USD Men's Basketball 2008-2009

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If last year's Torero basketball season had been a book written by first year head coach Bill Grier, it most likely would have appeared on the best seller's list. For the upcoming 2008-09 campaign, Grier will have a lot of the same characters (everyTorero returns) and storyline to work with (8 non-conference rematches; wee league competition; and wee Tournament) as he pens his second work. With all five starters and ten lettermen back from last year's 22-14 team that won the WCC Tournament and advanced to the second round of the NCAA's, sec– ond-year head coach Bill Grier is cautiously optimistic for the upcoming season. The Toreros finished last year strong, going 11-3 in league (3rd place) and 14- 3 down the stretch. They knocked off San Francisco, Saint Mary's and No. 20 Gonzaga in the WCC Tourna– ment, and then followed up by upsetting 15th-ranked UConn in the opening round of the NCAA Tourna– ment. In the second round of the NCAA's, USO over– came a 15-point deficit against Western Kentucky to take a 55-54 lead with about 6 minutes to go, but eventually came up short against a very good Hilltop– pers' club, 72-63. SENIORS JOHNSON AND POMARE TO LEAD WAY For the 2008-09 campaign, the Toreros are picked to finish 3rd this season in the Preseason WCC Head Coaches Poll. San Diego will look to the senior tan– dem of guard Brandon Johnson (16.9 ppg, 3.5 apg, 77 steals) and forward Gyno Pomare (14.1 ppg, 7.4 rpg) to supply most of the leadership and offensive power. Both players were First Team AII-WCC picks a year ago, with Johnson earning MVP honors at the West Coast Conference Tournament. Last year Johnson set a new USO single season scoring record with 590 points, and enters his last year with 1,277 points (9th all-time) and 398 assists (3rd all-time). Pomare wasn't far behind with his 508 points and he enters his final year 7th all-time in scor– ing (1,296 points) and 3rd in rebounding (680) among USO Division I players. Both players have a chance to leave USO as the program's all-time leading scorer - that spot is currently held by Stan Washington (1,472 points; 1971-74).

TRIO OF RETURNING STARTERS Junior wing De'Jon Jackson (7.6 ppg), the lone Torero to start all 36 games a year ago, returns to the lineup as the team's most consistent player on a game-by-game basis. It was Jackson who knocked down the game-winning shot against the Connecti– cut Huskies in overtime with his step-back 18-footer with 1.2 seconds left that gave USO its first ever NCAA Tournament victory. Rounding out the returning starters is the sopho– more tandem of forward Rob Jones (9.0 ppg, 5.8 rpg) and guard Trumaine Johnson (5.7 ppg, 2.7 apg). Jones was named to the WCC All-Freshman team and pro– duced some big moments including his 27 point-13 rebound efforts against LMU, and his 16 point-15 re– bound game against Pepperdine. Johnson started the last 15 games for USO with the Toreros going 12-3 during that stretch. Both players will be expected to increase their production in their second seasons.

STRONG CAST OF RETURNERS & NEWCOMERS Returning lettermen that will add to USD's depth include senior guard Danny Brown, a true threat from beyond the three-point arc; junior wing Chris Lewis (4.7 ppg; 3.3 rpg); sophomore guard Devin Ginty who spearheaded USD's upset of Kentucky with 18 points (4-4 in threes); and sophomore forward Clinton Hous– ton and center Nathan Lozeau who both bolster USD's inside presence with their rebounding and defense. A trio of new recruits is headed by 6-9 junior for– ward Roberto Mafra, an All-Conference performer at Southeastern (Iowa) Community College. Mafra is ex– pected to make an immediate impact at both ends of the floor. Sophomore Matt Dorr played a key role at Spokane City College with the team going 30-2 and plac ing 2nd overall in NWAACC championships. 1 Guard Devon Braswell (Detroit, Ml) will sit out the 2008-09 campaign after suffering a season-ending 1 injury during fall workouts. Walk-ons Nick Price and 1 Ryan Harbour will both compete for playing time off the bench. 1 will have rematches against the likes of UNLV, Nevada, Cal State Bakersfield, San Diego State, San Jose State, New Mexico, Boise State and Marshall. USD will also ' participate in the Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin ls– lands in mid-November where they will open against Valparaiso; play either Wisconsin or Iona in the second round; and possibly have a rematch with the UConn Huskies. In mid-December the Toreros will travel to Portland to take on the Oregon Ducks in the Pape' Jam, and close out the month with a tough game at Mississippi State. The West Coast Conference, which qualified three teams for the 2008 NCAA Tournament (USD, Gonzaga, Saint Mary's), will return to aThursday/Saturday men's basketball schedule after playing Saturday/Monday the past three seasons.The move to Thursday/Satur– day will mark the WCC's debut on ESPN's "Thursday TOUGH SCHEDULE ONCE AGAIN With the belief that a tough non-conference ' schedule gets you conference-ready, Coach Grier has , put together another competitive slate. The Toreros

