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Page 1: 2010-11 WAC Men's Basketball Prospectus

BOISE STATE

FRESNO STATE

HAWAI‘I

IDAHO

LOUISIANA TECH

NEVADA

NEW MEXICO STATE

SAN JOSE STATE

UTAH STATE

2010-11 MEN’S BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS

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2010-11 WAC Men’s Basketball Preview 1

October 2010

WAC Games All Games

W L Pct. Hm Rd Stk W L Pct. Hm Rd. Neu StkUtah State 14 2 .875 8-0 6-2 W14 27 8 .771 17-1 8-5 2-2 L2Nevada 11 5 .688 7-1 4-4 W2 21 13 .618 15-2 5-10 1-1 L1New Mexico State 11 5 .688 7-1 4-4 L2 22 12 .647 12-3 8-8 2-1 L1Louisiana Tech 9 7 .562 6-2 3-5 L2 24 11 .686 12-2 9-8 3-1 L1Fresno State 7 9 .438 6-2 1-7 W1 15 18 .455 12-5 3-11 0-1 L1San Jose State 6 10 .375 6-2 0-8 L2 14 17 .452 10-4 4-12 0-1 L3Idaho 6 10 .375 3-5 3-5 W2 15 16 .484 8-6 6-10 1-0 L1Boise State 5 11 .312 3-5 2-6 W2 15 17 .469 9-7 4-9 2-1 L1Hawai‘i 3 13 .188 3-5 0-8 L2 10 20 .333 10-11 0-9 0-0 L2

2009-10 WAC STANDINGS

WAC News and Notes .......................1-7

Team InformationBoise State .........................................8-9Fresno State...................................10-11Hawai’i............................................12-13Idaho ..............................................14-15Louisiana Tech ...............................16-17Nevada ...........................................18-19New Mexico State ..........................20-21San Jose State ...............................22-23Utah State ......................................24-25WAC Stats ......................................26-312010-11 Composite Schedule ......32-IBC

Credits: The 2010-11 WAC Men’s Basketball Fall Preview is compiled and published by the WAC office with the as-sistance and cooperation of the confer-ence’s sports information directors and their staffs.

Editor: Jason EricksonLayout and Design: Vicky Foster

CONTENTS WAC TOURNAMENT HEADS TO LAS VEGASThe 2011 WAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament will be held March 9-12 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas and will include the top eight teams in the regular-season standings. Ticket information will be available soon at www.wacsports.com.

ESPNU BRACKETBUSTERSFor the ninth year in a row, the WAC has partnered with ESPN and several other top col-lege basketball conferences for ESPNU BracketBusters, a weekend men’s basketball event matching potential NCAA tournament hopefuls against each other. All nine WAC teams will be a part of this year’s pool of teams. The event will be held February 19. The match-ups for Bracket Buster Saturday will be determined by ESPN in conjunction with the conferences about three weeks before the event.

WAC ANNOUNCES TOURNAMENT FORMAT CHANGEThe WAC will change its postseason men’s and women’s basketball tournament format, effective for the 2011 tournament. The change was recommended by both the WAC men’s and women’s basketball coaches and approved by the WAC Board of Directors earlier this summer. The change will reward teams based on regular season success, giving the top two teams byes into the tournament semifinals. Under the format, the tournament will begin on Wednesday with two men’s and two women’s games featuring the No. 5 seed against the No. 8 seed and No. 6 versus No. 7. The winners then advance to Thursday’s quarterfinal matchups to play the No. 4 and No. 3 seeds. The winners of those games then advance to Friday’s semifinals against the top two seeds. The change also results in two men’s and two women’s games being played each day of the tournament except for Saturday, which will feature the men’s and women’s championship games.

WAC NEWS AND NOTES

Check out the WAC’s web site for stats, standings and notes at:

www.wacsports.come-mail: [email protected]

ONLINE

PREVIEWMEN’S BASKETBALL

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TOURNAMENT OPPONENTSWAC teams will play at least 21 non-conference games against opponents that played in last year’s NCAA Tournament. New Mexico State leads the conference with five games scheduled against last year’s NCAA Tournament opponents.

Louisiana Tech at Texas, Nov. 10

Fresno State at Brigham Young, Nov. 12

Montana at Nevada, Nov. 13

Utah State at Brigham Young, Nov. 17

Houston at Louisiana Tech, Nov. 17

Fresno State at UC Santa Barbara, Nov. 20

Idaho at Montana, Nov. 22

Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Hawai‘i, Nov. 24

UTEP at New Mexico State, Nov. 30

Utah State at Georgetown, Dec. 4

New Mexico at New Mexico State, Dec. 4

UNLV at Nevada, Dec. 4

Hawai‘i vs. Brigham Young, Dec. 4

Nevada at Houston, Dec. 6

Boise State at UNLV, Dec. 8

New Mexico State at New Mexico, Dec. 11

Arkansas-Pine Bluff at New Mexico State, Dec. 13

Montana at Idaho, Dec. 18

Nevada at Washington, Dec. 22

Florida State at Hawai‘i, Dec. 22

Saint Mary’s at New Mexico State, Dec. 23

LETTERWINNER/STARTER CAPSULEThis season, only two WAC teams return at least three starters. Utah State returns four of its starters from last season, while New Mexico State returns three. Boise State, Fresno State, Hawai‘i, Idaho, Louisiana Tech and San Jose State each return two starters. Nevada returns one starter from last year’s squad. New Mexico State has the most number of return-ing letterwinners with nine.

Team LR LL SR SL Boise State 6 5 2 3 Fresno State 5 6 2 3 Hawai‘i 3 11 2 4 Idaho 5 6 2 3 Louisiana Tech 5 7 2 3 Nevada 6 6 1 4 New Mexico State 9 6 3 2 San Jose State 5 6 2 3 Utah State 8 4 4 1

Final 2009-10 Rk School Record Points 1 Kansas (65) 32-2 1,625 2 Kentucky 32-2 1,559 3 Duke 29-5 1,427 4 Syracuse 28-4 1,412 5 Ohio State 27-7 1,377 6 West Virginia 27-6 1,365 7 Kansas State 26-7 1,209 8 New Mexico 29-4 1,043 9 Villanova 24-7 961 10 Purdue 27-5 915 11 Butler 28-4 903 12 Temple 29-5 843 13 Michigan State 24-8 836 14 Georgetown 23-10 788 15 Tennessee 25-8 616 16 Wisconsin 23-8 603 17 Brigham Young 29-5 600 18 Pittsburgh 24-8 566 19 Baylor 25-7 550 20 Maryland 23-8 394 21 Vanderbilt 24-8 382 22 Gonzaga 26-6 359 23 Texas A&M 23-9 290 24 Richmond 26-8 141 25 Xavier 24-8 106 Other WAC teams receiving votes: Utah State, 3

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Final 2009-10 Rk School Record Points 1 Duke (31) 33-5 775 2 Butler 32-4 739 3 West Virginia 31-6 696 4 Michigan State 28-8 654 5 Kentucky 35-3 650 6 Kansas 33-3 604 7 Kansas State 29-8 573 8 Syracuse 30-5 554 9 Tennessee 28-9 494 10 Baylor 28-8 487 11 Ohio State 29-8 483 12 Purdue 29-6 448 13 Northern Iowa 30-5 344 14 Xavier 26-9 271 15 Villanova 25-8 267 16 New Mexico 30-5 229 17 Cornell 29-5 225 18 Maryland 24-9 201 19 Saint Mary’s 28-6 198 20 Pittsburgh 25-9 182 21 Washington 26-10 163 22 Brigham Young 30-6 161 23 Gonzaga 27-7 141 24 Wisconsin 24-9 140 25 Texas A&M 24-10 136

Other WAC teams receiving votes: None

USA TODAY/ESPN

WAC NEWS AND NOTES

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A LOOK BACK: 2009-10

Leon Rice - Boise State Overall ...............................0-0 (.000), 1st season

School ...............................0-0 (.000), 1st season

WAC ..................................0-0 (.000), 1st season

Steve Cleveland - Fresno State Overall .....................216-187 (.536), 14th season

School ...........................78-81 (.491), 6th season

WAC ..............................43-65 (.398), 8th season

Gib Arnold - Hawai‘i Overall ...............................0-0 (.000), 1st season

School ...............................0-0 (.000), 1st season

WAC ..................................0-0 (.000), 1st season

Don Verlin - Idaho Overall .......................... 32-32 (.500), 3rd season

School .......................... 32-32 (.500), 3rd season

WAC ............................. 15-17 (.469), 3rd season

Kerry Rupp - Louisiana Tech Overall ...........................54-57 (.486), 5th season

School ...........................44-53 (.454), 4th season

WAC ..............................18-30 (.375), 4th season

David Carter - Nevada Overall ..........................21-13 (.618), 2nd season

School ..........................21-13 (.618), 2nd season

WAC ...............................11-5 (.688), 2nd season

Marvin Menzies - New Mexico State Overall ...........................60-41 (.594), 4th season

School ...........................60-41 (.594), 4th season

WAC ..............................33-16 (.673), 4th season

George Nessman - San Jose State Overall .........................51-103 (.331), 6th season

School .........................51-103 (.331), 6th season

WAC ..............................22-58 (.275), 6th season

Stew Morrill - Utah State Overall .....................512-237 (.679), 25th season

School .......................294-99 (.748), 13th season

WAC ...........................121-77 (.611),13th season

COACHING RECORDS

NEW MEXICO STATE NEARLY UPSETS MICHIGAN STATE AT NCAA TOURNAMENTNew Mexico State’s upset bid over No. 12 Michigan State fell just short, 70-67, Friday, March 19 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena in Spokane, Wash. The No. 12 seed Aggies finished the season 22-12 while the No. 5 seed Spartans moved to 25-8. Sophomore forward Troy Gillenwater scored a team-high 17 points along with 11 rebounds for the game’s lone double-double, which was his third of the season. Senior guard Jonathan Gibson added 16 points in his final game as an Aggie while junior guard Jahmar Young supplied 13. At halftime, NM State trailed Michigan State, 42-29, but the Aggies came out firing in the second half with a 13-2 run in the first 4:03 of play. Young started the rally with a pair of baskets to cut the Spartan lead to nine, 42-33, within a minute of action.

UTAH STATE FALLS TO TEXAS A&M AT NCAA TOURNAMENTA 10-0 first half run propelled fifth-seeded Texas A&M to a 69-53 win over 12th-seeded Utah State in the first round of the NCAA South Regional at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena in Spokane, Wash. Utah State ends its season with a 27-8 record while Texas A&M, ranked No. 23 in the country, improves to 24-9 and advances to play fourth-seeded and 10th-ranked Purdue on Sunday. USU was led by junior forward Tai Wesley’s 14 points while senior guard Jared Quayle netted 11 points in his final game as an Aggie.

NEW MEXICO STATE CLAIMS 2010 WAC BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT TITLENew Mexico State defeated Utah State 69-63 to claim the 2010 WAC Tournament title. It marks NM State’s second overall title and first since 2007. Jahmar Young was named tour-nament MVP after scoring 19 points in the championship game. Sophomore forward Troy Gillenwater also earned all-tournament team honors following a 15-point showing. Senior guard Jonathan Gibson was also in double-figures with 14 points.

UTAH STATE WINS THIRD-STRAIGHT WAC REGULAR SEASON TITLEUtah State’s men’s basketball team claimed its second straight outright Western Athletic Conference regular season championship in 2009-10. Overall, it is the third straight regu-lar season WAC Championship for USU as it shared the league title in 2008 with a 12-4 mark, won the conference outright in 2009 and in 2010 with a 14-2 records. It is also the sixth regular season championship under head coach Stew Morrill as the Aggies won Big West Conference titles in 2000, 2002 and 2004, and the 15th all-time in school history. Utah State’s current run of three straight regular season conference championships is the longest streak in school history as the only other time USU won back-to-back league titles was in 1997 and 1998 when those teams went 12-4 and 13-3 in the Big West Conference.

FOUR WAC PLAYERS SELECTED IN NBA DRAFTFresno State’s Paul George and Nevada’s Luke Babbitt were selected in the first round of the NBA draft, while Nevada’s Armon Johnson and Louisiana Tech’s Magnum Rolle were selected in round two. George and Babbitt become the 34th and 35th players from the WAC to be selected in the first round of the NBA draft.

FANS VOTE TO NAME WAC’S ALL-DECADE TEAMThe WAC conducted an online vote for the All-Decade Men’s Basketball Team. More than 1,000 fans participated and voted on players that had been on at least two all-WAC teams between 2000 and 2010. Nevada’s Nick Fazekas was the leading vote getter with 60 per-cent of the votes. Joining Fazekas on the team are Fresno State’s Melvin Ely, Louisiana Tech’s Paul Millsap, Nevada’s Luke Babbitt and Utah State’s Jaycee Carroll. The WAC All-Decade Men’s Basketball team is listed below, along with each student-athlete’s major accomplishments.

GIB ARNOLD NAMED HAWAI‘I MEN’S BASKETBALL COACHGib Arnold has been selected as the head men’s basketball coach at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa. Arnold becomes the program’s 19th head coach. In recent years, the 41-year-old has been tabbed by numerous outlets as one of the nation’s top assistants and recruiters and has served for schools in the Pac-10, Southeastern Conference and West Coast Conference. He also boasts head coaching experience having guided junior college power College of Southern Idaho for two seasons.

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WAC vs. Non-Conference OpponentsConference ........2008-09 ............ 2009-10America East ...........0-0 .................... 0-0ACC ........................0-1 .................... 0-1Atlantic Sun .............1-0 .................... 0-0Atlantic 10 ...............1-1 .................... 0-1Big East ...................0-1 .................... 0-0Big Sky ...................14-4 .................. 13-5Big South ................0-1 .................... 0-0Big Ten ....................0-2 .................... 0-2Big 12 ......................1-2 .................... 0-1Big West .................12-6 ...................6-11Colonial ...................1-0 .................... 1-2Conference USA .....1-2 .................... 5-1Great West ..............0-0 .................... 7-0Horizon ....................0-0 .................... 0-0Independents .........10-1 ................... 6-2Ivy League ..............0-0 .................... 0-0MAC ........................0-0 .................... 1-0MAAC ......................0-1 .................... 0-0MEAC ......................2-1 .................... 1-0Missouri Valley ........2-1 .................... 2-2Mountain West ........6-8 ................... 4-12Northeast ................0-0 .................... 1-0Ohio Valley ..............1-0 .................... 2-0Pac-10 .....................1-6 .................... 0-5SEC .........................0-0 .................... 0-0Southern .................0-2 .................... 1-0Southland ................0-1 .................... 6-0SWAC .....................6-0 .................... 3-1Summit ....................5-0 .................... 6-0Sun Belt ..................2-2 .................... 3-0West Coast .............6-10 ................... 7-9Non-Division I ..........6-2 ................... 10-0Total .................78-55 (.586) ...... 85-55 (.619)

NON-CON OPPONENTS

All GamesTeam G Total Avg. HighBSU 16 48,980 3,061 7,734FS 17 132,045 7,767 8,494UH 21 119,004 5,667 6,134UI 14 22,965 1,640 4,104LTU 14 34,129 2,438 5,028NEV 17 100,222 5,895 7,598NMSU 15 84,878 5,659 8,469SJSU 14 25,949 1,854 3,047USU 18 176,260 9,792 10,270Total 146 744,432 5,099

Conference GamesTeam G Total Avg. HighBSU 8 30,057 3,757 7,734FS 8 65,388 8,174 8,494UH 8 44,525 5,566 6,025UI 8 15,361 1,920 4,104LTU 8 22,564 2,820 5,028NEV 8 53,056 6,632 7,598NMSU 8 45,854 5,732 8,469SJSU 8 16,681 2,085 3,047USU 8 80,550 10,069 10,270Total 72 401,622 5,578 10,434

09-10 HOME ATTENDANCE

LEON RICE NAMED BOISE STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL COACHLeon Rice, the associate head coach since 2007 and a member of the Gonzaga coaching staff for 11 seasons, was named Boise State’s men’s basketball head coach, becoming just the seventh coach to take over the helm of the Bronco program. This last season, Rice helped coach Gonzaga to its 10th consecutive regular-season West Coast Conference title with a conference record of 12-2 while finishing 27-7 overall. In winning its 10th consecutive regular-season WCC title, Gonzaga moved into a tie with Connecticut (1951-60 Yankee Conference) and UNLV (1983-92 Big West) for the second-longest such streak in NCAA history. UCLA is first with 13 straight Pac-10 titles from 1967-79.

FOUR WAC TEAMS HIT 20-WIN MARK IN 2009-10Utah State, Nevada, New Mexico State and Louisiana Tech each hit the 20-win mark during the 2009-10 season. Utah State led the way with 27 wins, followed by Louisiana Tech with 23, New Mexico State with 22 and Nevada with 20.

WAC BOASTS TWO OF THE TOP 10 SCORERS IN THE NATIONTwo players in the WAC rank in the top-10 nationally in scoring last season. San Jose State’s Adrian Oliver held the top mark in the WAC, averaging 22.5 points per contest, ranking him fourth nationally. Luke Babbitt ranked ninth nationally with a 21.9 points per game average.

WAC AND THE RPIThe WAC finished the 2009-10 season with a conference RPI of 10. Utah State held the top RPI in the conference last season at 30. New Mexico State followed at 51, Nevada at 73 and Louisiana Tech at 78.

WAC WINS THREE OF FOUR BRACKETBUSTERS TELEVISION GAMESFor an eighth-straight year, the WAC is participated in BracketBusters -- a two-day men’s college basketball event pitting NCAA Tournament hopefuls. WAC teams secured four of the 11 televised games and was victourious in three of them. The WAC won three of its four television matches as Louisiana Tech defeated Northeastern 70-67, New Mexico State downed Pacific 84-78 and Utah State defeated Wichita State 68-58.

UTAH STATE’S STEW MORRILL REACHES 500 WINSUtah State’s Stew Morrill achieved a coaching milestone on Jan. 23 as the Aggies defeated Idaho 60-48 to give Morrill his 500th career victory and become one of just 19 active coaches and just the 73rd coach in Division I history to record 500 career wins. Among his now 512 wins, Morrill has posted a 294-99 mark in 12 seasons at Utah State as he is the school’s all-time winningest coach. He recently passed E. Lowell Romney (1920-41) for the most games coached in school history at 393.

EIGHT WAC PLAYERS BECOME MEMBERS OF 1,000 POINT CLUB in 2009-10Below is a list of current career scoring leaders in the WAC.

Kyle Gibson, Sr, Louisiana Tech 1,677

*Jonathan Gibson, Sr., NM State 1,541

*Jahmar Young, Jr., NM State 1,479

*Armon Johnson, Jr., Nevada 1,441

*Luke Babbitt, So., Nevada 1,316

*Brandon Fields, Sr., Nevada 1,271

*Tai Wesley, Jr., Utah State 1,247

*Adrian Oliver, Jr., San Jose State 1,007

*Anthony Thomas, Sr., Boise State 1,005

Sylvester Seay, Sr., Fresno State 991

Roderick Flemings, Sr., Hawai‘i 964

Mac Hopson, Sr., Idaho 973

Paul George, So., Fresno State 974

C.J. Webster, Jr., San Jose State 928

*denotes that player reached 1,000 points during the 2009-10 season.

A LOOK BACK: 2009-10

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Wednesday, March 9-First Round Game 1 ................................ 6:00 p.m. Game 2 ................................ 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 10-Quarterfinals Game 3 ............................... 12:00 p.m. Game 4 ................................ 2:30 p.m.

Friday, March 11-Semifinals Game 5 ................................. 6:00 p.m. Game 6 ................................. 9:00 p.m.

Saturday, March 12-Final

Game 7 ................................. 7:00 p.m.

All times Pacific/Subject to changeGames played at Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada

The 2009-10 academic all-WAC bas-ketball team included 14 players. To be eligible, a student-athlete must have com-pleted one academic year, have a 3.0 or better cumulative grade point average and have participated in at least fifty percent of the team’s contests.

Boise StateKurt Cunningham, Sr.

Ike Okoye, Sr.Justin Salzwedel, Jr.

Fresno StateNedeljko Golubovic, Jr.Brandon Sperling, So.

Hawai‘iJi Xiang, Jr.

IdahoMac Hopson, Sr.

Louisiana TechShawn Oliverson, Sr.

NevadaLuke Babbitt, So.

New Mexico StateKelly Merker, Gr.

San Jose StateMac Peterson, Sr.

Utah StateMatt Formisano, Sr.Brady Jardine, So.Tyler Newbold, Jr.

ACADEMIC ALL-WAC

2009-10 SeasonNov. 16 ......... Roderick Flemings, Sr., Hawai‘i

Nov. 23 .....................Joey Shaw, Sr., Nevada

Nov. 30 ................ Ike Okoye, Sr., Boise State

Dec. 7 ......... Kyle Gibson, Sr., Louisiana Tech

Dec. 14 ............. Jahmar Young, Jr., NM State

Dec. 21 .......... Adrian Oliver, Jr., San Jose St.

Dec. 28 ................. Tai Wesley, Jr., Utah State

Jan. 4 ................... Olu Ashaolu, So., LA Tech

Jan. 11 .................. Luke Babbitt, So., Nevada

Jan. 18 ............ Jared Quayle, Sr., Utah State

Jan. 25 ...... Adrian Oliver, Jr., San Jose State

Feb. 1 .........Hamidu Rahman, So., NM State.

Feb. 8 ............... Jahmar Young, Jr., NM State

Feb. 15 ..............Armon Johnson, Jr., Nevada

Feb. 22 ......... Roderick Flemings, Sr., Hawai‘i

March 1 ..........Robert Arnold, Jr., Boise State

March 7 ................ Tai Wesley, Jr., Utah State

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK2011 WAC TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

SJSU’S OLIVER NAMED NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOR JAN. 18-24The U.S. Basketball Writers Association has selected San Jose State guard Adrian Oliver as its Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week for games ending the week of Sun-day, Jan. 24. The USBWA’s weekly honor is presented by Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook and will be handed out each Tuesday through Feb. 23 this season. As the WAC Player of the Week, Oliver was nominated for the weekly award, which was chosen by a representative of the USBWA board of directors from a list of Division I conference players of the week. Oliver had a career-high 39 points in an 87-76 win over Louisiana Tech that ended the Bulldogs’ 10-game winning streak. He followed that up with 22 points in a 93-84 win against New Mexico State. In both games, he played 38 minutes and had five assists. For the week, Oliver shot 54.3 percent from the field (19-for-35) and was 19-for-20 from the free-throw line. He also averaged three rebounds and two steals in the two San Jose State wins. Oliver now has four straight 20-plus point efforts and the Spartans boast their best conference record (4-3) since 1999.

TOP WAC TEAMS OVER LAST SIX YEARSOver the last six seasons dating back to 2003-04, Utah State leads current WAC teams with an overall record of 175-55. In conference games, Nevada has won 91 games, the most in that same time period.

