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President Dr. Mary E. Lyons NCAA Faculty Representative Mitch Malachowski Executive Director of Ath letics Ky Snyder Senior Associate Director ofAthletics Mike Matoso Associate AD/Business Affairs Dan Yourg Associate AD!SWA Shaney Fi nk Associate AD/Athletic Development Brian Fogarty Associate AD/Facilities & Operations John Martin Associate AD/Sports Medicine Carolyn Greer, A.T. , C. Associate AD/Media Relations Ted Gosen Asst. AD/Marketing Briana Ruff Assistant AD/Facilities & Operations Andy Fee Asst. Di1'. ofAthletic Development Kari Logan Promotions Coordinator Chris Morales Coo1'. ofAthletic Academic Support Sarabeth Pollock Coo1'. ofAthletic Student Services Robyn Fortney Director ofJenny Craig Pavilion Josh Lawrence Asst. JCP Director/Events Manager Branda Cook Game Operations Manager Kathy Marpe Athletic Ticket Manager Sierra Foster Associate Athletic Trainers Suzi Higgins & Paul Signore lli Assistant Athletic Trainer Wil Filamor Strength & Conditioning Coach Shannon Turley Asst. Strength & Conditioning Matt Hank Head Team Phys ician Paul C. Murphy, MD Associate Team Physicians Jerry Hizon, MD; Rich Uhl er, DO; Ca lvin Wong, MD; Ken Anderson , DO Table ofContents

USD Basketball Quick Facts Head Coach: Brad Holland (13th Season; UCLA, 1979) Record at USD: 182-162, 12 Seasons Career Record: 205-193, 14 Seasons Assistant Coaches: George Tuttle, 3rd Year; Texas '90 Sam Scholl, 7th Year; USD '01 T. J. Brown, 4th Year; Emporia State '02 Director ofBasketball Operations Nick Earnest, 4th Year; Texas Christian '01 Head Team Manager Dan Strickland USD Men's Basketball Phone: 619/260-4829

Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 7/3

General Information This is USD Basketball 2006-07 Preview USD Coaching Staff Team Photo/Roster Torero Biographies Opponents Section Torero Record Section 2005-06 Statistics West Coast ConFerence NCAA Compliance USD Administration/Staff Radio/TV In formation Media Outlets Radio/Television Roster 2006-07 Schedule

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2006-07 USD Men's Basketball Media Guide Produced by the USD Athletic Media Relations Office Design, Edit & Layout: Ted Gosen and Chri s Loucks Cover Design: Chri s Loucks Photography: Brock Scott, Scott Photo Printing: Kings Printing Corporation Inside Back Cover ofDowntown San Diego, Photo by Dale Frost, Port ofSan Diego

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Brad Holland, a two-time West Coast Conference Coach of the Year, has tallied eight winning seasons at USO and ten campaigns with .500 or better marks. He is coming off an 18 win season, and four seasons ago guided USO to the WCC Basketball Championship and the NCAA Tournament. Coach Holland's coaching staffs have played a huge role in the program's success and he is the first to credit his assistants when talking about the success of USO basketball. This season he welcomes back top assistant George

Tuttle, who plays a key role with both recruiting and coaching; seventh-year assistant Sam Scholl, a USO graduate who played for coach Holland, returns as second assistant; T.J . Brown moves into the third assistant position where he will assist with recruit– ing and on-court coaching; and Nick Earnest is Direc– tor of Basketball Opera– tions.

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+ The Jenny Craig Pavilion opened its doors in October of2000, and ever since has earned a sparkling reputation as one of the finest athletic venues of its size. ♦ In 2003, the JCP hosted the West Coast Conference Basketball Championships for the third straight year and the USD Toreros won their first ever wee Tournament title. ♦ The JCP, with a seating capacity of 5,100 is home to both men's and women's basket– ball teams, i!S well as the women's volleyball squad. -- ♦ The JCP hosted the L.A. Lakers for their 2004 Preseason Camp (Oct. 5 thru Oct. 15). ♦ The JCP also houses the Warren Hospitality Suite, the Chet and Marguerite Pagni Family Athletic Hall of Fame, the McNamara Fitness- lim_. Center, the Scripps Media Room, and a state– of-the-art Athletic Training Facility. ♦ The USD men opened the JCP in grand fashion with the Torero Tip-Off on December 2, 2000 with an 82-71 win over Oregon State before over 4,000 fans.

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The McNamara Fitness Center

The McNamara Fitness Center in the JCP is a 3,800 square-foot fitness center that contains olympic platforms, free weights, selectorized machines, and car– dio-vascular equipment. In addition, the 5,000 square-foot Sports Center Weight Room was recently renovated. Both facilities are available to student-athletes.

Shannon Turley Director ofAthletic Performance Training 2nd year

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Sarabeth Pollock begins her second year as the Coordinator of Athletic Academic Support for the University of San Diego. She has worked as atutor in the Athletic Department since the fall of 2001. Sheserves as the academic advisor for all sports except Football and Rowing. Her responsibilities include the supervision of the Study Hall and the administration of the tutoring and mentoring programs. Currently, the Academic Support Program employs over 25 tutors who represent a variety of majors across campus, as well as over 12 mentors who are graduate students pursuing their masters degrees in USD's Counseling Program. The Study Hall and computer lab are open for student-athlete use all year long; during the semester they are open 60 hours per week and provide aquiet, studious atmosphereto foster academic excellence. Sarabeth graduated from USD in 2002 in the Honors Program, earning her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and History. She speaks Span– ish and French fluently. A 5th generation San Diegan, she resides in Point Loma with her family. In her spare time, Sarabeth enjoys working on her novel that she hopes to have published by the end of the year. Robyn Fortney begins her second year as the Coordinator of Athletic Student Services for USD. She coordinates the CHAMPS/Life Skills program which promotes the personal development of student-athletes. Also, she is an Academic Counselor to Football, Women's Rowing and Men's Rowing. Fromnearby Rancho Bernardo,Fortney earned her BachelorofArts degree in Communications, with aminor in Leadership, from USD in 2002. She was afour-year member of the USD women's basketball team between 1998-2002, including the 2000 squad that advanced to the NCAA Tournament. In 2004, she received her Master's Degree in Sport Management from the University of San Francisco.

