University of San Francisco 2013-14 Men's Basketball Notes
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University of San Francisco 2013-14 Men's Basketball Notes 2 NCAA Championships • 1 NIT Championship • 15 Conference Championships 18 All-Americans • 4 Naismith Hall of Famers • 36 NBA Draft Selections USF Schedule and Results USF Continues Homestand Wednesday vs. Portland 13-8 Overall • 6-3 WCC Dons Alone in Third Place Halfway Through Conference Schedule November 8 Fri Notre Dame de Namur .....................W, 95-57 Game #22 13 Wed Cleveland State ................................ W, 91-82 USF Dons (13-8, 6-3 WCC) vs. Portland Pilots (12-9, 4-5 WCC) 15 Fri Nevada ................................................L, 90-92 Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014 • 7:00 p.m. 18 Mon Idaho State .................................L, 90-93 (OT) Memorial Gymnasium • San Francisco, Calif. 22 Fri at Montana .....................................................W, 75-74 Series Record: USF leads, 52-26 24 Sun at No. 17 Oregon (Pac-12 Networks) .............L, 82-100 Last Meeting: USF 87-81 in Portland (Dec. 28, 2013) Golden Gate Challenge • San Francisco, Calif. Audio Stream: USFDons.com (Pat Olson, Play-by-Play; Jim Brovelli, Analyst) 27 Wed Sonoma State ................................... W, 96-73 Television: TheW.tv (Rich Cellini and John Strege) 29 Fri Vermont ............................................W, 72-61 The Dandy Dons 30 Sat Illinois State .......................................L, 76-90 • Bring a 13-8 overall mark and a 6-3 conference record into Wednesday night’s home game against the Port- land Pilots...are alone in third place halfway through the conference schedule. December • Have won two straight and fi ve out of the last seven following Saturday’s 75-66 home win over Santa Clara... 14 Sat Nicholls State ................................... W, 77-48 are 10-5 over the last 15 games since a 100-82 loss at No. 17 Oregon on Nov. 24. 18 Wed at St. John’s (Fox Sports 1) .................................L, 57-81 • Were 9-12 overall and 3-6 in the WCC after 21 games last year...dropped game No. 22 to fall to 9-13 and 3-7. 22 Sun American ..........................................W, 77-69 • Are 10-4 at home this season after going 8-7 on its home fl oor a year ago, including 2-6 against WCC foes. • Defeated Portland 87-81 in overtime in the fi rst meeting between the two schools on Dec. 28 at the Chiles 28 Sat at Portland * (ROOT Sports NW; TheW.tv) W, 87-81 (OT) Center....have won seven out of the last eight in the series. 30 Mon at No. 24 Gonzaga * (ROOT Sports NW; TheW.tv) ..L, 41-69 • Win over Santa Clara evened USF’s record to 90-90 under head coach Rex Walters. January • Averaging 77.9 points per game, which ranks fourth in the WCC...Portland ranks third averaging 78.5 per outing. 2 Thu Loyola Marymount * (TheW.tv) ............ W, 75-61 • Rank second in the WCC and 43rd nationally in fi eld goal percentage at 48.3 percent...have shot 50 percent or 4 Sat Pepperdine * (CSNBA) ......................... W, 76-66 better from the fl oor 10 times this season...shot 45.3 percent as a team last season. 9 Thu at Pacifi c * (TheW.tv) ..............................W, 81-72 (OT) • Made just 4-of-18 three-pointers vs. Santa Clara, dropping the season percentage down to 37.9, which ranks fourth in the WCC. 11 Sat at Saint Mary’s * (CSNCA; ROOT , TheW.tv) ........L, 73-88 • Made 23-of-28 free throws vs. Santa Clara but still rank last in the conference in free throw percentage at 16 Thu BYU * (ESPNU) ........................................L, 76-83 65.2...shooting 68.4 percent from the line in conference play. 18 Sat San Diego * (TheW.tv) ........................... W, 64-62 • Have held its last two opponents under 70 points...rank seventh in the WCC in defense (74.7), eighth in fi eld 25 Sat Santa Clara * (CSNCA; ROOT; TheW.tv) ..... W, 75-66 goal defense (45.5) and ninth in three-point defense (38.3). • Outrebounded Santa Clara 41-24 and are now 11-4 on the season when outrebounding the opponent...rank 29 Wed Portland * (TheW.tv) ........................... 7:00 p.m. sixth in the WCC in rebounding (35.3) and are holding opponents to just 31.7 boards a game. February • Balanced scoring column sees the top six scorers averaging between 14.6 and 8.6 points per game...seven 1 Sat Gonzaga * (CSNCA; ROOT; TheW.tv)......... 7:00 p.m. diff erent players have taken team high-scoring honors this season...rank as the WCC’s third-highest scoring team despite not having a player higher than 10th among conference scoring leaders. 6 Thu at San Diego * (FSN San Diego; TheW.tv) ........ 