University of California Athletics

Geno Carlisle leads the Bears against the Arizona schools this week.

Men's basketball stands at 12-5 on the season.

January 25, 1999

California Golden Bears (12-5, 3-4) at Arizona State Sun Devils (11-8, 3-4)

Thursday, Jan. 28, 6:30 p.m. MT/5:30 p.m. PT
Wells Fargo Arena, Tempe, AZ
TV: Fox Sports Bay Area

California at Arizona Wildcats (13-3, 5-2, vs. Stanford Jan. 28)

Saturday, Jan. 30, 4 p.m. MT/3 p.m. PT
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
TV: Fox Sports Net (locally on Bay TV)

A Quick Look at the Golden Bears
After evening its Pac-10 home record at 2-2 with a 75-68 victory over Washington State Saturday, California makes its annual trip to Arizona this week, starting with a visit to Arizona State Thursday.

The Bears have been a much better team on the road this season compared to last year as they are 3-3 away from home in 1998-99 vs. going just 3-10 on the road in '97-98. This season, the wins have come at Hawaii, BYU and USC, while two of the losses have been to Top 10 teams Stanford and UCLA.

But this week, Cal faces a pair of schools that have been particularly tough on the Bears on their home courts. Arizona State has won eight consecutive games over the Bears in Tempe, with Cal last winning, 68-66, in double overtime in 1990. The Bears have actually had more success at Arizona during that span, coming out of McKale Center with victories over the Wildcats in both 1994 and '95. Although Arizona has emerged with a win the last three times in Tucson, the games have been decided by a total of seven points, including a 76-73 decision last year.

Over the last month, the most consistent individual for the Bears has been senior guard Thomas Kilgore. Averaging just 9.4 ppg on 34 percent shooting through the first six games, he has averaged 16.2 ppg and shot almost 54 percent from the floor since. Kilgore tied a Cal career high with 21 points in the win over North Carolina and also totaled 21 points at Stanford. In addition, he has led the team in scoring three other times during that stretch with 16 points against SW Louisiana, 17 points vs. Oregon and 19 points against Washington.

On the defensive end, Kilgore has had four steals in a game five times, including in last Thursday's games against the Huskies. For the season, he is averaging 2.07 per game.

Overall, senior guard Geno Carlisle still leads the team with 16.9 ppg, with a high of 29 points against North Carolina. He also paces the squad with 70 assists for an average of 4.1 per game.

Up front, the Bears boast one of the nation's top rebounders in sophomore Sean Lampley. Now averaging 12.2 ppg and 9.6 rpg, Lampley has posted six double-doubles, including a 21-point, 18-board performance vs. Houston. He has paced Cal on the boards in 13 of the 16 games he has played. Lampley is trying to become the first Cal player to average at least 10 rebounds for a full season since Brian Hendrick (10.7 rpg) did in 1991-92.

P> Probable Starters & Key Reserves

POS  NO   NAME             HT    YR  PPG   RPG      NOTES
F    23   Carl Boyd        6-5   Jr   6.9  4.3      Career-high 17 points at USC (8-12 FG, 1-2 FT); 8 boards at UCLA      
F    33   Mike Gill        6-6   Sr   9.8  4.5      Hit game-winning layup with 3.5 seconds left vs. Oregon State
C    41   Francisco Elson  7-0   Sr   7.1  5.6      First career double-double (13-11) vs. Washington; 53.3% FG
G    15   Thomas Kilgore   6-2   Sr  13.6  3.1      19 points vs. Washington; reached double figures last 9 games
G    25   Geno Carlisle    6-3   Sr  16.9  4.1 ast  20 points, 10 assists off bench at USC; 29 points vs. North Carolina
G     5   Dennis Gates     6-3   Fr   3.1  1.0      Had 5 steals vs. Eastern Washington; 12 points vs. Houston (4-6 3P)
G    10   Raymond King     5-10  Jr   1.7  0.7      4 points, 3 assists, 2 steals in 19 minutes vs. Washington State
F    21   Sean Lampley     6-7   So  12.2  9.6      6 double-doubles this year; 18 rebounds vs. Houston 12/3
F/C  45   Solomon Hughes   6-11  Fr   4.1  2.1      Career-high 10 points at BYU & EKU; 1st career start at USC

