Lorenzo Romar is not one to make excuses, but the Washington basketball coach believes his team's early-season bout with the injury bug has something to do with its poor start.

The Huskies (8-5) enter Pac-12 play on Saturday at rival Washington State on the heels of one of the most disappointing non-conference performances in Romar's 11 years at the school. Home losses to Albany, Colorado State and Nevada have already given Washington more defeats at home than it has had in each of the last four years.

Washington does have senior Scott Suggs back in the starting lineup. Guard Andrew Andrews and forward Shawn Kemp Jr., the Huskies' biggest contributors off the bench, are back as well. While Romar admits he's excited at the thought of a fully healthy team, he won't put blame on the early-season injuries that left the bench thin.