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2002-032002-03 CardinalsCardinals 2002-032002-03 CardinalCardinal AlphabeticalAlphabetical RosterRoster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (High School/JC) 33 Erik Brown G/F 6-5 210 Sr. 2L Lexington, Ky. (Bryan Station HS) 1 Kendall Dartez C/F 6-10 225 Jr. JC Cecilia, La. (Vincennes College) 10 Prileu Davis G 6-3 180 Jr. JC Phoenix, Ariz. (Phoenix College) COACHES 5 Taquan Dean G 6-3 175 Fr. HS Neptune, N.J. (Neptune HS) 22 Reece Gaines G 6-6 205 Sr. 3L Madison, Wisc. (Madison West HS) 32 Francisco Garcia F 6-7 175 Fr. HS Bronx, N.Y. (Winchendon School) 52 Otis George F/C 6-9 215 So. 1L Roseau, Dominica (Berkshire School) 13 Alhaji Mohammed G 6-3 195 Jr. 1L Chicago, Ill. (Ventura College) 2 Ellis Myles F 6-8 235 Jr. 2L Compton, Ca. (Centennial HS) 15 Simeon Naydenov F 6-6 210 Jr. 2L Sofia, Bulgaria (Berkshire School) 3 Bryant Northern G 6-0 175 Jr. 2L Jeffersonville, Ind. (Jeffersonville HS) 34 Larry O'Bannon F 6-4 195 So. 1L Louisville, Ky. (Male HS) 23 Coric Riggs G 6-3 190 So. HS Louisville, Ky. (Fairdale HS) 21 Marvin Stone C 6-10 240 Sr. Tr. Huntsville, Ala. (Grissom HS) 0 Joshua Tinch F 6-4 215 So. HS Albany, Ga. (Westover School) 24 Luke Whitehead F 6-7 220 Jr. 2L San Francisco, Ca. (Oak Hill Academy) Pronunciation Guide: Simeon (SI-mon) Naydenov (NAY-de-nov), Prileu (PRAY-low), Taquan (TY-kwon), Alhaji (al-HAW-jee) 2002-032002-03 CardinalCardinal NumericalNumerical RosterRoster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (High School/JC) 0 Joshua Tinch F 6-4 215 So. HS Albany, Ga. (Westover School) 1 Kendall Dartez C/F 6-10 225 Jr. JC Cecilia, La. (Vincennes College) 2 Ellis Myles F 6-8 235 Jr. 2L Compton, Ca. (Centennial HS) 3 Bryant Northern G 6-0 175 Jr. 2L Jeffersonville, Ind. (Jeffersonville HS) 5 Taquan Dean G 6-3 175 Fr. HS Neptune, N.J. (Neptune HS) 10 Prileu Davis G 6-3 180 Jr. JC Phoenix, Ariz. (Phoenix College) 13 Alhaji Mohammed G 6-3 195 Jr. 1L Chicago, Ill. (Ventura College) 15 Simeon Naydenov F 6-6 210 Jr. 2L Sofia, Bulgaria (Berkshire School) 21 Marvin Stone C 6-10 240 Sr. Tr. Huntsville, Ala. (Grissom HS) 22 Reece Gaines G 6-6 205 Sr. 3L Madison, Wisc. (Madison West HS) 23 Coric Riggs G 6-3 190 So. HS Louisville, Ky. (Fairdale HS) 24 Luke Whitehead F 6-7 220 Jr. 2L San Francisco, Ca. (Oak Hill Academy) 32 Francisco Garcia F 6-7 175 Fr. HS Bronx, N.Y. (Winchendon School) 33 Erik Brown G/F 6-5 210 Sr. 2L Lexington, Ky. (Bryan Station HS) 34 Larry O'Bannon F 6-4 195 So. 1L Louisville, Ky. (Male HS) 52 Otis George F/C 6-9 215 So. 1L Roseau, Dominica (Berkshire School) Head Coach: Rick Pitino Associate Coach: Mick Cronin Assistant Coaches: Vince Taylor, Kevin Willard 40 U of L Coach Rick Pitino wears Brioni suits. PhotoPhoto Roster Roster COACHES COACHES Joshua Kendall Ellis Bryant Taquan 0 Tinch 1 Dartez 2 Myles 3 Northern 5 Dean F 6-4 210 So. C/F 6-10 225 Jr. F 6-8 235 Jr. G 6-0 175 Jr. G 6-3 175 Fr. Albany, Ga. Cecilia, La. Compton, Ca. Jeffersonville, Ind. Neptune, N.J. (Westover School) (Vincennes