PCAA Preview : Tarkanian May Quibble, but UNLV’s No. 1

It’s become another rite of November. Skiers get their equipment down from the garage rafters, just about everybody gets tired of turkey leftovers, and Jerry Tarkanian is truly bewildered because everyone in the Pacific Coast Athletic Assn. is sure his Nevada Las Vegas Rebels will win the conference again.

Tarkanian begs to differ.

“We lost three quality players in (PCAA Player of the Year) Richie Adams, Spoon James and Ed Catchings,” he says. “Nobody else lost three players that good.

“There’s no question this is the toughest schedule we’ve ever had,” he continues. “That Chaminade Tourney scares me to death.

“Boyd (Grant, the Fresno State coach) says he’s heard through the grapevine that we’ll be great again, maybe even better than last year. But the people in Las Vegas always say that and they don’t even have an idea who’s on the team.”

And so it goes.

Never mind that senior Anthony Jones, who blossomed after leaving Georgetown, and junior Freddie Banks, the conference assist leader and the team’s No. 3 scorer, give the Rebels a backcourt unparalleled in the PCAA.

And never mind that returning forwards Armon Gilliam (6-8) and former Los Angeles City Player of the Year Eldridge Hudson (6-6), and returning centers John Flowers (6-9) and Richard Robinson (6-9) give Las Vegas the deepest, most physical front line in the conference.

“I think we’ll have a good team,” Tarkanian admits, “but you just can’t replace three players like that. And we didn’t even have a very good recruiting year.”

All the same, the Rebels, who were 17-1 in the PCAA last season and who are ranked 18th in the Associated Press preseason poll, are a unanimous choice to win the PCAA title this season.

“Jerry’s talent, and his ability to get that talent to play, is by far the best in this league,” said Jerry Pimm, the UC Santa Barbara coach. “There are some teams who can line up with them, and . . . on any given night . . . on their home court, could get after them and maybe even upset them.”

Maybe.

After all, Tarkanian, who begins his 25th season with a 409-96 record in Division I competition, has seen his Rebels go 85-13 in the last three seasons.

“It just isn’t possible to beat a Jerry Tarkanian team by running up and down the floor with them,” said Grant, who should know. His Bulldogs have managed to beat Las Vegas three times in the last two years.

“The only way to beat them is hold the ball and play good defense.”

For that reason alone, Grant finds it mind-boggling that most of the conference coaches continue to support the 45-second clock that will be used again this year in the PCAA, along with the three-point basket from beyond 19 feet, 9 inches.

“It amazes me that everyone votes for this stuff,” Grant said. “Pretty soon, we’ll have red-white-and-blue basketballs and no jump balls, no out-of-bounds plays and rules against blocking out on the boards. Maybe I’m old-fashioned but I liked the game the way it was.”

Bill Berry, the San Jose State coach, is another traditionalist who calls the three-point shot “a gimmick” and says the 45-second clock is “OK, but I’m not too hot about it.”

Berry, however, is too eager to get started on this season to fret over rules changes.

The Spartans, who were 10-18 two years ago and 16-13 last season, were picked to finish second by the PCAA coaches.

The biggest reason why San Jose State should continue to improve is Ricky Berry, the coach’s son. Ricky sat out last season after transferring from Oregon State.

The younger Berry is 6-8 1/2 and can handle the ball as well as most of the conference’s best point guards. And he can handle himself under the boards, too. The elder Berry says his son will “definitely make an immediate impact on this team,” and that could be an understatement.

He played exclusively in the backcourt for the West team in the National Sports Festival last summer and should create defensive problems for opposing guards.

“At that size, I’m not looking forward to guarding him,” said Kevin Henderson, a 6-4 leaper from Cal State Fullerton who is considered one of the PCAA’s best defenders. “If he’s as quick and mobile as they say, there are not too many people who can match up with him.”

Here’s a closer look at the conference, in order of finish predicted by the PCAA coaches:

NEVADA LAS VEGAS

Last season’s record: 17-1 in PCAA, 28-4 overall

Finish: First.

Top Returnees: Anthony Jones (6-6, Sr., G), Freddie Banks (6-2, Jr., G), Armon Gilliam (6-8, Jr. F), Eldridge Hudson (6-6, Jr., F).

