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MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JANUARY 31, 2011 Contact: Kevin Gilmore, SID ([email protected]) • 661.654.6071 (office) • 661.654.6978 (fax) DATE OPPONENT TIME ROADRUNNERS (9–12 overall) at Nov. 4 *CSU East Bay (exh.) W, 83–71 SOUTHERN UTAH (6–15 overall) Nov. 12 at Santa Clara L, 77–82 Nov. 14 at Sacramento State W, 80–78 (ot) FEBRUARY 2, 2011 • 7:00 P.M. (MST) Nov. 17 Southern Utah L, 58–66 CENTRUM ARENA • CEDAR CITY, UTAH Nov. 20 at Pepperdine W, 66–64 ESPN RADIO 1230 AM • NO TELEVISION FOR THIS GAME Nov. 24 *San Jose State W, 82–77 Nov. 27 at CSU Fullerton L, 75–85 Nov. 30 Northern Arizona L, 77–81 THUNDERBIRD NOTES SERIES HISTORY PREVIOUS MEETINGS Dec. 4 San Francisco W, 77–69 SUU takes a brief rest from • CSUB leads 2–1. 2011 So. Utah 66, at CSUB 58 Dec. 7 Idaho State W, 75–56 Dec. 11 at Utah State L, 58–77 Summit League play to host • This is the second game of a 1980 CSUB 64, at So. Utah 56 Dec. 15 Portland State W, 92–77 CSUB…SUU is headed to home–and–home series this 1980 at CSUB 84, So. Utah 83 Dec. 18 CSU Northridge W, 70–69 the Big Sky Conference for season, just as they did when Dec. 22 UC Riverside W, 89–80 the 2012–13 season…enter CSUB swept a pair in the Jan. 2 Colorado L, 73–85 Wednesday’s game having lost 1979–80 campaign. Jan. 5 at New Mexico L, 62–102 Jan. 11 at Pacific L, 46–79 3 straight after posting their only • SUU won in Bakersfield in Jan. 15 Idaho L, 77–78 (ot) 2–game winning streak of the the ’Runner home opener on Jan. 19 UC Irvine L, 73–76 season…only 2 Thunderbirds, Nov. 17, 66–58 Jan. 22 at San Diego L, 63–75 Sr. G Ryan Brimley and Jr. C • This will be the 2nd meeting Jan. 25 CSU Fullerton W, 77–75 Matt Massey score in double fig- between CSUB and SUU at Jan. 29 Cal Poly L, 61–77 ures…both average 10.0 ppg… the Division I level. Feb. 2 at Southern Utah 7:00 PM Feb. 7 at Fresno State 7:00 PM Fr. F Kyle Davis (5.0 rpg) is Feb. 16 Fresno State 7:00 PM the lone Thunderbird averaging Feb. 19 at Longwood University 2:00 PM more than 4.0 rebounds per Feb. 26 Seattle University 7:00 PM game…as a team, SUU posts Feb. 28 at Gonzaga University 6:00 PM respectable shooting percent- Mar. 2 at Boise State 7:05 PM ages from the field (45.8) and Bold=home game • All Time Local To Site the line (72.3). *Game played at CSUB Icardo Center TEAM COMPARISON TEAM GAMES FG–FGA PCT. 3P–3PA PCT. FT–FTA PCT. O–D TOT RPG PF–DQ AST TO BLK STL PTS PPG BAKERSFIELD 21 526–1242 .424 140–378 .370 318–460 .691 246–447 693 33.0 422–16 261 269 68 161 1510 71.9 SOUTHERN UTAH 21 515–1125 .458 75–215 .349 336–465 .723 249–455 704 33.5 469–14 296 345 92 115 1441 68.6 ROADRUNNER STARTERS FROM LAST GAME NO. ’RUNNER POS YEAR HT WT GP–GS PPG RPG APG MISC MIN QUICK FACT 3 Alex Johnson G JR 5–10 170 21–21 14.4 2.8 2.6 65 3PT 31.5 No 3–pointers for only time this season at USD (0–4) 11 Donavan Bragg G SR 6–3 200 21–21 14.8 2.4 2.6 84% FT 31.1 3 starts away from Trent Blakley’s CSUB record of 78 23 Donald Johnson F JR 6–7 210 20–4 4.1 2.8 0.6 0.5 BPG 16.0 Season–high pts (16) and reb (8) vs. Fullerton (1/25) 33 Rashad Savage F JR 6–6 220 21–21 7.4 10.0 0.7 91 O.R. 27.9 Led team in rebounding in 19 of 21 games 44 Stephon Carter G SO 6–3 195 21–21 16.0 3.8 3.0 2.4 SPG 29.3 Matched career high with 7 assists vs. Fullerton (1/25) ROADRUNNERS OFF THE BENCH NO. ’RUNNER POS YEAR HT WT GP–GS PPG RPG APG MISC MIN QUICK FACT 1 De’Aundray Robinson F FR 6–5 210 16–0 2.6 3.6 0.4 0.7 SPG 13.9 3rd on team with 20 offensive rebounds 15 Kregg Jones F FR 6–8 235 19–4 1.7 1.6 0.1 10 BLKS 9.4 Streak of 4 consecutive starts snapped vs. Cal Poly 21 Robert Hayes G JR 5–10 186 13–0 3.6 0.5 0.4 9–18 3PT 5.2 Season–high 16 points at New Mexico 24 Reynaul Baker G FR 6–2 175 18–0 4.9 1.6 2.0 0.9 SPG 20.3 First guard off the bench this season 52 Cory Brown F SR 6–10 215 21–13 2.3 2.0 0.1 0.9 BPG 13.0 No. 5 all–time at CSUB with 71 career blocks CSUB ROADRUNNER BASKETBALL NOTES • JANUARY 31 • PAGE 2 OF 13 WHEN LAST WE MET: The Roadrunners shot just 36 percent from the floor and just 56 percent from the free throw UNIVERSITY FACTS line as Southern Utah held on for a 66–58 win Nov 17 in Rabobank Arena. The Roadrunners got 24 points from Stephon Carter (Garces HS) and a 10–point, 15–rebound double–double from Rashad Savage (Philadelphia/ Enrollment: ................................................. 