A game against Seattle University would have been something during the 1950’s. Its men’s basketball teams had All-American’s Johnny and Eddie O’Brien, who lead Seattle U in becoming the only team in history to have defeated the world famous Harlem Globetrotters. Johnny O'Brien was the first collegiate player to score 1,000 in a season in 1952. In 1958, Hall of Fame inductee, Elgin Baylor, paced a men’s basketball team that advanced to the Final Four and defeated No. 1 ranked Kansas State. In the national title game, with Baylor limited by a broken rib, Seattle U fell short to an Adolph Rupp led University of Kentucky squad.
In 2008, the first-year DI independent is an “easy” non-conference opponent on the Fresno State Bulldogs’ home schedule. If not for Seattle U being from the same hometown as freshman guard Mychal Ladd, there would be no storyline to this game other than the Redhawks’ post player – Austen Powers – baring a similar name of a Michael Myers movie.
Mychal Ladd waits for the pass at Tuesday afternoon's practice.
But playing Seattle U really doesn’t mean much to Ladd as we found out at Tuesday’s practice. He says he is somewhat excited to see some familiar faces. While his grandfather was an All-WCC player at Seattle, Ladd is more focused on getting the win on Tuesday night.
He is averaging 10.3 points per game. Ladd has been consistent scoring a high of 13 and a low of eight through three games. But he says the best of Mychal Ladd is yet to come…for more please listen to interview…
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