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A Key additions bolster Razorbacks R

By ROBERT COLLIAS Staff Writer

K A N S A S

In two previous stops, Mike Anderson has produced NCAA tournament runs in his third season at the helm.

This is his third year as the head coach at Arkansas.

“I’m super excited because the blueprint is the third year we really start making some tremendous strides and take that next step,” Anderson said. “I feel we have some new pieces in place and now it is just a matter of us really putting it all together.”

Missouri had two consecutive losing seasons before Anderson Portis arrived in 2006 — he had the Tigers in the Elite Eight in 2009.

Before that, Anderson guided AlabamaBirmingham to a Sweet 16 in 2004 and a second-round appearance in 2005, his third season.

Anderson’s first two Miles seasons with the Razorbacks have produced 18-14 and 19-13 records, but this team has been bolstered by freshmen Bobby Portis, a McDonald’s All-American, Manuale Watkins, an AAU teammate of Portis, and Moses Kingsley, ranked as a top-50 recruit by multiple outlets.

A pair of junior transfers — 6-foot-6 Alandise Harris from Houston and 6-7 Keaton Miles from West Virginia — help make the front line a strength.

“We have got some size that can play this year,” Anderson said. “We did some

coach for Nolan Richardson’s Arkansas team. Anderson’s “Fastest 40 Minutes in Basketball” plan was developed from Richardson’s “40 Minutes of Hell.”

“This is a great challenge and a great opportunity, that’s how I look at it,” Anderson said. “The preseason is made up of little tests and this is the ultimate test.

You look at the teams in this tournament and they are outstanding — Syracuse, Baylor, Minnesota — anyone can beat anyone.”

The Razorbacks mix the new height with backcourt experience, starting with senior guard Mardracus Wade, who has led the team in steals each of the last two seasons.

“We have been waiting on the season to get started and now it’s here, so we feel like we are ready,” Wade said. “Now, we can show what we are capable of doing.”

Arkansas arrives on Maui with a 3-0 record, averaging 88 points per game.

“I think we have the ability to be really good,” Wade said. “It is just all about how we go about it, how hard we work and how disciplined we are. I feel like if we do those things and we stay consistent and focused, the sky’s the limit for us.”

Arkansas will face California on Monday in this year’s opening game at the Lahaina Civic Center.

“Three games in three days, you are going to need everybody and we are the type of team that goes very deep in our bench, so it won’t be too much of a problem to play too many guys — we can rotate guys in and out,” Wade said.

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C Cobbs is leader of Golden Bears A L I F O R GO GO TEAMS! TEAMS! N I A

By ROBERT COLLIAS Staff Writer

California is led by three guards, but everything for the Golden Bears starts with Justin Cobbs.

The fifth-year senior point guard is the Pac-12’s active leader in assists, with 352 in two-plus seasons — 25 of them have been in the team’s four games this season, all wins.

Cobbs heads into Monday’s EA Sports Maui Invitational tipoff against Arkansas at the Lahaina Civic Center with eager anticipation.

“The Maui Invitational is always on ESPN and that’s one of the things I always remember during Thanksgiving break,” Cobbs said. “When you are a little kid you see all the big tournaments and you dream about playing in them, so it’s cool that now we are coming out there and now we are participating in that tournament in a great field.

“We are just going to go out there and represent for the Pac-12 and see what we can do.”

The Bears, who went 21-12 last season and reached the NCAA tournament’s round of 32, have only played at home so far this season.

“I am definitely excited to see the good weather, the beach, something different, see what Hawaii is all about,” Cobbs said.

Cal coach Mike Montgomery says Cobbs, who is on the watch list for the Bob Cousy Award for the nation’s top point guard, has become the team’s leader.

“Justin has worked very hard to try and put himself in a position to be a premier player,” Montgomery said.

“He has improved every year. He has done a lot of very good things for us.

He handles the ball well and is very strong. He is going to be really important for us to win at the level we want to.”

Cobbs doesn’t hesitate to take on that responsibility.