The top three teams in wins (both overall and WAC) over the last six seasons:

Overall Record (Pct.) 1. Utah State 175-55 (.761) 2. Nevada 168-61 (.734) 3. Boise State 129-95 (.576)

WAC Record (Pct.)1. Nevada 91-26 (.778)2. Utah State 60-20 (.750)3. Boise State 65-69 (.485)

A LOOK BACK: 2009-10

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NABC All-District Honors

Luke Babbitt, Nevada (1st Team)

Kyle Gibson, Louisiana Tech (1st Team)

Armon Johnson, Nevada (1st Team)

Adrian Oliver, San Jose State (1st Team)

Jahmar Young, New Mexico St. (1st Team)

Jared Quayle, Utah State (2nd Team)

Magnum Rolle, Louisiana Tech (2nd Team)

Tai Wesley, Utah State (2nd Team)

NATIONAL HONORS 2010 WAC TOURNAMENT RESULTSMarch 11-13 • Reno, Nevada

March 11 (Thursday)

No. 1 Utah State def. No. 8 Boise State, 84-60

No. 4 Louisiana Tech def. No. 5 Fresno State, 74-66

No. 2 Nevada def. No. 7 Idaho, 87-71

No. 3 New Mexico State def. No. 6 San Jose State, 90-69

March 12 (Friday)

No. 1 Utah State def. No. 4 Louisiana Tech, 85-55

No. 3 New Mexico State def. No. 2 Nevada, 80-79

March 13 (Saturday)

No. 3 New Mexico State def. No. 1 Utah State, 69-63

First TeamLuke Babbitt, Nevada, F, 6-9, 225, So., Reno, Nev. (Galena HS)

Jahmar Young, New Mexico State, G, 6-4, 180, Jr., Baltimore, Md. (Laurinberg Prep)Adrian Oliver, San Jose State, G, 6-4, 210, Jr., Modesto, Calif. (Washington)

Jared Quayle, Utah State, G, 6-1, 180, Sr., Perry, Utah (Western Wyoming CC)Tai Wesley, Utah State, F, 6-7, 240, Jr., Provo, Utah (Provo HS)

Second TeamPaul George, Fresno State, G/F, 6-8, 215, So., Palmdale, Calif. (Pete Knight HS)Kyle Gibson, Louisiana Tech, G, 6-5, 205, Sr., Los Angeles, Calif. (Dorsey HS)Magnum Rolle, Louisiana Tech, F/C, 6-11, 220, Sr., Freeport, Bahamas (LSU)

Armon Johnson, Nevada, G, 6-3, 195, Jr., Reno, Nev. (Hug HS)Jonathan Gibson, New Mexico State, G, 6-1, 171, Sr., West Covina, Calif. (Calvary Christian)

Honorable MentionDaequon Montreal, Boise State, F, 6-8, 220, Jr., Syracuse, N.Y. (College of Southern Idaho)

Sylvester Seay, Fresno State, F, 6-10, 235, Sr., San Bernardino, Calif. (Arizona State)Roderick Flemings, Hawai‘i, F, 6-7, 210, Sr., Dallas, Texas (Weatherford College)

Mac Hopson, Idaho, G, 6-2, 185, Sr., Portland, Ore. (Washington State)Wendell McKines, New Mexico State, F, 6-6, 224, Jr., Oakland, Calif. (Richmond HS)

All-Defensive TeamMarvin Jefferson, Idaho, C, 6-10, 245, Sr., Merced, Calif. (Modesto JC)

Kyle Gibson, Louisiana Tech, G, 6-5, 205, Sr., Los Angeles, Calif. (Dorsey HS)Magnum Rolle, Louisiana Tech, F/C, 6-11, 220, Sr., Freeport, Bahamas (LSU)Dario Hunt, Nevada, F, 6-8, 230, So., Colorado Springs, Colo. (Charis Prep)

Pooh Williams, Utah State, G/F, 6-3, 200, Jr., Federal Way, Wash. (Federal Way HS)

All-Newcomer TeamDaequon Montreal, Boise State, F, 6-8, 220, Jr., Syracuse, N.Y. (College of Southern Idaho)Greg Smith, Fresno State, C, 6-10, 250, Fr., Fresno, Calif. (Westwind Academy/Edison HS)

DeAndre Brown, Louisiana Tech, G, 5-11, 160, Jr., Fort Worth, Texas (Navarro JC)Nate Bendall, Utah State, F, 6-9, 245, Jr., Salt Lake City, Utah (Salt Lake CC)

Brian Green, Utah State, G, 6-1, 195, Jr., Kaysville, Utah (Salt Lake CC)

Player of the Year: Luke Babbitt, NevadaFreshman of the Year: Greg Smith, Fresno State

Don Haskins Coach of the Year: Stew Morrill, Utah State

WAC POSTSEASON AWARDS

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2009-10 NCAA Statistical RankingsTeam (listed if ranked in the top 50)

WON-LOST PERCENTAGE

Utah State ..............................................................22nd (77.1)

SCORING OFFENSE

Nevada ....................................................................13th (79.5)

New Mexico State ................................................... 21st (78.3)

SCORING DEFENSE

Utah State ...............................................................13th (59.9)

SCORING MARGIN

Utah State .................................................................8th (13.2)

FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE

Utah State .................................................................9th (48.8)

Nevada ....................................................................15th (48.2)

Idaho ....................................................................... 41st (46.4)

Boise State ..............................................................50th (46.0)

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE DEFENSE

Utah State ...............................................................49th (40.5)

THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS PER GAME

New Mexico State .....................................................14th (8.4)

THREE-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE

Utah State .................................................................3rd (41.4)

San Jose State ........................................................13th (39.7)

Idaho .......................................................................39th (37.7)

FREE THROW PERCENTAGE

Utah State ...............................................................10th (75.8)

Nevada ...................................................................42nd (73.2)

San Jose State ........................................................50th (72.8)

REBOUND MARGIN

Utah State .................................................................16th (5.9)

ASSISTS PER GAME

Utah State .................................................................7th (16.7)

Boise State ..............................................................17th (16.1)

Idaho .......................................................................48th (14.8)

ASSIST-TO-TURNOVER RATIO

Utah State ................................................................1st (1.63)

Nevada ....................................................................39th (1.19)

Individual (listed if ranked in the top 50)

POINTS PER GAME

Adrian Oliver, San Jose State ...................................4th (22.5)

Luke Babbitt, Nevada ................................................9th (21.9)

Jahmar Young, New Mexico State ..........................25th (20.3)

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE

Tai Wesley, Utah State ............................................13th (57.4)

Ike Okoye, Boise State............................................34th (53.7)

THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS PER GAME

Jonathan Gibson, New Mexico State ........................17th (3.1)

THREE-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE

Robert Owens, San Jose State ...............................25th (40.8)

Jonathan Gibson, New Mexico State ......................28th (40.6)

FREE THROW PERCENTAGE

Luke Babbitt, Nevada ................................................3rd (91.7)

Paul George, Fresno State .......................................5th (90.9)

Adrian Oliver, San Jose State .................................14th (88.7)

REBOUNDS PER GAME

Chris Oakes, San Jose State ....................................47th (9.0)

ASSISTS PER GAME

Armon Johnson, Nevada..........................................22nd (5.6)

Mac Hopson, Idaho ...................................................36th (5.2)

BLOCKED SHOTS PER GAME

Magnum Rolle, Louisiana Tech .................................40th (2.1)

Marvin Jefferson, Idaho .............................................43rd (2.1)

STEALS PER GAME

La’Shard Anderson, Boise State ............................... 11th (2.6)

Paul George, Fresno State ....................................... 21st (2.2)

ASSIST TURNOVER RATIO

Jared Quayle, Utah State ........................................17th (2.57)

DOUBLE-DOUBLES

Luke Babbitt, Nevada .................................................20th (16)

Bold = 1st in the nation

2009-10 RANKINGS AND RECORDS

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Nickname: BroncosEnrollment: 18,936Founded: 1932Joined WAC: July 1, 2001Colors: Blue and OrangeArena: Taco Bell Arena (12,380)

President: Dr. Robert KustraAthletics Director: Gene BleymaierAssociate AD (SWA): Christina Van Tol

Basketball SID: Joe NickellSID E-Mail: [email protected] Phone Number: (208) 426-3868Cell Number: (360) 600-3209SID Fax Number: (208) 426-1778Press Row Number: (208) 426-1503SID: Max Corbet

AT A GLANCE

Date Opponent TimeOct. 29 #MONTANA TECH 7:00 p.m.Nov. 9 #ADAMS STATE 7:00 p.m.Nov. 13 WESTERN STATE 7:00 p.m.Nov. 19 at San Diego 7:00 p.m.Nov. 21 at UC Davis 1:00 p.m.Nov. 24 E. WASHINGTON 7:00 p.m.Nov. 27 DENVER 7:00 p.m.Nov. 29 at Northern Illinois 7:00 p.m.Dec. 5 LONG BEACH STATE 2:00 p.m.Dec. 8 at UNLV 7:00 p.m.Dec. 12 at Drake 2:00 p.m.Dec. 17 at Utah 7:00 p.m.Dec. 19 TEXAS-PAN AMER. 7:00 p.m.Dec. 22 at Portland 7:00 p.m.Dec. 29 *LOUISIANA TECH 7:00 p.m.Dec. 31 *NEW MEXICO STATE 5:00 p.m.Jan. 6 *at San Jose State 7:00 p.m.Jan. 8 *at Hawai’i 7:00 p.m.Jan. 13 *UTAH STATE 7:00 p.m.Jan. 15 *NEVADA 7:00 p.m.Jan. 22 *at Idaho 7:00 p.m.Jan. 27 *at New Mexico State 7:00 p.m.Jan. 29 *at Louisiana Tech 7:00 p.m.Feb. 3 *HAWAI‘I 7:00 p.m.Feb. 5 *at Utah State 7:00 p.m.Feb. 10 *FRESNO STATE 7:00 p.m.Feb. 12 *IDAHO (ESPNU) 9:00 p.m.Feb. 19 %TBA TBAFeb. 24 *at Fresno State 7:00 p.m.Feb. 26 *at Nevada 7:00 p.m.March 2 CSU BAKERSFIELD 7:00 p.m.March 5 *SAN JOSE STATE 7:00 p.m.March 9-12 WAC Tournament Las Vegas

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The Broncos return 62 percent of the points from the third-highest scoring team in the WAC in 2010.

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lLeon Rice enters his fi rst season as head coach at Boise State after 11 seasons as an assistant at Gonzaga.

lSenior guard La’Shard Anderson returns after leading the WAC in steals per game (11th in the na-tion) at 2.6 in 2010.

lSenior forward Daequon Mon-treal fi nished last season strong, making 11 of his 14 starts during conference play and averaging 14.1 points in WAC games.

lSenior guard Robert Arnold averaged 11.8 ppg as a junior, and garnered WAC Player of the Week, Feb. 22-28.

lSenior forward Paul Noonan returns as one of the top 3-point shooters in the WAC with a 37.1 percent career clip.

lNoonan enters the season eighth on the Boise State career 3-pointers made list with 145. If he equals last season’s output (64) he will become the third Bronco to eclipse 200 made 3-pointers. (Coby Karl, 266; Abe Jackson, 253)

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Exp. Hometown (Last School) 12 La’Shard Anderson G 6-1 170 Jr. 2L San Diego, Calif. (Irvine Valley CC) 1 Robert Arnold F 6-6 176 Sr. 1L Lancaster, Calif. (Antelope Valley) 15 Thomas Bropleh F 6-5 203 Fr. HS Denver, Colo. (New Hampton Prep) 11 Jeff Elorriaga G 6-2 180 Fr. HS Portland, Ore. (Jesuit HS) 42 Sam Hicks F 6-9 248 Fr. RS Redding, Calif. (Liberty Christian HS) 3 G.A. Hill G 5-9 150 Fr. RS Aransas Pass, Texas (Aransas Pass HS) 20 Sean Imadiyi F 6-7 215 Sr. 1L Chandler, Ariz. (New Mexico) 2 Daequon Montreal F 6-8 230 Sr. 1L Syracuse, N.Y. (Southern Idaho) 32 Zack Moritz C 6-10 239 Sr. 3L Vancouver, Wash. (Columbia River HS) 10 Tre’ Nichols G 5-11 168 Jr. TR Killeen, Texas (McLennan CC) 25 Paul Noonan F 6-7 210 Sr. 3L Beaverton, Ore. (Beaverton HS) 13 Isaac Oeltjen F 7-0 224 Fr. HS Welch, Minn. (Red Wing HS) 30 Westly Perryman G 6-1 180 Jr. RS Boston, Mass. (Monroe College) 4 Justin Salzwedel G 6-2 182 Sr. 1L Phoenix, Ariz. (Phoenix College) 23 Ryan Watkins F 6-8 247 Fr. HS Canyon Country, Calif. (Reseda HS) 22 Drew Wiley G 6-7 215 Jr. TR McKenzie River, Ore. (Oregon)

2010-11 ROSTER

Daequon Montreal F, 6-8, 230, Sr.

Named to the WAC’s All-Newcomer team last season … played in all 32 games for Boise State, starting in 14 … ranked among league leaders in offensive re-bounds averaging 2.44 per game … recorded

19 double-figure point games, including two games with 20 or more and a double-double … averaged 10.8 points and 5.3 rebounds per game.

TOP PLAYER/COACH INFO

Leon RiceHead Coach

Alma Mater: Washington State, 1986Overall Record: First yearSchool Record: First year

Assistant CoachesDave WojcikJeff LinderShaun Vandiver

2009-10 (15-17, 5-11 WAC, 8th, WAC Tournament)

BRONCOSBOISE STATE

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All Games: 15-17 Home: 9-7 Road: 4-9 Neutral: 2-1

Player G-GS Min-Avg FG-FGA Pct 3P-3PA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Rebs-Avg PF-FD Ast TO BS St Pts-AvgIke Okoye 32-31 878-27.4 176-328 .537 0-4 .000 61-82 .744 55-197 252-7.9 76-0 42 50 46 23 413-12.9Robert Arnold 31-28 882-28.5 133-297 .448 35-115 .304 64-95 .674 63-71 134-4.3 67-1 69 61 22 27 365-11.8Daequon Montreal 32-14 799-25.0 132-270 .489 10-32 .313 70-106 .660 78-92 170-5.3 58-4 37 46 21 17 344-10.8La’Shard Anderson 32-29 1061-33.2 108-291 .371 30-101 .297 70-96 .729 20-60 80-2.5 89-2 116 78 14 83 316-9.9Paul Noonan 30-7 730-24.3 89-207 .430 64-163 .393 23-30 .767 16-89 105-3.5 40-1 59 41 6 21 265-8.8Kurt Cunningham 32-18 562-17.6 100-168 .595 1-2 .500 45-70 .643 40-73 113-3.5 74-1 44 61 7 12 246-7.7Anthony Thomas 32-29 982-30.7 85-225 .378 40-129 .310 32-53 .604 17-79 96-3.0 84-1 121 85 1 52 242-7.6Westly Perryman 8-2 135-16.9 12-27 .444 3-7 .429 2-6 .333 3-6 9-1.1 7-0 12 11 0 6 29-3.6Zack Moritz 30-1 281-9.4 46-91 .505 0-0 .000 12-26 .462 32-41 73-2.4 32-0 7 15 2 3 104-3.5Justin Salzwedel 17-0 98-5.8 9-25 .360 9-23 .391 4-4 1.000 3-3 6-0.4 8-0 3 1 0 0 31-1.8Tyler Young 10-0 24-2.4 3-7 .429 0-0 .000 6-8 .750 1-7 8-0.8 1-0 1 1 0 0 12-1.2Nate Larsen 10-1 18-1.8 1-6 .167 0-2 .000 1-2 .500 1-0 1-0.1 1-0 4 1 0 0 3-0.3TEAM 42-59 101-3.2 0 7

Total 32 894-1942 .460 192-578 .332 390-578 .675 371-777 1148-35.9 537-10 515 458 119 244 2370-74.1Opponents 32 864-1898 .455 205-563 .364 398-587 .678 350-762 1112-34.8 515-9 424 470 91 198 2331-72.8

WAC Games: 5-11 Home: 3-5 Road: 2-6

Player G-GS Min-Avg FG-FGA Pct 3P-3PA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Rebs-Avg PF-FD Ast TO BS St Pts-AvgDaequon Montreal 16-11 472-29.5 90-160 .563 7-20 .350 39-57 .684 48-38 86-5.4 36-3 24 27 8 11 226-14.1Ike Okoye 16-15 433-27.1 89-179 .497 0-3 .000 22-30 .733 29-89 118-7.4 37-0 23 20 18 10 200-12.5Robert Arnold 16-16 480-30.0 68-152 .447 18-54 .333 40-58 .690 34-36 70-4.4 40-0 37 33 12 10 194-12.1La’Shard Anderson 16-14 526-32.9 51-150 .340 16-52 .308 22-38 .579 13-31 44-2.8 48-2 57 42 5 48 140-8.8Anthony Thomas 16-16 536-33.5 46-125 .368 23-74 .311 23-35 .657 12-50 62-3.9 41-0 67 40 0 29 138-8.6Paul Noonan 14-1 359-25.6 38-97 .392 32-84 .381 6-8 .750 8-40 48-3.4 21-0 33 21 1 10 114-8.1Kurt Cunningham 16-5 244-15.3 42-77 .545 1-2 .500 15-27 .556 18-37 55-3.4 34-1 17 28 5 4 100-6.3Zack Moritz 14-1 134-9.6 20-42 .476 0-0 .000 4-11 .364 13-11 24-1.7 13-0 3 8 2 2 44-3.1Tyler Young 4-0 8-2.0 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0-1 1-0.3 0-0 0 0 0 0 5-1.3Justin Salzwedel 9-0 49-5.4 3-7 .429 3-7 .429 2-2 1.000 2-1 3-0.3 4-0 0 0 0 0 11-1.2Nate Larsen 5-1 9-1.8 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 1-0 1-0.2 0-0 3 0 0 0 3-0.6TEAM 23-39 62-3.9 0 5

Total 16 450-995 .452 100-297 .337 175-270 .648 201-373 574-35.9 274-6 264 224 51 124 1175-73.4Opponents 16 436-923 .472 99-279 .355 216-318 .679 161-385 546-34.1 253-4 218 233 54 104 1187-74.2

Returning Starters (2) Pts. Reb. Ast.La’Shard Anderson, Sr., G 9.9 2.5 3.6Robert Arnold, Sr., F 11.8 4.3 2.2

Other Letterwinners (4) Pts. Reb. Ast.Daequon Montreal, Sr., F 10.8 5.3 1.1Zack Mortiz, Sr., C 3.5 2.4 0.2Paul Noonan, Sr., F 8.8 3.5 1.9Justin Salzwedel, Sr., G 1.8 0.4 0.1 Starters Lost (3) Pts. Reb. Ast.Kurt Cunningham, C 7.7 3.5 1.3Ike Okoye, F 12.9 7.9 1.3Anthony Thomas, G 7.6 3.7 3.8

Other Letterwinners Lost (2) Pts. Reb. Ast.Nate Larsen, G 0.3 0.1 0.2Tyler Young, G 1.2 0.8 0.1

Newcomers (6)Thomas Bropleh, Fr., FJeff Elorriaga, Fr., GTre’ Nichols, Jr., GIsaac Oeltjen, Fr., FRyan Watkins, Fr., FDrew Wiley, Jr., G

PERSONNEL CAPSULE

Date Opponent ResultNov. 3 #WILAMETTE W, 111-72Nov. 7 #CONCORDIA W, 109-89Nov. 13 ^vs. Loyola Marymount W, 90-87Nov. 14 ^at Montana L, 82-95Nov. 15 ^vs. North Dakota W, 75-60Nov. 21 at Wyoming L, 61-87Nov. 24 at Eastern Washington W, 82-69Nov. 28 NORTH TEXAS W, 79-73Dec. 5 at Illinois L, 77-84Dec. 9 at Idaho State W, 79-67Dec. 12 SAN DIEGO L, 56-59Dec. 19 HOUSTON BAPTIST W, 96-59Dec. 21 PORTLAND STATE W, 69-62Dec. 23 MONTANA STATE W, 58-56Dec. 29 NW NAZARENE W, 76-58Jan. 2 *at Fresno State L, 68-71Jan. 4 *at Hawai‘i L, 68-76Jan. 9 *NEW MEXICO STATE L, 85-88Jan. 11 *LOUISIANA TECH L, 64-79Jan. 14 *at San Jose State L, 74-76Jan. 16 *at Utah State L, 58-81Jan. 20 *NEVADA L, 82-88Jan. 25 *at Idaho (ESPNU) W, 77-67 (OT)Jan. 30 *FRESNO STATE W, 65-49Feb. 6 *IDAHO L, 55-79Feb. 11 *UTAH STATE L, 67-72

Date Opponent ResultFeb. 13 *at Nevada L, 80-88 (OT)Feb. 17 CS BAKERSFIELD W, 81-62Feb. 20 %UC Davis L, 74-82Feb. 25 *at Louisiana Tech W, 72-59Feb. 27 *at New Mexico State L, 92-95March 4 *HAWAI‘I W, 82-63March 6 *SAN JOSE STATE W, 85-56March 11 !vs. #1 Utah State L, 60-84

#Exhibition Game; *WAC Game%BracketBusters^Montana Tournament (Missoula, Mont.)! WAC Tournament (Reno, Nevada)All times local/subject to change

Record: 15-17 Conference Record: 5-11 Conference Finish: 8th Postseason: WAC Tournament

2009-10 RESULTS

2009-10 REVIEW

2009-10 BOISE STATE STATS

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2009-10 (15-18, 7-9 WAC, 5th, WAC Tournament)

Nickname: BulldogsEnrollment: 19,000Founded: 1911Joined WAC: July 1, 1992Colors: Red and BlueArena: Save Mart Center (15,596)

President: Dr. John D. WeltyAthletics Director: Thomas BoehSr. Associate AD (SWA): Betsy Mosher

Basketball SID: Stephen TrembleySID E-Mail: [email protected] Phone Number: (559) 278-2509Cell Number: (559) 270-4291SID Fax Number: (559) 278-4689Press Row Number: (559) 347-3699SID: Steve Weakland

AT A GLANCE

Date Opponent TimeNov. 6 FRESNO PACIFIC 8:00 p.m.Nov. 12 at BYU 7:00 p.m.Nov. 17 VANGUARD 8:00 p.m.Nov. 20 at Santa Barbara 7:00 p.m.Nov. 26 WASHINGTON STATE 7:00 p.m.Nov. 30 at Utah 7:00 p.m.Dec. 4 at Colorado State 7:00 p.m.Dec. 7 at San Diego 7:00 p.m.Dec. 11 PEPPERDINE 7:00 p.m.Dec. 18 NORTH DAKOTA ST. 7:00 p.m.Dec. 21 PACIFIC 7:00 p.m.Dec. 29 *SAN JOSE STATE 8:00 p.m.Jan. 3 *NEVADA 8:00 p.m.Jan. 6 *at Louisiana Tech 7:00 p.m.Jan. 8 *at New Mexico State 7:00 p.m.Jan. 15 *UTAH STATE 8:00 p.m.Jan. 17 *IDAHO 7:00 p.m.Jan. 20 *at Hawai’i 8:00 p.m.Jan. 24 SEATTLE 8:00 p.m.Jan. 27 *at Nevada 7:30 p.m.Jan. 29 *at San Jose State 7:00 p.m.Feb. 3 *NEW MEXICO STATE 7:00 p.m.Feb. 5 *LA TECH (ESPNU) 8:00 p.m.Feb. 7 CS BAKERSFIELD 7:00 p.m.Feb. 10 *at Boise State 7:00 p.m.Feb. 12 *at Utah State 7:00 p.m.Feb. 16 at CS Bakersfield 7:00 p.m.Feb. 19 %TBA 7:00 p.m.Feb. 24 *BOISE STATE 8:00 p.m.March 3 *at Idaho 7:00 p.m.March 5 *HAWAI’I 8:00 p.m.March 9-12 WAC Tournament Las Vegas

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2010-11 SCHEDULE

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Exp. Hometown (Last School) 0 Jerry Brown III F 6-7 205 So. 1L Richmond, Calif. (Sac. Heart Cathedral) 22 Givon Crump F 6-7 210 R-So. TR Washington, D.C. (Baylor University) 45 Bracken Funk F 6-7 240 Fr. HS Highland, Utah (Lone Peak HS) 15 Nedeljko Golubovic F 6-8 240 Sr. 3L Pljevlja, Serbia (Findlay College Prep) 20 Garrett Johnson G 6-4 195 So. 1L Pomona, Calif. (Diamond Ranch) 25 Justin Johnson F 6-6 205 So. HS Phoenix, Ariz. (Brophy Prep) 3 Tyler Johnson G 6-2 170 Fr. HS Mountain View, Calif. (St. Francis HS) 1 Kevin Olekaibe G 6-1 165 Fr. HS Las Vegas, Nev. (Cimarron-Mem. HS) 11 Bennie Rhodes G 6-6 190 Jr. TR San Francisco, Calif. (CC of San Fran.) 32 John Ryan C 6-10 270 Fr. HS El Segundo, Calif. (El Segundo HS) 12 Steven Shepp G 6-2 175 Jr. 1L Woodbridge, Va. (Allegany College of Mary.) 4 Greg Smith C 6-10 250 So. 1L Fresno, Calif. (Westwind Academy) 5 Tim Steed G 6-4 215 Jr. TR Philadelphia, Penn. (Highland CC) 2 Jonathan Wills G 6-6 185 Jr. TR Carson, Calif. (University of New Mexico)

2010-11 ROSTER

Greg SmithC, 6-10, 250, So.

As one the nation’s premier freshmen, he dominated the front-court and solidified his powerful presence as the only Bulldog starter in all 33 games … he earned 2009-10 WAC Freshman of the Year

and Freshman All-American (CollegeInsider.com) honors … ranked as one of the top 12 overall in field goal percentage and the NCAA’s 50th highest scoring freshman … during his inaugural Bulldog campaign, he averaged 11.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.2 blocks per game while convert-ing 58 percent of his field goal attempts (148-257).

TOP PLAYER/COACH INFO

Steve ClevelandHead Coach

Alma Mater: UC Irvine, 1976Overall Record: 216-187 (.536)13 yearsSchool Record: 78-81 (.491), 5 years

Associate Head CoachJeff Reinert (Gonzaga, 1985)

AssistantsSenque Carey (New Mexico, 2004)Lee Moon (UNC-Wilmington, 2002)

The ‘Dogs drew the second-highest num-ber of fans among all Division I schools in the state of California and ranked fourth on the West Coast in average attendance during the 2009-10 season.

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lGreg Smith, a sophomore center from Fresno Calif., became the second Bulldog to earn WAC Freshman of the Year honors last season when he averaged 11.5 ppg, 5.8 apg and 1.2 bpg.

lNedeljko Golubovic, a senior for-ward from Serbia, is the WAC’s only active two-time Academic All-District honoree and repre-sents the third straight year the Bulldogs’ field only one senior.

lSteve Cleveland has directed the nation’s larg-est Academic Progress Rate improvement since 2003-04.

lPaul George, Fresno State’s leading scorer from a season ago, was drafted 10th overall by the Indiana Pacers in the 2010 NBA Draft.

lFresno State, which was founded in 1911, is cel-ebrating the university’s Centennial throughout the 2010-11 academic year.

lThe Bulldogs welcome eight newcomers for the 2010-11 season including New Mexico transfer Jonathan Wills, a pair of junior college transfers, four freshmen and sophomore Givon Crump, who will redshirt the season due to NCAA transfer rules.