Outlook: Tarkanian is quick to point out that you don’t easily replace players of the caliber of Adams, James and Catchings, but he seems to forget the fact that his bench was loaded with players who would probably be starting at most PCAA schools. Sophomore center Richard Robinson, an all-freshman team pick last season, should get a great deal of playing time, as will 6-9 senior center John Flowers . . . if he loses enough weight to get back in Tark’s good graces after reporting at 248 pounds. Mark Wade, a 6-0 point guard who transferred from El Camino College, has impressed the Rebel coaching staff and will be the first player off the bench, according to Tarkanian. Hudson and Stacey Cvijanovich, a 6-3 freshman guard, have been slowed by knee injuries, but both are fine athletes who could have an impact on the team, depending on how fast and completely they recover.

SAN JOSE STATE

Last season’s record: 10-8 in PCAA, 16-13 overall.

Finish: Tie for fourth.

Top Returnees: Ward Farris (6-1, Sr., G), Reggie Owens (6-6, So., F), Ontario Johnson (6-1, Sr., G), Lance Wyatt (6-9, Sr., C).

Outlook: San Jose State seems to be everybody’s choice as the team with the best shot at unseating Las Vegas. “We should be more assertive offensively, a better outside shooting team and we played good defense last year so we should better this year,” Bill Berry said. “The question mark is rebounding.” There’s no question that Owens (11.7 points and 8.1 rebounds last season) can rebound. He proved that this summer playing for the West team in the National Sports Festival. And Wyatt is “improved and more relaxed,” Berry said. The Spartans have suffered some injuries in the backcourt. Senior Bobby Evans is behind after off-season knee surgery, and Johnson is recovering from a broken foot, but with Farris and Ricky Berry, Evans and Johnson may have found themselves watching more than playing, anyway.

UC IRVINE

Last season’s record: 8-10 in PCAA, 13-17 overall.

Finish: Tie for sixth.

Top Returnees: Tod Murphy (6-9 1/2, Sr., F), Johnny Rogers (6-10, Sr., F/C), Troy Carmon (6-6, Sr., F/G).

Outlook: Coach Bill Mulligan says he has “seven guys who can play but we’re a little shaky after that.” Still, Murphy (All-PCAA with 17-point and 8.9-rebound averages) and Rogers (second-team all-conference with a 21.7-point average) are virtually unstoppable, so the Anteaters figure to score. Defense, as usual, will be the problem. “We’ve got to play more defense than last year,” Mulligan said. “I know we can score, but we have to hold some people down a little.” Three transfers--6-1 sophomore Mike Hess, 6-1 junior Joe Buchanan and 5-11 junior Scott Brooks--will carry the majority of the load in the backcourt, but their primary role will be to get the ball inside to Murphy or Rogers and stop the opponents’ fast break. Swingman Carmon, a fifth-year player, is a streak shooter who can get a team into--or out of--a game in a hurry.

FRESNO STATE

Last season’s record: 15-3 in PCAA, 23-9 overall.

Finish: Second.

Top Returnees: Jos Kuipers (6-8, Sr., F), Fred Emerson (6-8, Sr., C), Brian Salone (6-6, Sr., F)

Outlook: Grant has averaged more than 22 wins a season in eight years at Fresno State, but the Bulldogs may be hard-pressed to win 20 this season. The departures of guards Mitch Arnold and Ron Strain leaves Fresno State with a lot of questions in the backcourt. The addition of Mike Mitchell, a 6-6 forward at Santa Ana Mater Dei High School, who Grant is working at guard, may be the answer. “Mike’s the best freshman I’ve ever coached,” Grant said, “and that’s saying something because I judge everyone by Rod Higgins (now with the Seattle SuperSonics). Both have tremendous concentration, but I think Mike has more ability.” Kuipers underwent ankle surgery recently but should be 100% by the opener. The Bulldogs toured Europe this summer, playing 13 games against club teams in Belgium, West Germany and Holland. They were 10-3 on the trip. “Most of the teams weren’t PCAA-caliber,” Grant said, “but the experience had to help us . . . especially early in the year.”

CAL STATE FULLERTON

Last season’s record: 11-7 in PCAA, 17-13 overall.

Finish: Third.

