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November 23, 2005 Men’s Basketball November 23, 2005 Sports Information Office • P.O. Box 5100 • Moraga, CA • 94575 Contact: Rich Davi • 925.631.4402 • Fax 925.631.4405 • [email protected]

Men’s Basketball Travels to Denver For Colorado Classic Gaels to Battle Colorado Buffaloes at Denver’s Pepsi Center on Saturday

2005-06 Men’s Basketball Game 2 Schedule/Results Saturday, November 26 - Tip-off: 8:05 PM MST Location: Denver, CO - Arena: Pepsi Center Date Opponent (TV) Time/Results Television: Fox Sports Net-Rocky Mountain (Live) November Fox Sports Net - Bay Area (Tape Delayed - 11:00 PM Pacific) 18 UC Santa Cruz W, 93-41 Radio: KDIA AM-1640 26 ^vs. Colorado (FSN-RM/BA) 8:05 PM (MST) December 3 Rutgers 7:05 PM 10 at Arizona (FSN-AZ/BA) Noon (AST) 13 at Air Force 7:05 PM (MST) Shamrock Office Solutions Classic 17 UC Davis vs. Texas A&M CC 5:00 PM Saint Mary’s College University of Colorado SMC vs. SE Louisiana 7:30 PM Gaels vs. Buffaloes 18 Third Place Game 5:00 PM Championship Game 7:30 PM 1-0 1-1 Shamrock Shootout 21 Kent State vs. Concordia 5:00 PM THIS WEEK IN GAEL BASKETBALL game action. In addition to the radio broad- SMC vs. Mississippi Valley St. 7:30 PM The Saint Mary’s men’s basketball team will cast, all games will be available on the Internet 22 MVSU vs. Concordia 5:00 PM play its first road game on Saturday, Novem- at www.SMCGaels.com. The Internet broad- SMC vs. Kent State 7:30 PM ber 26 in the Colorado Classic, against the cast service is being offered through an agree- 28 Saint Joseph’s 7:05 PM 31 Nevada 4:05 PM Colorado Buffaloes beginning at 8 p.m. ment signed with CSTV Online at a cost of January Mountain Time from the Pepsi Center in $6.95 per month. 3 at TCU 7:05 PM (CST) Denver, CO. The SMC versus CU game will 7 *Gonzaga (ESPNU) 8:00 PM be the second game of the Classic and will BAY AREA TELEVISION COVERAGE 9 *Portland (FSN-BA/NW) 7:05 PM follow the Denver versus Colorado State Gael fans in the Bay Area will have three 16 *at San Francisco (FSN-BA) 7:05 PM game, which will tip-off at 6 p.m. MST. opportunities to catch the Saint Mary’s versus 21 *at Pepperdine 7:05 PM Colorado game on Fox Sports Net. The SMC 23 *at Loyola Marymount 7:05 PM RADIO C OVERAGE versus Colorado game will air on FSN Bay Area 28 *San Diego 7:05 PM 30 *San Francisco (FSN-BA) 8:00 PM All Saint Mary’s men’s basketball games of the on Saturday night at 11 p.m., Sunday at 9:30 February 2005-06 season can be heard on the radio at a.m., and again on Monday at noon. 4 *at Portland 7:05 PM KDIA AM-1640 with Mike Bouvé calling the 6 *at Gonzaga (ESPN2) 9:00 PM 11 *Santa Clara (FSN-BA) 7:05 PM Saint Mary’s Gaels (1-0/0-0 WCC) 13 *at Santa Clara 7:05 PM Probable Starters: 17/18 #ESPN BRACKET BUSTER TBA 20 *at San Diego (CSTV) 8:00 PM # Player Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG Hometown 25 *Pepperdine 7:05 PM 3 Rafael DaSilva G 6-3 So. 10.0 2.0 Sao Paulo, Brazil 27 *Loyola Marymount 7:05 PM 5 Reda Rhalimi C 7-0 Sr. 12.0 2.0 Salé, Morocco March 14 Daniel Kickert F 6-10 Sr. 12.0 8.0 Melbourne, Australia 3-6 WCC Tournament (ESPN) 23 Brett Collins F 6-5 Jr. 12.0 5.0 Phoenix, AZ All Times Listed are Local 24 Todd Golden G 6-2 So. 6.0 3.0 Phoenix, AZ Home Games Listed in BOLD Off the bench: ^Colorado Classic (Pepsi Center - Denver, Colorado) Colorado State vs. Denver & SMC vs. Colorado 00 Erik Bond F 6-7 Sr. 5.0 2.0 Seattle, WA *West Coast Conference game 1 Ron White G 6-4 Fr. 0.0 3.0 Hillside, IL #BRACKET BUSTER - Opponent and game time will 2 Wayne Hunter G 6-4 Fr. 7.0 1.0 Sacramento, CA be announced on February 1, 2006, game will be held 4 Ian O’Leary F 6-7 Fr. 9.0 4.0 Woodland, CA at Saint Mary’s College 13 Kevin McCaughey G 6-1 RFr. 2.0 0.0 Walnut Creek, CA FSN=Fox Sports Net, NW=Northwest; BA=Bay Area; 20 Diamon Simpson F 6-7 Fr. 9.0 9.0 Hayward, CA RM=Rocky Mountain; AZ=Arizona CSTV=College 33 Blake Sholberg C 7-1 Jr. 9.0 5.0 Vacaville, CA Sports TV SMC Men’s Basketball Game Notes Page 1 Saint Mary's (CA) TEAM HIGHS The Next Opponent: COlorado Buffaloes POINTS 93 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FG MADE 31 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FG ATT. 54 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Probable Starters for Colorado (per game averages): FG % 57.4 (31-54) vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) # Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Pts. Rebs. 3FG MADE 12 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 3FG ATT. 25 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 4 Andy Osborn F 6-9 Sr. 10.5 4.0 3FG % 48.0 (12-25) vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 15 Chris Copeland F 6-8 Sr. 18.0 5.0 FT MADE 19 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 5 Jayson Obazuaye G 6-2 Sr. 9.5 6.0 FT ATT. 24 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 11 Dominique Coleman G 6-3 Jr. 6.0 3.5 FT % 79.2 (19-24) vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) REB 46 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 23 Richard Roby G 6-6 So. 12.0 5.0 ASSISTS 20 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) STEALS 10 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) BLOCKS 2 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) SCOUTING THE COLORADO BUFFALOES TEAM COMPARISON TOs 18 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) The Colorado Buffaloes enter Saturday’s game FOULS 16 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) with a 1-1 record to open the season. After posting SMC Category CU a 19-point victory over UNC Wilmington (73-54) Saint Mary's (CA) - GAME LOWS 1-0 ...... Record...... 2-0 to open the season, CU suffered a disappointing POINTS 93 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 1...... Games ...... 2 FG MADE 31 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 83-82 road loss to Colorado State on Monday FG ATT. 54 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) night. In two games, Colorado is averaging 77.5 93.0 ...... Points...... 77.5 FG % 57.4 (31-54) vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) points per game while shooting 49.6 percent from 41.0...... Points Allowed...... 68.5 3FG MADE 12 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) the floor, 31.4 percent from 3-point range, and 57.4...... FG Pct...... 49.6 3FG ATT. 25 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 29.4...... FG Pct. Def...... 46.2 3FG % 48.0 (12-25) vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 65.1 percent from the free throw line. FT MADE 19 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Colorado is led by senior forward Chris Copeland 48.0...... 3FG Pct...... 31.4 FT ATT. 24 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) who averages 18 points per game over the first team 27.3...... 