TIGERS OPEN SEASON WITH TWO WINS; PACIFIC TRAV- ELS TO FACE KANSAS FOR 2ND TIME IN FOUR GAMES

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1 MEN'S BASKETBALL RELEASE 3 NOVEMBER 30, 2004 University of the Pacific Athletic Media Relations Contact: Mike Millerick (209) TIGERS OPEN SEASON WITH TWO WINS; PACIFIC TRAV- ELS TO FACE KANSAS FOR 2ND TIME IN FOUR GAMES PACIFIC at Kansas PACIFIC at UC Davis Saturday, Dec. 4, 2004 Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2004 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Recreation Hall (7,600) 2:00 p.m. (CT) 7:00 p.m. RADIO: All Tiger basketball games are broadcast live on KUYL (1280 AM) in Stockton, KFIV (1360 AM) in Modesto... Mike Millerick calls the play-by-play, with former Tiger Basketball assistant coach Tod Bannister providing color commentary... Air time is 20 minutes before tip-off... All Pacific basketball games can be heard outside the KUYL/KFIV listening area by going to and clicking on the link from the home page... Or by calling TEAMLINE at and entering Pacific s access code, Listen as long as you like, and pay only for the time you listen... All charges are billed directly to your MasterCard or Visa... A portion of all proceeds are returned to the Pacific athletic department. TV: Pacific will be on local, regional or national television 11 times during the season... The next Tiger game to be televised is the Kansas game on Dec. 4 by Jayhawk TV and ESPN Full Court. ON THE INTERNET & TIGER HOTLINE: Visit for the latest news, scores and information about all 16 NCAA Division I sports at Pacific... For daily reports of Pacific sports, call the Tiger Hotline at P ROBABLE STARTERS: ( averages) points rebounds asst. F 12 Allan Purnell 6-4 Sr. Buena Park, CA F 13 Christian Maraker 6-9 Jr. Varberg, Sweden C 33 Guillaume Yango 6-8 Sr. Paris, France G 20 David Doubley 6-1 Sr. Oakland, CA G 1 Marko Mihailovic 6-5 Sr. Santa Monica, CA RESERVES: (listed by average points Averages) points rebounds asst. F 10 Jasko Korajkic 6-7 Sr. Jonkoping, Sweden G 3 Mike Webb 6-1 Jr. Lancaster, CA F 41 Tyler Newton 6-10 Sr. Burbank, CA G 2 Johnny Gray 6-1 Jr. Agoura Hills, CA F 51 Michael White 6-7 So. Capitola, CA F 24 Matt Kemper 6-9 Sr. Fresno, CA F 22 Miguel Flores 6-8 Jr. Woodland, CA F 42 Drew Pearson 6-9 Fr. Morgan Hill, CA THE COACH: Former Pacific basketball standout Bob Thomason (Pacific 71) is (.556) in his 17th season as head coach of his alma mater... He has more experience at his current school than any other coach in the Big West Conference... Thomason is the second coach in Big West history to record 250 wins during Big West membership... Jerry Tarkanian is first with 405 wins... Bob surpassed his former coach Dick Edwards for the most career wins at Pacific, and has coached more games than any coach in school history... He was an all-conference guard under coach Dick Edwards in 1971, and has three times earned Big West Conference Coach of the Year honors (in , and )... Thomason has guided his teams to seven Big West Tournament semifinal games and is 2-2 in championship appearances... He holds a overall record in his 19th year as an NCAA head coach, including a three-year stint at Div. III Stanislaus State where he led the Warriors to the 1988 NCAA Tournament... He is the winningest coach in A.G. Spanos Center history, claiming a mark (.760), and has directed Pacific to an (.811) home mark since Thomason is in Big West Conference Games... He has been a part of 337 wins at Pacific, as a player ( ) and coach PACIFIC SCHEDULE & RESULTS (2-0 Overall, 0-0 Big West) DATE OPPONENT TIME Nov. 6 Ð# CHICO STATE W, Nov. 12 Ð# CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD W, Nov. 20 at San Jose State W, Nov. 23 SANTA CLARA W, Dec. 4 at Kansas 2:00 p.m. (CT) Dec. 8 at UC Davis 7:00 p.m. Dec. 11 at Nevada 7:05 p.m. Dec. 18 # SAN FRANCISCO 7:30 p.m. Dec. 21 at Fresno State 7:00 p.m. Dec. 28 * UC RIVERSIDE 7:00 p.m. Dec. 30 * CAL STATE FULLERTON 7:00 p.m. Jan. 2 * CAL POLY 4:00 p.m. Jan. 6 * at Long Beach State 7:05 p.m. Jan. 8 * at UC Irvine 7:05 p.m. Jan. 13 * UTAH STATE 7:00 p.m. Jan. 15 *& IDAHO 7:00 p.m. Jan. 20 * at Cal Poly 7:00 p.m. Jan. 22 * at UC Santa Barbara 7:00 p.m. Jan. 27 * at Cal State Northridge 7:30 p.m. Jan. 31 UC DAVIS 7:00 p.m. Feb. 3 * UC IRVINE 7:00 p.m. Feb. 5 * LONG BEACH STATE 2:00 p.m. Feb. 10 * at Idaho 7:05 p.m. Feb. 12 * at Utah State 8:35 p.m. (MT) Feb. 16 * UC SANTA BARBARA 7:00 p.m. Feb. 19 BRACKET BUSTER TBA Feb. 26 * CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE 8:00 p.m. Mar. 3 * at Cal State Fullerton 7:00 p.m. Mar. 5 * at UC Riverside 7:05 p.m. Mar Big West Conference Tournament TBA Mar NCAA First and Second Round TBA Mar NCAA Regionals TBA Apr. 2, 4 NCAA Final Four TBA HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS # - doubleheader with women's basketball - Big West game Ð - indicates exhibition game BIG WEST STANDINGS Conference Overall Team W L Pct. W L Pct. Pacific Utah State Cal State Fullerton UC Riverside UC Irvine Long Beach State UC Santa Barbara Cal State Northridge Cal Poly Idaho Upcoming Schedule Tuesday, November 30 Cal State Northridge at Montana Washington State at Idaho Long Beach State at UCLA Wednesday, December 1 UC Santa Barbara at Pepperdine Brigham Young at Utah State Saturday, December 4 Cal State Northridge at Arizona State Pacific at Kansas Utah at Utah State Cal Poly at San Jose State Cal State Fullerton at Denver Cascade College at UC Riverside Long Beach State at Loyola Marymount Sacramento State at UC Irvine Boise State at Idaho San Diego State at UC Santa Barbara 7:35 pm 7:00 pm 12:30 pm 2:00 pm 4:05 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:30 pm Tuesday, December 7 Utah State at IPFW Wednesday, December 8 Pacific at UC Davis Idaho at Idaho State 7:00 pm

