Jan. 27, 2008

Stockton, Calif. - The Pacific men's basketball team will host Cal Poly on ESPN2's Big Monday on Jan. 28 at 8 p.m. Tiger fans are encouraged to wear orange and make it an Orange Monday.

LAST WEEK: The Tigers won 71-58 at UC Santa Barbara on Jan. 24.

RADIO: All Tiger basketball games are broadcast live on KSTN (1420 AM) in Stockton, and most by ESPN Radio 970 AM in Modesto ... Mike Millerick calls the play-by-play ... Air time is 20 minutes before tip-off ... All Pacific basketball games can be heard outside the KSTN/KESP listening area by going to http://pacifictigers.com and clicking on the broadcast link from the home page.

TV: Pacific will be on local, regional or national television 10 times during the 2007-08 season ... The next Tiger game to be televised is the Cal Poly game on Jan. 28 by ESPN2.

ON THE INTERNET & TIGER HOTLINE: Visit http://pacifictigers.com for the latest news, scores and information about all 16 NCAA Division I sports at Pacific ... For daily reports of Pacific sports, call the Tiger Hotline at 209-946-2400.

PROBABLE STARTERS: (2007-08 Stats) points rebounds asst. F 21 Anthony Brown 6-7 Jr. Sacramento, Calif. 11.4 7.1 F 42 Joe Ford 6-6 So. Altadena, Calif. 3.8 3.7 C 1 Michael Nunnally 6-8 Jr. Stockton, Calif. 8.1 5.1 G 2 Chad Troyer 6-4 Jr. Seattle, Wash. 12.9 3.3 G 5 Steffan Johnson 6-1 Jr. Kent, Wash. 15.4 2.8 4.7

RESERVES: (listed by average points - 2007-08 Stats) points rebounds asst. F 41 Bryan LeDuc 6-8 Jr. Corona, Calif. 7.5 3.3 C 33 Casey Neimeyer 6-8 So. Woodland, CA 3.2 1.6 G 20 Michael Kirby 5-11 Jr. North Highlands, Calif. 5.1 1.5 G 3 C.J. Morgan 6-0 So. Elk Grove, CA 3.0 0.6 G 15 Terrell Smith 6-5 Fr. Federal Way, Wash. 2.0 1.5 F 34 Sam Willard 6-9 Fr. Pierre, S.D. 1.5 1.3 G 30 James Doran 6-3 Jr. Cameron Park, Calif. 0.8 0.8 C 22 DeAngelo Garrett 6-8 Jr. Edmond, OK 0.5 0.3

COACH Bob Thomason: Former Pacific basketball standout Bob Thomason (Pacific '71) is 336-245(.578) in his 20th season as head coach of his alma mater ... He has more Big West experience at his current school than any other coach in the Big West Conference ... Entering the 2007-08 season, he was the 35th winningest active coach and 12th on the list of Most Seasons With Current School ... After leading the Tigers to a 27-4 record in 2004-05, Thomason was named as a finalist for the CollegeInsider.com Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year award and received USBWA District 9 Coach of the Year honors ... Thomason is the second coach in Big West history to record 300 wins during Big West membership ... Jerry Tarkanian is first with 405 wins ... Bob surpassed his former coach Dick Edwards for the most career wins at Pacific, and has coached more games than any coach in school history ... He was an all-conference guard under coach Edwards from 1967-71, and has five times earned Big West Conference Coach of the Year honors (in 1992-93, 1996-97, 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2005-06) ... Thomason has guided his teams to nine Big West Tournament semifinal games and is 2-3 in championship appearances ... Thomason was a 2006 inductee into the Stockton Athletic Hall of Fame ... He holds a 389-272 overall record in his 23rd year as an NCAA head coach, including a three-year stint at Div. III Stanislaus State where he led the Warriors to the 1988 NCAA Tournament ... He is the winningest coach in Spanos Center history, claiming a 193-61 mark (.760), and has directed Pacific to a 134-34 (.797) home mark since 1995 ... Thomason is 192-136 in Big West Conference games ... He has been a part of 395 wins at Pacific, as a player (1968-1971) and coach (1988-) ... In NCAA Tournament games, Thomason is 2-4.

RECORDS: Pacific is 14-5 overall, 5-1 in the Big West this season ... The Tigers are No. 22 in the Jan. 21 CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major poll.

