SEATTLE – Riding a six-game win streak, including five straight wins to open Western Athletic Conference play, Seattle U men's basketball (14-4, 4-0 WAC) returns home this week, opening a two-game homestand on Thursday, Jan. 19 against Tarleton (10-8, 3-2 WAC). Tip off from the Redhawk Center is set for 7 p.m. Pacific and will broadcast live on ESPN+. It can also be hear over the airwaves on KXSU 102.1 FM in Seattle or kxsu.org.
FOLLOW THE REDHAWKS
- Thursday, Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. PT
- Seattle U (14-4, 5-0 WAC) vs. Tarleton (10-8, 3-2 WAC)
- Redhawk Center, Seattle, WA
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QUICK HITS
- Seattle U has won five straight games to open WAC play for a second straight year following an 85-80 victory at Utah Valley on Saturday, Jan. 14.
- The win snapped the Wolverines' 11-game win streak, which had sat at the fourth longest active streak in the nation. It also left the Redhawks as the lone unbeaten team in WAC play at 5-0.
- The win marked the 14th of the season for the Redhawks and extended their overall win streak to sixth straight.
- Five Redhawks scored in double figures, paced by Cameron Tyson's 10th game with 20 points or more. He finished with an even 20, including 11-for-11 from the free-throw line.
- Riley Grigsby added 19 points and eight rebounds. Alex Schumacher had 12 points and six assists, Brandton Chatfield had 11 points and Kobe Williamson added 10.
- The Redhawks combined for 12 three pointers at UVU, marking the 10th game this season they have finished with double-digit threes.
- Riley Grigsby played 38 minutes at Utah Valley, bringing his career minutes played to 3,259. He is now 478 minutes shy of the all-time Seattle U record held by Morgan Means (2017-20) who played 3,737 minutes.
ABOUT THE SERIES VS TARLETON
This marks just the second all-time meeting between Seattle U and Tarleton with the Redhawks winning the one previous meeting. Seattle U earned a 78-68 victory in Stephenville, Texas, on Jan. 22, 2022, which, at the time, marked a seventh straight win for the Redhawks. Cameron Tyson led the way with 21 points. Darrion Trammell battled foul trouble to finish with 13 points and five assists and Riley Grigsby added 11 points.
Seattle U and Tarleton became conference foes beginning in 2020-21, but the opportunity to face off was ultimately delayed a year as the first scheduled meetings, due to be played in Stephenville, were canceled due to COVID health and safety protocols.
GRIGSBY NAMED WAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Riley Grigsby averaged 23 points and 8.5 rebounds while leading Seattle U to a 2-0 week of WAC play. His efforts vaulted the Redhawks to the top of the league standings at 5-0 – the final unbeaten team in league play. On Thursday, Grigsby poured in a season high 27 points on 10-of-13 FGs and 5-of-7 FTs as the Redhawks fended off defending WAC Tournament champs NM State, 69-66, at Climate Pledge Arena. He added nine rebounds and an assist in the winning effort. On Saturday in Orem, Utah, in a battle of the final two undefeated WAC teams, Grigsby scored 19 points, including a huge three with 30 seconds to play that put the Redhawks up 81-78, as Seattle U snapped Utah Valley's 11-game win streak with an 85-80 win. He also held UVU's Trey Woodbury to just 5-of-15 FGs and five turnovers, while adding three assists and eight rebounds to his stat line. Grigsby's seventh rebound of the night marked 500 for his career.
VICTOR NAMED HOOPDIRT.COM DI COACH OF THE WEEK
Head Coach Chris Victor was named Hoopdirt.com DI Coach of the Week after leading Seattle U to a 2-0 week that included a home win over NM State and a huge road victory at Utah Valley. This marked the second such award for Victor, who also earned the honor once last season.
UNBEATEN WHEN...
...playing on Saturday or Sunday (8-0)
...the game is decided by 10 points or less (6-0)
...five players score in double figures (4-0)
...the team shoots better than 40% from the field (13-0)
RECORDS ARE MADE TO BE BROKEN PART 1
Through 18 games this season, Cameron Tyson has 60 threes, bringing his Seattle U career total to 165. That mark puts Tyson in a tie for fourth all-time at Seattle U alongside Jeff Nelson (1997-01). Next on the list with the third most career threes is Matej Kavas (2016-19) with 177. The program record of 239 career threes is held by Aaron Waite (1988-92). Riley Grigsby has also entered the career top-10 in three pointers with 142.
RECORDS ARE MADE TO BE BROKEN PART 2
Kobe Williamson and Riley Grigsby both rank in the top 10 for career blocked shots. Williamson enters Thursday's game against Tarleton with 80 blocks, good for fifth all-time. Grigsby sits in seventh with 73 career blocks. The all-time record of 109 blocks is held by Aaron Menzies (2015-18).
TRIO OF 1,000-POINT SCORERS
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 210 points through 18 games played as a Redhawk for 1,080 career points and counting. Shumacher's achievement gives the Redhawks three 1,000-point scorers on the squad as Cameron Tyson sits at 1,331 points for his career and Riley Grigsby has 1,304 career points.
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 18 game this season, Grigsby has appeared in 120 games, four shy of the all-time record held by William Powell (2014-17). With his 38 minutes played at Utah Valley on Jan. 14, Grigsby remains in second place for career minutes played with 3,259. He recently passed now No. 3 Powell (3,178 minutes) still trails all-time leader Morgan Means (2017-20, 3,737 minutes), who has returned to the program as a graduate assistant this year, by 428 minutes.
NATIONAL RANKS
In games played through Jan. 17, Seattle U ranks among the nation's top 50 in four team categories:
- 10th in 3-pt attempts per game (28.4)
- 25th in 3-pters per game (9.3)
- 34th in winning percentage (77.8)
- 46th in rebounds per game (38.61)
In games played through Jan. 17, Seattle U ranks among the nation's top 50 in four individual categories:
- 5th in 3-pters per game (3.75) - Cameron Tyson
- 9th in 3-pt attempts (162) - Cameron Tyson
- 13th in total 3s (60) - Cameron Tyson
- 18th in point per game (20.4) - Cameron Tyson
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. 17, the Redhawks rank 114. 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.
REDHAWK RUNDOWN
- The win over NM State on Jan. 12 was just the fifth ever in the 26 games all-time and snapped a three-game skid against the Aggies.
- The road win at UT Arlington on Jan. 7 was the fifth of the season, already just one shy of last year's six road victories, which is the most in Seattle U's modern DI era.
- The Redhawks shot 53.8% (28-52) from the field versus UTA on Jan. 7, marking their best shooting performance of the season. Their 50% mark from three (10-20) matched the season best, also achieved versus Pacific Lutheran on Nov. 23.
- 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.
HOME COURT ADVANTAGE
Seattle U is a perfect 7-0 at home to begin the 2022-23 season, including five wins at the Redhawk Center and two at Climate Pledge Arena. The Redhawks went 17-2 at home in 2021-22, including a 9-1 mark at the Redhawk Center and 8-1 record at Climate Pledge Arena. Seattle U has compiled a 259-157 (.622) 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.
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
Seattle U's two-game homestand continues Saturday against Southern Utah. The Redhawks and Thunderbirds tip off at 3 p.m. at the Redhawk Center.
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