Pilots @ San Diego Thursday @ 8 pm on TV

The USD Toreros, 7-8, open up the New Year and their West Coast Conference slate with a Thursday evening contest against the Portland Pilots, 7-8. Game time is scheduled for 8:05 p.m. at the Jenny Craig Pavilion.

SERIES RECORD: This is the 71st meeting between USD and Portland with the Toreros owning a 43-27 series edge... USD has won the last two, including a 78-75 overtime win in the last meeting on Feb. 16, 2012 at the JCP... Dennis Kramer scored 6 of his career-high 22 points in the extra period - he also pulled down 11 rebounds... USD guard Christopher Anderson also totaled a double-double with 10 points and a career-high 13 assists... Portland closed out the regulation period on a 22-5 run to send the contest to overtime. San Diego earned an 82-63 win in Portland last January 19th... The Toreros tied a USD school record for three-pointers made with 14 (19 attempts) and set a new mark in three-point accuracy (73.7%)... Ken Rancifer led five Toreros in double figure scoring with 15 points... Prior to last season's two Torero wins, the Portland Pilots had won five straight in the series.

TORERO TIDBITS: The Toreros snapped their three-game skid with a 66-63 home win over Morgan State... In scoring a game-high 24 points, sophomore guard Johnny Dee reached 22 or more points for the 12th time in his career (46 games)... He leads this year's team with 11 games in double-digit scoring, including a season-high 27 points (vs. Siena)... Senior forward Chris Manresa posted his second straight double-double with the exact totals of 10 points and career-high 13 rebounds in win over Morgan State... Over his past four games he is averaging 12.2 points and 10.2 rebounds highlighted by his 18 point effort against Oregon State... Senior forward Ken Rancifer saw his string of five straight double-digit outings come to an end with his 4 point effort against Morgan State... Rancifer and Christopher Anderson follow Dee in double-digit scoring outings with 8 each... For the season Dee leads the team in scoring at 15.2 points per game... He is followed by Manresa (9.9 ppg, 7.4 rpg), Rancifer (9.9 ppg) and Anderson (9.3 ppg, 6.2 apg, 2.6 steals)... Anderson ranks 2nd in the WCC in both assists and steals.

dholcombe wrote:Internet feed. I don't have those fancy channels.

Coach Jackson will be holding film session at gate B1 at PDX at 2 pm, Coach Pfaff kids clinic at 3 pm. Coach Scott dynamic warm-up at 4.

All Portland Pilots hoops events today at gate B1 at Portland International are open to the public

dholcombe wrote:Internet feed. I don't have those fancy channels.

DoubleDipper wrote:

dholcombe wrote:Internet feed. I don't have those fancy channels.

Hmm, and by my calculations you no longer qualify for "Young Alum" status for all those discounts....I think you may just have to get a second job at a sports bar!

PilotNut wrote:Maybe there was a silver lining to that "UTPAtrocity"... maybe the team learned that they have to bring it every night, every game... they have to prepare mentally and physically every time, even against the teams you are favored to beat. Also to not get too high after a win, and always turn to prepare for the next challenge.

Maybe that loss will prevent another down the road....

DeanMurdoch wrote:...any word on Oskars?

DoubleDipper wrote:

dholcombe wrote:Internet feed. I don't have those fancy channels.

Hmm, and by my calculations you no longer qualify for "Young Alum" status for all those discounts....I think you may just have to get a second job at a sports bar!

dholcombe wrote:Our offense is better when Oskars plays in my opinion. He doesn't play much though.

PurplePrideTrumpet wrote:I agree and I would like to see what he can do with more minutes, but right now he can't play. He has his foot in a boot.