jon BROCKMAN Forward lbs Senior Snohomish, Wash. (Snohomish)

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2 jon BROCKMAN Forward lbs Senior Snohomish, Wash. (Snohomish) 40 Full Name... Jonathan Rodney Brockman Major...Architectural Studies/ Construction Management Family...Father... Gordy Brockman Mother... Becky Brockman Siblings...Adam, Kirsten, Paul Preseason All-America selection and candidate for the John Wooden Award. Nation s leading returing rebounder. Two-time All-Pac-10 honoree. McDonald s All-America as a prep. Enters with 40 career double-doubles. Father, Gordy, played collegiately at Seattle Pacific. Sister, Kirsten, lettered on the UW women s basketball team in The nation s leading returning rebounder and the Pac-10 s top active career scorer Favorite Book: The Bible Favorite Movie: The Big Lebowski Favorite Television Show: Man vs. Wild Biggest influences: My parents, brothers and sister Toughest Player Ever Faced: Leon Powe Favorite Quote: Dream Big Childhood Sports Hero: Michael Jordan Favorite Toy As A Child: Bike Favorite Video Game: Call of Duty 4 Song that Best Describes His Game: Fuel by Metallica Favorite Class at UW: History of the U.S. Military Cannot Do Without: Food Most Memorable Win: at UCLA as a freshman Chose Jersey Number Because: Sister, Kirsten, wore it as a player at UW Favorite Non-Basketball Team: Seahawks 42 WASHINGTON HUSKIES MEN S BASKETBALL

3 Preseason All-America selection and a candidate for national Player of the Year honors... Nation s leading returning rebounder... Called the best rebounder in the nation by Jay Bilas of ESPN.com... Twice Pac-10 and three-time school rebounding leader... Enters needing just 159 rebounds to become the UW all-time career leader (enters season with 892)... Among school s top-20 and Pac-10 s active career leader in scoring (1,299 pts)... has 40 career double-doubles... Looking to become first player to ever lead UW in rebounding four-straight seasons (Junior) Led the Pac-10 and third nationally with a 11.6 rebounding average... League s 6th in scoring with 17.8 points per game and 3rd in field goal pct. with First-team all-district by Basketball Times, NABC and the USBWA... Second-team all-pac-10 selection... honorable mention Pac-10 all-defensive team... Registered leagueleading 23 double-doubles and scored in dougle-figures in all 32 games... three-time league Player of the Week... Set career-highs with 31 points and 18 rebounds against Utah... blocked career-best six shots against then-16th ranked Texas A&M... grabbed 17 rebounds against Washington State and UCLA... Played 35 minutes or more in 12 games (Sophomore) A first-team All-Pac selection... Started all 32 games... Led all Pac-10 players with an average of 9.6 rebounds per game... Led league with 15 double-doubles (double-figure points & rebounds)... Ranked third among Pac-10 players in field goal percentage (55.0%)... Ranked 12th among Pac-10 players and second on the team in scoring (14.2 ppg)... Amassed 19 points and 14 rebounds against LSU and helped hold Glen Davis under 10 points for the first time in 49 games... Voted the Feb. 12 Pac-10 Player of the Week after a pair of double-doubles helped UW sweep California and No. 25 Stanford at home... Tallied double-figure points in 26 games... Led all Husky rebounders on 24 occasions, including 18 double-digit rebound games (Freshman) Played all 33 games, starting every one except the final home game against California when Jamaal Williams started on senior night... Voted to the All-Pac-10 Freshman Team by the league s coaches... Had a spectacular debut with a 17-point, His relentless work ethic and his leadership may be his top strengths. He is, obviously, a great rebounder. But, his character and work ethic is what drives him to be a great player. He really earns the respect of those around him. Lorenzo Romar 10-rebound double-double against Morgan State... Received the MVP award of the BCA Classic after 21-point, 10-rebounds against Air Force... Led the Huskies and 7th in Pac-10 with 6.5 rebounds per game... Led the team and ranked second in the conference with a 51.8-percent field goal accuracy... Led all Huskies in rebounds during 12 games... Amassed 215 rebounds, the second-highest total by a UW freshman behind only the record of 234 set by Mark Pope in Listed No. 7 among all-time UW freshmen with 278 points, No. 2 in steals with 35 and No. 6 in minutes with 794. HIGH SCHOOL A 2005 graduate of Snohomish (Wash.) High School... No. 1 prospect in the Best of the West poll compiled by the Long Beach Press- Telegram, previous top picks were Jason Kidd, Paul Pierce, and Richard Jefferson... Listed No. 15 overall nationally and No. 4 among power forwards by TheInsiders.com... Amassed career-high 51 points on Feb. 17, 2005 against Stanwood... Rated No. 17 overall nationally and No. 5 among power forwards by FutureStars... Ranked as the nation s 19th best prep prospect by Basketball News... Ranked as the top power forward prospect in the West and No. 20 overall nationally and No. 5 among power forwards by Scout.com... Four-year letterman at Snohomish High School... Averaged 30.2 points and 14.0 rebounds as a senior after posting junior totals of 22.4 points, 13.0 rebounds, 1.5 blocked shots and 2.0 steals... A 2004 all-state and all-league selection... Received high honorable mention All-America accolades in Street & Smith s magazine... Listed 31st overall and No. 7 among power forwards in the Class of 2005 by Rivals.com... Played two years alongside older brother, Paul, who is currently at Bellevue (Wash.) Community College... Sister, Kirsten, played on the Husky women s basketball team in 2002 and College decision came down to a choice between Washington and Duke. 43

4 jon BROCKMAN Brockman s Game-By-Game New Jersey Tech Utah Eastern Wash vs. Texas A&M vs. Syracuse Long Beach St at Oklahoma St Pittsburgh Portland Portland State CS Northridge at LSU Idaho State Washington St at UCLA at USC Oregon Oregon State at Arizona St at Arizona Stanford California USC UCLA at Oregon at Oregon St Arizona Arizona State at Stanford at California at Washington St vs. California Valparaiso Single-Game Career Highs Points 31, vs. Utah, Nov. 14, 2007 Rebounds 18 vs. Utah, Nov. 14, 2007 Assists 4, twice, last vs. Washington State, Dec. 14, 2007 Blocks 6 vs. Texas A&M, Nov. 21, 2007 Steals 4, vs. Morgan State, Nov. 13, 2005 FG Made 13 vs. Eastern Washington, Nov. 18, 2007 FG Attempted 23 vs. Utah, Nov. 14, Pt. FG Made None 3-Pt. FG Attempted None FT Made 9 vs. Utah, Nov. 14, 2007 FT Attempted 14 vs. Oregon, Jan. 17, 2008 Minutes 39, vs. Washington State, Jan. 5, 2008 Brockman s Career UW Statistics Brockman s Game-By-Game Pepperdine Nicholls State Northern Iowa Sacramento St Eastern Wash Idaho Southern Utah at Gonzaga Portland State LSU Weber State at USC at UCLA Arizona Arizona State at Stanford at California at Washington St Oregon Oregon State at Arizona State at Arizona California Stanford Washington St at Pittsburgh at Oregon State at Oregon USC UCLA vs ASU (Pac-10) vs WSU (Pac-10) Brockman s Game-By-Game Morgan State UW-Green Bay Air Force American Idaho Loyola Marymount Gonzaga vs New Mexico Eastern Wash Lehigh Arizona State Arizona Cornell Washington St at USC at UCLA Oregon State Oregon at California at Stanford at Washington St USC UCLA at Oregon at Oregon St Stanford California at Arizona St at Arizona vs Oregon (Pac-10) vs Utah St. (NCAA) vs Illinois (NCAA) vs UConn (NCAA) YEAR GP/GS MIN AVG FG FGA PCT 3FG A PCT FT A PCT OR-DR TOT AVG PF DQ AST TO BK ST PTS AVG / / / TOTALS 97/ WASHINGTON HUSKIES MEN S BASKETBALL

