USD Men's Basketball 1998-1999

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MEET THE TOREROS

#4 DANA WHITE 5-11 Sophomore Guard

NOTEWORTHY: Wi ll be Toreros startin g point guard this season. 1997-98 AT USD: Played in al l 28 games w ith 4 starts ... averaged 4.6 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 2.5 apg and 1.3 stea ls per game ... hit game w inn ing shot versus Gonzaga ... season bests of 17 poin ts (Pepperdine), 6 rebounds (Portl and/Pepperdine), 5 assists (Portland/St. Mary 's) and 4 stea ls (So. Utah). HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Westview HS in Phoenix, Arizona ... senior year was 1st Team All-State (4A); Arrowhead Region Player of the Year; USA Today All-Ari zona Team; 1st Team All-Region w ith team going 25 -7 (made it to semi s of State Champi– onship) ... also named to three Al I-Tournament teams ... averaged 15 .3 ppg, 5.1 assists and 4.1 stea ls w hile leadi ng hi s team in all of these categories ... he shot 64% from the field; 38% from three-point range and 70% from the free throw line ... scored a personal best 39 points against Barry Goldwater HS and set a new school single season record for steals w ith 131 (4.1 ) ... also lettered in footba ll where he was a two-time 1st Team All-State performer at wide receiver. PERSONAL: Born on January 8, 1980 in Phoeni x, Ari zona .. . parents are Dana and Sabe White of Phoeni x ... chose USD fo r its strong academ– ics, schoo l size and basketba ll program ... also recru ited by NAU and Pepperdine ... footba ll schoo ls to recruit him included UNLV and Ari zona State ... enjoys pl aying video games ... undecided major.

3PT

TOTAL

PTS AVG REB-AVG

TO BLK

STL

PF

A

PCT

FT-FTA

PCT .170

FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA

G-GS MIN 28-4 23.6

YEAR 97-98

61-2.2

4.6

129

4

59

36

46

69

.650

39-60

8-47

.373

41-110

#31 MICHAEL BLACKMON 66 Sophomore Forward

1997-98 AT USD: Played in 22 co ntests fo r To reros ... ta 11 ied seaso n bests of 6 po ints (So uthern Utah ), 6 rebounds & 3 blocks (St. M ary's ) ... to re ACL this pas t off-seaso n and w ill sit out the 1998-99 seaso n. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Mt. Eden HS in Haywa rd , Ca li forn ia ... senior year averaged 14.0 ppg and 11.2 rpg with team going 26-5 ... 1st Team A ll - Hayward Area Athletic League ... McDona ld 's All-American nomination ... two-time Central Val ley AII- Toum-ament Team ... Jerry Pau l Tournament Most Va luable Player .. . Clark Cochrane Christmas Classic - A ll Tou rn amen t Team ... Greg Brown Al l Star Tournament MVP ... East Bay Al l Star ... Al l- Tournament Team, All East Bay ... North Coast Section Scholar-Athl ete Award ... Honor Soci ety - Honor Roll. PERSONAL: Born on May 11 , 1979 in Berkeley, Cali fornia ... parents are Fay and Mi chael Blackmon of Oakland, Ca li fo rni a .. . chose USD fo r its locati on, academics and sma ll class sizes ... other schools to recruit him were Long Beach State, USF, Ca l State Northri dge and UC Santa Barbara ... enjoys listening to music,-drawing and play ing video games ... Undec ided major.

3PT

TOTAL

PCT

FT-FTA

PCT

PTS AVG REB-AVG

TO BLK

FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA

STL

PF

G-GS MIN

A

YEAR

.528

.000 19-36

26- 1. 2

2. 1

0- 1

47

.342

8

12

1

2 29

97-98 22 - 0 184 1 4-4 1

#24 TOM LIPPOLD 6-6 Freshman Guard/Forward 1997-98 AT USD: Played in season opener at Stanford but suffered a broken foot in first half ... received a med ica l red-shirt year. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Mater Dei Hi gh School in the South Coast League ... senior year the team went 32 -3; were League Champions; Sectiona l Champions; and Regional Final ists, finish ing with a State Ranking of 2nd .. . senior yea r averaged 17.0 poin ts per game, 8.0 rebou nds per game, and 4.0 assists per contest ... was selected A II -CIF, All-South Coast League and Al l-County ... junior yea r aver– aged 14.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg wh ile shooting 42 percent from three-point range ... was named to the Las Vegas Prep Invitational All-Tou rn amen t Team .. . team finished 34-2 . PERSONAL: Born on November 22, 1978 in Santa Moni ca, Ca li forni a ... his mother Sue res ides in Huntington Beach, Ca li fornia ... other schools to recruit him included Santa Clara, Portl and, and Loyola Marymount ... enjoys golfing and reading ... Major: Undecided .

3PT

TOTAL

PCT

FT-FTA

PCT

FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA

G-GS MIN

PTS AVG REB-AVG

YEAR

TO BLK

STL

PF

A

2-21.000

.000

0-0

.000

0- 1

8

1 -0

97-98

0-0.0

0.0

0

0

1

0

0

0