49ers Host Aggies For Homecoming
Beach Looks To Rebound After Hawaii Loss
February 19, 2006
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BIG WEST RECORD: 9-2 |
Game No. 26: Saturday, February 24, 4 pm
UC Davis at Long Beach State
Walter Pyramid (5,000), Long Beach, CA
Internet Radio: www.longbeachstate.com
Game No. 27: Monday, February 26, 9 pm
Long Beach State at Pacific
Spanos Center (6,150), Stockton, CA
Television: Live on ESPN2
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PROBABLE STARTERS | | LONG BEACH STATE (18-7 / 9-2 Big West) | | F-15-Sterling Byrd (6-6, Sr., 13.7 ppg, 6.4 rpg) | | C-44-Dominique Ricks (6-6, Sr., 7.4 ppg, 6.4 rpg) | | G-1-Kejuan Johnson (6-4, Sr., 15.6 ppg, 4.1 rpg) | | G-20-Kevin Houston (5-10, Sr., 11.0 ppg, 4.3 apg) | | G-55-Aaron Nixon (6-2, Sr., 17.4 ppg, 4.6 rpg) | | | | UC DAVIS (4-19) | | F-30-Anthony Esparza (6-5, Sr., 8.5 ppg, 4.7 rpg) | | F-21-Anthony Brown (6-7, So., 14.9 ppg, 7.5 rpg) | | C-51-Michael White (6-7, Sr., 8.7 ppg, 3.9 rpg) | | G-00-Reggie Vezia (6-2, Sr., 6.5 ppg, 2.6 rpg) | | G-10-Solomon HorseChief (6-1, jr., 6.8 ppg, 2.4 apg) | | |
THE RECORDS
•49ers Host Aggies In Homecoming Game
Long Beach State is 18-7 overall and in first place in the Big West Conference at 9-2. The 49ers won at Cal State Fullerton on Wednesday evening, 94-84, but lost at home to Hawai'i on Saturday, 93-78. The UH loss snapped a five-game win streak for the 49ers. This Saturday the 49ers will host UC Davis at 4 pm in the Walter Pyramid. UC Davis is 4-19 on the season. The Aggies have three road games this week, playing at Pacific on Monday, at UC Irvine on Thursday and at LBSU on Saturday.
THE COACH
•21-8 Last Two-Plus Seasons In February And March
Larry Reynolds (UC Riverside, 1976) is 57-82 (.410) in his fifth year as the head coach at Long Beach State. Overall, Reynolds is 167-117 (.588) in his ninth year as a collegiate head coach. Since February 3, 2005, the 49ers are 21-8 (.724) in the months of February (15-6) and March (6-2).
THE SERIES
•49ers Lead UC Davis Series, 5-1
•49ers Lead Pacific Series, 47-32
Long Beach leads its series with UC Davis by a 5-1 margin. The 49ers have won the last four meetings with the Aggies. Long Beach won earlier this season at Davis, prevailing 89-75 on December 28. Last year in Long Beach the 49ers won 77-48. The 49ers snapped a seven-game losing streak to Pacific with a 92-64 win over the Tigers in the Walter Pyramid on February 3. The 49ers lead the all-time series by a 47-32 count. Long Beach is 14-21 all-time in Stockton and have lost their last four games at the Spanos Center. The last win came on February 14, 2002, a 77-63 49er victory.
49ERS FALL TO HAWAI'I
•Nixon Scores 17
Hawai'i shot .560 (28-50) from the field and .939 (31-33) at the free throw line en route to a 93-78 win over the 49ers on Saturday night. Riley Luettgerodt had a career-high 23 points, adding eight assists, six rebounds and four steals. Matt Lojeski added 22 points and five assists. Five UH players hit double digits. The 49ers were led by Aaron Nixon's 17 points, while Sterling Byrd had 16, Kejuan Johnson 15 and Kevin Houston 11. The 49ers shot .423 (30-71) from the field, but were just 8-15 (.533) at the free throw line and committed 18 turnovers. The 49ers led 62-53 with 11:54 left, but UH went on a 15-1 run to take a 68-63 lead at 8:07.
