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MEN’S BASKETBALLPREVIEWSeptember 2011WAC NEWS AND NOTESWAC TOURNAMENT RETURNS TO LAS VEGASThe 2012 WAC Men’s <strong>and</strong> Women’s Basketball Tournament will be held March 7-10 at the OrleansArena in Las Vegas <strong>and</strong> will include all eight WAC teams. Ticket information <strong>and</strong> tournament formatwill be available soon at www.<strong>wac</strong>sports.com.ESPN SEARS BRACKETBUSTERSFor the 10th year in a row, the WAC has partnered with ESPN <strong>and</strong> several other top college basketballconferences for ESPN Sears BracketBusters, a weekend men’s basketball event matchingpotential NCAA tournament hopefuls against each other. All eight WAC teams will be a part of thisyear’s pool of teams. The event will be held February 18. The match-ups for Sears BracketBusterSaturday will be determined by ESPN in conjunction with the conferences about three weeksbefore the event.WAC STAT LEADERS RETURN TO THE COURT IN 2011-12The WAC returns six of its stat category leaders (all games) from last season. Nevada’s Dario Huntreturns for his senior season after leading the league in rebounding last season at 9.7 reboundsper game. Hunt also led the conference in blocks at 1.69 per game. Idaho’s Kyle Barone will headinto his junior campaign after leading the WAC in field goal percentage at 61.1 percent. DeremyGeiger also returns to Idaho for his senior season after fronting the conference with an 86.9 freethrow percentage. Hawai‘i’s Zane Johnson enters his senior season after leading the league with3.16 three-point field goals per game. Idaho’s L<strong>and</strong>on Tatum led the league in assist/turnover ratioat 2.20 last season, <strong>and</strong> returns for his senior season. Six of the WAC’s top 15 scorers <strong>and</strong> eight ofits top rebound leaders return this season.TABLE OF CONTENTSWAC News <strong>and</strong> Notes...................................1-7Team InformationFresno State.....................................................8-9Hawai’i...........................................................10-11Idaho..............................................................12-13Louisiana Tech............................................14-15Nevada..........................................................16-17New Mexico State.....................................18-19San Jose State.............................................20-21Utah State....................................................22-23WAC Stats.....................................................24-292011-12 Composite Schedule............ 30-IBCCredits: The 2011-12 WAC Men’s BasketballFall Preview is compiled <strong>and</strong>published by the WAC office with theassistance <strong>and</strong> cooperation of the conference’ssports information directors <strong>and</strong>their staffs.Editor: Jason EricksonLayout <strong>and</strong> Design: Vicky FosterONLINECheck out the WAC’s web site for stats,st<strong>and</strong>ings <strong>and</strong> <strong>notes</strong> at:www.<strong>wac</strong>sports.come-mail: jerickson@<strong>wac</strong>.org2010-11 WAC STANDINGS WAC Games All GamesW L Pct. Hm Rd Stk W L Pct. Hm Rd. Neu StkUtah State 15 1 .938 8-0 7-1 W4 30 4 .882 17-0 11-3 2-1 L1Boise State 10 6 .625 5-3 5-3 W5 22 13 .629 12-4 9-8 1-1 L1New Mexico State 9 7 .562 7-1 2-6 W1 16 17 .485 12-5 3-9 1-3 L1Idaho 9 7 .562 5-3 4-4 W1 18 14 .562 10-5 8-8 0-1 L2Hawai‘i 8 8 .500 5-3 3-5 L1 19 13 .594 14-5 4-6 1-2 L1Nevada 8 8 .500 5-3 3-5 L1 13 19 .406 9-5 3-10 1-4 L3Fresno State 6 10 .375 5-3 1-7 W1 14 17 .452 11-5 3-11 0-1 L1San Jose State 5 11 .312 3-5 2-6 L2 17 16 .515 9-6 6-9 2-1 L2Louisiana Tech 2 14 .125 2-6 0-8 L7 12 20 .375 8-6 2-14 2-0 L42011-12 WAC Men’s Basketball Preview 1


ASSOCIATED PRESSFinal 2010-11Rk School Record Points1 Ohio State (51) 32-2 1,6112 Kansas (14) 32-2 1,5743 Duke 30-4 1,4724 Pittsburgh 27-5 1,4065 Notre Dame 26-6 1,3326 San Diego State 32-2 1,3227 North Carolina 26-7 1,1898 Texas 27-7 1,0699 Connecticut 26-9 1,01910 Brigham Young 30-4 97711 Kentucky 25-8 92812 Syracuse 26-7 92213 Purdue 25-7 90314 Louisville 25-9 87415 Florida 26-7 84016 Wisconsin 23-8 61917 Arizona 27-7 51618 St. John’s 21-11 43319 Utah State 30-3 33320 Xavier 24-7 27021 Kansas State 22-10 24022 West Virginia 20-11 17823 Washington 23-10 17624 Texas A&M 24-8 15225 V<strong>and</strong>erbilt 23-10 130Other WAC teams receiving votes: NoneUSA TODAY/ESPNFinal 2010-11Rk School Record Points1 Connecticut (30) 30-9 7732 Butler 27-9 7043 Kentucky 29-8 6764 Kansas 35-3 6595 Ohio State (1) 34-3 6306 VCU 28-11 5557 Duke 32-5 5548 North Carolina 29-8 5329 Arizona 30-8 53110 Florida 29-8 50311 San Diego State 34-3 47912 Pittsburgh 28-6 44813 Brigham Young 32-5 37614 Notre Dame 27-7 33615 Wisconsin 25-9 31116 Texas 28-8 29017 Purdue 26-8 27618 Syracuse 27-8 25019 Florida State 23-11 19720 Marquette 22-15 15921 Richmond 29-8 15222 Louisville 25-10 14723 Washington 24-11 10824 Kansas State 23-11 7325 Utah State 30-4 51Other WAC teams receiving votes: NoneWAC NEWS AND NOTES, CONTINUEDTOURNAMENT OPPONENTSWAC teams will play at least 10 non-conference games against opponents that played inlast year’s NCAA Tournament. Nevada leads the conference with four games scheduledagainst last year’s NCAA Tournament opponents. Utah State will play two games against2011 NCAA Tournament teams.Brigham Young at Utah State, Nov. 11New Mexico State at Northern Colorado, Nov. 12Nevada at UNLV, Nov. 14Nevada vs. Brigham Young, Nov. 25Nevada vs. Wisconsin (Possible game), Nov. 26Texas-San Antonio at San Jose State, Nov. 30Washington at Nevada, Dec. 2UALR at Louisiana Tech, Dec. 17Saint Peter’s at Utah State, Dec. 21UNLV at Hawai‘i, Dec. 31LETTERWINNER/STARTER CAPSULEThis season, five WAC teams return at least three starters. Nevada returns all five of itsstarters from last season, while New Mexico State returns four. Hawai‘i, Louisiana Tech<strong>and</strong> San Jose State each return three starters. Fresno State returns two starters from lastyear’s squad, while Idaho <strong>and</strong> Utah State each return one starter. Nevada has the mostnumber of returning letterwinners with 11.Team LR LL SR SLFresno State 5 5 2 3Hawai‘i 6 4 3 2Idaho 7 5 1 4Louisiana Tech 6 7 3 2Nevada 11 4 5 0New Mexico State 8 2 4 1San Jose State 8 3 3 2Utah State 4 8 1 4Utah State celebrates after winning the 2011 WAC Tournament at the Orleans Arena inLas Vegas, Nevada. The Aggies have won four-straight regular season WAC titles <strong>and</strong>two WAC tournament titles in the past three years.2 2011-12 WAC Men’s Basketball Preview


A LOOK BACK: 2010-11UTAH STATE FALLS TO TEXAS A&M AT NCAA TOURNAMENTThree players in double-digits was not enough for 12th-seeded Utah State as the Aggies weretopped by the Wildcats of Kansas State, 73-68, in the second round of the 2011 NCAA Tournamentat the McKale Center at Tuscon, Ariz. USU, ranked No. 17 in this week’s ESPN/USA Today Coaches’poll <strong>and</strong> No. 19 in the Associated Press poll ends its record season with a 30-4 mark, as the 30wins ties the 2008-09 team for most in school history <strong>and</strong> its 30-4 mark is the best-ever in theprogram’s history. No. 24/21 K-State improves to 23-10 overall <strong>and</strong> advances to play third-seeded<strong>and</strong> No. 16/16 Wisconsin in the third round on Saturday. In his final game in an Aggie uniform,senior forward Tai Wesley netted a team-high 18 points, while junior guard Brockeith Pane added17 points <strong>and</strong> senior guard Pooh Williams tied a career-high with four three-pointers on the wayto 16 points. Wesley <strong>and</strong> senior guard Tyler Newbold shared not only team-best reboundinghonors but game-best as well snaring six boards each. The Aggies pulled within 33-28 less thanthree minutes into the second half as Wesley hit a jumper <strong>and</strong> a layup s<strong>and</strong>wiched around a Panelayup. The Wildcats responded <strong>and</strong> opened a 47-34 lead at the 10:14 mark on a Kelly jumper. USUcountered to close to 56-50 on a driving Williams dunk with 4:20 to play, but that would be theclosest the Aggies would get until the waning seconds. Utah State’s senior class of Wesley, Green,Newbold, Williams, <strong>and</strong> forwards Nate Bendall <strong>and</strong> Matt Formisano leave USU as their winningestplayers in school history with a four-year record of 108-28. That group led the Aggies to fourstraightregular-season <strong>Western</strong> <strong>Athletic</strong> <strong>Conference</strong> championships <strong>and</strong> two WAC Tournamenttitles in the last three years.UTAH STATE CLAIMS 2011 WAC BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT TITLETai Wesley <strong>and</strong> Brockeith Pane each scored 19 points <strong>and</strong> Wesley also pulled down nine reboundsas the Aggies won the WAC Tournament with a 77-69 win over Boise State in the championshipcontest of the 2011 WAC Basketball Tournament championship game. La’Shard Anderson pacedBoise State with 18 points.2011 WAC Basketball All-Tournament TeamLa’Shard Anderson, Boise StateNate Bendall, Utah StateAdrian Oliver, San Jose StateTai Wesley, Utah StateBrockeith Pane, Utah State - MVPUTAH STATE WINS FOURTH-STRAIGHT WAC REGULAR SEASON TITLEUtah State’s men’s basketball team won its third-straight outright <strong>Western</strong> <strong>Athletic</strong> <strong>Conference</strong>regular season championship <strong>and</strong> fourth-straight league title overall in 2010-11. With its regularseason WAC Championship, Utah State extended its current school record run of consecutivepostseason appearances to 12 straight as the Aggies have played in the NCAA Tournament seventimes <strong>and</strong> the NIT four times in the past 11 years. Along with securing its 12-straight postseasonappearance, Utah State is also one of just two teams in the nation to win at least 23 games in eachof the last 12 seasons along with Kansas.SEVEN WAC PLAYERS NAMED TO NABC ALL-DISTRICT TEAMThe National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced the NABC Division I All-Districtteams for 2011, recognizing the nation’s best men’s collegiate basketball student-athletes. Sevenplayers from the WAC received NABC all-district honors. Utah State’s Tai Wesley, New MexicoState’s Troy Gillenwater, San Jose State’s Adrian Oliver, Louisiana Tech’s Olu Ashaolu, Fresno State’sGreg Smith, Nevada’s Dario Hunt <strong>and</strong> Boise State’s La’Shard Anderson each received a place onthe all-district squad.FOUR WAC TEAMS INVITED TO POSTSEASON TOURNAMENTSFour WAC teams, including Boise State, Hawai‘i, Idaho <strong>and</strong> San Jose State have been invited toparticipate in postseason tournaments. Boise State <strong>and</strong> San Jose State will play in the College BasketballInvitational (CBI), while Hawai‘i <strong>and</strong> Idaho will play in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.UTAH STATE’S MORRILL NAMED NABC DISTRICT 6 COACH OF THE YEARVeteran Utah State men’s basketball coach Stew Morrill was honored this past season as the NationalAssociation of Basketball Coaches (NABC) District 6 Coach of the Year as selected by his peers.It is the second year in a row that Morrill has been named the NABC’s Coach of the Year for District6 as he shared the award a year ago with Northern Colorado’s Tad Boyle. Morrill was also namedthe <strong>Western</strong> <strong>Athletic</strong> <strong>Conference</strong> Coach of the Year for the third-straight season in 2011 afterleading Utah State to its fourth-straight regular season WAC title with a 15-1 league mark to goalong with its second WAC Tournament Championship in the last three years. USU finished theCOACHING RECORDSRodney Terry - Fresno StateOverall................................................ 0-0 (.000), 1st seasonSchool................................................. 0-0 (.000), 1st seasonWAC..................................................... 0-0 (.000), 1st seasonGib Arnold - Hawai‘iOverall..........................................19-13 (.594), 2nd seasonSchool...........................................19-13 (.594), 2nd seasonWAC....................................................8-8 (.500), 2nd seasonDon Verlin - IdahoOverall...........................................50-46 (.521), 4th seasonSchool............................................50-46 (.521), 4th seasonWAC................................................24-24 (.500), 4th seasonMichael White - Louisiana TechOverall................................................ 0-0 (.000), 1st seasonSchool................................................. 0-0 (.000), 1st seasonWAC..................................................... 0-0 (.000), 1st seasonDavid Carter - NevadaOverall...........................................34-32 (.515), 3rd seasonSchool............................................34-32 (.515), 3rd seasonWAC................................................19-13 (.594), 3rd seasonMarvin Menzies - New Mexico StateOverall...........................................76-58 (.563), 5th seasonSchool............................................76-58 (.563), 5th seasonWAC................................................40-22 (.645), 5th seasonGeorge Nessman - San Jose StateOverall........................................ 68-119 (.364), 7th seasonSchool......................................... 68-119 (.364), 7th seasonWAC................................................27-69 (.281), 7th seasonStew Morrill - Utah StateOverall................................... 542-241 (.692), 26th seasonSchool.................................... 324-103 (.759), 14th seasonWAC............................................136-78 (.636),14th season2011-12 WAC Men’s Basketball Preview 3


NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTSWAC vs. Non-<strong>Conference</strong> Opponents<strong>Conference</strong>............ 2009-10................ 2010-11America East............0-0....................... 0-1ACC.........................0-1....................... 0-1Atlantic Sun..............0-0....................... 0-0Atlantic 10................0-1....................... 0-2Big East....................0-0....................... 0-1Big Sky....................13-5..................... 13-3Big South.................0-0....................... 0-0Big Ten.....................0-2....................... 0-1Big 12.......................0-1....................... 0-1Big West.................. 6-11..................... 11-5Colonial....................1-2....................... 2-0<strong>Conference</strong> USA......5-1....................... 2-3Great West...............7-0....................... 5-1Horizon.....................0-0....................... 0-0Independents...........6-2....................... 8-2Ivy League...............0-0....................... 0-0MAC.........................1-0....................... 4-0MAAC.......................0-0....................... 0-0MEAC.......................1-0....................... 0-0Missouri Valley.........1-2....................... 0-1Mountain West........5-12..................... 2-10Northeast.................1-0....................... 1-0Ohio Valley...............2-0....................... 0-0Pac-10......................0-5....................... 1-7Patriot.......................0-0....................... 1-0SEC..........................0-0....................... 1-0Southern..................1-0....................... 0-0Southl<strong>and</strong>.................6-0....................... 2-3SWAC......................3-1....................... 3-0Summit.....................6-0....................... 2-1Sun Belt...................3-0....................... 6-1West Coast...............7-9....................... 5-5Non-Division I..........10-0..................... 11-0Totals................. 85-55 (.607)............ 80-49 (.620)2010-11 HOME ATTENDANCEAll GamesTeam G Total Avg. HighBSU 16 73,502 4,594 12,193FS 16 117,304 7,332 9,059UH 19 114,007 6,000 8,544UI 15 20,382 1,359 5,016LTU 14 30,351 2,168 4,123NEV 14 64,785 4,628 5,967NMSU 17 99,612 5,860 8,488SJSU 15 28,544 1,903 3,411USU 17 148,449 8,732 10,270Total 143 696,936 4,874<strong>Conference</strong> GamesTeam G Total Avg. HighBSU 8 47,921 5,990 12,193FS 8 59,507 7,438 9,059UH 8 51,977 6,497 8,148UI 8 13,417 1,677 5,016LTU 8 15,900 1,988 2,399NEV 8 38,484 4,810 5,511NMSU 8 45,856 5,732 6,602SJSU 8 16,851 2,106 2,823USU 8 74,161 9,270 10,270Total 72 364,074 5,057A LOOK BACK: 2010-11, CONTINUEDyear with a school-record tying 30 wins <strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> played in its third-straight NCAA Tournament.Its 30-4 end of season record this year is the best in school history. As a collegiate head coach,Morrill has been named conference coach of the year six times, winning the award in 1991 whileat Montana, in 2000 <strong>and</strong> 2002 when Utah State was a member of the Big West <strong>Conference</strong>, <strong>and</strong>2009, 2010 <strong>and</strong> 2011 as a member of the WAC. During Morrill’s tenure, Utah State has won at leasta share of seven regular season league titles to go along with six tournament championships.Utah State also owns the nation’s fourth-best winning percentage during the last 12 years (.774),<strong>and</strong> has posted 12 straight 23-win seasons <strong>and</strong> advanced to 12 straight postseasons (8-NCAA,4-NIT), both of which are school records. Morrill, who completed his 13th year at Utah State <strong>and</strong>25th season as a collegiate head coach, has a 324-103 (.759) record with the Aggies <strong>and</strong> a 542-241(.692) overall mark. Among active Division I coaches, Morrill ranks 18th in the nation in wins <strong>and</strong>26th in winning percentage. He is also one of just 18 active coaches with 500 career victories <strong>and</strong>one of just 10 active coaches to post 20 or more wins at least 16 times.MICHAEL WHITE NAMED LOUISIANA TECH MEN’S BASKETBALL COACHLouisiana Tech officials l<strong>and</strong>ed one of the rising young stars in the college basketball businesswhen the University hired Ole Miss Rebel assistant coach Michael White. White was introducedduring a formal press conference held in the Jarrell Room of the Charles Wyly <strong>Athletic</strong> Center inMarch. After carefully outlining the qualifications they were searching for in the replacement forformer Tech head coach Kerry Rupp, the search committee chaired by Tech <strong>Athletic</strong>s DirectorBruce Van De Velde recommended White who was approved by the Tech <strong>Athletic</strong>s Council. He isthe 17th head coach in Bulldog basetball history.RODNEY TERRY NAMED FRESNO STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL COACHA coach who played an integral part in one of the nation’s most successful college basketball programsfor nearly a decade was hired in April to lead the Bulldog men’s basketball program. FresnoState Director of <strong>Athletic</strong>s Thomas Boeh announced the hiring of former Texas assistant coachRodney Terry as head men’s basketball coach. Terry will be the 18th head coach in Bulldog history,replacing Steve Clevel<strong>and</strong> who was reassigned within the athletics department last month. Knownas an outst<strong>and</strong>ing recruiting <strong>and</strong> bench coach while at Texas, Terry’s resume includes coachingtwo national players of the year <strong>and</strong> 11 appearances in the NCAA tournament.UTAH STATE HOLDS NATION’S THIRD-LONGEST HOME WIN STREAKUtah State has won 31 straight home games, which is the third-longest active winning streakin the nation behind Duke (36) <strong>and</strong> Kentucky (34). Overall, USU has won 83 of its last 85 homegames, including 15 straight non-conference games at home. The Aggies last home loss cameagainst Saint Mary’s (68-63) on Dec. 5, 2009 as the Gaels snapped USU’s school-record 37-gamehome winning streak.BOISE STATE AND SAN JOSE STATE TIE WAC RECORD WITH FOUR-OVERTIME GAMEBoise State defeated San Jose State 102-101 in four overtimes on Jan. 6. The four overtime gameties the WAC record for most overtimes played in a single game. The only other time two teamsplayed a game that went into four overtimes was on March 3, 1983 when New Mexico defeatedHawai‘i 63-61 in Honolulu.WAC TEAMS GO A COMBINED 8-1 IN ESPN SEARS BRACKETBUSTERSFor an ninth-straight year, the WAC participated in BracketBusters -- a two-day men’s collegebasketball event pitting NCAA Tournament hopefuls. WAC teams went a combined 8-1 in thosematchups. Utah State won the event’s featured game, defeating 23rd-ranked Saint Marys, 75-65on ESPN2.WAC Televised BracketBusters GamesSat., 2/19, #17 Utah State def. #23 Saint Mary’s, 75-65 (ESPN2 HD)WAC Non-Televised BracketBusters GamesBoise State def. UC Santa Barbara, 78-76 (OT)Hawai‘i def. UC Davis, 83-69Idaho def. Montana State, 65-50Fresno State def. UC Riverside, 68-49Louisiana Tech def. Georgia State, 51-45Nevada def. UC Irvine, 74-63Northern Colorado def. New Mexico State, 82-80San Jose State def. Weber State, 62-464 2011-12 WAC Men’s Basketball Preview


A LOOK BACK: 2010-11, CONTINUEDHEAD COACH STEW MORRILL COLLECTS 300th USU WINWith an 81-53 victory over Long Beach State on Dec. 7, Utah State head coach Stew Morrill collectedhis 300th win at the helm of the Aggies. The USU head coach is now 322-102 directing theAggie program <strong>and</strong> is the winningest coach in school history <strong>and</strong> is first all-time in games coachedwith 424. All-time, Morrill is now 540-240 in 25 years as a collegiate head coach.UTAH STATE, HAWAI‘I IMPRESS AT TOURNAMENTSUtah State claimed the World Vision Invitational, sponsored by Gossner Foods after going 3-0 atthe tournament in Logan. The Aggies defeated Idaho State (71-48), <strong>Western</strong> Michigan (78-57) <strong>and</strong>Troy (80-39) to claim the even’ts title. Hawai‘i was also impressive at its tournament, the HawaiianAirlines Diamond Head Classic. The Rainbow Warriors dropped its tournament opener, 70-62 toFlorida State before downing both Utah (68-55) <strong>and</strong> Mississippi State (68-57).IDAHO WINS BASKETBALL TRAVELERS CLASSIC TITLEIdaho extended its winning streak to four games with a 75-60 victory over Eastern Michigan onSunday, capping off an exciting Basketball Travelers Classic tournament, which was the first regularseasontourney in Moscow since 1989. Idaho (5-3) went 3-0 at the tournament to claim the title.LOUISIANA TECH CLAIMS 2K SPORTS COACHES VS. CANCER IRVINE SUBREGIONALBehind a career-high 26 points by senior guard DeAndre Brown, Louisiana Tech beat UC-Irvine76-72 Nov. 21 at the Bren Center in Irvine, Calif. The win marked Tech’s fourth win in five days<strong>and</strong> third win in the three games in the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer <strong>and</strong> wasnamed MVP of the Irvine subregional.HAWAI‘I WINS 2010 RAINBOW CLASSIC TITLEHawai‘i captured the Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic title with a hard-earned 65-62 victory overCentral Michigan in the championship game on Nov. 15. With the win, UH improved to 3-0 onthe season for its best start in six years. The nationally-televised game—which tipped of at 11:00p.m. local time—was emotionally charged from the get-go with the Rainbow Warriors eventuallygrinding out the win. The lead changed h<strong>and</strong>s 11 times, including seven times in the second half,before UH took the lead for good at the four-minute mark <strong>and</strong> held off the Chippewa squad. Seniorguard Hiram Thompason was named the Tournament MVP. The win gave UH its 12th all-time RainbowClassic title <strong>and</strong> first since the tournament went to a four-team, round-robin format in 2009.ACADEMIC ALL-WACThe 2010-11 academic all-WAC basketballteam included 14 players. To be eligible,a student-athlete must have completedone academic year, have a 3.0 or bettercumulative grade point average <strong>and</strong> haveparticipated in at least fifty percent of theteam’s contests.Boise StateThomas Bropleh, Fr.Fresno StateNedeljko Golubovic, Sr.Bracken Funk, Fr.John Ryan, Fr.Hawai‘iHiram Thompson, Sr.Bo Barnes, Fr.IdahoJoe Kammerer, So.San Jose StateGarrett Ton, Jr.Wil Carter, Jr.Keith Shamburger, Fr.Utah StateMatt Formisano, Sr.Brady Jardine, Jr.Tyler Newbold, Sr.Tai Wesley, Sr.PLAYERS OF THE WEEK2012 WAC TOURNAMENTMarch 7-10 - Orleans ArenaLas Vegas, NevadaTicket info available at www.<strong>wac</strong>sports.com2010-11 SeasonNovember 15........... Hiram Thompson, Sr., G, UHNovember 22.....DeAndre Brown, Sr., G, LA TechNovember 29......Brady Jardine, Jr., F, Utah StateDecember 6.................Justin Graham, Sr., G, SJSUDecember 13............ Tai Wesley, Sr., F, Utah StateDecember 20.............. Olu Ashaolu, Jr., F, LA TechDecember 27.................Adrian Oliver, Sr., G, SJSUJanuary 3.................... Tai Wesley, Sr., F, Utah StateJanuary 10........... La’Shard Anderson, Sr., G, BSUJanuary 17.................. Jeff Ledbetter, Sr., G, IdahoJanuary 24............ Deonte Burton, Fr., G, NevadaJanuary 31.............Brian Green, Sr., G, Utah StateFebruary 7..........Greg Smith, So., C, Fresno StateFebruary 14......................Malik Story, So., NevadaFebruary 21............... Tai Wesley, Sr., F, Utah StateFebruary 28......... La’Shard Anderson, Sr., G, BSUMarch 7..................... Zane Johnson, Jr., G, Hawai‘i2011-12 WAC Men’s Basketball Preview 5


