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Portland (16-7, 4-4 WCC) at Seattle (8-14)
February 5, 2011 • 7:00 PM • Seattle, Wash. (KeyArena)
TV: FSN Northwest
Radio: 800 AM (KPDQ)
Live Audio: PortlandPilots.com
Series: SEA leads 73-29
Last Meeting: POR 98, SEA 81 (11/17/09 at Portland)

This Week in Pilots Hoops…
     The Portland Pilots (16-7, 4-4 WCC) look to bounce back after suffering their first loss this season at the Chiles Center, a 67-64 defeat to the Gonzaga Bulldogs on Saturday. Portland will make the short trip north to the Emerald City and face the Seattle University Redhawks (8-14) on Saturday at 7 p.m. The Pilots dealt the Redhawks a 98-81 defeat last season at the Chiles Center.

Game Coverage
     The game will be televised live on FSN Northwest with Tom Glasgow, Francis Williams and Jen Mueller on the call. All Portland basketball games are aired live on the radio on 800 AM (KPDQ) with a 30-minute pregame show. Bill Johnson and Jason Brough will provide the commentary on Saturday.

Portland Briefly...
• The Pilots had their 19-game Chiles Center winning streak snapped on Thursday with a 67-64 loss to Gonzaga. Portland led 17-4 early on before the Bulldogs took a 10-point lead midway through the second period. The Pilots closed to within two points in the final minutes, but Gonzaga made free throws to secure the win.
• Senior F Luke Sikma had 14 points and 16 rebounds for his league-leading 11th double-double of the season. Senior G Jared Stohl and junior G Nemanja Mitrovic added 16 points each.
• Senior C Kramer Knutson made his 112th career start on Thursday to tie Dionn Holton (1995-98) for the all-time school record.
• Freshman PG Tim Douglas scored 26 points against then-No. 24 Saint Mary’s last Saturday and added 14 points and six assists against San Diego to earn WCC Co-Player of the Week honors. Douglas is just the fifth freshman in WCC history to earn the honor twice in one season.
• Portland is rated No. 56 nationally in the latest NCAA RPI released on Jan. 31.
• UP is No. 12 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25.
• The Pilots are No. 3 nationally in team 3-point percentage (.428).
• Stohl moved into ninth place on UP’s career top 10 scoring list (1,274 points).
• Sikma ranks 10th nationally in rebounds (10.9).
• Mitrovic is No. 2 nationally in three-point percentage (.485) and Stohl is No. 11 (.455).
• Stohl (70) and Mitrovic (66) have combined to make 136 three-pointers, the second highest total of any teammates in the nation behind BYU’s Jimmer Fredette and Jackson Emery (137).
• Portland’s 56 wins over the last three years are the most of any three-year stretch since the Pilots joined Division I for the 1958-59 season.
• Portland is coming off of back-to-back postseason appearances and tied a school record with 21 wins last year. Head coach Eric Reveno welcomes eight newcomers to the roster, including seven true freshmen.

About Seattle
• The Redhawks are an independent at the Division I level and former member of the WCC, formerly known as the West Coast Athletic Conference (WCAC).
• Seattle U is returning from a four-game road trip which concluded with an 81-64 loss at Loyola Marymount on Monday.
• Aaron Broussard paces Seattle with 15.3 points and 8.0 rebounds per game, while freshman Sterling Carter adds 13.2 points.
• The Redhawks have quality wins over Oregon State (83-80) and at Virginia (59-53).
• Seattle has also defeated Idaho and has lost to the following common Pilot opponents: San Francisco (97-76), UC Davis (80-58), Portland State (83-76) and Pepperdine (84-64).
• The Redhawks like to play a fast pace, but shoot under 40 percent from the field and just 28 percent from the three-point line. Seattle does force nearly 18 turnovers per game.
• Head coach Cameron Dollar, a former UCLA point guard and assistant coach at Washington, is in his second year at the helm.
• Seattle U finished last season with a 17-14 overall record, but lost leading scorer Charles Garcia to the professional ranks.
• Seattle leads the all-time series with Portland by a 79-23 margin, although the Pilots have won nine of the last ten meetings.

