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GAMEDAY: MBB vs Western Michigan

GAME PREVIEW: MBB vs Bucknell

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ORLANDO, Fla. – Following a brief return home earlier this week, Seattle U men’s basketball (2-4) is back on the road for a second straight cross-country road trip, this time to ESPN’s Wide World of Sports Complex for the NIT Season Tip-Off Orland Regional. The Redhawks will play two games on back-to-back days, beginning Monday, Nov. 25 against Bucknell (2-4). The Redhawks and Bison tip-off at 2 p.m. Eastern, 11 a.m. Pacific. Depending on Monday’s result, Seattle U will face either Yale or Western Michigan on Tuesday, Nov. 26 at either 12 p.m. Eastern or 2 p.m. Eastern. All games will be broadcast on ESPNU. Fans can also tune in to KTTH 770 AM in Seattle or online at mynorthwest.com.

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ABOUT THE SERIES VS BUCKNELL/YALE/WESTERN MICHIGAN
This marks the first-ever meeting between Seattle U and Bucknell, Yale and Western Michigan.

QUICK HITS

  • The Redhawks are 2-4 on the season following a 65-52 defeat to Ole Miss on Nov. 19 in Oxford, Miss.
  • Shooting woes continued against one of the nation’s top defensive teams as the Rebels held Seattle U to just 28.6 percent from the field.
  • The Redhawks were solid at the line, however, going 16-18 from the stripe, all in the second half.
  • Terrell Brown led the Redhawks in scoring for the fifth time (in six games), finishing with 17 points.
  • Morgan Means scored seven points at Ole Miss, inching closer to 1,000 for his career. The senior guard sits at 980.

TERRELL ON A TEAR
Terrell Brown has had the hot hand to start the 2019-20 season. The redshirt junior leads Seattle U in scoring (21.7 ppg), rebounds (6.8 rpg) and assists (4.7 apg). His ppg average also leads the WAC and ranks 21st in the country in games played through Nov. 22. Brown opened the year by nearly recording a triple-double, finishing with 16 points, eight rebounds and nine assists against Pacific Lutheran. He has gone on to lead the Redhawks in scoring in five of six games, and tally three 20+ point outings. On Nov. 9 against Eastern Washington, the Seattle native drained a career-high 31 points on 12-28 from the field and 6-9 from the free-throw line. He added 13 rebounds for his first double-double of the season, and sixth of his Seattle U career.

CARTER FROM THE STRIPE
In games played through Nov. 22, Myles Carter is 29-for-33 from the free-throw line, good for an 87.9 percent clip, which ranks fourth in the WAC. His 29 makes rank 16th in the nation and his 33 attempts rank 43rd. In addition, Carter’s made more than a 25 percent jump from one season ago. He finished 2018-19 having hit 94-of-151 (62.3 percent).

FREE POINTS
While the Redhawks continue to work on their three-point field goal percentage, their free-throw shooting has been superb through six games. They are 114-143 from the stripe, hitting at a 79.7 percent clip. That mark leads the WAC and ranks 13th in the nation in games played through Nov. 22. They also rank fifth in total makes and 11th in attempts. The team percentage is a marked improvement from one year ago when the Redhawks finished the season shooting 71. 6 percent from the line.

NEARING 1,000 POINT CLUB
Senior Morgan Means currently sits at 980 career points. The Compton, Calif., native needs just 20 points to reach 1,000 for his career. Means will become the third Seattle U player to reach the 1,000-point mark in the modern DI era. Aaron Broussard (2009-12) finished his career with 1,271 while Isiah Umipig (2013-15) scored 1,164 career points.

CHALLENGING 2019-20 SCHEDULE 
The 2019-20 schedule features as many as six 2019 NCAA Tournament teams including Syracuse (Nov. 16), Ole Miss (Nov. 19), Bucknell (Nov. 25), Washington (Dec. 17) and Saint Mary’s (Dec. 28). A potential Nov. 26 meeting with reigning Ive League champion Yale would make six.

GET YOUR 2019-20 TICKETS!
Mini-plans and single-game tickets for non-conference games are on sale now! For more information and to reserve your seats today, contact the SU Athletics Ticket office at 206-398-4678 or visit goseattleu.com/tix.