USC Women s Basketball Quick Facts

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2 SCHEDULE USC omen s Basketball Quick Facts University Information Location:...Los Angeles, Calif. Founded: Enrollment:... 32,000 President:...Dr. Steven Sample Athletic Director:...Mike Garrett Sr. omen s Administrator:...Carol Dougherty National Affiliation:... NCAA Division I Conference:...Pacific-10 Nickname:...Trojans / omen of Troy Fight Song:... Fight On Colors:...Cardinal and Gold Home Court:... Galen Center Capacity:...10,258 Press Row:...TBA Basketball Staff Head Coach:...Mark Trakh Alma Mater:... Long Beach State 81 Current Season at USC:...Third Record at USC: (.629) Pac-10 Record at USC: (.639) Current Overall Season:...14th Overall Record: (.620) Overall Conf. Record: (.642) Assistants:... Jody ynn,...derek ynn and Kai Felton Dir. of Oper. and Mktg.:...Patrick Auerbach BB Office Phone:... (213) (866) USC-BB1 Athletic Trainer:... Sandy Olsen Training Room Phone:... (213) Sports Information omen s Basketball SID:...Darcy Couch Office Phone:... (213) Office Fax:... (213) Cell Phone:... (213) dcouch@usc.edu USC Ticket Office:...(213) 740-GO SC ebsite:... Basketball History First Season of Basketball: All-Time Record: (.628) Conference Record: (.617) National Championships:...2 ( 83, 84) Conference Championships:... 6 ( 81, 83, 84, 86, 87, 94) NCAA Appearances (record): (29-13) AIA Appearances (record):... 2 (2-4) NIT Appearances (record):... 2 (2-2) Postseason Record: (.623) Record: / 11-7 (t-4th) Home Record: Away Record: Longest in Streak:... 5 (1/6-1/21) Longest Losing Streak:... 2 (twice) Current Streak:...1 loss (3/21) Team Information Starters Returning / Lost:...4 / 1 Letterwinners Returning / Lost:...11 / 1 Newcomers:...4 Top Returners Brynn Cameron (G) games, 5.5 ppg, 30.5%, FG% Jamie Funn (F) games, 5.1 ppg, 37.4%, 53.8 FT% rpg, 1.2 apg, 1.0 bpg Chloé Kerr (C) ppg, 43.9%, 55.6 FT% rpg, 1.5 bpg, 0.9 spg...3rd in Pac-10 in blocked shots Camille LeNoir (G) ppg, 39.2%, FG%, 76.0 FT% rpg, 4.1 apg, 1.1 spg...all-pac-10 Honorable Mention...3rd in Pac-10 in assists; 10th in 3FG%; 6th in assist/turnover Eshaya Murphy (G) ppg, 42.5%, FG%, 78.5 FT% rpg, 1.6 apg, 2.4 spg... Region 8 All-American... All-Pac-10 Team... 5th in Pac-10 in scoring; 6th in rebounding... 2nd in Pac-10 in steals; 4th in 3FG made NewcomerS Hailey Dunham , Guard (Los Angeles, Calif.) Jacki Gemelos...6-0, Guard (Stockton, Calif.) Aarika Hughes...6-2, Guard (Beaverton, Ore.) Morghan Medlock...6-1, Guard/Forward (Pasadena, Calif.) 0607PreseasonProspectus.indd 1 8/21/2006 3:54:12 PM

3 ROSTER USC omen s Basketball Roster Numerical No. Name pos. Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown previous School 1 Camille LeNoir G 5-6 Jr. 2V Los Angeles, Calif. Narbonne HS 2 Jamie Hagiya PG 5-4 Sr. 3V Torrance, Calif. South Torrance HS 3 Hailey Dunham G 6-2 Fr. HS Los Angeles, Calif. indward School 4 Símone Jelks F 5-11 Jr. 2V South Euclid, Ohio Charles F. Brush HS 5 Markisha Lea C 6-1 Sr. 3V Riverside, Calif. Martin Luther King HS 11 Brynn Cameron G 5-10 Jr. 2V Newbury Park. Calif. Newbury Park HS 12 Kristen Travers G 5-10 Sr. 1V Trabuco Canyon, Calif. El Toro HS 14 Eshaya (Shay) Murphy G 5-11 Sr. 3V Van Nuys, Calif. Montclair Prep HS 21 Aarika Hughes G 6-2 Fr. HS Beaverton, Ore. Southridge HS 22 Allison Jaskowiak G/F 5-11 Sr. 3V Chesterfield, Mo. Parkway est HS 23 Jacki Gemelos G 6-0 Fr. HS Stockton, Calif. St. Mary s HS 41 Jamie Funn F 6-2 Sr. 3V Los Angeles, Calif. Narbonne HS 44 Nadia Parker C 6-3 So. 1V Spanaway, ash. Bethel HS 50 Chloé Kerr C 6-3 Sr. 3V Bolingbrook, Ill. Bolingbrook HS 55 Morghan Medlock G/F 6-1 Fr. HS Pasadena, Calif. Narbonne HS Alphabetical No. Name pos. Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown previous School 11 Brynn Cameron G 5-10 Jr. 2V Newbury Park. Calif. Newbury Park HS 3 Hailey Dunham G 6-2 Fr. HS Los Angeles, Calif. indward School 41 Jamie Funn F 6-2 Sr. 3V Los Angeles, Calif. Narbonne HS 23 Jacki Gemelos G 6-0 Fr. HS Stockton, Calif. St. Mary s HS 2 Jamie Hagiya PG 5-4 Sr. 3V Torrance, Calif. South Torrance HS 21 Aarika Hughes G 6-2 Fr. HS Beaverton, Ore. Southridge HS 22 Allison Jaskowiak G/F 5-11 Sr. 3V Chesterfield, Mo. Parkway est HS 4 Símone Jelks F 5-11 Jr. 2V South Euclid, Ohio Charles F. Brush HS 50 Chloé Kerr C 6-3 Sr. 3V Bolingbrook, Ill. Bolingbrook HS 55 Morghan Medlock G/F 6-1 Fr. HS Pasadena, Calif. Narbonne HS 5 Markisha Lea C 6-1 Sr. 3V Riverside, Calif. Martin Luther King HS 1 Camille LeNoir G 5-6 Jr. 2V Los Angeles, Calif. Narbonne HS 14 Eshaya (Shay) Murphy G 5-11 Sr. 3V Van Nuys, Calif. Montclair Prep HS 44 Nadia Parker C 6-3 So. 1V Spanaway, ash. Bethel HS 12 Kristen Travers G 5-10 Sr. 1V Trabuco Canyon, Calif. El Toro HS Head Coach: Mark TRAKH (3rd season), Long Beach State 1981 Assistant Coaches: Jody YNN (3rd season), USC 1996 Derek YNN (3rd season), Cal State Fullerton 1996 Kai FELTON (3rd season), Randolph-Macon oman s College 2000 Returning Starters Allison Jaskowiak ppg, 32.3%, FG%, 59.2 FT%, 4.2 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1.0 spg Chloé Kerr ppg, 43.9%, 55.6 FT%, 5.9 rpg, 1.5 bpg, 0.9 spg Shay Murphy ppg, 42.5%, FG%, 78.5 FT%, 7.3 rpg, 1.6 apg, 2.4 spg Camille LeNoir ppg, 39.2%, FG%, 76.0 FT%, 2.1 rpg, 4.1 apg, 1.1 spg Starter Lost Meghan Gnekow ppg, 37.6%, FG%, 77.4 FT%, 6.0 rpg, 1.8 apg, 0.6 bpg, 1.6 spg 0607PreseasonProspectus.indd 2 8/21/2006 3:54:12 PM

