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USF Opens WCC Play Tonight at Santa Clara

USF Opens WCC Play Tonight at Santa Clara
Cody Doolin now ranks sixth on USF's all-time assist list.
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Complete USF Game Notes

Game #14
USF Dons (7-6, 0-0 WCC) vs.
Santa Clara Broncos (11-3, 0-0 WCC)
The Leavey Center • Santa Clara, Calif.
Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 • 7:00 p.m.
Series Record: SCU leads, 109-101
Last Meeting: USF 85-69 (Feb. 9, 2012)
Radio: USFDons.com (Pat Olson, Play-by-Play; Jim Brovelli, Analyst)
TV/Web: ESPNU (Roxy Bernstein and Steve Cleveland)

Dons Briefs
  • Stand 7-6 on the year after defeating Dominican, 93-76 last Saturday night at Memorial Gymnasium...the win was USF's second straight following a five-game losing streak.
  • USF's win over Dominican also marked the 100th career coaching victory for Rex Walters, whose career record now stands at 100-105, including a 69-72 mark in five seasons at USF.
  • A charter member of the West Coast Conference beginning with the 1952-53 season, USF has won/shared 15 regular season conference titles and one WCC Tournament championship...the 15 regular season titles are tied with Gonzaga for most in league history.
  • Have won the last three games against Santa Clara at the Leavey Center and have won six of nine in the series dating back to the 2008-09 season.
  • Shooting 47.9 percent (106-221) over the last four games, including a season-best 55.9 percent (33-for-59) vs. Dominican...are 5-1 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 +22 in the rebound column the last two games vs. East Tennessee State (38-21) and Dominican (42-37) and rank seventh in the WCC in rebound margin at +2.9.
  • Shooting 33.3 percent (36-for-108) from three-point range over the last six games after clicking at 43.6 percent (52-for-119) over the first seven games of the year...rank second in the WCC in three-point percentage at 38.8.
  • Have allowed 72.6 points per game over last five games after allowing 62.8 over its first eight contests...rank seventh in the WCC in scoring defense at 66.6.
  • Junior Cole Dickerson ranks fourth the nation in rebound average (11.9) while De'End Parker ranks 14th nationally in three-point field goal percentage (52.6; 20-for-38)...Cody Doolin is tied for 19th nationally in assist average at 6.2 per game.
  • The Four D's -- Cole Dickerson, De'End Parker, Cody Doolin and Tim Derksen -- account for 73 percent of the team's scoring total.
  • Cole Dickerson has posted seven double-doubles in 13 games this season and was one rebound away from double-doubles in three other games.
  • Cody Doolin has 329 career assists which ranks sixth all-time on USF's career chart...he needs five more dimes to tie Ali Thomas (1997-01) for fifth all-time.
  • The Dons are 41-26 (.612) in their last 67 games following a 5-9 start to the 2010-11 season.

USF Opens 61st WCC Season at Santa Clara
USF (7-6, 0-0 WCC) opens the 61st season of West Coast Conference basketball Wednesday night when the Dons travel to the Leavey Center to face the Santa Clara Broncos (11-3, 0-0 WCC). The game will be televised live on ESPNU with Roxy Bernstein and Steve Cleveland handling the announcing duties.
The Dons are coming off a 93-76 victory over Dominican on Saturday while the Broncos fell to top-ranked Duke, 90-77 in Durham, N.C.
Both schools are charter members of the West Coast Conference, along with Saint Mary's, San Jose State and Pacific, which will rejoin the league next season. The Dons have won 15 regular season conference titles and one WCC Tournament championship (1998). The 15 regular season titles are tied with Gonzaga for most in league history.

USF-Santa Clara Series
In a series that dates back to the 1908-09 season, Santa Clara leads the all-time series with USF, 109-101. USF has played Santa Clara (210) more times than any other opponent, with the Saint Mary's series ranking as the second-longest in USF annals at 173 games.
The Dons have swept the last two season series against Santa Clara, including both games last season (90-77 at SCU; 85-69 at USF). USF has won six of the last nine games between the two schools following a seven-game Santa Clara winning streak.
USF has come away with victories in each of its last three trips to the Leavey Center.

Last Time Out: Takeaways From the Dominican Game
  • Won its second straight game with a 93-76 victory over Dominican on Dec. 29th at Memorial Gymnasium.
  • The win marked the 100th career coaching victory for Rex Walters, whose career record now stands at 100-105, including a 69-72 mark in five seasons at USF.
  • Dons scored a season-high 93 points and shot a season-best 55.9 percent from the floor.
  • USF outrebounded the Penguins, 42-37.
  • Cole Dickerson scored a career-high 30 points and recorded his seventh double-double of the season by grabbing 10 rebounds...De'End Parker added 20, Mark Tollefsen scored a career-high 19 off the bench while Tim Derksen added 11.
  • USF led 72-63 with 9:12 remaining before going on a 18-9 run to pull away from the Penguins.