5 tyreese BRESHERS Forward lbs Freshman Los Angeles, Calif. (K.C. Price) 33 Full Name...Tyreese Eugene Breshers Family...Father...Toby Breshers Mother...Vickie Breshers Siblings...Brandon, Tori HIGH SCHOOL A 2008 graduate of Frederick K. C. Price III High School in Los Angeles... ranked as the a top-100 overall prospect nationally by Scout.com and Rivals.com... led the Knights to a 31-4 overall record and a perfect 10-0 mark in the Harbor League... team advanced to the Division IIIAA CIF Southern Section finals where it lost to Campbell Hall... a first-team all Southern Section honoree... honorable mention all-state by MaxPreps.com... averaged 17 points, 11 rebounds and a state-best six blocked shots per game as a junior. Compared while in high school to former NBA forward Charles Barkley Favorite Book: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini Favorite Television Show: Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Favorite Movie(s): Bad Boys 1 & 2, Glory Road, Rush Hour 1, 2 & 3 Most Memorable Win: State title game as a freshman in high school Favorite Non-Basketball Team: Los Angeles Dodgers Favorite Quote: Every team needs a hero. Every hero needs a team. Favorite Song: Public Service Announcement by Jay-Z Childhood Sports Hero: Michael Jordan Favorite Toy As A Child : Legos Toughest player I ever played against: Jon Brockman Tyreese s combination of strength, quickness and athleticism is rare, particularly among college freshmen. He has great quickness, particularly for his size, and that really gives him an advantage inside. Lorenzo Romar 45

6 matthew BRYAN-AMANING Forward lbs Sophomore London, England (St. Dunstan s College, England/ South Kent School, Conn.) 11 Full Name... Matthew Osei Bryan-Amaning Major... Undeclared Family...Father...Samuel Amaning...Mother...Brenda Bryan...Brother...Jake Scored 41 points against the Czech Republic as a member of the Great Britain U20 national team at Euro Championships. The 2007 Gatorade Connecticut State Player of the Year award receipient. Ranked No. 34 overall by USA Today in the recruiting class of Favorite Television Show: Fresh Prince of Bel Air Favorite Movie: Love and Basketball, He Got Game Favorite Book: Angels & Demons Favorite Non-Basketball Team: Arsenal Most famous person I ever met: Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Debbie Allen My childhood sports heroes were: Michael Jordan and Allen Iverson Favorite Class at UW: Communications, Psychology I chose to wear No. 11 because: That s the age I played my first official basketball game Toughest player I competed against: Luol Deng Most Memorable Win: win over #4 UCLA Led Great Britain at the 2008 U20 European Championships and dropped an eye-opening 41 on the Czech Republic. 46 WASHINGTON HUSKIES MEN S BASKETBALL

7 (Freshman) Saw action in all 33 games and started three as a true freshman... Earned starts against Syracuse, Long Beach State and Oklahoma State... Scored a season-high 12 points twice, both against Oregon State... Grabbed nine rebounds at Oregon State, seven of which were offensive... averaged 16.9 points and 7.3 rebounds in eight games for Team Great Britain at the U20 European Championships in the summer of Ranked fourth among all all players in the B division at the Euros in blocked shots with 1.6 per game... Scoring output was 12th, rebounding was 13th... registered three double-doubles... Scored 41 points with 11 rebounds against the Czech Republic... grabbed 10 rebounds against Macedonia and Norway. HIGH SCHOOL A 2007 graduate of South Kent (Conn.) School... A native of London, England who played three years at South Kent School... The 2007 Gatorade Player of the Year from Connecticut... Rated the nation s No. 34 recruit by USA Matthew s best attribute is is 7-foot, 4-inch wingspan. He is quick and strong and came into the preseason more confident and aggressive. His experience over the summer really helped him a great deal. Lorenzo Romar Today... Ranked 10th among power forwards, No. 44 overall by Rivals.com... Averaged 20.0 points and 12.5 rebounds per game his final season at South Kent School... Three-year letterwinner and one year team captain... Participated in the Jordan All-American Classic Regional All-Star Game in April of Amassed 24 points and 10 reobounds for the Suburban team in that game... Attended Nike Camp twice and played in the Nike Camp All-Star Game once... Also participated in the Jordan Classic... Averaged 14 points and nine rebounds per game as a junior at South Kent in As a sophomore, averaged eight points per game and five rebounds... First played basketball at age four, but didn t officially play any games until he was 11. Single-Game Career Highs Points 12, twice (last at Oregon St, Feb. 16, 2008) Rebounds 9, at Oregon State, Feb. 16, 2008 Assists 2, at California, Mar. 1, 2008 Blocks 2, three times (last at Oregon St, Feb. 16, 2008) Steals 3, vs. CS Northridge, Dec. 22, 2007 FG Made 6, twice (last at Oregon St, Feb. 16, 2008) FG Attempted 11, vs. Syracuse, Nov. 23, Pt. FG Made None 3-Pt. FG Attempted None FT Made 4, vs. CS Northridge, Dec. 22, 2007 FT Attempted 8, vs. CS Northridge, Dec. 22, 2007 Minutes 26, at Washington St, Mar. 8, 2008 Bryan-Amaning s Game-By-Game New Jersey Tech Utah Eastern Wash vs. Texas A&M vs. Syracuse Long Beach St at Oklahoma St Pittsburgh Portland Portland State CS Northridge at LSU Idaho State Washington St at UCLA at USC Oregon Oregon State at Arizona St at Arizona Stanford California USC UCLA at Oregon at Oregon St Arizona Arizona State at Stanford at California at Washington St vs. California Valparaiso Bryan-Amaning s Career UW Statistics YEAR GP/GS MIN AVG FG FGA PCT 3FG A PCT FT A PCT OR-DR TOT AVG PF DQ AST TO BK ST PTS AVG / TOTALS 33/

