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Tigers To Face UCSB In ampm Big West Tournament Quarterfinal Today
March 10, 2011
Anaheim, Calif. - The Tiger men's basketball team will take on UC Santa Barbara today in the Quarterfinal Round of the ampm Big West Conference Tournament. The game time is set for 2:30 p.m. at the Honda Center in Anaheim.
TIGERS VS. UC Santa Barbara: Pacific leads the all-time series with UC Santa Barbara 54-49, with the Tigers winning both regular season meetings this season gettin a 57-54 win at the Spanos Center on Jan. 8 ... Pat Eveland hit a three-pointer with under a second remaining for the win ... Pacific came away with a 74-68 win in Santa Barbara on Feb. 3, with Sam Willard leading the way with 17 points and 10 rebounds ... The Tigers and Gauchos each have won two of the four Big West Tournament meetings, with the Gauchos winning 53-44 on March 13, 2003 in the last matchup.
UC SANTA BARBARA 54-49 (31-17, 19-30, 3-2) last 20 meetings 2- 7-02 L 57-70 1-18-03 L 52-67 2-13-03 • L 52-62 3-13-03 + L 44-53 1-24-04 • W 76-56 2-19-04 W 61-58 1-22-05 W 58-43 2-16-05 • W 79-56 1-28-06 W 65-53 3- 2-06 • W 64-36 1-27-07 • L 62-70 3- 1-07 L 49-64 1-24-08 W 71-58 2-20-08 • L 53-60 1-24-09 • W 58-36 2-18-09 L 57-67 1-10-10 L 67-68 2- 4-10 • L 48-61 1- 8-11 • W 57-54 2- 3-11 W 74-68
LAST WEEK: The Tigers dropped an 82-80 decision at home to Cal State Fullerton on March 3 and a 58-54 contest to Cal State Northridge on March 5.
RADIO: All Tiger basketball games are broadcast live on KWSX (1280 AM) in Stockton ... Zack Bayrouty calls the play-by-play ... Air time is 20 minutes before tip-off ... All regular season Pacific basketball games can be heard outside the KWSX listening area by going to http://pacifictigers.com and clicking on the broadcast link from the home page.
TV: Pacific has be on local, regional or national television six times during the 2010-11 season.
ON THE INTERNET: Visit http://pacifictigers.com for the latest news, scores and information about all 16 NCAA Division I sports at Pacific. Select Tiger games are also available through http://bigwest.tv.
PROBABLE STARTERS: (2010-11 Stats)
points rebounds asst C 31 Nyika Williams 6-8 Sr. Kingstown, SVG 8.1 4.4 F 34 Sam Willard 6-9 Sr. Pierre, S.D. 15.0 10.6 G 4 Demetrece Young 5-11 Sr. Oklahoma City, Okla. 10.4 2.2 3.7 G 15 Terrell Smith 6-4 Sr. Federal Way, Wash. 7.3 4.5 3.6 G 21 Allen Huddleston 6-2 So. Merced, Calif. 10.8 2.2RESERVES: (listed by average points - 2010-11 Stats) points rebounds asst. F 20 Pat Eveland 6-6 Sr. San Diego, Calif. 6.5 4.2 G 22 Jose Rivera 6-3 Jr. Brentwood, Calif. 5.7 1.4 F 13 Khalil Kelley 6-8 Fr. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. 1.5 1.0 F 2 Chuck Coley 6-8 Jr. West Palm Beach, Fla. 0.8 1.1 G 25 Jordan Turner 6-5 So. Oakland, Calif. 0.3 0.3
COACH Bob Thomason: Former Pacific basketball standout Bob Thomason (Pacific '71) is 403-289 (.582) in his 23rd 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 ... Thomason was named CollegeInsider.com Big West Conference Coach of the Year in 2009-10 ... Entering the 2010-11 season, he is the 30thwinningest active coach and 10th 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 229 Big West wins, which is the most in league history ... 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 455-316 overall record in his 26th 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 228-75 mark (.756), and has directed Pacific to a 169-48 (.784) home mark since 1995 ... He has been a part of 459 wins at Pacific, as a player (1968-1971) and coach (1988-present) ... In NCAA Tournament games, Thomason is 2-4.
RECORDS: Pacific is 16-14 overall, 8-8 in the Big West.
RATINGS: The Tigers are rated 160th in the latest Sagarin Ratings (Mar. 7) and are 183rd in the latest NCAA RPI rankings (Mar. 7).
