2009-10 Men's Basketball Media Guide
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CGRATH M Senior • Guard TIM JAMEL WARD Senior • Guard THORNE W Junior • Forward JAMES CA JAMES 2009-10 LHITE DOMINGUEZ HILLS L MEN’S BASKETBALL REIGNING CCAA REGULAR SEASON TRI-CHAMPIONS OBERT WI OBERT Sophomore • Guard Sophomore R How quickly can you find a golf instructor? Stop hunting. Start finding with the AT&T Real Yellow Pages. No other book has more complete and up-to-date local listings.ings. © 2009 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. AT&T, the AT&T logo and all other AT&T marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. 09-09631 PNT_11/17/09 09-09631 PNT CSU Dominuez Hills Athletics (color) CMYK 8" x 10.5" 4-color process File built @100% 11/17/09 Discipline . S a c r i f i c e . H e a r t CSUDH QUICK FACTS PAGE-BY-PAGE Location . .1000 E. Victoria Street, Carson, CA 90747 Quick Facts/Table of Contents . .1 Founded . .1960 Damaine Powell, Head Coach . .2 Enrollment . .12,000 Assistant Coaches . .4 President . .Dr. Mildred García 2009-10 Roster . .6 Nickname . .Toros 2009-10 Season Outlook . .8-9 Colors . .Cardinal & Gold Affiliation . .NCAA II Player Profiles . .12-16 Conference . .California Collegiate Athletic Association Madness @ Midnight . .17-18 Athletics Director . .Patrick Guillen 2008-09 Results . .20 A.D. Email . [email protected] 2008-09 Final Statistics . .20 Athletic Dept. Phone . .(310) 243-3893 2008-09 All-CCAA Teams . .20 2008-09 Final CCAA Standings . .21 MEN’S BASKETBALL FACTS 2008-09 Postseason Results and Honors . .21 Head Coach . .Damaine Powell Coach’s e-mail . [email protected] 2008-09 Final CCAA Individual Statistics . .22 T Basketball Office Phone . .(310) 243-3891 2008-09 Final CCAA Team Statistics . .23 T CSUDH Record (Yrs.) . 69-70 (5) 2009-10 Opponents . .25-27 A Career Record . .221-130 All-Time Roster . .28 A 2008-09 Overall Record . .22-8 All-Time Series Records . .29 B 2008-09 CCAA Record . .15-5 All-Time CCAA Champions . .29 B 2008-09 CCAA Finish . .Tied-1st L Toros Record Book: L 2008-09 Final Finish . .NCAA 2nd Round Individual/Team Records . .30 E Assistant Coaches . .Max Ward, E .Anthony Berkenkamp, Jonathan Toliver, Nolan Johnson Season/Career Records . .31 Phone . .(310) 243-3173 Award Winners . .31 O Starters Returning/Lost . .2/3 All-Time Game-By-Game History . .34-37 O Lettermen Returning/Lost . .4/11 About CSUDH . .43 F New Recruits (HS/JC/TR) . .9 (1/6/2) CSUDH President . .44 F CCAA Championships . .2 (‘81, ‘87) CSUDH Administration . .45 CSUDH Athletics Staff . .46 C ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE C Primary Media Outlets . .46 MBB Contact . .Mel Miranda O . .Assistant AD/Media Relations CCAA Information . .47 O Office Phone . .(310) 243-3764 CSUDH’s Traditions of Excellence . .48 N Cell Phone . .(310) 628-0921 2009-10 Media Roster . .IBC N Fax . .(310) 516-4488 2009-10 Schedule . .BC T Miranda e-mail . [email protected] T CREDITS Athletics Web Page . .www.GoToros.com E The 2009-10 CSUDH Men’s Basketball Media Guide is a E CCAA Web Page . .www.GoCCAA.org production of the CSUDH Sports Information Office. N Designed, written and edited by Mel Miranda and Thomas N ATHLETICS STAFF DIRECTORY Weed. Cover design by Tom Weed. Still and action pho- Compliance Coordinator/SWA . .Natalie Lockhart T tography by Yary Photography, Michael Foo, Kirby Lee and T Phone . .(310) 243-2819 Phil Ellsworth. Printing by BAM Graphics. Special thanks S Academic Advisor . .Valerie Long to student assistant Raymond Najarro for his research. S Phone . .(310) 243-2586 For additional copies, please send $6.00 to: Assistant Sports Info. Director . .Thomas Weed CSUDH Athletics, 1000 E. Victoria Street, Carson, CA Phone . .(310) 243-3764 90747. Please make checks payable to “CSUDH Head Athletic Trainer . .Tim McGuire Foundation - Men’s Basketball.” Phone . .(310) 243-3876 Athletic Trainer . .Jennifer Smoyak CSUDH COMMITMENT Phone . .(310) 243-3894 The California State University is committed to providing equal opportunities to men and women CSU students in all Marketing & Promotions Coordinator . .Tiffany Edlin campus programs, including Intercollegiate Athletics. The Phone . .(310) 243-3523 CSUDH Athletics Department is a division of the CSUDH Facility Coordinator . .Max Ward Department of Student Affairs. Phone . .(310) 243-3173 www.GoToros.com Live Stats Available The web address for all the latest If you can’t be there to cheer the news in Toros sports Toros on in person, you can follow all home games Log on and follow Toros Athletics live on the internet ! 