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BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach ...........................................................................Bill Grier (3rd Year) Alma Mater ..................................................................................... Oregon, 1990 Record at USO............................................................................... 38-30 (2years) Overall Record ............................................................................................... Same Associate Head Coach ........................................................ Bill Carr (3rd Year) Assistant Coaches:........................................................ Mike Burns (2nd Yea r) ....................................................................................... Kyle Bankhead (3rd year) Dir. of Basketball Operations ................................... Drew Moser (3rd year) Manager..........................................................................................Bryce Doug las Manager............................................................................................... Danny Mills Student Managers.....................................................Mike Harris, Erin Adams Administrative Assistant ...................................................................Katie Solie Office Phone................................................................................ (619) 260-4829 Basketball Fax ............................................................................. (619) 260-591 5 TEAM INFORMATION 2008-09 Overall Record .............................................................................. 16-16 2008-09 WCC Record............................................................................. 6-8 (5th) 2008-09 Home Record ..................................................................................... 9-6 2008-09 Away Record ...................................................................................... 4-7 2008-09 Neutral Record .................................................................................. 3-3 2008-09 Postseason................................................... 1-1 (WCCTournament) Letterwinners returning/ lost.........................................................................6/4 Starters returning/ lost .....................................................................................3/ 2 SAN DIEGO QUICK FACTS FOUNDED:.........................................................................................................1949 LOCATION: ................................................................................ 5998 Alcala Park ....................................................................................San Diego, CA 92110-2492 PRESIDENT:................................................................................ Dr.Mary E.Lyons NCAA FACULTY REP~ .......................................................Mitch Malachowski ENROLLMENT:.................................................................................................7,800 NICKNAME:...................................................................................................Toreros COLORS:.......................................... Torero (Columbia) Blue, Navy & White ARENA:...................................................................Jenny Craig Pavilion (5,100) MEDIA RELATIONS Assoc. AD for Media Relations/MBB Contact ........................... Ted Gosen E-mail ...............................................................................tgosen@sandiego.edu Office Phone...... ... .... ............. .. .... ....... ..... ...... .... ..... ........ (619) 260-4745 Office Fax ...................... ....... ... ........ .............. .... ............. (6 19) 260-2990 Ass istant Dir. of Media Rel ations ...... .. ............................. Chri s Loucks Media Relations Coord inator ..... .............. ... ........... ...... ....Ryan McCann Media Relations Intern .. .................... ...... ..... .............. .........Sarah Luster Media Relations Intern ................................................. Cymantha Aya la Media Relations Intern .. ................................... .. ... ............ .... Chris Kutz Athletics Website ..... .... .... ................................ ..... www.usdtoreros .com

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BILL GRIER HEAD COACH I THIRD SEASON I 38-30 OVERALL RECORD

Bill Grier,46,enters his third year as head coach of the USO men's basketball program.This past season he guided the Toreros to a 16-16 record and he enters the 2009-10 campaign with a 38- 30 career mark. Last year's season was highlighted with wins over Nevada, Oregon, Mississippi State and Pacific in the program's first-ever ESPNU BracketBuster's game. In his first season (2007-08) at the helm of the Torero program, Grier led Torero basketball to heights never reached before. USO became the first San Diego Division I team to win an NCAA Tournament contest when it handed No. 4 seed Connecticut a 70-69 overtime loss on March 21st. Following a hard-fought 2nd round loss to Western Kentucky, USO closed out its season with an overall record of 22-14, including a 15-4 mark following the start of league. Following its 11-3 West Coast Conference finish, good for 3rd place, the Toreros won the WCCTournament

with wins over Pepperdine, Saint Mary's and No. 20 Gonzaga. In addition to its outstand- ing road win over the Kentucky Wildcats at historic Rupp Arena in late December, the Toreros combined to knock off three top-20 teams (Saint Mary's, Gonzaga and UConn). Hired on March 26, 2007, Grier became USD's 11th head coach in program his– tory and just the 4th coach since USO moved to the NCAA Division I ranks in 1979-80. Prior to his arrival at USO, Grier was at Gonzaga University for sixteen years, the last eight as top assistant to head coach Mark Few. He immediately went to work on putting his personal stamp on To– rero basketball. After assembling an outstanding staff,and getting ac– quainted with USD's returning players, he went to work on recruiting and putting together arguably USD's toughest schedule ever. "We we re searching for a person with an overwhelming drive to suc– ceed," said Ky Snyder, USO Executive Director of Athletics."We found that and much more in Bill Grier. The people I talked with across the coun– try, people who I greatly respect, had nothing but praise for Bill - a great person and family man, a teacher who is great at individual workouts, a tireless worker, demanding on the court but also w ith success in the class– room, a great recruiter,thorough in his approach, ready to become a head coach. It is with great pleasure that I am able to introduce the man that fits all of these descriptions as our new head men's basketball coach." A highly motivated, detailed and results oriented basketball coach with excellent communication and teaching skills, Grier played an integral role in Gonzaga's arrival on the national scene. He began his career at Gonzaga in 1992 under head coach Dan Fitzgerald where he served as the restricted -ea rnings assistant for six years. He was elevated to a full– time assistant for the 1997-98 season when Dan Monson took over the head coaching reigns. During his two seasons under Monson, the Bulldogs went 52-17, won back-to-back wee titles, went to the 1998 NIT Sweet Six– teen and made it to the 1999 NCAA Elite Eight. In July, 1999, 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 w ith the teams compiling a 211-52 record over that span. Dur– ing this time the Zags won the WCC regular-season title seven times; the WCC Tournament title seven times; advanced to the NCAA Tournament

