Jan. 17, 2009

Fullerton, Calif. - The Tiger men's basketball team takes on Cal State Fullerton tonight at Titan Gym in nationally televised game by ESPN2. The tip is set for 8:00 p.m. (PST) from Fullerton, Calif. Pacific enters the game 9-6 overall, 2-2 in the Big West Conference. Cal State Fullerton is 8-9 and 2-3 in league games.

LAST TWO GAMES: The Tigers defeated UC Riverside 76-53 on Jan. 10, then dropped a close one at UC Irvine on Jan. 15, 52-51.

RADIO: All Tiger basketball games are broadcast live on KSTN (1420 AM) in Stockton, and most by ESPN Radio 970 AM in Modesto ... Mike Millerick calls the play-by-play ... Air time is 20 minutes before tip-off ... All Pacific basketball games can be heard outside the KSTN/KESP listening area by going to http://pacifictigers.com and clicking on the broadcast link from the home page.

TV: Pacific will be on local, regional or national television seven times during the 2008-09 season ... The next Tiger game to be televised is the Cal State Fullerton game on Jan. 17 by ESPN2.

ON THE INTERNET: Visit http://pacifictigers.com for the latest news, scores and information about all 16 NCAA Division I sports at Pacific.

PROBABLE STARTERS: (2008-09 Stats) points rebounds asst. G 42 Joe Ford 6-6 Jr. Altadena, Calif. 4.9 4.3 F 21 Anthony Brown 6-7 Sr. Sacramento, Calif. 9.4 5.4 C 34 Sam Willard 6-9 So. Pierre, S.D. 6.8 6.9 G 2 Chad Troyer 6-4 Sr. Seattle, Wash. 10.4 1.8 G 20 Michael Kirby 5-11 Sr. North Highlands, Calif. 7.3 1.7 3.7

RESERVES: (listed by average points - 2008-09 Stats) points rebounds asst. F 41 Bryan LeDuc 6-8 Sr. Corona, Calif. 11.5 3.8 F 15 Terrell Smith 6-4 So. Federal Way, Wash. 6.3 3.4 G 30 James Doran 6-3 Sr. Cameron Park, Calif. 6.8 1.6 G 11 Lavar Neufville 6-1 Jr. Fairfield, Calif. 5.1 1.9 2.8 C 33 Casey Neimeyer 6-8 Jr. Woodland, Calif. 1.9 1.1 G 24 Brandon Hawkins 6-1 Fr. Goodyear, Ariz. 0.5 0.3 F 22 Royal Edwards 6-5 Jr. Sacramento, Calif. 0.0 1.5 G 3 Taylor Shipley 5-10 Fr. Pacific Palisades, Calif. 0.0 1.0

COACH Bob Thomason: Former Pacific basketball standout Bob Thomason (Pacific '71) is 352-256 (.578) in his 21st season as the head coach of his alma mater ... He has more Big West experience at his current school than any other coach in the Big West Conference ... Entering the 2008-09 season, he was the 34th winningest active coach and 11th on the list of Most Seasons With Current School ... After leading the Tigers to a 27-4 record in 2004-05, Thomason was named as a finalist for the CollegeInsider.com Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year award and received USBWA District 9 Coach of the Year honors ... Thomason is the second coach in Big West history to record 300 wins during Big West membership ... Jerry Tarkanian is first with 405 wins ... Thomason has 201 Big West wins, which trails Tarkanian (205) by five ... Bob surpassed his former coach Dick Edwards for the most career wins at Pacific, and has coached more games than any coach in school history ... He was an all-conference guard under coach Edwards from 1967-71, and has earned Big West Conference Coach of the Year honors five times (in 1992-93, 1996-97, 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2005-06) ... Thomason has guided his teams to nine Big West Tournament semifinal games and is 2-3 in championship appearances ... Thomason was a 2006 inductee into the Stockton Athletic Hall of Fame ... He holds a 404-283 overall record in his 23rd year as an NCAA head coach, including a three-year stint at Div. III Cal State Stanislaus where he led the Warriors to the 1988 NCAA Tournament ... He is the winningest coach in Spanos Center history, claiming a 202-66 mark (.756), and has directed Pacific to a 143-39 (.789) home mark since 1995 ... He has been a part of 412 wins at Pacific, as a player (1968-1971) and coach (1988-present) ... In NCAA Tournament games, Thomason is 2-4.

RECORDS: Pacific is 9-6 overall, 2-2 in the Big West this season.

TIGERS VS. CAL STATE FULLERTON: Pacific leads the all-time series with Cal State Fullerton 42-33, but the Titans have won four of the last five ... The Tigers trail the series 24-13 in Fullerton.