TIGERS VS. CAL POLY: Pacific leads the series with Cal Poly 28-8, and have won eight of the last nine meetings ... The Tigers and Mustangs split the season series last year, with the Mustangs' win snapping an eight game Tiger winning streak ... The Tigers hold an 18-1 record over Cal Poly in Stockton, including four straight wins in the Spanos Center.

CAL POLY 28-8 (18-1, 9-7, 1-0) 1923-24 • W 41-9 1946-47 W 89-58 1946-47 • W 83-53 1947-48 W 57-55 1947-48 • W 64-52 1948-49 • W 58-34 1948-49 W 44-41 1952-53 L 37-82 12-20-72 • W 104-68 12- 1-73 • W 64-46 12- 3-74 L 65-75 12-23-78 • W 74-52 11-30-88 • W 95-74 1-23-97 • W 68-64 2-15-97 L 92-93 2- 7-98 W 85-79 2-14-98 • W 114-83 2- 4-99 • W 76-62 2-11-99 W 94-83 1-29-00 • W 87-66 3- 2-00 L 66-75 1-18-01 • W 88-76 1-31-01 W 69-60 1-10-02 • W 70-54 2- 9-02 L 79-84 1-16-03 L 72-75 2-15-03 • L 64-67 1-22-04 • W 88-64 2-21-04 W 76-64 1- 2-05 • W 83-62 1-20-05 W 90-78 1-26-06 W 64-62 3- 4-06 • W 75-53 3-10-06 + W 68-57 1-25-07 • W 66-43 3- 3-07 L 70-82

Pacific 71, UC Santa Barbara 58: The Pacific men's basketball team improved to 14-5, 5-1 in the Big West Conference with a 71-58 win at UC Santa Barbara on Thursday, Jan. 24 ... The Gauchos fell to 14-5 (3-3 Big West) with the loss ... It was low-scoring early on, with the teams tied at 6-6 with nearly eight minutes gone by in the first half ... The Gauchos were able to take a 15-12 lead with 7:30 left in the first half, and led 17-14 with 6:10 remaining ... From that point, the Tigers out-scored UC Santa Barbara 12-0 the rest of the first half, hitting 5-of-8 shots from the field over the final six minutes to take a 26-17 lead at the break ... Pacific held UC Santa Barbara to 7-of-29 shooting from the field, including 0-for-7 to finish the half ... The Gauchos started the second half on a 9-3 run, cutting Pacific's lead to 29-26 with 15:08 remaining. The Tigers came right back with a 9-1 run, including two three-pointers from junior Chad Troyer (Seattle, Wash.) to take the lead back to 11 (38-27) with 13:09 left ... After UCSB scored the next three points to cut the Tigers' lead to 38-30, Pacific struck back with a 19-6 run to take the biggest lead of the game at 57-36 with 5:34 left in the game ... The Gauchos crept back closer, cutting the Tiger lead to 67-58 with 1:18 to go, after the Tigers missed four straight free throws ... UCSB was not able to get any closer as junior Anthony Brown (Sacramento, Calif.) scored the final four points for Pacific to seal the win ... Troyer led the Tigers with a career-high 27 points, including six three-pointers ... He hit all four of his trey attempts en route to 21 points in the second half ... Brown added his sixth double-double of the year with 10 points and 12 rebounds ... Junior Bryan LeDuc and sophomore Casey Neimeyer (Woodland, Calif.) each added nine points off the bench for the Tigers, on a combined 8-of-9 shooting from the field ... The Tigers shot a remarkable 75.0% in the second half, hitting 12-of-16 shots from the field, including seven treys in 10 attempts ... Pacific held a 37-27 rebounding edge ... The Tigers out-scored UCSB 25-8 in bench scoring.

