Washington coach Danny Sprinkle made an interesting comparison this week.

When talking about forward Hannes Steinbach from Germany, the Big Ten Freshman of the Week, Sprinkle invoked a former NBA legend.

"His ability to offensive rebound and his knack to go get it, he's literally like Dennis Rodman," Sprinkle said. "He knows where the ball is coming off and he makes the effort every time."

The Huskies (6-3) are set to play host to Southern Utah (4-7) on Saturday afternoon in Seattle.

Steinbach averaged 26.5 points, 13.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists as the Huskies nearly rallied from a 16-point deficit in the final five minutes against visiting UCLA in their conference opener, then came back from 18 points down at the half to win 84-76 at USC last Saturday.

"He's really hard to guard witho

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