University of Washington 2001 Men s Basketball February 26, 2001

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1 TM University of 2001 Men s Basketball February 26, 2001 MEDIA RELATIONS: (206) FAX: (206) CONTACT: Dan Lepse INTERNET: UW Plays at WSU in Final 2001 Road Game Huskies-Cougars Clash on Saturday for 250th Time won eight of the last nine meetings with State en route to a lead in the all-time series. Freshman point guard Curtis Allen leads the team in scoring at 13.2 points per game in the last eight outings since he became a full-time starter. Allen registered double-figure points in the last seven games and nine of the last 11. Another freshman guard, C.J. Massingale, led the team in scoring in four Pac-10 contests, including a 25-point outburst at UCLA (Jan. 4) that is the top single-game scoring output by a Husky this season UW Schedule & Results (9 18, 3 12 in Pac-10) Nov. 21 UTEP (@KeyArena) L Nov. 25 New Mexico State W Nov. 28 Portland State W Nov. 30 at Wichita State W Dec. 2 at Gonzaga L Dec. 5 Saint Louis L Dec. 16 at Florida International W Dec. 20 at American-PR W Dec. 21 vs. #17 Alabama L Dec. 21 vs. Clemson W ot Dec. 28 UC Irvine L Dec. 30 San Diego L Jan. 4 at UCLA L Jan. 6 at #20 USC L Jan. 11 Arizona State W ot Jan. 13 #21 Arizona L Jan. 18 at Oregon W ot Jan. 20 at Oregon State L Jan. 25 #1 Stanford L Jan. 27 California L Feb. 3 State W Feb. 8 at #11 Arizona L Feb. 10 at Arizona State L Feb. 15 Oregon State L Feb. 17 Oregon L Feb. 22 at California L Feb. 24 at #1 Stanford L Mar. 3 at State 1:00 pm Mar. 8 USC 7:00 pm Mar. 10 #15 UCLA (Fox Net) 3:00 pm Pacific Times Listed Pac-10 Game + Exhibition Sat., March 3 UW at State; 1:00 p.m. PST Friel Court (12,058); Pullman, Wash. Thurs., March 8 UW vs. USC; 7:00 p.m. PST Bank of America Arena (10,000); Seattle, Wash. Sat., March 10 UW vs. UCLA; 3:00 p.m. PST (Fox Sports Net) Bank of America Arena (10,000); Seattle, Wash. The Huskies (9-18, 3-12) play their final road game of the season on Saturday, March 3 against cross-state rival State (11-14, 4-11). Tip-off is 1 p.m. at Friel Court in Pullman, Wash. This is the 250th renewal of the Apple Cup of men s basketball. The Huskies have a lead in the all-time series with WSU, including wins in seven of the last eight meetings. s victory on Feb. 3 in Seattle was its third straight over the Cougars. That was also the last win for the Huskies who are in the midst of a season-high six-game losing streak. Following the trip to Pullman, closes out the season with a pair of home games against the Los Angeles schools. UW hosts USC on March 8 at 7 p.m. and UCLA on March 10 at 3 p.m. TV/Radio Coverage: Saturday s game at State will not be televised. All Husky men s basketball games are broadcast live on KOMO Radio (AM 1000) and its affiliates by play-by-play announcer Bob Rondeau. The radio broadcasts can be accessed via the internet at: Projected Husky Starting Lineup: Huskies (9 18, 3 12 in Pacific-10 Conference) Pos.-No. Name Hgt. Wgt. Yr. Hometown Points Rebs. F 1 Will Perkins Sr. Omaha, Neb F 31 Grant Leep Jr. Mount Vernon, Wash F 42 Thalo Green Sr. Salem, Ore G 20 Curtis Allen Fr. Tacoma, Wash G 23 Michael Johnson Sr. Seattle, Wash Notable: The Huskies shot better from 3-point range then on two-point tries in both games last week, combining to shoot 50 percent (18-36) on treys and 42 percent (34-81) on all other field goal attempts... During its current six-game losing streak, every Husky opponent topped the 80-point plateau. UW opponents are averaging 86.7 points per game over the last six games while shooting 55 percent ( ) from the field... The Huskies rank second among Pac-10 teams in 3-point defense, holding opponents to 30.2-percent from beyond the arc. Last year, UW ranked ninth when foes shot 36% on treys... The Huskies shot 52-percent (31-60) from the field against Stanford on Saturday, only their second 50-percent shooting effort in the last 20 games. They recorded the exact same 52-percent figure (31-60) against State (Feb. 3)... has implemented 13 different starting lineups. Eleven of UW s 12 active players started at least once and no Husky has started every game. Fabulous Frosh Duo: The roster features a pair of freshmen guards from Tacoma, Curtis Allen (Wilson HS) and C.J. Massingale (Mount Tahoma HS). They are the first UW scholarship players from Tacoma in 21 years, since Steve Matzen ( ). Both rookie guards raised their level of play during the Pac-10 season. Allen ranks third on the team in scoring during conference action (9.6 ppg) and Massingale is fourth (8.2 ppg). Massingale leads the team in 3-point percentage against Pac-10 foes at 44 percent (14-32). He entered the Pac-10 opener at UCLA (Jan. 4) with 24 total points in 10 non-conference games and erupted for 25 against the Bruins, the highest single-game total by a UW freshman since Mark Sanford had 26 points against ASU on March 2, Massingale, who led the team in scoring in two of the last three games, has started four games while Allen has drawn nine starts. Allen hit two spinning shots in the lane at Oregon (Jan. 18), forcing overtime with the first and winning the game at 0:06 with the second. Allen tallied doublefigure points in nine of the last 11 games, including a career-high 18 against WSU (Feb. 3). Since becoming a full-time starter for the last eight games, Allen leads the team with 13.2 points per game after a 4.9-point average in the first 19 games.

