Jan. 31, 2006

Stockton, Calif. - Pacific has won seven of the last nine games, heading into this week's action ... The Tigers are home for two television games against UC Irvine (Comcast SportsNet) and Long Beach (Fox Sports West 2).

RADIO: All Tiger basketball games are broadcast live on KSTN (1420 AM) in Stockton, 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 ... TEAMLINE also carries all Pacific games at 1-800-846-4700 and entering Pacific's access code, 1072 ... There is a fee for listening to games via Teamline, but a portion of all proceeds are returned to the Pacific Athletic Department.

TV: Pacific will be on local, regional or national television 16 times during the 2005-06 season ... The next Tiger game to be televised is the UC Irvine game on Feb. 2 by Comcast SportsNet.

ON THE INTERNET & TIGER HOTLINE: Visit http://pacifictigers.com for the latest news, scores and information about all 16 NCAA Division I sports at Pacific ... For daily reports of Pacific sports, call the Tiger Hotline at 209-946-2400.

PROBABLE STARTERS: (2005-06 averages) points rebounds asst. F 13 Christian Maraker 6-9 Sr. Varberg, Sweden 17.3 8.7 F 30 Anthony Esparza 6-5 Jr. Bakersfield, CA 6.6 3.9 C 21 Anthony Brown 6-7 Fr. Sacramento, CA 5.4 4.7 G 2 Johnny Gray 6-1 Sr. Agoura Hills, CA 14.7 2.7 3.3 G 3 Mike Webb 6-1 Sr. Lancaster, CA 9.8 3.1

RESERVES: (listed by average points) points rebounds asst. C 51 Michael White 6-7 Jr. Capitola, CA 7.5 3.6 G 5 Steffan Johnson 6-1 Fr. Kent, WA 7.0 1.8 F/C 34 Wolfgang Raffety 6-8 Jr. Placerville, CA 2.2 1.5 G/F 12 Ben Pemberton 6-5 Jr. Hawkins, TX 1.8 1.1 G 0 Reggie Vezia 6-2 Jr. Vacaville, CA 1.9 0.6 F 42 Joe Ford 6-6 Fr. Altadena, CA 1.1 1.1

THE COACH: Former Pacific basketball standout Bob Thomason (Pacific '71) is 300-219 (.580) in his 18th season as 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 ... 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 ... 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 four times earned Big West Conference Coach of the Year honors (in 1992-93, 1996-97, 2003-04 and 2004-05) ... Thomason has guided his teams to eight Big West Tournament semifinal games and is 2-3 in championship appearances ... He holds a 352-246 overall record in his 21st year as an NCAA head coach, including a three-year stint at Div. III Stanislaus State where he led the Warriors to the 1988 NCAA Tournament ... He is the winningest coach in Spanos Center history, claiming a 174-53 mark (.766), and has directed Pacific to a 115-26 (.815) home mark since 1995 ... Thomason is 175-127 in Big West Conference games ... He has been a part of 377 wins at Pacific, as a player (1968-1971) and coach (1988-) ... In NCAA Tournament games, Thomason is 2-3.

RECORDS: Pacific is 14-6, 4-2 in the Big West this season ...Pacific is ranked No. 21 in the Jan. 30 CollegeInsider.com Mid-MajorTop 25 poll (see poll on page 7) ... The Tigers were ranked as high as No. 2 last season, and finished 2004-05 at No. 3.

TIGERS VS. UC Irvine: Pacific leads the all-time series with UC Irvine 32-30, but had a four-game winning streak snapped with a 70-61 loss at Irvine on Jan. 15 ... The Tigers lead the series 16-12 in Stockton, and have won the last two in the Spanos Center.

Pacific's All-Time Series History with UC Irvine (last 20 years) 1-11-86 • L 75-83 2- 8-86 L 76-80 1-12-87 L 77-83 2-21-87 • L 79-90 1-21-88 • L 80-87 2-20-88 L 81-85 1-21-89 L 88-90 2-16-89 • L 92-95 3- 8-89 + L 62-68 1- 9-90 • W 70-58 2- 3-90 W 76-75 1- 7-91 W 108-87 2- 2-91• W 75-65 1-30-92 • W 65-59 2-29-92 W 79-66 3-14-92 + W 81-69 1-28-93 W 68-62 2-27-93 • W 65-56 1-20-94 W 73-71 2- 5-94 • W 88-79 3-12-94 + L 78-82 1-19-95 • W 86-77 2-18-95 W 84-83 1- 2-96 L 54-72 3- 3-96 • W 80-74 1- 9-97 W 63-52 2-22-97 • W 96-46 1-22-98 • W 72-63 2-21-98 W 66-43 1-21-99 W 64-55 2-20-99 • W 61-51 2- 5-00 L 53-59 2-24-00 • L 55-62 1- 6-01 • L 80-85 2-15-01 L 60-69 3- 9-01 + W 74-58 1-17-02 L 58-62 2-16-02 • W 73-61 1-23-03 • L 62-66 2-21-03 L 73-78 1-10-04 • W 67-52 2- 5-04 W 64-52 1- 8-05 W 67-65 2- 3-05 • W 71-61