Cal on the Radio
All California games will be broadcast on KABL Radio (960 AM) in San Francisco and KATD Radio (990 AM) in Concord with Roxy Bernstein calling the action. Each broadcast begins 20 minutes prior to tip-off with the Cal Basketball Pregame Show. After the game, head coach Ben Braun will recap the action on the Cal Basketball Postgame Show. In addition to the radio, broadcasts can be heard on the Internet at www.broadcast.com. www.calbears.com All Cal releases, results, statistics, box scores, schedules and coach and player information, as well as historical data, is available on the Internet at www.calbears.com. Game recaps and statistics are updated after each contest. The site also includes information on all 27 of Cal's teams.

The Oakland Arena
While Haas Pavilion is under construction on campus, Cal will play all of its home games at the Oakland Arena. Recently renovated and expanded to 19,200 seats, the facility also serves as host to the NBA's Golden State Warriors. Cal played its first game in Oakland in 1974 and has an all-time mark of 35-20 there. The building, which was originally built in 1966, served as host of the men's NCAA West Regionals in 1990 and '95 and the women's regionals in 1998.

Cal Coach Ben Braun Ben Braun (Wisconsin '75), who was named the 14th head coach in Cal history on Sept. 15, 1996, is in his third year in Berkeley and 22nd season as collegiate head coach. He agreed to a new eight-year contract with Cal in October 1997 that extends through the 2004-05 season. His record at Cal stands at 47-29, while his career mark, which includes 11 years at Eastern Michigan and eight seasons at Siena Heights College, is 380-264. The 1997 Pac-10 Coach of the Year and a finalist for '97 National Coach of the Year honors, Braun led the Bears to the NCAA Sweet 16 in 1997. At EMU from 1985-96, the three-time MAC Coach of the Year guided the Eagles to three NCAA Tournaments and one NIT appearance with an overall record of 185-132. A native of Chicago, Braun played one year of basketball at Wisconsin-LaCrosse before transferring to Wisconsin-Madison, where he earned a teaching degree in English with a minor in African-American studies in 1975. He received his master's degree in guidance and counseling from Siena Heights.

Arizona State Scouting Report

A Look at Arizona State (11-8, 3-4)
Arizona State is coming off a 64-60 victory at Oregon Saturday. The Sun Devils received more than half their points (34) from guard Eddie House. For the season, House is averaging 20.0 ppg and has made 47-of-113 three-pointers (41.6%). Forward Mike Batiste, who was not eligible to play the first eight games of the year, has averaged 16.1 ppg since his return.

Cal-Arizona State Series History
Arizona State holds a 26-19 series lead over Cal in a series that dates back to the 1955-56 season. The teams have split their yearly series seven of the last eight years. The only time a visiting team won on the opponent's court came in 1995 when ASU defeated Cal, 73-68, at the Oakland Arena. Last year, the Devils won, 99-80, in Tempe, while the Bears came out on top, 82-77, in Oakland.

Arizona State Head Coach Rob Evans
Rob Evans is in his first season at Arizona State after leading Mississippi to an 86-81 record. In six seasons in Oxford, Miss., Evans guided the Rebels to a pair of SEC West titles and two berths in the NCAA Tournament. He was the 1997 SEC Coach of the Year.

Probable Starters

Pos  No  Name            Ht   Wt   Yr  Ppg   Rpg
F     4  Bobby Lazor     6-9  231  Sr  18.1  8.7
F    24  Mike Batiste    6-8  220  Sr  16.1  7.4
C    52  Chad Prewitt    6-9  235  Fr   5.4  4.0
G     5  Eddie House     6-1  180  Jr  20.0  4.0
G    12  Kenny Crandall  6-4  175  Fr   6.7  2.7

A Look at Arizona (13-3, 5-2, vs. Stanford 1/28)
Despite starting three freshmen, No. 13 Arizona has been ranked in the Top 10 for much of the year. The Wildcats, though, are coming off a 60-59 loss at Oregon State last Saturday. Arizona, which is returning home after playing four straight games on the road, is 6-0 at McKale Center this season.

