Several of the best players in Washington Huskies men's basketball have come from in-state in Washington, if not in the team's own backyard of Seattle.

Several of those players have returned home in various capacities to continue to carve out their legacies beyond their playing career. That includes former Huskies superstar Brandon Roy.

Roy played with Washington from 2002-06 and had an eight-year NBA career with the Portland Trail Blazers and Minnesota Timberwolves from 2006-13. He returned home to Seattle in 2016 to take a job as a high school head coach. He coached at Nathan Hale High School from 2016-17 before returning to his high school alma mater of Garfield High School.

Roy coached at Garfield from 2017-25. During his nine seasons as a head coach at Nathan Hale and Garfield, he won for Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) 3A State championships.

Roy was fired from his head coach job at Garfield following the '24-25 season. Months after his dismissal, it was revealed via public records obtained by the Seattle Times that there was an allegation against Roy stating the former Husky offered a potential high school recruit cash, a car and an apartment if he transferred to Garfield.

Roy denied the allegations and was fired before the investigation began. Per an article written by Sofia Schwarzwalder for the Seattle Times, Garfield principal Tarance Hart stated that the investigation found no evidence of wrongdoing on Roy's part.

As a result of him being cleared in the investigation, Roy was hired back as head coach of the Garfield boy's basketball team among several other potential candidates.

In an introductory (or reintroductory) News conference Thursday, Roy said there was no animosity towards Hart and other Seattle schools officials who made the decision.

Three of Roy's four state championship wins came with Garfield. Under his coaching, several players, including Tari Eason, Jaylin Stewart, J'Raan Brooks and Kendall Munson, among others, have had college or professional opportunities, or both.

In his four years of college ball with the Huskies, Roy was the Pac-10 Player of the Year, first-team All-Pac 10 and a consensus All-American, all in '06.

Roy's No. 3 was retired by Washington in 2009. He was the first player since Bob Houbregs in 1953 to have their number retired by the university.

Roy was one of the best players in the '06 draft and was picked sixth overall by the Trail Blazers. He was plagued by knee injuries, which hindered and ultimately cut off his professional career. He still won the NBA Rookie of the Year award in 2017 and was a three-time All-Star.

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