USD Men's Basketball 1996-1997

WANT TO HELP SAN DIEGO WIN? San Diego has along tradition of winn ing on the field as well as off the field. NCAA BYLAW 13.01.5.1 In Division I, representatives of an institution ' s interests are prohibited from making in-person, or on- or off-campus recruiting contacts, or written or telephonic communications with a prospect or the prospect's relatives or legal guardians. A prospect is any student athlete who has started class for the ninth grade. • Even a phone call congratulating a prospect on signing to attend San Diego is a violation and could make that prospect ineligi ble. • If you know of a high school student-athlete that might be considering San Diego DO NOT contact that prospect, their coach, parents, relatives or high school coaches/administrators. • If you wish, it is permissible to call the Department of Athletics and notify the appropriate coach about a prospect; only the coach may initiate communication with a prospect. Additionally ... a representative may not provide any ex tra benefit to an enrolled student-athlete or their fami ly. An "extra benefit" would include provision of any transportation, meals, clothes, entertainment, preferen– tial loan terms or other benefits to a student-athlete unavailable to the general student population. Simply put, you may not treat student– athletes any differently than other students. • If you have a question about what you can or cannot do, please ASK before you ACT. Call the USD Athletic Department at (619) 260-4803.

"Winning" at San Diego is not just scoring more points than the opposition. It's about adherence to academic standards and NCAA rules regarding recruitment and enrollment of student-athletes. So how can you help San Diego win? Follow the rules. By USD's definition, you ' re a represen– tative of San Diego just by being an alumnus/a, parent or fan. Therefore, the following pertains to you .

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I ~- A TOREROS HOST GONZAGA AND PORTLAND IN wee PLAY

SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS: The Gonzaga Bulldogs opened up WCC play with a weekend sweep over Santa Clara (75-66) and Saint Mary's (80-57) ... the wins improved Gonzaga's current winstreak to four games and improved their overall record to 9-5 ... center Bakari Hendrix scored a career– high 18 points for the Zags in Thursday's 75-66 win over Santa Clara ... in the Saint Mary's game, freshman guard Richie Frahm came off the bench to make 8-of-9 shots (4-for-5 three-pointers) and finished with a career-best 20 points ... probable starters include forwards Axel Dench (6-11 Fr., 7.5 ppg) and Mike Leasure (6-7 So., 5.9 ppg), center Bakari Hendrix (6-8 Jr., 9.2 ppg), and guards Matt Santangelo (6-1 Fr., 12.1 ppg) and Lorenzo Rollins (6-4 Sr., 17.0 ppg) ... Rollins was the WCC December Player of the Month and currently is second in the WCC in scoring ... 7--0 center Paul Rogers, considered by some media outlets as the preseason WCC Player of the Year, will apply for a medical hardship after suffering a broken right foot in early December ... head coach Dan Fitzgerald (248-162) is in his final season. The Portland Pilots (5-9; 0-2) play at USF prior to Saturday's game in San Diego ... the Pilots have lost seven of nine, including both WCC games this past weekend to Saint Mary's (61-66) and Santa Clara (55-68), and are 1-5 through their first six road games ... center Greg Klosterman scored 18 in the St. Mary's game and forward Jimmie Rainwa– ter scored 21 against the Broncos ... probable starters include forwards Chivo Anderson (6-5 Jr., 12.6 ppg) and Jimmie Rain– water (6-6 So., 11.5 ppg), center Greg Klosterman (6-11 Sr., 14.1 ppg), and guards Dionn Holton (5-10 Jr., 8.6 ppg) and Jason Franklin (6-4 Fr., 12.5 ppg) ... head coach Rob Chavez is in his third season at Portland (45-28) and has a career mark of 73-55. TORERO GAMES TO BE TELEVISED: Fox Sports West, formerly Prime Sports, will be airing selected USD Basketball games this season. Saturday, February 8th, a men's and women's doubleheader versus USF will be carried by Fox's new regional network. The men 's game will tip-off live at 5:00 pm. The women's game vs. USF will tip-off at 7:30 p.m. and will be televised on Sun., Feb. 9th at 8:00 pm. On February 15th, the men's road game vs. Gonzaga will be carried live at 5:30 pm. On Thursday, February 20th, the men's USD vs. Loyola Marymount game at home will also be televised live at 5:00 pm. LMU HOSTS 2ND LOS ANGELES-BASED wee CHAMPIONSHIP: Loyola Marymount hosts the 11th an– nual WCC Basketball Championships, the first time the event has been to the L.A. area since 1990. This is only the third WCC tournament which has taken place outside the Bay Area (LMU 1990, Portland 1991). All eight men's and women's teams take part in the event with the survivors earning an auto– matic bid to the NCAA Championships. Tickets for reserved seats to the event are available now by calling the USO Ath– letic Department at (619) 260-4803. SPORTS INFORMATION HOTLINE: For results and in– formation on upcoming events, please contact the USD Torero Hotline at 619/260-2323 ... the hotline will be updated after both home and away contests throughout the season. CODE OF CONDUCT

