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MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND Sports Information Sports Information Director: Julie Lapomarda Chiles Center • 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. • Portland, Ore. 97203 Assistant SID: Jason Brough Phone: 503.943.7439/7731 • Fax: 503.943.7242 Intern: Adam Linnman Date: Dec. 5, 2003 • Portland Men’s Basketball • Portland vs. Portland State • Dec. 6 • 7:00 p.m. (PST) • Chiles Center (5,000) • Portland, Ore. 2003-04 SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME DATA: The Pilots host Portland Probable Starters DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULTS State in the RiverCity Rivalry on Dec. 6 at No. Name Yr. Pos. NOVEMBER the Chiles Center at 7:00 p.m. 4 Donald Wilson So. G/F 5 Basketball Travelers (Exhibition)W, 81-69 10 Andreas Gahlmann Jr. C 14 Concordia (Exhibition) W, 95-72 11 Eugene Jeter So. G 21 Boise State L, 66-76 WHAT’S AHEAD: The Pilots take on 15 Adam Quick Sr. G 25 Oregon State W, 97-89 (2OT) the Duke Blue Devils at Cameron Indoor 44 Dustin Geddis Sr. F 29 Long Beach State W, 65-59 Stadium on Dec. 14 at 8:00 (ET) p.m. Portland will visit Weber State on Dec. 16 Off the Bench DECEMBER for an 8:05 (MT) p.m. tip-off. On Dec. 19, No. Name Yr. Pos. 1 New Mexico W, 77-71 3 Brant Minor So. G 4 Nevada W, 86-70 the Pilots take on crosstown rival Portland 13 Karl Aaker Jr. G/F 6 Portland State (RiverCity Rivalry)7:00 p.m. State at 7:05 p.m., this time at the Stott 14 Christopher JacksonFr. F/C 14 Duke (Fox Sports Net) 8:00 p.m. Center. 22 Sean Smith Fr. G 16 Weber State 8:05 p.m. 23 Devin Peal Fr. G/F 19 Portland State 7:05 p.m. 24 Dreshawn Vance Fr. F 2 2 Oregon (Oregon Sports Network)7:00 p.m. A QUICK LOOK AT PORTLAND: 32 Patrick Galos Jr. F 28 Boise State 2:00 p.m. The University of Portland men’s basket- 34 Samario Clancy Fr. G 31 San Diego State 1:05 p.m. ball team rolled to a four-game win streak 45 Ben Sullivan* TR C 55 Casey Frandsen Sr. G JANUARY with an 86-70 defeat of the Nevada Wolf 3 Northern Arizona 7:05 p.m. Pack on Thurs., Dec. 4 at the Chiles Center. * will sit our this season due to 8 Loyola Marymount* 7:05 p.m. Previously, the Pilots dealt the New NCAA transfer rules 10 Pepperdine* (Fox Sports West2) 5:00 p.m. Mexico Lobos a rare loss at The Pit on 15 Saint Mary’s* 7:00 p.m 17 San Francisco* 7:00 p.m Mon., Dec. 1. The Pilots pulled out a 2 3 Gonzaga* (Fox Sports NW/Bay Area) 7:30 p.m. grueling 77-71 win, and have yet to lose a game on the road. Portland recorded a 65-59 29 Santa Clara* 7:00 p.m. win over the Long Beach State 49ers at the Chiles Center on Sat., Nov. 29. The Pilots 31 San Diego* 7:00 p.m. currently post a 4-1 overall record heading into Saturday’s game. FEBRUARY Possible starters for the Pilots in the match-up with Portland State are: Donald Wilson 5 Loyola Marymount* 7:00 p.m (So., G/F); Andreas Gahlmann (Jr., C); Adam Quick (Sr., G); Dustin Geddis (Sr., F) and 7 Pepperdine* 7:00 p.m Eugene “Pooh” Jeter (So., G). 12 Saint Mary’s* 7:05 p.m. The Pilots return all five starters, nine letterwinners and add six newcomers to this 14 San Francisco* 7:00 p.m. 18 Gonzaga* (Fox Sports NW) 7:30 p.m. year’s roster. Last year, the Pilots finished the West Coast Conference regular-season in a 26 Santa Clara* 7:00 p.m three-way tie for sixth place. Portland ended its season with an 11-17 (.393) overall record 28 San Diego* 7:00 p.m and a 4-10 (.286) conference mark. The 11-17 (.393) overall record comprises the fourth- best win-loss record over the last 10 years. Portland’s 7-6 start in non-conference play MARCH 4-8 WCC Tournament TBA was the best start since 2000-01 and surpassed the number of wins Portland posted in 2001-02. The Pilots posted a 6-7 (.462) home record, a 5-9 (.357) away record and a 0-1 2003-04 (.000) neutral site record in 2002-03. Overall Record ............................... 4-1 WCC Record .................................... 0-0 Head coach Michael Holton is the 19th head coach in school history. In three seasons, Home .............................................. 2-1 Holton has a 21-42 (.333) career overall record and a 6-22 (.214) career WCC record. His Away ................................................ 2-0 2002-03 team almost doubled the win output from the previous season and no one will Neutral ............................................ 0-0 forget the Pilots’ 72-68 wire-to-wire win last season over WCC rival Gonzaga in front of a sell out crowd at the Kennel in Spokane, Wash. 2002-03 Overall Record ............................ 11-17 Portland returns two players selected to the 2002-03 all-West Coast Conference Men’s WCC Record ................................... 4-10 Basketball Team. Casey Frandsen and Donald Wilson, were 2002-03 honorable mention Home ............................................... 6-7 all-WCC picks. Away ................................................. 