NATIONAL HONORSNABC All-District HonorsTai Wesley, Utah State (1st Team)Troy Gillenwater, New Mexico State (1st Team)Adrian Oliver, San Jose State (1st Team)Olu Ashaolu, Louisiana Tech (2nd Team)Greg Smith, Fresno State (2nd Team)Dario Hunt, Nevada (2nd Team)La’Shard Anderson, Boise State (2nd Team)2011 WAC TOURNAMENT RESULTSMarch 9-12 • Las Vegas, NevadaMarch 9 (Wednesday)No. 8 San Jose State def. No. 5 Hawai‘i, 75-74No. 6 Nevada def. No. 7 Fresno State, 90-80March 10 (Thursday)No. 8 San Jose State def. No. 4 Idaho, 74-68No. 3 New Mexico State def. No. 6 Nevada, 66-60March 11 (Friday)No. 1 Utah State def. No. 8 San Jose State, 58-54No. 2 Boise State def. No. 3 New Mexico State, 81-63March 12 (Saturday)No. 1 Utah State def. No. 2 Boise State, 77-692010-11 WAC POSTSEASON AWARDSFirst TeamLa’Shard Anderson, Boise State, G, 6-1, 170, Sr., San Diego, Calif. (Irvine Valley CC)Troy Gillenwater, New Mexico State, F, 6-8, 238, Jr., Boston, Mass. (Stoneridge Prep)Adrian Oliver, San Jose State, G, 6-4, 210, Sr., Modesto, Calif. (Washington)Brockeith Pane, Utah State, G, 6-1, 195, Jr., Dallas, Texas (Midl<strong>and</strong> JC)Tai Wesley, Utah State, F, 6-7, 240, Sr., Provo, Utah (Provo HS)Second TeamBill Amis, Hawai‘i, F, 6-9, 235, Sr., Oklahoma City, Okla. (Pratt CC)Brian Green, Utah State, G, 6-1, 200, Sr., Kaysville, Utah (Salt Lake CC)Dario Hunt, Nevada, F, 6-8, 230, Jr., Colorado Springs, Colo. (Charis Prep School)Jeff Ledbetter, Idaho, G, 6-3, 195, Sr., Brea, Calif. (Irvine Valley CC)Greg Smith, Fresno State, C, 6-10, 250, So., Fresno, Calif. (Westwind Academy)Honorable MentionOlu Ashaolu, Louisiana Tech, F, 6-7, 220, Jr., Toronto, Canada (Humble Christian)Kyle Barone, Idaho, C, 6-10, 220, So., Garden Grove, Calif. (Pacifica HS)Deonte Burton, Nevada, G, 6-1, 185, Fr., Los Angeles, Calif. (Compton Centenial HS)Justin Graham, San Jose State, G, 6-4, 195, Sr., Ripon, Calif. (Ripon HS)Zane Johnson, Hawai‘i, G, 6-6, 210, Jr., Phoenix, Ariz. (Arizona)All-Defensive TeamLa’Shard Anderson, Boise State, G, 6-1, 170, Sr., San Diego, Calif. (Irvine Valley CC)Olu Ashaolu, Louisiana Tech, F, 6-7, 220, Jr., Toronto, Canada (Humble Christian)Justin Graham, San Jose State, G, 6-4, 195, Sr., Ripon, Calif. (Ripon HS)Dario Hunt, Nevada, F, 6-8, 230, Jr., Colorado Springs, Colo. (Charis Prep School)Tyler Newbold, Utah State, G, 6-5, 210, Sr., Payson, Utah (Payson HS)All-Newcomer TeamDeonte Burton, Nevada, G, 6-1, 185, Fr., Los Angeles, Calif. (Compton Centenial HS)Olek Czyz, Nevada, 6-7, 240, Jr., Gdynia, Pol<strong>and</strong> (Duke)Zane Johnson, Hawai‘i, G, 6-6, 210, Jr., Phoenix, Ariz. (Arizona)Brockeith Pane, Utah State, G, 6-1, 195, Jr., Dallas, Texas (Midl<strong>and</strong> JC)Tim Steed, Fresno State, G, 6-4, 215, Jr., Philadelphia, Penn. (Highl<strong>and</strong> CC)Player of the Year: Tai Wesley, Utah StateFreshman of the Year: Deonte Burton, NevadaDon Haskins Coach of the Year: Stew Morrill, Utah State6 2011-12 WAC Men’s Basketball Preview


2010-11 NCAA STATISTICAL RANKINGSTeam (listed if ranked in the top 50)WON-LOST PERCENTAGEUtah State............................................................................................ 4th (88.2)SCORING OFFENSEBoise State.........................................................................................47th (74.1)SCORING DEFENSEUtah State............................................................................................ 5th (58.7)SCORING MARGINUtah State............................................................................................ 6th (13.4)FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGEUtah State..........................................................................................28th (47.0)Idaho....................................................................................................49th (46.1)FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE DEFENSEUtah State............................................................................................ 3rd (38.3)Hawai‘i................................................................................................... 8th (38.9)THREE-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGEIdaho....................................................................................................24th (38.3)San Jose State...................................................................................49th (37.2)THREE-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE DEFENSEUtah State..........................................................................................11th (30.2)FREE THROW PERCENTAGESan Jose State...................................................................................24th (75.4)Utah State..........................................................................................47th (73.7)REBOUND MARGINIndividual (listed if ranked in the top 50)POINTS PER GAMEAdrian Oliver, San Jose State......................................................... 3rd (24.0)Troy Gillenwater, New Mexico State.........................................39th (18.9)FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGETai Wesley, Utah State...................................................................... 8th (59.9)Olu Ashaolu, Louisiana Tech.......................................................45th (52.8)THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS PER GAMEZane Johnson, Hawai‘i.......................................................................8th (3.2)Jeff Ledbetter, Idaho........................................................................ 11th (3.1)THREE-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGEJeff Ledbetter, Idaho........................................................................ 8th (45.4)Zane Johnson, Hawai‘i..................................................................27th (40.7)REBOUNDS PER GAMEDario Hunt, Nevada.......................................................................... 27th (9.7)Olu Ashaolu, Louisiana Tech......................................................... 38th (9.4)STEALS PER GAMEJustin Graham, San Jose State...................................................... 19th (2.3)La’Shard Anderson, Boise State................................................... 24th (2.2)Hernst Laroche, New Mexico State............................................. 49th (1.9)ASSIST TURNOVER RATIOL<strong>and</strong>on Tatum, Idaho....................................................................... 50th (2.2)DOUBLE-DOUBLESOlu Ashaolu, Louisiana Tech.......................................................... 19th (16)Utah State...............................................................................................8th (7.6)ASSIST-TO-TURNOVER RATIOUtah State.........................................................................................32nd (1.24)STEALS PER GAMEBoise State........................................................................................... 15th (8.6)Fresno State.......................................................................................22nd (8.5)TURNOVER MARGINBoise State..............................................................................................4th (5.2)2011-12 WAC Men’s Basketball Preview 7


FRESNO STATEBULLDOGS2010-11 (14-17, 6-10 WAC, 7th)AT A GLANCENickname: ...........................................BulldogsEnrollment: ............................................21,000Founded: ...................................................1911Joined WAC: ................................... July 1, 1992Colors: ...........................................Red <strong>and</strong> BlueArena: ...................... Save Mart Center (15,596)President: ...............................Dr. John D. Welty<strong>Athletic</strong>s Director: ............................Thomas BoehDeputy AD (SWA): ....................... Betsy MosherBasketball SID: ..........................Stephen TrembleySID E-Mail: ............... strembley@csufresno.eduSID Phone Number: ..................(559) 278-2509Cell Number: .............................(559) 270-4291SID Fax Number: .......................(559) 278-4689Press Row Number: ..................(559) 347-3699SID: ..............................................Ryan Reggiani2011-12 SCHEDULEDate Opponent TimeNov. 4 #FRESNO PACIFIC 7:00 p.m.Nov. 11 ILLINOIS STATE 7:00 p.m.Nov. 14 ^at Stanford (ESPNU) 8:00 p.m.Nov. 15 ^vs. Colorado St./SMU TBANov. 26 at North Dakota State 7:00 p.m.Nov. 30 Academy of Arts 7:00 p.m.Dec. 3 UTAH 7:00 p.m.Dec. 7 at Colorado 7:00 p.m.Dec. 10 at Oregon TBADec. 17 CAL POLY 7:00 p.m.Dec. 19 at Boise State 7:00 p.m.Dec. 21 at Arizona State TBADec. 29 at Pacific TBAJan. 2 BOISE STATE 7:00 p.m.Jan. 5 *at Utah State 7:00 p.m.Jan. 7 *at Idaho TBAJan. 12 *HAWAI‘I 7:00 p.m.Jan. 14 *SAN JOSE STATE 7:00 p.m.Jan. 18 CSU-San Marcos 7:00 p.m.Jan. 21 *at Nevada 7:00 p.m.Jan. 26 *at Louisiana Tech 7:00 p.m.Jan. 28 *at New Mexico State TBAFeb. 2 *IDAHO 7:00 p.m.Feb. 4 *UTAH STATE 7:00 p.m.Feb. 9 *at San Jose State 7:00 p.m.Feb. 11 *at Hawai‘i 7:00 p.m.Feb. 18 %TBA TBAFeb. 23 SEATTLE 7:00 p.m.Feb. 25 *NEVADA 7:00 p.m.March 1 *LOUISIANA TECH 8:00 p.m.March 3 *NEW MEXICO STATE 7:00 p.m.March 7-10 WAC Tournament Las Vegas, Nev.# Exhibition^ DICK’S Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip Off* WAC Game; % ESPN Sears BracketBustersCAPS-Home gameAll times local/subject to change• Rodney Terry takes over as Fresno State’s 18th headcoach after nine season as an assistant at Texas.• Kevin Olekaibe, the Bulldogs’ leading scorer duringthe 2010-11 season, is back asone of two returning starters.• For the first time in four years,Fresno State has more thanone senior on its roster (StevenShepp <strong>and</strong> JonathanWills).FAST FACT• Terry hired longtime mentorJerry Wainwright, who servedas a head coach at Depaul, Richmond <strong>and</strong> UNC-Wilmington, as his associate head coach.• The Bulldogs open the season on Nov. 11against Illinois State <strong>and</strong> WAC play on Jan. 5.Kevin OlekaibeG, 6-1, 165, So.As a vibrant <strong>and</strong> electrifyingimpact contributorfrom all overthe hardwood, KevinOlekaibe led the Bulldogsin scoring with12.0 points per game<strong>and</strong> steals per game(1.2 spg) during hisfreshman season ... a high school st<strong>and</strong>out out ofCimarron-Memorial, topped the state of Nevada as asenior with 1,065 points, which is the second highestmark in the state of Nevada’s history ... finished hisprep career as the program’s all-time leading scorerwith 1,779 points as a two-year varsity starter.TOP PLAYER/COACH INFORMATION2011-12 ROSTER• This marks the Dogs’ first preseason NIT appearancesince 2001 when the Dogs advanced toMadison Square Garden for the tournament’ssemifinals.Fresno State will make its third appearance in the preseasonNIT with a road opening date against the Pacific-12’s Stanfordin Palo Alto, Calif.• As Fresno State begins its ninth season in the SaveMart Center, the Dogs have averaged 11 homewins per year.Rodney TerryHead CoachAlma Mater:St. Edwards, 1990Overall Record:0-0, 1st yearSchool Record:SameAssociate Head CoachJerry Wainwright (Colorado College, 1968)AssistantsByron Jones (Central Oklahoma, 1993Michael Schwartz (Texas, 1999)No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Exp. Hometown (Last School)0 Jerry Brown III F 6-7 205 So. 1L Richmond, Calif. (Sacred Heart Cathedral)1 Tyler Johnson G 6-2 170 So. 1L Mountain View, Calif. (St. Francis HS)2 Jonathan Wills G 6-6 185 Sr. 3L Carson, Calif. (University of New Mexico)3 Kevin Olekaibe G 6-1 165 So. 1L Las Vegas, Nev. (Cimarron-Memorial HS)5 Larry McGaughey G 6-5 185 Jr. JC Memphis, Tenn. (Lawson State CC)12 Steven Shepp G 6-2 175 Sr. 1L Woodbridge, Va. (Allegany College of Mary.)15 Julius Bilbrew G 6-2 160 Fr. HS Inglewood, Calif. (Inglewood HS)20 Garrett Johnson G 6-4 195 Jr. 2L Pomona, Calif. (Diamond Ranch HS)21 Allen Huddleston G 6-2 175 R-Jr. TR Merced, Calf. (Pacific)23 Daquan Brown C 6-10 205 Jr. JC Brooklyn, N.Y. (Barstow College)24 Kevin Foster F 6-8 225 Jr. JC Lakel<strong>and</strong>, Fla. (Central Florida)25 Justin Johnson F 6-6 205 Sr. HS Phoenix, Ariz. (Brophy Prep)32 Grant Hefeng F/C 6-8 220 Fr. HS Shenzhen, China (Shenzhen Sports Inst.)8 2011-12 WAC Men’s Basketball Preview


2010-11 FRESNO STATE STATSAll Games: 14-17 Home: 11-5 Road: 3-11 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-AvgKevin Olekaibe 30-19 754-25.1 122-316 .386 60-183 .328 56-73 .767 17-40 57-1.9 51-1 40 55 6 35 360-12.0Greg Smith 31-30 942-30.4 139-242 .574 0-1 .000 86-158 .544 70-182 252-8.1 81-2 54 57 35 35 364-11.7Tim Steed 26-21 642-24.7 104-205 .507 16-35 .457 54-97 .557 49-66 115-4.4 38-0 49 57 14 19 278-10.7Garrett Johnson 31-21 644-20.8 84-227 .370 45-141 .319 39-49 .796 19-50 69-2.2 50-0 37 40 2 24 252-8.1Nedeljko Golubovic 31-30 744-24.0 71-176 .403 21-76 .276 51-71 .718 33-89 122-3.9 82-5 27 43 13 32 214-6.9Bracken Funk 31-2 583-18.8 67-165 .406 13-57 .228 50-75 .667 44-78 122-3.9 64-0 29 32 25 30 197-6.4Tyler Johnson 31-1 524-16.9 52-118 .441 4-28 .143 27-50 .540 39-52 91-2.9 50-1 61 48 9 34 135-4.4Bennie Rhodes 19-1 184-9.7 28-66 .424 3-20 .150 20-29 .690 17-23 40-2.1 24-0 6 11 0 4 79-4.2Jonathan Wills 30-12 571-19.0 39-114 .342 4-25 .160 33-49 .673 33-50 83-2.8 61-0 50 44 4 17 115-3.8Steven Shepp 22-18 531-24.1 28-88 .318 17-55 .309 10-19 .526 4-55 59-2.7 43-1 83 32 5 32 83-3.8John Ryan 17-0 106-6.2 9-23 .391 0-0 .000 1-9 .111 9-9 18-1.1 22-0 5 7 2 2 19-1.1TEAM 41-48 89-2.9 0 4Total 31 743-1740 .427 183-621 .295 427-679 .629 375-742 1117-36.0 566-10 441 430 115 264 2096-67.6Opponents 31 727-1678 .433 193-547 .353 442-653 .677 331-750 1081-34.9 561-12 398 431 92 201 2089-67.4WAC Games: 6-10 Home: 5-3 Road: 1-7Player G-GS Min-Avg FG-FGA Pct 3P-3PA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Rebs-Avg PF-FD Ast TO BS St Pts-AvgKevin Olekaibe 16-8 407-25.4 70-175 .400 33-102 .324 44-53 .830 9-21 30-1.9 29-1 15 29 1 15 217-13.6Greg Smith 16-15 500-31.3 71-122 .582 0-1 .000 49-85 .576 36-95 131-8.2 43-2 33 28 14 16 191-11.9Tim Steed 12-11 316-26.3 47-93 .505 10-18 .556 31-47 .660 19-31 50-4.2 16-0 22 23 5 8 135-11.3Garrett Johnson 16-11 345-21.6 43-118 .364 25-79 .316 21-28 .750 7-32 39-2.4 24-0 22 19 1 13 132-8.3Nedeljko Golubovic 16-15 392-24.5 40-97 .412 11-38 .289 29-42 .690 17-44 61-3.8 47-4 20 21 4 20 120-7.5Bracken Funk 16-2 299-18.7 29-75 .387 2-25 .080 20-35 .571 25-29 54-3.4 34-0 17 17 10 11 80-5.0Steven Shepp 16-14 396-24.8 18-62 .290 12-39 .308 10-19 .526 2-38 40-2.5 31-0 57 22 4 21 58-3.6Tyler Johnson 16-1 250-15.6 25-60 .417 1-14 .071 7-19 .368 25-19 44-2.8 21-0 26 15 5 16 58-3.6Bennie Rhodes 7-0 39-5.6 7-14 .500 2-7 .286 5-7 .714 2-5 7-1.0 7-0 2 1 0 1 21-3.0Jonathan Wills 15-3 227-15.1 12-51 .235 1-10 .100 12-16 .750 15-18 33-2.2 27-0 21 15 0 9 37-2.5John Ryan 9-0 54-6.0 5-15 .333 0-0 .000 0-5 .000 8-4 12-1.3 12-0 2 3 2 1 10-1.1TEAM 19-19 38-2.4 0 3Total 16 367-882 .416 97-333 .291 228-356 .640 184-355 539-33.7 291-7 237 196 46 131 1059-66.2Opponents 16 388-835 .465 101-264 .383 235-345 .681 156-394 550-34.4 280-8 209 212 47 91 1112-69.52010-11 RESULTSPERSONNEL CAPSULEDate Opponent ResultNov. 12 at Brigham Young L, 56-83Nov. 17 VANGUARD W, 74-42Nov. 20 at Santa Barbara L, 54-69Nov. 26 WASHINGTON STATE L, 55-66Nov. 30 at Utah L, 63-76Dec. 4 at Colorado State L, 74-87Dec. 7 at San Diego W, 74-70Dec. 11 PEPPERDINE W, 64-51Dec. 18 NORTH DAKOTA STATE W, 82-69Dec. 21 PACIFIC L, 55-65Dec. 29 *SAN JOSE STATE W, 75-62Jan. 3 *NEVADA W, 80-74Jan. 6 *at Louisiana Tech W, 63-56Jan. 8 *at New Mexico State L, 68-80Jan. 15 *UTAH STATE L, 39-52Jan. 17 *IDAHO L, 57-67Jan. 20 *at Hawai’i L, 52-62Jan. 24 SEATTLE W, 86-56Jan. 27 *at Nevada L, 76-79Jan .29 *at San Jose State L, 66-78Feb. 3 *NEW MEXICO STATE W, 88-83 (OT)Feb. 5 *LA TECH (ESPNU) W, 72-64Feb. 7 CS BAKERSFIELD W, 79-49Feb. 10 *at Boise State L, 61-75Feb. 12 *at Utah State L, 55-71Feb. 16 at CS Bakersfield W, 73-55Feb. 19 %UC RIVERSIDE W, 68-49Feb. 24 *BOISE STATE L, 56-70Date Opponent ResultMarch 3 *at Idaho L, 66-69March 5 *HAWAI’I W, 85-70March 9 !vs. Nevada L, 80-90#Exhibition*WAC Game%BracketBusters! WAC Tournament (Orleans Arena, Las Vegas)CAPS-Home Game2010-11 REVIEWRecord: 14-17<strong>Conference</strong> Record: 6-10<strong>Conference</strong> Finish:7thPostseason: WAC TournamentReturning Starters (2) Pts. Reb. Ast.Garrett Johnson, Jr., G 8.1 2.2 1.2Kevin Oleakibe, So., G 12.0 1.9 1.3Other Letterwinners (3) Pts. Reb. Ast.Tyler Johnson, So., G 4.4 2.9 2.0Steven Shepp, Sr., G 3.8 2.7 3.8Jonathan Wills, Sr., G 3.8 2.8 1.6Starters Lost (3) Pts. Reb. Ast.Greg Smith, C 11.7 8.1 1.7Tim Steed, F 10.7 4.4 1.6Nedeljko Golubovic, G 6.9 3.9 0.9Letterwinners Lost (3) Pts. Reb. Ast.Bracken Funk 6.4 3.9 1.0Bennie Rhodes 4.2 2.1 0.3John Ryan 1.1 1.1 0.3Newcomers (6)Julius Bilbrew, Fr., GDaquan Brown, Jr., CKevin Foster, Jr., FGrant Hefeng, Fr., F/CAllen Huddleston, Jr., GLarry McGaughey, Jr., G2011-12 WAC Men’s Basketball Preview 9


HAWAI‘IRAINBOW WARRIORS2010-11 (19-13, 8-8 WAC, T-5th)AT A GLANCENickname: ............................ Rainbow WarriorsEnrollment: ............................................20,000Founded: ...................................................1907Joined WAC: ................................... July 1, 1979Colors: .................... Green, White, Black & SilverArena: .................... Stan Sheriff Center (10,300)Chancellor: .............................Virginia Hinshaw<strong>Athletic</strong>s Director: .............................Jim DonovanAssociate AD (SWA): .............................MarilynMoniz-Kaho‘ohanahanoBasketball SID: ........................... Neal IwamotoSID E-Mail:.................... niwamoto@hawaii.eduSID Phone Number:.................. (808) 956-9748Cell Number:............................. (808) 375-6819SID Fax Number: .......................(808) 956-4470Press Row Number:.................. (808) 956-9408SID: .............................................. Derek Inouchi2011-12 SCHEDULEDate Opponent TimeNov. 11 HAWAII PACIFIC (exh.) 7:00 p.m.Nov. 14 CS NORTHRIDGE (ESPN) 11:00 p.m.Nov. 19 ^vs. Gonzaga TBANov. 22 EASTERN WASHINGTON 7:00 p.m.Nov. 25 PACIFIC 7:30 p.m.Dec. 3 at Pepperdine 7:00 p.m.Dec. 6 at Pacific 7:00 p.m.Dec. 11 UC DAVIS 5:00 p.m.Dec. 16 at UH-Hilo TBADec. 18 !vs. North Carolina A&T 5:00 p.m.Dec. 22 #AUBURN (ESPNU) TBADec. 23 #LONG BEACH ST./XAVIER TBADec. 25 #TBA TBADec. 29 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE TBADec. 31 UNLV TBAJan. 7 *SAN JOSE STATE 7:00 p.m.Jan. 12 *at Fresno State 7:00 p.m.Jan. 14 *at Nevada 7:00 p.m.Jan. 19 *LOUISIANA TECH 7:00 p.m.Jan. 21 *NEW MEXICO STATE 7:00 p.m.Jan. 26 *at Utah State 7:00 p.m.Jan. 28 *at Idaho 7:00 p.m.Feb. 4 *at San Jose State 7:00 p.m.Feb. 9 *NEVADA 7:00 p.m.Feb. 11 *FRESNO STATE 7:00 p.m.Feb. 15 NEW ORLEANS 7:00 p.m.Feb. 18 $at TBA TBAFeb. 23 *at New Mexico State 7:00 p.m.Feb. 25 *at Louisiana Tech 7:00 p.m.March 1 *IDAHO 7:00 p.m.March 3 *UTAH STATE 7:00 p.m.March 7-10 WAC Tournament Las Vegas, Nev.^ BC Basketball Classic (Vancouver, B.C.)# Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic! Wailuku, Maui$ ESPN Sears BracketBuster game* WAC game, All times local; CAPS-Home gameAll times local/subject to change• UH returns six letterwinners, including three startersfrom last season’s squad that finished 19-13overall <strong>and</strong> 8-8 in the <strong>Western</strong> <strong>Athletic</strong> <strong>Conference</strong>.• Gib Arnold begins his secondseason at the helm after leadingUH to a turnaround seasonin 2010-11. Under Arnold,the ’Bows nearly doubledtheir win total from the yearprior <strong>and</strong> secured itself awinning record after threestraight losing seasons.• The Rainbow Warriors look tomake the postseason for the second straight seasonafter earning a bid to the 2011 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament <strong>and</strong> winning its firstroundgame versus Portl<strong>and</strong>. It was the program’sfirst postseason appearance <strong>and</strong> first postseasonwin since 2003-04.Zane JohnsonG, 6-6, 210, Sr.Arizona transfer madean immediate impactfor UH in 2010-11…started 30 of 31 games... named all-WAC honorablemention <strong>and</strong> tothe all-newcomer team... team’s top scorer (15.8ppg) <strong>and</strong> one of thenation’s top three-points marksmen … led the WAC<strong>and</strong> ranked eighth in the nation in three-pointers pergame (3.2) ... set school single-season record with 98three-pointers ... scored in double digits in 24 games... buried six or more three-pointers in five differentcontests., including a nine in a 32-point performanceat UC Davis.TOP PLAYER/COACH INFORMATION2011-12 ROSTER• UH loses two starters from last year’s squad inpoint guard Hiram Thompson <strong>and</strong> 6-9 forward BillAmis who concluded his career by earning all-WACsecond team honors.FAST FACTSenior shooting guard Zane Johnson is among UH’ssix returnees. Zane Johnson led the team in scoring(15.8 ppg) <strong>and</strong> set a new single-record for three-pointersmade in a season (98) en route to all-WAC Newcomerhonors in 2010-11.• After sitting out last year per NCAA rules, centerDavis Rozitis (USC) <strong>and</strong> guards Pi`i Minns (Chaminade)<strong>and</strong> Jace Tavita (Utah) will be eligible for the‘Bows this year.• Six newcomers will be joining the team this year.Gib ArnoldHead CoachAlma Mater:Brigham Young, 1994Overall Record:19-13 (.594), 2nd yearSchool Record:SameAssistant CoachesBenjy Taylor (Richmond, 1989)Br<strong>and</strong>yn Akana (BYU-Hawai‘i, 1999)No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Exp. Hometown (Last School)1 Bobby Miles G 6-1 190 So. 1L Los Angeles, Calif. (Workman HS)2 Garrett Jefferson G 6-3 170 So. TR Lakewood, Calif. (Citrus College)3 Zane Johnson G 6-6 210 Sr. 1L Phoenix, Ariz. (Arizona)4 Shaquille Stokes G 5-10 160 Fr. HS Harlem, N.Y. (Lincoln HS)5 Joston Thomas F 6-7 235 Jr. 1L Washington, D.C. (Southern Idaho)11 Jeremiah Ostrowski G 5-9 175 Sr. 1L ‘Aiea, O‘ahu (Punahou School)13 Davis Rozitis C 7-0 220 So. TR Cesis, Latvia (USC)15 V<strong>and</strong>er Joaquim C 6-10 245 Jr. 1L Lu<strong>and</strong>a, Angola (Eastern Utah)20 Trevor Wiseman F 6-7 210 So. 1L Valencia, Calif. (Golden Valley HS)21 Hauns Brereton F 6-7 205 Jr. TR Bartlett, Tenn. (<strong>Western</strong> Nebraska CC)22 Jace Tavita G 6-4 210 Sr. TR Salt Lake City, Utah (Utah)23 Pi‘i Minns G 6-5 180 So. TR Honolulu, O‘ahu (Chaminade)24 Br<strong>and</strong>on Jawato G 6-4 215 Fr. HS Segundo, Calif. (El Segundo HS)32 Tyler Brown F 6-7 245 Fr. HS Honaker, Va. (IMG Academy)34 Christian St<strong>and</strong>hardinger F 6-8 215 Jr. TR Munich, Germany (Nebraska)10 2011-12 WAC Men’s Basketball Preview


