PACIFIC ATHLETIC FOUNDATION'S
INSIDE THE LINES
YOUR INSIDE LOOK AT PACIFIC ATHLETICS
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Keeping our PAF members
informed on all things
Pacific Athletics!
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Pacific Athletic Foundation's
Inside the Lines
features exclusive content for our loyal PAF members. We want to keep you in the know when it comes to our student-athletes' accomplishments both on the playing field and in the classroom as well as our former student-athletes' continued success upon graduating. We will also highlight some of our outstanding PAF members and businesses who have gone above and beyond!
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PAF Board Member
Occupation:
Attorney
PAF Member Since:
1977
What interested you in joining the PAF:
My interest was piqued by my relationship with Max Paulsen who introduced me to the AD and coaches; I played basketball at University of Washington and was interested in supporting the local team. Have very much enjoyed the relationship supporting the young student athletes.
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Former Tiger Athletes in the News
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Stockton author - and center for four season - celebrates golden age of Univeristy of the Pacific's basketball team in new book
Kelly Jones/Record Correspondent
There was a time when the University of the Pacific men’s basketball team had to play in an opera house to accommodate crowds too large for its small gym.
Fans once resorted to making counterfeit tickets to enter rival games. Sports Illustrated dispatched legendary writer Frank DeFord — twice! — to see what all the fuss was about.
Longtime Stocktonians may have vivid memories of Pacific’s basketball prowess in the 1960s, when the team won three conference championships under energetic young coach Dick Edwards. But it distresses former player Tom Jones that younger generations had no idea. So the retired teacher wrote a book.
“Top Cats: A Golden Age of College Basketball” serves as his 440-page love letter to that time.
“There’s people out there that don’t know this and that mattered to me,” he said. “I spoke with guys from every team. I knew I needed to write this. It’s been a lot of fun.”
The book, which was released Nov. 10 and can be purchased at Mr. Otto’s Bookstore on Pacific Avenue or on Amazon, centers on Edwards’ nine-year tenure. Between 1963-71, Edwards’ teams went 169-72 and made three national tournament appearances (1966, ’67, ’71).
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Full-service professional fitting, accessories, shoe repair and more
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This Red Wing® store provides the Stockton area with the highest-quality work footwear, accessories and care products. All of their employees are Red Wing® Certified Fit and Product Specialists who will measure your feet, discuss your safety and environmental conditions and provide a quick digital foot scan to identify arch type, foot size and underfoot pressure points. They will then use this data to select the ideal purpose-built footwear for you and your work environment, while suggesting an optional custom footbed to optimize all-day comfort.
They are equally eager to please with comprehensive care after the sale. That includes complimentary oiling and lace replacement for as long as you own your footwear, plus convenient access to minor and major shoe repair.
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Off to their best start in 15 years, Pacific Men's Basketball is 14-5 on the season (2-1 WCC). On January 4th, the Tigers defeated Saint Mary's for the first time since 2012 after four overtimes with a final score of 107-99. Senior, Jahlil Tripp, had a career-night with 39 points, falling just 5 points short of Pacific's single-game record. Freshman Dannis Jenkins and sophomore Jahbril Price-Noel also had career-highs with 20 and 15 points respectively.
After a tough loss to USF this past Saturday, the Tigers look to regroup with 2 games on the road this weekend. They will face Portland tonight and then make the short drive to Santa Clara to face the 15-3 Broncos on Saturday. The Tigers return to the Spanos Center Thursday, January 23rd as they host BYU.
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ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP SPOTLIGHT
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Doug Scovil Endowed Memorial Scholarship
Ross Watson of Men's Tennis is a senior from Lancashire, England majoring in Health, Exercise and Sport Sciences with a concentration in Health and Exercise Science.
In his junior season, Watson defeated a nationally-ranked player from New Mexico earning him WCC Singles Player of the Week honors on February 26th. He went 8-11 on the season in singles and played the majority of the Tigers' matches at No. 1 singles.
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Getting to know Ross Watson:
- Favorite TV show: Sherlock
- Favorite food: Real ramen, however anything is fine by me
- Best experience at UOP thus far: Probably being a part of beating Fresno State for the first time in program history my freshman year, and we did it in our house! We won 4-3 and I took my match as a huge underdog after a tough start to my season.
