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1 PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS BASKETBALL Contact: Mike Lund, Assistant Athletics Director/Media Relations GAME 1 NOTES November 10, 2008 VIKINGS TRAVEL TO RICE FOR SEASON OPENER The much-anticipated return of the Portland State men s basketball team takes place this Saturday, when the Vikings go on the road to face Rice University in a non-conference season opener. PSU, the defending Big Sky Conference Champion, will battle the Conference USA opponent for just the second time ever in a 1 p.m. Pacific Time tip-off. The game is the first of 30 scheduled contests, excluding the post-season. And, of course, the Vikings expect to add to that total next March as they have been picked as the favorites to win the Big Sky Conference again this year. Portland State won a preseason exhibition on Nov. 5, , over Division II Western Oregon. Portland State comes off its best season in a school history - a campaign in in which it on the Big Sky Conference regular season (14-2), the Big Sky Tournament, and advanced to face eventual national champion Kansas in the NCAA Tournament. Big Sky Coach of the Year Ken Bone (54-39) begins his fourth season on the Park Blocks. Big Sky Player of the Year Jeremiah Dominguez (14.1 ppg, 4.1 apg, 84 3-pt FG) returns to run the point guard position for the Vikings. The Vikings have three returning starters and six returning letterwinners from last season s team. Three Division I transfers who redshirted last year will also be available. Entering this week s practice, Coach Bone had yet to set a starting lineup for the opening game. The home opener is Nov. 18 at the Peter W. Stott Center against crosstown rival University of Portland. Big Sky play starts on Dec. 20 with a home game against the University of Montana. THE ROAD BACK TO THE POST-SEASON Portland State will travel extensively in the preseason, playing at Rice, the Great Alaska Shootout, Washington, Cal Poly, Gonzaga, Texas Southern and Baylor. PSU will host crosstown rival Portland, NCAA Tournament team Cal State Fullerton, Seattle and Lewis and Clark in the preseason. The Vikings will also get to host an ESPN BracketBuster game for the first time after being a road team in three previous appearances. But, the Vikings know their ticket back to the Big Dance goes through the Big Sky Conference Tournament. Portland State went 14-2 in the Big Sky last season, then won both Big Sky Tournament games. As a result, PSU takes a 14-game winning streak over league opponents into the coming season. The 16-game league schedule will determine the conference champion and tournament host in Portland State will be featured four times on the Big Sky Conference televised game of the week as it attempts to bring the postseason tournament back to the city of roses. PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS VS. RICE OWLS Saturday, November 15, 3 p.m. CT, 1 p.m. PT, Tudor Fieldhouse, Houston, TX Television: None Live Webcast: None Live Stats: Radio: AM 910 KTRO, Play-by-play: Matt McCabe (substituting for Tom Hewitt) Tip-off: The game will be aired on tape delay immediately following the Portland State football broadcast, approximately 2:30 p.m. PT Portland State will open the season at Rice, playing the Owls for just the second time in school history. PSU lost a contest in Houston on Dec. 20, Rice is a program in transition, with new Head Coach Ben Braun at the helm. A former head coach at Cal, Braun has a record in 31 seasons of coaching. The Owls were just 3-27 last season, 0-16 in Conference USA PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS ROSTER No. Name Pos Hgt Yr ppg, rpg, apg Notes Hometown 13 Tyrell Mara F 6-6 JR 4.7, 3.3, 1.3 shot 40% from three-point range White Rock, BC 1 Julius Thomas F 6-5 JR 4.0, 3.1, 1.1 shot 71% from the field Stockton, CA 3 Andre Murray G 6-2 SR 9.1, 3.7, 2.0 starter 22 games in Los Angeles, CA 4 Mickey Polis G 5-8 SR 3.2, 0.6, 0.8 shot 50% from three-point range Longview, WA 10 Jeremiah Dominguez G 5-6 SR 14.2, 2.1, 4.1 Big Sky Player of the year Salem, OR 11 Dominic Waters G 6-1 JR NA redshirt last year, Hawai i transfer Portland, OR 12 Paul Guede G/F 6-5 SO NA played at Tallahassee CC last year London, England 14 Kyle Coston F 6-8 JR 5.9, 2.9, 1.2 shot 41% from three-point range Lynden, WA 21 Phil Nelson F 6-7 SO NA redshirt last year, U Wash. transfer Keizer, OR 23 Wendell Wright G/F 6-5 FR NA played at Mayfair HS last year Lakewood, CA 30 Louis Lee F 6-7 SO NA played at Clark CC last year Vancouver, WA 42 Donatas Visockis C 6-10 SO NA played at Butte (CA) JC last year Siauliai, Lithuania 44 Jamie Jones F 6-7 JR NA redshirt last year, Portland transfer El Segundo, CA Redshirts 15 Dane Johnson G 6-1 SO NA transfer from W. Oregon, redshirt Columbus, OH 2 Austonn Lazoff G 6-2 FR NA will redshirt this year Portland, OR PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 5 WESTERN OREGON (exhibition) W, Rice 1:00 p.m. 18 PORTLAND 7:05 p.m. 23 CAL STATE FULLERTON 2:05 Great Alaska Shootout, Anchorage, AK 26 vs. Northern Illinois 10:45 p.m. 28 vs. Hampton/Alaska Anchorage 1/6:30 p.m. 29 vs. Seattle/Louisiana Tech/ 1/3/6:30 p.m. San Diego State/Western Carolina or 9 p.m. DECEMBER 6 SEATTLE 7:05 p.m. 9 LEWIS AND CLARK 7:05 p.m. Washington FSN 5:00 p.m. Cal Poly 7:00 p.m. 20 MONTANA* 7:05 p.m. Gonzaga FSN 5:00 p.m. Texas Southern 5:00 p.m. Baylor 5:00 p.m. JANUARY Sacramento State* 7:05 p.m. Northern Arizona* CSN 1:05 p.m. 8 WEBER STATE* 7:05 p.m. 10 IDAHO STATE* 7:05 p.m. Northern Colorado* CSN 1:05 p.m. 24 EASTERN WASHINGTON* 7:05 p.m. Montana* 6:05 p.m. FEBRUARY Montana State* CSN 1:05 p.m. 5 NORTHERN ARIZONA* 7:05 p.m. 8 SACRAMENTO STATE* CSN 1:05 p.m. Idaho State* 6:05 p.m. Weber State* 6:05 p.m. 19 NORTHERN COLORADO* 7:05 p.m. 21 ESPN BRACKETBUSTER TBA 25 MONTANA STATE* 7:05 p.m. Eastern Washington* 7:05 p.m. MARCH 7 Big Sky Conference Quarterfinal Round TBA 10 Big Sky Conference Semifinals CSN TBA 11 Big Sky Conference Championship ESPN2 TBA * Big Sky Conference game All times listed are Pacific CSN - Comcast Sports Net FSN - Fox Sports Net BIG SKY STANDINGS BSC Season Portland State Northern Arizona Weber State Idaho State Montana Montana State Northern Colorado Eastern Washington Sacramento State