49ERS BEAT THE TITANS
•Five Players Score In Double Digits
Kejuan Johnson had 19 points and six assists, Aaron Nixon added 18 points and eight rebounds and Sterling Byrd had 17 points and six boards as Long Beach State won at Cal State Fullerton 94-84 on Wednesday night. The 49ers never trailed in the game and led by 20 points (75-55) with 9:53 remaining. The 49ers shot .517 (15-29) from the field in the second half and limited the Titans to a .341 (14-41) field goal percentage. Mark Dawson added 10 points and six boards off the bench and Dominique Ricks had 10 points. Bobby Brown led the Titans with 36 points. The 49ers forced 18 Fullerton turnovers and hit 10-14 free throws in the final two minutes of the game to seal the win, snapping the Titans' 15-game home court win streak in the process.
UC DAVIS FACTS
•Aggies Face Three Road Tests This Week
UC Davis is 4-19 on the year and will play at Pacific on Monday and at UC Irvine on Thursday before facing the 49ers on Saturday. The Aggies, who last played on February 14 at CS Northridge (91-74 loss), have dropped their last seven games. In the CSUN loss, Vince Oliver led the Aggies with 28 points while C.J. Portz added 14. The Aggies shot just .393 from the field and committed 22 turnovers. On the year Oliver leads the team at 13.0 points per game. Senior Thomas Juillerat is next at 12.2 points per outing while grabbing a team-high 4.9 rebounds per game. UCD is averaging 66.1 points per game and shooting .399 from the field this year while allowing 79.6 points per outing and a .480 opponent field goal percentage.
PACIFIC FACTS
•Tigers Host UC Davis On Monday
Pacific won its ESPNU Bracket Buster game on Saturday, defeating Montana 78-77 on the road. In that game senior Anthony Esparza had 24 points, including hitting 5-5 from three-point land. Anthony Brown added 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Tigers who shot .569 (29-51) from the field for the contest. On the year the Tigers are 10-14 and 5-5 in the Big West. Brown leads the team at 14.9 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. He is the only player in double digits. Steffan Johnson checks in at 9.9 points per game and Michael White averages 8.7 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. As a team the Tigers are averaging 67.9 points per game and shooting .454 from the field. Tiger opponents are averaging 71.2 points and are shooting .477 overall.
MONDAY'S GAME ON ESPN
•"Big Monday" Broadcast
The 49ers game on February 26 at Pacific will be televised live on ESPN2 as a part of their "Big Monday" package. The game will be shown at 9 pm Pacific Time. The 49ers are 18-16 all-time in games televised on the ESPN family of networksn (ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU). The last game on ESPN featuring the 49ers was the 2006 Big West Championship game against Pacific, where the 49ers fell 78-70. The last regular season game on ESPN was February 3, 2001 as the 49ers lost at home to UC Irvine 58-57 on ESPN2.
BEACH IN FIRST IN BIG WEST
•49ers Hold A Two-Game Lead In Lost Column
The 49ers currently hold a one and a half game lead in the Big West standings over second place Cal State Fullerton. The 49ers are 9-2 and the Titans stand at 8-4. UCSB is in third at 6-4. The advantage the 49ers have is they have swept the season series with both Fullerton and UCSB. Long Beach has a two-game lead in the loss column with three league games left to play. One more 49er league win will clinch the #1 seed at the Big West Tournament and at worst a tie for the regular season title. Long Beach State has not won a Big West regular season title since 1996 when they went 12-6. In 2000 the 49ers were 15-1 in the West Division, but that was when the league was split into two divisions. Those are the only two first place league finishes since 1977 (29 years). The 49ers won eight consecutive league titles from 1970 to 1977.