Pacific 71, UC Santa Barbara 58 1/24/08 * at The Thunderdome, Santa Barbara, Calif. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VISITORS: University of the Pacific 14-5,5-1 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 01 Nunnally, Michael... f 0-0 0-0 1-2 2 4 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 15 02 Troyer, Chad........ f 7-11 6-9 7-9 0 3 3 2 27 2 1 0 0 37 21 Brown, Anthony...... f 2-3 0-0 6-8 0 12 12 3 10 1 1 0 1 23 42 Ford, Joe........... f 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 4 0 1 4 1 1 12 05 Johnson, Steffan.... g 3-8 1-4 1-6 0 3 3 0 8 6 7 1 0 34 15 Smith, Terrell...... 0-2 0-2 1-2 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 12 20 Kirby, Michael...... 2-4 1-2 1-2 0 0 0 3 6 3 3 0 1 22 30 Doran, James........ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33 Neimeyer, Casey..... 4-4 1-1 0-0 0 4 4 2 9 2 0 0 0 20 41 LeDuc, Bryan........ 4-5 0-1 1-2 1 4 5 1 9 0 0 0 0 24 TEAM................ 1 1 Totals.............. 22-37 9-19 18-31 4 33 37 20 71 16 16 2 3 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-21 47.6% 2nd Half: 12-16 75.0% Game: 59.5% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 2nd Half: 7-10 70.0% Game: 47.4% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 4-9 44.4% 2nd Half: 14-22 63.6% Game: 58.1% 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOME TEAM: UC Santa Barbara 14-5,3-3 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 10 Devine, Chris....... f 5-14 0-2 4-8 3 1 4 3 14 1 1 0 0 35 14 Elliott, Ivan....... f 3-7 2-3 0-0 1 8 9 3 8 0 1 0 1 26 11 Joyner, Justin...... g 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 4 0 3 1 0 0 26 12 Harris, Alex........ g 4-12 1-7 6-6 0 2 2 5 15 3 2 0 0 31 42 Powell, James....... g 4-12 3-7 2-4 0 4 4 1 13 2 1 0 3 29 01 Pajevic, Nedim...... 0-1 0-0 2-2 1 0 1 5 2 1 1 0 1 8 03 Weiner, Jordan...... 2-6 2-6 0-0 1 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 6 04 Roemer, Paul........ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 13 05 Posley, D.J......... 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 14 20 Gibb, Beau.......... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 TEAM................ 1 1 Totals.............. 18-56 8-26 14-20 8 19 27 26 58 12 7 0 6 199 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 7-29 24.1% 2nd Half: 11-27 40.7% Game: 32.1% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-7 14.3% 2nd Half: 7-19 36.8% Game: 30.8% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd Half: 12-16 75.0% Game: 70.0% 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Officials: Duane Allen, Rich Kollen, Hughes Suffren Attendance: 1564 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total University of the Pacific..... 26 45 - 71 UC Santa Barbara.............. 17 41 - 58

Pacific 59, UC Irvine 53: A balanced offensive attack and strong defense lifted the Pacific men's basketball team to a 59-53 victory over UC Irvine on Saturday, Jan. 19 ... The victory lifted Pacific to 13-5 on the season and 4-1 in the Big West Conference, while UC Irvine fell to 7-11 overall and 2-3 in conference play ... UC Irvine took an early six point lead (11-5) with 13:15 remaining in the first half behind three three-pointers from Michael Hunter ... The Tigers came back with a 13-1 run over the next five minutes, with four points from Junior Anthony Brown (Sacramento, Calif.) to take an 18-12 run ... Pacific took the lead to 24-17 with 5:49 left in the first period after a jumper by Chad Troyer (Seattle, Wash.), but then missed all eight shots and were outscored 5-0 by the Anteaters the rest of the half ... The Tigers held a 24-22 halftime lead ... The scoreless stretch extended into the second half as the Anteaters were able to tie the score on a pair of free throws from Darren Fells ... The Tigers used a quick 5-0 run over the next minute to lead 29-24, but the Anteaters clawed back to take a 36-33 lead with 11:50 remaining in the game after a 12-4 run ... The Tigers trailed 40-39, then outscored UC Irvine 9-0 behind five points from junior Steffan Johnson (Kent, Wash.) to take a 48-40 lead with 6:24 left in the game. Pacific extended the lead to 10 (54-44) with 4:02 left, before the Anteaters outscored the Tigers 9-2 over the next three minutes behind two three-pointers from Patrick Sanders and another trey from Hunter ... The Tigers then hit 3-of-4 free throws over the final minute as the Anteaters missed their final two shots and turned the ball over as the Tigers earned the victory ... Brown led the Tigers with 12 points and eight rebounds. Johnson added 10 points, seven in the second half ... Freshman Terrell Smith (Federal Way, Wash.) scored a career-high six points off the bench for the Tigers, who out-scored UC Irvine 29-6 in bench scoring ... Pacific shot 44.2% from the field for the game, including 58.8% in the second half ... Hunter and Sanders each scored 15 points for the Anteaters.