Cal-Arizona Series History
Arizona owns a 32-22 series lead and has won four the past five between the schools. Last year, Arizona came out on top, 70-57, in Oakland and, 76-73, in Tucson. The last five games in Tucson has been decided by a total of 14 points, with Cal winning in both 1994 (98-93 OT) and '95 (74-72).

Arizona Head Coach Lute Olson
Lute Olson, who led Arizona to the 1997 NCAA title, is 386-116 in his 16th year at Arizona. He has led Arizona to eight Pac-10 titles. Olson was 168-90 in nine years at Iowa and 24-2 in one season at Long Beach State before moving to Arizona.

Probable Starters

Pos No  Name               Ht    Wt    Yr  Ppg   Rpg
F   44  Richard Jefferson  6-6   210   Fr  12.5  5.3
F   45  Michael Wright     6-7   235   Fr  13.7  8.5
C   42  A.J. Bramlett      6-10  230   Sr  14.1  9.3
G   22  Rick Anderson      6-8   198   Fr   1.8  1.6
G   31  Jason Terry        6-2   172   Sr  20.7  5.6 apg

By Class
Senior (4) - Geno Carlisle, Francisco Elson, Mike Gill, Thomas Kilgore
Junior (3) - Carl Boyd, Robbie Jones, Raymond King
Sophomore (1) - Sean Lampley
Freshman (3) - Dennis Gates, Shahar Gordon, Solomon Hughes

By Height
7-0 - Francisco Elson
6-11 - Solomon Hughes
6-10 - Shahar Gordon
6-7 - Sean Lampley
6-6 - Mike Gill
6-5 - Carl Boyd
6-3 - Geno Carlisle, Dennis Gates, Robbie Jones
6-2 - Thomas Kilgore

5-10 - Raymond King

Games*            Career  Starts
Francisco Elson   43      30
Sean Lampley      43      21
Raymond King      42      13
Geno Carlisle     39      34
Thomas Kilgore    36      26
Mike Gill         36      30
Robbie Jones      29      10
Carl Boyd         17      14
Dennis Gates      16       2
Solomon Hughes    14       1
Shahar Gordon     13       0

Points*           Career   Avg.
Geno Carlisle     682      17.5
Thomas Kilgore    475      13.2
Sean Lampley      421       9.8
Mike Gill         364      10.1
Francisco Elson   249       5.8
Raymond King      200       4.8
Carl Boyd         118       6.9
Robbie Jones       62       2.1
Solomon Hughes     58       4.1
Dennis Gates       49       3.1 
Shahar Gordon      15       1.2

Rebounds*         Career    Avg.
Sean Lampley      294       6.8
Francisco Elson   215       5.0
Mike Gill         141       3.9
Geno Carlisle     104       2.7
Thomas Kilgore     94       2.6
Raymond King       86       2.0
Carl Boyd          73       4.3
Robbie Jones       50       1.7
Solomon Hughes     30       2.1
Shahar Gordon      22       1.7
Dennis Gates       16       1.0

Assists*          Career    Avg.
Geno Carlisle     120       3.1
Raymond King      105       2.5
Thomas Kilgore     89       2.5
Sean Lampley       70       1.6
Mike Gill          35       1.0
Francisco Elson    23       0.5
Carl Boyd          19       1.1
Robbie Jones       15       0.5
Shahar Gordon      12       0.9
Dennis Gates       10       0.6
Solomon Hughes      1       0.1

*Cal statistics only

Bench Support Lifts Cal Past Washington St., 75-68
Reserves Robbie Jones, Raymond King and Shahar Gordon provided the spark during a 14-4 run at the end of the first half as California beat Washington State, 75-68, last Saturday at the Oakland Arena. Jones, seeing his first action in more than a month, had four points and four rebounds in 15 minutes, while King played 19 minutes and finished with four points and three assists. Gordon made the most of his four minutes with two points, a rebound, an assist, a block and a steal. For the game, Sean Lampley and Thomas Kilgore tied for team honors with 15 points each.