OFFENSIVE NUMBERS
•49ers Hit 101 Points Vs. UCSB
The 49ers hit 100 points for the first time, and only time, this season, racking up 101 points in the win over UCSB on January 4. Last year the 49ers hit the century mark three times en route to averaging an NCAA-best 83.3 points per game. Long Beach has put up some impressive numbers in Big West Conference play thus far. The 49ers lead the league averaging 86.5 points per game in conference outings. The 49ers have scored 90 or more points in five of their 11 league games and they have hit 80 or more points eight times.
THREE-POINT STREAK
•168 Games And Counting
The 49ers have connected on at least on three-pointer in every game Larry Reynolds has coached at Long Beach State (139 games). The 49ers have hit at least one three-pointer in 168 consecutive games, dating back to the 2001-02 season. The last time Long Beach State didn't hit a three in a game was in the 2001-02 season opener against Western Michigan (11/15/01) where The Beach was 0-9. Last year the 49ers finished 21st in the nation averaging 8.53 made three's per game. Their 256 three's in 2005-06 were a new school record, shattering the old mark of 200. This year the 49ers have hit 200 three's (8.33 per game). The 200 treys is tied for number two all-time at Long Beach State.
MORE LONG-RANGE NOTES
•Shoot .524 vs. CS Fullerton
The 49ers are shooting well from beyond the three-point line in conference action. Long Beach is shooting .410 (114-278) from three-point range in Big West Conference games, tops in the league. Against CS Fullerton on January 18 the 49ers were 11-21 from long-range for a season-best .524 percentage. In the win over UCSB on January 4 the 49ers shot .515 (17-33) from beyond the arc. The 17 made three's tied a school-record. Long Beach had hit double digits in made three-pointers 11 times this season and all 11 of those efforts have come in the past 18 games. Overall the 49ers are shooting .363 (210-579) from three-point range on the year. Last year Long Beach connected on .355 (256-721) of its long-range attempts.
16 OF 19
•Beach Hot Since December
Since beginning the season at 2-4, including losses to nationally-ranked UCLA, Air Force and USC all away from home, the 49ers have won 16 of their last 19 games. Since losing at Temple on December 2, the 49ers rolled off a nine-game win streak and a five-game streak. The 49ers are 7-2 in true road games since the loss at Temple.
SECOND HALF SCORING MACHINE
•49ers Average 47.4 Points In 2nd Half In League
The 49ers have out-scored each of its 11 Big West Conference opponents in the second half, including scoring 50 points in the second half in six of the 11 league contests. Long Beach is averaging 47.4 points per game in the second half in league outings, while giving up an average of 38.3 (+9.1).
TURNOVER MARGIN
•Fewer Turnovers Than Opponents
Through the first 25 games of the season the 49ers have committed less turnovers than its opponent 18 times. The 49ers are 14-4 when they commit less turnovers than their opponent. Over the past 17 games the 49ers have had less turnovers than their opponents 15 times. On the year, the 49ers are averaging 14.5 turnovers per game while forcing 17.2 (+2.7).
SINGLE SEASON THREE'S
•49ers Have Hit 210
The 49ers have hit 210 three's this season, the second-most in school history. Last year Long Beach set a school-record by hitting 256 treys. Individually, Aaron Nixon has hit 59 three's this year, a mark which ranks No. 10 on the 49er single season chart. Sterling Byrd's 45 three's is tied for No. 18 and Kejuan Johnson (42) and Kevin Houston (39) are both close to breaking into the 49er Top 20 in that category. The school-record for three's in a season was set last year by Jibril Hodges with 87.
FIRST MEETING WITH DAVIS
•49ers Won 89-75
The 49ers won at UC Davis 89-75 on December 28. Six players hit double digits in that contest, led by Aaron Nixon and Mark Dawson's 16 points. Kejuan Johnson and Kevin Houston each contributed 14 points. The 49ers were 10-21 from three-point range, out-rebounded the Aggies 37-32 and forced 22 turnovers. The 49ers had just nine turnovers on the evening and recorded 11 steals. UC Davis shot .500 (25-50) from the field and were 11-19 (.579) from three-point range, but still lost. Thomas Juillerat led the Aggies with 15 points. The 49ers closed out the opening half with an 8-0 run to take a 42-29 halftime lead. In the second half the lead never got under 11 points, expanding to 20 points (74-54) with 8:48 left.