eight times, including three trips to the Sweet Sixteen; 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 WCC Tournament titles (33-7 WCC tournament record); advanced to nine consecutive NCAA Tournaments, and ten overall, includ– ing four Sweet 16 appearances and the 1999 Elite Eight. The last ten years Grier was the "defensive coordinator" for the Bulldogs, as well as being responsible 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. Respon– sible for the past ten recruiting classes, his 2007 class is the program 1 s best yet, ranked 11th-best in the na– tion by the Rivals.com recruiting service. Four recruits in the 2007 class rank in the top-100 in their class. He also successfully developed both post players (1997-2003) and perimeter players (2003-2007). Post players Bakari Hendrix (1998) and Casey Calvary (2001) were both WCC Players of the Year. Perimeter play– ers he worked with included Derek Raivio (2007), the WCC Player of the Year; Adam Morrison (2006), a 1st team All-American and WCC Player of the Year; and Blake Stepp (2004), a 2nd team All-American and two– time WCC Player of the Year. Grier started his coaching career at his alma mater, Cottage Grove High School in 1986. After serving two years as a freshman coach, Grier was elevated to junior varsity coach and varsity 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 college (Central Oregon and Southwestern Oregon), then transferred to Oregon where he received a B.S. degree in Leisure Studies and Services in 1990.

Bill and his wife, Nicole (Styles) were married in August of 1996. The couple have two daughters, Giselle and Ashley.

The Grier Family: BIii and Nicole with Giselle and Ashley.

BILL CARR ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH I THIRD SEASON

Bill Carr enters his third year as Associate Head Coach on Bill Grier's staff. As Grier's Associate Head Coach, Carr plays an important role ,---------------,

w ith all aspects of the Torero basketball program, including recru iting, scheduling, scouting, practice preparation, coach ing USD's forwards and centers, and w ith in-game decision making.

In 2007-08 he played a key role in USD's success as the Toreros finished 22-14 overall (11-3 in WCC, 3rd place), won the WCC Tournament title, and advanced to the 2nd round of the NCAA Tour- nament.The Toreros stunned No. 15 UCONN in the first round giving USD its first ever NCAA Tournament victory. San Diego also garnered top-20 victories over Gonzaga and Saint Mary's, along w ith an impressive road wi n over the Kentucky Wi ldcats at historic Rupp Arena.

Carr came to USD from nearby UC San Diego where he had been the head coach forTri– tons program for three years. In his second season at the helm, Carr guided the Tritons to a 15-14 record in 2005-06. It marked the program's first w inning season since the Tritons moved to the NCAA Division II ranks back in 2000-01. Carr returns to the West Coast Conference where he was a player and assistant coach at the University of San Francisco. Carr played two yea rs (1985-87) at USF for former San Diego head coach Jim Brovelli. The first yea r was the "Back to Basketball" group that marked the restart of the program after a three-year hiatus.Carr earned a degree in Accounting 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 Tournament in 1998 after w inning the West Coast Conference Tournament championship. Before getting the head position at UC San Diego, Carr served two seasons as the associate head coach at Long Beach State, and three as the head coach at Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama.A native of Glendale, Calif., Carr accumulated a ca reer mark of 84-23 (.785) at Spring Hill, leading the Badgers to three 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) champion– ship 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 finalist for the NAIA National Coach of the Year.

Bill and his wife, Pam, have three children - Al lie, Madison and Paul.

Bill and Pam with kids Madison, Allie and Paul.

MIKE BURNS ASSISTANT COACH I SECOND SEASON

Mike Burns enters his second year as a full-time assistant coach on Bill Grier's staff. "Mike is a terrific addition to our staff," stated USD head coach Bill Grier."His yea rs of recruiting experience and contacts wil l be a valuable asset in building our program. His personality wi ll blend well with our staff and our players wi ll love his enthusiasm for the game.I also know people on campus and in the community will find Mike to be very engaging and genuine. When adding to the staff I felt it was important to hire someone that is a seasoned recruiter as well as someone that would fit in well with the chemistry of our staff and players. Mike has those qualities. And, to have another person on our staff with Division I head coaching experi– ence is such a plus''.

Burns, 47, led Community Colleges of Spokane in 2007-08 to a No. 1 ranking in the Northwest Ath letic Association of Community Colleges and a second-place finish at the NWAACC Tournament. His team finished with a 30-2 overall record and had a 24-game winning streak snapped with a one point loss in the title game against Yakima Valley CC. He was named the NWAACC coach of the year, and the NWAACC East Region coach of the year. Prior to CCS, Burns spent three seasons (2004-07) as the head coach of the Eastern Washing– ton University men's basketball program. In 2006-07 he led the Eagles to a 15-14 mark, wh ile in 2005-06 EWU finished 15-15 overall and 9-5 in the Big Sky, good for a third place finish. That club led the Big Sky Conference and ranked third in NCAA Division I scoring with an average of 84.2 points per game.The team also was sixth nationally in field goal percentage (49.5%) and sixth in assists (17.7). While at EWU, Burns coached Rodney Stuckey, who went on to be selected No. 15 overall in the 2007 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Burns spent the 2003-04 season as an assistant at Wash ington State University under Dick Bennett after spending the previous three yea rs at EWU as an assistant coach on Ray Giacoletti's staff. Whi le at Wash ington State, he helped the Cougars finish with six more victo– ries than the previous season, and the team qualified for the conference tournament for the first time since 1990, when all 10 schools qualified. Under Giacoletti at EWU, Burns served as the team's recruiting coordinator, coached perim– eter players and was responsible for team defense. Eastern won 58 percent of its games overall (52-37) and 68 percent in conference play (30-14) in that three-year stretch en route to garnering the school's first-ever berth in the National Invitation Tournament in 2003 and first-ever NCAA Tournament berth the following season.