CAL STATE FULLERTON 42-33 (28-8, 13-24, 1-1) last 20 meetings 2-18-99 • W 75-59 2- 3-00 W 59-54 2-26-00 • W 68-53 1- 4-01 • W 79-50 2-17-01 W 63-50 1-26-02 • W 82-48 2-21-02 W 67-61 2- 1-03 W 62-61 2-27-03 • L 52-55 1- 5-04 W 66-64 3- 4-04 • W 78-62 12-30-04 • W 94-88 3- 3-05 W 92-88 1- 9-06 • W 83-74 2- 9-06 W 67-62 1- 6-07 L 70-76 2-8-07 • L 77-82 3-8-07 + L 92-100 1-17-08 • W 89-82 2-16-08 • L 78-92

UC Irvine 52, Pacific 51: The Tiger men's basketball team fell in the final seconds on the road at UC Irvine, 52-51, on Thursday, Jan. 17. Pacific's first half was its worst of the year, shooting just 3-for-22 from the field. The Tigers made just one of 13 field goal attempts, falling behind 11-2. A pair of free throws from sophomore Terrell Smith (Federal Way, Wash.) and a basket by junior Casey Neimeyer made it 11-6. Senior Bryan LeDuc (Corona, Calif.) scored the final nine points of the half for the Tigers, but Pacific was outscored 19-9 over the final 10 minutes to trail 30-15 at the break. Senior James Doran (Cameron Park, Calif.) opened the second half with a three-pointer, as the Tigers embarked on a big run to take the lead. LeDuc hit a three-pointer with 10:28 left to cap a 21-5 run and give the Tigers a 36-35 lead. The Anteaters struck back to pull ahead 41-40, but Sam Willard (Pierre, Calif.) hit one of two free throws to tie it up at 41-41 with 5:31 remaining. A 6-0 run gave the Anteaters a 47-41 lead, but the Tigers rallied again. Doran hit another three-pointer and a free throw while Willard hit a jumper to knot it at 47-47 with just 1:39 left. On the next Anteater possession, Brett Lauer hit a three-point and was fouled. He made the free throw to complete a four-point play and give the Anteaters a 51-47 advantage with 1:20 to go. LeDuc hit a pair of free throws on the next trip down the court for the Tigers and senior Michael Kirby (North Highlands, Calif.) scored on a layup with :47 seconds remaining to even it up again at 51-51. As the shot clock wound down on UC Irvine's next possession Pacific was whistled for a foul and Eric Wise hit one of two free throws to give the Anteaters a 52-51 lead. The Tigers had a final shot, but senior Chad Troyer's three-pointer was just off the mark. The ball was knocked out of bounds by UC Irvine, giving the Tigers one final chance but it had to be a tip because there was 0.2 seconds left. The inbounds pass was knocked away and the Anteaters held on for the victory. LeDuc was the only Tiger to score in double figures, getting a game-high 20 points. Willard had a game-high nine rebounds. With LeDuc's great game off the bench, the Tigers held a 29-3 advantage in bench scoring in the second half, 42-11 for the game. Pacific hit 13-of-24 shots in the second half, a 54.2 percentage, but shot just 34.8 percent for the game after the poor first half shooting.

UC Irvine 52, Pacific 51 1/15/09 * at Irvine, CA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VISITORS: Pacific 9-6 (2-2) TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 21 Brown, Anthony...... f 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 14 34 Willard, Sam........ f 1-4 0-0 1-2 3 6 9 1 3 2 0 2 1 29 42 Ford, Joe........... f 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 02 Troyer, Chad........ g 0-9 0-4 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 18 20 Kirby, Michael...... g 2-4 0-1 0-0 1 4 5 1 4 1 1 0 1 27 11 Neufville, Lavar.... 1-4 0-2 0-0 1 1 2 4 2 2 1 0 0 18 15 Smith, Terrell...... 2-5 1-3 4-4 0 2 2 4 9 0 3 0 1 22 30 Doran, James........ 3-7 2-2 1-3 0 2 2 1 9 1 0 0 0 25 33 Neimeyer, Casey..... 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 41 LeDuc, Bryan........ 5-9 2-5 8-8 4 1 5 0 20 0 0 1 1 30 TEAM................ 1 1 2 Totals.............. 16-46 5-17 14-17 11 20 31 16 51 7 8 3 5 199 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 3-22 13.6% 2nd Half: 13-24 54.2% Game: 34.8% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-7 14.3% 2nd Half: 4-10 40.0% Game: 29.4% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 8-8 100 % 2nd Half: 6-9 66.7% Game: 82.4% 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOME TEAM: UC Irvine 5-11 (3-1) TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 20 Folker, Adam........ f 2-6 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 3 4 0 2 2 1 18 34 Wise, Eric.......... f 4-8 0-0 4-6 0 4 4 3 12 0 1 0 0 33 53 Bland, Kevin........ f 4-12 0-2 0-0 2 3 5 3 8 2 2 1 0 29 05 Hunter, Michael..... g 4-4 1-1 1-2 0 2 2 1 10 1 1 1 1 31 23 Lauer, Brett........ g 2-3 2-3 1-1 1 2 3 1 7 1 2 0 0 27 10 Rembert, Patrick.... 1-2 1-1 0-0 0 3 3 1 3 4 2 0 0 24 22 DeCasas, Chad....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 32 Strings, Derrick.... 3-7 2-3 0-0 0 2 2 3 8 2 1 0 0 20 33 Atkinson, Zack...... 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 13 TEAM................ 2 2 4 Totals.............. 20-45 6-10 6-9 7 21 28 17 52 10 12 4 2 199 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-23 52.2% 2nd Half: 8-22 36.4% Game: 44.4% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-6 66.7% 2nd Half: 2-4 50.0% Game: 60.0% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 2-2 100 % 2nd Half: 4-7 57.1% Game: 66.7% 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Officials: Dick Cartmell, Duane Allen, Shawn Lehigh Technical fouls: Pacific-None. UC Irvine-None. Attendance: 1049 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Pacific....................... 15 36 - 51 UC Irvine..................... 30 22 - 52

