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UTAHUTAH BASKETBALLBASKETBALL 2004-05 SEASON PROSPECTUS Giacoletti Era Begins At Utah Quick Facts Ray Giacoletti was named the 13th head coach in the history of the Utah men’s basketball program Location: Salt Lake City, Utah on March 31. Honored as the 2003-04 Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year, Giacoletti (pronounced jack- Founded: 1850 oh-LET-ee) went 69-50 in four seasons at Eastern Washington. His .707 winning percentage (41-17) in Big Enrollment: 28,437 Sky Conference games ranked first among league schools. Giacoletti is 117-83 in seven years as a head President: Michael K. Young coach. Before taking over at Athletics Director: Dr. Chris Hill Eastern Washington, he was Utah All-Time Coaching Records Faculty Representative: Dr. Larry Gerlach at North Dakota State for Conf. NCAA/NIT Nickname: Runnin’ Utes/Utes three years (1997-2000), Coach Seasons Record Pct. Titles Appearances Mascot: “Swoop” (Red-Tailed Hawk) directing the NCAA Division Erastus J. Milne 1908-09 3-8 .273 0 0/0 Colors: Crimson and White II program to a 48-33 record. Robert Richardson 1909-10 17-3 .850 1 0/0 National Affiliation: NCAA Division I Giacoletti, 42, led Fred Bennion 1911-14 44-9 .830 1 0/0 Conference: Mountain West Eastern Washington to its Nelson H. Nordgren 1914-17 26-7 .788 1 1 AAU title Arena: Jon M. Huntsman Center (15,000) first-ever NCAA Tournament Thomas Fitzpatrick 1917-25 42-30 .583 4 2 AAU tourn. berth in 2004. The Eagles, Ike Armstrong 1925-27 9-18 .333 0 0/0 finishing 17-13 overall and Vadal Peterson 1927-53 385-230 .626 4 2/2 Basketball Staff 11-3 in conference play, won Jack H. Gardner 1953-71 339-154 .688 7 6/3 Bill Foster 1971-74 43-39 .524 0 0/1 Head Coach: Ray Giacoletti (Minot State, 1985) 14 of their last 18 Jerry Pimm 1974-83 173-86 .668 3 5/0 Utah Record: 0-0/1st Season games—including 11 straight victories—to capture Lynn Archibald 1983-89 98-86 .532 1 1/2 Career Record: 117-83/8th Season Joe Cravens (acting) 1989-90 12-12 .500 - - Assistant Coaches (Alma Mater): the Big Sky regular season and tournament titles. In Dick Hunsaker (acting) 2000-01 18-12 .600 - - Randy Rahe (Buena Vista College, 1982) Rick Majerus 1989-04 323-95 .773 10 10/2 each of Giacoletti’s first Marty Wilson (Pepperdine, 1989) Kerry Rupp (interim) 2004 9-4 .692 0 1/0 Mike Score (Washington, 1996) three years, the Eagles Director of Basketball Operations: placed second in the Big Chris Jones (Utah, 1994) Sky during the regular season and advanced to the tournament championship game. In 2002-03, Giacoletti Head Secretary: Sarah Hale led EWU to the NIT for the program’s first postseason bid since 1947. Basketball Office Phone: (801) 581-5451 Best Time to Reach Giacoletti: Mornings For The Record Utah enters its 97th season with a 1,541-793 record. The U. ranks 10th in the NCAA in all-time win- ning percentage with a .660 mark. Utah also ranks tied for 11th in the NCAA in all-time wins, and is one of Key Numbers just 13 schools that have at least 1,500 victories. 2003-04 Overall Record: 24-9 The Utes have won three national championships, winning the 1916 AAU Championship, 1944 NCAA 2003-04 Conf. Record/Finish: 9-5/3rd Championship and 1947 NIT title. Utah is one of only 35 schools to win the NCAA Division I men’s basket- 2003-04 Postseason Results: ball title. MWC Tournament (3-0) NCAA Tournament (0-1) Who’s Back Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 First year head coach Ray Giacoletti will have three returning starters and five other lettermen on his Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/3 2004-05 roster. Last season, Utah went 24-9 overall and placed third in the Mountain West Conference dur- ing the regular season with a 9-5 record. Utah won the Mountain West Conference Tournament title and History received the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The only senior on the roster is guard Marc Jackson (6-1, 175), who is back with the Utes after tak- Started Basketball/Years: 1908-09/96 ing off last season. Jackson earned second team all-Mountain West Conference honors as a sophomore All-Time Record: 1,541-793 (.660) in 2002-03. He averaged 9.3 points, 2.8 assists and 2.3 rebounds in 22.0 minutes per game as a non- NCAA Appearances/Record: 25/33-28 (.541) starter. Jackson also shot 44.8 percent from three-point range and 84.2 percent from the free throw line in Last NCAA Appearance: 2004 29 games, missing four because