2 2 RECORDS: Pacific is 2-0 this season,after a victory over San Jose State on Nov. 20 and a home win over Santa Clara on Nov Pacific is receiving votes in the ESPN/USA Today Nov. 22 Coaches Top 25 Poll and is ranked #3 in the Preseason CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major top 25 poll (see full polls on page 10 of this release)... Kansas is 3-0 on the season, after an win over Nevada on Nov. 29. TIGERS VS. SANTA CLARA: Pacific trails the all-time series with Kansas 2-0, with the Tigers losing to the Jayhawks in the NCAA Tournament Secound Roud to end the season. Pacific's Series History with Kansas L L TIGERS WITH TERRIFIC TURNAROUND IN : Pacific finished the season with a record of 25-8, a turnaround of It was the second best turnaround in the nation, behind Texas El Paso's +18 turnaround from six wins to 24. Biggest Won-Loss Turnaround in NCAA Team Record Record Turaround 1. Texas El Paso Pacific High Point Pacific 71, Santa Clara 65: Senior David Doubley (Oakland, Calif.) and junior Christian Maraker (Varberg, Sweden) combined for 40 points and the Pacific men's basketball team improved to 2-0 on the season with a nonconference victory over Santa Clara (3-2) on Tuesday, Nov. 23, at the Alex G. Spanos Center... Maraker led the way in the first half as the junior forward netted eight of Pacific's first 14 points in the game and the Tigers jumped out to a 14-6 lead with 13:30 to go in the first half... Later, Santa Clara chipped away at the lead and got to within one at when Brody Angley buried a jumper at the 8:08 mark... Maraker would single handedly give Pacific its biggest lead of the half at 14 points, 36-22, when he dropped in 12 of Pacific's next 15 points, including two three-pointers on his way to a first half high of 20 points. The Tigers went into halftime up Pacific pushed its lead out to 16 points, at the 16:35 mark, by going on a quick 7-2 run to open the second half as Doubley scored five of the points... The Tigers, though, were only able to score seven points over the next eight minutes as the Broncos cut the lead down to five, 54-49, with 8:49 to play... Doubley scored seven of the Tigers' next eight points, and Pacific pushed its lead back out to eight points, 62-54, with 4:30 to go in the game... Santa Clara got as close as three points down the stretch, but the Tigers hit 5-of-6 free throws in the last 1:12 of the game to secure the victory... Besides Maraker's and Doubley's 20 points each, senior Guillaume Yango (Paris, France) chipped in with 13 points. Santa Clara was led by Doron Perkins with 15 points. Pacific 71, Santa Clara 65 11/23/04 at Stockton, CA (Alex G. Spanos Center) VISITORS: Santa Clara Niesen, Travis... f Legge, Jordan... f Angley, Brody... g Bailey, Kyle... g Perkins, Doron... g Dougherty, Scott Henke, Mitch Parham, Tristan Rohde, Ethan TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 42.9% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 36.4% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 30.0% 1 HOME TEAM: Pacific Purnell, Allan... f Maraker, Christian.. f Yango, Guillaume... c Mihailovic, Marko... g Doubley, David... g Gray, Johnny Webb, Mike Korajkic, Jasko Newton, Tyler White, Michael TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 53.1% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 44.4% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 68.8% 2 Officials: Bill Vinovich, Jerry Scott, Matt Tackett Attendance: 4259 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Santa Clara Pacific Pacific 70, San Jose State 52: The The Pacific men's basketball team rallied from an early 10-0 deficit to earn a non-conference victory at San Jose State in the season opener for both teams on Saturday, Nov. 20, at The Event Center... With the Tigers trailing 10-0 just over four minutes into the game, Pacific fought back with a 20-2 run to take a advantage... The Tigers took a lead into the intermission... Pacific remained in control throughout the second half of play, hitting on 13 of its 21 field goal attempts (61.9 percent) to cruise to the win... Senior Marko Mihailovic (Pacific Palisades, Calif.) scored a career-high 18 points for Pacific... He was 7-of-11 from the field, including a 4-of-7 effort from three-point range... Seniors Jasko Korajkic (Jonkoping, Sweden) and Guillaume Yango (Paris, France) were also in double figures in scoring for the Tigers with 15 and 13 points, respectively... Senior Tyler Newton (Burbank, Calif.) recorded game-highs with seven rebounds and five assists... Marquin Chandler paced San Jose State with 18 points on 8-of-19 shooting from the floor... As a team, Pacific outshot San Jose State 53.5 percent (23-of-43) to 37.5 percent (21-of-56) for the game... The Tigers also outrebounded the Spartans Pacific 70, San Jose State 52 11/20/04 * at San Jose, CA (Walt McPherson Court) VISITORS: Pacific Purnell, Allan... f Maraker, Christian.. f Yango, Guillaume... c Mihailovic, Marko... g Doubley, David... g Gray, Johnny Webb, Mike Korajkic, Jasko Kemper, Matt Newton, Tyler White, Michael TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 53.5% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 52.4% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 72.2% 3,2 HOME TEAM: San Jose State McFadden, Michael... f Chandler, Marquin... f Misko, Matt... c Watson, Donta... g Elam, Alex... g Gardner, Tyree Garbutt, Nelson Udeoji, Joe Guilbeaux, Kareem White, Cheo Fresby, Mark TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 37.5% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 23.8% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 100 % 0,4 Officials: Bill Kennedy, Martin Cota, Rick Batsell Attendance: 1031 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Pacific San Jose State DAVIS NAMED BIG WEST PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Pacific senior guard Miah Davis (Bremerton, Wash.) was named Big West Conference Player of the Year, while Tiger head coach Bob Thomason was named Big West Conference Coach of the Year when the conference s yearly awards were announced on Monday, March 8... Additionally, Davis earned AP All-America Honorable Mention honors... Davis and sophomore Christian Maraker (Varberg, Sweden) were both named to the All-Big West Conference First Team... Juniors David Doubley (Oakland, Calif.) and Tyler Newton (Burbank, Calif.) both earned All-Big West Conference Honorable Mention honors... Davis sparked the Tigers to a Big West regular season co-championship, averaging 14.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game... He led the Tigers in scoring for Big West games, with 15.4 points per game... After suffering a concussion