4 QUICK FACTS USC omen s Basketball Schedule (tentative as of Aug. 9, 2006 for updates check Day Date opponent site time Monday Nov. 6 australian Institute of Sport (Exh.) Galen Center 7 p.m. Friday Nov. 10 long Beach State Galen Center 7 p.m. Friday Nov. 17 at South Dakota State Brookings, S.D. 7 p.m. CT Sunday Nov. 19 at Ohio State Columbus, Ohio TBD Friday Nov. 24 DH Notre Dame Galen Center tbd Sunday Nov. 26 nebraska Galen Center 2 p.m. Saturday Dec. 2 at Colorado Boulder, Colo. TBD Monday Dec. 4 at Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 7 p.m. MT Sat. Dec. 9 Hawai i Galen Center 1 p.m. omen of Troy Basketball Classic (USC, Houston, Prairie View A&M, TBD) Friday Dec. 15 UH vs. TBD/USC vs. PVAMU Galen Center 5 p.m./7 p.m. Saturday Dec. 16 Consolation/Championship Galen Center 5 p.m./7 p.m. ednesday Dec. 20 * Stanford Galen Center 7 p.m. Friday Dec. 22 * California Galen Center 7 p.m. Thursday Dec. 28 * at ashington Seattle, ash. TBD Saturday Dec. 30 * at ashington State Pullman, ash. TBD Friday Jan. 5 * Oregon Galen Center 7 p.m. Sunday Jan. 7 * Oregon State Galen Center 2 p.m. Saturday Jan. 13 * at UCLA Los Angeles, Calif. TBD Thursday Jan. 18 * at Arizona Tucson, Ariz. TBD Saturday Jan. 20 * at Arizona State Tempe, Ariz. TBD Friday Jan. 26 * ashington State Galen Center 7 p.m. Sunday Jan. 28 * ashington Galen Center 2 p.m. Thursday Feb. 1 * at Oregon State Corvallis, Ore. TBD Saturday Feb. 3 * at Oregon Eugene, Ore. TBD Saturday Feb. 10 * UCLA Galen Center 2 p.m. Thursday Feb. 15 * Arizona State Galen Center 7 p.m. Saturday Feb. 17 * Arizona Galen Center 2 p.m. Thursday Feb. 22 * at California Berkeley, Calif. TBD Saturday Feb. 24 * at Stanford Palo Alto, Calif. TBD Pac-10 Tournament Fri.-Mon. March 2-5 Pac-10 Tournament San Jose, Calif. TBD NCAA Tournament Sat.-Mon. March 17&19 First & Second Rounds Galen Center tbd Sat.-Tues. March Regionals Fresno, Dallas, TBD Dayton, Greensboro TBD Sun.&Tues. April 1 & 3 omen s Final Four Cleveland, Ohio TBD Home games indicated in bold DH doubleheader with USC men vs. Long Beach State * Pacific-10 Conference game (FSN) televised on Fox Sports Net (KMPC) broadcast on KMPC-AM 1540 All game times local to site 0607PreseasonProspectus.indd 3 8/21/2006 3:54:13 PM

5 OMEN OF TROY Season Outlook Shay Murphy Thanks to the wonders of Tivo, the nation has grown accustomed to having a fast-forward/rewind button at its fingertips. Take a stab at that button and peruse the path that Mark Trakh s omen of Troy have been on as they enter the women s basketball season... As you speed through the highlight reels from USC s past two seasons under Trakh and Co., you may have noticed that the season held a remarkable likeness to the previous year. In back-to-back seasons, the omen of Troy turned heads and raised eyebrows in plowing their way through Pac-10 competition to reach the NCAA Second Round in 2005 and Both times, USC ended up bowing out of NCAA action to a team that eventually reached the final, falling to stacked squads from Michigan State in 2005 and Duke in This season, the Trojans hope to turn the tables on that little trend. In order to carve a path even deeper into NCAA action, the omen of Troy plan to breach the postseason barriers that they ve come up against in recent years. Barrier No. 1 has been the injury bug, which practically took on epidemic status in 2006 when four athletes were sidelined for NCAA action, and several more celebrated USC s postseason run and finish with either surgery, ankle braces and/or at least part-time residence in the athletic training room. If we re healthy, our hope is to go deep into the NCAA Tournament, coach Trakh said. Just the fact that we won 19 games last season and got to the second round I thought was a really nice year. But I don t want next year to be a repeat of getting down to seven healthy players. e ll play anybody, we just gotta be healthy. Barrier No. 2 is bigger than it looks. Every USC omen s Basketball Season Outlook Brynn Cameron Camille LeNoir year, rosters take a hit from graduation. Only one senior is gone from USC s lineup, but the departure of team captain Meghan Gnekow causes almost as many dents to the Trojans game as the senior forward took to her body during her time at Troy. Trakh s solution to filling the void left by Gnekow and her gutsy presence on the court: Four new players with a combined talent level that ranked them the No. 1 recruiting class in the nation. Our recruits are very versatile, Trakh said. e have big guards, and I think if we re healthy our strength is our depth. All our players have good length and good height and we re athletic. e re a deep basketball team. That should do the trick, and should give the omen of Troy a hefty lift to catapulting over... Barrier No. 3: A wildly competitive Pac- 10 Conference. A record six Pac-10 teams reached the NCAA Tournament in Five won their first-round games, and three ended the season ranked in the Top 25. The Pac-10 is ascending to be one of the premier conferences in the country, Trakh said. The good news for the Pac-10 is that we re keeping a lot of the best players on the est Coast, and that s what we need to do. The Pac- 10 is growing in leaps and bounds and hopefully teams will go deeper in the tournament. Six Pac-10 players received BCA/Kodak All-America honors last season, and four of those players are back for more this year. One of those all-stars hails from USC, marking one of the Trojans aces in the pocket for a competitive run at the Pac-10 title. All-America honorable mention recipient Shay Murphy (Van Nuys, Calif.) was USC s leader in scoring, rebounding and steals in and carries a 25-game streak of double-digit scoring performances into her senior year at Troy. Murphy and junior point guard Camille LeNoir (Los Angeles, Calif.) stand out as USC s most dangerous duo. LeNoir was the Trojans No. 2 scorer and No. 1 distributor as a sophomore. She made the move to USC soon after coach Trakh and his staff took over at Troy for the season, and so far the combination has proven wildly effective. Trakh and assistants Jody ynn, Derek ynn and Kai Felton are now entering their third season at USC. Now a junior, LeNoir also has settled comfortably and commandingly into her go-to role at the point. LeNoir is now one of three USC athletes hailing from nearby Narbonne High School. Senior forward Jamie Funn (Los Angeles, Calif.) is the eldest of the trio, with freshman Morghan Medlock (Pasadena, Calif.) rounding out the high school connections on the Trojan roster. Four years ago, the three were teammates on Narbonne s Los Angeles City Section champion team. Funn is now one of seven seniors on the USC squad. Her junior season was cut short when an offseason hip injury required surgery halfway through the year. Thanks to a broken nose suffered early in the season, Funn donned a face mask for the 16 games she appeared in. She notched nine starts and averaged 5.1 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. Now with a healed hip and nose, Funn is in line to return as one of the Trojans forces in the paint. Down low, Funn has another senior standout anchoring the key. Center Chloé Kerr (Bolingbrook, Ill.) was USC s third leading scorer (9.4 ppg) and the Pac-10 s third leading shot blocker (1.5 bpg) as a junior. At 6-3, Kerr boasts the height and experience to stand strong as the Trojans go-to post player. USC s other senior post player is Markisha 0607PreseasonProspectus.indd 4 8/21/2006 3:54:14 PM

