USD Men's Basketball 1997-1998

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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.