Alphabetical Index 100 Point Games .............................121 NCAA Tournament History ...................183 1,000 Point Scorers ...........................168 Opponent Directory ..........................202 All Opponents, vs. ............................156 Player Bios ...................................58 Assistant Coaches .............................52 Preview, 2005 06 Season .........................6 Athletic Director Jeff Schemmel ................195 Overtime Games .............................120 Athletic Directory ............................208 Postseason Tournaments ......................182 Attendance/Home Court Record ...............187 Recaps, 2004 05 Game ........................105 Basketball Support Staff ........................56 Results, 2004 05 Season ........................92 Cox Arena at Aztec Bowl ......................206 Results, All Time .............................140 Cox Arena Records ...........................137 Roster, Broadcast ..............................14 Division I Era Statistical Leaders ...............181 Roster, 2005 06 .................................4 Double Doubles ..............................125 San Diego State University ....................190 Fisher, Bio Steve ...............................40 Schedule, 2005 06 ..............................5 Freshmen Season Records .....................134 Series, All Time ..............................157 Letterwinners ................................176 Series Superlatives ............................164 Media Information ...........................200 Single Game Performances, Individual . .124 Media Outlets ................................204 Specialty Games ..............................151 MWC Records ...............................135 Statistics, Division I Era Career .................178 MWC Tournaments ...........................185 Statistics, 2004 05 Season .......................93 Table of Contents SAN DIEGO STATE BASKETBALL Introduction Index 1 Table of Contents 2 Quick Facts 3 Rosters 4 Schedule 5 2006 Season Preview 6 Broadcast Roster 14 This is SDSU Basketball Steve Fisher 16 Fisher s Men in the NBA 18 Cox Arena 20 Gameday at Cox Arena 22 Facilities 24 Big Games 26 Media Exposure 28 Community Service 30 Academics 31 INTRODUCTION San Diego State University 32 City of San Diego 34 San Diego State Athletics 36 Mountain West Conference 38 Coaches and Staff Steve Fisher 40 Brian Dutcher 52 Gregg Gottlieb 53 Mark Hughes 54 Mark Fisher 55 Support Staff 56 Players Mohamed Abukar 58 Mohamed Camara 60 Trimaine Davis 62 Brandon Heath 66 John Sharper 71 Marcus Slaughter 76 Matt Thomas 81 Brett Hoerner/Chris Lamb 84 Tim McGrath/Kyle Spain 85 Richie Williams 86 Lorrenzo Wade 87 Career Stats vs. MWC 88 2004-05 Review 2004 05 Notes 90 Results 92 Game By Game Statistics 94 Miscellaneous Statistics 101 Departed Letterwinners 102 Box Scores and Recaps 105 MWC Statistics 115 Records Team 118 Team Season 120 Individual Game 122 Top Game Performances 124 The 2005-06 SDSU Men’s Basketball Media Guide Individual Season 128 Individual Career 131 The 2005 06 San Diego State University Basketball Media Guide is a pub Freshmen Records 134 MWC Records 135 lication of the San Diego State University athletic media relations office. The Cox Arena Records 137 publication was written, edited and designed by assistant athletic director and media relations director Mike May. History Assistance was provided by media relations assistant Darin Wong, assis tant media relations directors Dave Kuhn and Peggy Curtin, media relations Year By Year Results 140 Year By Year assistants Jamie McConeghy, Jim Solien, Richard Groves and Dan Gisel, Summary 152 Statistical History 154 vs. All media relations student assistants Lesley Fong, Keith Kawamura, Clay Opponents 156 All Time Series 157 Jersey Spiegel, Marc Feller, Courtney Bylund, Karen Lynch and Cody Jenkins. Numbers 165 Awards and Honors 166 1,000 Point Scorers 168 Annual Statistical Leaders 172 Letterwinners 176 Individual Div. I Stats Photography 178 National Postseason 182 Conference Ernie Anderson, Ken Jacques, Stan Liu and Kelly Ayers. Tournaments 185 Attendance/Home Record 187 MWC Series 188 Printing Host Communications (Lexington, Ky.) University San Diego State 190 Dr. Stephen Weber 194 Jeff Schemmel 195 Support Staff 196 Media Information 200 Opponent Directory 202 Media Outlets 204 Broadcast Information 205 Cox Arena 206 Directory 208 2 2005-06 SAN DIEGO STATE BASKETBALL Media Information SAN DIEGO STATE BASKETBALL General Information Basketball Staff 2005-06 Roster Breakdown Location ............ San Diego, Calif., 92182 Head Coach ....................Steve Fisher Starters Returning (4) Founded ..............................1897 Alma Mater (Year) ........Illinois State (1967) Player Ht Wt Cl Pos. PPG RPG Enrollment ..........................34,174 Record at SDSU (Years) .............8197(6) Mohamed Camara 6 10 245 Sr. C 2.4 3.8 Nickname ..........................Aztecs Record Overall (Years) .......265179(14 full) Brandon Heath 6 4 198 Jr. G 18.3 3.7* INTRODUCTION Colors ....................Scarlet and Black Basketball Office Phone .........619594 6249 John Sharper 6 0 190 Sr. G 6.0 1.3* PMS Color .............................185 Best Time to Contact Fisher ......Contact May Marcus Slaughter 6 9 220 Jr. F 17.8 9.0 Arena ..............Cox Arena at Aztec Bowl Assistant Head Coach .........Brian Dutcher Opened ..............................1997 Alma Mater (Year) ..........Minnesota (1982) Total Letterwinners Returning (6) Capacity ............................12,414 Assistant Coach ..............Gregg Gottlieb Player Ht Wt Cl Pos. PPG RPG Affiliation .................NCAADivision I Alma Mater (Year) .............UCLA (1995) Mohamed Camara 6 10 245 Sr. C 2.4 3.8 Conference ..................Mountain West Assistant Coach ...............Mark Hughes Trimaine Davis 6 7 235 Sr. F 5.2 2.3 President ................Dr. Stephen Weber Alma Mater ................Michigan (1989) Brandon Heath 6 4 198 Jr. G 18.3 3.7* Alma Mater (Year) ......Bowling Green (1964) Director of Basketball Operations .Mark Fisher John Sharper 6 0 190 Sr. G 6.0 1.3* Athletics Director .............Jeff Schemmel Alma Mater (Year) ...........Michigan (2001) Marcus Slaughter 6 9 220 Jr. F 7.9 6.8 Alma Mater (Year) ....... Kansas State (1976) Director of Player Development ....Matt Soria Matt Thomas 6 3 200 So. G 6.1 3.4 Athletic Department Phone ......619594 3019 Alma Mater (Year) .....San Diego State (2002) Ticket Office Phone .............619283 7378 Basketball Trainer ..............Mark Haines Other Returning Players (2) or 619 283 SDSU Alma Mater (Year) . .Metropolitan State (1987) Player Ht Wt Cl Pos. Administrative Assistant .......Marty Malano Chris Lamb 6 10 231 Fr. RS F History Tim McGrath 6 5 187 Fr. RS F Seasons of Basketball ...........Entering 85th Team Information First Season of Basketball ............1921 22 Total Home Away Neu. Newcomers (4) All Time Record ...................1,138 990 2004 05 Record 11 18 7 9 3 8 1 1 Player Ht Wt Cl Pos. NCAA Tournament Appearances ...........7 2004 05 MWC Record 4 10 2 5 2 5 Mohamed Abukar 6 10 216 Jr.** F Seasons of Div. I Basketball .....Entering 36th Mountain West Finish ...................6th Brett Hoerner 6 11 206 Fr. F First Season of Div. I Basketball .......1970 71 MWC Tournament ...........Semifinals (1 1) Kyle Spain 6 5 218 Fr. F All Time Div. I Record ...............449544 Postseason ...........................none Richie Williams 5 9 158 Fr. G NCAA Div. I Tournament Appearances ......4 Starters Returning/Lost ..................4/1 Last NCAA Appearance ................2002 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ............6/6 Starters Lost (1) NIT Appearances .........................2 Player Ht Wt Cl. Pos. PPG RPG Last NIT Appearance ..................2003 Media Information Chris Walton 6 8 234 Exp. F 6.3 2.6 Radio Station ................XPRS AM 1090 Total Letterwinners Lost (6) Media Relations Play By Play Announcer .........Ted Leitner Player Ht Wt Cl Pos. PPG RPG Assistant AD/MBB ................Mike May PBP Phone Number ............858453 9153 Travis Hanour 6 6 202 Exp. G 1.0 1.0 SID Main Office Number ........619594 5547 Radio Analyst .................John Kentera Jared Ines 6 7 234 Exp. F 1.6 0.0 May Cell Phone ................619957 8372 Analyst Phone Number .........858453 9153 Tommy Johnson 6 3 186 Exp. G 1.0 0.8 SID Fax Number ...............619582 6541 Video Footage Contact .........Brian Murphy Chris Manker 7 0 225 Exp. C 6.8 2.7 May E mail [email protected] VFC Phone Number ............619594 7617 Tyler Smith 6 2 208 So. G 2.2 1.6 SID Mailing Address . .Aztec Media Relations Beat Writer ......................Ed Graney Chris Walton 6 8 234 Exp. F 6.3 2.6 3014 Aztec Athletics Center San Diego Union Tribune 5302 55th Street 619 293 2203 Honors Candidates San Diego State University Beat Writer ...................Mike Sullivan M. Slaughter MWC Player of the Year, All Region San Diego, CA 92182 North County Times B. Heath MWC Player of the Year, All Region 760 739 6645 M. Abukar MWC Newcomer of the Year Media Services * Indicates assists per game. SID Office Phone ...............619594 5547 ** Eligible for competition in mid December SID Office Fax .................619582 6541 Cox Arena Press Row ...........619265 5853 SDSU Athletics Website . .www.goaztecs.com 2005-06 SAN DIEGO STATE BASKETBALL 3 Aztec Players SAN DIEGO STATE BASKETBALL 2005-06 San Diego State Alphabetical Roster