USD Toreros host UCSD Tritons this Tues., Dec. 23rd, 7:00 p.m.

Transcription

1 Ted Gosen Associate Director of Athletics for Media Relations USD Men s Basketball December 22, USD SCHEDULE Nov. 2 LA STARS # W, Nov. 7 CAL POLY # W, Nov. 15 Oakland % L, Nov. 16 UC Irvine % L, Nov. 17 Coppin State % L, Nov. 22 Creighton L, Nov. 28 SO. METHODIST W, Dec. 3 SDSU + (4 SD) L, Dec. 6 Utah L, Dec. 9 SMS + (4SD) W, Dec. 13 UC Santa Barbara L, Dec. 20 Northern Arizona L, Dec. 23 UC SAN DIEGO 7 pm Dec. 29 Arizona State $ 5 pm Dec. 30 Winthrop/W. Michigan $ TBA Jan. 3 SW Missouri State 7 pm Jan. 6 New Mexico 7 pm Jan. 15 LMU* 7 pm Jan. 17 PEPPERDINE* (FW) 3 pm Jan. 22 San Francisco* 7 pm Jan. 24 Saint Mary's* 7 pm Jan. 29 GONZAGA* + (4SD) 7 pm Jan. 31 PORTLAND* 7 pm Feb. 5 Santa Clara* 7 pm Feb. 7 SANTA CLARA* + (4SD) 7 pm Feb. 12 Pepperdine* + (FW2) 7:30 pm Feb. 14 L. Marymount* + (FW) 5 pm Feb. 18 ST. MARY'S* + (4SD) 7 pm Feb. 21 USF* 7 pm Feb. 26 Gonzaga* + (ESPN2) 8 pm Feb. 28 Portland 7 pm Mar 5-8 WCC Championship (@ SCU) HOME GAMES (IN BOLD) played at the Jenny Craig Pavilion (5,100). All times local site times. # Exhibition % BCA Classic $ Arizona State Holiday Classic *WCC contest + T.V. Contest All Home & Away Games Webcast at Nonleague games on ESPN 800 AM - NICKNAME: Toreros CONFERENCE: West Coast RECORD: WCC: 10-4, 2nd place LETTERWINNERS BACK: 6 STARTERS BACK: 1 Nick Mirkovich Assistant Director for Media Relations USD Toreros host UCSD Tritons this Tues., Dec. 23rd, 7:00 p.m. GAME #11: The USD Toreros (2-8) play host to the UC San Diego Tritons (1-5) this Tuesday, Dec. 23rd, at 7:05 p.m. in the Jenny Craig Pavilion. SERIES RECORD: The USD Toreros lead the overall series USD won last year's meeting at the Jenny Craig Pavilion by the score of ( )... Brad Holland is 2-0 vs. UCSD. RADIO/WEBCAST: Tuesday's game will be aired on ESPN 800 AM with Jerry Gross (play-by-play) and Jim Brogan (color) calling the action. The games will also be aired via the internet at The Brad Holland Show, hosted by Gross, airs at 6:45 p.m. on ESPN 800 AM prior to each tipoff. TIO LEOS ORERO TALK: Every home game Jack Murray will webcast a 40 minute pre-game show from 6:00 p.m. to 6:40 p.m. that will include interviews with USD coaches, players, alumni and administration. Click on to hear Tio Leos Torero Talk each and every home game. BRAD HOLLAND (10TH YEAR): USD head coach Brad Holland (UCLA, 1979) is in his tenth season at the helm of Torero basketball. Last season he directed the Toreros to an overall record and 2nd place finish in the WCC at The Toreros won their first WCC Tournament title and played in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in sixteen years. In , Holland was chosen WCC Coach of the Year by his peers for the second straight season after he guided the Toreros to a 20-9 mark -- including wins over every WCC foe. In he guided the Toreros to an 18-9 mark and 2nd place finish in the WCC (9-5; tie for 2nd). Holland's USD career mark heading into the UCSD game is ; including two seasons at CS Fullerton, his overall coaching record is Since the start of season, Holland is Holland, who played four years of basketball at UCLA ( ), was the 14th player taken in the first round of the 1979 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. He was a member of the 1980 NBA L.A. Lakers championship team. Brad and his wife Leslie, who reside in Carlsbad, have three children: twin daughters Kristin and Lisa, seniors at USD, and a 11-year-old son, Kyle. OREROS OS FALL TO NORTHERN ARIZONA: A: The USD Toreros (2-8), playing in Flagstaff, Arizona at 7,000 feet elevation, dropped a hardfought decision to the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (5-5) last Saturday. NAU, behind the stellar shooting of 6-5 senior guard Kelly Golob (10-13 in treys for 30 points), made 17-of-34 three-pointers on the night in holding off the Toreros. USD, which trailed at halftime, was paced by senior guard Brad Lechtenberg with a career-best 22 points (6-12 in treys) and sophomore forward Nick Lewis (20 points). The Toreros return home to host UCSD on Tuesday at 7 pm in the Jenny Craig Pavilion. With the road loss USD falls to 0-7 in games played away from the Jenny Craig Pavilion. Junior forward Brandon Gay, who missed practice time, bounced back to chip in with 18 points while Brice Vounang added 9 points. USD shot 42.9% from the field, made 16-of-23 free throws and 9-of-25 three-pointers (36%). NAU shot 51.5% from the field, made 12-of-20 free throws, but more importantly, buried 17 of 34 three-pointers (50%). The Lumberjacks evened their record at Alcala Park, San Diego, California / Fax: 619/ tgosen@sandiego.edu / nmirk@sandiego.edu Torero Hotline: 619/