College) (Centennial HS) (Jeffersonville HS) (Neptune HS) Prileu Alhaji Simeon Marvin Reece 10 Davis 13 Mohammed 15 Naydenov 21 Stone 22 Gaines G 6-3 180 Jr. G 6-3 195 Jr. F 6-6 210 Jr. C 6-10 240 Sr. G 6-6 205 Sr. Phoenix, Ariz. Country Club , Ill. Sofia, Bulgaria Huntsville, Ala. Madison, Wisc. (Phoenix College) (Ventura College) (Berkshire School) (Grissom HS) (Madison West HS) Coric Luke Francisco Eric Larry 23 Riggs 24 Whitehead 32 Garcia 33 Brown 34 O'Bannon G 6-3 190 So. F 6-7 220 Jr. F 6-7 175 Fr. G/F 6-5 210 Sr. F 6-4 195 So. Louisville, Ky. San Francisco, Ca. Bronx, N.Y. Lexington, Ky. Louisville, Ky. (Fairdale HS) (Oak Hill Academy) (Winchendon School) (Bryan Station HS) (Male HS) On The Bench Otis 52 George F/C 6-9 215 So. Roseau, Dominica Rick Pitino Mick Cronin Vince Taylor Kevin Willard Scott Davenport (Berkshire School) Head Coach Associate Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Administrative Asst. This is only the second season U of L has had player names on the backs of its adidas uniforms, a feature added in 2001-02. 41 RosterRoster Analysis Analysis Letterwinners Returning (9) No.Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.-Exp Hometown (Previous School) ............. GP-GS PPG RPG APG 33 Erik Brown F/G 6-5 210 Sr.-2L Lexington, Ky. (Morehead St. Univ.) .......... 32-26 8.9 3.3 1.3 22 Reece Gaines G 6-6 205 Sr.-3L Madison, Wis. (Madison West HS) ............. 32-32 21.0 3.9 3.6 52 Otis George F 6-9 215 So.-1L Roseau, Dominica (Berkshire School) ........ 24- 1 1.3 2.0 0.3 COACHES 2 Ellis Myles F 6-8 235 Jr.-2L Compton, Ca. (Centennial HS) .................... 32-30 8.9 9.3 1.6 13 Alhaji Mohammed G 6-3 195 Jr.-1L Country Club Hills, Ill. (Ventura College) .... 25-11 3.9 1.6 1.2 15 Simeon Naydenov F 6-6 210 Jr.-2L Sofia, Bulgaria (Berkshire School) .............. 28- 1 3.6 1.3 0.2 3 Bryant Northern G 6-0 175 Jr.-2L Jeffersonville, Ind. (Jeffersonville HS) ....... 32-12 7.1 1.9 1.9 21 Larry O'Bannon F 6-4 195 So.-1L Louisville, Ky. (Male HS) ............................. 32- 6 5.3 1.9 1.5 24 Luke Whitehead F 6-7 220 Jr.-2L San Francisco, Ca. (Oak Hill Academy) ....... 29-22 10.6 6.4 1.7 Newcomers (7) No.Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.-Exp Hometown (High School/JC) ...........................PPG RPG APG 1 Kendall Dartez C/F 6-10 225 Jr.-JC Cecilia, La. (Vincennes College) .................................. 12.2 6.0 1.4 10 Prileu Davis G 6-3 180 Jr.-JC Phoenix, Ariz. (Phoenix College) ................................. 12.4 4.1 5.3 5 Taquan Dean G 6-2 175 Fr.-HS Neptune, N.J. (Neptune HS) ........................................ 17.3 3.8 4.3 32 Francisco Garcia F 6-7 175 Fr.-HS Bronx, N.Y. (Winchendon School) .............................. 18.3 7.1 5.2 23 Coric Riggs G 6-3 190 So.-HS Louisville, Ky. (Fairdale HS) ........................................ 23.0 7.2 2.0 21 Marvin Stone C/F 6-10 240 Sr.-Tr Huntsville, Ala. (Grissom HS) .........................................5.3 4.0 0.8 0 Joshua Tinch F 6-3 215 So.