Pacific 76, UC Riverside 53: Behind a season-high tying 23 points from senior Chad Troyer (Seattle, Wash.), the Pacific men's basketball team picked up a 76-53 victory over UC Riverside on Saturday, Jan. 10 in the Alex G. Spanos Center. The victory lifted the Tigers to 9-5 on the season and 2-1 in the Big West Conference, while UC Riverside fell to 9-6 overall and 2-2 in conference play Junior Lavar Neufville (Fairfield, Calif.) scored all five of his points in the first four minutes, as the teams were tied at 7-7 with 16:04 remaining in the first half. Trailing 12-10, the Tigers got the first of four first half three-pointers from senior Chad Troyer (Seattle, Wash.) in an 8-0 run to take an 18-12 lead with 12:04 left. The Highlanders then hit their next six shots from the field, using a 16-7 run to take a 28-25 lead with 8:07 to go in the half. Tied at 30-30 with 3:18 left in the half, the Tigers outscored UC Riverside 7-0 the rest of the way to take a 37-30 halftime lead. Pacific started the second half hot as Troyer hit another pair of treys in the opening minutes. He sparked the Tigers to a 10-0 stretch over the first four minutes of the second half that extended the overall run to 17-0 as Pacific took a 47-30 lead with 16:52 remaining in the game. After a Javon Borum three-pointer on the next possession by UC Riverside, the Tigers used another 8-2 run with five points from senior James Doran (Cameron Park, Calif.) to take a 55-35 lead with 12:21 left in the game. The Tigers' lead would not fall below 17 the rest of the way, as they ended up with a season high 23-point victory. Pacific hit a season-high 13 three-pointers in the game, led by Troyer with seven. Chad's seven treys tied for the sixth best single game performance in school history. Doran added 15 points, senior Bryan LeDuc (Corona, Calif.) scored 11 points and senior Anthony Brown (Sacramento, Calif.) added 10 points. Pacific shot a season-best 65.2 percent in the second half, hitting 15 of 23 shots from the field. The Highlanders hit just eight of 26 shots in the second half (37.3 percent), as the Tigers outscored UC Riverside 39-23 in the final 20 minutes.

Pacific 76, UC Riverside 53 01/10/09 7:00 p.m. at Stockton, CA (Alex G. Spanos Center) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VISITORS: UC Riverside 9-6 (2-2 BWC) TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 20 Austin, Kyle........ f 8-15 1-6 0-2 2 3 5 1 17 2 4 0 0 32 23 LoBue, Jesse........ f 2-7 2-4 0-0 0 2 2 1 6 0 1 0 1 29 41 Veteto, Konner...... f 1-2 0-0 2-5 3 3 6 4 4 0 3 0 0 18 01 Borum, Javon........ g 4-11 3-7 0-1 1 4 5 1 11 2 2 0 5 33 32 Meo, Rudy........... g 2-6 1-2 2-2 0 1 1 0 7 2 1 0 0 16 02 Scott, Aaron........ 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 4 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 21 11 Diggs, Jalonni...... 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 13 Cunningham, Sean.... 0-5 0-1 2-2 1 2 3 0 2 4 0 0 0 23 24 Dowdy, Brandon...... 2-3 2-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 1 0 13 31 Soto, Christian..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 TEAM................ 1 1 2 Totals.............. 19-51 9-24 6-12 10 20 30 14 53 10 14 1 6 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-25 44.0% 2nd Half: 8-26 30.8% Game: 37.3% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 6-12 50.0% 2nd Half: 3-12 25.0% Game: 37.5% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 2-3 66.7% 2nd Half: 4-9 44.4% Game: 50.0% 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOME TEAM: Pacific Tigers 9-5 (2-1 BWC) TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 21 Brown, Anthony...... f 5-7 0-0 0-1 0 6 6 1 10 1 1 0 0 24 42 Ford, Joe........... f 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 34 Willard, Sam........ c 1-4 0-0 2-2 2 7 9 1 4 3 2 0 0 29 02 Troyer, Chad........ g 8-15 7-13 0-0 1 1 2 2 23 5 0 0 0 31 11 Neufville, Lavar.... g 2-2 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 5 1 4 0 1 26 03 Shipley, Taylor..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 15 Smith, Terrell...... 1-2 0-1 1-2 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 1 16 20 Kirby, Michael...... 1-3 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 19 24 Hawkins, Brandon.... 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 3 30 Doran, James........ 5-9 3-7 2-2 0 2 2 2 15 2 1 0 0 21 33 Neimeyer, Casey..... 0-3 0-1 0-1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 41 LeDuc, Bryan........ 5-6 1-1 0-1 2 5 7 1 11 1 0 0 1 19 TEAM................ 1 1 Totals.............. 29-53 13-26 5-9 7 27 34 12 76 21 10 1 4 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-30 46.7% 2nd Half: 15-23 65.2% Game: 54.7% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 7-16 43.8% 2nd Half: 6-10 60.0% Game: 50.0% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 2-3 66.7% 2nd Half: 3-6 50.0% Game: 55.6% 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Officials: Milt Stowe, Billy Gianquinto, Billy Mallory Technical fouls: UC Riverside-None. Pacific Tigers-None. Attendance: 2905 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total UC Riverside................. 30 23 - 53 Pacific Tigers................ 37 39 - 76

