USF Men's Basketball
USF vs. UCF
Game Notes
Individual Notes:
- With Augustus Gilchrist and Justin Leemow out of the lineup against UCF, freshman Toarlyn Fitzpatrick earned the first start of his career. Fitzpatrick ended the night with two points and nine rebounds.
- Head coach Stan Heath is in his 23rd season of coaching, ninth as a head coach and third at USF. He has posted a 141-120 overall record and is 29-43 at USF. Heath has made three NCAA appearances (2002-Kent State, 2006 and 2007- Arkansas) in his eight-year career.
USF is 14-3 in non-conference home games in the Stan Heath era. In his first season with the Bulls, USF was 5-0, and last season the team posted a 4-2 mark before the BIG EAST slate began.
-After just two seasons with the Bulls, Dominique Jones is currently listed on five career records lists at USF and looking in on four more. He is eighth in field goals attempted (979), ninth in scoring (1,274 points), three point field goals made (125), three pointers attempted (376) and free throws made (281). He is also just 21 attempted free throws, nine made field goals, eight steals and 60 assists away from 10th in each category.
- Jarrid Famous responded from a one rebound game against Hampton by picking up the second double-double of his season by putting up 11 points and 10 rebounds.
-Kardok responded to a UCF three by hitting a three of his own from the corner to put the Bulls up 42-32 with 15:10 remaining. The three point bucket was the first of Kardok's career.
- Jones ended his night with 27 points and six rebounds in the 69-65 victory of UCF. It is the third game in a row in row with at least 27 points.
Team Notes:
- USF wraps up its five-game homestand with in-state foe UCF on Wednesday at the Sun Dome before hopping a flight to Nevada on Thursday to play in the Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic Dec. 19-20. USF faces USF (San Francisco) and San Diego in Vegas.
- USF is 18-5 all-time against UCF with a 9-1 record in the past 10 meetings. The only loss, though, was the 71-63 defeat last season on Dec. 6 in Orlando. In that game, USF's Dominique Jones tallied a game-high 31 points, and added seven rebounds and four assists. UCF's top returner from that game is Taylor Young, who had three points, three assists and two rebounds.
- The Bulls had four players score in double-digits against UCF, Jones (27), Howard (14), Mercer (12) and Famous (11). That is the second time this season that USF has had four players score in double-digits in the same game.
