SAN FRANCISCO 2011-12 DONS Men’S Basketball Game 34; CBI Presented by Zebra Pen - First Round Vs
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
SAN FRANCISCO 2011-12 DONS MEN’S BASKETBALL Game 34; CBI Presented By Zebra Pen - First Round vs. Washington State Cougars p March 13 p 7:00 PM War Memorial Gym (4,500) p San Francisco, CA PLAY HARD. PLAY SMART. PLAY TOGETHER. p ROCK THE HILLTOP men’s BasketBALL CONTACT: WASHINGTON STATE GAME INFORMATION Ryan McCrary, Assistant A.D. - Media Relations Date ......Tues., March 13/7:00 PM USF DONS WSU COUGARS [email protected] Television ..........................HDNet 2011-12 Record ......................20-13 2011-12 Overall Record.....15-16 (415) 422-6162 (office) (415) 859-0167 (cell) (Rich Cellini & Joe Cravens) WCC Record/Finish ......8-8/Fifth 2011-12 Pac-12 Record........7-11 MEN’S BASKETbaLL Radio .. USFDons.com (Stretch) 2010-11 Record ..19-15, 10-4 (3rd) 2010-11 Record.............22-13 (Pat Olson & Jim Brovelli) Head Coach .............Rex Walters Head Coach ...............Ken Bone 2011-12 SCHEDULE Streaming Audio .............Yes Alma Mater ...............Kansas, 1993 Alma Mater ..Seattle Pacific (‘83) Record: 20-13 Home: 12-4 Road: 5-6 Neutral: 3-3 Series .............WSU leads 1-0 Career Record ...............93-98 (6th) Career Record .......130-93 (7th) WCC: 8-8 Home:5-3 Road: 3-5 Series Streak ......WSU won 1 USF Record ...................62-65 (4th) School Record ....... 53-44 (3rd) DATE DAY OPPONENT TIME Last Meetings ............WSU 53, SID ........................ Ryan McCrary SID ............... Jessica Schmick November (5-3) at USF 45 (12/23/50) E-Mail ........ [email protected] E-Mail [email protected] HILLTOP CHALLENGE Web ......................USFDons.com Web .............WSUCougars.com 11 FRI. NORTH DAKOTA STATE L 65-73 PROJECTED USF STARTERS (As of 3/7/12) 12 SAT. NORTHERN ARIZONA W 69-50 13 SUN. LOUISIANA W 71-70 MICHAEL WILLIAMS G NOTES: Scored 23 points & 13 rebounds 16 WED. SAN JOSE STATE W 83-81 ot in OT win vs. Montana (12/12/10)... career- 19 Sat. Seattle U. (Root) W 69-63 5 6-0 170 Jr. Van Nuys, CA Taft High School high 26 points vs. Hampton (12/30/10) with Great Alaska Shootout 6 triples... 5th in career 3-pointers (151)... 23 Wed. Dartmouth (CSN CA) W 71-69 PTS REB AST MIN season-high 23 points vs. Dartmouth 25 Fri. Murray State (CSN CA) L 70-67 (11/23/11)... 20 points vs. USD (1/28/12)... 26 Sat. New Mexico State (CSN) L 71-81 10.8 2.3 1.4 29.1 No. 34 in USF career scoring (968/10.9) December (4-3) 1 Thurs. Montana W 65-62 NOTES: Ranks No. 35 in career scoring 4 SUN. PACIFIC UNION W 90-38 RASHAD GREEN G (964/10.4)... 23 points vs. Murray State 10 SAT. PACIFIC W 79-69 13 6-4 195 Sr. Babylon, NY (11/25/11) and at Holy Cross (12/22/11)... 17 SAT. MENLO COLLEGE W 66-36 Manhattan College 22 Thurs. Holy Cross L 83-88 All-Great Alaska Shootout Team... scored 18 29 Thurs. Pepperdine* L 61-77 PTS REB AST MIN points vs. Pacific (12/10/11)... career-high 31 SAT. LOYOLA MARYMOUNT*^ L 76-77 ot 11.8 5.2 2.2 29.4 24 points at LMU (2/4/12)... 13.0 ppg, 5.0 January (6-3) rpg in WCC Tournament 3 TUES. MORGAN STATE W 87-74 7 Sat. Brigham Young*^ (BYUtv) L 56-81 PERRIS BLACKWELL F NOTES: Ranks 2nd in West Coast Conference in FG% (.577); 9th rebounds / 9 Mon. Saint Mary’s* CSN-CA) L 72-87 22 6-9 250 Jr. Etiwanda, CA (6.1) as a junior... 14 points/10 rebounds vs. 12 THURS. PORTLAND* W 104-70 Etiwanda HS 14 SAT. PEPPERDINE*^ (CSN-CA) W 78-63 #24 Gonzaga (2/16/12)... ranks No. 40 in 19 Thurs. Gonzaga*^ (ESPNU) L 63-74 PTS REB AST MIN career scoring (918/10.2)... career-high 26 21 Sat. Portland*^ (CSN Plus) W 72-71 12.7 6.1 0.9 25.3 points vs. USD (1/28/12)... 19 points at SCU 26 Thurs. Santa Clara* (CSN-CA) W 90-77 (1/26/12)... 13.3 ppg in WCC Tournament 28 SAT. SAN DIEGO*^ (CSN-BA) W 84-70 February (3-3) NOTES: Career-high 29 points with 11 4 Sat. Loyola Marymount*^ L 88-90 ANGELO CALOIARO F 32 6-8 225 Sr. Saratoga, CA rebounds vs. Pacific (12/10/11)... scored 19 9 THURS. SANTA CLARA* (ESPNU) W 85-69 Archbishop Mitty High School points, 13 rebounds vs. SJSU (11/16/11)... 11 Sat. San Diego*^ (CSN-CA) W 81-70 ranks 2nd in career 3-pointers (186)... cur- 16 THURS. BYU*^ (ESPNU) L 85-84 PTS REB AST MIN rently No. 18 in career scoring (1,256/9.9)... 