USD Men's Basketball 1995-1996

ASSISTANT COACHES

Page 5 RANDY BENNETT~~ 8th Year Randy Bennett begins his eighth year at the University of San Diego as a full-time assistant coach for the Toreros basketball program. His primary responsibilities will be in the areas of recruiting, scouting and on-court coaching. Prior to his 1988 appointment at USO, Randy coached two seasons (1986- 88) with the University of Idaho as a part-time assistant. The 1987-88 team finished 19-11 and second in the Big Sky Conference. Before his stint with Idaho, he was a volunteer assistant at USO (1985-86) while finishing his un– dergraduate degree at the University of California, San Diego. The past seven summers he has directed USD's Boys Basketball Camps.

A 1986 graduate of UC San Diego, Randy received his B.S. degree in Animal Physiology. He played two years of basketball at UC San Diego (1983-85) and two years at Mesa Community College (1980-82) in Mesa, AZ under his dad, Tom Bennett. In his two years at Mesa, the team went 56-10 and made it to the nationals his freshman year. Randy, who received his M .A. in Education at USO, is single and resides in San Diego. KYLE SMITH Kyle Smith begins his third year at the University of San Diego, and his

first as a full-time assistant. Besides assisting with all aspects of the basketball program, he is also directly involved with the USO Boys Basketball Camp. A graduate student in the University of San Diego's Education De– partment, Kyle is working towards a Master's degree in Educational Leader– ship. The 26-year-old Smith is a 1992 graduate of Hamilton College where he earned a degree in English and minor in Sociology. A four-year basketball performer on Hamilton's team, Smith helped lead his 1990-91 squad to a 26- 1 season (24-0 regular season finish) and #1 national ranking among NCAA Division Ill teams. As a starting point guard, he averaged 10.0 ppg and led the team in assists, steals, free throw percentage and three-point accuracy. A native of Houston, Texas, Smith prepped at Alief Hastings High School (1988 graduate). ROYCE YOUREE

1st Year Royce Youree, who enters his first year with the San Diego staff, brings a wealth of knowledge and coaching experience to the Torero program. A long-time high school and junior college coach in the state of Arizona, the past eight years (1988-95) saw Youree direct the Arizona BCI (Senior Prep National Tournament) . Three times during this span his teams were crowned national champions (1990, 1991 , 1995). Prior to his position with the BCI, he was co-head coach at Mesa Com– munity College (1982-87) where he compiled a 126-37 record and advanced to the NJCAA National Tournament twice. Between 1964-82 he was head coach at East High School where his teams advanced to the State Tournament all thirteen years (modern day record) and had a cumulative record of 301-56. His teams were crowned State Champions five times, with two squads (1980- 81 & 1974-75) going a perfect 28-0 on the season. In 1979 he was one of three high school coaches selected by the

Amateur Basketball Association to coach the United States' National Junior Mens Team in the World Champion– ships in Salvador, Brazil. The USA defeated Brazil 75-55 to earn the Gold Medal. A 1960 graduate of Arizona State, Royce played three years of varsity basketball and baseball, and was recently inducted into the ASU Athletic Hall of Fame. He earned his M.A. in Education in 1962. Royce and his wife, Bonnie, have one daughter, Kimberly.