Pacific 65, UC Santa Barbara 53: Pacific gave head coach Bob Thomason career win No. 300, as the Tigers defeated UC Santa Barbara, 65-53, on Saturday, Jan. 28 ... With the win, Pacific moved to 14-6 on the season and 4-2 in the Big West Conference, while UC Santa Barbara fell to 7-11 overall and 1-6 in conference play ... Pacific jumped out to an early 11-2 lead as seniors Johnny Gray (Agoura Hills, Calif.) and Christian Maraker (Varberg, Sweden) combined for eight points in the opening four minutes ... Pacific stretched its lead to as much as 14 points at 35-21 and held a 38-29 lead at the half ... UC Santa Barbara came out quickly in the second half, scoring the first 10 points of the half to take a 39-38 lead with 15:38 remaining in the game ... The Gauchos continued to ride the momentum of their run as UC Santa Barbara took their largest lead of the game at 47-42 with 9:59 left ... Pacific responded with an 11-0 run, led by Seven points from freshman Steffan Johnson (Kent, Wash.) as the Tigers regained control of the game at 53-47 ... UC Santa Barbara got no closer than four points the rest of the way as the Tigers defeated the Gauchos, 65-53 ... Maraker led all scorers with 20 points, while Cecil Brown had 17 points to lead UC Santa Barbara.

Pacific 65, UC Santa Barbara 53 * 1/28/06 * at The Thunderdome, Santa Barbara, Calif. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VISITORS: University of the Pacific 14-6,4-2 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 13 Maraker, Christian.. f 6-11 1-3 7-8 3 4 7 2 20 2 4 0 3 33 21 Brown, Anthony...... f 0-2 0-0 2-4 2 3 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 29 02 Gray, Johnny........ g 4-9 0-3 0-0 0 2 2 1 8 1 3 0 1 35 03 Webb, Mike.......... g 4-9 3-6 0-0 0 3 3 2 11 3 2 0 4 31 30 Esparza, Anthony.... g 3-6 1-2 2-2 1 3 4 2 9 1 1 0 2 34 05 Johnson, Steffan.... 2-6 1-4 2-2 0 0 0 0 7 1 1 0 2 19 34 Raffety, Wolfgang... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 42 Ford, Joe........... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 51 White, Michael...... 4-5 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 4 8 1 1 0 0 15 TEAM................ 3 1 4 2 Totals.............. 23-48 6-18 13-16 9 18 27 11 65 10 14 0 12 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-24 58.3% 2nd Half: 9-24 37.5% Game: 47.9% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-8 50.0% 2nd Half: 2-10 20.0% Game: 33.3% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 6-6 100 % 2nd Half: 7-10 70.0% Game: 81.3% 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOME TEAM: UC Santa Barbara 7-11,1-6 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 10 Devine, Chris....... f 6-13 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 4 12 2 5 0 2 32 44 Turner, Glenn....... f 3-4 0-0 1-2 4 7 11 2 7 0 0 0 1 26 01 Brown, Cecil........ g 6-15 3-6 2-2 2 4 6 0 17 2 4 0 1 35 02 Davis, Josh......... g 0-3 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 4 0 2 4 0 2 31 11 See, Joe............ g 2-4 1-1 0-0 0 3 3 0 5 5 0 0 0 30 03 Hurdle, Lance....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 04 Rasp, Derek......... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 Harris, Alex........ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 8 20 Goettsche, Cameron.. 3-5 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 6 1 3 0 1 20 23 Chambers, Michael... 2-5 2-4 0-0 0 0 0 2 6 0 1 0 0 16 Totals.............. 22-49 6-12 3-4 10 18 28 15 53 12 19 0 7 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-23 52.2% 2nd Half: 10-26 38.5% Game: 44.9% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-6 66.7% 2nd Half: 2-6 33.3% Game: 50.0% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 1-2 50.0% 2nd Half: 2-2 100 % Game: 75.0% 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Officials: Bill Vinovich III, Duane Allen, John Edwards Attendance: 2881 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total University of the Pacific..... 38 27 - 65 UC Santa Barbara.............. 29 24 - 53

Pacific 64, Cal Poly 62: Pacific defeated Cal Poly, 64-62, on Thursday, Jan. 26 ... With the win the Tigers moved to 13-6 on the season and 3-2 in the Big West Conference, while Cal Poly dropped to 5-12 overall and 3-3 in conference play ... Pacific outscored the Mustangs 6-0 over the first four minutes of the game, as Pacific outscored the Mustangs 6-0 over the first four minutes of the game, as Cal Poly missed eight straight shots to start the game ... The Tigers never trailed in the first half, although the Mustangs used a 6-0 run to tie the game at 19-19 with 7:22 left in the half ... Pacific got the lead back up to six though, and led 33-27 at halftime ... In the second half, after the Mustangs cut Pacific's lead to 45-41 with 11:48 left in the game, the Tigers used an 11-0 run to increase the lead to 15 ... Freshman Steffan Johnson (Kent, Wash.) was responsible for a majority of the run, scoring all 11 points and grabbing two rebounds to give the Tigers a 56-41 lead with 8:30 remaining ... Over the next four and a half minutes, Cal Poly outscored the Tigers 16-0 behind 10 points from Dawin Whiten to take a 57-56 lead with 4:04 left in the game ... Pacific then regained the lead on a 6-0 run featuring four free throws and a short jumper by senior Christian Maraker (Varberg, Sweden) ... The Tigers would not trail again, although Whiten had a chance to tie the game at the end of the game ... His 19 foot jumper at the buzzer was wide of the basket ... Pacific had just one field goal over the final nine minutes of the game, but hit nine of 10 free throws in that stretch ... The Tigers were 14 of 17 from the line in the game ... The Tigers had their second worst field goal percentage of the year, just 39.6% ... Senior Johnny Gray (Agoura Hills, Calif.) had 14 points to lead the Tigers, while Johnson and senior Mike Webb (Lancaster, Calif.) each scored 13 points ... Freshman Anthony Brown (Sacramento, Calif.) had his second straight double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds in his first career start.

