SEATTLE – Seattle University men's basketball continues its season-opening, three-game homestand on Wednesday, Nov. 15 against 2023 Big Sky Conference Tournament runner-up Northern Arizona. The game will be the first of three Redhawk match-ups to be contested at Climate Pledge Arena this season. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. The game will broadcast live on ESPN+.
FOLLOW THE REDHAWKS
- Wednesday, Nov. 15 at 7:00 PM PT
- Seattle U (2-0, 0-0 WAC) vs. Northern Arizona (0-2, 0-0 BSC)
- Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA
- Live Stats
- Watch on ESPN+
- Game Notes
- Tickets
QUICK HITS
- The Redhawks moved to 2-0 on the season with a 71-68 Homecoming win over visiting Montana State on Nov. 11.
- Four players scored in double figures, paced by Cameron Tyson's 18 points. Brandton Chatfield was one point shy of his career high, finishing with 17 points.
- Alex Schumacher added 15 points and a career-high nine assists. Kobe Williamson chipped in 12 points off the bench.
- Seattle U earned its fifth consecutive season-opening win with a 71-60 victory over Prairie View A&M on Wednesday. This is just the third time in the last seven seasons that Seattle U had opened the season at home.
- Seattle native John Christofilis had a career and game-high 18 points in his Redhawk debut. The redshirt sophomore from Creighton had not played in a collegiate game since the 2021-22 season when he averaged 3.9 mins in 13 appearances for the Bluejays.
- Cameron Tyson added 15 points, including a trio of threes, and a game-high eight rebounds.
- The Redhawks also got nine points each from Kobe Williamson and Viktor Rajkovic.
- Williamson and Brandton Chatfield had five blocks apiece against the Panthers, a career-high for both big men. It also marked the first time a Redhawk had recorded five blocks in a game since Myles Carter turned away seven shots on Nov. 28, 2018 versus Northwest.
ABOUT THE SERIES VS NORTHERN ARIZONA
This marks the first ever meeting between Seattle U and Northern Arizona.
REDHAWK ROUND-UP
- The Redhawk roster features six players from the state of Washington, including four who call the city of Seattle home. All four Seattleites are new to the squad this year, including John Christofilis (O'Dea HS/Creighton) and Malek Gomma (Ingraham HS/Elite Prep), Jazel Brown (Garfield HS) and Niko Fotopoulos (Bishop Blanchete HS/St. Thomas More School).
- Seattle U's coaching staff also features numerous local ties as assistant coaches Grant Leep, D'Marques Tyson and Steven Shpreyregin all hail from the state of Washington.
- Seattle U is coming off of a 20-12 overall record in 2022-23 and a 23-9 mark in 2021-22. The back-to-back 20-win seasons were the first for the program since 1963-64. Three straight 20-win seasons has not taken place since 1957-59.
- The Redhawks' 2022 Western Athletic Conference regular season title was the first DI conference title for the program and just the second overall conference title (Seattle U won the 2006-07 DII Great Northwest Athletic Conference crown).
RECORD WATCH
Cameron Tyson, Kobe Williamson and Brandton Chatfield enter the 2023-24 season already among the program's all-time greats in career three pointers and blocks. Tyson and Williamson are both within reach of claiming the all-time top marks in their respective categories.
HOME COURT ADVANTAGE
Seattle U has gone 31-4 (.886) on its home court during the past two-plus seasons under Head Coach Chris Victor. That record includes a 20-2 mark at the Redhawk Center and an 11-2 mark in 13 games played at Climate Pledge Arena.
GET YOUR TICKETS
Single-game tickets and season packages are available for purchase, including a limited number of full 18-game packages. Season ticket holders receive exclusive access to special offers and always receive the best value. All ticket options may be purchased online at goseattleu.com/tix or over the phone at 206-398-GOSU.
UP NEXT
Seattle U hits the road for the first time this season, traveling to Richmond, Va., to face VCU on Saturday, Nov. 18. Tip off from the Seigel Center is set for 2 p.m ET, 11 a.m. PT.
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