USD Men's Basketball 2007-2008

2007-08 SAN DIEGO

!TEAM INFORMATION

2006-07 Overall Record ............................................................... 18-14 2006-07 wee Record (Place) ................................................ 6-8 (7th) 2006-07 Home Record .......................................................................9-5 2006-07 Road Record ................................................................:.......6-8 2006-07 Neutral Court Record ....................................................... 3-1 2005-06-07 Postseason .................................................................. N/ A Letterwinners retu rni ng/Lost..........................................................8/4 Starters return ing/ Lost ......................................................................3/2 COACHING INFORMATION Head Coach ................................................................................. Bill Grier Alma Mater ........................................................................ Oregon, 1990 Record at USD........................ ............................................ First Season Overall Record ..................................................................... First Season Associate Head Coach ............................................... Bill Carr (1st Yr.) Assistants............Walter R0ese (1st Yr.) & Kyle Bankhead (1st Yr.) Dir. of Basketball Operations .................... Booker T. Harris (1st Yr.) Administrative Assistant .................................. Drew Moser (1st Yr.) ead Team Manager ...................................Dan Strickland (4th Yr.) Office Assistant....................................................................... Katie Solie Office Phone................................................................... (619) 260-4829 asketball Fax ................................................................ (619) 260-5915 Associate AD/Media Relations (MBB Contact) ............Ted Gosen Assistant Dir. of Media Relations.................................. Chris Loucks Media Relations Coordinator ......................................Ryan McCann Office Phone................................................................... (619) 260-4745 Office Fax ......................................................................... (619) 260-2990 E-mail ................................................................. tgosen@sandiego.edu Athletics website ............................................. www.usdtoreros.com USD Game Day Experience ................................................... 36-37 USD Athletic Facilities ....................................................................38 USD Postseason Teams ...........................................................40-42 USD All-Time Points, Rebounds,Assists Leaders ..................43 USD Year-by-Year Results.......................................................44-47 USD Yearly Award Winners...........................................................48 USD Career Records ................................................................. 49-52 USD Hall of Fame .............................................................................53 NBA Connection ..............................................................................54 Sports Medicine ...............................................................................55 West Coast Conference .......................................................... 56-57 NCAA Compliance...........................................................................58 USD President Dr. Mary E. Lyons.................................................59 USD Executive Director of Athletics Ky Snyder.....................60 USD Administration .................................................................61 -65 USD Radio and TV Schedule........................................................66 USD Media Relations......................................................................67 TV/Radio Roster ...............................................................................68 MEDIA RELATIONS

MEN'S BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS

GENERAL INFORMATION

Location ........................................................................... San Diego, CA Founded ............................................................................................. 1949 Enrollment ........................................................................................ 7,600 President.................................................................Mary E. Lyons, Ph.D. Executive Director of Ath letics ........................................ Ky Snyder Senior Associate Athletics Director........................... M ike Matoso Assoc. AD/ Business Affairs ............................................... Dan Yourg Assoc. AD/ Sports Medicine ...........................Carolyn Greer, A.T., C Assoc. AD/ Ath letic Development ............................. Brian Fogarty Assoc. AD for Facilities & Operat ions................................Andy Fee Assoc. AD/ Senior Women's Administrator .............Shaney Fink Associate Athletic Trainer ........................................... Paul Signorelli Associate Athletic Trainer .................................................Wil Filamor Strength & Conditioning Coach .........................Stephane Rochet Affiliation ...................................................................... NCAA Division I Conference ........................................................................... West oast Nickname ......................................................................................Toreros School Co lo rs ...............................................Torero Blue, Navy, White Athletic Dept. Phone ................................................. (619) 260-4803 First Year of Men's Basketball (Div. I)................. 1955-56 (1979-80) NCAA (Div. I) Tournament Appeara nces (Last) ................. 3 (2003) NCAA (Div. I) Tournament Record ...................................................0-3 NCAA Appearances (Div. 1) .................................... 2003, 1987, 1984 Best All-Time Record .................................................... 26-4 (1986-87) General Information ............................................................................1 Season Outlook................................................................................. 2-3 Head Coach Bill Grier ......................................................................4-5 Associate Head Coach Bill Carr ........................................................6 Assistant Coach Wa lter Roese ..........................................................7 Assistant Coach Kyle Bankhead ......................................................8 Director of Basketball Operations BookerT. Harris...................8 Men's Basketball Support Staff........................................................ 8 2007-08 Team Roster and Phot o .....................................................9 Player Biographies ...................................................................... 10- 19 2006-07 Final Statistics .................................................................... 20 Returning Player 2006-07 Game-by-Game Statist ics ........... 21 Anaheim Classic Bracket ................................................................. 22 Opponent Sections.....................................................................23-25 All-Time Records vs.Opponent s.................................................. 26 This is USD...................................................................................... 27-3 1 Jenny Craig Pavilion ................................................................... 32-33 Toreros Athletic Success ........................................................... 34-35 BASKETBALL HISTORY

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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junior campaign. Last year he earned wee honorable mention recognition after lead– ing the league in assists (4.75) and rank– ing 12th in scoring (12.8 ppg). In addition to making plays on the offense, Johnson tormented the Toreros' opponents on the defensive end, ranking fourth in the wee in steals with 1.94 per game. He scored 23 points in USD's road upset over Cal in early December where he was named All– Tournament at the Golden Bear Classic. He went on to be named the wee Player of the Month for December with the Toreros go– ing 7-1 as a team. ROUNDING OUT THE JUNIOR CLASS Joining Pomare and Johnson in the ju– nior class are three players with extensive playing experience. Wing Ray Murdock (Phoenix, AZ) and guard Danny Brown (Olathe, KS) are both third year players, while center Daniel Fleming (Murrieta, CA) is back for his second go around. Murdock is one of the team's top defensive players, and last season started 12 of 27 games he appeared in. He averaged 5.9 points per game and showed a knack for hitting the three-point shot, finishing the year at a 42.6% clip (26x61 ). Brown appeared in 26 games and av– eraged just less than 12 minutes of action per game. He ranked fourth on the team in three-pointers made (21) and played a key role in the team's WCCTournament win over San Francisco, coming off the bench late to hit two key three-pointers. Fleming earned 22 starts in 30 contests in his first year with the Toreros. He averaged 3.4 points while converting 45.5 percent of his shots from

