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1 Men's Basketball Game Facts Game No. 28 University of San Francisco Dons Friday, Feb. 22 7:30 p.m. PST War Memorial Gym San Francisco, CA Radio: News Talk AM 1510 KGA - Pre-game show at 7:15 p.m. PST TV: FOX Sports Net Northwest and Bay Area Gonzaga University Bulldogs Sports Information 502 E Boone Spokane, WA Oliver Pierce Sports Information Director Men's Basketball Contact (509) pierce@athletics.gonzaga.edu Rich Moser Assistant SID (509) moser@athletics.gonzaga.edu Chelsea Fine Graduate Assistant SID Women's Basketball Contact (509) fine@athletics.gonzaga.edu FAX (509) Web No. 7 GONZAGA UNIVERSITY BULLDOGS (24-3; 11-1 West Coast Conference) G - 21 Dan Dickau, 6-0, 189, Sr., Vancouver, WA (20.9 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 5.0 assists, 0.8 steals) G - 10 Blake Stepp, 6-4, 192, So., Eugene, OR (7.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 4.0 assists, 0.8 steals) C - 33 Cory Violette, 6-8, 255, So., Boise, ID (12.2 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 1.1 assists, 0.9 steals, 0.9 blocks) F - 32 Zach Gourde, 6-8, 249, Jr., Vancouver, WA (13.8 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 1.0 assists, 0.3 steals, 0.9 blocks) F - 25 Anthony Reason, 6-5, 184, Sr., Ocala, FL (5.6 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.1 assists, 0.6 steals, 0.4 blocks) HEAD COACH: Mark Few (University of Oregon, 1987) GONZAGA RECORD: (3 rd year) CAREER RECORD: UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO DONS (12-13; 7-5 West Coast Conference) G 5 Jason Gaines, 6-0, 160, Sr., San Francisco, CA (1.3 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 1.8 assists, 0.8 steals) G 13 Shamell Stallworth, 6-5, 185 Jr., Fresno, CA (10.9 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 2.1 assists, 1.0 steals) C 35 Hondre Brewer, 7-0, 250, Sr., Oakland, CA (8.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 0.4 assists, 2.7 blocks) F 3 Darrell Tucker, 6-9, 245, Jr., Oakland, CA SERIES RECORD (18.6 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 0.8 assists, 0.6 steals, 0.8 blocks) Gonzaga F 33 John Cox, 6-4, 195, So., Philadelphia, PA (12.1 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 2.5 assists, 0.6 steals) HEAD COACH: Phil Mathews (UC Irvine, 1972) USF RECORD: (7 th year) CAREER RECORD: GAMES PRIOR TO GONZAGA: None Game No. 29 Saint Mary s College Gaels Saturday, Feb p.m. PST McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA Radio: News Talk AM 1510 KGA - Pre-game show at 6:45 p.m. PST TV: None SAINT MARY S COLLEGE GAELS (7-18; 2-10 West Coast Conference) G 14 Adam Caporn, 6-3, 180, Fr., Belconnen, Australia (6.3 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 2.0 assists, 1.7 steals) G 22 Teohn Conner, 6-3, 200, Sr., Ferriday, LA (6.4 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 1.5 assists, 0.9 steals) G 25 Anthony Woodards, 6-1, 200, Jr., Richmond, CA (4.7 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 1.5 assists, 0.8 steals) SERIES RECORD F 2 Ross Benson, 6-9, 245, Jr., Everett, WA Gonzaga (7.4 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.0 assists, 0.4 steals, 0.4 blocks) F 00 Chase Poole, 6-8, 230, So., Austin, TX (10.1 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 0.8 assists, 1.2 steals, 1.2 blocks) HEAD COACH: Randy Bennett (UC San Diego, 1986) SMC RECORD: 7-18 (1 st year) CAREER RECORD: GAMES PRIOR TO GONZAGA: 2/22 vs. Portland

