SEATTLE – Seattle University men's basketball (5-3, 1-1 WAC) returns to non-conference play on Saturday, Dec. 9, hosting Northwest University at 5 p.m. at the Redhawk Center. The game will broadcast live on ESPN+.
FOLLOW THE REDHAWKS
- Saturday, Dec. 9 at 5:00 PM PT
- Seattle U (5-3, 1-1 WAC) vs. Northwest (1-6)
- Redhawk Center, Seattle, WA
- Tickets
- Live Stats
- Watch on ESPN+
- Game Notes
QUICK HITS
- The Redhawks concluded an early-season, two-game conference stint with a 73-63 win over Southern Utah on Dec. 2 at the Redhawk Center.
- The win moved Seattle U to 5-3 on the season and 1-1 in WAC play.
- Cameron Tyson led all scorers with 22 points, Brandton Chatfield added 18 and Alex Schumacher had 14 points and 8 assists.
- The Redhawks shot 50% from the field in the first half and finished hitting at a 46.3% clip for the game.
- The Redhawks earned a 42-24 points-in-the-paint advantage.
- The game marked the seventh time in eight games that the Redhawk held their opponent under 70 points.
ABOUT THE SERIES VS NORTHWEST
Seattle U is 21-5 all-time against Northwest University. SU and Northwest met regularly in the late 1980's, throughout the 1990s and into the early 2000s as NAIA and NCAA DII members. The teams have met six times since 2012 with the Redhawks winning all six meetings. The programs last met on Dec. 22, 2021 as Seattle U claimed an 100-68 victory in the Redhawk Center. Cameron Tyson had 21 points, including five threes, Brandton Chatfield had 18 points and Emeka Udeni tallied a triple double (11p, 12r, 10a) in the win. Eleven total Redhawks scored as they shot nearly 57% from the field and knocked down 12 threes.
RECORD WATCH
- Kobe Williams recorded one block on Nov. 29 at Utah Valley, matching the Seattle U all-time record of 109, also held by Aaron Menzies (2015-18). Williamson's next block will give him the outright record.
- Brandton Chatfield is working his way up the Seattle U career blocks top-10 list as well, checking in at No. 8 with 74.
- Cameron Tyson drained a pair of threes on Dec. 2 versus Southern Utah and now needs four more threes to hit No. 2 all-time at Seattle U. He sits 14 threes away from the all-time record held by Aaron Waite (1988-92).
ATOP THE WAC
In games played through Dec. 7, the Redhawks lead the WAC in 3 team statistical categories and 7 individual categories.
- Team FG% defense - 40.4
- Team FT % - 74.9
- 3pt% defense - 27.5
- Assists - Alex Schumacher, 46
- Assists per game - Alex Schumacher, 5.8
- Blocks per game - Kobe Williamson, 1.88
- FG% - Brandton Chatfield - 61.5%
- 3pt attempts - Cameron Tyson, 66
- 3pt per game - Cameron Tyson, 3.12
- 3pt made - Cameron Tyson, 25
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.
REDHAWK ROUNDUP
- 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 34-5 (.872) 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 11-3 mark in 14 games played at Climate Pledge Arena.
GET YOUR TICKETS
Single-game tickets and season 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 hits the road, traveling to face West Coast Conference member University of San Francisco. Tip of from War Memorial Gym is set for Wednesday, Dec. 13 at 7 p.m.