USD Men's Basketball 2004-2005

.. TOREROS' LOOK TO GET BACK TO WINNING WAYS HEAD COACH BRAD HOLLAND: Head coach Brad Holland enters his 11th year at the helm of the Torero men's basketball program. Holland, who has tallied eight seasons of .500 or better records in ten years, will be looking to rebound from last year's disappointing campaign that saw the Toreros win just 4 games. Holland will try to mold a solid cast of experienced returners, three key players that sat out last season, and a handful of newcomers into that winning formula that he is so accustomed to. SENIOR LEADERSHIP: Coach Holland and his staff will look to a trio of seniors to lead the way in 2004-05. Senior Brice Vounang, a 6-8 center from Dschang, Cameroon, is back for his final year after being tabbed the 2004 West Coast Conference Newcomer of the Year and a 1st Team All-WCC se– lection. The Torero MVP averaged 16.9 points and 6.8 rebounds while converting 55.0% of his shots from the floor. His WCC numbers were even better at 19.7 ppg, 7.7 rpg and 58.7% shooting. Junior Brandon Gay, a 6-8 forward from Missouri City, Texas, returns after turning in an

outstanding second half of the season after overcoming injury. Gay finished as the team's top rebounder at 7.0 rpg and was second in scoring at 14.3 points per game. In league play he averaged 16.5 ppg and 8.1 rpg while making 50.6% of his shots from the floor. He turned in personal bests of 29 points and 14 rebounds against the USF Dons on February 21st. The third senior is shooting guard Brett Melton, a 6-4 guard from Champaign, Illinois. Melton averaged 11.0 points per game last season and made a team-best 79 three pointers (42.0%).

THE REST OF THE RETURNERS: Junior Nick Lewis, a 6-10 forward from Paradise Valley, AZ, leads the cast of the other five Torero returners that saw action last season. Lewis matched Melton's 11.0 points per game and also ranked third on the team in rebounding at 5.8 rpg. He will be counted on to produce at both ends of the floor for the Toreros this season. Sophomore Michael Hubbard, a 6-4 point guard from Los Angeles, CA, returns after appearing in all 30 contests with 17 starts. He averaged 5.1 ppg and was second on the team in assists with 96. A trio of sophomore walk-ons round out this group: 6-1 guard Avi Fogel (San Diego, CA), 6-5 forward Adam Bonifer (Glendale, CA) and 6-6 forward Slater Traaen (San Diego, CA). Fogel made his mark last year by appearing in 24 games with 12 starts. Eleven of his starts came in WCC play where he averaged 18.7 minutes per contest. A TRIO OF REDSHIRTS BACK: U SD will have the luxury of three very solid performers back after they sat out the 2003-04 campaign. Junior Corey Belser, a 6-7 forward from Spanaway, Washington, returns after recovering from a knee injury. Belser was the team's top defensive player two seasons ago when the Toreros' won the WCC Tournament title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. He is joined by two players that had to sit out after transferring from Division I programs - junior Floyd North, a

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