SAN FRANCISCO 2009-10 MEN’S BASKETBALL Game 30; Zappos.com WCC Tournament vs. LMU/Pepperdine
2010 WCC Tournament Quarterfinals March 6, 2010 6:00 PM Orleans Arena (7,471) Las Vegas, NV PLAY HARD. PLAY SMART. PLAY TOGETHER.
MEN’S BASKETBALL CONTACT: Ryan McCrary, Assistant A.D. - Media Relations mccrary@usfca.edu (415) 422-6162 (office)
MEN’S BASKETBALL 2009-10 SCHEDULE Record: 12-17 Home: 9-4 Road: 3-9 Neutral: 0-3 WCC: 7-7 Home: 4-3 Road: 3-4 DATE DAY OPPONENT TIME November (2-4) 7 SAT CS MONTEREY BAY (EX) W 91-77 13 FRI. CAL POLY W 73-62 16 MON. DOMINICAN W 92-66 20 Fri. Arizona State L 65-104 23 Mon. UC Santa Barbara L 65-76 25 WED. MONTANA STATE L 66-70 29 Sun. Colorado State L 75-91 2ot December (2-6) 1 Tues. Colorado (FSN-RM) 5 Sat. BYU (BYU TV) 8 TUES. SAN JOSE STATE 12 Sat. Loyola Chicago Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic 19 Sat. South Florida 20 Sun. Southern Illinois 23 WED. CS BAKERSFIELD 27 Sun. No. 19 Washington (FSN)
L 54-78 L 43-69 W 76-71 L 63-66 L 49-69 L 66-67 W 82-73 L 71-86
January (4-4) 2 SAT. 8 FRI. 10 SUN. 14 Thurs. 16 Sat. 23 SAT. 28 THURS. 30 SAT.
HOLY NAMES SAINT MARY’S* (COM) SAN DIEGO* (COM) Loyola Marymount* Pepperdine* SANTA CLARA* (COM) PORTLAND* (ESPNU) No. 13/8 GONZAGA*
W 129-64 L 62-83 W 87-71 W 70-67 L 68-83 L 65-66 L 58-74 W 81-77 ot
February (4-3) 4 Thurs. 6 Sat. 11 THURS. 13 SAT. 20 Sat. 25 Thurs. 27 Sat.
San Diego* Saint Mary’s* (Com) PEPPERDINE* LOYOLA MARYMOUNT* Santa Clara* (Com) Portland* (Com) No. 18/15 Gonzaga*
W 72-70 ot L 57-73 W 77-47 W 75-66 W 71-68 ot L 59-70 L 69-75
March (0-0) 6 Sat. 7 8
Sun. Mon.
WCC Tournament Quarters No.5 LMU/No. 8 Pepperdine 6:00 PM WCC Tournament Semis TBA WCC Tournament Finals TBA
*WEST COAST CONFERENCE ALL TIMES PACIFIC. ALL DATES AND TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT/PEPPERDINE GAME INFORMATION USF DONS Date ...........Sat., March 6/6:00 PM Television ..... Comcast SportsNet 2009-10 Record 12-17, 7-7 WCC 2008-09 Record ................. 11-19 Bay Area Plus/ESPN 360 Radio.....................Green 960 WCC Record/Finish ...... 3-11/7th Head Coach .............Rex Walters (Pat Olson & Jim Brovelli) Streaming Audio .............Yes Alma Mater ............... Kansas, 1993 USF in the WCC Tournament Career Record ...............54-69 (4th) Record .....................12-22 USF Record ..................23-36 (2nd) Titles (Years) ...... 1 (1998) SID........................ Ryan McCrary vs. LMU ........................4-0 E-Mail ........ mccrary@usfca.edu vs. Pepperdine ............0-6 Web ......................USFDons.com PROJECTED USF STARTERS (As of 3/1/10)
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BLAKE WALLACE 6-6 220 Sr. Irvine, CA Irvine Valley PTS 2.3
REB 1.5
AST 0.5
F MIN 10.8
BRYANT 11 DONTAE 6-3 175 Sr. Portland, OR
G
Eastern Arizona College PTS 3.9
REB 4.0
AST 3.8
MIN 27.3
GREEN 13 RASHAD 6-4 195 So. Babylon, NY
G
Manhattan PTS 6.7
REB 4.2
AST 1.7
MIN 20.9
CALOIARO F 32 ANGELO 6-7 225 So. San Jose, CA Archbishop Mitty High School PTS 9.2
REB 3.6
AST 1.8
MIN 28.3
LOWHORN F 33 DIOR 6-7 230 Sr. San Francisco, CA Texas Tech/Berkeley HS PTS 18.4
REB 6.6
BLK 0.6
OFF THE USF BENCH
MIN 28.8
No. 5 LMU LIONS 2009-10 Record..16-14; 7-7 WCC Head Coach ..............Max Good Career Record ...261-262 (18th) School Record .......19-39 (2nd) No. 8 PEPPERDINE 2009-10 Record..7-23; 3-11 WCC Head Coach ............Tom Asbury Career Record ...226-193 (14th) School Record ....141-105 (8th)
NOTES: Career-high 21 points at Hawaii (11/14/08) in USF debut... 12 points & 11 boards vs. LBSU (12/6/08)... big game vs. #19 Gonzaga (2/14/09) - 19 points (5-6 3-pointers) with 6 assists... scored 9 points on 3 3-pointers vs. LMU (2/13/10)... 12 points on 4 3’s at Santa Clara (2/20/10) NOTES: Leads the Dons and ranks sixth among WCC assist leaders (3.8)... 7 assists and 6 steals vs. #19 Gonzaga (2/14/09)... season-high 8 vs. Pepperdine (3/6/09)... scored career-high 12 points at UCSB (11/23/09)... career-high 9 assists vs. No.13/8 Gonzaga (1/30/10) NOTES: Manhattan transfer making solid contributions in first season at USF... ranks third on the team in rebounds (4.3)... first career Dons double-double with 12 points, 14 rebounds vs. Pepperdine (2/11/10)... career-high 21 points at Colorado State (11/29/09)... 7.4 ppg, 4.6 rpg in WCC play. NOTES: Scored career-high 21 points vs. Pepperdine (2/11/10)... scored 20 with 6 rebounds at Santa Clara (2/20/10)... ranks second among WCC leaders in 3-point FG% at .505 (55-109)... averages 10.3 ppg & 3.5 rpg in WCC play... younger brother Vinny plays soccer at USF. NOTES: 2010 Preseason Mid-Major All-American... led WCC in overall (20.1) and league only (19.1) scoring in 2008-09... ranks fourth on USF career scoring charts (1,755/19.7 ppg)... has scored in doubledigits in 84 of 89 career games; 51 with 20 points or more... 2010 All-WCC First Team
(As of 3/1/10)
G. #1 Kwame Vaughn, 6-4, So. (12.4 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.9 assists) G. #5 Michael Williams, 6-0, Fr. (5.7 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 1.5 assists) F. #22 Perris Blackwell, 6-8, Fr. (6.3 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 0.6 assists) F. #21 Moustapha Diarra, 6-10, Jr. (6.3 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 0.6 blocks) C. #12 Tomas Bruha, 7-0, Fr. (2.2 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 0.3 blocks)