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Men's Basketball Game Facts Game No. 25 – Loyola Marymount Monday, February 11 – 5 p.m. McCarthey Athletic Center – Spokane, WA Radio: News Talk 1510 KGA (Spokane) Pre-game show 30 minutes prior to tipoff TV: KHQ-TV (Spokane); FSN (check local listing)

GONZAGA UNIVERSITY BULLDOGS (18-6; 7-1 West Coast) G - 2 , 6-2, 219, Jr., Chicago, IL (11.8 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 6.4 assists, 1.3 steals, 0.4 blocks) Gonzaga G – 15 , 6-5, 214, So., Highlands Ranch, CO University (13.0 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.8 assists, 1.4 steals) G - 32 Steven Gray, 6-4, 190, Fr., Bainbridge, WA Bulldogs (8.3 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.7 assists, 1.4 steals) C - 21 , 7-0, 255, Fr., North Vancouver, B.C. (3.4 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 0.3 assists, 0.3 steals, 0.3 blocks) Sports Information F - 25 David Pendergraft, 6-6, 223, Sr., Brewster, WA 502 E Boone (8.7 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 1.0 assists, 0.8 steals) HEAD COACH: (, 1987) Spokane, WA 99258-0066 GONZAGA RECORD: 229-58 (9th year – 19th at GU) CAREER RECORD: Same LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY LIONS (5-19; 2-6 West Coast) Oliver Pierce G - 1 Corey Counts, 5-10, 165, Jr., Los Angeles, CA Sports Information Director (6.4 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 3.2 assists, 0.6 steals,) Men's Basketball Contact G - 3 Shawn Deadwiler, 6-3, 175, So., Chandler, AZ Men's Basketball Contact (509) 323-6373 (10.3 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.6 assists, 0.8 steals) [email protected] Contact G - 33 Orlando Johnson, 6-5, 205, Fr., Salinas, CA (12.5 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 2.0 assists, 0.5 steals, 0.4 blocks) (509) 323-6373 Rich Moser F - 10 Brad Sweezy, 6-6, 200, Fr., Westminster, CA SERIES RECORD (1.3 ppg, 1.7 rpg) Gonzaga leads 49-20 [email protected] SID F - 32 Tim Diederichs, 6-9, 225, Fr., Snohomish, WA (509) 323-5484 (7.6 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 1.0 assists, 0.5 steals, 0.3 blocks) [email protected] Smith HEAD COACH: Rodney Tention (San Francisco, 1988) Assistant SID rd LMU RECORD: 30-55 (3 year) CAREER RECORD: Same. Women’sSara Basketball Rathbun Contact GAMES PRIOR TO GONZAGA: None. Graduate Assistant SID Women's (509) Basketball 323-5484 Contact Game No. 26 – San Francisco Saturday, February 16 – 5 p.m. [email protected](509) 323-4227 War Memorial Gymnasium – San Francisco, CA [email protected] Radio: News Talk 1510 KGA (Spokane) Rachel Engrissei Pre-game show 30 minutes prior to tipoff SIDFAX Intern TV: ESPNU (509)Baseball 323-5730 Contact UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO DONS (6-17, 2-6 West Coast) G - 10 Manny Quezada, 6-2, 185, Jr., New York, NY (509) 323-4227 (14.5 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 4.6 assists, 1.6 steals) [email protected] G - 13 Myron Strong, 6-2, 185, Fr., Memphis, TN www.gozags.com (10.7 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 3.1 assists, 1.7 steals) FAX G - 41 Danny Cavic, 6-6, 210, Sr., Tustin, CA (509) 323-5730 (9.0 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 1.0 assists, 0.7 steals, 0.3 blocks) C - 0 Hyman Taylor, 6-9, 245, So., Fort Lauderdale, FL

(3.9 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 0.5 assists, 0.5 steals, 1.0 blocks) SERIES RECORD Web F - 33 Dior Lowhorn, 6-7, 230, So., San Francisco, CA Gonzaga leads 36-20 www.gozags.com (21.0 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 0.8 assists, 0.5 steals, 1.0 blocks) INTERIM HEAD COACH: (Oklahoma State, 1958) USF RECORD: 2-9 (1st year) CAREER RECORD: 800-324 (37th year) GAMES PRIOR TO GONZAGA: 2/11 vs. San Diego.

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; completes its homestand Monday when Loyola Marymount University visits the McCarthey Athletic Center. The Bulldogs got back on the winning track Saturday with a 101-59 thrashing of Pepperdine University. The victory came on the heels of last Monday’s 89-85 overtime setback at Saint Mary’s College. 2008 BULLDOGS RESULTS The Bulldogs and SMC remain tied for the WCC lead at 7-1, while