Pacific 64, Cal Poly 62 * 1/26/06 * at Mott Gym - San Luis Obispo, CA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VISITORS: Pacific 3-2, 13-6 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 3-6 0-0 4-6 3 8 11 1 10 0 2 1 1 22 30 Esparza, Anthony.... f 2-2 1-1 0-0 2 2 4 3 5 2 1 0 0 29 13 Maraker, Christian.. c 4-15 1-2 0-0 2 4 6 2 9 2 1 1 1 35 02 Gray, Johnny........ g 5-11 1-3 3-3 0 2 2 2 14 3 2 0 1 34 03 Webb, Mike.......... g 3-12 2-9 5-5 0 3 3 1 13 3 1 0 1 34 05 Johnson, Steffan.... 4-5 3-3 2-3 0 2 2 0 13 2 2 0 1 20 42 Ford, Joe........... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 51 White, Michael...... 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 15 Team................ 2 1 3 1 Totals.............. 21-53 8-18 14-17 10 24 34 13 64 12 11 2 6 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-28 42.9% 2nd Half: 9-25 36.0% Game: 39.6% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-11 36.4% 2nd Half: 4-7 57.1% Game: 44.4% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 5-7 71.4% 2nd Half: 9-10 90.0% Game: 82.4% 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOME TEAM: Cal Poly 3-3, 5-12 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 22 McGinn, Tyler....... f 4-10 3-6 2-2 1 1 2 1 13 0 1 1 1 27 25 Stockalper, Derek... f 7-9 4-5 0-0 1 3 4 0 18 1 0 0 1 38 15 Stephenson, Gabe.... c 1-9 0-2 0-0 5 3 8 3 2 1 1 0 0 24 02 Whiten, Dawin....... g 6-18 5-11 2-2 0 1 1 3 19 1 6 0 1 33 10 Thomas, Chaz........ g 0-3 0-2 1-2 0 6 6 2 1 3 3 0 2 30 00 Clark, Trae......... 2-6 1-3 0-0 2 2 4 3 5 2 3 0 1 24 35 Shelton, Titus...... 2-4 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 2 4 2 0 2 0 24 Team................ 2 4 6 Totals.............. 22-59 13-29 5-6 13 22 35 14 62 10 14 3 6 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-31 32.3% 2nd Half: 12-28 42.9% Game: 37.3% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 6-14 42.9% 2nd Half: 7-15 46.7% Game: 44.8% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 1-2 50.0% 2nd Half: 4-4 100 % Game: 83.3% 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Officials: Jim Stupin, Milt Stowe, Michael Irving Attendance: 2603 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Pacific....................... 33 31 - 64 Cal Poly...................... 27 35 - 62

THOMASON GETS 300TH WIN AT PACIFIC: With the victory at UC Santa Barbara on Jan. 28th, Pacific head coach Bob Thomason coached his 300th win with the Tigers ... Thomason is the winningest coach in Pacific history, and is second on the Big West wins list.

TIGERS TO PLAY NEW MEXICO STATE ON FEB. 18: Pacific will face New Mexico State on Feb. 18 as a part of ESPN's Bracket Busters Saturday ... The game was not selected for television by ESPN ... The Tigers will host the Aggies in the Spanos Center, with a tipoff time to be determined at a later time ... New Mexico State, former member of the Big West, is 8-10 overall, 4-3 in the Western Athletic Conference.

THOMASON COACHES 500TH GAME AT PACIFIC IN SEASON OPENER: Pacific head coach Bob Thomason is in his 18th year at Pacific, and coached the 500th game of his career with the Tigers' 74-55 victory in the season opener against Sonoma State on Nov. 18.

FOUR TIGER GAMES TO BE TELEVISED BY COMCAST SPORTSNET: Four Pacific home men's basketball games and one home women's basketball games will be televised by Comcast SportsNet ... Beginning with the Jan. 21 game against UC Davis, four Pacific home games will be televised live by SJTV and picked up by Comcast SportsNet ... Pacific's women's basketball game against UC Davis on Feb. 2, will be aired on a tape delay basis ... Locally, Comcast subscribers can find Comcast SportsNet on ch. 34 ... Comcast SportsNet is available nationally on DirecTV on ch. 656 and Dish Network on ch. 409 to customers who purchase the additional sports package ... Cable providers may differ by company ... Pacific men's basketball will be on regional or national television at least 16 times throughout the season ... Pacific's game at Cal State Fullerton on February 9, 2006 will be on ESPN2 ... The Tigers will be a part of ESPN's Bracket Buster Saturday for a second straight year on February 18, 2006 but it has not been determined if that game will be televised ... It will be a home game for the Tigers.

Pacific Men's Basketball on Comcast SportsNet: DAY DATE OPPONENT TIME Airdate Saturday Jan. 21 UC Davis 3:00 p.m. Live Thursday Feb. 2 UC Irvine 7:30 p.m. Live Wednesday Feb. 22 Cal State Northridge 7:00 p.m. Live Saturday March 4 Cal Poly 3:00 p.m. Live

MARAKER EARNS PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS YET AGAIN (DEC. 19): Pacific senior forward Christian Maraker (Varberg, Sweden) was named Big West Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of Dec. 12-Dec. 18 ... It was his third straight honor ... Christian led the Tigers to a 99-63 victory on Dec. 17, scoring 24 points with eight rebounds and shot 70% from the field ... It was the fifth weekly honor of Maraker's career and the third this season (all in a row).