THE GAMES: The USD Toreros (8-6; 0-2), coming off WCC road losses at Pepperdine (66-72) and Loyola Marymount (68- 73), will try to rebound this week with home games against Gonzaga University (9-5; 2--0) on Thursday, Jan. 16th and the University of Portland (5-9; 0-2) on Saturday, Jan. 18th. Both games tipoff at 7:00 p.m. in the USD Sports Center. SERIES RECORDS: The Gonzaga Bulldogs lead USD 26- 13 overall and 24-11 in WCC contests ... the Zags have won four straight over the TOl'eros, including both games last year (60-53 in Spokane; 69-59 in San Diego). USD leads Portland 22-16 overall and in WCC play 20-14 ... the Pilots have won four of the last five meetings, including last yecW"'s second round wee Tournament game at Santa Clara, 65-52. COACH HOLLAND: USD head coach Brad Holland (UCLA, 1979) is in his third year at the helm of the USD men's program where he owns a mark of 33-36. He has guided USD to six wins in its last nine games and an overall mark of 8-6. Last season he directed the Toreros to a 14-14 record and semi– final appearance at the WCC Tournament. He enters the Gonzaga game this week with a career mark of 56-67. Prior to USD he was head coach at Cal State Fullerton for two years. Holland, who played four years of basketball at UCLA (1976- 79), was the 14th player taken in the first round of the 1979 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. He was a member of the 1980 NBA championship team. Holland and his wife, Leslie, have three children, Kristin and Lisa, 14-year-old twins, and Kyle, age 4. WCC STANDINGS (as of Jan. 13th): Gonzaga (2--0; 9- 5), San Francisco (2--0; 7-7), Saint Mary's (1-1; 11-4), Santa Clara (1-1; 7-7), Loyola Marymount (1-1; 4-10), Pepperdine (1-1; 3- 11 ), San Diego (0-2; 8-6), Portland (0-2; 5-9). UPCOMING WCC GAMES: (Wed., Jan. 15th) Pepperdine at LMU, Saint Mary's at Santa Clara (Thur., Jan. 16th) Gonzaga at USD, Portland at USF. (Sat., Jan. 18th) Gonzaga at USF, LMU at Pepperdine, Santa Clara at Saint Mary's, Portland at USD. TORERO UPDATE: USD will be looking to bounce back from this past weekend's WCC road losses at Pepperdine (66- 72) and Loyola Marymount (68-73) ... against Pepperdine the Toreros shot just 38.6% from the field and were outrebounded 41-36 ... Alex Davis led four Toreros in double digits with 14 points ... Andre Speech (13 points) and Nosa Obasohan (10 points) each came off the bench to tally season bests in points scOl'ed ... the next night at LMU, USD shot 53.7 percent from the field, however, LMU pulled down 14 offensive rebounds and attempted 17 more shots than USO ... Davis scored a game– high 20 points ... probable starters for USO include forwards Sean Flannery (11.4 ppg) and Brian Miles (13.5 ppg), center Brian Bruso (11.9 ppg), and guards Brock Jacobsen (8.0 ppg) and Alex Davis (9.2 ppg) ... at home this season USO is 5-1 and outscoring its opponents 79.7 to 59.7 ... Alex Davis leads the WCC in steals at 2.4 per game ... Sean Flannery's streak of at least one three-pointer made ended at 50 after he failed to make one over the weekend. USDIWCC SPECTATOR

Ladies and gentlemen, please be advised of the University of San Diego and West Coast Conference policy in regard to appropriate spectator conduct at athletic contests at USO. We appreciate your cooperation in demonstrating positive sportsmanlike conduct toward all student-athletes and coaches, particularly our opponents, the game officials, other spectators and those who administer today's competition. We are very proud of our student-athletes, coaches and officials. Likewise, we value your contributions as spectators to the overall competitive environment. USO, the WCC and Torero Basketball thanks you for your support and cooperation. Enjoy tonight's contest !

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GONZAGA UNIVERSITY

Basketball SID: O liver Pierce SID Office Phone: (509) 328-4220, ext. 6373 SID Fax #/ Press Row: 324-5730/ ext. 4224

Location: Spokane, Washington Nickname: Bulldogs; Zags Colors: Blue, White and Red Enrollment: 5,000 Conference: West Coast

Last Season's Record: 21-9 Series Record: 26-13 GU Last Meetin g: 69-59 GU (2-17-96) Lettermen Ret./ Lost: 7/ 5

President: Rev. Edward Glyn n, SJ Athletic Director: Dan Fitzgerald Coach: Dan Fitzgerald Alma Mater & Year: CS Los Angeles, 1965 Record at GU: 239-157/ 14 Yrs. Assistants: Dan Monson, Mark Few, Bill Grier

Starters Ret./ Lost: 2/ 3 PLAYERS TO WATCH: *Paul Rogers

7-0 SR C 6-4 SR G 6-1 SR G 15.2 ppg 10.3 ppg 4.8 ppg 1996-97 Gonzaga Men's Numerical Basketball Roster *Lorenzo Rollins *Kevin Williams

No. 10 11 13 14 15 22

Yr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. So.

Name

Pos.