2010-11 HAWAI‘I STATSAll Games: 19-13 Home: 14-5 Road: 4-6 Neutral: 1-2Player G-GS Min-Avg FG-FGA Pct 3P-3PA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Rebs-Avg PF-FD Ast TO BS St Pts-AvgZane Johnson 31-30 1059-34.2 157-359 .437 98-241 .407 77-95 .811 7-90 97-3.1 83-2 58 66 4 17 489-15.8Bill Amis 22-22 691-31.4 137-251 .546 3-10 .300 58-75 .773 45-127 172-7.8 51-2 19 51 49 22 335-15.2Joston Thomas 31-21 698-22.5 111-261 .425 5-32 .156 74-126 .587 44-115 159-5.1 74-1 33 85 25 18 301-9.7V<strong>and</strong>er Joaquim 32-31 837-26.2 116-224 .518 0-3 .000 72-102 .706 95-168 263-8.2 96-4 24 57 40 11 304-9.5Hiram Thompson 24-22 590-24.6 54-130 .415 15-51 .294 76-104 .731 10-40 50-2.1 47-2 61 51 1 25 199-8.3Bo Barnes 32-8 747-23.3 66-182 .363 57-147 .388 33-45 .733 7-49 56-1.8 58-2 22 27 1 16 222-6.9Jeremiah Ostrowski 20-7 491-24.6 34-90 .378 9-34 .265 31-54 .574 4-39 43-2.2 40-1 76 42 0 26 108-5.4Trevor Wiseman 30-8 595-19.8 40-76 .526 0-0 .000 45-66 .682 50-69 119-4.0 73-1 27 41 2 22 125-4.2Bobby Miles 29-10 452-15.6 19-52 .365 5-14 .357 22-41 .537 8-29 37-1.3 48-4 56 45 4 14 65-2.2Douglas Kurtz 28-1 239-8.5 21-37 .568 0-0 .000 14-22 .636 22-36 58-2.1 44-1 0 25 7 4 56-2.0Anthony Salter 5-0 31-6.2 3-9 .333 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 1-3 4-0.8 2-0 3 6 0 2 7-1.4Dominick Brumfield 12-0 37-3.1 2-13 .154 0-4 .000 1-4 .250 2-8 10-0.8 4-0 0 4 0 0 5-0.4Jordan Coleman 2-0 8-4.0 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-3 3-1.5 0-0 1 0 1 0 0-0.0TEAM 30-54 84-2.6 2 9Total 32 760-1685 .451 193-541 .357 503-734 .685 325-830 1155-36.1 622-21 380 509 134 177 2216-69.2Opponents 32 733-1883 .389 215-661 .325 470-678 .693 395-697 1092-34.1 638-19 396 419 91 224 2151-67.2WAC Games: 8-8 Home: 5-3 Road: 3-5Player G-GS Min-Avg FG-FGA Pct 3P-3PA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Rebs-Avg PF-FD Ast TO BS St Pts-AvgZane Johnson 15-15 547-36.5 82-182 .451 49-120 .408 25-34 .735 3-39 42-2.8 42-1 28 31 3 9 238-15.9Bill Amis 14-14 432-30.9 83-160 .519 1-6 .167 36-48 .750 28-82 110-7.9 33-2 12 32 31 10 203-14.5V<strong>and</strong>er Joaquim 16-15 485-30.3 73-133 .549 0-2 .000 45-63 .714 53-93 146-9.1 57-3 14 34 28 6 191-11.9Joston Thomas 16-9 329-20.6 48-123 .390 1-10 .100 26-46 .565 26-58 84-5.3 35-1 13 35 13 8 123-7.7Bo Barnes 16-2 314-19.6 25-77 .325 22-66 .333 17-23 .739 3-18 21-1.3 37-2 7 13 0 9 89-5.6Hiram Thompson 13-13 290-22.3 19-56 .339 4-19 .211 22-38 .579 5-13 18-1.4 27-1 28 24 0 10 64-4.9Jeremiah Ostrowski 15-3 339-22.6 21-64 .328 6-25 .240 25-37 .676 3-20 23-1.5 30-1 51 27 0 16 73-4.9Trevor Wiseman 14-3 269-19.2 15-31 .484 0-0 .000 16-21 .762 20-28 48-3.4 33-0 13 17 1 8 46-3.3Bobby Miles 14-5 165-11.8 7-20 .350 1-5 .200 3-8 .375 3-6 9-0.6 23-3 15 15 0 3 18-1.3Douglas Kurtz 14-1 85-6.1 7-15 .467 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 4-11 15-1.1 15-0 0 7 4 0 16-1.1Dominick Brumfield 7-0 20-2.9 1-6 .167 0-4 .000 1-4 .250 2-1 3-0.4 4-0 0 1 0 0 3-0.4TEAM 12-17 29-1.8 0 5Total 16 381-867 .439 84-257 .327 218-324 .673 162-386 548-34.2 336-15 181 241 80 79 1064-66.5Opponents 16 371-909 .408 106-292 .363 274-396 .692 201-369 570-35.6 301-7 213 205 49 106 1122-70.12010-11 RESULTSPERSONNEL CAPSULEDate Opponent ResultNov. 12 ^MONTANA STATE W, 77-59Nov. 13 ^CS FULLERTON W, 84-70Nov. 15 ^CENTRAL MICHIGAN (ESPN) W, 65-62Nov. 19 CENTRAL ARKANSAS W, 85-72Nov. 24 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W, 70-63Dec. 1 at Cal Poly L, 53-54Dec. 4 $at BYU L, 57-78Dec. 11 HAWAI‘I PACIFIC W, 72-50Dec. 17 !vs. Chicago State W, 86-57Dec. 22 #FLORIDA STATE L, 62-70Dec. 23 #UTAH W, 68-55Dec. 25 #MISSISSIPPI STATE W, 68-57Dec. 29 *at Utah State L, 66-74Dec. 31 *at Nevada (ESPNU) L, 69-86Jan. 6 *IDAHO L, 44-59Jan. 8 *BOISE STATE L, 55-79Jan. 13 *at NM State (ERT) L, 64-82Jan. 15 *at Louisiana Tech W, 56-48Jan. 20 *FRESNO STATE W, 62-52Jan. 22 *SAN JOSE STATE W, 67-61Jan. 29 *UTAH STATE L, 84-89 (2OT)Feb. 3 *at Boise State W, 73-66Feb. 5 *at Idaho L, 61-75Feb. 14 *NEVADA W, 69-67 (OT)Feb. 19 %at UC Davis W, 83-69Feb. 24 *LOUISIANA TECH W, 71-58Feb. 26 *NEW MEXICO STATE W, 76-70March 3 *at San Jose State W, 77-71Date Opponent ResultMarch 5 *at Fresno State L, 70-85March 9 !vs. San Jose State L, 74-75March 15 @PORTLAND W, 76-64March 19 @SAN FRANCISCO L, 74-77& Exhibition game^ Outrigger Hotel Rainbow Classic# Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic! game played at Lahaina, Maui$ game played at Energy Solutions Arena% Bracketbusters* WAC game! WAC Tournament (Orleans Arena, Las Vegas)@ CollegeInsider.com TournamentCAPS-Home Game2010-11 REVIEWRecord: 19-13<strong>Conference</strong> Record: 8-8<strong>Conference</strong> Finish:T-5thPostseason: CollegeInsider.comReturning Starters (3) Pts. Reb. Ast.Zane Johnson, Sr., G 15.8 3.1 1.9V<strong>and</strong>er Joaquim, Jr., C 9.5 8.2 0.8Joston Thomas, Jr., F 9.7 5.1 1.1Other Letterwinners (3) Pts. Reb. Ast.Jeremiah Ostrowski, Sr., G 5.4 2.2 3.8Trevor Wiseman, So., F 4.2 4.0 0.9Bobby Miles, So., G 2.2 1.3 1.9Starters Lost (2) Pts. Reb. Ast.Bill Amis 15.2 7.8 0.9Hiram Thompson 8.3 2.1 2.5Other Letterwinners Lost (2) Pts. Reb. Ast.Bo Barnes 6.9 1.8 0.7Douglas Kurtz 2.0 2.1 0.0Newcomers (6)Redshirts (3)Hauns Brereton, Jr., F Pi’i Minns, So., GTyler Brown, Fr., F Davis Rozitis, So., CBr<strong>and</strong>on Jawato, Fr., G Jace Tavita, Sr., GGarrett Jefferson, So., GShaquille Stokes, Fr., GChristian St<strong>and</strong>hardinger, Jr., F2011-12 WAC Men’s Basketball Preview 11


IDAHOVANDALS2010-11 (18-14, 9-7 WAC, 3rd)AT A GLANCENickname: ............................................ V<strong>and</strong>alsEnrollment: ............................................12,302Founded:................................................... 1889Joined WAC: ................................... July 1, 2005Colors:........................... Silver <strong>and</strong> V<strong>and</strong>al GoldArena: ........................ Cowan Spectrum (7,000)President: ................................ Dr. Duane Nellis<strong>Athletic</strong>s Director:...................... Dr. Rob SpearInterim SWA:........................ Debbie BuchananBasketball SID: ................................. Spencer FarrinSID E-Mail: ......................spencerf@uidaho.eduSID Phone Number:.................. (208) 885-7065Cell Number: .............................(208) 310-9610SID Fax Number: .......................(208) 885-0255Press Row Number: ..................(208) 885-0211SID:.................................................. Becky Paull2011-12 SCHEDULEDate Opponent TimeOct. 28 #EVERGREEN STATE 7:00 p.m.Nov. 5 #WILLAMETTE 7:00 p.m.Nov. 12 at Long Beach State 4:05 p.m.Nov. 14 CONCORDIA 7:00 p.m.Nov. 17 at Montana 7:00 p.m.Nov. 26 MONTANA STATE 7:00 p.m.Nov. 30 EASTERN WASHINGTON 7:00 p.m.Dec. 3 at UC Davis 2:00 p.m.Dec. 7 WASHINGTON STATE 7:00 p.m.Dec. 9 at Oregon State TBADec. 11 at Seattle 5:00 p.m.Dec. 17 CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD 7:00 p.m.Dec. 20 at Wright State 7:00 p.m.Dec. 22 at UW Green Bay 7:00 p.m.Jan. 5 *NEVADA 8:00 p.m.Jan. 7 *FRESNO STATE 7:00 p.m.Jan. 12 *at Louisiana Tech 6:00 p.m.Jan. 14 *at New Mexico State TBAJan. 21 *UTAH STATE 7:00 p.m.Jan. 26 *SAN JOSE STATE 7:00 p.m.Jan. 28 *HAWAI‘I (ERT) 7:00 p.m.Feb. 2 *at Fresno State 7:00 p.m.Feb. 4 *at Nevada 7:00 p.m.Feb. 7 SEATTLE 7:00 p.m.Feb. 9 *NEW MEXICO STATE 7:00 p.m.Feb. 11 *LOUISIANA TECH 7:00 p.m.Feb. 18 %TBD TBAFeb. 24 *at Utah State 7:05 p.m.March 1 *at Hawai‘i 7:00 p.m.March 3 *at San Jose State 7:00 p.m.March 7-10 WAC Tournament Las Vegas, Nev.# Exhibition% ESPN Sears BracketBustersCAPS-Home* WAC GameAll times local/subject to change• With just six years of NCAA Division I playing experiencelast season, Idaho was the least-experiencedteam in the nation to qualify for postseason play.They’ll be in a similar situation this year when theV<strong>and</strong>al returners account forjust eight total years of experience<strong>and</strong> only two playerswith more than one year ofD-I playing time.• Idaho returns 43.8 percent ofits scoring, 45.1 percent of itsrebounding <strong>and</strong> 52.5 percentof its assists from last season’steam. WAC field goal percentageleader Kyle Barone (.611) <strong>and</strong> conferenceassist-to-turnover ratio leader L<strong>and</strong>on Tatum (2.20)both return for Idaho this year. Barone also holdsthe distinction as the most accurate shooter in thehistory of WAC games, with a career 63.1 shootingpercentage against conference opponents.Kyle BaroneC, 6-10, 225, Jr.Played in all 32 games<strong>and</strong> started nine as asophomore in 2010-11... all-WAC honorablemention after averaging10.5 points <strong>and</strong> 5.8rebounds, <strong>and</strong> shootinga WAC-best 61.1 percentoverall <strong>and</strong> 64.5 percentin conference play ... broke the WAC career recordfor conference-only shooting with a 63.1 (101-160)percentage in his two seasons of play ... shot .500 orbetter in 26 of his 32 games during the year, includinga streak of straight 11 games from Nov. 27 throughJan. 8 during which he shot 49-of-71 (.690).• Since 2008-09, UI has an average final RPI rankingof 150, with a high of 135 in 2009. In the previousseven seasons, UI’s average final ranking was 270th<strong>and</strong> the team didn’t crack the top 150 once.FAST FACTSince Don Verlin took over as Idaho’s head coach, his teams havesignificantly raised the program’s st<strong>and</strong>ards. Idaho has qualifiedfor postseason play twice in three seasons, beaten a pair of AP Top-25 opponents, won its first postseason game since 1982, earnedits biggest-ever Division I <strong>and</strong> WAC wins <strong>and</strong> has earned nearlyas many wins in the last three years (50) as the previous six (51).TOP PLAYER/COACH INFORMATION2011-12 ROSTER• Idaho has earned double-digit home victoriestwice in three years under Don Verlin. You’d haveto go back to 1998-99 to find the last time Idahohad double-digit home wins. Idaho’s overall wintotal of 18 from last season was the team’s mostsince 1993-94, when the team went 18-10 <strong>and</strong> tookthird in the Big Sky.Associate Head CoachRay Lopes (College of Idaho, 1987)Assistant CoachesTim Murphy (Colorado State, 1983)Mike Freeman (Iowa, 2006)Don VerlinHead CoachAlma Mater:CS Stanislaus, 1991Overall Record:50-46 (.521), 3 yearsSchool Record:SameNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Exp. Hometown (Last School)00 Dazmond Starke F 6-6 260 Jr. TR Richmond, Va. (Eastern Arizona College)1 Xavier Bazile G 6-3 190 Fr. HS Tacoma, Wash. (Mt. Tahoma HS)3 Mansa Habeeb G 6-3 210 Jr. TR Buffalo, N.Y. (Southeastern Iowa CC)4 Sheridan Shayne G 6-0 170 Sr. 1L Boise, Idaho (Borah HS)5 Connor Hill G 6-2 180 Fr. HS Post Falls, Idaho (Post Falls HS)10 L<strong>and</strong>on Tatum G 5-11 190 Sr. 1L San Antonio, Texas (South Plains College)12 Mike McChristian G 6-2 190 Jr. TR Vacaville, Calif. (Yuba (CA) College)15 Djim B<strong>and</strong>oumel F 6-7 215 Sr. 1L Quebec City, Quebec, Canada (Monroe)20 Matt Borton G 6-4 180 Fr. RS Yakima, Wash. (West Valley HS)33 Kyle Barone C 6-10 225 Jr. 2L Garden Grove, Calif. (Pacifica HS)35 Deremy Geiger G 5-11 170 Sr. 1L Las Vegas, Nev. (Grayson County)34 Stephen Madison G 6-5 215 So. 1L Portl<strong>and</strong>, Ore. (Jefferson HS)42 Joe Kammerer C 6-9 230 So. 1L Eugene, Ore. (North Eugene HS)45 Wendell Faines F 6-8 230 Jr. TR Lincoln, Neb. (Saddleback (CA) JC)12 2011-12 WAC Men’s Basketball Preview


2010-11 IDAHO STATSAll Games: 18-14 Home: 10-5 Road: 8-8 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-AvgJeff Ledbetter 32-28 927-29.0 126-278 .453 99-218 .454 58-67 .866 11-83 94-2.9 62-0 65 65 2 45 409-12.8Kyle Barone 32-9 831-26.0 127-208 .611 0-0 .000 82-115 .713 54-133 187-5.8 68-2 33 60 26 20 336-10.5Luiz Toledo 30-28 812-27.1 106-197 .538 0-0 .000 63-95 .663 56-75 131-4.4 69-1 16 51 12 16 275-9.2Shawn Henderson 32-32 921-28.8 106-270 .393 29-87 .333 43-60 .717 38-113 151-4.7 67-1 89 62 1 36 284-8.9Deremy Geiger 32-32 880-27.5 78-243 .321 50-159 .314 73-84 .869 6-79 85-2.7 54-1 84 57 4 24 279-8.7Br<strong>and</strong>on Wiley 32-31 846-26.4 100-174 .575 2-6 .333 51-86 .593 46-109 155-4.8 83-1 46 74 38 29 253-7.9L<strong>and</strong>on Tatum 32-0 714-22.3 64-144 .444 1-2 .500 53-82 .646 14-50 64-2.0 60-1 97 44 3 29 182-5.7Stephen Madison 32-0 370-11.6 36-96 .375 21-56 .375 25-32 .781 21-42 63-2.0 50-0 22 29 2 10 118-3.7Djim B<strong>and</strong>oumel 8-0 69-8.6 10-23 .435 0-0 .000 5-6 .833 9-6 15-1.9 8-0 2 9 8 0 25-3.1Joe Kammerer 18-0 97-5.4 5-9 .556 0-0 .000 1-3 .333 8-14 22-1.2 15-0 1 9 2 1 11-0.6Sheridan Shayne 2-0 4-2.0 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0.0 1-0 0 1 0 0 0-0.0Paul Jorg 2-0 4-2.0 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1-0.5 0-0 0 1 0 0 0-0.0TEAM 36-53 89-2.8 0 8Total 32 758-1644 .461 202-528 .383 454-630 .721 299-758 1057-33.0 537-7 455 470 98 210 2172-67.9Opponents 32 761-1818 .419 209-638 .328 403-569 .708 378-668 1046-32.7 537-12 389 414 100 238 2134-66.7WAC Games: 9-7 Home: 5-3 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-AvgJeff Ledbetter 16-16 474-29.6 72-156 .462 55-119 .462 42-48 .875 7-46 53-3.3 30-0 31 35 1 28 241-15.1Kyle Barone 16-4 429-26.8 69-107 .645 0-0 .000 47-60 .783 26-70 96-6.0 38-2 13 32 15 8 185-11.6Shawn Henderson 16-16 465-29.1 60-138 .435 19-44 .432 14-24 .583 14-48 62-3.9 31-0 42 31 0 21 153-9.6Luiz Toledo 15-13 407-27.1 52-90 .578 0-0 .000 29-45 .644 28-30 58-3.9 36-0 10 25 7 9 133-8.9Deremy Geiger 16-16 456-28.5 36-113 .319 18-73 .247 33-39 .846 3-51 54-3.4 22-0 51 25 0 9 123-7.7Br<strong>and</strong>on Wiley 16-15 407-25.4 43-86 .500 0-3 .000 21-33 .636 15-51 66-4.1 45-1 21 31 15 15 107-6.7L<strong>and</strong>on Tatum 16-0 369-23.1 31-74 .419 1-2 .500 28-43 .651 8-26 34-2.1 32-0 56 21 2 13 91-5.7Stephen Madison 16-0 184-11.5 19-49 .388 13-31 .419 9-11 .818 13-25 38-2.4 22-0 8 16 1 5 60-3.8Joe Kammerer 8-0 51-6.4 4-4 1.000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 4-8 12-1.5 7-0 1 4 1 1 9-1.1Paul Jorg 2-0 4-2.0 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1-0.5 0-0 0 1 0 0 0-0.0Sheridan Shayne 2-0 4-2.0 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0.0 1-0 0 1 0 0 0-0.0TEAM 15-28 43-2.7 0 5Total 16 386-819 .471 106-272 .390 224-305 .734 133-384 517-32.3 264-3 233 227 42 109 1102-68.9Opponents 16 375-916 .409 93-312 .298 214-305 .702 204-340 544-34.0 254-4 180 207 52 121 1057-66.12010-11 RESULTSPERSONNEL CAPSULEDate Opponent ResultNov. 13 EASTERN OREGON W, 86-74Nov. 16 at Washington State L, 71-88Nov. 20 PORTLAND L, 53-66Nov. 22 at Montana L, 33-75Nov. 27 at Eastern Washington W, 70-60Dec. 3 ^NORTH DAKOTA W, 63-42Dec. 4 ^MONMOUTH W, 69-66Dec. 5 ^EASTERN MICHIGAN W, 75-60Dec. 11 at Seattle L, 56-66Dec. 18 MONTANA L, 63-64Dec. 21 at Oregon W, 69-65Dec. 29 *NEW MEXICO STATE L, 69-74Dec. 31 *LOUISIANA TECH W, 77-47Jan. 6 *at Hawai`i W, 59-44Jan. 8 *at San Jose State W, 75-67Jan. 12 *NEVADA (ESPN2) W, 72-67Jan. 15 at Cal State Bakersfield W, 78-77 (OT)Jan. 17 *at Fresno State W, 67-57Jan. 22 *BOISE STATE L, 67-70Jan. 27 *at Louisiana Tech (ERT) L, 56-71Jan. 29 *at New Mexico State L, 65-73Feb. 3 *SAN JOSE STATE L, 89-92 (2OT)Feb. 5 *HAWAI‘I W, 75-61Feb. 9 *UTAH STATE (ESPN2) W, 64-56Feb. 12 *at Boise State (ESPNU) L, 63-69Feb. 19 %at Montana State W, 65-50Feb. 24 *at Nevada (ERT) W, 67-59Feb. 26 *at Utah State L, 68-84Date Opponent ResultMarch 3 *FRESNO STATE W, 69-66March 5 SEATTLE W, 78-69March 10 !vs. San Jose State (ESPNU) L, 68-74March 16 $at San Francisco L, 73-81*WAC Game%BracketBusters^ BTI Classic Tournament (Moscow, ID)! WAC Tournament (Orleans Arena, Las Vegas)$ CollegeInsider.com TournamentCAPS-Home Game2010-11 REVIEWRecord: 18-14<strong>Conference</strong> Record: 9-7<strong>Conference</strong> Finish:3rdPostseason: CollegeInsider.comReturning Starters (1) Pts. Reb. Ast.Deremy Geiger, Sr., G 8.7 2.7 2.6Other Letterwinners (6) Pts. Reb. Ast.Djim B<strong>and</strong>oumel, Sr., F 3.1 1.9 0.3Kyle Barone, Jr., C 10.5 5.8 1.0Joe Kammerer, So., C 0.6 1.2 0.1Stephen Madison, So., G 3.7 2.0 0.7Sheridan Shayne, Sr., G 0.0 0.0 0.0L<strong>and</strong>on Tatum, Sr., G 5.7 2.0 3.0Starters Lost (4) Pts. Reb. Ast.Jeff Ledbetter 12.8 2.9 2.0Shawn Henderson 8.9 4.7 2.8Br<strong>and</strong>on Wiley 7.9 4.8 1.4Luiz Toledo 9.2 4.4 0.5Other Letterwinners Lost (1) Pts. Reb. Ast.Paul Jorg 0.0 0.5 0.0Newcomers (7)Dazmond Starke, Jr., FZavier Bazile, Fr., GMansa Habeeb, Jr., GConnor Hill, Fr., GMike McChristian, Jr., GMatt Borton, Fr., GWendell Faines, Jr., F2011-12 WAC Men’s Basketball Preview 13


