USD Men's Basketball 1988-1989

PLAYERS

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#54 DONDI BELL 6 '9" 230 lb. SOPHOMORE CENTER HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Crawford HS in San Diego, CA ... averaged 15.0 ppg and 15.0 rpg ... team MVP. . .team captain ... 2-A Division All-League performer his senior year. . .Most Improved Player. .. also lettered in track and field. USD: Came on strong at end of last season . .. ranked 4th in blocked shots in the WCAC (1.1 blocks per game) .. .shot 64.7% from the field in '87-88 . .. career highs of 18 pts and 6 blocked shots in 141-126 loss to LMU .. .career-high of 4 rebounds six different games .. .scored 28 pts in team's final two regular-season games .. quick jumper who should be among the league's best in shot blocking ...will be counted on to rebound at both ends of the floor.. . redshirt during '86-87. PERSONAL: Born in Pensacola, FL on August 8, 1968... hobbies include hip hop music, basketball and philosophy . . . parents are Ealious and Antonia Bell of San Diego, CA ... Business Administration major/Communications minor.

1987-88 STATS:

TOTAL

3-POINT FG-FGA

YEAR

G-GS

PF

MIN

FG-FGA

PCT

PCT

FT-FTA

PCT

BLK

A

STL

PTS

TO

AVG

REB-AVG

1987-88

21-2

243

33-51

.647

0-0

.000

7-14

.500

67

19

5

24

3

73

46-2.2

3.5

RS JOHN JEROME 6'8" 220 lb. SENIOR FORWARD HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Prescott HS in Prescott, AZ . . .two-sport performer in basket– ball and track .. .averaged 21.0 ppg and 10.0 rpg senior campaign ... team MVP and cap– tain . . . 2nd Team All-Skyline ... honorable mention All-State. COLLEGE: Transfer from Arizona State ...will redshirt '88-89 season at USD. . .started 10 games at ASU and averaged 8.1 ppg and 4.2 rpg while shooting 47.0% from the field and 87.2% from the line . .. also totaled 29 assists, 10 blocks and 15 steals .. . played two years of JC ball at Mesa CC .. .sophomore year averaged 15.9 ppg and 7.5 rpg while leading team to a 30-6 record (3rd in nation) .. .JC All-American . .. nominated to the ABUSA team . .. All– Tournament Team for NJCAA. PERSONAL: Born in Akron, OH on March 4, 1967.. . hobbies include fishing, hunting and listening to music . . . parents are John and Donna Jerome of Chino Valley, AZ .. . Psychology major.

THE 1987-88 SAN DIEGO SEASON - A LOOK BACK

The University of San Diego Toreros, with seven freshmen on the twelve-man roster, surprised some teams in the West Coast Athletic Conference when they finished their nonconference slate with an 8-5 mark. Highlites from their eight vic– tories included solid wins over Montana (61-56) and Texas-Arlington (81-64) at home, and San Diego State (76-53) and Weber State (66-44) on the road . The Toreros opened the WCAC race with five straight losses, however, USD gave Santa Clara (54-56) and St. Mary's (40-41) battles during that span. USD recorded their first conference win at St. Mary's College (66-61) as senior forward Marty Munn scored 24 points. Unfortunately, in that same game, the Toreros suffered a major blow as they lost junior for– ward Mike Haupt for the season due to a career-ending knee injury. Without Haupt, USD's leading rebounder at 6.1 rpg , the Toreros lost their team leader and one of the few experienced players on the roster. From that point on the Toreros won just two of their remaining eight regular-season games. Their two wins came against Portland (61-41) and Pepperdine (76-74) . In their 76-74 upset win over the Waves, the Toreros got a team-high 21 points from Marty Munn. More importantly, the team broke out of a terrible 3-game shooting slump. In their regular-season final , USD surprised a lot of people by giving 18th-ranked LMU a run for their money. After the final buzzer had sounded , the Lions had prevailed 141-126. USD received career-highs from Munn (37 pts), Efrem Leonard (28 pts), Dondi Bell (18 pts) and Kelvin Means (14 pts) . After playing two very impressive games against Pepperdine and LMU, the Toreros ended the season on a disappointing note, losing their first-round WCAC playoff game to St. Mary's, 68-48. Junior guard Efrem Leonard was the only Torero to find his mark as he finished the game with 19 points. Freshman forward John Sayers was named the West Coast Athleti c Conference Freshman of the Year, and Marty Munn and Danny Means were selected honorable mention AII-WCAC.