2 Basketball (Feb. 26, 2001) Page 2 Injury Report: The status of UW players for the next game: Out Greg Clark, Will likely be sidelined until the final week of the season. Sprained right ankle vs. Alabama (Dec. 21) and missed four games. Didn t practice, but played in seven straight games before missing the last four games. Out DeMarcus Williams, Sidelined since the exhibition games with a sore right plantar fascia (foot). Also has a sore back and will likely apply for a medical red-shirt. The State Series: > won eight of the last nine meetings and owns a advantage in the series that began in > The Huskies won on Feb. 3 in Seattle during this year s first meeting with WSU. > The Huskies swept the season series in 2000 for the third time in the last four years. UW won in overtime on Feb. 5 in Pullman and on March 4 in Seattle. Pacific-10 Conference Standings (As of Feb. 26) Pac-10 Pct. Overall 1. Stanford UCLA Arizona California USC Oregon State Oregon State Arizona State > owns a advantage over the Cougars during games played in Pullman. UW won in three of its last four visits to Friel Court. > Second-year State coach Paul Graham has an 0-3 record against the Huskies. > Eighth-year Husky coach Bob Bender has a 10-5 record against WSU. The Last Meeting: UW 78, State 72 (Feb. 3, 2001; Seattle) Curtis Allen scored 12 of his career-high 18 points in the second half, including a 3-pointer that turned back a late State rally in s victory at Bank of America Arena. The Huskies (9-12, 3-6) won for the eighth time in their last nine meetings with WSU (8-11, 1-8) which lost its 30th straight Pac-10 road game. UW led the entire game, taking a season-best 13-point halftime lead at Allen opened the second half with a pair of free throws following a WSU bench technical. The Cougars steadily trimmed the margin, drawing within on a 3-pointer by Jerry McNair with 9:57 left to play. Mike Bush s 3-pointer with 2:12 remaining drew WSU within Allen responded with a trey on the ensuing possession and Bryan Brown had a steal and layin to secure the win. Thalo Green scored 21 points for and Will Perkins tallied all 13 of his points in the second half. UW s David Dixon had 16 points, hitting all seven of his shots from the field, and blocked a career-high five shots. Framecio Little paced WSU with 16 points while Bush and McNair each had 14. The Huskies shot 52 percent (31-60) from the field, their first 50-percent outing in 14 games dating back to Dec. 16. Pac-10 Pitfalls: limited non-conference foes to 67.9 points per game on 41.6-percent shooting from the field. Pac-10 opponents have had much greater success, averaging 81.9 points per game on 50.3-percent accuracy. In contrast, the Huskies point and 43.6-percent figures against non-conference foes dropped to 66.5 points and 40.4 percent against Pac-10 opponents. Double Trouble: Senior forward Will Perkins registered eight double-doubles to rank second among Pac-10 players behind Arizona State s Awvee Storey. No Husky player recorded a double-double during the entire season last year. Perkins s current eightgame stretch without a double-double is his longest drought of the season. He had double-figure points and rebounds against Texas- El Paso (15/10), New Mexico State (14/10), Portland State (11/12), Gonzaga (18/11), Clemson (20/10), Arizona State (13/10), Arizona (21/13) and Stanford (12/11). The Omaha, Nebraska native leads the team in scoring (12.7 ppg) and rebounds (7.0 rpg), ranking 18th and seventh, respectively among Pac-10 players. Perkins is shooting 49 percent from the field ( ). Shuffling Starters: has implemented 13 different starting lineups this season, including three different lineups in each of the last three games. After using the same lineup for the first five games of the season, the Huskies have utilized 12 different starting units during the last 22 games. The rotating lineups have seen 11 of the team s 12 active players drawing at least one s Largest in 2001 starting assignment. Freshman walk-on Sterling Brown is the only player who has not Lead vs. Portland State drawn a start. No Husky player has started every game this season. The chart below Deficit... 35, at UCLA lists the win/loss record of each Husky starting unit with the most recent group in bold. Record Forward Forward Center/Forward Guard Guard Margin of Victory... 31, vs. Portland State 1 0 Coffee Green Perkins B. Brown Johnson Margin of Defeat... 32, at Arizona State 1 0 Coffee Green Shelton B. Brown Johnson 2 1 Perkins Clark Shelton B. Brown Johnson Halftime Lead.. 13 (38-25) vs. State 3 2 Perkins Clark Dixon B. Brown Johnson Halftime Deficit (49-16) at UCLA 1 2 Perkins Green Shelton B. Brown Massingale Deficit in Win... 10, at Wichita State 1 3 Perkins Green Dixon Allen Johnson Leep Green Perkins Allen Johnson Halftime Deficit in Win.. 5 (27-32) vs. Arizona St. 0 1 Perkins Johnson Shelton Allen Massingale Lead in a Loss... 8 at Gonzaga 0 2 Perkins Green Dixon Allen B. Brown 0 1 Perkins Green Dixon B. Brown Johnson Halftime Lead in Loss... 1 (41-40) at Gonzaga 0 1 Coffee Green Perkins Allen Johnson UW Scoring Run at California 0 1 Clark Green Coffee B. Brown Johnson 0 3 Perkins Green Shelton B. Brown Johnson Opponent Run... 17, Stanford