Bears Out to Break ASU Streak
When Cal takes to the court at Arizona State Thursday night, the Bears will be out to break an eight-game losing streak to the Sun Devils in Tempe - Cal's longest current losing streak on a Pac-10 opponent's home floor. During the streak, the Bears have nearly pulled out a victory several times, losing by four points or less on four occasions. Twice, though, the margin has been 19 points with ASU winning 100-81 in 1995 and 99-80 last year. In fact, Cal's last victory in Tempe proved to be quite a struggle as the Bears prevailed 68-66 in double overtime on Jan. 25, 1990.

Carlisle Passes 1,500 Career Points
Although he scored just nine points (4-19 FG) against Washington last week, it was enough for Geno Carlisle to reach a personal milestone as he passed the 1,500-point mark for his career. Carlisle, who now has 682 points in two seasons at Cal, scored 836 points during the first two years of his college career at Northwestern. Carlisle enters Thursday's game at Arizona State with 1,518 points. Carlisle's backcourt teammate Thomas Kilgore scored his 1,000th career point at UCLA Jan. 14. After his 15-point outing vs. Washington State, Kilgore has 1,051 points in his career, including 475 points at Cal. He scored 576 points in two seasons at Central Michigan before transferring to Berkeley in January 1997.

Kilgore Picks Up Pace
Senior guard Thomas Kilgore, who was shooting just 32.7 percent from the field through the season's first six games, has watched his production rise dramatically the last seven games. Kilgore started Cal's first six contests and averaged 9.7 ppg. However, he missed the team bus to the airport for the BYU game and was held out of the Eastern Kentucky game as well. Since then, Kilgore has become much more of a contributor. Over his last nine games, Kilgore has reached double figures every time, averaging 16.2 ppg and shooting 54.7 percent from the floor. Twice during that stretch he has tied his career high with 21 points - first against North Carolina, then at Stanford. Kilgore also set a personal best with eight rebounds against the Cardinal. In addition, he led the Bears with 16 points against SW Louisiana, 17 points versus Oregon and 19 points against Washington and tied for team honors with 15 points versus Washington State.

Kilgore's first 6 games (pre-Dec. 22)   Kilgore's last 9 games
FG%    32.7 (16-49)                     FG%    54.7 (47-86)
3FG%   35.3 (6-17)                      3FG%   53.8 (7-13)
FT%    80.0 (20-25)                     FT%    80.4 (45-56)
PPG     9.7 (58 points)                 PPG    16.2 (146 points)

Carlisle Coming Up Big in Clutch
Geno Carlisle not only leads Cal in scoring, but he also has demonstrated a knack for coming up big in clutch situations. Nowhere was that more evident than in Cal's 78-71 win over North Carolina when Carlisle scored 10 of his 29 points in the final five minutes to bring the Bears back from a 10-point deficit. He also had nine of his 26 points in the last five minutes against Rhode Island and eight points (out of 27 total) in the final five minutes in a 71-70 victory at BYU.

Pac-10 Standings

                Pac-10   Overall
Stanford           7-0      17-2
Arizona            5-2      13-3
UCLA               5-2      14-4
Oregon State       4-4      10-7
California         3-4      12-5
Washington         3-4      10-7
Arizona State      3-4      11-8
Washington State   2-5       8-10
USC                2-5      10-6
Oregon             2-6      10-7

Lampley Aims for Double-Double Average
Prior to the season, sophomore forward Sean Lampley set a goal for himself that he would average a double-double for the entire season. And so far, Lampley is not far off from his aim. Lampley enters the Arizona State game averaging 12.2 ppg and 9.6 rpg and is trying to become the first Cal player to average at least 10 rebounds since Brian Hendrick in 1991-92 (10.7 rpg). Lampley, who missed Cal's opener at Hawaii while recuperating from a partially torn ligament in his right hand, had 10 boards in his first game back against Eastern Washington. He then grabbed 14 rebounds at DePaul and a career-high 18 boards (to go with a career-high-tying 21 points) vs. Houston. For the season, Lampley has led Cal on the glass 13 times in the 16 games he has played. He enters the ASU game ranked second in the Pac-10 in rebound average.

