tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-218039712024-03-13T09:17:38.931-07:00The Jackson TwinsJackson Twinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617362288328142935noreply@blogger.comBlogger125125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21803971.post-72087129409314443592010-07-11T11:44:00.000-07:002010-07-23T11:51:17.491-07:002 NEW SEASONS - LET'S BALL!!!<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyAkg4ZtDotReKBFtcUY-VQ4yTc3i4MihkM6a9ryPD6t6aJkchmP2wH0GJGKXHuBvaFZnNlsatOYuM' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/TEL_nSJGiwI/AAAAAAAAL5c/lw2uBeMq4Fo/s1600/cal+riley.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hw="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/TEL_nSJGiwI/AAAAAAAAL5c/lw2uBeMq4Fo/s320/cal+riley.jpg" /></a></div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">An Early Look at Cal Football 2010</span></strong> </em><em></em></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The offseason has finally gotten to me. Cal Football is like that bad, bad girl(or boy) you know will be the death of you. You're going to have good times and bad, be led on, and ultimately have your heart broken. And yet, you keep coming back for more. So without further ado, here are some early thoughts regarding the 2010 Cal Football team. Please consider these to be the inexpert thoughts and opinions of a casual fan. (Hopefully, the smarter and more knowledgeable posters can be induced to fill in the gaps and provide corrections as needed.)</div><br />
<strong>Additional Disclaimer:</strong> This is based solely on personal observations (tv) and an OCD approach to reading every scrap of Cal-related internet info that I could find over the past few months. I have not yet taken my annual pilgrimage to the bookstore to cry over peruse all the pre-season magazines nor do I have access to any game tape or live practices.<br />
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<strong>2009:</strong> A member of the team but did not see any game action.<br />
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<strong>2008:</strong> Redshirted ... did not play.<br />
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<strong>HIGH SCHOOL:</strong> A <strong>four-year varsity starter</strong> who <strong>twice earned Team MVP honors</strong> ... <strong>rated No. 89</strong> among the nation's running backs ... also a <strong>two-time All-Marmonte League</strong> selection as well as an <strong>All-County honoree</strong> as a senior when he rushed 230 times for <strong>1,225 yards</strong> and <strong>16 touchdowns</strong> after a 988-yard campaign with 10 TDs as a junior ... caught a combined 32 passes for 287 yards in his final two seasons ... also served as his <strong>team's punter</strong>, averaging<strong> 33.7 yards</strong> per punt as a senior.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/TD0vKpMWvkI/AAAAAAAAL4Y/jdrlP4M-b8Y/s1600/316.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/TD0vKpMWvkI/AAAAAAAAL4Y/jdrlP4M-b8Y/s320/316.JPG" /></a></div><strong>PERSONAL</strong>: Full name is Langston R. Jackson ... born May 14, 1990 ... major is undeclared but considering Media Studies.<br />
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<em>Ryan Gorcey</em><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>BERKELEY-</strong>Now, we're even. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/TDqJa92cGxI/AAAAAAAAL3Q/xVV523nOv_s/s1600/LANGCAL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/TDqJa92cGxI/AAAAAAAAL3Q/xVV523nOv_s/s320/LANGCAL.jpg" /></a>That declaration on the part of the Cal football team's offense was made loud and clear on Saturday, as the Bears offense put on a show for the Cal Day crowd, tallying seven touchdowns and two field goals and getting the better of the defense for the first time this spring. Most impressive, though, was <strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKVD4lB8wHg">Langston Jackson,</a></strong> who carried the ball three times for 21 yards and looks like a dark horse candidate to get at least some meaningful snaps next season.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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Given the role of the FB in Cal's offense, the idea of Kapp playing FB is a joke. He's only 220 lbs! Cal uses the fullback as a blocker about 95% of the time, so they'd be much better off converting <strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKVD4lB8wHg">Langston Jackson</a></strong> to FB if they insist on pretending that the FB is a RB in Cal's offense. An even better idea would be to use a backup OL, DL, TE or LB with the size to pound LBs into the ground.<br />
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<em>Ryan Gorcey</em><br />
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<strong>SAN FRANCISCO</strong>-"And the Children Shall Lead." It's more than just the title of an original Star Trek episode. On Wednesday evening at AT& Park, it was a young child who fired perhaps the most pointed question at Cal head football coach Jeff Tedford during the question-and-answer period of the AT&T Coaches Tour event.<br />
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Shortly into the give-and-take with the crowd, a young towheaded boy stepped up to the mike. Before the boy opened his mouth, Tedford chuckled, sensing just what was in store.<br />
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"This is a quarterback question, I can feel it," Tedford said, eliciting a chorus of laughs from the crowd. "I can feel it. Somebody put him up to it. Everybody always puts the little kids up to ask the quarterback question."<br />
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"Is Kevin Riley quarterbacking again?" the young boy asked, followed by an even louder cacophony of laughter."I've done this a few times. I know," Tedford laughed. "Yes, he is playing quarterback."<br />
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After some more laughter, the child asked who Riley's backups would be. Smart kid. Probably gunning for my job.<br />
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"Very smart. That's the way to ask who the starter is, right?" Tedford said, to more laughter. "The quarterback situation, we're very competitive there. Kevin obviously has a step up because of his experience level and game time. Beau Sweeney, right now, is No. 2, and he's going to compete very strongly for that spot. Brock (Mansion) is in third right now."<br />
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As BearTerritory readers already know, Mansion sprained his left foot/ankle during spring practice, but Tedford offered an update to a small gathering of press after the event.<br />
"He's doing fine," Tedford said. "He had a sprained ankle/foot, and now he's had time to recover. I don't think he's 100 percent yet, but he's back at it (throwing to teammates). Brock's pretty good at rehab and doing what he's told. It's just unfortunate that he didn't get to play down the stretch in the spring."<br />
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Tedford also spoke on several other injuries, saying that sophomore linebacker Mychal Kendricks is healing well, but freshman defensive lineman Keni Kaufusi will likely miss "most of the season" recovering from shoulder surgery.<br />
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Another injury that Tedford addressed during the Q&A was the shoulder surgery that freshman QB Allan Bridgford underwent that cost him all of last season.<br />
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"He's throwing now. He just started throwing this week, so he'll be in the mix," Tedford said. "It'd be great to see him out there, because he was very frustrated by that (injury), obviously. He'll be in the mix, and he's got a lot of ability, so we can't wait to get him back into it. He's a very quick study and a very smart guy. He's competitive. So, it'll be nice to see him start to compete a little bit."<br />
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As for the quarterback competition heading into fall, Tedford addressed that during the Q&A, as well.<br />
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"We're going to let it play out, all through the summer and all through fall camp, and then we'll make a decision about a week and a half before the first game on who's going to be the starter," Tedford said. "Right now, Kevin, his whole deal through the spring was consistency-trying to get him to be more consistent with his fundamentals-and he's really worked hard at that. He's a great competitor, and I know he wants the job and he provides some leadership there for us, as well."<br />
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When asked about the offensive line, Tedford gave fans at least a glimpse of the possible starting five in the trenches.<br />
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"I think we have a chance to be solid there," Tedford told the crowd. "We really do. I think Chris Guarnero is going to be the center, we have a couple returners. Mitchell Schwartz will be a tackle, we're going to move Matt Summers-Gavin to tackle. We're very athletic up there."<br />
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Later, Tedford specified that Summers-Gavin would take the place of departed senior Mike Tepper at left tackle.<br />
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"We have some flexibility with Donovan Edwards playing at center and guard and tackle. But, right now, coming out of the spring, Matt was our best left tackle," Tedford said. "But, Schwartz was hurt, so we've had to do a lot of moving around."<br />
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Still undecided is who will be the No. 2 running back behind the prohibitive favorite for the starting job, junior Shane Vereen.<br />
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"I don't know who that second back is going to be," Tedford said. "I do know this: Shane is very talented. He can do a lot of things. But, we cannot hand him the ball 42 times like the Stanford game. After that, he wasn't the same for the next two games. We kind of beat him up in that game, and he played great and all that, but we can't do that. We have to utilize him in some places, probably even at some receiver as well, with our youth at receiver. But, Shane can do it all.<br />
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"We have to be very smart, and Coach (Ron) Gould, our running backs coach, does a phenomenal job of making sure he's spelling those guys and keeping them healthy and things like that, so one of the goals, and one of our challenges going into fall camp will be who is that next back, or maybe who are the next two backs to help spell Shane a little bit and keep him fresh."<br />
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With all the depth-chart talk behind him, Tedford also addressed the looming spectre of Pac-10 conference expansion as the room emptied after the event.<br />
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"I think there could be some benefits to it," Tedford said. "I need to learn more about it, obviously, and see how the league would be aligned and what the rotation would be, with who you play and how often. I'm anxious to find out more about it. I don't know enough specifics. I think it's exciting. It's exciting to have a championship game. That would be pretty cool. It'd be competitive, I know that."<br />
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During his prepared comments earlier, the Bears' head coach was a bit more demonstrative in his thoughts on the subject.<br />
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"Obviously, this Pac-16 thing adds a lot of buzz. There's no question about it. It should be very exciting," Tedford said. "Actually, I'd like to get another cut at Texas after they kind of screwed us. I don't know how your guys' memory is, but I know when we got screwed out of the Rose Bowl that year by Texas, I won't forget that, so hopefully, we can get another shot."<br />
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And that shot may come earlier than when the two teams finally meet on the gridiron. That shot may come in the recruiting battles in the Lone Star State.<br />
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"I think in recruiting, for a kid who says, 'Hey, I want to play these teams,' or even for a Texas kid, we could go to Texas and recruit more, because they know that they get to go home and play Texas teams and stuff.<br />
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<strong>Top 120 countdown No. 38 California </strong><br />
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<strong>Coach: Jeff Tedford (67-35, ninth season) </strong><br />
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<strong>Last season: 8-5, 5-4 (T-5th in Pac-10); lost to Utah in Poinsettia Bowl </strong><br />
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<strong>Returning starters: Offense-8. Defense-4. Special teams-2. </strong><br />
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<strong>Final 2009 Rivals.com ranking: 31st </strong><br />
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<em><strong>Beware the Cal Bears: When little is expected from them, much often is delivered.</strong></em> <br />
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No doubt, little is expected in Berkeley following last season's disappointment that included five losses by double-digit margins. Even the freeloaders on Tightwad Hill felt gypped. <br />
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That was the fourth time in the past five seasons Cal was ranked among the nation's preseason top 20 but failed to finish there. But Cal often exceeds modest expectations, as was the case in 2002 when coach Jeff Tedford's first team improved on a 1-10 debacle the previous year and notched seven wins. In '04, they opened the season ranked 13th but finished ninth and almost beat national champion USC. In '08, they opened unranked but posted nine victories. <br />
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So could the Bears surprise again? <br />
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That will require efficient quarterback play, a stronger offensive line and an improved secondary that may depend heavily on freshmen. <br />
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<strong>THE SCHEME:</strong> California employs a pro-style system that also utilizes elements of the spread. The Bears typically have a productive running game. A streak of seven consecutive seasons with a 1,000-yard rusher ended last season, but only because of a season-ending injury to starting TB Jahvid Best. Best and Shane Vereen, who started late in the year, combined for more than 1,800 rushing yards.<br />
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<strong>STAR POWER:</strong> Vereen, a junior, finished just 48 yards shy of 1,000 last season -- and he was a backup. Now that Best has gone to the NFL, Vereen's workload figures to increase substantially. So does his output. When replacing an injured Best in the starting lineup for the final four games of '09, Vereen rushed for 566 yards and six touchdowns. He had more than 100 yards in every game in which he received at least 17 carries. Look for him to get at least 20 every game this season. <br />
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<strong>IMPACT NEWCOMER:</strong> Cal's backup running back typically gets a significant share of the rushing load, and the Bears need a reliable backup for Vereen. Although there is no shortage of candidates, one possibility is redshirt freshman Dasarte Yarnway, a former four-star prospect who rushed for more than 2,100 yards as a high school senior. At 6 feet and 223 pounds, Yarnway can provide an element of power. <br />
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<strong>STRONGEST AREA:</strong> There is great big-play potential at running back. Vereen had touchdown runs of 61, 42 and 36 yards and a 50-yarder in which he didn't score. Cal typically shares the rushing workload, and there are no shortages of candidates to back up Vereen. Sophomore Isi Sofele has gnat-like quickness and size (5-7/186 pounds), and given a crease he has the speed to score from anywhere on the field. Sophomore Covaughn DeBoskie-Johnson averaged 6.8 yards per carry while rushing for 211 yards in a limited role last season. And there's the touted Yarnway. <br />
<strong>BIGGEST PROBLEM:</strong> QB Kevin Riley takes a lot of heat, but he could sure use more help from the line. A year ago, the Bears' offensive front allowed 31 sacks, the second-highest total in the Pac-10. Four starters return, but obviously they have to raise their performance level. The Bears hope moving Matt Summers-Gavin, who missed five games because of injuries in '09, from guard to tackle will help solve that problem. <br />
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<strong>THE SCHEME:</strong> Cal uses a 3-4 set. First-year coordinator Clancy Pendergast, who comes from the NFL, has supervised units that created pressure and forced turnovers. Look for the Bears to be more aggressive and blitz frequently from all angles. <br />
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<strong>STAR POWER:</strong> ILB Mike Mohamed distinguished himself as one of the Pac-10's best in '09. He led the league with 112 tackles, 16 more than anyone else. He also grabbed three interceptions. His interception of Stanford's Andrew Luck on the 3-yard line clinched the victory over the Bears' archrival. An All-Pac 10 selection, Mohamed will contend for even greater honors if he follows up with a similar performance this season. <br />
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<strong>IMPACT NEWCOMER:</strong> Cal assembled one of the country's best 2010 recruiting classes. One big reason is DE/OLB Chris Martin, a five-star recruit ranked the No. 18 prospect in the nation. Martin posted 11 sacks as a high school senior and figures to be a perfect fit for Pendergast's system. <br />
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<strong>STRONGEST AREA:</strong> Mohamed's return and Martin's addition makes linebacker an easy choice. Furthermore, the Bears have plenty of other veterans returning, too. D.J. Holt got eight starts in '09, so the Bears should be solid inside. Last year in his first season as a starter, Mychal Kendricks posted 71 tackles -- the second-highest total on the team. Yet he isn't assured a place in the starting lineup. Keith Browner, a 6-6, 260-pound senior, could be an imposing presence on the outside. <br />
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<strong>BIGGEST PROBLEM:</strong> The secondary play was terrible in '09. The Bears ranked 111th in the nation in pass defense; they allowed 20 touchdown passes and made just 11 interceptions. Three of last season's starters have departed. That may be a good thing. <br />
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P Bryan Anger is so good that he averaged 41.5 yards per attempt last season, and some felt he had a subpar year. Anger had 14 punts that covered at least 50 yards and killed 24 kicks inside the opponents' 20. So, a "good" season would really be something. Kicking hasn't been a problem, nor has it been an area of strength. A year ago, Vince D'Amato and Giorgio Tavecchio combined to convert 15 of 24 field-goal attempts. Vereen is dangerous on kick returns, but he may not continue in that role. The Bears still will be solid there. Jeremy Ross averaged more than 21 yards on punt returns and can be effective on kickoffs, too. The coverage units need work. <br />
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<strong>DATE OPPONENT</strong><br />
Sept. 4 UC Davis <br />
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Sept. 11 Colorado <br />
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Sept. 17 @ Nevada <br />
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Sept. 25 @ Arizona <br />
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Oct. 9 UCLA <br />
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Oct. 16 @ USC <br />
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Oct. 23 Arizona State <br />
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Oct. 30 @ Oregon State <br />
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Nov. 6 @ Washington State <br />
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Nov. 13 Oregon <br />
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Nov. 20 Stanford <br />
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Nov. 27 Washington <br />
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<strong>SCHEDULE </strong><br />
Cal typically gets off to a fast start, and 2010 should be no different. The Bears open with Cal-Davis, then face Colorado and Nevada to complete the non-conference portion of the schedule. Pac-10 play requires road trips to Arizona, USC and Oregon State, which should be strong contenders for the conference championship. The Bears also must close with home games against Oregon, Stanford and Washington. <br />
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<strong>OVERALL OUTLOOK</strong> <br />
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Cal is usually good, but never quite good enough. The Bears have notched at least eight victories five times in the past six seasons and have posted the second-most victories among Pac-10 teams since coach Jeff Tedford took over eight years ago. But they haven't managed a championship in that span. There are reasons for optimism this season. Vereen and WRs Marvin Jones and Ross provide big-play potential on offense, and Pendergast's addition and an influx of young talent should boost the defense. In addition, there aren't great expectations for Cal, which could have the element of surprise in its favor. But Riley has been inconsistent throughout his career, and the offensive line and secondary have to show dramatic improvement. Overall, the Bears figure to be good again, just not good enough to win a title. <br />
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Olin Buchanan is the senior college football writer for Rivals.com. He can be reached at <a href="mailto:olin@rivals.com">olin@rivals.com</a>. <br />
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College Football 2010 Rankings: No. 42 California <br />
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California, Orlando Sentinel Preseason Rankings 2010, college football — posted by andrea adelson on July, 20 2010 6:00 AM Discuss This: Comments(0) <br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: blue;">Today at No. 42: California</span></span></strong><br />
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<strong>Jeff Tedford leads California</strong>. <br />
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Why is California No. 42? The Bears lost several of their best players, including RB Jahvid Best and Tyson Alualu. But they got a glimpse of life without Best last season, after a serious concussion cut his campaign short. California is going to need more consistency out of QB Kevin Riley and in the secondary to challenge for the Pac-10 crown.<br />
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<em>Capsule, by Brendan Sonnone</em><br />
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Coach: Jeff Tedford (67-35, ninth season)<br />
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2009 Record: 8-5 (5-4, sixth in Pac-10)<br />
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<strong>Look back:</strong> California has had a difficult time living up to preseason expectations under Tedford. Last season was no different. Starting the season ranked No. 15, the Golden Bears got off to a fast start as Heisman hopeful Jahvid Best ran for 412 yards in landslide victories against Maryland, Eastern Michigan and Minnesota. But the fast start ended abruptly. California lost its next two games to Oregon and USC by a combined 66 points. Best later sustained a serious concussion following a scary fall in loss at Oregon State and missed the rest of the season. California ended the year with consecutive double-digit losses against Washington and Utah in the bowl game.<br />
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Offensive starters lost/returning: 5/6<br />
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Defensive starters lost/returning: 6/5<br />
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<strong>Key losses:</strong> RB Jahvid Best (867 rushing yards, 12 rushing touchdowns), DL Tyson Alualu (65 tackles, 7.5 sacks), WR Verran Tucker (453 receiving yards), OL Mike Tepper.<br />
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<strong>Top returnees:</strong> LB Mike Mohamed (112 tackles, 3 INTs), RB Shane Vereen (952 rushing yards, 12 rushing touchdowns), WR Marvin Jones (43 catches, 651 receiving yards, 6 TDs), QB Kevin Riley (2,850 passing yards, 18 TDs, 8 INTs).<br />
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<strong>Strengths:</strong> Last year, the Golden Bears finished third in the Pac-10 with 112 rushing yards per game and have the potential to be just as successful on the ground in 2010. Cal returns four starters on the offensive line and Vereen comes back as the team’s leading rusher. Vereen filled in for Best admirably last year and will have an increased load as a junior. Mohamed anchors a defensive front seven that returns four starters from last season. DE Cameron Jordan, who had six sacks in 2009, is a good fit in the team’s 3-4 scheme and the Golden Bears expect big things from NT Kendrick Payne.<br />
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<strong>Weaknesses:</strong> While the run game has been strong for the Golden Bears, the passing game has been mediocre in recent years. Riley was serviceable at quarterback last season, but in the games that Cal lost, he made too many mistakes, especially in losses to USC and Oregon. Jones stepped up as a reliable receiver for Riley but there weren’t many more dynamic players for him to throw the ball to. The secondary returns safety Sean Cattouse, who emerged as a starter later in the season, but it is comprised of cornerbacks Darian Hagan, Josh Hill, and Bryant Nnabuife, who all rotated as starters but never locked down their spot on the depth chart.<br />
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<strong>Outlook:</strong> The pieces are in play for California to go bowling again. Vereen proved his worth as a reliable running back and Riley just needs to improve his efficiency (completed 54 percent of his passes last year) for Cal’s offense to be one of the league’s best. If the defense—especially the secondary—can step up, Tedford’s squad should be solid again in 2010.<br />
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<strong>Video extra:</strong> Highlights of California’s 2010 spring scrimmage.<br />
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<strong>The Waves return 13 letterwinners and all five starters from last year's squad.</strong> <br />
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Headlining the list of returners is junior guard Keion Bell who earned All-WCC honorable mention status last season. Bell led the Waves and ranked second in the conference in scoring with 18.5 ppg. Bell is also one of the top rebounding guards in the conference as he averaged 5.1 rpg to go along with 3.2 apg. <br />
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Bell had a career-high 37 points at Gonzaga (1/21), which included 34 second-half points en route to setting a McCarthey Athletic Center scoring record by an opponent. It was the highest-scoring game by a WCC player in 2009-10. <br />
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The Waves also return senior wing Mychel Thompson, son of former NBA player Mychal Thompson and brother of current Washington State standout Klay Thompson. Thompson turned in a solid junior season, ranking second on the team in scoring with 11.8 ppg to go along with 5.0 rpg en route to All-WCC honorable mention accolades. <br />
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Thompson opens the season with 931 career points and should become the Waves' 36th 1,000-point scorer. He also enters the season ranked seventh all-time at Pepperdine in three-pointers made with 139. <br />
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June 23 - University of San Diego Summer Report <br />
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Some posters are really funny...you keep forgetting the biggest and toughest back on the team. <strong><a href="http://www.blogger.com/://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKVD4lB8wHg">Jackson</a> </strong>Good thing the coaches know who he is. By conference time, you will see who will get the ball for short yardage!<br />
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Just like USC's RB depth, there are stars on the bench.<br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9t-7GVHFctk&feature=related"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Recap from Men's Basketball Trip to Italy</span></a> <br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/TEMIWN56b8I/AAAAAAAAL7k/bSKQ26TfUUE/s1600/ljitaly440.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hw="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/TEMIWN56b8I/AAAAAAAAL7k/bSKQ26TfUUE/s320/ljitaly440.jpg" /></a></div><strong>MALIBU, Calif</strong>. -- What a trip it was for the Men's Basketball team in Italy! For 10 days, the Pepperdine coaching staff and players had the opportunity of a lifetime. From five-hour bus rides of laughter and team camaraderie, to enjoying the sights and sounds of famous landmarks and cities, to cherishing the amazing taste of Italian dining and to playing four games against European competition, the Waves got to experience a culture and a country that they will appreciate for a lifetime. </div><br />
"It was great -- a wonderful experience," Pepperdine Coach Tom Asbury said. "It was good from a basketball standpoint and even better from a cultural standpoint. Just a great experience for the guys." <br />
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The tour consisted of visits to Ancient Rome (Colosseum, Pantheon, Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain) and the Rome City Center (Vatican, St. Peter's Basilica, Sistine Chapel), Florence (Accademia Gallery- Michelangelo's David, Cathedral, Ponte Vecchio), Venice (St. Mark's Square, St. Mark's Basilica, Doge's Palace, Gondola rides) and Lake Como (Bellagio). <br />
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"The highlight for me was the bus rides, and the conversations with the guys and staff," associate head coach Marty Wilson said. "The camaraderie that was built was great. If the guys are better off the court, we will be a whole lot better on the court. <br />
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"I thought the trip was great. Our guys learned more than they probably ever expected to. All of our guys were really appreciative. They were just blown away by the experience." <br />
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The players had the chance to spend time with each other and take in a special and unique opportunity to visit one of the world's crown jewels in Europe. <br />
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"The trip was an awesome experience for our team," said junior center Corbin Moore (Cypress, Calif./Los Alamitos HS). "It was really exciting to explore another country. I think as a team we really bonded with each other and got to see so many cool things that you only learn about in history class or see in textbooks. We spent a lot of time together and the experience was something that I will never forget." <br />
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It was successful as well for the growth and development of the team as they prepare for the 2010-11 season. The Waves went 3-1 against some good Italian professional competition. <br />
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"The last game was a good one for us," assistant coach Damin Lopez said. "The crowd was loud. It was like a true road game. The players were bigger and more physical. Every call went against us. But we kept fighting back and found a way to win. It was good from the mental standpoint." <br />
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Asbury allowed his top two assistants in Wilson and Lopez to each coach one game at the helm. The games were competitive and the teams earned greater respect of each other. <br />
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"All the teams were well-coached and the players were good sportsmen," Asbury said. <br />
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Playing in an unfamiliar environment was never an issue. The Italian crowd was very receptive of the Pepperdine team and how they played. <br />
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"They were very appreciative of the good play," Asbury said. "Many times they were cheering for us more than their own." <br />
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Pepperdine lost its first game to Romana Basket Anagni, 90-83, but rebounded to win three straight contests over CUS Siena, 92-53, Texa Roncado, 87-71 and Sangiorgese Basket, 82-76. <br />
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The final contest vs. Sangiorgese Basket was a hard-fought game that brought out the best in the Waves. After sightseeing and traveling for eight days, Pepperdine overcame tired legs and sluggish play to prevail in an exciting victory. <br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3i7G7MHgvI&feature=related">Junior guard Keion Bell</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tICzp2jw_U&feature=related">(Los Angeles, Calif./Pasadena HS)</a> led the Waves with 23.3 points and 56% shooting from the field over the four games. Senior forward Mychel Thompson (Portland, Ore./Stoneridge Prep) chipped in 15.5 points per game as the Waves averaged 86 points a game. <br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Aside from visiting the historical venues and taking in the majestic beauty around the country, one of the highlights for everyone was connecting with fellow Pepperdine students who are spending time at the Florence campus. The Waves got to tour the small villa there where the students live and study abroad. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Liz Whatley, Director of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9t-7GVHFctk">Pepperdine's Florence, Italy Study-Abroad Program,</a> invited the basketball team, coaches and students to dinner at her house outside Florence for an evening of social interaction and good times. She served lasagna, pasta, steak and chicken as part of a feast that everyone had the pleasure to enjoy. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">"Meeting up with the abroad program was fun because it was cool to see people I knew from school," said junior forward Taylor Darby (San Marcos, Calif./Mission Hills HS). </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">"Going to the Colosseum was crazy too because you've seen it on television and movies all the time," Darby said. "Lake Como was awesome. Probably one of the prettiest lakes I've ever seen. It was an all-around great trip." </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">"It was priceless," Assistant Coach Will Kimble said. "I was definitely blessed to have seen it all." </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">"We saw some unbelievable sites and saw some great history," Wilson added. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/TDqKUUcm8OI/AAAAAAAAL3o/Oor-KtlROuI/s1600/pepp+mt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/TDqKUUcm8OI/AAAAAAAAL3o/Oor-KtlROuI/s320/pepp+mt.jpg" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Said Thompson: "It was a great experience, a once-in-a-lifetime type of thing. Not many people get to take free trips to Europe. It was real cool going on the tours and seeing all of the religious and historical places there. The way they play basketball there is pretty different than here, but it was pretty fun and a great experience. It was all in all, an experience of a lifetime." </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">As for the food, exotic types of spaghetti, different dishes of pasta and delicious flavors of gelato were the favorites among the coaches. For Wilson, it was the salmon pasta. Lopez craved the Stracciatella gelato (chocolate chip-type ice cream). Asbury, along with Scott Coopman, Director of Basketball Operations, agreed that the food never gets old, just better. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">"Every type of food was good," Asbury stated. "You never get tired of it." "I didn't have a bad meal. No such thing there," Coopman added. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The Waves will forever remember this special trip. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">"Each person had a different recollection," Asbury said. "They were fascinated with it all. We have great kids who are good students and value an education. But it's the bonding and togetherness that you get a lot out of. We thoroughly enjoyed it."</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Lorne Jackson Career Statistics</span></strong> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/TD0ubMARBAI/AAAAAAAAL4I/7DzVGQjzDhQ/s1600/083.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/TD0ubMARBAI/AAAAAAAAL4I/7DzVGQjzDhQ/s320/083.JPG" /></a></div><strong>CAREER</strong>: In two seasons, has averaged 7.3 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 21.4 minutes ... Has started 32 of 62 games ... A career 75.9% free throw shooter. <br />
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<strong>PEPPERDINE 2009-10:</strong> Finished <strong>third on the team</strong> in scoring again as a sophomore, averaging 8.1 points ... Also posted 2.8 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.2 steals in 26.1 minutes ... Started 18 of 31 games ... In the WCC, was <strong>11th in assists,</strong> <strong>11th in steals</strong> and <strong>11th in free throw percentage (75.0%)</strong> ... Reached double-figures in points 12 times ... <strong>Scored a career-high 21</strong> points vs. San Francisco (1/16), which included 9-for-9 from the foul line ... Along with the USF victory, had 15 points in a win over Santa Clara (1/14) and was named the <strong>WCC co-Player of the Week</strong> ... <strong>Began WCC play with four straight games of at least 15 points</strong> ... Other season highs were six assists vs. Loyola Marymount (1/9), six rebounds (several times), four steals at Portland (1/23), <strong>four three-pointers (three times)</strong> and 38 minutes vs. Santa Clara (1/14). <br />
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<strong>PEPPERDINE 2008-09:</strong> Pepperdine's third-leading scorer as a freshman ... Averaged 6.6 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 16.6 minutes ... Played in 31 games ... Started 14 games at point guard while Ryan Holmes was injured ... Scored in double-figures 12 times ... <strong>Had a season-high 18 points at Hawaii (12/30) in just 22 minutes</strong> ... Other season highs were five assists (several times), four rebounds (several times), three steals at Saint Mary's (1/17) and three three-pointers (several times) ... After scoring 11 points in the first five games, exploded for 17 vs. Cal State Bakersfield (11/29) in a season-high 31 minutes ... Drove in for a <strong>game-winning lay-up with 6.6 seconds left vs. Coppin State</strong> (12/29) ... Late in the season, scored in double-figures in three straight games, <strong>amassing 32 points in 33 minutes. </strong><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/TD0uhlzDQbI/AAAAAAAAL4Q/V8e75a1Vnlk/s1600/065.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/TD0uhlzDQbI/AAAAAAAAL4Q/V8e75a1Vnlk/s320/065.JPG" /></a></div><strong>HIGH SCHOOL</strong>: Graduated from Simi Valley (Calif.) High School in 2008 ... Named the Ventura County Star's <strong>Player of the Year</strong> as a 2008 senior ... On the <strong>Ventura County all-time lists</strong>, finished <strong>second</strong> in career steals (308) and <strong>ninth in career assists</strong> (439) ... Also named CalHiSports.com all-state second team, All-SCIBCA Southern Section Division I-AA first team and Marmonte League co-<strong>Player of the Year</strong> ... A <strong>McDonald's All-American nominee</strong> ... <strong>Led Ventura County</strong> in scoring <strong>(22.9 ppg)</strong> and steals (4.3 spg) and was <strong>second in assists (</strong>6.8 apg) ... Added 6.7 rebounds per game and shot 50% from the field, 38% on three-pointers and<strong> 84% from the free throw line</strong> ... Set a <strong>school record with a 20-for-22</strong> free-throw performance against Dominguez High School en route to a <strong>season-high 39 points</strong> ...<strong> Scored 20 or more points 19 times and 30 or more points three times</strong> ... Helped Simi Valley to a <strong>26-2 record</strong>, an <strong>unbeaten record in the Marmonte League</strong> and the second round of the CIF playoffs ...As a 2007 junior, made the CalHiSports.com all-state junior second team and the <strong>All-Ventura County first</strong> team while averaging 16.6 points, 5.0 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 4.0 steals ... As a 2006 sophomore, averaged 11.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.6 steals ... Also lettered in football ... Earned a <strong>CIF "Character Counts" award</strong> and the <strong>Marmonte League's "All-Star" honor</strong>. <br />
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<strong>CLUB:</strong> Played for Double Pump Elite and BTI. <br />
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<strong>PERSONAL:</strong> Born in Simi Valley, Calif. ... Son of Reginald and Lyle Jackson ... His father played football at UCLA ... Has two siblings, Ashley and Langston ... His twin brother Langston is a freshman walk-on on the California football team ... His personal trainer was former NBA player Pooh Richardson ... Chose Pepperdine because "I loved the coaches, the players and the campus." <br />
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<strong>FAVORITES:</strong> Enjoys watching television and movies and listening to music ... Favorite pro basketball player is Kobe Bryant ... Favorite pro basketball team is the Los Angeles Lakers ... Favorite book is Coach Wooden One-on-One ... Favorite movie is Friday ... Favorite TV shows are the Jamie Foxx Show and Entourage ... Favorite musical artist is Lil' Wayne ... Favorite sport other than basketball is football ... Favorite thing about basketball is "there is so much more that you can get better at, even though I've been playing it since I was young." <br />
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<strong>Pepperdine Waves Men's Basketball</strong><br />
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border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Men's Basketball Set for Trip to Italy</span></strong> </div></div><em>Courtesy: Pepperdine Sports Information</em><br />
<em>Release: 04/30/2010</em><br />
<em>Courtesy: Martin A. Folb</em><br />
<em>By Dick Dornan</em><br />
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</em></div><strong>MALIBU, Calif.</strong> -- <em>Buon Giorno e Benvenuto al' Italia! Good day and welcome to Italy!</em><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The Pepperdine's men's basketball team is going abroad to Europe. From May 4-14, the Waves will have the opportunity to enjoy one of the world's best treasures: the beautiful country of Italy. With the help of Basketball Travelers, Inc., the men's basketball program will enjoy touring historic sites, learning the Italian culture and playing four games of basketball against different Italian professional teams.</div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The NCAA allows collegiate teams to travel out of the country once every four years. The planning began two years ago and the experience is worthwhile to all who make the trip.</div><br />
Pepperdine Coach Tom Asbury has coached previous teams that have gone to Australia, Japan and the Bahamas. He is looking forward to his first encounter in Europe.<br />
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"I'm excited," Asbury said. "My wife is really excited. It's a good country to visit and it's just about the right amount of time to be there. We will do some sightseeing and play some games. There will be different types of abilities on the court that we will see."<br />
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Asbury knows the value in this type of unique opportunity, which doesn't present itself too often. Not only is it valuable for the players' educational growth by learning and understanding the European lifestyle and their customs, but it signifies the chance to build as a team and prepare for the 2010-11 basketball season.<br />
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"One of the biggest benefits we get from this is 10 days of extra practice," Asbury stated. "This is a great time for us to work on our basics and improve as a team, and maybe tinker on some things that we couldn't do during the season."<br />
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With 13 lettermen returning for next season, the Waves are looking to improve and make positive strides as they embark on another challenging preseason schedule and WCC slate.<br />
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Asbury said the team's attitude has been "terrific" thus far and the team is eager to take their game to the next level. But before their European competition begins, Pepperdine must adjust to FIBA rules before they take the court in Rome on May 6 for their first game of the trip vs. Roma Chimici Anagni Basket at the Palazzetto dello Sport.<br />
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"We have to adjust to international rules such as the shot clock (24 seconds), offensive goaltending and the width of the key," Asbury explained. "Defensively it changes the approach to the game. Losing 11 seconds off each possession changes things a lot. We will experiment with position changes too. <br />
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"This trip is a bonus in that it gives us more time to work on our skills, extra shooting, etc. I'm also giving the assistant coaches the chance to create their own practices. We will bring FIBA officials into practice to get used to everything."<br />
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Basketball Travelers, Inc., has taken teams such as Loyola Marymount, Nevada and Kent State to Europe recently. They plan the entire trip and organize all tours and games.<br />
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"They are really good," Asbury said. "I wouldn't go with anyone else. They bring two of their employees along; one of which is an interpreter. They are experienced and are good at what they do."<br />
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Viaggiare è vivere! To travel is to live!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/TENGlLQyp3I/AAAAAAAAL-c/jquJ1DyhO-o/s1600/ljitaly434.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hw="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/TENGlLQyp3I/AAAAAAAAL-c/jquJ1DyhO-o/s320/ljitaly434.jpg" /></a></div>The tour consists of visits to Ancient Rome (Colosseum, Pantheon, Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain) and the Rome City Center (Vatican, St. Peter's Basilica, Sistine Chapel), Florence (Accademia Gallery- Michelangelo's David, Cathedral, Ponte Vecchio), Pisa (Leaning Tower of Pisa), Venice (St. Mark's Square, St. Mark's Basilica, Doge's Palace, Gondola rides) and Verona (Juliet's Balcony, Lake Como, Brunate Funicular, Bellagio).<br />
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L'Italia è fantastica! Italy is fantastic!<br />
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"We will talk about the culture and enjoy the experience," Asbury said. "Our goal is to develop team bonding and bring the team together. We also want general improvement of the team and to gain confidence for next season."<br />
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Mangiare bene! Eat well!<br />
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Asbury has pointed out that he will make sure to enjoy his favorite Italian dish of lasagna and compare it to the likes of it back in the states. Meanwhile, he says his wife, Carlie, will sample the different types of wine. Some delicious pasta with a scintillating taste of "vino" on beautiful Lake Como will be a treat in itself.<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/TEM0Mf23vOI/AAAAAAAAL-M/ODZV0VBQI7w/s1600/peppfl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" hw="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/TEM0Mf23vOI/AAAAAAAAL-M/ODZV0VBQI7w/s320/peppfl.jpg" /></a>Andiamo il gioco della pallacanestro! Let's go play some basketball!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Here is the schedule of games for the Waves:</span></strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">May 6 vs. Roma Chimici Anagni Basket (a B-1 team) in Rome.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div>May 8 vs. Sana Basket Siena (the U-21 team of an A-1 team) in Siena.<br />
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May 11 vs. Acergas Trieste (a B-1 team) in Trieste.<br />
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May 12 vs. Co Mark Treviglio in Treviglio.<br />
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Twelve returning players are slated to make the trip. The Waves had no seniors on last year's team, and incoming freshmen are not eligible to go on foreign trips. Dane Suttle Jr. will not travel as he recently underwent surgery on his ankle and is beginning the rehabilitation process. Andy Shannon, a backup center the past two seasons, is transferring to another school.<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Buon Viaggio, Arrivederci e Buona Fortuna Pepperdine! Have a good trip, good-bye and good luck Pepperdine!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>Members of the Pepperdine men's basketball program will be sending reports from their May 4-14 trip to Italy to keep their fans back home updated right here.</strong> </div><br />
<strong>May 5</strong><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><em>by Scott Coopman, director of basketball operations</em></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S-r-EVI6fjI/AAAAAAAALz4/Cl-rQe-GcKg/s1600/lornelmu.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S-r-EVI6fjI/AAAAAAAALz4/Cl-rQe-GcKg/s320/lornelmu.jpg" wt="true" /></a>Quite a trip here. We started May 4 with the guys lifting and conditioning with Ryan Capretta on campus. We departed for LAX at 2:30 and made it in plenty of time, of course. Hopped on an Air France Boeing 777 for a 12 and a half hour flight to Paris. Lifted off at about 7 pm. Landed in Paris at 2:50. Lots of trying to sleep on the plane. Walking laps around the the back of the plane. Most of the big guys got pretty good seats at the bulkheads so they could stretch their legs. On average everyone watched about 3 movies on the flight. The Air France flight crew was very friendly. Of course we landed just about on time in Paris but then we taxied for what felt like 20 minutes! Having to change planes we only had about 25 minutes and Charles De Gaulle Airport is enormous! There was no way we'd make it to our connecting flight to Rome. Luckily, Air France was waiting for our entire party and walked us to our plane, holding it for about 20 minutes. So, we made both our flights and made it safely to Rome. The weather was terrific when we landed. We were met at the Airport by our Italian host Fabio who led us out to baggage claim. There we met our Basketball Travelers host Dave Kronstadt and boarded our bus. Not much of a customs check so we got out of the airport very quickly. Our hosts gave us a nice bus tour on the way in to the hotel. Entering the ancient city is quite breathtaking as all of the sudden you're passing through 2000 year old city walls. We drove past the ancient city center and the Colosseum. These are truly amazing sites. We will be visiting these places on May 7. Tomorrow, May 6, we are headed to Vatican City for a 9 am tour. We'll also have our first game of the tour. Updates to follow!</div></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div>Breakfast was different than in America. There was a lot of different types of bread; it was weird seeing things like lettuce and tomatoes for breakfast. I had some eggs that were like something I have never seen, they were a dark yellow and runny, they tasted a little different, but overall weren't bad. The glasses for juice were really small as well. <br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">At the Vatican it was great seeing the different types of art and architecture that I have learned about in classes I have taken. The Sistine Chapel was very impressive because Michelangelo painted the entire ceiling and one of the walls on his own, which took him over 10 years total to complete. Our guide was very informative and we learned a lot about the history of the Sistine Chapel and the Vatican. </div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">We then headed out for our game, which was about an hour and a half from our hotel in downtown Rome. The gym took a little while to get used to with the wider key. The style of play was different and also took a while to get used to and the referees definitely call a different game than the ones in the states. The fans were very welcoming and although we lost it was definitely a positive experience for our team. (Pepperdine lost 90-83 to Roma Chimici Anagni Basket, a B-1 team)</div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Tomorrow we are taking a tour of The Coliseum and Rome's city center, which I am looking forward too because I have heard so many great things about it. Until next time Ciao!</div><br />
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<strong>May 5</strong><br />
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<em>Click here for team's first-day YouTube video.</em><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">Men's Basketball Updates from Italy Trip</span></strong> </div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S-r4-sjQXAI/AAAAAAAALzo/OwKgO9X_PFA/s1600/peppitaly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: right; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S-r4-sjQXAI/AAAAAAAALzo/OwKgO9X_PFA/s320/peppitaly.jpg" wt="true" /></a></div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><em>Release: 05/11/2010</em></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><em>Courtesy: Pepperdine Athletics</em></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>MALIBU, Calif.</strong> -- Members of the Pepperdine men's basketball team will be sending reports on their trip to Italy, which runs from May 4-14. Read the preview here. Their updates will be posted below as they come in.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>May 11</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Pepperdine 87, Texa Roncado 71</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Pepperdine scoring: Bell 21, Thompson 18, <strong>Jackson 14</strong>, Lowery 8, Willis 8, Dupre 6, Moore 6, Darby 5, Kerry 2, Agre 0, Branning 0.</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>May 11</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><em>by Scott Coopman, director of operations</em></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Our bus dropped us off just across the causeway from Mestre to Venice where we boarded a water taxi for our journey in to the city. The taxi took us through the Grand Canal which runs through the center of Venice to Piazza San Marco, the heart of Venice. Here we visited a glass making shop, something that Venice is famous for. We also met our guide who took us through a historical tour of the city center. Some of our party took a ride through the canals on a gondola while everyone else spread out to do some shopping and exploring.</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Game #3 took us to the town of Treviso to play against TEXA RONCADO. Keion Bell led the way with 21 points and 5 blocked shots. Mychel Thompson chipped in 18 with a series of highlight dunks and<strong> Lorne Jackson</strong> shot 4/7 from behind the arc. After leading by 9 at the half (44-35), we broke the game open on a pair of 3-pointers by <strong>Lorne Jackson</strong> and breakaway dunks by Bell and Thompson. The pair capped the run with a lob jam in transition. Our guards were able to get in to the paint and kick out for open 3s or easy jumpers leading to a pretty good shooting night for the team.</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Our final game will be tomorrow night in the Lake Como area followed by a day where we'll get to tour the lake by boat and visit the town of Bellagio.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><strong>May 10</strong><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S-zsicLL4CI/AAAAAAAAL2g/bEsauuXte14/s1600/ljitaly10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S-zsicLL4CI/AAAAAAAAL2g/bEsauuXte14/s320/ljitaly10.jpg" wt="true" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><em>by Scott Coopman, director of operations</em></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Today was a travel day. We left Florence at noon and headed east to Venice. The journey took us up through the mountains that split Italy in half. Along the way we made a stop at the Autogrill which is a very nice rest stop. Italy has very strict rules for bus drivers and the amount of driving that they are allowed to do. This allowed us to have a break in the middle of our drive to grab lunch and stretch the legs out. Our hotel was not actually in Venice. No cars are allowed there so hauling luggage, etc would be quite difficult. We checked in to a hotel in Mestre which is across the causeway from Venice and contains the major port on the east coast of the country.</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">--------------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><strong>May 10</strong><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><em>Click here for a YouTube video from Pepperdine's trip to the Vatican.</em></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><strong>May 8</strong><br />
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</div>Pepperdine 94, CUS Siena 53<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Pepperdine scoring: Bell 40, Dupre 11, Agre 10, Kerry 7, Lowery 7, <strong>Jackson 6,</strong> Moore 6, Thompson 5, Clardy 4, Willis 4, Branning 3, Darby 2.</div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Additional stat leaders: Rebounds (Kerry 10), Assists (Thompson 4), Steals (Bell and Lowery 2).</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>May 6</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Romana Basket Anagni 90, Pepperdine 83</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Pepperdine scoring: Bell 23, Thompson 22, <strong>Jackson 12</strong>, Dupre 7, Moore 7, Agre 5, Kerry 5, Clardy 4, Darby 3, Willis 2, Lowery 1, Branning 0.</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Additional stat leaders: Rebounds (Moore, 11), Assists (Lowery, Thompson and <strong>Jackson,</strong> 3), Steals <strong>(Jackson 6).</strong></div></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S-zrm4BX8kI/AAAAAAAAL2Q/gd8IcnCLYqI/s1600/ljitaly4543.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S-zrm4BX8kI/AAAAAAAAL2Q/gd8IcnCLYqI/s320/ljitaly4543.jpg" wt="true" /></a></div>Jackson Twinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617362288328142935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21803971.post-37954900312094550112010-04-19T02:24:00.000-07:002010-07-18T11:37:48.730-07:00CAL DAY AND SCRIMMAGE 2010<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S8wpdwmyPKI/AAAAAAAALxo/wGORqoN5NA0/s1600/cal+lday5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S8wpdwmyPKI/AAAAAAAALxo/wGORqoN5NA0/s320/cal+lday5.jpg" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">May 10, 2010</div><br />
<em>Ryan Gorcey</em><br />
<em>BearTerritory.net Publisher</em><br />
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<strong>SAN FRANCISCO-</strong>On Monday morning, under steel-grey skies threatening rain across the Bay, one could very nearly see a preview of the 2011 Cal football season, standing on the turf at AT&T Park, home of the San Francisco Giants and-come 2011-the Bears.<br />
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"Given the announcement today, we have apropos football weather," said Cal Athletic Director Sandy Barbour, just outside the first base dugout. "We are excited today to announce that Cal has reached an agreement with the San Francisco Giants to play our 2011 home games here at AT&T Park."<br />
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While the west side of California Memorial Stadium is being retrofitted and renovated, the Bears will have to vacate the 87-year-old venue, and have, for the past several months, been working with all three major professional sports venues in the Bay Area, and finally settled on the Giants' ball yard as the temporary home away from home. The last time that Cal took the field at the China Basin stadium was on Dec. 27, 2008, when the Bears faced off against Miami in the Emerald Bowl.<br />
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Barbour, head coach Jeff Tedford as well as Giants President-and Cal alum-Larry Baer each addressed the media, with Baer sporting a blue shirt and a gold tie. Baer led off his address with a hearty, "Go Bears!"<br />
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"I'm excited to have Cal football here for 2011," Baer said. "This has been very exciting, a couple of years in the making, as the renovations at Memorial Stadium were coming to fruition, and the plan was put together. This has been the product of a lot of hard work, and we really appreciate the careful due diligence by Sandy and her staff, and Jeff on the football side, have taken to analyze the decision and to put together this partnership.<br />
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"From our standpoint, it's the coming together of two venerable institutions, and, in many ways, for us, it's a neighborly act. We do not plan on being a football venue, long-term, every year, but certainly, if we can help out, if we can help the University of California in 2011 in a way that allows for a compelling football experience for the fans, we believe that we can offer Cal, and Cal's fans, an intimate experience, a loud experience for football and an exciting experience."<br />
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Baer mentioned that the use of a Major League Baseball stadium for football was not an unprecedented event, mentioning the use of both Shea and Yankee Stadiums for gridiron action in the past and Chicago's Wrigley Field's history of Chicago Bears games and the scheduling of a Big Ten game this fall.<br />
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"On the scheduling front, we will be honest and say that there is a possibility in October-and it's not necessarily something that we would be disappointed in-that we might have to lose a game or two if the Giants qualify for the postseason," Baer said. "But, all of that scheduling, obviously, will be determined as we play baseball in 2011. We will play up to six games of Cal football here in 2011, and we're very excited to do so."<br />
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As of now, the home schedule consists of a game against Oregon State on Sept. 24, a game against Washington State on Oct. 15, a game against Arizona on Oct. 29 and a game against USC on Nov. 12. Two out-of-conference games have yet to be scheduled.<br />
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<strong>Playing the Field</strong><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/TENHzvCDY6I/AAAAAAAAL-s/2D0lB97taX8/s1600/calpbowl4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hw="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/TENHzvCDY6I/AAAAAAAAL-s/2D0lB97taX8/s320/calpbowl4.jpg" /></a>When the 2011 season comes around, the Bears will vacate Memorial Stadium completely-offices, locker rooms and other facilities have already been moved to the Witter Rugby Field parking lot above the East Rim-and will hold practices on a newly-resurfaced Witter, along with the occasional session across the Bay.</div><br />
"We hope to make this feel like home, and we're going to get over here a couple of times and have a couple of practices so the players get familiar so this feels like home, and that's important," Tedford said. "(Witter) is going to be turf, and we're finalizing that right now. I have a meeting on Thursday, and we're going to talk about the kind of turf that's going in up there and how long it's going to be there and so on and so forth. There's a lot going on back in Berkeley. We're moving our offices up into trailers; we're re-doing everything. It's exciting that there's a lot happening, and there will be some inconveniences at some turn, but it's all well-worth it."<br />
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During the season, Cal will dress in the home locker room, designed for 40 svelte major league baseball players, not the notably-larger 80-plus football players it will have to accommodate. Tedford, for his part, was not worried about space concerns.<br />
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"When we played here in the bowl game, it accommodated us pretty well, so I don't have any concerns about that," Tedford said. "We're going to be in that locker room over there (the home locker room), and that's what we did in the bowl game and it all worked fine. It didn't feel cramped or anything."<br />
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Another difference between Memorial and AT&T will be the turf itself. For the first time since 2002, Cal will play its home games on natural grass, rather than Momentum Turf.<br />
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"This stuff performs really well," Tedford said. "That's one of the questions I asked when we made our little trip out here, was how it drains and so on and so forth, if we happen to get some rain, how it's going to recover, and if you had a real bad game here, if it got tore up pretty bad, how quickly they could replace it, and they feel great about being able to do that. The field guy walked about every inch of this place with me the day that I was out here, so he was very helpful."<br />
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While in years past, the Emerald Bowl participants have had to share a sideline with the opposing team, the field of play has been tweaked to allow for two sidelines, with the Bears on the third-base side of the stadium and the visiting teams on the right-center field sideline.<br />
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"I believe that the major change will be that the teams will not share a sideline," Baer said. "The opposing teams will face each other on opposite sidelines. We'll be adding some bleachers, and so it will have a capacity of 45,000. This was a fix that was done a couple of years ago, and there will be more space between this (the left field line) end zone and the wall than there had been before."<br />
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Another aspect about the venue that had been debated was the size of the playing field, and that it had possibly been shorted by several yards to make it fit. Rest assured, Barbour said, that issue has been addressed, and the field has been "re-jiggered.".<br />
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"It will be a true 100 (yards)," Barbour said. "We have actually worked with them, with the Giants, to make some adjustments to both ends, and I know that this end (the right field corner) will be on the warning track, and we actually want to leave it warning track and not put sod over it so that receivers know exactly where they are. We have lengthened the end of the end zones."<br />
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Tedford, for his part, saw the big picture when faced with the venue decision, taking into account not only the football side of things, but the fan experience as well, an experience that, Barbour said, would serve as a bridge to what the Cal faithful can expect to see in the remodeled Memorial Stadium.<br />
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"It really was more about fan amenities, I think, and accessibility for our fans and for our students, it just felt like it was a lot closer for them to get here, and I think our experience at the bowl game had a lot to do with it," Tedford said. "The feedback from our fans (from the bowl game) was a factor, I think, as far as the experience they had on gameday. That had a lot to do with the decision to come here."<br />
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Barbour went even further, acknowledging that the 2008 Emerald Bowl, where the Bears defeated the Hurricanes 24-17, was akin to a large-scale focus group as the athletic department began to weigh options for the 2011 season.<br />
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"I think, until the Emerald Bowl, it was really difficult for us to envision what playing football here would be like," Barbour said. "Larry and I had been having discussions at that point, for at least six months or so, and that, for me, personally, and I think for us as a team, really was a, 'Yeah, this could work.' Our fans just loved it. They loved the venue, they love being in the city, they love winning."<br />
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<strong>AT&T Park will have a football seating capacity of 45,000.</strong> <br />
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<strong>Seating</strong><br />
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The 45,000-seat capacity-far less than the current 72,000-seat configuration in Berkeley-will likely mean reduced allotments for opposing teams, and will also mean a premium value on tickets. However, the last few years' average of about 38,000 season tickets should fit comfortably, according to Assistant Athletic Director and media relations director Herb Benenson. Ticket sales for this year were not yet available, but Benenson was confident that the numbers would remain in the 38,000 range. Final numbers will not be available until September.<br />
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"In terms of our season-ticket holders, we believe that the 45,000 seating capacity can accommodate our current season-ticket holders," Barbour said. "It will be important to ensure seats in 2011 for our holders in 2010. One of the things that absolutely will be reduced is the visiting team allotments, as well as the various promotions and the other things that we do. Any tickets that will go on sale from a single-game standpoint will obviously be at a premium. Once we determine what that overflow is, I think we can look at other kinds of activities (around campus) that can satisfy the appetite of our fans for Cal football."<br />
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As for the Student Section, and the location of the other various sections of fans, discussions are still ongoing.<br />
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"We've begun to consider that, but at this point, having just solidified this as our venue, I think it would be premature to point those things out," Barbour said. "We're being compacted a little bit (in the Student Section). I don't have the number in my head. It is commensurate with about what student attendance has been. Having our students is very important. It's one amongst many of the reasons that we chose this venue-because we felt that it was easy for our students to jump on BART, and we'll probably do something from a transportation standpoint. It's less than what we have fully-allotted in the past, but I think it mirrors pretty well what student attendance has been."<br />
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In the vein of having AT&T being a stepping-stone to the renovated Memorial Stadium, Barbour said that the luxury suites would be available for fans come 2011.<br />
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"The full stadium is going to be available. What we have promised our Endowment Seating holders is that they would have access to the best seats in the house, wherever it was that we were going to play, and try to mimic and bridge to 2012," Barbour said. "I was in one of (the boxes) for the Emerald Bowl, and it was pretty darn good for a pretty darn good football game. From our Emerald Bowl experience, and over the next year, or not-quite year, we'll study the stadium, and we'll probably do some stuff with our fans to figure out what they consider to be the best football seats."<br />
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<strong>Scheduling</strong><br />
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One of the negatives that eliminated the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum from contention was the fact that that facility hosts two professional teams-the Oakland Athletics and the Oakland Raiders.<br />
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"There were lots of pro's and con's. The Oakland Coliseum is more proximate to our campus, has a bigger capacity, but they were the one of the three where we would have to deal with two permanent tenants and juggle that logistically," Barbour said. "It was a balance. Would it have been perfect if AT&T had a larger capacity? Of course it would have. But, we'll make it work for a year."<br />
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While the Coliseum is more football-friendly, the scheduling conflicts that could ensue were, in the end, too much to navigate.<br />
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"The baseball schedule is not out, so we don't know what the turnaround time is, but we do know that we have, with George Costa and our grounds crew, we have a 24-hour turnaround, if need be," Baer said. "We can do it in 24 hours, we've done it before. We've had some football here before in-season back with the other professional leagues like the XFL, so it can be done. As the league puts together the schedule for 2011, they will look at this park like they would look at an NFL facility, and they will make scheduling combinations. But, until the schedule is out, we can't say, specifically, what the turnaround will be, but the league is well-aware of the needs, and we'll be accommodated for what we need."<br />
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Asked whether back-loading the road schedule would be a possibility, Tedford said that the program was awaiting a decision on the stadium situation before moving forward with 2011 scheduling.<br />
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"We still have a couple of open dates, which we were waiting for this to happen to kind of solidify those dates and those opponents," Tedford said. "There are a couple of things that are in the works right now that should be taken care of here pretty soon. This is the first step to get that finalized."<br />
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<strong>The high-definition video board at AT&T should enhance the fan experience with stats and replays</strong>. <br />
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For several seasons now, the Memorial Stadium scoreboards have been a shadow of their former selves, no longer displaying in-game yardage statistics on the right halves of the north and south boards perched atop the stands. With the 103-foot-wide high-definition video board in center field at AT&T, that could change.<br />
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"That's a big-time scoreboard, without a doubt, so I'm sure that it has the flexibility to do pretty much anything," Tedford said. "To me, that's a minor issue. They'll figure out if they have to roll in another one for scores and stats."<br />
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As to whether the renovated Memorial will have statistics available, Barbour was non-committal, but with an optimistic undertone.<br />
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"That's a technological capacity issue that there wouldn't be here," Barbour said. "It's also a philosophical one. We'll have to wrestle that one to the ground when the time comes."<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">The Other Contenders</span></strong><br />
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The previously-mentioned Oakland Alameda County Coliseum, as well as the San Francisco 49ers' home at Candlestick Park, were both in the running along with AT&T to house the Bears in 2011.<br />
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"You look at all three venues, and they all had plusses and they all had minuses," Barbour said. "I think that (capacity) was really the only significant challenge that AT&T posed, and it was exactly that: it was a balance. It's one year, and there are two factors there: who can't come and the financial model. Both of those had to be considered."<br />
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The decrease in seating capacity was, according to Barbour, a sacrifice that had to be made.<br />
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"In the end, you have to think about the fact that it is a one-year issue," Barbour said. "We will return to California Memorial Stadium that will have a capacity north of 60,000, and we had to take all of those other things into consideration."<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Reaching Out</span></strong><br />
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Moving Cal football across the Bay for a season will allow for the Bears access to a fan base that had heretofore been underutilized. Playing under the lights of a major city was too attractive a prospect to pass up.<br />
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"One of the positives on the pro and con list for AT&T was an opportunity to play in a community that we don't necessarily always have a presence in, or be closer to some that we do have a connection with, and have Cal football be a part of, instead of the Bay Area community, part of the San Francisco community," Barbour said.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Transportation</span></strong><br />
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Perhaps the most prominent plus for AT&T Park was its accessibility via multiple avenues of transportation.<br />
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"We've got BART, we've got the light rail, we have the ferry coming in from Alameda," Baer said. "Really, this whole venture is designed to make Momo's really happy."<br />
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All joking from Baer aside in reference to the popular watering hole across the street from the ballpark, safe transit, particularly for the sudsy crowd, was high on the priority list.<br />
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"Yes, certainly, we'll have shuttles for the students, just like the Rose Bowl," Barbour said.<br />
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Coach Tedford lifts the Emerald Bowl trophy after defeating Miami on Dec. 27, 2008. <br />
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Home Away From Home<br />
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Tedford is working hard to make sure that the transition across the Bay Bridge won't affect his players too much, and said that it's not the building that makes the program, but the fans that fill it.<br />
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"We're not that far away anyway. We usually stay at the Marina (before games), and that's halfway between Memorial Stadium and here anyway," Tedford said. "I think this will definitely be considered home for us. I don't think that there's going to be any major change where the kids are going to feel discombobulated with where they are or feel like they're on the road, because they're going to have their fans here. The fans are what makes it feel like home."<br />
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The 2008 Emerald Bowl gave Tedford a feel for what home games in the new stadium would be like, and he came away with glowing reviews from that cold December night.<br />
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"The fans are right on top of you. This is shaped much differently than Memorial Stadium, which is much more spread out. These people are right on top of you," Tedford said. "Usually, I don't hear much in the stadium because I have the double headsets on, but I remember taking my headset off a couple of times during this game, and it was roaring. When we caused that fumble down there in the end zone, when (Zach) Follett hit that guy, this place was rocking. It has the ability to really get loud in here, and that's what you really want for a home field. Hopefully, the tickets are going to be at a premium for people who want to pack the house and get it going, so it'll be a great experience for all of us."<br />
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A jubilant Baer threw in his two cents, also.<br />
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"The fans will be right on top of you," Baer said to Tedford. "You'll have your back to the Bear Backers! They'll probably be able to hand you plays."<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">The Most Important Question</span></strong><br />
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One question, the answer to which many Cal fans are sure to await with baited breath, is the question of beer sales. And they will have to wait just a bit longer, though the signs do look promising.<br />
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"The degree of the availability of alcohol has not yet been determined," smirked a coy Cal Athletic Director, Sandy Barbour. "All of that was discussed with the Giants, in terms of how we will move forward and I think it really is a true partnership in terms of how the season will go. One of the attractive parts of this was that we will have access to everything that this beautiful stadium has to offer."<br />
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Baer said that he has seen the plans for the Memorial Stadium renovations helped with the organization of concessions and stadium amenities.<br />
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"It's really our goal to simulate that experience here in 2011, so that Cal fans can take a step towards what they're going to be experiencing in 2012 and beyond," Baer said. "All the amenities-the concessions, the customer service, everything that we try so hard to do-we're going to make sure is up to par with the expectations for the new stadium, come 2012."<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;"><strong>Cal Football Hosts Annual Spring Open Practice</strong></span> </div></div><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><em><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Bright spots on both sides of the ball and special teams for Golden Bears.</strong></span> </em></div></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><em><br />
</em></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S8wrJW9--dI/AAAAAAAALyI/5kMcm5hXkvY/s1600/CAL+GOULD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S8wrJW9--dI/AAAAAAAALyI/5kMcm5hXkvY/s320/CAL+GOULD.jpg" wt="true" /></a><em>April 17, 2010</em> </div></div></div></div></div></div><br />
BERKELEY - Both sides of the ball had bright spots when the Cal football team hosted its annual spring open practice on a beautiful morning under clear skies at Memorial Stadium on Saturday. An estimated crowd of 3,000 enjoyed a rare opportunity to take in a Cal football practice. The event was presented by Peterson Tractor as part of the Cal Day festivities that take place on campus each April.<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Isi Sofele led the ground game, rushing eight times for 51 yards. DeBoskie-Johnson notched 28 yards on nine carries, while Yarnway also had nine carries and gained 22 yards. Eric Stephens rumbled 43 yards on his only carry, while Trajuan Briggs and <strong>Langston Jackson</strong> both had three rushes for 19 yards. </div></div></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong><em>Cal opens its 2010 season vs. UC Davis on Saturday, Sept. 4. The upcoming campaign will be the final year with the current configuration of Memorial Stadium and also includes visits from Arizona State, Colorado, Oregon, Stanford, UCLA and Washington during a seven-game home schedule</em></strong>. </div></div></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S8wuQDTrG1I/AAAAAAAALzY/cw3yP16G-qo/s1600/cal+lang+10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S8wuQDTrG1I/AAAAAAAALzY/cw3yP16G-qo/s320/cal+lang+10.jpg" wt="true" /></a></div><strong><span style="font-size: large;">California 2010 Football Schedule</span></strong><br />
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Sat., Sept. 4 - <strong>UC Davis</strong> (TBA)<br />
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Sat., Sept. 11 - <strong>Colorado</strong> (TBA)<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Fri., Sept. 17 - at Nevada (7 p.m. PT, ESPN2)</div><br />
*Sat., Sept. 25 - at Arizona (TBA)<br />
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*Sat., Oct. 9 - <strong>UCLA</strong> (TBA)<br />
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*Sat., Oct. 16 -<strong> at USC</strong> (TBA)<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">*Sat., Oct. 23 -<strong> Arizona State</strong> (TBA)</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">*Sat., Oct. 30 - at Oregon State (TBA)</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">*Sat., Nov. 6 - at Washington State (TBA)</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">*Sat., Nov. 13 <strong>- Oregon</strong> (TBA)</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<strong>BERKELEY</strong>-Now, we're even.<br />
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That declaration on the part of the Cal football team's offense was made loud and clear on Saturday, as the Bears offense put on a show for the Cal Day crowd, tallying seven touchdowns and two field goals and getting the better of the defense for the first time this spring.<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">"Since our last scrimmage Saturday, and today, that's when we've really started picking it up," said quarterback Kevin Riley. "Before that, the offense was getting our ass kicked. We couldn't do anything. But, the O-line picked it up big-time, and they're picking up these looks and we can execute plays better and the offense is getting more comfortable with both of us (quarterbacks), and that confidence helps us play better."</div><br />
The bulk of the running back work went to Sofele, who ran nine times for 56 yards despite a barking hip.<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">"Isi's been playing with a hip pointer," Tedford said. "Hip pointers are very, very painful, and so it was nice to see him step out a little bit today and make a couple runs. He's been playing with a hip pointer for about a week and a half now." The next most prolific back was Covaughn Deboskie-Johnson, who, before talking about his day, took time to sing the praises of Sofele. "He makes plays. When it comes down to it, Isi Sofele makes plays," Deboskie-Johnson said. "There are always negatives with people, but when it comes to him, at the end of the day, he makes plays. That's all I've got to say about him, I mean, you all saw him. That's Isi."</div></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Deboskie-Johnson carried the rock eight times for 17 yards. Deboskie-Johnson also had two catches for 13 yards despite the precautionary cast on his now-healed right wrist. The Arizona native suffered a minor fracture at the beginning of last year, and playing the whole season caused ligament damage. Though it healed before spring ball started, the staff had him wear a temporary cast as a precaution.</div></div><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S8wreyB5ESI/AAAAAAAALyQ/xK2mzx7qjCk/s1600/cal+lj+24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S8wreyB5ESI/AAAAAAAALyQ/xK2mzx7qjCk/s320/cal+lj+24.jpg" wt="true" /></a>"Man, this cast is like my new hand now," Deboskie-Johnson laughed. "I did it all last season in practice, so the cast's like second-nature to me now." Asked as to whether playing without the cast would feel strange now, Deboskie-Johnson couldn't have been more adamant in his desire to get the darn thing off. "Um, no!" he said playfully. "I'm going to be so happy when I get this thing off. I can't wait until I can just hold the ball in my right hand again, and stiff someone with my left arm." Dasarte Yarnway saw action mostly in short-yardage situations, utilizing his powerful, bruising running style for 27 yards on seven attempts, including two touchdowns.</div></div></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Release: 04/05/2010</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">ESPN Boston Story on Dennis Johnson</span></strong> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Courtesy: Pepperdine Athletics</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>MALIBU, Calif.</strong> - The late Dennis Johnson, a one-time Pepperdine standout and former NBA great, received basketball's highest honor on Monday when it was announced that he has been elected into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>The Class of 2010</strong> - which also includes Jerry Buss, Cynthia Cooper, Bob Hurley Sr., Karl Malone, Scottie Pippen, Gus Johnson, Maciel "Ubiratan" Pereira and the 1960 and 1992 USA Olympic basketball teams - will be inducted on August 13 in Springfield, Mass.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Johnson spent two years at Harbor Junior College before transferring to Pepperdine for the 1975-76 school year, and as a starting guard he helped lead the Waves to one of their most successful seasons in school history. As a junior, he was second on the team with 15.7 points while also averaging 5.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists and was named to the All-West Coast Athletic Conference first team. He helped Pepperdine to a 22-6 record, first place in the WCAC and a spot in the NCAA Tournament. The Waves defeated Memphis in the first round before losing to UCLA in the regional semifinals. Pepperdine ranked #20 in the final Associated Press poll that year.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">He bypassed his senior year to turn professional, and was drafted by the Seattle Supersonics in the second round of the 1976 NBA Draft (29th overall). He played with Seattle for four seasons (1977-80) and was the MVP of the 1979 NBA Finals as the Sonics won the championship. He went on to play with the Phoenix Suns for three seasons (1981-83) and is probably best remembered for his seven-season tenure with the Boston Celtics (1984-90). He won two more NBA titles with the Celtics (1984 and 1986) as the starting point guard.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Johnson was voted onto five All-Star teams, and made one All-NBA first team (1981) and one All-NBA second team (1980). Known as one of the league's top defensive stoppers, he was selected to nine consecutive All-Defensive first or second teams from 1979-87.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">In 1,100 games over his 14-year career, Johnson scored 15,535 points, grabbed 4,249 rebounds and passed out 5,499 assists, equating to career averages of 14.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game. At his retirement, Johnson was only the 11th NBA player to amass more than 15,000 points and 5,000 assists.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The Celtics would retire his #3 jersey in 1991. At one time, Larry Bird called Johnson the best teammate he ever had. Johnson went into coaching after his playing days and at one point served as the interim head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers. He was the head coach of the Austin Toros in the NBA Development League when he passed away on February 22, 2007, at the age of 52. Johnson was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 1981. More information on the enshrinement ceremony can be found at <a href="http://www.hoophall.com/">http://www.hoophall.com/</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S8wtKTVeSEI/AAAAAAAALy4/89h05_VbB6I/s1600/CAL+COACHES.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S8wtKTVeSEI/AAAAAAAALy4/89h05_VbB6I/s320/CAL+COACHES.jpg" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S8wuAm6gQ8I/AAAAAAAALzQ/ZmZbuvgg358/s1600/cal+langg2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S8wuAm6gQ8I/AAAAAAAALzQ/ZmZbuvgg358/s320/cal+langg2.jpg" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<strong>MALIBU, Calif.</strong> - The Pepperdine men's basketball team's frontline just got a lot bigger as the Waves have signed 7-foot, 330-pound Jan Maehlen to a national letter-of-intent, head coach Tom Asbury announced today. Maehlen attends Ironwood Ridge High School in Tucson, Ariz., and will be a freshman for Pepperdine in the 2010-11 season.<br />
"Jan can get the ball and score with his back to the basket," Asbury said. "He's got a good feel for the game. He's a better athlete than his body shows. With the low post offensive production we've had, he could be a featured player. We'll see him come in and play as a freshman. He'll be a big contributor, we just don't know how soon. He's a smart kid and a very serious student, and he fits in well with the other players we've got."<br />
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Maehlen bears a certain resemblance to former Santa Clara big man and 2009 West Coast Conference Player of the Year John Bryant, and the Waves' coaching staff hopes that Maehlen's career can have a similar trajectory as he gets into shape.<br />
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"We hope it plays out that way," Asbury said. "I wouldn't be surprised if he gets more playing time than John Bryant did early in his career. We hope Jan is as good as we anticipate. His weight, conditioning and diet will be huge. He's a little heavier than he needs to be. He needs to lose about 25 pounds to be effective. We think he'll be at his best around 290 pounds."<br />
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Maehlen averaged around 15 points, 10 rebounds and three blocked shots for Ironwood Ridge as a senior and shot 57% from the field. His best scoring game was 29 points against Tucson High School. He was named to the Arizona Republic's 5A all-state honorable mention squad while also earning all-league and all-region first team honors. The Nighthawks went 22-9, won their league title and made the quarterfinals of Arizona's 5A Division II Tournament.<br />
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Maehlen was born in Germany but moved to Indiana with his family at the age of 8, and only after that did he begin playing the game. He attended basketball powerhouse Lawrence North High School of Indianapolis, but because of a glut of Division I prospects on that team, he spent most of his junior season on the junior varsity. Due to his father's job, his family moved to Tucson prior to his senior year.<br />
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"Jan's best days are ahead of him," Ironwood Ridge Coach Brian Peabody said. "As he keeps the weight off and gets in better shape, the sky's the limit. Being under Pepperdine's care will do him a world of good. Give him a couple of years at Pepperdine and he'll reach his potential. He's very knowledgeable, very smart, and anything you try to teach him, he picks it up. A lot of big men have trouble with that. He knows the game inside and out and he knows where to be offensively and defensively.<br />
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"He was at a really good high school (in Indiana) with nine D-1 guys in front of him and never got thrown the ball. We did exactly the opposite. We played him every minute and threw him the ball inside every time down the floor. He made great strides in a short amount of time. To see him at the beginning of the season to a few months later, you wouldn't have recognized him. He understands the game very well. The only thing holding him back right now is his conditioning."<br />
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Maehlen is looking forward to becoming a Wave. "It's the combination of everything," he said. "The coaches are great. I really liked the players I met. The facilities are nice. From an academic standpoint, it's an amazing place. So it's the combination of everything I wanted that makes this a perfect place for me. I want to be a valuable part of the team. I want to help take this team as far as it can go. I'm going to work as hard as I can to do that."Jackson Twinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617362288328142935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21803971.post-9998931895578164172010-04-10T10:44:00.000-07:002010-07-18T09:37:02.582-07:00CALIFORNIA SPRING TEAM REPORT AND A LITTLE PEPP<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S8DHwpW4gyI/AAAAAAAALxI/j3EV92-zbi8/s1600/calnulang1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S8DHwpW4gyI/AAAAAAAALxI/j3EV92-zbi8/s320/calnulang1.jpg" wt="true" /></a></div><strong><span style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;">California Team Report</span></strong></div><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Mar 25, 1:40 am EDT</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong><span style="color: blue;">INSIDE SLANT</span></strong></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Entering 2010, expectations will be lower than they were for 2009, and that might be a good thing for the Bears. Cal failed to match its potential last season in a disappointing 8-5 season.</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div></div></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Because Cal achieved less than its talent should have afforded, coach Jeff Tedford is focusing as much on individual toughness as he is on schemes and position changes this spring.</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">After reviewing the up-and-down 2009 season, which began with three encouraging wins and thoughts of a Rose Bowl and ended with two discouraging losses and a sixth-place finish, Tedford decided the Bears players just did not compete hard enough in their one-on-one battles with opponents. And to win as a team, you have to win key individual matchups.</div></div></div></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S8DS1cDy3tI/AAAAAAAALxY/5nNKK39UQh0/s1600/calvereen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: right; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S8DS1cDy3tI/AAAAAAAALxY/5nNKK39UQh0/s320/calvereen.jpg" wt="true" /></a> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Toward that end, Tedford is making nearly everything a competition this spring, whether on-campus scavenger hunts, or rewards and penalties for performance in one-on-one drills in practice. The team just needs to be better at beating the man across the line, which means more scratching and clawing and toughness to get every individual advantage.</div></div></div></div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">In that vein, Tedford has opened up the competition for the starting quarterback spot, even though Kevin Riley will be back after starting all 13 games last season. Riley admittedly was inconsistent last season, often faltering when opposing defenses mounted a pass rush, and the Bears’ success and failure seemed to correlate directly with how well Riley played. Tedford hopes that making Riley compete to hold on to his job will translate into a better competitiveness in each game during the 2010 season.</div></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The departure of Jahvid Best to the NFL is the loss that gets the most attention, but with Shane Vereen back to capably fill the tailback spot, the more significant losses were defensive end Tyson Alualu and cornerback Syd’Quan Thompson.</div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">In fact, the defense in general is the biggest issue for Cal this spring. This will be the first spring under Tedford in which Bob Gregory will not be the defensive coordinator. Gregory left in February, reportedly for personal reasons, and joined to staff at Nevada, and Tedford hired Clancy Pendergast, who was the Arizona Cardinals defensive coordinator when they went to the Super Bowl two years ago.</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">He has the chore of improving a defense that did a poor job of defending the pass last season, and he will have to do it despite the loss of Cal’s best cover man (Thompson) and best pass-rusher (Alualu). Two things about Pendergast make him a good fit. First of all, he has a reputation for working well with defensive backs, and the Bears’ secondary, which was problem last season, faces even greater challenges now. Second, Pendergast employs a more attacking style of defense than Gregory did, and Tedford had suggested often last season that Cal needed to put more pressure on the opposing quarterback.</div></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S8DEMVuOCCI/AAAAAAAALwQ/b_r_AC5U7nE/s1600/callang.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: right; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S8DEMVuOCCI/AAAAAAAALwQ/b_r_AC5U7nE/s320/callang.jpg" wt="true" /></a>Pendergast also needs to find several new linebackers for the 3-4 defense, and he might have to wait until next fall and the arrival of some highly-rated freshmen to find some starters there.</div></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Adjusting to a new defensive coordinator will be a major aspect of spring practice, which is split into two segments. The first segment of five practices ended March 19, and the second session, following spring break, will begin March 30.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><strong><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">NOTES, QUOTES</span></strong><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Spring Objectives: Although four starters in the offensive line return, there will be a lot of juggling of positions to find the best positions for each. Matt Summers-Gavin, for example, was a starting right guard last season, but has spent some of spring playing left tackle.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The quarterback position is the one that is most in need of improvement, and Kevin Riley will have to fight to retain his No. 1 spot in competition with No. 2 quarterback Beau Sweeney and No. 3 Brock Mansion. Even if Riley wins that battle as expected, he needs to improve his mechanics and his ability to perform in the face of a pass rush.</div></div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">On defense the battle for the two cornerback spots will be heated and significant. Cal would love for Darian Hagan to re-emerge as a starting cornerback after he won the job at the beginning of last season. But his playing time declined as the season wore on as his on-field play worsened and his off-field actions retarded his progress. Josh Hill and Bryant Nnabufie began the spring as the starting corners, but neither is secure in his position. Opponents simply hammered the side opposite Thompson all season long, and none of the other corners reacted well to the ball in the air.</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div>Three of the four linebacker spots are open around inside backer Mike Mohamed, and any one of a number of players are fighting for those spots. That competition will continue into the fall.<br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S8DE8cCY1BI/AAAAAAAALwg/0SyL_ZxlFS4/s1600/cal+langg32.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S8DE8cCY1BI/AAAAAAAALwg/0SyL_ZxlFS4/s320/cal+langg32.jpg" wt="true" /></a></div><strong><em>Finding a new starting fullback and backups at wide receiver and tailback are also significant issues, but not as significant as the concerns at defensive back.</em></strong><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>Building Blocks:</strong> Shane Vereen showed his value when he started the final four games of the season after Jahvid Best sustained a concussion. In fact, some believe the Bears were better with Vereen as their No. 1 tailback. He averaged 141.5 yards over those four games, and showed durability as well.</div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Kevin Riley showed flashes of being a good Pac-10 quarterback, but he also had days in which he gave games away. He has the tools, and the Bears are hoping it all falls into place in his senior season. The team’s success will depend on how well Riley performs. In any case, he will need to produce a lot of points, because the defense is likely to be young, inconsistent and vulnerable.</div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Inside linebacker Mike Mohamed was an all-conference player last season and led the Pac-10 in tackles. A versatile player who can stop the run, get a sack or intercept a pass, Mohamed’s best attribute is his intuition and a ability to make big plays, something the bears need more. But he will be surrounded by inexperienced linebackers.</div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">DE Cameron Jones has the look of a star, and he could be as dominating as Tyson Alualu was last season if things fall into place. For one thing, the Bears need to do something to prevent Jones from being double teamed as much as he was last season. That will require production from the outside linebackers, and that position is unsettled.</div><br />
Safety Sean Cattouse needs to act as the anchor for a secondary, which is the key to the defense but which also has serious questions at both cornerback spots.<br />
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</div><strong><span style="color: blue;">Quote To Note:</span></strong> “Something needs to happen. I need to play better for us to win games. (Coach Jeff Tedford) is just giving the other guys an opportunity if I don’t step up. It definitely keeps me motivated.”—QB Kevin Riley, to the Contra Costa Times, about understanding why he has to win his job again despite starting all 13 games in 2009.<br />
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<strong><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">STRATEGY AND PERSONNEL</span></strong><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">2010 Outlook: Cal should be able to score points if QB Kevin Riley improves his consistency. But with all the questions on defense, including a new defensive coordinator, it appears the Bears will be expected to finish in the middle of the Pac-10 and are unlikely to get a preseason ranking. The Bears are expecting a lot from their highly-rated recruiting class, and several of those players could be starters by the end of next season. If they can fill a number of holes, the Bears could exceed expectations, but the problems in the secondary probably preclude a conference title. The most significant of the Cal schedule changes for 2010 was moving the game against Stanford from Dec. 4 to Nov. 20.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><strong><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Top Newcomers:</span></strong> <br />
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RB Trajuan Briggs—A freshman who enrolled at Cal during the winter, Briggs de-committed from USC late in the recruiting process before signing with Cal. The Bears like to use two tailbacks and the competition for the second running back behind Shane Vereen is wide open. Some say Briggs reminds them of Marshawn Lynch, but Briggs is not as big as Lynch yet.<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/TEMsk2Z-pRI/AAAAAAAAL9U/Q0LlOY_otFI/s1600/cal90.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hw="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/TEMsk2Z-pRI/AAAAAAAAL9U/Q0LlOY_otFI/s320/cal90.jpg" /></a>RB Dasartay Yarnway—The highly regarded back redshirted 2009 as a freshman because of injuries, but he should get playing time in 2010.</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">• RB Shane Vereen was pretty beat up after last season, and is not expected to get much work in the spring. He came out of the season with a meniscus tear in his knee as well as shoulder and rib problems.</div><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;">Running Backs</span><br />
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<strong>Coach - Ron Gould</strong><br />
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Trajuan Briggs (Fr., TB), Covaughn DeBoskie-Johnson (Jr., TB), Nico Dumont (RFr., FB), Will Kapp (Jr., FB), Isi Sofele (So., TB), Eric Stevens (So., FB), John Tyndall (Jr., FB), Shane Vereen (Jr., TB), Dasarte Yarnway (RFr., TB), Langston Jackson <br />
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The Bears lost both of their 2009 backfield starters with the departures of TB Jahvid Best and FB Brian Holley but are confident they can replace the productive duo. Best started 19 of the 31 contests he competed in during three seasons at Cal. He earned a second-team All-American selection by College Football News and the second of his two first-team All-Pac-10 honors as a 2008 sophomore when he rushed for 1,580 yards (No. 2 on Cal's single-season list) and a school-record-tying 15 rushing touchdowns. He finished his career ranked tied for third on Cal's all-time list for rushing TDs (29), as well as tied for fourth in total TDs (39) and seventh in rushing yards (2,668). <br />
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Shane Vereen, who started the final four games last season after Best suffered a season-ending injury against Oregon State on Nov. 7, is most likely his heir apparent at tailback. Vereen earned honorable mention All-Pac-10 honors last season despite coming off the bench to spell Best for most of the season's first nine games. He finished as the team's leading rusher with 952 yards on 183 carries (5.2 ypr) and equaled Best's 12 rushing touchdowns. Vereen had a career day to lead the Bears to a Big Game win at Stanford, carrying the ball 42 times for 193 yards and three touchdowns. He rushed for 566 yards on 108 carries after taking as the team's starter. <br />
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Covaughn DeBoskie-Johnson (31 rushes, 226 yards, 1 TD) and Isi Sofele (12 rushes, 82 yards, 1 TD) saw limited action in 2009 but are expected to compete for a spot alongside Vereen for a Cal rushing attack that has traditionally shared the bulk of the workload between two tailbacks. Trajuan Briggs, <strong>Langston Jackson</strong> and Dasarte Yarnway are the team's other tailbacks this spring and should get a good look with one of Tedford's primary spring goals developing a complimentary player to Vereen. Both Briggs and Yarnway missed their respective 2009 seasons with injuries, with the early enrollee Briggs going down with an ankle injury in an early season prep game and Yarnway suffering a knee injury during training camp of his true freshmen season. <br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong><span style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;">Pepperdine picks up pieces and rebuilds</span></strong></div><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>By DEREK SEDAM</em></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S8DIqVaULlI/AAAAAAAALxQ/FohdLBoAt64/s1600/peplmu9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S8DIqVaULlI/AAAAAAAALxQ/FohdLBoAt64/s320/peplmu9.jpg" wt="true" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><em>Published: Thursday, April 8, 2010</em></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The men’s basketball team is looking for a fresh start with familiar faces this summer, and really, the only way is up.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">After a dismal two-and-a-half months of West Coast Conference (WCC) play, in which the young Waves (7-24, 3-11) lost their last 12 games by an average of 17.8 points a contest, the season mercifully came to an end. They suffered defeat in their first-round WCC Tournament game, a lost to rival Loyola Marymount, 87-84.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">“We were extremely disappointed in how some of the older, veteran guys finished the season,” Associate Head Coach Marty Wilson said. “We should have shot the ball and defended better in terms of one-on-one matchups. It was individual pride that let us down at the end of the season.”</div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">According to kenpom.com, a top and influential basketball rating Web site, Pepperdine finished the season ranked 289th out of a possible 347 teams this season. The Waves were near the bottom in turnover ratio, effective defensive field goal percentage (both 330th) and effective offensive field goal percentage (322th). Pepperdine was also one of the youngest teams in Division I (318th).</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">As a team, the Waves shot 39.4 percent for the year and 34 percent from three-point range— although a 1 percent improvement from last year, good only for last place in the WCC.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">“We didn’t use the ‘youth’ excuse this year,” Wilson said. “It was more inexperience than anything else on our team.”</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">There were some post-season bright spots. Sophomore guard Keion Bell had one of the better statistical seasons for the Waves in recent memory, averaging 18.3 points, five rebounds and 3.2 assists in all 31 games this season. Those numbers were good enough for an All-WCC honorable mention, along with junior swingman Mychel Thompson.</div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Playing abroad and summer plans</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The Waves will travel to Italy for 10 days at the beginning of May to start the summer offseason program. Basketball programs are allowed a trip overseas every four years— the Vance Walberg-led Waves took a trip to Switzerland in 2006. The team also gets an extra 10 practice days to prepare for the trip, which will be a good gauge for where the team is to start the offseason, Wilson said.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">“Hopefully we’ll get a good taste of competition with some of the older teams [in Italy],” Wilson said. “It will be a good experience for us to practice before and get back on the court.”</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">After the trip, most players will stay close to campus and enroll in summer school, Wilson said. While the coaches cannot directly work with the players, they will still have specific offseason workout plans and basketball drills the coaches can monitor.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">“This offseason, we need to get tougher mentally, individually and as a team,” Wilson said. “We focused a lot on getting physically stronger last summer, but we need to change the team’s mindset so that everything is competitive.”</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S8DFYUPVYnI/AAAAAAAALwo/VtmcFeMjF78/s1600/peppteam09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S8DFYUPVYnI/AAAAAAAALwo/VtmcFeMjF78/s320/peppteam09.jpg" wt="true" /></a>A majority of the players will also compete in one of two Los Angeles-based college summer leagues. Last summer, Bell led one of the leagues in scoring, while Thompson and sophomore guard Lorne Jackson also performed well.</div></div><blockquote>The leagues only allow two same-college players per team, and the usually high-scoring games feature very little defense, Wilson said.</blockquote><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">“The summer leagues are both good and bad for our guys,” Wilson said. “It’s a five-on-five game of one-on-one.”</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>‘Harold’-ed recruit</strong></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The Waves are returning every player from last season, so only one new face can join them, and it’s a good one. Six-foot-7 Pasadena native Hector Harold committed to the Waves early on in his senior year. Harold is a top-50 small forward in the 2010 class, according to recruiting Web sites Scouts, Inc. and Scouts.com.</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">“[Harold] is a very good all-around player,” Wilson said. “He’s not great at anything but very good [at] everything.”</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Harold played his final two years of high school back East at Northfield Mount Hermon High School, a preparatory school in Connecticut, where he averaged 14 points and five rebounds per game. “The fact that he is from Southern California made it easy for us to get him,” Wilson said. “He wanted to be close to home and out of the snow back east.”</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;">Offensive lineman Langston Walker re-signs with Oakland Raiders</span></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>By Steve Corkran</em></span></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><em>Oakland Tribune</em></span></strong></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><em>Posted: 04/02/2010 08:20:35 PM PDT</em></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The Raiders brought back offensive lineman Langston Walker on Friday in a move that gives coach Tom Cable another option to replace Cornell Green at right tackle.Walker, 30, joined the Raiders on Oct. 14 after being released by Buffalo and appeared in seven games.</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Walker, 6-foot-8 and 365 pounds, was selected by the Raiders in the second round of the 2002 NFL draft and started 33 games through the 2007 season. He spent the 2008 and '09 seasons with the Bills.</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Walker, a graduate of Bishop O'Dowd High and <strong>Cal,</strong> is expected to compete for the vacancy created by Green signing with the Bills along with Khalif Barnes and Erik Pears.</div></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S8DVQTI1cQI/AAAAAAAALxg/PBuQumq_1EQ/s1600/cal+langg1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S8DVQTI1cQI/AAAAAAAALxg/PBuQumq_1EQ/s320/cal+langg1.jpg" wt="true" /></a></div>Jackson Twinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617362288328142935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21803971.post-22627631581694742952010-03-23T01:59:00.000-07:002010-04-09T20:49:29.343-07:00DAY 4: Cal Practices in Full Pads for First Time this Spring<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S6iYehA8gGI/AAAAAAAALtg/tjkSLCE7OmA/s1600-h/cal+dlad.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451774998957817954" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S6iYehA8gGI/AAAAAAAALtg/tjkSLCE7OmA/s400/cal+dlad.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 100px; width: 300px;" /></a><br />
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<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><span style="color: #3333ff;"><strong><span style="font-size: 180%;">Cal Practices in Full Pads for First Time this Spring</span></strong></span><strong><em>Action heats up on warm afternoon at Memorial Stadium.</em></strong><br />
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<em>Head coach Jeff Tedford took the Bears through their first practice in full pads this spring on Thursday.</em><br />
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<em>March 19, 2010</em><br />
<strong>BERKELEY</strong> - Cal conducted its first practice of the spring in full pads Thursday as action heated up with hard hits and spirited play during a workout on a gorgeous warm afternoon at Memorial Stadium.<br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S6iSIk6pRKI/AAAAAAAALsQ/tMzUngE8vZQ/s1600-h/CALCOACH1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451768024978244770" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S6iSIk6pRKI/AAAAAAAALsQ/tMzUngE8vZQ/s400/CALCOACH1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 250px; width: 150px;" /></a>"We had some good hits out there today," said head coach <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/tedford_jeff00.html">Jeff Tedford</a> when speaking to media members after the workout. "We cut them loose a little bit and guys were flying around."<br />
The practice included a couple of extended full team sessions with two long scoring drives highlighting the latter.<br />
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The Golden Bears will be out of action during spring break before returning for the fifth of 15 spring practices on Tuesday, Mar. 30. Cal will open its final season with the current configuration of Memorial Stadium in 2010 on Saturday, Sept. 4 vs. UC Davis. Arizona State, Colorado, Oregon, Stanford, UCLA and Washington will also visit Memorial Stadium this season to complete the Bears' seven-game home schedule.<br />
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<em>Ryan GorceyBearTerritory.net Publisher</em><strong>BERKELEY</strong>-Thursday was the first time this spring that the Cal football team strapped on the pads and got to go full-speed ahead at one another, and when you're talking hard hits, you have to talk defense.That's just what BearTerritory did yesterday evening in a conversation with the Bears' new defensive coordinator, Clancy Pendergast, who has wasted no time getting elbow-deep with the Cal defenders<br />
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"You can put them on the field and they're not making little mistakes-wrong formations, wrong huddle calls, not sending guys in motion, sending guys in motion that they're not supposed to-all those things, it's slowed down for them a little bit," Tedford said. "There's a lot to comprehend at that position, and so now that they have a better grasp on it, they're able to do the little things. They're not panicking. I think that's the thing. Their eyes don't come down. When they take off, their eyes are still downfield. When you're young and the rush comes at you, you're eyes are down looking to run. Now, their eyes are downfield looking to make a play. That's a big sign of experience and them being comfortable." <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S6iL7vEJY-I/AAAAAAAALpw/mpjLauh2uNE/s1600-h/pepplj92.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451761207294387170" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S6iL7vEJY-I/AAAAAAAALpw/mpjLauh2uNE/s400/pepplj92.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 276px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #3333ff; font-size: 130%;">Bell Earns All-District Second Team Honors</span></strong><em>Courtesy: Pepperdine Sports Information</em><br />
<em>Release: 03/17/2010</em><br />
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<strong>MALIBU, Calif.</strong> - Sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> of the Pepperdine men's basketball team has been named to the All-District 9 second team by the National Association of Basketball Coaches, the organization announced earlier this week.<br />
In 31 games, Bell (Los Angeles, Calif./Pasadena HS) led Pepperdine with averages of 18.5 points, 3.2 assists, 1.3 steals and 31.5 minutes and was second on the team with 5.1 rebounds. He ranks second in the West Coast Conference in scoring, seventh in steals, eighth in assists and 15th in rebounding.<br />
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<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Bell, who was also named All-WCC honorable mention, scored in double-figures in 26 of 31 games, scored 20 or more points 15 times and topped the 30-point mark twice.<br />
The NABC All-District 9 first team consisted of Matt Bouldin (Gonzaga), Elias Harris (Gonzaga), Orlando Johnson (UC Santa Barbara), Dior Lowhorn (San Francisco) and Omar Samhan (Saint Mary's). In addition to Bell, the second team included T.J. Campbell (Portland), Mickey McConnell (Saint Mary's), T.J. Robinson (Long Beach State) and Robin Smeulders (Portland). District 9 is made up of the West Coast Conference and the Big West Conference.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S6iNteFlqUI/AAAAAAAALqo/e65V1huUXL4/s1600-h/peppjan6.bmp"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451763161242118466" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S6iNteFlqUI/AAAAAAAALqo/e65V1huUXL4/s400/peppjan6.bmp" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S6iL858mkrI/AAAAAAAALqI/b3DQhIwBoyk/s1600-h/pepploj44.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451761227395404466" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S6iL858mkrI/AAAAAAAALqI/b3DQhIwBoyk/s400/pepploj44.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 400px; width: 267px;" /></a></div><div><strong>PLAYER OF THE WEEK</strong> — <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19iUh2eIVVA&fea%20ture=player_embedded">Lorne Jackson </a>was named WCC co-Player of the Week on Monday after averaging 18.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks in victories over Santa Clara and San Francisco. <strong>Mychel Thompson</strong> shared the award the previous week, giving Pepperdine two WCC Player of the Week honors in the same season for the first time since 2004-05.<br />
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<div><strong><span style="font-size: 130%;">Men's Basketball Advances To Sweet 16 With 75-68 Win Over No. 2 Villanova</span></strong><em>Courtesy: Associated Press<br />
Release: 03/20/2010</em><br />
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<strong>PROVIDENCE, R.I.</strong> (AP) -<a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.smcgaels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=101619&SPID=12536&DB_OEM_ID=21400&ATCLID=1483262"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.smcgaels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=101619&SPID=12536&DB_OEM_ID=21400&ATCLID=1483262"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.smcgaels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=101619&SPID=12536&DB_OEM_ID=21400&ATCLID=1483262">Omar Samhan</a> was an unstoppable Gael force.<br />
His career isn't over yet - and neither is Saint Mary's NCAA tournament run as the Gaels are improbably headed to the round of 16.<br />
Samhan played the game of his career on basketball's biggest stage, finishing with 32 points and seven rebounds to lead 10th-seeded Saint Mary's past Villanova 75-68 on Saturday and on to Houston for the South Regional's Sweet 16.</div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S6iNuOiwh2I/AAAAAAAALq4/2j82DZae9Wc/s1600-h/peppgopix.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451763174249367394" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S6iNuOiwh2I/AAAAAAAALq4/2j82DZae9Wc/s400/peppgopix.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 231px; width: 169px;" /></a><br />
<div><strong><span style="font-size: 130%;">Gonzaga Stumbles Against Syracuse, 87-65</span></strong><br />
<em>The Orange move on to play Butler on March 25.</em><br />
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<strong>Elias Harris led Gonzaga with 24 points.</strong><a href="http://www.fansonly.com/schools/gonz/sports/m-baskbl/gonz-m-baskbl-body.html"><strong><em>Men's Basketball Home</em></strong></a><br />
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<em>March 21, 2010</em><br />
<strong>BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP)</strong> - Wes Johnson scored a career-high 31 points and pulled down 14 rebounds and Andy Rautins added 24 points as Syracuse hit a dozen 3-pointers to stun Gonzaga 87-65 on Sunday in the second round of the NCAA tournament.<br />
Syracuse's storybook season - the Orange were unranked before the season and made it to No. 1 for the final week before losing to Georgetown in the Big East tournament - continues on Thursday. The Orange (30-4), the top seed in the West Regional, will play fifth-seeded Butler (30-4) in Salt Lake City.<br />
Gonzaga (27-7) was trying to become the second team from the West Coast Conference to shock the Big East - WCC tournament champ St. Mary's stunned second-seeded Villanova on Saturday - but they were no match for the Orange. </div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S6iYgrhG-wI/AAAAAAAALuA/Le1LnjAXU8Y/s1600-h/st.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451775036136815362" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S6iYgrhG-wI/AAAAAAAALuA/Le1LnjAXU8Y/s400/st.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 113px; width: 150px;" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S6iYf6IxW7I/AAAAAAAALt4/Ye40mZ0YprM/s1600-h/stt.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451775022881397682" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S6iYf6IxW7I/AAAAAAAALt4/Ye40mZ0YprM/s400/stt.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 113px; width: 150px;" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S6iQTmvIAXI/AAAAAAAALrw/DD6nThB-99I/s1600-h/pepplj97.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451766015422103922" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S6iQTmvIAXI/AAAAAAAALrw/DD6nThB-99I/s400/pepplj97.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 360px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S6iSI1GrqTI/AAAAAAAALsY/lfz6NfY2MOI/s1600-h/lang+lang.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451768029323700530" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S6iSI1GrqTI/AAAAAAAALsY/lfz6NfY2MOI/s400/lang+lang.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S6iO2l36F3I/AAAAAAAALrA/_cNU1t_OZoA/s1600-h/pepplj94.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451764417462671218" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S6iO2l36F3I/AAAAAAAALrA/_cNU1t_OZoA/s400/pepplj94.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S6iVDRWOMGI/AAAAAAAALtI/tLMoEHpWRHk/s1600-h/peppjan2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451771232360738914" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S6iVDRWOMGI/AAAAAAAALtI/tLMoEHpWRHk/s400/peppjan2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S6iVDFTZ6LI/AAAAAAAALtA/33xRDerRUN8/s1600-h/10330_294983595505_552660505_9109006_7408883_n.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451771229127698610" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S6iVDFTZ6LI/AAAAAAAALtA/33xRDerRUN8/s400/10330_294983595505_552660505_9109006_7408883_n.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 400px; width: 300px;" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S6ibgwyZs8I/AAAAAAAALuY/yTAclpkeogY/s1600-h/past.gif"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451778336086406082" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S6ibgwyZs8I/AAAAAAAALuY/yTAclpkeogY/s400/past.gif" style="cursor: hand; height: 173px; width: 119px;" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jackson Twinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617362288328142935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21803971.post-77973562103868792010-03-14T00:21:00.000-08:002010-04-09T21:17:51.583-07:00SPRING PRACTICE IS HERE!<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448804574983911954" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S54K5FZwehI/AAAAAAAALlo/L3FyEj4M0lA/s400/cal+2010+2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 222px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" />Class: Sophomore<br />
Hometown: Simi Valley, CA<br />
High School: Simi Valley HS<br />
Height / Weight: 6-1 / 238<br />
Position:TB<br />
Experience: SQ<br />
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2009: A member of the team but did not see any game action.<br />
2008: Redshirted ... did not play.<br />
<strong>HIGH SCHOOL:</strong> A four-year varsity starter who twice earned Team MVP honors ... rated No. 89 among the nation's running backs ... also a two-time All-Marmonte League selection as well as an All-County honoree as a senior when he rushed 230 times for 1,225 yards and 16 touchdowns after a 988-yard campaign with 10 TDs as a junior ... caught a combined 32 passes for 287 yards in his final two seasons ... also served as his team's punter, averaging 33.7 yards per punt as a senior.<br />
<strong>PERSONAL:</strong> Full name is <strong>Langston R. Jackson</strong> ... born May 14, 1990 ... major is undeclared.<br />
<em>LAST UPDATED: March 8, 2010</em><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448812778549609122" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S54SWmEPAqI/AAAAAAAALpQ/FKTCk3q8YLI/s400/calvereen.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 222px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448805877271914050" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S54ME4zaZkI/AAAAAAAALmQ/3NPW5iHUezg/s400/coming-soon.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 280px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /><em>June 8, 2007</em><br />
<strong><span style="color: #3333ff; font-size: 180%;">Cali back gets first offer</span></strong><br />
<em>Dan Sorensen UteZone.com</em><br />
The summer got off to a good start for <span style="color: #3333ff;">Langston Jackson,</span> a 6-foot-1 inch 200 pound running back from Simi Valley (Calif.) High School. He's gearing up for a successful senor campaign and just received his first Division I scholarship offer. The Utes for their part are looking to add depth to the running back corps and are looking to bring in at least two more in the '08 class.<br />
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<em>July 25, 2007</em><br />
<span style="color: #3333ff;"><strong><span style="font-size: 180%;">Jackson plans NW visit</span></strong></span><em>Garrett Rudolph UDubSports.com</em><br />
Langston Jackson already has an offer on the table from Utah, and could be on the verge of getting his first offers from the Pac-10. Washington, Oregon and California are the biggest schools paying attention to him, while Fresno State and UNLV have also shown some interest.<br />
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<em>September 17, 2007</em><br />
<strong><span style="color: #3333ff; font-size: 180%;">Simi Valley back turning heads</span></strong><em>Thomas CellaUteZone.com</em>The Utes are looking to bring in two running backs with this class, and one such target is a young rusher out of Simi Valley (Calif.) named Langston Jackson. A relatively unknown commodity at this point, Jackson is poised to make some noise on the recruiting scene now with a breakout performance to start the season last week.<br />
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<em>October 22, 2007</em><strong><span style="color: #3333ff;"><span style="font-size: 180%;">Simi Valley back heating up</span></span></strong><em>Dan SorensenUteZone.com</em><br />
Simi Valley (Calif.) running back Langston Jackson has spent a lot of his senior season flying under the recruiting radar. However, the talented back is starting to turn heads, and the PAC 10 is taking notice. Do the Utes fall in Jackson's future plans? Click here to find out.<br />
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<em>October 25, 2007</em><br />
<strong><span style="color: #3333ff; font-size: 180%;">Jackson adds another offer</span></strong><br />
<em>Cleodis FloydUDubSports.com</em><br />
Langston Jackson has recently gained another scholarship offer. With Utah already offering, Utah State has decided to offer. Jackson has been having a great senior year so far. Many of the Pac-10 schools have been waiting to see his senior film.<br />
<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448811276067805570" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S54Q_I4qGYI/AAAAAAAALow/ldiIs8fAzGk/s400/calgre.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 222px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /><strong><span style="font-size: 180%;"> <span style="color: #3333ff;">2010 Cal Football Analysis - Offense</span></span></strong><em>Monday, February 15, 2010 </em><br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><strong>Ladies & Gents</strong> - <em>your 2010 </em></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/note_redirect.php?note_id=310749828765&h=3aff97328262dc9192d615792c24a6a5&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sbnation.com%2Fncaa-basketball%2Fteams%2FCalifornia" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/California"><em><span style="font-size: 130%;">California Golden Bears</span></em></a><em><span style="font-size: 130%;"> on offense:</span></em><a href="http://www.facebook.com/note_redirect.php?note_id=310749828765&h=0df9b0dfecb5dbc8d9c5e7f2c215e199&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn1.sbnation.com%2Fimported_assets%2F373140%2F2010goldenrecruits_o.png" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://cdn1.sbnation.com/imported_assets/373140/2010goldenrecruits_o.png"></a><a href="http://www.facebook.com/note_redirect.php?note_id=310749828765&h=5f4b747e57c4c7cd1898e31f31d62146&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn1.sbnation.com%2Fimported_assets%2F373158%2F2010_recruits_o.png" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://cdn1.sbnation.com/imported_assets/373158/2010_recruits_o.png"></a><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448802428650638962" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S54I8JsBznI/AAAAAAAALko/BlITsgKYb6w/s400/cal+spr.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 160px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 237px;" /><strong>Key losses from the 2009 roster:</strong><br />
Jahvid Best was one of the most electrifying players in memory. The loss of Jahvid to the NFL is offset by the emergence of Shane Vereen. Coach Ludwig is going to need other players step up on offense to complement Vereen's running attack. Marvin Jones and Anthony Miller may be close.<br />
What is really going to be missed about this group of outgoing seniors is blocking. Nyan Boateng and Verran Tucker were fine downfield blockers. Skylar Curran and Brian Holley were unsung heroes of the 2009 team protecting Kevin Riley and opening up running lanes for Jahvid and Shane. Skylar had a memorable Senior Day game, catching a key TD against the AZ Wildcats. Brian should have received more attention for the job he did stepping into the shoes of Will Ta'ufo'ou.<br />
<strong>Immediate needs:</strong> More playmakers besides Vereen in the passing game<br />
2010 Season eligibility map:<br />
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Eligibility data and depth chart are taken from the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/note_redirect.php?note_id=310749828765&h=dc9ab9f4f54033dd8c816be0b23deeb7&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.calbears.com%2Fsports%2Fm-footbl%2Fmtt%2Fcal-m-footbl-mtt.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/cal-m-footbl-mtt.html">active Cal roster</a> (updated late<br />
Looking ahead to the 2012 season (dotted box), the Cal offense will have discontinuities at WR and FB. Ross, Jones, Alex Lagemann, and Michael Calvin will graduate or depart by 2012. RB has the most depth for 2010 with Vereen, Covaughn Deboskie-Johnson, Isi Sofele, and Dasarte Yarnway, QB, OL and TE depth are staggered to add more depth in recruiting cycles.<br />
<strong>Future needs:</strong> WRs, FBs<br />
Now we are ready to discuss how Tedford & Co met needs with 2010 Golden Bears on offense.<br />
<strong><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448811267308051954" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S54Q-oQK3fI/AAAAAAAALoo/wYU5rHzeEU8/s400/cal+vereen1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 294px;" />Playmakers:</strong> It appears that the coaching staff has purposely recruited for speed at the WR position (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/note_redirect.php?note_id=310749828765&h=abc5da158d4214b56bbb03c4f1d9865f&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.californiagoldenblogs.com%2F2010%2F1%2F21%2F1263960%2Fcal-sports-recruiting-thread%2329587992" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2010/1/21/1263960/cal-sports-recruiting-thread#29587992">LINK</a>). Coleman Edmond (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/note_redirect.php?note_id=310749828765&h=e28f54e689343132c3d3d271e531bb02&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.californiagoldenblogs.com%2F2010%2F2%2F9%2F1301814%2Finterview-with-new-california" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2010/2/9/1301814/interview-with-new-california">CGB interview)</a>, Tevin Carter, and Kaelin Clay are capable track stars with excellent speed. In his Signing Day press conference, Tedford told us that yards after catch was a special emphasis during recruiting. The 2010 WR class should be a big step toward addressing the need for new playmakers in the passing game.<br />
Marvin Jones appears to have a starting WR spot locked down. Edmond, Carter, Allen, Montgomery, and Clay will compete against the incumbents of J Ross, Loggy, and Calvin. Spencer Hagan and Charles Satchell are big receivers currently sitting on the depth chart. Edmond may be most ready to contribute from the 2010 class both at WR and special teams with his physicality and toughness (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/note_redirect.php?note_id=310749828765&h=94bf9c81bcf0ae9e7daee8f8f21904f3&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DG_1lAaR0-YM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=">highlights</a>). Keenan Allen appears to have excellent hands and ball skills. I would speculate that if the 2010 WR recruits do not want to redshirt, they need to stand out in learning routes and downfield blocking.<br />
Another consideration is Isi Sofele, a potential breakout player already on the squad. Word is that Isi is staying at RB and not moving to WR (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/note_redirect.php?note_id=310749828765&h=fc8c532625e3e4d765251549dca76dff&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.contracostatimes.com%2Fcal-bears%2Fci_14326257%3Fnclick_check%3D1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.contracostatimes.com/cal-bears/ci_14326257?nclick_check=">LINK</a>). His speed and elusiveness at the punt/kick returner position should add more intrigue to Spring Practice with the new Special Teams/Tight Ends Coach Jeff Genyk. Personally, I would like to see another punt/kick returner from the 2010 class on special teams to spell relief for J Ross. Maybe if J Ross does less he'll hold onto more passes in 2010.<br />
<strong><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448802452264013362" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S54I9hp5TjI/AAAAAAAALlA/lwv1icmvuRE/s400/cal_bears_football_091209_0119.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" />More WRs:</strong> The group of Carter, Allen, Montgomery, and Clay all have different styles of play. ttgiang15's fine analyses on Edmond, Montgomery, and Clay (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/note_redirect.php?note_id=310749828765&h=56db1f126b9b3cc9ace1636b0d4f8e4f&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.californiagoldenblogs.com%2F2010%2F1%2F27%2F1273176%2Fedmond-coleman-wr-from-pierce-cc%2329652575" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2010/1/27/1273176/edmond-coleman-wr-from-pierce-cc#29652575">LINK</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/note_redirect.php?note_id=310749828765&h=7a31eb85e0913b93eab8f9ea97d38079&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.californiagoldenblogs.com%2F2010%2F1%2F27%2F1273176%2Fedmond-coleman-wr-from-pierce-cc%2329671289" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2010/1/27/1273176/edmond-coleman-wr-from-pierce-cc#29671289">LINK</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/note_redirect.php?note_id=310749828765&h=f2896e8968ad7372a8b4835c2c5a60c8&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.californiagoldenblogs.com%2F2010%2F2%2F10%2F1301782%2Fjon-doss-knows-more-than-the%2330611385" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2010/2/10/1301782/jon-doss-knows-more-than-the#30611385">LINK</a>) are worth the time to go over. It's fascinating how Montgomery creates separation between himself and defenders on tape because he is not the fastest, strongest, and tallest guy on the field. He doesn't shy away from contact which should help him lining up in the slot. Tevin Carter (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/note_redirect.php?note_id=310749828765&h=9ce5708062ffaf3e3d50a9c958299cdd&url=http%3A%2F%2Fall-access.cbssports.com%2Fplayer.html%3Fcode%3Dcal%26media%3D165254" media="165254" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://all-access.cbssports.com/player.html?code=">HL</a>) already looks like a young Randy Moss on tape, creating match-up problems with his size and speed.<br />
I have not been able to find more highlights on Keenan Allen (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/note_redirect.php?note_id=310749828765&h=7038367097b95072254dc3257d6ad24a&url=http%3A%2F%2Fall-access.cbssports.com%2Fplayer.html%3Fcode%3Dcal%26media%3D165334" media="165334" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://all-access.cbssports.com/player.html?code=">HL</a>). He doesn't look to have the speed of Carter or Clay, but has good vision and quickness to make cuts that take advantage of open spaces. His length is going to bother a lot of DBs in redzone situations, almost like $C's Dwayne Jarrett.Other positions: Austin Hinder (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/note_redirect.php?note_id=310749828765&h=5da745aab763485bfa014251f84e45ef&url=http%3A%2F%2Fespn.go.com%2Fvideo%2Fclip%3Fid%3D4434178" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=">HL</a>) and Jacob Wark (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/note_redirect.php?note_id=310749828765&h=f6a35e0e9aabcef95a112b8ca972ae9f&url=http%3A%2F%2Fall-access.cbssports.com%2Fplayer.html%3Fcode%3Dcal%26media%3D165231" media="165231" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://all-access.cbssports.com/player.html?code=">HL</a>) are prospects who should provide more competition and depth. Hinder is a work-in-progress. Because of his slim physical statue, Hinder is almost 100% sure to redshirt. The comparison of Wark to Craig Stevens is fair. As Tedford described, Wark doesn't go down immediately after contact and is "violent" after the catch.<br />
<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448804573467425634" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S54K4_wMu2I/AAAAAAAALlg/HutaB5v-pPY/s400/cal009.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" />No FB was recruited this year. There are two possible interpretations. Eric Stevens is someone Tedford had made a note of before (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/note_redirect.php?note_id=310749828765&h=98fb24dc6053b826e88dd10f89e55c81&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.contracostatimes.com%2Fcal-bears%2Fci_14326257" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.contracostatimes.com/cal-bears/ci_14326257">LINK</a>), and <strong>Langston Jackson</strong> could move back to FB. In general though FB doesn't seem to be a priority in Tedford & Co's overall recruiting. <strong>We could be fine with Stevens or Jackson competing for a starting spot in 2012.</strong>Tedford & Co added a trio of OLs in Chris Adcock (<a feature="sub" href="http://www.facebook.com/note_redirect.php?note_id=310749828765&h=1f3ace356cfbfe457454b82ae4fdfd04&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DKx2KwLAYuOA%26feature%3Dsub" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=">Sr</a>, <a feature="related" href="http://www.facebook.com/note_redirect.php?note_id=310749828765&h=8555f9add1dd3be312f8fb425c4d594f&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D6pckk5pn9Ok%26feature%3Drelated" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=">Jr</a> HLs), Alex Croswaithe (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/note_redirect.php?note_id=310749828765&h=e81966b374fbba7b92844d9bf49339ac&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DbTomr4EGpIo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=">HL</a>), and Geoffrey Gibson (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/note_redirect.php?note_id=310749828765&h=6fdde0dc4a2f92ce0e7dfbaa4b732dbd&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DdiFcUjckX00" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=">HL</a>). Gibson is somewhat less heralded compared to Adcock and Croswaithe. He is another strong physical presence who controls the point of attack and sustains his blocks well. Coach Marshall should be happy about the talent he gets to develop along with RS FRs of Charles Ragland, Charles Siddoway, and Mark Brazinski.<br />
Projecting the 2012 season:<br />
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/note_redirect.php?note_id=310749828765&h=0560b1a207411592c17b6b500a9e50da&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn3.sbnation.com%2Fimported_assets%2F373652%2F2012_eligibilitymap_o.png" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://cdn3.sbnation.com/imported_assets/373652/2012_eligibilitymap_o.png"></a><a href="http://www.facebook.com/note_redirect.php?note_id=310749828765&h=b5f69fbe68cf4d8682f0d679e775a246&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn1.sbnation.com%2Fimported_assets%2F373658%2F2012_eligibilitymap_o.png" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://cdn1.sbnation.com/imported_assets/373658/2012_eligibilitymap_o.png"></a><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448809373570954642" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S54PQZiD9ZI/AAAAAAAALoQ/itc5pnWhp_s/s400/calteam.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 259px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /> via <a href="http://www.facebook.com/note_redirect.php?note_id=310749828765&h=339d1a94a039fc78bedec06e6e5ff559&url=http%3A%2F%2Flh4.ggpht.com%2F_QmmSzcVGkgo%2FS26PrZXYA_I%2FAAAAAAAAAEM%2Fg82izGxr1Bc%2Fs800%2F2012_EligibilityMap_O.png" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_QmmSzcVGkgo/S26PrZXYA_I/AAAAAAAAAEM/g82izGxr1Bc/s800/2012_EligibilityMap_O.png">lh4.ggpht.com</a><br />
The 2012 eligibility map assumes the RS FRs and 2010 class (in blue letters) all become major contributors. Many things can happen - players leaving early for the NFL, injuries, redshirts, etc. I am only projecting what I believe will most likely take place.<br />
I think Sofele becomes a change-of-pace RB to complement the more powerful backs of DeBoskie-Johnson/Yarnway/Briggs. Briggs is "greenshirting" and should participate in Spring Practice staring March 6th. If Briggs can't climb up the depth chart ahead of DeBo and Yarnway, I think he redshirts in 2010 and seeks an extra year to distinguish himself in the same manner as Justin Forsett. Adcock, Crosthwaite, and Gibson will probably all redshirt like the OLs in the 2009 class besides Brian Schwenke.<br />
<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448809366382811378" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S54PP-wRmPI/AAAAAAAALoI/DaxG00na2y4/s400/cal+ss.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 131px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 247px;" />The 2012 QB is going to be the biggest concern. If Beau Sweeney doesn't seize control of the starting QB position in 2010 or 2011, Zach Maynard could emerge as an option (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/note_redirect.php?note_id=310749828765&h=b7870f6049559634895249eb0070107e&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.californiagoldenblogs.com%2F2010%2F1%2F30%2F1285092%2Fcalifornia-golden-recruits-thread%2330068429" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2010/1/30/1285092/california-golden-recruits-thread#30068429">HT </a><a href="http://www.facebook.com/note_redirect.php?note_id=310749828765&h=b7870f6049559634895249eb0070107e&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.californiagoldenblogs.com%2F2010%2F1%2F30%2F1285092%2Fcalifornia-golden-recruits-thread%2330068429" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2010/1/30/1285092/california-golden-recruits-thread#30068429">dballisloose</a>). Allan Bridgford & Hinder should also be in the mix for 2012. WRs are more difficult to project. Keenan Allen probably won't redshirt because of his versatility as a WR and nickelback in pass coverage. There isn't enough video evidence supporting that Carter can beat more powerful and speedy CBs in the Pac-10 who will want to jam him at the line and knock him off his route. I would think Carter redshirts along with Montgomery and Clay.<br />
<strong>Final thoughts:</strong> Rather than focusing on individual talent, I think it's more important to take the team approach to evaluate recruiting classes. Tedford & Co's job is to put the most competitive team on the field year in and year out. 5-star talents would be great if they want to fit in and excel in the system. The 2010 class of the Golden Bears meets the team's needs and sets up Tedford & Co with talent and depth on offense for the 2012 season when Memorial Stadium reopens. <strong>FB seems to be the only position not addressed the 2010 recruiting. The history of Will Ta'ufo'ou and Brian Holley would suggest that Tedford & Co seems to prefer a developmental process for FBs. </strong>Regarding the lack of a LT in 2010 recruiting, the eligibility maps show that there is enough depth in development on the OL for a LT candidate to emerge through competition in 2010 and 2012. Granted, it would have been great to obtain the services of Arie Kouandjio or Roszell Gayden, but Tedford & Co systematically replenish the team with new recruits. 2011 scholarship offers have already gone out to Cyrus Kouandjio (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/note_redirect.php?note_id=310749828765&h=02c86eabc07b316b9322dac2a319d7ae&url=http%3A%2F%2Frivals.yahoo.com%2Fcal%2Ffootball%2Frecruiting%2Fplayer-Cyrus-Kouandjio-95796" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://rivals.yahoo.com/cal/football/recruiting/player-Cyrus-Kouandjio-95796">LINK</a>) and Christian Westerman (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/note_redirect.php?note_id=310749828765&h=a19e7aa166de59499e6775aceada6848&url=http%3A%2F%2Frivals.yahoo.com%2Fncaa%2Ffootball%2Frecruiting%2Fplayer-Christian-Westerman-69139" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Christian-Westerman-69139">LINK</a>). I am sure we are going to hear more.What are your thoughts looking ahead to 2010 and 2012? <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448807652237047410" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S54NsNEE9nI/AAAAAAAALmg/OZxn_TOM2Zc/s400/659723.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 120px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 100px;" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448811256695354850" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S54Q-At59eI/AAAAAAAALoY/E_mGzsmBZi0/s400/lang24.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 130px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 98px;" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448807686113616210" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S54NuLQ4YVI/AAAAAAAALnA/ryGe4vusccI/s400/calback6.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 52px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 130px;" /> <em>Chris Nguon BearTerritory.net Staff Writer</em>To put it bluntly, the Cal offense struggled in goal-line and short yardage situations last season. Sometimes, the ball carrier didn't run through the correct hole while other times, as Bears coach Jeff Tedford simply stated, "we needed to block better." For this year's corps of running backs, the name of the game is speed. And while athletes likes Jahvid Best and his compatriots can certainly lay a shoulder into a defender if needed, one player who might indeed help Cal's short yardage game down the line is walk-on <a class="ContentDbAnchor" href="http://cal.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=1&pr_key=68637" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Langston Jackson</a>, a late add to the current roster.<br />
