SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY 2010-11 Men's Basketball Sports Information Office | 1801 East Cotati Avenue, Rohnert Park, CA 94928 | (707) 664-2478 | [email protected] Schedule and Results This Week in Seawolves Basketball 5-9 overall, 3-7 ccaa at #5 Cal State Dominguez Hills TOROS 13-1, 9-1 ccaa Date Opponent Time/Score Friday, January 21 • 7:30 p.m. Torodome at Carson, Calif. Nov. 19 NOTRE DAME de NAMUR # W, 89-75 Winners in 13 of their first 14 games, the Toros have set a program Nov. 20 DOMINICAN # W, 95-64 record for most victories to start the season and have moved up to No. Nov. 26 at Northwest Nazarene & L, 71-83 5 in the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division II Nov. 27 vs. Central Washington & L, 72-83 Top 25 Poll, released this week. It is a tie for the highest ranking by a Cal State Dominguez Hills men’s basketball team since 1981. CSUDH’s only Dec. 3 at Cal State Stanislaus* W, 64-50 loss came at the hands of Cal State San Bernardino (59-49) back on Dec. Dec. 4 at Chico State* L, 65-69 4 in Carson. Since then, the Toros have reeled off seven consecutive Dec. 11 at Humboldt State* L, 82-96 victories. Three Toros average at least 11 points per game -- Michael Cox Dec. 19 at Cal State East Bay* W, 68-62 (11.6), Marcquintice Davis (11.4) and Zareh Zargaryan (11.1). CSUDH Dec. 30 at UC San Diego* L, 63-74 leads the conference in scoring defense, giving up just 56.5 points per Jan. 2 HUMBOLDT STATE* L, 74-86 game, and rebounding margin (+8.8). Sonoma State leads the all-time series with Cal State Dominguez Hills, 18-15, but the Toros have won Jan. 6 CAL POLY POMONA* W, 82-60 four of the last five matchups. The teams split last season. Jan. 8 CAL STATE SAN BERNARDINO* L, 72-78 Jan. 13 SAN FRANCISCO STATE* L, 66-73 at Cal State L.A. GOLDEN EAGLES 11-3, 7-3 ccaa Jan. 15 CAL STATE MONTEREY BAY* L, 90-98 Saturday, January 22 • 7:30 p.m. The Eagles Nest at Los Angeles, Calif. Jan. 21 at #5 Cal State Dominguez Hills* 7:30 pm Winners in five of their last six games, the Golden Eagles come into Jan. 22 at Cal State L.A.* 7:30 pm this weekend’s play as the No. 4 team in the CCAA standings. Two of Jan. 27 UC SAN DIEGO* 7:30 pm the three losses by Cal State L.A. this season have come at the hands Jan. 29 CAL STATE EAST BAY* 7:30 pm of Cal State Dominguez Hills. The only other loss was a 76-73 double Feb. 3 CHICO STATE* 7:30 pm overtime loss at UC San Diego last Thursday. CSULA is 8-1 at home Feb. 5 CAL STATE STANISLAUS* 7:30 pm in the Eagles Nest this season. Franklin Session averages 15.8 points per game, the CCAA’s fourth-leading scorer this season. Three other Feb. 11 at Cal State San Bernardino* 7:30 pm Golden Eagle players average in double-figures -- David Norris (12.8), Feb. 12 at Cal Poly Pomona* 7:30 pm Chris Robinson (11.9) and Ryan Wetherell (10.2). Norris is the confer- Feb. 18 at Cal State Monterey Bay* 7:30 pm ence’s second-leading rebounder at 9.6 a game. Sonoma State leads Feb. 19 at San Francisco State* 7:30 pm the all-time series, 18-10, over Cal State L.A. and SSU is 10-3 in the last Feb. 23 CAL STATE L.A.* 7:30 pm 13 matchups, dating back to Mar. 6, 2004. Feb. 25 CAL STATE DOMINGUEZ HILLS* 7:30 pm Sonoma State Heads South for the Weekend * California Collegiate Athletic Association game # Ron Logsdon Basketball Classic (Rohnert Park) It will be a change of scenery for the Sonoma State men’s basketball team this weekend, & NNU Thanksgiving Classic (Nampa, Idaho) as they will travel south to face Cal State Dominguez Hills on Friday and Cal State L.A. on Home games in CAPS Saturday. Both games are scheduled to tipoff at 7:30 p.m. The Seawolves have played All times Pacific and subject to change their last five games at home in The Wolves’ Den. It will be a brief two-game road swing, though, as SSU will return home next weekend for a four-game homestand. Seawolves on the Toro Sports Network on Friday Night CCAA Standings Sonoma State basketball fans can follow the Seawolves on Friday when they visit Cal CCAA Overall State Dominguez Hills. The game will be nationally televised live on the Toro Sports #5 Cal State Dominguez Hills 9-1 13-1 Network. Fans can watch free of charge and there is no registration required. Coverage #20 Humboldt State 9-1 13-1 online at www.GoToros.com/Live will begin around 7:15 p.m. David Smock will call the Cal State San Bernardino 6-2 8-4 play-by-play action and SSU Sports Information Director Tyler Lobe will provide the com- Cal State L.A. 7-3 11-3 mentary from the Torodome in Carson. San Francisco State 6-4 8-6 Chico State 5-5 9-5 Monumental Comeback Falls Just Short in 98-90 Loss to CSUMB UC San Diego 4-6 9-7 Down by 27 with 14 minutes remaining in the game, the Sonoma State men’s basketball Cal Poly Pomona 3-5 6-6 team went on a vicious 40-14 run over the next 11 minutes to trail by just one point at Cal State Monterey Bay 3-7 5-9 84-83, but visiting Cal State Monterey Bay kept the Seawolves from taking the lead, steal- Cal State Stanislaus 3-7 5-9 ing a 98-90 victory in Rohnert Park on Saturday. Matthew French had a career-high game, SONOMA STATE 3-7 5-9 pouring in 24 points, grabbing six rebounds and six steals. Cal State East Bay 0-10 2-12 Weekly Release www.SONOMASEAWOLVES.com January 18, 2011 2010-11 Sonoma State Men's Basketball SSU Quick Facts 2010-11 Roster School Name ...................................Sonoma State University Location ........................................................Rohnert Park, Calif. # Name Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown Last School Founded .................................................................................. 