LA JOLLA, Calif. – Seattle University men's basketball concludes a two-game California road swing on Saturday, Nov. 16 at UC San Diego. The game marks a second straight Big West Conference opponent and will tip off at 7p.m. from LionTree Arena in La Jolla, Calif. The game will air live on ESPN+.
FOLLOW THE REDHAWKS
- Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 7:00 PM PT
- Seattle U (0-2, 0-0 WAC) at UC San Diego (2-1, 0-0 BWC)
- LionTree Arena, La Jolla, CA
- Live Stats
- Watch on ESPN+
- Game Notes
QUICK HITS
- Seattle U continues to seek its first win of the season following a 75-71 defeat at Cal Poly on Thursday.
- The Redhawks are 0-3 to start the season for the first time since 2015-16. That season they started 0-3 before halting the skid with a home win over Eastern Washington.
- John Christofilis collected his third consecutive double-digit outing of the season with 16 points against the Mustangs. Christofilis also hit four 3s for the third straight outing.
- Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe tallied his second double-double in three games, finishing with 14 points and 15 rebounds.
- Brayden Maldonado notched his first double-digit outing as a Redhawk, contributing 13 points on 5-11 FGs.
ABOUT THE SERIES VS UC SAN DIEGO
- This marks just the fourth all-time meeting between the Redhawks and Tritons. Seattle U holds a 3-0 advantage in the series.
- The last meeting came on Nov. 26, 2023 in Seattle. Cameron Tyson led the way with 28 points, including six threes, and the Redhawks held a sixth straight opponent under 70 points.
- The teams last met in in La Jolla, Calif., in the 2022-23 season opener on Nov. 7, 2022. Cameron Tyson poured in a career-high 35 points, including seven threes, as the Redhawks were victorious, 85-71.
- The first ever meeting came on Dec. 12, 2021 at Climate Pledge Arena as Seattle U shot better than 54% from the field en route to a 73-51 victory. Darrion Trammell had a game-high 29 points and Riley Grigsby added 17 points in the win.
NATIONAL RANKS
- John Christofilis is averaging 4.0 3s per game, good for 17th in the nation. His total of 12 3s is 27th nationally.
- Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe leads the WAC and ranks 29th nationally at 10.0 rebounds per game.
- Moncrieffe also ties for 1st in the WAC and 5th in the nation with his two double-doubles.
NO PLACE LIKE HOME
- The Redhawk roster features five players from the state of Washington, including three who call the city of Seattle home. The list includes returners John Christofilis (O'Dea HS/Creighton), Malek Gomma (Ingraham HS/Elite Prep), and Niko Fotopoulos (Bishop Blanchete HS/St. Thomas More School). New to the squad from the state of Washington are junior Maleek Arington (Auburn, WA/Auburn HS/Idaho State) and Ray Adams (Olympia, WA/North Thurston HS).
- Seattle U's coaching staff features numerous local ties as assistant coaches Grant Leep, D'Marques Tyson and Steven Shpreyregin all hail from the state of Washington.
INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR
While five players hail from the state of Washington, the Redhawks are also wll represented from around the globe. In addition to 10 players from three different states in the USA, the Redhawks roster also includes two players from China, one from Japan, one from England, one from Canada and one from Australia.
SEATTLE STORYLINES
- 2024-25 marks the Redhawks' final year competing in the Western Athletic Conference after Seattle University was accepted into the West Coast Conference beginning July 1, 2025.
- Seattle U returns seven players from a 2023-24 squad that went 23-14 overall on its way to winning the 2024 Ro College Basketball Invitational in Daytona Beach, Fla. The Redhawks, the No. 2 seed in the tournament, won four games in five days to clinch the first postseason championship in program history.
- The Redhawks are riding three consecutive seasons of 20 wins or more, achieving the feat for the first time since 1957-59. Along with the 23-win campaign last year, the Redhawks went 20-12 overall in 2022-23 and 23-9 in 2021-22.
- 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).
- Seattle U is among the top nine DI programs in the country with three or more international true freshmen on their roster. The Redhawks' trio includes Houran Dan (China), Yuto Kawashima (Japan) and Eric Zheng (China). Buffalo leads all programs with six and Florida International has five. Seven other programs, including Seattle U, tie for third with three each.
- In the DI ranks this season, Seattle U's Houran Dan and Eric Zheng are two of just five players who hail from China. In addition, Yuto Kawashima is among just seven players to hail from Japan.
- Kobe Williamson became the program's all-time leading shot blocker on Dec. 9, 2023 and enters this season with 147 career blocks.
- The Redhawks played five game overtime games in 2023-24. They are 2-4 all-time in OT under Head Coach Chris Victor.
WHAT'S IN A NUMBER
Three Redhawks will don a new number across their chest this season. Senior Vasja Pandza traded in No. 1 for No. 7, sophomore Malek Gomma swapped out No. 24 for No. 8 and senior Kobe Williamson traded in No. 33 for No. 96.
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UP NEXT
Seattle U returns to the Redhawk Center on Friday, Nov. 22, hosting Northwest University in a 7 p.m. tip off.
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