USD Men's Basketball 1979-1980

JIM BROVELLI, HEAD BASKETBALL COACH

Since coming to the University of San Diego in 1973, Jim Brovelli has developed the Torero basketball program into one of the finest on the West Coast. As an NCAA Division 11 Inde– pendent, the Toreros made the Western Regionals three times while winning the Championship in 1978-79. Brovelli 's record t he last three years has been 20-7, 22-7 , 19-7 and has just sur– passed the 100 victory mark which makes him the winningest coach in USO history. He also received "Coach of the Year " honors for District VIII in 1977-78. Brovelli's Toreros will be a new entry into the West Coast Athletic Conference in 1979-80 and are looking forward to the monumental challenge of com– pet ing against some of the finest basketball schools in the country . Brovelli graduated from the University of San Francisco in 1964 where the Dons took two WCAC titles in 1963 and 1964. Following graduation he was named to a United States All Star Team which toured the country play ing exhibition games against the Russian National Team. In 1966 he was selected as West Coast AAU "Athlete of the Year " while playing for the San Francisco Athlet ic Club . This honor subsequently earned

him a position on an AAU All-Star team which toured South America . Jim began his coaching career in 1967. His combined high school and college record is 202-102 . Jim and his wife Nada, have two children, Mike 7, and Michele 5 .

COACH BROVELLl'S CAREER RECORD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO 103-56

BROVELLl'S SEASON OUTLOOK:

The West Coast Athletic Conference is one of the finest basketball conferences in the country. There is no doubt that this will be the greatest challenge in the history of the University of San Diego basketball program. Any success we might experience this season will be a direct result of a total team effort. We are on the ground floor and it will be an exciting experience to establish rivals in our conference and develop a winning tradition. USF, Santa Clara, Pepperdine, Portland, and Seattle have to be classified as favorites for a NCAA playoff berth. Experience is essential in the WCAC, so I am very pleased and fortunate to have everyone returning from a 19-7 season .

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