ASU 2005-06 RESULTS Date Opp...... Score/Time 11/23 Southern Utah...... W, 82-62 11/26 Alcorn State ...... W, 86-74 11/28 UC-Santa Barbara...... W, 73-57 2005-06 ARIZONA STATE MEN’S FINAL RELEASE April, 2006 11/30 North Texas...... W, 83-67 ********************************************************************************************************************** 12/5 Minnesota...... L, 79-85 (OT) JUNIOR KEVIN KRUGER AND FRESHMAN JEFF PENDERGRAPH EARN 12/10 Utah Valley State...... L, 71-75 PAC-10 CONFERENCE HONORS FOR SUN DEVILS DURING 2005-06 SEASON 12/17 @#22 Iowa...... L, 43-62 ********************************************************************************************************************** 12/21 ASU Holiday Tournament SUN DEVIL DATA: The Arizona State University men's basketball team (11-17; 5-13 in the Pac-10 Confer- Boise State...... W, 64-49 ence) closed its 2005-06 season on March 8 with a 71-68 loss to Oregon State in the Pac-10 Tournament. 12/22 ASU Holiday Tournament After starting Pac-10 play 1-9, ASU went 4-5 in its final nine games as freshman Jeff Pendergraph continued Northern Arizona...... W, 72-55 to impress and improve. The Pac-10 All-Freshman Team honoree averaged 14.7 ppg. (second on team) and 12/29 @#7 Washington...... L, 67-91 led ASU in rebounding (8.0 rpg.) and double-doubles (four) in that time. ASU finished first in the Pac-10 in 12/31 @Washington St...... L, 49-64 three- percentage for just the second time in school history at 37.8 percent (158-of-418), its best mark 1/5 USC ...... L, 65-66 since the 1988-89 squad set the school mark with a .430 clip and also led the league. It also allowed 69.9 1/7 #17 UCLA ...... L, 60-61 points per game, its best defensive mark since the 1991-92 team gave up 69.1 points per game. 1/12 @Oregon ...... L, 53-67 1/14 @Oregon St..... W, 65-63 (OT) NEW COACH: Herb Sendek will take over the Sun Devils in 2006-07, as the former NC State and Miami 1/19 California...... L, 58-88 (Ohio) mentor has 13 seasons of head coaching experience and led the Wolfpack to five straight NCAA 1/21 Stanford ...... L, 64-70 appearances from 2002-06. Sendek is 253-158 (.647) in 13 seasons and was 191-132 (.591) at NC State. 1/25 Arizona...... L, 70-80 The 43-year old Pittsburgh, Pa., native will be second-youngest coach in the Pac-10 next year behind only 2/2 @#14 UCLA...... L, 60-69 first-year head coach Tony Bennett of Washington State, yet his 253 careers wins is fourth in the league. 2/4 @USC...... W, 68-65 2/9 Oregon State...... W, 76-59 MORE PENDERGRAPH: Jeff Pendergraph, a member of the Pac-10 All-Freshman Team, worked himself 2/11 Oregon...... L, 87-98 into shape after missing all of the fall conditioning and most of November due to surgery to remove a benign 2/16 @Stanford...... L, 69-82 tumor in his left leg. Pendergraph finished fourth in the Pac-10 in percentage in league games 2/18 @California... W, 65-64 (2 OT) shooting 51.5 percent (87-of-169). Among Pac-10 freshman, he was second in the league in points per 2/25 @Arizona...... L, 47-68 game (10.9), third in rebounds (6.1), third in field goal percentage (.494) and first in blocks (0.85). Pendergraph 3/2 #14 Washington ...... L, 66-91 had 15 double-figure scoring games (eight of final nine) and averaged 13.0 points and 8.3 boards in the final 3/4 Washington St...... W, 68-55 six games. Since the calendar turned to 2006, Pendergraph averaged 12.6 points and 6.6 rebounds in those 3/8 @Pac-10 Tournament 17 games. ASU's two most recent All-Freshman honorees are both playing in the NBA (Ike Diogu in 2002-03 Oregon State...... L, 68-71 and Eddie House in 1996-97). Rankings are AP week of game KRUGER LEADING: Junior Kevin Kruger, who earned honorable mention All-Pac-10 honors and was a Pac-10 Freshman Scoring Leaders second-team NABC District 15 selection, was among the Pac-10 top-10 in minutes per game (38.96/first), Rk. Freshman, School...... PPG three-point field goals made per game (2.89/first), percentage (.810/sixth), steals (1.50 pg/sixth), 1. Marcus Williams, UA...... 13.0 -to-turnover ratio (1.34/ninth), scoring (15.0 ppg./ninth), three-point percentage (.378/fouth) and as- 2. Jeff Pendergraph, ASU.....10.9 sists (3.54 pg/tenth). He played 11 40-minute games on the year, including seven of the final 11 contests, 3. LR Mbah a Moute, UCLA...... 9.1 and averaged 40.2 minutes in the final 12 games after the Feb. 18 50-minute effort at California in the double 4. Jon Brockman, UW...... 9.0 overtime win. His 38.96 minutes per game tied for second in the nation. He played 1,091 out of 1,140 5. Justin Dentmon, UW...... 8.1 possible minutes this year (95.7 percent), which was second in the nation. Kruger's 81 three-pointers made this year is the fourth-best mark in school history, while his 201 three-point attempts is the seventh-most. Pac-10 Freshman Reb. Leaders Rk. Freshman, School...... RPG KRUGER'S PAC-10 RANKINGS: Kevin Kruger was the only player to rank in the top-10 in eight Pac-10 1. LR Mbah a Moute, UCLA...... 8.2 categories this past year, as five players were ranked in the top-10 in six of the 13 categories. Kruger and 2. Jon Brockman, UW...... 6.5 Malik Hairston of Oregon shared the distinction of being the highest scoring players (each averaged 15.0 3. Jeff Pendergraph, ASU...... 6.1 points per game) to not earn All-Pac-10 honors (both made honorable mention). Kruger led the league in 4. Marcus Williams, UA...... 4.7 minutes per game (38.96) and three-point field goals made per game (2.89), one of just two players to lead the league in more than one category. Leon Powe of California led the Pac-10 in scoring, rebounding, offen- sive rebounds and defensive rebounds.

