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Game #17
USF Dons (7-9, 0-3 WCC) vs. Saint Mary's Gaels(12-4, 1-1 WCC)
McKeon Pavilion • Moraga, Calif.
Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013 • 8:00 p.m.
Series Record: USF leads, 103-70 (Since 1947-48)
Last Meeting: Saint Mary's, 83-78 (March 3, 2012)
Radio: USFDons.com (Pat Olson, Play-by-Play; Jim Brovelli, Analyst)
TV/Web: CSNCA (Glen Kuiper and Dan Belluomini)

Dons Briefs
  • Now 7-9 overall and 0-3 in the West Coast Conference after Thursday night's 70-66 home loss to San Diego...also dropped games to Santa Clara (69-74) and BYU (76-80) to open conference play.
  • Have dropped eight of the last 10 games following a five game winning streak...seven of the losses were by 10 points or less, including the last three by five points or less.
  • Are off to an 0-3 start in WCC play for the second straight season...Dons dropped their first four WCC games last year before winning eight of their last 12 to finish 8-8 in league play...were 10-6 after 16 games last year and lost game 17 to fall to 10-7.
  • Have dropped 14 straight games to Saint Mary's...Dons last victory in the series came in the first meeting of the 2005-06 season.
  • Shooting 47.7 percent (184-385) over the last seven games, including a season-best 55.9 percent (33-for-59) vs. Dominican...are 5-2 this season when shooting 50 percent or better from the floor.
  • Shooting 64.2 percent from the free throw line -- last in the WCC.
  • Are 28-for-69 (40.6) from three-point range in WCC play...rank second in the WCC in three-point percentage at 39.2.
  • Have allowed 73.3 points per game (587 total) over last eight games after allowing 62.8 over its first eight contests...rank seventh in the WCC in scoring defense at 68.1.
  • Cody Doolin is averaging 15.6 ppg (125 total) over the last eight games and 19.0 ppg over the first three WCC games.
  • Junior Cole Dickerson ranks sixth the nation in rebound average (11.3) while Cody Doolin ranks 15th nationally in assists per game (6.4)...De'End Parker ranks 17th nationally in three-point percentage at 51.3 (20-for-39).
  • Cole Dickerson has posted eight double-doubles in 16 games this season and was one rebound away from double-doubles in four other games.
  • Cody Doolin has 352 career assists which ranks third all-time on USF's career charts.
  • Doolin (35.5) and Dickerson (34.6) rank third and fourth, respectively, in the WCC in minutes played per game.
  • The Dons are 41-29 (.585) in their last 70 games following a 5-9 start to the 2010-11 season.
  • Play host to Santa Clara (1/17) and Loyola Marymount (1/19) next week before hitting the road for four of the next five games.
USF Travels to Moraga in Search of First WCC Victory
After suffering three straight losses by a combined total of 13 points, USF (7-9, 0-3 WCC) will look to get into the WCC win column for the first time this season when the Dons travel to Moraga to face the Saint Mary's Gaels (12-4, 1-1 WCC) at McKeon Pavilion.
The game will be carried live on Comcast SportsNet California with Glen Kuiper and former USF head coach Dan Belluomini calling the action.
USF has lost three straight and eight of its last 10 games following Thursday's night's home loss to San Diego, 70-66.
Saint Mary's dropped an 83-78 decision at Gonzaga Thursday night to fall to 12-4 overall and 1-1 in conference play.

USF-Saint Mary's Series
Dating back to the 1947-48 season, USF holds a 103-70 advantage in head-to-head meetings with Saint Mary's. However, the Gaels have won 14 straight and 18 out of the last 19 meetings between the two schools dating back to the 2003-04 season.
Saint Mary's current stretch of success matches the longest win streak in the series by either school since USF won 14 straight between 1952-58.
Saint Mary's won all three meetings against USF last season (87-72 in Moraga; 67-60 in San Francisco; 83-78 WCC Tournament).
USF's last win in the series came in the first meeting of the 2005-06 season, when the Dons pulled out a 53-52 victory on the Hilltop. USF's last win in Moraga came in the 2002-03 campaign, 68-67.