2 USD POSSIBLE STAR ARTERS VS. UCSD TRITONS (DEC. 23RD): F- #20 Mike McGrain lbs. Jr. Portland, OR 3.7 ppg 5.1 rpg F- #42 Nick Lewis lbs. So. Paradise Valley, AZ 11.4 ppg 6.3 rpg C- #12 Brice Vounang lbs. Jr. Dschang, Cameroon 15.8 ppg 6.0 rpg G- #04 Brad Lechtenberg lbs. Sr. Walnut Creek, CA 9.1 ppg 2.6 rpg G- #11 Michael Hubbard lbs. Fr. Los Angeles, CA 5.5 ppg 2.6 rpg First Off The Bench: G- #00 Brett Melton lbs. Jr. Champaign, IL 10.0 ppg 2.6 rpg F- #05 Brandon Gay lbs. Jr. Missouri City, TX 14.3 ppg 5.0 rpg F- #54 Adam Bonifer lbs. Fr. Glendale, CA 1.0 ppg 1.1 rpg USD RECORD WHEN: At Home 2-1 "True" Away Games 0-4 At A Neutral Site 0-3 Scoring First 1-2 Opponent Scores First 1-6 Ahead At Halftime 1-1 Tied At Halftime 0-0 Behind At Halftime 1-7 Overtime Games point or less final margin 1-1 Making five or more 3-pointers 2-5 Making less than five 3-pointers 0-3 Opp. makes five or more treys 2-8 Opp. makes less than five treys 0-0 FG% is 50% or above 1-0 FG% is below 50% 1-8 Opponent FG% is 50% or above 0-2 Opponent FG% is below 50% 2-6 Outshooting Opponent 2-1 Outshot by Opponent 0-7 FT% is above 70% 1-3 FT% is exactly 70% 0-0 FT% is below 70% 1-5 Outrebounding Opp. 1-3 Rebounds equal Opp. 0-0 Outrebounded by Opp. 1-5 Less Turnovers than Opp. 1-1 Turnovers Equal Opp. 1-1 More Turnovers than Opp. 0-6 USD Scores 49 Points or Less 0-2 USD Scores Points 0-0 USD Scores Points 1-4 USD Scores Points 0-1 USD Scores Points 1-1 USD Scores Points 0-0 USD Scores 100 or More 0-0 Opponent Scores Points 0-0 Opponent Scores Points 0-0 Opponent Scores Points 2-2 Opponent Scores Points 0-2 Opponent Scores Points 0-1 Opponent Scores Points 0-3 Opponent Scores 100 or More 0-0 OREROS OS DROP GAME AT UCSB: The USD Toreros dropped their sixth straight game away from home with last Saturday's road loss at the hands of UC Santa Barbara... the UCSB Gauchos jumped out to a halftime advantage with the squad bombing in 6-of-8 three-pointers and 16-of-20 free throws through the first 20 minutes of action... the game was tied at 18-all midway through the first half when Torero forward Brandon Gay was called for his third foul; with Gay on the bench the Gauchos outscored the Toreros over the next 11 minutes... the Toreros played better in the second half outscoring UCSB Gay, who earned his first start with the Toreros, led the squad with 18 points... Brett Melton chipped in with 16 points (13 coming in the 2nd half) and Brice Vounang added 15 points. UCSB's Cameron Goettsche (17 points) led four Gauchos in double-digit scoring. BRICE VOUN OUNANG LEADS OREROS OS PAST SMS: The USD men s basketball team improved to 2-1 in home games at the Jenny Craig Pavilion with last Tuesday s superb victory over visiting Southwest Missouri State (5-3). With the win USD improves to 2-6 and will now take that mark on the road to UC Santa Barbara. Junior center Brice Vounang led the way with 17 points while Nick Lewis added 14 and forward Brandon Gay chipped in with 13. USD jumped out to a halftime advantage and then held off the Bears who were led by Monwell Randle s 19 points/15 rebounds. In the first half USD managed to connect on 6-of-11 treys in building up their 13 point advantage. Brandon Gay, playing in just his second game of the season after recovering from a stress fracture, netted 10 of his 13 points in the first half. He would also finish the game with a team-high 7 rebounds. In the second half USD s biggest lead was 15 points, the final advantage coming at with 10:45 to go. Behind some clutch three-point shooting from Blake Ahearn, SMS battled back to get within two points at with 3:24 to go. From there it was all USD as the Toreros closed out the game outscoring the Bears USD received balanced scoring with three other players scoring 9 points - Brett Melton, Michael Hubbard and Brad Lechtenberg. OREROS OS FALL TO UTAH: The taller more experienced Utah Utes handled the Toreros with ease last Saturday night in Salt Lake City with a victory... with the win Utah improved their home record to since opening the Huntsman Center... guard Nick Jacobson scored all 21 of his