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SUN DEVIL MEN'S BASKETBALL EXPECTED RETURNEES FOR 2006-07 Pos # Name Yr./'06-07 Ht./Wt. PPG RPG Notes F 0 Allen Morill Sr. 6-7/232 4.6 3.6 Was 2nd on the team in games played (57) before season-ending injury in Dec. G 1 Antwi Atuahene Jr. 6-4/205 7.1 3.9a Third in Pac-10 with 4.39 assists per game in league games F 4 Jeff Pendergraph So. 6-10/210 10.9 6.1 Averaged 13.0 and 8.3 rebounds in final six games/Pac-10 All-Frosh selection G-F 12 Bryson Krueger Sr. 6-7/190 12.3 3.4 50-57 (.877) from FT line on the year/2 20-point games this year G 13 Kevin Kruger Sr. 6-2/186 15.0 3.5a 81 3-pointers this year is fourth-most in school history/38.96 minutes per game G 14 Shane Kuyper Fr. 6-0/160 -- -- Freshman from Phoenix Christian/no games played G 15 Ryan McMillian Fr. 6-3/200 -- -- Freshman from Hyattsville, Md./DeMatha High School product/no games played G 20 Robby Alridge Sr. 6-1/201 0.3 0.1 Walkon/native of Katy, Texas who has played in 14 career games and 10 in 2005-06 F 23 Steve Jones Fr. 6-1/222 -- -- Portland native who is the son of former NBA player Steve "Snapper" Jones F-G 30 Sylvester Seay Fr. 6-9/205 4.7 2.0 Averaged 7.2 points and 17.6 minutes in final 13 games F 31 Bruno Claudino Sr. 6-8/220 1.8 1.3 Played eight games of double-digit minutes F 45 Serge Angounou Jr. 6-8/230 7.3 5.1 Career-high 16 boards vs. WSU on Mar. 4/7 double-digit scoring games in 2005-06

SUN DEVIL MEN'S BASKETBALL NON-RETURNEES IN 2006-07 F 32 Craig Austin 6-10/233 2.8 1.6 Played in 42 games in two-year career/2.1 points and 1.3 rebounds per game G 33 Tyrone Jackson 6-2/193 4.3 2.5a Played in 57 games in two-year career/3.9 points and 2.4 assists per game F 42 Chad Goldstein 6-9/210 2.8 1.9 Played in 19 games in freshman year last year

FRESHMEN NOTES: Jeff Pendergraph and Sylvester Seay each scored POINT: Sophomore Antwi Atuahene averaged 7.1 points, 3.6 boards 21 points vs. Oregon on Feb. 11, the first time in ASU history two fresh- and 3.9 assists in 25.7 minutes per game (third on the team). In the final men have scored 20 points in the same game. Against Stanford on Jan. 16 games he averaged 29.4 minutes (third on the team), 7.8 points 21, Pendergraph looked every bit of the part of a future big-time player (fourth on team) and 4.6 assists, with a career-high 21 points at Oregon with 14 points (7-of-8 shooting), three rebounds and two blocks in just on Jan. 12 and a career-high in minutes (42) at Oregon State on Jan. 10 minutes. On the defensive end, Stanford senior and All-Pac-10 per- 14, including the game-winning shot with eight seconds left in OT. He former Matt Haryasz, the conference's sixth-best scorer and second- also had a career-high five steals against Arizona on Jan. 25 and posted best rebounder, was 1-of-4 from the floor and had one , but at 10 assists vs. Oregon on Feb. 11, the most by a Sun Devil in the previ- the 7:44 mark of the first half Pendergraph sprained his right ankle and ous 67 games (Jason Braxton had 12 at USC on Jan. 17, 2004). would be done for the night. Haryasz went on to finish with 27 points (8- of-12 after the injury) and 10 boards (nine after the injury) as Stanford CLOSE: After playing (but losing) back-to-back one-pointers for the first won 70-64. time since 1982-83 on Jan. 5-7, ASU got a win with its 65-63 overtime win at Oregon State (Jan. 14) and then followed that up with a 65-64 OTHER FRESHMAN: Sylvester Seay was in on the freshman-does- double-overtime win at NCAA-bound California on Feb. 18, as ASU is well act, as in the final 13 games he averaged 7.2 points and 17.6 7-4 in road overtime games in the past eight years. The Sun Devils lost minutes. In that time he also has 10 blocks and eight steals. He played 66-65 to USC on Jan. 5 as Lodrick Stewart's only bucket was when he a season-high 30 minutes vs. Oregon on Feb. 11 and had 21 points and hit a three-pointer with seconds remaining to give the Trojans the win. five boards and was 8-of-13 (.615) from the floor. In the final nine