LOUISIANA TECHBULLDOGS2010-11 (12-20, 2-14 WAC, 9th)AT A GLANCENickname: ..................................................... BulldogsEnrollment: ........................................................11,500Founded: ................................................................1894Joined WAC: .............................................July 1, 2001Colors:..................................................... Red <strong>and</strong> BlueArena:............... Thomas Assembly Center (8,000)President: .................................... Dr. Daniel Reneau<strong>Athletic</strong>s Director: ................ Bruce Van De VeldeAssociate AD (SWA): ..............Mary Kay HungateBasketball SID: .............................. Phillip PongratzSID E-Mail: ............................pongratz@latech.eduSID Phone Number: ......................(318) 257-5071Cell Number:.................................... (931) 446-4001SID Fax Number:............................. (318) 257-3757Press Row Number: .......................(318) 257-3144SID: .......................................................Malcolm Butler• Louisiana Tech returns only six letter winners fromlast year’s team while it welcomes a total of sevennewcomers (four high school, two transfers, oneredshirt).• Sophomore guard KenyonMcNeaill is the only returnerthis year who started morethan half of the Bulldogs 32games last year.• Returners Romario Souza(15), Br<strong>and</strong>on Gibson (12),Cordarius Johnson (11), LonnieSmith (9) <strong>and</strong> JL Lewis (5)all started at least one game last year.• Tech welcomes a pair of Ole Miss transfers whofollow former Rebel coach <strong>and</strong> new Bulldog headcoach Mike White to Ruston in guard Trevor Gaskins<strong>and</strong> forward Isaiah Massey.• Tech will look to bounce back after winning onlytwo <strong>Western</strong> <strong>Athletic</strong> <strong>Conference</strong> games last year,the fewest by the program since it joined theleague in 2001-02.FAST FACTMichael White was named Louisiana Tech’s head coachon March 30, 2011, replacing the departed Kerry Rupp onthe Bulldog sideline. White comes to Ruston after spendingthe past seven seasons as an assistant coach at his almamater Ole Miss, developing a reputation as one of the topassistants in the country.• The Bulldogs roster will include only two playersfrom the state of Louisiana in Cordarius Johnson<strong>and</strong> JL Lewis.2011-12 SCHEDULEDate Opponent TimeNov. 6 #TEXAS A&M KINGSVILLE TBANov. 13 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 7:00 p.m.Nov. 19 at UT-Arlington 7:00 p.m.Nov. 25 ^vs. Maryl<strong>and</strong> East. Shore 2:30 p.m.Nov. 26 ^vs. Portl<strong>and</strong> State 3:30 p.m.Nov. 27 ^at Wyoming 6:00 p.m.Nov. 30 at Southeastern Louisiana 7:00 p.m.Dec. 3 at Louisiana Monroe TBADec. 6 NORTHWESTERN STATE 7:00 p.m.Dec. 10 at Southern Mississippi TBADec. 14 MCNEESE STATE 7:00 p.m.Dec. 17 UALR 7:00 p.m.Dec. 20 NORTHEASTERN 7:00 p.m.Dec. 22 at Arkansas TBADec. 29 SPRING HILL 5:00 p.m.Dec. 31 at SMU TBAJan. 7 *NEW MEXICO STATE 7:00 p.m.Jan. 12 *IDAHO (ERT) 6:00 p.m.Jan. 14 *UTAH STATE 8:00 p.m.Jan. 19 *at Hawai‘i 7:00 p.m.Jan. 21 *at San Jose State 6:00 p.m.Jan. 26 *FRESNO STATE 7:00 p.m.Jan. 28 *NEVADA 7:00 p.m.Feb. 4 *at New Mexico State TBAFeb. 9 *at Utah State 7:05 p.m.Feb. 11 *at Idaho TBAFeb. 16 NORTH DAKOTA 8:00 p.m.Feb. 18 %TBD TBAFeb. 23 *SAN JOSE STATE 8:00 p.m.Feb. 25 *HAWAI‘I (ERT) TBAMarch 1 *at Fresno State 8:00 p.m.March 3 *at Nevada 7:00 p.m.# Exhibition game;^ Jim Thorpe Classic (Laramie, Wyoming);% ESPN Sears Bracketbuster game* WAC game; CAPS - Home gameAll times local/subject to changeKenyon McNeaillG, 6-1, 185, So.Played in 32 games <strong>and</strong>started 30 ... averaged8.7 points, 2.8 rebounds,2.4 assists <strong>and</strong> 29.4 minutesplayed ... shot 35.5percent from the field<strong>and</strong> 34.4 percent fromthree-point range, thesecond best ever by aTech freshman ... scored at least 10 points 11 times... scored at least 20 points three times ... scored acareer-best 27 points at North Dakota (2/16), themost by a Tech freshman since Paul Millsap scored27 points on Jan. 5, 2003.TOP PLAYER/COACH INFORMATION2011-12 ROSTERAssistant CoachesIsaac Brown (UL-Monroe, 1995)Dusty May (Indiana, 2000)Derrick Jones (Samford, 2001)Michael WhiteHead CoachAlma Mater:Ole Miss., 1999Overall Record:0-0, 1st yearSchool Record:SameNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Exp. Hometown (Last School)1 Michale Kyser F 6-9 210 Fr. HS Lancaster, Texas (Christian Life Center)2 Br<strong>and</strong>on Gibson G 6-5 225 Jr. 2L Marianna, Fla. (Marianna HS)3 Raheem Appleby G 6-2 160 Fr. HS Jacksonville, Ark. (Jacksonville HS)4 Kenneth Smith G 6-3 185 Fr. HS St. Petersburg, Fla. (Boca Ciega HS)5 Trevor Gaskins G 6-2 215 Sr. TR Alpharetta, Ga. (Ole Miss)10 Isaiah Massey F 6-8 220 Fr. TR McDonough, Ga. (Ole Miss)11 Stojan Gjuroski F 6-7 195 Fr. RS Gostivar, Macedonia (Life Center)15 Cordarius Johnson G 6-5 215 So. 1L Coushatta, La. (Red River HS)20 Lonnie Smith G 6-5 185 So. 1L Birmingham, Ala. (Ramsay HS)21 Kenyon McNeaill G 6-1 185 So. 1L Conway, Ark. (Conway HS)24 Alex Carr G 6-2 190 Fr. HS Adamsville, Ala. (Minor HS)25 J.L. Lewis F/C 6-8 240 Jr. 1L Gonzales, La. (University of New Orleans)45 Romario Souza F/C 6-10 245 Sr. 1L Mias Gerais, Brazil (Southern Idaho)14 2011-12 WAC Men’s Basketball Preview


2010-11 LOUISIANA TECH STATSAll Games: 12-20 Home: 8-6 Road: 2-14 Neutral: 2-0Player G-GS Min-Avg FG-FGA Pct 3P-3PA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Rebs-Avg PF-FD Ast TO BS St Pts-AvgDeAndre Brown 27-27 921-34.1 153-395 .387 50-148 .338 70-96 .729 15-67 82-3.0 37-0 67 87 1 31 426-15.8Olu Ashaolu 32-32 990-30.9 163-309 .528 12-41 .293 117-194 .603 86-214 300-9.4 116-11 52 111 10 31 455-14.2Br<strong>and</strong>on Gibson 15-12 391-26.1 47-117 .402 17-52 .327 27-44 .614 24-53 77-5.1 44-2 18 29 14 13 138-9.2Kenyon McNeaill 32-30 942-29.4 86-242 .355 45-131 .344 60-82 .732 11-79 90-2.8 78-1 76 89 1 38 277-8.7Lonnie Smith 31-9 704-22.7 60-156 .385 37-93 .398 32-49 .653 13-63 76-2.5 61-1 24 30 9 11 189-6.1Darius Redding 6-3 137-22.8 11-25 .440 2-5 .400 12-16 .750 6-12 18-3.0 6-0 10 8 3 5 36-6.0CJ Scott 10-3 117-11.7 16-29 .552 2-4 .500 9-15 .600 4-5 9-0.9 7-0 7 13 0 1 43-4.3Cordarius Johnson 31-11 507-16.4 48-155 .310 21-89 .236 15-27 .556 11-37 48-1.5 39-0 23 40 2 12 132-4.3Romario Souza 28-15 430-15.4 43-86 .500 1-3 .333 16-22 .727 28-47 75-2.7 55-1 9 20 4 10 103-3.7Tevin Hall 30-1 406-13.5 24-61 .393 5-14 .357 28-37 .757 4-44 48-1.6 37-0 31 33 0 12 81-2.7Antwond Roshell 29-8 285-9.8 29-57 .509 0-0 .000 10-21 .476 38-38 76-2.6 61-0 4 31 22 3 68-2.3JL Lewis 29-5 350-12.1 22-46 .478 1-4 .250 8-15 .533 31-44 75-2.6 75-4 7 27 6 12 53-1.8James Johnson 29-4 216-7.4 19-41 .463 0-0 .000 12-24 .500 26-17 43-1.5 36-0 3 11 4 1 50-1.7Justin Rake 1-0 4-4.0 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1-1.0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0-0.0TEAM 61-73 134-4.2 0 5Total 32 721-1721 .419 193-585 .330 416-642 .648 358-794 1152-36.0 652-20 331 535 76 180 2051-64.1Opponents 32 733-1716 .427 205-624 .329 503-725 .694 310-771 1081-33.8 627-14 402 439 91 259 2174-67.9WAC Games: 2-14 Home: 2-6 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-AvgDeAndre Brown 12-12 416-34.7 70-191 .366 23-76 .303 26-36 .722 5-25 30-2.5 13-0 23 35 0 9 189-15.8Olu Ashaolu 16-16 500-31.3 80-161 .497 7-26 .269 40-73 .548 44-106 150-9.4 60-5 21 54 4 17 207-12.9Kenyon McNeaill 16-15 447-27.9 41-126 .325 17-61 .279 31-44 .705 6-37 43-2.7 45-1 27 42 0 21 130-8.1CJ Scott 7-3 110-15.7 16-28 .571 2-4 .500 9-15 .600 3-5 8-1.1 6-0 7 12 0 1 43-6.1Cordarius Johnson 16-9 340-21.3 33-110 .300 16-65 .246 9-19 .474 5-18 23-1.4 27-0 10 24 2 6 91-5.7Lonnie Smith 15-5 371-24.7 23-73 .315 17-46 .370 16-25 .640 8-34 42-2.8 27-0 17 16 5 6 79-5.3Antwond Roshell 16-6 223-13.9 23-45 .511 0-0 .000 7-17 .412 33-26 59-3.7 45-0 3 25 17 2 53-3.3Romario Souza 16-8 254-15.9 21-44 .477 0-1 .000 10-12 .833 15-24 39-2.4 32-1 5 12 2 8 52-3.3Tevin Hall 14-1 224-16.0 15-33 .455 4-10 .400 11-16 .688 1-22 23-1.6 11-0 21 17 0 8 45-3.2JL Lewis 16-0 199-12.4 10-22 .455 0-0 .000 3-6 .500 13-26 39-2.4 46-3 2 12 1 6 23-1.4James Johnson 13-4 112-8.6 5-19 .263 0-0 .000 7-15 .467 12-7 19-1.5 14-0 1 4 1 0 17-1.3Br<strong>and</strong>on Gibson 1-1 4-4.0 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0.0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0-0.0TEAM 34-35 69-4.3 0 3Total 16 337-853 .395 86-290 .297 169-278 .608 179-365 544-34.0 326-10 137 257 32 85 929-58.1Opponents 16 367-820 .448 94-277 .339 259-371 .698 142-395 537-33.6 289-4 206 205 49 139 1087-67.92010-11 RESULTSPERSONNEL CAPSULEDate Opponent ResultNov. 10 at #25 Texas (ESPNU) L, 58-89Nov. 13 AUSTIN COLLEGE W, 90-58Nov. 17 HOUSTON W, 60-54Nov. 19 #Seattle W, 85-72Nov. 20 #Navy W, 80-65Nov. 21 #UC Irvine W, 76-72Nov. 26 at UALR L, 65-74Dec. 1 SMU W, 69-64Dec. 4 LOUISIANA-MONROE W, 67-58Dec. 7 at Northwestern State L, 78-85Dec. 11 at McNeese State L, 70-80Dec. 14 at Houston Baptist W, 80-57Dec. 18 UT-ARLINGTON W, 62-61Dec. 21 at Iowa L, 58-77Dec. 29 *at Boise State L, 60-71Dec. 31 *at Idaho L, 47-77Jan. 6 *FRESNO STATE L, 56-63Jan. 13 *SAN JOSE STATE L, 74-79Jan. 15 *HAWAI‘I L, 48-56Jan. 20 *at Utah State L, 57-74Jan. 22 *at Nevada L, 58-66Jan. 27 *IDAHO (ERT) W, 71-56Jan. 29 *BOISE STATE W, 70-60Feb. 5 *at Fresno State (ESPNU) L, 64-72Feb. 7 *at New Mexico State L, 57-75Feb. 12 *NEW MEXICO ST. (ERT) L, 49-50Feb. 16 at North Dakota L, 73-76Feb. 19 %GEORGIA STATE W, 51-45Date Opponent ResultFeb. 24 *at Hawai’i L, 58-71Feb. 26 *at San Jose State L, 60-72March 3 *NEVADA L, 70-73March 5 *UTAH STATE (ERT) L, 30-72^ Exhibition game# 2K Sports Classic (Irvine, Calif.)% Bracketbuster game* WAC gameCAPS-Home Game2010-11 REVIEWRecord: 12-20<strong>Conference</strong> Record: 2-14<strong>Conference</strong> Finish:9thPostseason:NoneReturning Starters (3) Pts. Reb. Ast.Kenyon McNeaill, So., G 8.7 2.8 2.4Br<strong>and</strong>on Gibson, Jr., G 9.2 5.1 1.2Romario Souza, Sr., F 3.7 2.7 0.3Other Letterwinners (3) Pts. Reb. Ast.Cordarius Johnson, So., G 4.3 1.5 0.7Lonnie Smith, So., G 6.1 2.5 0.7J.L. Lewis, Jr., F 1.8 2.6 0.2Starters Lost (2) Pts. Reb. Ast.Olu Ashaolu, Jr., F 14.2 9.4 1.6DeAndre Brown, Sr., G 15.8 3.0 2.4Other Letterwinners Lost (5) Pts. Reb. Ast.CJ Scott, Jr., G 4.3 0.9 0.7Antwond Roshell, Jr., F 2.3 2.6 0.1James Johnson, Fr., F 1.7 1.5 0.1Darius Redding, So., G 6.0 3.0 1.6Tevin Hall, Jr., G 2.7 1.6 1.0Newcomers (7)Michale Kyser, Fr., FRaheem Appleby, Fr., GKenneth Smith, Fr., GTrevor Gaskins, Sr., GIsaiah Massey, Fr., FStojan Gjuroski, RS-Fr., FAlex Carr, Fr., G2011-12 WAC Men’s Basketball Preview 15


NEVADAWOLF PACK2010-11 (13-19, 8-8 WAC, T-5th)AT A GLANCENickname: ....................................................Wolf PackEnrollment:........................................................ 17,000Founded:................................................................ 1874Joined WAC: .............................................July 1, 2000Colors: ................................................. Blue <strong>and</strong> SilverArena: .....................Lawlor Events Center (11,536)Interim President: ............................Marc Johnson<strong>Athletic</strong>s Director: ................................. Cary GrothAssociate AD (SWA): .................... Rhonda LundinSID: ................................................Jack KuestermeyerSID E-Mail:.................................... jkuester@unr.eduSID Phone Number:...................... (775) 682-6984Cell Number: ....................................(775) 240-6251SID Fax Number:............................. (775) 784-4386Press Row Number: .......................(775) 784-44042011-12 SCHEDULEDate Opponent TimeNov. 8 #CHICO STATE 7:00 p.m.Nov. 11 MISSOURI STATE 7:00 p.m.Nov. 14 at UNLV 7:00 p.m.Nov. 17 PACIFIC 7:00 p.m.Nov. 20 ^PRAIRIE VIEW 3:00 p.m.Nov. 22 ^LONGWOOD 7:00 p.m.Nov. 25 ^vs. Brigham Young 5:00 p.m.Nov. 26 ^vs. Bradley/Wisconsin 4:30 or 7 p.m.Dec. 2 WASHINGTON (ESPNU) 8:00 p.m.Dec. 7 at Arizona State TBADec. 10 at Montana 7:00 p.m.Dec. 17 UC RIVERSIDE 3:00 p.m.Dec. 22 PORTLAND 7:00 p.m.Dec. 28 CEDARVILLE 7:00 p.m.Jan. 5 *at Idaho 8:05 p.m.Jan. 7 *at Utah State 7:00 p.m.Jan. 12 *SAN JOSE STATE 7:00 p.m.Jan. 14 *HAWAI‘I 7:00 p.m.Jan. 17 NEBRASKA-OMAHA 7:00 p.m.Jan. 21 *FRESNO STATE 7:00 p.m.Jan. 26 *at New Mexico State TBAJan. 28 *at Louisiana Tech 7:00 p.m.Feb. 2 *UTAH STATE 7:00 p.m.Feb. 4 *IDAHO 7:00 p.m.Feb. 9 *at Hawai‘i TBAFeb. 11 *at San Jose State 7:05 p.m.Feb. 14 CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD 7:00 p.m.Feb. 18 %at TBD TBAFeb. 25 *at Fresno State 7:00 p.m.March 1 *NEW MEXICO STATE (ESPN2) 8:00 p.m.March 3 *LOUISIANA TECH 7:00 p.m.March 7-10 WAC Tournament Las Vegas, Nev.# Exhibition game^ Chicago Invitational Challenge% ESPN Sears BracketBusters* WAC gameCAPS-Home gameAll times local/subject to change• Nevada returns all five starters in senior forwardDario Hunt, senior forward Olek Czyz, junior guardMalik Story, sophomore guard Deonte Burton <strong>and</strong>sophomore guard Jerrry Evans, Jr. from last year’steam that posted a 13-19 record<strong>and</strong> went 8-8 in WAC playto finish in a tie for fifth. Huntis the only starter who hadsuited up for the Wolf Packprior to last season.• The returning starters werethe Pack’s top five scorers lastseason with Story (14.5 ppg),Burton (13.7 ppg), Hunt (12.4ppg) <strong>and</strong> Czyz (12.3 ppg) averaging in doublefigures followed by Evans (4.9 ppg). Overall thePack returns 91 percent of its offense from last year.• The 2010-11 squad was dominated by newcomersas 10 of the 16 on the roster were first year playersof which six were freshmen.Dario HuntF, 6-8, 230, Sr.Earned second-teamAll-WAC honors followinghis junior campaign... named to the All-WAC Defensive Teamfor the second consecutiveseason <strong>and</strong> washonored as Nevada’sDefensive Player of theYear for the second time ... National Association ofBasketball Coaches District 6 second team selectionas a junior ... averaged near a double-double scoring12.4 points per game to rank 12th in the WAC <strong>and</strong>grabbed a league best 9.7 rebounds per contestlast season.• Hunt was named to the All-WAC second-team lastseason <strong>and</strong> was selected to the WAC DefensiveTeam for the second year in a row.FAST FACTDeonte Burton became the fourth Nevada player to earnWAC Fresman of the Year honors <strong>and</strong> was joined by OlekCzyz on the All-Newcomer team. Burton was also chosento the WAC Honorable Mention team. He led the teamduring WAC play last year, averaging 15.8 points pergame.TOP PLAYER/COACH INFORMATION2011-12 ROSTER• Head coach David Carter returns for his third seasonleading the Nevada men’s basketball team. Intwo seasons he has posted a 34-32 record. Carterwas the Pack’ second first-year coach to produce a20 win season, as the team was 21-13 in 2009-10,his first as head coach.David CarterHead CoachAlma Mater:Saint Mary’s, 1989Overall Record:34-32 (.515), 2 yearsSchool Record:SameAssociate Head CoachDoug Novsek (Southern Illinois, 1987)Assistant CoachesKeith Brown (Hampton, 1993)Zac Claus (Eastern Washington, 1998)No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Exp. Hometown (Last School)1 Patrick Nyeko G 6-6 180 Jr. 2L London, Engl<strong>and</strong> (Seattle Prep)2 Jerry Evans Jr. G 6-8 188 So. 1L Lawndale, Calif. (Leuzinger HS)4 Devonte Elliott F 6-10 220 So. 1L Los Angeles, Calif. (Paramount HS)12 Keith Fuetsch G 6-0 170 Jr. 2L Reno, Nev. (Bishop Manogue HS)15 Jordan Finn G 6-4 190 So. 1L Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Etiw<strong>and</strong>a HS)20 Jordan Burris G 6-7 205 So. 1L Bakersfield, Calif. (Stockdale)24 Denote Burton G 6-1 185 So. 1L Los Angeles, Calif. (Compton Centennial HS)31 Olek Czyz F 6-7 240 Sr. 1L Gdynia, Pol<strong>and</strong> (Duke)33 Kevin Panzer F 6-9 205 So. 1L Mission Viejo, Calif. (Capistrano Valley HS)34 Malik Story G 6-5 225 Jr. 1L Pasadena, Calif. (Indiana)44 Dario Hunt F 6-8 230 Sr. 3L Colorado Springs, Colo. (Charis Prep)Richard Bell16 2011-12 WAC Men’s Basketball Preview