2 2002 BULLDOGS RESULTS DATE OPPONENT TIME 11/3 BREWSTER PACKING (ex) W /8 DELTA JAMMERS (ex) W /16 Illinois (#2) (ESPN+/PAX) L /18 MONTANA (KHQ) W /21 Great Alaska Anchorage Indiana d. Anchorage Marquette d. Tennessee /22 Great Alaska Anchorage Texas d. Oregon State Gonzaga d. St. John s (ESPN) /23 Great Alaska Anchorage Tennessee d. Anchorage St. John's d. Oregon State Gonzaga d. Texas (#23) Marquette d. Indiana /24 Great Alaska Anchorage Oregon State d. Anchorage (7/8) St. John's d. Tennessee 45/6) Indiana d. Texas (3/5) Marquette d. Gonzaga (1/2)( ESPN) /29 ARK.-PINE BLUFF (PAX) W /1 PORTLAND STATE (PAX) W /4 EAST. WASH. (PAX) W (OT) /6 Fresno State (#16) Los Angeles, CA W /11 Washington (FOX) W /15 WASHINGTON STATE (FOX) W /21 EASTERN OREGON W /29 Monmouth (Comcast) W /31 St. Joseph's (KHQ/Comcast) W /7 New Mexico (ESPN) W (OT) /11 *SANTA CLARA (FOX) W /13 *SAN DIEGO (KHQ) W /18 *Pepperdine (FOX) L /19 *Loyola Marymount W /24 *SAN FRANCISCO (PAX) W /26 *SAINT MARY'S (PAX) W /30 *PORTLAND (FOX) W /2 *Portland (PAX) W /7 *Santa Clara W /9 *San Diego (FOX) W /14 *LOYOLA MARYMOUNT ( PAX) W /16 *PEPPERDINE (ESPN2) W /22 *San Francisco (FOX) 7:30 p.m. 2/23 *Saint Mary's 7 p.m. 3/2 WCC San Diego, CA 3/3 WCC San Diego, CA 3/4 WCC San Diego, CA *WEST COAST CONFERENCE GAME ALL TIMES PACIFIC TIME ZONE ALL TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE TBA TBA 9 p.m. Bulldogs Take Care Of Business; End Regular Season On Road Seeking At Least Share Of Title CURTAIN FALLS: The curtain falls on the West Coast Conference regular season this week, and Gonzaga University finishes its slate on the road seeking no worse than a share of the WCC title. The Bulldogs gained revenge last Saturday with a win over Pepperdine University in the Bulldogs home finale, pulling into a first place tie with the Waves at Pepperdine had taken the first meeting of the season in Malibu, Calif. The Bulldogs face the University of San Francisco Friday and Saint Mary s College Saturday in a pair of 7:30 p.m. contests. Pepperdine, meanwhile, hosts the University of San Diego on Friday and Santa Clara University on Saturday. WHAT IF? If Gonzaga University and Pepperdine University both sweep this weekend and finish 13-1, the two teams will be named regular-season cochampions of the West Coast Conference. A coin flip will determine the No. 1 and 2 seeds into the WCC Tournament. If the teams split this weekend or lose both games, then the tiebreaker would be how they did against WCC foes in descending order of league finish. BATTLE FOR SEEDS: Nothing is set in the way of seeding for the West Coast Conference Tournament. The University of San Francisco and Santa Clara University are both 7-5 heading into the final weekend, while the University of San Diego lurks a game back at 6-6. Loyola Marymount University, Saint Mary s College and the University of Portland are in a logjam for the last three spots at USF and SMC host Gonzaga University and Portland, while Pepperdine and LMU entertain SCU and USD this weekend to wrap up the regular season. BULLDOGS 7 TH IN BOTH POLLS: For the second straight week the pollsters agree as both the Associated Press and USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 ranked Gonzaga University seventh. It s the highest ranking ever for GU, who moved up one notch in both polls. It s the 11 th straight week for the GU in the AP BULLDOGS POLL HISTORY Associated Press DATE RANK 2/18/02 7 2/11/02 8 2/4/02 9 1/28/ /21/ /14/ /7/ /31/ /23/ /17/ /10/ /8/ /15/ /23/ /30/ /7/ /13/ /20/99 22 USA TODAY/ ESPN DATE RANK 2/17/02 7 2/10/02 8 2/3/ /27/ /20/ /13/ /6/ /30/ /23/ /16/ /3/01 (Final) 20 4/1/00 (Final) 24 1/31/ /29/99 (Final) 12 rankings since cracking the list Dec. 12 at No. 25, the longest consecutive run by the Bulldogs in school history. Gonzaga had a 7-week appearance from Nov. 8-Dec. 12, Gonzaga is in the USA TODAY/ESPN poll for the 10 th straight week, entering the poll 24 th on Dec. 16.