points in the 1st half as Utah built up a advantage... center Tim Frost, formerly of the University of Portland, finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds... USD's lone player in double digits was Nick Lewis with 12 points... Brandon Gay, seeing his first action of the season after recovering from a stress fracture, finished with 8 points and 3 rebounds in 16 minutes... Brice Vounang, who entered the game averaging 18.5 ppg, was held in check by the taller Utes and finished with 6 points. ORERO O RALLY FALLS SHORT AGAINST SDSU: The host USD Toreros battled back from 20 points down in the second half to take a brief lead, but lost their cross-town battle to San Diego State last Wednesday night before a sellout crowd at the Jenny Craig Pavilion by the score of Senior guard Brad Lechtenberg made five second half three-pointers to help rally the Toreros and Brice Vounang scored 21 points. The loss drops USD to 1-5 as they head to Utah this Saturday for a road game against the Utes. San Diego State (4-2) won their second straight game against USD after the Toreros had won the previous four meetings. The

3 WCC STANDINGS (thru December 21st) Gonzaga 7-2 Loyola Marymount 6-3 San Francisco 7-4 Saint Mary's 6-4 Santa Clara 6-5 Portland 5-4 Pepperdine 4-6 San Diego 2-8 WCC CONTESTS (Dec. 22nd) Oregon at Portland 7 pm St. Mary's at UC Riverside 7 pm UMBC at Santa Clara 7 pm (Dec. 23rd) LMUat Long Beach St. UCSD at San Diego Pacific at San Francisco (Dec. 27th) USF at Fresno State (Dec. 28th) Wash. State at Gonzaga Pepperdine at American Portland at Boise State St. Peter's at St. Mary's 7:30 pm 7 pm 7 pm 1 pm 7 pm 9:30 pm 2 pm 7:30 pm Aztecs, behind Brandon Heath s 27 points, had taken a halftime lead. Three minutes into the second half the Aztecs extended their lead to 20 points at It was at this time that Lechtenberg started heating up and would finish with a personal-best 5 three-pointers made. It was a Lechtenberg three with 2:53 to go that gave the Toreros their first lead at Heath nailed a trey at the 1:42 mark for a one point lead, and with :29 ticks left on the clock the USD bench was called for a technical. Heath made both free throws for the final score. OREROS OS COMEBACK CK FOR FIRST VICTOR ORY: Down 10 points at halftime (30-20), and by as many as 12 points early in the 2nd half, the USD Toreros rallied for a come-from-behind victory over the visiting SMU Mustangs (1-1) on Nov. 28th... Brett Melton buried 5-of-7 three-pointers in the 2nd half on his way to 20 points (he was 1-for-6 in treys during 1st half)... junior center Brice Vounang turned in another outstanding performance with 20 points and 16 rebounds... Nick Lewis chipped in with 13 points including a big trey down the stretch... SMU led with 1:12 to go, but freshman guard Michael Hubbard, who earned his first start, gave USD a lead they would not give up when he scored with :34 seconds left... Melton made two free throws with :12 seconds left to ice the game. OREROS OS FALL TO CREIGHTON: Creighton opened the season with a victory over San Diego on November 22nd. A record home crowd of 12,255 showed up for the first game at the $291 million Qwest Center OMAHA. Creighton took an early 13-2 lead and never trailed. CU used separate runs of 9-0, 8-0 and 10-0 to build a 33-8 lead with 3:20 left in the opening half to put away the Toreros for good. CU led at the intermission behind 10 first-half points from Joe Dabbert and nine rebounds from center Brody Deren. San Diego shot 34 percent for the game and made 27 turnovers. Brice Vounang led all Torero players with 15 points. Brett Melton was the only other Torero to reach double digits with 10 points. Mike McGrain led the team with 8 rebounds while Adbou Sane grabbed a personal best WCC PRESEASON COACHES POLL Gonzaga (7) 49 points Saint Mary's (1) 37 points Pepperdine 37 points San Francisco 32 points San Diego 23 points Santa Clara 22 points Portland 13 points Loyola Marymount 11 points First place votes in parenthesis OREROS OS DROP THREE AT BCA CLASSIC: USD opened the season at the BCA Classic and dropped three games to Oakland (93-68), UC Irvine (65-60) and Coppin State (76-62)... in the opener, Oakland guard Mike Helms, an All-America Candidate, poured in 31 points... USD was paced by sophomore forward/center Nick Lewis (19 points/13 rebounds) and newcomer Brice Vounang (19 pts/11 reb.). Against UC Irvine, USD was