2010-11 NEVADA STATSAll Games: 13-19 Home: 9-5 Road: 3-10 Neutral: 1-4Player G-GS Min-Avg FG-FGA Pct 3P-3PA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Rebs-Avg PF-FD Ast TO BS St Pts-AvgMalik Story 32-32 1030-32.2 158-400 .395 76-197 .386 71-97 .732 17-78 95-3.0 53-0 63 77 3 19 463-14.5Deonte Burton 32-32 948-29.6 128-303 .422 43-121 .355 138-185 .746 11-61 72-2.3 93-2 113 71 9 41 437-13.7Dario Hunt 32-32 951-29.7 142-279 .509 0-0 .000 114-164 .695 116-193 309-9.7 101-5 21 71 54 20 398-12.4Olek Czyz 23-21 677-29.4 99-187 .529 27-60 .450 58-97 .598 38-94 132-5.7 46-0 30 48 7 14 283-12.3Jerry Evans Jr. 31-20 591-19.1 49-128 .383 13-42 .310 41-55 .745 47-62 109-3.5 67-2 10 33 10 12 152-4.9Derrell Conner 32-0 385-12.0 54-146 .370 22-72 .306 13-29 .448 13-22 35-1.1 39-0 48 39 1 15 143-4.5Illiwa Baldwin 12-0 146-12.2 16-29 .552 0-0 .000 8-13 .615 11-16 27-2.3 27-0 4 10 3 2 40-3.3Jordan Burris 30-6 334-11.1 30-88 .341 13-46 .283 19-27 .704 10-43 53-1.8 42-0 16 26 7 9 92-3.1Kevin Panzer 32-10 363-11.3 27-80 .338 12-41 .293 4-9 .444 16-52 68-2.1 29-0 15 18 6 3 70-2.2Jordan Finn 27-3 292-10.8 13-42 .310 2-15 .133 23-29 .793 8-18 26-1.0 46-1 11 20 0 7 51-1.9Devonte Elliott 32-3 359-11.2 20-55 .364 0-0 .000 18-36 .500 32-59 91-2.8 54-1 6 20 13 9 58-1.8Adam Carp 8-1 36-4.5 3-5 .600 0-0 .000 5-6 .833 1-5 6-0.8 7-1 0 1 0 0 11-1.4Patrick Nyeko 26-0 258-9.9 8-26 .308 2-10 .200 14-19 .737 16-17 33-1.3 35-0 16 13 3 3 32-1.2Keith Fuetsch 5-0 15-3.0 1-6 .167 0-2 .000 2-3 .667 0-0 0-0.0 3-0 1 2 0 0 4-0.8Marko Cukic 18-0 65-3.6 5-8 .625 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 5-10 15-0.8 11-0 2 4 1 0 11-0.6TEAM 49-58 107-3.3 0 6Total 32 753-1782 .423 210-606 .347 529-771 .686 390-788 1178-36.8 653-12 356 459 117 154 2245-70.2Opponents 32 778-1827 .426 191-561 .340 532-749 .710 373-760 1133-35.4 660-18 398 398 90 199 2279-71.2WAC Games: 8-8 Home: 5-3 Road: 3-5Player G-GS Min-Avg FG-FGA Pct 3P-3PA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Rebs-Avg PF-FD Ast TO BS St Pts-AvgDeonte Burton 16-16 490-30.6 77-158 .487 30-66 .455 68-95 .716 4-37 41-2.6 44-0 55 35 3 23 252-15.8Olek Czyz 16-15 481-30.1 79-139 .568 22-47 .468 41-66 .621 30-59 89-5.6 33-0 23 35 5 10 221-13.8Malik Story 16-16 540-33.8 75-210 .357 31-102 .304 38-50 .760 8-29 37-2.3 25-0 39 39 1 10 219-13.7Dario Hunt 16-16 485-30.3 66-120 .550 0-0 .000 56-82 .683 49-102 151-9.4 57-5 8 36 33 13 188-11.8Derrell Conner 16-0 208-13.0 30-78 .385 11-39 .282 2-10 .200 6-13 19-1.2 22-0 28 14 0 5 73-4.6Jerry Evans Jr. 15-14 281-18.7 23-57 .404 5-17 .294 15-21 .714 21-24 45-3.0 35-1 6 14 3 6 66-4.4Illiwa Baldwin 1-0 22-22.0 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 0-4 4-4.0 4-0 0 0 0 1 4-4.0Jordan Burris 15-0 129-8.6 11-35 .314 5-21 .238 7-10 .700 4-15 19-1.3 14-0 6 6 4 4 34-2.3Keith Fuetsch 2-0 5-2.5 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 2-3 .667 0-0 0-0.0 0-0 1 1 0 0 4-2.0Patrick Nyeko 15-0 203-13.5 6-18 .333 1-7 .143 12-16 .750 13-14 27-1.8 26-0 15 8 2 3 25-1.7Devonte Elliott 16-0 170-10.6 8-21 .381 0-0 .000 8-18 .444 14-27 41-2.6 28-1 2 6 9 3 24-1.5Jordan Finn 13-2 99-7.6 4-16 .250 0-4 .000 9-11 .818 2-3 5-0.4 14-0 2 8 0 2 17-1.3Kevin Panzer 16-0 107-6.7 6-20 .300 3-13 .231 3-4 .750 3-14 17-1.1 10-0 3 8 0 0 18-1.1Adam Carp 3-1 9-3.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0-1 1-0.3 1-0 0 1 0 0 2-0.7Marko Cukic 8-0 21-2.6 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 3-2 5-0.6 5-0 1 3 0 0 2-0.3TEAM 25-28 53-3.3 0 4Total 16 388-882 .440 108-316 .342 265-392 .676 182-372 554-34.6 318-7 189 218 60 80 1149-71.8Opponents 16 392-890 .440 93-267 .348 264-366 .721 173-373 546-34.1 324-13 199 200 38 83 1141-71.32010-11 RESULTSPERSONNEL CAPSULEDate Opponent ResultNov. 13 MONTANA W, 81-66Nov. 15 ^vs. Pacific L, 53-64Nov. 16 ^vs. Pepperdine L, 75-76Nov. 22 &vs. George Washington L, 56-58Nov. 23 &vs. Boston University L, 57-66Nov. 30 at South Dakota State L, 65-82Dec. 4 UNLV L, 70-82Dec. 6 at Houston L, 61-64Dec. 11 SAN FRANCISCO STATE W, 78-64Dec. 17 ARIZONA ST. (ESPNU) L, 75-78Dec. 20 PORTLAND STATE W, 79-73Dec. 22 at Washington L, 60-90Dec. 27 at Portl<strong>and</strong> L, 62-66Dec. 31 *HAWAI‘I (ESPNU) W, 86-69Jan. 3 *at Fresno State L, 74-80Jan. 8 *UTAH STATE (ESPNU) L, 67-81Jan. 12 *at Idaho (ESPN2) L, 67-72Jan. 15 *at Boise State W, 69-67Jan. 20 *NEW MEXICO STATE W, 90-71Jan. 22 *LOUISIANA TECH W, 66-58Jan. 27 *FRESNO STATE W, 79-76Feb. 2 *at Utah State (ESPN2) L, 45-67Feb. 5 *SAN JOSE STATE W, 89-69Feb. 12 *at San Jose State W, 84-76 (OT)Feb. 14 *at Hawai’i L, 67-69 (OT)Feb. 19 %UC IRVINE W, 74-63Feb. 24 *IDAHO (ERT) L, 59-67Feb. 26 *BOISE STATE L, 66-72Date Opponent ResultMarch 3 *at Louisiana Tech W, 73-70March 5 *at New Mexico State L, 68-77March 9 !vs. Fresno State W, 90-80March 10 !vs. New Mexico State (ESPNU) L, 60-66# Exhibition game^ NIT Season Tip-off (Los Angeles, Calif.)& NIT Season Tip-off (Washington, D.C.)%BracketBusters*WAC game! WAC Tournament (Orleans Arena, Las Vegas)CAPS-Home Game2010-11 REVIEWRecord: 13-19<strong>Conference</strong> Record: 8-8<strong>Conference</strong> Finish: T-5thPostseason: WAC TournamentReturning Starters (5) Pts. Reb. Ast.Jerry Evans, Jr., So., G 4.9 3.5 0.3Deonte Burton, So., G 13.7 2.3 3.5Olek Czyz, Sr., F 12.3 5.7 1.3Malik Story, Jr., G 14.5 3.0 2.0Dario Hunt, Sr., F 12.4 9.7 0.7Other Letterwinners (6) Pts. Reb. Ast.Patrick Nyeko, Jr., G 1.2 1.3 0.6Devonte Elliott, So., F 1.8 2.8 0.2Keith Fuetsch, Jr., G 0.8 0.0 0.2Jordan Finn, So., G 1.9 1.4 0.9Jordan Burris, So., G 3.1 1.8 0.5Kevin Panzer, So., F 2.2 2.1 0.5Other Letterwinners Lost (4) Pts. Reb. Ast.Illiwa Baldwin 3.3 2.3 0.3Adam Carp 1.4 0.8 0.0Marko Cukic 0.6 0.8 0.1Derrell Conner 4.5 1.1 1.5Newcomers (1)Richard Bell2011-12 WAC Men’s Basketball Preview 17


NEW MEXICO STATEAGGIES2010-11 (16-17, 9-7 WAC, T-2nd)AT A GLANCENickname: ......................................................... AggiesEnrollment:............................................ 16,428Founded:................................................... 1888Joined WAC: .............................................July 1, 2005Colors: .........................................Crimson <strong>and</strong> WhiteArena: .....................Pan American Center (13,071)President: .................................Dr. Barbara Couture<strong>Athletic</strong>s Director: ...............Dr. McKinley BostonAssociate AD (SWA): ....................... Maria RothBasketball SID:......................... Tiffany FranklinSID E-Mail:............................ tfrank@nmsu.eduSID Phone Number: ......................(575) 646-3929Cell Number:............................. (575) 642-2168SID Fax Number:....................... (575) 646-2099Press Row Number:.................. (575) 646-3400SID: .................................................Tyler Dunkel2011-12 SCHEDULEDate Opponent TimeNov. 2 #EASTERN NEW MEXICO TBANov. 12 at Northern Colorado TBANov. 16 at New Mexico TBANov. 19 UTEP TBANov. 24 ^vs. Central Michigan TBANov. 25 ^vs. UC Irvine/Southern Miss. TBANov. 26 ^TBD TBANov. 29 ARIZONA TBADec. 4 at Southern Miss. TBADec. 11 at UTEP TBADec. 14 WESTERN NEW MEXICO TBADec. 19 SOUTHERN TBADec. 21 MCNEESE STATE TBADec. 28 NEW MEXICO TBADec. 31 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF TBAJan. 2 at Cal State Bakersfield TBAJan. 7 *at Louisiana Tech 7:00 p.m.Jan. 12 *UTAH STATE TBAJan. 14 *IDAHO TBAJan. 19 *at San Jose State 7:00 p.m.Jan. 21 *at Hawai‘i 7:00 p.m.Jan. 26 *NEVADA TBAJan. 28 *FRESNO STATE TBAFeb. 1 CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD TBAFeb. 4 *LOUISIANA TECH TBAFeb. 9 *at Idaho TBAFeb. 11 *at Utah State (ESPN2) 1:05 p.m.Feb. 14 NORTH NEW MEXICO TBAFeb. 18 %TBD TBAFeb. 23 *HAWAI‘I TBAFeb. 25 *SAN JOSE STATE TBAMarch 1 *at Nevada (ESPN2) 8:00 p.m.March 3 *at Fresno State TBAMarch 7-10 WAC Tournament Las Vegas, Nev.#Exhibition; *WAC Game;% ESPN Sears BracketBusters; CAPS-Home^ Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska ShootoutAll times local/subject to change• New Mexico State has three seniors, three juniors,four sophomores <strong>and</strong> seven freshmen on the 2011-12 roster.• Due to injuries in the 2010-11 season, the Aggies returneight players that accountedfor 74 percent of the minutes.• The Aggies set a school recordwith a 12-game WAC homewin streak last year that datedback to the 2009-10 season.• Nationally, the Aggies rankedNo. 73 in 3-point field goal defense (32.6 percent)<strong>and</strong> No. 89 in scoring offense (71.6 points pergame). Additionally, NM State paced the WAC inscoring in league games (72.5 point per game).Wendell McKinesF, 6-6, 230, Sr.Wendell McKines returnsfor his fifth season aftermissing the 2010-11campaign due to injury... started in 23 games asa junior ... averaged 10.7points <strong>and</strong> 9.8 reboundsper game en route tohelping the Aggies toa WAC Tournament title <strong>and</strong> NCAA Tournamentappearance during his junior season ... ranks No.6on the all-time rebounding list at NM State with 761boards ... posted nine double-doubles in 2009-10<strong>and</strong> has 27 in his career ... was an honorable mention2009-10 All-WAC selection.• Guard Hernst Laroche returns after 99 consecutivestarts for the Aggies <strong>and</strong> ranks second on the alltimelist for career assists (416) at NM State.FAST FACTThe Aggies return four starters for the 2011-12 seasonincluding senior guard Hernst Laroche, sophomore centerTshilidzi Nephawe, junior forward Tyrone Watson <strong>and</strong>junior forward B<strong>and</strong>ja Sy, in addition to senior forwardWendell McKines, who had to redshirt the 2010-11 seasondue to injury.TOP PLAYER/COACH INFORMATION2011-12 ROSTER• NM State had a first team All-WAC honoree in2010-11, forward Troy Gillenwater also becamethe 27th member of the Aggie 1,000 point club.Associate Head CoachPaul Weir (York, 2004)Assistant CoachesTony Delk (Kentucky, 1996)Tom Lewis (Pepperdine, 1990)Marvin MenziesHead CoachAlma Mater:UCLA, 1987Overall Record:76-58 (.567), 4 yearsSchool Record:SameNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Exp. Hometown (Last School)1 Christian Kabongo G 6-4 199 So. 1L Toronto, Ontario (Central Commerce)10 B<strong>and</strong>ja Sy F 6-8 214 Jr. 2L Cergy, France (Stoneridge Prep)13 Hernst Laroche G 6-1 170 Sr. 3L Montreal, Quebec (Vanier College)15 Tshilidzi Nephawe C 6-10 268 So. 1L Johannesburg, South Africa (Stoneridge)25 Renaldo Dixon F 6-10 210 So. 1L Toronto, Ontario (Christian Faith Academy)31 Wendell McKines F 6-6 230 RS-Sr. 3L Oakl<strong>and</strong>, Calif. (Richmond HS)32 Hamidu Rahman C 6-11 245 Sr. 3L Somerset, N.J. (American Christian)35 B.J. West F/C 6-11 240 Jr. 2L Cheneyville, La. (Rapides HS)45 Tyrone Watson F 6-5 225 Jr. 2L Hamilton, Ontario (Hamilton Cathedral HS)Remi Barry F 6-7 210 Fr. HS Paris, France (Del Oro HS)Emery Coleman G 6-4 180 Fr. HS Tularosa, N.M. (Tularosa HS)Terrel de Rouen G 6-1 170 Fr. HS Las Cruces, N.M. (Oñate HS)D.J. Lewis G 6-0 180 Fr. HS New Orleans, La. (New Horizon Prep)Daniel Mullings G 6-2 180 Fr. HS Toronto, Ontario (Laurier)K.C. Ross-Miller G 6-1 175 So. TR Gr<strong>and</strong> Prairie, Texas (New Orleans)Temjae Singleton F 6-7 200 Fr. HS Woodl<strong>and</strong> Hills, Calif. (El Camino Real HS)Eric Weary G 6-5 210 Fr. HS New Orleans, La. (Warren Easton HS)18 2011-12 WAC Men’s Basketball Preview


2010-11 NEW MEXICO STATE STATSAll Games: 16-17 Home: 12-5 Road: 3-9 Neutral: 1-3Player G-GS Min-Avg FG-FGA Pct 3P-3PA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Rebs-Avg PF-FD Ast TO BS St Pts-AvgTroy Gillenwater 27-24 818-30.3 173-377 .459 37-102 .363 128-171 .749 40-130 170-6.3 60-0 16 61 26 12 511-18.9Hernst Laroche 33-33 1140-34.5 133-306 .435 31-91 .341 84-118 .712 23-82 105-3.2 81-4 152 88 3 62 381-11.5Gordo Castillo 32-8 854-26.7 91-211 .431 66-165 .400 42-49 .857 21-65 86-2.7 54-0 30 31 3 21 290-9.1Christian Kabongo 33-14 848-25.7 97-256 .379 14-75 .187 86-128 .672 24-72 96-2.9 64-1 82 82 4 26 294-8.9Tyrone Watson 33-33 908-27.5 90-160 .563 12-37 .324 58-105 .552 74-87 161-4.9 79-0 71 55 7 39 250-7.6Hamidu Rahman 23-16 446-19.4 53-109 .486 0-0 .000 59-114 .518 51-65 116-5.0 56-0 5 48 12 8 165-7.2Tshilidzi Nephawe 33-17 602-18.2 58-121 .479 0-1 .000 68-89 .764 52-92 144-4.4 106-8 7 36 32 18 184-5.6B<strong>and</strong>ja Sy 33-20 584-17.7 50-134 .373 19-70 .271 37-51 .725 23-65 88-2.7 58-1 29 47 9 16 156-4.7Renaldo Dixon 20-0 211-10.6 16-35 .457 1-3 .333 21-27 .778 12-21 33-1.7 17-0 5 11 4 6 54-2.7B.J. West 24-0 223-9.3 26-57 .456 0-3 .000 7-16 .438 23-57 80-3.3 28-1 11 16 22 5 59-2.5Makhtar Diop 6-0 13-2.2 2-4 .500 2-3 .667 2-6 .333 0-2 2-0.3 1-0 0 2 0 1 8-1.3Drew Herig 10-0 21-2.1 3-7 .429 2-4 .500 2-3 .667 2-3 5-0.5 4-0 2 4 0 1 10-1.0Abdoulaye N’doye 9-0 32-3.6 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 0-5 5-0.6 4-0 0 3 2 0 2-0.2TEAM 28-38 66-2.0 3Total 33 793-1780 .446 184-554 .332 594-879 .676 373-784 1157-35.1 612-15 410 487 124 215 2364-71.6Opponents 33 825-1875 .440 207-634 .326 459-686 .669 379-761 1140-34.5 685-21 436 498 96 215 2316-70.2WAC Games: 9-7 Home: 7-1 Road: 2-6Player G-GS Min-Avg FG-FGA Pct 3P-3PA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Rebs-Avg PF-FD Ast TO BS St Pts-AvgTroy Gillenwater 15-12 474-31.6 108-222 .486 17-51 .333 69-95 .726 21-77 98-6.5 32-0 14 31 15 11 302-20.1Hernst Laroche 16-16 578-36.1 62-152 .408 13-52 .250 45-66 .682 14-36 50-3.1 34-1 82 48 2 27 182-11.4Gordo Castillo 16-2 408-25.5 47-107 .439 36-91 .396 10-13 .769 7-35 42-2.6 28-0 15 14 1 11 140-8.8Tyrone Watson 16-16 435-27.2 49-81 .605 8-18 .444 30-52 .577 32-38 70-4.4 35-0 26 29 2 14 136-8.5Christian Kabongo 16-4 381-23.8 35-88 .398 9-34 .265 28-40 .700 8-38 46-2.9 24-0 34 32 1 14 107-6.7Tshilidzi Nephawe 16-9 316-19.8 32-65 .492 0-0 .000 40-50 .800 30-52 82-5.1 51-5 4 19 16 11 104-6.5Hamidu Rahman 14-7 254-18.1 27-57 .474 0-0 .000 26-51 .510 25-32 57-4.1 34-0 3 29 6 7 80-5.7B<strong>and</strong>ja Sy 16-14 285-17.8 22-60 .367 9-30 .300 12-19 .632 5-32 37-2.3 24-0 15 14 6 9 65-4.1B.J. West 8-0 67-8.4 11-20 .550 0-1 .000 0-3 .000 8-16 24-3.0 6-0 7 4 5 3 22-2.8Renaldo Dixon 11-0 58-5.3 4-11 .364 0-0 .000 6-7 .857 1-4 5-0.5 6-0 1 6 1 1 14-1.3Drew Herig 4-0 7-1.8 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 2-3 .667 1-0 1-0.3 3-0 2 3 0 1 4-1.0Makhtar Diop 3-0 5-1.7 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 0-1 1-0.3 1-0 0 1 0 0 2-0.7Abdoulaye N’doye 3-0 7-2.3 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1-0.3 0-0 0 0 0 0 2-0.7TEAM 12-17 29-1.8 2Total 16 399-866 .461 92-277 .332 270-403 .670 164-379 543-33.9 278-6 203 232 55 109 1160-72.5Opponents 16 406-915 .444 89-295 .302 203-291 .698 173-371 544-34.0 323-16 210 249 46 103 1104-69.02010-11 RESULTSPERSONNEL CAPSULEDate Opponent ResultNov. 12 at Louisiana-Lafayette W, 92-76Nov. 15 WESTERN NEW MEXICO W, 95-62Nov. 18 at Arizona L, 57-83Nov. 20 ^vs. UMass L, 57-71Nov. 21 ^vs. USC L, 61-80Nov. 23 at UTEP L, 56-73Nov. 30 UTEP L, 72-74Dec. 4 NEW MEXICO L, 78-84 (OT)Dec. 11 at New Mexico L, 62-78Dec. 13 ARKANSAS-PB W, 83-49Dec. 16 OKLAHOMA PAN W, 78-46Dec. 18 $PACIFIC W, 69-64Dec. 21 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE W, 82-76Dec. 23 SAINT MARY’S L, 53-73Dec. 29 *at Idaho W, 74-69Dec. 31 *at Boise State L, 78-81Jan. 8 *FRESNO STATE W, 80-68Jan. 13 *HAWAI‘I (ERT) W, 82-64Jan. 15 *SAN JOSE STATE W, 78-53Jan. 20 *at Nevada L, 71-90Jan. 22 *at Utah State (ESPNU) L, 49-59Jan. 27 *BOISE STATE W, 96-87 (OT)Jan. 29 *IDAHO W, 73-65Feb. 3 *at Fresno State L, 83-88 (OT)Feb. 7 *LOUISIANA TECH W, 75-57Feb. 12 *at Louisiana Tech (ERT) W, 50-49Feb. 19 %NORTHERN COLORADO L, 80-82Feb. 23 *at San Jose St. (ESPN2) L, 70-72 (OT)Date Opponent ResultFeb. 26 *at Hawai’i L, 70-76March 2 *UTAH STATE (ESPN2) L, 54-58March 5 *NEVADA W, 77-68March 10 !vs. Nevada (ESPNU) W, 66-60March 11 !vs. Boise State (ESPN2) L, 63-81#Exhibition*WAC Game%BracketBustersCAPS-Home Game^Hall of Fame Tournament (Springfield, Mass.)$Lou Henson Classic (Las Cruces)! WAC Tournament (Orleans Arena, Las Vegas)2010-11 REVIEWRecord: 16-17<strong>Conference</strong> Record: 9-7<strong>Conference</strong> Finish: T-2ndPostseason: WAC TournamentReturning Starters (4) Pts. Reb. Ast.Hernst Laroche, Sr., G 11.5 3.2 4.6Tshilidzi Nephawe, So., C 5.6 4.4 0.2B<strong>and</strong>ja Sy, Jr., F 4.7 2.7 0.8Tyrone Watson, Jr., F 7.6 4.9 2.1Other Letterwinners (4) Pts. Reb. Ast.Hamidu Rahman, Sr., C 7.2 5.0 0.2Renaldo Dixon, So., F 2.7 1.7 0.2Christian Kabongo, So., G 8.9 2.9 2.4B.J. West, Jr., F/C 2.5 3.3 0.4Starters Lost (1) Pts. Reb. Ast.Troy Gillenwater, F 18.9 6.3 0.5Other Letterwinners Lost (1) Pts. Reb. Ast.Gordo Castillo, G 9.1 2.7 0.9Newcomers (8)Remi Barry, Fr., FEmery Coleman, Fr., GTerrel de Rouen, Fr., GD.J. Lewis, Fr., GDaniel Mullins, Fr., GK.C. Ross-Miller, So., GTemjae Singleton, Fr., FEric Weary, Fr., G2011-12 WAC Men’s Basketball Preview 19


SAN JOSE STATESPARTANS2010-11 (17-16, 5-11 WAC, 8th)AT A GLANCENickname: ..................................................... SpartansEnrollment: ........................................................26,796Founded: ................................................................1857Joined WAC: .............................................July 1, 1996Colors: .....................................Gold, White <strong>and</strong> BlueArena: ............................... The Event Center (5,000)President: ..................... Dr. Mohammad Qayoumi<strong>Athletic</strong>s Director: ............................... Tom BowenSenior Associate AD (SWA):............ Liz JarniganSID: ......................................................... Lawrence FanSID E-Mail:............. lawrence.fan@email.sjsu.eduSID Phone Number:...................... (408) 924-1217Cell Number: ....................................(408) 768-3424SID Fax Number: .............................(408) 924-1291Press Row Number: .......................(408) 924-64662011-12 SCHEDULEDate Opponent TimeNov. 3 #NOTRE DAME DE NAMUR 7:00 p.m.Nov. 12 at Cal Poly 2:00 p.m.Nov. 14 UC IRVINE 7:00 p.m.Nov. 16 at USF 8:00 p.m.Nov. 19 at Santa Clara 7:00 p.m.Nov. 22 HOLY NAMES COLLEGE 7:00 p.m.Nov. 28 MONTANA STATE 7:00 p.m.Nov. 30 TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO 7:00 p.m.Dec. 3 at Weber State TBADec. 7 at California TBADec. 10 CAL POLY 7:00 p.m.Dec. 20 UC DAVIS 7:00 p.m.Dec. 22 at UC Riverside TBADec. 29 ^TBD TBADec. 30 ^TBD TBAJan. 7 *at Hawai‘i TBAJan. 12 *at Nevada TBAJan. 14 *at Fresno State TBAJan. 19 *NEW MEXICO STATE 7:00 p.m.Jan. 21 *LOUISIANA TECH 6:00 p.m.Jan. 23 CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD 7:00 p.m.Jan. 26 *at Idaho TBAJan. 28 *at Utah State TBAFeb. 4 *HAWAI‘I 6:00 p.m.Feb. 9 *FRESNO STATE 7:00 p.m.Feb. 11 *NEVADA 7:00 p.m.Feb. 18 %TBD TBAFeb. 23 *at Louisiana Tech TBAFeb. 25 *at New Mexico State TBAMarch 1 *UTAH STATE 7:00 p.m.March 3 *IDAHO 7:00 p.m.March 7-10 WAC Tournament Las Vegas, Nev.# Exhibition* WAC Game^ Seattle U Tournament (Seattle, Wash.)% ESPN Sears BracketBustersCAPS-Home gameAll times local/subject to change• San Jose State returns three starters <strong>and</strong> 11 playersfrom the 2010-11 team that won 17 games, postedits first winning season since 1994, <strong>and</strong> was invitedto the 2011 College Basketball Invitational.• San Jose State seeks back-tobackwinning seasons for thefirst time since the 1986 <strong>and</strong>1987 seasons.• San Jose State is coming offof back-to-back single seasonrecord free throw shooting.Last season’s Spartans ledthe WAC with a school-record75.4 percent figure.• Head coach George Nessman enters his seventhseason as San Jose State’s head coach. He is oneof only for head coaches to direct the Spartans topost-season tournament competition.Keith ShamburgerG, 5-11, 170, So.Third on the 2011 teamin scoring at 12.4 pergame … highest scoringfreshman in San JoseState history … oneof four SJSU freshmensince 1972 to average indouble-figure scoring... first known Spartanfreshman to score 20 ormore points six times in a season … 20 double-figurescoring games in 2010-11 ... season-high 28 points<strong>and</strong> six three-point baskets in the WAC Tournamentquarterfinal round win over Idaho … 23 points in theCBI game at Creighton (3/15) … 57 3-point basketmade are most by a San Jose State freshman.• Forward Wil Carter was fifth in the WAC in reboundingat 8.0 per game. His 265 rebounds matched theseventh best single season mark at San Jose State.FAST FACTGuard Keith Shamburger is San Jose State’s top returningscorer at 12.4 points per game. Shamburger set a schoolrecord for scoring average by a freshman <strong>and</strong> played moreminutes (1,034) than any other conference freshman lastseason.TOP PLAYER/COACH INFORMATION2011-12 ROSTER• For the first time since 1990, San Jose State wascredited with more assists than turnovers in aseason. The Spartans were one of four WAC teamsin 2011 with a positive assist-to-turnover ratio. Theeight returning Spartans have a combined +10assist-to-turnover ratio.George NessmanHead CoachAlma Mater:California, 1981Overall Record:68-119 (.364), 6 yearsSchool Record:SameAssistant CoachesBrent Davis (San Diego State, 2000)Talvin Hester (Texas Wesleyan, 2003)Donald Williams (Cal State Hayward, 1995)No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Exp. Hometown (Last School)1 Keith Shamburger G 5-11 170 So. 1V Lakewood, Calif. (Serra HS)4 Aalim Moor G 6-3 194 Jr. 1V Oakl<strong>and</strong>, Calif. (St. Mary’s HS)5 Calvin Douglas G 6-3 215 Sr. 1V Antioch, Calif. (City College of San Fran.)10 Billy Dick F 6-6 235 Sr. SQ San Jose, Calif. (San Jose City College15 Wil Carter F 6-8 215 Sr. 1V Pocatello, Idaho (Salt Lake Comm. College23 Chris Jones G/F 6-4 205 Jr. 2V Hayward, Calif. (Newark Memorial HS32 Joe Henson C 6-8 245 Jr. 2V Pasadena, Calif. (Pasadena HS42 Derek Brown G 6-2 165 Fr. RS Chino Hills, Calif. (Chino Hills HS44 Jerry Casey F 6-8 195 Jr. SQ San Luis Obispo, Calif. (Mission College Prep50 Garrett Ton F 6-8 222 Sr. 1V Torrance, Calif. (West Torrance HS52 Matt Ballard C 6-9 220 Sr. 1V Foothill Ranch, Calif. (UC IrvineJames Kinney G 6-1 180 Jr. JC Champaign, Ill. (Eastern Utah CollegeKhufu Najee G 6-2 180 So. JC Diablo Valley CollegeLavanne Pennington G 6-4 180 Jr. JC Mendenhall, Miss. (Barstow CollegeStephon Smith F 6-8 240 Fr. HS Dallas, Texas (Each One & Teach One Aca.)Jaleel Williams F 6-6 185 Fr. HS Kileen, Texas (Ellison HS)20 2011-12 WAC Men’s Basketball Preview