FIRST MEETING WITH PACIFIC
•49ers Win 92-64 At Walter Pyramid
The 49ers picked up their second biggest win ever over the University of the Pacific on February 3, winning 92-64 in the Walter Pyramid. Sterling Byrd had 22 points, Aaron Nixon 16 and Kevin Houston 14 as the 49ers shot .571 (32-56) from the field and were 11-24 from three-point range. The 49ers had a season-low five turnovers, while forcing 16 Tigers miscues. Anthony Brown led UOP with 18 points, he was the only player to hit double digits. The 49ers led 29-14 with 7:16 in the opening half before Pacific used a late run to pull to within 40-29 at the half. Long Beach opened up the second half with a 16-1 run in the first four minutes to take control of the contest at 56-30.
RICKS DOUBLE'S UP
•Third Double-Double This Year
Senior Dominique Ricks has three double-double's this season. On February 8 at Cal Poly he had 17 points (a season-high) and 12 rebounds. On February 1 vs. CS Northridge he had 13 points and 12 boards. His first double-double this season came on November 15 vs. San Jose State with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Ricks is currently averaging 7.4 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. He leads the team with 81 offensive rebounds. Of his 12 rebounds at Cal Poly, seven were on the offensive glass. He leads the Big West in offensive rebounding (3.24).
NIXON GOES FOR 35
•Third 30-Plus Game In 49er Career
Senior Aaron Nixon put up a career-high 35 points vs. UCSB on January 4, his third 30-plus outing as a 49er. Last year at UC Davis (2/25) he scored 33 points and against CS Fullerton in the Big West Tournament quarterfinals he scored 31 points. The 35 point outing tied for 17th-best on the LBSU single game chart. The school-record for points in a game is 45, set by Ed Ratleff vs. Saint Mary's on December 10, 1970.
THREE TIMES IS A CHARM
•Nixon Has Three Game-Winners To Credit
49er senior guard Aaron Nixon has proven that when the game is on the line, get the ball in his hands. Last Saturday at UCSB he hit the game-winning shot with four-tenth's of a second left as the 49ers won 68-67. On December 22, 2006 at Loyola Marymount, he hit a 35-footer at the buzzer lifting the 49ers to a 66-65 win. Nixon has knocked down two game-winning three-point shots at the buzzer to lift Long Beach State to victories. His first game-winner came on March 10, 2006 in the semi-finals of the Big West Tournament as he knocked down a three from the far corner lifting the 49ers to a 75-73 victory.
WIN STREAK
•Tenth-Best In History
The nine-game win streak the 49ers had earlier this season tied for 10th best in 49er history. The last time the 49ers won nine games in a row was during the 1989-90 campaign under Joe Harrington. The streak ran from Feb. 12 through March 10. The streak ended on March 11 with a 92-74 loss to UNLV in the Big West Tournament. The school-record streak is 19 games set during the 1969-70 season under Jerry Tarkanian.
DOWN THE STRETCH
•49ers Closing Out Games
The 49ers are 12-0 when leading at the half and 2-1 when tied at the half. But, when leading a game with five minutes remaining, the 49ers are a perfect 16-0. In six of their seven losses the 49ers were behind with five minutes remaining, with four of the deficits being in double digits. Against Air Force the game was tied 52-52 when the clock hit five minutes remaining.