PACIFIC SETS SCHOOL RECORD FOR STEALS IN WIN AT PEPPERDINE: The Tigers had 17 steals against Pepperdine on Dec. 13, eclipsing the previous record by one ...

Single Game Records Steals 1. 17 vs. Pepperdine (12-13-08) 2. 16 vs. UC Irvine (2-22-97) 16 vs. UC Davis (11-26-77) 4. 15 vs. College of Notre Dame (12-7-93) 5. 14 vs. Saint Mary's (1-3-79) 6. 13 vs. New Mexico State (1-17-98) 13 vs. Cornell (12-3-88) 13 vs. Stanford (11-30-84) 13 vs. Fresno State (1-28-81) 13 vs. San Francisco (12-15-78) 13 vs. San Diego State (2-25-78) 13 vs. Long Beach State (2-22-96)

PACIFIC STARTING TO TURN IT AROUND AT THE LINE: After shooting 64.7 percent from the line in the preseason, the Tigers are shooting 74.1 percent in league games, including a season-high 82.4 percent (14-17) at UC Irvine on Jan. 15.

TIGER TRENDS: Thursday night's loss to UC Irvine ended a couple of unbeaten trends, as the Tigers lost for the first when outrebounding an opponent and when holding an opponent under 60 points.

Tigers tie or outrebound opponent 9-1 Tigers are outrebounded by opponent 0-5

Tigers allow 60 points or fewer 7-1 Tigers allow more than 60 points 2-5

Tigers shoot better than opponent 7-0 Tigers shoot worse than opponent 2-6

THOMASON 11TH AMONG COACHES WITH CURRENT SCHOOL: As Tiger head coach Bob Thomason leads the Tigers for the 21st season, he is 11th on the list of coaches with their current school.

MOST SEASONS WITH CURRENT SCHOL No. Yrs. Coach, Team and Seasons 1. 32 Jim Boeheim, Syracuse 1977-2008 2. 30 Dave Bike, Sacred Heart 1979-2008 3. 28 Mike Krzyzewski, Duke 1981-2008 4. 26 Don Maestri, Troy 1983-2008 5. 25 Tom Green, Fairleigh Dickinson 1984-2008 6. 24 Greg Kampe, Oakland 1985-2008 7. 22 Rick Byrd, Belmont 1987-2008 22 Jim Calhoun, Connecticut 1987-2008 22 Fang Mitchell, Coppin St. 1987-2008 22 L. Vann Pettaway, Alabama A&M 1987-2008 11. 20 Bob Thomason Pacific 1988-2008

KIRBY HAS BIG GAME AT NORTHRIDGE: Senior Michael Kirby (North Highlands, Calif.) had career highs with 14 points and eight assists at Cal State Northridge as Pacific posted the overtime win ... He scored seven of his points against the Matadors in overtime, getting a layup and a three-pointer at the end of the shot clock to take an 81-75 lead with :33 seconds left ... Kirby was then fouled in the back court on the inbounds pass after a Matador basket and calmly hit two free throws to give the Tigers a five point lead (83-78) with just 14 seconds left.

TIGERS GETTING IT DONE IN OVERTIME: With an 84-78 win in overtime at Cal State Northridge on Jan. 2, the Tigers have won four straight overtime games ... Before this stretch, Pacific had lost six games that went to extra time.

DORAN NETS CAREER HIGH IN FIRST START OF THE YEAR: Senior James Doran (Cameron Park, Calif.) scored a career-high 16 points in his first start of the year, including the game-tying free throws with :16 seconds left in regulation.