3 3 in Pacific s only conference loss at Utah State, Miah returned after missing the next game to lead the Tigers to wins in the last 12 games... Over those final 12 games, Davis averaged 18.2 points per game and shot 54.8% from the field and 46.4% from threepoint range... He is the only player in the Big West to rank in the top 15 in eight statistical categories, including sixth in scoring, third in free throw percentage and 10th in threepoint field goal percentage... He was twice (Feb. 9 and Feb. 16) named Big West Conference Player of the Week... Thomason engineered a 10 game turnaround from last year (7-11) to this year (17-1) in Big West games, leading the Tigers to a share of the conference title for the first time since the season... It ties the Big West s best-ever turnaround, equalling the Fresno State turnaround of (1-11) to (11-3)... He has coached four of the eight 20 win seasons in school history and has 258 career victories, the second most by any Big West Conference coach during membership... He also won the award in and Maraker is second on the team in scoring with 13.1 points and leads the team with 6.1 rebounds per game... He is 12th in the league in scoring and 11th in rebounding... He has led the team in scoring 12 times and in rebounding 12 times... Christian has scored 20 or more points four times and has three double-doubles this season... Maraker and Nate Harris of Utah State are the eighth and ninth players to earn All-Big West Conference First Team honors as sophomores... It s the second career postseason honor for Maraker, after earning Big West All-Freshman Team honors last season... Doubley leads the Tigers with 97 assists on the season, while averaging 8.1 points and a team second-best 26 steals per game... He has scored in double figures 11 times throughout the year, and averaged 9.2 points per game in league games... He ranks sixth in the Big West in assist/turnover ratio (1.47) and is seventh in the league in assists per game (3.2)... Newton is averaging 7.3 points and 3.7 rebounds per game... He is second on the team and 10th in the Big West with 22 blocks on the year... He has an 8.7 points per game average in conference play and has scored in double figures on nine occasions... Tyler leads the Tigers with a.604 field goal percentage. Tigers Among Current Polls and Ratings Services: Associated Press Top 25 - NA ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll - Receiving Votes (4) ESPN.com Mid-Major Top 10 - ESPN.com RPI - CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll - 3rd Sagarin Ratings - 31st CollegeRPI.com - Sportsline.com RPI - Pacific Among NCAA Basketball Statistics (as of Nov. 22): Team Category Rank Actual National Leader Actual Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Field-Goal Percentage Field-Goal Percentage Defense Three-Point Field Goals Per Game Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage Free-Throw Percentage Rebound Margin Assists Per Game Blocked Shots Per Game Steals Per Game Won-Lost Percentage Turnovers Per Game Personal Fouls Per Game TIGERS FINISH BIG WEST PLAY BEST IN 37 YEARS: Pacific shared the regular season Big West Conference crown in with a record of 17-1, the best finish since the team went 14-0 in the West Coast Athletic Conference... The Tigers started out 9-1, finishing 12-4 in Big West play... The team started 0-2, but recovered for a 14-2 Big West mark. PACIFIC WINS 25 - NEW SCHOOL RECORD: Pacific's win over Providence on March 19 was the 25th of It was a new school record for wins in a season. Most Single Season Wins in Pacific History Season Record TIGERS WIN 17 CONFERENCE GAMES; MOST EVER: With Pacific's win over UC Riverside on March 6, the Tigers set a school record with the 17th conference win. Conference Victories (by total number of conf. wins) Season Conf. Record Overall Record PACIFIC ROAD RECORDS: Pacific was 9-4 on the road in , tying the school record for most road wins in a season... The Tigers are 1-0 on the road in With an 8-1 Big West Conference road mark, the Tigers set a school record for the most wins on the road during a league season. Road Victories (by total number of conf. wins) Season Road Record Overall Record TIGERS WIN 16TH STRAIGHT: Pacific has won 16 consecutive games, the longest streak since the team also won 16 straight games. Longest Winning Streaks in Pacific History (Beginning and ending dates are of victories) Games Dates Dec Mar Jan Mar. 19, Nov Jan Jan Mar Jan Mar TIGERS DRAW LARGEST CROWD SINCE 2001: Pacific had a crowd 5,166 for the win against Utah State on Feb. 14, 2004 the largest crowd since Nov. 28, 2001 against Fresno State. Largest Crowds in Pacific Basketball History Opponent Date Attendance 1. Stanford ,150 (sellout) Long Beach State ,150 (sellout) Fresno State ,150 (sellout) Nevada-Las Vegas ,150 (sellout) Nevada-Las Vegas ,150 (sellout) 6. Nevada-Las Vegas ,000 (sellout) Nevada-Las Vegas ,000 (sellout) Fresno State ,000 (sellout) 9. Nevada-Las Vegas ,902

4 4 10. Fresno State , Nevada-Las Vegas , Nevada-Las Vegas , Nevada-Las Vegas , Fresno State , Fresno State , Boise State , Utah State ,166 note- All games on this list played in the A.G. Spanos Center... Games prior to 1982 played at the Stockton Civic Auditorium (capacity- 2,800) BROWN AND HURLEY TO REDSHIRT: Tiger freshmen Anthony Brown and Kevin Hurley will redshirt the season... Anthony came to Pacific after a year at Proctor Academy, a prep school in Andover, New Hampshire, where he averaged 30.1 points and 14.2 rebounds per game as the team MVP last year... He graduated in 2003 from Capital Christian High School in Sacramento, where he was a First Team All-State selection and earned MVP honors in the Golden Empire League... Hurley came to Pacific after an outstanding career at Clovis West High School in Fresno... Hurley earned Third Team All-State honors last year... He averaged 15.1 points per game last season, earning Tri City Athletic Conference Most Valuable Player honors. SCORING LEADERS: Junior Christian Maraker led the team in scoring 10 times last season, and 0.5 this year... Marko Mihailovic led the Tigers for the first time in his career in the opener against San Jose State Pacific Team Leaders in Single Game Scoring Marko Mihailovic Christian Maraker David Doubley note -.5 