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A Quick Look at the Golden Bears
California opens the second half of the Pac-10 season with three consecutive home games, starting with Wednesdays match-up with fourth-ranked Stanford. The Bears continue their play in the Oakland Arena against USC Feb. 11 and UCLA Feb. 13.
So far this season, the Bears are 1-3 against ranked opponents, defeating No. 9 North Carolina, but falling to Pac-10 foes No. 4 Stanford, No. 10 UCLA and No. 13 Arizona. Only the North Carolina game took place on Cals home court, while all of the losses have come on the road.
After going 9-1 in its pre-Pac-10 schedule, Cal finds itself needing a strong finish to the year to secure a postseason berth. The Bears surged through their first 10 games with a defense that was holding opponents to 37.0 percent shooting from the floor and to 64.5 ppg. But in Pac-10 play, those numbers have risen to 48.2 percent and 72.9 ppg. Cal has also gone 2-2 in Oakland during league games after being a perfect 7-0 during its non-conference slate.
To break out of the slump, head coach Ben Braun has altered his starting lineup several times over the past couple of weeks. The most recent starting group included freshman Solomon Hughes at center and sophomore Sean Lampley at one of the forward spots at Arizona. For Hughes, it was his second start of the year (also at USC), while Lampley started for just the second time in the last eight games.
Over the past six weeks, the most consistent offensive player for Cal has been senior guard Thomas Kilgore. During the last 11 games, he has reached double figures every time, has averaged 16.1 ppg and has shot better than 53 percent from the floor. Kilgore also paces the Bears with 35 steals on the year (2.06 spg). Last season, he averaged 2.14 spg to join Jason Kidd (1993, 94) and Gene Ransom (1978) as the only Cal players to average at least two steals for a full season.
Overall, senior guard Geno Carlisle still leads the team with 17.0 ppg, with a high of 29 points against North Carolina. He also paces the squad with 80 assists for an average of 4.2 per game.
Up front, the Bears boast one of the nations top rebounders in Lampley. Now averaging 11.8 ppg and 9.1 rpg, Lampley has posted six double-doubles, including a 21-point, 18-board performance vs. Houston. He has led Cal on the boards in 14 of the 18 games he has played.
Probable Starters & Key Reserves
POS NO NAME HT YR PPG RPG NOTES
F 21 Sean Lampley 6-7 So 11.8 9.1 6 double-doubles this year; 18 rebounds vs. Houston 12/3
F 23 Carl Boyd 6-5 Jr 7.1 4.3 Career-high 17 points at USC; 14 points, 6 boards at Arizona State
C 45 Solomon Hughes 6-11 Fr 3.8 2.4 Career-high 10 points at BYU & EKU; starts at USC & Arizona
G 15 Thomas Kilgore 6-2 Sr 13.8 3.2 19 points vs. Washington; reached double figures last 11 games
G 25 Geno Carlisle 6-3 Sr 17.0 4.2 ast 20 points, 10 assists off bench at USC; 29 points vs. North Carolina
G 5 Dennis Gates 6-3 Fr 3.0 0.9 Returned for Arizona after missing WSU & ASU games w/knee injury
G 10 Raymond King 5-10 Jr 2.0 1.2 ast 9 points, 4 assists, 2 steals at Arizona
F 33 Mike Gill 6-6 Sr 9.6 4.5 Hit game-winning layup with 3.5 seconds left vs. Oregon State
C 41 Francisco Elson 7-0 Sr 6.6 5.1 First career double-double (13-11) vs. Washington; 52.5% FG
Head Coach: Ben Braun (Wisconsin 75) 47-31 at Cal (3rd year) & 380-266 overall (22nd year)
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 Cals teams.
Cal Radio on Telephone
All Cal basketball radio broadcasts during the 1998-99 season are available nationwide via telephone through TRZ Telephone Broadcast Services. Fans may access the Cal games from anywhere in the country by dialing 800-846-4700, extension 5918. The cost is 50 cents for the first minute, with decreasing rates for each addition minute.