BULLDOGSFRESNO STATE

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All Games: 15-18 Home: 12-5 Road: 3-11 Neutral: 0-2

Player G-GS Min-Avg FG-FGA Pct 3P-3PA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Rebs-Avg PF-FD Ast TO BS St Pts-AvgPaul George 29029 962-33.2 154-363 .424 59-167 .353 120-132 .909 55-155 210-7.2 84-4 88 94 24 64 487-16.8Sylvester Seay 33-32 971-29.4 168-372 .452 36-126 .286 98-136 .721 64-136 200-6.1 89-4 48 69 36 34 470-14.2Greg Smith 33-33 913-27.7 148-257 .576 0-0 .000 85-145 .586 76-116 192-5.8 99-1 40 69 40 27 381-11.5Mike Ladd 32-29 987-30.8 114-285 .400 66-169 .391 36-47 .766 43-69 112-3.5 45-0 47 42 8 29 330-10.3Steven Shepp 32-27 979-30.6 54-145 .372 34-103 .330 33-58 .569 6-71 77-2.4 63-0 146 71 8 55 175-5.5Brandon Sperling 33-14 688-20.8 34-105 .324 6-33 .182 38-62 .613 15-72 87-2.6 41-0 65 60 3 20 112-3.4Nedeljko Golubovic 32-1 491-15.3 30-105 .286 9-47 .191 27-47 .574 16-45 61-1.9 54-0 17 23 7 12 96-3.0Jerry Brown 31-0 360-11.6 32-63 .508 0-0 .000 27-54 .500 18-33 51-1.6 48-0 9 19 12 15 91-2.9Garrett Johnson 25-0 180-7.2 13-50 .260 4-19 .211 4-11 .364 6-9 15-0.6 21-0 4 6 1 5 34-1.4Brandon Webster 7-0 35-5.0 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 5-6 .833 3-4 7-1.0 6-0 1 2 3 0 9-1.3Taylor Kelly 8-0 34-4.3 1-14 .071 1-11 .091 0-0 .000 0-2 2-0.3 4-0 1 1 1 0 3-0.4TEAM 41-49 90-2.7 1 6 Total 33 750-1763 .425 215-675 .319 473-698 .678 343-761 1104-33.5 555-9 466 462 143 261 2188-66.3Opponents 33 771-1810 .426 247-664 .372 418-618 .676 371-785 1156-35.0 598-8 451 467 110 219 2207-66.9

WAC Games: 7-9 Home: 6-2 Road: 1-7

Player G-GS Min-Avg FG-FGA Pct 3P-3PA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Rebs-Avg PF-FD Ast TO BS St Pts-AvgPaul George 12-12 397-33.1 60-157 .382 23-77 .299 59-66 .894 15-59 74-6.2 26-0 34 32 13 17 202-16.8Sylvester Seay 16-16 483-30.2 82-190 .432 20-66 .303 43-55 .782 36-71 107-6.7 43-3 25 28 20 13 227-14.2Greg Smith 16-16 445-27.8 69-130 .531 0-0 .000 44-75 .587 39-54 93-5.8 48-1 25 45 9 16 182-11.4Mike Ladd 16-16 531-33.2 62-155 .400 34-95 .358 21-25 .840 27-39 66-4.1 24-0 29 17 5 15 179-11.2Steven Shepp 15-15 480-32.0 25-72 .347 13-51 .255 12-24 .500 2-32 34-2.3 34-0 67 28 4 28 75-5.0Brandon Sperling 16-4 290-18.1 19-48 .396 3-13 .231 15-27 .556 9-24 33-2.1 15-0 22 26 1 5 56-3.5Nedeljko Golubovic 16-1 255-15.9 18-60 .300 4-22 .182 16-29 .552 9-24 33-2.1 32-0 11 10 2 7 56-3.5Jerry Brown 16-0 196-12.3 14-34 .412 0-0 .000 16-28 .571 13-20 33-2.1 26-0 4 8 7 4 44-2.8Garrett Johnson 14-0 98-7.0 7-24 .292 0-7 .000 2-4 .500 3-3 6-0.4 11-0 1 3 1 3 16-1.1Taylor Kelly 5-0 21-4.2 1-9 .111 1-7 .143 0-0 .000 0-2 2-0.4 3-0 1 1 0 0 3-0.6Brandon Webster 1-0 4-4.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1-1.0 1-0 0 0 0 0 0-0.0TEAM 19-24 43-2.7 0 2 Total 16 357-879 .406 98-338 .290 228-333 .685 172-353 525-32.8 263-4 219 200 62 108 1040-65.0Opponents 16 399-871 .458 123-322 .382 197-289 .682 161-404 565-35.3 265-1 228 208 56 96 1118-69.9

Returning Starters (2) Pts. Reb. Ast.Greg Smith, So., C 11.5 5.8 1.2Steven Shepp, Jr., G 5.5 2.4 4.5

Other Letterwinners (3) Pts. Reb. Ast.Jerry Brown, So., F 2.9 1.6 0.2Nedeljko Golubovic, Sr., F 3.0 1.9 0.5Garrett Johnson, So., G 1.4 0.6 0.1

Starters Lost (3) Pts. Reb. Ast.Paul George 16.8 7.2 3.0Sylvester Seay 14.2 6.1 1.4Mike Ladd 10.3 3.5 1.4

Other Letterwinners Lost (3) Pts. Reb. Ast.Brandon Sperling 3.4 2.6 1.9Brandon Webster 1.3 1.0 0.1Taylor Kelly 0.4 0.3 0.1

Newcomers (9)Givon Crump, R-So., G Bracken Funk, Fr., FTyler Johnson, Fr., GKevin Olekaibe, Fr., GBennie Rhodes, Jr., GJohn Ryan, Fr., C

PERSONNEL CAPSULE

Date Opponent ResultNov. 4 #Fresno Pacific W, 78-67Nov. 13 SAN FRANCISCO ST. W, 65-59Nov. 17 at Northern Arizona W, 65-59Nov. 19 at Seattle University L, 84-85Nov. 23 SAN DIEGO STATE L, 58-62Nov. 28 at Santa Clara L, 67-74Dec. 1 +PACIFIC L, 58-70Dec. 6 SAN DIEGO W, 69-37Dec. 8 at Pepperdine W, 80-72Dec. 12 ^BYU L, 67-72Dec. 17 UC DAVIS W, 68-57Dec. 19 NORTH DAKOTA ST. W, 68-54Dec. 21 at Montana L, 56-59Dec. 23 at Oregon State L, 63-73Dec. 28 COLORADO STATE W, 73-50Jan. 2 *BOISE STATE W, 71-68Jan. 9 *HAWAI‘I W, 78-64Jan. 11 *SAN JOSE STATE W, 80-70Jan. 14 *at Louisiana Tech (ERT) L, 73-81Jan. 16 *at New Mexico State L, 77-86Jan. 21 *UTAH STATE (ERT) L, 43-69Jan. 23 *NEVADA W, 87-77Jan. 28 *at Idaho L, 59-74Jan. 30 *at Boise State L, 49-65Feb. 6 *at Hawai’i W, 61-51Feb. 11 *NEW MEXICO STATE W, 83-64

Date Opponent ResultFeb. 13 *IDAHO L, 59-68Feb. 17 *at Nevada L, 70-74Feb. 20 %UC SANTA BARBARA L, 60-64Feb. 23 CS BAKERSFIELD W, 79-68Feb. 27 *at San Jose St. (ESPNU) L, 45-72March 1 *at Utah State L, 39-76March 4 *LOUISIANA TECH W, 66-59March 11 !vs. #4 Louisiana Tech L, 66-74

#Exhibition+at Selland Arena (Fresno, Calif.)^at Galen Center (Los Angeles, Calif.)*WAC Game%BracketBusters! WAC Tournament (Reno, Nevada) Record: 15-18 Conference Record: 7-9 Conference Finish: 5th Postseason: WAC Tournament

2009-10 RESULTS

2009-10 REVIEW

2009-10 FRESNO STATE STATS

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Nickname: Rainbow WarriorsEnrollment: 20,000Founded: 1907Joined WAC: July 1, 1979Colors: Green, White, Black & SilverArena: Stan Sheriff Center (10,300)

Chancellor: Virginia HinshawAthletics Director: Jim DonovanAssociate AD (SWA): Marilyn Moniz-Kaho‘ohanahano

Basketball SID: Neal Iwamoto SID E-Mail: [email protected] Phone Number: (808) 956-9748Cell Number: (808) 375-6819 SID Fax Number: (808) 956-4470Press Row Number: (808) 956-9408SID: Derek Inouchi

AT A GLANCE

Date Opponent TimeNov. 6 &CHAMINADE 7:00 p.m.Nov. 12 ^MONTANA STATE 7:00 p.m.Nov. 13 ^CS FULLERTON 7:00 p.m.Nov. 15 ^C. MICHIGAN (ESPN2) 11:00 p.m.Nov. 19 CENTRAL ARKANSAS 7:30 p.m.Nov. 24 ARKANSAS-PB 7:00 p.m.Dec. 1 at Cal Poly 7:00 p.m.Dec. 4 $at BYU 4:00 p.m.Dec. 11 HAWAI‘I PACIFIC 7:00 p.m.Dec. 17 !vs. Chicago State TBADec. 22 #FLORIDA STATE 8:00 p.m.Dec. 23 #TBA TBADec. 25 #TBA TBADec. 29 *at Utah State 7:00 p.m.Dec. 31 *at Nevada (ESPNU) 5:00 p.m.Jan. 6 *IDAHO 7:30 p.m.Jan. 8 *BOISE STATE 7:30 p.m.Jan. 13 *at NM State (ERT) 7:00 p.m.Jan. 15 *at Louisiana Tech 7:00 p.m.Jan. 20 *FRESNO STATE 7:00 p.m.Jan. 22 *SAN JOSE STATE 7:00 p.m.Jan. 29 *UTAH STATE 7:00 p.m.Feb. 3 *at Boise State 7:00 p.m.Feb. 5 *at Idaho 7:00 p.m.Feb. 14 *NEVADA 7:00 p.m.Feb. 19 %at TBA TBAFeb. 24 *LOUISIANA TECH 7:30 p.m.Feb. 26 *NEW MEXICO STATE 7:00 p.m.March 3 *at San Jose State 7:30 p.m.March 5 *at Fresno State 8:00 p.m.March 9-12 WAC Tournament Las Vegas& Exhibition game^ Outrigger Hotel Rainbow Classic# Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic! game played at Lahaina, Maui$ game played at Energy Solutions Arena* WAC game, All times local, CAPS-Home

2010-11 SCHEDULE

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Exp. Hometown (Last School) 4 Bill Amis F 6-9 220 Sr. 2L Oklahoma City, Okla. (Pratt CC) 24 Bo Barnes G 6-4 195 Fr. HS Scottsdale, Ariz. (Westwind Prep) 21 Dominick Brumfield F 6-8 220 So. TR Carson, Calif. (Big Bend CC) 23 Jordan Coleman G 6-4 175 Fr. HS Calabasas, Calif. (Calabasas HS) 15 Vander Joaquim C 6-10 240 So. TR Luanda, Angola (Eastern Utah) 3 Zane Johnson G 6-6 210 Jr. TR Phoenix, Ariz. (Arizona) 34 Douglas Kurtz C 7-0 265 Sr. 1L Pelotas, Brazil (Marshalltown CC) 1 Bobby Miles G 6-1 190 Fr. HS Los Angeles, Calif. (Workman HS) 12 Pi’i Minns G 6-5 180 So. TR Honolulu, O’ahu (Chaminade) 40 Davis Rozitis C 7-0 215 R-So. TR Cesis, Latvia (USC) 11 Anthony Salter G 5-11 175 Jr. TR Tallahassee, Fla. (Iowa Western CC) 5 Josten Thomas F 6-7 225 So. TR Washington, D.C. (Southern Idaho) 2 Hiram Thompson G 6-2 175 Sr. 3L Sacramento, Calif. (Oak Ridge HS) 20 Trevor Wiseman F 6-7 210 Fr. HS Valencia, Calif. (Golden Valley HS)

2010-11 ROSTER

Bill AmisF, 6-9, 220, Sr.

Earned medical red-shirt after injuring foot in exhibi t ion game vs. BYU-Hawai‘i last season ...as a junior, was the team leader in rebounding (6.4 rpg), field goal percentage (.468),and blocks (41)...

second on the team in scoring (10.7 ppg) and doubledoubles (3).

TOP PLAYER/COACH INFO

Gib ArnoldHead Coach

Alma Mater: Brigham Young, 1994Overall Record: First yearSchool Record: Same

Assistant CoachesWalter Roese (BYU-Hawai‘i, 1994)Benjy Taylor (Richmond, 1989)Brandyn Akana (BYU-Hawai‘i, 1999)

After sitting out last year per NCAA rules, Zane Johnson will be eligible for the ‘Bows this year. Johnson was a member of two Arizona NCAA tourna-ment teams, including the 2009 Sweet 16 squad.FA

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lGib Arnold begins his first season as the head coach of UH. Arnold, who has been an assistant in the Pac-10, SEC and WCC, spent the last five seasons as an assistant coach at USC.

lArnold’s father, Frank, was the head coach at UH for two seasons from 1985-87.

lUH returns three letterwinners and two starters. Last season’s squad finished 10-20 overall and 3-13 in the WAC.

lSenior point guard Hirmam Thompson is the only returning player who saw significant time last season. Two-year starter Bill Amis returns after missing the entire 2009-10 season with a foot injury. In 2008-09, Amis led the team in rebounding, field goal percentage, and blocks.

lUH will host the second annual Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic Dec. 22, 23 & 25 with a field highlighted by Butler and Baylor.

lTen newcomers will be joining the team, which includes four high school players, four junior college transfers, one Division I transfer and one walk on. The recruiting class was ranked as high as seventh nationally by The Hoop Scoop.

RAINBOW WARRIORSHAWAI‘I

2009-10 (10-20, 3-13 WAC, 9th)

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All Games: 10-20 Home: 10-11 Road: 0-9 Neutral: 0-0

Player G-GS Min-Avg FG-FGA Pct 3P-3PA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Rebs-Avg PF-FD Ast TO BS St Pts-AvgRoderick Flemings 28-24 988-35.3 173-398 .435 18-75 .240 102-156 .654 59-115 174-6.2 64-1 63 58 10 21 466-16.6Dwain Williams 16-8 400-25.0 51-148 .345 31-90 .344 63-71 .887 4-12 16-1.0 23-0 18 24 0 4 196-12.3Hiram Thompson 29-29 980-33.8 79-189 .418 44-99 .444 66-89 .742 20-76 96-3.3 62-1 113 83 3 32 268-9.2Jeremy Lay 23-7 558-24.3 52-174 .299 28-104 .269 62-78 .795 9-33 42-1.8 49-1 54 45 0 17 194-8.4Brandon Adams 30-16 687-22.9 91-175 .520 0-1 .000 57-92 .620 57-98 155-5.2 78-2 22 42 8 8 239-8.0Petras Balocka 28-19 658-23.5 79-177 .446 4-19 .211 58-104 .558 77-148 225-8.0 59-0 50 69 2 10 220-7.9Adhar Mayen 29-21 720-24.8 79-180 .439 25-80 .313 23-33 .697 25-59 84-2.9 72-4 42 38 5 14 206-7.1Paul Campbell 29-25 573-19.8 59-101 .584 0-0 .000 21-47 .447 62-49 111-3.8 60-0 32 22 28 12 139-4.8Leroy Lutu 26-1 201-7.7 21-48 .438 0-6 .000 7-20 .350 12-14 26-1.0 30-1 10 18 0 9 49-1.9Ji Xiang 19-0 88-4.6 8-17 .471 0-1 .000 14-26 .538 12-13 25-1.3 15-0 3 4 4 1 30-1.6Douglas Kurtz 22-0 125-5.7 13-26 .500 0-0 .000 4-7 .571 9-13 22-1.0 30-1 4 10 1 4 30-1.4Beau Albrechtson 10-0 9-0.9 2-3 .667 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-2 2-0.2 0-0 1 2 0 0 4-0.4Rykin Enos 8-0 13-1.6 0-4 .000 0-3 .000 3-4 .750 0-0 0-0.0 1-0 3 1 0 1 3-0.4Team 56-41 97-3.2 0 13 Total 30 707-1640 .431 150-479 .313 480-727 .660 402-673 1075-35.8 543-11 415 429 61 133 2044-68.1Opponents 30 774-1712 .452 196-571 .343 443-635 .698 336-635 971-32.4 616-20 394 330 84 190 2187-72.9

WAC Games: 3-13 Home: 3-5 Road: 0-8

Player G-GS Min-Avg FG-FGA Pct 3P-3PA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Rebs-Avg PF-FD Ast TO BS St Pts-AvgRoderick Flemings 16-13 573-35.8 101-236 .428 8-44 .182 52-79 .658 26-72 98-6.1 37-0 42 25 4 11 262-16.4Brandon Adams 16-13 476-29.8 64-122 .525 0-1 .000 37-61 .607 39-76 115-7.2 51-2 14 26 8 3 165-10.3Jeremy Lay 10-6 252-25.2 24-74 .324 10-45 .222 27-33 .818 3-18 21-2.1 22-0 32 23 0 6 85-8.5Hiram Thompson 16-16 548-34.2 42-118 .356 25-59 .424 25-36 .694 4-40 44-2.8 31-0 57 58 2 18 134-8.4Adhar Mayen 15-11 371-24.7 41-100 .410 14-50 .280 10-12 .833 7-31 38-2.5 27-1 22 18 2 8 106-7.1Petras Balocka 15-7 291-19.4 29-77 .377 3-12 .250 13-36 .361 31-57 88-5.9 30-0 19 32 2 5 74-4.9Paul Campbell 16-12 321-20.1 36-51 .706 0-0 .000 5-15 .333 37-22 59-3.7 37-0 15 15 6 7 77-4.8Dwain Williams 5-1 72-14.4 7-32 .219 6-20 .300 4-5 .800 0-3 3-0.6 5-0 3 6 0 2 24-4.8Leroy Lutu 13-1 143-11.0 14-36 .389 0-6 .000 6-16 .375 9-10 19-1.5 12-0 7 9 0 9 34-2.6Ji Xiang 10-0 65-6.5 6-13 .462 0-0 .000 7-13 .538 8-9 17-1.7 9-0 3 1 2 1 19-1.9Douglas Kurtz 15-0 81-5.4 6-13 .462 0-0 .000 2-3 .667 2-9 11-0.7 16-0 3 5 1 4 14-0.9Rykin Enos 3-0 5-1.7 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0.0Beau Albrechtson 4-0 2-0.5 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1-0.3 0-0 0 1 0 0 0-0.0Team 28-18 46-2.9 0 7 Total 16 370-874 .423 66-239 .276 188-309 .608 194-366 560-35.0 277-3 217 226 27 74 994-62.1Opponents 16 413-895 .461 116-325 .357 212-325 .652 170-364 534-33.4 283-6 238 169 53 98 1154-72.1

Returning Starters (2) Pts. Reb. Ast.Bill Amis, Sr., F 10.7 6.5 1.2Hiram Thompson, Sr., G 9.2 3.3 3.9

Other Letterwinners (1) Pts. Reb. Ast.Douglas Kurtz, Sr., C 1.4 1.0 0.2 Starters Lost (4) Pts. Reb. Ast.Roderick Flemings 16.6 6.2 2.3Brandon Adams 8.0 5.2 0.7Adhar Mayen 7.1 2.9 1.5Paul Campbell 4.8 3.8 1.1

Other Letterwinners Lost (7) Pts. Reb. Ast.Dwain Williams 14.0 1.1 1.3Jeremy Lay 8.4 1.8 2.3Petras Balocka 7.9 8.0 2.3Leroy Lutu 1.9 1.0 0.4Ji Xiang 1.6 1.3 0.2Beau Albrechtson 0.4 0.2 0.1Rykin Enos 0.3 0.0 0.3

Newcomers (10)Bo Barnes, Gr., GDominick Brumfield, So., FJordan Coleman, Fr., GVander Joaquim, So., CBobby Miles, Fr., G

PERSONNEL CAPSULE

Date Opponent ResultOct. 30 #UH Hilo W, 76-65Nov. 5 #BYU-Hawai‘i W, 83-69Nov. 13 ^SOUTHERN UTAH W, 65-48Nov. 15 ^MCNEESE STATE W, 73-65Nov. 16 ^NO. COLORADO (ESPN) L, 75-81 Nov. 20 BRIGHAM YOUNG L, 65-83Nov. 27 NEW MEXICO L, 71-83Dec. 2 at UC Irvine L, 70-80Dec. 6 LAMAR W, 96-78Dec. 9 CHAMINADE W, 70-61Dec. 12 CHICAGO STATE W, 83-58Dec. 22 !CHARLESTON (ESPNU) W, 84-71Dec. 23 !UNLV (ESPN2) L, 53-77Dec. 25 !SAINT MARY’S (ESPN2) L, 75-84Dec. 28 NORTHWESTERN STATE W, 81-62Jan. 2 *IDAHO L, 52-59Jan. 4 *BOISE STATE W, 76-68Jan. 9 *at Fresno State L, 64-78Jan. 11 *at Utah State L, 54-98Jan. 17 *SAN JOSE STATE W, 68-67Jan. 21 *NEW MEXICO STATE L, 69-71Jan. 23 *LOUISIANA TECH L, 60-65Jan. 28 *at San Jose State L, 60-83Jan. 30 *at Nevada (ESPNU) L, 60-66Feb. 6 *FRESNO STATE L, 51-61Feb. 13 *at Louisiana Tech L, 60-66

Date Opponent ResultFeb. 15 *at New Mexico State L, 64-88Feb. 20 %CAL POLY L, 89-102Feb. 25 *UTAH STATE L, 50-61Feb. 27 *NEVADA W, 74-63March 4 *at Boise State L, 63-82March 6 *at Idaho L, 69-78

# Exhibition^ Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic! Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic% Bracketbusters* WAC Game

Record: 10-20 Conference Record: 3-13 Conference Finish: 9th Postseason: None

2009-10 RESULTS

2009-10 REVIEW

2009-10 HAWAI‘I STATS

Anthony Salter, Jr., GJosten Thomas, So., FTrevor Wiseman, Fr., FDavis Rozitis, So., CPi’i Minns, So., G

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2009-10 (15-16, 6-10 WAC, 6th, WAC Tournament)

Nickname: VandalsEnrollment: 11,636Founded: 1889Joined WAC: July 1, 2005Colors: Silver and Vandal GoldArena: Cowan Spectrum (7,000)

President: Dr. Duane NellisAthletics Director: Dr. Rob SpearAssistant AD (SWA): Maureen Regan

Basketball SID: Spencer FarrinSID E-Mail: [email protected] Phone Number: (208) 885-7065Cell Number: (208) 310-9610SID Fax Number: (208) 885-0255Press Row Number: (208) 885-0211SID: Becky Paull

AT A GLANCE

Date Opponent TimeTBA #NW CHRISTIAN TBANov. 6 #LEWIS & CLARK ST. 7:00 p.m.Nov. 13 EASTERN OREGON 8:00 p.m.Nov. 16 at Washington State 7:00 p.m.Nov. 20 PORTLAND 7:00 p.m.Nov. 22 at Montana 7:00 p.m.Nov. 27 at Eastern Washington 3:00 p.m.Dec. 3 ^ NORTH DAKOTA 8:00 p.m.Dec. 4 ^MONMOUTH 8:00 p.m.Dec. 5 ^EASTERN MICHIGAN 6:00 p.m.Dec. 11 at Seattle 5:00 p.m.Dec. 18 MONTANA 7:00 p.m.Dec. 21 at Oregon TBADec. 29 *NEW MEXICO STATE 7:00 p.m.Dec. 31 *LOUISIANA TECH 7:00 p.m.Jan. 6 *at Hawai`i 7:30 p.m.Jan. 8 *at San Jose State 7:30 p.m.Jan. 12 *NEVADA (ESPN2) 8:00 p.m.Jan. 15 at Cal State Bakersfield 7:00 p.m.Jan. 17 *at Fresno State 7:00 p.m.Jan. 22 *BOISE STATE 7:00 p.m.Jan. 27 *at Louisiana Tech (ERT) 7:00 p.m.Jan. 29 *at New Mexico State 7:00 p.m.Feb. 3 *SAN JOSE STATE 7:00 p.m.Feb. 5 *HAWAI‘I 7:00 p.m.Feb. 9 *UTAH STATE (ESPN2) 8:00 p.m.Feb. 12 *at Boise State (ESPNU) 9:00 p.m.Feb. 19 %at TBA TBAFeb. 24 *at Nevada (ERT) 7:30 p.m.Feb. 26 *at Utah State 7:00 p.m.March 3 *FRESNO STATE 7:00 p.m.March 5 SEATTLE 7:00 p.m.March 9-12 WAC Tournament Las Vegas#Exhibition; *WAC Game; %BracketBusters^ BTI Classic Tournament (Moscow, ID)All times local/subject to changeCAPS-Home

2010-11 SCHEDULE

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Exp. Hometown (Last School) 00 Gary Winston G 6-1 190 Fr. HS Walla Walla, Wash. (Walla Walla HS) 02 Jeff Ledbetter G 6-3 190 Sr. 1L Brea, Calif. (Irvine Valley CC) 03 Shawn Henderson G 6-3 180 Sr. 1L Renton, Wash. (North Idaho College) 10 Landon Tatum G 5-11 190 Jr. RS San Antonio, Texas (South Plains Coll.) 11 Brandon Wiley F 6-6 215 Sr. 1L Pinole, Calif. (City Coll. of San Francisco) 20 Matt Borton G 6-5 180 Fr. HS Yakima, Wash. (West Valley HS) 21 Luiz Toledo F 6-8 230 Jr. 1L Araraquara, Brazil (St. Francis Xavier) 22 Djim Bandoumel F 6-8 215 Jr. TR Quebec City, Quebec, Canada (Monroe) 25 Deremy Geiger G 6-0 170 Jr. TR Las Vegas, Nev. (Grayson County Coll.) 31 Renado Parker F 6-6 255 Jr. TR Fairwood, Wash. (North Idaho College) 33 Kyle Barone C 6-10 225 So. 1L Garden Grove, Calif. (Pacifica HS) 34 Stephen Madison G 6-5 215 Fr. HS Portland, Ore. (Jefferson HS) 42 Joe Kammerer C 6-9 230 Fr. RS Eugene, Ore. (North Eugene HS)

2010-11 ROSTER

Brandon WileyF, 6-6, 215, Sr.

Redshirted the 2009-10 season with a back in-jury ... during the 2008-09 season, set a record for most single-season games played at Idaho with 33 ... averaged 6.3 rebounds over the final six games ... earned

WAC Player of the Week honors for the week of Jan. 19-25 after scoring 16 points on 7-of-10 shoot-ing and adding seven rebounds, four blocks, and two steals vs. NMSU ... also hit two baskets in the final 47 seconds to help Idaho pull away for a 10 point victory vs. NMSU ... led Idaho in rebounding at 5.6 rebounds per game.

TOP PLAYER/COACH INFO

Don VerlinHead Coach

Alma Mater: CS Stanislaus, 1991Overall Record: 32-32 (.500), 2 yearsSchool Record: Same

Associate Head CoachRay Lopes (College of Idaho, 1987)

Assistant CoachesTim Murphy (Colorado State, 1983)Mike Freeman (Iowa, 2006)

Junior Luiz Toledo is Idaho’s lone returning starter from the 2009-10 season. The forward led the WAC last season with a .638 field goal percentage, which ranked second all-time at Idaho and seventh in WAC single-season history. FA

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lIdaho must replace 73.5 percent of its scoring and 63.9 percent of its rebounding after graduating four starters and losing five total letter winners from 2009-10, including 2009 First-Team All-WAC honoree Mac Hopson and 2010 WAC All-Defensive honoree Marvin Jef-ferson.

lIdaho technically returns two starters in 2010-11, as senior forward Brandon Wiley comes back to the Vandals after redshirting the 09-10 season with a back injury. He started 30 games for the 2008-09 Vandals and averaged 8.2 points and team-leading 5.2 rebounds.

lUI’s staff of Don Verlin, Ray Lopes, Tim Murphy, Mike Freeman and Chris Helbling boasts a com-bined 71 years of college coaching experience.

lUnder Verlin’s watch, Idaho has earned its most victories (32) in a two-year span in more than a decade, earned its first win over ranked team and first postseason victory since 1982, earned a first-team all-WAC honor for the first time and won three out of four games in the Idaho-Boise State rivalry.

