Sunday, October 19
Seattle, Wash.
Noon PT
University of Washington
vs
UNLV (exh.)
Washington MBB Hosts UNLV For Sunday Afternoon Exhibition
October 18, 2025 | Men's Basketball
SEATTLE – Hoops fans in Seattle will get their first glimpse of the new-look Washington men's basketball team on Sunday afternoon as the Huskies host UNLV in an exhibition at Alaska Airlines Arena.
Tipoff from Hec Ed is set for noon PT, with the game set to stream live on B1G+, while links to live stats are available at HuskyStats.com. The game will not be broadcasted via radio.
OPENING TIPS
» Washington begins its second season in the Big Ten and second season under Danny Sprinkle
» The Huskies return two players from last season's roster in Zoom Diallo and Franck Kepnang
» UW brought in the No. 3 ranked transfer class in the nation per On3.com
» Among the group were two top-30 transfers in Wesley Yates III and Desmond Claude, USC's top-two leading scorers a season ago
» UW also added further Big Ten experience through the transfer portal in Lathan Sommerville from Rutgers and Bryson Tucker from Indiana
» UW is one of three schools in the nation with multiple players that earned their conference's Player of the Year Award in Jacob Ognacevic and Quimari Peterson
» Sunday's game is UW's first-ever exhibition vs. another NCAA Division I team
ABOUT UNLV
» UNLV is in its first season under Josh Pastner, a 15-year head coaching veteran with a career record of 276-187 (.596)
» The Runnin' Rebels return just one member from last season's team that finished 18-15 overall, 11-9 in Mountain West play
» UNLV's lone returner, forward Jacob Bannarbie, appeared in 19 games in 2024-25, averaging 1.6 points and 1.8 rebounds per game
» Pastner bolstered the Runnin' Rebel roster with 13 newcomers comprised of eight Division I transfers, a former international professional, a junior college transfer and three freshmen
» Among UNLV's eight transfers are two from Big Ten institutions
» Junior guard Dravyn Gibbs-Lawhorn spent two seasons at Illinois, averaging 5.9 points and 1.6 rebounds per game over 35 appearances for the Fighting Illini last season
» Junior forward Ladji Dembele played the last two seasons at Iowa, starting 21 games in 2024-25, shooting 46.7 percent from the field and 38.2 percent from behind the arc
EX GON' GIVE IT TO YA
» Since 2000, Washington is undefeated in 22 preseason exhibition games against fellow collegiate competition
» Of those games, the Huskies have won by 20+ points 12 times, including victorymargins of over 30 points in the last four exhibitions
» Three of those 22 wins were by five or fewer points
» Sunday's game will be UW's fourth exhibition contests against a team from outside the state of Washington since 2000
» In last season's exhibition, Washington defeated Western Oregon 105-68 at Alaska Airlines Arena
» DJ Davis led a group of seven Huskies in double figures with 16 points, including 4-of-9 from behind the arc
» Zoom Diallo posted 14 points and seven rebounds, dishing out three assists, while Franck Kepnang knocked down 6-of-7 shots for 12 points, chipping in three blocks
BAND'S BACK TOGETHER
» 2025-26 sees the return of a pair of former Huskies in cousins Wesley Yates III and Quincy Pondexter
» A top-40 recruit out of high school, Yates signed with UW ahead of the 2023-24 season, sitting out the campaign due to injury
» Yates, who played last season at USC, was one of the Big Ten's top scorers during conference play with averages of 17.0 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists
» Pondexter, a three-year assistant at UW, spent the 2024-25 season as an assistant coach for Yates and the Trojans, returning to his alma mater this summer
» An eight-year NBA veteran, Pondexter was an All-Pac-10 and Honorable Mention All-American for the Dawgs, ranking fifth all-time in scoring
» Pondexter led Washington to the 2009 Pac-10 Regular Season Championship and the 2010 Pac-10 Tournament Title, the latter of which he captured with fellow UW staffer Abdul Gaddy
NEW LOOK DAWGS
» Washington returns just two players from the 2024-25 roster in Zoom Diallo and Franck Kepnang
» Diallo appeared in all 31 games, including 22 starts and ranked second among all Huskies in points (11.2) and assists (3.1) per game during Big Ten play
» Kepnang missed a string of 17 games due to injury, starting the final eight contests of the season
PORTAL HOPPING
» UW revamped its roster with one of the most heralded transfer classes in the nation, ranking as the No. 3 class by On3.com
» Three of UW's transfers are ranked in the top-100 in the class, including two inside the top-30 in Wesley Yates III (24th, 247Sports) and Desmond Claude (29th, On3.com)
