Center Senior Sebring, Fla. (Sebring)

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1 Center Senior Sebring, Fla. (Sebring) Junior RS: Played in all 29 games, starting 21 second on the team with 4.5 rebounds per game averaged 7.2 points corralled at least one rebound and played double-figure minutes in each contest led team with a 50.3 shooting percentage (81-for- 161) scored a season-high 18 points, on 6-of-8 shooting, at Stanford (Dec. 17) also went 6- of-7 from the charity stripe against the Cardinal notched doublefigure scoring nine times recorded his second career doubledouble (14 points, 10 rebounds) against UAB (Dec. 4) earned Spider Invitational All-Tournament honors after averaging 9.5 points and 5.5 rebounds in wins against Harvard and Norfolk State scored 13 points and snared nine boards against Dayton (Feb. 19). Junior: Played in six games and started five before receiving medical redshirt. Sophomore: Played in 28 games, starting eight... averaged 7.7 points per game earned the starting nod in final eight games of the season averaged 10.3 points and shot 60.4% (32-of-53) in games he started... averaged 4.6 rebounds per game in the Spiders final five regular season contests... shot 1-2 from three-point range, making his first attempt versus Radford... shot.738 from the free throw line... poured in a career-high 21 points in victory over McNeese State... scored in double figures 11 times... collected career-high 10 boards in opening game versus Radford... played a season-high 33 minutes in the second round of the NIT at Dayton... played 18 games without committing a SEASON HIGHS Points 18 (Stanford, 12/17/02) Rebounds 10 (Charlotte, 11/30/02 and UAB, 12/4/02) FG Made 6 (Stanford, 12/17/02 and Dayton, 1/15/03) FG Attempts 10 (Dayton, 1/15/03) 3FG Made 0 3FG Attempts 1 (Norfolk St., 12/29/02) FT Made 6 (UAB, 12/4/02 and Stanford 12/17/02) FT Attempts 7 (UAB and Stanford) Assists 3 (Pepperdine, 12/16/02) Blocks 3 (UAB, 12/4/02) Steals 2 (Norfolk St., 12/29/02) Minutes 27 (Charlotte, 11/30/02) Points 31 (La Salle, ) turnover... averaged four rebounds a contest, third best on team... perfect 4-4 from the floor versus Dayton shot a teamhigh.542 from the floor... ended year with 112 rebounds, 75 on defense. Freshman: Played in 27 games, earning one 30 PLAYER PROFILES

2 GETTING TO KNOW ERIC ZWAYER Full Name: Eric Thomas Zwayer Major: Business Graduate Career Ambition: Professional Basketball, Division I Coach Favorite Movie: Braveheart Favorite food: Steak Favorite pro team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers Favorite athlete: John Lynch Favorite book: The Bible Favorite hobby outside of sports: golf and fishing Best player you have ever faced: Ben Wallace Teammate that makes me laugh the most: Kevin Steenberge Idol growing up: Parents Toughest arena ever played in: Dayton Arena Fantasy job: Head Coach at University of Richmond Who has had the greatest impact on your life: Amy Zwayer my wife If I won a million dollars I would: take a vacation What has been your most memorable moment in basketball: High School State Tournament senior years What do you like most about the University of Richmond: the team and coaching staff What made you choose the University of Richmond: the players Favorite professor at Richmond: Dr. Myers and Dr. Coombs Word(s) that best describe you: hard worker CAREER HIGHS Points...21 (McNeese St., 1/12/01) Rebounds...10 (three times) FG Made...8 (twice) FG Attempts...13 (McNeese St., 1/12/01) 3FG Made...1 (Radford, 11/17/00) 3FG Attempts...1 (four times) FT Made...8 (VCU, 12/1/01) FT Attempts...10 (VCU, 12/1/01) Assists...3 (three times) Blocks...3 (UNCW, 1/5/00 and UAB, 12/4/02) Steals...2 (several) Minutes...33 (UAB, 11/24/01) start... averaged 4.3 points and 3.4 rebounds... shot 52% from the floor... scored seasonhigh 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting at Southern Methodist... went 4-for-4 to tally 11 points at McNeese State... pulled down a season-high eight rebounds against Southern Methodist... grabbed a team-high seven rebounds versus UNC Wilmington in the CAAFinals... collected five defensive rebounds at James Madison... blocked a season-best three shots at UNC Wilmington... finished the season with 91 boards, 15 rejections, and 13 steals. High School: Averaged 18 points 14 rebounds, five assists and four blocked shots as a senior at Sebring High... captained the team his senior year, earning first-team All-District, All-Region and All-State honors... named County MVP and Heartland MVP... Nike All-American Camp participant. Personal: Married in the off-season to the former Amy Roberts... son of Tammy and Tom Zwayer and Steve Levinsohn and Suzy Dumont... has a brother, Clint, and two sisters, Ashley and Brandy... hobbies include hunting and fishing, hanging out with friends and spending time with family. Fifth-year senior Eric Zwayer and Warren Mills, one of only two Spiders to have his number retired. Career Statistics Career Atlantic 10 Statistics Career PLAYER PROFILES 31