given for sharing team-high honors -.3 given for three players sharing team-high honors PACIFIC GETS WINNING SEASON FOR 10TH TIME IN LAST 12 YEARS: Pacific clinched a winning record in for the 10th time in the last 12 years. Year Record Pct. Home Road Neu. Conf. Record Finish Big West rd Big West th Big West 9-9 5th Big West 11-7 T2nd Big West st-West Big West st-West Big West 9-7 3rd-West Big West th-West Big West 8-8 5th Big West 11-7 T3rd Big West th Big West 17-1 T1st Big West 0-0 last 12 yrs PACIFIC'S ATTENDANCE CLIMBING: Pacific averaged 3,801 fans per game in , the most since the team averaged 4,238 fans per contest and the fifth best single season attendance. Pacific All-Time Spanos Center Attendance Year Games Total Att. Average ,259 4, ,419 3, ,626 3, ,741 3, ,302 3, ,344 3, ,104 4, ,237 4, ,929 4, ,235 3, ,738 3, ,841 3, ,055 3, ,470 3, ,808 3, ,455 2, ,074 3, ,438 2, ,800 2, ,951 2, ,669 2, ,223 2, ,312 3, ,856 2,775 TIGER WINNING TRENDS HOME AND OVERALL: Not since the 1960s has men s basketball at Pacific had such a successful run... 17th-year head coach Bob Thomason has engineered the Tiger program back to success. Entering this season: Pacific is averaging 18.4 wins per season over the last eight seasons (147). The Tigers' 210 wins in the last 12 seasons mark the second-best 12-year figure in Pacific history. Over the last nine years, Pacific boasts a record at home. Pacific's 98 home wins over the last nine years is the best stretch at home since the last 1960's-early 1970's. Pacific has averaged 10.9 wins at the Spanos Center over the past nine seasons. PACIFIC GETS 1000TH VICTORY: Pacific is in its 93rd intercollegiate basketball season, with 45 winning seasons and six NCAA Tournament appearances... The Tigers have a all-time record, getting the 1,000th win against Lamar on Nov. 24, TIGERS PICKED TO FINISH FIRST AT BIG WEST MEDIA DAY: Pacific was picked to finish first by the coaches and media at Big West Conference Basketball Media Day on Nov In addition, Christian Maraker and senior Guillaume Yango were selected to the preseason Big West Men's Preseason All-Conference Team. BIG WEST MEN S BASKETBALL COACHES POLL RESULTS 1. Pacific (7) Utah State (3) Cal State Northridge UC Santa Barbara Idaho Cal State Fullerton UC Irvine Cal Poly Long Beach State UC Riverside 15 ( ) First-place votes BIG WEST MEN S BASKETBALL MEDIA POLL RESULTS 1. Pacific (9) 176 Utah State (8) Cal State Northridge (2) UC Santa Barbara Cal State Fullerton Idaho UC Irvine Cal Poly Long Beach State UC Riverside 47 ( ) First-place votes BIG WEST MEN S PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM Name Pos. Yr. Ian Boylan, Cal State Northridge G/F Sr. Bobby Brown, Cal State Fullerton G So. Nate Harris, Utah State F Jr. Christian Maraker, Pacific F Jr. Spencer Nelson, Utah State F Sr. Guillaume Yango, Pacific F/C Sr. PACIFIC SIGNS SIX FOR : University of the Pacific Head Men s Basketball Coach Bob Thomason announced today the signing of six prospects for the basketball season. The Tigers have signed Joe Ford, Steffan Johnson, Casey Neimeyer, Ben Pemberton, Wolfgang Rafferty and Reggie Vezia to national letters of intent. Ford is a 6-6 guard/forward from Altadena, Calif. He is a senior at Campbell Hall

5 5 High School where last year he averaged 21.8 points and 8.9 rebounds per game. While at Campbell Hall HS, he earned numerous honors, All-Delphic League First Team honors as a sophomore, First Team All-San Fernando Valley, First Team All- CIF in division four as well as Second Team All-State in Division Four. In three tournament, Ford was named the MVP. He also earned team MVP honors as a junior, while leading the Campbell Hall HS to 26 wins. Joe is a great all around person and an outstanding basketball player, said Thomason. We are thrilled to have him joining our program. Johnson is a 6-1 point guard from Kent, Wash. Johnson, currently a senior at Kent Meridian High School, averaged 17.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game last season as a junior for Kent Meridian HS. He has earned first team all-league and first team all-area honors. He was named team MVP last year leading his team to a 15-7 overall record and 11-5 in league play. Steffan is a great point guard who is a leader and a winner, said Thomason. He is also an outstanding defensive player, who will lead our team in the near future. Neimeyer is a 6-7 forward from Woodland, Calif. Last season as junior for Woodland Christian High School, Neimeyer averaged a double-double, scoring 19.8 points and 12.7 rebounds. He was named All-CVCL and earned All Metro Honorable Mention recognition last season. Neimeyer also was the team MVP and team captain. Casey is a strong, tough inside player, said Thomason. We feel Casey will be a great inside presence for our team. Pemberton is a 6-6 shooting guard/small forward from Tyler, Texas. He comes to Pacific from Tyler Junior College, where he played both the shooting guard and small forward positions last season. Overall, Pemberton averaged 7.0 points, while shooting 48% from the field and 82% at the free throw line last year for Tyler JC. Ben is an excellent shooter with great range, said Thomason. We are looking forward to having Ben here. He can play both the shooting guard and small forward positions. Rafferty is a 6-8 center from Placerville, Calif. Rafferty averaged 9.6 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, while shooting 54% from the field last season as a freshman at American River College. He was named to the All Big Valley Freshman Team his first year at American River College. Rafferty helped lead ARC to the California State JC semifinals last year. Wolfgang is a blue collar post player that also has the ability to shoot the ball from behind the arc, said Thomason. We feel, as a staff, that he can come in and impact our team right away. Vezia is a 6-2 guard from Vacaville, Calif. He comes to Pacific from Solano Junior College, where he averaged 15.7 points and hauled in 4.8 rebounds per game as a freshman. He also has shown the ability to shoot from the three-point line, nailing 44% of his shots. While at Solano, Vezia has earned All-Bay Valley Conference Honorable Mention honors and was an all tournament team pick in Vezia has shown