University of San Diego Men's Basketball Media Guide 1997-1998
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University of San Diego Digital USD Basketball (Men) University of San Diego Athletics Media Guides 1998 University of San Diego Men's Basketball Media Guide 1997-1998 University of San Diego Athletics Department Follow this and additional works at: https://digital.sandiego.edu/amg-basketball-men CONTENTS Page1 USD TOREROS BASKETBALL STAFF '97-98 Basketball Media Guide 619/260-4829 Torero Senior Action Photos Inside Front Cover Head Coach: Brad Holland (4th Year) Table of Contents Page 1 Assistant Coach: Marty Wilson (2nd Year) 1997-98 Torero Outlook Page 2 Assistant Coach: Kyle Smith (5th Year) Numerical & Alphabetical Rosters Page 3 Assistant Coach: Bob Walsh (1st Year) Head Coach Brad Holland Pages 4-5 Team Managers: Joel Sarta n & Jared Pinsker Assistants: Marty Wilson/Kyle Smith/Bob Walsh Page 6 Meet The Toreros Pages 7-12 SPORTS INFORMATION STAFF Seniors Alex Parker/Mike Courtney Page 7 Sen iors Nosa Obasohan/ Brian Miles Page 8 619/260-4745 Returners Brock Jacobsen/Lamont Smith Page 9 Ted Cosen Director (H) 619/486-3284 Assistant (H) 619/678-8964 Returners Ryan Williams/Jeff Knoll Page 10 Mike Daniels Anthony Aguilar Student Assistant Torero Newcomers Pages 11-12 SID Fax 619/292-0388 1997-98 USO Opponents Pages 13-16 Press Row Ph one: 619/2 78-0648 Stanford University Page 13 Torero Hotline: 619/260-2323 San Jose State University Page 13 SID E-Mail Addresses: [email protected] Northern Arizona Page 13 [email protected] Cal Poly Sa n Lu is Obispo Page 13 Website Address: http://sa.ac usd .ed u/ath I eti cs Cal State Northridge Page 13 Cal State Fullerton Page 14 ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT STAFF Southern Utah University Page 14 Concordia University Page 14 619/260-4803 Sai nt Francis (N .Y.) Page 14 Director of Athletics: Tom Iannacone Monmouth University Page 14 Associate Director of Athletics: Dan Yourg Assistant Athletic Director/SWA: Wendy Guthrie Montana State Page 15 Associate AD, Athletic Development: Brian Fogarty Page 15 Mississippi Valley State Asst. AD/Marketing & Promotions: Renee Wiebe Ca l State Dominguez Hills Page 15 Director of Facilities: John Martin University of San Francisco Page 15 Assista nt to Facility Director: Mike Daniels San ta Clara University Page 15 Director of lntramural s/Recreation: Gary Becker Gonzaga University Page 16 Assistant Intramural Director: Noah Stanley University of Portland Page 16 Director of Academic Support: Sa ra H ickmann Loyola Marymount University Page 16 Director of Summer Camps: Mary Johnson Pepperdine University Page 16 Athletic Dept. Secretari es : Georgia Gordon, Pauline Th onnard, Joan Wolf Saint Mary's College Page 16 Head Athletic Trainer: Carolyn Greer, M .A., A.T., C. Page 17 USO All-Time Opponent Records Assista nt Athletic Trainer: Suzi H iggi ns, M.A., A.T., C. USO Academic Support/Strength & Conditioning Page 18 Assistant Athletic Trainer: Bill Tillson, M.A., A.T., C. San Diego "America's Finest City" Page 19 Strength/Conditioning Coach: Steve Brown University Profile Page 20 Women's Volleyball: Sue Snyder Torero Record Section Pages21 -28 Men's & Women's Cross Country: Rich Cota Torero Honor Roll Page 22 Women's Soccer: John Cossaboon 1979-97 USO Division I Basketball Scores Pages 23-24 Men's Soccer: Seamus McFadden USO Division I Individual Records (79-97) Page 25 Football: Kevin McGarry Women's Basketball: Kathy Marpe All-Time Torero Records Pages 26-28 Women's Swimming/Diving: Bill Morgan Page 29 1996-97 Final Statistics Baseball: John Cunningham Returning Player Results from 1996-97 Page 30 Softball: Lin Adams West Coast Conference Page 31 Men's Golf: Frank Cates WCC Post-Season Tournament Page 32 Women's Tennis: Sherri Stephens Jenny Craig Pavilion Page 33 Men's Tennis: Tom Hagedorn People To Know At USO Page 34 Men's Crew: Brooks Dagman Tom Iannacone, Director of Athletics Page 35 Women's Crew: Leea nn e Crain USO Athletic Department Staff Page 36-37 USO Team Physicians: William P. Curran, M.D., Heinz Hoenecke, M .D.; Robert Kaplan, M.D.; Robert Button, M.D. 1997-98 Schedule Page 38 Torero Primary Media O utlets Page 39 Radio & Television Roster Page 40 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1997-98 Torero Team Photo In side Back Cover The 1997-98 USO Basketball Media Guide was prepared On the Front Cover: and edited by USO Sports Information Director Ted Cosen for use by '97-98 TORERO SENIORS (1-r): media covering Torero basketball. The publication is available to the general public on a lim Mike Courtney, Alex Parker, ited