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CAL STATE LA MEN’S BASKETBALL 2015-16 1 THE GOLDEN EAGLES WISH TO THANK THE FOLLOWING: ARTNERS P OPORATE C TAFF S OACHING C IOS AGLE B E LAYER OLDEN P G OOKS B ECORD R ISTORY OACHING H C WARDS CCOLADES A & A IME -T OSTER LL R A AL LA C TATE BOUT S A FOR MORE INFORMATION ON BECOMING A GOLDEN EAGLE CORPORATE PARTNER, OACHES PLEASE CONTACT THE IVISION OF NTERCOLLEGIATE THLETICS AT D I A , (323) 343-3080 & C DMINISTRATION A OR ONLINE AT CALSTATELAATHLETICS.COM 2 &$/67$7(/$0(1·6%$6.(7%$// 2015 R No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / High School / Previous School OSTER 0 Andre McPhail F 6-7 235 Sr. Antioch / Deer Valley HS / Saddleback College 1 Joshua Munzon G 6-4 170 Sr. Compton / Long Beach Poly HS C 2 Devin Means G 6-1 152 So. Redondo Beach / Future College Prep OACHING 3 Bobby Miles G 6-0 185 Jr. Los Angeles /Workman HS /University of Hawaii S 5 Duce Zaid G 6-3 212 Sr. Los Angeles / Crenshaw HS / Weber State TAFF 10 Joshua Hopkins G 6-2 175 Jr. San Bernardino / Arroyo Valley HS / Mt. San Antonio JC 11 Roderick Evans-Taylor G 6-5 205 Sr. Upland / Upland HS / Simon Fraser G P OLDEN 13 Joel Brokenbrough F 6-6 220 Sr. New Castle, DE / Fishburne Military / Fullerton JC LAYER E 15 Dushon Carter G 6-2 185 Sr. Tarzana / Renaissance Academy / East Los Angeles JC B AGLE IOS 7DKURQ0RUULVRQ ) -U )DLU¿HOG9DQGHQ+66RODQR&RPPXQLW\&ROOHJH 22 Collin Johnson G 6-4 180 Sr. Los Angeles / Timber Creek HS / Coppin State G 23 Brandon Hitchman F 6-7 220 Fr. London, England / Charnwood College / Tenn. Martin AME R ESULTS B 32 Geoffrey Frid C 7-1 225 Jr. Carlsbad / Impact Academy / Mira Costa / N. Arizona Y G 33 Justin Snavely F 6-8 195 So. Highland / Future College Prep AME Head Coach: Dieter Horton (2nd Season) R ECORD Assistant Coaches: Tony Miller, Alex Schilter, Ivan Barahona B OOKS CLASS BREAKDOWN HEIGHT BREAKDOWN ALPHA BREAKDOWN Brokenbrough, Joel Senior................7 7-1 ..................1 Carter, Dushon Junior . .4 6-8 ..................2 Evans-Taylor, Roderick Frid, Geoffrey & A Sophomore ............2 6-7 ..................2 A Hitchman, Brandon CCOLADES WARDS Freshman .............1 6-6 ..................1 Hopkins, Joshua Johnson, Collin 6-5 ..................1 McPhail, Andre Means, Devin POSITION BREAKDOWN 6-4 ..................2 Miles, Bobby Guard ................8 6-3 ..................1 Morrison, Tahron Munzon, Joshua A Forward ..............5 6-2 ..................2 R Snavely, Justin LL OSTER Zaid, Duce -T Center................1 6-1/6-0 ...............2 IME 2015-16 Golden Eagles Quick Facts Location Los Angeles, California C Enrollment 27,000 P ORPORATE Colors Black and Gold ARTNERS Home Facility Eagles Nest Conference California Collegiate Athletic Association National Affiliation NCAA Division II President Dr. William A. Covino Director of Athletics Dr. Dan Bridges E A Sports Information Director Paul Helms AGLE Credits: The 2015-16 Men’s SID Phone/Fax 323-343-5308/343-3199 BOUT Basketball media guide was Main Athletics Phone 323-343-3080 A G designed and edited by Paul THLETICS Head Coach Dieter Horton OLDEN Helms, Brendan Dally and Alma Mater, Year Cal State Fullerton, 1994 Dr. William A. Covino Dr. Dan Bridges Rickey Chen. Assistant Coaches Miller, Schilter, Barahona University President Director of Athletics Men’s Basketball Office Phone 323-343-3090 3 A talented leader with extensive community college and HORTON’S CAREER RECORD NCAA Division I experience, Dieter Horton returns for his 96-97 19-13 Fullerton JC ARTNERS second season as the men’s basketball head coach at Cal State 97-98 21-10 Fullerton JC P LA. A tireless recruiter and strong defensive mind, Horton 98-99 14-18 Fullerton JC sees a bright future ahead for the Golden Eagle program. 