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RO CBI GAMEDAY: MBB vs. Fairfield

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Seattle University men's basketball continues play in the 2024 Ro College Basketball Invitational (CBI), advancing to the semifinals to face Fairfield (24-12) on Tuesday, March 26. The third-seeded Redhawks (21-14) and seventh-seeded Stags tip off at 9 p.m. Eastern Time, 6 p.m. Pacific from the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Fla. A win in the quarterfinals of the Ro CBI would advance the Redhawks to Tuesday's semifinals which will air live on ESPN2.

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RO CBI GAMEDAY: MBB vs. FairfieldRO CBI GAMEDAY: MBB vs. Fairfield
Sarah Finney

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Seattle University men's basketball continues play in the 2024 Ro College Basketball Invitational (CBI), advancing to the semifinals to face Fairfield (24-12) on Tuesday, March 26. The third-seeded Redhawks (21-14) and seventh-seeded Stags tip off at 9 p.m. Eastern Time, 6 p.m. Pacific from the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Fla. A win in the quarterfinals of the Ro CBI would advance the Redhawks to Tuesday's semifinals which will air live on ESPN2.

FOLLOW THE REDHAWKS

QUICK HITS

  • Seattle U earned a 71-57 win over Evansville in the Ro CBI quarterfinals on Monday night.
  • Alex Schumacher led the Redhawks with 22 points. Cameron Tyson and Kobe Williamson chipped in 11 each.
  • The Redhawks outscored the Purple Aces 43-23 in the second half for the comeback win.
  • This marked the fourth time this year the Redhawks have rallied for a win after trailing at halftime.
  • The Redhawks are now 9-0 on the season when keeping opponents under 60 points.
  • This marks Seattle U's second-ever trip to the CBI semifinals. The Redhawks last reached the CBI semifinals in 2015, falling 63-48 to Loyola Chicago.

POSTSEASON HISTORY

  • Seattle U holds a 20-24 record in all Division I postseason competitions following the 71-59 win over Evansville on Monday in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Ro CBI.
  • In the program's modern-day DI history, the Redhawks are 5-4 in five postseason appearances. That includes four CBI tournaments as well as one appearance in the CIT.
  • In 2018-19, the Redhawks accepted a berth to the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, dropping a close 73-68 decision to Presbyterian in the first round.
  • In 2017-18, Seattle U competed in the CBI for the third time in four years, falling 93-90 in overtime to Central Arkansas in the first round.
  • In 2015-16, the Redhawks returned to play in the CBI, earning a home win over Idaho (68-63) before losing to Vermont (73-54) in the quarterfinals.
  • In 2014-15, after the team's run to the final of the WAC Tournament, Seattle U competed in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI), defeating Pepperdine (62-45) and Colorado (72-65) before falling 63-48 to Loyola Chicago in the tournament semifinals.
  • Seattle U's first postseason tournament was the 1951 National Catholic Invitation Tournament, held in Albany, N.Y. Seattle U defeated Iona (69-67) and Mount St. Mary's (102-85) before losing to St. Francis (N.Y.) in the title game, 93-79. Seattle U made two appearances in the National Invitational Tournament, losing to Holy Cross in 1952 and to St. Bonaventure in 1957. From 1953 through 1969, Seattle University advanced to the NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament 11 times, a remarkable feat for an independent school to continually receive at-large berths into fields of 16 to 25 teams. The pinnacle of Seattle University's NCAA Tournament history came in 1958, with a dramatic run to the national title game before losing to the University of Kentucky.

ABOUT THE SERIES VS FAIRFIELD
This marks the second all-time meeting between fellow Jesuit institutions Seattle U and Fairfield. The teams previously met on Nov. 24, 2018 in Seattle with the Redhawks claiming an 83-80 victory over the Stags.

SEATTLE STORYLINES

  • Seattle U opened the 2024 Ro CBI with a 79-66 win over Delaware State, marking its 20th win of the season. The Redhawks now have three straight seasons with 20 wins or more, the first such streak since 1956-57, 1957-58, 1958-59.
  • Cameron Tyson scored 11 points in the Redhawks last game, bringing his Seattle U total to 1,572 in three seasons. He has surpassed Jawann Oldham (1976-80, 1,530) for No. 10 all-time at Seattle U and is now 13 points away from No. 9 Tom Little (1967-70, 1,585).
  • Seattle U went 11-9 in the WAC regular season. The win mark continues Seattle U's double-digit conference wins streak for a third consecutive season, and the only three seasons they have hit the marker since joining the conference in 2012-13.
  • On the season, the Redhawks are 5-10 in games decided by five points or less. Twelve of 14 total losses have been by seven points or less.
  • While a portion of his points came at other institutions (Idaho and Houston), Cameron Tyson has become just the second player ever to don a Seattle University jersey and have over 2,000 career points. Seattle U's all-time leading scorer is Johnny O'Brien (1950-53) with 2,733 career points. Tyson sits at 2,121 and counting.
  • On the offensive end, Seattle U is shooting 44.5% from the field on the season, their highest season total since the first year of the program's modern DI history in 2008-09 when they finished the season having shot at a 45.2% clip.
  • The Redhawks are among the top teams in the nation in three-point percentage defense, holding teams to 29.7% from beyond the arc.
  • Kobe Williamson has scored a pair of game-winning baskets on the season, including a putback, and-1 layup and free throw at California Baptist on Feb. 3 and a putback dunk on Feb. 17 at Utah Tech. 
  • Williamson has also turned in career-best numbers all season long. The 6-8 forward is averaging 9.1 points and 5.8 rebounds while shooting 46% FGs, 27% 3s and 78% FTs. These are career-highs for the fourth-year junior (due to COVID) who averaged 4.2 points and 3.9 rebounds while shooting 37% FGs last season.
  • Alex Schumacher scored his 1,500th career point at SFA on Jan. 18 as part of a 24-point effort. His 12th point of the night hit the milestone marker. Schumacher joins Cameron Tyson to give Seattle U a pair of players who have over 1,500 career points.
  • The overtime finish at Grand Canyon on Feb. 1 was the Redhawks' fifth game to go extra time this season. They are 1-4 in OT games this season and 2-4 all-time under Head Coach Chris Victor.

NATIONAL RANKINGS
In games played through March 25, the Redhawks rank in the top-50 nationally in three team categories and four individual categories:

NCAA ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS

  • Cameron Tyson is one of three active players across the nation to have over 400 three-pointers for their career. His collegiate career total of 448 three pointers in 144 games played ranks third among all active Division I players (and third among players across all three divisions). He trails Texas' Max Abmas (512, 157 games) and Marshall's Kamdyn Curfman (464, 155 games).
  • Tyson also ranks No. 24 (in games through March 25) among active NCAA DI players in career points with 2,121.

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