7:00 p.m. • Cole Dickerson scored 28 points vs. Santa Clara, running his career total to 1,062, which ranks 28th on USF’s 8 Sat at BYU * (BYUTV) ............................................. 6:00 p.m. all-time career scoring list...needs 13 points to tie James Hardy for 27th and 21 to tie Manny Quezada for 15 Sat at Santa Clara * (ESPNU) ............................... 8:00 p.m. 26th. • Dickerson also ranks 17th all-time in career rebounds with 652...needs two more boards to tie Byron 20 Thu Saint Mary’s * (CSNCA; ROOT; TheW.tv) ... 7:00 p.m. “Snake” Jones for 16th all-time. 22 Sat Pacifi c * (CSNCA; TheW.tv) ..................... 3:00 p.m. • Junior Kruize Pinkins is averaging 3.3 off ensive rebounds a game - tops in the WCC. 27 Thu at Pepperdine * (TheW.tv) ............................ 7:00 p.m. • USF will wrap up its fi ve-game homestand on Saturday when the Dons play host to fi rst-place Gonzaga March beginning at 7:00 p.m. 1 Sat at Loyola Marymount * (TheW.tv).............. 7:00 p.m. Probable Starters and Top Reserves 6-11 Thu at WCC Championship @ Las Vegas ...............TBA No. Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Hometown/Last School 12 -- G Avry Holmes 6-2 196 So. 14.6 7.5 Salem, OR / North Salem HS * Designates West Coast Conference Game 5 -- G Matt Glover 6-5 212 Jr. 8.7 6.0 Orange, CA / Penn State 23 -- C Mark Tollefsen 6-9 215 So. 11.4 3.9 Danville, CA / San Ramon Valley HS 15 -- F Kruize Pinkins 6-7 230 Jr. 12.2 6.7 Marianna, FL / Chipola College 25 -- F Cole Dickerson 6-7 230 Sr. 14.6 7.5 Federal Way, WA / Federal Way HS Off the Bench 32 -- G Tim Derksen 6-3 202 So. 8.6 2.6 Tucson, AZ / Ampitheater HS 10 -- G Chris Adams 6-4 194 Jr. 4.9 1.5 Covina, CA / Evelyn Mack Academy 11 -- G-F Gavin Hoff mann 6-5 204 Jr. 1.5 0.8 Portland, OR / Lincoln HS 3 -- C Matt Christiansen 6-9 235 So. 0.4 0.6 Oklahoma City, OK / Bishop McGuinness HS 35 -- C Tao Xu 6-11 260 So. 0.4 0.6 Qingdao City, China / Haverford HS Head Coach: Rex Walters (Kansas ‘93) -- 6th season at USF; 8th career USF BASKETBALL...Where Tradition Meets Today USF Basketball Game Notes 2 NCAA Championships • 1 NIT Championship • 15 Conference Championships • 18 All-Americans • 4 Naismith Hall of Famers • 36 NBA Draft Selectionss Head Coach Rex Walters 2013-14 University of San Francisco Dons Kansas ‘93 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Hometown / Last School 6th Season at USF (2008-Present) 0 Dominique Williams G 6-2 170 Fr. El Granada, CA / IMG Academy 1 Corey Hilliard G 6-1 185 Jr. Kansas City, MO / Midland Junior College Career Record.........................................121-123 (8th season) 2 Uche Ofoegbu F 6-4 214 So. San Antonio, TX / J.P. Stevens HS / SMU Overall Record at USF ..............................90-90 (6th season) 3 Matt Christiansen F-C 6-9 235 So. Oklahoma City, OK / Bishop McGuinness HS WCC Games .................................................41-43 (6th season) 5 Matt Glover G 6-5 212 Jr. Orange, CA / Tustin HS / Penn State 10 Chris Adams G 6-4 194 Jr. Covina, CA / Evelyn Mack Academy Now in his sixth season as head coach at the 11 Gavin Hoff mann G-F 6-5 204 Jr. Portland, OR / Lincoln HS University of San Francisco, Rex Walters (Kan- 12 Avry Holmes G 6-2 196 So. Salem, OR / North Salem HS sas ’93) continues to put his mark on one of 15 Kruize Pinkins F-C 6-7 230 Jr. Marianna, FL / Marianna HS / Chipola College college basketball’s most storied programs. 21 David Irby G 6-0 180 Fr. Long Beach, CA / Walnut Hills HS 23 Mark Tollefsen C 6-9 215 So. Danville, CA / San Ramon Valley HS The former Kansas standout has guided the Dons to a 25 Cole Dickerson F 6-7 227 Sr. Federal Way, WA / Federal Way HS 90-90 overall record, including a 20-14 mark in 2011- 32 Tim Derksen G-F 6-3 202 So. Tucson, AZ / Amphitheater HS 12, which was the program’s fi rst 20-win season since 33 Derrell Roberston C 6-10 242 Jr. Pinola, MS / Mendenhall HS / DePaul 1981-82. Included among his win total are three wins 35 Tao Xu C 6-11 277 So. Qingdao City, China / Haverford School over perennial conference power Gonzaga. USF has also played in the postseason two of the last three Coaching and Support Staff seasons, reaching the quarterfi nals of the CollegeIn- Head Coach: Rex Walters (Kansas ’93) – 6th season sider.com tournament in 2010-11 and earning a spot Associate Head Coach: Luke Wicks (Northern State ’06) – 2nd season in the College Basketball Invitational in 2011-12. Assistant Coach: Brent Crews (Florida Atlantic ‘07) -- 2nd season Assistant Coach: David Rebibo (CS Northridge ‘06) -- 1st season A total of 12 USF players have earned West Director of Player Personnel: Dwayne Polee (Pepperdine ’87) – 2nd season Coast Conference honors over the last fi ve Director of Operations: Nick Whitmore (Boise State ’07) – 2nd season seasons, including six fi rst-team selections.