3 Men's Basketball 2002 West Coast Conference Standings (Through games of 2/19/02) Conference Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. GONZAGA Pepperdine San Francisco Santa Clara San Diego Loyola Marymount Saint Mary's Portland Friday, February 22 Gonzaga at San Francisco, 7:30 p.m. (FOX) Portland at Saint Mary s, 7 p.m. Santa Clara at Loyola Marymount, 7 p.m. San Diego at Pepperdine, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, February 23 Gonzaga at Saint Mary s, 7 p.m. Portland at San Francisco, 7 p.m. Santa Clara at Pepperdine, 7:30 p.m. San Diego at Loyola Marymount, 7 p.m. West Coast Conference Standings 1992-Present (Through Games of 2/19/02) Conference Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. GONZAGA Santa Clara Pepperdine San Diego San Francisco Saint Mary s Portland Loyola Marymount NCAA Tournament Appearances Since 1992 Gonzaga (1995, '99, '00; '01); Pepperdine (1992, '94, '00); Portland (1996); Santa Clara (1993, '95, '96); San Francisco (1998); Saint Mary's (1997) NIT Appearances Since 1992 Gonzaga (1994, '96, '98); Pepperdine (1993, '99) WCC Championship Game Appearances Since 1992 Gonzaga (1992, '95, '96, '98, '99, '00, '01) Pepperdine (1992, '93, '94, '00) Portland (1995, '96) Saint Mary's (1997) San Diego (1994) San Francisco (1997, '98) Santa Clara (1993, '99, '01) DICKAU NAISMITH FINALIST Gonzaga University senior guard Dan Dickau is one of 20 finalists for the 34 th annual Naismith College Basketball Player of the Year Award. The Naismith Awards program honors the outstanding college basketball player in the United States. The awards program was founded by the Atlanta Tipoff Club, an organization dedicated to recognizing the achievements of excellence of student-athletes in basketball. This year s winner will be announced April 5 in Atlanta. A complete list of finalists can be found on the Gonzaga web site at AS IS MARK FEW: Third-year Gonzaga University head coach Mark Few is one of 20 finalists for BULLDOG BASKETBALL BANNERS West Coast Conference Regular-Season Titles 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001 West Coast Conference Tournament Titles 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001 NCAA Tournament Appearances 1995 (1 st Round) 1999 (Elite Eight) 2000 (Sweet Sixteen) 2001 (Sweet Sixteen) National Invitation Tournament Appearances 1994 (2 nd Round) 1996 (1 st Round) 1998 (2 nd Round) the Naismith College Basketball Coach of the Year as selected by the Atlanta Tipoff Club. The award will be presented April 5 in Atlanta. For a complete list of finalists visit the Gonzaga web site at HERNANDEZ WATCH: Much like he did last year, senior forward Alex Hernandez is picking his game up a notch down the stretch. In his last five games he has scored 10, 8, 8, 12 and 14 points for a 10.5 ppg average, almost double his 6.0 ppg he s averaging for the season. He s gone 19-for-26 from the field in those for games for 73.1 percent, including a perfect 6-for-6 from the field last Thursday s week Loyola Marymount University. Last season Hernandez heated up down the stretch, scoring 14, 15 and 10 points, respectively, in Gonzaga s three games in the West Coast Conference Tournament, and coming back with 15 and 12 in the first two NCAA Tournament games. Bulldogs on the Air Gonzaga University basketball can be heard on radio on News Talk AM 1510 KGA in Spokane and on the Internet at Greg Heister will call the action beginning 15 minutes to tipoff. In addition, most Gonzaga games will be televised this season, including a 12-game package simulcast locally on KHQ-TV or KGPX, the latter the local PAX affiliate operated by KHQ-TV. Gonzaga will also be seen several times this season on FOX and ESPN.

