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2000-01 Schedule Game #11 November Utah Utes (6-4) vs. Southern Utah Thunderbirds (7-3) 17 IDAHOSTATE ...... W, 71-65 Dec. 22 • 7:07 p.m. (PST) • Jon M. HuntsmanCenter (15,000) • SaltLake City Puerto Rico Shootoutat San Juan, Puerto Rico 23 vs. American-Puerto Rico . . .W, 94-37 24 vs. Georgia ...... L, 65-60 The Game at a Glance 25 vs. Memphis ...... W, 61-58 Utah Acting Coach:Dick Hunsaker Southern Utah Coach:Bill Evans Alma Mater:Weber State ‘77 Alma Mater:Southern Utah ‘72 28 CARDINALSTRITCH ...... W, 93-47 Season at Utah:3rd Record at Southern Utah:120-120/9th Season Record as Acting Coach:5-4 Overall: 120-120/9th Season December Rankings: Utah is ranked 34th in the A.P. Poll and 40th in the USA Today/ESPN Poll. 2 USC (Wooden Classic) . . . . .L, 65-60 KJZZ-TV 6 at Utah State ...... L, 58-57 KSL-TV Television: None. 9 WEBERSTATE ...... L, 79-77 KJZZ-TV Radio:Utah Sports Network (KALL-910 AM in Salt Lake City and affiliate stations). 16 WASHINGTONSTATE . . . . .W, 87-63 KJZZ-TV On the Internet at www.UtahUtes.com. Bill Marcroft (play-by-play), Mark Rydalch (analyst) and 19 at Pepperdine ...... W, 69-56 KJZZ-TV Brad Stone (host). 22 SOUTHERNUTAH ...... 7:00 p.m. 26 CONCORDIA (CALIF.) . . . . .7:00 p.m. Series Record:Utah leads 3-0 30 at Texas ...... 6:00 p.m.KJZZ-TV Utah’s Record Home/Away/Neutral:3-0/0-0/0-0 Last Meeting:Utah defeated Southern Utah, 73-56, on Jan. 1, 2000 in Salt Lake City. January 3 LONGBEACHSTATE . . . . .7:00 p.m. 8 * WYOMING ...... 10:00 p.m.ESPN 13 * UNLV ...... 1:30 p.m.ABC 15 * SANDIEGOSTATE ...... 7:00 p.m.KJZZ-TV Utah Probable Starters 20 * at Wyoming ...... 1:00 p.m.ESPN+ 22 * at Colorado State ...... 7:00 p.m.KJZZ-TV No.Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown Ppg Rpg Apg 29 * at Brigham Young ...... 10:00 p.m.ESPN 31 F Britton Johnsen 6-9 205 So. Murray, Utah 6.4 4.7 1.5 40 F Phil Cullen 6-9 215 Jr. Chelan, Wash. 10.9 5.2 0.7 February 34 C Chris Burgess 6-10 245 Jr. Irvine, Calif. 7.8 5.4 0.8 10 G Kevin Bradley 6-0 170 Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. 11.1 2.8 2.8 3 * AIRFORCE ...... 7:00 p.m.KJZZ-TV 5 * NEWMEXICO ...... 7:00 p.m.KJZZ-TV 15 G Nick Jacobson 6-4 200 Fr. Fargo, N.D. 5.4 1.0 0.9 10 * at San Diego State ...... 8:00 p.m.KJZZ-TV Utah Off the Bench 12 * at UNLV ...... 10:00 p.m.ESPN2 17 LOUISVILLE ...... 11:00 a.m.ABC No.Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown Ppg Rpg Apg 19 * COLORADOSTATE . . . .10:00 p.m.ESPN 5 G Marc Jackson 6-0 170 Fr. Salt Lake City 0.6 0.2 0.3 24 * BRIGHAMYOUNG ...... 1:00 p.m.ESPN+ 11 G Travis Spivey 6-1 205 Jr. Myrtle Beach, S.C. 3.4 2.0 2.4 13 C Cameron Koford 7-0 215 Jr. Plain City, Utah 2.7 1.2 0.5 March 21 G/F Trace Caton 6-4 215 So. Alamosa, Colo. 2.9 0.6 1.0 1 * at Air Force ...... 7:00 p.m.KJZZ-TV 32 C/F Jon Godfread 6-10 245 Fr. Grand Forks, N.D. 0.0 0.0 0.0 3 * at New Mexico ...... 1:00 p.m.ESPN+ 35 G/F Jeff Johnsen 6-4 200 Jr. Murray, Utah 9.4 3.5 2.2 41 C/F Lance Allred 6-10 240 Fr. Salt Lake City 3.6 2.2 0.2 Mountain West Tournament at Las Vegas, Nev. 42 F Mike Puzey 6-8 230 So. Roy, Utah 2.4 2.5 0.1 8 Quarterfinals 52 C Nate Althoff 6-11 265 Sr. Delano, Minn. 9.4 3.2 0.1 9 Semifinals 10 Championship ...... 8:00 p.m.ESPN Southern Utah Probable Starters No.Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown Ppg Rpg Apg All times Mountain Standard Time 21 F Frederick House 6-5 210 Sr. Killeen,Texas 15.7 5.9 2.7 HOME GAMES IN ALL CAPS 33 F Dan Beus 6-5 215 Jr. Kuna, Idaho 9.4 7.3 1.5 * Indicates game 44 C John Wheeler 6-10 220 Sr. Taylorsville, Utah 6.6 3.3 0.4 22 G Justin Sant 6-2 175 Sr. Bancroft, Idaho 9.0 2.6 2.0 32 G Jeff Monaco 6-0 170 Sr. Scottsdale, Ariz. 16.1 2.0 5.3 2000-01 Record Overall ...... 6-4 Mountain West Conference ...... 0-0 After This Home ...... 3-1 Away ...... 2-1 Next week, the Utes host Concordia (Calif.) on Tuesday at 7:07 p.m. (MST) in Salt Lake City and face Neutral ...... 1-2 Texas on Saturday at 7:05 p.m. (CST) in Austin, Texas. www.UtahUtes.com A Quick Look At Utah Utah Quick Facts The Utes are 6-4 on the season after winning two in a row. Utah got a 69-56 win on the road against Location:Salt Lake City, Utah Pepperdine on Tuesday to follow up an 87-63 win over Washington State last Saturday night in Salt Lake Founded:1850 City. Enrollment:25,803 Utah has four players averaging nine points per game or better. Junior guard Kevin Bradley leads the President:Dr. J. Bernard Machen team in scoring (11.1 ppg) and assists (2.8 apg). Junior forward Phil Cullen is second for the Utes in scor- Faculty Representative:Dr. Larry Gerlach ing (10.9 ppg), shooting 41.7 percent from three-point range, and is second in rebounding (5.2 rpg). Senior Athletics Director:Dr. Chris Hill center Nate Althoff and junior guard/forward Jeff Johnsen are tied for third in scoring (9.4 ppg). Johnsen Nickname:Utes/Runnin’ Utes also leads the team in three-point (.435) and (.839) percentage. Junior forward/center Chris Mascot:“Swoop” (Red-Tailed Hawk) Burgess leads the team in rebounding (5.4 rpg). Colors:Crimson and White Utah welcomes back one starter and three other letterwinners from last season, as well as two return National Affiliation:NCAADivision I missionaries who played on the 1998 Final Four team. Utah went 23-9 overall, advanced to the second Conference:Mountain West round of the NCAATournament and tied for the inaugural Mountain West Conference championship with a Arena:Jon M. Huntsman Center (15,000) 10-4 record in 1999-2000.