of an ankle injury. NIT Appearances/Record: 11/11-10 (.524) Sophomore forward/center Andrew Bogut (7-0, 240), the 2003-04 Mountain West Conference Last NIT Appearance: 2001 Freshman of the Year and a second team all-league pick, is one of the three returning starters. Bogut was second on the team in scoring (12.5 ppg), and first in both rebounding (9.9 rpg) and blocked shots (44) last season. The native of Melbourne, Australia, had 14 double-doubles on the year and shot 57.7 percent from the field. Junior forward Richard Chaney (6-4, 195) started 31 of 33 games last season. The Los Angeles, Calif., native was third on the team in scoring (9.5 ppg), shooting 49.4 percent from the field, 41.5 percent from three-point range and 82.2 percent at the line. Junior Tim Drisdom (6-3, 203) has started all but one game the last two years at point guard. The Artesia, Calif., native led the Utes in assists (3.6 apg) and steals (35) last season. He also averaged 6.1 points, shooting 34.0 percent from three-point range and 78.9 per- www.UtahUtes.com cent from the free throw line, and 3.7 rebounds. Athletics Department Staff The Utes also return four other lettermen from last season. Sophomore forward Justin Hawkins (6- Athletics Director: Dr. Chris Hill 5, 220) was the Utes’ most productive player off the bench, averaging 19.0 minutes in 32 games. Hawkins, Office Phone: (801) 581-5605 a native of Anaheim, Calif., who also started three games in 2003-04, averaged 5.3 points and 3.2 Assoc. A.D./S-A Services (SWA): Mary Bowman rebounds. Junior center Chris Jackson (6-11, 245) missed the final 10 games of last season after having Office Phone: (801) 585-6850 surgery to repair a herniated disk in his back on Feb. 25. The Los Alamos, N.M., native is close to full Assoc. A.D./Internal Operations: Pete Oliszczak strength as practice begins. Jackson played in 20 games last season, averaging 3.4 points and 2.6 Office Phone: (801) 587-7629 rebounds in 12.5 minutes. He made 70.5 percent of his field goal attempts. Junior forward Bryant Markson Assoc. A.D./Sports Information: Liz Abel (6-6, 190) played in 32 games with two starts last season. Markson, from Monrovia, Calif., averaged 2.2 Office Phone: (801) 581-3511 points and 1.7 rebounds in 12.0 minutes per game. Sophomore forward Jonas Langvad (6-9, 230), who Asst. A.D./Development: Frank Dolce came to the U. from Skovlunde, Denmark, averaged 1.6 points and 1.8 rebounds while appearing in eight Office Phone: (801) 585-8837 games. Asst. A.D./Ticketing: Dave Copier Office Phone: (801) 581-UTIX (8849) Who’s New Director of Marketing: Casey Fox Three scholarship freshmen and two non-scholarship players have joined the Utes. Point guard Office Phone: (801) 585-5692 Jermaine Calvin (5-9, 177) from Tempe, Ariz., and forward Jake Schmidt (6-7, 247) from Thermopolis, Director of Community Relations: Bruce Woodbury Wyo., signed letters of intent with Utah during the early signing period. Center Luke Nevill (7-0, 240) from Office Phone: (801) 581-4711 Perth, Australia, signed with the Utes during the late signing period. Joining the team as non-scholarship Director of Athletic Relations: Manny Hendrix players this season are junior guard Casey Iverson (6-1, 190) and freshman forward Austin Robison (6- Office Phone: (801) 585-7233 6, 185). Athletics Department Phone: Calvin earned first team all-state honors as a senior and second team all-state recognition as a junior. (801) 581-8171 In 2003-04, Calvin averaged 20.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 9.1 assists per game while leading McClintock High School to a state runner-up finish. Schmidt was the 2003-04 Gatorade Player of the Year in Wyoming. While leading Hot Springs County Sports Information Office High School to the state championship for the second year in a row, Schmidt was an all-state and East 3A Associate SID (MBB Contact): Mike Lageschulte all-conference selection. He averaged 17.4 points, 12.7 rebounds, 5.3 blocked shots, 2.6 assists and 1.4 Main Office: (801) 581-3510 steals per game as a senior. Direct Line: (801) 587-9162 Nevill lived in Marietta, Ga., last year as an exchange student. While playing for Kell High School, Fax: (801) 581-4358 Nevill averaged 17.6 points, 8.9 rebounds, 3.7 blocked shots and 2.5 assists per game. He shot 70 per- Home: (801) 582-7181 cent from floor and 68 percent at the free throw line. Nevill earned honorable mention all-state and second Cell: (801) 557-2322 team all-region honors.