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PageSeason Informat Previewion More Experience, Improved Depth, Better Overall Defensive Play…Those are three key ingredients the University of Houston basketball team plans to use in its efforts to return to postseason play in 2007-08. Last season, Houston played most of the season without two of its most experienced players when junior forward Sam Anderson left the team for personal reasons after the first outlook five games, and three-year starting point guard Lanny Smith was limited to just four contests after undergoing preseason surgery on his left foot. In addition, junior-college transfer Tafari Toney was limited in his ability to run most of the year while he recovered from preseason knee surgery. season As a result, junior-college transfer Robert McKiver (Mc-key-ver) was forced to take over the point guard position and Houston began the season with just two returning starters in Oliver Lafayette and Jahmar Thorpe. McKiver earned All-Conference USA First Team honors after averaging 2007-08 19.2 points per game and leading the league in minutes played with an average of 37.5 per game. His scoring average ranked second among C-USA leaders, and he set school records for most three-point field goals in a game (nine vs. Prairie View A&M) and a single season with 116, while averaging 3.4 assists per contest. Lafayette averaged 35.8 minutes per game. He scored 14.3 points per contest and led Conference USA with 2.36 steals per game, while Thorpe aver- aged 10.9 points and 6.1 rebounds in 30.8 minutes per contest. Houston’s other two starters were Marcus Malone, who averaged 7.2 points per game as a junior-college transfer, and Dion Dowell, who chipped in

2007-08 Preview Starters Returning: Three Robert McKiver, 6-3, 170, Sr., G, 19.2 ppg, 3.4 apg Dion Dowell, 6-6, 205, Sr., F, 11.1 ppg, 5.8 rpg Marcus Malone, 6-5, 215, Sr., G, 7.2 ppg, 1.4 apg

Starters Lost: Two Oliver Lafayette, 6-2, G, 14.3 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 2.4 spg Jahmar Thorpe, 6-6, F, 10.9 ppg, 6.1 rpg

Other Lettermen Returning: Three- Six overall Robert McKiver earned All-Conference USA First Team honors after averaging Tafari Toney, 6-8, 241, Sr., C-F, 3.0, ppg, 2.6 rpg 19.2 points per game and 3.4 assists per game. Nick Mosley, 6-8, 210, So., C, 2.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg Kyle Hatcher, 6-2, 170, So., G, 1.3 ppg with 11.1 points and 5.8 rebounds per game after joining the team in December as a mid-year transfer. Other Lettermen Lost: One “We were forced to stick with guys for better or worse,” head coach Tom Robert Lee, 6-2, G, 5.8 ppg, 3.3 rpg Penders said. “There were a lot of guys pacing themselves in order to stay Charlie Jones, 6-0, 175, G, 0.8 ppg, 0.5 rpg on the floor. If we had stayed intact, we could have had won four or five more games.” Medical Redshirt Returning: One That difference cost Houston its third straight postseason tournament Lanny Smith, 6-3, 194, Sr., G, 12.1 ppg, 5.4 apg in 2005-06 berth.

New Players: Seven six Returning Lettermen Marcus Cousin, 6-11, 245, Jr., This season, the Cougars return McKiver, Malone and Dowell from last Kelvin Lewis, 6-4, 175, So. Guard season’s starting lineup. In addition, Smith is slated to return at the point posi- Horace McGloster, 6-7, 210, Fr. Forward tion, if he can remain healthy and injury free. Penders is hoping for the same Yan Moukoury, 6-7, 225, Fr., Forward type of production that Smith enjoyed when he averaged 12.1 points and 5.4 Zamal Nixon, 6-1, 170, Fr., Guard assists per game when he earned All-Region and All-Conference USA Third- Brockeith Pane, 6-2, 200, Fr., Guard Team honors. DaShaun Williams, 6-2, 200, Jr. Guard In addition, four other lettermen return from last season. They are senior forward-center Tafari (Ta-Far-eye) Toney, sophomore post Nick Mosley, and 2006-07 In Review sophomore walk-on Kyle Hatcher. 2006-07 Overall Record: 18-15 Toney played with limited mobility most of last season and averaged 3.0 2006-07 C-USA Record/Finish: 10-6/Third points and 2.6 rebounds in 27 games. Mosley chipped in 2.5 points and 3.4 2006-07 C-USA Tournament Record: 2-1 rebounds, while Hatcher scored four points in three games.