"The greatest challenge to a Division I athlete is to balance the demands ofsport while takingfitll advantage ofthe educational ex– perience offered. The purpose of our program is to assist student– athletes in meeting this challenge by offering tutoring, advising, mentoring and a quiet environ– ment to study. Th e academic support program is designed to assist students in adjusting to life at USD an d develop ing sound academic and career p lans. By promoting a philosop hy of in – dividual respon sibility, wh ich encourages each student-athlete to value their education al ex– perience, the academic supp ort program assists each athlete to realize their full p otential. " Shaney Fink Associate ADISWA Compliance & Student Services

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Andre Laws receives his diploma, May 2002 at Jenny Craig Pavilion. ACADEMIC SUPPORT CENTER The VSOAthletic Academic Support Program is designed to promote the academic development of student-athletes. The primary obj ective is to offer the necessa ry resources for the academic success of student-athletes as they work to ea rn their degree. Academic Support Services are designed to enh ance the student-athlete's overa ll collegiate ex perience and encourage development and attainment of academic and career goals. All VSD studen t-athletes have access to advising, tutoring and mentoring services. The men tori ng program, Torero Blue and MenTorero, were redeveloped in 2005 and team a grad uate student in the counseling program with an athlete who wo uld like to enha nce stu dy skills, learn about campus resources, receive guidance on goa l development and at– tainment, and benefit from guided group study. Student-athletes also have access to a quiet area where they ca n study or work in the computer center. In addition, student-athletes a re enco uraged to utilize the campus lea rning cen ters includin g the Writing, Math and Logic Centers as well as to ta ke advantage of the resources ava ilable to them in the Career Center, Counseling Center a nd Compu ter Labs.

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Since arriving at USD for the 1994-95 season, head coach BradHolland has had36 players exhaust their NCAA Division I playing eligibility under his guidance. Not only did these student-athletes have a successful experience in athletics, more importantly, over 90% have left USD with a diploma. Here is a look at some of those Torero graduates. Torero Graduates

Doug Harris, Communications '95 David Fizdale, Communications, '96 Sean Flannery, Business, '96 Rocco Raffo, Business Adm., '96 Val Hill, Biology/Pre-Med, '96 Brian Bruso, Business Adm./Finance, '97 James Black, History, '97 Mike Courtney, Business, '98 Brian Miles, Communications, '98 Alex Parker, Psychology, '98 Nosa Obasohan, Psychology, '98 Brock Jacobsen, Business Adm., '99 Lamont Smith, Communications, '99 Ryan Williams, Accounting, '99 Nick Greene, Communications, '01 Tyler Field, Business Economics, '01 Cameron Rigby, Business Adm., '01 Dana White, Communications, '01 Sam Adamo, Business, '02 Scott Boardman, Business Adm., '02 Kevin Hanson, Communications, '02 Andre Laws, Communications, '02 Sam Scholl, Sociology, '00 James Borrego, English, '01 Tom Lippold, Urban Studies, '02 Jason Blair, Business Adm., '03 Matt Delzell, Business Adm., '03 Roy Morris, Communications, '03 Brandon Gay, Sociology, '05 Brett Melton, Communications, '05 Brice Vounang, Business Adm., '05 Nick Lewis, Economics, '06 Corey Belser, Urban Studies, '06

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USD PLAYERS IN THE NBA DRAFT Stan Washington, 1974 Washington Bullets 4th Round/12th pick Ken Smith, 1976 Golden State Warriors 10th Round/16th pick Buzz Harnett, 1978 Golden State Warriors 6th Round/12th pick Bob Bartholomew, 1981 San Antonio Spurs 8th Round/17th pick Mike Whitmarsh, 1984 Portland Trailblazers 5th Round/18th pick Scott Thompson, 1987 Washington Bullets 4th Round/12th pick

Christopher Grant, '94 Assistant GM, Cleveland Cavaliers VP Basketball Operations, Atlanta Hawks Neal Meyer, 94 Assistant Coach, L.A. Clippers Video Coordinator, Portland Trailblazers

James Borrego, '01 Video Coordinator San Antonio Spurs

Eric Musselman, '87 Head Coach, Sacramento Kings

Jim Brovelli Assistant Coach, Washington Wizards Assistant Coach, Denver Nuggets Michael Brown, '92 Head Coach, Cleveland Cavaliers Associate Head Coach, Indiana Pacers Assistant Coach, San Antonio Spurs Assistant Coach, Denver Nuggets Hank Egan Assistant Coach, Cleveland Cavaliers Assistant Coach, Golden State Warriors Assistant Coach, San Antonio Spurs

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Friends Of USD Joe Prunty, San Antonio Spurs David Morway, Indiana Pacers Dave Babcock, Milwaukee Bucks Kyle Cummings, San Antonio Spurs

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On October 11, 2003, John Cunningham was inducted into the Chet and Mar– guerite Pagni Family Athletic Hall of Fame. Although he coached USD baseball for 35 years, Cunningham was an assistant basketball coach for fifteen years (1962-1 ~77). He became the seventh inductee that was involved with the USD men's basketball program, joining Bernie Bickerstaff, Mike Whitmarsh, Gus Magee, Phil Woolpert, Scott Thompson and Jim Brovelli. All of these selections made huge impacts on USD basketball and helped pave the way to its current successful position in the NCAA Division I ranks.

