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SAN DIEGO STATE 2005-06 BASKETBALL - GAME NO. 3 San Diego State (1-1/0-0 MWC) vs. Southern Miss (1-1/0-0 C-USA) Sunday, Nov. 20, 2005 X Fairbanks, Alaska X Carlson Center (5,703) Radio: XPRS-1090 AM X Television: none BASKETBALL GAME NOTES San Diego State Takes on Southern Miss in the Third Place Game of the 10th Annual BP Top of the World Classic Tidbits... „ Brandon Heath has 50 double-figure scoring games in his career and with his five assists on Saturday afternoon, has led the team in that category 21 times in 61 career games. The Los Angeles native has also led the team in scoring 26 times in two-plus seasons. San Diego State (1-1) looks to claim its second consecutive third place finish in an in-season tournament Sunday afternoon at the 10th annual BP Top of the World Classic in Fairbanks, Alaska. The Aztecs will play Southern Miss at 12:30 p.m. AST (1:30 p.m. PST) with the contest being broadcast on 55 ing road game since Dec. 14, 1936, when they defeated Chapman, 46- 44. XPRS-1090 AM (The Mighty 1090). There is no television coverage of the event. Fewest points allowed by the Aztecs in a The Aztecs are coming off a narrow 66-63 semifinal round loss to Illinois-Chicago Saturday afternoon. Foul trouble hurt SDSU early as Mountain West Conference preseason Player of the Year, season-open- Marcus Slaughter, picked up two quick fouls just three minutes into the game. San Diego State trailed 13-3 at one point, but came back to even the score at 20 thanks to a burst of energy redshirt freshman Tim McGrath provided in his first collegiate game. True freshman Kyle Spain made his first career start for the Aztecs and grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds. The Newark, Calif., native also chipped in with seven points on 3-of-6 shooting in 32 minutes of action. Saturday’s game marked the second straight contest in which a true freshman earned the starting nod (Richie Williams started the season opener this past Thursday against Alaska Fairbanks). „ True freshman point guard Richie Williams became the ninth freshman in Steve Fisher’s coaching career to start a seasonopening game this past Thursday (Juwan Howard, Jalen Rose, Chris Webber, Jerod Ward, Albert White, Bradley Jackson, Steve Sir, Brandon Heath and Despite limited playing time, Slaughter finished with nine points (4-of-7 shooting) and five rebounds in 23 minutes of action. 1K San Diego State juniors Brandon With a win on Sunday afternoon, the Aztecs will finish in third place in the eight team field. Coincidently, SDSU finished third among eight schools in the 2003 EA Sports Invitational in Lahaina, Hawaii. That season, San Diego State defeated Ohio State, fell to Dayton and beat the host school Chaminade. Heath and Marcus The Aztecs, the media’s selection to win the Mountain West Conference, return four starters and six players that started at least six games last season off a squad that finished 11-18 overall. The record Slaughter are closing in on 1,000 career was a bit misleading as SDSU went 0-4 in overtime games and lost eight games in which it led in the Williams). points. Heath has 986 career points, while Slaughter has accumulated 742 points. final 10 minutes of the game. The awards didn’t stop there as Slaughter and Heath, both earned numerous preseason league player of the year honors. In addition, the Aztecs also return starters in senior guard John Sharper and center Mohamed Camara. Senior center Trimaine Davis and sophomore guard Matt Thomas also are back for the Aztecs. This is the seventh time in Steve Fisher’s coaching career that his squad has returned at least four starters off a team he coached. In the previous six seasons in which that has occurred, Fisher has guided his team to the postseason, advancing to the NCAA Tournament on five occasions. His postseason (NCAA and NIT) record in those six seasons is a remarkable 19-5, including two NCAA Runner-Up finishes and an NIT championship. „ Trimaine Davis posted career highs of 13 points (5- of-6 FGs) and three blocks in the SDSU’s season-opening win over the Nanooks of Alaska Fairbanks. 