The Washington Huskies should think about these five head coaching candidates in order to replace Mike Hopkins.

Despite having to replace head coach Kalen DeBoer after he accepted a position at Alabama, the Washington Huskies had an incredibly successful season on the football field and blasted into the Big Ten conference.

For a different reason, the Washington men’s basketball team is also very likely to have a new head coach in 2024–25. It’s expected in Montlake that Mike Hopkins, who is in his seventh season as head coach, will be let go after another season that won’t earn a trip to the Big Dance absent a miracle run in the Pac-12 tournament.

Hopkins hasn’t guided UW to the NCAA Tournament since 2019, the one time since he assumed the position in