MARAKER EARNS PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS AGAIN (DEC. 12): Pacific senior forward Christian Maraker (Varberg, Sweden) was named Big West Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of Dec. 5-Dec. 11 ... It was his second straight honor ... Christian set a career-high with 34 points against Western Kentucky on Saturday, hitting 14 of 20 shots from the field ... Maraker also had a career-high tying 12 rebounds to produce his second double-double of the week ... He scored 19 points in the first half, as the Tigers took an eight point halftime lead on the way to handing Western Kentucky just their third home loss in the last 21 games ... Against San Jose State on Wednesday, Christian scored 21 points, and had 10 rebounds ... He helped the Tigers pull away with 14 points in the second half ... For the week, Maraker shot 61.8% from the field and was a perfect 11 of 11 from the free throw line.

MARAKER EARNS PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS (DEC. 5): Pacific senior forward Christian Maraker (Varberg, Sweden) was named Big West Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of Nov. 28-Dec. 4 ... In the Tigers' two games, Christian posted back-to-back double-doubles, tallying 14 points and 10 rebounds in the Tigers' win over San Francisco and 21 and 10 in the Tigers' loss to No. 20 Nevada ... The double-doubles give Christian 12 for his career ... Over the two games, Maraker shot 44% from the field, averaging 17.5 points per game.

TIGERS HAVE THIRD FEWEST LOSSES IN NATION SINCE JAN. 1, 2004: In quite a remarkable run, Pacific has lost just 12 times in the last 71 games, going back to Jan. 1, 2004 ... In that span, the Tigers have the second fewest losses in the nation.

Fewest Losses since Jan, 1, 2004 (thanks to ESPN.com's Marcus Vanderberg) 1. Illinois - 74-9 2. Pacific - 61-12 Duke - 68-12 4. Kentucky - 61-16 5. Oklahoma State - 61-18 records through Jan. 30, 2006

MARAKER AND GRAY EARN ALL-TOURNAMENT HONORS AT HISPANIC COLLEGE FUND CLASSIC: Pacific seniors Johnny Gray (Agoura Hills, Calif.) and Christian Maraker (Varberg, Sweden) were selected to the All- Tournament Team at the Hispanic College Fund Classic on Nov. 22... Gray averaged 9.7 points and 3.7 assists per game, while Maraker averaged 17.0 points and 7.3 rebounds per game.

DOUBLEY AND THOMASON EARN TOP 2004-05 BIG WEST CONFERENCE AWARDS: Pacific senior guard David Doubley (Oakland, Calif.) was named Big West Conference Player of the Year, while Tiger head coach Bob Thomason was named Big West Conference Coach of the Year when the conference's yearly awards were announced on Monday, March 7 ... It is the second consecutive year that Pacific has swept the top two awards ... Last year, Miah Davis and Thomason earned the top two awards ... Doubley, along with junior Christian Maraker (Varberg, Sweden) and senior Guillaume Yango (Paris, France) were named to the All-Big West Conference First Team ... Seniors Jasko Korajkic (Jonkoping, Sweden), Marko Mihailovic (Santa Monica, Calif.) and Tyler Newton (Burbank, Calif.) all earned All-Big West Conference Honorable Mention honors ...

Pacific's Maraker, Thomason Earn 2004-05 USBWA District 9 Honors: Pacific junior forward Christian Maraker (Varberg, Sweden) and head coach Bob Thomason were honored with United States Basketball Writers Association District 9 recognition ... Maraker was selected to the USBWA District 9 Team, while Thomason was honored as the District 9 Coach of the Year.

MARAKER AND DOUBLEY EARN COLLEGEINSIDER.COM 2004-05 MID-MAJOR ALL-AMERICA HONORS: Pacific senior guard David Doubley (Oakland, Calif.) and junior forward Christian Maraker (Varberg, Sweden) have been selected to the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major All-America Team ... The CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major All-America team is one team consisting of 21 players, rather than a first, second, third and fourth team ... Division I head coaches and assistants are involved in the selection process.

PACIFIC'S MARAKER SELECTED TO ESPN THE MAGAZINE 2004-05 ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA TEAM: University of the Pacific men's basketball junior forward Christian Maraker (Varberg, Sweden) was been selected to the 2004-05 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Team ... He earned Third Team honors ... Christian is a Sports Sciences major in his fifth year at Pacific and holds a 3.46 cumulative grade point average ... Maraker is the first Tiger to earn Academic All-America honors since Steve Howard was an honorable mention selection in 1981-82.

PACIFIC EARNS 12TH CONFERENCE TITLE IN 2004-05: With Pacific's 79-56 win over UC Santa Barbara on Feb. 16, 2005 the Tigers clinched the 2004-05 Big West Conference regular season title ... It was the 12th regular season title for Pacific in school history ... The Tigers shared the title in 2003-04 with Utah State ... It was the fourth regular season title for Head Coach Bob Thomason, but sixth if you count the two he earned as a player (1969-70 and 1970-71).