1 D e f e n d i n g C C A A R e g u l a r S e a s o n T r i - C h a m p i o n s Discipline . S a c r i f i c e . H e a r t Damaine Powell The Powell File... Head Coach PERSONAL Birthdate: 6th Season (USC, ‘94) September 29, 1972 High School: St. Anthony’s High School Long Beach, CA (1990) College: Sliced bread. The wheel. to bring success to Cal University of Southern California (1994) State Dominguez Hills.” B.A., History Whatever you compare sixth- Prior to his two University of Southern California (2004) L year Cal State Dominguez Hills men's bas- playing years at USC, M.A., History ketball coach Damaine Powell to, there's Powell was named the L no denying that he has been the best South Coach Conference PLAYING EXPERIENCE thing for the program in recent years since Player of the Year at USC, 1992-94 - 2-year letter-winner either society-altering invention. Long Beach City E In his five years at the helm of College, averaging 9.8 COACHING EXPERIENCE the men's basketball program, Coach points, 6.4 assists and Compton College, 1997-2004 - Head Powell has taken the Toros from the 2.5 steals per game dur- Coach..Captured two state titles in seven W California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) doormat when he official- ing the 1991-92 season years ... Named SCC Coach of the Year ly took over on August 19, 2004, to a share of the 2008-09 CCAA regular as he led the Vikings to (1998, 1999, 2001) ... Named state coach season title with a program-tying 22 wins, which included an NCAA West a 31-6 record and a of the year (1998). O Region 1st-round win, and pushing top-seeded and No. 3-ranked BYU- semifinal appearance in CSUDH, 2004-Present - Head Coach Hawai'i to the brink in a competitive second-round defeat. the junior college state P One year earlier, the Toros finished third, and within just two games tournament. As a fresh- of qualifying for the Division II version of March Madness after earning a man one year earlier, he averaged 4.7 points, 3.9 assists and 2.2 steals for No. 5 seed in the CCAA Tournament, where the Toros advanced to the semi- LBCC, which finished 32-5 and made the state championship game. finals. Powell is no stranger to the Carson campus. A native of the local E Powell, who enters the 2009-10 campaign with a 69-70 record in his community who prepped at Long Beach St. Anthony's High School, he grew first five years in Cardinal & Gold, intends on carrying last year's momen- up in the Torodome shooting hoops and attending legendary and former tum over to this season … and then some. CSUDH head coach Dave Yanai's basketball camps. N “CSUDH should be a basketball power,” Powell states, “and I am going “I just try to bring in good people because good people find a way to I to make sure I do everything I can to make it that.” be successful,” Powell concludes. “We try to create a family atmosphere on With his no nonsense approach to the game, Powell prides himself on my teams, and hopefully produce a good kid that's passionate about aca- his strong work ethic, and demands that his players follow suit. He refus- demics and basketball, and who will help us win at the same time.” A es to concern himself with how his players performed in last night's game, Powell received both his bachelor's and master's degrees in History but focuses on how hard they compete in the ensuing practice, an effort from USC. that ultimately will decide who sees the most floor time on game day. M Equipped with an insatiable appetite for detail, Powell preaches a rep- etition of fundamentals, especially on defense and on the boards, practices that are known for determining success or failure come crunch time. Powell Year-by-Year A And based on each of his teams improving its record from the previ- ous year, including the 2008-09 squad's 22-8 overall ledger that tied the D program's history for most wins in a season, Powell's formula has paid School Year W-L Postseason Position noticeable dividends thus far. Compton 97-98 27-3 State Champions Head Coach “The focus of all my teams is defense and rebounding, first and fore- State and SCC Coach of the Year most,” Powell preaches. “Defense and rebounds are the way to champi- Compton 98-99 25-8 State Semifinals Head Coach H onships.” Now entering his sixth season at the helm of the CSUDH men's bas- SCC Coach of the Year ketball ship, the 37-year old and new father continues to draw from over a Compton 99-00 29-5 Second Round Head Coach C decade of head coaching experience, not counting the three years on the Compton 00-01 20-10 Second Round Head Coach men's basketball staff at the University of Southern California, where SCC Coach of the Year Powell played collegiately from 1992-94.