USD Men's Basketball 2003-2004 West Coast Conference

TORERO OUTLOOK

Oklahoma State Junior College while earning All-Bi-State Confer– ence honors ; and Hubbard, who sat out last season at Fullerton Jun– ior College after he suffered a MCL injury to his right knee, will compete for playing time at the point guard slot. Avi Fogel, a 6-2 point guard out of nearby Torrey Pines High School, will walk-on thi s year with the Toreros after a stellar high school career with the Falcons. THE REDSHIRT CLASS: The Torero coaching staff has brought in three players that will sit out the upcoming campaign and won't be eligible until the 2004-05 season. This trio will play a key role in helping USD continue its winning ways with their everyday play in practices. Floyd North, III returns to San Diego after two years with the Oregon State pro– gram. He started 33 of 57 games with the Beavers and last year averaged 5.3 ppg and 3.6 rpg. He prepped at Saint Augustine HS where he concluded his prep career with 2,039 points after averag– ing 23.6 ppg his senior year. He was tabbed the San Diego Union– Tribune Player of the Year. Also joining the Toreros is 6-9 center Andrew Zahn, by way of the University of Arizona and Biola, and 6-1 guard Ross DeRogatis, a transfer from Oklahoma State.

TOUGH SCHEDULE AHEAD: The Toreros will once again play a very demanding and tough schedule with just four nonconference games slated for the friendly confines of the Jenny Craig Pavilion. USD will open their season at the Dell BCAClassic (Nov. 15- 17), an 8-team tourney which will be hosted by Xavier University. The Toreros will open with Oakland, and play

either UC Irvine or Illinois-Chicago in the second game. They'll fol– low that up with a trip to Creighton (Nov. 22) before hosting South– ern Methodist (Nov. 28) and San Diego State (Dec. 3). Other tough road opponents include trips to Utah, UC Santa Barbara, Northern Arizona, Southwest Missouri State and New Mexico. The Toreros will also compete in the Arizona Holiday Classic (Dec. 29-30) and will face the host Sundevils in the first game. West Coast Confer– ence play begins Jan. 15th at home with LMU and culminates with a tough trip to the Pacific Northwest against Gonzaga (Feb. 26; ESPN2 telecast) and Portland (Feb. 28). This year's WCC Tournament will be played at Santa Clara University (March 5-8, 2004).

Final 2002-2003 West Coast Conference Standings Team ~ Overall Gonzaga 12-2 24-9 SAN DIEGO 10-4 18-12 San Francisco 9-5 15-14 Pepperdine 7-7 15-13 Saint Mary's 6-8 15-15 Santa.Clara 4-10 13-15 Portland 4-10 11-17 Loyola Marymount 4-10 11-20

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WCC 1st Team - Jason Keep & Jason Blair

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