4 Men's Basketball 2001 ALL-WCC TEAM Brandon Armstrong, Pepperdine, 6-4, Jr. CASEY CALVARY, GONZAGA, 6-8, Sr. DAN DICKAU, GONZAGA, 6-0, Jr. Tim Frost, Portland, 6-10, So. Kelvin Gibbs, Pepperdine, 6-6, Sr. Jamie Holmes, Santa Clara, 6-8, Sr. Brian Jones, Santa Clara, 6-3, Sr. James Lee, San Francisco, 6-6, Sr. Elton Mashack, Loyola Marymount, 6-5, Sr. Dana White, San Diego, 6-0, Sr. COACH OF THE YEAR MARK FEW, GONZAGA PLAYER OF THE YEAR CASEY CALVARY, GONZAGA DEFENDER OF THE YEAR MARK SPINK, GONZAGA FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR BLAKE STEPP, GONZAGA HONORABLE MENTION Zach Gourde, Gonzaga, So. Mark Spink, Gonzaga, Sr. Blake Stepp, Gonzaga, Fr. Marcus Smith, Loyola Marymount, Jr. David Lalazarian, Pepperdine, Sr. Jovan Harris, Saint Mary's, So. Tyler Field, San Diego, Sr. Andre Laws, San Diego, Jr. Darrell Tucker, San Francisco, So. ALL-TIME GONZAGA ALL-WCC SELECTIONS Don Baldwin ('81) Jeff Brown ('92-94*) Casey Calvary ('00-01*) Jeff Condill ('86) Jarrod Davis ('91-92) Dan Dickau ('01) Kyle Dixon ('95-96) Bill Dunlap ('82) Jeremy Eaton ('99) Richie Frahm ('99-00) Geoff Goss ('94) Dale Haaland ('87) Quentin Hall ('99) Bakari Hendrix ('97-98*) Bryce McPhee ('83) Jim McPhee ('87, 89-90) Carl Pierce ('80) Paul Rogers ('96) Lorenzo Rollins ('97) Matt Santangelo ('98-00) Doug Spradley ('88-89) John Stockton ('83-84*) *Indicates WCC Player of the Year POUNDING THE BOARDS: Gonzaga University is back in third in the NCAA statistics for rebounding margin this week, the Bulldogs with a +9.0 margin. The Bulldogs, who led the category for much of the season, were sixth last week. Stanford University (+9.7) heads the list followed by Dayton University (+9.3). Gonzaga has out rebounded its last three opponents since Santa Clara University out rebounded Gonzaga 32-25, just the seventh time in 27 games the Bulldogs have been out rebounded at home against Saint Mary s College, at Pepperdine University (the only time Gonzaga has been out rebounded by double digits), at home against Santa Clara University, against Marquette University in the title game of the Great Alaska Shootout, at home against Washington State University and at Saint Joseph s University the others. Gonzaga has held the edge in 20 of 27 outings and has grabbed 50 or more rebounds four times this season 53 at home against the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 50 at the University of Washington, 51 at home against Eastern Oregon University and 53 against Monmouth University. Cory Violette s career-high 20 rebounds against Fresno State University is tied for the 11 th highest single-game total this season in NCAA Division I ranks. DICKAU CRACKS TOP 10 ASSISTS LIST: Senior point guard Dan Dickau is tied for ninth on the Gonzaga University career assists Top 10 list with 280 assists, matching Tim Wagoner s total from Dickau needs five to move past Jeff Condill (284 from ) and into eighth. Matt Santangelo ( ) heads the list with 668, surpassing the longtime record of 554 