SEATTLE – Seattle University men's basketball heads back out on the road this week, traveling to face Grand Canyon University on Thursday, Jan. 30 at Global Credit Union Arena in Phoenix. The Redhawks and Lopes will tip off at 9 p.m. local time as the game will be nationally televised on ESPNU.
FOLLOW THE REDHAWKS
- Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM MT/8:00 PM PT
- Seattle U (8-12, 3-3 WAC) at Grand Canyon (15-5, 5-1 WAC)
- Global Credit Union Arena, Phoenix, AZ
- Live Stats
- Watch on ESPNU
- Game Notes
QUICK HITS
- Seattle U nearly upended WAC leader Utah Valley last Saturday, but came up just short in the 70-66 final at the Redhawk Center.
- The Redhawks are now 8-12 overall and 3-3 in league play.
- Seattle U trailed by as many as 14 and but the deficit to two multiple times in the final minutes.
- The Redhawks drop to 1-6 in games decided by five points or less.
- Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe collected 16 points and 11 rebounds versus Utah Valley, notching his 10th double-double of the season. That matches the most collected in a season by a Redhawk since Myles Carter collected 10 during the 2018-19 season.
- Paris Dawson had 11 points versus Utah Valley and now has 11 double-digit scoring outputs on the season, including in 10 of the last 14 games. His season average of 10.6 ppg more than doubles his 2023-24 average of 5.1 ppg in nearly the same number of minutes per game.
- Already Seattle U's all-time leader in blocks, Kobe Williamson tallied two blocks at UT Arlington on Jan. 23, bringing his career total to 155 and counting.
- Kobe Williamson has appeared in 130 games during his Seattle U career, and now sits three 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 GRAND CANYON
- This marks the 27th all-time meeting between Seattle U and Grand Canyon, with the Lopes holding an 18-6 advantage in the series.
- The teams split the regular season series last year, each winning on their home court. GCU took the win in the third meeting, an 80-72 final in the WAC Tournament semifinals in Las Vegas.
- The Redhawks have won three of the last six meetings, including an 86-79 victory on Jan. 20, 2024 in Seattle. It marked the first WAC loss for the Lopes, also snapping a 14-game win streak.
- Seattle U swept the regular season home-and-home series in 2022-23, winning 63-58 at the Redhawk Center on Feb. 11 and 65-54 at GCU Arena on Feb. 24, before falling to the eventual WAC Tournament champs in the semifinals, 84-79.
- The win at GCU Arena on Feb. 24, 2023 was just the second all-time for Seattle U, which last won in Phoenix on Jan. 30, 2016, in a 59-57 final.
- GCU is 4-0 in WAC Tournament match-ups.
NATIONAL RANKS (games thru Jan. 27)
The Redhawks rank:
- 29th in Free Throws Made Per Game (17.2)
- 29th in Free Throw Attempts Per Game (23.6)
Individuals rank:
- 6th in Rebounds P/G (11.0) - Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe
- 7th in Double-Doubles (10) - Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe
- 7th in Defensive Rebs P/G (7.65) - Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe
- 24th in FG% (59.1) - Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe
- 29th in Offensive Rebounds P/G (3.35) - Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe
- 32nd in Free Throw Attempts (131) - Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe
- 26th in Rebounds (187) - Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe
- 37th in FG% (56.7%) - Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe
- 66th in FT% (86.1%) - Paris Dawson
REDHAWK RUNDOWN
- The Redhawks had 13 offensive rebounds at UT Arlington on Jan. 23, marking the 13th time this season they collected double-digit offensive boards.
- 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.
UP NEXT
Seattle U returns home next week, hosting a pair of games at the Redhawk Center. First up is a Thursday, Feb. 6 meeting with Tarleton State. Tip off is set for 7 p.m. pn ESPN+.
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