USD Men's Basketball 2002-2003

NICK LEWIS & BRETT MELTON

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NICK LEWIS 6-10 Freshman Forward

#42

Phoenix,AZ

NOTEWORTHY: Returns to compete for playing time at forward after earn ing a med ica l redshirt year last season (hip injury).

2001-2002 AT USO: Appeared in three games last season before sitting out th e year with a hip injury ... played 8 minutes in win over UC San Diego fin ishing with 4 points and 2 assists ... also saw action aga inst BYU and Washington . HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Brophy College Preparatory ... last season averaged 20 points per game, IO rebounds and 3 blocked shots as team finished 21-7 and were state runner-up ... Ist Team All– State, First Team A ll-Desert Valley Region and named All -Tourney at McC lintock Tournament ...

junior campa ign he averaged 19 points per game, 6 rebounds and 2 blocked shots with team go ing 20-8 and reaching th e state quarterfinals ... sophomore season he averaged 6 po ints and 2 rebounds as team finished 22-6 overall and reached the quarterfi nal s of the state championships ... also pl ayed for the Phoeni x Catholic "Pump and Run" club team where he averaged 18 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocked shots .. . as a member of the high school vo ll eyba ll team he earned First Team All-State honors and helped lead hi s club to the State Champ ionship. PERSONAL: Born on April 20, 1983 in Portland, Oregon ... chose USO for its great location, and an opportunity to continue hi s educati on and basketba ll career ... also recruited by Gonzaga, Rutgers, Utah , Arizo na State, Richmond and Santa Clara ... parents are John and Melod ie Lewis of Parad ise Va ll ey, Ari zona ... hi s dad, John, played both basketball and baseball at the Universi ty of Nevada, Reno .. . Internationa l Business maj or; Spanish minor.

TOTAL 3PT G-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT

YEAR 01-02

A PF STL TO BLK PTS AVG REB-AVG

3-0 13

1-5 .200

0-3 .000

3-4 .750

2

1

0

0 2

5 1.7

2-0.7

BRETT MELTON 6-5 Junior Guard

#00

Mahomet,IL

USO: Wil l sit out thi s season after transferring from the Un iversity of Illinois.

COLLEGE: Played last two years at Ill ino is with team goi ng a combined 53 -1 7, winning two Big Ten Championships, and reaching the Eli te 8 ('00-0 I) and Sweet Sixteen ('0 1-02) ... last season appeared in 7 contests, maki ng 4-of-8 treys and 5-of- l I shots ... fres hman year saw acti on in 18 games ... scored 8 po ints aga inst Kansas State ... scored 7 points in win over Michi gan. HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Mahomet-Seymour where he averaged 18 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3 ass ists fo r hi s high school career .. . averaged 24 .9 ppg senior year ... was a Top- I00 by Bob Gibbons ... Champaign-Urbana News Gazette 1999 and 2000 All-Area Player of the Year ... Ist Team All-State senior year; 2nd Team All-State junior season ... as a junior set News-Gazette Holiday Tournament

record wi th 112 points in 3 games, mak ing 22 of 35 three pointers.

PERSONAL: Born on May 15 , 198 1 in Champa ign, Illi nois ... distan t cousi n of former Chi cago Wh ite Sox third baseman, and American League Home Run Champ ion, Bill Me lton ... enjoys video games, musi c and go lf .. . Communi cations major. TOTAL 3PT YEAR G-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT A PF STL TO BLK PTS AVG REB-AVG 01-02* 7-0 44 5-11 .455 4-8 .500 3-5 .600 2 2 0 1 0 17 2.4 3-0.4 00-01 * 28-0 157 15-59 .254 8-40 .200 5-8 .625 7 13 3 10 1 43 1.5 23-0.8 TOT 35-0 5.7 20-70 .286 12-48 .250 8-13 .615 9 15 3 11 1 60 1.7 26-0.7 * denotes University of Illinois statistics usdtoreros. com