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QUICK FACTS<br />

Name of School: University of South Florida<br />

City, State, Zip: Tampa, FL, 33620<br />

Founded: 1956<br />

Enrollment: 45,074<br />

Nickname: Bulls<br />

School Colors: Green and Gold<br />

Arena: USF Sun Dome<br />

Capacity: 10,411<br />

Affiliation: NCAA Division I<br />

Conference: The American Athletic Conference<br />

President: Dr. Judy Genshaft<br />

Athletic Director: Mark Harlan<br />

Athletic Department Phone: 813-974-2125<br />

Ticket Office Phone: 1-800-GoBulls<br />

Website: GoUSFBulls.com<br />

HISTORY<br />

First Season of Basketball: 1970-71<br />

First Season of Varsity Basketball: 1971-72<br />

Overall All-Time Record: 605-710<br />

NCAA Appearances: Three (1989-90, 1991-92,<br />

2011-12)<br />

NIT Appearances: Eight (1980-81, 1982-83, 1984-<br />

85, 1990-91, 1994-95, 1999-00, 2001-02, 2009-10)<br />

Conference Regular Season Titles: None<br />

Conference Tourn. Titles: One (Sun Belt, 1989-90)<br />

TEAM INFORMATION<br />

2014-15 Overall Record: 9-23<br />

Home/Away/Neutral: 8-9/1-12/0-2<br />

2014-15 The American Record: 3-15<br />

2014-15 The American Finish: 11th<br />

Starters Returning: 3<br />

Returning (who played last season): 7<br />

Newcomers (eligible to play): 5<br />

Lost: 4 (Corey Allen Jr., Dre Clayton,<br />

Anthony Collins, Dinero Mercurius)<br />

COACHING STAFF<br />

Head Coach: Orlando Antigua (Pittsburgh, 1995)<br />

Assistant Coaches:<br />

Sergio Rouco (Nova Southeastern, 1987)<br />

Rod Strickland (Northeastern Illinois, 2013)<br />

Oliver Antigua (Pittsburgh, 1998)<br />

Director of Operations:<br />

Jerry McCullough (Pittsburgh, 1995)<br />

Video Coordinator:<br />

Dominic Lombardi (IUP, 2012)<br />

Special Assistant to the Head Coach:<br />

Gerald Gillion (Florida State, 2008)<br />

ROSTER<br />

NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL.-EXP. HOMETOWN (HS/PREVIOUS SCHOOL)<br />

0 Jahmal McMurray G 6-0 175 Fr.-HS Topeka, Kan. (Sunrise Christian Academy)<br />

Note: All-Rookie Team selection... 30 pts at UH... 6th in conf. in scoring, 2nd among freshmen (15.1)... At least 1 three in 27 straight games.<br />

1 Chris Perry F 6-8 250 Jr.-2L Bartow, Fla. (Bartow Senior HS)<br />

Note: GW dunk vs. Albany... 77 gp is most on roster... 12th in conf. in rebs. (6.5).<br />

2 Geno Thorpe G 6-3 185 Jr.-TR Pittsburgh, Pa. (Shaler HS/Penn State)<br />

Note: Transfer from Penn State, will redshirt this season due to NCAA transfer rules.<br />

3 Roddy Peters G 6-4 205 So.-TR Washington D.C. (Suitland HS/Maryland)<br />

Note: Out with fractured left foot, occured during first half vs. NC State... Averaging 9.8 points and 3.5 assists in 10 games.<br />

5 Nehemias Morillo G 6-5 185 Sr.-1L Santiago, Dominican Republic (Monroe College-N.Y.)<br />

Note: Made 26 of last 32 FTA... Scored at least 10 points in 5 of the last 7 games... Career-best 20 pts. vs. Tulane<br />

10 Tre’ Bryant G 5-11 175 Jr.-TR Bradenton, Fla. (Braden River HS/State College of Florida)<br />

Note: Walk-on... Will graduate this season... Joined the team late last season... Appeared in 10 games this season.<br />

13 Jake Bodway G 6-2 193 So.-1L Bloomington, Minn. (Bloomington Jefferson HS)<br />

Note: Walk-on... Season-high 4 pts vs. SMU and at Tulsa... Career-high 6 rebs., 4 offensive, in 19 mins. at Houston.<br />

14 Justin David G 6-2 180 So.-TR Pittsburgh, Pa. (Mt. Lebanon/Grove City College)<br />

Note: Walk-on... Unavailable for Friday... Practiced, but did not play last season as a transfer... Appeared in 10 game this season.<br />

15 Jaleel Cousins C 6-11 255 Sr.-1L Mobile, Ala. (LeFlore HS/Navarro College-Texas)<br />

Note: 8 double-doubles... 11 games of 10+ rebounds... 4th in conf. in blocks (1.6)... 8th in conf. in rebs. (7.9)... 16 rebs. at Memphis<br />

21 Tulio Da Silva F 6-8 210 Fr.-HS Formiga, Brazil (Arlington Country Day-Fla.)<br />

Note: Four-star recruit... Academic non-qualifier, will practice, but not play this season... From Brazil.<br />

22 Angel Nunez F 6-8 210 Sr.-TR Washington Heights, N.Y. (Notre Dame Prep/Gonzaga)<br />

Note: Season-high 19 pts vs. Seton Hall... Started 28 of 32 games.<br />

25 Troy Holston Jr. G 6-4 185 So.-1L Queens, N.Y. (Oldsmar Christian-Fla.)<br />

Note: Suffered a torn ACL in July during a summer workout... Averaged 17.5 pts over the last 6 games last season.<br />