3 Forward Junior Charleston, W.Va. Sophomore: Played in all 29 games, starting three led the Spiders (more than 10 attempts) with a.439 threepoint percentage (25-of-57) drained at least one triple in each of the last five games scored in double figures four times made first collegiate start at Duquesne (Jan. 18) scored 14 points, including 4- of-6 from behind the arc, against the Dukes scored a career-high 20 points against Xavier (Feb. 1) was 7-of-13 from the field, 5-of-10 from three-point range, and had four rebounds against the Musketeers averaged 7.1 minutes in the first 14 games, averaged 18.1 minutes in the final 15 games led the team with seven boards in 18 minutes against Providence in the NIT Opening Round (March 19). Freshman: Played in all 36 games off the bench averaged 3.1 points and 1.6 rebounds per contest scored a season-high 11 points on two occasions shot a perfect from the free throw line in four games saw action in all four NIT games and averaged 1.8 pts/game dished out a season-high three assists against SMS on 12/22 contributed a season-high SEASON HIGHS Points 20 (Xavier, 2/1/03) Rebounds 7 (twice) FG Made 7 (Xavier, 2/1/03) FG Attempts 13 (Xavier, 2/1/03) 3FG Made 5 (Xavier, 2/1/03) 3FG Attempts 10 (Xavier, 2/1/03) FT Made 5 (Radford, 11/22/02) FT Attempts 5 (Radford, 11/22/02) Assists 2 (three times) Blocks 1 (Duquesne, 1/18/03) Steals 2 (La Salle, 1/25/03) Minutes 29 (UMass, 2/12/03) minutes against Louisiana-Monroe provided two steals and two rebounds in the NIT. 32 PLAYER PROFILES

4 GETTING TO KNOW PATRICK O MALLEY Full Name: Patrick Vincent O Malley Major: Accounting, Finance minor Career Ambition: make money Favorite Movie: Dumb and Dumber Favorite food: Mom s mashed potatoes Least favorite food: lettuce Favorite TV show: Family Guy Favorite athlete: Michael Jordan Favorite CD: NERD Teammate that makes me laugh the most: They are all CRAZY! Toughest arena ever played in: Dayton Who has had the greatest impact on your life: Mother and Father First memory of basketball: winning a free throw contest Word(s) that best describe you: project CAREER HIGHS Points (Xavier, 2/1/03) Rebounds (twice) FG Made (Xavier, 2/1/03 FG Attempts (Xavier, 2/1/03) 3FG Made (Xavier, 2/1/03) 3FG Attempts (Xavier, 2/1/03) FT Made (twice) FT Attempts (Cincinnati, 12/17/ and La. Monroe, 12/01) Assists (SMS, 12/22/01) Blocks (several) Steals (three times) Minutes (UMass, 2/12/03) High School: Averaged 15.8 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and three blocks his senior season at George Washington High School in Charleston, W.Va. lettered three years in basketball named West Virginia Player of the Year by USA Today Gatorade Player of the Year in West Virginia a Street & Smith magazine high honorable mention selection tabbed first-team All-State, allconference and all-county nominated to McDonald s High School All-American team helped lead the Patriots to an 18-8 season and a berth in the Class AAA (W. Va.) semifinals. Personal: Son of George and Jamie O Malley of Charleston, W.Va. has one sister, Meredith (11) born February 17, Patrick O'Malley with Wilton Ford, a member of the '68 and '69 Spiders. Career Statistics Career Atlantic 10 Statistics Career PLAYER PROFILES 33