LEDUC AND SMITH SET CAREER HIGHS AT NEVADA: Tiger senior Bryan LeDuc (Corona, Calif.) and sophomore Terrell Smith (Federal Way, Wash.) each set career highs for scoring in the win at Nevada on Nov. 26 ... LeDuc had 23 points and also set a career mark with four steals ... Smith had 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the field.

WILLARD BREAKS OUT IN HOME OPENER: Tiger sophomore Sam Willard (Pierre, S.D.) had 12 points and 10 rebounds in Pacific's win over UC San Diego on Nov. 19 ... It was his first career double-double, and set a new career high for rebounds.

FORD IS BACK: Junior Joe Ford (Altadena, Calif.) started the season running the point for the Tigers, although it was feared at the end of last season that he would not play in the orange and black again due to a leg injury ... He had a career-high 12 points against Cal State Bakersfield on Dec. 3.

PACIFIC GETS 20 WINS FOR 11TH TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORY IN 2007-08: Pacific won 21 games last year for the 11th time in school history ... The Tigers have 109 wins over the last five years, an average of 21.8 per year ... Seven of Pacific's 11 20-win seasons have come under Coach Thomason.

Most Single Season Wins in Pacific History Season Record 1. 2004-05 27-4 2. 2003-04 25-8 3. 2005-06 24-8 1996-97 24-6 1966-67 24-4 4. 1997-98 23-10 6. 1970-71 22-6 1965-66 22-6 8. 2007-08 21-10 1969-70 21-6 10. 2001-02 20-10

BROWN BECOMES 25TH TIGER TO SCORE 1,000 POINTS: With seven points against Fresno State on Dec. 6, Anthony Brown became the 25th Tiger to score 1,000 points in Pacific history.

Points Scored Player Pts. Avg. 1. Ron Cornelius (1978-81) 2,065 17.95 2. Dell Demps (1988-92) 1,742 15.15 3. Christian Maraker (2001-06) 1,667 13.44 4. John Gianelli (1970-72) 1,659 20.48 5. Keith Swagerty (1965-67) 1,650 20.12 6. Adam Jacobsen (1993-98) 1,513 12.61 7. Ken Stanley (1960-62) 1,444 18.51 8. Don Lyttle (1987-91) 1,411 12.37 9. Bob Krulish (1965-67) 1,333 16.66 10. Matt Waldron (1978-82) 1,326 13.83 12. Jim McCargo (1971-73) 1,308 16.35 12. Bill Stricker (1968-70) 1,270 17.16 13. Brent Counts (1983-87) 1,224 10.60 14. Christian Gray (1984-88) 1,203 10.50 15. John Thomas (1955-57) 1,178 15.50 16. John Errecart (1972-74) 1,167 14.96 17. Rich Anema (1983-86) 1,137 13.87 18. Anthony Brown (2005-) 1,085 10.30 19. Leo Middleton (1962-64) 1,044 13.38 20. Dave Klurman (1957-59) 1,040 14.65 21. Michael Olowokandi (1995-98) 1,039 13.49 22. Vic Baker (1974-77) 1,033 10.23 23. Andy Franklin (1982-85) 1,015 11.80 24. Corey Anders (1994-98) 1,011 10.11 25. Glenn Griffin (1990-94) 1,001 8.70

BROWN HITS 600 REBOUND MARK: With 81 rebounds this year, Anthony Brown now has 670 rebounds in four seasons at Pacific ... He has moved into the number 11 spot on the career list.

Rebounds Player Reb Avg. 1. Keith Swagerty (1965-67) 1,505 18.35 2. Leroy Wright (1958-60) 1,442 21.52 3. John Gianelli (1970-72) 1,339 16.53 4. Ron Cornelius (1978-81) 973 8.46 5. Jim McCargo (1971-73) 934 11.68 6. Leo Middleton (1962-64) 844 10.82 7. Christian Maraker (2001-06) 822 6.63 8. John Thomas (1955-57) 809 10.64 9. Don Lyttle (1987-91) 796 6.98 10. Charles Strambler (1962-64) 696 8.92 11. Anthony Brown (2005-) 670 6.30

BROWN ON FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE LISTS: Anthony Brown is fourth on the career field goal percentage list.

Field Goal Percentage (Min. 400 Att.) Player FGM-A Pct. 1. Mike Hahn (1998-2002) 342-575 .595 2. Michael Olowokandi (1995-98) 443-749 .591 3. Ron Cornelius (1978-81) 808-1417 .570 4. Anthony Brown (2005-) 362-686 .528 5. John Gianelli (1970-72) 629-1196 .526 6. Rich Anema (1983-86) 443-856 .518 7. Jason Williams (1997-99) 267-529 .505 8. Mike Peet (1976-77) 266-529 .503 9. Glenn Griffin (1990-94) 368-733 .502 10. Terence Carney (1976-79) 419-836 .501 11. Bill Stricker (1968-70) 465-933 .498 12. Tom Jones (1968-70) 327-663 .493

TROYER MOVES ONTO CAREER TREYS LIST: Chad Troyer has jumped onto nearly all top 10 lists for three-pointers.