COMING FROM BEHIND
•49ers Trailed At Half At Cal Poly And UCSB
The 49ers are 4-6 this season when trailing at the half, and two of those wins coming on their most recent road trip. Thursday (Feb. 8) the 49ers trailed 38-34 at Cal Poly before winning 80-77. Saturday the 49ers trailed UCSB 38-28, before winning 68-67. The other two wins were against Manhattan (32-30) and UMBC (23-22). Long Beach is also 2-6 when trailing with five minutes left.
HOUSTON RANKS NO. 5 ALL-TIME
•Moves Ahead Of Lucious Harris
Senior point guard Kevin Houston has recorded a team-high 106 assists this season and stands No. 5 on the 49er career chart for assists with 390. He moved past Lucious Harris into the number five spot. Currently standing in the No. 4 spot is Ed Ratleff with 410 assists. Houston has set a single season personal-high for himself with those 106 assists this season. He garnered 98 assists in each of the past two seasons after distributing 88 as a freshman in 2003-04. Houston needs eight more assists to move into the 49er single season Top 20 list for assists. Holding down the number 19 spot with 114 assists are Brian Camper (1992-93) and Dave Shutts (1980-81).
HOME COOKING
•Beach 10-1 At Home This Year
The 49ers are 10-1 at home this season and had won their last 12 games (dating back to last season) at the Walter Pyramid until falling to Hawai'i this past Saturday at home. Long Beach is averaging 85.4 points per game at home. Since February of 2005, the 49ers are 25-5 (.833) at home. Overall in the Walter Pyramid, Long Beach State is 112-59 (.655). The 100th home win came on February 15, 2006 vs. CS Fullerton.
DOUBLING UP
•Six Players In Double Digits
In the win at UC Davis (12/28) the 49ers had six players hit for double digits, a season-high. January 20 vs. UC Riverside they did it again (Houston 17, Ricks 15, Nixon 14, Johnson 12, Dawson 11, Byrd 10). Last year the 49ers had one game where they had seven players tally double digits, and that was on February 18 at Manhattan (Hawkins 25, Houston 17, Johnson 16, Hodges 14, Darby 13, Nixon 11, Dawson 10).
ROAD WINS
•Seven True Road Wins This Year
The 57-53 win at Maryland-Baltimore County (Dec. 3) was the first "true" road win for the 49ers this year after they had dropped their first three on the road. After winning at Cal Poly and UCSB last week and at CS Fullerton on Wednesday, the 49ers are 7-5 on the road and 1-1 on neutral sites (10-0 at home). Last year the 49ers lost their first six road games before they downed Cal Poly 79-66 on January 9. Long Beach went 8-1 in true road games from January 9 through March 4 of last season, finishing 8-7 on the road and 2-1 at neutral sites (Big West Tournament).
DEFENSIVE STATS
•Opponents Shooting .436 From Field
Only five teams have shot .500 or better from the field against the 49ers this season. This past Saturday, Hawai'i shot a season-best .560 (28-50) from the field against the 49ers. But, overall the 49ers have held six opponents below .400 and five more below .450. Overall, opponents are shooting just .436 from the field.
BIG WEST STATS
•Averaging 86.5 Points Per Game
In Big West Conference games the 49ers have turned up its offense. Long Beach is first in league games in scoring (86.5), scoring margin (+11.4), three-point field goal percentage (.410), three-point field goals made (10.36), and turnover margin (+3.82). They are second in field goal percentage (.472), free throw percentage (.713), assists (15.18), steals (7.91) and assist/turnover ratio (+1.20). Individually, Aaron Nixon is second in scoring (19.4 ppg), first in steals (2.00 spg) and three-pointers made per game (3.36).
FALL SIGNEES
•49ers Sign Three
The 49ers signed three players in the early signing period in November. Signing with The Beach were: Brandon Johnson (F, 6-8, 210, Vancouver, WA, Lamar CC, Mountain View HS), Greg Russell (G, 5-6, 170, Santa Cruz, CA, West Valley JC, Santa Cruz HS) and Bryan Emanuel (G, 6-3, 185, Bellflower, CA, Mayfair HS).
