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If anyone is as excited as a 7-year-old going for a ride at Disneyland, it’s former Washington basketball player Isaiah Thomas! The 2-time NBA All-Star has a three-season record with Washington and was an all-conference selection in the Pac-10 three times. The thrill of watching your team win the Pac-12 Championship game takes on a whole new level, just as the NBA star displays it.

In the recent championship game, the Washington Huskies defeated the Oregon Ducks in a close 34-31 victory. With this win triggered by Washington star players like Michael Penix Jr., Isaiah Thomas is now hopeful that Washington will produce a Heisman Trophy winner. See his excitement over Washington’s victory as the champion of the Pac-12. 

Isaiah Thomas beams with pride and confidence over Washington’s championship victory 

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Despite the 34-year-old basketball star leaving Washington in 2011, he remains a loyal dawg. Even before the game commenced, he took to Twitter to show his support in his tweet that read, “Let’s getit @UW_Football!!!!” And now that the Huskies brought the conference championship title to Washington, Isaiah Thomas is confident in the team’s hunt for a Heisman Trophy winner. 

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The Washington completes the season with 456 points and 60 total touchdowns and remains undefeated all through the 13 games. Isaiah Thomas tweeted, “Say who? Say what??? Say who say dawgs ain’t bad MFs!!!!!!” As Oregon fell, QB Bo Nix’s hopes of winning the Heisman Trophy vanished while Washington QB Michael Penix Jr. rose as a top contender finishing the last game with 319 yards and one touchdown.  

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Isaiah Thomas is transparent when it comes to supporting his former alum to go to the extent of calling Oregon “Weak a** ducks!!!!!!” following Washington’s victory. Before he was drafted by the Sacramento Kings in 2011, Thomas played for the Washington Huskies basketball as a point guard from 2008-11. So, the fact that the Huskies are bringing home the championship calls for a no lesser celebration. 

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For the Washington Huskies, winning the Pac-12 Championship game isn’t the only excitement that is going on. After the last win, they are likely to make an appearance at the College Football Playoffs. And would Michael Penix Jr. bring home the coveted Heisman Trophy status to Washington? Keep watching.

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