The Cincinnati Bearcats travel to Little Rock, Arkansas, to take on John Calipari and the Razorbacks in an exhibition game ahead of the college basketball regular season.
This will be the Bearcats' second exhibition matchup; they traveled to Ann Arbor last Friday to play the Michigan Wolverines, where they won 100-98. Bearcats' true freshman Shon Abaev impressed a lot of people, finishing the game with 15 points, on 4/8 shooting, making three three-point shots in 25 minutes.
The Arkansas Razorbacks are projected to be one of the country's best teams, according to KenPom, having them ranked at No. 29, six spots ahead of the Cincinnati Bearcats. They are returning a small number of key players from last season's Elite Eight team while also bringing in a number of big transfers.
They return DJ Wagner, Trevon Brazille, and Billy Richmond III. Some of their big transfers are Malique Ewin from Florida State and Nick Pringle from South Carolina, who will likely be in the starting lineup come Friday.
Cincy freshman Shon Abaev had some nice scoring flashes during his debut performance
— Arman Jovic (@PDTScouting) October 18, 2025
15 points
4/8 FG
3/6 3PT
4-5 FT
25 minutes
Displayed what he’s been doing for multiple years in HS now, a ridiculous shotmaker with strong positional size at the guard spot.
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