from three-point range, the latter being a massive step up from the 18.2 percent he shot during his freshman year. He also evolved as a distributor, with three double-doubles, including a 22-point, 11-assist outing in UW's comeback win over USC in the Big Ten Tournament.
"He draws a lot of attention with ball screens, and I think he's, for the most part, just making the easy play," Sprinkle said after Washington's loss to Iowa in February. "A lot of them, just hitting Hannes [Steinbach] in the short roll. He had three or four tonight, just coming off, and Wesley [Yates is open]. He just made the right play, you know, and that's what a really good lead guard does, and that's why I expect that from him. I expect him to have ten assists every game because I think he's that talented of a passer and a distributor."
Sprinkle has emphasized building Washington back to its former glory by recruiting local talent that's passionate about the program, and that description fits Diallo perfectly. He always displayed tremendous energy for his hometown team and stated in his goodbye announcement on social media that he's leaving the door open to potentially return to Montlake.
Diallo becomes the third member of Washington's backcourt to enter the portal, joining freshmen guards JJ Mandaquit and Courtland Muldrew.
This article originally appeared on Huskies Wire: Washington Huskies' local star to enter transfer portal
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Coach Danny Sprinkle's squad suffered its biggest loss on Friday afternoon when sophomore guard Zoom Diallo announced his intentions to enter the transfer portal. The former four-star recruit and McDonald's All-American from Tacoma had been a key piece of Washington's rotation ever since he stepped on campus, and enjoyed a breakout second year.
Diallo improved in practically every category, averaging 15.7 points, 4.5 assists, and 3.9 rebounds per game while shooting 48.9 percent from the field and 31.5 percent from three-point range, the latter being a massive step up from the 18.2 percent he shot during his freshman year. He also evolved as a distributor, with three double-doubles, including a 22-point, 11-assist outing in UW's comeback win over USC in the Big Ten Tournament.
"He draws a lot of attention with ball screens, and I think he's, for the most part, just making the easy play," Sprinkle said after Washington's loss to Iowa in February. "A lot of them, just hitting Hannes [Steinbach] in the short roll. He had three or four tonight, just coming off, and Wesley [Yates is open]. He just made the right play, you know, and that's what a really good lead guard does, and that's why I expect that from him. I expect him to have ten assists every game because I think he's that talented of a passer and a distributor."
Sprinkle has emphasized building Washington back to its former glory by recruiting local talent that's passionate about the program, and that description fits Diallo perfectly. He always displayed tremendous energy for his hometown team and stated in his goodbye announcement on social media that he's leaving the door open to potentially return to Montlake.
Diallo becomes the third member of Washington's backcourt to enter the portal, joining freshmen guards JJ Mandaquit and Courtland Muldrew.
This article originally appeared on Huskies Wire: Washington Huskies' local star to enter transfer portal
Continue reading...