<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448805865929805010" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S54MEOjPjNI/AAAAAAAALmA/4VMwpgWOCVk/s400/cal+lang10+1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 145px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 105px;" /><strong>Jackson is</strong> a nice add to the current Cal roster. Standing at a stout 6-foot-1, 215-pounds, the former Simi Valley (Calif.) High standout has been trying to acclimate himself with his new surroundings. <strong>Jackson</strong> held offers from Utah and Utah State leading up to National Signing Day in February but didn't find himself on a college roster when so many other athletes signed on the dotted line. <strong>Jackson</strong> kept pounding the phones however, and eventually caught up with Cal running backs coach Ron Gould, who decided to take <strong>Jackson</strong> on-board."Coach Gould had faith in me so I'm going to go out here and try to prove myself," <strong>Jackson </strong>said. "I got in contact with him before and then I called him again afterwards after Signing Day passed. I came up after that to a practice and watched everything. I liked what I saw."<strong>Jackson</strong> has received a couple reps here and there during the summer sessions this past week. While his road to Cal was much different than the scholarship athletes of the 2008 class, J<strong>ackson</strong> now finds himself in the same boat as his current class. <strong>Jackson </strong>has some impressive highlights in high school.<a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=xhlqy5JHvzk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube video: Jackson lowers the boom</a>"I love our team this year. I really think we are going to be good this year and I want to be a part of that," <strong>Jackson</strong> said. "Getting the plays down is rough. It's confusing. But it's fun."So what about his game stands out the most?"I can hit," <strong>Jackson</strong> concluded. "The coaches want me to play running back. My last year in high school I became more of a shifty 'back so I can be a power guy and a speed guy."Chris Nguon is the lead football writer for <a href="http://cal.rivals.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BearTerritory</a>. He's well known for his recruiting and game coverage in the star-studded Oakland Athletic League, plus his numerous contributions with The Daily Californian, UC Berkeley's only independent, student-run newspaper. Nguon is also a correspondent with the Oakland Tribune, and will cover Cal football and basketball in 2008.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S54PPDnr5vI/AAAAAAAALn4/TqJMKTckC6Q/s1600-h/calprac.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448809350509094642" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S54PPDnr5vI/AAAAAAAALn4/TqJMKTckC6Q/s400/calprac.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 299px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2009/8/19/967208/cal-2009-position-previews-running#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 180%;">Our Bus is Langston Jackson</span></a><span style="font-size: 180%;"><br />
</span>Langston Jackson is the one who stands out in fall camp as a short yardage back; the guy is absolutely huge, but with quick feet and agility. Diagnosis? Put him in at 3rd and 1.<br />
I thought Debo was much bigger since I heard he put on a lot of extra muscle during the off-season. I was very high on him…until I saw him at the spring game. He doesn’t look any bigger than Vereen and was stuffed about 4 times in a row at the Goal line. Diagnosis? Put on another 25lbs and be fullback please.<br />
Yarnway is a mini-beast already. Next year, full fledged man-beast. Diagnosis? Redshirt.<br />
Sofele is too good to keep off the field. Play him this year. He’s small but all muscle and fast twitch tendons. Diagnosis? Play him!<br />
by <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/users/DavidsonBear" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DavidsonBear</a> on <a href="http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2009/8/19/967208/cal-2009-position-previews-running#19907899" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aug 19, 2009 </a><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448804582827021010" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S54K5ins0tI/AAAAAAAALlw/yuFSihkPTR4/s400/cal+stadium.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 222px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" />I have to admit, I did hours of research for this post, and this is the first time I’ve ever heard of Langston Jackson, ever.<br />
Kudos sir. Where’d you hear about Langston’s abilities?<br />
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by <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/users/Avinash" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Avinash</a> on <a href="http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2009/8/19/967208/cal-2009-position-previews-running#19908157" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aug 19, 2009 10:12 AM PDT</a><br />
He’s been mentioned on BI a fair amount, also I think a couple practice reports from JO in spring.<br />
Some say his powerade gives you infrared vision...and that his sweat towels wipe away sin. All we know is he's called giantfan5.<br />
by <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/users/Spazzy%20Mcgee" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spazzy Mcgee</a> on <a href="http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2009/8/19/967208/cal-2009-position-previews-running#19913939" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aug 19, 2009 </a><br />
<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448805858744041682" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S54MDzyBgNI/AAAAAAAALl4/RpX_Qj_oE4M/s400/cal+pac.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 114px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 98px;" /><a href="http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2009/8/19/967208/cal-2009-position-previews-running#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">He's #24; Redshirt Freshman. 225 lbs. Big as a full back, but plays TB. </a><br />
He’s been mentioned in some of the fall camp reports. With Best and Vereen sitting out (as they should), Yarnway, Debo and Jackson have been getting reps.<br />
Tedford commented on his agility and quickness for being a big guy. Personally, I think he’s going to see the field this year. He’s had good runs consistently on short yardage situations.<br />
As you know, we have a terrible time with 3rd and 1 yard. Best and Vereen typically get -1 or 60 yards (ha). And I think we all remember Forsett trying to pound it unsuccessfully 2 years ago.<br />
<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448808416408729970" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S54OYr0zeXI/AAAAAAAALnY/D10xOeFrgBg/s400/CHRIS++CORMIER.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 135px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 104px;" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448807682365325554" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S54Nt9TOAPI/AAAAAAAALm4/-43XAPpQScg/s400/br16.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 135px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 106px;" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448808400801963330" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S54OXxr3HUI/AAAAAAAALnI/6-Z22QhxmYY/s400/calview.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 133px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /> <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448802438254303618" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S54I8tduGYI/AAAAAAAALkw/NHxXbxFYQnY/s400/cal+spring1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /> <strong><span style="color: #3333ff; font-size: 180%;">2010 Cal Football Spring Preview</span></strong><br />
<em>March 11, 2010</em><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448808430165938418" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S54OZfEx0PI/AAAAAAAALno/0v26bEy2MkE/s400/imagesCAR25E27.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 103px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 137px;" /><a href="http://www.calbears.com/tickets/10_fb_renewals_main.html">Get Your Season Tickets</a> <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/cal-m-footbl-sched.html">2010 Schedule</a> <strong>Spring 2010 Information:</strong> <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/cal-m-footbl-mtt.html">Roster</a> <a href="http://www.calbears.com/photos/schools/cal/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2010SpringRoster.pdf">Roster</a> <a href="http://www.calbears.com/photos/schools/cal/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2010QuickFacts.pdf">Quick Facts</a> Cal begins its 2010 spring football practices having established itself as one of the Pac-10's top football programs under<br />
<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448812784741176130" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S54SW9Ia00I/AAAAAAAALpY/c43wNar3ID8/s400/calstantd.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 250px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 150px;" /><a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/tedford_jeff00.html"><strong>Jeff Tedford</strong></a>, who is now in ninth year with the Golden Bears and the longest-tenured head coach in the conference. Cal has won more games during the period of time he has been the team's head coach than every Pac-10 school other than USC. Cal has also been ranked among the nation's Top 25 at the conclusion of four of the last six campaigns (2004-06, '08) and in the Top 10 at some point during five of the last six years (2004-07, '09). In addition, the Bears have made seven consecutive bowl appearances since with a lofty 5-2 mark in those contests.<br />
<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448809356737449970" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S54PPa0pD_I/AAAAAAAALoA/INuJ8S1JlPE/s400/CalLang1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 293px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /><span style="color: #3333ff;"> <strong><span style="font-size: 180%;">Running Backs </span></strong></span><strong><em>Coach</em> </strong>- <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/gould_ron01.html"><strong>Ron Gould</strong></a> <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448812796194545442" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S54SXnzHXyI/AAAAAAAALpg/8AxUwEgBqMc/s400/CALGOULD3.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 379px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /><a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/briggs_trajuan00.html">Trajuan Briggs</a> (Fr., TB), <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/deboskiejohnson_covaughn00.html">Covaughn DeBoskie-Johnson</a> (Jr., TB), <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/dumont_nico00.html">Nico Dumont</a> (RFr., FB), <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/kapp_will00.html">Will Kapp</a> (Jr., FB), <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/sofele_isi00.html">Isi Sofele</a> (So., TB), <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/stevens_eric00.html">Eric Stevens</a> (So., FB), <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/tyndall_john00.html">John Tyndall</a> (Jr., FB), <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/vereen_shane00.html">Shane Vereen</a> (Jr., TB), <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/yarnway_dasarte00.html">Dasarte Yarnway</a> (RFr., TB) The Bears lost both of their 2009 backfield starters with the departures of TB <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/best_jahvid00.html">Jahvid Best</a> and FB <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/holley_brian00.html">Brian Holley</a> but are confident they can replace the productive duo. Best started 19 of the 31 contests he competed in during three seasons at Cal. He earned a second-team All-American selection by College Football News and the second of his two first-team All-Pac-10 honors as a 2008 sophomore when he rushed for 1,580 yards (No. 2 on Cal's single-season list) and a school-record-tying 15 rushing touchdowns. He finished his career ranked tied for third on Cal's all-time list for rushing TDs (29), as well as tied for fourth in total TDs (39) and seventh in rushing yards (2,668).<br />
<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448812771767145234" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S54SWMzK0xI/AAAAAAAALpI/S0D6mjyjoPE/s400/cal+best+ver.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 280px;" /><a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/vereen_shane00.html">Shane Vereen</a>, who started the final four games last season after Best suffered a season-ending injury against Oregon State on Nov. 7, is most likely his heir apparent at tailback. Vereen earned honorable mention All-Pac-10 honors last season despite coming off the bench to spell Best for most of the season's first nine games. He finished as the team's leading rusher with 952 yards on 183 carries (5.2 ypr) and equaled Best's 12 rushing touchdowns. Vereen had a career day to lead the Bears to a Big Game win at Stanford, carrying the ball 42 times for 193 yards and three touchdowns. He rushed for 566 yards on 108 carries after taking as the team's starter.<br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S54UsLeGxvI/AAAAAAAALpo/CQHbcdgWw0A/s1600-h/langcal.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448815348390741746" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S54UsLeGxvI/AAAAAAAALpo/CQHbcdgWw0A/s400/langcal.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 222px; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/deboskiejohnson_covaughn00.html">Covaughn DeBoskie-Johnson</a> (31 rushes, 226 yards, 1 TD) and <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/sofele_isi00.html">Isi Sofele</a> (12 rushes, 82 yards, 1 TD) saw limited action in 2009 but are expected to compete for a spot alongside Vereen for a Cal rushing attack that has traditionally shared the bulk of the workload between two tailbacks. <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/briggs_trajuan00.html">Trajuan Briggs</a>, <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448804568876545298" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S54K4uppdRI/AAAAAAAALlY/lmh5lhpbBAQ/s400/cal+lang+10.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 250px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 150px;" /><a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/jackson_langston00.html"><span style="color: #000099;"><strong>Langston Jackson</strong></span></a> and <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/yarnway_dasarte00.html">Dasarte Yarnway</a> are the team's other tailbacks this spring and should get a good look with one of Tedford's primary spring goals developing a complimentary player to Vereen. Both Briggs and Yarnway missed their respective 2009 seasons with injuries, with the early enrollee Briggs going down with an ankle injury in an early season prep game and Yarnway suffering a knee injury during training camp of his true freshmen season.<br />
<a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/kapp_will00.html">Will Kapp</a> was the team's backup fullback last season and will be competing along with fellow returnees <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/tyndall_john00.html">John Tyndall</a>, <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/stevens_eric00.html">Eric Stevens</a> and <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/dumont_nico00.html">Nico Dumont</a> to replace Holley as the starter.<br />
<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448805871410084866" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S54MEi91_AI/AAAAAAAALmI/2gQaz7XBXPY/s400/cal+2010+4.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 218px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /><strong><span style="font-size: 180%;"><span style="color: #3333ff;">Former NFL Players Akili Smith and Ronnie Bradford Join Cal Staff</span></span></strong><em>Smith to serve as an administrative assistant for the offense, while Bradford will hold the same role for the defense.</em><br />
<em>March 13, 2010 </em><br />
<em><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448805891008044930" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S54MFr-XH4I/AAAAAAAALmY/WWwpxlVOQGA/s400/cal+2010+3.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 120px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 100px;" /></em><strong>BERKELEY -</strong> Former NFL players <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/smith_akili00.html">Akili Smith</a> and <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/bradford_ronnie00.html">Ronnie Bradford</a> have joined the Cal football staff as administrative assistants. Smith will serve in his role for the team's offensive coaching staff, while Bradford will work with the coaches on the defensive side of the ball.<br />
"We're pleased to have both Akili and Ronnie join our support staff," said head coach <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/tedford_jeff00.html">Jeff Tedford</a>. "Both of these guys have been around football their entire lives and will be tremendous assets to our program." <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448804559718667042" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S54K4MiPUyI/AAAAAAAALlQ/-SN6_WmUgMo/s400/calbo.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 94px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 141px;" /><strong>Smith,</strong> who has spent the past two seasons as the quarterbacks coach at Grossmont College in San Diego, was selected by Cincinnati as the third overall pick in the first round of the 1999 NFL Draft and played four seasons with the Bengals (1999-2002). <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448809343841022226" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S54POqx5MRI/AAAAAAAALnw/cCTDoKpwNB0/s400/imagesCADP9AC7.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 112px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 87px;" />He attended training camp with the Packers (2003) and Buccaneers (2005) before finishing his professional football playing career with the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europe (2005) and Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (2007). Smith played his collegiate football at Oregon from 1997-98 when Tedford was the Ducks' offensive coordinator. He was the Pac-10's Offensive Player of the Year as a senior when he set Oregon's single-season passing record with 3,763 yards and also threw for 32 touchdowns.<br />
<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448812766080860610" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S54SV3ndAcI/AAAAAAAALpA/yrFnOKr0EgE/s400/imagesCAH2QL30.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 112px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 85px;" /><strong>Bradford</strong> was a defensive assistant with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2009 under Cal defensive coordinator <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/pendergast_clancy00.html">Clancy Pendergast</a>. He was previously with the Denver Broncos for six seasons from 2003-08, where he served in a variety of capacities both on defense and special teams. In his final year in Denver in 2008, Bradford coached the team's defensive backs, mentoring a group that featured nine-time Pro Bowl and three-time first-team All-Pro selection CB Champ Bailey, and two-time Pro Bowl selection Dré Bly. He spent the 2004-06 campaigns as Denver's special teams coach and was the club's assistant special teams coach in 2003. Over that four-year span, the Broncos qualified for the postseason on three different occasions, including the 2005 campaign when Denver reached the AFC Championship Game.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448807672912609122" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S54NtaFg_2I/AAAAAAAALmw/y5jTomBKOXk/s400/idris.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 139px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 90px;" /> During that same four-year time frame, PK Jason Elam ranked third in the NFL in both made FGs (107) and points scored (479). Bradford also played for 10 seasons in the NFL with Denver (1993-95), Arizona (1996), Atlanta (1997-2001) and Minnesota (2002). He was a member of the Falcons' squad that claimed the 1998 NFC title and advanced to Super Bowl XXXIII, where he registered an interception off Broncos' QB John Elway. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448811263335558114" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S54Q-ZdDa-I/AAAAAAAALog/sAq75LShgzM/s400/imagesCAVUPI9C.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 106px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 102px;" />Bradford played in 133 regular season NFL games, accumulating 523 tackles, 13 interceptions for 65 yards with one TD, 2.0 sacks (-19 yards), 70 passes defended, four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. He was a two-year starter and four-year letterwinner in college at Colorado and was a first-team All-Big 8 selection as a senior in 1992. As a sophomore, he helped guide the Buffaloes to an appearance in the National Championship Game vs. Notre Dame, where he blocked a PAT attempt in the final minutes to preserve a 10-9 victory at the Orange Bowl.<br />
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<div><div><div><div><span style="color: #3333ff; font-size: 180%;">Men's Hoops Season Ends in WCC First Round</span><br />
<em>Courtesy: Pepperdine Sports Information<br />
Release: 03/05/2010</em><br />
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<strong>LAS VEGAS, Nev</strong>. - The Pepperdine men's basketball team gave a strong performance and was just one three-point attempt at the buzzer away from overtime, but the Waves fell just short against rival Loyola Marymount, 87-84, in a first-round West Coast Conference Tournament game on Friday night.<br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S5V3xhvMoyI/AAAAAAAALfI/abv8b6qQs0c/s1600-h/peppkebe.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446391017128108834" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S5V3xhvMoyI/AAAAAAAALfI/abv8b6qQs0c/s400/peppkebe.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 120px; width: 160px;" /></a>After falling behind by as many as 11 points in the second half, the Waves rallied back to give themselves a chance at the end. The Waves got the ball back down by three with 15.1 seconds left, but a three-point attempt from the right wing by junior forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> (Portland, Ore./Stoneridge Prep) had to be rushed at the buzzer and missed the mark.<br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S5WDMq-XjVI/AAAAAAAALgQ/0eR2dnOXgqo/s1600-h/51w62dnc78l_bo2204203200_pisitbdp5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446403578092031314" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S5WDMq-XjVI/AAAAAAAALgQ/0eR2dnOXgqo/s400/51w62dnc78l_bo2204203200_pisitbdp5.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 100px; width: 100px;" /></a>"I thought we competed hard and played hard," Pepperdine Coach <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a> said. "I thought the first two (regular-season) games that they came out and punched us in the face starting out the first part of the game. I thought tonight we kind of reversed it and got their attention at the start. We played well. It was a game we could have won but didn't. I think our effort was there and it certainly was a winnable game for us."<br />
Sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> (Los Angeles, Calif./Pasadena HS) broke out of a scoring slump with 25 points, his 15th time this season with 20 or more points. <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S5WKAgpKAYI/AAAAAAAALiA/HGSNKVmyRWA/s1600-h/pepplo3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446411065741672834" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S5WKAgpKAYI/AAAAAAAALiA/HGSNKVmyRWA/s400/pepplo3.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>Sophomore forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205">Taylor Darby</a> (San Marcos, Calif./Mission Hills HS) posted a career-high 18 points on 6-for-9 shooting and added 12 rebounds for his second double-double of the season.<br />
Thompson and sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208">Lorne Jackson</a> (Simi Valley, Calif./Simi Valley HS) each scored 10 points, while freshman guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=204760986"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=204760986"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=204760986">Caleb Willis</a> (Stockbridge, Ga./Stockbridge HS) scored a season-high eight.<br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S5WJ_IoQi9I/AAAAAAAALho/ehld94eNv6M/s1600-h/pepplmu66.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446411042115587026" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S5WJ_IoQi9I/AAAAAAAALho/ehld94eNv6M/s400/pepplmu66.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 120px; width: 160px;" /></a></div><div>The Waves (7-24) tied their season high for points with 84 and shot 43.5% from the field. They also made 23 of 28 free throws and had a 41-31 rebounding edge. The Lions (17-14) shot 46.6% but had an advantage by making it to the foul line more often, where they went 27-for-36. Vernon Teel scored a game-high 27 points and Ashley Hamilton added 23.<br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S5WAfz8GtTI/AAAAAAAALgA/o-Y_js4J87w/s1600-h/buzzerbeats_jk.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446400608381089074" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S5WAfz8GtTI/AAAAAAAALgA/o-Y_js4J87w/s400/buzzerbeats_jk.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 98px; width: 115px;" /></a>The first half saw nine ties and 12 lead changes. Trailing 20-18, the Waves went on a 7-0 run to grab their largest lead at 25-20 midway through the half. <span style="color: #ffcc00;">Jackson </span>grabbed an offensive rebound and made a basket, freshman guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=204760985"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=204760985"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=204760985">Joshua Lowery</a> (Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista HS) sank a three-pointer and Bell hit two free throws.<br />
The Waves still led by five at 27-22 after a lay-up by Darby, but LMU tied it with a 5-0 run. It was later tied at 33-33 but the Lions closed out the half on an 11-4 run. Pepperdine had its best first-half offensive performance in the last 10 games, but went into halftime trailing 44-37.<br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S5V3yTHQO8I/AAAAAAAALfQ/4o93rLzExxc/s1600-h/imagesCALYAVYK.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446391030382345154" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S5V3yTHQO8I/AAAAAAAALfQ/4o93rLzExxc/s400/imagesCALYAVYK.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 107px; width: 126px;" /></a>A 12-2 run near the start of the second half gave the Waves the lead once again at 51-50 with a little less than 15 minutes to play. Bell had half of Pepperdine's points during the run, including a three-pointer and a fast-break lay-up to finish it.<br />
The Lions, however, scored the next 12 points to take their biggest lead at 62-51 with 10 1/2 minutes to go. Pepperdine would battle back once again, eventually cutting the deficit to two at 70-68 after Bell made another three-pointer with 4:40 to play.<br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S5WPdr2HwgI/AAAAAAAALiI/f5OOyYa7ntg/s1600-h/peppjan34.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446417064523186690" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S5WPdr2HwgI/AAAAAAAALiI/f5OOyYa7ntg/s400/peppjan34.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>LMU would keep its lead by making nine straight free throws at one point, and 11 of 13 in the final 2 1/2 minutes. <span style="color: #ffcc00;">But Jackson hit a three-pointer from the right wing with 23.5 seconds to make it 86-84, </span>and the Lions' Drew Viney missed the second of two free throws. After Pepperdine moved the ball around the perimeter and looked for an open shot, Thompson had to hurry his three-point attempt at the buzzer and it didn't connect. While the season came to an end for the Pepperdine men, the third-seeded women's team will look to even up the score with LMU as they will meet the Lions in the quarterfinals on Saturday (March 6) at approximately 2:15 p.m. </div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S5WAfqlmqbI/AAAAAAAALf4/ASpgYvECAo0/s1600-h/images%3D.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446400605870795186" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S5WAfqlmqbI/AAAAAAAALf4/ASpgYvECAo0/s400/images%3D.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 90px; width: 90px;" /></a><br />
<span style="color: #3333ff;"><span style="font-size: 180%;"><strong>Loyola Marymount 87, Pepperdine 84</strong></span></span><em>· </em><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/photos?photoId=499012&gameId=300642351"><em>View Photo</em></a><em><br />
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<span style="color: #3333ff;"><strong><span style="font-size: 130%;">PEPPERDINE<br />
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT</span></strong></span>Points<br />
<a href="http://espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=41441">K. Bell</a> 25<br />
<a href="http://espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=33928">V. Teel</a> 27<br />
Rebounds<br />
<a href="http://espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=41444">T. Darby</a> 12<br />
<a href="http://espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=36066">D. Viney</a> 7<br />
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<a href="http://espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=41442">L. Jackson</a> 5<br />
<a href="http://espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=33928">V. Teel</a> 3<br />
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<a href="http://espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=41441">K. Bell</a> 2<br />
<a href="http://espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=42532">J. DuBois</a> 4<br />
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<a href="http://espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=36066">D. Viney</a> 3<br />
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<strong>Jan 9, 2010</strong>@PEPP 79, LMU 75<br />
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<strong>Feb 6, 2010 </strong>@LMU 77, PEPP 61<br />
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· <strong>Mar 5, 2010</strong><br />
@LMU 87, PEPP 84<br />
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<strong>LAS VEGAS</strong> -- <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=33928">Vernon Teel</a> scored a game-high 27 points and <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=41439">Ashley Hamilton</a> added 23 to lead Loyola Marymount past Pepperdine 87-84 in the first round of the West Coast Conference tournament Friday night.<br />
Tell, who had six rebounds, went of 9 of 13 from the field. Hamilton was 13 of 15 from the free throw line for the fifth-seeded Lions (17-14), and Jarred Dubois and <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=36066">Drew Viney</a> added 12 points apiece.<br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S5WKAY3Ec8I/AAAAAAAALh4/80S0R_s1S3c/s1600-h/pepplmuu2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446411063652545474" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S5WKAY3Ec8I/AAAAAAAALh4/80S0R_s1S3c/s400/pepplmuu2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>The Lions will face No. 4 San Francisco (12-17) in the quarterfinals Saturday. <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=41441">Keion Bell</a> led eighth-seeded Pepperdine (7-24) with 25 points. <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=41444">Taylor Darby</a> added 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Waves, who ended the season on a 12-game losing streak.<br />
After trailing 62-51 with 10 minutes left, the Waves cut the lead to 86-84 with 23 seconds remaining. But after Viney one free throw, the Waves could not get a potential tying 3-pointer off before the buzzer.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 180%;">Loyola Marymount preparing to make run at West Coast Conference title</span><br />
<strong><em>The fifth-seeded Lions would have to win four games in four days in order to capture their first conference tournament title since 1989.</em></strong><br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S5WJ_8M8klI/AAAAAAAALhw/lTdGD-4hvuc/s1600-h/pepplmu44.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446411055959675474" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S5WJ_8M8klI/AAAAAAAALhw/lTdGD-4hvuc/s400/pepplmu44.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 120px; width: 160px;" /></a><br />
<em><strong>March 04, 2010</strong>By Ben Bolch</em><br />
<em>Lenny Ignelzi / Associated Press</em><br />
<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446422646870338098" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S5WUintZajI/AAAAAAAALiw/7ZkADjHtGFA/s400/lmu.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 100px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 100px;" />Max Good isn't packing light for the West Coast Conference tournament.<br />
The Loyola Marymount basketball coach said he would bring four suits to Las Vegas "even if we were going to play the Bucks, the Thunder, the Lakers and the Celtics."<br />
The fifth-seeded Lions (16-14) might feel as if they have survived a gauntlet of NBA teams if they are able to win four games in four days to capture their first conference tournament title since 1989.<br />
<strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S5WDOJLtXVI/AAAAAAAALgo/4RyrDy7urx4/s1600-h/BasketballCoach_.gif"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446403603380919634" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S5WDOJLtXVI/AAAAAAAALgo/4RyrDy7urx4/s400/BasketballCoach_.gif" style="cursor: hand; height: 113px; width: 78px;" /></a>Loyola Marymount's quest for an unlikely — and unprecedented — run starts at 6 Friday evening at Orleans Arena with a first-round game against eighth-seeded Pepperdine</strong> (7-23). A victory would move the Lions into a quarterfinal Saturday against fourth-seeded San Francisco (12-17), which has a first-round bye and twice defeated Loyola Marymount during the regular season.<br />
Waiting in the ensuing semifinal is top-seeded Gonzaga. The Bulldogs (24-5) are the defending tournament champions and have won five of the last six titles, but they won't intimidate the Lions if they get that far.<br />
"We have a mantra that we respect everyone but fear no one," said Good, whose team upset then-No. 9 Gonzaga, 74-66, last month at LMU's Gersten Pavilion. The Bulldogs' only other conference loss came against San Francisco.<br />
<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446428444946284898" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S5WZ0HObQWI/AAAAAAAALjo/AZVkBk-RI7I/s400/langston+murray.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 271px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 220px;" />Sixth-seeded San Diego (10-20) plays seventh-seeded Santa Clara (11-20) in the other first-round game Friday, with the winner advancing to face third-seeded Portland (19-9). Like Gonzaga, second-seeded Saint Mary's (24-5) has a bye into a semifinal.<br />
Loyola Marymount has won three of its last four games after getting guards Larry Davis and Given Kalipinde back from injuries. The Lions have already earned 13 more victories than last season and could be on the brink of their first postseason appearance since advancing to the NCAA tournament's Elite Eight 20 years ago.<br />
"I'd like to go over there and remove all doubt," Good said. "If we win three it wouldn't hurt, and four would guarantee it."<br />
In that scenario, four suits might not be Good enough.<br />
"I might pack five," he said, "for the celebration the next day."<br />
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<div><div><span style="color: #3333ff;"><span style="font-size: 180%;"><strong>Waves Meet Rival LMU in WCC Tournament</strong></span></span>Courtesy: Pepperdine Sports Information<br />
Release: 03/02/2010<br />
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<a href="https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf8/676072.pdf?ATCLID=204899821&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500" target="PDFWIN"><strong>Pepperdine Men's Basketball Notes</strong></a><br />
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<strong>THE FACTS</strong> - The Pepperdine men's basketball team begins the postseason this weekend at the Zappos.com West Coast Conference Tournament in Las Vegas. The eighth-seeded Waves will be up against their local rival, fifth-seeded Loyola Marymount, in the first round on Friday evening. Pepperdine is aiming for its third straight first-round victory.<br />
GAME #31 - Friday (March 5) at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.: #8-seed Pepperdine (7-23, 3-11) vs. #5-seed Loyola Marymount (16-14, 7-7) at 6 p.m. in the first round of the WCC Tournament.<br />
<strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S469BBylbtI/AAAAAAAALa4/Fm_DldrQN5Y/s1600-h/peppp556.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444496824895631058" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S469BBylbtI/AAAAAAAALa4/Fm_DldrQN5Y/s400/peppp556.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 92px; width: 140px;" /></a></strong></div><div><strong>IF PEPPERDINE WINS</strong> - A Pepperdine victory would put the Waves into the quarterfinals and a game against #4-seed San Francisco (12-17, 7-7), on Saturday (March 6) at 6 p.m.<br />
<strong>ON THE WEB</strong> - Subscribers to "Wave Casts" can catch all of Pepperdine men's and women's basketball games at the WCC Tournament on the internet at www.pepperdinesports.com. Veteran play-by-play man Al Epstein, now in his 25th season with the Waves, is behind the microphone. Go to the Pepperdine Athletics website and look for the Wave Casts link.<br />
<strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S468LDx_1wI/AAAAAAAALaA/3GgxCrUq47I/s1600-h/pepplmu13.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444495897717102338" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S468LDx_1wI/AAAAAAAALaA/3GgxCrUq47I/s400/pepplmu13.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 120px; width: 160px;" /></a>WCC TOURNAMENT</strong> - In 23 previous events, Pepperdine has an all-time record of 27-19 (.587) at the WCC Tournament and won titles in the 1991, 1992 and 1994 seasons (all under <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a>). The Waves won their first-round game in each of the last two years and in three of the last five.<br />
<strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S47K8RtTZ5I/AAAAAAAALcg/u6UlzAZKoVo/s1600-h/peppp45.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444512136431888274" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S47K8RtTZ5I/AAAAAAAALcg/u6UlzAZKoVo/s400/peppp45.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 90px; width: 125px;" /></a></strong></div><div><strong>WCC HALL OF HONOR</strong> - A 1963 All-American, a former Waves' head baseball coach and the first Pepperdine alum to make the Major Leagues, Dr. Gail Hopkins will be part of the second group of individuals inducted into the West Coast Hall of Honor this weekend. He may be the first Major Leaguer ever to have earned both an M.D. and Ph.D. Hopkins and his seven fellow inductees will formally be inducted at the 2010 WCC Hall of Honor Brunch on Saturday (March 6) at the Orleans Hotel and honored the next day during halftime of the first men's basketball semifinal game. Doug Christie was part of the inaugural Hall of Honor Class in 2009. </div><div><br />
<strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S467QhLaswI/AAAAAAAALZ4/6PwPb63OxcQ/s1600-h/pepp+hank+gathers1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444494891996066562" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S467QhLaswI/AAAAAAAALZ4/6PwPb63OxcQ/s400/pepp+hank+gathers1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 400px; width: 294px;" /></a></strong></div><div><strong>LOYOLA MARYMOUNT</strong> - Pepperdine is 90-61 all-time against Loyola Marymount. The two schools split the season series, but the Waves have won 23 of the last 26 meetings. Pepperdine holds a 4-2 advantage in WCC Tournament games. The schools last met in the 2005 first round, a 91-79 victory for the Waves. LMU won in the 1988 and 1989 semifinals, but Pepperdine has won the last four tournament meetings, three of which took place in the first round.<br />
<strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S465XIwBUqI/AAAAAAAALYw/TCU6oQD3Bl4/s1600-h/peppvslmu2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444492806674535074" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S465XIwBUqI/AAAAAAAALYw/TCU6oQD3Bl4/s400/peppvslmu2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 242px; width: 392px;" /></a>PCH CHALLENGE - WCC</strong> Tournament meetings between Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount count toward the newly created PCH Challenge, which is a season-long competition between the two local rivals covering all sports. The Waves lead 7.5-5.5 heading into this weekend.<br />
<strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S468NdCB5WI/AAAAAAAALag/HurIvONWvfc/s1600-h/pepplmuu22.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444495938854970722" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S468NdCB5WI/AAAAAAAALag/HurIvONWvfc/s400/pepplmuu22.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>FIRST GAME VS. LMU</strong> - Back on Jan. 9 at Firestone Fieldhouse ... The 150th meeting ever between Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount was a classic, as the Waves used a 23-4 run to start the second half to rally for a 79-75 victory in the WCC opener for both schools. It was Pepperdine's 12th straight win at home over LMU. Pepperdine fell behind 16-3 after 6 1/2 minutes, trailed by as many as 17 points in the first half and was down 38-25 at halftime. <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> (22 points) and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208">Lorne Jackson</a> (17 points) were key figures in the second-half comeback. <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600207">Jonathan Dupre'</a> hit a three-pointer with two minutes left to put Pepperdine ahead to stay at 67-65. The Waves sank a season-high 14 three-pointers (going nine for 12 in the second half) and made 60.9% of their 23 attempts.<br />
<strong>SECOND GAME VS. LMU</strong> - Back on Feb. 6 at Gersten Pavilion ... Pepperdine's seven-game win streak against Loyola Marymount came to an end as the Lions won at home, 77-61. <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> led the Waves with 18 points. Like the first time the two schools met, the Waves trailed by 13 points at halftime, but this time around there was no second-half comeback. LMU outshot Pepperdine 50.0% to 35.3%.<br />
<strong>ALL-WCC</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> were both named to the All-WCC honorable mention team this week. It's the first time since 2005 that a pair of Waves earned postseason honors from the conference. It was the first All-WCC honor for both (though Bell made the All-Freshman team last season).<br />
<strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S46_V9-OK6I/AAAAAAAALbQ/CQUZTRphlvE/s1600-h/pepplmu44.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444499383671204770" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S46_V9-OK6I/AAAAAAAALbQ/CQUZTRphlvE/s400/pepplmu44.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 120px; width: 160px;" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S47FQncDvpI/AAAAAAAALbw/_A2XWWprUGQ/s1600-h/imagesCAI9DJ01.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444505888792755858" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S47FQncDvpI/AAAAAAAALbw/_A2XWWprUGQ/s400/imagesCAI9DJ01.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 68px; width: 133px;" /></a></strong></div><div><strong>WCC ALL-ACADEMIC</strong> - A trio of Waves qualified for the WCC All-Academic first team: <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205">Taylor Darby</a>, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255965"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255965"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255965">Gus Clardy</a> and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209">Corbin Moore</a>. It was Clardy's second straight appearance on the first team.<br />
<strong>ROSTER</strong> - There are no seniors on the 2009-10 squad, and 11 of the 15 players are underclassmen. The roster features four juniors, seven sophomores and four true freshmen. Pepperdine returned 11 letterwinners from last season (believed to be among the most in school history). Twelve players are on scholarship and three are walk-ons.<br />
<strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S47FQzIZScI/AAAAAAAALb4/v5iw-T8hTHc/s1600-h/imagesCA4BCF0G.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444505891931507138" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S47FQzIZScI/AAAAAAAALb4/v5iw-T8hTHc/s400/imagesCA4BCF0G.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 122px; width: 150px;" /></a>SOPHOMORE SCORERS</strong> - Last season, Pepperdine's eight-man freshman class scored more than half of the Waves' points (57.4%). So far, the now-sophomore class has contributed nearly two-thirds (63.5%) of Pepperdine's scoring. The sophomores have been the top-scoring class in every game but two this season.<br />
<strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S465YcP0R1I/AAAAAAAALZQ/jkZ3NvnBynU/s1600-h/pepplmuu3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444492829088040786" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S465YcP0R1I/AAAAAAAALZQ/jkZ3NvnBynU/s400/pepplmuu3.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>KEION BELL -</strong> Sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> (Los Angeles, Calif./Pasadena HS) has been one of the most exciting and prolific players on the West Coast in 2009-10. He is currently averaging 18.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists. Bell has scored more than 20 points in 14 games this season, including a career-high 37 at Gonzaga. He's been in double-figures in 25 of 30 games. Depending on the length of Pepperdine's stay at the WCC Tournament, he could become Pepperdine's 35th 1,000-point scorer (he's got 962) this weekend. In the WCC rankings, he's third in scoring, seventh in steals (1.3), eighth in assists and 15th in rebounding (5.3). At various points this season, he was one of just a handful of players in the nation averaging at least 20.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists, and in early December, he ranked as high as ninth nationally in scoring.<br />
<strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S469CJWZi_I/AAAAAAAALbI/DLV31bZ4pWo/s1600-h/pepplmuu15.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444496844104764402" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S469CJWZi_I/AAAAAAAALbI/DLV31bZ4pWo/s400/pepplmuu15.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>MYCHEL THOMPSON</strong> - Junior forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> (Portland, Ore./Stoneridge Prep) was selected as team captain for 2009-10 after a landslide vote by his teammates. He is Pepperdine's only player that has been with the team for two full seasons. Thompson is averaging 11.8 points this season (second-best on the team), 12.4 points in conference play and 9.8 points for his career. He scored a career-high-tying 25 points in a win vs. Utah. He has broken into Pepperdine's career top 10 in three-pointers made this season (he's now #7 with 139, Brandon Armstong is #6 at 142). Since starting the season 0-for-21 from beyond the arc, he's improved to 34.0% for the season. Thompson's 6-for-7 three-point performance vs. LMU nearly equaled the school record for single-game percentage (6-for-6, 1.000).<br />
<strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S47K9I4FTpI/AAAAAAAALcw/HVaCOWml4b8/s1600-h/peppds1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444512151241051794" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S47K9I4FTpI/AAAAAAAALcw/HVaCOWml4b8/s400/peppds1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S465YEeO0SI/AAAAAAAALZI/Sj1tPggzPfU/s1600-h/PEPPDSLB.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444492822706049314" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S465YEeO0SI/AAAAAAAALZI/Sj1tPggzPfU/s400/PEPPDSLB.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 120px; width: 160px;" /></a>SUTTLE OUT</strong> - Sophomore guard/forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211">D</a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211">ane Suttle Jr.</a> (Los Angeles, Calif./Summit College Prep) will miss the remainder of the season and will have surgery on an injured left ankle. His last appearance was on Feb. 13 at Santa Clara. He was a key contributor through the non-conference season and was one of the top three-point shooters in the conference midway through the year. Through the first 16 games of the season, he was averaging 10.8 points per game, second on the team. But as his chronic ankle injury worsened, his output declined, and in West Coast Conference play he averaged 2.4 points. His final season stats will show four starts in 24 games with averages of 7.7 points and 2.5 rebounds in 19.1 minutes.<br />
<strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S467P-mUzDI/AAAAAAAALZo/c5BV0VKzLZQ/s1600-h/peppuop.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444494882713685042" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S467P-mUzDI/AAAAAAAALZo/c5BV0VKzLZQ/s400/peppuop.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 150px; width: 200px;" /></a>2009-10 HONORS</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> was named to the preseason All-WCC first team ... Bell (26.7 ppg) was named MVP of the World Vision Challenge at Wyoming and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211">Dane Suttle Jr.</a> (15.3 ppg) also made the all-tournament team ... <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> was named WCC co-Player of the Week on Jan. 11 after scoring a game-high 22 points and making six of seven three-pointers in a win vs. LMU ... <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208">Lorne Jackson</a> was named WCC co-Player of the Week on Jan. 18 after averaging 18.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks in victories over Santa Clara and San Francisco ... Pepperdine has two WCC POTW honors in the same season for the first time since 2004-05, and had its first back-to-back winners since December 2002.<br />
<strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S468LppLIpI/AAAAAAAALaI/lBHI9V1ltzQ/s1600-h/PEPPUCILJ1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444495907880641170" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S468LppLIpI/AAAAAAAALaI/lBHI9V1ltzQ/s400/PEPPUCILJ1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 120px; width: 160px;" /></a>2009-10 NOTABLES</strong> - The Waves were down 12 to Cal State San Bernardino with 8 1/2 minutes to play but came back to win by three ... The Waves were the team champion at the World Vision Challenge in Wyoming ... Pepperdine's win over Utah came against a 2009 NCAA Tournament team ... In the 150th meeting ever with LMU, the Waves came back from a 17-point first-half deficit to post a victory in the first game of WCC play ... Pepperdine beat Santa Clara at home for the 13th time in the last 14 meetings ... Pepperdine started 2-0 in league play for the first time since 2005 and 3-0 for the first time since 2002 (a year that the Waves started 11-0 en route to a 13-1 record and a tie for first in the WCC with Gonzaga) ... At 3-0, the Waves were three games over .500 in league play for the first time since 2004 ... Although it was a loss, the Waves' seven-point loss at Gonzaga was an excellent effort and gave them their closest margin of defeat in Spokane in the last 10 years.<br />
<strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S47FRApQ4WI/AAAAAAAALcA/E4UQVfA4pMo/s1600-h/peppwave.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444505895559029090" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S47FRApQ4WI/AAAAAAAALcA/E4UQVfA4pMo/s400/peppwave.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 224px; width: 400px;" /></a>BELL'S 37-POINT GAME</strong> - The 37-point performance by <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> at Gonzaga on Jan. 21 was extremely memorable for many reasons: 34 of the 37 points came in the second half ... He set the McCarthey Athletic Center record for points by an opponent ... Along with his 34-point game vs. Monmouth, he has two of the three highest scoring games in the WCC this season (Bell's 37 is the most) ... His second-half slam dunk over Gonzaga 7-footer Robert Sacre made ESPN SportsCenter's Plays of the Day ... Bell made 14 of 21 shots, three of four three-pointers and six of eight free throws ... He scored 22 of Pepperdine's first 24 second-half points in an eight-minute span ... The last time a Pepperdine player scored more points was in January 2001 when Brandon Armstrong notched 40 against Loyola Marymount ... It tied as the 24th-best single-game performance in Pepperdine history, and by players other than scoring great Bird Averitt, it was the eighth best.<br />
<strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S47K9TffdlI/AAAAAAAALc4/20gIunLR4fI/s1600-h/pcccb.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444512154090698322" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S47K9TffdlI/AAAAAAAALc4/20gIunLR4fI/s400/pcccb.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 160px; width: 120px;" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S469B8jBpzI/AAAAAAAALbA/_dK-qUOe6Dc/s1600-h/peppby.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444496840668063538" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S469B8jBpzI/AAAAAAAALbA/_dK-qUOe6Dc/s400/peppby.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 120px; width: 160px;" /></a>RETURNERS</strong> - Four of the five starters from last year's team return (<a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a>, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205">Taylor Darby</a>, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209">Corbin Moore</a> and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a>). Pepperdine's returning players account for 82.5% percent of last year's scoring (1629/1974), 88.3% of the rebounds (919/1041), 65.4% of the assists (223/341), 95.0% of the blocked shots (96/101) and 77.2% of the steals (166/215).<br />
<strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S47FR-OEPqI/AAAAAAAALcQ/BkygxfrAdgA/s1600-h/imagesCA01F0G0.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444505912087953058" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S47FR-OEPqI/AAAAAAAALcQ/BkygxfrAdgA/s400/imagesCA01F0G0.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 132px; width: 100px;" /></a>WCC PRESEASON POLL</strong> - According to the WCC's coaches, the Waves were predicted to finish seventh in the conference, and that wasn't far off as Pepperdine tied for sixth place with two other schools. The preseason poll went in the following order: Gonzaga, Portland, Saint Mary's, San Francisco and Santa Clara (tied), San Diego, Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount. Several national publications and websites had differing opinions on the Waves, including fourth (The Sporting News), fifth (The Sports Network), sixth (Athlon and Lindy's) and seventh (Rivals.com, CBSSports.com and CollegeHoops.net).<br />
<strong>TELEVISION</strong> - The Waves appeared on television several times once again in 2009-10. Six games were shown locally - Nov. 23 at UCLA on Fox Sports West, Jan. 14 vs. Santa Clara on ESPNU, Jan. 21 at Gonzaga on Prime Ticket (delayed), Jan. 30 vs. San Diego on Prime Ticket, Feb. 18 vs. Portland on Prime Ticket and Feb. 20 vs. Gonzaga on Fox Sports West.<br />
<strong>YOUTUBE SENSATION</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a>, a preseason All-WCC first team selection, got Pepperdine a ton of publicity in mid-October. At Blue & Orange Madness, Pepperdine's event to kick off the start of practice, the sophomore guard finished up the dunk contest by leaping over five teammates and slamming it home. A Pepperdine fan happened to record the dunk on his iPhone and uploaded it onto YouTube. It quickly spread around the internet and at last check had nearly 1.1 million hits. ESPN's SportsCenter picked up the video and made the dunk the #2 Play of the Day.<br />
<strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S47MPsaOYSI/AAAAAAAALdY/1jbZW7CbZPs/s1600-h/pepp+coaches2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444513569528766754" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S47MPsaOYSI/AAAAAAAALdY/1jbZW7CbZPs/s400/pepp+coaches2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a></strong></div><div><strong>TOM ASBURY</strong> - Now in his second stint in charge of the Waves is coaching great <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a>. He returned to Malibu prior to the 2008-09 campaign to become the Waves' head coach again after 14 seasons away. Asbury was previously at Pepperdine for nine years as an assistant coach (1980-88) and then the next six as the head coach (1989-94). He went on to serve as head coach at Kansas State from 1995-2000 and was an assistant coach at Alabama from 2004-07. Asbury went 125-59 (.679) in his first head coaching job at Pepperdine and took the Waves to the postseason five times in six years with three NCAA Tournament appearances (1991, '92, '94) and two in the NIT (1989, '93). Pepperdine won three regular-season WCC titles and the school's only three WCC Tournament championships came under Asbury. Prior to the start of the 2009-10 season, his seven-year record at Pepperdine was 134-82 (.620) and his 13-year record as a head coach was 219-170 (.563).<br />
<strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S47K8v1VjWI/AAAAAAAALco/mZJV7lstGdE/s1600-h/pepp+marty.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444512144518647138" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S47K8v1VjWI/AAAAAAAALco/mZJV7lstGdE/s400/pepp+marty.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 312px; width: 200px;" /></a>ASSISTANTS</strong> - Upon his return, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a> wanted to find assistants with a passion for Pepperdine and an understanding of its mission, so he turned to three former student-athletes. It's believed that Duke and Pepperdine have the only two college basketball staffs where the assistant coaches are all alums. Associate head coach <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962">Marty Wilson</a> (1985-89) and assistant coaches <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958">Damin Lopez</a> (1990-94) and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616">Will Kimble</a> (2001-03) played in three different eras, all successful. In the 13 seasons that made up their playing careers, Pepperdine went a combined 261-135 (.659), had 12 winning seasons, won six WCC regular-season titles and three WCC tournament titles, and made six NCAA Tournaments and four NITs.<br />
<strong>HECTOR HAROLD</strong> - There are no seniors on the roster but Pepperdine had one scholarship to offer for 2010-11. During the early signing period, they inked Hector Harold, a 6-foot-6 small forward from the Northfield Mount Hermon (Mass.) School. He was given a rating of 88 out of 100 by ESPN.com's recruiting site and is considered one of the top seniors in New England. He is originally from Pasadena, Calif.<br />
<strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S47FRvb8y8I/AAAAAAAALcI/lo9CIbFhtjY/s1600-h/lojack110.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444505908119653314" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S47FRvb8y8I/AAAAAAAALcI/lo9CIbFhtjY/s400/lojack110.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 104px; width: 104px;" /></a>NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a> believes in preparing his team for league play with a difficult non-conference slate of games, and so that's what the Waves did for the first 16 games of the season. The Waves played six games against non-conference teams that took part in the postseason last year: Portland State, UCLA and Utah made the NCAA Tournament, Miami (Fla.) was in the NIT, Wyoming was in the College Basketball Invitational and Pacific was in the inaugural CollegeInsider.com Tournament. Nine of the 16 non-conference games were at home.<br />
<strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S465Xi1Vl7I/AAAAAAAALZA/1hZLsXnz9pc/s1600-h/pepp0905.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444492813676156850" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S465Xi1Vl7I/AAAAAAAALZA/1hZLsXnz9pc/s400/pepp0905.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 120px; width: 160px;" /></a>LAST SEASON</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a>'s return to Pepperdine brought much-needed stability to the program in his first season back. With only five players returning, Asbury and his new staff brought in 10 newcomers well after the regular letter-of-intent signing period. The young Waves posted a 9-23 overall record but got much better as the year went on, placing sixth in the WCC with a 5-9 record and winning a first-round game at the WCC Tournament. <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> was named to the WCC All-Freshman team after averaging a team-best 12.9 ppg.<br />
<strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S468MgZXIuI/AAAAAAAALaY/dhG0ZRuRoyc/s1600-h/peppvu.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444495922578268898" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S468MgZXIuI/AAAAAAAALaY/dhG0ZRuRoyc/s400/peppvu.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 99px; width: 99px;" /></a>PEPPERDINE HISTORY</strong> - This is the 72nd season of Pepperdine basketball, and the Waves opened 2009-10 with an all-time record of 1,111-910 (.550). Pepperdine has been to the NCAA Tournament 13 times (last in 2002), and has won 12 West Coast Conference regular-season titles (last in 2002) and three WCC Tournament crowns (last in 1994).<br />
<strong>BEST IN THE WEST</strong> - Pepperdine has long been one of the top Division I programs on the West Coast. Over the 31-season period from the 1978-79 season through the 2008-09 campaign, of the 32 schools that currently play Division I basketball in California, Oregon or Washington, the Waves began the 2009-10 season ranking third overall in postseason appearances (16) and fifth in both wins (525) and winning percentage (.565) over the past 31 years.<br />
<strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S46_W6YJmhI/AAAAAAAALbo/bVlHiSvupdI/s1600-h/pepp+dc.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444499399886084626" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S46_W6YJmhI/AAAAAAAALbo/bVlHiSvupdI/s400/pepp+dc.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 115px; width: 130px;" /></a>WAVES IN THE PROS</strong> - This is the 34th consecutive season where at least one Pepperdine alum has been on an NBA roster. Currently in the NBA is Yakhouba Diawara, now in his fourth season overall and his second with the Miami Heat. A total of 16 former Pepperdine players have gone on to play in the NBA, most notably Dennis Johnson (the 1979 NBA Finals MVP) and Doug Christie (a 15-year NBA veteran who was a mainstay on the All-Defensive Team). Some recent standouts have been playing in foreign countries, including Alex Acker (Italy), Tezale Archie (Netherlands), Brandon Armstrong (Venezuela), Gerald Brown (Poland), Jelani Gardner (Greece), Kelvin Gibbs (Germany), Chase Griffin (Germany), Dana Jones (Switzerland) and Glen McGowan (Dominican Republic). Robert "Hollywood" Turner, formerly a member of the Harlem Globetrotters, is now playing in Finland.<br />
<strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S469AuDP9cI/AAAAAAAALaw/OV6T2tPOw7c/s1600-h/pcc6.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444496819596817858" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S469AuDP9cI/AAAAAAAALaw/OV6T2tPOw7c/s400/pcc6.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 123px; width: 130px;" /></a>ABOUT PEPPERDINE</strong> - Pepperdine boasts a one-of-a-kind athletic department with unprecedented success for a school of its size. The Waves have won a total of nine NCAA championships in five different men's sports - one of just 14 schools to have accomplished this feat. Of the 14, Pepperdine is the only non-BCS school and has by far the smallest enrollment. The majority of Pepperdine's teams are ranked nationally year after year and compete for conference and national titles.</div><br />
<div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S469Ad_K2BI/AAAAAAAALao/WGRplOqCgmI/s1600-h/pepp0902.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444496815284738066" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S469Ad_K2BI/AAAAAAAALao/WGRplOqCgmI/s400/pepp0902.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 120px; width: 160px;" /></a><br />
<em>March 2, 2010</em><strong>SAN BRUNO, Calif</strong>. - Can't make it to Las Vegas for the 2010 Zappos.com WCC Basketball Championships? You can still check out all of the exciting action as 10 of the 14 men's and women's basketball games will be streamed exclusively on WCCsports.com for free.<br />
WCCsports.com will video stream the first two rounds (Friday and Saturday) of the men's championship and all but the championship game of the women's tournament. Both men's semifinals will be broadcast nationally on ESPN2, while the men's final will be televised on ESPN. The women's championship game will televised nationally on ESPNU.<br />
Sirius Satellite Radio will broadcast every men's game, while the men's championship game will also be carried nationally on Westwood One Radio.<br />
In addition, WCCTV will bring you full video recaps of each contest and exclusive coverage of each press conference. See below for the full broadcast schedule.<br />
<strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S47ZroZ0RjI/AAAAAAAALeo/COqBqKJmi_4/s1600-h/peppglo1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444528343140812338" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S47ZroZ0RjI/AAAAAAAALeo/COqBqKJmi_4/s400/peppglo1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a></strong></div><div><strong>FRIDAY, MARCH</strong> 5 Women's Basketball First Round #5 San Diego vs. #8 Santa Clara - 12:00 PM (Live video stream on WCCsports.com)<br />
#6 Loyola Marymount vs. #7 San Francico - 30 mins after 1st game (Live video stream on WCCsports.com)<br />
Men's Basketball First Round#5 Loyola Marymount vs. #8 Pepperdine - 6:00 PM (Live video stream on WCCsports.com/Live audio broadcast on Sirius Satellite Radio)<br />
#6 San Diego vs. #7 Santa Clara - 30 mins after 1st game (Live video stream on WCCsports.com/Live audio broadcast on Sirius Satellite Radio)<br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S47MQKapwmI/AAAAAAAALdg/2n4Yqn462Zo/s1600-h/pepplj667.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444513577583624802" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S47MQKapwmI/AAAAAAAALdg/2n4Yqn462Zo/s400/pepplj667.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 60px; width: 80px;" /></a><strong>SATURDAY, MARCH</strong> 6 Women's Basketball Quarterfinal Round#5 USD/#8 SCU vs. #4 Portland - 12:00 PM (Live video stream on WCCsports.com)<br />
#6 LMU/#7 USF vs. #3 Pepperdine - 30 mins after 1st game (Live video stream on WCCsports.com)<br />
Men's Basketball Quarterfinal Round#5LMU/#8 PEP vs. #4 San Francisco - 6:00 PM (Live TV: ESPN360.com/ESPN Full Court/SD Ch. 4/CSNNW/CSN BA Plus/Live video stream on WCCsports.com/Live audio broadcast on Sirius Satellite Radio)<br />
#6 USD/#7 SCU vs. #3 Portland - 30 mins after 1st game (Live TV: ESPN360.com/ESPN Full Court/SD Ch. 4/CSNNW/CSNBA/Live video stream on WCCsports.com/Live audio broadcast on Sirius Satellite Radio)<br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S47K8D7vnCI/AAAAAAAALcY/ZrzA6eO3wlg/s1600-h/pepplmuu32.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444512132734360610" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S47K8D7vnCI/AAAAAAAALcY/ZrzA6eO3wlg/s400/pepplmuu32.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<strong>SUNDAY, MARCH</strong> 7 Women's Basketball Semifinal Round#4 POR/#5 USD/#8 SCU vs. #1 Gonzaga - 11:30 AM (Live video stream on WCCsports.com)<br />
#3 PEP/#6 LMU/#7 USF vs. #2 Saint Mary's - 30 mins after first game (Live video stream on WCCsports.com)<br />
Men's Basketball Semifinal Round#4 USF/#5 LMU/#8 PEP vs. #1 Gonzaga - 5:30 PM (Live TV: ESPN2/ESPN360.com/Live audio broadcast on Sirius Satellite Radio)<br />
#3 POR/#6 USD/#7 SCU vs. #2 Saint Mary's - 30 mins after 1st game (Live TV: ESPN2/ESPN360.com/Live audio broadcast on Sirius Satellite Radio)<br />
<strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S47SQEez8cI/AAAAAAAALeI/8yR2HurGILQ/s1600-h/peppdenagr.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444520173060223426" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S47SQEez8cI/AAAAAAAALeI/8yR2HurGILQ/s400/peppdenagr.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>MONDAY, MARCH</strong> 8 Women's Championship GameSemifinal #1 winner vs. Semifinal #2 winner - 12:00 PM (Live TV: ESPNU/Live audio stream on WCCsports.com)<br />
Men's Championship GameSemifinal #1 winner vs. Semifinal #2 winner - 6:00 PM (Live TV: ESPN/ESPN360.com/Live national audio coverage on Westwood One Radio/Live broadcast on Sirius Satellite Radio) </div></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S47Zr6MXSwI/AAAAAAAALew/c8fCVZ-jK90/s1600-h/peppgo6.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444528347916225282" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S47Zr6MXSwI/AAAAAAAALew/c8fCVZ-jK90/s400/peppgo6.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S47dxvE23-I/AAAAAAAALe4/FV0T42IFP14/s1600-h/peppup166.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444532846057676770" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S47dxvE23-I/AAAAAAAALe4/FV0T42IFP14/s400/peppup166.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S47Zq5mMSHI/AAAAAAAALeY/xt4Jt2bRqgg/s1600-h/pepplb11.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444528330576250994" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S47Zq5mMSHI/AAAAAAAALeY/xt4Jt2bRqgg/s400/pepplb11.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<div></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S47MPdtP3yI/AAAAAAAALdQ/drEmUeYcpWM/s1600-h/PEPPGO55.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444513565582024482" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S47MPdtP3yI/AAAAAAAALdQ/drEmUeYcpWM/s400/PEPPGO55.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jackson Twinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617362288328142935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21803971.post-3081660006793707852010-02-27T10:13:00.000-08:002010-04-09T20:58:38.069-07:00LAST GAME OF THE SEASON - vs USD<span style="color: #3333ff; font-size: 180%;"><strong>Waves End Regular Season at San Diego</strong></span><br />
<em>Courtesy: Pepperdine Sports Information<br />
Release: 02/26/2010 </em><br />
<a href="https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf8/674835.pdf?ATCLID=204896391&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500" target="PDFWIN"><strong>Pepperdine Men's Basketball Notes</strong></a><br />
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<strong>THE FACTS</strong> - The Pepperdine men's basketball team closes out the regular season at San Diego on Saturday. The West Coast Conference Tournament begins next Friday in Las Vegas. Depending on what happens during the final day of action, the Waves could be seeded between #6 and #8.<br />
<strong>GAME #30</strong> - Saturday (Feb. 27) at the Jenny Craig Pavilion in San Diego, Calif.: Pepperdine (7-22, 3-10) at San Diego (9-20, 2-11) at 6 p.m.<br />
<strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pFsVRKgOI/AAAAAAAALUg/aLLRH3cekEo/s1600-h/PEPPUCLA40.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443239727556362466" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pFsVRKgOI/AAAAAAAALUg/aLLRH3cekEo/s400/PEPPUCLA40.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>ON THE WEB</strong> - Subscribers to "Wave Casts" can catch all Pepperdine men's basketball games on the internet at www.pepperdinesports.com. Veteran play-by-play man Al Epstein, now in his 25th season with the Waves, is behind the microphone. Most home games will have live audio and video, while road games will be audio only. Go to the Pepperdine Athletics website and look for the Wave Casts link. Live statistics will be available for all home matches free of charge, and links are provided to the home team's website when the Waves are on the road.<br />
<strong>SAN DIEGO</strong> - Pepperdine is 53-33 all-time against San Diego. The Toreros have won six straight at home and 10 of the last 11 overall.<br />
<strong>LAST TIME VS. SAN DIEGO</strong> - Back on Jan. 30 in Firestone Fieldhouse ... Pepperdine's offense could never get going and the result was a 66-44 victory for San Diego. The Waves were held to 25.5% shooting for the game. Only <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> was able to find the mark, as he made five of 11 shots and scored 14 points. <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> made three shots and scored eight points, but no else had more than four points or more than one made field goal. USD led 29-23 at halftime and was still up only six at 34-28 with a little more than 17 minutes to play, but the Waves went nearly 15 minutes without a field goal as the Toreros pulled ahead 64-38.<br />
<strong>LAST GAME</strong> - Pepperdine lost at Saint Mary's, 76-48, on Thursday night. <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> had 11 points, four rebounds, three assists and two blocked shots, and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600207">Jonathan Dupre'</a> added nine points and five rebounds. The Gaels outshot the Waves 46.3% to 34.5% and held a 34-17 halftime lead.<br />
<strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pDuSHE9iI/AAAAAAAALUQ/FwWA2MeUmHM/s1600-h/peppusd1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443237562045232674" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pDuSHE9iI/AAAAAAAALUQ/FwWA2MeUmHM/s400/peppusd1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>ROSTER</strong> - There are no seniors on the 2009-10 squad, and 11 of the 15 players are underclassmen. The roster features four juniors, seven sophomores and four true freshmen. Pepperdine returned 11 letterwinners from last season (believed to be among the most in school history). Twelve players are on scholarship and three are walk-ons.<br />
<strong>SOPHOMORE SCORERS</strong> - Last season, Pepperdine's eight-man freshman class scored more than half of the Waves' points (57.4%). So far, the now-sophomore class has contributed nearly two-thirds (63.4%) of Pepperdine's scoring. The sophomores have been the top-scoring class in every game but two this season.<br />
<strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pKaKI06cI/AAAAAAAALXQ/Ey3cD2MbVYU/s1600-h/PEPP3AMIGOS2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443244912889096642" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pKaKI06cI/AAAAAAAALXQ/Ey3cD2MbVYU/s400/PEPP3AMIGOS2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 135px; width: 101px;" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pJWgvdBiI/AAAAAAAALWg/tvT6m5yaJms/s1600-h/PEPP3AMIGOS.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443243750725584418" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pJWgvdBiI/AAAAAAAALWg/tvT6m5yaJms/s400/PEPP3AMIGOS.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 116px; width: 94px;" /></a>THE TRIO</strong> - The Waves have been at their best when <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a>, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208">Lorne Jackson</a> all have good games on the same night. In conference play, they have averaged a combined 39.0 points per game (that's more than 60 percent of all of the Waves' scoring).<br />
<strong>KEION BELL</strong> - Sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> (Los Angeles, Calif./Pasadena HS) has been one of the most exciting and prolific players on the West Coast in 2009-10. He is currently averaging 18.9 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists. He now ranks #2 in the WCC and #45 in the nation in scoring (he ranked as high as ninth nationally in early December). He is the sixth-highest-scoring sophomore in the country.<br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4o4we3DCOI/AAAAAAAALSo/H4xh-rHw7Ek/s1600-h/%5Be%5B%5B%5Ba6.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443225505199491298" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4o4we3DCOI/AAAAAAAALSo/H4xh-rHw7Ek/s400/%5Be%5B%5B%5Ba6.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>At various points this season, he has been one of just a handful of players in the nation averaging at least 20.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists. Bell has scored more than 20 points in 14 games this season, including a career-high 37 at Gonzaga. He's been in double-figures in every game but four. At the pace he's on, he could become Pepperdine's 35th 1,000-point scorer by the end of his sophomore season (he's got 961). In the WCC rankings, he's also seventh in assists, eighth in steals (1.3) and 15th in rebounding (5.3).<br />
<strong>MYCHEL THOMPSON</strong> - Junior forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> (Portland, Ore./Stoneridge Prep) was selected as team captain for 2009-10 after a landslide vote by his teammates. He is Pepperdine's only player that has been with the team for two full seasons. Thompson is averaging 12.0 points this season (second-best on the team) and 9.8 points for his career. <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4o4xUKpn6I/AAAAAAAALTA/TEwv3L30cRU/s1600-h/ZGCQQNMALSJTRQZ_20081202220723.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443225519508791202" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4o4xUKpn6I/AAAAAAAALTA/TEwv3L30cRU/s400/ZGCQQNMALSJTRQZ_20081202220723.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>He has broken into Pepperdine's career top 10 in three-pointers made this season (he's now #7 with 139, Brandon Armstong is #6 at 142). He's been in double-figures in 11 of the last 14 games and is averaging 12.9 ppg in conference play. He scored a career-high-tying 25 points in a win vs. Utah. Since starting the season 0-for-21 from beyond the arc, he's improved to 34.8% for the season. Thompson's 6-for-7 three-point performance vs. LMU nearly equaled the school record for single-game percentage (6-for-6, 1.000).<br />
<strong>SUTTLE OUT</strong> - Sophomore guard/forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211">Dane Suttle Jr.</a> (Los Angeles, Calif./Summit College Prep) will miss the remainder of the season and will have surgery on an injured left ankle. His last appearance was on Feb. 13 at Santa Clara. He was a key contributor through the non-conference season and was one of the top three-point shooters in the conference midway through the year. Through the first 16 games of the season, he was averaging 10.8 points per game, second on the team. But as his chronic ankle injury worsened, his output declined, and in West Coast Conference play he averaged 2.4 points. His final season stats will show four starts in 24 games with averages of 7.7 points and 2.5 rebounds in 19.1 minutes.<br />
<strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pHfBYTq6I/AAAAAAAALVg/dpa3W-qZCNg/s1600-h/imagesCAOAR341.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443241697902570402" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pHfBYTq6I/AAAAAAAALVg/dpa3W-qZCNg/s400/imagesCAOAR341.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 135px; width: 95px;" /></a>2009-10 HONORS</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> was named to the preseason All-WCC first team ... Bell (26.7 ppg) was named MVP of the World Vision Challenge at Wyoming and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211">Dane Suttle Jr.</a> (15.3 ppg) also made the all-tournament team ... <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> was named WCC co-Player of the Week on Jan. 11 after scoring a game-high 22 points and making six of seven three-pointers in a win vs. LMU ... <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208">Lorne Jackson</a> was named WCC co-Player of the Week on Jan. 18 after averaging 18.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks in victories over Santa Clara and San Francisco ... Pepperdine has two WCC POTW honors in the same season for the first time since 2004-05, and had its first back-to-back winners since December 2002.<br />
<strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pKYyD1zEI/AAAAAAAALW4/k1e3iwvL3wY/s1600-h/pepplojacksm.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443244889245862978" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pKYyD1zEI/AAAAAAAALW4/k1e3iwvL3wY/s400/pepplojacksm.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 120px; width: 160px;" /></a>2009-10 NOTABLES</strong> - The Waves were down 12 to Cal State San Bernardino with 8 1/2 minutes to play but came back to win by three ... The Waves were the team champion at the World Vision Challenge in Wyoming ... Pepperdine's win over Utah came against a 2009 NCAA Tournament team ... In the 150th meeting ever with LMU, the Waves came back from a 17-point first-half deficit to post a victory in the first game of WCC play ... Pepperdine beat Santa Clara at home for the 13th time in the last 14 meetings ... Pepperdine started 2-0 in league play for the first time since 2005 and 3-0 for the first time since 2002 (a year that the Waves started 11-0 en route to a 13-1 record and a tie for first in the WCC with Gonzaga) ... At 3-0, the Waves were three games over .500 in league play for the first time since 2004 ... Although it was a loss, the Waves' seven-point loss at Gonzaga was an excellent effort and gave them their closest margin of defeat in Spokane in the last 10 years.<br />
<strong>BELL'S 37-POINT GAME</strong> - The 37-point performance by <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> at Gonzaga on Jan. 21 was extremely memorable for many reasons: 34 of the 37 points came in the second half ... He set the McCarthey Athletic Center record for points by an opponent ... Along with his 34-point game vs. Monmouth, he has the two highest scoring games in the WCC this season ... His second-half slam dunk over Gonzaga 7-footer Robert Sacre made ESPN SportsCenter's Plays of the Day ... Bell made 14 of 21 shots, three of four three-pointers and six of eight free throws ... He scored 22 of Pepperdine's first 24 second-half points in an eight-minute span ... The last time a Pepperdine player scored more points was in January 2001 when Brandon Armstrong notched 40 against Loyola Marymount ... It tied as the 24th-best single-game performance in Pepperdine history, and by players other than scoring great Bird Averitt, it was the eighth best.<br />
<strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pFtqxKr2I/AAAAAAAALU4/ZX4x7ctL65A/s1600-h/peppusdcm.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443239750507605858" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pFtqxKr2I/AAAAAAAALU4/ZX4x7ctL65A/s400/peppusdcm.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>RETURNERS</strong> - Four of the five starters from last year's team return (<a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a>, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205">Taylor Darby</a>, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209">Corbin Moore</a> and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a>). Pepperdine's returning players account for 82.5% percent of last year's scoring (1629/1974), 88.3% of the rebounds (919/1041), 65.4% of the assists (223/341), 95.0% of the blocked shots (96/101) and 77.2% of the steals (166/215).<br />
<strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pDt-_EiYI/AAAAAAAALUA/-bJBFu-a2qE/s1600-h/crystal_ball.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443237556911376770" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pDt-_EiYI/AAAAAAAALUA/-bJBFu-a2qE/s400/crystal_ball.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 182px; width: 200px;" /></a>WCC PRESEASON POLL</strong> - According to the WCC's coaches, the Waves are predicted to finish seventh in the conference. Their poll went in the following order: Gonzaga, Portland, Saint Mary's, San Francisco and Santa Clara (tied), San Diego, Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount. Several national publications and websites have differing opinions on the Waves, including fourth (The Sporting News), fifth (The Sports Network), sixth (Athlon and Lindy's) and seventh (Rivals.com, CBSSports.com and CollegeHoops.net).<br />
<strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pIdHVeREI/AAAAAAAALWA/ON83LcDQyjE/s1600-h/tv4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443242764653184066" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pIdHVeREI/AAAAAAAALWA/ON83LcDQyjE/s400/tv4.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 111px; width: 111px;" /></a>TELEVISION</strong> - The Waves are slated to appear on television several times once again in 2009-10. Six games will be shown locally - Nov. 23 at UCLA on Fox Sports West, Jan. 14 vs. Santa Clara on ESPNU, Jan. 21 at Gonzaga on Prime Ticket (delayed), Jan. 30 vs. San Diego on Prime Ticket, Feb. 18 vs. Portland on Prime Ticket and Feb. 20 vs. Gonzaga on Fox Sports West.<br />
<strong>YOUTUBE SENSATION</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a>, a preseason All-WCC first team selection, got Pepperdine a ton of publicity in mid-October. At Blue & Orange Madness, Pepperdine's event to kick off the start of practice, the sophomore guard finished up the dunk contest by leaping over five teammates and slamming it home. A Pepperdine fan happened to record the dunk on his iPhone and uploaded it onto YouTube. It quickly spread around the internet and at last check had nearly 1.1 million hits. ESPN's SportsCenter picked up the video and made the dunk the #2 Play of the Day.<br />
<strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pOKynKMKI/AAAAAAAALYQ/hVpHSaT8qvQ/s1600-h/peppbyu.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443249046922342562" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pOKynKMKI/AAAAAAAALYQ/hVpHSaT8qvQ/s400/peppbyu.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 120px; width: 160px;" /></a>TOM ASBURY</strong> - Now in his second stint in charge of the Waves is coaching great <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a>. He returned to Malibu prior to the 2008-09 campaign to become the Waves' head coach again after 14 seasons away. Asbury was previously at Pepperdine for nine years as an assistant coach (1980-88) and then the next six as the head coach (1989-94). He went on to serve as head coach at Kansas State from 1995-2000 and was an assistant coach at Alabama from 2004-07. Asbury went 125-59 (.679) in his first head coaching job at Pepperdine and took the Waves to the postseason five times in six years with three NCAA Tournament appearances (1991, '92, '94) and two in the NIT (1989, '93). Pepperdine won three regular-season WCC titles and the school's only three WCC Tournament championships came under Asbury. Prior to the start of the 2009-10 season, his seven-year record at Pepperdine was 134-82 (.620) and his 13-year record as a head coach was 219-170 (.563).<br />
<strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pOL2aC5OI/AAAAAAAALYo/pKOVSkwWMJ0/s1600-h/peppdf.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443249065120949474" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pOL2aC5OI/AAAAAAAALYo/pKOVSkwWMJ0/s400/peppdf.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 60px; width: 80px;" /></a>ASSISTANTS</strong> - Upon his return, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a> wanted to find assistants with a passion for Pepperdine and an understanding of its mission, so he turned to three former student-athletes. It's believed that Duke and Pepperdine have the only two college basketball staffs where the assistant coaches are all alums. Associate head coach <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962">Marty Wilson</a> (1985-89) and assistant coaches <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958">Damin Lopez</a> (1990-94) and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616">Will Kimble</a> (2001-03) played in three different eras, all successful. In the 13 seasons that made up their playing careers, Pepperdine went a combined 261-135 (.659), had 12 winning seasons, won six WCC regular-season titles and three WCC tournament titles, and made six NCAA Tournaments and four NITs.<br />
<strong>HECTOR HAROLD</strong> - There are no seniors on the roster but Pepperdine had one scholarship to offer for 2010-11. During the early signing period, they inked Hector Harold, a 6-foot-6 small forward from the Northfield Mount Hermon (Mass.) School. He was given a rating of 88 out of 100 by ESPN.com's recruiting site and is considered one of the top seniors in New England. He is originally from Pasadena, Calif.<br />
<strong>NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a> believes in preparing his team for league play with a difficult non-conference slate of games, and so that's what the Waves did for the first 16 games of the season. The Waves played six games against non-conference teams that took part in the postseason last year: Portland State, UCLA and Utah made the NCAA Tournament, Miami (Fla.) was in the NIT, Wyoming was in the College Basketball Invitational and Pacific was in the inaugural CollegeInsider.com Tournament. Nine of the 16 non-conference games were at home.<br />
<strong>LAST SEASON</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a>'s return to Pepperdine brought much-needed stability to the program in his first season back. With only five players returning, Asbury and his new staff brought in 10 newcomers well after the regular letter-of-intent signing period. The young Waves posted a 9-23 overall record but got much better as the year went on, placing sixth in the WCC with a 5-9 record and winning a first-round game at the WCC Tournament. <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> was named to the WCC All-Freshman team after averaging a team-best 12.9 ppg.<br />
<strong>PEPPERDINE HISTORY</strong> - This is the 72nd season of Pepperdine basketball, and the Waves opened 2009-10 with an all-time record of 1,111-910 (.550). Pepperdine has been to the NCAA Tournament 13 times (last in 2002), and has won 12 West Coast Conference regular-season titles (last in 2002) and three WCC Tournament crowns (last in 1994).<br />
<strong>BEST IN THE WEST</strong> - Pepperdine has long been one of the top Division I programs on the West Coast. Over the 31-season period from the 1978-79 season through the 2008-09 campaign, of the 32 schools that currently play Division I basketball in California, Oregon or Washington, the Waves began the 2009-10 season ranking third overall in postseason appearances (16) and fifth in both wins (525) and winning percentage (.565) over the past 31 years.<br />
<strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pHdylsFFI/AAAAAAAALVI/jcksY-ilwgg/s1600-h/picmel008.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443241676752294994" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pHdylsFFI/AAAAAAAALVI/jcksY-ilwgg/s400/picmel008.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>WAVES IN THE PROS</strong> - This is the 34th consecutive season where at least one Pepperdine alum has been on an NBA roster. Currently in the NBA is Yakhouba Diawara, now in his fourth season overall and his second with the Miami Heat. A total of 16 former Pepperdine players have gone on to play in the NBA, most notably Dennis Johnson (the 1979 NBA Finals MVP) and Doug Christie (a 15-year NBA veteran who was a mainstay on the All-Defensive Team). Some recent standouts have been playing in foreign countries, including Alex Acker (Italy), Tezale Archie (Netherlands), Brandon Armstrong (Venezuela), Gerald Brown (Poland), Jelani Gardner (Greece), Kelvin Gibbs (Germany), Chase Griffin (Germany), Dana Jones (Switzerland) and Glen McGowan (Dominican Republic). Robert "Hollywood" Turner, formerly a member of the Harlem Globetrotters, is now playing in Finland. <strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pOKZrTqCI/AAAAAAAALYI/95-vpKuuS7o/s1600-h/pcc9.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443249040228853794" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pOKZrTqCI/AAAAAAAALYI/95-vpKuuS7o/s400/pcc9.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 112px; width: 145px;" /></a>ABOUT PEPPERDINE</strong> - Pepperdine boasts a one-of-a-kind athletic department with unprecedented success for a school of its size. The Waves have won a total of nine NCAA championships in five different men's sports - one of just 14 schools to have accomplished this feat. Of the 14, Pepperdine is the only non-BCS school and has by far the smallest enrollment. The majority of Pepperdine's teams are ranked nationally year after year and compete for conference and national titles.<br />
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<span style="color: #3333ff; font-size: 180%;"><strong>Pepperdine Team Report</strong></span><br />
Yahoo! Sports Feb 23, 3:07 am EST<br />
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<strong>GETTING INSIDE</strong><br />
As Pepperdine continues to sink toward the bottom of the West Coast Conference standings, there remains one promising aspect of the season: the play of sophomore guard Keion Bell.<br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pLOUWBjpI/AAAAAAAALXo/1UADEIpGknU/s1600-h/PEPPUC+LA.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443245808982003346" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pLOUWBjpI/AAAAAAAALXo/1UADEIpGknU/s400/PEPPUC+LA.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 400px; width: 291px;" /></a>Although he has been unable to lift the Waves to the top half of the WCC standings, Bell continues to put up big numbers, and with two seasons left assuming he does not turn pro, he could be the top player in the conference by his senior season.<br />
Bell is among the WCC’s top players, behind only Omar Samhan of St. Mary’s and Matt Bouldin of Gonzaga, and on par with Elias Harris of Gonzaga and Dior Lowhorn of San Francisco, and it’s a near certainty that he will be selected to the all-conference team.<br />
Although he must improve his shot selection and cut down on his turnovers, Bell can do virtually everything on the court. Through Feb. 22, he led the Waves in scoring and assists, was second in rebounding, and ranked second in the conference in scoring, at 19.6 a game.<br />
The lack of surrounding talent is part of the reason Bell has taken on so much responsibility, which improves his statistics but hurts his efficiency somewhat. The loss of Dan Suttle Jr. reduced the Waves’ scoring potential further.<br />
Despite the Waves’ nine-game losing streak as of Feb. 22, Bell continued to produce. He had 23 points, seven rebounds and three blocked shots in the Feb. 18 loss to Portland, and he had 17 points and 10 boards in the Feb. 20 loss to Gonzaga.<br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pLOO6tJNI/AAAAAAAALXg/y8mIKGfZ3VM/s1600-h/PEPPMAT.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443245807525242066" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pLOO6tJNI/AAAAAAAALXg/y8mIKGfZ3VM/s400/PEPPMAT.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 88px; width: 88px;" /></a>It was in the first game against Gonzaga that Bell opened people’s eyes. In that game, Bell scored a career-high 37 points, including 34 in the second half, when the Waves made a game of it before losing by seven points.<br />
That was the first conference loss for the Waves, and it started the downward spiral that even Bell couldn’t stop. Bell had scored more than 20 points in five games during the nine games, but it had not helped.<br />
Bell was 43 points shy of 1,000 for his career as of Feb. 22, and he might get there in the final two regular-season games, against St. Mary’s on Feb. 25 and at San Diego Feb. 27.<br />
The Waves’ record has prevented Bell from getting much exposure this season, but he could be the cornerstone of a Pepperdine team that should improve over the next two seasons.<br />
<strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4o4wAS_-GI/AAAAAAAALSg/rP3vcZe3PAg/s1600-h/2354932289.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443225496995231842" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4o4wAS_-GI/AAAAAAAALSg/rP3vcZe3PAg/s400/2354932289.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 130px; width: 130px;" /></a>NOTES, QUOTES</strong><br />
—Pepperdine’s nine-game losing streak as of Feb. 22 was the longest of the season, but the Waves had a 12-game losing streak last season.<br />
• With its Feb. 20 loss to Gonzaga, Pepperdine have lost 18 consecutive games to the Bulldogs.<br />
• Pepperdine had 26 offensive rebounds against Gonzaga.<br />
<strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pLPOgT0qI/AAAAAAAALX4/x6gCM_aQq18/s1600-h/peppcs7.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443245824594399906" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pLPOgT0qI/AAAAAAAALX4/x6gCM_aQq18/s400/peppcs7.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 109px; width: 80px;" /></a>On The Spot:</strong> Pepperdine had lost by fewer than 16 points only once in its past eight losses, as of Feb. 22, and even in an eight-point loss to Santa Clara, the Waves were clearly outplayed. The Waves have a lot of shortcomings, but poor shooting might be the most noticeable. They shot 27.1 percent from the field in a Feb. 20 loss to Gonzaga, and were shooting 39.3 percent for the season as of Feb. 22. Mychel Thompson, the team’s second-best scoring threat after Keion Bell, was 3-for-16 against Gonzaga and 2-for-7 two days earlier against Portland.<br />
<strong>Quote To Note:</strong> “We guarded (Keion) Bell the way we wanted to guard him.”—Gonzaga coach Mark Few, to the Spokane Spokesman-Review, on limiting Bell to 17 points on Feb. 20 after he scored 37 points in the teams’ first meeting.<br />
<strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pDuPP2UlI/AAAAAAAALUI/ZquMkfnylEo/s1600-h/imagesCAVZP52U.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443237561276715602" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pDuPP2UlI/AAAAAAAALUI/ZquMkfnylEo/s400/imagesCAVZP52U.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 87px; width: 130px;" /></a>STRATEGY AND PERSONNEL</strong><br />
Season Recap: Pepperdine had lost nine of 10 games coming into conference play, then showed some life by winning its first three conference games. But Pepperdine had regressed, having lost nine in a row as of Feb. 22. The Waves were still not in last place, but their play deteriorated as the losses mounted. Pepperdine improved late in the season last year, but the opposite is happening this season.<br />
<strong>Player Rotation:</strong> Usual Starters—G Keion Bell, F Mychel Thompson, F Jonathan DuPre, F Taylor Darby, G Lorne Jackson. Key Subs—G Joshua Lowery, F Gus Clardy.<br />
Game Review:<br />
Santa Clara 62, Pepperdine 54<br />
Portland 83, Pepperdine 62<br />
Gonzaga 72, Pepperdine 54<br />
<strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pJW8BUQeI/AAAAAAAALWo/DAGpNsojets/s1600-h/pepp+lorne.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443243758048264674" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pJW8BUQeI/AAAAAAAALWo/DAGpNsojets/s400/pepp+lorne.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 97px; width: 130px;" /></a>Game Preview:</strong><br />
at St. Mary’s, Thursday, Feb. 25<br />
at San Diego, Saturday, Feb. 27<br />
<strong><em>WCC Tournament at Las Vegas, Friday, March 5</em></strong><br />
<strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pFsHWmpNI/AAAAAAAALUY/zpvxZA2_3MA/s1600-h/PEPPUCLDARBY.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443239723821081810" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pFsHWmpNI/AAAAAAAALUY/zpvxZA2_3MA/s400/PEPPUCLDARBY.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>In Focus:</strong> Whether Pepperdine can avoid last place probably will come down to the final regular-season game at San Diego on Feb. 27. The Toreros beat Pepperdine by 22 points earlier this season on the Waves’ home floor, but San Diego has faded since, especially since the loss of De’Jon Jackson. Keion Bell is unlikely to have as bad a game as he did in the first meeting, when he scored only eight points. With a loss, the Waves probably will fall into a last-place tie with San Diego.<br />
<strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pHdTB2ZUI/AAAAAAAALVA/nLBvCOPYBCM/s1600-h/peppusdrh.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443241668280476994" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pHdTB2ZUI/AAAAAAAALVA/nLBvCOPYBCM/s400/peppusdrh.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 120px; width: 160px;" /></a>Roster Report:</strong><br />
• Dane Suttle Jr. will be lost for rest of the season because of an ankle problem that has bothered him doe much of the season. His playing time and production had been on a steady decline since the injury, and the Waves decided to shut him down after the Feb. 13 game. He will have surgery on the ankle after the season.<br />
• Keion Bell had his second double-double of the season on Feb. 20 against Gonzaga when he had 17 points and 10 rebounds.<br />
• Freshman Joshua Lowery had five points and three rebounds against Gonzaga, both personal highs in conference play.<br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pHeHiSOxI/AAAAAAAALVQ/6NguIcBLoK8/s1600-h/pepplmuu43.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443241682375162642" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pHeHiSOxI/AAAAAAAALVQ/6NguIcBLoK8/s400/pepplmuu43.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pHejj2yZI/AAAAAAAALVY/3PrAXHfIz9g/s1600-h/br60.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443241689897945490" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pHejj2yZI/AAAAAAAALVY/3PrAXHfIz9g/s400/br60.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 62px; width: 109px;" /></a><br />
<strong><span style="color: #3333ff; font-size: 180%;">USD Defeats Waves in Regular-Season Finale</span></strong><br />
<em>Courtesy: Pepperdine Sports Information<br />
Release: 02/27/2010</em><br />
<a href="https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf8/675299.pdf?ATCLID=204897579&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500" target="PDFWIN"><strong>Pepperdine-San Diego Box Score</strong></a><br />
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<strong>SAN DIEGO, Calif</strong>. - The Pepperdine men's basketball team stayed even with San Diego for a while, but the host Toreros eventually pulled away in the second half for a 65-48 victory in the West Coast Conference regular-season finale for both schools on Saturday.<br />
Pepperdine fell to 7-23 overall and 3-11 in the WCC, while San Diego improved to 10-20, 3-11. With the win, the Toreros edged the Waves for seeding placement at the upcoming Zappos.com West Coast Conference Tournament in Las Vegas. Pepperdine will be the #8 seed and will play rival Loyola Marymount in the first round at the Orleans Arena on Friday (March 5) at 6 p.m.<br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pFtDaADkI/AAAAAAAALUw/ul7ShzHm4UU/s1600-h/lojack115.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443239739941457474" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pFtDaADkI/AAAAAAAALUw/ul7ShzHm4UU/s400/lojack115.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 124px; width: 124px;" /></a>Sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208">Lorne Jackson</a> (Simi Valley, Calif./Simi Valley HS) had his best game in a few weeks, as he came off the bench to score a game-high 15 points. Junior forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600207">Jonathan Dupre'</a> (Houston, Texas/Collin County CC) and sophomore center <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209">Corbin Moore</a> (Cypress, Calif./Los Alamitos HS) each scored nine points. Moore tied his season-high scoring total and also had a game-high eight rebounds. Freshman guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=204760986"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=204760986"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=204760986">Caleb Willis</a> (Stockbridge, Ga./Stockbridge HS) had a season-high five assists.<br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pFs23WTaI/AAAAAAAALUo/pDEY__TwfW4/s1600-h/peppgo6.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443239736574889378" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pFs23WTaI/AAAAAAAALUo/pDEY__TwfW4/s400/peppgo6.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>The Waves trailed by as many as seven in the first half, but rallied to take a 25-24 lead with three minutes left after a basket by Jackson. USD scored the final four points and went into halftime with a 28-25 advantage, however. Dupre' sank a three-pointer to tie the game at 28 one minute into the second half, but the Toreros outscored the Waves 37-23 after halftime. USD was led by Roberto Mafra's 13 points, Brandon Johnson's 11 points and Chris Lewis' 10 points. The Toreros had a 46.3%-42.2% shooting edge from the field and made nine three-pointers to Pepperdine's three.<br />
Pepperdine, which has no seniors and has a roster where 11 of the 15 players are underclassmen, was led in scoring by its sophomore class for the 28th time in 30 games.<br />
Fans can listen to Al Epstein's broadcasts of all of Pepperdine men's and women's games at the WCC Tournament at <a href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/?SID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500"><span style="font-size: 85%;">http://www.pepperdinesports.com/?SID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500</span></a> with a subscription to Wave Casts.<br />
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<strong><span style="color: #3333ff; font-size: 180%;">San Diego 65, Pepperdine 48</span></strong><em>Associated Press</em><strong>SAN DIEGO</strong> -- <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=43403">Roberto Mafra</a> scored 13 points as San Diego beat Pepperdine 65-48 on Saturday night, handing the Waves their 11th straight loss.<br />
San Diego (10-20, 3-11 West Coast) snapped its six-game losing streak and won for just the second time in 13 games. The Toreros shot 61.9 percent in the second half to pull away after holding a 28-25 halftime lead.<br />
<a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=27000">Brandon Johnson</a> scored 11 points and <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=27001">Chris Lewis</a> added 10 for San Diego, which finished the regular season with its worst conference record since going 1-13 in 2003-04.<br />
<a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=41442"><span style="color: #3333ff; font-size: 130%;">Lorne Jackson</span></a> scored 15 points to lead Pepperdine (7-23, 3-11), which has lost its last four games by an average of nearly 21 points.<br />
The loss clinched the eighth and last seed in the upcoming WCC Tournament for the Waves. If Pepperdine wins its first game, the Waves would face No. 18 Gonzaga in the semifinals.<br />
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<strong><span style="color: #3333ff; font-size: 130%;">Scorching Second Half Sends Seniors Out With Victory Roberto Mafra, Brandon Johnson, and Chris Lewis help Toreros claim 65-48 win over Pepperdine</span></strong><br />
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<em>Feb. 27, 2010</em><br />
<a href="http://usdtoreros.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2009-2010/usdmbb30.html"><strong>Box Score</strong></a><br />
San Diego, Calif.- Seniors <a href="http://usdtoreros.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/johnson_brandon00.html">Brandon Johnson</a>, <a href="http://usdtoreros.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/lewis_chris00.html">Chris Lewis</a>, and <a href="http://usdtoreros.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/mafra_roberto00.html">Roberto Mafra</a> each scored in double digits on Saturday evening, guiding the University of San Diego men's basketball team to a 65-48 victory over Pepperdine University in the regular season finale at the Jenny Craig Pavilion.<br />
USD (10-20, 3-11) snapped its season-long six-game losing streak by shooting 61.9% from the field in the second half, including 6-of-10 from three-point range. The Toreros' shooting percentage in the second half at one point climbed as high as 76.9%, helping San Diego outscore the Waves (7-23, 3-11) 37-23.<br />
The trio of senior Toreros combined to score 34 points, with Mafra leading all Toreros with 13 points and seven rebounds to go along with his two blocks. Johnson added 11 points, six assists, three rebounds, and three steals while Lewis contributed 10 points and five rebounds.<br />
The Toreros, nursing a 28-25 lead coming out of halftime, opened up the second half drilling 10 of their first 12 shots, including 5-of-6 from beyond the arc, to extend their advantage to 54-37 with 8:45 to go in the game. Lewis sparked the almost ten-minute stretch of fine shooting by hitting consecutive three-pointers from the top of the key two and a half minutes into the final period.<br />
After USD took a 41-33 lead when Mafra hit a jumper at the 13:47 mark, <a href="http://usdtoreros.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/ginty_devin00.html">Devin Ginty</a> provided back-to-back threes almost two minutes later to give the Toreros their first double-digit lead. Ginty's triples capped a 19-5 run for San Diego.<br />
The Toreros maintained control of the score for the majority of the first half, jumping out to as much as a seven-point lead. Freshman forward <a href="http://usdtoreros.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/rancifer_ken00.html">Ken Rancifer</a> hit back-to-back threes and Mafra dunked on a breakaway opportunity to provide the Toreros with the 13-6 lead with 14:20 standing on the clock in the first half.<br />
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After a <a href="http://usdtoreros.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/dorr_matt00.html">Matt Dorr</a> one-handed jumper to give USD a 21-14 advantage with 7:52 left, the Waves went on to drain the lead, tying it up at 21 when Taylor Darby of Pepperdine hit a jumper almost two minutes later. The Waves took their final lead, 25-24, with 2:58 remaining in the opening half before Mafra responded for USD with a jumper to put the Toreros ahead once again 26-25.<br />
With the regular season in the books, the Toreros will head to Las Vegas where they will take part in the WCC Championships. Tournament-play starts on Friday, March 5th at the Orleans Arena. USD earned the #6 seed and will face #7 Santa Clara in Friday's last game of the evening <strong>(30 minutes after completion of #5 USF-#8 Pepperdine game that starts at 6 pm).</strong><br />
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<span style="font-size: 180%;"><strong><span style="color: #3333ff;">Five Hoops Players Named WCC All-Academic</span></strong></span><em>Courtesy: Pepperdine Sports Information<br />
Release: 02/25/2010</em><br />
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<a href="https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf8/674521.pdf?ATCLID=204895707&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500" target="PDFWIN"><strong>WCC All-Academic Press Release</strong></a><strong><br />
MALIBU, Calif</strong>. - Five members of Pepperdine's men's and women's basketball teams have earned West Coast Conference All-Academic honors, with four of them being named to the first team, the league office announced today.<br />
On the women's side, senior center <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1312239"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1312239"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1312239">Miranda Ayim</a> was chosen to the first team for the third consecutive year, becoming the first Pepperdine women's player to earn the award three times. Sophomore center <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1606007"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1606007"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1606007">Alex Jarrell</a> earned honorable mention notice.<br />
For the men, junior forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255965"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255965"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255965">Gus Clardy</a> made the first team for the second straight year, while sophomore forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205">Taylor Darby</a> and sophomore center <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209">Corbin Moore</a> were picked to the first team in their first year of eligibility.<br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pKZbRmoII/AAAAAAAALXA/mGsmde6xBCo/s1600-h/pcccb.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443244900309442690" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pKZbRmoII/AAAAAAAALXA/mGsmde6xBCo/s400/pcccb.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 160px; width: 120px;" /></a>It's just the second time that the Pepperdine men have placed three players on the All-Academic team, and the last time it happened was 1993 (<a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a> was the head coach then as well).<br />
To qualify for WCC All-Academic honors, a student-athlete must earn at least a 3.20 cumulative grade-point average, be at least a sophomore and be a significant contributor to the team.<br />
Ayim (London, Ontario, Canada/Saunders Secondary), a public relations major, is Pepperdine's leading scorer (15.4), rebounder (6.8) and shot blocker (2.5) for the second straight season. In addition to being an All-WCC first team selection as a sophomore and junior, she is a two-time CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District honoree, a preseason candidate for the Lowe's Senior CLASS award, an Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar and Pepperdine's Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2008-09.<br />
Jarrell (Shelbyville, Tenn./Shelbyville Central HS), a biology major, is averaging 2.6 points and 2.0 rebounds as Pepperdine's first post player off the bench. She has started five of 25 games.<br />
Clardy (Nacogdoches, Texas/Nacogdoches HS), an economics major, had made eight starts in 19 games when he suffered a foot injury on Jan. 28 and has not played since. He was averaging 1.7 points and 1.7 rebounds.<br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pIdv0ZuMI/AAAAAAAALWI/TzDKE7Sht7A/s1600-h/pepusc14.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443242775520327874" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pIdv0ZuMI/AAAAAAAALWI/TzDKE7Sht7A/s400/pepusc14.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>Darby (San Marcos, Calif./Mission Hills HS), a business administration major, is Pepperdine's leading rebounder at 5.9 per game. He's also averaging 6.0 points in 24.1 minutes as a starting forward. He's appeared in all 28 games and has started 22.<br />
Moore (Cypress, Calif./Los Alamitos HS), an economics major, has also appeared in all 28 games and has made nine starts while averaging 2.9 points and 3.3 rebounds in 15.7 minutes.<br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4o4w6Fun0I/AAAAAAAALSw/poL6IE_NuIk/s1600-h/QFIFJRLPIGATCMM_20081202220711.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443225512508825410" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4o4w6Fun0I/AAAAAAAALSw/poL6IE_NuIk/s400/QFIFJRLPIGATCMM_20081202220711.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: 180%;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDyEN5etRNU">COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Former area standout Bell working on game at Pepperdine</a></span></strong><em>By Vincent Bonsignore, Staff Writer<br />
Posted: 02/23/2010 11:16:22 PM PST</em><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pJWJfBq2I/AAAAAAAALWY/f7uMvOaOXg8/s1600-h/pepp+keion.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443243744482667362" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pJWJfBq2I/AAAAAAAALWY/f7uMvOaOXg8/s400/pepp+keion.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 350px; width: 350px;" /></a><br />
He still has the shoes he wore the day he first dunked a basketball.<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tICzp2jw_U&feature=related"><span style="color: #6600cc;">Keion Bell</span> </a>was in the seventh grade at the time, and to this day the Pepperdine standout can explain that dunk with the type of meticulousness only other true dunkers can fully appreciate.<br />
Those of us who live on the ground can't quite comprehend, but Bell, now a sophomore guard for the Waves, has been playing over the rim for as long as he can remember, so he's pretty much an expert on the subject.<br />
That explains why he's now one of the sweetest, purest, most devastating dunkers in all of college basketball, the type of player who routinely leaves people shaking their heads in disbelief as if to say, "Did I just see that?"<br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pJV3jOdyI/AAAAAAAALWQ/nRmQ5UY-qMQ/s1600-h/PEPPUCLKEON.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443243739668444962" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pJV3jOdyI/AAAAAAAALWQ/nRmQ5UY-qMQ/s400/PEPPUCLKEON.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>"Let me tell you something," Pepperdine coach Tom Asbury said. "I was in the (Southeastern Conference) and Big 12 for a dozen years, so I saw incredible athletes every single day, but to this day, almost every day, Keion does something that makes me just sit there and say, `That was pretty incredible."'<br />
Like the time he dunked over five people (more on that later).<br />
Bell's days of soaring over the rim began in a travel-ball game when he was 13 years old, and his backcourt mate was Oscar Bellfield, now the point guard at UNLV.<br />
Bellfield blocked a shot, then gathered the ball and threw a perfect outlet pass to Bell at midcourt.<br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pOLtJyKjI/AAAAAAAALYg/e_1fCdtEuKY/s1600-h/pcc454.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443249062636825138" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pOLtJyKjI/AAAAAAAALYg/e_1fCdtEuKY/s400/pcc454.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 104px; width: 90px;" /></a>"At this point, I really had no idea I could actually dunk the ball," Bell said.<br />
It must have been the full head of steam Bell got by dribbling the ball from midcourt to the basket, or the fact that some poor opponent decided he was going to challenge the shot. In any case, Bell had all the motivation and stimulation he needed to rise higher than he'd ever gone before.<br />
"It was crazy, actually, but I just kept going up and up, and I ending up dunking the ball over the other guy," Bell said. "So yeah, my first dunk was actually over someone. That was pretty cool."<br />
The shoes he wore remain in a closet back home.<br />
"I can't fit in 'em; they're about a size 6, probably," Bell said, "but I still have them."<br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pOLV1Nq-I/AAAAAAAALYY/1oD6FqhENWM/s1600-h/pcck.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443249056376531938" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pOLV1Nq-I/AAAAAAAALYY/1oD6FqhENWM/s400/pcck.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 160px; width: 120px;" /></a>For some people, a dunk in the seventh grade is a pinnacle. For Bell it was a starting point. He's been dunking on people ever since - in addition to becoming one of the best young guards on the West Coast - and the highlight reel he's assembled has helped make him an Internet sensation.<br />
For proof, just go to You <a href="http://tube.com/" jquery1267295569406="143">Tube.com</a> and type in his name. There are two full pages of entries chronicling Bell's dunking ability, including the time he won the dunk contest at Kobe Bryant's summer camp last year at Loyola Marymount.<br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pJXZbcGbI/AAAAAAAALWw/YmfG1KM-JZ8/s1600-h/peppup18.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443243765942458802" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pJXZbcGbI/AAAAAAAALWw/YmfG1KM-JZ8/s400/peppup18.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>On that one, Bell shows off all his signature dunks to easily win the competition, and when watching, it's hard to tell what's more entertaining, Bell's dunks or Bryant's reactions to them.<br />
Amazingly, the Kobe clip is only the second-best entry, because nothing beats the time Bell dunked over five people at Pepperdine's Midnight Madness to kick off the season.<br />
The clip garnered worldwide interest from almost the day it was posted, reaching a million views the first week.<br />
"I never, ever expected anything like a million views," Bell said. "I figured it would be pretty big around here, this area, but a million views? Come on, now. That's just crazy."<br />
Bell actually got talked into doing it, having teased Pepperdine fans the year before by dunking over three people, and was challenged to try to outdo himself.<br />
"So as this year's Midnight Madness started getting closer and closer, more and more students were coming up to me on campus asking, `What are you going to do to top it, Keion? Do you have anything special planned?'<br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pKactifII/AAAAAAAALXY/aDOkqKtSnIw/s1600-h/pepphand.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443244917874916482" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pKactifII/AAAAAAAALXY/aDOkqKtSnIw/s400/pepphand.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 112px; width: 59px;" /></a>"I was like, `Whoa, people are actually interested in this. They're expecting something big."'<br />
And big is what he delivered.<br />
Bell decided to increase the number of people from three to five, pulling fans from the stands and lining them up one after the other in front of the basket.<br />
"It's not something you can, like, practice," Bell said. "It's one of those things you just do. So that's what I did. I just went for it."<br />
Bell easily cleared the five fans and completed the dunk, sending the Pepperdine crowd into a frenzy. Within a day or so it was all over the Internet, with <a href="http://yahoo.com/" jquery1267295569406="144">Yahoo.com</a> profiling it on its front page and ESPN's Sports Nation asking if it was the best dunk ever.<br />
Bell watched it all unfold in amazement.<br />
"It blew up to a level I never really expected," Bell said.<br />
To Bell's credit, he refuses to let his ability to dunk define him.<br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pDs7eWUxI/AAAAAAAALTw/-s8ZmYVZEgg/s1600-h/peppusd.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443237538788954898" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pDs7eWUxI/AAAAAAAALTw/-s8ZmYVZEgg/s400/peppusd.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>Make no mistake, he has fun with all the Internet celebrity, but he's much more interested in developing into a well-rounded player.<br />
"It's important that I do things to separate myself, because I don't want to be labeled as just an athlete," he said. "There are a ton of athletes out there. The thing that separates the players from the athletes is being able to do all the other things. My goal is to be a complete player every single night."<br />
Bell is clearly a work in progress in that regard. He's averaging 19 points per game and is clearly the top player on a young, struggling Waves team. In the process, he has emerged as one of the best players in the West Coast Conference in just his second year.<br />
But there are flaws in his game.<br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pLOy6HVmI/AAAAAAAALXw/khH7lKPgh3I/s1600-h/pepp094.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443245817186440802" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pLOy6HVmI/AAAAAAAALXw/khH7lKPgh3I/s400/pepp094.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>At Serra and Pasadena high schools, Bell rarely had to play point guard, but at 6-foot-3 he definitely has to handle the ball more in college. That will only increase as he moves on to the professional ranks, and at this point he needs more refining.<br />
"He turns the ball over too much, overhandles it," Asbury said. "He tries to make the most difficult pass imaginable. It's like gymnastics; he wants them to get graded, get a score on it, like a 9.5 for the degree of difficulty. "Don't get me wrong; it's certainly not an unselfishness on his part, he just wants to try to make tough passes."<br />
Asbury and the Pepperdine coaches are trying to get Bell to settle down with the ball in his hands, make easier passes. At the same time, they understand part of what makes him great is his fearlessness, so they don't want to push too hard and potentially take away some of his confidence.<br />
"He walks a tight rope; he's one of those guys who lives on the edge," Asbury said. "And you have to live with the fact that one night he'll have two turnovers, and the next night he might have 10 turnovers.<br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pIcwg1GuI/AAAAAAAALV4/h2qWK6zXPWk/s1600-h/imagesCAQ7M93T.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443242758526802658" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pIcwg1GuI/AAAAAAAALV4/h2qWK6zXPWk/s400/imagesCAQ7M93T.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 127px; width: 120px;" /></a>"That's just how he is. He's gotten better. But again he's a Mississippi riverboat gambler, the way he plays. He's a gambler."<br />
Bell understands.<br />
"Obviously, I need to cut down on my turnovers," he said. "That is what I focus on when I'm training, especially out of season. I want to be a better ball handler. I want to be more effective as a pull-up shooter. I'm getting there, it's coming."<br />
In the meantime, he doesn't mind being an entertainer, in addition to growing as a player. He already has something in store for next year's Midnight Madness.<br />
"Just in watching the clip, I can see I have more room," Bell said. "I might have to add some more people. We'll see."<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDyEN5etRNU">If we're on the Internet, we probably will, too</a>.<br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pDtQfvmxI/AAAAAAAALT4/BBjWf3qrIWA/s1600-h/mimb+cover2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443237544431950610" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4pDtQfvmxI/AAAAAAAALT4/BBjWf3qrIWA/s400/mimb+cover2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 400px; width: 265px;" /></a>Jackson Twinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617362288328142935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21803971.post-71319702273296685322010-02-20T08:58:00.000-08:002010-04-09T20:57:24.079-07:00PEPPERDINE vs GONZAGA 2<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4K2zxstUXI/AAAAAAAALRI/UbsbQCBIn0Q/s1600-h/pepplo3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441112300447420786" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4K2zxstUXI/AAAAAAAALRI/UbsbQCBIn0Q/s400/pepplo3.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4LYPoSTMBI/AAAAAAAALRo/V7teohHJKTA/s1600-h/peppbk.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441149062840791058" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4LYPoSTMBI/AAAAAAAALRo/V7teohHJKTA/s400/peppbk.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 130px; width: 78px;" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4LYPJZ3b1I/AAAAAAAALRg/Jtn-rl7Vey8/s1600-h/gonzaga.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441149054551027538" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4LYPJZ3b1I/AAAAAAAALRg/Jtn-rl7Vey8/s400/gonzaga.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 67px; width: 86px;" /></a><br />
<div><strong>MALIBU, Calif.</strong> (AP)--Gonzaga rebounded from a disappointing conference defeat with a rout.<br />
<a href="http://www.gozags.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/bouldin_matt00.html">Matt Bouldin</a> had 18 points and five assists, and <a href="http://www.gozags.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/harris_elias00.html">Elias Harris</a> scored 13 points to lead No. 13 Gonzaga to a 72-54 victory over Pepperdine on Saturday night.<br />
<a href="http://www.gozags.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/sacre_robert00.html">Robert Sacre</a> and <a href="http://www.gozags.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/gray_steven00.html">Steven Gray</a> scored 12 points apiece and Sacre added a career-high six blocks for the Bulldogs (22-5, 10-2 West Coast), who have won 14 of 16 games.<br />
On Thursday night, Gonzaga lost 74-66 to Loyola Marymount for only the third time since 1996. <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4Bd6ha0d9I/AAAAAAAALQg/rv4vdTiNu0Y/s1600-h/pepusc.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440451609848215506" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4Bd6ha0d9I/AAAAAAAALQg/rv4vdTiNu0Y/s400/pepusc.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
"I just challenged them," Bulldogs coach <a href="http://www.gozags.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/few_mark01.html">Mark Few</a> said of his players. "You can't approach these games like that. You're getting everybody's best shot."<br />
Bouldin said that Few's approach worked.<br />
"That LMU game, we didn't come out with the same kind of fire we had all season," Bouldin said. "Tonight, we really made a focus to push the ball and to play defense the way we have all season. It really made the difference."<br />
Gonzaga made its first 10 shots in building a 30-11 lead with 9:59 left in the first half. Gray scored 10 points during the game's first 4:45 and Bouldin added eight points during the run.<br />
Pepperdine's Keion Bell, the West Coast Conference's second-leading scorer, took only four shots in the first half and missed three. He finished the half with three points.<br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4K2yqZcWaI/AAAAAAAALQo/JMZIhvwYQGQ/s1600-h/peppgopix.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441112281307699618" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4K2yqZcWaI/AAAAAAAALQo/JMZIhvwYQGQ/s400/peppgopix.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 231px; width: 169px;" /></a>"He's a really crafty, shifty player one-on-one," Gray said. "He handles the ball so well. But the guys behind me just built a wall against him. When he was getting the ball and driving, he was looking at three or four sets of eyes."<br />
The Bulldogs led by as many as 24 points, scored 28 points in the lane and 16 points off turnovers, and forced the Waves to shoot 27.1 percent for the game.<br />
Gonzaga needs one more victory to secure the top seed in the West Coast Conference tournament and at least a tie for its 10th consecutive regular-season championship.<br />
Bell finished with 17 points and tied a season best with 10 rebounds for the Waves (7-21, 3-9), who have lost nine consecutive games and 11 of 14. Mychel Thompson added 11 points.<br />
Gonzaga (22-5, 10-2) extended its winning streak against Pepperdine to 18 games dating from 2002.<br />
With the University of Portland's (8-4 WCC) 77-68 overtime loss at LMU Saturday night, only Saint Mary's College (9-3 WCC) stands in the way of the Bulldogs wrapping up a 10th straight WCC regular-season crown. With two games remaining the Bulldogs need one win or one SMC loss to clinch no worse than a tie for the title. Gonzaga hosts Santa Clara University Thursday and the University of San Francisco Saturday to bring the curtain down on the WCC season. SMC hosts Pepperdine and LMU to conclude WCC play.<br />
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<strong>MALIBU, Calif.</strong> — Matt Bouldin had 18 points and five assists to help No. 13 Gonzaga bounce back from a rare conference loss with a 72-54 victory over Pepperdine on Saturday night.<br />
Elias Harris added 13 points and Steven Gray 12 for the Bulldogs (22-5, 10-2 West Coast Conference), beaten 74-66 at Loyola Marymount on Thursday. Robert Sacre also had 12 points to go with a career-high six blocks as Gonzaga won for the 14th time in 16 games.<br />
The Bulldogs need one more win to secure the top seed in the WCC tournament and clinch at least a tie for their 10th consecutive regular-season championship. They have won 18 in a row against Pepperdine dating to 2002.<br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4LYOia2ctI/AAAAAAAALRY/tR1re0Iioio/s1600-h/PEPPUCIKB.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441149044086174418" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4LYOia2ctI/AAAAAAAALRY/tR1re0Iioio/s400/PEPPUCIKB.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 120px; width: 160px;" /></a>Keion Bell scored 17 points and matched a season best with 10 rebounds for the struggling Waves (7-21, 3-9), who have lost nine straight and 11 of 14 overall. Mychel Thompson added 11 points.<br />
Gonzaga made its first 10 shots in building a 30-11 lead with 9:59 left in the first half. Gray scored 10 points during the first 4:45 and Bouldin added eight during the run.<br />
Bell, the West Coast Conference's second-leading scorer, took only four shots in the first half and missed three. He finished the half with three points.<br />
The Bulldogs led by as many as 24. They scored 28 points in the lane and 16 off turnovers, holding Pepperdine to 27.1 percent shooting for the game.<br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;"><em><strong>The Associated Press</strong></em></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3333ff; font-size: 180%;"><strong>Men's Hoops Falls to #13 Gonzaga</strong></span><br />
<em>Courtesy: Pepperdine Sports Information<br />
Release: 02/20/2010</em><br />
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<a href="https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf8/673332.pdf?ATCLID=204892367&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500" target="PDFWIN"><strong>Pepperdine-Gonzaga Box Score</strong></a><strong><br />
</strong>MALIBU, Calif. - #13 Gonzaga's hot start was the difference as the visiting Bulldogs defeated the Pepperdine men's basketball team, 72-54, on Saturday night in West Coast Conference action.<br />
The Bulldogs (22-5, 10-2) hit their first 10 shots of the game and took a 28-11 lead a little more than eight minutes into the contest.<br />
Pepperdine (7-21, 3-9) played Gonzaga almost evenly the rest of the way, and even outscored the Bulldogs in the second half, 35-32.<br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4LYNwAN0NI/AAAAAAAALRQ/-sGJWk3qA0A/s1600-h/imagesCATOHAJZ.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441149030552686802" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4LYNwAN0NI/AAAAAAAALRQ/-sGJWk3qA0A/s400/imagesCATOHAJZ.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 78px; width: 84px;" /></a>A near capacity crowd of 3,021 watched Pepperdine's final home game of the season.<br />
Sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> (Los Angeles, Calif./Pasadena HS) led the Waves with his second double-double of the season as he posted 17 points and 10 rebounds. Junior forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> (Portland, Ore./Stoneridge Prep) added 11 points.<br />
Gonzaga, which outshot the Waves 52.9% to 27.1%, got 18 points from Matt Bouldin, 13 from Elias Harris and 12 apiece from Robert Sacre and Steven Gray.<br />
Pepperdine enjoyed a 47-37 rebounding edge, which included 26 offensive rebounds. The Waves had a 23-9 edge in second-chance points.<br />
Pepperdine, which has no seniors and has a roster where 11 of the 15 players are underclassmen, was led in scoring by its sophomore class for the 27th time in 28 games. The Waves announced earlier this week that sophomore <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211">Dane Suttle Jr.</a>, who was averaging 7.7 points, will miss the remainder of the season with an ankle injury.<br />
The Waves play their final two regular-season games on the road next week, as they visit Saint Mary's (Thursday, Feb. 25, 7 p.m.) and San Diego (Saturday, Feb. 27, 6 p.m.). The WCC Tournament in Las Vegas follows the week after. Fans can listen to Al Epstein's broadcasts at <a href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500">http://www.pepperdinesports.com/?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500</a> with a subscription to Wave Casts.<br />
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<div><div><span style="color: #3333ff; font-size: 180%;"><strong>Men's Hoops Ends Home Season vs. Gonzaga</strong></span><br />
<em>Courtesy: Pepperdine Sports Information<br />
Release: 02/19/2010</em><a href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=204891219&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500#PDFLINKS"></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4At8tQOhmI/AAAAAAAALK4/Sj5kkECgXEg/s1600-h/PEPPGO87.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440398870826616418" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4At8tQOhmI/AAAAAAAALK4/Sj5kkECgXEg/s400/PEPPGO87.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<a href="https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf8/672926.pdf?ATCLID=204891219&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500" target="PDFWIN"><strong>Pepperdine Men's Basketball Game Notes</strong></a><br />
<strong><br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4AmODnTYZI/AAAAAAAALIQ/x-5f2A9vL8k/s1600-h/pcc77.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440390372793737618" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4AmODnTYZI/AAAAAAAALIQ/x-5f2A9vL8k/s400/pcc77.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 131px; width: 93px;" /></a>THE FACTS</strong> - A near sellout is expected as the Pepperdine men's basketball team concludes its home season against #13 Gonzaga on Saturday. It's an early start time (6 p.m.) due to the game being on FOX Sports West. Pepperdine finishes the regular season next week on the road, and the West Coast Conference Tournament follows the week after in Las Vegas.<br />
<strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4BCv3QuwJI/AAAAAAAALOY/gv_U9Z4DvGs/s1600-h/peppjan56.bmp"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440421739918966930" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4BCv3QuwJI/AAAAAAAALOY/gv_U9Z4DvGs/s400/peppjan56.bmp" style="cursor: hand; height: 400px; width: 267px;" /></a>GAME #28</strong> - Saturday (Feb. 20) at Firestone Fieldhouse: Pepperdine (7-20, 3-8) vs. Gonzaga (21-5, 9-2) at 6 p.m. Gonzaga is ranked #13 by the Associated Press and #9 in the ESPN/USA Today poll.<br />
<strong>TELEVISION -</strong> The Pepperdine-Portland game will be shown locally on FOX Sports West. Greg Heister and Craig Ehlo are the announcers.<br />
<strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4Bd6Ag7WJI/AAAAAAAALQY/nhrDUt7OMb4/s1600-h/PEPPDUPREE.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440451601015462034" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4Bd6Ag7WJI/AAAAAAAALQY/nhrDUt7OMb4/s400/PEPPDUPREE.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 150px; width: 200px;" /></a>ON THE WEB</strong> - Subscribers to "Wave Casts" can catch all Pepperdine men's basketball games on the internet at www.pepperdinesports.com. Veteran play-by-play man Al Epstein, now in his 25th season with the Waves, is behind the microphone. Most home games will have live audio and video, while road games will be audio only. Go to the Pepperdine Athletics website and look for the Wave Casts link. Live statistics will be available for all home matches free of charge, and links are provided to the home team's website when the Waves are on the road.<br />
<strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4Am_L29mjI/AAAAAAAALI4/gtzVWFAqdeM/s1600-h/imagesCAKYD48B.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440391216820492850" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4Am_L29mjI/AAAAAAAALI4/gtzVWFAqdeM/s400/imagesCAKYD48B.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 124px; width: 104px;" /></a>PROMOTIONS</strong> - For the Gonzaga game, all fans are encouraged to wear orange and the first 750 fans will receive a Pepperdine T-shirt (sponsored by the Law Offices of Hiepler and Hiepler). Postgame, fans will receive a coupon to Dick's Sporting Goods and the first 400 students will get an In-N-Out Burger ... If the Waves are victorious and score 75 points or more, certificates will be given out afterward for a free piece of grilled chicken from the KFC in Malibu.<br />
<strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4AyaiekvtI/AAAAAAAALLg/MjztjobiEeM/s1600-h/pcc99.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440403781376589522" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4AyaiekvtI/AAAAAAAALLg/MjztjobiEeM/s400/pcc99.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 87px; width: 145px;" /></a>TICKETS</strong> - Men's basketball single-game tickets cost $15 (lower reserved), $12 (upper reserved), $10 (adult general admission) or $5 (child general admission). Call (866) WAVE-TIX to purchase tickets.<br />
<strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4AyaNLoS2I/AAAAAAAALLQ/8zxRBNVojr4/s1600-h/PEPPZAG.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440403775659985762" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4AyaNLoS2I/AAAAAAAALLQ/8zxRBNVojr4/s400/PEPPZAG.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 113px; width: 150px;" /></a>GONZAGA TICKETS</strong> - As with previous years, the Pepperdine-Gonzaga men's basketball game is expected to be very heavily attended. To ensure that as many Pepperdine students, faculty and staff can be accommodated with the limited number of seats that are available, please note that one dollar tickets may be purchased in advance by these three groups. A Pepperdine ID must be brought to the game. More information is available at www.pepperdinesports.com.<br />
<strong>GONZAGA</strong> - Pepperdine is 31-37 all-time against Gonzaga. The Bulldogs have won 17 straight in the series and seven consecutive in Firestone Fieldhouse (last Pepperdine win: 2002 in Malibu). The bulk of the Waves' success came during <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a>'s first stint, when he was 16-4 against the Bulldogs as an assistant coach and 10-3 as a head coach.<br />
<strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4AamPUDEOI/AAAAAAAALGA/VPn9LWoL3sM/s1600-h/imagesCAVGCTWQ.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440377594111529186" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4AamPUDEOI/AAAAAAAALGA/VPn9LWoL3sM/s400/imagesCAVGCTWQ.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 128px; width: 110px;" /></a>LAST TIME VS. GONZAGA</strong> - Back on Jan. 21 at the McCarthey Athletic Center ... <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> exploded for 34 of his career-high 37 points in the second half to help Pepperdine to one of its best showings at Gonzaga in years, but the then-#15 Bulldogs held on for a 91-84 home victory. It was the closest margin in the last 10 seasons in Spokane. Gonzaga led by as many as 15 in both halves, but Bell, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208">Lorne Jackson</a> (17 points) and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> (13 points) would not let the Bulldogs pull away. The Waves closed the gap to six points several times in the second half. Pepperdine scored a season-high 84 points, including 55 in the second half. The two old rivals entered the game as the only two unbeaten teams left in WCC play.<br />
<strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4At65aVcUI/AAAAAAAALKo/yxSAnnMeOA8/s1600-h/peppgonz1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440398839730499906" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4At65aVcUI/AAAAAAAALKo/yxSAnnMeOA8/s400/peppgonz1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 400px; width: 348px;" /></a>LAST GAME</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> had team highs of 23 points, seven rebounds and three blocked shots, but Pepperdine lost at home to Portland, 83-62, on Thursday (Feb. 18). <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205">Taylor Darby</a> posted 11 points and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600207">Jonathan Dupre'</a> scored 10. Pepperdine led briefly in the first half but Portland went into halftime with a 35-30 lead, and led by as many as 24 in the second half.<br />
<strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4BFduqePZI/AAAAAAAALPg/1x1yKtKwqzI/s1600-h/pepploja.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440424726908255634" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4BFduqePZI/AAAAAAAALPg/1x1yKtKwqzI/s400/pepploja.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 120px; width: 160px;" /></a>ROSTER</strong> - There are no seniors on the 2009-10 squad, and 11 of the 15 players are underclassmen. The roster features four juniors, seven sophomores and four true freshmen. Pepperdine does return 11 letterwinners from last season (believed to be among the most in school history). Twelve players are on scholarship and three are walk-ons.<br />
<strong>SUTTLE OUT -</strong> Sophomore guard/forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211">Dane Suttle Jr.</a> (Los Angeles, Calif./Summit College Prep)</div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4BEZnL8u4I/AAAAAAAALO4/uQUISFKgUJw/s1600-h/PEPPGO11.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440423556670077826" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4BEZnL8u4I/AAAAAAAALO4/uQUISFKgUJw/s400/PEPPGO11.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4BCwgAK9eI/AAAAAAAALOo/4mE72oghgjA/s1600-h/pepp099.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440421750855366114" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4BCwgAK9eI/AAAAAAAALOo/4mE72oghgjA/s400/pepp099.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>will miss the remainder of the season and will have surgery on an injured left ankle. His last appearance was on Feb. 13 at Santa Clara. He was a key contributor through the non-conference season and was one of the top three-point shooters in the conference midway through the year. Through the first 16 games of the season, he was averaging 10.8 points per game, second on the team. But as his chronic ankle injury worsened, his output declined, and in West Coast Conference play he averaged 2.4 points. His final season stats will show four starts in 24 games with averages of 7.7 points and 2.5 rebounds in 19.1 minutes.<br />
<strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4AyZlheZTI/AAAAAAAALLA/kpCy74rpu10/s1600-h/pepusc5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440403765014193458" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4AyZlheZTI/AAAAAAAALLA/kpCy74rpu10/s400/pepusc5.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>SOPHOMORE SCORERS</strong> - Last season, Pepperdine's eight-man freshman class scored more than half of the Waves' points (57.4%). So far, the now-sophomore class has contributed nearly two-thirds (64.8%) of Pepperdine's scoring. The sophomores have been the top-scoring class in every game but one this season.<br />
<strong>THE TRIO</strong> - The Waves have been at their best in conference play when <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a>, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208">Lorne Jackson</a> all have good games on the same night. In conference play, they have averaged a combined 42.1 points per game (that's nearly two-thirds of all of the Waves' scoring).<br />
<strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4An6UYlnyI/AAAAAAAALJI/36LSEFTJ-Iw/s1600-h/pepp+keion.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440392232721293090" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4An6UYlnyI/AAAAAAAALJI/36LSEFTJ-Iw/s400/pepp+keion.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 350px; width: 350px;" /></a></strong><strong>KEION BELL</strong> - Sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> (Los Angeles, Calif./Pasadena HS) has been one of the most exciting and prolific players on the West Coast in 2009-10. He is currently averaging 19.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists. He now ranks #2 in the WCC and #32 in the nation in scoring (he ranked as high as ninth nationally in early December). He is the fifth-highest-scoring sophomore in the country. At various points this season, he has been one of just a handful of players in the nation averaging at least 20.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists. Bell has scored more than 20 points in 14 games this season, including a career-high 37 at Gonzaga. He's been in double-figures in every game but three. At the pace he's on, he could become Pepperdine's 35th 1,000-point scorer by the end of his sophomore season (he's got 940). In the WCC rankings, he's also sixth in steals (1.4), seventh in assists, 10th in minutes (32.3) and 15th in rebounding.<br />
<strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4AcHtmzSyI/AAAAAAAALGw/YvS7BCYvjiQ/s1600-h/peppg656.bmp"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440379268690561826" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4AcHtmzSyI/AAAAAAAALGw/YvS7BCYvjiQ/s400/peppg656.bmp" style="cursor: hand; height: 220px; width: 140px;" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4A37h8y2bI/AAAAAAAALMg/Fj1CYH2WmUk/s1600-h/PEPPGONZMT.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440409845728729522" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4A37h8y2bI/AAAAAAAALMg/Fj1CYH2WmUk/s400/PEPPGONZMT.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 150px; width: 200px;" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4AsE3TjxNI/AAAAAAAALJ4/LeCYMFOOvuM/s1600-h/peppg451.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440396811940644050" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4AsE3TjxNI/AAAAAAAALJ4/LeCYMFOOvuM/s400/peppg451.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>MYCHEL THOMPSON</strong> - Junior forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> (Portland, Ore./Stoneridge Prep) was selected as team captain for 2009-10 after a landslide vote by his teammates. He is Pepperdine's only player that has been with the team for two full seasons. Thompson is averaging 12.1 points this season (second-best on the team) and 9.8 points for his career. He has broken into Pepperdine's career top 10 in three-pointers made this season (he's now #7 with 137, Brandon Armstong is #6 at 142). He's been in double-figures in nine of the last 12 games and is averaging 13.3 ppg in conference play. He scored a career-high-tying 25 points in a win vs. Utah. Since starting the season 0-for-21 from beyond the arc, he's improved to 14th in the WCC in three-point field-goal percentage (.362). Thompson's 6-for-7 three-point performance vs. LMU nearly equaled the school record for single-game percentage (6-for-6, 1.000).<br />
<strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4AmNkFDIRI/AAAAAAAALIA/ICp3nbTLvEc/s1600-h/peppjan4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440390364328567058" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4AmNkFDIRI/AAAAAAAALIA/ICp3nbTLvEc/s400/peppjan4.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>LORNE JACKSON</strong> - Sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208">Lorne Jackson</a> (Simi Valley, Calif./Simi Valley HS) is averaging 9.6 points per game in conference play, and he has seen his overall scoring average go to 8.3 ppg. He posted a career-high 21 points vs. San Francisco. He's also averaging 3.7 rebounds and 3.2 assists in WCC games. <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4AcHwOa9ZI/AAAAAAAALG4/PwCUQ2pxUPA/s1600-h/505212516_38781b68df.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440379269393610130" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4AcHwOa9ZI/AAAAAAAALG4/PwCUQ2pxUPA/s400/505212516_38781b68df.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<strong>2009-10 HONORS</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> was named to the preseason All-WCC first team ... Bell (26.7 ppg) was named MVP of the World Vision Challenge at Wyoming and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211">Dane Suttle Jr.</a> (15.3 ppg) also made the all-tournament team ... <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> was named WCC co-Player of the Week on Jan. 11 after scoring a game-high 22 points and making six of seven three-pointers in a win vs. LMU ... <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208">Lorne Jackson</a> was named WCC co-Player of the Week on Jan. 18 after averaging 18.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks in victories over Santa Clara and San Francisco ... Pepperdine has two WCC POTW honors in the same season for the first time since 2004-05, and had its first back-to-back winners since December 2002.<br />
<strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4A4_HZsr4I/AAAAAAAALNY/mxSbn8TlQY4/s1600-h/peppgonz2.jpg"></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4A0ATWLeNI/AAAAAAAALMI/WJ1EpMVI4_U/s1600-h/peppgonz.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440405529661503698" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4A0ATWLeNI/AAAAAAAALMI/WJ1EpMVI4_U/s400/peppgonz.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 400px; width: 295px;" /></a>2<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4A4_HZsr4I/AAAAAAAALNY/mxSbn8TlQY4/s1600-h/peppgonz2.jpg"></a>009-10 NOTABLES</strong> - The Waves were down 12 to Cal State San Bernardino with 8 1/2 minutes to play but came back to win by three ... The Waves were the team champion at the World Vision Challenge in Wyoming ... Pepperdine's win over Utah came against a 2009 NCAA Tournament team ... In the 150th meeting ever with LMU, the Waves came back from a 17-point first-half deficit to post a victory in the first game of WCC play ... Pepperdine beat Santa Clara at home for the 13th time in the last 14 meetings ... Pepperdine started 2-0 in league play for the first time since 2005 and 3-0 for the first time since 2002 (a year that the Waves started 11-0 en route to a 13-1 record and a tie for first in the WCC with Gonzaga) ... At 3-0, the Waves were three games over .500 in league play for the first time since 2004 ... Although it was a loss, the Waves' seven-point loss at Gonzaga was an excellent effort and gave them their closest margin of defeat in Spokane in the last 10 years.<br />
<strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4BCvMt9tlI/AAAAAAAALOI/gvnpaGmFQ-U/s1600-h/peppbird1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440421728498857554" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4BCvMt9tlI/AAAAAAAALOI/gvnpaGmFQ-U/s400/peppbird1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 130px; width: 93px;" /></a>BELL'S 37-POINT GAME</strong> - The 37-point performance by <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> at Gonzaga on Jan. 21 was extremely memorable for many reasons: 34 of the 37 points came in the second half ... He set the McCarthey Athletic Center record for points by an opponent ... Along with his 34-point game vs. Monmouth, he has the two highest scoring games in the WCC this season ... His second-half slam dunk over Gonzaga 7-footer Robert Sacre made ESPN SportsCenter's Plays of the Day ... Bell made 14 of 21 shots, three of four three-pointers and six of eight free throws ... He scored 22 of Pepperdine's first 24 second-half points in an eight-minute span ... The last time a Pepperdine player scored more points was in January 2001 when Brandon Armstrong notched 40 against Loyola Marymount ... It tied as the 24th-best single-game performance in Pepperdine history, and by players other than scoring great <span style="color: #3333ff;">Bird Averitt</span>, it was the eighth best.<br />
<strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4A4_HZsr4I/AAAAAAAALNY/mxSbn8TlQY4/s1600-h/peppgonz2.jpg"></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4A4-OLWgcI/AAAAAAAALNA/EC0K8MCTatU/s1600-h/peppgonz2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440410991472312770" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4A4-OLWgcI/AAAAAAAALNA/EC0K8MCTatU/s400/peppgonz2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 400px; width: 313px;" /></a>RETURNERS</strong> - Four of the five starters from last year's team return (<a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a>, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205">Taylor Darby</a>, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209">Corbin Moore</a> and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a>). Pepperdine's returning players account for 82.5% percent of last year's scoring (1629/1974), 88.3% of the rebounds (919/1041), 65.4% of the assists (223/341), 95.0% of the blocked shots (96/101) and 77.2% of the steals (166/215).<br />
<strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4AmOh-S9TI/AAAAAAAALIY/4dawwU9tVn4/s1600-h/2475201721.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440390380943242546" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4AmOh-S9TI/AAAAAAAALIY/4dawwU9tVn4/s400/2475201721.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 125px; width: 99px;" /></a>WCC PRESEASON POLL</strong> - According to the WCC's coaches, the Waves are predicted to finish seventh in the conference. Their poll went in the following order: Gonzaga, Portland, Saint Mary's, San Francisco and Santa Clara (tied), San Diego, Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount. Several national publications and websites have differing opinions on the Waves, including fourth (The Sporting News), fifth (The Sports Network), sixth (Athlon and Lindy's) and seventh (Rivals.com, CBSSports.com and CollegeHoops.net).<br />