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 NBAs 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 mens NCAA West Regionals in 1990 and 95 and the womens 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 47-31, while his career mark, which includes 11 years at Eastern Michigan and eight seasons at Siena Heights College, is 380-266. 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.
Stanford Scouting Report
A Look at Stanford (18-3, 8-1)
Stanford leads the Pac-10 with an 8-1 league mark and enters Wednesdays game ranked fourth in the latest ESPN/USA Today poll. The Cardinal are allowing opponents to shoot just 37.2 percent from the floor and are giving up only 56.6 ppg. Mark Madsen leads five players who average at least 9.0 points with 12.9 ppg. Arthur Lee has an almost 3-to-1 assist-to-turnover margin with 105 (5.0 apg) assists and 39 turnovers.
Cal-Stanford Series History
California leads the all-time series, 135-97. However, Stanford has won the last four games and seven of the past nine. On Jan. 9, the Cardinal overcame a two-point halftime deficit (30-28) to beat the Bears, 71-62, in Maples Pavilion. Cals last win in the series was by a 70-64 margin on Jan. 29, 1997.
Stanford Head Coach Mike Montgomery
Mike Montgomery, now in his 13th season at Stanford, has compiled a 253-135 record with the Cardinal. He has guided the team to six NCAA Tournaments, including the 1998 Final Four. Prior to moving to Stanford, Montgomery was 154-77 in eight years at Montana.
Probable Starters
Pos No Name Ht Wt Yr Ppg Rpg
F 45 Mark Madsen 6-9 235 Jr 12.9 7.8
F 5 Peter Sauer 6-7 225 Sr 9.2 4.7
C 55 Tim Young 7-2 250 Sr 9.4 6.3
G 3 Kris Weems 6-2 205 Sr 10.7 2.9
G 11 Arthur Lee 6-1 180 Sr 11.8 5.0 ast
Golden Bear Notes
Arizona Races Past Cal, 91-74
No. 13 Arizona opened a 16-6 lead with a 10-0 run early in the contest and went on to post a 91-74 victory over Cal Saturday in Tucson. After trailing by a 26-10 count, the Bears did cut their deficit to seven at 38-31, but Arizona quickly went back ahead by 10 and was up, 51-33, at the break. Jason Terry paced the Wildcats, who shot 57.1 percent from the field and outrebounded the Bears, 44-28, with 26 points. Geno Carlisle had 17 points for Cal, with Thomas Kilgore adding 16 and Mike Gill 11.
After Quick Start, Cal Finds Tough Road in Pac-10
Cal jumped out to a 9-1 record the first six weeks of the season the fastest start for the Bears since the 1980-81 team also began 9-1. But since Pac-10 play began in January, Cal has not performed at as high a level, going just 3-6 in league action. During their non-conference games, the Bears limited opponents to just 37.0 percent shooting from the floor and to only 64.5 ppg. Offensively, Cal scored more than 75 points five times, including two games when the Bears totaled 94 points. However, over the first half of the Pac-10 season, opponent field goal shooting has climbed to 48.2 percent and scoring has gone up to 72.9 ppg. In addition, Cal has topped 75 points only once in an 89-75 victory at USC.
Golden Bear Breakdown
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 45 31
Sean Lampley 45 22
Raymond King 44 13
Geno Carlisle 41 36
Thomas Kilgore 38 28
Mike Gill 38 31
Robbie Jones 31 10
Carl Boyd 19 16
Dennis Gates 17 2
Solomon Hughes 16 2
Shahar Gordon 15 0
Points* Career Avg.
Geno Carlisle 717 17.5
Thomas Kilgore 506 13.2
Sean Lampley 439 9.8
Mike Gill 380 10.1
Francisco Elson 255 5.8
Raymond King 209 4.8
Carl Boyd 135 6.9
Robbie Jones 62 2.1
Solomon Hughes 61 4.1
Dennis Gates 51 3.1
Shahar Gordon 16 1.2
Rebounds* Career Avg.
