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1 Men's Basketball Game Facts Game No. 30 NCAA Tournament First Round Thursday, March 18 Approx. 6:30 p.m. PST KeyArena Seattle, WA Radio: News Talk 1510 KGA (Spokane) Pre-game show 30 minutes prior to tipoff TV: CBS Gonzaga University Bulldogs Sports Information 502 E Boone Spokane, WA Oliver Pierce Sports Information Director Men's Basketball Contact (509) pierce@athletics.gonzaga.edu Rich Moser Assistant SID (509) moser@athletics.gonzaga.edu Sara Rathbun Graduate Assistant SID Women's Basketball Contact (509) rathbun@athletics.gonzaga.edu FAX (509) Web No. 2 GONZAGA UNIVERSITY BULLDOGS (27-2; 14-0 West Coast) G - 10 Blake Stepp, 6-4, 194, Sr., Eugene, OR (14.7 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 6.7 assists, 1.2 steals) G - 20 Kyle Bankhead, 6-0, 195, Sr., Walla Walla, WA (5.7 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 2.8 assists, 1.1 steals) C - 33 Cory Violette, 6-8, 265, Sr., Boise, ID (14.1 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 1.5 assists, 1.0 steals, 0.9 blocks) F - 22 Erroll Knight, 6-6, 212, So., Seattle, WA (6.0 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 1.6 assists, 0.6 steals, 0.3 blocks) F - 1 Ronny Turiaf, 6-10, 243, Jr., Le Robert, Martinique (15.6 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 1.6 assists, 0.6 steals, 1.5 blocks) HEAD COACH: Mark Few (University of Oregon, 1987) GONZAGA RECORD: (5 th year 15 th at GU) CAREER RECORD: Same No. 15 VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY CRUSADERS (18-12; 11-5 Mid-Continent) G - 11 Oumar Sylla, 6-6, 195, Sr., Mali, IN (4.0 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 1.0 assists, 0.6 steals) G - 20 Roberto Nieves, 6-4, 195, Sr., Yabucoa, Puerto Rico (6.6 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.3 assists, 0.5 steals) G - 33 Miguel Ali Berdiel, 6-6, 210, Jr., Ponce, Puerto Rico (11.5 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 6.1 assists, 1.7 steals, 0.4 blocks) F - 10 Joaguim Gomes, 6-8, 220, Sr., Luanda, Angola (13.1 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 1.2 assists, 0.9 steals, 1.8 blocks) SERIES RECORD F - 42 Dan Oppland, 6-8, 225, So., St. Louis, MO First Meeting (15.9 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 0.6 assists, 0.8 steals) HEAD COACH: Homer Drew (William Jewell, 1966) VALPO RECORD: (15 th year) CAREER RECORD: (28 th year). Bulldogs Grab No. 2 Seed Against No. 15 Valpo Gonzaga University earned its highest seed in seven NCAA Tournament appearances Sunday when the Bulldogs received a No. 2 seed against No. 15 Valparaiso University. The Bulldogs and the Crusaders will tip off in the late game Thursday at KeyArena in Seattle. Michigan State University and the University of Nevada will meet in the 4:35 p.m. opener of the second session, with Gonzaga and Valparaiso tipping off 30 minutes following the completion of that game. Tip off is estimated to be somewhere between 6:30-7 p.m. PST. In the second season of the pod system, the Gonzaga/Valpo/MSU/Nevada pod winner will advance to the St. Louis, Mo., Regional. The other Seattle pod has No. 8 seed University of Alabama facing No. 9 seed Southern Illinois University at 11:40 a.m. on Thursday, with No. 1 Stanford University taking on No. 16 University of Texas- San Antonio 30 minutes following the conclusion of the first game. The winner of the SIU/ Bama/Stanford/UTSA pod will be in the Phoenix, Ariz., Regional. The Gonzaga/Valpo winner will face the MSU/Nevada winner on Saturday at 12:20 p.m., while the two winners from the other pod will meet 30 minutes following the conclusion of the first game. The standard Regional designations West, South, Midwest and East have been eliminated from NCAA lingo, with the Regional sites being referred to by the city name to help avoid confusion of where the various pod winners are headed. Gonzaga is the West Coast Conference regular-season and tournament champion, while Valpo duplicated that in the Mid-Continent Conference.