ahead by as many as 13 points late in the first half but UCI rallied for the 5-point win... UCI's Jeff Gloger made 4 straight free throws at the end to ice the game... USD was paced by Brice Vounang (16 points/7 rebounds). In the final game, Coppin State's depth was just too much for San Diego as they had ten players play 14 or more minutes... once again USD was paced by Brice Vounang who scored a game-high 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the field UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO MEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER NO NAME POS HT WT YR EXP. HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL 00* Brett Melton G JR TR Champaign, IL/U. of Illinois 1 Abdou Sane F SR 1V Dakar, Senegal/Erie CC 4 Brad Lechtenberg G SR 1V Walnut Creek, CA/Grossmont JC 5 Brandon Gay F JR JC Missouri City, TX/Seward County CC (KS) 11 Michael Hubbard G FR HS Los Angeles, CA/Bellflower HS 12 Brice Vounang F-C JR 2JC Dschang, Cameroon/Eastern Oklahoma St. JC 20 Mike McGrain G JR 2V Portland, OR/Jesuit HS 22 Slater Traaen F FR HS San Diego, CA/Mt. Carmel HS 23 Avi Fogel G FR HS San Diego, CA/Torrey Pines HS 30 Adam Hannula G SO HS Tacoma, WA/Bellarmine Prep 42 Nick Lewis F-C SO 1V Paradise Valley, AZ/Brophy College Prep 44 Tellas Bobo G-F JR JC Davis, CA/Sacramento City College 54 Adam Bonifer F FR HS Glendale, CA/Loyola HS RS Corey Belser G-F JR 2V Tacoma, WA/Bethel HS RS Ross DeRogatis G SO TR Mansfield, TX/Oklahoma State RS Floyd North, III G-F JR TR San Diego, CA/Oregon State RS Travis Smith G SO 1V San Clemente, CA/Santa Margarita Catholic HS * sat out the season; RS- will sit out the season Head Coach: Brad Holland (10th Year) Associate Head Coach: Brian Fish (2nd Year) Assistants: Steve Flint (4th Year), Sam Scholl (4th Year); Head Team Manager: Nick Earnest (1st Year)

4 USD NETS THREE RECRUITS: The USD men s basketball program had three student-athletes commit during the early signing period to join the Torero basketball program for the season, it was announced by Brian Fish, Associate Head Coach and Head Recruiting Coordinator. Joining USD next Fall will be guard Michael Kirkpatrick, forward Gyno Pomare and center Abdoulaye N Diaye. We identified two things before this recruiting period that we felt we needed, stated Associate Head Coach Brian Fish. Number one was to find a point guard who could come in and be a factor immediately. Secondly, to sign some size that we could develop. And this class fits that to a tee. Kirkpatrick, a 5-11, 185 lb. guard from Maniz, Germany, is currently playing at the College of Eastern Utah in Price. He transferred there from North Carolina A& T where as a freshman he averaged 7.7 points per game. Over the final ten games of the season he scored in double figures, including 27 points against South Carolina State and 16 against North Carolina. Prior to North Carolina A&T he played two seasons at Hampton Roads Academy in Hampton, Virginia. Michael is the hardest working individual and most dedicated athlete I have dealt with in my fourteen years of coaching, stated Fish. Pomare, a 6-7 forward from nearby El Camino High School in Oceanside, is coming off a junior campaign that saw him earn First Team All-County honors. This season he is rated as the county s top prospect by some scouting services. He averaged 14.0 points per game last season as the Wildcats won the CIF-San Diego Section Division I title and came within a game of the Southern California Regional final. He scored in double figures in 23 of 33 games and during the postseason averaged 15.3 ppg. In the section title game he tallied seven blocked shots. N Diaye, a 6-10, 225 lb. center from Dakar, Senegal is playing this season at Southern Idaho. Last season he prepped at Louisville Moore High School in Louisville, Kentucky. As a senior he averaged 8.1 points per game, 9.0 rebounds and 3.7 blocks while converting 51.5% of his shots. With the team finishing 16-11, he led his team in both rebounding and blocked shots. He was named Most Valuable Player and All-Tournament at the Playground Area Shootout in Palm Beach, Florida. Added Coach Fish, Both of these players bring great potential and a great attitude which will allow us to mold them into ideal bigs. The above trio will join two other players currently redshirting this season - Floyd North, a 6-5 wing player that transferred from Oregon State, and 