Ht. 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-0 6-1 6-7 64 6-5 6-5 6-8 6-8 6-7 6-11 6-11

Wt.

Hometown/Last School

CarlCrider

G G G G G G G G F

187 198 178 176 17<1 210 191 190 199 240 197 225 210 215 225

Oakesdale, WNEastern Washington Foster City, CNBellarmine Prep Portland, OR/Central Catholic Harrington, WNSprague-Harrington Spanaway, WNSpanaway Lakes Tacoma, WA!facorna Comm. College Vancouver, WNBattle Ground TuinFalls, IDII'win Falls

Kevin Williams Matt Santangelo John Nemeth Ryan Floyd Mike Leasure Lorenzo Rollins Richie Frahm Mike Nilson BradMcKnight Bakari Hendrix DougGriffin JeremyEaton Axel Dench

23 24 25 30 31 32 33 34 35

Seattle, WNShorecrest

F F F F

Melbourne, Australia/Cadet Grammar

Bellevue, WNSan Jose State

Vallejo, CNSolano

Jr. Jr. Jr.

Sacramento, CNSan Joaquin Delta College Benton City, WNWalla Walla Comm. College

F/C

Phillip Ball Head Coach: Assistants:

F

6-9

Cheney, WNCheney High

So.

Dan Fitzgerald (15th Year; Cal State-~ Angeles, 1965)

DanMonson, Mark Few, Bill Grier

Trainer: Steve DeLong

UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND

Location: Portland, Oregon Nickname: Pilots Colors: Purple and Wh ite Enrollment: 2,700 Conference: West Coast President: Rev. David T. Tyson, CSC Athletic Director: Joe Etzel Coach: Rob Chavez Alma Mater & Year: Mesa College, 1980 Record at UP: 40-19/ 2 Yrs. Assistants: Jim Shaw, Clark Buerk, Preston Ivory

Basketball SID: Steve Walker SID O/ H Phone: (503) 283-7439/ 690-9688 SID Fax #/ Press Row: 283-7242/ 283-7527

Last Season's Record: 19-11 Series Record: 22-16 USO Last Meeting: 65-52 UP (3-3-96) Lettermen Ret./ Lost: 8/ 4

Starters Ret./ Lost: 4/ 1 PLAYERS TO WATCH: *Kweemada King 6-4

SR G 13.6 ppg 9.4 ppg 6.8 ppg 1996-97 Portland Men's Numerical Basketball Roster *Greg Klosterman *Dionn Holton 6-11 SR C 5-10 JR G

No. 3 5 15

Name

Pos.

Yr.

Ht.

Wt.

Hometown/Last School Riverside, CNNorth Riverside HS

Chivo Anderson Jason Artmckle Kris Wiggins DionnHolton Brian Jackson Jason Franklin JimmieRainwater Luke Palumbis Kyle Stonehouse GregKlosterman

6-5 6-0 6-3 6-5 64 6-6 6-9 6-8

G G G G

180 170 185 185 210 180 185 225 235 235 230

Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr.

Houston, TX/Lamar HS

Canmore, Alberta/Winston Churchhill HS Long Beach, CNLong Beach Poly HS

23 24 25 31 33 40 5A) 54

5-10

F

West Covina, CA/Damien HS Portland, OR/Benson HS Seattle, WNChiefSealthHS

G

F

So.

C F C C

Jr.

Lake Oswego, OR/North Idaho College Vancouver, WA/Hudson 's Bay HS Florence, OR/Lane City College

So.

6-11

Sr. Fr.

Jay Strid

7-1

Poulsbo, WNNorth Kitsap HS

Head Coach: Assistants:

Rob Chavez (3rd Season;Mesa College, 1980)

Jim Shaw, Clark Buerk, Preston Ivory

Trainer: Tom Fregoso

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1996-97 TOREROS: Sitting 1-r: Alex Davis, Asst. Royce Youree, Asst. Marty Wilson, Head Coach Brad Holland, Asst. Kyle Smith, Student Asst. David Fizdale, Lamont Smith. Standing 1-r: Jim Brewer, Sean Flannery, Mike Courtney, Brian Smith, Brian Miles, James Black, Andre Speech, Brian Bruso, Ryan Williams, Nosa Obasohan, Brock Jacobsen. 1996-97 University of San Diego Men's Basketball Numerical Roster

YR so FR JR so JR SR FR JR SR SR FR

ALPHABETICAL 34 Black, James 22 Brewer, Jim 40 Bruso, Brian 14 Courtney, Mike 12 Davis, Alex 32 Flannery, Sean 5 Jacobsen, Brock 11 Minshall, James 44 Obasohan, Nosa 20 Sheahan, Casey 10 Smith, Brian 13 Smith, Lamont 24 Speech, Andre 35 Williams, Ryan 50 Knoll, Jeff 55 Miles, Brian

EXP HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL) 1V Glendora, CA (Crescenta Valley HS) HS Tucson, AZ (Salpointe HS) HS San Diego, CA (St. Augustine HS) Los Angeles, CA (Mclennan CC, TX) 1V The Colony, TX (The Colony HS) 2V Portola Valley, CA (St. Francis HS) 1V Woodland Hills, CA (CS Fullerton) HS Palos Verdes, CA (Peninsula HS) 2V Sacramento, CA (McClatchy HS) 3V Tucson, AZ (Salpointe Catholic HS) 3V Pasadena, TX (Pasadena HS) JC