Night Showcase." ESPN is the exclusive national tele– vision provider of the West Coast Conference. USD's January 22nd home match-up against Saint Mary's College will be televised on ESPN2 at 6:00 pm. USD's January 31st game at Gonzaga (3 p.m.) will appear on ESPN2, and USD's final regular season game against Gonzaga in the Jenny Craig Pavilion on Saturday, Feb. 28th, will appear on ESPN2. Additionally, USD will play in its first BracketBusters game with a February 21st contest at the Jenny Craig Pavilion against an oppo– nent to be determined later. USD's partnership with Channel 4 San Diego will include seven games being televised locally- Nevada (Nov. 18), New Mexico (Dec. 10), Boise -State (Dec. 22), Marshall (Jan.2), Loyola Marymount (Jan.17),San Fran– cisco (Feb. 7) and Portland (Feb. 26) .Three additional road games, in partnership with Comcast SportsNet, will also be brought back to the San Diego market on 4SD - San Francisco (Jan . 9), Santa Clara (Jan. 11) and Portland (Jan. 29). The West Coast Conference Tournament, being played at a neutral site for the first time, is scheduled for March 6-9 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Ne– vada. 2008-09 wee COACHES PRESEASON POLL 1. Gonzaga ...............................................46 points (5) 2. Saint Mary's .........................................44 points (2) 3. San Diego .............................................39 points (1) 4. Santa Clara ...........................................30 points 5. San Francisco ......................................23 points 6. Portland ................................................19 points 7. Loyola Marymount ...........................12 points 8. Pepperdine .........................................11 points (first place votes) 2008-09 PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM SAN DIEGO Brandon Johnson, Gyno Pomare GONZAGA Matt Bouldin, Jeremy Pargo, Austin Daye SAINT MARY'S Patrick Mills, Diamon Simpson, Omar Samhan SANTA CLARA John Bryant SAN FRANCISCO Dior Lowhorn

BILL GRIER SecondSeason as Head Coach

Bill Grier, 45, enters his second year as head coach of the USO men's basketball program. In just his first season at the helm of the Torero pro– gram, 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, includ– ing 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 WCC Tour– nament with wins over Pepperdine, Saint Mary's and No. 20 Gonzaga. In addition to its outstanding 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).Grier has the luxury of returning his entire squad for the 2008-09 campaign, in addition to welcoming his second recruiting class. Hired on March 26, 2007, Grier became USD's 11th head coach in program history 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 Torero basketball. After assembling an outstanding staff, and getting acquainted with USD's returning players, he went to work on recruiting and putting together arguably USD's toughest schedule ever. "We were searching for a person with an over– whelming drive to succeed," said Ky Snyder, USD Executive Director of Athletics."We found that and much more in Bill Grier. The people I talked with across the country, 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 with success in the classroom, 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 commu– nication 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-earnings assistant for six years. He was elevated to a full-time assis– tant 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 WCC titles, went to the 1998 NIT Sweet Sixteen 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 with the teams compiling a 211-52 record over that span. During this time the Zags won the WCC regular-season title seven times;the WCCTournament 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 1 wee tournament record); advanced to nine consecutive NCAA Tournaments, and ten overall, including four Sweet 16 appearances and the 1999 Elite Eight. 1 The last ten years Grier was the "defensive coordinator" for the Bulldogs, as well as being re– sponsible 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, in– cluding the 3rd best mark in the nation in 2004. Responsible for the past ten recruiting classes, his 2007 class is the program 1 s best yet, ranked 11th-best in the nation by the Rivals.com re– cruiting 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 players 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 r-----c=:i 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 South– western Oregon), then transferred to Oregon where he received a B.S. degree in Leisure Studies and Ser– vices in 1990. Bill and his wife, Nicole (Styles) were married in Au– gust of 1996. The couple became parents with the arrival of Giselle Marie on March 4, 2006, just two days prior to Gonzaga's home semifinal game in the WCC Tournament.

Bill, Nicole and daughter Giselle

BILL CARR SecondSeason, Associate Head Coach

Bill Carr begins his second year as Associate Head Coach on Bill Grier's staff. As Grier's Associate Head Coach, Carr plays an important role with all aspects of the Torero basketba ll program, including recruiting, scheduling, scouting, practice preparation, coaching USD's forwards and centers, and with in-game decision mak– ing. Last year he played a key role in USD's success as the Toreros finished 22-14 overall (11 -3 in wee, 3rd place), won the WCC Tournament title, and advanced to the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament. The Toreros stunned No. 15 UCONN in the first round giving USO its first ever NCAA Tournament victory. San Diego also garnered top-20 victories over Gonzaga and Saint Mary's, along with an impressive road win over the Kentucky Wildcats at historic Rupp Arena. Carr came to USO from nearby UC San Diego where he had been the head coach forTritons 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 winning 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 years (1985-87) at USF for former San Diego head coach Jim Brovelli. The first year 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 per– formers, including the 1998 and 2000 WCC Freshmen of the Year. USF advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 1998 after winning the West Coast Conference Tourna- ment 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 career 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 - Allie, Madison and Paul.