Pacific 59, UC Irvine 53 1/19/08 * at Stockton, Calif. (Alex G. Spanos Center) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VISITORS: UC Irvine 7-11, 2-3 BWC TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 21 Sanders, Patrick.... f 6-17 3-6 0-0 0 5 5 4 15 0 5 1 0 34 53 Bland, Kevin........ f 2-6 0-2 0-0 2 3 5 5 4 2 4 0 2 21 33 Fells, Darren....... c 5-9 0-1 3-3 2 8 10 4 13 3 4 0 2 35 05 Hunter, Michael..... g 5-8 5-7 0-0 0 2 2 3 15 2 0 0 0 35 23 Lauer, Brett........ g 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 30 02 McIntosh, Marcus.... 2-6 0-2 2-4 0 2 2 1 6 0 0 0 1 22 10 Rembert, Patrick.... 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 22 DeCasas, Chad....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 TEAM................ 2 2 Totals.............. 20-48 8-20 5-7 6 22 28 19 53 8 15 1 6 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 8-23 34.8% 2nd Half: 12-25 48.0% Game: 41.7% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-10 30.0% 2nd Half: 5-10 50.0% Game: 40.0% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 3-5 60.0% 2nd Half: 2-2 100 % Game: 71.4% 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOME TEAM: Pacific Tigers 13-5, 4-1 BWC TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 21 Brown, Anthony...... f 5-8 0-0 2-4 2 6 8 1 12 1 1 0 0 28 42 Ford, Joe........... f 0-0 0-0 1-2 1 3 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 15 33 Neimeyer, Casey..... c 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 02 Troyer, Chad........ g 2-8 1-4 2-2 0 2 2 3 7 0 1 0 0 25 05 Johnson, Steffan.... g 2-7 0-2 6-7 0 1 1 0 10 2 3 0 3 34 01 Nunnally, Michael... 4-5 0-0 1-2 1 3 4 3 9 1 1 0 0 24 03 Morgan, C.J......... 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 15 Smith, Terrell...... 3-4 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 3 6 1 3 1 1 13 20 Kirby, Michael...... 2-3 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 5 1 1 0 1 22 30 Doran, James........ 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 41 LeDuc, Bryan........ 1-2 1-2 6-6 0 5 5 0 9 0 0 0 0 21 TEAM................ 1 1 Totals.............. 19-43 3-14 18-23 5 23 28 13 59 7 11 2 7 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-26 34.6% 2nd Half: 10-17 58.8% Game: 44.2% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-11 18.2% 2nd Half: 1-3 33.3% Game: 21.4% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7% 2nd Half: 14-17 82.4% Game: 78.3% 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Officials: Duane Allen, Bill Mallory, Bobby Pultz Attendance: 3653 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total UC Irvine..................... 22 31 - 53 Pacific Tigers................ 24 35 - 59

2006-07 Win Total Surpassed: Pacific has won six of the last seven games, moving to 14-5 on the season ... The Tigers have already surpassed last year's win total (12), and have won 102 games over the last four and a half years.

Magic Numbers: Pacific has a 12-0 record when shooting better than its opponents from the field ... Here is a list of other numbers to look for as a key to success for the Tigers ... The full list can be found on page 10 of the notes.

Pacific Records When ...: Tigers' allow 60 points or fewer 6-0 Tigers' score 70 points or more 12-0 Tigers shoot better than opponent 12-0 Tigers' FG defense is 45% or less 12-0 Tigers Assist/Turnover ratio is positive 6-0

Tigers Among National Field Goal Percentage Leaders: After shooting nearly 60% at UC Santa Barbara on Jan. 24, Pacific has moved to 13th in the nation in field goal percentage ... The Tigers are also 18th in the nation in three-point field goal percentage.

NCAA Field Goal Percentage Leaders Name GM W-L FGM FGA FG% 1 Boise St. 19 14-5 567 1091 52.0 2 Kansas 19 19-0 586 1137 51.5 3 Georgetown 17 15-2 454 894 50.8 4 UNC Asheville 19 15-4 545 1076 50.7 5 Utah St. 20 15-5 508 1004 50.6 6 Florida 20 17-3 594 1181 50.3 7 Washington St. 18 16-2 436 875 49.8 8 Syracuse 20 13-7 596 1198 49.7 9 IUPUI 19 14-5 499 1005 49.7 10 Texas-Arlington 17 13-4 468 946 49.5 11 Utah 17 10-7 430 871 49.4 12 Indiana 18 17-1 488 991 49.2 13 Pacific 19 14-5 468 951 49.2 14 Texas A&M 19 15-4 531 1080 49.2 15 Santa Clara 18 10-8 410 836 49.0

