Men's Basketball Game Facts Game No. 8 - Eastern Washington University Eagles Tuesday, Dec. 4 - 7 p.m. PST The Kennel - Spokane, Wash. Radio: News Talk AM 1510 KGA - Pre-game show at 6:45 p.m. PST TV: PAX (Spokane AT&T Broadband Cable Channel 8; UHF Channel 34) GONZAGA UNIVERSITY BULLDOGS (5-2; 0-0 West Coast Conference) G - 21 Dan Dickau, 6-0, 189, Sr., Vancouver, WA Gonzaga (16.1 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 4.6 assists, 1.0 steals) G - 24 Kyle Bankhead, 6-3, 188, So., Walla Walla, WA University (3.9 ppg, 0.9 rpg, 0.7 assists, 0.3 steals) Bulldogs C - 33 Cory Violette, 6-8, 255, So., Boise, ID (10.4 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 1.7 assists, 0.9 steals, 0.6 blocks) F - 32 Zach Gourde, 6-8, 249, Jr., Vancouver, WA Sports Information (15.3 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 1.1 assists, 0.3 steals, 0.7 blocks) 502 E Boone F - 25 Anthony Reason, 6-5, 184, Sr., Ocala, FL Spokane, WA 99258-0066 (3.6 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 0.7 assists, 0.6 steals, 0.3 blocks) HEAD COACH: Mark Few (University of Oregon, 1987) GONZAGA RECORD: 57-18 (3rd year) CAREER RECORD: Same Oliver Pierce Sports Information Director EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (4-2; 0-0 Big Sky Conference) Men's Basketball Contact G - 14 Jason Lewis, 6-3, 175, Sr., Eugene, OR (509) 323-6373 (4.5 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 3.7 assists, 0.8 steals) [email protected] G - 31 Alvin Snow, 6-2, 205, So., Seattle, WA (7.8 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.4 assists, 2.4 steals) Rich Moser C - 52 Jason Humbert, 6-9, 245, Sr., Salem, OR (7.7 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 0.5 assists, 0.8 steals, 0.7 blocks) Assistant SID F - 5 Chris Hester, 6-3, 180, Jr., Fort Madison, IA SERIES RECORD (509) 323-5484 (11.0 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.5 assists, 1.3 steals) GU leads 45-7 [email protected] F - 13 Marco Quinto, 6-6, 215, Sr., Bellevue, WA (8.2 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.0 assists) Chelsea Fine HEAD COACH: Ray Giacoletti (Minot State, 1985) Graduate Assistant SID EWU RECORD: 21-13 (2nd year) CAREER RECORD: 69-46 (5th year) Women's Basketball Contact (509) 323-4227 Game No. 9 - Fresno State University Bulldogs [email protected] Loud Records Fab Four Classic Thursday, Dec. 6 - 6:30 p.m. PST FAX The Forum - Los Angeles, Calif. Radio: News Talk AM 1510 KGA - Pre-game show at 6:15 p.m. PST (509) 323-5730 TV: FOX Sports Net Web FRESNO STATE UNIVERSITY (6-1; 0-0 Western Athletic Conference) www.gozags.com G - 22 Travis DeManby, 6-4, 200, Jr., Medford, OR (7.3 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 3.9 assists, 1.0 steals) G - 4 Damon Jackson, 6-4, 195, So., Perris, CA (11.4 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.7 assists, 1.3 steals) C - Hiram Fuller, 6-9, 240, Jr., Tacoma, WA (5.0 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 0.3 steals, 0.6 blocks) F - 1 Chris Jeffries, 6-8, 220, Jr., Fresno, CA SERIES RECORD (16.4 ppg, 9.1 rpg, 4.1 assists, 1.1 steals, 2.0 blocks) GU leads 2-1 F - 12 Noel Felix, 6-9, 220, Jr., Los Angeles, CA (8.9 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 0.6 assists, 0.7 steals, 0.6 blocks) HEAD COACH: Jerry Tarkanian (Fresno State, 1955) FSU RECORD: 140-65 (7th year) CAREER RECORD: 765-188 (31st year) GAMES PRIOR TO GONZAGA: Dec. 4 - at University of San Francisco Bulldogs, Eagles Meet Tuesday; Coaching Friends Renew Rivalry; Battle of Bulldogs On Thursday FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - DECEMBER 3, 2001 2002 BULLDOGS RESULTS BULLDOGS VS. EAGLES: It's only DATE OPPONENT TIME 19 miles from Spokane to Cheney, BULLDOG 11/3 BREWSTER PACKING (ex)W 101-81 so the rivalry between Gonzaga 11/8 DELTA JAMMERS (ex) W 94-57 11/16 Illinois (#2) (ESPN+/PAX) L 76-58 University and Eastern Washington BASKETBALL 11/18 MONTANA (KHQ) W 83-63 11/21 Great Alaska Shootout @ Anchorage University has always had a local BANNERS Indiana d. Anchorage 101-66 flavor to it. The two renew their rivalry Marquette d. Tennessee 85-74 11/22 Great Alaska Shootout @ Anchorage Tuesday night when the Eagles visit West Coast Conference Texas d. Oregon State 78-68 Gonzaga and The Kennel for a 7 Gonzaga d. St. John’s (ESPN) 65-58 Regular-Season Titles 11/23 Great Alaska Shootout @ Anchorage p.m. tip-off. Both teams have won Tennessee d. Anchorage 74-54 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001 St. John's d. Oregon State 66-63 two straight, and both teams have Gonzaga d. Texas 67-64 major wins on their respective Marquette d. Indiana 50-49 West Coast Conference 11/24 Great Alaska Shootout @ Anchorage ledgers this year. Gonzaga has Oregon State d. Anchorage (7/8) 72-63 St. John's d. Tennessee 45/6) 69-55 defeated St. John's University and Tournament Titles Indiana d. Texas (3/5) 77-71 rd 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001 Marquette d. Gonzaga (1/2)(ESPN)72-63 then 23 ranked University of Texas. 