<strong>TELEVISION</strong> - The Waves are slated to appear on television several times once again in 2009-10. Six games will be shown locally - Nov. 23 at UCLA on Fox Sports West, Jan. 14 vs. Santa Clara on ESPNU, Jan. 21 at Gonzaga on Prime Ticket (delayed), Jan. 30 vs. San Diego on Prime Ticket, Feb. 18 vs. Portland on Prime Ticket and Feb. 20 vs. Gonzaga on Fox Sports West.<br />
<strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4AmNwufbMI/AAAAAAAALII/Lo7cPO-I7oA/s1600-h/keion.bmp"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440390367723613378" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4AmNwufbMI/AAAAAAAALII/Lo7cPO-I7oA/s400/keion.bmp" style="cursor: hand; height: 400px; width: 300px;" /></a>YOUTUBE SENSATION</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a>, a preseason All-WCC first team selection, got Pepperdine a ton of publicity in mid-October. At Blue & Orange Madness, Pepperdine's event to kick off the start of practice, the sophomore guard finished up the dunk contest by leaping over five teammates and slamming it home. A Pepperdine fan happened to record the dunk on his iPhone and uploaded it onto YouTube. It quickly spread around the internet and at last check had nearly 1.1 million hits. ESPN's SportsCenter picked up the video and made the dunk the #2 Play of the Day.<br />
<strong>TOM ASBURY</strong> - Now in his second stint in charge of the Waves is coaching great <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a>. He returned to Malibu prior to the 2008-09 campaign to become the Waves' head coach again after 14 seasons away. Asbury was previously at Pepperdine for nine years as an assistant coach (1980-88) and then the next six as the head coach (1989-94). He went on to serve as head coach at Kansas State from 1995-2000 and was an assistant coach at Alabama from 2004-07. Asbury went 125-59 (.679) in his first head coaching job at Pepperdine and took the Waves to the postseason five times in six years with three NCAA Tournament appearances (1991, '92, '94) and two in the NIT (1989, '93). Pepperdine won three regular-season WCC titles and the school's only three WCC Tournament championships came under Asbury. Prior to the start of the 2009-10 season, his seven-year record at Pepperdine was 134-82 (.620) and his 13-year record as a head coach was 219-170 (.563).<br />
<strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4AyZ7KBFNI/AAAAAAAALLI/artH6pV6hk8/s1600-h/peppu.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440403770821383378" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4AyZ7KBFNI/AAAAAAAALLI/artH6pV6hk8/s400/peppu.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 40px; width: 85px;" /></a>ASSISTANTS</strong> - Upon his return, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a> wanted to find assistants with a passion for Pepperdine and an understanding of its mission, so he turned to three former student-athletes. It's believed that Duke and Pepperdine have the only two college basketball staffs where the assistant coaches are all alums. Associate head coach <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962">Marty Wilson</a> (1985-89) and assistant coaches <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958">Damin Lopez</a> (1990-94) and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616">Will Kimble</a> (2001-03) played in three different eras, all successful. In the 13 seasons that made up their playing careers, Pepperdine went a combined 261-135 (.659), had 12 winning seasons, won six WCC regular-season titles and three WCC tournament titles, and made six NCAA Tournaments and four NITs.<br />
<strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4AZSCBjo0I/AAAAAAAALFg/Wxr6BcokIEI/s1600-h/168991531.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440376147435299650" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4AZSCBjo0I/AAAAAAAALFg/Wxr6BcokIEI/s400/168991531.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 145px; width: 144px;" /></a>HECTOR HAROLD</strong> - There are no seniors on the roster but Pepperdine had one scholarship to offer for 2010-11. During the early signing period, they inked Hector Harold, a 6-foot-6 small forward from the Northfield Mount Hermon (Mass.) School. He was given a rating of 88 out of 100 by ESPN.com's recruiting site and is considered one of the top seniors in New England. He is originally from Pasadena, Calif.<br />
<strong>NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a> believes in preparing his team for league play with a difficult non-conference slate of games, and so that's what the Waves did for the first 16 games of the season. The Waves played six games against non-conference teams that took part in the postseason last year: Portland State, UCLA and Utah made the NCAA Tournament, Miami (Fla.) was in the NIT, Wyoming was in the College Basketball Invitational and Pacific was in the inaugural CollegeInsider.com Tournament. Nine of the 16 non-conference games were at home.<br />
<strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4Am-WklL2I/AAAAAAAALIo/L6IpBA65zg8/s1600-h/PEPPGO00.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440391202516316002" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4Am-WklL2I/AAAAAAAALIo/L6IpBA65zg8/s400/PEPPGO00.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>LAST SEASON</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a>'s return to Pepperdine brought much-needed stability to the program in his first season back. With only five players returning, Asbury and his new staff brought in 10 newcomers well after the regular letter-of-intent signing period. The young Waves posted a 9-23 overall record but got much better as the year went on, placing sixth in the WCC with a 5-9 record and winning a first-round game at the WCC Tournament. <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> was named to the WCC All-Freshman team after averaging a team-best 12.9 ppg.<br />
<strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4BFdCL70EI/AAAAAAAALPY/p9h4VtqXucs/s1600-h/peppo.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440424714969010242" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4BFdCL70EI/AAAAAAAALPY/p9h4VtqXucs/s400/peppo.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 135px; width: 103px;" /></a>PEPPERDINE HISTORY</strong> - This is the 72nd season of Pepperdine basketball, and the Waves opened 2009-10 with an all-time record of 1,111-910 (.550). Pepperdine has been to the NCAA Tournament 13 times (last in 2002), and has won 12 West Coast Conference regular-season titles (last in 2002) and three WCC Tournament crowns (last in 1994).<br />
<strong>BEST IN THE WEST</strong> - Pepperdine has long been one of the top Division I programs on the West Coast. Over the 31-season period from the 1978-79 season through the 2008-09 campaign, of the 32 schools that currently play Division I basketball in California, Oregon or Washington, the Waves began the 2009-10 season ranking third overall in postseason appearances (16) and fifth in both wins (525) and winning percentage (.565) over the past 31 years.<br />
<strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4AsEsYVJEI/AAAAAAAALJw/sShg8HP6FDs/s1600-h/peppeppacker.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440396809007866946" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4AsEsYVJEI/AAAAAAAALJw/sShg8HP6FDs/s400/peppeppacker.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 250px; width: 167px;" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4BAjy1jIRI/AAAAAAAALNg/gDPSlIdBYOw/s1600-h/pepprt.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440419333549531410" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4BAjy1jIRI/AAAAAAAALNg/gDPSlIdBYOw/s400/pepprt.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 86px; width: 129px;" /></a>WAVES IN THE PROS</strong> - This is the 34th consecutive season where at least one Pepperdine alum has been on an NBA roster. Currently in the NBA is Yakhouba Diawara, now in his fourth season overall and his second with the Miami Heat. A total of 16 former Pepperdine players have gone on to play in the NBA, most notably Dennis Johnson (the 1979 NBA Finals MVP)</div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4An7WCp9II/AAAAAAAALJY/f51F59qJ2Mk/s1600-h/pcdc.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440392250346042498" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4An7WCp9II/AAAAAAAALJY/f51F59qJ2Mk/s400/pcdc.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 125px; width: 88px;" /></a> and Doug Christie (a 15-year NBA veteran who was a mainstay on the All-Defensive Team). Some recent standouts have been playing in foreign countries, including Alex Acker (Italy), Tezale Archie (Netherlands), Brandon Armstrong (Venezuela), Gerald Brown (Poland), Jelani Gardner (Greece), Kelvin Gibbs (Germany), Chase Griffin (Germany), Dana Jones (Switzerland) and Glen McGowan (Dominican Republic). Robert "Hollywood" Turner, formerly a member of the Harlem Globetrotters, is now playing in Finland.<br />
<strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4Am_f1tqFI/AAAAAAAALJA/AsTCcHhbhHM/s1600-h/pcc0.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440391222183962706" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4Am_f1tqFI/AAAAAAAALJA/AsTCcHhbhHM/s400/pcc0.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 120px; width: 160px;" /></a>ABOUT PEPPERDINE</strong> - Pepperdine boasts a one-of-a-kind athletic department with unprecedented success for a school of its size. The Waves have won a total of nine NCAA championships in five different men's sports - one of just 14 schools to have accomplished this feat. Of the 14, Pepperdine is the only non-BCS school and has by far the smallest enrollment. The majority of Pepperdine's teams are ranked nationally year after year and compete for conference and national titles.</div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4BEZJSNN-I/AAAAAAAALOw/jzXEahLc3z4/s1600-h/pepplb11.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440423548643260386" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4BEZJSNN-I/AAAAAAAALOw/jzXEahLc3z4/s400/pepplb11.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4BEaVKEW7I/AAAAAAAALPQ/2tXckCnOfk0/s1600-h/PEPPUCLLOW.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440423569010219954" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4BEaVKEW7I/AAAAAAAALPQ/2tXckCnOfk0/s400/PEPPUCLLOW.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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<strong>COLLEGE BASKETBALL / SOUTHLAND</strong><br />
<span style="font-size: 180%;"><strong>Gonzaga holds off Pepperdine</strong></span><em><strong>Waves' Keion Bell scores 34 of his 37 points in the second half, but it's not enough.</strong></em></div><br />
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Matt Bouldin scored a career-high 32 points and No. 15 Gonzaga beat Pepperdine, 91-84, Thursday night at Spokane, Wash., to take sole possession of first place in the West Coast Conference. Keion Bell single-handedly kept Pepperdine (7-13, 3-1 WCC) close in the second half, scoring 34 of his career-high 37 points. Gonzaga's Elias Harris had 20 points and 13 rebounds, and Steven Gray had 20 points, as the Bulldogs (15-3, 4-0) won their seventh consecutive game </div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4BAkmjBjwI/AAAAAAAALNw/rYWA9Vu33co/s1600-h/PEPPHA.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440419347430477570" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4BAkmjBjwI/AAAAAAAALNw/rYWA9Vu33co/s400/PEPPHA.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>and 17th in a row over the Waves."We survived that one," said Bouldin, who made 10 of 16 shots. "But to give up 30-something points to one player in the second half is unacceptable."Pepperdine opened the WCC season with three wins, and these were the last two unbeaten teams in league play."I'm not big on moral victories," Pepperdine Coach Tom Asbury said. "It's a loss."</div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4AcG63M0QI/AAAAAAAALGo/bXLYGVQnneg/s1600-h/peppcrwd.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440379255069135106" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4AcG63M0QI/AAAAAAAALGo/bXLYGVQnneg/s400/peppcrwd.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4An7s-ELEI/AAAAAAAALJg/ZU9dohiOOvs/s1600-h/imagesCAHMC4XF.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440392256500804674" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4An7s-ELEI/AAAAAAAALJg/ZU9dohiOOvs/s400/imagesCAHMC4XF.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 64px; width: 92px;" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4At7EFmpnI/AAAAAAAALKw/MQJnfGDiNTQ/s1600-h/peppgu.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440398842596337266" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4At7EFmpnI/AAAAAAAALKw/MQJnfGDiNTQ/s400/peppgu.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 129px; width: 129px;" /></a><br />
<div><span style="font-size: 180%;"><strong>Loyola Marymount scores first upset vs. ranked team since '90</strong><em>GONZ 66, LMU 74</em></span><br />
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<em>Feb 18, 2010</em><br />
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<strong>LOS ANGELES</strong> -- <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=41439">Ashley Hamilton</a> beckoned his fellow students to celebrate with him on the court after leading Loyola Marymount to its biggest victory in 20 years.<br />
Hamilton scored 17 points and <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=36066">Drew Viney</a> had 16 points, 10 rebounds and five assists to lead the Lions to a 74-66 upset of Gonzaga (No. 9 ESPN/USA Today, No. 13 AP) on Thursday night.<br />
After the final horn sounded, Hamilton and teammate <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=33928">Vernon Teel</a> stood on the press tables and waved students onto the court. About 150 spectators overwhelmed campus security to mob the players.<br />
"We just wanted to share that experience with them," said Hamilton, who tied a career high with three blocks. "Everybody talks about beating Gonzaga. To finally do it as a team, as a campus, as a community is a special feeling."<br />
Loyola Marymount beat Gonzaga for just the third time in 31 meetings since 1996.<br />
The victory was the Lions' first over a ranked team since the 1990 NCAA tournament, when they defeated Alabama in the West Regional semifinals. That was the team that featured Bo Kimble and the late Hank Gathers.<br />
Reserve <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=31697">Larry Davis</a>, a transfer from Seton Hall, added 12 points for the Lions (14-13, 5-6 West Coast Conference), who have won four of six. <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=42533">Kevin Young</a> added 11 points and <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=42532">Jarred DuBois</a> had 10 points.<br />
"I always thought they had a very, very talented crew," Gonzaga coach Mark Few said of the Lions. "I mean, they've got a lot of pieces. For the most part, they consistently beat us to the basketball time and time again." Not since December could Loyola Marymount coach Max Good use his full complement of players.<br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4An75jg1oI/AAAAAAAALJo/WalbxKA0g_4/s1600-h/imagesCA65J2G7.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440392259879097986" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4An75jg1oI/AAAAAAAALJo/WalbxKA0g_4/s400/imagesCA65J2G7.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 120px; width: 150px;" /></a>"We had our full team probably for the first time since Long Beach State and Notre Dame," Good said of early season games. "Tonight, we had four guards and they were huge." <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=46208">Elias Harris</a> had 13 points and 11 rebounds for the Bulldogs (21-5, 9-2), who had won 13 of their last 14, while <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=41436">Demetri Goodson</a> and <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=36391">Steven Gray</a> added 11 points apiece.<br />
But Gonzaga shot just 34.4 percent from the field and Harris missed seven of 11 shots.<br />
"He didn't shoot well but that was because of our defense," Viney said. "We really made sure we knew where he was every moment of every play. He's a special player and we had to put all of our attention on him to stop him."<br />
Gonzaga, which led by as many as 10 points in the first half, was up 41-36 28 seconds into the second half when Loyola Marymount started its rally.<br />
Young scored six points during a 14-4 run that put the Lions ahead 50-45 with 13:22 to play. The Bulldogs missed seven of their first eight shots from the field in the half.<br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4AZSouxyXI/AAAAAAAALFo/kVuyB1ku_Ac/s1600-h/91a9e07430bab60a.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440376157825517938" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4AZSouxyXI/AAAAAAAALFo/kVuyB1ku_Ac/s400/91a9e07430bab60a.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 104px; width: 140px;" /></a>"We had some really good looks," Few said. "We got some point-blankers. But we pretty much got throttled on our inside play and we thought we had a decided advantage in there."<br />
Harris' 3-pointer narrowed Gonzaga's deficit to 52-50 but Loyola Marymount used a 14-6 run to go ahead 66-56 with 4:21 remaining.<br />
The Bulldogs drew within 68-64 with 1:20 left, but Davis's layup on an inbounds pass from Vernon Teel as the shot clock expired extended the Lions' lead to six points with 43 seconds to play.<br />
"That was a huge play," Good said of Davis' layup. "If we miss that and they get running, they could cut (the lead) to two. That's almost a four-point switch. But you could see the air kind of went out of them." Loyola Marymount scored 18 points in the paint and forced Gonzaga to miss 20 of 27 shots in the second half. The Bulldogs scored just 10 points, all on free throws, in a span of 7:15 during that half.<br />
At one point during the game, Good appeared to put his left hand on the neck of player Kevin Young while on the bench. But late Thursday night, Good told ESPN.com that he was calming Young down and didn't grab him by the neck.<br />
"He's extremely child-like and emotional,'' Good said. "His man had scored twice and I took him out. We were going to put him back in. He was saying it wasn't my fault and I hate this, and hate that. It was an emotional situation. There's no way I grabbed him by the neck. I was trying to calm him down. I didn't choke him at all.''</div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4Az_CG20aI/AAAAAAAALLo/keaDehtTSgw/s1600-h/PEPPZAG1.gif"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440405507853963682" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4Az_CG20aI/AAAAAAAALLo/keaDehtTSgw/s400/PEPPZAG1.gif" style="cursor: hand; height: 113px; width: 150px;" /></a><br />
<div><strong>LOS ANGELES</strong> - Shooting woes hampered Gonzaga University Thursday night and Loyola Marymount University (14-13, 5-6) got balanced scoring with five players in double figures in a 74-66 upset of Gonzaga University.<br />
The Bulldogs (21-5, 9-2), ranked 9th in the latest ESPN/USA Today Top 25 and 13th in the Associated Press rankings, had won 13 of their last 14 games and four in a row heading into the contest. The loss also drops the Bulldogs to just a game ahead of the University of Portland (8-3) and Saint Mary's College (9-3), both winners on Thursday.<br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4AWueC1eLI/AAAAAAAALFQ/fMX9Bp3SFgw/s1600-h/52877691.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440373337458309298" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4AWueC1eLI/AAAAAAAALFQ/fMX9Bp3SFgw/s400/52877691.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 96px; width: 145px;" /></a>The Bulldogs shot just 34.4 percent from the field (21-for-61) for the game, their lowest percentage since shooting 27.8 percent (15-for-54) in a mid-December loss to Duke University in Madison Square Garden. Gonzaga began the game 4-for-4 from 3-point range then hit just two of its next 12 shots from beyond the arc to finish 6-for-16.<br />
Gonzaga head coach <a href="http://www.gozags.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/few_mark01.html">Mark Few</a> said the Bulldogs had some good looks.<br />
"We had some really good looks," Few said. "We got some point-blankers. But we pretty much got throttled on our inside play and we thought we had a decided advantage in there."<br />
<a href="http://www.gozags.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/harris_elias00.html">Elias Harris</a> went 4-for-11 and Rob Sacre 0-for-5 inside, and <a href="http://www.gozags.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/bouldin_matt00.html">Matt Bouldin</a> (3-for-12) and <a href="http://www.gozags.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/gray_steven00.html">Steven Gray</a> (4-for-14) were cold from the perimeter.<br />
The Lions, meanwhile, got 17 points from Ashley Hamilton, 16 from Drew Viney, 12 off the bench from Larry Davis, 11 from Kevin Young and 10 from Jarrod DuBois. Viney also contributed 10 rebounds and five assists. The victory was the Lions' first over a ranked team since the 1990 NCAA tournament, when they defeated the University of Alabama in the West Regional semifinals. LMU has won three of its last four outings.<br />
Gonzaga coach <a href="http://www.gozags.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/few_mark01.html">Mark Few</a> complimented the Lions.<br />
"I always thought they had a very, very talented crew," Few said of the Lions. "I mean, they've got a lot of pieces. For the most part, they consistently beat us to the basketball time and time again."<br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4Aeu8i5KcI/AAAAAAAALHY/--oU6Z-yHcw/s1600-h/hoops_clock_2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440382141738854850" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4Aeu8i5KcI/AAAAAAAALHY/--oU6Z-yHcw/s400/hoops_clock_2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 80px; width: 80px;" /></a>The first half was a half of spurts. Bulldogs got a 3-pointer from the right top of the circle from Harris for the first points of the game, but LMU went on a 7-0 run fueled by 5 points from Viney. The Bulldogs came back with 6 straight for a 9-7 lead. The Bulldogs never trailed the remainder of the half, building a 10-point cushion at 22-12 with 13:08 to play when <a href="http://www.gozags.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/olynyk_kelly00.html">Kelly Olynyk</a> drained the fourth Bulldog trey of the first half from the left top of the circle.<br />
But the Lions wouldn't go away, scoring the next five points before Manny Arop hit a pair of buckets - including a 3-pointer - sandwiched around a Davis three from the left corner - and the Bulldogs still led by 7 with just under 10 minutes to go in the half.<br />
Ahead 36-27 following a <a href="http://www.gozags.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/goodson_demetri00.html">Demetri Goodson</a> tip-in of a Harris miss, LMU ended the half with a 12-3 spurt to pull within 39-36 at the half.<br />
The Bulldogs couldn't find any offensive consistency in the second half, nor could they generate a run to cut into the LMU lead until late in the game. The Lions opened the second half with a 14-6 run to take a 50-45 advantage with 13:21 to go. DuBois had a pair of threes and Davis a jumper from the left elbow and a fast break layin as the Lions took a lead they would never relinquish.<br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4A4-0U9N5I/AAAAAAAALNQ/CVgssuL9tRw/s1600-h/PEPPGOLMU.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440411001713145746" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4A4-0U9N5I/AAAAAAAALNQ/CVgssuL9tRw/s400/PEPPGOLMU.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 250px; width: 150px;" /></a>Until Harris made a free throw and <a href="http://www.gozags.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/kong_bol00.html">Bol Kong</a> followed with a pair of throws with 6:45 to play, the Bulldogs had been unable to string back-to-back points together, and the Bulldogs never did score back-to-back field goals in the second half. The biggest run Gonzaga put together in the second half was six points, coming on two free throws each by Harris and Arop and a layin by Bouldin to cut the LMU lead to 66-62 with 3:05 to play.<br />
But Hamilton scored from the left of the lane, Goodson got a coast-to-coast layin and then the Lions got a huge play with the shot clock running down. The Zags knocked the ball out of bounds with two seconds on the shot clock. LMU had the ball out of bounds on the side and it deflected off a Zag and out of bounds, leaving the Lions with one tick left on the shot clock. Davis got loose cutting down the right side of the lane and got a layin on the inbounds pass. The referees reviewed the play on the television monitor and ruled the basket good to put the Lions up 70-64 with :41 to play.<br />
"That was a huge play," LMU head coach Max Good said of Davis' layup. "If we miss that and they get running, they could cut (the lead) to two. That's almost a four-point switch."<br />
Gonzaga got another layin from Bouldin to make it 70-66, but two free throws each by Viney and Vernon Teel sealed the win for the Bulldogs.<br />
<em><strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4AWsLJlWGI/AAAAAAAALEw/PvmTUCPtLkI/s1600-h/%5Be%5B%5Bp66.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440373298026600546" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4AWsLJlWGI/AAAAAAAALEw/PvmTUCPtLkI/s400/%5Be%5B%5Bp66.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 98px; width: 125px;" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4Aamw26_vI/AAAAAAAALGQ/VmuAsKZk98E/s1600-h/fight_4.gif"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440377603116170994" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S4Aamw26_vI/AAAAAAAALGQ/VmuAsKZk98E/s400/fight_4.gif" style="cursor: hand; height: 116px; width: 75px;" /></a>Gonzaga will try to salvage the split <span style="color: #3333ff;">Saturday at Pepperdine University</span> in a 6 p.m. game to be televised in Spokane on FOX28 because of KHQ-TV's coverage of the Olympics. FSN will also televise the game but fans should check their local listings for the FSN game in their area.<br />
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<span style="color: #3333ff;"><strong><span style="font-size: 180%;">Men's Basketball Beaten by Portland</span></strong></span><em>Courtesy: Pepperdine Sports Information <br />
Release: 02/18/2010</em><a href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=204890576&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500#PDFLINKS"></a><br />
<a href="https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf8/672617.pdf?ATCLID=204890576&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500" target="PDFWIN"><strong>Pepperdine-Portland Box Score</strong></a><br />
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<strong>MALIBU, Calif</strong>. - Sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> had team highs of 23 points, seven rebounds and three blocked shots, but the Pepperdine men's basketball team lost at home to Portland, 83-62, on Thursday night in West Coast Conference action.<br />
The Waves fell to 7-20 overall and 3-8 in the WCC, while the Pilots improved to 17-8, 8-3.<br />
Bell (Los Angeles, Calif./Pasadena HS) surpassed the 20-point mark for the 14th time this season, and the fifth time in WCC play. Sophomore forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205">Taylor Darby</a> (San Marcos, Calif./Mission Hills HS) posted 11 points and junior forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600207">Jonathan Dupre'</a> (Houston, Texas/Collin Country CC) scored 10.<br />
Portland, which outshot Pepperdine 53.8% to 42.9%, got 18 points and four assists apiece from Jared Stohl and T.J. Campbell. Most of their offense came from outside, as Stohl made six three-pointers and Campbell was 5-for-6 from beyond the arc.<br />
Portland led by as many as eight points early on, first at 12-4 just 4 1/2 minutes in. But the Waves rallied and took their first lead at 21-20 after a three-pointer by junior forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> (Portland, Ore./Stoneridge Prep), and a basket by Darby made it a three-point lead at 23-20 with less than eight minutes to go.<br />
It was still a three-point lead at 25-22 after a lay-up by sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208">Lorne Jackson</a> (Simi Valley, Calif./Simi Valley HS), but Portland then went on a 13-2 run to reclaim the advantage and to go back up by eight at 35-27 with less than a minute to go in the first half. Bell would connect on a three-pointer to make the halftime score 35-30.<br />
Bell hit a three-pointer and made a lay-up to make it a six-point game three minutes into the second half at 43-37. But Portland began to pull away from there. Stohl sank a three-pointer to give the Pilots a 53-42 lead with a little more than 12 minutes left, and the Waves weren't able to get it back into single-digits again. The Pilots led by as many as 24 points in the second half.<br />
Pepperdine, which has no seniors and has a roster where 11 of the 15 players are underclassmen, was led in scoring by its sophomore class for the 26th time in 27 games. The Waves announced earlier in the day that sophomore <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211">Dane Suttle Jr.</a>, who was averaging 7.7 points, will miss the remainder of the season with an ankle injury.<br />
The Waves play their final home game of the season on Saturday (Feb. 20) at 6 p.m. as #13 Gonzaga visits Firestone Fieldhouse. The game will be shown on FOX Sports West. Fans can also watch the game and listen to Al Epstein's broadcast at <a href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/?DB_OEM_ID=18500">http://www.pepperdinesports.com/?DB_OEM_ID=18500</a> with a subscription to Wave Casts. <br />
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<em>Courtesy: Pepperdine Sports Information<br />
Release: 02/18/2010</em><a href="https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf8/671949.pdf?ATCLID=204888962&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><br />
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<strong>THE FACTS</strong> - The Pepperdine men's basketball team plays its final two home games of the 2009-10 season this week, as the Waves host Portland and #13 Gonzaga. Both start times are earlier than usual due to television. Pepperdine concludes the regular season next week on the road, and the West Coast Conference Tournament follows the week after in Las Vegas.<br />
<strong>GAME #27</strong> - Thursday (Feb. 18) at Firestone Fieldhouse: Pepperdine (7-19, 3-7) vs. Portland (16-8, 7-3) at 5 p.m.<br />
GAME #28 - Saturday (Feb. 20) at Firestone Fieldhouse: Pepperdine vs. Gonzaga (21-4, 9-1) at 6 p.m. Gonzaga is ranked #13 by the Associated Press and #9 in the ESPN/USA Today poll.<br />
<strong>TELEVISION</strong> - The Pepperdine-Portland game will be shown live on Prime Ticket. Paul Sunderland and Sean Farnham (a one-time Pepperdine assistant coach) are the announcers. The Pepperdine-Portland game will be shown on FOX Sports West. Greg Heister and Craig Ehlo are the announcers.<br />
<strong>ON THE WEB</strong> - Subscribers to "Wave Casts" can catch all Pepperdine men's basketball games on the internet at www.pepperdinesports.com. Veteran play-by-play man Al Epstein, now in his 25th season with the Waves, is behind the microphone. Most home games will have live audio and video, while road games will be audio only. Go to the Pepperdine Athletics website and look for the Wave Casts link. Live statistics will be available for all home matches free of charge, and links are provided to the home team's website when the Waves are on the road.<br />
<strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S32-QShDifI/AAAAAAAALEY/ReKR2ZKd9LM/s1600-h/peplmu0.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439713111991093746" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S32-QShDifI/AAAAAAAALEY/ReKR2ZKd9LM/s400/peplmu0.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>PROMOTIONS</strong> - For the Portland game, Pepperdine bandanas will be given to the first 300 Pepperdine students, and Pink's Famous Hot Dogs will provide hot dogs to the first 300 students after the game ... For the Gonzaga game, all fans are encouraged to wear orange and the first 750 fans will receive a Pepperdine T-shirt (sponsored by the Law Offices of Hiepler and Hiepler). Postgame, fans will receive a coupon to Dick's Sporting Goods and the first 400 students will get an In-N-Out Burger ... If the Waves are victorious and score 75 points or more in an upcoming home game, certificates will be given out afterward for a free piece of grilled chicken from the KFC in Malibu.<br />
<strong>TICKETS -</strong> Men's basketball single-game tickets cost $15 (lower reserved), $12 (upper reserved), $10 (adult general admission) or $5 (child general admission). Call (866) WAVE-TIX to purchase tickets. </div><div><strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S32-P9tc3bI/AAAAAAAALEI/xSOCGKnAHko/s1600-h/peppgu.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439713106405940658" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S32-P9tc3bI/AAAAAAAALEI/xSOCGKnAHko/s400/peppgu.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 129px; width: 129px;" /></a>GONZAGA TICKETS</strong> - As with previous years, the Pepperdine-Gonzaga men's basketball game is expected to be very heavily attended and may be sold out prior to game day. To ensure that as many Pepperdine students, faculty and staff can be accommodated with the limited number of seats that are available, please note that one dollar tickets may be purchased in advance by these three groups. A Pepperdine ID must be brought to the game. More information is available at www.pepperdinesports.com.<br />
<strong>PORTLAND</strong> - Pepperdine is 52-29 all-time against Portland, including a 25-11 record in home games. The Pilots won all three meetings last season, including a quarterfinal game at the WCC Tournament, and won the first contest this year in Portland. The Waves' last win against the Pilots was at the 2008 WCC Tournament, and the last home win was in 2005.<br />
<strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S32aiyPDddI/AAAAAAAAK_A/dSEPvKwnz9s/s1600-h/cry55.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439673847324571090" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S32aiyPDddI/AAAAAAAAK_A/dSEPvKwnz9s/s400/cry55.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 125px; width: 106px;" /></a>LAST TIME VS. PORTLAND</strong> - Back on Jan. 23 at the Chiles Center ... Pepperdine's trip to the Northwest ended with an 80-64 loss at Portland. <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Keion Bell</a> scored a team-high 21 points. Two of the Waves' young big men had solid games, as <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Taylor Darby</a> scored 13 points and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=204760944" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=204760944" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=204760944" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tanner Kerry</a> had a season-high 11. The Waves got off to a great offensive start and led 24-18 after just 8 1/2 minutes. But Portland went on to lead 49-38 at halftime and went up by as many as 23 in the second half.<br />
<strong>GONZAGA</strong> - Pepperdine is 31-37 all-time against Gonzaga. The Bulldogs have won 17 straight in the series and seven consecutive in Firestone Fieldhouse (last Pepperdine win: 2002 in Malibu). The bulk of the Waves' success came during <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tom Asbury</a>'s first stint, when he was 16-4 against the Bulldogs as an assistant coach and 10-3 as a head coach.<br />
<strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S32-Q-EVTiI/AAAAAAAALEg/ENcChH0FkXI/s1600-h/PEPPHK.bmp"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439713123681783330" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S32-Q-EVTiI/AAAAAAAALEg/ENcChH0FkXI/s400/PEPPHK.bmp" style="cursor: hand; height: 117px; width: 207px;" /></a>LAST TIME VS. GONZAGA</strong> - Back on Jan. 21 at the McCarthey Athletic Center ... <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Keion Bell</a> exploded for 34 of his career-high 37 points in the second half to help Pepperdine to one of its best showings at Gonzaga in years, but the then-#15 Bulldogs held on for a 91-84 home victory. It was the closest margin in the last 10 seasons in Spokane. Gonzaga led by as many as 15 in both halves, but Bell, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lorne Jackson</a> (17 points) and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mychel Thompson</a> (13 points) would not let the Bulldogs pull away. The Waves closed the gap to six points several times in the second half. Pepperdine scored a season-high 84 points, including 55 in the second half. The two old rivals entered the game as the only two unbeaten teams left in WCC play.<br />
<strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S32pguMNV3I/AAAAAAAALBQ/OUlkpfoSO2g/s1600-h/peppcrt.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439690304553572210" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S32pguMNV3I/AAAAAAAALBQ/OUlkpfoSO2g/s400/peppcrt.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 34px; width: 130px;" /></a>LAST GAME</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Keion Bell</a> led Pepperdine with 25 points, but Santa Clara earned a 62-54 home victory on Saturday (Feb. 13). This is the eighth straight year the schools have split the season series. The Broncos led by just one point at 45-44 with less than 10 minutes remaining, but were able to pull away from there. Santa Clara outshot Pepperdine 47.7%-30.6% and had advantages of 39-28 on the boards and 32-14 with points in the paint. <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mychel Thompson</a> added 12 points and six rebounds and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600207" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jonathan Dupre'</a> had nine points and seven rebounds.<br />
<strong>ROSTER</strong> - There are no seniors on the 2009-10 squad, and 11 of the 15 players are underclassmen. The roster features four juniors, seven sophomores and four true freshmen. Pepperdine does return 11 letterwinners from last season (believed to be among the most in school history). Twelve players are on scholarship and three are walk-ons.<br />
<strong>SOPHOMORE SCORERS</strong> - Last season, Pepperdine's eight-man freshman class scored more than half of the Waves' points (57.4%). So far, the now-sophomore class has contributed nearly two-thirds (64.6%) of Pepperdine's scoring. The sophomores have been the top-scoring class in every game but one this season.<br />
<strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S32aiVqB04I/AAAAAAAAK-4/jaHiiI_hrrg/s1600-h/peppp1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439673839653081986" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S32aiVqB04I/AAAAAAAAK-4/jaHiiI_hrrg/s400/peppp1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 125px; width: 125px;" /></a>THE TRIO</strong> - The Waves have been at their best in conference play when <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Keion Bell</a>, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mychel Thompson</a> and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lorne Jackson</a> all have good games on the same night. In conference play, they have averaged a combined 42.5 points per game (that's nearly two-thirds of all of the Waves' scoring).<br />
<strong>KEION BELL</strong> - Sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Keion Bell</a> (Los Angeles, Calif./Pasadena HS) has been one of the most exciting and prolific players on the West Coast in 2009-10. He is currently averaging 19.4 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.6 assists. He now ranks #2 in the WCC and #35 in the nation in scoring (he ranked as high as ninth nationally in early December). He is the sixth-highest-scoring sophomore in the country. At various points this season, he has been one of just a handful of players in the nation averaging at least 20.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists. Bell has scored more than 20 points in 13 games this season, including a career-high 37 at Gonzaga. He's been in double-figures in every game but three. At the pace he's on, he could become Pepperdine's 35th 1,000-point scorer by the end of his sophomore season (he's got 917). In the WCC rankings, he's also sixth in steals (1.5), sixth in assists, 10th in minutes (32.2) and 16th in rebounding.<br />
<strong>MYCHEL THOMPSON</strong> - Junior forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mychel Thompson</a> (Portland, Ore./Stoneridge Prep) <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S32aiBevnpI/AAAAAAAAK-w/vwijUHSu9TM/s1600-h/peplmu11.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439673834237042322" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S32aiBevnpI/AAAAAAAAK-w/vwijUHSu9TM/s400/peplmu11.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>was selected as team captain for 2009-10 after a landslide vote by his teammates. He is Pepperdine's only player that has been with the team for two full seasons. Thompson is averaging 12.3 points this season (second-best on the team) and 9.8 points for his career. He has broken into Pepperdine's career top 10 in three-pointers made this season (he's now #7 with 135, Brandon Armstong is #6 at 142). He's been in double-figures in nine of the last 11 games and is averaging 13.8 ppg in conference play. He scored a career-high-tying 25 points in a win vs. Utah. Since starting the season 0-for-21 from beyond the arc, he's improved to 14th in the WCC in three-point field-goal percentage (.361). Thompson's 6-for-7 three-point performance vs. LMU nearly equaled the school record for single-game percentage (6-for-6, 1.000).<br />
<strong>LORNE JACKSON</strong> - Sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lorne Jackson</a> (Simi Valley, Calif./Simi Valley HS) is averaging 9.9 points per game in conference play, and he has seen his overall scoring average go to 8.3 ppg. He posted a career-high 21 points vs. San Francisco. He's also averaging 3.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists in WCC games.<br />
<strong>2009-10 HONORS</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Keion Bell</a> was named to the preseason All-WCC first team ... Bell (26.7 ppg) was named MVP of the World Vision Challenge at Wyoming and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dane Suttle Jr.</a> (15.3 ppg) also made the all-tournament team ... <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mychel Thompson</a> was named WCC co-Player of the Week on Jan. 11 after scoring a game-high 22 points and making six of seven three-pointers in a win vs. LMU ... <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lorne Jackson</a> was named WCC co-Player of the Week on Jan. 18 after averaging 18.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks in victories over Santa Clara and San Francisco ... Pepperdine has two WCC POTW honors in the same season for the first time since 2004-05, and had its first back-to-back winners since December 2002.<br />
<strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S32ah5Z72zI/AAAAAAAAK-o/_MMQrNJf72o/s1600-h/peppbt.gif"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439673832069389106" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S32ah5Z72zI/AAAAAAAAK-o/_MMQrNJf72o/s400/peppbt.gif" style="cursor: hand; height: 56px; width: 85px;" /></a>2009-10 NOTABLES</strong> - The Waves were down 12 to Cal State San Bernardino with 8 1/2 minutes to play but came back to win by three ... The Waves were the team champion at the World Vision Challenge in Wyoming ... Pepperdine's win over Utah came against a 2009 NCAA Tournament team ... In the 150th meeting ever with LMU, the Waves came back from a 17-point first-half deficit to post a victory in the first game of WCC play ... Pepperdine beat Santa Clara at home for the 13th time in the last 14 meetings ... Pepperdine started 2-0 in league play for the first time since 2005 and 3-0 for the first time since 2002 (a year that the Waves started 11-0 en route to a 13-1 record and a tie for first in the WCC with Gonzaga) ... At 3-0, the Waves were three games over .500 in league play for the first time since 2004 ... Although it was a loss, the Waves' seven-point loss at Gonzaga was an excellent effort and gave them their closest margin of defeat in Spokane in the last 10 years.<br />
<strong>BELL'S 37-POINT GAME</strong> - The 37-point performance by <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Keion Bell</a> at Gonzaga on Jan. 21 was extremely memorable for many reasons: 34 of the 37 points came in the second half ... He set the McCarthey Athletic Center record for points by an opponent ... Along with his 34-point game vs. Monmouth, he has the two highest scoring games in the WCC this season ... His second-half slam dunk over Gonzaga 7-footer Robert Sacre made ESPN SportsCenter's Plays of the Day ... Bell made 14 of 21 shots, three of four three-pointers and six of eight free throws ... He scored 22 of Pepperdine's first 24 second-half points in an eight-minute span ... The last time a Pepperdine player scored more points was in January 2001 when Brandon Armstrong notched 40 against Loyola Marymount ... It tied as the 24th-best single-game performance in Pepperdine history, and by players other than scoring great Bird Averitt, it was the eighth best.<br />
<strong>RETURNERS</strong> - Four of the five starters from last year's team return (<a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Keion Bell</a>, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Taylor Darby</a>, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Corbin Moore</a> and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mychel Thompson</a>). Pepperdine's returning players account for 82.5% percent of last year's scoring (1629/1974), 88.3% of the rebounds (919/1041), 65.4% of the assists (223/341), 95.0% of the blocked shots (96/101) and 77.2% of the steals (166/215).<br />
<strong>WCC PRESEASON POLL</strong> - According to the WCC's coaches, the Waves are predicted to finish seventh in the conference. Their poll went in the following order: Gonzaga, Portland, Saint Mary's, San Francisco and Santa Clara (tied), San Diego, Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount. Several national publications and websites have differing opinions on the Waves, including fourth (The Sporting News), fifth (The Sports Network), sixth (Athlon and Lindy's) and seventh (Rivals.com, CBSSports.com and CollegeHoops.net).<br />
<strong>TELEVISION</strong> - The Waves are slated to appear on television several times once again in 2009-10. Six games will be shown locally - Nov. 23 at UCLA on Fox Sports West, Jan. 14 vs. Santa Clara on ESPNU, Jan. 21 at Gonzaga on Prime Ticket (delayed), Jan. 30 vs. San Diego on Prime Ticket, Feb. 18 vs. Portland on Prime Ticket and Feb. 20 vs. Gonzaga on Fox Sports West.<br />
<strong>YOUTUBE SENSATION</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Keion Bell</a>, a preseason All-WCC first team selection, got Pepperdine a ton of publicity in mid-October. At Blue & Orange Madness, Pepperdine's event to kick off the start of practice, the sophomore guard finished up the dunk contest by leaping over five teammates and slamming it home. A Pepperdine fan happened to record the dunk on his iPhone and uploaded it onto YouTube. It quickly spread around the internet and at last check had nearly 1.1 million hits. ESPN's SportsCenter picked up the video and made the dunk the #2 Play of the Day.<br />
<strong>TOM ASBURY</strong> - Now in his second stint in charge of the Waves is coaching great <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tom Asbury</a>. <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S32oXAhq6eI/AAAAAAAALAw/jjM_YwRKJk8/s1600-h/pepcs.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439689038165109218" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S32oXAhq6eI/AAAAAAAALAw/jjM_YwRKJk8/s400/pepcs.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>He returned to Malibu prior to the 2008-09 campaign to become the Waves' head coach again after 14 seasons away. Asbury was previously at Pepperdine for nine years as an assistant coach (1980-88) and then the next six as the head coach (1989-94). He went on to serve as head coach at Kansas State from 1995-2000 and was an assistant coach at Alabama from 2004-07. Asbury went 125-59 (.679) in his first head coaching job at Pepperdine and took the Waves to the postseason five times in six years with three NCAA Tournament appearances (1991, '92, '94) and two in the NIT (1989, '93). Pepperdine won three regular-season WCC titles and the school's only three WCC Tournament championships came under Asbury. Prior to the start of the 2009-10 season, his seven-year record at Pepperdine was 134-82 (.620) and his 13-year record as a head coach was 219-170 (.563).<br />
<strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S32rmmda8vI/AAAAAAAALCI/eEf3zbW08HY/s1600-h/pepp+kimble.bmp"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439692604580754162" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S32rmmda8vI/AAAAAAAALCI/eEf3zbW08HY/s400/pepp+kimble.bmp" style="cursor: hand; height: 355px; width: 250px;" /></a>ASSISTANTS</strong> - Upon his return, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tom Asbury</a> wanted to find assistants with a passion for Pepperdine and an understanding of its mission, so he turned to three former student-athletes. It's believed that Duke and Pepperdine have the only two college basketball staffs where the assistant coaches are all alums. Associate head coach <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Marty Wilson</a> (1985-89) and assistant coaches <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Damin Lopez</a> (1990-94) and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Will Kimble</a> (2001-03) played in three different eras, all successful. In the 13 seasons that made up their playing careers, Pepperdine went a combined 261-135 (.659), had 12 winning seasons, won six WCC regular-season titles and three WCC tournament titles, and made six NCAA Tournaments and four NITs.<br />
<strong>HECTOR HAROLD</strong> - There are no seniors on the roster but Pepperdine had one scholarship to offer for 2010-11. During the early signing period, they inked Hector Harold, a 6-foot-6 small forward from the Northfield Mount Hermon (Mass.) School. He was given a rating of 88 out of 100 by ESPN.com's recruiting site and is considered one of the top seniors in New England. He is originally from Pasadena, Calif.<br />
<strong>NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tom Asbury</a> believes in preparing his team for league play with a difficult non-conference slate of games, and so that's what the Waves did for the first 16 games of the season. The Waves played six games against non-conference teams that took part in the postseason last year: Portland State, UCLA and Utah made the NCAA Tournament, Miami (Fla.) was in the NIT, Wyoming was in the College Basketball Invitational and Pacific was in the inaugural CollegeInsider.com Tournament. Nine of the 16 non-conference games were at home.<br />
<strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S32rlFBrAZI/AAAAAAAALBo/Uf9bMwyNrWE/s1600-h/PEPPUCLA331.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439692578426126738" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S32rlFBrAZI/AAAAAAAALBo/Uf9bMwyNrWE/s400/PEPPUCLA331.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 131px; width: 200px;" /></a>LAST SEASON</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tom Asbury</a>'s return to Pepperdine brought much-needed stability to the program in his first season back. With only five players returning, Asbury and his new staff brought in 10 newcomers well after the regular letter-of-intent signing period. The young Waves posted a 9-23 overall record but got much better as the year went on, placing sixth in the WCC with a 5-9 record and winning a first-round game at the WCC Tournament. <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Keion Bell</a> was named to the WCC All-Freshman team after averaging a team-best 12.9 ppg.<br />
<strong>PEPPERDINE HISTORY</strong> - This is the 72nd season of Pepperdine basketball, and the Waves opened 2009-10 with an all-time record of 1,111-910 (.550). Pepperdine has been to the NCAA Tournament 13 times (last in 2002), and has won 12 West Coast Conference regular-season titles (last in 2002) and three WCC Tournament crowns (last in 1994).<br />
<strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S32bu44lonI/AAAAAAAAK_g/CucF3pbfu9s/s1600-h/prpptr.gif"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439675154779447922" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S32bu44lonI/AAAAAAAAK_g/CucF3pbfu9s/s400/prpptr.gif" style="cursor: hand; height: 75px; width: 80px;" /></a>BEST IN THE WEST</strong> - Pepperdine has long been one of the top Division I programs on the West Coast. Over the 31-season period from the 1978-79 season through the 2008-09 campaign, of the 32 schools that currently play Division I basketball in California, Oregon or Washington, the Waves began the 2009-10 season ranking third overall in postseason appearances (16) and fifth in both wins (525) and winning percentage (.565) over the past 31 years.<br />
<strong>WAVES IN THE PROS</strong> - This is the 34th consecutive season where at least one Pepperdine alum has been on an NBA roster. Currently in the NBA is Yakhouba Diawara, now in his fourth season overall and his second with the Miami Heat. A total of 16 former Pepperdine players have gone on to play in the NBA, most notably Dennis Johnson (the 1979 NBA Finals MVP) and Doug Christie (a 15-year NBA veteran who was a mainstay on the All-Defensive Team). Some recent standouts have been playing in foreign countries, including Alex Acker (Italy), Tezale Archie (Netherlands), Brandon Armstrong (Venezuela), Gerald Brown (Poland), Jelani Gardner (Greece), Kelvin Gibbs (Germany), Chase Griffin (Germany), Dana Jones (Switzerland) and Glen McGowan (Dominican Republic). Robert "Hollywood" Turner, formerly a member of the Harlem Globetrotters, is now playing in Finland.<br />
<strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S326CtEL7dI/AAAAAAAALEA/0o3LgQTRLB4/s1600-h/peppp77.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439708480553086418" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S326CtEL7dI/AAAAAAAALEA/0o3LgQTRLB4/s400/peppp77.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 96px; width: 145px;" /></a>ABOUT PEPPERDINE</strong> - Pepperdine boasts a one-of-a-kind athletic department with unprecedented success for a school of its size. The Waves have won a total of nine NCAA championships in five different men's sports - one of just 14 schools to have accomplished this feat. Of the 14, Pepperdine is the only non-BCS school and has by far the smallest enrollment. The majority of Pepperdine's teams are ranked nationally year after year and compete for conference and national titles.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: 180%;">GETTING INSIDE</span></strong><br />
Pepperdine’s promising start to the conference season has disintegrated into a series of losses. The question now is whether the Waves are better than they were last season.<br />
In 2008-09, the Waves finished 5-9 in the WCC with a team laden with freshmen. They showed improvement over the second half of the conference season, though, and won a game in the conference tournament.<br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S32-RWop9OI/AAAAAAAALEo/Dgtsv8wNQ28/s1600-h/pepptanner.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439713130276582626" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S32-RWop9OI/AAAAAAAALEo/Dgtsv8wNQ28/s400/pepptanner.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>This season, with most the key players back with a year’s experience and Tom Asbury in his second season at Pepperdine, the Waves figured to be better. And they showed signs they might break out when they started WCC play 3-0.<br />
However, the Waves had lost seven in a row since then, as of Feb. 15, and they seemed to be getting worse instead of better. Early in the conference season, Pepperdine beat San Francisco by 15 points in Malibu. In the return game at San Francisco on Feb. 11, the Dons won by 30.<br />
Two days after that, Santa Clara, which had lost at Pepperdine earlier this season, handed the Waves their seventh straight loss, 62-54.<br />
The Waves need to show some life to avoid finishing last. As of Feb. 15, the Waves were last in the conference in field-goal percentage and field-goal percentage defense in WCC games.<br />
Twice in the past four games as of Feb. 15, Pepperdine had failed to exceed 47 points in a game.<br />
Things may not get much better, either, because the Waves’ next three games are against the top three teams in the conference, Portland, Gonzaga and St. Mary’s. The Waves need to get through that series of games with their spirit intact, because they seem like a fragile team at the moment.<br />
Sophomores dominate the rotation, so the Waves are still young with room to grow. Finishing the season with some strong showings would certainly help the team through the offseason, but there has been no indication that will happen.<br />
Sophomore Keion Bell continues to put up big scoring numbers, and he can be the cornerstone of the team for the next two years.<br />
<strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S32-QN88gUI/AAAAAAAALEQ/KPs6c4797qI/s1600-h/pepput%60.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439713110765896002" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S32-QN88gUI/AAAAAAAALEQ/KPs6c4797qI/s400/pepput%60.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a></strong></div><div><strong>NOTES, QUOTES</strong><br />
—Pepperdine’s seven-game losing streak as of Feb. 15 tied the team’s longest losing streak of the season.<br />
• As of Feb. 15, Pepperdine still needed three wins to exceed the win total of last season, when the Waves went 9-23.<br />
• The Waves scored 11 points in the first 6:39 of the game against San Francisco on Feb. 11, but then scored just four points over the next 13 minutes and 21 seconds.<br />
On The Spot: Pepperdine is a team that looks as if it’s about to crack, if it hasn’t already. The Waves are not used to winning, and the confidence they gained by starting 3-0 in conference play has long since eroded. Pepperdine’s chief shortcoming now is that it may not believe it can win, especially after going 9-23 last season with many of the same players.<br />
<em><strong>Quote To Note:</strong></em> “He is acrobatic and he can score the ball.”—Pepperdine coach Tom Asbury, on G Keion Bell.<br />
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<strong>STRATEGY AND PERSONNEL<br />
<em>Season Recap:</em></strong> Pepperdine had lost nine of 10 games coming into conference play, then showed some life by winning its first three conference games. But Pepperdine has regressed to its expected status, having lost seven in a row as of Feb. 15. The Waves were just a game out of last place in the loss column, and their final regular-season game is against the team that occupies the basement, San Diego.<br />
<strong>Player Rotation:</strong> Usual Starters—G Keion Bell, F Mychel Thompson, F Jonathan DuPre, F Taylor Darby, G Lorne Jackson. Key Subs—F Dane Suttle Jr., G Joshua Lowery, F Gus Clardy.<br />
<strong>Game Review:</strong><br />
Loyola Marymount 77, Pepperdine 61<br />
San Francisco 77, Pepperdine 47<br />
Santa Clara 62, Pepperdine 54<br />
Game Preview:<br />
Vs. Portland, Thursday, Feb. 18<br />
Vs. Gonzaga, Saturday, Feb. 20<br />
At St. Mary’s, Thursday, Feb. 25<br />
At San Diego, Saturday, Feb. 27<br />
WCC Tournament at Las Vegas, Friday, March 5<br />
<strong>In Focus:</strong> Pepperdine still had a winning home record in conference games at 3-2, and if it can figure out a way to score some points, it could stay in the game against Portland on Feb. 18. The Pilots beat Pepperdine by 16 points in Portland, but that was when the Waves were still feeling pretty good about themselves. Pepperdine will have to do a better job containing Portland guards Jared Stohl and T.J. Campbell, who burned the Waves for 46 points in the first meeting.<br />
<strong>Roster Report:</strong><br />
• G Keion Bell had 25 points in the Feb. 13 game against Santa Clara, which was the 13th time this season he’s scored 20 or more in a game.<br />
• Freshman G Joshua Lowery was back in the starting lineup for both games against San Francisco and Santa Clara on Feb. 11 and 13. He had not started since he injured his ankle in the Nov. 29 game against Wyoming.<br />
• F Dane Suttle Jr., the team’s No. 4 scorer, had scored only two points in the last four games he’s played, as of Feb. 15.<br />
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<strong>The Portland Pilots</strong> will look to stay in the hunt for one of the top two spots in the West Coast Conference standings with a pair of road games in Southern California this week. Portland will face the Pepperdine Waves on Thursday at 5 p.m. live on FSN Prime Ticket and then visit the Loyola Marymount Lions on Saturday at 7 p.m.<br />
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<strong>The Game</strong> FM (KXTG). Pepperdine (7-19, 3-7) has lost seven in a row after starting 3-0 in league action, while LMU (13-13, 4-6) sits alone in fifth place in the league standings. The Pilots (16-8, 7-3) are a half game behind Saint Mary’s for second place, which receives a bye to the semifinals of the WCC Tournament.Pilots Briefly<br />
*Portland pulled out an 80-75 overtime win against Saint Mary’s on Saturday, the team’s first OT game of the season, after a 70-56 win over San Diego on Thursday*T.J. Campbell scored a team-high 24 points with seven assists to lead the Pilots vs. SMC*Luke Sikma added a double-double (12 pts, 11 rebs) along with key defensive stops late*Campbell earned his third WCC Player of the Week honor after averaging 21.0 points in the wins*Campbell is the first Pilot in history to earn three league player of the week awards in one season*The Pilots have won six of their last seven games and are 10-2 at home*Robin Smeulders recorded his third double-double of the season with 14 points and 12 rebounds against San Diego*Jared Stohl scored 16 points, including four three-pointers, vs. Saint Mary’s*Stohl is the school’s career leader in three-pointers made (219)<br />
*Leading scorer Nik Raivio has missed the last seven games (Achilles’ strain) and will miss both games this weekend on the road*Stohl replaced Raivio in the starting lineup and is averaging 15.7 points in his absence<br />
*Sikma leads the WCC in FG percentage (.574) and is second in rebounding (8.0)<br />
*Stohl leads the WCC in 3-pointers made (3.0) and is fourth nationally in 3-point percentage (.468)<br />
*Smeulders is averaging a team-high 14.7 points in WCC games *Stohl went 10-for-15 from the three-point line vs. Idaho on Dec. 22 with 30 points, becoming the first college player in a decade to score 30 without making a free throw or two-point field goal<br />
*UP also set a team and Chiles Center record for total three-pointers (16) in the win vs. Idaho<br />
*UP cracked the AP Top 25 for the first time in 50 years on Nov. 30 (#25)<br />
*Portland defeated UCLA (74-47) and No. 16 Minnesota (61-56), before falling to No. 8 West Virginia (84-66) at the 76 Classic in Anaheim over Thanksgiving weekend<br />
*Campbell earned 76 Classic All-Tournament Honors and his second consecutive WCC Co-Player of the Week award after averaging 16.7 points in the three games at the 76 Classic<br />
*Raivio recorded his 1,000th career point on Dec. 2 vs. Portland State<br />
*Portland was picked second in the WCC Preseason Coaches Poll behind Gonzaga<br />
*Campbell and Raivio were named to the 10-player WCC Preseason All-Conference Team<br />
*Raivio was also named an honorable mention mid-major All-America by CollegeInsider.com<br />
*Portland appeared in the inaugural CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) last year, the program’s first postseason appearance since 1996<br />
*The Pilots tied for second in school history last year in total wins (19) and WCC wins (9)<br />
*Portland returns 12 players and all five starters<br />
*2009 WCC Coach of the Year Eric Reveno and his staff remain together and enter their fourth year at the helm of the Pilots (assistants Joel Sobotka, Eric Jackson and Michael Wolf)<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: 180%;"><span style="color: #3333ff;">About Pepperdine</span></span></strong>After starting off 3-0 in league games, the Waves (7-19, 3-7 WCC) have lost seven in a row and are now in sixth place in the WCC standings. Pepperdine lost a pair of road games at San Francisco (77-47) and Santa Clara (62-54) last week. Six games during their losing streak have been by double-digit margins. The Waves are led in scoring by sophomore G Keion Bell (19.4 ppg) and junior guard Mychal Thompson (12.3 ppg). Pepperdine 5-9 at home this year, compared to an 0-10 road record. The best home win for the Waves came against Utah (76-64). The Pilots dealt Pepperdine an 80-64 loss on Jan. 23 at the Chiles Center earlier this year. T.J. Campbell scored a career-high 24 points for Portland, while Jared Stohl added 22. Bell paced the Waves with 21 points, but committed 10 turnovers. Head coach Tom Asbury is in the second year of his second stint at Pepperdine. Asbury returns four starters and 12 lettermen from a young 2009 team that finished 9-23 overall and 5-9 in the WCC. Portland took all three meetings from the Waves last year by double digit margins, including a 69-65 win in the WCC quarterfinals in Las Vegas. Pepperdine owns a 52-29 margin in the all-time series.<br />
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<strong><span style="color: #3333ff; font-size: 180%;">Pilots basketball: Second place (and No. 2 seed) still within reach with four WCC games left</span></strong><em>By </em><a href="http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/jbeseda/index.html"><em>Jim Beseda, The Oregonian</em></a><br />
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<strong>February 17, 2010, 7:15PM</strong> University of Portland coach Eric Reveno is struggling to come up with things to say that his Pilots haven't already heard. But sounding like a broken record has worked, because the Pilots have won seven of their last eight games heading into tonight's West Coast Conference game against the slumping Pepperdine Waves in Malibu, Calif. "Now it's about trying to fine tune," Reveno said. "The fun part of the riddle is figuring out things can you still do better. There's always little things that you try to tweak, and if you're watching tape, maybe you see something that you can help a player with." With four conference games remaining, the Pilots (16-8, 7-3 WCC) have almost no chance of catching Gonzaga for first place. But assuming the Bulldogs stay the course and if UP were to win out, the Pilots could finish alone in second or at worse end up tied with Saint Mary's.</div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S32pf6Arl5I/AAAAAAAALBA/nDDtU1cOuJU/s1600-h/PEPP1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439690290546579346" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S32pf6Arl5I/AAAAAAAALBA/nDDtU1cOuJU/s400/PEPP1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 142px; width: 120px;" /></a>The only problem with finishing in a second-place tie with Saint Mary's is that the Gaels have a higher ranking than Portland in the NCAA's Ratings Percentage Index, so the Gaels would earn the No. 2 seed into the WCC Tournament, and the Pilots would draw the No. 3 seed. The difference in seeds is significant, because the No. 3 seed opens tournament play in the quarterfinals, while the top two seeds earn automatic berths into the semifinals. "In terms of the conference race, we can only control what we do," Reveno said. "If someone else trips up or something changes, so bet it. But we don't want to be the one tripping up or giving a game away that we shouldn't." The Pilots have cut back on the time they're spending in the weight room and their practices have gotten a bit shorter, but other than that, it has been business as usual. "We're tapering back a bit, but when they're on the court, I still want them to be in the habit of playing really hard," Reveno said. "We'll have walk-throughs, and those will be walk-throughs. But when we're practicing, we'll go at a certain pace. I think you need that to still stay sharp." The Pilots are favored to win not only tonight's game against Pepperdine (7-19, 3-7), but also Saturday's final regular-season road game against Loyola Marymount (13-13, 4-6). After opening conference play with three consecutive wins, the Waves have lost seven in a row, including an 80-64 loss to the Pilots four weeks ago. "This group has worked hard and taken pride in being good," Reveno said. "I don't think we as a team have an arrogance about us that we'd overlook anybody. I sure hope not."-- <em>Jim Beseda<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S324lwzb62I/AAAAAAAALC4/rJvOzD64nHw/s1600-h/lj+and+ash%27.bmp"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439706883828738914" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S324lwzb62I/AAAAAAAALC4/rJvOzD64nHw/s400/lj+and+ash%27.bmp" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a></em></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jackson Twinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617362288328142935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21803971.post-24098900968806781822010-02-10T02:01:00.000-08:002010-04-09T21:05:07.843-07:00BALLIN' IN THE BAY AREA vs USF & SANTA CLARA<span style="color: #3366ff;"><span style="color: #3333ff;"><strong><span style="font-size: 180%;">Bell's 25 Points Not Enough at Santa Clara</span></strong></span></span> <br />
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<div><em>Courtesy: Pepperdine Sports Information<br />
Release: 02/13/2010</em><a href="https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf8/671358.pdf?ATCLID=204887225&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500" target="PDFWIN"><strong><span style="color: #3333ff;">Pepperdine-Santa Clara Box Score</span></strong></a><strong><br />
</strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3mkqIMLvEI/AAAAAAAAK7U/1g2oOaoKxoY/s1600-h/cry8.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438559068686629954" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3mkqIMLvEI/AAAAAAAAK7U/1g2oOaoKxoY/s400/cry8.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 140px; width: 138px;" /></a><br />
<strong>SANTA CLARA, Calif</strong>. -- Sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> led the Pepperdine men's basketball team with 25 points, but Santa Clara earned a 62-54 home victory on Saturday night in West Coast Conference play.<br />
The Waves (7-19, 3-7 WCC) beat the Broncos (11-17, 3-8) at home last month, so this is the eighth straight year the schools have split the season series.<br />
Tonight, the Broncos led by just one point at 45-44 with less than 10 minutes left, but were able to pull away from there.<br />
Bell (Los Angeles, Calif./Pasadena HS), the second-ranked scorer in the WCC, reached the 20-point mark for the 13th time this season. He surpassed the 900-point plateau for his career tonight.<br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3nIeckq00I/AAAAAAAAK-U/dnR3YM_4NUw/s1600-h/pepput0.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438598450418209602" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3nIeckq00I/AAAAAAAAK-U/dnR3YM_4NUw/s400/pepput0.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>Junior forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> (Portland, Ore./Stoneridge Prep) had 12 points and six rebounds, while junior forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600207">Jonathan Dupre'</a> (Houston, Texas/Collin Country CC) added nine points and seven rebounds. Only five different players scored for Pepperdine.<br />
Santa Clara had four players score in double-figures, led by 16 from Marc Trasolini. The Broncos outshot the Waves 47.7%-30.6% and had advantages of 39-28 on the boards and 32-14 with points in the paint.<br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3mmEmxDGLI/AAAAAAAAK8s/KYwK1EhE_YM/s1600-h/pepplb007.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438560623082543282" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3mmEmxDGLI/AAAAAAAAK8s/KYwK1EhE_YM/s400/pepplb007.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>The Waves scored the first five points of the game on a three-pointer by Thompson and a lay-up by sophomore forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205">Taylor Darby</a> (San Marcos, Calif./Mission Hills HS). Bell extended the Waves' lead to seven at 19-12 with a three-pointer just before the 10-minute mark. Santa Clara would rally to take as much as a two-point lead, but Dupre' made a basket in the final minute to send the teams into halftime tied at 31.<br />
With 15 points, Bell had nearly half of the Waves' first-half total. Though Santa Clara had a 50-35% shooting edge in the first half, the Waves kept things even by forcing 11 turnovers.<br />
It was still tied at 35-35 after Thompson scored just before the 17-minute mark, but the Broncos went on a 10-1 run to take their biggest lead at 45-36 with a little less than 12 minutes to play.<br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3mlWLWlLCI/AAAAAAAAK8c/_b0r3rZEWkQ/s1600-h/peppjan21.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438559825449790498" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3mlWLWlLCI/AAAAAAAAK8c/_b0r3rZEWkQ/s400/peppjan21.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 400px; width: 267px;" /></a>The Waves came right back with the next eight points, however, as Dupre' made a jumper, sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208">Lorne Jackson</a> (Simi Valley, Calif./Simi Valley HS) sank two free throws and Thompson drained his third three-pointer and later hit a free throw. That cut Santa Clara's lead to 45-44 with less than 10 minutes to go.<br />
But the Broncos followed that with a 9-1 run, as they went ahead 54-45 with less than six minutes to play. Pepperdine would get no closer than five points the rest of the way.<br />
Pepperdine, which has no seniors and has a roster where 11 of the 15 players are underclassmen, was led in scoring by its sophomore class for the 25th time in 26 games.<br />
The Waves next play their final two home games of the season, as Portland comes in on Thursday (Feb. 18) for a 5 p.m. game and Gonzaga invades Firestone Fieldhouse on Saturday (Feb. 20) at 6 p.m. The Portland game is on Prime Ticket and the Gonzaga game is on FOX Sports West. Fans can listen to Al Epstein's broadcasts at <a href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500">http://www.pepperdinesports.com/?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500</a> with a subscription to Wave Casts.<br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3moXoIT4RI/AAAAAAAAK9M/C0IpViwKa6A/s1600-h/honda%2520backboard%25202a.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438563148889317650" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3moXoIT4RI/AAAAAAAAK9M/C0IpViwKa6A/s400/honda%2520backboard%25202a.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 258px; width: 344px;" /></a></div><div><div><div><div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3KdzAaObKI/AAAAAAAAK5U/bd6w3Hfa3RA/s1600-h/lang11.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436581199798496418" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3KdzAaObKI/AAAAAAAAK5U/bd6w3Hfa3RA/s400/lang11.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 130px; width: 97px;" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3Kdy9jA45I/AAAAAAAAK5M/H-YhMtwIjvI/s1600-h/imagesCATPL1TN.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436581199030051730" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3Kdy9jA45I/AAAAAAAAK5M/H-YhMtwIjvI/s400/imagesCATPL1TN.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 106px; width: 121px;" /></a> </div><br />
<div><strong><span style="color: #3333ff; font-size: 180%;">Men's Hoops at Santa Clara on Saturday</span></strong><em>Courtesy: Pepperdine Sports Information<br />
Release: 02/12/2010</em><a href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=204886100&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500#PDFLINKS"></a><a href="https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf8/670919.pdf?ATCLID=204886100&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500" target="PDFWIN"></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3nIc8KICDI/AAAAAAAAK98/isylxyfPC4U/s1600-h/pepusc.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438598424537073714" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3nIc8KICDI/AAAAAAAAK98/isylxyfPC4U/s400/pepusc.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<a href="https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf8/670919.pdf?ATCLID=204886100&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500" target="PDFWIN"><strong>Pepperdine Men's Basketball Notes</strong></a><br />
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<strong>THE FACTS</strong> - The Pepperdine men's basketball team continues its trip to the Bay Area with a game at Santa Clara on Saturday. The Waves then return home for their final two home contests next weekend. A total of five games remain in the West Coast Conference regular season.<br />
<strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3mlVZ5PyMI/AAAAAAAAK8E/Y1utitS7-Os/s1600-h/imagesCAYGHM14.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438559812173416642" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3mlVZ5PyMI/AAAAAAAAK8E/Y1utitS7-Os/s400/imagesCAYGHM14.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 92px; width: 123px;" /></a>GAME #26</strong> - Saturday (Feb. 13) at the Leavey Center in Santa Clara, Calif.: Pepperdine (7-18, 3-6) at Santa Clara (10-17, 2-8) at 7 p.m.<br />
<strong>ON THE WEB</strong> - Subscribers to "Wave Casts" can catch all Pepperdine men's basketball games on the internet at www.pepperdinesports.com. Veteran play-by-play man Al Epstein, now in his 25th season with the Waves, is behind the microphone. Most home games will have live audio and video, while road games will be audio only. Go to the Pepperdine Athletics website and look for the Wave Casts link. Live statistics will be available for all home matches free of charge, and links are provided to the home team's website when the Waves are on the road.<br />
<strong>SANTA CLARA</strong> - Pepperdine is 54-65 all-time against Santa Clara. The schools have split the season series each of the last seven years, but after a one-point home victory last month, the Waves can earn a season sweep for the first time since 2002. Santa Clara has won the last four meetings in the Leavey Center.<br />
<strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3mkrcGR_II/AAAAAAAAK70/P_iUaCvzesI/s1600-h/imagesCA5W64J5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438559091210452098" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3mkrcGR_II/AAAAAAAAK70/P_iUaCvzesI/s400/imagesCA5W64J5.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 145px; width: 117px;" /></a>LAST TIME VS. SANTA CLARA</strong> - Back on Jan. 14 in Firestone Fieldhouse ... <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208">Lorne Jackson</a> scored a team-high 15 points and made a key defensive play in the final seconds to help Pepperdine edge Santa Clara, 61-60. After the Waves missed two free throws with 5.7 seconds left, the Broncos' Robert Smith raced up the floor but as he neared the basket, Jackson knocked the ball out of his hands as time expired. Despite being outshot (46.7%-41.5%), outrebounded (37-27) and making just nine of 19 free throws (47.4%), the Waves were able to pull it out. They made eight three-pointers and forced 16 turnovers to help put things in their favor. <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> scored 13 points apiece.<br />
<strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3mmFPCWR1I/AAAAAAAAK80/S5VD-12J36c/s1600-h/peppucla1a.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438560633892521810" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3mmFPCWR1I/AAAAAAAAK80/S5VD-12J36c/s400/peppucla1a.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 242px; width: 400px;" /></a>LAST GAME</strong> - Pepperdine lost the first contest of its two-game Bay Area road trip at San Francisco, 77-47, on Thursday. <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> was the Waves' only scorer in double-figures with 13 points. <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209">Corbin Moore</a> pulled down 10 rebounds, his second time this season reaching double-digits. Though neither team was scoring much early on, the Waves led 11-4 after seven minutes and 13-8 after 11 1/2 minutes. But USF closed the first half on a 21-2 run, and began the second half on a 13-3 run to go up 42-18. Pepperdine shot below 40% from the field for the fourth straight game.<br />
<strong>GONZAGA TICKETS</strong> - As with previous years, the Pepperdine-Gonzaga men's basketball game (Feb. 20, 6 p.m.) is expected to be very heavily attended and may be sold out prior to game day. To ensure that as many Pepperdine students, faculty and staff can be accommodated with the limited number of seats that are available, please note that one dollar tickets may be purchased in advance by these three groups. A Pepperdine ID must be brought to the game. More information is available at www.pepperdinesports.com.<br />
<strong>ROSTER</strong> - There are no seniors on the 2009-10 squad, and 11 of the 15 players are underclassmen. The roster features four juniors, seven sophomores and four true freshmen. Pepperdine does return 11 letterwinners from last season (believed to be among the most in school history). Twelve players are on scholarship and three are walk-ons.<br />
<strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3moYmS1mpI/AAAAAAAAK9k/c_ZBJkkEdxk/s1600-h/PEPPUCID.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438563165576469138" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3moYmS1mpI/AAAAAAAAK9k/c_ZBJkkEdxk/s400/PEPPUCID.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 120px; width: 160px;" /></a>SOPHOMORE SCORERS</strong> - Last season, Pepperdine's eight-man freshman class scored more than half of the Waves' points (57.4%). So far, the now-sophomore class has contributed nearly two-thirds (64.7%) of Pepperdine's scoring. The sophomores have been the top-scoring class in every game but one this season.<br />
<strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3mlV3MwxDI/AAAAAAAAK8U/8H2KWhkTZ5Y/s1600-h/Montgomery_Brothers.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438559820039898162" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3mlV3MwxDI/AAAAAAAAK8U/8H2KWhkTZ5Y/s400/Montgomery_Brothers.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 305px; width: 400px;" /></a>THE TRIO</strong> - Lately, the Waves have been at their best when <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a>, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208">Lorne Jackson</a> are all on. In conference play, they have averaged a combined 42.8 points per game (that's nearly two-thirds of all of the Waves' scoring).<br />
<strong>KEION BELL</strong> - Sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> (Los Angeles, Calif./Pasadena HS) has been one of the most exciting and prolific players on the West Coast in 2009-10. He is currently averaging 19.2 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.8 assists. He now ranks #2 in the WCC and #37 in the nation in scoring (he ranked as high as ninth nationally in early December). He is the sixth-highest-scoring sophomore in the country. At various points this season, he has been one of just a handful of players in the nation averaging at least 20.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists. Bell has scored more than 20 points in 12 games this season, including a career-high 37 at Gonzaga. He's been in double-figures in every game but three. At the pace he's on, he could become Pepperdine's 35th 1,000-point scorer by the end of his sophomore season (he's got 892). In the WCC rankings, he's also tied for fifth in steals (1.5), sixth in assists, ninth in minutes (32.1) and 16th in rebounding.<br />
<strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3nIdDeuCwI/AAAAAAAAK-E/Pnoh0lASQKk/s1600-h/peppmt1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438598426502499074" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3nIdDeuCwI/AAAAAAAAK-E/Pnoh0lASQKk/s400/peppmt1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>MYCHEL THOMPSON</strong> - Junior forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> (Portland, Ore./Stoneridge Prep) was selected as team captain for 2009-10 after a landslide vote by his teammates. He is Pepperdine's only player that has been with the team for two full seasons. Thompson is averaging 12.3 points this season (second-best on the team) and 9.8 points for his career. He has broken into Pepperdine's career top 10 in three-pointers made this season (he's now tied for #7 with Tom Lewis at 132, Brandon Armstong is #6 at 142). He's been in double-figures in eight of the last 10 games and is averaging 14.0 ppg in conference play. He scored a career-high-tying 25 points in a win vs. Utah. Thompson's 6-for-7 three-point performance vs. LMU nearly equaled the school record for single-game percentage (6-for-6, 1.000).<br />
<strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3mlU1Fw5tI/AAAAAAAAK78/o0oMabN5H4Y/s1600-h/lojack110.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438559802293806802" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3mlU1Fw5tI/AAAAAAAAK78/o0oMabN5H4Y/s400/lojack110.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 104px; width: 104px;" /></a>LORNE JACKSON</strong> - Sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208">Lorne Jackson</a> (Simi Valley, Calif./Simi Valley HS) is averaging 10.7 points per game in conference play, and he has seen his overall scoring average increase to 8.5 ppg. He posted a career-high 21 points vs. San Francisco. He's also averaging 3.8 rebounds and 3.6 assists in WCC games.<br />
<strong>2009-10 HONORS</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> was named to the preseason All-WCC first team ... Bell (26.7 ppg) was named MVP of the World Vision Challenge at Wyoming and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211">Dane Suttle Jr.</a> (15.3 ppg) also made the all-tournament team ... <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> was named WCC co-Player of the Week on Jan. 11 after scoring a game-high 22 points and making six of seven three-pointers in a win vs. LMU ... <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208">Lorne Jackson</a> was named WCC co-Player of the Week on Jan. 18 after averaging 18.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks in victories over Santa Clara and San Francisco ... Pepperdine has two WCC POTW honors in the same season for the first time since 2004-05, and had its first back-to-back winners since December 2002.<br />
<strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3moX4N5fFI/AAAAAAAAK9U/At-l1DtaYC4/s1600-h/imagesCAE4Z4V5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438563153207721042" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3moX4N5fFI/AAAAAAAAK9U/At-l1DtaYC4/s400/imagesCAE4Z4V5.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 116px; width: 116px;" /></a>2009-10 NOTABLES</strong> - The Waves were down 12 to Cal State San Bernardino with 8 1/2 minutes to play but came back to win by three ... The Waves were the team champion at the World Vision Challenge in Wyoming ... Pepperdine's win over Utah came against a 2009 NCAA Tournament team ... In the 150th meeting ever with LMU, the Waves came back from a 17-point first-half deficit to post a victory in the first game of WCC play ... Pepperdine beat Santa Clara at home for the 13th time in the last 14 meetings ... Pepperdine started 2-0 in league play for the first time since 2005 and 3-0 for the first time since 2002 (a year that the Waves started 11-0 en route to a 13-1 record and a tie for first in the WCC with Gonzaga) ... At 3-0, the Waves were three games over .500 in league play for the first time since 2004 ... Although it was a loss, the Waves' seven-point defeat at Gonzaga was an excellent effort and gave them their closest margin of defeat in Spokane in the last 10 years.<br />
<strong>BELL'S 37-POINT GAME</strong> - The 37-point performance by <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> at Gonzaga on Jan. 21 was extremely memorable for many reasons: 34 of the 37 points came in the second half ... He set the McCarthey Athletic Center record for points by an opponent ... Along with his 34-point game vs. Monmouth, he has the two highest scoring games in the WCC this season ... His second-half slam dunk over Gonzaga 7-footer Robert Sacre made ESPN SportsCenter's Plays of the Day ... Bell made 14 of 21 shots, three of four three-pointers and six of eight free throws ... He scored 22 of Pepperdine's first 24 second-half points in an eight-minute span ... The last time a Pepperdine player scored more points was in January 2001 when Brandon Armstrong notched 40 against Loyola Marymount ... It tied as the 24th-best single-game performance in Pepperdine history, and by players other than scoring great Bird Averitt, it was the eighth best.<br />
<strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3mkq1l0_WI/AAAAAAAAK7k/h7zT41vCP-0/s1600-h/peppdar.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438559080873786722" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3mkq1l0_WI/AAAAAAAAK7k/h7zT41vCP-0/s400/peppdar.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>RETURNERS</strong> - Four of the five starters from last year's team return (<a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a>, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205">Taylor Darby</a>, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209">Corbin Moore</a> and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a>). Pepperdine's returning players account for 82.5% percent of last year's scoring (1629/1974), 88.3% of the rebounds (919/1041), 65.4% of the assists (223/341), 95.0% of the blocked shots (96/101) and 77.2% of the steals (166/215).<br />
<strong>WCC PRESEASON POLL</strong> - According to the WCC's coaches, the Waves are predicted to finish seventh in the conference. Their poll went in the following order: Gonzaga, Portland, Saint Mary's, San Francisco and Santa Clara (tied), San Diego, Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount. Several national publications and websites have differing opinions on the Waves, including fourth (The Sporting News), fifth (The Sports Network), sixth (Athlon and Lindy's) and seventh (Rivals.com, CBSSports.com and CollegeHoops.net).<br />
<strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3mkrGF9toI/AAAAAAAAK7s/y8pQpdlb69A/s1600-h/3677576718.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438559085303543426" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3mkrGF9toI/AAAAAAAAK7s/y8pQpdlb69A/s400/3677576718.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 122px; width: 145px;" /></a>TELEVISION</strong> - The Waves are slated to appear on television several times once again in 2009-10. Six games will be shown locally - Nov. 23 at UCLA on Fox Sports West, Jan. 14 vs. Santa Clara on ESPNU, Jan. 21 at Gonzaga on Prime Ticket (delayed), Jan. 30 vs. San Diego on Prime Ticket, Feb. 18 vs. Portland on Prime Ticket and Feb. 20 vs. Gonzaga on Fox Sports West.<br />
<strong>YOUTUBE SENSATION</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a>, a preseason All-WCC first team selection, got Pepperdine a ton of publicity in mid-October. At Blue & Orange Madness, Pepperdine's event to kick off the start of practice, the sophomore guard finished up the dunk contest by leaping over five teammates and slamming it home. A Pepperdine fan happened to record the dunk on his iPhone and uploaded it onto YouTube. It quickly spread around the internet and at last check had nearly 1.1 million hits. ESPN's SportsCenter picked up the video and made the dunk the #2 Play of the Day.<br />
<strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3moY2TkzfI/AAAAAAAAK9s/lNz3nFjckLA/s1600-h/peppcaocahes1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438563169874529778" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3moY2TkzfI/AAAAAAAAK9s/lNz3nFjckLA/s400/peppcaocahes1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>TOM ASBURY</strong> - Now in his second stint in charge of the Waves is coaching great <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a>. He returned to Malibu prior to the 2008-09 campaign to become the Waves' head coach again after 14 seasons away. Asbury was previously at Pepperdine for nine years as an assistant coach (1980-88) and then the next six as the head coach (1989-94). He went on to serve as head coach at Kansas State from 1995-2000 and was an assistant coach at Alabama from 2004-07. Asbury went 125-59 (.679) in his first head coaching job at Pepperdine and took the Waves to the postseason five times in six years with three NCAA Tournament appearances (1991, '92, '94) and two in the NIT (1989, '93). Pepperdine won three regular-season WCC titles and the school's only three WCC Tournament championships came under Asbury. Prior to the start of the 2009-10 season, his seven-year record at Pepperdine was 134-82 (.620) and his 13-year record as a head coach was 219-170 (.563).<br />
<strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3mlVrvF8eI/AAAAAAAAK8M/zMLBtWv_WUI/s1600-h/MartyWilson-Pepperdine.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438559816962666978" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3mlVrvF8eI/AAAAAAAAK8M/zMLBtWv_WUI/s400/MartyWilson-Pepperdine.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 288px; width: 240px;" /></a>ASSISTANTS</strong> - Upon his return, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a> wanted to find assistants with a passion for Pepperdine and an understanding of its mission, so he turned to three former student-athletes. It's believed that Duke and Pepperdine have the only two college basketball staffs where the assistant coaches are all alums. Associate head coach <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962">Marty Wilson</a> (1985-89) and assistant coaches <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958">Damin Lopez</a> (1990-94) and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616">Will Kimble</a> (2001-03) played in three different eras, all successful. In the 13 seasons that made up their playing careers, Pepperdine went a combined 261-135 (.659), had 12 winning seasons, won six WCC regular-season titles and three WCC tournament titles, and made six NCAA Tournaments and four NITs.<br />
<strong>HECTOR HAROLD</strong> - There are no seniors on the roster but Pepperdine had one scholarship to offer for 2010-11. During the early signing period, they inked Hector Harold, a 6-foot-6 small forward from the Northfield Mount Hermon (Mass.) School. He was given a rating of 88 out of 100 by ESPN.com's recruiting site and is considered one of the top seniors in New England. He is originally from Pasadena, Calif.<br />
<strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3mjolNLoGI/AAAAAAAAK7E/Ff0wQWHt-44/s1600-h/ljdorm.bmp"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438557942604079202" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3mjolNLoGI/AAAAAAAAK7E/Ff0wQWHt-44/s400/ljdorm.bmp" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a> believes in preparing his team for league play with a difficult non-conference slate of games, and so that's what the Waves did for the first 16 games of the season. The Waves played six games against non-conference teams that took part in the postseason last year: Portland State, UCLA and Utah made the NCAA Tournament, Miami (Fla.) was in the NIT, Wyoming was in the College Basketball Invitational and Pacific was in the inaugural CollegeInsider.com Tournament. Nine of the 16 non-conference games were at home.<br />
<strong>LAST SEASON</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a>'s return to Pepperdine brought much-needed stability to the program in his first season back. With only five players returning, Asbury and his new staff brought in 10 newcomers well after the regular letter-of-intent signing period. The young Waves posted a 9-23 overall record but got much better as the year went on, placing sixth in the WCC with a 5-9 record and winning a first-round game at the WCC Tournament. <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> was named to the WCC All-Freshman team after averaging a team-best 12.9 ppg.<br />
<strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3mjowcsirI/AAAAAAAAK7M/Guxal2sSqKk/s1600-h/vaskett.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438557945621940914" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3mjowcsirI/AAAAAAAAK7M/Guxal2sSqKk/s400/vaskett.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 93px; width: 86px;" /></a>PEPPERDINE HISTORY</strong> - This is the 72nd season of Pepperdine basketball, and the Waves opened 2009-10 with an all-time record of 1,111-910 (.550). Pepperdine has been to the NCAA Tournament 13 times (last in 2002), and has won 12 West Coast Conference regular-season titles (last in 2002) and three WCC Tournament crowns (last in 1994).<br />
<strong>BEST IN THE WEST</strong> - Pepperdine has long been one of the top Division I programs on the West Coast. Over the 31-season period from the 1978-79 season through the 2008-09 campaign, of the 32 schools that currently play Division I basketball in California, Oregon or Washington, the Waves began the 2009-10 season ranking third overall in postseason appearances (16) and fifth in both wins (525) and winning percentage (.565) over the past 31 years.<br />
<strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3mjoFm1-nI/AAAAAAAAK68/VSfxJsLw9SQ/s1600-h/WoodenPyramid.gif"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438557934121777778" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3mjoFm1-nI/AAAAAAAAK68/VSfxJsLw9SQ/s400/WoodenPyramid.gif" style="cursor: hand; height: 194px; width: 400px;" /></a>WAVES IN THE PROS</strong> - This is the 34th consecutive season where at least one Pepperdine alum has been on an NBA roster. Currently in the NBA is Yakhouba Diawara, now in his fourth season overall and his second with the Miami Heat. A total of 16 former Pepperdine players have gone on to play in the NBA, most notably Dennis Johnson (the 1979 NBA Finals MVP) and Doug Christie (a 15-year NBA veteran who was a mainstay on the All-Defensive Team). Some recent standouts have been playing in foreign countries, including Alex Acker (Italy), Tezale Archie (Netherlands), Brandon Armstrong (Venezuela), Gerald Brown (Poland), Jelani Gardner (Greece), Kelvin Gibbs (Germany), Chase Griffin (Germany), Dana Jones (Switzerland) and Glen McGowan (Dominican Republic). Robert "Hollywood" Turner, formerly a member of the Harlem Globetrotters, is now playing in Finland. <strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3mmEfXiU_I/AAAAAAAAK8k/2XXh6SHSkRw/s1600-h/pcc6.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438560621096489970" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3mmEfXiU_I/AAAAAAAAK8k/2XXh6SHSkRw/s400/pcc6.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 123px; width: 130px;" /></a>ABOUT PEPPERDINE</strong> - Pepperdine boasts a one-of-a-kind athletic department with unprecedented success for a school of its size. The Waves have won a total of nine NCAA championships in five different men's sports - one of just 14 schools to have accomplished this feat. Of the 14, Pepperdine is the only non-BCS school and has by far the smallest enrollment. The majority of Pepperdine's teams are ranked nationally year after year and compete for conference and national titles.<br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3KVoGCMkKI/AAAAAAAAK28/qLdhND6vw0k/s1600-h/PEPPVSBAYAREA.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436572216236740770" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3KVoGCMkKI/AAAAAAAAK28/qLdhND6vw0k/s400/PEPPVSBAYAREA.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<strong><span style="color: #3333ff; font-size: 180%;">Men's Hoops Readies for Bay Area WCC Trip</span></strong><em>Courtesy: Pepperdine Sports Information<br />
Release: 02/09/2010</em><br />
<a href="https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf8/670279.pdf?ATCLID=204884396&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500" target="PDFWIN"><strong>Pepperdine Men's Basketball Notes</strong></a><strong><br />
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<strong>THE FACTS -</strong> The Pepperdine men's basketball team defeated both San Francisco and Santa Clara at home last month, and this week the Waves will try to get the same result on the road. Six games remain in the West Coast Conference regular season, and Pepperdine will play four of them away from Firestone Fieldhouse.<br />
<strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3Kg3tAyG_I/AAAAAAAAK6c/8FKCf8bILUc/s1600-h/imagesCAJRVDOY.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436584579025738738" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3Kg3tAyG_I/AAAAAAAAK6c/8FKCf8bILUc/s400/imagesCAJRVDOY.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 62px; width: 104px;" /></a>GAME #25</strong> - Thursday (Feb. 11) at the War Memorial Gymnasium in San Francisco, Calif.: Pepperdine (7-17, 3-5) at San Francisco (9-15, 4-5) at 7 p.m.<br />
<strong>GAME #26</strong> - Saturday (Feb. 13) at the Leavey Center in Santa Clara, Calif.: Pepperdine at Santa Clara (10-16, 2-7) at 7 p.m.<br />
<strong>ON THE WEB</strong> - Subscribers to "Wave Casts" can catch all Pepperdine men's basketball games on the internet at www.pepperdinesports.com. Veteran play-by-play man Al Epstein, now in his 25th season with the Waves, is behind the microphone. Most home games will have live audio and video, while road games will be audio only. Go to the Pepperdine Athletics website and look for the Wave Casts link. Live statistics will be available for all home matches free of charge, and links are provided to the home team's website when the Waves are on the road.<br />
<strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3KfH7Vo0HI/AAAAAAAAK5c/PihmmaLktz4/s1600-h/USF1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436582658725957746" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3KfH7Vo0HI/AAAAAAAAK5c/PihmmaLktz4/s400/USF1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 350px; width: 350px;" /></a></strong></div><br />
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<div><strong>SAN FRANCISCO</strong> - Pepperdine is 48-65 all-time against San Francisco. The Waves have won three of the last four meetings, including a first-round matchup at last year's WCC Tournament and a 15-point home win last month. The Waves ended a three-game losing streak in San Francisco last season with a 69-67 road victory.<br />
<strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3Kdx8VyEfI/AAAAAAAAK40/d43GveIdupw/s1600-h/usf.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436581181526249970" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3Kdx8VyEfI/AAAAAAAAK40/d43GveIdupw/s400/usf.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 67px; width: 100px;" /></a>LAST TIME VS. USF</strong> - Back on Jan. 16 in Firestone Fieldhouse ... Five Pepperdine players scored in double-figures and had all but two of the team's point total as the Waves rolled to their largest victory of the season, 83-68, against San Francisco. <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208">Lorne Jackson</a> scored a career-high 21 points, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205">Taylor Darby</a> tied a career high with 15 points and had his first double-double of the season with 12 rebounds, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> was just a few stats away from a triple-double (18 points, nine assists and eight rebounds), <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> scored 15 points and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600207">Jonathan Dupre'</a> had 12 points, all in the second half. Pepperdine led 38-35 at halftime and never trailed in the second half, although it was tied at 59-59 with 7 1/2 minutes left. But Pepperdine outscored USF 24-9 the rest of the way.<br />
<strong>SANTA CLARA</strong> - Pepperdine is 54-65 all-time against Santa Clara. Although Pepperdine won by one point at home last month, the schools have split the season series each of the last seven years. Santa Clara has won the last four meetings in the Leavey Center.<br />
<strong>LAST TIME VS. SANTA CLARA</strong> - Back on Jan. 14 in Firestone Fieldhouse ... <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208">Lorne Jackson</a> scored a team-high 15 points and made a key defensive play in the final seconds to help Pepperdine edge Santa Clara, 61-60. After the Waves missed two free throws with 5.7 seconds left, the Broncos' Robert Smith raced up the floor but as he neared the basket, <span style="color: #3333ff;">Jackson</span> knocked the ball out of his hands as time expired. Despite being outshot (46.7%-41.5%), outrebounded (37-27) and making just nine of 19 free throws (47.4%), the Waves were able to pull it out. They made eight three-pointers and forced 16 turnovers to help put things in their favor. <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> scored 13 points apiece.<br />
<strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3KbQGxy2DI/AAAAAAAAK4E/MI4GwcXtSWY/s1600-h/shermjr.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436578401189287986" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3KbQGxy2DI/AAAAAAAAK4E/MI4GwcXtSWY/s400/shermjr.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 150px; width: 107px;" /></a>LAST GAME</strong> - Pepperdine's seven-game win streak against Loyola Marymount came to an end as the Lions won at home, 77-61, on Saturday night (Feb. 6). The Waves had come into the game having won 23 of the last 25 meetings between the two schools. <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> led the Waves with 18 points. Like the first time the two schools met, the Waves trailed by 13 points at halftime, but this time around there was no second-half comeback. LMU outshot Pepperdine 50.0% to 35.3%.<br />
<strong>PCH CHALLENGE</strong> - The newly created PCH Challenge is a season-long competition between local rivals Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount. With the help of a win by the women's basketball team on Saturday, the Waves now lead 7.5 to 4.5. A home win is worth one point, while a road victory is valued at 1 1/2 points.<br />
<strong>ROSTER</strong> - There are no seniors on the 2009-10 squad, and 11 of the 15 players are underclassmen. The roster features four juniors, seven sophomores and four true freshmen. Pepperdine does return 11 letterwinners from last season (believed to be among the most in school history). Twelve players are on scholarship and three are walk-ons.<br />
<strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3KdyV8527I/AAAAAAAAK5E/zNu19FvDN_A/s1600-h/imagesCAWVL537.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436581188401224626" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3KdyV8527I/AAAAAAAAK5E/zNu19FvDN_A/s400/imagesCAWVL537.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 105px; width: 76px;" /></a>SOPHOMORE SCORERS -</strong> Last season, Pepperdine's eight-man freshman class scored more than half of the Waves' points (57.4%). So far, the now-sophomore class has contributed nearly two-thirds (65.1%) of Pepperdine's scoring. The sophomores have been the top-scoring class in every game but one this season.<br />
<strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3Kg2sUEvCI/AAAAAAAAK6E/GD3ejfeuZVU/s1600-h/pepplojacksm.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436584561658346530" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3Kg2sUEvCI/AAAAAAAAK6E/GD3ejfeuZVU/s400/pepplojacksm.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 120px; width: 160px;" /></a>THE TRIO</strong> - Lately, the Waves have been at their best when <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a>, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208">Lorne Jackson</a> are all on. In Pepperdine's seven conference games, they have averaged a combined 45.1 points per game (that's nearly two-thirds of all of the Waves' scoring).<br />
<strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3KcZKIaK9I/AAAAAAAAK4k/qEaQH8pPDlA/s1600-h/peppkb1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436579656219896786" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3KcZKIaK9I/AAAAAAAAK4k/qEaQH8pPDlA/s400/peppkb1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 373px; width: 400px;" /></a></strong></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><strong>KEION BELL</strong> - Sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> (Los Angeles, Calif./Pasadena HS) has been one of the most exciting and prolific players on the West Coast in 2009-10. He is currently averaging 19.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.9 assists. He now ranks #2 in the WCC and #33 in the nation in scoring (he ranked as high as ninth nationally in early December). He is the sixth-highest-scoring sophomore in the country. At various points this season, he has been one of just a handful of players in the nation averaging at least 20.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists. Bell has scored more than 20 points in 12 games this season, including a career-high 37 at Gonzaga. He's been in double-figures in every game but three. At the pace he's on, he could become Pepperdine's 35th 1,000-point scorer by the end of his sophomore season (he's got 879). In the WCC rankings, he's also tied for fifth in steals (1.5), sixth in assists, eighth in minutes (32.2) and 16th in rebounding.<br />
<strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3KcXzpPRAI/AAAAAAAAK4M/XQubVKAH-B0/s1600-h/XLYDWIWSNUUFOYX_20091129040111.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436579633003709442" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3KcXzpPRAI/AAAAAAAAK4M/XQubVKAH-B0/s400/XLYDWIWSNUUFOYX_20091129040111.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a></strong></div><div><strong>MYCHEL THOMPSON</strong> - Junior forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> (Portland, Ore./Stoneridge Prep) was selected as team captain for 2009-10 after a landslide vote by his teammates. He is Pepperdine's only player that has been with the team for two full seasons. Thompson is averaging 12.5 points this season (second-best on the team) and 9.8 points for his career. He has broken into Pepperdine's career top 10 in three-pointers made this season (he's now #8 with 131, Tom Lewis is #7 at 132). Since a rough start to his season from beyond the arc (0-for-21), Thompson has made 40 of 89 (45%). He's been in double-figures in eight of the last nine games and is averaging 14.9 ppg in conference play. He scored a career-high-tying 25 points in a win vs. Utah. Thompson's 6-for-7 three-point performance vs. LMU nearly equaled the school record for single-game percentage (6-for-6, 1.000).<br />
<strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3KcZnrbPEI/AAAAAAAAK4s/rn9yU8R1V7s/s1600-h/pepplojack+pow.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436579664151395394" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3KcZnrbPEI/AAAAAAAAK4s/rn9yU8R1V7s/s400/pepplojack+pow.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 400px; width: 334px;" /></a></strong> </div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><strong>LORNE JACKSON</strong> - Sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208">Lorne Jackson</a> (Simi Valley, Calif./Simi Valley HS) is averaging 11.4 points per game in conference play, and he has seen his overall scoring average increase to 8.7 ppg. He's scored in double-figures in five of eight conference games, including a career-high 21 vs. San Francisco. He's also averaging 4.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists in WCC games.<br />
<strong>2009-10 HONORS</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> was named to the preseason All-WCC first team ... Bell (26.7 ppg) was named MVP of the World Vision Challenge at Wyoming and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211">Dane Suttle Jr.</a> (15.3 ppg) also made the all-tournament team ... <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> was named WCC co-Player of the Week on Jan. 11 after scoring a game-high 22 points and making six of seven three-pointers in a win vs. LMU ... <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208">Lorne Jackson</a> was named WCC co-Player of the Week on Jan. 18 after averaging 18.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks in victories over Santa Clara and San Francisco ... Pepperdine has two WCC POTW honors in the same season for the first time since 2004-05, and had its first back-to-back winners since December 2002.<br />
<strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3KVoqH-Z3I/AAAAAAAAK3M/diKoNkZ5Dsw/s1600-h/6a00d8341c630a53ef0105362dffd6970b-800wi.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436572225924654962" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3KVoqH-Z3I/AAAAAAAAK3M/diKoNkZ5Dsw/s400/6a00d8341c630a53ef0105362dffd6970b-800wi.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 280px; width: 400px;" /></a>2009-10 NOTABLES</strong> - The Waves were down 12 to Cal State San Bernardino with 8 1/2 minutes to play but came back to win by three ... The Waves were the team champion at the World Vision Challenge in Wyoming ... Pepperdine's win over Utah came against a 2009 NCAA Tournament team ... In the 150th meeting ever with LMU, the Waves came back from a 17-point first-half deficit to post a victory in the first game of WCC play ... Pepperdine beat Santa Clara at home for the 13th time in the last 14 meetings ... Pepperdine started 2-0 in league play for the first time since 2005 and 3-0 for the first time since 2002 (a year that the Waves started 11-0 en route to a 13-1 record and a tie for first in the WCC with Gonzaga) ... At 3-0, the Waves were three games over .500 in league play for the first time since 2004 ... Although it was a loss, the Waves' seven-point defeat at Gonzaga was an excellent effort and gave them their closest margin of defeat in Spokane in the last 10 years.<br />
<strong>BELL'S 37-POINT GAME</strong> - The 37-point performance by <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> at Gonzaga on Jan. 21 was extremely memorable for many reasons: 34 of the 37 points came in the second half ... He set the McCarthey Athletic Center record for points by an opponent ... Along with his 34-point game vs. Monmouth, he has the two highest scoring games in the WCC this season ... His second-half slam dunk over Gonzaga 7-footer Robert Sacre made ESPN SportsCenter's Plays of the Day ... Bell made 14 of 21 shots, three of four three-pointers and six of eight free throws ... He scored 22 of Pepperdine's first 24 second-half points in an eight-minute span ... The last time a Pepperdine player scored more points was in January 2001 when Brandon Armstrong notched 40 against Loyola Marymount ... It tied as the 24th-best single-game performance in Pepperdine history, and by players other than scoring great Bird Averitt, it was the eighth best.<br />
<strong>RETURNERS</strong> - Four of the five starters from last year's team return (<a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a>, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205">Taylor Darby</a>, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209">Corbin Moore</a> and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a>). Pepperdine's returning players account for 82.5% percent of last year's scoring (1629/1974), 88.3% of the rebounds (919/1041), 65.4% of the assists (223/341), 95.0% of the blocked shots (96/101) and 77.2% of the steals (166/215).<br />
<strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3KdyEhMErI/AAAAAAAAK48/JmlQMKjaYxo/s1600-h/imagesCAFYKL5M.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436581183721575090" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3KdyEhMErI/AAAAAAAAK48/JmlQMKjaYxo/s400/imagesCAFYKL5M.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 116px; width: 116px;" /></a>WCC</strong> <strong>PRESEASON POLL</strong> - According to the WCC's coaches, the Waves are predicted to finish seventh in the conference. Their poll went in the following order: Gonzaga, Portland, Saint Mary's, San Francisco and Santa Clara (tied), San Diego, Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount. Several national publications and websites have differing opinions on the Waves, including fourth (The Sporting News), fifth (The Sports Network), sixth (Athlon and Lindy's) and seventh (Rivals.com, CBSSports.com and CollegeHoops.net).<br />
<strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3KbPT2ImVI/AAAAAAAAK3s/SGCpQBlb_ag/s1600-h/tv.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436578387517282642" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3KbPT2ImVI/AAAAAAAAK3s/SGCpQBlb_ag/s400/tv.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 123px; width: 125px;" /></a>TELEVISION</strong> - The Waves are slated to appear on television several times once again in 2009-10. Six games will be shown locally - Nov. 23 at UCLA on Fox Sports West, Jan. 14 vs. Santa Clara on ESPNU, Jan. 21 at Gonzaga on Prime Ticket (delayed), Jan. 30 vs. San Diego on Prime Ticket, Feb. 18 vs. Portland on Prime Ticket and Feb. 20 vs. Gonzaga on Fox Sports West.<br />
<strong>YOUTUBE SENSATION</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a>, a preseason All-WCC first team selection, got Pepperdine a ton of publicity in mid-October. At Blue & Orange Madness, Pepperdine's event to kick off the start of practice, the sophomore guard finished up the dunk contest by leaping over five teammates and slamming it home. A Pepperdine fan happened to record the dunk on his iPhone and uploaded it onto YouTube. It quickly spread around the internet and at last check had nearly 1.1 million hits. ESPN's SportsCenter picked up the video and made the dunk the #2 Play of the Day.<br />
<strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3KfKCbx6pI/AAAAAAAAK58/ChQtj_uvDbE/s1600-h/pepp0905.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436582694990506642" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3KfKCbx6pI/AAAAAAAAK58/ChQtj_uvDbE/s400/pepp0905.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 120px; width: 160px;" /></a>TOM ASBURY</strong> - Now in his second stint in charge of the Waves is coaching great <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a>. He returned to Malibu prior to the 2008-09 campaign to become the Waves' head coach again after 14 seasons away. Asbury was previously at Pepperdine for nine years as an assistant coach (1980-88) and then the next six as the head coach (1989-94). He went on to serve as head coach at Kansas State from 1995-2000 and was an assistant coach at Alabama from 2004-07. Asbury went 125-59 (.679) in his first head coaching job at Pepperdine and took the Waves to the postseason five times in six years with three NCAA Tournament appearances (1991, '92, '94) and two in the NIT (1989, '93). Pepperdine won three regular-season WCC titles and the school's only three WCC Tournament championships came under Asbury. Prior to the start of the 2009-10 season, his seven-year record at Pepperdine was 134-82 (.620) and his 13-year record as a head coach was 219-170 (.563).<br />
<strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3Kg3S5eSyI/AAAAAAAAK6U/VgdtljsNQRg/s1600-h/pepp+coaches.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436584572015758114" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3Kg3S5eSyI/AAAAAAAAK6U/VgdtljsNQRg/s400/pepp+coaches.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>ASSISTANTS</strong> - Upon his return, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a> wanted to find assistants with a passion for Pepperdine and an understanding of its mission, so he turned to three former student-athletes. It's believed that Duke and Pepperdine have the only two college basketball staffs where the assistant coaches are all alums. Associate head coach <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962">Marty Wilson</a> (1985-89) and assistant coaches <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958">Damin Lopez</a> (1990-94) and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616">Will Kimble</a> (2001-03) played in three different eras, all successful. In the 13 seasons that made up their playing careers, Pepperdine went a combined 261-135 (.659), had 12 winning seasons, won six WCC regular-season titles and three WCC tournament titles, and made six NCAA Tournaments and four NITs.<br />
<strong>HECTOR HAROLD</strong> - There are no seniors on the roster but Pepperdine had one scholarship to offer for 2010-11. During the early signing period, they inked Hector Harold, a 6-foot-6 small forward from the Northfield Mount Hermon (Mass.) School. He was given a rating of 88 out of 100 by ESPN.com's recruiting site and is considered one of the top seniors in New England. He is originally from Pasadena, Calif.<br />
<strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3KbPzqZDyI/AAAAAAAAK38/ig_WFX7-pMY/s1600-h/imagesCA9ZXZOO.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436578396057964322" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3KbPzqZDyI/AAAAAAAAK38/ig_WFX7-pMY/s400/imagesCA9ZXZOO.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 103px; width: 104px;" /></a>NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a> believes in preparing his team for league play with a difficult non-conference slate of games, and so that's what the Waves did for the first 16 games of the season. The Waves played six games against non-conference teams that took part in the postseason last year: Portland State, UCLA and Utah made the NCAA Tournament, Miami (Fla.) was in the NIT, Wyoming was in the College Basketball Invitational and Pacific was in the inaugural CollegeInsider.com Tournament. Nine of the 16 non-conference games were at home.<br />
<strong>LAST SEASON</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a>'s return to Pepperdine brought much-needed stability to the program in his first season back. With only five players returning, Asbury and his new staff brought in 10 newcomers well after the regular letter-of-intent signing period. The young Waves posted a 9-23 overall record but got much better as the year went on, placing sixth in the WCC with a 5-9 record and winning a first-round game at the WCC Tournament. <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> was named to the WCC All-Freshman team after averaging a team-best 12.9 ppg.<br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3KVoXmqa9I/AAAAAAAAK3E/dGFIQCYiwmQ/s1600-h/%5Be%5B%5Bp66.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436572220953095122" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3KVoXmqa9I/AAAAAAAAK3E/dGFIQCYiwmQ/s400/%5Be%5B%5Bp66.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 98px; width: 125px;" /></a><strong>PEPPERDINE HISTORY</strong> - This is the 72nd season of Pepperdine basketball, and the Waves opened 2009-10 with an all-time record of 1,111-910 (.550). Pepperdine has been to the NCAA Tournament 13 times (last in 2002), and has won 12 West Coast Conference regular-season titles (last in 2002) and three WCC Tournament crowns (last in 1994).<br />
<strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3KcYVICxgI/AAAAAAAAK4U/lXVFCJda3Fw/s1600-h/vegasbig.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436579641991284226" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3KcYVICxgI/AAAAAAAAK4U/lXVFCJda3Fw/s400/vegasbig.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 115px; width: 154px;" /></a>BEST IN THE WEST</strong> - Pepperdine has long been one of the top Division I programs on the West Coast. Over the 31-season period from the 1978-79 season through the 2008-09 campaign, of the 32 schools that currently play Division I basketball in California, Oregon or Washington, the Waves began the 2009-10 season ranking third overall in postseason appearances (16) and fifth in both wins (525) and winning percentage (.565) over the past 31 years.<br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3KVo9fKvfI/AAAAAAAAK3U/86fMS7Hul00/s1600-h/Yakhouba+Diawara+11.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436572231122206194" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3KVo9fKvfI/AAAAAAAAK3U/86fMS7Hul00/s400/Yakhouba+Diawara+11.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 400px; width: 314px;" /></a></div><br />
<div><strong>WAVES IN THE PROS</strong> - This is the 34th consecutive season where at least one Pepperdine alum has been on an NBA roster. Currently in the NBA is Yakhouba Diawara, now in his fourth season overall and his second with the Miami Heat.</div><br />
<div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3KVps7kFvI/AAAAAAAAK3c/CBMGsDvvFdA/s1600-h/Yakhouba+Diawara.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436572243857774322" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3KVps7kFvI/AAAAAAAAK3c/CBMGsDvvFdA/s400/Yakhouba+Diawara.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 240px; width: 270px;" /></a>A total of 16 former Pepperdine players have gone on to play in the NBA, most notably Dennis Johnson (the 1979 NBA Finals MVP) and Doug Christie (a 15-year NBA veteran who was a mainstay on the All-Defensive Team). Some recent standouts have been playing in foreign countries, including Alex Acker (Italy), Tezale Archie (Netherlands), Brandon Armstrong (Venezuela), Gerald Brown (Poland), Jelani Gardner (Greece), Kelvin Gibbs (Germany), Chase Griffin (Germany), Dana Jones (Switzerland) and Glen McGowan (Dominican Republic). Robert "Hollywood" Turner, formerly a member of the Harlem Globetrotters, is now playing in Finland.<br />
<strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3Kg3IUIQVI/AAAAAAAAK6M/md_SZtElYmA/s1600-h/peppvu.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436584569174770002" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3Kg3IUIQVI/AAAAAAAAK6M/md_SZtElYmA/s400/peppvu.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 99px; width: 99px;" /></a>ABOUT PEPPERDINE</strong> - Pepperdine boasts a one-of-a-kind athletic department with unprecedented success for a school of its size. The Waves have won a total of nine NCAA championships in five different men's sports - one of just 14 schools to have accomplished this feat. Of the 14, Pepperdine is the only non-BCS school and has by far the smallest enrollment. The majority of Pepperdine's teams are ranked nationally year after year and compete for conference and national titles.</div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3KbPHEHSHI/AAAAAAAAK3k/qQ4D6IhBgG0/s1600-h/Yakhouba+Diawara+4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436578384086255730" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3KbPHEHSHI/AAAAAAAAK3k/qQ4D6IhBgG0/s400/Yakhouba+Diawara+4.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 400px; width: 277px;" /></a></div><br />
<div><strong><span style="font-size: 180%;"><span style="color: #ff6600;">Gonzaga Basketball Game Ticket Information</span></span></strong><em>Courtesy: Pepperdine Sports Information<br />
Release: 02/10/2010</em><br />
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<strong>MALIBU, Calif.</strong> -- As with previous years, the Pepperdine-Gonzaga men's basketball game is expected to be very heavily attended and may be sold out prior to game day.<br />
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This year's matchup is set for Saturday, February 20, at 6 p.m. in Firestone Fieldhouse. Pre-game ticket sales have been very strong to this point.<br />
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To ensure that as many Pepperdine students, faculty and staff can be accommodated with the limited number of seats that are available for the Gonzaga game, please note the following:<br />
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Any Pepperdine student wishing to attend this game will need to purchase a ticket for one dollar, in advance, as long as tickets remain available for the student section. Students must present their Pepperdine ID card at the door on game night.<br />
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Any Pepperdine faculty or staff wishing to attend this game will need to purchase a ticket for one dollar, in advance, as long as tickets remain available in the General Admission section. If dependents of faculty or staff have Pepperdine ID cards, they too are permitted to purchase dollar tickets, so long as they have the ID card with them at the game.<br />
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These one dollar tickets for students, faculty and staff will be available for sale at the following locations and times, or by calling 310-506-4935. This must be done in advance and as long as tickets remain available.<br />
Mon.-Fri., Feb. 8-12 -- Ticket Office or Heritage Hall, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.<br />
Thurs., Feb. 11 -- Women's Basketball Game, 7 p.m.<br />
Sat., Feb. 13 -- Women's Basketball Game, 2 p.m.<br />
Mon.-Fri., Feb. 15-20 -- Ticket Office or Heritage Hall, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.<br />
Mon., Feb. 15 -- Cafeteria, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.<br />
Tues., Feb. 16 -- CCB, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.<br />
Wed., Feb. 17 -- After Convocation in Lobby of Firestone Fieldhouse<br />
Wed., Feb. 17 -- Men's Volleyball Match, 7 p.m.<br />
Thurs., Feb. 18 -- Men's Basketball Game, 5 p.m.<br />
Fri., Feb. 19 -- Men's Volleyball Match, 7 p.m.<br />
<strong>The Firestone Fieldhouse doors will open at 4 p.m. for the game. As a special game promotion, T-shirts will be given out to the first 750 Pepperdine fans prior to the game. For this “Orange Out” game, all fans are encouraged to wear orange to the game.</strong></div><br />
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<span style="color: #3333ff; font-size: 180%;">Men's Hoops Beaten at San Francisco</span></strong><br />
<em>Courtesy: Pepperdine Sports Information<br />
Release: 02/11/2010</em><br />
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<strong>SAN</strong> <strong>FRANCISCO, Calif.</strong> - The Pepperdine men's basketball team lost the first contest of its two-game Bay Area road trip, falling at San Francisco 77-47 on Thursday night in West Coast Conference play.<br />
The Waves (7-18, 3-6 WCC) previously defeated the Dons (10-15, 5-5) in Firestone Fieldhouse last month by the score of 83-68.<br />
Sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> (Los Angeles, Calif./Pasadena HS) was Pepperdine's only scorer in double-figures with 13 points. Sophomore center <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209">Corbin Moore</a> (Cypress, Calif./Los Alamitos HS) pulled down 10 rebounds, his second time this season reaching double-digits.<br />
Though neither team was scoring much early on, the Waves were able to build a decent lead. Sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208">Lorne Jackson</a> (Simi Valley, Calif./Simi Valley HS) had a couple of early baskets, and junior forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> (Portland, Ore./Stoneridge Prep) put Pepperdine ahead 11-4 on a lay-up with a little more than 13 minutes left in the half. Pepperdine still led by five at 13-8 after Moore made a shot with 9 1/2 minutes left.<br />
But the Waves scored just one more time the rest of the half, and USF finished on a 21-2 run to go into halftime with a 29-15 advantage. The Dons also began the second half well, scoring 13 of the first 16 points to take a 42-18 lead.<br />
Pepperdine's cold shooting streak continued, as the Waves hit 30.5% of their shots (their fourth straight game under 40%). USF shot 45.3% from the field and also had advantages in rebounding (43-31) and free throws (22 of 26 to five of 11).<br />
The Dons got 21 points from Angelo Caloiaro and 18 from Dior Lowhorn.<br />
Pepperdine, which has no seniors and has a roster where 11 of the 15 players are underclassmen, was led in scoring by its sophomore class for the 24th time in 25 games.</div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3mkqa0jhiI/AAAAAAAAK7c/Y-sTYgsEwqc/s1600-h/peppnewusc4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438559073687799330" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3mkqa0jhiI/AAAAAAAAK7c/Y-sTYgsEwqc/s400/peppnewusc4.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 366px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<div><span style="font-size: 180%;"><strong><span style="color: #3333ff;">San Francisco 77, Pepperdine 47</span></strong></span><br />
<em>Associated Press</em><br />
<strong>SAN FRANCISCO</strong> -- <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=41447">Angelo Caloiaro</a> scored a career-high 21 points as San Francisco rolled to a 77-47 victory over Pepperdine on Thursday night.<br />
Caloiaro also set a career high with five 3-pointers, which accounted for all 15 of his second-half points.<br />
<a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=37416">Rashad Green</a> posted his first double-double at San Francisco with 10 points and a career-high 14 rebounds, and <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=27155">Dior Lowhorn</a> added 18 points to jump up two spots and move into fifth place on the school's career scoring list.<br />
The Dons (10-15, 5-5 West Coast Conference) seized control with a 21-2 run to close the first half. The Waves (7-18, 3-6) never recovered, thanks largely to a 30.5 percent shooting night, their second-worst performance this season.<br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3mjnr1SvTI/AAAAAAAAK60/ucow6M_Qmw4/s1600-h/peppuop.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438557927203061042" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3mjnr1SvTI/AAAAAAAAK60/ucow6M_Qmw4/s400/peppuop.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 150px; width: 200px;" /></a><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=41441">Keion Bell</a> led Pepperdine with 13 points on 5-for-21 shooting.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S3KbPnP0cOI/AAAAAAAAK30/q7t1bRZ5H4E/s1600-h/stmary_50.gif"></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jackson Twinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617362288328142935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21803971.post-90787133289650730752010-02-04T08:35:00.000-08:002010-04-09T21:01:51.595-07:00PEPP vs LOYOLA - THE RIVALS<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2soJNR4VUI/AAAAAAAAK0k/bo_DlY2ad_o/s1600-h/peppvslmu.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434481514001225026" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2soJNR4VUI/AAAAAAAAK0k/bo_DlY2ad_o/s400/peppvslmu.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<span style="color: #3333ff; font-size: 180%;">LMU Defeats Men's Hoops, 77-61</span><em>Courtesy: Pepperdine Sports Information <br />
Release: 02/06/2010</em><br />
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<strong>LOS ANGELES, Calif.</strong> - The Pepperdine men's basketball team's seven-game win streak against rival Loyola Marymount came to an end in a 77-61 loss on Saturday night in West Coast Conference action.<br />
Pepperdine (7-17, 3-5) came into the game having won 23 of the last 25 meetings with LMU (12-12, 3-5), but the Lions posted their first win in the series since 2006.<br />
The Pepperdine women won the first game of the doubleheader 72-62, so the PCH Challenge standings now have the Waves in front 7.5 to 4.5.<br />
Junior forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> (Portland, Ore./Stoneridge Prep) led the Waves with 18 points, while sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> (Los Angeles, Calif./Pasadena HS) had 13 points. Sophomore forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205">Taylor Darby</a> (San Marcos, Calif./Mission Hills HS) pulled down 10 rebounds and scored eight points.<br />
LMU's starters accounted for 70 of the Lions' 77 points, and four of them scored in double-figures, led by Drew Viney's 22.<br />
Pepperdine's cold shooting carried over from last week's San Diego game, as the Waves shot 26.9% from the field in the first half and the Lions took a 37-24 lead at halftime.<br />
The Waves also trailed by 13 at halftime in the first meeting this season but rallied to win 79-75 back on January 9. But instead of Pepperdine going on a big run to start the second half, LMU extended its lead to 57-30 with 13 minutes remaining thanks to a 14-0 run.<br />
Junior forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600207">Jonathan Dupre'</a> (Houston, Texas/Collin County CC) and freshman guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=204760986"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=204760986"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=204760986">Caleb Willis</a> (Stockbridge, Ga./Stockbridge HS) then hit back-to-back three-pointers to help Pepperdine begin the process of getting back into the game. Thanks to a 23-8 run by the Waves, which ended with another three-pointer by Dupre', the Lions' 27-point lead shrank to 12 at 65-53 with 6:50 remaining.<br />
A three-pointer by Thompson got the Waves one point closer at 67-56 with 5:45 left in regulation, but that was the closest Pepperdine would get down the stretch.<br />
The Waves hit 44.0% of their shots in the second half to finish at 35.3% for the game. LMU shot 50.0% for the contest.<br />
Pepperdine, which has no seniors and has a roster where 12 of the 16 players are underclassmen, had been led in scoring by its sophomore class in the previous 24 games this season. The juniors, with 26 points total, led the classes for the first time this season.<br />
The Waves are on the road again next week with contests at San Francisco (Thursday, Feb. 11, 7 p.m.) and Santa Clara (Saturday, Feb. 13, 7 p.m.). Fans can listen to Al Epstein's broadcasts at <a href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500">http://www.pepperdinesports.com/?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500</a> with a subscription to Wave Casts.<br />
<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjOw5QpbUX8"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434436538888980258" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2r_PT7hhyI/AAAAAAAAKvc/YZP6dRHOzjQ/s400/pepplmuu33.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjOw5QpbUX8"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434452592440035474" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sN1wEWyJI/AAAAAAAAKv0/yI5gIYaBlv0/s400/br802.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 116px; width: 116px;" /></a><br />
<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Click on the above video player for a Pepperdine Pipeline feature on the Pepperdine-LMU rivalry.<br />
<a href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com//pdf4/668926.pdf?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500" target="_blank">Pepperdine Men's Basketball Notes (PDF)</a><br />
February 3, 2010<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19iUh2eIVVA&fea%20ture=player_embedded"><strong>THE FACTS</strong> </a>- The Pepperdine men's basketball team begins the second half of West Coast Conference play at rival Loyola Marymount. The Waves came back from 17 points down to beat LMU at home last month, and are looking for their eighth straight win in the series on Saturday. The next seven games will be a challenging stretch, as five are on the road.<br />
<strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2r_OjCCtGI/AAAAAAAAKvU/xx99Clvu6Lg/s1600-h/e215a6e742941d50.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434436525762983010" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2r_OjCCtGI/AAAAAAAAKvU/xx99Clvu6Lg/s400/e215a6e742941d50.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 145px; width: 96px;" /></a>GAME #24</strong> - Saturday (Feb. 6) at Gersten Pavilion in Los Angeles, Calif.: Pepperdine (7-16, 3-4) at Loyola Marymount (11-12, 2-5) at 7:30 p.m. It will be preceded by the women's game at 5 p.m.<br />
<strong>ON THE WEB</strong> - Subscribers to "Wave Casts" can catch all Pepperdine men's basketball games on the internet at www.pepperdinesports.com. Veteran play-by-play man Al Epstein, now in his 25th season with the Waves, is behind the microphone. Most home games will have live audio and video, while road games will be audio only. Go to the Pepperdine Athletics website and look for the Wave Casts link. Live statistics will be available for all home matches free of charge, and links are provided to the home team's website when the Waves are on the road.<br />
<strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sUDL8457I/AAAAAAAAKyk/SEwcfWWszds/s1600-h/peppjancup.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434459420332976050" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sUDL8457I/AAAAAAAAKyk/SEwcfWWszds/s400/peppjancup.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 60px; width: 140px;" /></a>PCH CHALLENGE</strong> - The newly created PCH Challenge is a season-long competition between local rivals Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount. The Waves lead 6.0-3.5 heading into Saturday's two games. A home win is worth one point, while a road victory is valued at 1 1/2 points.<br />
<strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuN1xc3oIyo"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434457992095604034" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sSwDWkHUI/AAAAAAAAKx8/DBVSJSUzwvo/s400/lmu.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 100px; width: 100px;" />LOYOLA MARYMOUNT</a></strong> - Pepperdine leads the all-time series, 90-60, including a 36-33 record in away games. The Waves swept the previous three seasons' home-and-home matchups and have now won seven straight in the series. The last LMU victory was at Gersten Pavilion in 2006. The Waves have won 23 of the last 25 meetings overall.<br />
<strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sQGt79UlI/AAAAAAAAKw0/0MvGusDUP9A/s1600-h/imagesCAHMC4XF.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434455082948973138" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sQGt79UlI/AAAAAAAAKw0/0MvGusDUP9A/s400/imagesCAHMC4XF.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 64px; width: 92px;" /></a>LAST TIME VS. LMU</strong> - Back on Jan. 9 at Firestone Fieldhouse ... The 150th meeting ever between Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount was a classic, as the Waves used a 23-4 run to start the second half to rally for a 79-75 victory in the WCC opener for both schools. It was Pepperdine's 12th straight win at home over LMU. Pepperdine fell behind 16-3 after 6 1/2 minutes, trailed by as many as 17 points in the first half and was down 38-25 at halftime. <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> (22 points) and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208">Lorne Jackson</a> (17 points) were key figures in the second-half comeback. <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600207">Jonathan Dupre'</a> hit a three-pointer with two minutes left to put Pepperdine ahead to stay at 67-65. The Waves sank a season-high 14 three-pointers (going nine for 12 in the second half) and made 60.9% of their 23 attempts.<br />
<strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuN1xc3oIyo"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434453797553728770" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sO75d2bQI/AAAAAAAAKwk/yrM1uFfujac/s400/imagesCAI8FV3X.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 124px; width: 124px;" />LAST GAME</a></strong> - Pepperdine's offense could never get going on Saturday (Jan. 30) and the result was a 66-44 victory for San Diego in Firestone Fieldhouse. The Waves were held to 25.5% shooting for the game. Only <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> was able to find the mark, as he made five of 11 shots and scored 14 points. <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> made three shots and scored eight points, but no else had more than four points or more than one made field goal. USD led 29-23 at halftime and was still up only six at 34-28 with a little more than 17 minutes to play, but the Waves went nearly 15 minutes without a field goal as the Toreros pulled ahead 64-38.<br />
<strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sdYRwP95I/AAAAAAAAK0c/1SpNeg-PU60/s1600-h/pepp0902.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434469678272477074" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sdYRwP95I/AAAAAAAAK0c/1SpNeg-PU60/s400/pepp0902.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 120px; width: 160px;" /></a>ROSTER -</strong> There are no seniors on the 2009-10 squad, and 11 of the 15 players are underclassmen. The roster features four juniors, seven sophomores and four true freshmen. Pepperdine does return 11 letterwinners from last season (believed to be among the most in school history). Twelve players are on scholarship and three are walk-ons.<br />
<strong>SOPHOMORE SCORERS</strong> - Last season, Pepperdine's eight-man freshman class scored more than half of the Waves' points (57.4%). So far, the now-sophomore class has contributed nearly two-thirds (66.1%) of Pepperdine's scoring. The sophomores have been the top-scoring class in every game this season.<br />
<strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sbf6nE69I/AAAAAAAAKzk/6Z7pmPgf5IM/s1600-h/pepplmuu44.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434467610475686866" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sbf6nE69I/AAAAAAAAKzk/6Z7pmPgf5IM/s400/pepplmuu44.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2soKbeT9OI/AAAAAAAAK08/eKZwyEm0NsI/s1600-h/pepplmuu35.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434481534991332578" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2soKbeT9OI/AAAAAAAAK08/eKZwyEm0NsI/s400/pepplmuu35.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2soJ4q0JFI/AAAAAAAAK00/C9mIfnBG6EI/s1600-h/peplmu7.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434481525648532562" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2soJ4q0JFI/AAAAAAAAK00/C9mIfnBG6EI/s400/peplmu7.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>THE TRIO</strong> - Lately, the Waves have been at their best when <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a>, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208">Lorne Jackson</a> are all on. In Pepperdine's seven conference games, they have averaged a combined 46.9 points per game (that's more than two-thirds of all of the Waves' scoring).<br />
<strong>KEION BELL</strong> - Sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> (Los Angeles, Calif./Pasadena HS) has been one of the most exciting and prolific players on the West Coast in 2009-10. He is currently averaging 19.7 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.0 assists. He now ranks #2 in the WCC and #29 in the nation in scoring (he ranked as high as ninth nationally in early December). He is the fifth-highest-scoring sophomore in the country. At various points this season, he has been one of just a handful of players in the nation averaging at least 20.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists. Bell has scored more than 20 points in 12 games this season, including a career-high 37 at Gonzaga. He's been in double-figures in every game but three. At the pace he's on, he could become Pepperdine's 35th 1,000-point scorer by the end of his sophomore season (he's got 866). In the WCC rankings, he's also fourth in steals (1.6), sixth in assists, seventh in minutes (32.5) and 16th in rebounding.<br />
<strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sQIWT0kFI/AAAAAAAAKxM/y2oz4QH8suQ/s1600-h/imagesCATFAHX5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434455110966349906" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sQIWT0kFI/AAAAAAAAKxM/y2oz4QH8suQ/s400/imagesCATFAHX5.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 93px; width: 127px;" /></a>BELL'S 37-POINT GAME</strong> - The 37-point performance by <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> at Gonzaga on Jan. 21 was extremely memorable for many reasons: 34 of the 37 points came in the second half ... He set the McCarthey Athletic Center record for points by an opponent ... Along with his 34-point game vs. Monmouth, he has the two highest scoring games in the WCC this season ... His second-half slam dunk over Gonzaga 7-footer Robert Sacre made ESPN SportsCenter's Plays of the Day ... Bell made 14 of 21 shots, three of four three-pointers and six of eight free throws ... He scored 22 of Pepperdine's first 24 second-half points in an eight-minute span ... The last time a Pepperdine player scored more points was in January 2001 when Brandon Armstrong notched 40 against Loyola Marymount ... It tied as the 24th-best single-game performance in Pepperdine history, and by players other than scoring great Bird Averitt, it was the eighth best.<br />
<strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sbgJEVGYI/AAAAAAAAKzs/QFwuJzJ1rOo/s1600-h/pepplmu88.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434467614356478338" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sbgJEVGYI/AAAAAAAAKzs/QFwuJzJ1rOo/s400/pepplmu88.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 120px; width: 160px;" /></a>MYCHEL THOMPSON</strong> - Junior forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> (Portland, Ore./Stoneridge Prep) was selected as team captain for 2009-10 after a landslide vote by his teammates. He is Pepperdine's only player that has been with the team for two full seasons. Thompson is averaging 12.3 points this season (second-best on the team) and 9.7 points for his career. He has broken into Pepperdine's career top 10 in three-pointers made this season (he's now #8 with 129, Tom Lewis is #7 at 132). Since a rough start to his season from beyond the arc (0-for-21), Thompson has made 38 of 84 (45%). He's been in double-figures in seven of the last eight games and is averaging 14.4 ppg in conference play. He scored a career-high-tying 25 points in a win vs. Utah. Thompson's 6-for-7 three-point performance vs. LMU nearly equaled the school record for single-game percentage (6-for-6, 1.000).<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19iUh2eIVVA&fea%20ture=player_embedded"><strong><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434457967924084194" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sSupTn_eI/AAAAAAAAKxs/mWYT5E4H_50/s400/lojacucla.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" />LORNE JACKSON</strong> </a>- Sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208">Lorne Jackson</a> (Simi Valley, Calif./Simi Valley HS) is averaging 12.9 points per game in conference play, and he has seen his overall scoring average increase to 9.0 ppg. He's scored in double-figures in five of seven conference games, including a career-high 21 vs. San Francisco. He's also averaging 4.7 rebounds and 4.0 assists in WCC games.<br />
<strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sO6ywjSDI/AAAAAAAAKwU/yJ6JjuM20AU/s1600-h/imagesCA0MF1ZG.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434453778573248562" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sO6ywjSDI/AAAAAAAAKwU/yJ6JjuM20AU/s400/imagesCA0MF1ZG.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 127px; width: 117px;" /></a>2009-10 NOTABLES</strong> - The Waves were down 12 to Cal State San Bernardino with 8 1/2 minutes to play but came back to win by three ... The Waves were the team champion at the World Vision Challenge in Wyoming ... Pepperdine's win over Utah came against a 2009 NCAA Tournament team ... In the 150th meeting ever with LMU, the Waves came back from a 17-point first-half deficit to post a victory in the first game of WCC play ... Pepperdine beat Santa Clara at home for the 13th time in the last 14 meetings ... Pepperdine started 2-0 in league play for the first time since 2005 and 3-0 for the first time since 2002 (a year that the Waves started 11-0 en route to a 13-1 record and a tie for first in the WCC with Gonzaga) ... At 3-0, the Waves were three games over .500 in league play for the first time since 2004 ... Although it was a loss, the Waves' seven-point defeat at Gonzaga was an excellent effort and gave them their closest margin of defeat in Spokane in the last 10 years.<br />
<strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sbfWHoKGI/AAAAAAAAKzc/8IN0LoU2Nbo/s1600-h/050-Eat-Sleep-Basketball1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434467600680101986" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sbfWHoKGI/AAAAAAAAKzc/8IN0LoU2Nbo/s400/050-Eat-Sleep-Basketball1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 80px; width: 62px;" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sUCcUVqhI/AAAAAAAAKyU/BMN0t6Zi1gU/s1600-h/peppdane.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434459407546427922" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sUCcUVqhI/AAAAAAAAKyU/BMN0t6Zi1gU/s400/peppdane.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 125px; width: 103px;" /></a>2009-10 HONORS</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> was named to the preseason All-WCC first team ... Bell (26.7 ppg) was named MVP of the World Vision Challenge at Wyoming and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211">Dane Suttle Jr.</a> (15.3 ppg) also made the all-tournament team ... <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> was named WCC co-Player of the Week on Jan. 11 after scoring a game-high 22 points and making six of seven three-pointers in a win vs. LMU ... <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208">Lorne Jackson</a> was named WCC co-Player of the Week on Jan. 18 after averaging 18.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks in victories over Santa Clara and San Francisco ... Pepperdine has two WCC POTW honors in the same season for the first time since 2004-05, and had its first back-to-back winners since December 2002.<br />
<strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2soJnY4lxI/AAAAAAAAK0s/Hhvqu6zehuo/s1600-h/pepplmu13.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434481521009923858" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2soJnY4lxI/AAAAAAAAK0s/Hhvqu6zehuo/s400/pepplmu13.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 120px; width: 160px;" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sYt0Au4yI/AAAAAAAAKzE/-Rx1ehvbk1Q/s1600-h/PEPPLMU.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434464550687531810" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sYt0Au4yI/AAAAAAAAKzE/-Rx1ehvbk1Q/s400/PEPPLMU.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 150px; width: 200px;" /></a>RETURNERS</strong> - Four of the five starters from last year's team return (<a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a>, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205">Taylor Darby</a>, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209">Corbin Moore</a> and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a>). Pepperdine's returning players account for 82.5% percent of last year's scoring (1629/1974), 88.3% of the rebounds (919/1041), 65.4% of the assists (223/341), 95.0% of the blocked shots (96/101) and 77.2% of the steals (166/215).<br />
<strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sdWbii9oI/AAAAAAAAKz8/sTjeIuckfEg/s1600-h/PEPPUC+LA.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434469646539617922" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sdWbii9oI/AAAAAAAAKz8/sTjeIuckfEg/s400/PEPPUC+LA.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 400px; width: 291px;" /></a>WCC PRESEASON POLL</strong> - According to the WCC's coaches, the Waves are predicted to finish seventh in the conference. Their poll went in the following order: Gonzaga, Portland, Saint Mary's, San Francisco and Santa Clara (tied), San Diego, Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount. Several national publications and websites have differing opinions on the Waves, including fourth (The Sporting News), fifth (The Sports Network), sixth (Athlon and Lindy's) and seventh (Rivals.com, CBSSports.com and CollegeHoops.net).<br />
<strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sYsG2hLBI/AAAAAAAAKys/S73g1FVufu4/s1600-h/imagesCAFPYLC6.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434464521385225234" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sYsG2hLBI/AAAAAAAAKys/S73g1FVufu4/s400/imagesCAFPYLC6.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 116px; width: 116px;" /></a>TELEVISION</strong> - The Waves are slated to appear on television several times once again in 2009-10. Six games will be shown locally - Nov. 23 at UCLA on Fox Sports West, Jan. 14 vs. Santa Clara on ESPNU, Jan. 21 at Gonzaga on Prime Ticket (delayed), Jan. 30 vs. San Diego on Prime Ticket, Feb. 18 vs. Portland on Prime Ticket and Feb. 20 vs. Gonzaga on Fox Sports West.<br />