Basketball Staff ■Utah vs. Southern Utah Notes Head Coach: (Marquette ‘70) Assistant Coaches (Alma Mater): Dick Hunsaker (Weber State ‘77) Scouting Southern Utah Jeff Strohm (Eastern Illinois ‘88) The Thunderbirds are 7-3 after winning three of their four games in December. Southern Utah defeat- Jason Shelton (Lipscomb ‘91) ed Cal State-Sacramento (85-71) at home on Dec. 6 and won at Montana (89-87) on Dec. 9 before losing Director of Basketball Operations: at Brigham Young (58-52) last Thursday. On Tuesday night, SUU defeated Western Oregon (70-50) at Mike Schneider (U.S. Military Academy ‘70) home. The Thunderbirds are 2-3 on the road this season. Administrative Assistants: Senior 6-0 guard Jeff Monaco Eric Jackson (Wisconsin-Green Bay ‘99) leads the T-birds in scoring (16.1 Comparing the Stats Scott Garson (UCSanta Barbara ‘99) ppg), shooting 35.6 percent (21-of- Head Secretary:Mindy Dunyon 59) from three-point range, and Utah Southern Utah Basketball Office Phone:(801) 581-5451 assists (5.3 apg). Senior 6-5 forward Scoring 72.9 70.5 Best Time to Reach Majerus:Mornings Frederick House is second in scoring Scoring Defense 59.3 67.7 (15.7 ppg) and rebounds (5.9 rpg). FG% .472 .458 Junior 6-5 forward Dan Beus is the FG %Defense .398 .425 Utah Tradition top rebounder on the team (7.3 rpg) 3-Pt. FG% .386 .369 •Utah has a 1,458-759 all-time record in its 93rd and the third-leading scorer (9.4 ppg). 3-Pt. FG% Defense .345 .349 season. The U. entered the year ranking ninth in Southern Utah has four starters FT% .713 .767 the NCAA in all-time winning percentage with a and nine lettermen returning from last Margin +7.9 +2.3 Assists 13.1 14.6 .658 mark. Utah also ranked 13th in the NCAA in year’s team that went 16-13 overall all-time wins, and was one of just 16 schools that and tied for second place in the Mid- Turnover Margin -0.3 +0.8 have 1,400 victories. Continent Conference with a 10-6 Steals Margin +1.0 +3.8 •The Utes have won three national champi- record. onships, winning the 1916 AAU championship, 1944 NCAAchampionship and 1947 NIT title. Utah Head Coach Bill Evans is one of only 33 schools to win the NCAADivision Bill Evans is in his ninth season at Southern Utah. Since taking over on an interim basis at the end of I men’s basketball title. the 1991-92 season, he has compiled a 120-120 record and is the second-winningest coach in school his- •Utah has made four trips to the NCAA Final Four: tory. Evans has coached his team to two American West Conference championships. 1944 (champions), 1961 (4th), 1966 (4th) and 1998 (runner-up). Only 12 teams have more Final Four Series Notes appearances than Utah. Only 11 schools have Utah has won all three games in the series with Southern Utah with each of the games taking place been in more championship games than the Utes. in Salt Lake City. •All-time, only 13 schools have appeared in the Last season, the Utes defeated the Thunderbirds, 73-56, on Jan. 1. Hanno Möttölä had a game-high NCAATournament more times than Utah. The 20 points as Utah outshot SUU 51.1 to 42.3 percent from the field and 41.2 to 26.7 percent from three-point Utes have played in the NCAAs 22 times and have range. The Utes also had a 38 to 21 edge on the boards. a 32-25 record (.561). Of the players back this season, Jeff Monaco led SUUwith 13 points, four assists and eight steals. •During the decade of the ‘90s, the Utes won the Nate Althoff, who was just returning from an ankle injury, had 13 points and eight boards in 17 minutes. eighth-most games in NCAA Division I with a 250- With 9:46 left in the first half and the game tied at 14 all, the Utes went on an 18-2 run to take a 37- 76 record. Utah’s .767 winning percentage in the 27 halftime lead. last 10 years also ranked as the eighth-best in the nation. •The past five seasons, Utah had the fourth-high- ■ est winning percentage in NCAA Division I (.825) Team Notes with a 137-29 record. Over that period of time, the Utes trailed only the College of Charleston (.855), Game #10 Rewind Kentucky (.846) and Kansas (.831) Kevin Bradley scored 16 points to help Utah defeat Pepperdine, 69-56, on Tuesday night in Malibu, Calif. The win was the Utes’ second in a row and ended the Waves’ 14-game home winning streak.

222 • Utah Basketball Notes December 21, 2000 Nate Althoff had 13 points and six rebounds in 18 minutes off the bench. Chris Burgess scored 11 points and Phil Cullen had 10 rebounds. Brandon Armstrong led Pepperdine with 24 points. Sports Information Utah led 22-18 with 8:15 left in the first half and extended the margin to 33-18 with an 11-0 run. The Associate SID (MBB): Mike Lageschulte Utes took a 41-33 lead into halftime after shooting 42 percent from the field and making 11-of-12 free Office: (801) 581-3510 throws. Utah pushed the lead to 15 points (60-45) with 6:44 to play and led by 20 (69-49) with 3:18 remain- Fax: (801) 581-4358 ing. Home: (801) 582-7181 Utah outshot the Waves 37.9 to 33.9 percent, had a 44 to 38 advantage on the boards and came up Cell: (801) 557-2322 with nine steals. The Utes hit 21-of-26 free throws (80.8 percent) and Pepperdine shot 68.8 percent from e-mail: [email protected] the line (11-of-16). Fax-On-Demand: Info Connection: (770) 558-6000 Slow Starts, Fast Finishes Conference Code: 692 Dropping a few games early in the season has been no cause for concern for the Utes over the last Complete Utah Directory: 2200 three seasons. After blending in newcomers at key positions and filling in for the losses of four NBA Draft Entire Basketball Release: 2205 picks in the last four years, Utah has overcome meager beginnings before to continue its winning ways. Statistics and Superlatives: 2206 Season Start Following Streak Final Record Recent Game Statistics: 2207 1998-99 5-4 23 consecutive wins 28-5 Roster: 2208 Schedule: 2208 1999-00 2-2 9 consecutive wins 23-9 Internet:http://www.UtahUtes.com 2000-01 4-4 2 consecutive wins - - Press Row:(801) 581-6657 Ten Game Measuring Stick With its win over Pepperdine on Tuesday, the Utes improved to 6-4 on the season. This is the 11th Media Guidelines straight year the Utes have had a winning record at the 10-game mark. Their 6-4 record is the same as the ■ 1998-99 team through 10 games. Utah has been 8-2 five times, including last year, at this point in the sea- Practice Schedule son. The Utes were also 7-3 once, 9-1 twice and 10-0 in 1997-98 on the way to the national championship Utah’s regular practice time is from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. game. in the Jon M. Huntsman Center. Practice is closed to the public and the media. Inside the Numbers ■ Weekly Interviews • Eight games into the season, Utah was shooting just 67.2 percent from the free throw line. However, Requests for interviews with acting head coach Dick after a 39-for-48 effort (.813) against Washington State on Dec. 16 and a 21-for-26 performance (.808) Hunsaker and Utah players during the week should against Pepperdine, the Utes improved their season free throw percentage to .713. The worst free throw be made through Associate Sports Information shooting team of the Rick Majerus era was in 1991-92 (.688). Only one other team (1998-99, .699) has Director Mike Lageschulte or the basketball office. been below 70 percent. Husaker prefers to do interviews after practice. •With 131 assists and 169 turnovers on the season, Utah has a 0.78 assists-turnover ratio and has ■ Postgame Interviews averaged 16.9 turnovers a game. A team from the Rick Majerus era has never finished the season with The Utah lockerroom is closed to the media. less than a 1.0 assists-turnover ratio. Since the turnover stat was recorded beginning in 1975-76, the only During games at the Huntsman Center, a member of Utah team to finish with less than a 1.0 assists-turnover ratio was the 1981-82 squad that had 404 assists the Utah sports information staff will collect player to 419 turnovers (0.96). interview requests during the final media timeout of • The Utes have used five different starting line-ups this season with eight different players starting at the second half. Following a 10-minute cooling-off least one game. As the coaching staff continues to look for a regular rotation, 10 players are averaging at period, acting head coach Dick Hunsaker will address least 10 minutes a game, while no player is averaging more than 26 minutes per contest. the media in squad room, immediately inside the north •The Utes haven’t allowed a team to shoot better than 50 percent from the field this season, holding tunnel and to the right. Ute players will be made avail- five of its opponents to less than 60 points. Only one team has scored more than 70 points. The Utes have able in a curtained area just off the northwest corner also been outrebounded just twice. of the court. •Utah has shot 50 percent or better in four games this season, winning three of those games. On the road, interviews will be conducted outside of •With defeats to then-No. 15 Southern California on Dec. 2, Utah State on Dec. 6, and Weber State the Utah lockerroom unless an interview area is pro- on Dec. 9, Utah lost three consecutive nonconference games for the first time during the Rick Majerus era. vided. The skid ended with an 87-63 win over Washington State on Dec. 16. Utah’s most recent nonconference losing streak of three games or more came in 1988-89, the final season under , when Utah dropped four consecutive games to Florida on Nov. 27 (77-68), Cal State-Fullerton on Dec. 1 (59-57), Santa Clara on Dec. 3 (66-60) and Colorado on Dec. 6 (68-65). Utah Sports Radio Network •The last time the Utes dropped three consecutive games overall was during the 1993-94 season. During that streak, the Utes fell to Fresno State on Feb. 17 (95-86), Air Force on Feb. 19 (91-89 in OT) and Blanding KUTA 790 AM Brigham Young on Feb. 26 (73-70). Utah had a four-game losing streak during the 1989-90 conference Delta KNAK 540 AM season from Jan. 13 through Jan. 25. That losing streak took place during Majerus’ first lengthy absence Las Vegas KRLV 1340 AM from the Utah bench. served as the acting head coach for 24 games that year while Majerus Price KOAL 1080 AM recovered from heart surgery. Richfield KSVC 980 AM Salt Lake City KALL 910 AM Rick Majerus Sidelined with Knee Injury Until January St. George/Cedar City KSGI 1450 AM Vernal KVEL 920 AM Head coach Rich Majerus is not expected to rejoin the team until the first week of January in an effort to recover from knee surgery. Majerus coached the Utes in their first game of the regular season against BOLD: Flagship Station Idaho State on Nov. 17, but has been away from the team since the Puerto Rico Shootout (Nov. 23-25) due KALL-910 AM in Salt Lake City will also carry the to excessive pain and swelling in the knee. Majerus had been experiencing severe complications from a Utah Coach’s Show on Tuesdays from 6:00-7:00 p.m. late September knee operation. In late November, his therapist, Keith Kleven, advised him to take the next at the conclusion of the football season. five weeks off to undergo a rigid, structured therapy program. Majerus has spent the past four weeks at Kleven’s clinic.