Last Time Out
Gonzaga 67, Portland 64 (Feb. 3, Portland, Ore.): The Portland Pilots dropped a 67-64 decision to the Gonzaga Bulldogs Thursday night before a sold out crowd of 4,852. Gonzaga was the last team to beat the Pilots on their home floor, an 81-78 decision last year that preceded 19 consecutive wins at home for Portland. Jared Stohl and Nemanja Mitrovic had 16 points each to lead Portland, while Luke Sikma added his WCC-leading 11th double-double with 14 points and 16 rebounds. Portland led by as much as 13 points early after drilling five consecutive three-pointers, but the Bulldogs chipped away to close the period and then ran out to a 10-point lead midway through the second half. The Pilots used an 8-0 run capped by a Stohl three-pointer to make it 53-51 with 5:33 remaining. Portland would pull within two again at 63-61 on a runner by freshman Tim Douglas with 19 seconds remaining, but Steven Gray made four consecutive free throws to secure the victory. Robert Sacre led the Bulldogs with 17 points, 12 rebounds and four blocked shots. Gray added 15 points and freshman David Stockton came off the bench and finished with 12 points and six assists. Douglas recorded his fifth straight double-figures scoring game and finished with 14 points, four assists and three steals. Portland shot 37 percent from the field for the game, but made 11-of-21 three-pointers. Gonzaga shot a blistering 59 percent in the second half and 49 percent for the game. The Bulldogs were 3-of-12 from beyond the arc, but two came in the final four minutes by Gray and Stockton, respectively.

Douglas Garners Second Player of the Week Honor
     Freshman point guard Tim Douglas and Saint Mary’s senior guard Mickey McConnell were named WCC Co-Players of the Week, the league announced on Monday. Douglas earned his second weekly award of the season to become just the fifth player in WCC history to receive multiple player of the week honors as a freshman. Douglas also earned weekly honors on Dec. 20 after scoring a career-high 27 points against Portland State. The Cerritos, Calif. native joins some select company by earning multiple honors as a true freshman. The only other players in WCC history to do so are Elias Harris (Gonzaga, 2010), Patrick Mills (Saint Mary’s, 2008), Darrell Tucker (San Francisco, 2000) and Greg Anthony (Portland, 1987). The league records for WCC player of the week awards date back to the 1981-82 season. Mills is the only freshman to earn the honor three times in one season. Douglas moved into the starting lineup for the first time this season on Thursday and helped the Pilots post convincing wins over San Diego (79-64) and No. 24 Saint Mary’s (85-70). He finished with 14 points and a season-high six assists on Thursday against the Toreros. He then erupted for 26 points, five rebounds and four assists to lead the upset of the Gaels. Portland leads the league with five WCC Player of the Week selections by four different players. In addition to the two awards for Douglas, Luke Sikma, Jared Stohl and Nemanja Mitrovic have also been recognized this season.

Pilots No. 3 Nationally in Three-Point Percentage
     Portland is third in the nation in team three-point percentage (.428) after an 11-for-21 performance against Gonzaga. Last year Portland finished fifth nationally as a team in three-point percentage (.407), while the Pilots finished second nationally in 2008-09 (.418).

Chiles Center Dominance
     The Chiles Center has become quite comfortable for the Pilots over the last three seasons as Portland has rattled off a 37-5 home record and 19 consecutive wins prior to the loss to Gonzaga on Feb. 3. Signature home wins have come against Washington, Oregon, Nevada and Saint Mary’s three times. Portland is 12-1 at the Chiles Center this year and has had at least 10-point leads in all 13 games.

Stohl/Mitrovic No. 2 Three-Point Combo in the Nation
     Jared Stohl and Nemanja Mitrovic have combined to make 136 three-pointers, the second most of any duo in the nation behind BYU’s Jimmer Fredette and Jackson Emery (137). Stohl (70) is seventh in three-pointers made, while Mitrovic is tied for 14th (66). Already the Portland leader in career three-pointers made (315), Stohl moved into second place in the WCC record books after drilling five treys against Utah on Dec. 31. He is now chasing the WCC record of 363 held by Jeff Fryer of LMU (1987-90).

Sikma 10th Nationally in Rebounds
     Senior F Luke Sikma is leading the WCC and ranks No. 10 nationally in rebounding average (10.9). Sikma has corralled double-digit rebounds in 14 games already has 11 double-doubles this season to lead the WCC. He matched his career-high with 19 rebounds versus Florida Atlantic on Nov. 14 and grabbed 18 at Idaho on Nov. 20.