<strong>YOUTUBE SENSATION</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a>, a preseason All-WCC first team selection, got Pepperdine a ton of publicity in mid-October. At Blue & Orange Madness, Pepperdine's event to kick off the start of practice, the sophomore guard finished up the dunk contest by leaping over five teammates and slamming it home. A Pepperdine fan happened to record the dunk on his iPhone and uploaded it onto YouTube. It quickly spread around the internet and at last check had nearly 1.1 million hits. ESPN's SportsCenter picked up the video and made the dunk the #2 Play of the Day.<br />
<strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sYuaGNesI/AAAAAAAAKzM/RNMXUZfJrAc/s1600-h/peppc.bmp"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434464560911055554" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sYuaGNesI/AAAAAAAAKzM/RNMXUZfJrAc/s400/peppc.bmp" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>TOM ASBURY</strong> - Now in his second stint in charge of the Waves is coaching great <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a>. He returned to Malibu prior to the 2008-09 campaign to become the Waves' head coach again after 14 seasons away. Asbury was previously at Pepperdine for nine years as an assistant coach (1980-88) and then the next six as the head coach (1989-94). He went on to serve as head coach at Kansas State from 1995-2000 and was an assistant coach at Alabama from 2004-07. </div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sN0eIBCBI/AAAAAAAAKvk/siFUa3quUUA/s1600-h/Image00021533.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434452570443679762" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sN0eIBCBI/AAAAAAAAKvk/siFUa3quUUA/s400/Image00021533.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 400px; width: 319px;" /></a>Asbury went 125-59 (.679) in his first head coaching job at Pepperdine and took the Waves to the postseason five times in six years with three NCAA Tournament appearances (1991, '92, '94) and two in the NIT (1989, '93). Pepperdine won three regular-season WCC titles and the school's only three WCC Tournament championships came under Asbury. Prior to the start of the 2009-10 season, his seven-year record at Pepperdine was 134-82 (.620) and his 13-year record as a head coach was 219-170 (.563).<br />
<strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sbfMnq8UI/AAAAAAAAKzU/jzImreQ4n3Q/s1600-h/pepp+marty.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434467598130147650" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sbfMnq8UI/AAAAAAAAKzU/jzImreQ4n3Q/s400/pepp+marty.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 312px; width: 200px;" /></a>ASSISTANTS</strong> - Upon his return, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a> wanted to find assistants with a passion for Pepperdine and an understanding of its mission, so he turned to three former student-athletes. It's believed that Duke and Pepperdine have the only two college basketball staffs where the assistant coaches are all alums. Associate head coach <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962">Marty Wilson</a> (1985-89) and assistant coaches <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958">Damin Lopez</a> (1990-94) and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616">Will Kimble</a> (2001-03) played in three different eras, all successful. In the 13 seasons that made up their playing careers, Pepperdine went a combined 261-135 (.659), had 12 winning seasons, won six WCC regular-season titles and three WCC tournament titles, and made six NCAA Tournaments and four NITs.</div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sN2weduWI/AAAAAAAAKv8/04Q8oDhRo1Q/s1600-h/images55.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434452609729411426" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sN2weduWI/AAAAAAAAKv8/04Q8oDhRo1Q/s400/images55.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 98px; width: 130px;" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sN3lOWKdI/AAAAAAAAKwE/6ebUsGWyqy0/s1600-h/images99.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434452623888886226" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sN3lOWKdI/AAAAAAAAKwE/6ebUsGWyqy0/s400/images99.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 95px; width: 96px;" /></a><br />
<strong>HECTOR HAROLD</strong> - There are no seniors on the roster but Pepperdine had one scholarship to offer for 2010-11. During the early signing period, they inked Hector Harold, a 6-foot-6 small forward from the Northfield Mount Hermon (Mass.) School. He was given a rating of 88 out of 100 by ESPN.com's recruiting site and is considered one of the top seniors in New England. He is originally from Pasadena, Calif.<br />
<strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sO6afizLI/AAAAAAAAKwM/05YlzHqMovo/s1600-h/imagesCAOAR341.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434453772059462834" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sO6afizLI/AAAAAAAAKwM/05YlzHqMovo/s400/imagesCAOAR341.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 135px; width: 95px;" /></a>NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a> believes in preparing his team for league play with a difficult non-conference slate of games, and so that's what the Waves did for the first 16 games of the season. The Waves played six games against non-conference teams that took part in the postseason last year: Portland State, UCLA and Utah made the NCAA Tournament, Miami (Fla.) was in the NIT, Wyoming was in the College Basketball Invitational and Pacific was in the inaugural CollegeInsider.com Tournament. Nine of the 16 non-conference games were at home.<br />
<strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sQHTS09DI/AAAAAAAAKw8/ysIDoViPszQ/s1600-h/imagesCA9KL60J.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434455092977005618" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sQHTS09DI/AAAAAAAAKw8/ysIDoViPszQ/s400/imagesCA9KL60J.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 140px; width: 97px;" /></a>LAST SEASON</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a>'s return to Pepperdine brought much-needed stability to the program in his first season back. With only five players returning, Asbury and his new staff brought in 10 newcomers well after the regular letter-of-intent signing period. The young Waves posted a 9-23 overall record but got much better as the year went on, placing sixth in the WCC with a 5-9 record and winning a first-round game at the WCC Tournament. <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> was named to the WCC All-Freshman team after averaging a team-best 12.9 ppg.<br />
<strong>PEPPERDINE HISTORY</strong> - This is the 72nd season of Pepperdine basketball, and the Waves opened 2009-10 with an all-time record of 1,111-910 (.550). Pepperdine has been to the NCAA Tournament 13 times (last in 2002), and has won 12 West Coast Conference regular-season titles (last in 2002) and three WCC Tournament crowns (last in 1994).<br />
<strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sYtNRRPBI/AAAAAAAAKy8/x5710ouBXyc/s1600-h/pepp+latimes.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434464540287908882" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sYtNRRPBI/AAAAAAAAKy8/x5710ouBXyc/s400/pepp+latimes.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 255px; width: 250px;" /></a>BEST IN THE WEST</strong> - Pepperdine has long been one of the top Division I programs on the West Coast. Over the 31-season period from the 1978-79 season through the 2008-09 campaign, of the 32 schools that currently play Division I basketball in California, Oregon or Washington, the Waves began the 2009-10 season ranking third overall in postseason appearances (16) and fifth in both wins (525) and winning percentage (.565) over the past 31 years.<br />
<strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sUBcog3nI/AAAAAAAAKyE/zGbaaKd2xcU/s1600-h/pcdc3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434459390451179122" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sUBcog3nI/AAAAAAAAKyE/zGbaaKd2xcU/s400/pcdc3.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 400px; width: 277px;" /></a>WAVES IN THE PROS -</strong> This is the 34th consecutive season where at least one Pepperdine alum has been on an NBA roster. Currently in the NBA is Yakhouba Diawara, now in his fourth season overall and his second with the Miami Heat.</div><div></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sSuM1Li1I/AAAAAAAAKxk/8Hr2_2eZdh0/s1600-h/imagesCA1UOIMD.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434457960280197970" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sSuM1Li1I/AAAAAAAAKxk/8Hr2_2eZdh0/s400/imagesCA1UOIMD.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 104px; width: 130px;" /></a> </div><div>A total of 16 former Pepperdine players have gone on to play in the NBA, most notably Dennis Johnson (the 1979 NBA Finals MVP) and Doug Christie (a 15-year NBA veteran who was a mainstay on the All-Defensive Team). Some recent standouts have been playing in foreign countries, including Alex Acker (Italy), Tezale Archie (Netherlands), Brandon Armstrong (Venezuela), Gerald Brown (Poland), Jelani Gardner (Greece), Kelvin Gibbs (Germany), Chase Griffin (Germany), Dana Jones (Switzerland) and Glen McGowan (Dominican Republic). Robert "Hollywood" Turner, formerly a member of the Harlem Globetrotters, is now playing in Finland.<br />
<strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sUB3VdrNI/AAAAAAAAKyM/nxQ4h-ynSdo/s1600-h/peppbk.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434459397619035346" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sUB3VdrNI/AAAAAAAAKyM/nxQ4h-ynSdo/s400/peppbk.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 130px; width: 78px;" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sQI7GUgmI/AAAAAAAAKxU/yS5Jhm5H34A/s1600-h/pcc1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434455120841835106" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sQI7GUgmI/AAAAAAAAKxU/yS5Jhm5H34A/s400/pcc1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 122px; width: 125px;" /></a>ABOUT PEPPERDINE</strong> - Pepperdine boasts a one-of-a-kind athletic department with unprecedented success for a school of its size. The Waves have won a total of nine NCAA championships in five different men's sports - one of just 14 schools to have accomplished this feat. Of the 14, Pepperdine is the only non-BCS school and has by far the smallest enrollment. The majority of Pepperdine's teams are ranked nationally year after year and compete for conference and national titles. </div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sdX7PvnHI/AAAAAAAAK0U/F3tgHOCeZAk/s1600-h/peppcrowd.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434469672230558834" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sdX7PvnHI/AAAAAAAAK0U/F3tgHOCeZAk/s400/peppcrowd.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sO7ZoXr7I/AAAAAAAAKwc/yi8mWqFcEzw/s1600-h/imagesCATP6IYS.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434453789007916978" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sO7ZoXr7I/AAAAAAAAKwc/yi8mWqFcEzw/s400/imagesCATP6IYS.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 139px; width: 113px;" /></a><br />
<div><span style="color: #3333ff;"><strong><span style="font-size: 180%;">Pepperdine Team Report</span></strong></span><span style="color: #3333ff;"><span style="font-size: 130%;"><em>GETTING INSIDE</em></span></span>The enthusiasm and confidence Pepperdine acquired from its 3-0 start in West Coast Conference play has disintegrated in four consecutive losses, the last a blowout home defeat to a struggling San Diego team.<br />
And now the Waves begin a stretch of three consecutive road games on Feb. 6 against Loyola Marymount, and that might only perpetuate the woes, because the Waves are winless on their opponents’ home courts this season.<br />
<span style="color: #3333ff;">A lot of the Waves’ apparent slump has been a product of the schedule.</span> The 3-0 conference start came against some of the weaker WCC teams and were all played at Pepperdine.<br />
Then came consecutive games against the three best teams in the WCC—Gonzaga, Portland and St. Mary’s—the first two on the road.<br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sUCgoECzI/AAAAAAAAKyc/q337oiJH65c/s1600-h/pepplmu32.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434459408702901042" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sUCgoECzI/AAAAAAAAKyc/q337oiJH65c/s400/pepplmu32.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>It’s no surprise the Waves lost those three. The first real discouraging result was the Jan. 30 loss to San Diego. The Toreros had lost five in a row, and the Waves were playing at home, but Pepperdine crumbled badly, losing by 22 points while scoring only 44 points.<br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sSvWSy9-I/AAAAAAAAKx0/tJVQhJ8K3AI/s1600-h/getbe.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434457980000204770" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sSvWSy9-I/AAAAAAAAKx0/tJVQhJ8K3AI/s400/getbe.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 144px; width: 144px;" /></a>Pepperdine is a fragile team, having suffered through a lot of losing in recent seasons and through the nonconference portion of this season, and it remains to be seen whether the Waves can handle this slide with road games coming up.<br />
The Waves are young, with a starting lineup that includes three sophomores and a freshman.<br />
The loss to San Diego has a chance to linger on the Waves’ minds. They trailed by only two points late in the first half and were still in the game, down by eight with 12:22 remaining in the game.<br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sYsnmWLrI/AAAAAAAAKy0/EhNifA1lJ6M/s1600-h/peppg5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434464530175766194" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sYsnmWLrI/AAAAAAAAKy0/EhNifA1lJ6M/s400/peppg5.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>At that point, the Waves’ offense vanished. Over the next eight minutes, Pepperdine went 0-for-6 from the floor and committed eight turnovers to play themselves out of the game.<br />
Such a lapse in a game happens occasionally to young teams, but it is particularly disturbing when it happens at home. The Waves made only four of 20 shots in the second half, and that included baskets on their final two shots, well after the outcome had been decided.<br />
The Waves also committed 17 turnovers, and Pepperdine’s star, Keion Bell, had a poor shooting game, so he was unable to rescue the team. When Bell struggles, so does the team.<br />
<strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sdXt-7UcI/AAAAAAAAK0M/PH527hrz-8g/s1600-h/PEPPSTONG2.bmp"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434469668670362050" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sdXt-7UcI/AAAAAAAAK0M/PH527hrz-8g/s400/PEPPSTONG2.bmp" style="cursor: hand; height: 160px; width: 107px;" /></a><span style="color: #3333ff;">NOTES, QUOTES</span></strong><br />
—The 44 points and 25.5 percent shooting in the loss to San Diego on Jan. 30 were season lows for Pepperdine.<br />
• Pepperdine’s four-game losing streak as of Feb. 1 is its second longest losing streak of the season. It lost seven in a row earlier.<br />
• The Waves drew a crowd of only 940 for its Saturday game against San Diego on Jan. 30.<br />
<strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sSths9LZI/AAAAAAAAKxc/v5ZTBIdY7nc/s1600-h/2638433124.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434457948702977426" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sSths9LZI/AAAAAAAAKxc/v5ZTBIdY7nc/s400/2638433124.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 125px; width: 85px;" /></a><span style="color: #3333ff;">On The Spot:</span></strong> Pepperdine has been on a gradual decline since its 3-0 conference start and that is not a good trend. In its first conference loss, Pepperdine played pretty well in a road loss to Gonzaga before being handled by Portland in the next game. St. Mary’s handled Pepperdine easily when the Waves returned home, and Pepperdine played its worst conference game so far this season in the 22-point loss to San Diego, which was tied for last coming into the game. Confidence is waning, and confidence was what the Waves had going for them two weeks earlier.<br />
<strong><span style="color: #3333ff;">Quote To Note:</span></strong> “When we are scoring, things happen and we are that much stronger.”—Pepperdine G Keion Bell, who had only eight points in the Jan. 30 loss to San Diego.<br />
<strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sN1CDv4eI/AAAAAAAAKvs/oWDibiNpcCY/s1600-h/imagesCAYVEDF4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434452580089455074" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sN1CDv4eI/AAAAAAAAKvs/oWDibiNpcCY/s400/imagesCAYVEDF4.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 117px; width: 117px;" /></a>STRATEGY AND PERSONNEL<br />
<em>Season Recap:</em></strong> Pepperdine had lost nine of 10 games coming into conference play, then showed some life by winning its first three conference games. But Pepperdine had regressed to its expected status, having lost four in a row as of Feb. 1. The Waves dropped to 7-16 and were headed the wrong direction. They begin a three-game trip on Feb. 4, and they were 0-7 in games on their opponents’ home courts.<br />
<strong>Player Rotation:</strong> Usual Starters—G Keion Bell, F Mychel Thompson, F Jonathan DuPre, F Taylor Darby, G Lorne Jackson. Key Subs—F Dane Suttle Jr., G Joshua Lowery, F Gus Clardy.<br />
<strong>Game Review:</strong><br />
Portland 80, Pepperdine 64<br />
St. Mary’s 88, Pepperdine 71<br />
San Diego 66, Pepperdine 44<br />
<strong>Game Preview:</strong>at Loyola Marymount, Saturday, Feb. 6<br />
at San Francisco, Thursday, Feb. 11<br />
at Santa Clara, Saturday, Feb. 13<br />
vs. Portland, Thursday, Feb. 18<br />
vs. Gonzaga, Saturday, Feb. 20<br />
<strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sO8VG388I/AAAAAAAAKws/fvqCuqHGI1E/s1600-h/imagesCAAA8YYX.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434453804973552578" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sO8VG388I/AAAAAAAAKws/fvqCuqHGI1E/s400/imagesCAAA8YYX.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 22px; width: 126px;" /></a><span style="color: #3333ff;">In Focus:</span></strong> Pepperdine overcame a 17-point, first-half deficit to beat Loyola Marymount in its conference opener. But that was at Pepperdine, and the Waves are winless on the road. Mychel Thompson had 22 points in the first meeting, and he was one of the few Pepperdine players who had a decent shooting game in the Jan. 30 loss to San Diego. As always, Pepperdine needs Keion Bell to do a little bit of everything to be successful.<br />
<strong>Roster Report:</strong>• Keion Bell had a streak of three consecutive games of scoring 20 points or more halted by San Diego, which limited him to eight points.<br />
• Mychel Thompson started the season 0-for-20 on 3-pointers over the first six games, but he has made at least two 3-pointers in each of the past eight games as of Feb. 1.<br />
• <span style="color: #3333ff;">Lorne Jackson</span> matched a season high with six rebounds against San Diego on Jan. 30.</div><br />
<div><a href="http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/"><span style="font-size: 180%;">College Hotline</span></a><span style="font-size: 180%;"><br />
</span><em>With Jon Wilner</em></div><div><em></em><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sdXCNf72I/AAAAAAAAK0E/6F8jSfV-V0M/s1600-h/pepplmuu22.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434469656920321890" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sdXCNf72I/AAAAAAAAK0E/6F8jSfV-V0M/s400/pepplmuu22.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a></div><div>To the ratings we go …<br />
1. Gonzaga (17-4/6-1): NCAA seed likely to be determined in the next 10 days: vs. Portland, at Memphis, vs. St. Mary’s<br />
2. St. Mary’s (19-3/6-1): I’m not calling an upset, but the ingredients are there for Santa Clara to rise up this weekend in Moraga: SMC is at home against the last-place team, which it already beat fairly easily … and the Broncos are amped up and capable of long stretches of quality play (as they showed against Gonzaga) and have a point guard that SMC cannot keep out of the lane.<br />
3. Portland (14-7/5-2): Quietly taking care of business and … whadayaknow? … only a game out of first, thanks to USF.<br />
4. USF (8-14/3-4): Gave Dons the edge over Pepperdine, despite the head-to-head result, because of the mega-upset of Gonzaga.<br />
5. San Diego (9-14/2-5): And gave USD the edge over Pepperdine because of the Toreros’ 22-point head-to-head victory.<br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sQHg38O4I/AAAAAAAAKxE/9yMxAbt_AFo/s1600-h/imagesBB.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434455096622332802" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sQHg38O4I/AAAAAAAAKxE/9yMxAbt_AFo/s400/imagesBB.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 96px; width: 75px;" /></a>6. <strong>Pepperdine</strong> (7-16/3-4): The margin of defeat vs. USD makes me wonder (from afar) if there’s something wrong with the Waves that cannot be fixed in a few days … and five of their last seven are on the road.<br />
7. Loyola Marymount (11-12/2-5): If the Lions don’t beat Pepperdine at home on Saturday, they might not win again. (And the same is true of the Waves if they lose at LMU.)<br />
8. Santa Clara (9-15/1-6): Blowout loss to Portland was sooooo predictable given SCU’s inexperience and the emotional/disappointing loss to Gonzaga.</div><div><em>2010 </em><a href="http://medianewsgroup.com/"><em>Media News Group</em></a> </div><br />
<div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2r_OCn4VlI/AAAAAAAAKvM/6yHxE9UFlA4/s1600-h/pepp+hank+gathers1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434436517063317074" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2r_OCn4VlI/AAAAAAAAKvM/6yHxE9UFlA4/s400/pepp+hank+gathers1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 400px; width: 294px;" /></a><br />
<span style="color: #993300; font-size: 180%;"><strong><span style="color: #333333;">College career</span></strong></span>In the 1988–89 season, he became the second player in history to lead <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association" title="National Collegiate Athletic Association">NCAA</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division_I" title="Division I">Division I</a> in scoring and rebounding in the same season, averaging 32.7 points and 13.7 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebound" title="Rebound">rebounds</a> per game. LMU's coach at that time, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Westhead" title="Paul Westhead">Paul Westhead</a>, had instituted an extraordinarily fast-paced game plan. On offense, the Lions took numerous <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-point_field_goal" title="Three-point field goal">three-point shots</a>, and typically shot the ball within 10 seconds of gaining possession; their defense was a <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_court_press" title="Full court press">full court press</a> designed to force their opponents into a frenzied up-and-down game. Loyola Marymount still holds the place in the NCAA record books for being involved in the five highest scoring games in Division I history.<br />
<strong><span style="font-size: 180%;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2r_NtYgKmI/AAAAAAAAKvE/LTSFjgtNUi8/s1600-h/pepp+hank+gathers.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434436511361673826" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2r_NtYgKmI/AAAAAAAAKvE/LTSFjgtNUi8/s400/pepp+hank+gathers.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 125px; width: 93px;" /></a>Legacy</span></strong><br />
As a result of Gathers' death, the 1990 WCC tournament was suspended, and Loyola Marymount was given the league's automatic bid to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCAA_Men%27s_Division_I_Basketball_Championship" title="NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship">NCAA Tournament</a> (as a #11 seed) due to its regular season championship. During LMU's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_NCAA_Men%27s_Division_I_Basketball_Tournament" title="1990 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament">subsequent run</a> to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elite_Eight" title="Elite Eight">Elite Eight</a> before falling to eventual national champion <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNLV_Runnin%27_Rebels_basketball" title="UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball">UNLV</a>, Gathers' teammate <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Kimble" title="Bo Kimble">Bo Kimble</a> (a right-handed player) shot his first free throw of each game left-handed in memory of Gathers, who, while naturally right-handed, was a poor free-throw shooter and had, for a time, attempted to shoot left-handed. He made all three attempts (Kimble did not have any free-throw attempts in the Sweet 16 win over Alabama), from that point onward, and deep into his professional career, Kimble continued to honor his fallen friend by making his first free throws left-handed.<br />
In 1992, Gathers' life was dramatized in a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_movie" title="Television movie">TV movie</a>, as Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story. He was portrayed by Victor Love.<br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2r_NQdoYOI/AAAAAAAAKu8/wEgUAFJBb84/s1600-h/pepp+hank+gathers2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434436503598555362" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2r_NQdoYOI/AAAAAAAAKu8/wEgUAFJBb84/s400/pepp+hank+gathers2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 400px; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gersten_Pavilion" title="Gersten Pavilion">Gersten Pavilion</a>, LMU's on-campus athletics facility, is known to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loyola_Marymount_Lions" title="Loyola Marymount Lions">Lions</a> fans as "Hank's House", although that is not part of its official name. On 29 January 2005, members of Gathers' 1989–90 team, including Kimble, were inducted into the Loyola Marymount <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall_of_Fame" title="Hall of Fame">Hall of Fame</a> during halftime of a 63–46 win over cross-town rival <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepperdine_University" title="Pepperdine University">Pepperdine</a>. Gathers' mother, Lucille Gathers Cheeseboro, also attended the ceremony.<br />
Gathers' nephew D.J. Rivera is the top scoring player in 2009 for the NCAA Division I America East Conference. He attends Binghamton University (SUNY). Due to his strong play this season the Binghamton Bearcats won the America East and for the first time earned a bid to the NCAA tournament.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br />
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<span style="font-size: 180%;">NFL Draft Projections by College</span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sr7nKXCZI/AAAAAAAAK1c/qHJXU4EgyHE/s1600-h/cal3333.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434485678477347218" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sr7nKXCZI/AAAAAAAAK1c/qHJXU4EgyHE/s400/cal3333.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 89px; width: 118px;" /></a><br />
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<strong>ALL PLAYERS</strong><a href="http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?id=25684&draftyear=2010">Tyson Alualu</a> <a href="http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/position?id=32&draftyear=2010">DT</a><br />
<a href="http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?id=25711&draftyear=2010">Jahvid Best</a> <a href="http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/position?id=9&draftyear=2010">RB</a><br />
<a href="http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?id=25070&draftyear=2010">Nyan Boateng</a> <a href="http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/position?id=1&draftyear=2010">WR</a><br />
<a href="http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?id=25100&draftyear=2010">Marcus Ezeff</a> <a href="http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/position?id=93&draftyear=2010">S</a><br />
<a href="http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?id=25105&draftyear=2010">Brett Johnson</a> <a href="http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/position?id=93&draftyear=2010">S</a><br />
<a href="http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?id=25408&draftyear=2010">Chet Teofilo</a> <a href="http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/position?id=47&draftyear=2010">OG</a><br />
<a href="http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?id=25629&draftyear=2010">Michael Tepper</a> <a href="http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/position?id=46&draftyear=2010">OT</a><br />
<a href="http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?id=25505&draftyear=2010">Syd'Quan Thompson</a> <a href="http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/position?id=92&draftyear=2010">CB</a><br />
<a href="http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?id=25478&draftyear=2010">Verran Tucker</a> <a href="http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/position?id=1&draftyear=2010">R</a><br />
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height: 271px; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sr8VePw5I/AAAAAAAAK1s/6xMd4EHCpWE/s1600-h/calnulang1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434485690908787602" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2sr8VePw5I/AAAAAAAAK1s/6xMd4EHCpWE/s400/calnulang1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 272px; width: 400px;" /></a>Jackson Twinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617362288328142935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21803971.post-13399736975350814022010-01-30T01:51:00.000-08:002010-01-31T23:45:08.866-08:00PEPP vs USD<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2ZtcMC3JkI/AAAAAAAAKjE/t12zJSvoYSw/s1600-h/%5BE%5B%5BHK2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433150331506075202" style="WIDTH: 220px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 219px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2ZtcMC3JkI/AAAAAAAAKjE/t12zJSvoYSw/s400/%5BE%5B%5BHK2.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2ZtcSiO6eI/AAAAAAAAKjM/-qm1tbkArmw/s1600-h/255-24707.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433150333248268770" style="WIDTH: 116px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2ZtcSiO6eI/AAAAAAAAKjM/-qm1tbkArmw/s400/255-24707.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2UmUYkUNMI/AAAAAAAAKik/plTai9LLJ6I/s1600-h/75a9bcef94d2a860.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432790657126380738" style="WIDTH: 90px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 135px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2UmUYkUNMI/AAAAAAAAKik/plTai9LLJ6I/s400/75a9bcef94d2a860.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2UmUnuOo8I/AAAAAAAAKis/P-1z6VwbWQY/s1600-h/30836530.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432790661194490818" style="WIDTH: 140px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 110px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2UmUnuOo8I/AAAAAAAAKis/P-1z6VwbWQY/s400/30836530.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;">Men's Hoops Downed by San Diego</span><br /><em>Courtesy: Pepperdine Sports Information<br />Release: 01/30/2010</em><br /><br /><a href="https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf4/668322.pdf?ATCLID=204878059&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500" target="PDFWIN"><strong>Pepperdine-San Diego Box Score</strong></a><strong><br /></strong><a href="http://r1.ace.advertising.com/click/site=0000751514/mnum=0000825993/cstr=56381770=_4b666b26,0787502351,751514%5E825993%5E1%5E0,1_/xsxdata=$xsxdata/bnum=56381770/optn=64?trg=http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/N5506.aol1/B4084309.36;abr=!ie4;abr=!ie5;sz=300x250;ord=0787502351?"></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2Zv8afIUrI/AAAAAAAAKjs/Xc4ZbLJkPLw/s1600-h/br16.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433153084161807026" style="WIDTH: 106px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 135px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2Zv8afIUrI/AAAAAAAAKjs/Xc4ZbLJkPLw/s400/br16.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2Zv7p1hOpI/AAAAAAAAKjc/1T-Z0tpRpN8/s1600-h/br10.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433153071102376594" style="WIDTH: 109px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 59px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2Zv7p1hOpI/AAAAAAAAKjc/1T-Z0tpRpN8/s400/br10.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>MALIBU, Calif</strong>. - The Pepperdine men's basketball team's offense could never get going on Saturday night, and the result was a 66-44 victory for San Diego in West Coast Conference play at Firestone Fieldhouse.<br />The Waves (7-16, 3-4) were held to 25.5% shooting by the Toreros (9-14, 2-5), who ended a five-game losing streak.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2Zv82gUleI/AAAAAAAAKj0/XUOCU8ox7aA/s1600-h/3974333905.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433153091682997730" style="WIDTH: 126px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 145px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2Zv82gUleI/AAAAAAAAKj0/XUOCU8ox7aA/s400/3974333905.jpg" border="0" /></a>Only junior forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> (Portland, Ore./Stoneridge Prep) was able to find the mark for the Waves, as he made five of 11 shots and scored 14 points.<br />Sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> (Los Angeles, Calif./Pasadena HS) made three shots and scored eight points, but no one else for the Waves had more than four points or made more than one field goal.<br />San Diego, which shot 41.8%, got 17 points and 10 rebounds from Chris Manresa, 12 points from Matt Dorr and 11 points from Brandon Johnson.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2Ztb0IGidI/AAAAAAAAKi8/tc04tHDpT-Q/s1600-h/3052676242.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433150325085604306" style="WIDTH: 135px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 92px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2Ztb0IGidI/AAAAAAAAKi8/tc04tHDpT-Q/s400/3052676242.jpg" border="0" /></a>Pepperdine took its largest lead of three points at 9-6 after a jumper by freshman forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=204760944"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=204760944"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=204760944">Tanner Kerry</a> (Sydney, Australia) and a basket by sophomore forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205">Taylor Darby</a> (San Marcos, Calif./Mission Hills HS). The Toreros scored the next six points, however, and didn't trail again. Though the Waves shot 29.0% from the floor in the first half, they trailed by just six at 29-23 at halftime.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2UmU4w7CxI/AAAAAAAAKi0/5FuQNaNxBLQ/s1600-h/3981131148.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432790665769192210" style="WIDTH: 97px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 140px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2UmU4w7CxI/AAAAAAAAKi0/5FuQNaNxBLQ/s400/3981131148.jpg" border="0" /></a>Thompson had a couple of baskets early in the second half, and it was still just a six-point game at 34-28 with a little more than 17 minutes to play. But Pepperdine went nearly 15 minutes without a field goal from then on, and before freshman guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=204760985"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=204760985"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=204760985">Joshua Lowery</a> (Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista HS) ended the drought with a bucket with 2:35 left, the Toreros had pulled ahead by 26 at 64-38. The Waves shot 4-for-20 from the field in the second half.<br />Pepperdine, which has no seniors and has a roster where 12 of the 16 players are underclassmen, has been led in scoring by its sophomore class in 23 of 23 games this season.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2Ztc3I_9XI/AAAAAAAAKjU/hwJ5pR7WVQs/s1600-h/BasketballCoach_.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433150343074542962" style="WIDTH: 78px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 113px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2Ztc3I_9XI/AAAAAAAAKjU/hwJ5pR7WVQs/s400/BasketballCoach_.gif" border="0" /></a>The Waves begin the second half of conference play at rival Loyola Marymount next Saturday (Feb. 6) at 7:30 p.m. It will be preceded by the women's game at 5 p.m. Points will be up for grabs in the newly created PCH Challenge. Fans can listen to Al Epstein's broadcast at <a href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>http://www.pepperdinesports.com/?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500</strong></span></a> with a subscription to Wave Casts.<br /><br /><div><div><div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2Zv9DfwEaI/AAAAAAAAKj8/6LGT2ODuuv4/s1600-h/268857456_s.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433153095170265506" style="WIDTH: 90px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 134px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2Zv9DfwEaI/AAAAAAAAKj8/6LGT2ODuuv4/s400/268857456_s.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2UmTenUUwI/AAAAAAAAKiU/zo8bTnX4UaY/s1600-h/3fd288088ab9fc3e.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432790641569714946" style="WIDTH: 145px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 100px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2UmTenUUwI/AAAAAAAAKiU/zo8bTnX4UaY/s400/3fd288088ab9fc3e.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2UmUGf8rBI/AAAAAAAAKic/kswiaPGNZBE/s1600-h/004p1_lg.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432790652276222994" style="WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 159px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2UmUGf8rBI/AAAAAAAAKic/kswiaPGNZBE/s400/004p1_lg.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;">San Diego bounces Pepperdine to end five-game skid</span><br /><strong>MALIBU, Calif</strong>. -- <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=46691">Chris Manresa</a> helped San Diego snap a five-game losing streak by scoring 17 points and pulling down 10 rebounds in a 66-44 win over Pepperdine on Saturday night.<br />It was the best game of Manresa's career on both scoring and rebounding. <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=43401">Matt Dorr</a> finished with 12 points for the Toreros (9-14, 2-5 West Coast) and <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=27000">Brandon Johnson</a> added 11.<br />The Toreros went 23-for-55 from the field (42 percent) and made 7 of 17 tries from long distance. The Waves (7-16, 3-4) were cold from the field, shooting just 13-for-51 for 25 percent. <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=37517">Mychel Thompson</a> was the only player to score double-digits with 14 points. He also grabbed seven rebounds.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2QJkYCSVdI/AAAAAAAAKc0/K7euv838UjM/s1600-h/peppvsusd.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432477571047642578" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2QJkYCSVdI/AAAAAAAAKc0/K7euv838UjM/s400/peppvsusd.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Men's Hoops Hosts USD on Saturday Night</span><br /></span></strong><em>Courtesy: Pepperdine Sports Information<br />Release: 01/29/2010</em><br /><a href="https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf4/668101.pdf?ATCLID=204877147&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500" target="PDFWIN"><strong>Pepperdine Men's Basketball Notes</strong></a><br /><a href="http://r1.ace.advertising.com/click/site=0000751514/mnum=0000825993/cstr=94996493=_4b63ffaa,7452078751,751514%5E825993%5E1%5E0,1_/xsxdata=$xsxdata/bnum=94996493/optn=64?trg=http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/N5506.aol1/B4084309.36;abr=!ie4;abr=!ie5;sz=300x250;ord=7452078751?"></a><br /><strong>THE FACTS</strong> - The Pepperdine men's basketball team finishes off the first half of the West Coast Conference season at home against San Diego on Saturday in a game that will be televised by Prime Ticket. With a win, the Waves would keep hold of fourth place and move to 4-1 at home in conference play. That could be vital as five of the last seven games are on the road.<br /><strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2QOTPdI6CI/AAAAAAAAKeE/O5lkz6A-afI/s1600-h/pepplojlo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432482774244714530" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2QOTPdI6CI/AAAAAAAAKeE/O5lkz6A-afI/s400/pepplojlo.jpg" border="0" /></a>GAME #23</strong> - Saturday (Jan. 30) at Firestone Fieldhouse: Pepperdine (7-15, 3-3) vs. San Diego (8-14, 1-5) at 7 p.m.<br /><strong>TELEVISION</strong> - Saturday's San Diego game will be aired live on Prime Ticket. Paul Sunderland and Michael Cage are the announcers.<br /><strong>ON THE WEB</strong> - Subscribers to "Wave Casts" can catch all Pepperdine men's basketball games on the internet at www.pepperdinesports.com. Veteran play-by-play man Al Epstein, now in his 25th season with the Waves, is behind the microphone. Most home games will have live audio and video, while road games will be audio only. Go to the Pepperdine Athletics website and look for the Wave Casts link. Live statistics will be available for all home matches free of charge, and links are provided to the home team's website when the Waves are on the road.<br /><strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2QOTl_6yHI/AAAAAAAAKeM/-daZ9am4N_M/s1600-h/PEPPUCLA331.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432482780296169586" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 131px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2QOTl_6yHI/AAAAAAAAKeM/-daZ9am4N_M/s400/PEPPUCLA331.jpg" border="0" /></a>PROMOTIONS</strong> - Saturday is the annual Coaches vs. Cancer Suits & Sneakers event to raise awareness in the battle against cancer ... The first 300 Pepperdine students will get a free Pepperdine cinch-up bag ... A lucky Pepperdine student will take part in a $10,000 halftime shootout ... The EA Sports NCAA Basketball 2010 Tournament Challenge will be held, with the winning Pepperdine student earning a trip to the WCC Basketball Tournament ... If the Waves are victorious and score 75 points or more in an upcoming home game, certificates will be given out afterward for a free piece of grilled chicken from the KFC in Malibu.<br /><strong>TICKETS</strong> - Men's basketball single-game tickets cost $15 (lower reserved), $12 (upper reserved), $10 (adult general admission) or $5 (child general admission). Call (866) WAVE-TIX to purchase tickets.<br /><strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2TFk_jSYHI/AAAAAAAAKhs/AgQUpvr-xNA/s1600-h/a094672fff856d8a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432684289841062002" style="WIDTH: 125px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 41px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2TFk_jSYHI/AAAAAAAAKhs/AgQUpvr-xNA/s400/a094672fff856d8a.jpg" border="0" /></a>SAN DIEGO</strong> - Pepperdine is 53-32 all-time against San Diego, with a 23-7 record in Malibu. The Waves won at home last season, 57-52, ending a nine-game win streak by the Toreros. USD lost five in a row coming into Saturday's game.<br /><strong>LAST GAME</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> scored more than 20 points for the third game in a row but Pepperdine lost at home to Saint Mary's, 88-71, on Thursday night. The Waves lost in Firestone Fieldhouse for the first time in conference play after opening 3-0. The Gaels, who had a 56.1%-36.4% shooting edge, won for the eighth time in their last nine games and are now 18-3. Bell had 24 points, seven rebounds and four assists. <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> added 16 points and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208">Lorne Jackson</a> <span style="color:#ffcc00;">scored 14. </span>Saint Mary's led 41-36 at halftime and was ahead by double-digits for most of the second half.<br /><strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2QOT3E4foI/AAAAAAAAKeU/ZD3A6E1iUF0/s1600-h/PEPPUCIDU.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432482784880393858" style="WIDTH: 160px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 120px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2QOT3E4foI/AAAAAAAAKeU/ZD3A6E1iUF0/s400/PEPPUCIDU.jpg" border="0" /></a>ROSTER</strong> - There are no seniors on the 2009-10 squad, and 12 of the 16 players are underclassmen. The roster features four juniors, seven sophomores and five true freshmen. Pepperdine does return 11 letterwinners from last season (believed to be among the most in school history). Twelve players are on scholarship and four are walk-ons.<br /><strong>SOPHOMORE SCORERS</strong> - Last season, Pepperdine's eight-man freshman class scored more than half of the Waves' points (57.4%). So far, the now-sophomore class has contributed 66.8% of Pepperdine's scoring. The sophomores have been the top-scoring class in every game this season.<br /><strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2Svr-yt9RI/AAAAAAAAKfc/SHEtKU1l9GY/s1600-h/580768.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432660220640621842" style="WIDTH: 100px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 120px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2Svr-yt9RI/AAAAAAAAKfc/SHEtKU1l9GY/s400/580768.jpg" border="0" /></a></strong><br /><strong>THE TRIO</strong> - Lately, the Waves have been at their best when <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a>, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208">Lorne Jackson</a> are all on. In Pepperdine's six conference games, they have averaged a combined 50.3 points per game (that's more than two-thirds of all of the Waves' scoring).<br /><strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2QK2XlRtrI/AAAAAAAAKds/z3OkA6ZrhpA/s1600-h/PEPPKB2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432478979675240114" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2QK2XlRtrI/AAAAAAAAKds/z3OkA6ZrhpA/s400/PEPPKB2.jpg" border="0" /></a>KEION BELL</strong> - Sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> (Los Angeles, Calif./Pasadena HS) has been one of the most exciting and prolific players on the West Coast in 2009-10. He is currently averaging 20.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.0 assists. He now ranks #2 in the WCC and #25 in the nation in scoring (he ranked as high as ninth nationally in early December). He is the third-highest scorer in the nation among sophomores. After a good weekend where his averages rose, he is again one of just two players in the country averaging at least 20.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists (Dominique Jones of South Florida is the other). Bell has scored more than 20 points in 12 games this season, including a career-high 37 at Gonzaga. He's been in double-figures in every game but two. At the pace he's on, he could become Pepperdine's 35th 1,000-point scorer by the end of his sophomore season (he's got 858). In the WCC rankings, he's also fourth in steals (1.6), sixth in assists, sixth in minutes (32.6) and 17th in rebounding.<br /><strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2QK1fs6_mI/AAAAAAAAKdU/JC-eT5Lf_vg/s1600-h/PEPPUCIKB.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432478964674920034" style="WIDTH: 160px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 120px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2QK1fs6_mI/AAAAAAAAKdU/JC-eT5Lf_vg/s400/PEPPUCIKB.jpg" border="0" /></a>BELL'S 37-POINT GAME</strong> - The 37-point performance by <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> at Gonzaga on Jan. 21 was extremely memorable for many reasons: 34 of the 37 points came in the second half ... He set the McCarthey Athletic Center record for points by an opponent ... Along with his 34-point game vs. Monmouth, he has the two highest scoring games in the WCC this season ... His second-half slam dunk over Gonzaga 7-footer Robert Sacre made ESPN SportsCenter's Plays of the Day ... Bell made 14 of 21 shots, three of four three-pointers and six of eight free throws ... He scored 22 of Pepperdine's first 24 second-half points in an eight-minute span ... The last time a Pepperdine player scored more points was in January 2001 when Brandon Armstrong notched 40 against Loyola Marymount ... It tied as the 24th-best single-game performance in Pepperdine history, and by players other than scoring great Bird Averitt, it was the eighth best.<br /><strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2QK2qURPkI/AAAAAAAAKd0/ey7iLSsgZ1s/s1600-h/peppg551.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432478984704179778" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2QK2qURPkI/AAAAAAAAKd0/ey7iLSsgZ1s/s400/peppg551.jpg" border="0" /></a>MYCHEL THOMPSON</strong> - Junior forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> (Portland, Ore./Stoneridge Prep) was selected as team captain for 2009-10 after a landslide vote by his teammates. He is Pepperdine's only player that has been with the team for two full seasons. Thompson is averaging 12.2 points this season (second-best on the team) and 9.7 points for his career. He has broken into Pepperdine's career top 10 in three-pointers made this season (he's now #8 with 127, Tom Lewis is #7 at 132). Since a rough start to his season from beyond the arc (0-for-21), Thompson has made 36 of 79 (46%). He's been in double-figures in six of the last seven games and is averaging 14.5 ppg in conference play. He scored a career-high-tying 25 points in a win vs. Utah. In conference play, he has a 3.6 to 1 assist-to-turnover ratio (18 to 5). Thompson's 6-for-7 three-point performance vs. LMU nearly equaled the school record for single-game percentage (6-for-6, 1.000).<br /><strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2QK1j4ttfI/AAAAAAAAKdc/Q0L_aeav7AA/s1600-h/peppglo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432478965798122994" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2QK1j4ttfI/AAAAAAAAKdc/Q0L_aeav7AA/s400/peppglo.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2Ss7DRO5DI/AAAAAAAAKfE/VRlcnjz73_g/s1600-h/lojack1112.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432657181005505586" style="WIDTH: 125px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 77px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2Ss7DRO5DI/AAAAAAAAKfE/VRlcnjz73_g/s400/lojack1112.jpg" border="0" /></a>LORNE JACKSON</strong> - Sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208">Lorne Jackson</a> (Simi Valley, Calif./Simi Valley HS) is averaging 14.3 points per game in conference play, and he has seen his overall scoring average increase to 9.2 ppg. He's scored in double-figures in five of six conference games, including a career-high 21 vs. San Francisco. He's also averaging 4.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists in WCC games.<br /><strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2QJlYVcXYI/AAAAAAAAKdM/N9Yu_8aMg-M/s1600-h/peppjan8.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432477588307860866" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2QJlYVcXYI/AAAAAAAAKdM/N9Yu_8aMg-M/s400/peppjan8.bmp" border="0" /></a>2009-10 NOTABLES</strong> - The Waves were down 12 to Cal State San Bernardino with 8 1/2 minutes to play but came back to win by three ... The Waves were the team champion at the World Vision Challenge in Wyoming ... Pepperdine's win over Utah came against a 2009 NCAA Tournament team ... In the 150th meeting ever with LMU, the Waves came back from a 17-point first-half deficit to post a victory in the first game of WCC play ... Pepperdine beat Santa Clara at home for the 13th time in the last 14 meetings ... Pepperdine started 2-0 in league play for the first time since 2005 and 3-0 for the first time since 2002 (a year that the Waves started 11-0 en route to a 13-1 record and a tie for first in the WCC with Gonzaga) ... At 3-0, the Waves were three games over .500 in league play for the first time since 2004 ... Although it was a loss, the Waves' seven-point defeat at Gonzaga was an excellent effort and gave them their closest margin of defeat in Spokane in the last 10 years.<br /><strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2S3eTZ6OoI/AAAAAAAAKg8/_2YeiLouZaE/s1600-h/pepplojacksm.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432668781748566658" style="WIDTH: 160px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 120px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2S3eTZ6OoI/AAAAAAAAKg8/_2YeiLouZaE/s400/pepplojacksm.jpg" border="0" /></a>2009-10 HONORS</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> was named to the preseason All-WCC first team ... Bell (26.7 ppg) was named MVP of the World Vision Challenge at Wyoming and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211">Dane Suttle Jr.</a> (15.3 ppg) also made the all-tournament team ... <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> was named WCC co-Player of the Week on Jan. 11 after scoring a game-high 22 points and making six of seven three-pointers in a win vs. LMU ... <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208">Lorne Jackson</a> was named <strong>WCC co-Player of the Week</strong> on Jan. 18 after averaging 18.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks in victories over Santa Clara and San Francisco ... Pepperdine has two WCC POTW honors in the same season for the first time since 2004-05, and had its first back-to-back winners since December 2002.<br /><strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2QJkxITFjI/AAAAAAAAKdE/UESrlt4R32I/s1600-h/peppdane.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432477577783744050" style="WIDTH: 103px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 125px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2QJkxITFjI/AAAAAAAAKdE/UESrlt4R32I/s400/peppdane.jpg" border="0" /></a>RETURNERS</strong> - Four of the five starters from last year's team return (<a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a>, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205">Taylor Darby</a>, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209">Corbin Moore</a> and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a>). Pepperdine's returning players account for 82.5% percent of last year's scoring (1629/1974), 88.3% of the rebounds (919/1041), 65.4% of the assists (223/341), 95.0% of the blocked shots (96/101) and 77.2% of the steals (166/215).<br /><strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2SvsarcRrI/AAAAAAAAKfk/4sqnurgjfPA/s1600-h/imagesCATXFXXA.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432660228126295730" style="WIDTH: 84px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 136px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2SvsarcRrI/AAAAAAAAKfk/4sqnurgjfPA/s400/imagesCATXFXXA.jpg" border="0" /></a>WCC PRESEASON POLL</strong> - According to the WCC's coaches, the Waves are predicted to finish seventh in the conference. Their poll went in the following order: Gonzaga, Portland, Saint Mary's, San Francisco and Santa Clara (tied), San Diego, Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount. Several national publications and websites have differing opinions on the Waves, including fourth (The Sporting News), fifth (The Sports Network), sixth (Athlon and Lindy's) and seventh (Rivals.com, CBSSports.com and CollegeHoops.net).<br /><strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2Zv8KtLeMI/AAAAAAAAKjk/muMrTSxPZ_Y/s1600-h/imagesCAQO9W8U.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433153079925766338" style="WIDTH: 122px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 122px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2Zv8KtLeMI/AAAAAAAAKjk/muMrTSxPZ_Y/s400/imagesCAQO9W8U.jpg" border="0" /></a>TELEVISION</strong> - The Waves are slated to appear on television several times once again in 2009-10. Six games will be shown locally - Nov. 23 at UCLA on Fox Sports West, Jan. 14 vs. Santa Clara on ESPNU, Jan. 21 at Gonzaga on Prime Ticket (delayed), Jan. 30 vs. San Diego on Prime Ticket, Feb. 18 vs. Portland on Prime Ticket and Feb. 20 vs. Gonzaga on Fox Sports West.<br /><strong>YOUTUBE SENSATION</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a>, a preseason All-WCC first team selection, got Pepperdine a ton of publicity in mid-October. At Blue & Orange Madness, Pepperdine's event to kick off the start of practice, the sophomore guard finished up the dunk contest by leaping over five teammates and slamming it home. A Pepperdine fan happened to record the dunk on his iPhone and uploaded it onto YouTube. It quickly spread around the internet and at last check had nearly 1.1 million hits. ESPN's SportsCenter picked up the video and made the dunk the #2 Play of the Day.<br /><strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2QOSiPaJvI/AAAAAAAAKd8/kBNvNO7z3ik/s1600-h/football+play+diagram8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432482762107528946" style="WIDTH: 65px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 99px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2QOSiPaJvI/AAAAAAAAKd8/kBNvNO7z3ik/s400/football+play+diagram8.jpg" border="0" /></a>TOM ASBURY</strong> - Now in his second stint in charge of the Waves is coaching great <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a>. He returned to Malibu prior to the 2008-09 campaign to become the Waves' head coach again after 14 seasons away. Asbury was previously at Pepperdine for nine years as an assistant coach (1980-88) and then the next six as the head coach (1989-94). He went on to serve as head coach at Kansas State from 1995-2000 and was an assistant coach at Alabama from 2004-07. Asbury went 125-59 (.679) in his first head coaching job at Pepperdine and took the Waves to the postseason five times in six years with three NCAA Tournament appearances (1991, '92, '94) and two in the NIT (1989, '93). Pepperdine won three regular-season WCC titles and the school's only three WCC Tournament championships came under Asbury. Prior to the start of the 2009-10 season, his seven-year record at Pepperdine was 134-82 (.620) and his 13-year record as a head coach was 219-170 (.563).<br /><strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2TAqq3S7sI/AAAAAAAAKhU/zgisiZq__rQ/s1600-h/imagesCACMYX8D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432678889808916162" style="WIDTH: 120px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 120px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2TAqq3S7sI/AAAAAAAAKhU/zgisiZq__rQ/s400/imagesCACMYX8D.jpg" border="0" /></a>ASSISTANTS</strong> - Upon his return, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a> wanted to find assistants with a passion for Pepperdine and an understanding of its mission, so he turned to three former student-athletes. It's believed that Duke and Pepperdine have the only two college basketball staffs where the assistant coaches are all alums. Associate head coach <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962">Marty Wilson</a> (1985-89) and assistant coaches <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958">Damin Lopez</a> (1990-94) and<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2S3dWWgW1I/AAAAAAAAKgk/rsSojhbr-0U/s1600-h/pc5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432668765359725394" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2S3dWWgW1I/AAAAAAAAKgk/rsSojhbr-0U/s400/pc5.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616">Will Kimble</a> (2001-03) played in three different eras, all successful. In the 13 seasons that made up their playing careers, Pepperdine went a combined 261-135 (.659), had 12 winning seasons, won six WCC regular-season titles and three WCC tournament titles, and made six NCAA Tournaments and four NITs.<br /><strong>HECTOR HAROLD</strong> - There are no seniors on the roster but Pepperdine had one scholarship to offer for 2010-11. During the early signing period, they inked Hector Harold, a 6-foot-6 small forward from the Northfield Mount Hermon (Mass.) School. He was given a rating of 88 out of 100 by ESPN.com's recruiting site and is considered one of the top seniors in New England. He is originally from Pasadena, Calif.<br /><strong>NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a> believes in preparing his team for league play with a difficult non-conference slate of games, and so that's what the Waves did for the first 16 games of the season. The Waves played six games against non-conference teams that took part in the postseason last year: Portland State, UCLA and Utah made the NCAA Tournament, Miami (Fla.) was in the NIT, Wyoming was in the College Basketball Invitational and Pacific was in the inaugural CollegeInsider.com Tournament. Nine of the 16 non-conference games were at home.<br /><strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2TFm0iAHeI/AAAAAAAAKiM/sv6NNpx70RM/s1600-h/PEPPUCITA.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432684321242619362" style="WIDTH: 160px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 120px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2TFm0iAHeI/AAAAAAAAKiM/sv6NNpx70RM/s400/PEPPUCITA.jpg" border="0" /></a>LAST SEASON</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a>'s return to Pepperdine brought much-needed stability to the program in his first season back. With only five players returning, Asbury and his new staff brought in 10 newcomers well after the regular letter-of-intent signing period. The young Waves posted a 9-23 overall record but got much better as the year went on, placing sixth in the WCC with a 5-9 record and winning a first-round game at the WCC Tournament. <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> was named to the WCC All-Freshman team after averaging a team-best 12.9 ppg.<br /><strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2QJj1KeOWI/AAAAAAAAKcs/oYTouLEgbME/s1600-h/peppu3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432477561686735202" style="WIDTH: 122px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 111px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2QJj1KeOWI/AAAAAAAAKcs/oYTouLEgbME/s400/peppu3.jpg" border="0" /></a>PEPPERDINE HISTORY</strong> - This is the 72nd season of Pepperdine basketball, and the Waves opened 2009-10 with an all-time record of 1,111-910 (.550). Pepperdine has been to the NCAA Tournament 13 times (last in 2002), and has won 12 West Coast Conference regular-season titles (last in 2002) and three WCC Tournament crowns (last in 1994).<br /><strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2TFl1DkseI/AAAAAAAAKh8/icJ-4ZEJkVE/s1600-h/PEPPHA.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432684304203559394" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2TFl1DkseI/AAAAAAAAKh8/icJ-4ZEJkVE/s400/PEPPHA.jpg" border="0" /></a>BEST IN THE WEST</strong> - Pepperdine has long been one of the top Division I programs on the West Coast. Over the 31-season period from the 1978-79 season through the 2008-09 campaign, of the 32 schools that currently play Division I basketball in California, Oregon or Washington, the Waves began the 2009-10 season ranking third overall in postseason appearances (16) and fifth in both wins (525) and winning percentage (.565) over the past 31 years.<br /><strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2S3d_9S2iI/AAAAAAAAKgs/_dzZdgCr5Q0/s1600-h/PEPPDC.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432668776528271906" style="WIDTH: 254px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 191px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2S3d_9S2iI/AAAAAAAAKgs/_dzZdgCr5Q0/s400/PEPPDC.jpg" border="0" /></a>WAVES IN THE PROS</strong> - This is the 34th consecutive season where at least one Pepperdine alum has been on an NBA roster. Currently in the NBA is Yakhouba Diawara, now in his fourth season overall and his second with the Miami Heat. A total of 16 former Pepperdine players have gone on to play in the NBA, most notably Dennis Johnson (the 1979 NBA Finals MVP) and Doug Christie (a 15-year NBA veteran who was a mainstay on the All-Defensive Team). Some recent standouts have been playing in foreign countries, including Alex Acker (Italy), Tezale Archie (Netherlands), Brandon Armstrong (Venezuela), Gerald Brown (Poland), Jelani Gardner (Greece), Kelvin Gibbs (Germany), Chase Griffin (Germany), Dana Jones (Switzerland) and Glen McGowan (Dominican Republic). Robert "Hollywood" Turner, formerly a member of the Harlem Globetrotters, is now playing in Finland. <strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2QK2FIf0EI/AAAAAAAAKdk/D7K9fKHMlws/s1600-h/peppep.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432478974722691138" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2QK2FIf0EI/AAAAAAAAKdk/D7K9fKHMlws/s400/peppep.jpg" border="0" /></a>ABOUT PEPPERDINE</strong> - Pepperdine boasts a one-of-a-kind athletic department with unprecedented success for a school of its size. The Waves have won a total of nine NCAA championships in five different men's sports - one of just 14 schools to have accomplished this feat. Of the 14, Pepperdine is the only non-BCS school and has by far the smallest enrollment. The majority of Pepperdine's teams are ranked nationally year after year and compete for conference and national titles.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2QOUSwtelI/AAAAAAAAKec/GdK35PiFdSM/s1600-h/PEPPUCLDARBY.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432482792311978578" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2QOUSwtelI/AAAAAAAAKec/GdK35PiFdSM/s400/PEPPUCLDARBY.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;">San Diego (8-14) at Pepperdine (7-15)<br /></span><em>By Sports Network - The Sports Network</em><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2QJkhiBl3I/AAAAAAAAKc8/q2fa_WCnVq8/s1600-h/lojackgon.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432477573596682098" style="WIDTH: 160px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 120px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2QJkhiBl3I/AAAAAAAAKc8/q2fa_WCnVq8/s400/lojackgon.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>GAME NOTES:</strong> A couple of slumping West Coast Conference squads clash in Malibu tonight, as the San Diego Toreros encounter the Pepperdine Waves at Firestone Fieldhouse.<br />The Toreros opened WCC play with a win over Santa Clara, but have failed in five straight attempts to build upon that initial victory. Most recently, the team was clipped at Loyola Marymount, 68-65, on Thursday, as San Diego fell to 8-14 overall and 2-6 on the road.<br />As for Pepperdine, it made headlines in the WCC with a fast 3-0 start to the conference season. The Waves however, have been brought back to reality with three consecutive defeats, including an 88-71 loss to Saint Mary's on Thursday.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2TArOk6lgI/AAAAAAAAKhk/RtcHm8WzAP0/s1600-h/peppjan22.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432678899395499522" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2TArOk6lgI/AAAAAAAAKhk/RtcHm8WzAP0/s400/peppjan22.bmp" border="0" /></a><br />Pepperdine leads the head-to-head series with San Diego, 53-32, and that includes a 23-7 record when playing in Malibu. The Toreros had three chances to either tie or take the lead in the final 19 seconds, but couldn't get any of their attempts to go down in a 68-65 loss at LMU on Thursday. San Diego, which led 33-26 at the half, shot only 38.7 percent from the over the final 20 minutes, including just a 2-of-12 effort from downtown. Chris Manresa turned in 15 points and seven boards to lead the team in the setback, while Matt Dorr and De'Jon Jackson each chipped in with 10 points. Brandon Johnson however, finished with just three points and that is well below his team-high 14.7 ppg average for the season. Jackson ranks second with 12.4 ppg and he is a 36.3 percent three-point shooter.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2TAqy8s63I/AAAAAAAAKhc/DKwO2l-1cE8/s1600-h/PEPPSCMT.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432678891979074418" style="WIDTH: 160px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 120px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2TAqy8s63I/AAAAAAAAKhc/DKwO2l-1cE8/s400/PEPPSCMT.jpg" border="0" /></a>Pepperdine shot just 36.4 percent from the floor compared to a much better 56.1 percent effort by SMC, as it was handled on Thursday. The Waves didn't have much luck from beyond the arc either, going just 4-of-17 on the night. Keion Bell paced the team in defeat with 24 points and seven boards, while Mychel Thompson logged 16 points and five rebounds. On the season, Bell is averaging a healthy 20.3 ppg to lead the Waves and he is also collecting 5.1 rpg and dishing out 4.0 apg. Thompson is a distant second with 12.2 ppg and he adds 5.3 rpg to the mix.<br />Both of these teams are struggling right now, but go with the Waves, as Bell should be able to carry them to victory tonight.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2Ss5k9VYrI/AAAAAAAAKek/VaqHiW37jvE/s1600-h/peppsmckb.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432657155689112242" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2Ss5k9VYrI/AAAAAAAAKek/VaqHiW37jvE/s400/peppsmckb.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />January 29, 2010<br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Game Notes: St. Mary’s at Pepperdine</span><br /></span><a href="mailto:ceglinsky@yahoo.com"><em>by Sean Ceglinsky</em></a><br /><br />For those who haven’t heard of the name Omar Samhan, you’re not alone. The senior center from St. Mary’s, a borderline 7-footer, close to 275-pounds, is a relative unknown on the national level. That is, for the time being.<br />Dominating efforts on both ends of the floor, similar to the one displayed Thursday night in an 88-71 victory over Pepperdine, leads us to believe that his days of receiving little, or no, recognition could be coming to an end soon.<br />The Waves had no answer for the big man. He scored 23 points, on 11-14 shooting from the field, to go along with 19 rebounds and 3 blocks in 34 minutes of action. By most accounts, that’s an effort worthy of a second look.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2Ss58zKfHI/AAAAAAAAKes/buj4MDXhsdc/s1600-h/pcc7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432657162088905842" style="WIDTH: 145px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 55px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2Ss58zKfHI/AAAAAAAAKes/buj4MDXhsdc/s400/pcc7.jpg" border="0" /></a>That’s where <strong>SLAMonline</strong> comes in. If we don’t give this dude some props, there’s a very good chance that no one in the country will.<br />On offense, the best part about Samhan’s game is he’s basketball smart, often times playing within himself and taking what the defense gives him.<br />That’s not to say that he can’t be decisive when called upon. Once Samhan puts his mind to it, getting to the bucket with a drop-step or a step-through isn’t much of a problem. Ask the Pepperdine big men, they can vouch for that fact.<br />An improving jumper tends to keep opponents honest out on the perimeter, although he doesn‘t possess great range. That facet of his game could use some work, most definitely, especially if plans on playing beyond college.<br />Samhan is an active defender who’s not afraid to mix it up and get after things. The opposition doesn’t matter. Undersized and quicker posts, dudes his own size or bigger, he welcomes the challenge. He’s relentless on the boards, grabbing every ball in sight. And his length and timing enables him to alter and block plenty of shots.<br />Sounds like a ringing endorsement right?<br />We’re not the only ones that think he has potential. Several scouting services agree that with continued improvement, there’s a chance Samhan could end up being selected in the 2010 NBA Draft, most likely in the second round.<br />For those who hadn’t heard of the name Omar Samhan before, no worries, none whatsoever. Go ahead and consider this an introduction.<br /><strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2TAqO2-o9I/AAAAAAAAKhM/6Fyv6atPbe8/s1600-h/pcc67.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432678882291393490" style="WIDTH: 130px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 97px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2TAqO2-o9I/AAAAAAAAKhM/6Fyv6atPbe8/s400/pcc67.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2S3eEvzY0I/AAAAAAAAKg0/e4bd4LOzlig/s1600-h/pcc435.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432668777813861186" style="WIDTH: 130px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 73px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2S3eEvzY0I/AAAAAAAAKg0/e4bd4LOzlig/s400/pcc435.jpg" border="0" /></a>PRE-GAME<br /></strong>*** Trivia time: Who’s the most famous basketball player to ever wear a Pepperdine jersey? Take a second to think about it. No Google searching either. Time’s almost up.<br />*** The answer: <strong>The late Dennis Johnson of Boston Celtics lore</strong>. If you guessed DJ, give yourself a pat on the back. The Southern California native played at nearby Dominguez High in Compton before moving onto Harbor College in Los Angeles, and ultimately, Pepperdine. In his only season in sunny Malibu, Johnson averaged 15.7 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists for the Waves, who cracked the top 20 and ended up making an appearance in the NCAA Tournament.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2Ss69sVi4I/AAAAAAAAKe8/lfd_hIYEbLY/s1600-h/20080321-130506-pic-34093155_t220.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432657179508575106" style="WIDTH: 220px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 168px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2Ss69sVi4I/AAAAAAAAKe8/lfd_hIYEbLY/s400/20080321-130506-pic-34093155_t220.jpg" border="0" /></a>*<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2Ss6TFf0YI/AAAAAAAAKe0/JeSnrvYtZgM/s1600-h/lj66.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432657168071381378" style="WIDTH: 296px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2Ss6TFf0YI/AAAAAAAAKe0/JeSnrvYtZgM/s400/lj66.jpg" border="0" /></a>** There’s a familiar face. <span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong>It’s Lorne Jackson,</strong></span> a kid from my neck of the woods, Simi Valley, about a 40 minute drive from Pepperdine. As a senior, he was one of the top 25 high school players in the Golden State. Apparently, little has changed. The freshman will be starting at the point for the Waves tonight. It will be interesting to see how his game has developed.<br />*** Mickey McConnell is knocking down jumper after jumper during warm-ups. After flipping through some notes, I can see why. The St. Mary’s junior is shooting 55 percent from the beyond the three-point arc this season, a total ranking him fourth in the nation.<br /><strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2SvrH7V1HI/AAAAAAAAKfM/kn_tL9SqU6c/s1600-h/326487325.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432660205912839282" style="WIDTH: 145px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 106px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2SvrH7V1HI/AAAAAAAAKfM/kn_tL9SqU6c/s400/326487325.jpg" border="0" /></a>FIRST HALF<br /></strong>*** Samhan establishes himself early on. He misses his first shot, hustles for the rebound and puts it back. A layup follows, then a dunk to give St. Mary’s a 14-10 lead at 14:55.<br />*** Keion Bell answers with an outside shot and a pair of layups as Pepperdine manages to stay close. It‘s a one possession game. The Gaels are up two points with 8:18 left.<br />*** The shooting exhibition from McConnell continues. He buries his first five three-pointers, a pair of which extend the advantage to 33-27 at the 7:01 mark. Somebody better put a body on him.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2SvrWIgfXI/AAAAAAAAKfU/OGwT83T0Yyc/s1600-h/imagesCAJ055N2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432660209726160242" style="WIDTH: 87px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 130px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2SvrWIgfXI/AAAAAAAAKfU/OGwT83T0Yyc/s400/imagesCAJ055N2.jpg" border="0" /></a>*** Ben Allen gets in on the act for the Gaels. He converts four free-throws and makes a jumper. All of a sudden, the Waves trail by 10 points with 1:40 remaining before the break.<br />*** Bell keeps Pepperdine close down the stretch with his sheer athelticism, scoring 16 points over the course of the first 20 minutes. He’s made more than a handful of amazing plays, which reminds me of something. Anyone remember that crazy slam he pulled off during Pepperdine’s Midnight Madness? You know, the one where he jumped over five teammates.<br />*** Behind 8 points and 11 rebounds from Samhan, St. Mary’s takes the crowd out of the game and leads 41-36 at intermission.<br /><strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2TFlA9gUnI/AAAAAAAAKh0/91VjLby9t1c/s1600-h/pepppa9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432684290219463282" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2TFlA9gUnI/AAAAAAAAKh0/91VjLby9t1c/s400/pepppa9.jpg" border="0" /></a>SECOND HALF</strong><br />*** Samhan picks up right where he left off, scoring nine points during a five-minute stretch. The Gaels go up by 11 points at 14:42.<br />*** St. Mary’s goes on an 8-2 run, capped by a McConnell basket. The lead balloons to 65-50 with 11:44 remaining in this one. The Waves better figure things out, and do so quickly, or this one could be over in a hurry.<br />*** Bell provides a spark with a high-flying dunk to cut the deficit to 11 points at 10:29. Fans at Firestone Fieldhouse go crazy. Absolutely crazy. Bell has some bounce, some serious bounce off the floor. He can get up, straight up.<br />*** Any momentum the Waves might have had disappears quickly, due in part to the efforts of Samhan. A rebound and basket, and a block on the other end of the floor, essentially demoralizes Pepperdine. The Gails lead 75-56 at 8:35.<br />*** Another Samhan rebound and bucket makes it a 19-point game with 2:33 left. Seconds later, he heads to the bench for good after a job well done. The Gaels win, 88-71.<br /><strong>POST-GAME</strong><br />*** Didn’t talk much about Allen, but maybe I should have. The Australian was efficient, finishing with a career-high 19 points for the Gaels. He was 5-10 from the field and 7-7 from the free-throw line. Not too shabby.<br />*** Bell was one of the few bright spots for Pepperdine. He ended up with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists in 38 minutes of play. Without much help, the Waves didn’t stand much of a chance against Samhan & Co.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2TFmZWopiI/AAAAAAAAKiE/NEaPhejxzuk/s1600-h/PEPPBU.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432684313947186722" style="WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2TFmZWopiI/AAAAAAAAKiE/NEaPhejxzuk/s400/PEPPBU.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2SvsrLzRuI/AAAAAAAAKfs/mvfjfv1HN8Y/s1600-h/peppasu.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432660232556988130" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2SvsrLzRuI/AAAAAAAAKfs/mvfjfv1HN8Y/s400/peppasu.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2S3dAUpkJI/AAAAAAAAKgc/oZjtxh9hXkg/s1600-h/pc2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432668759446360210" style="WIDTH: 120px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 100px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2S3dAUpkJI/AAAAAAAAKgc/oZjtxh9hXkg/s400/pc2.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jackson Twinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617362288328142935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21803971.post-78044930106038630022010-01-25T00:11:00.000-08:002010-04-09T21:09:44.402-07:00WCC PLAYER OF THE WEEK- LO-JACK!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2tsDRWHf_I/AAAAAAAAK2c/3pIprnsrumo/s1600-h/pepplojackpow1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434556178804211698" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2tsDRWHf_I/AAAAAAAAK2c/3pIprnsrumo/s400/pepplojackpow1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 266px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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<div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S18plh5lv8I/AAAAAAAAKV0/6wyk2ZKkPiE/s1600-h/ome.bmp"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431105400363925442" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S18plh5lv8I/AAAAAAAAKV0/6wyk2ZKkPiE/s400/ome.bmp" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 300px;" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11uspjSMiI/AAAAAAAAKUU/KCoKzod4DSU/s1600-h/lang24.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430618439025832482" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11uspjSMiI/AAAAAAAAKUU/KCoKzod4DSU/s400/lang24.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 130px; width: 98px;" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S18sEVl6L1I/AAAAAAAAKWk/ChEzwwlHrI8/s1600-h/calnulang1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431108128659353426" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S18sEVl6L1I/AAAAAAAAKWk/ChEzwwlHrI8/s400/calnulang1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 272px; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11tZ2M2wOI/AAAAAAAAKTU/Te8HzyAsaEU/s1600-h/pc.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430617016492277986" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11tZ2M2wOI/AAAAAAAAKTU/Te8HzyAsaEU/s400/pc.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 86px; width: 115px;" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11lIdrYIbI/AAAAAAAAKR0/eXm5VPOngVQ/s1600-h/pepplo+lb2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430607921758609842" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11lIdrYIbI/AAAAAAAAKR0/eXm5VPOngVQ/s400/pepplo+lb2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: 180%;"><span style="color: #3333ff;">Tom Asbury Has Pepperdine Playing Good Basketball</span></span>THE FACTS</strong> — The Pepperdine men’s basketball team’s three-game conference win streak may be over, but the Waves hope to take any momentum created from a very good showing at #15 Gonzaga into Saturday’s game at Portland. Pepperdine is in the middle of its first WCC road trip, and is going into its second game of a treacherous three-game stretch against what most consider to be the WCC’s top three teams (Gonzaga, Portland and Saint Mary’s).<br />
<strong>LAST GAME</strong> — Keion Bell exploded for 34 of his career-high 37 points to help Pepperdine to one of its best showings at Gonzaga in years, but the #15 Bulldogs held on for a 91-84 home victory on Thursday. Gonzaga led by as many as 15 in both halves, but Bell, Lorne Jackson (17 points) and Mychel Thompson (13 points) would not let the Bulldogs pull away.<br />
<strong>INSIDE BELL’S BIG GAME</strong> — Keion Bell’s second-half slam dunk over Gonzaga 7-footer Robert Sacre made ESPN SportsCenter’s Plays of the Day … Bell made 14 of 21 shots, three of four three-pointers and six of eight free throws … He also had five rebounds, four assists and four steals … He scored 22 of Pepperdine’s first 24 second-half points in an eight-minute span.<br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11ur8tWtJI/AAAAAAAAKUE/XhraGLydMkQ/s1600-h/pepplmuu43.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430618426988475538" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11ur8tWtJI/AAAAAAAAKUE/XhraGLydMkQ/s400/pepplmuu43.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11xChOtJ4I/AAAAAAAAKUk/tA5dysDDCtA/s1600-h/br66.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430621013772412802" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11xChOtJ4I/AAAAAAAAKUk/tA5dysDDCtA/s400/br66.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 125px; width: 125px;" /></a><br />
<strong>PLAYER OF THE WEEK</strong> — <span style="color: #3333ff;">Lorne Jackson</span> was named WCC co-Player of the Week on Monday after averaging 18.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks in victories over Santa Clara and San Francisco. Mychel Thompson shared the award the previous week, giving Pepperdine two WCC Player of the Week honors in the same season for the first time since 2004-05.<br />
<strong>YOUTUBE SENSATION</strong> — Keion Bell, a preseason All-WCC first team selection, got Pepperdine a ton of publicity in mid-October. At Blue & Orange Madness, Pepperdine’s event to kick off the start of practice, the sophomore guard finished up the dunk contest by leaping over five teammates and slamming it home. A Pepperdine fan happened to record the dunk on his iPhone and uploaded it onto YouTube. It quickly spread around the internet and at last check had nearly 1.1 million hits. ESPN’s SportsCenter picked up the video and made the dunk the #2 Play of the Day.<br />
<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CgSJso6fI/AAAAAAAAKbk/pzghm8PsO90/s1600-h/pepplojlo4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431517384310057458" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CgSJso6fI/AAAAAAAAKbk/pzghm8PsO90/s400/pepplojlo4.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 267px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><span style="color: #3333ff; font-size: 180%;">Men's Hoops Ends First Half of WCC Play at Home</span><em>Courtesy: Pepperdine Sports Information<br />
Release: 01/26/2010</em><br />
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<strong>THE FACTS</strong> - The Pepperdine men's basketball team closes out the first half of the West Coast Conference season at home this week with contests against Saint Mary's and San Diego. The Waves, who are in the midst of playing five of the first seven league games in Firestone Fieldhouse, opened up the conference season 3-0 at home.<br />
<strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11p8g-j4TI/AAAAAAAAKSc/JcWblziprx8/s1600-h/imagesCA5MLFUO.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430613214044086578" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11p8g-j4TI/AAAAAAAAKSc/JcWblziprx8/s400/imagesCA5MLFUO.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 88px; width: 132px;" /></a>GAME #22</strong> - Thursday (Jan. 28) at Firestone Fieldhouse: Pepperdine (7-14, 3-2) vs. Saint Mary's (17-3, 4-1) at 7 p.m.<br />
<strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2tsEciTBjI/AAAAAAAAK20/KkU4alN8WPs/s1600-h/40599676-01120530.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434556198987957810" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2tsEciTBjI/AAAAAAAAK20/KkU4alN8WPs/s400/40599676-01120530.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 100px; width: 150px;" /></a>GAME #23</strong> - Saturday (Jan. 30) at Firestone Fieldhouse: Pepperdine vs. San Diego (8-13, 1-4) at 7 p.m.<br />
<strong>ON THE WEB</strong> - Subscribers to "Wave Casts" can catch all Pepperdine men's basketball games on the internet at www.pepperdinesports.com. Veteran play-by-play man Al Epstein, now in his 25th season with the Waves, is behind the microphone. Most home games will have live audio and video, while road games will be audio only. Go to the Pepperdine Athletics website and look for the Wave Casts link. Live statistics will be available for all home matches free of charge, and links are provided to the home team's website when the Waves are on the road.<br />
<strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11tbDFDyhI/AAAAAAAAKT0/AF2HKJ_xBDY/s1600-h/pepp+lorne.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430617037129107986" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11tbDFDyhI/AAAAAAAAKT0/AF2HKJ_xBDY/s400/pepp+lorne.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 97px; width: 130px;" /></a>PROMOTIONS</strong> - A lucky Pepperdine student will take part in a $10,000 halftime shootout at both games ... The postgame "Fifth Quarter" event after the Saint Mary's game will be a screening of the Michael Jackson film "This Is It" ... If the Waves are victorious and score 75 points or more in an upcoming home game, certificates will be given out afterward for a free piece of grilled chicken from the KFC in Malibu.<br />
<strong>TICKETS</strong> - Men's basketball single-game tickets cost $15 (lower reserved), $12 (upper reserved), $10 (adult general admission) or $5 (child general admission). Call (866) WAVE-TIX to purchase tickets.<br />
<strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2tsDwxRlAI/AAAAAAAAK2s/wTiGN9M_Sgs/s1600-h/imagesCAGYGZAR.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434556187239617538" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2tsDwxRlAI/AAAAAAAAK2s/wTiGN9M_Sgs/s400/imagesCAGYGZAR.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 38px; width: 124px;" /></a>TELEVISION</strong> - Saturday's San Diego game will be aired live on Prime Ticket. Paul Sunderland and Michael Cage are the announcers.<br />
<strong>SAINT MARY'S</strong> - Pepperdine is 68-52 all-time against Saint Mary's, with a 25-11 record in Malibu. The Gaels have won five straight in Firestone Fieldhouse, however, and 11 of the last 12 overall.<br />
<strong>SAN DIEGO</strong> - Pepperdine is 53-32 all-time against San Diego, with a 23-7 record in Malibu. The Waves won at home last season, 57-52, ending a nine-game win streak by the Toreros.<br />
<strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S18pmtf6o3I/AAAAAAAAKWM/tDkh6rZ0ZHw/s1600-h/3727504745.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431105420657337202" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S18pmtf6o3I/AAAAAAAAKWM/tDkh6rZ0ZHw/s400/3727504745.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 95px; width: 145px;" /></a>LAST GAME</strong> - Pepperdine's trip to the Northwest ended with an 80-64 loss at Portland on Saturday. <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> followed up his 37-point performance at Gonzaga with a team-high 21 in Portland. Two of the Waves' young big men had solid games, as <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205">Taylor Darby</a> scored 13 points and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=204760944"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=204760944"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=204760944">Tanner Kerry</a> had a season-high 11. The Waves got off to a great offensive start and led 24-18 after just 8 1/2 minutes. But Portland went on to lead 49-38 at halftime and went up by as many as 23 in the second half.<br />
<strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CeVeXY5JI/AAAAAAAAKa0/ZusZu-02rAE/s1600-h/pepppa8.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431515242374423698" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CeVeXY5JI/AAAAAAAAKa0/ZusZu-02rAE/s400/pepppa8.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CckvaMnQI/AAAAAAAAKaM/0ptfRtCE_Co/s1600-h/pepplb1210.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431513305624386818" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CckvaMnQI/AAAAAAAAKaM/0ptfRtCE_Co/s400/pepplb1210.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>ROSTER</strong> - There are no seniors on the 2009-10 squad, and 12 of the 16 players are underclassmen. The roster features four juniors, seven sophomores and five true freshmen. Pepperdine does return 11 letterwinners from last season (believed to be among the most in school history). Twelve players are on scholarship and four are walk-ons.<br />
<strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2tsDkrH7HI/AAAAAAAAK2k/GXGg5-utbM8/s1600-h/imagesCAYRYXGG.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434556183992593522" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2tsDkrH7HI/AAAAAAAAK2k/GXGg5-utbM8/s400/imagesCAYRYXGG.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 132px; width: 122px;" /></a>SOPHOMORE SCORERS</strong> - Last season, Pepperdine's eight-man freshman class scored more than half of the Waves' points (57.4%). So far, the now-sophomore class has contributed 66.9% of Pepperdine's scoring. The sophomores have been the top-scoring class in every game this season.<br />
<span style="color: #ffcc00;">THE TRIO</span> - Lately, the Waves are at the their best when <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a>, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208">Lorne Jackson</a> are all on. In Pepperdine's five conference games, they have averaged a combined 49.6 points per game (that's more than two-thirds of all of the Waves' scoring).<br />
<strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CZEVgHcxI/AAAAAAAAKY8/Ay8eYdY9uaQ/s1600-h/pepplr.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431509450379195154" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CZEVgHcxI/AAAAAAAAKY8/Ay8eYdY9uaQ/s400/pepplr.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>KEION BELL</strong> - Sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> (Los Angeles, Calif./Pasadena HS) has been one of the most exciting and prolific players on the West Coast in 2009-10. He is currently averaging 20.1 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists. He now ranks #2 in the WCC and #25 in the nation in scoring (he ranked as high as ninth nationally in early December). He is the third-highest scorer in the nation among sophomores. After a good weekend where his averages rose, he is again one of just two players in the country averaging at least 20.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists (Dominique Jones of South Florida is the other). Bell has scored more than 20 points in 11 games this season, including a career-high 37 at Gonzaga. He's been in double-figures in every game but two. At the pace he's on, he could become Pepperdine's 35th 1,000-point scorer by the end of his sophomore season (he's got 834). In the WCC rankings, he's also fourth in steals (1.7), sixth in assists, eighth in minutes (32.3) and 17th in rebounding.<br />
<strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CS_XS5BhI/AAAAAAAAKYM/3bfUT93p9k8/s1600-h/pepplmuu.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431502767891482130" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CS_XS5BhI/AAAAAAAAKYM/3bfUT93p9k8/s400/pepplmuu.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>BELL'S 37-POINT GAME</strong> - The 37-point performance by <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> at Gonzaga on Jan. 21 was extremely memorable for many reasons: 34 of the 37 points came in the second half ... He set the McCarthey Athletic Center record for points by an opponent ... Along with his 34-point game vs. Monmouth, he has the two highest scoring games in the WCC this season ... His second-half slam dunk over Gonzaga 7-footer Robert Sacre made ESPN SportsCenter's Plays of the Day ... Bell made 14 of 21 shots, three of four three-pointers and six of eight free throws ... He scored 22 of Pepperdine's first 24 second-half points in an eight-minute span ... The last time a Pepperdine player scored more points was in January 2001 when Brandon Armstrong notched 40 against Loyola Marymount ... It tied as the 24th-best single-game performance in Pepperdine history, and by players other than scoring great Bird Averitt, it was the eighth best.<br />
<strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CgSeTXEnI/AAAAAAAAKbs/ChFEcJoz6-g/s1600-h/peppmtt.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431517389841175154" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CgSeTXEnI/AAAAAAAAKbs/ChFEcJoz6-g/s400/peppmtt.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 150px; width: 200px;" /></a>MYCHEL THOMPSON</strong> - Junior forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> (Portland, Ore./Stoneridge Prep) was selected as team captain for 2009-10 after a landslide vote by his teammates. He is Pepperdine's only player that has been with the team for two full seasons. Thompson is averaging 12.0 points this season (second-best on the team) and 9.6 points for his career. He has broken into Pepperdine's career top 10 in three-pointers made this season (he's now tied with Rick Welch at #8 at 125, Tom Lewis is #7 at 132). Since a rough start to his season from beyond the arc (0-for-21), Thompson has made 34 of 72 (47%). He's been in double-figures in five of the last six games and is averaging 14.2 ppg in conference play. He scored a career-high-tying 25 points in a win vs. Utah.<br />
<strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11zDY8VToI/AAAAAAAAKVs/_ofh_j07lio/s1600-h/pepplomw.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430623227750993538" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11zDY8VToI/AAAAAAAAKVs/_ofh_j07lio/s400/pepplomw.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 250px; width: 208px;" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2C4EqgmLFI/AAAAAAAAKcU/4t4RusnoneU/s1600-h/br60.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431543540878814290" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2C4EqgmLFI/AAAAAAAAKcU/4t4RusnoneU/s400/br60.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 62px; width: 109px;" /></a>LORNE JACKSON</strong> - Sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208">Lorne Jackson</a> (Simi Valley, Calif./Simi Valley HS) is averaging 14.4 points per game in conference play, and he has seen his overall scoring average increase to 9.0 ppg. He's scored in double-figures in four of five conference games, including a career-high 21 vs. San Francisco. He's also averaging 4.6 rebounds and 4.0 assists in WCC games.<br />
<strong>BEYOND THE ARC</strong> - The three-point shot has been a big weapon for the Waves in conference play, as Pepperdine has made 43.6% of them so far (up from 34.3% in non-conference action) and is making 9.6 per game, best in the WCC. <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> has made 16 of 30 (53.3%), <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> is 12-for-26 (46.2%) <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208">Lorne Jackson</a> is 11-for-27 (40.7%) and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600207">Jonathan Dupre'</a> has hit six of 10 (60.0%). Thompson's 6-for-7 performance vs. LMU nearly equaled the school record for single-game percentage (6-for-6, 1.000).<br />
<strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CclOo1m8I/AAAAAAAAKac/an0VjYgZjM0/s1600-h/PEPPWIN2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431513314007292866" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CclOo1m8I/AAAAAAAAKac/an0VjYgZjM0/s400/PEPPWIN2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 74px; width: 132px;" /></a>2009-10 NOTABLES</strong> - The Waves were down 12 to Cal State San Bernardino with 8 1/2 minutes to play but came back to win by three ... The Waves were the team champion at the World Vision Challenge in Wyoming ... Pepperdine's win over Utah came against a 2009 NCAA Tournament team ... In the 150th meeting ever with LMU, the Waves came back from a 17-point first-half deficit to post a victory in the first game of WCC play ... Pepperdine beat Santa Clara at home for the 13th time in the last 14 meetings ... Pepperdine started 2-0 in league play for the first time since 2005 and 3-0 for the first time since 2002 (a year that the Waves started 11-0 en route to a 13-1 record and a tie for first in the WCC with Gonzaga) ... At 3-0, the Waves were three games over .500 in league play for the first time since 2004 ... Although it was a loss, the Waves' seven-point defeat at Gonzaga was an excellent effort and gave them their closest margin of defeat in Spokane in the last 10 years.<br />
<strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11gg4hUKDI/AAAAAAAAKQE/tcRuDuYXiw0/s1600-h/peppfres.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430602843722885170" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11gg4hUKDI/AAAAAAAAKQE/tcRuDuYXiw0/s400/peppfres.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>2009-10 HONORS</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> was named to the preseason All-WCC first team ... Bell (26.7 ppg) was named MVP of the World Vision Challenge at Wyoming and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211">Dane Suttle Jr.</a> (15.3 ppg) also made the all-tournament team ... <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> was named WCC co-Player of the Week on Jan. 11 after scoring a game-high 22 points and making six of seven three-pointers in a win vs. LMU ... <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208">Lorne Jackson</a> was named WCC co-Player of the Week on Jan. 18 after averaging 18.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks in victories over Santa Clara and San Francisco ... Pepperdine has two WCC POTW honors in the same season for the first time since 2004-05, and had its first back-to-back winners since December 2002.<br />
<strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2Cck1JnjsI/AAAAAAAAKaU/yD382X6ouQc/s1600-h/pepppa.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431513307165462210" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2Cck1JnjsI/AAAAAAAAKaU/yD382X6ouQc/s400/pepppa.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>RETURNERS</strong> - Four of the five starters from last year's team return (<a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a>, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205">Taylor Darby</a>, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209">Corbin Moore</a> and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a>). Pepperdine's returning players account for 82.5% percent of last year's scoring (1629/1974), 88.3% of the rebounds (919/1041), 65.4% of the assists (223/341), 95.0% of the blocked shots (96/101) and 77.2% of the steals (166/215).<br />
<strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11zC0fw5aI/AAAAAAAAKVk/XUmUGGLoQNM/s1600-h/icecube_4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430623217967490466" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11zC0fw5aI/AAAAAAAAKVk/XUmUGGLoQNM/s400/icecube_4.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 149px; width: 159px;" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11zCa_pEcI/AAAAAAAAKVU/8aayCfsfNT4/s1600-h/respect2.gif"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430623211121873346" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11zCa_pEcI/AAAAAAAAKVU/8aayCfsfNT4/s400/respect2.gif" style="cursor: hand; height: 122px; width: 150px;" /></a>WCC PRESEASON POLL</strong> - According to the WCC's coaches, the Waves are predicted to finish seventh in the conference. Their poll went in the following order: Gonzaga, Portland, Saint Mary's, San Francisco and Santa Clara (tied), San Diego, Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount. Several national publications and websites have differing opinions on the Waves, including fourth (The Sporting News), fifth (The Sports Network), sixth (Athlon and Lindy's) and seventh (Rivals.com, CBSSports.com and CollegeHoops.net).<br />
<strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2C4E-a-jgI/AAAAAAAAKcc/JmVjeLKStRM/s1600-h/3436765195.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431543546223955458" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2C4E-a-jgI/AAAAAAAAKcc/JmVjeLKStRM/s400/3436765195.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 95px; width: 130px;" /></a>TELEVISION</strong> - The Waves are slated to appear on television several times once again in 2009-10. Six games will be shown locally - Nov. 23 at UCLA on Fox Sports West, Jan. 14 vs. Santa Clara on ESPNU, Jan. 21 at Gonzaga on Prime Ticket (delayed), Jan. 30 vs. San Diego on Prime Ticket, Feb. 18 vs. Portland on Prime Ticket and Feb. 20 vs. Gonzaga on Fox Sports West.<br />
<strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11fmEAMxoI/AAAAAAAAKPU/bHniPLIzK_g/s1600-h/peplmu5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430601833192932994" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11fmEAMxoI/AAAAAAAAKPU/bHniPLIzK_g/s400/peplmu5.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>YOUTUBE SENSATION</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a>, a preseason All-WCC first team selection, got Pepperdine a ton of publicity in mid-October. At Blue & Orange Madness, Pepperdine's event to kick off the start of practice, the sophomore guard finished up the dunk contest by leaping over five teammates and slamming it home. A Pepperdine fan happened to record the dunk on his iPhone and uploaded it onto YouTube. It quickly spread around the internet and at last check had nearly 1.1 million hits. ESPN's SportsCenter picked up the video and made the dunk the #2 Play of the Day.<br />
<strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11rh9TRXrI/AAAAAAAAKS0/OnS_C6eYRWI/s1600-h/pepp0990.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430614956813934258" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11rh9TRXrI/AAAAAAAAKS0/OnS_C6eYRWI/s400/pepp0990.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 120px; width: 160px;" /></a>TOM ASBURY</strong> - Now in his second stint in charge of the Waves is coaching great <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a>. He returned to Malibu prior to the 2008-09 campaign to become the Waves' head coach again after 14 seasons away. Asbury was previously at Pepperdine for nine years as an assistant coach (1980-88) and then the next six as the head coach (1989-94). He went on to serve as head coach at Kansas State from 1995-2000 and was an assistant coach at Alabama from 2004-07. Asbury went 125-59 (.679) in his first head coaching job at Pepperdine and took the Waves to the postseason five times in six years with three NCAA Tournament appearances (1991, '92, '94) and two in the NIT (1989, '93). Pepperdine won three regular-season WCC titles and the school's only three WCC Tournament championships came under Asbury. Prior to the start of the 2009-10 season, his seven-year record at Pepperdine was 134-82 (.620) and his 13-year record as a head coach was 219-170 (.563).<br />
<strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11fmo6prsI/AAAAAAAAKPc/1AK8STG5e20/s1600-h/pepp+coaches2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430601843101773506" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11fmo6prsI/AAAAAAAAKPc/1AK8STG5e20/s400/pepp+coaches2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>ASSISTANTS</strong> - Upon his return, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a> wanted to find assistants with a passion for Pepperdine and an understanding of its mission, so he turned to three former student-athletes. It's believed that Duke and Pepperdine have the only two college basketball staffs where the assistant coaches are all alums. Associate head coach <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962">Marty Wilson</a> (1985-89) and assistant coaches <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958">Damin Lopez</a> (1990-94) and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616">Will Kimble</a> (2001-03) played in three different eras, all successful. In the 13 seasons that made up their playing careers, Pepperdine went a combined 261-135 (.659), had 12 winning seasons, won six WCC regular-season titles and three WCC tournament titles, and made six NCAA Tournaments and four NITs.<br />
<strong>HECTOR HAROLD</strong> - There are no seniors on the roster but Pepperdine had one scholarship to offer for 2010-11. During the early signing period, they inked Hector Harold, a 6-foot-6 small forward from the Northfield Mount Hermon (Mass.) School. He was given a rating of 88 out of 100 by ESPN.com's recruiting site and is considered one of the top seniors in New England. He is originally from Pasadena, Calif.<br />
<strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2Cancc1NvI/AAAAAAAAKZ8/8opl_4tgFjg/s1600-h/PEPPUCLA5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431511153051514610" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2Cancc1NvI/AAAAAAAAKZ8/8opl_4tgFjg/s400/PEPPUCLA5.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 280px; width: 400px;" /></a>NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a> believes in preparing his team for league play with a difficult non-conference slate of games, and so that's what the Waves did for the first 16 games of the season. The Waves played six games against non-conference teams that took part in the postseason last year: Portland State, UCLA and Utah made the NCAA Tournament, Miami (Fla.) was in the NIT, Wyoming was in the College Basketball Invitational and Pacific was in the inaugural CollegeInsider.com Tournament. Nine of the 16 non-conference games were at home.<br />
<strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CgRvnb4NI/AAAAAAAAKbc/4Mv0KpfIxiU/s1600-h/pepplmu19.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431517377308909778" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CgRvnb4NI/AAAAAAAAKbc/4Mv0KpfIxiU/s400/pepplmu19.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 120px; width: 160px;" /></a>LAST SEASON</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a>'s return to Pepperdine brought much-needed stability to the program in his first season back. With only five players returning, Asbury and his new staff brought in 10 newcomers well after the regular letter-of-intent signing period. The young Waves posted a 9-23 overall record but got much better as the year went on, placing sixth in the WCC with a 5-9 record and winning a first-round game at the WCC Tournament. <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> was named to the WCC All-Freshman team after averaging a team-best 12.9 ppg.<br />
<strong>PEPPERDINE HISTORY</strong> - This is the 72nd season of Pepperdine basketball, and the Waves opened 2009-10 with an all-time record of 1,111-910 (.550). Pepperdine has been to the NCAA Tournament 13 times (last in 2002), and has won 12 West Coast Conference regular-season titles (last in 2002) and three WCC Tournament crowns (last in 1994).<br />
<strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11iKMF_VFI/AAAAAAAAKQU/54K6hR3spno/s1600-h/PEPPUCLA31.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430604652863247442" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11iKMF_VFI/AAAAAAAAKQU/54K6hR3spno/s400/PEPPUCLA31.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 150px; width: 200px;" /></a>BEST IN THE WEST</strong> - Pepperdine has long been one of the top Division I programs on the West Coast. Over the 31-season period from the 1978-79 season through the 2008-09 campaign, of the 32 schools that currently play Division I basketball in California, Oregon or Washington, the Waves began the 2009-10 season ranking third overall in postseason appearances (16) and fifth in both wins (525) and winning percentage (.565) over the past 31 years.<br />
<strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11iLERQEHI/AAAAAAAAKQs/kR-1qhsd9yY/s1600-h/pcc67.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430604667942867058" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11iLERQEHI/AAAAAAAAKQs/kR-1qhsd9yY/s400/pcc67.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 97px; width: 130px;" /></a>WAVES IN THE PROS</strong> - This is the 34th consecutive season where at least one Pepperdine alum has been on an NBA roster. Currently in the NBA is Yakhouba Diawara, now in his fourth season overall and his second with the Miami Heat. A total of 16 former Pepperdine players have gone on to play in the NBA, most notably Dennis Johnson (the 1979 NBA Finals MVP) and Doug Christie (a 15-year NBA veteran who was a mainstay on the All-Defensive Team). Some recent standouts have been playing in foreign countries, including Alex Acker (Italy), Tezale Archie (Netherlands), Brandon Armstrong (Venezuela), Gerald Brown (Poland), Jelani Gardner (Greece), Kelvin Gibbs (Germany), Chase Griffin (Germany), Dana Jones (Switzerland) and Glen McGowan (Dominican Republic). Robert "Hollywood" Turner, formerly a member of the Harlem Globetrotters, is now playing in Finland.<br />
<strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11p8TVWK1I/AAAAAAAAKSU/lAykV8TrdRU/s1600-h/pcc7.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430613210381560658" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11p8TVWK1I/AAAAAAAAKSU/lAykV8TrdRU/s400/pcc7.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 55px; width: 145px;" /></a>ABOUT PEPPERDINE</strong> - Pepperdine boasts a one-of-a-kind athletic department with unprecedented success for a school of its size. The Waves have won a total of nine NCAA championships in five different men's sports - one of just 14 schools to have accomplished this feat. Of the 14, Pepperdine is the only non-BCS school and has by far the smallest enrollment. The majority of Pepperdine's teams are ranked nationally year after year and compete for conference and national titles.<br />
<span style="font-size: 180%;"><strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11rhmbpRLI/AAAAAAAAKSs/cvGWWVINltE/s1600-h/peppgonz1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430614950675039410" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11rhmbpRLI/AAAAAAAAKSs/cvGWWVINltE/s400/peppgonz1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 400px; width: 348px;" /></a></strong></span></div><br />
<div><span style="color: #3333ff; font-size: 180%;"><strong>Gonzaga vs. Pepperdine </strong></span><br />
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Gonzaga kept its West Coast Conference winning streak alive by opening league play with three consecutive road victories. Its first game back home might not be quite as easy as it once looked.<br />
Pepperdine is surprisingly perfect in conference play, but will take on a No. 15 Bulldogs team shooting for its 25th straight conference win and 17th in a row over the Waves on Thursday night.<br />
It's no surprise that Gonzaga (14-3, 3-0) is atop the WCC, but Pepperdine (7-12, 3-0) was picked to finish seventh by the conference's coaches. With 12 losses in 16 non-conference games - one of them a 67-65 defeat to California Baptist of the NAIA - it appeared the Waves were in trouble. Instead, they are tied with the Bulldogs for first place.<br />
"<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CeWAUxyqI/AAAAAAAAKbE/3c5QODvnvJw/s1600-h/pepplojlo2.bmp"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431515251490278050" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CeWAUxyqI/AAAAAAAAKbE/3c5QODvnvJw/s400/pepplojlo2.bmp" style="cursor: hand; height: 267px; width: 400px;" /></a>The first part of the year we were 4-12, but we were motivated to start the new season (conference play)," forward Taylor Darby said after scoring 15 points in an 83-68 win over San Francisco on Saturday. "We need to continue playing smart. Right now we feel really good."<br />
While Pepperdine has reason to be optimistic - sophomore guard <span style="color: #ffcc00;">Lorne Jackson</span> was named conference player of the week after averaging 17.7 points in three games - it faces an imposing challenge in Spokane. Gonzaga has won 11 straight at home against the Waves since a loss in February 1998, and 16 overall in the series by an average of 20.5 points.<br />
The Bulldogs have won six in a row since a 35-point loss to Duke on Dec. 19. They opened a stretch of five straight away from their home floor by beating Oklahoma 83-69 on Dec. 31 at Spokane Arena, then defeated Illinois in overtime at the United Center on Jan. 2. Gonzaga then won at Portland and St. Mary's before beating San Diego 68-50 on Saturday.<br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11uriNX3CI/AAAAAAAAKT8/HU8sqnNItPE/s1600-h/peppgo9.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430618419875011618" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11uriNX3CI/AAAAAAAAKT8/HU8sqnNItPE/s400/peppgo9.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 301px; width: 399px;" /></a>"I told them that's as good of a five-game stretch as I've ever seen one of our clubs play, especially in lieu of the fact that all of them were on the road and none of them on our home floor," coach Mark Few said. "It's a heck of a job. I'm really proud of them."<br />
Elias Harris has been the star, averaging 23.0 points, 9.7 rebounds and 63.6 percent shooting in the three games that have extended Gonzaga's regular-season conference winning streak to 24.<br />
"Before this game in the locker room guys were jumping around and ready to play," sophomore guard Demetri Goodson said after winning in San Diego. "We knew how big this game was for our team. At practice we were very focused. It will be good to finally get home and play in front of our fans."<br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CeWSTfggI/AAAAAAAAKbM/pdZz2zqC0M0/s1600-h/PEPPDUPREE.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431515256316723714" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CeWSTfggI/AAAAAAAAKbM/pdZz2zqC0M0/s400/PEPPDUPREE.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 150px; width: 200px;" /></a>Both Harris and guard Matt Bouldin suffered falls on separate plays against San Diego. Neither anticipates any problems for Thursday, although Bouldin - who averages 15.3 points but was held to six Saturday - said his shooting hand was sore.<br />
One subpar effort from the senior shouldn't be too alarming to the Bulldogs. Bouldin averaged 20.0 points in the first three games of the road stretch, and 15.0 points and 8.0 assists against the Waves last season.<br />
Pepperdine guard Keion Bell, the team's leading scorer at 19.2 points a contest, averaged 18.0 points and 11.0 rebounds versus Gonzaga in 2008-09.<br />
<span style="font-size: 78%;"><em>Copyright 2010 by STATS LLC and The Associated Press. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of STATS LLC </em></span><a class="quiet" href="http://www.spokesman.com/2010/jan/21/"><em>January 21, 2010</em></a><em> in </em><a href="http://www.spokesman.com/sports/"><em>Sports</em></a><em><br />
</em><span style="font-size: 180%;"><strong>Gonzaga Bulldogs</strong></span><em>The Spokesman-Review</em><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11xD39osCI/AAAAAAAAKVE/xKtCWEbH2Dc/s1600-h/peppgo3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430621037054701602" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11xD39osCI/AAAAAAAAKVE/xKtCWEbH2Dc/s400/peppgo3.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 345px; width: 212px;" /></a><br />
<strong>RECORD</strong>: 14-3 overall, 3-0 WCC<br />
<strong>COMING UP:</strong> Today vs. Pepperdine, 6 p.m. (KHQ/FSN); Saturday vs. Loyola Marymount, 5 p.m. (KHQ/FSN)<br />
<strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CRPCi_A9I/AAAAAAAAKXE/IPHtaeE3CVM/s1600-h/ban_swami_01.gif"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431500838176490450" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CRPCi_A9I/AAAAAAAAKXE/IPHtaeE3CVM/s400/ban_swami_01.gif" style="cursor: hand; height: 55px; width: 142px;" /></a>OUTLOOK:</strong> Pepperdine, picked to finish seventh in the WCC preseason poll, has jumped out to a 3-0 start, making tonight’s game a battle for first place. The Waves (7-12) are off to their best start since 2002 when they finished 13-1 and tied GU for the conference crown. Pepperdine doesn’t have a senior on its roster. <span style="color: #3333ff;">Lorne Jackson (17.7 points</span>), Mychel Thompson (16.7), Keion Bell (15.7) and Taylor Darby (10.3) lead the Waves in conference games. Pepperdine has made 31 of 60 3-pointers in WCC play. GU has won 16 straight in the series. Jarred DuBois leads LMU (10-9, 1-2) at 12.7 ppg.<br />
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<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><strong><span style="color: #3333ff;"><span style="font-size: 180%;">Saint Mary's 88, Pepperdine 71</span></span></strong>Associated Press<br />
MALIBU, Calif. -- <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=37526">Mickey McConnell</a>'s career-high 26 points led Saint Mary's, Calif., to an 88-71 victory over Pepperdine on Thursday night.<br />
<a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=28106">Omar Samhan</a>, the West Coast Conference's top scorer and rebounder, nearly posted a 20-20 game. He finished with 23 points and a career-high-tying 19 rebounds for the Gaels (18-3, 5-1) in his 12th double-double of the season.<br />
<a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=27054">Ben Allen</a> added 19 points, and McConnell tied a career best with six 3-pointers.<br />
<a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=41441">Keion Bell</a> led the Waves (7-15, 3-3) with 24 points and seven rebounds. It was the third time in a row and 12th time this season Bell had scored 20 or more points.<br />
<a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=37517">Mychel Thompson</a> added 16 and <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=41442">Lorne Jackson</a> 14.<br />
Saint Mary's shot 56.1 percent (32 of 57) to Pepperdine's 36.4 percent (28 of 77). The Gaels also held a 43-36 edge on the boards. The Gaels won for the eighth time in their last nine games.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11lHohjo-I/AAAAAAAAKRc/0AUXEujIfJE/s1600-h/peppgo4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430607907490341858" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11lHohjo-I/AAAAAAAAKRc/0AUXEujIfJE/s400/peppgo4.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 345px; width: 395px;" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11jbQ5jLyI/AAAAAAAAKRU/HrKDTU4YMjQ/s1600-h/peppgo1.bmp"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430606045722652450" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11jbQ5jLyI/AAAAAAAAKRU/HrKDTU4YMjQ/s400/peppgo1.bmp" style="cursor: hand; height: 400px; width: 276px;" /></a><br />
<span style="color: #3333ff; font-size: 180%;">Bell Scores 24, But Waves Fall to Gaels</span><br />
<em>Courtesy: Pepperdine Sports Information<br />
Release: 01/28/2010</em><br />
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<a href="https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf4/667926.pdf?ATCLID=204876782&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500" target="PDFWIN">Pepperdine-Saint Mary's Box Score</a><br />
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<strong>MALIBU, Calif.</strong> - Sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> scored 24 points for the Pepperdine men's basketball team but Saint Mary's came away with an 88-71 victory in West Coast Conference play at Firestone Fieldhouse on Thursday night.<br />
The Waves (7-15, 3-3) lost for the first time at home in conference play after opening 3-0. The Gaels (18-3, 5-1) won for the eighth time in their last nine games.<br />
Bell (Los Angeles, Calif./Pasadena HS) also had seven rebounds and four assists. He scored 20 or more points for the third straight game and the 12th time this season. He started the week 25th in the nation in scoring (third among the nation's sophomores).<br />
Junior forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> (Portland, Ore./Stoneridge Prep) added 16 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals, while sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208">Lorne Jackson</a> (Simi Valley, <span style="color: #ffcc00;">Calif./Simi Valley HS) had 14 points and four assists.</span>Saint Mary's players had several career bests in the victory. Mickey McConnell led all scorers with a career-high 26. Omar Samhan, the WCC's leading scorer and rebounder, had 23 points and a career-high-tying 19 rebounds. Ben Allen added a career-high 19 points. The trio combined for 68 of the Gaels' 88 points.<br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11iKUyPtfI/AAAAAAAAKQc/HMXZkavkawY/s1600-h/peppjan34.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430604655196354034" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11iKUyPtfI/AAAAAAAAKQc/HMXZkavkawY/s400/peppjan34.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>The Gaels had a 56.1%-36.4% shooting edge and made 10 three-pointers, six by McConnell. The Waves kept things close by forcing 15 turnovers while committing only five.<br />
The Waves took their only lead of the game at 10-9 with 15:45 left. Bell finished a fast break with a dunk and then pulled down a defensive rebound and went coast-to-coast for a lay-up to end a 6-0 run.<br />
The Gaels pulled ahead at 22-15, but the Waves got it back to a one-point game at 22-21 after another 6-0 run, with Bell making a lay-up, Thompson hitting two free throws and junior forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255965"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255965"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255965">Gus Clardy</a> (Nacogdoches, Texas/Nacogdoches HS) sinking a jumper.<br />
A 6-0 Gaels run late in the half gave Saint Mary's its largest lead of the half at 39-29, but the Waves finished the half by scoring seven of the final nine points, making it a 41-36 game at halftime.<br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11ggI6awOI/AAAAAAAAKP0/MtLlmYP7h4w/s1600-h/pepp0904.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430602830943273186" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11ggI6awOI/AAAAAAAAKP0/MtLlmYP7h4w/s400/pepp0904.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>Saint Mary's led by double-digits for most of the second half.<br />
Pepperdine, which has no seniors and has a roster where 12 of the 16 players are underclassmen, has been led in scoring by its sophomore class in 22 of 22 games this season.<br />
The Waves close out the first half of conference play at home on Saturday (Jan. 30) against San Diego at 7 p.m. The game will be shown live on Prime Ticket. Fans can catch Al Epstein's broadcasts at <a href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/?DB_OEM_ID=18500">http://www.pepperdinesports.com/?DB_OEM_ID=18500</a> with a subscription to Wave Casts.<br />
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<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><span style="color: #3333ff; font-size: 180%;">Pepperdine (7-12) at (15) Gonzaga (14-3)</span><br />
<em>By Sports Network; The Sports Network<br />
Published: 01/21/10 7:43 am</em><br />
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<strong>GAME NOTES:</strong> First place in the West Coast Conference standings is up for grabs in Spokane tonight, as the 15th-ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs host the Pepperdine Waves at the McCarthey Athletic Center.<br />
Considering their struggles during non-conference play, Pepperdine's 3-0 start to the WCC season is a rather surprising one. The Waves defeated Loyola Marymount (79-75), Santa Clara (61-60) and San Francisco (83-68) for their best WCC start since the 2001-02 campaign. While none of the three teams Pepperdine defeated is expected to be a contender for the league crown, it is still a nice accomplishment for a squad that went just 4-12 against non- conference foes.<br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11iK9S05dI/AAAAAAAAKQk/5c4fSUTNF3w/s1600-h/pepp09044.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430604666070427090" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11iK9S05dI/AAAAAAAAKQk/5c4fSUTNF3w/s400/pepp09044.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>As for the Bulldogs, they are the favorite to win their 10th straight WCC regular-season title and they couldn't have gotten off to a better start. Despite playing its three main challengers on the road, Gonzaga was able to sweep the trip with victories at the University of Portland (81-78), Saint Mary's-CA (89-82) and San Diego (68-50). Winners of six straight, the Bulldogs are now 14-3 overall and seemingly in control of the WCC. Gonzaga leads the all-time series with Pepperdine, 36-31, and the Bulldogs have won the last 16 meetings overall and the past 11 in Spokane.<br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11zB4h2htI/AAAAAAAAKVM/2s11jJKZwQo/s1600-h/usf.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430623201870120658" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11zB4h2htI/AAAAAAAAKVM/2s11jJKZwQo/s400/usf.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 67px; width: 100px;" /></a>The Waves connected on 45.9 percent of their attempts from the floor and 9- of-19 from three-point range, as they came away with an 83-68 win over San Francisco on Saturday. The team also did a solid job at the foul line, where it finished 18-of-21. <span style="color: #ffcc00;">Lorne Jackson</span> led the charge with 21 points and six boards, while Keion Bell turned in an all-around effort of 18 points, nine assists and eight rebounds. Bell has proven he can do it all and he leads Pepperdine in scoring (19.2 ppg), assists (4.0 apg) and steals (30) while ranking third in rebounding (5.1 rpg). Mychel Thompson, who had 15 points and seven rebounds last game, is a second option for Pepperdine with an average of 12.2 ppg.<br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CcmDdz2yI/AAAAAAAAKas/irdgaR3_0EA/s1600-h/peppg551.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431513328188119842" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CcmDdz2yI/AAAAAAAAKas/irdgaR3_0EA/s400/peppg551.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>The Bulldogs had their way at both ends of the court, shooting 53.2 percent from the floor and holding San Diego to a dismal 34.5 percent effort in a 68-50 win on Saturday. Gonzaga also went 6-of-11 from downtown as well as winning the battle on the boards, 38-30. Elias Harris led the way with a 20- point, nine-rebound effort and Steven Gray tallied 17 points. With the solid performance, Harris has now taken over as the squad's top scorer (15.5 ppg), to go along with his team-high 7.9 rpg. Matt Bouldin, who was limited to just six points last game, is now second at 15.3 ppg and he also hands out a team- high 4.3 apg. Gray puts forth 13.3 ppg for the Bulldogs, who are averaging a solid 78.6 ppg. Robert Sacre rounds things out with 11.2 ppg and 5.4 rpg.<br />
This is Gonzaga's first home game since late December, so expect the crowd to be ready to rock tonight. While the crowd may help out, the Bulldogs are still far superior talent wise and should have no trouble routing the Waves.</div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11gf1bPxzI/AAAAAAAAKPs/Or6DAJu_cqk/s1600-h/peppjan23.bmp"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430602825712256818" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11gf1bPxzI/AAAAAAAAKPs/Or6DAJu_cqk/s400/peppjan23.bmp" style="cursor: hand; height: 400px; width: 262px;" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="color: #3333ff; font-size: 180%;"><strong>Jackson, Ayim Earn WCC Weekly Honors</strong></span><br />
<em>Courtesy: Pepperdine Sports Information<br />
Release: 01/18/2010</em><br />
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<strong>MALIBU, Calif.</strong> - Both the Pepperdine men's and women's basketball teams have opened the West Coast Conference season with 3-0 records, and both programs were rewarded today with WCC co-Player of the Week honors. Sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208">Lorne Jackson</a> shared the men's award while senior center <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1312239"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1312239"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1312239">Miranda Ayim</a> earned half of the women's award.<br />
<span style="color: #ffcc00;">Jackson (Simi Valley, Calif./Simi Valley HS)</span> helped the Pepperdine men to home victories over Santa Clara and San Francisco as he averaged 18.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists.<br />
Ayim (London, Ontario, Canada/Saunders Secondary) led the Pepperdine women to road victories over the same two teams. She posted averages of 23.5 points, 10.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks.<br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11taWXDj-I/AAAAAAAAKTk/u6EAz5R2fsQ/s1600-h/peppgonz.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430617025124995042" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11taWXDj-I/AAAAAAAAKTk/u6EAz5R2fsQ/s400/peppgonz.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 400px; width: 295px;" /></a>Both squads will be involved in first-place showdowns on Thursday night (Jan. 21). Pepperdine and Gonzaga are the only programs that are unbeaten in conference play left for either the men or the women. The women's game is at Firestone Fieldhouse at 7 p.m. The men's game is in Spokane at 6 p.m. (it will be shown locally on a tape-delayed basis by Prime Ticket at 10 p.m.).<br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CamfPz7OI/AAAAAAAAKZk/EG8AauIB59c/s1600-h/pepplojlo3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431511136622341346" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CamfPz7OI/AAAAAAAAKZk/EG8AauIB59c/s400/pepplojlo3.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 267px; width: 400px;" /></a>The Pepperdine men are 3-0 in the WCC for the first time since 2002 (the last time Pepperdine won part of a WCC regular-season title). The Pepperdine women are off to their best start since 2003 (the last time they won a WCC regular-season title). Gonzaga earned the other half of both of the weekly awards: Elias Harris on the men's side and Heather Bowman for the women.<br />
<span style="color: #ffcc00;">Jackson</span> was the team's high scorer in both victories last week. He had a career-high 21 points, tied his career high with six rebounds and added three assists in Saturday's 83-68 win over San Francisco. Two days earlier, he led Pepperdine with 15 points and five assists in a one-point (61-60) win over Santa Clara. He also made a key defensive play at the end by stripping the Broncos' ball-handler as time expired. Over the two games, Jackson shot 60% from the field (9-for-15), 60% on three-pointers (6-for-10) and 92% on free throws (12-for-13). He played 71 of a possible 80 minutes.<br />
<span style="color: #ffcc00;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CWXDsR9PI/AAAAAAAAKY0/2bwCUG4ACDI/s1600-h/pepplojlo2.bmp"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431506473481008370" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CWXDsR9PI/AAAAAAAAKY0/2bwCUG4ACDI/s400/pepplojlo2.bmp" style="cursor: hand; height: 267px; width: 400px;" /></a>Jackson</span> is averaging 8.9 points per game overall this season, but is Pepperdine's leading scorer in conference play at 17.7 ppg.<br />
Ayim scored a career-high 29 points and pulled down 11 rebounds at Santa Clara on Thursday for her fourth double-double of the season. She made 14 of 24 shots and connected on her only three-point attempt in the 83-67 victory. Then, she just missed another double-double with a game-high 18 points and a team-high nine rebounds at San Francisco in a 67-43 win. She also had six blocks at USF, her third time this season with at least six blocks. That moved her up to #3 on Pepperdine's career blocked shot list (134). Over the two games, she hit 58% of her shots from the field (23-for-40). She scored nearly a third of Pepperdine's points over the weekend (47/150).<br />
Ayim leads Pepperdine this season in scoring (15.5), rebounding (6.8) and blocks (2.2) and ranks among the WCC's leaders in all three categories.<br />
<span style="color: #ffcc00;">This is Jackson's first career WCC weekly honor</span>. <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> won a share of last week's award, giving the Pepperdine men two WCC Player of the Week honors in one season for the first time since 2004-05. The Waves haven't had back-to-back award winners since December 2002. </div><br />
<div>Ayim has shared the WCC award twice this season (the first two times of her career). She was also honored on Nov. 30. On Thursday, fans can watch the women's game or listen to Al Epstein's broadcast of the men's game live at <a href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500"><span style="font-size: 85%;">http://www.pepperdinesports.com/?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500</span></a> with a subscription to Wave Casts.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 180%;"><strong><span style="color: #3333ff;">WCC Announces Players of the Week</span></strong></span><em><strong>GON and PEP share both men's and women's honor</strong></em><br />
<strong><em>Jan. 18, 2010</em></strong>History was made over the weekend as Gonzaga's Heather Bowman became the WCC's all-time leading scorer in the game against San Diego as the Zags won both games over the weekend. She shares Player of the Week honors with Pepperdine's Miranda Ayim. On the men's side, Gonzaga's Elias Harris and Pepperdine's <span style="color: #ffcc00;">Lorne Jackson</span> shared the weekly honor as both teams went 2-0 in the second week of conference play.<br />
<strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11taAogOKI/AAAAAAAAKTc/QqYKO_8CfWg/s1600-h/peppg1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430617019292596386" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11taAogOKI/AAAAAAAAKTc/QqYKO_8CfWg/s400/peppg1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a>Men's Players of the Week</strong> Elias Harris, GON Harris averaged 25.5 ppg, 11.0 rpg, shot 63.6 percent from the field (13-20) and had 4 blocks as Gonzaga went on road and defeated Saint Mary's and San Diego to open WCC play 3-0 with three straight road victories...scored season-high 31 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for third double-double of year in 89-82 win at Saint Mary's, then came back with 20 points and 9 rebound at USD. The 31 points was first Gonzaga 30-point game since Adam Morrison scored 35 in 2006 NCAA Tournament first-round game against Xavier...went 13-for-20 from field against the Gaels, 8-for-13 at USD.<br />
<strong><span style="color: #3333ff;">Lorne Jackson, PEP</span></strong> <span style="color: #ffcc00;">Jackson </span>averaged 18.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists as Pepperdine defeated both Santa Clara and San Francisco and improved to 3-0 in the WCC for the first time since 2002 (the last time Pepperdine won part of the WCC title). He was Pepperdine's high scorer in both games. He had a career-high 21 points, tied his career high with six rebounds and had three assists in the win against San Francisco. Two days earlier, he led Pepperdine with 15 points and five assists in a one-point win over Santa Clara. He also made a key defensive play at the end by stripping the Broncos' ball-handler as time expired. Over the two games, <span style="color: #ffcc00;">Jackson</span> shot 60% from the field (9-for-15), 60% on three-pointers (6-for-10) and 92% on free throws (12-for-13). He played 71 of a possible 80 minutes. For the season, Jackson is averaging 8.9 points, 2.9 assists and 2.8 rebounds.<br />
Women's Players of the Week Heather Bowman, GON Bowman became the new all-time leading scorer in West Coast Conference history, surpassing Martha Sheldon, of the University of Portland's mark of 1,953 scored from 1987-92. Bowman has now scored 1,956 points. Bowman went into GU's contest against San Diego needing 19 points to top Sheldon and finished with 21 to increase her WCC leading total to 1,956 career points. Bowman claimed the title at the 9:49 mark of the second half when she received a pass from sophomore Katelan Redmon and scored a fast break layup. One minute later she added to her total with her final bucket of the game.<br />
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Miranda Ayim, PEP Ayim averaged 23.5 points, 10.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks as Pepperdine won twice on the road at Santa Clara and San Francisco. She has helped Pepperdine to a 3-0 league start, its best in the WCC since 2003 (the last time Pepperdine won a regular-season title). The Waves have also won seven of their last eight games. Ayim scored a career-high 29 points and pulled down 11 rebounds at Santa Clara for her fourth double-double of the season. She made 14 of 24 shots and connected on her only three-point attempt. Then, she just missed another double-double with a game-high 18 points and a team-high nine rebounds at San Francisco. She also had six blocks at USF, her third time this season with at least six blocks. That moved her up to #3 on Pepperdine career blocked shot list (134). Over the two games, she hit 58% of her shots from the field (23-for-40). She scored nearly a third of Pepperdine's points over the weekend (47/150). For the season, she is averaging 15.5 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.2 blocks.</div><div><div><div><div><div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11iJnwzj8I/AAAAAAAAKQM/xyUPKATYNQc/s1600-h/peppfres1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430604643110719426" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11iJnwzj8I/AAAAAAAAKQM/xyUPKATYNQc/s400/peppfres1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<div><span style="color: #3333ff;"><span style="font-size: 180%;">Pepperdine Team Report</span></span>Yahoo! Sports 3 hours, 5 minutes ago<br />
<strong>GETTING INSIDE</strong><br />
Two things need to be said about Pepperdine’s 3-0 start in conference play.<br />
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First, Waves coach Tom Asbury and his players have every reason in the world to be proud of themselves. They entered West Coast Conference play reeling from losses in nine of their previous 10 games, including a loss to California Baptist.<br />
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It would not have taken much to crush the team’s spirit, and it seemed that was about to happen when the Waves got behind Loyola Marymount by 17 points in the first half.<br />
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But after a halftime tongue-lashing by Asbury, the Waves responded with a comeback win over Loyola Marymount and followed that up with home victories over Santa Clara and San Francisco, the latter being a decisive 15-point win over a team that had beaten Loyola Marymount two days earlier.<br />
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The Waves believe again.<br />
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“Our morale is higher than ever before,” guard Keion Bell said after the victory over San Francisco. “Coach reminded us to stay focused throughout the game. Everyone is contributing. When we are all scoring, things happen and we are that much stronger.”<br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11p7ilAGEI/AAAAAAAAKSE/65jo53VWds8/s1600-h/peppwb1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430613197293885506" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11p7ilAGEI/AAAAAAAAKSE/65jo53VWds8/s400/peppwb1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 376px; width: 304px;" /></a>Said Asbury: “Practices have been great. The team has been focused and playing really well. We’ve won four out of five at home. We’ve won the games we needed to win and we defended our home court. But things will get tougher now.”<br />
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Asbury’s final sentence alludes to the second thing that needs to be said about 3-0 start: The Waves merely won three home games against teams expected to finish near the bottom of the WCC, and a one-point home victory over Santa Clara should hardly be considered a badge of honor.<br />
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And now the Waves embark on the toughest weekend of the WCC season—road games against Gonzaga on Jan. 21 and Portland on Jan. 23. If the Waves even stay competitive in those games, it will suggest that Pepperdine is a legitimate force in the WCC.<br />
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There is little chance Pepperdine can contend for the conference title this season, but if it can avoid getting trampled in games like the next two, it would show that the Waves are capable of challenging for a top-four spot in the standings this season and might be a championship contender next season.<br />
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Those two games will also be a testing ground for Bell to see whether he deserves to be considered one of the best players in the WCC. His statistics say he is in that category, but he still needs to do it on the road against the best teams in the conference.<br />
<strong>NOTES, QUOTES</strong><br />
• Pepperdine started 3-0 in conference play for the first time since 2002, which was the last time the Waves won a regular-season title, a championship it shared with Gonzaga.<br />
• The Waves started strong and finished strong against San Francisco. They hit seven of their first 11 shots to jump out to an 18-4 lead, and they outscored San Francisco, 19-6, over the final four minutes of the game to break open what had become a tight game.<br />
• Pepperdine’s Jan. 14 victory over Santa Clara was the Waves’ 13th win in their last 14 home games against the Broncos. Santa Clara’s 60 points was the fewest allowed by Pepperdine this season.<br />
<strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11riz2O02I/AAAAAAAAKTM/to3WwWz43DA/s1600-h/m_89dff543c31058cf5b8d49a11ed4375f.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430614971456082786" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11riz2O02I/AAAAAAAAKTM/to3WwWz43DA/s400/m_89dff543c31058cf5b8d49a11ed4375f.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 127px; width: 170px;" /></a>On The Spot:</strong> Pepperdine is 0-5 on its opponents’ home court heading into its treacherous trip against Portland and Gonzaga. The Waves have not been close in their last two road games, and they have had trouble taking care of the ball away from home. Pepperdine has committed too many turnovers in its road games to give itself a chance, and a lot of that results from the fact that the Waves have a weakness at the point-guard spot. Keion Bell has become their primary playmaker, although he is not really a point guard and is needed to provide scoring.<br />
Quote To Note: “These first three games are crucial for us.”—Pepperdine coach Tom Asbury, after the win over Santa Clara, the second of three victories to start the conference season.<br />
<strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2Cam0wXYEI/AAAAAAAAKZs/EshZOJh6YkE/s1600-h/239261696_4e0a43ef32.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431511142396026946" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2Cam0wXYEI/AAAAAAAAKZs/EshZOJh6YkE/s400/239261696_4e0a43ef32.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 370px; width: 400px;" /></a>STRATEGY AND PERSONNEL</strong>Season Recap: Pepperdine seemed to be headed to oblivion after losses in nine of 10 games dropped it to 4-12 heading into conference play. But a comeback victory over Loyola Marymout in the West Coast Conference opener started the Waves off on a 3-0 start in conference play, tying them with Gonzaga for first place as of Jan. 18. It’s a surprising turnaround for the Waves, who seemed to be getting worse rather than better, but the Waves’ toughest conference competition is yet to come.<br />
Player Rotation: Usual Starters—G Keion Bell, F Mychel Thompson, F Jonathan DuPre, F Taylor Darby, <span style="color: #ffcc00;">G Lorne Jackson.</span> Key Subs—F Dane Suttle Jr., G Joshua Lowery, F Gus Clardy.<br />
Game Review:<br />
Pepperdine 79, Loyola Marymount 75<br />
Pepperdine 61, Santa Clara 60<br />
Pepperdine 83, San Francisco 68<br />
<strong>Game Preview:</strong><br />
at Gonzaga, Thursday, Jan. 21<br />
at Portland, Saturday, Jan. 23<br />
vs. St. Mary’s, Thursday, Jan. 28<br />
vs. San Diego, Saturday, Jan. 30<br />
at Loyola Marymount, Saturday, Feb. 6<br />
In Focus: The Waves have little chance of winning the Jan. 21 game against Gonzaga and need to avoid having their confidence crushed so that they will have a chance in the Jan. 16 game at Portland. The Waves will be an underdog in that one, too, but if Keion Bell has a big game, shoots well and limits his turnovers, the Waves have a chance if the Pilots are not hitting a high percentage of their three-pointers. That’s asking a lot, but a lot would need to happen for Pepperdine to win that game, even though, as of Jan. 18, Portland is 1-2 in the conference and Pepperdine 3-0.<br />
<strong>Roster Report:</strong>• F Mychel Thompson was selected WCC co-player of the week on Jan. 11 for his play in the Jan. 9 win over Loyola Marymount, when he scored 22 points and made 6-of-7 three-pointers.<br />
<span style="color: #3333ff;">• Lorne Jackson set a career high with his 21 points against San Francisco and matched a career high with six rebounds in that game.</span><br />
• Keion Bell has come close to triple doubles before, but his performance against San Francisco was the closest, when he had 18 points to go along with eight rebounds and a season-high nine assists. More important perhaps was that he had only one turnover after having 13 turnovers in the previous two conference games.</div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11lIuh1PfI/AAAAAAAAKR8/0UkX4OkNF9w/s1600-h/peppuclakb.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430607926281977330" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11lIuh1PfI/AAAAAAAAKR8/0UkX4OkNF9w/s400/peppuclakb.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<div><span style="color: #3333ff; font-size: 180%;">Game Day: Pepperdine at Portland</span><br />
<em>By </em><a href="http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/jbeseda/index.html"><em>Jim Beseda, The Oregonian</em></a><em><br />
</em>January 23, 2010, 12:10AM When: 7 tonight Where: Chiles Center (4,852), Portland Records: Pepperdine (7-13, 3-1 West Coast Conference); Portland (11-7, 2-2)On the air: Radio on KCMD (970) Probable starters: Pepperdine -- F Mychel Thompson (12.2 ppg, 5.4 rpg), F Taylor Darby (5.9 ppg, 6.2 rpg), C Tanner Kerry (1.6 ppg), G Keion Bell (20.1 ppg, 4.0 apg), <span style="color: #3333ff;">G Lorne Jackson</span> (9.4 ppg); Portland -- F Ethan Niedermeyer (6.7 ppg), F Robin Smeulders (13.7 ppg, 6.6 rpg), C Kramer Knutson (5.1 ppg), G Jared Stohl (9.7 ppg), G T.J. Campbell (12.4 ppg, 5.5 apg).Briefly: </div><br />
<div>The Pilots came through with an extraordinary defensive effort in Thursday's 79-39 victory over Loyola Marymount. The Lions shot 25 percent (6 of 24) from the field in the first half and 21.2 percent (11 of 52) for the game, marking the first time the Pilots had held an opponent to fewer than 40 points since a 67-35 victory over Idaho State on Jan. 2, 2005. Of LMU's 11 field goals, eight were from three-point range and only three came from inside the arc.Portland's Luke Sikma scored a career-high 19 points off the bench Thursday to lead four players in double figures for the Pilots. "It's nice to have guys so willing to share the ball and find the open man," Pilots coach Eric Reveno said. "If defenses want to stay on our shooters, we'll score in the paint. If they want to double down, then we'll find the open shooter. </div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11fltb792I/AAAAAAAAKPE/BUfX-z4sxgk/s1600-h/peppgo0.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430601827135256418" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11fltb792I/AAAAAAAAKPE/BUfX-z4sxgk/s400/peppgo0.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 290px; width: 399px;" /></a><br />
<div>It's a fun group to coach like that."Pilots senior guard Nik Raivio is expected to miss his second consecutive game with a strained right Achilles' tendon suffered during Tuesday's practice. There is still no timetable for his return. "I'm pretty good about worrying about things I can control, so now I'm worried about my substitutions," Reveno said. "Am I making the right moves? Should we play two point guards at times? What's our best defense without Nik? So, it causes me to worry, but there's not much I can do."After starting conference play with three consecutive wins, Pepperdine lost 91-84 Thursday to No. 15 Gonzaga in Spokane. </div><br />
<div>Bell, the Waves' 6-foot-3 sophomore guard from Los Angeles, scored 34 of his career-high 37 points in the second half and after Gonzaga had opened a 41-29 halftime lead. The loss ended Pepperdine's longest winning streak of the season at three games. ... Through 20 games last season, the Waves were 4-16 overall and 1-3 in conference. ... The Pilots swept three games against Pepperdine last season, including a 69-45 victory in the quarterfinals of the WCC Tournament in Las Vegas. Pepperdine leads the all-time series 52-28, but the Waves have beaten the Pilots on twice in 10 games over the past four seasons.-- <em>Jim Beseda</em> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CWWhiiT_I/AAAAAAAAKYk/KfJup-ZyBFM/s1600-h/pepplojpaulg.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431506464313331698" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CWWhiiT_I/AAAAAAAAKYk/KfJup-ZyBFM/s400/pepplojpaulg.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 400px; width: 300px;" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CanCxG7dI/AAAAAAAAKZ0/FqTLE0ixuC4/s1600-h/pepp+fresno.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431511146157239762" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CanCxG7dI/AAAAAAAAKZ0/FqTLE0ixuC4/s400/pepp+fresno.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 238px; width: 300px;" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CS--L_YmI/AAAAAAAAKX8/bWNvQHuBskw/s1600-h/peppbig+adam.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431502761151652450" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CS--L_YmI/AAAAAAAAKX8/bWNvQHuBskw/s400/peppbig+adam.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 308px; width: 396px;" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CclpwEpwI/AAAAAAAAKak/DMy6tmAn0EQ/s1600-h/peppmow.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431513321285396226" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CclpwEpwI/AAAAAAAAKak/DMy6tmAn0EQ/s400/peppmow.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 400px; width: 300px;" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CWW39_PoI/AAAAAAAAKYs/QENfyuPDS2w/s1600-h/peppvanesa.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431506470334054018" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CWW39_PoI/AAAAAAAAKYs/QENfyuPDS2w/s400/peppvanesa.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CeWkweXcI/AAAAAAAAKbU/y_hd5BvS8gw/s1600-h/peppkyla.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431515261270121922" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CeWkweXcI/AAAAAAAAKbU/y_hd5BvS8gw/s400/peppkyla.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<strong><span style="color: #3333ff; font-size: 180%;">These Guys Can Play</span></strong></div><div><a href="http://search.espn.go.com/andy-katz/"></a><em>By Andy Katz ESPN.com </em><a href="http://search.espn.go.com/andy-katz/"><em>Archive</em></a></div><div><br />
<a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=36237">Dominique Jones</a>, South Florida: Jones, a 6-foot-4 junior, scored 46 points in 45 minutes -- that's right all 45 minutes -- in a 109-105 overtime win at Providence. Jones scored nine of the 14 overtime points for the Bulls. He also had 10 boards, eight assists and three steals.<br />
<a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=31656">Adrian Oliver</a>, San Jose State: The 6-4 junior guard lit up one-time league favorite Louisiana Tech with 39 points in an 11-point win over the Bulldogs. He then scored 22 in an upset win over New Mexico State to push the upstart Spartans to 4-3 in the WAC.<br />
<a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=37044">Anatoly Bose</a>, Nicholls State: The native of Australia played 50 minutes Saturday in a 99-98 double-OT loss at Northwestern State, scoring 46 points and grabbing 14 rebounds.<br />
<a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=41441">Keion Bell</a>, <span style="color: #ffcc00;">Pepperdine: The 6-3 sophomore guard dunked over a handful of players during midnight madness, and then flushed one over Gonzaga 7-footer </span><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=36392"><span style="color: #ffcc00;">Robert Sacre</span></a><span style="color: #ffcc00;"> in a game. But he can also score at a high clip, going for 37 in a loss to the Zags and then 21 in a loss at Portland. </span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CS-B15kHI/AAAAAAAAKXs/s11WOS755yI/s1600-h/calstad1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431502744952868978" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CS-B15kHI/AAAAAAAAKXs/s11WOS755yI/s400/calstad1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 218px; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CRQE7rSoI/AAAAAAAAKXc/gLgzf4WzTEo/s1600-h/calstad3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431500855996795522" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CRQE7rSoI/AAAAAAAAKXc/gLgzf4WzTEo/s400/calstad3.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 200px; width: 150px;" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11usGMd8zI/AAAAAAAAKUM/yBrAeqVZkCQ/s1600-h/CALSTADD.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430618429534892850" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11usGMd8zI/AAAAAAAAKUM/yBrAeqVZkCQ/s400/CALSTADD.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 88px; width: 127px;" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11xDjwSwFI/AAAAAAAAKU8/opdP6pUyJFI/s1600-h/5d3f89e8e53a71b0.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430621031630028882" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11xDjwSwFI/AAAAAAAAKU8/opdP6pUyJFI/s400/5d3f89e8e53a71b0.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 106px; width: 130px;" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11xC66XgKI/AAAAAAAAKUs/z_eZpjBG8d4/s1600-h/cal+langg2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430621020666429602" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11xC66XgKI/AAAAAAAAKUs/z_eZpjBG8d4/s400/cal+langg2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 400px; width: 267px;" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CgSo0xMgI/AAAAAAAAKb0/AJ9Rki8HUXw/s1600-h/calnulang2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431517392665653762" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CgSo0xMgI/AAAAAAAAKb0/AJ9Rki8HUXw/s400/calnulang2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 249px; width: 400px;" /></a></div><br />