Bernie Bickerstaff (1994)

Mike Whitmarsh (1995)

Gus Magee (1997)

Phil Woo/pert (2000)

Scott Thompson (2000)

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THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO The University of San Diego is an independent Catholic institution of higher education. Founded in 1949, USO is located on 180 acres overlooking Mis– sion Bay, San Diego Harbor and the Pacific Ocean. The campus is named Alcala Park and is located just 10 minutes from downtown San Diego and the world famous San Diego Zoo. Historic Old Town is just minutes away as well. The city of San Diego along with this campus traces their origins to fifteenth century Spain. The campus was named after a Spanish village near Madrid - Alcala de Henares. Founded by the Greeks as Complutum, the village was later renamed Al Kala (the Castle) by the Moslems. Chris– tians recaptured the village centuries later and founded a university, the Uni– versity of Alcala, whose buildings became the inspiration for USD's style.

THE CAMPUS The USO campus is regarded as one of the most architecturally unique in– stitutions in the country, featuring major buildings designed in an ornamental

16 th century Spanish Renaissance style. Since 1984, USO ::==--- has completed nu–

merous major con– struction and expansion projects. In 2000, the Jenny Craig Pa– vilion, a 5, 100-seat athletic center, opened its doors as home to USO volleyball and basketball. In the fall of 2001, the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice opened on the west end of campus and a new Science and Technology Center recently opened for the 2003-04 academic year. A five-story Spanish Renaissance parking garage (1,100 spaces) was completed in 1998. A landscaped fountain plaza was finished in the fall of 1995, connecting the entrances of the lmmaculata and Hughes Administration Center. In 1992, the university completed the 45,000 square-foot Loma Hall, which includes an expanded bookstore, a larger mail center, classrooms, and laboratories.

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If II II JEI TJ TY CP .AJG i!J\~TTLTOI T ACADEMICS USO enrolls more than 7,600 students who have a choice of more than 60 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The university's academic units include the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Schools of Business Administration, Educa– tion, Law, and Nursing. Class size generally averages between 15-25 students with the student to teacher ratio being 14: 1. Over 97 percent of USD's full-time faculty hold doctorates. In the annual ratings of the country's colleges and universities, published by U.S. News & World Report, USO moved from the regional to national category in 1994. The university now consistently ranks among the top schools in the United States.

ATHLETICS

The University of San Diego is a member of the West Coast Conference for nearly all sports and competes in 16 inter– collegiate sports on the NCAA Division I level. The football team just completed its 13th season in the Pioneer Football League. Women's sports include: basketball, cross country, rowing, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis and volleyball. Men's sports include: baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, football, rowing, soccer and tennis. Since 1990, USO teams have made 49 NCAA post-season appearances; garnered 56 All-American selections; had 37 Conference Coaches of the Year; won 15 conference championships; and 4 WCC Scholar Athletes of the Year. USO played host to the West Coast Conyer~nce Basketball Championships for three consecutive years (2001-03) with the men's program taking home the title in 2003. The Toreros advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 2003 for the third time in the Division I era.

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Meteorologists claim San Diego as the country's only area with perfect climate. This ideal year-round environment posts an average daytime tem– perature of 70 degrees, with an annual rainfall average of less than 10 inches. Most days are sunny, with humidity generally low, even in the summer. The climate, attractive setting and recreational facilities make San Diego "America's Finest City." According to Sports Illustrated, "For sheer numbers of participants, diversity of pursuits of involvement, San Diego must rank as the sports fitness capital of the U.S." Sports are a major feature of the San Diego lifestyle. One can sail, swim, surf, scuba dive, snorkel, wind-surf on 70 miles of public beach or golf at any of the over 80 golf courses throughout the county.

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Balboa Park, a 1,158-acre recreation and cultural center, offers 25 tennis courts, two gymnasiums, two municipal golf courses, and one of the nation's finest zoos. Mission Bay Park is a 4,600-acre playground for jogging, fishing, bicycling, tennis, golf, jet skiing and kite flying. As well as participating in recreational ac– tivities, San Diego supports their professional teams -- the NFL Chargers play at Qualcomm Stadium, and the National League Padres play at downtown's Petco Park. During col– lege football bowl week, San Diego annually hosts the Pacific Life Holiday Bowl in late December. During 1998, Qualcomm Stadium hosted the Super Bowl game between Denver and Green Bay; followed by the World Series between the San Diego Padres and the New York Yankees. The Super Bowl returned to San Diego in 2003 with the Tampa Bay Bucs beating the Oakland Raiders. Whatever sporting activity there is, it's here in San Diego -- the sports capital of the U.S.!

Athletic Toreros Look To Continue Winning Ways

HEAD COACH BRAD HOLLAND: Head coach Brad Holland enters his 13th year at the helm of the Torero men's basketball program. Holland, who has tallied ten seasons of .500 or better records in twelve years, is the program's all– time winningest coach with 182 wins. This season he will be looking to continue his winning ways following last year's 18-12 club that advanced to the semi-finals of the WCC Tournament. With the gradu– ation of co-MYP 's Corey Belser, the WCC Defender of the Year, and Nick Lewis (17 .6 ppg/5.0 rpg), a !st Team AII-WCC pick, Holland will look for his returning players to elevate their game at both ends of the floor. TRIO OF SENIORS: The Toreros will have three seniors that they can lean on for

experience and leadership. lt starts with third-year guard Ross DeRo– gatis (Mansfield, TX), a vocal leader who can play both guard spots and has deadly range from beyond the three-point arc. DeRogatis, a two-time WCC All-Academic selection, is the team's top return– ing scorer at 12.0 points per game. He canned 82 treys last season, converting on 41.6% of his attempts. He has the offensive power to change the outcome of a game quickly. He is joined by second-year seniors Nir Cohen (Migdal Haemek, Israel) and Theo White (Oakland, CA). Cohen, a 6-7, 245

lb. forward/center, has a strong inside game at both ends of the floor, and also has decent outside offensive abilities. Last year he shot 50.6% from the floor while averaging 7.1 points and 3.8 boards. The 6-6 White earned 9 starts in 27 games a year ago and gave the Toreros a big lift with his inside presence. He will be counted on to defend and rebound against taller opponents . YOUTHFUL RETURNERS BRING EXPERIENCE:

USO returns four sophomores that all played a key role in last year's success. The quartet includes 6-7 forward Gyno Pomare (Oceanside, CA), 6-0 point guard Brandon Johnson (Houston, TX), 6-3 wing Ray Murdock (Phoe– nix, AZ), and 6-4 shooting guard Danny Brown (Olathe, KS). Pomare is the team 's second top returning scorer after averaging l 0.4 points per game and 5.0 rebounds . He led the entire WCC in field goal percentage (63.3%), and also tallied a team-best 32 blocked shots. Johnson was the team's floor general and was playing his best ball at the end of last season. He averaged 9.3 points per game and 4. 1 assists while joining Pomare on the WCC All-Freshman Team. He was also tabbed a Freshman All -American by Collegelnsider.com. At last year's WCC Tournament, he scored 24 points in the team 's opening win over Pepperdine, and totaled 19 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in the team's semi– final overtime loss to Gonzaga. Murdock started 25 of 30 games as a "true" freshman and will be counted on defensively to fill the void left by graduated :.-:,iiiiiiiiii,1■ senior Corey Belser. The athletic Murdock chipped in with 5.1 points per game while shooting 45.5% from the floor. Brown showed flashes of his three-point ability, canning I9-of-5 8 (32.8%), but should be much improved this season after gaining valuable minutes a year ago. Also returning from last year's squad is walk-on Kyle Price (Valencia, CA), an athletic player who could see increased playing time; and a trio of redshirts - 6-7 wing Chris Lewis (Bedford, TX), 6-0 senior guard Greg Nel– son (Carlsbad, CA), and senior guard Clayton Tolbert (San Jose , CA). Look for the 6-7 Lewis, who can handle the ball and score both inside and out, to figure into the coaching staff's plans this season.

THE NEWCOMERS: The USO coaching staff has brought in another outstanding re– crniting class with five newcomers. The class is led by guards De' Jon Jackson (Fresno, CA) and Brandon Dowdy (Redlands, CA), and forwards Dani el Fleming (Murrietta, CA) and Joshua Miller (Chino Hills, CA). Jackson, a 6-2, 195 lb. guard, led Clovis West High School to the Boys Division l Southern Section championship. A finalist for California's Mr. Basketball award, he averaged 18.9 points and led his team to a runner-up finish in the state championship game. Dowdy, a 6-4, 200 lb . guard, prepped at Redlands East HS where he averaged r.t-"1111■ 19.7 points and helped his team advance to the CIF semi-finals. He made an area-best 94 three-pointers, including two games where he made 7 treys. Fleming, a 6-8, 215 lb. forward , comes to USD from Citrus College. Last year he earned Ist team All-Western States honors while leading the conference in field goal percentage (62%). Miller, a strong 6-8, 230 lb. forward-center, averaged 18 points and IO rebounds at Ayala High School last season. Walk-on Patrick Lacey (Sacramento, CA), a 6-6, 215 lb. forward, rounds out the roster. ALOOKATTHE SCHEDULE: The Toreros will begin the 2006-07 season with a road game at Stephen F. Austin on Nov. 11th. This will be the first of seven road games in the team's opening ten games of the season. After host– ing UC San Diego and Point Loma, the Toreros will hit the road for games against Loyola-Chicago, Texas San Antonio, San Diego State and Central Michigan. Following a Dec. 5th home contest with CS Bakersfield, USD will head to the bay area to participate in the Golden Bear Clas–

sic at Cal. The Toreros will face Eastern Michigan in the opener, and then either host Cal or Chicago State on Dec. 9th. Mid-December will see the Toreros back at the JCP to host Campbell, Furman and UC Santa Barbara, followed by a post– Christmas road trip to Fresno State on Dec. 30th. West Coast Conference action begins with three straight away

games against San Francisco, Pepperdine and LMU, but the Toreros will close out their WCC slate with four of five games in the Jenny Craig Pavilion. During this stretch, USO will host LMU (Feb. 10), Pepperdine (Feb. 12), Portland (Feb. 24) and Gonzaga (Feb. 26). The WCC Tourna– ment will be hosted by the University of Portland over March 2-5. The Toreros will appear in three ESPN telecasts during league play, and also have nine home contests televised locally by Channel 4 San Diego.

West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll Top Five Returning Players

1. Gonzaga - 62 (6) 2. Loyola Marymount - 51 (1) 3. San Francisco - 50 4. Saint Mary's - 40 (1)

Darren Cooper (Portland) Matthew Knight (LMU) Derek Raivio (Gonzaga) Armondo Surratt (USF) Alan Wiggins (USF) Brandon Worthy (LMU)

5. SAN DIEGO - 33 6. Santa Clara - 27 7. Pepperdine - 16 8. Portland - 9 (1st Place Votes)

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BRAD HOLLAND 13th year Two-time WCC Coach of the Year