6 OMEN OF TROY Season Outlook This is an awesome senior class, Trakh said. This class has turned this program around along with past seniors Kim Gipson, Rachel oodward and Meghan Gnekow. Our seniors have turned things around on the basketball court by being hard and unselfish workers and from a public relations aspect in that they re embraced by the campus community. The team was voted the most spirited team at USC, and this senior class is just a great unselfish group of kids that have done a wonderful job. They re talented, smart and have done well in the classroom and on the court. e know they want to go out by making deep run into the NCAA Tournament. USC s seven-player strong senior class is backed up by plenty of extra punch. In addition to top point guard LeNoir, who is geared up to lead the omen of Troy as a junior, USC has two more juniors returning from injuries in Guard Brynn Cameron (Newbury Park, Calif.) was an All-Pac-10 honorable mention pick and USC s leading scorer as a freshman before hip surgery interrupted her sophomore season. Cameron appeared in 13 games as a sophomore and managed to match her career best of six 3-pointers in a game and move up to rank No. 6 all-time in career threes with 91 until again her hip trouble demanded a second surgery that cut short her season. The extra healing time from this last surgery has allowed Cameron a bigger window to hit the gym and tune up her potent perimeter attack. Expect to see Cameron back in action for her junior year, stretching out the defense and draining her fast-trigger threes once more. After injuries have stunted the first two seasons at USC for forward Símone Jelks (South Euclid, Ohio), the junior is ready to step back into the rotation for the omen of Troy this year. Jelks offers another strong option for the Trojans, as she has the versatility to play inside and on 0607PreseasonProspectus.indd 5 Chloé Kerr Jamie Hagiya Lea (Riverside, Calif.), whose athleticism off the bench has been key to the Trojans depth. Lea saw time in 28 games as a junior and hit career highs in scoring (10 points) and rebounds (eight rebs) during games last season. At the guard position, USC returns two of its hardest working senior guards in Jamie Hagiya (Torrance, Calif.) and Allison Jaskowiak (Chesterfield, Mo.). A well-respected point guard, Hagiya stands out as the Pac-10 leader in assist/turnover ratio and was second on the team in assists as a junior. She has climbed the Trojan career charts as the No. 9 all-time 3-point shooter (80 career threes) and the No. 10 alltime assists leader (284 career assists). This season, Hagiya s defensive tenacity, ball-handling and distribution skills will again be a huge factor in the gameplan for the omen of Troy. Jaskowiak is back for more after a phenomenal junior season for the Trojans. As the USC roster was thinned out by injuries, Jaskowiak made it known to her teammates and opponents that she wouldn t let the omen of Troy down, even with a banged-up body of her own down the final stretch of the season. She hadn t started a game in her first two years at USC, but as a junior she proved a crucial part of the Trojans starting lineup. Jaskowiak started 23 games and averaged 26.4 minutes per game, standing out as an unselfish player with dominating defensive skills and an ability to both hit the boards and the perimeter shot. Joining Murphy, Funn, Kerr, Lea, Hagiya and Jaskowiak for her final season at Troy is Kristen Travers (Trabuco Canyon, Calif.), who will graduate following the season. Travers joined the omen of Troy as a transfer last year, seeing time in 11 games as a shooting guard. She brings up the grand total of seniors on the Trojan roster to seven, paving the way for a shining season for the versatile omen of Troy. the pe- 8/21/2006 3:54:16 PM

7 OMEN OF TROY Season Outlook rimeter, and presents a reliable defensive force. In contrast to the load of seniors and juniors, USC has just one sophomore in center Nadia Parker (Spanaway, ash.). Also towering in the key at 6-3, Parker provides a strong one-two punch at the post when paired with Kerr. Parker played in every game as a freshman, generating 4.4 points and 3.0 rebounds per game to go along with 19 blocks. An enthusiastic presence in the paint, Parker brings size, strength and a deepening pool of experience to the center position for the omen of Troy. In contrast to the one-woman recruiting class that Parker represented in her freshman season, USC drummed up four additions to the roster for Narbonne grad Morghan Medlock is joined by fellow blue-chip newcomers Hailey Dunham (Los Angeles, Calif.), Jacki Gemelos (Stockton, Calif.) and Aarika Hughes (Beaverton, Ore.) as the Trojan freshmen this year. Heralded as the top recruiting class in the nation, the foursome will put the finishing touches on Trakh s lineup. Gemelos was tabbed the No. 1 recruit in the nation and a McDonald s All-American in her senior year at St. Mary s High School. Although she suffered a torn ACL at the close of her prep season, Gemelos is eager to hit the floor for the omen of Troy. At 6-0, Gemelos is a mismatch waiting to happen, as she has a startling ball-handling ability coupled by an offensive firepower that has gone