games, ASU was leading UCLA 60-59 with under 10 seconds left on Jan. 7, but Seay averaged seven points and 16.7 minutes. Jordan Farmar hit a runner to give UCLA a 61-60 win. ASU's last back- to-back one-pointers came on Jan. 10, 1983, (87-86 loss to sixth-ranked MAKING SHOTS: ASU led the league in three-point percentage, hit- UCLA) and Jan. 13, 1983, (75-74 at Washington State). ting 158-of-418 (.378), bolstered by Kevin Krugers 81-of-201 (.403) and Bryson Krueger's 48-of-124 (.387). The Sun Devils hit free throws as DEFENSE: ASU had two of its best defensive efforts against the league's well, as Kevin Kruger finished at 81.0 percent (98-of-121) and Bryson best two shooting teams in mid-January. Oregon State entered its ASU Krueger, after going to the line just 28 times in 2004-05, finished at 87.7 game on Jan. 14 at 53.4 percent in Pac-10 games, but ASU held the percent (50-of-57). ASU finished fourth in the Pac-10 in free throw per- Beavers to just 22-of-56 (.393) in Gill Coliseum. On Jan. 7 against UCLA, centage, hitting on 72.2 percent (410-of-568), the eighth-best mark in ASU held the Pac-10 champion Bruins to 18-of-50 (.360) and just 1-of- school history. 15 (.067) from the three-point stripe. Jeff Pendergraph averaged 14.7 points and 8.0 rebounds in the final nine games...Page 3, ASU Hoops, April, 2006

BAD LUCK: Senior Allen Morill missed the remainder of the year after having microfracture FREEBIES: ASU made free throws at a 73.5 surgery on his left knee on Dec. 19. Morill had played in the first seven games (starting in two) percent rate in 2003-2004, the fifth-best mark in and averaged 15.7 minutes before his injury. He posted a career-high 14 points against Alcorn ASU history and the second-best in the previ- State on Nov. 26 and had 10 points and nine boards in 29 minutes vs. Minnesota on Dec. 5. At ous 17 seasons. It shot 72.2 percent this year, the time of the injury, Morill was the second-most experienced Sun Devil (57 career games), as the eighth-best mark in school history. A look at ASU had just one senior (Tyrone Jackson) on the roster the rest of the season. the best free throw teams in ASU annals. ASU TOP SEASON THAT IS NOT ALL: In addition to Morill's season-ending injury, others missed games and many FREE THROW PERCENTAGE practices. Serge Angounou, a two-year starter, suffered a bone bruise on his left knee in practice 1. 75.6 – 1978 on Dec. 4 and missed the next two games (both losses) and practiced on a limited basis all 2. 75.4 – 1955 season. Freshman Jeff Pendergraph had a benign tumor removed in the fall from his left femur 3t. 74.6 – 1998 and did not get any conditioning or practice until November, as he missed both exhibitions and 3t. 74.6 – 1987 the first game of the season. Sophomore Antwi Atuahene did not miss a regular season game 5. 73.5 – 2004 due to a nasal fracture suffered in November, but he missed the second exhibition game and 6. 73.0 – 1957 some practices and had to wear a mask until mid-January to protect his nose. And while fresh- 7. 72.9 – 2000 man Chad Goldstein could not play in in the first six games after transferring last year from UC- 8. 72.2 – 2006 Davis, it didn't stop him from catching the injury bug. He broke his nose in the fall and wore a 9. 72.1 – 1989 mask in practice and in his first game at Iowa on Dec. 17. Two days later, in his first practice, his 10. 72.0 – 1982 nose was broken again. IRON MAN: Kevin Kruger's 38.9 minutes per IN THE NBA: Three Sun Devils made NBA rosters in 2005-06, as 2005 Lottery pick (ninth game is the top mark on the ASU single-sea- overall) and 2005 Pac-10 Player of the Year Ike Diogu (), is joined by son chart. Here's a look at ASU's top single- 1999-2000 Pac-10 Player of the Year Eddie House () and Awvee Storey (Wash- season minutes per game numbers. ington Wizards), the Pac-10's leading rebounder in 2000-2001. Diogu became ASU's seventh ASU MINUTES PER GAME first-round pick and the first since Mario Bennett went to Phoenix in 1995 (27th overall). Diogu is (1962-63 to present) the