SEATTLE – Seattle University men's basketball (9-5, 2-1 WAC) concludes its two-game Western Athletic Conference homestand on Saturday, Jan. 6, hosting California Baptist (8-6, 1-2 WAC). Tip-off from the Redhawk Center in Seattle is set for 3 p.m. The game will air live on ESPN+.
FOLLOW THE REDHAWKS
- Saturday, Jan. 6 at 3:00 PM PT
- Seattle U (9-5, 2-1 WAC) vs. California Baptist (8-6, 1-2 WAC)
- Redhawk Center, Seattle, WA
- Tickets
- Live Stats
- Watch on ESPN+
- Game Notes
QUICK HITS
- Seattle U won its third straight game, opening the New Year with a 70-53 victory over Utah Tech on Thursday.
- The win over the Trailblazers moved the Redhawks to 9-5 overall and 2-1 in WAC play.
- The Redhawks held Utah Tech to 53 points, marking the 11th time this season their opponent has scored under 70 and the fewest points allowed to a DI opponent this year.
- John Christofilis erupted for a career-high 32 points on 13-of-22 FGs, including 6-of-11 from three.
- Alex Schumacher added 10 points, while Brandton Chatfield had nine points and a career-high 12 rebounds.
- Seattle U outrebounded the Trailblazers 47-29 and held its eighth opponent to shooting less than 25% from three.
ABOUT THE SERIES VS CALIFORNIA BAPTIST
- This marks the 13th all-time meeting between Seattle U and California Baptist with the series tied, 6-6.
- The Redhawks wont four straight meetings, including a 71-65 victory at the Redhawk Center to open WAC play on Dec. 31, 2022. Cameron Tyson scored 20 points to lead four players in double figures.
- California Baptist snapped the Redhawks' streak with an 84-63 win on Feb. 15, 2023, the most recent meeting in the series.
- Seattle U swept the home-and-home series in 2021-22, winning an OT thriller on Jan. 17, 2022 in Riverside, Calif., as Riley Grigsby drained a three to send the game into overtime and the Redhawks used a 13-0 run to dominate the extra frame and earn its third win on CBU's home court. On Feb. 9, 2022 at Climate Pledge Arena, Darrion Trammell drained a buzzer beating three to snap a 64-64 tie and give the Redhawks the victory.
MILESTONE MARCH
A trio of Redhawks are racking up stats and closing in on significant milestone markers.
- Cameron Tyson checks in with 1,804 career points, 196 from 2,000 for his career. With 17 regular season games remaining, Tyson would need to average just over 11 ppg to achieve the feat.
- Tyson is also 245 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 275 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 1,438 career points, needing 62 more to hit 1,500 for his collegiate career.
- Schumacher also check in with 453 career rebounds, needing 47 more to hit 500.
- Kobe Williamson has 474 career rebounds, needing 26 more to hit 500.
NCAA ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS
Tyson's collegiate career total of 388 three pointers in 127 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 (416, 137 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. 7 with 79.
ATOP THE WAC
In games played through Jan. 4, the Redhawks lead the WAC in 3 team statistical categories and 7 individual categories.
- 3pt% Defense - 27.4 (also No. 15 in the nation)
- Defensive rebounds per game - 27.07
- Scoring defense - 64.9 (also No. 47 in the nation)
- Assists - Alex Schumacher, 63
- Assists per game - Alex Schumacher, 4.5
- FT% - Cameron Tyson, 86.4
- 3pt attempts - Cameron Tyson, 111 (also No. 28 in the nation)
- 3pt% - Cameron Tyson, 40.5
- 3pt per game - Cameron Tyson, 3.46 (also No. 9 in the nation)
- 3pt made - Cameron Tyson, 45 (also No. 16 in the nation)
HOME COURT ADVANTAGE
Seattle U has gone 36-6 (.857) on its home court during the past two-plus seasons under Head Coach Chris Victor. That record includes a 25-2 mark at the Redhawk Center and an 11-4 mark in 15 games played at Climate Pledge Arena.
FREE THROW STREAKS
- Cameron Tyson is riding a current streak of 16 made free throws, including a 13-for-13 performance on Dec. 20 versus Louisiana Tech. The streak is the longest for a Seattle U player since Tyson hit 23 consecutive free throws from Jan. 12, 2023 versus NM State through Feb. 1, 2023 versus Abilene Christian.
- Victor Rajkovic is also a perfect 15-15 from the free-throw line this season.
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 head back out on the road for their next three WAC games, making back-to-back trips to Texas. First up is the longest conference trek of the season as Seattle U heads to Edinburg, Texas to face UTRGV on Thursday, Jan. 11. Tip off from the UTRGV Fieldhouse is set for 6:30 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. Pacific.
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