2 Bulldog Bites Gonzaga and Valparaiso have never met on the basketball court BULLDOGS RESULTS DATE OPPONENT TIME Nov. 1 EMPORIA STATE (EXHIB.) W Nov. 8 NORTHWEST SPORTS (EXHIB). W Nov. 14 Coaches vs. Cancer New York, NY Pittsburgh d. Alabama (ESPN2) Gonzaga vs. Saint Joseph s (ESPN2) L Nov. 21 IDAHO (PAX) W Nov. 24 DENVER (PAX) W Nov. 29 %GEORGIA (FOX) W (OT) Dec. 3 Washington (FOX) W Dec. 6 BB&T Washington, D.C. George Washington d. West Virginia Gonzaga d. Maryland (KAYU) Dec. 7 BB&T Washington, D.C. West Virginia d. Maryland (3/4) (OT) Gonzaga d. Geo. Wash. (1/2) (KAYU) Dec. 13 ^Missouri Seattle, WA W (OT). Dec. 20 Pete Newell Oakland, CA Stanford d. Gonzaga (CSTV) Saint Joseph s d. California (CSTV) Dec. 28 WASHINGTON STATE (FOX) W Dec. 31 %EASTERN WASHINGTON (KHQ) W Jan. 4 MONTANA (KHQ) W Jan. 8 *Pepperdine (FOX) W Jan. 10 *Loyola Marymount W Jan. 15 *SAN FRANCISCO (PAX) W Jan. 17 *SAINT MARY S (ESPN2) W Jan. 23 *Portland (FOX) W Jan. 29 *San Diego (PAX) W Jan. 31 *Santa Clara (FOX) W Feb. 5 *PEPPERDINE (ESPN2) W Feb. 7 *LOYOLA MARYMOUNT (KHQ) W Feb. 12 *San Francisco (ESPN2) W Feb. 14 *Saint Mary s (CSTV) W Feb. 18 *PORTLAND (FOX) W Feb. 21 Tulsa (ESPN/ESPN2) W Feb. 26 *SAN DIEGO (ESPN2) W Feb. 28 *SANTA CLARA (ESPN2) W Mar. 7 +Santa Clara (Semifinal) W Mar. 8 +Saint Mary s (Championship) W Mar. 15 #Valparaiso Approx. 6:30 p.m. *WEST COAST CONFERENCE GAME ^PLAYED AT KEYARENA %PLAYED AT SPOKANE ARENA +WCC TOURNAMENT/SANTA CLARA, CA #NCAA FIRST/SECOND ROUND/SEATTLE, WA ALL TIMES PACIFIC TIME ZONE ALL TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE Gonzaga is making its sixth straight NCAA Tournament appearance and seventh overall. The Bulldogs are 8-6 in NCAA Tournament play, reaching the Elite Eight in 1999, the Sweet 16 in 2000 and 2001 and advancing to the second round in 2003 before dropping a double-overtime game to Arizona is what many consider the best game of the 2003 tournament. ESPN thought enough of the contest to declare it an Instant Classic. Valparaiso is making its seventh NCAA Tournament appearance since The Crusaders are 2-6 overall. The Crusaders advanced to the Sweet 16 in Valparaiso head coach Homer Drew is back on the sidelines after a oneyear sabbatical. Drew, who coached Valpo for 14 seasons prior to resigning on April 25, 2002, agreed to return to the bench when his successor and son Scott Drew resigned last summer to assume the reigns at Baylor University. The elder Drew had been the Special Assistant to the President for University Advancement since leaving the bench. Gonzaga reached yet another first in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 released Sunday following the announcement of the NCAA Tournament Bracket the Bulldogs getting an all-time best No. 2 ranking and a first place vote. The Bulldogs garnered their inaugural No. 1 vote in the AP poll last week, and received two this week in remaining third. Stanford returned to No. 1 in the USA Today/ESPN and AP balloting, one of the two teams last week s No. 1 Saint Joseph s the other to beat Gonzaga this season. Kentucky moved ahead of Gonzaga into the No. 2 spot in the Associated Press poll, the final AP poll of the season as the sportswriters don t do a final poll after the NCAA Tournament. Gonzaga is at its highest ranking in the two respective polls. Gonzaga was sixth in the final two regularseason AP polls of the 2002 season (AP doesn t do a post-season poll), while the Bulldogs were sixth in the final two regular-season USA Today/ESPN polls that year prior to finishing 16 th in the final poll following the NCAA Tournament. USA Today/ESPN will have one more poll following the NCAA Tournament. Gonzaga University senior guard Blake Stepp has been named one of 20 finalists for the John R. Wooden Award All-American Team and Player of the Year. The award is presented annually to the nation's top collegiate basketball player. The winner will be announced on April 10, when CBS will nationally broadcast the "John R. Wooden Award Show Presented by Allstate" live from The Los Angeles Athletic Club beginning at 10 a.m. PST. Stepp becomes the third finalist from Gonzaga, joining Casey Calvary who was the Bulldogs inaugural Wooden Top 10 All-American in 2001 and Dan Dickau who became Gonzaga's first Wooden Award Top Five All-American in Blake Stepp became Gonzaga s all-time 3-point leader with his eight second-half treys against San Diego the last week of the regular season. He has 286 career treys to pass Richie Frahm who had 280 from After passing Richie Frahm for the all-time 3-point mark, Blake Stepp moved past the current Seattle Sonic in career scoring with 11 points in the West Coast Conference Tournament semifinals. Stepp has 1,644 points, fifth on the all-time list to surpass Frahm s 1,621.

3 Bulldog Bites Associated Press Top 25 The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 14, total points based on 25 points for a firstplace vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: Record Pts Pvs 1. Stanford (55) , Kentucky (9) , GONZAGA (2) , Oklahoma St. (4) , Saint Joseph s (1) , Duke , Connecticut (1) Mississippi St , Pittsburgh , Wisconsin , Cincinnati , Texas Illinois Georgia Tech N.C. State Kansas Wake Forest North Carolina Maryland Syracuse Providence Arizona S. Illinois Memphis Boston College Utah State Others receiving votes: Florida 96, Washington 87, Xavier 87, DePaul 86, Michigan St. 72, W. Michigan 51, Air Force 29, Nevada 28, Texas Tech 28, Vanderbilt 22, Utah 19, Dayton 18, ETSU 17, Louisville 17, Charlotte 16, Manhattan 6, UTEP 6, UAB 3, Pacific 2, Seton Hall 2, Va. Commonwealth 2, Vermont 1. BULLDOGS AP POLL HISTORY DATE RANK Season 3/14/04 3 3/8/04 3 3/1/04 4 2/22/04 4 2/16/04 6 2/9/04 7 2/2/04 8 1/26/ /19/ /12/ /4/ /29/ /22/ /15/ /8/ /1/ /24/ /17/ /10/03 (Preseason) Season 11/25/ /18/ /11/02 (Preseason) Season 3/4/02 6 2/25/02 7 2/18/02 7 2/11/02 8 2/4/02 9 1/28/ /21/ /14/ /7/ /31/ /23/ /17/ /10/ Season 11/8/ /15/ /23/ /30/ /7/ /13/ /20/99 22 Head coach Mark Few is tied for second with former Kansas head coach Roy Williams for most career wins by a fifth-year head coach with his 132 victories. Few s career mark is Few and the Bulldogs would have to win the national championship in order for him to pass Everett Case, who posted a record at North Carolina State in his first five years of Few s 105 wins rank second for fourth-year head coaches. Case s 107 wins also top the 4-year list. Few heads