highest Sun Devil drafted since went fourth in 1983. RK. Player, Season MPG 1. Kevin Kruger, 2005-06 38.9 #1 ANTWI ATUAHENE NOTES/HIGHS: Posted double digits in scoring in nine games...averaged 2. , 1993-94 38.5 29.4 minutes (third on the team), 7.8 points (fourth on team) and 4.6 assists in final 16 games...10 3. Fat Lever, 1981-82 38.2 points at Stanford on Feb. 16...12 points and 10 assists vs. Oregon on Feb. 11, the most 4. Freddie Lewis, 1965-66 38.1 assists by a Sun Devil since Jason Braxton had 12 at USC on Jan. 17, 2004...nine points, 5. Alex Austin, 1989-90 37.9 seven boards and seven assists vs. UCLA on Feb. 9...12 points at #14 UCLA on Feb. T6. Jeremy Veal, 1997-98 37.5 2...five steals vs. Arizona on Jan. 25...11 points vs. Stanford on Jan. 21...hit game-winner T6. Paul Williams, 1981-82 37.5 at Oregon State on Jan. 14 in overtime in 42 minutes...posted 21 points at Oregon on Jan. 8. Dwayne Fontana, 1993-94 37.3 12...had eight points, seven assists and seven rebounds in his second start on Jan. 7 T9. Eddie House, 1999-2000 37.2 against #17 UCLA...10 points at #7 Washington on Dec. 29...11 points vs. Minnesota on T9. Seabern Hill, 1969-70 37.2 Dec. 5...15 points vs. USCB on Nov. 28. HOGGING MINUTES: Kevin Kruger played CAREER HIGHS FOR ANTWI ATUAHENE 1,091 of 1,140 minutes this year, the second- POINTS: 21 at Oregon (1/12/06); FG MADE: 7 at Oregon (1/12/06); FG ATT.: 12, twice, vs. best percentage (.957) in the nation. Oregon State (2/9/06); REBOUNDS: 9 vs. USCB (11/28/05); FT MADE: 7, twice, vs. Stanford (1/ National Leaders/Percentage of Minutes 21/06); FT ATTEMPTED: 11 vs. Stanford (1/21/06); MINUTES: 42 at Oregon State (1/14/06); Rk.Player, School...... Pct. of Minutes STEALS: 5 vs. Arizona (1/25/06); ASSISTS: 10 vs. Oregon (2/11/06). 1. Jared Jordan, Marist...... 97.4 2. Kevin Kruger, Arizona St...... 95.7 #4 JEFF PENDERGRAPH NOTES/HIGHS: Posted double-digits in 15 games (including eight 3. , St. Peter's ...... 95.6 of final nine)...started final 22 games...13.0 points and 8.3 boards in final six games...33.8 min- 4. Ronald Steele, Alabama...... 95.3 utes in final 11 games...12.6 points and 6.6 rebounds in final 17 games...Pac-10 All-Freshman 5. Whit Holcomb-Faye, Radford ...... 95.1 honoree...fifth double-double with 15 points and 11 boards vs. #14 Washington on March 2...fourth double-double at Arizona on Feb. 25 with 10 points and 12 boards in 40 minutes...third double- double was at Cal on Feb. 18 with 15 points and 11 boards...18 points and nine boards at Stanford on Feb. 16...had 21 points (10-of-18 from floor) on Feb. 11 vs. Oregon...second double- double came on Feb. 9 vs. Oregon State with 18 and 11 boards...15 points and seven boards at USC on Feb. 4...17 points and 11 rebounds in first double-double vs. Arizona on Jan. 25...had Page 4, ASU Hoops, April, 2006...Kevin Kruger played 11 40-minutes games on the year.

MORE MINUTE STUFF: Kevin Kruger aver- 14 points (7-of-8 shooting) and two blocks in 10 minutes against Stanford on Jan. 21 before aged 38.9 minutes per game, tied for second- missing rest of game (ankle injury)...averaged 13.5 points and 7.5 rebounds against Los Ange- most in the nation. les schools in January, with 16 points against USC on Jan. 5 (7-of-12 shooting) and 11 points vs. National Leaders/Minutes Per Game UCLA on Jan. 7...20 points vs. Utah Valley State on Dec. 10 (7-of-13 shooting)...missed the first Rk.Player, School...... MPG game of the year vs. Southern Utah as he was still recovering from surgery to remove a benign 1. Chris Quinn, Notre Dame, Sr...... 40.0 tumor from leg, found in the fall. T2.Kevin Kruger, Arizona St., Jr...... 39.0 T2.Jared Jordan, Marist, Jr...... 39.0 CAREER HIGHS FOR JEFF PENDERGRAPH 4. Keydren Clark, St. Peter's, Sr...... 38.8 POINTS: 21 vs. Oregon (2/11/06); REBOUNDS: 12 at Arizona (2/25/06); FG MADE: 10 vs. 5. James Holmes, South Florida, Sr.... 38.6 Oregon (2/11/06); FG ATT.: 18 vs. Oregon (2/11/06); FT MADE: 7 vs. Arizona (1/25/06); FT ATT.: T6.Ronald Steele, Alabama, So...... 38.4 9 vs. Arizona (1/25/06); MINUTES: 40 at Arizona (2/25/06). T6.Quinton Day, UMKC, Jr...... 38.4 T6. Jarrius Jackson, Texas Tech, Jr...... 38.4 #12 BRYSON KRUEGER NOTES/HIGHS: Averaged 12.3 points, including a career-high 27 against North Texas...averaged 12.6 points in final 11 games and was in double figures in nine of ASU Pacific-10 All-Freshman Selections those contests...was in double figures in 18 games and had two 20-point games...16 points in 37 Sun Devil...... Season minutes vs. Oregon State on March 8 in Pac-10 Tournament...14 points at Arizona on Feb. 25 off Jeff Pendergraph...... 