WT 185 225 170 170 175 193 175 175 200 200 260 215 225 195 280 230

HT 6-5 6-9

POS ~

NO NAME

5

Brock Jacobsen

F

10 Brian Smith

5-10 5-11

G G G G G F C F F F

James Minshall

11

12 Alex Davis

6-2 6-6 6-2 6-3 6-8 6-5 6-6 6-7 6-5 7-0 6-9

Lamont Smith

13

14 Mike Courtney 20 Casey Sheahan

Jim Brewer

22

24 Andre Speech

G-F

Sean Flannery

32

6-11

34 James Black 35 Ryan Williams 40 Brian Bruso 44 Nosa Obasohan

2V Seattle, WA (O'Dea HS)

JR SR JR FR JR

3V S. Lake Tahoe, CA (S. Lake Tahoe HS)

2V Houston, TX (Alief Elsik HS)

G-F

HS Mercer Island, WA (Mercer Island HS) 1V Santa Rosa, CA (Utah Valley State)

C F

50 Jeff Knoll

Brian Miles

55

Brad Holland (3rd Season)

Head Coach:

Marty Wilson (1st Year), Kyle Smith (4th Year), Royce Youree (2nd Year)

Assistants:

Barton Bland

Adm. Assistant:

Matt Adelman, Michelle Dye, Joel Sartan

Managers:

Nicole Wargnier

Student Asst.:

HEAD COACH BRAD HOLLAND

BRAD HOLLAND~~ 3rd Year The 1996-97 season is Brad Holland's third at the helm of the USO basketball program. The immediate future looks bright as the 39- year-old Holland returns four starters and ten lettermen from last year ' s team that finished 14-14. In addition, he has landed three top recruits (one junior col lege transfer and two high school prep stars) that will give the team added depth at the guard and forward spots . Last season the Toreros overcame injuries to starters Sean Flannery (knee; played just six games) and Brian Bruso (foot; missed fourteen games), and rebounded to win five of their final seven games and finish 14-14 overall. The Toreros advanced to the semifinals of the WCC Tournament after upsetting #3-seed Loyola Marymount in the opener. Among the team' s fourteen wins were so lid performances against the likes of Santa Clara, San Diego State, UC Irvine, Portland, and a sweep of Pepperdine. In his first year Brad guided the San Diego Toreros to an 11-16 overall record and a fifth place finish in the West Coast Conference. The season was highlighted early on when the Toreros downed visiting Notre Dame, 90-76, on December 3rd before 6,522 fans at the San Diego Sports

Arena. Coach Holland enters the 1996-97 season with a 4-year coaching record of 48-61. Prior to USO Holland won rave reviews for the manner in which he revitalized th e Ca l State Fullerton men's basketball program. During the 1992-93 season, his first as a head coach, th e Titans finished 15-12 and posted the school's first winning record in four years while going 10-8 in the Big West Conference. Along the way they beat every team in the confe rence except New Mexico State, capping the year with an exciti ng one-point home victory over nationally ranked UNLV. His 1993-94 team, which lost three players to season-ending injuri es prior to the start of the season, finished 8-19 overa ll and eighth in Big West play. They did have some memorable victories - they won at Nevada and UC Santa Barbara 's Thunderdome; they won for the third year in a row at UC Irvine; and they knocked off UNLV with a 84-75 victory at the Thomas and Mack Center. Prior to his appointment at Cal State Fullerton, Holland was an assistant coach on Jim Harrick' s staff at UCLA from August, 1988 to March, 1992. He helped the Bruins return to national prominence w hil e compiling a 93-35 record that took them to four NCAA tournaments. Success as a head coach is merely the latest positive mark I"'"".............................................................................. ~

Holland has made on Southern California basketball. He was a bas– ketball and football star at Crescenta Valley High School. He was a four-year basketball letterman at UCLA and played with the Los An– geles Lakers and two other National Basketball Association teams before retiri ng in 1982 due to a knee injury. He entered private business and also was a broadcaster for Prime Ticket from 1985 to 1988. Holland was the last player recruited by Coach John Wooden and became a part of four Pac-10 championship teams at UCLA from 1976 to 1979, two under Coach Gene Bartow and two under Coach Gary Cunningham. The Bruins went 102-1 7 during Hollands's playing career and he was honorable mention Al l-America and sec– ond-team Academic All-America as a senior. That year he averaged 17.5 points and 4.8 assists and had a .598 field goa l percentage, the best ever by a Bruin guard. He graduated in 1979 from UCLA with a B.A. degree in Sociology. The Lakers drafted Holland in 1979, the 14th player taken in the first round, and went on to win the 1980 NBA championship. The rookie guard scored eight points in the decisive sixth game at Philadelphia. He finished hi s playing career in 1981-82 with Wash– ington and Milwaukee. Holland and hi s wife, Les li e, have three children, Kristin and Lisa, 14-year-old twins, and Kyl e, age 4.