great leadership, earning team captain and team MVP honors. He also has excelled in the classroom, having been named to the Dean s List. Reggie is a versatility player that will play point and off guard for us, said Thomason. His toughness and competitiveness will make an impact on our team next year. THOMASON WINS 300TH NCAA GAME: In the Feb. 5, 2004 win over UC Irvine, Pacific head coach Bob Thomason coached the 300th victory of his NCAA coaching career... After beginning his NCAA career at Cal State Stanislaus with a record in 79 games over three years, he came to Pacific in HOME NOTES: Pacific is 1-0 in the Spanos Center this season... The Tigers finished the season 12-1 in the Spanos Center... Pacific is (.811) over the last eight seasons... Pacific has a Spanos Center record of (.804) since the 1992 season, with all but six of those losses decided by either overtime or less than eight points. SPANOS FEVER: Pacific has lost just 10 times in the last 67 non-conference matchups in the Spanos Center (57-10), for a winning percentage of.851 since Pacific has won 44 of its last 52 home games against non-conference foes... The Tigers are 1-0 this season against non-conference opponents at home. DOUBLEY AMONG BEST FREE THROW SHOOTERS IN SCHOOL HISTORY: Senior David Doubley (Oakland, Calif.) led the Tigers from the free throw line last season, both ranking among the top ten in single season percentage. 4. Demetrius Jackson (2001-) Bob Thomason ( ) Norm Edwards ( ) Dave Balsley ( ) Ben Rishwain ( ) Matt McGuire ( ) Ron Cornelius ( ) David Doubley (2003-) Single Season Free Throw Percentage (Min. 50 Att.) Player... FTM-A... Pct. 1. Clay McKnight ( ) Clay McKnight ( ) Miah Davis ( ) David Doubley ( ) Fred Carpenter ( ) Ben Rishwain ( ) Bob Thomason ( ) Demetrius Jackson ( ) Miah Davis ( ) Norm Edwards ( ) John Phillips ( ) Adam Jacobsen ( ) Rich Anema ( ) YANGO SWATS ONTO SINGLE SEASON BLOCK LIST: Junior Guillaume Yango had 35 blocks last season, which was the seventh most in a single season. Single Season Blocks Player No. 1. Michael Olowokandi ( ) George Fowler ( ) Vic Trierweiler ( ) Don Lyttle ( ) Don Lyttle ( ) Vic Trierweiler ( ) Guillaume Yango ( ) Michael Olowokandi ( ) Michael Olowokandi ( ) Tim Johnson ( ) Tim Johnson ( ) STREAKS: Pacific has won 23 out of the last 25 games, stretching back to Dec. 30, The Tigers were 13-0 last season when allowing 60 points or less, and 21-2 when leading at halftime... The Tigers have recorded winning marks in 10 of the last 12 seasons. SCORING MARGINS: A look at scoring margins this season for games won and lost: Won 1 1 Lost Largest Victory: 18, at San Jose State, Nov. 20 Largest Loss: PLAYER NOTES (Listed Numerically) (1) MARKO MIHAILOVIC (6-5/G/SR/Santa Monica, CA/Santa Monica Coll.): Marko scored a career-high 18 points in his starting lineup debut for the Tigers on Nov. 20 at San Jose State... Mihailovic saw limited action last season for the Tigers, playing in 14 games... He scored 14 points, with all 14 points coming in his first five games... He also added eight assists and 10 rebounds... Prior to Pacific, he was a two-time All- Western State Conference honoree at Santa Monica JC... He will compete for either starting guard position for the Tigers. Mihailovic's Double Figure Games: Double-Double JC JC 20+ Points JC JC Scoring JC JC Rebounding JC JC Assists JC JC Career Free Throw Percentage (Min. 100 Att.) Player... FTM-A... Pct. 1. Clay McKnight ( ) Fred Carpenter ( ) Miah Davis (2002-) Mihailovic's Career & Season Highs Points 18, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 18, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 FG's Made 7, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 7, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 FG's Att. 11, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 11, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 3FG's Made 4, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 4, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04

6 6 Minutes 16, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 3FG's Att. 7, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 7, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 FT's Made 1 (2 times), last vs. SCU, 11/23/04 1, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 FT's Att. 2 (2 times), vs. SCU, 11/23/04 2, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 Tot. Reb. 3 (2 times), last vs. SCU, 11/23/04 2 (2 times), last vs. SCU, 11/23/04 Off. Reb. 2, vs. San Jose State, 11/21/03 1, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 Def. Reb. 3, vs. vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 3, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 Asst. 3 (2 times), last vs. SCU, 11/23/04 3 (2 times), last vs. SCU, 11/23/04 TO's 2 (5 times), last vs. CSS, 12/30/03 1, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 Blocks 1, vs. Fresno State, 12/10/03 Steals 1 (3 times), last vs. SCU, 11/23/04 1, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 Minutes 34, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 34, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 (2) JOHNNY GRAY (6-1/G/JR/Agoura Hills, CA/Moorpark Coll.): Johnny had three points in 18 minutes in his first game as a Tiger at San Jose State on Nov Gray came to Pacific after two years at Moorpark College in Moorpark, Calif.... He was a All-Western State Conference First Team selection in , averaging 15.1 points per game... He also earned All-Ventura County First Team honors from the Ventura County Star... Gray shot 46.4% from the field last year, in addition to 40.4% from three-point range... He should compete for time at both guard positions. Gray's Double Figure Games: Double-Doubles 0 0 JC JC 20+ Points 0 0 JC JC Scoring 0 0 JC JC Rebounding 0 0 JC JC Assists 0 0 JC JC Gray's Career & Season Highs Career/ Points 3, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 FG's Made 1, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 FG's Att. 3, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 3FG's Made 1, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 3FG's Att. 2, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 FT's Made FT's Att. Tot. Reb. 2, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 