In April 2002, following his second season at the helm of the Eagles, Giacoletti promoted Burns to associate head coach.

Burns has deep roots in the state of Washington, having graduated from Tyee High School and Central Washi ngton University. He held coaching stints at both of his alma maters, as well as Highline Community College in Des Moines, Wash.

Burns and hiswife, Mary, are the parents of two-year-old twins - Bode and Kylie.

Mike and Mary with kids Kylie and Bode.

KYLE BANKHEAD ASSISTANT COACH I THIRD SEASON

Kyle Bankhead, who played un– der Grier at Gonzaga, enters his third year as a full-time assistant coach. His responsibilities in– clude overseeing academics, working with the develop-

ment of the guards, scout- ing opponents and recruit- ing. In 2007-08 he played a key role in USD's success as the Toreros finished 22-14overall (11-3 inWCC,

3rd place); won the WCC Tournament and advanced to the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament after upsetting UConn in the tourney opener. Prior to USD, Bankhead spent two years at Gonzaga as an administrative assistant. 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 advancing to the NCAA Tour– nament each year, including a Sweet Sixteen appear– ance in 2001. A three-time WCC All-Academic selection, Bankhead appeared in 121 career games. For his career he shot 45 .7% from the field (219-479), 45.3% from three-point range (169-373), and 73.1 % from the free throw line (76-104) . He ranks 7th all-time in three-pointers made with 169. After earning his degree in Sports Management, Bankhead played in Germany for one year (2004- 05), before returning to Gonzaga for the 2005-06 season.

DREW MOSER DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS I THIRD SEASON

Drew Moser is entering his third year on the Toreros' staff. He was recently promoted to the position of Director of Basketball Operations. The past two years as administrative assistant, Drew's primary responsibilities included video coordination, conducting walk-on workouts, camp instruction, and helping with the day-to-day operations of the program.

During the 2006-07 season, Moser was the head coach at Davenport High School, located about 30 miles west of Spokane, Washington.

A native of Spokane, Washington, Moser prepped at Saint George's where he is second on the team in all-time scoring with 1,723 points. He went on to play four years (2001-05) at the Uni– versity of Redlands. During his senior year the high-octane Bulldogs squad set an all-time, all – division nat ional scoring record with an average of 132.4 points per game.

He graduated from the Unive rsity of Redlands in 2005 w it h an undergraduate degree in Business Administration.

BRYCEDOUGLAS TEAM MANAGER I FIRST SEASON

Bryce Douglas will enter his first season with the men's basketball program as a team manager. With the Toreros, Bryce conducts film exchange and helps out with other aspects of the program.

Prior to arriving at USO, Douglas attended the University of Puget Sound, where he played basketball for the last four years. During his time at Puget Sound, the Loggers won 80% of their games, while also mak– ing runs to the Elite 8 during 2005-06 and to the Sweet 16 during 2008-09 in the NCAA Division Ill Men's Basketball Championship. Douglas is originally from Tacoma, Washington.

DANNY MILLS TEAM MANAGER I FIRST SEASON

Danny Mills is in his first year assisting the men's basketball program as a team manager.His duties include completing office work, as well as helping out at practices and summer camps.

Originally from Perth, Australia, Mills played for the Australian U/ 20 Junior National Team in 2002 and 2003 before receiving a scholarship from Oregon Tech .While with Oregon Tech, he helped his team reach the NAIA tournament three times, including a Final Four appearance in 2005. He earned his B.S. degree in mar– keting management. Mills also currently plays in the ABA for the San Diego Surf. STUDENT MANAGERS

Erin Adams

Mike Harris

TORERO PREVIEW - A SOLID MIX OF EXPERIENCE & YOUTH

Third-year head coach Bill Grier and his coaching staff enter the 2009-10 campaign with a sense of excitement as they return nine players from last year's 16-16 ball club, and welcome seven new recruits. With a good mixture of experience and youth, the coaches were impressed with the team's chemistry heading into the season. The squad will have good depth with improved quickness and athleticism. The main focus early on w ill be in establishing a team identity and figuring out where all the newcomers are going to fit in. USD received good news over the summer when se– nior guard Brandon Johnson (Houston, TX) was granted an ad– ditional year after he suffered a season-ending injury in game eight against SDSU.Johnson heads into his 5th-year with career averages of 13.2 points, 4.0 assists and 1.9 steals per game. With 1,385 career points (5th all-time) and 425 assists (2nd all-time), he will make a run at topping both of these school records in 2009-10. With the graduation of Gyno Poma re, a three-time WCC 1st team performer and the school's all-time leading scorer (1,725 points)and Division I rebounder (864), along with Rob Jones (9.5 points/5.5 rebounds) leaving the program, the Toreros will look for the following returners to step up their production at both ends of the floor. Senior wing De'Jon Jackson (Fresno, CA), the team's most consistent performer, averaged 8.9 points a year ago. He solidified the Torero backcourt in the second half of the season by moving to the point, and ranked second on the team in assists (63) and steals (27). The senior class is rounded out by fifth -year forward Chris Lewis (Bedford, TX) who averaged 4.4 points per game, and second-year center Roberto Mafra (Re– cife, PE, Brazil) who chipped in with 5.0 points per game and 33 blocked shots. Stated head coach Bill Grier on his returning seniors, "Brandon Johnson is a big key to this year and every day he gets closer and closer to a 100 percent, so I'm hoping by the time we open up he'll be ready to roll. De'Jon Jackson is a guy that has had a tremendous off-season. With those two guys at the guard spot you have confidence as a coach because you have an expe– rienced backcourt. We'll have good leadership with two tough– nosed guards in Brandon and De'Jon, along w ith Chris Lewis, a fifth -year player, and Roberto Mafra who was playing his best basketba ll at the end of last season." USD also returns several players that played sign ificant minutes a year ago. Second-year junior guard Matt Dorr (Spo– kane, WA) earned 30 starts, seeing action at all three perimeter positions, including point guard when Brandon went down with his season-endi ng injury. Dorr averaged 6.5 points, converted 40% of his three-point attempts and led the team with 70 as-