December 21, 2000 Utah Basketball Notes • 232 Dick Hunsaker Directing the Utes Utes in the Mountain West Dick Hunsaker, in his third year at Utah, is serving as the acting head coach in the absence of Rick Conference/NCAA Stats Majerus until the first of the year. His record as Utah’s acting head coach is 5-4, directing the team since the second game of the season. The wins and losses will still be credited to Majerus’ record during his ■ Team absence. (As of Dec. 20) MWC NCAA Hunsaker was the associate head coach under Majerus at Ball State from 1987-89. Hunsaker was Scoring Offense 72.9 6th the head coach at Ball State from 1989-93. He compiled a 97-33 record with the Cardinals, giving him the Scoring Defense 59.7 1st 18th seventh-best four-year coaching record in NCAA history. During his stay in Muncie, Ind., Ball State made Scoring Margin +13.6 2nd two trips to the NIT and two appearances in the NCAA Tournament. He led the Cardinals to the NCAA Field GoalPct. 47.2 3rd Sweet 16 in 1990. Hunsaker posted four 20-win seasons at BSU. His teams also captured two Mid- FGPct. Defense 39.8 6th American Conference championships and placed second twice. Hunsaker has a 148-61 (.708) record as 3 Pt. Percentage 38.6 4th 3 Pt. FG Made 6.8 3rd a college head coach. 3 Pt. FG Pct. Defense 34.8 7th Hunsaker came to Utah from Manchester College in North Manchester, Ind., where he had been the Free ThrowPct. 71.3 2nd head coach since 1995. During his three years at Manchester, he posted a 51-27 record and led the Rebounding Offense 36.7 6th Spartans to three of the 10 winningest seasons in the college’s 85-year history. Offensive 11.8 4th Defensive 24.9 5th Rebounding Defense 28.8 2nd Utes Dealing with Rare Occurrence of No Returning All-Conference Selections Rebound Margin +7.9 2nd For just the second time since Rick Majerus took over the Ute basketball program, Utah doesn’t fea- Assists 13.1 8th ture a single returning all-conference selection on the roster. Turnover Margin -0.3 5th Discounting Majerus’ first season (1989-90), the only time the Utes haven’t returned a first or second Assists/TO Ratio 0.78 8th team all-conference selection was in 1993-94. That season resulted in the only non-winning season of the Steals 7.7 3rd Majerus era with Utah going 14-14 overall and 8-10 in the Western Athletic Conference. Blocked Shots 2.6 7th In 1991-92, Josh Grant was back for his fourth season with the Utes as the reigning WACPlayer of ■ Individuals the Year and the only returning all-conference honoree on the roster. However, he took a medical redshirt (As of Dec. 20) MWC after helping the Utes win the first three games of the season. Without their leader, Utah finished 24-11 Scoring overall and 9-7 in conference play. Kevin Bradley 11.1 18th Phil Cullen 10.9 20th Growing Pains Nate Althoff 9.4 T-24th Despite only one starter and three other lettermen returning from last season, prognosticators didn’t Jeff Johnsen 9.4 T-24th hesitate to place Utah in their preseason Top 25 polls. However, Rick Majerus and his staff have cautioned Rebounding all along that this 2000-01 Utah team has some growing to do before it will be capable of living up to those Chris Burgess 5.4 11th lofty expectations. Here’s proof that Utah is a team that is maturing, but one still very much trying to find Phil Cullen 5.2 13th Britton Johnsen 4.7 19th its way. •On opening night with Rick Majerus still on the bench, Utah shot 66 percent in the first half to lead Offensive Rebounds Idaho State 42-20 at intermission. The Utes built the lead to 46-20 with 18:24 to play and still led by 23 Britton Johnsen 1.70 13th points (50-27) with 15:02 left before seeing their cushion dwindle down to just five points (66-61) with 1:02 Defensive Rebounds left. Utah held on for a 71-65 win. Chris Burgess 4.50 T-6th •Against Georgia in the second round of the Puerto Rico Shootout, Utah led 45-36 with 12:13 remain- Percentage ing, but Georgia used a 12-2 run to take a 48-47 lead with 8:43 left. Utah got within two points with 3:22 Chris Burgess 54.2 11th showing, but Georgia pulled away from there for a 65-60 win. The Utes committed a season-high 22 Assists turnovers. Kevin Bradley 2.80 11th •Utah had a slow start against Memphis in the third-place game of the Puerto Rico Shootout, falling Travis Spivey 2.40 15th behind 7-0 early and trailing 22-10 with 9:04 to play before halftime. But, the Utes righted the ship to close Free Throw Percentage within 32-29 at halftime. After shooting 36.4 percent in the first half, Utah warmed-up to 52.2 and held Jeff Johnsen 83.9 4th Memphis to a 31.8 percentage in the second half to outscore the Tigers 32-26 and post a 61-58 win. Nate Althoff 83.3 5th •Utah had a commanding 44 to 34 advantage on the boards and shot 44.0 percent from three-point Britton Johnsen 71.0 T-14th range; however, the Utes also shot 36.7 percent from the field and went just 5-of-10 from the free throw Steals line in a 65-60 loss to then-No. 15 Southern California in the John Wooden Classic on Dec. 2. Kevin Bradley 1.40 8th •In spite of shooting 53.8 percent from the field and 41.7 percent (5-of-12) from three-point range in Chris Burgess 1.10 T-15th the first half to build a 38-33 lead, Utah shot 20.8 percent in the second half, making just five field goals Phil Cullen 1.10 T-15th and getting only five points in the final 10 minutes, in a 58-57 loss at Utah State on Dec. 6. On the upside, 3 Pt. FG Percentage the Utes committed a season-low 11 turnovers and had a 35 to 30 edge on the boards. Jeff Johnsen 43.5 8th •For the second consecutive game, Utah was unable to score on the final play in a 79-77 loss to Phil Cullen 41.7 10th Weber State at home on Dec. 9. The Utes shot 50.0 percent from the field and had a 37 to 31 edge on the Kevin Bradley 40.5 12th boards. However, Utah committed 18 turnovers, which led to 23 Weber State points and shot just 65.8 per- 3 Pt. FG/Game cent from the free throw line in 38 trips. Phil Cullen 2.00 8th •Utah had its second-best field goal percentage (60.6), best three-point percentage going 8-of-12 Kevin Bradley 1.70 12th (66.7), second-best free throw percentage (81.3), and tied its second-highest assists total of the season Blocked Shots (17) in an 87-63 win over Washington State on Dec. 16. The Utes also held the Cougars to 35.4 percent Chris Burgess 0.90 8th shooting from the field. •Facing a Pepperdine team with a 6-3 record that made it to the second round of the NCAA Tournament a year ago and had won 14 in a row at home, Utah came away with a 69-56 win on Tuesday. The Utes held their opposition to below 40 percent from the field for the second straight game as the Waves shot 33.9 percent, which is second-lowest mark by an opponent this season. Utah also shot above 80 per- cent from the free throw line for the second consecutive game (.808).