Off. Reb. Def. Reb. 2, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 Asst. TO's 1, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 Blocks Steals 2, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 Minutes 18, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 (3) MIKE WEBB (6-1/G/JR/Lancaster, CA/Antelope Valley Coll.): Mike had six points in his Tiger debut against San Jose State on Nov Webb came to Pacific after two years at Antelope Valley College in Lancaster, Calif.... He was second on the team in scoring with 17.7 points per game and hit 119 three-pointers... He earned California Community College All-State honors in In at AVC he earned First Team All-Foothill Conference, after averaging 13.8 points and 2.9 assists per game... Webb should contribute to the Tigers' perimeter game immediately. Webb's Double Figure Games: Double-Doubles 0 0 JC JC 20+ Points 0 0 JC JC Scoring 0 0 JC JC Rebounding 0 0 JC JC Assists 0 0 JC JC Webb's Career & Season Highs Career/ Points 6, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 FG's Made 1 (2 times), last vs. SCU, 11/23/04 FG's Att. 4, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 3FG's Made 1, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 3FG's Att. 4, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 FT's Made 3, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 FT's Att. 3, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 Tot. Reb. 1, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 Off. Reb. Def. Reb. 1, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 Asst. 2, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 TO's 1, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 Blocks Steals (10) JASKO KORAJKIC (6-7/F/SR/Jonkoping, Sweden/Sanda Gym.): Jasko tied his career high with 15 points against San Jose State on Nov He played in 29 games for the Tigers last season, starting eight... He averaged 4.8 points and 3.0 rebounds and was third on the team with 23 steals... He scored in doublefigures five times last season, including a season-high 14 points at UC Riverside on Jan He will compete for the starting small forward position for Pacific. Korajkic's Double Figure Games: Double-Double Points Scoring Rebounding Assists Korajkic's Career & Season Highs Points 15 (3 times), last vs. SJSU, 11/20/04 15, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 FG's Made 6 (3 times), vs. UCR, 1/3/04 5, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 FG's Att. 10 (2 times), last vs. UCSB, 1/24/04 7, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 3FG's Made 4 (2 times), last vs. SJSU, 12/20/04 4, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 3FG's Att. 5 (2 times), last vs. UCR, 1/30/03 4, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 FT's Made 4 (3 times), last vs. CU, 11/28/03 1, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 FT's Att. 5, vs. W. Kentucky, 12/23/02 1, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 Tot. Reb. 12, vs. UC Santa Barbara, 2/13/03 7, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 Off. Reb. 4 (2 times), last vs. SJSU, 11/21/03 1, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 Def. Reb. 8, vs. UC Santa Barbara, 2/13/03 6, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 Asst. 6, vs. Cal State Northridge, 1/31/04 3, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 TO's 3 (9 times), last vs. UCSB, 1/24/04 2, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 Blocks 2, vs. Idaho, 1/2/03 Steals 4, vs. USF, 12/23/03 1 (2 times), last vs. SCU, 11/23/04 Minutes 33 (2 times), last vs. UI, 1/17/04 28, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 (12) ALLAN PURNELL (6-4/G/SR/Buena Park, CA/Fullerton Coll.): Allan made his second career start for the Tigers at San Jose State on Nov. 20, with one assist... He played in 22 games for the Tigers last season, scoring 24 points... Purnell had a career-high five points and three rebounds two times last season... He came off the bench in the second half against UC Irvine on Feb. 5, hitting a big threepointer... He joined the Tigers after two years at Fullerton College... He did not miss a game at Fullerton JC, starting all 63 games in his two years... Purnell will use his year of experience in a battle for the small forward position. Purnell's Double Figure Games: Double-Double JC JC 20+ Points JC JC Scoring JC JC Rebounding JC JC Assists JC JC Purnell's Career & Season Highs Points 5 (2 times), last vs. UCR, 3/6/04 FG's Made 2 (2 times), last vs. UCR, 3/6/04 FG's Att. 6, vs. Utah State, 1/15/04 1 (2 times), last vs. SCU, 11/23/04 3FG's Made 1 (3 times), last vs. UCI, 2/5/04 3FG's Att. 2, vs. Utah State, 1/15/04 1 (2 times), last vs. SCU, 11/23/04 FT's Made 1 (2 times), last vs. UCR, 3/6/04 FT's Att. 2 (2 times), last vs. UCR, 3/6/04 Tot. Reb. 4, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 4, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 Off. Reb. 2, vs. Idaho, 1/17/04 1, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 Def. Reb. 3, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 3, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 Asst. 2, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 2, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 TO's 2 (3 times), last vs. SCU, 11/23/04 2 (2 times), last vs. SCU, 11/23/04 Blocks Steals 1, vs. UC Riverside, 3/6/04 Minutes 16, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 16, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 (13) CHRISTIAN MARAKER (6-9/F/JR/Varberg, Sweden/Vastergardskolan): Christian scored 20 points against Santa Clara in on Nov. 23, all in the first half... He earned All-Big West First Team honors for the Tigers last season, averaging 12.6 points and a team-high 5.9 rebounds per game... Maraker had three double-doubles last year, and scored in double figures in 23 of 29 games... He scored a career-high 26 points twice in He was also an All-Big West honoree in his first season, earning All-Freshman Team honors... Christian was ranked in the top 10 in three categories among Big West leaders last season - 14th in scoring (12.6 ppg), 12th in rebounding (5.9 rpg), 9th in blocked shots (0.7 bpg)... Christian will again be a factor in the post for the Tigers.