6-1 sophomore guard Ross DeRogatis, a transfer from Oklahoma State. SCOUTING THE UCSD TRITONS: The UCSD Tritons have lost 3 straight after dropping an decision to Seattle Pacific on December 16th... the Tritons lone victory came on Dec. 4th, an overtime win over Grand Canyon junior center Jesse Boyd is the team's leading scorer at 21.3 ppg; he is followed by two starters in double-digit scoring, 6-4 sophomore guard Matthew Sweany (11.2 ppg) and 6-3 freshman forward Adam Reinking (10.0 ppg)... head coach Greg Lanthier is in his 10th season; he has compiled a collegiate record of (.431). ORERO O MASH UNIT: Junior forward Corey Belser (Tacoma, WA), USD's lone returning starter from last year's club that advanced to the NCAA Tournament, was lost for the season in the team's second exhibition on Nov. 7th. After grabbing an offensive rebound 3 minutes into the contest, he injured his right knee. Belser and sophomore guard Travis Smith (right shoulder) are both out for the season. Newcomer Brandon Gay (Missouri City, TX) saw his first action of the season at Utah after missing the first six games with a stress fracture. Abdou Sane (leg injury) is still out indefinitely with a stress fracture in his leg. ORERO O SPOTLIGHT ON ESPN 800 AM: Every Tuesday and Friday the University of San Diego will air four 'Torero Spotlights' hosted by Jack Murray. Murray will interview USD coaches and student-athletes and promote upcoming Torero events. The Torero Spotlights air at 8:22 a.m, 1:22 p.m., 4:25 p.m. and 8:20 p.m. every Tuesday and Friday. FOLLOW USD ATHLETICS ON THE WEB: Get all the current notes and statistics on San Diego basketball, as well as all USD athletic teams, via the internet at UP NEXT: After Christmas the Toreros play in the Arizona State Holiday Classic Dec. 29th & 30th. USD will open with Arizona State, then pay either Western Michigan or Winthrop on the 30th. After the New Year the Toreros will play road games at Southwest Missouri State (Jan. 3rd) and New Mexico (Jan. 6th). USD PICKED 5TH IN WCC PRESEASON POLL: In the WCC Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll the Toreros have been picked to finish 5th. Gonzaga was tabbed as the favorite after receiving 7 first place votes and 49 points. Saint Mary's received one first place vote and tied with Pepperdine for second with 37 points. They were followed by San Francisco (32), San Diego (23), Santa Clara (22), Portland (13) and Loyola Marymount (11). WCC TOURNEY RETURNS TO BAY AREA: For the first time in four years, the WCC men's and women's Basketball Championships return to the Bay Area. Santa Clara's Leavey Center will be the site of the 2004 championship, while San Francisco's historic War Memorial gymnasium will serve as the host site in Santa Clara has hosted the men's championship on eight different occasions, and the last time was in The WCC will again use the championship format that was adopted in 2003 where the #5 through #8 seeds will compete in the opening round to determine who will advance to the next round of the tournament. Waiting for the winners in the quarterfinals will be the #3 and #4 seeds, who will have first round byes. The winners of the quarterfinal match-ups will go head-to-head with the #1 and #2 seeds, who will have byes through the first two rounds of the tournament. NOTE TO MEDIA: Media are welcome to attend all USD practices. USD's basic weekly schedule is 2 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. (M-W-F) and 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (T-TH). Times and site of practice are subject to change. To check times and site for practices, or to set up an interview with either a student-athlete or coach, please contact the Media Relations office at 619/ A LOOK BACK: Last season the Toreros finished 18-12, won the West Coast Conference Tournament Championship with a win over Gonzaga, and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the program's first time in sixteen seasons... the Toreros dropped a tough decision to Stanford in the 1st round of the NCAA's played in Spokane, WA... USD had the luxury of four seniors in the starting lineup that accounted for 73% of its scoring average of 75.5 ppg center Jason Keep led the way with averages of 18.0 ppg an 9.1 rpg forward Jason Blair wasn't far behind at 17.1 ppg and 7.4 rpg guard Roy Morris chipped in 12.3 ppg and 6-2 point guard Matt Delzell added 8.0 ppg.

