Utah Basketball Notes - Game #5 - University of Utah Athletics

Nov. 29, 2004

Game #5

Utah Runnin' Utes (3-1) vs. Southern Utah Thunderbirds (2-1)
Nov. 30 ? 7:05 p.m. (MST) ? Jon M. Huntsman Center (15,000) ? Salt Lake City

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The Game at a Glance

Utah Head Coach: Ray Giacoletti      Southern Utah Head Coach: Bill EvansAlma Mater: Minot State, 1985        Alma Mater: Southern Utah, 1972Record at Utah: 3-1 (1st Season)     Record at SUU: 172-175 (13th Season)Overall Record: 120-84 (8th Season)  Overall Record: 172-175 (13th Season)
Television: NoneRadio: Utah Sports Network(Hot Ticket 700/KALL-AM in Salt Lake City and affiliate stations).On the Internet at www.UtahUtes.com and www.HotTicket700.com.Matt Thomas (play-by-play), Mark Rydalch (analyst) and Bill Riley (host).
Series Record: Utah leads 6-1Utah's Record Home/Away/Neutral: 6-1/0-0/0-0Last Meeting: Utah won 78-45 on Dec. 29, 2003 in Salt Lake City

Quickly On Utah
Utah (3-1) hosts in-state rival Southern Utah (2-1) on Tuesday at 7:05 p.m. (MST) in the Jon M. Huntsman Center. The game will be broadcast on Hot Ticket 700 (KALL-AM) and the Utah Sports Network. While playing in the Great Alaska Shootout last Thursday through Saturday in Anchorage, Utah fell to No. 22 Washington (78-71) in the quarterfinals, then bounced back to defeat High Point (78-69) in the consolation semifinals and Furman (62-50) in the fourth-place game.

Sophomore center/forward Andrew Bogut (7-0, 240) leads the Utes in scoring (18.5 ppg), rebounding (10.0 rpg), blocked shots (9) and field goal percentage (60.0). Sophomore forward Justin Hawkins (6-5, 220) is second on the team in scoring (14.5 ppg) and second in rebounding (5.0 rpg). Senior guard Marc Jackson (6-1, 175) is third in scoring (13.5 ppg), hitting a team-best 58.3 percent of his three-point attempts (7-of-12) and 88.5 percent of his free throws (23-of-26). Junior guard Tim Drisdom (6-3, 210) leads the Utes in assists (4.5 apg) while scoring 5.5 points per game and shooting 91.7 percent (11-of-12) at the free throw line.

After This
The Runnin' Utes travel to Logan, Utah, on Saturday to take on Utah State at 4:07 p.m. (MST). The game will be televised by KJZZ-TV. Utah then hosts Montana-Western on Wednesday, Dec. 8 at 7:05 p.m. (MST) in Salt Lake City.

Scouting The Thunderbirds
Southern Utah is 2-1 overall and 0-1 on the road this season. The Thunderbirds opened with an 88-70 win over Montana-Western at home on Nov. 19. They lost 74-67 at Sacramento State on Nov. 22, then defeated Idaho State 71-70 in overtime on Saturday.

Two starters and seven lettermen return from last year's team that went 10-18 overall and 6-10 in the Mid-Continent Conference to place seventh. Senior guard/forward Tim Gainey (6-6, 185), who comes off the bench, leads SUU in scoring (17.3 ppg) while shooting 36.8 percent (7-for-19) from three-point range. He is also second on the team in rebounding (5.7 rpg). Senior forward DeAngleo Newsom (6-5, 220) is second in scoring (12.7 ppg), first in field goal percentage (58.3) and first in rebounds (6.7 rpg). Senior guard Jason Baker (6-2, 185) is the third player averaging double figures in points (10.7 ppg), shooting 53.8 percent from three-point range (7-of-13). Newsom and Baker are returning starters from last season.

Head Coach Bill Evans
Bill Evans took over the reins of the SUU program late in the 1991-92 season. In his 13th full season, he has led the T-Birds to three league titles and a 177-175 overall record. In 2000-01, Evans led the Thunderbirds to their first ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament, a share of the Mid-Continent Conference title in the regular season and the league's postseason championship. He was named the Mid-Continent Coach of the Year, NABC District 13 Coach of the Year and USBWA District 8 Coach of the Year in 2000-01. Evans is the winningest coach in SUU history.

Utah vs. SUU Series Notes
? Utah leads the all-time series with Southern Utah 6-1. All seven games were played in the Huntsman Center. The Utes won the first three games in the series and have also taken the last three.

? Last season, the Utes defeated the T-Birds 78-45 on Dec. 29 in the Huntsman Center.

? Utah's only loss in the series was 77-70 on Dec. 22, 2000.

? Ray Giacoletti has never faced Southern Utah.

? Bill Evans is 1-6 against Utah.

? Utah is 10-1 (.909) all-time against the Mid-Continent Conference, including a 9-1 record (.900) in home games.

Last Meeting
Richard Chaney scored 22 points and Nick Jacobson added 20 to lead Utah to a 78-45 victory over Southern Utah last season on Dec. 29 in Salt Lake City.

Utah took a 13-11 lead on a three-pointer by Chaney with 15:12 left in the first half and stayed ahead the rest of the way. The Utes led 42-27 at the half.