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Senior forward Dion Dowell averaged 11.1 points and 5.8 rebounds in his first season at Houston.

Six Highly Talented Newcomers “DaShaun is a very good decision maker who can run the fast break or run Penders also has to blend in six highly talented newcomers with the re- an offensive system,” Penders said. “He also knows how to feed the post and turning players. Headlining the list of new players is All-American junior-college brings a lot of maturity to the floor.” guard DaShaun Williams from Monroe College in the Bronx, N.Y. Joining him Williams earned Third-Team All-American and the NJCAA Region 15 Player are Kelvin Lewis, a transfer from Auburn who received a waiver from the NCAA of the Year honors after averaging 17.9 points and 6.2 assists per game as a and is immediately eligible, along with pair of freshmen guards and two fresh- sophomore at Monroe. His 6.2 assists average ranked 24th nationally. men forwards. The guards are Zamal Nixon from Boys and Girls High School in “Zamal Nixon is a pure-point guard, who knows how to play,” Penders said. Brooklyn and Brockeith Pane from Carter High School in Dallas. The two forwards “He has a chance to be a special player before it’s all said and done.” are Horace McGloster from Genesis One Christian School in Mendenhall, Miss., A seventh-team All-Metro New York selection, Nixon was one of the Top and Yan Moukoury of Christian Life High School in Baton Rouge, La. Five 2007 senior point guards in New York by Hoopscoop.com. He averaged “I think this year’s team has a good mixture of five senior veterans who 16.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 5.6 assists at Boys and Girls High School, which have a lot of experience and some young, inexperienced, but highly talented finished the season with a 30-4 record and was ranked among the nation’s Top players,” Penders said. “This team also has a lot of players who have been 75 high school teams. leaders in the past, and therefore, should have a high basketball I.Q.” With Smith returning, combined with the addition of Williams and Nixon, The other thing Penders likes about his roster is that there is more than Penders anticipates being able to move McKiver back to his more natural two- one true point guard. guard spot most of the time. “Last year, Lanny Smith was the only true point guard on our roster,” Penders added. “When he went down, we had to simplify our offense, and we didn’t win McKiver Heads List of Two Guards as many games as we would have won with him on the floor. This season, he will “(Robert McKiver) had a great year last season considering how many have the leg up for the starting point position if he is healthy and injury free.” minutes he had to play and the fact he was playing a new position,” Penders said. “He had defenses keying on him at the point and still led us in scoring. Playing off Additional Depth At The Point Position the ball more, it won’t be as easy for defenses to focus on him. I also don’t think If Smith isn’t, Penders can turn the reins over to a pair of newcomers in there will be as much pressure on him to score this year, so that should help him DaShaun Williams and Zamal Nixon. improve his shooting percentages, and in turn, help us as a team.”

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PageSeason Informat Previewion Joining McKiver at the two spot will be senior guard Marcus Malone– who started 19 games on the perimeter last season– Kelvin Lewis and Brockeith Pane. “We have been stressing defense a If needed, Williams also can move from the point position. “Marcus was a very good defensive player and clutch shooter by the end lot during the off-season, and I think of last season,” Penders said. “In the last five games, he either won or tied some outlook

