USD Men's Basketball 1997-1998

CONTENTS

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USD TOREROS '97-98 Basketball Media Guide Torero Senior Action Photos Table of Contents 1997-98 Torero Outlook Numerical & Alphabetical Rosters Inside Front Cover Page 1 Page 2 Page 3

BASKETBALL STAFF 619/260-4829

Brad Holland (4th Year) Marty Wilson (2nd Year)

Head Coach: Assistant Coach: Assistant Coach: Assistant Coach: Team Managers:

Kyle Smith (5th Year) Bob Walsh (1st Year) Joel Sartan & Jared Pinsker SPORTS INFORMATION STAFF 619/260-4745 Ted Cosen Mike Daniels Anthony Aguilar SID Fax Press Row Phone: Torero Hotline: SID E-Mail Addresses: Director (H) 619/486-3284 Assistant (H) 619/678-8964 Student Assistant 619/292-0388 619/278-0648 619/260-2323 tgosen@acusd.edu mdaniels@acusd.edu http://sa.acusd.edu/ath Ietics ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT STAFF 619/260-4803 Director of Athletics: Website Address:

Head Coach Brad Holland Assistants: Marty Wilson/Kyle Smith/Bob Walsh Meet The Toreros Seniors Alex Parker/Mike Courtney Seniors Nosa Obasohan/ Brian Miles Returners Brock Jacobsen/Lamont Smith Returners Ryan Williams/Jeff Knoll Torero Newcomers 1997-98 USO Opponents Stanford University San Jose State University Northern Arizona Cal Poly San Lu is Obispo Cal State Northridge Cal State Fullerton Southern Utah University Concordia Un iversity Saint Francis (N .Y.) Monmouth University Montana State Mississippi Valley State

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Tom Iannacone Dan Yourg Wendy Guthrie Brian Fogarty Renee Wiebe John Martin

Associate Director of Athletics: Assistant Athletic Director/SWA: Associate AD, Athletic Development: Asst. AD/Marketing & Promotions: Director of Facilities: Assistant to Facility Director: Director of lntramurals/Recreation :

Cal State Dominguez Hills University of San Francisco Santa Clara University Gonzaga University University of Portland Loyola Marymount University

Mike Daniels Gary Becker Noah Stanley Sara H ickmann Mary Johnson Georgia Gordon, Pauline Thonnard, Joan Wo lf Carolyn Greer, M .A., A.T., C. Suzi H iggi ns, M.A., A.T., C. Bill Tillson, M.A., A.T., C.

Assistant Intramural Director: Director of Academic Support: Director of Summer Camps: Athletic Dept. Secretari es: Head Athletic Trainer: Assistant Athletic Trainer: Assistant Athletic Trainer: Strength/Conditioning Coach:

Pepperdine University Saint Mary's College USO All-Time Opponent Records USO Academic Support/Strength & Conditioning San Diego "America's Finest City" University Profile Torero Record Section Torero Honor Roll 1979-97 USO Division I Basketball Scores USO Division I Ind ividual Records (79-97)

Steve Brown Sue Snyder

Women's Volleyball:

Men's & Women's Cross Country:

Rich Cota

Women's Soccer: Men's Soccer:

John Cossaboon Seamus McFadden Kevin McGarry

Football :

Women's Basketball :

Kathy Marpe Bill Morgan

All-Time Torero Records 1996-97 Final Statistics Returning Player Results from 1996-97 West Coast Conference WCC Post-Season Tournament Jenny Craig Pavilion People To Know At USO Tom Iannacone, Director of Athletics USO Athletic Department Staff 1997-98 Schedule Torero Primary Media O utlets

Women's Swimming/Diving:

Baseball : Softball:

John Cunningham

Lin Adams Frank Cates

Men's Golf:

Women's Tennis: Men's Tennis: Men's Crew: Women's Crew:

Sherri Stephens Tom Hagedorn Brooks Dagman Leeanne Crain

USO Team Physicians: William P. Curran, M.D., Heinz Hoenecke, M .D.; Robert Kaplan, M.D.; Robert Button, M.D. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The 1997-98 USO Basketball Media Guide was prepared and edited by USO Sports Informati on Director Ted Cosen for use by media covering Torero basketball. The publication is available to the general public on a lim– ited basis at $5 .00 per copy. All requests should be sent to the SID Office: University of San Diego, 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 92 110-2492. A special thanks to the following people that helped put this guide together: Kings Printing Corporati on (Printing); Brock Scott of Scott Photo (Cover Photo; Action Shots; Player & Team Photos).

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Radio & Television Roster 1997-98 Torero Team Photo

Inside Back Cover

On the Front Cover: '97-98 TORERO SENIORS (1-r): Mike Courtney, Alex Parker, Nosa Obasohan, Brian Miles at LaJolla Cove - LaJolla, California Photo Credit: Brock Scott, SCOTT PHOTO

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TORERO OUTLOOK

counting on for so lid seasons include forward Ryan Wil– liams, senior forward Nosa Obasohan, and junior guard Lamont Smith . Williams is back after a year off following knee surgery. The 6-6 forward led the Torero scorers in nonconference games his sophomore season and finished as the team's #2 scorer overall with 9.8 ppg while shoot– ing a team-best 56% (#5 in WCC) from the field. Obasohan appeared in 27 contests off the bench, averag– ing 3.8 ppg and making 30.8 percent of his three-point attempts. Smith, the team's Defensive Player of the Year, started 8 of 28 games and gave the team a lift with his tenacious defense and hustl e. Other returners include 7-0 sophomore center Jeff Knoll, who played well at the end of last season; 6-6 se– nior forward Mike Courtney, who started 8 games in '95 - 96; and 6-3 redshirt freshman guard Jim Brewer, who should see action in '97-98 after gaining valuable experi– ence this past season with team workouts. Newcomers to the program include transfer Cameron Rigby, a 6-8 sophomore forward from Bradley who will sit out the year due to the transfer rule; senior forward Sam Luke, a walk-on from Poulsbo, Washington; and the five incoming freshmen -- 6-6 forward Michael Blackmon (Hayward, CNMt. Eden HS), 6-4 guard Deidre Carr (Las Vegas, NV/Durango HS), 6-6 swingman Tom Lippold (Huntington Beach, CNMater Dei HS), 6-9 for–

