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GAME PREVIEW: MBB at SFA

SEATTLE – Seattle University men's basketball (10-7, 3-3 WAC) makes a quick return trip to the state of Texas for a Thursday, Jan. 18 tilt at Stephen F. Austin (11-6, 4-2 WAC). Tip off from William R. Johnson Coliseum in Nacogdoches, Texas, is 6:30 p.m. Central, 4:30 p.m. Pacific. The game will air live on ESPN+.

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GAME PREVIEW: MBB at SFAGAME PREVIEW: MBB at SFA

SEATTLE – Seattle University men's basketball (10-7, 3-3 WAC) makes a quick return trip to the state of Texas for a Thursday, Jan. 18 tilt at Stephen F. Austin (11-6, 4-2 WAC). Tip off from William R. Johnson Coliseum in Nacogdoches, Texas, is 6:30 p.m. Central, 4:30 p.m. Pacific. The game will air live on ESPN+.

FOLLOW THE REDHAWKS

  • Thursday, Jan. 18 at 6:30 PM CT/4:30 PM PT
  • Seattle U (10-7, 3-3 WAC) at Stephen F. Austin (11-6, 4-2 WAC)
  • William R. Johnson Coliseum, Nacogdoches, Texas
  • Live Stats
  • Watch on ESPN+
  • Game Notes

QUICK HITS

  • Seattle U went 0-2 on a road trip to Texas last week, falling 81-80 in overtime at UTRGV and 80-75 at UT Arlington. 
  • The Redhawks are now 2-6 in games decided by five points or less. The collective total in their seven losses is just 21 points, or an average of 3 ppg.
  • At UT Arlington John Christofilis had 22 points and Alex Schumacher added 21 points and eight rebounds.
  • The last time the Redhawks had multiple 20+ point scorers in a game was Feb. 8, 2023 when Cameron Tyson (24 points) and Riley Grigsby (21 points) led SU over Utah Tech, 75-71.
  • The Redhawks hit nine threes at UTA, marking the eighth time this season they've hit nine or more threes in a game.
  • The Redhawks' 22 made free throws (22-30) matched a season-high also achieved versus Louisiana Tech.

ABOUT THE SERIES VS STEPHEN F. AUSTIN

  • This marks just the third all-time meeting between Seattle U and Stephen F. Austin.
  • The Lumberjacks won last season's only meeting, 79-65, in Nacogdoches. SFA shot 50 percent from the field in the first frame and bettered that to 58 percent in the second. Seattle U got 16 points from Cameron Tyson and 12 from Alex Schumacher in the defeat.
  • The Redhawks won the first meeting, 70-62, on Jan. 26, 2022 at Climate Pledge Arena. In that game, all nine Redhawks who saw playing time scored, paced by Riley Grigsby (18 point), Cameron Tyson (17 points) and Darrion Trammell (10 points). Seattle U led 37-25 at the half, led by as many as 18 in the second half and withstood a late Lumberjack charge for an eighth straight win.

MILESTONE MARCH
A trio of Redhawks are racking up stats and closing in on significant milestone markers.

  • Cameron Tyson checks in with 1,823 career points, 177 from 2,000 for his career. With 14 regular season games remaining, Tyson would need to average just over 12 ppg to achieve the feat.
  • Tyson is also 226 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 256 points away from No. 10 Jawann Oldham (1976-80, 1530).
  • Tyson also checks in with 441 career rebounds, needing 59 more to hit 500.
  • Alex Schumacher has scored 1,488 career points, needing 12 more to hit 1,500 for his collegiate career.
  • Schumacher also check in with 464 career rebounds, needing 36 more to hit 500.
  • Kobe Williamson has 491 career rebounds, needing 9 more to hit 500.

NCAA ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS
Tyson's collegiate career total of 389 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 (470, 139 games) and Marshall's Kamdyn Curfman (426, 140 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 80.

FREE THROW STREAK
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 through Feb. 1, 2023.

ATOP THE WAC
In games played through Jan. 15, the Redhawks lead the WAC in 2 team statistical category and 7 individual categories.

  • FG% Defense - 41.1%
  • 3pt% Defense - 27.6% (also No. 11 in the nation)
  • Assists - Alex Schumacher, 79
  • Assists per game - Alex Schumacher, 4.6
  • FT% - Cameron Tyson, 86.4
  • 3pt attempts - Cameron Tyson, 124
  • 3pt% - Cameron Tyson, 37.1
  • 3pt per game - Cameron Tyson, 3.07 (also No. 19 in the nation)
  • 3pt made - Cameron Tyson, 46

HOME COURT ADVANTAGE
Seattle U has gone 37-6 (.860) on its home court during the past two-plus seasons under Head Coach Chris Victor. That record includes a 26-2 mark at the Redhawk Center and an 11-4 mark in 15 games played at Climate Pledge Arena.

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. 

REDHAWK ROUNDUP

  • Seattle U has played three overtime games this season, most recently an 81-80 OT loss at UTRGV on Jan. 11. Seattle U also lost to Washington (Dec. 17) in extra time while earning a win over LaTech (Dec. 20) in overtime. The Redhawks are now 2-2 in OT under Head Coach Chris Victor.
  • The Redhawks held Utah Tech to 46 points on Jan. 6, marking the 12th time this season their opponent has scored under 70 and the fewest points allowed to a DI opponent this year.
  • The 48 points scored by the Redhawks against Utah Tech is the fewest points scored in a win since March 12, 2015 when Seattle U beat Chicago State, 49-45.
  • In Seattle U's modern-day DI era, 48 is the fewest points that the program has scored and won. The only other modern-day DI era win came on Jan. 1, 2009 when the Redhawks beat LMU, 49-39, at KeyArena. Previous to 2009, the feat had not been achieved since 1984.
  • The win over LaTech on Dec. 20 was Victor's 50th at the helm of the Redhawk program.
  • LaTech was ranked No. 66 in the NCAA's NET rankings at the time of the game, marking the Redhawks' highest NET win of the season.
  • Tyson's third three against LaTech was his 240th as a Redhawk, eclipsing the SU all-time record of 239, held by Aaron Waite (1988-92), who was in attendance at the game.
  • 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 then-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).

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 return to Seattle to host WAC-leader Grand Canyon on Saturday, Jan. 20. Tip off from the Redhawk Center is scheduled for 7 p.m.

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