SEATTLE – Seattle University men's basketball (3-2) wraps up the holiday week of action on Sunday, Nov. 26, hosting UC San Diego (4-1) in a 3 p.m. tip-off at the Redhawk Center. The game will broadcast live on ESPN+. In partnership with the Indigenous Partner Network and Simply Seattle, the game will serve as Native American Heritage Night. The first 200 fans in attendance will receive a free Native American Heritage Night t-shirt.
FOLLOW THE REDHAWKS
- Sunday, Nov. 26 at 3:00 PM PT
- Seattle U (3-2, 0-0 WAC) vs. UC San Diego (4-1, 0-0 BWC)
- Redhawk Center, Seattle, WA
- Live Stats
- Watch on ESPN+
- Game Notes
- Tickets
QUICK HITS
- Seattle U battled won its fifth straight game against Idaho, 92-55, on Wednesday night in the Redhawk Center, improving to 3-2 on the season.
- The 92-point outing was the most points scored by a Seattle U team since Jan. 17, 2022 when the Redhawks beat California Baptist, 92-85, in overtime.
- The Redhawks shot a blistering 61.8% from the field in the win over Idaho, marking the first time Seattle U had shot better than 60% since Feb. 15, 2018 versus UTRGV.
- Kobe Williamson poured a career-high 28 points to go with six rebounds, two steals and two blocks. Williamson hit 11-15 from the field, including 5-7 from three.
- Brandton Chatfield matched his career high with 18 points on 8-13 FGs. He added a team-high eight rebounds, including seven on the offensive end.
- Alex Schumacher dished a career-high 11 assists, bringing his season average to 6.0 per game, good for 18th in the nation (in games played through Nov. 23).
- This marks just the third all-time meeting between the Redhawks and Tritons. Seattle U holds a 2-0 advantage in the series.
- The teams last met in the 2022-23 season opener on Nov. 7, 2022 in La Jolla. Cameron Tyson poured in a career-high 35 points, including seven threes, as the Redhawks were victorious, 85-71.
- The first ever meeting came on Dec. 12, 2021 at Climate Pledge Arena as Seattle U shot better than 54% from the field en route to a 73-51 victory. Darrion Trammell had a game-high 29 points and Riley Grigsby added 17 points in the win.
FREE THROW STREAK
Victor Rajkovic is a perfect 13-13 from the free-throw line to start the 2023-24 season. The junior forward hit all five of his attempts in the season opener versus PVAM, then went 4-for-4 versus Montana State and 4-for-4 versus Northern Arizona. The streak is the longest for a Seattle U player since Cameron Tyson hit 23 consecutive free throws from Jan. 12, 2023 vs NM State through Feb. 1, 2023 versus Abilene Christian.
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.
- CAREER THREES
- 1. Aaron Waite (1988-92) - 239
- 2. Isiah Umipig (2013-15) - 229
- 3. Cameron Tyson (2022-24) - 210
- CAREER BLOCKS
- 1. Aaron Menzies (2015-18) - 109
- 2. Kobe Williamson (2020-24) - 104
- 3. Josh McMillion (1993-95) - 95
- 4. Jeffrey McDaniel (2002-06) - 82
- 4. David White (2005-07) - 82
- 4. Riley Grigsby (2019-23) - 82
- 7. Jared Robinson (1992-95) - 78
- 8. Brandton Chatfield (2022-24) - 69
- 9. Ray Brooks (1983-85) - 66
- 9. Doug Hale (1982-84) - 66
REDHAWK ROUNDUP
- 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.
- Williamson and Brandton Chatfield had five blocks apiece against PVAM, 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.
- 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).
HOME COURT ADVANTAGE
Seattle U has gone 32-5 (.865) on its home court during the past two-plus seasons under Head Coach Chris Victor. That record includes a 21-2 mark at the Redhawk Center and an 11-3 mark in 14 games played at Climate Pledge Arena.
GET YOUR TICKETS
Single-game tickets and flex packages are available for purchase. 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 opens Western Athletic Conference play on Wednesday, Nov. 29, traveling to face reigning WAC regular-season champion, Utah Valley. Tip off is 6 p.m. MT, 5 p.m. PT from the UCCU Center in Orem, Utah.
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