USD Men's Basketball 1997-1998

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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.