games when he made a clutch shot. That has to build his confidence, which is something I felt he lacked coming into last season.” it will be the strength of this year’s Malone averaged 7.2 points for the Cougars last season after he opened the year netting a season-best 25 points at Rhode Island. He also developed season into one of Houston’s top defenders at the end of the year. His best game team.” defensively was against Rice in the C-USA Tournament, when he held C-USA Player of the Year Morris Almond to 11 points. - Houston head coach Tom Penders Lewis averaged 3.6 points as a freshman at Auburn after undergoing 2007-08 foot surgery just before the first game of the 2006-07 season. His best game came against Kentucky when he scored a career-high 14 points against the If needed, Penders also can turn to Williams to play some at the two- Wildcats. He also scored 10 points versus Tennessee State and nine points guard position. against Georgia. “DaShaun is a point guard first, but can play either guard position,” Penders Pane was named an All-State and All-Metro selections by the Dallas said. “He is big and strong enough to guard a 6-4 or 6-5 player.” Morning News. He also was chosen the District 11-5A Player of the Year after averaging 24.6 points and 7.4 rebounds per game as a senior. True Center On The Front Line “Brockeith is a very strong player who gets into your face defensively,” In addition to his extensive depth in the backcourt, Penders also is excited Penders said. “Offensively, he is similar to Tony Parker in that he loves to get to have Cousin (Coo-zon) joining Houston’s front line. A 6-feet, 11-inch transfer into the paint. He also can finish plays well, and is a good passer once he gets from Seton Hall, Cousin started 13 games for the Pirates during his sophomore inside.” season. Despite playing most of the year with an ankle sprain, Cousin aver- aged 2.1 points and 3.7 rebounds in 23 games. His best scoring output was 11 points against Morgan State, and he grabbed 12 rebounds in two games against Tulane and St. Peter’s. “He gives us a legitimate center,” Penders said. “In the past three years, people have said that we were nothing but a three-point shooting team, but that is what we had to do in order to compete. When you have inside talent, you take advantage of it, but if you don’t, you have to mask it and do the best you can without it. This year, Marcus will allow us to have a different type of team at the offensive end.”

Deep Four-Spot The addition of Cousin also allows Toney to move to his more natural four spot on the floor, where he will compete with Dowell, Mosley, McGloster and Moukoury for playing time. “Tafari will give us a lot more on both ends of the floor because he can run now,” Penders said. “He has regained the speed and agility that he lacked last season. He is 100 percent now, and I like his enthusiasm and high energy level.” Dowell is another experienced senior who started most of last season at the four spot. This season, his versatility should allow him to also play some minutes on the perimeter. “Dion has all the ability in the world, and this is his senior year,” Penders said. “He had some great games last year. Now, he needs to develop some consistency and learn how to play with an all-out effort all of the time. “With the competition he is facing, he will have to raise his game if he wants the minutes. That may be the greatest motivation for him because if he doesn’t, he will be sitting next to me.“

Improved Production From Mosley Penders also anticipates improved production from sophomore Mosley, who averaged 2.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and nearly one blocked shot per game last season. “I would like Nick to be more aggressive on the offensive end this season,” Penders said. “He only attempted 13 free throws last season, and that is unac- Senior guard Marcus Malone not only averaged 7.2 points per game, but he ceptable for player of his size when playing the amount of minutes (12.6 per developed into a defensive stopper for the Cougars. game) he played last year.

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was Houston’s best on-the-ball defender and led Conference USA in steals the S 2007-08 past two seasons. “We are stressing defense a lot this off-season, and I think it will be the strength of this year’s team because almost everyone on the roster is a good athlete, long-armed and can play defense,” Penders said. “We also want to be more diverse on offense, so that we won’t rely on three-point shooting as much eason as we did in the past. We should be able to go inside more this season. Last year, we couldn’t.”

Penders also expects for the Cougars to be able to score more as a result outlook of improved defensive play. “I expect our defense to provide more scoring opportunities to score lay- ups off of steals and blocked shots,” Penders said. To create the steals, Penders anticipates using more players, so the Cougars won’t have to worry so much about getting into foul trouble and can press more often. “One of my most successful teams at Texas had a rotation of 10 players,” Penders said. “We were able to press throughout the game, and I didn’t worry who played because we were used to playing a lot of different combinations. “I want to wait and see what happens this year. Hopefully, we will have some games early in the season when we can work on playing different com- binations of players.” Whether or not Houston can develop those combinations and improve de- fensively could ultimately decide how successful Houston can be in 2007-08.

2005-06 All-Conference USA point guard Lanny Smith is expected to return to Houston’s lineup after missing most of last season with injuries.

“I just want him to go out there, give an all out effort and be a cleanup guy on the boards.”

