Washington Huskies

Late one night two years ago swingman Quincy Pondexter, then a sophomore, sat in coach Lorenzo Romar's office and vented about his lack of playing time. Finally Romar told him, "Let's call Brandon." When he got...

By knocking off No. 1 Stanford, scrappy Washington capped an amazing turnaround—and may have staked a tournament claim

2001 RECORD: 8-4 (6-2, T2 in Pac-10)FINAL RANKING: No. 19 AP, No. 19 coaches' poll

Emotionally charged Washington shrugged off injuries and laid a big hurt on Purdue in Pasadena

"I gotta tell ya," says Husky coach Jim Lambright, "it feels like we're finally out of jail."