MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND Sports Information Sports Information Director: Julie Lapomarda Chiles Center • 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. • Portland, Ore. 97203 Assistant SID: Jason Brough Phone: 503.943.7439/7731 • Fax: 503.943.7242 Intern: Adam Linnman Date: Nov. 24, 2003 • Portland Men’s Basketball • Portland at Oregon State • Nov. 25 • 7:05 p.m. (PST) • Gill Colliseum (10,400) • Corvallis, Ore. Long Beach State at Portland • Nov. 29 • 7:00 p.m. (PST) • Chiles Center (5,000) • Portland, Ore. 2003-04 SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME DATA: The Pilots continue their Probable Starters DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULTS regular-season at Oregon State on No. Name Yr. Pos. NOVEMBER Tuesday, Nov. 25 at 7:05 p.m. at Gill 4 Donald Wilson So. G/F 5 Basketball Travelers (Exhibition)W, 81-69 Coliseum in Corvallis, Ore. Portland then 10 Andreas Gahlmann Jr. C 14 Concordia (Exhibition) W, 95-72 15 Adam Quick Sr. G 21 Boise State L, 66-76 hosts Long Beach State on Saturday, Nov. 44 Dustin Geddis Sr. F 25 Oregon State 7:05 p.m. 29 at 7:00 p.m. at the Chiles Center. 55 Casey Frandsen Sr. G 29 Long Beach State 7:00 p.m. WHAT’S AHEAD: Portland heads to Off the Bench DECEMBER Albuquerque, N.M. on Mon., Dec. 1 to No. Name Yr. Pos. 1 New Mexico 7:00 p.m. 3 Brant Minor So. G 4 Nevada 7:30 p.m. take on New Mexico at 7:00 p.m. Portland 11 Eugene Jeter So. G 6 Portland State (RiverCity Rivalry)7:00 p.m. faces Nevada on Dec. 4 at the Chiles 13 Karl Aaker Jr. G/F 14 Duke (Fox Sports Net) 8:00 p.m. Center for a 7:30 p.m. tip-off. The Pilots 14 Christopher JacksonFr. F/C 16 Weber State 8:05 p.m. then host Portland State in the RiverCity 22 Sean Smith Fr. G 19 Portland State 7:05 p.m. 23 Devin Peal Fr. G/F 2 2 Oregon (Oregon Sports Network)7:00 p.m. Rivalry on Dec. 6 at the Chiles Center at 24 Dreshawn Vance Fr. F 28 Boise State 2:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 32 Patrick Galos Jr. F 31 San Diego State 1:05 p.m. 34 Samario Clancy Fr. G 45 Ben Sullivan* TR C JANUARY A QUICK LOOK AT PORTLAND: 3 Northern Arizona 7:05 p.m. Possible starters for the Pilots in the * will sit our this season due to 8 Loyola Marymount* 7:05 p.m. match-up with Oregon State and Long NCAA transfer rules 10 Pepperdine* (Fox Sports West2) 5:00 p.m. Beach State are: Donald Wilson (So., G/F); 15 Saint Mary’s* 7:00 p.m 17 San Francisco* 7:00 p.m Andreas Gahlmann (Jr., C); Adam Quick 2 3 Gonzaga* (Fox Sports NW/Bay Area) 7:30 p.m. (Sr., G); Dustin Geddis (Sr., F) and Casey Frandsen (Sr., G). 29 Santa Clara* 7:00 p.m. The Pilots return all five starters, nine letterwinners and add six newcomers to this 31 San Diego* 7:00 p.m. year’s roster. Last year, the Pilots finished the West Coast Conference regular-season in a FEBRUARY three-way tie for sixth place. Portland ended its season with an 11-17 (.393) overall record 5 Loyola Marymount* 7:00 p.m and a 4-10 (.286) conference mark. The 11-17 (.393) overall record comprises the fourth- 7 Pepperdine* 7:00 p.m best win-loss record over the last 10 years. Portland’s 7-6 start in non-conference play 12 Saint Mary’s* 7:05 p.m. was the best start since 2000-01 and surpassed the number of wins Portland posted in 14 San Francisco* 7:00 p.m. 18 Gonzaga* (Fox Sports NW) 7:30 p.m. 2001-02. The Pilots posted a 6-7 (.462) home record, a 5-9 (.357) away record and a 0-1 26 Santa Clara* 7:00 p.m (.000) neutral site record in 2002-03. 28 San Diego* 7:00 p.m Head Coach Michael Holton is 19th head coach in school history. In three seasons, Holton has a 17-41 (.293) career overall record and a 6-22 (.214) career WCC record. His MARCH 4-8 WCC Tournament TBA 2002-03 team almost doubled the win output from the previous season and no one will forget the Pilots’ 72-68 wire-to-wire win last season over WCC rival Gonzaga in front of a 2003-04 sell out crowd at the Kennel in Spokane, Wash. Overall Record ............................... 0-1 WCC Record .................................... 0-0 Portland returns two players selected to the 2002-03 all-West Coast Conference Men’s Home .............................................. 0-1 Basketball Team. Casey Frandsen and Donald Wilson, were 2002-03 honorable-mention Away ................................................ 0-0 all-WCC picks. Neutral ............................................ 0-0 In a vote of the league’s eight head coaches, the Pilots are picked to finish in seventh- place in this year’s WCC race. 2002-03 Overall Record ............................ 11-17 WCC Record ................................... 4-10 Home ............................................... 6-7 Away ................................................. 5-9 Neutral ............................................. 0-1 www.portlandpilots.com UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND 2003-04 Men’s Basketball Quick Facts QUOTING HOLTON: “We came up short against Boise State in our season opener. I General Information feel that we’ll need a more focused effort Tuesday night against Oregon State. The Mailing Address: ........... 