USD Men's Basketball 1997-1998

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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

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71

.39441-128

.320 44-63 .698

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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