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Step Ahead. www.slccbruins.com Bruins Home Schedule 2013-2014 Oct. 19 SLCC Jamboree 8:00 AM Nov. 9 Western Wyoming 6:00 PM Nov. 29 SLCC Thanksgiving Classic Utah Pump-n-Run 6:00 PM Nov. 30 SLCC Thanksgiving Classic vs Seward 6:00 PM Dec. 6 SLCC Tournament vs Ralie's Finest 7:00 PM Dec. 7 SLCC Tournament vs IMPACT 6:00 PM Jan. 9 Colorado Northwestern 7:30 PM Jan. 11 USU-Eastern 5:00 PM Jan. 18 Snow College 5:00 PM Jan. 23 North Idaho College 7:30 PM Jan. 25 College of Southern Idaho 5:00 PM Feb. 20 USU-Eastern 7:30 PM Feb. 22 Colorado Northwestern 5:00 PM www.slccbruins.com Salt Lake Community College Home of the BRUINS Salt Lake Community College Table of Contents Quick Facts School . Salt Lake Community College 2013-14 Preview . 2 Location . Salt Lake City, Utah 2013-14 Roster . 3 Founded . 1948 Enrollment . 62,571 SWAC Member Institutions . 3 Affiliation . NJCAA Division I Coaches . 4-5 Conference . Scenic West Athletic Conf . Nickname . Bruins Players . 6-12 Colors . Royal Blue & Gold 2012-13 Team Results . 16 President . Cynthia A . Bioteau, Ph .D Alma Mater . Lesley University 2012-13 Individual Statistics . 17 Athletic Director . Norma Carr Bruin Honor Club . 20-21 Alma Mater/Year . BYU/1969 Sports Information . Gavin McCallister Bruin All-Time roster . 22-23 Academic Advisor . Elisha Harris Bruin Basketball Record Book . 24-25 Alma Mater/Year . Univ . of Alaska Anchorage/2010 Academic Advisor . Paul Marble Former Players at Division I Schools . .26 Alma Mater/Year . University of Utah/2011 SLCC All-Americans . 27 Athletic Secretary . Tanya Schmidt 2012-13 Athletics Awards/Results . 30-31 SLCC Administration . 34 SLCC Athletic Staff & Coaches . 35 Bruin Basketball Quick Facts First Year of Basketball . 1987-88 All Time Record/Years . 527-276/25 SWAC Overall Record/Years . 228-190/24 Head Coach/Years . .Todd Phillips/ 3rd Alma Mater/Year . .. Lewis & Clark State/1999 Record/Years . .51-14/2 SWAC Record/Years . 23-7/2 Basketball Office Phone . (801) 957-4956 Best Time to Reach . 10:00am-12:00pm Assistant Coach . Paul Marble Alma Mater/Year . University of Utah/2011 2012-13 Overall Record . 29-5 2012-13 SWAC Record . .14-1 2012-13 SWAC Finish . 1st www.slccbruins.com 2012-13 Home Record . 15-2 LIVE Stats and LIVE web cast for 2012-13 Away Record . .5-1 ALL HOME GAMES 2013-14 Returning Starters . 2 2013-14 Returning Players . 4 Media Guide produced by 2013-14 Newcomers . 10 Lisa Peshell & Gavin McCallister 1 2013-14 Season Outlook with Coach Phillips Being named Scenic West Athletic Conference (SWAC) Coach-of-the-Year, winning both the outright SWAC and Region 18 championships, earning a trip to NJCAA Nationals and making a ‘Sweet Sixteen’ appearance would be enough for many college coaches to hang their hats on, but that’s not the case for third-year SLCC Men’s Basketball Head Coach Todd Phillips . This year’s Bruins will have a bit of a different look than the high-flying, athletic squad that Phillips sent out between the lines last season . “I don’t know if we’re more athletic than we were last year—but we have some good size . We’ve got big- bodied guys that are a little taller inside,” he said . “We’ve still got great athletes—Gary Payton II returns and we’ve definitely got some players who can get after it and play exciting basketball.” The Bruins return just three players that saw time on the floor from last year’s group and will have the services of a redshirt freshman as well . Sophomore guards Gary Payton II and Jaden Jackson will join sophomore forward Kurtis Toolson as second-year Bruins . “I have high expectations for the sophomores we’ve got coming back,” said Phillips . “We need Gary to continue to get better—we’ll definitely put more on his plate this year and have him pick up some of the scoring for us . All of our sophomores are expected to step up right away as it takes time for our freshmen to do so, get involved and learn what they’re capable of .” “I’ve been really happy with our freshmen,” he said . “They’ve got great attitudes and they’re working hard both in the classroom and on the floor. They just don’t know what they don’t know yet but they’re definitely eager to learn .” With the Bruins competing in perhaps the toughest junior college basketball conference in the nation, the young faces on the roster will need to get ready quickly. With storied programs like North Idaho Col- lege (NIC) and the College