STERLING BYRD
2006-07 Notes
•Averaging 13.7 points and 6.4 rebounds per game
•Had 17 points and 6 rebounds in win at CS Fullerton
•16 points and 4 rebounds against Hawaii (4-6 on three's)
•19 points and 11 rebounds at UCSB, plus 4 assists
•Averaging 14.2 points and 6.7 rebounds in Big West games
•Hit double digits in scoring in 8 of last 9 games
•Scored 22 points in win over Pacific (3-6 three's)
•Scored a team-high 23 points vs. CSUN (9-11 ft's)
•Had 12 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks vs. CS Fullerton
•Career-high 26 points vs. Pepperdine (10-13 fg's/3-5 3's)
•Named Big West Player of the Week on Dec. 26
•20 points vs. San Jose State (1st meeting)
•15 points and career-high 16 rebounds at UCLA
•Double figures in 20 of 25 games this season
•Second on the squad with 55 offensive rebounds
•Second on team with 45 made three's
LOUIS DARBY
2006-07 Notes
•Averaging 5.4 points and 2.6 rebounds per game
•Averaging 6.9 points per game in Big West games
•Scored 9 points in 13 minutes vs. Hawaii (4-4 fg's)
•Had 6 points and 3 rebounds at CS Fullerton (20 min.)
•Had 8 points and 3 assists in win over Pacific
•Season-high tying 11 points at UC Irvine (4 rebs, 2 steals)
•Season-high 11 points in win over Manhattan (9-10 FT's)
•5 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists in win over CSUN
•9 points and 3 rebounds vs. UC Riverside (2 off. rebs.)
•Had 7 points, 2 rebounds and 2 steals vs. CS Fullerton
•Shooting .552 (37-67) from the field in last 13 games
•Had 8 points and career-high tying 3 assists vs. Cal Poly
•Had 9 points in win over UCSB
•Had a season-best 6 rebounds in the win at San Jose State
•Had 7 points, plus 3 rebounds and 2 assists at USC
MARK DAWSON
2006-07 Notes
•Averaging 5.5 points and 4.1 rebounds per game
•Had 10 points and 6 rebounds in win at CS Fullerton
•Of 6 boards at CSUF, 5 were offensive
•Had 5 rebounds and a block in 14 minutes at UCSB
•Career-high tying 16 points at UC Davis, adding five rebs.
•10 points, 5 rebounds, 2 blocks at UC Irvine (4-6 fg's)
•11 points (5-7 fg's) and 6 rebounds vs. UC Riverside
•7 points and 3 rebounds vs. UCSB (3-3 FG's)
•Had 11 points, 6 blocks, 26 minutes at UMBC
•Six blocks at UMBC tied prevoius career-high
•6 points, 3 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 blocks at LMU
•Season-high 7 rebounds vs. CS Bakersfield & CS Fullerton
•Shooting .542 (52-96) from the field
•Leads team with 23 blocked shots
•59 blocks in career, with is tied for No. 8 all-time at LBSU
ANDREW FLEMING
2006-07 Notes
•Played in nine games this season
•Averaging 0.8 points and 0.4 rebounds per game
•Had 2 points in 3 minutes vs. Pacific
•Scored first two points of career vs. Manhattan (12/30)
•Had 2 points and one block in 5 minutes vs. UCSB
•One point and career-high 2 rebounds in 5 minutes vs. UCR
•One offensive rebound in two minutes at USC
•Played three minutes at Temple with one rebound
•6 points and 3 rebounds vs. Chapman in exhibition
•Awarded a scholarship in the spring of 2006 after walking-on to the program the previous year
TRAVON FREE
2006-07 Notes
•Averaging 2.7 points and 1.8 rebounds per game
•Scored 5 points in 4 minutes at CS Fullerton (2-3 fg's)
•Had 6 points (tied season-high) and 4 rebounds in a season-high 13 minutes vs. Pacific
•Had 4 points and one rebound in win over CSN
•8 minutes vs. CSN was first action since 9 minutes vs. Sacramento State (Dec. 9)