2010-11 SAN JOSE STATE STATSAll Games: 17-16 Home: 9-6 Road: 6-9 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-AvgAdrian Oliver 31-31 1086-35.0 246-569 .432 70-171 .409 181-220 .823 39-126 165-5.3 85-5 78 96 12 23 743-24.0Justin Graham 32-32 1161-36.3 163-388 .420 37-89 .416 92-138 .667 25-119 144-4.5 77-2 141 72 12 73 455-14.2Keith Shamburger 33-33 1034-31.3 130-362 .359 57-180 .317 91-121 .752 24-100 124-3.8 64-1 80 42 5 30 408-12.4Wil Carter 33-33 1017-30.8 115-250 .460 3-12 .250 89-112 .795 96-169 265-8.0 122-7 30 58 22 13 322-9.8Brylle Kamen 10-4 203-20.3 17-60 .283 0-4 .000 27-38 .711 18-41 59-5.9 19-0 2 20 1 4 61-6.1Calvin Douglas 33-3 623-18.9 71-172 .413 39-96 .406 19-25 .760 10-12 22-0.7 37-0 25 16 1 5 200-6.1Chris Jones 31-0 315-10.2 26-78 .333 1-3 .333 27-34 .794 40-34 74-2.4 48-3 17 13 2 8 80-2.6Matt Ballard 33-29 865-26.2 25-78 .321 0-1 .000 33-50 .660 63-112 175-5.3 94-5 20 20 17 13 83-2.5Joe Henson 33-0 356-10.8 9-27 .333 0-0 .000 7-11 .636 23-41 64-1.9 68-2 2 17 10 7 25-0.8Aalim Moor 17-0 61-3.6 5-10 .500 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 1-5 6-0.4 2-0 8 1 0 0 10-0.6Garrett Ton 21-0 75-3.6 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 2-10 12-0.6 12-0 3 0 0 3 4-0.2Billy Dick 1-0 2-2.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0.0Jerry Casey 1-0 2-2.0 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0.0TEAM 66-55 121-3.7 1 8Total 33 808-1999 .404 207-556 .372 568-753 .754 407-824 1231-37.3 629-25 406 363 82 179 2391-72.5Opponents 33 839-1920 .437 231-676 .342 496-723 .686 343-840 1183-35.8 656-16 474 399 116 151 2405-72.9WAC Games: 5-11 Home: 3-5 Road: 2-6Player 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 14-14 508-36.3 106-253 .419 30-77 .390 86-102 .843 13-67 80-5.7 39-4 38 53 7 12 328-23.4Justin Graham 15-15 588-39.2 79-211 .374 15-45 .333 45-69 .652 13-51 64-4.3 35-0 73 35 4 27 218-14.5Keith Shamburger 16-16 520-32.5 57-172 .331 25-80 .313 46-67 .687 13-48 61-3.8 29-1 42 13 1 14 185-11.6Wil Carter 16-16 503-31.4 56-108 .519 1-3 .333 48-61 .787 42-74 116-7.3 61-4 14 25 6 4 161-10.1Calvin Douglas 16-3 326-20.4 43-94 .457 24-54 .444 8-10 .800 4-9 13-0.8 20-0 11 8 1 5 118-7.4Brylle Kamen 7-4 164-23.4 11-43 .256 0-3 .000 21-31 .677 13-34 47-6.7 15-0 2 15 1 4 43-6.1Matt Ballard 16-12 427-26.7 16-40 .400 0-1 .000 11-17 .647 31-44 75-4.7 52-2 8 10 8 6 43-2.7Chris Jones 14-0 121-8.6 11-35 .314 0-1 .000 8-10 .800 18-10 28-2.0 21-1 6 7 1 2 30-2.1Aalim Moor 6-0 30-5.0 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 3-0.5 1-0 3 1 0 0 4-0.7Joe Henson 16-0 166-10.4 4-8 .500 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 6-24 30-1.9 36-0 2 6 4 1 8-0.5Garrett Ton 9-0 47-5.2 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-7 9-1.0 7-0 2 0 0 2 2-0.2TEAM 34-27 61-3.8 0 6Total 16 386-972 .397 95-264 .360 273-369 .740 190-397 587-36.7 316-12 201 179 33 77 1140-71.2Opponents 16 433-960 .451 122-347 .352 248-371 .668 173-423 596-37.2 318-8 258 176 62 75 1236-77.22010-11 RESULTSPERSONNEL CAPSULEDate Opponent ResultNov. 12 at Eastern Washington W, 67-60Nov. 17 USF W, 74-64Nov. 20 at Oregon W, 75-72Nov. 24 at CS Bakersfield L, 77-82Nov. 28 UC RIVERSIDE W, 80-77Nov. 30 at Texas San Antonio L, 63-72Dec. 4 UC IRVINE W, 85-70Dec. 10 SANTA CLARA L, 63-67Dec. 12 EASTERN WASHINGTON W, 70-69Dec. 18 at Seattle W, 86-70Dec. 22 PUGET SOUND W, 95-62Dec. 29 *at Fresno State L, 62-75Dec. 31 *at Utah State L, 71-80Jan. 6 *BOISE STATE L, 101-102 (4OT)Jan. 8 *IDAHO L, 67-75Jan. 13 *at Louisiana Tech W, 79-74Jan. 15 *at New Mexico State L, 53-78Jan. 22 *at Hawaii L, 61-67Jan. 27 *UTAH STATE L, 65-84Jan. 29 *FRESNO STATE W, 78-66Feb. 3 *at Idaho W, 92-89 (2OT)Feb. 5 *at Nevada L, 69-89Feb. 12 *NEVADA L, 76-84 (OT)Feb. 15 MONTANA STATE W, 77-73Feb. 18 %WEBER STATE W, 62-46Feb. 23 *NM STATE (ESPN2) W, 72-70 (OT)Feb. 26 *Louisiana Tech W, 72-60March 3 *HAWAI‘I L, 71-77Date Opponent ResultMarch 5 *at Boise State L, 51-66March 9 !vs. Hawai‘i W, 75-74March 10 !vs. Idaho (ESPNU) W, 74-68March 11 !vs. Utah State L, 57-58March 15 ^at Creighton7:00 p.m.#Exhibition*WAC Game%BracketBustersCAPS-Home Game! WAC Tournament (Orleans Arena, Las Vegas)^ College Basketball Invitational2010-11 REVIEWRecord: 17-16<strong>Conference</strong> Record: 5-11<strong>Conference</strong> Finish:8thPostseason:CBIReturning Starters (3) Pts. Reb. Ast.Matt Ballard, Sr., C 2.5 5.3 0.6Wil Carter, Sr., F 9.8 8.0 0.9Keith Shamburger, So., G 12.4 3.8 2.4Other Letterwinners (5) Pts. Reb. Ast.Calvin Douglas, Sr., G 6.1 0.7 0.7Joe Henson, Jr., C 0.8 1.9 0.0Chris Jones, Jr., G/F 2.6 2.4 0.5Aalim Moor, Jr., G 0.6 0.4 0.4Garrett Ton, Sr., F 0.2 0.6 0.1Starters Lost (2) Pts. Reb. Ast.Justin Graham, G 14.2 5.3 2.5Adrian Oliver, G 24.0 5.3 2.5Other Letterwinners Lost (1) Pts. Reb. Ast.Brylle Kamen, F 6.1 5.9 0.2Newcomers (5)James Kinney, Jr., GKhufu Najee, So., GLavanne Pennington, Jr., GStephon Smith, Fr., FJaleel Williams, Fr., F2011-12 WAC Men’s Basketball Preview 21


UTAH STATEAGGIES2010-11 (30-4, 15-1 WAC, 1st)AT A GLANCENickname: ......................................................... AggiesEnrollment:........................................................ 25,767Founded:................................................................ 1888Joined WAC: .............................................July 1, 2005Colors: ......................................Navy Blue <strong>and</strong> WhiteArena: Dee Glen Smith Spectrum ........(10,270)President: ...................................... Dr. Stan Albrecht<strong>Athletic</strong>s Director: ..............................Scott BarnesExecutive Assistant AD: .................Jana DoggettSID: .......................................................Doug HoffmanSID E-Mail: .......................doug.hoffman@usu.eduSID Phone Number: ......................(435) 797-3714Cell Number:.................................... (435) 881-8011SID Fax Number: .............................(435) 797-2615Press Row Number: .......................(435) 797-1686• Utah State won its fourth-straight <strong>Western</strong> <strong>Athletic</strong><strong>Conference</strong> regular season title in 2011, includingits third outright. USU also won its second WACTournament championship in the past three years.• Stew Morrill was named theWAC Coach of the Year for thethird straight year. Overall, itis the fifth time he has earnedCoach of the Year honors atUtah State.• Utah State finished the yearranked No. 25 in the ESPN/USAToday Coaches’ Poll, marking the first time since1978 that USU has been nationally ranked at theend of the season. It is also just the eighth time inschool history that USU has finished the seasonnationally ranked.• Utah State returns one all-league player from lastyear in senior point guard Brockeith Pane who wasnamed first-team all-WAC <strong>and</strong> to the league’s allnewcomerteam. Pane was also named the MostValuable Player of the 2011 WAC Tournament.FAST FACTUtah State advanced to its third-straight NCAA Tournamentin 2011 <strong>and</strong> its 12th straight postseason under head coachStew Morrill as it has appeared in the NCAA Tournamenteight times (2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011)<strong>and</strong> the NIT four times (2002, 2004, 2007, 2008).TOP PLAYER/COACH INFORMATION• Utah State has won 31 straight home games, whichis the third-longest active winning streak in the nationbehind Duke (36) <strong>and</strong> Kentucky (34). Overall,USU has won 83 of its last 85 home games.2011-12 SCHEDULEBrockeith PaneG, 6-1, 195, Sr.Stew MorrillHead CoachDate Opponent TimeOct. 28 #UC SAN DIEGO 7:05 p.m.Nov. 5 #ADAMS STATE 4:05 p.m.Nov. 11 BRIGHAM YOUNG 7:05 p.m.Nov. 15 at Weber State 7:05 p.m.Nov. 19 SOUTHERN UTAH 7:05 p.m.Nov. 22 at Texas A&M CC 7:05 p.m.Nov. 26 at Idaho State 7:05 p.m.Nov. 30 DENVER 7:05 p.m.Dec. 3 at Pacific 7:05 p.m.Dec. 6 UTAH VALLEY 7:05 p.m.Dec. 10 at Wichita State 7:05 p.m.Dec. 17 SEATTLE 7:05 p.m.Dec. 20 ^TEXAS-ARLINGTON 8:05 p.m.Dec. 21 ^SAINT PETER’S 8:05 p.m.Dec. 22 ^KENT STATE 8:05 p.m.Dec. 31 at Mississippi State 1:05 p.m.Jan. 5 *FRESNO STATE 7:05 p.m.Jan. 7 *NEVADA 7:05 p.m.Jan. 12 *at New Mexico State 7:05 p.m.Jan. 14 *at Louisiana Tech 7:05 p.m.Jan. 19 at Seattle 7:05 p.m.Jan. 21 *at Idaho 7:05 p.m.Jan. 26 *HAWAI‘I (ERT) 7:05 p.m.Jan. 28 *SAN JOSE STATE 7:05 p.m.Feb. 2 *at Nevada 7:05 p.m.Feb. 4 *at Fresno State 7:05 p.m.Feb. 9 *LOUISIANA TECH (ERT) 7:05 p.m.Feb. 11 *NEW MEXICO STATE (ESPN2) 1:05 p.m.Feb. 14 MONTANA TECH 7:05 p.m.Feb. 18 %TBD TBAFeb. 24 *IDAHO 7:05 p.m.March 1 *at San Jose State 7:05 p.m.March 3 *at Hawai‘i 7:05 p.m.March 7-10 WAC Tournament Las Vegas, Nev.# Exhibition* WAC Game; CAPS - Home game% ESPN Sears BracketBusters^Athletes in Action Classic (Logan, Utah)All times local/subject to changeEarned first-team all-WAC honors <strong>and</strong> wasnamed to the league’sall-newcomer team afteraveraging 11.8 points,3.4 assists <strong>and</strong> 3.1 reboundsper game, whileshooting 43.6 percentfrom the field (123-282),21.1 percent from three-point range (16-76) <strong>and</strong> 80.2percent at the free throw line (138-172)... Started 33games in his first season at Utah State <strong>and</strong> played in all34... Ranked first on the team in assists (116) <strong>and</strong> steals(31), <strong>and</strong> was third in minutes played (28.3)... namedthe MVP of the WAC Tournament as he had 16 points<strong>and</strong> three rebounds against SJSU in the semifinals<strong>and</strong> 19 points, four assists <strong>and</strong> three rebounds in thechampionship game against Boise State.2011-12 ROSTERAssociate CoachTim Duryea (North Texas, 1988)Alma Mater:Gonzaga, 1974Overall Record:542-241 (.692)25 yearsSchool Record:324-103 (.759),13 yearsAssistant CoachesChris Jones (Utah, 1994)Tarvish Felton (Southern Utah, 1999)No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Exp. Hometown (Last School)0 Brockeith Pane G 6-1 195 Sr. 1L Dallas, Texas (Midl<strong>and</strong> JC)1 Ben Clifford F 6-7 220 Fr. RS South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS)3 Sam Orchard G 6-1 175 Fr. HS Salt Lake City, Utah (Highl<strong>and</strong> HS)5 Steven Thornton G 6-3 175 Fr. HS Valencia, Calif. (Golden Valley HS)11 Adam Thoseby G/F 6-4 190 Fr. HS Henley-on-Thames, Engl<strong>and</strong> (Maine Central Inst.)12 Danny Berger G/F 6-6 205 So. JC Medford, Ore. (North Medford HS)13 Preston Medlin G 6-4 175 So. RS Carrollton, Texas (Hebron HS)14 E.J. Farris G 6-2 185 Jr. 1L Newark, Calif. (Newark Memorial HS)15 Mitch Bruneel F 6-5 205 So. JC Eagle, Idaho (Southern Idaho)21 Morgan Grim F 6-7 230 Sr. 1L Riverton, Utah (Utah)22 Brady Jardine F 6-7 220 Sr. 3L Twin Falls, Idaho (Twin Falls HS)24 Antonio Bumpus G 6-3 185 Jr. RS Columbus, Ohio (Harcum CC)25 Jordan Stone C 6-10 270 Fr. HS Smithfield, Utah (Sky View HS)30 David Collette F 6-8 220 Fr. HS Murray, Utah (Murray HS)34 Kyisean Reed F 6-6 215 Jr. JC Palmdale, Calif. (Antelope Valley JC)40 Igor Premasunac F 6-8 240 Jr. JC Zagreb, Croatia (Lon Morris JC)44 Jarred Shaw F/C 6-10 235 Jr. TR Dallas, Texas (Oklahoma State)22 2011-12 WAC Men’s Basketball Preview


2010-11 UTAH STATE STATS2009-10 UTAH STATE STATSAll Games: 30-4 Home: 17-0 Road: 11-3 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-AvgTai Wesley 34-34 993-29.2 176-294 .599 5-8 .625 145-204 .711 96-175 271-8.0 108-5 73 76 36 27 502-14.8Brockeith Pane 34-33 961-28.3 123-282 .436 16-76 .211 138-172 .802 13-91 104-3.1 70-2 116 88 3 31 400-11.8Brian Green 34-1 856-25.2 120-249 .482 76-162 .469 41-55 .745 9-69 78-2.3 46-0 58 26 1 20 357-10.5Pooh Williams 34-33 881-25.9 94-249 .378 51-139 .367 55-67 .821 5-50 55-1.6 63-0 74 46 3 7 294-8.6Brady Jardine 34-7 729-21.4 99-183 .541 1-2 .500 55-85 .647 68-169 237-7.0 81-1 16 40 34 18 254-7.5Tyler Newbold 34-34 997-29.3 76-185 .411 41-119 .345 39-51 .765 31-119 150-4.4 51-0 94 31 8 25 232-6.8Nate Bendall 31-27 630-20.3 81-167 .485 0-2 .000 41-55 .745 61-120 181-5.8 77-1 13 33 9 12 203-6.5Morgan Grim 32-0 277-8.7 31-65 .477 0-1 .000 22-35 .629 25-27 52-1.6 39-0 9 18 11 6 84-2.6James Walker III 25-1 239-9.6 16-47 .340 7-26 .269 13-20 .650 2-22 24-1.0 31-0 31 18 4 11 52-2.1E.J. Farris 21-0 153-7.3 14-42 .333 8-24 .333 4-5 .800 5-6 11-0.5 17-0 13 13 0 3 40-1.9Matt Formisano 18-0 111-6.2 9-20 .450 0-0 .000 7-11 .636 7-16 23-1.3 6-0 3 3 0 2 25-1.4Brad Brown 13-0 23-1.8 1-5 .200 1-3 .333 3-4 .750 0-1 1-0.1 2-0 0 1 1 0 6-0.5TEAM 41-38 79-2.4 0 9Total 34 840-1788 .470 206-562 .367 563-764 .737 363-903 1266-37.2 591-9 500 402 110 162 2449-72.0Opponents 34 696-1815 .383 186-616 .302 417-616 .677 319-688 1007-29.6 666-21 363 412 98 185 1995-58.7WAC Games: 15-1 Home: 8-0 Road: 7-1Player G-GS Min-Avg FG-FGA Pct 3P-3PA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Rebs-Avg PF-FD Ast TO BS St Pts-AvgTai Wesley 16-16 506-31.6 79-141 .560 1-4 .250 71-93 .763 44-73 117-7.3 52-2 29 40 16 16 230-14.4Brockeith Pane 16-16 487-30.4 68-137 .496 5-38 .132 59-78 .756 5-40 45-2.8 34-1 71 46 2 14 200-12.5Brian Green 16-0 411-25.7 54-114 .474 31-74 .419 20-29 .690 5-29 34-2.1 23-0 29 12 0 12 159-9.9Pooh Williams 16-16 400-25.0 43-114 .377 26-66 .394 19-25 .760 4-26 30-1.9 29-0 40 19 1 5 131-8.2Tyler Newbold 16-16 486-30.4 43-98 .439 26-65 .400 16-19 .842 17-76 93-5.8 23-0 45 16 3 15 128-8.0Brady Jardine 16-0 340-21.3 45-86 .523 0-1 .000 29-45 .644 34-74 108-6.8 37-0 7 17 19 8 119-7.4Nate Bendall 16-16 336-21.0 41-89 .461 0-2 .000 19-23 .826 37-61 98-6.1 41-1 7 17 6 5 101-6.3James Walker III 10-0 81-8.1 6-21 .286 4-13 .308 5-7 .714 0-3 3-0.3 8-0 6 4 1 4 21-2.1Morgan Grim 15-0 96-6.4 13-24 .542 0-1 .000 5-8 .625 7-11 18-1.2 14-0 1 6 4 1 31-2.1Matt Formisano 6-0 22-3.7 4-5 .800 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1-6 7-1.2 1-0 0 1 0 1 9-1.5E.J. Farris 11-0 76-6.9 5-24 .208 2-13 .154 2-2 1.000 1-2 3-0.3 7-0 7 9 0 3 14-1.3Brad Brown 6-0 9-1.5 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0.0 0-0 0 1 1 0 3-0.5TEAM 24-16 40-2.7 0 5Total 16 402-855 .470 96-278 .345 246-331 .743 179-417 596-37.2 269-4 242 193 53 84 1146-71.6Opponents 16 328-850 .386 74-276 .268 192-299 .642 162-319 481-30.1 304-5 167 205 48 86 922-57.62010-11 RESULTSPERSONNEL CAPSULEDate Opponent ResultNov. 13 WEBER STATE W, 77-65Nov. 17 at #23 Brigham Young L, 72-78Nov. 20 at Southern Utah W, 66-53Nov. 24 UTAH W, 79-62Nov. 27 NORTHEASTERN W, 56-54Dec. 1 at Denver W, 61-53Dec. 4 at #14 Georgetown (ESPNU) L, 51-68Dec. 7 LONG BEACH STATE W, 81-53Dec. 11 CS BAKERSFIELD W, 77-58Dec. 18 at Utah Valley W, 76-58Dec. 21 ^IDAHO STATE W, 71-48Dec. 22 ^WESTERN MICHIGAN W, 78-57Dec. 23 ^TROY W, 80-39Dec. 29 *HAWAI’I W, 74-66Dec. 31 *SAN JOSE STATE W, 80-71Jan. 8 *at Nevada (ESPNU) W, 81-67Jan. 13 *at Boise State W, 68-59Jan. 15 *at Fresno State W, 52-39Jan. 20 *LOUISIANA TECH W, 74-57Jan. 22 *NM STATE (ESPNU) W, 59-49Jan. 27 *at San Jose State W, 84-65Jan. 29 *at Hawai’i W, 89-84 (2OT)Feb. 2 *NEVADA (ESPN2) W, 67-45Feb. 5 *BOISE STATE W, 77-49Feb. 9 *at Idaho (ESPN2) L, 56-64Feb. 12 *FRESNO STATE W, 71-55Feb. 16 MONTANA WESTERN W, 100-66Feb. 19 %at #23 St. Mary’s (ESPN2) W, 75-65Date Opponent ResultFeb. 26 *IDAHO W, 84-68March 2 *at New Mexico St. (ESPN2) W, 58-54March 5 *at Louisiana Tech (ERT) W, 72-30March 11 !vs. San Jose State W, 58-54March 12 !vs. Boise State (ESPN2) W, 77-69March 17 $Kansas State (TruTV) L, 68-73#Exhibition^ Basketball Travelers Invitational (Logan)*WAC Game%BracketBustersCAPS-Home Game! WAC Tournament (Orleans Arena, Las Vegas)$ NCAA Tournament Second Round (Tucson)2010-11 REVIEWRecord: 30-4<strong>Conference</strong> Record: 15-1<strong>Conference</strong> Finish:1stPostseason: NCAA Second RoundReturning Starters (1) Pts. Reb. Ast.Brockeith Pane, Sr., G 11.8 3.1 3.4Other Letterwinners (3) Pts. Reb. Ast.E.J. Farris, Jr., G 1.9 0.5 0.6Morgan Grim, Sr., F 2.6 1.6 0.2Brady Jardine, Sr., F 7.5 7.0 0.4Starters Lost (4) Pts. Reb. Ast.Nate Bendall, F 6.5 5.8 0.4Tyler Newbold, G 6.8 4.4 2.7Tai Wesley, F 14.8 8.0 2.1Pooh Williams, G/F 8.6 1.6 2.1Other Letterwinners Lost (4) Pts. Reb. Ast.Brad Brown, F 0.5 0.1 0.0Matt Formisano, F 1.4 1.3 0.1Brian Green, G 10.5 2.3 1.7James Walker, G 2.1 1.0 1.2Newcomers (10)Danny Berger, So., G/FMitch Bruneel, So., FDavid Collette, Fr., FSam Orchard, Fr., GIgor Premasunac, Jr., FKyisean Reed, Jr., FJarred Shaw, Jr., F/CJordan Stone, Fr., CSteven Thornton, Fr., GAdam Thoseby, Fr., G/FRedshirts (3)Antonio Bumpus, Jr., GBen Clifford, Fr., FPreston Medlin, So., G2011-12 WAC Men’s Basketball Preview 23