VANDALSIDAHO

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All Games: 15-16 Home: 8-6 Road: 6-10 Neutral: 1-0

Player G-GS Min-Avg FG-FGA Pct 3P-3PA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Rebs-Avg PF-FD Ast TO BS St Pts-AvgMac Hopson 30-30 926-30.9 135-315 .429 39-106 .368 124-166 .747 34-119 153-5.1 65-2 155 95 2 32 433-14.4Kashif Watson 29-29 771-26.6 106-227 .467 1-2 .500 97-142 .683 29-58 87-3.0 62-2 62 55 1 21 310-10.7Steffan Johnson 31-31 898-29.0 103-266 .387 74-185 .400 27-37 .730 9-82 91-2.9 37-0 99 53 6 36 307-9.9Marvin Jefferson 31-30 758-24.5 117-205 .571 0-0 .000 51-92 .554 72-121 193-6.2 95-4 23 44 64 20 285-9.2Luiz Toledo 29-26 696-24.0 88-138 .638 0-1 .000 40-72 .556 40-75 115-4.0 57-1 17 52 3 19 216-7.4Luciano de Souza 30-4 506-16.9 69-155 .445 44-115 .383 24-32 .750 24-41 65-2.2 62-0 16 24 2 6 206-6.9Kyle Barone 31-2 490-15.8 61-101 .604 0-0 .000 33-50 .660 37-90 127-4.1 48-0 12 33 10 6 155-5.0Shawn Henderson 30-2 448-14.9 51-128 .398 0-3 .000 20-34 .588 20-52 72-2.4 45-0 25 19 1 16 122-4.1Jeff Ledbetter 30-1 334-11.1 28-89 .315 23-68 .338 8-16 .500 7-27 34-1.1 45-1 22 22 2 19 87-2.9Marcus Lawrence 30-0 295-9.8 24-54 .444 13-33 .394 3-5 .600 8-17 25-0.8 24-0 26 27 0 8 64-2.1Brandon Wiley 3-0 34-11.3 3-8 .375 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 4-3 7-2.3 2-0 0 0 0 1 6-2.0Corey Stern 8-0 47-5.9 3-7 .429 0-0 .000 3-5 .600 4-7 11-1.4 10-0 1 4 4 1 9-1.1Travis Blackstock 8-0 20-2.5 3-10 .300 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 3-0.4 1-0 1 1 0 0 6-0.8TEAM 46-45 91-2.9 0 3

Total 31 791-1703 .464 194-515 .377 430-651 .661 335-739 1074-34.6 553-10 459 432 95 185 2206-71.2Opponents 31 792-1783 .444 203-577 .352 401-574 .699 339-697 1036-33.4 584-16 367 398 100 227 2188-70.6

WAC Games: 6-10 Home: 3-5 Road: 3-5

Player G-GS Min-Avg FG-FGA Pct 3P-3PA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Rebs-Avg PF-FD Ast TO BS St Pts-AvgMac Hopson 15-15 482-32.1 78-172 .453 23-52 .442 55-79 .696 21-67 88-5.9 34-1 73 42 1 14 234-15.6Kashif Watson 15-15 415-27.7 53-126 .421 1-2 .500 43-69 .623 16-30 46-3.1 28-0 36 26 1 11 150-10.0Steffan Johnson 16-16 456-28.5 51-132 .386 37-90 .411 5-6 .833 4-40 44-2.8 24-0 54 31 3 15 144-9.0Marvin Jefferson 16-15 377-23.6 59-106 .557 0-0 .000 23-37 .622 30-47 77-4.8 54-2 13 23 31 10 141-8.8Luciano de Souza 16-2 293-18.3 37-91 .407 23-66 .348 13-18 .722 17-29 46-2.9 33-0 8 15 0 3 110-6.9Luiz Toledo 16-14 386-24.1 45-76 .592 0-1 .000 11-22 .500 20-33 53-3.3 30-1 9 25 3 8 101-6.3Kyle Barone 16-1 251-15.7 32-53 .604 0-0 .000 17-25 .680 20-37 57-3.6 24-0 7 15 3 4 81-5.1Shawn Henderson 15-1 207-13.8 23-53 .434 0-2 .000 10-17 .588 8-24 32-2.1 17-0 14 4 1 8 56-3.7Jeff Ledbetter 15-1 186-12.4 11-44 .250 10-35 .286 2-4 .500 5-16 21-1.4 18-1 11 8 0 11 34-2.3Marcus Lawrence 16-0 161-10.1 10-26 .385 6-18 .333 0-1 .000 3-8 11-0.7 11-0 10 12 0 4 26-1.6Travis Blackstock 3-0 6-2.0 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1-0.3 0-0 1 0 0 0 2-0.7Corey Stern 1-0 3-3.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0.0Team 23-19 42-2.6 0 2

Total 16 400-883 .453 100-266 .376 179-278 .644 167-351 518-32.4 273-5 236 203 43 88 1079-67.4Opponents 16 403-859 .469 97-280 .346 191-290 .659 163-370 533-33.3 276-9 194 211 54 113 1094-68.4

Returning Starters (2) Pts. Reb. Ast.Luiz Toledo, Jr., F 7.4 4.0 0.6Brandon Wiley, Sr., F 8.2 5.6 1.1

Other Letterwinners (3) Pts. Reb. Ast.Kyle Barone, So., C 5.0 4.1 0.4Shawn Henderson, Sr., G 4.1 2.4 0.8Jeff Ledbetter, Sr., G 2.9 1.1 0.7

Starters Lost (4) Pts. Reb. Ast.Mac Hopson 14.4 5.1 5.2Kashif Watson 10.7 3.0 2.1Steffan Johnson 9.9 2.9 3.2Marvin Jefferson 9.2 6.2 0.7

Other Letterwinners Lost (2) Pts. Reb. Ast.Luciano de Souza 6.9 2.2 0.5Marcus Lawrence 2.1 0.8 0.9

Newcomers (6)Matt Borton, Fr., GStephen Madison, Fr., GGary Winston, Fr., GDjim Bandoumel, Jr., FDeremy Geiger, Jr., GRenado Parker, Jr., F

PERSONNEL CAPSULE

Date Opponent ResultNov. 6 #ST. MARTIN’S W, 87-61Nov. 13 at Utah W, 94-87Nov. 15 at Texas Southern L, 65-72 Nov. 21 at North Dakota State W, 81-69Nov. 24 SACRAMENTO STATE W, 75-61 Nov. 28 EASTERN WASH. W, 76-54 Dec. 3 at Cal State Northridge L, 93-95Dec. 6 #25 PORTLAND W, 68-48Dec. 9 at Washington State L, 64-76Dec. 12 EASTERN OREGON W, 82-77Dec. 22 at Portland L, 52-82Dec. 29 ^Lewis-Clark State W, 71-52Jan. 2 *at Hawai`i W, 59-52Jan. 4 *at San Jose State L, 75-78Jan. 9 *LOUISIANA TECH L, 71-77Jan. 11 *NEW MEXICO STATE L, 72-75Jan. 16 *at Nevada L, 68-76Jan. 23 *UTAH STATE L, 48-60Jan. 25 *BOISE ST. (ESPNU) L, 67-77 (OT)Jan. 28 *FRESNO STATE W, 74-59Jan. 30 at Seattle W, 87-85Feb. 3 *at Utah State (ESPN2) L, 62-80Feb. 6 *at Boise State W, 79-55Feb. 10 *NEVADA (ESPN2) L, 66-67Feb. 13 *at Fresno State W, 68-59

Date Opponent ResultFeb. 18 SEATTLE W, 82-72Feb. 20 %LONG BEACH STATE L, 66-77Feb. 24 *at NM State (ESPN2) L, 57-74Feb. 27 *at Louisiana Tech L, 49-60March 4 *SAN JOSE STATE (ERT) W, 86-76March 6 *HAWAI‘I W, 78-69March 11!vs. #2 Nevada L, 71-87 #Exhibition^ Game played at Qwest Arena (Boise, Idaho)*WAC Game%BracketBusters! WAC Tournament (Reno, Nevada)

Record: 15-16 Conference Record: 6-10 Conference Finish: 6th Postseason: WAC Tournament

2009-10 RESULTS

2009-10 REVIEW

2009-10 IDAHO STATS

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2009-10 (24-11, 9-7 WAC, 4th, CollegeInsider.Com Tourn.)

Nickname: BulldogsEnrollment: 11,250Founded: 1894Joined WAC: July 1, 2001Colors: Red and BlueArena: Thomas Assembly Center (8,000)

President: Dr. Daniel ReneauAthletics Director: Bruce Van De VeldeAssociate AD (SWA): Mary Kay Hungate

Basketball SID: Steven SchoonSID E-Mail: [email protected] Phone Number: (318) 257-5314Cell Number: (620) 218-1693SID Fax Number: (318) 257-3757Press Row Number: (318) 257-3144SID: Malcolm Butler

AT A GLANCE

Date Opponent TimeNov. 2 ^CHAMPION BAPTIST 8:00 p.m.Nov. 10 at Texas (ESPNU) 8:00 p.m.Nov. 13 AUSTIN COLLEGE 8:00 p.m. Nov. 17 HOUSTON 7:00 p.m.Nov. 19 #Seattle 5:00 p.m. Nov. 20 #Navy 5:00 p.m.Nov. 21 #UC Irvine 5:30 p.m.Nov. 26 at UALR 2:00 p.m. Dec. 1 SMU 7:00 p.m.Dec. 4 LA-MONROE 7:00 p.m. Dec. 7 at Northwestern State 7:00 p.m. Dec. 11 at McNeese State 3:00 p.m. Dec. 14 at Houston Baptist 7:35 p.m. Dec. 18 UT-ARLINGTON 7:00 p.m. Dec. 21 at Iowa 7:00 p.m.Dec. 29 *at Boise State 7:00 p.m. Dec. 31 *at Idaho 7:00 p.m. Jan. 6 *FRESNO STATE 7:00 p.m. Jan. 13 *SAN JOSE STATE 7:00 p.m. Jan. 15 *HAWAI‘I 7:00 p.m. Jan. 20 *at Utah State 7:00 p.m. Jan. 22 *at Nevada 7:30 p.m. Jan. 27 *IDAHO (ERT) 7:00 p.m. Jan. 29 *BOISE STATE 7:00 p.m. Feb. 5 *at Fresno St. (ESPNU) 8:00 p.m. Feb. 7 *at New Mexico State 7:00 p.m.Feb. 12 *NM STATE (ERT) 3:00 p.m. Feb. 16 at North Dakota 7:00 p.m. Feb. 19 %TBA TBA Feb. 24 *at Hawai’i 7:30 p.m.Feb. 26 *at San Jose State 7:00 p.m. March 3 *NEVADA 8:00 p.m. March 5 *UTAH STATE (ERT) 6:00 p.m. March 9-12 WAC Tournament Las Vegas^ Exhibition game; # 2K Sports Classic(Irvine, Calif.); % Bracketbuster game; * WAC game

2010-11 SCHEDULE

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Exp. Hometown (Last School) 5 Olu Ashaolu F 6-7 228 Jr. 2L Toronto, Ontario (Humble Christian) 11 DeAndre Brown G 5-11 165 Sr. 1L Fort Worth, Texas (Navarro JC) 2 Brandon Gibson G 6-5 225 So. 1L Marianna, Fla. (Marianna HS) 10 Stojan Gjuroski F 6-7 195 Fr. HS Gostivar, Macedonia (Life Center) 14 Tevin Hall G 5-10 157 So. 1L Bossier City, La. (Bossier HS) 22 Cordarius Johnson G 6-5 215 Fr. HS Coushatta, La. (Red River HS) 23 James Johnson F/C 6-7 250 Fr. HS Los Angeles, Calif. (Campbell Hall) 25 J.L. Lewis F/C 6-8 240 So. TR Gonzales, La. (New Orleans) 21 Kenyon McNeaill G 6-1 185 Fr. HS Conway, Ark. (Conway HS) 30 Justin Rake G 6-3 210 So. 1L Chicago, Ill. (St. Paul’s School) 24 Darius Redding F 6-4 205 So. 1L Tallahassee, Fla. (Godby HS) 15 Antwond Roshell F 6-9 250 Jr. TR Milwaukee, Wis. (John A. Logan College) 3 CJ Scott G 6-1 205 Jr. TR Seaford, Del. (Harcum College) 20 Lonnie Smith G 6-5 185 Fr. HS Birmingham, Ala. (Ramsay HS) 45 Romario Souza F/C 6-10 245 Jr. TR Mias Gerais, Brazil (Southern Idaho)

2010-11 ROSTER

Olu AshaoluF, 6-7, 228, Jr.

Started 34 and played in all 35 games last season … earned Honorable Mention all-Louisiana honors … named WAC Player of the Week, Netscouts Basketball Internation-al WAC Player of the

Week and LSWA Player of the Week … averaged 10.7 points and 8.1 rebounds … had 10 double-doubles … scored 10 points 19 times … brought down 10 rebounds 11 times.

TOP PLAYER/COACH INFO

Kerry RuppHead Coach

Alma Mater: Southern Utah, 1977Overall Record: 54-57 (.486), 4 yearsSchool Record: 44-53 (.454), 3 years

Assistant CoachesCurtis Condie (Utah State, 1994)Dusty May (Indiana, 2000)Derrick Jones (Samford, 2001)

Tech’s 2010-11 non-conference schedule includes road games at Texas and Iowa as well as home contests against Houston, SMU and I-20 rival Louisiana-Monroe.FA

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lNine newcomers, including eight new scholar-ship players will take the court for the Bulldogs this season.

lJunior forward Olu Ashaolu re-turns after recording 10 double-doubles last season including a 17 point, 21 rebound performance at Houston..

lSenior guard DeAndre Brown returns after earning a spot on last season’s all-WAC Newcomer Team. Brown recorded a career-high nine as-sists against Utah State, the most by a Tech player in four seasons.

lSophomore guard Brandon Gibson returns from an injury that sidelined him for all of last season. He averaged 2.5 points as a freshman in 2008-09.

lDerrick Jones joins the LA Tech staff as an assistant coach after spending the past two seasons in the same role at New Orleans.

lNBA legend Karl Malone will serve as Tech’s director of basketball promotion for the third-season in a row.

BULLDOGSLOUISIANA TECH

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All Games: 24-11 Home: 12-2 Road: 9-8 Neutral: 3-1

Player G-GS Min-Avg FG-FGA Pct 3P-3PA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Rebs-Avg PF-FD Ast TO BS St Pts-AvgKyle Gibson 31-30 1065-34.4 163-411 .397 61-186 .328 184-219 .840 27-93 120-3.9 64-1 94 74 2 28 571-18.4Magnum Rolle 34-33 1025-30.1 189-368 .514 0-0 .000 93-141 .660 120-166 286-8.4 95-2 28 67 71 26 471-13.9Jamel Guyton 35-34 1092-31.2 144-335 .430 70-181 .387 62-76 .816 34-100 134-3.8 101-3 74 51 13 56 420-12.0Olu Ashaolu 35-34 981-28.0 151-283 .534 6-24 .250 67-142 .472 108-175 283-8.1 108-6 37 81 7 26 375-10.7DeAndre Brown 35-34 1142-32.6 144-342 .421 41-139 .295 42-61 .689 21-81 102-2.9 37-1 119 94 0 33 371-10.6David Jackson 34-6 751-22.1 64-148 .432 17-44 .386 38-56 .679 38-100 138-4.1 59-1 19 33 18 12 183-5.4Darius Redding 27-0 290-10.7 27-58 .466 3-9 .333 7-21 .333 15-31 46-1.7 22-0 12 19 2 15 64-2.4Anson Bartlett 29-3 314-10.8 17-43 .395 0-1 .000 24-36 .667 5-25 30-1.0 25-0 16 16 0 30 58-2.0Tevin Hall 8-0 29-3.6 4-4 1.000 1-1 1.000 2-3 .667 0-5 5-0.6 3-0 2 1 0 4 11-1.4Justin Rake 13-0 45-3.5 5-12 .417 3-8 .375 0-0 .000 2-7 9-0.7 3-0 1 2 0 1 13-1.0Yonas Berhe 18-1 169-9.4 7-20 .350 0-5 .000 1-3 .333 2-10 12-0.7 10-0 13 9 0 3 15-0.8Shawn Oliverson 27-0 147-5.4 2-10 .200 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 8-16 24-0.9 35-0 2 7 3 1 5-0.2TEAM 61-44 105-3.0 0 8

Total 35 917-2034 .451 202-598 .338 521-760 .686 441-853 1294-37.0 562-14 417 462 116 235 2557-73.1Opponents 35 900-2062 .436 235-664 .354 407-586 .695 398-812 1210-34.6 664-19 442 475 101 233 2442-69.8

WAC Games: 9-7 Home: 6-2 Road: 3-5

Player G-GS Min-Avg FG-FGA Pct 3P-3PA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Rebs-Avg PF-FD Ast TO BS St Pts-AvgKyle Gibson 14-13 473-33.8 69-193 .358 28-95 .295 77-96 .802 16-38 54-3.9 29-1 40 29 0 11 243-17.4Magnum Rolle 16-16 519-32.4 107-211 .507 0-0 .000 38-59 .644 65-89 154-9.6 51-1 7 33 30 10 252-15.8DeAndre Brown 16-16 543-33.9 69-167 .413 19-71 .268 19-25 .760 12-37 49-3.1 19-1 62 48 0 17 176-11.0Jamel Guyton 16-16 501-31.3 60-145 .414 28-72 .389 23-32 .719 14-48 62-3.9 39-1 33 20 6 30 17110.7Olu Ashaolu 16-16 445-27.8 64-124 .516 1-9 .111 24-55 .436 45-76 121-7.6 53-3 15 37 3 14 1539.6David Jackson 15-3 345-23.0 28-64 .438 10-22 .455 11-18 .611 13-45 58-3.9 24-0 8 13 5 5 775.1Anson Bartlett 13-0 136-10.5 8-15 .533 0-0 .000 11-18 .611 4-18 22-1.7 10-0 7 5 0 13 272.1Darius Redding 11-0 110-10.0 9-24 .375 1-3 .333 2-10 .200 7-12 19-1.7 8-0 6 5 0 3 211.9Tevin Hall 3-0 5-1.7 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0-0 0-0.0 0-0 1 0 0 1 20.7Yonas Berhe 9-0 59-6.6 2-6 .333 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-1 1-0.1 4-0 1 2 0 0 40.4Shawn Oliverson 11-0 51-4.6 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-6 8-0.7 11-0 1 2 0 1 00.0Justin Rake 5-0 13-2.6 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0.0 1-0 1 1 0 0 00.0TEAM 26-25 51-3.2 0 6 Total 16 416-951 .437 87-275 .316 207-316 .655 204-395 599-37.4 249-7 182 201 44 105 1126-70.4Opponents 16 420-947 .444 91-266 .342 173-255 .678 177-391 568-35.5 281-6 206 201 49 95 1104-69.0

Returning Starters (2) Pts. Reb. Ast.Olu Ashaolu, Jr., G 10.7 8.1 1.0DeAndre Brown, Sr., G 10.6 2.9 3.4

Other Letterwinners (3) Pts. Reb. Ast.Tevin Hall, So., G 1.4 0.6 0.2Justin Rake, So., G 1.0 0.7 0.0Darius Redding, So., G 2.4 1.7 0.4

Starters Lost (3) Pts. Reb. Ast.Kyle Gibson 18.4 3.9 3.0Magnum Rolle 13.8 8.4 0.8Jamel Guyton 12.0 3.8 2.1

Other Letterwinners Lost (4) Pts. Reb. Ast.Shawn Oliverson 0.2 0.9 0.0Yonas Berhe 0.8 0.7 0.7David Jackson 5.4 4.1 0.5Anson Bartlett 2.0 1.0 0.5

Newcomers (9)Stojan Gjuroski, Fr., FCordarius Johnson, Fr., GJames Johnson, Fr., F/CJ.L. Lewis, So., F/CKenyon McNeaill, Fr., GAntwond Roshell, Jr., CCJ Scott, Jr., GLonnie Smith, Fr., GRomario Souza, Jr., F/C

PERSONNEL CAPSULE

Date Opponent ResultNov. 7 #LINCOLN W, 91-54Nov. 14 at UT–Pan American W, 80-62Nov. 20 #vs. Miami (Ohio) W, 74-62Nov. 21 #at New Mexico L, 52-81Nov. 22 #vs. Nicholls State W, 77-45Nov. 25 UALR W, 86-66Nov. 28 ^at TCU W, 68-63Dec. 2 at ULM W, 76-73Dec. 5 NORTHWESTERN STATE W, 98-70Dec. 9 at Arizona L, 67-83Dec. 12 at Centenary W, 102-96 (2OT)Dec. 15 MURRAY STATE W, 87-81Dec. 19 MCNEESE STATE W, 79-58Dec. 22 UT-PAN AMERICAN W, 81-60Dec. 29 at Houston W, 99-94Jan. 2 *NEVADA W, 77-71Jan. 4 *UTAH STATE W, 82-60Jan. 9 *at Idaho W, 77-71Jan. 11 *at Boise State W, 79-64Jan. 14 *FRESNO STATE (ERT) W, 81-73Jan. 21 *at San Jose State L, 76-87Jan. 23 *at Hawai’i W, 65-60Jan. 30 *NEW MEXICO STATE L, 77-91Feb. 4 *SAN JOSE STATE (ERT) W, 71-64Feb. 8 *at New Mexico State (ERT) L, 68-70Feb. 13 *HAWAI‘I W, 66-60

Date Opponent ResultFeb. 17 *at Utah State (ESPN2) L, 61-67Feb. 20 %at Northeastern (ESPN2) W, 70-67Feb. 25 *BOISE STATE L, 59-72Feb. 27 *IDAHO W, 60-49March 4 *at Fresno State L, 59-66March 6 *at Nevada L, 68-79March 11 !vs. #5 Fresno State W, 74-66March 12 !vs. #1 Utah State L, 55-85March 18 ^SOUTHERN MISS W, 66-57March 22 ^at Missouri State L, 40-69 #Basketball Travelers Tournament *WAC Game%BracketBusters! WAC Tournament (Reno, Nevada)^ CollegeInsider.com TournamentAll times local/subject to change Record: 24-11 Conference Record: 9-7 Conference Finish: 4th Postseason: CollegeInsider.com

2009-10 RESULTS

2009-10 REVIEW

2009-10 LOUISIANA TECH STATS

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2009-10 (21-13, 11-5 WAC, T-2nd, NIT)

Nickname: Wolf PackEnrollment: 17,000Founded: 1874Joined WAC: July 1, 2000Colors: Blue and SilverArena: Lawlor Events Center (11,536)

President: Dr. Milton GlickAthletics Director: Cary GrothAssociate AD (SWA): Rhonda Lundin

SID: Jack KuestermeyerSID E-Mail: [email protected] Phone Number: (775) 682-6984Cell Number: (775) 240-6251SID Fax Number: (775) 784-4386Press Row Number: (775) 784-4404

AT A GLANCE

Date Opponent TimeNov. 6 #Seattle Pacific 7:00 p.m.Nov. 13 MONTANA 2:00 p.m.Nov. 15 ^vs. TBA TBANov. 16 ^vs. TBA TBANov. 22/23 ^Consolation Rounds TBANov. 24/26 ^Semifinals & Finals TBANov. 30 at South Dakota State 7:00 p.m.Dec. 4 UNLV 8:00 p.m.Dec. 6 at Houston 7:00 p.m.Dec. 11 SAN FRANCISCO ST. 5:00 p.m.Dec. 17 ARIZONA ST. (ESPNU) 6:00 p.m.Dec. 20 PORTLAND STATE 7:30 p.m.Dec. 22 at Washington 6:00 p.m.Dec. 27 at Portland 7:00 p.m.Dec. 31 *HAWAI‘I (ESPNU) 5:00 p.m.Jan. 3 *at Fresno State 8:00 p.m.Jan. 8 *UTAH STATE (ESPNU) 1:00 p.m.Jan. 12 *at Idaho (ESPN2) 8:00 p.m.Jan. 15 *at Boise State 7:00 p.m.Jan. 20 *NEW MEXICO STATE 7:30 p.m.Jan. 22 *LOUISIANA TECH 7:30 p.m.Jan. 27 *FRESNO STATE 7:30 p.m.Feb. 2 *at Utah State (ESPN2) 9:00 p.m.Feb. 5 *SAN JOSE STATE 7:30 p.m.Feb. 12 *at San Jose State 7:00 p.m.Feb. 14 *at Hawai’i 7:00 p.m.Feb. 19 %TBA TBAFeb. 24 *IDAHO (ERT) 7:30 p.m.Feb. 26 *BOISE STATE 7:30 p.m.March 3 *at Louisiana Tech 8:00 p.m.March 5 *at New Mexico State 7:00 p.m.March 9-12 WAC Tournament Las Vegas

# Exhibition game^ NIT Season Tip-off (Los Angeles, Calif.)%BracketBusters*WAC game; All times local; CAPS-Home

2010-11 SCHEDULE

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Exp. Hometown (Last School) 2 Jerry Evans Jr. G 6-8 188 Fr. RS Lawndale, Calif. (Leuzinger HS) 3 Illiwa Baldwin C 6-11 260 Jr. TR Brisbane, Australia (Pratt CC) 20 Jordan Burris G 6-7 205 Fr. HS Bakersfield, Calif. (Stockdale, Calif.) 24 Deonte Burton G 6-1 185 Fr. HS Los Angeles, Calif. (Compton Cen. HS) 21 Derrell Conner G 6-0 165 Jr. TR East Chicago, Ind. (Kankakee CC) 13 Adam Carp F 6-7 215 Sr. 3L Clayton, Calif. (Clayton Valley HS) 14 Marko Cukic F 6-9 250 So. 1L Belgrade, Serbia (IMG Academy) 31 Olek Czyz F 6-7 240 Jr. TR Gdynia, Poland (Duke) 4 Devonte Elliott F 6-10 220 Fr. HS Los Angeles, Calif. (Paramount HS) 12 Keith Fuetsch G 6-0 170 So. 1L Reno, Nev. (Bishop Manogue HS) 15 Jordan Finn G 6-4 190 Fr. HS Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Etiwanda HS) 44 Dario Hunt F 6-8 230 Jr. 2L Colorado Springs, Colo. (Charis Prep) 1 Patrick Nyeko G 6-6 180 So. 1L London, England (Seattle Prep) 43 Keith Olson F 6-10 270 Jr. 1L Gardnerville, Nev. (Northern Arizona) 33 Kevin Panzer F 6-9 205 Fr. HS Mission Viejo, Calif. (Capistrano Valley HS) 34 Malik Story G 6-5 225 So. TR Pasadena, Calif. (Indiana)

2010-11 ROSTER

Dario HuntF, 6-8, 230, Jr.

Athletic, physical for-ward who earned WAC All-Defensive honors last season … shot blocker who already ranks fourth in career blocks at Nevada after two seasons (133) … ranks ninth in career

field goal percentage at Nevada (.534, 140-62) … played in all 34 games with 33 starts last year and has started 60 of 68 games in his first two seasons at Nevada … finished second on the team and ninth in the WAC with 7.0 rebounds per game last year … also turned in 6.5 points per game, up from his averages of 3.6 points the previous season.

TOP PLAYER/COACH INFO

David CarterHead Coach

Alma Mater: Saint Mary’s, 1989Overall Record: 21-13 (.618), 1 yearSchool Record: Same

Associate Head CoachDoug Novsek (Southern Illinois, 1987) Assistant CoachesKeith Brown (Hampton, 1993)Dennis Gates (California, 2002)

Nevada has earned eight consecutive post-season appearances, advancing to the sec-ond round of the National Invitation Tourna-ment last season. That marked the team’s first trip to the NIT since 2003 and the Wolf Pack’s win at Wichita State in the NIT first round was its first postseason victory since 2007.