3 Basketball (Feb. 26, 2001) Page UW Victory / Defeat Margins: Last Year s Record after 27 games: 9 18 Last Year s Record after 28 games: Margins UW Wins UW Losses Bender Bio: Bob Bender has participated in the NCAA Tournament at every school with which he has been affiliated, including back-to-back berths with in 1998 and He has an eight-year record of with the Huskies. The UW tied for eighth in the Pac-10 with a 5-13 record in 2000 and had a overall record that snapped a string of four consecutive winning seasons. In 1999, was 17-12, capped by an NCAA Tournament appearance. The 1998 Huskies posted a record that marked the school s finest winning percentage since Among the 1998 Husky highlights were their first 20-win season since 1987, their first NCAA berth since 1986 and their first Sweet 16 appearance since The 1997 UW team posted a record, capped by the Huskies second straight National Invitation Tournament appearance. s record improved four straight seasons under Bender, including a mark in 1996 after which he was voted the Pac-10 Coach of the Year. The UW was 5-22 in 1994 and in His 104 victories rank fourth among all-time coaches. Bender, who began his career with a four-year stint at Illinois State ( ), has a 12-year career record of His Illinois State squads were 60-57, earning two Missouri Valley Conference championships, one conference tournament title and an NCAA Tournament berth in Prior to his inaugural head coaching assignment at ISU, Bender served as an assistant on Mike Krzyzewski s Duke staff ( ). The Blue Devils qualified for the NCAA Tournament in each of Bender s six seasons on the staff, including four trips to the Final Four. Bender, 43, is the only individual to play on two different teams in the NCAA Championship game. He was a freshman on Bobby Knight s undefeated 1976 Indiana team and played point guard at Duke from , including an appearance in the 1978 title game against Kentucky. Coaching Staff: Bob Bender s staff is comprised of associate head coach Byron Boudreaux along with assistant coaches Eric Hughes and Al Hairston. Boudreaux begins his sixth season on the staff, his second as the associate. Hughes has been with Bender during his entire seven-year tenure at UW. Hairston, a former Seattle Sonic and legendary prep coach at Seattle s Garfield High School, begins his first season. He replaces Jason Hamilton who left to pursue interests outside of coaching. Campaign : A five-man senior class is the nucleus around which eighth-year coach Bob Bender seeks to form a winning unit. finished with a record last season, snapping a string of four consecutive winning seasons that culminated in postseason berths. The Huskies tied for eighth place in the Pacific-10 Conference with a 5-13 record. In addition to the five seniors, who collectively have played 317 career games, the roster includes four other returning lettermen (9 total), four scholarship newcomers and two walk-ons. Two primary starters return, seniors Will Perkins and Michael Johnson along with senior forward Thalo Green who has been a part-time starter for three seasons. No returning player averaged double-figure points last season. Johnson is the leading returning scorer with a 9.9-point average last year while Perkins averaged 7.8 points and a team-high 5.9 rebounds. Green averaged 6.3 points and 4.9 rebounds per game in Highlighting the season is the return to the on-campus arena that has Husky hopes hovering. The 17,072-seat KeyArena in downtown Seattle never really felt like home despite an average attendance of 7,851. As a result, UW had a better record in enemy arenas (6-9) than at home (4-9) for only the third time in school history Basketball Roster (* Used red-shirt season, % Will red shirt the season) No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Yr Exp Hometown (High School/Junior College) 00 % David Hudson G Fr. HS Seattle, Wash. (Rainier Beach HS) 1 Will Perkins F Sr. 1V Omaha, Neb. (Omaha South HS / Iowa Western JC) 2 % DeMarcus Williams F Fr. HS Upland, Calif. (Upland HS) 3 Sterling Brown G Fr. HS Woodinville, Wash. (Woodinville HS) 10 C.J. Massingale G Fr. HS Tacoma, Wash. (Mount Tahoma HS) 15 % Doug Wrenn F So. TR Seattle, Wash. (O Dea HS/Connecticut) 20 Curtis Allen G Fr. HS Tacoma, Wash. (Wilson HS) 21 Greg Clark F Sr. * 2V San Diego, Calif. (Grossmont HS / Long Beach State) 23 Michael Johnson G Sr. 3V Seattle, Wash. (Ballard HS) 31 Grant Leep F Jr. 2V Mount Vernon, Wash. (Mount Vernon HS) 32 Bryan Brown G Sr. 3V Mercer Island, Wash. (Mercer Island HS) 34 Ben Coffee F So. 1V Portland, Ore. (Benson Tech HS) 42 Thalo Green F Sr. * 3V Salem, Ore. (South Salem HS) 44 Marlon Shelton C Jr. 2V Rochester, Mich. (Rochester HS) 50 David Dixon C Jr. 1V Houston, Texas (Westbury Christian HS / Tyler JC) Head Coach: Bob Bender, eighth year (Duke, 1980) Record: Overall (12 years): (.478) Record at (eight years): (.460) Associate Head Coach: Byron Boudreaux, sixth year (Tulsa, 1987) Assistant Coaches: Eric Hughes, eighth year (Cal State Hayward, 1989), Al Hairston, first year (, 1972)

