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| Address | Seattle, Washington United States |
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| Capacity | 999 |
Redhawk Center is a 999-seat multi-purpose arena in Seattle, Washington on the campus of Seattle University. It was built in 1959 and is home to the Seattle University Redhawks women's basketball and volleyball teams, as well as the home court for the Redhawks men's team, which also plays at nearby Climate Pledge Arena since 2008 when the school returned to NCAA Division I.
On December 15, 2014, the men's team returned for the first time since 2008, for a single game against Northwest University, which Seattle won. The Redhawk Center was also used for College Basketball Invitational games in mid-March in 2015 and 2016.
The arena underwent a major remodel for the 2014–15 season, with new seating, court, and more.
Starting in 2016, the men's team will play six regular season games at the Redhawk Center, with possible plans for even more home games in the future here. The school cites the change to getting more student involvement, a more intimate home setting, the success of hosting CBI games here the last two years, and the lack of attendance at KeyArena.
From 2018 until 2021, Seattle U played all home games at the Redhawk Center while KeyArena underwent a major renovation.
In 2018, the school renamed the Connolly Center to its current name. Originally named for Archbishop Thomas Connolly, the school removed his name due to Connolly's involvement in covering up sex crimes committed by a parish priest, Father Michael Cody. [1] Connolly died in 1991.
Seattle Center is an arts, educational, tourism and entertainment center in Seattle, Washington, United States. Spanning an area of 74 acres, it was originally built for the 1962 World's Fair. Its landmark feature is the 605 ft (184 m) tall Space Needle, which at the time of its completion was the tallest building west of the Mississippi River. Seattle Center is located just north of Belltown in the Uptown neighborhood.
Climate Pledge Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is located north of Downtown Seattle in the 74-acre (30 ha) entertainment complex known as Seattle Center, the site of the 1962 World's Fair, for which it was originally developed. After opening in 1962, it was subsequently bought and converted by the city of Seattle for entertainment purposes. From 2018 to 2021, the arena underwent a $1.15 billion redevelopment; the renovation preserved the original exterior and roof, which was declared a Seattle Landmark in 2017 and was listed on the Washington Heritage Register as well as the National Register of Historic Places in 2018. The renovated venue has a capacity of 17,151 for ice hockey and 18,300 for basketball.
The Archdiocese of Seattle is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or archdiocese, of the Catholic Church in western Washington State in the United States. The Diocese was known as the Diocese of Nesqually from 1850 to 1907. The mother church of the archdiocese is St. James Cathedral in Seattle. The former cathedral is the Proto-Cathedral of St. James the Greater in Vancouver. Its archbishop since 2019 is Paul D. Etienne.
Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion is an indoor arena in the northwest United States, on the campus of the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. It serves as home to several of the university's sports teams, known as the Washington Huskies of the Pac-12 Conference.
The Seattle Redhawks are the intercollegiate varsity athletic teams of Seattle University of Seattle, Washington. They compete in the NCAA's Division I as a member institution of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).
Mercer Arena was a performing arts venue located on the Seattle Center in Seattle, Washington. It was built in 1927 adjacent to the Seattle Civic Auditorium, at a cost of $1 million. The arena was located at Mercer Street and 4th Avenue North and predated the Seattle Center Coliseum by about 35 years. Mercer Arena was demolished in 2017.
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 11 times. Led by 1958 No. 1 draft pick Elgin Baylor, Seattle finished runner-up in the 1958 NCAA University Division basketball tournament.
The 2011–12 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team represented the Seattle University in the 2011–12 college basketball season. This was head coach Cameron Dollar's 3rd season at Seattle U. The Redhawks played their home games at KeyArena as Independent members of Division I. They finished 12–15 overall.
The 2012–13 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team represented Seattle University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redhawks, led by fourth year head coach Cameron Dollar, played their home games at KeyArena, with one home game at the ShoWare Center, and were first year members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 8–22, 3–15 in WAC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the WAC tournament to Texas State.
The 2013–14 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team represented Seattle University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redhawks, led by fifth year head coach Cameron Dollar, played their home games at KeyArena, with one home game at the ShoWare Center, and were a members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 13–17, 5–11 in WAC play to finish in a three way tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament to New Mexico State.
The 2013–14 Seattle Redhawks women's basketball team represented Seattle University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Redhawks, led by fifth year head coach Joan Bonvicini, played their home games at the Connolly Center and were a members of the Western Athletic Conference. The Redhawks claimed the #3 seed in the WAC and advanced to their second consecutive WAC Championship game. The Redhawks would finish the season 16–16, 9–7 in the conference.
The 2014–15 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team represented Seattle University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redhawks, led by sixth year head coach Cameron Dollar, played their home games at KeyArena, with three home game at the Connolly Center, and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 18–16, 7–7 in WAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the championship game of the WAC tournament where they lost to New Mexico State. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Pepperdine in the first round and Colorado in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to Loyola–Chicago.
The 2015–16 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team represented Seattle University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redhawks, led by seventh year head coach Cameron Dollar, played their home games at KeyArena, with two home games at the Showare Center and CBI games at the Connolly Center, and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 7–7 in WAC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Texas–Rio Grande Valley in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Cal State Bakersfield. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Idaho in the first round to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Vermont.
The 2015–16 Seattle Redhawks women's basketball team represented Seattle University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Redhawks, led by seventh year head coach Joan Bonvicini, played their home games at the Connolly Center and were a members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 9–21, 3–11 in WAC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC women's tournament to Cal State Bakersfield.
The 2016–17 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team represented Seattle University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redhawks, led by eighth-year head coach Cameron Dollar, played their home games at KeyArena and six games at the Connolly Center as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 13–17, 5–9 WAC play to finish in fifth place. Due to Grand Canyon's postseason ineligibility, they received the No. 4 seed in the WAC tournament where they lost in the quarterfinals to Utah Valley.
The 2017–18 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team represented Seattle University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redhawks, led by first-year head coach Jim Hayford, played their home games at KeyArena and the Connolly Center as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 8–6 in WAC play to finish in fourth place. It was the Redhawks' first 20-win season since 2008 and first 20-win season in Division I play since the 1960s.
The 2017–18 Seattle U Redhawks women's basketball team represents Seattle University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Redhawks, led by second year head coach Suzy Barcomb, play their home games at the Connolly Center and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 9–5 in WAC play to finish in a tie for third place. They won the WAC women's tournament for the first time in school history by defeating Cal State Bakersfield to earn an automatic trip to their first NCAA women's tournament where they lost to Oregon in the first round.
The 2018–19 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team represents Seattle University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redhawks, led by second-year head coach Jim Hayford, play their home games at the Redhawk Center, with two home games at the ShoWare Center, as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 6–10 in WAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They were defeated by Grand Canyon in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament. They received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Presbyterian.
The 2021–22 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team represented Seattle University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redhawks, led by first-year head coach Chris Victor, competed as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They played their home games at the on-campus Redhawk Center and the recently renovated Climate Pledge Arena.
The 2022–23 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team represented Seattle University in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Chris Victor, the Redhawks played their home games on campus at the Redhawk Center and off campus at Climate Pledge Arena at Seattle Center.
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