The upcoming 1997-98 season will be head coach Brad Holland's fourth at the helm of the USO basketball program. The 40-year-old Holland returns three starters and seven lettermen from last year's team that finished 17-11; the 17 wins was a personal-best for Holland in his five years as a Division I head coach. In add ition, junior -----,forward Ryan Will–

iams returns after sitting out due to a knee injury, and redshirt freshman guard Jim Brewer will see his first collegiate action. Holland wel– comes seven new players to the ros– ter, including five incoming fresh– men. Last sea–

son the Toreros finished strong, winning seven of their final nine games to comp lete the 1996-97 cam– paign with an overall record of 17-11 . USO knocked off

ward Jason Powell (San Diego, CA/ Torrey Pines HS), and 6-0 guard Dana White (Phoe– nix, AliWestview HS). The USO Toreros schedule during their nonconference slate matches them with road contests at Stanford, North– ern Arizona, Cal Pol y SLO, CS Ful– lerton, Southern Utah, and at the Montana State Tournament (Monmouth, Mississippi Val–

Gonzaga in the first round of the WCC Tournament be– fore dropping a hard-fought and close decision to USF in the WCC semifinals. Coach Holland and his staff will be looking for the returners to step their games up to fill some of the void left by graduated seniors Brian Bruso (First Team AII-WCC; 12.6 ppg and 5.6 rpg) and Sean Flannery (12 .6 ppg and 3.4 rpg). Look for senior forward Brian Miles to have a big year after he led the squad last season in scoring (14.6 ppg) and finished second to Bruso in rebounding (5.4 rpg). One of the better outside shooters in the league, the 6-8 Miles converted 47.6 percent of three-pointers (# 1 in WCC) and 54.6 percent of his field goals (#5 in WCC). He led the team in scoring and rebounding twelve times, netting a career-best 26 points against LMU, and twice grabbing a season-best 9 boards. Other starters back include senior guard Alex Parker and junior guard Brock Jacobsen. Both Parker and Jacobsen saw action at both guard positions a year ago. Parker, who went by Alex Davis in '96-97, changed his last name over the off– season . He averaged 8.3 points per game and led the WCC in steals with 62 (2.2 spg), the first Torero to ever top that list. Jacobsen, the 1996 WCC Freshman of the Year, is back for his junior year and is the only returner to start all 28 games. Last season he averaged 7.8 ppg, 3.6 rpg and 3.5 apg, and finished out the year as the Toreros point-guard (his assist to turnover ratio was 2.4 to 1). Three players the Torero coaching staff will be

ley State, and Montana State). Nonconference home dates include San Jose State, CS Northridge, Concordia, St. Francis (N.Y.), and CS Dominguez Hills. USO wi ll open up league play with USF Uan. 8th) and Santa Clara Uan. 10th), and will finish outWCC play wi th three road games in the bay area. The WCC Tournament will be Feb. 28th through March 2nd at Santa Clara.

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TORERO ROSTER

, 1997-98 UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO MEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER Numerical

YR FR JR SR SR JR SR FR FR FR JR FR SR so FR SR so YR FR FR FR SR JR so FR SR SR SR SR FR so JR FR

NAME

HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL} Phoenix, AZ (Westview HS) Glendora, CA (Crescenta Valley HS) Poulsbo, WA (Olympic Colle 8 e) Los An~eles, CA (Mclennan C, TX) The Co ont, TX (The Colony HS) Portola Va ley, CA (St. Francis HS) Palos Verdes, CA (Peninsula HS) Huntington Beach, CA (Mater Dei HS)

EXP

POS

WT 160 210 220 170 180 205 185 195 205 225 190 210 275 210 230 235 WT 205 185 190 205 210 275 195 220 230 210 170 210 235 180 160 225

HT 6-0 6-5 6-5 6-2 6-6 6-3 6-6 6-6 6-6 6-4 6-5 7-0 6-9 6-8 6-7 HT 6-6 6-3 6-4 6-6 6-5 7-0 6-6 6-5 6-8 6-5 5-11

NO

HS 2V JC 1V 2V 3V RS HS HS 2V HS 3V 1V HS 2V 1V

Dana White

G G F G G F G

4 5

Brock Jacobsen Sam Luke Alex Parker Lamont Smith Mike Courtney Jim Brewer* Tom Lippold

10 12 13 14 22 24 31 35 40 44 50 51 55

5-11

G-F

Hayward, CA (Mt. Eden HS) Seattle, WA (0 1 Dea HS) Las Vegas, NV (Duranlo HS) Houston, TX (Alief Els, HS)

Michael Blackmon F

F

Ryan Williams*

Deidre Carr

G

G-F

Nosa Obasohan

Mercer Island, WA (Mercer Island HS) San Diego, CA (Torrey Pines HS) Santa Rosa, CA (Utah Valle~ State) Melbourne, Australia (Brad ey)

C F F

Jeff Knoll

Jason Powell Brian Miles

Cameron Rigby ** F

Alphabetical

HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL} Hayward, CA (Mt. Eden HS) Palos Verdes, CA (Peninsula HS) Las Vegas, NV (Durango HS) Portola Valley, CA (St. Francis HS) Glendora, CA (Crescenta Valley HS) Mercer Island, WA (Mercer Island HS) Huntington Beach, CA (Mater Dei HS) Poulsbo, WA (Olymhic College) · Santa Rosa, CA (Uta Valley State) Los Angeles, CA (Mclennan CC, TX) San Diego, CA (Torrey Pines HS) Melbourne, Australia (Bradley) The Colony, TX (The Colony HS) Phoenix, AZ (Westview HS) Houston, TX (Alief Elsik HS)

EXP

POS

NAME

NO

HS RS HS 3V 2V 1V HS JC 2V 3V 1V HS 1V 2V HS 2V

Michael Blackmon F

31

G G F G C

22 40 14 50 24 10 55 44 12 51 5

Jim Brewer* Deidre Carr Mike Courtney Brock Jacobsen Tom Li~pold Sam Lu e Brian Miles Alex Parker Jason Powell Lamont Smit Dana White Nosa Obasohan Ryan Williams* Jeff Knoll

G-F

F F

G-F

G F G G F

6-9 6-7 6-2 6-0 6-6

Cameron Rifliby ** F

13

4

JR

Seattle, WA (O'Dea HS)

