June 2, 2008

ROMEOVILLE, Ill. - Lewis University head men’s basketball coach Scott Trost has announced the addition of Justin Jarosz (Lockport, Ill./Lockport H.S.) for the 2008-09 season.

Jarosz, a 6-foot-6, 190-pound forward, averaged 11.5 points and 5.6 rebounds per game during his senior season at Lockport High School. He posted a .478 field-goal percentage and shot better than 37 percent from beyond the arc.

Jarosz guided his team to a second consecutive Class 4A Elite Eight appearance in 2007-08. He helped the team advance to the semifinals before losing to eventual state champion Richards. The team made it to the state quarterfinals in 2006-07. Jarosz was a starter for both Elite Eight teams.

Following his senior season, Jarosz was named first team all-area by the Joliet Herald News and was an all-conference first team pick. He also earned honorable mention by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association.

“Justin is a welcome addition to our recruiting class,” said Trost. “He shoots extremely well from the perimeter for someone his size. I look forward to Justin being a productive player in the GLVC.”

Jarosz is the fifth addition to the Flyers’ 2008-09 roster. He joins guard Mike Robinson, post Marty Strus, point guard Chris McClellan and post Matt Toth.

The Flyers finished the 2007-08 season 20-11, reaching the 20-win plateau for just the 14th time in program history.

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June 2, 2008

South Carolina Athletics has a fulltime radio home for football, men’s basketball and baseball.

University athletics officials and ISP Sports, the multimedia rights holder for the Gamecocks, have announced a new five-year agreement with Citadel Broadcasting that makes WNKT-FM (107.5 “The Game”) the official flagship station for the Gamecock ISP Sports Radio Network beginning this August.

Programming covered in the agreement includes live play-by-play broadcasts of football, men’s basketball and baseball, as well as a weekly 60-minute coaches’ call-in show during football and basketball seasons and a new hour-long “USC Athletics Show” that will air weekly 10 months (August through May) during the year.

Additionally, Gamecock women’s basketball will have a permanent home on Citadel’s WISW-AM which provides coverage throughout the metro Columbia area with a 5,000-watt AM signal.

Carolina Athletics Director Eric Hyman said, “We are very pleased to continue our relationship with Bill McElveen and his staff in providing excellent radio coverage of Gamecock Athletics. We are also appreciative of the efforts of Liz McMillan and the ISP staff in securing this partnership.”

Citadel Broadcasting’s Bill McElveen was also pleased with the new partnership.

“We’re delighted to be continuing our partnership with the University of South Carolina Athletics Department and ISP,” said McElveen. “As Eric Hyman has said, Gamecock Athletics is all about being great, not good, and being able to broadcast Gamecock sports on the state’s premier all-sports station 107.5 ‘The Game’ is further evidence of USC’s commitment to excellence.”

In addition to the live play-by-play broadcasts and weekly shows, “The Game” will also carry an expanded three-hour pre-game show prior to all Gamecock football games, followed by a 90-minute postgame show. Men’s basketball broadcasts will be complemented by 30-minute pre-game and postgame programming as well.

“We are excited to continue our partnership with Citadel Broadcasting,” Liz McMillan, general manager of the Gamecock ISP Sports Network, said. “We have had a highly professional relationship with Brent Johnson and his staff in the past and are thrilled that our programming will now be centralized primarily on one station.”

In the event that Gamecock teams included in the agreement are competing at the same time, Citadel will provide an alternative broadcast site on WISW, but every effort will be made to keep USC programming on the flagship station.

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June 2, 2008

BERKELEY - Openings are still available for Cal’s annual Father & Son Camp, which runs over Father’s Day Weekend June 13-15 at Haas Pavilion. Led by the new Golden Bear coaching staff, under the direction of head coach Mike Montgomery, the three-day session is designed for fathers and sons to spend qualifty time together while learning more about basketball.

While some activities group fathers with fathers and sons with sons, a focus of the camp is on fathers and sons working with one another. The camp begins on Friday, June 13 with registration at 4:00 p.m. Participants spend Friday and Saturday night in the University of California dorms and eat meals in the dining commons.

Sons should be ages 6-17 and the price is $265 per participant. Camp ends on Sunday, June 15 at 12:00 noon.

Click here for more registration information.

In addition to Father & Son Camp, two sessions of day camp and one team camp are offered this summer. Instruction includes position specific training, fundamental skill development, and drills concentrating on shooting, passing, dribbling, rebounding and defensive techniques. Game play focuses on overall skill development, incorporating all aspects of the game. Players are grouped according to both age and ability levels, placing players of similar abilities and positions in the same group.

Campers will have a maximum coach to player ratio so that each camper can get a good amount of individual attention.

DAY CAMPMonday-Thursday 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Friday 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Week I: June 23-27Week II: July 28-August 1AGES: 6-17PRICE: $280

Extended Care Options: AM Extended Care: Tuesday-Friday, 8:30-9:30 a.m. - $50PM Extended Care: Monday-Thursday, 3:30-5:00 p.m. - $50

Campers ages 6-8 are placed in one group and campers ages 9-11 are in a different group, while campers ages 12-16 are placed in another group. Extended care is available in the mornings on Tuesday-Friday and in the afternoons on Monday-Thursday. Campers must provide their own lunch, however, there will also be a snack bar where campers may purchase snack items.

TEAM CAMPTo reserve a spot for your team, or for more team camp details, please contact Derrick Wrobel in the Men’s Basketball Office at (510) 643-4964.

For more information and to register for all camps, click here.

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