5-9 In a vote of the league’s eight head coaches, the Pilots are picked to finish in seventh- Neutral ............................................. 0-1 place in this year’s WCC race. QUOTING HOLTON: “There is a sense of rivalry because we share the same city. The match-ups in the past have been physical and exciting. They return three starters and seven letterwinners from last year’s team and are a more improved basketball team. Hopefully our fans will come out in full force for Saturday’s game.” www.portlandpilots.com UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND 2003-04 Men’s Basketball Quick Facts CHECKING OUT PORTLAND STATE: The Portland State Vikings lost a defensive General Information struggle to Oregon at McArthur Court, 62-55 on Tues., Dec. 2. It was the Vikings second Mailing Address: ........... 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. ...................................... Portland, OR 97203-5798 single-digit loss on the road this year to a Pac-10 school. PSU also lost at Washington, Website: ........................... www.portlandpilots.com 73-65, in the season-opener. Previously, the Vikings lost on the road, 70-57, at Texas-El National Affiliation: ................... NCAA Division I Paso on Sat., Nov. 29. PSU is now 0-3 on the road, 1-3 on the season, heading into Conference: ........................................... West Coast Saturday’s match-up. Founded: ............................................................1901 Enrollment: .................................................... 3,200 The Vikings return three starters and seven letterwinners from last year’s team went Nickname: ...................................................... Pilots just 5-22 overall, 3-11 (11th) in Big Sky play. Head coach Heath Schroyer enters his Colors: ..................... Purple (PMS 268) and White second season at the helm of Portland State and has a 5-22 career record. Home Court/Capacity: ....... Chiles Center (5,000) Blake Walker has taken on the role of go-to guy early in the season. Walker posted a President: ..... Rev. E. William Beauchamp, C.S.C. Athletic Director: ..................................... Joe Etzel double-double with 24 points and 11 rebounds at UTEP. He kept the Vikings in the game SWA: ........................................... Christina Van Tol with 16 points in the first half. On the season, Walker leads PSU in scoring (17.0), while Academic Advisor Sr., Mary Kay Lampert, S.N.J.M. averaging 6.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.7 steals per game. Will Funn is proving to be Faculty Athletic Rep. ........ Robert W. Duff, Ph. D the point guard that Portland State has been looking for in recent years. The JC transfer Ticket Manager .................................. Aaron Jones Ticket Office Phone: .................. (503) 943-7525 from San Bernardino Valley can fill up a box score. Through two games, he is averaging 10.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.3 steals. Sheu Oduniyi has been a tremendous Sports Information addition to the Viking squad after walking on from Treasure Valley Community College. Sports Information Director (MBX Contact): Julie Lapomarda Despite being shut out at UTEP, Oduniyi has been the Vikings’ top shooter. Sheu E-mail: ........................................ [email protected] Office Phone: ............................... (503) 943-7731 (pronounced shay-OO) hit 8-10 field goals on his way to a game-high 21 points against Home Phone: ............................... (503) 784-9700 Southern Oregon. Through four games he is 16-24 from the field (.667), 5-10 from long Assistant SID: ..................................... Jason Brough range (.500) and 7-9 at the line (.778). Oduniyi is averaging 11.0 points in 23.0 minutes per Office Phone: ............................... (503) 943-7439 game. Most important, he has proved to be proficient at both the point, showing the Home Phone: ............................... (503) 289-3861 E-mail: ............................................ [email protected] ability to drive the lane, and on the wing, with the ability to hit the three-pointer. Intern: .............................................Adam Linnman Probable starters for the Vikings are: Will Funn (So., Jr.); Blake Walker (Jr., G); Seamus E-mail: .......................................... [email protected] Boxley (Jr., F); Marshal Hartman (Fr., F) and Antone Jarrell (Jr., F) or Seth Scott (Sr., F). Office Phone: ..................... (503) 943-7439/7731 SID Fax: ........................................ (503) 943-7242 Press Row Phone: ........................ (503) 943-7527 THE SERIES: Portland leads the all-time series with Portland State, 28-12. The Pilots hold the bragging rights of the RiverCity Rivalry with a 2-0 sweep of the series last Coaching Information season. Portland defeated the Vikings, 66-54 at home on Nov 11, 2002 and again at Head Coach: .................................