Seattle U Redhawks vs. No. 22 UW Huskies: What to watch for
Seattle (6-5) vs. No. 22 Washington (7-2)
When: Tuesday, 8 p.m. PT
Where: Alaska Airlines Arena
TV: Pac-12 Networks
Radio: KOMO 1000 AM/97.7 FM
Projected starters
Seattle U
G. Riley Grigsby, So. (6-6, 220): 6.6 ppg, 4.4 rpg
G Morgan Means, Sr. (6-3, 175): 9.9 ppg, 3.1 rpg
G Terrell Brown, R-Jr. (6-1, 175): 20.9 ppg, 7.2 rpg
G Delante Jones, R-Sr. (6-5, 195): 8.4 ppg, 3.9 rpg
F Myles Carter, R-Sr. (f6-9, 230): 11.1 ppg, 7.7 rpg
Washington
G Quade Green, So. (6-0, 170): 9.6 ppg, 5.2 apg
F Jaden McDaniels, Fr. (6-9, 200): 15.0 ppg, 5.2 rpg
F Isaiah Stewart, Fr. (6-9, 250): 17.0 ppg, 7.9 rpg
F Hameir Wright, Jr. (6-9, 220): 5.2 ppg, 4.2 rpg
F Nahziah Carter, Jr. (6-6, 205): 14.7 ppg, 6.4 rpg
Outlook: Washington will wrap up a seven-game home stand against Seattle U on Tuesday. The Huskies are currently 5-1 in that stretch, only falling to No. 2 Gonzaga on Dec. 8.
Seattle U had a difficult start to the season, dropping five out of their first seven games. But the Redhawks have now won four straight games against Western Michigan, Idaho, Incarnate World and Portland, respectively.
Seattle U is led by Terrell Brown, a redshirt junior transfer from Shoreline CC. In his first season of eligibility last season, Brown was named to the Western Athletic Conference all-newcomer team and was an All-WAC second-team selection. He was all named to the preseason All-WAC first team. This season, Brown shooting 44.3 percent from the field and 35 percent from the 3-point line.
Redshirt senior forward Myles Carter also averages double figures for the Redhawks. Carter is shooting 51.9 percent from the field and averages 7.7 rebounds, including 2.5 offensive rebounds, per game.
Seattle U was picked to finish third in the WAC this season. The Redhawks are an experienced team featuring five seniors and one graduate transfer. They returned 12 players from a group that finished 18-15 last season, including 12-3 in non-conference play.
“They have a fighting spirit, they’re well-coached, they’ve got a couple of really talented players that can play on any team in our league,” said UW head coach Mike Hopkins. “It’ll be a great challenge for us, don’t look at their record, they’re way better than that.”
The Huskies, who haven’t played eight days, will be looking to rebound from the loss to Gonzaga. A main focus for UW will be limiting turnovers. It turned the ball over 19 times against the Bulldogs, and Gonzaga scored 18 points off the mistakes.
“Travels, charges, all those different things, we can get better at that.” Hopkins said. “There’s a different type of turnover. There’s the turnover, the advancement that it’s being aggressive because we want to be able to push and run and we might go out. We can get better at that but I do like those. We made a couple of crucial turnovers late in the game against Gonzaga, and that’s where you have to value it. We’re getting better at that, we’re focusing on it.”
This story was originally published December 17, 2019 at 7:00 AM.
