University of San Francisco 2014-15 Men's Basketball Notes 2 NCAA Championships • 1 NIT Championship • 15 Conference Championships 18 All-Americans • 4 Naismith Hall of Famers • 36 NBA Draft Selections USF Schedule and Results USF Begins Second Half of WCC Campaign at BYU (9-12 Overall • 3-6 WCC) Dons and Cougars Meet in Nationally Televised Game on Thursday November Game #22 16 Sun South Carolina State (TheW.tv) ............W, 91-52 19 Wed Notre Dame de Namur (TheW.tv) .........W, 86-46 San Francisco Dons (9-12, 3-6 WCC) vs. BYU Cougars (15-7, 5-4 WCC) Gulf Coast Showcase • Estero, Fla. Thursday, Jan. 30, 2015 • 8:00 p.m. PT 24 Mon vs. Hawaii ..............................................................W, 88-73 Marriott Center • Provo, Utah 25 Tue vs. Florida Gulf Coast ..........................................L, 47-62 Series Record: BYU 12-6 26 Wed vs. Evansville ..........................................................L, 72-79 Last Meeting: BYU 99-68 (Jan. 3, 2015) 30 Sun Montana (TheW.tv) ................................W, 76-57 Audio/Video Streaming: TheW.tv (Pat Olson, Play-by-Play; Jim Brovelli, Analyst) Television: ESPN2 (Roxy Bernstein, Play-by-Play; Corey Williams, Analyst) December 3 Wed at Colorado (Pac-12 Network) .........................L, 55-72 The Dandy Dons 7 Sun Houston Baptist (TheW.tv) ....................W, 85-54 • Now 9-12 overall and 3-6 in the West Coast Conference after splitting a pair of home games last week with 11 Thu Eastern Washington (TheW.tv) ..............L, 76-81 Pepperdine (W, 71-59) and Loyola Marymount (L, 70-69)...tied for sixth in the WCC with San Diego and Port- land. 15 Mon Cal Poly SLO (TheW.tv) ...........................L, 71-78 • Were 13-8 at the 21-game mark last season...won game 22 to improve to 14-8...ultimately fi nished at 21-12 18 Thu Portland State (TheW.tv) .......................W, 77-40 and 13-5 WCC (t-2nd). 21 Sun at Cleveland State (ESPN3) .....................L, 65-69 (OT) • Looking to rebound from a 31-point, 99-68 defeat at the hands of BYU earlier this season...BYU has won four 27 Sat at Pacifi c * (CSNCA)............................................W, 77-71 straight in the series and are 7-1 vs. the Dons since joining the WCC in 2011-12. 29 Mon at Saint Mary’s * (ESPNU) ...................................L, 69-56 • Are 3-7 away from Memorial Gymnasium this season (2-5 road; 1-2 neutral)...two of the team’s three confer- January ence wins have come on the road (Pacifi c and Portland). 1 Thu San Diego * (TheW.tv) ............................L, 56-57 • Combined to shoot 50.4 from the fl oor last week vs. Pepperdine (25-47) and LMU (26-54)...shooting 46.3 3 Sat BYU * (CSNBA) .........................................L, 68-99 pecent from the fi eld this season, which ranks third in the WCC (BYU 2nd at 47.3). 8 Thu at No. 6 Gonzaga * (ROOT) ...............................L, 57-88 • Were outrebounded by Pepperdine (33-28) and LMU (38-37) last week...have been outrebounded in seven 10 Sat at Portland (WCC Game of the Week) .........W, 89-77 of its fi rst nine conference games after outboarding 10 of its fi rst 12 opponents...were +9.7 on the boards vs. 17 Sat at Santa Clara * (CSNCA) ....................................L, 64-70 non-conference foes and are -3.4 vs. the fi rst nine conference opponents...rank fi fth in the WCC in rebound 22 Thu Pepperdine * (TheW.tv) .........................W, 71-59 average (36.0) and are sixth in rebound margin (+3.2). 24 Sat Loyola Marymount * (TheW.tv) .............L, 69-70 • Three players - Kruize Pinkins (5.7), Matt Glover (5.4) and Mark Tollefsen (5.3) - are averaging at least 5.0 29 Thu at BYU * (ESPN2) ................................................8:00 p.m. rebounds per game while Tim Derksen is averagaing 4.8. 31 Sat at San Diego * (TWC SportsNet) ..................5:00 p.m. • Have made just 11-of-46 (23.9) three-point attempts over the last three games, dipping the season percent- age to 36.7, which ranks fi fth in the WCC...shooting just 31.1 percent from beyond the arc in conference play. February • Have allowed eight opponents to make at least nine three-pointers in a game...have given up 53 three-point- 5 Thu Portland * (CSNBA) ...............................6:00 p.m. ers over the last six games, including a season high 15 to BYU...opponents shooting 36.0 percent from long 7 Sat Gonzaga * (ESPN2) ...............................8:30 p.m. distance on the season, including 39.2 in WCC play. • Made 15-of-26 free throws in a one-point loss to LMU on Saturday...shooting 60.3 percent from the line, 12 Thu Santa Clara * (ESPNU) ...........................8:00 p.m. which ranks 10th in the WCC...are slightly better in conference play at 67.2 percent, which includes a 28-for- 19 Thu at Loyola Marymount * (TWC)......................8:00 p.m. 32 eff ort at Portland. 