SENIOR GUARD BRANDON JOHNSON sists. Junior guard Devin Ginty (Alta, CA) appeared in all 32 games with 8 starts and averaged 3.7 points while converting just under 80% of his free throws. Junior forward Clinton Hous– ton (Dallas, TX), who played in 21 games with 5 starts, will be counted on heavily to rebound and defend. Two returning walk– ons will compete for playing time - sophomore guard Ryan Har– bour (Hinsdale, IL) and freshman guard Mitch Wool pert (San Luis Obispo, CA). The USD coaching staff also welcomes their first "true" recruiting class with seven newcomers. The group includes five freshmen, one JC transfer and one Division I transfer.The fresh– man class includes 6-1 guard Cameron Miles (Dallas, TX), 6-2 combo guard Patrick McCollum (Tacoma, WA), 6-4 two-guard Jordan Mackie (Los Angeles, CA), 6-5 wing Ken Rancifer (Oakland, CA) and 6-8 post player Chris Manresa (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA).Rafael Crescencio (Sao Paulo, Brazil), a 6-9 post player comes to USD from Arizona Western College in Yuma and will provide much needed depth inside. Chris Gabriel (Cape Town, South Af– rica), a 6-10 post player has transferred in from New Mexico State and will sit out this season due to NCAA transfer rules.

Added Grier, "The off season was good for us. Pretty much half of our team is going to be new this year.We've brought in seven new guys and I'm excited about it. I like our young guys and they wi ll have some veterans to look up to and learn from. I think that wi ll be an advantage for them. Their willingness to listen to the veteran players has been a big key so far in their growth." Cameron Miles, the younger brother of Utah Jazz guard CJ Miles, is a speedy guard that is adept in transition and the open floor. Patrick McCollum, who can play either guard posi– tion, has good scoring instincts along with great court vision and passing skills. Jordan Mackie isa long athletic guard with a great upside who can play above the rim. Ken Rancifer is a strong and athletic wing who can finish in transition and is a good rebound– er. Chris Manresa has a good feel for scoring and has improved both his strength and skill over the summer. Rafael Crescencio is a long and skilled post player that will give the team much needed depth inside. Chris Gabriel, who will sit out this season, will help the team on a daily basis in practice with his size and post presence. USO also welcomes two walk-on guards in 6-1 sophomore Paolo Mancasola (Redding, CA; Shasta College) and 6-0 freshman Kyle Erickson (Kingston, WA; North Kitsap HS).

Once again the Toreros have put together a challenging sched– ule that will test them both at home and on the road. USO w ill face teams from the Pac-10, Big 12, Big East, SEC, Missouri Vall ey and Mountain West conferences. Non-conference home games include visits from Stanford, SDSU, New Mexico and Mississip– pi State. Neutral-site road games include Oklahoma, Houston, Southern Illinois and South Florida. USO also plays at the Univer– sity of the Pacific and Fresno State. Key WCC home dates include Gonzaga on January 16th and Saint Mary's College on February 18th. The 201 O WCC Championships will be held at The Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the second straight year from March 5-8. "Certainly this schedule will have us battle-tested by the time we get to West Coast Conference play," said Grier."With games against Stanford, Mississippi State, SDSU and New Mexico at home, our fans will get to see us play high quality teams. Ad– ditionally, games against Oklahoma, Houston, Southern Illinois and South Florida on a neutral court will be very challenging. Overall we will play teams from the Pac-10, SEC, Big East, Big 12, Conference USA, Missouri Valley and Mountain West conferenc– es." USO, which turned in a 6-8 record in the wee standings a year ago, was picked to finish sixth in the 2009-10 West Coast Conference Preseason Coaches Poll. Senior guard Brandon Johnson was named to the ten-man AII -WCC preseason team.

