December 6, 1953
Arizona (0-4) at Iowa (0-2)
Finally, the Wildcats get a win on the season! It took everything we had, but we came away 62-61 winners. Thornton had to score 29 points to get it done for us. Valliere added 14 as well.
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Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Scott Hernandez C 33 2-6 0-0 2 11 4 3 4
Lon Williams PF 30 2-4 1-4 1 5 2 3 5
Robert Valliere SF 28 6-12 2-2 1 5 1 3 14
Albert Gouge SG 29 1-6 0-0 1 3 5 2 2
Preston Thornton PG 34 11-18 7-7 0 1 2 2 29
Walter Walsh PF 16 0-1 0-0 1 3 0 1 0
Jarrett Corley SF 10 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 3 2
Brian James SG 15 1-4 2-2 0 3 1 2 4
Maximo Lewis SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0
Andrew Amaral SF 3 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Turnovers: 16 (S.Hernandez 1, L.Williams 1, R.Valliere
4, A.Gouge 1, P.Thornton 5, J.Corley 1, B.James 3)
Blocked Shots: 2 (L.Williams 1, A.Gouge 1)
Steals: 4 (A.Gouge 1, W.Walsh 2, A.Amaral 1)
3P FGs: 0-0
December 11, 1953
Tennessee Tech (3-3) at Arizona (1-4)
We have an offensive explosion today and pick up our first home win of the season, 91-81. Thornton has another huge game with 27. Valliere set a career high with 20 points of his own. Hernandez and Gouge each scored 11 and Hernandez also picked up 11 rebounds.
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Arizona Stats:
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Scott Hernandez C 33 4-7 3-4 3 11 1 3 11
Lon Williams PF 28 2-5 1-2 3 10 1 5 5
Robert Valliere SF 27 7-12 6-8 3 5 1 2 20
Albert Gouge SG 27 3-5 5-8 0 0 2 2 11
Preston Thornton PG 34 8-15 11-15 1 4 5 4 27
Walter Walsh PF 18 2-5 1-2 0 3 1 1 5
Jarrett Corley SF 11 1-5 2-3 1 3 1 3 4
Brian James SG 16 2-3 2-2 0 3 1 1 6
Maximo Lewis SG 2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Andrew Amaral SF 3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0
Turnovers: 17 (S.Hernandez 1, L.Williams 1, R.Valliere
1, P.Thornton 10, W.Walsh 1, J.Corley 1, B.James 2)
Blocked Shots: 2 (L.Williams 2)
Steals: 10 (L.Williams 2, R.Valliere 1, A.Gouge 2,
P.Thornton 2, W.Walsh 1, B.James 1, A.Amaral 1)
3P FGs: 0-0
December 16, 1953
Arizona (2-4) at DePaul (4-3)
Our little 2 game winning streak comes to a predictable end here with a final score of 81-72. I have no idea why our defense is playing so bad. I think I am going to slow down the pace of our games. Thornton put up another 21 points and Valliere had 10 of his own.
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Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Scott Hernandez C 16 3-6 2-2 0 2 0 5 8
Lon Williams PF 33 4-8 0-0 3 10 0 5 8
Robert Valliere SF 29 3-8 4-6 1 5 1 3 10
Albert Gouge SG 30 3-6 1-1 0 1 1 0 7
Preston Thornton PG 34 8-13 5-6 1 2 6 4 21
Walter Walsh C 17 1-3 2-2 1 2 1 5 4
Jarrett Corley SF 12 3-5 2-5 2 2 0 1 8
Brian James SG 13 1-4 2-2 0 2 2 3 4
Maximo Lewis SG 2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Andrew Amaral C 14 0-0 0-1 0 3 1 3 0
Turnovers: 16 (S.Hernandez 2, L.Williams 2, R.Valliere
1, A.Gouge 1, P.Thornton 4, W.Walsh 4, A.Amaral 2)
Blocked Shots: 4 (L.Williams 3, J.Corley 1)
Steals: 6 (A.Gouge 3, P.Thornton 1, W.Walsh 1, A.Amaral
1)
3P FGs: 0-0
December 21, 1953
UMASS (3-5) at Arizona ( 2-5)
We slowed down the game alight…and held ourselves to just 46 points in a 66-46 beating. Thornton scored 20 and nobody else showed up. Hernandez gave up 20 to the opposing center.