3FG Pct. Def...... 46.2 FT % 79.2 (19-24) vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) contests. Copeland led the team with 20 points in 79.2...... FT Pct...... 65.1 REB 46 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) the win over UNCW and added 16 points in the ASSISTS 20 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 46.0...... Rebounds...... 34.0 STEALS 10 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) loss to Colorado State. Martane Freeman came off 20.0...... Assists...... 16.5 BLOCKS 2 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) the bench against the Rams to lead the team in 18.0...... Turnovers...... 16.5 TOs 18 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) scoring with 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting from the 2.0...... Blocks ...... 4.5 FOULS 16 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) floor. Freeman is averaging 8.5 points over two 10.0 ...... Steals ...... 14.0 Opponent - GAME HIGHS games. POINTS 41 by UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Also averaging in double figures for CU is FG MADE 15 by UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) sophomore guard Richard Roby at 12 points per SMC VERSUS COLORADO; THE SERIES FG ATT 51 by UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) tilt. Roby opened the season with 14 points against Saturday’s game will mark the sixth meeting all-time FG% 27.3 (15-51) by UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Wilmington and then added 10 points against between SMC and Colorado. Colorado holds a 4- 3FG MADE 5 by UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 3FG ATT 15 by UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) CSU. Loyola Marymount transfer Andy Osborn is 1 advantage in the series. Colorado has won the last 3FG % 27.3 (5-15) by UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) third on the team in scoring as he averages 10.5 four games of the series. In the last meeting, FT MADE 5 by UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) points per game in a starting role. Jayson Obazuaye Colorado posted a 68-51 win over the Gaels in FT ATT 5 by UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) leads the team in rebounding at six boards per tilt. Boulder, CO. Randy Bennett is 0-1 against Colo- FT % 100 (5-5) by UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) REB 16 by UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) rado in his career. ASSISTS 6 by UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) HEAD COACH RICARDO PATTON STEALS 6 by UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Colorado head coach Ricardo Patton is currently SERIES BREAKDOWN BLOCKS 2 by UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) in his 10th season as the head coach of the Buffa- Colorado Leads; 4-1 TOs 22 by UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) loes. Patton has a 158-130 overall record at CU 68 - SMC 51 (1/3/02 at Colorado) FOULS 20 by UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Colorado. He has guided the Buffaloes to two CU 105 - SMC 61 (12/6/00 in Moraga) Opponent - GAME LOWS NCAA Tournament appearances in 2003 and CU 67 - SMC 56 (11/19/99 at Colorado) POINTS 41 by UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 1997 and three NIT appearances in 2004, 2000, CU 80 - SMC 70 (1/6/86 at Colorado) FG MADE 15 by UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) and 1999. SMC 77 - CU 66 (1/4/88 in Moraga) FG ATT 51 by UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FG% 27.3 (15-51) by UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 3FG MADE 5 by UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 2005-06 Colorado Roster 3FG ATT 15 by UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 3FG % 27.3 (5-15) by UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 30 Lamont Arrington F/C 6-11 Sr. Detroit, MI (Schoolcraft College) FT MADE 5 by UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 33 Julius Ashby F/C 6-9 Sr. Trinidad and Tobago, (Marshalltown CC) FT ATT 5 by UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 2 Billy Boidock G 6-0 Sr. Dallas, TX (Bishop Lynch HS) FT % 100 (5-5) by UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 3 Kyle Carder F 6-4 Fr. Joplin, MO (Joplin High School) REB 16 by UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) ASSISTS 6 by UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 11 Dominique Coleman G 6-3 Jr. Oakland, CA (Hillsborough JC) STEALS 6 by UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 15 Chris Copeland F 6-8 Sr. Richmond, VA (Hermitage HS) BLOCKS 2 by UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 1 Glean Eddy F 6-6 Sr. Nashville, TN (National Christian Acad.) TOs 22 by UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 12 Martane Freeman F 6-7 Sr. Kansas City, MO (Penn Valley Comm. JC) FOULS 20 by UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 21 Marcus Hall G 6-1 Jr. Houston, TX (Jersey Village HS) 2005-06 West Coast Conference Standings 31 Jermyl Jackson-Wilson F 6-5 So. Milwaukee, WI (Fork Union Acad.) (as of 11/22/05) 32 Marcus King-Stockton F 6-9 So. Denver, CO (Colorado Academy) Team WCC Pct. Overall Pct. 42 Antoine McGee G 5-10 Sr. Moreno Valley, CA (Mercersburg Acad.) Saint Mary's 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 5 Jayson Obazuaye G 6-2 Sr. San Jose, CA (Andrew Hill HS) Gonzaga 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 4 Andy Osborn F 6-9 Sr. Longmont, CO (Loyola Marymount) San Diego 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 35 Chase Perkowski G 6-2 Fr. San Juan Capistrano, CA (Santa Margarita HS) Santa Clara 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 23 Richard Roby G 6-6 So. San Bernardino, CA (Lawrence Academy) Loyola Marymnt 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 10 Scott Senger F 6-7 Sr. Louisville, CO (Monarch HS) San Francisco 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 25 Calvin Williams F 6-7 Fr. Memphis, TN (Hillcrest HS) Pepperdine 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 Portland 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 Head Coach: Ricardo Patton (10th Year) Assistant Coaches: Paul Graham, John Anderson, Mike Frink SMC Men’s Basketball Game Notes Page 2 2005-06 Saint Mary’s Numerical Roster Men’s Basketball Quick Facts No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) Conference: West Coast 00 Erik Bond F 6-7 215 Sr. Seattle, WA (California) Home Court: McKeon Pavilion (3,500) 1 Ron White G 6-4 190 Fr. Hillside, IL (Saint Joseph’s HS) NCAA Affiliation: NCAA Division I 2 Wayne Hunter G 6-4 200 Fr. Sacramento, CA (Valley HS) Head Coach: Randy Bennett 3 Rafael DaSilva G 6-3 200 So. Sao Paulo, Brazil (Colegia Nossa Senhora) Office Phone: (925) 