How to Watch (and bet)
Date: Monday, 11/3/25
Tip-Off Time: 8:00 pm PT
TV: None
Streaming: B1G+
Radio: Huskies Gameday App, Sports Radio KJR
Location: Seattle, WA
Betting Line: Washington Huskies -33.5
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 2024-25 Statistics:
Record: 6-25 (3-15)
Points For
per Game: 69.8 ppg (262nd)
Points Against per Game: 85.7 ppg (362nd)
Adjusted Offensive Efficiency: 95.3 (349th)
Adjusted Defensive Efficiency:
121.2 (359th)Strength of Schedule: 354th
Arkansas-Pine Bluff Key Players:
G- Alex Mirhosseini, Sr. 5’10, 165: 17.5 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 4.0 apg, 40.8% FG, 40.9% 3pt, 76.4% FT
Mirhosseini is a transfer in from D-III West Virginia Wesleyan College so this is going to be a tremendous step up in competition for him. At the D3 level he showed that he could be a 3-point sniper but had nearly as many turnovers as assists so he isn’t exactly a true point guard. He had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists in APB’s exhibition win over Little Rock.
G- Quion Williams, Sr. 6’5, 215: 13.7 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 2.5 apg, 46.5% FG, 33.3% 3pt, 69.7% FT
Williams is a transfer from Abilene Christian but started off his career at Oklahoma State where he played nearly 30 minutes per game as a sophomore starter. The lack of shooting is what is holding Williams back from being a really effective piece but he should be one of the better overall scorers in the SWAC and has put up a double-double over Kansas State during his career so won’t be intimidated by the competition level. He had 11 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists in APB’s exhibition win over Little Rock.
G- Trevon Payton, Jr. 6’5, 215: 13.3 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 2.1 apg, 47.5% FG, 39.2% 3pt, 81.8% FT
Payton is a transfer from D2 Limestone where he showed himself to a very good 3-point specialist knocking down nearly 40% of his shots from deep. He had 7 points and 4 rebounds in APB’s exhibition win over Little Rock.
F- Milhan Charles, Fr. 6’7, 215:
Charles is an international prospect from France who is 21 years old. He was the 3rd overall pick in the 2024-25 NBA G-League International Draft by the San Diego Clippers. Before that he played in the Dutch BNXT league where he averaged 12.5 points and 4.2 rebounds per game on 38% 3-point shooting. He had 7 points and 5 rebounds in APB’s exhibition win over Little Rock.
C- Jaquan Scott, Sr. 6’8, 230: 7.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 0.7 bpg, 41.7% FG, 44.4% 3pt, 76.9% FT
Scott is a transfer from UTSA where he transferred to from Mississippi State (and before that JUCO). Scott started the first 3 games of the season for UTSA last year but only appeared in 3 more games the rest of the season as it appears he dealt with injury issues. Scott really struggled to score the basket when he was out there but was a dominant offensive rebounder and is capable of stepping outside and hitting the occasional 3-pointer. He had 24 points and 10 rebounds in APB’s exhibition win over Little Rock.
The Outlook
A quick look at KenPom tells you that this should be a complete walk in the park for Washington but that may be a little misleading. The Golden Lions were one of the three worst teams in the country last season and return only one rotation player from last year’s roster. They can’t really get much worse so that kind of roster overhaul maybe speaks to some serious improvement.
Multiple players are here that have bounced around at a few spots after initially playing at a power conference level. They’ve got a former G League International player as well as D3 and D2 players that shot 40% from 3-point range last season. It’s only the preseason but APB managed to comfortably beat Little Rock in an exhibition who is the projected #152 team at KenPom. The roster talent appears to have gotten upgraded in a major way since last season and so Washington can’t walk in thinking they’re playing the #364 team in the country.
That doesn’t mean I’m picking an upset. Washington still has an overwhelming amount of talent and there’s no reason they shouldn’t be able to grab control and keep a double-digit lead for the final 30+ minutes of this game. But there is probably some improvement from the team that gave up 109, 98, 112, 120, and 121 points in the games they played against high major competition last year. If the Golden Lions again play at a top 20 pace in the country then Washington may still be able to approach 100 points but the APB offense should be better ready to put up a fight than last year.
Washington’s lineup is a bit of an unknown right now. Major pieces Quimari Peterson, Zoom Diallo, and Desmond Claude all missed the exhibition game against UNLV. Diallo was back at practice last week but Peterson and Claude are probably best described as questionable. If all are back in action then it will be very intriguing to see how Danny Sprinkle dishes out minutes and whether freshmen like Courtland Muldrew or Jasir Rencher play late in the game or are being held out to preserve a potential redshirt (my guess is no with the possibility of 5 years to play 5 replacing the redshirt within the next several months to a year).
The Huskies win a game that looks like they underachieved in the moment but makes more sense once the advanced numbers stabilize.
Prediction
Washington Huskies– 94, Arkansas Pine Bluff Golden Lions- 73