224 • Utah Basketball Notes December 21, 2000 Utes’ Homecourt Winning Streak Halted Utah’s best-in-the-nation 54-game homecourt winning streak came to an end with a 79-77 loss to 2000-01 Rankings Weber State on Dec. 9. The Utes hadn’t lost a game in the Huntsman Center since Dec. 31, 1996 to Wake ■ Associated Press ■ USAToday/ESPN Forest in a showdown between and , the top two picks in the following sum- 1.Duke (63) 1.Duke (30) mer’s NBADraft. 2.Michigan State (8) 2.Michigan State Utah’s winning streak, the longest in school history, began with an 84-63 win over Colorado State on 3.Stanford 3.Stanford (1) Jan. 4, 1997. Michigan State now claims the longest active streak in NCAADivision I with 35 consecutive 4.Tennessee 4.Tennessee wins after defeating Kentucky last Saturday. 5. Illinois 5.Illinois Utah is 3-1 at home this season. The Utes were 17-0 at home in 1999-2000 to record the seventh 6.Wake Forest 6.Wake Forest undefeated home season in the 31-year history of the Jon M. Huntsman Center. Six of those undefeated 7. Florida 7.Florida home seasons have come under Rick Majerus: 1990-91 (16-0), 1992-93 (15-0), 1994-95 (15-0), 1997-98 8.Seton Hall 8.Arizona (13-0), 1998-99 (14-0), 1999-2000 (17-0). The Utes are 149-11 (.931) in the Huntsman Center under 9.Kansas 9.Kansas Majerus and have never lost back-to-back home games. 10.Arizona 10.Syracuse The Utes also won 27 consecutive home games from Jan. 29, 1994 through Jan 2, 1996. The streak 11.Connecticut 11.Seton Hall ended with a 65-64 loss to Fresno State on Jan. 8, 1996. Combining the two lengthy streaks and 13 con- 12.Syracuse 12.Connecticut secutive wins sandwiched in between the two losses, Utah had won 94 of its last 96 games played in the 13.Southern California 13.Southern California Huntsman Center before the Dec. 9 loss. 14.Virginia 14.Virginia 15.North Carolina 15.Wisconsin Cullen Coming On 16.Wisconsin 16.North Carolina Junior 6-9 forward Phil Cullen scored in double figures four consecutive 17.Alabama 17.Oklahoma games Dec. 2-16, leading the Utes in scoring in each of those contests. 18.Oklahoma 18.Alabama After playing the previous three games off the bench, Cullen got the start 19.Iowa 19.Maryland against Washington State on Dec. 16. Cullen responded with a career-high 21 20.Maryland 20.Cincinnati points, making a personal-best five three-pointers in six attempts. He also shot 6- 21.Notre Dame 21.Iowa of-8 from the field and 4-of-6 from the line in 24 minutes. Cullen led the Utes with 22.Cincinnati 22.Georgetown six rebounds in the game. Phil Cullen 23.Georgetown 23.Arkansas Over those four games, Cullen averaged 16.8 points in 21.8 minutes. He shot 24.Mississippi 24.Notre Dame 60.6 percent (20-of-33) from the field, 63.6 percent (14-of-22) from three-point range and 76.5 percent (13- 25.Arkansas 25.Mississippi of-7) from the free throw line. - - - - Cullen scored 18 points, making 6-of-10 shots from the field and 4-of-7 three-pointers, in 18 minutes 34.UTAH 40.UTAH against Southern California on Dec. 2. He had 13 points, a blocked shot and three steals in 26 minutes against Utah State on Dec. 6. Cullen followed that up with 15 points, mak- Charting Cullen’s Numbers ing all four field goals, both three- ‘98-99 ‘99-00 ‘00-01 pointers and 5-of-6 free throws, in 19 Utah’s Ranking by Week Points Per Game 4.3 5.6 10.9 minutes against Weber State on Dec. Rebounds Per Game 2.9 2.4 5.2 Associated USA 9. He also had four boards against Field Goal Percentage 45.5 39.3 45.9 the Wildcats. Today/ Three-Point FG Percentage 37.7 36.5 41.7 Press ESPN Cullen is second on the team in Preseason 13 16 scoring (10.9 ppg), shooting 45.9 Nov. 12 12 16 percent from the field and 41.7 percent from three-point range. He is also second on the team in rebound- Nov. 19 13 14 ing (5.2 rpg). Nov. 26 18 20 Dec. 4 22 22 Bradley Providing Good Production Dec. 11 nr nr Junior 6-0 guard Kevin Bradley, a relatively unheralded transfer from Dec. 18 nr nr Compton Community College, has raised some eyebrows with solid play through 10 games. Bradley has started every game this season, playing mainly at point Consecutive Weeks Ranked by Associated guard and averaging a team-best 25.9 minutes per game. He leads the team in Press before falling out ...... 5 scoring (11.1 ppg), shooting 42.2 percent from the field, 40.5 percent from three- Last Time Ranked ...... Dec. 4, 2000 point range and 78.3 percent from the free throw line. Bradley is also averaging a Consecutive Weeks Ranked by USA Today/ team-best 2.8 assists per game. Kevin Bradley ESPN before falling out ...... 5 Bradley had his best floor game of the season against Washington State on Last Time Ranked ...... Dec. 4, 2000 Dec. 16, getting five assists and one to just one turnover. He also had 12 points, making all six free throws and 3-of-7 field goals, in 31 minutes. Bradley also had a 3-1 assists to turnover ratio through the first four games of the season. Against Pepperdine on Tuesday, Bradley scored in double figures for the sixth time this season with 16 points. A native of Los Angeles, Bradley was named the conference player of the year as a senior at Crenshaw High School.

All in theFamily Utah has one of 11 brother combinations in NCAADivision I this season in Jeff and Britton Johnsen. Both of the Johnsens rank among the top six players statistically this season. Jeff (G/F, 6-4, 200), a junior, is third on the team in scoring (9.4 ppg), shooting 43.5 percent from three-point range. He is also averag- ing 3.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists, starting all but two games this season. Britton (F, 6-9, 205), a sophomore, is sixth on the team in scoring (6.4 ppg) and third in rebounds (4.7 rpg). He has also made 6-of-10 three-

December 21, 2000 Utah Basketball Notes • 252 pointers and started four games. Brothers Under Majerus at Utah Jeff began his career at Utah in Family Names (Years Lettered) 1996-97 before going on a two-year Chapman Keith (88, 89, 90) and Doug (94, 95, 96) LDSChurch mission to Fresno, Calif. Caton Ben (96, 97) and Trace (98) * He averaged 5.9 points, 2.9 Jensen Alex (95, 98, 99, 00) and Andy (96) rebounds and 2.0 assists in 32 Johnsen Jeff (97, 00) * and Britton (98) * games last season with five starts. Rydalch Craig (90, 91, 92) and Mark (93, 94, 95, 96) Britton who resumes his Utah career this season, played for the Utes in * on 2000-01 team 1997-98 before going on his LDS Church mission to Houston, Texas. He averaged 3.5 points and 1.0 rebounds in 21 games as a freshman. The Johnsens, who hail from Murray, Utah, hadn’t played together for four years. The last season the Johnsens played together, they led Murray High School to the Utah 4A state title in 1996. Rick Majerus has literally made his program a family affair at Utah. The Johnsens are the fifth set of Standings brothers to play for Majerus spanning his 12-year career at the U. However, they are the first to play togeth- Team MWC Pct. Overall Pct. er. 1.Wyoming 0-0 - 7-1 .875 2.New Mexico 0-0 - 5-1 .833 Defense, Defense, Defense 3.BYU 0-0 - 6-2 .750 •One of the trademarks of a Utah team during the Rick Majerus era is a stifling half-court defense. Colordo State 0-0 - 6-2 .750 In the past 11 seasons under Majerus, Utah has ranked in the top 30 in the nation eight times in field goal 5.San Diego State 0-0 - 5-3 .625 percentage defense, eight times in the top 25 in scoring defense, seven times in the top 25 in scoring mar- 6.UTAH 0-0 - 6-4 .600 gin and eight times in the top 30 in rebound margin. 7.UNLV 0-0 - 4-5 .444 •Utah ranked 20th in the NCAAin scoring defense last season, giving up 61.8 points per game. This 8.Air Force 0-0 - 2-7 .222 season, the Utes are giving up just 59.3 points per game to rank 18th nationally. The Utes are one of just eight teams to appear in the top 10 in the NCAA in scoring defense at least four times in the last 11 years. Utah is also one of just four teams to rank in the top 25 in the nation in scoring defense at least nine times in the last 11 years. This Week •Utah has a 7.9 rebounds per game advantage over the opposition this season. The Utes ranked Monday, December 18 26th in the nation in rebound margin (4.8 rpg) last season and have been ranked been ranked among the Colorado State 80, Denver 53 top 30 teams in the nation in rebound margin in each of the last six years. Utah is one of just seven schools UNLV 101, Alaska-Anchorage 71 to rank in the top 10 at least three times in the last five years. Only Navy’s four appearances rank ahead of Utah. Tuesday, December 19 •Utah has not been outrebounded in 47 consecutive conference regular-season games. The last time Utah 69, Pepperdine 56 Wyoming 92, Delaware State 64 the Utes came out on the short end of a rebound battle in league play was 32-27 in a WAC contest at Tulsa on Feb. 22, 1997. Utah led the Mountain West Conference in defensive rebounds (28.9 rpg) and rebound Wednesday, December 20 margin (4.8 rpg) in 1999-2000. Austin Peay State 74, Colorado State 72 •Opponents have shot just 39.8 percent from the field on the Utes this season. Utah is one of just eight schools to rank in the top 30 in the nation in field goal percentage defense four of the last five years. Thursday, December 21 Utah has also been in the top 10 in the NCAA in field goal percentage defense four times during the Rick BYU vs. Boise State at Pearl Harbor Classic, Majerus era. Laie, Hawai`i, 6 p.m. •Thanks to their stifling defense, the U. has also ranked among the top 25 teams in the nation in scor- (Boise State, BYU, Hawaii, Iowa State, Mississippi, Southern Illinois, Troy State, USC) ing margin four times in the last five years and seven times in the last 11 years. Utah has outscored its Furman at New Mexico, 7 p.m. opponents by an average of 13.6 points per game this season. In the last five years, the Utes are one of Morgan State at San Diego State, 7:05 p.m. just eight teams with four appearances in the top 25, bettered only by Cincinnati’s streak of five consecu- Wyoming at South Carolina, 7:30 p.m. tive years. Utah is also one of just six teams to rank in the top 10 at least three times in the last five years.

Friday, December 22 Burgess Playing Bigger Role, Air Force at Denver, TBA BYU vs. Iowa State/Troy State at Pearl Harbor Classic, Named to Puerto Rico Shootout All-Tournament Team 1 or 6 p.m. Junior forward/center Chris Burgess has started the last five games for the Pepperdine at UNLV, 7:35 p.m. Utes. In his first start, Burgess got seven points and 10 rebounds in 23 minutes Southern Utah at Utah, 7 p.m. against Southern California in the Wooden Classic on Dec. 2. It was his first college game in his home state. He had a Utah career-high 15 points while making 6-of-8 Saturday, December 23 field goals, eight rebounds, three blocked shots and two steals in 30 minutes BYU vs. TBA at Pearl Harbor Classic, TBA against Weber State on Dec. 9. He scored in double figures for the fifth time this Chris Burgess Colorado State at Colorado, TBA season with 11 points against Pepperdine on Tuesday. Mercer at New Mexico, 2 p.m. Wyoming at Akron, 3 p.m. Burgess was named to the Puerto Rico Shootout all-tournament team. In the three-game tournament, Burgess averaged 11.7 points, shooting 56.5 percent from the field, and 6.0 rebounds while playing 24.0 minutes per game. He also had five steals and four blocked shots. He led Utah with 12 points and eight rebounds against Georgia in the semifinals. The Duke transfer in his first season on the court with the Utes also had 12 points, two boards, three steals and two blocked shots in 22 minutes against Memphis in the third-place game.