ASSISTANT COACHES

MARTY Wit.SON 1st Year Lamar 'Marty' Wilson enters his first season as assistant basketball coach for the USD Toreros. He replaced Randy Bennett who took a simi lar position with Pepperdine University and new head coach Lorenzo Romar 's staff. The 29-year-old W ilson comes from Pepperd ine where he completed his sixth season with the Waves coaching staff. Thi s past January he assumed the position of interim head coach for the Pepperdine program after head coach Tony Fuller resigned in mid-season. W ilson d irected the Waves into the semifinals of the WCC Tournament after their first round upse t of #1-seed Santa Clara. Wi l– son joi ned the Pepperdine staff in August of 1990 as the restricted earnin gs coach; he was elevated to full-time assistant in Apri l of 1994; and he was named Head Assistant in April of 1995. During W ilson's coaching tenure w ith the Waves, Pepperdine teams posted a cumu lative record of 106-72 (.596). The Waves advanced to the NCAA's in 1991, 1992 and 1994, wh ile the 1993 team KYLE SMITH 4th Year Kyle Smith begins his fourth yea r at the University of San Diego, and his second as a full-t ime assistant. Besides assisting with all aspects of the basketball program, he is also directly involved w ith the USD 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 26-year-old Smith is a 1992 graduate of Hamilton College where he earned a degree in English and minor in Socio logy. A four-year basketball performer on Hamilton's team, Smith helped lead his 1990-91 squad to a 26-1 season (2 4-0 regular season finish) and #1 national ranking among NCAA Division Ill teams. As a starting point guard, he averaged 10.0 ppg and led the team in assists, stea ls, free throw percentage and three-point accuracy. A native of Houston, Texas, Sm ith prepped at Alief Has tin gs High School (1988 graduate). ROYCE YOUREE~~ 2nd Year Royce Youree, who enters his second year with the San Diego staff, brings a wealth of knowl– edge and coaching experience to the Torero program. A long-time high schoo l and junior co llege coach in the state of Arizona, for eight years (1988-95) Youree directed the Arizona BCI (Senior Prep Nationa l Tournament). Three times during this span his teams were crowned national champions (1990, 1991 , 1995). Prior to his position with the BCI, he was co-head coach at M esa Community College (1982- 87) where he compiled a 126-3 7 record and advanced to the N)CAA National Tournament twice. Between 1964-82 he was head coach at East High School where his teams advanced to the State Tournament all thirteen years (modern day record ) and had a cumulative record of 30 1-56. His teams were crowned State Champions five times, with two squads (1980-8 1 & 1974-75) going a perfect 28- earned a birth to the National Invitation Tournament A 1989 graduate of Pepperdine with a bachelor's degree in communicatio ns, Wilson played for the Waves between 1984- 89 . After missing the 1986-87 season due to a back injury, Wilson returned for his sen ior year in 1988-89 and directed the team to a 20-13 record and 2nd round showing in the NIT. Wi lson and w ife, Mayra, have two ch ildren, Jessica and )alon. In 1979 he was one of three high school coaches selected by the Amateur Baske tball Association to coach the United States' Na ti ona l Junior Mens Team in th e World Championsh ips in Salvador, Brazi l. The USA defea ted Brazil 75-55 to ea rn the Gold M eda l. A 1960 graduate of Arizona State, Royce played three years of va rsity basketball and baseba ll, and was recen tly inducted into the ASU Athletic Ha ll of Fame. He earned his M.A. in Education in 1962. Royce and his wife, Bonnie, have one daughter, Kimberly. DAVID FIZDAL.E 1st Year 0 on the season.

David Fizda le wi ll assist head coach Brad Ho ll and and his staff as a student assis tant thi s year. Fizdale, a four-yea r player on the USD men's basketball team (1992-96), will complete his under– gradua te degree in Communica tions th is December. A two-year cap tain and last year 's team Most Valuab le Player, David was selec ted First Team All– West Coast Conference after lead ing the WCC in assists at 7.0 per game. He set a new USD single season record for assists w ith 195 and also set a new USD career mark with 465. In addition to being th e team MVP, he was also a two-time recipient of the Bugelli Leadership Awa rd , and was selected the San Diego Hall of Champions Amateur Star of the Month (February, 1996). He fini shed his USD career with 73 starts in 93 games and scored 745 points (8.0 ppg).

