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Huskies Hire New Basketball Radio Voice
UW hires Nick Koop as basketball radio announcer after Tony Castricone left for NFL.
In brief
UW hires Nick Koop as basketball radio announcer after Tony Castricone left for NFL. Washington hires Nick Koop as new basketball radio announcer to replace Tony Castricone who joined NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Originally reported by Washington Huskies On SI.
UW basketball needs radio voice
With the season getting close, the University of Washington basketball team had just about everything it needed in terms of new players and assistant coaches for Danny Sprinkle's program. Everything except a play-by-play radio announcer.
Nick Koop joins Huskies
On Tuesday, the UW filled that void by announcing Nick Koop as the new voice of the Huskies, with him coming to Montlake following a decade at UCLA, where he called basketball, football and wide…
Koop's first game
Koop will call his first Husky basketball game over KJR radio on Sunday when the team hosts Washington State in an exhibition game at Alaska Airlines Arena.
Koop replaces Castricone
A native of Roseville, California, Koop replaces Tony Castricone, who left as the UW football and basketball radio presence to join the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers broadcast team this past summer.
Koop's background
A 2014 graduate of Boston University, Koop began his sports broadcasting career at Harvard on the Ivy League Network and NESN.
UW athletic director comments
Nick brings extensive experience across college athletics, understands the responsibility that comes with this role, and will be a great addition as we continue to connect our fans with the people and programs that make…
Huskies' next game
The Husky men's basketball regular season opens on Monday, Nov. 2, against Colgate at Alaska Airlines Arena. Sprinkle's third team is coming off a 16-17 season with a roster that is two-thirds new.
What it means
Washington hires Nick Koop as new basketball radio announcer to replace Tony Castricone who joined NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