First year head coach Bill Grier was named USD's 11th head coach back on March 26th, 2007, and he immediately went to work on putting his personal stamp on Torero basket– ball. After assembling an outstanding staff, and getting acquainted with USD's returning players, he went to work on recruiting and putting together arguably USD's toughest schedule ever. He enters his first head coach– ing job without a senior on the roster, but will have the services of four starters and eight players back from last year's ball club that fin– ished 18-14 and advanced to the semi-finals of the WCC Tournament. POMARE & JOHNSON AMONG WCC'S BEST Despite not having any seniors on the ros– ter, Grier will look to junior center Gyno Po– mare (Oceanside, CA) and junior point guard Brandon Johnson (Houston, TX) to supply most of the team leadership. In a vote by wee head coaches, both of these players were picked among the top-six returning players in the conference. Poma re, a fourth-year junior who had off– season foot surgery, is hoping to work his way back to his All-Conference ways. Last year he was named First Team AII-WCC after leading theToreros in scoring (14.9 ppg) and rebound– ing (8.3 rpg). He scored in double figures 29 times, and posted a team-best eight double– doubles in scoring and rebounding. Among WCC players, he ranked first in rebounding, 2nd in field goal percentage (.538), and 6th in both scoring and blocked shots (1.31 ). Col– legeHoops.net has tabbed him a preseason honorable mention All-American. Johnson, one of the top playmakers and quickest guards in the WCC, returns for his

the floor. He showed some range for a big guy by canning 11-of-32 threes, includ– ing a 4-for-4 performance in the team's home win over Cal State Bakersfield (Dec. 5, 2006). THE RETURNERS Completing USD's list of returnees is three sophomores and a red shirt fresh– man center. Chris Lewis (Bedford, TX) and De'Jon Jackson (Fresno, CA) both made an impact during their freshman campaign as both players were named to the wee All– Freshman team. The 6-7 Lewis earned 18 starts while appearing in 31 games. He av– eraged 5.8 points and 2.9 rebounds while converting 44.1 % of his shots and 70.8% from the free throw line. He scored in dou– ble figures five times with a personal-best 16 points at San Diego State.

is arguably the toughest in program-his– tory. USD's non-conference slate features two teams in UNLV and USC that reached the NCAA Sweet Sixteen a year ago; two second round NCAA teams in Nevada and Kentucky; and Miami-Ohio, a first round NCAA entrant, is also a possible second day opponent at the Anaheim Classic over Thanksgiving Weekend. USO will also host cross-town rival San Diego State on Nov. 19th, and face perennial WCC power Gon– zaga a minimum of two games. West Coast Conference play will begin with a home game against San Francisco on Jan. 12th. Other WCC home dates in– clude Santa Clara (Jan. 26th), Saint Mary's (Jan. 28th), Portland (Feb. 16th), Gonzaga (Feb. 18th), Pepperdine (Mar. 1st) and Loyola Marymount (Mar. 3rd). USD's first wee road contest will be at Gonzaga on Jan. 19th, followed by games at Portland (Jan.21st), LMU (Feb.2nd), Pepperdine (Feb. 4th), San Francisco (Feb. 11th), Santa Clara (Feb.23rd), and Saint Mary's (Feb. 25th). USO and the Jenny Craig Pavilion wi ll be the site for the 2008 West Coast Confer– ence Basketball Championships, March 7- 10 for the men's contests. San Diego previ– ously hosted the wee Championships for three straight years between 2001-03.

Jackson turned in a solid first year ap– pearing in 31 games with 3 starts. He av– eraged 4.2 points and 2.5 rebounds whi le dishing out 44 assists and canning 78.6% of his charity attempts. He turned in an outstandi ng game in a home win over Pep– perdine with 10 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Lewis and Jackson are joined by sec– ond-year power forward Josh Miller (Chino Hills, CA), who sat out last year as a red– shirt, and sophomore walk-on forward Pat– rick Lacey (Sacramento, CA) who appeared in six games in a reserve role. THENEWCOMERS Coach Grier welcomes five freshmen to this year's squad, including three play– ers that he and his staff recruited. The two newcomers that committed prior to his arrival include forwards Rob Jones (San

Francisco, CA) and Clinton Houston (Dallas, TX). Jones, a 6-6 power-forward, was the San Francisco player of the year after aver– aging 17 points and 14 rebounds for Arch– bishop Riordan. The 6-7 Houston averaged 14 points and 9 rebounds at Marcus High School with the team fini shing 30-7. Grier's recruits include 6-2 point guard Trumaine Johnson (Houston,TX), 6-10 cen– ters Nathan Lozeau (Marysville, WA) and 6-2 gua rd Devin Ginty (Alta, CA). Johnson averaged 9 points and 7 assists for King– wood HS; Lozeau averaged 18 points at Marysville-Pilchuck where he was named AP Class 4A all-state honorable mention; and Ginty was league MVP and an All-State performer for Colfax HS which won their CIF section title.

wee COACHES POLL 1. Gonzaga (5) 2. Saint Mary's (3)

61 points

59 43 38 34 22 16 15

3. SAN DIEGO 4. Santa Clara 5. San Francisco 6. Pepperdine

7. Portland

8. Loyola Marymount

(first place votes)

wee TOP SIX RETURNERS Brandon Johnson, San Diego Gyno Pomare, San Diego

Jeremy Pargo, Gonzaga Josh Heytvelt, Gonzaga

Diamon Simpson, Saint Mary's Manny Quezada, San Francisco

SCHEDULE TO TEST TOREROS Grier has put together a schedule that

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Head Coach First-Season Oregon, 1990

