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GAME PREVIEW: MBB at UTRGV

SEATTLE – Seattle U men's basketball (19-6, 10-2 WAC) heads back out on the road for a single game, seeking win No. 20 at UTRGV (7-18, 2-11 WAC) on Wednesday, Feb. 16. Tip off is scheduled for 7 p.m. Central Time in Edinburg, Texas, 5 p.m. Pacific. The game will broadcast live on ESPN+,and can be hear over the airwaves on KXSU 102.1 FM in Seattle or kxsu.org.

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GAME PREVIEW: MBB at UTRGVGAME PREVIEW: MBB at UTRGV

SEATTLE – Seattle U men's basketball (19-6, 10-2 WAC) heads back out on the road for a single game, seeking win No. 20 at UTRGV (7-18, 2-11 WAC) on Wednesday, Feb. 16. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. Central Time in Edinburg, Texas, 5 p.m. Pacific. The game will broadcast live on ESPN+, and can be hear over the airwaves on KXSU 102.1 FM in Seattle or kxsu.org.

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QUICK HITS

  • Seattle U extended its home win streak to eight straight with a 76-50 win over Lamar on Saturday.
  • The win moved to the Redhawks to 15-1 at home, including 8-0 in the Redhawk Center.
  • At 19-6 overall and 10-2 in WAC play, the Redhawks moved back into first place in the WAC standings, tied with NM State.
  • The 19-6 record through the season's first 25 games remains the best mark for a Seattle U team since the 1963-64 season. That team went 19-4 before losing a fifth time, and ultimately finished 22-6.
  • Seattle U has 19 wins for the 17th time in program history and the second time in the last five seasons.
  • The last 19-plus-win season was 2017-18, when the Redhawks went 20-14 overall. Seattle U has 14 20-win seasons in its program history, dating back to 1945-46.
  • Four players scored in double figures against Lamar on Saturday, including 14 each from Kobe Williamson and Viktor Rajković. The 14-point effort was a career-high for Rajković who went 6-of-10 from the field.
  • Brandton Chatfield added 11 points and Darrion Trammell has 10.
  • Seattle U had 21 assists, second most of the season, on 28 field goals.
  • The Redhawks also hit 10 three-pointers in the win, snapping a three-game skid of single-digit threes.

FEB 19 GAME VERSUS CBU MOVED TO CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA
On the eve of its would-be final game of the 2021-22 season at Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle U announced its Saturday, Feb. 19 showdown against California Baptist will now be contested in the Seattle Center facility. The game, originally scheduled to be played at the Redhawk Center, will keep its tip time of 1 p.m. The Feb. 19 match-up will mark the ninth time this season that the Redhawks will call Climate Pledge Arena its home court this season. Through seven games played to-date, Seattle U holds a 6-1 record. "We are very excited about the addition of another home game at Climate Pledge Arena," said Interim Head Coach Chris Victor. "We've loved playing there this season and extremely grateful for the opportunity. The show of support from the Seattle community has been incredible all season long, and is a big part of the success our program has been having this year."

ABOUT THE SERIES VS UTRGV
Seattle U and UTRGV, formerly known as Texas Pan American, have 17 previous meetings with the Redhawks holding a 12-5 edge in the series. The teams' two meetings during this regular season come just six days apart. The Redhawks claimed a 67-59 win at Climate Pledge Arena on Jan. 10. Cameron Tyson scored 13 points and Vasja Pandža added 11 in the win. The teams did not meet during the 2020-21 season due to travel issues caused by inclement weather in Texas. The Redhawks and Vaqueros split the home-and-home series in 2019-20, each winning on their home court. Prior to that, UTRGV had won both meetings in the 2018-29 season. Those wins Vaquero wins snapped a six-game Seattle U win streak in the series. In addition to regular-season meetings, the teams have met twice in the WAC Tournament with Seattle U claiming victory in both match-ups.

BEST FIRST SEASON AT THE HELM
As Interim Head Coach Chris Victor leads the Redhawks towards the program's 15th 20-win season, he looks to enter elite territory among Seattle U coaches who have achieved the feat in their first season. Just four other coaches in Seattle U history have reached or surpassed 20 wins in their first season at the helm:

  • • John Castellani, 1956-57, 22-3 (took 24 games to reach 20 wins)
  • • Vincent Cazzetta, 1958-59, 21-6 (took 25 games to reach 20 wins)
  • • Bob Boyd , 1963-64, 22-6 (took 25 games to reach 20 wins)
  • • Jim Hayford, 2017-18, 20-14 (took 32 games to reach 20 wins)

NEXT TO 1,000
While Riley Grigsby surpassed 1,000 career points on Jan. 28 versus Sam Houston, two more Redhawks have the milestone marker in eyesight. Cameron Tyson enters Seattle U's Feb. 16 game at UTRGV with 918 career points during his NCAA DI collegiate career. Darrion Trammell follows with 857 career points.

NATIONAL RANKS
In games played through Feb. 13, Seattle U ranks among the nation's top 50 in 10 team categories:

  • 14th in FT% (77.9)
  • 12th in 3-pt FG attempts (717)
  • 20th in 3-pt FGs made (242)
  • 20th in 3-pt FG per game (9.7)
  • 28th in turnover margin (3.4)
  • 32nd in FG% defense (40.2)
  • 36th in won-loss % (76.0)
  • 43rd in defensive rebounds per game (27.52)
  • 47th in scoring margin (9.3)
  • 49th in turnovers forced (15.24)

In games played through Feb. 13, Seattle U ranks among the nation's top 50 in 10 individual categories:

TRAMMELL THE THIEF

  • Darrion Trammell has been ranked among the nation's best in steals this season, and is now swiping his way into the Seattle U record book.
  • With four stolen balls on Feb. 12 vs. Lamar, he hit 61 for the season, good for 8th in Seattle U's single-season record book.
  • Next on the list are Eric Briggs (1986-87) and Andre Lang (1992-93) in a tie for 6th with 63 steals.
  • Topping the Seattle U single-season steals list is Ray Brooks (1984-85) with 84.

TYSON FOR THREE

  • With 82 made threes through 24 games, Cameron Tyson is 7th on Seattle U's single-season top-10 list for single season three pointers. Next on the list is Sterling Carter (2010-11) at No. 6 with 85 three pointers.
  • Isiah Umipig tops the list with 123 made threes during the 2014-15 season. Umipig is the only player to top 100 threes in a season, also holding the No. 2 spot with 106 from the 2013-14 season.
  • 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 had seven threes for a second time this season on Jan. 15 versus Dixie State.
  • His 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.

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