35

* Denotes players that sat out the 1996-97 season; ** denotes 1997-98 redshirt

Freshmen - 6

Sophomores - 2

Juniors - 3

Seniors - 5

Starters Back - 3

# 4 Dana White #22 Jim Brewer #24 Tom Lippold #31 Michael Blackmon

#10 Sam Luke #12 Alex Parker

:t50 Jeff Knoll

# 5 Brock Jacobsen ;:13 Lamont Smith #35 Ryan Williams

# 5 Brock Jacobsen #12 Alex Parker #55 Brian Miles

Cameron Rigby

#14 Mike Courtney #44 Nosa Obasohan #55 Brian Miles

#40 Deidre Carr #51 Jason Powell

HEAD COACH BRAD HOLLAND

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BRAD HOLLAND 4th Year The 1997-98 season is Brad Holland's fourth at the helm of the USO basketball program. The immediate future looks bright as the 40-year-old Holland returns three starters and seven lettermen from last year's team that finished 17- 11 . The 17 wins was a personal-best for Holland in five years as a collegiate head coach. He owns a three-year mark of 42-41 at USO -– including his two-year stint at Cal State Fullerton, his career coaching record sits at 65-72. The Toreros advanced to the semifinals of the WCC Tournament after defeating Gonzaga in the opener. They finished the season on a strong note, winning seven of their final nine. Included in the team's 17 victories were solid nonconference wins against San Jose State, Cal State Fullerton, UC Santa Barbara and UC Irvine. Although they came up short, the Toreros played #2 Kansas to seven points in Lawrence (72-79), and #21 Stanford to two points (70-72) at the San Diego Sports Arena.

The 1995-96 club, hit with a variety of injuries throughout the year, finished strong and ended the year at 14-14. In his first year Brad guided the San Diego Toreros to an 11-16 overall record and a fifth place finish in the -===:;;===:;;:::==;;:===-- West Coast Conference. The season was high Iighted early on when the Toreros downed visiting Notre Dame, 90-76, on December 3rd before 6,522 fans at the San Diego Sports Arena. Prior to USO Holland won rave reviews for the manner in which he revitalized the Cal State Fullerton men's basketball program. During the 1992-93 season, his first as a head coach, the Titans finished 15-12 and posted the school's first winning record in four years while going 10-8 in the Big West Conference. Along the way they beat every team in the conference except New Mexico State, capping the year with an exciting one-point home victory over nationally ranked UNLV. His 1993-94 team, which lost three players to season-ending injuries prior to the start of the season, finished 8-19 overall and eighth in Big West play. They did have some memorable victories -- they won at Nevada and UC Santa Barbara's Thunderdome; they won for the third year in a row at UC Irvine; and they knocked off UNLV with a 84-75 victory at the Thomas and Mack Center. Prior to his appointment at Cal State Fullerton, Holland was an assistant coach on Jim Harrick's staff at UCLA

from August, 1988 to March, 1992. He helped the Bruins return to na– tional prominence while compiling a 93-35 record that took them to four NCAA tournaments. Success as a head coach is merely the latest positive mark Holland has made on Southern California basketball. He was a basketball and football star at Crescenta Valley High School. He was a four-year basketball letterman at UCLA and played with the Los Angeles Lakers and two other National Basketball Association teams before retiring in 1982 due to a knee injury. He entered private business and also was a broadcaster for Prime Ticket from 1985 to 1988. Holland was the last player recruited by Coach John Wooden and became a part of four Pac-10 championship teams at UCLA from 1976 to 1979, two under Coach Gene Bartow and two under Coach Gary Cunningham. The Bruins went 102-17 during Hollands 's playing career and he was honorable mention All-America and second-team Academic All-America as a senior. That year he averaged 17.5 points and 4.8 assists and had a .598 field goal percentage, the best ever by a Bruin guard. He graduated in 1979 from UCLA with a B.A. degree in Sociology. The Lakers drafted Holland in 1979, the 14th player taken in the first round, and went on to win the 1980 NBA championship. The rookie guard scored eight points in the decisive sixth game at Philadelphia. He finished his playing career in 1981-82 with Washington and Milwaukee. Holland and his wife, Leslie, have three children, Kristin and Lisa, 15-year-old twins, and Kyle, age 5.

HEAD COACH BRAD HOLLAND

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Holland should be commended By Chuck Benedict, Glendale News-Press; Sept. 26, 1997 In pro bas ketba ll 's NBA,

sport. Unfortunately, he retired be– fore I could pl ay fo r him, but luck– il y I was abl e to spend a lot of time w ith him. "Act uall y, th ere are many who have influenced me, but three we re very spec ial. "My Dad saw to it that I had a basket to shoot into, the ri ght shoes to wea r, the ri ght atti tude toward academi cs, and a respectful per– specti ve on life. "My coach at CrescentaVal– ley Hi gh Schoo l was Ed Goorji an. That was fortunate for me because he was regarded as one of the top prep coaches in Southern Ca liforni a. "John Wooden was unbe– li evabl e. With a great respect for morality and integrity, he knew what he wanted on the court and how to get it from hi s pl ayers. " I was proud to be a second team academi c A ll-Ameri ca n, and I was happy to know that it pleased 'The Coach' as we l I." Ho ll and also apprec iated executi ve Jerry West's conf idence and personal attenti on w ith the Lak– ers. Wooden regrets t hat Ho l– land didn't pl ay fo r him. He says, " I found Brad to be a strong Chri s– tian with a good famil y background. He was a good student and a cour– teous, coachabl e young man w ith a tremendous potenti al as an outs ide shooter. " Ri ght now he's do ing an outstanding j ob as a coach." Brad and Brett. They' re the same age, 40, fo ll ow the same spiri– t ua l pat h tr od ea rli er by Jo hn