Career 3-Point Field Goals Made Player No. 1. Adam Jacobsen (1993-98) 311 2. Dell Demps (1988-92) 230 3. Clay McKnight (1997-2000) 198 4. Mark Boelter (1993-97) 170 5. Tony Amundsen (1991-93) 158 6. Steffan Johnson (2005-) 151 7. Reggie Ricks (1988-90) 124 8. Chad Troyer (2007-) 111 9. Mike Webb (2004-06) 105 10. Christian Maraker (2001-06) 102 Tom Cockle (1999-2004) 102

Career 3-Point Field Goal Percentage (Min. 100 Att.) Player FGM-A Pct. 1. Scott Thomason (1995-99) 89-190 .468 2. Reggie Vezia (2005-07) 47-106 .443 3. Johnny Gray (2004-06) 86-199 .432 4. Mark Boelter (1993-97) 170-405 .420 5. Clay McKnight (1997-2000) 198-477 .415 6. Mike Webb (2004-06) 105-261 .402 7. Chad Troyer (2007-08) 111-277 .401 8. Dell Demps (1988-92) 230-584 .393 9. David Doubley (2003-05) 81-210 .385 10. Adam Jacobsen (1993-98) 311-809 .384

TROYER SHOOTS HIS WAY ONTO SINGLE SEASON THREE POINT LISTS: Chad Troyer had an outstanding first year as a Tiger from beyond the arc ... He has already found himself on three lists in the record book, including his eight three-pointers against UC Davis on Feb. 28.

3-Point Field Goals Made 1. Clay McKnight 9 vs. Fresno State (12-7-98) 2. Chad Troyer 8 vs. UC Davis (2-28-08) Mike Webb 8 vs. Cal State Northridge (2-22-06) Adam Jacobsen 8 vs. UNLV (1-8-96) Adam Jacobsen 8 vs. Nevada (3-2-95) 6. 12 tied with... 7

Single Season 3-Point Field Goals Made Player No. 1. Mark Boelter (1996-97) 98 2. Adam Jacobsen (1994-95) 95 3. Tony Amundsen (1991-92) 93 4. Clay McKnight (1998-99) 90 5. Chad Troyer (2007-08) 85 6. Dell Demps (1991-92) 82 7. Adam Jacobsen (1995-96) 80 8. Clay McKnight (1999-2000) 77 Reggie Ricks (1988-89) 77 10. Adam Jacobsen (1997-98) 74

Single Season 3-Point Field Goal Percentage (Min. 50 Att.) Player FGM-A Pct. 1. Ben Rishwain (1992-93) 26-52 .500 2. Scott Thomason (1998-99) 54-111 .486 3. Tony Amundsen (1991-92) 93-198 .470 4. Anthony Woods (1990-91) 40-87 .460 5. Mark Boelter (1996-97) 98-218 .450 6. Clay McKnight (1997-98) 31-69 .449 7. Chad Troyer (2007-08) 85-192 .443 8. Reggie Vezia (2006-07) 46-104 .442 9. Dan Embick (1987-88) 22-50 .440 10. Clay McKnight (1998-99) 90-207 .435 11. David Bunts (2001-02) 44-102 .431

TIGERS ON SPANOS CENTER OPENING NIGHT: The Tigers have won the home opener 19 times throughout head coach Bob Thomason's 21 years, including 13 of the last 14.

Year W/L Opponent Score 1988-89 W Cal Poly 95-74 1989-90 W UC Davis 91-73 1990-91 W Saint Mary's 61-58 1991-92 W Nevada 78-62 1992-93 W Oregon 80-68 1993-94 W Sacramento State 91-64 1994-95 L Santa Clara 74-72 (ot) 1995-96 W San Diego 80-78 1996-97 W Cal State Stanislaus 91-51 1997-98 W Cal State Stanislaus 80-45 1998-99 W Santa Clara 56-51 1999-2000 W Loyola Marymount 78-46 2000-01 W Chico State 101-59 2001-02 W Cal State Monterey Bay 86-65 2002-03 L Santa Clara 78-72 2003-04 W San Jose State 76-65 (ot) 2004-05 W Santa Clara 71-65 2005-06 W Sonoma State 74-55 2006-07 W Cal State Bakersfield 75-67 2007-08 W Lewis & Clark College 92-47 2008-09 W UC San Diego 66-58

TIGERS EXCEL IN BIG WEST OPENER AGAIN: Pacific has won its opening Big West game in 10 of the last 11 seasons, losing just the opener of the 2005-06 season to UC Riverside.