2 This year s team returns three starters and six letterwinners. They will play at brand new Tudor Fieldhouse. It is, in fact, so new that a capacity has not yet been established for the building. Senior guard Rodney Foster leads the team afgter averaging 11.2 point and 3.1 assists per game last year. Junior guard Lawrence Ghoram averaged 8.5 points and 3.9 rebounds. Junior guard Corey Pflieger averaged 8.0 points and 3.8 rebounds. The Owls averaged just 55.9 points per game last year, shooting only.379 from the field and.273 from three-point range. A QUICK LOOK AT THE VIKINGS The Vikings were in , winning the Big Sky Conference regular season and tournament titles, and advancing to the NCAA Tournament. Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year Ken Bone returns to lead the Vikings in GAME BREAKDOWN TEAM STATS (07-08) PSU RICE Season Record Conference Record Scoring Average Opp. Scoring Avg FG Percentage pt FG Percentage pt FG per game FT Percentage Rebounding +/ Turnover +/ their title defense. In his fourth season on the Park Blocks, Bone has a record. He has six returning letterwinners and three returning starters, including Big Sky Conference Player of the Year SR G Jeremiah Dominguez (5-6, 14.2 ppg, 4.1 apg, league-leading 62 steals, school-record 84 three-point field goals). Dominguez was recently named a preseason Mid-Major All-American. He is a little warrior, and he is a competitor, said Bone. He just brings to every game and every practice and every drill. It s exciting to see kids like that get rewarded with that type of recognition. Other returning starters include JR F Kyle Coston (6-8, 5.9 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 41% 3-pt FG) and SR G Andre Murray (6-2, 9.1 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.0 apg). Also returning are JR F Tyrell Mara (6-6, 4.7 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 40% 3-pt FG), JR F Julius Thomas (6-5, 4.0 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 71% FG) and SR G Mickey Polis (5-8, 3.2 ppg, 50% 3-pt FG, 82% FT). The Vikings are bolstered by three transfers to aid in the loss of first team All-Big Sky Conference Deonte Huff, and Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year Scott Morrison. Expected to have a big impact after redshirting last year are JR F Jamie Jones (6-7, University of Portland), SO F Phil Nelson (6-7, University of Washington) and JR G Dominic Waters (6-1, University of Hawai i). Those three kids are all good players, and they will all contribute in their own way. I think they will be very good, said Bone. Newcomers include three letter of intent signees: SO G/F Paul Guede (6-5, Tallahassee CC), FR G/F Wendell Wright (6-5, Mayfair (CA) HS) and JR C Donatas Visockis (6-10, Butte (CA) JC). The Vikings also have three walk-ons in SO G Dane Johnson (6-1, Western Oregon), SO F Louis Lee (6-7, Clark CC) and FR G Austonn Lazoff (6-2, Konawaena (HI) HS). I think we have the team to compete with the better teams in the conference, said Bone. I feel comfortable with the talent we have, and the attitudes we have. I feel better about that than probably anything, that we have a lot of kids just totally buying into what we are trying to achieve. Bone, on the Big Sky Conference: I believe there will be more parity in the conference this year. It seemed like it was a little down last year overall, and I don t foresee that happening this year. I m happy with where we are at as a group. But right now, on November 5, it doesn t make a whole lot of difference. PORTLAND STATE PICKED TO WIN BIG SKY AGAIN IN 09 Defending Big Sky Conference Champion Portland State will enter the men s basketball campaign as the league favorite for the first time in history. The Vikings have been selected by the coaches and the media to capture the Big Sky Conference men s basketball preseason polls. Portland State, coming off the best season in school history, earned seven of nine first-place votes from the coaches and 63 total points. The Vikings earned 23 of 26 first-place votes from the media and 212 total points. The polls were released by the league. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own teams. Complete polls are listed on page eight of this release. The Vikings were in and won the Big Sky regular-season title, finishing 14-2 in conference. The Vikings won their first-ever postseason championship, downing Northern Arizona in the title game. As a result, Portland State earned a first-ever berth in the NCAA Division I Tournament in school history. The Vikings lost to eventual national champion Kansas in the first round. Portland State enters having won 14 straight games against Big Sky Conference opponents and 10 straight games at home. The Vikings have also won six straight Big Sky Conference road games - a school record. The Vikings won a school-record 23 games in , setting or tieing 17 school records. Bone, who begins his fourth season at Portland State, has improved the program from 12 wins to 19 wins to 23 wins over the past three seasons. His record is the best by a Viking coach since basketball returned to the Park Blocks for the season and joined the Big Sky Conference. Bone is in his 16-year coaching career. DOMINGUEZ NAMED MID-MAJOR PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN Portland State point guard Jeremiah Dominguez has been named to the 25-member preseason Mid-Major All- American team by collegeinsider.com. Dominguez, a senior from Salem, OR, was the Big Sky Conference Player of the Year last season when he led the Vikings to a conference title and the NCAA Tournament. He averaged 14.2 points, 4.1 assists and made a school-record 84 three-point field goals. Dominguez is the only player from the Big Sky Conference named to the team PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS BASKETBALL 2 HEAD COACH KEN BONE Ken Bone is in his fourth season as Head Coach of the Portland State Vikings. He has already made his mark as one of the school s greatest basketball coaches. Bone led Portland State to its finest season in school history in , leading the team to a school-record 23 wins, winning the Big Sky Conference regular season and tournament titles, and making a first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division I tournament. Portland State s record and 14-2 Big Sky mark were the best ever in the history of the program. The Vikings concluded the season with 14 straight wins over Big Sky opponents. As a result, Bone earned Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year honors - becoming the first Viking basketball coach ever to do so. When the Viking program joined the March Madness fray for the first time last season, Bone had finally brought it to the national stage. The Vikings took a firstround loss to eventual national champion Kansas, but a standard had been set for Portland State basketball that had not been achieved before. The accomplishments of the Viking program under Bone in were remarkable: A school-record total of wins (23) and Big Sky wins (14). A school-record tying nine-game winning streak at the Division I level. A 14-game Big Sky Conference winning streak. PSU finished the year with a 10-game home winning streak and school-record six game Big Sky road winning streak. Portland State set or tied 17 school records. The Vikings featured the Big Sky Conference Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year (Jeremiah Dominguez), the Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year (Scott Morrison), and a first team All-Big Sky selection (Deonte Huff). Bone became the first Viking coach to be named Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year, and with a record has the most wins and best winning percentage of any PSU coach since basketball was reinstated in Portland State has improved from 12 to 19 to 23 wins in Bone s three seasons at the helm. Bone reached 300 career wins during the season. In 16 seasons as a collegiate head coach, he has a record. Bone has a strong background in college basketball in the Pacific Northwest, having spent 12 seasons as the Head Coach at Seattle Pacific ( ), compiling a career record, and three seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Washington ( ), where the Huskies were In his 12 seasons at Seattle Pacific, Bone s teams won six conference championships and made eight NCAA II playoff appearances. At Washington, Bone played a role in the rise of the Husky program as it made two NCAA tournament appearances in three seasons, won the 2005 Pac-10 title, earned a number one seed in the NCAA tournament and advanced to the Sweet 16. Bone, 50, is a 1983 graduate of Seattle Pacific.

