SAN FRANCISCO 2009-10 MEN’S BASKETBALL Game 28; WCC Game 13: USF Dons at Portland Pilots Road Game 12 February 25, 2010 7:00 PM Chiles Center (4,852) Portland, OR PLAY HARD. PLAY SMART. PLAY TOGETHER. MEN’S BASKETBALL CONTACT: Ryan McCrary, Assistant A.D. - Media Relations [email protected](415) 422-6162 (office) PORTLAND GAME INFORMATION Date........... Sat., Feb. 25/7:00 PM Television ..... Comcast SportsNet (Scott Lynn & Dustin Geddis) Radio..Green 960 (Pat Olson) Streaming Audio ............. Yes Series.......... USF leads 52-24 Series Streak...... POR won 3 Last Meetings... Portland 74, at USF 58 (1/28/10); Portland 72, at USF 67 (2/13/09); at Portland 78, USF 60 (1/15/09) USF DONS 2009-10 Record 12-15, 7-5 WCC 2008-09 Record ................. 11-19 WCC Record/Finish ...... 3-11/7th Head Coach............. Rex Walters Alma Mater ............... Kansas, 1993 Career Record...............54-67 (4th) USF Record ..................23-34 (2nd) SID........................ Ryan McCrary E-Mail ........ [email protected]Web ...................... USFDons.com PORTLAND PILOTS 2009-10 Record...17-9, 5-2 WCC 2008-09 Record ............19-13 WCC/Finish ............... 9-5/3rd Head Coach........... Eric Reveno Alma Mater .... Stanford (‘89) Career Record.........54-67 (4th) School Record ........54-67 (4th) SID....................Jason Brough E-Mail ......... [email protected]Web ............ PortlandPilots.com PROJECTED USF STARTERS (As of 2/21/10) 13 RASHAD GREEN G 6-4 195 So. Babylon, NY Manhattan PTS REB AST MIN 6.5 4.3 1.4 20.9 NOTES: Manhattan transfer making solid contributions in first season at USF... ranks third on the team in rebounds (4.3)... first career Dons double-double with 12 points, 14 rebounds vs. Pepperdine (2/11/10)... career-high 21 points at Colorado State (11/29/09)... 7.2 ppg, 4.8 rpg in WCC play. 32 ANGELO CALOIARO F 6-7 225 So. San Jose, CA Archbishop Mitty High School PTS REB AST MIN 9.3 3.6 1.9 28.0 NOTES: Scored career-high 21 points vs. Pepperdine (2/11/10)... scored 20 with 6 rebounds at Santa Clara (2/20/10)... ranks second among WCC leaders in 3-point FG% at .515 (51-99)... averages 10.5 ppg & 3.5 rpg in WCC play... younger brother Vinny plays soccer at USF. 11 DONTAE BRYANT G 6-3 175 Sr. Portland, OR Eastern Arizona College PTS REB AST MIN 3.6 4.1 3.7 27.0 NOTES: Leads the Dons and ranks sixth among WCC assist leaders (3.7)... 7 assists and 6 steals vs. #19 Gonzaga (2/14/09)... season-high 8 vs. Pepperdine (3/6/09)... scored career-high 12 points at UCSB (11/23/09)... career-high 9 assists vs. No.13/8 Gonzaga (1/30/10) 33 DIOR LOWHORN F 6-7 230 Sr. San Francisco, CA Texas Tech/Berkeley HS PTS REB BLK MIN 18.9 6.6 0.6 28.5 NOTES: 2010 Preseason Mid-Major All-American... led WCC in overall (20.1) and league only (19.1) scoring in 2008-09... ranks fourth on USF career scoring charts (1,731/19.9 ppg)... has scored in double- digits in 83 of 87 career games; 51 with 20 points or more OFF THE USF BENCH (As of 2/21/10) G. #1 Kwame Vaughn, 6-4, So. (12.4 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 2.0 assists) G. #5 Michael Williams, 6-0, Fr. (6.1 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 1.6 assists) F. #22 Perris Blackwell, 6-8, Fr. (6.6 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 0.6 assists) F. #21 Moustapha Diarra, 6-10, Jr. (5.9 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 0.6 blocks) C. #12 Tomas Bruha, 7-0, Fr. (2.3 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 0.3 blocks) DATE DAY OPPONENT TIME November (2-4) 7 SAT CS MONTEREY BAY (EX) W 91-77 13 FRI. CAL POLY W 73-62 16 MON. DOMINICAN W 92-66 20 Fri. Arizona State L 65-104 23 Mon. UC Santa Barbara L 65-76 25 WED. MONTANA STATE L 66-70 29 Sun. Colorado State L 75-91 2ot December (2-6) 1 Tues. Colorado (FSN-RM) L 54-78 5 Sat. BYU (BYU TV) L 43-69 8 TUES. SAN JOSE STATE W 76-71 12 Sat. Loyola Chicago L 63-66 Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic 19 Sat. South Florida L 49-69 20 Sun. Southern Illinois L 66-67 23 WED. CS BAKERSFIELD W 82-73 27 Sun. No. 19 Washington (FSN) L 71-86 January (4-4) 2 SAT. HOLY NAMES W 129-64 8 FRI. SAINT MARY’S* (COM) L 62-83 10 SUN. SAN DIEGO* (COM) W 87-71 14 Thurs. Loyola Marymount* W 70-67 16 Sat. Pepperdine* L 68-83 23 SAT. SANTA CLARA* (COM) L 65-66 28 THURS. PORTLAND* (ESPNU) L 58-74 30 SAT. No. 13/8 GONZAGA* W 81-77 ot February (4-1) 4 Thurs. San Diego* W 72-70 ot 6 Sat. Saint Mary’s* (Com) L 57-73 11 THURS. PEPPERDINE* W 77-47 13 SAT. LOYOLA MARYMOUNT* W 75-66 20 Sat. Santa Clara* (Com) W 71-68 ot 25 Thurs. Portland* (Com) 7:00 PM 27 Sat. Gonzaga* 5:00 PM March 5 Fri. WCC Tournament First TBA 6 Sat. WCC Tournament Quarters TBA 7 Sun. WCC Tournament Semis TBA 8 Mon. WCC Tournament Finals TBA *WEST COAST CONFERENCE ALL TIMES PACIFIC. ALL DATES AND TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE Record: 12-15 Home: 9-4 Road: 3-8 Neutral: 0-3 WCC: 7-5 Home: 4-3 Road: 3-2 MEN’S BASKETBALL 2009-10 SCHEDULE 2 BLAKE WALLACE F 6-6 220 Sr. Irvine, CA Irvine Valley PTS REB AST MIN 2.7 1.5 0.5 10.6 NOTES: Career-high 21 points at Hawaii (11/14/08) in USF debut... 12 points & 11 boards vs. LBSU (12/6/08)... big game vs. #19 Gonzaga (2/14/09) - 19 points (5-6 3-pointers) with 6 assists... scored 9 points on 3 3-pointers vs. LMU (2/13/10)... 12 points on 4 3’s at Santa Clara (2/20/10)
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SAN FRANCISCO2009-10 MEN’S BASKETBALL
Game 28; WCC Game 13: USF Dons at Portland PilotsRoad Game 12 February 25, 2010 7:00 PM
Chiles Center (4,852) Portland, ORPLAY HARD. PLAY SMART. PLAY TOGETHER.
MEN’S BASKETBALL CONTACT: Ryan McCrary, Assistant A.D. - Media [email protected](415) 422-6162 (offi ce)
PORTLAND GAME INFORMATION
Date ........... Sat., Feb. 25/7:00 PMTelevision ..... Comcast SportsNet (Scott Lynn & Dustin Geddis)Radio ..Green 960 (Pat Olson) Streaming Audio .............YesSeries ..........USF leads 52-24Series Streak ...... POR won 3Last Meetings ...Portland 74, at USF 58 (1/28/10); Portland 72, at USF 67 (2/13/09); at Portland 78, USF 60 (1/15/09)
USF DONS2009-10 Record 12-15, 7-5 WCC2008-09 Record ................. 11-19WCC Record/Finish ...... 3-11/7thHead Coach .............Rex Walters Alma Mater ............... Kansas, 1993 Career Record ...............54-67 (4th) USF Record ..................23-34 (2nd)SID ........................ Ryan McCrary E-Mail ........ [email protected] ......................USFDons.com
PORTLAND PILOTS2009-10 Record...17-9, 5-2 WCC2008-09 Record ............19-13WCC/Finish ............... 9-5/3rdHead Coach ...........Eric Reveno Alma Mater ....Stanford (‘89) Career Record .........54-67 (4th) School Record ........54-67 (4th)SID ....................Jason Brough E-Mail [email protected] ............ PortlandPilots.com
PROJECTED USF STARTERS (As of 2/21/10)
13 RASHAD GREEN G6-4 195 So. Babylon, NYManhattan
PTS REB AST MIN 6.5 4.3 1.4 20.9
NOTES: Manhattan transfer making solid contributions in fi rst season at USF... ranks third on the team in rebounds (4.3)... fi rst career Dons double-double with 12 points, 14 rebounds vs. Pepperdine (2/11/10)... career-high 21 points at Colorado State (11/29/09)... 7.2 ppg, 4.8 rpg in WCC play.
32 ANGELO CALOIARO F6-7 225 So. San Jose, CA Archbishop Mitty High School
PTS REB AST MIN 9.3 3.6 1.9 28.0
NOTES: Scored career-high 21 points vs. Pepperdine (2/11/10)... scored 20 with 6 rebounds at Santa Clara (2/20/10)... ranks second among WCC leaders in 3-point FG% at .515 (51-99)... averages 10.5 ppg & 3.5 rpg in WCC play... younger brother Vinny plays soccer at USF.