of Southern Idaho (CSI) in the SWAC, the margin for error in conference play is slim . “Our league is kind of the same every year . CSI is going to be really talented, NIC is loaded and I’d prob- ably say they’re the early front runner,” Phillips said . “Snow College is young, but they’ve brought in some good talent and are more athletic than they were last year . USU-Eastern has some good players coming back and brought in some great foreign recruits, so this year will be a battle in the conference schedule as always .” A tough test awaits the Bruins again in 2013-2014, but that doesn’t do much to deter the Bruin coaching staff and the team from holding high expectations . “I put it on our guys and on ourselves as coaches—if we don’t have high expectations than we’re in the wrong business . The program that’s been built here and hopefully we’re carrying forward is year in and year out to play for that conference, region and national championship,” said Phillips . “We don’t want to just be competing every fourth year or so for a trip to nationals, we want to be putting ourselves in a posi- tion every year to do that .” 2 2013-14 Bruin Roster # Name Year Ht Wt Pos Hometown/Former School 00 Kurtis Toolson So . 6-5 190 F Gilbert, AZ / Highland 1 Gary Payton II So . 6-3 175 G Las Vegas, NV/West Wind Prep 2 De’Sean Parsons Fr . 6-6 180 F Sacramento, CA/Grant Union 3 Jaden Jackson So . 6-2 180 G Salt Lake City, UT / West Jordan, UT 4 CJ Spjute Fr . 6-3 210 G Boise, ID / Borah 5 Don Simmons Fr . 6-1 185 G Tulsa, OK / Edison Prep 10 Collin Woods So . 6-2 182 G Scottsdale, AZ/UC Irvine 11 Zerrion Payton Fr . 5-11 165 G Stockton, CA / Modesto Christian 12 Lamar Walker So . 6-11 170 F Detroit, MI / Coronado 15 Larry Okhomina Fr . 6-7 245 F Sandy, UT / Jordan 20 John Paul Fr . 6-11 225 F St . Lucia Island / La Lumier 22 Aquavius Young Fr. 5-10 165 PG Decator, GA/Cedar Grove HS 30 Neal Monson Fr . 6-11 222 F Sandy, UT/University of Utah 33 Jordan Wilson Fr . 6-4 190 G Bahamas / Anatol Rogers Head Coach- Todd Phillips (3rd Year) SID- Gavin McCallister Assistant Coach- Paul Marble (3rd year) Asst . Coaches- Andrew May, Landon Cosby, Silas Mills Trainer Melanie Nesbit Athletic Director- Norma Carr Scenic West Athletic Conference Teams 3 Head Coach Todd Phillips Head Coach Todd Phillips begins his third full sea- son as SLCC Men’s Basketball sideline general . Last year, Phillips led the Bruins to an amazing season, with the SLCC Men’s team earning a trip to the NJ- CAA National Tournament in Hutchinson, KS and ad- vancing for a ‘Sweet Sixteen’ appearance . Under the watchful eye of Coach Phillips, the Bru- ins turned in a 29-5 overall record and finished 14-1 in the hotly contested Scenic West Athletic Conference (SWAC). The Bruins won their first outright SWAC championship since 2009, and earned the Region 18 Championship for the first time since the ’09 year as well . SLCC finished the year ranked at No. 5 in the final NJCAA Top 25 poll, and Coach Phillips was named SWAC Coach-of-the-Year with a unanimous vote . Todd and the Bruin staff coached a pair of NJCAA The Phillips File All-Americans last year, with sophomore guard Skyler Birthday: November 25 Halford earning First Team All-American honors and Hometown: talented forward Sai Tummala receiving Third Team High School: All-American nods . Halford moved on to play for high- College: Bachelor Degree - Lewis & Clark University, 1999 Masters Degree, University of Utah, 19 ly-touted Head Coach Dave Rose at Brigham Young Played Basketball at University, and Tummala is now playing for the Sun Snow College and Lewis & Clark, 1996-99 Devils of Arizona State University . Head Coaching Experience: Westminster College- 2000-2008 In just two full seasons leading the program, Phil- Adidas Pump-N-Run lips and his staff have moved 13 players on to compete School Overall SWAC Region and study at four-year schools . Todd became head Year Record Record Finish NJCAA SLCC coach at SLCC after serving as an assistant coach 2011-12 22-9 9-6/2nd 3rd -- on the Bruin staff under legendary Head Coach Norm 2012-13 29-5 14-1/1st 1st -- Parrish (now the Director of Basketball Operations at the University of Utah) . Phillips spent eight seasons as an assistant coach for the Griffins at Westminster College beginning in 2000 . In his time at Westminster, he helped coach the Griffins to eight 20-plus win seasons, six conference titles and six NAIA National Tournament berths .