1960 1 Ben Washington G 6-2 190 R-Sr. Newark Newark Memorial HS Enrollment ............................................................................. 7,050 2 Matthew French F 6-7 230 R-Sr. Dandenong, Australia Francis Marion Colors ........................................... Navy, Columbia Blue, White Nickname ..................................................................... Seawolves 3 Ashley Arnott G 6-0 190 Jr. Clyde, Australia Texas-Permian Basin Mascot ............................................................. Lobo the Seawolf 5 Conrad Fox G 6-3 190 Fr. San Francisco Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep Affiliation ...........................................................NCAA Division II 12 Patrick Scott G/F 6-4 200 So. Grass Valley Bear River HS Conference...................... California Collegiate Athletic Association 13 Arash Riahi F/C 6-6 240 Jr. Richmond L.A. Pierce College President .........................Dr. Ruben Armiñana (Texas, 1968) 20 Will Olsem G 6-2 185 So. Sacramento El Camino HS Athletic Director .................Bill Fusco (San Francisco, 1973) 24 Steven Pratt G 6-4 195 Jr. Pleasanton Foothill HS SID ............................ Tyler Lobe (Central Washington, 2008) 31 Brian Crow F 6-6 220 Fr. Novato Novato HS Arena (Capacity)...............................The Wolves’ Den (2,000) Website ....................................www.sonomaseawolves.com 32 Mike Nelson G 6-6 205 Sr. Reno, Nev. Reno HS 33 Sterling Arterberry G 6-3 175 So. Sacramento Christian Brothers HS Team History 34 Mike Stornaiuolo F 6-6 210 Sr. San Francisco Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep First Year of Basketball ........................................................ 1963 35 James Sandoval F 6-5 210 Sr. Redwood City Monterey Peninsula JC All-Time Record (43 seasons) .........................492-625 (.440) 42 Steve Lackey F/C 6-7 205 So. Shingle Springs Ponderosa HS NCAA Tournament Appearances ............................................7 RS Cody Brice C 6-8 260 Fr. Hanford Hanford West HS NCAA Tournament Record ........................................3-8 (.273) RS Donovan Christensen G 6-1 185 Fr. Walnut Creek Westwind Prep Academy Conference Championships .....................................................2 2009-10 Overall Record .........................................11-17 (.393) RS Jason Walter G/F 6-4 190 So. Las Vegas, Nev. Spring Valley HS 2009-10 CCAA Record/Finish ............10-12 (.455)/seventh Head Coach: Pat Fuscaldo (San Francisco State, 1983; 17th season) Coaching Staff Associate Head Coach: Rich Shayewitz (Sonoma State, 2000; 13th season) Head Coach .......Pat Fuscaldo (San Francisco State, 1983) Assistant Coach: Bear Whitfield (Cal State Northridge, 2005; third season) Record at SSU ............................................ 228-216 (17th year) Student Assistant Coach: Gerred Link (first season) Overall Record .......................................... 258-265 (20th year) Head Athletic Trainer: Bo Owens, M.A., ATC, CSCS Assoc. Head Coach .... Rich Shayewitz (Sonoma State, 2000) Assistants ......................................Bear Whitfield, Gerred Link Head Athletic Trainer .................................................Bo Owens More News and Notes Equipment Manager .................................................. Willie Lee Sharpshooting Olsem is Living Downtown Team Information Hitting on 13 of 26 three-pointers in his last four games, Will Olsem has made a living Letterwinners Returning/Lost..............................................9/5 from downtown in his first two seasons with Sonoma State. A career .440 shooter from Starters Returning/Lost ..........................................................3/2 beyond the three-point arc, he hit his 100th career three-pointer in the Jan. 8 loss to Cal Class Breakdown State San Bernardino. Olsem is hitting 48 percent of his shots from long range this sea- Seniors....................................................................................4 Juniors ....................................................................................3 son (35 of 73) and is third on SSU’s all-time list for best three-point field goal percentage Sophomores .........................................................................5 in a career.