Washington finalizing deal to hire Danny Sprinkle as new head coach, AP source says

Washington is finalizing a deal to hire Utah State's Danny Sprinkle as its next men's basketball coach, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Monday.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the school has not announced the hiring. Field of 68 and The Seattle Times first reported the expected hire.

The Huskies are hoping Sprinkle's success at smaller schools and lineage to the university can revitalize the program as it moves into the Big Ten starting next season. His expected hiring comes one day after Utah State was eliminated from the NCAA Tournament with a second round loss to Purdue.

Sprinkle spent just one season at Utah State but it was a massively successful year. The Aggies won the Mountain West regular-season title after being picked to finish ninth in the preseason poll. Utah State reached the semifinals of the Mountain West tournament and won its first NCAA Tournament game since 2001 when it topped TCU in the first round.