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Some links and notes to get you ready for Washington:

• Washington is ranked 13th in latest AP poll.
• “We respect Kentucky’s program and the job they do,” Lorenzo Romar said. “Terrence Jones is a fantastic basketball player, but we’re not coming out there because of any type of rivalry. We’re coming out because this is the next opponent and we have to play at a high level.”
• Romar also said: “”If I really wanted to do the media a favor, I could just makeup a wild story that we hate Kentucky and all that. But that’s not the case. Sorry. Kentucky is the next opponent. If it wasn’t Kentucky and if it was Oklahoma, then we’d have animosity towards them because they’re the next opponent.”
• The Huskies are averaging a Division I-best 107.3 points.
• Washington made a school record 17 three-pointers in its 106-63 rout of Virginia on Monday.
• Isaiah Thomas scored 14 of his 18 points in the first half.
• Terrence Jones‘ high school teammate Terrence Ross scored 12 points for Huskies on Monday.

• Washington has played Kentucky once before, losing 66-58 in the 1985 NCAA Tournament. The Huskies are 0-2 against Kentucky this year, but they haven’t met on the court. Tuesday night, they get the chance.
• “We’re ready,” said Thomas, who hit three of those 3-pointers. “The lights are on and we always say the bright lights are fun, so we’re ready for whoever our next opponent is, and that’s Kentucky.”
• Percy Allen of the Seattle Times writes: “(Justin) Holiday was Washington’s other star. He dominated on the defensive end, collecting a career-high six steals, which is three shy of UW’s record. Holiday also had nine rebounds, two steals and a block. He was matched against Cavalier point guard Mustapha Farrakhan and held him to 1-for-8 shooting, four points and two turnovers.”
• Click here for Justin Holiday’s Maui blog.
• Click here for Washington’s 2010-11 roster.
• Head coach Lorenzo Romar’s bio.
• Click here for Washington’s statistics.