Topic: College Basketball

The Seattle University men's basketball program is in the last season of a five-year transition to NCAA Division I. From the school's gym (the former home of the Seattle SuperSonics) to its legacy as a college basketball power decades ago to its promising young head coach, the Redhawks are anything but ordinary or overlooked. Yet Seattle U is still suffering through the lumps that accompany a leap forward in competition. In a three-part series, The Classical explores Seattle U's move to D-I. In Part 2, we look at the experienced young coach who hopes to lead Seattle back to prominence.

The Seattle University men's basketball program is in the last season of a five-year transition to NCAA Division I. From the school's gym (the former home of the Seattle SuperSonics) to its legacy as a college basketball power decades ago to its promising young head coach, the Redhawks are anything but ordinary or overlooked. Yet Seattle U is still suffering through the lumps that accompany a leap forward in competition. In a three-part series, The Classical explores Seattle U's move to D-I. In Part 1, SU reckons with its history while sizing up the challenges of its return to big-time college hoops.

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Further bite-size thoughts on why we watch and care—or don't, and don't—basketball in March, from Classical staffers and fellow travelers.