held by John Stockton ( ). CLOSING IN ON 1,000: Senior guard Dan Dickau (997) and junior forward Zach Gourde (922) are closing in on 1,000 career points at Gonzaga University. Counting his two seasons at the University of Washington, Dickau has 1,161 career points GONZAGA UNIVERSITY BULLDOGS No Name Pos Ht Wt Cl Exp Hometown/School 1 Winston Brooks G JR TR Richmond, VA/Huguenot/ Howard (TX) College/North Idaho College 10 Blake Stepp G SO 1V Eugene, OR/South Eugene 11 Germayne Forbes# G JR 1V London, England/Henry Compton 14 Brian Michaelson# G FR RS Portland, OR/Jesuit 15 Alex Hernandez G/F SR 1V Las Vegas, NV/Valley/Casper (WY) CC 21 Dan Dickau# G SR 1V Vancouver, WA/Prairie/Univ. of Washington 24 Kyle Bankhead# G/F SO 1V Walla Walla, WA/Walla Walla 25 Anthony Reason G/F SR 1V Ocala, FL/Ocala/Compton (CA) 32 Zach Gourde# F JR 2V Vancouver, WA/Prairie 33 Cory Violette C/F SO 1V Boise, ID/Bishop Kelly 34 Jay Sherrell# F SO 1V Spanaway, WA/Bethel 35 Ronny Turiaf F FR HS Le Robert, Martinique/Insep (Paris, France) #Indicates redshirt year used HEAD COACH: ASSISTANTS: rd Mark Few (3 year, University of Oregon, '87) th Bill Grier (11 year, University of Oregon, '90) rd Leon Rice (3 year, Washington State University, '86) st Tommy Lloyd (1 year, Whitman College, 1998) DIR. OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS: st Jerry Krause (1 year, Wayne State University, 1959) TRAINER: r Steve DeLong (23 d year, Eastern Washington University, '76)

5 Men's Basketball GONZAGA POST-SEASON APPEARANCES NCAA TOURNAMENT 2001 First and Second Memphis, TN #12 Gonzaga 86, #5 Virginia 85 #12 Gonzaga 85, #13 Indiana St. 68 South GA #3 Michigan State 77, #12 Gonzaga First and Second AZ #10 Gonzaga 77, #7 Louisville 66 #10 Gonzaga 82, #2 St. John's 76 West NM #6 Purdue 75, #10 Gonzaga First and Second Seattle, WA #10 Gonzaga 75, #7 Minnesota 63 #10 Gonzaga 82, #2 Stanford 74 West AZ #10 Gonzaga 73, #6 Florida 72 #1 Connecticut 67, #10 Gonzaga First and Second Salt Lake City, UT #3 Maryland 87, #14 Gonzaga 63 NATIONAL INVITATION TOURNAMENT 1998 First Round Gonzaga 69, at Wyoming 55 Second Round at Hawaii 78, Gonzaga First Round at Washington State 92, Gonzaga First Round Gonzaga 80, at Stanford 76 Second Round at Kansas State 66, Gonzaga 64 DICKAU NAMED PLAYER OF WEEK: Gonzaga University guard Dan Dickau has been named the West Coast Conference Player of the Week. In wins over Loyola Marymount University and Pepperdine University he went 10-ofc-25 from the field for 40.0 percent, 7-of-16 from 3-point range for 43.8 percent and 22-of-24 from the free throw line for 91.7 percent. He scored 23 points against LMU and 26 against Pepperdine to average 24.5 ppg. He also dished out nine assists, seven against Pepperdine. He also had just four turnovers in 75 minutes. ELITE COMPANY: Gonzaga University is one of just three schools to advance to the Sweet Sixteen each of the past three seasons. Michigan State University and Duke University are the other two. Duke and MSU appeared in their