USD Men's Basketball 2006-2007

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