“I take it like I’m the coach on the floor,” he said. “Coach always tells me, ‘You have got to run the team,’ and I think I’m doing a great job running the team, getting guys involved, being the facilitator. Coach said, ‘You can take this team as far as you want to take it.’ ” Montgomery coached Stanford in the Maui Invitational in 1987 and 1992, compiling a 2-4 record.

“For everyone else, the boosters and fans and television audience, it looks great, but for us it is a business trip,” Montgomery said. “We know we are going to be playing against great teams and it is an opportunity to get some national respect.”

Cobbs is third on the team in scoring this season, with 11.3 points per game. The leading scorer has been freshman Jabari Bird, a McDonald’s GOLDENBEARSPORTS.COM photo All-American, who is averaging 13.5 points in just 24.3 minutes. Tyrone California’s Justin Cobbs is the active leader in the Pac-12 in career assists Wallace is averaging 12.8 points.

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S Orange ninth in national rankings

By ROBERT COLLIAS

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Jim Boeheim has never lost on Maui.

He is also cautious when it comes to playing on the Valley Isle.

The second-winningest men’s coach in Division I history has earned six of his 924 career victories in the EA Sports Maui Invitational.

“In the nonconference season, I like to play at least four or five games that everybody would agree would be tough games,” said Boeheim, whose team is No. 9 in The Associated Press poll. “This year, we are playing six — three on Maui, Villanova, St. John’s and Indiana, so we have got six that I consider very difficult games.

And then, of course, Boeheim you never know when you play a team — we were behind Cornell in the first half (in an 82-60 win last week, before a six-point victory over St. Francis Brooklyn on Monday).

“I guess people would have thought that was a tough — and it was a tough — game, so I’m looking at five or six games in the nonconference season that are difficult and Maui is, to me, a very solid tournament.”

Syracuse, which last season went to the Final Four for the fourth time under Boeheim and finished 30-10, will play Minnesota on Monday in the opening round at the Lahaina Civic Center.

“I think that Minnesota is going to have a really good year. I think that Cal and Arkansas are going to be good teams,” Boeheim said. “Obviously in the other bracket, Gonzaga and Baylor are going to be very good. I think it’s a deep

• Syracuse freshman Tyler Ennis has joined a team that reached last season’s Final Four. (AP photo)

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C.J. Fair was named the Atlantic Coast Conference preseason player of the year going into Syracuse’s first season in the league. tournament and I think there’s a lot of teams that are going to be NCAA tournament teams at the end of the year.”

C.J. Fair, one of 50 players selected for the Wooden Award preseason watch list,

said he enjoys playing tough competition early.

“We can see where we’re at as a team,” said Fair, who was Syracuse’s leading scorer last season, averaging 14.5 points

per game, along with 7.0 rebounds.

Syracuse won Maui Invitational titles in 1990 and 1998.

“It’s always good to play in a competitive tournament and to play well — that’s what you want to do,” Boeheim said. “I really like Maui, but it’s not about the weather, it’s about how your team plays. If your team plays well, then it’s a good trip, a good tournament.”

The Orange have opened this season by winning four straight games, with Fair averaging 18.0 points and 5.5 rebounds.

“He came back for his senior season, which obviously really helped us, but I think it was a good move for him,” Boeheim said. “He is very steady, he is one of the most consistent players in the country.”

Jerami Grant is averaging 11.7 points and 8.0 rebounds, while Trevor Cooney is scoring 12.8 points per game.

“We have some good young players, we have a good returning nucleus from a Final Four team and I think that we can be a very good team this year, but C.J. Fair is the guy they will look for,” Boeheim said.

Fair was named the Atlantic Coast Conference preseason player of the year last month.

“Just going to Hawaii, somewhere I have never been, and Maui, all the years I have been watching this tournament, I’m looking forward to it,” Fair said. “It’s our first year in the ACC and it’s my last year in college basketball, so I just want to make the best out of it and hopefully lead my team to win the league the first year.”

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M Gophers have experienced guards I N N E S O T A

By BRAD SHERMAN Sports Editor

Entering this season, much of the attention devoted to Minnesota focused on the backcourt, and with good reason.