4 Basketball (Feb. 26, 2001) Page 4 Media Information University of Athletic Department, Box Seattle, WA Box Enrollment: 34,000 (25,000 undergrad) Founded: Nov. 4, 1861 President: Richard McCormick Director of Athletics: Barbara Hedges Colors: Purple & Gold Nickname: Huskies Head Coach: Bob Bender (8th year) Career Record (12th year): UW Record (8th year): Record: Pac-10 Record: 5-13 (8th, tie) Starters Returning / Lost: 2 / 3 Lettermen Returning / Lost: 9 / 4 Husky Media Relations Jim Daves, Assistant AD Dan Lepse, Men s Basketball SID dsarge@u.washington.edu Main Office Phone: (206) Lepse Direct Phone: (206) Fax: (206) Ticket Office (206) Bank of America Arena 3870 Montlake Boulevard N.E. Capacity (built): 10,000 (1927) Renovated: March Nov Directions: Located on the southeast section of the campus and 40 minutes north of Sea-Tac Airport. From Interstate-5 take the Hwy. 520 exit toward Bellevue-Kirkland (east). Travel 1/4 mile and take the Montlake Boulevard exit. At the end of the off ramp there is a stop light at Montlake Boulevard. Turn LEFT. Travel across the Montlake Bridge. Husky Stadium will be visible on the RIGHT with Bank of America Arena visible to the north of the stadium. To access E-10, E-11 or E-12 parking losts, turn RIGHT at the stoplight by the stadium marquee. To access the Graves Building, continue through the stoplight and turn RIGHT immediately after the pedestrian overpass bridge. Internet Info Connection (call for Personal ID Number) 3715 UW release 3718 UW latest game boxscore 1015 Pac-10 release Weekly Bob Bender Radio Show Mondays at 6 p.m. on KOMO AM 1000 Shoot to Win: When the Huskies shoot well, they usually win. The opposite is also true. has an 8-1 record when posting a superior field goal percentage to its opponent and is 1-17 when being outshot. Opponents combined to shoot 51 percent in UW s 18 defeats. The Huskies are shooting nearly 10 percent better from the field in their victories and over eight percent better from 3-point range. UW shot 50 percent from the field just twice in the last 20 games, matching 52-percent efforts (31-60) at Stanford (Feb. 24) and against State (Feb. 3). The chart below compares UW shooting in wins versus losses. UW Points OPP Points UW FG% OPP FG% UW 3PT% OPP 3PT% UW Wins (9) % 38.5% 36.2% 25.3% UW Losses (18) % 50.6% 28.1% 33.1% Last UW Game: (#1) Stanford 99, UW 79 (Feb. 24, 2001; Stanford, Calif.) Jason Collins scored a career-high 33 points and hit 13-of-14 shots from the field, leading top-ranked Stanford to a victory over. Stanford (25-1, 13-1) won its eighth straight game against the Huskies (9-18, 3-12) and the ninth straight at Maples Pavilion. Collins hit his first 13 shots, including four 3-pointers, before missing a trey late in the game. He also grabbed eight rebounds to lead a Cardinal advantage on the boards. Stanford opened the game with eight unanswered points en route to a halftime lead. Collins scored 10 straight second-half points to give Stanford its largest lead at with 3:57 left to play. Casey Jacobsen tallied 21 points for the Cardinal which also got 12 from Jarron Collins and 11 from Michael McDonald. Five Huskies scored in double figures including 14 apiece from Will Perkins, Curtis Allen and Michael Johnson. Thalo Green had 12 points for UW and Grant Leep had 10 in his first start. Stanford shot 62 percent from the field (38-61) to offset the 52- percent accuracy of UW which hit 10-of-19 shots from 3-point range. The Season in Review: Last week, the Huskies lost a pair of games in the Bay Area, extending its losing streak to six games. They fell to No. 1 Stanford (Feb. 24) and at California (Feb. 22)... UW was swept at home by the Oregon schools, falling to the Ducks (Feb. 17) and losing to Oregon State (Feb. 15) for the fourth straight time in Seattle... The Huskies sustained their largest loss of the season, an setback at Arizona State (Feb. 10)... lost to No. 11 Arizona (Feb. 8) for its 16th loss in the last 17 visits to McKale Center... The Huskies stopped a three-game losing streak with a win over State (Feb. 3) that was the eighth win in their last nine meetings with the Cougars... UW was swept at home by the Bay Area schools, losing against California (Jan. 27) and against No. 1 (Jan. 25) Stanford which tied a school record with its 18th consecutive victory... lost at Oregon State (Jan. 20) to first-year coach Ritchie McKay, a former Husky assistant coach... The Huskies won at Oregon (Jan. 18) on a spinning layup by Curtis Allen with 0:06 left in overtime. They won last year, marking UW s first back-to-back wins at McArthur Court since 1981 & Arizona dealt UW an defeat (Jan. 13) behind the triple-double of Loren Woods (13 points, 10 rebounds, 10 blocks)... UW snapped a four-game losing streak with a overtime decision over Arizona State (Jan. 11)... The Huskies were swept in Los Angeles, capped by an setback at USC (Jan. 6). They opened Pac-10 play with an loss at UCLA (Jan. 4) despite the 25-point output of freshman C.J. Massingale... completed its non-conference schedule with a 6-6 record and suffered back-to-back non-conference home losses for the first time since Dec The Huskies lost to San Diego (Dec. 30) following a setback against UC Irvine (Dec. 28)... UW clinched third-place in the Puerto Rico Holiday Classic with a win over Clemson (Dec. 22) on a last-second shot by Michael Johnson... The Huskies lost to No. 17 Alabama in the semifinals (Dec. 21)... Coach Bob Bender posted his 100th win at with a first-round victory over host American (Dec. 20)... UW began a four-game road trip with a victory at Florida International (Dec. 16) on Greg Clark s late basket... Former Husky Lorenzo Romar, the coach at Saint Louis, dealt his alma mater a loss in Seattle (Dec. 5)... achieved a split on its first road trip of the season, winning at Wichita State (Nov. 30) before an loss at Gonzaga (Dec. 2)... UW capped a three-game homestand with a victory over Portland State (Nov. 28), registering the most points in its last 67 games and its largest margin of victory (31 points) in 61 games... The Huskies returned to their on-campus venue in triumphant fashion on Nov. 25, defeating New Mexico State UW played the season opener at KeyArena in downtown Seattle. UW opened the season with a loss to Texas-El Paso (Nov. 21).

