The Washington Huskies officially announced the hiring of longtime college assistant coach DeAndre Haynes to join Danny Sprinkle’s staff ahead of the 2026-27 season.
Haynes, a graduate of Kent State in 2006 who finished his playing career as the Golden Flash leader in assists (625), steals (229), and minutes (4,070), comes to Montlake after spending the past five seasons at Marquette as an assistant under Shaka Smart.
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Before his time in the Badger State, Haynes coached at two Big Ten Conference schools, Michigan (2017-19) and Maryland (2019-21), bringing experience on the bench that Sprinkle hasn’t had in his two previous seasons since taking over in March 2024.
After Haynes finished his prolific college basketball career—including Mid-American Conference Player of the Year honors as a senior—the Detroit, Michigan native played professionally in Belgium, Finland, Germany, and Hungary for five years before returning to the states as an assistant coach at his alma mater in 2012.
Haynes’ experience will be vital to navigating another tough upcoming Big Ten season for Sprinkle, who has won 11 games in conference play over his first two seasons since taking over for Mike Hopkins. He was part of John Beilein’s staff that won the 2018 Big Ten men’s basketball tournament and made it to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament the following season.
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Two years later, he was part of Mark Turgeon’s staff at Maryland, which won the 2020 Big Ten Conference regular season title, both feats that Sprinkle hasn’t accomplished but must make a significant stride towards achieving in 2026-27 with a revamped, veteran roster that could feature potentially four international players when all is said and done.
This article originally appeared on Huskies Wire: Washington Huskies officially hire former Marquette assistant