Highly Talented Freshmen In addition to those three returning players, Penders points to versatile freshmen Horace McGloster and Yan Moukoury as potential contributors at both forward positions. “They both are 6-7 and have long arms,” Penders said. “Both can handle the ball like guards. The difference between them is Yan is more of a brute- force type player who loves to get inside and mix it up around the basket. On the other hand, Horace is tough around the basket with his long arms, and also can some shots.” Moukoury averaged 17 points, seven rebounds and seven assists as a senior and helped lead Christian Life to two straight Class A state champion- ships in Louisiana. McGloster played last season at Genesis One Christian School in Men- denhall, Miss. He went there after averaging 21 points, 17 rebounds and seven blocked shots per game as a senior at Shabazz High School in Newark, N.J.

More Versatile Offensive and Defensive Systems Penders thinks the added depth will help Houston develop into a much better team defensively and maintain momentum during games. He also thinks the Cougars will be better defensively despite the loss of Oliver Lafayette, who Tafari Toney will play a more natural power forward position in 2007-08

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Pageseason Informat Notebookion 63 SEASONS OF COUGAR BASKETBALL Houston’s Returning Houston enters its 63rd season of intercol- Category Leaders legiate basketball with an all-time record of 1,043- SCORING AVERAGE 704 after posting an 18-15 mark in 2006-07. The Player------G------Pts---Pts/G Cougars have an all-time record of 644-197 in Robert McKiver------33------634-----19.2 outlook

home games after recording an 11-3 mark in home Dion Dowell------27------299----- 11.1 contests last season. Marcus Malone------30------215------7.2 Houston has played in 18 NCAA Tournaments, Tafari Toney------27------71------3.0 and has an all-time record of 26-23. The Cougars season have advanced to five NCAA Final Fours and were PERCENTAGE NCAA Finalists twice. Player------FG----- ATT------Pct UH has played in the NIT Postseason Tour- Tafari Toney------29------57-----.509 nament nine times, including two of the past three 2007-08 Nick Mosley------34------69-----.493 years. In 2005-06, Houston advanced to the second Dion Dowell------97------251-----.386 round of the NIT for the first time since 1988 with a 77-67 victory over BYU. The Cougars advanced to THREE-POINT PERCENTAGE the 1977 NIT Championship game. Player------3FG----- ATT------Pct Dion Dowell------51------144-----.354 GETTING TOUGH AT HOME Robert McKiver------116------343-----.338 Houston enters the 2007-08 season having Marcus Malone------48------144-----.333 won 36 home games during the past three seasons at Hofheinz Pavilion. The Cougars won 11 games PERCENTAGE last season after posting 13 wins in 2005-06 and 12 Player------FT----- ATT------Pct victories in 2004-05. This marks the first time since Tafari Toney------21------28-----.750 1992-93 that Houston has posted double digit wins Houston head coach Tom Penders looks to join an Robert McKiver------116------160-----.725 in home games three straight years. elite group of NCAA Division I head coaches who Marcus Malone------29------42-----.690 has won 600 games during thier career. Dion Dowell------54------79-----.684 WILDCATS IN HOFHEINZ PAVILION For the first time ever, the Kentucky Wildcats sic (1982-83) in Tokyo, Japan, the Top of the World REBOUNDS will play a game in Hofheinz Pavilion on Dec. 18. The Classic in Fairbanks, Alaska (1999-00), the Rainbow Player------G-----Reb--Reb/G Cougars also play host to the Arizona Wildcats for Classic (1967-68, 1976-77, 1987-88 and 2006-07), Dion Dowell------27------157------5.8 the second time in three seasons on Jan. 12. the Chaminade Classic (1983-84) and the Maui Robert McKiver------33------106------3.2 Invitational (2001-02) in Hawaii. Tafari Toney------27------2.6 COUNTDOWN TO 600 University of Houston head coach Tom Pend- FAMILIAR FACES MEET AGAIN ASSISTS ers enters the 2007-08 season needing just 16 When Houston plays in the Puerto Rico Player------G------No.------A/G victories to join an elite group of 28 NCAA Division Shoutout, the Cougars could renew a rivalry against Robert McKiver------33------112------3.4 I coaches who have won 600 games in their career. Arkansas. The two schools have met 37 times as Marcus Malone------30------41------1.4 Penders enters the year ranked eighth among active members of the Southwest Conference, and the NCAA Division I Coaches and 36th among all NCAA Cougars have a 16-21 series record against the STEALS Division I coaches with a 584-400 career record. He Razorbacks. If they meet in the tournament, this Player------G------No.------S/G needs just eight victories to equal the 592 games would mark the first time the two schools have Robert McKiver------33------44------1.3 won by former UH head coach Guy Lewis. competed since 1990-91 when the Razorbacks Marcus Malone------30------30------1.0 In his first three seasons at Houston, Penders left the SWC. Dion Dowell------27------28------1.0 has won 57 games, and that is the most wins by a men’s basketball coach in his first three seasons at TAKING CARE OF THE BASKETBALL BLOCKED SHOTS Houston. He also reached the 50-win plateau in the One constant factor in Houston’s success Player------G------No.---Blk/G shortest span (83 games). under head coach Tom Penders is the ability to take Dion Dowell------27------29------1.1 care of the basketball. For the third straight season, Nick Mosley------28------17------0.6 COUGARS TRAVEL TO PUERTO RICO Houston was among the top three teams nationally Tafari Toney------27------15------0.6 For the first time in school history Houston in turnover margin. Last season, Houston had a plays in Puerto Rico, when the Cougars compete in turnover margin of +5.55 after leading the nation MINUTES PLAYED the O’Reilly ESPNU Puerto Rico Tip Off Classic on in turnover margin in 2004-05 and ranking second Player------G------No.---Min/G Nov. 15-18. The Cougars will be competing against behind UAB in 2005-06. Robert McKiver------33----1236-----37.5 Arkansas, College of Charleston, Marist, Miami The Cougars ranked 16th nationally for fewest Dion Dowell------27------826-----30.6 (Fla.), Providence, Temple and VCU. turnovers per game with 11.61 per game in 2006- Marcus Malone------30------686-----22.9 This marks the ninth time that the Cougars 07. The Cougars also forced an average of 17.15 have played in a tournament outside the continental turnovers each contests. United States. Houston played in the Suntory Clas-

