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Game #23
USF Dons (9-13, 2-7 WCC) vs. Pepperdine Waves (10-11, 2-6 WCC)
Firestone Fieldhouse • Malibu, Calif.
Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013 • 2:30 p.m.
Series Record: USF leads 73-46 (Since 1958-59)
Last Meeting: USF 79-63 (Jan. 14, 2012)
Radio: 95.7 The Game; USFDons.com (Pat Olson, Play-by-Play; Jim Brovelli, Analyst)
TV/Web: Comcast SportsNet California (Barry Tompkins and Brad Holland) 

Dons Briefs

• Stand 9-13 on the season and 2-7 in the West Coast Conference after dropping a 67-63 decision Wednesday night to Saint Mary's...have lost two straight but have split the last four games.
• Nine of the team's last 12 losses have been by 10 points or less, including five by six points or less...trailed by two points with 31 seconds or less remaining in four of the seven conference losses.
• Have split the last 10 games with Pepperdine dating back to the 2009-10 season following a seven-game USF winning streak in the series.
• Shooting 45.9 percent from the field (68-for-149) in last three games...rank fifth in the WCC in field goal percentage at 44.8.
• Have made 42.6 percent (26-for-41) of their three-pointers over last three games and made nine or more three-pointers in 10 games this season...rank first in the WCC and 24th nationally in three-point field goal percentage (38.5).
• Shooting 72.6 percent (151-for-208) from the line over last 12 games after converting at just 61.1 percent over first 10 contests...rank ninth in the WCC in free throw percentage at 66.7.
• Were outrebounded 44-22 against Saint Mary's...have been outrebounded in nine straight games and 15 of the last 17 dating back to the St. John's game on Dec. 4...rank eighth in the WCC in rebound average at 32.5.
• Limited Gonzaga to its third-lowest scoring output in a 66-52 loss last Saturday and held Saint Mary's to just 67 points on Wednesday...rank eighth in the WCC in scoring defense at 68.7.
• Junior Cole Dickerson leads the WCC and ranks 19th nationally in rebound average (9.8)...averaging 6.8 boards a game in WCC play after pulling down 11.9 per game in the first 13 contests.
• Cole Dickerson has posted eight double-doubles in 22 games this season and was one rebound or a point away from double-doubles in five other games.
• Cody Doolin has 371 career assists which ranks third all-time on USF's career charts.
• Avry Holmes now leads the WCC in three-point field goal percentage at 47.5...De'End Parker ranks third (46.8) while Chris Adams ranks seventh (41.2).
• Have started five underclassmen at some point this season, including three freshman and four first-year players.
• Cody Doolin was one of four WCC players named to the Captial One District VIII Aacademic All-America team, which was released on Thursday...Doolin carried a 3.68 GPA as a finance major.

USF Squares Off Against Pepperdine for First Time on Saturday
USF (9-13, 2-7 WCC) will meet the Pepperdine Waves (10-10, 2-5 WCC) for the first time this season on Saturday at Firestone Fieldhouse in Malibu. Tip-off is set for 2:30 p.m.
The game will be televised locally in the Bay Area on Comcast SportsNet California as the WCC's Game of the Week.
USF is coming off a 67-63 home loss to Saint Mary's on Wednesday, while Pepperdine dropped a 63-61 decision at home to BYU.

USF-Pepperdine Series
Dating back to the 1956-57 season, USF leads the all-time series with Pepperdine, 73-46.
The Dons and Waves have split their last 10 meetings, including last year, when each team claimed one-sided victories on their home courts. Pepperdine downed the Dons, 77-61 in Malibu, while USF scored a 78-63 decision on The Hilltop.
USF's last win in Malibu came in the 2008-09 season, when the Dons scored a 70-62 victory on Feb. 28th.
The two teams will play the second game of the season series on Feb. 23rd inside War Memorial Gymnasium.

Last Time Out: Takeaways From the Saint Mary's Game

• Dropped a 67-63 home decision to Saint Mary's Wednesday night.
• Rallied for a 16-point deficit with 6:11 remaining only to fall short in the end.
• Marked the team's fourth conference loss by six points or less.
• Were outrebounded for the ninth straight game, 44-22...Of Saint Mary's 44 rebounds, 17 came off the offensive glass.
• Cody Doolin paced all USF scorers with 16 points while De'End Parker added 12...Tim Derksen (10) and Avry Holmes (10) also reached double figures.

That Close
Of USF's 13 losses this season, nine have been by 10 points or less, including four of the last five which have been decided by six points or less. In four of USF's seven conference losses, the Dons trailed by two points with 31 seconds remaining in the game. However, USF has faced double-figure deficeits in six of its nine conference games.

Home and Road
USF is 6-5 at home this season and is 40-18 (.689) record in its last 58 home games dating back to the 2009-10 season. The Dons are 47-23 (.671) in Memorial Gymnasium in five seasons under head coach Rex Walters.
The Dons are 2-5 in true road games this season, with wins at American (Nov. 19) and Portland (Jan. 24).

Lineups
USF has employed four starting lineups this season, with the latest quintent of Cody Doolin, Chris Adams, Tim Derksen, Cole Dickerson and Matt Christiansen being in place for the last four games.
Christiansen has started the last four games in the middle while Adams has made eight straight starts beginning with the BYU game.
Doolin, Dickerson and Derksen have started all 22 games this season, while Tao Xu (16), De'End Parker (14) and Frank Rogers (2) have also earned starting assignments.
Five underclassmen, including three freshmen, have earned starts at some point during the season.