Burgess and Spivey Receive Preseason Accolades A couple of Ute newcomers, junior center Chris Burgess (6-10, 245) and junior guard Travis Spivey (6-1, 205), received numerous preseason accolades.

226 • Utah Basketball Notes December 21, 2000 Noting some of the sources, Burgess, in his first year on the court with the Utes after transferring from Duke, is predicted to be the Mountain West Conference’s “Newcomer of the Year” by the league media, Utah’s Record When . . . Basketball Newsand Preview Sports. The Basketball Newsand Preview Sportsalso placed Burgess on Leading At Half ...... 5-1 their all-conference first team. Spivey, who started as a freshman at Georgia Tech and was a second team Tied At Half ...... 0-0 NJCAAAll-American at Salt Lake Community College last season, was predicted to be the “Newcomer of Trailing At Half ...... 1-3 the Year” in the Mountain West Conference and first team all-league by The Sporting News. The Basketball Leading With 5:00 Remaining ...... 6-1 Newsalso placed him on its Mountain West Conference preseason first team. Tied With 5:00 Remaining ...... 0-0 Trailing With 5:00 Remaining ...... 0-3 Media Picks Utes to Win Mountain West Conference In Overtime ...... 0-0 The Mountain West Conference released its preseason media poll and all-conference team Oct. 4 Utah Outrebounds Opponent ...... 5-3 Rebounds Are Even ...... 0-0 during Basketball Media Day at the Las Vegas Four Seasons Hotel, in Las Vegas, Nev. Opponent Outrebounds Utah ...... 1-1 The league media selected Utah to claim the Mountain West Conference title for the second straight Utah Commits More Turnovers ...... 2-3 season, awarding the Utes 18 of a possible 32 first-place votes. Wyoming was picked second in the poll Opponent Commits More Turnovers ...... 4-1 garnering seven first-place votes, followed by UNLV with six first-place tallies. BYU finished fourth and was Utah Has More Free Throw Attempts ...... 5-1 the only other team to receive a first-place nomination. New Mexico was selected fifth, followed by Opponent Has More Free Throw Attempts ...... 1-3 Colorado State, San Diego State and Air Force. Utah Shoots 50% or Better ...... 3-1 The preseason all-conference team included Wyoming’s Josh Davis and Ugo Udezue, BYU’s Terrell Utah Shoots Less Than 50% ...... 3-3 Lyday and , and UNLV's Kaspars Kambala. Top returnee honors went to UNLV senior for- Opponent Shoots 50% or Better ...... 0-0 Opponent Shoots Less Than 50% ...... 6-4 ward/center Kaspars Kambala, while Utah center/forward Chris Burgess, a transfer from Duke, was tabbed Utah Shoots Better Than Opponent ...... 6-1 newcomer of the year. Field Goal Shooting Equal ...... 0-0 Opponent Shoots Better Than Utah ...... 0-3 One of the Nation’s Elite Programs in Recent Years Utah Bench Outscores Opponent Bench ...... 3-3 •Under the guidance of head coach Rick Majerus, Utah won the eighth-most games in NCAA Opponent Bench Outscores Utah Bench ...... 3-1 Division I during the 1990s. The Utes had a 250-76 record from 1989-99, placing them behind Kansas Utah Scores Less Than 60 ...... 0-1 Utah Scores Between 60-69 ...... 2-2 (286-60), Kentucky (282-63), Duke (271-78), North Carolina (270-78), Arkansas (260-83), Connecticut Utah Scores Between 70-79 ...... 1-1 (259-75) and Arizona (256-67). Utah Scores Between 80-89 ...... 1-0 •Utah also ranked eighth in the nation in winning percentage (.767) in the ‘90s. Kansas had the best Utah Scores Between 90-99 ...... 2-0 winning percentage at .827, followed by Kentucky (.817), Arizona (.793), College of Charleston (.784), Utah Scores 100 or More ...... 0-0 Duke (.777), North Carolina (.776) and Connecticut (.775). Opponent Scores Less Than 60 ...... 4-1 •In the last five seasons, the Utes had the fourth-most wins in NCAADivision I with a 137-29 record. Opponent Scores Between 60-69 ...... 2-2 Utah’s .825 winning percentage over the last five years also ranks fourth in the nation, falling behind the Opponent Scores Between 70-79 ...... 0-1 College of Charleston (.855), Kentucky (.846) and Kansas (.831). The Utes are tied with Cincinnati (.825) Opponent Scores Between 80-89 ...... 0-0 Opponent Scores 90 or More ...... 0-0 and rank ahead of such programs as Duke (.809), Connecticut (.806), Stanford (.797), Arizona (.788) and On Mondays ...... 0-0 Princeton (.786). On Tuesdays ...... 2-0 On Wednesdays ...... 0-1 Utah Third Winningest Basketball School the Past Five Years On Thursdays ...... 1-0 When it comes to basketball, the has established itself among the nation’s elite in On Fridays ...... 1-1 recent years. Combined, the Ute men’s and women’s programs went 248-64 the past five seasons for a On Saturdays ...... 2-2 .795 winning percentage, which ranks third-best in the country. Utah ranks behind Connecticut (.866) and On Sundays ...... 0-0 On ABC ...... 0-0 Stanford (.796), and ahead of Duke (.787). On ESPN ...... 0-0 Utah’s men and women swept the inaugural Mountain West Conference regular-season champi- On Raycom ...... 0-1 onships and advanced to the NCAA Tournament last season. The women also won the Mountain West On ESPN+Plus ...... 0-0 Tournament championship, while the men made it to the second round of the NCAAs before falling to even- On Local Television ...... 2-2 tual national champion Michigan State. The Ute men went 137-29 under head coach Rick Majerus from 1995-2000, winning the regular-sea- Consecutive Games with a 3-Point FG ...... 68 son conference title and making it to the NCAA Tournament each season. Utah also made it to three Sweet Consecutive Games Oppon. Under 100 points . . . . .140 16s and was the national runner-up in 1998. Under head coach Elaine Elliott, the Ute women went 111-35 Consecutive Games Oppon. Under 90 points ...... 129 Utah’s Last Overtime Game ...... Mar. 5, 1999 the past five years, capturing five league regular-season titles and playing in four NCAA Tournaments and vs. Tulsa (W, 64-61) one NIT.

December 21, 2000 Utah Basketball Notes • 227 Rick Majerus Head Coach • 12th Season at Utah • Marquette ‘70