631-4388 4 Ian O’Leary F 6-7 200 Fr. Woodland, CA (Woodland Christian HS) Record at SMC: 69-56/5th Year 5 Reda Rhalimi C 7-0 245 Sr. Salé, Morocco (Daytona Beach CC) WCC Record: 29-27 13 Kevin McCaughey G 6-1 175 RFr. Walnut Creek, CA (Ygnacio Valley HS) 14 Daniel Kickert G 6-10 240 Sr. Melbourne, Australia (Aust. Inst. of Sport) Career Record: Same 20 Diamon Simpson F 6-7 200 Fr. Hayward, CA (Hayward HS) 2005-06 Record: 1-0 21 Jason Walberg G 6-4 190 Sr. Fresno, CA (Fresno City College) 2005-06 WCC Record: 0-0 23 Brett Collins F 6-5 225 Jr. Phoenix, AZ (Mountain Pointe HS) 2004-05 Record: 25-9 24 Todd Golden G 6-2 180 So. Phoenix, AZ (Sunnyslope HS) 2004-05 WCC Record: 11-3 (2nd Place) 32 John Winston G 6-4 220 Jr. San Francisco, CA (UNLV) Letter Winners Returning/Lost: 8/5 33 Blake Sholberg C 7-1 260 Jr. Vacaville, CA (Will C. Wood HS) Starter Returning/Lost: 1/4 Head Coach: Randy Bennett (UC San Diego, 1986/5th Year) Assistant Coaches: Kyle Smith, Lamont Smith, Dan Shell Ticket Information Season tickets are available through the Saint Mary’s SMC RETURNS TWO-TIME ALL-WCC SELECTION contributed 6.4 points in 17 minutes of action. ticket office. You can also purchase tickets the day This season, the Gaels will be playing with two- Collins should see his minutes increase quite a of the game. All lower reserve tickets are $12.00 time First Team All-WCC selection Daniel bit this season, as should his scoring output. On and upper General Admission prices are $10.00 for Kickert back to lead the squad. Following his the Gaels five-game Australian foreign tour, Collins was SMC second leading scorer at 22.8 adults and $6.00 for seniors and children under 12. sophomore and junior seasons, Kickert was named to the all-conference team. Kickert will points per game. To purchase tickets for any Saint Mary’s basketball look to become the first Gaels since Robert games, call the Ticket Office at: Haugen (1987-89) to make the all-conference RHALIMI IMPRESSIVE IN FIRST START 925.631.4392 team three straight years. Senior center Reda Rhalimi made his first career start on Friday night against UC Santa Cruz. BENNETT TIED FOR FOURTH IN CAREER WINS Rhalimi was solid in 19 minutes of action as he Saint Mary’s Web Site Fifth-year head coach Randy Bennett entered matched his career high with 12 points on 4-of- Fans can access all the latest news and notes about this season with 68 wins and ranked fifth in the 6 shooting from the floor. The 7-footer was also Gael Athletics by accessing the Saint Mary’s history of the program. With the win over UC 4-for-4 from the free throw line and even dished website at www.SMCGaels.com. All Saint Mary’s Santa Cruz to open the season, Bennett moved out one assist. releases, results, statistics, box scores, schedules into a fourth place tie with Frank LaPorte, who and coach and player information is available coached six years at SMC, with 69 career wins. LAST YEAR James Weaver, who coached seven years, holds Saint Mary’s is coming off a 2004-05 season that on the site. Game recaps and statistics are up- the school record with 110 wins. Ernie Kent is saw the Gaels post a 25-9 overall record and tie dated after each contest. To follow the Gaels on second on the list with 90 wins in six seasons and a school record for wins. SMC also advanced to the web, go to: Bill Oates had 86 wins in seven seasons for third the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in www.SMCGaels.com all-time. the history of the program and the first time since the 1996-97 season. Saint Mary’s posted its AUSSIE FOURTH IN SCORING AT SMC second most wins in conference play with an 11- The Gael Hotline Following a 12-point effort against UC Santa 3 record, and finished second in the conference Keep abreast of Saint Mary’s athletics by calling Cruz on Nov. 18, senior forward Daniel Kickert for the second straight year. the Sports Information Hotline. The hotline has scored 1,418 points in his career, which features upcoming weekly schedules, post game ranks fourth all-time in scoring at Saint Mary’s. GAELS 13TH IN MID-MAJOR POLL results and ticket information. The phone Kickert entered the season ranked fourth with After finishing the 2004-05 season ranked sixth number for the hotline is: 1,406 points. He now needs 73 points to pass in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major poll, the Peter Thibeaux (1979-83) for third, 85 points to Gaels will open the 2005-06 season ranked 13th 925.631.8801 pass Robert Haugen (1985-89) for second and in the Mid-Major Poll. Saint Mary’s received 344 320 points to remove David Vann (1978-82) as points in the first poll of the season. Gonzaga GAEL SPONSORS the schools all-time leading scorer. is the only other team from the West Coast Conference to make the poll. The Bulldogs are KICKERT; SMC’S IRON MAN ranked first with 774 points and 30 first place Following his start against UC Santa Cruz last votes. week, Daniel Kickert has started 96 consecutive Randy Bennett games for the Gaels. The 96 consecutive starts ranks seventh in the country. Since joining the Coaches Show team in 2001, Kickert has started every game that In addition to the game radio broadcasts, Mike Saint Mary’s has played over the past three Bouvé will host the weekly Coach Randy Bennett seasons. He started 30 games as a freshman, 31 Radio Show live from Joe’s of Lafayette every as a sophomore and all 34 games last season. The Thursday night from 7:30-8:00 p.m., through- 96 starts by Kickert ranks third in the history of out the season. During the show fans will be able the SMC program. to ask coach Bennett questions from the restau- rant, as well as submit a weekly online question COLLINS GAELS’ SECOND OPTION through the athletic website. The online ques- With the loss of four starters from the 2004-05 tions form is available on the men’s basketball squad, Brett Collins moves into the roll as the page at www.SMCGaels.com. Gaels’ second scoring option. Last season Collins SMC Men’s Basketball Game Notes Page 3 COLLINS PERFECT TO OPEN SEASON THE LAST TIME OUT Saint Mary’s Record When... Junior wing Brett Collins opened the season Overall record ...... 1-0 Brett Collins, Daniel Kickert and Reda Conference record ...... 0-0 with a perfect night, making all five of his shots Monday ...... 0-0 from the field. Aside from going 5-for-5 from the Rhalimi each scored 12 points and Rafael Tuesday ...... 0-0 floor, Collins hit both of his 3-point attempts, DaSilva added 10 as the Saint Mary’s men’s Wednesday ...... 0-0 pulled down five rebounds and dished out a basketball team cruised to a 93-41 season-open- Thursday ...... 0-0 game-high four assists. ing victory over UC Santa Cruz on Friday night Friday ...... 1-0 in front of 1,978 fans at McKeon Pavilion. Saturday ...... 0-0 RPI WATCH Sunday ...... 0-0 Collins did not miss a shot, hitting all five Playing at Home ...... 