3 Portland State, which finished the season ranked 25th in the Mid-Major poll, is listed as 27th heading into the season. Gonzaga is ranked number one in the Mid-Major poll. Rather then assembling first, second, third and fourth team squads, the collegeinsider.com Mid-Major All-America team is one team consisting of 25 players and honorable mentions. Division I coaches and NBA scouts are part of the selection process. Mid-major schools consist of teams from non-bcs conferences. collegeinsider.com PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN TEAM Josh Alexander, Stephen F. Austin; Marqus Blakely, Vermont; Michael Bramos, Miami University; J Nathan Bullock, Cleveland State; Chris Devine, UC Santa Barbara; Osiris Eldridge, Illinois State; Jeremiah Dominguez, Portland State; Al Fisher, Kent State; Jeremy Goode, Mount St. Mary s; Kenny Hasbrouck, Siena; Matt Howard, Butler; Brandon Johnson, San Diego; Johnathon Jones, Oakland; Gerald Lee, Old Dominion; Eric Maynor, VCU; Josh Mayo, Illinois-Chicago; Tywain McKee, Coppin State; Derrick Mercer, American; Gyno Pomare, San Diego; Gerald Robinson, Tennessee State; Anthony Smith, Liberty; Ryan Thompson, Rider; Edwin Ubiles, Siena; Ryan Wittman, Cornell; Desmond Yates, Middle Tennessee HONORABLE MENTION: Vaughn Duggins, Wright State; Russell Hicks, Florida International; Cedric Jackson, Cleveland State; David Kool, Western Michigan; Carlos Monroe, Florida Atlantic; Diamon Simpson, St. Mary s VIKINGS ROUT WESTERN OREGON, , IN EXHIBITION A late first-half run by the Portland State Vikings led them to a victory over Western Oregon in a preseason exhibition game at the Stott Center on Nov. 5. The Vikings, defending Big Sky Conference Champions, were making their first appearance since last year s record run to the NCAA Tournament - albeit in an exhibition - and they didn t disappoint. PSU shot.676 from the field in the first half, and went on a 25-7 run over a five-minute stretch just before intermission. Eight different Vikings scored in the run. Portland State trailed with 6:53 left in the half, but eventually went into the locker room with a lead. Western Oregon, a Division II member of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference, never got closer than 10 in the second half as the Vikings rolled to a 23-point win. The Vikings finished the game shooting.583 from the field. PSU scored 36 points off 25 Western Oregon turnovers. The Vikings had 18 steals, led by five from Jeremiah Dominguez. Six Portland State players scored in double figures, led by Phil Nelson with 19 points off the bench. Nelson, a sophomore transfer, hit 7-11 shots from the field. Another transfer, junior Dominic Waters, got the start and scored 11 points with eight assists and two steals. He did not turn the ball over in 29 minutes of play. Jamie Jones, also a junior transfer, scored 16 points on 8-9 shooting, had three assists, three blocks, three rebounds and two steals in just 19 minutes. Travis Kuhns scored 26 points with eight assists for the Wolves. Mike McLaughlin added 12 points and 11 rebounds. QUICK NOTES FOR HOME IS WHERE THE WINS ARE Portland State has gone in 109 games at the Stott Center since the season. Including home games at Memorial Coliseum (12-6) and the Rose Garden (19-9), the Vikings are at home over the previous 12 seasons. UNITED NATIONS OF PORTLAND STATE Portland State will feature players from four different countries this season. Of course, there are 12 players who are natives of the United States of America. JR F Tyrell Mara, the longest-tenured Viking player is from White Rock, British Columbia. SO G/F Paul Guede is a native of London, England. JR C Donatas Visockis is from Siauliai, Lithuania. WALK-ON ADDED TO ROSTER FR G Austonn Lazoff has been added to the Viking roster giving Portland State a total of 15 players for The 6-2 Lazoff earned a spot on the roster during preseason open tryouts and will redshirt in He competed at three different high schools during his prep career, but finished as an all-conference player in Hawai i. Lazoff graduated from Konawaena High School in Captain Cook, HI. He averaged 19 points and eight rebounds per game and was named to the Big Island Interscholastic Federation first team. Lazoff attended Milwaukie High School as a freshman and sophomore, then Tualatin High School as a junior before transferring to Hawai i. CONRAD ELECTS NOT TO ENTER SCHOOL Jason Conrad, who had signed a letter of intent with Portland State last November, will not attend or compete at Portland State this year. Conrad, a 6-11 center from Gilroy, CA, has not entered school for personal reasons. JEREMIAH DOMINGUEZ NAMED BIG SKY CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE YEAR When the Big Sky Conference handed out its men s basketball post-season awards, the Portland State Vikings were standing at the front of the line. Junior Jeremiah Dominguez was named the Big Sky Conference Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year as he was selected first team All-Conference. He is the first player in league history to win both awards. Do-it-all senior Deonte Huff was also named first team All-Big Sky Conference, and senior Scott PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS BASKETBALL 3 VIKING BASKETBALL TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach Ken Bone Alma Mater Seattle Pacific, 83 PSU Record 54-39/3 years Career Record /16 years Associate Head Coach Tyler Geving Alma Mater Central Washington, 96 Assistant Coach Curtis Allen Alma Mater Washington, 05 Assistant Coach Eric Harper Alma Mater Central Washington, 95 Dir. of Basketball Operations Wendell Raiford Team Athletic Trainer Jim Wallis Media Relations Director Mike Lund Season Record Big Sky Conference Record 14-2/1st NCAA Tournament first round Letterwinners Returning/Lost 6/7 Starters Returning/Lost 3/2 Redshirts/Freshmen/Transfers 3/2/4 Home Court Peter W. Stott Center (1,500) Press Row Phone (503) ALL-TIME VIKING COACHING RECORDS Years Coach Years Won Lost Pct John Jenkins Joe Holland Arba Ager Sharkey Nelson Marion Pericin Ken Edwards Glen Kinney Ritchie McKay Joel Sobotka Heath Schroyer Ken Bone All-Time VIKING BASKETBALL PROGRAM HISTORY Program Year 48th ( to , to present) Big Sky Conference Year 13th ( ) Big Sky Conference Championships 2 ( , ) Big Sky Tournament Appearances 7 (1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008) Postseason Appearances 4, 2008 (NCAA Division I), 1967 (NCAA College Division), 1955, 1956 (NAIA) Winning Seasons 25 All-Time Record (all levels) PRONUNCIATIONS Austonn Lazoff LAW-zoff Tyler Geving GEV-ing Paul Guede GWEED Tyrell Mara MAR-uh Mickey Polis POLE-is Donatas Visockis duh-not-is vi-sock-is (Visockis hometown pronounced SHOW-lay)