DATE OPPONENT TIME the University of San Diego, with just one game this weekend Nov. 7 EMPORIA STATE (Exhib.) W 101-70 Nov. 11 MONTANA (KHQ/FSN) W 77-54 Monday at the University of San Francisco, lurks in third place with Nov. 13 IDAHO (KHQ/FCS Pacific/FSN Delay) W 80-43 a 6-1 mark. Nov. 17 UC RIVERSIDE (KHQ/KSTW-TV CW) W 84-48 Nov. 21 Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout ; Micah Downs scored 18 points and freshman Austin Daye had 17 G1 – Butler d. Michigan (ESPN2) 79-65 G2 – Virginia Tech d. Eastern Washington 69-52 points and nine rebounds in leading Gonzaga University to a 101- Nov. 22 Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout G3 - Texas Tech d. Alaska Anchorage 74-47 59 victory over Pepperdine University Saturday. Jeremy Pargo G4 – Gonzaga d. Western Kentucky (ESPNU) 74-71 Nov. 23 Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout had 13 points and 12 assists and was one of four players in G5 – Michigan d. Eastern Washington 61-53 G6 – Western Kentucky d. Alaska-Anchorage 71-67 double figures for the Bulldogs. Jon Reed scored 14 points for the G7 – Butler d. Virginia Tech (ESPN360) 84-78 G8 – Texas Tech d. Gonzaga (ESPN360) 73-63 Waves. The Bulldogs shot 54 percent from the field and had 12 of Nov. 24 Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout their 13 players score in their 13th consecutive win over the G9 – East. Wash. d. Alaska-Anch. (7/8 Place) 64-62 G10 – West. Kentucky d. Michigan (4/6 Place) 73-69 Waves. They won 92-57 in January in Malibu, Calif. Gonzaga G11 – Gonzaga d. Va. Tech (3/5 Place) (ESPN 360) 82-64 G12 – Butler d. Texas Tech (1/2 Place) (ESPN2) 81-71 jumped out to an early 19-7 lead, paced by David Pendergraft, Nov. 29 Saint Joseph’s (ESPNU) W 70-65 (OT) who finished with 12 points, and led 47-28 at halftime, despite Dec. 1 The Hartford Hall of Fame Showcase @ Boston, MA (TD Banknorth Garden) getting no first-half points from its two leading scorers, Pargo and Gonzaga d. Connecticut (ESPN) 85-82 Providence d. Boston College 98-89 (OT) backcourt mate Matt Bouldin. But Pargo and Bouldin combined for Dec. 5 WASHINGTON STATE (ESPNU) L 51-47 13 first-half assists, many of them leading to dunks. Pargo scored Dec. 8 CS NORTHRIDGE(KHQ/KSTW-TV CW) W 85-59 Dec. 17 NORTHERN COLORADO (KHQ/FSN) W 77-57 11 of Gonzaga’s first 18 points to start the second half. Dec. 20 All-College Challenge @ Oklahoma City, OK Oral Roberts d. Oklahoma State 74-59 Pepperdine was out rebounded 60-26, shot only 31 percent from Oklahoma d. Gonzaga (ESPN2) 72-68 Dec. 29 Tennessee (Battle in Seattle) (ESPN2) L 82-72 the field and made just 12 of 25 free throw attempts. Dec. 31 UTAH (KHQ/FSN) W 61-59 ; Gonzaga University junior Jeremy Pargo recorded the third Jan. 5 RONALD McDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES CLASSIC @ SPOKANE ARENA points/assists double-double of his career Saturday against GEORGIA (KAYU/FSN) W 75-67 Pepperdine University with 13 points and 12 assists. Pargo had Jan. 12 * Loyola Marymount (KHQ/FSN) W 91-68 Jan. 14 * Pepperdine (ESPN) W 92-57 nine assists and no points at halftime, but scored 11 of Gonzaga’s Jan. 19 * SAN DIEGO (KHQ/FSN) W 80-70 Jan. 21 * SAN FRANCISCO (ESPN) W 72-64 first 18 points of the second half. His first double-double came Jan. Jan. 26 Memphis (ESPN) L 81-73 27, 2007, at home against the University of San Francisco with Jan. 28 * PORTLAND (KHQ/FSN) W 79-41 11/11, and his second came earlier this year against Virginia Tech Feb. 2 * Santa Clara (KHQ/FSN) W 87-82 (2OT) Feb. 4 * Saint Mary’s (ESPN2) L 89-85 (OT) in the Great Alaska Shootout when he had 10 points and a career- Feb. 9 * PEPPERDINE (KHQ/FSN) W 101-59 Feb. 11 * LOYOLA MARYMOUNT (KHQ/FSN) 5 p.m. high 13 assists. Feb. 16 * San Francisco (ESPNU) 5 p.m. Feb. 18 * San Diego (ESPN2) 8 p.m. ; The 42-point margin of victory in Gonzaga University’s 101-59 win over Feb. 25 * Portland (ESPN2) 8 p.m. Pepperdine University was the largest Gonzaga win in the series. The Mar. 1 * SAINT MARY’S (KHQ/FSN) 5 p.m. previous high was a 31-point victory – 83-52 – in the old Kennel during Mar. 3 * SANTA CLARA (ESPN2) 8:30 p.m. the 1999 season. Gonzaga now leads the series with the Waves 34-31 Mar. 7 WCC Tournament Play-in @ San Diego, CA 6/8 p.m. after trailing 26-6 following the 1993 season. The 42-point win was also Mar. 8 WCC Tournament Quarterfinal the largest of the season for the Bulldogs and their biggest margin of @ San Diego, CA 6/8 p.m. Mar. 9 WCC Semifinal (ESPN2) victory since a 44-point win (92-48) last season over the University of @ San Diego, CA 6:30/8:30 p.m. Mar. 10 WCC Championship (ESPN) Texas-San Antonio. @ San Diego, CA 6 p.m. ; Gonzaga University has shot 50 percent or better in each of the last * GAME three games – 25-for-50 (50.0 percent) at Santa Clara University, 32- ALL TIMES PACIFIC TIME ZONE ALL TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE for-63 (50.8 percent) at Saint Mary’s College and 40-for-74 (54.1 FSN – FOX Sports Net Northwest (Check local listings) percent) Saturday against Pepperdine University. That makes the FCS – FOX College Sports (Check local listings) Bulldogs 97-for-187 in that stretch for 51.9 percent. KHQ-TV – Spokane ALL GAMES BROADCAST ON KGA 1510 AM ; While Gonzaga University has been hot from the field recently, the

Bulldogs have been on fire in West Coast Conference play. Gonzaga is shooting 53.2 percent from the field (252-474) in WCC action, including a season-high 65.4 percent (34-for-52) in the first meeting of the year with Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles in the WCC opener.