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. ...................................... Portland, OR 97203-5798 Beavers are coming off a season-opening home win and have a program that has shown Website: ........................... www.portlandpilots.com significant growth throughout the last few years. It’s never easy playing Pac-10 teams on National Affiliation: ................... NCAA Division I the road, but we’re confident that we’ve made the necessary adjustments in order to get Conference: ........................................... West Coast our non-conference road schedule off to a good start” Founded: ............................................................1901 Enrollment: .................................................... 3,200 Nickname: ...................................................... Pilots CHECKING OUT OREGON STATE: David Lucas had 16 points as the Oregon State Colors: ..................... Purple (PMS 268) and White Beavers defeated Prairie View A&M 70-53 Saturday, Nov. 22 in the opener for both teams Home Court/Capacity: ....... Chiles Center (5,000) at Gill Coliseum. Oregon State jumped on the Panthers early with a 15-4 opening spurt President: ..... Rev. E. William Beauchamp, C.S.C. Athletic Director: ..................................... Joe Etzel and led by as many as 21 points. OSU never relinquished the lead all night despite a SWA: ........................................... Christina Van Tol surge by the Panthers which saw the deficit cut to seven points three times. Previously Academic Advisor Sr., Mary Kay Lampert, S.N.J.M. on Nov. 16, the Beavers defeated the Sydney Comets, 73-57 in an exhibition win at Gill Faculty Athletic Rep. ........ Robert W. Duff, Ph. D Coliseum in Corvallis, Ore. Oregon State wrapped up the exhibition portion of their Ticket Manager .................................. Aaron Jones Ticket Office Phone: .................. (503) 943-7525 season with a 1-1 record. The Beavers feature a young roster for the 2003-04 season as only one starter returns. Oregon State also returns seven letterwinners and adds six Sports Information newcomers to the roster. Head Coach Jay John enters his second year with the Beavers, Sports Information Director (MBX Contact): Julie Lapomarda posting a 14-15 record at Oregon State. Last year’s team went 13-15 overall and finished E-mail: ........................................ [email protected] Office Phone: ............................... (503) 943-7731 in a tie for sixth place in the Pac-10 with a 6-12 record. The Beavers lost to California in Home Phone: ............................... (503) 784-9700 the first round of the Pac-10 Tournament in 2002-03. Assistant SID: ..................................... Jason Brough Sophomore Lamar Hurd started all 28 games for the Beavers last season and earned Office Phone: ............................... (503) 943-7439 honorable mention on the Pac-10 all-Freshmen team. He led the team last year in minutes Home Phone: ............................... (503) 289-3861 E-mail: ............................................ [email protected] played (33.4 per game), was seventh in the conference for assists (3.8) and his 105 total Intern: .............................................Adam Linnman assists for the season are the third-highest ever by a Beaver freshman. Teammate David E-mail: .......................................... [email protected] Lucas averaged 16.2 points per game during Oregon State’s two exhibition games while Office Phone: ..................... (503) 943-7439/7731 Kyle Jeffers averaged 12.5 rebounds. SID Fax: ........................................ (503) 943-7242 Press Row Phone: ........................ (503) 943-7527 Probable starters for the Beavers are: Lamar Hurd (So., G); J.S. Nash (Jr., G); Kenny Hooks (Fr., F); David Lucas (Jr., F) and Kyle Jeffers (Fr., F). Coaching Information Head Coach: .................................. Michael Holton CHECKING OUT LONG BEACH STATE: Long Beach State is 0-1 in 2003-04 after Alma Mater .............................................UCLA ‘92 E-mail: ............................................ [email protected] opening the season with a 74-44 loss to San Diego State on Nov. 21 in San Diego. The Career Record/Years: .......... 17-42 (.288)/3rd year 49ers scored just 15 first-half points against the Aztecs and never recovered. Long Beach Record at School/Years: ............................... SAME State did out-rebound SDSU 45-37. Kevin Roberts led the way for The Beach with 13 WCC Record/Years: .......................... 6-22 (.214)/2 points, while Travon Free had eight points and Cody Pearson chipped in with six points Men’s Basketball Office Phone: (503) 943-7117 Men’s Basketball Office Fax: ..... (503) 943-8082 and a team-high nine rebounds. Best time to contact: ................................ Call SID The 49ers return three starters from last year as well as nine letterwinners. Six newcom- Assistant Coaches/Years/Alma Mater: ers join the squad for the 2003-04 season.