99-00 18-15 Fullerton JC OPORATE Horton led the Golden Eagles to a 10-16 overall C 00-01 22-11 Fullerton JC record and an 8-14 mark in California Collegiate Athletic 01-02 18-13 Fullerton JC $VVRFLDWLRQ LQ KLV ÀUVW \HDU DW &DO 6WDWH /$7KH *ROGHQ 02-03 18-15 Fullerton JC TAFF S Eagles were outstanding on defense and were known 03-04 17-14 Fullerton JC throughout the conference for their hard work and hustle. 04-05 14-15 Fullerton JC Cal State LA ranked 14th in the country in scoring defense OACHING 05-06 37-0 Fullerton JC C Dieter Horton DIWHU DOORZLQJ RSSRQHQWV MXVW SRLQWV SHU JDPH 7KH 06-07 31-7 Antelope Valley JC Head Coach *ROGHQ(DJOHVZHUHDOVRDPRQJWKHQDWLRQDOOHDGHUVLQÀHOG 07-08 25-11 Antelope Valley JC goal percentage defense and allowed opponents to shoot just 08-09 21-15 Antelope Valley JC IOS AGLE SHUFHQWIURPWKHÁRRU 09-10 17-13 Antelope Valley JC B E 7KHVLJQDWXUHZLQRI+RUWRQ·VÀUVWVHDVRQZDVDZLQRYHU&DO3RO\3RPRQD 14-15 10-16 Cal State LA LAYER OLDEN LQWKH(DJOHV1HVWRQ-DQ,WZDVWKHÀUVWZLQRYHUWKH%URQFRVLQ/RV$QJHOHV Career 302-186 P G VLQFH 7KH *ROGHQ (DJOHV DOVR UHFRUGHG D VZHHS RI FRQIHUHQFH IRH &DO 6WDWH Dominguez Hills and posted an impressive win over San Francisco State in front of an excited Homecoming crowd on Feb. 27. 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He came to USC from Antelope Valley &ROOHJHZKHUHKHFRPSLOHGDUHFRUGDQGOHGKLVWHDPWRWKHVWDWHFKDPSLRQVKLSÀQDO7KH0DUDXGHUVZHQW WARDS CCOLADES A WKDWVHDVRQDQGVHWDVFKRROUHFRUGIRUZLQV7KHVWDWHFKDPSLRQVKLSJDPHDSSHDUDQFHZDVWKHÀUVWLQWKHSURJUDP·VKLVWRU\ & A While at Antelope Valley, seven of his former players received NCAA Division I scholarships. +RUWRQZDVDOVRWKHKHDGFRDFKDW)XOOHUWRQ&ROOHJHIRUVHDVRQVDQGSRVWHGDUHFRUG7KHKLJKOLJKWRIKLV WHQXUHFDPHLQZKHQ)XOOHUWRQZHQWDQGZRQWKHVWDWHFKDPSLRQVKLS7KHZLQVZHUHDVLQJOHVHDVRQUHFRUGLQ California community college history and the Hornets were only the fourth team to record a perfect record. Horton joined IME -HUU\7DUNDQLDQ%LOO0XOOLJDQDQG9DQFH:DOEHUJLQWKDWH[FOXVLYHFOXE+RUWRQHYHQWXDOO\UDQWKDWVWUHDNWRDUHFRUG -T OSTER LL R VWUDLJKWYLFWRULHVHFOLSVLQJWKHROGPDUNRIVHWE\%LOO%HUWNDLQ A +RUWRQZDVQDPHGWKHFRQIHUHQFH&RDFKRIWKH<HDUWKUHHWLPHVDQGZDVWKH6WDWH&RDFKRIWKH<HDU7KLUW\ÀYHRIKLV Fullerton players signed with NCAA Division I programs and another 18 signed with NCAA Division II and NAIA programs. ,QKHZDVUHFRJQL]HGE\%DVNHWEDOO7LPHV0DJD]LQHDVRQHRIWKHEHVWIXWXUH1&$$'LYLVLRQ,+HDG&RDFKHVLQ AL America. LA C Horton graduated from Cal State Fullerton in 1994 with a degree in physical education and spent two years as the student TATE BOUT PDQDJHUIRUWKH7LWDQV·EDVNHWEDOOWHDPDQGDQRWKHUDVWKHSURJUDP·VDGPLQLVWUDWLYHDVVLVWDQW+HUHFHLYHGKLV0DVWHU·VLQ S A (GXFDWLRQIURP$]XVD3DFLÀF %HIRUHWKDWKHZDVDQDVVLVWDQWFRDFKDW9LOOD3DUNDQG)XOOHUWRQKLJKVFKRROV+HSOD\HGEDVNHWEDOOIRUWKUHHVHDVRQVDW Fullerton High. Horton is married and his wife’s name is Chelsie. He has a son, Charles, who is 11, and a 2-year-old daughter, Ellie. OACHES & C DMINISTRATION A 4 $WDOHQWHGFRDFKZLWKH[FHSWLRQDO1&$$'LYLVLRQ,SOD\LQJDQGFRDFKLQJH[SHULHQFH7RQ\0LOOHUUHWXUQVIRU his second season with the Cal State LA program as an assistant coach. 2015 R 0LOOHUKHOSHGWKH*ROGHQ(DJOHVWKURXJKDWUDQVLWLRQDOVHDVRQLQKLVÀUVW\HDUZLWKWKHSURJUDP&DO6WDWH/$ ZDVUDQNHGWKLQWKHFRXQWU\LQVFRULQJGHIHQVHDQGÀQLVKHGZLWKDRYHUDOOUHFRUGDQGDQPDUNLQ OSTER conference play. He came to Cal State LA from USC, where he spent four seasons following a 12-year international playing career. Miller was an assistant coach at USC beginning with the 2009-10 season when he was hired as the team’s strength and conditioning coach. He was promoted following that season and spent the next three years as an C assistant coach on the staff of former USC head coach Kevin O’Neill. 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