B years.

ill Grier enters his first year as head coach of the USD men's basketball program. He is USD's 11th head coach in program history and just the 4th coach since USD moved to the NCAA Division I ranks in 1979-80. Prior to USD, the 43-year-old Grier was at Gonzaga University the past sixteen

under Monson, the Bulldogs went 52-17, won back -to - back WCC titles, went to the 1998 NIT Sweet Sixteen and made it to the 1999 NCAA Elite Eight. In July, 1999,

Hired on March 26, 2007,Grier immediately went to work on putting his persona l stamp on Torero basketball. After as– sembling an outstanding staff, and getting acquainted with USD's returning players, he went to work on recruiting and putting together arg uably USD'stoughest schedule ever. He enters his first head coa ch ing job without a senior on the roster, but wil l have the services of four starters and eight players back from last year's ball club that finished 18-14 and advanced to the semi-final s of the WCC Tournament. "We were searching for a person with an overwhelming drive to succeed," said Ky Snyder, USD Executive Director of Athletics. "We fou nd that and much more in Bill Grier. The people I talked with across the country, people who I greatly respect, had noth ing but praise for Bill - a great person and fami ly man, a teacher who is great at individual workouts, a tireless worker, demanding on the court but also with suc– cess in the classroom, a great recruiter, thorough in his ap– proach, ready to become a head coach. It is with great plea– sure that I am able to introduce the man that fits all of these descriptions as our new head men's basketball coach." A high ly motivated, detailed and results oriented ba s– ketba ll coach with excellent communication and teaching skil ls, Grier played an integral role in Gonzaga's arrival on the nati onal scene. He began his career at Gonzaga in 1992 under head coach Dan Fitzgerald where he served as the re– stricted-earning s assistant for six years. He was elevated to a fu ll-time assistant for the 1997-98 season when Dan Monson took over the head coaching reigns. During his two seasons

when Monson ..______ accepted the

Minnesota job, Mark Few was made the head coach and Grier stayed where he was promoted to top assistant. Over the past eight years Gonzaga saw nothing but continued success with the teams compiling a 211 -52 record over that span.During this time the Zags won the WCC regular-season title seven times; the WCC Tournament title seven times; advanced to the NCAA Tournament eig ht times, including three trips to the Sweet Six– teen; and finished ranked in the top-10 of the final AP poll three times (2004-2006). Overall with Grier as an assistant coach, the Bulldogs have combined for an overall record of 381-126; won 11 regular-season WCC championships; won nine wee Tourna– ment titles (33-7 WCC tournament record); advanced to nine consecutive NCAA Tournaments, and ten overall, including four Sweet 16 appearances and the 1999 Elite Eight. The past ten years Grier was the "defensive coordinator" for the Bulldogs, as we ll as being respon sible for ten recruiting classes. He has developed the program into one known for its defense as much as it is for its offense.Since assuming the defensive role under former head coach Dan Monson, Gonzaga has led the WCC in field goal percentage defense six times, including the 3rd best mark in the nation in 2004. Responsib le for the past ten recruitin g classes, his 2007 class is the program's best yet,

THE GRIER FILE PERSONAL

'7DR£ROS UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO

NIVERSITY OF SAN DI

Birthdate: October 19, 1963 Birthplace: Silverton, Oregon Family:

Wife: Nicole (Styles) Grier Daughter:Giselle Marie (3-4-06)

EDUCATION

High School: Cottage Grove HS (Ore.) College: Central Oregon JC Southwestern Oregon CC University of Oregon, 1990 (B.S. - Leisure Studies & Services) 1986-87, Boy's Frosh Coach Cottage Grove High 1988-89, Boy's Assistant Varsity Coach Cottage Grove High 1990-91, Boy's Head Coach Creswell (Ore.) High 1992-2007, Asst. Men's Coach Gonzaga University COACHING

ranked 11th-best in the nation by the Rivals.corn recruiting service. Four recruits in the 2007 class rank in the top-100 in their cla ss. He also successfully developed both post players (1997- 2003) and perimeter players (2003-2007). Post players Bakari Hendrix (1998) and Casey Ca lvary (2001) were both wee Play– ers of the Year. Perimeter players he worked with included Derek Raivio (2007), the wee Player of the Year; Adam Mor– rison (2006), a 1st team All-American and WCC Player of the Year; and Blake Stepp (2004), a 2nd team All-American and two-time wee Player of the Year. Grier started his coaching career at his alma mater, Cottage Grove High School in 1986. After serving two yea rs as a fresh– man coach,Grier was elevated to junior varsity coach and var– sity assistant. Grier left Cottage Grove to be the head coach at Creswell High School during the 1990-91 season. He played two years in junior co llege (Central Oregon and Southwestern Oregon), then transferred to Oregon whe re he received a B.S. degree in Leisure Stud ies and Services in 1990. Bill and his wife, Nicole (Styles) were married in Augu st of 1996. The couple became parents with the arrival of Giselle Marie on March 4,2006,just two days prior to Gonzaga's home semifinal game in the WCC Tournament.

The Grier Family: Bill and Nicole with daughter Giselle

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Head Coach First-Season San Francisco, 1987

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ill Carr is in his first year as Associate Head Coach on Bill Grier's staff.

Carr comes to USD from nearby UC San Diego where he was the head coach the past three seasons. Carr compiled a 38-45 record for the Tritons, and his 15-14 mark of 2005-06 was the first winning season since the Tritons moved to NCAA Division II in 2000- 01 .This past season UCSD went 12- 15 overall and 10-12 in the California Collegiate Athletic Association. Carr returns to the West Coast Conference where he was a player and assistant coach at the University of San Francisco.Carr played two years (1985-87) at USF for former USD coach Jim Brovelli. The first year was the "Back to Basketball" group that marked the restart of the program after a th ree-year hiatus. Carr earned a degree in account– ing and went on to spend nine years as an assistant at USF for Brovelli (5 years) and Phil Mathews (4 years). He helped land 10 first team AII-WCC performers, including the 1998 and 2000 WCC Freshmen of the Year. USF advanced to the NCAA Tour– nament in 1998 after winning the WCC Tournament title.