Andre and Austin Hollins, the Golden Gophers’ top two scorers from last season, are back after helping the team go 21-13 and reach the NCAA tournament’s round of 32.

“They’re pretty important,” said first-year Minnesota coach Richard Pitino — the 31-year-old son of Hall of Famer Rick Pitino, who led Louisville to last season’s NCAA title. “They’re two huge pieces to what we’re trying to do, especially on the offensive end.”

Andre Hollins, one of 50 players on the Wooden Award preseason watch list, averaged 14.6 points and 3.4 assists per game last season, both best on the team, and was second in the Big Ten in 3-pointers per game, with 2.4. Austin Hollins — who is of no relation — averaged 10.7 points and 1.7 steals.

The Gophers have opened 5-0 this season, with Andre Hollins averaging 18.8 points and Austin Hollins providing 13.2 points and 7.8 rebounds.

Minnesota will face Syracuse, ranked ninth in the nation by The Associated Press, on Monday at the Lahaina Civic Center in the first round of the EA Sports Maui Invitational.

Added to the Gophers’ guard rotation are Deandre Mathieu, a transfer from Central Arizona College, and Malik Smith, who was granted immediate eligibility by the NCAA after transferring from Florida International — where last season, with Pitino as coach, he set a school record by

sinking 96 3-pointers.

Minnesota has shot 34.1 percent from 3-point range as a team through its first five games under Pitino.

“We’ve got multiple guys who can shoot,” Pitino said. “We always like to play inside out if we can, and we’d love to establish that early in the game, but as long as we’re taking good shots, that’s what we want.”

Pitino said Mathieu and Andre Hollins will share point-guard duties.

“Everybody’s trying to figure out their role,” Pitino said. “They want to see how coach divides the minutes. It’s going to take some time for everyone to understand what we want to do.”

In the frontcourt, Elliott Eliason has averaged 7.6 points and 11.2 rebounds while blocking 16 shots, and Joey King, a transfer from Drake and the only Minnesota-born player on the roster, has averaged 10.3 points in a reserve role — King suffered a bruised jaw Tuesday in a collision with Andre Hollins and did not play in Thursday’s game against Wooford, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA photo but is expected to travel with the team Andre Hollins was Minnesota’s leading scorer last season, and is on this year’s to Maui.

Another forward, Maurice Walker, Wooden Award preseason list. has not played yet this season while serving a six-game suspension for what has been termed a violation of university policy. He will be eligible to return for the Gophers’ second game on Maui.

“It’s not the most ideal thing, coming in for two games of a three-day tournament,” Pitino said. “We’ve just got to do our job, and he’s got to be ready to go in that second game.

He’s going to be an important player for us.”

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ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS No. Name 00 Rashad Madden 1 Mardracus Wade 2 Alandise Harris 3 Rickey Scott Jr. 4 Coty Clarke 5 Anthlon Bell 10 Bobby Portis 12 Fred Gulley III 20 Kikko Haydar 21 Manuale Watkins 22 Jacorey Williams 23 DeQuavious Wagner 24 Michael Qualls 33 Moses Kingsley 55 Keaton Miles

Pos. G G F G F G F G G G F G G C F

Yr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. So. Fr. Sr. Sr. Fr. So. So. So. Fr. Jr.

CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Ht. 6-5 6-2 6-6 6-3 6-7 6-3 6-10 6-2 5-10 6-3 6-8 5-10 6-6 6-10 6-7

Pos. No. Name 1 Justin Cobbs G 2 Sam Singer G 3 Tyrone Wallace G 10 Garrett Galvin G 12 Roger Moute a Bidias F 14 Christian Behrens F G 15 Jordan Mathews G 21 Jeff Powers G 23 Jabari Bird G 24 Ricky Kreklow F 35 Richard Solomon 44 Kameron Rooks C 45 David Kravish F

Yr. Sr. Fr. So. So. Fr. So. Fr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Jr.