Big West Openers since 1999 1998-99 W Utah State 84-73 1999-2000 W Boise State 53-52 2000-01 W Cal State Fullerton 79-50 2001-02 W Idaho 52-48 2002-03 W Idaho 73-50 2003-04 W UC Riverside 73-59 2004-05 W UC Riverside 58-45 2005-06 L UC Riverside 71-83 2006-07 W Cal State Northridge 68-64 2007-08 W UC Riverside 82-54 2008-09 W Cal State Northridge 84-78 (ot)

PACIFIC ROAD RECORDS: Pacific is 4-3 on the road in 2008-09 ... The Tigers were 8-6 on the road in 2007-08 ... Pacific is 31-11 over the last six years in league road games.

HOME NOTES: Pacific is 5-3 in the Spanos Center this year ... Pacific is 66-17 in the Spanos Center over the last four years ... Pacific is 143-39 (.795) over the last 10 seasons at home ... Pacific has a Spanos Center record of 172-48 (.789) since the 1992-93 season, with all but 12 of those losses decided by either overtime or less than eight points.

SPANOS FEVER: Pacific has lost just 18 times in the last 93 non-conference matchups in the Spanos Center (75-18), for a winning percentage of .806 since 1989.

SPANOS CENTER THE PLACE TO BE FOR BIG WEST BASKETBALL: Pacific is averaging 2,814 fans per game in 2008-09, the highest attendance average in the Big West Conference ... The Tigers have led the league in each of the last three years prior to 2008-09.

2008-09 BIG WEST HOME ATTENDANCE Team G Total Avg. Pacific 8 22,509 2,814 UC Santa Barbara 7 19,457 2,780 Long Beach State 7 14,449 2,071 UC Irvine 5 9,846 1,969 Cal Poly 7 11,999 1,714 UC Davis 6 6,737 1,123 Cal State Northridge 5 4,866 973 Cal State Fullerton 5 4,386 877 UC Riverside 7 3,383 483

SCORING AND REBOUNDING LEADERS: Senior Anthony Brown led the team in rebounding 17 times last year - the most on the team.

Pacific Team Leaders in Single Game Scoring - 2008-09 Chad Troyer - 4.0 Bryan LeDuc - 4.0 Anthony Brown - 2.5 James Doran - 2.0 Terrell Smith - 1.0 Sam Willard - 1.0 Lavar Neufville - 0.5 note - .5 given for sharing team-high honors - .3 given for three players sharing team-high honors

Pacific Team Leaders in Single Game Rebounding - 2008-09 Sam Willard - 8.5 Anthony Brown - 4.0 Terrell Smith - 1.5 Joe Ford - 1.0 note - .5 given for sharing team-high honors - .3 given for three players sharing team-high honors

PACIFIC WINNING 60 PERCENT OVER THE LAST 16 YEARS: Pacific has recorded a winning record in 13 of the last 16 years, including 2007-08.

Year Record Pct. Home Road Neu. Conf. Record Finish 1992-93 16-11 .593 10-3 6-5 0-3 Big West 12-6 3rd 1993-94 17-14 .548 11-2 4-8 2-4 Big West 10-8 5th 1994-95 15-12 .556 8-4 7-6 1-1 Big West 9-9 5th 1995-96 15-12 .556 11-2 4-7 0-3 Big West 11-7 T2nd 1996-97 24-6 .800 12-0 9-5 3-1 Big West 12-4 1st-W 1997-98 23-10 .697 13-1 8-6 2-3 Big West 14-2 1st-W 1998-99 14-13 .519 11-2 3-10 0-0 Big West 9-7 3rd-W 1999-2000 11-18 .379 8-6 2-11 1-2 Big West 6-10 4th-W 2000-01 18-12 .600 10-4 4-6 4-1 Big West 8-8 5th 2001-02 20-10 .667 12-2 6-7 1-0 Big West 11-7 T3rd 2002-03 12-16 .429 9-5 3-10 0-1 Big West 7-11 8th 2003-04 25-8 .783 12-1 9-4 4-3 Big West 17-1 T1st 2004-05 27-3 .900 12-1 13-1 2-1 Big West 18-0 1st 2005-06 24-8 .750 11-3 9-4 4-1 Big West 12-2 1st 2006-07 12-19 .387 6-6 4-10 2-3 Big West 5-9 T6th 2007-08 21-10 .700 11-3 8-6 2-0 Big West 11-5 4th 2008-09 9-6 .600 5-3 4-3 0-0 Big West 2-2 last 17 yrs. 302-187 .618

TIGER WINNING TRENDS HOME AND OVERALL: Not since the 1960s has men's basketball at Pacific had such a successful run ... 21st-year head coach Bob Thomason has engineered the Tiger program back to success.

Entering this season: • Pacific is averaging 21.8 wins per season over the last five years (109-49). • Over the last 12 years, Pacific boasts a 127-33 record at home. • Pacific's 127 home wins over the last 12 years is the best stretch at home since the late 1960s-early 1970s. • Pacific has averaged 10.6 wins at the Spanos Center over the past 12 seasons.

PACIFIC GETS 1,000TH VICTORY: Pacific is in its 97th intercollegiate basketball season, with 50 winning seasons and eight NCAA Tournament appearances ... The Tigers have a 1,129-1,094 all-time record, getting the 1,000th win against Lamar on Nov. 24, 2003.