Bill, Pam and their children (/-r) Paul, Madison and Allie

M IKE BURNS

First Season, Assistant Coach

Mike Burns enters his first year as an assistant coach on Bill Grier's staff. He replaces Walter Roese who left for a similar position with the Un iversity of Nebraska. "Mike is a terrific addition to our staff," stated USD head coach Bi ll Grier. "His years of recruiting experience and contacts will be a valuable asset in bu ilding our program. His personality will 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 im– portant to hire someone that is a seasoned recruiter as well as someone that would fit in wel l with the chemistry of our staff and players. Mike has those quali- ties. And, to have another person on our staff with Division I head coach- ing experience is such a plus''. Burns,46, led Community Colleges of Spokane this

past season to a No. 1 ranking in the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges and a second-place fin ish at the NWAACC Tournament. His team finished with a 30-2 overa ll 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 as well as the NWAACC East Region coach of the year. Prior to CCS, Burns spent three seasons (2004-07) as the head coach of the Eastern Washington University men's basketball program. In 2006-07 he led the Eagles to a 15-14 mark, whi le 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 aver– age of 84.2 points per game. The team also was sixth nationally in fie ld goal percentage (49.5%) and sixth in assists (17.7). Whi le at EWU, Burns coached Rodney Stuckey, who went on to be se– lected 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 years at EWU as an assis- tant coach on Ray Giacoletti's staff. Whi le at Washington State, he helped the Cougars finish with six more victories than the previous season, and the team qualified for the conference tournament for the first time since 1990, when all 10 schools qua lified. Under Giacoletti at EWU, Burns served as the team's rec ruit– ing coordinator, coached perimeter 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 In– vitation 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 Washington Uni– versity. He held coaching stints at both of his alma maters, as well as Highline Commu– nity College in Des Moines, Wash. Burns and his wife, Mary, are the par– ents of two-year– old twins - Bode and Kylie.

Mike and Mary with their two-year-old twins, Bode and Kyl ie

KYLE BANKHEAD Second Season, Assistant Coach

Kyle Bankhead, who played under Grier at Gonza– ga, is beginning his second year as a full-time assistant coach . His responsibilities include overseeing academics, working with the development of the guards, scouting op– ponents and recruiting. This past season 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 and advanced to the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament af–

ter upsetting UConn in the tourney opener.

Prior to USO, 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 Tournament each year, including a Sweet Sixteen appearance 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 .

BOOKER T. HARRIS SecondSeason, Dir. ofBasketball Ops.

Booker T. Harris begins his second year as the pro– gram's Director of Basketball Operations. Har- ris came to USD from Ca l State San Bernardino where he had been an assistant coach for the Coyotes since the 2003-04 season. Working un– der head coach Jeff Oliver, the Coyotes finished 26-6 overall in 2006-07, won the NCAA West Regional Championship and advanced to the NCAA Division II semifinals. During his four-year tenure the basketball program was a combined 86-28. In addition to his coaching duties,Harris also served as Director of the Coyotes' youth basket– ball summer camps.

Prior to joining the Ca l State San Bernardino staff, Harris was the strength and conditioning coach at Long Beach State for one season (2002-03) . He started his coaching career at Sonoma State University in 2001 -02, and later would earn his master's degree in 2003 from Sonona State. A 1999 graduate of the University of San Francisco where he earned his undergraduate degree in Business Administration, Harris played three seasons (1996-99) for the Dons basketball program under head coach Philip Mathews. He was a member of the 1997-98 WCC Tournament champions that played NCAA fi – nalist Utah in the first round of the NCAA's. He was also a two-time selection to the West Coast Confer– ence All-Academic Team (1998 & 1999).

From San Francisco, he prepped at Bridgemont High School where he averaged 22 points per game as a senior and was coached by his father (also Booker T. Harris).