The visiting Thunderbirds were led by Tim Gainey, who had 14 points and was 7-for-8 from the free throw line. Robbie Warren added 10 points for SUU, which hit 12 of its 15 free throws. Chaney and Jacobson each went 4-for-6 from three-point range, and the Utes were collectively 11-of-19 beyond the arc.

The Utes had season-best percentages from both three-point land (57.9) and the field (62.2). Utah's hot shooting night helped them control the boards 31 to 19. The Utes also had a season-low 10 turnovers with 20 assists on 28 baskets.

Andrew Bogut scored 11 points and pulled down seven rebounds for the Utes. The Utah starters averaged 27 minutes of play and accounted for all but 20 points of the Utes' scoring.

Boasting Of Bogut
Sophomore forward Andrew Bogut (7-0, 240) has been named the 2004 John R. Wooden Preseason All-America Team and a preseason candidate for the Naismith Award. Last season, Bogut was honored as the Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year, second team all-MWC and second team All-District 13 by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). He also made the CollegeInsider.com all-freshman team.

? Bogut had double-doubles in the first three games this season to bring his career total to 17. He has scored in double figures in all four games. Bogut leads the Utes in scoring (18.5 ppg), rebounds (10.0 rpg), field goal percentage (60.0) and blocked shots (9).

? Bogut had a career-high 23 points and the fourth 20-point game of his career against Washington last Thursday. He also tied a career-best with seven free throws made (in 10 attempts). It was also the eighth time in his Ute career that Bogut had at least three blocked shots in a game.

? Against High Point last Friday, he had his 20th career double-figure rebounds game, his 25th double-figure scoring game and his 17th career double-double. Bogut also tied his career high with 14 field goal attempts.

Take Note Of These Utes
? Junior forward Bryant Markson has scored in double figures the last two games. Markson, from Monrovia, Calif., had a career-high 13 points against High Point, making 5-of-10 from the field and 1-of-2 three-pointers. He had 12 points against Furman, going 4-for-9 from the field and 3-for-4 at the free throw line. Markson also had a career-best eight rebounds against Furman.

? Sophomore forward Justin Hawkins is off to an excellent start this season, scoring in double figures in all four games. The Anaheim, Calif., native is second on the team in scoring (14.5 ppg) and tied for third in assists (2.5 apg). Hawkins set a career-high with 18 points against Washington. He made 7-of-15 from the field against the Huskies to set career-best marks in makes and attempts. Hawkins had a career-best five assists against High Point.

They've Got The License To Shoot
Want to have the go-ahead to shoot a three-pointer if you play for the Utes? You have to earn your license first. A Ute player earns his "License to Shoot" from the coaching staff by making 35 of 50 three-pointers from all over the floor during a drill that can be attempted once a day. It must be completed five times before the season. Utes who have earned their "License to Shoot" for 2004-05 are Andrew Bogut, Richard Chaney, Tim Drisdom, Casey Iverson, Justin Hawkins, Marc Jackson, Jonas Langvad and Bryant Markson.

? Utah is shooting 37.8 percent from three-point range this season. The Utes have shot 40 percent or better twice this year, hitting 40.0 percent (4-of-10) against Stony Brook and 58.3 percent (7-of-12) against High Point. The leading three-point shooter on the team is Marc Jackson, who is hitting 58.3 percent (7-of-12) from beyond the arc.

? Utah has made a three-pointer in each of the last 36 games. The Utes had made a three-pointer in 152 consecutive games before going 0-for-8 against Georgia State in a 46-38 win on Nov. 17, 2003. The last time Utah didn't make a three before then was during an 0-for-12 outing at Long Beach State on Dec. 5, 1998.

? The Utes have ranked in the top 35 in the nation in three-point percentage four times in the last five years. Utah ranked 21st in the NCAA in three-point field goal percentage (38.7) in 2003-04. That accuracy also helped the Utes rank 30th in the nation in field goal percentage (47.1) last season.

Getting It Done At The Free Throw Line
The Utes have done an excellent job of getting to the free throw line and converting this season. Through four games, Utah is shooting 76.1 percent from the charity stripe, leading the Mountain West Conference in that category. The Utes have made 83 free throws while their opponents have attempted just 53.

? Four Utes are hitting over 70 percent from the line this season: Tim Drisdom (91.7), Marc Jackson (88.5), Justin Hawkins (76.2) and Andrew Bogut (71.4).

Getting Defensive
One of the trademarks of Utah basketball in recent years has been a stifling half-court defense. Since the 1989-90 season, Utah has finished in the top 30 in the nation 12 times in scoring defense, 10 times in rebound margin, eight times in field goal percentage defense and eight times in scoring margin.

? Utah has not allowed an opponent to score 80 points in 132 consecutive games that have ended in regulation. The last team to score 80 points on the Utes in a 40-minute game was Wyoming (88) on Feb. 28, 2000 in Laramie, Wyo.

? The Utes have outrebounded the opposition in three of the four games this season, and had a push in the other game (vs. Stony Brook in the season opener). That continues a trend from last season when the Utes outrebounded 30 of 33 opponents. Utah has also allowed just one opponent to shoot better than 50 percent from the field this season (Washington at 53.4 percent in a loss).

? In the final 2003-04 NCAA statistical rankings, Utah ranked fifth in scoring defense (57.4 ppg) and fifth in rebound margin (+7.4 rpg).

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Casey Iverson

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Players Mentioned

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