18 SAT. #24 GONZAGA*^ (CSN-CA) W 66-65 14.2 6.1 2.3 30.7 ranks 6th among WCC scoring (14.2) and 25 SAT. #23 SAINT MARY’S*^ (CSN-CA) L 60-67 9th in rebounds (6.1) leaders. March (2-1) 1 Thurs. No. 8 Portland - First W 87-66 NOTES: Led WCC in assist/turnover ratio in 2 Fri. No. 4 LMU - Quarterfinals W 67-60 CODY DOOLIN G league play at 2.7 (72/25)... 9 assists at USD 3 Sat. No. 21 Saint Mary’s - Semis L 78-83 45 6-2 170 So. Austin, TX (2/11/12)... career-high 28 points vs. #22 SMC 13 TUES. Washington State% (HDNET) 7:00 PM Westlake High School (3/3/12)... game-winning lay-ups vs. Gonzaga *WEST COAST CONFERENCE ^BROADCAST ON 95.7 THE GAME %CBI PTS REB AST MIN (1/22/11), at Hawaii (3/19/11), vs. Louisiana ALL TIMES PACIFIC (PT). ALL DATES AND TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE 9.3 3.2 3.8 30.7 (11/13/11) & at Montana (12/1/11)... 2012 WCC All-Tourney Team - 15.7 ppg, 4.3 apg 1OFF THE USF BENCH (As of 3/7/12) G. #2 Avery Johnson, 6-3, So. (1.6 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 0.6 apg) G. #31 Jay Wey, 6-2, Sr. (2.5 ppg, 0.5 rpg, 0.6 apg) F. #25 Cole Dickerson, 6-7, So. (6.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 0.9 bpg) C. #11 Justin Raffington, 6-9, So. (2.2 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 0.2 bpg) SAN FRANCISCO DONS BASKETBALL - PAGE 2 HEAD CoacH REX WALTERS DONS PREPARED FOR CBI POSTSEASON DONS HOST COUGARS IN CBI TUESDAY: USF A new era began April hosts Washington State in the opening round of 7, 2008, when the Universi- the 2012 College Basketball Invitational, Presented ty of San Francisco named by Zebra Pen Tuesday, March 13 at War Memorial Rex Walters head coach of Gym. The Dons and Cougars tip-off at 7:00 PM in a the men’s basketball pro- game televised nationally by HDNet and broadcast gram. The former Kansas on USFDons.com via Stretch Internet. star and NBA veteran hit the ground running, and LAST TIME OUT FOR THE DONS: USF dropped a entering his fourth season hard-fought 83-78 decision to No. 21 Saint Mary’s in on the Hilltop, excitement the semifinals of the 2012 Zappos.com West Coast DONS IN THE 2012 CBI continues to build for what promises to Conference Championship. Sophomore guard Cody u USF appears in its 23rd be a memorable season. The Dons look Doolin went off for a career-high 28 points, while overall postseason appearance prepared to follow Walters’ challenge: Play junior forward Perris Blackwell added 19 points. and first in the CBI. hard. Play smart. Play together. THREE DONS EARN ALL-WCC HONORS: Senior u The Dons and Cougars After a rocky 4-9 start to the 2010-11 forward Angelo Caloiaro was named to the All-West square off for the first time in season, USF righted the ship in dramatic Coast Conference First Team, while junior center postseason play and just the fashion and ripped off 11 victories in its Perris Blackwell and senior guard Rashad Green second time ever. last 15 games to close out the regular sea- were named Honorable Mention. u San Francisco advances to son. The Dons posted a 10-4 slate in the u Second straight year USF has had three or more its third postseason since 2005 challenging West Coast Conference – the all-conference picks (NIT) and fourth since 1982. program’s best league mark since 1982 – u USF extends its WCC record to 57 players earn- u USF makes its second and were in contention for the team’s first ing All-WCC first or second team selection with a straight postseason for the first WCC Regular Season Championship in total of 97 honors time since 1980-81 (NCAAs) nearly three decades on the final day. u Blackwell earns honorable mention selection for u San Francisco owns an Highlights of the regular season the second straight year overall postseason record of included thrilling overtime triumphs against 29-19 in 22 postseason trips. Colorado (83-81) and eventual WCC MOVING ON UP: Senior forward Angelo Caloiaro Champion Gonzaga (96-91). San Fran- enters the 2012 postseason ranked No. 18 on the USF career scoring list with 1,256 cisco qualified for its first postseason tour- points (9.9 ppg). Next up is Dons Hall-of-Famer Dennis Black (1966-68) with 1,269 nament since 2004 and marched to the (16.1). quarterfinals of the 2011 CollegeInsider. MOVING ON UP II: Junior guard Michael Williams enters the 2012 postseason ranked com Postseason Tournament. No. 34 on the USF career scoring list with 968 points (10.9).