Conference Titles (by total number of wins) Season Coach Conference Overall Conference 1929-30 Swede Righter 7-3 11-5 Far West Conference 1932-33 Swede Righter 9-1 12-5 Far West Conference 1935-36 Larry Apitz 8-3 14-7 Far West Conference 1946-47 Chris Kjeldsen 10-0 16-8 Calif. Collegiate Athletic Conf. 1965-66 Dick Edwards 13-1 22-6 West Coast Athletic Conf. 1966-67 Dick Edwards 14-0 24-4 West Coast Athletic Conf. 1969-70 Dick Edwards 11-3 21-6 West Coast Athletic Conf. 1970-71 Dick Edwards 12-2 22-6 West Coast Athletic Conf. 1996-97 Bob Thomason 12-4 * 24-6 Big West Conference 1997-98 Bob Thomason 14-2 * 23-10 Big West Conference 2003-04 Bob Thomason 17-1 25-8 Big West Conference 2004-05 Bob Thomason 18-0 27-4 Big West Conference * - Indicates Big West Conference Western Division title

PACIFIC GETS EIGHTH BIG WEST UNDEFEATED MARK: Pacific's 64-48 win over UC Riverside on March 5, 2005 completed the third undefeated conference season in school history, and the eighth in Big West history ... It is the fourth 18-0 mark in Big West annals.

Undefeated Big West Records Season Team Record 1969-70 Long Beach State 10-0 1970-71 Long Beach State 10-0 1973-74 Long Beach State 12-0 1986-87 UNLV 18-0 1990-91 UNLV 18-0 1991-92 UNLV 18-0 1999-2000 Utah State 16-0 2004-05 Pacific 18-0

MARAKER EARNS 2004-05 NABC ALL-DISTRICT HONORS: Pacific junior forward Christian Maraker (Varberg, Sweden) has been selected to the 2004-05 NABC All-District 14 Second Team ... He was the only player from the Big West Conference to earn the distinction ... The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) selects 10-man teams from each of 15 districts.

2005 NABC DIVISION I ALL-DISTRICT TEAMS District 14

First Team Second Team Nate Robinson Washington Christian Maraker Pacific Ronny Turiaf Gonzaga Tre Simmons Washington Chris Hernandez Stanford David Lucas Oregon State Adam Morrison Gonzaga John Cox San Francisco Dan Grunfeld Stanford Dan Kickert St. Mary's

PACIFIC MEN'S BASKETBALL RANKED FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 1967 LAST YEAR; TIGERS RANKED AS HIGH AS No. 16: On Feb. 7, 2005 the Pacific men's basketball team was nationally ranked for the first time since the end of the 1966-67 season ... Pacific has been ranked as high as 16, equaling the Tigers best ranking at the end of the 1966-67 season ... The 27-4 Tigers finished the season ranked No. 22 in the final Associated Press poll... The last time prior to this season the Tigers were listed in a national poll was in the final poll of the 1966-67 season by United Press International ... Pacific was 24-4 in 1966-67, losing at the NCAA West Regional to eventual national champion UCLA after a 21 game winning streak.

2004-05 Rankings for Pacific Basketball Week AP Ranking ESPN/USA Today Ranking Feb. 7 24 24 Feb. 14 19 19 Feb. 21 19 18 Feb. 28 17 17 Mar. 7 18 16 Mar. 14 22 20 Mar. 21 No poll Receiving Votes

TIGERS NATIONALLY: Pacific was ranked as high as 19 among Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) rankings from various sources around the country near the end of 2004-05 ... The RPI is a formula used by the NCAA Selection Committee to determine the teams selected and seeding of those teams ... While some of the determining factors by the NCAA are known, there are portions of the formula that are not publicly known.

Tigers Among Current Polls and Ratings Services (as of Jan. 31): Associated Press Top 25 - unranked ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll - unranked CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll - 21st Sagarin Ratings - 111th CollegeRPI.com - 135th TeamRankings.com Power Ratings - 121st RPIRatings.com RPI - 132nd

Pacific Among NCAA Basketball Statistics (as of Jan. 30): Category Rank Actual National Leader Actual Scoring Offense 74 74.3 Washington 84.9 Scoring Defense 91 64.9 Air Force 53.1 Scoring Margin 43 9.4 Texas 20.6 Field-Goal Percentage 20 48.8 Florida 52.2 Field-Goal Percentage Defense 70 41.0 Kansas 35.8 Three-Point Field Goals Per Game 147 6.5 Troy 12.1 Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage 26 39.0 Indiana 44.2 Free-Throw Percentage 30 74.1 Gonzaga 79.8 Rebound Margin 59 4.1 Oklahoma 12.1 Assists Per Game 59 15.8 Tex. A&M-CC 19.7 Blocked Shots Per Game 292 2.0 Connecticut 9.5 Steals Per Game 303 5.5 Houston 12.6 Won-Lost Percentage 65 70.0 Duke 95.0 Turnovers Per Game 91 14.1 Temple 7.4 Personal Fouls Per Game 42 16.4 West Virginia 12.6

PACIFIC WINS 27 IN 2004-05 - NEW SCHOOL RECORD: Pacific's 27 wins were the most in school history ... The Tigers have won at least 25 in each of the last previous years, setting a school record with 52 wins in the last two seasons.

Most Single Season Wins in Pacific History Season Record 1. 2004-05 27-4 2. 2003-04 25-8 3. 1996-97 24-6 1966-67 24-4 4. 1997-98 23-10 6. 1970-71 22-6 1965-66 22-6 1969-70 21-6 9. 2001-02 20-10 10. 1950-51 19-11 11. 2000-01 18-12 1978-79 18-12 13. 1993-94 17-14 1985-86 17-14 1977-78 17-10 1971-72 17-9 1967-68 17-9 1968-69 17-9

TIGERS FINISH BIG WEST PLAY 18-0 IN 2004-05 - BEST EVER: Pacific finished the Big West schedule undefeated in 2004-05, with the 18-0 mark the best in school history ... The Tigers shared the regular season Big West Conference crown in 2003-04 with a record of 17-1, the best finish since the 1966-67 team went 14-0 in the West Coast Athletic Conference ... The 1997-98 team started 0-2, but recovered for a 14-2 Big West mark.

