As was just reported by Yahoo! Sports' Pete Thamel, guard Quade Green will be immediately eligible to play at Washington because a source has confirmed to Thamel that the NCAA has approved UW's waiver. We have been able to confirm that the report is accurate. It follows a trend this year by the NCAA to grant such waivers.

“We’re very excited to have Quade eligible immediately and we’d like to thank the NCAA, the University of Kentucky and the compliance staffs both here at Washington and at Kentucky for their cooperation during this process,” said head coach Mike Hopkins.

Green, who played 9 games his sophomore year at Kentucky last season before deciding to leave Lexington and transfer to Washington, was not allowed to play during UW's summer trip to Italy and was not allowed to play during their closed scrimmage at TCU and their 87-63 exhibition win over Western Washington Thursday night. In fact, Green was spotted post-game Halloween night, putting up shots, staying sharp in the event his waiver was approved.

Quade Green putting up shots after the UW game. @Dawgman247 pic.twitter.com/AgpNIvjH6L — Chris Fetters (@Chris_Fetters) November 1, 2019

With Green now eligible, Washington has three former McDonald's All-Americans on its current roster, as he joins true freshmen Isaiah Stewart and Jaden McDaniels in forming arguably the most decorated lineup in UW history.

During Thursday night's game, Washington started sophomore Elijah Hardy at point guard, and it was hoped true freshman Marcus Tsohonis would also get playing time to see what he could do running the offense, but he only played two minutes before getting hit hard in the face. He was not allowed to return. Hardy finished the game with 4 points and 5 assists, while Jamal Bey was used a lot more to bring the ball up the floor. The sophomore from Las Vegas led the Huskies in scoring with 20 points, and also finished with 4 rebounds, 4 assists, and 5 steals.

By adding Green to the roster at a spot where he can definitely impact the lineup, the Huskies just filled a big hole. And to do it with a former 5-star talent is even better.