The 2006-2007 season will be Brad Holland's 13th at the helm of the USD men's basketball program. Holland has guided USD to 126 victories over the past eight seasons, including a personal-best 20 win season in 1999-2000. USD's all-time winningest coach for men's basketball with 182 victories, he is a two-time West Coast Conference Coach of the Year. This past season he led the Toreros to an 18-12 overall mark and semi-final appearance in the West Coast Conference Tournament. Senior Nick Lewis was named First Team AII-WCC while senior forward Corey Belser was tabbed the WCC Defender of the Year and National Defender of the Year by Collegelnsider.com. In 2004-05 he directed the Toreros to a 16-13 overall mark and 3rd place finish in the competitive West Coast Conference. USD tallied the biggest turnaround in Division I basketball for wins with an improvement of 12 victories. With the team's 69-61 home win over San Francisco on February 9th , Holland notched his 161 st career USD victory to become the program's all-time winningest coach . Collegelnsider.com tabbed Holland as the 2004-05 West Coast Conference Coach of the Year. Seniors Brandon Gay and Brice Vounang were both named to the NABC District 15 Second Team. In 2002-03 he guided USD to an impressive 18-12 mark; to the 2003 West Coast Conference Basketball Championship title; and to the program's first trip to the NCAATournament in sixteen years. That season was highlighted early on by the team's 86-81 overtime win at UCLA. The Toreros would go on to tally a 10-4 2nd place finish in the WCC standings. With the 2nd place mark the Toreros earned a double-bye into the WCC Tournament semifinals; they knocked off San Francisco in the semi-final , then beat Gonzaga in front of a national TV audience in the title game to earn the league's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. They gave the Stanford Cardinal a battle before falling 77-69 in NCAA 1st round action . Senior center Jason Keep became the program's first ever 1st Team NABC District 15 selection Five seasons ago, for the second straight year, Holland guided the Toreros to a 16-13 mark and a semifinal appearance in the West Coast Conference Championships. The Toreros earned qual– ity nonconference wins over UC Irvine and San Diego State (4th straight year) , along with key WCC wins over Santa Clara (on the road) and San Francisco (twice). Senior guard Andre Laws became the first Torero since 1987 to earn NABC District 15 honors (2nd Team). Seven seasons ago he guided the Toreros to a 20-9 overall mark and 10-4 wee finish . The 20 wins and 1 owee victories were the school's most since the 1987 season. For his efforts , Holland was

named the WCC Coach of the Year by his peers for the second straight season . The Toreros won seven of their final ten games to finish strong again , a trait of Holland coached teams. The season was highlighted by WCC wins at Gonzaga (82-70), and at home over wee champion Pep– perdine (73-62). The Toreros finished 11-2 at home , and were 9-7 on the road, including an excellent 5-2 WCC road mark. He earned his first WCC Coach of the Year honor during the 1998-99 campaign when he directed USO to an 18-9 record and a second place finish in the West Coast Conference race (9-5) . Highlights from the 1998- 99 squad included the team's victory over Texas in the Torero Tip-Off, and the team's upset over then No. 25-ranked Gonzaga (75-59). In 1997-98 Holland guided USO to a 14-14 overall record and a third straight semifi– nal appearance in the West Coast Conference Tournament. The Toreros won five of their final eight contests and earned solid victories over WCC champion Gonzaga, and two wins over WCC runner-up Pepperdine.

The Holland children (/-r): Kristin, Kyle, Lisa

Holland owns a twelve-year mark of 182-162 at USO -- including his two-year stint at Cal State Fullerton , his career coaching record sits at 205-193 . During his USO tenure he owns 10 seasons with .500 or better records. In 1996-97 he directed the Toreros to a 17-11 record; the 17 wins were a personal-best for Holland in six years as a collegiate head coach . The Toreros advanced to the semifinals of the WCC Tournament after defeating Gonzaga in the opener. They finished the season on a strong note, winning seven of their final nine. Included in the team's 17 victories were solid nonconference wins against San Jose State, Cal State Fullerton, UC Santa Barbara and UC Irvine. Although they came up short, the Toreros played Kansas to seven points in Lawrence (72-79) and Stanford to two (70-72) at the San Diego Sports Arena. The 1995-96 club, hit with a variety of injuries throughout the year, finished strong and ended the year at 14-14. In his first year at USO Brad guided the Toreros to an 11-16 overall record and a fifth place finish in the West Coast Conference. The season was highlighted early-on when the Toreros downed visiting Notre Dame, 90-76, on December 3rd before 6,522 fans at the San Diego Sports Arena . Prior to USO Holland won rave reviews for the manner in which he revitalized the Cal State Fullerton men's basketball program. During the 1992-93 season , his first as a head coach, theTitans finished 15-12 and posted the school's first winning record in four years while going 10-8 in the Big West Conference. Along the way they beat every team in the conference except New Mexico State , capping the year with an exciting one-point home victory over nationally ranked UNLV. His 1993-94 team, which lost three players to season-end– ing injuries prior to the start of the season, finished 8-19 overall and eighth in Big West play. They did have some memorable victories -- they won at Nevada and UC Santa Barbara's Thunderdome; they won for the third year in a row at UC Irvine; and they knocked off UNLV with a 84-75 victory at the Thomas and Mack Center. Prior to his appointment at Cal State Fullerton , Holland was an assistant coach on Jim Harrick's staff at UCLA from August, 1988 to March, 1992. He helped the Bruins return to national prominence while compiling a 93-35 record that took them to four NCAA tour– naments. Success as a head coach is merely the latest positive mark Holland has made on Southern California basketball. He was a basketball and football star at Crescenta Valley High School. He was a four-year basketball letterman at UCLA and played with the Los Angeles Lakers and two other National Basketball Association teams before retiring in 1982 due to a knee injury. He entered private business and also was a broadcaster for Prime Ticket from 1985 to 1988. Holland was the last player recruited by Coach John Wooden and became a part of four Pac-10 championship teams at UCLA from

1976 to 1979, two under Coach Gene Bartow and two under Coach Gary Cunningham. The Bruins went 102-17 during Hollands's playing career and he was honorable mention All-America and second-team Academic All-America as a senior. That year he averaged 17.5 points and 4.8 assists and had a .598 field goal percentage, the best ever by a Bruin guard. He graduated in 1979 from UCLA with a B.A.degree in Sociology. The Lakers drafted Holland in 1979, the 14th player taken in the first round, and went on to win the 1980 NBA championship. The rookie guard scored eight points in the decisive sixth game at Philadel– phia. He finished his playing career in 1981-82 with Washington and Milwaukee. Holland and his wife, Leslie, reside in Carlsbad. They have three children -- twins Kristin and Lisa , recent graduates of USO, and

BRAD HOLLAND HIGHLIGHTS 2003 WCC Tournament Champions and NCAA Tournament Participant

Two-Time WCC Coach ofthe Year 1999-00 & 1998-99

Eight winning seasons and ten campaigns with .500 or better records Personal best 20-9 mark in 1999-00

Brad starred for the UCLA Bruins between 1976-79, with those teams ac– cumulating a four-year record of 102-17 and winning four straight Pac-10 titles. As a senior, Brad was honorable mention All-America and 2nd Team Academic All-America after averaging 17.5 ppg and shooting .598 from the field.