2005-06 the bench...19 points including game-winning three-pointer at California on Feb. 18...14 points Ike Diogu (Freshman of the Year) ....2002-03 including 8-of-9 free throws at Stanford on Feb. 16...14 points vs. Oregon State on Feb. 9 in 37 Eddie House ...... 1996-97 minutes...14 points at #14 UCLA on Feb. 2...14 points and 4-of-6 from the three-point stripe vs. Ron Riley...... 1992-93 Arizona on Jan. 25...18 points and seven boards 41 minutes in Jan. 14 overtime win at Oregon Mario Bennett...... 1991-92 State...14 points vs. USC on Jan. 5...named to ASU Holiday Classic All-Tournament Team after Dwayne Fontana...... 1990-91 notching 18 points in championship game against NAU on Dec. 22...50-of-57 (.877) from the Jamal Faulkner free throw line on the year, as his free throw attempts was a notable figure as he went to the line (Freshman of the Year) ...... 1990-91 just 28 times in 2004-05...in his 59-game career (45 starts), he is 88-of-216 (.407) from the Chris Sandle ...... 1984-85 three-point stripe. Steve Beck ...... 1983-84 Byron Scott (Freshman of the Year).1979-80 CAREER HIGHS FOR BRYSON KRUEGER POINTS: 27 vs. North Texas (11/30/05); REBOUNDS: 7 at Oregon State (1/14/06); FG MADE: •After scoring just 11 bench points against 8, 3 times, vs. North Texas (11/30/05); FG ATT.: 16, 4 times, at California (2/1/06); FT MADE: 8, USC (five), UCLA (zero) and at Oregon (six), twice, at Stanford (2/16/06); FT ATT.: 9 at Stanford (2/16/06); ASSISTS: 5 vs. California (2/5/05); ASU's reserves posted 20 points at Oregon MINUTES: 41 at Oregon State (1/14/06); 3-PT MADE: 5, 3 times, vs. North Texas (11/30/05); 3- State in the 65-63 OT win on Jan. 14. PT ATT.: 8, twice, vs. UTEP (11/26/04); STEALS: 3 at Oregon (1/12/06).

•Kevin Kruger posted 11 40-minute games #13 KEVIN KRUGER NOTES/HIGHS: Averaged 38.9 minutes per game on the year, tops in the on the year and averaged 40.2 minutes in Pac-10 and tied for second in the nation...played 40 minutes in 11 games on the year...had the final 12 games. seven 20-point games and 24 double-figure scoring games in 2005-06...229-of-282 (.811) from the free throw line in 87-game career and is 157-of-187 (.840) in Pac-10 games...career-high 27 •Jeff Pendergraph was fourth in the Pac-10 in points vs. Minnesota on Dec. 5...22 points vs. Oregon State (including five three-pointers) on field goal percentage in league games, Mar. 8 in Pac-10 Tournament...20 points vs. Washington State on March 4...23 points on March shooting 51.5 percent (87-of-169). 2 vs. Washington...16 points in 50 minute double-overtime at Cal on Feb. 18...15 points at Stanford on Feb. 16...17 points, including five three-pointers, in Feb. 9 win over Oregon State...23 points •Among Pac-10 freshman, Jeff Pendergraph vs. Arizona on Jan. 25 and at Washington State on Dec. 31. finished second in the league in points per game (10.9), third in rebounds per game CAREER HIGHS FOR KEVIN KRUGER (6.1), third in field goal percentage (.494) and POINTS: 27 vs. Minnesota (12/5/05); FG MADE: 10 vs. Washington State (3/4/06); FG ATT.: 20 first in blocks per game (0.85). vs. Minnesota (12/5/05); 3-PT MADE: 6 at #22 Arizona (3/7/04); 3-PT ATT.: 13 vs. #14 Wash- ington (3/10/05); FT MADE: 10 vs. UCLA (1/13/05); FT ATT.: 11, twice, vs. Alcorn St. (12/26/05); REBOUNDS: 7 vs. Northern Arizona (12/22/05); ASSISTS: 8 at Oregon State (1/22/05); STEALS: 4, twice, vs. Minnesota (12/5/05); MINUTES: 50 at California (2/18/06).

