Despite being at full capacity, it seems like a spot on the roster has opened up for the Huskies as they've landed former Wolfpack player Tayshawn Comer.
The massive turnaround in the Washington Huskies men's basketball doesn't seem to be at an end yet.
On Thursday, it was reported by On3 Sports reporter Pete Nakos that former Nevada Wolfpack guard, Tayshawn Comer, had committed to the Huskies via the transfer portal.
Comer is a fifth-year point guard who spent the first two seasons of his career with the Eastern Kentucky Colonels and his last two collegiate years with the Wolfpack.
This past season with Nevada, Comer averaged 11 points on 38.3% shooting from the floor (35% from 3-point range) in 37 games (36 starts). He also averaged 3.6 assists and 1.8 rebounds per contest.
Throughout his career, Comer has averaged 10.7 points on a 37.9% clip from the floor (33% from beyond the arc) across 137 games (134 starts). He also has career averages of 3.6 assists, 2.5 rebounds and one steal.
The addition of Comer gives Washington an additional point guard to pair with San Francisco transfer and fellow senior point guard Ryan Beasley.
However, the fact that the Huskies are even able to add Comer to the roster raises another question.
Washington entered the offseason with six players returning from last season, leaving nine spots on the roster to fill to reach the max capacity of 15 allowed by the NCAA.
The Huskies filled out the rosters by landing one player from the Class of 2026 (three-star forward Lattimore Ford), three international signees (forward Wini Braga, Brazil; guard Tristan Devers, Australia; forward Boris Tisma, Croatia) and five transfer portal additions (Beasley; forward LeJuan Watts, Texas Tech; forward Steele Venters, Gonzaga; guard Parker Friedrichsen, Davidson; Harun Zrno, Rutgers).
If there was a spot on the roster available for Washington to fill, it's likely due to an issue of eligibility with one of its international acquisitions.
Earlier this offseason, the NCAA issued a guidance stating that players who received compensation "above necessary expenses" from professional leagues were ineligible to play at the college level. This ruling extended to international leagues, which Braga, Tisma and Devers all played for, with exception for players who were already enrolled from prior semesters or seasons.
UW was working on figuring out the eligibility of those trio of players, but the addition of Comer likely means the school ran into issues with one, or multiple, of them being granted eligibility.
All three players have been pictured or seen in various video clips and photos practicing with the team or with potential teammates, meaning they've been at the team's facilities in Seattle for varying periods of time.
An official roster has yet to be released by the team, but UW's official account on "X" both posted official "get to know the players" videos for both Devers and Tisma.
Despite not yet being announced as a signee by the team, the Brazil national team for the 2027 FIBA World Cup stated in a post on "X" on Aug. 27 that Braga had asked to be excused from reporting date due to "personal reasons."
If UW's unexpected open roster spot isn't due to the eligibility of one of the international players, it likely means a new acquisition has left the program before enrolling in classes at the university, which would mean he wouldn't count towards the team's roster total.