11 DONTAE BRYANT G6-3 175 Sr. Portland, OREastern Arizona College
PTS REB AST MIN 3.6 4.1 3.7 27.0
NOTES: Leads the Dons and ranks sixth among WCC assist leaders (3.7)... 7 assists and 6 steals vs. #19 Gonzaga (2/14/09)... season-high 8 vs. Pepperdine (3/6/09)... scored career-high 12 points at UCSB (11/23/09)... career-high 9 assists vs. No.13/8 Gonzaga (1/30/10)
NOTES: 2010 Preseason Mid-Major All-American... led WCC in overall (20.1) and league only (19.1) scoring in 2008-09... ranks fourth on USF career scoring charts (1,731/19.9 ppg)... has scored in double-digits in 83 of 87 career games; 51 with 20 points or more
DATE DAY OPPONENT TIMENovember (2-4)7 SAT CS MONTEREY BAY (EX) W 91-7713 FRI. CAL POLY W 73-6216 MON. DOMINICAN W 92-6620 Fri. Arizona State L 65-10423 Mon. UC Santa Barbara L 65-7625 WED. MONTANA STATE L 66-7029 Sun. Colorado State L 75-91 2ot
December (2-6)1 Tues. Colorado (FSN-RM) L 54-785 Sat. BYU (BYU TV) L 43-698 TUES. SAN JOSE STATE W 76-7112 Sat. Loyola Chicago L 63-66 Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic19 Sat. South Florida L 49-6920 Sun. Southern Illinois L 66-6723 WED. CS BAKERSFIELD W 82-7327 Sun. No. 19 Washington (FSN) L 71-86
January (4-4)2 SAT. HOLY NAMES W 129-648 FRI. SAINT MARY’S* (COM) L 62-8310 SUN. SAN DIEGO* (COM) W 87-7114 Thurs. Loyola Marymount* W 70-6716 Sat. Pepperdine* L 68-8323 SAT. SANTA CLARA* (COM) L 65-6628 THURS. PORTLAND* (ESPNU) L 58-7430 SAT. No. 13/8 GONZAGA* W 81-77 ot
February (4-1)4 Thurs. San Diego* W 72-70 ot6 Sat. Saint Mary’s* (Com) L 57-7311 THURS. PEPPERDINE* W 77-4713 SAT. LOYOLA MARYMOUNT* W 75-6620 Sat. Santa Clara* (Com) W 71-68 ot25 Thurs. Portland* (Com) 7:00 PM27 Sat. Gonzaga* 5:00 PM
2 BLAKE WALLACE F6-6 220 Sr. Irvine, CAIrvine Valley
PTS REB AST MIN 2.7 1.5 0.5 10.6
NOTES: Career-high 21 points at Hawaii (11/14/08) in USF debut... 12 points & 11 boards vs. LBSU (12/6/08)... big game vs. #19 Gonzaga (2/14/09) - 19 points (5-6 3-pointers) with 6 assists... scored 9 points on 3 3-pointers vs. LMU (2/13/10)... 12 points on 4 3’s at Santa Clara (2/20/10)
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HEAD COACH REX WALTERS A new era began April 7, 2008 when the University of San Francisco named Rex Walters head coach of the men’s basketball program. The former Kan-sas star and NBA veteran hit the ground running and entering his second season on the Hilltop, all but one player on the 2009-10 roster was signed by Walters and his coaching staff. San Francisco has added talented size and versatile perimeter players who look pre-pared to follow Walters’ mantra: Play hard. Play smart. Play together. Coach Walters came to USF from Florida Atlantic University. In his fi rst season at the helm, Walters guided Florida Atlantic to its second consecutive winning season the fi rst time the Owls had done so since posting three straight from 1990-92. In 2006-07, the Owls won 10 Sun Belt Conference games, the third-most for a fi rst-year Sun Belt member. The team also set a program scoring record, averaging 74.9 points per game. Prior to Florida Atlantic, Walters’ fi rst collegiate coaching job came at Valparai-so, a two-year stint as an assistant under Homer Drew. The 2003-04 Hornets were 18-13 overall and advanced to the NCAA Tournament after capturing the Mid-Conti-nent Conference with a record of 11-5. Walters’ coaching pedigree began as a player, receiving tutelage from some of the game’s legendary coaches. Roy Wil-liams at the University of Kansas and the NBA’s Chuck Daly, Larry Brown and Pat Riley all mentored Walters as a player. Walters starred for two seasons at Kansas and in 68 starts under Williams, averaged 15.6 points per game, leading the Jayhawks in scoring during both his ju-nior and senior campaigns. KU combined to go 56-12 overall, won back-to-back Big Eight titles, capped by a trip to the 1993 Final Four. A two-time All-Big Eight team pick, Walters was the 1993 Big Eight Male Athlete of the Year. After graduating from Kansas in 1993 with a B.S. in education, Walters was selected by New Jersey as the 16th overall pick in the 1993 NBA Draft. He went on to play seven seasons in total with the Nets, Philadelphia 76ers and Miami Heat, aver-aging 4.6 points and 1.7 assists per game. Walters and his wife, Deanna, have fi ve children: Addison (13), Drew (11), Riley (8), Gunner (6), and welcomed Ace Jordan in July of 2008.
WALTERS YEAR-BY-YEAR2009-10 San Francisco 12-15 (.400)2008-09 San Francisco 11-19 (.367)2007-08 Florida Atlantic 15-18 (.455)2006-07 Florida Atlantic 16-15 (.516) Totals 54-67 (.442)
USF TRAVELS TO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST: San Francisco kicks off the fi nal week of the regular season Thursday at Portland before taking on league-leading No. 13 Gonzaga on Saturday. Winners of fi ve of its last six, USF looks to salvage a season split against the Pilots who have taken three straight against the Dons. Portland split in Southern California last week winning at Pepperdine (83-62) before falling in overtime at Loyola Marymount (77-68). The Pilots are 10-2 at the Chiles Center this season.
DONS IN THE WCC: With two WCC games remaining, USF has more than doubled its 2009 league win tally (7) and aver-age 70.2 ppg after scoring just 61.7 ppg last year USF’s Bay Area products - Angelo Caloiaro (San Jose), Dior Lowhorn (San Francisco) & Kwame Vaughn (Oakland) combining for 41.0 points,15.1 rebounds and 3.8 assists per league game USF out-rebounding opponents 35.8 - 33.0 rpg San Francisco 4-1 in games decided by fi ve points or less during WCC play Dons attempt 22.4 free throws per WCC game. In 2009 USF averaged just 20.9 In 12 league games, seven Dons have reached double-digit scoring and eight players have pulled down at least fi ve rebounds USF’s seven WCC triumphs are the most since going 8-6 in 2007
LOWHORN FOURTH ON SCORING LIST: Preseason All-American Dior Lowhorn continues to charge up the USF career scoring lists and became the 30th USF player to surpass 1,000 career points in the Green and Gold with 22 points at Portland (1/15/09). Lowhorn passed former USF All-American and NBA Don Winford Boynes (1975-78/1,702) for sole possession of fourth place on the list against Loyola Marymount (2/13/10). Lowhorn enters Thursday’s game at Portland with 1,731 career points in 87 games for a 19.9 points per game average. Three-time All-WCC pick Darrell Tucker (1999-03) sits in third place with 1,805 points.
USF AT A GLANCE - 2009-10 SEASON BULLETS With two regular season games remaining, USF has exceeded last season’s re-bound tally of 960 (32.0 rpg) with 981 (36.3) USF out-rebounding opponents 36.3 - 32.1 rpg; 299-257 on the offensive glass San Francisco has out-rebounded or matched 16 of its last 21 opponents Eight Dons have reached double-digit scoring and 11 players have pulled down at least fi ve rebounds in a game After 27 games, San Francisco’s front line averages 42.2 points, 20.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game After 27 games, USF underclassmen average 42.0 points (.593), 22.1 rebounds (.609) and 7.9 assists (.627) per game
USF DONS BASKETBALL ON GREEN 960 AM: USF men’s basketball returns to the airwaves and cyberspace for the 2009-10 season and all games will be available live at USFDons.com and Green 960 AM. Join Pat Olson for the play-by-play in his 19th year behind the microphone courtside. USF Hall-of-Famer Jim Brovelli will join Olson on selected broadcasts. Other USFDons.com features include live scoring via GameTracker and live streaming courtesy of Yahoo Broadcast.
THIS WEEK IN DONS BASKETBALL: This Week in Dons Basketball is presented by USF Athletics in partnership with KUSF, 90.3 FM. Each Friday at 8:30 PM, join longtime voice of the Dons Pat Olson for a weekly preview of USF Basketball, featuring head coach Rex Walters.
DONS CLOSE REGULAR SEASON IN NORTHWESTDONS & PILOTS
USF squares off against Portland for the 77th time in a series dating to 1962-63. The Dons 10-game winning streak was snapped in a 78-60 contest at Portland (1/15/09). USF has won 16 of the last 22 meetings dating back to 2000, but the Pilots have taken three straight - their longest winning streak since taking three consecutive from 1986-87. Rashad Green scored 14 points & Dior Lowhorn added 12 in a 74-58 loss (1/28/10). USF shot .435 overall and .353 from 3-point land while Portland was .462 from the fl oor, .429 (9-21) from deep. UP swept the season series against the Dons in 2009 for the fi rst time since 1995.
USF ON THE ROADUSF has struggled on the road in recent seasons and has not won more than fi ve true road contests since recording an 8-5 (.615) slate in 1999-00.
FOLLOW THE DONSOn Twitter: @DonsAthletics / @HiltpBBallCoach Facebook: Facebook.com/USFMensHoops
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2009-2010 USF MEN’S BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS
GENERAL INFORMATIONSchool Name .... University of San FranciscoLocation ........................... 2130 Fulton Street, .................. San Francisco, CA 94117-1080Religious Affi liation ....... Roman Catholic (Jesuit)Year Founded ......................................... 1855 Enrollment ............................................. 8,000Conference ...............West Coast ConferenceNational Affi liation ..............NCAA Division INickname ................................................DonsColors .........................................Green & GoldHome Arena ........War Memorial Gym (4,600)President ............... Fr. Stephen J. Privett, S.J.VP, Business/Finance .....................Charlie CrossAthletic Director ..............Debra Gore-Mann
USF BASKETBALL DIRECTORY
Rex Walters ...............................Head Coach 2nd Year ..............................(Kansas, 1993)Jeff Linder ................ Associate Head Coach 2nd Year ................... (Western State, 2000) 422-2928 ...................... [email protected] Yoshikawa ..............Assistant Coach 2nd Year .......................... (UC Davis, 1997) 422-6835 [email protected] Byrd ..........................Assistant Coach 2nd Year ........................... (Villanova, 1993) 422-2939 [email protected] Bauman ..........Director of Operations 2nd Year ..............................(Kansas, 2004) 422-2938 .................. [email protected] Fax ...............................422-6965 Edgar Tabila ....................................422-5306 Basketball Athletic Trainer ....... [email protected]. Ken Akizuki ..................Team Orthopedist Dr. William Montgomery .....Team Orthopedist
USF BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS
Walters’ Coaching Record at USF 23-34 (.404) - 2nd YearWalters’ Overall Coaching Record 54-67 (.446) - 4th Year2009-10 Overall Record .... 11-15; 6-5 WCC2008-09 Record/WCC/Finish .... 11-19/3-11/7thNCAA Championships .............. 2 (1955-56)NCAA Final Fours ...................... 3 (1955-57)NIT Championship ...........................1 (1949)NCAA Appearances (Record) ....16 (21-14)NCAA Appearances (Last) .......... 16 (1998)WCC Titles (Last) ..........................15 (1981)All-time Division I Record ... 1,212-851 (.587)Letter-winners Returning/Lost ............ 6/5Starters Returning/Lost ........................ 4/1Newcomers/Eligible D-I Transfer ....... 6/1Basketball Press Row ........ (415) 422-2919Basketball SID ........................Ryan McCrary (415) 422-6162 [email protected]
2009-10WCC Standings
(As of 2/21/10)
Team WCC PCT Overall #11 Gonzaga 10-2 .833 22-5Saint Mary’s 9-3 .750 22-5Portland 8-4 .667 17-9San Francisco 7-5 .583 12-15LMU 6-6 .500 15-13Pepperdine 3-9 .250 7-21Santa Clara 3-9 .250 11-18San Diego 2-10 .167 9-19
DIOR LOWHORN - 2009-10 MID-MAJOR ALL-AMERICAN: Senior forward Dior Lowhorn was named to the 2009-10 Mid-Major Preseason All-America Team as announced by CollegeInsider.com. Lowhorn followed up a sensational sophomore season with a strong second season in the Green and Gold in 2008-09. Lowhorn led the West Coast Conference in scoring for the second consecutive season and captured the league scoring title in overall (20.1) and league games (19.1) for the second consecutive year. Lowhorn is the fi rst player to lead the league in scoring in back-to-back seasons since Gonzaga’s Jeff Brown did so from 1993-94. For his efforts, Lowhorn captured All-WCC First Team honors for the second time. The Texas Tech transfer and Bay Area native turned in a prolifi c sophomore campaign, leading the league in overall (20.5) and WCC (20.5) scoring - the fi rst USF player to pace the league in scoring in both categories since John Cox accomplished the feat in 2004-05 (20.0/19.9). Lowhorn’s sophomore tally of 636 points was good for fourth place on the Dons single-season scoring charts and his 604 as a junior ranked 10th. A 2008 Mid-Major All-American Lowhorn has posted at least 20 points in 51 career games, including a career-high 32 against Pepperdine (3/6/09). Lowhorn owns 11 career double-doubles.
