e Price, Michael Hubbard, Theo Whi , s Lewis, Gyno Pomare, , Ray Murdock, Student Mgr. Dan Strickland. Sitting (1-r) Greg Nelson, oach Brad Holland, Asst. Sam Scholl, Team Mgr. T.J. Brown, Ross .,.,, ..,,,,,. .. ., ~ ( - .,. / -- c.., LJ -- ¥ ;.,- .....- · ..;:-- ~ ...::: ._-=- ::>;, .....:;- .....-.:t.- .;-"- ....~ ...:, ....~ ~ ~ ~ ..... l:t s:: a!;· ~ USD Athletics USD General President Dr. Mary E. Lyons Information NCAA Faculty Representative School Name Mitch Malachowski University of San Diego Executive Director of Athletics Location Ky Snyder Senior Associate Director of Athletics 5998 Alcala Park, Mike Matoso San Diego, CA 92110-2492 Associate AD/Business Affairs Year Founded Dan Yourg 1949 Associate ADISWA Enrollment Shaney Fink 7,400 Associate AD/Athletic Development Conference Brian Fogarty West Coast Associate ADIFacilities & Operations Affiliation John Martin NCAA Division I Associate AD/Sports Medicine Colors Carolyn Greer, A.T., C. Columbia Blue, Navy, White Associate AD/Media Relations Nickname Ted Gosen Toreros Asst. AD/Marketing Briana Ruff Assistant ADIFacilities & Operations Media Relations Andy Fee Associate AD for Promotions Coordinator Media Relations Chris Morales Ted Gosen, MBB Contact Coordinator ofAthletic Academic Support [email protected] Sarabeth Pollock Coordinator ofAthletic Student Services Home: (858) 486-3284 Robyn Fortney Office: (619) 260-4745 Director of Jenny Craig Pavilion USD Basketball Quick Facts Fax: (619) 260-2990 Josh Lawrence JCP Press Row Asst. JCP Director/Events Manager Head Coach: Brad Holland (619) 260-7555 Derek Hillestad (12th Season; UCLA, 1979) Athletic Ticket Manager Record at USD: 164-150, 11 Seasons Mark Kueppers Career Record: 187-181, 13 Seasons Asst. Media Relations Dir. Associate Athletic Trainers Assistant Coaches: Nick Mirkovich Suzi Higgins & Paul Signorelli George Tuttle, 2nd Year; Texas '90 [email protected] Assistant Athletic Trainer Office: (619) 260-7930 Wil Filamor Sam Scholl, 6th Year; USD '01 Strength & Conditioning Coach Nick Earnest, 3rd Year; Texas Christian '01 Dean Aresco Head Team Manager Media Relations Intern Asst. Strength & Conditioning/Dir. of Mc­ T. J. Brown, 3rd Year; Emporia State '02 Ryan Mccann Namara Fitness Center: Hans Straub Student Managers [email protected] Head Team Physician Dan Strickland & Nick U'Ren (619) 260-4600, ext. 2697 Paul C. Murphy, MD USD Men's Basketball Phone: 619/260-4829 Associate Team Physicians Jerry Hizon, MD; Rich Uhler, DO; Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Calvin Wong, MD; Ken Anderson, DO Lettennen Returning/Lost: 5/5 Student Assistants Amanda Piechowski Stephanie Rockwell Table of Contents COVER DESIGN CREDIT: I Misc. Information Travis Lash A special thanks to Brock Scott of Scott Photo 2- 15 This is USO Basketball Matt Paur 16-17 2005-2006 Preview for his help in the design, layout and action AlexAnella 18-21 USO Coaching Staff photography. Zach Stone 22 Team Photo/Roster 23-30 Torero Biographies 31-35 Opponents Section 36-44 Torero Record Section ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 45 adidas Team Sports 2005-2006 USD Men's Basketball Media Guide 46-47 2004-2005 Statistics Produced by the USD Athletic Media Relations Office 48-49 West Coast Conference SO NCAA Compliance Design, Edit & Layout: Ted Gosen 5 I USO Profile Photography: Brock Scott, Scott Photo 52-57 USO Administration/Staff Printing: Kings Printing Corporation 58 Radio/TV Information Inside Back Cover of Downtown San Diego, 59 Media Outlets 60 Radio/Television Roster Photo by Dale Frost, Port of San Diego BC 2005-2006 Schedule usdtoreros.com UnNersily of San Diego AIChlYel • NCAA sasketDall••· .~ ... uso.Toreros are MY Tean "The greatest challenge toaDivision I athlete is to bala,nce the demands of sport while takingfulladvantage ofthe educational experience offered. The purpose of our program is to assist student-athletes in meeti,ng this chal­ lenge by offering tutoring, advising, mentoring and a quiet environment to study. The academic support pro­ gram is designed to assist students in a4iusting to life at USDanddeve'loping sound academic and career plans. By promoting a philosophy ofindivi.dual responsibility, which encourages each student-athlete to value their educational experience, the academic support program assists each athlete to realize their full potential." Shaney Fink Associate ADISWA Compliance & Student Services USD Men's Basketball wee ALL-ACADEMIC 2004-2005 Ross DeRogatis 2002-2003 Jason Blair Matt Delzell 2001-2002 Jason Blair Matt Delzell 2000-2001 James Borrego Matt Delze[l Cameron Rigby 1999-2000 Matt Delzell Cameron Rigby 1998-1999 Cameron Rigby 1996-1997 ACADEMIC SUPPORT CENTER Brian Bruso The USD Athletic Academic Support Program is designed to promote the academic Sean Flannery development of student-athletes. The primary objective is to offer the necessary resources for the academic success of student-athletes as they work to earn their degree. Academic 1995-1996 Support Services are designed to enhance the student-athlete's overall collegiate experience Brian Bruso and encourage development and attainment of academic and career goals. All USD student-athletes have access to advising, tutoring and mentoring services. 