The departure of players from Washington continued Thursday, with the announcement that forward Matthew Atewe will pursue a graduate transfer.

"This has been the closest team that I have ever been on and me and my brothers have had the best experiences that I will never forget," Atewe said in a Twitter post. "But due to recent events that occurred, I have decided to graduate and transfer out to play my final year of college basketball."

Although Atewe did not specifically mention which events led him to make his decision, it's highly likely that the change of leadership at the head coach position had something to do with it. The junior played sparingly last season at Washington after transferring from Auburn, averaging just 2.2 points and 2.3 rebounds in 8.7 minutes.