Seattle

Official Name: 
Seattle University
Nickname: 
Redhawks
Mailing Address: 

901 12th Avenue
P.O. Box 222000
Seattle, WA 98122

Website: 
www.goseattleu.com
Telephone: 
(206) 296-5915
Fax: 
(206) 296-2154
Enrollment: 
7,715
Arena: 

Key Arena
Capacity: 7,800
Year Opened: 1962

School Colors: 
Red and White
Conference: 

to be determined
Former Member of WCAC (1972-80)

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(11) 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, and 1969
10-13 record (.435)
Finished runner-up in 1958

NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 

(1) 2007
1-1 record (.500)

NIT Appearances: 

(2) 1952 and 1957
0-2 record (.000)

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Albert Brightman (eight years from 1949-56, 174-64 record, .731)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Johnny O'Brien (2,733 points from 1951-53)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Elgin Baylor (1,151 from 1957 & '58)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Elgin Baylor (60 points as junior vs. Portland on 1/30/58)

All-American Selections: 

(6) F Elgin Baylor (1957 and 1958), G-F Charley Brown (1958 and 1959), G Eddie Miles (1963), G Eddie O'Brien (1953), G Johnny O'Brien (1952 and 1953), G Frank Oleynick (1975)

NCAA Consensus First-Team All-Americans: 

(2) Johnny O'Brien (1953), Elgin Baylor (1958)

NCAA Consensus Second-Team All-Americans: 

(2) Johnny O'Brien (1952), Elgin Baylor (1957)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Elgin Baylor (60 vs. Portland)
January 30, 1958 (junior/32.5 ppg)

Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Joseph Budnick

1

1946-47

18-28

.391

1947

10-6

William Fenton

1

1947

1-1

.500

1947

1-1

Thomas Ryan

1

1947

7-6

.538

1947

7-6

Leonard Yandle

1

1948

10-16

.385

1948

10-16

H. Albert Brightman

8

1949-56

180-68

.726

1954

26-2

John Castellani

2

1957-58

48-10

.818

1957

24-3

Vince Cazzetta

5

1959-63

97-39

.713

1959

23-6

Bob Boyd

2

1964-65

41-13

.759

1964

22-6

Lionel Purcell

2

1966-67

34-18

.654

1967

18-8

Morris "Bucky" Buckwalter

5

1968-72

79-55

.590

1969

20-8

Bill O'Connor

6

1973-78

72-86

.456

1974

15-11

Jack Schalow

2

1979-80

27-27

.500

1979

16-11

Joe Callero

8

2002-09

117-105

.527

2009

21-8

Cameron Dollar

2

2010, 1911

28-34

.452

2010

17-14
  • All-Time W-L Record: 978-874 (.528) from 1946 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Budnick compiled a 10-6 record in 1946-47 when he shared coaching duties with Fenton and Ryan
  • Seattle competed as a major-college program for 28 seasons from 1953 through 1980 before returning to the Division I level in 2008.