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USF VS. BRONCOS/PILOTS WINNER: USF enters the 2012 Zappos.com West Coast Conference Championship as the No. 5 seed and will take on the winner of Wednesday's No. 8 Portland vs. No. 9 Santa Clara play-in game on Thursday at 6:00 PM from the Orleans Arena in a game televised nationally on BYUtv and streamed on USFDons.com via Stretch Internet. The winner of Thursday's contest will take on No. 4 Loyola Marymount Friday in the quarterfinals at 6:00 PM on ESPNU.
LAST TIME OUT FOR THE DONS: USF dropped a tough 67-60 decision to No. 23 Saint Mary's in the 2011-12 regular season finale at War Memorial Gym. Five Dons reached double-digit scoring, led by 13 from sophomore guard Cody Doolin.
THREE DONS EARN ALL-WCC HONORS: Senior forward Angelo Caloiaro was named to the All-West Coast Conference First Team, while junior center Perris Blackwell and senior guard Rashad Green were named Honorable Mention.
- Second straight year USF has had three or more all-conference picks
- USF extends its WCC record to 57 players earning All-WCC first or second team selection with a total of 97 honors
- Blackwell earns honorable mention selection for the second straight year
SUPPORT THE DONS AND WEAR GOLD IN LAS VEGAS: All USF fans attending the 2012 Zappos.com West Coast Conference Championship are encouraged to support the Dons by wearing gold at all USF events. Gold shirts will be given to all supporters at pregame tailgate events, courtesy of San Francisco Athletics. Support the Dons. Wear your gold.
MOVING ON UP: Senior forward Angelo Caloiaro enters the Zappos.com WCC Championship ranked No. 19 on the USF career scoring list with 1,228 points (9.9 ppg). Next up is 3-point marksman Ali Thomas (1997-01) with 1,237 (10.5).
MOVING ON UP II: Junior guard Michael Williams enters the Zappos.com WCC Championship ranked No. 37 on the USF career scoring list with 934 points (10.9). Senior guard Rashad Green is at No. 38 with 925 (10.3).
DONS vs. BRONCOS & PILOTS IN THE WCC TOURNAMENT
- USF has plenty of WCC Tournament history vs. both Santa Clara and Portland The Dons have taken on the Broncos eight times (2-6) and have tackled the Pilots three times (2-1).
- USF played Santa Clara in the quarterfinals of the 2008 tournament and the Broncos won 51-50 on controversial last second free throws (at USD).
- USF last faced Portland in the opening round of the 2005 tourney and seized a 65-60 decision (at SCU).
- Thursday's first round contest will be televised live nationally on BYUtv.
- Pat Olson & Jim Brovelli will call all the action on USFDons.com via Stretch Internet.
- The Dons won their lone WCC Tournament title in 1998
DONS REGULAR SEASON BULLETS
- San Francisco posted 18 wins in the 2011-12 regular season, the most since the 1999-00 squad registered 19
- The Dons are searching for their first 20-win campaign since 1981-82 (25-6)
- At 10-4, USF posted its best non-conference record since 1999-00 (12-1)
- Since opening the 2010-11 season with a 4-9 record, San Francisco owns a 33-18 mark
- Dating to the start of West Coast Conference play last season, the Dons own a 13-5 record in games decided by three points or less or in overtime, including 6-4 mark this season
- USF dropped to 10-2 in overtime games under head coach Rex Walters with a 77-76 OT home loss to Loyola Marymount (12/31/11)
- San Francisco is 25-8 at War Memorial Gym since the start of the 2010-11 season
- USF owns a 976-691 advantage in paint scoring through 30 games
- The Dons lead the league in steals (8.5) and rank second the league in scoring (75.2) and turnover margin (+2.6)
- USF also ranks in the top-four in the WCC in field goal percentage (.468/3rd), scoring margin (+4.6/4th), 3-point field goals (6.7/4th) & assists (13.7/3rd)
- USF opponents are converting at a remarkable .769 rate from the free throw line.
ON THE WEB: San Francisco Basketball is pleased to partner with Stretch Internet for the 2011-12 season. Stretch will provide live audio and video streaming throughout the season. All USF games in the 2012 Zappos.com West Coast Conference Tournament will feature a live audio broadcast. Fans can access the Dons like never before on your favorite handheld devices via Stretch Internet's Game Central player. Now in his 21st year calling the action, Pat Olson will team with USF Hall-of-Famer Jim Brovelli.