LOWHORN SURPASSES 1,900 COMBINED CAREER POINTS: With a 23-point night at USC (12/1/08) senior forward Dior Lowhorn surpassed 1,000 combined career points and enters Thursday’s game at Portland with 1,961 points with 1,731 coming at USF and 230 at Texas Tech.
LOWHORN CRACKS SINGLE-SEASON SCORING LIST... AGAIN: With a career-high 32-point outburst against Pepperdine (3/6/09) in the fi rst round of the 2009 West Coast Conference Tournament senior forward Dior Lowhorn completed his junior year with 604 points, good for 10th place on the USF single-season scoring list. Lowhorn ranked fourth in single-season history with 636 points (31 games) as a sophomore and became just the third player in school history to score 600 or more points twice in a career. USF All-Americans Quintin Dailey (755, 1982; 693, 1981) and Bill Cartwright (710, 1979; 600, 1977) were the fi rst to accomplish the feat.
SAN FRANCISCO PARTICIPATES IN THE 2009-10JESUIT BASKETBALL SPOTLIGHT:USF is proud of its rich Jesuit heritage and the Dons will compete in no fewer than seven games against fellow Jesuit schools during the 2009-10 season. San Francisco squares off at Gonzaga Saturday, February 27 in a Jesuit school series dating back to the early 1960’s. San Francisco is taking part in the Jesuit Spotlight Project for the second consecutive season,
using Jesuit basketball to raise awareness of the outstanding education available at the nation’s 28 Jesuit colleges and universities. For more information, log on to www.ajcunet.edu/jesuitbasketball.
SAN FRANCISCO JESUIT SPOTLIGHT GAMES:USF at Loyola Chicago - Dec. 8, 2009 USF at Loyola Marymount - Jan. 14, 2010USF vs. Santa Clara - Jan. 23, 2010 USF vs. Gonzaga Jan. 30, 2010 USF vs. Loyola Marymount - Feb. 13, 2010 USF at Santa Clara - Feb. 20, 2010 USF at Gonzaga - Feb. 27
ON THE DONS BEAT: USFDons.com is bulking up its coverage of USF men’s basketball, by assigning a beat writer to cover the Dons throughout the course of the 2009-10 season. Stacy Hicklin, a veteran sportswriter with more than a decade of experience will provide USFDons.com with weekly game previews, live in-game blogging of men’s basketball home games and complete recaps featuring interviews with Coach Walters and selected student-athletes. In addition Hicklin will be the lead contributor to the USF Men’s Basketball Facebook page (USFMensBasketball).
A LOOK AT THE DONSLOWDOWN ON LOWHORN Two-Time All-WCC First Team (2008-09) 2009-10 Preseason Mid-Major All-American and All-WCC Ranked fourth on the USF single-season scoring chart (636) as a sophomore, 10th as a junior (604) No. 4 in USF career scoring (1,731/19.9) Led the WCC in scoring as a sophomore & junior (20.5/20.1) First player since Gonzaga’s Jeff Brown (1993-94) to lead WCC in scoring in consecutive league campaigns Has reached double-digit scoring in 83 of 87 games in his USF career, including 51 with 20 or more points Ranks third in overall/WCC scoring (18.9/18.9); sixth in overall rebounds (6.6); seventh in free throw percentage .819 (127-155) in 2009-10.
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2009-10 USF DONS BASKETBALL ROSTER
Game No. 28/WCC Game No. 13 - PortlandSCOUTING PORTLAND: The Pilots enter the fi nal week of the West Coast Conference season at 8-4, following a Southern Cali-fornia road split. The Pilots thumped Pepperdine (83-62) before suffering an overtime loss at Loyola Marymount (77-68). Winners of seven of its last 10, Portland owns an overall record of 17-9, highlighted by quality victories against Oregon (88-81), UCLA (74-47) and Minnesota (61-56). UP averages 72.9 points on .469 shooting, including a .404 clip from beyond the arc. Senior guard T.J. Campbell quarterbacks the Pilot offense, averaging 13.8 points, on .440 (55-125) from deep to go along with a team-high 5.5 assists. Senior forward Robin Smeulders (12.6) and junior guard Jared Stohl (11.7) also add double-digit scoring. Eric Reveno is in his fourth overall season as the top Pilot and owns a 54-67 overall record as a Division I head coach - all at Portland.
TEAM COMPARISONS - 2009-10 SEASON - As of 2/21/10:Team PPG Margin FG% 3-FG% FT% RPG APG TOPG SPG BPGUSF 70.8 -1.7 .447 .351 .695 36.3 12.6 14.8 5.2 2.1POR 72.9 +5.7 .469 .404 .729 34.1 15.3 13.3 6.2 1.7
LAST THREE MEETINGS: Portland 74, at USF 58 (1/28/10); Portland 72, at USF 67 (2/13/09); at Portland 78, USF 60 (1/15/09)
SERIES RECORD/STREAK: USF leads 52-24/Portland won 3
ON THE AIR/ON THE WEB: Television: Comcast SportsNet CaliforniaTelevision Talent: Scott Lynn & Dustin GeddisRadio Broadcast: Green 960 - Pat OlsonInternet Audio: Yes - USFDons.com (Yahoo Broadcast)Live Stats: Yes Offi cial Website: PortlandPilots.com
UP NEXT FOR THE DONS: After tackling Portland Thursday, USF closes the 2010 regular season when it heads to Spokane to face defending West Coast Conference Champion No. 13 Gonzaga on Saturday. Game time is set for 5:00 PM at the Mc-Carthey Athletic Center in a game televised live in the Pacifi c Northwest by Fox Sports Northwest (no Bay Area coverage). The Dons won the fi rst meeting this season, dispatching the No. 13/8 Bulldogs 81-77 (1/30/10).
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown/Last School 1 Kwame Vaughn G 6-3 195 So. 1V Oakland, CA/Skyline HS 2 Blake Wallace F 6-6 220 Sr. 1V Irvine, CA/Irvine Valley College 3 Dominique O’Connor G 5-11 165 Fr. HS Los Angeles, CA/Westchester HS 5 Michael Williams G 6-0 170 Fr. HS Van Nuys, CA/Taft HS11 Dontae Bryant G 6-2 175 Sr. 1V Portland, OR/Eastern Arizona CC12 Tomas Bruha C 7-0 225 Fr. HS Prague, Czech Republic/Canarias Academy13 Rashad Green G 6-4 195 So. RS North Babylon, NY/Manhattan21 Moustapha Diarra C 6-10 235 Jr. TR Marseille, France/Sheridan JC (WY)22 Perris Blackwell F 6-8 240 Fr. HS Etiwanda, CA/Etiwanda HS31 Nikola Stojiljkovic F 6-8 210 Fr. HS Paris, France/INSEP Academy32 Angelo Caloiaro F 6-7 225 So. 1V San Jose, CA/Archbishop Mitty HS33 Dior Lowhorn F 6-7 230 Sr. 2V San Francisco, CA/Texas Tech
HEAD COACH: Rex Walters, Second Year (Kansas, 1993) ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: Jeff Linder, Second Year (Western State, 2000) ASSISTANT COACH: Danny Yoshikawa, Second Year (UC Davis, 1997) ASSISTANT COACH: Calvin Byrd, Second Year (Villanova, 1993) DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS: Justin Bauman, Second Year (Kansas, 2004)
Game No. 27/WCC Game No. 12 - Santa Clara RecapDONS BEAT BRONCOS IN OVERTIME 71-68: The University of San Francisco men’s basketball team watched a big second-half lead evaporate, but came through with enough to win down the stretch. USF outlasted Santa Clara 71-68 in overtime on Satur-day night in front of a spirited crowd. The Dons (12-15, 7-5) never trailed in overtime.
Santa Clara (11-18, 3-9) got the ball back with 11.2 seconds to go in overtime, trailing 69-68. Freshman guard Robert Smith drove the lane, but found himself with nowhere to go and threw up an air ball. Nearly every player on the court tipped the rebound, but Dior Lowhorn came down with the ball. He was fouled and went on to hit two free throws with 0.7 seconds to go. The Broncos got off a long 3-pointer at the buzzer, but it fell short.
Both teams were sloppy in the fi rst half; combining for 18 fi rst-half turnovers. After eight lead changes, the Dons took a 32-29 lead into the break. Early in the second half, sophomore forward An-gelo Caloiaro took control of the game for USF. Caloiaro drained three shots from behind the 3-point line within 86 seconds to give the Dons a 46-35 lead with 15:47 to play. He fi nished with 20 points, going 7-for-11 from the fi eld.
The Dons set a new season high in 3-pointers made in a game, fi nishing 12-for-19 from behind the arc. Santa Clara shot just 4-for-22 from the 3-point line.
The Dons pushed the lead to 57-41 with 8:32 remaining and looked to have the game fi rmly in their grasp. Santa Clara, how-ever, responded with an 18-2 run to tie the game at 59-59. During that run, USF went without a fi eld goal for nearly six minutes.
Lowhorn scored a game-high 28 points with six rebounds. Don-tae Bryant totaled seven assists and fi ve rebounds with Rashad Green adding six assists.
NOTES: USF improves to 5-1 in overtime contests under head coach Rex Walters with the only setback coming in double overtime at Colorado State (11/29/09)… with his fi nal assist in overtime, Dontae Bryant recorded his 100th of the season… The 20-plus point night for Dior Lowhorn was the 51st of his career and fi fth in his last six ballgames… USF has won two of the last three against Santa Clara – both overtime triumphs… The Dons improve to 4-1 during West Coast Conference play in games decided by four points or less... San Francisco converted on and attempted more 3-pointers (12-19) than free throws (9-13).
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2009-10 USF MEN’S BASKETBALLSENIOR NOTESDONS SENIOR MOMENT: USF’s seniors all played a hand in a 75-66 win against LMU in the 200-10 regular season home fi nale (2/13/10). The Dons Class of 2010 combined for 42 points. Dior Lowhorn scored a game-high 26 points and seven rebounds, Blake Wallace added nine points and six rebounds while Dontae Bryant chipped in seven points, four rebounds and four assists.
DONTAE BRYANT DRIVES AND DISHES: Senior guard Dontae Bryant did a solid job quarterbacking the USF offense in 2008-09 - his fi rst season in the Green and Gold. Bryant averaged 4.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and led the team and ranked sixth in the West Coast Conference with 3.1 assists. The Oregonian dished out at least four assists in 13 games last season with a season-high eight against Pepperdine (3/6/09). Bryant turned in a career night at UCSB (11/23/09) with a career-high 12 points and seven rebounds to go along with three assists. Bryant set a career-high with nine assists in the Dons 81-77 overtime victory against No. 13/8 Gonzaga (1/30/10). In his career on the Hilltop, Bryant has led USF in assists 30 times.
