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GAME PREVIEW: MBB at UT Arlington

ARLINGTON, Texas – Seattle U men's basketball (11-4, 2-0 WAC) completes the first of three Western Athletic Conference trips to Texas on Saturday, Jan. 7, facing off against new conference foe UT Arlington (5-11, 0-3 WAC). Tip off from the College Park Center is set for 2:00 p.m. Central Time, 12:00 p.m. Pacific. 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 at UT ArlingtonGAME PREVIEW: MBB at UT Arlington

ARLINGTON, Texas – Seattle U men's basketball (11-4, 2-0 WAC) completes the first of three Western Athletic Conference trips to Texas on Saturday, Jan. 7, facing off against new conference foe UT Arlington (5-11, 0-3 WAC). Tip off from the College Park Center is set for 2:00 p.m. Central Time, 12:00 p.m. Pacific. 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 won back-to-back games to open WAC play for a second straight year following a 66-64 victory at UTRGV Thursday in Edinburg, Texas.
  • The win marked the 11th of the season for the Redhawks and their third straight over the Vaqueros.
  • In holding UTRGV to 64 points, the Redhawks improved to 8-0 when holding opponents under 70 points.
  • Seattle U also improved to 6-0 when holding opponents to less than 40 percent FG shooting.
  • Cameron Tyson scored 27 points, including five threes. Alex Schumacher added 16 points while Brandton Chatfield (11) and Emeka Udenyi (10) each finished with double-digit rebounds.
  • Tyson led the Redhawks in scoring for the 11th time this season, finishing with 20 points or more for the eighth time this season and fifth consecutive game.
  • Riley Grigsby is 33 minutes shy of moving into second place in Seattle U's record book for career minutes played.

ABOUT THE SERIES VS UT ARLINGTON
Seattle U and UT Arlington have just two previous meetings in program history, facing off in a home-and-home series during the 2012-13 season. That season marked Seattle U's first in the Western Athletic Conference while the Mavericks were in the midst of a one-year stint in the league. Each team would win on the opposing team's court that year.

NATIONAL RANKS
In games played through Jan. 5, Seattle U ranks among the nation's top 50 in four team categories:

  • 6th in 3-pt attempts per game (29.3)
  • 31st in 3-pters per game (9.3)
  • 36th in rebounds per game (39.40)
  • 47th in o-rebounds per game (12.40)

In games played through Jan. 5, Seattle U ranks among the nation's top 50 in four individual categories:

NET RANKINGS
The first NET rankings of the season were released on Monday, Dec. 5 with Seattle U earning the highest position in ranking history – 61. In games played through Jan. 5, the Redhawks rank 139. The NET, which stands for NCAA Evaluation Tool, replaced the RPI for men's and women's basketball and helps determine which teams are selected for the NCAA Tournament at the end of the season. Beginning this season, the system will now also be a factor used for seeding for the WAC Tournament.

JOINING THE 1,000-POINT CLUB
Alex Schumacher's made free throw at the 16:29 mark of the second half against Iona on Dec. 23 gave the junior guard 1,000 for his career. He scored 886 points during three seasons (including a shortened 2019-20 season due to COVID), and has added 165 points through 15 games played as a Redhawk for 1,047 career points and counting.

CAM CLIMBS THE CAREER THREES LIST
Through 14 games this season, Cameron Tyson has 53 threes, bringing his Seattle U career total to 157. That mark moves him into 5th all-time at Seattle U. Sitting at No. 4 with 165 career threes is Jeff Nelson (1997-01) with 165. The program record of 239 career threes is held by Aaron Waite (1988-92).

GRIGSBY HEADS TOWARDS 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 15 game this season, Grigsby has appeared in 117 games, seven shy of the all-time record held by William Powell (2014-17). Grigsby also sits in third with 3,145 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

  • In its first-ever game on Christmas Day, Seattle U earned a convincing 85-67 win over George Washington to close out play at the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic.
  • The Redhawks concluded non-conference play with a 9-4 record, marking the second straight season of nine non-conference victories.
  • Seattle U went 32-of-45 from the free-throw line on Dec. 23 against Iona, which marks the most made free throws since making 33 at Utah Valley on Jan. 15, 2021 and the most attempts since Dec. 3, 2009 when they attempted 48 against Cal Poly.
  • Alex Schumacher had a season-high 17 points versus Iona on Dec. 23 as his made free throw early in the second half gave the junior guard 1,000 points for his career. The Redhawk squad now features a trio of 1,000-point scorers in Schumacher, Riley Grigsby and Cameron Tyson.
  • On Dec. 18, Seattle U's defense held Alcorn State to just 1-for-16 from three, the fewest threes allowed by the Redhawks this season.
  • The overtime victory at North Dakota on Dec. 10 marked the first extra time game played this season. In Head Coach Chris Victor's one-plus year tenure, the Redhawks now have two overtime games, going 2-0 in the contests. Victor's first OT win was a 92-85 final Jan. 17, 2022 at California Baptist.
  • The Redhawks have rallied from double-digit deficits and gone on to win twice this season. The first was a 14-point spread against Cal State Fullerton on Nov. 30 at Climate Pledge Arena. The Redhawks won the match-up, 69-62. The second was a 17-point hole at North Dakota on Dec. 10. In that match-up, Seattle U rallied and, in overtime, Alex Schumacher hit the game-winning shot for an 80-78 victory.
  • The five straight wins to start this season marked the best unbeaten start to a season since 2007-08 (the final year Seattle U competed as a DII member), when they went 6-0 before dropping a game.
  • 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.

GET YOUR TICKETS
Single-game tickets and multi-game flex packages are on sale now. All ticket options may be purchased online at goseattleu.com/tix or over the phone at 206-398-GOSU.

UP NEXT
The Redhawks return to Seattle next week, hosting NM State on Thursday, Jan. 12 in a 7 p.m. tip at Climate Pledge Arena.

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