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MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS Ht. 6-3 6-4 6-5 6-4 6-7 6-9 6-4 6-7 6-6 6-6 6-10 7-0 6-9

No. Name 1 Andre Hollins 2 Kendal Shell 3 Wally Ellenson 4 Deandre Mathieu 5 Daquein McNeil 10 Oto Osenieks 13 Maverick Ahanmisi 15 Maurice Walker 20 Austin Hollins 21 Jasen Baranowski 23 Charles Buggs 24 Joey King 30 Malik Smith 55 Elliott Eliason

Pos. G G G G G F G F G G F F G C

Yr. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. Sr. Jr.

Ht. 6-2 6-0 6-6 5-9 6-3 6-8 6-2 6-10 6-4 6-2 6-9 6-9 6-2 6-11

SYRACUSE ORANGE No. Name 0 Michael Gbinije 2 B.J. Johnson 3 Jerami Grant 4 Nolan Hart 5 C.J. Fair 10 Trevor Cooney 11 Tyler Ennis 12 Baye Moussa Keita 21 Tyler Roberson 23 Russ DeRemer 25 Rakeem Christmas 32 DaJuan Coleman 33 Albert Nassar 34 Ron Patterson 35 Chinonso Obokoh

Pos. F F F G F G G C F G F F F G C

Yr. So. Fr. So. Sr. Sr. So. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. Fr.

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Yr. Jr. So. So. Jr. Jr. Gr. Fr. So. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Gr.

Ht. 6-4 6-8 6-5 6-2 6-1 5-11 6-4 6-0 6-8 6-2 6-1 7-1 7-1 6-10 6-9 6-3 6-6

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CHAMINADE SILVERSWORDS No. Name 1 Christophe Varidel 2 Amu Rosen 3 James Harper 5 Lee Bailey 10 AJ Mathew 11 Tyree Harrison 12 Michael Sakazaki 13 Frankie Eteuati 14 Kuany Kuany 15 De’Von Boyd 22 Nick Fisher 23 Kevin Hu 24 Derric Braziel 25 Rhys Murphy 33 Kiran Shastri 34 Kahanu Pu‘ulei-Auld

Pos. G G G G G F G F G G G G G F G G

Yr. Sr. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr.

Ht. 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-0 6-3 6-7 6-5 6-10 6-7 6-2 6-1 6-6 6-5 6-7 6-6 5-11

BAYLOR BEARS No. Name 00 Royce O’Neale 1 Kenny Chery 2 Rico Gathers 4 Gary Franklin 5 Brady Heslip 12 Johnathan Motley 13 John Heard 15 Chad Rykhoek 20 Logan Lowery 21 Isaiah Austin 24 Ish Wainright 25 Allerik Freeman 34 Cory Jefferson 35 Taurean Prince

Pos. F G F G G F F F/C F C G/F G F F

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DAYTON FLYERS Yr. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. Sr. So.

Ht. 6-6 5-11 6-8 6-2 6-2 6-9 6-5 6-11 6-6 7-1 6-5 6-3 6-9 6-7

No. Name 0 Khari Price 3 Kyle Davis 5 Devin Oliver 11 Scoochie Smith 12 Jalen Robinson 21 Dyshawn Pierre 22 Kendall Pollard 23 Brian Vonderhaar 24 Jordan Sibert 25 Alex Gavrilovic 35 Matt Kavanaugh 40 Devon Scott 43 Vee Sanford 50 Bobby Wehrli

Pos. G G F G F/C F F G G C C F/C G F

Yr. So. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. So. Fr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. Sr. So.