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lThis year’s team will feature one senior, four juniors, five sophomores, one redshirt freshman and five true freshmen. The Wolf Pack’s seven newcomers include juniors Illiwa Baldwin and Derrell Conner and true freshmen Devonte El-liott, Jordan Finn, Jordan Burris, Deonte Burton and Kevin Panzer.

lLast season, the Wolf Pack finished tied for second in the WAC with an 11-5 mark.

lWith its 21-13 record last year, the Wolf Pack turned in Nevada’s seventh straight season with at least 20 wins. The team has now turned in a 169-65 record in the last seven seasons (.722 winning percentage, 2003-04 to present). The 2009-10 campaign marked the 12th 20-win season in school history.

WOLF PACKNEVADA

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All Games: 21-13 Home: 15-2 Road: 5-10 Neutral: 1-1

Player G-GS Min-Avg FG-FGA Pct 3P-3PA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Rebs-Avg PF-FD Ast TO BS St Pts-AvgLuke Babbitt 34-34 1260-37.1 251-502 .500 42-101 .416 199-217 .917 70-233 303-8.9 87-2 72 81 27 35 743-21.9Armon Johnson 34-34 1172-34.5 219-442 .495 17-71 .239 80-118 .678 26-89 115-3.4 61-0 189 114 12 28 535-15.7Brandon Fields 34-34 1150-33.8 174-404 .431 64-192 .333 81-131 .618 15-117 132-3.9 42-0 83 56 10 33 493-14.5Joey Shaw 34-34 961-28.3 123-258 .477 37-107 .346 72-89 .809 54-119 173-5.1 97-3 51 47 11 23 355-10.4Dario Hunt 34-33 925-27.2 93-173 .538 0-0 .000 36-76 .474 103-134 237-7.0 120-6 30 47 66 22 222-6.5Ray Kraemer 34-1 687-20.2 70-142 .493 59-121 .488 7-14 .500 17-61 78-2.3 47-0 21 19 6 14 206-6.1Marko Cukic 34-0 303-8.9 32-52 .615 0-1 .000 24-34 .706 22-30 52-1.5 75-2 5 12 12 7 88-2.6Keith Olson 16-0 91-5.7 8-17 .471 0-0 .000 1-4 .250 4-13 17-1.1 24-0 3 2 0 1 17-1.1London Giles 28-0 150-5.4 7-28 .250 1-11 .091 7-8 .875 1-14 15-0.5 19-0 19 18 1 9 22-0.8Keith Fuetsch 9-0 36-4.0 2-6 .333 1-3 .333 2-4 .500 0-3 3-0.3 2-0 1 1 1 1 7-0.8Patrick Nyeko 15-0 74-4.9 2-9 .222 1-5 .200 4-5 .800 4-7 11-0.7 10-0 3 5 1 0 9-0.6Adam Carp 14-0 41-2.9 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 2-4 .500 5-4 9-0.6 7-0 3 1 2 0 6-0.4TEAM 53-65 118-3.5 0 2

Total 34 983-2040 .482 222-613 .362 515-704 .732 374-889 1263-37.1 591-13 480 405 149 173 2703-79.5Opponents 34 935-2133 .438 202-586 .345 479-672 .713 415-786 1201-35.3 605-12 511 378 88 201 2551-75.0

WAC Games: 11-5 Home: 7-1 Road: 4-4

Player G-GS Min-Avg FG-FGA Pct 3P-3PA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Rebs-Avg PF-FD Ast TO BS St Pts-AvgLuke Babbitt 16-16 615-38.4 124-238 .521 25-53 .472 106-118 .898 29-113 142-8.9 49-2 36 37 18 19 379-23.7Armon Johnson 16-16 568-35.5 97-209 .464 8-35 .229 43-63 .683 16-37 53-3.3 28-0 100 50 5 12 245-15.3Brandon Fields 16-16 572-35.8 84-194 .433 39-103 .379 32-59 .542 4-52 56-3.5 19-0 41 30 6 16 239-14.9Joey Shaw 16-16 446-27.9 53-125 .424 18-48 .375 33-39 .846 22-53 75-4.7 50-2 17 20 3 9 157-9.8Dario Hunt 16-15 459-28.7 43-79 .544 0-0 .000 11-29 .379 43-64 107-6.7 60-3 15 24 30 13 97-6.1Ray Kraemer 16-1 349-21.8 30-68 .441 27-63 .429 1-4 .250 5-33 38-2.4 21-0 13 8 3 7 88-5.5Marko Cukic 16-0 118-7.4 11-20 .550 0-0 .000 6-10 .600 10-16 26-1.6 35-1 1 4 6 5 28-1.8London Giles 11-0 42-3.8 1-4 .250 0-2 .000 3-4 .750 0-2 2-0.2 2-0 3 4 0 3 5-0.5Keith Olson 9-0 50-5.6 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 2-6 8-0.9 9-0 2 1 0 1 4-0.4Keith Fuetsch 3-0 5-1.7 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0.0Patrick Nyeko 9-0 21-2.3 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0.0 1-0 0 0 1 0 0-0.0Adam Carp 4-0 5-1.3 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-1 2-0.5 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0.0TEAM 21-29 50-3.1 0 1 Total 16 445-944 .471 117-305 .384 235-328 .716 153-406 559-34.9 274-8 228 179 72 85 1242-77.6Opponents 16 440-992 .444 93-260 .358 219-306 .716 193-390 583-36.4 273-8 260 187 38 81 1192-74.5

Returning Starters (1) Pts. Reb. Ast.Dario Hunt, Jr., F 6.5 7.0 0.9

Other Letterwinners (5) Pts. Reb. Ast.Marko Cukic, So., F 2.6 1.5 0.1Keith Olson, Jr., F 1.1 1.1 0.1Keith Fuetsch, So., G 0.8 0.3 0.1Patrick Nyeko, So., G 0.6 0.7 0.2Adam Carp, Sr., F 0.4 0.6 0.2

Starters Lost (4) Pts. Reb. Ast.Luke Babbitt 21.9 8.9 2.1Armon Johnson 15.7 3.4 5.6Brandon Fields 14.5 3.9 2.4Joey Shaw 10.4 5.1 1.5

Other Letterwinners Lost (2) Pts. Reb. Ast.Ray Kraemer 6.1 2.3 0.6London Giles 0.8 0.5 0.6

Newcomers (10)Jerry Evans Jr., Fr., GIlliwa Baldwin, Jr., CDevonte Elliott, Fr., FJordan Finn, Fr., GJordan Burris, Fr., GDerrell Conner, Jr., GDeonte Burton, Fr., GOlek Czyz, So., FKevin Panzer, Fr., FMalik Story, So., G

PERSONNEL CAPSULE

Date Opponent ResultNov. 10 #CHICO STATE W, 90-63 Nov. 14 MONTANA STATE W, 75-61Nov. 18 at UNLV (The Mtn.) L, 75-88Nov. 21 HOUSTON W, 112-99Nov. 27 at VCU L, 76-85Nov. 29 at #11 North Carolina L, 73-80 Dec. 5 at Pacific L, 58-61 Dec. 8 FRESNO PACIFIC W, 89-67Dec. 12 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W, 92-72 Dec. 17 ^EASTERN WASHINGTON W, 73-70Dec. 19 ^WAGNER W, 74-61 Dec. 22 ^vs. BYU L, 104-110 Dec. 23 ^vs. Tulsa W, 99-68 Dec. 28 PORTLAND W, 78-69 Jan. 2 *at Louisiana Tech L, 71-77Jan .4 *at NM State (ESPNU) W, 77-67Jan. 9 *SAN JOSE STATE W, 96-67Jan. 13 *UTAH STATE (ESPN2) L, 72-79 (OT)Jan. 16 *IDAHO W, 76-68 Jan. 20 *at Boise State W, 88-82Jan. 23 *at Fresno State L, 77-87Jan. 30 *HAWAI‘I (ESPNU) W, 66-60 Feb. 6 *at Utah State (ESPNU) L, 65-76Feb. 10 *at Idaho (ESPN2) W, 67-66Feb. 13 *BOISE STATE W, 88-80 (OT)Feb. 17 *FRESNO STATE W, 74-70

Date Opponent Result Feb. 20 %at Missouri State (ESPN2) L, 60-62Feb. 25 *at San Jose State W, 83-79Feb. 27 *at Hawai’i L, 63-74March 4 *NEW MEXICO STATE W, 100-92March 6 *LOUISIANA TECH W, 79-68March 10 !vs. #7 Idaho W, 87-71March 12 !vs. #3 New Mexico State L, 79-80March 17 $at Wichita State W, 74-70March 22 $at Rhode Island L, 83-85 #Exhibition game^Las Vegas Classic (Las Vegas, Nevada)*WAC Game%BracketBusters! WAC Tournament (Reno, Nevada)$College Basketball Invitational

Record: 21-13 Conference Record: 11-5 Conference Finish: T-2nd Postseason: NIT

2009-10 RESULTS

2009-10 REVIEW

2009-10 NEVADA STATS

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Nickname: AggiesEnrollment: 16,428Founded: 1888Joined WAC: July 1, 2005Colors: Crimson and WhiteArena: Pan American Center (13,071)

Interim President: Dr. Barbara CoutureAthletics Director: Dr. McKinley BostonAssociate AD (SWA): Maria Roth

Basketball SID: Tiffany FranklinSID E-Mail: [email protected] Phone Number: (575) 646-3929Cell Number: (575) 642-2168SID Fax Number: (575) 646-2099Press Row Number: (575) 646-3400SID: Tyler Dunkel

AT A GLANCE

Date Opponent TimeNov. 8 #E. NEW MEXICO 7:00 p.m.Nov. 12 at Louisiana-Lafayette 7:00 p.m.Nov. 15 W. NEW MEXICO 7:00 p.m.Nov. 18 at Arizona TBANov. 20 ^vs. UMass 5:30 p.m.Nov. 21 ^vs. USC 12:30 p.m.Nov. 23 at UTEP 7:00 p.m.Nov. 30 UTEP 7:00 p.m.Dec. 4 NEW MEXICO 7:00 p.m.Dec. 11 at New Mexico 7:00 p.m.Dec. 13 ARKANSAS-PB 7:00 p.m.Dec. 16 OKLAHOMA PAN 7:00 p.m.Dec. 18 !PACIFIC 7:00 p.m.Dec. 21 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE 7:00 p.m.Dec. 23 SAINT MARY’S 7:00 p.m.Dec. 29 *at Idaho 7:00 p.m.Dec. 31 *at Boise State 5:00 p.m.Jan. 8 *FRESNO STATE 7:00 p.m.Jan. 13 *HAWAI‘I (ERT) 7:00 p.m.Jan. 15 *SAN JOSE STATE 7:00 p.m.Jan. 20 *at Nevada 7:30 p.m.Jan. 22 *at Utah State (ESPNU) 9:00 p.m.Jan. 27 *BOISE STATAE 7:00 p.m.Jan. 29 *IDAHO 7:00 p.m.Feb. 3 *at Fresno State 7:00 p.m.Feb. 7 *LOUISIANA TECH 7:00 p.m.Feb. 12 *at Louisiana Tech (ERT) 3:00 p.m.Feb. 19 %TBA TBAFeb. 23 *at San Jose St. (ESPN2) 8:00 p.m.Feb. 26 *at Hawai’i 7:00 p.m.March 2 *UTAH STATE (ESPN2) 9:00 p.m.March 5 *NEVADA 7:00 p.m.March 9-12 WAC Tournament Las Vegas#Exhibition; *WAC Game; %BracketBustersCAPS-Home; ^ Hall of Fame Tournament(Springfield, Mass.)’ ! Lou Henson Classic (Las Cruces)

2010-11 SCHEDULE

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Exp. Hometown (Last School) 34 Gordo Castillo G 6-5 197 Sr. 3L Las Cruces, N.M. (Las Cruces HS) 31 Makhtar Diop G 6-6 183 Jr. HS Dakar, Senegal (St. Jeanne D’Arc) 25 Renaldo Dixon F 6-9 220 Fr. HS Toronto, Ontario (Christian Faith Acad.) 33 Troy Gillenwater F 6-8 234 Jr. 2L Boston, Mass. (Stoneridge Prep) 5 Drew Herig G 6-0 175 Fr. HS Albuquerque, N.M. (Sandia HS) 1 Christian Kabongo G 6-4 190 Fr. HS Toronto, Ontario (Central Commerce) 13 Hernst Laroche G 6-1 170 Jr. 2L Montreal, Quebec (Vanier College) 21 Wendell McKines F 6-6 224 Sr. 3L Oakland, Calif. (Richmond HS) 55 Abdoulaye N’doye C 7-0 215 So. 1L Dakar, Senegal (ISM) 15 Tshilidzi Nephawe C 6-10 250 Fr. HS Johannesburg, South Africa (Stoneridge) 32 Hamidu Rahman C 6-11 245 Jr. 2L Somerset, N.J. (American Christian) 10 Bandja Sy F 6-8 210 So. 1L Cergy, France (Stoneridge Prep) 45 Tyrone Watson F 6-5 225 So. 1L Hamilton, Ontario (Hamilton Cath. HS) 35 B.J. West F/C 6-11 220 So. 1L Cheneyville, La. (Rapides HS)

2010-11 ROSTER

Wendell McKinesF, 6-6, 224, Sr.

In his junior season, f o r w a r d W e n d e l l McKines started in 23 games for the Aggies ... averaged 10.7 points and 9.8 rebounds per game, a team-best mark , en route to helping the Aggies to

a WAC Tournament title and NCAA Tournament appearance ... shot 48.2 percent from the field, 37.2 percent from 3-point line and 56.5 percent at the free-throw line ... had 74 assists, 17 blocks and 15 steals in his third season in the Crimson and White ... ranks No.6 on the all-time rebounding list at NM State with 761 boards.

TOP PLAYER/COACH INFO

Marvin MenziesHead Coach

Alma Mater: UCLA, 1987Overall Record: 60-41 (.594), 3 yearsSchool Record: Same

Assistant CoachesMick Durham (Montana State, 1979)Gerald Lewis (SMU, 1993)Paul Weir (York, 2004)

Head coach Marvin Menzies has posted three winning seasons in three years at NM State (60-41 all-time record) and is only the second coach in school history to win 60 games in his first three sea-sons. FA

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lWon the WAC Tournament Championship for the second time in school history in 2009-10.

lMade their 18th appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 2010.

lRecorded the 24th 20-win season in school history when the Aggies went 22-12 in 2009-10.

lThe Aggies return three starters

from the 2009-10 season, senior forward Wendell McKines, junior guard Hernst Laroche and junior center Hamidu Rahman and seven other letter winners includ-ing junior forward Troy Gillenwater and senior guard Gordo Castillo.

lNM State has two seniors, four juniors, four sophomores and four freshmen on the 2010-11 roster.

lThe Aggies have three players returning to the hardwood, who averaged double figures.

lRanked first in the WAC and No. 14 in the NCAA in 3-point field goals per game (8.4), No. 21 in scoring offense (78.3 points per game) and No. 51 in field goal percentage (46.0) nationally in 2009-10.

AGGIESNEW MEXICO STATE

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All Games: 22-12 Home: 12-3 Road: 8-8 Neutral: 2-1Player G-GS Min-Avg FG-FGA Pct 3P-3PA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Rebs-Avg PF-FD Ast TO BS St Pts-AvgJahmar Young 34-34 1182-34.8 228-497 .459 73-195 .374 160-191 .838 15-105 120-3.5 88-1 107 92 7 27 689-20.3Jonathan Gibson 34-32 1109-32.6 197-441 .447 106-261 .406 95-112 .848 17-81 98-2.9 69-0 95 73 2 47 595-17.5Troy Gillenwater 13-1 297-22.8 68-129 .527 13-32 .406 41-58 .707 26-62 88-6.8 32-0 11 17 17 11 190-14.6Wendell McKines 24-23 762-31.8 96-199 .482 16-43 .372 48-85 .565 76-159 235-9.8 64-1 74 47 17 15 256-10.7Hamidu Rahman 33-33 863-26.2 128-231 .554 0-0 .000 85-165 .515 118-146 264-8.0 96-3 12 63 42 14 341-10.3Hernst Laroche 34-34 1083-31.9 71-191 .372 23-72 .319 48-69 .696 20-88 108-3.2 68-3 125 60 3 46 213-6.3Gordo Castillo 34-2 585-17.2 62-144 .431 44-117 .376 16-18 .889 18-47 65-1.9 55-1 24 25 6 17 184-5.4Robert Lumpkins 8-5 155-19.4 12-35 .343 1-17 .059 7-10 .700 8-22 30-3.8 11-0 6 10 2 0 32-4.0Tyrone Watson 27-4 260-9.6 29-52 .558 4-14 .286 14-25 .560 14-38 52-1.9 29-0 14 16 4 13 76-2.8Da’Shawn Gomez 7-0 57-8.1 3-9 .333 2-8 .250 3-4 .750 0-7 7-1.0 6-0 3 7 0 2 11-1.6Bandja Sy 15-1 107-7.1 9-23 .391 4-13 .308 1-2 .500 2-11 13-0.9 18-0 6 10 1 2 23-1.5Kelly Merker 23-0 193-8.4 9-26 .346 0-1 .000 9-10 .900 8-23 31-1.3 30-0 4 6 2 5 27-1.2Tray Britt 12-0 32-2.7 2-5 .400 1-1 1.000 6-8 .750 0-2 2-0.2 3-0 1 4 0 2 11-0.9B.J. West 12-1 54-4.5 3-12 .250 0-0 .000 1-4 .250 5-5 10-0.8 7-0 1 3 2 0 7-0.6Abdoulaye N’doye 12-0 61-5.1 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 3-6 .500 3-9 12-1.0 16-0 1 1 6 2 7-0.6TEAM 28-49 77-2.3 3 3

Total 34 919-1997 .460 287-774 .371 537-767 .700 358-854 1212-35.6 595-10 484 437 111 203 2662-78.3Opponents 34 954-2127 .449 262-735 .356 469-680 .690 441-841 1282-37.7 640-16 551 452 87 192 2639-77.6

WAC Games: 11-5 Home: 7-1 Road: 4-4Player G-GS Min-Avg FG-FGA Pct 3P-3PA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Rebs-Avg PF-FD Ast TO BS St Pts-AvgJahmar Young 16-16 566-35.4 126-255 .494 38-97 .392 48-63 .762 7-43 50-3.1 42-0 54 39 2 16 338-21.1Jonathan Gibson 16-16 534-33.4 95-225 .422 51-133 .383 25-28 .893 6-27 33-2.1 29-0 48 35 0 21 266-16.6Troy Gillenwater 8-1 177-22.1 39-77 .506 4-17 .235 26-35 .743 15-31 46-5.8 20-0 7 10 11 7 108-13.5Wendell McKines 16-15 504-31.5 62-127 .488 11-32 .344 24-49 .490 52-104 156-9.8 45-1 42 32 11 10 159-9.9Hamidu Rahman 16-16 441-27.6 64-121 .529 0-0 .000 28-66 .424 59-72 131-8.2 48-1 4 25 23 5 156-9.8Hernst Laroche 16-16 531-33.2 40-99 .404 15-38 .395 20-31 .645 9-47 56-3.5 31-2 66 28 1 25 115-7.2Gordo Castillo 16-0 270-16.9 31-60 .517 24-50 .480 4-4 1.000 8-22 30-1.9 19-0 10 6 2 8 90-5.6Tyrone Watson 12-0 82-6.8 8-16 .500 1-6 .167 3-7 .429 5-13 18-1.5 14-0 6 8 0 5 20-1.7Tray Britt 5-0 8-1.6 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0-1 1-0.2 0-0 0 1 0 1 2-0.4Kelly Merker 9-0 29-3.2 0-4 .000 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000 0-5 5-0.6 7-0 0 0 0 1 2-0.2Abdoulaye N’doye 8-0 37-4.6 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-4 .250 1-2 3-0.4 9-0 1 0 3 2 1-0.1Bandja Sy 4-0 8-2.0 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1-0.3 3-0 1 0 0 0 0-0.0B.J. West 7-0 13-1.9 0-4 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 4-0.6 4-0 0 0 1 0 0-0.0TEAM 12-18 30-2.0 0 3

Total 16 465-992 .469 144-375 .384 183-291 .629 176-388 564-35.2 271-4 239 187 54 101 1257-78.6Opponents 16 452-994 .455 111-323 .344 214-312 .686 210-407 617-38.6 253-6 261 226 42 91 1229-76.8

Returning Starters (3) Pts. Reb. Ast.Wendell McKines, Sr., F 10.7 9.8 3.0Hamidu Rahman, Jr., C 10.3 8.0 0.3Hernst Laroche, Jr., G 6.3 3.2 3.6

Other Letterwinners (6) Pts. Reb. Ast.Troy Gillenwater, Jr., F 14.6 6.8 8.0Gordo Castillo, Sr., G 5.4 1.9 0.7Tyrone Watson, So., F 2.8 1.9 0.5Bandja Sy, So., F 1.5 0.9 0.4B.J. West, So., F/C 0.6 0.8 0.1Abdoulaye N’doye, So., C 0.6 1.0 0.1

Starters Lost (2) Pts. Reb. Ast.Jahmar Young 20.3 3.5 3.1Jonathan Gibson 17.5 2.9 2.7Other Letterwinners Lost (4) Pts. Reb. Ast.Robert Lumpikins 4.0 3.8 0.7Da’Shawn Gomez 1.6 1.0 0.4Kelly Merker 1.2 1.3 0.1Tray Britt 0.9 0.2 0.1 Newcomers (4)Christian Kabongo, Fr., GDrew Herig, Fr., GTshilidzi Nephawe, Fr., CRenaldo Dixon, Fr., F

PERSONNEL CAPSULE

Date Opponent ResultNov. 2 #W. NEW MEXICO W, 111-83Nov. 13 at Saint Mary’s L, 68-100Nov. 17 NEW MEXICO (ESPN FC) L, 87-97Nov. 21 OKLA. PANHANDLE W, 83-83Nov. 24 at Cal State Fullerton L, 73-84Nov. 26 NORTH CAROLINA A&T W, 84-68Dec. 1 UTEP L, 58-79Dec. 5 at New Mexico (The Mtn.) L, 58-75Dec. 13 at UTEP W, 87-80Dec. 15 at UCLA L, 68-100Dec. 18 at Pepperdine W, 78-72Dec. 21 ALCORN STATE W, 97-72Dec. 23 TEXAS SOUTHERN W, 79-75Dec. 28 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M W, 95-76Jan. 2 *UTAH STATE (ESPNU) W, 55-52Jan. 4 *NEVADA (ESPNU) L, 67-77Jan. 9 *at Boise State W, 88-85Jan. 11 *at Idaho W, 75-72Jan. 16 *FRESNO STATE W, 86-77Jan. 21 *at Hawai’i W, 71-69Jan. 23 *at San Jose State L, 84-93Jan. 30 *at Louisiana Tech W, 91-77Feb. 6 *SAN JOSE STATE W, 94-82Feb. 8 *LOUISIANA TECH (ERT) W, 70-68Feb. 11 *at Fresno State L, 64-83Feb. 15 *HAWAI‘I W, 88-64

Date Opponent ResultFeb. 20 %at Pacific (ESPNU) W, 84-78Feb. 24 *IDAHO (ESPN2) W, 74-57Feb. 27 *BOISE STATE W, 95-52March 4 *at Nevada L, 92-100March 6 *at Utah State L, 63-81March 11 !vs. #6 San Jose State W, 90-69March 12 !vs. #3 Nevada W, 80-79March 13 !vs. #1 Utah State W, 69-63March 19 ^vs. Michigan State L, 67-70 #Exhibition*WAC Game%BracketBusters! WAC Tournament (Reno, Nevada)^ NCAA First Round (Spokane, Wash.) Record: 22-12 Conference Record: 11-5 Conference Finish: T-2nd Postseason: NCAA Tournament

2009-10 RESULTS

2009-10 REVIEW

2009-10 NEW MEXICO STATE STATS

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Nickname: SpartansEnrollment: 29,200Founded: 1857Joined WAC: July 1, 1996Colors: Gold, White and BlueArena: The Event Center (5,000)

Interim President: Don W. KassingAthletics Director: Tom BowenSenior Associate Athletics Director (SWA): Liz JarniganSID: Lawrence FanSID E-Mail: [email protected] Phone Number: (408) 924-1217Cell Number: (408) 768-3424SID Fax Number: (408) 924-1291Press Row Number: (408) 924-6466

AT A GLANCE

Date Opponent TimeNov. 6 #WHITMAN 3:00 p.m.Nov. 12 at Eastern Washington 5:35 p.m.Nov. 17 USF 7:00 p.m.Nov. 20 at Oregon TBANov. 24 at CS Bakersfield 7:00 p.m.Nov. 28 UC RIVERSIDE 2:00 p.m.Nov. 30 at Texas San Antonio 7:00 p.m.Dec. 4 UC IRVINE 7:00 p.m.Dec. 10 SANTA CLARA 7:00 p.m.Dec. 12 EASTERN WASH. 1:00 p.m.Dec. 18 at Seattle 7:00 p.m.Dec. 22 PUGENT SOUND 7:00 p.m.Dec. 29 *at Fresno State 7:00 p.m.Dec. 31 *at Utah State 7:00 p.m.Jan. 6 *BOISE STATE 7:30 p.m.Jan. 8 *IDAHO 7:30 p.m.Jan. 13 *at Louisiana Tech 7:00 p.m.Jan. 15 *at New Mexico State 7:00 p.m.Jan. 22 *at Hawaii 7:00 p.m.Jan. 27 *UTAH STATE 7:00 p.m.Jan. 29 *FRESNO STATE 7:00 p.m.Feb. 3 *at Idaho 7:00 p.m.Feb. 5 *at Nevada 7:30 p.m.Feb. 12 *NEVADA 7:00 p.m.Feb. 15 MONTANA STATE 7:00 p.m.Feb. 19 %TBA TBAFeb. 23 *NM STATE (ESPN2) 8:00 p.m.Feb. 26 *Louisiana Tech 5:00 p.m.March 3 *HAWAI‘I 7:30 p.m.March 5 *at Boise State 7:00 p.m.March 9-12 WAC Tournament Las Vegas

#Exhibition*WAC Game%BracketBustersCAPS-HomeAll times local/subject to change

2010-11 SCHEDULE

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Exp. Hometown (Last School) 44 Jerry Casey F 6-8 195 So. SQ San Luis Obispo, Calif. (Mission College) 5 Justin Graham G 6-4 195 Sr. 3V Ripon, Calif. (Ripon HS) 32 Joe Henson C 6-8 245 So. 1V Pasadena, Calif. (Pasadena HS) 24 Chris Jones G/F 6-4 205 So. 1V Mountain House, Calif. (Newark Mem.) 10 Aalim Moor G 6-3 183 So. SQ Oakland, Calif. (St. Mary’s HS) 2 Adrian Oliver G 6-4 210 Sr. 2V Modesto, Calif. (Washington) 4 Kyle Thomas F 6-8 225 Jr. 1V Folsom, Calif. (Loyola (Ill.) U.) 50 Garrett Ton F 6-8 222 Jr. SQ Torrance, Calif. (West Torrance HS) Matt Ballard F 6-8 220 Jr. TR Foothill Ranch, Calif. (UC Irvine) Derek Brown G 6-2 165 Fr. HS Chino Hills, Calif. (Chino Hills HS) Wil Carter F 6-8 210 Jr. JC Pocatello, Idaho (Salt Lake CC) Calvin Douglas G 6-3 190 Jr. JC Antioch, Calif. (City College of San Francisco) Brylle Kamen F 6-7 235 So. JC Paris, France (W. Nebraska College) Keith Shamburger G 5-11 160 Fr. HS Los Angeles, Calif. (Serra HS)

2010-11 ROSTER

Adrian OliverG, 6-4, 210, Sr.