the list for wins by a third-year head coach with an record. Blake Stepp has been named to the College Sports Information Directors of America All- America second team with a 3.24 GPA in business administration. He was a third team Academic All- American a year ago. Emeka Okafor of the University of Connecticut was named the Academic All-American of the Year with a 3.74 GPA in finance. The first team was comprised of Adam Hess, William and Mary, 3.53, finance; Chris Hill, Michigan State, 3.84, finance; Michael Kuebler, Hawai i, 3.67, business administration, Adam Mark, Belmont, 3.96, computer science, and Okafor. NCAA Top 10 Best Career Starts By Wins 5 Seasons 1. Everett Case, NC St. ( ) MARK FEW, GU ( ) 132. Roy Williams, Kansas ( ) Bruce Stewart, West. Va. Wesleyan/ Middle Tennessee St. ( ) Foddy Anderson, Drake/ Bradley ( ) Jerry Tarkanian, Long Beach St./ UNLV ( ) 122 Jim Boeheim, Syracuse ( ) Fred Schaus, West Va. ( ) 120 Larry Brown, UCAL/Kansas ( ; ) 120 Tom Izzo, Michigan St. ( ) Nolan Richardson, Tulsa ( ) 119 Speedy Morris, La Salle ( ) 119 Pete Gillen, Xavier ( ) 119 NCAA Top 5 Best Career Starts By Wins 4 Seasons 1. Everett Case, NC St. ( ) MARK FEW, GU ( ) Bruce Stewart, WV Wesleyan/ Middle Tenn.. ( ) Roy Williams, Kansas. ( ) Jim Boheim, Syracuse ( ) 100 Speedy Morris, La Salle ( ) 100 In the five years Mark Few has been the head coach at Gonzaga only Duke has more wins than the Bulldogs. Duke has won 148 games, Gonzaga 132 and Oklahoma 130. Gonzaga s Ronny Turiaf is one of 20 finalists for the Naismith College Basketball Player of the Year Award presented April 9 by the Atlanta Tipoff Club. Senior Cory Violette recorded his 28 th career double-double with his 22 points and 10 rebounds against Santa Clara in the West Coast Conference Tournament semifinals. Ronny Turiaf also posted his 13 th career double-double against SCU with 10 points and 12 rebounds. It was the first time Gonzaga had two players with a double-double since Violette (15/20) and Zach Gourde (20/12) combined for the feat Dec. 6, 2001, against Fresno State in the Fab Four Classic at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. Blake Stepp has moved past John Stockton and into second on the career assists list with 626. Matt Santangelo ( ) leads with 668. He has had eight double-digit assists games in his career and has four this season. He and Santangelo are the only two players in Gonzaga history to score 1,500 points and have 600 assists. Gonzaga s current school-record 20-game winning streak is the longest in the country. Saint Joseph s and Stanford both had 27-game winning streaks snapped late in the season, Stanford to Washington in the Pacific-10 Conference regularseason finale and Saint Joe s to Xavier in the Atlantic 10 Tournament. Saint Joseph s and Stanford are the only two teams to defeat Gonzaga this season. Heading into this season, only Gonzaga University, the University of Florida and Duke University have lost less than 10 games in each of the past five seasons. Gonzaga has posted marks of 29-4, 26-7, and 24-9, respectively, in that stretch. The last time Gonzaga hit double-digits in the L column was 1998 with a campaign. Head coach Mark Few has never had double-digit losses in his five years. Duke went 25-7 and Florida 25-8 last season. GU (27-2) and Duke (27-5) are assured of doing it a sixth straight year, while Florida s run is over with a record this season.

4 Bulldog Bites Tale of the Tape 27-2 Record Home Record Away Record Neutral Record 5-1 Spokane, WA Location Valparaiso, IN 5,206 Enrollment 3, Founded 1859 Jesuit Affiliation Lutheran West Coast Conference Mid-Continent 7 th NCAA Tournaments 7 th 82.3 Scoring Avg Defensive Avg FG Pct Defensive FG Pct Pt. FG Pct Defensive 3-Pt. FG Pct FT Pct Rebounds/Game Rebound Margin Turnovers/Game Blocks/Game Steals/Game 6.8 Gonzaga advanced to the NCAA Tournament by virtue of winning its fifth West Coast Conference Tournament title in the last five years. The Bulldogs defeated host Santa Clara University in the semifinals as the Bulldogs came from as much as an 11-point second-half deficit. Ronny Turiaf s put back of his own miss with 5.1 seconds to play lifted the Bulldogs to the victory. Gonzaga then disposed of Saint Mary s College in the title game. The Bulldogs had their streak of four straight WCC Tournament titles snapped last year, but the Bulldogs received an at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament. Gonzaga head coach Mark Few became the first coach in 46 years to win four straight West Coast Conference Coach of the Year awards, and Blake Stepp won his second straight Player of the Year award as a Bulldog received the nod for a fourth straight year. Few, in his fifth season on the Bulldog bench, joined legendary University of San Francisco coach Phil Woolpert as the only coaches in conference history to be recognized four straight years by their peers. Woolpert did it from Stepp became the fifth Bulldog since Gonzaga joined the conference for the season to win Player of the Year honors. Stepp, an honorable mention selection and the WCC Freshman of the Year in 2001, was joined on the first team by teammates Cory Violette and Ronny Turiaf. Adam Morrison and Sean Mallon were both named to the All-Freshman team. Gonzaga was in the top 10 in eight team statistical categories nationally through statistics of March 9, including No. 1 in scoring margin (+17.1) and field goal percentage (51.9). The Bulldogs are 2 nd in rebound margin (+8.7), 3 rd in 3-point field goal percentage (42.3), 5 th in scoring offense (83.0) and field goal percentage defense (38.3), 7 th in assists/game (18.5) and 9 th in free throw percentage (75.8). Gonzaga has two individuals ranked in the NCAA statistics through March 9. Blake Stepp is 7 th in assists/game (6.9) and 28 th in 3-point field goal percentage (42.5). Cory Violette is 37 th in field goal percentage (56.1). Gonzaga s new basketball home has a name. Gonzaga President Rev. Robert J. Spitzer, S.J., announced following last Saturday s finale in The Kennel that the new home next door will be named the McCarthey Athletic Center after brothers Phil and Tom McCarthey of Salt Lake City and their families. The two are Gonzaga alums and have been significant contributors to the university over the years, including to the arena project. Phil is a member of Gonzaga s Board of Trustees, Tom a member of the university s Board of Regents.