Top Returnees: Kevin Henderson (6-4, Sr., G), Kerry Boagni (6-8, Sr., F), Richard Morton (6-3, So., G)

Outlook: The Titans lost a one-man rebounding show in Tony Neal, and Coach George McQuarn thinks that Fullerton’s fortunes this season may be determined by how well it does on the boards. “I’m not happy with what I see on the floor right now in regards to the rebounding situation,” McQuarn said. “We certainly didn’t replace Tony Neal, so we’re changing our attitude and emphasis (on rebounding).” Newcomers Tee Williamson (a 6-7 transfer from Arizona State) and Carl Pitts (a 6-7 transfer from Trade Tech who ended up at Fullerton when he couldn’t meet UCLA’s admission requirements) should help the Titan front line. Pitts has been slowed by a nagging injuries. Henderson, one of the most exciting players in the conference, and Boagni, a good outside shooter, should provide most of the offense. Five of the Titans’ top eight players are sophomores. “We’re very, very short on experience,” McQuarn said, “but we do have a chance to be a very good team.”

UC SANTA BARBARA

Last season’s record: 8-10 in PCAA, 12-16 overall.

Finish: Tie for sixth.

Top Returnees: Scott Fisher (6-7, Sr., F), Conner Henry (6-8, Sr.. G), Khris Fortson (6-7, Jr. F), Mauryc Carr (6-3, Sr., F).

Outlook: The Gauchos, who returned five of their top players from last year, were dealt a blow when Fisher injured his knee in late October. He’s back practicing and could be available by Santa Barbara’s opener Friday night against Oklahoma but probably won’t be at full strength for a few weeks. “We’re quicker and stronger this year and we can play above the rim,” said Coach Jerry Pimm, who is in his second season at UCSB. “Without Scott Fisher, though, we’re not nearly as good.” The Gauchos still have a formidable front line with Fortson, who led the PCAA and was among nation’s leaders in field-goal percentage (.661) last season, and Carr, who averaged 10.5 points and 4.7 rebounds, returning. And John Westbeld, a 6-10 redshirt freshman, could become a force in the post. Holding it all together--as he has for three years--will be Henry, who averaged 13.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.6 assists last season. “Conner is finally fully recovered from the knee injury that has hampered him throughout his college career,” Pimm said, “and I think he’s going to be one of the league’s premier scorers.”

UTAH STATE

Last season’s record: 10-8 in PCAA, 17-11 overall.

Finish: Tie for fourth.

Top Returnees: Greg Grant (6-7, Sr., F), Bill Floyd (6-7, Sr., F/G), Jeff O. Anderson (6-3, So., G)

Outlook: In his first three years at Utah State, Grant led the Aggies in shooting percentage, rebounding and steals, and Coach Rod Tueller says the challenge this year is “to surround him with enough good players to allow him to have a good senior season.” Utah State lost three-fifths of its starting lineup, but Tueller thinks his team will be “deeper, bigger, taller, beefier and better” this season. Kevin Nixon seems to have the starting point guard spot and 6-8 freshman Danny Conway should provide some help up front. Tueller says he hopes to trade some backcourt offense for defense, but the Aggies have never been known for their defensive prowess and this year probably won’t be much different. Last season, Utah State opened with a 142-140 loss to Las Vegas, the highest-scoring game in NCAA history. They open with the Rebels again and Tueller thinks 280 points might be scored again. “If that happens, though, UNLV will probably get 180 of ‘em,” he said.

NEW MEXICO STATE

Last season’s record: 4-14 in PCAA, 7-20 overall.

Finish: Ninth.

Top Returnees: Gilbert Wilburn (6-5, Sr., G), Orlando Febres (6-7, Sr., F), Elston Jones (6-7, Sr., F).

Outlook: “We’d be really great in a 6-3 and under league,” is the way first-year Coach Neil McCarthy sums up his team. McCarthy, who was head coach at Weber State for 10 years where he posted a .671 winning percentage, is starting from scratch with the Aggies. “We’re putting in a whole new system, offensively, defensively and philosophically.” Wilburn, the PCAA scoring leader last year with a 23.6-point-per-game average, is learning the new system the hard way. “Gilbert’s a really good offensive player,” McCarthy said. “He can sure score baskets, but he doesn’t seem to care if the guy he’s guarding scores baskets, too. He’s on the second unit now and will be until he has a change of attitude.” McCarthy brought in three freshmen and three transfers. The transfers--6-10 Brian Soistman (University of Wyoming), 6-5 Pierre Smith (College of the Desert) and 6-2 Kenny Travis (Fresno City College)--could be starting in the Aggies’ opener.

UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC

Last season’s record: 5-13 in PCAA, 9-19 overall.

Finish: Eighth.

Top Returnees: Domingo Rosario (6-5, So., F), James Ray Richardson (6-5, So., G), Brent Counts (6-9, Jr. C), Drew Rodgers (6-5, Sr., F).

Outlook: The Tigers, who won just three games in 1983-84, took some big strides toward respectability last year. They should be able to continue to improve this season with four starters back. Only Andy Franklin, who quit the team in the off-season, is missing from last year’s lineup, and 6-8 Rich Anema, who has made a near-miraculous recovery from disk surgery, could offset that loss. The Tigers were outrebounded in 19 of 28 games last season, but Counts and 6-8 freshman Leroy Ellis, Jr. hope to reverse that trend with some help from 6-11 Holger Fuerst, from Wilhelmshaven, West Germany. Coach Tom O’Neill, in his fourth year at UOP, thinks Rosario, who is from the Dominican Republic, will blossom this season. “Most people don’t realize the cultural and language adjustments he faced last year,” O’Neill said. “He didn’t speak any English when he got here and he was really homesick. But he’s more comfortable here and can communicate just fine now.” He also knows his way around a basketball court. He averaged 14.1 points and 4.3 rebounds last season.

CAL STATE LONG BEACH

Last season’s record: 2-16 in PCAA, 4-23 overall.

Finish: Tenth.

Top Returnees: Billy Walker (6-0, So. G), DeAnthony Langston (6-10, So. C), Morlon Wiley (6-4, So. G).

Outlook: Coach Ron Palmer says his goal is “to bring the program back to where it was in the ‘70s,” but Wiley, brother of former 49er star, Michael, is as close to the glory years as Long Beach figures to get for a while. They have abandoned the Long Beach Arena--except for one game against UNLV--in favor of their more cozy (and less-empty looking) campus gym. But Palmer’s not sure that will help. “The only games we won last year were on the road,” he said. So Palmer fixed it so the 49ers open with 12 straight road games (including a Dec. 7 date at UCLA and their first three PCAA games) before the home opener Jan. 16. Jeff Nolan, a 6-9 sophomore forward, John Hatten, a 6-9 freshman center from Artesia High School, and 6-8 Stephen Hamlin, who redshirted last season, should help the 49ers on the boards. Walker, who played in all 27 games last year and led the 49ers in assists, and Wiley, who averaged 6 points a game, give Long Beach a stable backcourt.

PCAA FACTS & FIGURES

CONFERENCE STANDINGS, STATISTICS

CONFERENCE Team W L Pct. PF PA FG%O FG%D FT% REB F Nevada Las Vegas 17 1 .944 85.7 73.4 .505 .435 .697 39.6 Fresno State 15 3 .833 62.4 55.6 .476 .411 .679 33.1 CS Fullerton 11 7 .611 72.6 69.7 .467 .454 .692 36.6 San Jose State 10 8 .556 70.7 67.6 .491 .434 .668 37.3 Utah State 10 8 .556 83.1 80.9 .492 .462 .719 37.3 UC Irvine 8 10 .444 77.3 78.6 .476 .484 .761 36.6 UC Santa Barbara 8 10 .444 68.9 69.7 .489 .448 .744 35.0 Pacific 5 13 .278 63.8 73.1 .414 .478 .657 33.1 New Mexico State 4 14 .222 70.9 77.1 .429 .512 .629 33.6 CS Long Beach 2 16 .111 66.1 76.0 .408 .521 .682 33.1

OVERALL Team REB A W L Pct. Nevada Las Vegas 38.2 28 4 .875 Fresno State 29.3 23 9 .719 CS Fullerton 34.7 17 13 .567 San Jose State 31.9 16 13 .552 Utah State 40.7 17 11 .607 UC Irvine 36.2 13 17 .433 UC Santa Barbara 32.0 13 15 .464 Pacific 39.3 9 19 .321 New Mexico State 39.3 7 20 .259 CS Long Beach 35.6 4 23 .148

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

BASED ON ALL REGULAR SEASON GAMES

SCORING

Player (School) Avg. *Wilburn (NMS) 23.6 *Rogers (UCI) 21.7 Washington (USU 21.6 *Grant (USU) 19.4 *Henderson (CSF) 17.3

REBOUNDING

Player (School) Avg. Neal (CSF) 11.4 Patterson (NMS) 9.6 *Grant (USU) 9.5 *Murphy (UCI) 8.9 *Owens (SJS) 8.1

FG PCT.