5 Basketball (Feb. 26, 2001) Page Individual Superlatives Double Doubles (points & rebounds) Will Perkins... 8 Marlon Shelton... 1 Double Figure Points Will Perkins Thalo Green Michael Johnson Curtis Allen... 9 C.J. Massingale... 6 Greg Clark... 5 Bryan Brown... 5 David Dixon... 4 Marlon Shelton... 2 Grant Leep Point Game None Point Game Thalo Green... 3 Will Perkins... 2 C.J. Massingale... 1 Double Figure Rebounds Will Perkins... 8 Marlon Shelton... 2 Double Figure Assists None 5-or More Assists Bryan Brown... 4 Curtis Allen... 4 Will Perkins... 1 C.J. Massingale Rebound Game None UW Leading Scorer (ties included) Will Perkins Thalo Green... 8 C.J. Massingale... 4 Michael Johnson... 4 Curtis Allen... 3 Greg Clark... 1 UW Top Rebounder (ties included) Will Perkins Thalo Green... 7 Marlon Shelton... 4 Greg Clark... 2 David Dixon... 2 Grant Leep... 2 C.J. Massingale... 1 Bryan Brown... 1 Michael Johnson... 1 Curtis Allen... 1 UW Top Assister (ties included) Bryan Brown Michael Johnson... 6 Curtis Allen... 6 Will Perkins... 5 Thalo Green... 2 C.J. Massingale... 2 Ben Coffee... 1 Close Calls: The Huskies have been winning their close games this season, posting a 7-1 record in games decided by six or fewer points. Three of s last four wins were overtime decisions. The Huskies have a 3-0 record in overtime games, the first season they won three overtime contests since the 1984 squad was 3-0. UW has a trio of game-winning baskets within the final 0:06 this season: Greg Clark with 0:03 left at Florida International (Dec. 16), Michael Johnson at the buzzer versus Clemson (Dec. 22) and Curtis Allen with 0:06 left at Oregon (Jan. 18). Hoopsters Honor CW: Like their football counterparts, the Husky basketball team is wearing patches on their jerseys to support senior Curtis Williams who suffered a spinal cord injury during an Oct. 28 football game at Stanford. The UW basketball players will display the initials CW to honor Williams who moved on Feb. 15 from a San Jose, Calif. rehabilitation center into his brother David s house in Fresno, Calif. Hair Raising Experience: Senior forward Thalo Green avoided the barber s shears for 16 months before taking his place in the chair at the Montlake Cut barbershop on July 12, Green had his hair cut for the first time since March of 1999 and donated his hair to the Wigs for Kids, a national, non-profit organization that solicits donations in an effort to provide relief for children in situations of hair loss. Hair donations are woven into wigs and given to children affected by hair loss due to chemotherapy, burns and other medical conditions. I m in a position, playing basketball at, to give exposure and promote the Wigs for Kids program, Green explains. I decided to grow my hair out throughout the whole season and try to raise awareness for the program. It seemed like the perfect opportunity to do something good for a good cause. Green regularly drew taunts from spectators at opposing arenas last season as his curly, red hair frequently flopped into his eyes and eventually required a headband to control it. That shaggy coif was in stark contrast to his sophomore season in when Green s head was almost completely shaven. Green currently ranks second on the team in scoring (11.1 ppg) and rebounds (4.9 rpg) and has a team-high three 20-point outings this season. Sonics & Sons: Two former Seattle SuperSonics have sons on the basketball roster. The former NBA players (and sons) are: Fred Brown (Bryan) and Lonnie Shelton (Marlon). A graduate of Iowa, Fred Brown was the Sonics all-time leading scorer with 14,018 points. That record was broken this season by Gary Payton. Brown played his entire 13-year NBA career ( ) in Seattle and was a 1976 all-star. Bryan wears the same jersey No. 32 that his father had retired by the Sonics. Shelton was a 1975 All-Pac-8 Conference selection at Oregon State. He played 10 NBA seasons ( ) and was a 1982 all-star. Shelton played from in Seattle. Brown and Shelton were members of Seattle s 1979 NBA Championship squad. Two other former sons of Sonics were on the 1999 team, Donald Watts (father Slick) was a four-year letterman and walk-on Michael Westphal (father Paul) left after his freshman year. Another tie to the Sonics is first-year UW assistant coach Al Hairston who played with Seattle s NBA team in 1969 and Home Sweet Home: The Huskies returned to their on-campus basketball venue after a one-season absence. They are playing home games at Bank of America Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion. The Pavilion underwent a 19-month renovation from March of 1999 to November of The interior was completely redesigned while the building s exterior went unchanged. Despite an increased seating capacity from 7,900 to approximately 10,000, the arena possesses a more intimate, basketball-only configuration. The Huskies have won 750 games in the Pavilion since it opened on Dec. 27, 1927, more victories than any other school in its current arena. compiled a 47-9 record in its final four seasons ( ) at the old Pavilion before playing last season at KeyArena in downtown Seattle during renovations. Dixon s Line: Junior center David Dixon excelled as a starter during a recent sevengame stretch, putting up some fine stat lines in recent boxscores. A Feb. 3 outing was his best as Dixon amassed a career-high 16 points against State on perfect 7-for-7 shooting from the field. He blocked a career-high five shots, grabbed six rebounds, distributed two assists and had one steal in the victory over the Cougars. The 6-foot-11 Houston, Texas native is shooting 56 percent from the field (39-70) against Pac-10 opponents. Dixon averaged 8.7 points per game in a recent seven-game span as a starter, compared with a 3.2-point average in the first 18 games.

6 Basketball (Feb. 26, 2001) Page UW Record When At Bank of America Arena 4 8 At KeyArena 0 1 On the Road 4 8 At a Neutral Site 1 1 Scoring First 4 8 Opponent Scores First 4 10 Ahead with 5:00 left 7 2 Trailing with 5:00 left 1 16 Ahead at Halftime 4 1 Tied at Halftime 1 1 Behind at Halftime 3 16 Overtime Games 2 0 Three-Point or less Final Margin Huskies Score in Double Figures Huskies Score in Double Figures Huskies Score in Double Figures Huskies Score in Double Figures Husky Scores in Double Figures 0 2 FG % is above 50 % 4 1 FG % is exactly 50 % 0 0 FG % is below 50 % 4 17 Opponent FG % is above 50% 1 8 Opponent FG % is below 50% 7 11 Outshooting Opponent (%) 8 1 Outshot by Opponent (%) 1 17 Outrebounding Opponent 5 5 Rebounds equal Opponent 0 0 Outrebounded by Opponent 3 13 Less Turnovers than Opponent 3 5 Turnovers equal Opponent 0 3 More Turnovers than Opponent 5 10 Bench outscores Opponent 6 7 Bench scoring equals Opponent 1 1 Bench outscored by Opponent 1 10 UW Scores Points 0 0 UW Scores Points 0 4 UW Scores Points 3 11 UW Scores Points 3 3 UW Scores Points 1 0 UW Scores Points 1 0 Opponent Scores Points 1 0 Opponent Scores Points 0 1 Opponent Scores Points 4 3 Opponent Scores Points 3 4 Opponent Scores Points 0 8 Opponent Scores Points 0 2 Century Mark: Eighth-year coach Bob Bender posted his 100th win at on Dec. 20 with a decision at American-Puerto Rico. He has led the Huskies to 104 victories. Only Hec Edmundson (488), Marv Harshman (246) and Tippy Dye (156) have won more games as the Husky coach. Husky Tickets: Good seats are available for all home games, including special ticket packages. New this season is the Pepsi Fun for Four Family Pack for quartets of all ages. Get four general admission