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Washington basketball picks up forward entering 8th college season

April 16, 2026

By Dan Raley, Washington Huskies on SI: Just when Franck Kepnang left and presumably took his extensive medical files with him, Steele Venters will join the University of Washington basketball team with a challenging health history that certainly rivals the departed big man.

The 6-foot-7 forward originally from Ellensburg, Washington and formerly of Gonzaga and Eastern Washington will join his third state-based college team after committing to the Huskies on Wednesday night.

Danny Sprinkle’s coaching staff is hoping Venters can help solve the UW’s 3-point shooting woes of recent seasons and return to the form that made him go from an Eastern walk-on in 2020 to the 2023 Big Sky Most Valuable Player.

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