SEATTLE – Seattle University men's basketball returns home from Texas on a quick turnaround to host Western Athletic Conference leader Utah Valley on Saturday, Jan. 25 at the Redhawk Center. Tip off between the Redhawks and Wolverines is set for 7 p.m. The game will air on ESPN+.
FOLLOW THE REDHAWKS
- Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM PT
- Seattle U (8-11, 3-2 WAC) vs. Utah Valley (14-6, 6-0 WAC)
- Redhawk Center, Seattle, WA
- Tickets
- Live Stats
- Watch on ESPN+
- Game Notes
QUICK HITS
- • Seattle U had its three-game WAC win streak snapped on Thursday with a 65-56 loss at UT Arlington.
- • The Redhawks are now 8-11 overall and 3-2 in league play.
- • Kobe Williamson had 13 points and Paris Dawson added 11 to lead the Redhawks.
- • The 56 points scored tied the second least the Redhawks have scored in a game this year.
- • The Redhawks had 13 offensive rebounds at UTA, marking the 13th time this season they collected double-digit offensive boards.
- • Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe is one double-double away from matching the most collected in a season by a Redhawk since Myles Carter collected 10 during the 2018-19 season.
- • Already Seattle U's all-time leader in blocks, Kobe Williamson tallied two blocks at UT Arlington, bringing his career total to 155 and counting.
- • Paris Dawson had 11 points at UT Arlington and now has 10 double-digit scoring outputs on the season, including in nine of the last 13 games. His season average of 10.5 ppg more than doubles his 2023-24 average of 5.1 ppg in nearly the same number of minutes per game.
- • Kobe Williamson has appeared in 129 games during his Seattle U career, and now sits four away from matching the all-time games played leader Riley Grigsby (2019-23) who appeared in 133 games during his career.
- • Vasja Pandža and Viktor Rajkovic are each on the verge of playing in their 100th career games at Seattle U. Pandža has appeared in 99 career games while Rajkovic has played in 97 games during his Redhawk career.
ABOUT THE SERIES VS UTAH VALLEY
- • Seattle U and Utah Valley are meeting for the 29th time, with the all-time series knotted at 14-14.
- • In 2023-24, the teams split the home-and-home series for the third consecutive year.
- • Seattle U won the most recent meeting, 62-61, on Jan. 26, 2024 in Seattle. Cameron Tyson had 16 points and Alex Schumacher added 15 in the win.
- • Utah Valley defended home court with a 78-72 win on Nov. 28, 2023. Seattle U led 35-34 at halftime, but the Wolverines got hot in the second half, shooting better than 52% from the field. Tyson led the Redhawks with 23 points while Schumacher added 21.
- • Recent years have seen exciting battles between the two sides, including a road win for both the Redhawks and Wolverines in 2022-23.
- • The recent two-game win streak for UVU was the first such streak for either side since 2019-20 season when the Redhawks swept the home-and-home, including a runaway 83-50 victory in the Redhawk Center (1/11/20) and an 87-85 overtime thriller in Orem, capped by a game-winning shot from Morgan Means.
NATIONAL RANKS (games thru Jan. 23)
The Redhawks rank:
- • 27th in Free Throws Made Per Game (17.3)
- • 26th in Free Throw Attempts Per Game (23.6)
Individuals rank:
- • 6th in Rebounds P/G (11.0) - Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe
- • 9th in Double-Doubles (9) - Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe
- • 10th in Defensive Rebs P/G (7.50) - Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe
- • 24th in FG% (59.1) - Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe
- • 20th in Offensive Rebounds P/G (3.50) - Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe
- • 29th in Free Throw Attempts (126) - Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe
- • 26th in Rebounds (176) - Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe
- • 64th in Made Free Throws (86) - Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe
REDHAWK RUNDOWN
- • Seattle U led 47-22 at halftime against SUU on Jan. 18, improving to 7-0 when leading at the half.
- • Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe was named WAC Player and Newcomer of the Week for his 23-point, 11-rebound performance in Seattle U's 66-64 win over Abilene Christian on Jan. 11.
- • Seattle U's 66-64 win over Abilene Christian on Jan. 11 marked the first time in 10 games this season that the Redhawks had trailed at halftime and came back to win. It also marked the first time in six games this season that the Redhawks won when the final score was within five points.
- • The Redhawks closed out an up-and-down non-conference slate of action with a 5-9 record. They picked up big road wins at UC San Diego and Washington, while also contesting the likes of Duke, Liberty and Furman.
- • Seattle U earned a 79-70 win at Washington on Dec. 23, snapping a 19-game losing streak against the crosstown foe, dating back to 1978.
- • 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.
HOME COURT ADVANTAGE
Seattle U has gone 48-11 (.814) on its home court during the past three-plus seasons under Head Coach Chris Victor. That record includes a 36-7 (.837) mark at the Redhawk Center, including 12-2 in 2023-24, and a 14-4 (.778) mark in 18 total games played at Climate Pledge Arena.
GET YOUR TICKETS
Single-game tickets and mini plans 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
Seattle U has a single-game week next week, traveling to face Grand Canyon in Phoenix on Thursday, Jan. 30. The game is one of three WAC match-ups added to ESPN's linear schedule for the season and will tip off at 9 p.m. Phoenix time, 8 p.m. Pacific on ESPNU.
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