Seattle Redhawks men's basketball

Seattle Redhawks
2024–25 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team
UniversitySeattle University
Head coachChris Victor (4th season)
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
LocationSeattle, Washington
ArenaRedhawk Center / Climate Pledge Arena
(capacity: 999 / 18,100)
NicknameRedhawks
ColorsRed and white[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away


NCAA tournament runner-up
1958
NCAA tournament Final Four
1958
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1958
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1953, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1964
NCAA tournament second round
2007*
NCAA tournament appearances
1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1969, 2007*
*at Division II level
Conference regular season champions
2007, 2022

The Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team represents Seattle University in NCAA Division I basketball competition. Established in 1946, the team was previously known as the Seattle Chieftains. The program experienced success during the 1950s and 1960s, reaching the NCAA Division I tournament eleven times. Led by Elgin Baylor (the future 1958 number one draft pick), Seattle finished as the runner-up in the 1958 NCAA University Division basketball tournament.

Seattle was a member of NCAA Division I from 1946 to 1980 before budget problems led them to reclassify to NAIA in 1980. They eventually rose to NCAA Division II before rejoining the Division I level in 2008. They are a member of the Western Athletic Conference, which they joined in 2012.[2] They were previously a member of the West Coast Conference (1971–1980).[3] The current head coach is Chris Victor,[4] who was previously the associate head coach.

  1. ^ Seattle U Athletics Style Guide (PDF). June 18, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2012-01-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ {{cite web|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/west/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/mbbrecords11-12.pdf%7Curl-status=dead%7Carchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107061755/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/west/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/mbbrecords11-12.pdf%7Carchive-date=2018-01-07%7Ctitle=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107061755/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/west/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/mbbrecords11-12.pdf
  4. ^ "Seattle basketball coach resigns after using racial slur". foxnews.com. 13 November 2021.