HOLLAND ALL-TIME RECORD VS. OPPONENTS Arizona 0-1 IUPUI 1-0 San Jose State 4-5 Arizona State 0-1 Kansas 0-3 Santa Clara 11-14 Boise State 1-1 Lehigh 1-0 Southern Methodist 1-1 Brigham Young 0-2 Loyola-Chicago 1-0 Southern Oregon 1-0 Campbell 1-0 Loyola Marymount 15-10 Southern Utah 2-0 Cal Poly - SLO 3-1 Mercer 0-0 SW Missouri State 1-1 CS Dominguez Hills 2-0 Miami-Ohio 0-1 SW Texas State 0-1 CS Bakersfield 0-0 Monmouth 1-0 Stanford 0-3 CS Fullerton 3-1 Montana State 1-2 Stephen F. Austin 0-0 CS Long Beach 1-4 Nevada-Las Vegas 2-2 Texas 1-1 CS Northridge 5-2 Nevada, U. of 5-4 Texas-Arlington 0-2 Central Michigan 0-0 New Mexico 1-1 Texas-El Paso 0-1 Chapman 1-0 New Mexico State 0-4 Texas-San Antonio 0-0 Chicago State 1-0 Northern Arizona 4-1 Troy State 1-0 Colorado 0-1 Northern Iowa 1-1 UC Berkeley 0-0 Colorado State 0-1 Notre Dame 1-1 UC Irvine 8-4 Columbia 1-0 Oakland (Ml) 0-1 UCLA 1-1 Coppin State 0-1 Occidental 3-0 UC Riverside 4-0 Concordia-CA 4-0 Oklahoma 0-1 UC San Diego 4-0 Creighton 1-1 Oklahoma Baptist 1-0 UC Santa Barbara 6-3 Dartmouth 1-0 Oregon State 1-1 USC 0-3 Drake 0-2 Pacific, U. of the 1-6 Utah 0-3 Eastern Illinois 1-0 Pepperdine 12-15 Utah State 1-4 Eastern Michigan 0-0 Point Loma 1-0 Washington 1-1 Eastern Washington 3-0 Pomona Pitzer 1-0 Winthrop 0-1 Elon College 1-0 Portland 16-10 Wis.-Milwaukee 0-2 Fresno State 1-0 Portland State 3-1 Wyoming 1-1 Furman 1-0 Purdue 0-1 Yale 1-0 Gonzaga 8-25 Sacramento State 1-0 Hawaii 1-0 Saint Mary's-CA 13-14 Holy Names 1-0 Saint Francis-NY 1-0 2006-07 Opponent Houston 0-1 San Diego State 6-4 Idaho State 1-0 San Francisco 17-11 denoted in bold Iowa State 0-1

Brad was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1979, the 14th player taken in the first round, and went on to win the 1980 NBA championship. The rookie guard scored eight points in the decisive sixth game at Philadelphia. He finished his playing career in 1981-82 with Washington

'---------------------------------' and Milwaukee.

GEORGE TUTTLE Assistant Coach 3rd year George Tuttle enters his third year on sta ff where he is coach Brad Holl and 's top assistant. He co– ordinates the Torero recruiting efforts, and handl es the scheduling duti es in additi on to scouting and working

wi th the Torero post pl ayers. In hi s fi rst year on the staff he helped the Toreros to the biggest turnaround in NCAA Di vision I basketball with 12 more victories and a 16- I3 record . The recruiting class he brought in last year helped US O improve the ir overa ll winning mark to 18-1 2. Freshman guard Brandon Johnson was named to the WCC All-Freshman Team, as well as a Freshman All-American by Co llegelnsider.com. Ray Murdock started 25 games as a "true" freshman. Thi s year 's class is another solid one which is led by guards De ' Jon Jackson and Brandon Dowdy. Jackson, out ofClovis West HS in Fresno, was a candidate fo r ' Mr. Cali fornia ' honors last year and led hi s team to the Southern Section champi onship and runner-up spot for the state ti tle. Dowdy turned in impress ive numbers at Redlands East Hi gh School where he averaged 19.7 points and led hi s team to the C IF semi-fi na ls. Tuttl e came to US O from Southern Utah Uni versity where he was an assis– tant on Bill Evans' staff. Hi s chief responsibiliti es at SUU were in leading the T-Birds' recruiting, scheduling of future opponents, working w ith the post players, and with indi vidual skill deve lopment. Prior to SUU, Tuttle worked in private business and coached in the FILA Summer Pro League in Los Angeles. In the FILA league Tuttle served as head coach of the Moore Management West Coast A ll-Stars, selecting and coaching free agent profes– sional players in both team and individua l settings. He coached the team to a league titl e in the summer of 2000. He al so has coaching experience at the college level with stops at Ca l State Fullerton, Sheridan (Wyoming) Co llege and the Uni versity of Texas. Tuttl e pl ayed co l– legiate ly at St. Edward 's Uni versity in Austin, Texas and was tw ice named Academic All-Conference.