<div><span style="color: #3333ff;"><strong><span style="font-size: 180%;">Cal Announces 2010 Football Schedule</span></strong></span><em><strong>Bears will play seven home games beginning Sept. 4 against UC Davis and ending with Dec. 4 Big Game.</strong></em><br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S18sFAk6dmI/AAAAAAAAKW0/RTm4Tvwq-sg/s1600-h/calhat1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431108140197901922" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S18sFAk6dmI/AAAAAAAAKW0/RTm4Tvwq-sg/s400/calhat1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 101px; width: 118px;" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S18sFvBOQeI/AAAAAAAAKW8/zTCHEVZbEeg/s1600-h/ca%3Bhat.bmp"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431108152664670690" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S18sFvBOQeI/AAAAAAAAKW8/zTCHEVZbEeg/s400/ca%3Bhat.bmp" style="cursor: hand; height: 80px; width: 80px;" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2C4EatzpKI/AAAAAAAAKcM/f48pXzk8MzE/s1600-h/calvb1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431543536639255714" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2C4EatzpKI/AAAAAAAAKcM/f48pXzk8MzE/s400/calvb1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 185px; width: 237px;" /></a><br />
<strong>Jan. 4, 2010</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/cal-m-footbl-sched.html">2010 California Football Schedule</a><br />
<strong>BERKELEY</strong> - California will open the 2010 season at home against UC Davis on Saturday, Sept. 4, and play a total of seven home games at Memorial Stadium in the football schedule announced Monday by the Pac-10 Conference. Following the season-opener at home against the Aggies, the Bears will also host Colorado (Sept. 11), UCLA (Oct. 9), Arizona State (Oct. 23), Oregon (Nov. 13), Washington (Nov. 27) and Stanford (Dec. 4) in the Big Game.<br />
The Bears will play their five road games at Nevada (Sept. 18), Arizona (Oct. 2), USC (Oct. 16), Oregon State (Oct. 30) and Washington State (Nov. 20). Bye dates are scheduled for Sept. 25 and Nov. 6 and were created when contests vs. Washington and Washington State were moved from their original dates. The previously published schedule had the Bears playing 11 consecutive weeks before a three-week gap prior to the Dec. 4 Big Game.<br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S18sEp1lQBI/AAAAAAAAKWs/bHNaOkWKGG0/s1600-h/calnulang2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431108134093799442" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S18sEp1lQBI/AAAAAAAAKWs/bHNaOkWKGG0/s400/calnulang2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 249px; width: 400px;" /></a>Game times and television broadcast arrangements for the 2010 schedule will be announced at a later date. Cal's 2010 slate features seven games against teams that played in a bowl this past year - Arizona (Holiday), Nevada (Hawaii), Oregon (Rose), Oregon State (Las Vegas), Stanford (Sun), UCLA (EagleBank) and USC (Emerald).<br />
The Bears will play five of their nine Pac-10 games in 2010 at home, where they are 11-2 the past two seasons. Since the Pac-10 went to a full nine-game conference slate in 2006, Cal is a combined 13-5 in league contests when it plays five Pac-10 home games (2006, '08), including a conference co-championship in '06. By comparison, the Bears are 9-9 in Pac-10 games during the two seasons (2007, '09) they played one more road game in conference play.<br />
Season-ticket renewal information will be announced soon. Check back at <a href="http://www.calbears.com/">CalBears.com</a> or call the Cal Athletic Ticket Office at (800) GO BEARS for more information.<br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S18sEDgmcDI/AAAAAAAAKWc/LSm7paqZYOw/s1600-h/calnulang.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431108123805249586" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S18sEDgmcDI/AAAAAAAAKWc/LSm7paqZYOw/s400/calnulang.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 130px; width: 93px;" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11xDfZCn2I/AAAAAAAAKU0/P20fFHWUtqU/s1600-h/keyhole_RF_120.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430621030458761058" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11xDfZCn2I/AAAAAAAAKU0/P20fFHWUtqU/s400/keyhole_RF_120.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 131px; width: 120px;" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CRPqGFLGI/AAAAAAAAKXU/4p4t6e4BpJM/s1600-h/cal+pac.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431500848792677474" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CRPqGFLGI/AAAAAAAAKXU/4p4t6e4BpJM/s400/cal+pac.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 114px; width: 98px;" /></a><br />
<strong><span style="color: #3333ff; font-size: 180%;">2010 California Football Schedule</span></strong></div><br />
<div>Sept. 4 - UC Davis<br />
Sept. 11 - Colorado<br />
Sept. 18 - at Nevada<br />
*Oct. 2 - at Arizona<br />
*Oct. 9 - UCLA<br />
*Oct. 16 - at USC<br />
*Oct. 23 - Arizona State<br />
*Oct. 30 - at Oregon State<br />
*Nov. 13 - Oregon<br />
*Nov. 20 - at Washington State<br />
*Nov. 27 - Washington<br />
*Dec. 4 - Stanford<br />
<strong>*Pac-10 Game; Times and Television Broadcast Arrangements TBA</strong><br />
<strong><em>All Home Games at Memorial Stadium</em></strong> </div><div><strong><em><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11utF12xTI/AAAAAAAAKUc/jDtoTAkvF7A/s1600-h/cal+ex.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430618446619919666" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11utF12xTI/AAAAAAAAKUc/jDtoTAkvF7A/s400/cal+ex.png" style="cursor: hand; height: 199px; width: 250px;" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CWV7sJdBI/AAAAAAAAKYU/PlIZJmdO1ZE/s1600-h/callangaxe.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431506454153098258" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CWV7sJdBI/AAAAAAAAKYU/PlIZJmdO1ZE/s400/callangaxe.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 276px; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CRPSs1E9I/AAAAAAAAKXM/v6CIU_1Cjog/s1600-h/Chuck%2520muncie%2520ed%2520white.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431500842512749522" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CRPSs1E9I/AAAAAAAAKXM/v6CIU_1Cjog/s400/Chuck%2520muncie%2520ed%2520white.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 315px; width: 400px;" /></a><span style="color: #3333ff;">Former Golden Bears DeSean Jackson and Alex Mack Honored by Pro Football Weekly/PFWA<br />
Jackson picks up All-NFL recognition as a punt returner, while Mack named to All-Rookie squad.<br />
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DeSean Jackson earned All-NFL honors as a punt returner for the Philadelphia Eagles in 2009.</span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2C4Fg5kW_I/AAAAAAAAKck/440SXWCnkZ4/s1600-h/caldesean6.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431543555479067634" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2C4Fg5kW_I/AAAAAAAAKck/440SXWCnkZ4/s400/caldesean6.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 400px; width: 228px;" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CgS16DxFI/AAAAAAAAKb8/rAvkLNzuXsE/s1600-h/caldesean.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431517396177503314" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CgS16DxFI/AAAAAAAAKb8/rAvkLNzuXsE/s400/caldesean.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 250px; width: 150px;" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2C4DgW7WCI/AAAAAAAAKcE/3rCfAH1U4fY/s1600-h/CA%3B5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431543520974034978" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2C4DgW7WCI/AAAAAAAAKcE/3rCfAH1U4fY/s400/CA%3B5.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 132px; width: 89px;" /></a><br />
Jan. 20, 2010<br />
BERKELEY - Former Cal football players <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/jackson_desean00.html">DeSean Jackson</a> (2005-07) and <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/mack_alex03.html">Alex Mack</a> (2005-08) have been honored by Pro Football Weekly and the Professional Football Writers Association of America for their performances during the 2009 NFL season. Jackson was selected to the All-NFL team chosen by the organizations, while Mack earned a spot on the All-Rookie squad.<br />
Jackson led the NFL with an average of 15.2 yards per punt return and was one of only two NFL players to bring back a pair of punts for a touchdown. He finished with 29 punt returns for 441 yards. Jackson was also among NFL leaders in receiving with 62 regular-season catches for 1,156 yards (No. 12-T NFL) and an 18.6 yards per catch average that was second in the league. He also caught nine touchdown passes to rank tied for 10th in the league.<br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CRQee79zI/AAAAAAAAKXk/IwO5Xm6Il_U/s1600-h/calmack.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431500862855575346" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CRQee79zI/AAAAAAAAKXk/IwO5Xm6Il_U/s400/calmack.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 225px; width: 150px;" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/mack_alex03.html">Alex Mack</a> was named to the 2009 Pro Football Weekly/PFWA All-Rookie Team in 2009. Mack started all 16 games as a rookie center for the Cleveland Browns. </em></strong></div><div><strong><em><br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;">latimes.com/sports/la-sp-crowe25-2010jan25,0,7559420.column<br />
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<div><strong><em><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S18plyaik6I/AAAAAAAAKV8/MTwI_Lf3JTw/s1600-h/365890598.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431105404797096866" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S18plyaik6I/AAAAAAAAKV8/MTwI_Lf3JTw/s400/365890598.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 101px; width: 145px;" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S18pmC9fgII/AAAAAAAAKWE/wHnmxUOBsBg/s1600-h/pepperdine-people.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431105409238663298" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S18pmC9fgII/AAAAAAAAKWE/wHnmxUOBsBg/s400/pepperdine-people.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 70px; width: 171px;" /></a><br />
CROWE'S NEST / JERRY CROWE<br />
<span style="color: #3333ff;">For ex-Pepperdine basketball star William 'Bird' Averitt, sky was once the limit<br />
The electrifying guard led the nation in scoring in 1972-73, averaging 33.9 points. But his skills never fully translated to the pros, and today, at 57 and partially disabled from a car accident, he's back in his Kentucky hometown.</span><br />
Jerry Crowe</em></strong><strong><br />
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<div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CZFC6cbqI/AAAAAAAAKZM/hQCLU33BUqk/s1600-h/peppbird1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431509462569217698" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CZFC6cbqI/AAAAAAAAKZM/hQCLU33BUqk/s400/peppbird1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 130px; width: 93px;" /></a><br />
<em>January 25, 2010</em><br />
Winging west from Kentucky, William "Bird" Averitt once soared majestically for the Pepperdine basketball team.These days, he rarely leaves his nest.The nation's leading scorer during the 1972-73 season, when he averaged nearly 34 points a game for a school that had not yet built a gym on its then-newly opened Malibu campus, Averitt long ago clipped his wings."I pretty much stay to myself," he says from his hometown of Hopkinsville, Ky., where he returned more than 25 years ago and never left. "I stay around the house."That's partly because of an automobile accident 15 years ago that left him partially disabled and unable to drive.</div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CZFcneHmI/AAAAAAAAKZU/r_jf66_MiRY/s1600-h/peppbird.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431509469468958306" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S2CZFcneHmI/AAAAAAAAKZU/r_jf66_MiRY/s400/peppbird.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 130px; width: 104px;" /></a>Averitt, 57, says he was driving home from a fishing trip with a girlfriend and her three children when his vehicle flipped as he swerved on loose gravel to avoid a head-on collision. He suffered a broken neck and injuries to his right arm.He says the range of motion in his neck is limited, which is why he can't drive, and his right arm is mostly useless."I hurt all the time," says Averitt, who has a steel plate in his neck, "but I'm thankful that how the accident went down, by my driving, that everyone else came out all right. I'd probably be in worse shape, emotionally, if I'd hurt the kids or their mother."Twice divorced, he has two daughters of his own and five grandchildren. He lives only a short walk from the house he grew up in and says he stays there often with his mother, Mary.From a bedroom, he looks out on the vacant lot where he learned to play sports -- and friends gave him his nickname."It was from sandlot football," he says. "One day it got hot and I took my shirt off -- and they said I had the frame of a bird. That's how it started: It was Bird Chest. Then, after I started playing basketball, they dropped the 'Chest' and I became Bird."At Hopkinsville High, former coach Roy Woolum says, Averitt "was the kind of player that, if I'd have left him in ballgames, there's no telling how many points he would have scored."But perhaps because of his small frame, the 6-foot-1 left-hander was mostly overlooked by schools in his home state.</div><br />
<div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11ggUHl5pI/AAAAAAAAKP8/sYRk6uQ7zOk/s1600-h/pepplogo.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430602833951319698" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11ggUHl5pI/AAAAAAAAKP8/sYRk6uQ7zOk/s400/pepplogo.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 104px; width: 104px;" /></a>Fred Overton, a Pepperdine assistant from Kentucky, recommended Averitt to then-Pepperdine coach Gary Colson -- and the two coaches persuaded him to come to California.They knew they had a winner when Averitt, as a freshman, scored 43 and 44 points in games at Pauley Pavilion against a UCLA frosh team that included Bill Walton and Keith Wilkes."I liked to play the game," Averitt says, "and it seemed like just overnight it came to me. I just wanted to play against the best and I wanted to be one of the best."I wanted the whole hog."As a sophomore, Averitt broke most of the West Coast Athletic Conference's varsity scoring records. </div><br />
<div>As a junior, his Waves again playing their home games 20 miles off campus at the Culver City Auditorium, he averaged a national-best 33.9 points a game. In conference play, he averaged a whopping 39.1."I don't know if we ever realized what was going on," says Colson, whose vagabond team practiced wherever it could find a court, sometimes outside. "It was so exciting, and it hit like a ton of bricks. Pepperdine's usually on the ninth page of the sports section, eighth page maybe, but all of a sudden Bird starts cooking and Pepperdine starts moving up."It's all about entertainment, and he was an unbelievable entertainer. Nobody could contain him."Pepperdine included, he might have added. Averitt left school after his junior year and signed with the San Antonio Spurs, then in the ABA. </div><br />
<div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11riKE65dI/AAAAAAAAKS8/_YiANKrhI7o/s1600-h/waves.bmp"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430614960243402194" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S11riKE65dI/AAAAAAAAKS8/_YiANKrhI7o/s400/waves.bmp" style="cursor: hand; height: 75px; width: 400px;" /></a>He played five professional seasons, three in the ABA and, after the ABA-NBA merger, two in the NBA.He averaged 14.2 points in the ABA and 8.3 in the NBA, enjoying his greatest success in two seasons with the Kentucky Colonels, where he was coached by Hubie Brown."He was an outstanding talent -- super quick, outstanding penetrator," Brown notes, adding that he was "kind of surprised" Averitt did not excel in the NBA. "He had a three-point game, a mid-range game and could finish in traffic."In 1975, playing alongside Artis Gilmore and Dan Issel, Averitt helped the Colonels win the ABA championship."That was beautiful," he says.So was this: Thanks to a contract that included more than $1 million in deferred payments, Averitt kept getting paid for more than 25 years after playing his last NBA game in 1978.Settled in California after retiring, Averitt moved back to Hopkinsville in 1984 after his father took ill.His former coaches are sorry to see him struggling.</div><br />
<div>"There aren't a lot of people who had more physical talent than he did," Woolum says. "I've got a picture of him in his freshman year stuffing the ball right over the top of Bill Walton."But he soars no more."I miss doing things," he says, "because I still played [basketball] until I got hurt -- you know, pickup games, community programs, things like that. I liked doing other things too -- bowling, tennis, softball. Anything athletic, I enjoyed."Those days are past, however, his glory days a memory.His three-year stay at Pepperdine, Averitt says, was "the most beautiful time I had. It was a whole different life."</div><br />
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Marc Trasolini missed a shot in the paint with less than 10 seconds to go, but the Waves missed two free throws with 5.7 seconds left. Santa Clara's Robert Smith raced up the floor but as he neared the basket, Jackson knocked the ball out of his hands and time expired.<br />The Waves improved to 6-12 overall and are now 2-0 in the WCC for the first time since 2005. They have beaten the Broncos (8-12, 0-3) five straight times in Firestone Fieldhouse and in 13 of the last 14 meetings.<br />"It was a good win," Pepperdine Coach <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a> said. "It was a typical Pepperdine-Santa Clara game. Conference games are hard to win and these games are all wars. These first three games are crucial for us. I'm proud of the guys."<br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S08DUDk0aAI/AAAAAAAAKNc/ynEAGiRLL4o/s1600-h/lojack112.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426559719096739842" style="WIDTH: 124px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 88px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S08DUDk0aAI/AAAAAAAAKNc/ynEAGiRLL4o/s400/lojack112.jpg" border="0" /></a>Jackson (Simi Valley, Calif./Simi Valley HS) tied his career high with four three-pointers for the second straight game. He also added a game-high five assists and pulled down four rebounds.<br />"We started off slow tonight and so did I," Jackson said. "After my first two turnovers, I knew I needed to step it up. This game was a big win for us. We haven't started 2-0 in a while."<br />Regarding the final play of the game, Jackson said: "I saw him driving and I just went over and swiped at the ball. I hit it cleanly. Luckily there was no call."<br /></span>Junior forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> (Portland, Ore./Stoneridge Prep) and sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> (Los Angeles, Calif./Pasadena HS) each scored 13 points.<br />Despite being outshot (46.7%-41.5%), outrebounded (37-27) and making just nine of 19 free throws (47.4%), the Waves were able to pull this one out. They made eight three-pointers and forced 16 turnovers to help put things in their favor.<br />The Waves got off to a slow start and Santa Clara was able to take a 17-9 lead after 12 minutes of play. Pepperdine responded with a 15-3 run, however, with Thompson scoring eight points. <span style="color:#3333ff;">Jackson's three-pointer</span> gave the Waves their first lead at 21-20 with 4:06 to play, and Thompson hit his second three-pointer to make it 24-20 with 3:14 to go. Pepperdine went into the break with a 30-27 advantage.<br />Santa Clara took a couple of one and two-point leads in the second half, but Pepperdine went ahead to stay at 45-44 on a <span style="color:#3333ff;">three-pointer by Jackson</span> with 9 1/2 minutes left. The Waves led by as many as eight, first at 55-47 after two free throws by sophomore center <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209">Corbin Moore</a> (Cypress, Calif./Los Alamitos HS) and again at 57-49 with 4:12 to go after a basket by Bell.<br />The Broncos trimmed the lead to one with a minute and a half left, but <span style="color:#3333ff;">Jackson </span>made two free throws with 1:24 left. A basket by Santa Clara's Trasolini with 1:06 made it a one-point game again, but that was the final scoring of the contest.<br />Pepperdine continues WCC play at home on Saturday (Jan. 16) against San Francisco at 7 p.m. The Waves are looking to go 3-0 in the conference for the first time since 2002. Fans can watch the webcast and listen to Al Epstein's broadcast at<strong> </strong><a href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500"><strong><span style="font-size:85%;">http://www.pepperdinesports.com/?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500</span></strong></a><strong> with a</strong> subscription to Wave Casts.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S08BdHNxoQI/AAAAAAAAKMc/og7jMubRLzs/s1600-h/peppscu.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426557675669397762" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S08BdHNxoQI/AAAAAAAAKMc/og7jMubRLzs/s400/peppscu.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.fansonly.com/schools/sacl/sports/m-baskbl/sacl-m-baskbl-body.html"><strong><em>Men's Basketball Home</em></strong></a><br /><a class="RelConLink" href="http://onlyfans.cstv.com/schools/sacl/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/011510aaa.html"><span style="font-size:180%;">Men fall at Pepperdine</span></a><br /><br /><em>Jan. 14, 2010<br /></em><a href="http://www.santaclarabroncos.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2009-2010/scu20.html"><strong>Final Stats</strong></a><strong><br /></strong>Santa Clara and Pepperdine battled hard all night and the Broncos had a chance to win it in the end, but Pepperdine came away with a 61-60 win on Thursday night in Malibu. Santa Clara has lost 13 of its last 14 games in Malibu. Santa Clara is 8-12 and 0-3 in the WCC and Pepperdine moves to 6-12 and 2-0 in the WCC. Santa Clara plays LMU on Sat., Jan. 16 in Los Angeles in a FOX West-televised game at 8 pm.<br />Santa Clara shot 46.7 percent from the field, including 37.5 percent from beyond the arc. The Broncos collected 37 rebounds, four steals and three blocks with 16 turnovers. Pepperdine shot 41.5 percent from the field, including 44.4 percent from beyond the arc. The Waves collected 27 rebounds, four steals and three blocks with 11 turnovers.<br />"Our effort was there. We fought hard," said Bronco head coach <a href="http://www.santaclarabroncos.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/keating_kerry00.html">Kerry Keating</a>. "We had two shots in the end to win it. I didn't think Marc was aggressive enough and Robert drove to the basket and there was a lot of contact. We are hurting, there were tears in our lockerroom after this one. Now we are going into a team that also needs a win, too. They lost at home tonight and they are hurting, too. We want to continue to get better and tomorrow is another step."<br />Individually <a href="http://www.santaclarabroncos.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/smith_robert00.html">Robert Smith</a> scored 15 and <a href="http://www.santaclarabroncos.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/cowels_ray00.html">Ray Cowels</a> added 12 - all three-pointers in the second half. <a href="http://www.santaclarabroncos.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/trasolini_marc00.html">Marc Trasolini</a> and <a href="http://www.santaclarabroncos.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/santos_michael00.html">Michael Santos</a> both scored nine points. Santos' parents brought family friends, Joe and Jennifer Montana and their youngest son to the game.<br /><span style="color:#3366ff;"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Pepperdine was led by Lorne Jackson, who scored 15; and Mychel Thompson and Keion Bell both knocked down 13.</span><br /></span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S08DS76AWxI/AAAAAAAAKNE/kH5bHn7nj-U/s1600-h/PEPPSCLOGO.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426559699858250514" style="WIDTH: 272px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 90px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S08DS76AWxI/AAAAAAAAKNE/kH5bHn7nj-U/s400/PEPPSCLOGO.gif" border="0" /></a><br />In the first half Santa Clara jumped out a quick 8-2 lead at 17:19 on two baskets by Santos, including a dunk, one by Smith and two <a href="http://www.santaclarabroncos.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/dowdell_ben00.html">Ben Dowdell</a> free throws.<br />Santa Clara went up 10-4 on a jumper by Smith at 15:04. But the Waves came back to score five straight to make it 10-9 Broncos at 11:48.<br />Santa Clara laced together its 7-0 run. <a href="http://www.santaclarabroncos.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/harrison_niyi00.html">Niyi Harrison</a> hit a five-foot jumper to give the Broncos a 12-9 lead at 11:21 and end a four-minute scoring drought. After an errant three by the Waves, Santa Clara worked the clock down and Smith knocked down a three at 10:07 to give SCU a 15-9 lead.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S078higzlJI/AAAAAAAAKKk/YP9I-xd9zQY/s1600-h/PEPPUCILJ.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426552254158312594" style="WIDTH: 160px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 120px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S078higzlJI/AAAAAAAAKKk/YP9I-xd9zQY/s400/PEPPUCILJ.jpg" border="0" /></a>The two traded baskets with Santa Clara pushing ahead 20-18 on a free throw by Harrison.<br />Pepperdine went up 21-20 on a <span style="color:#3333ff;">three by Jackson</span> at 3:50 and then Thompson hit a three at 3:07 to push the lead to 24-21. The two traded baskets again as the Waves took a four-point lead at 2:03, 26-22.<br />Harrison answered with two free throws to make it 26-24 Pepperdine and a minutes later Santos crushed a three to make it 28-27 Waves at 45.1. Pepperdine took a 30-27 lead to the lockerroom at the half. Smith had 11 points at the break, Santos added seven. Pepperdine was led by Thompson's eight points.<br />Santa Clara tied it up 32-32 at 16:34 on back-to-back baskets by Santos and Trasolini. Trasolini's two free throws at 15:24 gave SCU a 34-32 lead. The two traded baskets again with the scored knotted at 36-36 at 13:53. A dunk by Harrison at 13:13 gave SCU a 38-36, but Pepperdine scored five straight to take a 41-38 lead at 12:40.<br />Cowels knocked down his first and second shots of the night, a threes, to give the Broncos a 44-42 lead, but PU answered with two threes of its own to take a 48-44 lead at 9:22. Cowels hit a third three and the Waves answered twice, taking a 53-47 lead.<br />Corbin Moore hit two free throws to give Pepperdine its largest lead of the night, 55-47, with 5:42 to go. The Waves were on a 7-0 run when Smith stopped it with two free throws to make it 55-49 Pepperdine at 4:50. The two teams traded baskets to make it 57-51 Waves at the last media timeout at 3:26.<br />After Bell was called for traveling, <a href="http://www.santaclarabroncos.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/dowdell_ben00.html">Ben Dowdell</a> dunked it home to make it 57-53 Waves at 2:51, but Bell answered with a basket. Two Smith free throws made it 59-55 Waves at 1:52.<br />After another Bell miscue, a carry, Cowels knocked down his fourth three of the half to make it 59-58 Pepperdine at 1:29.<br />Two Pepperdine free throws and a Trasolini basket and it was a one-point game with 29.2 when Bronco head coach <a href="http://www.santaclarabroncos.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/keating_kerry00.html">Kerry Keating</a> called timeout with the Waves leading 29.2.<br />Santa Clara shot went off the rim and Smith was called with his fourth foul of the game at 5.7 left. Thompson missed both and Santa Clara had a chance with a few ticks left, but Smith's shot at the buzzer was off after a very physical play under the basket.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S08EWi1ScHI/AAAAAAAAKNs/xwQQ5ETo4uw/s1600-h/peppjan22.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426560861358682226" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S08EWi1ScHI/AAAAAAAAKNs/xwQQ5ETo4uw/s400/peppjan22.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><em>Associated Press<br /></em><strong>MALIBU, Calif.</strong> -- <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=41442">Lorne Jackson</a> had 15 points and a game-best five assists Thursday night as Pepperdine held off Santa Clara 61-60.<br />Jackson tied his career high with four 3-pointers for the second straight game, and <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=37517">Mychel Thompson</a> and <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=41441">Keion Bell</a> scored 13 apiece for the Waves (6-12, 2-0 West Coast Conference).<br /><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=46708">Robert Smith</a> led the Broncos (8-12, 0-3) with 15 points, and Raymond Cowels added 12.<br />Bell's jumper with 4:11 left gave Pepperdine a 57-49 cushion.<br />But Santa Clara came back with an 11-4 run and trailed just 61-60 on <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=41455">Marc Trasolini</a>'s basket with 1:09 left.<br />The score stayed 61-60 when Thompson was fouled with 5 seconds left. He missed both free throws, but Smith had the ball knocked out of his hands under the basket as time ran out.<br />Santa Clara outrebounded Pepperdine 37-27 but had 16 turnovers to 11 for the Waves.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S08EYDfPo8I/AAAAAAAAKOM/AGcQIBzec7Y/s1600-h/PEPPHA6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426560887304463298" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S08EYDfPo8I/AAAAAAAAKOM/AGcQIBzec7Y/s400/PEPPHA6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong><a href="http://www.blogger.com/latimes.com/sports/college/basketball/la-sp-southland15-2010jan15,0,5738604.story"><em></em></a></strong><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong><a href="http://www.blogger.com/latimes.com/sports/college/basketball/la-sp-southland15-2010jan15,0,5738604.story"><em>latimes.com/sports/college/basketball/la-sp-southland15-2010jan15,0,5738604.story<br /></em></a></strong></span><em>latimes.com</em><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">COLLEGE BASKETBALL</span></strong><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><em>Southland roundup: Pepperdine edges Santa Clara</em></strong></span><br /><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">Lorne Jackson</span> makes four three-points and scores 15 points for the Waves.<br />January 15, 2010</strong><br /><br />at Pepperdine 61, Santa Clara 60: <span style="color:#3333ff;">Lorne Jackson had 15 points</span>, making four three-pointers, as the Waves (6-12, 2-0 West Coast Conference) held off the Broncos (8-12, 0-3). Robert Smith led Santa Clara with 15 points, but he had the ball knocked out of his hands under the basket as time ran out.<br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0794gC5FCI/AAAAAAAAKK0/l1PcmUfcNkc/s1600-h/pc.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426553748144591906" style="WIDTH: 115px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 86px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0794gC5FCI/AAAAAAAAKK0/l1PcmUfcNkc/s400/pc.jpg" border="0" /></a>Santa Clara (8-11) at Pepperdine (5-12)</span></strong><br /><a href="http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/colleges/story/1022185.html?storylink=mirelated" alt="Loyola Marymount (9-7) at Pepperdine (4-12)" tooltipid="mi_tt1">Loyola Marymount (9-7) at Pepperdine (4-12)</a><br />Loyola Marymount (9-7) at Pepperdine (4-12)<br /><strong>GAME NOTES:</strong> West Coast Conference play begins in Malibu tonight, as the Pepperdine Waves host the Loyola Marymount Lions at Firestone Fieldhouse.<br />The Waves struggled through their non-conference slate, winning just four of their 16 outings. The team has dropped its last two contests, including an 86-63 setback against Miami-Florida last Sunday. It was the seventh loss in nine homes games for Pepperdine, which is now looking to turn things around in WCC play.<br />As for the Lions, they head into league play with a full head of steam, having won each of their past six outings. The streak, which is the teams longest since the 1995-96 season, started with a surprising win at Notre Dame and continued last Saturday an 81-73 triumph at Cal State Bakersfield. LMU is now 9-7 overall and that includes a 4-3 record on the road, where the team has won three in a row.<br />•<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S08CRdPs03I/AAAAAAAAKM0/ikNv97-NMFw/s1600-h/pepp09011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426558574936249202" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S08CRdPs03I/AAAAAAAAKM0/ikNv97-NMFw/s400/pepp09011.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/colleges/story/1015504.html?storylink=mirelated" alt="Harvard (10-3) at Santa Clara (8-8)" tooltipid="mi_tt2">Harvard (10-3) at Santa Clara (8-8)</a><br />Harvard (10-3) at Santa Clara (8-8)<br /><strong>GAME NOTES</strong>: The Harvard Crimson shoots for its fourth win in a row tonight as the team challenges the Santa Clara Broncos in a non-conference bout at the Leavey Center.<br />Harvard made the trip out west over the weekend and easily took care of Seattle University with a 92-71 triumph. The victory was the third in a row and the fourth in the last five games for a team that has already logged a trio of three-game win streaks on the season. As for the Broncos, they are in the midst of a lengthy eight-game homestand that has already resulted in a 2-3 mark. On Saturday, Santa Clara snapped a three-game slide with a narrow 71-68 victory over New Hampshire, drawing the squad to an even 8-8 on the season, and 5-5 at home.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S08BcYmAV5I/AAAAAAAAKMM/zleQkibK5ZQ/s1600-h/PEPPSCRT.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426557663154558866" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S08BcYmAV5I/AAAAAAAAKMM/zleQkibK5ZQ/s400/PEPPSCRT.jpg" border="0" /></a>•<br /><a href="http://www.thenewstribune.com/updates/story/639992.html?storylink=mirelated" alt="Heytvelt, Bouldin help keep Gonzaga unbeaten in WCC" tooltipid="mi_tt3">Heytvelt, Bouldin help keep Gonzaga unbeaten in WCC</a><br /><strong>Heytvelt, Bouldin help keep Gonzaga unbeaten in WCC</strong><br />Gonzaga's annual visit to Santa Clara has become a South Bay basketball event, and Thursday nights thriller was no exception.<br />The game went back-and-forth for 35 minutes until the 17th-ranked Zags pulled away for an 81-73 victory in Santa Clara, Calif. Josh Heytvelt scored a career-high 29 points, and Matt Bouldin added 23, helping Gonzaga remain undefeated in the West Coast Conference.<br />• <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S07_O3KJEzI/AAAAAAAAKLk/ddJAblA_ms8/s1600-h/PEPPSCHB1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426555231817765682" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S07_O3KJEzI/AAAAAAAAKLk/ddJAblA_ms8/s400/PEPPSCHB1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/colleges/story/1014572.html?storylink=mirelated" alt="Miami-Florida (13-1) at Pepperdine (4-11)" tooltipid="mi_tt4">Miami-Florida (13-1) at Pepperdine (4-11)</a><br /><strong>Miami-Florida (13-1) at Pepperdine (4-11)<br />GAME NOTES:</strong> The red-hot Miami-Florida Hurricanes will take the floor at the Firestone Fieldhouse this evening to battle the Pepperdine Waves in a non- conference battle in Malibu.<br />The Hurricanes have stormed through their schedule up to this point in the season, winning 13 of their 14 matchups. Miami has won its last five matchups, and comes into this game fresh off a 73-55 victory over Bethune-Cookman. The lone loss for the Hurricanes did come on the road, as the team was defeated in ACC action by Boston College, 61-60.<br />Since opening the year with a 3-3 mark the Waves have come crashing down, losing eight of their last nine contests. The most recent setback for Pepperdine was an embarrassing, 64-47 loss to Georgia. The Waves have been terrible at home this year, dropping six of their eight contests at the Firestone Fieldhouse.<br />• <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S08CRAdLvqI/AAAAAAAAKMs/aVDD0iRAw9M/s1600-h/peppgonz2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426558567208173218" style="WIDTH: 313px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S08CRAdLvqI/AAAAAAAAKMs/aVDD0iRAw9M/s400/peppgonz2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/colleges/story/1023160.html?storylink=mirelated" alt="Saint Mary's-CA (14-2) at Santa Clara (8-10)" tooltipid="mi_tt5">Saint Mary's-CA (14-2) at Santa Clara (8-10)</a><br /><strong>Saint Mary's-CA (14-2) at Santa Clara (8-10)</strong><br /><strong>GAME NOTES:</strong> The Saint Mary's-CA Gaels take their act on the road again tonight as they clash with the Santa Clara Broncos in West Coast Conference action at the Leavey Center.<br />Since losing to USC during the Diamond Head Classic in Hawaii a couple days before Christmas, the Gaels have put together a string of four straight wins and have now posted victories in 12 of the last 13 games overall. On Friday night, the tea, ripped apart the San Francisco Dons on the road in an 83-62 final to open WCC play.<br />Meanwhile, the Broncos were also on the hardwood two nights ago, but for them the results were not as encouraging as they suffered a 55-46 loss to San Diego at home, marking the team's seventh straight home date during this long run. The 55 points allowed were tied for the second fewest given up by SCU this season, but the 46 points scored by the Broncos were by far their lowest total of 2009-10.<br /><em>By Sports Network; The Sports Network</em><br />Published: 01/14/10 7:53 am<br /><strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S08EX0_hBaI/AAAAAAAAKOE/LNG8qHV5niA/s1600-h/pepp099.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426560883413288354" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S08EX0_hBaI/AAAAAAAAKOE/LNG8qHV5niA/s400/pepp099.jpg" border="0" /></a>GAME NOTES</strong>: The Santa Clara Broncos have made the trip to Malibu for a West Coast Conference clash with the Pepperdine Waves.<br />Santa Clara has lost three straight games and six of the last seven to move to 8-11 overall and 0-2 in league action. The Broncos are coming off an 80-72 loss to Saint Mary's-CA on Sunday and have actually had more success on the road this season than at home.<br />As for Pepperdine, it managed to halt a two-game skid with a 79-75 victory over Loyola Marymount last Saturday. The Waves are still a disappointing 5-12 overall, and just three of their 10 home games have resulted in victory.<br />The Broncos own a 65-53 series advantage over Pepperdine, but the Waves are 28-8 in Malibu against Santa Clara.<br />Santa Clara turned the ball over just seven times against Saint Mary's on Sunday. The Broncos actually played fairly well in that contest, but a 38-31 rebounding deficit hurt the cause, as did the fact that they finished with 14 fewer assists than did the Gaels. Robert Smith scored a career-high 23 points in the setback, and Marc Trasolini contributed 18 points and nine rebounds. As for Raymond Cowels, he tallied 10 points. Standout Kevin Foster continues to be sidelined with a foot injury, and his 19.8 ppg have been sorely missed. Trasolini provides 13.7 ppg, and Smith has elevated his average to 12.1 ppg. The Broncos are generating 66.0 ppg while allowing 70.6 ppg.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S08FW4muMGI/AAAAAAAAKOU/inrTbPNsQYU/s1600-h/pepp096.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426561966714794082" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S08FW4muMGI/AAAAAAAAKOU/inrTbPNsQYU/s400/pepp096.jpg" border="0" /></a>Through 17 outings<strong>, Pepperdine</strong> is averaging 69.3 ppg while allowing 74.4 ppg. The Waves are shooting just 41.2 percent from the floor and have turned the ball over 250 times, 53 more than their foes. <strong>Keion Bell</strong> continues to be the go-to guy at the offensive end of the floor, as he is generating 19.6 ppg. <strong>Mychel Thompson</strong> checks in with 11.9 ppg, but his 38.2 percent field goal efficiency leaves much to be desired. As for <strong>Dan Suttle Jr.,</strong> he contributes 10.3 ppg. In the much-needed victory over Loyola Marymount, Pepperdine shot 14-of-23 from three-point range, a stellar effort that offset a 19-9 deficit in points from the foul line. Thompson was sensational, connecting on 6-of-7 three-pointers en route to 22 points. <span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong>Lorne Jackson</strong></span> pitched in 17 points and six assists, while Bell posted 16 points.<br />Pepperdine will move to 2-0 in league play with a narrow victory over Santa Clara. The Malibu crowd will make the difference. <br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S07nN9MHYiI/AAAAAAAAKIU/3RT_Pc_LLDs/s1600-h/41193230.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426528827977720354" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S07nN9MHYiI/AAAAAAAAKIU/3RT_Pc_LLDs/s400/41193230.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><em>West Coast Conference</em></span></strong><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><a href="http://wccsports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/011410aaa.html"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Pepperdine - Team Notes</span></strong><br /></a></span><br /><strong>GETTING INSIDE</strong><br />Can one halftime speech turn a season around?<br />Pepperdine seemed headed for doom in its Jan. 9 home game against Loyola Marymount. The Waves had lost nine of their previous 10 games and had not looked good in the process.<br />And when they fell behind by 17 points in the first half of their conference opener against Loyola Marymount, the season seemed to be collapsing. Pepperdine still trailed by 13 at halftime, which is when coach Tom Asbury lit into his team for its lackluster play. "We played our worst half of basketball this season," Waves guard <span style="color:#3333ff;">Lorne Jackson</span> said. "Coach chewed us out and told us to play hard."<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S08FXYSHWuI/AAAAAAAAKOc/hNqfR4rIWHE/s1600-h/peppcs9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426561975218297570" style="WIDTH: 80px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 101px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S08FXYSHWuI/AAAAAAAAKOc/hNqfR4rIWHE/s400/peppcs9.jpg" border="0" /></a>The Waves responded.<br />Loyola Marymount still held a 13-point lead with 18:44 left in the game, at which point Pepperdine took over, outscoring the Lions 20-1 over the next six minutes. There were still some shaky moments as the Waves got behind again before controlling the final two minutes of the game to pull out a 79-75 win over a Loyola Marymount team that had won six consecutive games.<br />So instead of having their confidence take another hit, the Waves are suddenly feeling good about themselves. The Waves are starting to play like the team they were expected to be, and with home games up next against the two of the worst teams in the conference, San Francisco and Santa Clara, Pepperdine is in position to be 3-0 in the WCC. Pepperdine has enough talent to challenge for an upper-division finish in the WCC. Most of the key players are back from last season's team, which finished 5-9 in the conference and showed improvement late in the season.<br />Keion Bell has been a standout player all season, and Mychel Thompson has the ability to be a good player in the WCC as well. Thompson responded with a big game against Loyola Marymount, and the Waves seem to be more talented than the results have shown so far. The boost provided by the victory over Loyola Marymount might turn things around for the Waves.<br /><strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S07_PnlEWqI/AAAAAAAAKL0/PcIv0OcMAkM/s1600-h/imagesCACE2QCT.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426555244815604386" style="WIDTH: 104px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 88px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S07_PnlEWqI/AAAAAAAAKL0/PcIv0OcMAkM/s400/imagesCACE2QCT.jpg" border="0" /></a>NOTES, QUOTES</strong><br />--Pepperdine has won 23 of its last 25 games against Loyola Marymount and has won 12 straight at home against the Lions.<br />--The Waves were 0-for-5 from the foul line over the first 38 minutes of their Jan. 9 game against Loyola Marymount, but they made 9-of-12 free throws in the final two minutes to help win the game.<br />--Pepperdine was 9-for-12 on three-pointers in the second half against Loyola Marymount and 14-for-23 for the game.<br /><strong>ON THE SPOT:</strong> Keion Bell is clearly the team's best player and one of the best players in the WCC, but his production has slipped a bit lately. In the last four games, Bell was 16-for-52 from the field (30.8 percent) and 3-for-13 on three-pointers. Although Pepperdine beat Loyola Marymount, Bell had eight turnovers and only one rebound in that game. The Waves can't afford for Bell to have those kinds of numbers in the long run.<br /><strong>QUOTE TO NOTE:</strong> "We definitely needed this win. It was a confidence-booster. At halftime, Coach challenged us to put our best effort out there." -- F Mychel Thompson, after the Jan. 9 victory over Loyola Marymount.<br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S07nO92ImmI/AAAAAAAAKIk/4ysUi81RkaU/s1600-h/peppjan8.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426528845333830242" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S07nO92ImmI/AAAAAAAAKIk/4ysUi81RkaU/s400/peppjan8.bmp" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S077X1YFwFI/AAAAAAAAKJ8/NjBVWYLwFok/s1600-h/imagesCAVGCTWQ.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426550987911708754" style="WIDTH: 110px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 128px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S077X1YFwFI/AAAAAAAAKJ8/NjBVWYLwFok/s400/imagesCAVGCTWQ.jpg" border="0" /></a></span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">STRATEGY AND PERSONNEL</span></strong><br /><strong>SEASON RECAP:</strong> After Pepperdine lost nine of 10 games to drop to 4-12 heading into conference play, many were expecting the Waves to finish last. The home victory over Loyola Marymount does not necessarily change their impression, but it gets Pepperdine off to a favorable start with two more home games against so-so teams coming up. Keion Bell has established himself as one of the WCC's most productive players, and, as of Jan. 11, he was averaging 19.6 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.8 assists. His numbers have decreased a bit lately, but that might be better for the team as a whole.<br /><strong>PLAYER ROTATION:</strong> Usual Starters -- G Keion Bell, F Mychel Thompson, F Jonathan DuPre, F Taylor Darby, G Lorne Jackson. Key Subs -- F Dane Suttle Jr., G Joshua Lowery, F Gus Clardy.<br /><strong>GAME REVIEW:<br /></strong>Georgia 64, Pepperdine 47<br />Miami 86, Pepperdine 63<br />Pepperdine 79, Loyola Marymount 75<br /><strong>GAME PREVIEW:<br /></strong>vs. Santa Clara, Thursday, Jan. 14<br />vs. San Francisco, Saturday, Jan. 16<br />at Gonzaga, Thursday, Jan. 21<br />at Portland, Saturday, Jan. 23<br />vs. St. Mary's, Thursday, Jan. 28<br /><strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S078gjB_XMI/AAAAAAAAKKM/z1JhCXA6c1g/s1600-h/ljboon.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426552237117627586" style="WIDTH: 88px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 66px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S078gjB_XMI/AAAAAAAAKKM/z1JhCXA6c1g/s400/ljboon.jpg" border="0" /></a>IN FOCUS:</strong> The Jan. 14 home game against Santa Clara is one the Waves should win to get off to an encouraging 2-0 start in conference play. The Waves split their two games against Santa Clara last season, but Pepperdine has more returning players than does Santa Clara. Taylor Darby needs to hold his own against Marc Trasolini of Santa Clara, and Mychel Thompson needs to continue the shooting success he had against Loyola Marymount.<br /><strong>ROSTER REPORT:<br /></strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S08FYp_e9cI/AAAAAAAAKO0/mz7gfQy_ghg/s1600-h/pepp091.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426561997151860162" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S08FYp_e9cI/AAAAAAAAKO0/mz7gfQy_ghg/s400/pepp091.jpg" border="0" /></a>--F Mychel Thompson had a career-high six three-pointers in seven attempts against Loyola Marymount and seems to have shaken his early season shooting slump. He was 0-for-20 on three-pointers in the season's first six games, but has made 15-of-25 three-point shots over the last five games.<br />--Freshman Tanner Kerry has been getting significant playing time this season, but fouls have been a problem. He fouled out for the third time this season in the Jan. 9 game against Loyola Marymount.<br />--G <span style="color:#3333ff;">Lorne Jackson</span> made four three-pointers against Loyola Marymount, tying a career high.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S08FYTuaqnI/AAAAAAAAKOs/WEhz2LwCazc/s1600-h/peppjan29.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426561991174695538" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S08FYTuaqnI/AAAAAAAAKOs/WEhz2LwCazc/s400/peppjan29.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><div><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#3366ff;">Men's Hoops Looks to Continue Good WCC Start</span><br /></span>Click on the above video player for an interview with the Waves' <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208">Lorne Jackson</a>.<br /><a href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com//pdf4/664997.pdf?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500" target="_blank">Pepperdine Men's Basketball Notes (PDF)</a><br />Jan. 12, 2010<br /><strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0796C7q2uI/AAAAAAAAKLM/a8bts-JUXCk/s1600-h/peppg673.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426553774689409762" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 280px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0796C7q2uI/AAAAAAAAKLM/a8bts-JUXCk/s400/peppg673.jpg" border="0" /></a>THE FACTS</strong> - The Pepperdine men's basketball team will try to extend its good start to the West Coast Conference season with home games against Santa Clara and San Francisco this week. Thursday's game against the Broncos will be shown on ESPNU. The Waves are playing their first three league games at home, and five of the first seven. <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> was named the WCC co-Player of the Week on Monday after leading the Waves to a comeback victory over rival Loyola Marymount.<br /><strong>GAME #18</strong> - Thursday (Jan. 14) at Firestone Fieldhouse: Pepperdine (5-12, 1-0) vs. Santa Clara (8-11, 0-2) at 8 p.m.<br /><strong>GAME #19</strong> - Saturday (Jan. 16) at Firestone Fieldhouse: Pepperdine vs. San Francisco (6-11, 1-1) at 7 p.m.<br /><strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S08DU6JVKiI/AAAAAAAAKNk/liUlavCjJhc/s1600-h/mad.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426559733745396258" style="WIDTH: 115px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 114px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S08DU6JVKiI/AAAAAAAAKNk/liUlavCjJhc/s400/mad.jpg" border="0" /></a>TELEVISION</strong> - Thursday's ESPNU telecast will be called by Todd Harris and Miles Simon.<br /><strong>ON THE WEB -</strong> Subscribers to "Wave Casts" can catch all Pepperdine men's basketball games on the internet at www.pepperdinesports.com. Veteran play-by-play man Al Epstein, now in his 25th season with the Waves, is behind the microphone. Most home games will have live audio and video, while road games will be audio only. Go to the Pepperdine Athletics website and look for the Wave Casts link. An annual pass costs $69.95 and monthly subscriptions are also available. Live statistics will be available for all home matches free of charge, and links are provided to the home team's website when the Waves are on the road.<br /><strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S07_PbezbOI/AAAAAAAAKLs/_YtkzloqkuI/s1600-h/imagesCA3CFSS8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426555241568103650" style="WIDTH: 123px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 94px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S07_PbezbOI/AAAAAAAAKLs/_YtkzloqkuI/s400/imagesCA3CFSS8.jpg" border="0" /></a>PROMOTIONS</strong> - For the Santa Clara game, Pepperdine fans are encouraged to wear orange to create an "Orange Out" on television. The first 500 Pepperdine students will receive a free replica Pepperdine jersey. One lucky Pepperdine student will have the opportunity to take part in a halftime shootout for $10,000. Postgame, a Fifth Quarter event will include a screening of the movie "Tommy Boy" in Firestone Fieldhouse ... If the Waves are victorious and score 75 points or more in an upcoming home game, certificates will be given out afterward for a free piece of grilled chicken from the KFC in Malibu.<br /><strong>TICKETS</strong> - Men's basketball single-game tickets cost $15 (lower reserved), $12 (upper reserved), $10 (adult general admission) or $5 (child general admission). Call (866) WAVE-TIX to purchase tickets.<br /><strong>SANTA CLARA</strong> - Pepperdine is 53-65 all-time against Santa Clara. The Waves are 28-8 in Malibu against the Broncos. Pepperdine has won four straight meetings in Firestone Fieldhouse and 12 of the last 13 (the Broncos' lone road win in that span came in 2005). The schools have split the season series each of the last seven years.<br /><strong>SAN FRANCISCO -</strong> Pepperdine is 47-65 all-time against San Francisco. The Waves won two of three meetings last year, including a first-round matchup at the WCC Tournament. The Dons have won four straight in Firestone Fieldhouse, although the Waves are 18-15 against USF in Malibu.<br /><strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S08FXwSNjtI/AAAAAAAAKOk/xClX0bX7eS0/s1600-h/peppjan23.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426561981661155026" style="WIDTH: 262px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S08FXwSNjtI/AAAAAAAAKOk/xClX0bX7eS0/s400/peppjan23.bmp" border="0" /></a>LAST GAME</strong> - The 150th meeting ever between Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount was a classic, as the Waves used a 23-4 run to start the second half to rally for a 79-75 victory in the WCC opener for both schools on Saturday (Jan. 9). Pepperdine fell behind 16-3 after 6 1/2 minutes, trailed by as many as 17 points in the first half and was down 38-25 at halftime. <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> (22 points) and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208">Lorne Jackson</a> (17 points) were key figures in the second-half comeback. <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600207">Jonathan Dupre'</a> hit a three-pointer with two minutes left to put Pepperdine ahead to stay at 67-65. In the first 38 minutes, the Waves missed all five of their free throw attempts, but they made nine of 12 at the end of the game to clinch the win.<br /><strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S08EXFYK5qI/AAAAAAAAKN0/67Kg_R72orI/s1600-h/PEPPHA.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426560870631794338" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S08EXFYK5qI/AAAAAAAAKN0/67Kg_R72orI/s400/PEPPHA.jpg" border="0" /></a>MORE LMU POSTGAME NOTES</strong> - The Waves continued their recent dominance over the Lions, as they've won 12 straight at home in the series and 23 of the last 25 overall ... The Waves now lead the all-time series 90-60 ... <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> sank a career-high six three-pointers on seven attempts and added a game-high-tying eight rebounds ... <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208">Lorne Jackson</a> had a career-high six assists and tied his career high with four three-pointers ... The Waves sank a season-high 14 three-pointers (going nine for 12 in the second half) and made 60.9% of their 23 attempts ... Half of Pepperdine's 28 field goals made were three-pointers.<br /><strong>PCH CHALLENGE</strong> - The newly created PCH Challenge is a season-long competition between local rivals Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount. Thanks to Saturday's doubleheader sweep with the men and women's teams, the Waves now lead 6.0 to 3.5.<br /><strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0795XLv2-I/AAAAAAAAKLE/0q0xppzx8JE/s1600-h/imagesCAY86SB0.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426553762945686498" style="WIDTH: 94px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 108px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0795XLv2-I/AAAAAAAAKLE/0q0xppzx8JE/s400/imagesCAY86SB0.jpg" border="0" /></a>CONFERENCE OPENERS</strong> - Pepperdine has won its conference opener for the second straight year (both times it came against LMU). The Waves are attempting to start 2-0 for the first time since 2005.<br /><strong>ROSTER</strong> - There are no seniors on the 2009-10 squad, and 12 of the 16 players are underclassmen. The roster features four juniors, seven sophomores and five true freshmen. Pepperdine does return 11 letterwinners from last season (believed to be among the most in school history). Twelve players are on scholarship and four are walk-ons.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S07nPCslvCI/AAAAAAAAKIs/VizNrMHn784/s1600-h/PEPPSCMT.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426528846635973666" style="WIDTH: 160px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 120px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S07nPCslvCI/AAAAAAAAKIs/VizNrMHn784/s400/PEPPSCMT.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong>SOPHOMORE SCORERS</strong> - Last season, Pepperdine's eight-man freshman class scored more than half of the Waves' points (57.4%). So far, the now-sophomore class has contributed 66.0% of Pepperdine's scoring. The sophomores have been the top-scoring class in every game this season.<br /><strong>KEION BELL</strong> - Sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> (Los Angeles, Calif./Pasadena HS) has been one of the most exciting and prolific players on the West Coast in 2009-10. He is currently averaging 19.6 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.8 assists. He currently ranks #2 in the WCC and #27 in the nation in scoring (he ranked as high as ninth nationally last month). Until a few weeks ago, he was one of just two players in the country averaging at least 20 points, five rebounds and four assists. Bell has scored more than 20 points in nine games this season, including a career-high 34 against Monmouth. He's been in double-figures in every game but two. At the pace he's on, he could become Pepperdine's 35th 1,000-point scorer by the end of his sophomore season (he's got 745). In the WCC rankings, he's also fourth in steals (1.6), sixth in assists, ninth in minutes (32.0) and 18th in rebounding.<br /><strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S077Xk7f9kI/AAAAAAAAKJ0/y5_Mkz_uUjk/s1600-h/pepusc66.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426550983496824386" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S077Xk7f9kI/AAAAAAAAKJ0/y5_Mkz_uUjk/s400/pepusc66.jpg" border="0" /></a>MYCHEL THOMPSON</strong> - Junior forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> (Portland, Ore./Stoneridge Prep) was selected as team captain for 2009-10 after a landslide vote by his teammates. He is Pepperdine's only player that has been with the team for two full seasons. Thompson is averaging 11.9 points this season (second-best on the team) and 9.5 points for his career. He has broken into Pepperdine's career top 10 in three-pointers made (he's #10 with 115, Alex Acker is #9 at 120). Since a rough start to his season from beyond the arc, Thompson has made 24 of 49 (49%). He's been in double-figures in eight of the last 10 games (averaging 15.1 ppg over that span), including a career-high-tying 25 vs. Utah.<br /><strong>DANE SUTTLE JR.</strong> - Sophomore guard/forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211">Dane Suttle Jr.</a>, third-best on the team at 10.3 points per game, is one of the conference's best three-point shooters so far this season. He is averaging 2.0 per game (tied for sixth in the WCC) and making 46.4% of them (32-for-69, sixth in the WCC).<br /><strong>2009-10 NOTABLES</strong> - The Waves were down 12 to Cal State San Bernardino with 8 1/2 minutes to play but came back to win by three ... The Waves were the team champion at the World Vision Challenge in Wyoming ... Pepperdine's win over Utah came against a 2009 NCAA Tournament team.<br /><strong>2009-10 HONORS</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> was named to the preseason All-WCC first team ... Bell (26.7 ppg) was named MVP of the World Vision Challenge at Wyoming and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211">Dane Suttle Jr.</a> (15.3 ppg) also made the all-tournament team ... <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> was named WCC co-Player of the Week on Jan. 11 after scoring a game-high 22 points and making six of seven three-pointers in a win vs. LMU.<br /><strong>RETURNERS</strong> - Four of the five starters from last year's team return (<a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a>, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205">Taylor Darby</a>, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209">Corbin Moore</a> and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a>). Pepperdine's returning players account for 82.5% percent of last year's scoring (1629/1974), 88.3% of the rebounds (919/1041), 65.4% of the assists (223/341), 95.0% of the blocked shots (96/101) and 77.2% of the steals (166/215).<br /><strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0795I2Z9lI/AAAAAAAAKK8/Ezh6obh8FOY/s1600-h/imagesCA01F0G0.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426553759098074706" style="WIDTH: 100px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 132px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0795I2Z9lI/AAAAAAAAKK8/Ezh6obh8FOY/s400/imagesCA01F0G0.jpg" border="0" /></a>WCC PRESEASON POLL</strong> - According to the WCC's coaches, the Waves are predicted to finish seventh in the conference. Their poll went in the following order: Gonzaga, Portland, Saint Mary's, San Francisco and Santa Clara (tied), San Diego, Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount. Several national publications and websites have differing opinions on the Waves, including fourth (The Sporting News), fifth (The Sports Network), sixth (Athlon and Lindy's) and seventh (Rivals.com, CBSSports.com and CollegeHoops.net).<br /><strong>TELEVISION</strong> - The Waves are slated to appear on television several times once again in 2009-10. Six games will be shown locally - Nov. 23 at UCLA on Fox Sports West, Jan. 14 vs. Santa Clara on <strong>ESPNU</strong>, Jan. 21 at Gonzaga on Prime Ticket (delayed), Jan. 30 vs. San Diego on Prime Ticket, Feb. 18 vs. Portland on Prime Ticket and Feb. 20 vs. Gonzaga on Fox Sports West.<br /><strong>YOUTUBE SENSATION</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a>, a preseason All-WCC first team selection, got Pepperdine a ton of publicity in mid-October. At Blue & Orange Madness, Pepperdine's event to kick off the start of practice, the sophomore guard finished up the dunk contest by leaping over five teammates and slamming it home. A Pepperdine fan happened to record the dunk on his iPhone and uploaded it onto YouTube. It quickly spread around the internet and at last check had nearly 1.1 million hits. ESPN's SportsCenter picked up the video and made the dunk the #2 Play of the Day.<br /><strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S08DTsqIF8I/AAAAAAAAKNU/RkIq3pjlcZc/s1600-h/pcccsa.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426559712944986050" style="WIDTH: 130px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S08DTsqIF8I/AAAAAAAAKNU/RkIq3pjlcZc/s400/pcccsa.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S08Bcp7G6XI/AAAAAAAAKMU/629R0qfIESs/s1600-h/peppwb.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426557667806472562" style="WIDTH: 118px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 118px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S08Bcp7G6XI/AAAAAAAAKMU/629R0qfIESs/s400/peppwb.jpg" border="0" /></a>TOM ASBURY</strong> - Now in his second stint in charge of the Waves is coaching great <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a>. He returned to Malibu prior to the 2008-09 campaign to become the Waves' head coach again after 14 seasons away. Asbury was previously at Pepperdine for nine years as an assistant coach (1980-88) and then the next six as the head coach (1989-94). He went on to serve as head coach at Kansas State from 1995-2000 and was an assistant coach at Alabama from 2004-07. Asbury went 125-59 (.679) in his first head coaching job at Pepperdine and took the Waves to the postseason five times in six years with three NCAA Tournament appearances (1991, '92, '94) and two in the NIT (1989, '93). epperdine won three regular-season WCC titles and the school's only three WCC Tournament championships came under Asbury. Prior to the start of the 2009-10 season, his seven-year record at Pepperdine was 134-82 (.620) and his 13-year record as a head coach was 219-170 (.563).<br /><strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S07_OMa909I/AAAAAAAAKLc/mEwrA11Gr60/s1600-h/pc5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426555220345607122" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S07_OMa909I/AAAAAAAAKLc/mEwrA11Gr60/s400/pc5.jpg" border="0" /></a>ASSISTANTS</strong> - Upon his return, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a> wanted to find assistants with a passion for Pepperdine and an understanding of its mission, so he turned to three former student-athletes. It's believed that Duke and Pepperdine have the only two college basketball staffs where the assistant coaches are all alums. Associate head coach <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962">Marty Wilson</a> (1985-89) and assistant coaches <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958">Damin Lopez</a> (1990-94) and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616">Will Kimble</a> (2001-03) played in three different eras, all successful. In the 13 seasons that made up their playing careers, Pepperdine went a combined 261-135 (.659), had 12 winning seasons, won six WCC regular-season titles and three WCC tournament titles, and made six NCAA Tournaments and four NITs.<br /><strong>ONE RECRUIT</strong> - There are no seniors on the roster but Pepperdine had one scholarship to offer for 2010-11. During the early signing period, they inked Hector Harold, a 6-foot-6 small forward from the Northfield Mount Hermon (Mass.) School. He was given a rating of 88 out of 100 by ESPN.com's recruiting site and is considered one of the top seniors in New England. He is originally from Pasadena, Calif.<br /><strong>NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a> believes in preparing his team for league play with a difficult non-conference slate of games, and so that's what the Waves did for the first 16 games of the season. The Waves played six games against non-conference teams that took part in the postseason last year: Portland State, UCLA and Utah made the NCAA Tournament, Miami (Fla.) was in the NIT, Wyoming was in the College Basketball Invitational and Pacific was in the inaugural CollegeInsider.com Tournament. Nine of the 16 non-conference games were at home.<br /><strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S078gYZ2zmI/AAAAAAAAKKE/hD_xUBsEvVY/s1600-h/pepp0905.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426552234264940130" style="WIDTH: 160px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 120px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S078gYZ2zmI/AAAAAAAAKKE/hD_xUBsEvVY/s400/pepp0905.jpg" border="0" /></a>LAST SEASON</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a>'s return to Pepperdine brought much-needed stability to the program in his first season back. With only five players returning, Asbury and his new staff brought in 10 newcomers well after the regular letter-of-intent signing period. The young Waves posted a 9-23 overall record but got much better as the year went on, placing sixth in the WCC with a 5-9 record and winning a first-round game at the WCC Tournament. <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> was named to the WCC All-Freshman team after averaging a team-best 12.9 ppg.<br /><strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S08BbxPtSBI/AAAAAAAAKME/N7JPZqXD9HQ/s1600-h/imagesjk.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426557652592052242" style="WIDTH: 131px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 105px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S08BbxPtSBI/AAAAAAAAKME/N7JPZqXD9HQ/s400/imagesjk.jpg" border="0" /></a>PEPPERDINE HISTORY</strong> - This is the 72nd season of Pepperdine basketball, and the Waves opened 2009-10 with an all-time record of 1,111-910 (.550). Pepperdine has been to the NCAA Tournament 13 times (last in 2002), and has won 12 West Coast Conference regular-season titles (last in 2002) and three WCC Tournament crowns (last in 1994).<br /><strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S077Xaq3cSI/AAAAAAAAKJs/voPKAHDC6TY/s1600-h/pcc787.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426550980742705442" style="WIDTH: 114px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 130px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S077Xaq3cSI/AAAAAAAAKJs/voPKAHDC6TY/s400/pcc787.jpg" border="0" /></a>BEST IN THE WEST</strong> - Pepperdine has long been one of the top Division I programs on the West Coast. Over the 31-season period from the 1978-79 season through the 2008-09 campaign, of the 32 schools that currently play Division I basketball in California, Oregon or Washington, the Waves began the 2009-10 season ranking third overall in postseason appearances (16) and fifth in both wins (525) and winning percentage (.565) over the past 31 years.<br /><strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S07_NRKebeI/AAAAAAAAKLU/3caEWhv6p60/s1600-h/peppdia.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426555204438748642" style="WIDTH: 113px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 100px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S07_NRKebeI/AAAAAAAAKLU/3caEWhv6p60/s400/peppdia.jpg" border="0" /></a>WAVES IN THE PROS</strong> - This is the 34th consecutive season where at least one Pepperdine alum has been on an NBA roster. Currently in the NBA is Yakhouba Diawara, now in his fourth season overall and his second with the Miami Heat. A total of 16 former Pepperdine players have gone on to play in the NBA, most notably Dennis Johnson (the 1979 NBA Finals MVP) and Doug Christie (a 15-year NBA veteran who was a mainstay on the All-Defensive Team). Some recent standouts have been playing in foreign countries, including Alex Acker (Italy), Tezale Archie (Netherlands), Brandon Armstrong (Venezuela), Gerald Brown (Poland), Jelani Gardner (Greece), Kelvin Gibbs (Germany), Chase Griffin (Germany), Dana Jones (Switzerland) and Glen McGowan (Dominican Republic). Robert "Hollywood" Turner, formerly a member of the Harlem Globetrotters, is now playing in Finland.<br /><strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S078hbY2KwI/AAAAAAAAKKc/r5t2Sw4lrp4/s1600-h/pcc1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426552252245879554" style="WIDTH: 125px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 122px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S078hbY2KwI/AAAAAAAAKKc/r5t2Sw4lrp4/s400/pcc1.jpg" border="0" /></a>ABOUT PEPPERDINE</strong> - Pepperdine boasts a one-of-a-kind athletic department with unprecedented success for a school of its size. The Waves have won a total of nine NCAA championships in five different men's sports - one of just 14 schools to have accomplished this feat. Of the 14, Pepperdine is the only non-BCS school and has by far the smallest enrollment. The majority of Pepperdine's teams are ranked nationally year after year and compete for conference and national titles.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S07nNfzRFeI/AAAAAAAAKIM/NO7It-PI2W8/s1600-h/6a00d83451581569e200e5501aeb0a8833-800wi.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426528820088870370" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 258px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S07nNfzRFeI/AAAAAAAAKIM/NO7It-PI2W8/s400/6a00d83451581569e200e5501aeb0a8833-800wi.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Keion Bell on WCC Live Radio Show Tonight</span><br /></span><em>Courtesy: Pepperdine Sports Information<br />Release: 01/13/2010</em><br /><a title="Send this article to a friend" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/EmailArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=204868579"></a><br /><strong>MALIBU, Calif.</strong> -- Pepperdine sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> will be one of the featured guests on the WCC Live internet radio show that airs tonight (Wednesday, Jan. 13).<br />The show is on from 8-9 p.m. and can be accessed at <a class="EXTERNALLINK" href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/wccsports" target="_blank">www.blogtalkradio.com/wccsports</a>. Bell will on be from approximately 8:15-8:23 p.m. and fans will have the opportunity to ask him questions.<br />Fans can participate by calling the listener line at 646-378-1311 or by e-mailing questions to <a href="mailto:wcclive@ymail.com">wcclive@ymail.com</a>, which can also be done ahead of time.<br />Bell (Los Angeles, Calif./Pasadena HS, who leads Pepperdine with a 19.6 scoring average, helped Pepperdine to a 79-75 victory over Loyola Marymount to start WCC play last weekend. The Waves next host Santa Clara on Thursday (Jan. 14) at 8 p.m. in a game that will be shown on ESPNU.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S077WhkWsrI/AAAAAAAAKJc/vnp-zg-1gFI/s1600-h/imagesCATOHAJZ.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426550965414572722" style="WIDTH: 84px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 78px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S077WhkWsrI/AAAAAAAAKJc/vnp-zg-1gFI/s400/imagesCATOHAJZ.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong>Basketball travels to LA to face Pepperdine, LMU</strong></span><br /></span><strong>Santa Clara travels to Los Angeles this weekend for a Thursday night game on ESPNU vs. Pepperdine at 8 pm and then an 8 pm game at Loyola Marymount on Saturday on FOX-West.<br /></strong><br /><em>Jan. 13, 2010<br /></em><a href="http://www.santaclarabroncos.com/photos/schools/sacl/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/weekly-release.pdf">Game Notes</a> <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html" target="_new"></a><br />Santa Clara travels to Los Angeles this weekend for a Thursday night game on ESPNU vs. Pepperdine at 8 pm and then an 8 pm game at Loyola Marymount on Saturday on FOX-West. Santa Clara boasts three players from the Los Angeles area: <a href="http://www.santaclarabroncos.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/cunningham_chris00.html">Chris Cunningham</a> (Diamond Bar), <a href="http://www.santaclarabroncos.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/payne_troy00.html">Troy Payne</a> (Los Angeles) and <a href="http://www.santaclarabroncos.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/smith_robert00.html">Robert Smith</a> (Riverside).</div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0794R9DK5I/AAAAAAAAKKs/Hb2465WUm5o/s1600-h/1945817765.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426553744361991058" style="WIDTH: 94px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 130px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0794R9DK5I/AAAAAAAAKKs/Hb2465WUm5o/s400/1945817765.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>MEN'S BASKETBALL:</strong> <span style="color:#3333ff;">Former Pasadena standout Bell making Waves at Pepperdine</span></span><span style="color:#3333ff;"><br /></span><em>By Keith Lair, Staff Writer<br /></em></div><div>All eyes are on Keion Bell.<br />On the basketball court, on the bench and even in the stands, all eyes have been focused on the kind of season the Pepperdine guard is having. Bell said he has noticed those eyes as soon as games begin.<br />"You start the game going the opposite way of your bench and as soon as the game starts, everyone is yelling to guard me closely," he said.<br />The Pasadena High School graduate is the Waves' leading scorer, averaging 19.6 points. That's the 26th-best scoring average in the nation. He's also ranked in four other national categories: field-goal percentage, free-throw percentage, assists and steals.<br />The only thing that has gone wrong is Pepperdine's record, which is 5-12. The Waves opened West Coast Conference play on Saturday with a 79-75 victory over visiting Loyola Marymount. They host Santa Clara on Thursday.<br />But Bell said that early attention going his way works to his advantage.<br />"It gives me a chance to get the ball to our other players," he said. "Then they have to begin to respect our guys and play us tighter. That's when it opens up my game. I just have to be patient."<br />He scored a season-high 34 points in an 82-73 victory over Monmouth, but he was held to a season-low six points in a 64-47 loss at Georgia recently. He has been the Waves' leading scorer in 12 games, topping 20 points nine times, including 22 against both UCLA and Miami. He is the only player to have started all<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S08BblsPJhI/AAAAAAAAKL8/jpI2b9l88s0/s1600-h/32729232.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426557649490486802" style="WIDTH: 140px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 140px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S08BblsPJhI/AAAAAAAAKL8/jpI2b9l88s0/s400/32729232.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />17 games and in addition to being the leader in those five nationally-ranked categories, he leads the team in steals and is second in rebounds with a 4.9 average.<br />He is also the team leader in a more dubious statistic: turnovers. He has more turnovers (70) than assists (64). "That's his only bugaboo," Pepperdine coach Tom Asbury said. "He's working on managing them better. "It's all about the eyes, Bell said.<br />"I'll see three sets of eyes on me," he said. "Then I know someone is open and I want to get them the ball for a better shot." The problem is that even Bell admits he does not necessarily know what he is going to do. "Sometimes, even when I get in the air, I don't know what I'm going to do," he said. "If I see someone with a better shot, I'll pass it. " Asbury calls some of those passes unbelievable. "He makes passes players don't expect," he said.<br />"Coach told everyone the other day to not go for rebounds until they see the ball in the air," Bell said. "We're a young team. They're still learning what I can do." Bell's assist-to-turnover ratio has been shrinking, and as much as Asbury said he tries to have Bell work on limiting the turnovers, he doesn't want to take that flash out of his game.<br />"Keion's going to make plays," Asbury said. "He is so athletic. He lives on the edge on the court. Sometimes, he's going to make 10 turnovers a game, sometimes none."That has already happened this season. He had 11 turnovers in a loss to Wyoming, but has had no turnovers in a couple of other games, including the victory over Monmouth, when he also had four assists and a team-high nine rebounds.<br />The 6-foot-3 guard was named to the WCC all-freshman team last season and Asbury said he should strongly be considered for first-team all-conference honors this season. But a lot has changed from last year. In a daily summer workout program, he gained 25 pounds, up to 200 pounds, and he acquired more speed because of weight room work, he said. He also spent most of the summer working with two-time NBA All-Star Stephon Marbury at Taft High School on ball handling and free-throw shooting. He also spent a week working on the same drills with Andre Iguodale of the 76ers.<br />Bell has taken nearly 125 free throws, a third of the Waves' attempts. The weight gain, which consisted mostly of peanut butter sandwiches and milk six to eight times a day, and the work with Marbury, has improved his game and apparently has drawn the eyes of NBA teams.<br />"If he keeps progressing ..." Asbury said. "He's a player who could make it. He'll have to be a point guard, which means he has to cut down on his turnovers.<br />"We're glad to have him. If he had been refined out of high school, he could have gone anywhere he wanted ... North Carolina, Kentucky."Last year, Bell said his current attack-the-basket style would have had him crumpling to the ground against all those big men.<br />"That style of play, I know I will go to the free-throw line a lot," he said. "Stephon taught me a technique that works really well." Bell said he has heard those NBA rumors, too, but admits he is not taking much stock; implying he may not even consider the NBA until after his junior year.<br />"I can't say," Bell said. "I hope to play at the next level."<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S07nOTqw6jI/AAAAAAAAKIc/Y_T_X-_aiYY/s1600-h/pepp55.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426528834011851314" style="WIDTH: 101px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 98px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S07nOTqw6jI/AAAAAAAAKIc/Y_T_X-_aiYY/s400/pepp55.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Santa Clara - Team Notes</span><br /></span><br /><strong>GETTING INSIDE</strong><br />It's difficult to feel good about losing the first two conference games, as Santa Clara did against San Diego and St. Mary's, especially when both were at home. However, Santa Clara coach Kerry Keating has to be encouraged by his team's play in the second half of its 80-72 loss to St. Mary's on Jan. 10.<br />The Gaels were on the verge of running the Broncos out of their own gym -- St. Mary's was ahead by 17 points less than a minute into the second half. But the Broncos stepped up their defensive intensity and started to exploit St. Mary's defense by penetrating off the dribble. Santa Clara even forced the Gaels to play a zone defense late in the game, something Gaels coach Randy Bennett is reluctant to do.<br />And Keating had to like the play of his freshman point guard, Robert Smith. The Broncos don't have many offensive weapons since losing leading scorer Kevin Foster, probably for the season, because of a foot injury. But Smith dazzled the usually tough St. Mary's defense with his ability to penetrate against whichever defender St. Mary's put on him. Smith finished with 23 points, six more than his previous career high, and 17 of his points came in the second half when the Broncos made their comeback. He was the driving force behind a Santa Clara surge that cut a 17-point deficit with 19:51 left down to four deficit with 11:53 remaining.<br />The Broncos outscored St. Mary's 21-8 in that eight-minute segment, and though the Broncos could not sustain it, that seemed to give them an offensive identity as a team that can score by being aggressive off the dribble. It might prompt future Santa Clara opponents to play more zone defense against the Broncos, who are not a good three-point shooting team, but forcing the opponent do something outside its comfort zone should help the Broncos.<br />Santa Clara is not going to win the WCC. In fact, it will have a hard time finishing higher than seventh. But the play of Smith gives the Broncos a foundation for the rest of this season and the future. These days, the construction of a successful team starts at the point guard position, and the Broncos might have one in place for the next 3 1/2 years.<br /><strong>NOTES, QUOTES</strong><br />--Santa Clara's game against Harvard on Jan. 4 was the Broncos' first home sellout of the season. The main attraction was Harvard star Jeremy Lin, who went to high school in nearby Palo Alto.<br />--Despite their youth and the fast pace of the game, the Broncos committed only seven turnovers against St. Mary's.<br />--Ben Dowdell had only nine points against St. Mary's, but his aggression seemed to help Santa Clara's energy.<br /><strong>ON THE SPOT:</strong> The Broncos are not a good outside shooting team. They were hitting only 29.4 percent of their three-pointers as of Jan. 11, and an inability to hit from the perimeter will prompt a lot of teams to play zone against them. That will negate a lot of what the Broncos do best, which is penetrate off the dribble. Mike Santos is their best three-point shooter, but his playing time is limited and Santa Clara's next best three-point shooter is Marc Trasolini, who is the team's best inside threat.<br /><strong>QUOTE TO NOTE:</strong> "I thought we took a step forward even though we didn't win the game, but our effort was there." -- Santa coach Kerry Keating, after an eight-point loss to St. Mary's on Jan. 10.<br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">STRATEGY AND PERSONNEL</span></strong><br /><strong>SEASON RECAP:</strong> The Broncos were 7-5 at one point, but have lost six of their last seven games and are all but out of the WCC race after two conference games. They played better in an eight-point loss to St. Mary's on Jan. 10, but they have already lost two conference home games, and don't have the offensive firepower to win games on the road. At this point, Kerry Keating is trying to find a lineup combination that works as he continues to put different starting fives on the court. Without injured Kevin Foster, the Broncos lack a go-to player on offense.<br /><strong>PLAYER ROTATION:</strong> Usual Starters -- G Robert Smith, F Marc Trasolini, F Niyi Harrison, F Raymond Cowels, G Troy Payne. Key Subs -- F Ben Dowdell, G Troy Alexander, G Michael Santos.<br /><strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S08CQ82YHAI/AAAAAAAAKMk/74M7yICaNCg/s1600-h/peppcrwd.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426558566240099330" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S08CQ82YHAI/AAAAAAAAKMk/74M7yICaNCg/s400/peppcrwd.jpg" border="0" /></a></strong></div><div><strong>GAME REVIEW:</strong><br />Santa Clara 71, New Hampshire 68<br />San Diego 55, Santa Clara 46<br />St. Mary's 80, Santa Clara 72<br /><strong>GAME PREVIEW:<br /></strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">at Pepperdine, Thursday, Jan. 14</span><br />at Loyola Marymount, Saturday, Jan. 16<br />at San Francisco, Saturday, Jan. 23<br />vs. Gonzaga, Thursday, Jan. 28<br />vs. Portland, Saturday, Jan. 30<br /><strong>IN FOCUS:</strong> The Broncos' Jan. 14 game against Pepperdine will be their first road game since a three-point loss at Rice on Dec. 16. The Broncos have played eight consecutive home games since. The Waves are coming off an encouraging home victory over Loyola Marymount, but have lost nine of their past 11 games, so Santa Clara should not be intimidated. Santa Clara needs point guard Robert Smith to have a productive, efficient game, with very few turnovers, and they need to play the kind of aggressive trapping defense they played against St. Mary's. If the Broncos use their ability to penetrate to get Pepperdine players into foul trouble, they have a chance.<br /><strong>ROSTER REPORT:</strong><br />--Marc Trasolini, the team's top scorer since the loss of Kevin Foster, was held out of the starting lineup against St. Mary's after going scoreless two days earlier in the Jan. 8 game against San Diego. Trasolini came off the bench to score 18 points and collect nine rebounds against St. Mary's.<br />--Troy Payne is the only Santa Clara player who has started all 19 games.<br />--Mike Santos went scoreless against St. Mary's on Jan. 10, the first time he has gone without a point since he was moved into the starting lineup five games earlier. Santos was been the team's leading scorer in the Jan. 8 game against San Diego with 12 points.</div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S08CR2U_qDI/AAAAAAAAKM8/5618vtkb_gI/s1600-h/Cedric+the+Entertainer0.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426558581669341234" style="WIDTH: 283px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S08CR2U_qDI/AAAAAAAAKM8/5618vtkb_gI/s400/Cedric+the+Entertainer0.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;"><strong>Santa Clara 64, Pepperdine 52</strong></span></div><br /><div><strong>SANTA CLARA, Calif.</strong> -- <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=28108">John Bryant</a> scored 19 points and grabbed 17 rebounds and Santa Clara won its fourth straight game with a 64-52 victory over Pepperdine Saturday night.<br />It was the 17th double-double of the season for Bryant, a 6-foot-11 senior who ranks second nationally in that category and in rebounds. <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=41452">Kevin Foster</a>, one of six freshmen starters in the game (three for each team), had 15 points, <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=28110">Calvin Johnson</a> scored 12 and <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=41454">James Rahon</a> 11 for the Broncos (11-13, 3-4 WCC), who tied a season high with 12 3-pointers.<br />Khion Bell had 12 points and <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=37517">Mychel Thompson</a> 10 for Pepperdine (5-18, 2-5), losers of five of six.<br />The Wave had had no answer inside for the 275-pound Bryant, who has lost 75 pounds since he entered Santa Clara. With his ninth rebound he became just the third Santa Clara player to record 1,000 career rebounds. Bryant, who made 7-of-9 shots, improved on his season averages of 17.0 points and 13.3 rebounds per game.<br />Foster made one of his five 3-pointers to start a 15-4 run early in the second half to give Santa Clara a 51-34 edge. A putback and three-point play by Bryant moments later gave the Broncos their largest lead, 57-38 with 8:27 left.<br />Foster, Johnson and Rahon scored 36 of their 38 points on 3-pointers, where the Broncos converted 12 of 28 attempts.<br />Pepperdine was coming off its first road win this season, 69-67 at USF on Thursday.<br />Santa Clara won last year's home game over Pepperdine 101-86, the first time it had scored in triple digits since 1993.</div><div><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Gonzaga still the WCC men's basketball favorite</span><br /></span></strong><a class="articleByline" href="mailto:cpashelka@bayareanewsgroup.com?subject=ContraCostaTimes.com:"><em>By Curtis Pashelka Contra Costa Times</em></a><br />Posted: 01/07/2010 06:14:52 PM PST<br /><br />Those looking for a major shake-up in West Coast Conference men's basketball are probably going to have to wait at least another season.<br />Gonzaga appears primed to win a 10th straight regular-season conference title, with Saint Mary's and Portland as primary challengers. Loyola Marymount should improve, but the bottom four spots in the conference are essentially up for grabs.<br />Here's a brief look at the WCC, in predicted order of finish.<br />1. Gonzaga (11-3)<br />Despite losing four starters off last season's Sweet 16 team, the Bulldogs have been impressive against several major conference schools and remain the conference favorites. Holdovers Matt Bouldin, Steven Gray and Robert Sacre are all scoring in double figures, and freshman forward Elias Harris is averaging 13.9 points and a team-leading 7.6 rebounds per game. The Zags' first three conference games will be their toughest. If they sweep those, another 14-0 WCC record seems likely.<br />2. Saint Mary's (13-2)<br />So far, the Gaels have exceeded expectations. Center Omar Samhan is a WCC player of the year candidate, Mickey McConnell has ably filled the point guard role, and freshman guard Matthew Dellavedova is second on the team in points and assists. The Gaels are proving to be a better shooting and passing team than last season, when they finished with 28 wins. Defense is Saint Mary's primary concern.<br />3. The Pilots created a stir with nonconference wins over Oregon, UCLA and Minnesota. Subsequent losses to Portland State and Idaho and a 35-point beatdown by Washington tamped that enthusiasm. Still, this is the best Portland team in years, with four senior starters and juniors Jared Stohl and Luke Sikma coming off the bench. The Pilots aren't going to wow anyone with their athleticism, but they're fundamentally solid.<br />4. Loyola Marymount (9-7)<br />The Lions have victories over USC and Notre Dame and are on a six-game win streak. Oregon transfer Drew Viney, a forward, leads the team in scoring, and guard Vernon Teel leads the conference with 6.5 assists per game. Viney and guard Jarred DuBois are the team's lone 3-point threats, but LMU should be decent defensively and a much tougher test than in years past.<br />5. San Diego (7-9)<br />The Toreros will go as far as Brandon Johnson takes them, as the electrifying senior guard has recovered from a torn Achilles tendon and is averaging 15.8 points per game. San Diego loves to shoot 3s. Senior guard De'Jon Jackson is one of the better defenders in the conference, but the Toreros lack a dominant big man.<br />6. Santa Clara (8-9)<br />The Broncos are 4-6 since losing guard Kevin Foster for the season with a foot injury, leaving forward Marc Trasolini as Santa Clara's offensive leader. Freshmen Robert Smith and Ray Cowels are promising, but Santa Clara isn't going anywhere until it cuts down its nearly 17 turnovers per game.<br />7. USF (5-10)<br />The Dons challenged themselves with several tough nonconference road games but really don't have much to show for it. Forward Dior Lowhorn will carry the load offensively, and he might have help this season from guard Kwame Vaughn and forward Angelo Caloiaro. Defense is USF's biggest concern, though, as it has allowed more than 74 points per game and opponents to shoot 45 percent from the field.<br /><strong>8. Pepperdine (4-12)</strong><br />Guard Keion Bell might end up as the conference's leading scorer this season, and Mychel Thompson is a solid all-around player. But the Waves have a serious lack of size and do not shoot the ball well enough to make up for their other deficiencies.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jackson Twinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617362288328142935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21803971.post-11814404972710684302010-01-10T00:07:00.000-08:002010-01-13T11:54:25.244-08:00CONFERENCE BALL - LMU 'S UP 1ST<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0sENmrGVXI/AAAAAAAAKF8/njb-XhmJsGw/s1600-h/peppjan2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425434807864022386" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0sENmrGVXI/AAAAAAAAKF8/njb-XhmJsGw/s400/peppjan2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0sH3iStBBI/AAAAAAAAKG0/Uipw2dBv5D0/s1600-h/cal+langg1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425438826777347090" style="WIDTH: 294px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0sH3iStBBI/AAAAAAAAKG0/Uipw2dBv5D0/s400/cal+langg1.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0sAebxZ4EI/AAAAAAAAKFk/25CGYXNrHlo/s1600-h/CAL3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425430698948943938" style="WIDTH: 114px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 114px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0sAebxZ4EI/AAAAAAAAKFk/25CGYXNrHlo/s400/CAL3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0sAc_psgXI/AAAAAAAAKFE/_3yMSiddGBI/s1600-h/peppglo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425430674220548466" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0sAc_psgXI/AAAAAAAAKFE/_3yMSiddGBI/s400/peppglo.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0sEN_EjDpI/AAAAAAAAKGE/3IR5vfdPGXA/s1600-h/pepp667.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425434814413213330" style="WIDTH: 129px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 130px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0sEN_EjDpI/AAAAAAAAKGE/3IR5vfdPGXA/s400/pepp667.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0sAd01ksbI/AAAAAAAAKFc/ZHTj0_VwLbg/s1600-h/232323232%257Ffp5338%253B%253Enu%253D3263%253E794%253E639%253EWSNRCG%253D3237%253C5%253C3%253C3%253B5%253Anu09mrj.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425430688497447346" style="WIDTH: 332px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0sAd01ksbI/AAAAAAAAKFc/ZHTj0_VwLbg/s400/232323232%257Ffp5338%253B%253Enu%253D3263%253E794%253E639%253EWSNRCG%253D3237%253C5%253C3%253C3%253B5%253Anu09mrj.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0rJrLTHXPI/AAAAAAAAKE8/SwFsBIa5F-E/s1600-h/peppjan6.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425370444725705970" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0rJrLTHXPI/AAAAAAAAKE8/SwFsBIa5F-E/s400/peppjan6.bmp" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0q2hkrCT7I/AAAAAAAAKCM/Xkmo7oTnjdI/s1600-h/42-16640186.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425349389017305010" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0q2hkrCT7I/AAAAAAAAKCM/Xkmo7oTnjdI/s400/42-16640186.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0q2hPhgKII/AAAAAAAAKCE/E4jp21wuc7k/s1600-h/42-18502810.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425349383340173442" style="WIDTH: 128px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 170px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0q2hPhgKII/AAAAAAAAKCE/E4jp21wuc7k/s400/42-18502810.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0q2g0bfnUI/AAAAAAAAKB8/8rSA81VisSA/s1600-h/5secrets.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425349376067214658" style="WIDTH: 154px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 115px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0q2g0bfnUI/AAAAAAAAKB8/8rSA81VisSA/s400/5secrets.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><br /><div><div><div><div><div><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;"><strong><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=300092492">Men's Hoops Rallies Past LMU, 79-75</a></strong></span><br /><a href="https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf4/664548.pdf?ATCLID=204867331&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"></a><br /><a href="https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf4/664548.pdf?ATCLID=204867331&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><strong>Pepperdine-LMU Box Score</strong></a><strong> </strong><br /><strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0rJpvGbKjI/AAAAAAAAKEc/UaTVV9rqbg4/s1600-h/peppg55.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425370419976415794" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0rJpvGbKjI/AAAAAAAAKEc/UaTVV9rqbg4/s400/peppg55.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#3333ff;">MALIBU, Calif</span></strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">.</span> - The 150th meeting ever between the Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount basketball teams was a classic, as the Waves used a 23-4 run to start the second half to rally for a 79-75 victory in the West Coast Conference opener for both schools at Firestone Fieldhouse on Saturday.<br />The Waves (5-12, 1-0) continued their recent dominance over the Lions (9-8, 0-1), as they've won 12 straight at home in the series and 23 of the last 25 overall.<br />Pepperdine fell behind 16-3 after 6 1/2 minutes, trailed by as many as 17 points in the first half and was down 38-25 at halftime before scoring a season-high 54 second-half points.<br />Junior forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Mychel Thompson</a> (Portland, Ore./Stoneridge Prep) scored a game-high 22 points and sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Lorne Jackson</span></a><span style="color:#ffcc00;"> (Simi Valley, Calif./Simi Valley HS)</span> had 17 points and both helped key the second-half rally.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0qtiQMDnzI/AAAAAAAAKBs/FPaCPkfiLqM/s1600-h/pepp+mt.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425339505093877554" style="WIDTH: 245px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0qtiQMDnzI/AAAAAAAAKBs/FPaCPkfiLqM/s400/pepp+mt.jpg" border="0" /></a>Thompson made a career-high six three-pointers on seven attempts while <span style="color:#ffcc00;">Jackson</span> tied his career high with four makes. The Waves connected on a season-high 14 three-pointers (going nine for 12 in the second half) and made 60.9% of their 23 attempts.<br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Jackson</span> and Thompson each scored eight points in the run to start the second half. A deep three-pointer by Thompson that beat the shot clock gave Pepperdine a 43-42 lead with 14 minutes left, and seconds later, he finished a fast break with a slam dunk that ignited the home crowd. Sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Keion Bell</a> (Los Angeles, Calif./Pasadena HS), who scored 16 points, nailed a long three-pointer to finish the run and give Pepperdine a 48-42 lead with less than 13 minutes left.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0rJq_RjgVI/AAAAAAAAKE0/YkVppiMsMWo/s1600-h/PEPPDUPREE.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425370441497936210" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0rJq_RjgVI/AAAAAAAAKE0/YkVppiMsMWo/s400/PEPPDUPREE.jpg" border="0" /></a>The Lions regained the lead with about five minutes remaining, but junior forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600207" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Jonathan Dupre'</a> (Houston, Texas/Collin County CC) drained a three-pointer with two minutes remaining to put the Waves in front to stay at 67-65.<br />During the first 38 minutes, Pepperdine missed all five of its free throw attempts, but in the final two minutes, the Waves went 9-for-12, which was enough to clinch the victory.<br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0sH2VKCbOI/AAAAAAAAKGU/3xmtsbOyKcQ/s1600-h/pepploja1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425438806071471330" style="WIDTH: 160px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 120px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0sH2VKCbOI/AAAAAAAAKGU/3xmtsbOyKcQ/s400/pepploja1.jpg" border="0" /></a>"We played our worst half of basketball this season,"</span> <span style="color:#ffcc00;">Jackson said</span>. "<span style="color:#3333ff;">Coach chewed us out and told us to play hard. This type of win will help us. There is nothing like getting a win like this over LMU."<br /></span>"We definitely needed this win," Thompson said. "It was a confidence-booster. We didn't come out with enthusiasm. At halftime, coach challenged us to put our best effort out there."<br />Thompson added eight rebounds, while sophomore forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Taylor Darby</a> (San Marcos, Calif./Mission Hills HS) contributed 10 points and eight rebounds. <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0rJqsGBKhI/AAAAAAAAKEs/zR7qJ3i93Ok/s1600-h/peplmu22.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425370436349274642" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0rJqsGBKhI/AAAAAAAAKEs/zR7qJ3i93Ok/s400/peplmu22.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Pepperdine now leads the all-time series 90-60 with LMU. Along with an 82-65 win by Pepperdine's women in the first game of the doubleheader, the Waves now lead the PCH Challenge (a season-long competition between the two rivals) 6.0-3.5.<br /><em><strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0q6WsKr0II/AAAAAAAAKDM/AtCa9hEl7zI/s1600-h/pepusc3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425353600097046658" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0q6WsKr0II/AAAAAAAAKDM/AtCa9hEl7zI/s400/pepusc3.jpg" border="0" /></a>Pepperdine continues WCC play at home next weekend with games against Santa Clara (Thursday, Jan. 14, 8 p.m.) and San Francisco (Saturday, Jan. 16, 7 p.m.). The Santa Clara game will be on ESPNU.</strong> Fans can watch the webcasts and listen to Al Epstein's broadcasts at</em> <a href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><strong><em>www.pepperdinesports.com</em></strong></a> with a subscription to Wave Casts.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0sENOX_eDI/AAAAAAAAKF0/uEQxJN1YPt4/s1600-h/idris.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425434801341429810" style="WIDTH: 90px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 139px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0sENOX_eDI/AAAAAAAAKF0/uEQxJN1YPt4/s400/idris.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3366ff;"><strong><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=300092492">Pepperdine erases 17-point deficit to beat LMU</a></strong></span><br /><em>By Phil Collin, Staff Writer<br />Posted: 01/10/2010 02:36:30 AM PST</em><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0qtiks2cQI/AAAAAAAAKB0/2ePp2Z6yfCw/s1600-h/chip+flix+052.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425339510600134914" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0qtiks2cQI/AAAAAAAAKB0/2ePp2Z6yfCw/s400/chip+flix+052.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0q2h2yYfAI/AAAAAAAAKCU/LXtYqlJX3es/s1600-h/543_1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425349393879956482" style="WIDTH: 350px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 232px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0q2h2yYfAI/AAAAAAAAKCU/LXtYqlJX3es/s400/543_1.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0q2iStAMCI/AAAAAAAAKCc/mUUASMQFrnU/s1600-h/739_1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425349401373585442" style="WIDTH: 350px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 232px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0q2iStAMCI/AAAAAAAAKCc/mUUASMQFrnU/s400/739_1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Pepperdine enjoys one of the finest views in America from its perch in Malibu.<br />Until at least Thursday, it's truly a view from the top. The Waves, losers of nine games in 10 tries before Saturday, rallied from a 17-point deficit to stun rival Loyola Marymount, 79-75, in the West Coast Conference opener for both teams at Firestone Fieldhouse.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0q6X0dtG-I/AAAAAAAAKDs/RqLUYl7Z9wM/s1600-h/peppmtt.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425353619504176098" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0q6X0dtG-I/AAAAAAAAKDs/RqLUYl7Z9wM/s400/peppmtt.jpg" border="0" /></a>A barrage of 3-pointers from <span style="color:#3333ff;">Mychel Thompson</span> and <span style="color:#ffcc00;">Lorne Jackson</span> fueled a 23-4 run to start the second half and Keion Bell hit four key free throws in the final 39 seconds for Pepperdine (5-12). It was only the start of the WCC season, but the Waves couldn't have had a more timely victory. "It's huge," said Bell, who had 16 points while battling through eight turnovers. "It builds camaraderie on the team, because no matter how much we get down or no matter what it looks like out there, we know if we stick together we can pull out anything no matter how much we're down.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0q7es3x_iI/AAAAAAAAKD8/-mWOl3j5930/s1600-h/peppg451.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425354837236776482" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0q7es3x_iI/AAAAAAAAKD8/-mWOl3j5930/s400/peppg451.jpg" border="0" /></a>"If we would have let this slip away, things could have gotten worse." Thompson, with his father, Mychal, watching from the stands, scored a game-high 22 points and made six of seven 3-pointers<span style="color:#000099;">. Jackson had 17 points,</span> making four of seven 3-pointers as the Waves made 14 of 23 (61 percent) of their long-range shots.<br />"I'm not sure I've had a team shoot 61 percent from 3, taking that many especially," Pepperdine coach Tom Asbury said. "It's pretty extraordinary, really. I know we're not that good - nobody's that good (shooting-wise). It was just one of those nights."<br />It was one of those nights LMU (9-8) was hoping it wouldn't have to endure. The Lions went in with a six-game win streak, their longest since 1996, but left with their 12th consecutive loss in Malibu and seventh straight overall in the series.<br />The defeat might have hurt more than the entire 2008-09 season, when LMU went 3-28.<br />"I just told them if the rules would allow it, we'd be practicing at 12:01 tonight," LMU coach Max Good said. "But the rules won't allow it. I'd be right in the gym with them, diving for loose balls, taking charges and we would declare war.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0q4z1EnN6I/AAAAAAAAKC8/4zV52JN9nAc/s1600-h/pepp+hamp.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425351901680449442" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0q4z1EnN6I/AAAAAAAAKC8/4zV52JN9nAc/s400/pepp+hamp.jpg" border="0" /></a>"But we can't do that. We're in a modern, touchy-feely age and we can't do this to our little darlings. So we've got to come back in there Monday with a total focus and get ready to play San Francisco." The Lions took command from the outset, jumping to a 16-3 lead with Kevin Young's alley-oop dunk off a pass from Vernon Teel.<br />Moments later, two free throws by LaRon Armstead gave LMU a 28-11 lead.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0q4yjzS0II/AAAAAAAAKCk/WDniDlsNNkI/s1600-h/peplmu2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425351879864537218" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0q4yjzS0II/AAAAAAAAKCk/WDniDlsNNkI/s400/peplmu2.jpg" border="0" /></a>But Bell answered with a 3-pointer and Pepperdine began a stretch in which it made 13 of 17 3-pointers bridging the halves.<br />"It would be hard for them to do that in a shooting drill and that's about what it was, a shooting drill - because we had little or almost no resistance," Good said. "Now in fairness, they hit a couple with the shot clock almost going off . . . but we gave them confidence to that point to where they could make those shots. We had 'em and let them back in the game."<br />In the first 5:17 of the game, LMU had six assists. The Lions didn't get their next one until 27:16 had elapsed.<br />"That always starts with me because I'm the point guard," Teel said. "I have the most assists on the team. That's my fault that the ball didn't get shared enough."<br />Teel led LMU with 17 points and guard Jarred DuBois had 14, with forwards Ashley Hamilton and Drew Viney scoring 13 points each.<br /><a href="mailto:phil.collin@dailybreeze.com"><em>phil.collin@dailybreeze.com</em></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0q7ey0cxLI/AAAAAAAAKEE/9UuzUNSdSLw/s1600-h/peppjancup.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425354838833415346" style="WIDTH: 140px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 60px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0q7ey0cxLI/AAAAAAAAKEE/9UuzUNSdSLw/s400/peppjancup.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><a href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&SPID=10851"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">PCH Cup Point at Stake on Saturday at Pepperdine</span></strong> </a><br /></span><strong>Lions open 2010 WCC schedule at local rivals</strong><br /><em>Jan. 6, 2010</em><br /><a href="http://www.lmulions.com/photos/schools/loyo/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/weekly-release.pdf"><em><strong>Complete Release in PDF Format</strong></em></a><em> </em><a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html" target="_new"></a><br /><em>Upcoming Schedule </em></div><em><br /><div></em><strong>PCH Cup</strong> Saturday, January 9 LMU (7-7, 0-0 WCC) at Pepperdine (9-5, 0-0 WCC) - 4:00 p.m.Firestone Fieldhouse • Malibu, Calif.Media: Live radio on <a href="http://www.kxlu.com/">KXLU 88.9 FM</a> and at <em>www.LMULions.com.Live stats at </em><a href="http://www.lmulions.com/gametracker/launch/gt_wbaskbl.html?event=847003&school=loyo&sport=wbaskbl&camefrom=&startschool=&"><em>www.PepperdineSports.com.</em></a><br /><a href="http://www.lmulions.com/school-bio/TeamLMU.html"></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0rJqB4_glI/AAAAAAAAKEk/H_pHpptPQno/s1600-h/peppcrowd3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425370425020351058" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0rJqB4_glI/AAAAAAAAKEk/H_pHpptPQno/s400/peppcrowd3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>Briefly</strong><br />The decade and the non-conference schedule are firmly behind LMU as the 2010 West Coast Conference schedule gets underway this Saturday at Pepperdine. The Lions and Waves will take to the floor at Firestone Fieldhouse at 4 p.m., followed by the men as the teams combat their annual doubleheader. At stake will be not only a positive start to WCC play but also points in the PCH Cup, the inaugural title awarded to the winner of the overall head-to-head contests between the schools.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0q6WyayDqI/AAAAAAAAKDU/JkD_rAn_kC0/s1600-h/pepp+photo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425353601775177378" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0q6WyayDqI/AAAAAAAAKDU/JkD_rAn_kC0/s400/pepp+photo.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong>About the PCH Cup:</strong> Two Schools, One Road, 19.1 Miles of Rivalry Separated by 19.1 miles of scenic coastline, longtime cross-town adversaries Loyola Marymount and Pepperdine have come together in an effort to boost their decades-long rivalry with the creation of the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) Challenge. The series will serve as an annual scorecard for the NCAA-sponsored athletic contests between the Lions and Waves, and challenges each institution to rise above the other within the West Coast Conference.</div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0q7fFbh0II/AAAAAAAAKEM/ERf04ibwA6k/s1600-h/peppg45.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425354843829162114" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0q7fFbh0II/AAAAAAAAKEM/ERf04ibwA6k/s400/peppg45.jpg" border="0" /></a>LMU and Pepperdine will be represented by 12 of their intercollegiate athletic teams through both regular and post-season competitions over the course of the academic calendar. Teams scheduled to compete head-to-head during the regular season include baseball, men's and women's basketball, women's soccer, men's tennis, women's tennis (if scheduled) and women's volleyball. Any head-to-head competition, including matches in the post-season and tournaments throughout the year, will be counted toward the scoring and added to the scorecard as they occur. <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0q6XrrW6zI/AAAAAAAAKDk/oOSgfJPdjPQ/s1600-h/pepp0902.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425353617145522994" style="WIDTH: 160px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 120px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0q6XrrW6zI/AAAAAAAAKDk/oOSgfJPdjPQ/s400/pepp0902.jpg" border="0" /></a>The remaining programs (men's and women's cross country, women's swimming and diving, men's golf) - in addition to women's tennis (if the teams do not meet head-to-head at any point) will battle for points that will be awarded on the basis of overall finish at their respective post-season championships. The university with the highest point total accumulated throughout the year will be named PCH Challenge Champion and awarded the PCH Cup. Through the fall season, Pepperdine holds a slim 4.0-3.5 point advantage. <a href="http://www.lmulions.com/trads/PCH-Cup.html"><em>To learn more about the PCH Cup, click here.</em></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0q4zAa3IvI/AAAAAAAAKCs/B-EQkLAlTnQ/s1600-h/pepp33.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425351887546688242" style="WIDTH: 83px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 124px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0q4zAa3IvI/AAAAAAAAKCs/B-EQkLAlTnQ/s400/pepp33.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Firestone Continues to be House of Horrors</span><br /></span><em><span style="color:#3366ff;">Men's basketball sees six-game streak end as Lions fall to Pepperdine and three-pointers, 79-75.</span></em><br /><strong>Jarred DuBois had 14 points and a career-best eight rebounds.</strong><br /><a href="http://www.fansonly.com/schools/loyo/sports/m-baskbl/loyo-m-baskbl-body.html">Men's Basketball Home</a><br /><a href="http://store.cstv.com/marketplace/store_contents.cfm?store_id=359&product_id=114098&partner_id=8245" target="_new"></a><em>Jan. 9, 2010</em><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0q7fdl0sxI/AAAAAAAAKEU/oda_QD0qgtg/s1600-h/peppg99.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425354850314793746" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0q7fdl0sxI/AAAAAAAAKEU/oda_QD0qgtg/s400/peppg99.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>MALIBU, Calif</strong>. - Firestone Fieldhouse on the campus of Pepperdine University continues to be a house of horrors for LMU as the Lions let a 17-point lead slip away and a six-game winning streak end as the Waves earned a 79-75 victory in the West Coast Conference opener on Saturday night in Malibu, Calif.<br /><a href="http://www.lmulions.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/osborne_alex00.html">Alex Osborne</a> muscled in a three-footer with 3:40 to play in the first half to give the Lions a 17-point lead, 34-17. They would lead 38-25 at the break and seemed in control. However, as it has in 11 previous meetings, the Lions saw it slip away.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0sH2vf6UzI/AAAAAAAAKGc/YzE7kh4anIc/s1600-h/pepptanner.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425438813142537010" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0sH2vf6UzI/AAAAAAAAKGc/YzE7kh4anIc/s400/pepptanner.jpg" border="0" /></a>The three-pointer did the Lions in, as Pepperdine hit 14-for-23 (60.9 percent), including 6-for-7 from Mychel Thompson. The Lions fall to 9-8 overall and 0-1 in the WCC. Pepperdine goes to 5-12, 1-0. Thompson led all scorers with 22. <a href="http://www.lmulions.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/teel_vernon00.html">Vernon Teel</a> led the Lions with 17. <a href="http://www.lmulions.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/dubois_jarred00.html">Jarred DuBois</a> added 14 points and a career-best eight rebounds. <a href="http://www.lmulions.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/hamilton_ashley00.html">Ashley Hamilton</a> and <a href="http://www.lmulions.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/viney_drew00.html">Drew Viney</a> added 13 points each.<br />"We came out strong and ran our offense well and were aggressive on defense," said Head Coach <a href="http://www.lmulions.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/good_max00.html">Max Good</a>. "In the second half, we couldn't do anything, they got into a grove from three, and we did nothing to stop it. No excuse for allowing a team to come from 17 back, none. We have to learn play 40 minutes. We aren't going anywhere in league without playing 40 minutes."<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0q6XYm1o2I/AAAAAAAAKDc/nM6OMc8V9-0/s1600-h/peppcrow.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425353612026291042" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0q6XYm1o2I/AAAAAAAAKDc/nM6OMc8V9-0/s400/peppcrow.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The Waves opened the second half on a 23-4 run and the Lions went just 2-for-12 in the first eight minutes as the Waves took a 48-42 lead. In the stretch, the Waves hit six-for-seven from the three-point line. Pepperdine would get the lead to seven, 55-48, with 9:09 to play.<br />In the half, LMU went just 11-for-30 from the field (36.7 percent) while Pepperdine went 18-for-34 (53 percent). For the game, the Lions finished 41 percent while the Waves hit 45.9 percent.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0sEOLh7F4I/AAAAAAAAKGM/_BnczliEOi8/s1600-h/PEPPSCDUPREE.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425434817757648770" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0sEOLh7F4I/AAAAAAAAKGM/_BnczliEOi8/s400/PEPPSCDUPREE.jpg" border="0" /></a>The Lions would cut the lead to 59-58 after Hamilton's putback with 5:40 to play. After Keion Bell with empty at the charity stripe, <a href="http://www.lmulions.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/dubois_jarred00.html">Jarred DuBois</a> drove the lane to give the Lions a 60-59 lead with 5:05 to play. Teel hit two free throws for a 62-59 lead. Bell's runner with 3:44 made it 62-61 and then after Hamilton's charge, Thompson hit a three-pointer, the 12th of the game for the Waves, to give the host a 64-62 lead. LMU regained the lead on a dunk by <a href="http://www.lmulions.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/viney_drew00.html">Drew Viney</a> and then a free throw by <a href="http://www.lmulions.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/armstead_laron00.html">LaRon Armstead</a>.<br />However, the three-pointer brought the Waves back, this time for good. Jonathan Dupree hit a three with 1:55 left and two free throws at the 1:49 mark to give the Waves a 69-65 lead.<br />"We did enough in the first half to actually have a chance at the end," said Good. "But we just couldn't do anything defensively from long range, and it killed us." LMU had one last shot, down 74-70, <a href="http://www.lmulions.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/viney_drew00.html">Drew Viney</a> hit a three-pointer to make it 74-73 with 33 seconds left. However, Pepperdine, who started the game 0-for-5 from the free throw line, hit 9-12 from the charity stripe down the stretch to ice it. The Lions head home to face San Francisco on Thursday, Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. The game can be heard on KXLU 88.9 FM<strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0sH3b8aCLI/AAAAAAAAKGs/mir8XGxlDSM/s1600-h/peppjan6.jpg"> </a></strong><br /></div><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3333ff;">Two WCC Players Named To John R. Wooden Award Mid-Season Top 30</span> </strong></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0sAdu6Eg3I/AAAAAAAAKFU/VZMtxYWgUG4/s1600-h/jwooden.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425430686905697138" style="WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 250px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0sAdu6Eg3I/AAAAAAAAKFU/VZMtxYWgUG4/s400/jwooden.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><strong>Jan. 4, 2010<br />LOS ANGELES</strong> - <span style="color:#3333ff;">Gonzaga senior guard Matt Bouldin</span> and<span style="color:#3333ff;"> Saint Mary's senior center Omar Samhan</span> were named to the top 30 candidate list for the John R. Wooden Award, the nation's most coveted college basketball honor. <strong>Ten players have been selected to the mid-season Top 30 who were not on the preseason list.</strong> This impressive group includes two freshmen, Kentucky's Wall and Kansas' Henry; and eight returning players: James Anderson (Oklahoma State), Jimmer Fredette (Brigham Young), Darington Hobson (New Mexico), Wesley Johnson (Syracuse), Jeremy Lin (Harvard), Quincy Pondexter (Washington), <span style="color:#3333ff;">Omar Samhan (Saint Mary's)</span> and <span style="color:#3333ff;">Klay Thompson (Washington State).</span><br />Just as players who are not on the preseason list are eligible for the Midseason Top 30, players who do not make the Midseason list are still eligible for the national ballot, which will be selected in March and will consist of approximately 20 players, chosen by the Wooden Award National Advisory Board Committee. Players selected to the national ballot will have to be certified by their university as making progress toward graduation and maintaining a cumulative 2.0 GPA.<br />More than 1,000 voters, comprised of sports media members and college basketball experts from across the nation, will then cast their votes to determine both the 10-member All American Team and Player of the Year. In late March, the 10-player Wooden Award All American Team will be announced. The Women's John R. Wooden Award Midseason list will be released next week.<br /><strong>The 34th annual Wooden Award ceremony</strong>, which will include the announcement of the Men's and Women's Wooden Award winner, and the presentation of the Legends of Coaching Award to Florida's Billy Donovan, will take place on April 9, 2010.<br /><strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0yM0IKINpI/AAAAAAAAKHk/rbDm2CFq3V4/s1600-h/SuperStock_1574R-01863A.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425866478245656210" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0yM0IKINpI/AAAAAAAAKHk/rbDm2CFq3V4/s400/SuperStock_1574R-01863A.jpg" border="0" /></a>Created in 1976, the John R. Wooden Award</strong> is the most prestigious individual honor in college basketball. It is bestowed upon the nation's best player at an institution of higher education who has proven to his or her university that he or she is making progress toward graduation and maintaining a cumulative 2.0 GPA. Previous winners include such notables as Larry Bird ('79), Michael Jordan ('84), Tim Duncan ('97), and Blake Griffin ('09). Candace Parker (Tennessee) won the Women's Wooden Award in 2007 and 2008 and Maya Moore (Connecticut) won last year.<br />Since its inception, the <strong>John R. Wooden Award</strong> has contributed close to a million dollars to universities' general scholarship fund in the names of the All-American recipients. The Award has also sent more than 1,000 underprivileged children to week-long college basketball camps in the Award's name. Additionally, the John R. Wooden Award partners with Special Olympics Southern California (SOSC) each year to host the Wooden Award Special Olympics Southern California Basketball Tournament. The all-day tournament, which brings together Special Olympic athletes and the All-Americans, takes place at The Los Angeles Athletic Club during the John R. Wooden Award weekend.</div><div><a class="video-opacity" href="http://www.usatoday.com/video/index.htm?bctid=61206710001"><br /></a><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;"><strong>Pepperdine - Team Notes</strong></span><br /><a name="standings"></a><strong>West Coast Conference Standings</strong><br /><strong>GETTING INSIDE</strong><br />Pepperdine coach Tom Asbury has a lot of concerns with his team having lost nine of 10 games heading into the conference opener on Jan. 9. Another problem was added in the final five games of December when his star player, Keion Bell, began to struggle a bit.<br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">Bell had been one of two Division I players averaging at least 20 points</span>, five rebounds and four assists through much of December, and his numbers as of Jan. 4 remain impressive, but his offensive production was down.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0yM17fxmpI/AAAAAAAAKIE/8JLfNQZsaWc/s1600-h/pepusc8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425866509206526610" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0yM17fxmpI/AAAAAAAAKIE/8JLfNQZsaWc/s400/pepusc8.jpg" border="0" /></a>He scored 20 points or more in eight of the Waves' first 10 games and had 18 in the other two. However, in a five-game span, ending with the Dec. 30 game against Georgia, Bell did not reach the 20-point plateau in any of them.<br />He had 22 points in the Jan. 3 game against Miami to end that streak, but he was 5-for-14 from the field in that game. In the six games ending with the game against Miami, Bell was 29-for-88 from the field, 32.9 percent.<br />Certainly, playing the likes of Georgia on the road and Miami (Fla.), at home makes it more difficult for Bell to maintain his impressive numbers, but any decrease in production can affect a player's confidence.<br />Asbury cannot have his star doubting himself, even for a second.<br />If the Waves are going to have any success, they need Bell to be a standout performer nearly every game.<br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0yKAMTQ6TI/AAAAAAAAKG8/VnsIIbdNG10/s1600-h/XHXXSCPWBUCKQYZ_20090202181333.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425863386981263666" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0yKAMTQ6TI/AAAAAAAAKG8/VnsIIbdNG10/s400/XHXXSCPWBUCKQYZ_20090202181333.jpg" border="0" /></a>Pepperdine has two other offensive weapons, Mychel Thompson and Dane Suttle Jr., but Bell is the centerpiece and the player that makes the Waves' up-tempo style work</span><br />The Waves head into their Jan. 9 conference opener against Loyola Marymount having lost by lopsided margins to two teams from major conferences -- Georgia and Miami -- right after producing their biggest victory of the season, a 12-point home win over Utah on Dec. 23.<br />The good feelings from that Utah game may have been erased by the next two losses.<br />This is a sophomore-laden team with no seniors on the roster, but the strides Pepperdine made last season suggested the Waves might have more success this season.<br />The Waves' top eight scorers all got significant player time last season, so more was expected this season.<br />Pepperdine is rebounding the ball well enough, but the Waves are not shooting well enough to win games.None of the nine players averaging more than 10 minutes a game is shooting better than 46 percent from the floor, and as a team the Waves are hitting only 40.9 percent of their shots. That's not good enough.<br /><strong>NOTES, QUOTES</strong><br />--Pepperdine lost nine of its 10 games heading into its conference opener Jan. 9 against Loyola Marymount.<br />--Pepperdine is in the midst of an 11-game stretch in which it plays nine games at home, but it has lost five of its first six home games in that stretch as of Jan. 4.<br />--Pepperdine shot under 39 percent from the field in each of its last three games as of Jan. 4, and three of its past six opponents as of Jan. 4 have shot 50 percent or better from the floor.<br /><strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0sEM-KH7UI/AAAAAAAAKFs/_QKWKq6BP7I/s1600-h/164721366.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425434796988296514" style="WIDTH: 145px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 74px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0sEM-KH7UI/AAAAAAAAKFs/_QKWKq6BP7I/s400/164721366.jpg" border="0" /></a>ON THE SPOT:</strong> The Waves don't shoot well enough to win many games and much of the problem is the lack of a point guard to lead the offense. Freshman Joshua Lowery began the season at the point, and now the job belongs to <span style="color:#ffcc00;">Lorne Jackson</span>, although Keion Bell does most of the playmaking, as well as most of the scoring. The Waves don't have much of an interior game to get high-percentage shots, and they force only 11.8 turnovers a game, so they seldom get open-court opportunities for high-percentage shots. They are forced to play halfcourt basketball and depend on their perimeter players to score, and they don't hit a high enough percentage.<br /><strong>QUOTE TO NOTE:</strong> "This is a lockdown team and we showed it." -- James Dews of Miami (Fla.), after the Hurricanes limited Pepperdine to 35.1 percent shooting in the Waves' Jan. 3 loss.<br /><strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0yM0hVWqdI/AAAAAAAAKHs/cr7_j8jHgYU/s1600-h/speedlimitchangesign.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425866485003626962" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0yM0hVWqdI/AAAAAAAAKHs/cr7_j8jHgYU/s400/speedlimitchangesign.jpg" border="0" /></a>STRATEGY AND PERSONNEL</strong><br /><strong>SEASON RECAP</strong>: The 3-3 start along with the progress the team made last season suggested the Waves might be a significantly improved team, but they lost seven in a row after that, including four at home. One of the home losses was to California Baptist, an NAIA team that has losses to Northwest Christian and Cal Maritime, among others. That loss bruised Pepperdine's confidence and only a home victory over Utah on Dec. 23 has been uplifting since.<br /><strong>PLAYER ROTATION</strong>: Usual Starters -- G Keion Bell, F Mychel Thompson, F Jonathan DuPre, F Taylor Darby, <span style="color:#ffcc00;">G Lorne Jackson</span>. Key Subs -- F Dane Suttle Jr., G Joshua Lowery, F Gus Clardy.<br /><strong>GAME REVIEW:<br /></strong>Pepperdine 76, Utah 64<br />Georgia 64, Pepperdine 47<br />Miami (Fla.) 86, Pepperdine 63<br /><strong>GAME PREVIEW</strong>:<br />vs. Loyola Marymount, Saturday, Jan. 9<br />vs. Santa Clara, Thursday, Jan. 14<br />vs. San Francisco, Saturday, Jan. 16<br />at Gonzaga, Thursday, Jan. 21<br />at Portland, Saturday, Jan. 23<br /><strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0yM1ON5_ZI/AAAAAAAAKH0/CWe0UaP9PyY/s1600-h/TNYRKYBFNTQOXAX_20091129040118.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425866497051983250" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0yM1ON5_ZI/AAAAAAAAKH0/CWe0UaP9PyY/s400/TNYRKYBFNTQOXAX_20091129040118.jpg" border="0" /></a>IN FOCUS:</strong> The Waves have six days between their lopsided Jan. 3 loss to Miami and their West Coast Conference opener against Loyola Marymount on Jan. 9. The game is at Pepperdine, which should be an advantage, although the Waves have not played well at home and the Lions have played pretty well on the road. Keion Bell and Mychel Thompson need to take leadership roles for Pepperdine to re-ignite the kind of energy this group had at times during WCC play last season. Virtually all the key players on this Pepperdine team were on the team that beat Loyola Marymount twice last season. The Waves need to have a good shooting night to win.<br /><strong>ROSTER REPORT</strong>:<br />--Freshman G Joshua Lowery has not played much since an ankle injury sidelined him for two games. He had started the seven games before that, but he has scored only two points in the seven games since, going 1-for-9 from the field. He has six assists and seven turnovers in that span.<br />--Mychel Thompson went 0-for-20 on three-pointers in the Waves' first six games, but in the past seven games, ending with the Jan. 3 game against Miami, Thompson has made 13-of-30 three-pointers, 43.3 percent.<br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><strong>--Lorne Jackson</strong></span> scored 13 points on Dec. 21 against UC Irvine and 18 on Dec. 23 against Utah, but in the next two games against Georgia and Miami, Jackson went scoreless.<br />--Keion Bell got his ninth game of 20 points or more against Miami. The rest of the Pepperdine players have combined for three 20-point games.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0q7eK1p-9I/AAAAAAAAKD0/fgKpRStC5nI/s1600-h/n614658962_241020_963.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425354828101057490" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0q7eK1p-9I/AAAAAAAAKD0/fgKpRStC5nI/s400/n614658962_241020_963.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0sAdThI2EI/AAAAAAAAKFM/_-IjAf-mL4E/s1600-h/peppjan1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425430679553366082" style="WIDTH: 282px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0sAdThI2EI/AAAAAAAAKFM/_-IjAf-mL4E/s400/peppjan1.jpg" border="0" /></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425438825073215666" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0sH3b8aCLI/AAAAAAAAKGs/mir8XGxlDSM/s400/peppjan6.jpg" border="0" /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0q40B6ezPI/AAAAAAAAKDE/S1fAWTBDy4Q/s1600-h/peppjan.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425351905127615730" style="WIDTH: 130px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 101px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0q40B6ezPI/AAAAAAAAKDE/S1fAWTBDy4Q/s400/peppjan.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0yKA1t7ooI/AAAAAAAAKHM/GRVe61uyH4w/s1600-h/waves.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425863398098969218" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 75px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0yKA1t7ooI/AAAAAAAAKHM/GRVe61uyH4w/s400/waves.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Cub Scouts Hits the College Road</span><br /></span><strong>But, to Malibu?<br /></strong><br /><em>by Cub Buenning</em><br />When a late-December game takes place on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, you know you are in the heart of college basketball. Right?<br />Christmas came a couple days early for us at Cub Scouts as we took a break from a Southern Californian family holiday to take in an intra-conference match-up between the home Pepperdine Waves and the visiting Runnin’ Utes of Utah. The game pitted two teams with early season struggles looking for one last chance to “get right” before the grind of their respective conference schedules.<br />The 2008-2009 Mountain West Conference regular season champs, and an NCAA-tournament team, the Utes are far different from last year’s installment. Gone are several key components of that squad including guard Tyler Kepkay and the Aussie mountain in the middle, Luke Nevill. Still around for Jim Boylen’s team are the talented backcourt of 6-5 Serbian senior point Luca Drca and the rugged, but effectively smooth play of junior Carlon Brown.<br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0yKBry4xCI/AAAAAAAAKHc/_mW3mVHDbDg/s1600-h/tv4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425863412615267362" style="WIDTH: 111px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 111px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0yKBry4xCI/AAAAAAAAKHc/_mW3mVHDbDg/s400/tv4.jpg" border="0" /></a>On the other hand, the Waves of the West Coast Conference (annually dominated by Gonzaga) are led by sophomore scoring sensation, Keion Bell, who made major notoriety this fall with the YouTube release of him dunking over 5 of his buddies. (For real, </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3i7G7MHgvI"><span style="color:#3333ff;">check this out</span></a><span style="color:#3333ff;">, if you haven’t yet been versed.) Bell is partnered by junior swingman Mychel Thompson, the son of the former Laker and older brother of Klay, who is lighting it up for Washinton State. Another ex-NBAer’s progeny, Dane Suttle Jr. (whose dad of the same name is Pepperdine’s all-time leading scorer) has emerged as a third threat</span>.<br />(In a crowd of just under a thousand, it was a current NBAer that got the attention of several in attendance, as Clipper center, Chris Kaman decided to venture through Topanga Canyon to take in a college game on an off-day. The 7th-year player couldn’t have been more gracious and took a few minutes to talk about the game and the holidays. (Seems Utah’s assistant Jeff Smith was one of Kaman’s at Central Michigan and had invited him to the game just minutes from the Staples Center.)<br />While the home team never seemed able to salt away a game they led throughout, the Waves were able to finally put away the Utes, winning 76-64.<br />The home team was the aggressor from the opening tip, making one successful foray to the hoop after another. Without the services of the departed Neville and an injury to current 7-3 monster, David Foster, the middle of the paint was wide open, much to the delight of the driving Waves players. Buoyed by the early interior advantage, Pepperdine sped off to an early 30-13 advantage.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0q4zeUIHZI/AAAAAAAAKC0/rPD_2ZS-weY/s1600-h/pepplj1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425351895571504530" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0q4zeUIHZI/AAAAAAAAKC0/rPD_2ZS-weY/s400/pepplj1.jpg" border="0" /></a>The key players for both teams showed up on this night, as well as a young baby-faced guard for Utah by the name of Marshall Henderson. The 6-2 freshman from Texas (seemed to be a surprising number of Texans on the Utah roster) was a threat to score from everywhere on the court and his play early in the second half was instrumental in the Utes staying within range.<br />But whenever the visitors from the SLC pulled to within a couple baskets it was the LA-kid Bell that proved the difference, as he turned his first-half passivity into second-half fury. The 6-3 guard drove the ball with fervor and ease, netting 13 of his 17 points in the game’s second 20 minutes, predominately from drives to the hole and the slew of subsequent free throws (where he hit 9-10.) Bell was also omnipresent on the stat sheet as the high-flyer not only grabbed an impressive 9 boards, but also snagged 3 key thefts on the defensive end. The Waves were led by Thompson’s 25 and <span style="color:#3333ff;">got some gutsy contributions by point-guard Lorne Jackson</span> <span style="color:#ffcc00;">(18 points)</span> and big man Corbin Moore (9 pts and 13 rebounds).<br />The Utes were paced by Brown’s 21 and Henderson’s 20, but were unable to establish consistent scoring down low and were hampered by shooting just 32 percent from behind the arc.</div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0yKAqeanwI/AAAAAAAAKHE/5MNI253xlWs/s1600-h/XLYDWIWSNUUFOYX_20091129040111.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425863395081101058" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0yKAqeanwI/AAAAAAAAKHE/5MNI253xlWs/s400/XLYDWIWSNUUFOYX_20091129040111.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><em><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Thompson Earns WCC Player of the Week Honor</span><br /></span></strong>Courtesy: Pepperdine Sports Information<br />Release: 01/11/2010<br /></em><a title="Print" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?PRINTABLE_PAGE=YES&SPSID=90183&ATCLID=204867718&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500"></a><br /><strong>MALIBU, Calif</strong>. - Junior forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> of the Pepperdine men's basketball team has been named the West Coast Conference's co-Player of the Week, the league office announced today.<br />Thompson (Portland, Ore./Stoneridge Prep) scored a game-high 22 points in Pepperdine's 79-75 victory over Loyola Marymount and had one of the best three-point performances in school history. He made a career-high six three pointers on seven attempts (the school record for percentage is 1.000 at 6-for-6).<br />He also pulled down a game-high-tying eight rebounds while adding three assists and three blocked shots as the Waves were victorious in the 150th meeting between the two rivals. Thompson scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half as Pepperdine rallied from a 38-25 halftime deficit.<br />During the game, he moved into Pepperdine's career top 10 in three-pointers made. He knocked Shan Ferch out of 10th place as Thompson now has 115 in his three seasons. He'll next pass Alex Acker, who had 120 from 2003-05.<br />It was Thompson's third time this season with 20 or more points and the seventh of his career. He is second on the team with an 11.9 scoring average. Thompson shared the award with Matt Bouldin of Gonzaga. This is his first career weekly honor.<br /><em><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0yM1T39_ZI/AAAAAAAAKH8/tvKg93eW8-g/s1600-h/santaclara.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425866498570583442" style="WIDTH: 75px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 67px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0yM1T39_ZI/AAAAAAAAKH8/tvKg93eW8-g/s400/santaclara.jpg" border="0" /></a>Pepperdine (5-12, 1-0) continues WCC play at home this week with games against Santa Clara (Thursday, Jan. 14, 8 p.m.) and San Francisco (Saturday, Jan. 16, 7 p.m.). The Santa Clara game will be on ESPNU. Fans can watch the webcasts and listen to Al Epstein's broadcasts at </em><a href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500"><em>www.pepperdinesports.com</em></a><em> with a subscription to Wave Casts.<br /></em></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jackson Twinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617362288328142935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21803971.post-30136460763314994762010-01-07T01:59:00.000-08:002010-01-09T04:21:01.768-08:00WELCOME TO 20$$$10!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0he-duRzLI/AAAAAAAAJ9k/T-CCfTbN3gM/s1600-h/peplmu9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424690178391395506" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0he-duRzLI/AAAAAAAAJ9k/T-CCfTbN3gM/s400/peplmu9.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0XISa9HXGI/AAAAAAAAJ8E/nOdnJkcaLHw/s1600-h/peppplo1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423961545036487778" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0XISa9HXGI/AAAAAAAAJ8E/nOdnJkcaLHw/s400/peppplo1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0XMxcEUOVI/AAAAAAAAJ8M/sOrNKqYSLP8/s1600-h/lljj2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423966475957582162" style="WIDTH: 119px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0XMxcEUOVI/AAAAAAAAJ8M/sOrNKqYSLP8/s400/lljj2.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0XQNfaVyCI/AAAAAAAAJ80/NEy7F79AbQ0/s1600-h/pe%5Bppe.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423970256426485794" style="WIDTH: 140px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 92px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0XQNfaVyCI/AAAAAAAAJ80/NEy7F79AbQ0/s400/pe%5Bppe.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0XQMh31zvI/AAAAAAAAJ8k/oWLhZZSZDsc/s1600-h/lmu.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423970239907221234" style="WIDTH: 100px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 100px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0XQMh31zvI/AAAAAAAAJ8k/oWLhZZSZDsc/s400/lmu.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0he92tN55I/AAAAAAAAJ9c/YjydL3Ojj-o/s1600-h/PEPPHK3.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424690167917963154" style="WIDTH: 162px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 141px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0he92tN55I/AAAAAAAAJ9c/YjydL3Ojj-o/s400/PEPPHK3.bmp" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0XAJ5aC7nI/AAAAAAAAJ6U/MTt7RaM_Hps/s1600-h/brimages.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423952602499051122" style="WIDTH: 127px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 84px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0XAJ5aC7nI/AAAAAAAAJ6U/MTt7RaM_Hps/s400/brimages.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;"><strong>Waves, Lions Meet for 150th Time on Saturday</strong></span><br />Click on the above video for an interview with Pepperdine's <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a>.<br /><a href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com//pdf4/663922.pdf?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500" target="_blank">Pepperdine Men's Basketball Notes (PDF)</a><br />January 6, 2010<br /><strong>THE FACTS</strong> - The Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount men's basketball teams meet for the 150th time this Saturday. It's the West Coast Conference opener for both schools. The Waves have had the upper hand lately, including 11 straight home wins over LMU, though the Lions are greatly improved this season. A point will be up for grabs in the newly created PCH Challenge, a season-long competition between the two local rivals.<br /><strong>GAME #17</strong> - Saturday (Jan. 9) at Firestone Fieldhouse: Pepperdine (4-12, 0-0) vs. Loyola Marymount (9-7, 0-0) at 7 p.m. It will be preceded by the women's game at 4 p.m. <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0hgO-h0tqI/AAAAAAAAJ-M/0dVP079Mc94/s1600-h/peplmu7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424691561587062434" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0hgO-h0tqI/AAAAAAAAJ-M/0dVP079Mc94/s400/peplmu7.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>ON THE WEB</strong> - Subscribers to "Wave Casts" can catch all Pepperdine men's basketball games on the internet at www.pepperdinesports.com. Veteran play-by-play man Al Epstein, now in his 25th season with the Waves, is behind the microphone. Home games will have live audio and video, while road games will be audio only. Go to the Pepperdine Athletics website and look for the Wave Casts link. An annual pass costs $69.95 and monthly subscriptions are also available. Live statistics will be available for all home matches free of charge, and links are provided to the home team's website when the Waves are on the road.<br /><strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0hj2yfc5kI/AAAAAAAAKAE/lvSI7ywYp6w/s1600-h/pepplmu15.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424695544085538370" style="WIDTH: 160px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 120px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0hj2yfc5kI/AAAAAAAAKAE/lvSI7ywYp6w/s400/pepplmu15.jpg" border="0" /></a>PROMOTIONS</strong> - This is Pepperdine's Alumni Game ... Starting with the women's game, the first 300 students and alumni will receive a "Beat LMU" T-shirt, and they can purchase general admission tickets to the men's game for $5 ... Sodexho will host a tailgate buffet from 3:30-7:30 p.m. at the intramural field between the tennis courts and baseball field (Pepperdine Wave Points and cash only) ... Postgame, the first 300 students and alumni can get free food (provided by the Grilled Cheese Truck) and Coffee Bean made to order (provided by Matt's Coffee Truck) ... If the Waves score 75 points or more in an upcoming home game, certificates will be given out afterward for a free piece of grilled chicken from the KFC in Malibu.<br /><strong>TICKETS</strong> - Men's basketball single-game tickets cost $15 (lower reserved), $12 (upper reserved), $10 (adult general admission) or $5 (child general admission). Call (866) WAVE-TIX to purchase tickets.<br /><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0XEiiZR0cI/AAAAAAAAJ7U/t7SAQfEIxMU/s1600-h/br48.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423957423865057730" style="WIDTH: 159px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 159px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0XEiiZR0cI/AAAAAAAAJ7U/t7SAQfEIxMU/s400/br48.jpg" border="0" /></a>PCH CHALLENGE</span></strong> - The newly created PCH Challenge is a season-long competition between local rivals Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount. The Waves lead 4.0-3.5 heading into Saturday's two games. A home win is worth one point, while a road victory is valued at 1 1/2 points.<br /><strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0XQNEAJm5I/AAAAAAAAJ8s/C0S56CPSmrA/s1600-h/loyo-07-mast-hd-right.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423970249068878738" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 65px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0XQNEAJm5I/AAAAAAAAJ8s/C0S56CPSmrA/s400/loyo-07-mast-hd-right.jpg" border="0" /></a>LOYOLA MARYMOUNT</strong> - Pepperdine leads the all-time series, 89-60, including a 45-21 record in home games and a 29-8 mark in games played in Malibu. The Waves haven't lost at home to the Lions since 1998 (a streak of 11 home wins in a row). Pepperdine has swept the last three seasons' home-and-home matchups and has won six straight overall in the series (LMU's last victory was a home overtime win in 2006). The Waves have won 22 of the last 24 meetings. The Lions, however, have already tripled their 2008-09 season total of three victories and head into Saturday with a six-game winning streak.<br /><strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0he-vm0O-I/AAAAAAAAJ9s/Pzy4NEMunUk/s1600-h/pepplmu1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424690183191935970" style="WIDTH: 160px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 120px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0he-vm0O-I/AAAAAAAAJ9s/Pzy4NEMunUk/s400/pepplmu1.jpg" border="0" /></a>LAST GAME</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> reached the 20-point mark for the ninth time this season, but Pepperdine lost 86-63 to Miami (Fla.) in Firestone Fieldhouse on Sunday (Jan. 3). Miami improved to 14-1 and has one of the best winning percentages in the country. Bell made half of his 22 points at the foul line. <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> added 15 points and four steals and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211">Dane Suttle Jr.</a> posted 13 points. Miami never trailed in the game and led 45-36 at halftime. The Waves cut it to seven, but the Hurricanes later went on a 12-0 run to go ahead 68-46 with less than 11 minutes to play.<br /><strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0W75iXqnzI/AAAAAAAAJ40/Kl1vvGJ6cgM/s1600-h/75a9bcef94d2a860.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423947923390635826" style="WIDTH: 90px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 135px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0W75iXqnzI/AAAAAAAAJ40/Kl1vvGJ6cgM/s400/75a9bcef94d2a860.jpg" border="0" /></a>ROSTER</strong> - There are no seniors on the 2009-10 squad, and 12 of the 16 players are underclassmen. The roster features four juniors, seven sophomores and five true freshmen. Pepperdine does return 11 letterwinners from last season (believed to be among the most in school history). Twelve players are on scholarship and four are walk-ons.<br /><strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0W76PS6GfI/AAAAAAAAJ48/I6MCbmdNAcQ/s1600-h/3974333905.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423947935450274290" style="WIDTH: 126px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 145px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0W76PS6GfI/AAAAAAAAJ48/I6MCbmdNAcQ/s400/3974333905.jpg" border="0" /></a>SOPHOMORE SCORERS</strong> - Last season, Pepperdine's eight-man freshman class scored more than half of the Waves' points (57.4%). So far, the now-sophomore class has contributed 66.6% of Pepperdine's scoring. The sophomores have been the top-scoring class in every game this season.<br /><strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0W74yl_3oI/AAAAAAAAJ4k/2CsVmrzXlAM/s1600-h/%5Be%5B%5B%5Ba6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423947910565846658" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0W74yl_3oI/AAAAAAAAJ4k/2CsVmrzXlAM/s400/%5Be%5B%5B%5Ba6.jpg" border="0" /></a>KEION BELL</strong> - Sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> has been one of the most exciting and prolific players on the West Coast in 2009-10. He is currently averaging 19.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists. He currently ranks #2 in the WCC and #27 in the nation in scoring (he ranked as high as ninth nationally last month). Until about two weeks ago, he was one of just two players in the country averaging at least 20 points, five rebounds and four assists. Bell has scored more than 20 points in nine games this season, including a career-high 34 against Monmouth. He's been in double-figures in every game but two. At the pace he's on, he could become Pepperdine's 35th 1,000-point scorer by the end of his sophomore season (he's got 729). In the WCC rankings, he's also fourth in steals (1.8), fifth in assists, 10th in minutes (31.9), 14th in free throw percentage (.768) and tied for 16th in rebounding.<br /><strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0hln1mg9ZI/AAAAAAAAKAk/zwUE_Oj1FP0/s1600-h/pepplmu55.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424697486245688722" style="WIDTH: 160px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 120px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0hln1mg9ZI/AAAAAAAAKAk/zwUE_Oj1FP0/s400/pepplmu55.jpg" border="0" /></a>MYCHEL THOMPSON</strong> - Junior forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> was selected as team captain for 2009-10 after a landslide vote by his teammates. He is Pepperdine's only player that has been with the team for two full seasons. Thompson is averaging 11.3 points this season (second-best on the team) and 9.3 points for his career, and has made 109 career three-pointers (he needs 113 to break into the school's top 10). He's been in double-figures in seven of the last nine games (averaging 14.3 ppg over that span), including a career-high-tying 25 vs. Utah.<br /><strong><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0hj3veyttI/AAAAAAAAKAU/14C8wgq6sX0/s1600-h/peppds1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424695560457336530" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0hj3veyttI/AAAAAAAAKAU/14C8wgq6sX0/s400/peppds1.