Before getting the head position at UCSD, Carr served two seasons as the associat e head coach at Long Beach State, and th ree as the head coach at Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama . A native of Glendale, Calif., Carr accu– mulated a ca reer mark of 84-23 (.785) at Spring Hill, leading the Badgers to th ree appearances in the NAIA National Tournament . In 2000 and 2001, Spring Hill advanced to the NAIA "Elite Eight''. In his first season (1999-00) Carr led Spring Hill to a 29-8 mark, a Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) championship and a trip to the NAIA Tournament, , where it advanced to the final eight. Carr was named GCAC Coach of the Year that season and was a fi na list for the NAIA Nationa I Coach of the Year.

The Carr Family: Bill, Pam and their children {l-r) Paul, Madison and Allie

Bill and his wife, Pam, have three children - Allie, Mad i– son and Paul.

waiter I Assistant Coach First-Season BYU-Hawaii, 1994 W alter Roese begins his first year as assistant coach on Bill Grier's staff. ness Administration from BYU-Hawaii, Roese earned an MBA at BYU in 2003 before serving as BYU's director of basketball operations under former Cougar coach Steve Cleveland for two years. Roese coached the Brazilian Junior National Team helping his native country qualify for the 2007 World Cup.This past summer, he was the head coach for the World University games in Thailand for Brazil. He also previously served as a volunteer assistant at BYU-Hawaii under Ken Wagner after finishing his professional playing career. A native of Novo Hamburgo in southern Brazil, Roese played seven years professionally in Brazil and Italy after graduating from BYU-Ha– waii . He has represented the Brazilian National Team and professional clubs at four World Cup tournaments and several international cham– pionships in Europe, Asia and South and North America, winning state, national and South America championships. Roese has experience at nearly every level of the college game. He attended the University of Houston, West Texas A&M and BYU-Hawaii while playing at the Divi– sion I, Division II and NAIA levels.He was the MVP of the Lone Star Con– ference in 1992 while playing at West Texas A&M, and was a Scholar– Athlete All -American at BYU-Hawaii. Roese comes from an athletic family that has seen six members par– ticipate at the Olympic level in basketball, volleyball and tennis. Fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese, Roese and his wife Monique are the parents of two children, Leonardo and Agatha.

Roese comes to USD from BYU where he had been an assistant coach the past two seasons.When he first joined BYU in 2005 he became the first Brazilian full-time assistant coach in NCAA Division I Men's Bas- ketball .The 2006-07 season proved one of the best seasons a Cougar team has ever achieved in the prog ram's 1OS-year history as they posted a program-best 25-9 overall record. With his outstanding knowledge of the game and large inter– national recruiting network, Roese is a valuable addition to the USD coaching staff.A 1994 graduate in International Busi–

booker t. MARRIS Dir. ofBasketball Operations First Season San Francisco, 1999 B ooker T. Harri s begins his first year as the program's Di– rector of Basketball Operations. His primary respon– sibilities will include organization of summer camps, team travel, film exchange and assisting with academics and study hall . Harris comes to USD from Cal State San Bernardino where he was an assist ant coach for the Coyotes since the 2003-04 season .Worki ng under head coach Jeff Oliver, this past season the Coyotes finished 26-6 overall, won the NCAA West Regional Championshi p and advanced to the NCAA Division II semifinals. Du ring his fou r-yea r tenure the basketball program was a com– bined 86-28. Whil e at CSUSB, he coached one All-American and 10 AII-CCAA honorees. Prior to joining the CSUSB staff, Harris was the strength and conditioning coach at Long Beach State for one season (2002- 03). He started his coaching career at Sonoma State University in 2001-02, and later would earn his master's degree in 2003 from Sonona St ate. A 1999 grad uat e of the University of San Francisco where he earned his undergraduat e degree in Business Administration, Harris played t hree seasons (1996-99) for the Dons basketball program under head coach Phi lip Mathews. He was a member of the 1997-98 WCC Tournament champions that played NCAA finalist Utah in the first round of the NCAA's. He was also a two– time selection to theWest Coast Conference All-Academic Team (1998 & 1999). The San Francisco native, is single and resides in San Diego. drew MOSER Administrative Assistant First Season University ofRedlands, 2005 D rew Moser is in his first year with the USD men's bas– ketball program as an administrative assistant. During the 2006-2007 season, Moser was the head coach at Davenport High School, located about 30 mileswest of Spokane,Washington. A native of Spokane, Washington, Moser prepped at Saint George's where he holds the team scoring record with 1,723 career points. He went on to play four years (2001 -05) at the University of Redl ands. During his senior year the high-octane Bulldogs squad set an all-time, all-division national scoring re– cord with an average of 132.4 points per game. He graduated from the University of Redlands in 1995 with an undergraduate

Assistant Coach First Season Gonzaga, 2004 K yle Bankhead, who played under Grier at Gonzaga, is be– ginn ing his first full-time position as an assistant coach. His responsibilities include overseeing academics, work- ing wit h the development of the guards, scouting opponents and recruiti ng. The past two years he assisted Gonzaga as an administra– tive assi stant. Bankhead walked on at Gonzaga for the 1999-00 season and red shirted. He played four years (2000-04) for the Bulldogs with the team winning four straight WCC titles and ad– vancing to the NCAA Tournament each year, including a Sweet Sixteen appearance in 2001. A three-time WCC All -Academic se– lection, Bankhead appeared in 121 career games. For his career he shot 45.7% from the field (219-479), 45.3% from three-point range (1 69-373), and 73.1% from the free throw line (76-104).He ranks 7th all-time in three-pointers made with 169. After ea rning his degree in Sports Management, Bankhead played in Germany for one year (2004-05), before returning to Gonzaga for the 2005-06 season. Bankhead is single and lives in San Diego.

