Nov. 20, 2008
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USF TAKES ON AAU IN HOME OPENER: San Francisco makes its much-anticipated 2008-09 home debut when it hosts the Academy of Art Friday, November 21 at War Memorial Gym. The Dons open up a three-game homestand against the Urban Knights, a first year athletic program based in San Francisco. USF looks to bounce back from a 87-74 setback at Cal Tuesday, while AAU dropped a 101-80 decision to Cal Stanislaus Tuesday at Kezar Pavilion in the first regular season game in program history. USF HONORS PETE NEWELL: San Francisco will observe a moment of silence to remember the life and career of Naismith and USF Hall-of-Famer Pete Newell, who passed away Monday at the age of 93. USF will distribute a program commemorating his remarkable career. Newell guided USF basketball to its first National Championship when the Dons captured the NIT crown. QUOTING WALTERS: "Everybody knows what a great basketball mind and what a great basketball coach Pete Newell was. It's obviously a very sad day. One of the highlights for me was just getting a chance to talk to him for 15 minutes. He gave me great advice for a young coach like myself. He was so gracious, so smart. We want to do things to honor him in the way that we play and the things we do with this basketball program." WALTERS A WINNER IN HIS GREEN AND GOLD DEBUT: USF opened the Rex Walters era with a pair of victories at the Verizon Wireless Tip-off Classic. The Dons started the 2008-09 campaign with a 75-70 triumph at Hawaii (11/14/08) and Walters became the first coach since Jim Brovelli to earn a win in his sideline debut. Walters joins USF Hall-of-Fame coach Pete Peletta as the second coach to defeat the Rainbow Warriors in his inaugural contest. Peletta took a 68-58 victory at Hawaii (11/30/60). THREE DONS NAMED ALL-TOURNAMENT: Three USF players captured all-tournament honors at the Verizon Wireless Tip-off Classic. Junior forward Dior Lowhorn averaged a tournament-high 21.0 points and 8.5 rebounds per game, while senior guard Manny Quezada averaged 10.5 points and 5.0 assists per game for the Dons. Junior forward Blake Wallace also earned all-tournament accolades in his Green and Gold debut weekend, averaging 16.5 points and 4.0 boards a contest. EARLY RETURNS: With three games in the books, USF has demonstrated some positive tendencies to watch for in the upcoming contests. - USF shooting at a .500 (80-160) clip from the field USF DONS BASKETBALL ON GREEN 960 AM: USF men's basketball returns to the airwaves and cyberspace for the 2008-2009 season and all games will be available live at USFDons.com, with the bulk of the schedule available on Green 960 AM. Join Pat Olson for the play-by-play in his 18th year behind the microphone courtside. USF Hall-of-Famer Jim Brovelli will join Olson on selected broadcasts. Other features available on USFDons.com include live scoring via GameTracker, courtesy of CBS Sports and live streaming video of all non-televised home games courtesy of Yahoo Broadcast. YAHOO ONLY BROADCASTS (NOT CARRIED ON GREEN 960): Four remaining 2008-09 regular season games will not be carried on Green 960 and will be available on the internet via Yahoo Broadcast on USFDons.com: USF vs. Academy of Art (11/21), USF at Holy Cross (11/27), USF at Boston College (11/29) & USF vs. Cal State East Bay (1/3). PAT OLSON CLOSING IN ON CAREER BROADCAST NO. 500: Veteran USF play-by-play man Pat Olson is approaching a milestone broadcast this season. Now in his 18th year calling Dons basketball, Olson will call his 500th game for San Francisco when USF hosts UC Santa Barbara Monday, November 24 at War Memorial Gym. ACADEMY OF ART BRUSH STROKES
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