Considered one of the top coaches in America, Rick Majerus has entrenched the University of Utah in The Majerus File ’s power structure. The Utes’ steady rise in national prominence since Majerus’ ■Year-by-Year at Utah arrival on the “Hill” at the start of the 1989-90 season Year Overall Pct. Conf. Finish Postseason was crystallized by a trip to the 1998 NCAA Final 1989-90 4-2 ** .667 ------Four, where Utah finished as the national runner-up. 1990-91 30-4 .882 15-1 1st NCAA Sweet 16 Entering his 16th season as a college head 1991-92 24-11 .686 9-7 4th NIT Final Four coach, Majerus’ career winning percentage of .742 1992-93 24-7 .774 15-3 1st-T NCAA 2nd Round was the fifth-highest among active Division I coaches 1993-94 14-14 .500 8-10 5th-T - - and ranked 15th all-time. Among active coaches, only (Fresno 1994-95 28-6 .824 15-3 1st NCAA 2nd Round State), John Kreese (College of Charleston), Roy Williams (Kansas) and Jim 1995-96 27-7 .794 15-3 1st NCAA Sweet 16 1996-97 29-4 .878 15-1 1st * NCAA Elite Eight Boeheim (Syracuse) had better winning percentages. By notching his 350th 1997-98 30-4 .882 12-2 1st * NCAA Runner-up career victory with a 56-49 win at Brigham Young on Jan. 15, 2000, Majerus 1998-99 28-5 .848 14-0 1st * NCAA 2nd Round became one of just nine coaches all-time to reach the 350 wins plateau in 16 sea- 1999-00 23-9 .719 10-4 1st-T NCAA2nd Round sons; only four coaches have won 350 games in fewer seasons than Majerus. 2000-01 5-4 .556 ------Majerus, who has never had a losing season, has averaged 23 wins per Totals 267-77 .776 128-34 12 Years year over the course of his career. He has won 20 games 11 times and 30 games Career 366-129 .739 150-44 17 Years twice. Majerus has also guided nine teams to the NCAA Tournament and four others to the NIT. * WAC Division Finish A successful coach since the beginning, Majerus’ best years have come at ** Majerus missed most of the season due to heart surgery Utah. While leading the Utes to unprecedented success, Majerus has become ■Breaking Down Majerus’ Career Record the winningest coach in modern times at the U. Despite the fact that he coached just six games his first season due to heart surgery, Majerus’ Utah teams have All-Time At Utah averaged nearly 24 wins a year. Take away his shortened debut season, and the Overall ...... 366-129 (.739) ...... 267-77 (.776) Utes have won 20 games all but once, averaging 26 wins in nine full seasons Home ...... 211-29 (.879) ...... 149-11 (.931) under Majerus. Bringing stability to the Utah program, Majerus is one of only 19 Away ...... 112-74 (.602) ...... 81-44 (.648) Neutral ...... 43-26 (.623) ...... 37-22 (.627) coaches who have been at their current school 10 years or longer among the top Conference Games ...... 150-44 (.773) ...... 128-34 (.790) 10 conferences. Conference Tournaments ...... 19-8 (.704) ...... 16-7 (.696) Over a five-year stretch from 1994-99, the U. won at least 27 games each Postseason NIT ...... 8-4 (.667) ...... 4-1 (.800) year, including a school-record 30 victories in 1997-98. Only 13 times has an NCAA Tournaments ...... 17-9 (.654) ...... 16-8 (.667) NCAA Division I program won at least 25 games in five consecutive seasons. The Utes have claimed five consecutive Western Athletic Conference regular-season ■Career Honors championships outright (including divisional titles the last three years), tied for the inaugural Mountain West Conference title in 2000 and made six straight NCAA • 1999 District Coach of the Year Tournament appearances. • 1999 WAC Pacific Division Coach of the Year • 1998 National Coach of the Year (John Wooden) What Majerus’ teams have accomplished since the beginning of his tenure • 1998 National Coach of the Year (Playboy) is astounding. Consider: • 1998 District Coach of the Year •In the ‘90s, Utah ranked eighth in NCAA Division I in both wins (250) and win- • 1997 District Coach of the Year ning percentage (.767). • 1997 WAC Coach of the Year (Media) •Over the last five seasons (1995-2000), the Utes had the fourth-most wins with • 1997 Utah Sports Person of the Year a 137-29 record and the fourth-best winning percentage (.825) in NCAADivision • 1996 District Coach of the Year I. • 1995 District Coach of the Year •The Utes have made eight trips to the NCAA Tournament under Majerus. Utah • 1995 WAC Coach of the Year is one of just six programs to advance to at least the second round of the NCAAs • 1993 District Coach of the Year in each of the past six seasons. • 1993 WAC Coach of the Year •Utah has advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 four times and made back-to-back • 1992 National Coach of the Year (Playboy) Elite Eight appearances in 1997 and 1998. The Utes also played in the 1998 • 1991 National Coach of the Year (Basketball Times) NCAA Final Four, losing to Kentucky in the national championship game. • 1991 National Coach of the Year (UPI) •During the Majerus era, Utah has the 10th-most wins (16) and the 12th-best • 1991 District Coach of the Year • 1991 WAC Coach of the Year winning percentage (.667) in NCAATournament play. OVer the last five years, • 1991 Utah Sports Person of the Year Utah moves up to third place in NCAATournament wins (12) and ninth in winning • 1989 National Coach of the Year (The Hoop Scoop) percentage (.706). •Utah advanced to the NIT Final Four in 1992, placing third. ■Personal Information •Utah has won eight regular-season conference titles—including six in a row— Birthdate:February 17, 1948 in the 11 previous seasons under Majerus. Hometown:Sheboygan, Wis. •Utah won the WAC Tournament championship in 1995, ‘97 and ‘99. Education:Marquette, B.A., History, ‘70, •His players have been named All-America five times—twice consensus choic- Marquette, M.A.T., Guidance and Counseling, ‘79 es—conference player of the year seven times and first team all-conference 18 Hired at Utah:April, 1989 times. First Game:Nov. 24, 1989 vs. Cal State-Stanislaus

228 • Utah Basketball Notes December 21, 2000 Player Notes Lance Allred - 41 at Pepperdine 18 5-8 0-0 3-4 6 0 0 0 13 C/F 6-10 240 Fr. HS ^Starter CAPSHome Game *Conference Game Salt Lake City (East HS) (1) Puerto Rico Shootout (2) John Wooden Classic

Fast Facts Career Stats Season Stats 20-Point Games: 2 20-Point Games: 0 Career-high eight points, making both field goals and all four free throws, in nine 10-Point Games: 20 10-Point Games: 4 minutes against Washington State ... career-high five rebounds and five points, 10-Rebound Games: 1 10-Rebound Games: 0 making 2-of-3 field goals, in six minutes against Cardinal Stritch ... in his first year Double-Doubles: 1 Double-Doubles: 0 on the court with the Utes ... was a gray shirt and a part-time student at the U. in 1999-2000 after electing late to not go on a Mormon mission. Career Highs Points ...... 22 vs. San Diego State (2/10/00) 2000-01 Game-by-Game Rebounds ...... 11 vs. Brigham Young (3/10/00) Opponent MP FG 3P FT R A B S TP IDAHOSTATE 4 0-0 0-0 1-2 1 0 0 0 1 Assists ...... 3,Two Times at AU-Puerto Rico (1) 11 2-5 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 0 4 Blocked Shots . . . . .5 vs. Saint Francis (12/22/98) Georgia (1) DNP Steals ...... 2, Two Times Memphis (1) DNP CARDINALSTRITCH 6 2-3 0-0 1-2 5 0 0 1 5 Southern California (2) 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 at Utah State DNP WEBERSTATE DNP Kevin Bradley - 10 WASHINGTONSTATE 9 2-2 0-0 4-4 2 1 0 0 8 G 6-0 170 Jr. TR at Pepperdine DNP Los Angeles, Calif. (Compton CC) ^Starter CAPS Home Game *Conference Game (1) Puerto Rico Shootout (2) John Wooden Classic Fast Facts Has started every game ... had a 3-1 assists to turnover ratio over the first four Career Stats games ... career-high 20 points, making 8-of-10 field goals and 3-of-5 three-point- 10-Point Games: 0 ers, in 20 minutes against Cardinal Stritch ... 16 points and a career-high six 10-Rebound Games: 0 rebounds in 34 minutes against Pepperdine ... 12 points (making all six free throws) and five assists with just one turnover in 31 minutes against Washington Career Highs State ... in his first season with the Utes after transferring from Compton CC. Points ...... 8 vs. Washington State (12/16/00) Rebounds ...... 5 vs. Cardinal Stritch (11/28/00) 2000-01 Game-by-Game Assists ...... 1 vs. Washington State (12/16/00) Opponent MP FG 3P FT R A T S TP Blocked Shots . . . . .None IDAHOSTATE ^25 4-9 1-3 1-2 4 2 1 3 10 Steals ...... 1 vs. Cardinal Stritch (11/28/00) at AU-Puerto Rico (1) ^22 3-6 2-3 2-2 6 6 2 2 6 Georgia (1) ^30 3-11 1-6 2-2 1 4 1 1 9 Memphis (1) ^25 4-10 2-6 0-0 1 3 0 0 10 CARDINALSTRITCH ^20 8-10 3-5 1-1 3 0 3 1 20 Southern California (2) ^27 2-9 1-4 1-2 0 1 3 2 6 Nate Althoff - 52 at Utah State ^21 4-7 3-5 2-3 2 3 2 0 13 C 6-11 265 Sr. 3L WEBERSTATE ^24 2-10 1-3 0-1 4 3 4 2 5 WASHINGTONSTATE ^31 3-7 0-1 6-6 1 5 1 1 12 Delano, Minn. (Delano HS) at Pepperdine ^34 5-11 3-6 3-4 6 1 6 2 16

Fast Facts ^Starter CAPS Home Game *Conference Game Started the first eight games of the season ... has played off the bench the last (1) Puerto Rico Shootout (2) John Wooden Classic two games ... season-highs of 15 points and five rebounds in 22 minutes against Memphis ... 13 points and a season-high six rebounds in 18 minutes against Career Stats Pepperdine ... also had five boards against Utah State ... in his third year as the 20-Point Games: 1 starter at center ... began to show great potential last season. 10-Point Games: 6 5- Games: 2 2000-01 Game-by-Game Opponent MP FG 3P FT R A B S TP Career Highs IDAHOSTATE ^14 1-5 0-0 3-7 1 0 1 0 5 Points ...... 20 vs. Cardinal Stritch (11/28/00) at AU-Puerto Rico (1) ^12 2-2 0-0 4-4 2 0 0 0 8 Rebounds ...... 6, Two Times Georgia (1) ^20 3-7 0-0 6-6 3 0 0 0 12 Assists ...... 6 vs. AU-Puerto Rico (11/23/00) Memphis (1) ^22 2-4 0-011-12 5 0 1 0 15 Steals ...... 3 vs. Idaho State (11/17/00) CARDINALSTRITCH ^15 2-7 0-0 2-2 2 0 0 0 6 Southern California (2) ^22 4-6 0-0 1-2 4 0 0 0 9 at Utah State ^21 4-5 0-1 4-5 5 1 1 0 12 WEBERSTATE ^18 3-6 0-0 2-2 3 0 0 0 8 WASHINGTONSTATE 13 1-1 0-0 4-4 1 0 0 0 6

