| SCOUTING REPORT |
CPP Record: 5-2 - 1-1 CCAA (T-2nd)
Series Record: CSUDH holds a 27-20 all-time series lead
against the Broncos...last year the Toros and CPP split the
2-game series with both teams defending its home court.
Bronco Notes: Cal Poly Pomona rides a two-game win
streak heading into Friday's game after defeating Montana
St.-Billings (82-66) on Monday...Pomona's two losses are to W.
Washington (54-68) and CS San Bernardino (64-72)...sophomore
forward Jeff Bonds leads the team averaging 14.3 points and 6.4
rebounds a game...forwards Michael Ridgeway and David Sybesma
round out a trio of players averaging in double figures with 10
points each...the Broncos are shooting an impressive .455 from
the field (167-367) as a team...the squad is .733 from the free
throw line...defensively, CPP outrebounds the opposition 37-31.
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CSUSB Record: 3-4 - 1-1 CCAA
(T-2nd)
Series Record: San Bernardino holds the all-time series
lead 15-8...the Coyotes have won seven of the last eight
meetings including the last three in a row...the last time CSUDH
defeated CSUSB was on 1/5/01 (76-62) in Carson.
Coyote Notes: Cal State San Bernardino has won its last
three games after beginning the 2002-03 campaign on a 4-game
losing streak under first-year head coach Jeff Oliver...CSUSB
defeated Hawaii-Hilo 78-59 on Sunday to win its own
Sheraton-Coyote Classic Tournament last weekend...senior
all-america wing Bobby Burries leads the squad averaging 21.3
ppg...Lance Ray follows pouring in 16.6 points while leading the
team in rebounding averaging 7.1 rpg...Jonathan Levy also
averages in double figures knocking in 14.3 ppg...as a team,
CSUSB is shooting .405 from the field (178-439), .327 (48-147)
from the 3-point line and .617 from the charity stripe
(92-149)...the Coyotes have outrebounded the opposition on
average 40-35. |
UPCOMING GAMES THIS WEEK...
at Cal Poly Pomona/Friday, Jan. 3/7:30 PM
at Cal State San Bernardino/Saturday, Jan. 4/7:30 PM
TOROS HUMBLED BY TOP-RANKED HUMBOLDT STATE,
105-68:
Five Humboldt State players scored in double figures, led by
Austin Nichols 28 points, to lead top-ranked Humboldt State to a
105-68 non-conference win last Monday night over Cal State
Dominguez Hills in the Torodome. Humboldt State, which came into
the game with the No. 1 ranking in NCAA Division II, elevates to
9-0 on the year. Cal State Dominguez Hills drops to 3-4 on the
young season. The game started a bit slow with both teams
combining for 25 points in the first ten minutes. Down 18-7 midway
through the first half, CSUDH went on a 8-0 run to trim the lead
to 18-15 on an offensive rebound and put-back by Justin Goree
(Fairfield, CA) with 6:42 left. The Lumberjacks responded with a
20-5 run to take control of the game, 38-20, with just over three
minutes left in the period. HSU would go on to take an 18-point
lead into the intermission, 46-28. Humboldt State came out hot in
the second half opening up the period with a 10-0 run to take a
28-point lead. The Lumberjacks never looked back from there
building leads as much as 40 points late in the game before
settling for the 105-68 final. The 'Jacks shot a blazing 72% in
the second half making 21 of its 29 shot attempts. Cal State
Dominguez Hills was led by seniors Goree and Andre' Brown (San
Jose, CA) with 18 points each. Brown also pulled down a team-best
five rebounds. As a team, CSUDH shot 43% in the game (25-58)
including 4-13 from beyond the 3-point stripe.
TOROS LOOK TO START NEW YEAR WITH FIRST
ROAD WIN:
The Toros are looking to break the new year in on a positive
note by earning its first road win of the young season. The team
is 0-3 thus far with losses at Cal Baptist, CS Monterey Bay and
Cal State LA. Up until Monday, the squad was perfect at home until
it ran into No.1-ranked Humboldt State. CSUDH is now 3-1 at home.
TOROS SCORING LEADERS:
Senior forward Justin Goree leads the Toros in scoring pouring
in 14.6 ppg and is second on the squad hitting 48% of his shots
(41-85). He also paces the team from beyond the arc making 43%
(13-30) of his 3-point shots. Forward Andre Brown is scoring at a
13.6 ppg clip and leads the team on the boards grabbing 6.0 rpg.
Ryan Meilleur rounds out a trio of players averaging in double
figures chipping in 10.9 ppg.
GOREE JUST KEEPS GOING:
Justin Goree has begun his final year in a Toros uniform in
style. The 6-foot-4 senior has individual highs in points (23),
made shots (10), 3-PT field goals (4), and 3-PT attempts (9).
INJURY PLAGUE CONTINUES, MORALES OUT FOR
SEASON:
The injury bug has hit the Toros again, this time resulting in
the loss of junior point-guard Eduardo Morales (Los
Angeles/Fremont HS). On Dec. 21, Morales suffered a left knee ACL
injury and is lost for the rest of the season. Morales will
undergo surgery in the next few weeks and will begin rehab for
next year. It is the second ACL injury of the 2002-03 season for
the Toros. In the preseason, the program lost promising 6-foot-5
freshman forward Michael Roche (Lakewood/Long Beach Poly HS) with
the same injury.
FRESHMAN GROWING PAINS:
Of the three freshmen players that are on the active roster,
Ryan Meilleur (Lakewood/Artesia HS) has seen the most time on the
court averaging just over 24 minutes a game. The 6-foot-8 center
has taken advantage of the time averaging 10.9 points and 5.3
rebounds a game, ranking him third and second on the squad.
Meilleur leads the team making 58% of his shots from the floor
(29-50). Frosh standout Saul Lankster (Long Beach/Centennial HS)
has experienced more growing pains than Meilleur while trying to
adjust to the college game. The 6-foot-3 guard is seeing more time
on the floor and is beginning to show promise. Freshman Jamel Gay
(Carson/Artesia HS) has only played in three games due to an early
season injury. But the 6-foot-1 guard is starting to show why he
was one of the top prep guards in the state. Against Humboldt
State, Gay scored 9 points in 15 minutes shooting 4-8 from the
field.
Toros Probable Starters
F-20-Andre' BROWN (6-5, Sr., 13.6 ppg, 6.0 rpg)
F-23-Michael CRAWFORD (6-6, Sr., 6.9 ppg, 4.3 rpg)
C-34-Ryan MEILLEUR (6-8, Fr., 10.9 ppg, 5.3 rpg)
G-3-Geovanny AISPURO (6-1, Jr., 3.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg)
G-31-Justin GOREE (6-4, Sr., 14.6 ppg, 5.3 rpg)
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