The Coach Who Guided Marquette to 56 Wins Is Now a Husky, And Opponents Aren't Ready for What's Coming

Yo Dawg fans, stop scrolling right now! Head coach Danny Sprinkle just dropped some HUGE news out of Montlake that's gonna have us hyped all summer long. We're talking about a veteran, a winner, a guy who develops absolute studs: DeAndre Haynes is officially joining the Huskies' men's basketball coaching staff as an assistant. This isn't just a hire, fam, this is a statement, and the rest of the league needs to take notice.

Haynes Brings Marquette's Winning Vibe to the Emerald City

Seriously, this guy's resume is legit. Haynes spent five seasons at Marquette under Shaka Smart, and what he helped them achieve is just bonkers. We're talking about the Golden Eagles making the NCAA Tournament in each of his first four years. Last season, 2024-25, they racked up their third straight 20-win season and another NCAA Tournament bid. Kam Jones wasn't just good, he was a Consensus All-America selection, making it the third year in a row a Marquette player snagged that honor. And get this, the team also crushed it in the classroom with a 3.28 GPA, plus Stevie Mitchell being named BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete of the Year! But wait, there's more. Haynes helped Marquette pile up a mind-blowing 56 combined wins during the 2022-23 and 2023-24 campaigns. That's a new program record for a two-year span! They were led by back-to-back Consensus All-American Tyler Kolek and bagged 10 ranked wins, including three against top-10 teams. Remember that 14-point smash over No. 1 Kansas at the Maui Invitational? Yeah, Haynes was a part of that. He was key in guiding them to their first ever B

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IG EAST regular season and tournament titles in 2022-23, hitting a team-record 29 wins and earning a program-high No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament. He helped develop players like Justin Lewis, Darryl Morsell, Kam Jones, Tyler Kolek, David Joplin, and Oso Ighodaro. This dude knows how to win and how to make players better.

From Big Ten Championships to Final Fours, Haynes Delivers

Haynes isn't just a Marquette legend. Before Milwaukee, he spent two seasons at Maryland, including their 2019-20 Big Ten Championship season. He was instrumental in developing senior Anthony Cowan Jr., who ended up First Team All-Big Ten. And before that? Two seasons at Michigan, where the Wolverines set a program record with 33 wins in his first year, snagged a Big Ten Tournament Championship, and rolled all the way to the Final Four with Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman and Charles Matthews! He also played a pivotal role in developing future NBA talent like Jordan Poole and Xavier Simpson. He even had stops at Toledo, where Steve Taylor Jr. and Jonathan Williams earned All-MAC honors, and at his alma mater, Kent State, helping them to a MAC regular-season title and developing Kris Brewer and Devareaux Manley. This isn't a flash in the pan; this is a consistent track record of success and player development everywhere he goes. What does this mean for our Dawgs? Coach Sprinkle just landed a certified winner who knows how to build a program and cultivate talent at the highest level. The upcoming season feels like it just got a massive jumpstart. Get ready, Huskies, because with DeAndre Haynes in the building, the future's looking bright white and purple. We're counting down the seconds until tip-off!

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