4 Morrison earned second team All-Conference and Defensive Player of the Year honors. Dominguez, a 5-6 guard from South Salem High School, was the spark that ignited the Vikings all season. He averaged 14.2 points, 4.1 assists, had 62 steals, and made a school-record 84 three-point field goals. Dominguez shot.471 from the field,.433 from three-point range,.813 at the line and was twice named Big Sky Conference Player of the Week. He led the Big Sky in free throw percentage, steals, and three-point field goals, while ranking third in scoring, assists and three-point percentage. Dominguez is the second Viking in history to be named Big Sky Conference Player of the Year, while Morrison is the second Viking to be named Defensive Player of the Year. Former Viking Seamus Boxley earned both honors following the season. Boxley was also Defensive Player of the Year in As for the Newcomer of the Year award, Dominguez becomes the fourth Viking to earn the honor in the last 11 years (Jason Hartman, , Ime Udoka, , Dupree Lucas, ). Dominguez was twice named Big Sky Conference Player of the Week during the season. He was named to the Big Sky All-Tournament team as well. KEN BONE NAMED BIG SKY CONFERENCE COACH OF THE YEAR Portland State Head Coach Ken Bone was selected as the Big Sky Conference Men s Basketball Coach of the Year in a vote of the league s nine head coaches. Bone, in his third season on the Park Blocks, guided the Vikings to their highest win total in school history, a Big Sky regular-season and tournament title, and first-ever NCAA Division I Tournament appearance. Portland State went 14-2 to win the Big Sky regular-season title. The Vikings then defeated Idaho State, 72-61, and Northern Arizona, 67-51, to win the Big Sky Conference Tournament and receive the conference s automatic NCAA bid. The Vikings lost to number-one seed Kansas in the opening round of the tournament to complete their season at The Vikings 23 wins marked Portland State s first-ever 20-win season at the NCAA Division I level. The Big Sky regular-season title was Portland State s second since reinstating men s basketball and joining the Big Sky, prior to the season. PSU set or tied 17 school records during the season. Included were 14 straight wins over Big Sky opponents, nine straight wins overall (a school Division I record), and six straight Big Sky road wins. Bone has a record at Portland State and has led the Vikings to the Big Sky Tournament in all three seasons. He is the first Portland State head coach to win the Big Sky Men s Basketball Coach of the Year Award VISION For the first time in school history, Portland State had both its men s and women s basketball programs win 20 games in the same season. PSU s men were 23-10, while the Viking women were 22-9 in The win total has occured 12 times previously in Big Sky history. PSU s men and women were a combined 27-8 against Big Sky opponents, and 26-2 at home overall. Throw in the Portland State women s volleyball team in 2007 (21-8 overall, Big Sky Champions at 13-3, and 10-1 at home), and PSU s three teams that compete in the Big Sky and at the Stott Center were 66-27, 36-3 at home, and against Big Sky opponents (including two titles). FOR THE WINNING LINEUP, INCLUDE THESE TWO Portland State had two players who were the biggest winners in the starting lineup: SR G Andre Murray and JR F Kyle Coston. The Vikings were 18-4 with Murray starting and 14-3 with Coston starting. Those two also came up big in the Big Sky Tournament. Coston was named to the All-Tournament team, scoring 22 points with 10 rebounds, seven assists and two blocked shots in the two games. Murray scored 24 points with six rebounds and three assists. THE PERCENTAGE PLAY: JULIUS THOMAS JR F Julius Thomas led the Vikings in shooting in , hitting.714 (45-63) from the field. He missed just 18 shots in 26 games played. Thomas shot (.840) in Big Sky Conference games... Thomas was particularly good in the Big Sky Tournament, scoring 13 points (4-5 FG, 5-7 FT), with nine rebounds and six assists in 45 minutes of play... in his brief career, Thomas has made shots for a.669 field goal percentage... he missed seven games with a broken rib preventing him from getting enough shot attempts to break his own school record for shooting percentage (.639) set in THREE AT A TIME Portland State led the Big Sky Conference in three-point field goals made (8.91) and three-point percentage (.393) in PSU shot a season-high.647 mark (11-17) at Montana State (2/28), then made a season-high at Montana (3/1)... the Vikings were far better shooting the three than the previous year (6.6 three-pointers and a.333 shooting percentage)... eight players on the Viking roster made 19 or more three-pointers, 10 made 11 or more BIG SKY LEADERS In season statistics, JR G Jeremiah Dominguez led the Big Sky Conference in steals (1.94) and three-point field goals made per game (2.63). SR C Scott Morrison led the league in blocked shots (1.66)... as a team, the Vikings lead the league in scoring (73.9), scoring margin (+5.8), three-point field goal percentage (.393), three-point field goals made per game (8.91) and three-point field goal defense (.344)... in conference only games, SO F Kyle Coston led in three-point percentage (.521), while Morrison led in blocked shots (2.00) and Dominguez led in three-pointers PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS BASKETBALL 4 VIKING MEDIA RADIO: Portland State basketball is in its third year on AM 910 KTRO in Portland. Games can also be heard on the internet at The pregame show begins one half-hour prior to the scheduled tipoff. Basketball play-by-play man Tom Hewitt returns for his eighth season to call all the Viking action. TELEVISION: Four Portland State basketball games are scheduled to be televised on the Sunday afternoon Big Sky Conference/Altitude Sports Network game of the week. Those games can be seen on Comcast SportsNet (channel 37) in the Portland area. Two games are scheduled for Fox Sports Net (channel 34). The Altitude Big Sky Conference Games of the Week on Comcast SportsNet: Jan. 4 at Northern Arizona, Jan. 18 at Northern Colorado, Feb. 1 at Montana State, and Feb. 8 vs. Sacramento State. Comcast Sports Net is available on: Comcast Cable Oregon; Verizon FIOS TV (Portland metro area); Scio Cablevision; Ashland TV; Comcast Cable Spokane. The Fox Sports Net games: Dec. 14 at Washington, and Dec. 23 at Gonzaga. GOVIKS.COM: Portland State will have live stats available for all home games on its athletics website, GoViks. com. In addition, news, information, schedules, scores and much more about Portland State Athletics can be found on the internet at BIGSKYTV.ORG: All Big Sky Conference basketball games are available via live streaming video on the internet. Viking home games and conference road games can be accessed at New for , all video streaming will be provided FREE. Fans will have access to all conference games and archived games. VIKING BASKETBALL TICKETS Season Ticket Information: Reserved Season Tickets: Adults: $ Sr./Jr.: $ Faculty/Staff: $ (VAF donation of $ per seat is required for Reserved Section seating). General Admission Season Tickets: Adults: $ To order season tickets, call JoAnna at Game Ticket Information: Reserved Single Game Tickets are $15. General Admission Single Game Tickets are $12. There are price breaks for seniors/juniors and groups. To purchase tickets by phone, call VIK.TIKS or Tickets are on sale at the PSU Ticket Office, located in Smith Memorial Student Union, 1825 SW Broadway. You can also purchase tickets on-line at or at all TicketMaster outlets.

5 made (2.88)... the Vikings led the league in scoring (80.3), scoring margin (+12.6), three-point percentage (.413), rebounding margin (+6.1), assists (17.13), blocked shots (4.00) and three-point field goals made (9.31). VIKINGS IN THE GARDEN Portland State played three games in The Rose Garden in , winning all three. Two were Big Sky Conference Tournament wins, and a third came over Lewis and Clark during the preseason. The Portland State program is now 19-9 all-time when using the Rose Garden as a home court. Prior to a Dec. 5, 2007 game with Lewis and Clark, PSU s last appearance in the Rose Garden was a Dec. 12, 2001 game against Oregon State SEASON PREVIEW What will they do for an encore? That s the question that Portland State fans will be asking this year as the Vikings are coming off the best basketball season in the program s history. Portland State made its first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division I Tournament last year after capturing the Big Sky Conference championship, the Big Sky Tournament title and winning a school-record 23 games. Even a first-round loss to eventual national champion Kansas couldn t dampen the excitement of the season. Now, fourth-year head coach Ken Bone and a half-dozen returning players must try to live up to heightened expectations for Viking basketball. The good news is Portland State appears primed to do just that. Although PSU lost five seniors and two key starters from last season, a strong core returns along with three talented redshirt transfers and three national letter of intent signees. We definitely have a target on our backs, said Bone. We are the defending Big Sky champions and people are going to be ready for us every game. We are in a different position than we were last year, so we need to be at our best mentally and physically every game to have close to the kind of season we had last year. Bone, who was named Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year in , has led the Vikings to elevated status as the team has gone from 12 to 19 to 23 wins in his three seasons, improving from fifth to fourth to first in league play. In addition, the Vikings rewrote the school record book, setting 12 team records and five individual records in RETURNING PLAYERS Big Sky Conference Player of the Year Jeremiah Dominguez returns to the point for the Vikings for his senior season. Dominguez was brilliant last year averaging 14.2 points, 4.1 assists, hitting a school-record 84 three-point field goals to lead the Big Sky Conference, and making a Big Sky-best 62 steals. Dominguez was twice named Big Sky Player of the Week, earned first team All-Conference, Big Sky Newcomer of the Year and was named to the Big Sky All-Tournament team. Dominguez brings playmaking, scoring and leadership abilities to the program. It won t be easy for him to repeat what he did last year, but he is a very determined individual, said Bone. Also returning is backcourt mate Andre Murray, a 6-2 senior. After entering the starting lineup late in the preseason, Murray took off. He averaged 9.1 points and 3.7 rebounds per game, but those numbers improved to 10.9 points and 4.6 rebounds in conference play. The Vikings were 18-4 with Murray in the starting lineup. Junior forward Kyle Coston is the third member of the starting lineup returning. A 6-8 shooter, Coston hit 39 three-pointers at a.406 clip for the season. Coston got better as the season progressed, shooting.521 from threepoint range in conference play and averaging 7.6 points against conference opponents. PSU was 14-3 with Coston in the starting lineup, and he earned Big Sky Conference All-Tournament honors. Tyrell Mara, also a junior forward, was a starter early in the year and averaged nearly 19 minutes per game. Injuries slowed Mara at midseason, but he averaged 4.7 points per game and shot.403 from three-point range. Backup forward Julius Thomas is an active interior player despite his 6-5 stature. Thomas shot.714 from the field, averaging 4.0 points and 3.1 rebounds in 14 minutes per night last season. Thomas, who has shot.668 from the field in two seasons at PSU, will also be a junior in this year. The final returning player is senior guard Mickey Polis, who served as a backup at the point last season. Polis shot.500 from three-point range in limited minutes. Portland State led the Big Sky Conference in three-point field goals made (8.91 per game), and three-point percentage (.393). That figures to continue in as the six returning lettermen combined to make three-pointers, a.413 mark. We have a number of guys that can shoot the three. We need to utilize that with the deeper three-point line, extend the defense so we can drive the ball, then use our post players effectively, said Bone. NEWCOMERS We lost seven guys (from last year) and everyone contributed in what we achieved, said Bone. So, we are fortunate that waiting in the wings are three redshirt transfers. We lost a tremendous amount from a championship team, but we have some guys that can come in and play right away. As if the long-range shooting talent already on the floor weren t enough, the Vikings will welcome a pair of redshirts in who can also fill it up from outside. Sophomore forward Phil Nelson, a transfer from Washington, will be ready to prove he is one of the best three PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS BASKETBALL 5 WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT VIKING BASKETBALL Portland State University, located in Portland, is the largest school in the state of Oregon with more then 27,000 students enrolled in the fall of PSU was founded in 1946 as Vanport College - a two-year institution. Athletically, Portland State began as a junior college in , but competed in the Oregon Collegiate Conference (NAIA) beginning in to PSU became a four-year institution - Portland State College - in The Vikings won five OCC titles and competed in the NAIA playoffs twice. Portland State joined the NCAA in The Vikings reached the College Division playoffs in College Division was the forerunner to Division II. Portland State was given university status in During the 1970s, Portland State competed as a Division I program. The Vikings biggest star was Freeman Williams, who still ranks as the second all-time leading scorer in college basketball history behind Pete Maravich. Williams, a Division I All-American in 1978, scored 3,249 points in his career. The university dropped the men s basketball program in 1981 for budgetary reasons. It remained dormant until when basketball was reinstated and Portland State joined the Big Sky Conference. PSU has had six winning seasons in its 12 years as a member, including three of the last four. Portland State won the Big Sky Conference regular season title in (19-9, 11-3), but lost in the Big Sky Tournament semifinals, missing a chance for the NCAA Tournament. In , the Vikings won the Big Sky Conference regular season and tournament titles going 23-10, 14-2 in the Big Sky Conference. The resulting NCAA berth was the first at the Division I level for the Viking program. The Vikings lost to eventual national champion Kansas, but concluded the most successful season in school history.