1-0 Following the NCAA Tournament season of floor attempts, as the Gaels, an NCAA Playing on the Road ...... 0-0 2004-05, Saint Mary’s finished last season with Tournament team last year, had no trouble Playing at a Neutral Site ...... 0-0 an RPI of 30, the highest in the history of the against their Division III rival. Collins also Leading at Halftime ...... 1-0 program. It was also the fourth highest RPI in led the Gaels with four assists in 22 minutes Trailing at Halftime ...... 0-0 the history of the West Coast Conference. Tied at Halftime ...... 0-0 of action. Shooting better FG% than opponent ...... 1-0 Kickert, a two-time all-West Coast KICKERT NAMED PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN Shooting same FG% as opponent ...... 0-0 Conference first-team selection, hit a 3- Senior forward Daniel Kickert was named to the Shooting worse FG% than opponent ...... 0-0 pointer for Saint Mary’s first basket and the Shooting better 3-FG% than opponent ...... 1-0 CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major preseason All- Shooting same 3-FG% as opponent ...... 0-0 America team, which was announced on Nov. 3. Gaels never looked back. Rhalimi, who tied Shooting worse 3-FG% than opponent ...... 0-0 Kickert entered his senior season averaging 14.8 his career scoring high, added two more Shooting better FT% than opponent ...... 1-0 points and 5.4 rebounds in three seasons with baskets, as the Gaels opened the game with Shooting same FT% as opponent ...... 0-0 Saint Mary’s. He is coming off a junior campaign a 10-0 run. Shooting worse FT% than opponent ...... 0-0 when he averaged career-highs with 16.6 points Saint Mary’s, which had a big height Outrebound opponent ...... 1-0 Outrebounded by opponent ...... 0-0 and 6.6 rebounds per tilt. advantage, out-rebounded UC Santa Cruz by Same Rebounds as opponent ...... 0-0 a 46-16 margin and outscored the Banana DASILVA CONFIDENT IN FIRST START Slugs 36-8 in the paint. Freshman Diamon When SMC Scores... Sophomore guard Rafael “Hafa” DaSilva also Simpson had a game-high nine rebounds 35-49 Points ...... 0-0 made his first career start against UC Santa Cruz. and was one of three Gaels with nine 50-59 Points ...... 0-0 In his first collegiate start, Hafa scored a career- 60-69 Points ...... 0-0 points, including a jam spike rebound that 70-79 Points ...... 0-0 high 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting from the floor, gave Saint Mary’s an 84-32 lead with 4:35 80-89 Points ...... 0-0 all three misses came from behind the arc. DaSilva left in the fourth. 90-99 Points ...... 1-0 pulled down two boards and had two assists and Combined with Simpson’s nine points, 100+ Points ...... 0-0 two steals. the Gael freshmen collected 27 of the teams total points. Ian O’Leary came off the When Final Margin was... SAINT MARY’S IN SEASON OPENERS 1 point ...... 0-0 With the win over UC Santa Cruz on Nov. 18, bench to score nine points and lead the 2 points ...... 0-0 Saint Mary’s improved to 53-40 in season open- Gaels with three steals and Wayne Hunter five or less ...... 0-0 added seven points on 3-of-5 shooting from 10 or less ...... 0-0 ers. The Gaels have won their last three season- between 11-20 ...... 0-0 opening games. the floor. more than 20 ...... 1-0 As a team, the Gaels shot 57.4 percent KICKERT 1-OF-7 TO GO 50/40/80 IN 2004-05 from the field, making 31 of 54 shots from The last time a Gael... Last season, Daniel Kickert was just one of seven the field. Equally as impressive, the Gaels Scored 40 or more points players in the country to shoot better than 50 knocked down 12 of 25 attempts from 3- ...... 40 by Paul Marigney vs. Pepperdine (2/29/04) Scored 30 or more points percent from the floor, 40 percent from 3-point point land and 19 of 24 shots from the free ...... 32 Daniel Kickert at San Diego (2/26/05) range and 80 percent from the free throw line. throw line. Totaled 20 or more rebounds Kickert shot 53.8 percent (496-950) from the ...... 20 by Ken Jones vs. Santa Clara, (2/15/79) floor, 47.1 percent (66-140) from 3-point land, Totaled 15 or more rebounds and 84.6 percent (104-124) from the free throw ...... 15 by Frederic Adjiwanou at USF (2/25/05) line. For his career, Kickert shoots 52 percent Totaled 10 or more rebounds from the field, 44 percent from three, and 79 ... 10 Paul Marigney vs. Southern Illinois (3/17/05) Recorded a double-double (pts./reb.) percent from the charity stripe...... 20/11 Paul Marigney vs. #11 Gonzaga (3/7/05) KICKERT VOTED TOP-FIVE PLAYER IN WCC The last time the Gaels... In addition to the preseason coaches’ poll, the Played an overtime game WCC coaches also voted for its top five return- ...... W, 81-77 (3ot) at USF (2/24/05) ing players. Senior forward Daniel Kickert, a cannot compete until the end of his second se- Scored 100 or more points two-time All-WCC First Team honoree, was ...... 104 vs. Pepperdine (2/29/04) mester at Saint Mary’s. The NCAA requires a Allowed 100 or more points voted to the team by the eight coaches. J.P. transfer to complete a year of residency at their ...... 105 by Gonzaga, (3/3/01) Batista, Adam Morrison, and Derek Raivio of current institution before the player can com- Had 50 or more rebounds Gonzaga and Pooh Jeter of Portland join Kickert pete for his new school...... 51 at San Francisco (2/24/05) on the list. Had 20 or more assists ...... 20 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) THREE FROM 2004-05 PLAYING PROFESSIONALLY WINSTON BECOMES ELIGIBLE IN DECEMBER Had 12 or more steals Three of the four seniors from the 2004-05 UNLV transfer John Winston will be eligible to ...... 14 at Loyola Marymount (1/22/05) season is now playing at the professional level. Defeated an opponent by 20 or more points play for Saint Mary’s on December 10 when the Guard E.J. Rowland made the final cuts with the ..... 93-41 (52 Points) vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Gaels travel to Tucson to take on the Arizona Florida Flame of the NBA Developmental League. Played a ranked opponent Wildcats. Winston was a midseason transfer Forwards Jonathan Sanders and Frederic ...... L, 80-67 vs. #11 Gonzaga (3/7/05) for the Gaels in 2004-05 and completes his Adjiwanou are playing overseas. Sanders is play- Defeated a ranked opponent NCAA transfer requirements on December 9...... vs. #11 Gonzaga (89-81) (1/8/05) ing for Akademija MRU in the NKL of Lithuania Winston can practice with the team, but he and Adjiwanou inked a contract with Reims SMC Men’s Basketball Game Notes Page 4 RCB of France. HEAD COACH RANDY BENNETT Associated Press Top 25 Poll Randy Bennett took over as the men’s head SMC SET TO PLAY 16-GAME HOME SLATE As of November 21, 2005 basketball coach prior to the 2001-02 season Saint Mary’s will match a school record with 16 No. School Record Points Prev and has been successful in bringing the excite- 1 Duke 3-0 1793 1 home games this season, equaling the mark of 2 Texas 2-0 1692 2 the 2004-05 squad. Last season SMC posted a ment back to the Gael basketball program. 