•Season-high 6 points, 6 rebounds and 9 minutes played at Temple (4 offensive rebounds)
•Had 4 points and 2 rebounds vs. Sacramento State
•Was 6-6 at free throw line at Temple
•Shooting .750 (9-12) at free throw line and .529 (9-17) from the field this season
•First game was against SJSU, his first action since 1/29/05
DOMINIC FREEMAN
2006-07 Notes
•Averaging 1.4 points and 0.9 rebounds per game
•Career-high 2 assists in win over UCSB
•Had 1 points in 4 minutes vs. Manhattan
•Had 3 points and 2 rebounds in win at LMU
•Hit first career 3-pointer at LMU
•3 points in win vs. CS Bakersfield
•2 points, one rebound, one steal and one assist at Temple
•Had 2 points, 2 rebounds and one assist in 11 minutes at UCLA
ARTIS GANT
2006-07 Notes
•Averaging 2.1 points and 1.5 rebounds per game
•3 points, 1 assist and 1 steal at Cal Poly in a season-high tying 18 minutes of action
•3 points and 2 steals at UC Irvine
•Had 3 points, 2 assists and 2 rebounds vs. UCSB
•Career-high tying 4 assists, with one turnover, at LMU
•Had 4 points in 11 minutes vs. Sacramento State
•Season-high 6 points vs. Air Force
•Career-high 8 rebounds vs. CS Bakersfield, to go with 2 steals and 5 points
•4 points against San Jose State, USC and UCLA
•Shooting .842 (16-19) from the free throw line
KEVIN HOUSTON
2006-07 Notes
•Averaging 11.0 points, 3.2 rebs. and 4.24 assists per game
•Averaging 12.7 points and 4.5 assists in Big West games
•Ranks No. 5 all-time at LBSU with 390 assists
•Personal-best 106 assists this season (98 last 2 years)
•Averaging 33 minutes over last 11 games (31.5 overall
•Shooting .829 (29-35) at line in Big West games
•11 points and 4 rebounds vs. Hawaii (2 assists in 33 min.)
•Had 9 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists at CS Fullerton
•Career-high 22 points and 8 rebounds at Cal Poly (5 asts.)
•14 points, 5 assists, 5 rebounds vs. Pacific (4-5 three's)
•15 points, 7 rebounds 5 steals in win over CSUN (the 7 boards and 5 steals represent career-high's)
•Season-high 17 points (4 assists) vs. UC Riverside
•14 points, 6 assists, 0 turnovers vs. CS Fullerton at home
•Double figures in scoring in 15 of last 18 games
•Season-high 8 assists in win over San Jose State (11/15)
•3rd in Big West in assists (4.24) and 5th in A/TO ratio (1.43)
TIM ISLAND
2006-07 Notes
•Averaging 3.0 points and 1.2 rebounds per game
•Had 8 points and 3 rebounds vs. Pacific (2-3 three's)
•Career-high 12 points at USC, hitting 4-8 three's
•Had 7 points and 3 rebounds at UCLA
•3 points and one rebounds in 11 min. vs. UCR
•Had 3 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal at CS Northridge
•Shooting .351 (13-37) from 3-point range
•5 points and season-best 5 rebounds at Temple
•4 points and 3 boards at UMBC
•Shooting .727 (8-11) at free throw line
KEJUAN JOHNSON
2006-07 Notes
•Averaging 15.6 points and 4.1 rebounds per game
•Averaging 20.0 points in Big West games
•Shooting .480 (24-50) on three's in Big West games
•Tallied 19 points and 6 assists in win at CS Fullerton
•15 points and 5 assists vs. Hawaii
•Had 22 points and 3 steals in win at UCSB (8-14 fg's)
•23 points and 3 assists at UC Irvine (5-8 on three's)
•20 points and 6 rebounds in win at home over CS Fullerton
•12 points, career-high 9 assists, 4 steals vs. UC Riverside
•Had 23 points at CS Northridge (4 assists, 3 steals)
•Career-high 26 points vs. Cal Poly at home (5-6 three's)
•Six games with 20 or more points this year
