Seattle Redhawks | |||
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University | Seattle University | ||
Head coach | Chris Victor (4th season) | ||
Conference | Western Athletic Conference | ||
Location | Seattle, Washington | ||
Arena | Redhawk Center / Climate Pledge Arena (capacity: 999 / 18,100) | ||
Nickname | Redhawks | ||
Colors | Red and white[1] | ||
Uniforms | |||
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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.
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