Sean Lampley 304 6.8
Francisco Elson 218 5.0
Mike Gill 149 3.9
Geno Carlisle 110 2.7
Thomas Kilgore 101 2.6
Raymond King 89 2.0
Carl Boyd 81 4.3
Robbie Jones 51 1.7
Solomon Hughes 38 2.1
Shahar Gordon 23 1.7
Dennis Gates 16 1.0
Assists* Career Avg.
Geno Carlisle 130 3.1
Raymond King 109 2.5
Thomas Kilgore 95 2.5
Sean Lampley 73 1.6
Mike Gill 35 1.0
Francisco Elson 23 0.5
Carl Boyd 21 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
Bears Have Two 1,000-point Scorers
Although most of their points have come at other schools, seniors Geno Carlisle and Thomas Kilgore have both amassed more than 1,000 points in their collegiate careers. Carlisle passed the 1,500-point barrier with a nine-point outing against Washington Jan. 21. He enters Wednesdays game against Stanford with 1,553 points, with 717 coming at Cal and 836 during his freshman and sophomore seasons at Northwestern. Kilgore, Cals leading scorer in Pac-10 play with 15.6 ppg, now has 1,082 points. He topped 1,000 points at UCLA Jan. 14. Kilgore scored 576 points in two years at Central Michigan and has 506 points at Cal.
Kilgore Picks Up Pace
Thomas Kilgores season took a big change for the better when he entered Cals game against Southwestern Louisiana Dec. 22. Prior to that game, he was shooting just 32.7 percent from the field and averaging only 9.7 ppg. But starting with that contest against the Ragin Cajuns, Kilgore has averaged 16.1 ppg on 53.2 percent shooting. 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. He is one of only two players in the Pac-10 to have reached double figures in every league game.
Kilgores first 6 games (pre-Dec. 22) Kilgores last 11 games
FG% 32.7 (16-49) FG% 53.2 (58-109)
3FG% 35.3 (6-17) 3FG% 56.3 (9-16)
FT% 80.0 (20-25) FT% 80.0 (52-65)
PPG 9.7 (58 points) PPG 16.1 (177 points)
Bears Equal 97-98 Road Win Total
With its 89-75 victory over USC at the Los Angeles Sports Arena Jan. 16, Cal picked up its third road win of the year, matching the Bears total for all of last season. So far this year, Cal has won at Hawaii (71-60) and BYU (71-70) as well, and has a 3-5 road mark. Three of the losses have been against Top 15 teams Stanford, UCLA and Arizona with the other setbacks at DePaul (75-72) and Arizona State (69-66). In 1997-98, the Bears were just 3-10 away from home, winning only at Oregon State, Washington State and USC.
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 Cals 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.
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 Stanford game averaging 11.8 ppg and 9.1 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 Cals 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 14 times in the 18 games he has played.
King Earns More Time with Improved Play
Junior point guard Raymond King has seen his playing time increase dramatically in recent games, and he has taken full advantage of his opportunity. Seldom used early in the year, King had five points (2-2 FG, 1-1 3P) and two assists in 13 minutes against Washington. In the next game against Washington State, King finished with four points, three assists and two steals in 19 minutes. Then at Arizona last week, he had his best game of the season with nine points (3-5 FG, 1-2 3P, 2-2 FT), four assists (no turnovers) and two steals in 22 minutes.