fourth straight Sweet Sixteen in Since the bracket expanded to 64 teams in 1985, there have been 18 occasions where teams have had runs of three years or more into the Sweet Sixteen. The University of North Carolina leads the way with a 9-year stretch from , followed by Duke with a 7-year run from BULLDOGS AND THE KENNEL: The Kennel - home of Gonzaga University's Bulldogs - has gained the reputation as one of the toughest courts in the country. In the last 10 seasons the Bulldogs are at home for a nifty 93.4 winning percentage after capping a 13-0 home season this year and winning by an average of 24.6 ppg. The Bulldogs went 12-0 at home in 2001, winning by an average of 24.7 ppg. GU is 45-1 in The Kennel over the past four seasons. The 2000 squad was 10-1, and the 1999 Bulldogs completed a 10-0 season in The Kennel, winning by an average of 31.9 ppg. The Bulldogs also posted undefeated home campaigns in 1993 (13-0) and 1994 (14-0), and suffered just one home setback in 1996 and The Bulldogs put together a 34-game home-courtwinning streak from , which at the time was the country's second-longest active streak. Gonzaga takes a 26-game home winning streak into next season, the current streak ranking third. Brigham Young University holds the top spot with 34 victories. HOW SWEET IT IS Teams that have made at least three straight Sweet Sixteen appearances since the bracket expanded to 64 teams in Length of run in ( ). Current streaks in bold caps. Alabama (3) Arizona (3) Arkansas (4) Connecticut (3) Duke (7) DUKE (4) GONZAGA (3) Indiana (4) Kansas (3) Kansas (5) Kentucky (6) Michigan (3) MICHIGAN STATE (4) Oklahoma (3) North Carolina (9) Purdue (3) UNLV (3) Utah (3) Current Home Court Winning Streaks TEAM NO. NEXT GAME 1. BYU 37 2/23 Utah 2. Tennessee Tech 27 TBA 3. GONZAGA 26 NEXT YEAR BEST START EVER: With a 24-3 record this season, Gonzaga University is off to its best start since joining the NCAA Division I ranks for the season. The campaign saw the Bulldogs start 14-2 prior to dropping three straight and ending the season The squad was 21-6 after 27 games.

6 Men's Basketball NCAA STATISTICS POINTS PER GAME 21. Dan Dickau, Gonzaga 20.9 ppg 3-PT. FIELD GOALS/GAME T1. Dan Dickau, Gonzaga 3.8/gm 3-PT. FIELD GOAL PCT. 6. Dan Dickau, Gonzaga 48.0pct. FREE THROW PCT. 17. Dan Dickau, Gonzaga 88.6 pct. TEAM FG PCT. T17. Gonzaga 47.9 pct. TEAM REBOUND MARGIN 3. Gonzaga +9.0 TEAM SCORING MARGIN 5. Gonzaga TEAM SCORING OFFENSE 16. Gonzaga 81.6 ppg TEAM 3-PT. FIELD GOAL PCT. T15. Gonzaga 40.3 pct. GONZAGA CAREER SCORING LEADERS 1. Frank Burgess ( ) 2, Jim McPhee ( ) 2, Matt Santangelo ( ) 1, Jeff Brown ( ) 1, Richie Frahm ( ) 1, Jerry Vermillion ( ) 1, Casey Calvary ( ) 1, Rich Evans ( ) 1, Gary Lechman ( ) 1, Doug Spradley ( ) 1, Bill Suter ( ) 1, John Stockton ( ) 1,340 GONZAGA CAREER ASSISTS LEADERS 1. Matt Santangelo ( ) John Stockton ( ) Geoff Goss ( ) Don Baldwin ( ) Jim McPhee ( ) Kyle Dixon ( ) Jamie Dudley ( ) Jeff Condill ( ) DAN DICKAU (2001-present) 280 Tim