5 USA Today/ESPN Top 25 The top 25 teams in The USA Today/ESPN men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 14, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: Record Pts Pvs 1. Stanford (28) GONZAGA Oklahoma State Kentucky (2) Saint Joseph s Duke Connecticut Pittsburgh Mississippi State Wisconsin Texas Cincinnati Illinois Kansas Georgia Tech Wake Forest N.C. State Arizona Providence North Carolina Maryland NR 22. Utah State Southern Illinois Syracuse Michigan State NR Others receiving votes: Memphis 62, DePaul 38, Western Michigan 37, Texas Tech 26, Florida 24, Boston College 21, Air Force 20, Louisville 20, Washington 16, Charlotte 13, Vanderbilt 13, Xavier 13, Seton Hall 8, Utah 8, East Tennessee State 6, Nevada 6, Manhattan 5, Central Florida 4, Pacific 3, South Carolina 2, Alabama-Birmingham 1, Brigham Young 1, Dayton 1. BULLDOGS USA TODAY/ESPN POLL HISTORY DATE RANK Season 3/14/04 2 3/8/04 3 3/1/04 4 2/22/04 5 2/16/04 6 2/9/04 7 2/2/04 8 1/26/ /19/ /12/ /4/ /29/ /22/ /15/ /8/ /1/ /24/ /3/03 (Preseason) Season 12/2/ /24/ /1/02 (Preseason) Season 4/2/ /10/02 6 3/3/02 6 2/24/02 7 2/17/02 7 2/10/02 8 2/3/ /27/ /20/ /13/ /6/ /30/ /23/ /16/ Season 4/3/01 (Final) Season 4/1/00 (Final) Season 1/31/ /29/99 (Final) 12 Bulldogs Garner No. 2 Seed in Seattle; Face Valparaiso In First Round; Placed In St. Louis Regional 2004 GONZAGA UNIVERSITY BULLDOGS No Name Pos Ht Wt Cl Exp Hometown/School 1 Ronny Turiaf F JR 2V Le Robert, Martinique/Insep (Paris, France) 3 Adam Morrison F FR HS Spokane, WA/Mead 4 Tony Skinner G SR 1V Albuquerque, NM/Cibola/Northeastern JC 5 Derek Raivio G FR HS Vancouver, WA/Mountain View 10 Blake Stepp G SR 3V Eugene, OR/South Eugene 13 Stephen Gentry# G SO SQ Fort Scott, TX/Fort Scott 14 Brian Michaelson# G JR 2V Portland, OR/Jesuit 15 Colin Floyd# G SO 1V Harrington, WA/Sprague-Harrington 20 Kyle Bankhead# G/F SR 3V Walla Walla, WA/Walla Walla 22 Erroll Knight# G SO TR Seattle, WA/Chief Sealth/U. of Washington 32 Sean Mallon# F FR RS Spokane, WA/Ferris 33 Cory Violette C/F SR 3V Boise, ID/Bishop Kelly 34 Richard Fox# C SR 1V Denver, CO/Regis/University of Colorado Nathan Doudney% G JR TR Rockwall, TX/Rockwall/Texas Tech #Indicates redshirt year used FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 15, 2004 BULLDOGS BACK IN KEYARENA: Back to the beginning. That might be the rallying cry for Gonzaga University s men s basketball team as the Bulldogs head to KeyArena for the NCAA Tournament First/Second Round beginning Thursday against Valparaiso University. KeyArena is where Gonzaga s current 6-year run in the NCAA Tournament began in The Bulldogs topped the University of Minnesota and then disposed of Stanford University HOME AWAY FROM HOME: KeyArena has become Gonzaga University s home away from home. In addition to the NCAA success of 1999, the Bulldogs have won two other games in the facility. Gonzaga defeated the University of Washington on Dec. 13, 1999, as the Huskies moved their home games to KeyArena while their arena was undergoing a major remodel. Earlier this season Gonzaga beat then-no. 3 University of Missouri in KeyArena in a game nationally televised by CBS, Gonzaga s inaugural CBS regular-season nationally televised game. ST. LOUIS REGIONAL: Should Gonzaga University move on the Sweet 16 the next stop would be St. Louis, Mo. The superstitious were hoping Gonzaga would be played in the Phoenix, Ariz., Regional because in 1999 the Bulldogs went from Seattle to Phoenix to continue their march to the Elite Eight. The Bulldogs might be the favorite of St. Louis fans if the Bulldogs advance. Former Bulldog shortstop Bo Hart was called up to the St. Louis Cardinals last summer and took the city by storm with his torrid start and hustling approach to the game. He s ticketed to be in the lineup again this season. %Indicates redshirting season HEAD COACH: Mark Few (4 th year 15 year at GU, University of Oregon, '87) ASSISTANTS: Bill Grier (13 th year, University of Oregon, '90) Leon Rice (5 th year, Washington State University, '86) Tommy Lloyd (3 rd year, Whitman College, 1998) DIR. OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS: Jerry Krause (3 rd year, Wayne State University, 1959) TRAINER: Steve DeLong (25 th year, Eastern Washington University, '76)

6 Men's Basketball FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 15, West Coast Conference Standings (Through games of 3/14/04) Conference Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. GONZAGA Saint Mary s Pepperdine San Francisco Santa Clara Portland Loyola Marymount San Diego WCC Santa Clara, CA Friday, March 5 Game 1 - No. 7 Loyola Marymount 82, No. 6 Portland 77 Game 2 - No. 5 Santa Clara 82, No. 8 San Diego 48 Saturday, March 6 Game 3 - No. 3 Pepperdine 78, No. 7 Loyola Marymount 67 Game 4 - No. 5 Santa Clara 81, No. 4 San Francisco 75 Sunday, March 7 - Semifinals Game 5 No. 2 Saint Mary s 79, No. 3 Pepperdine 74 Game 6 No. 1 Gonzaga 63, No. 5 Santa Clara 62 Monday, March 10 Championship Game 7 No. 1 Gonzaga 84, No. 2 Saint Mary s 71 West Coast Conference Standings 1992-Present (Through Games of 3/14/04) Conference Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. GONZAGA Pepperdine Santa Clara San Diego San Francisco Saint Mary s Portland Loyola Marymount NCAA Tournament Appearances Since 1992 Gonzaga (1995, '99, '00; '01; 02; 03; 04); Pepperdine (1992, '94, '00; 02); Portland (1996); Santa Clara (1993, '95, '96); San Diego (2003) San Francisco (1998); Saint Mary's (1997) NIT Appearances Since 1992 Gonzaga (1994, '96, '98); Pepperdine (1993, '99) WCC Championship Game Appearances Since 1992 Gonzaga (1992, '95, '96, '98, '99, '00, '01, 02, 03, 04) Pepperdine (1992, '93, '94, '00, 02) Portland (1995, '96) Saint Mary's (1997, 04) San Diego (1994, 03) San Francisco (1997, '98) Santa Clara (1993, '99, '01) ZAGS WHEN RANKED: Gonzaga University is when nationally ranked, including a perfect 25-0 at home with this season s 11-0 home record. The mark includes games against teams in both the Associated Press and USA Today/ESPN Top 25. PERFECT AT HOME Gonzaga University recorded its fourth perfect home slate in the last six years with this year s 11-0 mark. AND IN THE WCC: Gonzaga University recorded its first perfect West Coast Conference season with this year s 14-0 mark. The Bulldogs became the first WCC team to run the table since Pepperdine University in Gonzaga s previous WCC best was 13-1 in both 2001 and FEW AT GU: While fifth-year head coach Mark Few is prominent on the national coaching lists of success, BULLDOG BASKETBALL BANNERS West Coast Conference Regular-Season Titles 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 West Coast Conference Tournament Titles 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 NCAA Tournament Appearances 1995 (1 st Round) 1999 (Elite Eight) 2000 (Sweet Sixteen) 2001 (Sweet Sixteen) 2002 (1 st Round) 2003 (2 nd Round) National Invitation Tournament Appearances 1994 (2 nd Round) 1996 (1 st Round) 1998 (2 nd Round) he s also climbing on the Gonzaga University charts. With GU s victory in the regular-season finale he moved past Claude McGrath for third in career wins at GU, Few now with 132. Hank Anderson leads the list with 291 in 21 years while Dan Fitzgerald is second with 254 in 15 years. Few is also fourth in career winning percentage among Bulldog coaches at 81.0 percent (132-31), but first among coaches who spent more than one season on the Bulldog bench. Frank McKevitt (88.9), Charles Henry (84.6) and George Varnell (83.3) all spent one season as head coach. Varnell ( ) was the first head coach in GU history after the team went its first year of existence without a head coach. McKevitt ( ) was the third head coach in GU history and Henry coached during WWII in VIOLETTE BOARDS AND PASSES: Senior Cory Violette is third in career rebounds with 859, becoming just the third Gonzaga player to grab 800 career boards Jerry Vermillion (1,670) and Gary Lechman (910) the others. NOW THERE ARE THREE: Blake Stepp, Ronny Turiaf and Cory Violette are all members of the Gonzaga University 1,000-point club. Turiaf joined the club with 19 points against Saint Mary s College on Jan. 17 and now has 1,202 for 15 th. Stepp was already a member entering the season and has 1,644 for fifth, three shy of passing Jeff Brown (1,646, ) for fourth. Violette reached the milestone against Washington State University and has 1,313 career points for 13 th.. He needs 28 points to pass John Stockton (1,340, ).

7 Men's Basketball FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 15, ALL-WCC TEAM Yakhouba Diawara, F, 6-7, Jr., Pepperdine Sherman Gay, F, 6-7, Sr., Loyola Marymount Pooh Jeter, G, 5-10, So., Portland Daniel Kickert, F, 6-10, So., Saint Mary's Paul Marigney, G, 6-3, Jr., Saint Mary's Glen McGowan, F, 6-9, Jr., Pepperdine BLAKE STEPP, G, 6-4, Sr., GONZAGA RONNY TURIAF, F, 6-10, Jr., GONZAGA CORY VIOLETTE, F/C, 6-8, Sr., GONZAGA Brice Vounang, F/C, 6-8, Jr., San Diego COACH OF THE YEAR MARK FEW, GONZAGA PLAYER OF THE YEAR BLAKE STEPP, GONZAGA DEFENDER OF THE YEAR Brandon Gay, Loyola Marymount NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR Brice Vounang, San Diego HONORABLE MENTION Alex Acker, Pepperdine, So. Terrance Johnson, Pepperdine, Jr. Tyrone Riley, San Francisco, Jr. Doron Perkins, Santa Clara, Jr. ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM Shaun Davis, G, 5-11, Pepperdine SEAN MALLON, F, 6-9, GONZAGA Damian Martin, G, 6-1, Loyola Marymount ADAM MORRISON, F, 6-8, GONZAGA Dreshawn Vance, C, 6-8, Portland ALL-TIME GONZAGA ALL-WCC SELECTIONS Don Baldwin ('81) Jeff Brown ('92-94*) Casey Calvary ('00-01*) Jeff Condill ('86) Jarrod Davis ('91-92) Dan Dickau ('01, 02*) Kyle Dixon ('95-96) Bill Dunlap ('82) Jeremy Eaton ('99) Richie Frahm ('99-00) Geoff Goss ('94) Zach Gourde ( 02) Dale Haaland ('87) Quentin Hall ('99) Bakari Hendrix ('97-98*) Bryce McPhee ('83) Jim McPhee ('87, 89-90) Carl Pierce ('80) Paul Rogers ('96) Lorenzo Rollins ('97) Matt Santangelo ('98-00) Doug Spradley ('88-89) Blake Stepp ( 03*-04*) John Stockton ('83-84*) Ronny Turiaf (03-04) Cory Violette ( 02-04) *Indicates WCC Player of the Year FOR THREE: Blake Stepp and Kyle Bankhead continue to climb on Gonzaga University s all-time 3-point list, Stepp taking over the top spot from Richie Frahm (280, ) with 286. Bankhead has 168 treys for sixth, passing Jon Kinloch (157, ). Stepp is also the all-time 3-point attempt leader with 734, surpassing Frahm (662). FROM THE LINE: Ronny Turiaf and Blake Stepp each moved into the Gonzaga University Top 10 for free throws made last season. Turiaf is now 2 nd with 462. Stepp has 372 for sixth. Turiaf and Stepp each tied Frank Burgess single-game record of 16 free throws made in a game last season. Turiaf did its against Indiana University in the Maui Invitational when he went 16-for-18, then matched the mark again when he went 16-for-22 against the University of Cincinnati in the NCAA Tournament First Round. Stepp went 16-for-20 against the University of Washington to get his piece of the record. BLOCK IT: Ronny Turiaf continues to move up the blocked shots list at Gonzaga University with 119 as he has passed Tim Ruff (99, ) for second. Casey Calvary ( ) is the all-time leader with OR BUST: Entering this season Gonzaga University was tied for 11 th in consecutive 20-win seasons with six. The University of Arizona leads with 16, followed by the University of Kansas with 14 and the University of Kentucky with 13. Gonzaga is tied with the University