December 21, 2000 Utah Basketball Notes • 292 Memphis (1) 16 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 2 0 0 Chris Burgess - 34 CARDINALSTRITCH 16 1-4 0-3 0-0 0 5 1 1 2 C/F 6-10 245 Jr. TR Southern California (2) 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 0 Irvine, Calif. (Duke) at Utah State 18 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 WEBERSTATE 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 WASHINGTONSTATE 9 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 1 3 0 3 Fast Facts at Pepperdine 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 Has started the last five games ... first start as a Ute against Southern California in the Wooden Classic ... had seven points, 10 boards, three assists and two ^Starter CAPS Home Game *Conference Game steals in 23 minutes ... Utah career-high 15 points (6-for-8 FG), eight rebounds, (1) Puerto Rico Shootout (2) John Wooden Classic three blocked shots and two steals in 30 minutes against Weber State ... 11 points (5-of-7 FG) in 22 minutes against Pepperdine ... five rebounds or more six Career Stats Season Stats times ... named to the Puerto Rico Shootout all-tournament team (Nov. 25-27) ... 10-Point Games: 3 10-Point Games: 1 in the three-game tournament, Burgess averaged 11.7 points, shooting 56.5 per- 10-Rebound Games: 0 10-Rebound Games: 0 cent from the field, and 6.0 rebounds while playing 24.0 minutes per game ... also had five steals and four blocked shots ... in his first year on the court with the Utes Career Highs ... sat out last season after transferring from Duke. Points ...... 19 vs. AU-Puerto Rico (11/23/00) Rebounds ...... 4, Two Times 2000-01 Game-by-Game Assists ...... 5 vs. Cardinal Stritch (11/28/00) Opponent MP FG 3P FT R A B S TP Steals ...... 2 vs. Wyoming (1/17/98) IDAHOSTATE 15 2-6 0-1 0-0 2 1 0 0 4 at AU-Puerto Rico (1) 18 4-4 0-0 3-3 8 2 1 1 11 Georgia (1) 32 4-9 1-3 3-6 8 0 1 1 12 Memphis (1) 22 5-10 0-0 2-5 2 0 2 3 12 CARDINALSTRITCH 16 1-3 0-1 0-0 5 0 0 1 2 Phil Cullen - 40 Southern California (2) ^23 3-7 1-2 0-2 10 3 0 2 7 F/C 6-9 215 Jr. 2L at Utah State ^25 2-5 0-0 0-0 7 0 1 0 4 WEBERSTATE ^30 6-8 0-1 3-7 8 1 3 2 15 Chelan, Wash. (Chelan HS) WASHINGTONSTATE ^ 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 at Pepperdine ^22 5-7 0-0 1-2 2 1 1 1 11 Fast Facts Started the first five games and the last two, making seven starts overall this sea- ^Starter CAPS Home Game *Conference Game son ... has started 23 games during his career at Utah, including 14 last year, but (1) Puerto Rico Shootout (2) John Wooden Classic has been primarily a reserve ... career-high 21 points, making 6-of-8 field goals, a career-best 5-of-6 three-pointers and 4-of-6 free throws, in 24 minutes against Career Stats Season Stats Washington State ... 18 points, making 4-of-7 three-pointers, in 24 minutes off the 10-Point Games: 18 10-Point Games: 5 bench against Southern California in the Wooden Classic ... 15 points (4-for-4 10-Rebound Games: 4 10-Rebound Games: 1 FG, 2-for-2 3-FG) and four rebounds in 19 minutes against Weber State ... 10 Double-Doubles: 3 Double-Doubles: 0 rebounds in 29 minutes against Pepperdine ... five rebounds or better five times ... first career double-double and a personal-best 11 rebounds against Idaho Career Highs State ... career-high four steals against AU-Puerto Rico. Points ...... 16, Two Times * Rebounds ...... 16 vs. Fresno State (11/27/98) * 2000-01 Game-by-Game Assists ...... 6 vs. Fresno State (11/27/98) * Opponent MP FG 3P FT R A B S TP Blocked Shots . . . . .4, Three Times * IDAHOSTATE ^21 5-8 3-6 1-2 11 1 0 0 14 Steals ...... 3,Two Times at AU-Puerto Rico (1) ^16 2-4 1-3 3-4 6 2 0 4 8 Georgia (1) ^19 2-5 0-2 2-4 3 0 0 0 6 * Set while playing at Duke Memphis (1) ^21 2-7 1-5 0-2 1 0 2 0 5 CARDINALSTRITCH ^19 2-5 1-1 1-1 8 0 0 2 6 Southern California (2) 18 6-10 4-7 2-3 2 2 1 0 18 at Utah State 26 4-11 3-9 2-2 1 0 1 3 13 WEBERSTATE 19 4-4 2-2 5-6 4 1 0 0 15 Trace Caton - 21 WASHINGTONSTATE ^24 6-8 5-6 4-6 6 3 0 0 21 G/F 6-4 215 So. 1L at Pepperdine ^29 1-12 0-7 1-2 10 1 0 2 3 Alamosa, Colo. (Alamosa HS) ^Starter CAPS Home Game *Conference Game (1) Puerto Shootout (2) John Wooden Classic Fast Facts Has played 10 minutes or more in all but two game this season and at least 20 Career Stats Season Stats minutes twice ... solid defender ... career-high 19 points, shooting 7-of-9 from the 20-Point Games: 1 20-Point Games:1 field and 5-of-6 from three-point range, against AU-Puerto Rico ... career-best 10-Point Games: 15 10-Point Games: 5 five assists with just one turnover in 16 minutes against Cardinal Stritch ... back 10-Rebound Games: 2 10-Rebound Games: 2 with the Utes after returning from a two-year Mormon mission to Mexico City ... Double-Doubles: 1 Double-Doubles: 1 played on Utah’s national runner-up team as a freshman in 1997-98. Career Highs 2000-01 Game-by-Game Points ...... 21 vs. Washington State (12/19/00) Opponent MP FG 3P FT R A T S TP Rebounds ...... 11 vs. Idaho State (11/17/00) IDAHOSTATE 12 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 Assists ...... 3 vs. Southern Utah (1/1/00) at AU-Puerto Rico (1) 20 7-9 5-6 0-1 0 0 0 0 19 Blocked Shots . . . . .5 vs. Loyola Marymount (12/19/98) Georgia (1) 27 2-3 1-2 0-0 1 2 3 1 5 Steals ...... 4 vs. AU-Puerto Rico (11/23/00)

2210 • Utah Basketball Notes December 21, 2000 Jon Godfread - 32 Nick Jacobson - 15 C/F 6-10 245 Fr. HS G/F 6-4 200 Fr. RS Grand Forks, N.D. (Red River HS) Fargo, N.D. (Roseville, Minn., HS)

Fast Facts Fast Facts Expected to sit out this season as a redshirt ... did not dress for either of the exhi- Has played in every game ... started six games this season, including the last bition games or the season opener against Idaho State after suffering a severe three ... career-high 12 points and two assists in 12 minutes against Weber State concussion in practice on Oct. 28. ... 11 points, making 5-of-8 field goals, and a personal best three steals in 15 min- utes against Cardinal Stritch ... nine points and did a nice job of handling the ball against the press in 27 minutes against Pepperdine ... sat out last season as a redshirt. Marc Jackson - 5 G 6-0 170 Fr. HS 2000-01 Game-by-Game Opponent MP FG 3P FT R A T S TP Salt Lake City (Olympus HS) IDAHOSTATE ^27 3-6 1-3 1-2 1 1 1 2 8 at AU-Puerto Rico (1) ^19 0-3 0-3 4-7 3 1 0 1 4 Fast Facts Georgia (1) ^ 9 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 1 Number three point guard on the team ... played a season-high 12 minutes Memphis (1) 16 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 CARDINALSTRITCH 15 5-8 1-4 0-1 1 2 0 3 11 against AU-Puerto Rico ... first-year Ute can play both the point and shooting Southern California (2) 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 guard positions ... is expected to go on an Mormon mission after this season. at Utah State 9 1-2 1-2 0-0 2 0 0 1 3 WEBERSTATE ^34 4-10 0-4 4-7 1 2 1 1 12 2000-01 Game-by-Game WASHINGTONSTATE ^18 0-0 0-0 4-4 2 2 1 0 4 Opponent MP FG 3P FT R A T S TP at Pepperdine ^27 3-5 0-2 3-3 0 0 0 1 9 IDAHOSTATE DNP at AU-Puerto Rico (1) 12 1-2 0-1 0-0 1 1 5 1 2 ^Starter CAPS Home Game *Conference Game Georgia (1) DNP (1) Puerto Rico Shootout (2) John Wooden Classic Memphis (1) 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 CARDINALSTRITCH 8 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 Career Stats Southern California (2) DNP 10-Point Games: 2 at Utah State 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 WEBERSTATE 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 WASHINGTONSTATE 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 Career Highs at Pepperdine 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Points ...... 12 vs. Weber State (12/9/00) Rebounds ...... 3 vs. AU-Puerto Rico (11/23/00) ^Starter CAPS Home Game *Conference Game Assists ...... 2, Two Times (1) Puerto Rico Shootout (2) John Wooden Classic Steals ...... 3 vs. Cardinal Stritch (11/28/00)

Career Stats 10-Point Games: 0

Career Highs Points ...... 2, Two Times Rebounds ...... 1 vs. AU-Puerto Rico (11/23/00) Assists ...... 1, Two Times Steals ...... 1, Two Times