3 Connecticut 1-0 1647 3 school record 15 wins in 16 games at home, Now in his fifth season as the head coach of 4 Villanova 1-0 1474 5 posting the best home winning percentage in the Gaels, Bennett has a 69-56 overall record 5 Oklahoma 1-0 1454 6 school history at .937 percent. and a 29-27 mark in conference games. 6 Louisville 1-0 1359 7 Last season he guided the Gaels to a school 7 Kentucky 2-0 1329 8 GAELS PICKED SECOND IN WCC PRESEASON POLL record 25 wins as the Gaels posted a 25-9 record 8 Gonzaga 1-0 1262 9 When the West Coast Conference released the and advanced the to NCAA Tournament for 9 Arizona 0-0 1255 10 2005-06 preseason coaches’ poll, the Gaels were the first time since the 1996-97 season. The 10 Boston College 2-0 1164 11 picked second by the eight conference coaches, 11 Memphis 2-0 1105 12 NCAA Tournament berth was just the fourth 12 Michigan State 0-1 915 4 marking the second straight year SMC was in the history of the program. 13 West Virginia 2-0 775 14 picked second in the coaches’ poll. Saint Mary’s, In his four years at SMC, Bennett has led the 14 Florida 4-0 754 NR which is coming off back-to-back second place SMC to the semifinals of the West Coast 15 Illinois 2-0 642 17 WCC finishes, received one first place vote and Conference tournament each year, which 16 UCLA 3-0 612 18 45 points. Gonzaga holds the top spot with 62 included tournament final appearances in each 17 Syracuse 3-1 545 16 points and six first place votes. Portland received of the past two years. 43 points for third place and garnered the final 18 Iowa 2-0 511 20 In his tenure at SMC, Bennett has coached 19 Alabama 2-1 400 15 first place vote. 20 Indiana 1-0 310 23 five players to First Team All-WCC honors and one Defensive Player of the Year award. Addi- 21 George Washington 0-0 305 21 2005-06 WCC PRESEASON COACHES POLL 22 Nevada 1-0 301 22 1. Gonzaga 62 (6) tionally, Kickert was named to the 23 Maryland 1-0 289 24 2. Saint Mary’s 45 (1) CollegeInsider.com All-Freshman Team, hon- 24 Wake Forest 3-1 277 19 3. Portland 43 (1) oring the top-20 freshmen in Division I basket- 25 Washington 4-0 228 NR 4. Loyola Marymount 40 ball in 2002 and in 2004, Kickert was named the WCC Player of the Year by Others Receiving Votes: Iowa St. 227, Stanford 189, N.C. State 5. Santa Clara 36 107, Hawaii 96, Georgetown 60, Kansas 59, LSU 48, Ohio St. 6. San Francisco 28 CollegeInsider.com. 45, Wisconsin 30, Michigan 26, N. Iowa 26, Old Dominion 19, 7. San Diego 20 In his first year, he guided the team to a 9- North Carolina 13, Oklahoma St. 12, Ohio 11, Miami 9, Temple 8. Pepperdine 14 20 record, which was seven wins better than 6, Arkansas 4, Bucknell 4, Charlotte 2, Texas Tech 2, Harvard 1, (First place votes) Houston 1, Mississippi St. 1, New Mexico 1, UC Irvine 1, Utah St. the previous year. In year two, the 15-15 overall 1, Vanderbilt 1. record was six wins better than 2001-02 season, HOME SWEET HOME and 13 wins more than when he took over as ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll In four years as the head coach of the Gaels, the head coach. As of October 28, 2005 Randy Bennett has led the Gaels to a 39-19 record in McKeon Pavilion. With a 1-0 record at NON-CONFERENCE H OME W IN S TREAK AT 14 GAMES No. School Record Points Prev home this season, Saint Mary’s has posted a 26- Following its 93-41 win over UC Santa Cruz in 1. Duke (29) 1-0 771 1 the home opener, Saint Mary’s is currently riding 2. Texas (2) 0-0 730 3 4 (.866) home record the last three years. Saint 3. Connecticut 0-0 717 2 Mary’s posted a school record 15-1 record in a 14-game home winning streak against non- 4. Villanova 0-0 650 4 McKeon Pavilion last year, and a 10-3 home conference opponents. Since dropping an 84-83 5. Oklahoma 0-0 637 6 record in 2003-04. overtime game to USC on Dec. 6, 2003, the Gaels 6. Louisville 0-0 573 8 have defeated all non-conference opponents 7. Kentucky 2-0 551 10 GAELS TO MAKE 10 TV APPEARANCES that have entered McKeon Pavilion. Looking 8. Arizona 0-0 538 9 This season the Saint Mary’s men’s basketball back to the 2002-03 season, Saint Mary’s has won 9. Gonzaga 0-0 537 7 team will appear on television 10 times. SMC will 16 of 17 home game against non-conference foes. 10. Boston College 0-0 511 11 appear on the ESPN network three times, Fox 11. Memphis 0-0 457 12 Sports Net (FSN) six times, and once on CSTV. GAELS SIGN TWO IN EARLY SIGNING PERIOD 12. Michigan State 0-0 379 5 The first televised game of the season will be on In the early signing period, Saint Mary’s has 13. West Virginia 2-0 332 15 Nov. 26 when the Gaels are on the road at signed two players for the 2006-07 season. SMC 14. Illinois 0-0 269 17 Colorado on FSN. The featured TV game this has signed Tron Smith and Omar Samham for 15. Florida 2-0 264 NR season is SMC’s appearance on ESPN’s “Big next season. Smith, a 6-2 guard, is currently 16. UCLA 0-0 256 18 Monday” against Gonzaga on Feb. 4. The CSTV playing for Citrus College in Southern Califor- 17. Iowa 1-0 224 20 game will have the Gaels matched up against San nia, after playing for Arizona State during the 18. Alabama 0-0 194 14 2002-03 season. Samham, a 7-0 center, prepped 19. Syracuse 2-0 190 16 Diego, in the Jenny Craig Pavilion on Feb 20. 20. Maryland 0-0 182 21 at San Ramon Valley High School where he 21. Indiana 0-0 174 22 SMC PARTICIPATE IN BRACKET BUSTER SATURDAY averaged 22 points, 13 rebounds, and four blocks 22. George Washington 0-0 112 24 Saint Mary’s will be one of 100 teams that will during his senior season. 23. Iowa State 0-0 99 23 participate in the 2006 ESPN Bracket Buster 24. Wake Forest 2-0 94 18 Saturday event. The Gaels will draw a home game NEXT WEEK IN GAEL HOOPS 25. Stanford 0-0 90 13 on either Feb. 17 or 18 and the opponent and Saint Mary’s will return home to the friendly date will be announced on Feb. 1. Eleven of the confines of McKeon Pavilion for one game next OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: N.C. State 89, Washington 73, 50 match-ups pitting potential NCAA Tourna- week. The lone game for the Gaels will be against Nevada 72, Ohio State 58, Kansas 50, LSU 44, Wisconsin 44, Rutgers Scarlet Knights of the Big East Confer- Oklahoma State 26, Old Dominion 16, Northern Iowa 10, New ment hopefuls against each other, will be tele- Mexico 9, Georgetown 7, Georgia Tech 7, Hawaii 7, Xavier 6, vised nationally, highlighted by a total of six ence on Saturday, December 3, with tipoff slated Western Kentucky 5, Arkansas 4, Michigan 4, Texas Tech 3, games on ESPN or ESPN2. An additional five for 7:05 p.m. Vanderbilt 3, Ohio 2, Utah 1, Utah State 1, North Carolina 1, games will be aired on ESPNU. Mississippi St. 1, Bucknell 1.