Head Team Manager Fourth Season University ofSan Diego D an Stri ckl and beg ins his fourth year as the program's t eam manager. A senior Sociology major from San Di– ego, Dan's responsibilities includes distributing equip- ment, preparing and assisting with practice set-up, video re– cording and brea k-down,and overseeing the student managers. Additionally, Dan has assisted with USD summer camps the past six summers. Strickland, who travels with the team to away con– tests, attended Saint Augustine High School where he assisted with the freshman basketball t eam.

Sitting (l-r): Adm.Asst.Drew Moser, Asst.Walter Roese,Associate Head Coach Bill Carr, Head Coach Bill Grier, Asst. Kyle Bankhead, Director of Operations Booker T. Harris. Standing (l-r): TrumaineJohnsan, Danny Brown, Rob Jones, Patrick Lacey, ChrisLewis,Josh Miller, Nathan Lozeau,Gyno Pomare, Daniel Fleming, Clinton Houston, Ray Murdock, De'Jon Jackson, Devin Ginty, Brandon Johnson. 2007-08 UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO MEN'S BASKETBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER

YR JR JR FR FR JR JR so JR* so FR* FR SO*

No. Name

POS

HT 6-0 6-7 6-2 6-2 6-7 6-4 6-3 6-6 6-8 6-6 6- 1 6-7 6-7

WT 195 215 180 180 215 190 205 225 240 230 202 230 230 280

EXP. Hometown/Last School

Houston,TX/Willow Ridge HS Murriet a, CA/ Citrus College

1 2 3

Brandon Johnson Daniel Fleming

G

2V 1V HS HS 1V 2V 2V 1V 2V HS 1V RS HS HS

F

Devin Ginty

G G

Alta, CA/ Colfax HS

Trumaine Johnson

Houston,TX/ Kingwood HS Bedford,TX/ Lawrence D. Bell HS

11 12 13 15 20 21 22 23 32 33

Chri s Lewis

G/ F

Danny Brown Ray Murdock Patrick Lacey Gyno Pomare

G G

Ol athe, KS/ DeSoto HS Phoenix, AZ/ Pinnacle

F F F

Sacramento, CA/ Bella Vista HS Oceanside, CA/ El Camino HS

Rob Jones

San Franci sco, CA/ Archbishop Riordan HS

De'Jon Jackson

Fresno, CA/ Clovis West HS Chino Hills, CA/ Ayala HS

G

Josh Miller

F/ C

Clinton Houst o n Nathan Lozea u

FR FR

Dallas, TX/ Marcus HS

F C

Marysville, WA/ Marysvi lle-Pilchuck HS

6- 10

42

• denotesredshirt year used

Head Coach:

Bi ll Grier (1st Year) Bil l Carr (1st Year)

Associate Head Coach: Assistant Coaches:

Walt er Roese (1st Year) Ky le Ba nkhead (1st Year) Booker T. Harris (1st Year) Drew Moser (1st Year) Dan Strickland (4th Year)

Director of Basketball Operations:

Administrative Assistant: Head Team Manager:

Torero Coaching Staff (l-r) Drew Moser, Walter Roese, Bill Carr, Bill Grier, KyleBankhead, Booker T. Harris

gyno II 6-8 • 240

Junior Forward Oceanside, CA El Camino HS

NOTEWORTHY: Lone Torero named 1st Team AII-WCC last season... Rehabilitating from offseason foot surgery...Named preseason hon– orable mention All-American (Col/egeHoops.net) ...Tabbed one of the top six returners in the WCC by the conference head coaches. 2006-07 AT USD: Appeared in all 32 games with 19 starts...Averaged 14.9 points per game and a team-best 8.3 rebounds while convert– ing 53.8% of his shots from the floor (182x338) and 73.4% of his free throws (113xl 54) ... Scored in double digits in 29 contests including a string of 17 straight games (Dec. 9, 2006 to Feb. 12, 2007)... Totaled a team-best 8 double-doubles in scoring & rebounding... Personal– best 22 points in back-to-back double-double contests against UC Riverside (Jan. 10, 2007; 13 boards) and Pepperdine (Jan. 13, 2007; 15 boards)... Was tabbed the WCC Player of the Week for his efforts. 2005-06 AT USD: Appeared in all 30 games with 14 starts... Led the wee in field goal percentage (.633)... Named to wee All-Freshman Team... Averaged 10.4 points and 5.0 rebounds while shooting a league-best 63.3% from the field ... Also chipped in with a team-best 32 blocked shots... Totaled a double-double with 15 points and 10 boards in his collegiate debut, a road win at Campbell... Posted a double-double (11 points, 14 rebounds) in home win over New Mex– ico... Scored in double figures 18 times with a season -high 21 points against UC Riverside... Added 20 points and 9 rebounds in road win at Eastern Washington. HIGH SCHOOL: Played at El Camino HS in nearby Oceanside ...Senior season averaged 19.1 ppg and 14.0 rpg ... Averaged 24.0 ppg and 15 rpg in two Southern California Regional playoff games in 2004...Was named 2nd Team All-State, First Team All-San Diego U-T and AII-CIF ... Was a Division I CIF Champion San Diego County Scholarship Award recipient ... FirstTeam Breitbard - San Diego Hall of Champions ...Went for 29 points and 16 rebounds in 78-61 win over Marina in 1st Round of CIF State Basketball Championships SoCal Regional ... Junior year was First Team All-State for 31-3 ball club ... Won CIF Div. I Champion– ship and lost in State 2nd round ... He averaged 14.0 ppg and scored in double digits in 23 of 33 games he played in . PERSONAL: Born on April 5, 1986 in Oceanside, CA ... parents are Gail and Leo Pomare of Oceanside ... also recruited by Boise State, Port– land and Cal State Fullerton. 2004-05 AT USD: Sat out the season as a redshirt.

