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Men's Basketball Tips Off Season at Hawaii

Seattle University men’s basketball tips off the 2026-27 season on Monday, Nov. 2, traveling to face the University of Hawaii at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu.

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Men's Basketball Tips Off Season at HawaiiMen's Basketball Tips Off Season at Hawaii

SEATTLE – Seattle University men’s basketball tips off the 2026-27 season on Monday, Nov. 2, traveling to face the University of Hawaii at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu. Tip off is set for 7 p.m. Hawaii Time, 9 p.m. Pacific. The game will air live in Hawaii on K5 and will stream live on MW+.

FOLLOW THE REDHAWKS

  • Monday, November 2, 2026 at 7:00 PM HT/9:00 PM PT
  • Seattle U (0-0, 0-0 WCC) at Hawaii (0-0, 0-0 WCC)
  • Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center, Honolulu, HI
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  • Game Notes

QUICK HITS

  • Seattle U enters 2026-27 coming off a 21-win 2025-26 season, marking the program’s fourth 20-win season in the past five years.
  • The Redhawks finished tied for fifth in their first season back in the West Coast Conference since 1980.
  • The season culminated in the program’s first NIT appearance since 1957, and third NIT bid all-time. The Redhawks earned their first NIT win, a 67-52 victory over St. Thomas, before falling 91-85 at eventual NIT Champion Auburn.
  • Seattle U returns seven players, including three starters – Will Heimbrodt, Junseok Yeo and Maleek Arington – from its 2025-26 squad.
  • The Redhawk roster also includes nine new players. The new faces include six transfers – Tyler Boston (Holy Cross), Mason Williams (Iowa State), Tómas Thrastarson (Washington State), Ladji Coulibaly (New Mexico JC), Kaden Hansen (Saint Martin’s) and Halvine Dzellat (Cincinnati).
  • A trio of freshmen – Jaden Bailes (JSerra Catholic HS), Amare Larane (Knight HS) and Shaun Stinson (South Kent School) round out the roster.
  • The 2025-26 Redhawks were among the nation’s best in blocks per game (20th, 4.9), FG% defense (51st, 41.8), scoring defense (28th, 67.3 ppg), steals per game (50th, 8.0), turnover margin (20th, 3.3) and turnovers forced per game (15th, 14.8).
  • Individually, Will Heimbrodt was among the nation’s leaders in blocks, finishing 2025-26 ranked No. 3 in blocks per game (2.65) and No. 5 in total blocks (90).
  • Maleek Arington enters the season with 965 career points. Arington’s 150 steals in two seasons at Seattle U ranks fourth all-time.
  • Will Heimbrodt enters the season with 106 career blocks, 65 shy of Seattle U’s record holder Kobe Williamson (171, 2021-25).

SEASON OPENERS

  • Seattle U has won six of its last seven season opening games. That run includes four wins at home and two wins in three tries on the road.
  • 2025-26: The Redhawks beat Denver, 84-73, at the Redhawk Center, just three days after the announcement that the teams would begin competing as West Coast Conference foes in 2026-27.
  • 2024-25: A five-year streak was snapped when Seattle U fell, 93-86, at Eastern Washington.
  • 2023-24: Behind a combined 33 points from Cameron Tyson and John Christofilis, the Redhawks secured their fifth consecutive season opening win with a 71-60 final over Prairie View A&M in the Redhawk Center.
  • 2022-23: Cameron Tyson poured in a career-high 35 points as the Redhawks downed UC San Diego, 85-71, in La Jolla, Calif.
  • 2021-22: Cameron Tyson drained a three at the buzzer to lift Seattle U to a 69-66 win over Alcorn State in the Redhawk Center.
  • 2020-21: The Redhawks toppled Portland, 84-72, in Portland.
  • 2019-20: The Redhawks cruised to a convincing 98-64 win over Pacific Lutheran in the Redhawk Center.

ABOUT THE SERIES VS HAWAII

  • Seattle U and Hawaii have 10 previous meetings, with the Redhawks leading the all-time series, 7-3.
  • The teams first met during the 1947-48 season, a 47-34 win for Hawaii in Seattle.
  • The last meeting between the two programs was Dec. 4, 1989 with Hawaii earning a 99-61 win at home.
  • Seattle U’s last trip to the Hawaiian Islands was to compete in the Diamond Head Classic during the 2022-23 season. The Redhawks and Rainbow Warriors did not meet in that tournament as Seattle U faced Utah State, Iona and George Washington.