33 Ruben Guerrero C 6-11 235 So.-1L Marbella, Spain (Sunrise Christian Academy-Kan.)<br />

Note: Sportsmanship Award recipient... 14 pts, 10 rebs. vs. Temple... 2 double-doubles... FG% of 59.1 is the best on the team<br />

35 Bo Zeigler F 6-6 205 So.-1L Detroit, Mich. (Community HS)<br />

Note: Season-high 12 pts at SMU... FG% of 56.5 is second-best on the team.<br />

42 Luis Santos F 6-8 250 Fr.-HS Bronx, N.Y. (Sunrise Christian Academy-Kan.)<br />

Note: Season high 8 pts (all FTs), 8 rebs, 11 mins. at SHU... 11 of 14 from the FT line...DNP last five games.... Unavailable for the tourney.<br />

ROSTER NOTES<br />

• Senior (3): Jaleel Cousins, Nehemias Morillo, Angel Nunez<br />

• Junior (3): Chris Perry, Tre’ Bryant, Geno Thorpe<br />

• Sophomore (6): Justin David, Roddy Peters, Jake Bodway, Ruben Guerrero,<br />

Troy Holston Jr., Bo Zeigler<br />

• Freshman (3): Tulio Da Silva, Jahmal McMurray, Luis Santos<br />

• Guard (8): Jake Bodway, Tre’ Bryant, Justin David, Troy Holston Jr., Jahmal<br />

McMurray, Henemias Morillo, Roddy Peters, Geno Thorpe<br />

• Forward (5): Tulio Da, Silva, Angel Nunez, Chris Perry, Luis Santos, Bo Zeigler<br />

• Center (2): Ruben Guerrero, Jaleel Cousins<br />

• Fluent in Spanish (4): Ruben Guerrero, Nehemias Morillo, Angel Nunez, Luis<br />

Santos<br />

• Played last season and is able to play this season (6): Jake Bodway, Jaleel<br />

Cousins, Ruben Guerrero, Nehemias Morillo, Chris Perry, Bo Zeigler<br />

PRONUNCIATION<br />

Players<br />

JAKE BODWAY<br />

TRE’ BRYANT<br />

JALEEL COUSINS<br />

NEHEMIAS MORILLO<br />

ANGEL NUNEZ<br />

LUIS SANTOS<br />

Bo ZEIGLER<br />

Coaches<br />

ORLANDO ANTIGUA<br />

SERGIO ROUCO<br />

OLIVER ANTIGUA<br />

BODE-way<br />

Trey<br />

jah-leal<br />

KNEE-ah-mias more-E-yo<br />

Angel NOON-yez<br />

LOU-ees<br />

zigg-ler<br />

ann-TEAGUE-wuh<br />

rowe-co<br />

ann-TEAGUE-wuh<br />

SEASON STANDINGS<br />

Temple 14-4 20-10<br />

SMU 13-5 25-5<br />

Houston 12-6 22-8<br />

Cincinnati 12-6 22-9<br />

Tulsa 12-6 20-10<br />

Connecticut 11-7 21-10<br />

Memphis 8-10 17-14<br />

UCF 6-12 12-18<br />

East Carolina 4-14 12-20<br />

USF 4-14 8-24<br />

Tulane 3-15 11-21<br />

CONFERENCE CORNER<br />

PRESEASON COACHES’ POLL<br />

1. SMU (8) 98<br />

2. UConn (2) 87<br />

3. Cincinnati (1) 84<br />

4. Tulsa 76<br />

5. Memphis 59<br />

6. Temple 54<br />

7. Houston 48<br />

8. East Carolina 31<br />

9. UCF 30<br />

10. USF 20<br />

11. Tulane 11<br />

Preseason Player of the Year<br />

Nic Moore, R-Sr., G, SMU<br />

Preseason Rookie of the Year<br />

Jalen Adams, Fr., G, UConn<br />

2 //<br />

PRESEASON<br />

ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS<br />

First Team<br />

Octavius Ellis, Sr., F, Cincinnati<br />

Daniel Hamilton, So., G/F, UConn<br />

*Markus Kennedy, R-Sr., F, SMU<br />

*Nic Moore, R-Sr., G, SMU<br />

James Woodard, Sr., G, Tulsa<br />

Second Team<br />

Troy Caupain, Jr., G, Cincinnati<br />

Amida Brimah, Jr., C, UConn<br />

Sterling Gibbs, GS, G, UConn<br />

Shaq Goodwin, Sr., F, Memphis<br />

Shaquille Harrison, Sr., G, Tulsa<br />

* unanimous selection<br />

// @USFMBB<br />

CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK<br />

James Woodard, Tulsa (11/16/15)<br />

Shaquille Harrison, Tulsa (11/23/15)<br />

Troy Coupain, Cincinnati (11/30/15)<br />

Devonta Pollard, Houston (12/7/15)<br />

Jordan Tolbert, SMU (12/14/15)<br />

Jordan Tolbert, SMU (12/21/15)<br />

Daniel Hamilton, UConn (12/28/15)<br />

Rodney Purvis, UConn (1/4/16)<br />

Quenton DeCosey, Temple (1/11/16)<br />

Shaq Goodwin, Memphis (1/18/16)<br />

Devin Coleman, Temple (1/25/16)<br />

Rob Gray Jr., Houston (2/1/16)<br />

Daniel Hamilton, SMU (2/8/16)<br />

Devonta Pollard, Houston (2/15/16)<br />

Pat Birt, Tulsa (2/22/16)<br />

Damyean Dotson, Houston (2/29/16)<br />

Troy Coupain, Cincinnati (3/7/16)

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