2007-08 UCSD MEN’S BASKETBALL Game Notes • Feb. 8 & 9, 2008 • Four-Game Homestand Begins UCSD Sports Information • 9500 Gilman Drive, MC 0531 • La Jolla, CA 92093 BASKETBALL Phone: 858-534-8437 • Fax: 858-534-8475 • E-Mail: [email protected] 2007-08 Schedule/Results Tritons Host Lumberjacks and Seawolves this Weekend DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT UC San Diego (12-6, 8-4 CCAA) Nov. 2 at UC Riverside (Exhibition) W, 67-61 vs. Nov. 9 vs. Drake (Exhibition) L, 63-81 Humboldt State (13-6, 8-4 CCAA) Nov. 17 at San Diego State L, 60-76 Nov. 24 at Grand Canyon L, 62-72 The Lumberjacks hold a commanding 6-0 lead in the Nov. 30 Cal State Stanislaus* W, 63-60 all-time series with UCSD. Dec. 1 Chico State* W, 65-55 Dec. 6 Alaska-Fairbanks W, 69-58 Dec. 16 William Jewell W, 70-51 UC San Diego (10-6, 6-4 CCAA) Dec. 18 Wayne State W, 73-59 vs. Jan. 4 at Sonoma State* W, 58-54 Sonoma State (9-9, 5-7 CCAA) Jan. 5 at Humboldt State* L, 69-80 The Seawolves own a 14-6 all-time record against UCSD, Jan. 11 at Cal State Dominguez Hills* W, 78-74 (2ot) but the Tritons have won each of the last two meetings. Jan. 12 at Cal State L.A.* L, 102-111 (3ot) Jan. 18 Cal Poly Pomona* W, 55-52 Tritons Begin Four-Game Homestand this Weekend against HSU and SSU Jan. 19 #5 Cal State San Bernardino* W, 76-65 Jan. 25 San Francisco State* L, 58-68 (ot) LA JOLLA, Calif. - Riding a three-game winning streak, the UC San Diego men’s basketball team will Jan. 26 Cal State Monterey Bay* L, 93-97 (2ot) look to continue their momentum as they begin their final homestand of the season this weekend. The Jan. 29 Grand Canyon W, 62-52 Tritons face 17th-ranked Humboldt State on Friday night and Sonoma State on Saturday evening, with Feb. 1 at Chico State* W, 62-49 both games scheduled for 7:30 p.m. tip-offs in RIMAC Arena. Feb. 2 at Cal State Stanislaus* W, 75-58 Feb. 8 Humboldt State* 7:30 p.m. Head coach Chris Carlson got his team back to its winning ways in conference competition this weekend, Feb. 9 Sonoma State* 7:30 p.m. securing double-digit victories at Chico State and at Cal State Stanislaus. A dominant 41-22 second half Feb. 15 Cal State L.A.* 7:30 p.m. led UCSD to the 62-49 win against Chico State as Henry Patterson paced the Tritons with 19 points. Feb. 16 Cal State Dominguez Hills* 7:30 p.m. Patterson and Jordan Lawley scored 15 apiece the next night as UCSD toppled Cal State Stanislaus by a Feb. 22 at Cal State San Bernardino* 7:30 p.m. 75-58 final score. The victories place head coach Chris Carlson’s squad at 12-6 overall, 8-4 in conference Feb. 23 at Cal Poly Pomona* 7:30 p.m. action, and tied for second-place in the California Collegiate Athletic Association standings. Feb. 28 at Cal State Monterey Bay* 7:30 p.m. Feb. 29 at San Francisco State* 7:30 p.m. While not leading the conference as a team in any category, the Tritons rank second in field goal percentage, Mar. 4 CCAA Championship First Round TBD three-point field goal percentage, and assist-to-turnover ratio. Henry Patterson has helped the Tritons M. 7-8 CCAA Semifinals and Championship TBD to their 47.3% field goal shooting by converting over 60% of his shot attempts and averaging a team- M. 14-18 at NCAA D-II W. Regionals TBD high 13.2 points per game. Jordan Lawley’s incredible 47.7% three-point shooting has helped the Triton M. 26-29 at NCAA D-II Elite Eight TBD percentage from that area, as Lawley has averaged 11.3 points per game on the year. Shane Poppen leads * California Collegiate Athletic Assn. Game UCSD with 5.2 rebounds per game, while also adding 4.7 points per contest in just under 20 minutes per game off the bench. NABC Top-25 Coaches’ Poll (1/29/08) # Team Record Pts. Lst Wk Entering the week with a 13-6 record overall, 8-4 in conference, Humboldt State is currently tied with 1 Bentley, Mass. 20-0 197 1 the Tritons for second place in the CCAA. The Lumberjacks recently ended a three-game slide with an 2 Grand Valley State, Mich. 24-0 195 2 83-77 win over Cal State L.A. Devin Peal scored a game-high 29 points in the victory, as HSU held off a 3 Winona State, Minn. 23-1 184 3 Golden Eagles comeback attempt in the final minute. Peal leads the team and conference in scoring this 4 South Dakota 19-1 173 4 season with 18.6 points per game. Grayson Moyer, Will Sheufelt, and Cy Vandermeer are also averaging 5 Alaska-Anchorage 18-3 169 5 double-digit scoring production with 14.6, 13.8, 11.3 points per game, respectively. Vandermeer is the 6 Northern State, S.D. 20-2 160 8 Lumberjacks top rebounder with 8.3 boards per game. Like UCSD, Humboldt State does not lead the 7 South Carolina Aiken 17-2 151 9 CCAA in any category, but is second in assists and third in scoring offense and scoring margin. UCSD has 8 Findlay, Ohio 18-3 132 11 lost all six previous meetings with Humboldt State, including a 69-80 loss in Arcata earlier this season. 