MAJOR: Communication Studies.

MINOR: Business Administration.

GYNO POMARE CAREER STATISTICS -- 2005-2007

TOTAL 3PT FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA

REB-AVG 150-5.0 265-8.3 415-6.7

AVG

PTS

TO BLK

STL

PCT

PF

FT-FTA

PCT

A

YEAR G-GS MIN 2005-06 30-14 606 2006-07 32-19 901 To tal 62-33 1,507

10.4 14.9 12.7

311 477 788

44 32 55 42 99 74

16 20 36

45-73

67 73

0-0 0-0 0-0

.616 .734 .696

17

.000

.633 .538 .575

133-210 182-338 315-548

21

.000 113-154 .000 158-227

38 140

brandon

6-0 • 195 Junior Guard Houston, TX Willow Ridge HS

NOTEWORTHY: Enters junior year as starting point guard... Named one of top six returne rs in the WCC by the conference coaches...Last year was named 2nd Team AII-WCC... WCC Player of the Month (Dec., 2006) and All-Tournament at Cal Classic... Named a Freshman All-American by Col– legelnsider.com ...WCC All -Freshman Team selection. 2006-07 at USO: Started 30 of 32 games for the Toreros at point guard where he averaged 12.8 points per game and a team-best 4.8 assists per game... Scored in double digits in 21 games with a personal-best 26 points with 10-13 shooting versus Saint Mary's (Jan. 22, 2007) ... Scored 20 or more points in six games, including an impressive 23 point outing in road win over the Cal Bears... Season-best 11 assists in win over Pep– perdine in WCC Tournament opener, and 1 O assists twice (E. Michigan & Campbell)... Scored 24 points while cann ing 4-of-7 three-pointers in road win over Portland (Jan. 27, 2007)... Has a knack for getting to the free-throw line; totaled nine games with 7 or more made free throws. 2005-06 at USO: Turned in an outstanding freshman campaign ... Ap– peared in all 30 games with 5 starts and averaged 9.3 points per game while leading the team in assists (122)... Shot 45.7% from the field (90- 197)... Scored 14 points in his collegiate debut, a road w in over Camp– bell... Scored in double figures in 12 contests with season-high 24 points in first round win over Pepperdine at the WCC Tournament... Added 8 rebounds and 5 steals in same contest against Waves... Chipped in 19 points in overtime loss to Gonzaga in WCC semifinals... Dished out 9 as– sists in two games (at UC Riverside; vs.Saint Mary's). HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Willow Ridge High School where he lettered in both basketball and football ... High School team won two state cham– pionsh ips ... Also named MVP of Texas All-Star game... Senior year was a McDonald's All-America nominee; First Team All-State and the MVP of the Roundball Classic ... Averaged 21.0 points per game, 7 assists and 4 steals ... Team reached semifinals of state championships ... Junior year averaged 15.0 ppg and 9.0 assists while being named First Team All– State ... Team won the state championship during his junior and sopho– more campaigns ...High school coach was James Barley. PERSONAL: Born on October 9, 1986 in Ridgemont,Texas ... Chose USD for basketball program and staff ... Al so recruited by Georgetown,Texas, Texas A&M, Missouri and University of Illinois at Chicago .

MAJOR: Sociology.

BRANDONJOHNSON CAREER STATISTICS -- 2005-2007

TOTAL

3PT

FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA

G-GS MIN

PCT

FT-FTA 83- 128

YEAR

REB-AVG 86-2.9 11 8-3.7 204-3.3

AVG

PCT

PTS

A

PF

STL

TO BLK

90-197 131-318

.457 .412 .429

16-43 24-75

30-5

759 988

2005-06

.372

.648 .674 .663

279 408 687

122 152

9.3

81 80

34

80

0

.320 122-181 .339 205-309

2006-07 32-30

12.8 11.1

108 188

1 1

9

40- 118

62-35 1,747 221-515

Total

274 161

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danny

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6-4 • 190 Junior Guard

O/athe,KS DeSoto HS

2007-08 at USO: Enters his junior campaign where he will compete for playing time at shooting guard and wing.

2006-07 at USO: Appeared in 26 games and averaged 11.8 minutes of action and 2.9 points per game... Ranked 4th on team in three-pointers made with 21 (58 attempts; 36.2%)... Season-best 7 points in win over Point Loma Nazarene...Scored 6 points in six other contests...Came off the bench to hit two key threes in WCC Tournament win over San Francisco (March 3, 2007) . 2005-06 at USO: Appeared in 29 games as a "true" freshman ... Averaged 2.4 points per game and 9.1 minutes... Ranked fourth on team with 19 made three-pointers... Made 3-of-5 three-pointers in his collegiate debut while scoring 9 points in 90-81 win at Campbell... Matched his season– high of 9 points in two other wins - against Loyola Chicago he canned all three trey attempts, and in road win at Santa Clara he made 3-of-4 three– pointers. HIGH SCHOOL: Attended DeSoto High School in Olathe, Kansas ... Senior year was a McDonald's All -America nominee ... Averaged 23 points per game and 8 rebounds ... 2nd Team All-Metro, First Team All-County and FirstTeam All-League ...Junior year averaged 20 ppg and 6 rpg while gar– nering First Team All-County and First Team All-Frontier League honors ... Sophomore year averaged 16 ppg and 6 rpg. PERSONAL: Born on July 10, 1987 in Olathe, Kansas ... Parents are Mark and Aileen Brown of Olathe, KS ...Chose USO for basketball program, facilities and school ... Also recruited by Kansas State, Indiana State and Oklahoma.

MAJOR: Communication Studies.

MINORS: Sociology and Visual Arts.

