SEATTLE – Seattle University men's basketball (8-5, 1-1 WAC) resumes Western Athletic Conference play in the New Year, beginning with a Thursday, Jan. 4 meeting with Utah Tech (6-7, 2-0 WAC). Tip-off from the Redhawk Center in Seattle is set for 7 p.m. The game will air live on ESPN+.
FOLLOW THE REDHAWKS
- Thursday, Jan. 4 at 7:00 PM PT
- Seattle U (8-5, 1-1 WAC) vs. Utah Tech (6-7, 2-0 WAC)
- Redhawk Center, Seattle, WA
- Tickets
- Live Stats
- Watch on ESPN+
- Game Notes
QUICK HITS
- • Seattle U earned its first road win of the 2023-24 season in its final non-conference game, earning a 73-61 victory at UTEP on Dec. 30.
- • The win wrapped up a 7-4 non-conference record for the season.
- • Cameron Tyson led the Redhawks in scoring once again, finishing with 25 points on 9-of-12 FGs, including 6-of-8 from three.
- • Joining Tyson in double figures were Paris Dawson with 13 points and Kobe Williamson with 10. Dawson also finished one rebound shy of a double-double.
- • The Redhawks shot 50% from the field against UTEP, marking the fourth time this season they've shot 50% or better.
- • Seattle U held UTEP to 61 points, marking the 10th time this season their opponent has scored under 70 points.
QUICK HITS
- Seattle U earned its first road win of the 2023-24 season in its final non-conference game, earning a 73-61 victory at UTEP on Dec. 30.
- The win wrapped up a 7-4 non-conference record for the season.
- Cameron Tyson led the Redhawks in scoring once again, finishing with 25 points on 9-of-12 FGs, including 6-of-8 from three.
- Joining Tyson in double figures were Paris Dawson with 13 points and Kobe Williamson with 10. Dawson also finished one rebound shy of a double-double.
- The Redhawks shot 50% from the field against UTEP, marking the fourth time this season they've shot 50% or better.
- Seattle U held UTEP to 61 points, marking the 10th time this season their opponent has scored under 70 points.
ABOUT THE SERIES VS UTAH TECH
- This marks the eighth all-time meeting between Seattle U and Utah Tech (formerly Dixie State).
- Utah Tech snapped the Redhawks' four-game win streak with a 93-56 win in St. George, Utah last year.
- Seattle U won the first meeting of the 2022-23 season, 75-71, in Seattle.
- The Redhawks swept the season series in 2021-22.
- In 2020-21, the teams split a pair of games on back-to-back nights in St. George.
- 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.
MILESTONE MARCH
A trio of Redhawks are racking up stats and closing in on significant milestone markers.
- Cameron Tyson checks in with 1,800 career points, 200 from 2,000 for his career. With 18 regular season games remaining, Tyson would need to average just over 11 ppg to achieve the feat.
- Tyson is also 249 points away from 1,500 points scored at Seattle U. The last player to do so was Riley Grigsby (2019-23) who finished with 1,501.
- Tyson could crack the Seattle U top-10 list in scoring. He is 279 points away from No. 10 Jawann Oldham (1976-80, 1530).
- Tyson also checks in with 431 career rebounds, needing 69 more to hit 500.
- Alex Schumacher has scored 1,428 career points, needing 72 more to hit 1,500 for his collegiate career.
- Schumacher also check in with 449 career rebounds, needing 51 more to hit 500.
- Kobe Williamson has 467 career rebounds, needing 33 more to hit 500.
NCAA ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS
Tyson's collegiate career total of 388 three pointers in 126 games played ranks third among all active Division I players (and third among players across all three divisions). He trails Texas' Max Abmas (456, 136 games) and Marshall's Kamdyn Curfman (412, 136 games).
RECORD BREAKERS
- Cameron Tyson drained four threes on Dec. 20 versus Louisiana Tech to bring his Seattle U career total to 241. His third three of the night pushed him past former record-holder 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 77.
ATOP THE WAC
In games played through Jan. 1, the Redhawks lead the WAC in 1 team statistical category and 5 individual categories.
- 3pt% Defense - 27.9 (also No. 19 in the nation)
- Assists - Alex Schumacher, 61
- Assists per game - Alex Schumacher, 4.7
- 3pt attempts - Cameron Tyson, 107
- 3pt% - Cameron Tyson, 42.1
- 3pt per game - Cameron Tyson, 3.75 (also No. 3 in the nation)
- 3pt made - Cameron Tyson, 45 (also No. 10 in the nation)
HOME COURT ADVANTAGE
Seattle U has gone 35-6 (.854) on its home court during the past two-plus seasons under Head Coach Chris Victor. That record includes a 24-2 mark at the Redhawk Center and an 11-4 mark in 15 games played at Climate Pledge Arena.
FREE THROW STREAKS
- Victor Rajkovic is a perfect 15-15 from the free-throw line this season The streak is the longest for a Seattle U player since Cameron Tyson hit 23 consecutive free throws from Jan. 12, 2023 versus NM State through Feb. 1, 2023 versus Abilene Christian.
- Tyson is also riding a current streak of 14 made free throws, including a 13-for-13 performance on Dec. 20 versus Louisiana Tech.
TYSON NAMED WAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Following a record-setting performance in the Redhawks' final game before the holiday break, Cameron Tyson was named TicketSmarter WAC Player of the Week for the game week ending on Sunday, Dec. 24. This marks Tyson's first such honor this season and the third of his career. Tyson poured in a season-high 33 points and added eight rebounds to lead Seattle U to its highest NET-ranked win of the season, a 79-73 overtime victory over Louisiana Tech on Dec. 20 in Seattle. Along the way, Tyson made personal history as his third three pointer of the night eclipsed Seattle U's previous career record of 239, held by Aaron Waite (1988-92), who was in attendance to witness the moment firsthand. Tyson finished the night with four three pointers (241 for his two-plus year career as a Redhawk). He also went a perfect 13-for-13 from the free throw line and scored the Redhawks final points of each period.
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 continue their WAC homestand on Saturday, Jan. 6, hosting California Baptist. Tip off from the Redhawk Center is set for 3 p.m.