5 BULLETS ON USD ORERO O PLAYERS #00 Brett Melton, 6-5, Jr., Guard/Forward, Champaign, Illinois (U. of Illinois) -- Sat out last season after transferring from the University of Illinois... scored 16 points at UCSB... poured in 20 points against SMU; made 5-of-7 treys in 2nd half to rally Toreros points at Creighton points vs. UC Irvine... 4th on team in scoring at 10.0 ppg... excellent outside three-point range. #1 Abdou Sane, 6-9, Sr., Forward, Dakar, Senegal (Erie Community College) -- Second year player from Erie CC in Buffalo, NY... missed last four games with leg injury, out indefinitely... personal-best 7 rebounds vs. Creighton... 3 points and 4 rebounds vs. UC Irvine... playing just 4th year of organized basketball... speaks four languages fluently. #3 Travis Smith, 6-3, Soph., Guard, San Clemente, CA (Santa Margarita HS) -- Redshirt this season due to right shoulder injury. #4 Brad Lechtenberg, 6-1, Sr., Guard, Walnut Creek, CA (Grossmont College) -- Second and final year with Toreros... came to USD as a walk-on but earned a scholarship for senior campaign... coming off personal best 22 points at NAU (6-12 in treys)... poured in 5 treys in 2nd half rally against SDSU finishing with 15 points points vs. Coppin State... last season made 3-of-6 treys at home vs. USF (2-2 in 2nd half)... made 4 treys and scored 12 points, all in 1st half, in win at Pepperdine... tallied 13 point effort at SMU and a personal-best 14 points at Nevada... made 3-3 treys vs. UC San Diego in 3 minutes; made 24-of-61 treys (.393) for the season... prior to USD played at Grossmont College where he led Pacific Coast Conference in both 3-point and free throw shooting. #5 Brandon Gay, 6-8, Jr., Forward, Missouri City, TX (Seward County JC - Kansas) -- First year player... coming off second straight 18 point effort at NAU... earned 1st start at UCSB with 18 points... keyed win over SMS with 13 points/7 rebounds in 21 minutes... played 16 minutes at Utah with 8 points and 3 rebounds after missing first six games with stress fracture... MVP of Jayhawk West Conference ppg and 8.4 rpg last season. #11 Michael Hubbard, 6-4, Fr., Guard, Los Angeles, CA (Bellflower HS) -- Has started last six games at point guard... scored 9 points in win over SMS... scored go-ahead basket late in game vs. SMU... personal-best 8 points at Creighton... 5 points/7 assists vs. Oakland... last season attended Fullerton JC but did not play (right knee injury) ppg /5.0 rpg senior year at Bellflower HS. #12 Brice Vounang, 6-8, Jr., Center, Dschang, Cameroon (Eastern Oklahoma State JC) -- First year player is starting center points at UCSB points in win over SMS points in loss to SDSU... tallied 20 points/16 rebounds in win over SMU points and 11 rebounds against Oakland, came back with 16 points/7 rebounds (UCI)... leads team in scoring after 10 games at 15.8 ppg... in two exhibitions - 20 points/14 rebounds vs. L.A. Stars; 22 points/13 rebounds vs. Cal Poly... last season earned All-Bi- State Conference and All-National JCAA Region 2 honors... averaged 18.0 ppg and 9.0 rpg while shooting 63% from the field. #20 Mike McGrain, 6-3, Jr., Guard, Portland, OR (Jesuit HS) -- Versatile player started year at point but is now playing wing... 8 rebounds/7 assists at UCSB... 7 points/5 rebounds/8 assists in win over SMS... 8 rebound/8 assist game vs. SDSU... 6 assists/ 3 steals/4 rebounds in win over SMU... 7 points/8 rebound game at Creighton... dished out 9 assists vs. Coppin State... last year had solid game in championship win over Gonzaga in WCC Tourney; also against Stanford in NCAA's... 5 point/5 rebound/9 assist game in home win over UCR... successful prep career in basketball and football (All-State QB) ppg, 6 rpg and 10 assists. #22 Slater Traaen, 6-6, Fr., Forward, San Diego, CA (Mt. Carmel HS) -- First year walk-on player. #23 Avi Fogel, 