USD Men's Basketball 1982-1983

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Coach Jim Brovelli

HEAD COACH JIM BROVELLI

Jim Brovelli is entering his ninth season at the helm of the University of San Diego basketball program: a program that he has brought from a NCAA Division II power to its present rank as one of the fastest growing Division I programs on the West Coast. Coach Brovelli has incorporated a sound consistant philosophy , as well as, realistic and progressive goals for himself and all those involved in the program. This philosophy has already shown signs of bearing fruit with USO improving their over-all and West Coast Athletic Conference record in each of the past three years. San Diego has become a club that opponents fear because of their well-drilled , well-coached , and extremely competitive style , a Brovelli trademark.

Growth can be seen in other areas of the program besides the improvement of the team's record . Coach Brovelli and the USO program have become synonymous with success . This is evi– dent in the type of athlete the USO staff has recruited into the program , including six WCAC All-Academic team members last year. Brovelli is also becoming a popular member on the coaching clinic tour. Jim was a speaker on the Medalist Coaching Staff and this past summer went to England to speak at the English Schools Basketball Association Player Improvement Clinic . Coach Brovelli is the winningest coach in USO history, and with him at the reins , USO can look to the future with confidence and excitement in the Toreros ' quest for national or conference prominence . Brovellil is a 1964 graduate of the University of San Francisco where he has been inducted into the Don 's Hall of Fame . Jim was instrumental in the resurgence of USF as a national power, helping lead them to WCAC crowns in 1963 and 1964. Following graduation he was named to a United States All-Star team which toured the country playing exhibition games with the Russian National Team. In 1966 he was selected as West Coast AAU " Athlete of the Year, " while playing for the San Francisco Athletic Club. This honor subse– quently earned him a position on the AAU All-Star team which toured South America. Jim began his coaching career in 1967 and has a combined high school and college record of 230-152. Jim and his wife Nada, have two children , Mike 10 and Michele, 8.

COACH BROVELLl'S CAREER RECORD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO 130-106

BROVELLl'S SEASON OUTLOOK:

Our team this year will be very difficult to assess until we begin the season and play some games. We have six new recruits in our program and how soon it will take them to develop and coordinate into a cohesive unit is unpredictable. I do feel, however, that we should have more depth, more quickness, and better perimeter shooting than we have had in the past. Once again , our pre-season schedule and the West Coast Athletic Conference will be as tough as it has ever been. Our goals for our program have been consistently realistic through the years and if we can re– main competitive in each game, there is no doubt that we will be able to continue our growth and improvement again this season. We are all looking forward to a most exciting and rewarding year.