SEATTLE – Capping a busy season-opening stretch of three games in six days, Seattle U men's basketball returns to Seattle Sunday to host the first ever basketball game to be played in Climate Pledge Arena. Tip off against the Bengals is set for 5 p.m. and will serve as the culminating event of a festive Homecoming week at Seattle U.The game will stream live on ESPN+ and can be heard live on the new home for Redhawk men's basketball – KXSU 102.1 FM and kxsu.org.
FOLLOW THE REDHAWKS
- Sunday, Nov. 14 at 5:00 p.m. PT
- Seattle U (1-1, 0-0 WAC) vs. Idaho State (1-1, 0-0 Big Sky)
- Climate Pledge Arena
- Tickets
- Live Stats
- Listen on KXSU
- Watch on ESPN+
- Game Notes
QUICK HITS
- The Redhawks dropped a 79-61 decision at Washington State on Friday. The teams played a close first half with WSU leading 35-32 at the break, but the Cougs asserted themselves in the second half to pull away.
- Nate Robinson led Seattle U with 17 points off the bench, including four threes.
- Viktor Rajković came up two rebounds shy of a double-double in a breakout performance after missing all of last season with a knee injury. He finished with 10 points and eight boards, including six on the offensive end.
- Also scoring in double figures were Riley Grigsby with 12 and Darrion Trammell with 11.
- After owning a 20-13 rebounding edge in the first half, the Redhawks were outrebounded for the game, 39-35.
ABOUT THE SERIES VS IDAHO STATE
This marks just the second meeting between Seattle U and Idaho State in the Redhawks' modern day Division I era. Seattle U won the last meeting, 73-67, at KeyArena in Seattle on Nov. 27, 2017. Matej Kavas had 24 points to lead the Redhawks while Jordan Hill added 19. The teams met frequently in the 50s and 60s with Seattle U holding a 25-7 all-time record over the Bengals. Prior to 2017, the last meetings between the two schools was during the 1978-79 season when they split a home-and-home series, each winning on their own court.
RETURNING CORE
The 2021-22 Redhawks return 13 total letterwinners, including all five starters from last year's team that went 12-11 overall and reached the WAC Tournament semifinals. The 13 letterwinners returning leads all teams in the WAC. Seattle U is one of two teams in the league to return all five starters. Tarleton State also returns it's starting five.
FAMILY TIES
New additions to the Redhawk team and staff have brought multiple family connections to the program. Cameron Tyson, a redshirt sophomore transfer from University of Houston, is joined by older brother D'Marques Tyson, who is an Assistant Coach on staff. Junior Riley Grigsby is joined by his father Al Grigsby, who is on staff as Assistant to the Head Coach.
CITY IN SYNC
The 2021-22 Seattle U squad features four players hailing from City College of San Francisco - Darrion Trammell, Nate Robinson, Emeka Udenyi and Kyree Brown. Trammell, Robinson and Udenyi joined the Redhawk squad for the 2020-21 season and Brown made it a foursome this year. The quartet let the 2019-20 CCSF Rams to a 30-0 season before the season was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
NETTLES FOR THREE
Aaron Nettles enters his final season as a Redhawk with 110 career three pointers. He sits just 19 three's shy of staking a claim in the Seattle U all-time top-10 list. Bernard Seals (2002-06) currently holds the No. 10 spot with 129 career triples.
REDHAWK RUNDOWN
- Seattle U won its third straight season opener on Nov. 10 as Cameron Tyson drained a three with 0.8 seconds remaining, lifting the Redhawks to a 69-66 final over visiting Alcorn State.
- Cameron Tyson finished with 17 points, including five threes, while Darrion Trammell added 17 points and seven assists. Riley Grigsby chipped in 11 points and Kyree Brown added nine off the bench.
- Interim Head Coach Chris Victor earned his first NCAA Division I victory in the win over Alcorn State. Victor has 104 career wins as a head coach, previously leading Citrus College from 2010-15.
- Seattle U returns to the heart of Seattle with eight of its 19 home games to be contested in the brand new Climate Pledge Arena. The Redhawks played nine seasons under the roof of Climate Pledge Arena's former moniker - KeyArena - before the building went under construction following the 2017-18 season.
- Seattle U returns 92.3% of its points from a season ago, the 18th most among all teams across the nation.
- The Redhawks also rank 18th in returning minutes, as 89.7% of all minutes played a season ago were in the hands of the 13 letterwinners back on the team this winter.
- Assistant Coach D'Marques Tyson has earned the distinction of being the youngest assistant coach in all of Division I men's basketball this season. The Bothell, Wash., native who played four seasons at the University of Portland, was born Dec. 18, 1995. He is one of two assistant coaches to be just 25 years of age to begin this season. Tyson is younger than Tyler Wilson of Manhattan College by just 15 days.
HOME COURT ADVANTAGE
Seattle U has compiled a 249-156 (.617) record in the Redhawk Center, including a 15-game winning streak that began Nov. 5, 2008 with a perfect 10-0 mark during the 2008-09 season. In 2017-18, the Redhawks went 9-1, in 2018-19, the Redhawks went 12-6 and in 2019-20 they were 9-3. In 2020-21, the Redhawks went 6-3.
GET YOUR TICKETS
Single-game tickets and season packages are available for purchase, including a limited number of full 19-game packages as well as a special eight-game, Climate Pledge-only package. Season ticket holders receive exclusive access to special offers and always receive the best value. All ticket options may be purchased online at goseattleu.com/tix or over the phone at 206-398-GOSU. In compliance with the mandate from Washington state, Climate Pledge Arena will require all guests, ages 12 and over, to provide proof of vaccination upon entry. More details are available at climatepledgearena.com/vaccinations. Fans ages 12 and older attending games at Seattle University's Redhawk Center will be required to show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test result. More details are available at goseattleu.com.
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