unmatched, and which stands to propel her to the top of the collegiate game in the very near future. Medlock, too, was a McDonald s All-American, and as a 6-1 guard/forward, she offers up another level of versatility to USC s game. A proven scorer and presence on the boards, Medlock is primed for inclusion in the Trojans rotation. Hughes and Dunham also have the tools to add an instant punch to USC s game. Hughes Southridge High School squad lost just five games in three years, thanks in large part to the 6-2 guard s all-around abilities. Hughes will be an important tool of added versatility on the perimeter for the omen of Troy, while Dunham will be called upon for additional backcourt duties. Although both stand 6-2, Dunham boasts such deft ball-handling and distribution skills, and Hughes poses such a threat from the 3-point arc along with defensive shutdown skills, that their key roles will be as guards for the Trojans. As an overwhelming welcoming gift to the new-and-improved USC team, the omen of Troy kick off their season in a new home. The impressive Galen Center facility offers a plush and state-of-the-art forum for the omen of Troy to build on their tradition of success. Coach Trakh and his troops have 15 home games on the schedule not including the 2007 NCAA First and Second Rounds that the omen of Troy plan to be a part of in March. The Galen Center is going to be an incredible facility for basketball, Trakh said. It has all the amenities that you could ask for, including our own practice facility. e re gonna pack it for women s games. Galen Center s glittery opening day for USC women s action is set for Nov. 10, when the Trojans have a heated rematch to wage against Long Beach State. The 49ers dealt an unexpected and disappointing loss to USC last season, but the Trojans have the opportunity to avenge things in their 2006 home opener and debut game at the Galen Center. All told, the omen of Troy have five scheduled opponents ranked in the final USA Today/ ESPN Top 25 poll. Three of those are Pac-10 foes whom USC will see at least twice this coming season. The Trojans were 2-7 against ranked teams in The first top-25 team on tap for USC which received votes in the final poll will be No. 10 Ohio State on Nov. 19 in Columbus, Ohio. Two weeks later, USC comes up against No. 12 Utah, again on the road, on Dec. 4 in Salt Lake City. The Trojans next three ranked opponents are Pac-10 team: No. 7 Stanford, No. 17 Arizona State and No. 18 UCLA. USC lost three times to the Cardinal in , split games with the Sun Devils, and swept the Bruins during Pac-10 action. Ohio State dealt USC a loss in their nonconference showdown in 2005, while Utah will be a relatively fresh face for the Trojans. The teams last faced in a nonconference tournament in 1996, when USC posted an victory. Although only two nonconference opponents boast rankings in the latest poll, USC s schedule will be undoubtedly competitive. The Trojans will leave the comforts of their new Galen home for four nonconference games. Following the season opener vs. Long Beach State, USC visits South Dakota State on Nov. 17 before the trip to Ohio State on Nov. 19. The Trojans will then continue their yearly face-off with the storied Notre Dame program by returning home to host the Fighting Irish on Nov. 24, followed by another Galen match against Nebraska on Nov. 26. The Trojans haven t squared off with the Cornhuskers since Then, it s back to the road for a stint in the Rockies, first at Colorado on Dec. 2. USC next hits Salt Lake City for its clash with Utah on Dec. 4. USC will then stay at home for five games, closing out nonconference play with three games, including the omen of Troy Basketball Classic from Dec when joined by Houston, Prairie View A&M and another team to be announced. Prairie View A&M brings back a familiar face to the Trojan program in the form of Panthers head coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, who was a member of USC s back-to-back NCAA champion teams in 1983 and On Dec. 20, the Trojans kick off Pac-10 action with the same opponent they closed out the 2006 Pac-10 Tournament with defending conference champ Stanford. USC is coming off a season where it posted an 11-7 mark in Pac-10 play to finish tied with ashington in fourth place behind Stanford, Arizona State and UCLA. Eight Pac-10 regular-season games were decided by five or fewer points for the Trojans, leaving USC with a 5-3 mark in those tight conference games. After three straight down-to-the-wire games at the close of the regular season, USC pulled out possibly its most crucial win with a tense victory over ashington in the quarterfinals of the Pac-10 Tournament. That effort gave the Trojans their 18th win to lock them into the NCAA Tournament. This year, the omen of Troy plan to make a run through Pac-10 competition and into the postseason in a more decisive fashion. ith 11 returning players, four newcomers and a coaching staff now settled into their new Galen Center home, USC has a program built to outlast all comers this season. You might want to set your Tivo to record this one. 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8 COACHING STAFF Mark Trakh Long Beach State 1981 Third Season at USC 14th Season Overall head coach THE MARK TRAKH FILE Third season at USC 13 years of collegiate head coaching experience 26 years of head coaching experience 11 years at Pepperdine: (.618) 13 years at Brea Olinda HS: (.887) Two-time CC Coach of the Year ( ) City of Brea Hall of Fame Inductee Southern California High School Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame Inductee Eight total postseason appearances Five NCAA Tournament appearances Three NIT appearances Four conference titles (4 CC) Mark Trakh has proven a successful leader for the omen of Troy, leading his squad to the NCAA tournament in his first two seasons at USC. The season marked a gutsy effort by Trakh s Trojans, who outlasted expectations of their injury-depleted roster and reached the NCAA Second Round. Under Trakh s guidance, USC