Ex-UW star Thybulle a fan favorite with 76ers

Matisse Thybulle still has difficulty comprehending how much his life has changed in the past year.

The former Washington Huskies star never imagined his defensive prowess on the basketball court would catapult him to success in the NBA.

“There’s been a lot of change really fast,” the Philadelphia 76ers rookie said this week. “It’s been exciting. It’s been humbling for sure.

“I don’t know, for me it’s just cool because I never really expected any of this. So a lot of this comes as a surprise and I’m just trying to roll with it and continue to make the most of it.”

Thybulle’s exploits at UW are well-chronicled. He won the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year award and helped the Huskies to a Pac-12 regular-season title and NCAA tournament appearance in his final season.

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