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The Washington Huskies lost several former and potential players from both basketball programs in the last two days

Both Washington Huskies men's and women's basketball teams saw several players leave via the transfer portal this offseason.

Two of those players, one each for the women's and men's team, recently found new homes.

Another player that the Huskies men's team was looking for to potentially replace the outgoing transfer also chose to take his talents elsewhere.

Here's a roundup of the recent transfer portal news

JJ Mandaquit, G, MBB (Soph.)

Mandaquit opted to enter the transfer portal after one year at Washington. He committed to UW as a four-star recruit, top 100 player and a top 10 point guard in the Class of 2025 according to 247Sports.

Mandaquit's season ended early due to a foot injury he underwent surgery for, but he put up a decent amount of film with Washington. He averaged 5.2 points per game on 43.6% shooting from the floor across 22 games (six starts) in addition to pulling in 2.1 rebounds and dishing 3.2 assists per game. He was primarily the backup point guard behind Zoom Diallo, who also entered the portal.

According to a report on "X" from On3 Sports and Rivals reporter Joe Tipton, Mandaquit opted to transfer to play for Arizona, which is coming off a Final Four appearance.

Jaylen Petty, G, MBB (Soph.)

Petty, who was a Seattle native and graduate of Rainier Beach High School, looked to be a target for UW to take over primary ball-handling duties vacated by Mandaquit and Diallo's respective departures.

In his freshman season with the Texas Tech Red Raiders, another team that made the NCAA tournament, Petty averaged 9.9 points across 33 games (22 starts) on 40.6% shooting in addition to 3.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists.

Texas Tech guard Jaylen Petty (right) shoots during a first round 2026 NCAA tournament game against Akron at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Fla. | Matt Pendleton/Imagn ImagesTexas Tech guard Jaylen Petty (right) shoots during a first round 2026 NCAA tournament game against Akron at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Fla. | Matt Pendleton/Imagn Images

Instead of returning home to the Pacific Northwest, Petty reportedly opted to take his talents down south and committed to the UCLA Bruins, one of the Huskies' Big Ten rivals.

Chloe Briggs, G, WBB (Sr.)

UW women's basketball head coach Tina Langley has had a unique skill among her peers in the current era of college athletics: retaining players.

Langley seems to have retained her top contributors from last season, including All-Big Ten first team guard Sayvia Sellers, but lost three role players to the portal: guards Sienna Harvey, Chloe Briggs and forward Olivia Anderson.

Briggs, who will be entering her senior year in the 2026-27 season, saw playing time in over 25 games in each of her three seasons in the Pacific Northwest but was unable to consistently crack the starting rotation.

This past season, Briggs averaged two points per game in 26 games (no starts) in additions to 1.8 rebounds per game in 12.2 minutes per game.

Briggs, an Ontario, Calif., native, opted to return hope and has committed to California Baptist.

California Baptist's campus is in Riverside, Calif., less than a half-hour away from Ontario.

Other notes

The women's basketball transfer portal window closes April 20. The men's basketball window closes April 21.

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