2010-11 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS • ALL GAMESTo 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 SR 31 246 70 181 743 24.02. Gillenwater, Troy-NMSU JR 27 173 37 128 511 18.93. Brown,DeAndre-LTU SR 27 153 50 70 426 15.84. Johnson, Zane-UH JR 31 157 98 77 489 15.85. Anderson, La’Shard-BSU SR 35 176 33 142 527 15.16. Wesley, Tai-USU SR 34 176 5 145 502 14.87. Story, Malik-NEV SO 32 158 76 71 463 14.58. Graham, Justin-SJSU SR 32 163 37 92 455 14.2Ashaolu,Olu-LTU JR 32 163 12 117 455 14.210. Burton, Deonte-NEV FR 32 128 43 138 437 13.7REBOUNDING## Player-Team Cl G OFF DEF TOT Avg/G1. Hunt, Dario-NEV JR 32 116 193 309 9.72. Ashaolu,Olu-LTU JR 32 86 214 300 9.43. Joaquim, V<strong>and</strong>er-UH SO 32 95 168 263 8.24. Smith, Greg-FS SO 31 70 182 252 8.15. Carter, Wil-SJSU JR 33 96 169 265 8.06. Wesley, Tai-USU SR 34 96 175 271 8.07. Jardine, Brady-USU JR 34 68 169 237 7.08. Gillenwater, Troy-NMSU JR 27 40 130 170 6.39. Barone, Kyle-UI SO 32 54 133 187 5.810. Bendall, Nate-USU SR 31 61 120 181 5.8FIELD GOAL PCT (Min. 3.0 made per game)## Player-Team Cl G FG FGA Pct1. Barone, Kyle-UI SO 32 127 208 .6112. Wesley, Tai-USU SR 34 176 294 .5993. Wiley, Br<strong>and</strong>on-UI SR 32 100 174 .5754. Smith, Greg-FS SO 31 139 242 .5745. Toledo, Luiz-UI JR 30 106 197 .5386. Ashaolu,Olu-LTU JR 32 163 309 .5287. Joaquim, V<strong>and</strong>er-UH SO 32 116 224 .5188. Hunt, Dario-NEV JR 32 142 279 .5099. Steed, Tim-FS JR 26 104 205 .50710. Green, Brian-USU SR 34 120 249 .482ASSISTS## Player-Team Cl G Assists Avg/G1. Anderson, La’Shard-BSU SR 35 165 4.712. Laroche, Hernst-NMSU JR 33 152 4.613. Graham, Justin-SJSU SR 32 141 4.414. Burton, Deonte-NEV FR 32 113 3.535. Pane, Brockeith-USU JR 34 116 3.416. Tatum, L<strong>and</strong>on-UI JR 32 97 3.037. Henderson, Shawn-UI SR 32 89 2.788. Newbold, Tyler-USU SR 34 94 2.769. Geiger, Deremy-UI JR 32 84 2.6310. Thompson, Hiram-UH SR 24 61 2.54STEALS## Player-Team Cl G Steals Avg/G1. Graham, Justin-SJSU SR 32 73 2.282. Anderson, La’Shard-BSU SR 35 77 2.203. Laroche, Hernst-NMSU JR 33 62 1.884. Perryman, Westly-BSU JR 35 54 1.545. Ledbetter, Jeff-UI SR 32 45 1.416. Burton, Deonte-NEV FR 32 41 1.287. Arnold, Robert-BSU SR 35 42 1.208. McNeaill,Kenyon-LTU FR 32 38 1.199. Watson, Tyrone-NMSU SO 33 39 1.1810. Olekaibe, Kevin-FS FR 30 35 1.173-POINT FG PCT (Min. 1.0 made per game)## Player-Team Cl G 3FG FGA Pct1. Green, Brian-USU SR 34 76 162 .4692. Ledbetter, Jeff-UI SR 32 99 218 .4543. Graham, Justin-SJSU SR 32 37 89 .4164. Oliver, Adrian-SJSU SR 31 70 171 .4095. Johnson, Zane-UH JR 31 98 241 .4076. Douglas, Calvin-SJSU JR 33 39 96 .4067. Castillo, Gordo-NMSU SR 32 66 165 .4008. Smith,Lonnie-LTU FR 31 37 93 .3989. Barnes, Bo-UH FR 32 57 147 .38810. Noonan, Paul-BSU SR 35 66 171 .386BLOCKED SHOTS## Player-Team Cl G Blocks Avg/G1. Hunt, Dario-NEV JR 32 54 1.692. Joaquim, V<strong>and</strong>er-UH SO 32 40 1.253. Wiley, Br<strong>and</strong>on-UI SR 32 38 1.194. Smith, Greg-FS SO 31 35 1.135. Wesley, Tai-USU SR 34 36 1.066. Jardine, Brady-USU JR 34 34 1.007. Nephawe, Tshilidzi-NMSU FR 33 32 0.978. Gillenwater, Troy-NMSU JR 27 26 0.969. Barone, Kyle-UI SO 32 26 0.8110. Thomas, Joston-UH SO 31 25 0.81Funk, Bracken-FS FR 31 25 0.81ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO (Min. 3.0 assists/game)## Player-Team Cl G Asst Avg Turn Avg Ratio1. Tatum, L<strong>and</strong>on-UI JR 32 97 3.0 44 1.4 2.202. Graham, Justin-SJSU SR 32 141 4.4 72 2.3 1.963. Laroche, Hernst-NMSU JR 33 152 4.6 88 2.7 1.734. Burton, Deonte-NEV FR 32 113 3.5 71 2.2 1.595. Anderson, La’Shard-BSU SR 35 165 4.7 109 3.1 1.516. Pane, Brockeith-USU JR 34 116 3.4 88 2.6 1.32FREE THROW PCT (Min. 2.0 made per game)## Player-Team Cl G FTM FTA Pct1. Geiger, Deremy-UI JR 32 73 84 .8692. Oliver, Adrian-SJSU SR 31 181 220 .8233. Johnson, Zane-UH JR 31 77 95 .8114. Pane, Brockeith-USU JR 34 138 172 .8025. Carter, Wil-SJSU JR 33 89 112 .7956. Anderson, La’Shard-BSU SR 35 142 181 .7857. Nephawe, Tshilidzi-NMSU FR 33 68 89 .7648. Montreal, Daequon-BSU SR 35 97 128 .7589. Shamburger, Keith-SJSU FR 33 91 121 .75210. Gillenwater, Troy-NMSU JR 27 128 171 .74924 2011-12 WAC Men’s Basketball Preview


2010-11 TEAM STATISTICS • ALL GAMESSCORING OFFENSE# Team G W-L Pts Avg/G1. Boise State 35 22-13 2594 74.12. San Jose State 33 17-16 2391 72.53. Utah State 34 30-4 2449 72.04. New Mexico State 33 16-17 2364 71.65. Nevada 32 13-19 2245 70.26. Hawaii 32 19-13 2216 69.27. Idaho 32 18-14 2172 67.98. Fresno State 31 14-17 2096 67.69. Louisiana Tech 32 12-20 2051 64.1SCORING DEFENSE# Team G Pts Avg/G1. Utah State 34 1995 58.72. Idaho 32 2134 66.73. Hawaii 32 2151 67.24. Fresno State 31 2089 67.45. Louisiana Tech 32 2174 67.96. Boise State 35 2382 68.17. New Mexico State 33 2316 70.28. Nevada 32 2279 71.29. San Jose State 33 2405 72.9SCORING MARGIN# Team G OFF DEF Margin1. Utah State 34 72.0 58.7 +13.42. Boise State 35 74.1 68.1 +6.13. Hawaii 32 69.2 67.2 +2.04. New Mexico State 33 71.6 70.2 +1.55. Idaho 32 67.9 66.7 +1.26. Fresno State 31 67.6 67.4 +0.27. San Jose State 33 72.5 72.9 -0.48. Nevada 32 70.2 71.2 -1.19. Louisiana Tech 32 64.1 67.9 -3.8FREE THROW PCT# Team G FTM FTA Pct1. San Jose State 33 568 753 .7542. Utah State 34 563 764 .7373. Boise State 35 605 838 .7224. Idaho 32 454 630 .7215. Nevada 32 529 771 .6866. Hawaii 32 503 734 .6857. New Mexico State 33 594 879 .6768. Louisiana Tech 32 416 642 .6489. Fresno State 31 427 679 .629FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGES# Team G FG FGA Pct1. Utah State 34 840 1788 .4702. Idaho 32 758 1644 .4613. Hawaii 32 760 1685 .4514. New Mexico State 33 793 1780 .4465. Boise State 35 876 2002 .4386. Fresno State 31 743 1740 .4277. Nevada 32 753 1782 .4238. Louisiana Tech 32 721 1721 .4199. San Jose State 33 808 1999 .404FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE# Team G FG FGA Pct1. Utah State 34 696 1815 .3832. Hawaii 32 733 1883 .3893. Idaho 32 761 1818 .4194. Nevada 32 778 1827 .4265. Louisiana Tech 32 733 1716 .4276. Fresno State 31 727 1678 .4337. San Jose State 33 839 1920 .4378. New Mexico State 33 825 1875 .4409. Boise State 35 807 1760 .4593-POINT FG PCT# Team G FG FGA Pct1. Idaho 32 202 528 .3832. San Jose State 33 207 556 .3723. Utah State 34 206 562 .3674. Hawaii 32 193 541 .3575. Nevada 32 210 606 .3476. Boise State 35 237 688 .3447. New Mexico State 33 184 554 .3328. Louisiana Tech 32 193 585 .3309. Fresno State 31 183 621 .2953-POINT FG PCT DEFENSE# Team G FG FGA Pct1. Utah State 34 186 616 .3022. Hawaii 32 215 661 .3253. New Mexico State 33 207 634 .3264. Idaho 32 209 638 .3285. Louisiana Tech 32 205 624 .3296. Nevada 32 191 561 .3407. San Jose State 33 231 676 .3428. Fresno State 31 193 547 .3539. Boise State 35 220 582 .378BLOCKED SHOTS# Team G Blocks Avg/G1. Hawaii 32 134 4.192. New Mexico State 33 124 3.763. Fresno State 31 115 3.714. Nevada 32 117 3.665. Utah State 34 110 3.246. Idaho 32 98 3.067. Boise State 35 95 2.718. San Jose State 33 82 2.489. Louisiana Tech 32 76 2.38ASSISTS# Team G Assists Avg/G1. Utah State 34 500 14.712. Fresno State 31 441 14.233. Idaho 32 455 14.224. Boise State 35 449 12.835. New Mexico State 33 410 12.426. San Jose State 33 406 12.307. Hawaii 32 380 11.888. Nevada 32 356 11.139. Louisiana Tech 32 331 10.34STEALS# Team G Steals Avg/G1. Boise State 35 302 8.632. Fresno State 31 264 8.523. Idaho 32 210 6.564. New Mexico State 33 215 6.525. Louisiana Tech 32 180 5.636. Hawaii 32 177 5.537. San Jose State 33 179 5.428. Nevada 32 154 4.819. Utah State 34 162 4.763-POINT FG MADE# Team G 3FG Avg/G1. Boise State 35 237 6.772. Nevada 32 210 6.563. Idaho 32 202 6.314. San Jose State 33 207 6.275. Utah State 34 206 6.066. Hawaii 32 193 6.03Louisiana Tech 32 193 6.038. Fresno State 31 183 5.909. New Mexico State 33 184 5.582011-12 WAC Men’s Basketball Preview 25


2010-11 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS • WAC GAMESSCORING## Player-Team Cl G FG 3FG FT Pts Avg/G1. Oliver, Adrian-SJSU SR 14 106 30 86 328 23.42. Gillenwater, Troy-NMSU JR 15 108 17 69 302 20.13. Anderson, La’Shard-BSU SR 16 90 23 66 269 16.84. Johnson, Zane-UH JR 15 82 49 25 238 15.95. Burton, Deonte-NEV FR 16 77 30 68 252 15.8Brown,DeAndre-LTU SR 12 70 23 26 189 15.87. Ledbetter, Jeff-UI SR 16 72 55 42 241 15.18. Graham, Justin-SJSU SR 15 79 15 45 218 14.59. Amis, Bill-UH SR 14 83 1 36 203 14.510. Wesley, Tai-USU SR 16 79 1 71 230 14.4REBOUNDING## Player-Team Cl G OFF DEF TOT Avg/G1. Hunt, Dario-NEV JR 16 49 102 151 9.42. Ashaolu,Olu-LTU JR 16 44 106 150 9.43. Joaquim, V<strong>and</strong>er-UH SO 16 53 93 146 9.14. Smith, Greg-FS SO 16 36 95 131 8.25. Amis, Bill-UH SR 14 28 82 110 7.96. Wesley, Tai-USU SR 16 44 73 117 7.37. Carter, Wil-SJSU JR 16 42 74 116 7.38. Jardine, Brady-USU JR 16 34 74 108 6.89. Gillenwater, Troy-NMSU JR 15 21 77 98 6.510. Bendall, Nate-USU SR 16 37 61 98 6.1FIELD GOAL PCT (Min. 3.0 made per game)## Player-Team Cl G FG FGA Pct1. Barone, Kyle-UI SO 16 69 107 .6452. Watson, Tyrone-NMSU SO 16 49 81 .6053. Smith, Greg-FS SO 16 71 122 .5824. Toledo, Luiz-UI JR 15 52 90 .5785. Czyz, Olek-NEV JR 16 79 139 .5686. Wesley, Tai-USU SR 16 79 141 .5607. Hunt, Dario-NEV JR 16 66 120 .5508. Joaquim, V<strong>and</strong>er-UH SO 16 73 133 .5499. Amis, Bill-UH SR 14 83 160 .51910. Carter, Wil-SJSU JR 16 56 108 .519ASSISTS## Player-Team Cl G Assists Avg/G1. Laroche, Hernst-NMSU JR 16 82 5.132. Graham, Justin-SJSU SR 15 73 4.873. Anderson, La’Shard-BSU SR 16 71 4.44Pane, Brockeith-USU JR 16 71 4.445. Shepp, Steven-FS JR 16 57 3.566. Tatum, L<strong>and</strong>on-UI JR 16 56 3.507. Burton, Deonte-NEV FR 16 55 3.448. Ostrowski, Jeremiah-UH JR 15 51 3.409. Geiger, Deremy-UI JR 16 51 3.1910. Newbold, Tyler-USU SR 16 45 2.81FREE THROW PCT (Min. 2.0 made per game)## Player-Team Cl G FTM FTA Pct1. Ledbetter, Jeff-UI SR 16 42 48 .8752. Geiger, Deremy-UI JR 16 33 39 .8463. Oliver, Adrian-SJSU SR 14 86 102 .8434. Olekaibe, Kevin-FS FR 16 44 53 .8305. Nephawe, Tshilidzi-NMSU FR 16 40 50 .8006. Carter, Wil-SJSU JR 16 48 61 .7877. Barone, Kyle-UI SO 16 47 60 .7838. Anderson, La’Shard-BSU SR 16 66 85 .7769. Montreal, Daequon-BSU SR 16 47 61 .77010. Wesley, Tai-USU SR 16 71 93 .763STEALS## Player-Team Cl G Steals Avg/G1. Anderson, La’Shard-BSU SR 16 41 2.562. Graham, Justin-SJSU SR 15 27 1.803. Ledbetter, Jeff-UI SR 16 28 1.754. Laroche, Hernst-NMSU JR 16 27 1.695. Burton, Deonte-NEV FR 16 23 1.446. Shepp, Steven-FS JR 16 21 1.31Henderson, Shawn-UI SR 16 21 1.31McNeaill,Kenyon-LTU FR 16 21 1.319. Golubovic, Nedeljko-FS SR 16 20 1.2510. Ostrowski, Jeremiah-UH JR 15 16 1.073-POINT FG PCT (Min. 1.0 made per game)## Player-Team Cl G 3FG FGA Pct1. Czyz, Olek-NEV JR 16 22 47 .4682. Ledbetter, Jeff-UI SR 16 55 119 .4623. Burton, Deonte-NEV FR 16 30 66 .4554. Douglas, Calvin-SJSU JR 16 24 54 .4445. Henderson, Shawn-UI SR 16 19 44 .4326. Green, Brian-USU SR 16 31 74 .4197. Johnson, Zane-UH JR 15 49 120 .4088. Newbold, Tyler-USU SR 16 26 65 .4009. Castillo, Gordo-NMSU SR 16 36 91 .39610. Noonan, Paul-BSU SR 16 34 86 .3953-POINT FG MADE## Player-Team Cl G 3FG Avg/G1. Ledbetter, Jeff-UI SR 16 55 3.442. Johnson, Zane-UH JR 15 49 3.273. Castillo, Gordo-NMSU SR 16 36 2.254. Oliver, Adrian-SJSU SR 14 30 2.145. Noonan, Paul-BSU SR 16 34 2.136. Olekaibe, Kevin-FS FR 16 33 2.067. Story, Malik-NEV SO 16 31 1.94Green, Brian-USU SR 16 31 1.949. Brown,DeAndre-LTU SR 12 23 1.9210. Burton, Deonte-NEV FR 16 30 1.88BLOCKED SHOTS## Player-Team Cl G Blocks Avg/G1. Amis, Bill-UH SR 14 31 2.212. Hunt, Dario-NEV JR 16 33 2.063. Joaquim, V<strong>and</strong>er-UH SO 16 28 1.754. Jardine, Brady-USU JR 16 19 1.195. Roshell,Antwond-LTU JR 16 17 1.066. Nephawe, Tshilidzi-NMSU FR 16 16 1.00Wesley, Tai-USU SR 16 16 1.00Gillenwater, Troy-NMSU JR 15 15 1.009. Wiley, Br<strong>and</strong>on-UI SR 16 15 0.94Barone, Kyle-UI SO 16 15 0.94ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO (Min. 3.0 assists/game)## Player-Team Cl G Asst Avg Turn Avg Ratio1. Tatum, L<strong>and</strong>on-UI JR 16 56 3.5 21 1.3 2.672. Shepp, Steven-FS JR 16 57 3.6 22 1.4 2.593. Graham, Justin-SJSU SR 15 73 4.9 35 2.3 2.094. Geiger, Deremy-UI JR 16 51 3.2 25 1.6 2.045. Ostrowski, Jeremiah-UH JR 15 51 3.4 27 1.8 1.896. Laroche, Hernst-NMSU JR 16 82 5.1 48 3.0 1.717. Burton, Deonte-NEV FR 16 55 3.4 35 2.2 1.578. Pane, Brockeith-USU JR 16 71 4.4 46 2.9 1.54Anderson, La’Shard-BSU SR 16 71 4.4 46 2.9 1.5426 2011-12 WAC Men’s Basketball Preview


2010-11 TEAM STATISTICS • WAC GAMESSCORING OFFENSE# Team G W-L Pts Avg/G1. New Mexico State 16 9-7 1160 72.52. Nevada 16 8-8 1149 71.83. Utah State 16 15-1 1146 71.64. Boise State 16 10-6 1143 71.45. San Jose State 16 5-11 1140 71.26. Idaho 16 9-7 1102 68.97. Hawaii 16 8-8 1064 66.58. Fresno State 16 6-10 1059 66.29. Louisiana Tech 16 2-14 929 58.1SCORING DEFENSE# Team G Pts Avg/G1. Utah State 16 922 57.62. Idaho 16 1057 66.13. Louisiana Tech 16 1087 67.94. New Mexico State 16 1104 69.05. Boise State 16 1111 69.46. Fresno State 16 1112 69.57. Hawaii 16 1122 70.18. Nevada 16 1141 71.39. San Jose State 16 1236 77.2SCORING MARGIN# Team G OFF DEF Margin1. Utah State 16 71.6 57.6 +14.02. New Mexico State 16 72.5 69.0 +3.53. Idaho 16 68.9 66.1 +2.84. Boise State 16 71.4 69.4 +2.05. Nevada 16 71.8 71.3 +0.56. Fresno State 16 66.2 69.5 -3.37. Hawaii 16 66.5 70.1 -3.68. San Jose State 16 71.2 77.2 -6.09. Louisiana Tech 16 58.1 67.9 -9.9FREE THROW PCT# Team G FTM FTA Pct1. Utah State 16 246 331 .7432. San Jose State 16 273 369 .7403. Idaho 16 224 305 .7344. Boise State 16 255 367 .6955. Nevada 16 265 392 .6766. Hawaii 16 218 324 .6737. New Mexico State 16 270 403 .6708. Fresno State 16 228 356 .6409. Louisiana Tech 16 169 278 .608FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGES# Team G FG FGA Pct1. Idaho 16 386 819 .4712. Utah State 16 402 855 .4703. New Mexico State 16 399 866 .4614. Nevada 16 388 882 .4405. Hawaii 16 381 867 .4396. Boise State 16 389 919 .4237. Fresno State 16 367 882 .4168. San Jose State 16 386 972 .3979. Louisiana Tech 16 337 853 .395FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE# Team G FG FGA Pct1. Utah State 16 328 850 .3862. Hawaii 16 371 909 .4083. Idaho 16 375 916 .4094. Nevada 16 392 890 .4405. New Mexico State 16 406 915 .4446. Louisiana Tech 16 367 820 .4487. San Jose State 16 433 960 .4518. Boise State 16 375 820 .4579. Fresno State 16 388 835 .4653-POINT FG PCT# Team G FG FGA Pct1. Idaho 16 106 272 .3902. San Jose State 16 95 264 .3603. Utah State 16 96 278 .3454. Nevada 16 108 316 .3425. New Mexico State 16 92 277 .3326. Boise State 16 110 333 .3307. Hawaii 16 84 257 .3278. Louisiana Tech 16 86 290 .2979. Fresno State 16 97 333 .2913-POINT FG PCT DEFENSE# Team G FG FGA Pct1. Utah State 16 74 276 .2682. Idaho 16 93 312 .2983. New Mexico State 16 89 295 .3024. Louisiana Tech 16 94 277 .3395. Nevada 16 93 267 .3486. San Jose State 16 122 347 .3527. Boise State 16 102 290 .3528. Hawaii 16 106 292 .3639. Fresno State 16 101 264 .383BLOCKED SHOTS# Team G Blocks Avg/G1. Hawaii 16 80 5.002. Nevada 16 60 3.753. New Mexico State 16 55 3.444. Utah State 16 53 3.315. Fresno State 16 46 2.886. Idaho 16 42 2.637. Boise State 16 39 2.448. San Jose State 16 33 2.069. Louisiana Tech 16 32 2.00ASSISTS# Team G Assists Avg/G1. Utah State 16 242 15.132. Fresno State 16 237 14.813. Idaho 16 233 14.564. New Mexico State 16 203 12.695. San Jose State 16 201 12.566. Boise State 16 197 12.317. Nevada 16 189 11.818. Hawaii 16 181 11.319. Louisiana Tech 16 137 8.56STEALS# Team G Steals Avg/G1. Fresno State 16 131 8.192. Boise State 16 129 8.063. New Mexico State 16 109 6.81Idaho 16 109 6.815. Louisiana Tech 16 85 5.316. Utah State 16 84 5.257. Nevada 16 80 5.008. Hawaii 16 79 4.949. San Jose State 16 77 4.813-POINT FG MADE# Team G 3FG Avg/G1. Boise State 16 110 6.882. Nevada 16 108 6.753. Idaho 16 106 6.634. Fresno State 16 97 6.065. Utah State 16 96 6.006. San Jose State 16 95 5.947. New Mexico State 16 92 5.758. Louisiana Tech 16 86 5.389. Hawaii 16 84 5.252011-12 WAC Men’s Basketball Preview 27