game tickets, four Pepsi drinks and four hot dogs for only $25. Reserved seats for individual Husky games are $18 and $16 while general admission seats are $6. University of students with current student identification can purchase individual game tickets for $3 or buy a student season pass for $30 that is also good for women s games. Visit the Husky Ticket Office, located in the Graves Building, or call ( ) for information. The USC Series: > USC holds a slim lead in the all-time series that began in > The Trojans gained their three-game series lead by winning the last four meetings. They swept UW last season for the first time since USC had an overtime triumph on Jan. 8, 2000 at Seattle s KeyArena and won on March 9, 2000 in Los Angeles. > USC won this season s first meeting, an decision on Jan. 6 in Los Angeles. > USC s current four-game series winning streak is its longest against since a similar four-game streak from The last time the Trojans had a longer winning streak against UW was when they defeated the Huskies six straight times. > Prior to losing the last four meetings, had won seven of the previous eight games against USC. > The Huskies hold a series advantage over USC during games played in Seattle. > Sixth-year USC coach Henry Bibby has a 5-5 record against. > s Bob Bender has an 8-7 coaching record against USC. The Last Meeting: (#20) USC 87, UW 61 (Jan. 6, 2001; Los Angeles) David Bluthenthal scored 21 of his 25 points in the first half when 20th-ranked USC took control en route to an win over at the Sports Arena. The Trojans (12-2, 2-0) hit their first seven and 17 of their first 18 shots from the field. They took a halftime lead on the strength of 75-percent shooting (24-32). Bluthenthal hit his first eight shots, including five 3-pointers, before a 40-foot heave missed at the halftime buzzer. (6-8, 0-2) lost their fourth straight game. The Huskies kept the game from getting farther out of hand by shooting 50 percent in the first half (14-28) and reeling off 12 unanswered points near the end of the first half. Will Perkins tallied 12 points and nine rebounds for UW which also got 10 points and five assists from C.J. Massingale. Brian Scalabrine and Sam Clancy each scored 15 points for the Trojans and Brandon Granville added 13. Those three did not make their usual starts as a disciplinary measure for breaking a team rule. USC cooled off in the second half, shooting 35 percent to finish the game at a 57-percent clip (33-58). Bluthenthal finished 10-of-13 from the field, including 5-of-7 treys. Granville shot 3-for-4 from 3-point range, helping USC shoot 10-for-22 from beyond the arc. Meet the Press: Bob Bender conducts weekly press meetings every Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the basketball meeting area (room 221) located on the second floor of the Graves Building on Montlake Boulevard. Husky Talk: Tune in to KOMO (1000 AM) every Monday night at 6 p.m. for Husky Talk, a half-hour call-in and interview show featuring head coach Bob Bender and KOMO Radio s Bob Rondeau who does play-by-play for all UW games.

7 Basketball (Feb. 26, 2001) Page 7 Where the Huskies Rank in the Pac-10 Statistics (As of February 26 Pac-10 release) INDIVIDUAL Double-Doubles Will Perkins Scoring Will Perkins Rebounds Will Perkins Blocked Shots Marlon Shelton Offensive Rebounds Will Perkins TEAM (per game averages listed) Scoring Scoring Margin Field Goal Percent 3-Point Percent Rebounding Scoring Defense Free Throw Percent Opponent Field Goal % Opponent 3-Point % Opponent Rebounds Rebound Margin Assists Turnover Margin Offensive Rebounds 3-Pointers Made Blocked Shots Steals Assist/Turnover Ratio Defensive Rebounds nd th th th rd th th th th th th th th nd th th th th th th th th th th Wait til Next Year: A pair of Huskies are not competing in games this year, waiting until next season until they are eligible Parade All-American and state Player of the Year Doug Wrenn is red-shirting this season after transferring from Connecticut prior to the campaign. The supremely athletic 6-6 forward, who prepped at Seattle s O Dea High School, will be a red-shirt sophomore in True freshman DeMarcus Williams has battled foot (plantar fascia) and back injuries and will apply to the NCAA for a red-shirt season. The 6-9 Upland (Calif.) High School product played a combined five minutes in the Huskies two exhibition games. Signed, Sealed, Delivered: received commitments during the early signing period (Nov. 8-15) from a five-man group that has been ranked among the best recruiting classes in the nation by several analysts. The signing class includes junior college standout Josh Barnard and four prominent high school recruits. Heading the list of prep players is Kentwood s Mike Jensen who was rated by Pac-West Hoops as the top power forward in the West. A trio of players from high schools in Seattle signed with the Huskies. Those three are Jeffrey Day, from state Class AAA champion Seattle Prep, Chief Sealth s Erroll Knight, one of the nation s finest scoring guards, and Anthony, a rising power forward prospect from Garfield. We accomplished what we wanted to do in a very big way, said Coach Bob Bender. We are very proud of the fact they are all from right here in state. Every single player is a player and that is our priority. We really emphasized how they could be the greatest class that we have ever had the opportunity to recruit and that coming in together would put them in position to be one of the top classes in the nation. They all are very, very talented, but collectively they re very special. The Huskies do not have any remaining scholarships to offer during the spring letter of intent period that runs from April 11 through May 15. Josh Barnard 6-6, 210, guard, Tacoma, Wash. (Bethel HS / Tacoma Community College) Averaged 15.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.4 assists last year at Tacoma Community College... Converted a school-record 49-percent of his shots from 3-point range... Helped TCC to a 30-4 record and fourth-place Northwest Community College tournament finish. Jeffrey Day 6-9, 215, forward, Seattle, Wash. (Seattle Prep HS) Averaged 13 points and eight rebounds per game as a junior last season for state champion Seattle Prep... Rated as the West s No. 17 ranked power forward in the Pac- West Hoops listings. Mike Jensen 6-8, 210, forward, Covington, Wash. (Kentwood HS) The top-ranked power forward in the West by Pac-West Hoops... Averaged 14.4 points and 10.5 rebounds last year to lead Kentwood High School to a 21-9 record and seventhplace finish at the state 4A tournament... Selected among the nation s top 100 players by nearly every scouting service, including a No. 66 ranking by The Sporting News. Erroll Knight 6-6, 200, guard, Seattle, Wash. (Chief Sealth HS) The No. 2-ranked shooting guard in the West by Pac-West Hoops, rated No. 59 nationally among all positions by that service... Averaged 16 points and eight rebounds last year at Chief Sealth High School... Selected among the nation s top 100 players by nearly every scouting service, including a No. 71 ranking by The Sporting News. Anthony 6-9, 220, forward, Seattle, Wash. (Garfield HS) The ninth-rated power forward in the West by Pac-West Hoops... Listed as the No. 100 player nationally by The Sporting News... Emerged on the recruiting scene with stellar performances during the spring and summer camp sessions... Averaged five rebounds per game as a reserve on a senior-laden Garfield High School squad last season.