#30 SYLVESTER SEAY NOTES/HIGHS: Averaged 7.2 points and 17.6 minutes in final 13 games...played a season-high 30 minutes vs. Oregon on Feb. 11 and had 21 points, five boards and three steals and was 8-of-13 (.615) from the floor...averaged seven points and 16.7 minutes Jeff Pendergraph averaged 12.6 points and 6.6 rebounds in the final 17 games...Page 5, ASU Hoops, April, 2006 in final nine games...11 points in 22 minutes at USC on Feb. 4...had eight points and seven IMMEDIATE IMPACT: Jeff Pendergraph had boards in first career start vs. Stanford on Jan. 21...came off the bench on Jan. 19 vs. Califor- 23 blocks, the fifth-most in Sun Devil history nia and had 13 points in 22 minutes on 5-of-7 shooting. by a freshman, and his 49.4 percent shooting from the floor ranks among the best in ASU CAREER HIGHS FOR SYLVESTER SEAY freshman history. A look at Pendergraph on POINTS: 21 vs. Oregon (2/11/06); FG MADE: 8 vs. Oregon (2/11/06); FG ATT.: 13 vs. Oregon ASU freshman lists: (2/11/06); 3-PT MADE: 3, twice, vs. Oregon (2/11/06); 3-PT ATT.: 6 vs. Oregon (2/11/06); RE- BOUNDS: 7 vs. Stanford (1/21/06); BLOCKS: 3 vs. Oregon State (2/9/06); STEALS: 3 vs. Or- ASU FRESHMAN BLOCKS egon (2/11/06); MINUTES: 30 vs. Oregon (2/11/06). (1978-79 to present) Rk. Name, Season ...... Blocks #33 TYRONE JACKSON NOTES/HIGHS: Earned start on Senior Day on March 4 vs. Washing- 1. Mario Bennett, 1991-92 ...... 55 ton State and had 12 points in 30 minutes, including two three-pointers...had four double-digit 2. Jamal Faulkner, 1990-91 ...... 33 scoring games on the year, including a career-high 15 against Utah Valley State on Dec. 10...ca- 3. Ike Diogu, 2002-03 ...... 31 reer-high nine assists vs. USC on Jan. 5...averaged 21.0 minutes per game this year after aver- 4. Shawn Redhage, 1999-2000 ...... 24 aging 15.1 minutes per game last year...averaged 16.8 minutes in the final 13 games last year 5. Jeff Pendergraph, 2005-06 ...... 23 and had 41 assists and just 13 turnovers in that time. 6. Tommy Smith, 1999-2000...... 21 7. Ron Riley, 1992-93 ...... 17 CAREER HIGHS FOR TYRONE JACKSON T8. Sylvester Seay, 2005-06 ...... 13 POINTS: 15 vs. Utah Valley St. (12/10/05); FG MADE: 5 vs. Utah Valley St. (12/10/05); FG ATT.: T8. Jim Deines, 1981-82...... 13 9 vs. Utah Valley St. (12/10/05); 3-PT MADE: 4 vs. Northwestern (12/20/04); 3-PT ATT.: 5, twice, vs. #10 Washington (1/30/05); FT MADE: 6 at Oregon (1/22/05); FT ATT.: 8, twice, vs. ASU FRESHMAN REBOUNDING UCSB (11/28/05); REBOUNDS: 5, 5 times, vs. Utah Valley St. (12/10/05); MINUTES: 36 vs. Rk. Name, Season ...... RPG Utah Valley St. (12/10/05); STEALS: 4 vs. Utah Valley St. (12/10/05); ASSISTS: 9 vs. USC (1/5/ 1. Ike Diogu, 2002-03 ...... 7.8 06) 2. Mario Bennett, 1991-92 ...... 6.8 3. Jamal Faulkner, 1990-91 ...... 6.2 #45 SERGE ANGOUNOU: Had career-high 16 rebounds in 35 minutes vs. Washington State 4. Jeff Pendergraph, 2005-06 ...... 6.1 on March 4...posted eight rebounds in 27 minutes at California on Feb. 18...had solid weekend 5. Johnny Nash, 1976-77...... 5.8 in Los Angeles with 11 points and nine boards at UCLA on Feb. 2 and 11 points and 10 boards at USC on Feb. 4...posted 10 points in overtime win at Oregon State on Jan. 14...was in double ASU FRESHMAN FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE digits in seven games in 2005-06...scored a career-high 23 points in a career-high 38 minutes (minimum 100 attempts) vs. #17 UCLA on Jan. 7 after scoring a then season-high 19 points vs. USC on Jan. 5...62-of-79 Rk. .Pct. Name, Season (FGM-FGA) (.785) from the free throw line in his past 40 games dating to last year...three 20-point games in 1. .608 – Ike Diogu, 2002-03 (209-of-344) career...six double-doubles and 10 double-figure rebounding games in career...had an 18-point, 2. .574 – Mario Bennett, 1991-92 (159-of-277) 10-rebound game against Washington State on Jan. 27, 2005, when he was perfect in seven 3. .570 – Dwayne Fontana, 1990-91 (102-of-179) field goal attempts...has 19 double-digit scoring games in the past two seasons. 4. .568 – Eric Holloway, 1983-84 (79-of-139) 5. .520 – Shawn Redhage, 1999-2000 (103-of-198) CAREER HIGHS FOR SERGE ANGOUNOU 6. .500 – Byron Scott, 1979-80 (66-of-132) POINTS: 23 vs. #17 UCLA (1/7/06); REBOUNDS: 16 vs. Washington State (2/4/06); OFF. RE- 7. .494 – Jeff Pendergraph, 2005-06 (115-of-233) BOUNDS: 6, twice, vs. California (2/5/05); FG MADE: 10 vs. #17 UCLA (1/7/06); FG ATT.: 15, 8. .492 – Jamal Faulkner, 1990-91 (189-of-384) three times, vs. #17 UCLA (1/7/06); FT MADE: 6 at Oregon (1/22/05); FT ATT.: 8 vs. North Texas 9. .487 – Mark Carlino, 1985-86 (55-of-113) (11/30/05); BLOCKS: 4 vs. LIU (12/28/04); ASSISTS: 4 vs. Northwestern (12/20/04); MINUTES: 10. .479 – Steve Beck, 1983-84 (116-of-242) 38 vs. #17 UCLA (1/7/06). RADIO: ASU games can be heard on the ra- 100-POINTS: No ASU opponent has scored 100 points in Wells Fargo Arena since Feb. 27, dio and internet via 860 AM in Phoenix with 1988, when third-ranked Arizona topped ASU 101-73, a span of the past 301 home games. Tim Healey (play-by-play) and Tom Kuyper (color commentary) on the air. Page 6, ASU Hoops, April, 2006...Kevin Kruger played 1,091 out of 1,140 possible minutes this year (95.7 percent).