6-2, Fr., Guard, San Diego, CA (Torrey Pines HS) -- First year walk-on player. #30 Adam Hannula, 6-1, So., Guard, Tacoma, WA (Bellarmine Prep) -- Walk-on is recent addition The Sports Network Mid-Major All-America and First Team All-PFL wide receiver for 8-2 USD football team... set USD single season receiving records with 72 catches for 1,161 yards and 13 TDs. #32 Corey Belser, 6-7, Jr., Forward, Tacoma, WA (Bethel HS) -- Lost for season with knee injury suffered in exhibition vs. Cal Poly ( )... team's top defensive player... put clamps on Blake Stepp in WCC championship game... 8 points/8 rebounds/6 assists at Portland... 8 points/4 rebounds at Pepperdine... 6 rebounds/6 assists against LMU... at SMU tallied career highs in points (12), rebounds (13) and assists (5)... 6 point/9 rebound effort vs. Northridge... season-best 11 points in home win over Portland last season... averaged 19.4 ppg and 9.0 rpg at Bethel HS... All-League in football (receiver/safety). #42 Nick Lewis, 6-9, So., Forward/Center, Paradise Valley, AZ (Brophy College Prep) -- Sophomore forward/center...coming off 20 point/10 rebound effort at NAU points in win over SMS... double-digits at Utah (12 points) points in win over SMU... tossed in 19 points and grabbed 13 boards against Oakland... is team's top returning scorer at 8.6 ppg... All-Tournament at 2003 WCC Tourney points in WCC title game points at Portland (6-6 in field goals) points in win over USF... missed four games prior to SDSU (8 points) recovering from sprained MCL in left knee point effort against UC San Diego... personal-best 19 points against CS Northridge; had 13 points at UC Riverside and 10 points at UCLA... sat out season with hip injury. #54 Adam Bonifer, 6-4, Fr., Forward, Glendale, CA (Loyola HS) -- First year walk-on player.

6 USD PLAYER ORERO O PERSONAL HIGHS SEASON HIGHS (Points, Rebounds, Assists) USD CAREER HIGHS (Points, Rebounds, Assists) #00 Brett Melton 6-5, 192, Junior Guard/Forward Champaign, Illinois #1 Abdou Sane 6-9, 200, Senior Forward Dakar, Senegal Points: 20, vs. SMU, Rebounds: 5, vs. Oakland, Assists: 3, vs. SMS, Points: 3, last vs. UCI, Rebounds: 7, vs. Creighton, Assists: 2, vs. UC Irvine, Points: 20, vs. SMU, Rebounds: 5, vs. Oakland, Assists: 3, vs. SMS, Points: 4, vs. Gonzaga, Rebounds: 7, vs. Creighton, Assists: 2, vs. UC Irvine, #4 Brad Lechtenberg 6-2, 185, Senior Guard Walnut Creek, CA Points: 22, vs. NAU, Rebounds: 6, vs. Coppin State, Assists: 4, vs. UC Irvine, Points: 22, vs. NAU, Rebounds: 6, vs. Coppin State, Assists: 4, vs. UC Irvine, #5 Brandon Gay 6-8, 220, Junior Forward Missouri City, TX Points: 18, last vs. NAU, Rebounds: 7, last vs. NAU, Assists: 1, vs. UCSB, Points: 18, last vs. NAU, Rebounds: 7, last vs. NAU, Assists: 1, vs. UCSB, #11 Michael Hubbard 6-4, 190, Freshman Guard Los Angeles, CA Points: 9, vs. SMS, Rebounds: 5, vs. Coppin State, Assists: 7, vs. Oakland, Points: 9, vs. SMS, Rebounds: 5, vs. Coppin State, Assists: 7, vs. Oakland, #12 Brice Vounang 6-8, 250, Junior Center Dschang, Cameroon Points: 21, vs. SDSU, Rebounds: 16, vs. SMU, Assists: 1, last vs. UCSB, Points: 21, vs. SDSU, Rebounds: 16, vs. SMU, Assists: 1, last vs. UCSB, #20 Mike McGrain 6-3, 212, Junior Guard Portland, Oregon Points: 7, vs. Creighton, Rebounds: 8, last vs. UCSB, Assists: 9, vs. Coppin State, Points: 11, vs. So. Oregon, Rebounds: 8, last vs. UCSB, Assists: 9, last vs. Coppin St., #22 Slater Traaen 6-6, 210, Freshman Forward San Diego, California Points: 1, vs. Utah, Rebounds: 1, last vs. SMS, Assists: 0 Points: 1, vs. Utah, Rebounds: 1, last vs. SMS, Assists: 0 #23 Avi Fogel 6-2, 170, Freshman Guard San Diego, California Points: 0 Rebounds: 1, vs. Oakland, Assists: 1, vs. Coppin State, Points: 0 Rebounds: 1, vs. Oakland, Assists: 1, vs. Coppin State, #30 Adam Hannula 6-1, 193, Sophomore Guard Tacoma, Washington #42 Nick Lewis 6-10, 230, Soph. Forward/Center Paradise Valley, Arizona Points: 2, vs. SMS, Rebounds: 4, vs. NAU, Assists: 0 Points: 20, vs. NAU, Rebounds: 13, vs. Oakland, Assists: 4, vs. SDSU, Points: 2, vs. SMS, Rebounds: 4, vs. NAU, Assists: 0 Points: 20, vs. NAU, Rebounds: 13, vs. Oakland, Assists: 4, vs. SDSU, #54 Adam Bonifer 6-4, 190, Freshman Forward Glendale, California Points: 3, vs. UCSB, Rebounds: 3, vs. Oakland, Assists: 2, vs. Creighton, Points: 3, vs. UCSB, Rebounds: 3, vs. Oakland, Assists: 2, vs. Creighton,