8 justin DENTMON Guard lbs Senior Carbondale, Ill. (Carbondale/The Winchendon School, Mass.) 5 Full Name... Justin Lorenzo Dentmon Nickname...J.D. and J-5 Major...Interdiscipliary Art Family...Mother... Stephine Dentmon Siblings... Bruce, Keyon, Keyon ta, Jaleesa, Steven One of nine players in UW history to register two 100-plus assist seasons. Enters the season fifth on the UW career chart for assists and steals. Converted 20 consecutive free throws during a six-game span from Nov. 25 to Dec. 29, First-team 2006 All-Pac-10 Freshman Team member. Rated the No. 10 point guard nationally in the class of 2005 by Rivals.com. A first-team All-Illinois state pick in Leading scorer at the 2004 Illinois state tournament with 78 points in three games, 24 more than the next closest player. The veteran in the UW backcourt who is poised to move up the UW career charts for steals, assists and scoring. Favorite Movie: Friday, Coming to America, Above The Rim Favorite Book: The Bible Something Few People Know: Writes poetry, played volleyball, has 11 siblings Favorite Toy as a Child: G.I. Joe Favorite Class at UW: Art Biggest Influence: Mother Favorite Lorenzo Romar Quote: On The Line. Most Memorable Win: Making final two free throws in win over East St. Louis. Favorite Non UW Basketball Team: UW Women s Volleyball Favorite Quote:...greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. 1 John 4:4 Song That Describes His Game: I Believe I Can Fly. R. Kelly 48 WASHINGTON HUSKIES MEN S BASKETBALL

9 Three-year letterman with team-high 98 appearances entering his senior season... Has 67 starts in his first three years... Enters the season 80 points shy of becoming the 33rd playing in school history to surpass 1,000 career points... Tied for fifth on the school s career steals chart with 127 and fifth in assists with 315 (third among active Pac-10 career leaders)... One of nine players in Husky history to record two 100-assist seasons (Junior) Played in all 33 games and started eight, including the first seven contests of the season... also started the Jan. 10 game at UCLA... Scored 22 points against Long Beach State and UCLA - both off the bench... Shot 9-of-15 from the field and 4-of-6 from behind the three-point line against the 49ers... Went 7-of-8 from the free throw line at Oklahoma State and LSU... handed-out a season-high seven assists against Eastern Washington... Averaged 11.6 points per game during the Huskies five-game tour of Greece prior to the beginning of the school year (Sophomore) Played all 32 games, starting 27 of them... Voted the MVP of the Basketball Travelers Classic... Ranked No. 7 among Pac-10 players in free throw accuracy (79.8%) and No. 8 in assists (3.6)... One of five double-figure scorers on the team, averaging 10.1 points per game... Led the team with 115 assists... Distributed a career-high 11 assists against Southern Utah... Tallied career-high 24 points versus Oregon... Posted one double-double with 11 points and 11 assists against Southern Utah... Registered six games with five-or-more assists... Led all Husky scorers on four occasions... Was UW s top assister a team-high 16 times... His 1.20 assist-turnover ratio (115-96) ranked 10th among Pac-10 players (Freshman) Played all 33 games, starting 32 of them... Voted to the All-Pac-10 Freshman Team by the league s coaches... Twice was honored as the Rivals.com National Freshman of the Week, on Dec. 12 and Mar Scored a season-high 17 points against Gonzaga, 11 of them in the final 9:40 of the win over the sixth-ranked Bulldogs... Registered nine assists versus Loyola Marymount and had eight in two other games... Grabbed eight rebounds against Arizona... Led the Huskies and ranked No. 4 among Pac-10 players in both steals (52) and free throw percentage (81.4%)...Ranked second on the team and eighth in the conference with 3.76 assists per game... His 1.41 assist-turnover ration (124/88) was the sixth best among Pac-10 players... The team s fifth-leading scorer with 8.3 points per game... Led all Huskies in assists during 15 games... Had one of the most productive freshman Justin s experience is his strength. He has worked hard to develop a nice shot and he continued to improve every aspect of his game during his career here. He s played a lot of basketball as a Husky and he has been a key part of some really good teams here. Lorenzo Romar campaigns in school history... Distributed 124 assists to break the 21-year-old school freshman record... Listed No. 1 among all-time UW freshmen with 52 steals, No. 3 with 913 minutes played, No. 5 with an 81.4-percent free throw accuracy and No. 8 with 274 points... Converted 20 consecutive free throws during a six-game span from Nov. 25 to Dec Helped the Huskies to a 26-7 record and their second straight Sweet 16 berth. HIGH SCHOOL A 2005 graduate of The Winchendon (Mass.) School... A McDonald s All- America top-150 selection... Listed 70th overall and No. 10 among point guards in the Class of 2005 by Rivals.com... Enrolled at The Winchendon School in Massachusetts for the 2005 school year after graduating from Carbondale (Ill.) High School... Ranked No. 155 nationally in the prep class of 2005 by Athlon s magazine... A top-125 national recruit in the Scout. com rankings... Four-year letterman at Carbondale... First-team All-Illinois state selection in Averaged 21.7 points per game during his senior season at Carbondale High School in Led the Terriers to a 28-7 record and a third-place finish at the 2004 Illinois state tournament... Was the top scorer in the 2004 state tournament in Peoria with 78 points in three games, 24 more than the next highest individual... Averaged 17.2 points and 7.8 assists per game during his junior season in Also lettered in football and track & field. He s so tough. He s probably the strongest guy in our league. When you watch him on film, everybody else is flying and he is holding his ground. He plays with great intensity and passion and he s very, very physical. UCLA coach Ben Howland 49

10 justin DENTMON Dentmon s Game-By-Game New Jersey Tech Utah Eastern Wash vs. Texas A&M vs. Syracuse Long Beach St at Oklahoma St Pittsburgh Portland Portland State CS Northridge at LSU Idaho State Washington St *at UCLA at USC Oregon Oregon State at Arizona St at Arizona Stanford California USC UCLA at Oregon at Oregon St Arizona Arizona State at Stanford at California at Washington St vs. California Valparaiso Single-Game Career Highs Points 24, vs. Oregon, Jan. 25, 2007 Rebounds 9, vs. Portland State, Dec. 16, 2006 Assists 11, vs. Southern Utah, Dec. 4, 2006 Blocks 1, 10 times (last at Cal., Mar. 1, 2008) Steals 4, vs. Oregon State, Jan. 19, 2007 FG Made 9, vs. Long Beach State, Nov. 26, 2007 FG Attempted 16, at California, January 13, Pt. FG Made 4, twice (last vs. Long Beach State, Nov. 26, Pt. FG Attempted 7, twice (last vs. Long Beach State, Nov. 26, 2007) FT Made 9, vs. Gonzaga, Dec. 4, 2005 FT Attempted 12, vs. Illinois, Mar. 18, 2006 Minutes 37, three times, last at Arizona State, Feb. 1, 2007 Dentmon s Game-By-Game Pepperdine Nicholls State Northern Iowa Sacramento St Eastern Wash Idaho Southern Utah at Gonzaga Portland St LSU Weber State at USC at UCLA Arizona Arizona State at Stanford at California at Washington St Oregon Oregon State at Arizona St at Arizona California Stanford Washington St at Pittsburgh at Oregon St at Oregon USC UCLA vs ASU (Pac-10) vs WSU (Pac-10) Dentmon s Game-By-Game Morgan State UW-Green Bay Air Force American Idaho LMU Gonzaga vs. New Mexico Eastern Wash Lehigh Arizona State Arizona Cornell Washington St at USC at UCLA Oregon State Oregon at California at Stanford at Washington St USC UCLA at Oregon at Oregon St Stanford California at Arizona St at Arizona vs Oregon (Pac-10) vs Utah St (NCAA) vs Illinois (NCAA) vs UConn (NCAA) Dentmon s Career UW Statistics YEAR GP/GS MIN AVG FG FGA PCT 3FG A PCT FT A PCT OR-DR TOT AVG PF DQ AST TO BK ST PTS AVG / / / TOTALS 98/ WASHINGTON HUSKIES MEN S BASKETBALL

