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USF Heads to Southland to Meet Loyola Marymount on Thursday

USF Heads to Southland to Meet Loyola Marymount on Thursday
Cole Dickerson scored 15 points Saturday against Gonzaga.
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Complete USF Game Notes

Game #27
USF Dons (11-15, 4-9 WCC) vs. Loyola Marymount Lions (8-18, 1-12 WCC)
Gersten Pavilion • Los Angeles, Calif.
Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 • 7:00 p.m. PT
Series Record: USF leads, 106-38
Last Meeting: USF 62-53, Jan. 19, 2013)
Radio: USFDons.com (Pat Olson, Play-by-Play; Jim Brovelli, Analyst)
TV/Web: WCC Digital (Jeff Lampe and Jarron Collins) 

Dons Briefs

  • Bring an overall record of 11-15 and a WCC mark of 4-9 into Thursday night's game at Loyola Marymount...have lost two straight and are 4-4 over last eight games.
  • Dropped both games at home last week to Portland (78-76) and to No. 5 Gonzaga (71-61)...are 1-6 in WCC home games this season but have won its last two conference road games at Pepperdine and BYU.
  • Have held the upperhand in the series vs. LMU, winning 11 of the last 16 meetings...last 10 games have been decided by 10 points or less, including five by four points or less.
  • Have faced double-figure deficits in nine of its 13 conference games.
  • Have made 44 three-pointers over the last four games vs. Pepperdine (14), BYU (14), Portland (9) and Gonzaga (7)...lead the WCC and rank t-8th nationally in three-point field goal percentage at 40.2 (205-for-510).
  • Are 44-of-92 (47.8) from beyond the arc in its last four games and made 45.7 percent (70-for-153) of its three point attempts over last seven games
  • Of the team's 15 losses this season, 11 have been by 10 points or less, including six by six points or less...have trailed by two points with 31 seconds or less remaining in five of the nine conference losses.
  • Have been outrebounded in 18 of the last 21 games and rank ninth in WCC rebound average at 32.4...rank ninth in rebound margin at -2.6.
  • Freshman Avry Holmes ranks second the nation in three-point field goal percentage at 51.4 (38-for-74) while De'End Parker (50.0; 27-for-54) is tied for fifth...Chris Adams (46.5; 33-for-71) ranks 29th...the Holmes-Parker-Adams triumvirate rank 1-2-4 in WCC three-point field goal percentage.
  • Junior Cole Dickerson leads the WCC and ranks 23rd nationally in rebound average (9.6).
  • Cole Dickerson has 10 double-doubles on the season and has been one rebound or a point away from double-doubles in five other games.
  • After coming off the bench for the last 10 games, De'End Parker returned to the starting lineup Saturday vs. Gonzaga...he had started the first 14 games of the year before sitting out the BYU game on Jan. 5.
  • Dons return home on Saturday to face Pepperdine beginning at 6:00 p.m. in Memorial Gymnasium...wrap up WCC play next Wednesday night in San Diego.


This Week
USF (11-15, 4-9 WCC) faces Loyola Marymount (8-18, 1-12 WCC) Thursday night at Gersten Pavilion in Los Angeles before returning home to play host to Pepperdine (12-14, 4-9 WCC) in Memorial Gymnasium on Saturday night, as the Dons try to sweep the season series with its Southern California rivals. USF dropped a pair of home games last week to Portland and Gonzaga, while LMU suffered a pair of setbacks to Pepperdine and Saint Mary's.

USF-Loyola Marymount Series History
USF leads the all-time series with Loyola Marymunt, 106-38, including a 78-34 mark WCC play. The two teams have also met six times in the WCC Tournament, with the Dons holding a 5-1 edge.
USF has won 11 of the last 16 meetings between the two schools, including a 62-53 victory on Jan. 19 on The Hilltop, and is 37-12 vs. LMU dating back to the last meeting of the 1990-91 season. The last 10 games between the Dons and Lions have been decided by 10 points or less, including five which have been decided by four points or less.
LMU swept last year's season series, winning 77-76 in San Francisco and 90-88 in Los Angeles. However, the Dons scored a 67-60 victory in the quarterfinals of the WCC Tournament in Las Vegas.

First Time Around • USF 62, LMU 53 • Jan. 19 • Memorial Gymnasium • San Francisco, CA

  • Defeated Loyola Marymount 62-53 on Jan. 19 at Memorial Gymnasium to snap a five-game losing streak
  • USF limited the Lions to 28.3 percent shooting from the floor, including 2-for-20 from three-point range.
  • Dons did not score until 4:13 into the game on a layup by Cody Doolin that tied the game at 2-2.
  • USF built a 44-30 lead with 11:32 left and withstood a 10-0 LMU run that cut the lead with four with 8:26 left.
  • USF shot just 33.3 percent from the floor and was outrebounded 43-38.
  • Cole Dickerson led all scorers with 18 points while Avry Holmes came off the bench to add 11.


Last Time Out: Takeaways From the Gonzaga Game

  • Dropped a 71-61 decision to No. 5 Gonzaga Saturday afternoon in Memorial Gymnasium.
  • With USF trailing 53-52 with 7:10 left, the Zags went on a 10-0 run to seize control of the game.
  • Cole Dickerson (15) and Cody Doolin (14) were the only two USF players to reach double figures while Kelly Olynyk scored a game-high 26 points for Gonzaga.
  • USF shot 36.8 percent from the field and were outrebounded 45-29.