5 Guard Junior Phoenix, Ariz. (Shadow Mountain/Cal Poly) Sophomore: Played in all 29 games, starting 21 earned starting nod in final eight games averaged 15.5 points in that span, including a season-high 22 points against La Salle in the regular-season finale (March 8) scored 11+ points in six of the first eight games and six of the last eight games notched double-figure points 14 times led the team in scoring each of the last three games averaged 19.3 points during that span the only Spider to notch double figures (17) against Providence in the NIT contest notched 10+ points in 13-of-21 starts and just 1-of-8 games off the bench scored 21 points in 29 minutes at VCU (Dec. 7) shot 6-of-13 from the field, 9-of-10 from the line, and pulled down seven boards against the Rams netted 19 points on 8-of- 14 shooting against Temple (March 13) in the Atlantic 10 Tournament. At Cal Poly: The Big West Conference Freshman of the Year averaged 15.1 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists a game at Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo during the season earned starting nod in all 28 contests and averaged 31.3 minutes a game, secondbest on the team shot 42.2 percent from the field and 33.2 percent from three-point range... posted a career-high 28 points versus Texas A&M-Corpus Christi led or co-led the Mustangs in scoring 10 times scored more than 20 points in eight games finished season with 30 blocks and 30 steals. High School: A Arizona High School Player of the Year at Shadow Mountain High School McDonald s All-American honorable mention as a sophomore was listed by Basketball 34 PLAYER PROFILES

6 GETTING TO KNOW JAMAAL SCOTT Full Name: Obra Jamaal Scott Major: Business Career Ambition: Professional basketball, family business Favorite Movie: The Wood, Bruce Almighty Favorite food: Meatloaf and mashed potatoes Least favorite food: peas Favorite TV show: Simpsons, Martin, Family Guy Favorite pro team: New York Giants Favorite athlete: Ray Allen Favorite CD: Hot Boys Favorite book: The Bible Favorite hobby outside of sports: Playstation2, music Best player you have ever faced: Mike Bibby Teammate that makes me laugh the most: Daon Merritt Idol growing up: My Father Toughest arena ever played in: Dayton Arena Fantasy job: Wall Street Prized possession: family pictures and Bible Worst fear: losing family Who has had the greatest impact on your life: My Dad and Mom If I won a million dollars I would: help out my family What has been your most memorable moment in basketball: winning state championship, beating Xavier First memory of basketball: recreation ball What do you like most about the University of Richmond: teammates What made you choose the University of Richmond: teammates and opportunity Favorite professor at Richmond: all of them Word(s) that best describe you: never back down CAREER AND SEASON HIGHS Points...22 (La Salle, 3/8/03) Rebounds...7 (VCU, 12/7/02) FG Made...8 (twice) FG Attempts...14 (Temple, 3/13/03) 3FG Made...2 (Stanford, 12/17/02) 3FG Attempts...5 (Stanford, 12/17/02) FT Made...9 (VCU, 12/7/02) FT Attempts...10 (VCU, 12/4/02 and Providence, 12/19/02) Assists...4 (Rhode Island, 2/22/03) Blocks...2 (twice) Steals...2 (four times) Minutes...37 (La Salle, 3/8/03) Times and Hoop Scoop Magazine among the Top-100 seniors averaged 19 points, nine rebounds and three assists senior season team captured the Arizona State Championship in 2000 with a 27-5 record where Scott was named MVP of tournament first-team All-Region and All- State honorable mention as a junior first-team All-Region and All-State as a senior... also a regional champion in the triple jump has a six foot, 10 inch wing span. Personal: Son of David Scott and Regina Dixon has three brothers, Reggie (25), Anthony (21) and Rojon Mitchell (9) and two sisters, Amanda Scott (28) and Erika Scott (12) born June 3, 1982 Dad played basketball as San Francisco State. Small forwards Jamaal Scott and John Davis, who started five post-season games at Richmond. Career Statistics 01-02** Career Atlantic 10 Statistics Career ** - Numbers at Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo PLAYER PROFILES 35