DrewMoser, Administrative Assistant Drew Moser is entering his second year on the Toreros' staff. As administrative assistant, Drew's primary responsibilities include video coordination, conduct– ing walk-on workouts, camp instruction, and helping with the day to day op– erations of the program. During the 2006-2007 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'swhere he holds the team scoring record with 1,723 career points. He went on to play four years (2001-05) at the University of Redlands. During his senior year the high-octane Bulldogs squad set an all-time, all-division national scoring record with an average of 132.4 points per game. He graduated from the University of Redlands in 1995 with an un– dergraduate degree in Business Administration . Nick U'Ren, Head Team Manager

Nick U'Ren begins his fourth year of work with the men's basketball program. Nick is a senior and Business Administration major from Tempe, Arizona .He will be graduating in May of 2009. His duties include video editing and breakdown, practice set-up and op– erations, as well as assisting with various recruiting activities. He also oversees the program's student managers, Michael Harris and Frank Zhang. Over the past four summers, Nick has worked closely with the USD summer basketball

2008-09 USD COACHING STAFF (1-r): Team Manager Nick U'Ren, Dir. of Basketball Ops. Booker T. Harris, Asst. Kyle Bankhead, Head Coach Bill Grier, Assoc. Head Coach Bill Carr, Asst. Mike Burns, Admin. Asst. Drew Moser.

BRANDON JOHNSON 6-0 • 200 SENIOR GUARD HOUSTON, TX WILLOWRIDGE HS

NOTEWORTHY:Enters senior year as starting point guard.. Ranks 9th all-time for scoring with 1,277 points and 3rd overa ll in assists with 398... Last season was named 1st Team AII-WCC, WCC Tourna– ment MVP, WCC Player of the Month (Jan., 2008), and twice was tabbed a WCC Player of the Week. 2007-08 at USD: Started 34 of 35 games whi le leading the team in scoring (16.9), assists (3.5) and minutes played (35. 1 ave.)... Set a new single season record for points with 590 and tallied 29 games in double digits... Reached 20 or more points 10 times with a career-best 28 points in WCC semi-final win over Saint Mary's... In that same contest set a school record for mintues played with 50 in the 75-69 come-from-behind double overtime victory... Scored 27 points in back-to-back road games at Kentucky and Marshall, and poured in 18 points in USD's NCAA victory over Con– necticut... In three different games pu lled down 9 rebounds, while also registering season-highs of 8 assists (LMU) and 7 steals (at Gonzaga). 2006-07 at USD: Started 30 of 32 games for the Toreros at point guard where he aver– aged 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 Ca l Classic... Scored in double digits in 21 games with a personal-best 26 points with 10- 13 shooting versus Saint Mary's (Jan. 22, 2007)... Scored 20 or more points in six games, including an impressive 23 point outing in road win over the Cal Bears... Season-best 11 assists in win over Pepperd ine 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 t hrows. 2005-06 at USD: Tu rned in an outstandi ng freshman campaign...Named a Freshman Al l-American by Col legelnsider.com ...WCC All-Freshman Team selection ...Appeared 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 with season-high 24 points in first round win over Pepperdine at the WCC Tournament... Added 8 rebounds and 5 steals in same contest against Waves... Chipped in 19 points in overtime loss to Gonzaga in WCC semifinals... Dished out 9 assists in two games (at UC Riversde; vs. Saint Mary's). HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Wil low Ridge High School where he lettered in both basketba ll and footbal l ... High School team won two state championships ... Also named MVP ofTexas All-Star game... Senior year was a McDonald 's All-America nominee; First Team All-State and the MVP of the Roundball Classic ... Averaged 21.0 points per game, 7 assists and 4 steals ... Team reached semifina ls of state championships ... Junior year averaged 15.0 ppg and 9.0 assists whi le being named FirstTeam All-State ...Team won the state championship during his junior and sophomore campaigns ... 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 Unives ity of Ill inois at Chicago.

MAJOR: Sociology.

Points: 28 vs. Saint Mary's (3/9/08)

Rebounds: 9 vs. Loyola Marymount (3/3/08)

Assists: 8 vs. Loyola Marymount (3/3/08)

Steals: 7 vs. Gonzaga (1 / 19/ 08)