1994-1995 The mentoring program, Torero Blue and MenTorero, were redeveloped in 2005 and team a Brian Bruso graduate student in the counseling program with an athlete who would like to enhance study skills, learn about campus resources, receive guidance on goal development and attainment, 1993-1994 and benefit from guided group study. Student-athletes also have access to a quiet area where Brian Bruso they can study or work in the computer center. In addition, student-athletes are encouraged to utilize the campus learning centers including the Writing, Math and Logic Centers as well as to take advantage of the resources available to them in the Career Center, Counseling Center and Computer Labs. WHERE ARE THEY NOW ? A sampling ofjust a few of our graduates - Brooks Barnhard, '94 Dir. of Christian Youth Sports Camps in San Diego Michael Brown, '93 NBA Head Coach, Cleveland Cavaliers Michael Courtney, '98 Teacher!l:lead Basketball Coa1:h, Woodside HS David Fizdale, '96: AsslstaQt NBA Coach, Atlanta Hawks Nick Greene, '01 Financial Planner, Phoenix, AZ Brock Jacobsen, '99 Teacher/Asst. Basketball Coach, Glendora HS Nils Madden, '87 Regional Marketing Development Manager, Hewlett Packard in San Diego Mike Whitmarsh, '85 Professional Beach Volleyball Player Ryan Williams, '99 Accountant at Considine and Considine in San Diego by Brian Windhors~ 10-4-05 CAVS HAVE SAN DIEGO CONNECTIONS Knight Ridder Newspapers CLEVELAND • (KRT) • They call themselves the "San Diego Mafia." had risen from a player at San Diego into a respected coach and NBA executive, and Brown immediately found an idol to chase. It sounds sinister, but this group is hardly the Cosa Nostra, though they are indeed underground. Egan made a few calls on his behalf and talked Bickerstaff, then the general manager of the Denver Nuggets, into taking on Brown as an Name the universities with notable lineage in the modern NBA, and unpaid intern. North Carolina, Duke and UCLA will be at the top of the list. And, of course, those University of San Diego Toreros. "He'd never had an intern before and wasn't sure about the idea," Egan said. "But I had a lot of good things to say about Mike, and he was will­ Sure enough, the small Catholic school might not be a collegiate ing to work for free." power, but it has been quite the cradle of NBA coaches and execu­ tives currently shaping the league. And, now, the unofficial capital is Brown was supported by his parents for the summer internship. He Cleveland. ended up earning just $1,500, half of which he had to use to repair his car. But he impressed Bickerstaff enough to offer him a full-time job Three top members of the Cavaliers organization put down their roots in the team's video room, and soon he was on a track to becoming the at San Diego. In fact, first-year head coach Mike Brown, who is opening NBA's second-youngest head coach. his training camp today, assistant coach Hank Egan and assistant general manager Chris Grant were all part of the same college team a "Coach Egan and Coach Bickerstaff are the two men most responsible little more than a decade ago. for getting us into the league," Brown said. "They made calls for us and helped us with contacts. Otherwise, we'd never have made it." They're not alone. Bernie Bickerstaff, the coach and general manager of the Charlotte Bobcats, is also an alum. Two summers later, Egan made a similar call to Atlanta Hawks general manager Pete Babcock about Grant. When Grant came to San Diego for The rest of the group is scattered across the league in various posi­ his recruiting visit, Brown was his host, and the two have been close tions. Former Golden State Warriors coach and current Memphis Griz­ since. Seeing how Brown had used a contact and some hard work to get zlies assistant Eric Musselman is one. Indiana Pacers vice president in the door in Denver, he had the same goal. David Morway is another. Los Angeles Clippers assistant coach Neal Meyer was a teammate of Brown and Grant's on a team coached by "It was sort of the same deal. Pete had never had an intern either and I Egan. Atlanta Hawks assistant coach David Fizdale succeeded Brown just sort of gave him the idea," Egan said. "Now, that's a way a lot of as the team's starting point guard in the mid-'90s. young guys get into the league, but at the time it was a new idea." Most of their backgrounds and stories are much the same. They were Grant made a three-day drive from Southern California to Atlanta, barely given anything and had to work their way up slowly through the unsure what was going to be waiting for him. NBA ranks. "I basically had no idea how I was going to get by," Grant said.