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USF WELCOMES BRONCOS TO THE HILLTOP: San Francisco returns to War Memorial Gym to host ancient Bay Area rival Santa Clara Thursday, February 9 in the 210th meeting between the two programs. Tip-off against the Broncos is set for 8:00 PM in a game televised nationally on ESPNU.
WHITE OUT THURSDAY: San Francisco Athletics encourages all fans coming to Thursday's ESPNU game against ancient Bay Area rival Santa Clara to wear white for a "White Out" game. The first 4,000 fans entering War Memorial Gym will receive a free white shirt courtesy of BMW of San Francisco and Dons Athletics.
LAST TIME OUT FOR THE DONS: USF lost a heartbreaker at Loyola Marymount, 90-88 Saturday at Gersten Pavilion. Senior guard
Rashad Green scored a career-high 24 points for the Dons.
MOVING ON UP: Senior forward
Angelo Caloiaro enters Thursday's game against Santa Clara ranked No. 21 on the USF career scoring list with 1,149 points (9.7 ppg). Next up is former academic All-American Joel De Bortoli (1987-90) with 1,170.
MOVING ON UP II: Junior guard
Michael Williams enters Thursday's game against Santa Clara ranked No. 39 on the USF career scoring list with 885 points (10.8). Next up is Naismith Hall-of-Famer K.C. Jones (1951-56) at 901 points.
DONS BULLETS
- At 10-4, USF posted its best non-conference record since opening 1999-00 with a 12-1 start
- Since opening the 2010-11 season with a 4-9 record, San Francisco owns a 30-16 mark
- Dating to the start of West Coast Conference play last season, the Dons own an 12-4 record in games decided by three points or less or in overtime, including 5-3 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 23-6 at War Memorial Gym since the start of the 2010-11 season
- The Dons scored a season-high 54 points in the second half at Holy Cross (12/22/11) and forced a season-high 28 turnovers
- USF owns a 832-581 advantage in paint scoring through 25 games
- The Dons rank second in the league in steals (8.4) (three players rank in the top-10) and turnover margin (+1.8)
- USF also ranks in the top-four in the WCC in scoring (75.2/3rd), scoring margin (+4.8/4th), field goal percentage (.467/3rd) & assists (13.7/3rd)
- San Francisco opponents are converting at a remarkable .771 rate from the free throw line. Only three Dons shoot at a higher percentage.
DONS VS. BRONCOS
- USF squares off against ancient Bay Area rival Santa Clara for the 210th time in the all-time series dating to 1908.
- San Francisco's collected win No. 100. vs. Santa Clara in the all-time series with a 90-77 win (1/26/12).
Angelo Caloiaro scored 20 and
Perris Blackwell added 19 for USF.
- The Dons dropped a 95-91 loss to Santa Clara in the quarterfinals of the 2011 CIT at War Memorial Gym (3/22/11).
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Angelo Caloiaro scored 22 &
Rashad Green added 19 in the first-ever postseason meeting
- USF has won four of the last six meetings against the Broncos including a regular season sweep in 2011
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Rex Walters owns a 5-3 record vs. Santa Clara with two overtime triumphs
SCOUTING SANTA CLARA: The Broncos enter their sixth week of West Coast Conference play with a 8-15 overall record and remain winless in league play after dropping their 10th straight game in a 70-65 loss at San Diego on Saturday. Santa Clara is 0-8 in true road games this season. The Broncos posted impressive wins against New Mexico (79-76, ot) and against Villanova (65-64), but have struggled so far in 2012. As a team, SCU shoots .406 from the field during league contests and .315 from 3-point range. Sophomore guard Evan Roquemore leads the Broncos attack averaging 14.0 points per game to go along with 5.3 assists. Kerry Keating is in his fifth overall season as the head honcho and owns a 74-82 overall record as a Division I head coach - all coming at Santa Clara. Last season, Keating directed the Broncos to the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament title en route to a 24-14 overall record (8-6 WCC).
DONS SHOOTING FOR VICTORY NO. 500 AT WAR MEMORIAL: San Francisco's next victory at War Memorial Gym will be program win No. 500 in the “House That Russell Built”. Constructed for the 1958-59 season, War Memorial Gym celebrated its 50th anniversary season in 2008-09 and has received many recent face-lifts in the last two years. The Dons have posted 23 home wins since the start of 2010-11 season.
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 non-televised home contests will feature live video and audio feeds and all road games and televised home games 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.
DONS BASKETBALL ON 95.7 THE GAME: Select USF games during the 2011-12 season will be broadcast live on the radio home of Dons Basketball, at 95.7 The GAME, the Bay Area's only FM sports station. Now in his 21st year calling the action,
Pat Olson will team with USF Hall-of-Famer Jim Brovelli for another exciting season.
REX WALTERS SHOW WEEKDAYS ON 95.7 THE GAME: Tune in every weekday between 7:30-8:00 AM for the
Rex Walters Show on 95.7 The GAME. Coach Walters will discuss the development of the Dons as they challenge for the 2012 West Coast Conference Championship.
THE DONS ON 95.7 The GAME - REMAINING Broadcast Schedule
Sat. Feb. 11 @San Diego 6:00 PM
Thu. Feb. 16 BYU 7:00 PM
Sat. Feb. 18 Gonzaga 5:00 PM
Sat. Feb. 25 Saint Mary's 8:00 PM
UP NEXT FOR THE DONS: USF plays its final road game of the 2011-12 West Coast Conference season when it travels to Southern California to take on San Digeo Saturday, February 11. Tip-off against the Toreros is set for 6:00 PM in a game televised live by Comcast SportsNet California and broadcast on 95.7 The GAME.