2010-11 INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVESAll GamesPoints 42 Oliver, Adrian (San Jose State) vs Puget Sound (12/22/10)36 Oliver, Adrian (San Jose State) vs New Mexico State (02/23/11)Field goals made 12 Oliver, Adrian (San Jose State) at Eastern Washington (11/12/10)12 Montreal, Daequon (Boise State) at Utah (12/17/10)12 Oliver, Adrian (San Jose State) vs Puget Sound (12/22/10)12 Gillenwater, Troy (New Mexico State) vs Boise State (1/27/11)12 Oliver, Adrian (San Jose State) vs New Mexico State (02/23/11)Field goal attempts 29 Gillenwater, Troy (New Mexico State) vs New Mexico (12/4/10)27 Oliver, Adrian (San Jose State) vs Santa Clara (12/10/10)Field goal percentage .900 (9-10) Czyz, Olek (Nevada) vs Boise State (02/26/11).889 (8-9) Thompson, Hiram (Hawaii) vs Montana State (11/12/10).889 (8-9) Arnold, Robert (Boise State) vs Eastern Washington (11/24/10).889 (8-9) Barone, Kyle (Idaho) vs New Mexico State (12/29/10).889 (8-9) Green, Brian (Utah State) at San Jose State (1/27/11)3-Pt FG made 9 Johnson, Zane (Hawaii) at UC Davis (02/19/11)7 Oliver, Adrian (San Jose State) vs Puget Sound (12/22/10)7 McNeaill,Kenyon (Louisiana Tech) at North Dakota (02/16/11)3-Pt FG attempts 15 Olekaibe, Kevin (Fresno State) at San Jose State (1/29/11)15 Johnson, Zane (Hawaii) at UC Davis (02/19/11)3-Pt percentage 1.000 (6-6) Story, Malik (Nevada) vs Fresno State (03/09/11)1.000 (5-5) Johnson, Garrett (Fresno State) at Colorado State (12/04/10)1.000 (5-5) Green, Brian (Utah State) at San Jose State (1/27/11)Free throws made 14 Laroche, Hernst (New Mexico State) vs Boise State (1/27/11)13 Gillenwater, Troy (New Mexico State) vs New Mexico (12/4/10)Free throw attempts 18 Ashaolu,Olu (Louisiana Tech) vs Georgia State (02/19/11)16 Thomas, Joston (Hawaii) vs San Jose State (03/09/11)Free throw percentage 1.000 (11-11) Oliver, Adrian (San Jose State) vs UC Riverside (11/28/10)1.000 (11-11) Wesley, Tai (Utah State) vs Hawaii (12/29/10)1.000 (10-10) Castillo, Gordo (New Mexico State) vs Nevada (03/10/11)1.000 (10-10) Johnson, Zane (Hawaii) vs Portl<strong>and</strong> (03/15/11)1.000 (9-9) Ashaolu,Olu (Louisiana Tech) at Northwestern State (12/7/10)1.000 (9-9) Olekaibe, Kevin (Fresno State) vs New Mexico State (02/03/11)1.000 (9-9) Pane, Brockeith (Utah State) vs Boise State (03/12/11)1.000 (8-8) Anderson, La’Shard (Boise State) at Portl<strong>and</strong> (12/22/10)1.000 (8-8) Hunt, Dario (Nevada) vs Louisiana Tech (01/22/11)1.000 (8-8) Carter, Wil (San Jose State) vs Louisiana Tech (2/26/11)1.000 (8-8) Oliver, Adrian (San Jose State) vs Hawaii (03/03/11)1.000 (8-8) Pane, Brockeith (Utah State) vs San Jose State (03/11/11)Rebounds 20 Smith, Greg (Fresno State) vs Nevada (03/09/11)19 Hunt, Dario (Nevada) vs San Jose State (02/05/11)19 Hunt, Dario (Nevada) vs Idaho (02/24/11)Assists 11 Burton, Deonte (Nevada) vs Pepperdine (11/16/10)11 Geiger, Deremy (Idaho) vs Hawaii (02/05/11)Steals 6 Perryman, Westly (Boise State) at Northern Illinois (11/29/10)6 Graham, Justin (San Jose State) vs Santa Clara (12/10/10)6 Laroche, Hernst (New Mexico State) vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (12/13/10)6 Anderson, La’Shard (Boise State) vs Utah State (01/13/11)6 Anderson, La’Shard (Boise State) vs Nevada (01/15/11)WAC GamesPoints 36 Oliver, Adrian (San Jose State) vs New Mexico State (02/23/11)34 Gillenwater, Troy (New Mexico State) vs Boise State (1/27/11)Field goals made 12 Gillenwater, Troy (New Mexico State) vs Boise State (1/27/11)12 Oliver, Adrian (San Jose State) vs New Mexico State (02/23/11)Field goal attempts 25 Oliver, Adrian (San Jose State) vs New Mexico State (02/23/11)24 Anderson, La’Shard (Boise State) at New Mexico State (1/27/11)Field goal percentage .900 (9-10) Czyz, Olek (Nevada) vs Boise State (02/26/11).889 (8-9) Barone, Kyle (Idaho) vs New Mexico State (12/29/10).889 (8-9) Green, Brian (Utah State) at San Jose State (1/27/11)3-Pt FG made 6 Brown,DeAndre (Louisiana Tech) at Boise State (12/29/10)6 Noonan, Paul (Boise State) vs Louisiana Tech (12/29/10)6 Story, Malik (Nevada) vs Hawaii (12/31/10)6 Ledbetter, Jeff (Idaho) at Louisiana Tech (1/27/11)6 Johnson, Zane (Hawaii) vs Utah State (01/29/11)6 Olekaibe, Kevin (Fresno State) at San Jose State (1/29/11)6 Ledbetter, Jeff (Idaho) at Boise State (02/12/11)6 Johnson, Zane (Hawaii) vs New Mexico State (02/26/11)6 Johnson, Zane (Hawaii) at San Jose State (03/03/11)3-Pt FG attempts 15 Olekaibe, Kevin (Fresno State) at San Jose State (1/29/11)13 Story, Malik (Nevada) at Boise State (01/15/11)3-Pt percentage 1.000 (5-5) Green, Brian (Utah State) at San Jose State (1/27/11).857 (6-7) Johnson, Zane (Hawaii) vs Utah State (01/29/11)Free throws made 14 Laroche, Hernst (New Mexico State) vs Boise State (1/27/11)12 Anderson, La’Shard (Boise State) at San Jose State (1/6/2010)12 Kabongo, Christian (New Mexico State) at Hawaii (02/26/11)12 Oliver, Adrian (San Jose State) at Boise State (03/05/11)Free throw attempts 15 Anderson, La’Shard (Boise State) at San Jose State (1/6/2010)15 Laroche, Hernst (New Mexico State) vs Boise State (1/27/11)Free throw percentage 1.000 (11-11) Wesley, Tai (Utah State) vs Hawaii (12/29/10)1.000 (9-9) Olekaibe, Kevin (Fresno State) vs New Mexico State (02/03/11)1.000 (8-8) Hunt, Dario (Nevada) vs Louisiana Tech (01/22/11)1.000 (8-8) Carter, Wil (San Jose State) vs Louisiana Tech (2/26/11)1.000 (8-8) Oliver, Adrian (San Jose State) vs Hawaii (03/03/11)Rebounds 19 Hunt, Dario (Nevada) vs San Jose State (02/05/11)19 Hunt, Dario (Nevada) vs Idaho (02/24/11)Assists 11 Geiger, Deremy (Idaho) vs Hawaii (02/05/11)10 Ostrowski, Jeremiah (Hawaii) at San Jose State (03/03/11)Steals 6 Anderson, La’Shard (Boise State) vs Utah State (01/13/11)6 Anderson, La’Shard (Boise State) vs Nevada (01/15/11)Blocked shots 6 Amis, Bill (Hawaii) vs Nevada (02/14/11)5 Joaquim, V<strong>and</strong>er (Hawaii) vs New Mexico State (02/26/11)Turnovers 8 Laroche, Hernst (New Mexico State) vs Boise State (1/27/11)8 Ashaolu,Olu (Louisiana Tech) vs Nevada (3/3/11)Blocked shots 6 Amis, Bill (Hawaii) vs Nevada (02/14/11)5 Hunt, Dario (Nevada) vs San Francisco State (12/11/10)5 West, B.J. (New Mexico State) vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (12/13/10)5 Nephawe, Tshilidzi (New Mexico State) vs Louisiana (12/21/10)5 Wiley, Br<strong>and</strong>on (Idaho) at Oregon (12-21-10)5 Nephawe, Tshilidzi (New Mexico State) vs Saint Mary’s (12/23/10)5 Joaquim, V<strong>and</strong>er (Hawaii) vs New Mexico State (02/26/11)Turnovers 9 Anderson, La’Shard (Boise State) at UNLV (12/08/10)8 Thomas, Joston (Hawaii) at Cal Poly (12/01/10)8 Laroche, Hernst (New Mexico State) vs Boise State (1/27/11)8 Ashaolu,Olu (Louisiana Tech) vs Nevada (3/3/11)8 Ostrowski, Jeremiah (Hawaii) vs San Francisco (03/19/11)28 2011-12 WAC Men’s Basketball Preview


2010-11 TEAM SUPERLATIVESAll GamesPoints 102 Boise State at San Jose State (1/6/2010)101 San Jose State vs Boise State (1/6/2010)Margin 42 (72-30) Utah State at Louisiana Tech (3/5/11)41 (80-39) Utah State vs Troy (12/23/10)Field goals made 37 Utah State vs Montana <strong>Western</strong> (02/16/11)36 San Jose State at Idaho (02/03/11)Field goal attempts 85 San Jose State vs Boise State (1/6/2010)76 Boise State at New Mexico State (1/27/11)76 San Jose State at Idaho (02/03/11)Field goal percentage .643 (27-42) Utah State vs Boise State (02/05/11).632 (24-38) Hawaii at Utah State (12/29/10)3-Pt FG made 13 Utah State vs Montana <strong>Western</strong> (02/16/11)13 Boise State vs CSU Bakersfield (03/02/11)13 San Jose State vs Idaho (03/10/11)3-Pt FG attempts 33 Fresno State vs Washington State (11/26/10)33 Utah State vs Troy (12/23/10)3-Pt percentage .667 (12-18) Nevada vs Fresno State (03/09/11).667 (10-15) Idaho at Nevada (02/24/11)Free throws made 34 New Mexico State vs Boise State (1/27/11)31 Boise State at San Jose State (1/6/2010)31 Boise State at UC Santa Barbara (2/19/11)Free throw attempts 47 New Mexico State vs Boise State (1/27/11)45 Boise State at San Jose State (1/6/2010)Free throw pct. .929 (13-14) San Jose State vs Idaho (03/10/11).917 (22-24) San Jose State vs UC Riverside (11/28/10)Rebounds 55 Utah State vs CSU Bakersfield (12/11/10)55 Utah State vs Troy (12/23/10)Assists 27 Fresno State vs Seattle (01/24/11)27 Utah State vs Montana <strong>Western</strong> (02/16/11)Steals 16 Fresno State vs New Mexico State (02/03/11)15 Fresno State vs Pepperdine (12/11/10)Blocked shots 12 Fresno State at Utah (11/30/10)9 Fresno State vs Vanguard (11/17/10)9 Nevada at Utah State (02/02/11)9 Hawaii at Fresno State (3/5/11)9 Fresno State vs Hawaii (3/5/11)Turnovers 27 Hawaii at Cal Poly (12/01/10)26 Louisiana Tech vs Nevada (3/3/11)Fouls 33 Hawaii at New Mexico State (1/13/11)32 Louisiana Tech at North Dakota (02/16/11)WAC GamesPoints 102 Boise State at San Jose State (1/6/2010)101 San Jose State vs Boise State (1/6/2010)Margin 42 (72-30) Utah State at Louisiana Tech (3/5/11)30 (77-47) Idaho vs Louisiana Tech (12/31/10)Field goals made 36 San Jose State at Idaho (02/03/11)35 Nevada vs New Mexico State (01/20/11)35 Boise State at New Mexico State (1/27/11)Field goal attempts 85 San Jose State vs Boise State (1/6/2010)76 Boise State at New Mexico State (1/27/11)76 San Jose State at Idaho (02/03/11)Field goal percentage .643 (27-42) Utah State vs Boise State (02/05/11).632 (24-38) Hawaii at Utah State (12/29/10)3-Pt FG made 12 Louisiana Tech vs San Jose State (1/13/11)11 New Mexico State at Boise State (12/31/10)11 New Mexico State vs San Jose State (1/15/11)11 Boise State vs San Jose State (03/05/11)3-Pt FG attempts 32 San Jose State vs Boise State (1/6/2010)31 Fresno State at New Mexico State (1/8/11)3-Pt percentage .667 (10-15) Idaho at Nevada (02/24/11).625 (5-8) Utah State vs Boise State (02/05/11)Free throws made 34 New Mexico State vs Boise State (1/27/11)31 Boise State at San Jose State (1/6/2010)Free throw attempts 47 New Mexico State vs Boise State (1/27/11)45 Boise State at San Jose State (1/6/2010)Free throw pct. .905 (19-21) Boise State vs Idaho (02/12/11).900 (9-10) Boise State vs Fresno State (02/10/11)Rebounds 54 San Jose State vs Boise State (1/6/2010)52 Fresno State vs San Jose State (12/29/10)Assists 23 Idaho vs San Jose State (02/03/11)21 Idaho at San Jose State (1/8/11)21 Nevada vs New Mexico State (01/20/11)21 Hawaii at San Jose State (03/03/11)21 Fresno State vs Hawaii (3/5/11)Steals 16 Fresno State vs New Mexico State (02/03/11)13 New Mexico State at Idaho (12/29/10)13 Boise State vs Louisiana Tech (12/29/10)13 Boise State vs Utah State (01/13/11)13 San Jose State at Louisiana Tech (1/13/11)Blocked shots 9 Nevada at Utah State (02/02/11)9 Hawaii at Fresno State (3/5/11)9 Fresno State vs Hawaii (3/5/11)Turnovers 26 Louisiana Tech vs Nevada (3/3/11)24 Idaho at New Mexico State (1/29/11)Fouls 33 Hawaii at New Mexico State (1/13/11)31 San Jose State vs Boise State (1/6/2010)2011-12 WAC Men’s Basketball Preview 29


2011-12 COMPOSITE SCHEDULEOctober 28 (Friday)Evergreen State at Idaho, 7:00 p.m.(Exhibition)UC San Diego at Utah State, 7:05 p.m.(Exhibition)November 2 (Wednesday)Eastern New Mexico at New Mexico State, TBA(Exhibition)November 3 (Thursday)Notre Dame De Namur at San Jose St., 7:00 p.m.(Exhibition)November 4 (Friday)Fresno Pacific at Fresno State, 7:00 p.m.(Exhibition)November 5 (Saturday)Willamette at Idaho, 7:00 p.m.(Exhibition)Adams State at Utah State, 4:05 p.m.(Exhibition)November 6 (Sunday)Texas A&M Kingsville at Louisiana Tech, TBA(Exhibition)November 8 (Tuesday)Chico State at Nevada, 7:00 p.m.(Exhibition)November 11 (Friday)Illinois State at Fresno State, 7:00 p.m.Hawaii Pacific at Hawai‘i, 7:00 p.m.(Exhibition)Missouri State at Nevada, 7:00 p.m.Brigham Young at Utah State, 7:05 p.m.November 12 (Saturday)Idaho at Long Beach State, 4:05 p.m.New Mexico State at Northern Colorado, TBASan Jose State at Cal Poly, 2:00 p.m.November 13 (Sunday)Mississippi College at Louisiana Tech, 7:00 p.m.November 14 (Monday)Cal State Northridge at Hawai‘i, 11:00 p.m. ESPNConcordia at Idaho, 7:00 p.m.Nevada at UNLV, 7:00 p.m.UC Irvine at San Jose State, 7:00 p.m.November 14-24Fresno State at NIT Preseason Tip-OffNovember 15 (Tuesday)Utah State at Weber State, 7:05 p.m.November 16 (Wednesday)New Mexico State at New Mexico, TBASan Jose State at USF, 8:00 p.m.November 17 (Thursday)Idaho at Montana, 7:00 p.m.Pacific at Nevada, 7:00 p.m.November 19 (Saturday)Hawai‘i vs. Gonzaga, TBA(BC Basketball Classic, Vanouver, B.C.)Louisiana Tech at Texas-Arlington, 7:00 p.m.UTEP at New Mexico State, TBASan Jose State at Santa Clara, 7:00 p.m.Southern Utah at Utah State, 7:05 p.m.November 20 (Sunday)Prairie View at Nevada, 3:00 p.m.November 22 (Tuesday)Eastern Washington at Hawai‘i, 7:00 p.m.Longwood at Nevada, 7:00 p.m.Holy Names College at San Jose State, 7:00 p.m.Utah State at Texas A&M CC, 7:05 p.m.November 24 (Thursday)New Mexico State vs. Central Michigan, TBA(Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout)November 25 (Friday)Pacific at Hawai‘i, 7:30 p.m.Louisiana Tech vs. Maryl<strong>and</strong> East. Shore, 2:30 p.m.(Jim Thorpe Classic, Laramie, Wyoming)Nevada vs. Brigham Young, 5:00 p.m.(Chicago Invitational Challenge, Chicago, Ill.)New Mexico State vs. UC Irvine/Southern Miss, TBA(Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout)November 26 (Saturday)Fresno State at North Dakota State, 7:00 p.m.Montana State at Idaho, 7:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech vs. Portl<strong>and</strong> State, 3:30 p.m.(Jim Thorpe Classic, Laramie, Wyoming)Nevada vs. Bradley/Wisconsin, TBA(Chicago Invitational Challenge, Chicago, Ill.)New Mexico State vs. TBD, TBA(Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout)Utah State at Idaho State, 7:05 p.m.November 27 (Sunday)Louisiana Tech at Wyoming, 6:00 p.m.(Jim Thorpe Classic, Laramie, Wyoming)November 28 (Monday)Montana State at San Jose State, 7:00 p.m.November 29 (Tuesday)Arizona at New Mexico State, TBANovember 30 (Wednesday)Academy of Arts at Fresno State, 7:00 p.m.Eastern Washington at Idaho, 7:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech at Southeastern Louisiana, 7:00 p.m.Texas-San Antonio at San Jose State, 7:00 p.m.Denver at Utah State, 7:05 p.m.December 2 (Friday)Washington at Nevada, 8:00 p.m.December 3 (Saturday)Utah at Fresno State, 7:00 p.m.Hawai‘i at Pepperdine, 7:00 p.m.Idaho at UC Davis, 2:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech at Louisiana Monroe, TBASan Jose State at Weber State, TBAUtah State at Pacific, 7:05 p.m.December 4 (Sunday)New Mexico State at Southern Miss., TBADecember 6 (Tuesday)Hawai‘i at Pacific, 7:00 p.m.Northwestern State at Louisiana Tech, 7:00 p.m.Utah Valley at Utah State, 7:05 p.m.December 7 (Wednesday)Fresno State at Colorado, 7:00 p.m.Washington State at Idaho, 7:00 p.m.Nevada at Arizona State, TBASan Jose State at California, TBADecember 9 (Friday)Idaho at Oregon State, TBADecember 10 (Saturday)Fresno State at Oregon, TBALouisiana Tech at Southern Mississippi, TBANevada at Montana, 7:00 p.m.Cal Poly at San Jose State, 7:00 p.m.Utah State at Wichita State, 7:05 p.m.December 11 (Sunday)UC Davis at Hawai‘i, 5:00 p.m.Idaho at Seattle, 5:00 p.m.New Mexico State at UTEP, TBADecember 14 (Wednesday)McNeese State at Louisiana Tech, 7:00 p.m.<strong>Western</strong> New Mexico at New Mexico State, TBADecember 16 (Friday)Hawai‘i at UH-Hilo, TBADecember 17 (Saturday)Cal Poly at Fresno State, 7:00 p.m.Cal State Bakersfield at Idaho, 7:00 p.m.UALR at Louisiana Tech, 7:00 p.m.UC Riverside at Nevada, 3:00 p.m.Seattle at Utah State, 7:05 p.m.December 18 (Sunday)Hawai‘i vs. North Carolina A&T, 5:00 p.m.(Wailuku, Maui)December 19 (Monday)Fresno State at Boise State, 7:00 p.m.Southern at New Mexico State, TBADecember 20 (Tuesday)Idaho at Wright State, 7:00 p.m.Northeastern at Louisiana Tech, 7:00 p.m.UC Davis at San Jose State, 7:00 p.m.Texas-Arlington at Utah State, 8:05 p.m.(Athletes in Action Classic, Logan, Utah)December 21 (Saturday)Fresno State at Arizona State, TBAMcNeese State at New Mexico State, TBASaint Peter’s at Utah State, 8:05 p.m.(Athletes in Action Classic, Logan, Utah)30 2011-12 WAC Men’s Basketball Preview


2011-12 COMPOSITE SCHEDULEDecember 22 (Sunday)Auburn at Hawai‘i, TBA (ESPNU)(Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic)Idaho at UW Green Bay,l 7:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech at Arkansas, TBAPortl<strong>and</strong> at Nevada, 7:00 p.m.San Jose State at UC Riverside, TBAKent State at Utah State, 8:05 p.m.(Athletes in Action Classic, Logan, Utah)December 23 (Friday)Long Beach State/Xavier at Hawai‘i, TBA(Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic)December 25 (Sunday)TBD at Hawai‘i, TBA(Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic)December 28 (Wednesday)Cedarville at Nevada, 7:00 p.m.New Mexico at New Mexico State, TBADecember 29 (Thursday)Fresno State at Pacific, TBASouth Carolina State at Hawai‘i, TBASpring Hill at Louisiana Tech, 5:00 p.m.San Jose State vs. TBD, TBA(Seattle U Tournament, Seattle, Wash.)December 30 (Friday)San Jose State vs. TBD, TBA(Seattle U Tournament, Seattle, Wash.)December 31 (Saturday)UNLV at Hawai‘i, TBALouisiana Tech at SMU, TBAArkansas-Pine Bluff at New Mexico State, TBAUtah State at Mississippi State, 1:05 p.m.January 2 (Monday)Boise State at Fresno State, 7:00 p.m.New Mexico State at Cal State Bakersfield, TBAJanuary 5 (Thursday)*Fresno State at Utah State, 7:05 p.m.*Nevada at Idaho, 8:00 p.m.January 7 (Saturday)*Fresno State at Idaho, TBA*San Jose State at Hawai‘i, 7:00 p.m.*New Mexico State at Louisiana Tech, 7:00 p.m.*Nevada at Utah State, 7:05 p.m.January 12 (Thursday)*Hawai‘i at Fresno State, 7:00 p.m.*Idaho at Louisiana Tech, 6:00 p.m.*San Jose State at Nevada, 7:00 p.m.*Utah State at New Mexico State, TBAJanuary 14 (Saturday)*San Jose State at Fresno State, 7:00 p.m.*Hawai‘i at Nevada, 7:00 p.m.*Idaho at New Mexico State, TBA*Utah State at Louisiana Tech, 8:00 p.m.January 17 (Tuesday)Nebraska-Omaha at Nevada, 7:00 p.m.January 18 (Wednesday)CSU-San Marcos at Fresno State, 7:00 p.m.January 19 (Thursday)*Louisiana Tech at Hawai‘i, 7:00 p.m.*New Mexico State at San Jose State, 7:00 p.m.Utah State at Seattle, 7:05 p.m.January 21 (Saturday)*Fresno State at Nevada, TBA*New Mexico State at Hawai‘i, 7:00 p.m.*Utah State at Idaho, 7:00 p.m.*Louisiana Tech at San Jose State, 6:00 p.m.January 23 (Monday)Cal State Bakersfield at San Jose State, 7:00 p.m.January 26 (Thursday)*Fresno State at Louisiana Tech, 7:00 p.m.*Hawai‘i at Utah State, 7:05 p.m.*San Jose State at Idaho, 7:00 p.m.*Nevada at New Mexico State, 7:00 p.m.January 28 (Saturday)*Fresno State at New Mexico State, TBA*Hawai‘i at Idaho, 7:00 p.m.*Nevada at Louisiana Tech, 7:00 p.m.*San Jose State at Utah State, 7:05 p.m.February 1 (Wednesday)Cal State Bakersfield at New Mexico State, TBAFebruary 2 (Thursday)*Idaho at Fresno State, 7:00 p.m.*Utah State at Nevada, 7:00 p.m.February 4 (Saturday)*Utah State at Fresno State, 7:00 p.m.*Hawai‘i at San Jose State, 6:00 p.m.*Idaho at Nevada, 7:00 p.m.*Louisiana Tech at New Mexico State, TBAFebruary 7 (Tuesday)Seattle at Idaho, 7:00 p.m.February 9 (Thursday)*Fresno State at San Jose State, 7:00 p.m.*Nevada at Hawai‘i, 7:00 p.m.*New Mexico State at Idaho, 7:00 p.m.*Louisiana Tech at Utah State, 7:05 p.m.February 11 (Saturday)*Fresno State at Hawai‘i, 7:00 p.m.*Louisiana Tech at Idaho, 7:00 p.m.*Nevada at San Jose State, 7:00 p.m.*New Mexico State at Utah State, 7:05 p.m.February 14 (Tuesday)Cal State Bakersfield at Nevada, 7:00 p.m.North New Mexico at New Mexico State, TBAMontana Tech at Utah State, 7:05 p.m.February 15 (Wednesday)New Orleans at Hawai‘i, 7:00 p.m.February 16 (Thursday)North Dakota at Louisiana Tech, 8:00 p.m.February 18 (Saturday) Sears BracketBustersFresno State at TBDHawai‘i at TBDTBD at IdahoTBD at Louisiana TechNevada at TBDTBD at New Mexico StateSan Jose State at TBDTBD at Utah StateFebruary 23 (Thursday)Seattle at Fresno State, 7:00 p.m.*Hawai‘i at New Mexico State, 7:00 p.m.*San Jose State at Louisiana Tech, 8:00 p.m.February 24 (Friday)*Idaho at Utah State, 7:05 p.m.February 25 (Saturday)*Nevada at Fresno State, 7:00 p.m.*Hawai‘i at Louisiana Tech, 7:00 p.m.*San Jose State at New Mexico State, TBAMarch 1 (Thursday)*Louisiana Tech at Fresno State, 8:00 p.m.*Idaho at Hawai‘i, 7:00 p.m.*New Mexico State at Nevada, 8:00 p.m.*Utah State at San Jose State, 7:00 p.m.March 3 (Saturday)*New Mexico State at Fresno State, 7:00 p.m.*Utah State at Hawai‘i, 7:00 p.m.*Idaho at San Jose State, 7:00 p.m.*Louisiana Tech at Nevada, 7:00 p.m.March 7-10WAC Tournament2011-12 WAC Men’s Basketball Preview 31

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