21 Sat at Pepperdine * (WCC Game of Week) ......1:00 p.m. • Freshman Devin Watson scored a team-high 16 points at Pepperdine and is averaging 11.7 ppg in confer- 26 Thu Saint Mary’s * (CSNBA) .........................8:00 p.m. ence action...he has started each of the last seven games and is averaging 11.8 ppg (83 total) in his starting 28 Sat Pacifi c * (CSNCA) ...................................7:00 p.m. assignments. • Senior Kruize Pinkins has scored in double-fi gures in six straight games and leads the team in scoring with a March 15.5 ppg mark...Pinkins has scored 20+ points in fi ve games this season. 5-10 Wed at WCC Championships ............................................TBA Probable Starters * Designates West Coast Conference Game No. Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Hometown/Last School All times listed are Pacifi c 21 -- G Devin Watson 6-1 165 Fr. 8.0 1.6 Oceanside, CA / El Camino HS 32 -- G Tim Derksen 6-3 202 Jr. 11.6 4.8 Tucson, AZ / Amphitheater HS 3 -- C Ma Chris ansen 6-9 235 Jr. 3.9 3.4 Oklahoma City, OK / Bishop McGuinness HS 23 -- F Mark Tollefsen 6-9 215 Jr. 14.5 5.3 Danville, CA / San Ramon Valley HS 15 -- F Kruize Pinkins 6-7 230 Sr. 15.5 5.7 Marianna, FL / Chipola College Off the Bench 5 -- F Ma Glover 6-5 212 Sr. 6.4 5.4 Orange, CA / Penn State 10 -- G Chris Adams 6-4 194 Sr. 4.0 1.2 Covina, CA / Evelyn Mack Academy 1 -- G Corey Hilliard 6-1 185 Sr. 2.2 0.9 Kansas City, MO / Midland College 2 -- F Uche Ofoegbu 6-4 214 So. 2.6 1.6 San Antonio, TX / SMU / J.P. Stevens HS 22 -- F Chase Foster 6-5 190 Fr. 1.8 1.2 Aurora, CO / Valor Chris an HS 25 -- C Derrell Robertson 6-10 242 Jr. 1.8 1.7 Pinola, MS / DePaul 0 -- F Montray Clemons 6-7 235 Jr. 1.6 1.6 Bal more, MD / Pensacola State College 13 -- G Frankie Ferrari 5-11 160 Fr. 1.5 1.4 Burlingame, CA / Burlingame HS 11 -- G-F Gavin Hoff mann 6-5 204 Sr. 0.6 0.8 Portland, OR / Lincoln HS USF BASKETBALL...Where Tradition Meets Today USF Basketball Game Notes 2 NCAA Championships • 1 NIT Championship • 15 Conference Championships • 18 All-Americans • 4 Naismith Hall of Famers • 36 NBA Draft Selectionss Head Coach Rex Walters 2014-15 University of San Francisco Dons Kansas ‘93 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Hometown / Last School 0 Montray Clemons F 6-7 235 Jr. Baltimore, MD / Pensacola State College 7th Season at USF (2008-Present) 1 Corey Hilliard G 6-1 185 Sr. Kansas City, MO / Midland Junior College 2 Uche Ofoegbu F 6-4 214 So. San Antonio, TX / J.P. Stevens HS / SMU Career Record ..................................138-139 (9th season) 3 Matt Christiansen F-C 6-9 235 Jr. Oklahoma City, OK / Bishop McGuinness HS Overall Record at USF ...................107-106 (7th season) 5 Matt Glover G 6-5 212 Sr. Orange, CA / Tustin HS / Penn State WCC Games .......................................... 51-51 (7th season) 10 Chris Adams G 6-4 194 Sr. Covina, CA / Evelyn Mack Academy 11 Gavin Hoff mann G-F 6-5 204 Sr. Portland, OR / Lincoln HS Now in his seventh season as head coach at the 13 Frankie Ferrari G 5-11 160 Fr. Burlingame, CA / Burlingame HS University of San Francisco, Rex Walters (Kan- 14 David Irby G 6-0 180 So. Long Beach, CA / Walnut Hills HS sas ’93) continues to put his mark on one of 15 Kruize Pinkins F-C 6-7 230 Sr. Marianna, FL / Marianna HS / Chipola College college basketball’s most storied programs. 21 Devin Watson G 6-1 165 Fr. Oceanside, CA / El Camino HS 22 Chase Foster F 6-5 170 Fr. Aurora, CO / Valor Christian HS In six seasons on the Hilltop, the former Kansas 23 Mark Tollefsen F 6-9 215 Jr. Danville, CA / San Ramon Valley HS standout has guided the Dons to a 106-105 re- 25 Derrell Robertson C 6-10 242 Jr. Pinola, MS / Mendenhall HS / DePaul cord, three postseason appearances and a pair of 30 Dominique Williams G 6-2 170 So. El Granada, CA / IMG Academy 20-win seasons. His career record, which includes 32 Tim Derksen G 6-3 202 Jr. Tucson, AZ / Amphitheater HS two seasons at Florida Atlantic, stands at 138-139. 33 Nick Loew F 6-8 230 Fr. Burlingame, CA / Burlingame HS The 2013-14 season saw the Dons fi nish with a Coaching and Support Staff 21-12 record, tie for second in the West Coast Head Coach: Rex Walters (Kansas ’93) – 7th season Conference with a 13-5 mark and earn a bid to Associate Head Coach: Luke Wicks (Northern State ’06) – 3rd season the National Invitation Tournament.