BLAKE WALLACE ON THE RISE: Senior forward Blake Wallace made an impact for USF during his fi rst season on the Hilltop in 2008-09, ranking fourth on team in scoring (8.5) and second in rebounds (4.1). Wallace, who started his career at Pepperdine in 2006-07, scored a career-high 21 points at Hawaii (11/14/08) in the Verizon Wireless Tip-off Classic. Wallace turned in his fi rst USF double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds in a double overtime win against Long Beach State (12/6/08). Wallace scored 19 points with fi ve 3-pointers against the No. 19 Zags (2/14/09).
2009-10 USF MEN’S BASKETBALLBY THE NUMBERS...
4 - Senior honors candidate Dior Lowhorn’s place on the career scoring chart (1,731)6 - 50-plus point halves turned in by the Dons this sea-son, all in the second half - 50 vs. Dominican (11/16/09), 53 vs. San Jose State (12/8/09), 51 vs. Cal State Bakers-fi eld (12/23/09) and 52 vs. No. 19 Washington (12/27/09). The Dons scored 69 in the fi rst half against Holy Names (1/2/10) and added 60 in the second.8 - Dons have scored at least 10 points in a game25.5 - Points per game scored by fi rst-year Dons27 - Assists by the Dons vs. Holy Names (1/2/10) 41 - Free throws attempted by the Dons vs. San Jose State (12/8/09) and CSUB (12/23/08)42.0 - Points scored by underclassmen, accounting for .593 of USF’s scoring476 - Home victories for USF Basketball at War Memorial Gym after a West Coast Conference triumph against Loyola Marymount (2/13/10)1,212 - All-time program victories after USF’s 71-68 overtime West Coast Conference triumph at Santa Clara (2/20/10)
2009 USF vs. Portland Box ScoreGame No. 25 - 2/12/09
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsPortland vs Univ. San Francisco1/28/10 8:00 PM at San Francisco, CA; War Memorial Gym
WEST COAST CONFERENCE2009-2010 PRESEASON POLL School Total First1. Gonzaga 48 62. Portland 44 23. Saint Mary’s 34 4. San Francisco 264. Santa Clara 266. San Diego 21 7. Pepperdine 138. Loyola Marymount 12
2009-10 ALL-WCC PRESEASON TEAMPlayer Yr. Pos. SchoolKeion Bell So. G PEPMatt Bouldin Sr. G GONT.J. Campbell Sr. G PORJared DuBois So. G LMUKevin Foster So. F SCUSteven Gray Jr. G GONBrandon Johnson Sr. G USDDior Lowhorn Sr. F USFNik Raivio Sr. G POROmar Samhan Sr. C SMC
2009-2010 Season USF’s Record When... (As of 2/21/10)Dons Score First .........................................6-4Lead at Halftime ........................................9-1Trail at Halftime .......................................3-13Tied at Halftime .........................................0-1Overtime Games .......................................0-1FG% .600 or Better ....................................2-0FG% .500 or Better ....................................2-0FG% .400 or Better ....................................8-7FG% .300 or Better ....................................0-8FG% Less than .300 ..................................0-03-PFG .500 or better ..................................2-03-PFG .400 or better ..................................4-03-PFG .300 or better ..................................5-63-PFG below .300 ......................................1-9Score 90+ ..................................................2-0Score in 80’s...............................................3-0Score in 70’s...............................................7-2Score in 60’s...............................................0-8Score in 50’s (or less) .................................0-5More (or same) Rebounds .......................10-9Less Rebounds ...........................................2-6Better (or same) FG % .............................11-2Lower FG % .............................................1-13Better (or same) 3 FG% ...........................10-3Lower 3 FG% .......................................... 2-12When making 5 or more 3-Pointers .........10-7When making more (or same) 3-pointers ...9-3When making less 3-pointers ..................3-12Better (or same) FT % ................................6-5Lower FT % .............................................6-10Have Less (or same) TO’s than Opponents ...6-2Have More TO’s than Opponents ............6-13When leading with 5 minutes left ............11-1When leading with 1 minute left .............10-1When holding opponent under 70 .............7-5Margin 1-3 points ......................................3-3Margin 4-7 points ......................................2-1Margin 8-10 points ....................................2-0Margin 11-16 points ..................................2-6Margin 17+ ...............................................3-5
Dons vs. Other Conferences(As of 2/21/10)
Big East 0-1Big-12 0-1Big Sky 0-1Big West 1-1Horizon League 0-1Ind./Div. II 3-0Missouri Valley 0-1
Mountain West 0-2Pac-10 0-2Patriot League 0-0Southland 0-0West Coast 7-5Western Athletic 1-0
KWAME VAUGHN PROVIDING BIG SPARK FOR THE DONS: Sophomore guard Kwame Vaughn made strong contributions to the Dons in his fi rst season in the Green and Gold. The Oakland native was the second-leading scorer on the team in 2008-09 at 10.8 points per game, leading all USF newcomers. Vaughn turned in a strong performance in a win at Boise State (12/13/08) with 18 points. The East Bay product scored a season-high 22 points - 19 in the second half - at San Jose State (12/22/08). Vaughn wasted no time in setting a new career-high as a sophomore, pouring in 24 points to lead the Dons past Dominican (11/16/09). Vaughn scored 22 points on 6-of-10 shooting against Cal State Bakersfi eld (12/23/09) and turned in perhaps his best game to date in the Green and Gold with 21 points and nine rebounds in a win against San Diego (1/10/10). Vaughn turned in a 18-point night against Santa Clara (1/23/10) and scored 10 with eight rebounds against No. 13/8 Gonzaga (1/30/10).
ANGELO CALOIARO PROVIDES A BIG LIFT: Sophomore forward Angelo Caloiaro produced for USF in his fi rst year of basketball on the Hilltop and averaged 6.0 points, ranked third on the team in rebounding with 3.9 boards and 1.4 assists per game. Caloiaro scored a career-high 15 points in a win against UC Santa Barbara (11/24/08) and 14 points with a career-high seven rebounds against Colorado State (11/29/08). The Mitty product scored 11 points with three 3-pointers and a pair of assists against No. 13/8 Gonzaga (1/30/10). Caloiaro turned in his best shooting night with a career-high 21 points, including 5-of-7 from 3-point range and added four steals against Pepperdine (2/11/10). The South Bay native scored 20 points with four 3-pointers in an overtime triumph at Santa Clara (2/20/10).
THE MOOSE IS LOOSE: Junior center Moustapha Diarra is emerging as a force for USF in his fi rst season on the Hilltop after an All-American junior college career at Sheridan College (Wyo.). Diarra turned in his fi rst USF double-double with 14 points and a career-high 12 rebounds at No. 19 Washington (12/27/09) and scored a career-high with 21 points on 9-of-10 from the fi eld against Holy Names (1/2/10).
GREEN LIGHT: Sophomore guard Rashad Green is contributing in his fi rst year for USF. The Manhattan transfer averages 6.5 points and 4.3 rebounds per game for the Dons so far and scored a career-high 21 points at Colorado State (11/29/09). In West Coast Conference play, Green averages 7.2 points and 4.8 rebounds.
PETER SMITH LEAVES USF BASKETBALL TEAM: Citing a desire to play and contribute more, sophomore guard Peter Smith announced he is leaving the basketball program at the University of San Francisco, effective immediately. Smith will now depart USF and explore other playing and academic opportunities. Smith averaged 2.5 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists while playing 13.0 minutes per game this season.
Three new additions are from Europe - Tomas Bruha (Czech Republic), Moustapha Diarra (France) and Nikola Stojiljkovic (France) Rashad Green's older brother Danny played on North Carolina's 2009 NCAA title team Junior center Moustapha Diarra earned NJCAA All-American honors at Sheridan College (WY), averaging 18.6 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.9 blocks as a sophomore
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INSIDE THE NUMBERS...USF CAREER GAME-BY-GAMECareer Double-Doubles:Dior Lowhorn (11)15 pts./10 reb. vs. Santa Clara (1/23/10)16 pts./10 reb. at Pepperdine (2/28/09)22 pts./12 reb. at San Diego (2/7/09)23 pts./14 reb. vs. LMU (1/31/09)28 pts./10 reb. vs. Pepperdine (1/29/09)26 pts./13 reb. vs. Texas State (11/16/08)22 pts./12 reb. vs. Pepperdine (3/3/0823 pts./11 reb. vs. LMU (3/1/08)22 pts./11 reb. vs. No. 23 Saint Mary’s (2/8/08)20 pts./10 reb. at LMU (2/2/08)19 pts./12 reb. vs. East Central (11/9/07)Moustapha Diarra (1)14 pts./12 reb. at No.19 Washington (12/27/09)Rashad Green (1)10 pts./14 reb. vs. Pepperdine (2/11/10)Blake Wallace (1)12 pts./11 reb. vs. Long Beach State (12/6/08)
Career 30-Point Games:Dior Lowhorn (2)32 vs. Pepperdine (3/6/09)30 vs. Sacramento State (11/7/07)
Career 20-Point Games: 2009-10 20-point games listedAngelo Caloiaro (2) 21 vs. Pepperdine (2/11/10) 20 at Santa Clara (2/20/10) Moustapha Diarra (1) 21 vs. Holy Names (1/2/10)Rashad Green (1) 21 at Colorado State (11/29/09)Dior Lowhorn (51) 28 at Santa Clara (2/20/10) 26 vs. Loyola Marymount (2/13/10) 25 at Saint Mary’s (2/6/10) 26 at San Diego (2/4/10) 22 vs. No. 13/8 Gonzaga (1/30/10) 24 vs. San Diego (1/10/10) 21 vs. Holy Names (1/2/10) 27 vs. Cal State Bakersfi eld (12/23/09) 24 vs. Southern Illinois (12/20/09) 20 at Loyola Chicago (12/12/09) 26 vs. San Jose State (12/8/09) 21 at Colorado State (11/29/09) 26 at UCSB (11/23/09) 22 vs. Dominican (11/16/09) 22 vs. Cal Poly (11/13/09)Kwame Vaughn (4) 21 vs. San Diego (1/10/10) 22 vs. Cal State Bakersfi eld (12/23/09) 24 vs. Dominican (11/16/09)Michael Williams (1) 20 at San Diego (2/4/10)Blake Wallace (1)Career 10-Plus Rebound Games: 2009-10 10-rebound games listedDior Lowhorn (11) 10, vs. Santa Clara (1/23/10)Moustapha Diarra (1) 12, at No. 19 Washington (12/27/09)Rashad Green (1) 14, vs. Pepperdine (2/11/10)Blake Wallace (1)CAREER MILESTONES WITHIN REACH:Dontae Bryant - 10 assists for 200 USF career assistsDior Lowhorn - 74 points for third place on USF career scoring chart - 44 rebounds for 650 - Four blocks for 65Kwame Vaughn - 36 points for 700 USF career points