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after registering 12.1 points and 5.4 assists per S 2007-08 2006-07 Conference USA game in 2005-06. Top Returning Players SCORING Player, Team FG 3P FT Pts Avg TWO OTHER RETURNING STARTERS Robert McKiver, HOU 201 116 116 634 19.2 In addition to McKiver, Houston returns two Stephon Jackson, UTEP 194 31 159 578 18.6 other starters from the 2006-07 season. Dion Jeremy Wise, USM 176 53 136 541 17.5 eason Paul Delaney, III, UAB 157 19 148 481 15.5 Dowell, a 6-7 senior forward, started 24 games and C. Douglas-Roberts, MEM 194 19 131 538 15.4 averaged 11.1 points and 5.8 rebounds after joining

the team in mid-December. REBOUNDING outlook Player-Team G OFF DEF TOT Avg Senior guard Marcus Malone averaged 7.2 Joey Dorsey, MEM 37 162 185 347 9.4 points per game, while starting 19 of the 30 games Gabe BlaiEr, ECU 30 62 149 211 7.0 in which he appeared. Markel Humphrey, MAR 32 79 130 209 6.5 Stephon Jackson, UTEP 31 78 119 197 6.4 six RETURNING LETTERMEN FIELD GOAL PCT (Min 3.0 made per gam In addition to the three returning starters from Player-Team G FG FGA Pct John Fields, ECU 25 88 141 .624 last season, Houston has four other lettermen re- Joey Dorsey, MEM 37 121 197 .614 turning from the 2006-07 campaign. They are senior Chris Douglas-Roberts, MEM 35 194 357 .543 forward Tafari Toney along with sophomores Nick David Gomez, TLN 30 148 283 .523 Mosley and Kyle Hatcher. 3-POINT FG PCT (Min 1.0 made per game Toney averaged 4.2 points and 3.2 rebounds Player-Team G 3FG FGA Pct in C-USA play after undergoing preseason surgery. Mike O’Donnell, UCF 31 68 158 .430 Corey Pflieger, RICE 32 49 117 .419 His overall averages were 3.2 points per game and Jermaine Taylor, UCF 31 63 152 .414 Robert McKiver set three team records in his first 2.6 rebounds per game in 27 contests. Lawrence Kinnard, UAB 31 59 144 .410 season as a starting guard. McKiver set records Mosley chipped in with 2.5 points and 3.4 re- 3-POINT FG MADE for most three-point field goals made in a game bounds as a freshman, while Hatcher was a walk-on Player-Team G 3FG Avg/G and season, and most points scored in a player’s guard who scored four points in three games. Robert McKiver, HOU 33 116 3.52 debut at UH. Rod Earls, TLS 31 69 2.23 Mike O’Donnell, UCF 31 68 2.19 JUNIOR COLLEGE ALL-AMERICAN Jermaine Taylor, UCF 31 63 2.03 RECORD-SETTING ALL-C-USA Selection RETURNS For the third straight year, Houston inked a Lawrence Kinnard, UAB 31 59 1.90 Dion Dowell, HOU 27 51 1.89 For the first time since 2000-01, Houston will junior college All-American player when DaShaun have an All-Conference USA First-Team selection Williams of Monroe College signed with the FREE THROW PCT (Min 2.0 made per ga returning to its roster. Senior guard Robert McKiver Cougars. Williams