The Matchup
Saturday's USF-Saint Mary's game features two of the top shooting teams in the WCC, as the Gaels rank second in conference field goal percentage at 49.8 while the Dons rank third at 45.8.
USF and Saint Mary's are also the top three-point shooting teams in the conference. The Gaels lead the WCC in three-point percentage at 39.4 while the Dons rank second at 39.2. Saint Mary's makes an average of 8.4 three's a game (2nd WCC) while the Dons managed 7.3 treys (3rd WCC) per game.
Point guards Cody Doolin and Matthew Dellavadova are tied for the conference lead in assists per game at 6.4.

Last Time Out: Takeaways From the San Diego Game
  • Dropped a 70-66 decision to San Diego Thursday night in Memorial Gymnasium.
  • San Diego  shot 60.7 percent from the floor and canned eight three-pointers in the first half and raced to a 46-32 lead at intermission.
  • USF cut the lead to 53-52 with a 20-7 run and trailed by just two points with possession with under a minute left...however, Cody Doolin's potential go-ahead three-pointer missed its mark with :22 left and San Diego finished the Dons off at the foul line.
  • Doolin finished with a game-high 19 points while freshman Tim Derksen added 19...Johnny Dee paced USD scorers with 17 points, 13 of which came in the first half.
  • USF was outrebounded 34-27, including 21-8 in the first half.
  • The loss snapped USF's six-game winning streak over San Diego.

Winning Ways
USF is 41-29 (.585) in their last 70 games following a 5-9 start to the 2010-11 season. USF has also made back-to-back postseason appearances under Rex Walters, competing in the CIT in 2010-11 and the CBI last season.
Last season, the Dons finished with an overall record of 20-14, marking the program's first 20-win season since 1981-82 (25-6).

Home and Road
USF is 5-3 at home this season and is a 39-16 (.709) record in its last 55 home games dating back to the 2009-10 season. The Dons are 46-21 (.686) in Memorial Gymnasium in five seasons under head coach Rex Walters.
The Dons are 1-3 in true road games this season, with the only win coming at American on Nov. 19. Losses followed at Pacific, Nevada and Santa Clara.

Lineup Shuffle
Head coach Rex Walters employed his third starting lineup of the season vs. BYU, as sophomore Chris Adams joined Cody Doolin, Cole Dickerson, Tim Derksen and Tao Xu in the starting five. De'End Parker, who started the first 14 games of the year, sat out the BYU game with an aggravated wrist.
Adams made his second straight start Thursday against San Diego and finished with nine points.

Leaders in Their Field
Three USF players -- Cole Dickerson, Cody Doolin and De'End Parker -- rank in the top-25 nationally in various statistical categories.
Dickerson ranks sixth the nation in rebounding, averaging 11.3 boards a game.
Doolin is averaging 6.4 assists per game to rank 15th among the national leaders while Parker ranks 17th nationally in three-point field goal percentage (51.3; 20-for-39).

From the Field
USF is shooting 47.7 percent (184-for-385) from the field over the last seven games, including a season-best 55.9 percent (33-for-59) vs. Dominican. The Dons are 5-2 this season when shooting 50 percent or better from the floor, with its only losses in those seven games coming against Ole Miss (50.9) and BYU (50.0).
USF currently ranks third in the WCC in field goal percentage at 45.8 percent.

From Long Distance
USF is shooting 40.6 percent (28-for-69) from three-point range over the first three conference games. For the season, the Dons are shooting 39.2 percent from beyond the arc -- second best in the WCC.
The Dons have made nine or more three-pointers in five games this season, including two of the last three contests vs. Santa Clara (9-for-22) and BYU (11-of-24).

Board Work
USF has been outrebounded in each of the last three games vs. Santa Clara (33-42), BYU (34-38) and San Diego (27-34) and have been outboarded in nine of the last 11 contests dating back to the St. John's game on Dec. 4.
The Dons rank sixth in the WCC in rebound average at 33.5 per game and eighth in rebound margin (+1.1).
The Dons opened the season by outrebounding its first five opponents by a margin of 11.4 per game but lost the battle of the boards in its next six games vs. St. John's (34-37), Pacific (25-36), Nevada (30-45), Holy Cross (34-41), San Diego State (25-34), Ole Miss (27-33).
The Dons are 6-1 in games in which they outrebound the opponent, with the only loss coming against Stanford, when the Dons held a 45-29 advantage on the boards.
Cole Dickerson ranks fourth in the nation in rebounding with a 11.7 per game average and accounts for 33.3 percent (176 of 527) of the team's rebounding total.

