University of San Francisco 2013-14 Men's Basketball Notes 2 NCAA Championships • 1 NIT Championship • 15 Conference Championships 18 All-Americans • 4 Naismith Hall of Famers • 36 NBA Draft Selections USF Schedule and Results USF Opens WCC Play on Saturday in Portland 7-5 Overall • 0-0 WCC Pacifi c Northwest Trip Concludes Monday at Gonzaga November 8 Fri Notre Dame de Namur .....................W, 95-57 Game #13 13 Wed Cleveland State ................................ W, 91-82 USF Dons (7-5, 0-0 WCC) vs. Portland Pilots (8-4, 0-0 WCC) 15 Fri Nevada ................................................L, 90-92 Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013 • 7:00 p.m. 18 Mon Idaho State .................................L, 90-93 (OT) Chiles Center • Portland, Ore. 22 Fri at Montana .....................................................W, 75-74 Series Record: USF leads, 51-26 24 Sun at No. 17 Oregon (Pac-12 Networks) .............L, 82-100 Last Meeting: Portland 78-76 (Feb. 14, 2013) Golden Gate Challenge • San Francisco, Calif. Audio/Video Streaming: USFDons.com (Pat Olson, Play-by-Play; Jim Brovelli, Analyst) 27 Wed Sonoma State ................................... W, 96-73 Television: ROOT Sports NW 29 Fri Vermont ............................................W, 72-61 The Dandy Dons 30 Sat Illinois State .......................................L, 76-90 • Wrapped up the non-conference schedule with a 77-69 victory over American on Sunday to improve to 7-5 overall...Avry Holmes scored a team-high 15 points while Tim Derksen (13) and Cole Dickerson (11) also December reached double fi gures. 14 Sat Nicholls State ................................... W, 77-48 • Open the 62nd season of West Coast Conference action Saturday night at Portland...the Pacifi c Northwest 18 Wed at St. John’s (Fox Sports 1) .................................L, 57-81 trip will conclude Monday night at Gonzaga. 22 Sun American ..........................................W, 77-69 • A charter member of the WCC, USF has claimed 15 regular season titles and one WCC Tournament title...the 15 regular season crowns are second only to Gonzaga’s 16 in league history. 28 Sat at Portland * (ROOT Sports NW; TheW.tv) ........ 7:00 p.m. • Are 21-6 in last 27 contests vs. Portland and 4-27 in last 31 meetings vs. Gonzaga. 30 Mon at Gonzaga * (ROOT Sports NW; TheW.tv) ....... 6:00 p.m. • Averaging 81.5 ppg to rank as the WCC’s third-highest scoring team...averaged 88.4 ppg (619 total) over the January fi rst seven games and scoring at a 71.8 ppg clip (359 total) over the last fi ve contests. • Have allowed 80 points or more in all fi ve losses this season, including a season-high 100 points at Oregon 2 Thu Loyola Marymount * (TheW.tv) ........... 7:00 p.m. on Nov. 24...allowing 76.7 ppg which ranks eighth in the WCC. 4 Sat Pepperdine * (WCC Game of Week) ........ 1:00 p.m. • Rank 10th in the WCC in fi eld goal defense at 47.5 percent. 9 Thu at Pacifi c * (TheW.tv) ....................................... 7:00 p.m. • Shot a season-best 60.9 percent against American and have shot 50 percent or better from the fl oor in seven of 12 games this season...shooting 50.4 percent on the season, third-best in the WCC. 11 Sat at Saint Mary’s * (CSNCA; ROOT , TheW.tv) ..... 3:00 p.m. • Have made 20-of-40 three-point tries over last three games and are shooting 38.4 percent from long distance 16 Thu BYU * (ESPNU) ..................................... 6:00 p.m. on the season - sixth in the WCC. 18 Sat San Diego (TheW.tv) ............................ 7:00 p.m. • Shooting 60.5 percent (144-for-238) from the line over the last nine games, dropping the season percentage 25 Sat Santa Clara * (CSNCA; ROOT; TheW.tv) .... 5:00 p.m. to its present mark of 63.1, which ranks last in the WCC. • Have outrebounded seven of its fi rst 12 opponents and hold a 34.4-31.8 advantage on the boards 12 games 29 Wed Portland * (TheW.tv) ........................... 7:00 p.m. into the season...were outrebounded by over 2.0 boards a game last year. February • Top six scorers are averaging between 14.1 and 9.3 points per game...seven diff erent players have taken team 1 Sat Gonzaga * (CSNCA; ROOT; TheW.tv)......... 7:00 p.m. high-scoring honors in nine games this season. • Averaging 7.0 streals a game which ranks second in the WCC. 6 Thu at San Diego * (FSN San Diego; TheW.tv) ........ 7:00 p.m. • USF’s bench is averaging 25.9 ppg (311 total) this season...the Dons have led in scoring by a non-starer in four 8 Sat at BYU * (BYUTV) ............................................. 6:00 p.m. games on the year (Kruize Pinkins 3; Chris Adams 1). 