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; In the West Coast Conference opener in Los Angeles this season, Josh Heytvelt had 19 points and five rebounds to lead Gonzaga University to a 91-68 victory over Loyola Marymount University. The 2007 ALL-WCC TEAM Bulldogs shot a blistering 65.4 percent from the field and pulled Darren Cooper, G, 6-3, 180, Sr. Portland away with an 18-4 finish over the game's final 4:40. Heytvelt and the Sean Denison, F, 6-11, Sr., Santa Clara Zags used their superior size and strength to score 52 points in the Scott Dougherty, F, 6-4, Jr., Santa Clara Matthew Knight, F, 6-8, Sr., Loyola Marymount paint to just 18 from Loyola Marymount. Gonzaga also earned a 29- JEREMY PARGO, G, 6-2, So., GONZAGA 21 rebounding advantage and had seven blocks to just one for Danny Pariseau, G, 5-11, Sr., Santa Clara Gyno Pomare, F, 6-7, 220., So., San Diego LMU. Matt Bouldin had 17 points, eight assists, five steals and four , G, 6-3, Sr., GONZAGA rebounds for Gonzaga. Bouldin went to the post where he had a Diamon Simpson, F, 6-7, So., Saint Mary’s distinct size advantage over the smaller Lions guards. Austin Daye Alan Wiggins, F, 6-9, 230, Sr., San Francisco came off the bench to score 13 points for the Bulldogs and fellow COACH OF THE YEAR Dick Davey, Santa Clara reserve Micah Downs scored 10 as the Gonzaga bench outscored CO-PLAYER OF THE YEAR LMU's 39-17. Loyola Marymount's Corey Counts had a game-high DEREK RAIVIO, GONZAGA 21 points with seven assists. Counts made five of six 3-pointers. Sean Denison, Santa Clara Gonzaga weathered a strong start from Loyola Marymount, which DEFENDER OF THE YEAR Damian Martin, Loyola Marymount took a 23-21 lead midway through the first half. But Gonzaga responded with an 11-0 run over the next four minutes and finished NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR Danny Pariseau, Santa Clara the half with a 23-7 run. HONORABLE MENTION ; It’s time to start checking the Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) as the Brody Angley, Santa Clara Brett Collins, Saint Mary’s second half of West Coast Conference action starts and teams start Ross DeRogatis, San Diego eyeing the WCC Tournament and subsequent NCAA Tournament Chase Griffin, Pepperdine berths. Gonzaga enters Monday’s game with Loyola Marymount Brandon Johnson, San Diego th Antonio Kellogg, San Francisco University with an RPI of 38. The Bulldogs strength of schedule is 65 . SEAN MALLON, GONZAGA Of the other two schools battling the Bulldogs for the WCC lead, Saint Adoyah Miller, Loyola Marymount Armondo Surratt, San Francisco Mary’s College has an RPI of 24 and a SOS of 120, while the University ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM of San Diego has an RPI of 115 and a SOS of 95. The West Coast th MATT BOULDIN, G, 6-5, GONZAGA Conference is 12 in the conference RPI, but the WCC was ranked Taishi Ito, G, 6-0, 170, Portland De’Jon Jackson, G, 6-2, San Diego second in the non-conference strength of schedule. Chris Lewis, G/F, 6-7, San Diego ; Head coach Mark Few picked up his 225th career victory Jan. 19 Omar Samhan, C, 6-11, Saint Mary’s Jay Watkins, F, 6-8, San Francisco against the University of San Diego. With 229 victories, Few is third on the all-time Gonzaga victories chart behind (290- ALL-TIME GONZAGA 275 in 21 seasons) and (252-171 in 15 seasons). Few ALL-WCC SELECTIONS Don Baldwin ('81) is the active winningest coach in West Coast Conference games at J.P. Batista (‘06) 107-12 and fourth on the all-time WCC wins list behind Carroll ('92-94*) Williams, Santa Clara University (165-137), Dick Davey, SCU (122- ('00-01*) Jeff Condill ('86) 88) and Fitzgerald (112-88). Jarrod Davis ('91-92) ('01, ‘02*) Kyle Dixon ('95-96) Bill Dunlap ('82) Jeremy Eaton ('99) Richie Frahm ('99-00) Geoff Goss ('94) Bulldogs On TV Zach Gourde (’02) Dale Haaland ('87) All Gonzaga University games will once again be televised this season on either one of the ESPN Quentin Hall ('99) family of stations or as part of the Bulldogs television agreement with KHQ-TV of Spokane and Fox Bakari Hendrix ('97-98*) Sports Net out of Seattle. Greg Heister returns for his seventh season calling the action on Bryce McPhee ('83) KHQ/FSN with former NBA standout Craig Ehlo again providing the color commentary for the Jim McPhee ('87, 89-90) second year. The Bulldogs will be on KHQ/FSN 14 times this season, and will have at least 12 (’05-06) appearances on the ESPN family of stations. Check local listing for the time and channel in your Jeremy Pargo (’07) area. Carl Pierce ('80) Derek Raivio (’05, ‘07*) Paul Rogers ('96) Lorenzo Rollins ('97) Bulldogs On Radio Matt Santangelo ('98-00) All Gonzaga University games will once again be broadcast on 1510 KGA and all regular-season Doug Spradley ('88-89) games will also be streamed on the internet at http://www.gozags.com through the CSTV All- (‘03*-04*) Access subscription package. Tom Hudson will be behind the microphone for his sixth season ('83-84*) calling the action, and Richard Fox returns for his second season as analyst for all 30 regular- (03-05*) season games and all post-season action involving the Bulldogs. Bulldog basketball is presented Cory Violette (’02-04) *Indicates WCC Player of the Year by Citadel Communications and Brett Sports and Entertainment in partnership with Gonzaga University athletics.