Name Career Yrs. Games Points Ave.1. Bill Cartwright 1975-79 4 111 2116 19.12. Quintin Dailey 1979-82 3 90 1841 20.53. Darrell Tucker 1999-03 4 108 1805 16.74. Dior Lowhorn 2007- 3 87 1731 19.95. Winford Boynes 1975-78 3 90 1702 18.96. Ollie Johnson 1962-65 3 84 1668 19.97. Gerald Walker 1992-96 4 111 1665 15.08. Bill Russell 1953-56 3 79 1636 20.79. John Cox 1999-05 4 117 1540 13.210. Orlando Smart 1990-94 4 116 1532 13.211. Wallace Bryant 1978-82 4 118 1529 13.012. Phil Smith 1971-74 3 84 1523 18.113. Pete Cross 1967-70 3 77 1415 18.414. Mark McCathrion 1985-89 4 104 1376 13.215. Kevin Restani 1971-74 3 81 1329 16.416. Marlon Redmond 1973-77 4 86 1308 15.217. Dennis Black 1966-68 3 79 1269 16.118. Ali Thomas 1997-01 4 118 1237 10.519. John Duggan 1993-97 4 112 1175 10.5 20. Joel DeBortoli 1987-90 3 84 1170 13.921. John Hegwood 1979-82 3 89 1130 12.722. Joe Ellis 1963-66 3 83 1120 13.523. Alan Wiggins, Jr. 2003-07 4 119 1103 9.324. Manny Quezada 2006-09 3 86 1093 12.725. Shamell Stallworth 1999-03 4 112 1087 9.726. James Hardy 1975-78 3 80 1075 13.427. John Burks 1969-72 3 78 1051 13.528. Tim Owens 1990-92 2 58 1046 18.029. Erwin Mueller 1963-66 3 84 1020 12.130. Mike Quick 1970-73 3 81 1019 12.631. Ken McAllister 1978-82 4 116 988 8.532. Bob Gaillard 1959-62 3 75 976 13.033. B.T. Washington 1992-96 4 113 963 8.534. Hakeem Ward 1996-98 2 59 956 16.235. Wilson Stephens 1990-94 4 117 954 8.236. James Lee 1998-01 3 88 919 10.437. K.C. Jones 1951-56 4 102 901 8.838. Mike Farmer 1955-58 3 82 868 10.639. M.J. Nodilo 1993-98 4 99 840 8.540. Jerome Gumbs 2003-06 4 116 832 7.2
DIOR LOWHORN CAREER SCORING WATCH
USF DONS TOP-40 ALL-TIME SCORING
DONS BASKETBALL TRADITION
The 2009-10 season marks the 100th anniversary of the fi rst team fi elded by St. Ignatius College and this year’s squad is the 97th to represent the Green and Gold. USF has won three national championships. The Dons won the 1949 NIT title under Naismith Hall of Fame coach Pete Newell and then won back-to-back NCAA Championships in 1955-56 featuring three Naismith Hall-of-Famers: KC Jones, Bill Russell and head coach Phil Woolpert. USF advanced to a then NCAA record three consecutive Final-Fours (1955-57) San Francisco has achieved a top-25 national ranking in fi ve different decades and has spent 28 weeks at No. 1. The Dons have spent 132 weeks in the top-25 poll(s). At least one USF Don has been named to a major All-American list in seven decades San Francisco has advanced to the postseason 21 times and owns a 27-18 (.600)all-time record, including a 21- 14 (.600) slate in 16 NCAA Tournament appearances USF owns a WCC record of 439-293 (.600) in 57 league campaigns with a conference-best 15 regular season championships. The Dons were a charter member of the league which was fi rst named the California Basketball Association. A league record 11 Dons have earned WCC Player of the Year honors, including three-time selection Bill Cartwright (1977-79) and two-time selections Quintin Dailey (1980-81), Ollie Johnson (1964-65) and Mike Farmer (1957-58). San Francisco owns the league record for most All-WCC fi rst or second team selections (54 players/93 total awards) including four-time selection Bill Cartwright. Eleven Dons have been named to the fi rst or second team three times - the most in WCC history. USF posted the 13th best record during the 1970’s of any Division I program at .719 (202-79) even though 16 losses (.202) came during the 1970-71 campaign.
USF DONS SIGN FOUR FOR 2010-11 CAMPAIGN
Cole Dickerson (Federal Way, WA), a 6-7 wing, Cody Doolin (Austin, TX) a versatile 6-2 combo guard, Khalil Murphy (Willingboro, NJ), a 6-7 forward and Jus-tin Raffi ngton (Bad Krotzingen, Germa-ny), a 6-9 Post signed National Letters of Intent (NLI) to compete at the University of San Francisco as announced today by head coach Rex Walters. Walters and his staff continue to target strong players from elite prep programs. “We are excited to welcome this group to the University of San Francisco,” Walters said. “They bring size, athleticism, ball-handling, good feel for the game with the ability to score the ball. We’ve worked really hard on this class. It’s a group that defi nitely addresses some needs that we have on our roster, especially losing the class that we have graduating.”
COLE DICKERSON: A key player on the defending 4A Washington State Cham-pions, Dickerson averaged 17.5 points on .660 (166-253) from the fi eld to go along with 8.2 rebounds and 56 blocked shots as a junior under the tutelage of head coach Jerome Collins. Cole’s half-brother Michael Dickerson, played at Arizona and helped the Wildcats to the 1997 NCAA Championship.
CODY DOOLIN: A highly decorated prep perimeter player, Doolin led Westlake High School to a 26-8 record during the 2008-09 campaign under the direction of head coach Tres Ellis. As a junior, Doolin averaged 19.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, 6.3 assists and was a deadly shooter from 3-point range, converting on .450 from long distance. An All-CenTex selection by Texas Basketball Inc., Doolin was ranked in the top-20 in the 2009 class according to Texas Hoops.
KHALIL MURPHY: A strong, versatile combo-forward, Murphy made a big jump between his sophomore and junior sea-son and enters his senior campaign as the No. 10 ranked player in New Jersey’s class of 2009. A good shooter with a solid mid-range game, Murphy can play three positions and is very athletic and quick to the basket. An excellent student, Murphy posted a 3.4 GPA as a junior.
JUSTIN RAFFINGTON: A talented Euro-pean wing with international experience, Raffi ngton averaged 12 points and six rebounds per game during the 2008-09 regular season, but elevated his play during the NBBL Final Four adding 13.0 points, 15.0 rebounds per contest. While competing for Germany in the U-18 European Championships, Raffi ngton averaged 3.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 0.6 steals in eight contests.
WEST COAST CONFERENCE NEWS
November 20, 2009SAN BRUNO, Calif. --- The West Coast Conference, in conjunction with Comcast SportsNet California, Comcast SportsNet Northwest and Cox Channel 4 San Diego, has announced a 12-game regional television package for the 2009-10 men’s basketball conference season.
“We’re thrilled to enter into this agreement with our outstanding media partners from Comcast and Cox,” West Coast Confer-ence Commissioner Jamie Zaninovich said. “This is an exciting time to be a part of West Coast Conference basketball. Not only are we coming off one of the best years in conference history with four teams qualifying for the postseason, we now have one of the top television agreements in the country thanks to our partnerships with Comcast, Cox, ESPN and Fox.”
“Comcast SportsNet is delighted to unite with the West Coast Conference in this regional package,” said CSNCA Execu-tive Producer Richard Zinn. “The teams have some exceptional talent and we look forward to bringing many exciting rivalries to our viewers.”
Each of the 12 games will be broadcast live in the markets of the two participating teams, and includes fi ve of the top 55 mar-kets in the nation in the San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento, Portland, Seattle and San Diego. The 12-game schedule will be-
gin on Friday, January 8 with Saint Mary’s at San Francisco on Comcast Sports Net California.
Channel 4 has a longstanding relationship with the University of San Diego, televis-ing Toreros basketball each year since the 1998-99 season. “USD has been a great partner,” said Channel 4 Station Manager Dennis Morgigno. “So it certainly made sense for us to expand that partnership with the WCC this season to bring even more great basketball to San Diego sports fans.”
USF BASKETBALL ON COMCAST/COX:Saint Mary’s at USF - January 8, 2010San Diego at USF - January 10, 2010Santa Clara at USF - January 23, 2010USF at Saint Mary’s - February 6, 2010USF at Santa Clara - February 20, 2010USF at Portland - February 25, 2010
USF BASKETBALL ON ESPNU:Portland at USF - January 28, 2010
WCC UNVEILS COMCAST/COX TELEVISION PACKAGE;EIGHT DONS WCC CONTESTS TO BE TELEVISED LIVE
2010 ZAPPOS.COM WCC TOURNA-MENT RETURNS TO LAS VEGAS: The West Coast Conference Basketball Tournament returns to the bright lights of Las Vegas and the Orleans Arena in 2010 as 16 teams battle for two chances to “Advance to the Dance”.
“We’re excited to be returning to the Or-leans Arena in Las Vegas this March,” said WCC Commissioner Jamie Zaninovich. “We felt the event was a complete success in all facets, from the quality of the games played, to the hotel and arena facilities, and the overall positive experience had by our student-athletes, league membership, and fans. In addition, we are thrilled to be offering fantastic prices on both tickets and hotel accommodations. We feel that the WCC Basketball Championships should be a celebration of the Conference and we want to make the event as accessible to as many people as possible.”
ABOUT THE ORLEANS ARENA: Since opening our doors in 2003, the Orleans Arena has proven to be Las Vegas’ favorite arena. The Orleans Arena hosted over 175 events in 2006 and over 200 in 2007, including multiple concerts and touring
shows; and a variety of sporting events. The Orleans Arena seats 7,471 for bas-ketball events, and is also the home of the ECHL’s Las Vegas Wranglers professional hockey team. For more information on the Orleans Arena, visit orleansarena.com.
FOR TICKETS: For the second straight year, the Zappos.com West Coast Con-ference Tournament has sold out. For information on standing room only tickets (SRO), please contact the West Coast Conference Offi ce at (650) 873-8622 or contact the Orleans Arena directly toll-free at 888-234-2334.
During the Summer, USF Athletics honors a remarkable past and pre-pares for the next generation with a major renovation in War Memori-al Gym. Among a number of improve-ments was the fi rst fl oor replacement done since the arena opened in 1958-59. Along with the new hardwood fl oor-ing, the gym is sporting a fresh court design and a new coat of paint from fl oor to ceiling. The wooden bleachers on the ends of the court were replaced, and new lights were installed.
Upon entering War Memorial Gym, fans will notice a number of other changes, starting with new entranc-es with to the arena, new retired jer-seys hanging above the court, as well as new NCAA and conference champi-onship banners, celebrating the legacy and tradition of USF’s basketball and volleyball programs.
The south lobby of the gym underwent construction as well to create a more permanent concessions area.
“THE HOUSE THAT RUSSELL BUILT” TRANSFORMED
USF AT WAR MEMORIALUSF has accumulated 476 victories at War Memorial Gym since the facility made its debut for the 1958-59 season, averaging just under 10 wins per year.Year Record Pct.2009-10 9-4 .6922008-09 7-5 .5832007-08 6-7 .4622006-07 7-5 .5832005-06 12-4 .7502004-05 12-4 .7502003-04 10-3 .7692002-03 9-5 .6432001-02 7-6 .5382000-01 7-6 .538
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USF DONS BASKETBALL SEASON/CAREER HIGHS - AS OF 2/21/10
2009-2010 Season Highs(Points/Rebounds/Assists)
Career Highs (Points/Rebounds/Assists)
(2009-10)Player
#2 Blake Wallace6-6, 220, Senior ForwardIrvine, CA/Irvine Valley College
#12 Tomas Bruha7-0, 225, Freshman CenterPrague, Czech Republic/Canraias Ac.
