University of San Francisco 2012-13 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 and Pacifi c Renew Rivalry Saturday in Stockton 5-1 Overall (0-0 WCC) Dons Take Five-Game Winning Streak Into Spanos Center October 27 Sat San Francisco State (Exhib.) .............W, 93-77 Game #7 November USF Dons (5-1, 0-0 WCC) vs. 5 Mon UNC-Pembroke (Exhib.) ...................W, 94-57 Pacifi c Tigers (3-4, 0-0 Big West Conference) 9 Fri vs. Stanford (1) (Pac-12 Network).................L, 62-74 Alex G. Spanos Center • Stockton, Calif. 13 Tue Cal State East Bay ..........................W, 73-58 19 Mon at American ..............................................W, 67-53. Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012 • 5:00 p.m. PT 24 Sat Columbia (2) ..................................W, 79-59 Series Record: USF leads, 62-30 30 Fri Montana ........................................W, 78-68 Last Meeting: USF 79-69 (Dec. 10, 2011) December Radio: USFDons.com (Pat Olson, Play-by-Play; Jim Brovelli, Analyst) 4 Tue St. John’s (CSNCA) (95.7 FM) ............... W, 81-65 TV/Web: None 8 Sat at Pacifi c ....................................................5:00 p.m. 15 Sat at Nevada ..................................................3:00 p.m. Dons Briefs 18 Tue Holy Cross .................................... 7:00 p.m. • Improved to 5-1 on the season after Tuesday night’s 81-65 home victory over St. John’s...have won 22 Sat vs. San Diego State (3) (ESPNU) ......3:00 p.m. PT fi ve straight after a season-opening loss to Stanford. 23 Sun TBA (3) (ESPNU).....................................................TBA • Current fi ve-game winning streak matches the team’s longest under Rex Walters, compiled last sea- 25 Tue TBA (3) (ESPNU) ....................................................TBA son...last time USF won six games in a row was in the 2004-05 season. 29 Sat Dominican .................................. 7:00 p.m. • Are 62-30 all-time against Pacifi c, a charter member of the West Coast Conference who will rejoin the January conference next season...Dons last win in the Spanos Center came in the 2004-05 season. 2 Wed at Santa Clara * (ESPNU) ...........................7:00 p.m. • Three players are averaging double-fi gures, led by De’End Parker’s 19.7 ppg average...Cole Dicker- 5 Sat BYU * (95.7 FM) .............................7:00 p.m. son is scoring at a 13.3 ppg clip while junior point guard Cody Doolin is averaging 12.2 ppg. 10 Thu San Diego * ...................................7:00 p.m. • Dickerson has posted four double-doubles in six games this season...he leads the nation in rebound- 12 Sat at Saint Mary’s * (95.7 FM) ........................4:00 p.m. ing at 13.8 per game. 17 Thu Santa Clara * .................................8:00 p.m. • De’End Parker leads the nation in three-point fi eld goal percentage (75.0; 15-for-20)...the team is 19 Sat Loyola Marymount* (CSN) (95.7 FM) 1:30 p.m. shooting 45.3 (43-for-95) from beyond the arc -- also tops among Division I programs. 24 Thu at Portland * ..............................................7:00 p.m. • Point guard Cody Doolin -- who dished out a career-high 14 assists vs. St. John’s -- ranks ninth na- 26 Sat at Gonzaga * (95.7 FM) ..............................5:00 p.m. tionally in assists per game at 7.0. 30 Wed Saint Mary’s ..................................7:00 p.m. • Four D’s - De’End, Dickerson, Derksen and Doolin -- account for 76 percent of the team’s scoring February and 62 percent of its rebounding totals. 2 Sat at Pepperdine * (CSN) (95.7 FM) ................2:30 p.m. • Have outrebounded fi ve of its fi rst six opponents and are +9 (39.8-30.0) in the rebound column. 9 Sat at BYU * (BYUTV) 95.7 FM) ............................6:00 p.m. • Have shot better than 50 percent from the fl oor in each of the last four games against American 14 Thu Portland * .....................................7:00 p.m. (53.1), Columbia (50.9), Montana (50.0) and St. John’s (50.0)...shooting 47.2 percent from the fl oor as a 16 Sat Gonzaga * (CSN) (95.7 FM) .................1:30 p.m. team, which ranks fourth in the WCC. 21 Thu at Loyola Marymount * .........................7:00 p.m. • Have held their last fi ve opponents under 70 points, ncluding three under the 60-point mark...rank 23 Sat Pepperdine* (95.7 FM) .....................6:00 p.m. 28 Thu at San Diego* (FSN San Diego) ...................6:00 p.m. third in the WCC in scoring defense at 62.8 ppg. • Are 4-0 at home this season and are 45-18 (.714) on the Memorial Gymnasium hardwood under head March coach Rex Walters. 