Every five years since 1997, has evaluated the best of the best NCAA programs – those that have won two-thirds of their games over 10 seasons. Gonzaga University is one of 29 schools that qualified for the evaluation this year, and to follow is how the Bulldogs stacked up against the other 28 programs that also met the two-thirds criteria. Gonzaga first made the list in 2002, one of 28 teams to meet the two-third criteria. Special thanks to Jack Styczynski of Basketball Times and the 10 panelists who participated in the 2007 evaluation.

Overall Ranking Winning Percentage NBA Players Freshman (From lowest to highest average) (First-time qualifiers in italic) (As of Oct. 15) Graduation Rate (Pennsylvania not reported in this category) 1. Duke 3.7 1. Duke .851 1. North Carolina 14 2. North Carolina 7.5 2. Kansas .793 2. Connecticut 13 1. Butler 82% 3. GONZAGA .792 Duke 13 3. Florida 8.0 2. College of Charleston 77% 4. Stanford 8.8 4. Connecticut .772 4. Arizona 12 3. Southern Illinois 73% 5. GONZAGA 10.0 5. Kentucky .760 Florida 12 4. Creighton 67% Michigan State 10.0 6. Arizona .752 6. Kentucky 11 Florida 67% 7. Creighton 10.2 7. Stanford .750 7. Kansas 10 Stanford 67% 8. Kansas 10.8 8. Florida .743 8. Michigan State 9 Xavier 67% 9. Utah State .741 9. Texas 8 8. Kent State 63% 9. Xavier 11.5 10. Illinois 12.0 10. Illinois .735 10. Maryland 7 9. Michigan State 60% 11. Arizona 13.5 11. College of Charleston .734 Syracuse 7 North Carolina 60% 12. Connecticut 13.7 12. Syracuse .732 12. Memphis 6 11. Illinois 58% 13. Syracuse 14.5 13. Cincinnati .728 Oklahoma State 6 12. Utah State 57% 14. Michigan State .725 Stanford 6 14. Butler 14.8 13. Duke 54% 15. Oklahoma .722 15. GONZAGA 4 14. Cincinnati 50% 15. College of Charleston 15.2 Southern Illinois 15.2 16. Oklahoma State .713 Illinois 4 Murray State 50% Texas 15.2 17. Xavier .710 17. Cincinnati 3 16. Syracuse 46% 18. Kentucky 16.0 18. Creighton .709 Utah 3 17. Pittsburgh 44% Pennsylvania 16.0 19. Maryland .704 Xavier 3 18. Kansas 40% 20. North Carolina .703 20. Creighton 2 20. Maryland 17.3 19. Oklahoma State 38% 21. Pittsburgh 17.5 21. Utah .700 Pittsburgh 2 20. GONZAGA 33% 22. Utah State 18.3 22. Murray State .698 Southern Illinois 2 21. Utah 31% 23. Kent State 18.8 23. Butler .694 23. College of Charleston 1 22. Memphis 30% 24. Utah 20.2 24. Texas .691 Kent State 1 23. Oklahoma 29% 25. Cincinnati 20.5 25. Kent State .689 Oklahoma 1 24. Texas 23% 26. Pittsburgh .682 26. Butler 0 25. Connecticut 20% 26. Murray State 20.7 Oklahoma 20.7 27. Southern Illinois .6811 Murray State 0 26. Arizona 18% 28. Oklahoma State 21.0 28. Memphis .6807 Pennsylvania 0 Kentucky 18% 29. Memphis 23.0 29. Pennsylvania .679 Utah State 0 28. Maryland 0%