TORERO HONOR ROLL

wee All-Tournament Team Scott Thompson, 1987 Kelvin Woods, 199 1 Doug Harri s, 1994 Brooks Barnhard, 1994

Danny M eans, 1987-88, ' 88-89 Scott Thompson, 1985-86, 1986-87

WCC Championships 1983-84 {9-3 wee, 18-1 o) 1986-87 {13-1 wee, 24-6)

Anthony Reuss, 1984-85 Mike Whitmarsh, 1983-84

Miller Lite Student Athlete of the Year

WCC Coach of the Year

Jim Brovelli, 1983-84 Hank Egan, 1985-86 Hank Egan, 1986-87

WCC All-Academic Team

Brian Bruso, '93-94, '94-95, '95-96 Va l Hi ll, 1992-93 Kelvin Woods, 1989-90, '91-92,

Brian Bruso, '93-94, '94-95, '95-96 Keith Co lvin, 1990-91 WCC Scholar-Athletes (Min. 3.0 g.p.a.J Brian Bruso, '93-94, '94-95, '95-96 Don Capener, 198 1-82, 82-83 Keith Co lvin, 1989-90 Mario Coronado, 1982-83, 83-84 Joe Fish, 1983-84 David Heppell, 1980-81, 81-82 Steve Krallman, 1983-84, 84-85 Brad Levesque, 1980-81 Ni ls Madden, ' 84-85, '85-86, '86-87 Dave Mciver, 1982-83 Eric Musselman, 1983-84 John Prunty, ' 81-82, '82-83, '83-84 Anthony Reuss, '8 1-82, ' 82-83, ' 83-84, '84-85 John Sayers, 1987-88 Brian Setencich, 1982-83 Mike Whitmarsh, 1983-84 Rusty Whitmarsh, 1981-82 Kelvin Woods, '88-90, ' 89-90, '90-9 1, '91-92 Sean Flannery, 1995-96 Jon Freeman, 1981-82

Keith Co lvin, 1990-91 Craig Cottrell, 1988-89 Mike Haupt, 1987-88

WCC Player of the Year

Scott Thompson, 1986-87 wee Freshman of the Year Scott Thompson, 1983-84 John Sayers, 1987-88 Gylan Dottin, 1988-89 Brock Jacobsen, 1995-96

Bugelli Leadership Award

David Fi zda le, 1994-95, 1995-96 Neal Meyer, 1992-93, 1993-94 Michael Brown, 1991-92 Wayman Strickland, 1990-91 Anthony Thomas, 1989-90 Kelvin M eans, 1988-89 Mike Haupt, 1987-88 Eric Musse lman, 1986-87 Mario Coronado, 1985-86 Chri s Carr, 1984-85 Zable Athletic Excellence Award Rocco Raffo, 1995-96 Doug Harris, 1994-95 Brooks Barnhard, 1993-94 Geoff Probst, 1991-92, ' 92-93 Michael Brown, 1990-91 Pat Holbert, 1989-90 Danny Means, 1987-88, ' 88-89 Scott Thompson, 1985-86 Anthony Reuss, 1984-85 Bully's East Most Improved Player Nils Madden, 1986-87 Paul Leonard, 1986-87

First Team AII-WCC

Brooks Barnhard, 1994 Gylan Dottin, 1993 David Fizdale, 1996 Doug Harris, 1993, 1995

John Jerome, 1990 Ni ls Madden, 1987 Pete Murphy, 1986 Anthony Reuss, 1984, 1985 Scott Thompson, 1985, 1986, 1987 Mike Whitmarsh, 1983, 1984 Kelvin Woods, 1991 , 1992

WCC Male Scholar Athlete of the Year

Steve Krallman, 1987

Most Valuable Player

CoSIDA/GTE Academic All-America

David Fi zdale, 1995-96 Doug Harri s, 1994-95 Brooks Barnhard , 1993 -94 Joe Templ e, 1993 -94 Gylan Do ttin , 1992-9 3 Kelvin Woods, 1990-9 1, '9 1-92 john Jerome, 1989-90

Andre Speech, 1995-96 Ryan Williams, 1994-95

David Heppell, 1982

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1997 wee TOURNAMENT LMU HOSTS SECOND LA-BASED CHAMPIONSHIP Loyola M arymount hosts the 11 th annual West Coast Conference Basketba ll Champ ionships, the first time the event has been to the Los Angeles area since 1990. This is only the third WCC tournament wh ich has taken place outside the Bay Area (LMU 1990, Portland 1991 ). All eight men's and women 's teams take part in the event wi th the survivors earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Championsh ips. RESERVED SEATS NOW AVAIi.ABLE I Order tickets through the LMU ticket office by calling (310) 338-4532, or by contacting the USO athletic department at (619) 260-4803. All-Tournament Pass ( 14 Games) $60 Men's Tournament Pass (7 Games) $45 Women's Tournament Pass (7 Games) $20 Lower Level, Men's Session $13 Upper Level, Men's Session $10 General Admission, Women's $7 Students (Men's/Women's) $6/3 ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMS 1996 MVP- Kweemada King, Portland Rick Brainard, Portland Lemont Daniels, Portland 1991 MVP- Geoff Lear, Pepperdine

wee TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE February 23 (Sun.)

Brackets Announced

12 Noon

February 24 (Mon.)

M edi a Teleconfe rence

10:00 am

A ll men's and women' s coaches w ill be on line fo r th e anno uncement of the 1997 A II-WCC Teams.

