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GAME PREVIEW: MBB vs. Northwest

SEATTLE – Seattle U men's basketball (8-4) closes out non-conference play on Wednesday, Dec. 22, hosting Northwest University for a 2 p.m. matinee tip in the Redhawk Center. The game will broadcast live on ESPN+ and can also be hear over the airwaves on KXSU 102.1 FM in Seattle or kxsu.org.

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GAME PREVIEW: MBB vs. NorthwestGAME PREVIEW: MBB vs. Northwest

SEATTLE – Seattle U men's basketball (8-4) closes out non-conference play on Wednesday, Dec. 22, hosting Northwest University for a 2 p.m. matinee tip in the Redhawk Center. The game will broadcast live on ESPN+ and can also be hear over the airwaves on KXSU 102.1 FM in Seattle or kxsu.org.

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QUICK HITS

  • Seattle U dropped a 64-56 decision at Washington on Dec. 18.
  • The loss to the Huskies moved the Redhawks to 8-4 on the season.
  • A win on Wednesday against Northwest would give the Rehdawks nine non-conference wins for the first time since 2018-19 when they finished non-conference play at 12-5.
  • Riley Grigsby led Seattle U with 20 points at Washington marking the fourth time this season he has led the team in scoring.
  • Darrion Trammell added 18 points, five assists and four steals in the loss.
  • Trammell now has 35 steals through 12 games, just 10 shy of his total from one season ago.

EYING 1,000
Riley Grigsby's 20 points at UW on Dec. 18 gives him 904 for his career. He now needs just 96 more points to join the Seattle U 1,000-point club. The last players to achieve the feat were Terrell Brown and Morgan Means, who both reached the milestone during the 2019-20 season.

ABOUT THE SERIES VS NORTHWEST
Seattle U is 20-5 all-time against Northwest University. SU and Northwest met regularly in the late 1980's, throughout the 1990s and into the early 2000s as NAIA and NCAA DII members. The teams have met five times in the past decade with the Redhawks winning all five meetings. The programs last met on Dec. 13, 2020 as Seattle U claimed an 89-40 victory in the Redhawk Center. Seattle U held the Eagles to just 15 second-half points while scoring 55 of their own in the second frame. Riley Grigsby poured in 27 points, Darrion Trammell had 15 and Jared Pearre added 12 off the bench as 10 total Redhawks scored in the game.

NATIONAL RANKS
In games played through Dec. 20, Seattle U ranks among the nation's top 50 in four team categories:

  • 15th in 3-pt FGs made (125)
  • 16th in 3-pt FG per game (10.4)
  • 17th in 3-pt FG attempts (342)
  • 37th in turnover margin (3.8)

In games played through Dec. 20, Seattle U ranks among the nation's top 50 in seven individual categories:

REDHAWK RUNDOWN

  • The 7-1 start to the season is one of the best in recent history. The last time a Seattle U team started the year 7-1 was 2006-07.
  • Kobe Williamson had a breakout game against UNLV on Dec. 8, finishing with 13 points and 10 rebounds for his first career double-double.
  • Cameron Tyson scored 23 points on Dec. 1 versus McNeese thanks to seven three pointers - the most 3s in a single game for a Redhawk since Matej Kavas drained 7-of-9 from deep against Detroit Mercy on Nov. 18, 2017. Tyson's personal single-game record is 10, set last season while playing for University of Houston. Seattle U's single-game record is nine, achieved twice, and last in 2005.
  • The Redhawks swiped 19 steals and forced 27 total turnovers against McNeese on Dec. 1. The 19 steals is the most for the team since collecting 20 steals against Linfield College on Jan. 13, 2009.
  • As a team, the Redhawks collected 51 rebounds against St. Thomas on Nov. 27. The 51 boards marks the first time Seattle U has surpassed 50 rebounds since hauling in 61 on Nov. 12, 2017 against Puget Sound.
  • Rip Economou poured in a career-high 20 points in the win over PLU on Nov. 23. The junior guard connected on six threes, marking the second time this season a Redhawks has hit six triples in a game.
  • The 40 points allowed by Pacific Lutheran on Nov. 23 is the least scored by an opponent since an identical 89-40 win over Northwest on Dec. 13, 2020.
  • 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.
  • Interim Head Coach Chris Victor earned his first NCAA Division I victory in the win over Alcorn State. Victor has 111 career wins as a head coach, previously leading Citrus College from 2011-15.
  • 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.
  • 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 252-156 (.618) 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. So far this season, Seattle U is 4-0 in the Redhawk Center. The Redhawks are also 4-1 at Climate Pledge Arena.

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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