was a Third-Team All-America Player-Team G FTM FTA Pct Rod Earls, TLS 31 67 76 .882 joins Gee Gervin as the only two UH underclassmen selection after he ranked 22nd nationally with 6.2 David Noel, UCF 31 111 130 .854 to attain All-Conference USA First Team honors, and assists per game to go along with 17.8 points and Jeremy Wise, USM 31 136 163 .834 looks to join Gervin as the only Cougar players to 5.2 rebounds per contest. Kevin Sims, TLN 30 88 108 .815 earn All-C-USA First-Team honors twice. ASSISTS Last season, McKiver ranked second among FOUR FRESHMEN JOIN 2007-08 ROSTER Player-Team G Assists Avg the league’s scoring leaders with 19.2 points per Houston also added four freshman players Darrell Jenkins, ECU 30 166 5.53 Paul Delaney, III, UAB 31 160 5.16 game, led the league in three-point field goals and to its 2007-08 roster, the most freshmen that have Jon Killen, SMU 31 151 4.87 was 11th among conference assists leaders. He also signed with the Cougars under Tom Penders. They Mike O’Donnell, UCF 31 116 3.74 set three school records in 2006-07. are Brockeith Pane from Carter High School in Dal- Antonio Anderson, MEM 36 130 3.61 Kevin Sims, TLN 30 102 3.40 McKiver set school records for most three- las, Horace McGloster from Genesis One Christian Robert McKiver, HOU 33 112 3.39 point fields goals made in a game (9 vs. Prairie Academy and Shabazz High School in Newark, N.J., Yan Moukoury from Christian Life High School STEALS View A&M) and season (116), and his 33 points Player-Team G Steals Avg/G against Rhode Island were the most points scored in Baton Rouge, La., and Zamal Nixon from Boys Paul Delaney, III, UAB 31 59 1.90 by a Cougar in their first game at UH. and Girls High School in Brooklyn, N.Y. Jon Killen, SMU 31 54 1.74 Antonio Anderson, MEM 36 59 1.64 His 19.2 points per game last season equals Mike O’Donnell, UCF 31 48 1.55 former All-American Ollie Taylor for the fifth-highest, TALLEST COUGAR UNDER TOM PENDERS Stephon Jackson, UTEP 31 47 1.52 first-year scoring average by a Cougar. Junior transfer Marcus Cousin (Coo-zon) BLOCKED SHOTS will be the tallest player to play at Houston under Player-Team G Blocks Avg/G ANOTHER ALL-CONFERENCE RETURNee head coach Tom Penders. A 6-11 center, Cousin Bamba Fall, SMU 25 62 2.48 A 2005-06 All-Conference USA Third Team transferred to Houston from Seton Hall following Joey Dorsey, MEM 37 81 2.19 selection and a preseason All-Conference selec- the 2005-06 season. MINUTES PLAYED tion last year, Lanny Smith returns to Houston’s Player-Team G Minutes Avg/G lineup after playing just four games in the 2006-07. Robert McKiver, HOU 33 1236 37.5 Paul Delaney, III, UAB 31 1150 37.1 Smith missed the rest of the season following foot Lawrence Kinnard, UAB 31 1079 34.8 surgery. He averaged 7.8 points and 3.0 assists