NCAA Three-Point Field Goal Percentage Leaders Name GM W-L FGM FGA 3FG% 1 Ill.-Chicago 19 10-9 155 363 42.7 2 New Mexico 20 16-4 170 400 42.5 3 UC Santa Barbara 19 14-5 150 353 42.5 4 Vanderbilt 19 17-2 170 401 42.4 5 Cornell 14 9-5 124 294 42.2 6 Evansville 18 5-13 95 228 41.7 7 Wofford 18 10-8 142 341 41.6 8 Cal St. Fullerton 18 12-6 174 418 41.6 9 North Texas 18 12-6 131 315 41.6 10 Santa Clara 18 10-8 111 269 41.3 11 IUPUI 19 14-5 129 314 41.1 12 Lafayette 19 13-6 202 492 41.1 13 Wright St. 17 11-6 120 293 41.0 14 Quinnipiac 18 10-8 114 279 40.9 15 Detroit 18 4-14 141 346 40.8 16 Notre Dame 17 13-4 139 342 40.6 17 Xavier 20 16-4 172 424 40.6 18 Pacific 19 14-5 139 343 40.5

Brown Earns Big West Player of the Week Honors (Jan. 21): Pacific junior forward Anthony Brown (Sacramento, Calif.) was named Big West Conference Player of the Week on Jan. 21, for his performances against Cal State Fullerton and UC Irvine ... Anthony led the Tigers to a home sweep last week, averaging a double-double with 16.0 points and 11.0 rebounds per game ... Against Cal State Fullerton he picked up his fifth double-double with a season highs of 20 points 14 rebounds ... He led the team in rebounding in both games, while shooting 61.1% from the field ... In the win over UC Irvine, his free throw with :21 left, gave the Tigers a four-point lead in the game to help ensure the victory ... He had 12 points and eight boards against the Anteaters ... It is the second weekly honor of Brown's career and the third time a Tiger has earned the award this season.

Tigers Hit From the Outside Against Cal State Fullerton: The Tigers hit 14 three-pointers against Cal State Fullerton on Jan. 17, tying for the eighth most treys in a game in school history.

Single Game Records Three Point Field Goals Made 1. 18 vs. Nevada (2-8-96) 2. 17 vs. New Mexico State (2-1-96) 3. 15 vs. Alaska-Fairbanks (12-8-00) 15 vs. Fresno State (12-7-98) 15 vs. Sacramento State (12-23-96) 15 vs. UNLV (1-8-96) 15 vs. San Jose State (2-8-92) 8. 14, five times (last time, 1-17-08 vs. Cal State Fullerton)

Brown Earns Big West Player of the Week Honors (Dec. 17): Pacific junior forward Anthony Brown (Sacramento, Calif.) was named Big West Conference Player of the Week for his performances against Santa Clara and Montana ... Anthony came off the bench for the first time this year against Santa Clara, scoring nine of his 15 points in the second half to help the Tigers to the 71-65 road win ... In the Tigers' home win over Montana on Dec. 15, Brown again led the Tigers in scoring with 16 points and a game-high eight rebounds ... Five of his points came in overtime, including two free throws with 15 seconds left to help seal the win ... He averaged 15.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game last week, leading the team in both categories in both games ... It is the first weekly honor of Brown's career.

Pacific Snaps Overtime Losing Streak Against Montana: The Tigers defeated Montana 76-71 in overtime on Dec. 15, the first overtime victory in the last seven overtime games ... After Pacific's OT victory over USF on Nov. 30, the Tigers lost the next six games that went to an extra period.

Tigers Use Different Lineup For First & Second Time: After using the same starting lineup for the first nine games of the season, the Tigers started Casey Neimeyer in place of Anthony Brown at Santa Clara on Dec. 12 ... The Tigers won 71-65 ... Pacific started Neimeyer again against UC Irvine on Jan. 19, this time in place Nunnally.

Johnson Earns Big West Player of the Week Honors (Nov. 12): Pacific junior guard Steffan Johnson (Kent, Wash.) was named Big West Conference Player of the Week on Monday, Nov. 12 ... Steffan earned the honor after one of the top assist games in school history against Western Michigan in the 90-76 victory ... His 12 assists tied for the third best single game mark in school history ... Against No. 12 ranked Oregon, he was one point off of his career high, with 22 points.