9 Southwestern Oklahoma St. 17-3 121 12 10 Gannon, Pa. 19-2 117 15 Sonoma State brings a 9-9 overall record and 5-7 CCAA mark into the week, tied for the eighth spot in 11 Drury, Mo. 16-3 114 7 the conference standings. The Seawolves, losers in six of their last nine games, split on the road over 12 Tarleton State, Texas 18-2 113 17 the weekend. While SSU was able to seal victory over Cal State L.A. with a lay-up and steal in the final possessions of Friday night’s game, they would fall short against Cal State Dominguez Hills on Saturday, 13 West Liberty State, W.Va. 17-2 101 6 despite an 18-0 second half run. Andrew Kochevar is leading the Seawolves with 14.6 points per game. 14 LIU-C.W. Post, N.Y. 18-2 99 16 Ben Washington is second on the team with 10.7 points per game and leads the team with 2.67 assists per, 15 Southwest Baptist, Mo. 15-4 88 21 while Steve Cornett is Sonoma State’s leading rebounder with 5.4 rebounds per game. SSU is 14-6 in the 16 Augusta State, Ga. 14-4 84 10 all-time series with UCSD, but the Tritons won earlier this season on the road by a 58-54 final score. That 17 Tampa, Fla. 15-4 62 NR win was UCSD’s sixth straight of the season, and their second straight against the Seawolves, as UCSD 18 Mount Olive, N.C. 16-4 53 18 picked up its first-ever CCAA win over Sonoma State during Spirit Night last season. 19 Cal State-San Bernardino 16-4 51 13 20 Fort Lewis, Colo. 17-3 47 25 Humboldt State will host Sonoma State on Wednesday before both teams head for weekend games against 21 Rollins, Fla. 16-4 29 14 the Tritons. Tip-off for that contest is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. 22 Northern Kentucky 16-3 23 NR 23 Lenoir-Rhyne, N.C. 15-3 20 NR Following this weekend, the Tritons will conclude their regular season home schedule against Cal State 24 Kentucky Wesleyan 19-3 16 NR L.A. and Cal State Dominguez Hills on Friday, February 15 and Saturday, February 16, respectively. Both 25 Edinboro, Pa. 15-4 15 NR games are slated to tip-off at 7:30 p.m. UCSD Men’s Basketball Game Notes • February 8 & 9, 2008 UCSD vs. HUMBOLDT STATE SHOOTING PCT RANKS SECOND UCSD QUICK FACTS UCSD has yet to beat Humboldt State in UCSD currently ranks second in the CCAA men’s basketball. The Lumberjacks own in shooting percentage, making 47.3% of its QUICK FACTS a 6-0 all-time record against the Tritons, shots from the floor. Only CSU Monterey including a 80-69 come-from-behind win Bay ranks higher as the Otters are making Location ........................................La Jolla, Calif. earlier this season in Arcata. UCSD held a 47.7% of their shots from the floor. The same Founded.........................................................1960 17-point advantage in the first half of that two teams also occupy the top two spots in Enrollment ..................................................26,247 contest but could not hold off the hard- the 3-point shooting percentage category as Colors ............................................ Blue and Gold charging Lumberjacks who won the CCAA CSUMB is making 41.7% of its shots from Nickname .................................................. Tritons title in their first year as a member last season. long range while UCSD is making 38.2% of Affiliation ................................ NCAA Division II The closest that a UCSD has come to beating its 3-point attempts. Conference ........Calif. Collegiate Athletic Assoc. Humboldt State was a 61-59 loss in RIMAC Home Court ...................... RIMAC Arena (5,000) Arena last season on February 10th. HSU’s DOUBLE DIGIT SCORING Chancellor ............................Dr. Marye Anne Fox Jeremiah Ward hit a layup with four seconds Currently, three UCSD players are averaging Athletics Director .......................Earl W.