6 point shooters in the Big Sky Conference after a redshirt season. In fact, the 6-7 Nelson, originally from Keizer, OR, may be the best shooter the Vikings put on the floor. His size, like Coston s, will allow him to get a lot of open looks on the perimeter. Junior guard Dominic Waters, originally from Portland s Grant High School, is a transfer from the University of Hawai i. The Western Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year in , Waters shot over 40% from three-point range in two seasons with Hawai i. He should provide a presence as a combo guard in the coming season. Helping to shore up the inside game will be junior forward Jamie Jones, who played two seasons at the University of Portland before transferring to PSU last year. Jones averaged 10.3 points, 7.2 rebounds, blocked 31 shots and shot.507 from the field in with the Pilots. Bone signed a post to help fill the absence of four-year letter-winning center Scott Morrison. Junior college transfer Donatas Visockis is an experienced player having competed one year at Southern Mississippi and one year at Butte (CA) JC. At 6-10, 235, Visockis should be battle ready for the Big Sky Conference. A pair of 6-5 swingmen are expected to have an immediate impact for the Vikings in the coming season. Junior college transfer Paul Guede can play on the perimeter and comes to the Vikings as a talented defensive player. Freshman Wendell Wright is a late addition, signing a grant-in-aid with the Vikings in June. He had originally signed a letter of intent with Loyola Marymount, but was released from that contract after the Lions had a coaching change. Portland State also has a pair of sophomore walk-ons in Dane Johnson and Louis Lee. Johnson, was the Freshman of the Year in the Division II Great Northwest Athletic Conference last season while at Western Oregon and provides great depth at point guard. Lee, a 6-7 forward from Vancouver s Mountain View High School, played at Clark Community College last year. Another walk-on, Austonn Lazoff, is a guard who will redshirt this season SEASON REVIEW The Portland State Vikings men s basketball team produced the finest season in the school s history in , compiling a record, winning the Big Sky Conference regular season and tournament championships, and making a first-ever trip to the NCAA Division I Tournament. Losing a first round game to number-one seed Kansas at the NCAA Midwest Regional did not dampen the Vikings spirits, as they had a host of outstanding achievements to look back on. A short list of the season s highlights: HIGHLIGHTS FOR PORTLAND STATE A school-record total of wins for the season (23-10) and in the Big Sky Conference (14-2). A first-ever Big Sky Conference Tournament championship and trip to the NCAA I Tournament. A school-record tying nine-game winning streak (Division I level) and a 14-game Big Sky Conference winning streak. PSU also ended the year with a 10-game home winning streak and a school-record six-game Big Sky road winning streak. Head Coach Ken Bone became the first Viking men s basketball coach to be named Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year. With a record, Bone has the most wins and best winning percentage of any PSU coach since basketball was reinstated for the season. Portland State featured the Big Sky Conference Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year in JR G Jeremiah Dominguez (14.2 ppg, 4.1 apg, 62 steals, 84 3-pt FG), a first team All-Conference selection in SR G Deonte Huff (13.7 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 2.6 apg,.505 FG%), and a second team All-Conference selection and Defensive Player of the Year in SR C Scott Morrison (10.4 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 53 blocks,.575 FG%). Portland State set or tied 17 new individual and team records (see page six for listing). SR G Deonte Huff was named Big Sky Conference Tournament Most Valuable Player (37 points, 12 rebounds, five assists,.737 FG% in two games). JR G Jeremiah Dominguez (25 points, nine assists, seven steals) and SO F Kyle Coston (22 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists) were named to the All-Tournament team. The Vikings earned three Big Sky Conference Player of the Week honors (two by Jeremiah Dominguez and one by Scott Morrison) during the season. IT S ALL ABOUT THE WINS With a record-breaking win at Montana on Mar. 1, the Portland State Vikings reached a first-ever 20-win season at the NCAA Division I level. After completing the season with 23 wins, the Vikings set the all-time Portland State record for wins in a season. Three of the top four winning seasons at the Division I level have come over the last four seasons. Portland State won 20 or more games three times prior to becoming an NCAA member in Here is a list of the seasons with the most wins in Portland State history. Year Record Head Coach Affiliation Ken Bone NCAA I Arba Ager JC Sharkey Nelson NAIA Sharkey Nelson NAIA Heath Schroyer NCAA I Ken Bone NCAA I STREAKING Portland State went 15-3 after the calendar turned over to The Vikings won their last 14 straight against Big Sky Conference opponents and five straight overall prior to the NCAA Tournament. PSU also has a school-record, PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS BASKETBALL 6 CONFERENCE CALL Portland State s all-time records vs. non-conference opponents and their conferences, as well as results this season: PSU vs. Conference USA (0-4) vs. Rice (0-1) PSU vs. the West Coast Conference (26-60) vs. Portland (14-31) vs. Gonzaga (6-19) PSU vs. The Big West (16-23) vs. Cal State Fullerton (1-3) vs. Cal Poly (3-2) PSU vs. The Mid-American Conference (0-0) vs. Northern Illinois (0-0) PSU vs. Pac-10 (4-36) vs. Washington (0-6) PSU vs. SWAC (2-2) vs. Texas Southern (0-0) PSU vs. Big 12 (0-3) vs. Baylor (0-0) PSU vs. Independents vs. Seattle (5-3) PSU vs. non-division I vs. Lewis and Clark (21-18) Ken Bone s PSU record vs. this year s non-conference opponents (5-7) Cal Poly 1-1 Cal State Fullerton 0-1 Gonzaga 0-2 Lewis and Clark 2-0 Portland 2-1 Washington 0-2