DANNY BROWN CAREER STATISTICS -- 2005-2007 TOTAL 3PT FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT A PF STL TO BLK

PTS AVG REB-AVG

G-GS MIN

YEAR

19-58 21-58

4-4

23-69 23-76

16-0.6 16-0.4 32-0.6

.328 .362 .345

.333 .303 .317

2.4 2.9 2.6

1.000 .750 .813

15 18 33

7

265

18 38 56

29-0

14 15 29

69 76

1 8 9

2005-06 2006-07

9-12

11 18

26-1 307 55-1 572

40-116

13-16

46-145

145

Total

6-3 •200 Junior Guard

Phoenix,AZ Pinnacle HS 2007-08 at USO: Versatile junior will compete for playing time at the wing position. 2006-07 at USO: Appeared in 27 games with 12 starts... Averaged 5.9 points per game and 2.1 rebounds while converting 42.9% of his shots from the floor (60-140) and 42.6% from beyond the arc (26-61 )... Scored in double figures in seven contests with a personal-best 15 points in road win at Saint Mary's (Feb. 5, 2007)... Grabbed 6 boards in two contests (@ Gonzaga & Saint Mary's)... Scored 13 points and made all three of his three-point attempts in WCC Tournament opener against Pepperdine... Three other contests canned 3-of-3 behind the arc. 2005-06 AT USO: Appeared in all 30 games with 25 starts as a"true" fresh– man ... Averaged 5.1 points and 2.0 rebounds while averaging just under 20 minutes of action per contest... Shot 45.5% from the field (60-132), 32.4% from beyond the three-point arc (12-37) and a solid 75.0% from the free throw line (21-28)... Scored a season-high 11 points in 81-66 road win at Santa Clara...Grabbed a season-high 7 boards twice (at Furman; vs. USF)... Recipient of team's Zable Athletic Excellence Award. HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Pinnacle High School in Phoenix, Arizona ... Se– nior year was named 2nd Team All-State after averaging 22.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 3.0 apg and 2.5 steals ... Junior campaign averaged 17.0 points per game, 10.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.6 steals while helping the team go 22-6 and reach the quarterfinals of the state tournament ...Pinnacle HS is in the 2nd largest schools division for the state of Arizona ... High school coach was Charlie Wilde. PERSONAL: Born on April 7, 1987 in Phoenix, Arizona ... Parents are Ray– mond and Jennifer Murdock of Phoenix, Arizona ...Chose USO for basket– ball program and campus .

MAJOR: Sociology.

RAYMURDOCK CAREER STATISTICS -- 2005-2007

3PT

TOTAL

REB-AVG

FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA

AVG

PTS

FT-FTA

PCT

G-GS MIN

TO BLK

STL

PF

A

PCT

YEAR

59-2.0 56-2.1

5.1 5.9 5.5

12-37 26-61 38-98

60-132 60-140

153 158 311

.455 .429 .441

11

48

21-28 12-19 33-47

24 23 47

583 518

.324 .426 .388

56 47

44 37

.750 .632 .702

2005-06 30-25 2006-07 27-12

47 12 95 23

115-2.0

57-37 1,101 120-272

Total

81 103

6-8 • 215 Junior Forward Murrieta, CA Citrus College 2007-08 at USD: Second year performer returns where he will compete at both forward and center. 2006-07 at USD: Appeared in 30 games with 22 starts... Averaged 3.4 points per game, 1.8 rebounds and 15.8 minutes per contest... Converted 45.5 percent of his shots from the field, and showed some range by canning 11-of-32 three– pointers (34.4%) ... Scored in double digits four times with a season-best 16 points (4-for-4 in treys) in home win over Cal State Bakersfield (Dec. 5, 2006). COLLEGE: Played at Citrus College where he earned 1st Team All-Western States Conference honors... Led the conference in field goal percentage (62%) while averaging 11.2 points and 7.9 rebounds. HIGH SCHOOL: Played three years on varsity at Murrietta Valley High for Coach Steve Tarabilda ... Two-time team MVP... Also earned 1st Team All-Southwestern League honors during both years... Averaged 17 points and 8 rebounds per game as a senior... Scored 31 points with 15 rebounds against Highland in play– off game during junior year. PERSONAL: Born on July 26, 1986 in Tacoma,Washington ... Parents are Cliff and Sandy Fleming of Sun City, California... Chose USO for hard-working basketball program and location... Also recruited by UC Irvine and Pacific.

MAJOR: Communication Studies.

DANIEL FLEMING CAREER STATISTICS -- 2006-2007 TOTAL 3PT FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT A PF STL TO BLK PTS AVG

YEAR G-GS MIN 2006-07 30-22 474 Total 30-22 474

REB-AVG

11 -32 11-32

40-88 40-88

.455 .455

.344 .344

12-26 12-26

.462 .462

20 20

76 76

12 12

23 23

54-1.8 54-1.8

5

3.4 3.4

103 103

5

6-7 • 215 Sophomore Forward Bedford, TX Lawrence D. Bell HS

NOTEWORTHY: Last season named to the West Coast Conference All-Freshman squad.

2007-08 at USO: Enters third year with the Toreros and sophomore campaign on the floor where he will compete for playing time at both guard and forwa rd. 2006-07 at USO: Appeared in 31 contests with 18 starts... Averaged 5.8 points per game and 2.9 rebounds while converting 44.1% of his field goal attempts and 79.8% from the charity stripe...Scored in dou– ble figures in five games with a personal-best 16 points in road game at SDSU (made 6-ofl 0 shots and 3-6 treys) while playing a personal– best 31 minutes...Totaled 14 points and 7 rebounds (5 offensive) in home win over UC Santa Barba ra (Dec. 22, 2006). HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Lawrence D. Bell High School where he played for coach Randall Durant ... Senior year averaged 15.6 points per game and 8.0 rebounds for 24-9 Blue Raiders ... A McDonald's All-America nominee, also earned All-Region, All-Area and All-District honors ... During his junior campaign he averaged 15.3 points per game while garnering All-Area and All-District honors for his 21-13 club. PERSONAL: Born on September 4, 1986 in Virginia Beach,Virginia ... Parents are Russell and Anne Lewis of Bedford, Texas ...Chose USD for basketball program and location of school ... Also recruited by Ai r Force, Rice, SMU, Marshall and North Texas ... Played on Dallas Mus– tangs club team that was crowned National Champions in 2001 . 2005-06 at USO: Sat out as a red shirt.