SMC Men’s Basketball Game Notes Page 5 Career Highs

00 ERIK BOND 1 RON WHITE 2 WAYNE HUNTER CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS Points: 6 vs. Sacramento State (12/17/04) Points: None Points: 7 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Rebounds: 2 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Rebounds: 3 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Rebounds: 1 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FG Made: 2 vs. Sacramento State (12/17/04) FG Made: None FG Made: 3 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FG Att: 6 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FG Att: 1 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FG Att: 5 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 3pt. FG Made: 2 vs. Sacramento State (12/17/04) 3pt. FG Made: None 3pt. FG Made: 1 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 3pt. FG Att: 4 Twice (vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05)) 3pt. FG Att: None 3pt. FG Att: 2 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FT Made: 2 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FT Made: None FT Made: None FT Att: 2 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FT Att: None FT Att: None Assists: 1 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Assists: 1 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Assists: 2 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Steals: 2 vs. Sacramento State (12/17/04) Steals: None Steals: 1 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Blocks: 2 vs. Sacramento State (12/17/04) Blocks: None Blocks: None Min. Played: 13 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Min. Played: 11 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Min. Played: 18 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05)

3 RAFAEL DASILVA 4 IAN O’LEARY 5 REDA RHALIMI CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS Points: 10 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Points: 9 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Points: 12 Twice (UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05)) Rebounds: 2 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Rebounds: 4 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Rebounds: 7 vs. Loyola-Chicago (12/29/03) FG Made: 4 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FG Made: 2 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FG Made: 5 vs. UC Santa Cruz (12/14/03) FG Att: 7 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FG Att: 5 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FG Att: 7 vs. UC Santa Cruz (12/14/03) 3pt. FG Made: 1 3x (vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05)) 3pt. FG Made: 2 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 3pt. FG Made: None 3pt. FG Att: 4 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 3pt. FG Att: 4 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 3pt. FG Att: None FT Made: 4 vs. NDNU (12/5/04) FT Made: 3 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FT Made: 4 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FT Att: 4 vs. NDNU (12/5/04) FT Att: 4 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FT Att: 4 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Assists: 2 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Assists: 1 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Assists: 1 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Steals: 2 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Steals: 3 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Steals: None Blocks: None Blocks: None Blocks: 1 Twice (vs. San Diego St. - 1/6/04) Min. Played: 18 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Min. Played: 18 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Min. Played: 19 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05)