BRANDONJOHNSON CAREER STATISTICS -- 2005-2008 TOTAL 3PT

YEAR

G-GS MIN

FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA

PCT .372

PTS AVG REB-AVG 279 9.3 86-2.9 408 12.8 118-3.7 590 16.9 145-4.1

PF STL

FT-FTA PCT

TO BLK

A

2005-06 2006-07 2007-08

30-5

759

90-197 131-31 8 207-496

.457 .412 .417

16-43 24-75

83-128

34 62 77

80

0

.648 .674 .627

122

81 80

32-30 988 35-34 1230

.320 122-181

108

80-214

.374

96-153

97-69 2977 428- 10 11

GYNOPOMARE 6-8 • 240 SENIOR FORWARD

OCEANSIDE, CA EL CAMINO HS

NOTEWORTHY: Enters final year at USD whe re he wi ll fini sh as one of the program's all-time leaders in both scoring and rebounding ... Two-time AII-WCC performer (2008, 2007) ...Poma re enters senior year with 1,296 points (7th all-time) and 680 rebounds (3rd among Div. I players). 2007-08 AT USD: Appeared in al l 36 games w ith 34 start s... Ranked second on team in scoring (14.1) and first in rebounding (7.4) and field goa l percentage (.556)... Strong showing in NCAA Tournament games with 22 points in win over Connecticut and 20 points-9 rebounds in loss to Western Kentucky... For season tallied 27 games in double digit scoring, and 11 games in double digit rebound – ing... Reached 8 games with 20 or more points scoring, including a career-best 2S points against Stephen F. Austin ...Totaled 8 double-double performances including an 18 point/16 rebound outing against CSU-Bakersfield ... Twice was tabbed a wee Player of the Week. 2006-07 AT USO: Appeared in all 32 games with 19 starts while earning AII– WCC FirstTeam honors... Averaged 14.9 points per game and a team-best 8.3 rebounds while converting 53.8% of his shots from the floor (182x338) and 73.4% of his free throws (113xl 54) ... Scored in double digits in 29 contests including a string of 17 straight games (Dec. 9, 2006 to Feb. 12, 2007) ... Tota led a team-best 8 double-doubles in scoring & rebounding ... Personal-best 22 points in back-to-back double-double contests against UC Riverside (Jan. 10, 2007; 13 boards) and Pepperdine (Jan. 13, 2007; 15 boards) ... Was tabbed the wee Player of the Week for his efforts. 2005-06 AT USD: Appeared in all 30 games with 14 starts... Led the wee in field goal percentage (.633) ... Named to wee All-Freshman Team... Averaged 10.4 points and 5.0 rebounds while shooting a league-best 63.3% from the field... Also chipped in with a team-best 32 blocked shots...Totaled a double-double w ith 15 points and 10 boards in his co llegiate debut, a road win at Campbell... Posted a double-double (11 points, 14 rebounds) in home win over New Mexico... Scored in double figures 18 times with a season-high 21 points against UC Riverside... Added 20 points and 9 rebounds in road win at Eastern Washington.

2004-05 AT USD: Sat out the season as a redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at El Camino HS in nearby Oceanside ... Senior season averaged 19.1 ppg and 14.0 rpg ... Averaged 24.0 ppg and 15 rpg in two Southern Ca lifornia Regional playoff games in 2004... Was named 2nd Team Al l-State, First Team All-San Diego U-T and AII-CIF ... Was a Division I CIF Champion San Diego County Scholarship Award recipient ... First Team Breitbard - San Diego Hall of Champions ... Went for 29 points and 16 rebounds in 78-61 win over Marina in 1st Round of CIF State Basketball Championships SoCal Regional ... Junior year was First Team All-State for 31 -3 ba ll club ...Won CIF Div. I Championship and lost in State 2nd round ... He averaged 14.0 ppg and scored in double digits in 23 of 33 games he played in.

PERSONAL: Born on Apri l 5, 1986 in Oceanside, CA ... parents are Gail and Leo Poma re of Oceanside ... also recruited by Boise State, Portland and Ca l State Fullerton.

MAJOR: Communications.

MINOR: Business.

Points: 25 vs. Stephen F. Austin (12/15/07)

Rebounds: 16 vs. Cal State Bakersfield (1 /9/08)

Assists: 3 vs.Cal State Monterey Bay (11 /12/07)

Blocks: 5 vs. Saint Mary's (1 /28/08)

GYNO POMARE CAREER STATISTICS -- 2005-2008 TOTAL 3PT FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT A PF STL TO BLK

YEAR

G-GS MIN 30-14 606 32-19 901 36-34 1033 98-67 2540

PTS AVG REB-AVG

2005-06 2006-07 2007-08

133-210 182-338 188-388 503-886

.633 .538 .556 .568

0-0 0-0 0-1 0- 1

.000

45-73

.616 .734 .717 .760

150-5.0 265-8.3 265-7.4 680-6.9

311 477 508

17 21 27

10.4 14.9 14.1 13.2

67 73 88

16 20 29 65

44 32 55 42 52 48 151 122

.000 113-154 .000 132-184 .000 290-411

Total

65 228

1296

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DANNY BROWN 6-4 • 185 SENIOR GUARD

OLATHE,KS DESOTO HS

2008-09 at USD: Enters hi s fourth and final season with the Toreros where he will compete for playing time at both shooting guard and wing.

2007-08 at USD: Appeared in 30 games and averaged 2.5 points per game in 8.4 minutes of action per contest... He twice scored a career-best 11 points in games against Cal State Monterey Bay and Gonzaga (3-6 in threes) ... He also chipped in with 8 points at Marshall, and 6 points in three other contests. 2006-07 at USD: Appeared in 26 games and averaged 11 .8 minutes of action and 2.9 points per game... Ranked 4th on team in three-pointers made with 21 (58 attempts; 36.2%)... Season-best 7 points in win over Point Loma Nazarene...