Wagoner ( ) 280 DICKAU ON WOODEN AWARD TOP 30 LIST: Point Guard Dan Dickau is the third straight Gonzaga University representative on the John R. Wood Award Midseason Top 30 candidates announced Dec. 28 for the Wooden Award All-America Team. Casey Calvary, a Wooden All-America pick last season, and Matt Santangelo in 2000 were the previous Bulldogs on the list. Dickau was on The Wooden Award Top 50 announced this past summer. On March 26, 2002, the 10-player Wooden Award All-American Team will be announced. One member of the Wooden Award All-American Team will be selected on Sunday, April 7, 2002, as the recipient of the Wooden Award Trophy as the nation's "Most Outstanding Collegiate Basketball Player of the Year." FEW'S THREE-YEAR RUN: Gonzaga University head coach Mark Few probably never thought life as a head coach would be so "sweet." But in his first two seasons as head coach the Bulldogs have advanced to the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen, one of only two NCAA Division I head coaches to accomplish that feat since the bracket expanded to 64 teams in Gonzaga, defending national champion Duke University and 2000 national champion Michigan State University are the only three schools to reach the Sweet Sixteen each of the past three seasons. Few was an assistant coach on Gonzaga's run to the 1999 Elite Eight. Few's 2-year record of places him among elite company for secondyear head coaches. His 2-year total of 52 wins has him tied for third for second-year coaches with Dan Monson, his predecessor at Gonzaga, and Ben Carnevale of the University of North Carolina ( ). His 76 wins in his three seasons (76-19) rank tied for third with Roy Williams 76 victories in his first three seasons at the University of Kansas. BULLDOGS HIT 20 WINS AGAIN: Gonzaga University (24-3) has hit the 20-win plateau this season the quickest in school history. The Bulldogs have now won 20 or more games in each of the past five seasons and in eight of the last nine campaigns. The Bulldogs went 26-7 record last season, matching the 2000 win total and second all-time behind only the 1999 school record mark of This season is the sixth time the Bulldogs have hit the magic 20-win plateau in the regular season. The 1994 squad took a 20-6 record into the West Coast Conference Tournament, the 1998 team was 21-8 entering the tourney, the 1999 Bulldogs went 22-6 in the regular season, the 2000 squad was 21-8 heading into the WCC Tournament and last year s team was 21-6 entering the WCC fray. Gonzaga's first 20-win season as a NCAA Division I program came in 1992 with a mark, falling to Pepperdine University in the Bulldogs' first appearance in the WCC Tournament title game. O-FER FROM THREE: The last time Gonzaga University took the collar from 3-point range was in an 0-for-5 night in The Kennel against the University of Portland on Jan. 27, 1993, a Gonzaga victory. Gonzaga has made a 3-point field goal in 292 straight games. Gonzaga made a school record 291 treys in 1999.