13 KEVIN MCCAUGHEY 14 DANIEL KICKERT 20 DIAMON SIMPSON CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS Points: 2 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Points: 32 at San Diego (2/26/05) Points: 9 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Rebounds: None Rebounds: 13 vs. Belmont (11/11/04) Rebounds: 9 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FG Made: 1 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FG Made: 11 3x (at LMU 1/22/05) FG Made: 2 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FG Att: 1 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FG Att: 18 vs. Memphis (11/18/04) FG Att: 4 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 3pt. FG Made: None 3pt. FG Made: 7 vs. Gonzaga (3/7/05) 3pt. FG Made: 1 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 3pt. FG Att: None 3pt. FG Att: 13 vs. Gonzaga (3/7/05) 3pt. FG Att: 1 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FT Made: None FT Made: 12 vs. San Francisco (1/30/05) FT Made: 4 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FT Att: None FT Att: 13 vs. San Francisco (1/30/05) FT Att: 6 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Assists: 2 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Assists: 4 3 Times (vs. Radford 12/28/04) Assists: None Steals: 1 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Steals: 3 Twice (San Francisco-1/30/05) Steals: 1 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Blocks: None Blocks: 4 vs. San Diego (1/24/04) Blocks: 1 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Min. Played: 12 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Min. Played: 47 at San Francisco (2/25/05) Min. Played: 16 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05)

21 JASON WALBERG 23 BRETT COLLINS 24 TODD GOLDEN CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS Points: 18 at UNLV (11/23/04) Points: 18 vs. Sacramento State (12/17/04) Points: 6 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Rebounds: 9 at San Francisco (2/25/05) Rebounds: 8 vs. Radford (12/28/04) Rebounds: 4 vs. Belmont (11/11/04) FG Made: 6 at UNLV (11/23/04) FG Made: 6 Twice (vs. Sac St. 12/17/04) FG Made: 2 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FG Att: 7 at UNLV (11/23/04) FG Att: 11 3 Times (vs. Murray St. 12/29/04) FG Att: 5 vs. Belmont (11/11/04) 3pt. FG Made: 4 at UNLV (11/23/04) 3pt. FG Made: 3 vs. Gonzaga (1/8/05) 3pt. FG Made: 2 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 3pt. FG Att: 9 vs. Memphis (11/18/04) 3pt. FG Att: 5 (vs. UCSC - 12/14/03) 3pt. FG Att: 5 vs. Belmont (11/11/04) FT Made: 3 vs. Belmont (11/11/04) FT Made: 6 Twice (NDNU (12/5/04)) FT Made: 1 vs. Belmont (11/11/04) FT Att: 4 vs. Belmont (11/11/04) FT Att: 6 Three Times (NDNU (12/5/04)) FT Att: 2 vs. Belmont (11/11/04) Assists: 4 Twice (vs. BYU 1/4/05) Assists: 5 vs. UCSC - 12/14/03 Assists: 3 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Steals: 2 vs. Murray St. (12/29/04) Steals: 2 Three Times (vs. Sac St. 12/17/04) Steals: 1 Twice (San Francisco St.(11/21/04) Blocks: 1 4 Times (vs. Gonzaga 1/8/05) Blocks: 1 Six Times (vs. BYU 1/4/05) Blocks: None Min. Played: 40 at UNLV (11/23/04) Min. Played: 29 at California (11/12/04) Min. Played: 29 vs. Belmont (11/11/04)

32 JOHN WINSTON 33 BLAKE SHOLBERG CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS Points: Points: 12 vs. NDNU (12/5/04) Rebounds: Rebounds: 8 Twice (at #17 Gonzaga - 2/3/05) FG Made: FG Made: 6 vs. NDNU (12/5/04) FG Att: FG Att: 7 Twice (vs. NDNU 12/5/04) 3pt. FG Made: 3pt. FG Made: 1 vs. Santa Clara (1/22/04) 3pt. FG Att: 3pt. FG Att: 1 Twice (at #17 Gonzaga - 2/3/05) FT Made: FT Made: 2 Twice (at BYU - 1/2/04) FT Att: FT Att: 6 vs. Mississippi St. (11/19/04) Assists: Assists: 1 Five Times (NDNU 12/5/04) Steals: Steals: 1 vs. UC Santa Cruz (12/14/03) Blocks: Blocks: 3 vs. San Francisco St. (11/21/04) Min. Played: Min. Played: 27 vs. Mississippi St. (11/19/04)

SMC Men’s Basketball Game Notes Page 6 2005-06 Season Highs

00 ERIK BOND 1 RON WHITE 2 WAYNE HUNTER SEASON HIGHS SEASON HIGHS SEASON HIGHS Points: 5 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Points: None Points: 7 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Rebounds: 2 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Rebounds: 3 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Rebounds: 1 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FG Made: 1 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FG Made: None FG Made: 3 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FG Att: 6 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FG Att: 1 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FG Att: 5 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 3pt. FG Made: 1 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 3pt. FG Made: None 3pt. FG Made: 1 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 3pt. FG Att: 4 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 3pt. FG Att: None 3pt. FG Att: 2 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FT Made: 2 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FT Made: None FT Made: None FT Att: 2 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FT Att: None FT Att: None Assists: 1 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Assists: 1 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Assists: 2 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Steals: None Steals: None Steals: 1 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Blocks: None Blocks: None Blocks: None Min. Played: 13 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Min. Played: 11 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Min. Played: 18 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05)

3 RAFAEL DASILVA 4 IAN O’LEARY 5 REDA RHALIMI SEASON HIGHS SEASON HIGHS SEASON HIGHS Points: 10 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Points: 9 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Points: 12 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Rebounds: 2 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Rebounds: 4 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Rebounds: 2 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FG Made: 4 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FG Made: 2 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FG Made: 4 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FG Att: 7 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FG Att: 5 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FG Att: 6 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 3pt. FG Made: 1 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 3pt. FG Made: 2 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 3pt. FG Made: None 3pt. FG Att: 4 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 3pt. FG Att: 4 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 3pt. FG Att: None FT Made: 1 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FT Made: 3 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FT Made: 4 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FT Att: 2 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FT Att: 4 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FT Att: 4 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Assists: 2 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Assists: 1 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Assists: 1 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Steals: 2 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Steals: 3 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Steals: None Blocks: None Blocks: None Blocks: None Min. Played: 18 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Min. Played: 18 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Min. Played: 19 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05)