» Quimari Peterson was ranked at No. 73 in the class by 247Sports
» Washington's transfer class was ranked No. 8 in the nation by HoopsHQ, while ESPN rated UW as the No. 5 team that added the most talent in the transfer portal
CREAM OF THE CROP
» Washington is one of three teams in the nation featuring multiple players that were named their conference's player of the year, joining Big Ten rival Iowa and Kansas State
» Quimari Peterson reeled in Southern Conference Player of the Year Laurels, leading the conference in points, points per game, field goals, steals, steals per game and three-point field goal percentage
» The 6-1 guard was named a Finalist for the 2025 Lou Henson Award
» Peterson reached double-figure scoring in 31-of-32 games, including 15 20+ point outings
» Jacob Ognacevic was tabbed the ASUN Player of the Year after leading the league and ranking 19th in the nation in scoring at 20.0 points per game
» Ognacevic was efficient too, shooting 57.5 percent from the field, the 25th best average in the country
» The Wisconsin native also pulled down 8.0 rebounds per game, 4th in the ASUN
» Ognacevic will be sidelined indefinitely with a foot injury sustained during the preseason
taking the world stage
» A pair of freshman Huskies battled it out on the world stage this summer at the 2025 FIBA U19 World Cup as JJ Mandaquit and Hannes Steinbach battled it out in the Gold Medal game
» Mandaquit and Team USA captured the Gold, with the Hawaii native averaging 5.4 assists per game, 12.8 per 40 minutes
» In the Gold Medal game, Mandaquit led Team USA with six assists, adding seven points on 3-of-4 shooting
» The McDonald's All-America nominee shot 44.4 percent from the field, including 6-of-10 from behind the arc, knocking down all 13 free throw attempts
» Steinbach was one of the standouts of the tournament, leading Germany to Silver and earning All-Star Five honors
» The Würzburg native scored 17.4 points per game, the eight highest average of the tournament
» Steinbach pulled down 13.0 rebounds per game, second most at the World Cup
» Steinbach finished with four double doubles over seven games, including 19 points and 19 rebounds in the opener against Slovenia
» Against Serbia in the Round of 16, Steinbach dropped in seven field goals and nine free throws for 23 points, while reeling in 19 boards
» Additionally, sophomore transfer Christian Nitu played for Romania at 2025 FIBA U20 Eurobasket
Follow @UW_MBB on X/Twitter and Instagram for the latest updates on Husky basketball.
Tipoff from Hec Ed is set for noon PT, with the game set to stream live on B1G+, while links to live stats are available at HuskyStats.com. The game will not be broadcasted via radio.
OPENING TIPS
» Washington begins its second season in the Big Ten and second season under Danny Sprinkle
» The Huskies return two players from last season's roster in Zoom Diallo and Franck Kepnang
» UW brought in the No. 3 ranked transfer class in the nation per On3.com
» Among the group were two top-30 transfers in Wesley Yates III and Desmond Claude, USC's top-two leading scorers a season ago
» UW also added further Big Ten experience through the transfer portal in Lathan Sommerville from Rutgers and Bryson Tucker from Indiana
» UW is one of three schools in the nation with multiple players that earned their conference's Player of the Year Award in Jacob Ognacevic and Quimari Peterson
» Sunday's game is UW's first-ever exhibition vs. another NCAA Division I team
ABOUT UNLV
» UNLV is in its first season under Josh Pastner, a 15-year head coaching veteran with a career record of 276-187 (.596)
» The Runnin' Rebels return just one member from last season's team that finished 18-15 overall, 11-9 in Mountain West play
» UNLV's lone returner, forward Jacob Bannarbie, appeared in 19 games in 2024-25, averaging 1.6 points and 1.8 rebounds per game
» Pastner bolstered the Runnin' Rebel roster with 13 newcomers comprised of eight Division I transfers, a former international professional, a junior college transfer and three freshmen
» Among UNLV's eight transfers are two from Big Ten institutions
» Junior guard Dravyn Gibbs-Lawhorn spent two seasons at Illinois, averaging 5.9 points and 1.6 rebounds per game over 35 appearances for the Fighting Illini last season
» Junior forward Ladji Dembele played the last two seasons at Iowa, starting 21 games in 2024-25, shooting 46.7 percent from the field and 38.2 percent from behind the arc
EX GON' GIVE IT TO YA
» Since 2000, Washington is undefeated in 22 preseason exhibition games against fellow collegiate competition
» Of those games, the Huskies have won by 20+ points 12 times, including victorymargins of over 30 points in the last four exhibitions