where many po int guards p lay at 6-foot-8, it was tough fo r 6-3 Laker backcourt standout Brad Ho ll and to w rest le head lines away from Magic John son, Mi chae l Jo rdan, Larry Bird and other bi g names of their era. As po inted in last week's focus on reti ring Dodger Brett But– ler, a Glendale res ident in season, it isn't always impos ing phys ica l prowess that brings an athl ete hi s due. The respect fans have fo r Butl er was wa rml y indi cated on hi s last two pl ate appearances of hi s Dodger Stad ium ca reer thi s past week. In the midst of a time of di s– illusion w ith the fa ltering team, the season t icket ho ldersgave Brett two pro longed, hi ghl y emoti onal stand– ing ovati ons, bringi ng wet eyes to many, perhaps includ ing Butl er. Brad Ho ll and was a basket– ba lI - and footbalI - star at Crescenta Vall ey Hi gh. But more than that, Brad was - and is - a man w ith the soul of a Brett But ler. Ho ll and , now th e head coach at the Unive rsity of San Di – ego, also was a small athl ete fo r hi s sport (6-3), but, like Gail Goodri ch (6-1 ) before him, he defi ed the as– cending standard for pl ayer heights. Wh i le fell ow UCLA alum Goodri ch was ab le to reach all-star status in hi s Lakers and NBA ca– reer, Ho ll and faced severe injuri es and surgery, whi ch cut hi s pro t ime to four yea rs. Ho ll and was drafted by the L.A. Lakers on June 25 , 1979, after an outstanding four-yea r ca reer at UCLA . Brad reca ll s, " I was the last pl ayer rec ruited for UCLA by 'The Coach, ' John Wooden, who, with– out questi on, was the greatest co l– lege coach of all time in any maj or

Brad starred for the UCLA Bru– ins between 1976-79, with those teams accumulating a four-year record of 102- 17 and winning four straight Pac-10 titles. As a senior, Brad was honorable mention All-America and 2nd Team Academic All– America after averaging 17.5 ppg and shooting .598 from tile field.

J r • Wooden, and are respected teach- .. ,------------- ers in their sport. Brad was drafted by the Los An- I I d I h geles Lakers in 1979, the 14th player Metropo itan G en a e as taken in the first round, and went on to been home to both , and that has win the 1980 NBA championship. The pl eased their Jewe l City neighbor rookie guard scored eight points in the and fans.

decisive sixth game at Philadelphia. He finished his pfaying career in 1981-82 with Washington and Milwaukee.