7 six-game Big Sky road winning streak that is active. The nine-game winning streak during the course of the season was the longest by Portland State as a Division I program. PSU had a winning streak of 12, set in , when the Vikings competed as an NAIA program. The Vikings only losses over the last two months of the season were to Big West Champion and NCAA Tournament team Cal State Fullerton, and to eventual national champion Kansas in the NCAA Tournament. PORTLAND STATE S BIG SKY WINNING STREAK J.13 at Idaho State J.19 Northern Colorado (ot) J.31 Montana F.2 Montana State F.7 at Northern Arizona F.9 at Sacramento State F.14 Idaho State F.16 Weber State F.20 at Northern Colorado F.28 at Montana State M.1 at Montana M.4 Eastern Washington M.11 Idaho State M.12 Northern Arizona NEW PORTLAND STATE RECORDS SET IN Free throw percentage, game (most made): 1.000, Deonte Huff, 17-17, vs. Montana State, 2/2 Blocked shots, game: 6, Scott Morrison, vs. Sacramento State, 2/9 (tied) Games played, career: 119, Scott Morrison Blocked shots, career: 187, Scott Morrison Three-point field goals made, season: 84, Jeremiah Dominguez Team Field Goal Percentage, game:.700, Montana State, 2/28/08 Three-point field goals made, season: 294 Three-point field goals attempted, season: 749 Points scored, Big Sky game: Montana, 3/1/08 Wins in a season: 23 Division I winning streak: 9, 1/13 to 2/20 Road Winning Streak, All-Time: 4 (tied), 1/13 to 2/20 Big Sky Conference Wins: 14 Big Sky Conference Winning Streak: 14, current Big Sky Road Wins, season: 6 Big Sky Road Winning Streak: 6, current PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS ROSTER No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (Schools) 1 Julius Thomas F JR 2V Stockton, CA (Tokay) 2 Austonn Lazoff G FR HS Portland, OR (Konawaena (Hawaii)) 3 Andre Murray G SR 1V Los Angeles, CA (Cleveland/College of the Canyons) 4 Mickey Polis G SR 1V Longview, WA (Mark Morris/Lower Columbia CC) 10 Jeremiah Dominguez G SR 1V Salem, OR (South Salem/Portland) 11 Dominic Waters G JR RS Portland, OR (Grant/Hawai i) 12 Paul Guede G/F SO JC London, England (Grace Christian/Tallahassee CC) 13 Tyrell Mara F JR 2V White Rock, BC (White Rock Christian Academy) 14 Kyle Coston F JR 2V Lynden, WA (Lynden Christian) 15 Dane Johnson G SO TR Columbus, OH (St. Francis DeSales/Western Oregon) 21 Phil Nelson F SO RS Keizer, OR (McNary/Washington) 23 Wendell Wright G/F FR HS Lakewood, CA (Mayfair) 30 Louis Lee F SO JC Vancouver, WA (Mountain View/Clark CC) 42 Donatas Visockis C SO JC Siauliai, Lithuania (Cardinal Gibbons/So. Mississippi/Butte JC) 44 Jamie Jones F JR RS El Segundo, CA (El Segundo/Portland) HEAD COACH: Ken Bone (Seattle Pacific, 1983/4th year) ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: Tyler Geving ASSISTANT COACHES: Eric Harper, Curtis Allen DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS: Wendell Raiford PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS BASKETBALL 7 MEDIA INFORMATION Media seeking information, interviews, credentials or practice times for Viking basketball should contact Mike Lund in the Portland State Media Relations Office. Office: Cellular: lundm@pdx.edu Visiting media should arrange for credentials and parking in advance. Limited parking is available. Parking and media passes, if requested more than a week in advance can be mailed. Requests made less than a week in advance will be left at will call. INTERVIEW POLICY COACH BONE: Ken Bone is available daily by telephone in his office between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. PLAYERS: Media may interview players prior to practice. Practice will begin on time and then players will not be available until it concludes. Players are also not available on game day until following the game. PRACTICES: For practice times, check the Portland State basketball weekly notes, or contact Mike Lund in the PSU Media Relations Office. Interviews can also be coordinated through the Media Relations Office. MEDIA FACILITIES The Morrow Team Center, located on the lower level of the Stott Center serves as a work room for Portland State Basketball media. To find the Morrow Team Center, take the main stairway in the Stott Center lobby, turning right at the bottom of the stairs. The Morrow Team Center is the first door on the right when heading down the right hallway. Media members should request players and coaches for post-game interviews in the media work room. Beverages will be available during the game. Media requesting credentials will be provided with a seat on the southside press row in the Peter W. Stott Center. Radio crews will have two seats and two phone lines on the northside press row. Pregame notes, media guides and programs are available prior to the game. Full box scores and play-by-play will be available at halftime and immediately following the completion of the game. Wireless internet is available inside the arena. Phones are available, as well as a pregame meal for media. DIRECTIONS TO PSU CAMPUS AND THE PETER W. STOTT CENTER The PSU campus is located in downtown Portland. It is bordered on the north by SW Market, on the east by SW 5th, on the south by I-405, and on the west by SW 13th. From the north: I-5 southbound parallels the east bank of the Willamette river through Portland. Move into the left lane as you approach the Marquam Bridge. Cross the bridge and merge with I-405. Move into the right lane and take the SW 6th Avenue exit. From the south: Move into the center lane of I-5 northbound as you approach the city and merge with I-405. Move into the right lane and take the SW 6th Avenue exit. From the east: Move into the left lane of I-84 westbound as you approach the I-5 interchange. Take I-5 southbound and move into the left lane as you cross the Marquam Bridge. Merge with I-405, move into the right lane, and take the SW 6th Avenue exit. From the west: Proceed east on Highway 26 to Portland. Follow the signs to I-405. Follow I-405 to the 6th Avenue exit. Follow the signs north to PSU. The campus lies just off the freeway between 4th and 12th Avenues. THE PETER W. STOTT CENTER: Media members who have requested parking passes, may park in Parking Structure 1, located on 6th Avenue between Hall and Harrison (two blocks off I-405). Then walk three blocks west on SW Hall through the Park Blocks. The Stott Center is on your left, adjacent to the library and Stott Community Field.

