USD Men's Basketball 1994-1995

1993-94 SEASON IN REVIEW

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The University of San Diego men's basketball program, un– der the direction of tenth year coach Hank Egan, completed one of its most successful campaigns this past season finishing with an overall record of 18-11. The Toreros finished in strong fashion, winning seven of their final ten contests and advancing to the West Coast Conference Tournament Championship game for the first time since the tourney's inception in 1987. "This past season we saw a mixture of young and veteran players put together a team that performed well," said Hank Egan, who this past August resigned his post at USD to take an assistant coaching position with the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basket– ball Association. "While there were several outstanding performances, it was mostly a group effort over the course of the season with a vari– ety of people stepping up on occasion. When the players who would be returning were asked to evaluate the season, they selected many different factors as being the significant reason for our success. There was, however, one constant from each and every returner. To a man they credited the four seniors for their committment, dedication and attitude through good times and bad as being the most significant factor. All of them believe that the future is bright but only if they can lead like Neal Meyer, Brooks Barnhard, Joe Temple and Chris Grant."

Brooks Barnhard - First Team All- wee

Heading into the WCC Post-Season Tournament the Toreros were seeded fourth after their 7-7 WCC finish. The Toreros knocked out #5 seed Portland (63-57) in the first round, upset #1 seed and regular-season champion Gonzaga in the semi-finals (83-75) before dropping a tough 53-56 decision to #2 Pepperdine University in the nationally televised (ESPN) championship contest. The Toreros were the only WCC team to knock off first place finisher Gonzaga twice during the 1993-94 season. In addition, the Toreros collected impressive nonconference victories against the University of the Pacific (83-66), the University of Richmond (87-64), UC Irvine (96-82), Manhattan College (64-61) and Drake University (96-80). San Diego was again tough in the comforts of their USD Sports Center finishing with a home record of 10-2. Senior center Brooks Barnhard (Escondido, CA) was named First Team All-West Coast Conference as well as being selected All-WCC Tournament after averaging 14.0 ppg and 6.5 rpg and leading the WCC in three point accuracy (.472) . Senior swingman Joe Temple (San Diego, CA) and junior guard Doug Harris (Chandler, AZ) were selected Honorable Mention All-WCC with freshman forward Brian Bruso (South Lake Tahoe, CA) being named to the WCC All-Academic Team. Head Coach Hank Egan, in his final season, set a couple of personal milestones as he recorded his 150th win as USD's coach and his 300th career victory during the year. The Toreros were a fun team to watch as they led the West Coast Conference in three-pointers made and attempted and were the league's most accurate team from the free throw line (73.2%). The Toreros bombed in a school-record 235 three-pointers on 619 attempts (.380), getting at least 44 treys from four different players. That latter feat had happened only once before in the WCC. Both Brooks Barnhard and Doug Harris tallied 59 treys, falling one short of the USD record (60, Marty Munn, 1987-88), while Sean Flannery hit for 49 and Joe Temple added 44.