13 KEVIN MCCAUGHEY 14 DANIEL KICKERT 20 DIAMON SIMPSON SEASON HIGHS SEASON HIGHS SEASON HIGHS Points: 2 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Points: 12 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Points: 9 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Rebounds: None Rebounds: 8 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Rebounds: 9 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FG Made: 1 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FG Made: 4 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FG Made: 2 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FG Att: 1 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FG Att: 6 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FG Att: 4 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 3pt. FG Made: None 3pt. FG Made: 2 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 3pt. FG Made: 1 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 3pt. FG Att: None 3pt. FG Att: 4 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 3pt. FG Att: 1 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FT Made: None FT Made: 2 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FT Made: 4 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FT Att: None FT Att: 2 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FT Att: 6 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Assists: 2 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Assists: 2 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Assists: None Steals: 1 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Steals: 1 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Steals: 1 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Blocks: None Blocks: 1 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Blocks: 1 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Min. Played: 12 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Min. Played: 22 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Min. Played: 16 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05)

21 JASON WALBERG 23 BRETT COLLINS 24 TODD GOLDEN SEASON HIGHS SEASON HIGHS SEASON HIGHS Points: Points: 12 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Points: 6 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Rebounds: Rebounds: 5 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Rebounds: 3 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FG Made: FG Made: 5 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FG Made: 2 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FG Att: FG Att: 5 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FG Att: 4 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 3pt. FG Made: 3pt. FG Made: 2 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 3pt. FG Made: 2 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 3pt. FG Att: 3pt. FG Att: 2 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 3pt. FG Att: 4 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FT Made: FT Made: None FT Made: None FT Att: FT Att: None FT Att: None Assists: Assists: 4 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Assists: 3 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Steals: Steals: None Steals: None Blocks: Blocks: None Blocks: None Min. Played: Min. Played: 22 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Min. Played: 17 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05)

32 JOHN WINSTON 33 BLAKE SHOLBERG SEASON HIGHS SEASON HIGHS Points: Points: 9 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Rebounds: Rebounds: 5 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FG Made: FG Made: 3 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FG Att: FG Att: 4 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) 3pt. FG Made: 3pt. FG Made: None 3pt. FG Att: 3pt. FG Att: None FT Made: FT Made: 3 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) FT Att: FT Att: 4 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Assists: Assists: 1 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Steals: Steals: 1 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05) Blocks: Blocks: None Min. Played: Min. Played: 14 vs. UC Santa Cruz (11/18/05)

SMC Men’s Basketball Game Notes Page 7 2005-06 Season Box Scores

Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS UC Santa Cruz vs Saint Mary's (CA) 11/18/05 7:05 PM at Moraga, CA (McKeon Pavilion) ------VISITORS: UC Santa Cruz 0-1 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 11 MAEDA, Bryan...... * 4-7 2-5 0-0 0 1 1 1 10 1 2 0 1 24 14 HERRERA, Jimmy...... * 2-6 1-2 0-0 0 2 2 4 5 3 5 0 0 28 21 HUTTON, Lorenzo..... * 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 34 PECK, Charlie...... * 2-4 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 1 4 0 2 1 2 18 42 MILLER, Jon...... * 2-7 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 5 4 1 2 0 2 20 20 MERCADO, Jimmy...... 1-5 0-4 0-0 0 1 1 2 2 1 2 0 0 21 22 HICKS, Michael...... 3-6 3-6 0-0 0 0 0 0 9 0 2 0 0 12 24 HOLLAND-LASSITER, N. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 30 BARREDA, Fernando... 1-8 0-0 1-1 2 1 3 1 3 0 2 0 0 22 32 HEREDIA, Jarrod..... 0-0 0-0 2-2 2 0 2 3 2 0 2 1 1 20 44 HOLMES, Murphy...... 0-6 0-2 2-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 16 TEAM...... 3 3 Totals...... 15-51 6-22 5-5 5 11 16 20 41 6 22 2 6 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 5-22 22.7% 2nd Half: 10-29 34.5% Game: 29.4% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-8 25.0% 2nd Half: 4-14 28.6% Game: 27.3% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 3-3 100 % 2nd Half: 2-2 100 % Game: 100 % 0

------HOME TEAM: Saint Mary's (CA) 1-0 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 03 DaSILVA, Rafael..... * 4-7 1-4 1-2 0 2 2 0 10 2 1 0 2 18 05 RHALIMI, Reda...... * 4-6 0-0 4-4 1 1 2 4 12 1 2 0 0 19 14 KICKERT, Daniel..... * 4-6 2-4 2-2 1 7 8 1 12 2 1 1 1 22 23 COLLINS, Brett...... * 5-5 2-2 0-0 2 3 5 0 12 4 5 0 0 22 24 GOLDEN, Todd...... * 2-4 2-4 0-0 1 2 3 0 6 3 2 0 0 17 00 BOND, Erik...... 1-6 1-4 2-2 0 2 2 2 5 1 0 0 0 13 01 WHITE, Ron...... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 4 0 1 1 0 0 11 02 HUNTER, Wayne...... 3-5 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 7 2 2 0 1 18 04 O'LEARY, Ian...... 2-5 2-4 3-4 1 3 4 1 9 1 2 0 3 18 13 McCAUGHEY, Kevin.... 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 12 20 SIMPSON, Diamon..... 2-4 1-1 4-6 4 5 9 3 9 0 2 1 1 16 33 SHOLBERG, Blake..... 3-4 0-0 3-4 3 2 5 0 9 1 0 0 1 14 TEAM...... 1 1 2 Totals...... 31-54 12-25 19-24 14 32 46 16 93 20 18 2 10 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 17-27 63.0% 2nd Half: 14-27 51.9% Game: 57.4% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 7-15 46.7% 2nd Half: 5-10 50.0% Game: 48.0% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 7-8 87.5% 2nd Half: 12-16 75.0% Game: 79.2% 3

------Officials: Ken Ditty, Alan Pierce, Marc Beasley Technical fouls: UC Santa Cruz-None. Saint Mary's (CA)-None. Attendance: 1978 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total UC Santa Cruz...... 15 26 - 41 Saint Mary's (CA)...... 48 45 - 93 ID-387248

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