SAMSCHOLL Assistant Coach 7th year

Sam Scholl enters hi s seventh season on the Torero men's basketball coaching staff as an assistant, and hi s sixth as a full-time assistant to head coach Brad Holland. He was promoted two seasons ago to second ass istant. He he lped lead USO to the WCC Tournament Championship in 2003, along with a trip to the NCAA Tournament. Scholl works closely w ith the Torero guards, in additi on to hi s ro les with re– cruiting, scouting, academic support, and USD's Elite Camp. He has played an integral role in the recruitment of sixteen pl ayers, including four Ist Team AII-WCC players, I WCC Newcomer o f the Year, and 2 WCC All-Freshman Team performers. Scholl , the Toreros' lone senior on the team 's 20-9 squad from 1999-2000, played guard for San Di ego for two straight seasons. Pri or to US O he played two seasons at Tacoma Community Coll ege in Tacoma, Washington. From G ig Harbor, Washington, Sam completed hi s undergraduate degree in Sociology at the Uni versity of San Di ego in 200 I. In August of 2003, Sam and hi s wife Heather were married. They reside in San Diego, Ca li forni a

T.J. BROWN Assistant Coach 4th year

T.J. Brown begins his fourth season with the USO Toreros coaching staff, and his first as a full-time assistant coach. The past two years he served as the Head Team Manager. This season he w ill assist wi th recruiting and on-court coaching duties. From O lathe, Kansas, he prepped at Olathe High School where he gradu– ated in 1997. During hi s senior year he earned All-State, All-City and A ll-Conference honors w ith the team going 22-3 and winning the state championship. During his junior campai gn, T.J. earned All-City and All-Conference honors as the team went 23-1 and finished as state runner-up. As a prep he was rated top ten among point guards in the country by Jerry Mullens Rev iew and won Most Valuable Pl ayer honors at the profil e He attended Texas A&M between 1997-00. As a freshman he pl ayed in I0 games before tearing hi s ACL. The following season he played in 8 games w ith 2 starts before fracturing his knee cap and sitting out the following year as a med ica l redshirt. He transferred to Emporia State in 2000 and fini shed hi s collegiate career there. He started every game as a junior and sen ior, and averaged 11.0 ppg and 5.0 apg during hi s fin al campaign. He graduated from Emporia State in 2002 with a degree in Business Admin istration. He was a volunteer undergraduate assistant there whil e he finished up hi s degree. Three seasons ago he was on US D's staff as a volunteer, and two seasons ago was promoted to Head Team Manager. NICK EARNEST Dir. ofBasketball Operations 4th year Nick Earnest begins hi s fou11h season with the US O Toreros staff, and first in the role of Director of Basketball Operations. He will be in charge of overseeing team travel, equipment purchases and budget. Prior to USO Nick was at the University of Wyoming (2002-03 ) in the posi– tion ofAdmini strati ve Assistant Basketball Coach for the Cowboys program. He helped prepare and organize home visit book.lets and itineraries for the offi cial campus visits; he created a recruiting database with information on over 1,000 prospective student-athl etes; he developed scout tapes for more than 15 games; and he composed and di stributed letters to prospecti ve student-athl etes. Before hi s one year at Wyoming, Nick earned additi onal experience w ith stops at Stephen F. Austin (200 1-02) as the administrati ve assistant for the men's basketball program, and at Texas Christian Uni versity ( 1999-200 I) where he was a student assistant coach. During his time at Stephen F. Austin he was an in structor for the uni versity where he taught basketball , tenni s, softball , jogging and weight training courses. He also substituted for numerous other kines iology courses at the uni versity. He earned his B.S. degree from Texas Chri stian in Hea lth and Human Services in May, 200 I where his maj or was Sports and Recreational Leadership. He went on to earn his Master of Science degree in May, 2003 from Wyoming where his major was Kinesiology and Health.

The 2006-0 7 USD Toreros: Standing (l-r) Clayton Tolbert, Ray Murdock, Theo Wh ite, Chris Lewis, Joshua Mille,; Gyno Pomare, Daniel Flem– ing, Nir Cohen, Patrick Lacey, Danny Brown, Kyle Price, Brandon Dowdy. Sitting (l-r) Ross DeRogatis, Brandon Johnson, Di1'. Basketball Operations Nick Earnest, Asst. George Tuttle, Head Coach Brad Holland, Asst. Sam Scholl, Asst. TJ. Brown, De 'Jon Jackson, Greg Nelson J1'. 2006-07 UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO MEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER

WT 200 2 15 195 165 190 183 185 204 2 15 220 195 195 198 230 235 245

HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL San Jose, CA/West Valley JC Murrietta, CA/Citrus College Houston, TX/Willow Ridge HS

HT 6-2 6-8 6-0 6-0 6-7 6-4 6-1 6-3 6-6 6-7 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-8 6-6 6-7

EXP.

POS

YR so so SR FR so SR so FR so SR FR FR FR SR SR SR

NAME

NO

I

RS

Clayton Tolbert # Daniel Fleming Brandon Johnson Greg Nelson, Jr. # Chris Lewis # Danny Brown Ross DeRogati s Ray Murdock Patri ck Lacey Gyno Pomare

G

JC

F

2 4

IV RS RS IV 2V HS IV IV HS HS HS IV I V

G G

Carl sbad, CA/Cal Poly

10 12 13 14 15 20 21 22 23 24 32 33 34

Bedford , TX/Lawrence D. Bell HS

G-F

Olathe, KS/DeSoto HS

G G

Mansfi eld, TX/Oklahoma State Phoeni x, AZ/Pinnacle HS Sacramento, CA/Bella Vista HS Oceanside, CA/El Camino HS Valencia, CANalencia HS Fresno, CA/Clovis West HS

