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GAME PREVIEW: MBB vs. St. Thomas

SEATTLE – Following a short Thanksgiving break, Seattle U men's basketball (5-1) returns to the court looking to extend its current win streak to five, hosting the St. Thomas Tommies (3-3) on Saturday at the Redhawk Center. 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.

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GAME PREVIEW: MBB vs. St. ThomasGAME PREVIEW: MBB vs. St. Thomas
Sarah Finney

SEATTLE – Following a short Thanksgiving break, Seattle U men's basketball (5-1) returns to the court looking to extend its current win streak to five, hosting the St. Thomas Tommies (3-3) on Saturday at the Redhawk Center. 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

QUICK HITS

  • Playing on back-to-back nights, the Redhawks rolled to a 77-56 win over Arkansas Pine Bluff on Monday, Nov. 22 and an 89-40 win over Pacific Lutheran on Tuesday, Nov. 23.
  • The two victories moved Seattle U to a perfect 5-0 at home this season, and gave the Redhawks a four-game win streak. They will seek a fifth straight win for the first time since the 2018 season when they host the Tommies of St. Thomas.
  • Rip Economou poured in a career-high 20 points in the win over PLU. The junior guard connected on six threes, marking the second time this season a Redhawks has hit six triples in a game.
  • Also notching career-highs were Joe Wall (11 points), Viktor Rajković (10 points) and Brandton Chatfield (8 points, 10 rebounds).
  • The Redhawks hit 15 total from threes as a team against Pacific Lutheran. That marks the second time the last three games that Seattle U has connected on 15-of-30 from deep.
  • The 40 points allowed by Pacific Lutheran is the least scored by an opponent since an identical 89-40 win over Northwest on Dec. 13, 2020.

ABOUT THE SERIES VS ST. THOMAS
This marks the first meeting between the Redhawks and St. Thomas Tommies.

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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