Pac-10 Standings
Pac-10 Overall
Stanford 8-1 18-3
Arizona 7-2 15-3
UCLA 6-3 15-5
Washington 5-4 12-7
Oregon State 5-4 11-7
Arizona State 4-5 12-9
California 3-6 12-7
Washington State 3-6 9-11
USC 2-7 10-8
Oregon 2-7 10-9
This Week in the Pac-10
Feb. 3
Oregon State at UCLA
Second Half Surges the Norm for Cal
When looking at the statistics, its easy to see why Cal could be called a second half team. The Bears have scored more points in the second half 15 times in 19 games and have had a higher point total in the first half just twice (Washington State, Arizona State). The Bears are averaging 34.3 points over the first 20 minutes, but raise that rate to 39.4 points after intermission. Cals 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 380 turnovers forced in its 19 games, Cal is coaxing opponents into an average of 20.00 turnovers per game, more than 1.5 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 Kidds freshman year in 1992-93 when the Bears forced 18.40 turnovers per game. Cal has had a positive turnover margin in all but three games (15-14 at DePaul, 21-20 at UCLA, 12-12 at Arizona State) 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 19 380 20.00
1992-93 30 552 18.40
1997-98 27 495 18.33
1979-80 27 489 18.11
1996-97 32 579 18.09
More Positives from Turnovers
In addition to forcing 20 turnovers per game, the Bears are committing just 14.42 per game themselves. As a result, Cal holds a substantial lead in the Pac-10 in turnover margin at +5.58. The Bears are 9-2 when their turnover margin is +5 or greater and have committed 13 or fewer turnovers in a game 10 times. Twice, Cal has had less than 10 turnovers in a game with seven vs. North Carolina and nine against Oregon State.
Carlisles 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 30.0 percent of his attempts from the field and averaging only 14.1 ppg. But the senior guard has made his mark by getting more of his teammates involved in the offense. Through nine conference games, Carlisle has 44 assists (4.9 apg) and a better than 2-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio (44-19). He dished out a career-high 10 assists (2 turnovers at USC) and had six assists at UCLA and again at Arizona State. For the year, Carlisle has had at least five assists in a game eight times.
Boyd Becoming Big Factor for Bears
Junior Carl Boyd, who has started at both guard and forward for the Bears, has become a player Cal coach Ben Braun hopes the rest of the team emulates. After last weeks Arizona State game, Braun said: "Nobody works harder than Carl Boyd, and thats contagious. If everyone played has hard as Carl, wed be in very good shape." Boyd had 14 points (3-5 FG, 2-3 3P, 6-6 FT), six rebounds and two assists against the Sun Devils. His best game of the year came at USC when Boyd finished with a career-high 17 points and six boards. At UCLA, he grabbed a personal-best eight rebounds.
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.
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 Elson 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%
Team Rankings
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
Miscellaneous Cal Stats
Record when leading at half 7-3
Record when trailing at half 5-3
Record when tied at half 0-1
Biggest deficit overcome to win 12 Coppin State (41-29)
FT shooting last 2 minutes & OT 39-63 (61.9%)
Carlisle 13-20, Elson 1-2, Forehan-
Kelly 1-2, Gill 5-10, Gordon 2-2,
Kilgore 9-12, Kim 1-2, King 2-4,
Lampley 5-9
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 Cals loss at No. 4 Stanford last Saturday, the Bears are 26th in this weeks 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, Cals 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 16 games for the Bears, 11 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 had 14 points at ASU.
Geno Carlisle
Carlisle has led Cal in scoring 10 times, including a high of 29 against North Carolina 12/29 averaging 17.0 ppg this year also had 27 points at BYU, 26 points at Hawaii and vs. Rhode Island and 25 points at DePaul played mostly at point guard early in the year although he scored a season-low 8 points vs. SW Louisiana, he had 7 assists in the game paces Cal with 80 assists (4.2 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 26 three-pointers (26-80, 32.5%) 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 52.5% from the floor, up from 43.1% last year played a key role defensively in Cals 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 three other times scored 12 points (4-6 3P) vs. Houston had 6 points (2-4 3P) at Stanford committed only 7 turnovers in 17 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 and ASU games 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 12 times second on team with 27 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 11 of 23 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 set career highs with 10 points and 6 rebounds in 25 minutes at BYU also had 10 points vs. Eastern Kentucky shooting just 9-for-35 from the free throw line (25.7%) started at USC and finished with 5 points, 4 rebounds and 2 blocks in 17 minutes also had a start at Arizona (2 points, 4 rebounds).
Thomas Kilgore
Kilgore averages 2.06 steals per game with 35 steals in 17 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 80.0% (72-90) from the free throw line had 14 points vs. Rhode Island and a team-high 17 points vs. Oregon reached double figures in 11 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 had 9 points, 4 assists and 2 steals at Arizona led Cal with 89 assists last 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 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 shooting 50.6% from the floor.