Points: 12, at Santa Clara (2/20/10)Rebounds: 6, vs. Loyola Marymount (2/13/10)Assists: 2, vs. Pepperdine (2/11/10)Steals: 2, at Arizona State (11/20/09)
Points: 21, vs. Hawaii (11/14/08)Rebounds: 11, Long Beach State (12/6/08)Assists: 4, twice last vs. #19 Gonzaga (2/14/09)Blocks: 2, vs. Hawaii (11/14/08)
Points: 8, mult. last at Pepperdine (1/16/10)Rebounds: 7, at BYU (12/5/09)Assists: 1, mult. last at Saint Mary’s (2/6/10)Blocks: 2, vs. San Diego (1/10/10)
Points: 8, mult. last at Pepperdine (1/16/10)Rebounds: 7, at BYU (12/5/09)Assists: 1, mult. last at Saint Mary’s (2/6/10)Blocks: 2, vs. San Diego (1/10/10)
Points: 21, vs. Pepperdine (2/11/10)Rebounds: 9, vs. South Florida (12/19/09)Assists: 4, multiple last at San Diego (2/4/10)Blocks: 1, vs. CSUB (12/23/09)
Points: 21, vs. Pepperdine (2/11/10)Rebounds: 9, vs. South Florida (12/19/09)Assists: 4, multiple last at Loyola (12/12/09)Blocks: 1, mult., last vs. Pepperdine (1/29/09)
#20 Peter Smith*5-11, 155, Sophomore GuardEscondido, CA/Escondido HS
Points: 7, vs. Dominican (11/16/09)Rebounds: 4, vs. Montana State (11/24/09)Assists: 3, vs. Dominican (11/16/09)Steals: 2, vs. Dominican (11/16/09)
Points: 21, at Pepperdine (2/28/09)Rebounds: 3, vs. Pepperdine (1/29/09)Assists: 5, vs. Pepperdine (1/29/09)Steals: 2, vs. Dominican (11/16/09)
#21 Moustapha Diarra6-10, 235, Junior CenterMarseille, France/Sheridan College
Points: 21, vs. Holy Names (1/2/10)Rebounds: 12, at #19 Washington (12/27/09)Assists: 1, multiple last at San Diego (2/4/10)Blocks: 3, mult. last at Pepperdine (1/16/10)
Points: 21, vs. Holy Names (1/2/10)Rebounds: 12, at #19 Washington (12/27/09)Assists: 1, multiple last at San Diego (2/4/10)Blocks: 3, mult. last at Pepperdine (1/16/10)
#31 Nikola Stojiljkovic6-8, 215, Freshman ForwardParis, France/INSEP Academy
Points: 7, vs. Holy Names (1/2/10)Rebounds: 5, twice last vs. Holy Names (1/2/10)Assists: 4, vs. Holy Names (1/2/10)Steals: 2, vs. Holy Names (1/2/10)
Points: 7, vs. Holy Names (1/2/10)Rebounds: 5, twice last vs. Holy Names (1/2/10)Assists: 4, vs. Holy Names (1/2/10)Steals: 2, vs. Holy Names (1/2/10)
Points: 20, at San Diego (2/4/10)Rebounds: 8, vs. Holy Names (1/2/10)Assists: 6, vs. San Diego (1/10/10)Steals: 2, vs. Southern Illinois (12/20/09)
Points: 20, at San Diego (2/4/10)Rebounds: 8, vs. Holy Names (1/2/10)Assists: 6, vs. San Diego (1/10/10)Steals: 2, vs. Southern Illinois (12/20/09)
#5 Michael Williams6-0, 170, Freshman GuardVan Nuys, CA/Taft HS
Points: 24, vs. Dominican (11/16/09)Rebounds: 9, vs. San Diego (1/10/10)Assists: 6, vs. Holy Names (1/2/10)Steals: 4, vs. Holy Names (1/2/10)
Points: 24, vs. Dominican (11/16/09)Rebounds: 9, twice last vs. San Diego (1/10/10)Assists: 6, vs. Holy Names (1/2/10)Steals: 4, vs. Holy Names (1/2/10)
Points: 12, at UCSB (11/23/09)Rebounds: 7, twice last vs. So. Illinois (12/20/09)Assists: 9, vs. No. 13/8 Gonzaga (1/30/10)Steals: 3, mult. last vs. Portland (1/28/10)
Points: 12, at UCSB (11/23/09)Rebounds: 7, twice last vs. So. Illinois (12/20/09)Assists: 9, vs. No. 13/8 Gonzaga (1/30/10)Steals: 6, vs. #19 Gonzaga (2/14/09)
Points: 13, at Arizona State (11/20/09)Rebounds: 9, twice last at Loyola (12/12/09)Assists: 4, twice last at Colorado State (11/29/09)Blocks: 1, multiple last vs. Santa Clara (1/23/10)
Points: 13, at Arizona State (11/20/09)Rebounds: 9, twice last at Loyola (12/12/09)Assists: 4, twice last at Colorado State (11/29/09)Blocks: 1, multiple last vs. Santa Clara (1/23/10)
#14 Chioke Walker6-2, 185, Sophomore GuardOakland, CA/St. Elizabeth HS
Points: 6, vs. Holy Names (1/2/10)Rebounds: 2, vs. Holy Names (1/2/10)Assists: 0Blocks: 0
Points: 2, vs. Dominican (11/16/09)Rebounds: 1, vs. Dominican (11/16/09)Assists: 0Blocks: 0
Points: 21, at Colorado State (11/29/09)Rebounds: 14, vs. Pepperdine (2/11/10)Assists: 6, at Santa Clara (2/20/10)Steals: 2, mult. last vs. No. 13/8 Gonzaga (1/30/10)
Points: 21, at Colorado State (11/29/09)Rebounds: 14, vs. Pepperdine (2/11/10)Assists: 6, at Santa Clara (2/20/10)Steals: 2, mult. last vs. No. 13/8 Gonzaga (1/30/10)
Points: 28, at Santa Clara (2/20/10)Rebounds: 10, vs. Santa Clara (1/23/10)Assists: 3, vs. CSUB (12/23/09)Blocks: 2, mult. last vs. Holy Names (1/2/10)
Points: 32, vs. Pepperdine (3/6/09)Rebounds: 14, vs. LMU (1/31/09)Assists: 3, mult. last vs. CSUB (12/23/09)Blocks: 3, twice, last at Portland (1/19/08)
*Left team 12/19/09
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USF DONS BASKETBALL PLAYER NOTES (AS OF 2/21/10)1 KWAME VAUGHN, 6-3, SO., G Ranks second in scoring (12.4 ppg) Career-high 24 points vs. Dominican (11/16/09) Recorded 22 points twice last vs. CSU Bakersfi eld (12/23/09) Scored team-high 18 points vs. Santa Clara (1/23/10) Team-high 15 points vs. Saint Mary’s (1/8/10) Matched career-high with 9 boards vs. San Diego (1/10/10) Reached double-digit scoring 37 times in 55 career game
2 BLAKE WALLACE, 6-6, SR., F Missed 12 games with a hand injury. Returned 1/8/10. Scored a career-high 21 points in season-opening win at Hawaii (11/14/08) Turned in fi rst USF double-double with 12-point, 11-rebound effort in a double overtime win against Long Beach State (12/6/08) Season-high 12 points (4 3-pointers) at Santa Clara (2/20/10) Scored 9 points w/ 3 3-pointers and six rebounds vs. Loyola Marymount (2/13/10)
3 DOMINIQUE O’CONNOR, 5-10, FR., G Suffered a knee injury during non-conference schedule and will not seen action for the Dons in 2009-10 2009 First Team All-State & LA City Player of the Year Dynamic point guard averaged 15.3 ppg, 6.7 apg as a senior at Westchester HS
5 MICHAEL WILLIAMS, 6-0, FR., G Has appeared in 22 games and has started four games Ranks sixth among West Coast Conference leaders in 3-point FG% during league games at .448 (13-29) as of 2/20/10 13 points on 5-for-5 from the fi eld vs. Saint Mary’s (1/8/10) Set career-high with 20 points on 7-of-9 fl oor (5-6 3-point) at San Diego (2/4/10); career-high rebounds (8) & assists (4) vs. Holy Names (1/2/10) Scored a team-high 12 points on 4 3-pointers at Colorado (11/1/09) and scored 12 against South Florida (12/19/09) Registered 4 3-pointers vs. Buffs and Hawks 10 CHIOKE WALKER, 6-2, SO., G Walk-on has appeared in three games this season
11 DONTAE BRYANT, 6-3, SR., G Leads the team and ranks sixth among West Coast Confer-ence assists leaders (3.7); fi fth in assist/turnover ration (1.7) as of 2/20/10 Set career-high with 9 assists vs. No. 13/9 Gonzaga (1/30/10) Has dished out fi ve or more assists 16 times, including seven assists and six steals vs. No. 19 Gonzaga (2/14/09) Also swiped career-best six steals vs. Bulldogs (2/14/09) Team assist leader in 32 career games Scored career-high 12 points at UCSB (11/23/09)
12 TOMAS BRUHA, 7-0, FR., C Appeared in 23 games with 15 starts in fi rst season Scored a career-high 8 points in wins vs. SJSU (12/8/09) and Holy Names (1/2/10) Pulled down career-high 7 rebounds at BYU (12/5/09) Eight points and six rebounds at Pepperdine (1/16/10)
13 RASHAD GREEN, 6-4, SO., G Appeared in all 27 games with eight starts Poured in a career-high 21 points with 7 rebounds at Colo-rado State (11/29/09) Scored 15 points vs. No. 13/8 Gonzaga (1/30/10) Scored 14 points with 4 rebounds in 18 minutes at No. 19 Washington (12/27/09) and had 16 points on 5-for-7 shooting with 5 rebounds vs. San Diego (1/10/10) Turned in fi rst USF double-double with 10 points and a team season-high 14 rebounds vs. Pepperdine (2/11/10) Converted on .500 or better from the fl oor in 11 games 7.2 ppg, 4.8 rpg in WCC games
20 PETER SMITH, 6-0, SO., G** Left the team 12/19/09
21 MOUSTAPHA DIARRA, 6-10, JR., C 2009 NJCAA All-American at Sheridan College (Wyo.) Turned in fi rst USF career double-double with 14-point, 12-re-bound effort at No. 19 Washington (12/27/09) Scored career-high 21 points vs. Holy Names (1/2/10) con-verting on 9-of-10 from the fi eld Converting on .480 (61-127) from the fl oor Matched career-high 3 blocks at Pepperdine (1/16/10)
22 PERRIS BLACKWELL, 6-8, FR., C Appeared in 22 games with 10 starting nods Scored career-high 13 points at Arizona State (11/20/09) Pulled down career-high 9 rebounds at Colorado (12/1/09) and at Loyola (12/12/09) 11 points, 7 rebounds in win at LMU (1/14/10) Ranks second on the team in rebounds (4.6)
31 NIKOLA STOJILJKOVIC, 6-8, FR., F Appeared in 15 games in fi rst season of Division I Pulled a career-high 5 rebounds vs. Montana State (11/25/09) & Holy Names (1/2/10) Career-high 7 points with 2 3-pointers vs. Holy Names
32 ANGELO CALOIARO, 6-7, SO., F Scored a career-high 21 points vs. Pepperdine (1/2/10), con-verting on 5-of-7 from 3-point range with career-best four steals Pulled a career-high 9 rebounds vs. South Florida (12/19/09) Dished out at least three assists in 17 games during career Converting on a team-best .515 (51-99) from 3-point range, good for second among West Coast Conference leaders Leads team in fi eld goal percentage .506 (80-158) Needs 4 3-pointers to crack USF single-season top-10 list
33 DIOR LOWHORN, 6-7, SR., F 2009 Preseason Mid-Major All-American First player to lead the WCC in league and overall (20.1)scoring (19.3) in back-to-back season since Gonzaga’s Jeff Brown accomplished the feat from 1993-94 Enters Thursday’s game at Portland with 1,731 career points in 87games (19.9 ppg) and is fourth on the USF career scoring list, 74 shy of vaulting into third place Ranks 3rd among WCC leaders in overall scoring (18.9) and 6th in rebounds (6.6) as of 2/20/10 Matched Dons Legend and Naismith Hall-of-Famer Bill Rus-sell as the fastest USF player to 1,000 career points with 22 at Portland (1/15/09) in his 49th career contest. Russell also accom-plished the feat in 49 games. Propelled USF to upset overtime win vs. No. 13/8 Gonzaga (1/30/10) with game-high 22 points and nine rebounds Turned in 11th career double-double and fi rst of the 2009-10 season with 15-points & 10 rebounds vs. Santa Clara (1/23/10) Has scored at least 20 points in 15 games this season Has scored in double-digits in 83 of 87 games of USF career Has scored 20 or more points in 51 games 2008-09 WCC First Team; 2008-09 WCC Preseason Team 2008 WCC Scoring Leader (20.5/20.5) 2008 Mid-Major All-American (HM)