8 ALL-BIG SKY CONFERENCE TEAMS AND AWARDS Most Valuable Player: Jeremiah Dominguez, PSU Newcomer of the Year: Jeremiah Dominguez, PSU Freshman of the Year: Vinnie McGhee Jr., G, SAC Defensive Player of the Year: Scott Morrison, C, PSU Coach of the Year: Ken Bone, PSU First Team Player, School Jeremiah Dominguez, Portland State, JR, 5-6, G Deonte Huff, Portland State, SR, 6-4, G Kyle Landry, Northern Arizona, SR, 6-9, F/C Carlos Taylor, Montana State, SR, 6-1, G Andrew Strait, Montana, SR, 6-8, F Arturas Valeika, Weber State, SR, 6-9, F Second Team Player, School Dezmon Harris, Weber State, SR, 6-1, G Scott Morrison, Portland State, SR, 6-11, C Matt Stucki, Idaho State, JR, 6-5, G Kellen Williams, Eastern Washington, SR, 6-5, F Josh Wilson, Northern Arizona, JR, 6-2, G Honorable Mention: Amorrow Morgan, So., G, Idaho State; Logan Kinghorn, Sr., F, Idaho State; Jordan Hasquet, Jr., F, Montana; Divaldo Mbunga, Jr., C, Montana State; Jabril Banks, Jr., F, Northern Colorado; Sean Taibi, Sr., G, Northern Colorado; Vinnie McGhee Jr., G, Fr., Sacramento State; Daviin Davis, Jr., F, Weber State. BIG SKY PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Nov. 11 Nov. 19 Nov. 26 Dec. 3 Dec. 10 Dec. 17 Dec. 26 Dec. 31 Jan. 7 Jan. 14 Jan. 21 Jan. 28 Feb. 4 Feb. 11 Feb. 18 Feb. 25 Mar. 5 Arturas Valeika, WSU Casey Durham, MSU Matt Martin, UM Carlos Taylor, MSU/Matt Stucki, ISU Zach Filzen, NAU Divaldo Mbunga, MSU Kellen Williams, EWU Divaldo Mbunga, MSU/Kyle Landry, NAU Carlos Taylor, MSU Kyle Landry, NAU/Devon Beitzel, UNC Adris DeLeon, EWU/Dezmon Harris, WSU Amorrow Morgan ISU/Andrew Strait, UM Jeremiah Dominguez, PSU Scott Morrison, PSU Carlos Taylor, MSU Arturas Valeika, WSU/Josh Wilson, NAU Jeremiah Dominguez, PSU PORTLAND STATE VS. BIG SKY CONFERENCE OPPONENTS The season marked the 13th for Portland State as a member of the Big Sky Conference. Listed below are PSU s records against the Big Sky Conference s current schools. Big Sky Big Sky All-Time Coach# PSU vs. Games Home Away Tourney Games Bone vs. Eastern Washington Idaho State Montana Montana State Northern Arizona Northern Colorado Sacramento State Weber State Cal State-Northridge* PSU wins listed first neutral site tourney record 1-4 * no longer a member of the Big Sky Conference # includes Big Sky Tournament games PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS BASKETBALL 8 THE BIG SKY CONFERENCE Information Director: Jon Kasper Telephone: x16 jkasper@bigskyconference.org internet: BIG SKY STANDINGS BSC Season Portland State Northern Arizona Weber State Idaho State Montana Montana State Northern Colorado Eastern Washington Sacramento State PORTLAND STATE IN THE BIG SKY CONFERENCE Portland State is in its 13th season as a member of the Big Sky Conference. PSU won the and Big Sky Conference regular season titles. The Vikings have had five winning records in conference play and earned seven Big Sky Tournament berths in 10 seasons eligible, winning the 2008 Big Sky Conference Tournament title. Portland State s Big Sky Conference record Season Big Sky Year Coach W L W L Place Ritchie McKay th Ritchie McKay t3rd Joel Sobotka rd Joel Sobotka th Joel Sobotka th Joel Sobotka th Heath Schroyer th Heath Schroyer th Heath Schroyer st Ken Bone t5th Ken Bone th Ken Bone st BIG SKY PRESEASON POLLS Big Sky Conference Coaches Poll Team, (First-place votes), Points 1. Portland State (7), Montana (2), Idaho State, Northern Arizona, Weber State, Northern Colorado, Eastern Washington, Montana State, Sacramento State, Big Sky Conference Media Poll Team, (First-place votes), Points 1. Portland State (23), Montana (2), Idaho State (1), Weber State, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, Montana State, Eastern Washington, Sacramento State, 38

9 PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS BASKETBALL PORTLAND STATE BASKETBALL RESULTS Overall Record: Home: 13-1 Away: 10-9 Big Sky conference: 14-2 Home: 8-0 Away: 6-2 Date Opponent Score W/L Atten. Leading Scorer Leading Rebounder Assist Leader W-L BSC Nov. #2 UCLA L 9,854 Dominguez 11 Morrison 6 Huff/Murray Nov vs. IUPUI W 2,590 Mara 18 Morrison/Huff 6 Dominguez Nov vs. Akron W 2,928 Dominguez 18 Morrison 6 Huff Nov vs. Colorado State L 2,116 Lucas 16 Huff 8 Mara Nov. 20 LINFIELD W 750 Lucas/Huff 14 Morrison 10 Dominguez Nov. UC Davis L 848 Morrison 13 Mara 8 Mara Nov. Portland W 1,626 Mara/Morrison/Huff 15 Mara 7 Lucas Dec. Utah Valley State (ot) W 3,877 Dominguez 19 Morrison 10 Mara Dec. 5 LEWIS AND CLARK R W 1,028 Murray 14 Murray 9 Dominguez Dec. #8 Washington State L 7,048 Huff 18 Lucas 6 Dominguez/Huff Dec. 12 CAL POLY W 653 Polis 15 Morrison 10 Lucas Dec. Washington FSN L 8,989 Polis 16 Thomas 3 Dominguez Dec. Eastern Washington* L 1,415 Huff 16 Huff 10 Dominguez/Thomas Dec. 28 SAN JOSE STATE (ot) L 616 Dominguez 27 Morrison 9 Dominguez, Murray Jan. 3 SACRAMENTO STATE* W 662 Huff 16 Huff 10 Dominguez Jan. 5 NORTHERN ARIZONA* W 1,017 Coston 22 Huff 9 Dominguez Jan. Weber State* L 2,785 Murray 13 Murray 9 Huff Jan. Idaho State* CSNNW W 1,851 Huff 17 Morrison 10 Dominguez Jan. 19 NORTHERN COLORADO* (ot) W 836 Morrison 23 Murray 10 Dominguez/Murray Jan. 31 MONTANA* CSNNW W 1,272 Dominguez 26 Morrison 7 Dominguez Feb. 2 MONTANA STATE* W 1,157 Dominguez 28 Huff 8 Huff Feb. Northern Arizona* W 1,631 Dominguez 14 Mara 7 Dominguez Feb. Sacramento State* W 703 Dominguez 20 Morrison 11 Huff Feb. 14 IDAHO STATE* W 842 Huff 20 Moore 9 Dominguez Feb. 16 WEBER STATE* W ^1,500 Dominguez 17 Morrison 6 Dominguez/Huff Feb. Northern Colorado* W 1,218 Huff/Coston/Morrison 19 Morrison 9 Dominguez Feb. Cal State Fullerton # L 713 Huff 17 Morrison 8 Huff Feb. Montana State* W 5,102 Dominguez 26 Morrison 8 Dominguez/Huff/Murray Mar. Montana* W 5,013 Dominguez 24 Huff 10 Huff Mar. 4 EASTERN WASHINGTON* W 1,228 Huff 20 Huff 10 Dominguez Mar IDAHO STATE R CSNNW W 3,188 Huff 20 Coston 6 Coston/Thomas Mar NORTHERN ARIZONA R ESPN W 4,113 Huff 17 Huff 7 Dominguez Mar (1-seed) #5 Kansas CBS L 17,839 Dominguez 13 Coston/Morrison/Huff/Murray 4 Dominguez *Big Sky Conference game #ESPN BracketBuster game ^sellout 1 - Top of the World Classic, Fairbanks, AK - All-Tournament team: Jeremiah Dominguez, Deonte Huff 2 - Big Sky Conference Tournament, The Rose Garden, Portland, OR - All-Tournament: Deonte Huff (MVP), Jeremiah Dominguez, Kyle Coston 3 - NCAA Tournament first round R - Game played at The Rose Garden CSNNW - Game televised on Comcast SportsNet Northwest FSN - Game televised on Fox Sports Net ESPN2 - Game televised on ESPN2 CBS - Game televised on CBS Attendance: Games Total Average Home 14 18,862 1,347 Away 19 78,146 4,113 Total 33 97,008 2,940