8,000 Odessa JC), but it wasn’t enough to offset a balanced effort from Southern Utah. Jordan Weirick led the Founded: ..................................................... 1970 Thunderbirds with 17 points and eight boards. Nickname: ...................................... Roadrunners The game was close throughout. SUU pulled away late, however, using a 9–0 to break open a 49–49 tie inside Colors: .......................................... Blue and Gold the final three minutes. Its lead expanded to as many as 13 points in the waning seconds. National Affiliation: ........................ NCAA Div. I ONE FOR THE BOOKS: Last week’s 77–75 win over Cal State Fullerton was CSUB’s ninth of the season — a Conference: ................. NCAA Div. I Independent record for the NCAA Division I era of Roadrunner men’s basketball. They hit the previous mark of eight wins in both 2008 and 2009. CSUB is in its fourth full season of NCAA Division I play and its first as an active Division I Arena: ........................ Rabobank Arena (10,000) member. President: ............................. Dr. Horace Mitchell Faculty Athletic Rep: ........Dr. Jacqueline Kegley BACK ON TRACK: After being held without a three–pointer for the first time in 23 games at San Diego (Jan. 22) junior guard Alex Johnson (Toronto/Vaughan Road Academy) bounced back with in his last two games. Johnson Athletic Director: ................................Jeff Konya entered this week ranked No. 9 in three–pointers per game (3.1) and No. 41 in three–point percentage (40.9). BOMBS AWAY: The ’Runners enter the week as one of the nation’s most dangerous perimeter teams, connecting BASKETBALL FACTS on 37 percent (140–378) from beyond the arc through 21 games. They’ve been ranked as high as 13th in Division I play this season. It would rank No. 7 all–time in CSUB history (45.1 in 1987) and No. 1 in CSUB’s Division I era Basketball Coaching Staff (35.0 in 2008). Head Coach: ..................... Keith Brown (UoP, ’78) BOMBS AWAY II: The ’Runners matched their NCAA Division I record for three–pointers made in a game (No. 2 Record at CSUB: .................... 68–98 (5+ years) all–time) when they buried 14 treys in the win over UC Riverside on Dec. 22. Ironically, they hit that mark the first Overall Record: ................. 109–194 (10+ years) time in a win over UC Riverside in 2007 on — you guessed it — Dec. 22. Assistant Coaches: Brian Dignan, John Mosley, SINGLE ENGINE BOMBER: Alex Johnson has been the most prolific bomber in the CSUB squadron this season, Zack Grasmick draining 47 percent (62) of the team’s 133 three–pointers. Best Time to Call: Mornings MISSILE COMMAND: While it’s been bombs away for the CSUB offense, the CSUB defense has been stalwart in its ability to protect against the long–range attack. The ’Runner defense has been ranked nationally most of the season Basketball Team Information in three–point defense (currently No. 40), holding opponents to just 30.6 percent from beyond the arc this season. 2009–10 Overall Record: ............................ 7–22 20–20–20 VISION: Despite the heart–breaking overtime loss to Idaho on Jan. 15, the Roadrunners broke new Postseason Results: The ’Runners completed ground at the NCAA Division I level by recording three 20–plus point scorers in a single game. Stephon Carter their final year of transition in 2010 and are now scored 25, Alex Johnson scored 22 and Donavan Bragg (Inglewood/Serra HS) scored 21. Only three times before NCAA Tournament eligible in 2011. at the Division I level had two ’Runners reached 20 points in the same game: Starters Returning/Lost: ............................... 3/2 DATE OPPONENT SCORERS Dec. 22, 2010 UC Riverside Donavan Bragg (26), Alex Johnson (26) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ..................... 6/5 Nov. 24, 2010 San Jose State Stephon Carter (32), Donavan Bragg (20) Jan. 9, 2010 Longwood University Santwon Latunde (29), Trent Blakley (21) CONTACT INFO THIRTYSOMETHING: Already the only player to score 30 points in a game in CSUB’s NCAA Division I era, sopho- more guard Stephon Carter became the first CSUB player in more than a decade to reach 30 points twice in the Head Coach Keith Brown same season when he hung 30 on Portland State Dec.