of Connecticut, Oklahoma State University, the University of Oklahoma and Syracuse University. BULLDOGS CLOSE BOOK ON THE KENNEL: The Kennel, home of Gonzaga University's Bulldogs, has gone silent for the final time following a men s basketball game with last Saturday s win over Santa Clara University. The Bulldogs went in 39 years in the building for a 79.2 winning percentage. The Kennel gained the reputation as one of the toughest courts in the country, the Bulldogs losing a 29-game home winning streak Dec. 31, 2002, that ranked third longest in the Gonzaga s Home Winning Streaks 34 Games Dec. 1, 1992 Jan. 3, 1995 (Snapped Jan. 19, 1995 by Santa Clara) 29 Games Feb. 19, 2000 Dec. 20, 2002 (Snapped Dec. 31, 2002 by St. Joseph s) country. Since 1991 the Bulldogs went at home for a nifty 91.5 winning percentage. Gonzaga went 10-2 at home in 2003; 13-0 in 2002, winning by an average of 24.6 ppg; 12-0 in 2001, winning by an average of 24.7 ppg, and 10-1 in GU is 56-3 in The Kennel over the past five seasons. The 1999 Bulldogs completed a 10-0 season in The Kennel, winning by an average of 31.9 ppg. The Bulldogs also posted undefeated home campaigns in 1993 (13-0) and 1994 (14-0). The Bulldogs put together a 34-game home-court-winning streak from , at the time the country's second-longest active streak. Gonzaga s men s and women s basketball teams will move into the McCarthey Athletic Center next season and a new log of Kennel history will begin. The current building is being constructed on the site of Gonzaga s former baseball facility, with a new baseball stadium scheduled to be constructed just south of the old field and east of Gonzaga s Law School.

8 Men's Basketball FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 15, 2004 GONZAGA POST-SEASON APPEARANCES NCAA TOURNAMENT Salt Lake City, UT #9 Gonzaga 77, #8 Cincinnati 69 #1 Arizona 96, #9 Gonzaga 95 (2OT) Albuquerque, NM #11 Wyoming 73, #6 Gonzaga 66 Memphis, TN #12 Gonzaga 86, #5 Virginia 85 #12 Gonzaga 85, #13 Indiana St. 68 South GA #3 Michigan State 77, #12 Gonzaga 62 AZ #10 Gonzaga 77, #7 Louisville 66 #10 Gonzaga 82, #2 St. John's 76 West NM #6 Purdue 75, #10 Gonzaga 66 Seattle, WA #10 Gonzaga 75, #7 Minnesota 63 #10 Gonzaga 82, #2 Stanford 74 West AZ #10 Gonzaga 73, #6 Florida 72 #1 Connecticut 67, #10 Gonzaga 62 Salt Lake City, UT #3 Maryland 87, #14 Gonzaga 63 NATIONAL INVITATION TOURNAMENT 1998 First Round Gonzaga 69, at Wyoming 55 Second Round at Hawaii 78, Gonzaga First Round at Washington State 92, Gonzaga First Round Gonzaga 80, at Stanford 76 Second Round at Kansas State 66, Gonzaga 64 NCAA APPEARANCES: Gonzaga University will be making its sixth straight NCAA Tournament appearance, the third longest streak among West Coast schools. The University of Arizona is bidding for a 20 th straight trip to the tourney, and Stanford University a 10 th straight appearance. THEFT: While Blake Stepp is known for his scoring and assists, he continues to move up Gonzaga s career steals chart with 150 for third. John Stockton is the leader with 262. DEPTH: Gonzaga University s depth is reflected in the fact 10 players are averaging double-digit minutes. Senior Blake Stepp leads the way with 34.1 minutes/game, followed by senior Cory Violette at 29.4 and Consecutive NCAA Appearances School No./Year Started 1. Arizona 20 (1985) 2. Indiana 18 (1986) 3. Kansas 15 (1990) 4. Kentucky 13 (1992) Cincinnati 13 (1992) 6. Maryland 11 (1994) 7. Stanford 10 (1995) 8. Oklahoma 9 (1995) Duke 9 (1996) 10. Michigan State 7 (1998) Oklahoma State 7 (1998) 12. GONZAGA 6 (1999) Wisconsin 6 (1999) Texas 6 (1999) Florida 6 (1999) 16. Missouri 5 (1999) Creighton 5 (1999) junior Ronny Turiaf at Senior Kyle Bankhead (24.6), freshman Adam Morrison (20.9) and senior Tony Skinner (20.0) also average better than 20 minutes/game, giving the Bulldogs six players averaging better than 20 minutes a night. BULLDOGS SIGN THREE: Gonzaga University signed three players to letters-of-intent during the early November signing period. Josh Heytvelt, a 6-10 forward from Clarkston, Wash.; David Pendergraft, a 6-5 guard from Brewster, Wash., and Pierre Marie Altidor-Cespedes, a 6-1 combination guard from Montreal, Canada, will join the Bulldogs in the fall. The signings were not unexpected as all three had made verbal commitments to attend Gonzaga, Pendergraft making his verbal following his sophomore season. Heytvelt is a two-time All-State 3A selection, averaged 20.1 ppg last year as a junior. Pendergraft averaged 24.5 ppg and 10.0 rpg last season as a junior, helping the Bears to a 28-0 record and Washington State Class A title. Altidor-Cespedes was rated as the third best two-guard at the ABCD camp in 2003 held in upstate New York. He was recruited by most of the Big East schools as well as Florida. NEW ZEALANDER ENROLLS: Calum (Cal-um) MacLeod, a 7-0, 220- pound center from Wellington, New Zealand, joined Gonzaga University s men s basketball team earlier this semester. The newest Bulldog arrived in Spokane for the start of second-semester classes and has been practicing with the Bulldogs since his arrival. He will redshirt this season and have four years of eligibility remaining beginning with the season. MacLeod has been playing for the New Zealand Junior National Team, the Tall Blacks. The team, so named because of their black jersey, most recently played in the Oceanic Games qualifying tournament for the Junior World Championships. New Zealand lost to Australia, which features University of Utah 6-10 freshman Andrew Bogut. THREE OR BUST: Gonzaga University has extended its streak of consecutive games with a 3-pointer to 359. The last time the Bulldogs failed to hit a trey was Jan. 27, 1993, when the Bulldogs went 0-for-5 at home against Portland.