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2007-08Page Informat Houstonion Rosters Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 0 Kelvin Lewis G 6-4 190 So.-Tr. Fort Worth, Texas (North Crowley/Auburn) 1 Dion Dowell F 6-6 205 Sr.-1L Texas City, Texas (Texas City/Texas) 2 Zamal Nixon G 6-1 170 Fr.-HS Brooklyn, N.Y. (Boys and Girls) outlook

3 Robert McKiver G 6-3 190 Sr.-1L New Haven, Conn. (Winchendon Prep/San Jacinto College) 4 Nick Mosley C 6-9 217 So.-1L Bellville, Texas (Bellville HS) 5 Marcus Malone G 6-5 215 Sr.-1L Compton, Calif. (Dominguez/DePaul/Lee College) 11 DaShaun Williams G 6-2 200 Jr.-JC Chicago, Ill. (Julian/Monroe College) season 12 Kyle Hatcher G 6-2 175 So.-1L Houston, Texas (Lutheran North HS) 15 Al Jones G 6-1 155 Fr.-RS Katy, Texas (Cinco Ranch) 23 Lanny Smith G 6-3 194 Sr.-3L Missouri City, Texas (Hightower) 24 Yan Moukoury F 6-7 213 Fr.-HS Baton Rouge, La. (Christian Life HS) 2007-08 32 Brockeith Pane G 6-2 195 Fr.-HS Dallas, Texas (Carter) 33 Horace McGloster F 6-7 205 Fr.-HS Newark, N.J. (Shabazz/Genesis One Christian School) 42 Tafari Toney F-C 6-8 241 Sr.-1L Brooklyn, N.Y. (Erasmus Hall/San Jacinto College) 50 Marcus Cousin C 6-11 250 Jr.-Tr. Randallstown, Md. (Randallstown/Seton Hall)

Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 50 Marcus Cousin C 6-11 250 Jr.-Tr. Randallstown, Md. (Randallstown/Seton Hall) 1 Dion Dowell F 6-6 205 Sr.-1L Texas City, Texas (Texas City/Texas) 12 Kyle Hatcher G 6-2 175 So.-1L Houston, Texas (Lutheran North HS) 15 Al Jones G 6-1 155 Fr.-RS Katy, Texas (Cinco Ranch) 0 Kelvin Lewis G 6-4 190 So.-Tr. Fort Worth, Texas (North Crowley/Auburn) 5 Marcus Malone G 6-5 215 Sr.-1L Compton, Calif. (Dominguez/DePaul/Lee College) 33 Horace McGloster F 6-7 205 Fr.-HS Newark, N.J. (Shabazz/Genesis One Christian School) 3 Robert McKiver G 6-3 190 Sr.-1L New Haven, Conn. (Winchendon Prep/San Jacinto College) 4 Nick Mosley C 6-9 217 So.-1L Bellville, Texas (Bellville HS) 24 Yan Moukoury F 6-7 213 Fr.-HS Baton Rouge, La. (Christian Life HS) 2 Zamal Nixon G 6-1 170 Fr.-HS Brooklyn, N.Y. (Boys and Girls) 32 Brockeith Pane G 6-2 195 Fr.-HS Dallas, Texas (Carter) 23 Lanny Smith G 6-3 194 Sr.-3L Missouri City, Texas (Hightower) 42 Tafari Toney F-C 6-8 241 Sr.-1L Brooklyn, N.Y. (Erasmus Hall/San Jacinto College) 11 DaShaun Williams G 6-2 200 Jr.-JC Chicago, Ill. (Julian/Monroe College)