7 7 Maraker's Double Figure Games: Double-Doubles Points Scoring Rebounding Assists Maraker's Career & Season Highs Points 26 (2 times), last vs. CSF, 1/5/04 20, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 FG's Made 11, vs. W. Kentucky, 12/23/02 7, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 FG's Att. 19 (2 times), last vs. CSF, 1/5/04 12, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 3FG's Made 4, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 4, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 3FG's Att. 7, vs. UC Santa Barbara, 2/19/04 5, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 FT's Made 11, vs. Lamar, 12/20/03 2, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 FT's Att. 12, vs. Lamar, 12/20/03 2 (2 times), last vs. SCU, 11/23/04 Tot. Reb. 12 (2 times), last vs. CSN, 1/31/04 6, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 Off. Reb. 6 (2 times), last vs. CP, 1/16/03 2, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 Def. Reb. 10 (2 times), last vs. CP, 2/21/04 5, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 Asst. 4, vs. Long Beach State, 1/8/04 2, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 TO's 5 (2 times), last vs. LBSU, 1/8/04 2, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 Blocks 4, vs. St. Joseph's, 12/27/03 2, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 Steals 3, vs. Nevada, 12/6/03 Minutes 42, vs. Cal State Fullerton, 1/5/04 27, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 (20) DAVID DOUBLEY (6-1/G/SR/Oakland, CA/Skyline Coll.): David scored a career-high 20 points in Pacific's home opener against Santa Clara, 18 in the second half... He started 24 games in his first year on the active roster, leading the Tigers with 104 assists, while earning All-Big West Conference Honorable Mention honors last season... He averaged 8.0 points and 2.7 rebounds per game, scoring in double figures 11 times last season... He spent the season as a redshirt at Pacific, learning the Tiger system... Doubley returns as the starting point guard for the Tigers this season. Doubley's Double Figure Games: Double-Double RS JC JC 20+ Points RS JC JC Scoring RS JC JC Rebounding RS JC JC Assists RS JC JC Doubley's Career & Season Highs Points 20, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 20, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 FG's Made 7, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 7, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 FG's Att. 12, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 12, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 3FG's Made 5, vs. Cal State Fullerton, 1/5/04 2, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 3FG's Att. 6, vs. Cal State Fullerton, 1/5/04 4, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 FT's Made 6 (2 times), last vs. CSN, 3/13/04 4, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 FT's Att. 6 (3 times), last vs. CSN, 3/13/04 4, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 Tot. Reb. 8, vs. UC Riverside, 3/6/04 2, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 Off. Reb. 1 (9 times), last vs. UCR, 3/6/04 Def. Reb. 7 (2 times), last vs. UCR, 3/6/04 2, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 Asst. 7 (2 times), last vs. CSN, 3/13/04 3, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 TO's 6, vs. Cal State Northridge, 3/13/04 4 (2 times), last vs. SCU, 11/23/04 Blocks 2, vs. Utah State, 2/14/04 Steals 3, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 3, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 Minutes 40, vs. Idaho, 1/17/04 36, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 (22) MIGUEL FLORES (6-8/F/JR/Woodland, CA/Woodland HS): Miguel scored six points in Pacific's exhibition win over Chico State on Nov Flores saw action in just nine games last season, scoring five points... He scored a careerhigh seven points against Long Beach State in , nearly half of his point total for the season... He is one the strongest Tigers (benching over 300 pounds), and should use that strength to provide depth in the post. Flores' Double Figure Games: Double-Doubles RS 20+ Points RS Scoring RS Rebounding RS Assists RS Flores' Career & Season Highs Points 7, vs. Long Beach State, 2/19/03 FG's Made 2 (2 times), last vs. UCR, 3/6/04 FG's Att. 4, vs. Idaho, 1/2/03 3FG's Made 3FG's Att. FT's Made 3, vs. Long Beach State, 2/19/03 FT's Att. 5, vs. Long Beach State, 2/19/03 Tot. Reb. 3 (3 times), last vs. CSS, 12/30/03 Off. Reb. 2, vs. Long Beach State, 2/19/03 Def. Reb. 3 (2 times), last vs. CSS, 12/30/03 Asst. 2, vs. Utah State, 3/8/03 TO's 2, vs. CS Stanislaus, 12/30/03 Blocks Steals 1 (3 times), last vs. UCR, 3/6/04 Minutes 19, vs. Long Beach State, 2/19/03 (24) MATT KEMPER (6-9/C-F/SR/Fresno, CA/Irvine Valley Coll.): Matt provided timely support in the post last season, scoring 35 points in 18 games for the Tigers... He also added 33 rebounds and five blocked shots... He averaged 7.5 points and 5.9 rebounds per game as a sophomore in Kemper had eight double-figure scoring games and three double-figure rebounding games in Matt will again be in the fight for playing time in the post. Kemper's Double Figure Games: Double-Doubles RS JC 20+ Points RS JC Scoring RS JC Rebounding RS JC Assists RS JC Kemper's Career & Season Highs Points 24, vs. Lamar, 11/24/02 FG's Made 9, vs. Lamar, 11/24/02 FG's Att. 22, vs. Lamar, 11/24/02 3FG's Made 4 (2 times), last vs. UI, 1/2/03 3FG's Att. 7, vs. Lamar, 11/24/02 FT's Made 5, vs. Nevada, 12/7/02 FT's Att. 6 (2 times), last vs. SJU, 12/28/02 Tot. Reb. 15, vs. St. Joseph's, 12/28/02 Off. Reb. 6, vs. UC Irvine, 2/22/03 Def. Reb. 11, vs. St. Joseph's, 12/28/02 Asst. 3 (2 times), last vs. SJSU, 12/21/02 TO's 5, vs. Nevada, 12/7/02 Blocks 3, vs. Idaho, 3/6/03 Steals 2 (4 times), last vs. CSS, 12/30/03 Minutes 39, vs. Lamar, 11/24/02 (33) GUILLAUME YANGO (6-8/C/SR/Paris, France/Coll. of Southern Idaho): Guillaume had 13 points and nine rebounds in Pacific's win over Santa Clara on Nov Yango emerged as one of the premiere centers in the Big West Conference last season, earning All-Tournament honors at the Big West Conference Tournament... He averaged 10.8 points and 5.8 rebounds per game for the season, but averaged 20.7 points and 6.3 rebounds per game over the last three games of the year... He hit 58% of his shots for the season, and was ranked among