11 darnell GANT Forward lbs Sophomore Los Angeles, Calif. (Crenshaw) 44 Full Name... Darnell Niikwaatei Gant Family Mother... Deborah Mayez Grandparents.Earlie, Louise Brother... DeVonte Mendez (Freshman) Sat out the entire season and will have four years of eligibility remaining. Sat out the season and has four years of eligibility remaining. HIGH SCHOOL A 2007 graduate of Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles... The top-rated power forward on the West Coast according to Scout.com... Ranked as the nation s 50th best recruit by USA Today... Listed No. 12 in Best in the West rankings compiled by the Long Beach Press-Telgram... Averaged 22 points, 14 rebounds and five blocked shots per game his senior season, helping Crenshaw to a 19-8 record... During his senior year, also contributed 4.3 assists per game, 5.6 blocks per game and 3.0 steals per game... A first-team All-State Division I selection by CalHi Sports... The same publicaton picked him to the third-team all-state squad for all divisions... A two-time all-city selection out of Los Angeles talent-laden Coliseum League... Hails from the same high school that produced former Pac-10 standouts Marques Johnson and Tremaine Fowlkes... Ranked No. 85 nationally by PrepStars and No. 93 in the SI.com Hot 100 Seniors ratings... Helped lead Crenshaw to a 21-5 record in 2006, with a 9-1 league mark... Two-year letterwinner and three year team captain... Led JV team to a 12-0 season finishing first in League and District... As a sophomore and junior, named an all-state Underclassman Team... Named to the all-city second Team his junior year and all-city first Team his senior year... Was named the 2007 Team MVP... Participated in the ABCD camp in New Jersey where he was second among California rebounders... Participated in the Dream Vision All-American game as a senior where he was the Slam Dunk Champion... Competed in the Collision All-Star game in Gardena, Calif.... Took part in the Pangos All-American Camp, scoring 30 points with eight rebounds, 5.6 assists and three blocks... Also lettered in track and field and volleyball. Darnell has a nice, soft shooting touch and he brings a great energy to the floor. He is a very good athlete, is very quick and can have quite an impact on the game. Lorenzo Romar Favorite Book: The Bible Favorite Television Show(s): Family Guy, Martin, The Jamie Foxx Show Biggest Influence: Grandmother Would Like To Meet & Visit With: Ray Charles Favorite Non-Basketball Team: New England Patriots Favorite Quote: I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me - Philippins 4:13 Song That Describes His Game: Walk It Off by Lil Wayne Childhood Sports Hero: Michael Jordan Favorite Toy As A Child : Ninja Turtles & Power Rangers Toughest player I ever played against: James Harden 51

12 justin HOLIDAY Forward lbs Sophomore Chatsworth, Calif. (Campbell Hall) 22 Full Name...Justin Alaric Holiday Family...Father... Shawn Holiday Mother...Toya Holiday Siblings...Jrue, Aaron, Lauren Helped lead Campbell Hall High School to a 33-1 record and the 2007 California state Class IV championship. Listed No. 23 in the Best in the West poll conducted by the Long Beach Press-Telegram. Averaged 19.1 points, 9.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocked shots as a senior at Campbell Hall High School. Favorite Television Show: Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Favorite Book: The Bible Favorite Movie(s): Transformers, Dark Knight, Iron Man, 300, Hancock, Wanted Favorite Non-Basketball Team: Husky football and volleyball Favorite Song: Closer by Goapele Greatest Sports Memory: Winning state twice. Biggest Influence: God Favorite Toy As A Child: Power Rangers and Batman Something People Might Not Know: First sport was soccer; Played high school football and was recruiting to play college Chose Number 22 Because: Emmitt Smith wore it for the Dallas Cowboys when I was younger Toughest Ever Completed Against: My dad Hobbies & Interests: Playing piano, singing and playing the drums Lorenzo Romar frequently compares Justin to former Husky standout Bobby Jones for his defensive intensity. 52 WASHINGTON HUSKIES MEN S BASKETBALL

13 (Freshman) Appeared in 19 games during his true freshman season... Registered double-figures in minutes during the first four games of the year... Played a season-high 16 minutes against Texas A&M in the Preseason NIT in Madison Square Garden... Season-best was a three-point effort against California in the first round of the Pac-10 Tournament... also scored on six other occasions during the season... registered two steals against Utah and USC... grabbed six rebounds in just 11 minutes during his debut against New Jersey Tech. HIGH SCHOOL A 2007 graduate of Campbell Hall High School in North Hollywood, Calif.... Listed No. 23 in the Best in the West poll conducted by the Long Beach Press-Telegram... Averaged 19.1 points, 9.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks as a senior... A first-team all-state Division IV selection by CalHi Sports... Led Campbell Hall to a 33-1 record and the state Class IV championship... Scored 15 points Justin has a great feel for the game and understands how the game is played. He makes things happen on both ends of the floor - whether it is making a defensive stop, getting an offensive rebounds or finishing on a break. Lorenzo Romar Points 3, vs. California, Mar., 12, 2008 in a triumph over Cardinal Newman of Santa Rosa that tied for the most lopsided margin in California state boy s championship game history... Amassed 30 points, five assists and eight steals in a win over Oaks Christian on Feb. 20, Played alongside his younger brother, Jrue, who is currently a senior at Campbell Hall... Averaged 20.0 points, 11.7 rebounds and 3.3 blocks as a junior, helping the team to a 26-6 record and a perfect 10-0 mark in league play... Topped the league with 373 rebounds as a junior and his 106 blocks were 60 more than any other player... As a sophomore, led team to an undefeated 32-0 record... Also lettered in football at Campbell Hall... Attended the Adidas Superstar Camp in Atlanta... brother, Jrue, plays at UCLA. Single-Game Career Highs Rebounds 6, vs. New Jersey Tech, Nov. 13, 2007 Assists 2, twice (last at Arizona, Jan. 26, 2008) Blocks 1, five times (last vs. UCLA, Feb. 10, 2008) 3-Pt. FG Made None 3-Pt. FG Attempted 1, four times (last vs. Stanford, Jan. 31, 2008) FT Made 1, three times (last vs. Valparaiso, Holiday s Game-By-Game New Jersey Tech Utah Eastern Washington vs. Texas A&M vs. Syracuse Long Beach State Portland State CS Northridge Idaho State at UCLA at USC at Arizona State at Arizona Stanford California USC UCLA vs. California Valparaiso Steals 2, twice (last vs. USC, Feb. 7, 2008) FG Made 1, five times (last vs. California, Mar. 12, 2008) FG Attempted 3, vs. New Jersey Tech, Nov. 13, Mar. 19, 2008) FT Attempted 3, vs. California, Mar. 12, 2008) Minutes 16, vs. Texas A&M, Nov. 21, Holiday s Career UW Statistics YEAR GP/GS MIN AVG FG FGA PCT 3FG A PCT FT A PCT OR-DR TOT AVG PF DQ AST TO BK ST PTS AVG / TOTALS 19/