20-POINT KIDS: Jeff Pendergraph became NEVER AN EASY OPENER: With Arizona winning the 2005 Pac-10 title, the 2004-05 season just the fourth ASU freshmen in the past nine marked the fourth time in the previous six that ASU opened the season with an eventual Pac-10 years to notch 20-points when he posted 20 champion, as ASU faced the eventual Pac-10 champion three straight years in its Pac-10 opener vs. Utah Valley State on Dec. 10 and he also from 2000-2002, facing Stanford in 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 and then opening with Oregon in posted 21 against Oregon on Feb. 11. Sylvester 2001-2002. ASU opened Pac-10 play on Dec. 29 at 2005 Pac-10 Tournament champion, then- Seay joined the list with his 21 points against undefeated and seventh-ranked Washington and fell 91-67, and the Huskies finished second in Oregon as well, as it marked the only time in the league this year. This year also marked the sixth time in eight years ASU opened Pac-10 school history that two freshmen have scored play on the road, and the two home games were against top-five teams. ASU fell to No. 2 20 points in the same game. Only Ike Diogu Stanford on Jan. 4, 2000, in Tempe, and to fourth-ranked Arizona 93-74 on Jan. 3, 2003. (12 in 2002-03), Kevin Kruger (two as a redshirt ASU PAC-10 OPENERS UNDER ROB EVANS freshman in 2003-04) and Tanner Shell (one Date Score Site Notes in 1999-2000) have notched 20 points since Dec. 29, 2005 #7 UW 91, ASU 67 Seattle, Wash. UW ends 13-5 in Pac-10 play the 1997-98 season in their freshman season. Jan. 2, 2005 #14 Arizona 97, ASU 79 Tucson, Ariz. Arizona wins Pac-10 at 14-4 Jan. 3, 2004 #4 Arizona 93, ASU 74 Tempe, Ariz. Arizona goes 20-10 ASU FRESHMEN 20-POINT GAMES Jan. 2, 2003 ASU 67, OSU 47 Corvallis, Ore. ASU finishes 20-12 and in NCAAs (1972-73 to present; listed most recent) Dec. 20, 2001 Oregon 103, ASU 90 Eugene, Ore. UO wins Pac-10, goes 26-9 Freshman, Season...... 20-point games Jan. 4, 2001 #2 Stanford 94, ASU 77 Tempe, Ariz. Stanford wins Pac-10, goes 31-3 Jeff Pendergraph, 2005-06...... 2 Jan. 6, 2000 #1 Stanford 86, ASU 67 Palo Alto, Calif. Stanford wins Pac-10, goes 27-4 Sylvester Seay, 2005-06 ...... 1 Jan. 2, 1999 USC 72, ASU 70 Los Angeles, Calif. USC ends ASU 6-game win streak Kevin Kruger (redshirt), 2003-04...... 2 Ike Diogu, 2002-03 ...... 12 FALL SIGNINGS: The ASU men’s basketball program signed two student-athletes in the fall Tanner Shell, 1999-2000 ...... 1 signing period. George Odufuwa (Kimball High School/Dallas, Texas) and Christian Polk (Deer Eddie House, 1996-97...... 3 Valley High School/Glendale, Ariz.). are expected to join the Sun Devils in the fall of 2006. Ron Riley, 1992-93 ...... 3 Odufuwa is a 6-8, 240-pound forward who averaged 19.7 points, 10.6 rebounds and two Tony Ronaldson, 1991-92 ...... 1 blocks in his junior year playing for coach Royce Johnson. He earned All-District 13 (4A) and All Jamal Faulkner, 1990-91...... 7 Region II first-team honors and second-team All-Metro. He is ranked as the fourth-best power Stevin Smith, 1990-91 ...... 2 forward in Texas this year by TexasHoops.com and is ranked as the 16th-best power forward in Emory Lewis (redshirt), 1987-88 ...... 1 the nation by Rivals.com. Alex Austin, 1985-86 ...... 1 Polk helped lead Deer Valley, coached by John Fellens, to a 30-2 record last season as he Steve Beck, 1983-84 ...... 5 averaged 15.1 points, second on the team, 4.5 assists and 1.9 steals on a squad that had two Eric Holloway, 1983-84...... 1 other players sign Division-I letters of intent last fall. He posted 10 20-point games as the Skyhawks Byron Scott, 1979-80...... 3 were 14-0 in the conference. He posted double digits in his final 19 games, averaging 17.5 Paul Williams, 1979-80...... 1 points per game in that time. Polk has earned second-team Best in the West honors by the Long Gregg Goorjian, 1978-79...... 2 Beach Press Telegram in its November of 2005 annual rankings. His Deer Valley squad lost in Johnny Nash, 1976-77 ...... 1 overtime to Mesa Mountain View in the Class 5A semifinals. He was ranked 85th in the nation by Gary Jackson, 1972-73 ...... 3 Hoop Alliance this past summer. He also earned 5A All-Arizona second-team honors by the Arizona Republic last year, joining current Sun Devil Chad Goldstein, who was a first-team pick. PAC-10 POLL: Results of the Pac-10 media He earned MVP honors of the Reebok/Arizona Preps Fall Showcase held at Grand Canyon poll, announced in November: 1. UA; 2. University in October, a seven-year event with more than 200 players this past fall. Stanford; 3. UCLA; 4. UW; 5. Cal; 6. Oregon; 7. OSU; 8. USC; 9. WSU; 10. Arizona State. ASU placed five players in double figures at USC on Feb. 4, the first time that had happened in 35 games...Page 7, ASU Hoops, April, 2006