HEAD COACH REX WALTERS, 2ND YEAR Became fi rst USF head coach to win debut game since Jim Brovelli (1985) with a 75-70 win at Hawaii (11/14/08) Directed San Francisco to fi rst winning non-conference re-cord (8-7) since 2004-05 in fi rst season on the Hilltop Guided Dons to a 5-1 November (2008) record - their best start since the 1999-00 team opened non-conference at 12-1 USF owns a 16-9 record at War Memorial Gym under Walters Owns 5-1 record in overtime games with only loss in double ot at Colorado State (11/29/09)
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USF AMONG 2009-10 WEST COAST CONFERENCE LEADERS: San Francisco ranks among the top-four teams in the league in the following cat-egories (overall games) in 2009-10. (As of 2/21/10)
USF AMONG WEST COAST CONFERENCE LEADERS: Several USF players rank among the top-10 WCC leaders in 2009-10. (Overall games - As of 2/21/10)
USF Team 2009-10 Game Highs USF Team 2009-10 Game LowsPOINTS129, vs. Holy Names (1/2/10)FIELD GOALS 47, vs. Holy Names (1/2/10)FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS78, vs. Holy Names (1/2/10) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE.633 (31-49) vs. San Diego (1/10/10)3-POINT FIELD GOALS12, at Santa Clara (2/20/10)3-POINT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS24, vs. No. 13 Gonzaga (1/30/10)3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE.632 (12-19) at Santa Clara (2/20/10)FREE THROWS33, vs. CSUB (12/23/09)FREE THROW ATTEMPTS41, twice last vs. vs. CSUB (12/23/09) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE .846 (22-26) twice last vs. Pepperdine (2/11/10)REBOUNDS59, vs. Holy Names (1/2/10)ASSISTS 27, vs. Holy Names (1/2/10)STEALS11, vs. Holy Names (1/2/10)BLOCKED SHOTS7, vs. Holy Names (1/2/10)TURNOVERS19, mult. last vs. Santa Clara (1/23/10) FOULS31, at Colorado State (11/29/09)
POINTS43, at BYU (12/5/09)FIELD GOALS 16, twice last vs. South Florida (12/19/09)FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS40, vs. South Florida (12/19/09)FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE.339 (21-62), at Saint Mary’s (2/6/10)3-POINT FIELD GOALS1, vs. San Jose State (12/8/09)3-POINT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS6, vs. San Jose State (12/8/09)3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE.167 (1-6) vs. San Jose State (12/8/09)FREE THROWS9, at BYU (12/5/09)FREE THROW ATTEMPTS13, twice last at Saint Mary’s (2/6/10)FREE THROW PERCENTAGE .474 (9-19), at BYU (12/5/09)REBOUNDS28, at UCSB (11/23/09) ASSISTS 5, vs. South Florida (12/19/09)STEALS2, at No. 19 Washington (12/29/09)BLOCKED SHOTS0, multiple last vs. Saint Mary’s (1/8/10)TURNOVERS9, twice last vs Pepperdine (2/11/10)FOULS12, vs. Santa Clara (1/23/10)
USF Miscellaneous Stats(As of 2/21/10)
10-POINT GAMES (78)Dior Lowhorn (22); Kwame Vaughn (20); Angelo Caloiaro (10); Rashad Green (9); Moustapha Diarra (6); Michael Williams (6); Perris Blackwell (3); Dontae Bryant (1); Blake Wallace (1) 20-POINT GAMES (22)Dior Lowhorn (14); Kwame Vaughn (3); Angelo Caloiaro (2); Rashad Green (1); Moustapha Diarra (1); Michael Williams (1) 30-POINT GAMES (0)10-PLUS REBOUND GAMES (3)Moustapha Diarra (1); Dior Lowhorn (1); Rashad Green (1)
TEAMRecord on days of the weekMon.............................................. 1-1Tues. ............................................ 1-1Wed. ............................................ 1-1Thurs. .......................................... 4-1Fri. ............................................... 1-2Sat. .............................................. 3-6Sun. ............................................. 1-3
TEAMRecord by uniformGold ............................................. 2-2Green........................................... 3-8White. .......................................... 7-5
Officials: Mike Peterson, Melvin Landry, Dennis Flannery, Jr.Technical fouls: Cal Poly-None. Univ. San Francisco-None.Attendance:USF's 2009-10 Regular Season debut
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalCal Poly 28 34 62Univ. San Francisco 44 29 73
USF MEN’S BASKETBALL - 2009-10 BOX SCORESUSF GAME 2USF GAME 1
USF GAME 4USF GAME 3
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsDominican vs Univ. San Francisco11/16/09 7 p.m. at War Memorial Gym, San Francisco, Calif.
Officials: Tony Padilla, Jeff Ketchu, Courtney HolmesTechnical fouls: Dominican-None. Univ. San Francisco-CALOIARO, Angelo.Attendance: 1177
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalDominican 35 31 66Univ. San Francisco 42 50 92
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsUniv. San Francisco vs Arizona State11-20-09 4:30 p.m. MT at Wells Fargo Arena/Ned Wulk Court-Tempe
Officials: Don McAllister, Martin Cota, Quinton ReeceTechnical fouls: Univ. San Francisco-None. Arizona State-None.Attendance: 7569ASU's next game is Wednesday, Nov. 25, vs. Duke at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2.ASU's 18 three pointers sets a new school record
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalUniv. San Francisco 23 42 65Arizona State 58 46 104
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchUSF 14 13 15 0 14ASU 30 20 12 2 40
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsUniv. San Francisco vs UC Santa Barbara11/23/09 7:00 at The Thunderdome, Santa Barbara, Calif.
Officials: Ken Ditty, Tre Maddox, Alan PierceTechnical fouls: MSU-None. Univ. San Francisco-None.Attendance: 1119
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalMSU 38 32 70Univ. San Francisco 32 34 66
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchMSU 24 13 6 0 4USF 22 19 11 0 15
Last FG - MSU 2nd-02:21, USF 2nd-02:42.Largest lead - MSU by 8 2nd-19:39, USF by 8 1st-10:19.
Score tied - 6 times.Lead changed - 6 times.
USF MEN’S BASKETBALL - 2009-10 BOX SCORESUSF GAME 6USF GAME 5
USF GAME 8USF GAME 7
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsUniv. San Francisco vs Colorado State11/29/09 2 p.m. at Fort Collins, Colo. (Moby Arena)
Officials: Bob Staffen, Mike Reed, Bill KennedyTechnical fouls: Univ. San Francisco-None. BYU COUGARS-None.Attendance: 10106Tavernari (#24) sets BYU record for most 3-pointers in career (214).
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalUniv. San Francisco 24 19 43BYU COUGARS 35 34 69
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchUSF 22 7 5 2 15BY 33 20 9 21 23
Last FG - USF 2nd-00:07, BY 2nd-02:25.Largest lead - USF by 1 1st-17:04, BY by 32 2nd-02:25.
Score tied - 1 time.Lead changed - 2 times.
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Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsSan Jose State vs Univ. San Francisco12/8/09 7:00 PM at San Francisco, CA; War Memorial Gym
Officials: Michael Irving, Scott Twardoski, Brett NanselTechnical fouls: San Jose State-None. Univ. San Francisco-None.Attendance: 1643
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalSan Jose State 34 37 71Univ. San Francisco 23 53 76
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchSJSU 16 16 7 0 20USF 24 15 7 6 32
Last FG - SJSU 2nd-00:12, USF 2nd-03:30.Largest lead - SJSU by 13 1st-03:07, USF by 12 2nd-03:30.
Score tied - 3 times.Lead changed - 5 times.
USF MEN’S BASKETBALL - 2009-10 BOX SCORESUSF GAME 10USF GAME 9
USF GAME 12USF GAME 11
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsUniv. San Francisco vs Loyola Chicago12.12.09 3:00 p.m. at Joseph J. Gentile Center - Chicago, Ill.
Officials: Milt Stowe, Randy Burkhart, Marc BeasleyTechnical fouls: CSUB-Johnson, Donald; Lara, Jose. Univ. San Francisco-TEAM.Attendance: 716Trent Blakely ejected for flagrant foul
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalCSUB 30 43 73Univ. San Francisco 31 51 82
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchCSUB 26 12 13 2 25USF 28 17 14 0 41
L FG CSUB 2 d 00 2 USF 2 d 02 2 S i d 3 i
USF MEN’S BASKETBALL - 2009-10 BOX SCORESUSF GAME 14USF GAME 13
USF GAME 16USF GAME 15
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsUniv. San Francisco vs Washington12/27/09 12:00 pm at Seattle, Wash. - Bank of America Arena
Officials: Sam Haddad, Dennis Flannery, Jr., Alan PierceTechnical fouls: Holy Names-None. Univ. San Francisco-None.Attendance: 707Final non-conference game for USF.Dons open 59th West Coast Conference season Fri., Jan. 8 vs. Saint Mary'sDons score record 129 points. Previous high 125 vs SF State 11/26/71
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalHoly Names 26 38 64Univ. San Francisco 69 60 129
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsSaint Mary's vs Univ. San Francisco1/8/10 6:30 PM at San Francisco, CA; War Memorial Gym
Saint Mary's 83 • 14-2, 1-0 WCCTotal 3-Ptr Rebounds
Officials: Ken Ditty, Michael Greenstein, Kevin BrillTechnical fouls: Saint Mary's-None. Univ. San Francisco-None.Attendance: 31262010 West Coast Conference opener for both teamsCareer meeting No. 167 in the series
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalSaint Mary's 46 37 83Univ. San Francisco 22 40 62
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchSMC 32 21 5 0 13USF 22 8 5 2 29
Last FG - SMC 2nd-00:53, USF 2nd-00:37.Largest lead - SMC by 24 1st-00:13, USF None.
Score tied - 0 times.Lead changed - 0 times.
