USD Men's Basketball 1995-1996

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TORERO RETURNERS

ANDRE SPEECH 6-8 SOPHOMORE FORWARD

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1994-95 AT USD: Came off the bench and played in all 27 games ... • season bests of 11 points (UC Irvine) and 8 rebounds (CS Northridge) ... tossed in 10 points in 13 minutes at Portland, making 5-of-7 field goal attempts ... played a season-high 24 minutes in game at Gonzaga ... sat out 1993-94 season with Toreros ... good perimeter shooting range ... a skilled athlete who runs the floor well ... his defensive skills

can make people change the way they play.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at McClatchy High School in Sacramento, CA ... senior year averaged 21.5 ppg, 9.0 rpg and 4 blocked shots while shooting 56.0% from the field and 71.0% from the FT line ... was selected school's Athlete of the Year ... senior year led team to San Joaquin Sectional Championships ... over his last three years at McClatchy as a starter, the varsity basketball team went 75-21 ... 3-time All-Metro League performer ... Team MVP, Captain and two-time All-City selection. PERSONAL: Born in Sacramento, CA on Nov. 9, 1974 ... hobbies include video games, reading and music ... his dad, Arthur Speech, resides in Sacramento, CA ... his dad played collegiate basketball at Mississippi State ... Communications major/ English minor.

JPT

TOTAL

PTS AVG REB-AVG

TO BLK

SH

PF

A

PCT

FT-FTA

PCT .227

FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA

G-GS MIN

YEAR 94-95

8 1-3.0

4.6

125

27 15

4

58

8

.445

20-45

5-22

.420

50-119

394

27-0

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RYAN WILLIAMS 6-6 SOPHOMORE FORWARD

1994-95 SEASON AT USD: Was one of the top freshmen in the wee last season ... started 18 games overall and 13 of 14 wee con– tests ... two double-doubles last season against Drake (11 points/ 12 boards) and USF (12 points/ 11 boards) ... scored in double digits 8 times with highs of 14 points twice (USF & Portland) ... shot 59. 1%

from the field overall and 62.2% in league games ... averaged 9.4 ppg .,_________. and 5.4 rpg in WCC contests ... team's second best rebounder (4.7) overall and tied with Brian Bruso for team lead in WCC contests (5.4). HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at O ' Dea High School in Seattle, Washington ... led team to 3rd place finish at Washington state AA Championships (O'Dea won the state title his junior year) ... senior year averaged 23 .1 ppg and 12.0 rpg while shooting 56.8% from the field and 71.4% from the line ... one of 12 players selected to the Washington AA/ AAA all-star team that played an all-star team from Oregon ... at state playoffs this year he set a single game scoring record for a state tournament game by scoring 48 points (March 12, 1994) ... 1994 Metro League MVP ... 1993 & 1994 Washington First Team AA All-State ... 1993 & 1994 AA All-Tournament Team ... 1993 WIAA Sportsmanship Award ... 3-year varsity letter winner ... two-time team MVP.

PERSONAL: Born on March 31, 1976 in Seattle, WA ... hobbies include swimming and life guarding ... parents are Kay O'Rielly and Greg Williams of Seattle, WA ... dad (Greg) played basketball at Seattle Pacific University ... Business major.

JPT

TOTAL

PTS AVG REB-AVG

PCT

TO BLK

FT-FTA

STL

PCT .000

PF

A

FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA

G-GS MIN

YEAR 94-95

126-4.7

7.3

197

9

35

8

49

13

.702

47-67

0-3

.591

75-1 27

486

27-18