G-F

F F

Ky le Price

G G G

Delon Jackson Brandon Dowdy

Redlands, CA/Redlands East Valley HS

Chino Hills, CA/Ayala HS Oakland, CA/Ty ler CC (TX)

F-C

Joshua M iller Theo White

F

I V

Migdal Haemex, Israel/Monroe JC

F-C

N ir Cohen

# Sat out the 2005-2006 season

Head Coach: Assistants:

Brad Holland ( 13th Year)

George Tuttle (3 rd Year), Sam Scholl (7th Year), T.J. Brown (4th Year)

Dir. of Basketball Operations: N ick Earnest (4th Year)

Dan Strickland, Head Team Manager, 3rd Year Dan Strickland begins his third year as the program's team manager. A junior Sociology major from San Diego , Dan's responsibilites include distributing equipment, preparing and assisting with practice set-up, video recording and break-down, and overseeing the student managers. This year's student managers include Nick U'Ren , Brandy Combs, Monica Rosas, and Gerald Frungillo. Additionally, Dan has assisted with USD summer camps the past five summers, including the last three with T.J . Brown . Strickland , who travels with the team to away contests, attended Saint Augustine High School where he assisted with the freshman basketball team.

ROSS DeROGATIS 6-1 Senior Guard #14 Mans.field, TX

NOTABLE: Named AII-WCC honorable mention in 2005-06 .. . Two-time WCC All-Academic Team selection... Two-time USO Miller Lite Student-Athlete of

2005-06 AT USD: Top returning scorer after averaging 12.0 ppg in 30 starts .. . Set USO single season mark with 82 made three-pointers (41.6%) and ranked second on team with 114 assists... Team-best 84.6%mark from charity stripe... Scored in double digits in 18 contests with season-high 28 points in road win at Furman where he converted 8-of-10 three-pointers, and chipped in with 7 assists and 4 steals... Totaled 9 games where he made 4 or more treys.. . Scored 21 points in road win at Saint Mary's, and 20 points in home win over San Diego State. 2004-05 AT USD: Started first 6 games of season and final 10 games of the 2004-05 campaign .. . averaged 7.9 points per game and team-best 3.4 assists per game with 16 starts in 29 games ...shot 43.2%from the field (70-162), 46.2% from three-point (48-104) and 87.0%from the free throw line (40-46) ... scored in double figures in 10 games with a career-best 28 points (8-10 in three-pointers) in 87-73 home win over Santa Clara ... the 8 three-pointers made tied USD's single game record ; he was a perfect 6-for-6 in three-point attempts in the first half alone ... ranked 2nd in the WCC in 3-point accuracy for all games and 3rd in assist-to-turnover ratio (+2.06) ... for WCC games only, ranked 1st in 3-point accuracy (.500) and 7th in assists (3.43). HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Mansfield HS for coach Rob McQuaid ... senior year averaged 23.7 ppg while earning All-Region, All-Area and All-District honors ... junior year averaged 15.0 ppg with team advancing to 1st round of playoffs ... was All-Area and All-District ... sophomore year averaged 10.0 ppg with team reaching 3rd round of playoffs ... played for Team Texas club team that were MU Super Showcase National Champions. PERSONAL: Born on December 12, 1983 in Arlington, Texas ... parents are Robert and Janis DeRogatis of Mansfield , TX ... chose USO for basketball program and quality education .. . other schools that recruited Ross include SW Texas State, Air Force, Furman and Gonzaga . 2003-04 AT USD: Redshirt after transferring from Oklahoma State University.

MAJOR: Earned Business degree. GRADUATE SCHOOL: Leadership.

~ ROSS DeROGATIS CAREER STATISTICS -- 2003-2006

TOTAL

3PT

A PF STL TO BLK PTS AVG REB-AVG

YEAR

G-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT

70-2.3 51-1 .8

44-52 .846 114 55

360 12.0 228 7.9

2005-06 30-30 32.6 117-279 .419 82-197 .416

29 23

75 3 48 0

40-46 .870

2004-05 29-16 27.7

70-162 .432 48-104 .462

99 52

dnp

2003-04

588 10.0 121-2.0

52 123 3

.424 130-301 .432

84-98 .857 213 107

TOT

59-46 30.2 187-441

NIR COHEN 6-7 Senior F-C MigdalHaemek,Israel

NOTABLE: Second year player will make impact with inside game at both ends of the floor. 2005-06 AT USD: Appeared in all 30 games with 5 starts ... Averaged 7.1ppg and 3.8 rpg while converting 50.6 percent of his field goal attempts , 48.0 percent of his three-pointers, and 61 .6% at the free throw line... Scored in double digits in ten contests, including the final five games of the sea– son ... Season-high 15 points in overtime loss to Gonzaga in WCC Tournament semi-final. .. Season-high 7 rebounds at Gonzaga (2-25-06) and grabbed 6 rebounds in six other contests .. . Scored 13 points in home win over USF while making all 5 field goal attempts. JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played two seasons at Monroe Junior College ... Team won back-to-back conference champion– shps ... Averaged 12.2 ppg and 6.2 rpg with team going 25-8 overall. .. Converted 59.8% of his shots from the field and 70.8% from the free throw line ... Named 2nd Team All-Region and an NJCAAAcademicAII-American... Scored 18 points in 76-67 Regional Championship win over Globe CC... Freshman year averaged 8.6 ppg and 5.7 rpg for 24-9 squad .

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Ort Bialik.

PERSONAL: Born on June 17, 1981 in Israel. .. Chose USO for basketball program, great weather and family... Also recruited by Marist, Buffalo and Robert Morris.

MAJOR: Business Administration .

NIR COHEN CAREER STATISTICS -- 2005-2006

TOTAL 3PT G-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT

A PF STL TO BLK PTS AVG REB-AVG

30-5 18.5

78-154 .506

12-25 .480

45-73 .616

29 83

21

54 6

21 3 7.1 114-3. 8