ASSISTANTCOACHES

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MARTYWILSON Lamar 'Marty' Wilson enters his second season as assistant basketball coach for the USD Toreros. He played a key ro le in all facets of the USO basketball program's success a year ago. The 30-year-old Wilson came from Pepperdine where he completed six seasons with the Waves coach– ing staff. In January of 1996 he assumed the position of interim head coach for the Pepperdine program after head coach Tony Fuller resigned in mid-season. Wilson directed the Waves into the semifi nals of the WCC Tour– nament after their first round upset of number one seed Santa Clara.

~~~~ 2nd Year

Wi lson joined the Pepperdine staff in August of 1990 as the restricted earnings coach; he was elevated to full-time assistant in April of 1994; and he was named Head Assistant in April of 1995. During Wilson's coaching tenure with the Waves, Pepperdine teams posted a cumulative record of 106-72 (.596). TheWaves advanced to the NCAA's in 1991, 1992 and 1994, while the 1993 team earned a birth to the National Invitation Tournament A 1989 graduate of Pepperdine with a bachelor's degree in communications, Wilson played for the Waves between 1984-89. After missing the 1986-87 season due to a back injury, Wilson returned for his senior year in 1988-89 and directed the team to a 20-13 record and 2nd round showing in the NIT. Marty and his wife, Mayra, reside in Tierrasanta with their two ch ildren, Jessica and Jalon. KYLE SMITH Kyle Smith begins his fifth year at the Uni–

5th Year

versity of San Diego, and his third as a full-time assis– tant. Besides assisting with al I aspects of the basketbal I program, he is also directly involved with the USO Boys Basketball Camp. A graduate student in the University of San Diego's Education Department, Kyle is working towards a Master's degree in Educational Leadership. The 27-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

/fl 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).

BOB WALSH ~~~~~~1st Year Bob Walsh has been hired on as the restricted earnings coach for Brad Holland 's men's basketba ll staff. The past two years he was administrative assistant for men 's basketball at Iona College in New Rochelle, New York. Pri or to that he was a student assistant coach at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York between 1992-94. He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree (con– centration in Sociology) from Hamilton College in 1994. He went on to earn his Masters Degree in Mass Communications and Public Relations from Iona College in 1996. This past summer he worked USD 's Boys Basketball Camps, and si nce 1991 has been a camp counselor/coach at five different basketball camps.

TORERO RETURNERS

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# 12 ALEX PARKER 5-11 Senior Guard 1996-97 SEASON AT USO: Played in all 28 games last season with starts in the first 19 contests ... played both poi nt guard and shooting guard positions ... became first Torero to lead the WCC in steals, finishing with 62 (2 .2 spg) ... averaged 8.3 points per game while shooting 38.6% from the field and 71.9% from the line ... team leader in assists with 111 (4.0 apg) ... led the team in scoring three times and scored in double digits seven times with a personal best

20 points twice (San Diego State & Pepperdine) ... other highs of 5 rebounds (Stanford), 9 assists (UC Irvine & Gonzaga), and 6 steals (Kansas). COLLEGE: Played 1995-96 season at McLennan Community College in Waco, Texas .. . averaged 13.2 points per game and 5.7 assists per game while leadi ng his team to the conference title and state playoffs.. . converted 45 percent from field and 78.0 percent of his free throw attempts ... attended Paine College (1993-94) in Augusta, Georgia after high school, but did not play ... he played one semester at UTEP(l 994) before transferring to McLennan. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Junipero Serra High School in Gardenas, California where he directed his senior year team to a 27-5 mark and the CIF (4A) state championship title .. . averaged 15.0 ppg and 7.0 apg ... he was selected All-State and AII-CIF both his junior and senior campaigns. PERSONAL: Born November 9, 1974 in Los Angeles, California ... parents are Alfred and Shei la Parker of Los Angeles, CA .. . changed last name back to Parker in off-season after using Davis in 1996-97 .. . other schools to recruit him included UC Irvine, St. Louis and Central Florida ... hobbies include reading and going to the movies ... Psychology major.

TOTAL

3PT

YEAR 96-97

G-GS MIN

FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA

PCT

FT-FTA

PCT

A

PF

STL

TO BLK

PTS AVG REB-AVG

28/19

732

68/176

.386 23/63

.365 74/103

.719

111

75

62

82

5

233

8.3

57-2 .0

#14 MIKE COURTNEY 6-6 Senior Forward '97-98 Co-Captain 1996-97 SEASON AT USO: Played in 11 contests in a reserve ro le ... scored a season-best 3 points on the road in WCC contest at Santa Clara University .. . a great team pl ayer with excellent attitude and hustle ... was recipient of Bugelli Leadership team award, presented to

the player who best demonstrates those qualities that help make a group of people a team . 1995-96 SEASON: Played in seventeen contests with eight starts, six of them coming in WCC contests ... he started games 10 through 17 with the team going 4-4, including WCC w ins over USF and Pepperdine ... converted three of six three-pointers w ith treys dropping in against Gonzaga, CS Northridge and Santa Clara ... had season-bests of 4 points (Cal State Northridge), 4 assists and 20 minutes played aga inst Portland. 1994-95 SEASON: This was Mike's first season in uniform after sitting out the 1993-94 cam– paign ... a swingman who came from a well coached high school program, Mike saw limited time, appearing in six contests. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at St. Francis High School in Mountain View, CA ... senior year averaged 14.0 ppg, 10.0 rpg and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 58.0% from the field and 68.0% from the charity stripe ... was an All-League performer senior year in the Western Catholic Athletic League (WCAL). PERSONAL: Born on March 20, 1975 in San Jose, CA ... hobbies include computers and baseball ... parents are Allan Cou rtney and Linda Balogh of Portola Valley, CA ... Business major.

3PT

TOTAL

PCT

YEAR 94-95 95-96 96-97 Totals

PTS AVG REB-AVG

A

G-GS MIN

PF

PCT .000 .500 .000 .273

STL

FT-FTA

TO BLK

FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA

6-0

0-1 2-4 2-4 4-9

0-3

.000 .294 .286 .259

0

0-2 3-6 0-3

0.0 0.9 0.6 0.6

0

3-0.5

14

0 4 2 6

0 0 0 0

.000 .500 .500 .445

0

0 9

15

12

17-8 11 /0 34-8

18

16-0.9 3-0.3 22-0.6

134 30 6.4

5-17

2-7

1

1

5

6

3-11

23

7-27

21

13

10

TORERORETURNERS

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#44 NOSA OBASOHAN 6-5 Senior Guard/Forward 1996-97 SEASON AT USO: Appeared in 27 contests off the bench ... averaged 3.8 ppg (4.1 in WCC) with a season-best 10 point effort at Pepperdine .. . also scored 9 points three times (Concordia/Columbia/ Portland) .. . other season bests of 6 rebounds (USF) and 3 assists (Co- lumbia) .. . improved his defensive play and was a key contributor com- ing off the bench. 1995-96 SEASON: Started 13 of 28 games he pl ayed in .. . averaged 4.9 points per game while shooting 38.6 percent from the field ... was one of five Toreros to knock down at least 20