Second na t iona l l y among top returning scorers in 2009-10…finished 2009-10 tied for fourth nationally in scoring with his 22.5 average … highest scoring average by a WAC player since Mel-

vin Ely averaged 23.3 points a game in 2002 ... 2009-10 first-team All-WAC, USBWA All District VIII, NABC All-District 6 selection ... first Spartan in 13 seasons to reach the 1,000-point threshold ... career-high 39 points against Louisiana Tech (1/21) ... four “double-doubles” for his career.

TOP PLAYER/COACH INFO

George NessmanHead Coach

Alma Mater: California, 1981Overall Record: 51-103 (.331), 5 yearsSchool Record: Same

Assistant CoachesBrent Davis (San Diego State, 2000)Talvin Hester (Texas Wesleyan, 2003)Donald Williams (Cal State Hayward, 1995)

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lThe Spartans seek their first season of .500 or better in 10 years. San Jose State’s last .500 or better record was in 2001 when the team was 14-14.

lSan Jose State is coming off a 14-win season in 2010, its first season of 14 or more wins since 2001.

lSan Jose State’s 40 wins in the last three seasons are the most since the 1999-2001 period when the Spartans won 41 games.

lGeorge Nessman enters his sixth season as San Jose State’s head coach. His tenure is the longest for a Spartans’ men’s basketball coach since Stan Morrison coached the Spartans dur-ing the 1990 through 1998 seasons.

lJustin Graham enters the 2010-11 season fourth on the school’s list for career assists with 367. He is the school’s career steals leader with 136.

lIn 2009-10, Adrian Oliver became the 13th player and first Spartan in 13 seasons to reach the 1,000-career point plateau.

lFor the first time since the 1949 season, San Jose State has more home than road games on its regular season schedule.

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All Games: 14-17 Home: 10-4 Road: 4-12 Neutral: 0-1Player G-GS Min-Avg FG-FGA Pct 3P-3PA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Rebs-Avg PF-FD Ast TO BS St Pts-AvgAdrian Oliver 31-31 1119-36.1 230-526 .437 51-125 .408 188-212 .887 49-115 164-5.3 92-2 89 99 15 30 699-22.5Robert Owens 31-13 869-28.0 104-261 .398 78-192 .406 38-47 .809 15-52 67-2.2 49-1 37 38 2 15 324-10.5Chris Oakes 28-27 793-28.3 113-198 .571 0-0 .000 63-100 .630 99-154 253-9.0 84-3 28 38 44 19 289-10.3Mac Peterson 31-21 990-31.9 91-213 .427 68-157 .433 57-67 .851 22-79 101-3.3 35-1 49 32 0 17 307-9.9Justin Graham 31-31 1091-35.2 111-236 .470 3-20 .150 67-108 .620 38-119 157-5.1 83-3 149 96 9 45 292-9.4C.J. Webster 26-18 592-22.8 91-171 .532 0-0 .000 46-73 .630 42-82 124-4.8 84-4 38 42 6 12 228-8.8Kyle Thomas 28-4 331-11.8 23-63 .365 0-6 .000 25-49 .510 28-32 60-2.1 34-0 11 18 5 1 71-2.5Chris Jones 21-10 162-7.7 15-38 .395 1-6 .167 5-8 .625 9-17 26-1.2 18-0 9 10 0 3 36-1.7Anthony Dixon 21-0 70-3.3 6-14 .429 0-1 .000 2-8 .250 2-9 11-0.5 7-0 1 3 0 0 14-0.7Joe Henson 21-0 99-4.7 6-12 .500 0-0 .000 2-3 .667 8-10 18-0.9 15-0 1 5 0 1 14-0.7Jerelle Wilson 18-0 62-3.4 5-10 .500 1-3 .333 1-4 .250 4-9 13-0.7 12-0 2 4 0 1 12-0.7Aalim Moor 14-0 36-2.6 1-6 .167 0-0 .000 1-1 1.000 0-2 2-0.1 5-0 1 4 0 1 3-0.2Jerry Casey 2-0 3-1.5 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1-0.5 1-0 0 1 0 0 0-0.0Garrett Ton 4-0 8-2.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-3 3-0.8 2-0 1 0 0 0 0-0.0TEAM 42-48 90-2.9 0 2

Total 31 796-1748 .455 202-510 .396 495-680 .728 358-732 1090-35.2 521-14 416 392 81 145 2289-73.8Opponents 31 862-1901 .453 223-606 .368 395-625 .632 399-678 1077-34.7 560-8 507 313 72 198 2342-75.5

WAC Games: 6-10 Home: 6-2 Road: 0-8Player G-GS Min-Avg FG-FGA Pct 3P-3PA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Rebs-Avg PF-FD Ast TO BS St Pts-AvgAdrian Oliver 16-16 585-36.6 126-280 .450 33-80 .413 90-101 .891 17-55 72-4.5 42-0 54 50 8 15 375-23.4Robert Owens 16-10 513-32.1 59-164 .360 47-121 .388 13-16 .813 9-29 38-2.4 20-0 24 27 2 5 178-11.1Chris Oakes 16-16 449-28.1 68-121 .562 0-0 .000 33-56 .589 61-74 135-8.4 48-2 20 24 19 10 169-10.6Mac Peterson 16-16 573-35.8 47-125 .376 38-92 .413 27-32 .844 8-40 48-3.0 18-1 35 14 0 9 159-9.9C.J. Webster 12-6 228-19.0 47-73 .644 0-0 .000 15-25 .600 15-31 46-3.8 33-0 14 19 0 5 109-9.1Justin Graham 16-16 572-35.8 54-104 .519 0-2 .000 28-43 .651 27-58 85-5.3 43-1 77 41 7 25 136-8.5Kyle Thomas 13-0 83-6.4 6-15 .400 0-0 .000 2-6 .333 6-6 12-0.9 11-0 2 5 0 1 14-1.1Joe Henson 12-0 68-5.7 5-9 .556 0-0 .000 2-3 .667 5-7 12-1.0 7-0 1 2 0 1 12-1.0Jerelle Wilson 11-0 44-4.0 4-6 .667 0-1 .000 1-4 .250 3-7 10-0.9 8-0 2 2 0 1 9-0.8Anthony Dixon 11-0 43-3.9 4-9 .444 0-0 .000 1-4 .250 2-5 7-0.6 5-0 1 2 0 0 9-0.8Chris Jones 8-0 23-2.9 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 2-2 4-0.5 3-0 0 2 0 0 3-0.4Aalim Moor 7-0 18-2.6 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1-0.1 2-0 0 1 0 0 0-0.0Garrett Ton 1-0 1-1.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1-1.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0.0TEAM 26-31 57-3.6 0 2

Total 16 421-911 .462 118-296 .399 213-292 .729 181-347 528-33.0 240-4 230 191 36 72 1173-73.3Opponents 16 456-969 .471 130-328 .396 193-305 .633 207-346 553-34.6 259-3 291 156 48 92 1235-77.2

Returning Starters (2) Pts. Reb. Ast.Adrian Oliver, Sr., G 22.5 5.3 2.9Justin Graham, Sr., G 9.4 5.1 4.8

Other Letterwinners (3) Pts. Reb. Ast.Kyle Thomas, Jr., F 2.5 2.1 0.4Chris Jones, So., G/F 1.7 1.2 0.4Joe Henson, So., C 0.7 0.9 0.1

Starters Lost (3) Pts. Reb. Ast.Chris Oakes 10.3 9.0 0.9Robert Owens 10.5 2.2 1.2Mac Peterson 9.9 3.3 1.6

Other Letterwinners Lost (3) Pts. Reb. Ast.C.J. Webster 8.8 4.8 1.5Jerelle Wilson 0.7 0.7 0.1Anthony Dixon, So., G/F 0.7 0.5 0.1

Newcomers (6)Matt Ballard, Jr., FDerek Brown, Fr., GWil Carter, Jr., FCalvin Douglas, Jr., GBrylle Kamen, So., FKeith Shamburger, Fr., G

PERSONNEL CAPSULE

Date Opponent ResultNov. 16 WILLIAM JESSUP W, 89-63Nov. 20 at #14 Washington L, 70-80Nov. 22 at UC Riverside L, 66-70Nov. 28 PACIFIC W, 59-55Nov. 30 SAINT MARY’S L, 71-78Dec. 5 at Utah Valley W, 82-74Dec. 8 at San Francisco L, 71-76Dec. 9 CS BAKERSFIELD W, 84-80 (OT)Dec. 18 at UC Irvine W, 69-56Dec. 21 at Northern Colorado L, 69-93Dec. 23 at Santa Clara W, 74-68Dec. 28 UC IRVINE W, 78-68Jan. 4 *IDAHO W, 78-75Jan. 9 *at Nevada L, 67-96Jan. 11 *at Fresno State L, 70-80Jan. 14 *BOISE STATE W, 76-74Jan. 17 *at Hawai‘i L, 67-68Jan. 21 *LOUISIANA TECH W, 87-76Jan. 23 *NEW MEXICO STATE W, 93-84Jan. 28 *HAWAI‘I W, 83-60Jan. 30 *at Utah State L, 58-77Feb. 4 *at Louisiana Tech L, 64-71Feb. 6 *at New Mexico State L, 82-94Feb. 13 *UTAH STATE L, 65-81Feb. 20 %at Montana State W, 77-66Feb. 22 SEATTLE L, 88-90

Date Opponent ResultFeb. 25 *NEVADA L, 79-83Feb. 27 *FRESNO STATE W, 72-45March 4 *at Idaho L, 76-86March 6 *at Boise State L, 56-85March 11!vs. #3 New Mexico State L, 69-90 #Exhibition*WAC Game%BracketBusters! WAC Tournament (Reno, Nevada)

Record: 14-17 Conference Record: 6-10 Conference Finish: T-6th Postseason: WAC Tournament

2009-10 RESULTS

2009-10 REVIEW

2009-10 SAN JOSE STATE STATS

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Nickname: AggiesEnrollment: 25,065Founded: 1888Joined WAC: July 1, 2005Colors: Navy Blue and WhiteArena: Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (10,270)

President: Dr. Stan AlbrechtAthletics Director: Scott BarnesSenior Associate AD: Jana Doggett

SID: Doug HoffmanSID E-Mail: [email protected] Phone Number: (435) 797-3714Cell Number: (435) 881-8011SID Fax Number: (435) 797-2615Press Row Number: (435) 797-1686

AT A GLANCE

Date Opponent TimeOct. 30 #UNIVERSITE LAVAL 7:00 p.m.Nov. 5 #GRAND CANYON 7:00 p.m.Nov. 13 WEBER STATE 7:00 p.m. Nov. 17 at Brigham Young 7:00 p.m. Nov. 20 at Southern Utah 7:00 p.m. Nov. 24 UTAH 7:00 p.m. Nov. 27 NORTHEASTERN 7:00 p.m. Dec. 1 at Denver 7:00 p.m. Dec. 4 at Georgetown (ESPNU) 12:00 p.m. Dec. 7 LONG BEACH STATE 7:00 p.m. Dec. 11 CS BAKERSFIELD 7:00 p.m. Dec. 18 at Utah Valley 7:00 p.m. Dec. 21 ^IDAHO STATE 8:00 p.m. Dec. 22 ^W. MICHIGAN 8:00 p.m. Dec. 23 ^TROY 8:00 p.m. Dec. 29 *HAWAI’I 7:00 p.m. Dec. 31 *SAN JOSE STATE 7:00 p.m. Jan. 8 *at Nevada (ESPNU) 1:00 p.m. Jan. 13 *at Boise State 7:00 p.m. Jan. 15 *at Fresno State 7:00 p.m. Jan. 20 *LOUISIANA TECH 7:00 p.m. Jan. 22 *NM STATE (ESPNU) 9:00 p.m. Jan. 27 *at San Jose State 7:00 p.m.Jan. 29 *at Hawai’i 7:00 p.m.Feb. 2 *NEVADA (ESPN2) 9:00 p.m.Feb. 5 *BOISE STATE 7:00 p.m.Feb. 9 *at Idaho (ESPN2) 8:00 p.m. Feb. 12 *FRESNO STATE 7:00 p.m.Feb. 16 MONTANA WESTERN 7:00 p.m.Feb. 19 %TBA TBAFeb. 26 *IDAHO 7:00 p.m.March 2 *at NM State (ESPN2) 9:00 p.m.March 5 *at Louisiana Tech (ERT) 6:00 p.m.March 9-12 WAC Tournament Las Vegas

#Exhibition^ Basketball Travelers Invitational (Logan)*WAC Game; %BracketBusters; All times local; CAPS-Home^World Vision Invite (Logan, Utah)

2010-11 SCHEDULE

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Exp. Hometown (Last School) 35 Nate Bendall F 6-9 250 Sr. 2L Salt Lake City, Utah (Salt Lake CC) 33 Brad Brown F 6-6 190 Fr. RS Orono, Minn. (Orono HS) 4 Antonio Bumpus G 6-3 185 Jr. JC Columbus, Ohio (Harcum CC) 31 Ben Clifford F 6-7 220 Fr. HS South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS) 10 Leon Cooper, Jr. G 6-1 170 Fr. HS Wichita, Kan. (Sunrise Christian Academy) 14 E.J. Farris G 6-2 185 So. HS Newark, Calif. (Newark Memorial HS) 44 Matt Formisano F 6-8 240 Sr. 3L Centennial, Colo. (Heritage HS) 23 Brian Green G 6-1 200 Sr. 1L Kaysville, Utah (Davis HS/Salt Lake CC) 21 Morgan Grim F 6-8 230 Jr. RS Riverton, Utah (Riverton HS/Utah) 22 Brady Jardine F 6-7 220 Jr. 2L Twin Falls, Idaho (Twin Falls HS) 13 Preston Medlin G 6-4 175 So. 1L Carrollton, Texas (Hebron HS) 24 Tyler Newbold G 6-5 210 Sr. 3L Payson, Utah (Payson HS) 3 Brockeith Pane G 6-1 195 Jr. JC Dallas, Texas (Carter HS/Midland JC) 15 James Walker III G 6-2 180 Fr. HS Long Beach, Calif. (Los Alamitos HS) 42 Tai Wesley F 6-7 240 Sr. 3L Provo, Utah (Provo HS) 5 Pooh Williams G/F 6-4 190 Sr. 3L Federal Way, Wash. (Federal Way HS)

2010-11 ROSTER

Tai WesleyF, 6-7, 240, Sr.

Earned first-team all-WAC honors as he fin-ished the year ranking fourth in the league in field goal shooting (.574), fifth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.86), sixth in blocked shots (1.31), 10th in rebound-

ing (6.6), 11th in assists (3.34), 13th in scoring (13.7) and 15th in free throw shooting (.701) ... also ranked 12th in the nation in field goal shooting ... led the team in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots, and ranked second in assists (117) and steals (20) ... scored in double-figures 29 times last season, including three 20-point games.

TOP PLAYER/COACH INFO

Stew MorrillHead Coach

Alma Mater: Gonzaga, 1974Overall Record: 512-237 (.679)24 yearsSchool Record: 294-99 (.748), 12 years

Associate CoachTim Duryea (North Texas, 1988)

Assistant CoachesChris Jones (Utah, 1994)Tarvish Felton (Southern Utah, 1999)

2009-10 (27-8, 14-2 WAC, 1st, NCAA First Round)

Utah State has advanced to the NCAA Tournament in each of the past two sea-sons and seven times in the last 11 years under head coach Stew Morrill. Overall, USU has played in the NCAA Tourna-ment 19 times in school history.

FAST

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lUtah State returns four players in 2010 who have garnered various all-WAC honors in senior forward Tai Wesley (2010 First-Team All-WAC); senior forward Nate Bendall (2010 WAC All-Newcomer Team); senior guard Brian Green (2010 WAC All-Newcomer Team); and senior guard Pooh Williams (2010 WAC All-Defensive Team).

lUtah State won its third-straight

Western Athletic Conference regular season title in 2010, including its second outright as it has posted back-to-back 14-2 league records. Prior to its current run, USU has never won more than two-straight league championships.

lStew Morrill was named the WAC Coach of the Year for the second-straight season in 2010 and for the fourth time in his 12 years at Utah State.

lUtah State is one of just three teams in the na-tion to win at least 23 games in each of the last 11 seasons along with Gonzaga and Kansas.

lUtah State recorded its 11th-straight 23-win season in 2010 as it finished the year with a 27-8 mark to extend its current school record. USU’s previous record for consecutive 20-win seasons was three from 1962-64. During the last 11 years, USU has averaged 25.4 wins per season.

UTAH STATE

AGGIES

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All Games: 27-8 Home: 17-1 Road: 8-5 Neutral: 2-2

Player G-GS Min-Avg FG-FGA Pct 3P-3PA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Rebs-Avg PF-FD Ast TO BS St Pts-AvgTai Wesley 35-35 963-27.5 191-333 .574 0-2 .000 96-137 .701 100-132 232-6.6 102-5 117 63 46 20 478-13.7Jared Quayle 35-35 1112-31.8 142-345 .412 69-164 .421 82-91 .901 33-183 216-6.2 64-1 144 56 0 39 435-12.4Nate Bendall 33-33 853-25.8 132-235 .562 0-0 .000 75-92 .815 54-126 180-5.5 89-5 23 46 29 18 339-10.3Pooh Williams 33-32 898-27.2 107-240 .446 37-104 .356 35-64 .547 15-44 59-1.8 59-0 74 35 7 19 286-8.7Tyler Newbold 35-35 1050-30.0 92-207 .444 59-140 .421 37-42 .881 32-108 140-4.0 52-0 102 30 5 16 280-8.0Brian Green 34-3 598-17.6 92-193 .477 53-106 .500 21-25 .840 5-48 53-1.6 28-0 46 21 0 17 258-7.6Brady Jardine 35-0 541-15.5 85-149 .570 0-0 .000 40-54 .741 53-109 162-4.6 65-2 31 35 24 18 210-6.0Preston Medlin 22-0 233-10.6 27-66 .409 15-40 .375 13-14 .929 1-14 15-0.7 14-0 13 23 1 2 82-3.7Modou Niang 21-1 188-9.0 21-34 .618 0-0 .000 14-24 .583 12-22 34-1.6 39-1 4 12 11 2 56-2.7Matt Formisano 26-1 262-10.1 26-59 .441 0-1 .000 8-10 .800 14-28 42-1.6 26-0 10 10 0 4 60-2.3Jaxon Myaer 34-0 253-7.4 21-49 .429 9-21 .429 13-18 .722 0-17 17-0.5 16-0 14 21 0 7 64-1.9Tyrone White 17-0 74-4.4 5-18 .278 0-7 .000 1-3 .333 3-6 9-0.5 8-0 6 3 0 0 11-0.6TEAM 40-39 79-2.3 0 3 Total 35 941-1928 .488 242-585 .414 435-574 .758 362-876 1238-35.4 562-14 584 358 123 162 2559-73.1Opponents 35 757-1867 .405 198-615 .322 385-543 .709 322-707 1029-29.4 551-15 390 392 109 169 2097-59.9

WAC Games: 14-2 Home: 8-0 Road: 6-2

Player G-GS Min-Avg FG-FGA Pct 3P-3PA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Rebs-Avg PF-FD Ast TO BS St Pts-AvgTai Wesley 16-16 454-28.4 84-146 .575 0-1 .000 48-67 .716 43-56 99-6.2 45-2 62 26 23 10 216-13.5Jared Quayle 16-16 535-33.4 64-153 .418 34-84 .405 27-32 .844 16-80 96-6.0 23-0 62 21 0 27 189-11.8Nate Bendall 16-16 406-25.4 63-114 .553 0-0 .000 30-37 .811 23-57 80-5.0 42-1 8 16 14 7 156-9.8Pooh Williams 16-16 470-29.4 58-128 .453 20-54 .370 15-27 .556 9-22 31-1.9 29-0 42 18 4 11 151-9.4Brian Green 15-0 273-18.2 45-80 .563 31-49 .633 11-12 .917 1-22 23-1.5 11-0 24 12 0 8 132-8.8Tyler Newbold 16-16 475-29.7 42-93 .452 28-61 .459 19-21 .905 8-58 66-4.1 25-0 48 16 3 9 131-8.2Brady Jardine 16-0 286-17.9 58-94 .617 0-0 .000 11-18 .611 25-56 81-5.1 32-2 17 19 14 11 127-7.9Preston Medlin 6-0 48-8.0 6-16 .375 1-8 .125 4-4 1.000 0-3 3-0.5 1-0 1 8 0 1 17-2.8Modou Niang 10-0 96-9.6 9-19 .474 0-0 .000 6-10 .600 2-12 14-1.4 26-1 0 5 6 1 24-2.4Jaxon Myaer 16-0 111-6.9 7-18 .389 1-5 .200 2-3 .667 0-5 5-0.3 6-0 5 5 0 2 17-1.1Matt Formisano 9-0 47-5.2 3-11 .273 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 3-7 10-1.1 6-0 1 2 0 0 6-0.7Tyrone White 6-0 24-4.0 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-3 3-0.5 3-0 3 1 0 0 4-0.7TEAM 21-16 37-2.3 0 3 Total 16 441-878 .502 115-263 .437 173-231 .749 151-397 548-34.2 249-6 273 152 64 87 1170-73.1Opponents 16 346-857 .404 85-271 .314 166-248 .669 157-319 476-29.8 227-4 192 172 59 74 943-58.9

Returning Starters (4) Pts. Reb. Ast.Nate Bendall, Sr., F 10.3 5.5 0.7Tyler Newbold, Sr., G 8.0 4.0 2.9Tai Wesley, Sr., F 13.7 6.6 3.3Pooh Williams, Sr., G/F 8.7 1.8 2.2

Other Letterwinners (4) Pts. Reb. Ast.Matt Formisano, Sr., F 2.3 1.6 0.3Brian Green, Sr., G 7.6 1.6 1.3Brady Jardine, Jr., F 6.0 4.6 0.8Preston Medlin, So., G 3.7 0.7 0.5

Starters Lost (1) Pts. Reb. Ast.Jared Quayle 12.4 6.2 4.1

Other Letterwinners Lost (3) Pts. Reb. Ast.Jaxon Myaer 1.9 0.4 0.4Modou Niang 2.7 1.6 0.1Tyrone White 0.6 0.5 0.3

Newcomers (7)Antonio Bumpus, Jr., GBen Clifford, Fr., FLeon Cooper Jr., Fr., GE.J. Farris, So., GBrockeith Pane, Jr., GJames Walker III, Fr., G

PERSONNEL CAPSULE

Date Opponent ResultOct. 30 #NW NAZARENE W, 85-51Nov. 7 #TRINITY WESTERN W, 65-40Nov. 13 at Weber State W, 66-60 Nov. 18 at Utah (The Mtn.) L, 67-68 Nov. 21 at Northeastern L, 61-64 Nov. 24 IDAHO STATE W, 77-44 Nov. 28 SOUTHERN UTAH W, 89-49 Dec. 2 BRIGHAM YOUNG W, 71-61 Dec. 5 SAINT MARY’S L, 63-68 Dec. 12 UTAH VALLEY W, 87-56Dec. 16 at CS Bakersfield W, 68-51Dec. 18 at Long Beach State L, 62-75 Dec. 21 ^MOREHEAD STATE W, 79-72 Dec. 22 ^CS FULLERTON W, 83-60 Dec. 23 ^WEBER STATE W, 85-73Dec. 29 WESTERN OREGON W, 78-42Jan. 2 *at NM State (ESPNU) L, 52-55 Jan. 4 *at Louisiana Tech L, 60-82 Jan. 11 *HAWAI’I W, 98-54Jan. 13 *at Nevada (ESPN2) W, 79-72 (OT) Jan. 16 *BOISE STATE W, 81-59Jan. 21 *at Fresno State (ERT) W, 69-43Jan. 23 *at Idaho W, 60-48 Jan. 30 *SAN JOSE STATE W, 77-58Feb. 3 *IDAHO (ESPN2) W, 80-62Feb. 6 *NEVADA (ESPNU) W, 76-65

Date Opponent ResultFeb. 11 *at Boise State W, 72-67Feb. 13 *at San Jose State W, 81-65Feb. 17 *LOUISIANA TECH W, 67-61Feb. 20 %WICHITA STATE W, 68-58Feb. 25 *at Hawai’i W, 61-50March 1 *FRESNO STATE W, 76-39March 6 *NEW MEXICO STATE W, 81-63March 11 !vs. #8 Boise State W, 84-60March 12 !vs. #4 Louisiana Tech W, 85-55March 13 !vs. #2 New Mexico State L, 63-69March 19 $vs. Texas A&M L, 53-69

#Exhibition^ Basketball Travelers Invitational (Logan)*WAC Game%BracketBusters! WAC Tournament (Reno, Nevada)$ NCAA Tournament First Round (Spokane) Record: 27-8 Conference Record: 14-2 Conference Finish: 1st Postseason: NCAA First Round

2009-10 RESULTS

2009-10 REVIEW

2009-10 UTAH STATE STATS

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2009-10 STATISTICS l ALL GAMES To be ranked, a player must appear in at least 75.0% of their team’s games.

