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GAME 26 | VS. NotrE DAME UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA Amy Woodruff, Assistant Director of Communications BULLS Men’S BASKETBALL O: (813) 974-4087 | C: (813) 410-1194 | [email protected] 2010-11 SCHEDULE SETTING THE SCENE Feb. 12, 2011 | Tampa, Fla. | Sun Dome DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/SCORE 11/12 Southern Miss L, 60-53 VERSUS TV: BIG EAST Network Game of the Week | WFTS | ESPN3 11/15 St. Francis (NY) BHSN W, 74-71 Radio: 620 WDAE 11/18 at UCF CBS College Sports L, 65-59 Webcast: BullsVision on GoUSFBulls.com South Padre Invitational, Texas USF NO. 8/7 11/ 21 Georgia Southern# BEN/BHSN W, 76-63 BULLS FIGHTING IRISH 11/23 Liberty # BEN/BHSN W, 60-43 Series: USF trails 1-6 Last Meeting: Feb 7, 2010 11/26 vs. No. 23 BYU $ FCS L, 77-75 (2ot) LAST TIME OUT LAST TIME OUT 11/27 vs. Texas Tech $ W, 64-61 L, 59-58 vs. Marquette W, 89-79 OT vs. Louisville USF lost 65-62 in Notre Dame, Ind. 12/1 RV VCU BEN/BHSN W, 60-59 (ot) Officials: Ed Corbett, Mike Roberts, Gene Steratore 12/4 at FAU L, 42-50 RECORD RECORD 8-17 (2-10) 20-4 (9-3) 12/12 at Kent State ESPNU L, 56-51 PLAYER Sophomore guard 12/15 Auburn ESPNU W, 61-49 TO LEADERS LEADERS Jawanza Poland is 12/18 James Madison L, 66-61 Scoring per Game Scoring per Game WATCH known for his high- 12/22 at RV Cleveland State L, 69-62 Gilchrist, 12.3 ppg Hansbrough, 17.5 ppg flying dunks after 12/28 at Seton Hall * BEN/SNY/BHSN L, 64-55 Poland, 10.5 ppg Abromaitis, 14.4 ppg being listed on 12/31 at No. 4 UConn * ESPNU L, 66-61 (ot) Rebounds per Game Rebounds per Game ESPN’s Top Plays 1/6 No. 7 Villanova * ESPNU L, 83-71 Anderson Jr., 6.7 rpg Scott, 6.7 rpg twice in the month 1/9 RV/No. 23 Louisville* BENSNY/BHSN L, 86-77 Assists per Game Assists per Game of January, but his 1/12 at No. 25 Cincinnati * BENMSG/BHSN L, 74-66 Crater, 4.8 apg Hansbrough, 4.0 apg abilities extend to 1/16 Providence * ESPN3.com W, 79-72 HEAD CoACH HEAD CoACH the free throw line, where he 1/20 at Rutgers * ESPN/ESPN2 L, 71-62 Stan Heath Mike Brey drained 20-straight from Jan. 9 to Jan. 1/23 at No. 21 West Virginia * BENSNY/BHSN L, 56-46 Overall: 161-148 (10th) Overall: 330-169 (16th) 27. Poland is shooting 81.3 percent at 1/27 DePaul * ESPNU W, 71-60 At USF: 49-71 (4th) At ND: 231-117 (11th) the stripe in BIG EAST games, netting 26 2/2 at Providence * BENSNY/BHSN L, 68-63 of 32 in league play. 2/5 No. 17 Syracuse * BEN-GW/WFTS L, 72-49 2/9 RV Marquette * ESPN/ESPN2 L, 59-58 2/12 No. 8/7 Notre Dame * BEN-GW/WFTS Noon THE GAME 2/16 at Pittsburgh * ESPN/ESPN2 7 p.m. The University of South Florida men’s basketball team wraps up its three-game home stretch on Saturday at 2/19 Georgetown * BENSNY 7 p.m. noon with No. 8/7 Notre Dame, the Bulls’ third-straight opponent listed in the national polls. USF also faced No. 2/26 at DePaul * BEN-GW/WFTS 2 p.m. 17 Syracuse on Feb. 5 and on Feb. 9 battled Marquette, who is receiving votes. 3/2 Pittsburgh * ESPNU 9 p.m. 3/5 at St. John’s * MSG/WFTS 8 p.m. 3/8-12 BIG EAST Championship THE SERIES USF trails Notre Dame 1-6 in the all-time series with the only Bulls victory coming on Feb. 3, 2007, a 69-63 USF NotES: victory in Tampa. The Fighting Irish were ranked No. 21 in the country at the time, marking USF’s second win over Games can be heard on either of 1250 WHNZ or 620 WDAE radio stations, as well as BullsVision Radio on GoUSFBulls.com a ranked team while playing in the BIG EAST Conference, and one of USF’s three league wins that season. BHSN - Bright House Sports Network The complete BIG EAST series history is listed on page three of the notes. BEN-GW - BIG EAST Network Game of the Week All home games are listed in bold All home games are played at the Sun Dome Game times are subject to change THE BROADCASTS # South Padre Invitational game played in Tampa Catch the game on the BIG EAST Network - WFTS in the Tampa area - with Eamon McAnaney and Bob Wenzel $ South Padre Invitational game played in Texas * BIG EAST game providing insight. Listeners can also tune in to 620 WDAE Radio with Jim Lighthall (pxp) and Todd Kalas (analyst) making the call, and on BullsVision Radio at GoUSFBulls.com. RADIO - 620 WDAE USF - IMG Sports THE COACHES Jim Lighthall, play-by-play Todd Kalas, analyst USF: Head coach Stan Heath is in his 24th season of coaching, 10th as a head coach and fourth at USF. He has SOCIAL