14 venoy OVERTON Guard lbs Sophomore Seattle, Wash. (Franklin) 1 Full Name... Venoy Lee Overton Nickname... V. O. Major...Undeclared Family...Mother... Rhonda Riley Sisters...Nicole, Tina, Johnetta, Keka Honorable mention all-pac-10 freshman team in The 2007 state Class 4A Player of the Year. Averaged 21.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 3.0 steals his senior season at Franklin High School. Listed No. 25 in the Best in the West poll conducted by the Long Beach Press-Telegram. Hails from the same high school that produced former Pac-10 standouts Jason Terry (Arizona) and Aaron Brooks (Oregon). 45 steals in ranks as the second-highest total for a UW freshman behind Justin Dentmon and ahead of Jon Brockman. Favorite Book: Cat in The Hat by Dr. Suess Favorite Television Show: I Love Money Favorite Movie: Friday Favorite Non-Basketball Team: Boston Red Sox Greatest Sports Memory: Hitting a game-winner in fifth grade Something Few People Know: Loves Cats, Likes School Favorite Coach Romar Saying: I ve Got A Feeling Favorite Thing About This Team: Has a lot of heart Toughest Player Ever Faced: Jon Brockman Person I most admire: My mother, Rhonda, and my Uncle Skip Favorite Toy As A Child: A tennis ball 54 WASHINGTON HUSKIES MEN S BASKETBALL

15 (Freshman) Appeared in all 33 games during the season and started 26, including the final finished the season ranked 7th in the Pac-10 in assist/turnover ratio (1.62) and eighth in steals (1.36)... His 45 steals ranks as the second-highest total for a Husky freshman behind teammate Justin Dentmon s 52 in 2005 and just ahead of Jon Brockman s 35 that same season... an honorable mention all-pac-10 freshman team selection... averaged 4.9 points and a team-leading 3.2 assists per game... led the team in assists 17 times... scored in double-figures five times with a high of 19 points (led the team) in just 19 minutes against Arizona... went 5-for-9 from the field and 9-for-9 from the free throw line against the Wildcats... his nine free throws against Arizona tied with Jon Brockman for the most in a single game during the season... scored 14 points against Cal State Northridge, going a perfect 5-for-5 from the field and 4-for-4 from the free throw line... grabbed seven rebounds and handed out six assists at Washington State. Venoy s strengths are his speed and his passing as well as his ability to really defend the ball. He gives us some great options in the backcourt, both offensively and defensively, with regard to our various lineups and personnel decisions. Lorenzo Romar Points 19, vs. Arizona, Feb. 21, 2008 Rebounds 7, at Washington St, Mar., 8, 2008 Assists 7 vs. Oregon St, Jan. 19, 2008 Blocks 1, vs. Idaho St, Dec. 31, 2007 Steals 4, vs. Texas A&M, Nov. 21, 2007 FG Made 5, twice (vs. Arizona, Feb. 21, 2008) FG Attempted 10, vs. Syracuse, Nov. 23, 2007 HIGH SCHOOL A 2007 graduate of Franklin High School in Seattle... The Washington state Class 4A Player of the Year as a senior... Listed No. 25 in the Best in the West poll conducted by the Long Beach Press-Telegram... Averaged 21.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 3.0 steals during his senior season... Led the Quakers to a 24-3 record in 2007 with a 14-0 league mark and third-place state finish... Helped guide Franklin to the 2006 Class 4A state championship, scoring 20 points in a win over Central Valley in the title game... Averaged 18.1 points per game as a junior, 17.6 as a sophomore and 6.0 as a freshman... Graduate of Seattle s Franklin High School, which also produced former Pac-10 standouts Jason Terry (Arizona) and Aaron Brooks (Oregon). Single-Game Career Highs 3-Pt. FG Made 4 vs. CS Northridge, Dec. 22, Pt. FG Attempted 5, vs. Syracuse, Nov. 23, 2007 FT Made 9, vs. Arizona, Feb. 21, 2008 FT Attempted 9, vs. Arizona, Feb. 21, 2008 Minutes 35, at Washington St, Mar. 8, 2008 Overton s Game-By-Game New Jersey Tech Utah Eastern Wash vs. Texas A&M vs. Syracuse Long Beach St at Oklahoma St Pittsburgh Portland Portland State CS Northridge at LSU Idaho State Washington St at UCLA at USC Oregon Oregon St at Arizona St at Arizona Stanford California USC UCLA at Oregon at Oregon St Arizona Arizona St at Stanford at California at Washington St vs. California Valparaiso Overton s UW Statistics YEAR GP/GS MIN AVG FG FGA PCT 3FG A PCT FT A PCT OR-DR TOT AVG PF DQ AST TO BK ST PTS AVG / TOTALS 33/

16 quincy PONDEXTER Forward lbs Junior Fresno, Calif. (San Joaquin Memorial) 20 Full Name... Quincy Coe Pondexter Nickname... Q Major...Sociology Family...Father...Roscoe Pondexter Mother...Doris Pondexter Siblings...Jason, Myisha Averages 24 minutes per game over his first two seasons. An honorable mention All-Pac-10 Freshman Team selection in Listed as the nation s No. 27 recruit in the class of 2006 and the No. 7 small forward by Scout.com. The No. 5 prep prospect in the Best in the West poll conducted by the Long Beach Press-Telegram. Father, Roscoe, and uncle, Cliff, played for Lute Olson at Long Beach State. Roscoe was drafted by the Boston Celtics and played 10 years overseas. Cliff had a three-year NBA career with the Chicago Bulls. Averaged 15.2 points and 6.4 rebounds and shot 42 percent from the field in his last five games of Favorite Television Show: Keeping Up with the Kardashians Favorite Book: Who s Afraid of a Large Black Man? by Charles Barkley Favorite Movie: Love and Basketball, Disturbia, The 6th Man Song That Best Describes His Game: Champion by Kanye West Favorite Class at UW: Swahili Would Like To Meet: Jesus, Barack Obama Biggest Influence: Father Favorite Non-Basketball Team: Lasagna Childhood Sports Hero: Kobe Bean Bryant Team I would add to the schedule: Fresno State Favorite Quote: You win some, you lose some, but you live,you live to fight another day. Something Few People Know: He is shy Favorite Thing About This Team: The team s determination to win Quincy is a very athletic player and one of his strengths is his ability to get to the basket. He has a great deal more confidence this year and he s earned that because he has worked so har. He is also a much better passer than I think he is given credit for. Lorenzo Romar 56 WASHINGTON HUSKIES MEN S BASKETBALL

