Seattle–Washington men's basketball rivalry

Seattle U–Washington men's basketball rivalry
Statistics
[REDACTED] Seattle Redhawks [REDACTED] Washington Huskies
Sport	College basketball
First meeting	1953
Latest meeting	December 23, 2024 Seattle U 79, Washington 70
Meetings total	40
All-time series	Washington, 35–5
Largest victory	Washington, 123–76 (2010)
Longest win streak	Washington, 19 (1978–2023)
Current win streak	Seattle, 1 (2024)

The Seattle U–Washington's men's basketball rivalry is a cross-city college basketball rivalry between the Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team of Seattle University and the Washington Huskies men's basketball team of the University of Washington.

Seattle U competes as a member of the Western Athletic Conference, while Washington is a member of the Big Ten Conference.

Series history

Despite the two teams' proximity, their first meeting only occurred in the West-2 Regional semifinal round of the 1953 NCAA basketball tournament; Washington emerged victorious by a score of 92–70. The teams did not meet again until 1969, when they began a split home-and-home series, played annually until 1980. The rivalry came to an end when Seattle U moved its athletic programs to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics in March 1980, owing to budgetary pressures and changes in administrative philosophy. The Redhawks began the transition back to Division I competition in 2008, and the rivalry was resumed in March 2009.

Game results

Seattle U victories

Washington victories

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	March 13, 1953	Gill Coliseum	Washington	92–70
2	December 5, 1969	Hec Edmundson Pavilion	Washington	86–78
3	January 2, 1970	Seattle Center Coliseum	Seattle U	80–72
4	December 4, 1970	Hec Edmundson Pavilion	Washington	87–85
5	January 2, 1971	Seattle Center Coliseum	Seattle U	86–81
6	December 11, 1971	Seattle Center Coliseum	Washington	96–74
7	January 29, 1972	Hec Edmundson Pavilion	Washington	91–79
8	December 8, 1972	Seattle Center Coliseum	Washington	68–56
9	January 25, 1973	Hec Edmundson Pavilion	Washington	74–67
10	December 7, 1973	Seattle Center Coliseum	Washington	81–74
11	January 26, 1974	Hec Edmundson Pavilion	Washington	88–64
12	January 2, 1975	Seattle Center Coliseum	Washington	50–45
13	January 25, 1975	Hec Edmundson Pavilion	Washington	80–72
14	November 29, 1975	Hec Edmundson Pavilion	Washington	72–66
15	January 3, 1976	Seattle Center Coliseum	Washington	106–75
16	November 28, 1976	Seattle Center Coliseum	Seattle U	78–64
17	January 22, 1977	Hec Edmundson Pavilion	Washington	55–54
18	December 10, 1977	Seattle Center Coliseum	Washington	85–58
19	January 22, 1978	Hec Edmundson Pavilion	Washington	69–60
20	November 28, 1978	Hec Edmundson Pavilion	Seattle U	82–78
21	December 15, 1978	Seattle Center Coliseum	Washington	91–82
22	December 15, 1979	Seattle Center Coliseum	Washington	89–67
23	January 29, 1980	Hec Edmundson Pavilion	Washington	83–77
24	March 3, 2009	Bank of America Arena	Washington	87–60
25	January 26, 2010	Bank of America Arena	Washington	123–76
26	February 22, 2011	KeyArena	Washington	95–74
27	January 10, 2012	Alaska Airlines Arena	Washington	91–83
28	December 13, 2012	KeyArena	Washington	87–74
29	November 10, 2013	Alaska Airlines Arena	Washington	88–78
30	November 21, 2014	KeyArena	Washington	63–48
31	December 22, 2015	Alaska Airlines Arena	Washington	79–68
32	December 22, 2016	KeyArena	Washington	94–72
33	November 24, 2017	Alaska Airlines Arena	Washington	89–84
34	December 9, 2018	Alaska Airlines Arena	Washington	70–62
35	December 17, 2019	Alaska Airlines Arena	Washington	81–59
36	December 9, 2020	Alaska Airlines Arena	Washington	73–41
37	December 18, 2021	Alaska Airlines Arena	Washington	64–56
38	November 28, 2022	Alaska Airlines Arena	Washington	77–66
39	December 17, 2023	Climate Pledge Arena	Washington	100–99
40	December 23, 2024	Alaska Airlines Arena	Seattle U	79–70
Series: Washington leads 35–5

Notes

Moving to the West Coast Conference on July 1, 2025
Their campuses are approximately 3.1 miles (5.0 km) apart as the crow flies

References

Booth, Tim (March 3, 2009). Written at Seattle. "City rivalry renewed as UW faces U. of Seattle". The Columbian. Vancouver, WA. Associated Press. Huskies playing Redhawks for first time since Seattle neighbor clashes of 1970s
University, Seattle (2012-12-05). "1953 Seattle U, UW NCAA Teams to be Honored Dec. 13". Seattle University. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
Hanson, Scott (2019-04-05). "After return to D-I athletics, Seattle U's journey back to prominence is still only 'two-thirds' done". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
Allen, Percy (December 23, 2024). "Seattle U men shock Huskies, snap 19-game skid vs. UW". The Seattle Times. Retrieved January 4, 2025. Washington's 46-year-old, 19-game winning streak in the neighborhood rivalry came crashing to an end Monday night when Seattle U unleashed decades worth of frustration and claimed a 79-70 victory in the 40th meeting between the teams.

v t e Seattle Redhawks men's basketball
Venues	Redhawk Center (1980–2008, 2018–present) KeyArena (1962–1980, 2008–2018) Climate Pledge Arena (2021–present)
Rivalries	Washington
Culture & lore	1952 exhibition game vs. Harlem Globetrotters "Ol' Seattle U." Rudy the Redhawk
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

v t e Washington Huskies men's basketball
Venues	Hec Edmundson Pavilion (1927–present)
Rivalries	Gonzaga Seattle Washington State
Culture & lore	Dubs Harry the Husky "Bow Down to Washington" The 6th Man
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1895–96 1896–98 1898–99 1899–1901 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

v t e Seattle University
Located in: Seattle, Washington
Academics	Albers School of Business and Economics College of Arts and Sciences Matteo Ricci College School of Law
Athletics	Seattle Redhawks Men's basketball Women's basketball Baseball Men's soccer Bannerwood Park Climate Pledge Arena Western Athletic Conference
Campus	Administration Building Bannan Center Centennial Fountain Championship Field Chapel of St. Ignatius Chief of the Suquamish – Chief Seattle Fine Arts Building Garrand Hall Hunthausen Hall Jim and Janet Sinegal Center for Science and Innovation Lemieux Library and McGoldrick Learning Commons Loo Wit Loyola Hall Redhawk Center Student Center Sullivan Hall Taqwsheblu Vi Hilbert Ethnobotanical Garden Untitled
People	Notable alumni and faculty Eduardo Peñalver
Publications	Seattle Journal for Social Justice Seattle University Law Review
Founded: 1891

University of Washington

Located in: Seattle, Washington – Founded: 1861

Schools

Departments	Bioengineering Continuum College Geography Global Health

Athletics

Teams	Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Crew Football Seasons Bowls QBs NFL Draft Conibear Shellhouse Softball Men's soccer Women's soccer Women's volleyball
Venues	Husky Stadium Hec Edmundson Pavilion Husky Ballpark
Other	Apple Cup Fewing Cup Dubs Harry the Husky Hendrix the Husky