Cal State Northridge 58, Pacific 54: The Pacific men's basketball team dropped a 58-54 decision at home to Cal State Northridge on Saturday, March 5. The Tigers dropped to 16-14 overall, 8-8 in Big West Conference play, while the Matadors improved to 13-17, 9-7 in league action. The Matadors opened up the game with a 7-2 run, but the Tigers got seven points from sophomore Allen Huddleston (Merced, Calif.) in a 9-0 run as the Tigers claimed an 11-7 lead with 14:23 to play in the half. The Matadors' Rashaun McLemore then hit a pair of three-pointers to help swing the lead back to CSUN as it swelled to 20-13. The Tigers used an 8-3 run with a pair of three-pointers from senior Demetrece Young (Oklahoma City, Okla.) to even it up at 27-27 at the halftime break. The teams traded free throws and baskets for most of the second half, but it was the Tigers trailing or tying up the game. The Matadors scored the first points of the second half on a jumper by Vinnie McGhee and took a three point lead (33-30) with 15:28 to go on a jumper from Lenny Daniel. The Tigers scored four straight on a pair of free throws from senior Pat Eveland (San Diego, Calif.) and a basket from senior Sam Willard (Pierre, S.D.) to move ahead 34-33. The lead changed hands on the next five possessions, but the Matadors took the lead for good after a pair of free throws from McLemore. The Tigers cut the lead to 45-44 with another basket from Willard, but a 10-2 Matador run with four points from Daniel gave CSUN its largest lead of the game (55-46) with just 2:42 to play. Pacific rallied once again, as Willard scored four points in an 8-1 run over the next two minutes to make it 56-54 with :37 to play. A made free throw put the Tigers behind by three with less than 30 seconds to play. The Tigers moved the ball around to the right side of the perimeter, but a game-tying three-pointer rimmed out for Huddleston as the Matadors sealed it with one more free throw. It was the final home game for Eveland, Terrell Smith, Nyika Williams and Willard. Willard led the Tigers with 20 points and 15 rebounds. Huddleston was the only other Tiger in double figures with 16 points. Neither team shot above 40 percent from the field, but the Matadors hit seven of their final 10 shots from the field. CSUN also out-rebounded the Tigers on the offensive end 11-5, leading to a 10-4 advantage in second chance points. It was the first win in 11 tries for the Matadors in Stockton.
Cal State Northridge 58, Pacific 54 * 3/5/11 * at Stockton, Calif. (Alex G. Spanos Center)
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VISITORS: Cal State Northridge 13-17; 9-7 BWC
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
05 Daniel, Lenny....... f 8-17 0-0 3-7 4 6 10 2 19 1 3 1 1 30
33 Mitchell, Jordan.... f 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 13
10 Lyles, Dathan....... g 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 3 3 2 1 1 1 0 2 21
11 McGhee, Vinnie...... g 1-5 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 17
21 Cody, Raymond....... g 5-8 2-4 1-2 0 0 0 2 13 0 1 0 2 20
00 Greene, Josh........ 0-4 0-2 2-2 0 0 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 19
02 McLemore, Rashaun... 4-8 2-4 2-3 2 3 5 0 12 1 1 0 1 24
03 Quinn, Aqeel........ 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 2 0 3 2 0 1 19
12 Jacobs, Thomas...... 1-3 0-0 1-2 3 3 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 18
42 Lizarraga, Michael.. 2-6 0-0 2-2 1 2 3 4 6 0 0 0 0 17
43 Hayward-Mayhew, John 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
TEAM................ 1 1
Totals.............. 21-55 4-13 12-20 11 23 34 20 58 12 10 1 8 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-28 35.7% 2nd Half: 11-27 40.7% Game: 38.2% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-9 44.4% 2nd Half: 0-4 0.0% Game: 30.8% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 3-3 100 % 2nd Half: 9-17 52.9% Game: 60.0% 5
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HOME TEAM: Pacific 16-14; 8-8 BWC
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
15 Smith, Terrell...... f 3-7 0-2 0-0 3 2 5 5 6 2 4 0 0 33
34 Willard, Sam........ f 6-11 0-3 8-12 2 13 15 2 20 2 1 3 0 38
31 Williams, Nyika..... c 0-2 0-0 1-2 0 2 2 2 1 0 3 0 1 11
04 Young, Demetrece.... g 2-5 2-4 0-0 0 3 3 2 6 3 2 0 3 39
21 Huddleston, Allen... g 3-9 1-7 9-10 0 1 1 4 16 1 2 0 0 31
02 Coley, Chuck........ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
13 Kelley, Khalil...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 5
20 Eveland, Pat........ 0-4 0-1 2-2 0 3 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 23
22 Rivera, Jose........ 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 18
TEAM................
