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GAME #10: After its longest single-game road trip of the season, Seattle University will remain in the Puget Sound region for the remainder of 2015, spanning the next five games. That stretch starts Thursday night with the Redhawks’ second visit south to the ShoWare Center in Kent, where they will face Northwest Indian College, a school out of Bellingham, Wash. After this game, the Redhawks close out the non-conference schedule with games against schools from the Mountain West, PAC-12, and Big West conferences.
FIRST NATIONS CLASSIC: Thursday night’s game has been classified as the First Nations Classic, highlighting the relationship between Seattle University and the various Native American tribes in the area. In the past, the Seattle U basketball teams have made trips to selected reservations, including the Tulalip Reservation, to give clinics to young Native Americans. Also, youth teams representing the tribes have played games at KeyArena and toured the Seattle University campus. At halftime of Thursday’s game, Fr. Pat Twohy, a Jesuit who has served Native Americans in various capacities for over 40 years, will be honored for his service to the tribes.
SHOWING UP AT THE SHOWARE: Seattle U men’s basketball is 4-1 in games at the ShoWare Center, starting with a 77-54 victory over Evergreen State Nov. 28, 2011 that featured a 15-point, nine-rebound performance by Clarence Trent. On March 6, 2013, the season before CSU Bakersfield joined the WAC, the Roadrunners defeated the Redhawks in overtime, 75-74. Seattle U earned a 70-67 victory over Norfolk State on Dec. 19, 2013, led by 18 points apiece by Isiah Umipig and Deshaun Sunderhaus and 17 points from Trent. Last season, the Redhawks faced Pacific Lutheran Dec. 1, 2014, and defeated the Lutes, 72-33. Jarell Flora led the Redhawks with 16 points, while Jack Crook notched a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds. Earlier this season, the Redhawks defeated Great Falls, 58-48, led by Crook with 16 points, six rebounds, and two blocked shots. The Seattle U women’s basketball team defeated Denver at the ShoWare Center two weeks ago, 59-51, led by Ashlyn Lewey with 12 points and nine rebounds.
SCOUTING NORTHWEST INDIAN COLLEGE: The Eagles represent Northwest Indian College of Bellingham, Wash., a school that is a member of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium. The Eagles have faced Northwest schools such as Lewis-Clark State, College of Idaho, and Northwest University. In the matchup of the Eagles on Nov. 17 in Kirkland, Northwest defeated NWIC, 100-72. Northwest Indian College was led by Kacy Green, who shot 8-of-11 from the field, including making both three-point attempts, and 5-for-5 from the free throw line to score 23 points. Mike Schjang contributed 16 points, four assists, and three steals, and Austin Miller added 11 points. NWIC shot just 33.8 percent from the field (22-of-65), including 6-of-23 from behind the three-point line, but did make 95.7 percent (22-of-23) of its free throw attempts.