Game Thread: Baylor Welcomes Washington for First Big Non-Conference Test of Season

WACO, Texas – Baylor men’s basketball (1-0) welcomes the Washington Huskies (2-0) to Foster Pavilion Sunday, November 9, at 7:30 p.m. CT. The game will be televised on ESPN.

Computer Models

• Torvik: Baylor (41), Washington (48)
  • Projected Score: Baylor 79-74
• Haslametrics: Baylor (27), Washington (63)
  • Projected Score: Baylor 77-68
• KenPom: Baylor (21), Washington (50)
  • Projected Score: Baylor 81-73
• Evan Miyakawa: Baylor (42), Washington (51)
  • Projected Score: Baylor 79-74

Projected Lineups

Baylor Starters

• Guard: Obi Agbim (5Sr., Wyoming) 6-3, 185 (16 ppg; 5 asst)
• Guard: Tounde Yessoufou (Fr.) 6-5, 215 (24 ppg; 7 reb)
• Forward: Cameron Carr (RSo., Tennessee) 6-5, 175 (28 ppg; 5 reb)
• Forward: Dan Skillings (Sr., Cincinnati) 6-7, 200 (15 ppg; 9 reb)
• Forward: Michael Rataj (Sr., Oregon State) 6-8, 230 (5 ppg; 7 reb)

Baylor Bench

• Center: Caden Powell (Sr., Rice) 6-9, 225 (6 ppg; 4 reb)
• Guard: JJ White (5Sr., Omaha) 6-1, 195 
• Guard: Isaac Williams IV (So., Texas A&M Corpus Christi) 6-1, 190 (2ppg; 3 asst)

Projected Lineups

Washington Starters

• Guard: JJ Mandaquit (Fr.) 6-1, 180 (8 ppg; 8 asst)
• Guard: Wesley Yates (So., Southern Cal) 6-4, 200 (14 ppg; 3 reb)
• Forward: Bryson Tucker (So., Indiana) 6-7, 210 (12 ppg; 9 reb)
• Forward: Hannes Steinbach (Fr.) 6-11, 230 (17 ppg; 12 reb)
• Forward: Frank Kepnang (Sr.) 6-11, 250 (5 ppg; 5 reb)

Washington Bench

• Guard: Zoom Diallo (So.) 6-4, 180 (13 ppg; 5 reb)
• Guard: Quimari Peterson (Sr., Eastern Tennessee) 6-1, 190 (12 ppg; 4 reb)
• Forward: Lathan Sommerville (So., Rutgers) 6-10, 275 (10 ppg; 4 reb)
• *Guard: Desmond Claude (Sr., Southern Cal) 6-6, 200 

*hasn’t played in the first two games due to an injured ankle