three-pointers (21) .. . averaged 4.7 ppg in 14 WCC contests ... scored 1,,;;~~~~~~~;.,1 in double-digits on six different occasions, tallyi ng a career-best 14 points in the team's vi ctory over Cal Poly-SLO ... personal best 6 rebounds and 3 steals in w in over UC Irvine ... made 3-of- 5 treys and scored 11 points in game at Notre Dame ... converted 77.3 percent from the charity stripe (17x22) ... made 5-of-6 shots from field and scored 11 points in home win over Pepperdine ... started 9 of last 10 games. 1994-95 SEASON: Came off bench to partic ipate in 21 games ... season high 8 points in w in over Notre Dame as he canned 2-of-2 from beyond the th ree point line and made both free throws ... three times pull ed down 3 rebounds, last time agai nst Yale ... season-high 3 assists vs. Cal Poly-SLO. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Alief Elsi k H igh School (SA) in Houston, TX ... led his team to a 31 -4 record in 1993 -94 ... averaged 19.4 poi nts per game and 7.8 rpg ... led the Houston area in three pointers made w ith 108 ... j unior and senior years he was selected Fi rst Team All-District, 2nd Team All-City and the team's most valuable player ... a 3-year starter and 4-rear performer on the varsity team, he led Al ief Elsik to a four– year mark of 108-30 .. . at Alie Elsik, ranks number one in points scored (1,506), rebounds (867), steals (208) and second in three pointers made (156). PERSONAL: Born on April 29, 1975 in East Orange, New Jersey ... hobbies include tennis and watching The D iscovery Channel ... his mother, Angela Obasohan, resides in Houston, TX ... Psychology major/ Busi– ness minor. 3-POINT PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT A PF STL TO BLK PTS AVG REB-AVG .366 8-24 .333 9-15 .600 9 17 5 19 0 47 2.2 28-1 .3 .386 21 -65 .323 17-22 .773 13 32 17 26 2 136 4.9 43-1.5 .41 9 12-39 .308 18-26 .692 19 44 12 26 3 102 3.8 49-1 .8

TOTAL G-GS MIN FG-FGA 21-0 197 15-41 28-13 428 49-127 27-0 332 36-86 76-13 12.6 100-254

YEAR 94-95 95-96 96-97 Totals

285 3.8 120-1 .6

34

71

.39441-128

.320 44-63 .698

41 93

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#55 BRIAN MILES 6 -8 Senior Forward 1996-97 SEASON AT USO: Selected team Co-MVP (w/Brian Bruso) and Honorabl e Mention All-WCC .. . led team in overall scoring (14.6) and WCC scoring (14.2), and was second in rebounding (5.4) ... led the WCC in 3~point accuracy (47.6%) making 30-of-63 ... fi nished 2nd on team in shooting at 54.6% (#5 in WCC) ... tallied a career-best 26 points (LMU) and 11 rebounds (Concordia) ... posted 21 games in double digits, including five games of 20 points or more ... led team in scoring and rebouding 12 times. 1995-96 SEASON: Started 16 of the 27 games, including 11 WCC starts ... leading scorer at 11.4 ppg (309

points) ... was also biggest outside threat, canning 24-of-49 treys (team best 49.0%) ... team highs of 208 shots, 77 free throws made, 105 free throw attempts and 75 fouls ... averaged a team-best 11 .2 ppg in WCC ... scored in double-digits 19 times with a season-best 23 points in win over Pepperdine .. . posted two double-doubles against Gonzaga (14 points/10 rebounds) and Cal Poly-SLO (16/13) ... in win over CS North ridge, scored 21 points making 6-of-7 shots, 3-for-3 beyond the three-point arc and 6-for-6 from FT line ... twice he bombed in four treys in a game (19 points at Notre Dame; 23 points at Pepperdine) ... a 73 .3% shooter from the charity stripe, he was 8-for-8 against Kansas ... he scored in double-digits in 13 of the team 's final 15 games, including the last seven . JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played freshman year (1992- 93) at Utah Valley State College .. . team finished 16-15 overall and 9-9 in the SWAC .. . appeared in 29 games in a reserve role ... averaged 7.4 ppg 4.9 rpg ... shot 55 .0% from the field, 45 .2% from 3-point land, and 59 .7% from the charity stripe (46x77) ... season-best 18 points versus College of the Sequoias. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Montgomery HS in Santa Rosa, CA ... senior year (1991 -92) team finished 21-9, advancing to the state semifinals (lost to eventual champion St. Josephs .. . led team in scoring (21 .0 ppg) and rebounding

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(10.0 rpg) ... shot nearly 70.0% from the field .. . team MVP and FirstTeam All-Region. PERSONAL: Born June 26, 1974 in Santa Rosa, California ... parents are Gary and Marilyn Miles of Provo, Utah ... dad played collegiate basketball at BYU ... prior to coming to USO, Brian was on a 2-year church mission in the Philippines .. . this past summer got married (Dezaree) and has 6-year-old stepson (Anthony) ... Communications major/Business minor.

TOTAL 3-POINT G-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA 27-16 600 104-208 .500 24-49 28-19 752 143-262 .546 30-63 55-35 24.6 247-470 .526 54-112

PTS AVG REB-AVG 309 11.4 112-4.2 409 14.6 151 -5.4 718 13.1 263-4.8

PCT

STL 22 17 39

A PF

TO BLK 28 8 so 7 78 15

PCT FT-FTA .490 77-105 .476 93-132 .482 170-237

YEAR 95-96 96-97 Totals

19 75 21 76 40 151

.733 .705 .717

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#5 BROCK JACOBSEN 6-5 Junior Guard 1996-97 SEASON AT USO: One of three Toreros to start all 28 games ... recipient of team award for Athletic Excellence ... averaged 7.8 ppg, 3.6 rpg and 3.5 apg ... played both guard positions for theToreros, playing mostly point down stretch when USO won 7 of final 9 ... season best 17 points (USF), 8 rebounds & 8 assists (Gonzaga) ... scored in double digits 11 times ... shot 79.3 percent from the line in 14 WCC contests. 1995-96 SEASON: 1996 WCC Freshman of the Year, becoming USD 's fourth men 's player so honored ... played in all 28 games with 14 starts and averages of 8.0 ppg and 2.2 rpg ... in 14

WCC games he averaged 9.0 ppg while shooting 53.1 percent from the field ... scored in double-digits ten times with a personal-best 18 point effort against UC Irvine where he made 5-of-6 shots from the field, 2 treys and 6 free throws ... in four games he tossed in 16 points, including USF where he was a perfect 6-for-6 from the field ... for the season shot 70.2 percent from the free throw line. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Crescenta Valley HS (alma mater of head coach Brad Holland) ... senior year (1994-95 ) was selected Third Team All-State (Ca l-Hi Magazine) and First Team AII-CIF ... Pacific League MVP ... L.A. Times MVP (San Fernando Valley area) ... 3-time tournament MVP ... Team MVP and Captain ... team finished 25-2 (3 rd in state) ... averaged 27.2 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 4.0 apg, and 2.0 steals ... shot 54.2% from the field (274x506), converted 32.5% from beyond three-point line (41x126) and 73.6% from the free throw line (145x197) ... junior year (1993-94) was named Second Team AII-CIF and First Team All-Pacific League ... First Team Daily News ... 3-time tournament MVP ... Team MVP & Captain ... team finished 20-11 (lost in state finals) ... averaged 20.8 ppg (521 points), 7.3 rpg (182 rebounds), 3.9 apg (97 assists) ... m issed six games due to a broken wrist. PER– U;;!!!!~~----;;::~;;:=:=~~:--" SONAL: Born Apri I 1, 1977 in Evergreen, Colorado ... parents areVon and Rebecca Jacobsen of Glendora, California .. . dad (Von) played basketball at San Diego State and brother (Adam) is an all- conference player at the University of the Pacific ... hobbies include surfing and reading ... Business major.