Conference Victories (by total number of conf. wins) Season Conf. Record Overall Record 1. 2004-05 18-0 27-4 2. 2003-04 17-1 25-8 3. 1997-98 14-2 23-10 1966-67 14-0 24-4 5. 1965-66 13-1 22-6 6. 1996-97 12-4 24-6 1992-93 12-6 16-11 1970-71 12-2 22-6 9. 1969-70 11-3 21-6 1978-79 11-3 18-12 1995-96 11-7 15-12 2001-02 11-7 20-10 13. 1993-94 10-8 17-14 1946-47 10-0 16-8

PACIFIC ROAD RECORDS: Pacific is 6-4 on the road in 2005-06 ... The Tigers finished 13-1 on the road in 2004-05, a school record for most road wins in a season ... The Tigers have won 25 of the last 30 road games (not including neutral site contests) ... With a 9-0 Big West road record last year, the 2004-05 Tigers won nine Big West games for the first time ever.

TIGERS WIN 22 STRAIGHT AND 31 STRAIGHT LEAGUE GAMES: Pacific set a school record with 22 consecutive victories in 2004-05, with the streak runnnig from December to March 12 ...Pacific's 22 game winning streak was the second longest in the nation last year ... The Tigers` 31 game Big West Conference winning streak came to an end with the Jan. 7 loss to UC Riverside ... The 22 game streak is the longest winning streak in Head Coach Bob Thomason's career at Pacific, three times making it to the 16th game, but failing in the 17th attempt prior to last year ... The 31 straight league wins is the longest streak in school history ... The 1965-66 (8), 1966-67 (14) and 1967-68 (2) teams combined to win 24 straight.

Longest Winning Streaks in Pacific History (Beginning and ending dates are of victories) Games Dates 1. 22 Dec. 28, 2004-Mar. 11, 2005 2. 21 Dec. 20 1966-Mar. 17 1967 3. 16 Jan. 17 2004-Mar. 19, 2004 16 Nov. 26 1996-Jan. 30 1997 16 Jan. 15 1998-Mar. 7 1998 6. 11 Jan. 27 1970-Mar. 6 1970 7. 9 Dec. 2, 1967-Dec. 27, 1967

HOME NOTES: Pacific is 6-2 in the Spanos Center this season ... The Tigers finished 12-1 in the Spanos Center in 2004-05 ... The Tigers finished the 2003-04 season 12-1 in the Spanos Center ... Pacific is 116-26 (.818) over the last 10 seasons at home ... Pacific has a Spanos Center record of 145-35 (.806) since the 1992-93 season, with all but seven of those losses decided by either overtime or less than eight points.

SPANOS FEVER: Pacific has lost just 12 times in the last 75 non-conference matchups in the Spanos Center (63-12), for a winning percentage of .830 since 1989 ... The Tigers are 4-1 this season against non-conference opponents at home ...Pacific has won 49 of its last 59 home games against non-conference foes.

TIGERS GET BACK-TO-BACK SELLOUTS FOR FIRST TIME IN SPANOS CENTER: Pacific had back-to-back crowds of 6,150 for the wins against UTEP and Cal State Northridge at the end of the 2004-05 season, the first time the Spanos Center has been sold out for consecutive games ... They are the largest crowds since a pair of sellouts in the 1997-98 season.

Largest Crowds in Pacific Basketball History Opponent Date Attendance 1. Cal State Northridge 2-26-05 6,150 (sellout) UTEP 2-19-05 6,150 (sellout) Stanford 12-19-98 6,150 (sellout) Long Beach State 2-28-98 6,150 (sellout) Fresno State 12-13-97 6,150 (sellout) Nevada-Las Vegas 2-4-93 6,150 (sellout) Nevada-Las Vegas 12-21-91 6,150 (sellout) 8. Nevada-Las Vegas 12-16-90 6,000 (sellout) Nevada-Las Vegas 2-9-88 6,000 (sellout) Fresno State 2-1-87 6,000 (sellout) 11. UC Santa Barbara 2-16-05 5,906 12. Nevada-Las Vegas 2-10-84 5,902 13. Fresno State 1-8-84 5,865 14. Nevada-Las Vegas 1-27-94 5,737 15. Utah State 1-13-05 5,393 Nevada-Las Vegas 1-16-92 5,393 17. Nevada-Las Vegas 2-27-95 5,374 18. Fresno State 11-28-01 5,372 19. Fresno State 3-11-98 5,368 20. Boise State 2-26-98 5,352 21. Utah State 2-14-04 5,166 note- All games on this list played in the Spanos Center ... Games prior to 1982 played at the Stockton Civic Auditorium (capacity- 2,800)

PACIFIC'S ATTENDANCE NEAR ALL-TIME HIGH: Pacific averaged 4,685 fans per game in 2004-05, the most since the 1997-98 team averaged 4,946 fans per contest and the second best single season attendance.