Player (School) Pct. *Fortson (UCSB) .661 *Gilliam (UNLV) .621 *Murphy (UCI) .559 *Owens (SJS) .538 *Grant (USU) .536

ASSISTS

Player (School) Avg. *Banks (UNLV) 5.8 *Pepple (UOP) 5.3 *Williams (UCI) 5.0 *Henry (UCSB) 4.6

* Returnee. CAL STATE FULLERTON

ROSTER RETURNEES

NO PLAYER POS HT WT CL PPG RPG FG% FT% 54 Vincent Blow C-F 6-8 215 So. 2.0 1.9 .600 .526 42 Kerry Boagni C-F 6-8 215 Sr. 11.7 4.0 .431 .667 22 Kevin Henderson G 6-4 195 Sr. 17.3 2.7 .501 .748 12 Eugene Jackson G 6-3 175 So. 2.7 0.6 .472 .786 34 Richard Morton G 6-3 190 So. 5.7 1.7 .488 .813 40 Henry Turner G-F 6-7 190 So. 2.5 2.1 .411 .607

NO HOMETOWN (Previous School) 54 Valinda (Workman HS) 42 Los Angeles (Kansas) 22 Los Angeles (Saddleback JC) 12 Reseda (Reseda HS) 34 San Francisco (Balboa HS) 40 Oakland (Fremont HS)

NEWCOMERS, REDSHIRTS

NO PLAYER POS HT WT CL 31 Chris Ceballos G 6-5 190 Fr. 4 Alexander Hamilton G 6-3 185 Jr. 52 David Moody F 6-8 215 Fr. 33 Carl Pitts F 6-7 225 Jr. 32 Herman Webster F 6-6 1/2 215 Jr. 44 Tee Williamson F 6-7 190 So.

NO HOMETOWN (Previous School) 31 Compton (Dominguez HS) 4 Los Angeles (Saddleback JC) 52 Omaha (Central HS) 33 Los Angeles (Trade Tech) 32 San Diego (San Diego Mesa JC) 44 Palm Springs (Arizona State)

COACH: George McQuarn, 6th year at school, 77-71 record

SCHEDULE

All times PST. Starting times subject to change.

Date Opponent Time Nov. 22 at Hawaii 9:35 p.m. Nov. 23 at Brigham Young Hawaii 9:35 p.m. Nov. 25 at Hawaii Pacific 10:00 p.m. Nov. 29-30 at Utah Tournament TBA Dec. 3 San Diego 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5 Texas Tech 7:30 p.m. Dec. 11 U.S. International 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14 at Loyola Marymount 7:30 p.m. Dec. 16 Seattle 7:30 p.m. Dec. 21 at Portland 7:30 p.m. Dec. 28 at Pepperdine 7:30 p.m. Jan. 2 *New Mexico State 7:30 p.m. Jan. 4 *Long Beach State 1:00 p.m. Jan. 9 *at Utah State 6:30 p.m. Jan. 11 *at San Jose State 1:00 p.m. Jan. 13 *at Pacific 7:30 p.m. Jan. 16 *UC Irvine 7:30 p.m. Jan. 18 *Nevada Las Vegas 1:00 p.m. Jan. 23 *at UC Santa Barbara 7:30 p.m. Jan. 30 *at New Mexico State 6:30 p.m. Feb. 1 *at CS Long Beach 7:35 p.m. Feb. 3 *at Fresno State 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8 *Fresno State 1:00 p.m. Feb. 13 *Utah State 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15 *San Jose State 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17 *at Nevada Las Vegas 8:05 p.m. Feb. 22 *UC Santa Barbara 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27 *Pacific 7:30 p.m. March 1 *at UC Irvine 7:30 p.m. March 6-8 PCAA Tournament TBA

* PCAA games.