2009-1 owee Preseason Coaches Poll

1. Gonzaga - 48 (6) 2. Portland - 44 (2) 3.Saint Mary's - 34 4.San Francisco - 26 Santa Clara - 26

6. San Diego - 21 7. Pepperdine - 13 8. Loyola Marymount - 12 (First place votes)

2009-1 0 wee Preseason Al I-Conference

Keion Bell, PEP Matt Bouldin, GON T.J. Campbell, POR Jared DuBois, LMU

Kevin Foster, SCU Steven Gray, GON Brandon Johnson, USD Dior Lowhorn, USF Nik Raivio, POR Omar Samhan, SMC

SENIOR GUARD DE'JON JACKSON

BRANDON JOHNSON SENIOR I GUARD I 6-0 I 200 I HOUSTON, TX I WILLOW RIDGE HS

NOTEWORTHY: Granted a 5th year of eligibility after suffering a sea– son-ending achi lles tendon tear in game eight (Dec. 6th @ SDSU) ... Enters the 2009-1 0 campaign with 1,385 points (5th all-time at USD) and 425 assists (2nd al l-time at USD) ... In 2007-08 was named 1st Team AII-WCC, wee Tournament MVP, WCC Player of the Month (Jan., 2008), and twice was tabbed a WCC Player of the Week.

assists (3.5) and minutes played (35.1 ave.)... Set a new single season re– cord for points w ith 590 and tallied 29 games in double digits... Reached 20 or more points 10 times w ith a career-best 28 points in WCC semi-final wi n over Saint Mary's... In that same contest set a school record for minutes played w ith SO in the 75-69 come-from-behind double overtime victory... Scored 27 points in back-to-back road games at Kentucky and Marshal l, and poured in 18 points in USD's NCAA victory over Connecticut... In three different games pulled down 9 rebounds, while also registering season– highs of 8 assists (LMU) and 7 steals (at Gonzaga). 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... Named 2nd Team AII-WCC, WCC Player of the Month (Dec., 2006) and All-Tournament at Cal Classic. .. Scored in double digits in 21 games with a personal-best 26 points with 10-13 shooting versus Sa int Mary's (Jan. 22, 2007) ... Scored 20 or more points in six games, including an im– pressive 23 point outing in road wi n over the Ca l Bears... Season-best 11 assists in w in over Pepperdine in WCC Tournament opener, and 10 assists twice (E. Michigan & Campbell)... Scored 24 points while canning 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 th rows. 2005-06 at USO: Turn ed in an outstand ing freshman campaign ... Named a Freshman Al l-American by Collegelnsider.com ...WCC Al l-Freshman Team selection ... Appea red 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 win over Campbell... Scored in double figures in 12 contests w ith 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 assists in two games (at UC Riversde; vs. Saint Mary's). HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Wi llow Ridge High School where he lettered in both basketball and footba ll ... High School team won two state cham– pionships ... Also named MVP of Texas All-Star game... Senior year was a McDonald's All-America nominee; First Team All-State and th e MVP of the Round ball Classic ... Averaged 21.0 points per game, 7 assists and 4 steals ... Team reached semifinals of state championships ... Junior yea r averaged 15.0 ppg and 9.0 assists wh ile being named First Team Al l-State ... Team won the state championship during his ju nior and sophomore campa igns ... High school coach was James Barley. PERSONAL: Born on October 9, 1986 in Ridgemont,Texas ... Chose USD for basketbal l program and staff ... Also recruited by Georgetown, Texas, Texas A&M, Missouri and Univesity of Il linois at Chicago .

2008-09 at USO: Ap- peared in first eight games and aver– aged 13.5 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.6 stea l s ... He scored in double digits in all eight contests, including 10 points at SDSU before suffer– ing achil– les tendon tear late in the 1st half... Totaled 19 points against Valparaiso and chi pped in with 18 points against Cal State Bakers– field

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CAREER STATISTICS -- 2005-2009

TOTAL

3PT

YEAR

G-GS

MIN 759 988 1230

FG-FGA 90-197 131-318 207-496

FG-FGA

FT-FTA 83-128 122-181 96-153

AVG REB-AVGm

PCT .457 .412 .417 .393

PCT .372 .320 .374 .351

PCT .648 .674 .627 .906

A

PF 81 80 78 10

STL

TO

BLK PTS

2005-06

86-2.9 118-3.7 145-4.1 31-3.9 380-3.6

30-5

279 408 590 108

9.3

16-43 24-75

122 152 124

34 62 77

80

0

2006-07 32-30 2007-08 35-34

12.8 16.9 13.5 13.2

108 116

1

80-214

2 0 3

2008-09

8-7

256

33-84

13-37

29-32

29

13

26

Total

105-76 3233 461-1095 .421

133-369 .360 330-494 .668 427 249

1385

186

330

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JOHNSON'S CAREER-HIGHS

Points: 28, vs. St. Mary's, 3-9-08

Rebounds: 9, last vs. LMU, 3-3-08

Assists: 11, vs. PEP, 3-2-07

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SENIOR I GUARD I 6-2 I 200 I FRESNO, CA I CLOVISWEST HS

- La Costa Canyon's Chase Budinger, who is heading to the University of Arizona, received the honor... Ad – ditionally, Jackson was tabbed a Division I All-State First Team se– lection; the Fresno Bee Player of the Year for the Central Section; and t he Tri-River Athletic Confer– ence Most Valuable Player.