Pacific All-Time Spanos Center Attendance Year Games Total Att. Average 2005-06 8 33,055 4,132 2004-05 13 60,907 4,685 (#2 all-time) 2003-04 13 49,419 3,801 2002-03 14 44,626 3,187 2001-02 14 45,741 3,284 2000-01 14 48,302 3,450 1999-2000 14 48,344 3,453 1998-99 13 55,104 4,238 (#3 all-time) 1997-98 14 69,237 4,946 (#1 all-time) 1996-97 12 49,929 4,161 (#4 all-time) 1995-96 13 45,235 3,479 1994-95 12 38,738 3,228 1993-94 13 49,841 3,834 1992-93 13 45,055 3,466 1991-92 12 38,470 3,206 1990-91 13 43,808 3,370 1989-90 11 32,455 2,950 1988-89 12 37,074 3,090 1987-88 12 24,438 2,037 1986-87 14 32,800 2,343 1985-86 14 32,951 2,354 1984-85 15 42,669 2,845 1983-84 14 32,223 2,302 1982-83 13 41,312 3,178 1981-82 14 38,856 2,775

SCORING LEADERS: Junior Christian Maraker led the team in scoring eight times last year - the most by any returning Tiger.

Pacific Team Leaders in Single Game Scoring - 2005-06 Christian Maraker - 8.5 Johnny Gray - 7.5 Steffan Johnson - 2.0 Mike Webb - 1.0 Anthony Brown - 1.0 note - .5 given for sharing team-high honors - .3 given for three players sharing team-high honors

PACIFIC GETS WINNING SEASON FOR 11TH TIME IN LAST 13 YEARS: Pacific recorded a winning record in 2004-05 for the 11th time in the last 13 years.

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 13-6 .680 6-2 5-4 2-0 Big West 3-2 last 13 yrs. 251-150 .626

TIGER WINNING TRENDS HOME AND OVERALL: Not since the 1960s has men's basketball at Pacific had such a successful run ... 18th-year head coach Bob Thomason has engineered the Tiger program back to success.

Including this season: • Pacific is averaging 19.3 wins per season over the last ten seasons (184). • The Tigers' 251 wins in the last 14 seasons mark the second-best 14-year figure in Pacific history. • Over the last 11 years, Pacific boasts a 116-26 record at home. • Pacific's 115 home wins over the last 11 years is the best stretch at home since the late 1960's-early 1970's. • Pacific has averaged 11.0 wins at the Spanos Center over the past nine seasons (not including 2005-06).

PACIFIC GETS 1,000TH VICTORY: Pacific is in its 96th intercollegiate basketball season, with 45 winning seasons and six NCAA Tournament appearances ... The Tigers have a 1,077-1,057 all-time record, getting the 1,000th win against Lamar on Nov. 24, 2003.

TIGERS PICKED TO FINISH SECOND AT BIG WEST MEDIA DAY: Pacific was picked to finish first by the coaches and media at Big West Conference Basketball Media Day on Nov. 2 ... Additionally, Christian Maraker was selected to the 2005-06 Big West Men's Preseason All-Conference Team.

2005-06 BIG WEST MEN'S BASKETBALL COACHES POLL RESULTS 1. Cal State Fullerton (7) 49 2. Pacific (1) 40 3. UC Santa Barbara 34 4. Cal State Northridge 33 5. UC Irvine 24 6. Long Beach State 23 7. Cal Poly 12 8. UC Riverside 9 ( ) First-place votes

2005-06 BIG WEST MEN'S BASKETBALL MEDIA POLL RESULTS 1. Cal State Fullerton (14) 171 2. Pacific (6) 161 T3. UC Santa Barbara (2) 120 T3. Cal State Northridge (1) 120 5. Long Beach State 97 6. UC Irvine 85 7. UC Riverside 42 8. Cal Poly 33 ( ) First-place votes

2005-06 BIG WEST MEN'S PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM Name Pos. Yr. Christian Maraker, Pacific F Sr. Bobby Brown, Cal State Fullerton G Jr. Ross Schraeder, UC Irvine G Sr. Jibril Hodges, Long Beach State G Sr. Jamaal Brown, Cal State Fullerton F Sr. Aaron Fitzgerald, UC Irvine G Sr.

THOMASON WINS 300TH NCAA GAME: In the Feb. 5, 2004 win over UC Irvine, Pacific head coach Bob Thomason coached the 300th victory of his NCAA coaching career ... After beginning his NCAA career at Cal State Stanislaus with a 52-27 record in 79 games over three years, he came to Pacific in 1988.

MARAKER BECOMES 24TH TIGER TO SCORE 1,000 POINTS: With 12 points against Utah State on Feb. 12, 2005, junior Christian Maraker (Varberg, Sweden) became the 24th player in Pacific history to score 1,000 points, and has already moved into seventh place ... He is the first Tiger to reach the milestone since both Corey Anders and Michael Olowokandi cracked the 1,000 mark in 1998.

Points Scored Player Pts. Avg. 1. Ron Cornelius (1978-81) 2,065 17.95 2. Dell Demps (1988-92) 1,742 15.15 3. John Gianelli (1970-72) 1,659 20.48 4. Keith Swagerty (1965-67) 1,650 20.12 5. Adam Jacobsen (1993-98) 1,513 12.61 6. Christian Maraker (2001-) 1,448 12.91 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 11. 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. Leo Middleton (1962-64) 1,044 13.38 19. Dave Klurman (1957-59) 1,040 14.65 20. Michael Olowokandi (1995-98) 1,039 13.49 21. Vic Baker (1974-77) 1,033 10.23 22. Andy Franklin (1982-85) 1,015 11.80 23. Corey Anders (1994-98) 1,011 10.11 24. Glenn Griffin (1990-94) 1,001 8.70

CURRENT TIGERS AMONG CAREER LISTS AT PACIFIC:

Career Free Throw Percentage (Min. 100 Att.) Player FTM-A Pct. 1. Clay McKnight (1997-2000) 129-139 .928 2. David Doubley (2003-) 166-185 .897 3. Fred Carpenter (1967-68) 96-109 .881 4. Miah Davis (2002-) 204-238 .857 5. Demetrius Jackson (2001-) 190-227 .837 6. Bob Thomason (1969-71) 180-217 .829 7. Norm Edwards (1979-82) 85-104 .817 8. Dave Balsley (1962-63) 93-115 .809 9. Ben Rishwain (1991-94) 90-112 .804 10. Matt McGuire (1977-80) 98-123 .797 11. Christian Maraker (2001-) 329-416 .791 12. Ron Cornelius (1978-81) 449-569 .789

Career 3-Point Field Goal Percentage (Min. 100 Att.) Player FGM-A Pct. 1. Johnny Gray (2004-) 64-135 .474 2. Scott Thomason (1995-99) 89-190 .468 3. Mark Boelter (1993-97) 170-405 .420 4. Clay McKnight (1997-2000) 198-477 .415 5. Dell Demps (1988-92) 230-584 .393 6. David Doubley (2003-05) 80-206 .388 7. Adam Jacobsen (1993-98) 311-809 .384 8. Aaron Woliczko (1996-98) 69-181 .381 9. Mike Webb (2004-) 75-194 .387 10. Rayne Mahaffey (1993-98) 82-219 .374 11. Reggie Ricks (1988-90) 124-219 .373 12. Monty Owens (1995-97) 54-146 .370 13. Miah Davis (2002-04) 99-275 .360

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. John Thomas (1955-57) 809 10.64 8. Don Lyttle (1987-91) 796 6.98 9. Christian Maraker (2001-) 710 6.34 10. Charles Strambler (1962-64) 696 8.92

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 (2003-05) 66 8. Christian Maraker (2001-) 54 9. Ron Cornelius (1977-81) 51 10. Brent Counts (1983-87) 46

STREAKS: Pacific has won 62 out of the last 74 games, stretching back to Dec. 30, 2003 ... Over the last three years, Pacific is 34-7 in games decided by nine points or less ... The Tigers have recorded winning marks in 11 of the last 13 seasons (not including 2005-06).

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 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 Lost 1 1 1 1 1 1 Largest Victory: 45, vs. Savannah State (82-37), Nov. 21 Largest Loss: 22, vs. Oregon (62-84), Nov. 22

PACIFIC SIGNS FOUR FOR 2006-07: University of the Pacific Head Men's Basketball Coach Bob Thomason announced today the signing of four student-athletes to letters of intent for the 2006-07 season. Igor Fishbeyn, DeAngelo Garrett, Solomon HorseChief and C.J. Morgan will all enter Pacific in the fall of 2006. Fishbeyn is a 6-9 center from San Francisco, Calif. He is a sophomore at Cabrillo College in Santa Cruz after spending his freshman season at Great Falls University in Montana. Last year at Great Falls, Igor averaged 7.4 points and 3.6 rebounds per game, while shooting 50% from the field and 57% from the free throw line. "Igor is a big, strong and skilled post player," said Thomason. "He has the ability to make three-pointers, as well as score on the block." Garrett comes to Pacific from Northern Oklahoma College in Tonkawa, Oklahoma. A 6-8 forward/center, Garrett averaged 8.2 points and 4.7 rebounds per game for the Jets last year as a freshman. The team captain, he shot 52% from the field and averaged a steal per game. "DeAngelo is a power forward who will be able to play center for us as well," said Thomason. "He will bring an excellent inside presence to the team. He is a great young man with a tremendous upside." HorseChief is a 6-3 guard from Redlands Community College in El Reno, Oklahoma. He averaged 8.2 points, 5.1 steals and 2.7 steals per game in his first year at Redlands. He was an All-Bi State League Honorable Mention selection after leading his team to a 27-4 record and undefeated mark in conference games. He graduated in 2004 from Sequoyah High School in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. He averaged 14.2 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 3.0 steals per game while as a senior in 2004. "Solomon is a very versatile guard and can play both guard spots," said Thomason. "He is a very smart, heady player, with an excellent feel for the game." Morgan is a 6-0 guard from Elk Grove, Calif. He is a senior at Franklin High School in Elk Grove, where he was an Sacramento Bee All-Metro selection after leading the team to a 25-7 record. Morgan set a Sac-Joaquin Section playoff record last season with 52 points in a semifinal victory over Modesto. He averaged 18.3 points and 3.4 rebounds per game last season at Franklin HS, earning all-leauge honors and team MVP accolades. He was chosen as a 2005-06 All-America Honorable Mention by Street and Smith's College Basketball 2005-06 Yearbook. "C.J. is a tremendous shooter who has range to 25 feet," said Thomason. "We feel he can come in and help us be successful at both guard positions."

NEIMEYER TO REDSHIRT: Tiger freshman Casey Neimeyer is redshirting the 2005-06 season ... He came to Pacific from Woodland Christian High School, where he was the Central Valley Christian League MVP his senior season ... He helped lead the Cardinals to a 13-1 league record in 2004-05 under coach Doug Brown ... He will also pitch for Pacific on the Tiger baseball team.

FLORES SUSPENDED: Senior center Miguel Flores has been suspended from the team indefinitely for academic reasons ... He averaged 2.9 points and 2.0 rebounds over the first 11 games.

HURLEY LEAVES TEAM: Freshman guard Kevin Hurley (Fresno, Calif.) has left the team for personal reasons ..."Kevin got along with all of his teammates and coaches, and he will be missed," said Thomason ... "He is an outstanding young man and we wish him the best." ... Hurley had appeared in just two games for the Tigers, scoring three points.