SCORING MARGINS: A look at scoring margins this season for games won and lost:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25+ 30+ 40+ Won 1 3 2 1 1 1 Lost 1 1 1 1 1 1 Largest Victory: 19, at Sacramento State (70-51), Dec. 30 Largest Loss: 18, at Washington (54-72), Nov. 29

PACIFIC SIGNS FOUR FOR 2009-10: University of the Pacific Head Men's Basketball Coach Bob Thomason has announced the signing of four student-athletes to letters of intent. Sterling Carter, Raymond Cody, Allen Huddleston and Nyika Williams will enter Pacific for the 2009-10 season. "Sporty" Carter is a 6-0 combo guard from Seattle, Wash., graduating from Franklin High School in 2009. He averaged 13.1 points per game as a junior last year, hitting 51 percent of his shots from the field. He also averaged 2.6 assists and 1.7 steals per game. In helping Franklin HS to a 24-3 record and KingCo 4A league title, he earned All-KingCo 4A Honorable Mention honors. He scored 20 or more points in each of the first two games last season. Cody is a 6-5 guard from Lancaster, Calif. He is a sophomore at Antelope Valley College, where he helped lead the Marauders to a 25-11 record and the Foothill Valley Conference title last season. He averaged 7.5 points and 2.5 rebounds in his first year of junior college ball. He attended Antelope Valley High School, graduating in 2007. He earned First Team All-Golden League honors in his senior year as an Antelope. Huddleston is a 6-1 guard from Merced, Calif. As a junior, Allen earned All-Central California Conference First Team honors, after averaging 24.5 points per game and helping the Bears to the Central California Conference championship. He scored a career-high 39 points in a 66-60 win over Turlock High School on Jan. 16, hitting 17 free throws. Huddleston is also the starting quarterback on the football team this fall. He is the first Merced HS player to sign a letter of intent out of high school since current Tiger Director of Basketball Operations Jamie Holmes signed with USF in 1995. Williams is a 6-8 forward from Kingston, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. He is a sophomore at Barton County Community College in Great Bend, Kan. Last season, Williams averaged 6.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game while hitting 59 percent of his shots from the field. He helped Barton County CC to a 23-8 record last year. Through 13 games of the 2008-09 season, Williams is averaging 13.2 points and 8.7 rebounds per contest in leading the Cougars to a 12-1 start. "This is an outstanding recruiting class," said Thomason. "It is by far the most athletic group entering Pacific in my 21 years. These four players will provide many exciting moments for fans of Pacific Basketball. They are coming here to make Pacific Basketball even better."

Pacific Among the Big West (as of 1-12-09) Category Overall (Per Game/Pct.) Conf. (Per Game/Pct.) Scoring 5th - 66.8 3rd - 74.7 Scoring Defense 2nd - 63.4 4th - 68.3 Scoring Margin 1st - +3.4 3rd - 6.3 Field Goal Pct. 3rd - .454 3rd - .497 Field Goal Pct. Defense 3rd - .442 4th - .455 Free Throw Pct. 8th - .656 5th - .707 3-pt. Field Goal Pct. 3rd - .354 5th - .408 3-pt. Field Goal Pct. Defense 8th - .367 5th - .373 3-pt. Field Goals Per Game 6th - 6.50 1st - 10.33 Rebounds 5th - 32.9 4th - 34.0 Opponent's Rebounds 2nd - 31.0 3rd - 30.7 Rebound Margin 4th - +1.9 4th - +3.3 Blocked Shots 9th - 1.64 9th - 1.00 Assists 4th - 13.79 2nd - 17.00 Steals 6th - 6.71 6th - 5.33 Turnover Margin 4th - +1.50 3rd - +0.63 Assist/Turnover Ratio 1st - +1.13 1st - +1.55

Tigers Among Big West Leaders (as of 1-12-09) Overall Conference Anthony Brown Rebounding 12th - 5.6 rpg 2nd - 7.7 rpg Off. Rebounding 9th - 2.00 orpg 9th - 2.00 orpg Def. Rebounding 9th - 3.64 drpg 3rd - 5.67 drpg

Joe Ford Blocked Shots 9th - 0.67 bpg

Michael Kirby Assists 5th - 4.33 apg 3FG Percentage 6th - .533 3FG Made 7th - 2.67 3pg

Bryan LeDuc 3FG Pct. 1st - .525 9th - .500 Rebounding 15th - 5.3 rpg

Lavar Neufville Assists 6th - 2.79 apg Steals 6th - 1.43 spg

Chad Troyer Scoring 15th - 11.2 ppg 3FG made 1st - 3.67 3pg

Sam Willard Rebounding 3rd - 6.8 rpg Off. Rebounding 1st - 2.71 orpg Def. Rebounding 8th - 4.07 drpg Free Throw Pct. 4th - .875