-HS Albany, Ga. (Westover School) ................................... 19.6 12.8 3.2 Letterwinners Lost (4) No.Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) ............. GP-GS PPG RPG APG 5 Brandon Bender F/C 6-9 245 Fr.-1L Louisville, Ky. (Ballard HS) ............................ 14-2 3.7 3.9 0.5 12 Carlos Hurt G 6-1 180 Fr.-1L Houston, Texas (Moore HS) ......................... 14-8 8.1 1.9 3.4 55 Joseph N'Sima F/C 6-8 215 Sr.-2L Paris, France (Riverside CC) .......................... 32-9 2.5 4.3 0.4 4 Hajj Turner F 6-8 220 Sr.-3L Charlottesville, Va. (Charlottesville HS) ........ 5- 0 1.0 1.2 0.2 Miscellaneous Roster Information n Starters Returning (5): Guards n Heaviest Player: Marvin Stone, 240 Reece Gaines and Bryant Northern, pounds. forwards Eric Brown, Ellis Myles and n Lightest Player: Taquan Dean, Luke Whitehead. Francisco Garcia, Bryant Northern each n Starters Lost (none): Four non- weigh about 175 pounds. returning lettermen started 19 games n Oldest Player: Erik Brown, 23 (born collectively. Nov. 5, 1979). n Lettermen Returning: 9 (listed above). n Youngest Player: Taquan Dean, 19 n Lettermen Lost: 4 (listed above). (born August 6, 1983). n Newcomers: 7 (listed above; four n In-Season Birthdays: Kendall high school products, two junior college Dartez, Born Dec. 1, 1980 (will be 22), transfers and one additional transfer). Ellis Myles, Dec. 22 (21); Francisco n Seniors (3): Erik Brown, Reece Coric Riggs. California (2) - Ellis Myles, Garcia, Dec. 31 (20); Reece Gaines, Gaines, Marvin Stone. Luke Whitehead. Alabama (1) - Marvin Jan. 7 (22); Administrative Assistant n Juniors (7): Kendall Dartez, Prileu Stone. Arizona (1) - Prileu Davis. Georgia Scott Davenport, Jan. 25 (45); Luke Davis, Alhaji Mohammed, Ellis Myles, (1) - Joshua Tinch. Indiana (1) - Bryant Whitehead, Feb. 9 (21). Simeon Naydenov, Bryant Northern, Northern. Illinois (1) - Alhaji Mohammed. Luke Whitehead. Louisiana (1) - Kendall Dartez. New Percentage of Returning Players n Sophomores (4): Otis George, Larry Jersey (1) - Taquan Dean. New York (1) - by Statistics O'Bannon, Coric Riggs, Joshua Tinch. Francisco Garcia. Wisconsin (1) - Reece 2180 of 2431 points ............ 90% n Freshmen (2): Taquan Dean, Gaines. Bulgaria (1) - Simeon 1033 of 1255 rebounds ...... 82% Francisco Garcia. Naydenov. Dominica (1) - Otis George. 407 of 475 assists ............... 86% n Players By State/Country: Ken- n Tallest Player: Stone & Dartez, 6-10 5461 of 6425 minutes ......... 85% tucky (3) - Erik Brown, Larry O'Bannon, n Shortest Player: Bryant Northern, 6-0 42 In addition to having players representing 11 states on its 2002-03 roster, two Cardinals hail from foreign countries. All-TimeAll-TIme Player Player Numbers Numbers (since 1953) 13 23 Bill Bunton (1972-75) Wayne Cosby (1973-74) 00 Alhaji Mohammed (2001-02) Eric Johnson (1994-99) Quintin Bailey (1998-00) Greg Minor (1992-94) Rick Miles (1970-72) Rashad Brooks (1999-2001) William Hall (1969-70) COACHES COACHES Robbie Valentine (1982-86) Hajj Turner (1997-98) LaBradford Smith (1987-91) B.J.