NOTEWORTHY: Made biggest basket in school history on March 21, 2008, with his step-back 18 footer with 1.2 seconds left in overtime of USD's first round NCAA Tournament contest against No. 15 Connecticut which gave the Toreros a 70-69 victory. 2009-1 oat USD: Enters his fourth and final year where he will compete at both guard slots and on the wing ... USD's most consistent and best defensive player, wi ll be counted on for his leadership. 2008-09 at USD: Appeared in 24 games with 22 starts... Averaged 8.9 points and 3.0 rebounds whi le converting 35.4 percent of his shots (74x209), 28.6 percent of his threes (16x56) and 65.3 percent from the charity stripe (49x75)... Solidified Torero backcourt by playing numerous games at the point position .. Ranked second on the team w ith 63 assists and 27 steals... Averaged 9.5 points in WCC play... Reached double-digit scoring in ten games, including 5 of final 6 contests of the year... Tal– lied 15 points twice (SMC & SCU) and 14 points once (UOP) ... Additional highs of 6 rebounds (Gonzaga) and 7 assists (SCU @ WCC Champion– ships). 2007-08 at USD: Lone Torero to start all 36 games for the 22-14 Tore– ros... Ranked second on team with average of 31.2 minutes of action per contest while scoring at a 7.6 ppg clip... Converted 43.6% of his shots (102-234) and an even 70% from the charity stripe... Also chipped in with 3.4 rebounds per contest to go with 83 assists, 33 stea ls and 15 blocked shots... Scored 16 points in victory over UConn, and tossed in a career-h igh 24 points against Pepperdine in the opening game of the WCC Tournament...Totaled 9 games in double digits, including a 20- point effort in road win over Pepperdine...Was a perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line in road win over Kentucky... Chipped in with 16 points and 8 rebounds in WCC title win over Gonzaga. 2006-07 at USD: As a "true"freshman he appeared in 31 contests with 3 starts... Named to WCC All-Freshman team ... Averaged 20.1 minutes of action per game and chipped in w ith 4.2 points per game and 2.5 rebounds... Excellent free throw shooter (78.6%) ... Scored in double fig– ures in four contests w ith a best of 12 points (Centra l Michigan)...Turned in a sol id performance in home win over Pepperdine with 10 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists...Totaled 8 points and 6 rebounds in just 14 min– utes of action in road loss at Gonzaga (Jan. 29, 2007). HIGH SCHOOL: This past basketball season 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 eventual champ ion De La Salle at the Arco Center in Sacramento, Cali– fornia ... 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 California's Mr. Basketba ll award, given by Cal-Hi Sports CAREER STATISTICS -- 2006-2009 TOTAL 3PT YEAR G-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT 2006-07 31-3 623 46-128 .359 5-29 .172 33-42 .786 2007-08 36-36 11 23 102-234 .436 19-55 .345 49-70 .700 2008-09 24-22 750 74-209 .354 16-56 .286 49-75 .653 Total 91-61 2496 222-571 .389 40-140 .286 131-187 .700

In the Southern Regional semi– final against LaCosta Canyon, Jackson scored 33 points and defended McDon– ald'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, Jack- son added 20 points and 13 rebounds in the team's 55-42 win over Los Alamitos at the Sports Arena. on March 22, 1988 in Fresno, California ... Chose USD for basketball program and great team chem– istry ... Also recruited by Washington State, Fresno State, Pacific, UC Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Pepperdine, Saint Mary's and UNLV ... His dad played basketball at UC Santa Barbara, and his brother played hoops at Arizona State. PERSONAL: Born

MAJOR: Sociology.

MINOR: Business.

REB-AVG 79-2.5 122-3.4 71-3.0 272-3.0

AVG 4.2 7.6 8.9 6.8

PF 64 85 49

A

PTS 130 272 213 615

BLK 7 15 6 28

STL

TO 34 52 42 128

44 83 63

15 33 27 75

198

190

JACKSON'S CAREER-HIGHS

Points: 24, vs. Pepperdine, 3-8-08

Rebounds: 8, last vs. Gonzaga, 3-10-08

Assists: 7, last vs. SCU, 3-7-09

CHRIS LEWIS SENIOR I FIG I G-7 I 21s I BEDFORD, TX I LAWRENCE D. BELL us

2009-1 0 at USO: Enters fifth and final year with the Toreros... Will com– pete for playing time at both guard and forward.

Monterey Bay) ... Tallied back-to-back double-doubles in scoring and rebounding against Boise State (11-1 O) and Hawaii (10-10) ... Earned team's Scholar-Athlete award . 2006-07 at USO: Appeared in 31 contests with 18 starts... Named to AII-WCC Freshman team ... 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 double figures in five games with a personal– best 16 points in road game at SDSU (made 6-ofl O 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 Barbara (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 Air Force, Rice, SMU, Marshal l and North Texas ... Played on Dallas Mustangs club team that was crowned National Champions in 2001 . 2005-06 at USO: Sat out as a redshirt.

2008-09 at USO: Appeared in 31 games with 11 starts... Averaged 4.4 points and 2.5 re– bounds while converting 48.9 percent from the floor (43x88), 43 .2 percent from three- point range (l 6x37) and 72.3 percent from

the free throw line (34x47) ... Scored in double figures in five contests with a high of 19 points in win over San Diego Chris– tian College... Solid 15 point/4 rebound/4 assist performance in road win over Oregon ... Grabbed season-high 9 rebounds in game versus New Mexico. 2007-08 at USO: Ap– peared in all 36 con– tests with 9 starts... Av– eraged 4.7 points and 3.3 rebounds while 43.6% from the field (58-133) and 75% from the free throw line (39-52) ... Reached double digit scoring in five con– tests with career-high of 16 points (CSU converting

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MAJOR: M.A. in Leadership Studies.