Brown and Vezia Earn 2006-07 All-Big West Honors: Pacific sophomore forward Anthony Brown (Sacramento, Calif.) and senior guard Reggie Vezia (Vacaville, Calif.) earned 2006-07 All-Big West Conference honors when the league's yearly awards were announced on Monday, March 5 ... Brown was named to the All-Big West Conference Second Team while Vezia earned All-Big West Conference Honorable Mention honors ... Brown leads the Tigers in scoring (14.0 points per game) and rebounds (7.3 rebounds per game) and ranks ninth in scoring and second in rebounding among Big West leaders ... He is among the top 10 in five Big West statistical categories ... It is the second Big West postseason award for Brown after earning All-Freshman team honors.

BROWN AND JOHNSON CLOSE TO A GRAND: Anthony Brown has scored 827 points in just over two seasons at Pacific, putting him on target to be the 25th Tiger to score 1,000 points in Pacific history ... Teammate Steffan Johnson is just behind Brown on his 1,000 point pace.

Pacific's Active Career Scoring Leaders Player Games Total Points Average 1. Anthony Brown 80 827 10.3 2. Steffan Johnson 81 784 9.7

BROWN HITS 500 REBOUND MARK: With 12 rebounds at UC Santa Barbara on Jan. 24, Anthony Brown now has 502 rebounds in two and a half seasons at Pacific ... He is 77 boards away from the career top 10 list.

JOHNSON DISHES INTO RECORD BOOK: Steffan Johnson had an outstanding start to the 2007-08 season, passing off 12 assists in the Tigers' season-opening win over Western Michigan ... It ties for the third-most assists on the single game list.

Pacific's Single Game Leaders Assists 1. Dell Demps 14 vs. UC Irvine (1-7-91) 2. Leonard Armato 13 vs. Santa Clara (11-30-74) 3. Steffan Johnson 12 vs. Western Michigan (11-10-07) John Phillips 12 vs. Pepperdine (1-18-69) Leonard Armato 12 vs. Texas Christian (12-5-73) John Leidenheimer 12 vs. Utah State (1-28-82) Kyle Pepple 12 vs. Long Beach State (1-26-84) Adam Jacobsen 12 vs. Cleveland State (12-29-94) 8. 13 tied with... 11

JOHNSON DISHES INTO RECORD BOOK PART 2: Steffan Johnson has 269 career assists at Pacific, bursting onto the career top 10 in the Pacific record book.

Pacific's Career Leaders Assists Player No. 1. Adam Jacobsen (1993-98) 436 2. Kyle Pepple (1983-87) 403 3. John Errecart (1972-74) 365 4. Dell Demps (1988-92) 350 5. John Leidenheimer (1981-84) 343 6. Terence Carney (1976-79) 337 7. Leonard Armato (1974-76) 326 8. Steffan Johnson (2005-) 275 Nathan Davis (1998-2002) 275 Anthony Woods (1989-91) 275

JOHNSON INTO STEALS RECORD BOOK IN TWO WAYS: Steffan Johnson had six steals against Saint Louis on Nov. 24 ... It ties for the third-most steals on the single game list ... He has also broken into the top 10 career list.

Pacific's Single Game Leaders Steals 1. Tony Amundsen 8 vs. Utah State (1-23-93) Russ Coleman 8 vs. UC Davis (11-26-77) 3. Steffan Johnson 6 vs. Saint Louis (11-24-07) Corey Anders 6 vs. New Mexico State (1-17-98) Corey Anders 6 vs. UC Santa Barbara (2-13-97) Tony Amundsen 6 vs. Nevada (1-21-93) Walsh Jordan 6 vs. Utah State (1-17-91) Ron Cornelius 6 vs. Nebraska-Omaha (11-27-78) Russ Coleman 6 vs. Cal State Fullerton (2-16-78) 10. 12 tied with... 5

Pacific's Career Leaders Steals Player No. 1. Corey Anders (1994-98) 191 2. Adam Jacobsen (1993-98) 160 3. Brent Counts (1983-87) 98 4. Steffan Johnson (2005-) 90 5. Jasko Korajkic (2001-05) 88 6. Kyle Pepple (1983-87) 85 7. Anthony Woods (1989-91) 82 8. Terence Carney (1976-79) 80 9. Glenn Griffin (1990-94) 78 10. Christian Maraker (2001-06) 75 Tony Amundsen (1991-93) 75

TIGERS ON SPANOS CENTER OPENING NIGHT: The Tigers have won the home opener 18 times throughout head coach Bob Thomason's 20 years, including 12 of the last 13.

