San Jose State University Basketball 2008-09 Schedule Table of Contents Thurs. Nov. 6 +Menlo College Walt McPherson Court 7:00 p.m. Team Rosters . 2 Fri. Nov. 14 South Dakota State Brookings, S.D. 7:00 p.m. Broadcast Roster . 3 Sun. Nov. 16 Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. 2:00 p.m. Coaching Staff . 4-7 Player Profiles . 8-30 Wed. Nov. 19 California Maritime Walt McPherson Court 7:00 p.m. 2007-08 Year In Review . 31-34 Mon. Nov. 24 Presbyterian Clinton, S.C. 8:00 p.m. Western Athletic Conference. 35-36 Opponents . 37-46 Wed. Dec. 3 Santa Clara Walt McPherson Court 7:00 p.m. In-Season Tournament Competition . 41 Mon. Dec. 8 San Diego San Diego, Calif. 7:00 p.m. Team & Individual Records . 47-57 Sat. Dec. 20 Northern Colorado Civic Auditorium 3:00 p.m. Letterwinners . 58-60 Mon. Dec. 22 USF Walt McPherson Court 7:00 p.m. Honors & Awards . 61 Sat. Dec. 27 Shamrock Office Moraga, Calif. Spartans in the Pros. 62 Solutions Classic Records vs. Collegiate Opponents . 63 Year-by-Year Scores . 64-89 Morgan State vs. William Jessup 5:00 p.m. Head Coaching Records . 89 San Jose State vs. Saint Mary’s 7:30 p.m. NCAA Tournament Teams . 90 Sun. Dec. 28 Shamrock Office Moraga, Calif. The Last Time . 91 Solutions Classic City of San Jose. 92 San Jose State vs. Morgan State or William Jessup 5:00 p.m. San Jose State University. 93-94 Saint Mary’s vs. William Jessup or Morgan State 7:30 p.m. The Event Center . 95 Tom Bowen, Director of Athletics . 96 Sat. Jan. 3 *Louisiana Tech Walt McPherson Court 5:30 p.m. Contact Directory. 97 Mon. Jan. 5 *New Mexico State Walt McPherson Court 7:00 p.m. Culture of Champions . 98-99 Strength & Conditioning. 100 Thurs. Jan. 8 *Boise State Boise, Idaho 7:00 p.m. Jeff Garcia Hall of Champions . 101 Sat. Jan. 10 *Fresno State Fresno, Calif. 7:00 p.m. Athletics Facilities. 102-103 Mon. Jan. 12 Cal State Bakersfield Bakersfield, Calif. 7;00 p.m. Student Success Services. 104 Sat. Jan. 17 *Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii 7:00 p.m. Notes to the Media . 106 Thurs. Jan. 22 *Utah State Walt McPherson Court 7:00 p.m. Local Media Contacts . 107 Sat. Jan. 24 *Fresno State Walt McPherson Court 7:00 p.m. Broadcast Information. 107 Thurs. Jan. 29 *New Mexico State Las Cruces, N.M. 7:00 p.m. 2009 NCAA Tournament Bracket . 108 Sat. Jan. 31 *Louisiana Tech Ruston, La. 2:00 p.m. The 2008-09 San Jose State University men’s basketball media guide was produced by the Sat. Feb. 7 *Boise State Walt McPherson Court 7:00 p.m. school’s sports information office. Thurs. Feb. 12 *Nevada Walt McPherson Court 7:00 p.m. Sat. Feb. 14 *Idaho Moscow, Idaho 7:00 p.m. FRONT COVER PHOTOGRAPHY: Terrell Tues. Feb. 17 Utah Valley Walt McPherson Court 7:00 p.m. Lloyd Sat. Feb. 21 ESPNU Bracket Buster Walt McPherson Court Thurs. Feb. 26 *Idaho Walt McPherson Court 7:00 p.m. INSIDE PHOTOGRAPHY: Terrell Lloyd, Sat. Feb. 28 *Hawaii Walt McPherson Court 7:00 p.m. Ray Barbour, Ron Fried, Wayne Salvatore, NBA Photos, Western Athletic Conference, selected NCAA