Totals.............. 15-40 4-19 20-26 5 26 31 20 54 10 12 3 4 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-20 45.0% 2nd Half: 6-20 30.0% Game: 37.5% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-9 44.4% 2nd Half: 0-10 0.0% Game: 21.1% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 5-6 83.3% 2nd Half: 15-20 75.0% Game: 76.9% 3
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Officials: Kurt Walker, Jeff Ketchu, Rich Kollen
Attendance: 2757
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Cal State Northridge.......... 27 31 - 58
Pacific........................ 27 27 - 54
Cal State Fullerton 82, Pacific 80: The Pacific men's basketball team dropped an 82-80 decision at home to Cal State Fullerton on Thursday, March 3. The Tigers dropped to 16-13 overall, 8-7 in Big West Conference play, while the Titans improved to 10-19 overall and 6-9 in league play. Five different Tigers scored in the opening minutes as the Tigers used a 10-2 run to take a six point lead (10-4) with 14:17 left in the half. Cal State Fullerton responded with a 7-0 run of its own, taking an 11-10 lead over Pacific. After four lead changes a layup by sophomore Allen Huddleston (Merced, Calif.) and a free throw shot by Eveland put Pacific up 20-15 with 6:44 remaining in the half. However, foul trouble caught up with the Tigers early. Senior Sam Willard (Pierre, S.D.) picked up his third foul with 8:22 on the clock, leading to Pacific scoring just eight points the rest of the half. The Titans took advantage with a 17-3 run over the final five minutes to head into the halftime break with a 39-25 lead. The Tigers had their second worst offensive performance of the year in the first half, hitting just nine of 29 shots from the field and going 1-for-10 from the three-point line. Senior Terrell Smith (Federal Way, Wash.) ignited the Tigers in the second half, scoring 24 of his career-high 26 points in the final 20 minutes. The Tigers fought their way back into the game with a 14-2 run capped by a three-pointer from Smith to cut the Titans' lead to 43-41 with 14:51 to play in the game. A free throw by Smith cut the margin to one point (48-47), but a three-pointer from the CSUF's Devon Peltier and a basket by Andre Hardy gave Cal State Fullerton a 53-47 lead with 12:52 left in regulation. The Titan lead fluctuated over the next eight minutes as they had an answer for each Pacific run, then pushed it to an 11-point advantage (77-66) with 4:14 remaining after a 6-0 run. Pacific made a final push, as Smith capped a 9-3 run with a three-pointer at the 1:48 mark to make it 80-75. The Titans broke the Tigers press and scored on a layup from Jer'Vaughn Johnson, to make it a seven point game again. Another three-pointer from Smith and a pair of free throws from senior Demetrece Young (Oklahoma City, Okla.) brought the Tigers within two (82-80). A defensive hold led to one last chance for the Tigers, but Smith's final trey attempt was just off the mark as the Titans snuck away with the victory. Smith finished with his first career double-double, adding 10 rebounds to his career-high 26 points. Huddleston added 18 points and Young posted 12 points and five assists. Pacific's leading scorer Willard fouled out in a season-low 13 minutes, including just four minutes in the second half. Peltier had 23 points to lead CSUF. Cal State Fullerton hit a season-high 11 three-pointers in only 16 attempts (68.8 percent). Pacific nearly doubled their shooting percentage in the second half, hitting just 31.0 percent in the first half and 60.7 percent in the final frame. The Tigers had a season-best eight blocks, including a career-high six from senior Nyika Williams (Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines).
Cal State Fullerton 82, Pacific 80 * 3/3/11 * at Stockton, Calif. (Alex G. Spanos Center)
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VISITORS: Cal State Fullerton 10-19; 6-9 BWC
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
12 Johnson, Jer'Vaughn. f 7-11 0-0 2-2 2 10 12 4 16 2 3 0 2 37
15 Chin, Orane......... f 4-10 0-0 4-4 3 3 6 5 12 2 0 1 0 26
03 Peltier, Devon...... g 8-11 6-8 1-2 0 1 1 2 23 4 3 0 0 38
13 Umipig, Isiah....... g 6-11 4-6 0-0 1 2 3 3 16 1 1 0 0 31
14 Brown, Orlando...... g 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 10
00 Hardy, Andre........ 4-8 0-0 2-4 2 4 6 2 10 3 1 0 1 24
21 Webster, Perry...... 1-4 1-2 2-2 0 2 2 2 5 10 1 0 1 25
32 Williams, Eric...... 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8
33 Martin, Sedric...... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
TEAM................ 2 2 1
Totals.............. 30-56 11-16 11-15 9 25 34 21 82 22 11 1 4 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-27 51.9% 2nd Half: 16-29 55.2% Game: 53.6% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% 2nd Half: 6-8 75.0% Game: 68.8% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0% 2nd Half: 5-7 71.4% Game: 73.3% 1
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HOME TEAM: Pacific 16-13; 8-7 BWC
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
15 Smith, Terrell...... f 7-14 3-5 9-9 6 4 10 2 26 5 1 2 2 38
34 Willard, Sam........ f 2-5 1-3 0-0 0 2 2 5 5 1 0 0 1 13
31 Williams, Nyika..... c 4-8 0-0 1-4 0 2 2 3 9 0 2 6 1 27
04 Young, Demetrece.... g 4-8 0-2 4-4 0 3 3 2 12 5 2 0 0 38
21 Huddleston, Allen... g 5-11 2-6 6-8 1 1 2 0 18 3 1 0 1 37
02 Coley, Chuck........ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Kelley, Khalil...... 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 6
20 Eveland, Pat........ 2-8 0-5 1-5 0 6 6 1 5 0 1 0 0 25
22 Rivera, Jose........ 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 14
25 Turner, Jordan...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
TEAM................ 3 2 5
Totals.............. 26-57 7-22 21-30 10 20 30 15 80 15 8 8 6 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-29 31.0% 2nd Half: 17-28 60.7% Game: 45.6% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-10 10.0% 2nd Half: 6-12 50.0% Game: 31.8% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 6-9 66.7% 2nd Half: 15-21 71.4% Game: 70.0% 5
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Officials: Michael Eggers, Donald McAllister, Ken Ditty
Attendance: 2522
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Cal State Fullerton........... 39 43 - 82
Pacific........................ 25 55 - 80
ampm BIG WEST TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Pacific is in the Big West Tournament for the 24th consecutive season ... Pacific holds the longest streak of consecutive appearances ... This is the Tigers' 34th Big West Tournament appearance, the most appearances by any team in the conference ... Pacific has a record of 27-29 in 33 Big West Conference Tournament appearances ... The Tigers have appeared in all but two BWC Tournaments (1984 & 1987) ... Pacific's fourth tournament championship came in 2005-06, when the Tigers defeated Long Beach State 78-70 ... The Tigers have appeared in the championship game 10 times.