Year W/L Opponent Score 1988-89 W Cal Poly 95-74 1989-90 W UC Davis 91-73 1990-91 W St. Mary's 61-58 1991-92 W Nevada 78-62 1992-93 W Oregon 80-68 1993-94 W Sacramento State 91-64 1994-95 L Santa Clara 74-72 (ot) 1995-96 W San Diego 80-78 1996-97 W Cal State Stanislaus 91-51 1997-98 W Cal State Stanislaus 80-45 1998-99 W Santa Clara 56-51 1999-2000 W Loyola Marymount 78-46 2000-01 W Chico State 101-59 2001-02 W Cal State Monterey Bay 86-65 2002-03 L Santa Clara 78-72 2003-04 W San Jose State 76-65 (ot) 2004-05 W Santa Clara 71-65 2005-06 W Sonoma State 74-55 2006-07 W Cal State Bakersfield 75-67 2007-08 W Lewis & Clark College 92-47

TIGERS EXCEL IN BIG WEST OPENER AGAIN: Pacific has won its opening Big West game in nine of the last 10 seasons, losing just the opener of the 2005-06 season to UC Riverside.

Big West Openers since 1999 1998-99 W Utah State 84-73 1999-2000 W Boise State 53-52 2000-01 W Cal State Fullerton 79-50 2001-02 W Idaho 52-48 2002-03 W Idaho 73-50 2003-04 W UC Riverside 73-59 2004-05 W UC Riverside 58-45 2005-06 L UC Riverside 71-83 2006-07 W Cal State Northridge 68-64 2007-08 W UC Riverside 82-54

THOMASON GETS 300TH WIN AT PACIFIC: With the victory at UC Santa Barbara on Jan. 28th, 2006, Pacific head coach Bob Thomason coached his 300th win with the Tigers ... Thomason is the winningest coach in Pacific history, and is second on the Big West wins list.

PACIFIC ROAD RECORDS: Pacific is 5-4 on the road in 2007-08 ... The Tigers were 4-10 on the road in 2006-07 ... Pacific is 27-8 over the last five years in league road games.

HOME NOTES: Pacific is 7-1 in the Spanos Center this season ... The Tigers finished 6-6 in the Spanos Center in 2006-07 ... Pacific is 57-12 in the Spanos Center over the last four years ... Pacific is 134-34 (.797) over the last 10 seasons at home ... Pacific has a Spanos Center record of 163-43 (.791) since the 1992-93 season, with all but 10 of those losses decided by either overtime or less than eight points.

SPANOS FEVER: Pacific has lost just 16 times in the last 86 non-conference matchups in the Spanos Center (70-16), for a winning percentage of .813 since 1989.

SPANOS CENTER THE PLACE TO BE FOR BIG WEST BASKETBALL: Pacific is averaging 3,270 fans per game in 2007-08, the highest attendance average in the Big West Conference ... The Tigers have led the league in each of the last three years.

2007-08 BIG WEST HOME ATTENDANCE Team G Total Avg. High Pacific 8 26,005 3,251 3,891 Cal Poly 7 13,847 1,978 3,032 UC Santa Barbara 8 15,295 1,912 3,438 Long Beach State 6 11,260 1,877 2,777 UC Davis 9 15,800 1,756 5,776 UC Irvine 7 11,899 1,700 3,155 Cal State Northridge 6 5,857 976 1,477 Cal State Fullerton 8 6,159 770 1,053 UC Riverside 7 2,473 353 471

PACIFIC'S ATTENDANCE NEAR ALL-TIME HIGH: Pacific averaged 4,264 fans per game in 2005-06, the third best single season attendance in school history.