the top performers in the Big West Conference in three categories (13th in rebounding with 5.8 per game, 4th in field goal percentage with a.580 percentage, 4th in blocked shots with 1.09 per game)... Yango was picked as one of the top 20 centers in the nation by Street and Smith's College Preview... Yango earned Big West Player of the Week honors on March 1, 2004 after scoring 23 points with 10 rebounds against Cal State Northridge on Feb. 28. Yango's Double Figure Games: Double-Double JC JC 20+ Points JC JC Scoring JC JC Rebounding JC JC Assists JC JC Yango's Career & Season Highs Points 23, vs. CS Northridge, 2/28/04 13 (2 times), last vs. SCU, 11/23/04 FG's Made 8 (3 times), last vs. vs. CSN, 3/13/04 5, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 FG's Att. 13 (2 times), last vs. CSN, 2/28/04 8, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 3FG's Made 3FG's Att. FT's Made 7 (2 times), last vs. SJSU, 11/20/04 7, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 FT's Att. 13, vs. CS Northridge, 2/28/04 10, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 Tot. Reb. 11, vs. San Jose State, 11/21/03 9, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 Off. Reb. 6 (2 times), last vs. CSN, 2/28/04 3, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 Def. Reb. 7 (2 times), last vs. CP, 2/21/04 6, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04

8 8 Asst. 3 (2 times), last vs. LBSU, 2/7/04 1 (2 times), last vs. SCU, 11/23/04 TO's 5, vs. Idaho, 1/17/04 3, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 Blocks 4, vs. Santa Clara, 12/13/03 1, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 Steals 2 (4 times), last vs. UCSB, 2/19/04 1, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 Minutes 38, vs. Santa Clara, 12/13/03 30, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 (41) TYLER NEWTON (6-10/C/SR/Burbank, CA/Shasta Coll.): Tyler scored seven points with seven rebounds in Pacific's win against Santa Claraon Nov Newton was a weapon off the bench for the Tigers last season, averaging 7.3 points and 3.5 rebounds per game in earning All-Big West Conference Honorable Mention honors... He started six games for the Tigers in , but all starts came in the first 12 games of the season... He scored in double figures 10 times last season, including a career-high 22 points at Cal State Northridge on Jan He is a very talented big man, and should get a lot of minutes at the post position for the Tigers. Newton's Double Figure Games: Double-Double RS JC JC 20+ Points RS JC JC Scoring RS JC JC Rebounding RS JC JC Assists RS JC JC White's Double Figure Games: Double-Double Points Scoring Rebounding Assists White's Career & Season Highs Points 9, vs. Utah State, 1/15/04 2, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 FG's Made 2, vs. Utah State, 1/15/04 1, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 FG's Att. 3, vs. Utah State, 1/15/04 1 (2 times), last vs. SCU, 11/23/04 3FG's Made 3FG's Att. FT's Made 5, vs. Utah State, 1/15/04 FT's Att. 6, vs. Utah State, 1/15/04 Tot. Reb. 5, vs. Utah State, 1/15/04 Off. Reb. 2, vs. Utah State, 1/15/04 Def. Reb. 3, vs. Utah State, 1/15/04 Asst. 1 (4 times), last vs. SCU, 11/23/04 1, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 TO's 2, vs. Idaho, 1/17/04 1, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 Blocks Steals 1, vs. Idaho, 1/17/04 Minutes 15, vs. Utah State, 1/15/04 8, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 Newton's Career & Season Highs Points 22, vs. Cal State Northridge, 1/31/04 7, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 FG's Made 7, vs. Cal State Northridge, 1/31/04 3, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 FG's Att. 10, vs. Cal State Fullerton, 3/4/04 6 (2 times), last vs. SCU, 11/23/04 3FG's Made 1 (2 times), last vs. CSN, 1/31/04 3FG's Att. 1 (4 times), last vs. CSN, 1/31/04 1 (2 times), last vs. SCU, 11/23/04 FT's Made 7, vs. Cal State Northridge, 1/31/04 1 (2 times), last vs. SCU, 11/23/04 FT's Att. 11, vs. Idaho, 2/12/04 2 (2 times), last vs. SCU, 11/23/04 Tot. Reb. 11, vs. Cal State Fullerton, 3/4/04 7 (2 times), last vs. SCU, 11/23/04 Off. Reb. 3 (2 times), last vs. SJSU, 11/20/04 3, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 Def. Reb. 9, vs. Cal State Fullerton, 3/4/04 7, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 Asst. 5, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 5, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 TO's 6, vs. Idaho, 3/12/04 5, vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/04 Blocks 3,vs. UC Irvine, 2/5/04 2, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 Steals 2 (2 times), last vs. UCI, 1/10/04 1, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 Minutes 29, vs. San Jose State, 11/21/03 22, vs. San Jose State, 11/20/04 (42) DREW PEARSON (6-9/C/FR/Morgan Hill, CA/Live Oak HS): Drew spent last year as a redshirt at Pacific, learning the Tiger system... He came to Pacific from Live Oak High School in Morgan Hill, where he led his team to a 21-7 record and a trip to the quarterfinals in the state tournament as a senior... Pearson averaged 10.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game in his final year. Pearson's Double Figure Games: Double-Doubles 0 0 RS 20+ Points 0 0 RS Scoring 0 0 RS Rebounding 0 0 RS Assists 0 0 RS Pearson's Career & Season Highs Career/ Points FG's Made FG's Att. 3FG's Made 3FG's Att. FT's Made FT's Att. Tot. Reb. Off. Reb. Def. Reb. Asst. TO's Blocks Steals Minutes (51) MICHAEL WHITE (6-7/C/SO/Capitola, CA/Monte Vista Christian HS): Michael scored two points in seven minutes against San Jose State on Nov He played in 15 games as a true freshman for the Tigers last season, scoring 23 points... He scored a career-high nine points at Utah State on Jan He was a two-time All-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League honoree at Monte Vista Christian HS... White adds great depth to the Tigers' post position. Pacific Among the Big West (as of ) Category Overall (Per Game/Pct.) Conf. (Per Game/Pct.) Scoring 5th Scoring Defense 2nd Scoring Margin 1st Field Goal Pct. 2nd Field Goal Pct. Defense 1st Free Throw Pct. 7th pt. Field Goal Pct. 1st pt. Field Goal Pct. Defense 2nd pt. Field Goals Per Game 1st Rebounds 4th Opponent's Rebounds 1st Rebound Margin 1st Blocked Shots 2nd Assists 3rd Steals 6th Turnover Margin 9th Assist/Turnover Ratio 4th