TOTAL 3PT FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA 71-151 .470 22-62 80-182 .440 17-52 151-333 .453 39-114

YEAR 95-96 96-97 Totals

G-GS MIN 28-14 697 28-28 860 56-42 27.8

PCT .355 .327

FT-FTA

PCT

A

PF

STL 17 18 35

TO BLK 43 1 42 4 85 5

PTS AVG REB-AVG 223 8.0 62-2.2 218 7.8 100-3.6 441 7.9 162-2.9

59-84 41 -5 4

.702 .759 .725

39 99

28 32 60

.342 100-138

138

#13 LAMONTSMITH 6-2 Junior Guard/Co..Captain 1996-97 SEASON AT USO: Selected the team 's Best Defensive Player ... started 8 of last 9 contests and appeared in all 28 games ... his hustle and team atti tude are contagious .. . averaged 2.4 ppg ... twice scored season-best 8 points (Concordi a/USF) ... in win at Portland, Lamont tallied 5 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals in 33 minutes of

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1995-96 SEASON: Started 14 of the 28 games he pl ayed in ... started 9 of the final 10 games ... played both guard positions ... averaged 3.4 points per game and 1.3 rebounds per game ... scored a personal-best 10 points on three occasions (Pomona-Pitzer, Pepperdine, St. Mary's) ... grabbed a season-high 4 rebounds against UC Santa Barbara ... in six games bombed in two treys and finished the season with 17 made three pointers ... other season bests included 3 assists (3 times) and 4 steals (Pomona-Pitzer) ... was a perfect 4-for-4 from the free throw line in victory over San Francisco. 1994-95 SEASON: Sat out the year after corrective knee surgery in the fall ... this season expected to help team with defensive ski lls and outside shooting range. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at The Colony HS (SA) in The Colony, Texas ... senior year led his team to a school best 31-2 record ... averaged 16.0 ppg, 4.6 rpg and 2.4 steals in 33 starts ... 2nd Team All-State ... FirstTeam All-Region ... District 6- 5A Defensive Player of the Year ... finished in top-5 among players from the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex in three point accuracy at 51 .7% (75x145) ... a two-year starter, he helped his team combine for a 59-6 record and back-to-back District 6-5A championships ... se– lected to Texas State all-star team. PERSONAL: Born October 19, 1975 in Blythville, Arkan– sas ... hobbies include listening to music and traveling ... parents are Mary and Allen Smith of The Colony, Texas ... Communications major/B usiness minor. TOTAL 3PT YEAR G-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT A PF STL 95-96 28-14 476 33-101 .327 17-54 .315 12-24 .500 26 46 19 96-97 28-8 432 21-52 .404 9-29 .310 16-29 .552 50 43 22 Totals 56-22 16.2 54-153 .353 26-83 .313 28-53 .528 76 89 41

TO BLK 31 6 41 3 72 9

PTS AVG REB-AVG 95 3.4 36-1.3 67 2.4 41-1.5 162 2.9 77-1.4

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#3SRYAN WILLIAMS 6-6 Junior Forward 1996-97 SEASON AT USD: Sat out recovering from knee surgery. 1995-96 SEASON: Played in all 28 contests with 13 starts ... was second on the team in both scoring (9.8 ppg) and rebounding (5 .3 rpg) .. . started off the year with a bang going for ca reer-bests of 34 points and 18 rebounds in the season-opening win at Cal State Sacra– mento .. . in that game he made 13-of-20 shots from the floor and 8- of-11 free throws ... 7 of his 18 boards were on the offensive end of the floor ... he scored in double-digits in 14 contests, including the first six games ... he followed up his performance at Sacramento State

with a 25-point effort at UOP, including going 3-for-3 from three-point range .. . posted two other double-doubles besides Sac State (12/10 vs. SDSU; 12/ 12 vs. Portland) ... was the team's leading shooter from the fi eld (5 6.1%) and his career mark is 57.3% ... led the team in scoring 7 times and rebounding 12 times. 1994-95 SEASON: Was one of the top freshmen in the wee ... started 18 games overall and 13 of 14 WCC contests ... two double-doubles against Drake (11 poi nts/12 boards) and USF (12 points/11 boards) ... scored in double digits 8 times w ith highs of 14 points tw ice (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 ana 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 ANAAA all-star team that played an all-star team from Oregon ... at state playoffs 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 ... works as a life guard during the summers ... parents are Kay O'Rielly and Greg Williams of Seattle, WA ... dad (Greg) played basketball at Seattle Pacific University ... Accounting major.

3PT

TOTAL

PTS AVG REB-AVG

TO BLK 35 9

STL 8 7

PF

PCT

FT-FTA 47-67 52-84

PCT .000 .476

A

FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA

MIN

G-GS

YEAR 94-95 95-96 96-97 Totals

126-4.7 148-5.3

7.3 9.8

197 274

49 53

13

.702 .619

.591 .561

0-3

75-127

486

27-18 28-13 DNP 55-31

40

9

6

10-21

555 106-189

274-5.0

8.6

471

75 15

22 102

15

.656

.417 99-151

.573 10-24

18.9 181-316

#SO JEFF KNOLL 7-0 Sophomore Center

1996-97 SEASON AT USD: Recipient of USO Most Improved Player Award .. . played in 10 games last season ... worked his way into first center off the bench role down the stretch, playing in five of the final six contests ... in those five contests Jeff averaged 10 minutes of action behind starting center Brian Bruso .. . scored a season-best 4 points in win over Southern Utah as he made both field goals he attempted ... he grabbed a season best 4 boards in 11 minutes of action in home victory over Loyola Marymount ... shot 66.7 per– cent from the field and 75 .0% from the charity stripe. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Mercer Island High School in Mercer Island, Washington ... during his sophomore season he averaged 12 .0 ppg and 8.0 rpg as team went 27-2 and won the state championship ... during summer of '93 he was listed as a Pre-Season High School All-American (Street & Smith's) ... missed his junior year (1993-94) after undergoing back surgery ... during summer before senior year he played in BCI Tournaments in Long Beach, Las Vegas and Phoenix ... he played first four games his senior year (1994-95) before break– ing ankle and missing rest of season. PERSONAL: Born on February 2, 1977 in Bellevue, Washington ... parents are Jerry and Mary Anne Knoll of Mercer Island, WA ... from the spring of 8th grade to the fall of '94-95, Jeff grewl O inches (6-1 to 6-11 ) ... this past summer he participated in the Pete Newell Big Man Camp in Hawaii ... his dad played football at U. of Washington; his sister Heather played volleyball at the U. of Washington ... chose USO for location and academics. Major: Communications; Minor: Philosophy.

3PT

TOTAL

PTS AVG REB-AVG

TO BLK

STL

PF

A

PCT

FT-FTA

PCT .000

FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA

G-GS MIN

YEAR 96-97

10-1 .0

1.1

11

3

4

0

4

3

.750

3-4

.667

4-6

61

10-0

0-0

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#22 Jim Brewer 6-3 Fr. Guard

#4 Dana White 6-0 Fr. Guard HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped atWestview HS in Phoenix, Arizona ... last yea r was 1stTeam All-State (4A); Arrowhead Re– gion Player of the Year; USA Today All– Arizona Team; 1st Team All-Region with team goi ng 25-7 (made it to sem is of State Championship) .. . also named

1996-97 SEASON AT USD: Jim sat out last season. HIGH SCHOOL: Played his senior year at Peninsula High School in Palos Verdes, Ca li fornia ... helped lead his team to a second place finish in the Bay League (11- 3) and an overall record of 21-10 ... the