2002 Gonzaga Ranking 2002 Gonzaga Ranking 2002 Gonzaga Ranking 2002 Gonzaga Ranking 10. .733 22. 1 10. 44% 8. 11.8

Program Cleanliness USNWR Academic Head Coach Ranking Overall rankings computed by added (First Place Votes in parentheses) Peer Assessment together all six categories and dividing Peer Assessment by six, with exception of Pennsylvania (On 5.0 scale) 1. Pennsylvania (3) 251 (First Place Votes in parentheses) which is divided by five. 2. Duke (2) 236 1. Stanford 4.9 1. , Duke (4) 267 3. Creighton (1) 230 2. Pennsylvania 4.5 2. Roy Williams, North Carolina (2) 260 To Determine Freshman Graduation 4. Butler 224 3. Duke 4.4 3. Billy Donovan, Florida (1) 252 Rate, the 2007 NCAA Graduation-Rates 5. Stanford (2) 220 4. North Carolina 4.2 4. , Michigan State (1) 244 Report was used. The NCAA’s new 6. Xavier 217 5. Creighton 4.1 5. Mark Few, Gonzaga (1) 214 graduation-success rate (GSR) was 7. Southern Illinois 213 Texas 4.1 6. Chris Lowery, Southern Illinois 205 not taken into consideration to be 8. GONZAGA 211 7. Illinois 4.0 7. , Kansas (1) 197 consistent with the 1997 and 2002 9. North Carolina 207 8. Xavier 3.8 , Connecticut 197 studies. 10. Michigan State (2) 195 9. Butler 3.7 9. , Texas 179 11. Kent State 185 College of Charleston 3.7 , Syracuse 179 The academic peer assessment score 12. Pittsburgh 170 GONZAGA 3.7 11. , Creighton 177 criterion is as listed in the U.S. News & 13. Murray State 163 12. Arizona 3.6 12. Billy Gillispie, Kentucky 170 World Report 14. Illinois 161 Florida 3.6 , Arizona 170 2008 edition of America’s Best 15. Kansas 145 Maryland 3.6 14. , Pittsburgh 167 Colleges. This criterion 16. Utah 144 15. Michigan State 3.5 15. , Illinois 153 complements a school’s graduation 17. Florida 134 16. Kansas 3.4 16. Gary Williams, Maryland 148 rate with the (perceived) value of its 18. Utah State 126 Pittsburgh 3.4 17. , Xavier 132 diploma. A peer assessment score of 19. Maryland 123 Syracuse 3.4 18. , Memphis 122 5.0 is the highest possible. 20. Texas 117 19. Connecticut 3.2 19. Stew Morrill, Utah State 117 21. Arizona 109 20. Murray State 3.1 20. Jim Christian, Kent State 104 The Program Cleanliness and Head Oklahoma 109 21. Kentucky 3.0 21. Jeff Capel, Oklahoma 103 Coach Ranking is determined by a 10- 23. College of Charleston 90 Oklahoma 3.0 22. Glen Miller, Pennsylvania 97 member panel from Basketball Times 24. Syracuse 80 Utah 3.0 23. , Charleston 87 and the U.S. Basketball Writers 25. Connecticut 77 24. Cincinnati 2.7 24. Trent Johnson, Stanford 83 Association. 26. Kentucky 75 Oklahoma State 2.7 25. Jim Boylen, Utah 74 27. Cincinnati 59 26. Kent State 2.6 26. , Butler 70 28. Oklahoma State 47 Utah State 2.6 27. Sean Sutton, Oklahoma State 66 29. Memphis 32 28. Southern Illinois 2.5 28. , Cincinnati 61 29. Memphis 2.3 29. Billy Kennedy, Murray State 55 2002 Gonzaga Ranking 2002 Gonzaga Ranking 8. 168 2002 Gonzaga Ranking 9. 3.8 12. Mark Few 165

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th ; Gonzaga University is in search of its 10 straight trip to the NCAA Tournament. CONSECUTIVE The Bulldogs current streak of nine straight appearances ranks the Bulldogs NCAA TOURNAMENT tied for sixth for consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances with the APPEARANCES University of Florida, University of Texas and University of Wisconsin. TEAM NO. 1. Arizona (1985-2007) 23 ; Gonzaga University received votes in both of the major polls released last week, 2. Kansas (1990-2007) 18 garnering 60 votes in the Associated Press Top 25 and 10 votes in the USA 3. Kentucky (1992-2007) 16 4. Duke (1996-2007) 12 Today/ESPN rankings (new rankings are due out Monday). Five teams on the 5. Michigan State (1998-2007) 10 Bulldogs schedule still dot the Top 25 of both polls – Memphis is No. 1 in both polls; 6. Gonzaga (1999-2007) 9 the University of Tennessee is No. 7 in both polls; Washington State University fell Florida (1999-2007) 9 from No. 9 to No. 17 in both polls after being swept at home last weekend by the Texas (1999-2007) 9 University of California and Stanford University; the University of Connecticut returned Wisconsin (1999-2007) 9 to the poll ranked 19th in both and Saint Mary’s College is 25th in AP and 23rd in USA Today/ESPN. ; There’s no place like home, and the McCarthey Athletic Center has become quite the home for the Bulldogs since it opened for the 2004-05 season. Gonzaga is 49-2 in the new facility, winning its first 38 games in the McCarthey Athletic Center. Santa Clara University halted the streak with an 84-73 victory Feb. 12, 2007. That loss also snapped a 50-game home winning streak for the Bulldogs, at the time the longest streak in the nation, as Gonzaga left the old Kennel with 12 straight home victories. ; There might be some magic in that No. 5 jersey freshman Austin Daye is wearing – especially when it comes to the free throw line. Daye is 72-for-79 for 91.1 percent from the stripe this season. He was ranked sixth nationally at 91.0 percent through games of last Thursday when the latest rankings were compiled. Derek Raivio, who wore No. 5 throughout his Gonzaga career, is one of the most prolific free throw shooters in NCAA history. He finished his career hitting 92.7 percent from the line and holds the top three single-season percentage marks in school history. Raivio went 148-for-154 for 96.1 percent to lead the NCAA Division I ranks in percentage a year ago and ranks second all-time on the NCAA single-season list. For his career he went 343-for-370 for 92.7 percent to rank second in the NCAA based on a minimum of 300 free throws made and 2.5 free throws made/game. Raivio set the Gonzaga record of 56 consecutive free throws. Daye had 29 straight makes this season, and had another string of 17 snapped against the University of Portland.