December 21, 2000 Utah Basketball Notes • 2121 CARDINALSTRITCH ^23 7-9 4-5 2-2 4 3 2 2 20 Britton Johnsen - 31 Southern California (2) ^32 2-11 2-6 0-0 5 5 4 0 6 F 6-9 205 So. 1L at Utah State ^20 1-4 1-3 0-0 2 2 1 0 3 Murray, Utah (Murray HS) WEBERSTATE ^23 2-5 0-1 3-4 5 3 2 1 7 WASHINGTONSTATE 19 1-4 1-3 7-8 4 1 2 0 10 at Pepperdine 14 3-6 1-2 2-2 3 0 1 2 9 Fast Facts Has started four of the last five games ... made his first career start as a Ute ^Starter CAPS Home Game *Conference Game against Southern California in the Wooden Classic, getting 11 points (making 2- (1) Puerto Rico Shootout (2) John Wooden Classic of-3 threes) and 13 rebounds in 28 minutes against the Trojans ... career-high 12 points, making all three field goals, his only three-point attempt and 5-of-7 free Career Stats Season Stats throws, in 15 minutes against Weber State ... 11 points, four rebounds and three 20-Point Games: 1 20-Point Games: 1 assists in 21 minutes against Washington State ... five rebounds or more in five 10-Point Games: 13 10-Point Games: 4 games ... returns to the team after a two-year Mormon mission to Houston, Texas 10-Rebound Games: 1 10-Rebound Games: 0 ... played for Utah’s 1997-98 team that finished as the NCAArunner-up. Double-Doubles: 1 Double-Doubles: 0

2000-01 Game-by-Game Career Highs Opponent MP FG 3P FT R A B S TP Points ...... 20 vs. Cardinal Stritch (11/28/00) IDAHOSTATE 16 1-2 0-0 0-2 5 1 0 0 2 Rebounds ...... 10 vs. Arkansas State (11/16/99) at AU-Puerto Rico (1) 13 2-3 1-2 1-2 3 0 0 1 6 Assists ...... 5, Four Times Georgia (1) 13 1-2 1-1 0-0 3 0 0 0 3 Steals ...... 3 vs. Arkansas State (11/16/99) Memphis (1) 14 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 1 2 CARDINALSTRITCH 13 2-4 0-0 2-2 5 3 0 1 6 Southern California (2) ^28 4-13 2-3 1-1 13 2 0 0 11 at Utah State ^23 1-4 0-0 2-4 6 1 0 1 4 Cameron Koford - 13 WEBERSTATE 15 3-3 1-1 5-7 0 2 0 1 12 WASHINGTONSTATE ^21 3-6 1-1 4-6 4 3 1 0 11 C 7-0 215 Jr. TR at Pepperdine ^30 0-6 0-2 7-7 7 2 0 0 7 Plain City, Utah (Weber State)

^Starter CAPS Home Game *Conference Game Fast Facts (1) Puerto Rico Shootout (2) John Wooden Classic Has played in six games ... Utah career-bests of nine points, making 3-of-5 field goals and all three free throws, and four rebounds in 11 minutes against Cardinal Career Stats Season Stats Stritch ... joins the Utes this season after serving a Mormon mission to Louisville, 10-Point Games: 2 10-Point Games: 3 10-Rebound Games: 1 10-Rebound Games: 1 Ky. ... played during the 1997-98 season at Weber State before his mission. Double-Doubles: 1 Double-Doubles: 1 2000-01 Game-by-Game Opponent MP FG 3P FT R A B S TP Career Highs IDAHOSTATE 3 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 1 0 Points ...... 12 vs. Weber State (12/9/00) at AU-Puerto Rico (1) 12 3-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 6 Rebounds ...... 13 vs. Southern California (12/2/00) Georgia (1) DNP Assists ...... 3, Two Times Memphis (1) 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Blocked Shots . . . . .1, Five Times CARDINALSTRITCH 11 3-5 0-0 3-3 4 3 1 1 9 Steals ...... 1, Nine Times Southern California (2) 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 at Utah State DNP WEBERSTATE DNP WASHINGTONSTATE 3 0-0 0-0 1-3 1 0 1 0 1 at Pepperdine DNP Jeff Johnsen - 35 G/F 6-4 200 Jr. 2L ^Starter CAPS Home Game *Conference Game (1) Puerto Rico Shootout (2) John Wooden Classic Murray, Utah (Murray HS) Career Stats Season Stats Fast Facts 10-Point Games: 0 10-Point Games: 0 Started the first eight games of the season, then has played off the bench in the 10-Rebound Games: 1 10-Rebound Games: 0 last two ... got a career-high 20 points in 23 minutes against Cardinal Stritch ... made 7-of-9 field goals, 4-of-5 three-pointers and both free throws against the Career Highs Crusaders ... 15 points against Memphis in the third-place game of the Puerto Points ...... 6, Two Times * Rico Shootout ... shot 5-of-6 from the field and 5-of-8 from the free throw line Rebounds ...... 12 vs. Utah (11/19/97) * against the Tigers with five rebounds and two assists in 27 minutes ... 14 points Assists ...... 3 vs. Cardinal Stritch (11/28/00) against Idaho State, shooting 4-of-5 from the field and 6-of-6 at the free throw line Blocked Shots . . . . .2 vs. Sacramento State (2/28/98) * ... five rebounds three times ... has started 20 games in his career at Utah ... spot Steals ...... 1,Three Times starter and solid player off the bench last season at off guard and small forward. * Set while playing at Weber State 2000-01 Game-by-Game Opponent MP FG 3P FT R A T S TP IDAHOSTATE ^22 4-5 0-1 6-6 4 3 0 1 14 at AU-Puerto Rico (1) ^14 3-5 0-1 1-1 2 1 0 1 7 Georgia (1) ^16 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 2 3 1 3 Memphis (1) ^27 5-6 0-0 5-8 5 2 3 1 15

2212 • Utah Basketball Notes December 21, 2000 Mike Puzey - 42 Travis Spivey - 11 F 6-8 230 So. 1L G 6-1 205 Jr. TR Roy, Utah (Roy HS) Myrtle Beach, S.C. (Salt Lake CC)

Fast Facts Fast Facts Has played 10 minutes or more in seven games ... best game of the season with Has started two games ... missed his career high by two points with 11 in his Utah eight points, making both field goals and 4-of-5 free throws, and three rebounds debut against Idaho State ... got his first career start as a Ute against Memphis in 18 minutes against Washington State ... stepped on the court for the first time in the Puerto Rico Shootout ... is in his first season with the Utes after transfer- as a Ute last season ... redshirted in ‘96-97 before serving a two-year Mormon ring from SaltLake Community College ... played as a freshman in 1997-98 at mission to Sweden. Georgia Tech, starting 32 of 33 games.

2000-01 Game-by-Game 2000-01 Game-by-Game Opponent MP FG 3P FT R A B S TP Opponent MP FG 3P FT R A T S TP IDAHOSTATE 14 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 2 IDAHOSTATE 27 4-8 1-1 2-3 2 3 6 2 11 at AU-Puerto Rico (1) 17 1-1 0-0 2-2 6 0 0 0 4 at AU-Puerto Rico (1) 14 2-3 0-1 1-2 3 2 3 1 5 Georgia (1) 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Georgia (1) 27 3-9 0-1 1-1 2 2 4 2 7 Memphis (1) 14 1-1 0-0 0-0 3 1 0 0 2 Memphis (1) ^21 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 3 0 0 CARDINALSTRITCH 13 1-2 0-0 0-0 5 0 0 0 2 CARDINALSTRITCH ^20 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 4 0 0 2 Southern California (2) 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 Southern California (2) 21 1-4 1-3 0-0 2 4 2 1 3 at Utah State 7 1-3 0-0 1-2 1 0 0 0 3 at Utah State 27 1-7 0-2 0-1 4 3 2 1 2 WEBERSTATE 10 0-1 0-0 3-4 4 0 0 0 3 WEBERSTATE 14 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 5 0 0 WASHINGTONSTATE 18 2-2 0-0 4-5 3 0 0 0 8 WASHINGTONSTATE 20 1-2 0-0 1-2 3 4 1 0 3 at Pepperdine 11 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 at Pepperdine 11 0-2 0-1 1-2 2 0 2 1 1

^Starter CAPS Home Game *Conference Game ^Starter CAPS Home Game *Conference Game (1) Puerto Rico Shootout (2) John Wooden Classic (1) Puerto Rico Shootout (2) John Wooden Classic

Career Stats Season Stats Career Stats Season Stats 10-Point Games: 1 10-Point Games: 0 10-Point Games: 5 10-Point Games: 1 10-Rebound Games: 0 10-Rebound Games: 0 Career Highs Career Highs Points ...... 13 vs. Virginia (1/15/98) * Points ...... 10 vs. Brigham Young (2/12/00) Rebounds ...... 8 vs. Miami-Fla. (12/27/97) * Rebounds ...... 9 vs. Sioux Falls (12/17/99) Assists ...... 9 vs. Virginia (1/15/98) * Assists ...... 2 vs. Brigham Young (2/12/00) Steals ...... 4 vs. Florida State (1/18/98) * Blocked Shots . . . . .None Steals ...... 2, Two Times * Set while playing at Georgia Tech

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