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>DANE SUTTLE JR.</strong> - Sophomore guard/forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211">Dane Suttle Jr.</a>, third-best on the team at 10.8 points per game, is one of the conference's best three-point shooters so far this season. He is averaging 2.1 per game and making 45.6% of them (31-for-68), both of which rank fifth in the WCC.<br /><strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0W76sg3mWI/AAAAAAAAJ5E/qvwe5MhkpHc/s1600-h/br49.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423947943293458786" style="WIDTH: 86px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 130px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0W76sg3mWI/AAAAAAAAJ5E/qvwe5MhkpHc/s400/br49.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0hgOuFLJxI/AAAAAAAAJ-E/MJdmIhi7ZMU/s1600-h/pepplmu22.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424691557171930898" style="WIDTH: 160px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 120px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0hgOuFLJxI/AAAAAAAAJ-E/MJdmIhi7ZMU/s400/pepplmu22.jpg" border="0" /></a>REBOUNDING</strong> - Rebounding is one area where the Waves are showing improvement over previous years. Last season the team had a negative-1.4 rebound margin, but this season it's at a positive 2.1. Pepperdine has had as many rebounds or more than opponents in 10 of 16 games this season. The last time the Waves finished a season with a positive rebounding margin was 2000-01.<br /><strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0XEhkcA9NI/AAAAAAAAJ68/WmZ7pQ6RGN8/s1600-h/peppkebe.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423957407233537234" style="WIDTH: 160px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 120px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0XEhkcA9NI/AAAAAAAAJ68/WmZ7pQ6RGN8/s400/peppkebe.jpg" border="0" /></a>2009-10 HONORS</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> was named to the preseason All-WCC first team ... Bell was named MVP of the World Vision Challenge at Wyoming and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211">Dane Suttle Jr.</a> also made the all-tournament team ... The Waves were also the team champion at the World Vision Challenge.<br /><strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0hloOCPLgI/AAAAAAAAKAs/Vhgk1IePv_0/s1600-h/pepplmu44.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424697492804414978" style="WIDTH: 160px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 120px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0hloOCPLgI/AAAAAAAAKAs/Vhgk1IePv_0/s400/pepplmu44.jpg" border="0" /></a>RETURNERS</strong> - Four of the five starters from last year's team return (<a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a>, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205">Taylor Darby</a>, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209">Corbin Moore</a> and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a>). Pepperdine's returning players account for 82.5% percent of last year's scoring (1629/1974), 88.3% of the rebounds (919/1041), 65.4% of the assists (223/341), 95.0% of the blocked shots (96/101) and 77.2% of the steals (166/215).<br /><strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0XMyPzkMJI/AAAAAAAAJ8c/Ui9EHokDcuM/s1600-h/pepplog.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423966489845969042" style="WIDTH: 97px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 135px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0XMyPzkMJI/AAAAAAAAJ8c/Ui9EHokDcuM/s400/pepplog.jpg" border="0" /></a>WCC PRESEASON POLL</strong> - According to the WCC's coaches, the Waves are predicted to finish seventh in the conference. Their poll went in the following order: Gonzaga, Portland, Saint Mary's, San Francisco and Santa Clara (tied), San Diego, Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount. Several national publications and websites have differing opinions on the Waves, including fourth (The Sporting News), fifth (The Sports Network), sixth (Athlon and Lindy's) and seventh (Rivals.com, CBSSports.com and CollegeHoops.net).<br /><strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0hj10_mENI/AAAAAAAAJ_0/oqvTYYk3dfo/s1600-h/imagesCAK3PMX6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424695527577358546" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 113px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0hj10_mENI/AAAAAAAAJ_0/oqvTYYk3dfo/s400/imagesCAK3PMX6.jpg" border="0" /></a>TELEVISION</strong> - The Waves are slated to appear on television several times once again in 2009-10. Six games will be shown locally - Nov. 23 at UCLA on Fox Sports West, Jan. 14 vs. Santa Clara on ESPNU, Jan. 21 at Gonzaga on Prime Ticket (delayed), Jan. 30 vs. San Diego on Prime Ticket, Feb. 18 vs. Portland on Prime Ticket and Feb. 20 vs. Gonzaga on Fox Sports West.<br /><strong>YOUTUBE SENSATION</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a>, a preseason All-WCC first team selection, got Pepperdine a ton of publicity in mid-October. At Blue & Orange Madness, Pepperdine's event to kick off the start of practice, the sophomore guard finished up the dunk contest by leaping over five teammates and slamming it home. A Pepperdine fan happened to record the dunk on his iPhone and uploaded it onto YouTube. It quickly spread around the internet and at last check had nearly 1.1 million hits. ESPN's SportsCenter picked up the video and made the dunk the #2 Play of the Day.<br /><strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0XEiGg9-aI/AAAAAAAAJ7E/9bOknpxtirQ/s1600-h/imagesCAL3TUJU.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423957416381118882" style="WIDTH: 124px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 94px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0XEiGg9-aI/AAAAAAAAJ7E/9bOknpxtirQ/s400/imagesCAL3TUJU.jpg" border="0" /></a>TOM ASBURY</strong> - Now in his second stint in charge of the Waves is coaching great <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a>. He returned to Malibu prior to the 2008-09 campaign to become the Waves' head coach again after 14 seasons away. Asbury was previously at Pepperdine for nine years as an assistant coach (1980-88) and then the next six as the head coach (1989-94). He went on to serve as head coach at Kansas State from 1995-2000 and was an assistant coach at Alabama from 2004-07. Asbury went 125-59 (.679) in his first head coaching job at Pepperdine and took the Waves to the postseason five times in six years with three NCAA Tournament appearances (1991, '92, '94) and two in the NIT (1989, '93). Pepperdine won three regular-season WCC titles and the school's only three WCC Tournament championships came under Asbury. Prior to the start of the 2009-10 season, his seven-year record at Pepperdine was 134-82 (.620) and his 13-year record as a head coach was 219-170 (.563).<br /><strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0XEiR9pXrI/AAAAAAAAJ7M/DpFG6YGHylw/s1600-h/pepp_coaches2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423957419454193330" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0XEiR9pXrI/AAAAAAAAJ7M/DpFG6YGHylw/s400/pepp_coaches2.jpg" border="0" /></a>ASSISTANTS</strong> - Upon his return, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a> wanted to find assistants with a passion for Pepperdine and an understanding of its mission, so he turned to three former student-athletes. It's believed that Duke and Pepperdine have the only two college basketball staffs where the assistant coaches are all alums. Associate head coach <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962">Marty Wilson</a> (1985-89) and assistant coaches <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958">Damin Lopez</a> (1990-94) and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616">Will Kimble</a> (2001-03) played in three different eras, all successful. In the 13 seasons that made up their playing careers, Pepperdine went a combined 261-135 (.659), had 12 winning seasons, won six WCC regular-season titles and three WCC tournament titles, and made six NCAA Tournaments and four NITs.<br /><strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0W75eAcrhI/AAAAAAAAJ4s/W8r8WrHd4m4/s1600-h/0f5848e8cccd8c72.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423947922219511314" style="WIDTH: 98px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0W75eAcrhI/AAAAAAAAJ4s/W8r8WrHd4m4/s400/0f5848e8cccd8c72.jpg" border="0" /></a>ONE RECRUIT</strong> - There are no seniors on the roster but Pepperdine had one scholarship to offer for 2010-11. During the early signing period, they inked Hector Harold, a 6-foot-6 small forward from the Northfield Mount Hermon (Mass.) School. He was given a rating of 88 out of 100 by ESPN.com's recruiting site and is considered one of the top seniors in New England. He is originally from Pasadena, Calif.<br /><strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0he-w_SdQI/AAAAAAAAJ90/5sJS3DGrFKg/s1600-h/PEPPJT.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424690183563015426" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0he-w_SdQI/AAAAAAAAJ90/5sJS3DGrFKg/s400/PEPPJT.jpg" border="0" /></a>NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a> believes in preparing his team for league play with a difficult non-conference slate of games, and so that's what the Waves did for the first 16 games of the season. The Waves played six games against non-conference teams that took part in the postseason last year: Portland State, UCLA and Utah made the NCAA Tournament, Miami (Fla.) was in the NIT, Wyoming was in the College Basketball Invitational and Pacific was in the inaugural CollegeInsider.com Tournament. Nine of the 16 non-conference games were at home.<br /><strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0XALWYApGI/AAAAAAAAJ6s/nUKEFuy885M/s1600-h/imagesCA9KL60J.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423952627455009890" style="WIDTH: 97px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 140px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0XALWYApGI/AAAAAAAAJ6s/nUKEFuy885M/s400/imagesCA9KL60J.jpg" border="0" /></a>LAST SEASON</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a>'s return to Pepperdine brought much-needed stability to the program in his first season back. With only five players returning, Asbury and his new staff brought in 10 newcomers well after the regular letter-of-intent signing period. The young Waves posted a 9-23 overall record but got much better as the year went on, placing sixth in the WCC with a 5-9 record and winning a first-round game at the WCC Tournament. <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> was named to the WCC All-Freshman team after averaging a team-best 12.9 ppg.<br /><strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0hgPfDdSmI/AAAAAAAAJ-c/ibtAB93dEl0/s1600-h/pepplmuu1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424691570318068322" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0hgPfDdSmI/AAAAAAAAJ-c/ibtAB93dEl0/s400/pepplmuu1.jpg" border="0" /></a>PEPPERDINE HISTORY</strong> - This is the 72nd season of Pepperdine basketball, and the Waves opened 2009-10 with an all-time record of 1,111-910 (.550). Pepperdine has been to the NCAA Tournament 13 times (last in 2002), and has won 12 West Coast Conference regular-season titles (last in 2002) and three WCC Tournament crowns (last in 1994).<br /><strong>BEST IN THE WEST</strong> - Pepperdine has long been one of the top Division I programs on the West Coast. Over the 31-season period from the 1978-79 season through the 2008-09 campaign, of the 32 schools that currently play Division I basketball in California, Oregon or Washington, the Waves began the 2009-10 season ranking third overall in postseason appearances (16) and fifth in both wins (525) and winning percentage (.565) over the past 31 years.<br /><strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0XQNozI1uI/AAAAAAAAJ88/P571_nLVpX8/s1600-h/by22.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423970258946414306" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 308px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0XQNozI1uI/AAAAAAAAJ88/P571_nLVpX8/s400/by22.bmp" border="0" /></a>WAVES IN THE PROS</strong> - This is the 34th consecutive season where at least one Pepperdine alum has been on an NBA roster. Currently in the NBA is Yakhouba Diawara, now in his fourth season overall and his second with the Miami Heat. A total of 16 former Pepperdine players have gone on to play in the NBA, most notably Dennis Johnson (the 1979 NBA Finals MVP) and Doug Christie (a 15-year NBA veteran who was a mainstay on the All-Defensive Team). Some recent standouts have been playing in foreign countries, including Alex Acker (Italy), Tezale Archie (Netherlands), Brandon Armstrong (Venezuela), Gerald Brown (Poland), Jelani Gardner (Greece), Kelvin Gibbs (Germany), Chase Griffin (Germany), Dana Jones (Switzerland) and Glen McGowan (Dominican Republic). Robert "Hollywood" Turner, formerly a member of the Harlem Globetrotters, is now playing in Finland.<br /><strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0XALheW-uI/AAAAAAAAJ60/rU7mS5_pcCk/s1600-h/prpptr.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423952630434429666" style="WIDTH: 80px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 75px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0XALheW-uI/AAAAAAAAJ60/rU7mS5_pcCk/s400/prpptr.gif" border="0" /></a>ABOUT PEPPERDINE</strong> - Pepperdine boasts a one-of-a-kind athletic department with unprecedented success for a school of its size. The Waves have won a total of nine NCAA championships in five different men's sports - one of just 14 schools to have accomplished this feat. Of the 14, Pepperdine is the only non-BCS school and has by far the smallest enrollment. The majority of Pepperdine's teams are ranked nationally year after year and compete for conference and national titles. <div><div><div><div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0hgOJHKSuI/AAAAAAAAJ98/nUKXHyXusxo/s1600-h/peplmu.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424691547248151266" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0hgOJHKSuI/AAAAAAAAJ98/nUKXHyXusxo/s400/peplmu.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0XIR5BxzaI/AAAAAAAAJ78/pY5GvSecC_U/s1600-h/Langston+Jackson%27s+Photos+-5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423961535929240994" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0XIR5BxzaI/AAAAAAAAJ78/pY5GvSecC_U/s400/Langston+Jackson%27s+Photos+-5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0W0887QuxI/AAAAAAAAJ4M/4mlW5xKKr8U/s1600-h/%5BE%5B%5BHK2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423940285477468946" style="WIDTH: 220px; 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CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0W09qyLy1I/AAAAAAAAJ4U/fKr3V3waqSk/s400/%257BCEC26C99-BC5F-49D5-99CD-2371E94B267E%257DImg100.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0XV04CH-GI/AAAAAAAAJ9M/LEuCSl_H30A/s1600-h/mimb+cover2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423976430608840802" style="WIDTH: 265px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0XV04CH-GI/AAAAAAAAJ9M/LEuCSl_H30A/s400/mimb+cover2.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Streaking Lions Start WCC With Rival</span></strong><br />Men's basketball enters WCC play on six-game winning streak and will look to snap an 11-game road skid at rival Pepperidne when opening conference play Saturday.<br /></span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0hj3OlZWdI/AAAAAAAAKAM/i1Hbes4QkUI/s1600-h/peplmu11.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424695551626664402" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0hj3OlZWdI/AAAAAAAAKAM/i1Hbes4QkUI/s400/peplmu11.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#000099;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>The Lions begin WCC play Saturday</strong></span><br /></span><a href="http://www.fansonly.com/schools/loyo/sports/m-baskbl/loyo-m-baskbl-body.html"><em>Men's Basketball Home</em></a><br /><a href="http://store.cstv.com/marketplace/store_contents.cfm?store_id=359&product_id=114109&partner_id=8245" target="_new"></a><br /><a href="http://store.cstv.com/marketplace/store_contents.cfm?store_id=359&product_id=114109&partner_id=8245" target="_new"></a><em>Jan. 8, 2010</em><br /><a href="http://www.lmulions.com/photos/schools/loyo/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/weekly-release.pdf"><em>Game Notes in Printable PDF Format</em></a><em> </em><a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html" target="_new"></a><br /><br />LMU men's basketball will look to continue one six-game streak and end another as play in the West Coast Conference for 2010 begins with a trip to rival Pepperdine on Saturday, Jan. 9. The Lions enter on a six-game win streak and hope to end an overall six-game skid to the Waves, who have won the last 11 games played in Malibu. This will be the 150th meeting between the two schools that sit 19 miles apart and is part of a doubleheader with the women, who start at 4 p.m. The men tip-off at 7 p.m. Both games can be heard on KXLU 88.9 FM.<br /><strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0he9gVwksI/AAAAAAAAJ9U/khu3_mFR0qE/s1600-h/PEPPLMU.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424690161913991874" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0he9gVwksI/AAAAAAAAJ9U/khu3_mFR0qE/s400/PEPPLMU.jpg" border="0" /></a>INSIDE THE LIONS</strong> The Lions, who do not feature a senior on the roster and who are starting three sophomores, a freshman and a junior, already have surpassed their win total of the last two seasons combined and are 9-7 after an 81-73 win over Cal State Bakersfield on Sunday afternoon. The Lions have their longest win streak since the 1995-96 season, the most non-conference wins since that season and have won three straight road games for the first time since they won their last road game of 1994-95 and first two road games of the 95-96 campaign. They hadn't won three straight road games in one season since 1991-92. The Lions enter the game against Pepperdine averaging 80.2 points per game, which ranks 31st in the nation (as of Jan. 4) and is the most by a Lions' squad since they averaged 91.1 on the 91-92 team 18 years ago. Two of the Lions' wins this season have come on the road against teams from the "Power 6" conferences (Nov. 21 at USC, 67-59; Dec. 12 at Notre Dame, 87-85). In addition, five of the Lions' seven setbacks have come by six points or less, and combined are at an average of just over four points. In all five of those games, the Lions were tied or held a lead with under three minutes to play. The Lions entered the week (Jan. 4) of play ranked first in the WCC in steals (7.9), turnover margin (+0.1), offensive rebounds (13.9) and offensive rebound percentage (39.4); second in scoring offense (80.2), rebounding offense (37.8), blocked shots (4.9), and assist/turnover margin (1.1); and third in field goal percentage (47.3), three-point field goal percentage (38.7), field goal percentage defense (43.6), and assists (15.2).<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0hgPK58k4I/AAAAAAAAJ-U/-MVbT45X7Y0/s1600-h/pepplmuu35.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424691564909466498" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0hgPK58k4I/AAAAAAAAJ-U/-MVbT45X7Y0/s400/pepplmuu35.jpg" border="0" /></a>FIVE DOUBLESThe Lions have five players averaging double figures, led by sophomore <a href="http://www.lmulions.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/viney_drew00.html">Drew Viney</a>, who leads the team in scoring at 16.7 points per contest and rebounds at 7.2 per contest. The first-year player who transferred from Oregon in 2008, has three double-doubles this season. He entered the week (as of Jan. 4) ranked fourth in the WCC in scoring and fifth in rebounds. <a href="http://www.lmulions.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/teel_vernon00.html">Vernon Teel</a> is second on the team at 14.6. Teel has been the spark plug for the Lions, ranking fourth in the nation (as of Jan. 3) and first in the WCC (as of Jan. 4) in assists at 6.5 per game. He has been flirting with a triple-double the last three games and also averages 6.1 rebounds and 1.81 steals. Sophomore <a href="http://www.lmulions.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/dubois_jarred00.html">Jarred DuBois</a> has scored 20 or more points in three of the last five games and has risen his average to 12.3 on the season. He had 24 in the first meeting against CSUB, 24 against Sac. State, and 21 against Seattle. He enters the week ranked 17th in the WCC in scoring. Sophomore <a href="http://www.lmulions.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/young_kevin00.html">Kevin Young</a> had his fifth double-double of his career with 16 points and 12 rebounds against Wyoming and is now averaging 10.2 points and 5.3 rebounds per contest. He is shooting 58.0 percent from the field (69-for-119), which is tops in the WCC (as of Jan. 4). Junior <a href="http://www.lmulions.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/davis_larry00.html">Larry Davis</a> made his first appearance in six games against Notre Dame, and made an instant impact with the assist on the game winner against Notre Dame and the three-pointer with 15 seconds left to send the LBSU game to overtime. He is fifth on the team with 10.6 points and did not play in the second game against CSUB due to soreness in his Achillies Tendon.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0hlnpWoERI/AAAAAAAAKAc/zHGUOs_iU9Y/s1600-h/pepplmuu44.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424697482957820178" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0hlnpWoERI/AAAAAAAAKAc/zHGUOs_iU9Y/s400/pepplmuu44.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong>2009-10 QUICK HITTERS•</strong> The Lions set the tone for their scoring right out of the gates in the first two games of the season, going for more than 80 points in consecutive games since the 2005-06 season. In the final game of the decade, they scored 104 against Seattle, cracking the century mark for the first time since Jan. 29, 1998. The Lions have now had a 100-point game in every decade since the 1940s, a decade in which they missed three seasons due to World War II. The Lions have 10 80-plus games on the season, five more than the total of the previous three seasons combined. The Lions are averaging 24.5 more points than a year ago, putting in 80.2 points per game this season, after averaging just 55.7 a year ago. The Lions are second in the WCC in scoring (as of Jan. 4) and 31st out of 334 schools nationally (Jan. 3). The Lions had just one game of 70 or more points a year ago, after 16 games this season they have 13.• The Lions finished the game against Seattle attempting just seven three-pointers, hitting four of them (57.1 percent). But they dominated in the paint and finished the game shooting 59.3 percent (32-for-54) from the field. Since 1998, it matches the third highest shooting percentage since going 32-for-54 against Vanguard on Nov. 17, 2000. They shot 62.3 percent in a win over Texas A&M on Dec. 2, 2001 and 60.9 percent in a 74-71 win over Santa Clara on Jan. 27, 2007. On the season they are shooting 47.3 percent from the field, which is third in the WCC, and 38.7 percent from long distance, also third.• The Lions entered the season without a road win since 2007. They sleighed that dragon in a big way, breaking that streak with a 65-57 win at USC and then an even bigger statement with an 87-85 win at Notre Dame. With the win at Cal State Bakersfield, the Lions have posted three consecutive road wins in a single season for the first time since 1990-91. It was the Lions' first win on the USC campus since the first game of the 1976-77 season, a span of 33 years.</div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0hloXN7PlI/AAAAAAAAKA0/jFJAmYqoQb4/s1600-h/pepplb1214.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424697495269359186" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/S0hloXN7PlI/AAAAAAAAKA0/jFJAmYqoQb4/s400/pepplb1214.jpg" border="0" /></a>It is also the first overall road win since Dec. 8, 2007 against Boise State, snapping a streak of 24 games. It was the first win against a Pac-10 team since the Lions beat the Trojans on Dec. 4, 1995, 86-83, at Gersten Pavilion. The win against Notre Dame was the first over a current member of the Big East since 1988 when the Lions beat Marquette, 102-98 on Jan. 6, 1988. It also snapped Notre Dame's home non-conference winning streak at 42 games, giving them their first setback since Dec. 3, 2005.• The Lions finished the game against Notre Dame with a 40-33 edge in rebounding. On the season, the Lions have out rebounded 11 of their 16 opponents. It was just the second time all season Notre Dame had been out rebounded and in Wyoming, the Lions finished with 53 rebounds, the most since grabbing 54 at UNLV, Jan. 3, 2001. The Lions had 27 offensive rebounds and out rebounded the Cowboys by 23. That is the largest margin since a plus-25 in a 74-65 win over Mississippi Valley State on Nov. 14, 2001 at the Guardian's Classic held at the University of Alabama. LMU leads the WCC in offensive rebounds with 13.9 per game. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jackson Twinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617362288328142935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21803971.post-40557345858177103392010-01-02T01:02:00.000-08:002010-01-04T08:16:09.448-08:00PEPPERDINE vs GEORGIA and MIAMI<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-z_aXx9wI/AAAAAAAAJ3s/ZmRiyTTvfNY/s1600-h/lojack114.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 82px; HEIGHT: 76px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422250378369562370" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-z_aXx9wI/AAAAAAAAJ3s/ZmRiyTTvfNY/s400/lojack114.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-vC68xxiI/AAAAAAAAJ28/-75NgNzmMOY/s1600-h/lojackgon.bmp"><img style="WIDTH: 160px; HEIGHT: 120px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422244941096142370" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-vC68xxiI/AAAAAAAAJ28/-75NgNzmMOY/s400/lojackgon.bmp" /></a><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;">Jackson returns to court with better feel for the game</span></strong><br /><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;">By Rhiannon Potkey<br />Saturday, January 2, 2010 </span></em><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></em>Injuries had never sidelined <a href="http://www.vcstar.com/news/2010/jan/02/jackson-returns-to-court-with-better-feel-for/"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Lorne Jackson (Simi Valley)</span></a> for very long.<br />The most time Jackson had ever missed from basketball was a week. But that timetable changed in a big way last season after Jackson tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee.<br />The Pepperdine sophomore was away from the game for seven months. But instead of wallowing in self-pity, Jackson decided to study. He watched as many NBA and NCAA Tournament games as he could and critiqued the games he played as a freshman.<br />Jackson returned to the court in October, and is gradually rounding into form.<br />He had a breakout pre-Christmas performance, scoring 18 points as Pepperdine snapped a seven-game losing streak with a win over Utah.<br />“I feel like I have improved a lot on my intelligence on the court. I have a better feel for the college game,” said Jackson, who is averaging 7.8 points and 2.6 assists per game. “I have tried to fix all the dumb mistakes I made last year and focus on not making those mistakes this year.”<br />Jackson spent the entire summer rehabilitating his knee after surgery so he could recover in time for the season. “It was a really different experience,” Jackson said. “I usually play through any injuries I have, but this was something I couldn’t. I am still trying to get a feel for my game completely. It’s not quite there.”<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-vDGYfAHI/AAAAAAAAJ3E/m1UufGJgFyU/s1600-h/br92.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 110px; HEIGHT: 111px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422244944165142642" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-vDGYfAHI/AAAAAAAAJ3E/m1UufGJgFyU/s400/br92.jpg" /></a>The same could be said for Pepperdine as a whole. Following a loss to Georgia last Wednesday, Pepperdine has dropped eight of its last nine games.<br />The Waves have no seniors on the roster, and Jackson is one of 12 underclassmen.<br />“I think we are still very immature,” Jackson said. “A lot of games we have played we look back and had a lead at halftime and after halftime we just let up and the other teams go on a run. We couldn’t answer, and that is just something we have to fix.”<br />Jackson hopes the Waves will soon begin to showcase growth. They host Miami today at Firestone Fieldhouse before beginning West Coast Conference play on Saturday.<br />“It has been very frustrating,” Jackson said. “But the coaches are on us to keep our heads up and telling us how important it is for us to stay together and stay focused.”<br />Local Gauchos honored: Four area players have been named to the UC Santa Barbara All-Decade teams in their respective sports.<br />Branduinn Fullove (Simi Valley) was named to the All-Decade men’s basketball team. Fullove was a four-year All-Big West Conference selection and was named the conference’s Player of the Year in 2002-03. He is one of just two players to rank in the top 10 in scoring (seventh, 1,411 points) and assists (ninth, 272). <em><span style="font-size:85%;">© 2010 Scripps Newspaper Group — Online</span></em><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-vDsMXbXI/AAAAAAAAJ3M/6dy7DNUPb0I/s1600-h/3fc5re2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422244954314861938" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-vDsMXbXI/AAAAAAAAJ3M/6dy7DNUPb0I/s400/3fc5re2.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-qi0DmWdI/AAAAAAAAJ0k/VJ0diOux3gs/s1600-h/cal+lang1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 280px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422239991443380690" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-qi0DmWdI/AAAAAAAAJ0k/VJ0diOux3gs/s400/cal+lang1.jpg" /></a><br /><div><div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-r7K87-WI/AAAAAAAAJ00/Xjh4Vjjym_w/s1600-h/calcoach.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422241509417941346" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-r7K87-WI/AAAAAAAAJ00/Xjh4Vjjym_w/s400/calcoach.jpg" /></a> <div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-qh5BUcSI/AAAAAAAAJ0M/3ivKIDxBS8Y/s1600-h/CAL7.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 122px; HEIGHT: 49px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422239975596126498" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-qh5BUcSI/AAAAAAAAJ0M/3ivKIDxBS8Y/s400/CAL7.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz9p89EsYTI/AAAAAAAAJsk/Ihtcp7KEB0o/s1600-h/Marcus+Miller%27s+1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 266px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422168972284682546" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz9p89EsYTI/AAAAAAAAJsk/Ihtcp7KEB0o/s400/Marcus+Miller%27s+1.jpg" /></a><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Men's Basketball Hosts Miami on Sunday</span></strong><br /><em>Courtesy: Pepperdine Sports Information<br />Release: 01/01/2010</em><br /><a href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=204863923&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500#PDFLINKS"></a><a href="https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf4/663244.pdf?ATCLID=204863923&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500" target="PDFWIN"><strong>Pepperdine Men's Basketball Notes</strong></a><br /><a href="http://servedby.advertising.com/click/site=0000751514/mnum=0000815564/cstr=4314089=_4b3f6c4d,1657228282,751514%5E815564%5E1%5E0,1_/xsxdata=$xsxdata/bnum=4314089/optn=64?trg=http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/N553.advertising.com/B3337915.16;dcadv=1293907;sz=300x250;abr=!ie4;abr=!ie5;ord=1657228282?"></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-QH4p7AbI/AAAAAAAAJx8/dCgQTJ2QuoQ/s1600-h/imagesCA5I3RST.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 91px; HEIGHT: 62px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422210941519069618" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-QH4p7AbI/AAAAAAAAJx8/dCgQTJ2QuoQ/s400/imagesCA5I3RST.jpg" /></a><br /><strong>THE FACTS</strong> - The Pepperdine men's basketball team closes out its non-conference season and kicks off 2010 with a home contest against Miami (Fla.) on Sunday afternoon. At 13-1, the Hurricanes have one of the best winning percentages in the country. This is the start of a four-game homestand, as Pepperdine plays its first three West Coast Conference games in Firestone Fieldhouse.<br /><strong>GAME #16</strong> - Sunday (Jan. 3) at Firestone Fieldhouse: Pepperdine (4-11) vs. Miami (Fla.) (13-1) at 4 p.m.<br /><strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-tAEGXLtI/AAAAAAAAJ1k/uZ5n6KfKKCw/s1600-h/0eb6726b8ea82bb8.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 96px; HEIGHT: 78px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422242692989398738" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-tAEGXLtI/AAAAAAAAJ1k/uZ5n6KfKKCw/s400/0eb6726b8ea82bb8.jpg" /></a>ON THE WEB</strong> - Subscribers to "Wave Casts" can catch all Pepperdine men's basketball games on the internet at www.pepperdinesports.com. Veteran play-by-play man Al Epstein, now in his 25th season with the Waves, is behind the microphone. Home games will have live audio and video, while road games will be audio only. Go to the Pepperdine Athletics website and look for the Wave Casts link. An annual pass costs $69.95 and monthly subscriptions are also available. Live statistics will be available for all home matches free of charge, and links are provided to the home team's website when the Waves are on the road.<br /><strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz9evILao-I/AAAAAAAAJrM/QJvALa5Zcgg/s1600-h/untitled.bmp"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422156640119596002" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz9evILao-I/AAAAAAAAJrM/QJvALa5Zcgg/s400/untitled.bmp" /></a>PROMOTIONS</strong> - For the Miami game, groups of 15 or more can purchase general admission tickets for $5 each ... If the Waves score 75 points or more in an upcoming home game, certificates will be given out afterward for a free piece of grilled chicken from the KFC in Malibu.<br /><strong>TICKETS</strong> - Men's basketball single-game tickets cost $15 (lower reserved), $12 (upper reserved), $10 (adult general admission) or $5 (child general admission). Call (866) WAVE-TIX to purchase tickets.<br /><strong>MIAMI</strong> - Pepperdine and Miami have only met once before, a 93-90 overtime victory for the Waves in December 1969. The game was played at El Camino College. Miami's Charles Gay made a lay-up at the end of regulation to send the game to overtime. But Pepperdine's Herb Andrews scored all seven of his points in overtime to help the Waves to the win. Steve Sims led Pepperdine with 26 points, while Miami's Wayne Canaday led all scorers with 27 points.<br /><strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-z-REisNI/AAAAAAAAJ3U/43DKTuW17tE/s1600-h/pepppa4.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422250358693081298" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-z-REisNI/AAAAAAAAJ3U/43DKTuW17tE/s400/pepppa4.jpg" /></a>LAST GAME</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600207">Jonathan Dupre'</a> scored a team-best 14 points but Pepperdine's cross-country trip resulted in a 64-47 loss at Georgia on Wednesday (Dec. 30). The Waves had a cold night from the field and that resulted in a season-low point total, as they shot 34.6% overall and 26.3% on three-pointers. Dupre', who made six of his 10 shots after coming off the bench, was the only Pepperdine player to score in double-figures. Pepperdine surrendered its fewest points to an opponent this season (tied) but Georgia shot 46.4% from the field and had a 43-28 rebounding edge.<br /><strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-RizZCoEI/AAAAAAAAJzk/J1rV-_zefak/s1600-h/ppcu156.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 160px; HEIGHT: 120px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422212503474184258" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-RizZCoEI/AAAAAAAAJzk/J1rV-_zefak/s400/ppcu156.jpg" /></a>ROSTER</strong> - There are no seniors on the 2009-10 squad, and 12 of the 16 players are underclassmen. The roster features four juniors, seven sophomores and five true freshmen. Pepperdine does return 11 letterwinners from last season (believed to be among the most in school history). Twelve players are on scholarship and four are walk-ons.<br /><strong>SOPHOMORE SCORERS</strong> - Last season, Pepperdine's eight-man freshman class scored more than half of the Waves' points (57.4%). So far, the now-sophomore class has contributed 66.9% of Pepperdine's scoring. The sophomores have been the top-scoring class in every game this season.<br /><strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-RFu9dT8I/AAAAAAAAJzE/0qb5guH10Uk/s1600-h/ppcu177.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 160px; HEIGHT: 120px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422212004068544450" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-RFu9dT8I/AAAAAAAAJzE/0qb5guH10Uk/s400/ppcu177.jpg" /></a>KEION BELL</strong> - Sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> has been one of the most exciting and prolific players on the West Coast in 2009-10. He is currently averaging 19.7 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists. He ranked as high as ninth nationally in scoring last month, and until about a week ago, he was one of just two players in the country averaging at least 20 points, five rebounds and four assists. Bell has scored more than 20 points in eight games this season, including a career-high 34 against Monmouth. He's been in double-figures in every game but two. At the pace he's on, he could become Pepperdine's 35th 1,000-point scorer by the end of his sophomore season (he's got 707). Prior to Wednesday's game at Georgia, in the WCC rankings, Bell was second in scoring, second in steals, fourth in assists, 10th in minutes, 12th in field goal percentage, 13th in free throw percentage and 16th in rebounding,<br /><strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-RGG-V5OI/AAAAAAAAJzM/5LGAL-OK-_E/s1600-h/ppcu13.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 160px; HEIGHT: 120px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422212010514703586" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-RGG-V5OI/AAAAAAAAJzM/5LGAL-OK-_E/s400/ppcu13.jpg" /></a>MYCHEL THOMPSON</strong> - Junior forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> was selected as team captain for 2009-10 after a landslide vote by his teammates. He is Pepperdine's only player that has been with the team for two full seasons. Thompson is averaging 11.1 points this season (second-best on the team) and 9.3 points for his career, and has made 106 career three-pointers (he needs 113 to break into the school's top 10). He's been in double-figures in six of the last eight games (averaging 14.3 ppg over that span), including a career-high-tying 25 vs. Utah.<br /><strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-z-5cDRgI/AAAAAAAAJ3k/TV_HcmMTswc/s1600-h/peppds1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422250369529103874" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-z-5cDRgI/AAAAAAAAJ3k/TV_HcmMTswc/s400/peppds1.jpg" /></a>DANE SUTTLE JR</strong>. - Sophomore guard/forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211">Dane Suttle Jr.</a>, third-best on the team at 10.6 points per game, is one of the conference's best three-point shooters so far this season. The sophomore wing is averaging 2.1 per game (fifth in the WCC as of last week) and making 46.0% of them (29-for-63, sixth in the WCC as of last week).<br /><strong>REBOUNDING</strong> - Rebounding is one area where the Waves are showing improvement over previous years. Last season the team had a negative-1.4 rebound margin, but this season it's at a positive 2.8. Pepperdine has had as many rebounds or more than opponents in 10 of 15 games this season. The last time the Waves finished a season with a positive rebounding margin was 2000-01.<br /><strong>2009-10 HONORS</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> was named to the preseason All-WCC first team ... Bell was named MVP of the World Vision Challenge at Wyoming and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211">Dane Suttle Jr.</a> also made the all-tournament team ... The Waves were also the team champion at the World Vision Challenge.<br /><strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-Rjo1KNEI/AAAAAAAAJz0/F2o7zvBpfsc/s1600-h/ppcu14.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 160px; HEIGHT: 120px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422212517819200578" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-Rjo1KNEI/AAAAAAAAJz0/F2o7zvBpfsc/s400/ppcu14.jpg" /></a>RETURNERS</strong> - Four of the five starters from last year's team return (<a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a>, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205">Taylor Darby</a>, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209">Corbin Moore</a> and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a>). Pepperdine's returning players account for 82.5% percent of last year's scoring (1629/1974), 88.3% of the rebounds (919/1041), 65.4% of the assists (223/341), 95.0% of the blocked shots (96/101) and 77.2% of the steals (166/215).<br /><strong>NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a> believes in preparing his team for league play with a difficult non-conference slate of games, and so that's what the Waves are in the midst of. The Waves play six games against non-conference teams that took part in the postseason last year: Portland State, UCLA and Utah made the NCAA Tournament, Miami (Fla.) was in the NIT, Wyoming was in the College Basketball Invitational and Pacific was in the inaugural CollegeInsider.com Tournament. Nine of the 16 non-conference games are at home.<br /><strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-r7rPTF6I/AAAAAAAAJ08/nGTSlYOKdKg/s1600-h/3039943867.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 105px; HEIGHT: 125px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422241518084888482" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-r7rPTF6I/AAAAAAAAJ08/nGTSlYOKdKg/s400/3039943867.jpg" /></a>WCC PRESEASON POLL</strong> - According to the WCC's coaches, the Waves are predicted to finish seventh in the conference. Their poll went in the following order: Gonzaga, Portland, Saint Mary's, San Francisco and Santa Clara (tied), San Diego, Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount. Several national publications and websites have differing opinions on the Waves, including fourth (The Sporting News), fifth (The Sports Network), sixth (Athlon and Lindy's) and seventh (Rivals.com, CBSSports.com and CollegeHoops.net).<br /><strong>TELEVISION</strong> - The Waves are slated to appear on television several times once again in 2009-10. Six games will be shown locally - Nov. 23 at UCLA on Fox Sports West, Jan. 14 vs. Santa Clara on ESPNU, Jan. 21 at Gonzaga on Prime Ticket (delayed), Jan. 30 vs. San Diego on Prime Ticket, Feb. 18 vs. Portland on Prime Ticket and Feb. 20 vs. Gonzaga on Fox Sports West.<br /><strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-QqbDvT1I/AAAAAAAAJy0/7zIo-BzBK88/s1600-h/pu.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 160px; HEIGHT: 120px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422211534869712722" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-QqbDvT1I/AAAAAAAAJy0/7zIo-BzBK88/s400/pu.jpg" /></a>YOUTUBE SENSATION</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a>, a preseason All-WCC first team selection, got Pepperdine a ton of publicity in mid-October. At Blue & Orange Madness, Pepperdine's event to kick off the start of practice, the sophomore guard finished up the dunk contest by leaping over five teammates and slamming it home. A Pepperdine fan happened to record the dunk on his iPhone and uploaded it onto YouTube. It quickly spread around the internet and at last check had nearly 1.1 million hits. ESPN's SportsCenter picked up the video and made the dunk the #2 Play of the Day.<br /><strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-RGfxQQKI/AAAAAAAAJzU/wZRkPRX3cwA/s1600-h/ppcu16.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 160px; HEIGHT: 120px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422212017170694306" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-RGfxQQKI/AAAAAAAAJzU/wZRkPRX3cwA/s400/ppcu16.jpg" /></a>TOM ASBURY</strong> - Now in his second stint in charge of the Waves is coaching great <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a>. He returned to Malibu prior to the 2008-09 campaign to become the Waves' head coach again after 14 seasons away. Asbury was previously at Pepperdine for nine years as an assistant coach (1980-88) and then the next six as the head coach (1989-94). He went on to serve as head coach at Kansas State from 1995-2000 and was an assistant coach at Alabama from 2004-07. Asbury went 125-59 (.679) in his first head coaching job at Pepperdine and took the Waves to the postseason five times in six years with three NCAA Tournament appearances (1991, '92, '94) and two in the NIT (1989, '93). Pepperdine won three regular-season WCC titles and the school's only three WCC Tournament championships came under Asbury. Prior to the start of the 2009-10 season, his seven-year record at Pepperdine was 134-82 (.620) and his 13-year record as a head coach was 219-170 (.563).<br /><strong>ASSISTANTS</strong> - Upon his return, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a> wanted to find assistants with a passion for Pepperdine and an understanding of its mission, so he turned to three former student-athletes. It's believed that Duke and Pepperdine have the only two college basketball staffs where the assistant coaches are all alums. Associate head coach <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962">Marty Wilson</a> (1985-89) and assistant coaches <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958">Damin Lopez</a> (1990-94) and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616">Will Kimble</a> (2001-03) played in three different eras, all successful. In the 13 seasons that made up their playing careers, Pepperdine went a combined 261-135 (.659), had 12 winning seasons, won six WCC regular-season titles and three WCC tournament titles, and made six NCAA Tournaments and four NITs.<br /><strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-RjCBazNI/AAAAAAAAJzs/J-1mMNDRQ20/s1600-h/ppcu167.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 160px; HEIGHT: 120px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422212507401637074" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-RjCBazNI/AAAAAAAAJzs/J-1mMNDRQ20/s400/ppcu167.jpg" /></a>ONE RECRUIT</strong> - There are no seniors on the roster but Pepperdine had one scholarship to offer for 2010-11. During the early signing period, they inked Hector Harold, a 6-foot-6 small forward from the Northfield Mount Hermon (Mass.) School. He was given a rating of 88 out of 100 by ESPN.com's recruiting site and is considered one of the top seniors in New England. He is originally from Pasadena, Calif.<br /><strong>LAST SEASON</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a>'s return to Pepperdine brought much-needed stability to the program in his first season back. With only five players returning, Asbury and his new staff brought in 10 newcomers well after the regular letter-of-intent signing period. The young Waves posted a 9-23 overall record but got much better as the year went on, placing sixth in the WCC with a 5-9 record and winning a first-round game at the WCC Tournament. <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> was named to the WCC All-Freshman team after averaging a team-best 12.9 ppg.<br /><strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz95cckcuwI/AAAAAAAAJtU/dwPtNsDDCK8/s1600-h/back%2520in%2520time.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 143px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422186005989735170" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz95cckcuwI/AAAAAAAAJtU/dwPtNsDDCK8/s400/back%2520in%2520time.jpg" /></a>PEPPERDINE HISTORY</strong> - This is the 72nd season of Pepperdine basketball, and the Waves opened 2009-10 with an all-time record of 1,111-910 (.550). Pepperdine has been to the NCAA Tournament 13 times (last in 2002), and has won 12 West Coast Conference regular-season titles (last in 2002) and three WCC Tournament crowns (last in 1994).<br /><strong>BEST IN THE WEST</strong> - Pepperdine has long been one of the top Division I programs on the <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-QpFgs7LI/AAAAAAAAJyU/uPdHzP0Z3_E/s1600-h/ppcu1.jpg"></a>West Coast. Over the 31-season period from the 1978-79 season through the 2008-09 campaign, of the 32 schools that currently play Division I basketball in California, Oregon or Washington, the Waves began the 2009-10 season ranking third overall in postseason appearances (16) and fifth in both wins (525) and winning percentage (.565) over the past 31 years.<br /><strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-r8D3b8eI/AAAAAAAAJ1M/P7ZnvqvRN0Q/s1600-h/peppdia.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 113px; HEIGHT: 100px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422241524695691746" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-r8D3b8eI/AAAAAAAAJ1M/P7ZnvqvRN0Q/s400/peppdia.jpg" /></a>WAVES IN THE PROS</strong> - This is the 34th consecutive season where at least one Pepperdine alum has been on an NBA roster. Currently in the NBA is Yakhouba Diawara, now in his fourth season overall and his second with the Miami Heat. A total of 16 former Pepperdine players have gone on to play in the NBA, most notably Dennis Johnson (the 1979 NBA Finals MVP) and Doug Christie (a 15-year NBA veteran who was a mainstay on the All-Defensive Team). Some recent standouts have been playing in foreign countries, including Alex Acker (Italy), Tezale Archie (Netherlands), Brandon Armstrong (Venezuela), Gerald Brown (Poland), Jelani Gardner (Greece), <strong>Kelvin Gibbs</strong> <strong>(Germany),</strong> Chase Griffin (Germany), Dana Jones (Switzerland) and Glen McGowan (Dominican Republic). Robert "Hollywood" Turner, formerly a member of the Harlem Globetrotters, is now playing in Finland.<br /><strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz9evvF6q9I/AAAAAAAAJrc/_pfSSyg73d4/s1600-h/106MalibuColony19.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422156650565512146" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz9evvF6q9I/AAAAAAAAJrc/_pfSSyg73d4/s400/106MalibuColony19.jpg" /></a>ABOUT PEPPERDINE</strong> - Pepperdine boasts a one-of-a-kind athletic department with unprecedented success for a school of its size. The Waves have won a total of nine NCAA championships in five different men's sports - one of just 14 schools to have accomplished this feat. Of the 14, Pepperdine is the only non-BCS school and has by far the smallest enrollment. The majority of Pepperdine's teams are ranked nationally year after year and compete for conference and national titles.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz95dCjsofI/AAAAAAAAJtk/Q8Ve7TAWmQg/s1600-h/back_in_time_3.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422186016187130354" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz95dCjsofI/AAAAAAAAJtk/Q8Ve7TAWmQg/s400/back_in_time_3.jpg" /></a><br /><div><br /><div><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Kelvin Gibbs (Germany)<br /></span></strong><a href="http://insider.espn.go.com/nbadraft/draft/tracker/position?id=2&draftyear=2002">Shooting Guard</a> 6-7, 250 <a href="http://insider.espn.go.com/nbadraft/draft/tracker/school?id=2492&draftyear=2002">Pepperdine</a> (Senior) <strong>Hometown:</strong> Bellflower, CA<br />Ranks #14 in Field Goals Attempted (11.6)<br />Ranks #8 in Defensive Rebounds (5.4)<br />Ranks #18 in Total Rebounds (6.2)<br />Ranks #21 in Assists (2.7)<br />Ranks #15 in Blocked Shots (0.8)<br />Ranks #18 in Minutes (31.7) </div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz94lLlVgTI/AAAAAAAAJss/Aa1x4QKi-0o/s1600-h/%7B8BF39562-D6A3-461D-9241-34808625C5BC%7Dlarge_v.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422185056537248050" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz94lLlVgTI/AAAAAAAAJss/Aa1x4QKi-0o/s400/%7B8BF39562-D6A3-461D-9241-34808625C5BC%7Dlarge_v.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz94lbF0kLI/AAAAAAAAJs0/QyoPnrwpNlY/s1600-h/%7BC0404FB5-ECD1-4FFC-9C32-D55A05D39EBF%7Dlarge_v.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422185060700033202" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz94lbF0kLI/AAAAAAAAJs0/QyoPnrwpNlY/s400/%7BC0404FB5-ECD1-4FFC-9C32-D55A05D39EBF%7Dlarge_v.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-DuIFWCzI/AAAAAAAAJvc/mr7akGBrNEE/s1600-h/%7BE3B96507-E207-46F9-AA49-2B50E595051A%7Dlarge_v.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422197304844487474" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-DuIFWCzI/AAAAAAAAJvc/mr7akGBrNEE/s400/%7BE3B96507-E207-46F9-AA49-2B50E595051A%7Dlarge_v.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><strong>National Leagues<br /></strong><a href="http://www.basketpedya.com/player/Kelvin-Gibbs/Acc003InfTeam.php?ideq=433&temporada=1999">Pepperdine U.</a><br />NCAA<br />1999<br /><a href="http://www.basketpedya.com/player/Kelvin-Gibbs/Acc003InfTeam.php?ideq=433&temporada=2000">Pepperdine U.</a><br />NCAA<br />2000<br /><a href="http://www.basketpedya.com/player/Kelvin-Gibbs/Acc003InfTeam.php?ideq=433&temporada=2001">Pepperdine U.</a><br />NCAA<br />2001<br /><a href="http://www.basketpedya.com/player/Kelvin-Gibbs/Acc003InfTeam.php?ideq=1097&temporada=2002">Hasselt BT / Houthalen</a><br />Belgique BLB<br />2002<br /><a href="http://www.basketpedya.com/player/Kelvin-Gibbs/Acc003InfTeam.php?ideq=88&temporada=2004">Limoges Cercle St. Pierre</a><br />France LNB ProA<br />2004<br /><a href="http://www.basketpedya.com/player/Kelvin-Gibbs/Acc003InfTeam.php?ideq=155&temporada=2005">Hapoel Tel Aviv</a><br />Israel Premier League<br />2005<br /><a href="http://www.basketpedya.com/player/Kelvin-Gibbs/Acc003InfTeam.php?ideq=911&temporada=2006">Darussafaka Estambul Spor Kulubu</a><br />Turkiye TBL<br />2006<br /><a href="http://www.basketpedya.com/player/Kelvin-Gibbs/Acc003InfTeam.php?ideq=996&temporada=2007">Samara BK</a><br />Russia Superleague<br />2007<br /><a href="http://www.basketpedya.com/player/Kelvin-Gibbs/Acc003InfTeam.php?ideq=4213&temporada=2008">Universitet Surgut</a><br />Russia Superleague<br />2008<br /><a href="http://www.basketpedya.com/player/Kelvin-Gibbs/Acc003InfTeam.php?ideq=4671&temporada=2008">Olimpiada Patron AEP</a><br />Hellas ESAKE<br />2008<br /><a href="http://www.basketpedya.com/player/Kelvin-Gibbs/Acc003InfTeam.php?ideq=288&temporada=2009">Ludwisburg EnBW</a></div><div>2009</div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz94ljcV25I/AAAAAAAAJs8/4lct6h73NNc/s1600-h/%7B61263BB0-4E73-451C-9920-9BF1656F7FEA%7Dlarge_v.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422185062941973394" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz94ljcV25I/AAAAAAAAJs8/4lct6h73NNc/s400/%7B61263BB0-4E73-451C-9920-9BF1656F7FEA%7Dlarge_v.jpg" /></a><br /><div><strong>CSK-VVS Samara trailed in the first half but fought back and thrashed Keravnos to capture the EuroCup Challenge title.<br /></strong></div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz95dkR9oTI/AAAAAAAAJt0/XMmRzJ1T5iQ/s1600-h/Gibbs_KelvinA.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 249px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422186025239552306" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz95dkR9oTI/AAAAAAAAJt0/XMmRzJ1T5iQ/s400/Gibbs_KelvinA.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz94l4Y7bmI/AAAAAAAAJtE/jfRPJYQ7Nj8/s1600-h/4a5b31a0d29f8684.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 135px; HEIGHT: 133px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422185068564803170" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz94l4Y7bmI/AAAAAAAAJtE/jfRPJYQ7Nj8/s400/4a5b31a0d29f8684.jpg" /></a> <strong>Pepperdine, the West Coast Conference regular-season champion, joined the Bulldogs with three first-team selections.<br /></strong><br />Pepperdine placed seniors Tezale Archie and Kelvin Gibbs plus sophomore Brandon Armstrong on the list for the first time.<br />San Francisco senior center Kenyon Jones earned the Player of the Year honor, becoming the first Don since Quintin Dailey in 1982 to sit atop the league. The league's rebounding leader (9.1 rpg) enters the WCC tournament ranked #2 in scoring (16.8) and #3 in field goal percentage (59.8%).<br />San Diego head coach Brad Holland gained his colleagues' approval as Coach of the Year for the second season in succession, the first time a head man won back-to-back awards since <strong>Pepperdine's Tom Asbury</strong> in '91 and '92.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz94mOVRndI/AAAAAAAAJtM/zl8JYR_6hQE/s1600-h/BackInTimeII.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 100px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422185074455059922" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz94mOVRndI/AAAAAAAAJtM/zl8JYR_6hQE/s400/BackInTimeII.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-s_ne4ktI/AAAAAAAAJ1c/RhjNA-AD14c/s1600-h/imagesCA1GUI76.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 108px; HEIGHT: 120px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422242685307622098" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-s_ne4ktI/AAAAAAAAJ1c/RhjNA-AD14c/s400/imagesCA1GUI76.jpg" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;">Waves' Trip to Georgia Ends in 64-47 Loss<br /></span></strong><em>Courtesy: Pepperdine Sports Information<br />Release: 12/30/2009</em><br /><a href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=204863625&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500#PDFLINKS"></a><a href="https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf4/663064.pdf?ATCLID=204863625&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500" target="PDFWIN"></a><br /><a href="https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf4/663064.pdf?ATCLID=204863625&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500" target="PDFWIN"><strong>P</a><a href="https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf4/663064.pdf?ATCLID=204863625&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500" target="PDFWIN">epperdine-Georgia Box Score</strong></a><br /><a href="http://servedby.advertising.com/click/site=0000751514/mnum=0000815564/cstr=57746004=_4b3f6bb9,1562863485,751514%5E815564%5E1%5E0,1_/xsxdata=$xsxdata/bnum=57746004/optn=64?trg=http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/N553.advertising.com/B3337915.16;dcadv=1293907;sz=300x250;abr=!ie4;abr=!ie5;ord=1562863485?"></a><br /><strong>ATHENS, Ga.</strong> - Junior forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600207">Jonathan Dupre'</a> scored a team-best 14 points but the Pepperdine men's basketball team's cross-country trip resulted in a 64-47 loss at Georgia on Wednesday.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-r85ik6dI/AAAAAAAAJ1U/fs0CA5oNmnI/s1600-h/pepp5du.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422241539103713746" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-r85ik6dI/AAAAAAAAJ1U/fs0CA5oNmnI/s400/pepp5du.jpg" /></a>The Waves (4-11) had a cold night from the field and that resulted in a season-low point total. They shot 34.6% overall and 26.3% on three-pointers.<br />Dupre' (Houston, Texas/Collin County CC), who made six of his 10 shots after coming off the bench, was the only Pepperdine player to score in double-figures.<br />Georgia (7-4), which shot 46.4% from the field and had a 43-28 rebounding edge, got a team-best 14 points from Travis Leslie.<br />The Waves took their only lead of the game at 6-5 with 16:26 to play in the first half after junior forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> (Portland, Ore./Stoneridge Prep) hit a three-pointer and sophomore forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205">Taylor Darby</a> (San Marcos, Calif./Mission Hills HS) made one of two free throws.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-QpuR2BgI/AAAAAAAAJyk/w96tSpe9T0g/s1600-h/ppcu15.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 160px; HEIGHT: 120px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422211522849277442" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-QpuR2BgI/AAAAAAAAJyk/w96tSpe9T0g/s400/ppcu15.jpg" /></a>Pepperdine pulled within five at 24-19 after a three-pointer by sophomore forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211">Dane Suttle Jr.</a> (Los Angeles, Calif./Summit College Prep), but Georgia closed out the first half on a 9-2 run to build a 33-21 lead at halftime. The Bulldogs then led by as many as 23 in the second half.<br />The Waves were playing their first game in a week after beating Utah, a 2009 NCAA Tournament team, 76-64 at home last Wednesday. This was just the third time Pepperdine and Georgia had met (the Bulldogs won both previous meetings earlier this decade). Georgia Coach Mark Fox was an assistant coach to Pepperdine's <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a> when Asbury was the head coach at Kansas State.<br />Pepperdine finishes non-conference play with its first game of 2010 this Sunday (Jan. 3) against Miami (Fla.) at 4 p.m. in Firestone Fieldhouse. Fans can watch the webcast and listen to Al Epstein's broadcast at <a href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/?DB_OEM_ID=18500"><strong>http://www.pepperdinesports.com/?DB_OEM_ID=18500</strong></a> with a subscription to Wave Casts.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz9ewApjudI/AAAAAAAAJrk/oJ7dlGR6GFY/s1600-h/takers-2010_poster.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 269px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422156655278406098" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz9ewApjudI/AAAAAAAAJrk/oJ7dlGR6GFY/s400/takers-2010_poster.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#000099;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Pepperdine Team Report</strong><br /></span></span><em>Yahoo! Sports Dec 29, 3:06 am EST</em><br /><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3333ff;">GETTING INSIDE</span></strong></em><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-tAmLKO3I/AAAAAAAAJ10/E8vlGm87Ox4/s1600-h/lojack111.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 131px; HEIGHT: 67px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422242702136327026" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-tAmLKO3I/AAAAAAAAJ10/E8vlGm87Ox4/s400/lojack111.jpg" /></a><br />Pepperdine seemed headed for another dismal season through its first 14 games.<br /><br />Preseason hopes that the Waves’ young team would show significant improvement in 2009-2010 were being erased as the the losing streak reached seven games with a 13-point loss to UC Irvine on Dec. 21.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-z-nYf3HI/AAAAAAAAJ3c/ik9Y0GQSrIk/s1600-h/lljj2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 119px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422250364682361970" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-z-nYf3HI/AAAAAAAAJ3c/ik9Y0GQSrIk/s400/lljj2.jpg" /></a><br />Then, two days later, the entire impression of Pepperdine changed when the Waves beat Utah by 12 points.<br /><br />The Utes are not as good as they have been in recent seasons, but they have victories over Illinois and Michigan, and they figured to handle the fading Waves.<br /><br />But Pepperdine’s victory cast a new light on the Waves, especially with so many West Coast Conference teams appearing vulnerable.<br /><br />If the performance against Utah was not a fluke—and that’s a big if—Pepperdine might have turned a corner and could challenge to finish in the top half of the WCC standings.<br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">The play of sophomore Lorne Jackson might be the key.</span><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-RGqXI8oI/AAAAAAAAJzc/krCaX6gFtQI/s1600-h/ppcu12.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422212020013953666" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-RGqXI8oI/AAAAAAAAJzc/krCaX6gFtQI/s400/ppcu12.jpg" /></a><br />Coach Tom Asbury knew when the season began that point guard play would be pivotal and that he had no immediate answers.<br /><br />Freshman Joshua Lowery began the season playing the point, but when he got hurt, Jackson regained the starting point guard spot, a position he held much of last season with limited success.<br /><br />Asbury expected to get sufficient offense from Keion Bell and Mychel Thompson, and they have delivered, but Jackson had been inconsistent, committing too many turnovers.<br /><br />Part of Jackson’s struggles might have resulted from the fact that he had offseason knee surgery and was not cleared to begin practicing until right before the first preseason practice, putting him behind.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-Rjn8ZkvI/AAAAAAAAJz8/Rm8TijuVh0U/s1600-h/ppcu1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 160px; HEIGHT: 120px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422212517581132530" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-Rjn8ZkvI/AAAAAAAAJz8/Rm8TijuVh0U/s400/ppcu1.jpg" /></a><br />Jackson had five assists and only one turnover against Monmouth, a major reason Pepperdine won that game. But that was the last time Pepperdine won a game until the win over Utah.<br /><br />Against the Utes, Jackson had a season-high 18 points while hitting five of seven shots from the floor, including three of four 3-pointers. Just as significant was that he took care of the ball.<br /><br />In the previous game against UC Irvine, Jackson had no assists and five turnovers, but against Utah, Jackson had four assists and three turnovers.<br /><br />If Jackson can continue that level of play, the Waves can compete against most WCC teams. The question is whether Jackson can do it on a consistent basis.<br /><br />The next two games against Georgia and Miami (Fla.) might indicate whether Jackson can be the point guard Asbury has been seeking.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-z_0Ae_kI/AAAAAAAAJ30/rwnTvLcRWJs/s1600-h/peppup10.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422250385251171906" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-z_0Ae_kI/AAAAAAAAJ30/rwnTvLcRWJs/s400/peppup10.jpg" /></a><br /><strong>NOTES, QUOTES</strong><br /><br />• Pepperdine is a better rebounding team this season. It outrebounded Utah by 18 boards in the Waves’ Dec. 23 victory, and it is outrebounding opponents by an average of 4.1 boards a game as of Dec. 28.<br /><br />• Pepperdine is in the midst of an 11-game stretch in which it plays nine games at home. The Waves are 0-4 on their opponents’ home court, so the Waves need to benefit from this stretch, which ends with a Jan. 14 home game against Santa Clara.<br /><br /><strong>January At A Glance:</strong> The Waves play their first four games in January at home, and that includes their first three conference games against teams the Waves could, and perhaps should, beat: Loyola Marymount, Santa Clara and San Francisco. It is a perfect opportunity for the Waves to gain some confidence and momentum. A 3-0 start in the West Coast Conference is well within reach. They need to go at least 2-1 in that stretch because road games against Gonzaga and Portland follow, and the season could spin out of control in a hurry.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-vCKcyDaI/AAAAAAAAJ2s/iKdqCwOZoIo/s1600-h/PEPPLMU.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422244928077041058" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-vCKcyDaI/AAAAAAAAJ2s/iKdqCwOZoIo/s400/PEPPLMU.jpg" /></a><br /><strong>Quote To Note:</strong> “It feels good to beat a good team. We played really well on the defensive end. Because we defended well and rebounded well, that let us keep our lead throughout the game.”—Pepperdine C Corbin Moore, after the Dec. 23 victory over Utah.<br /><br /><strong>STRATEGY AND PERSONNEL</strong><br /><br /><strong>Season Recap</strong>: The victory over Utah on Dec. 23 was a big one and seemed to come out of nowhere. The Waves had lost seven in a row, including a home loss to California Baptist, and they appeared to be getting worse until the Utah game. The Waves played their best game of the season against the Utes, with Pepperdine’s defense and rebounding being the key elements.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-QpTOW9DI/AAAAAAAAJyc/ebV07YAXxEY/s1600-h/Miami+Defeats+Bethune-Cookman+to+Improve+to+13-1uc1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 160px; HEIGHT: 120px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422211515586901042" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-QpTOW9DI/AAAAAAAAJyc/ebV07YAXxEY/s400/Miami+Defeats+Bethune-Cookman+to+Improve+to+13-1uc1.jpg" /></a><br /><strong>Player Rotation:</strong> Usual Starters—G Keion Bell, F Mychel Thompson, F Jonathan DuPre, F Taylor Darby, G Lorne Jackson. Key Subs—F Dane Suttle Jr., G Joshua Lowery, F Gus Clardy, C Corbin Moore.<br /><br /><strong>Game Review:</strong><br /><br />New Mexico State 78, Pepperdine 72<br /><br />UC Irvine 74, Pepperdine 61<br /><br />Pepperdine 76, Utah 64<br /><br /><strong>Game Preview:<br /></strong><br />at Georgia, Wednesday, Dec. 30<br /><br />vs. Miami (Fla.), Sunday, Jan. 3<br /><br />vs. Loyola Marymount, Saturday, Jan. 9<br /><br />vs. Santa Clara, Thursday, Jan. 14<br /><br />vs. San Francisco, Saturday, Jan. 16<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-qigeEJqI/AAAAAAAAJ0c/Tsl2X-VDgCs/s1600-h/imagesCAELAI2I.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 91px; HEIGHT: 91px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422239986185676450" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-qigeEJqI/AAAAAAAAJ0c/Tsl2X-VDgCs/s400/imagesCAELAI2I.jpg" /></a><br /><strong>In Focus:</strong> To avoid having the confidence gained with the victory over Utah snuffed out, the Waves need to be competitive in the Dec. 30 game at Georgia and the Jan. 2 home game against Miami (Fla.). The Bulldogs are not great, but they have won five in a row at home, and they have a big man—6-foot-9 Trey Tompkins—who will be difficult to handle. Miami is considerably more talented than Pepperdine and will no doubt be 13-1 when it faces the Waves. There is the potential for the Waves to absorb two blowout losses, so simply being in the game in the second half of either will constitute a victory of sorts.<br /><strong>Roster Report:<br /></strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-QqJPKQmI/AAAAAAAAJys/_iocoydmo_8/s1600-h/ppcu17.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 160px; HEIGHT: 120px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422211530085778018" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-QqJPKQmI/AAAAAAAAJys/_iocoydmo_8/s400/ppcu17.jpg" /></a><br />• Freshman G Joshua Lowery has not played much since an ankle injury sidelined him for two games. He started the seven games before that, but he has not scored a point in the five games since returning, going 0-for-6 from the floor.<br /><br />• Keion Bell was shooting well over 50 percent for the first 10 games, a dramatic improvement from last season, but in the past four games, ending with the Dec. 23 game against Utah, Bell is 22-for-62 from the field (35.5 percent).<br /><br />• Mychel Thompson tied a career high with his 25 points in the Dec. 23 game against Utah.</div><br /><div><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3366ff;">Georgia 64, Pepperdine 47</span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Team Stat Comparison</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">PEPPERDINE<br />GEORGIA</span></strong><br /><strong>Points</strong><br />47<br />64<br /><strong>FG Made-Attempted</strong><br />18-52 (.346)<br />26-56 (.464)<br /><strong>3P Made-Attempted<br /></strong>5-19 (.263)<br />4-11 (.364)<br /><strong>FT Made-Attempted</strong><br />6-9 (.667)<br />8-16 (.500)<br /><strong>Rebounds (Offensive-Total)</strong><br />10-28<br />17-43<br /><br /><strong>Assists</strong><br />10<br />11<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-vCsiiKTI/AAAAAAAAJ20/WjFzztYHbgI/s1600-h/pepp099.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422244937227970866" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-vCsiiKTI/AAAAAAAAJ20/WjFzztYHbgI/s400/pepp099.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ffcc00;">Game Leaders</span></strong><br /></span><br /><strong>PEPPERDINE<br />GEORGIA</strong><br /><strong>Points<br /></strong><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=41443">J. Dupre'</a> 14<br /><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=41702">T. Leslie</a> 14<br /><strong>Rebounds</strong><br /><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=41444">T. Darby</a> 6<br /><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=41704">T. Thompkins</a> 13<br /><strong>Assists</strong><br /><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=37517">M. Thompson</a> 3<br /><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=41704">T. Thompkins</a> 2<br /><strong>Steals<br /></strong><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=37517">M. Thompson</a> 2<br /><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=41702">T. Leslie</a> 2<br /><strong>Blocks</strong><br /><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=37517">M. Thompson</a> 1<br /><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=36631">J. Price</a> 2<br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Team Stats: </span></strong><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/teams/stats?teamId=2492"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Pepperdine</span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span></strong><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/teams/stats?teamId=61"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Georgia</span></strong></a><br /><br /><strong><em>Dec 30, 2009</em></strong><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>UGA 64, PEPP 47</strong></span><br /></span><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=293640061"><em><strong>Recap</strong></em></a><em><strong> </strong></em><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=293640061"><em><strong>Box Score</strong></em></a><br /><em><strong>Complete Schedule: </strong></em><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/teamsched?teamId=2492"><em><strong>Pepperdine</strong></em></a><em><strong> </strong></em><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/teamsched?teamId=61"><em><strong>Georgia</strong></em></a> </div><br /><div><em>Associated Press<br /></em><strong>ATHENS, Ga.</strong> -- <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=41702">Travis Leslie</a> scored 14 points and Georgia defeated Pepperdine 64-47 on Wednesday night.<br />The Bulldogs (7-4) trailed 6-5 early, but led the rest of the game.<br /><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=41704">Trey Thompkins</a> scored 12 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for Georgia, and <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=27960">Ricky McPhee</a> added 10 points.<br />Georgia outrebounded the Waves 43-28 and held Pepperdine to 35 percent shooting (18 of 51).<br />The Waves pulled within 24-19 on Dane Suttle's 3 with 4:58 left in the first half. But the Bulldogs closed out the half with a 9-2 run to take a 33-21 halftime lead.<br />Georgia used a 10-4 run early in the second half to take 43-25 lead with 16:11 to play.<br /><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=41703">Ebuka Anyaorah</a> gave the Bulldogs their biggest lead of the game, 58-35, on a free throw with 7:07 remaining.<br />Jonathan Dupre scored 14 points off the bench for the Waves (4-11), who lost for the eighth time in nine games.</div></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-PRurO5VI/AAAAAAAAJxM/qx8Rem7lwTA/s1600-h/mifl-07-mast.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 65px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422210011127276882" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-PRurO5VI/AAAAAAAAJxM/qx8Rem7lwTA/s400/mifl-07-mast.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Miami Defeats Bethune-Cookman to Improve to 13-1</span></strong><br />Malcolm Grant hits a three for the 14th-straight game to tie for 10th place in UM history.<br />Adrian Thomas went 3-of-4 from long range for his eighth-straight game with a three-pointer.<br /><br /><em>Dec. 30, 2009</em><br /><a href="http://www.hurricanesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2009-2010/um1230.html">Box Score</a> <a href="http://www.hurricanesports.com/photos/schools/mifl/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/1230_PG-Notes.pdf">Postgame Notes (PDF)</a><br /><strong>CORAL GABLES, Fla.</strong> (AP) - <a href="http://www.hurricanesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/dews_james00.html">James Dews</a> scored 12 points to lead the Miami men's basketball team over Bethune-Cookman, 73-55, on Wednesday night at the BankUnited Center.<br />Dews, <a href="http://www.hurricanesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/adams_garrius00.html">Garrius Adams</a> and <a href="http://www.hurricanesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/grant_malcolm00.html">Malcolm Grant</a> each hit 3-pointers during a 13-2 spurt, which helped Miami build a 33-21 lead late in the first half. Grant's conversion behind the arc with 3:30 remaining capped the run.<br />Adams, Dews and Grant also hit 3-pointers in the first 7:59 of the second half, helping the Hurricanes (13-1) increase their lead to 49-31.<br />Grant has converted a three-point basket in all 14 games this season -- the second-longest active streak in the ACC and tied for the 10th longest in school history.<br />The Wildcats (7-6) stayed within striking distance of the Hurricanes most of the first half. Jarrell Thomas' 3-pointer with 7:24 left cut Miami's lead to 20-19.<br />Reed led Bethune-Cookman with 19 points.<br /><a href="http://hurricanesports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/scott_durand00.html">Durand Scott</a> dished out a game-high eight assists for the Hurricanes and added eight points, while <a href="http://hurricanesports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/collins_dwayne00.html">Dwayne Collins</a> and <a href="http://hurricanesports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/johnson_reggie00.html">Reggie Johnson</a> grabbed seven rebounds apiece.<br /><br />Unbeaten in its first 13 non-conference games this season, Miami will play at Pepperdine on Sunday before resuming league play against Wake Forest on Jan. 9.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-QIPe7D8I/AAAAAAAAJyE/H_VseOK7dQ0/s1600-h/imagesCAH2RP0R.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 87px; HEIGHT: 87px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422210947646951362" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-QIPe7D8I/AAAAAAAAJyE/H_VseOK7dQ0/s400/imagesCAH2RP0R.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-PRdeB1_I/AAAAAAAAJxE/avA0xwQx5F8/s1600-h/1260151770.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 160px; HEIGHT: 116px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422210006508492786" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-PRdeB1_I/AAAAAAAAJxE/avA0xwQx5F8/s400/1260151770.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-PR1mbM2I/AAAAAAAAJxU/5la75qFIyqg/s1600-h/4165793.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 218px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422210012986159970" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-PR1mbM2I/AAAAAAAAJxU/5la75qFIyqg/s400/4165793.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz9mMHnN1AI/AAAAAAAAJsM/ntQhBOq-k50/s1600-h/4165793.jpg"></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://espn.go.com/ncf/clubhouse?teamId=25"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;">Three Former Golden Bears on 2010 Pro Bowl Rosters</span> </a><br /><em>DeSean Jackson and Aaron Rodgers to suit up for NFC, while Nnamdi Asomugha is on AFC<br /></em><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-qiQbtb5I/AAAAAAAAJ0U/uSZxM5OnTVs/s1600-h/cal99.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 96px; HEIGHT: 96px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422239981880831890" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-qiQbtb5I/AAAAAAAAJ0U/uSZxM5OnTVs/s400/cal99.jpg" /></a><br />Dec. 30, 2009<br /><strong>BERKELEY</strong> - Former Cal football players <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/jackson_desean00.html">DeSean Jackson</a> (2005-07), <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/asomugha_nnamdi00.html">Nnamdi Asomugha</a> (1999-2002) and <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/rodgers_aaron00.html">Aaron Rodgers</a> (2003-04) have been named to 2010 Pro Bowl rosters announced Wednesday. Jackson (Philadelphia Eagles) is a starter at wide receiver for the NFC and will also return kicks. Asomugha (Oakland Raiders) is a starter at cornerback for the AFC. Rogers (Green Bay Packers) is listed along with Brett Favre (Minnesota Vikings) as a backup to starting NFC quarterback Drew Brees (New Orleans Saints).<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-At6JVJ1I/AAAAAAAAJt8/EkOT9SAxhIo/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 133px; HEIGHT: 117px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422194002568226642" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-At6JVJ1I/AAAAAAAAJt8/EkOT9SAxhIo/s400/1.jpg" /></a>The game will take place at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, marking the first time in 30 years the contest has been played on the mainland after having taken place annually since 1980 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. This year's Pro Bowl will be played prior to Super Bowl XLIV, which will also take place at Dolphin Stadium a week later on Sunday, Feb. 7, marking the first time the game has ever been played before the Super Bowl and the second time the two contests have been played at the same venue in the same year. The game will return to Hawaii in 2011 and 2012. </div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-EHONHaJI/AAAAAAAAJwU/NCMXsBLBmfo/s1600-h/imagesCAA426V8.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 122px; HEIGHT: 80px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422197735984425106" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-EHONHaJI/AAAAAAAAJwU/NCMXsBLBmfo/s400/imagesCAA426V8.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz9p8TMIXNI/AAAAAAAAJsU/Xy63m_ujhyQ/s1600-h/images.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 73px; HEIGHT: 80px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422168961041587410" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz9p8TMIXNI/AAAAAAAAJsU/Xy63m_ujhyQ/s400/images.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-Au0hU_MI/AAAAAAAAJuU/obL4eNA_CO0/s1600-h/32749_e_washington_california_football.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422194018238135490" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-Au0hU_MI/AAAAAAAAJuU/obL4eNA_CO0/s400/32749_e_washington_california_football.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-Dt8guEzI/AAAAAAAAJvU/AKq24QDwjnA/s1600-h/250px-Bears_get_a_stop_at_UCLA_at_Cal_10-25-08.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 250px; 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HEIGHT: 118px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422194429101147698" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-BGvGtBjI/AAAAAAAAJus/neTU-IF6mY8/s400/Freshman+Langston5.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-r77m17PI/AAAAAAAAJ1E/mW4ahJrHk2c/s1600-h/calvereen.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 222px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422241522478607602" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-r77m17PI/AAAAAAAAJ1E/mW4ahJrHk2c/s400/calvereen.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-qjEesFOI/AAAAAAAAJ0s/5tAJvvY4ZRE/s1600-h/CAL+GOULD1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 371px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422239995851969762" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-qjEesFOI/AAAAAAAAJ0s/5tAJvvY4ZRE/s400/CAL+GOULD1.jpg" /></a>August 5, 2009</em><br /><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhlqy5JHvzk"><span style="font-size:180%;">Fall camp preview: The RBs and FBs</span> </a><br /></span><em>Chris Nguon Bear Territory.net Senior Writer</em></strong><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-PST-VM1I/AAAAAAAAJxc/vRYYJNPjdY4/s1600-h/Freshman+Langston.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 102px; HEIGHT: 124px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422210021139493714" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-PST-VM1I/AAAAAAAAJxc/vRYYJNPjdY4/s400/Freshman+Langston.jpg" /></a><br /><strong>It's quite a luxury to have one of the most explosive offensive players in the country on your team. It's just as much a luxury to have athletes behind him on the depth chart that can pick up the pace if he goes down. When it comes to the Cal backfield this season, there's simply not much to complain about. </strong><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-RFRxAQCI/AAAAAAAAJy8/r11y8C2kNPk/s1600-h/Freshman+Langston6.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 110px; HEIGHT: 118px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422211996231680034" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-RFRxAQCI/AAAAAAAAJy8/r11y8C2kNPk/s400/Freshman+Langston6.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-BHOCO_RI/AAAAAAAAJu0/pr4e5l7Gh0g/s1600-h/Freshman+Langston2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 124px; HEIGHT: 93px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422194437403901202" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-BHOCO_RI/AAAAAAAAJu0/pr4e5l7Gh0g/s400/Freshman+Langston2.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-BGe3AouI/AAAAAAAAJuk/WoGNngUqdV4/s1600-h/Freshman+Langston22.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 124px; HEIGHT: 84px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422194424740356834" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-BGe3AouI/AAAAAAAAJuk/WoGNngUqdV4/s400/Freshman+Langston22.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><strong><span style="color:#ffcc00;">LANGSTON JACKSON</span></strong> 6-1, 227 pounds, R-Fr. Jackson is one of the more compelling running backs on the roster because of his size and strength running between the tackles. Could Jackson be the short-yardage 'back Cal is searching for?<br /></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz9p8vlRXyI/AAAAAAAAJsc/A8u_yvPBONw/s1600-h/cal+vbest.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 218px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422168968663228194" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz9p8vlRXyI/AAAAAAAAJsc/A8u_yvPBONw/s400/cal+vbest.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3333ff;">Cal Finishes Spring Practice with Successful Scrimmage</span><br /><em>Head Coach Jeff Tedford Pleased with Progress Made by the Bears</em></strong><br /><br /><strong>April 18, 2009</strong> </div><div><br /></div><div>The running game didn't get untracked against the Cal defense, as only tailback <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/jackson_langston00.html"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Langston Jackson</span></a> managed a rush of at least 10 yards when he burst through for a 13-yard gain. He was the day's top runner with 33 yards on six attempts. </div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-tASpyFLI/AAAAAAAAJ1s/85tzMqpe_Fg/s1600-h/lang+at+cal.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 105px; HEIGHT: 145px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422242696896058546" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-tASpyFLI/AAAAAAAAJ1s/85tzMqpe_Fg/s400/lang+at+cal.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div><a onclick="SBN.Comments.toggleComment('comment_body_19907899'); return false" href="http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2009/8/19/967208/cal-2009-position-previews-running#"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Our Bus is Langston Jackson</span></strong></a><br />Langston Jackson is the one who stands out in fall camp as a short yardage back; the guy is absolutely huge, but with quick feet and agility. Diagnosis? Put him in at 3rd and 1.<br />I thought Debo was much bigger since I heard he put on a lot of extra muscle during the off-season. I was very high on him…until I saw him at the spring game. He doesn’t look any bigger than Vereen and was stuffed about 4 times in a row at the Goal line. Diagnosis? Put on another 25lbs and be fullback please.<br />Yarnway is a mini-beast already. Next year, full fledged man-beast. Diagnosis? Redshirt.<br />Sofele is too good to keep off the field. Play him this year. He’s small but all muscle and fast twitch tendons. Diagnosis? Play him! <span style="font-size:78%;"><em>by </em></span><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/users/DavidsonBear"><span style="font-size:78%;"><em>DavidsonBear</em></span></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><em> on </em></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=21803971&postID=4055734585817710339#19907899"><span style="font-size:78%;"><em>Aug 19, 2009 10:06 AM PDT</em></span></a><em> </em></div><div><br /></div><div><em></em><a id="comment_reply_19907899" class="reply_link" title="reply to this comment" onclick="SBN.Comments.reply(731249,19907899); return false" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=21803971&postID=4055734585817710339#"></a></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-QId2cxTI/AAAAAAAAJyM/s8bhJCAfcmY/s1600-h/BackInTimeLPsm.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 250px; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422210951503725874" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-QId2cxTI/AAAAAAAAJyM/s8bhJCAfcmY/s400/BackInTimeLPsm.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz9evap_TdI/AAAAAAAAJrU/sNgOJQbGoTc/s1600-h/Bill+Cosby+carries+the+PR+ball+for+Temple.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422156645079666130" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz9evap_TdI/AAAAAAAAJrU/sNgOJQbGoTc/s400/Bill+Cosby+carries+the+PR+ball+for+Temple.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;">Simi breaks through</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">SVHS beats Moorpark for firstime since '96 </span></strong></div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><div><br /></div><div></span></strong><em><span style="font-size:85%;">By Stephen Dorman </span></em><a href="mailto:sdorman@theacorn.com"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">sdorman@theacorn.com</span></em></a><br /><a class="lightbox-processed" href="http://www.simivalleyacorn.com/images/2007-10-05/032p1_xlg.jpg" rel="lightbox[][BRIAN MOUNT/Acorn Newspapers CARRYING THE LOAD- AJ Dettorre of Moorpark High latches onto Simi Valley's Tommy Dowling in an effort to slow down the running back during last Friday's homecoming game. Behind an outstanding defensive effort and just enough offense, the Pioneers got past Moorpark, 14-6. ]" jquery1262452401302="2"></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>BRIAN MOUNT/Acorn Newspapers</em></span> </div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-tBKAmkJI/AAAAAAAAJ18/7SQmTQTGO2c/s1600-h/lang+art1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 140px; HEIGHT: 89px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422242711755722898" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-tBKAmkJI/AAAAAAAAJ18/7SQmTQTGO2c/s400/lang+art1.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div>Behind an outstanding defensive effort and just enough offense, the Pioneers got past Moorpark, 14-6. This was the type of statement game the Simi Valley High football program had been searching for. With a 14-6 upset win over Moorpark last Friday night during homecoming, Simi Valley (31, 10) may have established itself as a force to be reckoned with in the race for a Marmonte League title.<br />Thrilled with his team's play on both sides of the ball, Pioneer head coach Todd Borowski said beating Moorpark (22, 01)- the fourthranked team in the CIF-Southern Section Northern Division coaches' poll entering the game- was the biggest win in his three years with the SVHS program.<br /><strong>Simi Valley's 34-27 shocker over Canyon during the 2005-06</strong> season had been Borowski's teams' crowning on-field achievement to date, but that was before Moorpark came to town.<br /><a class="lightbox-processed" href="http://www.simivalleyacorn.com/images/2007-10-05/032p2_lg.jpg" rel="lightbox[][]" jquery1262452401302="3"></a>"This is bigger than Canyon because it's a league game," Borowski said. "We haven't beat Moorpark in I don't know how long. We'd have to go back in the record book to find that out.<br />"The league title goes through Moorpark. I'm not saying we're title contenders, but we're one step closer to the playoffs, a place we haven't been in about 25 years."<br />Simi Valley, which hadn't beaten Moorpark since 1996, last made a postseason appearance during the 1986 season, and judging by the way the team has played defense during the first four games of the year- they've allowed the fewest points in the Marmonte- the Pioneers appear very capable of breaking the long playoff drought.<br />"Look at our stats; the defense comes to play every week," Borowski said.<br />Friday's game was scoreless in the first half.<br />Moorpark nearly got on the board in the opening quarter when <strong>Adam Barry</strong> tried to score on a quarterback keeper on fourthandgoal play from the 3-yard line. SVHS defensive lineman Shawn Morrison made a tremendous effort to stop Barry and keep the Musketeers off the scoreboard.<br />Midway through the second quarter, Simi Valley wide receiver <strong>Joey Bernardo</strong> caught a tipped pass in the end zone, but the apparent score was wiped out by a penalty.<br />The game-changing play may have occurred on the second half kickoff when Simi Valley's James Barona laid a crushing block on Moorpark's Garrett Meadows, setting off a wild display of emotion that reverberated from the Pioneers' sideline up into the stands.<br />"I saw him going to the right and totally set him up," Barona said.<br />"We came in as big underdogs and were going to have to be physical to win the game. A play like that helps set the tone."<br />Still, it was Moorpark that scored first when defensive back <strong>Tim Vizzi</strong> intercepted a pass and returned it for a touchdown. A missed extra point kept the score at 6-0 in favor of the Musketeers.<br /><strong>After that it was all Simi Valley.<br /></strong>Pioneer cornerback Evan Green recovered a fumbled punt at the Moorpark 39 with 2:22 remaining in the third quarter. Less than three minutes later, on the first play of the fourth quarter, SVHS running back Langston Jackson scored on a 2 yard touchdown plunge. David Castro's extra point made the score 7-6 Simi Valley.<br />With 5:05 remaining in the contest, after converting a crucial third down in Moorpark territory, <strong>Jackson went around the right side of the Pioneer offensive line, found the sideline and headed for paydirt.<br /></strong><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Jackson's 21-yard</span> score was his second of the game and sixth of the season. He finished with <strong>125 yards</strong> on 30 attempts, with most of his damage done in the second half.<br />Down 14-6, MHS attempted a final drive, but the Pioneer defense held on a fourth-down play from their own 39. Jackson and the offense reentered and put the game away with a first-down conversion.<br /><strong>"Langston Jackson was the man,"</strong> said Pioneer quarterback Jared Zahorik, who finished with five completions for 89 yards.<br /><strong>"He doesn't get as much hype as he should, but Simi Valley High is a real football team, and Langston Jackson is a real football player."<br /></strong>With last week's euphoria in the rearview mirror, the Pioneers face a stiff challenge when they travel to Agoura (2-2, 0-1) tonight for a 7 p.m. matchup. The Chargers are coming off a tough league-opening loss against Thousand Oaks.<br />"We can't focus on how well we played against Moorpark when we've got Agoura this week," Borowski said. "They're good, and they'll be ready for us. But the way we're playing, we're pretty good, too." </div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-AuEUxQkI/AAAAAAAAJuE/r7m5okTDZHk/s1600-h/clt6923.png"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 340px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422194005300560450" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sz-AuEUxQkI/AAAAAAAAJuE/r7m5okTDZHk/s400/clt6923.png" /></a> </div><div><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;">Best Opts for NFL</span></strong><br />The 2009 season started with much promise for Cal junior RB Jahvid Best. He was a Heisman frontrunner alongside the three finalists from the year prior. But consecutive pedestrian performances at Oregon and versus USC all but eliminated him from the race. A freakish concussion suffered against Oregon State on Nov. 7 ended his season. On Saturday, he announced he’s entering the NFL Draft…<br /><a href="http://california.scout.com/a.z?s=166&p=8&c=1&nid=4236660">Jahvid Best</a> will enter the 2010 NFL Draft, he announced on Saturday afternoon in a teleconference.<br />“It was a fast couple of weeks, and over the last month, my family and I have been offered an opportunity to enter the NFL. And that was our decision,” said Best.<br />“It wasn’t a heated decision. It took a lot of thought and gathered a lot of advice from coaches, Coach [Jeff] Tedford, my running back coach (Ron Gould), friends, a lot of advice from everybody. We sat down with Coach Tedford and talked about the pros and cons of the situation and after weighing out the pros and cons, we decided to enter the draft and forgo my senior season at Cal.”<br />“I want to say thank you the university for giving me the opportunity to play college football and also for the education. An education I plan to finish after I’m done playing football. But this is an opportunity I can’t pass up and have to take advantage of it.”<br />Best has not chosen an agent in turn he doesn’t have an idea where he will be training in the offseason as he prepares for Cal’s pro day and the NFL Combine. He is projected as a mid to late first round pick by many draft prognosticators. ESPN ranks him second overall at his position and the 22nd best overall prospect in the 2010 draft. “I’ve heard as high as the first round and as low as the third round,” Best added.<br />Best was on pace for a second consecutive 1,000-yard rushing season before suffering a concussion after falling on the turf on a seven-yard touchdown run against Oregon State at Memorial Stadium on Nov. 7.<br />“I’m still not 100% but I’m very optimistic,” Best said of recovery. He says he has no doubt that he will be ready to work out and perform in the NFL Combine. “[My injuries] played a small factor in my decision,” he added.<br />Despite missing the final three regular-season games of 2009, and the Poinsettia Bowl, Best finished the 2009 season with 867 yards rushing, 12 rushing touchdowns and added four receiving touchdowns. He earned second-team All-Pac-10 honors and shared Cal’s team MVP award.<br />Best did not play or practice the remainder of the season, including bowl preparation. The injury required medical personal to attend to him on the field and transport him to Highland General Hospital in Oakland for an overnight stay. He was released the following day.<br /><strong>In 31 games and 18 starts over his three seasons at Cal, he ranks among the school's all-time leaders in various categories.</strong><br />200-yard rushing games (3, No. 1)<br />Rushing touchdowns (29, No. 3-T)<br />All-purpose running yards (4,045, No. 5)<br />100-yard rushing games (13, No. 6)<br />Rushing yardage (2,668, No. 7)<br />Touchdowns (35, No. 8)<br />Scoring (210, No. 9) </div><div> </div><div></div><div><strong><a href="http://www.blogger.com/ncb/clubhouse?teamId=2390"></a><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;">Miami (FL) 86, </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/ncb/clubhouse?teamId=2492"></a><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;">Pepperdine 63</span></strong></div><div><strong><em>Associated Press<br /></em>MALIBU, Calif.</strong> -- <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=32000">James Dews</a> scored 21 points and sank five 3-pointers to lead Miami to its sixth straight win, an 86-63 victory over Pepperdine on Sunday.<br />The Hurricanes (14-1) never trailed and used a double-digit scoring run in both halves to pull away in their first visit to Pepperdine (4-12) since December 1969.<br /><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=27014">Adrian Thomas</a>, who scored 15 points on a career-high five 3-pointers off the bench, began and ended a 10-0 run with 3-pointers to help Miami to a 21-10 lead with 12 minutes to go in the first half. The Hurricanes led 45-36 at halftime.<br />Dews ignited a 12-0 run in the second half with a 3-pointer that pushed Miami's lead to 68-46 with less than 11 minutes to play.<br />Pepperdine's <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=41441">Keion Bell</a> scored a game-high 22 points.<br />Miami, which has won 21 consecutive nonconference regular-season games, made 13 3-pointers and shot 53 percent from the field overall.</div><div> </div><div></div><div><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;">Georgia 64, Pepperdine 47</span></strong></div><div><em><strong>Associated Press</strong></em><br /><strong>ATHENS, Ga</strong>. -- <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=41702">Travis Leslie</a> scored 14 points and Georgia defeated Pepperdine 64-47 on Wednesday night.<br />The Bulldogs (7-4) trailed 6-5 early, but led the rest of the game.<br /><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=41704">Trey Thompkins</a> scored 12 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for Georgia, and <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=27960">Ricky McPhee</a> added 10 points.<br />Georgia outrebounded the Waves 43-28 and held Pepperdine to 35 percent shooting (18 of 51).<br />The Waves pulled within 24-19 on Dane Suttle's 3 with 4:58 left in the first half. But the Bulldogs closed out the half with a 9-2 run to take a 33-21 halftime lead.<br />Georgia used a 10-4 run early in the second half to take 43-25 lead with 16:11 to play.<br /><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=41703">Ebuka Anyaorah</a> gave the Bulldogs their biggest lead of the game, 58-35, on a free throw with 7:07 remaining.<br />Jonathan Dupre scored 14 points off the bench for the Waves (4-11), who lost for the eighth time in nine games.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jackson Twinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617362288328142935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21803971.post-1158071156904898302009-12-25T03:19:00.000-08:002009-12-29T22:46:23.925-08:00ONE WIN - ONE LOSS vs UTAH<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS4YBFFXzI/AAAAAAAAJpk/PWYLpQEVSCo/s1600-h/kurtzman.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419158974379679538" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 380px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS4YBFFXzI/AAAAAAAAJpk/PWYLpQEVSCo/s400/kurtzman.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;"><strong>Men's Basketball Defeats Utah, 76-64</strong></span><br /><em>Courtesy: Pepperdine Sports Information<br />Release: 12/23/2009</em><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS63RhbbhI/AAAAAAAAJqM/vgCHdkSkco8/s1600-h/pepplj1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419161710392733202" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS63RhbbhI/AAAAAAAAJqM/vgCHdkSkco8/s400/pepplj1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=204862363&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500#PDFLINKS"></a><a href="https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf4/662528.pdf?ATCLID=204862363&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500" target="PDFWIN"><strong>Pepperdine-Utah Box Score</strong></a><br /><strong>MALIBU, Calif.</strong> - Junior forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> matched his career high with 25 points and the Pepperdine men's basketball team controlled the boards as the Waves posted their most impressive win of the season, a 76-64 victory against Utah on Wednesday night in Firestone Fieldhouse.<br />Pepperdine never trailed in the game and improved to 4-10 overall with the help of a +18 rebounding margin (45-27). The Waves did an excellent job getting to the foul line, where they made 27 of 33 (81.8%). Utah (5-7), a 2009 NCAA Tournament team, actually outshot the Waves 41.1%-38.6%, but was just 10-for-15 with its free throws.<br />Thompson (Portland, Ore./Stoneridge Prep) had 15 second-half points as the Waves built on a 34-25 halftime lead. <span style="color:#ffcc00;">Pepperdine also got 18 points and four assists from sophomore guard</span> <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Lorne Jackson</span></a><span style="color:#ffcc00;"> (Simi Valley, Calif./Simi Valley HS)</span> and 17 points and nine rebounds from sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> (Los Angeles, Calif./Pasadena HS).<br />Sophomore center <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209">Corbin Moore</a> (Cypress, Calif./Los Alamitos HS) posted season highs in several categories, including points (nine), rebounds (13, a career high) and minutes (33).<br />"I'm excited at how focused our guys came out, especially with only one day to prepare," Pepperdine associate head coach <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962">Marty Wilson</a> said. "In other games we've gotten up by 10 or 12 but we started to do things out of character. But we stayed on track tonight and I liked our mindset."<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS63ElWO0I/AAAAAAAAJqE/XwEOtn1edcc/s1600-h/lojack115.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419161706919508802" style="WIDTH: 124px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 124px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS63ElWO0I/AAAAAAAAJqE/XwEOtn1edcc/s400/lojack115.jpg" border="0" /></a>Pepperdine quickly built a double-digit lead at 16-5 with 13 1/2 minutes to play in the first half after Thompson hit his second three-pointer. Thanks to an 8-0 run that included back-to-back baskets by Bell, Pepperdine took its largest lead of 17 points at 30-13 with 3:52 left in the half.<br />Utah would close the second half on a 10-2 run, however, cutting Pepperdine's lead at the break to nine at 34-25.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS8kLYTYnI/AAAAAAAAJqs/VXzGFqHfpe8/s1600-h/peppds.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419163581349585522" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS8kLYTYnI/AAAAAAAAJqs/VXzGFqHfpe8/s400/peppds.jpg" border="0" /></a>Pepperdine pushed its lead back up to 12 a couple of times early in the second half, including at 47-35 with 12 1/2 minutes to go after a jumper by Thompson. But Utah scored the next six points to cut the lead in half at 47-41 with 9 1/2 minutes to go. The Utes eventually got the lead down to five points at 56-51 with six minutes left after a three-pointer by Marshall Henderson.<br />But Pepperdine recovered by scoring the next seven points, three by Moore, to make it a 63-51 lead with less than four minutes to play. In the final two-plus minutes, the Waves iced the game by going 11-for-14 from the foul line.<br />"It was nice to get back on the winning track," Moore said. "It feels good to beat a good team. We played really well on the defensive end. Because we defended well and rebounded well, that let us keep our lead throughout the game."<br />It was Pepperdine's second win over Utah in seven meetings. The only previous victory came in the 1979 NCAA Tournament.<br /><strong>The Waves now take a week off from action and next play at Georgia on Wednesday, Dec. 30, at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m.</strong> PT. Fans can listen to Al Epstein's broadcast at <a href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500">http://www.pepperdinesports.com/?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500</a> with a subscription to Wave Casts.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS2eZOcL0I/AAAAAAAAJo0/FZ1LfDM0Xh4/s1600-h/cal+lunch.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419156884917333826" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 218px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS2eZOcL0I/AAAAAAAAJo0/FZ1LfDM0Xh4/s400/cal+lunch.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;"><strong>Cal Falls To Utah 37-27 at Poinsettia Bowl</strong></span><br /><em>Shane Vereen scored 2 touchdowns.<br /></em><a href="http://www.calbears.com/rss/rss-index.html"></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS2dwz8kEI/AAAAAAAAJos/fKd2uR3CWxQ/s1600-h/CALSHANEBOWL.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419156874068791362" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 222px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS2dwz8kEI/AAAAAAAAJos/fKd2uR3CWxQ/s400/CALSHANEBOWL.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><em>Dec. 23, 2009<br /></em><a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2009-2010/utah-cal.html"><strong>Final Stats</strong></a><strong> </strong><a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/122409aab.html"><strong>Quotes</strong></a><strong> </strong><a onclick="javascript:window.open('/view.gal?id=60550', 'PopupViewer', 'toolbar=no,menubar=no,status=no,location=no,directories=no,titlebar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,width=970,height=705');" href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/122309aaa.html#"><strong>Photo Gallery</strong></a><br /><strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS0_hAjG4I/AAAAAAAAJn0/2arj992WIvg/s1600-h/calpbowl4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419155254918978434" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 105px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS0_hAjG4I/AAAAAAAAJn0/2arj992WIvg/s400/calpbowl4.jpg" border="0" /></a>SAN DIEGO</strong> (AP) -Jordan Wynn threw for a career-high 338 yards and three touchdowns to rally No. 23 Utah from an early two-touchdown deficit to a 37-27 victory over California in the Poinsettia Bowl on Wednesday night<br />The Utes scored 27 straight points to win their ninth straight bowl game, the longest current streak in the country and tied for the second-longest ever. Florida State won 11 straight from 1985-96 and Southern California won nine in a row from 1923-45. The Golden Bears, in a bowl game for the school-record seventh straight year, had their four-game postseason winning streak snapped.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS2djfOrWI/AAAAAAAAJok/JmH4NxOYhe4/s1600-h/cal+utah.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419156870492237154" style="WIDTH: 260px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 216px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS2djfOrWI/AAAAAAAAJok/JmH4NxOYhe4/s400/cal+utah.jpg" border="0" /></a>Wynn, a true freshman, improved to 3-0 at Qualcomm Stadium, including two section championships while the starter at suburban Oceanside High. He graduated last December and enrolled at Utah in January, allowing him to participate in spring ball. Wynn completed 26 of 36 passes and improved to 3-2 as the Utes' starter.<br />Utah's defense came up big, too. The Utes sacked Cal's <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/riley_kevin00.html">Kevin Riley</a> five times and intercepted him twice, with linebacker Stevenson Sylvester returning a tipped pass 27 yards for a touchdown late in the game. Riley also lost a fumble.<br />"It's a great feeling, especially at home, to play the way I did and get a bowl win," Wynn said. <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS0_75QSfI/AAAAAAAAJn8/bYw_MBa9KBk/s1600-h/cal++vareen.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419155262136142322" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 222px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS0_75QSfI/AAAAAAAAJn8/bYw_MBa9KBk/s400/cal++vareen.jpg" border="0" /></a>"The defense had a great night. It's kind of been the story all year. Our defense is solid. We rely on them to keep us in the game." <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/vereen_shane00.html">Shane Vereen</a>, who scored twice, was the seventh Cal back to gain more than 100 yards in a bowl, finishing with 122 yards on 20 carries.<br />Utah (10-3) looked overmatched after Cal (8-5) scored twice in 11 seconds midway through the first quarter. Vereen scored on a 36-yard run and <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/young_eddie00.html">Eddie Young</a> intercepted Wynn on the first play of Utah's next drive and returned it 31 yards for a score.<br />After that it was all Utah, which a year ago beat Alabama in the Sugar Bowl.<br />"Our coaches told us to calm down," Wynn said about the quick deficit. "It was early in the game. We knew there was a lot of time left to just slow it down and make plays and claw ourselves back in the game."<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS1Af8OYyI/AAAAAAAAJoE/BzXssQk1D5U/s1600-h/cal+best+4h.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419155271812277026" style="WIDTH: 290px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 350px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS1Af8OYyI/AAAAAAAAJoE/BzXssQk1D5U/s400/cal+best+4h.png" border="0" /></a>Utah's defense shut down Cal and Utah scored on its last four possessions of the first half.<br />Wynn threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to tight end Kendrick Moeai late in the first quarter and Joe Phillips' 28-yard field goal early in the second quarter pulled Utah to 14-10.<br />Wynn's 15-yard scoring pass to Moeai gave Utah the lead and his 21-yarder to Jereme Brooks made it 24-14 at halftime.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS2eojCGrI/AAAAAAAAJo8/Nf1LE4XCFkQ/s1600-h/California+quarterback+Kevin+Riley.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419156889030236850" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 296px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS2eojCGrI/AAAAAAAAJo8/Nf1LE4XCFkQ/s400/California+quarterback+Kevin+Riley.jpg" border="0" /></a>Riley fumbled early in the third quarter when he was sacked by Lamar Chapman, with Mike Wright recovering at the 14. That set up Phillips' 29-yard field goal for a 27-14 lead.<br />Cal finally scored again on a 1-yard run by Vereen with 39 seconds left in the third quarter to pull the Golden Bears to 27-21 before Phillips kicked a 25-yard field goal. Riley was 20 of 36 for 214 yards and one touchdown. Cal had only six first downs in the first half.<br /><br /><a title="What a night it was for Simi Valley's Jackson twins" href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/varsitytimesinsider/2009/12/what-a-night-it-was-for-simi-valleys-jackson-twins.html" rel="bookmark"><span style="font-size:180%;">What a night it was for Simi Valley's Jackson twins</span></a><br /><em>December 24, 2009 </em><br /><em></em><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS2dFkWr7I/AAAAAAAAJoc/taDFvWcAiiE/s1600-h/cal+lang11.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419156862460669874" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 293px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS2dFkWr7I/AAAAAAAAJoc/taDFvWcAiiE/s400/cal+lang11.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS8jFMrhJI/AAAAAAAAJqU/vWFevNUVUlk/s1600-h/peppglo2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419163562510353554" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS8jFMrhJI/AAAAAAAAJqU/vWFevNUVUlk/s400/peppglo2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="FLOAT: right" href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/.a/6a00d8341c630a53ef0120a77a2d65970b-pi"></a>Now we know the best reason to have twins -- so you can get your revenge.<br />The <a href="http://thejacksontwins.blogspot.com/2009/12/dec-23rd-jackson-twins-vs-utah.html">Jackson twins</a> from Simi Valley, Langston and Lorne, had a memorable Wednesday night playing against Utah.<br />First, Langston's California team <a href="http://www.sltrib.com/ci_14021197">lost to Utah</a> in football, 37-27. Langston is a reserve running back. But Lorne's Pepperdine basketball team then <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705353819/Utah-Utes-basketball-Pepperdine-snaps-7-game-skid-by-beating-Utah.html">beat Utah, 76-64</a>, with Lorne scoring a career-high 18 points.<br />One twin avenges another. What a night.<br /><em><strong>-- Eric Sondheimer</strong></em><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS62krqOkI/AAAAAAAAJp8/xHsyrBMPtGE/s1600-h/Langston+Jackson%27s+Photos+-6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419161698356050498" style="WIDTH: 160px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS62krqOkI/AAAAAAAAJp8/xHsyrBMPtGE/s400/Langston+Jackson%27s+Photos+-6.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS4XagXDsI/AAAAAAAAJpU/0aQoRW2VWs4/s1600-h/pepp+latimes.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419158964025102018" style="WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 255px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS4XagXDsI/AAAAAAAAJpU/0aQoRW2VWs4/s400/pepp+latimes.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><em><strong>Photo:</strong> Pepperdine's Lorne Jackson tries to get past BYU's Noah Hartsock, left, and Lee Cummard during a game on Nov. 18, 2008. Credit: Jeff Lewis / Associated Press<br /><br /></em><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong><em>latimes.com/sports/la-sp-poinsettia-bowl24-2009dec24,0,6596246.story<br />latimes.com</em></strong><br /></span><br /><em><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;"><strong>POINSETTIA BOWL</strong></span><br /></em><strong><em>Utah storms back to beat California, 37-27<br />Golden Bears watch a 14-0 lead evaporate as the Mountain West hands the Pac-10 another bowl loss.</em></strong><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS1AmUsNnI/AAAAAAAAJoM/avPtEL4FlPM/s1600-h/cal+bowl+p.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419155273525507698" style="WIDTH: 220px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 331px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS1AmUsNnI/AAAAAAAAJoM/avPtEL4FlPM/s400/cal+bowl+p.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><em>By Ben Bolch<br />December 24, 2009<br />Reporting from San Diego<br /><br /></em>Robert Johnson might have provided his team with the perfect recruiting slogan."You come to Utah," the senior free safety from Los Angeles said, "you win bowl rings."Johnson collected his third piece of postseason jewelry Wednesday evening at Qualcomm Stadium after Utah scored 27 unanswered points to rally from an early two-touchdown deficit and overwhelm California, 37-27, in the Poinsettia Bowl. Freshman quarterback Jordan Wynn completed 26 of 36 passes for a career-high 338 yards and three touchdowns for the Utes (10-3), who stretched the nation's longest bowl winning streak to nine games. Utah tied USC for the second-longest bowl winning streak in NCAA history, behind only the 11 consecutive postseason victories recorded by Florida State in 1985-96. "I believe our guys outwork the opponents in the bowl situation," said Utah Coach Kyle Whittingham, who improved to 5-0 in postseason games. "They understand that a bowl game is a chance to win another ballgame, and our guys have done that for a lot of years now.</div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS4XNNEMWI/AAAAAAAAJpM/dF72rC5CBAs/s1600-h/cal+utah1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419158960454512994" style="WIDTH: 260px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 170px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS4XNNEMWI/AAAAAAAAJpM/dF72rC5CBAs/s400/cal+utah1.jpg" border="0" /></a>"It was the third bowl victory by a Mountain West Conference team this season and the second over a counterpart from the Pacific 10 Conference in two days after Brigham Young upended Oregon State on Tuesday in the Las Vegas Bowl. Cal Coach Jeff Tedford said his team did not underestimate the Utes."That team right there had seven starters back on a defense that beat Alabama in the Sugar Bowl, " Tedford said. "That's a good football team. "Making his fourth consecutive start in place of injured tailback Jahvid Best for the Golden Bears (8-5), Shane Vereen had 122 yards rushing and two touchdowns, with 77 of the yards coming in the first quarter as the Bears built a 14-0 lead. The former Valencia High standout ran one way and then cut back for a 36-yard touchdown to give Cal an early 7-0 lead. <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS4Wx5y6MI/AAAAAAAAJpE/TE2mBaBgTNw/s1600-h/CAL+MIKE+MO.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419158953125931202" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 218px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS4Wx5y6MI/AAAAAAAAJpE/TE2mBaBgTNw/s400/CAL+MIKE+MO.jpg" border="0" /></a>When Cal linebacker Eddie Young intercepted Wynn's next pass and returned it 31 yards for a touchdown, the Bears held a 14-0 advantage and appeared to be on the way to helping Tedford improve his 5-1 bowl record.Then their offense went into hibernation mode. Here's how the rest of Cal's first-half drives ended: punt, punt, punt and halftime, with the Bears gaining three first downs along the way. "They kind of took us out of our game," said quarterback Kevin Riley, who completed 20 of 36 passes for 214 yards and one touchdown with two interceptions. "We didn't really get anything going. "Utah held Cal to 11 yards rushing over the last three quarters. Meanwhile, Wynn, a true freshman from nearby Oceanside High, continually gained confidence, completing all three of his touchdown passes in the first half as the Utes took a 24-14 lead."I just kind of relaxed and didn't force it in there," Wynn said. Wynn's favorite targets included receiver David Reed, who caught six passes for 103 yards to set a school record with 81 catches and 1,188 yards in a season. Johnson intercepted a pass and broke up several others with bone-jarring hits. The former Fremont High and Los Angeles Southwest College product added a second Poinsettia Bowl ring -- the Utes also beat Navy here in 2007 -- to go with the one from the Sugar Bowl victory over Alabama last year." Me getting recruited here, I was feeling like I could probably win some rings," Johnson said. "I've been here three years and won three rings."<br /><a href="mailto:ben.bolch@latimes.com"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">ben.bolch@latimes.com</span></em></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><em>Copyright © 2009, </em></span><a href="http://www.latimes.com/" target="_blank"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">The Los Angeles Times</span></em></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;"><strong>Pepperdine 76, Utah 64</strong></span><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS62RapFHI/AAAAAAAAJp0/Xdw9OoYrlgU/s1600-h/pepp099.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419161693184398450" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS62RapFHI/AAAAAAAAJp0/Xdw9OoYrlgU/s400/pepp099.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Game Leaders</strong> </span></span><strong><br />UTAH<br />PEPPERDINE</strong><br /><strong>Points</strong><br /><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=36432">C. Brown</a> 21<br /><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=37517">M. Thompson</a> 25<br /><strong>Rebounds</strong><br /><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=41692">J. Washburn</a> 6<br /><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=41445">C. Moore</a> 13<br /><strong>Assists<br /></strong><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=32056">L. Drca</a> 8<br /><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=41442">L. Jackson</a> 4<br /><strong>Steals</strong><br /><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=36432">C. Brown</a> 3<br /><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=41441">K. Bell</a> 3<br /><strong>Blocks<br /></strong><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=45807">S. Glover</a> 2<br /><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=41445">C. Moore</a> 1<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS62EyoQ6I/AAAAAAAAJps/QOOkjgjmKdM/s1600-h/peplmu11.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419161689795347362" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS62EyoQ6I/AAAAAAAAJps/QOOkjgjmKdM/s400/peplmu11.jpg" border="0" /></a>·</div><div><strong>Team Stats: </strong><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/teams/stats?teamId=254"><strong>Utah</strong></a><strong> </strong><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/teams/stats?teamId=2492"><strong>Pepperdine</strong></a><strong><br /></strong><br /><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=293572492"><strong>Recap</strong></a><strong> </strong><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=293572492"><strong>Box Score</strong></a><br /><br /><strong>Complete Schedule: </strong><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/teamsched?teamId=254"><strong>Utah</strong></a><strong> </strong><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/teamsched?teamId=2492"><strong>Pepperdine</strong></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS8kYnYlCI/AAAAAAAAJq0/o0_0Dakbmpg/s1600-h/pepplb113.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419163584902501410" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS8kYnYlCI/AAAAAAAAJq0/o0_0Dakbmpg/s400/pepplb113.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><em>Associated Press</em><br /><strong>MALIBU, Calif.</strong> -- <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=37517">Mychel Thompson</a> scored a career-best 25 points,<span style="color:#ffcc00;"> </span><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=41442"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Lorne Jackson</span></a><span style="color:#ffcc00;"> added 18</span> and Pepperdine snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 76-64 victory over inconsistent Utah on Wednesday night.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS8jVTRDXI/AAAAAAAAJqc/8zVbVIds5Es/s1600-h/pepp094.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419163566832946546" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS8jVTRDXI/AAAAAAAAJqc/8zVbVIds5Es/s400/pepp094.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=41441">Keion Bell</a> had 17 points and nine rebounds for the Waves (4-10), who hadn't won since beating Monmouth 3 1/2 weeks ago. Pepperdine never trailed against the Utes (5-7), taking a 17-point lead in the first half and never letting the margin drop below five in the final minutes.<br /><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=36432">Carlon Brown</a> scored 21 points and <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=45808">Marshall Henderson</a> added 20, but their Utah teammates uniformly struggled in their third straight defeat. Utah hadn't lost to Pepperdine since the 1979 NCAA tournament.</div><div></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS4XgKxAfI/AAAAAAAAJpc/0M5_1-F83Qs/s1600-h/cal+pbowl.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419158965545140722" style="WIDTH: 85px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 124px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS4XgKxAfI/AAAAAAAAJpc/0M5_1-F83Qs/s400/cal+pbowl.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;">Bowl Preview Capsule</span><a class="provider-logo ult-section" id="yn-prvdlink" href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/ap/brand/SIG=br2v03/*http://www.ap.org"><span style="font-size:180%;"> </span></a><br /><em>By The Associated Press</em> – Tue Dec 22, 7:46 pm ET<br /><em><strong>Line:</strong> California by 3.<strong><br />Series record:</strong> California leads 4-2.<strong><br />Last meeting:</strong> Sept. 11, 2003, Utah 31-24<strong>.</strong></em> </div><div><br /><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">What's at Stake</span></strong></div><div><br />Utah has won eight straight bowl games, best current streak in the country. The Poinsettia is a big step down for the Utes, who are coming off their second BCS appearance, a 31-17 win over Alabama in the Sugar Bowl. Utah played in the Poinsettia Bowl two years ago, beating Navy 35-32. Cal is in a bowl for a school-record seventh straight season. The Golden Bears are making their third appearance in a San Diego bowl in six years, having played in the Holiday Bowl in 2004 and '06.<br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong>Key Matchup</strong><br /></span><strong>Cal offense vs. Utah defense</strong>. Sounds simple, but if Cal scores a lot of points, it should win. The Golden Bears have averaged 40.1 points in their eight wins, while averaging only 7.5 points in their four losses. Cal has had more than 400 yards of offense seven times and been over 500 three times. Cal had blowout losses to Oregon (42-3), USC (30-3), Oregon State (31-14) and Washington (42-10).<br /><strong>Players to Watch</strong><br />Utah: QB Jordan Wynn. The true freshman is from nearby Oceanside, Calif., and has played high school championship games at Qualcomm Stadium. He graduated from high school last December and enrolled right away at Utah, allowing him to go through spring ball. He is 2-2 as the Utes' starter.<br /><strong>California:</strong> QB Kevin Riley. Cal's fortunes ride with Riley. In the team's eight wins, Riley has completed 129 of 20 passes (61.7 percent) for 1,899 yards and 15 TDs, with four INTs. In the four losses, Riley is 60 of 137 (43.8 percent) for 737 yards and two TDs, with two INTs.<br /><strong>Facts & Figures:</strong> The teams haven't played each other since Utah won 31-24 at Salt Lake City on Sept. 11, 2003. ... Cal has won five of its last seven games. ... Utah is 11-3 in bowl games. </div><div></div><div><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Mens basketball: Utes drop game to woeful Pepperdine</span><br /></span><em><strong>Injured Utes play out-of-synch and get beat on the boards.<br /></strong>By Rhiannon Potkey<br />Special to the TribuneSalt Lake Tribune<br /></em><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS8joKLayI/AAAAAAAAJqk/z4hqlcRrqM0/s1600-h/pepp09044.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419163571895102242" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzS8joKLayI/AAAAAAAAJqk/z4hqlcRrqM0/s400/pepp09044.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>Malibu, Calif.</strong> » There won't be quite as much cheer around the Boylen household this holiday season.<br />Playing its final game before the Christmas break, the Utah men's basketball team suffered a regrettable 76-64 non-conference loss to Pepperdine on Wednesday night in front of 612 fans at Firestone Fieldhouse. The loss was the third straight for Utah (5-7) while Pepperdine (4-10) snapped its seven-game losing streak.<br />"I have two little girls at home, so I am going to try and clear my head and make it the best Christmas as we can make it," Utah coach Jim Boylen said. "But we came here to win, not lose games." To truly understand the magnitude of the loss it's best to point out that Pepperdine entered with an RPI of 340 out of 347 teams and was beaten at home by an NAIA school (Cal Baptist) earlier this season.<br />Utah was playing without starting sophomore center David Foster (ankle) and junior forward Jay Watkins (abdominal strain). The inside tandem combines to average 15.9 points and 10.5 rebounds, and their absence was obvious. The Utes were outrebounded 45-27, including 18 offensive rebounds that Pepperdine converted into 18 second-chance points. Utah's offense was out of synch early, and Pepperdine launched an 11-0 run to take a 16-5 lead with 13:21 remaining in the first half.<br />The Waves, who never trailed, expanded their lead to as much as 17 points before a late scoring spree by freshman Marshall Henderson narrowed Utah's deficit to 34-25 by halftime.<br />Utah pulled to within five points with 6:06 remaining in the game when Henderson hit a 3-pointer, but Pepperdine scored the next seven points to reestablish control.<br />"It was definitely frustrating. We would make a run and they would get a foul, or we would miss a shot and they would hit a three," said Henderson, who finished with 20 points. "It was always something that prevented us from getting any closer."<br />Coming off the bench for the second straight game, junior guard Carlon Brown finished with a team-high 21 points for Utah. But it was not the happy homecoming the Riverside, Calif., native was anticipating. "It sucks," Brown said. "Forget about it being a home game (for me), it was a must-win for us. To be two games below .500 is unacceptable and it's a position I have never been in before and never expected to be in, so it really hurts."<br />Freshman Jason Washburn made his first start in place of Foster, and finished with eight points and six rebounds in 31 minutes. One game after tying his career high, Luka Drca scored only seven points on two of nine shooting and committed five turnovers.<br />"I thought it was a similar pattern to our earlier games. We got stops and couldn't get the ball. We made them miss and couldn't get the ball," Boylen said. "We gave up too many offensive rebounds. If you have 17 turnovers and get beat on the boards, it's hard to win a road game."<br />The trip did enable Utah to reunite with <strong>Pepperdine associate head coach Marty Wilson,</strong> who spent four seasons at Utah before returning to his alma mater last season.<br />The Utes return from their short holiday break for practice Saturday night, and will attempt to snap their three-game skid when they host Texas-San Antonio on Tuesday night.<br />"I am definitely going to be thinking about this loss for sure," Henderson said. "I will try to take my mind off it for a little bit, but at the same time I can't take my mind off of it. I have to keep that edge."<br /><strong>Storylines</strong><br /><strong>In short</strong> » In its final game before the Christmas break, the Utah men's basketball team suffers its third straight loss in falling to Pepperdine 76-64 on Wednesday night in Malibu, Calif.<br />Key moment » Pepperdine embarks on an 11-0 run early in the first half and Utah can never fully recover.<br /><strong>Key stat</strong> » Pepperdine holds a 45-27 rebounding advantage over Utah. </div><div></div><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">News and notes:</span></strong> Pepperdine sophomore guard <span style="color:#999900;"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Lorne Jackson</span> </span><span style="color:#ffcc00;">(Simi Valley)</span> scored 18 points to help the Waves snap a seven-game losing streak with a 76-64 victory over Utah. Jackson scored 13 of his points in the first half, and gave the fans a big reason to cheer in the final seconds of the game. Jackson’s free throw put Pepperdine at the 75-point mark, which meant all 612 fans received a certificate for a free piece of grilled chicken from the Kentucky Fried Chicken in Malibu. ... <span style="font-size:85%;"><em>By </em></span><a title="Rhiannon Potkey" href="http://www.blogger.com/staff/rhiannon-potkey/"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>Rhiannon Potkey</em></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><em> Scripps Interactive Newspapers Group </em></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><em></em></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><em></em></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><div><br /><em><strong>December 24, 2009 3:26 pm<br /></strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;">Cub Scouts Hits the College Road</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3366ff;">But, to Malibu?</span></em><em><br />by Cub Buenning</em></div><div><em></em><br />When a late-December game takes place on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, you know you are in the heart of college basketball. Right?<br />Christmas came a couple days early for us at Cub Scouts as we took a break from a Southern Californian family holiday to take in an intra-conference match-up between the home Pepperdine Waves and the visiting Runnin’ Utes of Utah. The game pitted two teams with early season struggles looking for one last chance to “get right” before the grind of their respective conference schedules.<br />The 2008-2009 Mountain West Conference regular season champs, and an NCAA-tournament team, the Utes are far different from last year’s installment. Gone are several key components of that squad including guard Tyler Kepkay and the Aussie mountain in the middle, Luke Nevill. Still around for Jim Boylen’s team are the talented backcourt of 6-5 Serbian senior point Luca Drca and the rugged, but effectively smooth play of junior Carlon Brown.<br />On the other hand, the Waves of the West Coast Conference (annually dominated by Gonzaga) are led by sophomore scoring sensation, Keion Bell, who made major notoriety this fall with the YouTube release of him dunking over 5 of his buddies. (For real, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3i7G7MHgvI">check this out</a>, if you haven’t yet been versed.) Bell is partnered by junior swingman Mychel Thompson, the son of the former Laker and older brother of Klay, who is lighting it up for Washinton State. Another ex-NBAer’s progeny, Dane Suttle Jr. (whose dad of the same name is Pepperdine’s all-time leading scorer) has emerged as a third threat.<br />(In a crowd of just under a thousand, it was a current NBAer that got the attention of several in attendance, as Clipper center, Chris Kaman decided to venture through Topanga Canyon to take in a college game on an off-day. The 7th-year player couldn’t have been more gracious and took a few minutes to talk about the game and the holidays. (Seems Utah’s assistant Jeff Smith was one of Kaman’s at Central Michigan and had invited him to the game just minutes from the Staples Center.)<br />While the home team never seemed able to salt away a game they led throughout, the Waves were able to finally put away the Utes, winning 76-64.<br />The home team was the aggressor from the opening tip, making one successful foray to the hoop after another. Without the services of the departed Neville and an injury to current 7-3 monster, David Foster, the middle of the paint was wide open, much to the delight of the driving Waves players. Buoyed by the early interior advantage, Pepperdine sped off to an early 30-13 advantage.<br />The key players for both teams showed up on this night, as well as a young baby-faced guard for Utah by the name of Marshall Henderson. The 6-2 freshman from Texas (seemed to be a surprising number of Texans on the Utah roster) was a threat to score from everywhere on the court and his play early in the second half was instrumental in the Utes staying within range.<br />But whenever the visitors from the SLC pulled to within a couple baskets it was the LA-kid Bell that proved the difference, as he turned his first-half passivity into second-half fury. The 6-3 guard drove the ball with fervor and ease, netting 13 of his 17 points in the game’s second 20 minutes, predominately from drives to the hole and the slew of subsequent free throws (where he hit 9-10.) Bell was also omnipresent on the stat sheet as the high-flyer not only grabbed an impressive 9 boards, but also snagged 3 key thefts on the defensive end. The Waves were led by Thompson’s 25 and got some gutsy contributions by point-guard<span style="color:#ffcc00;"> Lorne Jackson (18 points)</span> and big man Corbin Moore (9 pts and 13 rebounds).<br />The Utes were paced by Brown’s 21 and Henderson’s 20, but were unable to establish consistent scoring down low and were hampered by shooting just 32 percent from behind the arc. </div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jackson Twinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617362288328142935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21803971.post-350723902418118562009-12-22T17:27:00.000-08:002009-12-23T10:11:01.935-08:00PEPPERDINE v UCI and PRE-POINSETTIA BOWL<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzJBt3XWOaI/AAAAAAAAJmE/V3YJKsb9Jwg/s1600-h/cal+poinse.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418465557891922338" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 115px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzJBt3XWOaI/AAAAAAAAJmE/V3YJKsb9Jwg/s400/cal+poinse.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzJBspAoAII/AAAAAAAAJls/InZ8b0e9RBw/s1600-h/calhat1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418465536858652802" style="WIDTH: 118px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 101px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzJBspAoAII/AAAAAAAAJls/InZ8b0e9RBw/s400/calhat1.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzJBsTQ4kBI/AAAAAAAAJlk/O_TuGmVKVnk/s1600-h/%5Be%5B%5Bp66.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418465531021266962" style="WIDTH: 125px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 98px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzJBsTQ4kBI/AAAAAAAAJlk/O_TuGmVKVnk/s400/%5Be%5B%5Bp66.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzGawjZuFSI/AAAAAAAAJkk/vty_Q_YZcbc/s1600-h/285536.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418281985630934306" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzGawjZuFSI/AAAAAAAAJkk/vty_Q_YZcbc/s400/285536.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Wise lifts UC Irvine in 74-61 win over Pepperdine</span></strong><br /></span><em>Monday, December 21, 2009<br />(12-21) 21:36 PST <strong>Irvine, Calif.</strong> (AP) --</em><br /><em></em><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzJEAYh7KeI/AAAAAAAAJms/r7bTGR6mbIg/s1600-h/peplmu5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418468075055557090" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzJEAYh7KeI/AAAAAAAAJms/r7bTGR6mbIg/s400/peplmu5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Eric Wise scored 12 consecutive UC Irvine points late in Monday night's game to boost the Anteaters to a 74-61 victory over Pepperdine. Wise punctuated his game-high 23 points with four baskets and four free throws that turned a 53-50 lead into a 65-59 edge with 2:20 to play.<br />The Anteaters (6-5) then ran off nine unanswered points before Mychel Thompson scored at the buzzer for the Waves (3-10). Michael Hunter scored 16 and Darren Moore 14 for UC Irvine. Thompson led Pepperdine with 16, with Dane Suttle Jr. adding 15 and <strong><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Lorne Jackson 13.</span><br /></strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzGav5GFc8I/AAAAAAAAJkU/YB24taybu3I/s1600-h/brto.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418281974274290626" style="WIDTH: 93px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 135px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzGav5GFc8I/AAAAAAAAJkU/YB24taybu3I/s400/brto.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Pepperdine led 40-37 at halftime and went ahead 45-37 on Taylor Darby's basket at 18:18 of the second half. But soon Wise took over. He made 8 of 16 shots and 7 of 8 free throws, tying his season high.The Anteaters snapped a two-game losing streak. Pepperdine sustained its seventh consecutive loss.<br /><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/chronicle/info/copyright/"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">© 2009 Hearst Communications Inc.</span></em></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Recap: UC Irvine vs. Pepperdine</strong></span><br /></span><em>By Sports Network The Sports Network<br />Posted: Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009</em><br /><em></em><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzGPHw5t8aI/AAAAAAAAJjE/B6FLzqFF8ZM/s1600-h/%5BE%5B%5BHK2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418269190252261794" style="WIDTH: 220px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 219px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzGPHw5t8aI/AAAAAAAAJjE/B6FLzqFF8ZM/s400/%5BE%5B%5BHK2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Eric Wise scored 23 points to power the UC Irvine Anteaters to a 74-61 win over the Pepperdine Waves in a non-league clash. Michael Hunter added 16 points for UC Irvine (6-5), which got 14 points from Darren Moore. Mychel Thompson scored 16 points in the loss for Pepperdine (3-10). The Waves also got 15 points from Dan Suttle Jr. and <strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">13 points from Lorne Jackson.</span><br /></strong><br />Pepperdine owned a 40-37 lead at intermission despite trailing 19-14 early on.<br />The Waves stretched their lead to eight points early in the second half, but the Anteaters scored 15 of the game's final 17 points to claim the win. UC Irvine finished the game with only nine turnovers while forcing 21 giveaways.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzJLhZpKnAI/AAAAAAAAJnU/k3R5BISGmRE/s1600-h/lojacucla.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418476338871442434" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzJLhZpKnAI/AAAAAAAAJnU/k3R5BISGmRE/s400/lojacucla.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;">UCI takes care of ball, Pepperdine</span><br /><a href="mailto:"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">By CHRIS TOBOLSKI</span></em></a><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;">2009-12-21 21:43:52<br /></span></em><strong>Irvine </strong>- UC Irvine's matched a season-low with nine turnovers and closed the game on a 13-2 spurt to defeat Pepperdine, 74-61, in a nonconference game Monday night at Bren Center.<br />Eric Wise poured in a game-high 23 points to go with six rebounds and three steals as the Anteaters (6-5) ended a two-game skid. The loss was the seventh in a row for Pepperdine (3-10).<br />"We played with great effort in the second half," UCI coach Pat Douglass said. "Eric Wise took over the game down the stretch. We weren't turning the ball over, but we needed to hit the boards a little more." Pepperdine outrebounded UCI, 21-11, in the first half, but the Anteaters responded after halftime, and it coincided with a better job defensively.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzGawyEiXqI/AAAAAAAAJks/LKjky_J09VI/s1600-h/imagesCAELRG4O.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418281989568618146" style="WIDTH: 91px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 125px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzGawyEiXqI/AAAAAAAAJks/LKjky_J09VI/s400/imagesCAELRG4O.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />UCI earned a 23-18 margin on the glass in the second half to cut down the second-chance opportunities Pepperdine was getting in the first half. Pepperdine was limited to seven second-chance points in the second half. The Waves had 12 second-chance points in the first half.<br />The strong board work combined with its hot shooting behind the arc helped Pepperdine take a 40-37 lead at intermission. The Waves shot 64 percent from 3-point land in the opening 20 minutes.<br />"They shot the ball well," Douglass said. "They can be a difficult team to guard. "We extended our defense in the second half and we got into them a little more." UCI led, 61-59, with 3:30 remaining when it took full control. Wise hit two free throws, then he stole the ball and finished with a dunk on the other end and UCI was in front, 65-59.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzGoJP_7_WI/AAAAAAAAJlE/cnWINexJeJU/s1600-h/dunk.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418296703570410850" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 259px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzGoJP_7_WI/AAAAAAAAJlE/cnWINexJeJU/s400/dunk.gif" border="0" /></a><br />After a Michael Hunter layup, the exclamation point came when Hunter's lob pass was flushed home by Zack Atkinson to complete the alley-oop. It put UCI ahead, 69-59, with 1:39 to play.<br />UCI was able to stay close in the first half despite streaky shooting of its own. The Anteaters hit five consecutive 3-pointers after missing their first two. The final one gave UCI a 19-14 lead, but it did not hit another from beyond the arc the rest of the half.<br />Hunter ended with 16 points and three assists for the Anteaters. Darren Moore added 14 points. Atkinson had a team-high eight rebounds. Pepperdine had three players finish in double figures, led by Mychel Thompson's 16 points. Dane Suttle Jr. scored 15 and <span style="color:#3333ff;">Lorne Jackson had 13</span> points. UCI finishes nonconference play next Monday when it visits San Jose State. The Anteaters open Big West action with a home stand against UC Santa Barbara on Jan. 2. and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo on Jan. 4. "We need to continue to get better and improve," Douglass said. "We tried some new kids tonight."<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">Pepperdine Hosts Utah on Wednesday Night</span></strong><br /></span><em>Courtesy: Pepperdine Sports Information<br />Release: 12/22/2009</em><br /><br /><a href="https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf4/662380.pdf?ATCLID=204861843&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500" target="PDFWIN"><strong>Pepperdine Men's Basketball Game Notes</strong></a><br /><a href="javascript:AdClicked(clickLineVarName6372652010);" target="_self"></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzGaxFSneJI/AAAAAAAAJk0/rsiddUWgrTc/s1600-h/bryu.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418281994727946386" style="WIDTH: 91px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 135px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzGaxFSneJI/AAAAAAAAJk0/rsiddUWgrTc/s400/bryu.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>THE FACTS -</strong> The Pepperdine men's basketball team is offering up one of its biggest non-conference home games right before Christmas as the Waves host Utah, a 2009 NCAA Tournament team, on Wednesday evening. It's one of Pepperdine's final three non-conference games and it starts one of the most challenging three-game stretches of the season (at Georgia and at home vs. Miami is still to come).<br /><strong>GAME #14</strong> - Wednesday (Dec. 23) at Firestone Fieldhouse: Pepperdine (3-10) vs. Utah (5-6) at 7 p.m.<br /><strong>ON THE WEB</strong> - Subscribers to "Wave Casts" can catch all Pepperdine men's basketball games on the internet at www.pepperdinesports.com. Veteran play-by-play man Al Epstein, now in his 25th season with the Waves, is behind the microphone. Home games will have live audio and video, while road games will be audio only. Go to the Pepperdine Athletics website and look for the Wave Casts link. An annual pass costs $69.95 and monthly subscriptions are also available. Live statistics will be available for all home matches free of charge, and links are provided to the home team's website when the Waves are on the road.<br /><strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzJD_VCNQ6I/AAAAAAAAJmU/aHF4mRTe10w/s1600-h/pc77.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418468056937350050" style="WIDTH: 62px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 98px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzJD_VCNQ6I/AAAAAAAAJmU/aHF4mRTe10w/s400/pc77.jpg" border="0" /></a>PROMOTIONS</strong> - For the Utah game, groups of 15 or more can purchase general admission tickets for $5 each ... If the Waves score 75 points or more in an upcoming home game, certificates will be given out afterward for a free piece of grilled chicken from the KFC in Malibu.<br /><strong>TICKETS</strong> - Men's basketball single-game tickets cost $15 (lower reserved), $12 (upper reserved), $10 (adult general admission) or $5 (child general admission). Call (866) WAVE-TIX to purchase tickets.<br /><strong>UTAH -</strong> Pepperdine is 1-5 all-time against Utah. The Waves' win came in the 1979 NCAA Tournament at Pauley Pavilion, a 92-88 victory in overtime. The Utes won all four in a four-game series from 2000-03, the last time the two schools met. <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962">Marty Wilson</a> was an assistant coach at Utah for four seasons (2005-08) before returning to Pepperdine. The Utes made the NCAA Tournament last season. This will be only their second true road game of the season (the Utes lost at Weber State).<br /><strong>LAST GAME</strong> - A late run over the final 3 1/2 minutes saw the Pepperdine men's basketball team fall at UC Irvine, 74-61, on Monday (Dec. 21) at the Bren Events Center. The Waves were within two points at 61-59 with 3:35 to play, but the Anteaters scored the next 13 points and Pepperdine wasn't able to score again until the final buzzer. <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> scored 16, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211">Dane Suttle Jr.</a> had 15 and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208">Lorne Jackson</a> added 13.<br /><strong>ROSTER</strong> - There are no seniors on the 2009-10 squad, and 12 of the 16 players are underclassmen. The roster features four juniors, seven sophomores and five true freshmen. Pepperdine does return 11 letterwinners from last season (believed to be among the most in school history). Twelve players are on scholarship and four are walk-ons.<br /><strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzGPI6xyihI/AAAAAAAAJjU/RBegzRGkocw/s1600-h/75a9bcef94d2a860.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418269210083232274" style="WIDTH: 90px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 135px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzGPI6xyihI/AAAAAAAAJjU/RBegzRGkocw/s400/75a9bcef94d2a860.jpg" border="0" /></a>SOPHOMORE SCORERS</strong> - Last season, Pepperdine's eight-man freshman class scored more than half of the Waves' points (57.4%). So far, the now-sophomore class has contributed 68.0% of Pepperdine's scoring.<br /><strong>BELL'S BIG START</strong> - Prior to Monday's game, sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> ranked 11th nationally in scoring and was one of only two players in the nation averaging at least 20 points, five rebounds and four assists (Manny Harris of Michigan was the other). He's now at 20.9 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.0 assists. Bell has scored more than 20 points in eight of his 13 games, including a career-high 34 against Monmouth. He's been in double-figures in every game but one. At the pace he's on, he'll become Pepperdine's 35th 1,000-point scorer by the end of his sophomore season (he's got 684).<br /><strong>SUTTLE'S SHOOTING</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211">Dane Suttle Jr.</a>, second-best on the team at 11.6 points per game, is one of the conference's best three-point shooters so far this season. He is averaging 2.3 per game (third in the WCC prior to Monday) and making 45.8% of them (27-for-59, sixth in the WCC prior to Monday).<br /><strong>THOMPSON TEAM CAPTAIN</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> was selected as team captain for 2009-10 after a landslide vote by his teammates. The junior forward is Pepperdine's only player that has been with the team for two full seasons. He is averaging 10.2 points this season and 9.1 points for his career, and has made 103 career three-pointers (he needs 113 to break into the school's top 10).<br /><strong>REBOUNDING</strong> - Rebounding is one area where the Waves are showing improvement over previous years. Last season the team had a negative-1.4 rebound margin, but this season it's at a positive 3.0. Pepperdine has had as many rebounds or more than opponents in nine of 13 games this season. The last time the Waves finished a season with a positive rebounding margin was 2000-01.<br /><strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzGPJhSnUjI/AAAAAAAAJjk/4K8716kEEuw/s1600-h/8159a583b74a889d0e98668f9a0b86bf.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418269220421456434" style="WIDTH: 180px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 155px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzGPJhSnUjI/AAAAAAAAJjk/4K8716kEEuw/s400/8159a583b74a889d0e98668f9a0b86bf.jpg" border="0" /></a>2009-10 HONORS</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> was named to the preseason All-WCC first team ... Bell was named MVP of the World Vision Challenge at Wyoming and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211">Dane Suttle Jr.</a> also made the all-tournament team ... The Waves were also the team champion at the World Vision Challenge.