SEATTLE – Seattle University men's basketball (6-5, 1-1 WAC) concludes a two-game homestand on Wednesday, Dec. 20, hosting Conference USA member Louisiana Tech (9-3, 0-0 CUSA) at 7 p.m. in the Redhawk Center. The game will air live on ESPN+.
FOLLOW THE REDHAWKS
- Wednesday, Dec. 20 at 7:00 PM PT
- Seattle U (6-5, 1-1 WAC) vs. Louisiana Tech (9-3, 0-0 CUSA)
- Redhawk Center, Seattle, WA
- Tickets
- Live Stats
- Watch on ESPN+
- Game Notes
QUICK HITS
- In a thrilling Battle for Seattle, the Redhawks led by as many as 16, but Washington would come back to win 100-99 in double overtime Sunday at Climate Pledge Arena.
- This marked the first time in 39 all-time meetings that the game went into overtime.
- This marked the first time Seattle U has played multiple overtimes since Jan. 2, 2020 when it went to triple overtime at Kansas City.
- Five Redhawks scored in double figures against UW, paced by Alex Schumacher's 20 points. Cameron Tyson added 18 points.
- Tyson's four threes versus Washington puts him two more away from tying the Seattle U all-time record of 239. A third three will give him the all-time record outright.
- Brandton Chatfield tallied his first career double-double, finishing with 17 points and 10 rebounds.
- Paris Dawson had 16 points and Seyi Reiley added 10.
- John Christofilis (hand) returned to the lineup for the first time since the season opener on Nov. 8 versus Prairie View. He finished with six points, one assist and one steal in 27 minutes off the bench.
- The overtime finish against the Huskies marks just the second time under Head Coach Chris Victor that the Redhawks have played extra time. The Redhawks are now 1-1 in OT under Coach Victor.
ABOUT THE SERIES VS LOUISIANA TECH
- The Redhawks and Bulldogs have four all-time meetings with Louisiana Tech holding a 3-1 edge in the series.
- Seattle U won the first ever meeting, 61-48, on Nov. 27, 2008 at the Great Alaska Shootout in Anchorage, Alaska.
- The teams met again on a neutral court on Nov. 19, 2010 as the Bulldogs won 85-72 at the 2K Sports Classic Benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer in Irvine, Calif.
- The teams were one-year Western Athletic Conference opponents during the 2012-13 season, with LaTech winning the home-and-home series.
RECORD WATCH
- Cameron Tyson drained four threes on Dec. 17 versus Washington, bringing his Seattle U career total to 237. He has passed Isiah Umipig (2013-15) into second place in the program's all-time record book and now needs just two more triples to match No. 1 Aaron Waite (1988-92).
- Kobe Williams tallied the 110th block of his career against Northwest on Dec. 9, moving him past previous Seattle U record-holder Aaron Menzies (2015-18) to become the outright record holder.
- Brandton Chatfield is working his way up the Seattle U career blocks top-10 list as well, checking in at No. 8 with 75.
ATOP THE WAC
In games played through Dec. 18, the Redhawks lead the WAC in two team statistical categories and 8 individual categories.
- FT% - 72.8
- 3pt% Defense - 29.6
- Assists - Alex Schumacher, 57
- Assists per game - Alex Schumacher, 5.2
- Blocks - Kobe Williamson, 18
- Blocks per game - Kobe Williamson, 1.64
- 3pt attempts - Cameron Tyson, 90
- 3pt% - Cameron Tyson, 38.9
- 3pt per game - Cameron Tyson, 3.50
- 3pt made - Cameron Tyson, 35
FREE THROW STREAK
Victor Rajkovic is a perfect 15-15 from the free-throw line to start the 2023-24 season. 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.
REDHAWK ROUNDUP
- The 46 points allowed to Northwest on Dec. 13 was the least points allowed by a Redhawk squad since holding Pacific Lutheran to 40 in an 89-40 win on Nov. 23, 2021.
- The 55-point win over Northwest on Dec. 13 was the largest margin of victory since Nov. 12, 2017 when the Redhawks beat Puget Sound, 121-70.
- The 92-point outing against Idaho on Nov. 22 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 on Nov. 22, marking the first time Seattle U had shot better than 60% since Feb. 15, 2018 versus UTRGV.
- 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 34-6 (.850) on its home court during the past two-plus seasons under Head Coach Chris Victor. That record includes a 23-2 mark at the Redhawk Center and an 11-4 mark in 15 games played at Climate Pledge Arena.
GET YOUR TICKETS
Single-game tickets and flex packages are available for purchase. All ticket options may be purchased online at goseattleu.com/tix or over the phone at 206-398-GOSU.
UP NEXT
The Redhawks take a 10-day break from action for the holidays before closing out 2023 in El Paso, Texas, on Dec. 30. Seattle U faces the UTEP Miners at the Don Haskins Center at 7 p.m. MT, 6 p.m. Pacific.