SCORING## Player-Team Cl G FG 3FG FT Pts Avg/G1. Oliver, Adrian-SJSU JR 31 230 51 188 699 22.52. Babbitt, Luke-NEV SO 34 251 42 199 743 21.93. Young, Jahmar-NMSU JR 34 228 73 160 689 20.34. Gibson, Kyle-LTU SR 31 163 61 184 571 18.45. Gibson, Jonathan-NMSU SR 34 197 106 95 595 17.56. George, Paul-FS SO 29 154 59 120 487 16.87. Flemings, Roderick-UH SR 28 173 18 102 466 16.68. Johnson, Armon-NEV JR 34 219 17 80 535 15.79. Fields, Brandon-NEV SR 34 174 64 81 493 14.510. Hopson, Mac-UI SR 30 135 39 124 433 14.4

REBOUNDING## Player-Team Cl G OFF DEF TOT Avg/G1. Oakes, Chris-SJSU SR 28 99 154 253 9.02. Babbitt, Luke-NEV SO 34 70 233 303 8.93. Rolle, Magnum-LTU SR 34 120 166 286 8.44. Ashaolu, Olu-LTU SO 35 108 175 283 8.15. Balocka, Petras-UH SR 28 77 148 225 8.06. Rahman, Hamidu-NMSU SO 33 118 146 264 8.07. Okoye, Ike-BSU SR 32 55 197 252 7.98. George, Paul-FS SO 29 55 155 210 7.29. Hunt, Dario-NEV SO 34 103 134 237 7.010. Wesley, Tai-USU JR 35 100 132 232 6.6

FIELD GOAL PCT (Min. 3.0 made per game)## Player-Team Cl G FG FGA Pct1. Toledo, Luiz-UI SO 29 88 138 .6382. Cunningham, Kurt-BSU SR 32 100 168 .5953. Smith, Greg-FS FR 33 148 257 .5764. Wesley, Tai-USU JR 35 191 333 .5745. Jefferson, Marvin-UI SR 31 117 205 .5716. Oakes, Chris-SJSU SR 28 113 198 .5717. Bendall, Nate-USU JR 33 132 235 .5628. Rahman, Hamidu-NMSU SO 33 128 231 .5549. Okoye, Ike-BSU SR 32 176 328 .53710. Ashaolu, Olu-LTU SO 35 151 283 .534

ASSISTS## Player-Team Cl G Assists Avg/G1. Johnson, Armon-NEV JR 34 189 5.562. Hopson, Mac-UI SR 30 155 5.173. Graham, Justin-SJSU JR 31 149 4.814. Shepp, Steven-FS SO 32 146 4.565. Quayle, Jared-USU SR 35 144 4.116. Thompson, Hiram-UH JR 29 113 3.907. Thomas, Anthony-BSU SR 32 121 3.788. Laroche, Hernst-NMSU SO 34 125 3.689. Anderson, La’Shard-BSU JR 32 116 3.6310. Brown, DeAndre-LTU JR 35 119 3.40

FREE THROW PCT (Min. 2.0 made per game)## Player-Team Cl G FTM FTA Pct1. Babbitt, Luke-NEV SO 34 199 217 .9172. George, Paul-FS SO 29 120 132 .9093. Quayle, Jared-USU SR 35 82 91 .9014. Oliver, Adrian-SJSU JR 31 188 212 .8875. Gibson, Jonathan-NMSU SR 34 95 112 .8486. Gibson, Kyle-LTU SR 31 184 219 .8407. Young, Jahmar-NMSU JR 34 160 191 .8388. Bendall, Nate-USU JR 33 75 92 .8159. Shaw, Joey-NEV SR 34 72 89 .80910. Lay, Jeremy-UH JR 23 62 78 .795

STEALS## Player-Team Cl G Steals Avg/G1. Anderson, La’Shard-BSU JR 32 83 2.592. George, Paul-FS SO 29 64 2.213. Shepp, Steven-FS SO 32 55 1.724. Thomas, Anthony-BSU SR 32 52 1.635. Guyton, Jamel-LTU SR 35 56 1.606. Graham, Justin-SJSU JR 31 45 1.457. Gibson, Jonathan-NMSU SR 34 47 1.388. Laroche, Hernst-NMSU SO 34 46 1.359. Johnson, Steffan-UI SR 31 36 1.1610. Quayle, Jared-USU SR 35 39 1.11

3-POINT FG PCT (Min. 1.0 made per game)## Player-Team Cl G 3FG FGA Pct1. Green, Brian-USU JR 34 53 106 .5002. Kraemer, Ray-NEV SR 34 59 121 .4883. Thompson, Hiram-UH JR 29 44 99 .4444. Peterson, Mac-SJSU SR 31 68 157 .4335. Newbold, Tyler-USU JR 35 59 140 .4216. Quayle, Jared-USU SR 35 69 164 .4217. Babbitt, Luke-NEV SO 34 42 101 .4168. Oliver, Adrian-SJSU JR 31 51 125 .4089. Owens, Robert-SJSU SR 31 78 192 .40610. Gibson, Jonathan-NMSU SR 34 106 261 .406

BLOCKED SHOTS## Player-Team Cl G Blocks Avg/G1. Rolle, Magnum-LTU SR 34 71 2.092. Jefferson, Marvin-UI SR 31 64 2.063. Hunt, Dario-NEV SO 34 66 1.944. Oakes, Chris-SJSU SR 28 44 1.575. Okoye, Ike-BSU SR 32 46 1.446. Wesley, Tai-USU JR 35 46 1.317. Rahman, Hamidu-NMSU SO 33 42 1.278. Smith, Greg-FS FR 33 40 1.219. Seay, Sylvester-FS SR 33 36 1.0910. Campbell, Paul-UH SR 29 28 0.97

ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO (Min. 3.0 assists/game)## Player-Team Cl G Asst Avg Turn Avg Ratio1. Quayle, Jared-USU SR 35 144 4.1 56 1.6 2.572. Laroche, Hernst-NMSU SO 34 125 3.7 60 1.8 2.083. Shepp, Steven-FS SO 32 146 4.6 71 2.2 2.064. Johnson, Steffan-UI SR 31 99 3.2 53 1.7 1.875. Wesley, Tai-USU JR 35 117 3.3 63 1.8 1.866. Johnson, Armon-NEV JR 34 189 5.6 114 3.4 1.667. Hopson, Mac-UI SR 30 155 5.2 95 3.2 1.638. Graham, Justin-SJSU JR 31 149 4.8 96 3.1 1.559. Anderson, La’Shard-BSU JR 32 116 3.6 78 2.4 1.4910. Thomas, Anthony-BSU SR 32 121 3.8 85 2.7 1.42

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2009-10 STATISTICS l ALL GAMESSCORING OFFENSE# Team G W-L Pts Avg/G1. Nevada 34 21-13 2703 79.52. New Mexico State 34 22-12 2662 78.33. Boise State 32 15-17 2370 74.14. San Jose State 31 14-17 2289 73.85. Utah State 35 27-8 2559 73.16. Louisiana Tech 35 24-11 2557 73.17. Idaho 31 15-16 2206 71.28. Hawaii 30 10-20 2044 68.19. Fresno State 33 15-18 2188 66.3

SCORING DEFENSE# Team G Pts Avg/G1. Utah State 35 2097 59.92. Fresno State 33 2207 66.93. Louisiana Tech 35 2442 69.84. Idaho 31 2188 70.65. Boise State 32 2331 72.86. Hawaii 30 2187 72.97. Nevada 34 2551 75.08. San Jose State 31 2342 75.59. New Mexico State 34 2639 77.6

SCORING MARGIN# Team G OFF DEF Margin1. Utah State 35 73.1 59.9 +13.22. Nevada 34 79.5 75.0 +4.53. Louisiana Tech 35 73.1 69.8 +3.34. Boise State 32 74.1 72.8 +1.25. New Mexico State 34 78.3 77.6 +0.76. Idaho 31 71.2 70.6 +0.67. Fresno State 33 66.3 66.9 -0.68. San Jose State 31 73.8 75.5 -1.79. Hawaii 30 68.1 72.9 -4.8

FREE THROW PCT# Team G FTM FTA Pct1. Utah State 35 435 574 .7582. Nevada 34 515 704 .7323. San Jose State 31 495 680 .7284. New Mexico State 34 537 767 .7005. Louisiana Tech 35 521 760 .6866. Fresno State 33 473 698 .6787. Boise State 32 390 578 .6758. Idaho 31 430 651 .6619. Hawaii 30 480 727 .660

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGES# Team G FG FGA Pct1. Utah State 35 941 1928 .4882. Nevada 34 983 2040 .4823. Idaho 31 791 1703 .4644. Boise State 32 894 1942 .4605. New Mexico State 34 919 1997 .4606. San Jose State 31 796 1748 .4557. Louisiana Tech 35 917 2034 .4518. Hawaii 30 707 1640 .4319. Fresno State 33 750 1763 .425

FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE# Team G FG FGA Pct1. Utah State 35 757 1867 .4052. Fresno State 33 771 1810 .4263. Louisiana Tech 35 900 2062 .4364. Nevada 34 935 2133 .4385. Idaho 31 792 1783 .4446. New Mexico State 34 954 2127 .4497. Hawaii 30 774 1712 .4528. San Jose State 31 862 1901 .4539. Boise State 32 864 1898 .455

3-POINT FG PCT# Team G FG FGA Pct1. Utah State 35 242 585 .4142. San Jose State 31 202 510 .3963. Idaho 31 194 515 .3774. New Mexico State 34 287 774 .3715. Nevada 34 222 613 .3626. Louisiana Tech 35 202 598 .3387. Boise State 32 192 578 .3328. Fresno State 33 215 675 .3199. Hawaii 30 150 479 .313

3-POINT FG PCT DEFENSE# Team G FG FGA Pct1. Utah State 35 198 615 .3222. Hawaii 30 196 571 .3433. Nevada 34 202 586 .3454. Idaho 31 203 577 .3525. Louisiana Tech 35 235 664 .3546. New Mexico State 34 262 735 .3567. Boise State 32 205 563 .3648. San Jose State 31 223 606 .3689. Fresno State 33 247 664 .372

BLOCKED SHOTS# Team G Blocks Avg/G1. Nevada 34 149 4.382. Fresno State 33 143 4.333. Boise State 32 119 3.724. Utah State 35 123 3.515. Louisiana Tech 35 116 3.316. New Mexico State 34 111 3.267. Idaho 31 95 3.068. San Jose State 31 81 2.619. Hawaii 30 61 2.03

ASSISTS# Team G Assists Avg/G1. Utah State 35 584 16.692. Boise State 32 515 16.093. Idaho 31 459 14.814. New Mexico State 34 484 14.245. Fresno State 33 466 14.126. Nevada 34 480 14.127. Hawaii 30 415 13.838. San Jose State 31 416 13.429. Louisiana Tech 35 417 11.91

STEALS# Team G Steals Avg/G1. Fresno State 33 261 7.912. Boise State 32 244 7.633. Louisiana Tech 35 235 6.714. New Mexico State 34 203 5.975. Idaho 31 185 5.976. Nevada 34 173 5.097. San Jose State 31 145 4.688. Utah State 35 162 4.639. Hawaii 30 133 4.43

3-POINT FG MADE# Team G 3FG Avg/G1. New Mexico State 34 287 8.442. Utah State 35 242 6.913. Nevada 34 222 6.534. San Jose State 31 202 6.525. Fresno State 33 215 6.526. Idaho 31 194 6.267. Boise State 32 192 6.008. Louisiana Tech 35 202 5.779. Hawaii 30 150 5.00

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2009-10 STATISTICS l WAC GAMESSCORING## Player-Team Cl G FG 3FG FT Pts Avg/G1. Babbitt, Luke-NEV SO 16 124 25 106 379 23.72. Oliver, Adrian-SJSU JR 16 126 33 90 375 23.43. Young, Jahmar-NMSU JR 16 126 38 48 338 21.14. Gibson, Kyle-LTU SR 14 69 28 77 243 17.45. George, Paul-FS SO 12 60 23 59 202 16.86. Gibson, Jonathan-NMSU SR 16 95 51 25 266 16.67. Flemings, Roderick-UH SR 16 101 8 52 262 16.48. Rolle, Magnum-LTU SR 16 107 0 38 252 15.89. Hopson, Mac-UI SR 15 78 23 55 234 15.610. Johnson, Armon-NEV JR 16 97 8 43 245 15.3

REBOUNDING## Player-Team Cl G OFF DEF TOT Avg/G1. McKines, Wendell-NMSU JR 16 52 104 156 9.82. Rolle, Magnum-LTU SR 16 65 89 154 9.63. Babbitt, Luke-NEV SO 16 29 113 142 8.94. Oakes, Chris-SJSU SR 16 61 74 135 8.45. Rahman, Hamidu-NMSU SO 16 59 72 131 8.26. Ashaolu, Olu-LTU SO 16 45 76 121 7.67. Okoye, Ike-BSU SR 16 29 89 118 7.48. Adams, Brandon-UH SR 16 39 76 115 7.29. Seay, Sylvester-FS SR 16 36 71 107 6.7 Hunt, Dario-NEV SO 16 43 64 107 6.7

FIELD GOAL PCT (Min. 3.0 made per game)## Player-Team Cl G FG FGA Pct1. Webster, C.J.-SJSU JR 12 47 73 .6442. Jardine, Brady-USU SO 16 58 94 .6173. Wesley, Tai-USU JR 16 84 146 .5754. Montreal, Daequon-BSU JR 16 90 160 .563 Green, Brian-USU JR 15 45 80 .5636. Oakes, Chris-SJSU SR 16 68 121 .5627. Jefferson, Marvin-UI SR 16 59 106 .5578. Bendall, Nate-USU JR 16 63 114 .5539. Smith, Greg-FS FR 16 69 130 .53110. Rahman, Hamidu-NMSU SO 16 64 121 .529

ASSISTS## Player-Team Cl G Assists Avg/G1. Johnson, Armon-NEV JR 16 100 6.252. Hopson, Mac-UI SR 15 73 4.873. Graham, Justin-SJSU JR 16 77 4.814. Shepp, Steven-FS SO 15 67 4.475. Thomas, Anthony-BSU SR 16 67 4.196. Laroche, Hernst-NMSU SO 16 66 4.137. Wesley, Tai-USU JR 16 62 3.88 Brown, DeAndre-LTU JR 16 62 3.88 Quayle, Jared-USU SR 16 62 3.8810. Thompson, Hiram-UH JR 16 57 3.56 Anderson, La’Shard-BSU JR 16 57 3.56

FREE THROW PCT (Min. 2.0 made per game)## Player-Team Cl G FTM FTA Pct1. Babbitt, Luke-NEV SO 16 106 118 .8982. George, Paul-FS SO 12 59 66 .8943. Oliver, Adrian-SJSU JR 16 90 101 .8914. Shaw, Joey-NEV SR 16 33 39 .8465. Gibson, Kyle-LTU SR 14 77 96 .8026. Seay, Sylvester-FS SR 16 43 55 .7827. Young, Jahmar-NMSU JR 16 48 63 .7628. Wesley, Tai-USU JR 16 48 67 .7169. Hopson, Mac-UI SR 15 55 79 .69610. Arnold, Robert-BSU JR 16 40 58 .690

STEALS## Player-Team Cl G Steals Avg/G1. Anderson, La’Shard-BSU JR 16 48 3.002. Guyton, Jamel-LTU SR 16 30 1.883. Shepp, Steven-FS SO 15 28 1.874. Thomas, Anthony-BSU SR 16 29 1.815. Quayle, Jared-USU SR 16 27 1.696. Graham, Justin-SJSU JR 16 25 1.56 Laroche, Hernst-NMSU SO 16 25 1.568. George, Paul-FS SO 12 17 1.429. Gibson, Jonathan-NMSU SR 16 21 1.3110. Babbitt, Luke-NEV SO 16 19 1.19

3-POINT FG PCT (Min. 1.0 made per game)## Player-Team Cl G 3FG FGA Pct1. Green, Brian-USU JR 15 31 49 .6332. Castillo, Gordo-NMSU JR 16 24 50 .4803. Babbitt, Luke-NEV SO 16 25 53 .4724. Newbold, Tyler-USU JR 16 28 61 .4595. Hopson, Mac-UI SR 15 23 52 .4426. Kraemer, Ray-NEV SR 16 27 63 .4297. Thompson, Hiram-UH JR 16 25 59 .4248. Peterson, Mac-SJSU SR 16 38 92 .4139. Oliver, Adrian-SJSU JR 16 33 80 .41310. Johnson, Steffan-UI SR 16 37 90 .411

3-POINT FG MADE## Player-Team Cl G 3FG Avg/G1. Gibson, Jonathan-NMSU SR 16 51 3.192. Owens, Robert-SJSU SR 16 47 2.943. Fields, Brandon-NEV SR 16 39 2.444. Peterson, Mac-SJSU SR 16 38 2.38 Young, Jahmar-NMSU JR 16 38 2.386. Johnson, Steffan-UI SR 16 37 2.317. Noonan, Paul-BSU JR 14 32 2.298. Quayle, Jared-USU SR 16 34 2.13 Ladd, Mike-FS SO 16 34 2.1310. Green, Brian-USU JR 15 31 2.07

BLOCKED SHOTS## Player-Team Cl G Blocks Avg/G1. Jefferson, Marvin-UI SR 16 31 1.942. Hunt, Dario-NEV SO 16 30 1.88 Rolle, Magnum-LTU SR 16 30 1.884. Wesley, Tai-USU JR 16 23 1.44 Rahman, Hamidu-NMSU SO 16 23 1.446. Seay, Sylvester-FS SR 16 20 1.257. Oakes, Chris-SJSU SR 16 19 1.198. Babbitt, Luke-NEV SO 16 18 1.13 Okoye, Ike-BSU SR 16 18 1.1310. George, Paul-FS SO 12 13 1.08

ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO (Min. 3.0 assists/game)## Player-Team Cl G Asst Avg Turn Avg Ratio1. Newbold, Tyler-USU JR 16 48 3.0 16 1.0 3.002. Quayle, Jared-USU SR 16 62 3.9 21 1.3 2.953. Shepp, Steven-FS SO 15 67 4.5 28 1.9 2.394. Wesley, Tai-USU JR 16 62 3.9 26 1.6 2.385. Laroche, Hernst-NMSU SO 16 66 4.1 28 1.8 2.366. Johnson, Armon-NEV JR 16 100 6.3 50 3.1 2.007. Graham, Justin-SJSU JR 16 77 4.8 41 2.6 1.888. Johnson, Steffan-UI SR 16 54 3.4 31 1.9 1.749. Hopson, Mac-UI SR 15 73 4.9 42 2.8 1.7410. Thomas, Anthony-BSU SR 16 67 4.2 40 2.5 1.68

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2009-10 STATISTICS l WAC GAMESSCORING OFFENSE# Team G W-L Pts Avg/G1. New Mexico State 16 11-5 1257 78.62. Nevada 16 11-5 1242 77.63. Boise State 16 5-11 1175 73.44. San Jose State 16 6-10 1173 73.35. Utah State 16 14-2 1170 73.16. Louisiana Tech 16 9-7 1126 70.47. Idaho 16 6-10 1079 67.48. Fresno State 16 7-9 1040 65.09. Hawaii 16 3-13 994 62.1

SCORING DEFENSE# Team G Pts Avg/G1. Utah State 16 943 58.92. Idaho 16 1094 68.43. Louisiana Tech 16 1104 69.04. Fresno State 16 1118 69.95. Hawaii 16 1154 72.16. Boise State 16 1187 74.27. Nevada 16 1192 74.58. New Mexico State 16 1229 76.89. San Jose State 16 1235 77.2

SCORING MARGIN# Team G OFF DEF Margin1. Utah State 16 73.1 58.9 +14.22. Nevada 16 77.6 74.5 +3.13. New Mexico State 16 78.6 76.8 +1.84. Louisiana Tech 16 70.4 69.0 +1.45. Boise State 16 73.4 74.2 -0.86. Idaho 16 67.4 68.4 -0.97. San Jose State 16 73.3 77.2 -3.98. Fresno State 16 65.0 69.9 -4.99. Hawaii 16 62.1 72.1 -10.0

FREE THROW PCT# Team G FTM FTA Pct1. Utah State 16 173 231 .7492. San Jose State 16 213 292 .7293. Nevada 16 235 328 .7164. Fresno State 16 228 333 .6855. Louisiana Tech 16 207 316 .6556. Boise State 16 175 270 .6487. Idaho 16 179 278 .6448. New Mexico State 16 183 291 .6299. Hawaii 16 188 309 .608

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGES# Team G FG FGA Pct1. Utah State 16 441 878 .5022. Nevada 16 445 944 .4713. New Mexico State 16 465 992 .4694. San Jose State 16 421 911 .4625. Idaho 16 400 883 .4536. Boise State 16 450 995 .4527. Louisiana Tech 16 416 951 .4378. Hawaii 16 370 874 .4239. Fresno State 16 357 879 .406

FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE# Team G FG FGA Pct1. Utah State 16 346 857 .4042. Louisiana Tech 16 420 947 .4443. Nevada 16 440 992 .4444. New Mexico State 16 452 994 .4555. Fresno State 16 399 871 .4586. Hawaii 16 413 895 .4617. Idaho 16 403 859 .4698. San Jose State 16 456 969 .4719. Boise State 16 436 923 .472

3-POINT FG PCT# Team G FG FGA Pct1. Utah State 16 115 263 .4372. San Jose State 16 118 296 .3993. New Mexico State 16 144 375 .3844. Nevada 16 117 305 .3845. Idaho 16 100 266 .3766. Boise State 16 100 297 .3377. Louisiana Tech 16 87 275 .3168. Fresno State 16 98 338 .2909. Hawaii 16 66 239 .276

3-POINT FG PCT DEFENSE# Team G FG FGA Pct1. Utah State 16 85 271 .3142. Louisiana Tech 16 91 266 .3423. New Mexico State 16 111 323 .3444. Idaho 16 97 280 .3465. Boise State 16 99 279 .3556. Hawaii 16 116 325 .3577. Nevada 16 93 260 .3588. Fresno State 16 123 322 .3829. San Jose State 16 130 328 .396

BLOCKED SHOTS# Team G Blocks Avg/G1. Nevada 16 72 4.502. Utah State 16 64 4.003. Fresno State 16 62 3.884. New Mexico State 16 54 3.385. Boise State 16 51 3.196. Louisiana Tech 16 44 2.757. Idaho 16 43 2.698. San Jose State 16 36 2.259. Hawaii 16 27 1.69

ASSISTS# Team G Assists Avg/G1. Utah State 16 273 17.062. Boise State 16 264 16.503. New Mexico State 16 239 14.944. Idaho 16 236 14.755. San Jose State 16 230 14.386. Nevada 16 228 14.257. Fresno State 16 219 13.698. Hawaii 16 217 13.569. Louisiana Tech 16 182 11.38

STEALS# Team G Steals Avg/G1. Boise State 16 124 7.752. Fresno State 16 108 6.753. Louisiana Tech 16 105 6.564. New Mexico State 16 101 6.315. Idaho 16 88 5.506. Utah State 16 87 5.447. Nevada 16 85 5.318. Hawaii 16 74 4.639. San Jose State 16 72 4.50

3-POINT FG MADE# Team G 3FG Avg/G1. New Mexico State 16 144 9.002. San Jose State 16 118 7.383. Nevada 16 117 7.314. Utah State 16 115 7.195. Idaho 16 100 6.25 Boise State 16 100 6.257. Fresno State 16 98 6.138. Louisiana Tech 16 87 5.449. Hawaii 16 66 4.13

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2009-10 INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVESWAC GamesAll Games

POINTS .............................................. 39 Oliver, Adrian (San Jose State) vs LA Tech (1/21/10) 35 Oliver, Adrian (San Jose State) vs Nevada (2/25/10) 35 Arnold, Robert (Boise State) at New Mexico State (2/27/10)

FIELD GOALS MADE ........................ 14 Okoye, Ike (Boise State) at Nevada (02-13-10) 13 Young, Jahmar (New Mexico State) at SJSU (1/23/10) 13 Oliver, Adrian (San Jose State) vs Nevada (2/25/10) 13 Flemings, Roderick (Hawaii) at Idaho (03/06/10)

FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS .................. 26 Flemings, Roderick (Hawaii) at Idaho (03/06/10) 25 Okoye, Ike (Boise State) at Nevada (02-13-10)

FIELD GOAL PCT. ...........900 (9-10) Wesley, Tai (Utah State) vs NMSU (03/06/10) .889 (8-9) Toledo, Luiz (Idaho) vs FS (01/28/10)

3-Pt FG MADE ..................................... 8 Johnson, Steffan (Idaho) vs Hawaii (03/06/10) 7 Peterson, Mac (San Jose State) at Fresno State (01/11/10) 7 Gibson, Kyle (Louisiana Tech) vs Fresno State (1/14/10) 7 Owens, Robert (San Jose State) at NMSU (2/6/10)

3-Pt FG ATTEMPTS ........................... 14 Gibson, Jonathan (New Mexico State) vs FS (1/16/10) 14 Gibson, Jonathan (New Mexico State) at SJSU (1/23/10) 14 Young, Jahmar (New Mexico State) at SJSU (1/23/10) 14 Johnson, Steffan (Idaho) vs Hawaii (03/06/10)

3-Pt PCT. ...............................1.000 (5-5) Newbold, Tyler (Utah State) vs Hawaii (01/11/10) .833 (5-6) Castillo, Gordo (New Mexico State) at Louisiana Tech

(1/30/10)

FREE THROWS MADE ..................... 15 George, Paul (Fresno State) at Nevada (02-17-10) 12 Oliver, Adrian (San Jose State) vs Boise State (1/14/10) 12 Oliver, Adrian (San Jose State) vs Louisiana Tech (1/21/10)

FREE THROW ATTEMPTS ............... 17 George, Paul (Fresno State) at Nevada (02-17-10) 15 Smith, Greg (Fresno State) vs Nevada (01/23/10)

FREE THROW PCT. ..........1.000 (12-12) Oliver, Adrian (San Jose State) vs Boise State (1/14/10) 1.000 (12-12) Oliver, Adrian (San Jose State) vs Louisiana Tech (1/21/10) 1.000 (11-11) Babbitt, Luke (Nevada) vs San Jose State (01-09-10) 1.000 (11-11) Babbitt, Luke (Nevada) at Boise State (1/20/10) 1.000 (10-10) Gibson, Kyle (Louisiana Tech) at Boise State (1/11/09) 1.000 (9-9) George, Paul (Fresno State) vs NMSU (02/11/10) 1.000 (8-8) Lay, Jeremy (Hawaii) vs Boise State (01042010) 1.000 (8-8) Oliver, Adrian (San Jose State) at Fresno State (01/11/10) 1.000 (8-8) Young, Jahmar (New Mexico State) at Idaho (01/11/10) 1.000 (8-8) Babbitt, Luke (Nevada) vs Boise State (02-13-10) 1.000 (8-8) Gillenwater, Troy (New Mexico State) vs Hawaii (2/15/10)

REBOUNDS ....................................... 17 Rolle, Magnum (Louisiana Tech) at Hawaii (01/23/10) 17 Rolle, Magnum (Louisiana Tech) at Nevada (03/06/10)

ASSISTS ............................................ 12 Johnson, Armon (Nevada) vs Hawaii (01-30-10) 11 Johnson, Armon (Nevada) vs New Mexico State (03-04-10) 11 Hopson, Mac (Idaho) vs Hawaii (03/06/10)