Knutson Ties Career Starts Record
     Senior C Kramer Knutson started his 112th career game for the Pilots on Feb. 3 versus Gonzaga to tie the school record held by Dionn Holton (1995-98). Knutson also ranks second in the WCC in blocked shots (37). A four-year starter for Portland, the Mesa, Ariz. native ranks fourth in Pilot history in career field goal percentage (.547) and fifth in blocked shots (69).

Mitrovic Named WCC Co-Player of the Month
     Junior G Nemanja Mitrovic was named the WCC-Co Player of the Month after leading the Pilots to a 7-1 record in December. He logged three consecutive 20-plus point games to end the month of December. He went 7-of-9 shooting against Boise State on Dec. 22, including 5-for-5 from three-point range for a career-high 22 points. He matched that total on Dec. 27 vs. Nevada as he was 8-for-15 from the field and 4-of-9 from beyond the arc to earn WCC player of the Week honors. The Toronto native scored 18 of his 21 points in the second half against Utah on Dec. 31 to lead a second half comeback. He is No. 2 nationally in three-point percentage (.485) according to NCAA Statistics and has made at least four treys in nine of the last 15 games. Mitrovic has reached double figures in scoring 18 times this season to lead the team.

Sikma Climbing UP Charts
     Luke Sikma has put up big numbers in a variety of statistical categories throughout his career on The Bluff and is on pace to break the school record for career rebounds. He currently ranks second in the UP record book with 900. Rick Raivio (1976-80) is the all-time leader with 910 rebounds. Sikma also ranks in the school’s top 10 in blocked shots (3rd, 82) and field goal percentage (6th, .535). The Bellevue, Wash. native is also in the Top 20 in career assists (20th, 224) and steals (15th, 106).

Stohl Cracks UP Top 10 Scoring List
     Senior G Jared Stohl became the 33rd player in school history to eclipse 1,000 career points after his 24-point effort on Sunday versus Florida Atlantic on Nov. 14. He then cracked the top 10 in UP scoring history after his 16-point performance against Gonzaga on Feb. 3. The Marysville, Wash. native is currently ninth in Portland history with 1,274 career points and is just 10 points shy of cracking tying Matt Houle for seventh all-time.

Stohl Looks to Make NCAA History
     Junior sharpshooter Jared Stohl led the nation in three-point percentage according to the final 2010 NCAA statistics. The Marysville, Wash. native finished 98-205 (.478) on the season. As a sophomore in 2009, he finished third nationally at 45.6 percent. Stohl can become the first player in NCAA history to lead the country in three-point percentage two years in a row. He is off to a good start at No. 11 nationally (min. 2.5 made per game), going 70-for-154 (.455) through 23 games from beyond the arc.

Stohl Obliterates UP Three-Point Record
     With four three-pointers at Santa Clara on Jan. 30, 2010 Jared Stohl became the Portland career leader in three-pointers made. Stohl now has 315 career threes, 104 more than second place Casey Frandsen (211, 2000-04). Stohl also ranks second in career three-point percentage (.453), trailing only format teammate T.J. Campbell (.478). He led the WCC last season in three-pointers made per game (3.1) and his 98 three-pointers tied for second place in UP single-season history, eight shy of Peter McKelvey’s record from the 1991-92 season. Stohl also owns the UP single-game record by drilling 10 three-pointers on Dec. 22, 2009 against Idaho. He finished 10-for-15 from three-point range for 30 points. He set the previous record by going 9-for-13 against San Francisco on Jan. 15, 2009.

Douglas Breaks Out
     Freshman PG Tim Douglas (Cerritos, Calif/Mayfair HS) has moved into the starting lineup over the last three games and has reached double figures in each of the last five games. Douglas is averaging 8.1 points on the season, including 11.3 points and 2.9 assists in WCC play.

Pilots No. 12 in CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25
     Portland jumped four spots to No. 12 in the Jan. 31 CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25. Fellow WCC power Saint Mary’s came in at No. 2 this week, while league rivals Gonzaga (11) and Santa Clara (22) also were ranked.