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

MAJOR: Sociology & Communications.

MINOR: Art History

Points: 11 vs.Gonzaga (2/ 18/ 08)

Rebounds: 3 vs. San Jose State (12/ 5/ 07)

Assists: 3 vs. Po rtland (2/16/08)

Steals: 3 vs. Hawaii (11 /9/07)

DANNY BROWN CAREER STATISTICS -- 2005-2008

TOTAL

3 PT

G-GS MIN

YEAR

FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA

FT-FTA

PCT

REB-AVG

PCT

PTS AVG

A

PF

STL

TO BLK

2005-06 2006-07 2007-08

29-0

265

23-69 23-76 27-66

.333 .303 .409 .346

19-58 21-58 18-50

4-4

.328 .362 .360 .349

16-0.6 16-0.4 19-0.6 5 1-0.6

1.000 .750 .400 .714

14 15 13 42

2.4 2.9 2.5 2.6

18 38 18 74

7

15 18 18

1

69 76 74

26-1 307

9-12

11

8 2

30-0

252 824

2-5

9

73-211

58- 166

15-21

11

2 19

27

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DE'JON JACKSON 6-2 • 200 JUNIOR GUARD FRESNO,CA CLOVIS WEST HS

NOTEWORTHY: Made biggest basket in school history with his step-back 18 footer with 1.2 seconds left in overtime of USD's first round NCAA Tournament contest against Connecticut wh ich gave the Toreros a 70-69 victory...Named to the AII-WCC Tournament team (2008).

2008-09 at USD: Enters his junior year where he w ill compete at both guard slots and on the wing... ls USD's most cons istent and best defensive player.

2007-08 at USD: Lone Torero to start al l 36 games for the 22- 14 Toreros... Ranked second on team w ith average of 31 .2 minutes of action per contest whi le 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 w ith 3.4 rebounds per contest to go with 83 assists, 33 steals and 15 blocked shots... Scored 16 points in victory over UConn, and tossed in a career-high 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 with 4.2 points per game and 2.5 rebounds... Excellent free throw shooter (78.6%)...Scored in double figures in four contests w ith a best of 12 points (Central Michigan)...Turned in a solid performance in home win over Pepperdine with 10 points,8 rebounds and 7 assists...Totaled 8 points and 6 rebounds in just 14 minutes 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 champion De La Salle at the Arco Center in Sacramento, California... Under the direction of coach Tom Orlich, Clovis West finished the yea r 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. Basketball award, given by Cal-Hi Sports - La Costa Canyon's Chase Budinger, who is heading to the University

of Arizona, received the honor... Additionally,Jackson was tabbed a Division I All-State FirstTeam selection; the Fresno Bee Player of the Year for the Central Section; and the Tri-River Athletic Conference Most Valu– able Player. In the Southern Regional semi-final

against La Costa Canyon, Jackson scored 33 points and defended McDonald's All-American Chase Budinger in the 2nd half as Clovis West won by 12 points... Jackson scored 19 points in the 1st half, including 5 points in the final :35 seconds of the 2nd quarter for a 32-25 interm ission lead... In the Southern California Regiona l Playoffs,Jackson added 20 points and 13 rebounds in the team's 55-42 w in over Los Alamitos at the Sports Arena.

PERSONAL: Born on March 22, 1988 in Fresno, Ca lifornia ... 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.

MAJOR: Sociology.

MINOR: Business.

Points: 24 vs. Pepperdine (3/8/08)

Rebounds: 8 vs. Gonzaga (3/ 10/ 08)

Assists: 7 vs. Pepperdine (2/ 12/ 07)

Steals: 3 vs. UCONN (3/ 21 / 08)

DE'JONJACKSON CAREER STATISTICS -- 2006-2008 TOTAL 3PT FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT A PF STL TO BLK

YEAR

G-GS MIN 31-3 623 36-36 1123 67-39 1746

PTS AVG

2006-07 2007-08

46-128 102-234 148-362

.359 .436 .409

5-29

.172 .345 .286

33-42 49-70

130 272 402

44 83

34 52

64 85 85

7

.786 .700 .732

15 33 48

4.2 7.6 6.0

19-55 24-84

15

Total

82-112

127

86 22

I

CHRIS LEWIS 6-7 • 215 JUNIOR GUARD/FORWARD BEDFORD, TX LAWRENCE D. BELL HS

2008-09 at USD: Enters fourth year with the Toreros and junior cam– paign on the floor where he will compete for playing time at both guard and forward ... Last year earned team's Scholar– Athlete award. 2007-08 at USD: Appeared in all 36 contests with 9 sta rts... Averaged 4.7 points and 3.3 rebounds while converting 43 .6% from the field (58-133) and 75% from the free throw line (39-52) ... Reached double digit scoring in five contests with career-high of 16 points (CSU Monterey Bay) ... Tallied back-to-back double– doubles in scoring and rebounding against Boise State (11-1 O) and Hawaii (10-10). 2006-07 at USD: 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 fi eld 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 t reys) while playing a personal-best 31 minutes... To– taled 14 points and 7 rebounds (5 offensive) in home wi n over UC Santa Barbara (Dec. 22, 2006).