17 (Sophomore) Appeared in all 33 games and registered nine starts... averaged 9.9 points and 4.8 rebounds per game during the season as well as 1.9 assists... averaged 15.2 points and 6.4 rebounds per game in his last five outings of the season... shot 52 percent from the field and hauled-in nine steals during that period... scored in double figures on 17 occasions... grabbed 13 rebounds to go with 20 points against Syracuse in Madison Square Garden and 11 at USC... scored 23 points in 32 minutes against California in the Pac-10 Tournament... also grabbed nine rebounds and shot 9-for-15 from the field and 4-for-4 from the free throw line against the Bears... handed out four assists on five occasions... started the first seven games of the season and the last two... averaged 11.6 points and 5.8 rebounds per game during the Huskies five-game tour of Greece from Aug. 27 to Sept. 7, (Freshman) Played all 32 games, starting honorable mention selection to the Pac-10 All-Freshman Team... Twice registered a career-high 25 points, against Arizona and Idaho... one of five Huskies who averaged double-figure points for the season... third on the team in both scoring (10.7 ppg) and field goal percentage (49.8%)... tallied double-figure points 15 times, includng four 20-point performances... distributed five assists against California. HIGH SCHOOL A 2006 graduate of San Joaquin Memorial High School in Fresno, Calif.... Averaged 23 points, seven rebounds and six assists per game his senior season... Powerful prep squad at San Joaquin was nationally ranked and included 7-foot twins Brook and Robin Lopez who are enrolled at Stanford... Lost a double overtime decision to Horizon of San Diego in the 2006 Southern California Division IV championship game... San Joaquin finished with a 33-4 record and was one game shy of playing for a state title... A first-team All-California state selection in 2006 and the Division IV Player of the Year... The 2006 North Yosemite League MVP and the district Player of the Year... The No. 5 prospect in the Best in the West poll compiled by the Long Beach Press-Telegram... Averaged 20.3 points and 5.8 rebounds his junior season... Scout.com No. 27 recruit in the nation and the No. 7 small forward... The nation s No. 34 prep prospect in the Bob Gibbons All-Star Report... Listed as the No. 42 recruit in the country according to The Sporting News... The Rivals.com No. 50 recruit in the country and the No. 16 small forward... All-Star game starter at the 2004 and 2005 Adidas Superstar Camp in Atlanta... Named MVP of the 2005 Pangos All-American Camp in Los Angeles... All-tournament team selection at the 2005 Adidas Super 64 Tourney in Las Vegas... Father, Roscoe, played college basketball for Lute Olson at Long Beach State before being drafted in the third round of the 1974 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics, the 53rd pick overall... Uncle, Cliff Pondexter, also played at Long Beach State prior to a three-year NBA career with the Chicago Bulls... Cliff was a first-round pick in the 1974 NBA Draft, the 16th player selected. Single-Game Career Highs Points 25, twice (last vs. Arizona, Jan. 4, 2007) Rebounds 13, vs. Syracuse, Nov. 23, 2007 Assists 5, vs. California, Feb. 8, 2007 Blocks 2, vs. Eastern Wash, Nov. 24, 2006 Steals 3, vs. Stanford, Feb. 11, 2007 FG Made 10, vs. Arizona, Jan. 4, 2007 FG Attempted 19 vs. Syracuse, Nov. 23, Pt. FG Made 2, 9 times (last vs. at USC, Feb. 7, 2008) 3-Pt. FG Attempted 5, at USC, Jan. 12, '08 FT Made 9, vs. Eastern Wash, Nov. 18, 2007 FT Attempted 12, twice (last vs. Stanford, Jan. 31, 2008) Minutes 36, vs. Washington St, Mar. 8, '07 Pondexter s Game-By-Game New Jersey Tech Utah Eastern Wash vs. Texas A&M vs. Syracuse Long Beach St at Oklahoma St Pittsburgh Portland Portland State CS Northridge at LSU Idaho State Washington St at UCLA at USC Oregon Oregon State at Arizona St at Arizona Stanford California USC UCLA at Oregon at Oregon St Arizona Arizona State at Stanford at California at Washington St vs. California Valparaiso Pondexter s Game-By-Game Pepperdine Nicholls State Northern Iowa Sacramento St Eastern Wash Idaho Southern Utah at Gonzaga Portland State LSU Weber State at USC at UCLA Arizona Arizona State at Stanford at California at Washington St Oregon Oregon State at Arizona State at Arizona California Stanford Washington St at Pittsburgh at Oregon State at Oregon USC UCLA vs ASU (Pac-10) vs WSU (Pac-10) Pondexter s Career UW Statistics YEAR GP/GS MIN AVG FG FGA PCT 3FG A PCT FT A PCT OR-DR TOT AVG PF DQ AST TO BK ST PTS AVG / / TOTALS 63/

18 scott SUGGS Guard Freshman Washington, Mo. (Washington) 15 Full Name...Scott Suggs Family...Father...Ron Suggs Mother...Cassandra Siblings...Cason, Ronnie, Skyler Named Mr. Basketball in the state of Missouri as a senior and broke a 55-year-old school scoring record Scott has good size for a guard and can play any of the perimeter positions. He is a good ball handler, shooter and scorer. He is an active player who generally puts himself in the best possible position to make a difference. Lorenzo Romar HIGH SCHOOL A 2008 graduate of Washington (Mo.) High School... ranked as the 11th best shooting guard by Scout. com a top-100 overall prospect by Scout. com and Rivals.com... named the Mr. Show-Me Basketball award as the state s top player... also earned the state s Mr. Basketball award from the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association... led Washington HS to the Class 5 state sectional finals and a 20-7 overall record as a senior... averaged 22.5 points as well as a Gateway Athletic Conference-leading 9 rebounds and 2.8 blocked shots per game as a senior... also shot 52 percent from the field and 85 percent from the free throw line... selected to participate in the McDonald s RiverWar All-Star Game pitting the top players from Missouri against their Illinois counterparts... scored 12 points to go with 11 rebounds and five assists... scored 26 points in the MBCA All-Star Game... also played in the Westplex Basketball Challenge all-star game... scored 28 points in the district title game leading Washington to its first championship in 28 seasons... broke the school s career scoring record with 1,774 points... poured-in 42 points in a sectional loss to Parkway South in his final game... averaged 19 points and 7.5 rebounds per game as a junior... averaged 19 points as a sophomore and 12 as a freshman... a 16-time Junior Olympic track medalist in the mile, two mile, 1,500-meters and 800-meters... ran an estimated miles a week of training as a youth... underwent foot surgery at age 12 and switched to basketball. Favorite Book: The Bible Favorite Movie(s): Hancock, Iron Man, Transformers, Batman Favorite Television Show(s): Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Biggest Influence: Parents Something You Might Not Know: Played the trumpet for 5 years Favorite Non-Basketball Team: UW Volleyball Team Favorite Video Game: NBA 2K9 Best Thing About This Year s Huskies: Team Chemistry Can t Do Without: Cell Phone Toughest Player Ever Faced: Donte Greene 58 WASHINGTON HUSKIES MEN S BASKETBALL