1984-85 RESULTS

RECORD: 17-13 overall, 11-7 PCAA (3rd)

Result Record CS Fullerton 51, St. Mary’s (Ca.) 50 1-0 Texas San Antonio 72, CS Fullerton 64 1-1 **Loyola-Marymount 73, CS Fullerton 69 1-2 **Portland 54, CS Fullerton 53 1-3 **CS Fullerton 75, UC Riverside 60 2-3 **Montana 60, CS Fullerton 59 2-4 **CS Fullerton 81, Pepperdine 75 3-4 **CS Fullerton 66, Colorado State 64 (OT) 4-4 **Nevada Reno 66, CS Fullerton 56 4-5 New Mexico State 70, CS Fullerton 63 4-6 CS Fullerton 82, CS Long Beach 71 5-6 **San Jose State 97, CS Fullerton 92 (4 OT) 5-7 **CS Fullerton 73, Utah State 72 6-7 CS Fullerton 89, UC Irvine 80 7-7 Nevada Las Vegas 83, CS Fullerton 69 7-8 **CS Fullerton 80, UC Santa Barbara 72 8-8 CS Fullerton 51, San Jose State 46 9-8 **CS Fullerton 84, New Mexico State 53 10-8 **CS Fullerton 69, CS Long Beach 60 11-8 **CS Fullerton 52, Fresno State 51 12-8 UC Santa Barbara 85, CS Fullerton 69 12-9 **CS Fullerton 86, Pacific 64 13-9 Utah State 73, CS Fullerton 63 13-10 **Nevada Las Vegas 78, CS Fullerton 69 13-11 Fresno State 67, CS Fullerton 53 13-12 CS Fullerton 79, Pacific 59 14-12 **CS Fullerton 84, UC Irvine 74 15-12 PCAA TOURNAMENT CS Fullerton 79, UC Irvine 68 16-12 CS Fullerton 56, Fresno State 54 17-12 Nevada Las Vegas 79, CS Fullerton 61 17-13

** home game.

CAL STATE LONG BEACH

ROSTER

RETURNEES

NO PLAYER POS HT WT CL PPG RPG FG% FT% 24 Jeff Eastin G-F 6-7 205 So. 1.9 1.8 .271 .696 35 Stafford Hamlin C-F 6-7 215 Sr. 7.4 5.0 .438 .597 32 Brett Hasson G-F 6-3 170 So. 2.7 1.0 .351 .574 54 DeAnthony Langston C 6-10 225 So. 7.6 4.1 .443 .441 12 Billy Walker G 6-0 165 So. 4.0 1.4 .433 .647 20 Morlon Wiley G 6-4 180 So. 5.8 1.9 .382 .750

NO HOMETOWN (Previous School) 24 Westminster (Westminster HS) 35 Los Angeles (El Camino JC) 32 Los Angeles (Crenshaw HS) 54 Los Angeles (Verbum Dei HS) 12 Riverside (North HS) 20 Long Beach (L.B. Poly HS)

NEWCOMERS, REDSHIRTS

NO PLAYER POS HT WT CL 33 Aaron Combs C-F 6-9 230 Jr. 52 Stephen Hamlin F 6-8 219 Jr. Rudy Harvey G-F 6-4 195 Fr. 34 John Hatten F-C 6-9 238 Fr. Lonnie Hinchen G 6-3 190 Jr. 55 Vince Jefferson F 6-8 225 Jr. 22 Demetrius Lafitte G-F 6-5 195 Fr. 44 Jeff Nolan F 6-8 222 So. 31 Andre Purry F 6-5 190 Fr. 30 Reggie Wallace G 6-5 205 So. 10 Jerome Wiley G 6-4 203 Jr.

NO HOMETOWN (Previous School) 33 San Diego (Southern Idaho JC) 52 Los Angeles (El Camino JC) Fresno (Edison HS) 34 Venice, Fla.(Crdnl-Mooney HS) Los Angeles (Glendale JC) 55 Aurora, Colo. (Sequoias JC) 22 San Diego (Monte Vista HS) 44 Detroit (L.A. Trade Tech) 31 Long Beach (L.B. Poly HS) 30 San Diego (Oregon) 10 Redondo Beach (Utah State)

COACH: Ron Palmer, 2nd year at school, 4-23 record

SCHEDULE

All times PST. Starting times subject to change.