<br /><strong>RETURNERS</strong> - Four of the five starters from last year's team return (<a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a>, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205">Taylor Darby</a>, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209">Corbin Moore</a> and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a>). Pepperdine's returning players account for 82.5% percent of last year's scoring (1629/1974), 88.3% of the rebounds (919/1041), 65.4% of the assists (223/341), 95.0% of the blocked shots (96/101) and 77.2% of the steals (166/215).<br /><strong>NON</strong>-<strong>CONFERENCE SCHEDULE</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a> believes in preparing his team for league play with a difficult non-conference slate of games, and so that's what the Waves are in the midst of. The Waves play six games against non-conference teams that took part in the postseason last year: Portland State, UCLA and Utah made the NCAA Tournament, Miami (Fla.) was in the NIT, Wyoming was in the College Basketball Invitational and Pacific was in the inaugural CollegeInsider.com Tournament. Nine of the 16 non-conference games are at home.<br /><strong>WCC PRESEASON POLL</strong> - According to the WCC's coaches, the Waves are predicted to finish seventh in the conference. Their poll went in the following order: Gonzaga, Portland, Saint Mary's, San Francisco and Santa Clara (tied), San Diego, Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount. Several national publications and websites have differing opinions on the Waves, including fourth (The Sporting News), fifth (The Sports Network), sixth (Athlon and Lindy's) and seventh (Rivals.com, CBSSports.com and CollegeHoops.net).<br /><strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzGoJloMfEI/AAAAAAAAJlU/X7HL7iQ9ig8/s1600-h/3677576718.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418296709376408642" style="WIDTH: 145px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 122px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzGoJloMfEI/AAAAAAAAJlU/X7HL7iQ9ig8/s400/3677576718.jpg" border="0" /></a>TELEVISION</strong> - The Waves are slated to appear on television several times once again in 2009-10. Six games will be shown locally - Nov. 23 at UCLA on Fox Sports West, Jan. 14 vs. Santa Clara on ESPNU, Jan. 21 at Gonzaga on Prime Ticket (delayed), Jan. 30 vs. San Diego on Prime Ticket, Feb. 18 vs. Portland on Prime Ticket and Feb. 20 vs. Gonzaga on Fox Sports West.<br /><strong>YOUTUBE SENSATION</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a>, a preseason All-WCC first team selection, got Pepperdine a ton of publicity in mid-October. At Blue & Orange Madness, Pepperdine's event to kick off the start of practice, the sophomore guard finished up the dunk contest by leaping over five teammates and slamming it home. A Pepperdine fan happened to record the dunk on his iPhone and uploaded it onto YouTube. It quickly spread around the internet and at last check had nearly 1.1 million hits. ESPN's SportsCenter picked up the video and made the dunk the #2 Play of the Day.<br /><strong>TOM ASBURY</strong> - Now in his second stint in charge of the Waves is coaching great <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a>. He returned to Malibu prior to the 2008-09 campaign to become the Waves' head coach again after 14 seasons away. Asbury was previously at Pepperdine for nine years as an assistant coach (1980-88) and then the next six as the head coach (1989-94). He went on to serve as head coach at Kansas State from 1995-2000 and was an assistant coach at Alabama from 2004-07. Asbury went 125-59 (.679) in his first head coaching job at Pepperdine and took the Waves to the postseason five times in six years with three NCAA Tournament appearances (1991, '92, '94) and two in the NIT (1989, '93). Pepperdine won three regular-season WCC titles and the school's only three WCC Tournament championships came under Asbury. Prior to the start of the 2009-10 season, his seven-year record at Pepperdine was 134-82 (.620) and his 13-year record as a head coach was 219-170 (.563).<br /><strong>ASSISTANTS -</strong> Upon his return, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a> wanted to find assistants with a passion for Pepperdine and an understanding of its mission, so he turned to three former student-athletes. It's believed that Duke and Pepperdine have the only two college basketball staffs where the assistant coaches are all alums. Associate head coach <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962">Marty Wilson</a> (1985-89) and assistant coaches <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958">Damin Lopez</a> (1990-94) and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616">Will Kimble</a> (2001-03) played in three different eras, all successful. In the 13 seasons that made up their playing careers, Pepperdine went a combined 261-135 (.659), had 12 winning seasons, won six WCC regular-season titles and three WCC tournament titles, and made six NCAA Tournaments and four NITs.<br /><strong>ONE RECRUIT</strong> - There are no seniors on the roster but Pepperdine had one scholarship to offer for 2010-11. During the early signing period, they inked Hector Harold, a 6-foot-6 small forward from the Northfield Mount Hermon (Mass.) School. He was given a rating of 88 out of 100 by ESPN.com's recruiting site and is considered one of the top seniors in New England. He is originally from Pasadena, Calif.<br /><strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzJD_zzqj5I/AAAAAAAAJmc/a1ylrcc0pAA/s1600-h/pepp55.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418468065197854610" style="WIDTH: 101px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 98px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzJD_zzqj5I/AAAAAAAAJmc/a1ylrcc0pAA/s400/pepp55.jpg" border="0" /></a>LAST SEASON</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a>'s return to Pepperdine brought much-needed stability to the program in his first season back. With only five players returning, Asbury and his new staff brought in 10 newcomers well after the regular letter-of-intent signing period. The young Waves posted a 9-23 overall record but got much better as the year went on, placing sixth in the WCC with a 5-9 record and winning a first-round game at the WCC Tournament. <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> was named to the WCC All-Freshman team after averaging a team-best 12.9 ppg.<br /><strong>PEPPERDINE HISTORY -</strong> This is the 72nd season of Pepperdine basketball, and the Waves opened 2009-10 with an all-time record of 1,111-910 (.550). Pepperdine has been to the NCAA Tournament 13 times (last in 2002), and has won 12 West Coast Conference regular-season titles (last in 2002) and three WCC Tournament crowns (last in 1994).<br /><strong>BEST IN THE WEST</strong> - Pepperdine has long been one of the top Division I programs on the West Coast. Over the 31-season period from the 1978-79 season through the 2008-09 campaign, of the 32 schools that currently play Division I basketball in California, Oregon or Washington, the Waves began the 2009-10 season ranking third overall in postseason appearances (16) and fifth in both wins (525) and winning percentage (.565) over the past 31 years.<br /><strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzGoJVt26yI/AAAAAAAAJlM/fFbBrpqK2bY/s1600-h/BUZZ.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418296705105193762" style="WIDTH: 285px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 250px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzGoJVt26yI/AAAAAAAAJlM/fFbBrpqK2bY/s400/BUZZ.bmp" border="0" /></a>WAVES IN THE PROS</strong> - This is the 34th consecutive season where at least one Pepperdine alum has been on an NBA roster. Currently in the NBA is <strong>Yakhouba Diawara,</strong> now in his fourth season overall and his second with the Miami Heat. A total of 16 former Pepperdine players have gone on to play in the NBA, most notably <strong>Dennis Johnson</strong> (the 1979 NBA Finals MVP) and <strong>Doug Christie</strong> (a 15-year NBA veteran who was a mainstay on the All-Defensive Team). Some recent standouts have been playing in foreign countries, including <strong>Alex Acker</strong> (Italy), <strong>Tezale Archie</strong> (Netherlands), <strong>Brandon Armstrong</strong> (Venezuela), <strong>Gerald Brown</strong> (Poland), <strong>Jelani Gardner</strong> (Greece), <strong>Kelvin Gibbs</strong> (Germany), <strong>Chase Griffin</strong> (Germany), <strong>Dana Jones</strong> (Switzerland) and <strong>Glen McGowan</strong> (Dominican Republic). <strong>Robert "Hollywood" Turner,</strong> formerly a member of the Harlem Globetrotters, is now playing in Finland.<br /><strong>ABOUT PEPPERDINE</strong> - Pepperdine boasts a one-of-a-kind athletic department with unprecedented success for a school of its size. The Waves have won a total of nine NCAA championships in five different men's sports - one of just 14 schools to have accomplished this feat. Of the 14, Pepperdine is the only non-BCS school and has by far the smallest enrollment. The majority of Pepperdine's teams are ranked nationally year after year and compete for conference and national titles.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzJEAF5x1lI/AAAAAAAAJmk/RYQirZwuBcQ/s1600-h/pepplb117.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418468070055335506" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzJEAF5x1lI/AAAAAAAAJmk/RYQirZwuBcQ/s400/pepplb117.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">Head coach Jeff Tedford leads the Bears into their seventh straight bowl game at the 2009 Poinsettia Bowl</span></strong></span><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzGawXRWuyI/AAAAAAAAJkc/EhebE0mFuWg/s1600-h/cal+roth.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418281982374624034" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzGawXRWuyI/AAAAAAAAJkc/EhebE0mFuWg/s400/cal+roth.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.fansonly.com/schools/cal/sports/m-footbl/cal-m-footbl-body.html"><em><strong><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Football Home</span></strong></em></a><br /><strong>HEADLINES</strong><br /><a class="RelConLink" href="http://onlyfans.cstv.com/schools/cal/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/122209aaa.html">Bears Go Thru Final Full Workout of Season in San Diego</a><br /><a class="RelConLink" href="http://onlyfans.cstv.com/schools/cal/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/122109aab.html">Busy Day of Poinsettia Bowl Events for Golden Bears Sunday</a><br /><a class="RelConLink" href="http://onlyfans.cstv.com/schools/cal/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/122009aaa.html">Cal Arrives in San Diego for Poinsettia Bowl</a><br /><br /><strong>Dec. 23, 2009</strong><br /><a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121509aae.html#kickoff">Kickoff - California vs. Utah (Wednesday, Dec. 23)</a><br /><strong>Gameday CoverageTV: ESPNOnline Telecast</strong>: <a href="http://espn.go.com/broadband/espn360/index">ESPN360.com</a><a href="http://www.calbears.com/gametracker/launch/gt_mfootbl.html?event=868746&school=cal&sport=mfootbl&camefrom=&startschool=&">Gametracker</a><a href="http://www.calbears.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/cal/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2009calpoinsettiabowlguide">Cal Bowl Guide (PDF)</a><a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/cal-09-poinsettia-bowl.html">Cal Bowl Central</a><br /><strong>2009 Cal Football<br /><br /></strong><a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/cal-m-footbl-sched.html"><strong>Schedule</strong></a><strong> </strong><a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/cal-m-footbl-mtt.html"><strong>Roster</strong></a><strong> </strong><a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/09cal_fb_infoguide.html"><strong>Information Guide</strong></a><strong> </strong><a href="http://www.calbears.com/genrel/inthenews.html"><strong>In The News</strong></a><strong><br /></strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzGPJDzp2sI/AAAAAAAAJjc/XeL8DebB-2w/s1600-h/3940775282.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418269212506970818" style="WIDTH: 145px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 145px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzGPJDzp2sI/AAAAAAAAJjc/XeL8DebB-2w/s400/3940775282.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong><em>This Week In Cal Football</em></strong></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/122209aac.html">Jahvid Best Named Pro Football Weekly Honorable Mention All-American (Dec. 21)</a><a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/122109aab.html">Bears Go Thru Final Full Workout of Season in San Diego (Dec. 21)</a><a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121809aab.html">Busy Day of Poinsettia Bowl Events for Golden Bears Sunday (Dec. 20)</a><a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/122009aaa.html">Cal Arrives in San Diego for Poinsettia Bowl (Dec. 19)</a><a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121809aab.html">Thompson and Mohamed Named Sporting News All-Pac-10 (Dec. 17)</a><a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121709aab.html">Jeff Tedford Teleconference Quotes (Dec. 17)</a><a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121609aab.html">Jahvid Best Will Not Play in Poinsettia Bowl (Dec. 16)</a><a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121609aaa.html">Five Bears Garner Postseason Honors Wednesday (Dec. 16)</a><a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121509aai.html">Syd'Quan Thompson Named Third-Team Sporting News All-American (Dec. 15)</a><a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121209aaa.html">Golden Bears Begin Preparations for Poinsettia Bowl (Dec. 12)</a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzGPIZAhBlI/AAAAAAAAJjM/UnPEiQyoNXc/s1600-h/09+spring+cal+football.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418269201018193490" style="WIDTH: 271px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 120px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzGPIZAhBlI/AAAAAAAAJjM/UnPEiQyoNXc/s400/09+spring+cal+football.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">2009 CALIFORNIA FOOTBALL</span></strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Wednesday, Dec. 23, 5 p.m.</strong> (PT) California (8-4, 5-4 Pac-10) vs. No. 23 AP/No. 23</span> BCS/No. 24 USA Utah (9-3, 6-2 MWC)San Diego, Calif. - Qualcomm Stadium<br /><strong>Live Coverage TV:</strong> ESPN - Mike Patrick (Play-By-Play), Craig James (Analyst), Heather Cox (Sideline Reporter) Radio: National Radio: ESPN Radio - Bill Rosinski (Play-By-Play), Dennis Franchione (Analyst), Joe Schad (Sideline Reporter).<br /><strong>*Cal Commercial Radio:</strong> KGO 810 AM (San Francisco) - Joe Starkey (Play-By-Play), Troy Taylor (Analyst), Todd McKim (Sideline).*Each broadcast begins with a 30-minute pregame show. The postgame show includes reaction from the Bears' locker room and the "Postgame at the Paragon" program from the Paragon Bar & Cafe at the Claremont Resort & Spa hosted by Lee Grosscup and Kate Scott..<br /><strong>ISP Sports/Cal Radio Network Affiliates:</strong> KGIL 1260 AM (Los Angeles), XSURF 540 AM (San Diego), KESP 970 AM (Modesto), KTKZ 1380 AM (Sacramento).<br /><strong>Cal Student Radio:</strong> KALX 90.7 FM (Berkeley) - Danny Freisinger, Elliott Schwimmer, Ben Shpringer.<br /><strong>Sirius XM Satellite Radio:</strong> Cal fans can listen to the ESPN Radio broadcast feed on channels 120 (Sirius) and 140 (XM).<br /><strong>CalBears.com:</strong> Visit <a href="http://www.calbears.com/">CalBears.com</a> for complete coverage of Cal football, including a live play-by-play update via Gametracker.<br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ffcc00;"><strong>Cal junior tailback Jahvid Best was selected an honorable mention All-American by Pro Football Weekly on Monday</strong></span><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzJLgiVNdqI/AAAAAAAAJnE/tiY8HL75SPU/s1600-h/caljavidb.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418476324023793314" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 222px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzJLgiVNdqI/AAAAAAAAJnE/tiY8HL75SPU/s400/caljavidb.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>HEADLINES</strong><br /><a class="RelConLink" href="http://onlyfans.cstv.com/schools/cal/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/122209aaa.html">Bears Go Thru Final Full Workout of Season in San Diego</a><br /><a class="RelConLink" href="http://onlyfans.cstv.com/schools/cal/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/122109aab.html">Busy Day of Poinsettia Bowl Events for Golden Bears Sunday</a><br /><a class="RelConLink" href="http://onlyfans.cstv.com/schools/cal/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/122009aaa.html">Cal Arrives in San Diego for Poinsettia Bowl</a><br /><br /><em>Dec. 22, 2009</em><br /><strong>BERKELEY</strong> - Cal junior tailback <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/best_jahvid00.html">Jahvid Best</a> was selected an honorable mention All-American by Pro Football Weekly on Monday. The honor marked the first time this season and the second occasion in his career that Best has been named recognized on a post-season All-American team after his 2008 selection as a second-team All-American by College Football News.<br />Best was also one of the nation's top candidates for the Heisman Trophy during the early stages of the 2009 season and was well on his way to a second consecutive 1,000-yard rushing campaign before being injured on a seven-yard touchdown run against Oregon State on Nov. 7. Best has not played or practiced since the injury that required medical personal to attend to him on the field and transport him to the Highland General Hospital in Oakland for an overnight stay.<br />Best will also not play in the team's Poinsettia Bowl matchup with Utah on Wednesday, Dec. 23 (5 p.m.) in a game to be televised live by ESPN and also broadcast online on <a href="http://espn.go.com/broadband/espn360/index" target="_blank">ESPN360.com</a>.<br />The authority on pro football, Pro Football Weekly, annually honors the most talented players in college football and is determined based on considerable feedback from NFL evaluators taking into consideration a player's pure talent and contribution to his team. Unlike many other teams awarding the best college football players, PFW places an extra premium on true talent and draft value in the selection process.<br />Despite missing the team's last four games including the upcoming bowl contest, Best paces the club with 867 yards rushing and 16 touchdowns (12 rushing, 4 receiving) that are only one shy of Cal's modern-era record and two short of the school's all-time mark. His scoring average of 10.67 points per game ranks second in the Pac-10 and third nationally. He also ranks among the conference per-game leaders in rushing yardage (96.33 ypg) and all-purpose running yardage (122.0 ypg). Best was the Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 19 after rushing for 131 yards and a school-record-tying five touchdowns on a career-high 26 carries to lead Cal to a 35-21 win at Minnesota.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzJLgfP8DMI/AAAAAAAAJm8/P-fOwnNroxA/s1600-h/CAL+GOULD.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418476323196374210" style="WIDTH: 242px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzJLgfP8DMI/AAAAAAAAJm8/P-fOwnNroxA/s400/CAL+GOULD.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ffcc00;">Bears Go Thru Final Full Workout of Season in San Diego</span></strong><br /><em><strong>Cal players also find time for fun during the Oggi's Pizza & Brewing Company Grand Prix at the Miramar Speed Circuit.</strong><br /></em><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>Mike Mohamed won the award as the fastest racer of the day at the Oggi's Pizza & Brewing Company Grand Prix at the Miramar Speed Circuit in Northeast San Diego on Monday.</em><br /></span><br /><em><strong>Dec. 22, 2009</strong><br /></em><a href="http://www.calbears.com/view.gal?id=60456"><strong>Bears Go Racing (Photo Gallery)</strong></a><br /><br /><strong>SAN DIEGO</strong> - The Cal football team put in a full workout for the final time in 2009 on Monday as the Golden Bears continued to prepare for their contest against Utah in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl at Qualcomm Stadium on Wednesday, Dec. 23 (5:00 p.m. PT). The game will be televised live by ESPN and also online by <a href="http://espn.go.com/broadband/espn360/index" target="_blank">ESPN360.com</a>.<br />"There's a certain amount of excitement to the last practice and then getting an opportunity to play in another game," said head coach <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/tedford_jeff00.html">Jeff Tedford</a>.<br />"Practice was really good," added senior offensive lineman <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/tepper_mike02.html">Mike Tepper</a>. "We're very productive right now, fine-tuning everything and getting ready for Wednesday's game."<br />The Bears went through their high-energy hour-and-a-half workout at Torero Stadium on the University of San Diego campus Monday before taking time out for an afternoon of fun at the Miramar Speed Circuit on the northeast side of San Diego.<br />Players, coaches and staff members took part in the Oggi's Pizza & Brewing Company Grand Prix by racing go-karts at speeds of up to 40 miles per hour while participating in a series of qualifying races on the ¼-mile asphalt track. Two hours and nine qualifying races later the field was down to 10 finalists - <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/calvin_michael00.html">Michael Calvin</a>, <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/conte_chris00.html">Chris Conte</a>, <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/curran_skylar00.html">Skylar Curran</a>, <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/deboskiejohnson_covaughn00.html">Covaughn DeBoskie-Johnson</a>, <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/guarnero_chris00.html">Chris Guarnero</a>, <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/mohamed_mike00.html">Mike Mohamed</a>, <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/riley_kevin00.html">Kevin Riley</a>, <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/rios_matt00.html">Matt Rios</a>, <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/rosato_nick01.html">Nick Rosato</a> and <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/williams_steve00.html">Steve Williams</a> - who qualified to return for the championship race to conclude the day's action.<br /><br />Mohamed would capture the title with Curran finishing second and DeBoskie-Johnson third. <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/bishop_devin00.html">Devin Bishop</a> also "won" an honor as the day's slowest racer. The day's activities wrapped up with the Poinsettia Bowl March through the Gaslamp, with the marching bands and spirit squads for both Cal and Utah parading through the district and meeting at 5th and Market Streets for a Battle of the Bands.<br />"All I can say is our guys have done a nice job with the schedules during bowl week," said Tedford. "We try to have some time where they can have fun and enjoy their bowl experience, but while really focusing on the game. I think that's pretty evident through our years of bowl preparation."<br />Cal has current school-record strings of seven straight bowl appearances and four consecutive bowl victories with an all-time record of 5-1 during Tedford's previous six games.<br />Bears to Fine Tune Poinsettia Bowl Preparations, Participate in Additional Bowl Activities TuesdayThe Bears will put some of the final touches on their preparation for the Poinsettia Bowl on Tuesday with a customary walk-through following Tedford's appearance at the official Poinsettia Bowl press conference and the AT&T Team Luncheon to be held aboard the USS Midway Aircraft Carrier Museum beginning at 11:30 a.m.<br />Cal will also go through its customary walk-through the day before the game on Tuesday.<br />For bowl tickets, information and complete coverage of the team's activities at the Poinsettia Bowl, visit the <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/cal-09-poinsettia-bowl.html">Cal Bowl Central</a> page or call (800) GO BEARS.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzGoJysUWLI/AAAAAAAAJlc/FCVBW_iIUJ4/s1600-h/cal+cal.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418296712883361970" style="WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 250px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzGoJysUWLI/AAAAAAAAJlc/FCVBW_iIUJ4/s400/cal+cal.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div><em><strong>December 22, 2009<br /></strong></em><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzGoIli6PoI/AAAAAAAAJk8/kfL-I4T1oMk/s1600-h/659723.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418296692174372482" style="WIDTH: 100px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 120px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzGoIli6PoI/AAAAAAAAJk8/kfL-I4T1oMk/s400/659723.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ffcc00;">Poinsettia Bowl: California vs. Utah<br /></span>MORE:</strong> <a href="http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1025450" ywaonclickoverride="true"><em>Bowl schedule/results</em></a><br /><a onmouseover="javscript:startDisplayTimer(event, 'utah');" onmouseout="startHideTimer();" href="http://utah.rivals.com/" ywaonclickoverride="true">Utah</a> puts its eight-game bowl winning streak - the nation's longest - on the line in against California in Wednesday night's Poinsettia Bowl.<br />The Utes are 11-3 in their postseason history, and the last loss came to <a onmouseover="javscript:startDisplayTimer(event, 'Wisconsin');" onmouseout="startHideTimer();" href="http://wisconsin.rivals.com/" ywaonclickoverride="true">Wisconsin</a> in the 1996 Copper Bowl. This is Utah's second Poinsettia appearance in three seasons; the Utes beat Navy 35-32 in the 2007 edition.<br />Cal is playing in a bowl for the eighth consecutive season and has a four-game bowl winning streak of its own. The Golden Bears' last bowl loss came to <a onmouseover="javscript:startDisplayTimer(event, 'texastech');" onmouseout="startHideTimer();" href="http://texastech.rivals.com/" ywaonclickoverride="true">Texas Tech</a> in the 2004 Holiday Bowl, which also is played at San Diego's Qualcomm Stadium.<br /><strong>POINSETTIA BOWL: WHO GETS THE EDGE?<br /></strong>California run offense vs. Utah run defense: Cal will be without starting TB <a href="http://collegefootball.rivals.com/cviewplayer.asp?Player=83878" ywaonclickoverride="true">Jahvid Best</a>, who is still recovering from a concussion, but backup <a href="http://collegefootball.rivals.com/cviewplayer.asp?Player=83884" ywaonclickoverride="true">Shane Vereen</a> is more than capable of producing a 100-yard game. Vereen received more than 15 carries in four games this season - and averaged 149.5 yards in those games, with five touchdowns. Cal has a physical offensive line that will look to wear down a smallish Utah defensive front. Utah needs LBs <a href="http://collegefootball.rivals.com/cviewplayer.asp?Player=66121" ywaonclickoverride="true">Stevenson Sylvester</a> and <a href="http://collegefootball.rivals.com/cviewplayer.asp?Player=63187" ywaonclickoverride="true">Mike Wright</a> to be active and productive. <strong>Edge: California<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzJLgBqsS_I/AAAAAAAAJm0/wM2tlvEfs64/s1600-h/CAL+HAT.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418476315255524338" style="WIDTH: 78px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 78px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzJLgBqsS_I/AAAAAAAAJm0/wM2tlvEfs64/s400/CAL+HAT.jpg" border="0" /></a>POINSETTIA BOWL</strong><br />California (8-4) vs. Utah (9-3) <strong>WHEN:</strong> 8 p.m., Wednesday. <strong>WHERE:</strong> Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego. TV: ESPN (Mike Patrick will do play-by-play, with Craig James as the analyst). THE LINE: California by 3. RECORDS VS. BOWL TEAMS: California 4-3, Utah 2-3. NCAA <strong>SCHEDULE STRENGTH:</strong> California T-61st, Utah 91st. BCS RANKING: California unranked, Utah 23rd. <strong>COACHES:</strong> California - <a href="http://collegefootball.rivals.com/viewcoach.asp?Coach=565" ywaonclickoverride="true">Jeff Tedford</a> (5-1 in bowls); Utah - <a href="http://collegefootball.rivals.com/viewcoach.asp?Coach=1571" ywaonclickoverride="true">Kyle Whittingham</a> (4-0 in bowls). <strong>WHY YOU SHOULD WATCH:</strong> This is a good Mountain West vs. Pac-10 matchup. Cal appeared headed to a bigger bowl before getting blown out in the regular-season finale by <a onmouseover="javscript:startDisplayTimer(event, 'washington');" onmouseout="startHideTimer();" href="http://washington.rivals.com/" ywaonclickoverride="true">Washington</a>. Utah also lost its finale, in overtime to archrival <a onmouseover="javscript:startDisplayTimer(event, 'byu');" onmouseout="startHideTimer();" href="http://byu.rivals.com/" ywaonclickoverride="true">BYU</a>. Both teams will be looking to make amends. <strong>KEY STATS:</strong> California is 108th in the nation in pass defense, allowing 260.9 yards per game, with 17 TD passes. Utah is No. 14 in pass defense (172.8 yards per game) - and No. 9 in pass efficiency defense - and has allowed 11 TD passes. <strong>KEEP AN EYE ON:</strong> While star Cal RB <a href="http://collegefootball.rivals.com/cviewplayer.asp?Player=83878" ywaonclickoverride="true">Jahvid Best</a> will miss the game, backup <a href="http://collegefootball.rivals.com/cviewplayer.asp?Player=83884" ywaonclickoverride="true">Shane Vereen</a> is no slouch. And neither is Utah RB <a href="http://collegefootball.rivals.com/cviewplayer.asp?Player=84708" ywaonclickoverride="true">Eddie Wide</a>, who became the starter in Game 5 when <a href="http://collegefootball.rivals.com/cviewplayer.asp?Player=84704" ywaonclickoverride="true">Matt Asiata</a> was lost for the season. Both teams need their running backs to have big games. Who will have the best? <strong>California pass</strong> <strong>offense vs. Utah pass defense:</strong> Cal QB <a href="http://collegefootball.rivals.com/cviewplayer.asp?Player=63579" ywaonclickoverride="true">Kevin Riley</a> threw 17 TD passes and just six interceptions, but in the Golden Bears' four losses, Riley tossed just two touchdown passes. In short, when Cal runs effectively, Riley is a competent passer. But when Cal is forced to throw, Riley struggles mightily and can't win a game by himself. <a href="http://collegefootball.rivals.com/cviewplayer.asp?Player=401637" ywaonclickoverride="true">Marvin Jones</a> and <a href="http://collegefootball.rivals.com/cviewplayer.asp?Player=401654" ywaonclickoverride="true">Verran Tucker</a> are Cal's leading two receivers -and they have combined for 64 catches. Vereen is a dangerous receiver out of the backfield. Cal has allowed 27 sacks, and Utah has made 26 sacks. FS <a href="http://collegefootball.rivals.com/cviewplayer.asp?Player=84760" ywaonclickoverride="true">Robert Johnson</a> has been the star in the secondary, with five interceptions, four pass breakups and two fumble recoveries. Utah allowed five foes to throw for at least 200 yards, but none threw for more than 252 - and that was in a 31-point win over <a onmouseover="javscript:startDisplayTimer(event, 'newmexico');" onmouseout="startHideTimer();" href="http://newmexico.rivals.com/" ywaonclickoverride="true">New Mexico</a>. <strong>Edge: Utah</strong><br />Utah run offense vs. California run defense: <a href="http://collegefootball.rivals.com/cviewplayer.asp?Player=84708" ywaonclickoverride="true">Eddie Wide</a> didn't become the starting running back until the fifth game, but he made up for lost time, rushing for 1,032 yards and 12 TDs. He had seven 100-yard games, including a stretch of six in a row. Utah has a solid line led by T <a href="http://collegefootball.rivals.com/cviewplayer.asp?Player=52423" ywaonclickoverride="true">Zane Beadles</a>. Cal's run defense, for the most part, has been solid. But teams that made it a priority to run right at the Golden Bears generally had success. Cal gave up 11 rushing TDs in its final five regular-season games. LB <a href="http://collegefootball.rivals.com/cviewplayer.asp?Player=63576" ywaonclickoverride="true">Mike Mohamed</a> had an excellent season and leads Cal with 105 tackles. <strong>Edge: Utah<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzJLhIq0O1I/AAAAAAAAJnM/uOab3FQKHuw/s1600-h/calpbowl2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418476334314961746" style="WIDTH: 101px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 135px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzJLhIq0O1I/AAAAAAAAJnM/uOab3FQKHuw/s400/calpbowl2.jpg" border="0" /></a>Utah pass offense vs. California pass defense:</strong> <a href="http://collegefootball.rivals.com/cviewplayer.asp?Player=407768" ywaonclickoverride="true">David Reed</a> was one of the best receivers on the West Coast this season; he has 75 receptions for 1,085 yards and five touchdowns. He and <a href="http://collegefootball.rivals.com/cviewplayer.asp?Player=84706" ywaonclickoverride="true">Jereme Brooks</a> form a productive duo. True freshman QB <a href="http://collegefootball.rivals.com/cviewplayer.asp?Player=417258" ywaonclickoverride="true">Jordan Wynn</a> didn't play until the eighth game; coaches were planning on redshirting him until deciding at halftime against Wyoming to throw him into the fray. He played OK down the stretch. He has a good arm but still is learning the offense and must improve his accuracy. Cal had problems on pass defense this season. CB <a href="http://collegefootball.rivals.com/cviewplayer.asp?Player=51249" ywaonclickoverride="true">Syd'Quan Thompson</a> is a star, but too often the Golden Bears gave up big yardage in the passing game. <strong>Edge: Even<br />California special teams vs. Utah special teams:</strong> P <a href="http://collegefootball.rivals.com/cviewplayer.asp?Player=83907" ywaonclickoverride="true">Bryan Anger</a> is the star of Cal's special teams. He averages 42.1 yards per kick and has put 22 inside the opposition's 20. Cal's punt returners have been good, the kick returners barely adequate. The punt coverage team needs work, but the kick coverage unit has been OK. Freshman kicker Vince D'Amato is 7-for-12 on the season but just 2-for-6 from beyond 30 yards. Backup <a href="http://collegefootball.rivals.com/cviewplayer.asp?Player=408889" ywaonclickoverride="true">Giorgio Tavecchio</a> has a stronger leg and is 3-for-7 from beyond 30 yards. Utah's <a href="http://collegefootball.rivals.com/cviewplayer.asp?Player=417253" ywaonclickoverride="true">Joe Phillips</a> was the best kicker in the Mountain West this season, going 17-of-19 on field-goal attempts, including 5-for-6 from beyond 40 yards. P <a href="http://collegefootball.rivals.com/cviewplayer.asp?Player=408116" ywaonclickoverride="true">Sean Sellwood</a> was a second-team Rivals.com freshman All-America selection after averaging 432.1 yards per boot. The return units are adequate, the coverage units a bit shaky. <strong>Edge: Utah<br />California coaching staff vs. Utah coaching staff:</strong> Cal coach <a href="http://collegefootball.rivals.com/viewcoach.asp?Coach=565" ywaonclickoverride="true">Jeff Tedford</a>'s team underachieved a bit this season. Riley is a junior but remains inconsistent. While Cal's rushing attack is a powerful one, when it is stymied the offense as a whole grounds to a halt. Offensive coordinator <a href="http://collegefootball.rivals.com/viewcoach.asp?Coach=1574" ywaonclickoverride="true">Andy Ludwig</a> held the same position at Utah last season. Defensive coordinator Bob Gregory's unit has done a good job on third downs, but the pass coverage was shaky for most of the season. <a href="http://collegefootball.rivals.com/viewcoach.asp?Coach=1571" ywaonclickoverride="true">Kyle Whittingham</a> oversees one of the two or three best non-Big Six programs in the nation. He and his staff took a big chance taking the redshirt off Wynn so late in the season, but it should pay off big next season. Both coordinators are new this season, and Whittingham changed offensive play-callers late in the season. <strong>Edge: Even</strong><br />X-factor: Both teams probably figured they'd end up a little higher in the bowl pecking order, but you especially have to wonder about Cal's mindset. The Golden Bears mailed it in in their regular-season finale, a 42-10 beatdown at the hands of a five-win Washington team. Will the Bears play with any passion?<br /><strong>California will win if:</strong> If the Golden Bears run effectively, they'll be in good shape. Vereen is no Best, but he still will be the second- or third-best running back Utah has seen this season. When the running game is effective, Riley is, too, because he is able to use play-action to his heart's content.<br /><strong>Utah will win if:</strong> The Utes want to make Riley beat them, so stifling Vereen is the key. The Utes are going to have to play aggressively with their safeties, which shouldn't be a problem given how pedestrian Cal's receiving corps has been this season. </div></div></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzJBs-VH2tI/AAAAAAAAJl0/vBHhR1rudwA/s1600-h/CALSD.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418465542581770962" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 218px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzJBs-VH2tI/AAAAAAAAJl0/vBHhR1rudwA/s400/CALSD.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Another Busy Day for Bears on Eve of Poinsettia Bowl<br />Inspirational speeches at AT&T Team Luncheon highlight Tuesday's activities.</strong></span><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:180%;"></span><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3333ff;">Jeff Tedford presents a Cal jersey to Vince, the Bears' honorary captain for Wednesday's game from the Make-a-Wish Foundation.</span><br /></em><br /><em>Dec. 23, 2009<br />Photo Gallery</em>:<strong> </strong><a href="http://www.calbears.com/view.gal?id=60494"><strong>Tuesday in San Diego</strong></a><br /><strong>SAN DIEGO</strong> - A series of inspirational speeches during the AT&T Team Luncheon held on the USS Midway Aircraft Carrier Museum didn't leave many dry eyes in the house and highlighted the day's activities on the eve of the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl.<br />A capacity crowd of nearly 1,000 attendees, including both the Cal and Utah football squads, listened to moving testimonies from a pair of teenagers that discussed how the Make-A-Wish Foundation had helped them with their circumstances of cancer in one case, and homelessness and family violence in another.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzJD_L2lIgI/AAAAAAAAJmM/PA2dTjmXFpM/s1600-h/CAL+PB+JV.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418468054472663554" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 250px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzJD_L2lIgI/AAAAAAAAJmM/PA2dTjmXFpM/s400/CAL+PB+JV.jpg" border="0" /></a>The Make-A-Wish Foundation made the dream of taking a family trip to Maui a reality for the cancer patient, while rewarding a $5,000 scholarship to the teenager in his effort to end a vicious cycle in his family. Both Cal head coach <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/tedford_jeff00.html">Jeff Tedford</a> and Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham also spoke at the event.<br />In addition to recognizing the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Tedford thanked his players and coaches, the Cal band and the bowl organizers in his brief address to the audience. He also provided Make-A-Wish kid Vince, who will serve as an honorary team captain during Wednesday's bowl, with his own Cal jersey.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzJBtv9kvPI/AAAAAAAAJl8/N-UHi2bRvKI/s1600-h/calhosp.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418465555904773362" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 218px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzJBtv9kvPI/AAAAAAAAJl8/N-UHi2bRvKI/s400/calhosp.jpg" border="0" /></a>The program also included highlight videos of both teams, as well as videos the history of the Poinsettia Bowl and the Make-A-Wish Foundation.<br />Poinsettia Bowl officials would later announce the winners of the Wishes-Come-True Inspirational Award with recruiting assistant <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/parker_kevin00.html">Kevin Parker</a> winning the honor for the Golden Bears.<br />Parker spoke of a program that he is heavily involved with that takes Cal's players to see what life is like inside behind the bars of San Quentin State Prison. "We take players there to see the things they have," Parker told the crowd. "The choices they have made to go to school, to get a great education, to continue that and don't get off that path."<br /><br />The team's players and coaches then had a chance to spend some time on the ship before getting back to preparations for Wednesday's game against the Utes.<br />Walk-Through and Visit to Qualcomm StadiumThe Golden Bears headed straight from the luncheon to Torero Stadium on the University of San Diego campus for an approximately one-hour walk-through. After that, it was on to Qualcomm Stadium to familiarize themselves with the venue they will play in on Wednesday evening. Dante Hughes, a former Cal player and current member of the San Diego Chargers, was on hand to greet the Golden Bears.<br />Morning Press ConferenceHead coach <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/tedford_jeff00.html">Jeff Tedford</a> participated in the official Poinsettia Bowl press conference on Tuesday morning at Omni San Diego Hotel.<br />"It's an honor to be here in the Poinsettia Bowl and to represent the University of California and the Pac-10 Conference," said Tedford. "We've been here in San Diego for the Holiday Bowl a couple of times, and our kids always have a great experience here in San Diego."<br />San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia BowlCal (8-4, 5-4 Pac-10 will face No. 23 Utah (9-3, 6-2 MWC) in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl at Qualcomm Stadium on Wednesday, Dec. 23 (5:00 p.m. PT). The game will be televised live by ESPN and also online by ESPN 360.com. Cal has current school-record strings of seven straight bowl appearances and four consecutive bowl victories with an all-time record of 5-1 during Tedford's six bowls at Cal. </div><div> </div><div><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;"><strong>CAL PLAYS FOR JAVID</strong></span></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ffcc00;"><em>BOWL PREVIEW: BEARS PUT NEXT "BEST " FOOT FORWARD</em></span></strong></div><div><br /><em>Ryan Gorcey </em></div><div><em>BearTerritory.net Publisher<br /></em> <strong>SAN DIEGO--<em>Tomorrow is all about numbers.</em></strong> It will be the third straight game in which the Cal football team will face a ranked opponent: No. 23 Utah (9-3). It will be the eighth straight bowl game for the Bears, who will try for their fifth straight win -- all under head coach Jeff Tedford's clipboard. But the number that will be most conspicuous, if only for its absence, will be No. 4.While Cal tailback <a href="http://cal.rivals.com/cviewplayer.asp?Player=83878" ywaonclickoverride="true">Jahvid Best</a> will be in uniform -- at least in-jersey -- for the Bears' Pointsettia Bowl matchup against the Utes, he will not play in what many believe will be the last time Cal fans see him in blue and gold.<br />Jahvid Best will be on the sidelines, but not in the lineup for the Bears in the Pointsettia Bowl."Jahvid's very, very bummed," said sophomore running back <a href="http://cal.rivals.com/cviewplayer.asp?Player=83884" ywaonclickoverride="true">Shane Vereen</a>. "He wants nothing more than to come out on the field with us. What we do tomorrow, it's going to be for him."Vereen and Best have long been very close. Since high school, the two have been closely linked, so much so that mere hundredths of seconds separated the two when they ran against one another in state track finals during their senior year of high school. When both came to Cal, it was as the Dynamic Duo of Shane the Train and Jahvid the Jet. So, when asked if he had any insight into what Best's decision may be regarding his future with the Bears, Vereen smiled knowingly, but before letting the cat out of the bag, he pulled back."We'll see. You never know," Vereen said. "He still hasn't decided. But it's his decision."But that, as Vereen said, is all in the future. "Next year's so far away," Vereen said. "I'm excited about it, but at the same time, I just can't wait to get out there on the field tomorrow."<br /><br />Shane Vereen has rushed for 830 yards on 163 carries with 10 TDs in 2009.Though taking the field without an explosive playmaker like Best may seem like a disadvantage for Cal (8-4), but not when you consider his backup Vereen. The Train has kept on chugging in Best's absence, amassing 88 carries for 444 yards and three scores on the ground while also accounting for five catches for 45 yards in his past three starts."They're very similar," said senior left tackle <a href="http://cal.rivals.com/cviewplayer.asp?Player=43384" ywaonclickoverride="true">Mike Tepper</a>. "Jahvid's very explosive, and so is Shane. It doesn't matter which one I block for. They're both going to get the job done very well."</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jackson Twinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617362288328142935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21803971.post-39964239195487908962009-12-21T11:29:00.000-08:002009-12-21T16:18:27.688-08:00BALLIN' AND PRE-BALLIN'!!!!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzAKn9mAfNI/AAAAAAAAJi0/4mCn6RSkHH8/s1600-h/10330_294983595505_552660505_9109006_7408883_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417842033391860946" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzAKn9mAfNI/AAAAAAAAJi0/4mCn6RSkHH8/s400/10330_294983595505_552660505_9109006_7408883_n.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><div><div><div><div><div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy_4vlSiKnI/AAAAAAAAJfM/CxGSBuIH7ls/s1600-h/Langston+Jackson%27s+Photos+-5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417822373097384562" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy_4vlSiKnI/AAAAAAAAJfM/CxGSBuIH7ls/s400/Langston+Jackson%27s+Photos+-5.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy_3bXmyA2I/AAAAAAAAJes/T37P2JZSUa0/s1600-h/cal+poin.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417820926315201378" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 115px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy_3bXmyA2I/AAAAAAAAJes/T37P2JZSUa0/s400/cal+poin.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy__StSCayI/AAAAAAAAJgk/zEeyDjdHoX0/s1600-h/PEPPTIX.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417829573607975714" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 230px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy__StSCayI/AAAAAAAAJgk/zEeyDjdHoX0/s400/PEPPTIX.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy_y62tsKXI/AAAAAAAAJdM/U5VHiLCZMf4/s1600-h/pepusc22.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417815969683482994" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy_y62tsKXI/AAAAAAAAJdM/U5VHiLCZMf4/s400/pepusc22.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy_y6TdrdwI/AAAAAAAAJdE/9SH7fvJW38M/s1600-h/pepusc33.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417815960221087490" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy_y6TdrdwI/AAAAAAAAJdE/9SH7fvJW38M/s400/pepusc33.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"></span><strong><a href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/SplashPage.dbml?SPLASH_AD_ID=485664"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Pepperdine Team Report</span> </span></a><br /></strong><em>Yahoo! Sports Dec 16, 4:25 pm EST<br /><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">GETTING INSIDE</span></strong></em><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy_y6AIJ0nI/AAAAAAAAJc8/bN7xEs5YbZI/s1600-h/PEPPUCLA66%27.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417815955030528626" style="WIDTH: 298px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 220px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy_y6AIJ0nI/AAAAAAAAJc8/bN7xEs5YbZI/s400/PEPPUCLA66%27.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />When the season began, Pepperdine seemed to have ingredients for a major improvement. A rise into the upper-division of the West Coast Conference seemed within their reach.<br />The Waves had four starters back from a team that seemed to be making progress late last season, and the leadership of coach Tom Asbury seemed to have things going in the right direction. However, it simply has not happened for the Waves this season, at least not yet.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy_1xC1shDI/AAAAAAAAJds/qtBtr9mNJoY/s1600-h/PEPPUCILJ1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417819099674477618" style="WIDTH: 160px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 120px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy_1xC1shDI/AAAAAAAAJds/qtBtr9mNJoY/s400/PEPPUCILJ1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The Waves have been disappointing through nonconference play, and as of Dec. 14, Pepperdine seemed like one of the two worst teams in the conference, along with San Francisco. Keion Bell has been putting up big numbers in a variety of categories, but Pepperdine cannot win games. Its only two Division I victories came against Monmouth and Hampton, and, as of Dec. 14, it was riding a five-game losing streak. The home loss to California Baptist, an NAIA school, on Dec. 10 was particularly tough to take and had to affect the team’s confidence.<br /><br />The Waves have some difficult non-conference games remaining before the start of West Coast Conference play, so they must avoid having their resolve crushed before conference play begins. <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy_4vMbGPII/AAAAAAAAJe8/kZfWvgFzElw/s1600-h/lojackuc1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417822366422416514" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy_4vMbGPII/AAAAAAAAJe8/kZfWvgFzElw/s400/lojackuc1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />An injury to freshman point guard Joshua Lowery seemed to hurt the team’s cohesiveness, and Asbury is now shuffling the starting lineup and rotation trying to find a combination that works.<br /><br />It’s hard to put a finger on what is wrong with Pepperdine, other than an inability to win close games. The Waves have lost two games in overtime and another by two points. The 67-65 loss to California Baptist may have been indicative, because the Waves had a nine-point lead with less than four minutes left.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy_3atArMjI/AAAAAAAAJeU/RXmhC92RzNA/s1600-h/peppmt3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417820914881081906" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy_3atArMjI/AAAAAAAAJeU/RXmhC92RzNA/s400/peppmt3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Against Fresno State, the Waves trailed by just three points with less than three minutes left and had possession but crumbled down the stretch. The Waves let a 19-point first-half lead get away in a loss to Cal Poly.<br /><br />Bell has been outstanding, but he has not been getting consistent scoring support from any particular teammate. Mychel Thompson, the most likely candidate to be the No. 2 scorer, had scored more than 13 points only once and was shooting 34.5 percent from the field as of Dec. 14.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy_4vToHs2I/AAAAAAAAJfE/lalwTIRTERE/s1600-h/lojackuc1.jpg"></a>The Waves need to create more turnovers to create more open-court opportunities, because that is the their strength.<br /><br /><strong>NOTES, QUOTES</strong><br /><br />• Nine players have started at least three games already this season, and Keion Bell is the only Waves player who started each of the first 11 games. Nine players are averaging more than 12 minutes of playing time, and two others are averaging more than eight minutes, as Tom Asbury continues to search for a rotation.<br /><br />• G Keion Bell was averaging 22.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.4 assists as of Dec. 14, making him one of just three players in the nation, averaging more than 20 points, five rebounds and four assists. He also is hitting 50.3 percent of his shots from the floor.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy_3a-kbvmI/AAAAAAAAJec/YbfTuTU7pvE/s1600-h/peppucla1a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417820919594466914" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 242px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy_3a-kbvmI/AAAAAAAAJec/YbfTuTU7pvE/s400/peppucla1a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>Key Early-season Conference Game:</strong> vs. Loyola Marymount, Saturday, Jan. 9—This is the conference opener for the Waves, who start WCC play with three home games, all against teams they are capable of beating. The opener against its Southern California rival may set the tone for the entire conference season, and if Keion Bell can get some scoring support from Mychel Thompson, the Waves can get off on the right foot.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy_y7QdZYSI/AAAAAAAAJdc/I8BeX_VT9wk/s1600-h/imagesCAM109HT.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417815976594465058" style="WIDTH: 146px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 73px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy_y7QdZYSI/AAAAAAAAJdc/I8BeX_VT9wk/s400/imagesCAM109HT.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>Last Year ‘S CONFERENCE RECORD:</strong> 5-9, sixth in the West Coast Conference.<br /><br /><strong>Quote To Note:</strong> “We’re a pretty quick team and when we get out in the open floor, we’ve got a pretty good chance. We’ve got some guys that can score.”—Pepperdine coach Tom Asbury.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy_1yFWBYJI/AAAAAAAAJeE/v2PM0qBEgz0/s1600-h/PEPPUCIKB.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417819117526802578" style="WIDTH: 160px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 120px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy_1yFWBYJI/AAAAAAAAJeE/v2PM0qBEgz0/s400/PEPPUCIKB.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>STRATEGY AND PERSONNEL</strong><br /><br />What We Learned In November: The Waves just don’t seem to be as improved as expected, and the home loss to California Baptist suggests this team, which is laden with sophomores, may still be too young to play consistently well. Keion Bell has shown he has enough offensive skill to lead the conference in scoring, but the Waves need to develop two other consistent scorers.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy__Rt0zP7I/AAAAAAAAJgM/5KaTfc_T3JM/s1600-h/peppg88.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417829556573913010" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy__Rt0zP7I/AAAAAAAAJgM/5KaTfc_T3JM/s400/peppg88.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>December At A Glance:</strong> This is a dangerous time for the Waves, whose confidence has to be shaken. They play Utah and Georgia to finish up December before playing Miami (Fla.) in early January. That is a demanding stretch heading into conference play, and the Waves merely need to survive with their confidence intact, even if they lose all three, which seems likely.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy__SXoL22I/AAAAAAAAJgc/Xz6iR38OTvE/s1600-h/pepp+hamp.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417829567795288930" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy__SXoL22I/AAAAAAAAJgc/Xz6iR38OTvE/s400/pepp+hamp.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy_1xsLJmBI/AAAAAAAAJd0/Wh7uZsFKGcU/s1600-h/pepploja1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417819110770317330" style="WIDTH: 160px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 120px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy_1xsLJmBI/AAAAAAAAJd0/Wh7uZsFKGcU/s400/pepploja1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>Player Rotation:</strong> Usual Starters—G Keion Bell, <span style="color:#3333ff;">G Lorne Jackson</span>, F Mychel Thompson, F Jonathan DuPre, F Taylor Darby. Key Subs—F Dane Suttle Jr., G Joshua Lowery, F Gus Clardy.<br /><strong>Roster Report:</strong><br /><br />• Freshman G Joshua Lowery started the first seven games before missing the Cal Poly game with a sprained ankle. He missed two games, then came off the bench in the next two.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy_3aNR2OGI/AAAAAAAAJeM/kXVHl0vw6gw/s1600-h/peppg78.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417820906363172962" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy_3aNR2OGI/AAAAAAAAJeM/kXVHl0vw6gw/s400/peppg78.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />• Hector Harold, a 6-5 forward from North Mount Hermon, Mass., was the only player Pepperdine signed in the November signing period.<br /><br />• Sophomore <span style="color:#ffcc00;">G Lorne Jackson</span> had offseason knee surgery and was cleared to play just before the start of preseason practice. He had a season-high 16 points in the loss to Portland State on Dec. 13.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy__RF9WGgI/AAAAAAAAJgE/0bXRygNE6Ac/s1600-h/PEPPUCLA31.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417829545872333314" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy__RF9WGgI/AAAAAAAAJgE/0bXRygNE6Ac/s400/PEPPUCLA31.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.charlotteobserver.com/188/story/1137592.html">http://www.charlotteobserver.com/188/story/1137592.html</a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;"><strong>Pepperdine (3-9) at UC Irvine (5-5)</strong></span><br /><em>The Sports Network<br />Posted: Monday, Dec. 21, 2009</em><br /><em></em><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy_1wkyz-qI/AAAAAAAAJdk/BmJYTDRDQkQ/s1600-h/pepplo3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417819091609320098" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy_1wkyz-qI/AAAAAAAAJdk/BmJYTDRDQkQ/s400/pepplo3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>GAME NOTES:</strong> Two teams looking to get back in the win column will collide this evening when the UC Irvine Anteaters host the Pepperdine Waves at the Bren Events Center.<br />The Waves have lost nine of their 12 games this season, and come into this contest stuck in a six-game slide. The most recent setback for Pepperdine was a tough, 78-72 loss to New Mexico State. The Waves are winless in three road games this season and since the start of last year the team is just 2-14 as the visitor.<br />As for the Anteaters they have dropped back-to-back games on the heels of a three-game winning streak. The most recent loss for UCI was a 69-56 setback to San Jose State. It was the first home loss for the Anteaters, who won their first three contests at the Bren Events Center.<br />The all-time series between the two teams is tied at nine games apiece, but the Anteaters have won five of the last six matchups, including a 71-63 decision over Pepperdine last year.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy_y7HMRXZI/AAAAAAAAJdU/3Rhnir-F-wo/s1600-h/peplmu4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417815974106717586" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy_y7HMRXZI/AAAAAAAAJdU/3Rhnir-F-wo/s400/peplmu4.jpg" border="0" /></a>The Waves have a dynamic offensive source on the roster and that is Keion Bell. Bell has done everything for Pepperdine on the year and is pacing the team with 21.9 ppg, 50 assists and 22 steals. Dane Suttle Jr is contributing 11.3 ppg on the season, while Mychel Thompson is posting 9.8 ppg, to go along with 5.8 rpg. The last time Pepperdine was in action the team scored 72 points, but it was not enough for the Waves to crash over New Mexico State. Pepperdine shot just 37.3 percent from the floor and made only 11-of-20 attempts from the foul line. Bell once again led the way with 19 points, while Jonathan Dupre added 18 points and six boards. Suttle Jr chipped in with 11 points in the loss.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy_1x1D75AI/AAAAAAAAJd8/bu9xBvSXXaQ/s1600-h/pepploj1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417819113155978242" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy_1x1D75AI/AAAAAAAAJd8/bu9xBvSXXaQ/s400/pepploj1.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy__SHA4H1I/AAAAAAAAJgU/pvix5gr5g9w/s1600-h/pepp099.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417829563335450450" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy__SHA4H1I/AAAAAAAAJgU/pvix5gr5g9w/s400/pepp099.jpg" border="0" /></a>The Anteaters put forth a terrible effort in their last contest, netting just 56 points in a loss to San Jose State. UC Irvine shot just 37.1 percent in the loss and made only 5-of-25 attempts from behind the arc. Eric Wise paced the team with 15 points, and also added six rebounds and five assists. Michael Hunter contributed 13 points, while Zack Atkinson posted 12 points. Hunter has been the main scoring threat on the floor for Irvine and comes into this game netting 14.5 ppg. Wise has done a little of everything, as the forward is posting 13.1 ppg, to go along with 5.5 rpg and 34 assists. On the season, Irvine has been mediocre at best offensively, netting just 69.4 ppg, behind a 43.7 percent shooting effort. The Waves have been dreadful defensively this year, so if there was a time for the Anteaters to enjoy a solid offensive performance, tonight would be the night.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy_4wKs9GhI/AAAAAAAAJfU/6ZXgifLvREk/s1600-h/Langston+Jackson%27s+Photos+-7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417822383140313618" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy_4wKs9GhI/AAAAAAAAJfU/6ZXgifLvREk/s400/Langston+Jackson%27s+Photos+-7.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2009/8/19/967208/cal-2009-position-previews-running"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;"><strong>Cal 2009 Position Previews: Running Backs</strong></span><br /></a>by <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/users/Avinash">Avinash</a> on <a class="permalink" href="http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2009/8/19/967208/cal-2009-position-previews-running">Aug 19, 2009 3:00 AM PDT</a> in <a href="http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/section/Football">Football</a> 37 comments<br /><em>Copyright © 2009 Sportsblogs, Inc<br /></em><a href="http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/photos/cal-2009-position-previews-running"></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy_-Np3IVeI/AAAAAAAAJfc/4y8KK8I9308/s1600-h/Langston+Jackson%27s+Photos+-3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417828387278837218" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy_-Np3IVeI/AAAAAAAAJfc/4y8KK8I9308/s400/Langston+Jackson%27s+Photos+-3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/photos/cal-2009-position-previews-running"><strong>More photos »</strong></a> <em>by Marcio Jose Sanchez -</em> AP<br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">California running back Jahvid Best, left, runs his drills. Will he be running the Bears offense again in 2009?<br /></span></strong><a href="http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/photos/cal-2009-position-previews-running"><strong>Browse more photos</strong> »</a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzAHlkrlROI/AAAAAAAAJh8/00DXwr1WaeY/s1600-h/calcoach.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417838693809734882" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 250px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzAHlkrlROI/AAAAAAAAJh8/00DXwr1WaeY/s400/calcoach.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>Give it to Best. GIVE IT TO BEST. GIVE IT TO BEST!!!!</strong><br />I'm not sure how many times I uttered that phrase last season. I'm not sure how many times other Cal fans were mumbling it under their breath. What I AM sure of is that Jahvid Best's 2008 campaign was something to behold.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzAKoD1m26I/AAAAAAAAJi8/UWg6O_qoWGc/s1600-h/LANG+AND+JAVID.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417842035067902882" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzAKoD1m26I/AAAAAAAAJi8/UWg6O_qoWGc/s400/LANG+AND+JAVID.jpg" border="0" /></a>Yes, he piled it up on craptacular teams, and yes, some of our commenters had the gall to start the nonsensical Quizz-Best debate (They do different things people. They do different things). But quite simply, our 2008 offense WAS Jahvid Best. He accounted for over HALF of Cal's offense in the final four games of last season.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy_4u8RFkoI/AAAAAAAAJe0/NvcMFcaaB08/s1600-h/LJCALL.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417822362085462658" style="WIDTH: 80px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 96px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy_4u8RFkoI/AAAAAAAAJe0/NvcMFcaaB08/s400/LJCALL.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzAHmqv1L5I/AAAAAAAAJic/KEInr-VZ5Ho/s1600-h/imagesCA0NEKSU.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417838712618037138" style="WIDTH: 109px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 111px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzAHmqv1L5I/AAAAAAAAJic/KEInr-VZ5Ho/s400/imagesCA0NEKSU.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onclick="SBN.Comments.toggleComment('comment_body_19907899'); return false" href="http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2009/8/19/967208/cal-2009-position-previews-running#"><strong>Our Bus is Langston Jackson</strong></a><br />Langston Jackson is the one who stands out in fall camp as a short yardage back; the guy is absolutely huge, but with quick feet and agility. Diagnosis? Put him in at 3rd and 1.<br />I thought Debo was much bigger since I heard he put on a lot of extra muscle during the off-season. I was very high on him…until I saw him at the spring game. He doesn’t look any bigger than Vereen and was stuffed about 4 times in a row at the Goal line. Diagnosis? Put on another 25lbs and be fullback please.<br />Yarnway is a mini-beast already. Next year, full fledged man-beast. Diagnosis? Redshirt.<br />Sofele is too good to keep off the field. Play him this year. He’s small but all muscle and fast twitch tendons. Diagnosis? Play him!<br />by <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/users/DavidsonBear">DavidsonBear</a> on <a href="http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2009/8/19/967208/cal-2009-position-previews-running#19907899">Aug 19, 2009 10:06 AM PDT</a> <a class="reply_link" id="comment_reply_19907899" title="reply to this comment" onclick="SBN.Comments.reply(731249,19907899); return false" href="http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2009/8/19/967208/cal-2009-position-previews-running#">reply</a> <a class="actions_link" onclick="SBN.Comments.loadTools(19907899); return false" href="http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2009/8/19/967208/cal-2009-position-previews-running#">actions</a> 1 recs<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzAKnkaxJjI/AAAAAAAAJis/kGEAjpcArwM/s1600-h/ljjb.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417842026633831986" style="WIDTH: 116px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 116px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzAKnkaxJjI/AAAAAAAAJis/kGEAjpcArwM/s400/ljjb.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy_-OIb07lI/AAAAAAAAJfs/DRl0U29vZfc/s1600-h/ljjb8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417828395485818450" style="WIDTH: 84px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 120px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy_-OIb07lI/AAAAAAAAJfs/DRl0U29vZfc/s400/ljjb8.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I have to admit, I did hours of research for this post, and this is the first time I’ve ever heard of Langston Jackson, ever.<br />Kudos sir. Where’d you hear about Langston’s abilities?<br />Contact me: bearsnecessities@gmail.com<br />by <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/users/Avinash">Avinash</a> on <a href="http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2009/8/19/967208/cal-2009-position-previews-running#19908157">Aug 19, 2009 10:12 AM PDT</a> <a class="up_link" title="jump up to parent" onclick="SBN.Comments.scrollTo('comment_item_19907899'); return false" href="http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2009/8/19/967208/cal-2009-position-previews-running#">up</a> <a class="reply_link" id="comment_reply_19908157" title="reply to this comment" onclick="SBN.Comments.reply(731249,19908157); return false" href="http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2009/8/19/967208/cal-2009-position-previews-running#">reply</a> <a class="actions_link" onclick="SBN.Comments.loadTools(19908157); return false" href="http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2009/8/19/967208/cal-2009-position-previews-running#">actions</a> 0 recs<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzAHmA0be-I/AAAAAAAAJiM/SEmBfbyODWU/s1600-h/CalLang1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417838701363035106" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 293px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzAHmA0be-I/AAAAAAAAJiM/SEmBfbyODWU/s400/CalLang1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />He’s been mentioned on BI a fair amount, also I think a couple practice reports from JO in spring.<br />Some say his powerade gives you infrared vision...and that his sweat towels wipe away sin. All we know is he's called giantfan5.<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>by </em></span><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/users/Spazzy%20Mcgee"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>Spazzy Mcgee</em></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><em> on </em></span><a href="http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2009/8/19/967208/cal-2009-position-previews-running#19913939"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>Aug 19, 2009 12:27 PM PDT</em></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><em> </em></span><a class="up_link" title="jump up to parent" onclick="SBN.Comments.scrollTo('comment_item_19908157'); return false" href="http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2009/8/19/967208/cal-2009-position-previews-running#"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>up</em></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><em> </em></span><a class="reply_link" id="comment_reply_19913939" title="reply to this comment" onclick="SBN.Comments.reply(731249,19913939); return false" href="http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2009/8/19/967208/cal-2009-position-previews-running#"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>reply</em></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><em> </em></span><a class="actions_link" onclick="SBN.Comments.loadTools(19913939); return false" href="http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2009/8/19/967208/cal-2009-position-previews-running#"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>actions</em></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><em> 0 recs</em></span><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy_-OYKDdiI/AAAAAAAAJf0/VebgSqfwGWU/s1600-h/lang209.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417828399706240546" style="WIDTH: 270px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy_-OYKDdiI/AAAAAAAAJf0/VebgSqfwGWU/s400/lang209.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onclick="SBN.Comments.toggleComment('comment_body_19908396'); return false" href="http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2009/8/19/967208/cal-2009-position-previews-running#"><strong>He's #24; Redshirt Freshman. 225 lbs. Big as a full back, but plays TB</strong>. </a><br />He’s been mentioned in some of the fall camp reports. With Best and Vereen sitting out (as they should), Yarnway, Debo and Jackson have been getting reps.<br />Tedford commented on his agility and quickness for being a big guy. Personally, I think he’s going to see the field this year. He’s had good runs consistently on short yardage situations.<br />As you know, we have a terrible time with 3rd and 1 yard. Best and Vereen typically get -1 or 60 yards (ha). And I think we all remember Forsett trying to pound it unsuccessfully 2 years ago.<br /><em>by </em><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/users/DavidsonBear"><em>DavidsonBear</em></a><em> on </em><a href="http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2009/8/19/967208/cal-2009-position-previews-running#19908396"><em>Aug 19, 2009 10:19 AM PDT</em></a><em> </em><a class="reply_link" id="comment_reply_19908396" title="reply to this comment" onclick="SBN.Comments.reply(731249,19908396); return false" href="http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2009/8/19/967208/cal-2009-position-previews-running#"><em>reply</em></a><em> </em><a class="actions_link" onclick="SBN.Comments.loadTools(19908396); return false" href="http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2009/8/19/967208/cal-2009-position-previews-running#"><em>actions</em></a><em> </em></div><div><em></em></div><div><em><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#3333ff;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy_-OkTAuYI/AAAAAAAAJf8/JaK8MKjgnZ4/s1600-h/lang.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417828402965035394" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 270px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy_-OkTAuYI/AAAAAAAAJf8/JaK8MKjgnZ4/s400/lang.bmp" border="0" /></a></span></span></strong></em></div><div><em><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Busy Day of Poinsettia Bowl Events for Golden Bears Sunday</span><br /></span></strong><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Cal players tour San Diego Zoo, practice and visit kids from Make-A-Wish Foundation of San Diego.<br /></div></span></em><div><em>Dec. 20, 2009</em><br /><strong>SAN DIEGO</strong> - The Cal football team had a full day of Poinsettia Bowl events on Sunday that included a morning visit to the world-famous San Diego Zoo, an afternoon practice and a visit to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of San Diego.<br />The day started with the arrival at the front gates of the zoo of three buses carrying the majority of the team's players. The team was greeted at the front entrance of the by the Poinsettia Bowl committee and shortly after entering, several of the Cal players were given an opportunity to participate in the zoo's Backstage Pass program. The players were treated to up-close and behind-the-scene visits with a pair of rhinoceros, a binturong and a cheetah, who remained amazingly calm while the players posted for a series of photos with the big cat.<br />The visit with Karroo, a South African cheetah, was the highlight of the zoo trip. The elegant animal was brought in on a leash by the zoo's handlers along with her canine companion, Sven Olof. According to the zoo staff, the golden retriever's presence helps keep the cheetah calm. A couple of the team's - linebackers <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/young_eddie00.html">Eddie Young</a> and <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/kendricks_mychal00.html">Mychal Kendricks</a> - were even brave enough to pet the cheetah ... with the zoo staff's permission, of course.<br />Earlier, several members of the Cal contingent were introduced to Surat and Soman, a pair of Indian rhinos, who weigh more than 3,000 pounds each. They were given instructions and then the chance to feed the animals from a bucket of carrots, celery sticks and alfalfa treats.<br />The Golden Bears spent the remainder of the morning visiting the entire park before heading back to the hotel to prepare for an afternoon practice. </div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy_-N8iip3I/AAAAAAAAJfk/jtbUVgsaSE4/s1600-h/lang1.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417828392292755314" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy_-N8iip3I/AAAAAAAAJfk/jtbUVgsaSE4/s400/lang1.bmp" border="0" /></a></div><div><strong>San Diego Practice #2</strong> Cal was on the field at the University of San Diego's Torero Stadium before 4:00 p.m. and conducted a crisp hour-and-a-half session that was a combination of individual and team work. The team will have only one remaining full workout on Monday and a Tuesday walk-through to prepare for their Poinsettia Bowl opponent Utah (9-3, 6-2 Mountain West Conference). The game will be televised live by ESPN on Wednesday, Dec. 23 (5:00 p.m. PT). An online broadcast will also be available on <a href="http://espn.go.com/broadband/espn360/index" target="_blank">ESPN360.com</a>.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzAHl6WP3UI/AAAAAAAAJiE/F4Z6LomSbzI/s1600-h/call+sign.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417838699625831746" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzAHl6WP3UI/AAAAAAAAJiE/F4Z6LomSbzI/s400/call+sign.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The contest matches a pair of teams that have combined for 12 consecutive bowl victories, with Cal winning its last four postseason games and Utah it's past eight. Cal is also extending its school-run of post-season appearances to seven. "Today was very focused and high energy," said head coach <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/tedford_jeff00.html">Jeff Tedford</a>. "I've been pleased with the way these guys have responded and prepared throughout bowl practices, and here we've been able to hone in on it."<br />"I feel very comfortable with the way we prepare for bowl games," Tedford added later. "I feel comfortable with how our kids go into it. I've been pleased with how we prepared."<br /><br /><strong><em>More Bowl Week Activities Scheduled</em></strong> In addition to conducting its third workout in San Diego at Torero Stadium, Cal players and coaches are scheduled to take part in the Poinsettia Bowl Grand Prix along with members of the Utah team at the Miramar Speed Circuit on Monday afternoon. Members of both teams are scheduled to race karts at speeds up to 40 mph in a friendly competition on an indoor ¼-mile asphalt track. The Poinsettia Bowl March through the Gaslamp begins at 6:00 p.m., with the marching bands and spirit squads parading through the district and meeting at 5th and Market Streets for a Battle of the Bands.<br />The official Poinsettia Bowl press conference featuring Cal head coach <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/tedford_jeff00.html">Jeff Tedford</a> and Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham at the Omni Hotel San Diego kicks off Tuesday's activities at 10:30 a.m. Both teams will then participate in the AT&T Team Luncheon on the USS Midway Aircraft Carrier Museum beginning at 11:30 a.m.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzAKnZ8fIXI/AAAAAAAAJik/3G1y0KAucS4/s1600-h/ljml3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417842023822467442" style="WIDTH: 134px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 67px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzAKnZ8fIXI/AAAAAAAAJik/3G1y0KAucS4/s400/ljml3.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jackson Twinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617362288328142935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21803971.post-4125662098218392542009-12-20T02:30:00.000-08:002009-12-20T15:29:37.020-08:00DEC. 23RD - JACKSON TWINS VS UTAH<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy6RAuWOUcI/AAAAAAAAJas/IVcRAnX_X2g/s1600-h/utah.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417426843400556994" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 71px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy6RAuWOUcI/AAAAAAAAJas/IVcRAnX_X2g/s400/utah.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy6eR1SRAtI/AAAAAAAAJbs/gnIM-0ENz18/s1600-h/cal-flag.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417441430971941586" style="WIDTH: 278px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 183px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy6eR1SRAtI/AAAAAAAAJbs/gnIM-0ENz18/s400/cal-flag.gif" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy6eTPWIH2I/AAAAAAAAJcM/ml04t24p2nc/s1600-h/cal+pac.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417441455147327330" style="WIDTH: 98px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 114px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy6eTPWIH2I/AAAAAAAAJcM/ml04t24p2nc/s400/cal+pac.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy6eSbD156I/AAAAAAAAJb8/45Fj8B01mrI/s1600-h/pepplogo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417441441111992226" style="WIDTH: 104px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 104px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy6eSbD156I/AAAAAAAAJb8/45Fj8B01mrI/s400/pepplogo.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy6eStW_eMI/AAAAAAAAJcE/k1d0dWbVhVE/s1600-h/pc.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417441446024149186" style="WIDTH: 115px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 86px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy6eStW_eMI/AAAAAAAAJcE/k1d0dWbVhVE/s400/pc.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Utah, California to Meet in SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl</span><br /></span></strong><em>December 06, 2009</em> </div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy6gwF7GOuI/AAAAAAAAJcs/fWaXlTx36hg/s1600-h/cal+lang1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417444149857499874" style="WIDTH: 280px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy6gwF7GOuI/AAAAAAAAJcs/fWaXlTx36hg/s400/cal+lang1.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div>The University of Utah Utes and University of California Golden Bears have accepted invitations to play in the 5th annual San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. The game is <strong>Wednesday,</strong> <strong>December 23rd at Qualcomm Stadium. Kickoff is 5 p.m. PT</strong>. It will be televised nationally on ESPN. “We’re so pleased that we will be welcoming these two terrific teams and their fans to San Diego later this month,” said 2009 Bowl President Barbara Warden. “With the Utes and Golden Bears, I think it’s safe to expect that we’re in for one heck of a ball game.” Head Coach Kyle Whittingham leads his Utes into San Diego with a 9-3 overall record, 6-2 in the Mountain West Conference. This year’s bowl game will be Utah’s seventh straight bowl appearance, including a 35-32 victory over the Navy Midshipmen in the 2007 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. Whittingham says, “We are looking forward to playing in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl for the second time in three years. We had a great experience when we played there in 2007 and our players and staff are excited to be going back. We have around 25 players on our roster from Southern California and we hope for a big turnout from our fans, as is typical anytime we play in Qualcomm Stadium. In addition, San Diego is easy to get to from Salt Lake City and a great vacation destination, especially at this time of the year.</div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy6gwbxXsqI/AAAAAAAAJc0/52cwGtL6gw4/s1600-h/CALSTADD.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417444155722281634" style="WIDTH: 127px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 88px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy6gwbxXsqI/AAAAAAAAJc0/52cwGtL6gw4/s400/CALSTADD.jpg" border="0" /></a>Cal is a formidable opponent and one we look forward to playing. We like playing Pac-10 teams and we anticipate a great game.” Utah is led on offense by two-time first-team all-conference tackle Zane Beadles and the first 1,000 rushing-receiving tandem at Utah in 18 years. Running back Eddie Wide (1,032 yards) and receiver David Reed (1,085 yards) joined Beadles on the 2009 all-MWC first team. Utah’s defense ranks in the top 25 nationally in pass efficiency defense (No. 9), pass defense (No. 13), total defense (No. 19) and scoring defense (No. 22). The Utes, who allow just 19.7 point per game, are led by three first-team all-MWC defenders: end Koa Misi (65 tackles, 8.0 TFL, 4.5 sacks, 3 forced fumbles), linebacker Stevenson Sylvester (73 tackles, 4.5 TFL, 2.0 sacks) and free safety Robert Johnson (66 tackles, 5 interceptions, 4 pass breakups, 4.0 TFL, 2 touchdowns). Head Coach Jeff Tedford brings his Golden Bears to San Diego after finishing the regular season with an 8-4 overall record, 5-4 in the Pac-10. “We are looking forward to going to San Diego and playing in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl,” Tedford said. “We’ve had great experiences in bowl games in San Diego in the past. We’ve always been treated very well, and the hospitality has been outstanding. We are looking forward to playing a quality opponent from the Mountain West Conference.”</div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy6R6qLH-jI/AAAAAAAAJbc/ik5EIbW2Kek/s1600-h/101_2997.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417427838712674866" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy6R6qLH-jI/AAAAAAAAJbc/ik5EIbW2Kek/s400/101_2997.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>Cal will run its school-record string of consecutive bowl appearances to seven by participating in the 2009 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. The Golden Bears also have a current school-record string of four straight bowl victories and have won five of six bowls under head coach Jeff Tedford. The 2009 squad features the tailback tandem of Jahvid Best (867 yards) and Shane Vereen (830 yards) although Best has not played or practiced since being injured against Oregon State on Nov. 7 and his status for the Poinsettia Bowl is uncertain. Quarterback Kevin Riley has put together a solid season as the starter in all 12 games, passing for career highs of 2,636 yards and 17 touchdowns. Riley’s favorite target has been wide receiver Marvin Jones (38-607-6). Linebacker Mike Mohamed has been the team’s top defensive player and is the Pac-10’s leading tackler with an average of 8.8 per game and a total of 105 stops, while defensive lineman Tyson Alualu (60 tackles) leads the team in sacks (7.5) and tackles for loss (10.0) and is expected to be a high pick in next year’s NFL Draft. Cal holds a 4-2 edge over Utah in a series that dates back to 1920. The last time they played each other was in 2003. The Utes topped the Golden Bears 31-24 in Salt Lake City. Tickets for the game can be purchased by calling TicketMaster at 619-220-TIXS (8497), or by visiting www.PoinsettiaBowl.com.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy6gvdVK1WI/AAAAAAAAJcc/0JGjUCL_JZM/s1600-h/CalLang1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417444138960999778" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 293px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy6gvdVK1WI/AAAAAAAAJcc/0JGjUCL_JZM/s400/CalLang1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">When:</span></strong> December 21, 2009 <strong>Where:</strong> 5th Avenue, Downtown San Diego<br />Festivities kick off in downtown San Diego's historic Gaslamp Quarter as the school marching bands and spirit squads parade from each end of 5th Avenue performing holiday classics, and meeting up at Market Street for a heart-pounding Battle of the Bands!<br /><a href="http://www.poinsettiabowl.com/events/poinsettia-bowl-march-through-the-gaslamp.html" target="_self"><strong><em>Click here for more information!</em></strong></a><em><br /></em></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;">Utes in San Diego</span><br /></strong><em>Dirk Facersports writer Dec. 19, 2009 at 1:32 p.m.</em><br /><strong>SAN DIEGO</strong> -- They're here.<br />The Utes arrived in San Diego Saturday morning. They came in two waves. The first charter flight featured most of the coaching staff and the defense, while the second included the offense and special teams.<br />Weather-related delays in Salt Lake City brought them to sunny San Diego about an hour later than planned.<br />Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said the entire team made the journey.<br />A practice is scheduled for this afternoon at San Diego State. After that, the Utes will be greeted at the team hotel by the bowl committee (sporting red blazers), a mariachi band and a red carpet.<br />On Sunday, they'll visit Sea World. </div><div></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Dec. 23, 2009</span><br /></strong></span><a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121509aae.html#kickoff"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Kickoff - California vs. Utah <span style="color:#ff0000;">(Wednesday, Dec. 23)</span></span></strong></a><span style="color:#ff0000;"> </span><br /><strong>Gameday CoverageTV</strong>: ESPNOnline Telecast: <a href="http://espn.go.com/broadband/espn360/index">ESPN360.com</a> <a href="http://www.calbears.com/gametracker/launch/gt_mfootbl.html?event=868746&school=cal&sport=mfootbl&camefrom=&startschool=&">Gametracker</a> <a href="http://www.calbears.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/cal/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2009calpoinsettiabowlguide">Cal Bowl Guide (PDF)</a><a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/cal-09-poinsettia-bowl.html">Cal Bowl Central</a><br /><br /><strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy6gv19M1lI/AAAAAAAAJck/_lyTSLHP1OU/s1600-h/pepp667.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417444145571354194" style="WIDTH: 129px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 130px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy6gv19M1lI/AAAAAAAAJck/_lyTSLHP1OU/s400/pepp667.jpg" border="0" /></a></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3333ff;">Pepperdine</span></strong> gets back into action quickly with two games prior to Christmas: <strong>Monday (Dec. 21)</strong> at <strong>UC Irvine</strong> at 7 p.m. and <span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Wednesday (Dec. 23)</span></strong> <strong>vs. Utah at 7 p.m. </strong>in Firestone</span> Fieldhouse. Fans can catch the games and listen to Al Epstein's broadcast at <a href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em><strong>http://www.pepperdinesports.com/?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500</strong></em></span></a> with a subscription to Wave Casts.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy5s2cFJRxI/AAAAAAAAJZs/NazdyI1dLHE/s1600-h/101_2790_00.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417387084279793426" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy5s2cFJRxI/AAAAAAAAJZs/NazdyI1dLHE/s400/101_2790_00.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ffcc00;">Lorne Jackson<br /></span># 20</strong><br />Guard - G<br />Height:<br />6-2<br />Weight:<br />205<br />Sophomore<br />Previous Affiliations<br />Simi Valley HS<br />Previous Experience<br />1L<br />Simi Valley, Calif.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy54jL-t85I/AAAAAAAAJZ0/3wTm_xwHnSk/s1600-h/101_2800.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417399947679888274" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy54jL-t85I/AAAAAAAAJZ0/3wTm_xwHnSk/s400/101_2800.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>PEPPERDINE 2008-09:</strong> Pepperdine’s third-leading scorer as a freshman ... Averaged 6.6 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 16.6 minutes ... Played in 31 games ... Started 14 games at point guard while Ryan Holmes was injured ... Scored in double-figures 12 times ... Had a season-high 18 points at Hawaii (12/30) in just 22 minutes ... Other season highs were five assists (several times), four rebounds (several times), three steals at Saint Mary’s (1/17) and three three-pointers (several times) ... After scoring 11 points in the first five games, exploded for 17 vs. Cal State Bakersfield (11/29) in a season-high 31 minutes ... Drove in for a game-winning lay-up with 6.6 seconds left vs. Coppin State (12/29) ... Late in the season, scored in double-figures in three straight games, amassing 32 points in 33 minutes.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy54jqiwu4I/AAAAAAAAJaE/jtiK1mbZpHE/s1600-h/101_2805.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417399955884129154" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy54jqiwu4I/AAAAAAAAJaE/jtiK1mbZpHE/s400/101_2805.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>HIGH SCHOOL:</strong> Graduated from Simi Valley (Calif.) High School in 2008 ... Named the Ventura County Star’s Player of the Year as a 2008 senior ... On the Ventura County all-time lists, finished second in career steals (308) and ninth in career assists (439) ... Also named CalHiSports.com all-state second team, All-SCIBCA Southern Section Division I-AA first team and Marmonte League co-Player of the Year ... A McDonald’s All-American nominee ... Led Ventura County in scoring (22.9 ppg) and steals (4.3 spg) and was second in assists (6.8 apg) ... Added 6.7 rebounds per game and shot 50% from the field, 38% on three-pointers and 84% from the free throw line ... Set a school record with a 20-for-22 free-throw performance against Dominguez High School en route to a season-high 39 points ... Scored 20 or more points 19 times and 30 or more points three times ... Helped Simi Valley to a 26-2 record, an unbeaten record in the Marmonte League and the second round of the CIF playoffs ...As a 2007 junior, made the CalHiSports.com all-state junior second team and the All-Ventura County first team while averaging 16.6 points, 5.0 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 4.0 steals ... As a 2006 sophomore, averaged 11.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.6 steals ... Also lettered in football ... Earned a CIF “Character Counts” award and the Marmonte League’s “All-Star” honor.<br /><br /><strong>CLUB:</strong> Played for Double Pump Elite and BTI.<br /><br /><strong>PERSONAL:</strong> Born in Simi Valley, Calif. ... Son of Reginald and Lyle Jackson ... His father played football at UCLA ... Has two siblings, Ashley and Langston ... His twin brother Langston is a freshman walk-on on the California football team ... Majoring in integrated marketing ... His personal trainer was former NBA player Pooh Richardson ... Chose Pepperdine because “I loved the coaches, the players and the campus.”<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy6RAX7S8BI/AAAAAAAAJak/LjPi4HT8xRc/s1600-h/101_2813.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417426837382033426" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy6RAX7S8BI/AAAAAAAAJak/LjPi4HT8xRc/s400/101_2813.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>FAVORITES:</strong> Enjoys watching television and movies and listening to music ... Favorite pro basketball player is Kobe Bryant ... Favorite pro basketball team is the Los Angeles Lakers ... Favorite book is Coach Wooden One-on-One ... Favorite movie is Superbad ... Favorite musical artist is Lil’ Wayne ... Favorite sport other than basketball is football ... Favorite thing about basketball is “there is so much more that you can get better at, even though I’ve been playing it since I was young.”<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy54jRtKyWI/AAAAAAAAJZ8/0og3OYYthx8/s1600-h/101_2827.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417399949216893282" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy54jRtKyWI/AAAAAAAAJZ8/0og3OYYthx8/s400/101_2827.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Men's Basketball Visits UCI, Hosts Utah</span></strong><br /></span><em>Courtesy: Pepperdine Sports Information<br />Release: 12/20/2009</em><br /><a href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=204860426&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500#PDFLINKS"></a><br /><a href="https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf4/662123.pdf?ATCLID=204860426&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500" target="PDFWIN"><strong>Pepperdine Men's Basketball Notes</strong></a><br /><br /><a href="javascript:AdClicked(clickLineVarName1100038788);" target="_self"></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy5s2Fl6laI/AAAAAAAAJZk/wtlbCXFle1g/s1600-h/101_2811.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417387078243227042" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy5s2Fl6laI/AAAAAAAAJZk/wtlbCXFle1g/s400/101_2811.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>THE FACTS -</strong> The Pepperdine men's basketball team will squeeze in two more games before Christmas as the Waves visit UC Irvine on Monday before hosting Utah on Wednesday. Pepperdine just concluded a four-game homestand and has four more non-conference games remaining (two home, two away).<br /><strong>GAME #13</strong> - Monday (Dec. 21) at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, Calif.: Pepperdine (3-9) at UC Irvine (5-5) at 7 p.m.<br /><strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy5odiJoHbI/AAAAAAAAJY8/-oAC7F5WoWU/s1600-h/101_2785.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417382258365963698" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy5odiJoHbI/AAAAAAAAJY8/-oAC7F5WoWU/s400/101_2785.JPG" border="0" /></a></strong></div><div><strong>GAME #14</strong> - Wednesday (Dec. 23) at Firestone Fieldhouse: Pepperdine vs. Utah (5-6) at 7 p.m.<br /><strong>ON THE WEB</strong> - Subscribers to "Wave Casts" can catch all Pepperdine men's basketball games on the internet at www.pepperdinesports.com. Veteran play-by-play man Al Epstein, now in his 25th season with the Waves, is behind the microphone. Home games will have live audio and video, while road games will be audio only. Go to the Pepperdine Athletics website and look for the Wave Casts link. An annual pass costs $69.95 and monthly subscriptions are also available. Live statistics will be available for all home matches free of charge, and links are provided to the home team's website when the Waves are on the road.<br /><strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy5ocupwjBI/AAAAAAAAJYk/Mohtktysppo/s1600-h/101_2565.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417382244542090258" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy5ocupwjBI/AAAAAAAAJYk/Mohtktysppo/s400/101_2565.JPG" border="0" /></a>PROMOTIONS</strong> - For the Utah game, groups of 15 or more can purchase general admission tickets for $5 each ... If the Waves score 75 points or more in an upcoming home game, certificates will be given out afterward for a free piece of grilled chicken from the KFC in Malibu.<br /><strong>TICKETS</strong> - Men's basketball single-game tickets cost $15 (lower reserved), $12 (upper reserved), $10 (adult general admission) or $5 (child general admission). Call (866) WAVE-TIX to purchase tickets.<br /><strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy6R64oN6XI/AAAAAAAAJbk/3uw7tf6lfSM/s1600-h/101_3180.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417427842592794994" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy6R64oN6XI/AAAAAAAAJbk/3uw7tf6lfSM/s400/101_3180.JPG" border="0" /></a>UC IRVINE</strong> - Pepperdine and UC Irvine are knotted up at 9-9 in the all-time series. The Anteaters have had the upper hand lately, winning five of six games played in this decade. That includes a 71-63 UCI victory last season at Firestone Fieldhouse (<a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Lorne Jackson</span></a><span style="color:#ffcc00;"> led Pepperdine with 17 points).</span> The Waves have lost in their last three trips to the Bren Events Center, last winning there in November 1998. The Anteaters are coming off a 69-56 loss to San Jose State, which was their first home defeat in four games this season.<br /><strong>UTAH</strong> - Pepperdine is 1-5 all-time against Utah. Pepperdine's win came in the 1979 NCAA Tournament at Pauley Pavilion, a 92-88 victory in overtime. The Utes won all four in a four-game series from 2000-03, the last time the two schools met. <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962">Marty Wilson</a> was an assistant coach at Utah before returning to Pepperdine. The Utes made the NCAA Tournament last season. This will be only their second true road game of the season (the Utes lost at Weber State).<br /><strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy6RBDkVRQI/AAAAAAAAJa8/7-cFsak6dVU/s1600-h/101_2874.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417426849096877314" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy6RBDkVRQI/AAAAAAAAJa8/7-cFsak6dVU/s400/101_2874.JPG" border="0" /></a>LAST GAME</strong> - Pepperdine kept rallying in the second half to get within one point of New Mexico State, but the Aggies held on for a 78-72 win on Friday night in Firestone Fieldhouse. The Waves trailed by as many as 11 points in the first half but cut the deficit to 38-35 at halftime. Pepperdine made it a one-point game three times in the second half, last at 61-60 with 6:29 to play, but NMSU went on an 8-0 run to pull away. <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> scored 19 and Jonathan Dupré added 18.<br /><strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy5s1Zp9zHI/AAAAAAAAJZM/HdkJ3zZqeyM/s1600-h/101_2787_00.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417387066449054834" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy5s1Zp9zHI/AAAAAAAAJZM/HdkJ3zZqeyM/s400/101_2787_00.JPG" border="0" /></a>SOPHOMORE SCORERS -</strong> Last season, Pepperdine's eight-man freshman class scored more than half of the Waves' points (57.4%). So far, the now-sophomore class has contributed 67.8% of Pepperdine's scoring.<br /><strong>BELL'S BIG START</strong> - As of last week, sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> ranked 11th nationally in scoring and was one of only two players in the nation averaging at least 20 points, five rebounds and four assists (Manny Harris of Michigan was the other). He's now at 21.9 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.2 assists. Bell has scored more than 20 points in eight of his 12 games, including a career-high 34 against Monmouth, and he's scored at least 16 points in every game. At the pace he's on, he'll become Pepperdine's 35th 1,000-point scorer by the end of his sophomore season (he's got 675).<br /><strong>SUTTLE'S SHOOTING</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211">Dane Suttle Jr.</a>, second-best on the team at 11.3 points per game, is one of the conference's best three-point shooters so far this season. He is averaging 2.2 per game (eighth in the WCC as of last week) and making 44.4% of them (24-for-54, seventh in the WCC as of last week).<br /><strong>THOMPSON TEAM CAPTAIN</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> was selected as team captain for 2009-10 after a landslide vote by his teammates. The junior forward is Pepperdine's only player that has been with the team for two full seasons. He is averaging 9.8 points this season and 9.0 points for his career, and has made 101 career three-pointers (he needs 113 to break into the school's top 10).<br /><strong>2009-10 HONORS</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> was named to the preseason All-WCC first team ... Bell was named MVP of the World Vision Challenge at Wyoming and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211">Dane Suttle Jr.</a> also made the all-tournament team.<br /><strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy5s1zw7x2I/AAAAAAAAJZc/LjunCrlYLec/s1600-h/101_2814.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417387073457604450" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy5s1zw7x2I/AAAAAAAAJZc/LjunCrlYLec/s400/101_2814.JPG" border="0" /></a>ROSTER</strong> - There are no seniors on the 2009-10 squad, and 12 of the 16 players are underclassmen. The roster features four juniors, seven sophomores and five true freshmen. Pepperdine returns 11 letterwinners from last season (believed to be among the most in school history). There are also five newcomers, bringing the roster total to 16. Twelve are on scholarship and four are walk-ons.<br /><strong>RETURNERS</strong> - Four of the five starters from last year's team return (<a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a>, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205">Taylor Darby</a>, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209">Corbin Moore</a> and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a>). Pepperdine's returning players account for 82.5% percent of last year's scoring (1629/1974), 88.3% of the rebounds (919/1041), 65.4% of the assists (223/341), 95.0% of the blocked shots (96/101) and 77.2% of the steals (166/215).<br /><strong>YOUTUBE SENSATION</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a>, a preseason All-WCC first team selection, got Pepperdine a ton of publicity in mid-October. At Blue & Orange Madness, Pepperdine's event to kick off the start of practice, the sophomore guard finished up the dunk contest by leaping over five teammates and slamming it home. A Pepperdine fan happened to record the dunk on his iPhone and uploaded it onto YouTube. It quickly spread around the internet and at last check had nearly 1.1 million hits. ESPN's SportsCenter picked up the video and made the dunk the #2 Play of the Day.<br /><strong>NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a> believes in preparing his team for league play with a difficult non-conference slate of games, and so that's what the Waves are in the midst of. The Waves play six games against non-conference teams that took part in the postseason last year: Portland State, UCLA and Utah made the NCAA Tournament, Miami (Fla.) was in the NIT, Wyoming was in the College Basketball Invitational and Pacific was in the inaugural CollegeInsider.com Tournament. Nine of the 16 non-conference games are at home.<br /><strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy5s1ttGLlI/AAAAAAAAJZU/KQGCPxu2uY0/s1600-h/101_2795_00.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417387071830896210" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy5s1ttGLlI/AAAAAAAAJZU/KQGCPxu2uY0/s400/101_2795_00.JPG" border="0" /></a>WCC PRESEASON POLL</strong> - According to the WCC's coaches, the Waves are predicted to finish seventh in the conference. Their poll went in the following order: Gonzaga, Portland, Saint Mary's, San Francisco and Santa Clara (tied), San Diego, Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount. Several national publications and websites have differing opinions on the Waves, including fourth (The Sporting News), fifth (The Sports Network), sixth (Athlon and Lindy's) and seventh (Rivals.com, CBSSports.com and CollegeHoops.net).<br /><strong>TELEVISION</strong> - The Waves are slated to appear on television several times once again in 2009-10. Six games will be shown locally - Nov. 23 at UCLA on Fox Sports West, Jan. 14 vs. Santa Clara on ESPNU, Jan. 21 at Gonzaga on Prime Ticket (delayed), Jan. 30 vs. San Diego on Prime Ticket, Feb. 18 vs. Portland on Prime Ticket and Feb. 20 vs. Gonzaga on Fox Sports West.<br /><strong>TOM ASBURY</strong> - Now in his second stint in charge of the Waves is coaching great <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a>. He returned to Malibu prior to the 2008-09 campaign to become the Waves' head coach again after 14 seasons away. Asbury was previously at Pepperdine for nine years as an assistant coach (1980-88) and then the next six as the head coach (1989-94). He went on to serve as head coach at Kansas State from 1995-2000 and was an assistant coach at Alabama from 2004-07. Asbury went 125-59 (.679) in his first head coaching job at Pepperdine and took the Waves to the postseason five times in six years with three NCAA Tournament appearances (1991, '92, '94) and two in the NIT (1989, '93). Pepperdine won three regular-season WCC titles and the school's only three WCC Tournament championships came under Asbury. Prior to the start of the 2009-10 season, his seven-year record at Pepperdine was 134-82 (.620) and his 13-year record as a head coach was 219-170 (.563).<br /><strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy5odxfhOsI/AAAAAAAAJZE/o94qCLwAe7A/s1600-h/101_2788_00.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417382262484318914" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy5odxfhOsI/AAAAAAAAJZE/o94qCLwAe7A/s400/101_2788_00.JPG" border="0" /></a>ASSISTANTS -</strong> Upon his return, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a> wanted to find assistants with a passion for Pepperdine and an understanding of its mission, so he turned to three former student-athletes. It's believed that Duke and Pepperdine have the only two college basketball staffs where the assistant coaches are all alums. Associate head coach <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962">Marty Wilson</a> (1985-89) and assistant coaches <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958">Damin Lopez</a> (1990-94) and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616">Will Kimble</a> (2001-03) played in three different eras, all successful. In the 13 seasons that made up their playing careers, Pepperdine went a combined 261-135 (.659), had 12 winning seasons, won six WCC regular-season titles and three WCC tournament titles, and made six NCAA Tournaments and four NITs.<br /><strong>ONE RECRUIT</strong> - There are no seniors on the roster but Pepperdine had one scholarship to offer for 2010-11. During the early signing period, they inked Hector Harold, a 6-foot-6 small forward from the Northfield Mount Hermon (Mass.) School. He was given a rating of 88 out of 100 by ESPN.com's recruiting site and is considered one of the top seniors in New England. He is originally from Pasadena, Calif.<br /><strong>LAST SEASON</strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a>'s return to Pepperdine brought much-needed stability to the program in his first season back. With only five players returning, Asbury and his new staff brought in 10 newcomers well after the regular letter-of-intent signing period. The young Waves posted a 9-23 overall record but got much better as the year went on, placing sixth in the WCC with a 5-9 record and winning a first-round game at the WCC Tournament. <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> was named to the WCC All-Freshman team after averaging a team-best 12.9 ppg.<br /><strong>PEPPERDINE HISTORY</strong> - This is the 72nd season of Pepperdine basketball, and the Waves opened 2009-10 with an all-time record of 1,111-910 (.550). Pepperdine has been to the NCAA Tournament 13 times (last in 2002), and has won 12 West Coast Conference regular-season titles (last in 2002) and three WCC Tournament crowns (last in 1994).<br /><strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy6R6Q2TA9I/AAAAAAAAJbU/4u8T6Wxt5ds/s1600-h/101_2980.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417427831914431442" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy6R6Q2TA9I/AAAAAAAAJbU/4u8T6Wxt5ds/s400/101_2980.JPG" border="0" /></a>BEST IN THE WEST</strong> - Pepperdine has long been one of the top Division I programs on the West Coast. Over the 31-season period from the 1978-79 season through the 2008-09 campaign, of the 32 schools that currently play Division I basketball in California, Oregon or Washington, the Waves began the 2009-10 season ranking third overall in postseason appearances (16) and fifth in both wins (525) and winning percentage (.565) over the past 31 years.<br /><strong>WAVES IN THE PROS</strong> - This is the 34th consecutive season where at least one Pepperdine alum has been on an NBA roster. Currently in the NBA is Yakhouba Diawara, now in his fourth season overall and his second with the Miami Heat. A total of 16 former Pepperdine players have gone on to play in the NBA, most notably Dennis Johnson (the 1979 NBA Finals MVP) and Doug Christie (a 15-year NBA veteran who was a mainstay on the All-Defensive Team). Some recent standouts have been playing in foreign countries, including Alex Acker (Italy), Tezale Archie (Netherlands), Brandon Armstrong (Venezuela), Gerald Brown (Poland), Jelani Gardner (Greece), Kelvin Gibbs (Germany), Chase Griffin (Germany), Dana Jones (Switzerland) and Glen McGowan (Dominican Republic). Robert "Hollywood" Turner, formerly a member of the Harlem Globetrotters, is now playing in Finland.<br /><strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy6RAFkQFnI/AAAAAAAAJac/Kx94c8KaOPk/s1600-h/101_2562_00.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417426832453539442" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy6RAFkQFnI/AAAAAAAAJac/Kx94c8KaOPk/s400/101_2562_00.JPG" border="0" /></a>ABOUT PEPPERDINE</strong> - Pepperdine boasts a one-of-a-kind athletic department with unprecedented success for a school of its size. The Waves have won a total of nine NCAA championships in five different men's sports - one of just 14 schools to have accomplished this feat. Of the 14, Pepperdine is the only non-BCS school and has by far the smallest enrollment. The majority of Pepperdine's teams are ranked nationally year after year and compete for conference and national titles.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy6gvHt9S2I/AAAAAAAAJcU/ZlCwGPHO9d4/s1600-h/lang3.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417444133159390050" style="WIDTH: 86px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 130px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy6gvHt9S2I/AAAAAAAAJcU/ZlCwGPHO9d4/s400/lang3.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Langston Jackson</span><br /></span><strong>2008: Redshirted.</strong><br /><strong>HIGH SCHOOL:</strong> A four-year varsity starter who twice earned Team MVP honors ... rated No. 89 among the nation's running backs ... also a two-time All-Marmonte League selection as well as an All-County honoree as a senior when he rushed 230 times for 1,225 yards and 16 touchdowns after a 988-yard campaign with 10 TDs as a junior ... caught a combined 32 passes for 287 yards in his final two seasons ... also served as his team's punter, averaging 33.7 yards per punt as a senior.<br /><strong>PERSONAL:</strong> Full name is Langston R. Jackson ... born May 14, 1990 ... major is undeclared.<br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;">LAST UPDATED: August 12, 2009</span></em><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy5odC_-RLI/AAAAAAAAJYs/RFZmQaLINi4/s1600-h/101_2579_00.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417382250003973298" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy5odC_-RLI/AAAAAAAAJYs/RFZmQaLINi4/s400/101_2579_00.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>RB: LANGSTON JACKSON</strong> 6-1, 227 pounds, R-Fr. Jackson is one of the more compelling running backs on the roster because of his size and strength running between the tackles. Could Jackson be the short-yardage 'back Cal is searching<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;">Cal Arrives in San Diego for Poinsettia Bowl</span></strong><br /><strong><em>Golden Bears go thru spirited workout at University of San Diego.<br /></em><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Cal's hotel offers a spectacular view of sailboats docked at Harbor Island.</span></strong><br /><a href="http://www.fansonly.com/schools/cal/sports/m-footbl/cal-m-footbl-body.html"><strong>Football Home</strong></a><br /><br /><strong><em>Dec. 19, 2009</em></strong><br /><a href="http://www.calbears.com/view.gal?id=60340"><strong>Bears Enjoy First Day in San Diego (Photo Gallery)</strong></a><br /><br /><strong>SAN DIEGO -</strong> When the sun was rising early Saturday morning, the Cal football team could be found boarding buses outside Memorial Stadium heading to Oakland International Airport. By the time the sun was setting on a beautiful day in San Diego, the Golden Bears were in the midst of a spirited workout at Torero Stadium on the campus of the University of San Diego.<br />Cal (8-4, 5-4 Pac-10) is in San Diego to play No. 23 Utah (9-3, 6-2 MWC) in the San Diego County Credit Union on Wednesday, Dec. 23 (5:00 p.m. PT). The Golden Bears have extended its school-record run of bowl appearances to seven in 2009 and will be looking for its fifth consecutive bowl win under head coach <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/tedford_jeff00.html">Jeff Tedford</a>, who is 5-1 all-time in postseason action. The game will be televised live nationally on ESPN with an online version of the telecast available on ESPN360.<br />"We're going to be playing a great Utah football team, and it's going to be a great matchup," Tedford told local San Diego media after Saturday's workout. "They always do a great job of putting on a bowl here. The players are excited, and we're looking forward to it."<br />After a short flight delay caused by an East Coast storm that had air travel backed up around the nation, the Golden Bears took a 500-mile flight south to San Diego. Shortly after the team's arrival, the Bears went into a team meeting and position meetings at the team hotel before hopping on buses for a short drive to the USD campus for a one-and-a-half hour practice.<br />Although the Bears will certainly take part in bowl activities leading up to the game, the team is in town to end the season on a winning note.<br />"We want to redeem ourselves and get this one," confirmed sophomore safety <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/cattouse_sean00.html">Sean Cattouse</a>. "That's the bottom line for me. I'm looking for a win."<br />"We're definitely coming in to win, and that's what we're working hard for," added junior defensive lineman <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/jordan_cameron00.html">Cameron Jordan</a>.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy54kH8ThUI/AAAAAAAAJaM/pw12gUnUink/s1600-h/101_2579_00.JPG"></a><br />The Bears will start Sunday with a morning visit to the world-famous San Diego Zoo before returning to Torero Stadium for an afternoon practice. The early evening schedule will include a visit by selected members of the team to the Make-A-Wish Foundation in San Diego.<br />For bowl tickets and information, visit the <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/cal-09-poinsettia-bowl.html">Cal Bowl Central</a>.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy5odae0SpI/AAAAAAAAJY0/SJ1Euv0OCUs/s1600-h/101_2583.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417382256307358354" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sy5odae0SpI/AAAAAAAAJY0/SJ1Euv0OCUs/s400/101_2583.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><strong>Who will play right away?</strong> </div><div></div><div></div><div>Still, after taking a step back, I still believe that Yarnway is too valuable not to redshirt this year. I chalk up many of his first team reps to the fact that Best and Deboskie’s few absences due to injury, and wanting to see how he might perform with the first team in actual running plays and hitting the hole. I can’t imagine him jumping past Shane Vereen for the backup spot, nor can I imagine the coaching staff using a year of his eligibility so that he might be third or fourth on the depth chart. Even if he were used in specific packages (ie. Goalline), it simply doesn’t make sense in my mind. <strong><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Langston Jackson</span></strong> might make more sense there at the current time. No, though it might be tempting, look for Yarnway to redshirt and seriously battle Deboskie-Johnson for the backup spot next year (assuming Best declares early for the draft).<br /><br />Posted by <strong>Bear with Fangs</strong> at <a class="timestamp-link" title="permanent link" href="http://www.bearswithfangs.com/2009/08/issues-to-resolve-in-fall-camp-true.html" rel="bookmark">3:15 PM</a> <a title="Edit Post" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=7817355565631785561&postID=771045025345380505"></a><br /><br /><a title="comment permalink" href="http://www.bearswithfangs.com/2009/08/issues-to-resolve-in-fall-camp-true.html?showComment=1250639064185#c9010756395972151517">August 18, 2009 4:44 PM </a><a title="Delete Comment" href="http://www.blogger.com/delete-comment.g?blogID=7817355565631785561&postID=9010756395972151517"></a><br /><a name="c9036818857727072620"></a>Anonymous said...<br />Why are you overlooking <span style="color:#ffcc00;">Langston Jackson</span>? Have you seen his highlight video on Youtube?<br /><a title="comment permalink" href="http://www.bearswithfangs.com/2009/08/issues-to-resolve-in-fall-camp-true.html?showComment=1250704117174#c9036818857727072620">August 19, 2009 10:48 AM </a><a title="Delete Comment" href="http://www.blogger.com/delete-comment.g?blogID=7817355565631785561&postID=9036818857727072620"></a><br /><a name="c2798322561604598830"></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/05393162230812243147" rel="nofollow">Bear with Fangs</a> said...<br />I didn't include Langston Jackson in this particular post because he wasn't part of the 2009 recruiting class and wouldn't quite count as a true frosh play. <strong>I've heard nothing but good things about Jackson thus far in camp.</strong> Given the depth at RB however, it's hard for me to imagine Jackson getting too many significant carries this year though. <span style="color:#ffcc00;"><strong>Next year could be a different story however. </strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><strong> </div></strong></span></div><div><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;">Pac-10 Position Breakdown: Running Back – Cal Bears</span><br /></strong><em>By </em><a title="Posts by Sam Saig" href="http://www.allpac10.com/author/pac10sam/"><em>Sam Saig</em></a><em>, July 8, 2009 9:19 am</em></div><div><em></em><br />In 2002, Jeff Tedford became Cal’s head coach. Prior to that time, he was known for his innovative passing offenses and unique ability to develop quarterbacks. But since Tedford’s arrival in Berkeley, Cal has been known more for its running game. The Bears have produced seven straight 1,000-yard rushers, which is the nation’s longest active streak. Former star running backs like <strong>J.J. Arrington,</strong> <strong>Marshawn Lynch</strong>, and <strong>Justin Forsett</strong> have all successfully transitioned into the NFL, and it probably won’t be long before another Cal runner joins them.<br />The Pac-10 will feature some of America’s most talented tailbacks this fall. In a conference full of stars, Cal may have the Best one of all.<br />Junior sensation Jahvid Best enters the 2009 season as a legitimate Heisman candidate. The electrifying Best ran for 1,580 yards and 15 touchdowns during a breakout sophomore campaign. He led the Pac-10 in rushing yards and finished 3rd nationally last season. His 1,580 yards are the second most in school history for a single season.<br /><br /><strong>Jahvid Best leaves defenders feeling helpless</strong><br />Best carried the ball 194 times and still managed a stunning 8.1 yards per carry, which was the best rushing average of any tailback in America with at least 125 carries. He also managed to catch the ball 27 times for 246 yards and one TD (9.1 yards per catch). Best finished second nationally in all-purpose yards, averaging 187.25 yards per game. His 2,247 total yards are a school record. On top of all that, he finished 1st in the conference in kickoff return yards, with 26.3 yards per return.<br />Best may have started his 2009 Heisman campaign at the end of 2008. He closed out last season with three Herculean efforts. First, he ran for 201 yards and two touchdowns against Stanford in the Big Game (he also caught a TD). Next, he ran for a staggering 311 yards and four TD’s against Washington. Best carried the ball 19 times against the Huskies, averaging a remarkable 16.4 yards per carry. In the Emerald Bowl finale against Miami, he ran for a bowl record 186 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries. His statistical totals from the three games almost seem unrealistic for a video game, adding up to nearly 45% of his total yards last season.<br />At 5-10 194 pounds, Best possesses an extremely rare combination of speed, agility and vision. He has game-changing ability, and is a threat to score every time he touches the ball. The Vallejo (CA) native has always produced eye-popping numbers on and off the gridiron. At Salesian High School (CA) he ran for 6,428 career yards and scored 91 touchdowns. He also won a Junior Olympics Gold Medal in the 200 meters and won the 2007 California State Championship in the 100 meters with a time of 10.31 seconds.<br />Durability is a concern for Best, and he has been limited by injuries in each of the last two seasons. He missed most of the spring with off-season elbow and foot surgery. Still, Best enters 2009 as the marquee player in the Pac-10 conference. If he can stay on the field for 200+ carries, his name will be involved in Heisman discussions all year long.<br />It has become a tradition at Cal for each star running back to emerge as a backup first. In 2004, <strong>Marshawn Lynch</strong> ran for 628 yards as a backup while<strong> J.J. Arrington</strong> was running for over 2,000 as the starter. The next season, <strong>Justin Forsett</strong> ran for 999 yards while Lynch ran for 1,246 as the starter. Jahvid Best was Forsett’s understudy in 2007.<br />Last season, Cal fans were introduced to the next great running back to come through Berkeley. <strong>Sophomore Shane Vereen ran</strong> for 715 yards and four touchdowns in 2008 as the Bears primary backup. The 5-10 198 pound tailback played extremely well as a freshman, even in the shadows of Best. Vereen averaged 5.0 yards per carry and finished tied for second on the team with 27 receptions.<br />The Valencia (CA) native burst onto the scene in the season opener against Michigan State, with 101 yards rushing on only 9 carries. In that game, Vereen flashed his explosive speed with an 81-yard touchdown that ignited Memorial Stadium and helped secure the win. Vereen showed off his multitude of talents throughout the rest of the season, including hauling in a 59-yard touchdown pass against rival Stanford.<br />Vereen came out of Valencia High School (CA) as a highly rated recruit. His skill set is similar to Best, a deadly combination of speed and vision. Vereen was given four-stars by Rivals.com and was a Prep-star All-American choice. He amassed over 6,000 yards rushing in his high school career with 89 touchdowns. Vereen enters 2009 as Best’s number one partner in the backfield.<br />The power running may come from redshirt freshman RB <strong>Covaughn DeBoskie.</strong> The 5-11 205 pound back out of Chandler, AZ was a four-star recruit in 2008, and played on the scout team last season. The former super-prep All-American is not likely to get many carries, but he could be a huge value in short yardage and goal line situations.<br />The first-year starter at fullback will be 5-9 235 pound senior <strong>Brian Holley.</strong> The Pomona (CA) native has been excellent on special teams and has all the tools to be a perfect run blocker for Best and Co.<br />Other backs competing for time are: true freshman <strong>Dasarte Yarnway</strong>, redshirt freshman <strong><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Langston Jackson,</span></strong> and redshirt freshman Kevin Lewis.<br /><strong>My Take</strong><br />I’m not going to claim that Cal is Running Back University, but how can you not be impressed by the production over the last 7 years? Best has a chance to surpass them all, and the table is set for a special season as long as he can stay healthy. If you live in the Bay Area and haven’t seen him play in person, do yourself a favor and find a place at the top of Strawberry Canyon this fall.<br />Shane Vereen looks like the next in line for Jeff Tedford’s great tailbacks and I look for him to have another solid year. If DeBoskie emerges as the thunder to all that lightning, there will be no way to stop this rushing attack. One thing is for sure; it’s an exciting time to be a Bears fan.<a title="Delete Comment" href="http://www.blogger.com/delete-comment.g?blogID=7817355565631785561&postID=2798322561604598830"></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jackson Twinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617362288328142935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21803971.post-5010933896671122982009-12-07T10:31:00.000-08:002009-12-28T03:16:33.742-08:00DEAR SANTA: A NMSU "W" FOR XMAS PLEASE!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SziQewk8PsI/AAAAAAAAJq8/HGIRhZy_5cM/s1600-h/PEP+KBNMS.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 243px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420241009650712258" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SziQewk8PsI/AAAAAAAAJq8/HGIRhZy_5cM/s400/PEP+KBNMS.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyoRJ-r5jYI/AAAAAAAAJYM/KZCOnlWyQMg/s1600-h/peplmu0.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; 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HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416149680408537794" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyoHcDcYqsI/AAAAAAAAJV8/xJpxlfV4ndo/s400/calstantd.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyoHb44x8RI/AAAAAAAAJV0/0cs-ozDqop0/s1600-h/callangaxe.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 276px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416149677574844690" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyoHb44x8RI/AAAAAAAAJV0/0cs-ozDqop0/s400/callangaxe.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyoHbilwJoI/AAAAAAAAJVs/c6_b-qNw2Gw/s1600-h/cal+tiger1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416149671589455490" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyoHbilwJoI/AAAAAAAAJVs/c6_b-qNw2Gw/s400/cal+tiger1.jpg" /></a><br /><div><div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyoHbazuGpI/AAAAAAAAJVk/M1uwgm0lH84/s1600-h/CAL+STAN.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; 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CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416142970551178210" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyoBVfRuk-I/AAAAAAAAJUk/FWGELVeMl58/s400/PEPPUCLA45.gif" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyoCbZUMEII/AAAAAAAAJVU/yGnW8_JTDn8/s1600-h/PEPPHK3.bmp"><img style="WIDTH: 162px; HEIGHT: 141px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416144171541729410" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyoCbZUMEII/AAAAAAAAJVU/yGnW8_JTDn8/s400/PEPPHK3.bmp" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyoHa2n0pqI/AAAAAAAAJVc/rnbLIPlPFlg/s1600-h/cal99.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 96px; HEIGHT: 96px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416149659786978978" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyoHa2n0pqI/AAAAAAAAJVc/rnbLIPlPFlg/s400/cal99.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyoCZ287gmI/AAAAAAAAJU0/j6m1UmucSqs/s1600-h/lojack110.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 104px; HEIGHT: 104px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416144145137500770" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyoCZ287gmI/AAAAAAAAJU0/j6m1UmucSqs/s400/lojack110.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyoCaRSlqJI/AAAAAAAAJU8/M7YOs_7NQnA/s1600-h/lo-jack.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 125px; HEIGHT: 41px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416144152207665298" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyoCaRSlqJI/AAAAAAAAJU8/M7YOs_7NQnA/s400/lo-jack.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyoBU9GEJKI/AAAAAAAAJUU/e3L3kx8iRq4/s1600-h/PEPPUCLA00.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 360px; HEIGHT: 318px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416142961375454370" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyoBU9GEJKI/AAAAAAAAJUU/e3L3kx8iRq4/s400/PEPPUCLA00.jpg" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Syn_7-V7oqI/AAAAAAAAJUE/BbpuJtWUWD4/s1600-h/cal+riley.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416141432702083746" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Syn_7-V7oqI/AAAAAAAAJUE/BbpuJtWUWD4/s400/cal+riley.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Syn_7uVF7BI/AAAAAAAAJT8/b4a0UbvTYDA/s1600-h/09+spring+cal+football.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 271px; HEIGHT: 120px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416141428403596306" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Syn_7uVF7BI/AAAAAAAAJT8/b4a0UbvTYDA/s400/09+spring+cal+football.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Syn_68XWfwI/AAAAAAAAJTs/KasqG2BVebg/s1600-h/cal.bmp"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 279px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416141414991298306" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Syn_68XWfwI/AAAAAAAAJTs/KasqG2BVebg/s400/cal.bmp" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Syn-8UxfyMI/AAAAAAAAJTc/qDl0GQxXurU/s1600-h/cal23.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 375px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416140339211651266" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Syn-8UxfyMI/AAAAAAAAJTc/qDl0GQxXurU/s400/cal23.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Syn_6VE3XGI/AAAAAAAAJTk/ZW2QfWZylaM/s1600-h/CA%3B1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416141404444777570" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Syn_6VE3XGI/AAAAAAAAJTk/ZW2QfWZylaM/s400/CA%3B1.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Syn-7hJb8bI/AAAAAAAAJTM/8Lun5tz1fbA/s1600-h/cal+best+ver.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 280px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416140325353419186" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Syn-7hJb8bI/AAAAAAAAJTM/8Lun5tz1fbA/s400/cal+best+ver.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>New Mexico State Beats Men's Hoops, 78-72</strong></span><br /></span><em>Courtesy: Pepperdine Sports Information<br />Release: 12/18/2009</em><br /><a href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=204860087&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500#PDFLINKS"></a><br /><a title="Send this article to a friend" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/EmailArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=204860087"></a><a href="https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf4/661998.pdf?ATCLID=204860087&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500" target="PDFWIN"><strong>Pepperdine-NMSU Box Score</strong></a><strong> </strong><br /><strong>MALIBU, Calif.</strong> - The Pepperdine men's basketball team kept rallying in the second half to get within one point of New Mexico State, but the Aggies held on for a 78-72 win on Friday night in Firestone Fieldhouse.<br />The Waves (3-9) were led by 19 points from sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> (Los Angeles, Calif./Pasadena HS) and 18 points from junior forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600207">Jonathan Dupre'</a> (Houston, Texas/Collin County CC). Sophomore forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211">Dane Suttle Jr.</a> (Los Angeles, Calif./Summit College Prep) added 11 points.<br />Jahmar Young (27) and Jonathan Gibson (24) of New Mexico State (4-6) scored 51 of the Aggies' 78 points and were their only two players in double-figures.<br />The Waves broke out to leads of 9-3 and 14-8 as Bell scored 10 points in the first five minutes. But the Aggies went on a 21-4 run over about an eight-minute period (Gibson scored 10) and took their largest lead of the game at 29-18 with 7:30 to play.<br />Pepperdine had a strong finish to the second half, however, and pulled back to within three points at 38-35 at the break after sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Lorne Jackson</span></a><span style="color:#ffcc00;"> (Simi Valley, Calif./Simi Valley HS) nailed a three-pointer with 38 seconds left.<br /></span>The Waves closed the deficit to one point three times in the second half: at 46-45 with 15:53 to play after a putback by Dupre', at 59-58 with 8:50 to play after a three-pointer by Suttle and at 61-60 with 6:29 to play after two free throws by freshman forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=204760944"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=204760944"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=204760944">Tanner Kerry</a> (Sydney, Australia/Cranbrook School).<br />But after the Waves pulled within one point on that last occasion, Young had five points as part of an 8-0 run that boosted the New Mexico State lead to 69-60 with a little more than four minutes remaining. Pepperdine got no closer than four points the rest of the way.<br />NMSU had a 50.0%-37.3% edge in shooting, while the Waves hit more three-pointers (11 to nine) and had the rebounding advantage (41-39).<br />Kerry had season highs of seven points, eight rebounds and 21 minutes for the Waves.<br />Pepperdine gets back into action quickly with two games prior to Christmas: Monday (Dec. 21) at UC Irvine at 7 p.m. and Wednesday (Dec. 23) vs. Utah at 7 p.m. in Firestone Fieldhouse. Fans can catch the games and listen to Al Epstein's broadcast at <a href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500">http://www.pepperdinesports.com/?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500</a> with a subscription to Wave Casts. </div><div><div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Syn_7e0aAQI/AAAAAAAAJT0/gLoDcNN5kzU/s1600-h/br10.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 109px; HEIGHT: 59px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416141424239968514" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Syn_7e0aAQI/AAAAAAAAJT0/gLoDcNN5kzU/s400/br10.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Syn-7VU4fSI/AAAAAAAAJTE/LYsjVQrA2EM/s1600-h/CA%3B5.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 89px; HEIGHT: 132px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416140322180201762" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Syn-7VU4fSI/AAAAAAAAJTE/LYsjVQrA2EM/s400/CA%3B5.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Syn-7xoxvaI/AAAAAAAAJTU/YlAiHjLKLSc/s1600-h/cal+lang11.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 293px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416140329779838370" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Syn-7xoxvaI/AAAAAAAAJTU/YlAiHjLKLSc/s400/cal+lang11.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Syn-6x3SaMI/AAAAAAAAJS8/8dKh4aLVtuk/s1600-h/cal+mike+m.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416140312660830402" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Syn-6x3SaMI/AAAAAAAAJS8/8dKh4aLVtuk/s400/cal+mike+m.jpg" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><span style="color:#3366ff;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Waves Host New Mexico State on Friday</span><br /><em>Courtesy: Pepperdine Sports Information </em></strong><br /><strong><em>Release: 12/16/2009</em><br /></strong><a href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=204858967&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500#PDFLINKS"></a><a href="https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf4/661701.pdf?ATCLID=204858967&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500" target="PDFWIN"></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyoBUTsrJXI/AAAAAAAAJUM/DuLjio3UFjI/s1600-h/pepploucla.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 292px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416142950263104882" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyoBUTsrJXI/AAAAAAAAJUM/DuLjio3UFjI/s400/pepploucla.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf4/661701.pdf?ATCLID=204858967&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500" target="PDFWIN"><strong>Pepperdine Men's Basketball Notes</strong></a><strong><br /></strong><a href="javascript:AdClicked(clickLineVarName8108363027);" target="_self"></a><br /><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">THE FACTS</span> - <span style="color:#333333;">After finishing up final exams, the Pepperdine men's basketball team completes a four-game homestand with a contest against New Mexico State on Friday. It's the start of a busy stretch of games right before Christmas, with contests at UC Irvine on Monday and at home against Utah on Wednesday. </span></strong><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"><span style="color:#333333;"><strong>Keion Bell</strong></span></a><span style="color:#333333;"><strong> is now just one of two players in all of Division I averaging at least 20 points, five rebounds and four assists.<br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">GAME #12 -</span> Friday (Dec. 18) at Firestone Fieldhouse: Pepperdine (3-8) vs. New Mexico State (3-6) at 7:30 p.m. In the first game of the doubleheader, the Pepperdine women face Nevada at 5 p.m.<br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">ON THE WEB</span> - Subscribers to "Wave Casts" can catch all Pepperdine men's basketball games on the internet at www.pepperdinesports.com. Veteran play-by-play man Al Epstein, now in his 25th season with the Waves, is behind the microphone. Home games will have live audio and video, while road games will be audio only. Go to the Pepperdine Athletics website and look for the Wave Casts link. An annual pass costs $69.95 and monthly subscriptions are also available. Live statistics will be available for all home matches free of charge, and links are provided to the home team's website when the Waves are on the road.<br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">PROMOTIONS</span> - Groups of 15 or more can purchase general admission tickets for $5 each ... If the Waves score 75 points or more in an upcoming home game, certificates will be given out afterward for a free piece of grilled chicken from the KFC in Malibu.<br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">TICKETS</span> - Men's basketball single-game tickets cost $15 (lower reserved), $12 (upper reserved), $10 (adult general admission) or $5 (child general admission). Call (866) WAVE-TIX to purchase tickets.<br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">NEW MEXICO STATE</span> - Pepperdine is 8-3 all-time against New Mexico State. A majority of the meetings (eight of the 11) took place in the 1950s. One matchup was in the 1989 NIT during </strong></span><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"><span style="color:#333333;"><strong>Tom Asbury</strong></span></a><span style="color:#333333;"><strong>'s first season as head coach (an 84-69 Pepperdine victory in Las Cruces; </strong></span><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962"><span style="color:#333333;"><strong>Marty Wilson</strong></span></a><span style="color:#333333;"><strong> started and scored four points). The only meeting since then was last season in Las Cruces, when the host Aggies posted a 90-66 victory (</strong></span><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"><span style="color:#333333;"><strong>Taylor Darby</strong></span></a><span style="color:#333333;"><strong> had team highs of 12 points and 11 rebounds). This is the first time that NMSU has ever visited Firestone Fieldhouse.<br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">LAST GAME</span> - Pepperdine couldn't overcome Portland State's three-point barrage (17 for the game, which tied the Firestone Fieldhouse record and was one shy of the Vikings' school record) in a 93-81 loss on Sunday (Dec. 13). Pepperdine nearly had six players score in double-figures, led by </strong></span><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"><span style="color:#333333;"><strong>Keion Bell</strong></span></a><span style="color:#333333;"><strong> and </strong></span><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><strong>Lorne Jackson</strong></span></a><span style="color:#333333;"><strong> <span style="color:#ffcc00;">with 16 points apiece.</span> Portland State led for most of the first half and was up 43-38 at the break, but Pepperdine tied the game early in the second half. It was still just a five-point lead for the Vikings with 9:20 to go at 67-62, but a 12-0 run gave Portland State its largest lead of the game and the Waves were unable to rally back.<br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">SOPHOMORE SCORERS</span> - Last season, Pepperdine's eight-man freshman class scored more than half of the Waves' points (57.4%). So far, the now-sophomore class has contributed 69.2% of Pepperdine's scoring.<br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">BELL'S BIG START</span> - At the start of the week, </strong></span><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"><span style="color:#333333;"><strong>Keion Bell</strong></span></a><span style="color:#333333;"><strong> ranked 11th nationally and first in the WCC in scoring (22.2 points per game). He and Manny Harris of Michigan are the only two Division I players across the nation that began the week averaging at least 20 points, five rebounds and four assists. Bell has scored more than 20 points in eight of his 11 games, including a career-high 34 against Monmouth, while his season-low was still 16 points. On the WCC leaderboard, he is also second in steals (2.0), fourth in assists (4.4), fifth in minutes (33.0), eighth in field goal percentage (.503), 10th in free throw percentage (.796) and 16th in rebounding (5.2). At the pace he's on, he'll become Pepperdine's 35th 1,000-point scorer by the end of his sophomore season (he's got 656).<br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">SUTTLE'S SHOOTING</span> - </strong></span><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"><span style="color:#333333;"><strong>Dane Suttle Jr.</strong></span></a><span style="color:#333333;"><strong>, second-best on the team at 11.3 points per game, is one of the conference's best three-point shooters so far this season. He is averaging 2.1 per game (seventh in the WCC) and making 43.8% of them (21-for-48, seventh in the WCC).<br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">THOMPSON TEAM CAPTAIN</span> - </strong></span><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"><span style="color:#333333;"><strong>Mychel Thompson</strong></span></a><span style="color:#333333;"><strong> was selected as team captain for 2009-10 after a landslide vote by his teammates. The junior forward is Pepperdine's only player that has been with the team for two full seasons. He is averaging 10.0 points this season and 9.0 points for his career, and has made 101 career three-pointers (he needs 113 to break into the school's top 10).<br />2009-10 HONORS - </strong></span><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"><span style="color:#333333;"><strong>Keion Bell</strong></span></a><span style="color:#333333;"><strong> was named to the preseason All-WCC first team ... Bell was named MVP of the World Vision Challenge at Wyoming and </strong></span><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"><span style="color:#333333;"><strong>Dane Suttle Jr.</strong></span></a><span style="color:#333333;"><strong> also made the all-tournament team.<br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">ROSTER</span> - There are no seniors on the 2009-10 squad, and 12 of the 16 players are underclassmen. The roster features four juniors, seven sophomores and five true freshmen. Pepperdine returns 11 letterwinners from last season (believed to be among the most in school history). There are also five newcomers, bringing the roster total to 16. Twelve are on scholarship and four are walk-ons.<br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">RETURNERS</span> - Four of the five starters from last year's team return (</strong></span><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"><span style="color:#333333;"><strong>Keion Bell</strong></span></a><span style="color:#333333;"><strong>, </strong></span><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"><span style="color:#333333;"><strong>Taylor Darby</strong></span></a><span style="color:#333333;"><strong>, </strong></span><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"><span style="color:#333333;"><strong>Corbin Moore</strong></span></a><span style="color:#333333;"><strong> and </strong></span><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"><span style="color:#333333;"><strong>Mychel Thompson</strong></span></a><span style="color:#333333;"><strong>). Pepperdine's returning players account for 82.5% percent of last year's scoring (1629/1974), 88.3% of the rebounds (919/1041), 65.4% of the assists (223/341), 95.0% of the blocked shots (96/101) and 77.2% of the steals (166/215).<br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">YOUTUBE SENSATION</span> - </strong></span><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"><span style="color:#333333;"><strong>Keion Bell</strong></span></a><span style="color:#333333;"><strong>, a preseason All-WCC first team selection, got Pepperdine a ton of publicity in mid-October. At Blue & Orange Madness, Pepperdine's event to kick off the start of practice, the sophomore guard finished up the dunk contest by leaping over five teammates and slamming it home. A Pepperdine fan happened to record the dunk on his iPhone and uploaded it onto YouTube. It quickly spread around the internet and at last check had nearly 1.1 million hits. ESPN's SportsCenter picked up the video and made the dunk the #2 Play of the Day.<br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE</span> - </strong></span><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"><span style="color:#333333;"><strong>Tom Asbury</strong></span></a><span style="color:#333333;"><strong> believes in preparing his team for league play with a difficult non-conference slate of games, and so that's what the Waves are in the midst of. The Waves play six games against non-conference teams that took part in the postseason last year: Portland State, UCLA and Utah made the NCAA Tournament, Miami (Fla.) was in the NIT, Wyoming was in the College Basketball Invitational and Pacific was in the inaugural CollegeInsider.com Tournament. Nine of the 16 non-conference games are at home.<br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyoRJlMeXvI/AAAAAAAAJX8/oc0SePJHSzc/s1600-h/pepppa9.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416160358167371506" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyoRJlMeXvI/AAAAAAAAJX8/oc0SePJHSzc/s400/pepppa9.jpg" /></a></span></strong></span></span></span><span style="color:#3366ff;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color:#333333;"><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">WCC PRESEASON POLL</span> - According to the WCC's coaches, the Waves are predicted to finish seventh in the conference. Their poll went in the following order: Gonzaga, Portland, Saint Mary's, San Francisco and Santa Clara (tied), San Diego, Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount. Several national publications and websites have differing opinions on the Waves, including fourth (The Sporting News), fifth (The Sports Network), sixth (Athlon and Lindy's) and seventh (Rivals.com, CBSSports.com and CollegeHoops.net).<br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">TELEVISION</span> - The Waves are slated to appear on television several times once again in 2009-10. Six games will be shown locally - Nov. 23 at UCLA on Fox Sports West, Jan. 14 vs. Santa Clara on ESPNU, Jan. 21 at Gonzaga on Prime Ticket (delayed), Jan. 30 vs. San Diego on Prime Ticket, Feb. 18 vs. Portland on Prime Ticket and Feb. 20 vs. Gonzaga on Fox Sports West.<br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">TOM ASBURY</span> - Now in his second stint in charge of the Waves is coaching great </strong></span><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"><span style="color:#333333;"><strong>Tom Asbury</strong></span></a><span style="color:#333333;"><strong>. He returned to Malibu prior to the 2008-09 campaign to become the Waves' head coach again after 14 seasons away. Asbury was previously at Pepperdine for nine years as an assistant coach (1980-88) and then the next six as the head coach (1989-94). He went on to serve as head coach at Kansas State from 1995-2000 and was an assistant coach at Alabama from 2004-07. Asbury went 125-59 (.679) in his first head coaching job at Pepperdine and took the Waves to the postseason five times in six years with three NCAA Tournament appearances (1991, '92, '94) and two in the NIT (1989, '93). Pepperdine won three regular-season WCC titles and the school's only three WCC Tournament championships came under Asbury. Prior to the start of the 2009-10 season, his seven-year record at Pepperdine was 134-82 (.620) and his 13-year record as a head coach was 219-170 (.563).<br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">ASSISTANTS</span></strong> <strong>- Upon his return, </strong></span><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"><span style="color:#333333;"><strong>Tom Asbury</strong></span></a><span style="color:#333333;"><strong> wanted to find assistants with a passion for Pepperdine and an understanding of its mission, so he turned to three former student-athletes. It's believed that Duke and Pepperdine have the only two college basketball staffs where the assistant coaches are all alums. Associate head coach </strong></span><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962"><span style="color:#333333;"><strong>Marty Wilson</strong></span></a><span style="color:#333333;"><strong> (1985-89) and assistant coaches </strong></span><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958"><span style="color:#333333;"><strong>Damin Lopez</strong></span></a><span style="color:#333333;"><strong> (1990-94) and </strong></span><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616"><span style="color:#333333;"><strong>Will Kimble</strong></span></a><span style="color:#333333;"><strong> (2001-03) played in three different eras, all successful. In the 13 seasons that made up their playing careers, Pepperdine went a combined 261-135 (.659), had 12 winning seasons, won six WCC regular-season titles and three WCC tournament titles, and made six NCAA Tournaments and four NITs.<br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">ONE RECRUIT</span> - There are no seniors on the roster but Pepperdine had one scholarship to offer for 2010-11. During the early signing period, they inked Hector Harold, a 6-foot-6 small forward from the Northfield Mount Hermon (Mass.) School. He was given a rating of 88 out of 100 by ESPN.com's recruiting site and is considered one of the top seniors in New England. He is originally from Pasadena, Calif.<br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">LAST SEASON</span> - </strong></span><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"><span style="color:#333333;"><strong>Tom Asbury</strong></span></a><span style="color:#333333;"><strong>'s return to Pepperdine brought much-needed stability to the program in his first season back. With only five players returning, Asbury and his new staff brought in 10 newcomers well after the regular letter-of-intent signing period. The young Waves posted a 9-23 overall record but got much better as the year went on, placing sixth in the WCC with a 5-9 record and winning a first-round game at the WCC Tournament. </strong></span><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"><span style="color:#333333;"><strong>Keion Bell</strong></span></a><span style="color:#333333;"><strong> was named to the WCC All-Freshman team after averaging a team-best 12.9 ppg.<br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzP4W_An8CI/AAAAAAAAJnk/T44ad8DNi_E/s1600-h/peplmu1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418947850411700258" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SzP4W_An8CI/AAAAAAAAJnk/T44ad8DNi_E/s400/peplmu1.jpg" /></a>PEPPERDINE HISTORY</span> - This is the 72nd season of Pepperdine basketball, and the Waves opened 2009-10 with an all-time record of 1,111-910 (.550). Pepperdine has been to the NCAA Tournament 13 times (last in 2002), and has won 12 West Coast Conference regular-season titles (last in 2002) and three WCC Tournament crowns (last in 1994).<br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">BEST IN THE WEST</span> - Pepperdine has long been one of the top Division I programs on the West Coast. Over the 31-season period from the 1978-79 season through the 2008-09 campaign, of the 32 schools that currently play Division I basketball in California, Oregon or Washington, the Waves began the 2009-10 season ranking third overall in postseason appearances (16) and fifth in both wins (525) and winning percentage (.565) over the past 31 years.<br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">WAVES IN THE PROS</span> - This is the 34th consecutive season where at least one Pepperdine alum has been on an NBA roster. Currently in the NBA is Yakhouba Diawara, now in his fourth season overall and his second with the Miami Heat. A total of 16 former Pepperdine players have gone on to play in the NBA, most notably Dennis Johnson (the 1979 NBA Finals MVP) and Doug Christie (a 15-year NBA veteran who was a mainstay on the All-Defensive Team). Some recent standouts have been playing in foreign countries, including Alex Acker (Italy), Tezale Archie (Netherlands), Brandon Armstrong (Venezuela), Gerald Brown (Poland), Jelani Gardner (Greece), Kelvin Gibbs (Germany), Chase Griffin (Germany), Dana Jones (Switzerland) and Glen McGowan (Dominican Republic). Robert "Hollywood" Turner, formerly a member of the Harlem Globetrotters, is now playing in Finland.<br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyoRJ5RsERI/AAAAAAAAJYE/q4Zlh0bm1gk/s1600-h/pcc22.