USD Men's Basketball 1994-1995

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BRIAN BRUSO 6-7 SOPHOMORE FORWARD

USD: Enters second year ... last year was a strong candidate for WCC Freshman of the Year honors with averages of 7.4 ppg and 4.2 rpg ... started 10 of the 29 games he appeared in .. . scored in double digits ten times with a career high 19 points (8-for-11 from

L;;= ~===~::;;;,1 the field) against Portland ... grabbed a career-best 10 boards in road win at UC Irvine .. . shot 55.7% from field and 60.9% in WCC games ... selected WCC All-Academic and was USD's Scholar-Athlete of the Year ...... a tough kid who will help a bunch this season .. . a good rebounder and post-defender ... from the low-post position, is as good as Toreros have at getting the ball in the basket. 1992-93 SEASON AT USD: Was one of USD's early season bright spots in '92-93 before going down with season ending injury (stress fracture) .. . appeared in 5 games with a 9 point effort in season opening victory over SDSU ... also contributed 6 points and 5 re– bounds in 28 minutes against UCLA.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at South Lake Tahoe HS in South Lake Tahoe, CA .. . Jed team to 30-1 record and Nevada state championship ... senior year averaged 21.6 ppg and 14.0 rpg ... shot 53 .9% from the field and 75.7% from the Ff line ... started all 31 games and was a 3-year letterman ... named Co-MVP of the Northern Nevada AAA Division .. . First Team All-State (Nevada) ... Team MVP .. . team finished ranked 19th in the country. PERSONAL: Born in Los Angeles, CA on August 14, 1974 ... hobbies include water skiing, snow skiing and athletics ... parents are Paul Bruso and Polly Argo of South Lake Tahoe, CA ... Business major.

TOTAL

3-POINT

YEAR

G-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT

A PF STL TO BLK PTS AVG REB-AVG

1993-94 29-10 19.1

73-131 .557

0-0

.000 69-97 .711

29 78

8

56 7

215 7.4

123-4.2

JAMES BLACK 6-11 SOPHOMORE CENTER

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USD: Second season with the Toreros basketball program ... pro– jected starter for '94-95 season .. . played in 22 games his fresh– man year with a personal best 11 points (5 -for-7 from the field) against Cal State Dominguez Hills .. . tallied 9 points and a sea- 1.;;~:;;===~= ;J son-best 5 rebounds in home West Coast Conference victory over St. Mary's College with a season best 23 minutes of action ... for the season James averaged 2.6 ppg and 1.7 rpg ... was third on team in blocks with nine ... made 18-of-26 free throws from the charity stripe with a personal best 5-of-6 showing against Portland ... big inside player who shoots left handed.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Pasadena HS in Pasadena, TX ... senior year averaged 14.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 48.0% from the field and 72.0% from the Ff line ... selected First Team All 23-5A League ... 3rd Team All-Region and 4th Team All-State .. . junior year was named All-Distict while helping team to a 23-11 overall record and third place finish in the 23-5A League (Houston area) . PERSONAL: Born in Houston, TX on July 19, 1975 ... hobbies include traveling, reading and listening to music .. . parents are Mike and Darlene Black of Pasadena, TX .. . History major.

TOTAL

3PT

YEAR

G-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT

A PF STL TO BLK PTS AVG REB-AVG

1993-94 22-0 9.1

18-45 .400

0-0

.000 18-26 .692

20 9

54

2.5

38-1.7

5 27

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