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Arizona Stats:
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Scott Hernandez C 17 1-3 2-4 0 2 0 5 4
Lon Williams PF 17 1-3 0-0 1 4 0 4 2
Robert Valliere SF 30 1-6 0-0 0 5 3 3 2
Albert Gouge SG 27 1-4 2-2 2 3 0 1 4
Preston Thornton PG 35 9-15 2-2 0 0 3 2 20
Walter Walsh C 15 2-4 0-0 1 1 1 4 4
Jarrett Corley SF 22 1-7 0-0 1 5 1 2 2
Brian James SG 15 2-2 0-0 0 1 1 2 4
Maximo Lewis SG 3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Andrew Amaral C 19 1-5 2-2 1 10 0 1 4
Turnovers: 16 (S.Hernandez 4, L.Williams 1, R.Valliere
4, A.Gouge 1, P.Thornton 2, J.Corley 2, B.James 1,
M.Lewis 1)
Blocked Shots: 0
Steals: 5 (R.Valliere 1, A.Gouge 1, P.Thornton 1,
J.Corley 1, B.James 1)
3P FGs: 0-0
December 26, 1953
Arizona (2-6) at Northern Arizona (4-7)
We almost pull off the upset against a Northern Arizona team that has been down on its luck lately. The final here was 65-62. At least this is the type of game I want to be in all the time. Thornton led the team with 15 before he had to leave with an injury. He will miss 2-3 weeks. Hernandez and Brian James each scored 11.
Code:
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Scott Hernandez C 34 4-8 3-5 1 7 0 4 11
Lon Williams PF 24 1-5 3-4 0 3 0 4 5
Robert Valliere SF 29 1-7 0-0 0 3 1 2 2
Albert Gouge SG 29 1-2 2-2 2 3 4 0 4
Preston Thornton PG 19 5-9 5-5 0 0 2 3 15
Walter Walsh PF 16 2-3 0-0 2 6 2 4 4
Jarrett Corley SF 10 3-4 0-0 1 2 0 1 6
Brian James PG 28 4-9 3-4 0 4 2 3 11
Maximo Lewis SG 4 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 2
Andrew Amaral PF 7 0-1 2-2 0 0 1 0 2
Turnovers: 19 (S.Hernandez 3, L.Williams 2, R.Valliere
2, A.Gouge 4, P.Thornton 3, J.Corley 1, B.James 3,
M.Lewis 1)
Blocked Shots: 0
Steals: 8 (S.Hernandez 3, R.Valliere 3, J.Corley 1,
B.James 1)
3P FGs: 0-0
December 31, 1953
Arizona (2-7) at Washington (5-4)
I give Max Lewis the start at the point for our conference opener. No surprise here as we lose 68-59. Valliere scored 14 to lead the team and Corley added 12 off the bench.
Code:
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Scott Hernandez C 22 1-5 2-2 1 1 0 4 4
Lon Williams PF 32 1-5 0-0 2 6 1 4 2
Robert Valliere SF 30 6-12 2-3 1 5 0 2 14
Albert Gouge SG 30 2-5 1-4 0 1 1 2 5
Maximo Lewis PG 29 1-5 0-0 1 1 3 2 2
Walter Walsh C 20 4-5 1-2 0 4 0 2 9
Jarrett Corley SF 10 5-7 2-3 1 1 1 0 12
Brian James PG 17 3-5 1-1 0 1 6 1 7
Andrew Amaral SG 9 2-2 0-0 0 0 1 1 4
Turnovers: 18 (L.Williams 2, R.Valliere 2, A.Gouge 3,
M.Lewis 6, J.Corley 2, B.James 2, A.Amaral 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (R.Valliere 1, A.Gouge 1)
Steals: 13 (R.Valliere 3, A.Gouge 2, W.Walsh 2,
J.Corley 2, B.James 3, A.Amaral 1)
3P FGs: 0-0
December Recruiting.
PG Paul Lin, from Las Vegas, NV has committed to Arizona.
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RECRUIT DETAILS
#35 PG Paul Lin
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Height: 5' 6"
Weight: 178
High School: Desert Pines High School
Hometown: Las Vegas, NV
GPA: 2.70
Test Score: 1150
Rating: ***
Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK PFS QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 29 32 35 40 47 31 36 38 20 34 23 20 24 76 31 46 41
Potential: F C D B A D F D D B C C
Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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5.5 0.8 3.6 2.4 2.6 0.92 1.2 0.6 3.6
Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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2.6 6.5 .400 0.2 0.7 .357 0.0 1.0 .048
Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Committed to Arizona
Rankings: West Region #77 Overall, West Region #17 PG
High School Awards: None
Top 5 Schools: *Arizona, Montana, Holy Cross, Central Florida, Western Illinois