Opponent Record Last Meeting Cal Poly 1-0 W 68-57 3-10-06 Cal State Fullerton 3-3 L 92-100 3-8-07 Cal State Northridge 4-1 L 66-71 (ot) 3-14-09 Long Beach State 4-4 L 61-68 3-12-10 UC Irvine 3-3 L 56-57 3-13-08 UC Riverside N/A UC Santa Barbara 2-2 L 44-53 3-13-03
WILLARD AND HUDDLESTON EARN ALL-BIG WEST HONORS: Pacific senior Sam Willard (Pierre, S. D.) and sophomore Allen Huddleston (Merced, Calif.) each earned all-league honors when the league's yearly awards were announced on Monday, March 7. Willard earned First Team All-Big West Conference honors, while Huddleston received Honorable Mention accolades. Willard leads the team and the conference with 10.6 rebounds per game, and is 10th in the nation in that category. He is also the team leader in scoring (15.0 ppg) and blocks (22). Willard is the only Tiger in program history to record 1,000 points, 800 rebounds and 80 steals. Sam leads the conference and is seventh in the nation with 18 double-doubles on the year. He has two Big West Player of the Week awards this year, in the first two weeks of the season. It is the second Big West postseason award for Sam. Huddleston is second on the team with 10.8 points per game. He leads the team with 33 steals and is second with 54 three-pointers. He had a career-high 23 points against UC Riverside on Jan. 29, hitting six three-pointers. It is Huddleston's second Big West postseason honor. He earned Big West Conference All-Freshman Team honors last year.
HUDDLESTON EMERGES: Over the last 10 games, sophomore Allen Huddleston has really emerged as a scoring threat for the Tigers ... He is averaging 16.0 points per game over that stretch ... For the year, his scoring average is above 10 points (10.8) for the first time.
THOMASON GETS WIN NUMBER 400 AT PACIFIC: Tiger head coach Bob Thomason picked up his 400th win at Pacific with Pacific's 74-68 victory at UCSB on Feb. 3 ... Only Jerry Tarkanian had more wins in his Big West tenure than Thomason.
CAREER VICTORIES - BIG WEST CONFERENCE 1. 405 - Jerry Tarkanian, Long Beach State & UNLV 2. 403 - Bob Thomason, Pacific 3. 248 - Neil McCarthy, New Mexico State 4. 222 - Jerry Pimm, UC Santa Barbara 5. 199 - Bob Williams, UC Santa Barbara
HONDA CENTER HOME FOR THE ampm BIG WEST TOURNAMENT: Honda Center last November announced a five-year partnership to host the ampm Big West Conference Tournament beginning in 2011. The Big West Tournament is the oldest NCAA Division I post-season basketball tournament in the west, dating back to 1976 when the conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.
PACIFIC CELEBRATES 100 YEARS OF BASKETBALL: The Pacific basketball program began with the 1910-11 season, when the Tigers were 3-2 ... As Pacific celebrates 100 years of basketball, the Tigers in conjunction with the Record, have released the program's All-Century Team.
FIRST TEAM G - Adam Jacobsen G - Dell Demps F - Christian Maraker F - Ron Cornelius C - John GianelliSECOND TEAM G - Miah Davis G - Bob Thomason F - Keith Swagerty F - Bill Stricker C - Michael Olowokandi
HONORABLE MENTION G - John Errecart G - Ken Stanley G - Johnny Gray G - David Doubley F - Bob Krulish F - Matt Waldron F - Jim McCargo F - Sam Willard C - Leroy Wright C - Guillaume Yango
BIG WEST BRINGS CLOSE GAMES: After not having a game decided by less than five points over the first 13 games of the year, 11 of the Tigers' last 15 league games were been decided by overtime or six points or less ... The Tigers have lost five of those games by at total of 11 points.
Date Opponent Score Dec. 30 at Cal State Fullerton L, 51-54 Jan. 6 vs. Cal Poly L, 39-43 Jan. 8 vs. UC Santa Barbara W, 57-54 Jan. 15 at Long Beach State L, 69-70 Jan. 26 vs. Long Beach State L, 66-67 Feb. 3 at UC Santa Barbara W, 74-68 Feb. 12 vs. UC Davis W, 70-66 Feb. 24 at UC Riverside W, 57-51 Feb. 26 at UC Irvine L, 86-97 (2OT) Mar. 3 vs. Cal State Fullerton L, 80-82 Mar. 5 vs. Cal State Northridge L, 54-58
PACIFIC GETS BIG WIN AT UC DAVIS: In the Tigers' 87-54 win at UC Davis on Jan. 22, Pacific posted the eighth largest margin of victory in a Big West game in school history ... The Tigers also hit 15 treys, tying for the third best single game total.