CAREER STATISTICS -- 2006-2009

TOTAL

3PT

YEAR

G-GS 31-18

MIN 535 623 466 1624

FG-FGA 64-145 58-133

FG-FGA

FT-FTA

REB-AVG 90-2.9 119-3.3 77-2.5 286-2.9

PCT .441 .436 .489 .451

PCT .304 .300 .432 .336

PCT .708 .750 .723 .728

A

PF 53 68 55

AVG

STL

TO

BLK

PTS 179 170 136 485

2006-07 2007-08 2008-09

17-56 15-50 16-37

34-48 39-52 34-47

34 22 13 69

5.8 4.7 4.4 4.9

15 14 11 40

4 5 2

36 49 26

36-9

31 -11 98-38

43 88

Total

165-366

48- 143

107-147

176

111

11

LEWIS'CAREER-HIGHS

Points: 19, vs. San Diego Christian, 11-29-08

Rebounds: 10, last vs. Hawaii, 12-2-07

Assists: 4, vs. Oregon, 12-13-08

ROBERTO MAFRA SENIOR I F/C I 6-9 I 235 I RECIFE, PE BRAZIL I SOUTHEASTERN cc (IA)

2009-1 O at USD: Second year player is projected to start at center for the Toreros.

2008-09 at USD: Appeared in all 32 games with 6 starts... Averaged 5.0 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.0 blocks while converting 50.4 percent of his shots (66x131) and 78.4 percent of his free throws (29x37) ... Reached double-digit scoring five times, including fi– nal two games of the year at WCC Championships - 14 points/6 rebounds vs. LMU; 13 points/5 rebounds vs. Santa Clara ... Netted 8 or more points in 10 contests. JUNIOR COLLEGE: From 2006-08 Mafra played for the Southeastern (IA) Community College Blackhawks, and in his second season he averaged a team best 15.6 points per game and 6.23 rebounds ... He was tabbed 3rd team Junior College All-America, 1st Team All-Dis– trict 11 and First Team District 11 All-Academic. .. He started 30 of 31 games he appeared in with the squad finishing 16-15 overall for head coach Terry Carroll... Mafra converted on 56.5% of his shots (178-315) and 79.4% of his free throws (123-155), and also totaled 89 blocked shots (2.87) and 23 steals ... He led his team in scoring 17 times with a personal high of 29 points in a 78-70 overtime win over Marshaltown ... Additionally, he led the Blackhawks in rebounding 19 times with a high of 13 boards in the team's 74-64 win over South Suburban ... Freshman year he appeared in 27 games and averaged 5 points and 3 rebounds. HIGH SCHOOL: From Recife, Brazil, Mafra attended Atual High School, the same high school former Gon– zaga standout J.P. Batista attended. PERSONAL: Born on September 26, 1985 in Recife, PE Brazil... Parents are Roberto Mafra and Regina Olivei– ra ... Chose USD for coaching staff and location.

MAJOR: Spanish.

MINOR: Business.

CAREER STATISTICS -- 2008-2009

TOTAL

3PT

YEAR

G-GS 32-6 32-6

MIN 433 433

FG-FGA 66-131 66-131

REB-AVG

PCT .504 .504

FG-FGA

PCT .000 .000

FT-FTA 29-37 29-37

AVG

PCT .784 .784

BLK

A

PTS 161 161

PF 63 63

STL

TO

2008-09

81 -2.5 81-2.5

0-0 0-0

5.0 5.0

31 31

33 33

8 8

3 3

Total

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MAFRA'S CAREER-HIGHS

Points: 14, vs. LMU, 3-6-09

Rebounds: 6, last vs. LMU, 3-6-09

Blocks: 4, last vs. Pepperdine, 2-14-09

CLINTON HOUSTON JUNIOR I FORWARD I G-71 22a I DALLAS, TX I MARcus HS

2009-1 Oat USD: Third year player will compete for playing time at forward.

2008-09 at USD:Appeared in 21 games with 5 starts... Averaged 1.0 points and 1.9 rebounds for Toreros... Converted 42.9 percent of his shots (9x21 )... Played some of his best basketball in league play during the month of February vs. USF (5 points, 6 rebounds), LMU (4 points, 7 rebounds) and Pepperdine (4 points, 6 re– bounds). 2007-08 at USD: Appeared in 31 contests with one start... Shot 41.4% from the floor and 64.3% from the charity stripe... Season-highs of 6 points (Texas San Antonio) and 7 rebounds (vs. Pepperdine in 1st round of WCC Tournament) ... Played a season-high 25 min– utes in team's 70-69 overtime win over UConn in the first round of the NCAA Tournament,chipping in with 2 points and 2 rebounds. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Marcus HS where he played for coach Jody Bass... Senior year averaged 14 points per game and 9 rebounds as team went 30-7 and reached Regional Finals... Named District 8-5A MVP and All-State... Junior year averaged 12.0 points per game and 8 boards with team going 28- 10... Named District 8-5A First Team ... Sophomore year tabbed Newcomer of the Year. PERSONAL: Born on March 19, 1989 in Dallas, TX... Parents are Angela and Arnold Houston of Dallas,TX... Chose USO for great opportunity to attend strong ac– ademic institution and play for a good program with excellent coaching staff.... Speaks four languages.