Date Opponent Time Nov. 22-24 New Mexico Invitational TBA Nov. 29 +Athletes in Action 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3 at Hawaii 4:40 p.m. Dec. 4 at Hawaii Pacific 5:00 p.m. Dec. 7 at UCLA 7:30 p.m. Dec. 13-14 BYU Tournament TBA Dec. 21 at Houston 5:30 p.m. Dec. 23 at Texas Christian 5:30 p.m. Dec. 27-28 Milwaukee Tournament TBA Jan. 4 *at CS Fullerton 1 p.m. Jan. 6 *at UC Santa Barbara 7:30 p.m. Jan. 11 *at New Mexico State 6:30 p.m. Jan. 16 *Fresno State 7:35 p.m. Jan. 18 *Pacific 7:35 p.m. Jan. 20 *San Jose State 7:35 p.m. Jan. 23 *at UC Irvine 7:30 p.m. Jan. 25 *at Nevada Las Vegas 8:05 p.m. Jan. 30 *UC Santa Barbara 7:30 p.m. Feb. 1 *CS Fullerton 7:35 p.m. Feb. 6 *at Utah State 6:30 p.m. Feb. 8 *at San Jose State 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13 *at Pacific 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15 *at Fresno State 7:30 p.m. Feb. 20 *UC Irvine 7:35 p.m. Feb. 22 *New Mexico State 7:35 p.m. Feb. 27 *Utah State 7:35 p.m. March 1 *+Nevada Las Vegas 7:35 p.m. March 6-8 PCAA Tournament TBA

* PCAA games.

+ Games at Long Beach Arena. Otherwise, all home games at Cal State Long Beach gymnasium.

1984-85 RESULTS

RECORD: 4-23 overall, 2-16 PCAA (10th)

Result Record Pepperdine 81, CS Long Beach 64 0-1 Wyoming 73, CS Long Beach 49 0-2 Texas 86, CS Long Beach 62 0-3 U.S. International 54, CS Long Beach 53 0-4 **San Diego State 62, CS Long Beach 60 0-5 **CS Long Beach 61, CS Bakersfield 58 1-5 **CS Long Beach 65, Illinois Wesleyan 54 2-5 **Fordham 67, CS Long Beach 55 2-6 **CS Fullerton 82, CS Long Beach 71 2-7 **UC Santa Barbara 84, CS Long Beach 73 2-8 **New Mexico State 85, CS Long Beach 79 2-9 Fresno State 60, CS Long Beach 56 2-10 Pacific 75, CS Long Beach 73 2-11 **San Jose State 73, CS Long Beach 67 2-12 **UC Irvine 99, CS Long Beach 84 2-13 **Nevada Las Vegas 75, CS Long Beach 61 2-14 UC Santa Barbara 72, CS Long Beach 56 2-15 CS Fullerton 69, CS Long Beach 60 2-16 Utah State 86, CS Long Beach 59 2-17 CS Long Beach 72, San Jose State 68 3-17 San Diego State 86, CS Long Beach 69 3-18 **Pacific 64, CS Long Beach 57 3-19 **Fresno State 66, CS Long Beach 52 3-20 UC Irvine 75, CS Long Beach 67 3-21 CS Long Beach 72, New Mexico State 70 4-21 **Utah State 81, CS Long Beach 69 4-22 Nevada Las Vegas 84, CS Long Beach 61 4-23

** home game.

UC IRVINE

ROSTER

RETURNEES

NO PLAYER POS HT WT CL PPG RPG FG% FT% 24 Troy Carmon F 6-6 205 Sr. 10.9 5.6 .432 .712 35 Rick Ciaccio C 6-10 210 Sr. 2.7 1.4 .556 .667 30 Wayne Engelstad F 6-8 235 So. 5.6 4.5 .441 .563 43 Tod Murphy F 6-9 1/2 220 Sr. 17.0 8.9 .559 .850 32 Johnny Rogers F-C 6-10 225 Sr. 21.7 7.4 .522 .854 11 Bryan Williams G 5-10 165 So. 4.1 1.0 .508 .652

NO HOMETOWN (Previous School) 24 Long Beach (Colorado State) 35 Newport Beach (Newport Harbor HS) 30 Rosemead (Bosco Tech HS) 43 Lakewood (Lakewood HS) 32 Fountain Valley (Stanford) 11 Los Angeles (St. Bernard’s)

NEWCOMERS, REDSHIRTS

NO PLAYER POS HT WT CL 12 Scott Brooks G 5-11 165 Jr. 23 Joe Buchanan G 6-1 175 Jr. 40 Sandy Caldwell C 6-10 235 Fr. 22 Rob Doktorczyk F 6-7 175 Fr. 10 Mike Hess G 6-1 170 So. 25 Peter Strauss G 6-4 180 So.