9 10 BLAKE STEPP Guard, 6-4, Senior, Eugene, Ore. Two-Time West Coast Conference Player of the Year NABC 2 nd Team All-American; District 14 First Team Second Team CoSIDA Academic All-American Two-Time All-Academic All-District VIII West Coast Conference All-Academic 2004 Playboy Pre-Season All-American STEPP JOINS 1,000-POINT CLUB: Junior guard Blake Stepp has cracked Gonzaga University 1,000-point club with 1,644 points for 5 th. He s three points shy of moving into fourth. Stepp is the 25 th player to score 1,000 or more points in Gonzaga history. ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE: With a 3.24 GPA in business administration, Blake Stepp earned College Sports Information Directors of America All-America secondteam recognition this season after being a third-team pick in BOMBS AWAY: The trey is a staple of Blake Stepp s arsenal and he continues to move up the single-season and career 3-point charts at Gonzaga. His 286 career 3- pointers have moved him past Richie Frahm (280, ). His 98 treys in 2003 rank 2 nd all-time on the Gonzaga single-season list. GONZAGA CAREER ASSISTS LEADERS 1. Matt Santangelo ( ) BLAKE STEPP ( ) John Stockton ( ) 554 GONZAGA SINGLE-SEASON ASSISTS LEADERS 1. Matt Santangelo (2000) John Stockton (1984) BLAKE STEPP (2003) BLAKE STEPP (2004) Matt Santangelo (1999) 184 John Stockton (1983) 184 DISHIN IT: Blake Stepp is also an adept passer, his 198 assists in rd on the Gonzaga single-season list, and his 620 career assists moving him ahead of John Stockton for second. Matt Santangelo is the leader with 668. GONZAGA CAREER SCORING LEADERS 1. Frank Burgess ( ) 2, Jim McPhee ( ) 2, Matt Santangelo ( ) 1, Jeff Brown ( ) 1, BLAKE STEPP ( ) 1, Richie Frahm ( ) 1, Jerry Vermillion ( ) 1, Casey Calvary ( ) 1, Rich Evans ( ) 1, Gary Lechman ( ) 1, Doug Spradley ( ) 1, Bill Suter ( ) 1, John Stockton ( ) 1, CORY VIOLETTE ( ) 1, Bill Wilson ( ) 1, RONNY TURIAF ( ) 1, Matt Stanford ( ) 1, Greg Sten ( ) 1, Zach Gourde ( ) 1, Dan Dickau ( ) 1, Jack Curran ( ) 1, Frank Walter ( ) 1, Jon Kinloch ( ) 1, Bryce McPhee ( ) 1, Jarrod Davis ( ) 1, John Rillie ( ) 1, Jeff Condill ( ) 1,004 GONZAGA CAREER 3-POINT FIELD GOALS 1. BLAKE STEPP ( ) Richie Frahm ( ) Matt Santangelo ( ) John Rillie ( ) 230 GONZAGA SINGLE-SEASON 3-POINT FIELD GOALS 1. Dan Dickau (2002) BLAKE STEPP (2003) John Rillie (1995) Richie Frahm (1999) John Rillie (1994) 91 GONZAGA CAREER STEALS LEADERS 1. John Stockton ( ) Doug Spradley ( ) BLAKE STEPP ( ) Geoff Goss ( ) Tim Wagoner ( ) Jeff Condill ( ) 116 GONZAGA UNIVERSITY BULLDOGS

10 Bulldogs Bests (Season and Career High Points/Rebounds/Assists) Player Season Career 1 Ronny Turiaf P - 29 vs. Saint Mary s 3/8/04 (W) 29 (three) vs. Saint Mary s 3/8/04 (W) R - 14 vs. Saint Mary s 3/8/04 (W) 14 (three) vs. Saint Mary s 3/8/04 (W) A - 5 at Santa Clara 1/31/04 Same 3 Adam Morrison P - 22 at Saint Mary s 2/14/04 Same R - 12 vs. Denver 11/24/03 Same A - 4 vs. San Francisco 1/15/04 Same 4 Tony Skinner P - 14 vs. Washington 12/3/03 25 vs. Arizona 3/22/03 (N) R - 8 (three) vs. Saint Mary s 3/8/04 (W) 8 (four) vs. Saint Mary s 3/8/04 (W) A - 3 at Washington 12/3/03 4 vs. Santa Clara 2/1/03 5 Derek Raivio P - 15 vs. San Diego 2/26/04 Same R - 3 (twice) at San Diego 1/29/04 Same A - 4 at Loyola Marymount 1/10/04 Same 10 Blake Stepp P - 27 vs. Maryland 12/6/03 (BB) 34 at Washington State 12/7/02 R - 8 vs. Missouri 12/13/03 (SE) 9 at Loyola Marymount 1/19/02 A - 13 vs. Idaho 11/21/03 16 vs. Long Beach State 12/20/02 14 Brian Michaelson P - 6 vs. San Francisco 1/15/04 10 vs. Eastern Oregon 12/21/01 R - 2 vs. San Francisco 1/15/04 4 vs. Eastern Oregon 12/21/01 