15 Sat at Santa Clara * (ESPNU) ............................... 8:00 p.m. • Sophomore Tim Derksen is 28-for-37 (75.7) from the fl oor and is averaging 12.5 ppg (75 total) over the last six contests...he has also made 7-of-13 of his three-point attempts during that stretch. 20 Thu Saint Mary’s * (CSNCA; ROOT; TheW.tv) ... 7:00 p.m. • Avry Holmes (Salem, OR / South Salem HS), Cole Dickerson (Federal Way, WA / Federal Way HS) and Gavin 22 Sat Pacifi c * (CSNCA; TheW.tv) ..................... 7:00 p.m. Hoff mann (Portland, OR / Lincoln HS) have roots in the Pacifi c Northwest. 27 Thu at Pepperdine * (TheW.tv) ............................ 7:00 p.m. • Return home next week to face Loyola Marymount (Thursday) and Pepperdine (Saturday) in Memorial Gym- March nasium...Saturday’s game vs. Pepperdine is the WCC’s Game of the Week. 1 Sat at Loyola Marymount * (TheW.tv).............. 7:00 p.m. Probable Starters and Top Reserves 6-11 Thu at WCC Championship (2) ..................................TBA No. Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Hometown/Last School 12 -- G Avry Holmes 6-2 196 So. 9.4 1.8 Salem, OR / North Salem HS * Designates West Coast Conference Game 32 -- G Tim Derksen 6-3 202 So. 9.7 2.8 Tucson, AZ / Ampitheater HS 23 -- C Mark Tollefsen 6-9 215 So. 11.9 4.3 Danville, CA / San Ramon Valley HS 25 -- F Cole Dickerson 6-7 230 Sr. 14.1 7.5 Federal Way, WA / Federal Way HS 5 -- F Matt Glover 6-5 212 Jr. 9.3 4.4 Orange, CA / Penn State Off the Bench 15 -- F-C Kruize Pinkins 6-7 230 Jr. 12.4 6.2 Marianna, FL / Chipola College 10 -- G Chris Adams 6-4 194 Jr. 6.4 1.2 Covina, CA / Evelyn Mack Academy 11 -- G-F Gavin Hoff mann 6-5 204 Jr. 2.0 0.8 Portland, OR / Lincoln HS 3 -- C Matt Christiansen 6-9 235 So. 0.1 0.5 Oklahoma City, OK / Bishop McGuinness HS 35 -- C Tao Xu 6-11 260 So. 0.7 0.7 Qingdao City, China / Haverford HS USF BASKETBALL...Where Tradition Meets Today USF Basketball Game Notes 2 NCAA Championships • 1 NIT Championship • 15 Conference Championships • 18 All-Americans • 4 Naismith Hall of Famers • 36 NBA Draft Selectionss Head Coach Rex Walters 2013-14 University of San Francisco Dons Kansas ‘93 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Hometown / Last School 6th Season at USF (2008-Present) 0 Dominique Williams G 6-2 170 Fr. El Granada, CA / IMG Academy 1 Corey Hilliard G 6-1 185 Jr. Kansas City, MO / Midland Junior College Career Record.........................................115-120 (8th season) 2 Uche Ofoegbu F 6-4 214 So. San Antonio, TX / J.P. Stevens HS / SMU Overall Record at USF ..............................84-88 (6th season) 3 Matt Christiansen F-C 6-9 235 So. Oklahoma City, OK / Bishop McGuinness HS WCC Games .................................................35-39 (6th season) 5 Matt Glover G 6-5 212 Jr. Orange, CA / Tustin HS / Penn State 10 Chris Adams G 6-4 194 Jr. Covina, CA / Evelyn Mack Academy Now in his sixth season as head coach at the 11 Gavin Hoff mann G-F 6-5 204 Jr. Portland, OR / Lincoln HS University of San Francisco, Rex Walters (Kan- 12 Avry Holmes G 6-2 196 So. Salem, OR / North Salem HS sas ’93) continues to put his mark on one of 15 Kruize Pinkins F-C 6-7 230 Jr. Marianna, FL / Marianna HS / Chipola College college basketball’s most storied programs. 21 David Irby G 6-0 180 Fr. Long Beach, CA / Walnut Hills HS 23 Mark Tollefsen C 6-9 215 So. Danville, CA / San Ramon Valley HS The former Kansas standout has guided the Dons to a 25 Cole Dickerson F 6-7 227 Sr. Federal Way, WA / Federal Way HS 84-88 overall record, including a 20-14 mark in 2011- 32 Tim Derksen G-F 6-3 202 So. Tucson, AZ / Amphitheater HS 12, which was the program’s fi rst 20-win season since 33 Derrell Roberston C 6-10 242 Jr. Pinola, MS / Mendenhall HS / DePaul 1981-82. Included among his win total are three wins 35 Tao Xu C 6-11 277 So. Qingdao City, China / Haverford School over perennial conference power Gonzaga. USF has also played in the postseason two of the last three Coaching and Support Staff seasons, reaching the quarterfi nals of the CollegeIn- Head Coach: Rex Walters (Kansas ’93) – 6th season sider.com tournament in 2010-11 and earning a spot Associate Head Coach: Luke Wicks (Northern State ’06) – 2nd season in the College Basketball Invitational in 2011-12. Assistant Coach: Brent Crews (Florida Atlantic ‘07) -- 2nd season Assistant Coach: David Rebibo (CS Northridge ‘06) -- 1st season A total of 12 USF players have earned West Director of Player Personnel: Dwayne Polee (Pepperdine ’87) – 2nd season Coast Conference honors over the last fi ve Director of Operations: Nick Whitmore (Boise State ’07) – 2nd season seasons, including six fi rst-team selections.