SEATTLE – Unbeaten at home and sitting at 3-1 overall, Seattle U men's basketball continues a seven-game homestand on Monday, Nov. 22, returning to Climate Pledge Arena to host Arkansas Pine Bluff. Tip off is set for 7 p.m. The game will broadcast live on ESPN+ and can also be hear over the airwaves on KXSU 102.1 FM or kxsu.org.
FOLLOW THE REDHAWKS
- Monday, Nov. 22 at 7:00 p.m. PT
- Seattle U (3-1, 0-0 WAC) vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff (0-4, 0-0 SWAC)
- Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA
- Tickets
- Live Stats
- Listen on KXSU
- Watch on ESPN+
- Game Notes
QUICK HITS
- A dominating first-half performance paced the Redhawks to a 93-80 win over Morgan State on Thursday, Nov. 18.
- The win was the third straight at home this season and second of the year in the Redhawk Center.
- Cameron Tyson was the offensive spark plug in the first half, hitting his first eight FGs on his way to 26 first-half points. Tyson had six threes on the night, while also adding a team-high eight rebounds.
- Tyson's six threes were the most in a game by a Redhawk since Aaron Nettled buried six triples at Dixie State on Feb. 5, 2021.
- The Redhawks hit 15 total from deep as a team, the most for a Seattle U squad since Dec. 30, 2017 when they made good on 17-of-27 from three against UC Riverside.
- Four Redhawks scored in double figures against Morgan State, including Cameron Tyson (26), Darrion Trammell (16), Kobe Williamson (14) and Emeka Udenyi (12).
- Kobe Williamson's 14 points against Morgan State tied a career-high.
ABOUT THE SERIES VS ARKANSAS PINE BLUFF
Seattle U and Arkansas Pine Bluff have two previous meetings, coming in back-to-back seasons. The teams opened the 2015-16 season against each other, facing off in the Redhawks' annual Elgin Baylor Classic on Nov. 13, 2015. The Golden Lions won 58-56. The following season, the two teams met again, this time with Seattle U the victor, 63-58, on Dec. 12, 2016 at the Redhawk Center.
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.
REDHAWK RUNDOWN
- The Redhawks christened the basketball court at Climate Pledge Arena with a big 77-51 win over Idaho State on Nov. 14.
- Riley Grigsby poured in a career-high 30 points on 11-of-21 FGs and 5-of-5 from the charity stripe. Cameron Tyson added 18 points and the Redhawks shot better than 65% from the field in the second half, snapping a 25-25 tie in the runaway victory over the Vandals.
- Viktor Rajkovic came up two rebounds shy of a double-double in a breakout performance at Washington State on Nov. 14. After missing all of last season with a knee injury, he finished with 10 points and eight boards, including six on the offensive end.
- 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.
GET YOUR TICKETS
Single-game tickets are available and 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 requires all guests, ages 12 and over to show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test result.. 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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