7 University of San Diego Men's Basketball University of San Diego Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 21, 2003) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (2-8) (2-1) (0-4) (0-3) CONFERENCE... (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (2-8) (2-1) (0-4) (0-3) ---TOTAL PTS REBOUNDS---- ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg VOUNANG, Brice GAY, Brandon LEWIS, Nick MELTON, Brett LECHTENBERG, Brad HUBBARD, Michael McGRAIN, Mike SANE, Abdou HANNULA, Adam BONIFER, Adam TRAAEN, Slater FOGEL, Avi TEAM Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS USD OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND SCORING ^11/15/03 vs Oakland L Points per game ^11/16/03 vs UC Irvine L Scoring margin ^11/17/03 vs Coppin State L FIELD GOALS-ATT at Creighton University L Field goal pct SMU W POINT FG-ATT SDSU L point FG pct /06/03 at Utah L pt FG made per game SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE W FREE THROWS-ATT /13/03 at UC Santa Barbara L Free throw pct /20/03 at Northern Arizona L REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game WINNING STREAK Home win streak ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total University of San Diego Opponents

8 University of San Diego Men's Basketball University of San Diego Game-by-Game Points-Rebounds-Assists (as of Dec 21, 2003) All games Opponent Date Score WL MELTON,BR SANE,ABDO LECHTENBE GAY,BRAND HUBBARD,M VOUNANG,B MCGRAIN,M FOGEL,AVI TRAAEN,SL vs Oakland 11/15/ L DNP vs UC Irvine 11/16/ L DNP DNP DNP vs Coppin State 11/17/ L DNP at Creighton University L DNP DNP SMU W DNP DNP DNP SDSU L DNP DNP DNP at Utah 12/06/ L DNP SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STAT W DNP at UC Santa Barbara 12/13/ L DNP at Northern Arizona 12/20/ L DNP DNP Opponent Date Score WL HANNULA,A LEWIS,NIC BONIFER,A vs Oakland 11/15/ L DNP vs UC Irvine 11/16/ L DNP DNP vs Coppin State 11/17/ L DNP at Creighton University L DNP SMU W DNP DNP SDSU L DNP DNP at Utah 12/06/ L SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STAT W at UC Santa Barbara 12/13/ L at Northern Arizona 12/20/ L

9 Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS USD vs Northern Arizona 12/20/03 7:05 p.m. at Flagstaff, Ariz VISITORS: USD 2-8 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 12 VOUNANG, Brice... f LEWIS, Nick... c LECHTENBERG, Brad... g HUBBARD, Michael... g McGRAIN, Mike... g MELTON, Brett GAY, Brandon FOGEL, Avi HANNULA, Adam BONIFER, Adam Team Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 41.8% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 36.0% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 69.6% HOME TEAM: Northern Arizona 5-5 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 20 Garnett, Stephen... f Hayes, Adrian... f Bond, Aaron... f Ferguson, Chris... g Golob, Kelly... g Yazzie, Kodiak Burger, Chad Feuerbach, Kyle Boykin, Jr., Ruben Meynen, Paul TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 53.4% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 50.0% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 60.0% Officials: Tom Spitznagel, Ken McDougall, David White Technical fouls: USD-None. Northern Arizona-None. Attendance: 1012 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total USD Northern Arizona