Three's Company
USF leads the WCC and ranks eighth nationally in three-point field goal percentage at 40.2 (205-510). The Dons are also shooting 41.3 percent (117-for-283) from long distance in conference play. USF has made 44 three-pointers in its last four games vs. Pepperdine (14), BYU (14), Portland (9) and Gonzaga (7) and have shot at a 45.7 percent clip (70-for-153) from beyond the arc over its last seven games. The Dons have made nine or more three-pointers in 11 games this season.
Avry Holmes (51.4) ranked second in the nation in three-point field goal percentaeg while De'End Parker (50.0) ranks fifth. Chris Adams ranks fourth in the WCC 29th nationally at 46.5 percent (33-for-71).   All but four of Adams' field goals this season has been a three-pointer.

Triple Play
Avry Holmes, De'End Parker and Chris Adams - who rank first, second and fourth in WCC three-point field goal percentage - have combined to shoot 49.2 percent (98-for-199) from beyond the arc this season. All three players rank in the top three nationally in three-point field goal percentage. Holmes ranks second at 51.4 (38-75), Parker fifth (50.0; 27-54) and Adams 29th (46.5; 33-71).

That Close
Of USF's 15 losses this season, 11 have been by 10 points or less, including five of the last seven which have been decided by six points or less. In five of USF's nine conference losses, the Dons trailed by two points with 31 seconds remaining in the game.

Deficits
USF has faced double-figure deficits in nine of its 13 conference games this season.

Home and Road
USF is  1-6 in WCC homes games this season and is 6-7 overall on its homecourt. The Dons are 40-20 (.667) record in its last 60 home games dating back to the 2009-10 season and are 47-25 (.652) in Memorial Gymnasium in five seasons under head coach Rex Walters. The Dons are 4-5 in true road games this season, with wins at American (Nov. 19), Portland (Jan. 24), Pepperdine (Feb. 2) and BYU (Feb. 9).

Lineups
USF employed its fifth starting lineups this season Saturday vs. Gonzaga, with De'End Parker returning to the starting five, joining Coody Doolin, Chris Adams, Cole Dickerson and Matt Christiansen. Tim Derksen came off the benhc for the first time this season after 25 consecutive starts. The quintent Doolin, Adams, Derksen, Dickerson and Christiansen had been in place for the previous seven games. Doolin and Dickerson have started all 26 games, Derksen 25, Adams 12 and Parker 15. Tao Xu (16) 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
Five USF players -- Avry Holmes, De'End Parker, Cole Dickerson and Cody Doolin -- rank in the top-30 nationally in various statistical categories. Holmes ranks second in three-point field goal percentage at 51.4 percent, while Parker is tied for fifth at 50 percent. Dickerson ranks 23rd in rebound average (9.6), Adams 29th in three-point field goal percentage (46.5) while Doolin ranks 28th in assists (5.8).

From the Field
After shooting just 32.7 percent (34-for-104) from the field against Santa Clara (16-for-50) and Loyola Marymount (18-for-54), USF has shot 45.3 percent (179-for-395) over the last seven games. The Dons shot a season-high 57.1 percent (32-for-56) at BYU, including a sizzling 72 percent (18-for-25) in the second half as USF erased a 15-point deficit. 
USF is 8-3 this season when shooting 50 percent or better from the floor, with its only losses in those 11 games coming against Ole Miss (50.9) BYU (50.0) and the first game against Saint Mary's (51.0). USF currently ranks fourth in the WCC in field goal percentage at 45.1 percent.

Board Work
The Dons have been outboarded in 18 of the last 21 contests dating back to the St. John's game on Dec. 4 and rank ninth in the WCC in rebound average at 32.4 per game and rebound margin (-2.6). USF also ranks ninth in the WCC in offensive rebounds at 8.3 per game. USF outrebounded BYU, 38-30, ending a streak of 10 games in which the Dons were outboarded by its opponent.

Charity Stripe Turnaround
USF is shooting 71.2 (206-for-289) percent from the line over the last 15 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 66.9.

Defensive Doings
The Dons are allowing 70.2 points a game, which ranks ninth among WCC teams. Opponents are shooting 44.4 percent from the floor, which is the highest percentage allowed in the conference. The Dons also rank ninth in the conference in blocks (2.0) and steals (5.3) per game.

Second Half Surge
Over the last four games, USF has outscored its opponents, 188-150 in the second half, while shooting 53.3 percent (63-for-118) from the floor and 71.8 percent (23-for-32) from three-point range.

Dickerson's Doubles
Cole Dickerson has posted 10 double-doubles in 26 games this season 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 second in the WCC and 28th nationally in assists per game (5.8). Doolin's career assist total now stands at 399, 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) 399

Dons Ironmen
Cody Doolin is averaging 33.5 minutes per game, which ranks fifth among all conference players, while Cole Dickerson ranks sixth, averaging 32.7 minutes per game. Doolin has started all 95 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 Capital 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. 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.

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