UW men to play Western in an exhibition
The University of Washington men's basketball team will unofficially open its 2012-13 season by hosting the national champs.
And the well-decorated visitors won't have to travel far to get to UW.
Western Washington University, which won the NCAA Division II title last season, will get a shot at the big dogs when the Huskies host the Vikings in an Oct. 24 exhibition game at Hec Edmundson Pavilion. It will mark the first time the programs have met in men's basketball since 2008.