Charity Stripe Turnaround
USF is shooting 70.4 (74-for-105) percent from then line over the last six games after converting on just 61.1 (132-for-216) of its charity tries over the first 10 games of the year. However, the Dons still rank ninth in the WCC in free throw percentage at 64.2.
Cody Doolin ranks fourth in the WCC in free throw percentage at 85.3 percent (58-for-68) while the rest of the team is shooting 58.4 percent (148-for-253) from the line.

Defensive Doings
USF is allowing 68.1 points a game, which ranks eighth among WCC teams. Opponents are shooting 43.6 percent from the floor, which is the highest percentage allowed in the conference. The Dons also rank last in the conference in blocks (1.6) and steals (5.1) per game.

That Close
Of USF's nine losses this season, seven have been by 10 points or fewer, including the last three which have been decided by five points or less.

Dickerson's Doubles
Cole Dickerson is averaging a double-double 16 games into the 2012-13 campaign, as the junior forward from Federal Way, Wash. is scoring 15.6 points and grabbing 11.3 rebounds per game.
Dickerson has posted eight double-doubles in 16 games this season against Stanford (11-19), Cal State-East Bay (14-15), Columbia (10-14), Montana (19-20), Holy Cross (17-17), San Diego State (15-12), Dominican (30-10) and Santa Clara (17-12) and was a rebound away from double-doubles in four other games against Pacific (14-9), Nevada (11-9), East Tennessee State (19-9) and BYU (22-9).
The last USF player to average a double-double for an entire season was Darrell Tucker, when he scored 18.9 points and grabbed 10.1 rebounds a game in 2001-02.
Dickerson also posted double-doubles in both exhibition games against San Francisco State (21-15) and UNC-Pemboke (24-10).
Dickerson averaged 7.1 ppg and 4.0 rpg in 34 games last season, including one start.

Dickerson Takes Over Team Scoring Lead
Cole Dickerson has averaged 18.1 points over his last eight games (145) total, including a career-best 30-point effort vs. Dominican, and now leads the team in scoring with a 15.6 per game average - seventh best in the WCC.
Dickerson has scored in double-figures in all but one game (St. John's) this season and has scored 20 or more points in three contests (20 at American; 30 vs. Dominican; 22 vs. BYU).

Doolin Climbing USF's Career Assist Chart
Junior point guard Cody Doolin ranks tied for first in the WCC and 15th nationally in assists per game (6.4). Doolin's career assist total now stands at 352, which ranks third on USF's all-time list behind Orlando Smart (902) and Gerald Walker (400).

USF's All-Time Assist Leaders
1. Orlando Smart (1990-94) 902
2. Gerald Walker (1992-96) 400
3. Cody Doolin (2010-Present) 352
4. LyRyan Russell (1997-02) 350
5. Jason Grimes (2000-05) 349
6. Ali Thomas (1997-01) 334
7. Chubby Cox (1976-78) 320
8. Ken McAlister (1978-02) 295
9. Rod Williams (1974-78) 292
10. Quintin Daily (1979-82) 273

Dons Ironmen
Cody Doolin is averaging 35.5 minutes per game, which ranks third among all conference players, while Cole Dickerson ranks fourth, averaging 34.6 minutes per game. Doolin has started all 84 games in his USF career.

Debuts
Eight players have made their USF debuts this season, including freshmen Tim Derksen, Coltin Gelb, Matt Christiansen, Avry Holmes, Tao Xu and redshirt freshman Mark Tollefsen.
De'End Parker, who spent last year at UCLA and Frank Rogers, who played at Cabrillo College, have also made their USF debuts this season.

USF Impressive in Overtime Under Walters
USF boasts an 8-1 record in overtime games under head coach Rex Walters. The Dons only overtime loss came at Colorado State, 91-75 in the 2009-10 season.

Staff Changes
Head coach Rex Walters has announced Brent Crews has been promoted from video coordinator to assistant coach. Michael Lee will assume the title of special assistant to the head coach.
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