Team Single Game Three Point Field Goals Made
1. 18 vs. Nevada (2-8-96) 2. 17 vs. New Mexico State (2-1-96) 3. 15 vs. UC Davis (1-22-11) 15 vs. Alaska-Fairbanks (12-8-00) 15 vs. Fresno State (12-7-98) 15 vs. Sacramento State (12-23-96) 15 vs. UNLV (1-8-96) 15 vs. San Jose State (2-8-92) 9. 14 six times last vs. UC Riverside (1-29-11)Largest Margins of Victory - Big West Conference 1. 50 pts. 96-46 UC Irvine, 2-22-97 2. 45 pts. 95-50 UC Davis, 2-28-08 3. 37 pts. 95-58 UC Riverside, 2-11-06 4. 35 pts. 92-57 UC Riverside, 3-6-04 5. 34 pts. 82-48 Cal State Fullerton, 1-26-02 34 pts. 90-56 Nevada, 2-8-96 34 pts. 98-64 at San Jose State, 2-8-92 8. 33 pts. 87-54 at UC Davis, 1-22-11 33 pts. 93-60 Long Beach State, 1-25-03 10. 31 pts. 114-83 Cal Poly, 2-14-98 31 pts. 97-66 Cal State Fullerton, 2-3-94
TIGERS HIT LOW SCORING POINT - TWICE: The Tigers' 39 points against Cal Poly on Jan. 6 and Feb. 5 were the lowest scoring totals for Pacific since March 10, 2001, when the Tigers dropped a 50-38 contest to Utah State in the title game at the Big West Tournament ... It equaled the program's lowest regular season point total of Jan. 31, 1985, when the Tigers dropped a 56-39 contest at Fresno State ... The last time Pacific scored less than 39 in a regular season game was in a 56-36 loss to California in the Spanos Center on Dec. 9, 1983.
WILLIAMS BREAKS OUT: Over the last 19 games, senior Nyika Williams has scored nine or more points 14 times, including eight double-figure games ... He stepped back into the starting lineup 16 games ago.
WILLARD BECOMES 26TH PLAYER TO SCORE 1,000: Senior Sam Willard is getting close to the top 10 career lists in blocks, steals and rebounds, and on Jan. 26 became just the 26th player in the history of the program to score 1,000 points ... Willard is the only Tiger in program history to record 1,000 points, 800 rebounds and 80 steals:
Career Scoring 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. Anthony Brown (2004-09) 1,213 10.63 15. Christian Gray (1984-88) 1,203 10.50 16. John Thomas (1955-57) 1,178 15.50 17. John Errecart (1972-74) 1,167 14.96 18. Sam Willard (2007-) 1,142 9.19 19. Rich Anema (1983-86) 1,137 13.87 20. Leo Middleton (1962-64) 1,044 13.38 21. Dave Klurman (1957-59) 1,040 14.65 22. Michael Olowokandi (1995-98) 1,039 13.49 23. Vic Baker (1974-77) 1,033 10.23 24. Andy Franklin (1982-85) 1,015 11.80 25. Corey Anders (1994-98) 1,011 10.11 26. Glenn Griffin (1990-94) 1,001 8.70
Career 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. Sam Willard (2007-) 872 7.02 7. Leo Middleton (1962-64) 844 10.82 8. Christian Maraker (2001-06) 822 6.63 9. John Thomas (1955-57) 809 10.64 10. Don Lyttle (1987-91) 796 6.98 11. Anthony Brown (2005-09) 751 6.00 12. Charles Strambler (1962-64) 696 8.92 13. Brent Counts (1983-87) 662 5.70 14. Vic Baker (1974-77) 660 6.53 15. Bill Stricker (1968-70) 635 8.43
Career Steals Player No. 1. Corey Anders (1994-98) 191 2. Adam Jacobsen (1993-98) 160 3. Joe Ford (2005-10) 125 4. Steffan Johnson (2005-07) 104 5. Brent Counts (1983-87) 98 6. Jasko Korajkic (2001-05) 88 7. Kyle Pepple (1983-87) 85 8. Sam Willard (2007-) 83 9. Anthony Woods (1989-91) 82 10. Terence Carney (1976-79) 80 11. Glenn Griffin (1990-94) 78
Career Blocks Player No. 1. Michael Olowokandi (1995-98) 160 2. Don Lyttle (1987-91) 124 3. Vic Trierweiler (1993-97) 122 4. George Fowler (1976-78) 101 5. Tim Johnson (1998-03) 90 6. Glenn Griffin (1990-94) 80 7. Guillaume Yango (2003-) 67 8. Christian Maraker (2001-06) 65 9. Sam Willard (2007-) 61 Joe Ford (2005-10) 61 11. Anthony Brown (2005-09) 58
YOUNG AND EVELAND MAKING THREE-POINT MARK: Seniors Pat Eveland and Demetrece Young are both making a three-point impact at Pacific:
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. Chad Troyer (2007-09) 155 7. Steffan Johnson (2005-07) 136 8. Demetrece Young (2009-11) 126 9. Reggie Ricks (1988-90) 124 10. Mike Webb (2004-06) 105 11. Christian Maraker (2001-06) 102 Tom Cockle (1999-2004) 102 -- Pat Eveland (2009-11) 80
3-Point Field Goals Attempted
Player No. 1. Adam Jacobsen (1993-98) 809 2. Dell Demps (1988-92) 584 3. Clay McKnight (1997-2000) 477 4. Mark Boelter (1993-97) 405 5. Tony Amundsen (1991-93) 393 6. Chad Troyer (2007-09) 388 7. Steffan Johnson (2005-07) 369 8. Reggie Ricks (1988-90) 333 9. Demetrece Young (2009-11) 326 10. Tom Cockle (1999-2004) 306
3-Point Field Goal Percentage (Min. 100 Att.)
