Less than two weeks after the USF men’s basketball season ended in the first round of the CBI Tournament, the Dons received news that six players, including starters Michael Williams and Perris Blackwell, will not be returning next season, school sources confirmed.
Blackwell was an All-West Coast Conference honorable-mention selection as he averaged 12.7 points and 6.1 rebounds this season.
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Angelo Caloiaro and Rashad Green each scored 19 points and the fifth-seeded USF men’s basketball team used a hot first half to rout eighth-seeded Portland 87-66 in the second round of the West Coast Conference tournament in Las Vegas.
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The USF men’s basketball team earned a No. 5 seed in the West Coast Conference tournament in Las Vegas this week, and now all it has to do is wait to see which team it will play on Thursday.
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The USF men’s basketball team dropped its fourth straight conference game after losing to St. Mary’s on Monday, but fourth-year coach Rex Walters saw an effort his team can build off.
"Effort was there," Walters said after the game. "This is the best we’ve played here against the best team we’ve probably played. We were aggressive and attacking, but we challenged our guys. It’s got to be like this every night.
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At the West Coast Conference media day on Oct. 27, USF men’s basketball coach Rex Walters said all he wants to do is coach, recruit and schedule.
Although he didn’t have to recruit heavily this past season, he and his team are going into the 2011-12 season with a full head of steam.
The Dons collected 10 conference wins for the first time in nearly 20 years and finished third in the WCC, only one game behind conference powerhouses Gonzaga and St. Mary’s.
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In just two seasons at USF, forward Dior Lowhorn has compiled a résumé that would make just about any college basketball player jealous.
The 6-foot-7, 230-pounder has led the West Coast Conference in scoring in two straight seasons (20.5 points per game and 20.1 ppg), garnered a pair of first-team All-WCC honors and was a Mid-Major All-American honorable mention in 2008.
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War Memorial Gym has received a number of upgrades during the offseason. New to USF’s facility are the floor, court design, hoops, bleachers, banners and lighting system.
In addition to the building improvements, men’s basketball coach Rex Walters is hopeful that his seven new recruits will upgrade the team’s record from last season’s 11-19 overall mark, including 3-11 in the West Coast Conference.
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