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T he rise of women's basketball did not begin when UConn's Jenn Rizzotti made it onto the cover of Sports Illustrated after the Huskies captured the 1995 NCAA championship. But, as Debbie Becker reveals in this edition's cover story, the booming populari– ty of the game during the '90s has enabled a number of athleti c departments to realize a revenue-producing, self-reliant sport that can control its future. To be sure, wi th top women's programs such as Connecticut and Tennessee attracting thousands of fans each game and turning a profit, the model has been established for other sc hools to follow. Indeed, such national attention and financial optimism has become possi– ble because of the long, arduous journeys taken by trailblazing players and coaches such as Theresa Grentz and Rene Portland (both of whom played for tiny lmmaculata College some 25 years ago and now coach successful college programs), Ann Meyers, Anne Donovan, Pat Summitt, Marianne Stanley, Cheryl Miller and Tara VanDerveer, to name just a handful. Now that the public and media have embraced the women's game, the time is at hand for athletic departments to seek ways to capitalize on this exciting era by aggressively and creatively marketing their programs. As Texas veter– an coach Jody Conradt states, "No one in athletics, men's teams included, can just si t by and wait for people to come. There is more and more compe– tition for the entertainment dollar. Professional teams have always been out there marketing and we're moving more and more in that direction." We, for one, hope such vision and optimism will prove infectious. INSIOf fDIIION II Profile: Head C:oaclt MAKING WAVIS When Lorenzo Romar quietly left UCLA for Pepperdine to become a head coach, he thought it would hardly create a ripple. He was wrong. Special Feature ARCHITICTURI 101 The secret to winning and stay ing on top is right here in College Hoops lllustrated's five-step program to erect the perfect dynasty. Impacts on tile Game THI SHOT Of THI DICADI The three-point field goal has gone from secret weapon to strategic one as it moves into its 11th season. AlSO... Bill Brill goes down "Memory Lane" to the electrifying 1982 NCAA Final hetween North Carolina and Georgetown, while Anthony McCarron checks out the evolution of the forward, and Chris Lindsley goes "Behind the Scenes" with Hank Nichols, the officials' shepherd.

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IDIIION Ill COVIR STORY: JACQUI RITURNS! The senior All-Everything from Kansas returns to the Jayhawks lineup in time for key conference matchups and to gear up for March Madness.

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Fonvards 5 Which player led his team to the Elite Eight in last year's NCAA Tournament? A. Danny Fortson, Cincinnati B. Danya Abrams, Boston Coll ege I! Which player led all fo1wards in U three-point fi eld goal percentage last season? A. Charles O'Bannon, UCLA B. Adona! Foyle, Colgate C. Ricky Peral, Wake Forest D. Keith Van Horn, Utah 1 Who led the Hoosiers in scoring during their 1976 championship season? A. Quinn Buckner B. Isiah Thomas C. Scott May D. Kent Benson 8 Which forward was the most valuable player of the 1974 national championship game? A. David Thompson, North Carolina State B. Butch Lee, Marquette C. Julius Erving, Massachusetts D. Keith Wilkes, UCLA C. Keith Van Horn, Utah D. Reggie Freeman, Texas

1 Which player led the nation in rebounding during the 1995-96 season?

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A. Danya Abrams, Boston College B. Austin Croshere, Providence C. Zendon Hamilton, St. John's D. Otis Hill, Syracuse 10 Which college did Larry Bird attend, in addition to Indiana State? A. Michigan B. Indiana C. Ohio State D. Purdue

2 Which player led the Big Ten Conference in scoring last year? A. Maurice Taylor, Michigan B. Sam Okey, Wisconsin C. Brian Evans, Indiana D. Jess Settles, Iowa 3 He led the Tar Heels to the 1982 national championship. Who is he? A. James Worthy B. Michael Jordan C. Donald Williams D. Jerry Stackhouse 4 Who hauled down a Division I individual game-high 28 rebounds last season?

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ew Perkins is a good businessman. He has to be. As the athletic director at the University of Connecticut, he's constantly looking for ways to fund his university's sports teams at a time most schools face severe budget cuts. One not-so-obvious place Perkins has looked

is to hi s women's basketball team. The 1995 national champi– onship program did not disappoint him. The UConn women are expected to ge nerate half a million dollars this season . "We look at women's basketball as a revenue source for us," said Perkins. "We are sold out for every game. We have people making donations to the women's program. We are taking two games thi s yea r to the 14,000-seat Civic Center. "We made a conscious dec ision to commit to women's bas– ke,tball. We are always looking for revenue sources. We made the dec ision it was the women and it worked." At a time of heated di scussion about gender equity and long– awaited enforcement of Title IX, federal legislation barring sexual discrimination of female athletes, funding women's sports is no longer just the ri ght thing to do. Done properly, it can be a savvy economi c move. Top Divi sion I programs like Connecticut, Tennessee and Texas are finding it possible to ge nerate revenue from their women's teams. Connecticut is in the uniqu e position of hav– ing a three-year, $2.28 million deal with Connecticut Public TV. CPTV will show 51 regu lar-season Huskies games as well as 12 Geno Auriemma coac hes shows. Connecticut's games are also aired on the 50,000-watt WTIC radio station , which can be picked up as far away as the Midwest. All thi s means proj ec ted revenue of more than $1.2 million. UConn's budget is $480,000, which makes for a nice profit for the athletic program. These are numbers most Division I football and men's bas– ketball programs wish they could claim. According to the Women's Sports Foundation, at about 80 percent of all NCAA member institutions football does not pay for women's sports or even itself. Among the supposedly lucra– tive bi g-time football programs in Division I-A, 33 percent are running defi c it programs averaging $ 1 million losses annually.