A - 2 (three) vs. Santa Clara 2/1/03 15 Colin Floyd P - 2 (three) vs. Montana 1/4/04 3 at Portland State 1/2/03 R - 2 vs. Denver 11/24/03 1 (twice) vs. Saint Mary s 2/13/03 A - 2 at Portland State 1/2/03 20 Kyle Bankhead P - 12 (twice) vs. Santa Clara 2/28/04 23 at San Francisco 1/19/03 R - 8 at Pepperdine 1/8/04 Same A - 8 (twice) vs. San Francisco 2/12/04 Same 22 Erroll Knight P - 18 vs. George Washington 12/7/03 (BB) #23 vs. Alaska-Fairbanks 11/15/01 (A) R - 9 vs. Eastern Washington 12/31/03 9 (twice) Eastern Washington 12/31/03 A - 4 at San Diego 1/29/04 4 (twice) at San Diego 1/29/04 32 Sean Mallon P - 16 vs. Portland 2/18/04 Same R - 7 (twice) vs. San Diego 2/276/04 Same A - 3 vs. Portland 2/18/04 Same 33 Cory Violette P - 31 vs. Washington State 12/28/03 Same R - 15 vs. Saint Joseph s 11/14/03 (G) 20 vs. Fresno State 12/6/01 (F) A - 5 vs. Santa Clara 2/28/04 5 vs. Santa Clara 2/28/04 34 Richard Fox P - 9 at Washington 12/3/03 *23 vs. California 12/4/99 R - 14 at Washington 12/3/03 17 vs. NC State 12/17/02 (V) A - 2 vs. Santa Clara 2/28/04 *6 vs. California 12/4/99 (F) Indicates Loud Records Fab The Forum - Inglewood, CA *Richard Fox career stats while playing for Colorado #Erroll Knight career stats while playing for Washington (V) Indicates 2002 Jimmy V East Rutherford, NJ (N) Indicates 2003 NCAA Second Salt Lake City, UT (G) Indicates Coaches vs. Cancer New York, NY (Madison Square Garden) (A) Indicates Top of the World Fairbanks, AK (B) Indicates Played at Spokane Spokane, WA (BB) Indicates BB&T Classic at MCI Washington, D.C. (SE) Indicates Battle in Seattle at Seattle, WA (P) Indicates 2003 Pete Newell Oakland, CA (W) Indicates 2004 West Coast Conference Santa Clara, CA

11 Bulldogs Double-Doubles (Career Points/Rebounds Double-Doubles) 1 Ronny Turiaf 10/12 at Santa Clara 3/7/04 (SC) 21/14 at Portland 1/23/04 13/13 vs. Montana 1/4/04 22/10 vs. Cincinnati 3/20/03 (U) 26/12 at San Diego 3/10/03 (W) 29/14 vs. Portland 2/19/03 24/13 vs. San Francisco 2/15/03 27/10 at Portland 1/24/03 19/11 vs. Eastern Washington 12/22/02 (S) 12/10 vs. Kentucky 11/27/02 (M) 13/10 at Saint Mary s 2/23/02 13/11 vs. San Francisco 1/24/02 12/12 vs. St. John's 11/22/01 (A) 13/13 vs. Montana 11/18/01 3 Adam Morrison 12/12 vs. Denver 11/24/03 4 Tony Skinner 12/10 at Tulsa 2/21/04 33 Cory Violette 22/10 at Santa Clara 3/7/04 (SC) 10/10 vs. Santa Clara 2/28/04 10/11 at Saint Mary s 2/14/04 24/10 at San Francisco 2/12/04 13/11 vs. Pepperdine 2/5/04 20/13 vs. Saint Mary s 1/17/04 13/15 vs. Saint Joseph s 11/14/03 (G) 11/11 at San Diego 3/1/03 15/10 vs. Tulsa 2/22/03 (E) 11/14 at Pepperdine 2/5/03 16/15 at Saint Mary s 1/17/03 17/10 vs. Pepperdine 1/12/03 19/15 vs. Saint Joseph s 12/31/02 14/10 vs. Stanford 12/28/02 (P) 17/10 at Montana 12/5/02 17/12 vs. Washington 12/2/02 14/10 vs. Wyoming 3/14/02 (N) 16/12 vs. Pepperdine 3/4/02 (USD) 16/10 vs. Loyola Marymount 3/2/02 (USD) 15/15 vs. Loyola Marymount 2/14/02 25/15 at San Diego 2/9/02 15/11 at Pepperdine 1/18/02 18/13 at Washington 12/11/01 15/20 vs. Fresno State 12/6/01 (F) 16/12 vs. Eastern Washington 12/4/01 11/11 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 11/29/01 17/11 vs. Texas 11/23/01 (A) (A) Indicates Great Alaska Anchorage, AK (F) Indicates Loud Records Fab The Forum - Inglewood, CA (USD) Indicates West Coast Conference San Diego, CA (N) Indicates 2002 NCAA Albuquerque, NM (M) Indicates 2002 Maui Lahaina, Maui (S) Indicates game Spokane Arena Spokane, WA (P) Indicates 2002 Pete Newell Oakland, CA (E) Indicates 2003 ESPN Bracket Buster Gonzaga (U) Indicates 2003 NCAA First Salt Lake City, UT (W) Indicates 2004 WCC Santa Clara, CA