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Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsSan Diego vs Univ. San Francisco1/10/10 5:00 PM at San Francisco, CA; War Memorial Gym
Officials: Tom Wood, Michael Eggers, Mike ReedTechnical fouls: San Diego-MAFRA, Roberto. Univ. San Francisco-None.Attendance: 1007
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalSan Diego 32 39 71Univ. San Francisco 41 46 87
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchUSD 20 24 8 2 54USF 34 8 14 0 33
Last FG - USD 2nd-00:27, USF 2nd-00:32.Largest lead - USD None, USF by 16 2nd-01:16.
Score tied - 3 times.Lead changed - 0 times.
USF MEN’S BASKETBALL - 2009-10 BOX SCORESUSF GAME 18USF GAME 17
USF GAME 20USF GAME 19
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsUniv. San Francisco vs LMU Lions01/14/10 7:05 p.m. at Los Angeles, CA (Gersten Pavilion)
Univ. San Francisco 70 • 7-11, 2-1 WCCTotal 3-Ptr Rebounds
Officials: Mark Reischling, Kevin Cutler, Michael IrvingTechnical fouls: Univ. San Francisco-BRYANT, Dontae. LMU Lions-None.Attendance: 1547
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalUniv. San Francisco 32 38 70LMU Lions 30 37 67
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchUSF 30 20 20 0 30LMU 24 17 9 4 20
Last FG - USF 2nd-00:11, LMU 2nd-00:39.Largest lead - USF by 4 1st-15:14, LMU by 6 2nd-13:57.
Score tied - 7 times.Lead changed - 10 times.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsUniv. San Francisco vs Pepperdine01/16/10 7:05 p.m. at Malibu, Calif. (Firestone Fieldhouse)
Univ. San Francisco 68 • 7-12, 2-2 WCCTotal 3-Ptr Rebounds
Officials: Tom Wood, Tom Spitznagel, Mike PetersonTechnical fouls: Univ. San Francisco-None. Pepperdine-None.Attendance: 2072
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalUniv. San Francisco 35 33 68Pepperdine 38 45 83
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchUSF 38 13 9 14 18PEP 28 4 7 8 14
Last FG - USF 2nd-00:26, PEP 2nd-01:13.Largest lead - USF by 3 1st-08:01, PEP by 15 2nd-00:32.
Score tied - 6 times.Lead changed - 5 times.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsSanta Clara vs Univ. San Francisco1/23/10 5:00 PM at San Francisco, CA; War Memorial Gym
Santa Clara 66 • 9-13, 1-4 WCCTotal 3-Ptr Rebounds
Officials: Ken Ditty, Scott Harris, DEnnis Flannery, Jr.Technical fouls: Santa Clara-None. Univ. San Francisco-None.Attendance: 3028Career meeting No. 204 between Dons and Broncos
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalSanta Clara 33 33 66Univ. San Francisco 27 38 65
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchSCU 34 22 5 2 21USF 20 10 9 0 13
Last FG - SCU 2nd-02:53, USF 2nd-00:11.Largest lead - SCU by 12 2nd-04:43, USF by 5 1st-17:32.
Score tied - 2 times.Lead changed - 4 times.
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Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsPortland vs Univ. San Francisco1/28/10 8:00 PM at San Francisco, CA; War Memorial Gym
Officials: Mike Partlow, Gregory Nixon, Horace ShieldsTechnical fouls: Gonzaga-None. Univ. San Francisco-None.Attendance: 4114Gonzaga ranked No. 13/8
Score by periods 1st 2nd OT TotalGonzaga 33 34 10 77Univ. San Francisco 26 41 14 81
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchGON 16 13 11 0 11USF 20 13 13 0 26
Last FG - GON OT-00:24, USF OT-00:22.Largest lead - GON by 10 2nd-17:04, USF by 4 OT-00:33.
Score tied - 11 times.Lead changed - 14 times.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsUniv. San Francisco vs San Diego02/04/10 7:05 p.m. at Jenny Craig Pavilion, San Diego, Calif.
Univ. San Francisco 72 • 9-14, 4-4 WCCTotal 3-Ptr Rebounds
Officials: JT Orr, Mike Partlow, Jeff KetchuTechnical fouls: Univ. San Francisco-TEAM 2. Saint Mary's-None.Attendance: 3500
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalUniv. San Francisco 26 31 57Saint Mary's 41 32 73
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchUSF 22 4 5 2 18SMC 32 16 13 6 6
Last FG - USF 2nd-00:27, SMC 2nd-02:42.Largest lead - USF by 1 1st-18:56, SMC by 18 2nd-01:31.
Score tied - 0 times.Lead changed - 2 times.
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Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsPepperdine vs Univ. San Francisco2/11/10 7:00 PM at San Francisco, CA; War Memorial Gym
Officials: Mark Reischling, Kevin Cutler, Scott TwardoskiTechnical fouls: Pepperdine-None. Univ. San Francisco-None.Attendance: 1801Dior LOWHORN becomes fifth all-time scorer in USF history. Currently with1677 points, passing Ollie Johnson (1962-65). Next up, Winford Boynes (75-78)with 1702 points
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalPepperdine 15 32 47Univ. San Francisco 29 48 77
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchPEP 14 5 4 0 26USF 18 14 10 2 16
USF MEN’S BASKETBALL - 2009-10 BOX SCORESUSF GAME 26USF GAME 25
USF GAME 28USF GAME 27
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsLMU Lions vs Univ. San Francisco2/13/10 7:00 PM at San Francisco, CA; War Memorial Gym
Officials: Ken Ditty, Jeff Ketchu, Tre MaddoxTechnical fouls: LMU Lions-None. Univ. San Francisco-None.Attendance: 2007USF's 2010 Home Finale - Senior Night for Bryant, Lowhorn & Wallace
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalLMU Lions 29 37 66Univ. San Francisco 34 41 75
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchLMU 26 19 3 4 6USF 26 6 6 0 13
Last FG - LMU 2nd-00:12, USF 2nd-00:39.Largest lead - LMU by 6 1st-12:04, USF by 11 2nd-04:57.
Score tied - 5 times.Lead changed - 4 times.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsUniv. San Francisco vs Santa Clara02/20/10 7 pm at Santa Clara, Calif.
Univ. San Francisco 71 • 12-15, 7-5 WCCTotal 3-Ptr Rebounds
Officials: Rick Batsell, Bruce Hicks, Bobby McRoyTechnical fouls: Univ. San Francisco-None. Santa Clara-None.Attendance: 3367USF improves to 3-1 in overtime games this season and 5-1 overall underCoach Walters... 205th career meeting between the two teams... Dons connect onseason-high 12 3-pointers
Score by periods 1st 2nd OT TotalUniv. San Francisco 32 31 8 71Santa Clara 29 34 5 68
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchUSF 14 10 7 4 20SCU 36 19 16 4 8
Last FG - USF OT-01:31, SCU OT-00:52.Largest lead - USF by 16 2nd-08:31, SCU by 7 1st-12:19.
TEAM STATISTICS USF OPPSCORING 1912 1957 Points per game 70.8 72.5 Scoring margin -1.7 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 650-1454 695-1566 Field goal pct . 4 4 7 . 4 4 43 POINT FG-ATT 152-433 186-522 3-point FG pct . 3 5 1 . 3 5 6 3-pt FG made per game 5.6 6.9FREE THROWS-ATT 460-662 381-517 Free throw pct . 6 9 5 . 7 3 7 F-Throws made per game 17.0 14.1REBOUNDS 981 868 Rebounds per game 36.3 32.1 Rebounding margin +4.2 -ASSISTS 340 383 Assists per game 12.6 14.2TURNOVERS 400 335 Turnovers per game 14.8 12.4 Turnover margin -2.4 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.9 1.1STEALS 140 189 Steals per game 5.2 7.0BLOCKS 58 84 Blocks per game 2.1 3.1ATTENDANCE 24349 50951 Home games-Avg/Game 13-1873 11-3625 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 3-3691
Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalsUniv. San Francisco 842 1018 50 2 1912Opponents 918 980 41 18 1957
Date Opponent Score Att.11/13/09 CAL POLY W 73-62 179711/16/09 DOMINICAN W 92-66 117711-20-09 at Arizona State L 65-104 756911/23/09 at UC Santa Barbara L 65-76 178611/25/09 MONTANA STATE L 66-70 111911/29/09 at Colorado State L o 2 75-91 103212/01/09 at Colorado L 54-78 489812/05/09 vs BYU COUGARS L 43-69 1010612/8/09 SAN JOSE STATE W 76-71 164312.12.09 at Loyola Chicago L 63-66 236312/19/09 vs USF L 49-69 42712/20/09 vs Southenr Illinois L 66-67 53912/23/09 CSUB W 82-73 71612/27/09 at Washington L 71-86 99491/2/10 HOLY NAMES W 129-64 707
* 1/8/10 SAINT MARY'S L 62-83 3126* 1/10/10 SAN DIEGO W 87-71 1007* 01/14/10 at LMU Lions W 70-67 1547* 01/16/10 at Pepperdine L 68-83 2072* 1/23/10 SANTA CLARA L 65-66 3028* 1/28/10 PORTLAND L 58-74 2107* 1/30/10 GONZAGA Wot 81-77 4114* 02/04/10 at San Diego Wot 72-70 1796* 02.06.10 at Saint Mary's L 57-73 3500* 2/11/10 PEPPERDINE W 77-47 1801* 2/13/10 LMU LIONS W 75-66 2007* 02/20/10 at Santa Clara Wot 71-68 3367
* - Conference game
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USF MEN’S BASKETBALL 2010 WCC ONLY STATS - 2/21/10
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 7-5 4-3 3-2 0-0CONFERENCE 7-5 4-3 3-2 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
TEAM STATISTICS USF OPPSCORING 843 845 Points per game 70.2 70.4 Scoring margin -0.2 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 289-652 307-703 Field goal pct . 4 4 3 . 4 3 73 POINT FG-ATT 81-210 77-223 3-point FG pct . 3 8 6 . 3 4 5 3-pt FG made per game 6.8 6.4FREE THROWS-ATT 184-269 154-207 Free throw pct . 6 8 4 . 7 4 4 F-Throws made per game 15.3 12.8REBOUNDS 429 396 Rebounds per game 35.8 33.0 Rebounding margin +2.8 -ASSISTS 143 158 Assists per game 11.9 13.2TURNOVERS 174 143 Turnovers per game 14.5 11.9 Turnover margin -2.6 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.8 1.1STEALS 60 81 Steals per game 5.0 6.8BLOCKS 32 42 Blocks per game 2.7 3.5ATTENDANCE 17190 12282 Home games-Avg/Game 7-2456 5-2456 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0
Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT TotalsUniv. San Francisco 361 446 36 843Opponents 395 423 27 845
Date Opponent Score Att.* 1/8/10 SAINT MARY'S L 62-83 3126* 1/10/10 SAN DIEGO W 87-71 1007* 01/14/10 at LMU Lions W 70-67 1547* 01/16/10 at Pepperdine L 68-83 2072* 1/23/10 SANTA CLARA L 65-66 3028* 1/28/10 PORTLAND L 58-74 2107* 1/30/10 GONZAGA Wot 81-77 4114* 02/04/10 at San Diego Wot 72-70 1796* 02.06.10 at Saint Mary's L 57-73 3500* 2/11/10 PEPPERDINE W 77-47 1801* 2/13/10 LMU LIONS W 75-66 2007* 02/20/10 at Santa Clara Wot 71-68 3367
* - Conference game
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USF MEN’S BASKETBALL 2009-10 P-R-A - AS OF 2/21/10