MAJOR: Business Administration.

CHRIS LEWIS CAREER STATISTICS -- 2006-2007

TOTAL

3PT

PTS AVG REB-AVG 179 5.8 90-2.9 179 5.8 90-2.9

TO BLK

STL

PF

FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA

PCT

A

PCT

FT-FTA

G-GS MIN

YEAR

17-56 17-56

.441 .441

4 4

36 36

34-48 34-48

64-145 64-145

15 15

53 53

34 34

.708 .708

2006-07 31-1 8 535

.304 .304

31-18 535

Total

6-1 • 205 Sophomore Guard Fresno, CA Clovis West HS NOTEWORTHY: Last season named to West Coast Conference All-Fresh– man team. 2007-08 at USO: Enters his sophomore year where he will compete at both guard and on the wing. 2006-07 at USO: Last season as a "true" freshman he appeared in 31 contests with 3 starts... Averaged 20.1 minutes of action per game and chipped in with 4.2 points per game and 2.5 rebounds... Excellent free throw shooter (78.6%)... Scored in double figures in four contests with a best of 12 points (Central Michigan)... Turned in a solid performance in home win over Pepperdine with 10 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists... To– taled 8 points and 6 rebounds in just 14 minutes of action in road loss at Gonzaga (Jan. 29, 2007). HIGH SCHOOL: During his senior year at Clovis West HS, Jackson helped the Golden Eagles become the first non-Southern area school to win the Boys Division I Southern Section title... They advanced to the state championship game where he scored 18 points in a close loss to even– tual champion De La Salle at the Arco Center in Sacramento, California... Under the direction of coach Tom Orlich, Clovis West finished the year 30-3 overall; ranked No. 2 in the state of California; No. 4 in the west; and No. 18 in the final USA Today Super 25 ... For the season Jackson averaged 18.9 points per game and 7.2 rebounds... During the playoff run he led his team with a 25.0 points per game average... He was a finalist for Cal– ifornia's Mr. Basketball award, given by Cal -Hi Sports - La Costa Canyon's Chase Budinger, who headed to the University of Arizona, received the honor... Additionally, Jackson was tabbed a Division I All-State First Team selection; the Fresno Bee Player of the Year for the Central Section; and the Tri-River Athletic Conference Most Valuable Player. In the Southern Regional semi-final against La Costa Canyon, Jackson scored 33 points and defended McDonald's All-American Chase Budinger in the 2nd half as Clovis West won by 12 points... Jackson scored 19 points in the 1st half, including 5 points in the final :35 seconds of the 2nd quarter for a 32-25 intermission lead... In the Southern California Regional Playoffs, Jackson added 20 points and 13 rebounds in the team's 55-42 win over Los Alami– tos at the Sports Arena. PERSONAL: Born on March 22, 1988 in Fresno, California ...Chose USO for basketball program and great team chemistry ... Also recruited by Wash– ington State, Fresno State, Pacific, UC Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Pepper– dine, Saint Mary's and UNLV ... His dad played basketball at UC Santa Bar– bara, and his brother played hoops at Arizona State.

MAJOR: Undeclared.

DE'JON JACKSON CAREER STATISTICS -- 2006-2007

TOTAL

3PT

YEAR

G-GS MIN 31-3 623 31-3 623

FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA

PCT

FT-FTA

PCT

PTS

AVG

PF

REB-AVG

A

TO BLK

STL

2006-07

46-128 46-128

.359 .359

5-29 5-29

.172 .172

33-42 33-42

.786 .786

79-2.5 79-2.5

130 130

44 44

4.2 4.2

64 64

15 15

34 34

7 7

Total

2007-08 at USD: First year performer is projected to compete for playing time at both forward and center.

osn

2006-07 at USD: Sat out year as a red shirt.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Ayala High School where he played for Tom Greg– ory... Senior year averaged 18 points and 10 rebounds with team winning the Sierra League Championship and advancing to the CIF Quarterfinals... Sierra League MVP, 1st Team AII-CIF, 1st Team All-Inland Valley, MVP of Daily Bulletin... Junior year averaged 11.3 points and 7.8 rebounds with team advancing to CIF semifinals... Named 1st Team All-League and 2nd Team AII-CIF.

6-7 • 230 Freshman FIC Chino Hills, CA Ayala HS

PERSONAL: Born on March 1, 1988 in Upland, California ... His mother, Amy Miller, resides in Chino Hills, CA... Chose USD for educa– tion, basketball, location and weather... Also recruited by Air Force, and Ivy League schools.

MAJOR: Undeclared.

2007-08 at USD: Enters his sophomore season with USD as a walk-on ... Will compete for playing time at the forward position.

atrick

2006-07 at USD: Appeared in just 6 games in a reserve role... Scored a late basket in home win over Pepperdine (Jan . 12, 2007).

6-6 • 215 Sophomore Forward Sacramento, CA Bella Vista HS

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Bella Vista HS for coach David Gonzales... Senior year averaged 11 points and 6 rebounds for team that finished 19-9... Named First Team All-Capital Athletic League... Selected to Optimist Area All-Star game... Also lettered in lacrosse.

PERSONAL: Born on June 1, 1988 in Mountain View, California ... Parents are Tom and Janet Lacey of Orangevale, California ... Chose USD for strong academics, good environment, nice location and basketball program... Received academic merit scholarship to USD.

MAJOR: Undeclared.