6 Wed WCC Championship (4) ..................................TBA • The Dons are 39-21 (.650) in their last 60 games following a 5-9 start to the 2010-11 season. 7 Thu WCC Championship (4) ..................................TBA • Win over St. John’s on Tuesday evened Walters’ USF career coaching record at 67-67...his career record, 8 Fri WCC Championship (4) ..................................TBA 9 Sat WCC Championship (4) ..................................TBA which includes two seasons at Florida Atlantic, now stands at 98-100. 11 Mon WCC Championship (4) ..................................TBA • Following the Pacifi c game, the Dons will be back in action next Saturday when USF meets Nevada in 14 Thu Northern Kentucky ..................... 7:00 p.m. Reno...tip-off is set for 3:00 p.m. (1) Oracle Arena; Oakland, Calif. Probable Starters and Top Reserves (2) Hilltop Challenge No. Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Hometown/Last School (3) Diamond Head Classic; Honolulu, Hawaii 32 -- F Tim Derksen 6-3 185 Fr. 9.3 4.7 Tucson, AZ / Amphitheater HS (4) West Coast Conference Championship 25 -- F Cole Dickerson 6-7 230 Jr. 13.3 13.8 Federal Way, WA / Federal Way HS * West Coast Conference Game 15 -- C Tao Xu 6-11 260 Fr. 4.2 2.0 Qingdao City, China / Haverford HS 21 -- G De’End Parker 6-6 216 Jr. 19.7 3.2 San Francisco, CA/UCLA 45 -- G Cody Doolin 6-1 175 Jr. 12.2 7.0apg Austin, TX / Westlake HS Off the Bench 12 -- G Avry Holmes 6-2 170 Fr. 8.8 2.6 Salem, OR / North Salem HS 23 -- F Mark Tollefsen 6-9 215 RS-Fr. 4.8 3.7 Danville, CA / San Ramon Valley HS 31 -- C Frank Rogers 6-9 210 So. 1.7 3.0 Salinas, CA / Cabrillo College 10 -- G Chris Adams 6-4 170 So. 0.8 0.7 Covina, CA / Evelyn Mack Academy 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 2012-13 University of San Francisco Dons Kansas ‘93 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Hometown / Last Schools 5th Season at USF (2008-Present) 0 Dominique O’Connor G 5-10 165 Jr. Los Angeles, CA / Westchester HS 1 Coltin Gelb G 6-3 170 Fr. Boca Raton, FL / Spanish River HS Career Record ........................................98-100 (7th season) 3 Matt Christiansen F 6-9 235 Fr. Oklahoma City, OK / Bishop McGuinness HS Overall Record at USF ...........................67-67 (5th season) 5 Matt Glover G 6-5 210 Jr. Orange, CA / Tustin HS / Penn State WCC Games ..............................................28-30 (5th season) 10 Chris Adams G 6-4 170 So. Covina, CA / Evelyn Mack Academy 11 Gavin Hoff mann G 6-5 195 So. Portland, OR / Lincoln HS Now in his fi fth season as head coach at the University 12 Avry Holmes G 6-2 170 Fr. Salem, OR / North Salem HS of San Francisco, Rex Walters (Kansas ’93) continues 13 Joe Edmonds G 6-5 195 Fr. Oklahoma City, OK / Bishop McGuinness HS to put his mark on one of college basketball’s most 15 Tao Xu C 6-11 260 Fr. Qingdao City, China / Haverford School storied programs. 21 De’End Parker G 6-6 215 Jr. San Francisco, CA / Lincoln HS / CCSF / UCLA 23 Mark Tollefsen C 6-9 215 RS-Fr. Danville, CA / San Ramon Valley HS He has guided the Dons to back-to-back winning sea- 25 Cole Dickerson F 6-7 230 Jr. Federal Way, WA / Federal Way HS sons, including a 20-14 record a year ago, which was 30 Evan Scott G 6-6 180 Fr. North Kingstown, RI / North Kingstown HS the program’s fi rst 20-win season since 1981-82. USF 31 Frank Rogers F 6-9 210 So. Salinas, CA / Salinas HS / Cabrillo College has also played in the postseason each of the last two 32 Tim Derksen G 6-3 185 Fr. Tucson, AZ / Amphitheater HS seasons, reaching the quarterfi nals of the CollegeIn- 45 Cody Doolin G 6-2 170 Jr. Austin, TX / Westlake HS sider.com tournament in 2010-11 and earning a spot in the College Basketball Invitational last season. Coaching and Support Staff Head Coach: Rex Walters (Kansas ’93) – 5th season Last season, the Dons posted their best non-confer- Assistant Coach: Michael Lee (Kansas ‘05) – 3rd season ence record (10-4) since 1999-00 and were ranked Assistant Coach: Jack Kennedy (Grinnell ‘06) – 5th season among the national leaders in scoring (30th; 75.4) Assistant Coach: Luke Wicks (Northern State ’06) – 3rd season and steals (19th; 8.4) while setting a school-record Director of Player Personnel: Dwayne Polee (Pepperdine ’87) – 1st season for three-pointers made (239) for a second straight Director of Operations: Nick Whitmore (Boise State ’07) – 1st season season.