» Three of those 22 wins were by five or fewer points
» Sunday's game will be UW's fourth exhibition contests against a team from outside the state of Washington since 2000
» In last season's exhibition, Washington defeated Western Oregon 105-68 at Alaska Airlines Arena
» DJ Davis led a group of seven Huskies in double figures with 16 points, including 4-of-9 from behind the arc
» Zoom Diallo posted 14 points and seven rebounds, dishing out three assists, while Franck Kepnang knocked down 6-of-7 shots for 12 points, chipping in three blocks
BAND'S BACK TOGETHER
» 2025-26 sees the return of a pair of former Huskies in cousins Wesley Yates III and Quincy Pondexter
» A top-40 recruit out of high school, Yates signed with UW ahead of the 2023-24 season, sitting out the campaign due to injury
» Yates, who played last season at USC, was one of the Big Ten's top scorers during conference play with averages of 17.0 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists
» Pondexter, a three-year assistant at UW, spent the 2024-25 season as an assistant coach for Yates and the Trojans, returning to his alma mater this summer
» An eight-year NBA veteran, Pondexter was an All-Pac-10 and Honorable Mention All-American for the Dawgs, ranking fifth all-time in scoring
» Pondexter led Washington to the 2009 Pac-10 Regular Season Championship and the 2010 Pac-10 Tournament Title, the latter of which he captured with fellow UW staffer Abdul Gaddy
NEW LOOK DAWGS
» Washington returns just two players from the 2024-25 roster in Zoom Diallo and Franck Kepnang
» Diallo appeared in all 31 games, including 22 starts and ranked second among all Huskies in points (11.2) and assists (3.1) per game during Big Ten play
» Kepnang missed a string of 17 games due to injury, starting the final eight contests of the season
PORTAL HOPPING
» UW revamped its roster with one of the most heralded transfer classes in the nation, ranking as the No. 3 class by On3.com
» Three of UW's transfers are ranked in the top-100 in the class, including two inside the top-30 in Wesley Yates III (24th, 247Sports) and Desmond Claude (29th, On3.com)
» Quimari Peterson was ranked at No. 73 in the class by 247Sports
» Washington's transfer class was ranked No. 8 in the nation by HoopsHQ, while ESPN rated UW as the No. 5 team that added the most talent in the transfer portal
CREAM OF THE CROP
» Washington is one of three teams in the nation featuring multiple players that were named their conference's player of the year, joining Big Ten rival Iowa and Kansas State
» Quimari Peterson reeled in Southern Conference Player of the Year Laurels, leading the conference in points, points per game, field goals, steals, steals per game and three-point field goal percentage
» The 6-1 guard was named a Finalist for the 2025 Lou Henson Award
» Peterson reached double-figure scoring in 31-of-32 games, including 15 20+ point outings
» Jacob Ognacevic was tabbed the ASUN Player of the Year after leading the league and ranking 19th in the nation in scoring at 20.0 points per game
» Ognacevic was efficient too, shooting 57.5 percent from the field, the 25th best average in the country
» The Wisconsin native also pulled down 8.0 rebounds per game, 4th in the ASUN
» Ognacevic will be sidelined indefinitely with a foot injury sustained during the preseason
taking the world stage
» A pair of freshman Huskies battled it out on the world stage this summer at the 2025 FIBA U19 World Cup as JJ Mandaquit and Hannes Steinbach battled it out in the Gold Medal game
» Mandaquit and Team USA captured the Gold, with the Hawaii native averaging 5.4 assists per game, 12.8 per 40 minutes
» In the Gold Medal game, Mandaquit led Team USA with six assists, adding seven points on 3-of-4 shooting
» The McDonald's All-America nominee shot 44.4 percent from the field, including 6-of-10 from behind the arc, knocking down all 13 free throw attempts
» Steinbach was one of the standouts of the tournament, leading Germany to Silver and earning All-Star Five honors
» The Würzburg native scored 17.4 points per game, the eight highest average of the tournament
» Steinbach pulled down 13.0 rebounds per game, second most at the World Cup
» Steinbach finished with four double doubles over seven games, including 19 points and 19 rebounds in the opener against Slovenia
» Against Serbia in the Round of 16, Steinbach dropped in seven field goals and nine free throws for 23 points, while reeling in 19 boards
» Additionally, sophomore transfer Christian Nitu played for Romania at 2025 FIBA U20 Eurobasket
Follow @UW_MBB on X/Twitter and Instagram for the latest updates on Husky basketball.
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