finished and took fourth in the Pac-10 while placing three players on allconference lists. Trakh now enters his third season at the helm of the Trojan women s basketball program and 14th season as a collegiate head coach, with a USC record of (.639) and career record of (.620). Trakh has added a bluechip freshman class to his roster for th season, having hauled in four top recruits including the player considered the No. 1 recruit in the nation, Jacki Gemelos, and fellow McDonald s All-American Morghan Medlock. In his first year at Troy, Trakh followed up a successful 11-year stand as head women s basketball coach at Pepperdine by propelling the omen of Troy to their first NCAA tournament appearance in seven years. That season, Trakh led the Trojans to a second-place tie in the Pac-10 at 12-6 to help earn a long-awaited place in the 2005 NCAA tournament. There, USC posted a first-round win over Louisville before falling on a last-second basket to NCAA runner-up Michigan State. Trakh, 50, was hired on April 14, 2004, becoming the seventh head coach in USC history. I am very grateful for this opportunity, said Trakh. USC is a wonderful institution and I am honored to be a part of it. e will work very hard to make USC basketball one of the top teams in the country once again. During his time at Pepperdine, Mark proved that he deserved this position, said USC athletic director Mike Garrett. e were very impressed with his teams success both on the court and in the classroom. He is a perfect fit to our current staff of outstanding head coaches. In 11 seasons ( ) as the aves head coach, Trakh built a nationally recognized program that made six postseason appearances (2000, ) NCAA; 1999, 2001, 2004 NIT) and dominated play in the est Coast Conference, winning four of the last six league titles. He was twice named CC Coach of the Year (1999, 2002). COACHING STAFF His teams compiled a (.618) overall record at Pepperdine and a (.643) mark in the CC. Under his leadership, Pepperdine posted six 20-win seasons. Trakh coached two CC Players of the Year Rasheeda Clark (2000) and Tamara Mc- Donald (2002). Clark went on to become Pepperdine s first NBA pick. In total, Trakh has had seven players advance to the professional ranks, both internationally and in the U.S. More impressive is the fact that in 11 years at Pepperdine, Trakh graduated each and every one of his student-athletes (100% graduation rate). Over his last seven seasons in Malibu, Trakh s teams accounted for an overall record of (.678) and a (.776) record in the CC. Pepperdine s conference winning percentage during that time topped all member schools. In those seven years, the aves also captured three regular-season titles outright while tying for another, and finished second twice and third once. In each of those seven campaigns, Pepperdine tallied at least 10 conference victories, including a school-record 12 wins in 2000 and In 2004, his squad finished overall, tied for second in the CC at The team made their sixth-straight postseason appearance by advancing to the omen s NIT. The previous year marked the third time in four years that the aves advanced to the NCAA Tournament. The 2003 squad won 14 of its last 17 games to reach the 20-win plateau for the sixth consecutive season, becoming the first team in CC history to accomplish the feat. Trakh earned his two CC Coach of the Year honors in 2002 and Pepperdine compiled a 23-8 record in 2002, captured the conference championship and advanced to the NCAAs. In 1999, the aves recorded a 21-9 overall mark and tied for the regular-season conference title. At the time, the CC champion was not granted an automatic NCAA bid and Pepperdine advanced to the NIT. The 2000 campaign was a season of firsts for the program as Pepperdine won its first-ever outright CC title and made its inaugural NCAA Tournament appearance. In addition to winning a school-record 12 conference games, the aves reached the championship game of the CC Tournament for the second straight year PreseasonProspectus.indd 7 8/21/2006 3:54:17 PM

9 COACHING STAFF COACHING STAFF Trakh s Career Head Coaching Record Overall -L Year Team/School USC USC Pepperdine Pepperdine Pepperdine Pepperdine Pepperdine Pepperdine Pepperdine Pepperdine Pepperdine Pepperdine Pepperdine Conf. -L Conf. Finish t-4th t-2nd t-2nd 1st 1st t-3rd 1st t-1st 2nd 5th t-4th t-6th t-5th Final Rank 22nd Postseason NCAA Second Round NCAA Second Round NIT First Round NCAA First Round NCAA First Round NIT First Round NCAA First Round NIT First Round Total Overall / Conference Record at USC: (.629) / (.639) Total Overall / Conference Record at Pepperdine: (.618) / (.643) Total Overall / Conference Collegiate Record (USC and Pepperdine): (.620) / (.642) Brea Olinda HS California State Champ. (.887) 6 CIF Southern Section titles 11 league titles Total Career Head Coaching Record: (.756) Trakh came to Pepperdine after serving as the head girls basketball coach at Brea (Calif.) Olinda High for 13 seasons ( ). During his tenure, the Ladycats emerged as a nationally prominent program, compiling a cumulative record of (.887) and earning annual rankings from USA Today. His teams captured four California state championships (1989, 1991, 1992 and 1993), six CIF Southern Section titles (1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1993) and 11 consecutive Orange League crowns. Brea Olinda High did not lose more than two games 0607PreseasonProspectus.indd 8 during any of Trakh s final five seasons, rolling to an amazing record of (.953). Several of his players went on to enjoy successful collegiate careers, including ex-usc standout and current assistant coach Jody (Anton) ynn. Trakh is a member of the City of Brea Hall of Fame and the Southern California High School Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame. A 1981 graduate of Long Beach State with a bachelor s degree in journalism and a teaching credential, Trakh also taught English at Brea Olinda. He also attended Fairleigh Dickinson and Fullerton Community College before transferring to LBSU. He served as assistant boys varsity basketball coach at estern High in Anaheim, Calif. Born on May 31, 1955, Trakh prepped at Lakeland Regional High in anque, N.J., where he played both baseball and basketball. Trakh is the godfather to Derek and Jody ynn s daughter, Jada. 8/21/2006 3:54:18 PM