ETC.: ASU placed five players in double figures at USC on Feb. 4, the first time that had hap- 2005-2006 ASU RECORD TENDENCIES pened in 35 games (Jan. 15, 2005, also at USC)...ASU has won eight straight against Oregon Outrebounded opp...... 8-6 State in Tempe and is 12-5 against the Beavers in the past eight years...ASU is 7-4 in road Outscored opp.'s bench ...... 5-5 overtime games in the past eight years...ASU won nine straight games from November 27-Dec. Led at halftime ...... 7-6 29 of 2004, the longest Sun Devil win streak since the 1980-81 team won 11 straight...ASU Trailed/tied at halftime ...... 4-11 started 4-0 this year for the first time since 1994-95...ASU is 4-4 at Oregon in the past eight Shot more FTs than the opp...... 9-3 years...ASU tied the school record for three-point percentage by hitting 8-of-11 (.742) against Shot better/same from field than opp...... 9-3 North Texas, led by Bryson Krueger who was perfect in five attempts. ..ASU made 32-of-40 Shot worse from field than opp...... 2-14 (.800) free throws against Alcorn State on Nov. 26, its most made free throws since it hit 35 in Shot 50 pct. or better from field...... 3-2 the season opener against Arkansas-Little Rock on Nov. 22, 2003...ASU made 24-of-27 (.889) Shot less than 50 pct. from the field...... 8-15 free throws against Southern Utah and at Stanford, tied for the sixth-best mark in school his- Opp. shot 50 pct or better from field ...... 2-5 tory with a minimum of 20 attempts...ASU had 13 steals vs. SUU, matching last season's Opp. shot less than 50 pct. from field ...9-12 season-high set in the first game against Jackson State and forced 27 turnovers, the most Committed less/same forced by ASU since Dec. 22, 2003...sophomore Craig Austin's 21 points vs. Southern Utah turnovers than their opp...... 10-6 not only was a career-high, it was four more points than he scored all of last season. As a Committed more turnovers than opp. ...1-11 freshman the San Diego, Calif., native scored 17 points in 17 games last year. Played at home...... 8-9 Played away ...... 3-7 CLOSE: ASU tied Washington State for sixth in the Pac-10 at 7-11 in 2004-05 but lost some Neutral site...... 0-1 tough games down the stretch, including back-to-back games decided by game-winners in the Non-Conference games ...... 6-3 final seconds (57-55 at WSU on Feb. 26 and 70-68 vs. #11 Arizona on March 5). ASU also lost a three-point game at the 1:00 mark at #13 Washington (90-82 on Feb. 24) and final close loss PAC-10 PREDICTIONS AND FINISHES: A was 95-90 in overtime in the Pac-10 Tournament to eventual No. 1 national seed and Pac-10 look at how the Pac-10 media have predicted Tournament champion #14 Washington on March 10. ASU was 18-9 but finished 18-14 overall. ASU finishing since 1989-90. The poll is an- nounced at media day in November. COACH EVANS: Rob Evans (205-201/.505) finished his eighth season at ASU (14th overall) Year Prediction Finish after being hired on April 7, 1998. The 1997 SEC Coach of the Year spent six seasons at Ole 1989-90 6th NIT/T-7th Miss, compiling an 86-81 (.515) record. He led the Rebels to a 42-16 record in his final two 1990-91 6th NCAA/T-3rd seasons, winning two SEC West titles, and led Ole Miss to back-to-back 20-win seasons for the 1991-92 3rd NIT/T-5th first time since 1937-38. Evans, born Sept. 7, 1946, is a 1968 graduate of New Mexico State, 1992-93 10th NIT/T-3rd where he captained two NCAA Tournament teams and is a 1989 inductee of the Athletic Hall of 1993-94 5th NIT/T-4th Fame. He finished his ASU career at 119-120 (.498) with four postseason appearances, includ- 1994-95 4th NCAA/3rd ing a 2003 NCAA appearance that was the school's first since 1995. He is just the third ASU 1995-96 6th 8th coach to top the century mark, joining Ned Wulk (406-272 from 1957-82) and Bill Frieder (132- 1996-97 9th 10th 108 from 1989-97). 1997-98 10th NIT/T-5th 1998-99 T-6th 9th JC HELP: Tony Jimenez, who covers junior colleges for Basketball Times, ranked ASU's incom- 1999-2000 8th NIT/T-4th ing duo of Antwi Atuahene (Trinity Valley C.C.) and Bruno Claudino (College of Southern Idaho) 2000-2001 8th T-6th as the tenth-best junior college recruits in the nation entering this year. His top ten included 2001-2002 7th NIT/7th Oklahoma St., Texas A & M, Louisiana Tech, New Mexico, Oklahoma, UNLV, Utah St., UTEP 2002-2003 4th NCAA/4th and Nevada. Atuahene will be in uniform for three seasons. 2003-2004 7th 10th 2004-2005 10th NIT/T-6th 2005-2006 10th T-8th