Pacific All-Time Spanos Center Attendance Year Games Total Att. Average 2007-08 8 26,005 3,251 2006-07 12 42,224 3,519 (#8 all-time) 2005-06 14 59,692 4,264 (#3 all-time) 2004-05 13 60,907 4,685 (#2 all-time) 2003-04 13 49,419 3,801 (#7 all-time) 2002-03 14 44,626 3,187 2001-02 14 45,741 3,284 2000-01 14 48,302 3,450 (#10 all-time) 1999-2000 14 48,344 3,453 1998-99 13 55,104 4,238 (#4 all-time) 1997-98 14 69,237 4,946 (#1 all-time) 1996-97 12 49,929 4,161 (#5 all-time) 1995-96 13 45,235 3,479 (#9 all-time) 1994-95 12 38,738 3,228 1993-94 13 49,841 3,834 (#6 all-time) 1992-93 13 45,055 3,466 1991-92 12 38,470 3,206 1990-91 13 43,808 3,370 1989-90 11 32,455 2,950 1988-89 12 37,074 3,090 1987-88 12 24,438 2,037 1986-87 14 32,800 2,343 1985-86 14 32,951 2,354 1984-85 15 42,669 2,845 1983-84 14 32,223 2,302 1982-83 13 41,312 3,178 1981-82 14 38,856 2,775

SCORING AND REBOUNDING LEADERS: Junior Anthony Brown led the team in scoring 10 times and rebounding 17 times last year - the most on the team.

Pacific Team Leaders in Single Game Scoring - 2007-08 Steffan Johnson - 7.5 Anthony Brown - 5.5 Chad Troyer - 4.5 Bryan LeDuc - 1.5 note - .5 given for sharing team-high honors - .3 given for three players sharing team-high honors

Pacific Team Leaders in Single Game Rebounding - 2007-08 Anthony Brown - 12.0 Michael Nunnally - 4.8 Bryan LeDuc - 0.8 Joe Ford - 1.3 note - .5 given for sharing team-high honors - .3 given for three players sharing team-high honors

PACIFIC WINNING 60% OVER THE LAST 15 YEARS: Pacific has recorded a winning record in 12 of the last 15 years.

Year Record Pct. Home Road Neu. Conf. Record Finish 1992-93 16-11 .593 10-3 6-5 0-3 Big West 12-6 3rd 1993-94 17-14 .548 11-2 4-8 2-4 Big West 10-8 5th 1994-95 15-12 .556 8-4 7-6 1-1 Big West 9-9 5th 1995-96 15-12 .556 11-2 4-7 0-3 Big West 11-7 T2nd 1996-97 24-6 .800 12-0 9-5 3-1 Big West 12-4 1st-W 1997-98 23-10 .697 13-1 8-6 2-3 Big West 14-2 1st-W 1998-99 14-13 .519 11-2 3-10 0-0 Big West 9-7 3rd-W 1999-2000 11-18 .379 8-6 2-11 1-2 Big West 6-10 4th-W 2000-01 18-12 .600 10-4 4-6 4-1 Big West 8-8 5th 2001-02 20-10 .667 12-2 6-7 1-0 Big West 11-7 T3rd 2002-03 12-16 .429 9-5 3-10 0-1 Big West 7-11 8th 2003-04 25-8 .783 12-1 9-4 4-3 Big West 17-1 T1st 2004-05 27-3 .900 12-1 13-1 2-1 Big West 18-0 1st 2005-06 24-8 .750 11-3 9-4 4-1 Big West 12-2 1st 2006-07 12-19 .387 6-6 4-10 2-3 Big West 5-9 T6th 2007-08 14-5 .737 7-1 5-4 2-0 Big West 5-1 lsast 16 yrs. 286-173 .623

TIGER WINNING TRENDS HOME AND OVERALL: Not since the 1960s has men's basketball at Pacific had such a successful run ... 20th-year head coach Bob Thomason has engineered the Tiger program back to success.

Entering this season: • Pacific is averaging 19.1 wins per season over the last 11 seasons (210). • The Tigers' 273 wins in the last 15 seasons mark the second-best 15-year figure in Pacific history. • Over the last 12 years, Pacific boasts a 127-33 record at home. • Pacific's 127 home wins over the last 12 years is the best stretch at home since the late 1960's-early 1970's. • Pacific has averaged 10.6 wins at the Spanos Center over the past 12 seasons.

PACIFIC GETS 1,000TH VICTORY: Pacific is in its 96th intercollegiate basketball season, with 45 winning seasons and eight NCAA Tournament appearances ... The Tigers have a 1,111-1,081 all-time record, getting the 1,000th win against Lamar on Nov. 24, 2003.

SCORING MARGINS: A look at scoring margins this season for games won and lost:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25+ 30+ 40+ Won 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 Lost 1 1 2 1 Largest Victory: 45, 92-47 over Lewis & Clark College, Nov. 17 Largest Loss: 18, 83-65 vs. Peperdine, Dec. 8