10 Jody ynn is no stranger to USC basketball. The third-year Trojan women s assistant basketball coach was a four-year letterwinner at Troy ( ) and a former starting guard, playing under her maiden name of Jody Anton. Her familiarity with USC basketball is matched by a close relationship with head coach Mark Trakh, who was ynn s high school coach leading into her Trojan playing career. ynn teamed back up with Trakh at Pepperdine, serving as a aves assistant coach for eight seasons ( ) before moving over with Trakh to USC for ynn now enters her 11th year as an assistant coach. After back-to-back NCAA Second Round appearances in her first two seasons as an assistant at USC, ynn has now made seven trips to the NCAA Tournament three as a player, three times coaching at Pepperdine, and twice coaching at USC. In Malibu, ynn helped lead Pepperdine to six postseason appearances, including three Derek ynn enters his third season as part of the USC women s basketball coaching staff and his eighth season in the collegiate ranks, preparing the Trojans to build on the back-toback NCAA Second Round appearances the omen of Troy have posted in ynn s first two seasons at Troy. Under head coach Mark Trakh, ynn spent five years ( ) as an assistant at Pepperdine, helping lead the aves to five postseason appearances, three est Coast Conference titles (2000, 2002, 2003) and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament each of those seasons. Prior to joining the aves staff, ynn spent six seasons ( ) as the assistant boys basketball coach at Upland (Calif.) High. There, ynn helped the Highlanders earn five consecutive CIF Southern Section playoff USC 1996 Third Season at USC bids to the NCAA Tournament. The aves posted six 20-win seasons and captured four est Coast Conference championships. Her first season in the coaching ranks at USC brought ynn back to familiar territory as the Trojans tied for second in the Pac-10 and rolled into the NCAA Tournament for the first time since During ynn s playing career at USC, the Trojans compiled a cumulative record of (.693), won the 1994 Pac-10 Conference championship and made three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances from ynn played for three head coaches while at USC, including Marianne Stanley (1993), Cheryl Miller ( ) and Fred illiams (1996). ynn enjoyed her best season as a junior in 1995, starting 27 games and averaging 8.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists a contest. Her former teammates included the Cal State Fullerton 1996 Third Season at USC berths. The 1996 and 1997 teams captured the Baseline League championship, while the 1999 team notched a school-best 25-4 mark. ynn served as head coach of Upland s freshman boys basketball team for two seasons ( ). In 1997 he coached the South Junior College All-Star team at the Eddie Jones All-Star Game. During his time at Upland, ynn coached 12 athletes who went on to play collegiate basketball, including six Division I players. These athletes include Orlando Huff, who played at Fresno State and then for the NFL s Seattle Seahawks and Arizona Cardinals, Desmond Penigar, who played at Utah and was the 2004 leading scorer and Rookie of the Year in the NBA Developmental League, and Kirk Snyder, who played at Nevada and was a 2004 first round draft pick (11th overall) of the COACHING STAFF assistant coach Jody ynn COACHING STAFF NBA s Adrain illiams, Tina Thompson and Lisa Leslie. As a prep, ynn played for Trakh at Brea (Calif.) Olinda High, helping the Ladycats win three California state championships (1989, 1991 and 1992) and earning CIF Southern Section Player of the Year accolades in 1991 and She was also named two-time USA Today All-American honorable mention (1991, 1992), 1992 Street & Smith All-American honorable mention, 1992 Los Angeles Times Player of the Year and two-time Orange County Register Player of the Year (1991, 1992). Born on Feb. 21, 1974, in Brea, ynn earned a bachelor s degree in exercise science from USC in 1996 and attained a master s in education from Pepperdine in She married fellow assistant coach Derek ynn on May 20, The couple have a 2- year-old daughter, Jada. The family currently resides in Yorba Linda. assistant coach Derek ynn NBA s Utah Jazz. In addition to coaching, ynn taught physical education during the school year at St. Edward s School in Corona, Calif., and has worked extensively as a substitute teacher in the Upland Unified School District. As a prep, ynn played basketball at Upland High, where he earned All-Baseline League accolades as a senior in ynn earned his bachelor s degree in kinesiology from Cal State Fullerton in 1996 and a master s and teaching credential from Azusa Pacific in Born on Jan. 24, 1972, in Upland, ynn married fellow assistant coach Jody ynn on May 20, The couple have a 2-year-old daughter, Jada. The family currently resides in Yorba Linda. 0607PreseasonProspectus.indd 9 8/21/2006 3:54:19 PM