2008 GONZAGA UNIVERSITY BULLDOGS ROSTER

No Name Pos Ht Wt Cl Exp Hometown/School Major 2 Jeremy Pargo G 6-2 219 JR 2V Chicago, IL/Robeson Sport Management 4 Chris Pontarolo-Maag G 5-11 182 JR HS Quincy, WA/Quincy Exercise Science 5 Austin Daye F 6-10 190 FR HS Irvine, CA/Woodbridge Undeclared 11 Andrew Sorenson# G 6-2 172 JR 1V Olympia, WA/Olympia Business Admin./MIS 15 Matt Bouldin G 6-5 214 SO 1V Highlands Ranch, CO/ThunderRidge Undeclared 20 Larry Gurganious# F 6-5 199 SO 1V Oakland, CA/St. Mary’s Sport Management 21 Robert Sacre C 7-0 255 FR HS North Vancouver, B.C./Handsworth Secondary Undeclared 22 Micah Downs G 6-8 180 JR 1V Kirkland, WA/Juanita/University of Kansas Sport Management 25 David Pendergraft G 6-6 223 SR 3V Brewster, WA/Brewster English 31 Abdullahi Kuso F 6-9 228 SR 1V Kaduna, Nigeria/Rimi College HS/Tallahassee CC Sport Management 32 Steven Gray G 6-4 190 FR HS Bainbridge, WA/Bainbridge Undeclared 42 Josh Heytvelt# F 6-11 238 JR 2V Clarkston, WA/Clarkston Public Relations 45 Will Foster C 7-4 240 SO 1V Bonney Lake, WA/White River Undeclared 50 Ira Brown F 6-4 235 JR TR Conroe, TX/Willis/Phoenix College Undeclared

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HEAD COACH: Mark Few (9th year, University of Oregon, 1987 – 19th year at Gonzaga) ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: (9th year, Washington State University, 1986) ASSISTANTS: (7th year, Whitman College, 1998) Ray Giacoletti (1st year, Minot State University, 1985) DIRECTOR/BASKETBALL OPERATIONS: Jerry Krause (7th year, Wayne State University, 1959 – 14th year at Gonzaga) BASKETBALL TRAINER: Jennifer Nyland (9th year, Washington State University, 1998)

2008 West Coast Conference Bulldog Bites Standings (Through games of 2/10/08) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – FEBRUARY 10, 2008 Conference Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. ; Freshman Austin Daye is shooting an incredible 67.2 GONZAGA 7 1 .857 18 6 .750 percent from the field (45-for-67) and 71.4 percent from 3- Saint Mary’s 7 1 .857 20 3 .870 San Diego 6 1 .857 13 11 .542 point range (15-for-21) in West Coast Conference play. He’s Santa Clara 4 3 .571 12 10 .545 also 14-for-15 from the free throw line for 93.3 percent in Portland 2 6 .250 8 16 .333 conference outings. Since going scoreless while playing San Francisco 2 6 .250 6 17 .261 just eight minutes against the University of Memphis, he Loyola Marymount 2 6 .250 5 19 .208 Pepperdine 1 7 .125 7 17 .292 has scored 73 points in his last four games for an 18.3 ppg average, including scoring a season-high 22 against Santa Friday’s Result Clara University. at Saint Mary’s 76, San Francisco 51 Saturday’s Results ; Micah Downs had been scoreless in the two games prior to last at Gonzaga 101, Pepperdine 56 Saturday, but he came off the bench to score a season-high 18 at Portland 74, Loyola Marymount 63 Monday, February 11 points against Pepperdine University while going 7-for-9 from Loyola Marymount at Gonzaga, 5 p.m. the field, including 2-for-2 from 3-point range. He had gone 4- Pepperdine at Portland, 7 p.m. for-15 from the field in the last three games prior to Saturday. San Diego at San Francisco, 8 p.m. Saint Mary’s at Santa Clara, 8 p.m. ; Gonzaga University men’s basketball coach Mark Few ALL TIMES PACIFIC TIME ZONE added three players to his charges for the 2008-09 season with the signing of three players to letters-of-intent. Andy West Coast Conference Poling, 6-11, 230-pound forward from Westview High in Portland, Ore.; Grant Gibbs, 6-5, 190-pound guard from Standings 1992-Present Linn-Mar High in Marion, Iowa, and Demetri Goodson, 6-0, (Through Games of 2/10/08) 175-pound guard from Klein Collins High in Spring, Texas, Conference Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. outside of Houston, made their intentions official to GONZAGA 184 48 .793 399 132 .751 become Bulldogs on the first day of national letter-of-intent Santa Clara 135 96 .584 277 215 .563 signing day. All three had previously made verbal Pepperdine 128 104 .552 264 237 .527 commitments. Poling averaged 13.9 ppg last season to rank San Diego 113 118 .489 258 226 .533 San Francisco 111 121 .478 244 248 .496 fifth in the Metro League in scoring while leading the Saint Mary’s 108 124 .466 248 243 .505 Wildcats to a 21-8 overall record and 8-2 second-place Portland 77 155 .332 196 286 .407 Metro League finish. He was named honorable mention All- Loyola Marymount 72 160 .310 171 307 .358 State 6A in Westview’s first season in the newly-created

