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40th Edition of Seattle U vs Washington on Tap

SEATTLE – Seattle University men's basketball is set to meet the University of Washington for the 40th time on Monday, Dec. 23. Tip off from Alaska Airlines Arena is set for 7 p.m. and the game will air on the Big Ten Network.

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40th Edition of Seattle U vs Washington on Tap40th Edition of Seattle U vs Washington on Tap

SEATTLE – Seattle University men's basketball is set to meet the University of Washington for the 40th time on Monday, Dec. 23. Tip off from Alaska Airlines Arena is set for 7 p.m. and the game will air on the Big Ten Network.

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QUICK HITS

  • • Seattle U moved to 4-8 on the season with a 79-68 loss to Illinois-Chicago on Friday, Dec. 20.
  • • The defeat snapped a three-game home win streak for the Redhawks.
  • • A near seven-minute stretch without a field goal late in the second half saw the Flames break open a back-and-forth battle.
  • • Brayden Maldonado had a season-high 22 points, including five three pointers.
  • • Joining him in double figures were John Christofilis with 11 and Maleek Arington with 10.
  • • The Redhawks had 16 offensive rebounds versus UIC, the eighth consecutive game and ninth time this season they've collected double-digit offensive boards.
  • • The Redhawks front line has been shorthanded the past two games as Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe and Viktor Rajkovic were unavailable along with Kobe Williamson, who has been out since the start of the season.

ABOUT THE SERIES VS WASHINGTON

  • • Washington leads the all-time series over Seattle U, 35-4, including a current 19-game winning streak.
  • • Monday's meeting marks the 40th in the series between the crosstown foes.
  • • Last year's meeting was an overtime thriller at Climate Pledge Arena. The Redhawks led 47-33 at halftime, but UW was victorious, 100-99, in double overtime.
  • • The Dec. 17, 2023 meeting was the first in the series to go into extra time.
  • • Alex Schumacher had 20 points, Cameron Tyson had 18, Brandton Chatfield had 17 and Paris Dawson added 16.
  • • Modern-day meetings between the two schools was brought back in the 2008-09 season.
  • • Seattle U's last win over the Huskies came on Nov. 28, 1978 in the 1978-79 season opener. SU claimed an 82-78 victory at UW.
  • • The crosstown series originally began in the 1953 NCAA West Regional semifinals, with Washington earning a 92-70 victory. 

NET RANKING UPDATE

  • • In games played through Dec. 21, Seattle U ranks No. 170 in the NET rankings.
  • • The Redhawks' record thus far includes a 1-1 mark against Quad 1 opponents, including a road win at 70th-ranked UC San Diego and a road loss at 4th-ranked Duke.
  • • Seattle U debuted at No. 105 in the first NET ranking of the season,  released Monday, Dec. 1. 

NATIONAL RANKS (games thru Dec. 21)
The Redhawks rank:

  • • 16th in Free Throw Attempts Per Game (25.5)
  • • 18th in Free Throws Made Per Game (18.7)
  • • 48th in Bench Pts P/G (29.0)
  • • 65th in 3pt% (36.9)

Individuals rank:

REDHAWK RUNDOWN

  • • Paris Dawson is averaging 14 ppg over the Redhawks last six outings, raising his season average to 11.8 ppg. That mark is more than double his 5.1 ppg average from 2023-24. His shooting percentages are also all career-highs as the senior guard is hitting at a 39% FG clip, 36% from three and 86.5% from the FT line.
  • • Seattle U's 111 points scored on Dec. 14 against Pacific (Ore.) marked the highest scoring output for a Redhawk squad since scoring 115 versus Pacific on Nov. 12, 2019.
  • • The 67-point margin of victory surpassed the previous modern DI record of 62 points set on Dec. 17, 2015 in a 98-36 win over Northwest Indian College. It is the largest margin of victory since Seattle U defeated Northwest University (then known as Northwest College), 122-51, during the 1988-89 season.
  • • Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe was named WAC Newcomer of the Week on Dec. 9 after averaging 14.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists in two games for Seattle U. His efforts included the season's fifth double double on Dec. 4 against Portland State.
  • • On Dec. 4, Seattle U poured in a then season-high 91 points in a 91-74 win over Portland State, marking the first time they eclipsed 90 points since Dec. 17, 2023 when they dropped a 100-99 double-overtime thriller to Washington. Both games were contested at Climate Pledge Arena.
  • • Seattle U's 22 offensive boards against Furman on Nov. 26 is the most since Nov. 15, 2015, when the Redhawks hauled in 24 o-boards against Sacramento State.
  • • The game versus Northwest on Nov. 22 featured 60 total foul calls. The Redhawks went 29-of-40 from the free-throw line, both numbers marking the most since Dec. 23, 2022, when they went 32-of-45 from the line versus Iona at the Diamond Head Classic in Hawaii.

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.

AGAINST THE RANKS

  • • Seattle U's meeting at No. 11 Duke, marked 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 Redhawks are 1-3 in games against ranked opponents.
  • • 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.

UP NEXT
Seattle U remains in Seattle for its final non-conference game, closing out the calendar year on Dec. 30, hosting Nicholls State. Tip-off from the Redhawk Center is 7 p.m. The game will air on ESPN+.

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