7 Bulldogs Bests (Season and Career High Points/Rebounds/Assists) Player Season Career 1 Winston Brooks P - 9 vs. Portland State 12/1/01 R - 4 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 11/29/01 A - 7 (twice) vs. Eastern Oregon 12/21/01 10 Blake Stepp P - 21 vs. San Francisco 1/24/02 21 (three) vs. San Francisco 1/24/02 R - 9 at Loyola Marymount 1/19/02 A - 10 vs. Portland 1/30/02 10 (twice) vs. Portland 1/30/02 11 Germayne Forbes P - 20 vs. Eastern Oregon 12/21/01 R - 9 vs. Eastern Oregon 12/21/01 A - 2 (three) vs. Portland 1/30/02 2 (six) vs. Portland 1/30/02 14 Brian Michaelson P - 10 vs. Eastern Oregon 12/21/01 R - 4 vs. Eastern Oregon 12/21/01 A - 2 vs. Portland 1/30/02 15 Alex Hernandez P - 14 vs. Pepperdine 2/16/02 15 (three) vs. Virginia 3/16/01 (NCAA) R - 6 (six) vs. San Diego 1/13/02 8 (twice) vs. Indiana St. 3/18/01 (NCAA) A - 3 (twice) vs. Eastern Oregon 12/21/01 5 at Arizona 11/29/00 21 Dan Dickau P - 39 at Portland 2/2/02 39 (twice) at Portland 2/2/02 R - 5 at Illinois 11/16/01 5 (three) at Illinois 11/16/01 A - 10 at New Mexico 1/7/02 12 at Saint Mary's 1/13/01 24 Kyle Bankhead P - 15 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 11/29/01 15 (twice) vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 11/29/01 R - 5 vs. San Francisco 1/24/02 5 (twice) vs. San Francisco 1/24/02 A - 2 (four) at Loyola Marymount 1/19/02 5 vs. Monmouth 12/30/00 25 Anthony Reason P - 14 vs. Portland 1/30/02 R - 10 (twice) at Monmouth 12/29/01 11 vs. Monmouth 12/30/00 A - 3 (twice) at Santa Clara 2/7/02 7 vs. Monmouth 12/30/00 32 Zach Gourde P - 25 at Pepperdine 1/18/02 R - 12 (four) vs. Pepperdine 2/16/02 A - 5 at Saint Joseph s 12/31/01 33 Cory Violette P - 25 at San Diego 2/9/02 R - 20 vs. Fresno State (F) 12/6/01 A - 4 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 11/29/01 34 Jay Sherrell P - 8 (twice) vs. Eastern Oregon 12/21/01 R - 4 (twice) at Loyola Marymount 1/19/02 7 vs. Saint Mary's 3/3/01 (USD) A - 2 vs. Eastern Oregon 21/21/01 35 Ronny Turiaf P - 23 vs. Eastern Oregon 12/21/01 R - 13 vs. Montana 11/18/01 A - 2 (three) at Monmouth 12/29/01 (N) Indicates neutral court WCC Indicates 2000 West Coast Conference Santa Clara, CA USD Indicates 2001 West Coast Conference San DIego, CA (S) Indicates Spokane Arena (F) Indicates Loud Records Fab The Forum - Inglewood, CA NCAA Indicates 2001 NCAA First/Second Memphis, TN

8 Bulldogs Double-Doubles (Career Points/Rebounds Double-Doubles) 32 Zach Gourde 11/12 vs. Pepperdine 2/16/02 12/11 vs. Portland 1/30/02 10/12 at Loyola Marymount 1/19/02 20/12 vs. Fresno State (F) 12/6/01 17/10 vs. Texas (A) 11/23/01 15/12 at Illinois 11/16/01 20/11 vs. Santa Clara 1/25/01 25 Anthony Reason 10/10 at Monmouth 12/29/01 33 Cory Violette 15/15 vs. Loyola Marymount 2/14/02 25/15 at San Diego 2/9/02 15/11 at Pepperdine 1/18/02 18/13 at Washington 12/11/01 15/20 vs. Fresno State (F) 12/6/01 16/12 vs. Eastern Washington 12/4/01 11/11 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 11/29/01 17/11 vs. Texas (A) 11/23/01 35 Ronny Turiaf 13/11 vs. San Francisco 1/24/02 12/12 vs. St. John's (A) 11/22/01 13/13 vs. Montana 11/18/01 (A) Indicates Great Alaska Anchorage, AK (F) Indicates Loud Records Fab The Forum - Inglewood, CA