Division I schools, Sharon Thurs. Mar. 5 *Nevada Reno, Nev. 7:05 p.m. Hall, San Francisco Giants. Sat. Mar. 7 *Utah State Logan, Utah 7:00 p.m. Tues. Mar. 10 WAC Tournament Reno, Nev. For more information, contact the San Jose Thurs. Mar. 12 WAC Tournament Reno, Nev. State University sports information office. Fri. Mar. 13 WAC Tournament Reno, Nev. Phone - (408) 924-1217, FAX - (408) 924-1291, Sat. Mar. 14 WAC Tournament Reno, Nev. or email - [email protected]. local time listed for all games San José State University does not discriminate on the + - Exhibition game basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual * - Western Athletic Conference contest orientation, marital status, pregnancy, age disability, dis- abled veteran’s or Vietnam veteran’s status. This policy applies to all San José State University student, faculty and staff programs and activities. Questions regarding this policy should be directed to the Director of the Office of Equal Employment/Affirmative Action, San José State University, (408) 924-1115. 1 www.sjsuspartans.com Team Rosters/Fast Facts Alphabetical Fast Facts NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CLASS EXP HOMETOWN Location ............................San Jose, California 15 Clint Amberry F 6-10 240 FR RS Rossmoor, Calif. Enrollment ..............................................30,908 40 Oliver Caballero C 6-9 255 SO 1V Caborca, Mexico Founded......................................................1857 5 Justin Graham G 6-4 195 SO 1V Ripon, Calif. Nickname ............................................Spartans 30 Chris Oakes C 6-10 235 JR 1V Oakland, Calif. Colors ..............................Gold, White & Blue 2 Adrian Oliver G 6-4 210 SO TR Modesto, Calif. Conference ......Western Athletic Conference 20 Lance Olivier G 5-2 130 SO SQ Richmond, Calif. President..............................Dr. Jon Whitmore 23 Robert Owens G 6-3 195 JR JC Oakland, Calif. Director of Athletics ....................Tom Bowen 33 Mac Peterson G 6-3 195 JR 1V Martinez, Calif. Head Coach 1 Tim Pierce F 6-7 215 SR 2V Oakland, Calif. ................George Nessman (California, 1981) 21 DeVonte Thomas F 6-4 235 SR 3V Oakland, Calif. Record/Seasons at SJSU ......24-69, 3 seasons Kyle Thomas F 6-8 215 SO TR Folsom, Calif. Overall Record/Seasons ......24-69, 3 seasons 50 Garrett Ton F 6-8 222 FR RS Torrance, Calif. Assistant Coaches 22 C.J. Webster F 6-9 255 JR 1V Missouri City, Texas ................Brent Davis (San Diego State, 2000) 52 Jerelle Wilson G 6-1 200 JR SQ San Francisco, Calif. ..................Gary Stepan (Cal Lutheran, 1971) 4 DaShawn Wright G 6-4 200 SR 1V Gary, Ind. Donald Williams (Cal State Hayward, 1995) 32 John Williams G 6-3 190 JR JC San Jose, Calif. Director of Basketball Operations ..........Tim Marrion (Washington State, 2006) Head coach: George Nessman 2007-08 Record..........................................13-19 Assistant coaches: Brent Davis, Gary Stepan, Donald Williams Conference record/finish ......4-12/8th place