Ht. 5-11 6-0 6-7 6-2 6-9 6-6 6-6 6-0 6-4 6-9 6-10 6-9 6-4 6-6

No. Name 0 Gerard Coleman 2 Angel Nunez 3 Kyle Dranginis 4 Kevin Pangos 5 Gary Bell Jr. 11 David Stockton 14 Connor Griffin 15 Rem Bakamus 21 Luke Meikle 22 Brian Bhaskar 23 Leo Roese 24 Przemek Karnowski 25 Ryan Edwards 33 Kyle Wiltjer 35 Sam Dower 40 Dustin Triano 43 Drew Barham

Pos. G F G G G G F G F G G C C F C G G

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B Bears eager for tough competition

By ROBERT COLLIAS Staff Writer

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Baylor is certainly no secret, but the numbers the Bears have built recently are startling nonetheless. “In the last five years we have had the best postseason winning percentage in the country at 83.3 percent,� coach Scott Drew said. “We have had the third-most players drafted into the NBA in the last two years.�

The Bears are 15-3 over the last five postseasons, with Elite Eight trips in the NCAA tournament in 2010 and 2012, plus an NIT title last season, when the team went 23-14, and a runner-up finish in 2009.

The EA Sports Maui Invitational fits right into the plan. “If you look at our history, last year we played the 12th-toughest RPI strength-of-schedule nonconference schedule and the year before we had the No. 1,� Drew said. “So, we really try to challenge ourselves and try to prepare ourselves for conference, but I think our players, fans and coaches get excited to play against quality competition to see where we stack up.�

Baylor (4-0), ranked 20th in the nation by The Associated Press, opens at the Lahaina Civic Center against host Chaminade on Monday. “I think we are pretty good, but there are going to be a lot of good teams out there,� said fifth-year senior Cory Jefferson.

Jefferson passed up a chance at the NBA after last season, as did 7-foot-1 sophomore center Isaiah Austin, who has already blocked 20 shots this season. Both were on the Big 12 preseason all-conference team. “We have a lot of great players and a lot of people who want to actually

work hard, not just for themselves, but for the benefit of the whole team,�

Jefferson said.

Brady Heslip, a fifth-year senior, is the team’s leading scorer this season, averaging 15.0 points despite coming off the bench in every game. Kenny Chery, who received a junior college All-America honorable mention last season, is averaging 11.8 points and 4.0 assists, and swingman Ish Wainright is starting as a freshman. Denver transfer Royce O’Neale plays significant minutes as a reserve. “Three games in three days, you are not going to be able to play just the same people the whole time,� Jefferson said. “You are going to have to go into the bench and what I love about this team is we have great depth on this team. Whenever you go to the bench you don’t lose anything.�

Drew, whose brother Bryce is the coach at Valparaiso, will have his parents — Homer, a former head coach at Valparaiso, and Janet — at this year’s Maui games.

BAYLOR UNIVERSITY photos “Anyone that follows college basketball understands the value, impor- Baylor’s Isaiah Austin (left) and Cory Jefferson were both Big 12 preseason alltance and significance of playing in conference selections. the Maui Invitational,â€? Scott Drew said. “On a personal note, I have been to about every exempt tournament in my coaching career and this is one I have long waited for, so I am very ex• Take-off & land directly from the boat cited personally. • Fly Single or Tandem with a friend “I have been watching this tournaTWO LOCATIONS ment probably since the first time it • On the beach at Ka‘anapali Beach Hotel was on TV — we watched a lot of • Lahaina Harbor, Slip #15 basketball growing up. Mom and dad are both excited. They won’t be as stressed as I will, but they will both be really excited.â€? â– Robert Collias is at rcollias@ mauinews.com West Maui Parasail (808) 661-4060

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Friday, Nov. 22, 2013

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C Silverswords seek another upset H A M I N A D E

By BRAD SHERMAN Sports Editor

This season’s Chaminade roster is the first composed entirely of players recruited by third-year coach Eric Bovaird.

That can be a turning point for any team, but may be especially so in the Silverswords’ case because of the wide-open style Bovaird likes to use.

Chaminade was one of just 24 Division II teams to average at least 80 points per game last season, and went 19-11 with a first-round loss in the NCAA tournament. The EA Sports Maui Invitational hosts have put up 82 points in each of their two games this season, wins over Western Oregon and Saint Martin’s.

“We believe we have guys who can play the way I want to play,” Bovaird said.

The players back from last season include Lee Bailey, who averaged a team-high 3.4 assists per game, and 11.1 points, tops among returnees.