Player FGM-A Pct. 1. Scott Thomason (1995-99) 89-190 .468 2. Michael Kirby (2007-09) 78-168 .464 3. Chad Troyer (2007-09) 155-388 .399 4. Reggie Vezia (2005-07) 47-106 .443 5. Johnny Gray (2004-06) 86-199 .432 6. Mark Boelter (1993-97) 170-405 .420 7. Clay McKnight (1997-2000) 198-477 .415 8. Mike Webb (2004-06) 105-261 .402 9. Dell Demps (1988-92) 230-584 .393 10. David Doubley (2003-05) 81-210 .385 -- Demetrece Young (2009-11) 126-326 .387
WILLARD IS SEVENTH IN NATION IN DOUBLE-DOUBLES AND 11TH IN REBOUNDING: Pacific senior Sam Willard (Pierre, S.D.) has 18 double-doubles in the Tigers' 30 games this season.
As of March 7, 2011
NCAA Rebounding Rank Player Yr. Ht. Pos. Games Rebounds RPG 1 Kenneth Faried, Morehead St. Sr. 6-8 C 33 478 14.5 2 Ryan Rossiter, Siena Sr. 6-9 F 31 408 13.2 3 Jordan Williams, Maryland So. 6-10 C 31 359 11.6 4 Chris Gaston, Fordham So. 6-7 F 28 316 11.3 5 Arsalan Kazemi, Rice So. 6-7 F 30 334 11.1 6 Augustine Rubit, South Ala. Fr. 6-6 C 28 308 11.0 7 Kawhi Leonard, San Diego St. So. 6-6 F 30 324 10.8 8 Kyle O'Quinn, Norfolk St. Jr. 6-10 F 29 313 10.8 9 John Brown, Liberty Jr. 6-4 G 32 344 10.8 10 Rick Jackson, Syracuse Sr. 6-9 F 31 332 10.7 11 Sam Willard, Pacific Sr. 6-9 F 30 319 10.6NCAA Double-Doubles Rank Player Yr. Ht. Pos. Games Double-Doubles 1 Kenneth Faried, Morehead St. Sr. 6-8 C 33 27 2 Ryan Rossiter, Siena Sr. 6-9 F 31 25 3 Jordan Williams, Maryland So. 6-10 C 31 23 4 Kawhi Leonard, San Diego St. So. 6-6 F 30 21 5 Nikola Vucevic, Southern California Jr. 6-10 F 31 20 6 Thomas Coleman, N.C. A&T Sr. 6-9 C 30 19 7 Sam Willard, Pacific Sr. 6-9 F 30 18 Keith Benson, Oakland Sr. 6-11 C 32 18 Trevor Mbakwe, Minnesota Jr. 6-8 F 30 18
WILLARD NAMED BIG WEST CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOR SECOND WEEK IN A ROW (Nov. 22): Pacific senior Sam Willard (Pierre, S.D.) was selected as Big West Conference Co-Player of the Week on Monday, Nov. 22. It is the third time that Willard has won the award. He also earned the honor in the final week of the 2009-10 season and last week. Sam averaged a double-double last week (17.0 points and 13.7 rebounds per game) and hit all 16 free throw attempts. He has six consecutive double-doubles dating back to last year.
WILLARD NAMED BIG WEST PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOR OUTSTANDING SEASON DEBUT (Nov. 15): Pacific senior Sam Willard (Pierre, S.D.) was selected as Big West Conference Player of the Week on Monday, Nov. 15. It is the second time that Willard has won the award. He also earned the honor in the final week of the 2009-10 season. Sam equaled his career high with 23 points at UTEP in Pacific's season-opening win. It was his third consecutive double-double going back to last year. He had 12 points and 10 rebounds in the second half, as he ignited the Tigers' second half comeback. The Tigers trailed 36-25 at the break but went on a 15-2 run to open the second half, with Willard pitching in seven points in the stretch. He also equaled career bests with two three-pointers and 38 minutes.
TIGERS SWEEP RIVALS.COM BIG WEST DECADE AWARDS: The Pacific men's basketball team was honored by Rivals.com, as it was a sweep for the Tigers in the three awards for the Big West Conference for the 2000's. The program was honored with Team, Player and Coach of the Decade.
PLAYER OF THE DECADE: Pacific F Christian Maraker, 2001-06. Maraker, from Sweden, was a three-time first-team all-league performer and was the Big West player of the year in `06. He redshirted as a freshman, then started for four years. He helped the Tigers to three consecutive Big West titles and three consecutive NCAA appearances. Maraker finished his career averaging 13.4 points and 6.6 rebounds. He shot 48.8 percent from the floor and 79.7 percent from the line.
COACH OF THE DECADE: Pacific's Bob Thomason. Thomason guided the Tigers to seven 20-win seasons and three NCAA appearances during the decade. He also won league coach of the year honors three times. Pacific set a school record for wins in 2004-05 with 27.
TEAM OF THE DECADE: Pacific, 2004-05. The Tigers dominated league competition, going 18-0 in conference play and winning the regular-season title by five games. They were seeded eighth in the NCAA tournament, receiving an at-large bid after they lost in the league tourney final (that loss snapped a 22-game winning streak). Pacific beat Pittsburgh in the first round of the NCAA tournament before falling to top-seeded Washington in the second round. The Tigers finished 27-4.
