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USF Men's Basketball Picked Fourth in West Coast Conference Preseason Coaches Poll
Oct. 22, 2009
Complete 2009-10 WCC Preseason Coaches Poll Release in PDF Format 
(San Francisco) - USF men's basketball was selected tied for fourth in the 2009-10 Preseason Coaches Poll as released today by the league office. The Dons captured 26 votes matched by ancient Bay Area rival Santa Clara.
After leading the WCC in scoring for the second consecutive season, senior honors candidate Dior Lowhorn was named to the Preseason Team, also for the second straight season. The San Francisco native was the first player to lead the league in scoring in overall and conference games in back-to-back seasons since Gonzaga All-American Jeff Brown accomplished the feat from 1993-94. Lowhorn averaged 20.1 points per contest and enters his final season in the Green and Gold ranked No. 17 on the career scoring chart with 1,240 points.
Gonzaga University was selected as the favorite to capture an unprecedented 10th consecutive West Coast Conference men's basketball regular season title in the 2009-10 WCC Preseason Coaches Poll. The Zags received six first place votes and tallied 48 points to narrowly edge out the University of Portland, which received the remaining two first place votes and collected 44 overall points. Saint Mary's College was picked third with 34 overall points, followed by the University of San Francisco and Santa Clara University, which tied for fourth with 26 points. Rounding out this year's poll is the University of San Diego in sixth place with 21 points, followed by Pepperdine University in seventh place with 13 points, and Loyola Marymount University in eighth place with 12.
2009-10 WCC Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Gonzaga - 48 (6)
2. Portland - 44 (2)
3. Saint Mary's - 34
4. San Francisco - 26
Santa Clara - 26
6. San Diego - 21
7. Pepperdine - 13
8. Loyola Marymount - 12
(First place votes)
2009-10 WCC Men's Basketball Preseason All-Conference
Keion Bell, PEP
Matt Bouldin, GON
T.J. Campbell, POR
Jared DuBois, LMU
Kevin Foster, SCU
Steven Gray, GON
Brandon Johnson, USD
Dior Lowhorn, USF
Nik Raivio, POR
Omar Samhan, SMC
GREEN AND GOLD GEORGE O'BRIEN SCRIMMAGE: Join USF athletics and the Green & Gold Club as it presents the 25th annual George O'Brien "Green & Gold" Scrimmage games, Saturday, October 24 at War Memorial Gym. This popular event will showcase the extensive renovations to War Memorial Gym and will give fans and alumni a preview of what should be exciting men's and women's basketball seasons on the Hilltop. Both Dons teams will be featured in the popular event, with the women's scrimmage set for a 1:00 PM tip-off with the men's immediately following.
THIS WEEK IN USF BASKETBALL: This Week in Dons Basketball is presented by the University of San Francisco Athletic Department in partnership with KUSF. Each Friday at 8:30 PM, join longtime voice of the Dons Pat Olson for a weekly preview of USF Basketball, featuring men's head coach Rex Walters and interviews with members the 2009-10 squad.
FOLLOW USF ATHLETICS AND DONS BASKETBALL ON TWITTER: Follow USF Athletics all season long @ DonsAthletics for all the latest on all sports representing the Green and Gold on the Hilltop. Also follow Coach Walters and @ HiltpBBallCoach for up to the minute details on Dons Basketball.
COMPLETE 2009-10 SEASON PREVIEW AVAILABLE: USF's 2009-10 season preview is available at the following link: Don of A New Era