to three All-Tournament teams ... averaged 15 .3 ppg, 5.1 assists and 4.1 stea ls while leading his 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 aga inst Barry Goldwater High School and set new school single season mark for steals with 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 Phoenix, Arizona ... par– ents are Dana and Sabe White of Phoenix, Arizona ... chose USO for its strong academics, size of school, and basketball program ... other schools to recruit him for basketball included Northern Arizona and Pepperdine ... football schools to recruit him included UNLV and Arizona State ... Major: Undecided .

team advanced to the semi-finals of the CIF playoffs ... a true student of the game, Jim was the team 's point guard and finished with averages of 11.4 points per game, 5.8 rebounds per game and 5.0 assists per game .. . his 5.8 rpg average was tops on the team ... he shot 46.5 percent from the field, 38 .8 percent from three-point land, and 57. 1 percent from the charity stripe ... was all-tournament at the Beverly Hills Tour– nament and was named First Team All -Bay League .. . he was All-Con– ference both his sophomore and junior years as well. PERSONAL: Born June 27, 1978 in Cleveland, Ohio ... parents are Jim and Patsy Brewer of Palos Verdes, California ... dad Uim) played co lle– giate basketball at the University of Minnesota, and was a teammate of USO coach Brad Holland on the Los Angeles Lakers ... Business Ad– ministration major.

#10 Sam Luke 6-5 Sr. Forward COLLEGE: Made squad this season as a fifth-year senior walk-on ... he started out at Gonzaga University in 1993-94 as a redshi rt wa lk-on .. . during the 1994-95 season he played at Olympic College in Bremerton, Washington where he played a reserve role ... he has been at USO the past three yea rs .

#24 Tom Lippold 6-6 Fr. G/F

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Mater Dei High School in the South Coast League ... his senior year the team went 32-3; were League Champions; Sectional Champions; and Regional Finalists, fin– ishing with a State Ranking of 2nd ... senior year averaged 17.0 points per a.:;;;;::;;:;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;:=.a game, 8.0 rebounds per game, and 4.0 assists per contest ... was selected AII-CIF, All-South Coast League and All-County ... junior year averaged 14.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg while shoot– ing 42% from three-point range ... was named to the Las Vegas Prep Invitationa l All-Tournament Team ... team finished 34-2 . PERSONAL: Born on November 22, 1978 in Santa Monica, Cal ifor– nia ... his mother Sue resides in Huntington Beach, Californ ia .. . other schools to recruit him include Santa Clara, Portland and Loyola Marymount ... enjoys golfing and watching all sports .. . Major: Undecided.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at North Kitsap High School where he was a two-year vars ity starter ... his senior year he averaged 12.0 ppg and 8.0 rpg and was named 2nd Team All-Olympic League ... his junior season he was named the team 's Most Improved Player. PERSONAL: Born on January 18, 1975 in San Clemente, California ... parents are Stephanie and Roger Luke of McArthur, California ... chose USO for its location .. . other schools that recruited Sam include Yale, UC Davis and Seattle Pacific ... his sister Nicole participated on the indoor/outdoor track program at Mount Holyoke College ... enjoys riding motorcycles ... Major: English.

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#40 Deidre Carr 6-4 Fr. Guard HIGH SCHOOL: Pl ayed at Durango High School in Las Vegas, Nevada ... senior year averaged 14.2 points per game and 10.8 rebou nds ... team fin– ished 21-1 2 and ranked 7th in theWest by USA Today .. . last yea r was

#31 Michael Blackmon

6-6 Fr. Forward HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Mt. Eden HS in Hayward, Californ ia ... last yea r aver– aged 14.0 ppg and 11 .2 rpg with team going 26-5 ... 1st Team All-Hayward Area ---------..;;~ Athletic League ... McDonald'sAll-Ameri- can nomi nation ... two-time Central Va l- ley All-Tournament Team .. . Jerry Paul Tournament MostValuab le Player ... Clark Cochrane Christmas Classic - All Tourn ament Team ... Greg Brown All Star Tournament MVP ... East Bay All Star ... All-Tournament Team, All East Bay ... North Coast Secti on Scholar-Athl ete Awa rd ... Honor Society - Honor Roll. PERSONAL: Boman May 11 , 1979 in Berkeley, Californi a .. . parents are Fay and M ichael Blackmon of Oakland, California ... chose USO fo r its location, academics and small class sizes ... other schools to recruit him were Long Beach State, USF, Cal State Northridge and UC Santa Barbara ... enjoys listening to music, drawi ng and playing video games ... Major: Graphic Arts; Minor: Business Administration.

program 's toughest schedule in school's fou r year existence ... a th ree– year varsity letterw inner, Deidre pl ayed on two State Championship teams ... his teams were State Qualifiers three of the four yea rs .. . he was named Honorable Mention A ll-Sunset League ... he was the lead– ing rebounder in the state and finished in the top-10 in scoring ... selected to Senior All-Star Team. · PERSONAL: Born on June 21, 1979 in Detroit, M ichigan ... parents are Dr. Tyree and M ary Carr of Las Vegas, Nevada ... chose USO because of basketball program and coaching staff, and strong aca– demics ... Major: Denistry.

#51 Jason Powell 6-9 Fr. Forward HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Torrey Pines H igh School in San Diego ... senior year averaged 14.5 points per game, 8.7 re– bounds and 3.5 blocks whi le shooting over 60% from the fi eld ... was selected Honorable Mention A ll-Palomar League ... recipient of 'Chai rman of the Boards'

Cameron Rigby 6-7 So. Fwd.

COLLEGE: Pl ayed last year at Brad– ley University where he averaged 6.0 ppg a game and earned 9 starts .. . w ill sit out this season due to NCAA trans– fer rule.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Bartlett High School in Alaska w here in his senior season the team won 1996 State Championship w ith 26-3 record .. . named State Player of the Year after averaging 19.0 ppg, 13 .0 rpg and 5.0 assists ... j unior season was All-Region IV and Honorabl e Mention A ll-State after averaging 12.0 ppg and 9.0 rpg .. . also lettered in track w here he was a member of the 100 yard State Championship relay team. PERSONAL: Born May 1, 1978 in Melbourne, Australia .. . mother, Jan Rigby, lives in D iamond Creek, Victoria, Australia ... chose USO for its Business School reputation, locati on, and basketball program ... other schools to recruit him incl uded South Florida, Boston U., So. Utah and NAU ... Major: Business Administrati on.

award for Best Rebounder ... junior year averaged 10.0 ppg and 8.5 rpg with team w inning Divis ion I CIF championship with 29-3 team record .. . tossed in 29 points and grabbed 15 boards in w in over El Camino HS ... selected to the N ike Invitational Prep Classic All-Tournament Team ... Honorabl e Mention A ll-Avocado League .. . three-year va rsity starter. PERSONAL: Born on M arch 13, 1979 in La Jolla, Ca liforni a ... parents are Jack and Pat Powell of San Diego, Californi a ... besides basketball program, likes USO for its small classes and location ... Major: Com– puter Science, Minor: Business.