THOMASON GETS COLLEGEINSIDER.COM HONOR: Pacific Men's Basketball Head Coach Bob Thomason was named 2009-10 CollegeInsider.com Big West Conference Coach of the Year after leading the Tigers to a 23-12 record and a run to the title game of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.
PLAYING SOLID DEFENSE: Pacific is third in the nation in fouls per game this season, averaging just 14.9 per game.
As of March 7, 2011
FOULS PER GAME Rank Name GM W-L FOULS FPG FOUL OUTS 1 Florida 30 24-6 426 14.2 0 2 Ohio St. 31 29-2 447 14.4 5 3 Old Dominion 32 26-6 472 14.8 5 4 Pacific 30 16-14 446 14.9 6 5 Notre Dame 30 25-5 447 14.9 7
TIGERS SIGN THREE FOR 2011-12: University of the Pacific Head Men's Basketball Coach Bob Thomason has announced the signing of three student-athletes to letters of intent. Adam Eakels, Ross Rivera and Tim Thomas will enter Pacific for the 2011-12 season. Eakles is a 6-8 forward and will join the Tigers as a sophomore. He is a skilled post who can play both post positions. He redshirted his first year of college at Seattle University before transferring to Fullerton College in Fullerton, Calif. Adam is currently averaging 15.0 points and 11.5 rebounds per game for the Hornets after the first two games of the 2010-11 season. He is from Woodland, Calif. and attended Woodland High School. Adam led Woodland HS to the Tri-County Conference playoffs in his junior and senior seasons, and was named Team MVP in each year. Helping his team to a 21-8 record in 2008-09, he led the league with 17 points per game, and also had 163 rebounds and 48 blocked shots. "Adam is a very versatile player," said Thomason. "He will be able to play both forward positions. Adam will bring good perimeter shooting and strong rebounding to the Tigers."' Rivera is a 6-7 forward from College of the Sequoias in Visalia, Calif. He grey-shirted last season, improving his game and his body. He is averaging 18.0 points and 7.3 rebounds in three games this season. A threat from the outside, Rivera has already knocked down six three-pointers this year. He was just named Most Valuable Player at the Cuesta College Tournament, after leading College of the Sequoias to the tournament title. Ross attended El Diamante High School in his hometown of Visalia, Calif. In his senior year, he averaged 21.6 points and 9.6 rebounds per game. He earned All-West Yosemite League honors in 2009 from MaxPreps.com. He will enter Pacific as a sophomore. "Ross is a very skilled post player," said Thomason. "He is a very smart player with excellent court sense. We are very excited in what he will bring to our program." Thomas is a 6-10 sophomore center from Las Positas College in Livermore, Calif. He is a big, strong post with good skill and will bring a physical presence to the Tigers next season. Last year he averaged 7.1 points and 5.3 rebounds per game for the Hawks. Through three games of this season, Tim is averaging 9.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. He prepped at Sheridan High School in his hometown of Sheridan, Wyo. "I love the size and skill that Tim will bring to us next season," said Thomason. "He is big and strong, and should be able to protect the paint on defense."
TIGERS ON SPANOS CENTER OPENING NIGHT: The Tigers have won the home opener 21 times throughout head coach Bob Thomason's 23 years, including 15 of the last 16.
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 2009-10 W San Diego 56-55 2010-11 W William Jessup 70-61
TIGERS EXCEL IN BIG WEST OPENERS: Pacific has won its opening Big West game in 12 of the last 13 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) 2009-10 W Cal State Northridge 52-43 2010-11 W Cal State Northridge 75-64
BOCK, ENRIGHT, LLEWELLYN AND MAGUE TO REDSHIRT 2010-11 SEASON: Junior Rundell Mague (Cedres, Trinidad), Sophomore Andrew Bock (Rialto, Calif.) and freshmen Alex Enright (Stockton, Calif.), Spencer Llewellyn (Sydney, Australia) will all redshirt the 2010-11 season ... After playing last season at Creighton, Bock must redshirt due to NCAA transfer rules.
THOMASON 10TH AMONG COACHES WITH CURRENT SCHOOL: As Tiger head coach Bob Thomason leads the Tigers for the 23rd season, he is 10th on the list of coaches with their current school.
MOST SEASONS WITH CURRENT SCHOOL (At the beginning of the 2010-11 season)
No. Yrs. Coach, Team and Seasons 1. 34 Jim Boeheim, #Syracuse 1977-2010 2. 32 Dave Bike, #Sacred Heart 1979-2010 3. 30 Mike Krzyzewski, Duke 1981-2010 4. 28 Don Maestri, #Troy 1983-2010 5. 26 Greg Kampe, #Oakland 1985-2010 6. 24 Rick Byrd, Belmont 1987-2010 24 Jim Calhoun, Connecticut 1987-2010 24 Fang Mitchell, #Coppin St. 1987-2010 24 L . Vann Pettaway, #Alabama A&M 1987-2010 10. 22 Bob Thomason, Pacific 1989-2010 # - has coached only at this school
PACIFIC ROAD RECORDS: Pacific is 6-9 on the road in 2010-11 ... Last year the Tigers were 12-6 on the road, tied for the most road wins since the 2004-05 Tigers went 13-1.