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 145px; HEIGHT: 81px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416160363557949714" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyoRJ5RsERI/AAAAAAAAJYE/q4Zlh0bm1gk/s400/pcc22.jpg" /></a>ABOUT PEPPERDINE</span> - Pepperdine boasts a one-of-a-kind athletic department with unprecedented success for a school of its size. The Waves have won a total of nine NCAA championships in five different men's sports - one of just 14 schools to have accomplished this feat. Of the 14, Pepperdine is the only non-BCS school and has by far the smallest enrollment. The majority of Pepperdine's teams are ranked nationally year after year and compete for conference and national titles. </strong></span></span></span></div><span style="color:#3366ff;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color:#333333;"><strong></strong></span></span></span></div><span style="color:#3366ff;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color:#333333;"><strong></strong></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color:#3366ff;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color:#333333;"><strong><div><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="font-size:180%;">New Mexico State Aggies +3 to upset Pepperdine Waves on road</span><br /></span>Game Time: Friday, December 18, 2009 10:30 PM ET </strong></span></span></span><br /></div><div>Pepperrdine is 3-8 straight up this season, and truth be told, they are not even as good as that already poor record. The Waves are just 1-5 at home with the only win coming vs. a non-lined opponent in Cal State San Bernardino, and even that win vs. a seemingly outclassed opponent was by just a scant 72-70 score!The Waves have lost five straight games, as they defense has been dreadful, surrendering 83.0 points per game during this streak. Taking a look at the Pomeroy Ratings, they rank a dreadful 306 in the country in adjusted defensive efficiency, allowing a whopping 1.096 points per possession. They only force turnovers on 16.9 percent of opponents possessions, ranking 325, and they rank 285 in two-point field goal percentage allowed at 52.0 percent.Now New Mexico State may be no great shakes either, but at least they won on the road at UTEP two games back, a UTEP team that is far superior to Pepperdine. Also, the Aggies are averaging 70.8 points per game on the road, which is actually better than the Waves home average of 68.8 points, and perhaps most importantly, New Mexico State has faced the fifth toughest schedule in the country to this point, according to Pomeroy.Thus, their 3-6 record is certainly understandable, and after battling the likes of St. Marys, New Mexico (twice), UTEP (twice) and even UCLA in a down year, the Aggies should appreciate this drop in class and get out of Malibu with a win. <em><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Copyright © </strong></span></em><a class="copySBR" href="http://www.sportsbookreview.com/" target="_blank"><em><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>SBR</strong></span></em></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong> Forum. All Rights Reserved</strong></span></em></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Aggies Fall at UCLA</span><br /></span><br /><a href="http://www.nmstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=9576&SPID=585&DB_OEM_ID=1900&ATCLID=204858650" target="">NM State-UCLA boxscore</a><br /><br /><strong>LOS ANGELES</strong>-Playing in the historic Paley Pavilion, the New Mexico State men’s basketball team suffered a 100-68 loss at UCLA, Tuesday, Dec. 15, in Los Angeles, Calif.<br /><br />Junior guard Jahmar Young led the Aggies with 13 points while senior guard Jonathan Gibson and junior guard Gordo Castillo added 11 points each. Sophomore guard Hernst Laroche tied his career-high assists mark with a game-high nine.<br /><br />NM State made a season-high 11 3-point field goals hitting 50 percent as a team with Young and Castillo both sinking three apiece.<br /><br />The Aggies struggled in the first half shooting only 37.5 percent from the field and were down at halftime, 47-26.<br /><br />At the break, Castillo directed the Aggies with eight points including a 2-for-3 performance from beyond the arc. As a team, NM State was strong from the 3-point line with a 5-for-9 showing. Young added six points while Laroche had a game-high six assists, which is a season-high.<br /><br />The Aggies conclude a four-game road stint at Pepperdine, Friday, Dec. 18, at 8:30 p.m.<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;">Aggies stay on road, travel to UCLA<br /></span></strong>By Jason Groves Sun-News reporter<br />Posted: 12/15/2009 12:00:00 AM MST<br /><br /><strong>LAS CRUCES</strong> — Jahmar Young backed head coach Marvin Menzies after the New Mexico State men's basketball team beat UTEP on Sunday on the road.<br />"He can yell at us until he is blue in the face in practice but if we don't get it as a team, it doesn't matter what he does," said Young after scoring 24 points to move the Aggies to 3-5 on the season. "He can give us all of the right things to do but we are going out and losing so it makes it look like he don't know what he is doing."<br />Sometimes the road can be a good place for a team to come together and figure things out.<br />The Aggies remain on the road this week for two games. The first is tonight against 2-6 UCLA at 8:30 p.m., available on 104 KGRT-FM. They play at Pepperdine on Friday at 8:30 p.m.<br />The Aggies played their most complete game of the season on Sunday. The Aggies turned the ball over just 12 times, made 28-of-32 from the foul line and had four players in double figures with key contributions from role players Kelly Merker and Hernst Laroche.<br />All in front of 10,459 at the Don Haskins Center.<br />"It really brought us all together," said Aggies junior Gordo Castillo, who scored 17 points on 3-of-5 shooting from 3-point range. "These two road games are big. If we can get one at UCLA and Pepperdine and come back home at .500, it would be big and good for the community to come back. I think we have got way better the last few games."<br />Menzies said he was proud of the way the Aggies responded after he was ejected<br /><br /><a class="category" href="http://www.oregonlive.com/vikings/index.ssf/basketball/index.html">Basketball</a>, <a class="category" href="http://www.oregonlive.com/vikings/index.ssf/college_basketball/index.html">College Basketball</a>, <a class="category" href="http://www.oregonlive.com/vikings/index.ssf/portland_state/index.html">Portland State</a>, <a class="category" href="http://www.oregonlive.com/vikings/index.ssf/sports/index.html">Sports »</a><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;">Portland State 93, Pepperdine 81: Nelson and Vikings shoot the lights out<br /></span></strong><em>By </em><a href="http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/oliveoregspe/index.html"><em>Special to The Oregonian</em></a><br /><em>December 13, 2009, 9:36PM</em><br /><strong>MALIBU, Calif.</strong> -- Any curiosity about how the Portland State men's basketball team would respond to a zone defense was answered Sunday with a near-record performance by the Vikings' sharpshooters. PSU sank a season-high 17 three-pointers, one shy of the team record, to begin a four-game road trip with a 93-81 nonconference victory over Pepperdine at Firestone Fieldhouse. Junior forward Phil Nelson hit eight three-pointers, a career high, and finished with a game-high 28 points. "That was the first time we'd ever seen a zone this season," Vikings coach Tyler Geving said. "And, fortunately, it's one of those good and bad things. We shot a lot of threes, but the good thing is we can make a lot of threes. "We didn't do a very good job of getting the ball down low or to the high post, so we ended up shooting a lot of threes. So it wasn't really the game plan, but we also have a lot of good shooters." PSU's three-point total tied the Firestone Fieldhouse record and was nearly double the Vikings' season average entering the game. "We just moved the ball well," Nelson said. "We got a lot of wide-open shots and they were falling." Melvin Jones and Dominic Waters contributed 17 points apiece, including five three-pointers by Jones. Jamie Jones added 10 points and a game-high nine rebounds. Nelson easily surpassed his previous season high of 15 points. "It was phenomenal," Geving said of Nelson's performance. "It was huge. He's got a reputation as a shooter and he did it today. He was getting lots of looks. ... A lot of it's because of the zone. I didn't want to play him inside; he's a good three-point shooter so I wanted him on the perimeter." PSU (5-4) never trailed after taking the lead less than five minutes into the game. The Vikings used a 10-point run to push their advantage to 12 midway through a first half in which they attempted 20 three-point shots. PSU's 43-38 halftime lead was quickly reduced to a 43-43 tie, but the lead returned to double figures when Nelson sank the Vikings' sixth three-pointer of the second half with 11:48 remaining. Improved rebounding helped the lead grow to as big as 17 points. Five Waves finished in double figures, led by <strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">Keion Bell and Lorne Jackson with 16 points each</span></strong>. Taylor Darby had 14 points and eight rebounds. The loss was the fifth in a row for Pepperdine (3-8) and first ever against PSU, which notched its fourth consecutive win. "One of the main keys has been defense and rebounding," Jones said of his team's recent success. "We don't have a problem scoring. Like today, we just find the guy with the hot hand." The Vikings have scored more than 80 points in each of their past six games.<br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#333333;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Waves Beaten by Portland State, 93-81</span><br /></span></strong><em>Courtesy: Pepperdine Sports Information<br />Release: 12/13/2009</em><br /><a href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=204848201&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500#PDFLINKS"></a><a href="https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf5/661372.pdf?ATCLID=204848201&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500" target="PDFWIN"></a><br /><a href="https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf5/661372.pdf?ATCLID=204848201&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500" target="PDFWIN"><strong>Pepperdine-Portland State Box Score</strong></a><strong><br /></strong><a href="http://servedby.advertising.com/click/site=0000751514/mnum=0000805577/cstr=45894927=_4b2649aa,8303448875,751514%5E805577%5E1%5E0,1_/xsxdata=$XSXDATA/bnum=45894927/optn=64?trg=http://click.linkstorm.net/click/KDAK/BP09/4E97/ff808082249c96910124d9d9747701aa/click?8303448875&type=alt" target="_blank"></a><br /><strong>MALIBU, Calif.</strong> - The Pepperdine men's basketball team couldn't overcome Portland State's barrage of three-pointers as the Vikings posted a 93-81 victory on Sunday afternoon.<br />Portland State (5-4) made 17 three-pointers for the game, which tied the Firestone Fieldhouse record and was one shy of the school record. The Vikings connected on 52 percent of their 33 attempts.<br />The Waves (3-8) nearly had six players score in double-figures. Sophomore guards <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> (Los Angeles, Calif./Pasadena HS) and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Lorne Jackson</span></a> <span style="color:#ffcc00;">(Simi Valley, Calif./Simi Valley HS)</span> each had a team-high 16 points, with Bell also collecting five rebounds, five assists and two steals.<br />Sophomore forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205">Taylor Darby</a> (San Marcos, Calif./Mission Hills HS) had 14 points and eight rebounds, junior forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> (Portland, Ore./Stoneridge Prep) had 13 points and seven rebounds, junior forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600207">Jonathan Dupre'</a> (Houston, Texas/Collin County CC) added 11 points and sophomore forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211">Dane Suttle Jr.</a> (Los Angeles, Calif./Summit College Prep) had nine points.<br />Portland State's Phil Nelson scored a career-high 28 points and had eight of his team's three-pointers.<br />The Waves took an early 7-3 lead after Dupre' converted a traditional three-point play. A 6-0 run not long after, however, put the Vikings ahead 12-9 and gave them a lead they would keep for the rest of the half. Nelson's fourth three-pointer of the half capped a 10-0 run that gave Portland State its largest lead of the half at 27-15 with 11:25 to go.<br />But Pepperdine immediately went on a 7-0 run that included Bell grabbing a defensive rebound and going baseline-to-baseline for a lay-up, cutting the lead to 27-22 with 9:35 left. A 9-3 run that featured jumpers by Thompson and Dupre' and a steal and dunk by Bell got the Waves back within two points at 35-33 with four minutes to go.<br />But, on the strength of nine first-half three-pointers, Portland State went into halftime with a 43-38 advantage.<br />The Waves scored the first five points of the second half as Dupre' hit a jumper and Jackson made a three-pointer to tie the game at 43-43.<br />Portland State hit two free throws the next time down the floor, however, and the Waves never had a chance to retake the lead as the Vikings began to pull away. Nelson's eighth three-pointer made it a double-digit lead again at 65-55 with 11:46 left.<br />Down by 12, Darby had two lay-ups and Bell had a three-point play to cut the deficit to five points at 67-62 with 9:20 to go. But the Vikings immediately went on a 12-0 run to take their biggest lead of 17 points at 79-62 with 6 1/2 minutes left. Pepperdine got no closer than 11 points the rest of the way.<br />For the game, Portland State shot 54.8% to Pepperdine's 43.7%. The Waves committed just six turnovers and forced 10 and also had a 36-34 rebounding edge.<br />After final exams this week, the Waves finish their four-game homestand on Friday (Dec. 18) against New Mexico State at 7:30 p.m. Fans can watch the game and listen to Al Epstein's broadcast at <a href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/?DB_OEM_ID=18500"><span style="font-size:85%;">http://www.pepperdinesports.com/?DB_OEM_ID=18500</span></a> with a subscription to Wave Casts. It's a doubleheader with the women's team, which plays Nevada at 5 p.m.<br /><br /><strong>Associated Press<br />MALIBU, Calif</strong>. -- <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=31659">Phil Nelson</a> led a barrage from beyond the arc with career highs of 28 points and eight 3-pointers as Portland State defeated Pepperdine 93-81 Sunday.<br />The Vikings (5-4) made 17 3s, one shy of the school record, and connected on 51.5 percent of their attempts.<br />Pepperdine (3-8) had five players score in double-figures, led by <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=41441">Keion Bell</a> and <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=41442"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Lorne Jackson</span></a>, who had 16 apiece.<br /><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=45602">Melvin Jones</a> made five 3s for Portland State and finished with 17 points.<br />The Vikings were up 67-62 with less than nine minutes to play but went on a 12-0 run to put the game away.<br />Nelson hit four 3s in the first nine minutes of the game as Portland State jumped out to a 27-15 lead. The Vikings led 43-38 at halftime, but Pepperdine quickly tied it by scoring the first five points of the second half.<br /><br /><strong>COLLEGE BASKETBALL:</strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Nelson hits for 28 as PSU wins at Pepperdine</span><br /></span>The Portland Tribune</strong>, Dec 14, 2009<br /><br /><strong>MALIBU, Calif.</strong> - The Portland State Vikings, led by Phil Nelson’s 3-point shooting and career-high 28 points, stayed hot on Sunday.<br />The Viks beat host Pepperdine 93-81 to hike their record to 5-4 and stretch their winning streak to four games.<br />PSU, over .500 for the first time, has averaged 91.0 points in its victories.<br />The Vikings made a season-high 17 3-pointers at Pepperdine, which was one shy of the school record.<br />Nelson, a junior forward, helped Portland State take a 27-15 lead after 8 1/3 minutes, making four 3-pointers and a fastbreak dunk.<br />At the half, PSU led 43-38.<br />Nelson had 11 points (making three more 3-pointers) in a key 13-4 second-half run.<br /><strong>After Pepperdine (3-8) pulled within 67-62</strong> at the 9:24 mark, the Vikings outscored the Waves 17-4 over the next four minutes.<br />Nelson finished 10 of 15 from the field and a career-best 8 of 12 from 3-point range.<br />Guards Melvin Jones and Dominic Waters each scored 17 points and combined for 17 Viking assists.<br />“Phil carried us in the first half, and he had 28 points. He’s capable of doing that for us,” PSU coach Tyler Geving said.<br />Jamie Jones added 10 points and a game-high nine rebounds for the Viks, who will play at Saint Mary's at 7 p.m. Fuesday. <em><span style="font-size:85%;">Copyright 2009 Pamplin Media Group,</span> </em><br /></div><p><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;">Portland State 93, Pepperdine 81:</span></strong> <em><span style="font-size:130%;">Nelson and Vikings shoot the lights out</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">By </span></em><a href="http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/oliveoregspe/index.html"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Special to The Oregonian</span></em></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />December 13, 2009, 9:36PM</span></em></p><p><strong>MALIBU, Calif.</strong> -- Any curiosity about how the Portland State men's basketball team would respond to a zone defense was answered Sunday with a near-record performance by the Vikings' sharpshooters. PSU sank a season-high 17 three-pointers, one shy of the team record, to begin a four-game road trip with a 93-81 nonconference victory over Pepperdine at Firestone Fieldhouse. Junior forward Phil Nelson hit eight three-pointers, a career high, and finished with a game-high 28 points. "That was the first time we'd ever seen a zone this season," Vikings coach Tyler Geving said. "And, fortunately, it's one of those good and bad things. We shot a lot of threes, but the good thing is we can make a lot of threes. "We didn't do a very good job of getting the ball down low or to the high post, so we ended up shooting a lot of threes. So it wasn't really the game plan, but we also have a lot of good shooters." PSU's three-point total tied the Firestone Fieldhouse record and was nearly double the Vikings' season average entering the game. "We just moved the ball well," Nelson said. "We got a lot of wide-open shots and they were falling." Melvin Jones and Dominic Waters contributed 17 points apiece, including five three-pointers by Jones. Jamie Jones added 10 points and a game-high nine rebounds. Nelson easily surpassed his previous season high of 15 points. "It was phenomenal," Geving said of Nelson's performance. "It was huge. He's got a reputation as a shooter and he did it today. He was getting lots of looks. ... A lot of it's because of the zone. I didn't want to play him inside; he's a good three-point shooter so I wanted him on the perimeter." PSU (5-4) never trailed after taking the lead less than five minutes into the game. The Vikings used a 10-point run to push their advantage to 12 midway through a first half in which they attempted 20 three-point shots. PSU's 43-38 halftime lead was quickly reduced to a 43-43 tie, but the lead returned to double figures when Nelson sank the Vikings' sixth three-pointer of the second half with 11:48 remaining. Improved rebounding helped the lead grow to as big as 17 points. Five Waves finished in double figures, led by Keion Bell and Lorne Jackson with 16 points each. Taylor Darby had 14 points and eight rebounds. The loss was the fifth in a row for Pepperdine (3-8) and first ever against PSU, which notched its fourth consecutive win. "One of the main keys has been defense and rebounding," Jones said of his team's recent success. "We don't have a problem scoring. Like today, we just find the guy with the hot hand." The Vikings have scored more than 80 points in each of their past six games.</p><p><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Nelson leads 3-point barrage in Vikings' win</span><br /></span><strong>MALIBU, Calif.</strong> — Former McNary standout Phil Nelson made eight 3-pointers on his way to 28 points Sunday, and Portland State defeated Pepperdine 93-81 at Firestone Fieldhouse.<br />Nelson shot 10 of 15 from the field and 8 of 12 from behind the arc. He added five rebounds as the Vikings improved to 5-4.<br />PSU made 17 of 33 3-pointers, one short of the school record.<br />Dominic Waters and Melvin Jones scored 17 apiece and combined for 17 assists, and Jamie Jones had 10 points and nine rebounds for Portland State.<br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Lorne Jackson</span> and Keion Bell each scored 16 points to pace Pepperdine (3-8).<br /><em>Statesman Journal • December 14, 2009 </em><br /><em><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;"><strong>Pepperdine gets buried by 3-point barrage</strong><br /></span>By The Associated Press<br />Updated: 12/13/2009 10:40:24 PM PST</em></p><p><em>Phil Nelson led a barrage from beyond the arc with career highs of 28 points and eight 3-pointers as visiting Portland State defeated Pepperdine 93-81 Sunday.<br />Pepperdine (3-8) had five players score in double-figures, led by Keion Bell and <span style="color:#ffcc00;">Lorne Jackson</span>, who had 16 apiece. The Vikings (5-4) made 17 3s, one shy of the school record, and connected on 51.5 percent of their attempts. Melvin Jones made five 3s for Portland State and finished with 17 points.<br />The Vikings were up 67-62 with less than nine minutes to play but went on a 12-0 run to put the game away. Nelson hit four 3s in the first nine minutes of the game as Portland State jumped out to a 27-15 lead. The Vikings led 43-38 at halftime, but Pepperdine quickly tied it by scoring the first five points of the second half.</em><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyLLjMGpW6I/AAAAAAAAJSk/pW0M15WfnGU/s1600-h/pepusc33.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414113507457719202" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyLLjMGpW6I/AAAAAAAAJSk/pW0M15WfnGU/s400/pepusc33.jpg" /></a><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;">First for Lancers: win over a Div. I team</span></strong><br /><em>12:35 AM PST on Friday, December 11, 2009<br />The Associated Press</em><br /><strong>MALIBU</strong> — Davey Hopkins scored a layup with 8.2 seconds left to help lift California Baptist to a surprising 67-65 victory over Pepperdine on Thursday night.<br />It was an official game for Pepperdine (3-7), but an exhibition for Cal Baptist.<br />It is the first time the Lancers have defeated an NCAA Division I opponent.<br />After Keion Bell’s basket gave Pepperdine a 65-64 lead with 20 seconds remaining, Cal Baptist’s Larry Dew threw a lob pass to Hopkins, who laid the ball in.<br />The Waves turned the ball over on the next possession, and the Lancers’ Cesar Menjivar hit one of two free throws with 2.3 seconds left.<br />“We won that game on the defensive end tonight,” Cal Baptist coach Tim Collins. “We are a young team and will have some inconsistencies, but this was a big night and a good win for us.”<br />Mychel Thompson scored a season-high 22 points for Pepperdine, and Bell 21. Dew had 20 points for Cal Baptist.<br />Cal Baptist scored the first 12 points of the game. Pepperdine didn’t take its first lead until<span style="color:#ffcc00;"> Lorne Jackson hit a short jumper to make it 30-28.</span> The Lancers rallied from a seven-point deficit in the final 261/2 minutes.<br /><strong>CAL BAPTIST</strong> (67) —Hopkins 3-9 0-0 7, Evans 1-3 6-8 8, Johnson 0-3 2-2 2, Dew 7-12 3-4 20, Von Wright 6-13 0-0 17, Tartir 1-4 0-0 3, Menjivar 3-9 2-3 9, Rose 0-1 0-0 0, Barrett 0-1 0-0 0, Ransome 0-2 1-2 1. Totals 21-57 14-19 67.<br /><strong>PEPPERDINE</strong> (65) —Thompson 9-18 0-0 22, Dupre’ 1-2 0-0 2, Clardy 0-0 0-0 0, Bell 8-13 5-6 21, Jackson 1-5 4-4 6, Lowery 0-0 0-0 0, Kerry 0-1 0-0 0, Willis 0-0 0-0 0, Darby 2-6 3-6 7, Moore 2-4 3-4 7, Agre 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-50 15-20 65.<br />Halftime—Cal Baptist 28-26. 3-Point goals—Cal Baptist 11-35 (Von Wright 5-11, Dew 3-5, Tartir 1-4, Hopkins 1-5, Menjivar 1-7, Barrett 0-1, Rose 0-1, Johnson 0-1), Pepperdine 4-9 (Thompson 4-6, Bell 0-1, Jackson 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Cal Baptist 29 (Hopkins 5), Pepperdine 38 (Darby 9). Assists—Cal Baptist 15 (Dew 5), Pepperdine 9 (Jackson 4). Total fouls—Cal Baptist 19, Pepperdine 14.—672.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyLLiTFnvmI/AAAAAAAAJSU/T9wfbChsl-I/s1600-h/pepp09.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414113492152598114" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyLLiTFnvmI/AAAAAAAAJSU/T9wfbChsl-I/s400/pepp09.jpg" /></a><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3333ff;">CAL BAPTIST-PEPPERDINE California Baptist upsets Pepperdine 67-65</span></strong><br /><br /><strong>MALIBU, Calif. (AP</strong>) — Davey Hopkins scored a layup with 8.2 seconds left to help lift California Baptist to a 67-65 victory at Pepperdine on Thursday night.After Keion Bell's basket gave Pepperdine a 65-64 lead with 20 seconds remaining, CBU's Larry Dew threw a lob pass to Hopkins, who laid the ball in. The Waves turned the ball over on the next possession, and the Lancers' Cesar Menjivar hit one of two free throws with 2.3 seconds left.Mychel Thompson scored a season-high 22 points for Pepperdine, while Bell posted 21. Dew had 20 points for CBU and Justus Von Wright added 17.CBU, an NAIA team, scored the first 12 points of the game. Pepperdine (3-7) didn't take its first lead until Lorne Jackson hit a short jumper with 19:05 left in the game, giving the Waves a 30-28 lead.The Lancers rallied from a seven-point deficit in the final 2½ minutes.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyK3cYP_MCI/AAAAAAAAJRc/HyvogVJDxB0/s1600-h/PEPPHA7.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 304px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414091400226484258" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyK3cYP_MCI/AAAAAAAAJRc/HyvogVJDxB0/s400/PEPPHA7.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Waves Fall to CBU, 67-65</span><br /></strong></span><em>Courtesy: Pepperdine Sports Information<br />Release: 12/10/2009</em><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=204847288&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500#PDFLINKS"></a><br /><a href="https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf4/661120.pdf?ATCLID=204847288&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500" target="PDFWIN"><strong>Pepperdine-California Baptist Box Score</strong></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyK3dNbe4bI/AAAAAAAAJRs/OTalQ4tH1Gk/s1600-h/PEPPSTONG2.bmp"><img style="WIDTH: 107px; HEIGHT: 160px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414091414501777842" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyK3dNbe4bI/AAAAAAAAJRs/OTalQ4tH1Gk/s400/PEPPSTONG2.bmp" /></a><br /><strong>MALIBU, Calif</strong>. - Despite 22 points from junior forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.blogger.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.blogger.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.blogger.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> and 21 from sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.blogger.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.blogger.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.blogger.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a>, the Pepperdine men's basketball team was upset by California Baptist of the NAIA, 67-65, in Firestone Fieldhouse on Thursday night.<br />Due to differences between NCAA and NAIA rules, Pepperdine (3-7) was playing this as an official game, while California Baptist was considering it an exhibition.<br />After a short jumper by Bell gave Pepperdine a 65-64 lead with 20 seconds remaining, CBU's Larry Dew threw a lob pass to Davey Hopkins, who laid the ball in with 8.2 seconds left. The Waves turned the ball over on the next possession, and the Lancers' Cesar Menjivar hit one of two free throws with 2.3 seconds left. A three-quarters-court heave by Pepperdine failed to connect at the buzzer.<br />Thompson (Portland, Ore./Stoneridge Prep) had a season high for points, and he also hit four three-pointers and collected seven rebounds. Bell (Los Angeles, Calif./Pasadena HS) scored 20-plus points for the eighth time in 10 games.<br />After Thompson and Bell, no one else from Pepperdine had more than seven points. Dew led the Lancers with 20 points.<br />The Waves got off to a forgettable start, missing their first two shots and committing six turnovers in the first five minutes as CBU broke out to a 12-0 lead.<br />Thompson began a 6-0 run with a three-pointer that cut the Lancers' lead to 16-12 with less than nine minutes to go in the half. Later, Bell had a 6-0 run all by himself, and his last basket tied the game at 22-22 with 2:48 left. Still, the Lancers went into the break with a 28-26 advantage.<br />The Waves scored the first six points of the second half and took their first lead of the game at 30-28 on a short jumper from the left baseline by sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.blogger.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.blogger.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.blogger.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Lorne Jackson</span></a> <span style="color:#ffcc00;">(Simi Valley, Calif./Simi Valley HS).<br /></span>The Waves couldn't shake the Lancers, however, as it was still a two-point game at 53-51 with 6 1/2 minutes to play. A 7-0 run helped Pepperdine to its largest lead at 60-51 with less than four minutes left. It was still a seven-point lead at 63-56 with 2 1/2 minutes to go when CBU began its rally. The Lancers scored 11 of the game's final 13 points.<br />Although Pepperdine had a rebounding advantage of 38-29, CBU hit more three-pointers (11 to four) and outscored the Waves in points off turnovers 17-8.<br />Sophomore forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.blogger.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.blogger.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.blogger.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211">Dane Suttle Jr.</a> (Los Angeles, Calif./Summit College Prep), the Waves' second-leading scorer, sat out the game with a sprained ankle.<br />The Waves continue their four-game homestand this Sunday (Dec. 13) against Portland State at 2 p.m. Fans can watch the game and listen to Al Epstein's broadcast at <a href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/?DB_OEM_ID=18500"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>http://www.pepperdinesports.com/?DB_OEM_ID=18500</strong></span></a> with a subscription to Wave Casts.<br /><em><strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sx_sKdycFaI/AAAAAAAAJRE/xZvYkgWTUEA/s1600-h/pepp+fresno.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 238px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413304941661656482" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sx_sKdycFaI/AAAAAAAAJRE/xZvYkgWTUEA/s400/pepp+fresno.jpg" /></a></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>latimes.com</strong></em><br /><strong>SOUTHLAND ROUNDUP<br /></strong><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;">Pepperdine loses at home to Fresno State, 80-72<br /></span><em>Paul George, who originally signed a letter of intent with the Waves, scores 29 points to the lead the Bulldogs. </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>December 9, 2009</em><br /></strong>Fresno State 80, at Pepperdine 72: Paul George scored 24 of his career-high-tying 29 points in the second half as the Bulldogs (4-4) held off the Waves (3-6). George, who originally signed a letter of intent with Pepperdine, had 14 points during a 16-2 run to open the second half. Keion Bell had team highs of 24 points and seven assists for the Waves.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sx_sKF9y3AI/AAAAAAAAJQ8/S8FrJMptGyg/s1600-h/pepp+fres.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413304935266835458" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sx_sKF9y3AI/AAAAAAAAJQ8/S8FrJMptGyg/s400/pepp+fres.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Waves Fall 80-72 to Fresno State</span></strong><br /></span><em>Courtesy: Pepperdine Sports Information</em><br /><em>Release: 12/08/2009<br /></em><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyLLj1M_SNI/AAAAAAAAJS0/JJrsVteH1k4/s1600-h/PEPPUCLA64.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414113518490175698" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyLLj1M_SNI/AAAAAAAAJS0/JJrsVteH1k4/s400/PEPPUCLA64.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf4/660823.pdf?ATCLID=204846327&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500" target="PDFWIN"><strong>Pepperdine-Fresno State Box Score</strong></a><br /><br /><strong>MALIBU, Calif.</strong> - Two of the bright young stars on the West Coast put on a show Tuesday night, but Paul George and Fresno State outdueled <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> and Pepperdine, 80-72, in men's basketball action at Firestone Fieldhouse.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyLC7NbEi8I/AAAAAAAAJSE/Wsjmqgo7VQ8/s1600-h/pepp+keion.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 350px; HEIGHT: 350px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414104024524032962" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyLC7NbEi8I/AAAAAAAAJSE/Wsjmqgo7VQ8/s400/pepp+keion.jpg" /></a>Bell (Los Angeles, Calif./Pasadena HS), a sophomore guard who entered the game as one of only three players in the nation averaging at least 20 points, five rebounds and four assists, did nothing to harm that fact as he tallied 24 points, seven assists and five rebounds.<br />George (a sophomore forward who originally signed a letter-of-intent with Pepperdine) tied his career high with 29 points, and scored 24 in the second half as the Bulldogs rallied from a 39-36 halftime deficit.<br />The Waves lost their third straight game to drop to 3-6, while the Bulldogs improved to 4-4.<br />Pepperdine also got 15 points from sophomore forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211">Dane Suttle Jr.</a> (Los Angeles, Calif./Summit College Prep) and 11 from junior forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> (Portland, Ore./Stoneridge Prep).<br />Pepperdine never trailed during an entertaining first half. The Waves quickly jumped out to an 8-0 lead as Suttle drained a three-pointer, sophomore center <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209">Corbin Moore</a> (Cypress, Calif./Los Alamitos) scored on a short jumper and junior forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600207">Jonathan Dupre'</a> (Houston, Texas/Collin County CC) hit a three-pointer. Later in the half, the lead grew to as many as nine points, first at 30-21 with 5:40 to go when Bell scored a lay-up after collecting his own missed shot.<br />A late 8-0 run by Fresno State, capped by Steven Shepp's fifth three-pointer of the half, got the Bulldogs within one point at 35-34 with less than two minutes to go, and Pepperdine went into the break with a 39-36 lead.<br />George had a remarkable four minutes to start the second half, scoring 14 quick points, including four three-pointers. He keyed a 16-2 run to start the half that lifted Fresno State to an 11-point lead at 52-41.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sx1UtZBVD9I/AAAAAAAAJQ0/sSH-COVZXXU/s1600-h/Basketball+vs.+San+Francisco.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412575465956511698" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sx1UtZBVD9I/AAAAAAAAJQ0/sSH-COVZXXU/s400/Basketball+vs.+San+Francisco.jpg" /></a>Pepperdine wasn't out of it, however, as the Waves recovered with a 13-0 run that was fueled by two three-pointers by Thompson. That put the Waves back in front with a 54-52 lead with less than 12 minutes to play.<br />Fresno State's Greg Smith then had three dunks during an 8-1 run, putting the Bulldogs back ahead 60-55 with eight minutes left.<br />Pepperdine got as close as three points and had a shot to tie the game with 2 1/2 minutes left and trailing 70-67, but instead the Bulldogs scored six straight points to help ice the game.<br />The final statistics were fairly even. Pepperdine had a 42.0%-40.6% shooting edge, while Fresno State had advantages in turnovers (10-14) and rebounding (39-34).<br />The Waves continue their four-game homestand this Thursday (Dec. 10) against California Baptist at 7 p.m. Fans can watch the game and listen to Al Epstein's broadcast at <a href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/?DB_OEM_ID=18500"><strong><span style="font-size:85%;">http://www.pepperdinesports.com/?DB_OEM_ID=18500</span></strong></a> with a subscription to Wave Casts. <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyLC7dwWtII/AAAAAAAAJSM/mmUlWK8-kp0/s1600-h/PEPPCOLO.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414104028908270722" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyLC7dwWtII/AAAAAAAAJSM/mmUlWK8-kp0/s400/PEPPCOLO.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;"><strong>George leads Fresno State past Pepperdine 80-72</strong><br /></span>Associated Press<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyK3cpLfNUI/AAAAAAAAJRk/xW2xlTDMkzw/s1600-h/pcc6.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 130px; HEIGHT: 123px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414091404771013954" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyK3cpLfNUI/AAAAAAAAJRk/xW2xlTDMkzw/s400/pcc6.jpg" /></a><br /><a title="Share on Facebook." href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportingnews.com%2Fcollege-basketball%2Farticle%2F2009-12-09%2Fgeorge-leads-fresno-state-past-pepperdine-80-72&t=George+leads+Fresno+State+past+Pepperdine+80-72" rel="nofollow"></a><em>Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009 - 12:30 a.m. ET</em><br /><strong>MALIBU, Calif.</strong> -- Paul George scored 24 of his career-high-tying 29 points in the second half to lead Fresno State over Pepperdine 80-72 Tuesday night.<br />George, who originally signed a letter of intent with Pepperdine before landing at Fresno State, had 14 points, including four 3-pointers, during a 16-2 run to open the second half. That turned a 39-36 Pepperdine halftime lead into a 52-41 Bulldog advantage with 16 minutes to go in the <a style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM: darkgreen 0.07em solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px !important; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent !important; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; COLOR: darkgreen !important; FONT-SIZE: 100% !important; FONT-WEIGHT: normal !important; TEXT-DECORATION: underline !important; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class="iAs" href="http://www.sportingnews.com/college-basketball/article/2009-12-09/george-leads-fresno-state-past-pepperdine-80-72#" target="_blank" itxtdid="12818648">game</a>.<br />The Waves regained the lead at 54-52 thanks to a 13-0 run, but Fresno State's Greg Smith had three <a style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM: darkgreen 1px dotted; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent !important; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; COLOR: darkgreen !important; FONT-SIZE: 100% !important; FONT-WEIGHT: normal !important; TEXT-DECORATION: none !important; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class="iAs" href="http://www.sportingnews.com/college-basketball/article/2009-12-09/george-leads-fresno-state-past-pepperdine-80-72#" target="_blank" itxtdid="15239164">slam dunks</a> during an 8-1 spurt that put the Bulldogs in front to stay at 60-55 with eight minutes to go.<br />Pepperdine's Keion Bell had team highs of 24 points and seven assists. Dane Suttle Jr. added 15 points and Mychel Thompson had 11.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyLLjgzWy2I/AAAAAAAAJSs/L6jYVbpC4Ic/s1600-h/pepplb.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 232px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414113513013955426" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyLLjgzWy2I/AAAAAAAAJSs/L6jYVbpC4Ic/s400/pepplb.jpg" /></a> </p><p><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;">'Dogs make waves in win over Pepperdine</span><br /><strong>Fresno State men pull away from Pepperdine to even record at 4-4</strong>.<br /><em>Published online on Tuesday, Dec. 08, 2009<br />The Fresno Bee </em></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Paul George got on a roll and took the Fresno State men's basketball team with him Tuesday night.<br />George scored 24 of his career-high tying 29 points after halftime to spark the Bulldogs' 80-72 come-from-behind, nonconference victory over Pepperdine in Malibu.<br />George sank four 3-pointers and a layup during a 16-2 second-half-opening run that saw Fresno State (4-4) turn a 39-36 deficit into a 52-41 advantage at 16:19 of the second half.<br />"He was very special for 4-5 minutes there," Bulldogs coach Steve Cleveland said. "He got the feel of it, and when guys get like that you've got to let them go. But the key is he was running the floor. And our post players were running. When you do that, it forces teams to stay inside, and that creates the ability to hit the open 3."<br />Pepperdine (3-6) responded with a 13-0 run that gave it a 54-52 lead with 11:54 remaining. But the Bulldogs' Greg Smith had three dunks during an 8-1 spurt that put Fresno State in front to stay at 60-55 with 8 minutes left.<br />"In the last seven days the guys have bought into what it takes to be successful," Cleveland said. "They are playing with a purpose."<br />The Bulldogs now turn their attention to a showdown against Cleveland's former team -- Brigham Young (6-1) -- at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Save Mart Center.<br />"This is the kind of matchup this community has been asking for," Cleveland said. "I just hope they are there and in the seats creating a homecourt advantage." <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyLC66RFkNI/AAAAAAAAJR8/kzxIT8imJdM/s1600-h/peppg22.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414104019381883090" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyLC66RFkNI/AAAAAAAAJR8/kzxIT8imJdM/s400/peppg22.jpg" /></a> </div><div><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#3333ff;">WCC Power Rankings: 11/22-11/29 edition</span> </span></strong><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;">by Eugene Tanner - AP</span></em> </div><div><br />While everyone knows that Gonzaga will be in the top spot in the Power Rankings, the WCC actually had some other teams competing for hardware this week.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyK3cFXF-oI/AAAAAAAAJRU/gzw734iubwg/s1600-h/pepplb110.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414091395156015746" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyK3cFXF-oI/AAAAAAAAJRU/gzw734iubwg/s400/pepplb110.jpg" /></a><br />Sometimes doing these Power Rankings can be a little bit of a grind, mostly due to the fact that it seems the same teams are always in the same spots. However, with the performance of Gonzaga, USD, and Portland, the WCC was officially fun this past week. In three separate tournaments, the WCC had one winner (Gonzaga) and two teams lose in championship games (USD and Portland). Slowly but surely, this conference is building depth and competition, and is doing a great job of building a solid national reputation with these performances. It was great hearing the national media gush over Portland the rest of the WCC. With that said, the most important thing for this conference is that there is improvement and consistency throughout the month of December. <strong>There will be some great match ups against power conference teams, and the more wins that everyone can pick up before WCC play, the better chance there will be for multiple bids in March. </strong><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyK3boF86zI/AAAAAAAAJRM/w5G80EzgB94/s1600-h/lor+mages.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 95px; HEIGHT: 95px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414091387299490610" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyK3boF86zI/AAAAAAAAJRM/w5G80EzgB94/s400/lor+mages.jpg" /></a></div><div><strong>1) Gonzaga</strong> (5-1): 76-72 win vs. Colorado; 74-61 win vs. Wisconsin; 61-59 win vs. Cincinnati<br />I really can't stress enough how impressed I was about the performance in Maui. I'm not as worried about the lack of bench production for the fact that I think that will develop throughout December and early January. However, this team better not be relaxing, because going up against Washington St. and Wake Forest this week will be incredibly difficult. If Gonzaga can get through this week unscathed, it's not unreasonable to expect to be 9-1 and facing a top 10 match up against Duke in the middle of the month.<br /><a name="storyjump"></a><strong>2) Portland</strong> (5-1): 74-47 win vs. UCLA; 61-56 win vs. Minnesota; 84-66 loss vs. West Virginia<br />Portland put together an absolutely terrific performance in the 76 Classic. Not only did they demolish UCLA, (<a href="http://www.slipperstillfits.com/2009/9/23/1051971/14-someone-needs-to-talk-to-jeff" target="_blank">I'm still waiting for a formal apology from Jeff Goodman for ranking that back court ahead of the Zags back court</a>) but the Pilots won an impressive game over Minnesota. That amounts to knocking off a highly ranked team and one of the greatest programs in NCAA history in back-to-back nights. I definitely would have liked to have seen a better performance against West Virginia, but Bob Huggins might just have a top 5 team on his hands. For all of this to matter in March, Portland must take care of business against Idaho and Nevada later this month, and also must give Washington a great game.<br /><strong>3) St. Mary's</strong> (4-1): 100-59 win vs. California Maritime<br />Not a huge week from the Gaels, but I like where this team is positioned heading into a huge group of games against San Jose St, Utah St, and Oregon. St. Mary's needs to keep developing the young bench, as it will be very important for some of these big non-conference games and of course for WCC play. However, Omar Samhan is having a terrific season, averaging 20.6 points and 11.2 rebounds, and he will be tough to handle in January and February. However, we will really know a lot more about this team in the middle of December after they complete that tough stretch of games.<br /><strong>4) USD (4-2):</strong> 76-64 win vs. Oklahoma; 72-65 win vs. Houston; 93-56 loss vs. Washington St.<br />I was totally prepared to move USD up to the third spot in the power rankings. Even though Oklahoma is a shell of the team they were last season, it was still an impressive victory. Following that up with a win against a solid Houston team had me thinking that the Toreros finally turned the corner on their inconsistent play. However, there is no way a team is moving up this list when they lose a game by 37 points. I understand Klay Thompson put on an epic scoring display, but there is no excuse to lose a game by that much. For this team to compete during WCC play, they will need a couple of guys to compliment the terrific back court of Brandon Johnson and De'Jon Jackson.<br /><strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyLLiw3tmcI/AAAAAAAAJSc/AMfzli44LvU/s1600-h/peppp45.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 125px; HEIGHT: 90px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414113500147325378" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyLLiw3tmcI/AAAAAAAAJSc/AMfzli44LvU/s400/peppp45.jpg" /></a>5)</strong> <span style="color:#ffcc00;"><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">Pepperdine</span></strong> (3-4): 75-66 win vs. Hampton; 82-73 win vs. Monmouth; 86-82 loss vs. Wyoming<br />It probably wasn't publicized much, but Pepperdine did come away the winner of the World Vision Basketball Challenge. This was a round robin tournament hosted by the University of Wyoming, and although it didn't feature elite competition, I truly think that this is just a team that needs to learn how to win. Not surprisingly,</span> <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/53869/Keion_Bell">Keion Bell</a> <span style="color:#ffcc00;">came away with the MVP award in this tournament, and I will be stunned if he doesn't compete for the WCC POY. Bell is currently averaging 22.8 points and 6.8 rebounds.</span><br />6) <strong>Santa Clara</strong> (3-3): 88-72 loss vs. NAU; 74-67 win vs. Fresno St.<br />The one thing I like about this team is the fact that Kerry Keating is starting to give some of his younger guys more playing time. Chris Cunningham, Niyi Harrison, and Ray Cowels are all starting to see some action, and that is a nice young core of guys for Santa Clara to build around. Kevin Foster seems to be back on track academically, since he scored 25 points in the win over Fresno St. However, I still think this group is another year or two away from being competitive in this conference.<br />7) <strong>LMU</strong> (2-5): 79-65 loss @ Tulsa; 89-84 loss vs. UCSB<br />Although LMU lost games against two solid teams, I think I jumped the gun last week by moving them up the list so far. Much like Pepperdine, the Lions have the talent and depth to start competing at a high level, but they still have a long way to go before they learn how to win close games. However, with Drew Viney and a solid three guard lineup, this team has a very nice core to build around, and will certainly be a team that will scare Gonzaga, Portland, and St. Mary's by the end of January.<br />8) <strong>USF</strong> (2-4): 76-65 loss @ UCSB; 70-66 loss vs. Montana St; 91-75 loss @ Colorado St.<br />While USF was competitive in all three of these losses, it doesn't seem like this group is quite on the level of the rest of the conference. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/29889/Dior_Lowhorn">Dior Lowhorn</a> continues to be an elite guy, but the supporting cast still hasn't caught up with him and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/53904/Kwame_Vaughn">Kwame Vaughn</a>. However, keep an eye on <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/27755/Rashad_Green">Rashad Green</a>. The sophomore guard scored a season-high 21 points against Colorado St, and is doing a nice job with the extra minutes he has been seeing recently. He is exactly the type of guy that the Dons need to emerge throughout the season.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sx1UsIBuybI/AAAAAAAAJQc/CXYoStO5iCA/s1600-h/CA%3BSTAD3.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412575444214925746" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sx1UsIBuybI/AAAAAAAAJQc/CXYoStO5iCA/s400/CA%3BSTAD3.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Cal Accepts Bid to Play in Poinsettia Bowl</span></strong><br /></span><em><strong>Golden Bears Earn School-Record Seventh Consecutive Postseason Invitation<br /></strong><br /></em><a href="http://www.fansonly.com/schools/cal/sports/m-footbl/cal-m-footbl-body.html"><em>Football Home</em></a><em><br />Dec. 6, 2009</em><br /><a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120609aac.html">Dec. 6 Jeff Tedford Press Conference Quotes</a><br /></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sx1UtBTp4pI/AAAAAAAAJQs/0jjn4KqhwJM/s1600-h/calcoach.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412575459590922898" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sx1UtBTp4pI/AAAAAAAAJQs/0jjn4KqhwJM/s400/calcoach.jpg" /></a><br /><strong>BERKELEY</strong> - <strong>California,</strong> which will continue is school-record run of bowl appearances with its seventh consecutive postseason invitation, has accepted a bid to the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl and will face Utah on Wednesday, Dec. 23 at San Diego's Qualcomm Stadium. Kickoff will be at 5 p.m. and the game will be televised on ESPN.<br />Cal finished the regular season with an 8-4 overall record and tied for fifth place in the Pac-10 with a 5-4 mark. The Bears own a 5-1 bowl record during their current run under head coach <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/tedford_jeff00.html">Jeff Tedford</a>, including last year's 24-17 win over Miami in the Emerald Bowl.<br />Overall, Cal will be making its 20th bowl appearance, with the Bears owning a 10-8-1 postseason record. Cal has twice played in bowl games in San Diego in recent years, having participated in the Holiday Bowl in 2004 and '06.<br />"We are looking forward to going to San Diego and playing in the Poinsettia Bowl," Tedford said. <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sx1RsPOhApI/AAAAAAAAJQE/AqQ3uW92YLM/s1600-h/cal+pac.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 98px; HEIGHT: 114px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412572147612713618" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sx1RsPOhApI/AAAAAAAAJQE/AqQ3uW92YLM/s400/cal+pac.jpg" /></a>"We've had great experiences in bowl games in San Diego in the past. We've always been treated very well, and the hospitality has been outstanding. We are looking forward to playing a quality opponent from the Mountain West Conference."<br />The Bears are 2-0 vs. Mountain West Conference schools in bowls. Cal defeated BYU, 35-28, in the 2005 Las Vegas Bowl and downed Air Force, 42-36, in the 2007 Armed Forced Bowl behind an MVP performance from quarterback <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/riley_kevin00.html">Kevin Riley</a>.<br />Riley, now a junior, has started all 12 games this year and completed the regular season 189-of-346 for 2,636 yards and 17 touchdowns, with just six interceptions. His passing yardage is the ninth most in school history and he can move into fourth place on the Cal season list with a 200-yard effort in the bowl game.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sx1UropJUGI/AAAAAAAAJQU/AtGoLO60iks/s1600-h/cal+best.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 270px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412575435790307426" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sx1UropJUGI/AAAAAAAAJQU/AtGoLO60iks/s400/cal+best.jpg" /></a><br />Riley's favorite target has been sophomore <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/jones_marvin00.html">Marvin Jones</a>, who has 38 catches for 607 yards and six scores. Jones had his first career 100-yard game at Washington last Saturday, finishing with six receptions for 107 yards.<br />In the backfield, Cal runners have combined to rush for 2,107 yards, the seventh straight year the Bears have accumulated at least 2,000 yards after not hitting the mark the previous 11 seasons.</div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyoRKbXHtfI/AAAAAAAAJYU/CBMJjrx_H0E/s1600-h/callj.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 218px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416160372707538418" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyoRKbXHtfI/AAAAAAAAJYU/CBMJjrx_H0E/s400/callj.jpg" /></a>Junior <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/best_jahvid00.html">Jahvid Best</a>, who has missed the last three games after being injured against Oregon State Nov. 7, continues to pace the team with 867 yards (96.3 ypg). His replacement in the starting lineup, sophomore <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/vereen_shane00.html">Shane Vereen</a>, has 830 yards (69.2 ypg) and has averaged 148.0 ypg since taking over the lead role.<br />Defensively, junior linebacker <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/mohamed_mike00.html">Mike Mohamed</a> tops the Pac-10 with 105 total tackles (8.75 per game), in addition to having picked off a team-high three interceptions.<br />"The University of California is excited to be a participant in the Poinsettia Bowl for the first time," Director of Athletics Sandy Barbour said. <span style="color:#3333ff;">"The Golden Bears and all our fans are thrilled for the opportunity to continue our run of bowl-game success in a way that represents the excellence of our student-athletes, coaches and staff, as well as the loyalty of our program's supporters."<br /></span>Utah enters the <strong>Poinsettia Bowl</strong> with a 9-3 overall record, finishing third in the MWC behind TCU and BYU with a 6-2 league mark. The Utes have the longest active bowl win streak in the nation, having claimed their last eight bowl games dating back to 1999. Last year, they upended Alabama, 31-17, in the Sugar Bowl to complete a 13-0 campaign and finish with a No. 2 national ranking. This year, the Utes are ranked 23rd in the Associated Press poll and 24th in the ESPN/USA Today ratings, and feature both a 1,000-yard rusher (Eddie Wide, 1,032 yards) and receiver (David Reed, 1,085 yards).<br /><strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sx1Us1_ua0I/AAAAAAAAJQk/oRRwaQR5c_U/s1600-h/calstantd.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412575456554543938" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sx1Us1_ua0I/AAAAAAAAJQk/oRRwaQR5c_U/s400/calstantd.jpg" /></a>Cal owns a 4-2 series lead over Utah,</strong> but the teams haven't met since the Utes prevailed, 31-24, in Salt Lake City in 2003. <strong>The Poinsettia Bowl</strong> is celebrating its fifth year this December. Navy defeated Colorado State, 51-30, in the inaugural game in 2005, and other results are: 2006 - TCU 37, Northern Illinois 7; 2007 - Utah 35, Navy 32; 2008 - TCU 17, Boise State 16.<br /></div><div><strong>latimes.com</strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">CHRIS DUFRESNE / ON COLLEGE FOOTBALL</span></strong><br /><em>Bowl picks, predictions and a few downright guesses<br />The 'want to be there' factor could come into play in several of this season's games.<br /></em></div><br /><div><strong><em>December 17, 2009</em></strong><br /><br />The best luck I've had with bowl picks, other than randomly drawing out of Bear Bryant's hat, is selecting winners based on the "want to be there" factor. <strong>Roses and poinsettias</strong> are both flowers, true, but which stem would you pick?Be attuned to programs that have an overinflated sense of entitlement and self. Consider the emotional states of 19-year-old sophomores who didn't sign letters of intent intending to play Dec. 26 in Detroit, no matter how you slice it (the title pizza sponsor). In 2004, UCLA thought it was going to play Notre Dame in the Insight Bowl -- (hey, not a bad matchup) until Texas knocked Cal out of the Rose Bowl, sending UCLA to Las Vegas to play Wyoming (not where the Bruins thought they should be). Wyoming won, 24-21. Last season presented a textbook case when Utah walloped Alabama in the Sugar Bowl after the Crimson Tide was knocked out of the national title game by Florida. The science behind this is, well, there is no science behind it. It doesn't work for all matchups, yet it's probably as effective as crunching third-down conversion ratios. When all else fails, try rock-paper-scissors, or do what most of us "experts" do: guess. <em>Chris Dufresne</em><br /></div><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Saturday</span></strong> </div><div>New Mexico: Fresno State (8-4) vs. Wyoming (6-6) -- Pat Hill just received the mother of all pick-me-uppers: a contract extension. <strong>Winner:</strong> Fresno State St. Petersburg: Central Florida (8-4) vs. Rutgers (8-4) -- The Big Ten was 1-6 in bowls last year and might invite Rutgers to become its 12th member. <strong>Winner:</strong> Central Florida.</div><br /><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Sunday</span></strong><br /></div><div>New Orleans: Middle Tennessee (9-3) vs. Southern Miss (7-5) -- Sun Belt wins unless it blows a fan belt. The Blue Raiders are led by reindeer-fast quarterback Dwight Dasher. <strong>Winner</strong>: Middle Tennessee</div><br /><br /><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Tuesday</span></strong><br /></div><div>Las Vegas: Brigham Young (10-2) vs. Oregon State (8-4) -- Call this game a "push." BYU is making its fifth straight appearance and has no players left to marry. Oregon State is disappointed not to be playing in the Rose Bowl. Winner: Oregon State \</div><br /><br /><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Wednesday</span></strong><br /></div><div><span style="color:#3333ff;">Poinsettia:</span> Utah (9-3) vs. <strong>California </strong>(8-4) -- <strong>Cal </strong>hoped to dethrone USC and play in the Rose Bowl but ends up playing the team that beat the Trojans in the 2001 Las Vegas Bowl. <strong>Winner:</strong> Utah </div><br /><div><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;"><strong>Jahvid Best to miss bowl game for Cal</strong></span><br /><em>Dec 16, 11:52 pm EST</em><br /><strong>BERKELEY, Calif.</strong> (AP)—California star tailback Jahvid Best will not play in the Poinsettia Bowl as he continues his recovery from a frightening fall and concussion that sidelined him last month.<br />Coach Jeff Tedford said Wednesday that Best is feeling better since the injury against Oregon State that knocked him out and left him with a sore back on Nov. 7. But Tedford says there’s not enough time to get him back into “game-ready form” before the game next Wednesday against Utah.<br />Best missed the final three games of the regular season and has not practiced since the injury.<br />Best is one of the most dynamic running backs in the country. He finished the season with 16 touchdowns and 867 yards rushing. He has not decided whether to return to Cal for his senior season. </div><div><br /><em>Updated: December 17, 2009, 12:14 AM ET</em><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;"><strong>Best hasn't practiced since injury</strong></span><br /><br /><em>Associated Press</em><br /><br /><strong>BERKELEY, Calif.</strong> -- <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/clubhouse?teamId=25">California</a> star tailback <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=238184">Jahvid Best</a> will not play in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl as he continues his recovery from a frightening fall and concussion that sidelined him last month.<br />Coach Jeff Tedford said Wednesday that Best is feeling better since the injury against Oregon State that knocked him out and left him with a sore back on Nov. 7. But Tedford says there's not enough time to get him back into "game-ready form" before the game next Wednesday against Utah.<br />Best missed the final three games of the regular season and has not practiced since the injury.<br />Best is one of the most dynamic running backs in the country. He finished the season with 16 touchdowns and 867 yards rushing. He has not decided whether to return to Cal for his senior season.<br /></div><br /><div><a href="http://espn.go.com/blog/pac10/post/_/id/6391/best-done-at-cal"><span style="font-size:180%;">Best done at Cal?</span></a><br /><em>December, 17, 2009<br />Dec 17 9:12 am ET </em><br /><br /><em>By Ted Miller</em><br />That spectacular and then terrifying dive, flip and fall that California running back <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=238184" target="_new">Jahvid Best</a> took against Oregon State on Nov. 7 might be the junior's final play in a Bears uniform. Best has been <a title="ruled out" href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4749981" target="_blank">ruled out</a> of playing in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl on Dec. 23 against Utah because he's not yet fully recovered from the concussion and back injuries he suffered against the Beavers. Best, a potential NFL first-round draft pick this spring, <a title="has submitted" href="http://www.contracostatimes.com/cal-bears/ci_14014856" target="_blank">has submitted</a> his paperwork to the NFL draft advisory committee. The deadline for early entry is Jan. 15.<br />"Right now, I sent that in just to get information," Best told the Contra Costa Times. "After the bowl game, I'll sit down with my family and coaches and make a decision. As of now, I'm completely on top of the fence."Cal coach Jeff Tedford said Best hasn't had any setbacks and his rehab is going smoothly. He might have played had the Bears' bowl game been scheduled after Christmas. <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=238201" target="_new">Shane Vereen</a>, a sophomore, has been a more than capable replacement for Best, rushing for 444 yards and four touchdowns in three games as the starter. He likely will step into the starting role next fall if Best opts to enter the draft.</div><div><br /><a href="http://espn.go.com/blog/pac10/post/_/id/6375/the-underrated-players-of-the-year"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>The Underrated Players of the Year</strong></span></a><br />December, 16, 2009<br />Dec 16<br /><br /><em>By Ted Miller<br /></em>Not everybody gets invited to New York for the Heisman Trophy ceremony or earns All-America or all-conference honors. While stars -- playmakers on both sides of the ball -- are important, a team often thrives because of the lunch pail guys, players who do their jobs quietly and reliably off to the side and away from media and fan adulation. Who played well in the shadows this season? Here's a team-by-team list with their <strong>"Underrated Player of the Year."</strong> </div><br /><div>California RB <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=238201" target="_new">Shane Vereen</a>: Vereen, a sophomore, rushed for 830 yards and 10 touchdowns as <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=238184" target="_new">Jahvid Best</a>'s backup and then the Bears' starter when Best went down with a concussion. He rushed for 193 yards and three touchdowns in the Big Game against Stanford. He also caught 22 passes for 224 yards, ranking third on the Bears, with two touchdowns.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyoRK0ecY8I/AAAAAAAAJYc/wZr0GhfW50s/s1600-h/cal+2008.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 259px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416160379449140162" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SyoRK0ecY8I/AAAAAAAAJYc/wZr0GhfW50s/s400/cal+2008.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div><div><div><br /><div><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;">Davis shines as Simi Valley rolls</span></strong><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;">By Sean Ceglinsky<br />Tuesday, December 1, 2009</span> </em><br /><em><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sx1Rq4y0JzI/AAAAAAAAJPs/-qFBPhmBIXk/s1600-h/PEPP+JD.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 341px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412572124411078450" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sx1Rq4y0JzI/AAAAAAAAJPs/-qFBPhmBIXk/s400/PEPP+JD.jpg" /></a><br /></em>For those who don’t follow Ventura County basketball very closely, Jonathan Davis might be an unfamiliar name. If he continues playing well, similar to the way did on Tuesday night, the 6-foot-7 junior from Simi Valley High will be about as well-known as they come.<br />In an opening-round game of the 25th annual Simi Valley Tip-off Classic, Davis did a little bit of everything for the Pioneers in their 94-34 victory over San Fernando, scoring 13 of his game-high 19 points in the first half to go along with nine rebounds, three assists and two steals.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sx1RsgBM_OI/AAAAAAAAJQM/LBJTmrgARks/s1600-h/lj787.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 220px; HEIGHT: 168px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412572152120278242" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sx1RsgBM_OI/AAAAAAAAJQM/LBJTmrgARks/s400/lj787.jpg" /></a>“We need him to be the guy for us,’’ said Simi Valley coach Christian Aurand, who lost his top two players, <strong><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Lorne Jackson</span></strong> and Michael Meza, from a season ago to graduation. “Jonathan understands that there’s going to be times when we need him to put us on his back.’’<br />Davis did just that in the opening minutes against the Tigers (0-1), converting a pair of layups to give Simi Valley an 8-4 lead with 5:21 left in the first quarter.<br />Minutes later, he did something that won’t show up in any box score, harassing Margarito Pelayo at midcourt to create a turnover that led to a C.J. Faulwell layup. Davis added a rebound and a basket to extend the lead to 15-7 with 3:16 left in the first quarter.<br />“Whatever it takes to win,’’ Davis said.<br />He was just getting warmed up. With seconds left in the first quarter, Davis dribbled the ball the length of the floor for the Pioneers (1-0) and drew the defense toward him before passing to an open Nick Bruen, who knocked down a 3-pointer to give Simi Valley a 22-point lead at the end of one quarter.<br />“What can I say? Jonathan makes plays all over the court,’’ Pioneers assistant coach Ryan Moore said. “During practice, he plays all five positions for us. You saw it tonight, he can do everything. There’s a reason why 20 to 30 colleges call us on a weekly basis about him.’’<br /><strong>Pepperdine</strong>, Penn and UC Riverside were a few of the schools in attendance on Tuesday night.<br />And Davis didn’t do anything to disappoint the scouts during the second quarter. San Fernando had no answer for him as his back-to-back layups increased the lead to 45-13 with 4:57 left before intermission. Another easy bucket made it a 37-point lead with 2:43 left before halftime.<br />Make no mistake, Davis had help. The Pioneers defense was stifling, limiting the Tigers to three baskets during the second quarter. Football standout Matt Matulatis even got in on the act, converting a layup to give Simi Valley a 59-17 lead at the break.<br />It was more of the same in the second half. Davis made a layup, followed it with a nice pass to Bruen, then got to work underneath the basket. Davis scored on a left-handed bank shot and used his off hand to make a nice hook shot to give the Pioneers a 69-19 lead with 5:21 left in the third quarter.<br />“I came out tonight, I think we all came out tonight to show that we mean business,’’ said Davis, who sat out the entire fourth quarter. “We’re not here to play any games or mess around. We wanted to come out and get that first win underneath our belts.’’<br />Everyone who played for Simi Valley scored.<br />Faulwell and Bruen had each finished with 14 points. Grant Keller and Austin Hawk had nine points apiece. Brandon Behne and Joey Brinton had eight apiece. Anthony Mullinax had five and Danny Cox finished with six points and eight steals.<br />“Jonathan was a spark for us. He got after things tonight and that was nice to see,’’ Aurand said. “We wanted him to come out and be aggressive and he was. If he keeps that up, he’s going to give teams fits this year. We’re going to go as far as he can take us.”</div><div><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>latimes.com/sports/college/basketball/la-sp-plaschke13-2009dec13,0,2972258.column</strong><br /></span><strong>latimes.com</strong></em><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3366ff;"><strong>UCLA's Tyler Trapani brings the John Wooden legacy home</strong></span></div><div><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><div></span><strong><em>The great-grandson of the legendary coach is a walk-on who rarely plays for the Bruins, but his attitude and actions reflect the principles that made Wooden, and his teams, so great.</em><br /></strong><em>Bill Plaschke<br />December 13, 2009</em> </div><div><br />Thirty-seven seconds remaining, UCLA down by 20, the coach stares at the far end of the bench, calls for the passing of the torch. "Tyler!" Ben Howland shouts. And here he comes, scurrying to the scorer's table and sprinting onto the court, never mistaking activity for achievement, a little thing making a big thing happen. Wooden's kid, playing basketball for UCLA in the Wooden Classic. John Wooden's great-grandson, the only relative of the great coach ever to suit up for Bruins, playing for his "Pa-Pa." "This is my heritage," says 19-year-old Tyler Trapani. "That's my boy," whispers 99-year-old John Wooden. It happened Saturday at the Honda Center, at the end of UCLA's 72-54 loss to Mississippi State, a brief but dazzling slant of light across a darkened afternoon. For a second consecutive year, the Wooden Classic game ended with an appearance by Wooden's living legacy, a sophomore guard known for his -- surprise -- work ethic and wisdom. For two years, this has been the only game in which Trapani has played. For two years, this has been his entire season in one minute. He is a non-scholarship player, the last guy on the bench, a 6-foot, stubbly-bearded plug of <strong>a kid from Simi</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> who shows up early and stays late and takes every hit. "I came to college to learn, and that's what I'm doing," Trapani says. He has learned he is not good enough to play big minutes for a big-time college basketball team, but that there's no shame in trying. "Every day, I just try to get better," he says. He has learned that the burden of a famous relative is not a burden at all, but an inspiration. "All these years watching my great-grandfather's films, now maybe he'll get to watch mine," he says. And he has learned timing is everything. Last year he played the final minute of a blowout victory over DePaul, but Wooden was being taken downstairs for the trophy ceremony and didn't see it. "It sounded good," Wooden recalls with a smile. On Saturday, Coach isn't strong enough for the trophy ceremony, so he remains in his wheelchair in his midcourt suite as the margin grows and the clock ticks and the family wonders. And then it happens, Trapani is summoned into the game, 37 seconds remaining, the arena barely half full, his energy filling the joint. He makes a good pass. He grabs a loose ball. He starts a fastbreak. And, in the final seconds, only when he is wide open and there are no other options, he throws up a three-point attempt. It barely catches the front of the rim, just misses, the remaining fans erupting in a giant sigh that nearly drowns out the buzzer. Trapani doesn't wince, doesn't even frown, simply turns to jump in line to congratulate Mississippi State. "The experience of a lifetime," he says. Upstairs, his great-grandfather was saying its about more than just the minute. "He is not the best athlete out there, but he is getting an education, he is growing and learning, and I'm so very proud of him for that," Wooden, his voice dulled by time, says softly.In the locker room later, for the first time all afternoon -- all season? -- Howland smiles. "Putting Tyler in the game there, it was the right thing to do," says the man who has nurtured Wooden's legacy as well as any UCLA coach. "The kid plays hard all year, he deserves a chance, and this is a great day to give it to him. </div><div> </div><div>"In the stands, his parents, Paul and Cathleen Trapani, are saying that the torch burns with more than basketball. "He's carrying on his great-grandfather's character," Paul says. "Even when times aren't so great, he's showing that character. "Indeed, Trapani could have played more minutes for a lower-division school, maybe even received a scholarship, but he chose UCLA anyway. Instead of running from the legend, he embraced it. "I figured this would be the best place for my education," he says. "I don't care what anybody says. "And when they do say something? "I tell them, 'Think what you want, I'm here to learn. "Once Trapani arrived, he told only Howland about his background. Not even the assistant coaches knew, and they initially marveled at this hustling walk-on before being informed of his heritage. "I know I'm representing my great-grandfather," Trapani says. "But I've got to do that while being me. "As an 8-year-old, Trapani once scoffed at some backyard basketball advice from his great-grandfather, telling Wooden, "I know that already. "His father was so embarrassed, he ushered the child inside and scolded him. "Don't you know that's the greatest coach in basketball history?" his father said. "No, that's just Pa-Pa," the son said. They were together again Saturday, handing off history, two lifetimes linked by one minute, the most splendid of minutes, quick but not hurried. <a href="mailto:bill.plaschke@latimes.com"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">bill.plaschke@latimes.com</span></em></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;">twitter.com/billplaschke</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Copyright © 2009, </span></em><a href="http://www.latimes.com/" target="_blank"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">The Los Angeles Times</span></em></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></em></div><div><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Cal Poly Rallies Past Pepperdine, 83-77</span></strong><br /></span><em>Courtesy: Pepperdine Sports Information<br />Release: 12/05/2009</em><br /><a href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=204845043&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500#PDFLINKS"></a><a href="https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf4/660375.pdf?ATCLID=204845043&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500" target="PDFWIN"></a><br /><a href="https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf4/660375.pdf?ATCLID=204845043&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500" target="PDFWIN"><strong>Pepperdine-Cal Poly Box Score</strong></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sx1RrEIlNPI/AAAAAAAAJP0/VMVboDIDrBQ/s1600-h/peppdup.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 95px; HEIGHT: 128px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412572127455163634" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sx1RrEIlNPI/AAAAAAAAJP0/VMVboDIDrBQ/s400/peppdup.jpg" /></a><br /><strong>SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -</strong> A 19-point first-half lead turned out not to be enough as the Pepperdine men's basketball team suffered an 83-77 loss at Cal Poly in Mott Gymnasium on Saturday night.<br />The Waves (3-5) jumped out to a 28-9 lead after 12 minutes but the Mustangs (2-5) battled back with a big second half. Junior forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600207">Jonathan Dupre'</a> (Houston, Texas/Collin County CC) scored a career-high 19 points and pulled down a team-high-tying seven rebounds. He went 7-for-11 from the field. Sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> (Los Angeles, Calif./Pasadena HS) had 18 points and five assists.<br />Junior forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> (Portland, Ore./Stoneridge Prep) scored a season-high 12 points and also had seven rebounds. Sophomore forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211">Dane Suttle Jr.</a> (Los Angeles, Calif./Summit College Prep) contributed 11 points.<br />The Waves got off to an enormously successful start, as Dupre' had six points in a 9-0 run that gave Pepperdine a double-digit lead at 14-4 with 13:04 left. A 10-0 run was capped by a steal and a dunk by Bell that upped the lead to 24-7 with 9:36 to go. Bell later fed sophomore forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205">Taylor Darby</a> (San Marcos, Calif./Mission Hills HS) for a lay-up that gave Pepperdine its largest lead of the half of 19 points at 28-9 with 8:10 to go.<br />Cal Poly picked things up offensively late in the half, however, and capitalized on a couple of Pepperdine mistakes. Still, the Waves set a season high for points in the first half and went into the break with a 41-31 lead. Dupre' led the way with 12 points in the first half, and he was one of five Waves that scored at least six points.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sx1RruAFA6I/AAAAAAAAJP8/bjuhTjGpLgw/s1600-h/pepusc4.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412572138693788578" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/Sx1RruAFA6I/AAAAAAAAJP8/bjuhTjGpLgw/s400/pepusc4.jpg" /></a>The Mustangs continued to chip away at the lead early in the second half, though the Waves still led by five at 59-54 with 10:25 to go after Bell scored on a lay-up.<br />Over the next four minutes, however, it was all Cal Poly as the Mustangs went from five points down to five points up at 64-59 with a 10-0 run. Dupre' finally put a stop to it with a three-pointer, but Cal Poly scored six more points to pull ahead 70-62 with less than four minutes left.<br />The Waves got as close as three points in the final minute but the Mustangs hit enough of their free throws to seal the win. The Mustangs had a slight edge in shooting percentage for the game (46.6%-45.3%), but they made 18 of their 31 second-half shots (58.1%). They got a game-high 22 points from Shawn Lewis.<br />Freshman guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=204760985"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=204760985"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=204760985">Joshua Lowery</a> (Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista HS), who started the first seven games, was out of the lineup for the first time and did not play after spraining an ankle during practice this week. Dupre' made his first start of the season and second of his career.<br />After five straight games away from Malibu, the Waves begin a four-game homestand this Tuesday (Dec. 8) against Fresno State at 7 p.m. Fans can watch the game and listen to Al <em>Epstein's broadcast at<strong> </strong></em><a href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/?DB_OEM_ID=18500"><strong><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>http://www.pepperdinesports.com/?DB_OEM_ID=18500</em></span></strong></a><em> with a subscription to Wave Casts.</em></div><br /><div><strong><em>Dec 29, 2008</em></strong><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ffcc00;">Pepperdine Snaps Losing Streak, Beats Coppin State</span></div><br /><div><strong>HONOLULU (</strong>AP) ― <a id="prevButton" class="cbstv_slide_back_but_wht" href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Lorne Jackson</span> made a driving layup with six seconds left to lead Pepperdine to a 58-56 win over Coppin State Monday in a consolation game at the Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic. The Waves (2-12) snapped a 12-game losing streak dating back to Nov. 16 and will play in Tuesday's fifth-place game. The Eagles (1-10) dropped their 10th straight and will play in the seventh-place game. Coppin State's Tywain McKee made the second of two free throws to tie it at 56 with 42 seconds left. <span style="color:#ffcc00;">Jackson </span>missed a 16-foot jumper with 19 seconds to play, but the Waves kept possession after the a Coppin State player knocked the ball out of bounds. <span style="color:#ffcc00;">Jackson</span> then drove the lane, splitting a pair of defenders to lay it in with his right hand. Mychel Thompson led Pepperdine with 18 points, Dane Suttle Jr. added 15 points and <span style="color:#ffcc00;">Jackson</span> had 10. McKee led all scorers with 21 points.<br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;">(© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)</span></em><br /></div><br /><div><a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/varsitytimesinsider/"><span style="font-size:180%;">Varsity Times Insider</span></a><br /><em>Times reporters blog about high school sports across the Southland<br /></em><br /><a title="Basketball: Pepperdine making push for Simi Valley's Jackson" href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/varsitytimesinsider/2008/04/basketball-pepp.html" rel="bookmark"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ffcc00;"><strong>Basketball: Pepperdine making push for Simi Valley's Jackson</strong></span></a><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><br /></span><em><strong>April 13, 2008</strong> </em></div><br /><div>Simi Valley point guard <span style="color:#ffcc00;">Lorne Jackson</span> is down to <strong>Pepperdine and George Mason</strong> with just a couple days left before Wednesday's signing day.<br />Jackson said Pepperdine had a slight edge before he took the court for Sunday's Battle of the Valley all-star game at Cal State Northridge.<br />I make Pepperdine the favorite because Waves assistant Marty Wilson is a former Simi Valley player who isn't about to lose out on a Pioneer player.<br /><em>-- Eric Sondheimer</em></div><div><em></em></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:180%;">Losses mounting for young Waves</span><br /><em><strong>Despite pressure from New Mexico State's 2-3 defensive zone, Jonathan Dupre managed to score 18 points for the Waves.</strong></em><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;">By Seth Rubinroit / Special to The Malibu Times</span></em><br /><br /><em>Wednesday, December 23, 2009 1:18 PM PST</em></div><div><br />The string of losses continued for the Pepperdine University men's basketball team, which was defeated for the sixth game in a row Friday night, 78-72, by the New Mexico State Aggies (4-6). The Waves (3-9) have not won a game since defeating Monmouth on Nov. 28.Sophomore guard Keion Bell led the Waves with 19 points, and added five rebounds. He currently ranks third in the nation in total points scored. However, he only made three of his 10 shots in the second half, and missed all five of his free throws in the game. Jonathan Dupre added 18 points and 6 rebounds for the Waves, and Dane Suttle Jr. had 11 points. Mychel Thompson and Tanner Kerry led Pepperdine with eight rebounds apiece, and <span style="color:#ffcc00;">Lorne Jackson</span> paced the Waves with five assists. Down the stretch, the Waves' lack of experience was glaring, having on their roster no seniors and only two juniors who played more than seven minutes on Friday. Most notably, with 47 seconds left in the game, and the Waves down by six points, Bell missed a free throw, and the ball was rebounded by the Aggies' Hamidu Rahman. But, instead of immediately fouling Rahman, who was 2-8 from the free throw line, the Waves waited and fouled Jahmar Young, who made all 12 of his free throws in the game, including six in the final minute. “We wanted to foul their worst free throw shooter, but they did a good job of getting it to their best free throw shooter, and he made them all,” </div><br /><div>Pepperdine sophomore Dane Suttle Jr. said. Pepperdine simply could not stop the athletic New Mexico State guards from scoring. Young, a junior, led the Aggies with 27 points, and senior Jonathan Gibson added 24 points. The Waves also struggled to keep 6-foot, 11-inch-tall, 255-pound sophomore center Rahman from getting rebounds. Rahman had 17 rebounds, including six offensive rebounds and several in the final minutes.“That is where we have to grow,” associate head coach Marty Wilson said. “We are a young, inexperienced team. In certain situations, we have to know that we need to block out and get a rebound. We have to get better at that.”For most of the game, the Aggies employed a 2-3 defensive zone, leaving Pepperdine's shooters open. The Waves capitalized, making 11 of their 27 three-point attempts.“[Coach Tom Asbury] told us to move the ball around, use ball fakes, make the defense shift, and attack the middle because that is the weak part of the zone,” Waves' junior Jonathan Dupre said. “I think we executed pretty well. We just need to keep knocking down shots.”</div><br /><div>Pepperdine's next home game is Jan. 3 against the University of Miami Hurricanes at 4 p.m. The Hurricanes (11-1) play in the Atlantic Coast Conference with perennial basketball powerhouses Duke, North Carolina and Wake Forrest. Their only loss was a one-point defeat on the road against Boston College. Senior forward Dwayne Collins leads the Hurricanes with averages of 12.9 points and 8.9 rebounds per game.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jackson Twinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617362288328142935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21803971.post-44468958751237437572009-11-25T19:37:00.000-08:002009-12-29T21:36:06.063-08:00BALL TIME?...BUTTERBALL & JIVE TURKEY!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SxU5-iz9xTI/AAAAAAAAJOc/yGThV1Gc1cw/s1600/peppwvc.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410294274014954802" style="WIDTH: 86px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 64px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SxU5-iz9xTI/AAAAAAAAJOc/yGThV1Gc1cw/s400/peppwvc.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><em><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;">Men's Hoops Wins Tourney, Falls in OT</span></strong><br />Courtesy: Pepperdine Sports Information Release: 11/29/2009<br /><a href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=204841696&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500#PDFLINKS"></a><br /><a href="https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf4/659365.pdf?ATCLID=204841696&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500" target="PDFWIN"><strong>Pepperdine-Wyoming Box Score</strong></a><br /><br /><strong>LARAMIE, Wyo.</strong> - Freshman guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=204760985"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=204760985"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=204760985">Joshua Lowery</a> hit a three-pointer with nine seconds left to send the game to overtime, but the Pepperdine men's basketball team ended up falling to host Wyoming, 86-82, on Sunday in the final game of the World Vision Challenge.<br />Pepperdine (3-4) had already earned the tournament title before the game tipped off, but had hoped to go through the event undefeated after earlier wins over Hampton and Monmouth. Wyoming improved to 3-4.<br />Sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> (Los Angeles, Calif./Pasadena HS), the tournament MVP, scored a game-high 28 points and averaged 26.7 over the three games.<br />Junior forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600207">Jonathan Dupre'</a> (Houston, Texas/Collin County CC) had 16 points, sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600208"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Lorne Jackson</span></a> <span style="color:#ffcc00;">(Simi Valley, Calif./Simi Valley HS) had 11 points </span>and Lowery added 10.<br />The Waves overcame a 13-point deficit in the second half and still trailed by 11 with less than five minutes to play when they began their comeback. Bell had a couple of baskets and Lowery also hit a three-pointer with 1:20 to play. Junior forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> (Portland, Ore./Stoneridge Prep) made a lay-up with 25 seconds left to cut the Cowboy lead to 79-76, and after a Wyoming turnover, Lowery's three-pointer tied the game. Both teams missed shots in the final seconds of regulation.<br />In overtime, a jumper by Bell tied the score at 81-81, but the Cowboys scored five of the game's final six points.<br />Sophomore forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211">Dane Suttle Jr.</a> (Los Angeles, Calif./Summit College Prep) also made the all-tournament team after averaging 15.3 points over the three games.<br />Pepperdine Coach <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a> was making his first-ever appearance at his alma mater as a visiting coach.<br />The Waves play their fifth straight game away from Firestone Fieldhouse next Saturday (Dec. 5) at Cal Poly at 7 p.m. Fans can listen to Al Epstein's broadcasts at <a href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500"><span style="font-size:85%;">http://www.pepperdinesports.com/?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500</span></a> with a subscription to Wave Casts.<br /><br /><br /></em><em></em><em></em><em><p><a href="http://cbs2.com/wireapsportsca" lid="California Sports AP News"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">California Sports AP News</span></strong></a> </p><p>Nov 30, 2009 2:32 am US/Pacific<br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Latest California Sports:</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">PEPPERDINE-WYOMING</span></strong> Davis, Wyoming turn back Pepperdine 86-82 in OTLARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — A.J. Davis scored 20 points as Wyoming edged Pepperdine 86-82 in overtime Sunday in the World Vision Basketball Challenge.The Cowboys (3-4) lost a 13-point second-half lead but outscored the Waves 7-3 in overtime for their lone victory of the tournament.Tournament MVP Keion Bell scored 28 points for the Waves (3-4), who won the event with victories over Hampton and Monmouth.The Cowboys led by 11 with 4:49 to play. But Pepperdine tied it on a 3-pointer by Joshua Lowery with 9 seconds left.Davis' steal and layup with 2:33 left in overtime put the Cowboys in front for good at 83-81.Thomas Manzano and Adam Waddell scored 15 each for the Cowboys, with Djibril Thiam adding 10.Jonathan Dupre (doo-PRAY') scored 16 for Pepperdine, followed by <span style="color:#ffcc00;">Lorne Jackson with 11</span> and Lowery with 10. </p><p><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;">Davis, Wyoming turn back Pepperdine 86-82 in OT</span></strong><br />Nov 29, 8:02 pm EST<br />Preview <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/boxscore;_ylt=Ap3a2AXJ4NLzOee1mScL9IkSvbYF?gid=200911290661">Box Score</a> Recap </p><p><strong>LARAMIE, Wyo.</strong> (AP)—A.J. Davis scored 20 points as Wyoming edged Pepperdine 86-82 in overtime Sunday in the World Vision Basketball Challenge.<br />The Cowboys (3-4) lost a 13-point second-half lead but outscored the Waves 7-3 in overtime for their lone victory of the tournament.<br />Tournament MVP Keion Bell scored 28 points for the Waves (3-4), who won the event with victories over Hampton and Monmouth.<br />The Cowboys led by 11 with 4:49 to play. But Pepperdine tied it on a 3-pointer by Joshua Lowery with 9 seconds left.<br />Davis’ steal and layup with 2:33 left in overtime put the Cowboys in front for good at 83-81.<br />Thomas Manzano and Adam Waddell scored 15 each for the Cowboys, with Djibril Thiam adding 10.<br />Jonathan Dupre scored 16 for Pepperdine, followed by <span style="color:#ffcc00;"><strong>Lorne Jackson with 11</strong></span> and Lowery with 10.</p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SxU8AxJ0JmI/AAAAAAAAJPE/BrtfYLOrVP0/s1600/pepp099.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410296511247689314" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SxU8AxJ0JmI/AAAAAAAAJPE/BrtfYLOrVP0/s400/pepp099.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;"><strong>Davis, Wyoming turn back Pepperdine 86-82 in OT</strong></span><br />The Associated Press<br />Posted: 11/29/2009 05:00:17 PM PST<br />Updated: 11/29/2009 05:55:20 PM PST<br /><br /><strong>LARAMIE, Wyo.—</strong>A.J. Davis scored a career-high 20 points as Wyoming edged Pepperdine 86-82 in overtime Sunday in the World Vision Basketball Challenge. The Cowboys (3-4) lost a 13-point second-half lead but outscored the Waves 7-3 in overtime for their lone victory of the tournament.<br />"I thought it was a really good win for our guys, to come back after three tough days and to bounce back short-handed and gut it out for a win against a really good team," Wyoming coach Heath Schroyer said. "I couldn't be happier for my guys."<br /><br />Tournament MVP Keion Bell scored 28 points for Pepperdine (3-4), which won the tournament based on victories over Hampton and Monmouth. The Cowboys appeared to be in control in the second half, leading by 11 with 4:25 to play. But Pepperdine chipped away and tied the game on a 3-pointer by Joshua Lowery with 11 seconds left. Wyoming's JayDee Luster missed an off-balance jumper with 2 seconds left, and Bell had a chance to win it in regulation but missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.<br />Davis, who scored five of Wyoming's seven overtime points, got a steal and jumper with 2:23 left in OT to put the Cowboys in front for good 83-81. "I just trusted my teammates, and they just trusted me," Davis said. "Coach emphasizes trust, and he just wants us to come out and play as one, whether it's as a coaching staff or as a team, and that's what we did." Thomas Manzano and Adam Waddell scored 15 points each for the Cowboys, with Djibril Thiam adding 10.<br />Jonathan Dupre scored 16 for Pepperdine, followed by <span style="color:#ffcc00;"><strong>Lorne Jackson with 11</strong></span> and Lowery with 10. "We made too many mistakes to win the game," Pepperdine coach Tom Asbury said. "We put them on the foul line too many times. I think we may have been a little tired. Three games in three days is a grind, but we all had to do it. "Overall, I'm happy with my young team's performance."<br />The Cowboys shot just 41 percent and hit only 4 of 18 3-pointers, but Wyoming had only three 3-pointers in 39 attempts in its previous three games, all losses. Two early 3-pointers by Ryan Dermody and Davis gave them a boost, Schroyer said. "I think the difference was just making a couple of shots from the perimeter in the first half," Schroyer said. "I could sense that the guys were more relaxed<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SxU5-y7bjQI/AAAAAAAAJOk/TQOmQ8MHIS0/s1600/peppwym.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410294278341233922" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 250px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SxU5-y7bjQI/AAAAAAAAJOk/TQOmQ8MHIS0/s400/peppwym.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;">Recap: Wyoming vs. Pepperdine</span><br /></strong>By Sports Network; The Sports Network<br />Published: 11/29/09 5:46 pm<br /><br /><p>A.J. Davis tallied 20 points as the Wyoming Cowboys held on for an 86-82 overtime victory over the Pepperdine Waves as part of the World Vision Basketball Challenge at Arena Auditorium in Laramie.<br />Adam Waddell netted 15 points for Wyoming (3-4), which got 10 points from Djibril Thiam.<br />Keion Bell, the MVP of the tournament, racked up 28 points in defeat for Pepperdine (3-4). Jonathan Dupre finished with 16 points for the Waves, and <span style="color:#ffcc00;"><strong>Lorne Jackson added 11 points.</strong></span><br />The Cowboys, who surrendered just 37.9 percent shooting from the floor in the game, led 36-31 at intermission.<br />Wyoming led by as many as 13 points in the second half, but Pepperdine fought back and forced overtime with a three-pointer by Joshua Lowery with nine seconds remaining. That clutch shot tied the score at 79-79.<br />A layup by Davis midway through the low-scoring extra session put the Cowboys up for good.</p><p><strong>LARAMIE, Wyo. -</strong><br />The Wyoming Cowboy Basketball team will host the 2009 World Vision Challenge over Thanksgiving weekend. The tournament will be played at the Arena-Auditorium from Friday through Sunday and will feature two games each day. The Cowboys will welcome Pepperdine, Hampton and Monmouth to the tournament.<br />The Cowboys will open the tournament against Monmouth on Friday at 7:30 p.m., will then play Hampton on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and will finally play Pepperdine on Sunday at 3 p.m. </p><p><a href="http://www.wyomingathletics.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/wyo/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/09WorldVisionChallenge"><strong>Schedule/Tie-Breaker Info</strong></a><br />Multimedia coverage of each game is listed below...<br />Friday, Nov. 27 - Hampton vs. Pepperdine (H), 4:30 p.m. MT<a href="javascript:" event="865494&school=fo&sport=mbaskbl&'," toolbar="no,width=976,height=700');">Live Stats</a> <a href="http://www.wyomingathletics.com/photos/schools/wyo/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/Hampton-Pepperdine112709.pdf">Complete Game Statistics in PDF Format</a> <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html" target="_new"></a><br />Friday, Nov. 27 - Monmouth vs. Wyoming (H), 7:30 p.m. MT<a href="javascript:" event="811820&school=wyo&sport=mbaskbl&'," toolbar="no,width=976,height=700');">Live Stats</a>, <a href="http://all-access.cbssports.com/player.html?code=wyo&media=146877">Listen to live game audio</a>, <a href="http://all-access.cbssports.com/player.html?code=wyo&media=150025">Watch live postgame video press conference</a> <a href="http://www.wyomingathletics.com/photos/schools/wyo/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/Monmouth112709.pdf">Complete Game Statistics in PDF Format</a> <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html" target="_new"></a>, <a href="http://www.wyomingathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/112809aaa.html">Game Recap</a><br />Saturday, Nov. 28 - Pepperdine vs. Monmouth (H), 4:30 p.m. MT<a href="http://www.cstv.com/gametracker/launch/?event=865493&school=fo&sport=mbaskbl&" target="_blank">Live Stats</a> <a href="http://www.wyomingathletics.com/photos/schools/wyo/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/Pepp-Mon112809.pdf">Complete Game Statistics in PDF Format</a> <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html" target="_new"></a><br />Saturday, Nov. 28 - Hampton vs. Wyoming (H), 7:30 p.m. MT<a href="http://wyomingathletics.cstv.com/gametracker/launch/?event=811827&school=wyo&sport=mbaskbl&" target="_blank">Live Stats</a>, <a href="http://all-access.cbssports.com/player.html?code=wyo&media=148939">Listen to live game audio</a>, <a href="http://all-access.cbssports.com/player.html?code=wyo&media=150026">Watch live postgame video press conference</a> <a href="http://www.wyomingathletics.com/photos/schools/wyo/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/Hampton112809.pdf">Complete Game Statistics in PDF Format</a> <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html" target="_new"></a>, <a href="http://www.wyomingathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/112909aaa.html">Game Recap</a><br />Sunday, No. 29 - Monmouth vs. Hampton (H), 12 p.m. MT<a href="http://www.cstv.com/gametracker/launch/?event=865965&school=fo&sport=mbaskbl&" target="_blank">Live Stats</a> <a href="http://www.wyomingathletics.com/photos/schools/wyo/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/MonHamp112909.pdf">Complete Game Statistics in PDF Format</a> <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html" target="_new"></a><br />Sunday, No. 29 - Pepperdine vs. Wyoming (H), 3 p.m. MT<a href="http://wyomingathletics.cstv.com/gametracker/launch/?event=811830&school=wyo&sport=mbaskbl&" target="_blank">Live Stats</a>, <a href="http://all-access.cbssports.com/player.html?code=wyo&media=148940">Listen to live game audio</a>, <a href="http://all-access.cbssports.com/player.html?code=wyo&media=150027">Watch live postgame video press conference</a><br />The naming rights to the tournament were donated to World Vision by Basketball Travelers, Inc<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SxU8BYpn9SI/AAAAAAAAJPU/VdNnPgp5CgY/s1600/peppuclakb.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410296521850090786" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SxU8BYpn9SI/AAAAAAAAJPU/VdNnPgp5CgY/s400/peppuclakb.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;"><strong>Davis, Wyoming turn back Pepperdine 86-82 in OT</strong></span><br />The Associated Press<br />Posted: 11/29/2009 05:00:17 PM PST<br />Updated: 11/29/2009 05:55:20 PM PST<br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong>LARAMIE, Wyo</strong>.—</span>A.J. Davis scored a career-high 20 points as Wyoming edged Pepperdine 86-82 in overtime Sunday in the World Vision Basketball Challenge.<br />The Cowboys (3-4) lost a 13-point second-half lead but outscored the Waves 7-3 in overtime for their lone victory of the tournament.<br />"I thought it was a really good win for our guys, to come back after three tough days and to bounce back short-handed and gut it out for a win against a really good team," Wyoming coach Heath Schroyer said.<br />"I couldn't be happier for my guys."<br />Tournament MVP Keion Bell scored 28 points for Pepperdine (3-4), which won the tournament based on victories over Hampton and Monmouth.<br />The Cowboys appeared to be in control in the second half, leading by 11 with 4:25 to play. But Pepperdine chipped away and tied the game on a 3-pointer by Joshua Lowery with 11 seconds left.<br />Wyoming's JayDee Luster missed an off-balance jumper with 2 seconds left, and Bell had a chance to win it in regulation but missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.<br />Davis, who scored five of Wyoming's seven overtime points, got a steal and jumper with 2:23 left in OT to put the Cowboys in front for good 83-81.<br />"I just trusted my teammates, and they just trusted me," Davis said. "Coach emphasizes trust, and he just wants us to come out and play as one, whether it's as a coaching staff or as a team, and that's what we did."<br />Thomas Manzano and Adam Waddell scored 15 points each<br />for the Cowboys, with Djibril Thiam adding 10.<br />Jonathan Dupre scored 16 for Pepperdine, followed by Lorne Jackson with 11 and Lowery with 10.<br />"We made too many mistakes to win the game," Pepperdine coach Tom Asbury said. "We put them on the foul line too many times. I think we may have been a little tired. Three games in three days is a grind, but we all had to do it.<br />"Overall, I'm happy with my young team's performance."<br />The Cowboys shot just 41 percent and hit only 4 of 18 3-pointers, but Wyoming had only three 3-pointers in 39 attempts in its previous three games, all losses. Two early 3-pointers by Ryan Dermody and Davis gave them a boost, Schroyer said.<br />"I think the difference was just making a couple of shots from the perimeter in the first half," Schroyer said. "I could sense that the guys were more relaxed and were not as uptight. We were able to knock down shots, and we guarded pretty well."</p><p><strong>A.J. Davis scored 20 points in Wyoming's 86-82 win over Pepperdine on Sunday.<br /></strong><a href="http://www.fansonly.com/schools/wyo/sports/m-baskbl/wyo-m-baskbl-body.html"><strong>Men's Basketball Home</strong></a><br /><br /><strong>Nov. 29, 2009<br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">LARAMIE, Wyo.(</span>AP) -- </strong><a href="http://www.wyomingathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/davis_aj00.html"><strong>A.J. Davis</strong></a><strong> scored 20 points as Wyoming edged Pepperdine 86-82 in overtime Sunday in the World Vision Basketball Challenge.<br />The Cowboys (3-4) lost a 13-point second-half lead but outscored the Waves 7-3 in overtime for their lone victory of the tournament.<br />Tournament MVP Keion Bell scored 28 points for the Waves (3-4), who won the event with victories over Hampton and Monmouth.<br />The Cowboys led by 11 with 4:49 to play. But Pepperdine tied it on a 3-pointer by Joshua Lowery with 9 seconds left. Davis' steal and layup with 2:33 left in overtime put the Cowboys in front for good at 83-81.<br /></strong><a href="http://www.wyomingathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/manzano_thomas00.html"><strong>Thomas Manzano</strong></a><strong> and </strong><a href="http://www.wyomingathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/waddell_adam00.html"><strong>Adam Waddell</strong></a><strong> scored 15 each for the Cowboys, with </strong><a href="http://www.wyomingathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/thiam_djibril00.html"><strong>Djibril Thiam</strong></a><strong> adding 10.<br />Jonathan Dupre scored 16 for Pepperdine, followed by</strong> <span style="color:#ffcc00;">Lorne Jackson</span> <strong><span style="color:#ffcc00;">with 11 </span><span style="color:#333333;">and Lowery with 10.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#3333ff;">HAWKS FALL 82-73 TO PEPPERDINE IN WORLD VISION CHALLENGE</span><br /></span></strong>Courtesy: Monmouth Sports Information<br /><br /><a title="Boxscore: Pepperdine 82, Monmouth 73" href="http://www.gomuhawks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&SPSID=62256&SPID=6806&DB_OEM_ID=14300&ATCLID=204841478" target="">Boxscore: Pepperdine 82, Monmouth 73</a><br /><br /><strong>LARAMIE, WYO.</strong> - Despite 20 points from <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.gomuhawks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=62255&SPID=6806&DB_OEM_ID=14300&ATCLID=732368"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.gomuhawks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=62255&SPID=6806&DB_OEM_ID=14300&ATCLID=732368"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.gomuhawks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=62255&SPID=6806&DB_OEM_ID=14300&ATCLID=732368">Whitney Coleman</a>, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.gomuhawks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=62255&SPID=6806&DB_OEM_ID=14300&ATCLID=1580291"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.gomuhawks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=62255&SPID=6806&DB_OEM_ID=14300&ATCLID=1580291"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.gomuhawks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=62255&SPID=6806&DB_OEM_ID=14300&ATCLID=1580291">Travis Taylor</a>'s second straight double-double and five three-pointers from <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.gomuhawks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=62255&SPID=6806&DB_OEM_ID=14300&ATCLID=1580296"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.gomuhawks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=62255&SPID=6806&DB_OEM_ID=14300&ATCLID=1580296"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.gomuhawks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=62255&SPID=6806&DB_OEM_ID=14300&ATCLID=1580296">Justin Sofman</a>, the Monmouth men's basketball team fell to Pepperdine University 82-73, in its second contest in the 2009 World Vision Challenge, at the Arena-Auditorium on Saturday. Coleman, who scored a team-high 24 points in the Hawks' victory over host Wyoming the night before, went 6-for-12 from the field for his second straight 20-point outing. </p><p>Taylor, who added 13 points and 10 rebounds recorded his third career double-double, while Sofman tied a season-best with his five treys, and eight rebounds. <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.gomuhawks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=62255&SPID=6806&DB_OEM_ID=14300&ATCLID=204819443"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.gomuhawks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=62255&SPID=6806&DB_OEM_ID=14300&ATCLID=204819443"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.gomuhawks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=62255&SPID=6806&DB_OEM_ID=14300&ATCLID=204819443">Ed Waite</a> added 10 points for the Blue and White, while <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.gomuhawks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=62255&SPID=6806&DB_OEM_ID=14300&ATCLID=1275286"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.gomuhawks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=62255&SPID=6806&DB_OEM_ID=14300&ATCLID=1275286"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.gomuhawks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=62255&SPID=6806&DB_OEM_ID=14300&ATCLID=1275286">James Hett</a> (who has played all 80 minutes in the two games so far) notched eight assists and four boards. <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.gomuhawks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=62255&SPID=6806&DB_OEM_ID=14300&ATCLID=1580290"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.gomuhawks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=62255&SPID=6806&DB_OEM_ID=14300&ATCLID=1580290"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.gomuhawks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=62255&SPID=6806&DB_OEM_ID=14300&ATCLID=1580290">Mike Myers Keitt</a> chipped in nine points and three rebounds off the bench for the Hawks.Monmouth snared an early 6-3 edge as Sofman drained consecutive three-pointers within a minute, but the Waves responded with a 10-2 spurt - five of which came from the free throw line - to take a 13-8 lead with 13:50 remaining. Sofman's third trifecta off an inbounds play, pulled the Hawks within 13-11 with 9:25 showing and Myers Keitt's traditional three-point play made the score 15-14 at 8:02. Pepperdine took a 19-16 advantage on Keion Bell's offensive rebound and putback, but the Hawks answered with a Taylor basket off a feed from Coleman to tie the score at 19-19 and took a 22-21 lead on Sofman's wing trey with 4:05 left until the break. Monmouth extended its lead to 23-21 on a Taylor free throw, but the Waves outscored the Hawks 8-4 to end the stanza, and take a 29-27 lead at the half. </p><p><strong>Pepperdine </strong>went ahead 28-23, after back-to-back three-pointers, but a Taylor dunk, and Coleman's long two-pointer with 2.0 seconds left, pulled the Hawks within a pair at the break. Both teams hit three's out of the break, and Coleman's second trey of the half trimmed the lead to 34-33 with 18:55 on the clock. The Waves then scored the next seven points to grab a 41-33 advantage with 17:11 showing.Pepperdine put together a 12-5 run to grab a 15-point advantage with 11:52 remaining, as the Waves took a 53-38 lead on Mychel Thompson's three-point play.Six points from Sofman, including his fifth three-pointer, and a layup from Myers Keitt pulled Monmouth within 55-46 with just under nine minutes to play. </p><p>After Myers Keitt's two free throws trimmed the lead to 57-48 with 8:11 left, back-to-back Bell baskets reclaimed a 61-48 advantage for the Waves. Coleman netted the next five points for the Hawks, as Monmouth climbed within 61-53 with 5:52 left in the game.Taylor, who was fouled after tracking down an offensive rebound, connected on a pair of free throws to make the score 63-56 with 4:36 showing. Coleman's three-pointer with 1:50 on the clock pulled the Hawks within 72-65, and a Waite lay-in made the tally 78-73 with 21.0 ticks left, but Pepperdine made four free throws in the final seconds to hold on for the 82-73 win. Bell, who scored 24 second-half points, netted a game-high 34 points for the Waves (3-3).Monmouth (2-4) returns to action in the 2009 World Vision Basketball Challenge, on Sunday, when the Hawks face Hampton at noon. </p><p>The naming rights to the tournament were donated to World Vision by Basketball Travelers, Inc. As a Christian humanitarian organization, World Vision aims to contribute to a 75 percent reduction in malaria cases, with the end goal of nearly zero preventable malaria deaths by 2015. World Vision works in 62 malaria-endemic countries, 23 of which are in sub-Saharan Africa.</p><p><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Bell's 34 Points Lead Waves Past Monmouth</span><br /></span></strong>Courtesy: Pepperdine Sports Information<br />Release: 11/28/2009<br /><a href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=204841436&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500#PDFLINKS"></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SxU8BL8uJeI/AAAAAAAAJPM/kXN2gvYwp0U/s1600/pepplb1215.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410296518440527330" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SxU8BL8uJeI/AAAAAAAAJPM/kXN2gvYwp0U/s400/pepplb1215.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf5/659147.pdf?ATCLID=204841436&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500" target="PDFWIN"><strong>Pepperdine-Monmouth Box Score</strong></a><strong><br /></strong><br /><strong>LARAMIE, Wyo</strong>. - Behind a career-high 34 points from sophomore guard <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a>, the Pepperdine men's basketball team won for the second day in a row with an 82-73 victory over Monmouth at Wyoming's World Vision Challenge on Saturday.<br />Bell (Los Angeles, Calif./Pasadena HS) hit 11 of 16 shots from the field and went 1-for-2 on three-pointers and 11-for-12 on free throws. He surpassed his previous career high of 32 points, set last year at San Francisco. Bell also had nine rebounds, four assists and four steals today.<br />Pepperdine improved to 3-3 overall and is 2-0 in the tournament.<br />Sophomore forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211">Dane Suttle Jr.</a> (Los Angeles, Calif./Summit College Prep) contributed 16 points, one day after scoring a game-high 22 points in a 75-66 victory over Hampton. He hit four three-pointers today, bringing his two-day total to nine.<br />Junior forward <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> (Portland, Ore./Stoneridge Prep) added 11 points and nine rebounds.<br />The Waves committed just four turnovers while forcing 14, leading to a 24-6 edge in points off turnovers. Pepperdine also outshot Monmouth (2-4), 46.3% to 40.0%.<br />Three-pointers by Suttle and Bell toward the end of the first half gave the Waves a 28-23 lead, one they would never relinquish. Pepperdine went into the break with a 29-27 lead.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SxU5_dY9RYI/AAAAAAAAJOs/PuKMCOjwfsc/s1600/peppth.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410294289739367810" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SxU5_dY9RYI/AAAAAAAAJOs/PuKMCOjwfsc/s400/peppth.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Waves Shoot Down Hampton, 75-66</span><br /></span>Courtesy: Pepperdine Sports Information<br />Release: 11/27/2009<br /></strong><a href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=204840928&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500#PDFLINKS"></a><br /><a href="https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf4/658968.pdf?ATCLID=204840928&SPSID=90183&SPID=10851&DB_OEM_ID=18500" target="PDFWIN"><strong>Pepperdine-Hampton Box Score</strong></a><strong><br /><br /></strong><a title="View larger" href="javascript:ViewPhoto("></a><strong>(LARAMIE, Wyo. - Sophomore forward </strong><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600211"><strong>Dane Suttle Jr.</strong></a><strong> scored a career-high 22 points and made all five of his three-pointers to help lead the Pepperdine men's basketball team to a 75-66 victory over Hampton on Friday at Wyoming's World Vision Challenge. The Waves (2-3) also got 18 points from sophomore guard </strong><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"><strong>Keion Bell</strong></a><strong> (Los Angeles, Calif./Pasadena HS), who narrowly missed his fifth straight 20-point game.<br />Suttle scored 18 of his points in the first half, including all five three-pointers, as Pepperdine rallied from an early eight-point deficit to take a 31-28 lead at halftime.<br />Hampton (0-5) tied the game just once in the second half at 42-42 with 10:56 left, but Bell scored the game's next seven points on a three-pointer, a steal and lay-up and another lay-up to put the Waves in front to stay. Bell scored 15 of his 18 in the second half.<br />Hampton got as close as three points at 53-50 with under seven minutes to play, but sophomore center </strong><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"><strong>Corbin Moore</strong></a><strong> (Cypress, Calif./Los Alamitos HS) scored five quick points, helping the Waves go up by 10 for the first time when Bell hit a free throw with 4:25 left, making it 65-55.<br />The Waves shot a season-best 51.0% and held the Pirates to 30.9% shooting, a low this season by a Pepperdine opponent. The Waves' bench, led by Suttle, outscored Hampton's 39-10. Pepperdine Coach </strong><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"><strong>Tom Asbury</strong></a><strong> is making his first-ever appearance at his alma mater as a visiting coach. </strong></p><p><strong>This was the first of three games that Pepperdine will play in the World Vision Challenge. The Waves take on Monmouth on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. MT/3:30 p.m. PT, and host Wyoming on Sunday at 3 p.m. MT/2 p.m. PT. Fans can listen to Al Epstein's broadcasts at<span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></strong><a href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/?DB_OEM_ID=18500"><strong><span style="font-size:85%;">http://www.pepperdinesports.com/?DB_OEM_ID=18500</span></strong></a><strong> with a subscription to Wave Casts.</strong></p><p></em></p><strong><em>November 28th, 2009 by </em></strong><a title="View user profile." href="http://collegehoopsnet.com/user/monmouthmarc"><strong><em>MonmouthMarc</em></strong></a><br />Pepperdine wins 75-66 over Hampton. Monmouth schocks Wyoming 75-73 in night cap.<br />Pepperdine was led by Dane Suttle Jr's 5 threes and career high 22 points along with star guard Keion Bell's 18,6 and 5. Hampton again failed to win a game down the stretch, but was led by Darriem Pullem's 16.In the nightcap, it was an affair of two teams devastated by missing key players. Wyoming was missing star forward Adam Muojoke (20.8 ppg), and Monmouth was missing starting center Dutch Gaitley and 6th man/2nd leading scorer Will Campbell (12.3 ppg) due to the flu.<br />Also, forward Mike Myers-Keitt went down in the second half to an ankle injury and did not return. Wyoming was led by 22 points by Desmar Jackson. Monmouth relied mostly on 6 players, with Travis Taylor going for a double double (10/10), Ed Waite offerring up 11 points and 8 boards in his first career start, MMK hit for 11 before leaving with the ankle injury, James Hett had a solid floor game (3 pts, 6 rbs, 6 assts), Justin Sofman poured in 16 including 5 threes and 5th year senior guard Whitney Coleman broke out of his early season slump for 24 points, including the game winning jumper with 3.6 seconds left.<br /><br /><p>MU looks to continue this momentum tomorrow against Pepperdine, and Wyoming looks to get back on track for their home fans as they host Hampton in Day 2 of the World Vision Challenge. I couldn't be happier for Whitney Coleman. A great leader and a class act. As a team the Hawks showed some mettle and I love to see mental toughness and a will to win despite being short handed. <em><span style="font-size:85%;">latimes.com/sports/college/basketball/la-sp-southland28-2009nov28,0,2649252.story</span> </em></p><p><em><strong>latimes.com</strong></em><br /><strong>COLLEGE BASKETBALL<br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;">Pepperdine beats Hampton, 75-66</span></strong><br />November 28, 2009<br /><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/click;h=v8/38f3/0/0/%2a/n;219721318;0-0;1;12927037;4307-300/250;34265394/34283272/1;u=http://www.latimes.com/sports/college/basketball/la-sp-southland28-2009nov28,0,4264647,print.story;~okv=;tk=10059;tk=10081;tk=10107;tk=10117;tk=10176;tk=10321;tk=10339;tk=10483;tk=10597;tk=10607;tk=10774;tk=10931;tk=11059;tk=11381;tk=11587;tk=11760;tk=12016;tk=12492;tk=12563;tk=12678;tk=13316;ptype=ps;slug=la-sp-southland28-2009nov28;rg=ur;ref=latimescom;pos=1;dcopt=ist;sz=300x250;tile=1;u=http://www.latimes.com/sports/college/basketball/la-sp-southland28-2009nov28,0,4264647,print.story;~aopt=2/0/ff/1;~sscs=%3fhttp://www.longbeachmazda.com" target="_blank"></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>MEN</strong> </span><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">Pepperdine 75, Hampton 66:</span></strong> Dane Suttle scored a career-high 22 points for the Waves in the World Vision Challenge at Laramie, Wyo. Pepperdine (2-3) overcame an early eight-point deficit and rode hot outside shooting by Suttle, who made all five of his three-point attempts in the first half. Keion Bell scored 18 points for the Waves, who made six free throws in the final 1:23 to seal the win. Darrion Pellum and Michael Freeman each scored 16 points for the Pirates (0-4).</p><p><em><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="font-size:180%;">2009 World Vision Challenge</span><br /></span>Four-team tournament hosted by the University of Wyoming, Nov. 27-29.</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://www.fansonly.com/schools/wyo/sports/m-baskbl/wyo-m-baskbl-body.html"><strong>Men's Basketball Home</strong></a><br /><a href="http://store.cstv.com/marketplace/store_contents.cfm?store_id=39&product_id=161615&partner_id=8306" target="_new"></a><br /><strong>LARAMIE, Wyo. -</strong><br />The Wyoming Cowboy Basketball team will host the 2009 World Vision Challenge over Thanksgiving weekend. The tournament will be played at the Arena-Auditorium from Friday through Sunday and will feature two games each day. The Cowboys will welcome Pepperdine, Hampton and Monmouth to the tournament.<br />The Cowboys will open the tournament against Monmouth on Friday at 7:30 p.m., will then play Hampton on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and will finally play Pepperdine on Sunday at 3 p.m.<br /><a href="http://www.wyomingathletics.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/wyo/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/09WorldVisionChallenge"><strong>Schedule/Tie-Breaker Info</strong></a><strong><br /></strong>Multimedia coverage of each game is listed below...<br />Friday, Nov. 27 - Hampton vs. Pepperdine (H), 4:30 p.m. MT<a href="javascript:" event="865494&school=fo&sport=mbaskbl&'," toolbar="no,width=976,height=700');">Live Stats</a><br />Friday, Nov. 27 - Monmouth vs. Wyoming (H), 7:30 p.m. MT<a href="javascript:" event="811820&school=wyo&sport=mbaskbl&'," toolbar="no,width=976,height=700');">Live Stats</a>, <a href="http://all-access.cbssports.com/player.html?code=wyo&media=146877">Listen to live game <strong>audio</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href="http://all-access.cbssports.com/player.html?code=wyo&media=150025"><strong>Watch live postgame video press conference</strong></a><strong><br /></strong>Saturday, Nov. 28 - Pepperdine vs. Monmouth (H), 4:30 p.m. MT<a href="javascript:" event="865493&school=fo&sport=mbaskbl&'," toolbar="no,width=976,height=700');">Live Stats</a><br />Saturday, Nov. 28 - Hampton vs. Wyoming (H), 7:30 p.m. MT<a href="javascript:" event="811827&school=wyo&sport=mbaskbl&'," toolbar="no,width=976,height=700');">Live Stats</a>, <a href="http://all-access.cbssports.com/player.html?code=wyo&media=148939">Listen to live game <strong>audio</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href="http://all-access.cbssports.com/player.html?code=wyo&media=150026"><strong>Watch live postgame video press conference</strong></a><br />Sunday, No. 29 - Monmouth vs. Hampton (H), 12 p.m. MT<a href="javascript:" event="865965&school=fo&sport=mbaskbl&'," toolbar="no,width=976,height=700');">Live Stats</a><br />Sunday, No. 29 - Pepperdine vs. Wyoming (H), 3 p.m. MT<a href="javascript:" event="811830&school=wyo&sport=mbaskbl&'," toolbar="no,width=976,height=700');">Live Stats</a>, <a href="http://all-access.cbssports.com/player.html?code=wyo&media=148940">Listen to live game audio</a>, <a href="http://all-access.cbssports.com/player.html?code=wyo&media=150027"><strong>Watch live postgame video press conference</strong></a><strong><br /></strong>The naming rights to the tournament were donated to World Vision by Basketball Travelers, Inc. As a Christian humanitarian organization, World Vision aims to contribute to a 75 percent reduction in malaria cases, with the end goal of nearly zero preventable malaria deaths by 2015. World Vision works in 62 malaria-endemic countries, 23 of which are in sub-Saharan Africa. </em><br /></p><em></em><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;">Suttle scores 22 as Pepperdine tops Hampton 75-66<br /></span><strong><em>7 hours, 24 minutes ago<br />Preview </em></strong><a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/boxscore;_ylt=AmFNUKiXmPG8WL_oO2yek9ESvbYF?gid=200911270461"><strong><em>Box Score</em></strong></a><strong><em> Recap<br /></em></strong><br /><strong>LARAMIE, Wyo</strong>. (AP)—<span style="color:#3333ff;">Dane Suttle scored a career-high 22 points</span> as Pepperdine pulled away from Hampton 75-66 Friday in the World Vision Challenge.<br />Pepperdine (2-3) overcame an early eight-point deficit to ride hot outside shooting by Suttle, who hit all five of his 3-point attempts in the first half.<br />Darrion Pellmum and Michael Freeman both scored 16 points for Hampton (0-4). Charles Funches finished with 11 points and Vincent Simpson had 10 for the Pirates.<br />Keion Bell scored 18 points for Pepperdine, which led 31-28 at halftime and only 53-50 with 6:54 to go. Corbin Moore then scored five points and the Waves hit six free throws in the final 1:23 to seal the win.<br />The Waves shot 51 percent from the field (26 of 51), to just 31 percent for Hampton (17 of 55).<br /><br /><br /><p><em>11/23/2009 11:12:46 PM</em><br /><strong>HAMPTON, Va.</strong> – The Hampton University men’s and women’s basketball teams will have a busy week, as the Pirates and Lady Pirates take to the road for games before Thanksgiving and tournaments after the holiday.<br /><br />The Pirates will head to Laramie, Wyo. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday for the World Vision Basketball Challenge. On top of playing the host Cowboys of the University of Wyoming, Hampton will also take on Monmouth (1-2) and <strong>Pepperdine</strong> (2-2). The Pirates will face <strong>Pepperdine</strong> on <strong>Friday at 6:30 p.m</strong>. EST, before facing Wyoming on Saturday at 9:30 p.m. EST and Monmouth on Sunday at 2 p.m. EST. The Pirates have never faced Wyoming (3-1) or Pepperdine, but are 0-2 all-time against Monmouth. The Hawks won the first meeting between the two teams on Nov. 24, 2003, beating Hampton 64-52, before taking a 71-49 win on March 14, 2006 in the opening round game in the NCAA Tournament. For more information on Hampton University basketball, please call the Office of Sports Information at (757) 727-5811, or visit the official Pirates website at <a href="http://www.hamptonpirates.com/">http://www.hamptonpirates.com/</a>.</p><p><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;"><strong>Waves Prepare for World Vision Challenge</strong></span><br />Click on the above video player for an interview with <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600207">Jonathan Dupre'</a>.<br /><a href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com//pdf5/658472.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=18500" target="_blank">Pepperdine Men's Basketball Notes (PDF)</a></p><p><strong><em>November 25, 2009</em></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">THE FACTS</span></strong> - Pepperdine Coach <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a> returns to his alma mater as the Waves take part in the World Vision Challenge, hosted by Wyoming, this weekend. The four-team, round-robin tournament also includes Hampton and Monmouth. Pepperdine is in the midst of a five-game stretch away from Firestone Fieldhouse.<br /><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">GAME #5</span></strong> - Friday (Nov. 27) at the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyo.: Pepperdine (1-3) vs. Hampton (0-3) at 4:30 p.m MT/3:30 p.m. PT.<br /><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">GAME #6</span></strong> - Saturday (Nov. 28) at the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyo.: Pepperdine vs. Monmouth (1-3) at 4:30 p.m. MT/3:30 p.m PT.<br /><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">GAME #7</span></strong> - Sunday (Nov. 29) at the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyo.: Pepperdine (1-2) at Wyoming (2-1) at 3 p.m. MT/2 p.m. PT.<br /><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">ON THE WEB</span></strong> - Subscribers to "Wave Casts" can catch all Pepperdine men's basketball games on the internet at www.pepperdinesports.com. Veteran play-by-play man Al Epstein, now in his 25th season with the Waves, is behind the microphone. Home games will have live audio and video, while road games will be audio only. Go to the Pepperdine Athletics website and look for the WaveCasts link. An annual pass costs $69.95 and monthly subscriptions are also available. Live statistics will be available for all home matches free of charge, and links are provided to the home team's website when the Waves are on the road.<br /><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">WORLD VISION</span></strong> - The naming rights to the tournament were donated to World Vision by Basketball Travelers, Inc. As a Christian humanitarian organization, World Vision aims to contribute to a 75 percent reduction in malaria cases, with the end goal of nearly zero preventable malaria deaths by 2015. World Vision works in 62 malaria-endemic countries, 23 of which are in sub-Saharan Africa. For more information, visit www.endmalaria.org.<br /><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">HAMPTON</span></strong> - This is the first meeting between Pepperdine and Hampton. The Pirates were picked fourth in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's preseason coaches poll.<br /><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">MONMOUTH</span></strong> - Monmouth earned a 56-54 win in Malibu during the 1989-90 season, the only previous meeting between the two schools. The Hawks' Alex Blackwell scored on a putback with one second left for the game-winner. It was <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a>'s second year as head coach. Monmouth was picked ninth out of 12 teams in the Northeast Conference's preseason coaches poll.<br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong>WYOMING</strong> </span>- Pepperdine and Wyoming have split their two previous meetings, both of which took place in Laramie. The Cowboys won 75-68 in December 1959 and the Waves won 72-69 in March 2001 in an NIT first-round matchup. Assistant coach <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616">Will Kimble</a> appeared briefly in that game and the Waves were led by Brandon Armstrong's 29 points. Pepperdine Coach <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a> graduated from Wyoming in 1968 and was a three-year letterman on the men's basketball team, and was team captain his senior year when the Cowboys advanced to the NCAA Tournament. This is Asbury's first trip back to his alma mater as an opposing coach. Wyoming, which took part in the College Basketball Invitational last season, was picked to finish sixth in the Mountain West Conference's preseason media poll.<br /><strong><span style="color:#000099;">LAST GAME</span></strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> continued his exceptional start, but UCLA pulled away in the final eight minutes as the Waves lost in Pauley Pavilion, 71-52, on Monday night. Bell had a game-high 22 points, 19 of which came in the second half, for his fourth straight game with 20 or more points. Unfortunately, no one else on Pepperdine had more than six points as UCLA outshot the Waves 54.3% to 41.3%. UCLA led by eight at halftime (28-20) but Bell's big second half helped Pepperdine stay close for a while. It was still just a five-point game (48-43) with a little more than eight minutes left before UCLA went on a 12-1 run to break away.<br /><strong><span style="color:#000099;">SUPER SOPHS</span></strong> - Last season, Pepperdine's eight-man freshman class scored more than half of the Waves' points (57.4%). After four games, the now-sophomore class has contributed 74.0% of Pepperdine's scoring.<br /><strong><span style="color:#000099;">BELL'S BIG START</span></strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> scored 20 points against Pacific, 21 against Long Beach State and 22 against both Cal State San Bernardino and UCLA. Last year as a freshman, despite being Pepperdine's leading scorer (12.9 ppg), he had a total of only three 20-point games the entire season (none that were back-to-back). The last Pepperdine player to score 20 or more points in four straight games was Glen McGowan in January 2005. The last to do in in five straight was Terrance Johnson in February/March 2003. The last member of the Waves to start a season with four 20-point games was Dane Suttle Sr. in 1982-83 (his streak ended at six).<br /><strong><span style="color:#000099;">MORE ABOUT BELL</span></strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> is saving his best for last. He's averaged 5.3 points in the first half and 16.0 points after halftime ... He needs just three points for 500 in his career ... In the WCC's statistical rankings, he is #2 in scoring (21.3), tied for #6 in assists (3.8), tied for #7 in steals (1.8) and tied for #10 in rebounding (6.5).<br /><span style="color:#000099;"><strong>TEAM CAPTAIN</strong> -</span> <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a> was selected as team captain for 2009-10 after a landslide vote by his teammates. The junior forward is Pepperdine's only player that has been with the team for two full seasons. Now in his third year as a starter, he is averaging 8.7 points for his career and made 91 three-pointers.<br /><strong><span style="color:#000099;">YOUTUBE SENSATION</span></strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a>, a preseason All-WCC first team selection, got Pepperdine a ton of publicity in mid-October. At Blue & Orange Madness, Pepperdine's event to kick off the start of practice, the sophomore guard finished up the dunk contest by leaping over five teammates and slamming it home. A Pepperdine fan happened to record the dunk on his iPhone and uploaded it onto YouTube. It quickly spread around the internet and at last check had nearly 1.1 million hits. ESPN's SportsCenter picked up the video and made the dunk the #2 Play of the Day.<br /><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">WCC PRESEASON POLL</span></strong> - According to the WCC's coaches, the Waves are predicted to finish seventh in the conference. Their poll went in the following order: Gonzaga, Portland, Saint Mary's, San Francisco and Santa Clara (tied), San Diego, Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount. Several national publications and websites have differing opinions on the Waves, including fourth (The Sporting News), fifth (The Sports Network), sixth (Athlon and Lindy's) and seventh (Rivals.com, CBSSports.com and CollegeHoops.net).<br /><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">ROSTER</span></strong> - Pepperdine returns 11 letterwinners from last season (believed to be among the most in school history). There are also five newcomers, bringing the roster total to 16. There are no seniors on the squad, and 12 of the 16 players are underclassmen. The roster features four juniors, seven sophomores and five true freshmen. Twelve are on scholarship and four are walk-ons.<br /><span style="color:#000099;"><strong>RETURNERS</strong> </span>- Four of the five starters from last year's team return (<a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a>, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600205">Taylor Darby</a>, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600209">Corbin Moore</a> and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1255980">Mychel Thompson</a>). Pepperdine's returning players account for 82.5% percent of last year's scoring (1629/1974), 88.3% of the rebounds (919/1041), 65.4% of the assists (223/341), 95.0% of the blocked shots (96/101) and 77.2% of the steals (166/215).<br /><strong><span style="color:#000099;">NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE</span></strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a> believes in preparing his team for league play with a difficult non-conference slate of games, and so that's what the Waves are in the midst of. The Waves play six games against non-conference teams that took part in the postseason last year: Portland State, UCLA and Utah made the NCAA Tournament, Miami (Fla.) was in the NIT, Wyoming was in the College Basketball Invitational and Pacific was in the inaugural CollegeInsider.com Tournament. Nine of the 16 non-conference games are at home.<br /><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">TELEVISION</span></strong> - The Waves are slated to appear on television several times once again in 2009-10. Six games will be shown locally - Nov. 23 at UCLA on Fox Sports West, Jan. 14 vs. Santa Clara on ESPNU, Jan. 21 at Gonzaga on Prime Ticket (delayed), Jan. 30 vs. San Diego on Prime Ticket, Feb. 18 vs. Portland on Prime Ticket and Feb. 20 vs. Gonzaga on Fox Sports West.<br /><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">TOM ASBURY</span></strong> - Now in his second stint in charge of the Waves is coaching great <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a>. He returned to Malibu prior to the 2008-09 campaign to become the Waves' head coach again after 14 seasons away. Asbury was previously at Pepperdine for nine years as an assistant coach (1980-88) and then the next six as the head coach (1989-94). He went on to serve as head coach at Kansas State from 1995-2000 and was an assistant coach at Alabama from 2004-07. Asbury went 125-59 (.679) in his first head coaching job at Pepperdine and took the Waves to the postseason five times in six years with three NCAA Tournament appearances (1991, '92, '94) and two in the NIT (1989, '93). Pepperdine won three regular-season WCC titles and the school's only three WCC Tournament championships came under Asbury. Prior to the start of the 2009-10 season, his seven-year record at Pepperdine was 134-82 (.620) and his 13-year record as a head coach was 219-170 (.563).<br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong>ASSISTANTS</strong> -</span> Upon his return, <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a> wanted to find assistants with a passion for Pepperdine and an understanding of its mission, so he turned to three former student-athletes. It's believed that Duke and Pepperdine have the only two college basketball staffs where the assistant coaches are all alums. Associate head coach <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418962">Marty Wilson</a> (1985-89) and assistant coaches <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418958">Damin Lopez</a> (1990-94) and <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1441616">Will Kimble</a> (2001-03) played in three different eras, all successful. In the 13 seasons that made up their playing careers, Pepperdine went a combined 261-135 (.659), had 12 winning seasons, won six WCC regular-season titles and three WCC tournament titles, and made six NCAA Tournaments and four NITs.<br /><strong><span style="color:#000099;">LAST SEASON</span></strong> - <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1418966">Tom Asbury</a>'s return to Pepperdine brought much-needed stability to the program in his first season back. With only five players returning, Asbury and his new staff brought in 10 newcomers well after the regular letter-of-intent signing period. The young Waves posted a 9-23 overall record but got much better as the year went on, placing sixth in the WCC with a 5-9 record and winning a first-round game at the WCC Tournament. <a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202"></a><a class="ARTICLELINK" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18500&ATCLID=1600202">Keion Bell</a> was named to the WCC All-Freshman team after averaging a team-best 12.9 ppg.<br /><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">PEPPERDINE HISTORY</span></strong> - This is the 72nd season of Pepperdine basketball, and the Waves opened 2009-10 with an all-time record of 1,111-910 (.550). Pepperdine has been to the NCAA Tournament 13 times (last in 2002), and has won 12 West Coast Conference regular-season titles (last in 2002) and three WCC Tournament crowns (last in 1994).<br /><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">BEST IN THE WEST</span></strong> - Pepperdine has long been one of the top Division I programs on the West Coast. Over the 31-season period from the 1978-79 season through the 2008-09 campaign, of the 32 schools that currently play Division I basketball in California, Oregon or Washington, the Waves began the 2009-10 season ranking third overall in postseason appearances (16) and fifth in both wins (525) and winning percentage (.565) over the past 31 years.<br /><strong><span style="color:#000099;">WAVES IN THE PROS</span></strong> - This is the 34th consecutive season where at least one Pepperdine alum has been on an NBA roster. Currently in the NBA is Yakhouba Diawara, now in his fourth season overall and his second with the Miami Heat. A total of 16 former Pepperdine players have gone on to play in the NBA, most notably Dennis Johnson (the 1979 NBA Finals MVP) and Doug Christie (a 15-year NBA veteran who was a mainstay on the All-Defensive Team). Some recent players have been playing in foreign countries, including Alex Acker (Italy), Tezale Archie (Netherlands), Brandon Armstrong (Venezuela), Gerald Brown (Poland), Jelani Gardner (Greece), Kelvin Gibbs (Germany), Chase Griffin (Germany), Dana Jones (Switzerland) and Glen McGowan (Dominican Republic). Robert "Hollywood" Turner, formerly a member of the Harlem Globetrotters, is now playing in Finland.<br /><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">ABOUT PEPPERDINE</span></strong> - Pepperdine boasts a one-of-a-kind athletic department with unprecedented success for a school of its size. The Waves have won a total of nine NCAA championships in five different men's sports - one of just 14 schools to have accomplished this feat. Of the 14, Pepperdine is the only non-BCS school and has by far the smallest enrollment. The majority of Pepperdine's teams are ranked nationally year after year and compete for conference and national titles.</p><p><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;">Classic Cowboy returns for World Vision Classic</span></strong><br /><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;">By BOB HAMMOND Boomerang Sports Editor:</span> </em></p><p>There once was a time when basketball was considered to be mostly a finesse game. As players grew bigger, stronger and faster over the years, physical was added to the equation. Now it is a game that blends physicality with finesse. The University of Wyoming has had a number of players over the years where the physical side of the game was a big part of their repertoire.Among the first Cowboy players to receive a considerable amount of media attention for the physical part of the game was current Pepperdine head basketball coach <strong>Tom Asbury</strong>, whose Waves are among three other teams competing with Wyoming in the World Vision Basketball Classic today through Sunday in the Arena-Auditorium.<br /><br /></p><p>The round-robin tournament will feature two games a day in the A-A. Hampton and Monmouth are also taking part. Asbury’s physicality and non-stop hustle, along with the red shade his skin would turn during a game, made the former Denver George Washington High School star a Cowboy crowd favorite during his playing days in the mid-1960s. “I guess I considered myself a reasonably physical player. I played with a lot of guys who were more finesse players,” said Asbury, whose Cowboy teammates included UW Hall of Famers <strong>Flynn Robinson</strong> and Dick Sherman in his early years, and the likes of Harry Hall, Mike Eberle, Cliff Nelson, Bobby Wilson and Gary Van Krosigk in his senior campaign. “I don’t think I quite get as red anymore … that was kind of the way I played. Now that I’m not playing and just coaching, I probably still get a little pink in the face,” </p><p>Asbury added with a laugh. Asbury, a 6-foot-5, 205-pound forward, was recruited to Wyoming by and played under then Cowboy coach Bill Strannigan. He lettered three years (1965-67) at UW. The Cowboys posted a combined record of 48-33 in the years that he lettered.In his senior year at UW, Asbury was a team captain and earned All-Western Athletic Conference honors while leading the Cowboys to the WAC championship and into the NCAA Tournament.During that final season, center Ken Collins was suspended from the team early and the Cowboys had to make a nice run at the end to finish the year at 15-14 overall. The Cowboys won nine of their last 11 games, including the last seven, to win the WAC and get into the NCAA Tournament.One of those victories was a 65-64 win over New Mexico and former Lobo great Mel Daniels in The Pit. “That was a great moment in my Cowboy career,” Asbury said. “I think it was the first game they ever lost in The Pit when Daniels was playing. If we hadn’t upset New Mexico we wouldn’t have won the WAC or went to the NCAAs that year.”</p><p>Asbury finished his Cowboy career with 630 points and 530 rebounds in 78 games.“We had some great years … great years in football and basketball,” Asbury recalled. “My last two years there, the football team was 10-1 (and played in the Sun Bowl and Sugar Bowl).“All the athletes were close and both programs were very successful. We had a great time. My senior year we won the championship and went on to play <strong>UCLA</strong> (and Lew Alcindor, who later became Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) in the NCAAs.“ It was a great era for Wyoming athletics,” he added. That wasn’t the end of Asbury’s stint at Wyoming. He later returned as an assistant coach under Don DeVoe (1976-78) and then Jim Brandenburg (1978-79). Asbury also interviewed for the head basketball coaching position at Wyoming — in 1977 and again in 1993.He wasn’t offered the job in 1977 … it went to Jim Brandenburg. In 1993 he was offered the job, but turned it down. The job eventually went to Joby Wright.“</p><p>The timing wasn’t right either time,” Asbury said. Now, Asbury will be returning to Laramie this weekend for the first time in more than two decades.“I’m really looking forward to it,” Asbury said. “I haven’t been back to Laramie in a long time. I’m from Denver and I very rarely get back there anymore either. My parents are gone and so is my brother. I don’t have a lot of relatives left in the Denver area.” Still, he expects one of his nephews — his brother’s son — and a number of friends from the Denver area as well as some of his friends from school to be in town this weekend for the tournament.“It won’t be a huge crew because it’s not a very good weekend (Thanksgiving),” he added.</p><p>Asbury is in his second year and the second time around at Pepperdine. In his first stint (1988-94) he guided the Waves to an overall record of 125-59. He was the conference coach of the year twice and took <strong>Pepperdine to three NCAA Tournaments and two NIT appearances</strong>.“We kind of were where Gonzaga is now,” Asbury said. “The reason we left is that we kind of got bored. We had it pretty easy. That’s when I went to Kansas State.” Things didn’t go as well at Kansas State. The Wildcats went 85-88 in his six seasons before he was let go. After a few years in private business and then four years (2003-07) as an assistant at Alabama, he returned to Pepperdine.“We were gone 14 years and they had seven head coaches. The program was at rock-bottom when I got back,” Asbury said.</p><p>In his first season lat year, the Waves went 9-23. They are 1-3 so far this season.“We’re still a young team with two freshmen point guards, and they are 1-2. That’s like having two freshmen quarterbacks,” Asbury said. “We are primarily a freshman and sophomore team with no seniors. As young as we were last year, we really haven’t got much older.“ We are trying to rebuild this program from the grass roots up. We’re young and inexperienced although I think we may be a little better than last year. We are still one or two years away from being even remotely close to where we were when I left in 1994,” he added.</p><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SxU8B3D-u7I/AAAAAAAAJPc/IBMexiHHnHE/s1600/2266409559.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410296530013698994" style="WIDTH: 135px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 101px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SxU8B3D-u7I/AAAAAAAAJPc/IBMexiHHnHE/s400/2266409559.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">With the joyous feelings of the Big Game win and Thanksgiving break now officially over, the Bears get back to work this week in preparation for the regular season finale against Washington 3:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon in Seattle. Earlier this week, Cal running back Shane Vereen -- who has become the toast of the town after his magnificent performance against Stanford</span></strong><br /><p>One year is a fluke. Two years might be a little luck. Three years is a great mini-streak. But eight years? How do you explain that?<br />With now almost a full decade of stellar play out of the running backs, it is clear that a big reason for Cal's success on the ground has to do with position coach <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/gould_ron01.html" ywaonclickoverride="true">Ron Gould</a>.<br />The list of athletes who have excelled under his tutelage stretch deep, as well as the realization that pretty much all of them buy into the "team" concept. The latest standout athlete to make waves is sophomore Shane Vereen, who put on a performance of a lifetime last week against Stanford.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SxU5__juFTI/AAAAAAAAJO8/2VYcVJPH0vk/s1600/CALGOULD3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410294298911315250" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 379px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SxU5__juFTI/AAAAAAAAJO8/2VYcVJPH0vk/s400/CALGOULD3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>BearTerritory caught up with Cal's outstanding assistant coach earlier this week to get his take on the season to date.</strong></span> </p><p><em>Chris NguonBear Territory.net </em><em>Senior Writer</em></p><p><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3333ff;"><strong>Vereen has been spectacular is replacement of Best</strong></span></em></p><p><strong><em>BearTerritory: In your career, have you ever had a RB carry 42 times?<br /></em>COACH GOULD:</strong> It was an amazing game for Shane. I've never had a running back during my entire coaching career carry the ball 42 times. When somebody mentioned that to me? I was shocked. If I had known, I wouldn't have given him that many carries.<br /><strong><em>What does that say about Shane?</em></strong><br /><strong>COACH GOULD:</strong> He has a tremendous work ethic. His preparation is great. I've been so fortunate because Shane is a vocal guy, who is also a leader. Just watching him out here throughout the week and throughout practice has been unbelievable.<br /><strong><em>How was Vereen's psyche leading up to the game?<br /></em>COACH GOULD:</strong> When I can look into a kid's eyes and see his heart beat, that's a great thing. I was able to see that with Shane (leading up to the Stanford game). I saw how hungry he was.<br /><strong><em>Did you say anything to Shane before the game?</em></strong><br /><strong>COACH GOULD:</strong> I told him before the game that I wanted him to play with a chip on his shoulder. After the game, we had a chance to talk and he said, "Coach, that was something I needed to do."<br /><strong><em>Where does Vereen rank in the hierarchy of D-I ball carriers?<br /></em>COACH GOULD:</strong> He's one of the better 'backs in the country in my humble opinion.<br /><strong><em>Shane seems a like a "team-first" guy. True?<br /></em>COACH GOULD:</strong> He's one of the most unselfish young men I've been around. Obviously, he can be playing a lot of places throughout the country because he's such a good 'back.<br /><em><strong>Why does it seem like the backup here is always ready to play?</strong></em><br /><strong>COACH GOULD:</strong> One thing I never promise any young man is that they are going to start. I tell them that they'll get a chance to compete and if they are the best guy, they'll play. I've been fortunate because I view Shane as a starter. I don't view him as a backup. He's been a starter ever since he's been here. He's done a fabulous job.<br /><em><strong>True that your group accepts their roles on the team for the sake of the team?</strong></em><br /><strong>COACH GOULD:</strong> There are going to be games where one guy is going to get more carries than the others. The bottom line though is that whoever goes into the game, he must be productive. That's the bottom line. Those guys do a great job of helping each other and fostering that kind of mentality and attitude. Their positive attitude is infectious. That kind of stuff permeates and spreads throughout a team because they see that this guy or that guy is so unselfish. They say, "Wow, this guy is a talent, but he never complains and always comes to work." It's amazing. I'm definitely very blessed to have those type of kids.<br /><strong><em>How about an individual player's attitude?</em></strong><br /><strong>COACH GOULD:</strong> I want guys that want to play. If you are not a competitor and that something inside you is saying, "I can do more," then something is wrong.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SxU8CIrPcMI/AAAAAAAAJPk/MqVoBU00QJY/s1600/cal++vareen.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410296534741774530" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 222px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gQkmIX__EPc/SxU8CIrPcMI/AAAAAAAAJPk/MqVoBU00QJY/s400/cal++vareen.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>COACH GOULD:</strong> One of the things that kids do is that when I'm on their butt all the time, sometimes they go in the tank. Mentally, Covaughn now understands that I'm trying to help him get better. He's really done a great job mentally and also understanding the game from a conceptual point of view.<br /><strong><em>What were your initial feelings when you saw Jahvid go down?</em></strong><br /><strong>COACH GOULD:</strong> Very first thing I did was pray. I went over there and saw him laying down on the field, I said a prayer for him. Every one of these kids are like my surrogate sons. I do care about them and care more about them than just what happens on the football field. The first and only thing I was thinking about was Jahvid's health. The most important thing is that I just want him to be healthy from a physical, mental and emotional standpoint.</p>Jackson Twinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617362288328142935noreply@blogger.com