Nov. 21, 2005

Game #2

Utah Runnin' Utes (1-0) vs. Rhode Island Rams (1-0)
Nov. 22 ? 7:05 p.m. (MST)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (15,000) ? Salt Lake City

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Television: None
Radio: Utah Sports Network(Hot Ticket 700/KALL-AM in Salt Lake City and affiliate stations).On the Internet at www.UtahUtes.com. Get Utah All-Access HereMatt Thomas (play-by-play), Mark Rydalch (analyst) and Bill Riley (host).
Utah Head Coach: Ray Giacoletti      Rhode Island Head Coach: Jim BaronAlma Mater: Minot State, 1985        Alma Mater: St. Bonaventure, 1977Record at Utah: 30-6 (2nd Season)    Record at URI: 55-67 (5th Season)Overall Record: 147-89 (9th Season)  Overall Record: 261-269 (19th Season)
Series Record: Tied 1-1Utah's Record Home/Away/Neutral: 1-0/0-0/0-1Current Streak: Rhode Island has won 1.Last Meeting: Rhode Island won 70-63 on Dec. 2, 1998   at the Great 8 Tournament in Chicago, Ill.
Utah Probable StartersNo. Pos. Name             Ht.   Wt.  Cl.  Statistics20  F    Bryant Markson   6-7 198  Sr.  19.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg21  F    Shaun Green      6-8    208  Fr.  5.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg30  C    Chris Jackson    6-11 245  Sr.  8.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg1   G    Johnnie Bryant   6-0 190  So.  21.0 ppg, 3.0 apg11  G    Tim Drisdom      6-3    215  Sr.  8.0 ppg, 2.0 apg
Rhode Island Probable StartersNo. Pos. Name             Ht.   Wt.  Cl.  Statistics1   F    Terrence Mack    6-7   241  Sr.  1.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg32  F    Jamaal Wise      6-6   206  Sr.  13.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg44  C    Jon Clark        6-10  255  Sr.  2.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg4   G    Tyrese Sullivan  5-8   155  Sr.  8.0 ppg, 4.0 apg25  G    Will Daniels     6-8   210  So.  7.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg

After This
Utah plays its first road game of the season, facing Weber State on Saturday, Nov. 26 at 7:05 p.m. (MST) in Ogden, Utah. The Runnin'Utes then return home to host Utah State on Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 7:07 p.m. (MST). The game will be televised by KJZZ-TV.

Quickly On Utah
The Runnin' Utes (1-0) play their second consecutive home game to open the season, hosting Rhode Island (1-0) 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.

Utah has two starters and four other lettermen returning for the 2005-06 season. Last year, the Runnin' Utes went 29-6 overall, won the Mountain West Conference regular season championship with a 13-1 record, and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.

Both of the Utes' returning starters are seniors. Point guard Tim Drisdom (6-3, 215) has started 95 of the 101 games he has played in during his career. In 2004-05, the Artesia, Calif., native averaged 4.7 points, 3.2 assists and 2.2 rebounds per game. Bryant Markson (6-7, 198) earned third team all-Mountain West Conference recognition last season. Markson is Utah's top returning scorer (10.4 ppg) and rebounder (3.9 rpg) from 2004-05.

Center Chris Jackson (6-11, 245) is in his final season with the Utes. The fifth-year senior averaged 2.0 points and 1.4 rebounds in 9.8 minutes per game last year, playing in 28 contests. Junior forward Jonas Langvad (6-11, 236) averaged 4.0 points and 1.6 assists last season.

Utah opened its season with a 74-59 win over Texas State on Friday night in Salt Lake City. Sophomore guard Johnnie Bryant (6-0, 190) scored a game-high 21 points and had three assists. Markson scored 19 points. Freshman center Luke Nevill (7-1, 250) led the Utes with six rebounds and had six points.

Scouting The Rams
Rhode Island (1-0) opened its season on Saturday with a 56-50 win at home over Sacred Heart. Senior forward Jamaal Wise (6-6, 206) led the Rams with 13 points, shooting 5-for-11 from the field and 3-for-5 from the free throw line. Senior guard Tyrese Sullivan (5-8, 155) had eight points, five rebounds and four assists. Sophomore forward Will Daniels (6-8, 210) contributed seven points and four rebounds.

The Rams shot 42.6 percent from the field--but hit just 1-of-15 three-pointers--and made 9-of-14 free throws (64.3 percent). Rhode Island had 14 assists and committed 10 turnovers. Both URI and Sacred Heart had 34 rebounds.

Rhode Island returns seven lettermen from last year's team that went 6-22 overall and placed fifth in the East Division of the Atlantic 10 Conference with a 4-12 record.

Comparing The Numbers


     Utah    URIRecord      1-0 1-0Scoring     74.0    56.0Scoring Defense 59.0    50.0FG%     .480    .426FG% Defense .415    .3563-Pt. FG%   .417    .0673-Pt. FG% Def   .294    .267FT%     .667    .643Rebound Margin  -1.0    0.0Assists     14.0    14.0Turnovers   15.0    10.0Opp. Turnovers  20.0    18.0Steals      10.0    7.0Blocked Shots   2.0 4.0

Head Coach Jim Baron
Jim Barron has a 55-67 record in his fifth season at Rhode Island. His career mark is 261-269 in 19 seasons.

Barron led Rhode Island to back-to-back 20-win seasons and NIT berths in 2002-03 and `03-04. He was named the 2003 Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year.

Named head coach at St. Francis (Pa.) in 1987, his 1990-91 team set a school record for wins (24-8) and earned the school's only NCAA Tournament bid. In 1992, he returned to his alma mater, St. Bonaventure. The 1995 Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year took the Bonnies to three NITs and one NCAA Tournament, posting a 39-22 (.639) log his last two years.

Utah vs. Rhode Island Series Notes
? The Utes and Rams meet for the third time on Tuesday night. The series is tied 1-1.

? Utah won the first meeting 84-72 on March 27, 1992 in Salt Lake City in the quarterfinals of the NIT.

? Rhode Island won the second match-up 70-63 on Dec. 2, 1998 in the Great 8 Tournament at the United Center in Chicago, Ill.

? Utah is 11-11 all-time against members of the Atlantic 10 Conference, including a 1-0 record at home (an 84-72 win over Rhode Island on March 27, 1992). The Atlantic 10 team Utah has faced the most is St. Joseph's (Pa.), going 5-5 against the Hawks.

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