- What 3 words would your teammates use to describe you: Leader, dedicated, caring.
- Ideal career: A professional tennis player, and I am working on my level to give myself this chance. However, if I were to go down another route, I'd love to stay around sports, maybe through scientifically testing and analyzing athletes in some way.
If interested in more information on how to contribute to, or start your own endowed scholarship or sport fund and qualify for Powell Matching Funds, please contact Tim Dickson at 209-946-3177 or
tdickson@pacific.edu
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The Pacific Athletic Foundation and Head Coach Bradley Davis invite you to join the Pacific Women's Basketball booster club,
The Center Court Club.
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We are asking for you to support Pacific Women’s Basketball by becoming a member of our Center Court Club. Your financial support has been critical for our program as we continue to raise our level of competition and become contenders for the WCC crown and our program’s first NCAA Tournament berth. More than that though, your in-person support is key to continuing to make the Alex G. Spanos Center one of the toughest places for opponents to play. Last season we had more home wins versus top 100 teams than any other WCC program and that’s due in large part to our home court fans.
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-Bradley Davis, Pacific Tigers Head Women's Basketball Coach
For more details on benefits and how to give, please see the brochure below. To become a member of
Center Court Club, click "Join Today".
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Pacific Softball's 38th Annual Cioppino Feed
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Friday, January 17, 2020 - American Legion Hall
The Tigers' Cioppino Feed will be this Friday, January 17, 2020. For just $60, supporters will get a full night of fun at the American Legion Hall in Lodi, beginning with a no-host cocktail hour at 6:00 p.m.
Immediately following is an all-you-can-eat dinner at 7:30 p.m. The dinner will include Cioppino, pasta, salad, bread and wine. After dinner, guests are invited to stay for an auction, raffle, and DJ from 8:30-11:00 p.m.
To purchase tickets for this year's Cioppino Feed, call the Pacific softball offices at (209) 946-2699 or email head coach Brian Kolze at
bkolze@pacific.edu. Fellow alumni attending are also encouraged to contact coach Tory Yamaguchi at
tyamaguchi@pacific.edu for a special alumni rate.
The deadline to purchase tickets will be January 14th. The link for the form can be found below.
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PAF Men's Basketball Pre-Game Hospitality
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Thursday, January 23, 2020 - Alex and Jeri Vereschagin Alumni House
The next PAF Men's Basketball pre-game hospitality will be held on Thursday, January 23rd at the Alumni House prior to the Tigers game against BYU. The hospitality will be from 5:00-6:30 and include food, beer, and wine. It will also include the opportunity to hear from one of our Pacific men's basketball coaches who will stop by to discuss their game plan for BYU. Tip off is set for 7:00 in the Spanos Center.
PAF Pre-Game Hospitalities are
available to men's basketball season ticket holders and a hospitality pass must be presented upon arrival. Interested in becoming eligible to attend? Contact Director of Athletics Annual Giving, Aaron Morales, at
amorales1@pacific.edu or 209-946-2591. For this season's hospitality schedule, click below.
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Tuesday, January 28, 2020
- Alex and Jeri Vereschagin Alumni House
Pacific Baseball invites you to help them kick off the 2020 season at their 2020 Lead-Off Dinner! The evening will begin with a social at 6:00, followed by dinner and short program featuring special guest speaker, Pat Doyle, at 6:30. Doyle is a member of the American Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame as well as a member and executive director of the Stockton Athletic Hall of Fame. We hope to see you there as it will be your first chance to meet this year's Pacific Baseball team and coaching staff!
The cost to attend is $60/person and includes a hosted bar. Space is limited, so be sure to RSVP below to guarantee your spot!
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PAF Men's Basketball Alumni Reception/PAF Pre-Game Hospitality
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Saturday, February 1, 2020 - Janssen-Lagorio Gymnasium
The PAF Pre-Game Hospitality on February 1st will be held in conjunction with a Men's Basketball Alumni Reception in the Janssen-Lagorio Gymnasium. The reception will be from 5:00-6:30 prior to the Tigers game vs. San Diego.
Men's Basketball alumni who would like to RSVP, please contact Bri Rodriguez at
brodriguez@pacific.edu
or 209-946-2230.
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