USD Men's Basketball 1995-1996

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TORERO JUNIORS

40 6-7 JUNIOR FORWARD ........._ ______ 1994-95 SEASON AT USD: Started 15 of 27 games last season with averages of9.9 ppg and 5.3 rpg ... totaled 15 games in double digit scoring, including one stretch of nine straight games, with career-bests of21 points and 13 rebounds in win over Cal Poly-SLO ... finished third in the WCC in field goal percentage for all games (.577) and second in WCC games (.615) ... first on team in rebounding and for the second straight year was selected to the WCC All-Academic Team ... averaged 9.4 ppg and 5.4 rpg in WCC BRIAN BRUSO I

games ... broke nose in road game at St. Mary's ... USD Scholar-Athlete of the Year. 1993-94 SEASON AT USD: Was a strong candidate for WCC Freshman of the Year honors with averages of 7.4 ppg and 4.2 rpg ... started 10 of the 29 games he appeared in ... scored in double digits ten times with a career high 19 points (8-for-11 from the field) against Portland ... grabbed a career-best 10 boards in road win at UC Irvine ... shot 55.7% from field and 60.9% in WCC games ... selected WCC All– Academic and was USD's Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

1992-93 SEASON AT USD: Was one of USD's early season bright spots in '92-93 before going down with season ending injury (stress fracture) ... appeared in 5 games with a 9 point effort in season opening victory over SDSU ... also contributed 6 points and 5 rebounds in 28 minutes against UCLA. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at South Lake Tahoe HS in South Lake Tahoe, CA ... led team to 30-1 record and Nevada state championship ... senior year averaged 21.6 ppg and 14.0 rpg ... shot 53.9% from the field and 75.7% from the FT line ... started all 31 games and was a 3-yearletterman ... named Co-MVP of the Northern Nevada AAA Division ... First Team All-State (Nevada) ... Team MVP ... team finished ranked 19th in the country. PERSONAL: Born in Los Angeles, CA on August 14, 1974 ... hobbies include water skiing, snow skiing and athletics ... parents are Paul Bruso and Polly Argo of South Lake Tahoe, CA ... Business Administration/Finance major.

TOTAL 3-POINT FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA 73-131 .557 0-0 101-175 .577 0-0 174-306 .569 0-0

PTS AVG 215 7.4 268 9.9 483 8.6

REB-AVG 123-4.2 144-5.3 267-4.8

STL

TO BLK 56 7 45 15

A

PF

FT-FTA PCT

PCT

YEAR 93-94 94-95 Total

G-GS MIN

8 9

78 97

29 22

.711 .674 .692

69-97 66-98

.000 .000

29-10 27-15 587 56-25 20.4 554

101 22

17

51 175

.000 135-195

JAMES BLACK 6-11 JUNIOR CENTER

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1994-95 SEASON AT USD: Completed second season with the Toreros basketball program ... big inside player who shoots left handed ... started 14 of 27 games he played in with averages of 3.8 ppg and 3.0 rpg ... twice scored season-best 10 points (Cal Poly-SLO and Ne– vada) ... career best 9 boards against CP-SLO ... a 70.0% shooter from the charity stripe ... started last six games of the season.

1993-94 SEASON AT USD: Played in 22 games his freshman year with a personal best 11 points (5-for-7 from the field) against Cal State Dominguez Hills ... tallied 9 points and a season-best 5 rebounds in home West Coast Conference victory over St. Mary's College with a season best 23 minutes of action ... for the season James averaged 2.6 ppg and 1.7 rpg ... was third on team in blocks with nine ... made 18-of-26 free throws from the charity stripe with a personal best 5-of-6 showing against Portland. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Pasadena HS in Pasadena, TX ... senior year averaged 14.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 48.0% from the field and 72.0% from the FT line ... selected First Team All 23-5A League ... 3rd Team All-Region and 4th Team All-State ... junior year was named AII-Distict while helping team to a 23-11 overall record and third place finish in the 23- 5A League (Houston area).

PERSONAL: Born in Houston, TX on July 19, 1975 ... hobbies include traveling, reading and listening to music ... parents are Mike and Darlene Black of Pasadena, TX ... History major.

3PT PCT FG-FGA .400 0-0 .430 0-0 .420 0-0

TOTAL FG-FGA

TO BU(

AVG REB-AVG

STL

PTS

A

PF

PCT

FT-FTA

PCT

G-GS MIN 22-0 200 488 49-14 14.0 27-14

YEAR 93-94 94-95 Total

38-1.7 80-3.0

2.5 3.8 3.2

54

9 9

4 6

20 39

27 56 83

5

18-26 28-40 46-66

.692 .700 .697

.000

18-45 37-86 55-131

102 156

16 21

.000 .000

118-2.4

10

59 18