11 COACHING STAFF assistant coach COACHING STAFF Kai Felton Randolph-Macon oman s College 2000 Third Season at USC Kai Felton, who spent one year as an assistant coach at Pepperdine, now enters her third season on the USC coaching staff after helping the omen of Troy to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in seven years and a second-place tie in Pac-10 play. Felton joined head coach Mark Trakh for the 2004 campaign in Malibu. She helped guide the aves to a overall record and a NIT postseason appearance. Prior to joining the Pepperdine staff, she spent the 2003 season as a volunteer assistant coach at Cal Poly Pomona where she served multiple roles. ith the Broncos, Felton was directly involved in recruiting, scouting, film editing and production, guard and post player development and assisting in practice planning and implementation. Felton spent two seasons ( ) as a graduate assistant coach at Springfield (Mass.) College, before returning to the est Coast. At Springfield she was in charge of recruiting, as well as other administrative duties, as she helped lead the Pride to an overall record of 59-9 (.868) and two NCAA Division III postseason appearances, including a Sweet 16 appearance in As a player, Felton was a standout guard at Randolph-Macon oman s College in Lynchburg, Va. During her four years, she set nine school records, including most career three-pointers (216), most three-pointers in a season (66) and most career assists (325). She finished her career ranked No. 3 on the school s all-time scoring list with 1,147 points. She earned her bachelor s degree in biology in 2000 from Randolph-Macon and later attained her master s in physical education and athletic administration from Springfield in Felton grew up in nearby Pasadena, Calif., and prepped at La Cañada High, where she was tabbed first team all-district as a senior. She set single-game, single-season and career marks for three-point shooting. Born on May 27, 1978, Felton currently resides in South Pasadena. welcome The Galen home... Center 255,000 square feet 10,258 seats New home of USC Basketball and Volleyball Nothing says more about the growth and success of the university than our new mecca the Galen Center. USC Athletic Director Mike Garrett One hundred and twenty-four years ago, USC founders envisioned an oncampus arena to further unify the Trojan community.this year, that dream becomes reality with the opening of the Galen Center new home to Troy s basketball and volleyball programs. The center puts the Trojan teams on an appropriately impressive stage, allowing the squads to strut their stuff in a 255,000 square-foot arena with 10,258 seats, and utilize new locker rooms for home and visitors as well as a weight room and medical training room. An attached 45,000 square-foot pavilion contains additional practice room with three courts along with space for coaches and administrative offices. Galen also houses the Athletic Department Hall of Fame as well as function rooms, a ticket office, concession stands and merchandise stores for visitors to the new complex. Built with the entire community in mind, the Galen Center opens its doors to youth and high school sporting events when the Trojans aren t on centercourt. Still, athletics aren t the only events to touch down at the Galen Center, however. The venue also will play host to concerts, commencement ceremonies, community events, lectures, meetings, shows, pageants and more PreseasonProspectus.indd 10 8/21/2006 3:54:20 PM

12 11 Coach Trakh s Take on Brynn: hen she s healthy she s one of the best shooters in the country. She has a quick release and works well off screens. She s one of the most mentally tough players I ve coached. If you need to hit a big shot, she s the one to take it. She s been working hard to come back and hopefully we ll see her on the floor. Brynn Cameron Guard 5-10 Junior Newbury Park, Calif. Newbury Park HS BRYNN S CAREER HIGHS 20 points (twice) 10 rebounds (vs. UCLA 2/26/05) 4 assists (vs. Arizona 3/5/05) 3 steals (four times) 1 block (six times) THIS SEASON Brynn Cameron has been working nonstop to make a comeback from a second hip surgery and is locked and loaded for a return as USC s formidable perimeter threat who already stands as the Trojans No. 6 all-time 3-point shooter with 91 career threes entering her junior year SOPHOMORE SEASON Cameron s sophomore season was affected by a nagging hip injury that eventually shortened her year in order to endure a second surgery at the end of the season... Appeared in 13 games for USC, hitting 19 threes in that span to average 5.5 points per game... Moved up to rank No. 6 all-time in career 3-pointers with Nailed a career-high six 3-pointers on Dec. 6 against Oregon State, including three straight in a second-half comeback rally... Those six threes tied her own school record for 3-pointers in a single game and helped her match her career high of 20 points... Hip pain kept the sophomore playing limited minutes for the next stretch of Pac-10 play, and Cameron finally had to be sidelined for the season and another surgery FRESHMAN SEASON Cameron established herself as a go-to outside shooter in her first year at USC, emerging as the top scorer for the omen of Troy with 9.8 points per game 19th best in the Pac Ranked No. 25 in the nation in three-point field goal percentage (.409) and second in the Pac-10 in three-pointers made (72)... That mark eclipsed the USC single-season record for three-pointers made and was the ninth best total all-time in the Pac Named to the Pac-10 All-Freshman team and awarded All-Pac-10 honorable mention... Shot 42.1 percent from the field and averaged 2.7 rebounds per game... Started 26 out of 31 games... Scored in double figures 14 times... Top USC scorer in nine games... Made her first collegiate start in USC s opener vs. Massachusetts, scoring nine points, nabbing two steals and shooting 40 percent from the floor... Top scoring performance came on Dec. 11 with 20 points against South Dakota State... Had her first career double-double in USC s win over UCLA with 17 points and a seasonhigh 10 rebounds on Feb Nailed a long three-pointer to tie the game with 21.7 seconds left in USC s loss to Michigan RETURNING PLAYERS State in the NCAA second round on March 21. HIGH SCHOOL Cameron is a 2004 graduate of Newbury Park (Calif.) High... A four-year basketball letterwinner at guard/forward, and three-year volleyball letterwinner at outside hitter... Accounted for 1,754 points (school record for both boys and girls) and 632 rebounds in her prep career... Averaged 23.5 points, 7.9 rebounds, 5.0 steals and 3.5 assists per game as a senior... Scoring average ranked 10th in CIF Southern Section... Also averaged 45.5 percent shooting from the field, 38.9 from three-point range and 73.9 at the line... Honored