NCAA Tournament Appearances Since 1992 State 6A classification. He was also voted first-team All- Gonzaga (1995, '99, '00; '01; ’02; ’03; ’04; ’05, ’06, ‘07); Metro League for the Wildcats, ranked seventh in the state Pepperdine (1992, '94, '00; ‘02); heading into the State 6A Tournament where they lost their Portland (1996); Santa Clara (1993, '95, '96); first two games. Poling was rated one of the 20 best centers San Diego (2003) San Francisco (1998); Saint Mary's (1997) in the country by one scouring service. Gibbs averaged 15.0 ppg, 5.0 assists and 5.0 rpg as Linn-Mar captured the NIT Appearances Since 1992 Gonzaga (1994, '96, '98); Pepperdine (1993, '99); Iowa State 4A title last spring. He had 10 points, 8 rebounds San Francisco (2005) and 3 assists in the quarterfinal win over Sioux City North; WCC Championship Game 20 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 7 steals in the Appearances Since 1992 semifinal victory over Urbandale, and scored 15 points, Gonzaga (1992, '95, '96, '98, '99, '00, grabbed 8 rebounds, and had a pair of assists and steals in '01, ’02, ’03, ’04, ’05, ’06, ‘07) Loyola Marymount (2006) the title game against Bettendorf to cap a 24-1 season. He Pepperdine (1992, '93, '94, '00, ‘02) finished third in tournament scoring with 45 points and tied Portland (1995, '96) for fourth with 21 rebounds in earning All-Tournament Saint Mary's (1997, ’04, ‘05) honors. Goodson helped lead Klein Collins to the Region 2 San Diego (1994, ‘03) San Francisco (1997, '98) title game last season while averaging 16.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg and Santa Clara (1993, '99, '01, ‘07) 7.0 assists/game. He was an All-State 5A selection, the largest classification in Texas. Goodson was rated as high th as the 135 best player in the country by one scouting service.

; Gonzaga University has extended its streak of consecutive games with a 3-pointer to 484. The last time the Bulldogs failed to hit a trey was Jan. 27, 1993, going 0-for-5 at home against Portland. UNLV holds the all-time streak of 668 entering this season. Head Coach Mark Few (229-58 in 9th year – 19th year at Gonzaga)

; Entered this season as the winningest coach by percentage in NCAA Division I for coaches who have coached a minimum of five years. Few’s winning Winningest Active Coaches percentage of .802 (211-52) edged Roy Williams of North Carolina who was at By Percentage .800 (524-131) in his 19 years in the NCAA Division I ranks. Few’s record is (Minimum 5 years NCAA Division I Head Coach)

currently 229-58 for 79.8 percent. 1. MARK FEW, Gonzaga .802 2. Roy Williams, North Carolina .800 th ; Is third for wins by a 9 -year head coach with 229, moving ahead of . 3. , Tennessee .779 Finished 2007 season third for wins by an 8th-year head coach with 211, trailing 4. Thad Matta, Ohio State .775 5. Bo Ryan, Wisconsin .769 Everett Case and Roy Williams with 213 each. Percentages are entering 2008 season.

; Ended 2006 as No. 1 ahead of Everett Case (1947-53) of North Carolina State for NCAA Top 10 th wins by a 7 -year head coach with 188. Finished his sixth season on the Best Career Starts th Bulldog bench in 2005 tied for second with Roy Williams for most wins by a 6 - By Wins – 9 Seasons th year head coach with 159. Ranks No. 2 for most wins by a 5 -year NCAA 1. Roy Williams, Kansas (1989-97) 247 Division I head coach, concluding the 2004 season with 133 career victories. His 2. Everett Case, NC St. (1947-55) 241 3. MARK FEW, GU (2000-08) 229 105 wins through four seasons rank second, and his 81 wins after three years 4. Denny Crum, Louisville (1972-80) 219 make him the winningest coach in NCAA Division I history for wins by a 3rd-year 5. , Long Beach St./ UNLV (1969-77) 218 head coach. 6. John Calipari, Massachusetts/ Memphis (1989-96, 2001) 210 ; Has never won less than 20 games in his eight seasons as a head coach. Heading 7. , Tulsa/Georgia/ into the current season he was tied for ninth with two others on the “Current Most Kentucky (1992-2000) 210 th Consecutive Division I 20-Win Seasons” list with seven, and knotting him for 13 with NCAA Top 10 three others on the “Most Consecutive Division I 20-Win Seasons” list for either active Best Career Starts or inactive coaches. Lute Olson of Arizona heads both lists with 20 seasons. By Wins – 8 Seasons ; Ranks third on the “Fastest To 200 Wins” list in NCAA Division I history, 1. Everett Case, NC St. (1947-54) 213 th Roy Williams, Kansas (1989-96) 213 achieving the milestone in his 247 game. Clair Bee (Rider University and Long 3. MARK FEW, GU (2000-07) 211 Island University) heads the list with 231 games while Jerry Tarkanian (Long 4. Bruce Weber, So. Illinois/ Illinois (1999-06) 192 Beach State University and UNLV) reached 200 wins in 234 games. Few is tied 5. Jerry Tarkanian, Long Beach St./ for 15th as the fastest to reach 100 wins, coming in 2003 in his 126th game. UNLV (1967-76) 189 John Calipari, UMass (1989-96) 189 ; Became first coach in 46 years to win five straight West Coast Conference Coach of Tom Izzo, Michigan St. (1996-03) 189 the Year awards in 2004, then became the only WCC coach to win six such honors when he repeated in 2005 and ‘06. Few joined legendary University of San Francisco NCAA Top 10 coach Phil Woolpert as the only coaches in conference history to be recognized four Best Career Starts straight years by their peers. Woolpert did it from 1955-58. By Wins – 7 Seasons 1. MARK FEW, GU (2000-06) 188 ; Became one of just two coaches to lead a team into the NCAA Tournament 2. Everett Case, NC St. (1947-53) 187 Sweet Sixteen in their first two years as head coach (2000-01) since the bracket 3. Roy Williams, Kansas (1989-95) 184 expanded to 64 teams in 1985. ; Through the efforts of Mark, his wife Marcy, and assistant coaches wives Robin Rice and Chanelle Lloyd have raised $2.95 million for Coaches vs. Cancer since 2002 through the BasketBALL and Gala held in Spokane. Bulldogs Bests (Season and Career High Points/Rebounds/Assists)