Director of basketball operations: Tim Marrion Starters Returning/Lost ............................5/0 Lettermen Returning/Lost ........................8/4 Numerical Home Court............The Event Center (5,000) Basketball Trainer ..........................Scott Shaw NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CLASS EXP HOMETOWN 1 Tim Pierce F 6-7 215 SR 2V Oakland, Calif. Returning Lettermen (8) 2 Adrian Oliver G 6-4 210 SO TR Modesto, Calif. C.J. Webster, F, 6-9, JR, 11.3 ppg., 6.8 rpg. 4 DaShawn Wright G 6-4 200 SR 1V Gary, Ind. Tim Pierce, F, 6-7, SR, 11.2 ppg., 3.7 rpg. 5 Justin Graham G 6-4 195 SO 1V Ripon, Calif. Justin Graham, G, 6-4, SO, 10.7 ppg., 2.9 apg. 15 Clint Amberry F 6-10 240 FR RS Rossmoor, Calif. Chris Oakes, C, 6-9, JR, 10.3 ppg., 7.2 rpg. 20 Lance Olivier G 5-2 130 SO SQ Richmond, Calif. DaShawn Wright, G, 6-4, SR, 21 DeVonte Thomas F 6-4 235 SR 3V Oakland, Calif. 10.1 ppg., 4.9 rpg. 22 C.J. Webster F 6-9 255 JR 1V Missouri City, Texas DeVonte Thomas, F, 6-4, SR, 4.0 ppg., 3.0 rpg. 23 Robert Owens G 6-3 195 JR JC Oakland, Calif. Mac Peterson, G, 6-3, JR, 3.5 ppg., 1.3 rpg. 30 Chris Oakes C 6-10 235 JR 1V Oakland, Calif. Oliver Caballero, C, 6-9, SO, 2.1 ppg., 1.4 rpg. 32 John Williams G 6-3 190 JR JC San Jose, Calif. 33 Mac Peterson G 6-3 195 JR 1V Martinez, Calif. Returning Redshirts (2) 40 Oliver Caballero C 6-9 255 SO 1V Caborca, Mexico Clint Amberry, F, 6-10, FR 50 Garrett Ton F 6-8 222 FR RS Torrance, Calif. Garrett Ton, F, 6-8, FR 52 Jerelle Wilson G 6-1 200 JR SQ San Francisco, Calif. Kyle Thomas F 6-8 215 SO TR Folsom, Calif. Others Returning (2) Jerelle Wilson, G, 6-1, JR, 0.0 ppg., 0.0 rpg. Head coach: George Nessman Lance Olivier, G, 5-3, SO, 0.0 ppg., 0.0 rpg. Assistant coaches: Brent Davis, Gary Stepan, Donald Williams Director of basketball operations: Tim Marrion Letterwinners Lost (4) Jamon Hill, G, 5-10, SR, 6.7 ppg., 1.3 rpg. Pronunciation Guide Lance Holloway, F, 6-8, SR, 1.0 ppg., 1.9 rpg. Oliver Caballero COB-bye-YAIR-row Kevin Fleming, F, 6-6, SR, 0.9 ppg., 0.7 rpg. Lance Olivier OH-live-ee-yeah Darion Goins, G, 6-3, SO, 0.6 ppg., 0.1 rpg. DeVonte Thomas Dah-VON-tay Thomas Garrett Ton Ton Newcomers (3) Jerelle Wilson JURR-ell Adrian Oliver, G, 6-4, SO DaShawn Wright DAY-shawn Robert Owens, G, 6-3, JR John Williams, G, 6-3, JR 2 2008-09 San Jose State University Basketball Broadcast Roster GEORGE NESSMAN BRENT DAVIS GARY STEPAN DONALD TIM MARRION Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach WILLIAMS Director of Men’s Assistant Coach Basketball Operations #1 TIM PIERCE #2 ADRIAN OLIVER #4 DaSHAWN WRIGHT #5 JUSTIN GRAHAM #15 CLINT AMBERRY 6-7, 215, F, SR, 2V 6-4, 210, G, SO, TR 6-4, 200, G, SR, 1V 6-4, 195, G, SO, 1V 6-10, 240, F, FR, RS Oakland, Calif. Modesto, Calif. Gary, Ind. Ripon, Calif. Rossmoor, Calif. #20 LANCE OLIVIER #21 DeVONTE THOMAS #22 C.J. WEBSTER #23 ROBERT OWENS #30 CHRIS OAKES 5-2, 130, G, SO, SQ 6-4, 235, F, SR, 3V 6-9, 255, F, JR, 1V 6-3, 195, G, JR, JC 6-10, 235, C, JR, 1V Richmond, Calif.