Head Coach: Tom Penders Pronunciation Guide Associate Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: Melvin Haralson Marcus Cousin------Coo-ZON Senior Assistant Coach: Kevin Lewis Dion Dowell------Dee-ON DOWL Assistant Coach: Jerry Hobbie Tafari Toney------Ta-far-EYE Tony Director of Operations/Performance Enhancement: Michael Young Robert McKiver------Muh Key-ver Video Coordinator/Camps Director: Chris Howell Nick Mosley------MOZE-lee Men’s Basketball Trainer: John Houston Yan Moukoury------Yawn Moo-Kur-e Administrative Assistant: Darrell Hawkins Lanny Smith------LAN-knee DaShawn Williams------Duh-shawn

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Roster by S 2007-08 Classification Seniors (5) Dion Dowell Marcus Malone Robert McKiver eason Lanny Smith Tafari Toney

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Sophomore (3) Kyle Hatcher Kelvin Lewis Nick Mosley

Freshmen (5) Al Jones Horace McGloster Yan Moukoury Zamal Nixon Brockeith Pane

Roster by Position Geographical Roster By State Three-Year Lettermen (1) Guards (9) California (1) New York (1) Lanny Smith Kyle Hatcher Marcus Malone Zamal Nixon Al Jones Tafari Toney One-Year Lettermen (4) Kelvin Lewis Connecticut (1) Dion Dowell Marcus Malone Marcus Malone Robert McKiver Texas (7) Robert McKiver Robert McKiver Dion Dowell Tafari Toney Zamal Nixon Illinois (1) Kyle Hatcher Brockeith Pane DaShaun Williams Al Jones Transfers (1) Lanny Smith Kelvin Lewis Marcus Cousin (Seton Hall) DaShaun Williams Louisiana (1) Nick Mosley Yan Moukoury Brockeith Pane Junior-college Transfers (1) Forwards (4) Lanny Smith DaShaun Williams Dion Dowell MARYLAND (1) Horace McGloster Marcus Cousin Redshirt freshman (1) Yan Moukoury Al Jones Tafari Toney New Jersey (1) Horace McGloster Freshman (4) Posts (3) Horace McGloster BirthdaY Roster Marcus Cousin Yan Moukoury Jan. 2------Michael Young Sept. 8----- Al Jones Nick Mosley Brockeith Pane Jan. 7------Zamal Nixon Sept. 26--- Brockeith Pane Tafari Toney Zamal Nixon Feb. 8------Melvin Haralson Oct. 14----- Nick Mosley Apr. 12----- Kelvin Lewis Oct. 30----- Lanny Smith May 5------Kyle Hatcher Nov. 5------Michael Richardson May 23----- Tom Penders Nov. 6------Kevin Lewis May 31----- DaShaun Williams Nov. 8------John Houston June 11---- Dion Dowell Nov. 15---- Tafari Toney July 26----- Yan Moukoury Nov. 28---- Horace McGloster Aug. 11---- Chris Howell Dec. 18---- Marcus Cousins Sept. 7----- Marcus Malone Dec. 24---- Robert McKiver

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Kelvin Lewis Dion Dowell Zamal Nixon Robert McKiver

season 6-4, 190 6-6, 205 6-1, 170 6-3, 190 So.-Tr., Guard Sr.-1L., Forward Fr.-HS., Guard Sr.-1L, Guard Fort Worth, Texas Texas City, Texas Brooklyn, N.Y. New Haven, Conn. 2007-08

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Nick Mosley Marcus Malone DaShaun Williams Kyle Hatcher 6-9, 217 6-5, 205 6-2, 200 6-2, 175 So.-1L, Center Sr.-1L, Guard Jr.-JC, Guard So.-1L, Guard Bellville, Texas Compton, Calif. Chicago, Ill. Houston, Texas

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Al Jones Lanny Smith Yan Moukoury Brockeith Pane 6-1, 155 6-3, 194 6-7, 213 6-2, 195 Fr.-RS, Guard Sr.-3L, Guard Fr.-HS, Forward Fr.-HS, Guard Katy, Texas Missouri City, Texas Baton Rouge, La. Dallas, Texas

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Tom Pend-

Horace McGloster Tafari Toney Marcus Cousin ers 6-7, 205 6-8, 241 6-11, 250 Fourth year at Houston Fr.-HS, Forward Sr.-1L, Forward Jr.-Tr., Center 34th year as a head coach Newark, N.J. Brooklyn, N.Y. Baltimore, Md.

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