•Had 13 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists in win at LMU
•15 straight games scoring in double digits, 17 overall
•Hit 23 consecutive free thows earlier in season
•Third on team with 62 assists, second in steals with 35
•Shooting .836 (61-73) at free throw line on the year
ARTURAS LAZDAUSKAS
2006-07 Notes
•First eligible for the December 28 game at UC Davis
•Averaging 1.3 points and 0.7 rebounds per game
•Had 4 points and 2 assists in 14 minutes vs. Pacific
•Career-high 4 points and 3 rebounds vs. CS Fullerton
•3 points and 1 rebounds vs. UC Riverside
•Scored first collegiate points at CSUN (2 ft's)
•Played 7 minutes vs. UCSB with 1 rebound
•Had to sit out the fall due to eligibility issues regarding his transfer from a prep school
AARON NIXON
2006-07 Notes
•Averaging a team-best 17.4 points per game (4.6 rpg)
•Averaging 19.4 ppg in Big West games
•Lead team with 17 points vs. Hawaii (4 assists, 3 steals)
•Had 18 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals at CSUF
•26 points, 4 assists and career-high 7 steals at Cal Poly
•Hit game-winning shot at UCSB with 0.04 left
•Shooting .438 (14-32) from 3-point range in last 4 games
•Four-time Big West Conference Player of the Week
•16 points and 4 assists vs. Pacific
•16 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists in win over CSUN
•27 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists vs. CS Fullerton
•Career-high 35 points vs. UCSB at home (7-9 on three's)
•Hit game-winning 3-pointer at buzzer at LMU (66-65)
•21 points, 6 rebounds and career-high 8 assists vs. Pepperdine (8-9 at free throw line)
•Scored in double figures in 23 of the 25 games
• 3 games with 30 or more points in 49er career
CHRIS PEYS
2006-07 Notes
•Averaging 1.1 points and 0.6 rebounds per game in 14 games
•Scored his first points as a 49er in the win over Pepperdine, finishing with two points in four minutes
•Had 3 points in win over Pacific
•Career-high 6 points vs. UCSB (2-3 on three's)
•2 points in 5 minutes vs. UC Riverside
•Had 2 points and 3 rebounds in 7 minutes vs. Sac. State
•Played three minutes at Temple finishing with two rebounds and one assist
•Played 3 minutes against Air Force and CS Bakersfield
DARNELL PORTER
2006-07 Notes
•Is a walk-on out of Millikan High School in Long Beach
•Has not played in a game this season
•Palyed 4 minutes against Chapman in the 49ers lone exhibition game this season
DOMINIQUE RICKS
2006-07 Notes
•Averaging 7.4 points and a team-best 6.4 rebounds per game while shooting .609 (78-128) from the field
•Averaging 7.8 points and 5.4 rebounds in Big West games
•Shooting .729 (35-48) from field in league games
•9 rebounds, 8 points and career-high 6 steals vs. Hawaii
•Of his 9 rebounds vs. Hawaii, 6 were offensive
•Had 10 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists at CS Fullerton
•17 points and 12 rebounds at Cal Poly (3rd double-double)
•Scored 15 points vs. UC Riverside (6-8 fg's)
•13 points and 12 rebounds in win over CSUN
•34-46 (.739) from field in last 9 games
•Had 9 points and 11 rebounds vs. Pepperdine (8 off. rebs.)
•Double-double vs. SJSU with 11 points and 10 rebounds
•Career-high 13 rebounds at USC
•Has started 24 of the 25 games this season
•Of his 160 total boards, 81 are offensive
•No. 1 in Big West in offensive rebounding (3.24 orpg)
2006-07 Roster
2006-07 Schedule/Results
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