31 SDSU plays its first basketball game in the state of Alaska, marking the 31st state the Aztec Southern Miss enters the third place game after losing to Denver, 44-30, Saturday night in the semifinals. The game was an offensive struggle for both teams in the first half as the Golden Eagles took a 21-15 lead going into the half. But the game quickly changed as Southern Miss shot 2-of-18 from the field in the second half, including 0-for-5 from long distance, en route to nine points over the final 20 minutes. The Golden Eagles, coached by Larry Eustachy, were led by Jason Forte who scored 10 points. The game will be the first ever meeting between the two schools. „ Steve Fisher is 26-15 games played during the month of November. Up next for the Aztecs is Albany on Saturday, Nov. 26, at Cox Arena for SDSU’s home opener. Game time is set for 7:05 p.m. PST. Basketball program has visited Aztecs At-A-Glance (1-1 Overall/0-0 Mountain West) <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">No. Name (Career G/GS) </li><li style="flex:1">Pos. </li></ul>F<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Ht. </li><li style="flex:1">Wt. </li><li style="flex:1">Cl. PPG RPG Misc. </li><li style="flex:1">Note </li><li style="flex:1">X - Probable Starters </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">00 Brett Hoerner (2/0) </li><li style="flex:1">6-11 206 </li><li style="flex:1">Fr. </li></ul>Jr. 0.5 20.5 7.0 25.0 10.0 0.0 2.0 --- 4.5 --- 0.0 0.0 bpg 3.0 4.0 apg 3.0 2.5 apg 1.0 1.0 apg Skilled post player that will see the floor for SDSU as a true freshman Leading returner scorer in MWC; first-team preseason all-MWC Unbelievably quick off the dribble; 7 points, 4 assist s in first career start. 38.8 career 3FG pct; Seen action in both games this year 13 X Brandon Heath (61/56) X Richie Williams (2/2) GGGFGFFFCF 6-4 5-9 6-0 6-7 6-3 6-5 198 158 190 235 200 187 Fr. Sr. Sr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. 15 X John Sharper (88/26) 20 X Trimaine Davis (72/8) 21 Matt Thomas (31/11) 24 Tim McGrath (1/0) 30 Chris Lamb (0/0) 2.0 .800 FGs Career high 13 points and three blocks in season opener 1.0 0.5 spg 2.0 1.0 apg --- --- 8.0 2.5 apg --- --- Seen action in first two games of the season Redshirt last season; High jumped 6-10 in high school. Redshirt last season; Grew nine inches during his prep career Has a great body for a true freshman; Will be on the floor a lot this season ELIGIBLE IN MID-DECEMBER; MWC preseason newcomer of the year 10 double-doubles last yr., 13 in career 6-10 231 6-5 218 6-10 216 6-9 220 6-10 245 33 Kyle Spain (2/1) 34 Mohamed Abukar 42 X Marcus Slaughter (59/47) 50 Mohamed Camara (31/21) Jr. Sr. 12.5 4.0 8.0 2.5 apg <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">6.5 1.0 spg </li><li style="flex:1">C</li><li style="flex:1">Speaks 6 languanges; Avg 8.9 rebs. per 40 min.; 110 rebs. were 2nd on tm. </li></ul>Head Coach: Steve Fisher (Illinois State, 1967) • 266-180 (entering 15th full season overall) • 82-98 (entering seventh season at SDSU) Assistant Head Coach: Brian Dutcher (Minnesota, 1982) Assistant Coaches: Gregg Gottlieb (UCLA, 1995), Mark Hughes (Michigan, 1989) Director of Operations: Mark Fisher (Michigan, 2001) Athletic Trainer: Mark Haines (Metropolitan State College, 1987) Aztec Players SAN DIEGO STATE BASKETBALL 2005-06 San Diego State Alphabetical Roster Most Recent Div. I Season <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">No. Name </li><li style="flex:1">Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. </li><li style="flex:1">PPG </li></ul>5.0 2.4 5.2 18.3 --- RPG 1.4 3.8 2.3 3.5 --- APG 0.6 0.5 0.2 3.7 --- Hometown (High School/Previous School) 34 Mohamed Abukar 50 Mohamed Camara 20 Trimaine Davis FCCGF 6-10 216 6-10 245 Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Tr. 1L 2L 2L HS RS RS 3L 2L HS 1L HS San Diego, Calif. (Rancho Bernardo High/Univ. of Florida) Conakry, Guinea (Moore (Ky.) High/Riverside (Calif.) College) West Pittsburg, Calif. (Pittsburg High) Los Angeles, Calif. (Westchester High) Fullerton, Calif. (Fullerton High) 6-7 6-4 235 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">198 </li><li style="flex:1">1</li><li