Leaders in Their Field
Three USF players -- Cole Dickerson, Cody Doolin and Avry Holmes -- rank in the top-40 nationally in various statistical categories.
Dickerson ranks 19th in rebound average (9.8), Doolin ranks 36th in assist average (5.6) and Holmes ranks 31st in three-point field goal percentage (47.5).

From the Field
After shooting just 32.7 percent (34-for-104) from the field in its previous two games vs. Santa Clara (16-for-50) and Loyola Marymount (18-for-54), USF has shot 45.9 percent (68-for-149) over the last three games against Portland, Gonzaga and Saint Mary's.
USF is 6-3 this season when shooting 50 percent or better from the floor, with its only losses in those eight games coming against Ole Miss (50.9) BYU (50.0) and the first game against Saint Mary's (51.0).
USF currently ranks sixth in the WCC in field goal percentage at 44.8 percent.
Freshman Tim Derksen ranks sixth in the WCC in field goal percentage at 52.3 percent (69-for-132) while Cole Dickerson ranks 13th at 44.0 (111-for-252).

The Three-Point Story
USF leads the WCC and ranks 23rd nationally in three-point field goal percentage at 38.5 (161-for-418).
The Dons have made nine or more three-pointers in eight games this season, including five of its first nine conference games vs. Santa Clara (9-for-22), BYU (11-for-24), Saint Mary's (9-for-18), Portland (9-for-21) and Gonzaga (9-for-24).
Avry Holmes leads the WCC and ranks 31st nationally in three-point field goal percentage at 47.5 percent, De'End Parker ranks third in the conference at 46.8 percent (22-for-47) and Chris Adams ranks seventh at 41.2 percent (21-for-51).
All but one of Adams' field goals this season has been a three-pointer.

Board Work
USF has been outrebounded in all nine conference games vs. Santa Clara (33-42; 29-42), BYU (34-38), San Diego (27-34), Saint Mary's (23-31; 22-42), Loyola Marymount (38-43), Portland (17-28) and Gonzaga (33-37) while averaging just 28.4 boards per game in conference play.
The Dons have been outboarded in 15 of the last 17 contests dating back to the St. John's game on Dec. 4 and rank eighth in the WCC in rebound average at 32.5 per game and ninth in rebound margin (-1.1). USF also ranks ninth in the WCC in offensive rebounds at 8.2 per game - two less than San Diego, which ranks eighth at 10.2.
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).

Charity Stripe Turnaround
USF is shooting 74.0 (148-for-200) percent from the line over the last 11 games after converting on just 61.1 percent (132-for-216) of its charity tries over the first 10 contests. However, the Dons still rank ninth in the WCC in free throw percentage at 66.7, but are shooting 71.7 from the line in conference play.

Defensive Doings
The Dons are allowing 68.7 points a game, which ranks eighth among WCC teams. Opponents are shooting 43.9 percent from the floor, which is the highest percentage allowed in the conference. The Dons also rank ninth in the conference in blocks (1.9) and eighth in steals (5.5) per game.

Dickerson's Doubles
Cole Dickerson has posted eight double-doubles in 22 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 or point away from double-doubles in five other games against Pacific (14-9), Nevada (11-9), East Tennessee State (19-9), BYU (22-9) and Saint Mary's (9-11).
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.

Doolin Climbing USF's Career Assist Chart
Junior point guard Cody Doolin ranks third in the WCC and 31st nationally in assists per game (5.8). Doolin's career assist total now stands at 371, 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) 371

Christiansen in the Middle
Matt Christiansen became the Dons fifth first-year player to earn a start when he was inserted into the starting lineup vs. Loyola Marymount on Jan. 19, joining De'End Parker, Tim Derksen, Tao Xu and Frank Rogers.
Christiansen has averaged 18.4 minutes a game over his last 12 contests after averaging 7.0 minutes a game over his first seven games. He is 15-of-25 (60.0) from the floor over his last six contests and is shooting 55.0 percent (22-for-40) on the season, including 58.6 percent (17-for-29) in conference action .

Dons Ironmen
Cody Doolin is averaging 33.9 minutes per game, which ranks third among all conference players, while Cole Dickerson ranks sixth, averaging 32.7 minutes per game. Doolin has started all 91 games in his USF career.

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.

Doolin Named to Captial One Academic All-District VIII Team
Cody Doolin was one of five players selected to the Capital One Academic All-District VIII basketball team, as voted upon by the College Sports Information Directors of America in recognition of the nation's top student-athletes for their performances athletically and in the classroom.
Doolin, a native of Austin, Texas, carries a 3.68 cumulative grade point average as a finance major. He is currently the Dons second-leading scorer with a 12.2 points per game average and is averaging 5.5 assists a game, third-best in the West Coast Conference.
Four of the five players selected to the District VIII All-Academic squad hail from the West Coast Conference. In addition to Doolin, Matthew Dellavedova (Saint Mary's), Kelly Olynyk (Gonzaga) and Marc Trassolini (Santa Clara) also earned recognition. Holton Hunsaker of Utah Valley was the fifth member of the team.
District VIII comprises the states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington, along with Canada.
Doolin along with the other first team All-District honorees advance to the Capital One Academic Team ballot, where first, second and third-team All-America honorees will be selected in February

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.