“I feel like I have a definite leadership responsibly,” Bailey said. “I’m a guy who knows the offense, knows the way coach wants to play. The new guys, it’s their first glimpse of college basketball — and then there’s the way we play, which is kind of unique, pretty fast-paced.”

Rhys Murphy averaged 9.4 points in 10 games last season before being sidelined by a broken foot. Kevin Hu averaged 8.1 points and Tyree Harrison averaged 3.8.

“They’re playing a lot of minutes, all four of them,” Bovaird said.

“These guys have a lot of confidence.”

The returning players have reason to believe in their abilities. Among Chaminade’s highlights last season

was a win over Texas in a first-round game at the Lahaina Civic Center.

Gone from that squad is De’Andre Haskins, last season’s Pacific West player of the year as a senior.

Chaminade added a quartet of Division I transfers to this season’s roster. Christophe Varidel made 177 3-pointers in three seasons at Florida Gulf Coast and averaged 6.2 points per game last season as the Eagles reached the NCAA regional semifinals. Frankie Eteuati blocked 48 shots in two seasons at Cal State Northridge, the seventh-best total in school history, James Harper averaged 4.4 points per game in his one season at Houston Baptist, and AJ Mathew has joined the Silverswords after two seasons at Toledo.

Varidel scored 30 points in the win over Western Oregon, then missed the game against St. Martin’s because of a sore left knee, but said he should be ready for three games in three days on Maui. Monday’s first-round meeting against Baylor, No. 20 in The AsThe Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo sociated Press poll, would be his first Eric Bovaird coached Chaminade to a 19-11 record last season that included a game in 17 days.

Freshman Kiran Shastri scored win over Texas and a trip to the NCAA Division II tournament.

21 points against St. Martin’s, going 6-for-10 from 3-point range.

“He is one of the best shooters I’ve ever seen,” Bailey said of Shastri.

“Going to (Detroit) Country Day, I’ve seen NBA-bound players, and he is still one of the best.”

Chaminade had four players score in double figures against St. Martin’s.

“We have a pretty well-balanced team,” Bovaird said. “We’re 11 or 12 deep, and any of those 11 or 12 guys can be our leading scorer in a game.”

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D Flyers bring deep roster to Maui

By KYLE SAKAMOTO Staff Writer

A Y T O N

The destiny of Dayton coach Archie Miller could have been predicted long ago.

He was born and bred for basketball, and had a successful four-year playing career at North Carolina State.

Miller was hard-nosed and a student of the game, but there aren’t many openings in the NBA for those who stand 5-foot-9.

His future, like those of his father and brother, was in coaching.

Miller and his brother Sean played for their father, John, at Blackhawk High School in Beaver Falls, Pa. In 35 seasons, the elder Miller won 657 games.

Archie Miller was Miller an assistant at five schools, including Arizona under Sean Miller, who is 10 years older. Archie Miller also credits Herb Sendek, under whom he worked at N.C. State and Arizona State, with helping mold him.

“I’ve always been around good people,” said Miller, who was hired by Dayton in April 2011 at age 32. “I never anticipated being a head coach at this age. I was content being an assistant.”

The Flyers finished 17-14 last season, and are off to a 4-0 start this season entering Monday’s EA Sports Maui Invitational first-round game against Gonzaga, ranked 13th by The Associated Press.

“Last season we had four freshmen play 30 percent of the minutes,” Miller said. “We’re a work in progress, but I think we have a chance to be successful.”

Dayton was picked to finish seventh among 13 teams in the Atlantic-10 preseason poll. The Flyers were 12th last season when the conference had 16 teams.

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Vee Sanford is Dayton’s top returning scorer — he averaged 12.3 points per game last season.

“Our team is predominately a deeper team than we’ve ever had,” Miller said.

“This is the third season for our staff. We have nine to 11 guys that can contribute.

On paper we have balance and guys who can do different things.”

Dayton’s top players this season are Vee Sanford, Devin Oliver and Dyshawn Pierre, according to Miller.