Player 2008 Season Career

2 Jeremy Pargo P - 28 vs. Oklahoma (O) Same R - 8 vs. Georgia 1/5/08 (A) 10 vs. Pepperdine 1/8/07 A - 13 vs. Virginia Tech 11/24/07 (G) Same 5 Austin Daye P - 22 at Santa Clara 2/2/08 Same R - 13 vs. Portland 1/28/08 Same A - 4 at Pepperdine 1/14/08 Same 11 Andrew Sorenson P - 3 vs. Texas San Antonio 11/19/06 R - 1 vs. Portland 1/28/08 1 (twice) vs. Portland 1/28/08 A - 15 Matt Bouldin P - 26 vs. Utah 12/31/07 Same R - 7 at Saint Joseph’s 11/29/07 7 (three) at Saint Joseph’s 11/29/07 A - 8 at Loyola Marymount 1/12/08 Same 20 Larry Gurganious P - 12 vs. Montana 11/11/07 Same R - 7 vs. Idaho 11/13/07 Same A - 2 (three) vs. Portland 1/28/08 3 at Washington 12/4/05 21 Robert Sacre P - 12 vs. UC Riverside 11/17/07 Same R - 7 vs. Cal State Northridge 12/8/07 Same A - 1 (six) at Loyola Marymount 1/12/08 Same 22 Micah Downs P - 18 vs. Pepperdine 2/9/08 20 at San Diego 2/26/07 R - 11 vs. Connecticut 12/1/07 (B) Same A - 4 (twice) at Memphis 1/26/08 *4 (three) at Memphis 1/26/08 25 David Pendergraft P - 15 (twice) vs. Portland 1/28/08 22 vs. San Diego 3/4/07 (P) R - 9 vs. San Diego 1/19/08 9 (four) vs. San Diego 1/19/08 A - 4 vs. Connecticut 12/1/07 (B) 4 (three) vs. Connecticut 12/1/07 (B) 31 Abdullahi Kuso P - 19 vs. Virginia Tech 11/24/07 (G) Same R - 12 at Saint Mary’s 2/4/08 12 (twice) at Saint Mary’s 2/4/08 A - 1 (four) vs. Pepperdine 2/9/08 1 (14) vs. Pepperdine 2/9/08 32 Steven Gray P - 16 (twice) at Santa Clara 2/2/08 Same R - 7 vs. Pepperdine 2/9/08 Same A - 4 at Loyola Marymount 1/12/08 Same 42 Josh Heytvelt P - 19 at Loyola Marymount 1/12/08 27 at Pepperdine 2/3/07 R - 7 (four) at Santa Clara 2/2/08 22 at Pepperdine 2/3/07 A - 2 (twice) at Saint Mary’s 2/4/08 2 (four) at Saint Mary’s 2/4/08 45 Will Foster P - 3 vs. UC Riverside 11/17/07 4 vs. Loyola Marymount 1/6/07 R - 5 vs. Northern Colorado 12/17/07 Same A - 50 Ira Brown P - 4 (three) at Memphis 1/26/08 Same R - 4 vs. Pepperdine 2/9/08 Same A - 1 (twice) vs. San Diego 1/19/08 Same (S) Indicates 2007 Battle in Seattle @ Seattle, WA (O) Indicates All-College Classic @ Oklahoma City, OK (B) Indicates Hartford Hall of Fame Showcase @ Boston, MA (G) Indicates 2007 Great Alaska Shootout @ Anchorage, AK (H) Indicates Basketball Hall of Fame Challenge @ Phoenix, AR (D) Indicates 2006 Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip Off @ Spokane, WA (M) Indicates 2005 EAQ SPORTS Maui Invitational @ Lahaina, Maui (P) Indicates 2007 West Coast Conference Tournament @ Portland, OR *Micah Downs career stats also include season at University of Kansas

Bulldogs Double-Doubles (Career Points/Rebounds Double-Doubles)

5 Austin Daye 20/10 vs. Montana 11/11/07

22 Micah Downs 14/11 vs. Connecticut 12/1/07 (B) 12/10 vs. Santa Clara 3/5/07 (P) 16/10 vs. San Diego 3/4/07 (P)

31 Abdullahi Kuso 11/12 at Saint Mary’s 2/4/08 19/10 vs. Virginia Tech 11/24/07 (G) 11/10 vs. San Diego 3/4/07 (P) 15/12 vs. Texas San Antonio 11/19/06

42 Josh Heytvelt 27/22 at Pepperdine 2/3/07 12/12 at Stanford 1/31/07 13/12 vs. Texas 12/2/06 (H) 17/10 vs. Portland State 11/30/06 16/11 vs. Idaho 11/26/06 25/11 vs. Rice 11/14/06 (D)

(B) Indicates Hartford Hall of Fame Showcase @ Boston, MA (G) Indicates 2007 Great Alaska Shootout @ Anchorage, AK (H) Indicates Basketball Hall of Fame Challenge @ Phoenix, AR (D) Indicates 2006 Dick’s Sporting Good NIT Season Tip Off @ Spokane, WA (P) Indicates 2007 West Coast Conference Tournament @ Portland, OR