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QUICK HITS
- Seattle U stand 16-8 overall and 7-4 in Western Athletic Conference play.
- The Redhawks made their last regular-season WAC trip to the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, N.M., falling 82-75 to NM State on Saturday, Feb. 4. The Aggies will move to Conference USA beginning next year.
- Seattle U has lost four consecutive games for the first time since early in the 2020-21 season when they dropped four straight on the road between Nov. 30 and Dec. 9.
- The Redhawks will look to avoid a five-game skid when they take the court Wednesday versus Utah Tech. They have not lost five straight games since a stretch of games from Jan. 3-19, 2019.
- Cameron Tyson tallied his 11th 20-point game of the season at NM State, finishing with a game-high 24 points. It also marked his first 20-point game since Jan. 14 at Utah Valley.
- Tyson now has 1,421 points for his career and 872 points as a Redhawk. He stands 128 points from hitting the 1K marker in a Seattle U uniform with seven regular-season games remaining.
- Tyson buried four threes at NMSU, his ninth game this season with four or more three pointers.
- Also in double figures at NM State were Riley Grigsby (17 points), Alex Schumacher (14 points) and Brandton Chatfield (11 points).
- The Redhawks are 9-1 at home this year, including 7-0 at the Redhawk Center and 2-1 at Climate Pledge.
- Wednesday's game versus Utah Tech is the final of the season at Climate Pledge Arena.
- Seattle U has six true road wins this season, matching last year's six road victories, which is the most in the program's modern DI era.
ABOUT THE SERIES VS UTAH TECH
Seattle U and Utah Tech (formerly Dixie State) have met just five times in program history with the Redhawks holding a 3-1 edge in the series. Seattle U has won the last three straight, including a sweep of last year's home-and-home series. The last meeting came on Feb. 26, 2022 in St. George, Utah. The Redhawks played senior day spoilers as Darrion Trammell led a balanced Seattle U attack, finishing with 16 points, seven assists, four rebounds and four steals. Riley Grigsby added 11 points, while Emeka Udenyi and Cameron Tyson had 10 apiece. Viktor Rajkovic and Vasja Pandža chipped in eight apiece. In the first meeting of 2021-22 in Seattle on Jan. 15, Tyson poured in 25 points to lead five Redhawks scoring in double figures. Tyson buried seven threes in the game.
In 2020-21, the teams split a pair of games on back-to-back nights in St. George. The Trailblazers won the first game, 77-76, before the Redhawks responded with a convincing 77-56 victory in the second game. Darrion Trammell went for 30 points in the win while Aaron Nettles added 16 points. A neutral site affair during the 2006-07 season marked the first ever meeting between the two programs. The game, played on Dec. 29, 2006, was part of Seattle Pacific's Oak Harbor Freight Lines Classic. Seattle U won the match-up, 87-70.
UNBEATEN WHEN...
...five players score in double figures (4-0)
...holding opponents under 40% from the field (9-0)
RECORDS ARE MADE TO BE BROKEN PART 1
Through 24 games this season, Cameron Tyson has 74 threes, bringing his Seattle U career total to 179. That mark puts Tyson in sole possession of third all-time. Next on the list with the second most career threes is Isiah Umipig (2013-15) with 229. 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, currently ranking sixth with 155.
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 Wednesday's game versus Utah Tech with 88 blocks, good for third all-time. Grigsby sits in seventh with 75 career blocks. The all-time record of 109 blocks is held by Aaron Menzies (2015-18). Ranked second is Josh McMillion (1993-96) with 95 blocks.
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 282 points through 24 games played as a Redhawk for 1,164 career points and counting. Schumacher's achievement gives the Redhawks three 1,000-point scorers on the squad as Cameron Tyson sits at 1,421 points for his career and Riley Grigsby has 1,392 career points.
GRIGSBY CAPTURES LONGEVITY RECORD
A rare fifth-year senior thanks to the extra year of eligibility allowed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Riley Grigsby became Seattle U's all-time leader in games played on Wednesday, Feb. 1 versus Abilene Christian by marking his 125th career appearance. Grigsby surpassed the previous all-time record of 124, also held by William Powell (2014-17). With his 35 minutes played at NM State on Feb. 4, Grigsby continues to close the career minutes played gap, though still in second with 3,455. 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 282 minutes.
NATIONAL RANKS
In games played through Feb. 6, Seattle U ranks among the nation's top 50 in three team categories:
- • 7th in 3-pt attempts per game (28.8)
- • 28th in 3-pters per game (9.1)
- • 47th in rebounds per game (37.79)
In games played through Feb. 6, Seattle U ranks among the nation's top 50 in five individual categories:
- • 5th in 3-pt attempts (218) - Cameron Tyson
- • 10th in 3-pters per game (3.36) - Cameron Tyson
- • 17th in total 3s (74) - Cameron Tyson
- • 41st in points per game (19.0)
- • 36th in FG attempts (345) - 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 Feb. 6, the Redhawks rank 130. 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.
REDHAWKS RECEIVE VOTES IN COACHES POLL
Following a a 7-0 start to WAC play, the Redhawks were among the teams receiving votes in the Jan. 23 USA TODAY Sports Men's Basketball Coaches Poll. The four votes in the Monday poll marks the Redhawks first-ever appearance in the Coaches Poll (which dates back to 1991-92) and first recognition in a Division I national poll since the 1964-65 season (began the season ranked 15th in the preseason AP poll).
WAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS
- Riley Grigsby was named WAC Player of the Week (Jan. 16-22) for a second consecutive week after averaging 23 points and 6.5 rebounds in two Redhawk wins.
- Riley Grigsby was named WAC Player of the Week (Jan. 9-15) after averaging 23 points and 8.5 rebounds while leading Seattle U to a 2-0 week of WAC play.
- 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.
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.
REDHAWK RUNDOWN
- The 40 points scored at Sam Houston on Jan. 26 was the least points a Redhawk team had scored since March 12, 2021 when they lost 81-47 to Grand Canyon. The last time SU scored less points was on Jan. 24, 2008 against Alaska Anchorage in a 45-38 final in Seattle.
- Seattle U held Tarleton to just 47 points on Jan. 19, the least points allowed by an opponent since Nov. 23, 2021 when Pacific Lutheran was held to 40 points.
- 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 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 then 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.
- 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.
- 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 for the Redhawks five remaining home games 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 remains at home for one more this week, hosting Grand Canyon on Saturday, Feb. 11 at the Redhawk Center. Tip-off time is set for 7 pm.
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