style="flex:1">Brandon Heath </li></ul>00 Brett Hoerner 30 Chris Lamb 24 Tim McGrath 15 John Sharper 42 Marcus Slaughter 33 Kyle Spain 6-11 206 6-10 231 Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">F</li><li style="flex:1">--- </li></ul>--- <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">--- </li><li style="flex:1">--- </li><li style="flex:1">Louisville, Colo. (Monarch High) </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">F</li><li style="flex:1">6-5 </li></ul>6-0 6-9 6-5 6-3 5-9 187 190 220 218 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">--- </li><li style="flex:1">--- </li><li style="flex:1">Santa Monica, Calif. (Santa Monica High) </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Oakland, Calif. (St. Mary’s High) </li><li style="flex:1">G</li></ul>F 6.0 17.8 --- 6.1 --- 1.1 9.0 --- 3.4 --- 1.3 1.3 --- 1.5 --- Riverside, Calif. (J.W. North High) <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">F</li><li style="flex:1">Fr. </li><li style="flex:1">Newark, Calif. (Newark Memorial High) </li></ul>Riverside, Calif. (Martin Luther King High) Spring Valley, Calif. (Steele Canyon High) <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">21 Matt Thomas </li><li style="flex:1">G</li></ul>G 200 So. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">3</li><li style="flex:1">Richie Williams </li><li style="flex:1">158 </li><li style="flex:1">Fr. </li></ul>2005-06 San Diego State Numerical Roster Most Recent Div. I Season <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">No. Name </li><li style="flex:1">Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. </li><li style="flex:1">PPG </li></ul>--- RPG --- APG --- Hometown (High School/Previous School) Fullerton, Calif. (Fullerton High) Los Angeles, Calif. (Westchester High) Spring Valley, Calif. (Steele Canyon High) Oakland, Calif. (St. Mary’s High) West Pittsburg, Calif. (Pittsburg High) Riverside, Calif. (Martin Luther King High) Santa Monica, Calif. (Santa Monica High) Louisville, Colo. (Monarch High) <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">00 Brett Hoerner </li><li style="flex:1">F</li></ul>GGGCGF<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">6-11 206 </li><li style="flex:1">Fr. </li></ul>Jr. HS 2L HS 3L 2L 1L RS RS HS Tr. 2L 1L 13 Brandon Heath Richie Williams 6-4 5-9 6-0 6-7 6-3 6-5 6-10 231 6-5 218 6-10 216 6-9 220 6-10 245 198 158 190 235 18.3 --- 3.5 --- 3.7 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">--- </li><li style="flex:1">Fr. </li></ul>Sr. Sr. 15 John Sharper 20 Trimaine Davis 21 Matt Thomas 24 Tim McGrath 30 Chris Lamb 6.0 5.2 6.1 --- --- --- 1.1 2.3 3.4 --- 1.3 0.2 1.5 --- 200 So. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">187 </li><li style="flex:1">Fr. </li></ul>Fr. Fr. Jr. FF --- --- --- <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">--- </li><li style="flex:1">33 Kyle Spain </li><li style="flex:1">Newark, Calif. (Newark Memorial High) </li></ul>San Diego, Calif. (Rancho Bernardo High/Univ. of Florida) Riverside, Calif. (J.W. North High) 34 Mohamed Abukar 42 Marcus Slaughter 50 Mohamed Camara <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">F</li><li style="flex:1">5.0 </li></ul>17.8 2.4 1.4 9.0 3.8 0.6 1.3 0.5 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">F</li><li style="flex:1">Jr. </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Sr. </li><li style="flex:1">C</li><li style="flex:1">Conakry, Guinea (Moore (Ky.) High/Riverside (Calif.) College) </li></ul>Head Coach: Steve Fisher (Illinois State, 1967) Brian Dutcher (Minnesota, 1982) Assistant Head Coach: Assistant Coaches: Director of Operations: Gregg Gottlieb (UCLA, 1995), Mark Hughes (Michigan, 1989) Mark Fisher (Michigan, 2001) Dir. of Player Development: Matt Soria (San Diego State, 2001) Athletic Trainer: Mark Haines (Metropolitan State College, 1987) Eligible in 2006-07 Season Most Recent Div. I Season <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">No. Name </li><li style="flex:1">Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. </li></ul>6-6 212 So. TR <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">PPG </li><li style="flex:1">RPG </li><li style="flex:1">APG </li><li style="flex:1">Hometown (High School/Previous School) </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Las Vegas, Nev. (Hargrave Academy/Univ. of Louisville) </li><li style="flex:1">32 Lorrenzo Wade </li><li style="flex:1">F</li><li style="flex:1">3.9 </li><li style="flex:1">1.7 </li><li style="flex:1">0.2 </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">X Pronunciations X By Class </li><li style="flex:1">X By Position </li></ul>Sophomores (1) Mohamed Abukar Mohamed AH-boo-kar Mohamed Camara Mohamed kuh-MAR-uh Brett Hoerner <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Seniors (3) </li><li style="flex:1">Guards (4) </li><li style="flex:1">Centers (2) </li></ul>Mohamed Camara, Trimaine Davis Matt Thomas Mohamed Camara, Trimaine Davis, John Sharper Brandon Heath, John Sharper, Matt Thomas, Richie Williams Freshmen (5) Brett Hoerner, Chris Lamb, Tim McGrath, Kyle Spain, Richie Williams <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Juniors (3) </li><li style="flex:1">Forwards (6) </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Brett HORN-er </li><li style="flex:1">Mohamed Abukar, </li></ul>Brandon Heath, Marcus Slaughter Mohamed Abukar, Brett Hoerner, Chris Lamb, Tim McGrath, Marcus Slaughter, Kyle Spain 2005-06 Schedule SAN DIEGO STATE BASKETBALL Date Exhibition Game Nov. 3 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Day </li><li style="flex:1">Opponent </li><li style="flex:1">Site </li><li style="flex:1">Time </li><li style="flex:1">TV </li></ul>Aztecs Travel Plans X Hotel information on page 204. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Thur. </li><li style="flex:1">ST. XAVIER </li><li style="flex:1">Cox Arena </li><li style="flex:1">7:05 p.m. PST </li></ul>Top of the World Classic X Depart: Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 6:30 a.m. on Alaska Airlines #545, through Seattle, arriving in Fairbanks at 4:15 p.m. Top of the World Classic (Carlson Center; Fairbanks, Alaska) Nov. 17 Nov. 19 Nov. 20 Nov. 26 Nov. 30 Dec. 3 Thu. Sat. Sun. Sat. Wed. Sat. Tue. at Alaska Fairbanks vs. Illinois-Chicago vs. Southern Mississippi ALBANY at San Diego POINT LOMA NAZARENE Cox Arena at California Berkeley, Calif. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Fairbanks, Alaska </li><li style="flex:1">6:00 p.m. AST </li></ul>Noon AST TBA 7:05 p.m. PST 7:00 p.m. PST 7:05 p.m. PST 7:30 p.m. PST X Return: Monday, Nov. 21 at 1:30 a.m. on Alaska Airlines #739, through Seattle, arriving in San Cox Arena San Diego, Calif. Channel 4 San Diego Channel 4 San Diego Diego at 9:26 a.m. California X Depart: Monday, Dec. 5 at 3:35 p.m. on Southwest Airlines #751, arriving in Oakland at 5:05 p.m. X Return: Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 10:30 a.m. on Southwest Airlines #1371, arriving in San Diego at 11:55 a.m. Dec. 6 San Diego SLAM (Cox Arena; San Diego, Calif.) Dec. 10 Dec. 10 Dec. 17 Dec. 20 Dec. 27 Dec. 31 Jan. 4 Sat. Sat. Sat. Tue. Tue. Sat. Wed. Sat. San Diego vs. Fresno State SDSU vs. Washington State Cox Arena <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Cox Arena </li><li style="flex:1">5:30 p.m. PST </li></ul>8:00 p.m. PST 7:05 p.m. PST 8:00 p.m. PST 7:30 p.m. EST Noon PST Channel 4 San Diego Channel 4 San Diego Channel 4 San Diego Providence UC SANTA BARBARA ^UMBC at Providence LOYOLA MARYMOUNT *COLORADO STATE *at Air Force Cox Arena Cox Arena Providence, R.I. Cox Arena Cox Arena X Depart: Monday, Dec. 26 at 7:40 a.m. on Southwest Airlines #1546, through Baltimore, arriving in Providence at 5:30 p.m. Channel 4 San Diego Channel 4 San Diego X Return: Wednesday, Dec. 28 at 7:30 a.m. on Southwest Airlines #341, through Baltimore, arriving in San Diego at 12:40 p.m. 7:05 p.m. PST <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Jan. 7 </li><li style="flex:1">Colorado Springs, Colo. 7:05 p.m. MST </li></ul>Jan. 11 Jan. 14 Jan. 18 Jan. 21 Jan. 25 Jan. 28 Feb. 4 Feb.. 8 Feb. 11 Feb. 16 Feb. 18 Feb. 22 Feb. 25 Mar. 1 Mar. 3 Mar. 7-11 Wed. Sat. Wed. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat. Thur. Sat. Wed. Sat. Wed. Fri. *at Utah *UNLV *at TCU *BRIGHAM YOUNG *NEW MEXICO *at Wyoming *at Colorado State *AIR FORCE *UTAH *at UNLV *TCU *at Brigham Young *at New Mexico *WYOMING Salt Lake City, Utah Cox Arena Fort Worth, Texas Cox Arena 7:00 p.m. MST 7:05 p.m. PST 7:00 p.m. CST 7:05 p.m. PST 7:05 p.m. PST 2:00 p.m. MST 7:00 p.m. MST 7:05 p.m. PST Noon PST 7:00 p.m. PST 7:05 p.m. PST 7:00 p.m. MST SportsWest 1:00 p.m. MST ESPN+Plus Air Force X Depart: Friday, Jan. 6 at 2:05 p.m. on United Airlines #726, arriving in Denver at 5:15 p.m. X Return: Sunday, Jan. 8 at 11:39 a.m. Denver on United Airlines #1183, arriving in San Diego at 12:57 p.m. SportsWest SportsWest <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">SportsWest </li><li style="flex:1">Cox Arena </li></ul>Laramie, Wyo. Fort Collins, Colo. Cox Arena Cox Arena Las Vegas, Nev. Cox Arena Provo, Utah Albuquerque, N.M. Cox Arena Utah X Depart: Tuesday, Jan. 10 at 4:50 p.m. on Delta #374, arriving in Salt Lake City at 7:42 p.m. Channel 4 San Diego ESPN+Plus ESPN2 X Return: Thursday, Jan. 12 at 11:11 on Delta #1749, arriving in San Diego at 12:04 p.m. Channel 4 San Diego TCU X Depart: Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 2:04 p.m. on American Airlines #1102, arriving in Fort Worth at 7:04 p.m. X Return: Thursday, Jan. 19 at 10:58 a.m. on American Airlines #465, arriving in San Diego at 11:59 a.m. 7:05 p.m. PST 7:05 p.m. PST SportsWest <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Channel 4 San Diego </li><li style="flex:1">SOUTH DAKOTA STATE </li><li style="flex:1">Cox Arena </li></ul>Tue.-Sat. at Mountain West Conference Basketball Tournament (Pepsi Center; Denver, Colo.) All ESPN+Plus and SportsWest televised games will air locally on Channel 4 San Diego * - Indicates Mountain West Conference game. ^ - Indicates doubleheader with SDSU women’s basketball team. Wyoming X Depart: Friday, Jan. 27 at 2:15 p.m. on United Airlines #368, arriving in Denver at 5:19 p.m. X Return: Sunday, Jan. 29 at 11:30 a.m. on United Airlines #1183, arriving in San Diego at 12:46 p.m. 2006 NCAA Div. I Men’s Basketball Championship Dates and Sites Colorado State Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, Fla. American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas MCI Center Opening Round X Depart: Friday, Feb. 3 at 2:15 p.m. on United Airlines #368, arriving in Denver at 5:19 p.m. X Return: Sunday, Feb. 5 at 11:30 a.m. on United Airlines #1183, arriving in San Diego at 12:46 p.m. Washington, D.C. Georgetown University, host March 24 and 26 Jacksonville University, host March 16 and 18 Big 12 Conference, host March 17 and 19 Univ. of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio Dayton, host Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah University of Utah, host March 16 and 18 Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, Mich. Oakland University, host March 17 and 19 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome March 14 UNLV X Depart: Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 3:45 p.m. on America West Airlines #6297, arriving in Las Vegas at 5:19 p.m. Minneapolis, Minn. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, host First/Second Rounds Cox Arena X Return: Friday, Feb. 17 at 11:59 p.m. on America West Airlines #730, arriving in San Diego at 1:02 a.m. Univ. of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio Regionals March 24 and 26 San Diego, Calif. San Diego State, host March 16 and 18 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Dayton, host </li><li style="flex:1">Georgia Dome </li></ul>Final Four <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">March 17 and 19 </li><li style="flex:1">Atlanta, Georgia </li></ul>Georgia Institute of Technology, host March 23 and 25 BYU/New Mexico X Depart: Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 4:50 p.m. on Southwest Airlines #374, arriving in Salt Lake City at 7:42 p.m. RCA Dome Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, N.C. Atlantic Coast Conference, host Wachovia Center Philadelphia, Pa. Atlantic 10 Conference, host March 17 and 19 Indianapolis, Ind. Butler University and Horizon League, hosts April 1 and 3

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