19 isaiah THOMAS Guard Freshman Tacoma, Wash (Curtis/ South Kent School, Mass.) 3 Full Name...Isaiah Jamar Thomas Family...Father...James Thomas Mother...Bettina Baldrtrip Siblings...Chyna, Jasmine, Laquisha, Por-che Scored 51 points in the 2006 state semifinal game against current teammate Venoy Overton s Franklin HS Isaiah s best strength is his passion to be the best. He is a fierce competitor. he has the ability to create, whether it be a pass to a teammate or a basket for himself. He has a great knack for making plays. Lorenzo Romar HIGH SCHOOL A 2008 graduate of South Kent School in Mass.... ranked as the number 23 shooting guard by Scout. com and a top-100 overall prospect nationally by Scout.com and Rivals.com... attended Curtis High School in University Place, Wash., near Tacoma, through 11th grade... transferred to South Kent School for two years... led South Kent School to the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) championship semifinals, losing to Brewster for the second-straight year... state Class 4A state player of the year as a junior... set eight state tournament scoring records in leading Curtis to a sixth-place state finish in registered a record 51-point performance in an semifinal loss to (current teammate Venoy Overton s) Franklin High School, surpassing the previous record that was set in scored 36 second-half points in a second round game against Mount Tahoma... set state tournament records for - points in a game (51), points in a tournament (162), points in a state tournament career (241), tournament scoring average (40.5), field goals made (53), field goals attempted (103), three-pointers made (23), and three-pointers attempted (56).... also averaged six assists per game in the tourney... averaged 26.2 points as a sophomore and 31.2 as a junior... participated in the Rbk U All-American Camp in 2007 and was named to the camp all-star game... petitioned the school district to allow him to play varsity as a ninth grader but was denied... named after the former Indiana and NBA all-star guard Isaiah Thomas when his father, James, lost a friendly wager on a Lakers vs. Pistons playoff game in the name was approved by his mother since she desired a biblical name. Favorite Book: Forty Million Dollar Slaves by William C. Rhoden Favorite Movie(s): He Got Game, Friday, Hoop Dreams Favorite Television Show: Law & Order Most Memorable Win: Beating Jamal Crawford in 1-on-1 Favorite Non-Basketball Team: Denver Broncos Favorite Quote: Sacrifice Now, Succeed Later Why Attended Washington: To Stay Home & Do It Big Can t Do Without: Text Messaging Favorite Toy As A Child : Buzz Lightyear Toughest Player Ever Faced: Jamal Crawford 59

20 elston TURNER Guard Freshman Missouri City, Texas (Elkins) 31 Full Name...Elston Howard Turner, Jr. Family...Father...Elston Turner Mother...Louise Sisters...Taylor Played high school basketball in Sacramento for three years before moving to Houston as a senior. Elston is a tremendous shooter and he plays the game with a great level of maturity. Right now, he already plays like he s been in college for a couple of years. Lorenzo Romar HIGH SCHOOL A 2008 graduate of Elkins High School in Missouri City, Texas... rated as the nation s #14 shooting guard by ESPN... listed as number 23 shooting guard and a top-100 overall prospect nationally by Scout.com... first-team all-state selection by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches... led Elkins HS to a 31-4 record and #9 state ranking by the TABC in his only season at the Houston-area school... Knights won district title and advanced to state quarterfinals... first-team all-district 23-5A... second-team all-greater Houston area by the Houston Chronicle... participated in the Rbk U All-American Camp in 2007 and was named to the camp all-star game... called one of the camp s top players by hoopscooponline.com... scored 21 points in the Houston Area Basketball Coaches Association All-Star game... attended Roseville (Calif.) High School near Sacramento for three seasons prior to moving to Houston... started at point guard all three seasons, including his freshman year... averaged 22.4 points and 7.5 rebounds per game as a junior and was a second-team all-metro League selection... father, Elston Turner, Sr., spent eight years as a guard in the NBA and played in the CBA and in Europe... father is currently an assistant coach with the Houston Rockets. Favorite Book: The Bible Favorite Movie(s): Rush Hour, Transformers, Iron Man Favorite Television Show: Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Sanford and Son Biggest Influence(s): Parents Favorite Non-Basketball Team: UW Volleyball Would Like To Have Met: Martin Luther King, Jr. Something People Might Not Know: Is a black belt in karate and he plays the trumpet. Favorite Song: Phone Home by Lil Wayne Favorite Toy As A Child : Power Rangers Toughest player I ever played against: Paul Pierce 60 WASHINGTON HUSKIES MEN S BASKETBALL

21 artem WALLACE Center Senior Toledo, Wash. (Toledo) 21 Full Name... Artem Alexeevich Wallace Major...Russian Language & Literature Family...Father...Gail Wallace Born in St. Petersburg, Russia. Started seven games in Grabbed career-high seven rebounds twice, against Morgan State and American University. The 2005 Class A Washington state Player of the Year. Rated the No. 2 center in the West by Scout.com, which tabbed him the nation s No. 71 prospect. Former prep cross country runner who clocked the best mile time by a UW basketball player in both 2005 (2:05) and 2006 (2:08). Favorite Television Show: Family Guy Favorite Movie: The Dark Knight Favorite Musician: Three Days Grace Suffered a career-threatening knee injury in the 1st minute of the final game of last season. Favorite Book: The Stand by Stephen King, A Simple Plan by Scott Smith Biggest Influences: Mother, High School Coach Favorite Lorenzo Romar Quote: Water Break Favorite Class at UW: Engineering 100 Toughest player I played against: Kevin Love When I was a kid, I never thought I d be: 6- foot-8 Favorite Toy As A Child: Sega Saturn Favorite Non-Basketball Team : Seahawks Hobbies & Interests: Bowling, swimming Artem has been our best post defender and I think he ll continue to serve that role well for our team. He is a smart basketball player and he doesn t make a lot of mistakes. Lorenzo Romar 61

22 Suffered a serious knee injury in the first minute of the final game of the season against Valparaiso.. spent the summer in rehabilitation... won the team s annual preseason mile run his first two years in the program, completing the distance in 5:05 in 2005 and 5:08 in Born in St. Petersburg, Russia (Junior) Appeared in 31 games and earned a starting role in the final 25 games of the season... suffered a knee injury in the first minute of the final game of the season against Valparaiso in the CBI... shot a team-best.592 from the field on the season... went 9-for-11 from the field in his final three appearances (not including the CBI)... scored 17 points to go with 10 rebounds in 33 minutes at California... went 8-for-11 from the field against the Bears... scored 11 points against California in the Pac-10 Tournament (Sophomore) Played 31 games, starting seven... Posted career-high 12 points at Arizona (Feb. 3) to lead all UW scorers... Grabbed eight rebounds and distributed four assists against Nicholls State (Nov. 13)... Tallied double-figure points on two occasions... Totalled 12 points, four rebounds and two assists in the last game of the season, against Washington State (Mar. 8)... Started six straight games midway through the Pac-10 season... Received the John Meyers Defensive Player award at the team banquet (Freshman) Played 16 games, all of them in a reserve role... Saw action in two NCAA Tournament contests... Averaged 2.3 points and 2.2 rebounds per game... Ranked sixth on the team with nine blocked shots... Scored career-best eight points against Loyola Marymount (Nov. 25)... Grabbed seven rebounds against both Morgan State (Nov. 13) and American (Nov. 19)... Blocked three shots against Idaho (Nov. 22). HIGH SCHOOL A 2005 graduate of Toledo (Wash.) High School... The Washington state Class A Player of the Year as a senior... Averaged 23.4 points per game as a senior, leading Toledo to a seventh-place finish... Ranked as the No. 2 center in the west by Scout.com which has him rated as the nation s No. 71 prospect... A Single-Game Career Highs Points 17, vs. California, Feb. 2, 2008 Rebounds 11, vs. Nicholls State, Nov Assists 4, vs. Nicholls State, Nov. 13, 2006 Blocks 3, vs. Idaho, Nov. 22, 2005 Steals 2, three times (last vs. Idaho State, Dec. 31, 2007) FG Made 8, vs. California, Feb. 2, 2008 FG Attempted 11, vs. California, Feb. 2, Pt. FG Made None 3-Pt. FG Attempted None FT Made 5, vs. USC, March 1, 2007 FT Attempted 10, vs. USC, March 1, 2007 Minutes 33, vs. California, Feb. 2, 2008 Wallace s Game-By-Game New Jersey Tech Eastern Wash vs. Texas A&M vs. Syracuse at Oklahoma St Pittsburgh Portland Portland State CS Northridge at LSU Idaho State Washington St at UCLA at USC Oregon Oregon St at Arizona St at Arizona Stanford California USC UCLA at Oregon at Oregon St Arizona Arizona State at Stanford at California at Washington St vs. California Valparaiso second-team pick and No. 22 player overall in the Best of the West poll (Long Beach Press-Telegram)... Averaged 25 points and 12 rebounds per game as a junior at Toledo High School in Led the Indians to a fourth-place state finish his junior year... Ranked No. 18 nationally among power forwards in the prep class of 2005 by Athlon s magazine... Listed 46th overall in the Class of 2005 by Rivals.com, No. 50 by TheInsiders.com and No. 70 by FutureStars... Also competed in cross country at Toledo... Graduated high school with a 3.58 grade point average... Selected Washington after receiving recruiting interest from Kansas along with other Pac-10 schools. Pondexter s Game-By-Game Pepperdine Nicholls State Northern Iowa Sacramento St Eastern Wash Idaho Southern Utah at Gonzaga Portland State LSU Weber State at USC at UCLA Arizona did not play Arizona State at Stanford at California at Washington St Oregon Oregon St at Arizona St at Arizona California Stanford Washington St at Pittsburgh at Oregon State at Oregon USC UCLA vs ASU (Pac-10) vs WSU (Pac-10) Wallace s Game-By-Game Morgan State UW-Green Bay American Idaho Loyola Marymount Gonzaga vs New Mexico Eastern Wash Lehigh Cornell Oregon at Oregon State Stanford at Arizona ST vs Utah St (NCAA) vs UConn (NCAA) Wallace s UW Statistics YEAR GP/GS MIN AVG FG FGA PCT 3FG A PCT FT A PCT OR-DR TOT AVG PF DQ AST TO BK ST PTS AVG / / / TOTALS 78/ WASHINGTON HUSKIES MEN S BASKETBALL

