Seattle U Game Preview & How to Watch

How to Watch (and bet)

Date: Friday, 12/19/25

Tip-Off Time: 8:30 pm PT

TV: ESPN2

Radio: Huskies Gameday App, Sports Radio KJR

Location: Seattle, WA (at Climate Pledge Arena)

Betting Line: Washington Huskies -8.5

Seattle U Redhawks 2025-26 Statistics:

Record: 9-2 (2-0 vs.

non-D1 teams)

Points For per Game: 77.8 (125th)

Points Against per Game: 69.8 (73rd)

Adjusted Offensive Efficiency: 108.5 (153rd)

Adjusted Defensive Efficiency:

103.2 (81st)

Strength of Schedule: 322nd

Seattle U Key Players:

G- Maleek Arington, Sr. 6’3, 215: 4.1 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 5.0 apg, 35.1% FG, 42.9% 3pt, 64.0% FT

Evanmiya.com Stats: +1.33 (2nd), 110.6 Adj Off Eff (5th), 96.7 Adj Def Eff (4th)

Arington is Seattle U’s version of JJ Mandaquit. He’s a true point guard who really doesn’t care about scoring the basketball. He was relied upon a little more as a scorer when at Idaho State but the last two seasons has averaged at least 4.5 points per game while scoring fewer than 8 points per game. Right now Arington is shooting over 40% from deep but that’s on less than one attempt per game and he’s at just 25.4% for his career so he’s not really a threat from that range. But Arington can be a total pest on defense and has ranked in the top 60 nationally in steal rate all 4 seasons he’s been in college.

G- Brayden Maldonado, Sr. 6’0, 171: 16.2 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 2.4 apg, 54.3% FG, 48.0% 3pt, 97.6% FT

Evanmiya.com Stats: +3.98 (1st), 113.9 Adj Off Eff (3rd), 110.6 Adj Def Eff (7th)

Maldonado had a solid season last year after transferring up from D-II Chadron State and mostly played the role of a 3-point sniper, making 38.2% from deep with almost 75% of his attempts coming from that range. This year he has taken his game to another level. He’s making nearly half of his 3-point shots but is driving the ball more often and also shooting 60% on 2-point shots while only missing once from the free throw line. He’s item number one on the scouting report although it’s worth noting that against the two best opponents on Seattle’s schedule so far he went 0/2 from 3 and averaged just 9.5 points per game.

F- Will Heimbrodt, So. 6’7, 220: 14.8 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 2.7 blk, 55.4% FG, 39.1% 3pt, 64.3% FT

Evanmiya.com Stats: +0.32 (5th), 113.1 Adj Off Eff (4th), 94.2 Adj Def Eff (2nd)

Heimbrodt played a bench role as a freshman last year but is blossoming this year. As a 6’7 small forward he’s somehow 24th in the country in block rate not far behind Franck Kepnang (that includes 6 blocks against Stanford). Washington players will have to be aware of whether Heimbrodt is lurking around the paint every time they drive the ball. He’s also shooting better from every spot on the floor than last year although he still mostly scores inside the arc.

F- JunSeok Yeo, Sr, 6’8, 218: 12.2 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 1.5 apg, 51.0% FG, 38.5% 3pt, 66.7% FT

Evanmiya.com Stats: +0.33 (4th), 110.0 Adj Off Eff (6th), 98.3 Adj Def Eff (5th)

Yeo transferred in from Gonzaga where he was never able to get off the deep bench. But you can still be a good player and not see the court for the Zags. Yeo is shooting nearly 40% from deep after going 6/29 in two seasons in Spokane and takes most of his shots from deep as the designated wing floor stretcher. We’ll see how he handles guarding Hannes Steinbach when the Huskies are in their 2-big lineup. That is going to be a tough ask.

C- Austin Maurer, So. 7’0, 230: 7.4 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 0.9 blk, 55.2% FG, 23.1% 3pt, 56.0% FT

Evanmiya.com Stats: +0.75 (3rd), 121.5 Adj Off Eff (1st), 92.0 Adj Def Eff (1st)

Seattle U goes with almost a true 50/50 split at the center position but Maurer is the more effective of the duo even if he has only started one game this year (their win on Wednesday). The advanced stats say Seattle is much better with Maurer on the floor after transferring in from Grand Canyon where he barely played as a true freshman last season. So far this season he has been a force on the offensive glass and is 10th nationally there. He also shoots over 60% near the rim, is a good shot blocker, and doesn’t turn the ball over. Maurer is basically your ideal center if you’re looking for someone to do the dirty work.

The Outlook

You know that Coach Sprinkle is going to be fired up for this one. Last season saw the Huskies lose convincingly to Seattle U which was Washington’s first loss in that matchup in decades. And that was against a Seattle U team that was 4-8 at the time. It looks like both teams are better this season and the game is at Climate Pledge which adds a whole new wrinkle.

It might be tempting to say that Seattle U’s 9-2 record is a result of the 322nd ranked schedule. The Redhawks have played a pair of non-D1 schools and have played only one opponent in the top-150 at KenPom. But they also haven’t played anyone ranked worse than 300th (UW has played two of those) and Seattle U beat that one opponent in a 77-69 road win over Stanford. And Seattle’s only two losses on the season were by one possession. They haven’t played a game this season where they didn’t have a chance to win going into the final shot.

A quick look at the stats shows that Seattle U is very much a team with clear strengths and weaknesses. On offense they have been one of the best shooting teams in the country making 40.1% of their three-point attempts (11th overall). They don’t take a ton of deep shots but when they do, they’re good looks and they knock them down. And it isn’t as if they can’t also score inside. The Redhawks are 48th nationally shooting 57.8% on 2-pointers. The only flaw in their shooting splits is a 295th ranked free throw shooting team at 67.6% so UW has an advantage if this ends up being a foul-happy game.

Seattle U needs the advantage when shooting the ball because they aren’t able to create extra possessions on offense. They rank 250th or worse nationally in both offensive rebounding rate and turnover rate. Washington is a team that doesn’t force a ton of turnovers but UW should have a clear advantage on the glass so if Seattle U does miss shots then it’s likely to be one and done.

On defense, Seattle U has been a true havoc team. They rank in the top 25 nationally in both turnover rate and block rate. Opponents have turned it over on 22.1% of possessions so far and they’ve blocked 15% of two-point shots. This comes against a Husky team that has had times where they’ve struggled to hold onto the ball and actually gets quite a lot of shots blocked because they tend to drive it into traffic a lot.

This is a Seattle U team that would be a potential NCAA tournament team if they were still in the WAC. But this season they’re in the WCC with Gonzaga (their only year of overlap) which means there’s no shot at an auto-bid and no shot at an at-large. Nonetheless this is a good mid-major team and they’re closer to Nevada than they are to Wazzu. Last year’s loss in this matchup means Coach Sprinkle hopefully shouldn’t have to work very hard to convince the team not to take their opponent lightly because this is absolutely a losable game.

Washington looked good last weekend when fully healthy but Southern Utah was able to generate a lot of good 3-point looks. If that happens against Seattle U then the Huskies are going to have a hard time pulling away given the Redhawks’ shooting prowess. I think this one stays close late into the night but that ultimately the rebounding of Hannes Steinbach gives the Huskies a possession advantage to overcome a poor shooting night in a bigger arena and eke out the win.