MAJOR: Sociology

CAREER STATISTICS -- 2007-2009

TOTAL

3PT

YEAR

MIN 261 203 464

G-GS 31-1 21 -5 52-6

FG-FGA PCT

REB-AVG

FG-FGA PCT

FT-FTA

AVG

PCT .643 .250 .462

A

PF 37 37 74

STL

TO

BLK

PTS

2007-08 2008-09

12-29

53-1.7 40-1.9 93-1.8

0-2 0-0 0-2

.414 .429

9-14 3-12

1.1 1.0 1.0

.000 .000 .000

3 5

1

11 11

9 5

33 21 54

9-21

9

Total

21-50 .420

12-26

14

8

10

22

HOUSTON'S CAREER-HIGHS

Points: 6, vs. UTSA, 12-22-07

Rebounds: 7, last vs. LMU, 2-12-09

Steals: 2, last vs. Pepperdine, 2-14-09

I MATT DORR 20 1

I JUNIOR I GUARD I 6-4 I 1961 SPOKANE, WA I SPOl{ANE cc

2009-10 at USD:Junior guard returns for his second season with the Toreros. 2008-09 at USO: Played in all 32 games with a team– best 30 starts... Averaged 6.5 points and 3.7 rebounds while converting

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played at Spokane Community College in the 2007-08 season for current Torero as– sistant Mike Burns... Helped team to a 30-2 overall record and second place finish in the NWAACC... Av– eraged 12.2 points per game while converting 42.1 percent from beyond the three-point line (51-121 )... The team won regionals, and advanced before fall– ing in the NWAACC Championship game to Yakima Valley, 66-65 ... Named 1st Team All -Region and 2nd Team NWAACC All-Tournament. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Mt.Spokane HS where he earned All-Region and All -Greater Spokane League honors his senior year... Averaged 19.1 points per game and helped lead his team to a regional tour– nament appearance...Junior year averaged 11 .0 ppg and was name AII-GSL honorable mention ... Also letered two years in tennis (2-time AII-GSL; District Champs). PERSONAL: Born on February 2, 1988 in Spokane, WA... Parents are Julie and John Dorr of Spokane, WA... Chose USO for strong academics and basket- ball program ... Also recruited by University of Idaho... Besides basketball and tennis, enjoys snowboarding and wakeboarding.

37.1 percent from the field (65x175), 39.6 percent from beyond the three– point arc (42x106), and 74.0 percent from the free th row line (37x50) ... Dished out a team-high 70 assists and also to– taled 19 steals...Ver– satile athlete played three different posi– tions (point, shoot– ing guard, wing) ... Scored in double– digits in nine contests with a high of 17 points (vs. Portland, 2-26-09)... Added 15 points against Boise State and 14 points in road win over Cal State Bakersfield... Personal-best 8 boards twice (Val– paraiso, Academy of the Arts) .

MAJOR: Business.

CAREER STATISTICS -- 2008-2009 TOTAL

3PT

REB-AVG 11 8 3.7 118-3.7

YEAR

AVG

PTS 209 209

G-GS 32-30 32-30

BLK

STL

FG-FGA PCT

PF 56 56

A

FG-FGA 42-106 42-106

PCT .740 .740

FT-FTA

PCT .396 .396

MIN 1000 1000

TO 69 69

2008-09

6.5 6.5

2

37-50 37-50

19 19

65-175 65-175

70 70

.371 .371

Total

2

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DORR'S CAREER-HIGHS

Points: 17, vs. Portland, 2-26-09

Rebounds: 8, last vs. AofA, 12-19-08

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3 DEVIN GINTY

JUNIOR I GUARD I 6-2 I 190 I ALTA, CA I COLFAX

NOTEWORTHY: Turned in outstanding performance in USD's 81-72 road win over the University of Kentucky Wildcats in historic Rupp Arena on December 29, 2007... Canned all four of his three-point attempts, and was a perfect 5-for-5 from

free throws (19x24) ... Reached double-digit scoring twice (10 points vs. Marsha ll; 12 points vs. UOP) ... Other season-highs of 5 rebounds (Marshall) and 8 assists (Academy of the Arts) ... Named to WCC All– Academic Team. 2007-08 at USD: First year walk-on appeared in 28 games with 7 starts... In addition to hi s 18 point ef– fort against Kentucky, Ginty also played a key role in USD's 64-61 road win over Portland with 11 points and 7 assists... For the season he converted 35 .6% of his overall shots (21-59) and three-po inters (16-45) ... Additionally he dished out 37 assists while averaging 13.9 minutes of action per contest. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Colfax HS where he played for coach Ron Pucci... Senior year was named league MVP and All-State as team went 30-2 and were CIFSection Champions... Junior year team went 29-2... All-League junior and sophomore campaigns as well... Also lettered in baseball and soccer. PERSONAL: Born on August 15, 1989 in Auburn, CA... Parents are Maureen & John Ginty of Alta, CA...Chose USD for great school, awesome location and chance to play Division I basketball... Also recruited by Ch ico State, San Francisco Stat e and Sant a Clara.

the field and 4-for-4 from the free throw line in tota ling a sea– son -high 18 points. 2009-10 at USD: Enters his th ird sea– son with the Tore– ros where he will compete for play–

ing time at both guard positions.

at

2008-09

USD: Ap- peared in all 32 games whi le earn– ing 8 starts... Averaged 3.7 points and 1.8

MAJOR: History.

assists whi le con– verting 34.0 percent of his shots (36x106), 32.2 percent of his treys (28x87) and 79.2 percent of his

CAREER STATISTICS -- 2007-2009

TOTAL

3PT

REB-AVG

AVG

YEAR

PTS

G-GS 28-7

BLK

FT-FTA

STL

MIN 390 665 1055

PF 34 62 96

A

FG-FGA

PCT .647 .792 .732

FG-FGA

PCT .356 .322 .333

TO 26 32 58

PCT .356 .340 .345

23-0.8 49-1.5 72-1.2

2007-08 2008-09

2.5 3.7 3. 1

69

0 2

37 59 96

11-17 19-24 30-41

5

21-59

16-45 28-87

119 188

32-8

18 23

36-106 57-165

Total

60-15

2

44-132