"It will always be importan t for women's teams to show they can draw and produce revenue," said Conradt, entering her 21st season in college athletics. " It legitimizes a program, that's the key word. It's viewed as a measuring stick. We've made great strides. There was a time no one believed women's basketball had potential to produce revenue." The Texas women have reached near-cult status in Austin not by accident. The school was among the first to create a fan base wi th innovative marketing tools like guest coaches, where fans sit on the bench during games and go into the locker room at halftime. ''Teams that have done well have gone out and promoted their programs," said Conradt, whose women's teams bring in $1 million annually. "No one in athletics, men's teams includ– ed, can just sit by and wai t for people to come. There is more and more competition for the entertainment dollar. Profes– sional teams have always been out there marketing and we're moving more and more in that direction." Texas, like Connecti cut and Tennessee, courts local compa– nies for support and also works the community groups like no one ever has. Conradt, Auriemma and Summitt are frequent guests at Kiwanis Club luncheons and local schools. It's hard work, bu t it pays off. "As long as there is a seal to be sold, there is going to be opportunity," said Conradt. "One thing that has happened here is that it started with basketball, but interest and support have spilled over to other sports. There are always niche mar– kets. We've just started women's soccer and the people that come to soccer are a little different than those that come to basketball." The finan cial picture isn't as bright at Iowa. Though the Hawkeyes have one of the best programs in the nation, money isn't flowing in th e door. "We are nowhere close to covering our expenses," said ath– leti c director Chri stine Grant. "Our scholarships alone-15 at $13,500 each-are a huge item just to think about. But with the hype of the Olympics, we believe we will take another step forward. I don't think there is any question that if we continue with the kinds of promotion of women's sports that we've seen the past few years, we could really start to realize income in several women's sports. Volleyball, softball and gymnastics have real potential. "Right now, the entire uni versity is struggling with tough finan cial situati ons. Athletics being a big part of the universi– ty, we're expected to contribute as much as we can to help bal– ance the budget." Grant, like so many others, sees marketing as the key.

In Division l men's basketball, 32 percent of all programs run annual defi cits averaging more than $200,000. Perkins said he realizes that all the stars aligned to create the Husky hysteria that rages in Storrs, Conn. The team has an energeti c and personable coach in Auriemma and drew players the town adored, like Olympian Rebecca Lobo and spunky point guard Jenn Rizzotti. "One of the biggest things for us is our kids hang around for hours after the games sign ing autographs, talking with the fan s," said Perkins. "They have really tri ed to make thi s a communi ty event." That's what's happening in Knoxville, Tenn., where Pat Summitt begins her 22nd season. Each time the men's basket– ball coaching positi on opens, fans are qui ck to try to draft Summitt to take over the men's team. She's quite happy where she is, thank you. So valued is Summ itt, whose teams have won four national championships, she now earns a total compensation package worth more than $230,000. Summitt made $8,900 her firs t year at Tennessee. Tennessee will spend nearly $1 million on its women's pro– gram this season. It's one of the best investments the school has ever made, acco rding to athleti c director Joan Cronan. "The last five years have been a tremendous growth period for women's basketball," said Cronan. "When you add up thi s year, it's even more tremendou s coming off what was one of the best Final Fours in history. Back that up with the Olympics and the tremendous media interest, and l can see a real bright future for women's athletics. "What we have to look at is the corporate dollar. Women's athletics has become a good buy. Companies aren't just doing it because it's a good thing to do." Cronan sa id a school does n't have to be in the running for the NCAA title to take its first step. "Without a doubt, we're very fortunate to have had a winning tradition," said Cronan. "Obviously it's easier to sell a winning team than a losing team, but you have to begin marketing at whatever point you are. If you have less than a .500 record, you build to .600 and market that. Pick out two or three games you really want to highlight." In beautiful Austin, Texas, coach Jody Conradt has created a program admired in every corner of the nation. A champi– onship banner hangs in the Texas gym and Conradt's team is once again ranked among the best in the coun try. The program also is self sustaining. Conradt's responsibili ty isn't just to win basketball games. She's also the athletic director. .. ... ~ ·····• ' . . • • Up, Up and Away

"We've got a lot of good things going in women's sports. We've just not done an especially good job in getting the word out to the general public. Some programs are now beginning to realize that their teams have potential they never realized before. "I spent three or four days at the Olympics and attended the semifinals of women's soccer. There

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• Attendance for all three divisions in 1996 up 5.5% over 1995 • Na tional attendance up 53 .6% over five-year period endi ng 1996 • National attendance reached all-time high for 15th straight year • Attendance nearly tripled since 1982, from 1.9 to 5.2 million in 1996 Division I Leads the Way • Attendance up 73% over fi ve-year period ending 1996 • An all-time hi gh of 1,285 fans per game was set last season • 64% of top 50 teams in attendance showed increases over 1995