NO HOMETOWN (Previous School) 12 Lathrop, Ca. (San Joaquin Delta JC) 23 Seattle (Notre Dame) 40 Melbourne, Australia 22 San Pedro (Mary Star of Sea HS) 10 Corona del Mar (U. of Texas) 25 Hilton Head, S.C. (Clemson)

COACH: Bill Mulligan (6th season at school, 88-56 record)

SCHEDULE

All times PST. Starting times subject to change.

Date Opponent Time Nov. 30 at New Orleans 11:00 a.m. Dec. 2 at Nebraska 5:30 p.m. Dec. 7 at Pepperdine 7:30 p.m. Dec. 12 Montana 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14 Boise State 7:30 p.m. Dec. 18 at Loyola Marymount 7:30 p.m. Dec. 23 Oral Roberts 7:30 p.m. Dec. 27-28 Nevada Reno Tournament TBA Jan. 2 *San Jose State 7:30 p.m. Jan. 4 *Utah State 7:30 p.m. Jan. 9 *at Fresno State 7:30 p.m. Jan. 11 *at Pacific 7:30 p.m. Jan. 16 *at CS Fullerton 7:30 p.m. Jan. 18 *UC Santa Barbara 7:30 p.m. Jan. 23 *CS Long Beach 7:30 p.m. Jan. 25 *New Mexico State 7:30 p.m. Jan. 30 *at Utah State 6:30 p.m. Feb. 2 *at San Jose State 1:30 p.m. Feb. 6 *Fresno State 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8 *Pacific 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10 *at New Mexico State 6:30 p.m. Feb. 15 *at Nevada Las Vegas 8:05 p.m. Feb. 20 *at CS Long Beach 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24 *at UC Santa Barbara 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27 *Nevada Las Vegas 7:30 p.m. March 1 *CS Fullerton 7:30 p.m. March 6-8 PCAA Tournament TBA

* PCAA games.

1984-85 RESULTS

RECORD: 13-17 overall, 8-10 PCAA (Tie, 6th)

Result Record

Colorado 80, UC Irvine 73 0-1 **San Diego State 86, UC Irvine 77 0-2 **Loyola Marymount 76, UC Irvine 66 0-3 UC Irvine 83, Hawaii Pacific 75 1-3 UC Irvine 87, Hawaii 82 2-3 Montana 83, UC Irvine 68 2-4 Portland 86, UC Irvine 69 2-5 **UC Irvine 95, Southern Utah State 53-5 **U9**Nebraska 73, UC Irvine 67 4-6 **UC Irvine 99, Cincinnati 81 5-6 San Jose State 93, UC Irvine 71 5-7 UC Irvine 83, Utah State 73 6-7 **Fresno State 72, UC Irvine 66 6-8 **UC Irvine 69, Pacific 64 7-8 **New Mexico State 91, UC Irvine 89 7-9 **CS Fullerton 89, UC Irvine 80 7-10 Santa Barbara 70, UC Irvine 67 (OT) 7-11 UC Irvine 99, CS Long Beach 84 8-11 UC Irvine 78, New Mexico State 75 9-11 **Utah State 87, UC Irvine 84 9-12 **UC Irvine 78, San Jose State 77 10-12 UC Irvine 70, Pacific 65 11-12 Fresno State 52, UC Irvine 40 11-13 **Nevada Las Vegas 99, UC Irvine 89 11-14 **UC Irvine 75, CS Long Beach 67 12-14 **UC Irvine 84, Santa Barbara 76 13-14 Nevada Las Vegas 97, UC Irvine 95 13-15 CS Fullerton 84, UC Irvine 74 13-16

PCAA TOURNAMENT CS Fullerton 79, UC Irvine 68 13-17

** home game.