Winning Ways
USF is 41-26 (.612) in their last 67 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).

Walters Notches 100th Career Coaching Victory
USF's 93-76 victory over Dominican last Saturday gave USF head coach Rex Walters his 100th career coaching victory. Walters' career record, which includes two seasons as head coach at Florida Atlantic, stands at 100-105 while his five-year USF coaching record is 69-72.
The Dons have improved their win total each year under Walters' guidance.

Leaders in Their Field
Three USF players -- Cole Dickerson, De'End Parker and Cody Doolin -- rank in the top-20 nationally in various statistical categories.
Dickerson ranks fourth the nation in rebounding, averaging 11.9 boards a game, just behind of Siena's O.D. Anosike (12.4), Delaware's Jamelle Harris (12.2) and Colorado's Andre Roberson (12.1).
Parker ranks 14th nationally in three-point field goal percentage, as the junior two-guard is shooting 52.8 percent (20-for-38) from beyond the arc after 13 games.
Doolin is averaging 6.2 assists per game to rank 19th among the national leaders.

From the Field
USF is shooting 47.9 percent (106-for-221) from the field over the last four games, including a season-best 55.9 percent (33-for-59) vs. Dominican. The Dons are 5-1 this season when shooting 50 percent or better from the floor, with its only loss in those six games coming against Ole Miss, when USF shot 50.9 percent in an 85-78 defeat.
The Dons shot 50 percent or better from the floor in four straight games vs. American, Columbia, Montana and St. John's and were shooting 47.2 percent (153-for-324) but have shot 43.7 percent (168-for-384) over the last seven games.
The Dons shot 45.3 percent (43-for-95) from three-point range over their first six games -- tops in the nation -- but have managed to shoot just 34.0 percent (45-for-132) from long distance in the last seven games.
USF ranks fourth in the WCC in field goal percentage (45.3) and second in three-point field goal percentage (38.8).

Board Work
USF is +22 in the rebound column over its last two games against East Tennessee State (38-21) and Dominican (42-37) but rank seventh in the WCC in rebound margin at +2.9 (35.4-32.5).
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).
Cole Dickerson ranks fourth in the nation in rebounding with a 11.9 per game average and accounts for 33.6 percent (155 of 460) of the team's rebounding total.

From the Line
USF is shooting just 64.2 percent (179-for-279) from the foul line, which is the lowest percentage among WCC teams. Cody Doolin ranks fourth in the WCC in free throw percentage at 86.0 percent (49-57) while the rest of the team is shooting 58.5 percent (130-for-222) from the line.

Defensive Doings
The Dons are allowing 66.6 points a game, which ranks seventh among WCC teams. Opponents are shooting 43.6 percent from the floor, which is the second-highest percentage allowed in the conference. The Dons also rank last in the conference in blocks (1.5) and steals (5.2) per game.

In It to Win It
In three of USF's six losses this season, the Dons have trailed by six points or less with at least 4:14 remaining in the game.
Against Pacific, the Dons trailed 61-59 with 1:23 left before the Tigers scored the last six points of the game to win 67-59. USF trailed Nevada by just six points at 51-45 with 4:14 remaining before falling 59-51. The Dons trailed Ole Miss 73-70 with 3:01 on the clock before dropping an 85-78 decision.

Dickerson Doubling Down
Cole Dickerson is averaging a double-double 13 games into the 2012-13 campaign, as the junior forward from Federal Way, Wash. is scoring 15.4 points and grabbing 11.9 rebounds per game.
Dickerson has posted seven double-doubles in 13 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) and Dominican (30-10) and has narrowly missed double-doubles in games against Pacific (14-9), Nevada (11-9) and East Tennessee State (19-9).
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 19.0 points over his last five games (95) total, including a career-best 30-point effort vs. Dominican, and now leads the team in scoring with a 15.4 per game average.
Junior guard De'End Parker, who topped the team's scoring column for the previous 11 games, is close behind with a 15.0 per game average.
Dickerson and Parker, along with Cody Doolin and Tim Derksen, account for 73 percent of the team's scoring total.

Doolin Climbing USF's Career Assist Chart
Junior point guard Cody Doolin ranks third the WCC and 19th nationally in assists per game (6.2). Doolin's career assist total now stands at 329, which ranks sixth on USF's all-time list. He needs five more dimes to tie Ali Thomas (1997-01) for fifth all-time.

USF's All-Time Assist Leaders
1. Orlando Smart (1990-94) 902
2. Gerald Walker (1992-96) 400
3. LyRyan Russell (1997-02) 350
4. Jason Grimes (2000-05) 349
5. Ali Thomas (1997-01) 334
6. Cody Doolin (2010-Present) 329
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
USF is the only team in the West Coast Conference to have three players ranked in the top five in minutes played. Cody Doolin is averaging 35.2 minutes per game, which ranks third among all conference players, while Cole Dickerson (34.5) and De'End Parker (33.1) rank fourth and fifth, respectively.
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