SEATTLE – Seattle University men's basketball (10-8, 3-4 WAC) returns home after back-to-back trips to Texas to host Western Athletic Conference leader Grand Canyon (17-1, 7-0 WAC) on Saturday, Jan. 20. Tip off from the Redhawk Center is 7 p.m. The game will air live on ESPN+.
FOLLOW THE REDHAWKS
- Saturday, Jan. 20 at 7:00 PM PT
- Seattle U (10-8, 3-4 WAC) vs. Grand Canyon (17-1, 7-0 WAC)
- Redhawk Center, Seattle, WA
- Tickets
- Live Stats
- Watch on ESPN+
- Game Notes
QUICK HITS
- Seattle U dropped its third consecutive road game on Thursday, an 89-84 overtime decision at Stephen F. Austin.
- The game was the fourth overtime game of the season and the second in the past week. The Redhawks are 1-3 in OT games this season and 2-3 all-time under Head Coach Chris Victor.
- The Redhawks are now 2-7 in games decided by five points or less. The collective total in their eight losses is just 26 points, or an average of 3.25 ppg.
- The Redhawks' 27 made free throws (27-39) was a season-high, surpassing 22 made free throws at UTA (Jan. 13) and versus Louisiana Tech (Dec. 20).
- Alex Schumacher scored his 1,500th career point at SFA as part of a 24-point effort. His 12th point of the night hit the milestone marker. He now has 1,512 points and counting for his career.
- Brandton Chatfield tallied his second career double-double, finishing with 16 points and 12 rebounds. John Christofilis also finished with 16 points, including four threes.
- Leading scorer Cameron Tyson missed a second straight game after suffering an ankle injury on Jan. 11 at UTRGV.
ABOUT THE SERIES VS GRAND CANYON
- This marks the 23rd all-time meeting between Seattle U and Grand Canyon, with the Lopes holding a 16-6 advantage in the series.
- Seattle U swept the regular season home-and-home series in 2022-23, winning 63-58 at the Redhawk Center on Feb. 11 and 65-54 at GCU Arena on Feb. 24, before falling to the eventual WAC Tournament champs in the semifinals, 84-79.
- The win at GCU Arena on Feb. 24, 2023 was just the second all-time for Seattle U, which last won in Phoenix on Jan. 30, 2016, in a 59-57 final.
- GCU is 3-0 in the two all-time WAC Tournament match-ups.
MILESTONE MARCH
A trio of Redhawks are racking up stats and closing in on significant milestone markers.
- Alex Schumacher scored 24 points at SFA on Thursday, hitting the 1,500 career-point mark with his 12th point of the night. He now sits at 1,512 and counting.
- Schumacher also check in with 467 career rebounds, needing 33 more to hit 500.
- Cameron Tyson checks in with 1,823 career points, 177 from 2,000 for his career. With 13 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.
- Kobe Williamson has 494 career rebounds, needing 6 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 (474, 140 games) and Marshall's Kamdyn Curfman (430, 141 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 81.
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. 18, the Redhawks lead the WAC in one team statistical category and 7 individual categories.
- 3pt% Defense - 27.8% (also No. 11 in the nation)
- Assists - Alex Schumacher, 86 (also No. 50 in the nation)
- Assists per game - Alex Schumacher, 4.8
- FT% - Cameron Tyson, 86.4
- 3pt attempts - Cameron Tyson, 124
- 3pt% - Cameron Tyson, 37.1
- 3pt per game - Cameron Tyson, 3.07 (also No. 21 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.
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 remain in Seattle for a single game next week, hosting Utah Valley on Friday, Jan. 26. Tip off from the Redhawk Center is 6 p.m. The game will air on ESPNU.