Second Half Surges the Norm for Cal
When looking at the statistics, it's easy to see why Cal could be called a second half team. The Bears have scored more points in the second half 14 times in 17 games and have a higher point total in the first half just one time (vs. Washington State). The Bears are averaging 34.3 points over the first 20 minutes, but raise that rate to 39.8 points after intermission. Cal's highest first half outputs came against Eastern Washington and versus Southwestern Louisiana when the Bears scored 46 points. However, they topped that with 48 points in the second half in both contests. The biggest differential came at UCLA when the Bears scored 19 points in the first half and 42 in the second. Cal also was +19 at USC two days later.

Cal Turning Up the Turnovers
With 348 turnovers forced in its 17 games, Cal is coaxing opponents into an average of 20.47 turnovers per game, more than 2.0 more per game than in any other season since statistics started being kept during the 1978-79 season. The school record for average turnovers forced came during Jason Kidd's freshman year in 1992-93 when the Bears forced 18.40 turnovers per game. Cal has had a positive turnover margin in all but two games (15-14 at DePaul, 21-20 at UCLA) and has posted a double-digit margin four times: +17 vs. North Carolina, +12 vs. Eastern Kentucky, +11 vs. Eastern Washington and +11 vs. Oregon State. Below is a look at the Top 5 seasons in terms of turnovers forced per game.

      Turnovers
Year   Games   Forced    Avg.
1998-99   17      348   20.47
1992-93   30      552   18.40   
1997-98   27      495   18.33   
1979-80   27      489   18.11   
1996-97   32      579   18.09   

Carlisle's Scoring Is Down, But Assists Are Up
Since the start of Pac-10 play, Geno Carlisle has been in a prolonged shooting slump, making just 28.3 percent of his attempts from the field and averaging only 13.1 ppg. But the senior guard has made his mark by getting more of his teammates involved in the offense. Through seven conference games, Carlisle has 34 assists (4.9 apg) and a better than 2-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio (34-16). He dished out a career-high 10 assists (2 turnovers at USC) and had six assists at UCLA. For the year, Carlisle has had at least five assists in a game seven times.

Gill Quietly Putting Up Big Numbers
Mike Gill may not get as much recognition as some of his teammates, but the senior forward is quietly having a solid season for the Bears. He began the year with his first career double-double - a 14-point, 10-rebound effort at Hawaii. Gill has scored at least 10 points five times in his last six games and has averaged 12.8 ppg over his past four contests. Gill's best outing came in Cal's win at USC when he totaled a season-high 17 points. After missing eight games last year with an abdominal injury and an infected tooth, Gill has come back to start 16 of 17 games this season.

Pac-10 Statistics (as of 1/25/98)

Cal Individual Leaders

Scoring -
 5. Geno Carlisle     16.9 ppg
14. Thomas Kilgore    13.6 ppg

Rebounding -
 2. Sean Lampley       9.6 rpg
19. Francisco Elson    5.6 rpg

Steals -
 4. Thomas Kilgore     2.07 spg

Blocks -
 6. Francisco Elso n   1.25 bpg

Field Goal Percentage -
 9. Sean Lampley      51.4%

Assists -
 8. Geno Carlisle      4.12 apg

Free Throw Percentage -
 7. Thomas Kilgore    80.2%

Scoring Offense     7th   74.3 ppg
Scoring Defense     3rd   67.1 ppg
Scoring Margin      4th   +7.2
Field Goal Pct.     9th   43.3%
3-Pt. FG Pct.       9th   30.5%
Free Throw Pct.     8th   64.1%
Rebound Margin      9th   -3.4
FG Pct. Defense     4th   41.2%
3-Pt. FG Pct. Def.  2nd   29.1%
Blocked Shots       3rd   4.24 bpg
Assists             8th   13.06 apg
Steals              3rd   8.94 spg
Turnover Margin     1st   +5.82

FT last 2 minutes & OT: 35-59 Carlisle 13-20, Elson 1-2, Forehan- Kelly 1-2, Gill 5-10, Gordon 2-2, Kilgore 7-10, Kim 1-2, King 0-2, Lampley 5-9

Freshman Guard Donte Smith Gains Eligibility
Donte Smith, a 6-2 point guard who was the 1998 Washington, D.C., Player of the Year, has been granted his eligibility by the NCAA. Smith will be enrolled at Cal for the spring semester. However, head coach Ben Braun said Smith will likely redshirt this season, meaning he will have four full years to play beginning next season. Smith was an honors student at Anacostia HS where he averaged 28.3 ppg and 6.2 apg and was rated the No. 52 recruit in the country by Bob Gibbons' All-Star Sports as a senior. He fell just short of qualifying on his standardized tests, and Cal made an appeal on his behalf.