2005-06 at USD: Sat out as a red shirt.

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 ga rnering 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 USO for basketball program and location of school ... Also recruited by Air Force, Rice, SMU, Marshall and North Texas ... Played on Dallas Mus– tangs club team that was crowned National Champions in 2001 .

MAJOR: Business Administration .

LEWIS' CAREER HIGHS

Points: 16 vs.Cal State Monterey Bay (11 /12/ 07)

Rebounds: 10 vs. Hawaii (12/2/ 07)

Assists: 3 vs.Texas-San Antonio (11 / 23/ 07)

Steals: 2 vs. Saint Mary's (1 / 28/ 08)

CHRIS LEWIS CAREER STATISTICS -- 2006-2008

TOTAL

3PT

G-GS MIN 31-18 535 36-9 623 67-27 1158

FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA

PCT

FT-FTA

PF

BLK

PCT

STL

PTS

A

TO

AVG

REB-AVG 90-2.9 11 9-3.3 209-3. 1

64-145 58-133

.44 1 .436 .439

17-56 15-50

.304 .300 .302

34-48 39-52

4 5 9

.708 .750 .730

15 14

34 22

36 49 85

53 68

179 170 349

5.8 4.7 5.2

122-278

32-106

73-100

29

56 121

TRUMAINE JOHNSON 6-2 • 190 SOPHOMORE GUARD

HOUSTON, TX KINGWOOD HS

NOTEWORTHY: Started last 15 games of season at point guard with Toreros going 12-3... Scored in double digits in 7 of final 12 games including a season– best 22 points against Pepperdine. 2007-08 at USD: Started 16 of 35 games he appeared in ...Averaged 5.7 points per game and 7.6 ppg in WCC play... Scored in double figures in 8 contests with personal best of 22 points against Pepperdine (9-for-11 from field) ... Scored 17 points in home loss to Gonzaga while making 5-of-8 three-pointers... Chipped in with season-highs of 5 rebounds (CS Bakersfield) and 8 assists twice (LMU & Pepperdine). HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Kingwood HS where he played for coach Royce Huseman ... Senior year at Kingwood averaged 9.0 points per game, 7.0 assists and 3.5 steals... Named Defensive Player of the Year and All– Region ...Junior year at Diboll HS averaged 28 points, 8 assists and 3 steals on way to earning League MVP honors... Also named All– Region and All-State... In addition to basketball, lettered in track.

PERSONAL: Born on February 2, 1989 in Midland,TX... His mother, Shirley Johnson, resides in Houston, TX... Chose

USO for coaching staff and direction the pro– gram is heading... Also

rec ruited by Van– derbilt,Texas Tech, Nevada, Missouri State,Texas A&M, BYU, and Colorado State.

MAJOR: Undeclared.

Points: 22 vs. Pepperdine (3/1 /08)

Rebounds: 5 vs.Cal State Bakersfield (1 /9/08)

Assists: 8 vs. Pepperdine (3/8/08)

Steals: 3 vs. Loyola Marymount (2/2/08)

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TRUMAINE JOHNSON'S CAREER STATISTICS -- 2007-2008 TOTAL 3PT

G-GS MIN

FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA

FT-FTA

PCT

PCT

A

PF

STL

TO BLK

REB-AVG

AVG

PTS 198 198

35-16

910

72-181 72-181

.398 .398

16-53 16-53

.302 .302

38-56 38-56

.679 .679

96 96

57 57

36 36

1 1

80 80

44-1.3 44-1.3

5.7 5.7

35-16 910

ROB JONES 6-6 • 230 SOPHOMORE FORWARD SAN FRANCISCO, CA ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN HS

NOTEWORTHY: Named to WCC All -Freshman team...WCC Player of the Week (Feb. 5th) .

2008-09 at USD: Returning sta rter at strong forward following productive freshman campaign .