11/29 ARK.-PINE BLUFF (PAX) W 92-42 The Eagles opened the season with th NCAA Tournament 12/1 PORTLAND STATE (PAX) 7 p.m. a stunning 68-67 victory at then 10 12/4 EAST. WASHINGTON (PAX) 7 p.m. ranked St. Joseph's University, a Appearances 12/6 Fresno State (FOX) st @ Los Angeles, CA 6:30 p.m. team the Bulldogs visit for a New 1995 (1 Round) 12/11 Washington (FOX) 7:30 p.m. 12/15 WASHINGTON STATE (FOX) 7 p.m. Year's Eve date. Gonzaga is 5-2, 1999 (Elite Eight) 12/21 EASTERN OREGON 7 p.m. EWU 4-2 heading into Tuesday's 53rd 2000 (Sweet Sixteen) 12/29 Monmouth (Comcast) 4 p.m. 12/31 St. Joseph's (Comcast/PAX) 4 p.m. meeting since Gonzaga became an 2001 (Sweet Sixteen) NCAA Division I school for the 1958- 1/7 New Mexico (ESPN) 9 p.m. 1/11 *SANTA CLARA (FOX) 7:30 p.m. 59 season. National Invitation 1/13 *SAN DIEGO (KHQ) 3 p.m. 1/18 *Pepperdine (FOX) 7:30 p.m. Tournament 1/19 *Loyola Marymount 7 p.m. BEST FRIENDS OFF THE COURT: 1/24 *SAN FRANCISCO (PAX) 7 p.m. Appearances 1/26 *SAINT MARY'S (PAX) 7 p.m. Part II of the Mark Few-Ray Giacoletti nd 1/30 *PORTLAND (FOX) 7:30 p.m. rivalry unfolds Tuesday in The 1994 (2 Round) 1996 (1st Round) 2/2 *Portland (PAX) 7 p.m. Kennel. The Few and Giacoletti nd 2/7 *Santa Clara 7:30 p.m. families are best friends off the court, 1998 (2 Round) 2/9 *San Diego (FOX) 7 p.m. 2/14 *LOYOLA MARYMOUNT (PAX) 7 p.m. which makes the annual game 2/16 *PEPPERDINE (ESPN2) 7 p.m. 2/22 *San Francisco (FOX) 7:30 p.m. between Gonzaga University and Eastern Washington University even harder. 2/23 *Saint Mary's 7:30 p.m. "We don't even talk about it," Few said of the upcoming game. Few got the 3/2 WCC Tournament jump on Giacoletti last season with a 74-65 win in Cheney, Giacoletti's first @ San Diego, CA TBA year at EWU. 3/3 WCC Tournament @ San Diego, CA TBA 3/4 WCC Tournament FORMER EWU COACH ON GU BENCH: Tuesday's visit to The Kennel by @ San Diego, CA 9 p.m. Eastern Washington University has another interesting twist to it. Jerry *WEST COAST CONFERENCE GAME ALL TIMES PACIFIC TIME ZONE Krause, who coached the Eagles for 17 years from the 1967-68 season ALL TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE through the 1984-85 season with the exception of a year's sabbatical during 1982-83, is the Director of Men's Basketball Operations for the Bulldogs. Krause posted a 262-195 record at EWU and coached the Eagles their first two seasons as a NCAA Division I program - 1983-84 and 1984-85. Krause is in his second stint with the Bulldogs, serving eight years as a part-time assistant from 1985-92. He spent the five years at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, NY, as professor of sport philosophy and director of instruction for the department of physical education. Men's Basketball FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - DECEMBER 3, 2001 BULLDOGS-EAGLES SERIES: The rivalry between Gonzaga University and Eastern Washington University has definitely been tipped toward Spokane on the map. The Bulldogs bring a 15- game winning streak into Tuesday's contest, and have won 23 of the last 24. The last time the Eagles won was on The Kennel floor, taking a 70-55 victory Jan. 8, 1990. Gonzaga began the 2002 West Coast Conference current streak the following year with an 81-63 win in Cheney. The Standings average margin of victory in the past 15 Gonzaga victories is 19.9 (Through games of 11/30/01) ppg. Only four times in those 15 games has the margin of victory been single digits for the Bulldogs, including last year's nine-point Conference Overall 74-65 win at Reese Court on the EWU campus. W L Pct. W L Pct. GONZAGA 0 0 .000 5 2 .714 Portland 0 0 .000 3 1 .750 POUNDING THE BOARDS: Coming into the season, Gonzaga Loyola Marymount 0 0 .000 3 3 .500 University head coach Mark Few thought his club had to do a Pepperdine 0 0 .000 2 2 .500 San Diego 0 0 .000 2 3 .400 better job of rebounding than it did last season.