SEATTLE – Seattle U men's basketball takes its 5-0 record across the city for its annual match-up against the University of Washington (5-1), facing off against the Huskies on Monday, Nov. 28. Tip off from Alaska Airlines Arena is set for 7 p.m. The game will broadcast live on the Pac-12 Network and can also be hear over the airwaves on KXSU 102.1 FM in Seattle or kxsu.org.
FOLLOW THE REDHAWKS
- Monday, November 28 at 7 p.m. PT
- Seattle U (5-0, 0-0 WAC) at Washington (5-1, 0-0 Pac-12)
- Alaska Airlines Arena, Seattle, WA
- Live Stats
- Listen on KXSU
- Watch on Pac-12 Network
- Game Notes
QUICK HITS
- Seattle U improved to 5-0 on the season with an 89-53 victory against Pacific Lutheran University on Nov. 23.
- Seattle U is now 5-0 on the season for the first time since 2007-08.
- Seattle U last started a season 5-0 in 2007-08 (the final year competing as a Division II member) when the Redhawks ultimately went 6-0 before dropping a game.
- Anjaylo Lloyd led the Redhawks in scoring for the second time this season, putting up 17 points off the bench, including 5-of-9 from three.
- Kobe Williamson turned in his best performance so far this season, finishing with 13 points, seven rebounds, five assists and three steals.
- Seyi Reiley tallied his second double-double of the season, finishing with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Also in double figures was Viktor Rajković with 10 points.
- The Redhawks shot better than 50% from the field for the third time, finishing 31-for-60 (.517).
- The Redhawks had 11 threes in the win over the Lutes, marking their fifth straight game with double-digit threes.
ABOUT THE SERIES VS WASHINGTON
Washington leads the all-time series over Seattle U, 32-4, including a current 16-game winning streak. The crosstown series originally began in the 1953 NCAA West Regional semifinals, with Washington earning a 92-70 victory. Modern-day meetings between the two schools was brought back in 2008-09. Seattle U's last win over the Huskies came on Nov. 28, 1978 in the 1978-79 season opener. SU claimed an 82-78 victory at UW.
Following a pair of close games in 2017 and 2018, the Huskies ran away with big wins in 2019 (81-59) and 2020 (73-41). Last year, the Redhawks held a 35-28 lead at the break, but managed just 1-of-9 from three and zero free throw opportunities in the second half. UW went 11-of-15 from the charity stripe in the frame and outscored Seattle U 36-21 to claim a 64-56 win. Riley Grigsby had 20 points and Darrion Trammell added 18 for the Redhawks.
NATION RANKS
In games played through Nov. 25, Seattle U ranks among the nation's top 50 in 13 team categories:
- T-1st in winning % (100.0)
- 6th in 3-pters per game (11.8)
- 10th in scoring (88.6)
- 12th in 3-pt% (41.8)
- 12th in scoring margin (25.0)
- 14th in rebound margin (10.8)
- 15th in effective FG% (58.6)
- 25th in 3-pt attempts per game (28.2)
- 26th in bench points per game (34.0)
- 32nd in defensive rebounds per game (29.2)
- 41st in FG% (49.2)
- 43rd in rebounds per game (40.40)
- 47th in FT attempts per game (22.2)
In games played through Nov. 25, Seattle U ranks among the nation's top 50 in three individual categories:
- 31st in total 3-pters - Cameron Tyson, 19
- 35th in double-doubles - Seyi Reiley, 2
- 46th in FT% - Paris Dawson, 90.9
Cameron Tyson's averages of 28.3 ppg and 6.33 threes per game unofficially lead the nation, but Tyson does not currently meet the NCAA's minimum of playing in "75% of the team's games."
EYEING 1,000
Alex Schumacher enters Monday's game at Washington with 940 career points. The junior guard scored 886 points during three seasons (including a shortened 2019-20 season due to COVID), and has added 58 points through five games played as a Redhawk.
GRIGSBY EYES LONGEVITY RECORDS
A rare fifth-year senior thanks to the extra year of eligibility allowed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Riley Grigsby will look to become Seattle U's all-time leader in games played in this season. Through two game played this season, Grigsby has appeared in 107 games, 17 shy of the all-time record held by William Powell (2014-17). Grigsby also sits in third with 2,845 minutes played, trailing No. 2 Powell (3,178 minutes) and all-time leader Morgan Means (2017-20, 3,737 minutes), who has returned to the program as a graduate assistant this year.
REDHAWK RUNDOWN
- Cameron Tyson was named WAC Player of the Week for his performances during the opening week of play, which included averaging 33.5 points, 7.5 threes and 5.5 rebounds per game. He shot better than 56% from the field, including 8-for-13 (55.6%) from three.
- Seattle U won its sixth straight home opener with a 106-55 final over University of Puget Sound on Nov. 9 at the Redhawk Center.
- Seattle U won its fourth consecutive season opener, downing the Tritons of UC San Diego, 85-71, on Nov. 7.
SAN FRANCISCO ON MY MIND
Over the past three seasons, Seattle U has found a hotbed of talent who began their collegiate careers at City College of San Francisco. A total of five players have gone from the Rams' program to the Redhawks. In 2022-23, junior Seyi Reiley joins senior Emeka Udenyi on the Seattle U squad. Reiley, a Negri, Jamaica native, led the Rams to a CCCAA State Championship in 2021-22, while being named Coast Conference Player of the Year, Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year and All-State. During his two years at CCSF, Reiley compiled a 60-1 record. Previous Rams-to-Redhawks included Darrion Trammell, Nate Robinson and Kyree Brown.
UP NEXT
Seattle U heads downtown to Climate Pledge Arena for the first of our games to be contested in the arena this season. The Redhawks host reigning Big West Conference Tournament champion Cal State Fullerton on Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m.
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