Cal Earns First AP Ranking in 2 Years
When Cal earned enough votes to hold down the 25th spot in the Jan. 4 Associated Press poll, it marked the Bears first AP ranking since they were 25th in the Feb. 17, 1997 ratings. Cal was 18th in the final USA Today/ESPN poll that came out after the 1997 NCAA Tournament in which the Bears reached the Sweet 16. After Cal's loss at No. 4 Stanford last Saturday, the Bears are 26th in this week's AP poll.

Haas Pavilion to Open for '99-00 Season
Cal will open the 1999-2000 season in a new on-campus arena - the Walter A. Haas Jr. Pavilion. The facility, which is being built on the site of the former Harmon Gym, will have a capacity of 12,300 - up from 6,578 in Harmon - and is named in honor of Walter and Evelyn Haas, who donated a lead gift of $10 million. Construction on the $57 million project got underway in the summer of 1997. The Bears played in Harmon Gym for 64 seasons (1933-97) and compiled a 588-300 record there. The final game at the facility came on March 6, 1997 when Cal defeated Arizona State, 84-66.

Golden Bear Notes
Including its overtime loss to Oregon Jan. 2, Cal owns an all-time record of 20-34 in single OT games Geno Carlisle has been listed among Mid-Season Top 30 candidates for the John R. Wooden Award, which is given to the national player of the year at the Golden Bear Classic, Cal's Sean Lampley was named MVP, while Carl Boyd, Geno Carlisle and Mike Gill joined him on the all-tournament team Geno Carlisle, who averaged 22.0 ppg in wins over Houston and Rhode Island, was named the Pac-10 Player of the Week for Dec. 7 the 19,657 fans who watched Cal beat North Carolina in the Pete Newell Challenge established a California state record for highest attendance at a college basketball game Cal will play in the Top of the World Classic in Fairbanks, Alaska, next November.

Updated Player Profiles

Carl Boyd
Boyd has started 14 games for the Bears, nine at forward and five at guard had a good all-around debut at Hawaii with 8 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists scored 11 points (3-5 FG, 5-5 FT) in 16 minutes vs. Eastern Washington had 16 points and four assists vs. EKU, then came back with 13 points and 7 rebounds against SW Louisiana grabbed a career-best 8 boards at UCLA named to the all-tournament team at the Golden Bear Classic totaled a career-high 17 points (8-12 FG, 1-2 FT) with 6 rebounds at USC.

Geno Carlisle
Carlisle has led Cal in scoring 8 times, including a high of 29 against North Carolina 12/29 averaging 16.9 ppg this year also had 27 points at BYU, 26 points at Hawaii and vs. Rhode Island and 25 points at DePaul plays mostly at point guard after being at off-guard last year although he scored a season-low 8 points vs. SW Louisiana, he had 7 assists in the game paces Cal with 70 assists (4.1 per game) selected as a mid-season candidate for the John Wooden Award voted to the Golden Bear Classic all-tournament team named Pac-10 Player of the Week Dec. 7 after leading Cal to wins over Houston and Rhode Island leads Cal with 23 three-pointers (23-68, 33.8%) came off the bench at USC for 20 points and a career-best 10 assists transferred to Cal after playing two years at Northwestern.

Francisco Elson
Elson had one of the best games of his career with 10 points (all in 2nd half) and eight rebounds at Hawaii also tied a career high with 3 blocks in that game had an even better outing vs. Houston with 13 points and 9 rebounds matched his career high with 13 points against SW Louisiana also had 13 points and 11 rebounds - this first career double-double - vs. Washington has 20 blocks, including 3 vs. both Houston and Oregon State shooting a team-best 53.3% from the floor, up from 43.1% last year played a key role defensively in Cal's win over North Carolina with five rebounds, two blocks and a career-high three steals finished with 11 points and 7 rebounds vs. Oregon tied for team honors with 7 rebounds against Oregon State missed the USC game after suffering a concussion in the second half at UCLA.

