USD Men's Basketball 1997-1998

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.

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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–

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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.