8 Basketball (Feb. 26, 2001) #20 Curtis Allen High Games Career Season Guard, 6-0, 160, Fr., Tacoma, Wash. (Wilson HS) Points 18 Same The state Class 4A Player of the Year as a senior in Rebounds 6 Same Averaged 25.2 points and four assists per game last season at Wilson High School. Assists 5 Same Rated the No. 7 point guard prospect in the West by Pac-West Hoops. Blocks 1 Same Tallied the game-winning basket in overtime at Oregon (Jan. 18) on a spinning layin. Steals 3 Same Tallied double-figure points in 9 of the last 11 games. Started 9 games, including the last 8. Minutes 33 Same #32 Bryan Brown High Games Career Season Guard, 6-3, 205, Sr., Mercer Island, Wash. (Mercer Island HS) Points 15 Same Named MVP of the 1997 state tournament for champion Mercer Island. Rebounds 6 Same Wears No. 32, the same number worn with the NBA s Sonics by his father, Downtown Fred Brown. Assists 6 Same 48 of his 79 career field goals were 3-point baskets. Blocks 1 Same Started 20 of 27 games this season. Steals 4 Same Had career-high 15 points, including 4-of-5 shooting on 3-pointers, at Wichita State (Nov. 30). Minutes 39 Same #3 Sterling Brown High Games Career Season Guard, 6-4, 190, Fr., Woodinville, Wash. (Woodinville HS) Points 6 Same Walk-on who was an honorable mention all-state selection last year. Rebounds 2 Same Averaged 20.2 points, eight rebounds and four assists per game as a senior at Woodinville High. Assists 1 Same Father, Dave Brown, played 15 NFL seasons and was on the 1975 Super Bowl champion Steelers. Blocks 0 Same Played 16 games this season. Steals 0 Same Scored 6 points at USC (Jan. 6) in a season-high 15 minutes of play. Minutes 15 Same #21 Greg Clark High Games Career Season Forward, 6-7, 225, Sr., San Diego, Calif. (Grossmont HS / Long Beach State) Points 13 Same Transferred to UW prior to the season after his freshman year at Long Beach State. Rebounds 8 Same Brother, Tony Clark, is a standout first baseman with the Detroit Tigers. Assists 4 3 Missed 4 games after spraing right ankle vs. Clemson (Dec. 22), halting a streak of 68 games played. Blocks 1 Same Hit the game-winning shot, a 17-foot jumper with 3.2 seconds left at Florida International (Dec. 16). Steals 4 Same Scored career-high 13 points at Oregon State (Jan. 20) in a reserve role. Minutes #34 Ben Coffee High Games Career Season Forward, 6-5, 200, So., Portland, Ore. (Benson Tech HS) Points 7 Same Helped Benson Tech to the 1999 Oregon state championship. Rebounds 6 Same Labeled the best offensive rebounder in the state by The Oregonian newspaper in Assists 3 Same Played 18 games last season, including two starts (against California and Arizona). Blocks 2 1 Played 24 games this season, including 3 starts. Started both games in Oregon. Steals 3 Same Registered career-high six rebounds at American (Dec. 20). Minutes 27 Same #50 David Dixon High Games Career Season Center, 6-11, 300, Jr., Houston, Texas (Westbury Christian HS / Tyler JC) Points 16 Same A 1999 junior college All-American. Rebounds 6 Same Hails from Tyler (Texas) JC that produced NBA players Robert Pack, Sam Mack and David Benoit. Assists 2 Same Scored career-high 16 points against State on Feb. 3. Blocks 5 Same Blocked a career-high five shots against WSU (Feb. 3), the most by a Husky since Nov. 16, Steals 1 Same Started 12 games, including 7 of the last 9 outings. Minutes 23 Same

9 Basketball (Feb. 26, 2001) #42 Thalo Green High Games Career Season Forward, 6-7, 220, Sr., Salem, Ore. (South Salem HS) Points 22 Same Voted the 1996 Oregon state Player of the Year after leading South Salem to the state championship. Rebounds 10 9 Got haircut on July 12 for first time in 16 months and donated the clippings to Wigs for Kids. Assists 4 3 Missed both exhibitions and the opener after having arthroscopic surgery (left knee) on Nov. 1. Blocks 2 Same Voted to the Puerto Rico Classic All-Tournament Team after averaging 17.7 points in three games. Steals 4 3 Has three 20-point games, including career-high 22 points at Oregon (Jan. 18). Minutes 38 Same #23 Michael Johnson High Games Career Season Guard, 6-4, 195, Sr., Seattle, Wash. (Ballard HS) Points All-time state prep scorer for large classifications with 2,271 career points. Rebounds 7 6 The 1996 Gatorade state Player of the Year and the 1997 USA Today state Player of the Year. Assists 8 4 Leading returning scorer for the Huskies after ranking third last year with 9.9 points per game. Blocks 2 1 Hit the game-winning basket at the buzzer in a overtime win over Clemson (Dec. 22). Steals 3 3 Sprained right ankle at UCLA (Jan. 4) and is missed the USC game (Jan. 6). Started 22 games. Minutes 41 Same #31 Grant Leep High Games Career Season Forward, 6-7, 225, Jr., Mount Vernon, Wash. (Mount Vernon HS) Points 10 Same Two-time all-state performer who led Mount Vernon High to the state semifinals his final two years. Rebounds 7 Same Missed the final 19 games last season with a torn medial collateral ligament in his right knee. Assists 2 Same Played 26 of 27 games this season, missing only the Oregon game (Feb. 17). Blocks 1 Same Hit two 