Sanford is the top returning scorer at 12.3 points per game. Oliver is a “skilled small forward who can average a double-

double,” Miller said. Pierre, who shot 53.6 percent from the field during his freshman season, “can defend, rebound the ball and put the ball on the floor,” according to his coach.

The Flyers have three freshmen on the roster, led by Scoochie Smith.

“Scoochie Smith is a true point guard,” Miller said. “He has the best opportunity as a freshman to impact our team.”

Dayton returns its top three rebounders from a season ago — Oliver (7.8), Jalen Robinson (5.1) and Pierre (5.1).

“It’s our biggest strength. This is the best rebounding team we’ve had particularly on the offensive side of the ball,” Miller said. “We should be able to get second opportunities.”

Miller has gained a reputation as one of college basketball’s brightest young coaches and a solid recruiter.

“Everyone in the game understands it’s about the players,” he said. “You need to find a way to recruit. You need to understand 365 days a year it’s about the future.

Building for the future starts and stops with bringing in the best players possible.”

Miller relies heavily on his coaching staff, but good advice — especially from his brother — hasn’t gone out of style.

“You have to invest in your own staff who are with you every day and with your players,” he said. “My dad is more of a supporter. Sean is one of the best coaches in the country in my opinion. I communicate with him daily and it helps.”

The Flyers won the Maui title in their previous appearance, 10 years ago.

“It’s one of the premier tournaments,” Miller said. “When you talk about Maui it’s unmatched when you talk about Feast Week. It’s a very special tournament and we’re very fortunate to be in it.”

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G Bulldogs are Valley Isle regulars

By KYLE SAKAMOTO Staff Writer

O N Z A G A

Gonzaga coach Mark Few brings his family to Maui each May for some rest and relaxation.

Every four years, he brings his team to the Valley Isle on business trips.

The Bulldogs, the envy of every program from outside the traditional power conferences, are once again arriving with a talented squad.

Gonzaga — which finished 32-3 last season, earning its first No. 1 ranking in The Associated Press poll and reaching the NCAA tournament’s round of 32 — is 4-0 this season entering Monday’s meeting with Dayton in the first round of the EA Sports Maui Invitational at the Lahaina Civic Center.

“It’s something we look forward to — our players, our staff, our fans,” said Few, whose team is 13th in this week’s rankings. “Everybody knows it’s the premier event of all the preseason events. We’ve enjoyed it over the years.”

For vacations, the family stays in Wailea, and the Fews have found the beaches in Kihei, Paia and Ukumehame to be their favorites.

“I’m getting pretty familiar with every inch of that island,” Few said.

When the trips are for basketball, the experiences are frequently memorable, as well.

Four years ago, Gonzaga defeated Cincinnati in overtime in the final.

In 2005, the Bulldogs beat Michigan State 109-106 in a triple-OT semifinal and finished as the tournament runner-up.

The star of that Gonzaga team was Adam Morrison, who scored a tournament-record 43 points in the

game against Michigan State. The 2005-06 Co-National Player of the Year is now in his first season as a student assistant with the Zags.

“Adam came back to finish his degree since he left a year early to go to the NBA,” Few said. “It showed a lot of maturity on his part. He’s done a great job. The players look up to him. When you have one of the better college players in recent history, it commands respect. He’s shared that experience and knowledge.”

The Bulldogs have made 15 consecutive NCAA tournament appearances — the last 14 with Few as head coach. He also was a 10-year assistant at the school.

Gonzaga’s top returning scorer is Wooden Award watch list selection Kevin Pangos, who averaged 11.9 points per game last season.

Pangos is part of a veteran group of guards that also includes Gary Bell Jr. and David Stockton, son of Zags and Utah Jazz legend John Stockton. That tested backcourt — and the losses of GONZAGA UNIVERSITY photo 7-footer Kelly Olynyk and 6-9 Elias Harris — mean the Bulldogs will rely Gonzaga coach Mark Few and top returning scorer Kevin Pangos have helped more on perimeter play, though 7-1 the Bulldogs earn a No. 13 ranking in The Associated Press poll. sophomore Przemek Karnowski will be helping down low.

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