2007-08 at USD: Appeared in 35 contests with 32 starts... Averaged 9.0 points (3rd on team) and 5.8 rebounds (2nd on team) while converting 50% from the field (135-270) ... Reached double digit scoring in 14 contests, including two double-doubles aga inst LMU (27-13) and Pepperdine (16-15) ... Tabbed wee Player of t he Week after averaging 21.5 ppg and 10.0 rpg in back– to-back road wins over LMU and Pepperdine... Solid 14 point-6 rebound effort in NCAA Tournament win over Connecticut... Chipped in with 9 rebounds in six other contests. year averaged 17 points per game and 14 re– bounds... Named WCAL Player of the Year and San Francisco Player of the Year... First Team CCS ... Team was co-champions ofWCAL... Junior year named First Team AII-WCAL, First Team CCS and the San Francisco Player of the Year... Averaged 15 points and 13 rebounds ... Also lettered in vars ity football where he was named First Team All-League and First Team CCS. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Archbishop Riordan HS where he played for coach Rich Furslund ... Senior

PERSONAL: Born on January 22, 1989 in San Francisco, CA... Pa rents are James & Erin Jones of Pacifica, CA.

MAJOR: Undeclared.

Points: 27 vs. Loyola Marymount (2/2/ 08)

Rebounds: 15 vs. Pepperdine (3/ 8/08)

Blocks: 3 vs. Kentucky (12/ 29/07)

Steals: 5 vs. Port land (1/ 2 l /08)

ROB JONES' CAREER STATISTICS -- 2007-2008

TOTAL

3PT

YEAR

G-GS MIN 35-32 912 35-32 912

FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA

REB-AVG 204-5.8 204-5.8

FT-FTA 45-81 45-81

PCT

TO BLK

PCT

PTS

A

AVG

PF

STL

2007-08

135-270 135-270

.500 .500

1-8 1-8

.125 . 125

.556 .556

47 109 47 109

9.0 9.0

36 36

83 83

19 19

316 316

Total

DEVIN GINTY 6-2 • 180 SOPHOMORE GUARD ALTA,CA COLFAX HS

NOTEWORTHY:Turned in outstanding performance in USD's 81 -72 road win over the University of Kentucky Wildcats in historic Rupp Arena on De– cember 29, 2007...Canned all four of his three-point attempts, and was a perfect 5-for-5 from the field and 4-for-4 from the free throw line in totaling a season -high 18 points.

2008-09 at USD: Second year player will compete for playing time at both guard positions.

2007-08 at USD: First year walk-on appeared in 28 games with 7 sta rts... In addition to his 18 point effort against Kentucky, Ginty also played a key role in USD's 64-61 road win over Portland with 11 points and 7 ass ists... For the season he converted 35.6% of his overall shots (2 1-59) and three-pointers (16-45) ... Add itionally he dished out 37 ass ists while averaging 13.9 minutes of ac– tion 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 CIF Section 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 USO for great school, awesome location and chance to play Division I basketball... Also recruited by Chico State, San Francisco State and Santa Clara .

MAJOR: Undeclared.

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Points: 18 vs. Kentucky (12/29/07)

Rebounds: 5 vs. Pepperdine (3/l / 08)

Assists: 7 vs. Portland (1 /2 l /08)

DEVIN GINTY'S CAREER STATISTICS -- 2007-2008

TOTAL

3PT

G-GS MIN 28-7 390 28-7 390

TO BLK

FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA

A

STL

PTS AVG REB-AVG 69 2.5 23-0.8 69 2.5 23-0.8

FT-FTA PCT

PF

PCT

21 59

.356

16-45

26

0

11 -17

.356

5

.647

37 34 37 34

21-59 .356

16-45 .356

11-17 .647

26 0

5

CLINTON HOUSTON 6-7 •228 SOPHOMORE FORWARD

DALLAS, TX MARCUS HS

2008-09 at USD: Second year player will compete for playing time at forward .

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 minutes in team's 70-69 overtime win over UConn in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, chipping in with 2 points and 2 re– bounds.

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-SA MVP and AII-State... Junior year averaged 12.0 points per game and 8 boards with team going 28-10... Named District 8-SA 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 academic institution and play for a good program with excellent coaching staff.... Speaks four languages.

MAJOR: Undeclared.

Points: 6 vs.Texas San Antonio (12/22/07)

Rebounds: 7 vs. Pepperdine (2/12/07)

Assists: 1 vs. Pepperdine (2/4/08)

Blocks: 2 vs. UCONN (3/21 /08)

CLINTON HOUSTON'S CAREER STATISTICS -- 2007-2008

TOTAL 3PT FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA

YEAR

G-GS MIN

PCT

FT-FTA

PCT

A

PF

REB-AVG

STL

TO BLK

AVG

PTS

2007-08

31-1

261

12-29 12-29

.414 .4 14

0-2 0-2

.000 .000

9-14 9-14

.643 .643

37 37

53-1.7 53-1.7

3

11 11

9 9

33 33

1.1

Total

31 - 1 261

3

1. 1