as a 2004 Adidas/EA Sports Superstar (top 24 senior preps)... A McDonald s All-American nominee, she was selected to the Ventura County Sports Hall of Fame.. Named the 2004 CIF Division 3A Player of the Year, Ventura County Basketball Coaches Association Player of the Year, Ventura County Star Player of the Year, Los Angeles Times Ventura/ North Coast Player of the Year and Marmonte League MVP (an honor she also received in 2002 and 2003)... A three-time (2002, 2003, 2004) All-CIF Southern Section first team pick (also named to second team in 2001), Los Angeles Times Ventura/North Coast all-region selection and Los Angeles Daily News all-area selection... Also earned conference MVP and All-CIF Southern Section first team honors in volleyball as a senior... Played AAU basketball with the Santa Barbara Storm, California Elite, est Coast aves and Utah Avalanche. PERSONAL Brynn Elaine Cameron was born on July 8, 1986, in Van Nuys, Calif.... The daughter of Stan and Cathy Cameron, she has one sister, Emily, and two brothers, Jordan and Colby... Her grandfather, Jack Cravens, played collegiate basketball and baseball ( ) at BYU... Lists her grandfather as her biggest sports hero... Her cousin, Mary Cravens, graduated from USC in She is undecided on her major but lists her career goal as wanting to one day make a difference. CAMERON S Career Statistics Year GP-GS FG-FGA FG% 3FG-3FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% PTS AVG OR DR REB AVG PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN Totals PreseasonProspectus.indd 11 8/21/2006 3:54:21 PM

13 RETURNING PLAYERS 41 Forward Coach Trakh s Take on Jamie: She s long and versatile, a great defender and can score on the blocks. She is very committed to coming back and having a great senior year. J FUNN S CAREER HIGHS 13 points (five times) 11 rebounds (at LMU 12/6/05) 3 assists (at LMU 12/6/05) 5 steals (twice) 5 blocks (vs. Oregon State 12/20/05) Jamie Funn 6-2 Senior Los Angeles, Calif. Narbonne HS THIS SEASON Jamie Funn has healed from last season s hip surgery and returns for her senior season to hit the boards and rule the key as an athletic post with a long reach JUNIOR SEASON Funn started nine games out of 16 until a hip injury forced the junior to bow out of the season to have surgery... Also suffered a broken nose to start the season and had to play the year with a face mask... Tallied a double-double and had a career-high three assists against LMU on Dec. 6 with 10 points and a careerhigh-tying 11 rebounds... Scored a season-high 12 points against Cal State Fullerton on Dec ith 16 blocks, averaged 1.0 blocks per game... Had a career-high five blocks against Oregon State on Dec Averaged 3.9 defensive rebounds per game... Scored 82 points in her shortened season, averaging 5.1 ppg SOPHOMORE SEASON Funn averaged 7.1 points per game in her second season with the Trojans... She started 18 out of 31 games, tying her career high of 13 points four times... 16th in the Pac-10 in rebounding (5.1 rpg)... Ninth in the Pac-10 in offensive rebounds (2.29 pg)... Shot 42.6 percent from the floor and had 1.3 steals per game... as second on the team in blocks with 20, notching a career-high of three against South Dakota State on Dec Had her best performance of the season against Arizona State on Jan. 16, notching a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds... ent a career-best 6-for-6 from the free-throw line against Oregon on Jan Nabbed a career-high five steals against California on Jan FRESHMAN SEASON Funn played in all 28 games and made 10 starts as a freshman... Averaged 4.0 points, 4.1 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 0.5 steals and 0.3 blocks per game... Named to the Pac-10 All-Freshman honorable mention team... Made her first collegiate start at Arizona State on Jan. 17 and collected six points and six rebounds, while shooting 42.9 percent from the floor... Had her best outing against Oregon on Jan. 31 when she accounted for her first career double-double with a season-high 13 points off of 6-of-10 shooting and a season-best 11 rebounds... Tallied a season-best two assists against SMU on Dec. 17, a season-high three steals versus Seton Hall on Nov. 28 and two blocks at Arizona State on Jan. 17, against California on Jan. 23 and at Cal on Feb. 21. HIGH SCHOOL Funn is a 2003 graduate of Narbonne High in Harbor City, Calif.... A four-year basketball letterwinner... As a senior, led team to a 24-7 overall record, capturing a second-consecutive Marine League championship, fourth-straight Los Angeles City Section title and advancing to the Southern California Regional final... Named to the 2003 South Bay Daily Breeze all-area first team and Los Angeles Times South Bay/estside all-region... A 2003 All-Marine League first team pick who averaged 13.0 points and 7.3 rebounds as a senior... As a junior, she averaged 10.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game and was named to the All-Marine League second team... A three-time ( ) Street & Smith All-America honorable mention selection... Named to the Cal-Hi Sports All-State Junior Team and competed on the 2002 USA Youth Development Festival est Team and at the 2001 and 2002 Nike All-America Camp... Joins former Narbonne all-stars Camille LeNoir and Morghan Medlock at USC. PERSONAL Jamie Renee Funn was born on April 27, 1985, in Harbor City, Calif.... The daughter of Karen Funn, she has one sister, Nicole (23)... Her sister played collegiate basketball at both Pepperdine ( ) and Oregon State ( )... Lists her sister as the toughest player she has ever faced... Has wanted to play at USC since the seventh grade... Has many ideas for her future, including starting a business, playing professional basketball, modeling and starting a family... A health promotions major. FUNN S Career Statistics Year GP-GS FG-FGA FG% 3FG-3FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% PTS AVG OR DR REB AVG PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN Totals PreseasonProspectus.indd 12 8/21/2006 3:54:22 PM