Washington’s Interim Director of Athletics, Erin O’Connell has officially announced the hiring of former Utah State head back Danny Sprinkle in the following statement:

SEATTLE — Danny Sprinkle has been named the 20th Head Men’s Basketball Coach at the University of Washington, Interim Director of Athletics Erin O’Connell announced today.

Sprinkle was recently named the Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year and a finalist for the 2023-24 Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year after leading Utah State to a MWC regular season championship and a berth in the NCAA Tournament.

“Simply put, Coach Sprinkle is a winner,” said O’Connell. “He won as a high school player, as a collegiate student-athlete, as an assistant coach, and then at both stops as a head coach, including the recent regular season conference championship at Utah State. But beyond his coaching acumen is his ability to connect with student-athletes, develop them into outstanding young men and basketball players and embrace the community around him. Coach is exactly what our program needs at this moment in time and we are thrilled to have him take the reigns of our men’s basketball program.”