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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)