Dennis Gates
Gates is a defensive specialist who is third on the team with 20 steals had a high of 5 steals vs. Eastern Washington also had 3 steals vs. Coppin State, at BYU and vs. SW Louisiana scored 12 points (4-6 3P) vs. Houston had 6 points (2-4 3P) at Stanford committed only 7 turnovers in 16 games had 9 points vs. SW Louisiana gained his first start at USC, but played only 5 minutes after hurting his back after taking a charge from USC center Brian Scalabrine also started vs. Washington sat out the WSU game with a sore right knee.

Mike Gill
Gill recorded the first double-double of his career with 14 points and a career-best 10 rebounds at Hawaii has scored in double figures 11 times second on team with 25 steals, including 3 at Stanford had a team-high 9 boards at BYU had 10 points and 7 boards vs. Eastern Kentucky voted to the Golden Bear Classic all-tournament team scored 11 points, including the game-winning basket with 3.5 seconds left, vs. Oregon State named team MVP last season came off the bench for the first time at UCLA and had 10 points (4-6 FG, 2-2 FT) scored 17 points in a start at USC.

Shahar Gordon
Gordon scored 4 points against both Hawaii and Eastern Washington has 11 assists on the year, with a high of three against Houston 10 of 22 rebounds have been on offensive end has seen action in 13 games (did not play against Oregon, Oregon State, UCLA or Washington) made the most of his four minutes vs. Washington State with two points, a rebound, an assist, a block and a steal.

Solomon Hughes
Hughes received clearance from the National Letter of Intent Appeals Committee Dec. 3 (before Houston game) to be able to play during the 1998-99 season missed the first three games while waiting on the results of the appeal has improved dramatically as he has gotten more accustomed to his role on the team set career highs with 10 points and 6 rebounds in 25 minutes at BYU also had 10 points vs. Eastern Kentucky shooting just 8-for-31 from the free throw line (25.8%) started at USC and finished with 5 points, 4 rebounds and 2 blocks in 17 minutes.

Thomas Kilgore
Kilgore averages 2.07 steals per game with 31 steals in 15 games this season has had four steals in a game 5 times: vs. Hawaii, Houston, Coppin State, SW Louisiana and Washington scored 16 points against USL tied a career high with 21 points versus North Carolina, then had 21 points and a career-best 8 rebounds at Stanford sat out the BYU and Eastern Kentucky games after missing the team bus to the airport prior to BYU shooting 80.2% (65-81) from the free throw line had 14 points vs. Rhode Island and a team-high 17 points vs. Oregon reached double figures in 9 straight games since Dec. 22 had a team-high 19 points vs. Washington.

Raymond King
After seeing limited action in the first 5 games, has played more extensively lately, including 23 minutes at BYU when he had four points and four boards against Coppin State, he played 14 minutes and scored 3 points had 3 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in 10 minutes against SW Louisiana started and played 13 minutes vs. Washington, finishing with 5 points and 2 assists had 4 points, 3 assists and 2 steals in 19 minutes vs. Washington State led Cal with 89 assists last season transferred from San Diego State after his freshman season.

Sean Lampley
Lampley missed the Hawaii opener with a partially torn ligament in his right hand has posted double-doubles 6 times: 16-10 vs. Eastern Washington; 20-14 at DePaul; 21-18 vs. Houston; 12-11 vs. Coppin State; 15-10 vs. Eastern Kentucky; 15-11 at USC the 18 rebounds against Houston were a career high, while the 21 points tied a career best nearly had another double-double with 14 points and nine boards vs. North Carolina had 14 of his 16 points and 7 of his 8 rebounds in the second half at BYU named MVP of the Golden Bear Classic after his double-double against EKU and dishing out a career-high 8 assists vs. SW Louisiana as of Jan. 25, ranked second in the Pac-10 in rebounding average made his first three-pointer of the year against USL had 14 points and 8 rebounds - all in the second half - vs. Oregon scored 15 points with 11 boards off bench at USC had 15 points (12 in the first half) and 8 rebounds vs. Washington State.