10 PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS BASKETBALL PORTLAND STATE BASKETBALL SEASON STATISTICS --- TOTAL PT REBOUNDS -- Name G GS Min MPG FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg F DQ Ast TO Blk St Pts Avg Dominguez, Jeremiah Huff, Deonte Morrison, Scott Murray, Andre Coston, Kyle Lucas, Dupree Mara, Tyrell Thomas, Julius Hammond, Justynn Tiefenthaler, Alex Polis, Mickey Moore, J.R Curtis, Brian TEAM Total Opponents SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT Total Portland State Opponents PORTLAND STATE BASKETBALL BIG SKY CONFERENCE STATISTICS --- TOTAL PT REBOUNDS -- Name G GS Min MPG FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg F DQ Ast TO Blk St Pts Avg Dominguez, Jeremiah Huff, Deonte Morrison, Scott Murray, Andre Coston, Kyle Thomas, Julius Hammond, Justynn Lucas, Dupree Tiefenthaler, Alex Curtis, Brian Moore, J.R Mara, Tyrell Polis, Mickey TEAM Total Opponents SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT Total Portland State Opponents

11 1 JULIUS THOMAS Forward Junior 2V Stockton, CA Tokay High School PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS BASKETBALL 11 CAREER HIGHS Points vs. Pacific Lutheran, 12/7/06 Rebounds vs. Pacific Lutheran, 12/7/06 FG Made...6 vs. Pacific Lutheran, Weber State, 1/10/08 FG Attempted...9 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 12/7/06 3-pt FG Made pt FG Attempts...0 FT Montana State, 2/3/07 FT Attempted...6 three times Assists...4 vs. Idaho State, 3/11/08 Steals...3 vs. Pacific Lutheran, Weber State, 1/10/07 Blocked Idaho State, 1/27/07 Turnovers...3 five times Minutes... Idaho State, 1/27/07 SCHOOL RECORD: FIELD GOAL PCT, SEASON:.639, Portland State Career Statistics TOTALS Big Sky Conference Statistics TOTALS AUSTONN LAZOFF Guard Freshman HS Portland, OR Konawaena (HI) High School

12 PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS BASKETBALL 12 ANDRE MURRAY Guard Senior 1V Los Angeles, CA Cleveland High School College of the Canyons CAREER HIGHS Points vs. Northern Colorado, 1/19/08 Rebounds vs. Northern Colorado, 1/19/08 FG Made... 9 vs. Northern Colorado, 1/19/08 FG Attempted vs. Northern Colorado, 1/19/08 3-pt FG Made... Eastern Washington, 12/22/07 3-pt FG Attempts... Eastern Washington, 12/22/07 FT Made... Northern Colorado, 2/20/08 FT Attempted... 9 vs. Northern Arizona, 3/12/08 Assists... 5 vs. Northern Colorado, 1/19/08 Steals... 4 vs. Lewis and Clark, 12/5/07 Blocked Shots... 2 three times Turnovers... Utah Valley, 12/1/07 Minutes vs. Northern Colorado, 1/19/08 Portland State Career Statistics Big Sky Conference Statistics mickey polis Guard Senior 1V Longview, WA Mark Morris High School Lower Columbia Community College CAREER HIGHS Points... Washington, 12/18/07 Rebounds... 4 vs. Linfield, 11/20/07 FG Made... Washington, 12/18/07 FG Attempted... 9 vs. Cal Poly, 12/12/07 3-pt FG Made... Washington, 12/18/07 3-pt FG Attempts... 6 vs. Cal Poly, 12/12/07 FT Made... 4 three times FT Attempted... 6 vs. Cal Poly, 12/12/07 Assists... 3 three times Steals... 3 vs. Linfield, 11/20/07 Blocked Shots... 0 Turnovers... 3 vs. Cal Poly, 12/12/07; vs. San Jose State, 12/28/07 Minutes vs. Cal Poly, 12/12/07 Portland State Career Statistics Big Sky Conference Statistics

13 10 JEREMIAH DOMINGUEZ PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS BASKETBALL Guard Senior 1V Salem, OR South Salem High School University of Portland CAREER HIGHS Points vs. Montana State, 2/2/08 Rebounds... Weber State, 1/10/08 FG Made... 9 four times FG Attempted vs. San Jose State, 12/28/07 3-pt FG Made... 6 vs. San Jose State, Montana, 3/1/08 3-pt FG Attempts... 9 three times FT Made vs. Weber State, 2/16/08 FT Attempted vs. Weber State, 2/16/08 Assists... 7 five times (most Northern Colorado 2/20/08) Steals... 5 vs. Montana State, 2/2/08 Blocked Shots... 1 vs. Akron, 11/17/07; vs. Sacramento State, 1/3/08 Turnovers... 5 vs. Northern Colorado, 1/19/08; vs. Weber State, No. Colorado, 2/20/08 Minutes vs. Northern Colorado, 1/19/ BIG SKY CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE YEAR BIG SKY CONFEERENCE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR FIRST TEAM ALL-BIG SKY CONFERENCE 2008 BIG SKY ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM TWO-TIME BIG SKY CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK SCHOOL RECORD: 3-POINT FGS MADE, SEASON - 84 Portland State Career Statistics Big Sky Conference Statistics DOMINIC WATERS Guard Junior RS Portland, OR Grant High School University of Hawai i

14 12 PAUL GUEDE PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS BASKETBALL Guard/Forward Sophomore JC London, England Grace Christian (NC) HS Valparaiso University Tallahassee CC 13 TYRELL MARA Forward Junior 2V White Rock, BC White Rock Christian Academy CAREER HIGHS Points...18 vs. IUPUI, 11/16/07 Rebounds... UC Davis, 11/24/07 FG Made... 7 vs. IUPUI, 11/16/07 FG UC Davis, 11/24/07 3-pt FG Portland, 11/28/07 3-pt FG Portland, 11/28/07 FT Made... 3 four times FT Attempted...4 four times Assists... Utah Valley, 12/1/07 Steals... Portland, 11/28/07; vs. Eastern Washington, 3/4/08 Blocked Shots...1 vs. Eastern Washington, UC Davis, 11/24/07 Turnovers... Utah Valley, 12/1/07 Utah Valley, 12/1/07 Portland State Career Statistics TOTAL Big Sky Conference Statistics TOTAL

15 14 KYLE COSTON Forward Junior 2V Lynden, WA Lynden Christian High School CAREER HIGHS Points vs. Northern Arizona, 1/5/08 Rebounds... 8 vs. Sacramento State, 1/3/08 FG Made... 6 vs. Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, 2/20/08 FG Attempted... Cal State Fullerton, 2/23/08 3-pt FG Made... Northern Colorado, 2/20/08 3-pt FG Attempts... Cal State Fullerton, 2/23/08 FT Made... 6 vs. UC Davis, 12/19/06; vs. Northern Arizona, 1/5/08 FT Attempted... 9 vs. UC Davis, 12/19/06 Assists... Oregon, 11/12/06; vs. Idaho State, 3/11/08 Steals... 1 six times Blocked Shots... 2 three times Turnovers... 4 vs. Evergreen State, 11/20/06; vs. Washington 12/16/06 Minutes vs. Northern Arizona, 3/12/ PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS BASKETBALL BIG SKY ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Portland State Career Statistics TOTALS Big Sky Conference Statistics TOTALS DANE JOHNSON Guard Sophomore TR Columbus, OH St. Francis DeSales High School Western Oregon

16 21 PHIL NELSON Forward Sophomore RS Keizer, OR McNary High School University of Washington PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS BASKETBALL WENDELL WRIGHT Guard/Forward Freshman HS Lakewood, CA Mayfair High School

17 30 LOUIS LEE Forward Sophomore JC Vancouver, WA Mountain View High School Clark Community College PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS BASKETBALL DONATAS VISOCKIS Center Junior JC Siauliai, Lithuania Cardinal Gibbons (MD) HS Southern Miss Butte JC 44 JAMIE JONES Forward Junior RS El Segundo, CA El Segundo High School University of Portland