PRESEASON ALL-WCC TEAM SELECTIONS
Reigning West Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year Will Heimbrodt and 2025-26 All-WCC Honorable Mention selection Junseok Yeo were both named to the 2026-27 Preseason All-WCC Men’s Basketball Team. The Redhawk duo were among 10 players named to the Preseason Team, as Seattle U was one of three schools to have multiple honorees.

Heimbrodt, a 6-7 forward from San Anselmo, Calif., is entering his fourth year with the Redhawks. Last season he averaged 12.3 points,  5.2 rebounds and 2.65 blocks per game, leading Seattle U to a 21-14 overall record and fifth-place finish in its first season back in the West Coast Conference. Heimbrodt finished the year with 90 blocks, a Seattle U single-season record, which also ranked No. 3 in the nation.

Yeo, a 6-8 forward from Seoul, South Korea, returns for his final collegiate season after averaging 12.0 points, 4.0 and 1.6 assists per game for the Redhawks in 2025-26. He was second on the team in three pointers made (52), scored in double figures 21 times and tallied his first career double-double with a 17-point, 12-rebound effort at Santa Clara on Feb. 11.

WCC PRESEASON POLLS
Seattle University was selected fourth in the 2026-27 West Coast Conference Preseason Coaches Poll. The Redhawks are coming off a 2025-26 season that saw them finish 21-14 overall, including 8-10 in WCC play. The Redhawks return six players, including three starters from last year’s squad.

Santa Clara earned nine first-place votes and 81 total points to earn top billing. Saint Mary’s earned one first-place vote and 70 points to come in second. San Francisco was picked third with 58 points, followed by Seattle U in fourth with 54 points and Pacific in fifth with 53 points.

LMU (sixth, 46 points), Pepperdine (seventh, 30 points), San Diego (eighth, 26 points), Portland (ninth, 22 points) and the league’s newest member Denver (10th, 10 points) rounded out the list.

100 WIN MILESTONE

  • Seattle U’s 58-56 win over San Diego in the second round of the Credit Union 1 WCC Championship marked Head Coach Chris Victor’s 100th win at Seattle U.
  • Victor became just the fourth coach in program history to reach the milestone, doing so in the second least amount of games.
  • Al Brightman (1949-56) reached 100 wins in 152 games, Victor (2021-Present) reached 100 wins in 165 games, Joe Callero (2002-09) reached 100 wins in 189 games and Cameron Dollar (2010-17) reached 100 wins in 228 games.

NO PLACE LIKE HOME

  • The Redhawk roster features six players from the state of Washington, including Mason Williams (Seattle, WA/O’Dea HS/EWU/Iowa State) Kaden Hansen (Auburn, WA/Auburn HS/Saint Martin’s), Maleek Arington (Auburn, WA/Auburn HS/Idaho State), Ray Adams (Olympia, WA/North Thurston HS), Jeremiah Harshman (SeaTac, WA/Annie Wright HS) and JT White (Issaquah, WA/Pasco HS).
  • Seattle native Mason Williams (O’Dea HS/Eastern Washington/Iowa State) joins a recent string of local hoopers to begin their collegiate career’s elsewhere before returning to the 206. Other recent Redhawks include Maleek Arington (Auburn HS/Idaho State), John Christofilis (O’Dea HS/Creighton) and Cameron Tyson (Bothell HS/Idaho/Houston).
  • Auburn, Wash., and Auburn High School natives Maleek Arington and Kaden Hansen reunite as teammates this season. The duo grew up playing together on youth teams in Auburn, won a Washington State title together at Auburn HS, then went their separate ways in college. Arington began at Idaho State before transferring to Seattle U in 2024-25. Hansen spent the last four years at Saint Martin’s University in Lacey, Wash., before joining the Redhawks this season.
  • Seattle U’s coaching staff features numerous local ties as Associate Head Coach Grant Leep and Assistant Coaches D’Marques Tyson and Steven Shpreyregin all hail from the state of Washington.

INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR
While six players hail from the state of Washington, the Redhawks are also well represented from around the globe. In addition to five players from two different states in the USA (California and Maryland, the Redhawks roster also represents five additional countries including one player from Iceland, one from Japan, one from South Korea, one from Mali and one from France.

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UP NEXT
Seattle U begins a three-game homestand on Saturday, Nov. 7, hosting Portland State out of the Big Sky Conference. The game will cap Seattle University’s Homecoming and Parent & Family Weekend when it tips off from the Redhawk Center at 7 p.m.

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