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First-Ever Meeting at Duke Friday

DURHAM, N.C. – Seattle University men's basketball wraps up its Thanksgiving week road trip by making its first-ever trip to Durham, N.C., to face the 11th-ranked Duke Blue Devils Friday, Nov. 29 at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Tip off is set for 7 p.m. Eastern, 4 p.m. Pacific. The game will air live on the ACC Network.

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First-Ever Meeting at Duke FridayFirst-Ever Meeting at Duke Friday

DURHAM, N.C. – Seattle University men's basketball wraps up its Thanksgiving week road trip by making its first-ever trip to Durham, N.C., to face the 11th-ranked Duke Blue Devils Friday, Nov. 29 at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Tip off is set for 7 p.m. Eastern, 4 p.m. Pacific. The game will air live on the ACC Network.

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QUICK HITS

  • Friday's game at Duke marks Seattle U's first ACC opponent since facing Syracuse on Nov. 16, 2019. The Orange won that meeting, 89-67.
  • The Redhawks' last win over an ACC opponent came on Dec. 20, 2010, when they beat Virginia, 59-53, in Charlottesville.
  • The Redhawks suffered a cold shooting night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Tuesday, dropping a 61-56 decision to Furman in the second game of the Terry's Chocolate Vegas Showdown.
  • Seattle U shot just 26% from the field (16-61), their lowest percentage since Jan. 26, 2023 when they made just 9-of-50 (18%) at Sam Houston.
  • Seattle U's 22 offensive boards against Furman is the most since Nov. 15, 2015, when the Redhawks hauled in 24 o-boards against Sacramento State.
  • Brayden Maldonado led the Redhawks with a season-high 15 points in the loss to Furman.
  • Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe tallied his fourth double-double, finishing with 13 points and 13 rebounds.
ABOUT THE SERIES VS DUKE
This marks the first ever meeting between the Redhawks and Blue Devils.

AGAINST THE RANKS

  • Seattle U's meeting at No. 11 Duke, marks just the fourth meeting against a ranked opponent in its modern-day DI era (dating back to 2008-09), and the highest ranked opponent to date.
  • The last time the Redhawks battled a top-25 team was Dec. 17, 2019 in a crosstown battle with then No. 22 Washington. Seattle U led at halftime of that meeting, but the Huskies used a 23-3 surge in the final five minutes of play to win, 81-59.
  • On Dec. 21, 2011, Seattle U hosted No. 24 Virginia at KeyArena. The Cavaliers won, 83-77.
  • The Redhawks' first ranked match-up came on Mar. 3, 2009 against then No. 13 Washington. The Huskies would claim an 87-60 victory at Alaska Airlines Arena.

NATIONAL RANKS (games thru Nov. 26)
The Redhawks rank:

  • 37th in Free Throw Attempts Per Game (26.0)
  • 41st in Free Throws Made Per Game (18.2)

Individuals rank:

  • T4th in Double-Doubles (4) - Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe
  • 9th in Free Throw Attempts (55) - Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe
  • 12th in Rebounds P/G (10.5) - Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe
  • 17th in Free Throws Made (39) - Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe
  • 20th in Total Rebounds (63) - Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe
  • 24th in Defensive Rebs P/G (7.17) - Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe
  • 44th in Offensive Rebounds P/G (3.33) - Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe
  • 51st in Free Throw % (91.7) - Paris Dawson

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, Steven Shpreyregin and Bryce Douglas all hail from the state of Washington.

INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR
While five players hail from the state of Washington, the Redhawks are also well 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.

UP NEXT
Seattle U returns home for the season's first game at Climate Pledge Arena. The Redhawks will host Portland State on Wednesday, Dec. 4 in an I-5 Clash. Tip off is set for 7 p.m. The game will air on ESPN+.

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