MEDIA posted a 161-147 overall record and is 49-70 at USF. Heath has made three NCAA appearances (2002-Kent State, USF - GoUSFBulls.com 2006 and 2007- Arkansas) and one NIT appearance in his nine-year career. Twitter: Coach_Heath Facebook: USF Athletics Notre Dame: In his 11th season at Notre Dame, Mike Brey is the third-longest tenured coach in the BIG EAST Conference. Brey was the 2007 and 2008 BIG EAST Coach of the Year. He boasts a 231-117 record at ND and TICKETS combined with five seasons at Delaware, has a 330-169 overall record. USF Home Games - 1-800-GoBulls THE WEATHER Projected temperatures on game day: Tampa - Partly cloudy 63/41 - Snow showers 30/29 GAME 26 | VS. NotrE DAME 2010-11 USF GAME NotES - PAgE 2 USF Communications USF MEDIA POLICIES MBB Contact Amy Woodruff Assistant Director of Communications WEEKly MEDIA LUNCHEON Cell (813) 410-1194 USF hosts a weekly press conference during a regular game week, with the date depending upon the game schedule. Coach Email [email protected] Heath will take the podium at Noon and requested players will be available Second Contact Tony Williams between 11 a.m. and Noon. Players must be requested through Amy Wood- Cell 865-850-4753 ruff by Monday at Noon. The USF Communications office will make every WE ARE USF E-mail TBA effort to accommodate requests. When referring to the University please be Website www.GoUSFBulls.com aware of the following policy regarding usage. CREDENTIAL REQUESTS First references to the school and its intercol- legiate athletics program should always be the 2010-11 USF Quick Facts Credential requests are taken via e-mail. Please e-mail Amy Woodruff University of South Florida. The only secondary Location Tampa, Fla. ([email protected]) and Charlie Terenzio ([email protected]). Requests must reference used should be USF or Bulls. Please Stadium Sun Dome be made a week in advance of the game. Media attending games will have refrain from using South Florida, S. Florida, Capacity 10,411 to show ID and pass through security to enter the Sun Dome. Any misuse South Fla. or any other similar combination. First Year of Basketball 1971-72 of credentials will result in removal from the Sun Dome and the permanent Enrollment 45,244 voiding of the credential. IT’S AUGUSTUS, Not GUS Founded 1956 When referring to USF’s 6-10 junior forward, please use Augustus Gilchrist in all references, Colors Green (PMS 343), Gold (PMS 4515) INTERVIEWS not Gus. Nickname Bulls The daily practice schedule is listed below. Coach Heath and requested players Conference BIG EAST DOn’T FORGET THE JR. President Dr. Judy Genshaft are available at the beginning of practice throughout the season. Please con- tact Amy Woodruff ([email protected]) to request attendance at practice. Please use “Jr.” in all references to forward Ron Faculty Representative Dr. Bob Sullins Anderson Jr. Director of Athletics Doug Woolard Head Coach Stan Heath PLAYER INTERVIEWS Alma Mater Eastern Michigan, 1988 Under no circumstances should media members contact a USF student-ath- Record at USF 49-71 / 4th season lete without prior consent and approval from the USF Communications office and/or basketball contact Amy Woodruff. The Overall Record 161-148 / 10th season same policy applies to the family members of student-athletes. 2009-10 Overall Record 20-13 2009-10 BIG EAST Conference Record 9-9 STAFF INTERVIEWS 2009-10 BIG EAST Conference Finish T-8th All interview requests for assistant coaches or athletics department staff members must also be approved and cleared by the ASSISTANT CoACHES USF Communications office and/or basketball contact Amy Woodruff. Jeremy Cox (Mesa State, 1991) Reggie Hanson (Kentucky, 1991) PostgAME POLICY Eric Skeeters (Coppin State, 1997) The USF locker room is closed at all times. Coach Heath and a handful of USF players will report to the media room for inter- Andy Hipsher (Akron, 2003) views. USF will take interview requests for players and assistant coaches with 10 minutes remaining in the game. On the road, USF will conduct interviews at the designated location by the host institution. HIstory First Season of Basketball 1971-72 BIG EAST TELECONFERENCE Overall All-Time Record 539-602 The BIG EAST men’s basketball coaches will hold a teleconference for the media each Thursday during the basketball season, NCAA Appearances Two (1989-90, 1991-92) NIT Appearances Eight (1980-81, 1982-83, 1984-85, beginning Jan.