3-pointers vs. San Diego (Dec. 30), snapping a string of 24 straight missed treys by Huskies. Steals 1 Same Made his first collegiate start at Stanford (Feb. 24) and responded with career-high 10 points. Minutes #10 C.J. Massingale High Games Career Season Guard, 6-3, 195, Fr., Tacoma, Wash. (Mount Tahoma HS) Points 25 Same Two-time MVP of the Narrows League Bridge Division in 1999 and Rebounds 6 Same Averaged 22 points, eight rebounds and six assists as a senior in 2000 for Mount Tahoma High. Assists 5 Same Rated the No. 8 point guard prospect in the West by Pac-West Hoops. Blocks 0 Same Posted 6 double-figure scoring performances, all in conference contests. Started 4 Pac-10 games. Steals 3 Same Scored 25 points at UCLA (Jan. 4), the highest point total for a Husky this season. Minutes 39 Same #1 Will Perkins High Games Career Season Forward, 6-8, 195, Sr., Omaha, Neb. (Omaha South HS/Iowa Western JC) Points 21 Same Two-time all-league pick at Iowa Western and a 1999 honorable mention JC All-American. Rebounds 13 Same Led in rebounds last season, averaging 5.9 boards per game. Assists 5 Same Registered 8 double-doubles, No. 2 among Pac-10 players. No Husky had a double-double last year. Blocks 4 3 Started 25 games. Led all UW scorers on 13 occasions and all rebounders 15 times. Steals 4 Same Missed the Alabama game and 2 weeks of practice due to a virus that was discovered Dec. 16. Minutes 38 Same #44 Marlon Shelton High Games Career Season Center, 6-10, 270, Jr., Rochester, Mich. (Rochester HS) Points 13 Same Attended Pete Newell s Big Man Camp during the summer of Rebounds 13 Same Father, Lonnie Shelton, was a 10-year NBA veteran and a 1975 All-Pac-10 forward at Oregon State. Assists 2 Same Brother, L.J. Shelton, is an offensive tackle for the Phoenix Cardinals. Blocks 4 Same Registered first double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds vs. UC Irvine (Dec. 28). Steals 2 Same Tallied a career-high 13 points against 17th-ranked Alabama (Dec. 21). Minutes 30 Same

10 Men s Basketball Cumulative Statistics - as of Feb. 25 ** ALL GAMES ** RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (9-18) (4-9) (4-8) (1-1) CONFERENCE... (3-12) (2-5) (1-7) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (6-6) (2-4) (3-1) (1-1) T O T A L 3-POINTERS R E B O U N D S P L A Y E R GP-GS MIN--AVG FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT--AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS - AVG Perkins, Will Green, Thalo Johnson, Michael Allen, Curtis Massingale, C.J Brown, Bryan Clark, Greg Dixon, David Shelton, Marlon Leep, Grant Coffee, Ben Brown, Sterling Duty, Travis TEAM REBOUNDS Opponents SCORE BY HALVES(and OTs): 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 OT3 OT4 TOTAL Opponents DEADBALL REBOUNDS: OFF DEF TOTAL Opponents

11 2001 Results Head Coach: Bob Bender (eighth year, Duke 80) UW Record: Career Record: (12th year) Associate Head Coach: Byron Boudreaux (sixth year, Tulsa, 87) Assistant Coaches: Al Hairston (first year,, 72) Eric Hughes (eighth year, Cal State Hayward, 89) Records: 9 18 overall (4 9 home, 4 8 away, 1 1 neutral) 3 12 Pac-10 (2 5 home, 1 7 away) Record Date Opponent (UW Ranking) W/L Site Attendance Score Overall Pac-10 Nov at Seattle Pacific (exhibition) Seattle Pacific University N/A ot Nov Brewster Packing (exhibition) Seattle Pacific University N/A Nov. 21 Texas-El Paso L KeyArena 4, Nov. 25 New Mexico State W Bank of America Arena 6, Nov. 28 Portland State W Bank of America Arena 5, Nov. 30 at Wichita State W Wichita, Kan. 7, Dec. 2 at Gonzaga L Spokane, Wash. 4, Dec. 5 Saint Louis L Bank of America Arena 5, Dec. 16 at Florida International W Miami, Fla Dec. 20 ^ at American University-PR W San Juan, Puerto Rico Dec. 21 ^ vs. #17 Alabama L San Juan, Puerto Rico Dec. 22 ^ vs. Clemson W San Juan, Puerto Rico Dec. 28 UC-Irvine L Bank of America Arena 5, Dec. 30 San Diego L Bank of America Arena 4, Jan. 4 at UCLA L Los Angeles, Calif. 7, Jan. 6 at #20 USC L Los Angeles, Calif. 4, Jan. 11 Arizona State W Bank of America Arena 5, ot Jan. 13 #21 Arizona L Bank of America Arena 10,000 (sellout) Jan. 18 at Oregon W Eugene, Ore. 8, ot Jan. 20 at Oregon State L Corvallis, Ore. 5, Jan. 25 #1 Stanford L Bank of America Arena 9, Jan. 27 California L Bank of America Arena 6, Feb. 3 State W Bank of America Arena 7, Feb. 8 at #11 Arizona L Tucson, Ariz. 14, Feb. 10 at Arizona State L Tempe, Ariz. 6, Feb. 15 Oregon State L Bank of America Arena 6, Feb. 17 Oregon L Bank of America Arena 7, Feb. 22 at California L Berkeley, Calif. 9, Feb. 24 at #1 Stanford L Stanford, Calif. 7, Mar. 3 at State Mar. 8 USC Mar. 10 UCLA + Exhibition game (not counted in record) Pacific-10 Conference game ^ Puerto Rico Holiday Classic; San Juan, P.R. # Opponent's AP ranking listed is at date of game Total Attendance: 161,098 ( 27 game average: 5,967 ) Home Game Attendance: 83,323 ( 13 game average: 6,409 ) Home Game Attendance (Pac 10 Only): 52,903 ( 7 game average: 7,558 ) Away Game Attendance: 77,575 ( 12 game average: 6,465 ) Neutral Site Attendance: 475 ( 2 game average: 238 )