STEALS ............................................... 6 Anderson, La’Shard (Boise State) vs NMSU(1/9/10) 6 Thomas, Anthony (Boise State) vs Nevada (1/20/10) 6 Shepp, Steven (Fresno State) at Hawaii (02/06/10)

BLOCKED SHOTS .............................. 7 Rahman, Hamidu (New Mexico State) vs Idaho (2/24/10) 6 Hunt, Dario (Nevada) vs Utah State (01-13-10) 6 Jefferson, Marvin (Idaho) vs Boise State (01/25/10) 6 Hunt, Dario (Nevada) vs Hawaii (01-30-10)

TURNOVERS ....................................... 8 Thomas, Anthony (Boise State) at Utah State (01/16/10) 7 Thompson, Hiram (Hawaii) vs New Mexico State (01/21/10) 7 Oliver, Adrian (San Jose State) vs Louisiana Tech (1/21/10) 7 Smith, Greg (Fresno State) vs Nevada (01/23/10) 7 Thompson, Hiram (Hawaii) at Louisiana Tech (2/13/10) 7 Thompson, Hiram (Hawaii) at Boise State (03/04/10)

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POINTS .............................................. 39 Oliver, Adrian (San Jose State) vs Louisiana Tech (1/21/10) 39 Flemings, Roderick (Hawaii) vs Cal Poly (02/20/10)

FIELD GOALS MADE ........................ 15 Flemings, Roderick (Hawaii) vs Cal Poly (02/20/10) 14 Okoye, Ike (Boise State) at Nevada (02-13-10)

FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS .................. 30 Flemings, Roderick (Hawaii) vs Cal Poly (02/20/10) 26 Flemings, Roderick (Hawaii) at Idaho (03/06/10)

FIELD GOAL PCT. .................900 (9-10) Wesley, Tai (Utah State) vs New Mexico State (03/06/10) .889 (8-9) Toledo, Luiz (Idaho) vs Fresno State (01/28/10)

3-Pt FG MADE ..................................... 8 Johnson, Steffan (Idaho) vs Hawaii (03/06/10) 7 Peterson, Mac (San Jose State) at Fresno State (01/11/10) 7 Gibson, Kyle (Louisiana Tech) vs Fresno State (1/14/10) 7 Owens, Robert (San Jose State) at NMSU (2/6/10)

3-Pt FG ATTEMPTS ........................... 14 Gibson, Jonathan (New Mexico State) vs FS (1/16/10) 14 Young, Jahmar (New Mexico State) at SJSU (1/23/10) 14 Gibson, Jonathan (New Mexico State) at SJSU (1/23/10) 14 Johnson, Steffan (Idaho) vs Hawaii (03/06/10)

3-Pt PCT. ...............................1.000 (6-6) Young, Jahmar (NMSU) vs Texas Southern (12/23/09) 1.000 (5-5) Newbold, Tyler (Utah State) vs Hawaii (01/11/10)

FREE THROWS MADE ..................... 17 Oliver, Adrian (San Jose State) vs Seattle (2/22/10) 16 Williams, Dwain (Hawaii) vs Saint Mary’s (12/25/09)

FREE THROW ATTEMPTS ............... 18 Williams, Dwain (Hawaii) vs Saint Mary’s (12/25/09) 18 Oliver, Adrian (San Jose State) vs Seattle (2/22/10)

FREE THROW PCT. ..........1.000 (15-15) Watson, Kashif (Idaho) at Cal State Northridge (12/03/09) 1.000 (12-12) Gibson, Kyle (Louisiana Tech) vs Miami (OH) (11/20/09) 1.000 (12-12) Hopson, Mac (Idaho) vs Eastern Oregon (12/12/09) 1.000 (12-12) Young, Jahmar (New Mexico St.) at Pepperdine (12/18/09) 1.000 (12-12) Oliver, Adrian (San Jose State) vs Boise State (1/14/10) 1.000 (12-12) Oliver, Adrian (San Jose State) vs Louisiana Tech (1/21/10) 1.000 (11-11) Babbitt, Luke (Nevada) vs San Jose State (01-09-10) 1.000 (11-11) Babbitt, Luke (Nevada) at Boise State (1/20/10) 1.000 (11-11) Hopson, Mac (Idaho) vs Long Beach State (02/20/10) 1.000 (10-10) George, Paul (Fresno St.) vs San Francisco St. (11/13/09) 1.000 (10-10) Babbitt, Luke (Nevada) at UNLV (11/18/09) 1.000 (10-10) Oliver, Adrian (San Jose State) at Santa Clara (12/23/09) 1.000 (10-10) Gibson, Kyle (Louisiana Tech) at Boise State (1/11/09) 1.000 (10-10) Babbitt, Luke (Nevada) vs New Mexico State (3/12/10) 1.000 (10-10) Babbitt, Luke (Nevada) at Rhode Island (3/22/10) 1.000 (9-9) Oliver, Adrian (San Jose State) at No. Colorado (12/21/09) 1.000 (9-9) George, Paul (Fresno St.) vs New Mexico State (02/11/10) 1.000 (9-9) Babbitt, Luke (Nevada) at Wichita State (03-17-10) 1.000 (8-8) Gibson, Jonathan (New Mexico State) vs UTEP (12/1/09) 1.000 (8-8) Gibson, Kyle (Louisiana Tech) at Centenary (12/12/09) 1.000 (8-8) Lay, Jeremy (Hawaii) vs Boise State (01042010) 1.000 (8-8) Oliver, Adrian (San Jose State) at Fresno State (01/11/10) 1.000 (8-8) Young, Jahmar (New Mexico State) at Idaho (01/11/10) 1.000 (8-8) Babbitt, Luke (Nevada) vs Boise State (02-13-10) 1.000 (8-8) Gillenwater, Troy (New Mexico State) vs Hawaii (2/15/10)

REBOUNDS ....................................... 21 Ashaolu, Olu (Louisiana Tech) at Houston (12/29/09) 20 Balocka, Petras (Hawaii) vs Lamar (12/06/09)

ASSISTS ............................................ 12 Johnson, Armon (Nevada) vs Houston (11-21-09) 12 Johnson, Armon (Nevada) vs Hawaii (01-30-10)

STEALS ............................................... 6 George, Paul (Fresno State) vs BYU (12/12/09) 6 George, Paul (Fresno State) vs UC Davis (12/17/09) 6 Anderson, La’Shard (Boise State) vs NMSU (1/9/10) 6 Thomas, Anthony (Boise State) vs Nevada (1/20/10) 6 Shepp, Steven (Fresno State) at Hawaii (02/06/10)

BLOCKED SHOTS .............................. 7 Rahman, Hamidu (New Mexico State) vs Idaho (2/24/10) 6 Okoye, Ike (Boise State) at Eastern Washington (11-24-09) 6 Rolle, Magnum (LTU) vs Texas-Pan American (12/22/09) 6 Hunt, Dario (Nevada) vs Utah State (01-13-10) 6 Jefferson, Marvin (Idaho) vs Boise State (01/25/10) 6 Hunt, Dario (Nevada) vs Hawaii (01-30-10)

TURNOVERS ....................................... 9 Graham, Justin (San Jose State) vs Seattle (2/22/10) 8 Shepp, Steven (Fresno State) at Seattle (11/19/09) 8 George, Paul (Fresno State) vs UC Davis (12/17/09) 8 Thomas, Anthony (Boise State) at Utah State (01/16/10)

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2009-10 TEAM SUPERLATIVESWAC GamesAll Games

POINTS ............................................ 100 Nevada vs New Mexico State (03-04-10) 98 Utah State vs Hawaii (01/11/10)

MARGIN .................................44 (98-54) Utah State vs Hawaii (01/11/10) 37 (76-39) Utah State vs Fresno State (03/01/10)

FIELD GOALS MADE ........................ 37 New Mexico State at Louisiana Tech (1/30/10) 36 New Mexico State vs Boise State (2/27/10)

FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS .................. 77 Boise State at Nevada (02-13-10) 75 Boise State at San Jose State (1/14/10) 75 Louisiana Tech vs New Mexico State (1/30/10)

FIELD GOAL PCT. ...............618 (34-55) Utah State vs Hawaii (01/11/10) .617 (29-47) Utah State at San Jose State (2/13/10)

3-Pt FG MADE ................................... 14 New Mexico State at San Jose State (1/23/10) 14 Idaho vs Hawaii (03/06/10)

3-Pt FG ATTEMPTS ........................... 38 New Mexico State at San Jose State (1/23/10) 32 New Mexico State vs Fresno State (1/16/10)

3-Pt PCT. ............................. .688 (11-16) Utah State vs Hawaii (01/11/10) .643 (9-14) Utah State at San Jose State (2/13/10)

FREE THROWS MADE ..................... 26 Nevada vs Boise State (02-13-10) 24 San Jose State vs Louisiana Tech (1/21/10) 24 Fresno State at Nevada (02-17-10) 24 Nevada vs New Mexico State (03-04-10)

FREE THROW ATTEMPTS ............... 36 Nevada vs Boise State (02-13-10) 34 Nevada at Boise State (1/20/10)

FREE THROW PCT. ..............1.000 (5-5) Idaho at Nevada (01-16-10) .917 (11-12) San Jose State at Louisiana Tech (2/4/10)

REBOUNDS ....................................... 49 Boise State at San Jose State (1/14/10) 46 Boise State at Nevada (02-13-10) 46 Idaho at New Mexico State (2/24/10) 46 San Jose State vs Fresno State (2/27/10)

ASSISTS ............................................ 26 Fresno State vs Nevada (01/23/10) 25 Utah State vs Fresno State (03/01/10)

STEALS ............................................. 14 Fresno State vs Hawaii (01/09/10) 12 Utah State vs Boise State (01/16/10) 12 Boise State at Idaho (01/25/10) 12 Boise State vs Idaho (2/6/10) 12 Fresno State vs New Mexico State (02/11/10) 12 Idaho at New Mexico State (2/24/10)

BLOCKED SHOTS .............................11 Nevada vs Utah State (01-13-10) 10 Nevada vs Hawaii (01-30-10)

TURNOVERS ..................................... 25 Fresno State at Boise State (01/30/10) 23 Boise State at New Mexico State (2/27/10)

FOULS ............................................... 25 Boise State at Nevada (02-13-10) 25 New Mexico State at Nevada (03-04-10)

POINTS .............................................112 Nevada vs Houston (11-21-09) 104 Nevada vs BYU (12/22/09)

MARGIN .................................44 (98-54) Utah State vs Hawaii (01/11/10) 40 (89-49) Utah State vs Southern Utah (11/28/09)

FIELD GOALS MADE ........................ 42 Nevada vs Houston (11-21-09) 40 Nevada vs BYU (12/22/09)

FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS .................. 82 Nevada at VCU (11/27/09) 78 Boise State vs Houston Baptist (12/19/09)

FIELD GOAL PCT. ...............618 (34-55) Utah State vs Hawaii (01/11/10) .617 (29-47) Utah State at San Jose State (2/13/10)

3-Pt FG MADE ................................... 14 New Mexico State at San Jose State (1/23/10) 14 Idaho vs Hawaii (03/06/10)

3-Pt FG ATTEMPTS ........................... 38 New Mexico State at San Jose State (1/23/10) 35 New Mexico State at Cal State Fullerton (11/24/09)

3-Pt PCT. ............................. .786 (11-14) New Mexico State vs Texas Southern (12/23/09) .750 (6-8) San Jose State at Utah Valley (12/05/09)

FREE THROWS MADE ..................... 33 Louisiana Tech vs Murray State (12/15/09) 32 Hawaii vs Northwestern State (12/28/09)

FREE THROW ATTEMPTS ............... 45 Louisiana Tech vs Murray State (12/15/09) 44 Hawaii vs Northwestern State (12/28/09)

FREE THROW PCT. ..............1.000 (6-6) Nevada at North Carolina (11/29/09) 1.000 (5-5) Idaho at Nevada (01-16-10)

REBOUNDS ....................................... 62 San Jose State vs William Jessup (11/16/09) 59 Boise State vs Houston Baptist (12/19/09)

ASSISTS ............................................ 27 Nevada vs Houston (11-21-09) 26 Utah State vs Southern Utah (11/28/09) 26 Fresno State vs Nevada (01/23/10)

STEALS ............................................. 14 Fresno State vs BYU (12/12/09) 14 Fresno State vs Hawaii (01/09/10) 14 Fresno State vs UC Santa Barbara (02/20/10)

BLOCKED SHOTS ............................ 13 Fresno State vs North Dakota State (12/19/09) 11 New Mexico State vs Alcorn State (12/21/09) 11 Nevada vs Utah State (01-13-10)

TURNOVERS ..................................... 31 New Mexico State at New Mexico (12/5/09) 25 Fresno State at Boise State (01/30/10)

FOULS ............................................... 28 New Mexico State vs New Mexico (11/17/09) 27 Idaho at Utah (11/13/09) 27 San Jose State at San Francisco (12/8/09)

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2010-11 COMPOSITE SCHEDULENovember 10 (Wednesday)Louisiana Tech at Texas, 8:00 p.m.(ESPNU)

November 12 (Friday)Fresno State at BYU, 7:00 p.m.Montana State at Hawai‘i, 7:00 p.m.(Outrigger Hotel Rainbow Classic)New Mexico State at LA-Lafayette, 7:00 p.m.San Jose St. at Eastern Washington, 5:30 p.m.

November 13 (Saturday)Western State at Boise State, 7:00 p.m.Cal State Fullerton at Hawai‘i, 7:00 p.m.(Outrigger Hotel Rainbow Classic)Eastern Oregon at Idaho, 8:00 p.m.Austin College at Louisiana Tech, 8:00 p.m.Nevada at Montana, 2:00 p.m.Weber State at Utah State, 7:00 p.m.

November 15 (Monday)Central Michigan at Hawai‘i, 11:00 p.m.(Outrigger Hotel Rainbow Classic, ESPN2)Nevada vs. Pacific, 5:30 p.m.(NIT Season Tip-off, Los Angeles, Calif.)Western NM at New Mexico State, 7:00 p.m.

November 16 (Tuesday)Idaho at Washington State, 7:00 p.m.Nevada vs. UCLA or Pepperdine, TBA(NIT Season Tip-off, Los Angeles, Calif.)

November 17 (Wednesday)Vanguard at Fresno State, 8:00 p.m.Houston at Louisiana Tech, 7:00 p.m.USF at San Jose State, 7:00 p.m.Utah State at BYU, 7:00 p.m.

November 18 (Thursday)New Mexico State at Arizona, TBA

November 19 (Friday)Boise State at San Diego, 7:00 p.m.Central Arkansas at Hawai‘i, 7:30 p.m.Seattle vs. Louisiana Tech, 5:00 p.m.(2K Sports Classic, Irvine, Calif.)

November 20 (Saturday)Fresno State at UC Santa Barbara, 7:00 p.m.Portland at Idaho, 7:00 p.m.Navy vs. Louisiana Tech, 5:00 p.m.(2K Sports Classic, Irvine, Calif.)New Mexico State vs. UMass, 5:30 p.m.(Hall of Fame Tournament, Springfield, Mass.)San Jose State at Oregon, TBAUtah State at Southern Utah, 7:00 p.m.

November 21 (Sunday)Boise State at UC Davis, 1:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech at UC Irvine, 5:30 p.m.(2K Sports Classic, Irvine, Calif.)New Mexico State vs. USC, 12:30 p.m.(Hall of Fame Tournament, Springfield, Mass.)

November 22 (Monday)Idaho at Montana, 7:00 p.m.

November 23 (Tuesday)New Mexico State at UTEP, 7:00 p.m.

November 24 (Wednesday) Eastern Washington at Boise State, 7:00 p.m.Arkansas-PB at Hawai‘i, 7:00 p.m.San Jose St. at Cal State Bakersfield, 7:00 p.m.Utah at Utah State, 7:00 p.m.

November 26 (Friday)Washington State at Fresno State, 7:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech at UALR, 2:00 p.m.

November 27 (Saturday)Denver at Boise State, 7:00 p.m.Idaho at Eastern Washington, 3:00 p.m.Northeastern at Utah State, 7:00 p.m.

November 28 (Sunday)UC Riverside at San Jose State, 2:00 p.m.

November 29 (Monday) Boise State at Northern Illinois, 7:00 p.m.

November 30 (Tuesday)Fresno State at Utah, 7:00 p.m.Nevada at South Dakota State, 7:00 p.m.UTEP at New Mexico State, 7:00 p.m.San Jose State at Texas-San Antonio, 7:00 p.m.

December 1 (Wednesday)Hawai‘i at Cal Poly, 7:00 p.m.SMU at Louisiana Tech, 7:00 p.m.Utah State at Denver, 7:00 p.m.

December 3 (Friday)North Dakota at Idaho, 8:00 p.m.(Basketball Traveler’s Classic)

December 4 (Saturday)Fresno State at Colorado State, 7:00 p.m.Hawai‘i at BYU, 4:00 p.m.(played at Energy Solutions Arena, SLC, Utah)Monmouth at Idaho, 8:00 p.m.(Basketball Traveler’s Classic)Louisiana-Monroe at Louisiana Tech, 7:00 p.m.UNLV at Nevada, 8:00 p.m.New Mexico at New Mexico State, 7:00 p.m.UC Irvine at San Jose State, 7:00 p.m.Utah State at Georgetown, 12:00 p.m. (ESPNU)

December 5 (Sunday)Long Beach State at Boise State, 2:00 p.m.Eastern Michigan at Idaho, 6:00 p.m.(Basketball Traveler’s Classic)

December 6 (Monday)Nevada at Houston, 7:00 p.m.

December 7 (Tuesday)Fresno State at San Diego, 7:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech at Northwestern State, 7:00 p.m.Long Beach State at Utah State, 7:00 p.m.

December 8 (Wednesday)Boise State at UNLV, 7:00 p.m.

December 10 (Friday)Santa Clara at San Jose State, 7:00 p.m.

December 11 (Saturday)Pepperdine at Fresno State, 7:00 p.m.Hawai‘i Pacific at Hawai‘i, 7:00 p.m.Idaho at Seattle, 5:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech at McNeese State, 3:00 p.m.San Francisco State at Nevada, 5:00 p.m.New Mexico State at New Mexico, 7:00 p.m.Cal State Bakersfield at Utah State, 7:00 p.m.

December 12 (Sunday)Boise State at Drake, 2:00 p.m.Eastern Washington at San Jose State, 1:00 p.m.

December 13 (Monday)Arkansas-PB at New Mexico State, 7:00 p.m.

December 14 (Tuesday)Louisiana Tech at Houston Baptist, 7:35 p.m.

December 16 (Thursday)Oklahoma-Panhandle at NM State, 7:00 p.m.

December 17 (Friday)Boise State at Utah, 7:00 p.m.Chicago State vs. Hawai‘i, TBA(game played in Lahaina, Maui)Arizona State at Nevada, 6:00 p.m.(ESPNU)

December 18 (Saturday)North Dakota State at Fresno State, 7:00 p.m.Montana at Idaho, 7:00 p.m.Texas-Arlington at Louisiana Tech, 7:00 p.m.Pacific at New Mexico State, 7:00 p.m.(Lou Henson Classic, Las Cruces, N.M.)San Jose State at Seattle, 7:00 p.m.Utah State at Utah Valley, 7:00 p.m.

December 19 (Sunday)Texas-Pan American at Boise State, 7:00 p.m.

December 20 (Monday)Portland State at Nevada, 7:30 p.m.

December 21 (Tuesday)Pacific at Fresno State, 7:00 p.m.Idaho at Oregon, TBALouisiana Tech at Iowa, 7:00 p.m.LA-Lafayette at New Mexico State, 7:00 p.m.Idaho State at Utah State, 8:00 p.m.(Basketball Travelers Invitational, Logan, Utah)

December 22 (Wednesday)Boise State at Portland, 7:00 p.m.Florida State at Hawai‘i, 8:00 p.m.(Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic)Nevada at Washington, 6:00 p.m.Pugent Sound at San Jose State, 7:00 p.m.Western Michigan at Utah State, 8:00 p.m.(Basketball Travelers Invitational, Logan, Utah)

December 23 (Thursday)TBA at Hawai‘i, TBA(Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic)Saint Mary’s at New Mexico State, 7:00 p.m.Troy at Utah State, 8:00 p.m.(Basketball Travelers Invitational, Logan, Utah)

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2010-11 COMPOSITE SCHEDULEDecember 25 (Saturday)TBA at Hawai‘i, TBA(Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic)

December 27 (Monday)Nevada at Portland, 7:00 p.m.

December 29 (Wednesday)*Louisiana Tech at Boise State, 7:00 p.m.*San Jose State at Fresno State, 8:00 p.m.*Hawai‘i at Utah State, 7:00 p.m.*New Mexico State at Idaho, 7:00 p.m.

December 31 (Friday)*New Mexico State at Boise State, 5:00 p.m.*Hawai‘i at Nevada, 5:00 p.m.*Louisiana Tech at Idaho, 7:00 p.m.*San Jose State at Utah State, 7:00 p.m.

January 3 (Monday)*Nevada at Fresno State, 8:00 p.m.

January 6 (Thursday)*Boise State at San Jose State, 7:00 p.m.*Fresno State at Louisiana Tech, 7:00 p.m.*Idaho at Hawai‘i, 7:30 p.m.

January 8 (Saturday)*Boise State at Hawai‘i, 7:00 p.m.*Fresno State at New Mexico State, 7:00 p.m.*Idaho at San Jose State, 7:30 p.m.*Utah State at Nevada, 1:00 p.m.(ESPNU)

January 12 (Wednesday)*Nevada at Idaho, 8:00 p.m.(ESPN2)

January 13 (Thursday)*Utah State at Boise State, 7:00 p.m.*Hawai‘i at New Mexico State, 7:00 p.m.(ERT)*San Jose State at Louisiana Tech, 7:00 p.m.

January 15 (Saturday)*Nevada at Boise State, 7:00 p.m.*Utah State at Fresno State, 8:00 p.m.*Hawai‘i at Louisiana Tech, 7:00 p.m.*San Jose State at New Mexico State, 7:00 p.m.Idaho at Cal State Bakersfield, 7:00 p.m.

January 17 (Monday)*Idaho at Fresno State, 7:00 p.m.

January 20 (Thursday)*Fresno State at Hawai‘i, 8:00 p.m.*Louisiana Tech at Utah State, 7:00 p.m.*New Mexico State at Nevada, 7:30 p.m.

January 22 (Saturday)*Boise State at Idaho, 7:00 p.m.*San Jose State at Hawai‘i, 7:00 p.m.*Louisiana Tech at Nevada, 7:30 p.m.*New Mexico State at Utah State, 9:00 p.m.(ESPNU)

January 24 (Monday)Seattle at Fresno State, 8:00 p.m.

January 27 (Thursday)*Boise State at New Mexico State, 7:00 p.m.*Fresno State at Nevada, 7:30 p.m.*Idaho at Louisiana Tech, 7:00 p.m.(ERT)*Utah State at San Jose State, 7:00 p.m.

January 29 (Saturday)*Boise State at Louisiana Tech, 7:00 p.m.*Fresno State at San Jose State, 7:00 p.m.*Utah State at Hawai‘i, 7:00 p.m.*Idaho at New Mexico State, 7:00 p.m.

February 2 (Wednesday)*Nevada at Utah State, 9:00 p.m.(ESPN2)

February 3 (Thursday)*Hawai‘i at Boise State, 7:00 p.m.*New Mexico State at Fresno State, 7:00 p.m.*San Jose State at Idaho, 7:00 p.m.

February 5 (Saturday)*Boise State at Utah State, 7:00 p.m.*Louisiana Tech at Fresno State, 8:00 p.m.(ESPNU)*Hawai‘i at Idaho, 7:00 p.m.*San Jose State at Nevada, 7:30 p.m.

February 7 (Monday)Cal State Bakersfield at Fresno State, 7:00 p.m.*Louisiana Tech at New Mexico State, 7:00 p.m.

February 9 (Wednesday)*Utah State at Idaho, 8:00 p.m.(ESPN2)

February 10 (Thursday)*Fresno State at Boise State, 7:00 p.m.

February 12 (Saturday)*Idaho at Boise State, 9:00 p.m.(ESPNU)*Fresno State at Utah State, 7:00 p.m.*New Mexico State at Louisiana Tech, 3:00 p.m.(ERT)*Nevada at San Jose State, 7:00 p.m.

February 14 (Monday)*Nevada at Hawai‘i, 7:00 p.m.

February 15 (Tuesday)Montana State at San Jose State, 7:00 p.m.

February 16 (Wednesday)Fresno State at Cal State Bakersfield, 7:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech at North Dakota, 7:00 p.m.Montana Western at Utah State, 7:00 p.m.

February 19 (Saturday) BracketBustersTBA at Fresno StateTBA at Louisiana TechTBA at NevadaTBA at New Mexico StateTBA at San Jose StateBoise State at TBAHawai‘i at TBAIdaho at TBAUtah State at TBA

February 23 (Wednesday)*New Mexico State at San Jose State, 8:00 p.m.(ESPN2)

February 24 (Thursday)*Boise State at Fresno State, 7:00 p.m.*Louisiana Tech at Hawai‘i, 7:30 p.m.*Idaho at Nevada, 7:30 p.m.(ERT)

February 26 (Saturday)*Boise State at Nevada, 7:00 p.m.*New Mexico State at Hawai‘i, 7:00 p.m.*Idaho at Utah State, 7:00 p.m.*Louisiana Tech at San Jose State, 7:00 p.m.

March 2 (Wednesday)*Utah State at New Mexico State, 9:00 p.m.(ESPN2)Cal State Bakersfield at Boise State, 7:00 p.m.

March 3 (Thursday)*Fresno State at Idaho, 7:00 p.m.*Hawai‘i at San Jose State, 7:30 p.m.*Nevada at Louisiana Tech, 8:00 p.m.

March 5 (Saturday)*San Jose State at Boise State, 7:00 p.m.*Hawai‘i at Fresno State, 8:00 p.m.Seattle at Idaho, 7:00 p.m.*Utah State at Louisiana Tech, 6:00 p.m.(ERT)*Nevada at New Mexico State, 7:00 p.m.

March 9 (Wednesday)WAC Tournament First RoundNo. 5 vs. No. 8, 6:00 p.m.No. 6 vs. No. 7, 8:30 p.m.

March 10 (Thursday)WAC Tournament QuarterfinalsGame 1 Winner vs. No. 4, 12:00 p.m.(ESPNU)Game 2 Winner vs. No. 3, 2:30 p.m.(ESPNU)

March 11 (Friday)WAC Tournament SemifinalsGame 3 Winner vs. No. 1, 6:00 p.m.Game 4 Winner vs. No. 2, 9:00 p.m.(ESPN2)

March 12 (Saturday)WAC Tournament ChampionshipGame 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner, 7:00 p.m.(ESPN2)