HOME NOTES: Pacific is 8-5 in the Spanos Center this year and has won 22 of the last 29 on campus ... Pacific was 11-3 in the Spanos Center in 2009-10 ... The Tigers are 91-26 in the Spanos Center over the last six years ... Pacific is 169-48 over the last 12 seasons at home ... Pacific has a Spanos Center record of 198-57 since the 1992-93 season.
NON-CONFERENCE SPANOS FEVER: Pacific has lost just 20 times in the last 106 non-conference matchups in the Spanos Center (86-20), for a winning percentage of .811 since 1989.
ATTENDANCE NUMBERS: Pacific averaged 3,473 fans per game in 2009-10, the highest attendance average in the Big West Conference ... The Tigers have led the league in six of the last seven years.
2010-11 BIG WEST HOME ATTENDANCE
Team G Total Avg. Long Beach State 13 41,197 3,169 UC Santa Barbara 13 34,637 2,664 Pacific 13 30,461 2,343 Cal Poly 12 25,905 2,159 UC Davis 14 23,357 1,668 UC Irvine 15 23,495 1,566 Cal State Fullerton 12 13,212 1,101 Cal State Northridge 12 11,767 981 UC Riverside 12 10,685 890
SCORING AND REBOUNDING LEADERS:
Pacific Team Leaders in Single Game Scoring - 2010-11 Sam Willard - 14.0 Demetrece Young - 5.0 Allen Huddleston - 5.0 Terrell Smith - 2.0 Jose Rivera - 2.0 Pat Eveland - 1.0 Nyika Williams - 1.0 note - .5 given for sharing team-high honors - .3 given for three players sharing team-high honors
Pacific Team Leaders in Single Game Rebounding - 2010-11 Sam Willard - 25.0 Terrell Smith - 2.5 Nyika Williams - 1.5 Pat Eveland - 1.0 note - .5 given for sharing team-high honors - .3 given for three players - .25 given for four players
PACIFIC WINNING 60 PERCENT OVER THE LAST 19 YEARS: Pacific has recorded a winning record in 15 of the last 18 years, including 2009-10.
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 21-13 .636 12-4 7-8 2-1 Big West 10-6 T2nd 2009-10 23-12 .657 11-4 12-7 0-1 Big West 12-4 T1st 2010-11 16-14 .533 8-5 6-9 2-0 Big West 8-8 T4th last 19 yrs. 352-216 .620
TIGER WINNING TRENDS HOME AND OVERALL: Not since the 1960s has men's basketball at Pacific had such a successful run ... 23rd-year head coach Bob Thomason has engineered the Tiger program back to success.
Entering the 2010-11 season:
- Pacific is averaging 21.9 wins per season over the last seven years (153-72).
- Over the last 14 years, Pacific boasts a 150-37 record at home.
- Pacific has averaged 11.3 wins at the Spanos Center over the past 3 seasons.
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 1 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 Lost 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 Largest Victory: 37, 89-52 vs. Cal State Stanislaus, 12/11/10 Largest Loss: 20, 59-79 at Texas A&M, 12/4/10
Pacific Among the Big West (as of 3-7-11)
Category Overall (Per Game/Pct.) Conf. (Per Game/Pct.) Scoring 8th - 65.7 6th - 65.8 Scoring Defense 2nd - 62.2 2nd - 62.2 Scoring Margin 1st - +3.5 2nd- +3.6 Free Throw Pct. 5th - .696 5th - .698 Field Goal Pct. 5th - .441 3rd - .447 Field Goal Pct. Defense 5th - .433 4th - .430 3-pt. Field Goal Pct. 4th - .358 1st - .382 3-pt. Field Goal Pct. Defense 5th - .345 5th - .339 3-pt. Field Goals Per Game 2nd - 7.7 2nd - 8.4 Rebounds 6th - 33.6 5th - 33.4 Opponent's Rebounds 1st - 31.4 1st - 30.9 Rebound Margin 2nd - + 2.2 2nd - +2.6 Blocked Shots 6th - 2.1 6th - 2.1 Assists 3rd - 14.3 3rd - 14.5 Steals 9th - 4.5 9th - 4.3 Turnover Margin 7th - - 0.9 9th - -2.4 Assist/Turnover Ratio 1st - +1.2 1st - +1.2
Tigers Among Big West Leaders (as of 3-7-11)
Overall Conference Sam Willard Points 10th - 15.0 ppg 11th - 14.4 ppg Rebounds 1st - 10.7 rpg 1st - 10.4 rpg FG Pct. 7th - .491 7th - .488 FT Pct. 10th - .779 9th - .779 Blocks 9th - 0.7 bpg Off. Reb. 3rd - 3.3 orpg 5th - 2.6 orpg Def. Reb. 1st - 7.6 drpg 1st - 7.8 drpgDemtrece Young Assists 3rd - 3.7 apg 4th - 3.9 apg 3FG Made 8th - 1.8 3pg 3FG Pct. 6th - .393 Assist/TO Ratio 3rd - 2.0 2nd - 2.2
Jose Rivera 3FG Pct. 5th - .398 1st - .485 3FG Made 8th - 2.0 3pg
Terrell Smith Assists 4th - 3.7 apg 3rd - 3.9 apg Assist/TO Ratio 7th - 1.6 7th - 1.7
Allen Huddleston 3FG Pct. 4th - .398 3FG Made 9th - 1.8 3pg 7th - 2.1 3pg