basis at $5 .00 per copy. All requests should be sent to the SID Nosa Obasohan, Brian Miles Office: University of San Diego, 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 92 110-2492. at LaJolla Cove - LaJolla, California A special thanks to the following people th at helped put Photo Credit: Brock Scott, SCOTT PHOTO this guide together: Kings Printing Corporati on (Printing); Brock Scott of Scott Photo (Cover Photo; Action Shots; Player & Team Photos). ~ d San Diego AIChlYN TORERO OUTLOOK Page 2 I The upcoming 1997-98 season will be head coach counting on for so lid seasons include forward Ryan Wil Brad Holland's fourth at the helm of the USO basketball liams, senior forward Nosa Obasohan, and junior guard program. The 40-year-old Holland returns three starters Lamont Smith. Williams is back after a year off following and seven lettermen from last year's team that finished knee surgery. The 6-6 forward led the Torero scorers in 17-11; the 17 wins was a personal-best for Holland in his nonconference games his sophomore season and finished five years as a Division I head coach. In add ition, junior as the team's #2 scorer overall with 9.8 ppg while shoot -----,forward Ryan Will ing a team-best 56% (#5 in WCC) from the field. iams returns after Obasohan appeared in 2 7 contests off the bench, averag sitting out due to a ing 3.8 ppg and making 30.8 percent of his three-point knee injury, and attempts. Smith, the team's Defensive Player of the Year, redshirt freshman started 8 of 28 games and gave the team a lift with his guard Jim Brewer tenacious defense and hustle. will see his first Other returners include 7-0 sophomore center Jeff collegiate action. Knoll, who played well at the end of last season; 6-6 se Holland wel nior forward Mike Courtney, who started 8 games in '95- comes seven new 96; and 6-3 redshirt freshman guard Jim Brewer, who players to the ros should see action in '97-98 after gaining valuable experi ter, including five ence this past season with team workouts. incoming fresh Newcomers to the program include transfer men. Cameron Rigby, a 6-8 sophomore forward from Bradley Last sea who will sit out the year due to the transfer rule; senior son the Toreros forward Sam Luke, a walk-on from Poulsbo, Washington; finished strong, and the five incoming freshmen -- 6-6 forward Michael winning seven Blackmon (Hayward, CNMt. Eden HS), 6-4 guard Deidre of their final Carr (Las Vegas, NV/Durango HS), 6-6 swingman Tom nine games to Lippold (Huntington Beach, CNMater Dei HS), 6-9 for complete the ward Jason Powell 1996-97 ca m (San Diego, CA/ paign with an Torrey Pines HS), overall record of 17-11 . USO knocked off and 6-0 guard Gonzaga in the first round of the WCC Tournament be Dana White (Phoe fore dropping a hard-fought and close decision to USF in nix, AliWestview the WCC semifinals. Coach Holland and his staff will be HS). looking for the returners to step their games up to fill some The USO of the void left by graduated seniors Brian Bruso (First Toreros schedule Team AII-WCC; 12.6 ppg and 5.6 rpg) and Sean Flannery during their (12 .6 ppg and 3.4 rpg). nonconference Look for senior forward Brian Miles to have a big slate matches year after he led the squad last season in scoring (14.6 them with road ppg) and finished second to Bruso in rebounding (5.4 contests at rpg). One of the better outside shooters in the league, Stanford, North the 6-8 Miles converted 47.6 percent of three-pointers ern Arizona, Cal (# 1 in WCC) and 54.6 percent of his field goals (#5 in Pol y SLO, CS Ful WCC). He led the team in scoring and rebounding twelve lerton, Southern times, netting a career-best 26 points against LMU, and Utah, and at the twice grabbing a season-best 9 boards. Other starters Montana State back include senior guard Alex Parker and junior guard Tournament Brock Jacobsen. Both Parker and Jacobsen saw action at (Monmouth, both guard positions a year ago. Parker, who went by Mississippi Val Alex Davis in '96-97, changed his last name over the off ley State, and Montana State). Nonconference home dates season . He averaged 8.3 points per game and led the include San Jose State, CS Northridge, Concordia, St. WCC in steals with 62 (2.2 spg), the first Torero to ever Francis (N.Y.), and CS Dominguez Hills. USO wi ll open top that list. Jacobsen, the 1996 WCC Freshman of the up league play with USF Uan. 8th) and Santa Clara Uan. Year, is back for his junior year and is the only returner to 10th), and will finish outWCC play with three road games start all 28 games. Last season he averaged 7.8 ppg, 3.6 in the bay area. The WCC Tournament will be Feb.