23 joe WOLFINGER Center lbs Junior. Portland, Ore. (Aloha/Mount Hermon School, Mass.) 32 Full Name...Joseph Raymond Wolfinger Nickname...Wolf Major... Sports Management Family...Father...Phil Wolfinger Mother... Laurie Beeber Sister...Miranda Brother... Jack Sidelined his first two seasons with a stress fracture in his right foot. Listed as the 11th best center prospect in the high school class of 2004 by Scout.com. Owns school single-game rebound records at both Aloha High (19) and Mount Hermon (20). Brother, Jack Wolfinger, played basketball at St. John s and in the Mexican pro league. Favorite Movie: Braveheart Favorite Television Show: South Park Favorite Book: The Bible Wears No. 32 Because: My brother wore it during his college career and it was my high school number Most Admires: My grandfather Spike and my high school coach Ken Yarnell Favorite Toy As A Child: G.I. Joe Favorite Coach Romar Quote: Dawg Gone It Favorite UW class: Creative Innovations When I was a kid, I never thought I would: Grow to be 7-feet tall Favorite Video Game: Call of Duty 4 Second on the team last year in three-point percentage, making 19-of-47 attempts. 63

24 Two-year squad member who has battled a stress fracture in his right foot during his two collegiate seasons... Outstanding long-range shooter... One of 11 seven-footers in UW history, the first since Todd MacCulloch in Single-Game Career Highs Points 17, at California, Mar. 1, 2008 Rebounds 7 vs. Syracuse, Nov. 23, 2007 Assists 1 four times (last vs. Washington State, Mar. 8, 2008 Blocks 3, twice (last vs. Syracuse, Nov. 23, 2007) Steals 1, twice (last at LSU, Dec. 29, 2007) FG Made 6, twice (last at California, Mar. 1, 2008) FG Attempted 12, vs. Texas A&M Nov. 21, Pt. FG Made 4 at California, Mar. 1, Pt. FG Attempted 6 twice (last at Stanford, Feb. 28, 2008) FT Made 2, twice (last vs. Idaho State, Dec. 31, 2007) FT Attempted 3 vs. Stanford, Jan. 31, 2008 Minutes 20, vs. Texas A&M, Nov. 21, 2007 Joe is an excellent outside shooter. It is hard to find a big guy who can shoot the ball like he does. He has a strong work ethic. He s been down, but you can never count him out. Lorenzo Romar (Sophomore) Played in 25 games and started the home contest against 12th-ranked Pittsburgh... went 19-for-47 (.404) on the season from behind the three-point arc... made six of nine free throw attempts... perfect offensive outing at California with 17 points on 6-for-6 shooting from the field, 4-for-4 from the three-point line and 1-for-1 from the free throw line... scored 12 points at Stanford two nights earlier for a 29 point total in the Bay Area road trip... played 20 minutes against Texas A&M in Madison Square Garden and scored 12 points to go with four rebounds... grabbed seven rebounds against Syracuse... averaged 8.2 points and 4.2 rebounds during the Huskies five-game preseason tour of Greece... first game of the trip was his best as he tallied 17 points, including two 3-pointers, and six rebounds in a win over Ment (Freshman) Planned to play, but a stress fracture issue recurred in his right foot... underwent surgery during the spring of received the Hec Edmundson Most Inspirational award at the team banquet (Red-Shirt) Utilized red-shirt season... practiced with the team, but did not participate in games in order to preserve a year of eligibility. HIGH SCHOOL A 2005 graduate of Mount Herman School in Northfield, Mass.... Rated the West s No. 11 center prospect in the class of 2004 by Scout.com... Averaged 10.3 points and 8.3 rebounds per game in 2005, helping Mount Hermon to a 20-6 record, its first 20-win season since Broke the school singlegame rebound record with 20 boards... A 2004 graduate of Aloha High School in Beaverton, Ore.... Three-year letterman... Averaged 14.2 points as senior in 2004 at Aloha (Ore.) High School before attending Mount Hermon School in Northfield, Mass.... Led Aloha to the Sweet 16 of the Oregon state tournament for the first time in 15 years... A first-team All-Metro League selection in Broke the school s single-game rebound record, collecting 19 boards... Named the team s Most Valuable Player in Participated in the Northwest Shootout and Oregon allstar games... Selected Washington over Cincinnati, Georgia Tech, Boston College, Florida State, Illinois and Connecticut. Wolfinger s Game-By-Game New Jersey Tech Utah Eastern Washington vs. Texas A&M vs. Syracuse Long Beach State at Oklahoma State Pittsburgh Portland State CS Northridge at LSU Idaho State at UCLA at USC at Arizona Stanford California USC at Oregon at Oregon State at Stanford at California at Washington State vs. California Valparaiso Wolfinger s Career UW Statistics YEAR GP/GS MIN AVG FG FGA PCT 3FG A PCT FT A PCT OR-DR TOT AVG PF DQ AST TO BK ST PTS AVG / TOTALS 25/ WASHINGTON HUSKIES MEN S BASKETBALL