Pacific

Official Name: 
University of the Pacific
Nickname: 
Tigers
Mailing Address: 

3601 Pacific Avenue
Stockton, CA 95211

Website: 
www.pacifictigers.com
Telephone: 
(209) 946-2866
Fax: 
(209) 946-2757
Enrollment: 
5,700
Arena: 

Alex G. Spanos Center
Capacity: 6,150
Year Opened: 1981

School Colors: 
Orange and Black
Conference: 

Big West (since 1972)
Former Member of West Coast Athletic (1953-71)

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(8) 1966, 1967, 1971, 1979, 1997, 2004, 2005, and 2006
4-9 record (.308)
Regional runner-up in 1967

NIT Appearances: 

(1) 1998
0-1 record (.000)

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(1) 1951
0-1 record (.000)

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Bob Thomason (22 years from 1989-2010, 387-275 record, .585)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Ron Cornelius (2,065 points from 1978-81)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Keith Swagerty (1,505 from 1965-67)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Bill Stricker (44 points as junior vs. Portland on 12/21/68)

All-American Selections: 

(2) C John Gianelli (1972), C Keith Swagerty (1967)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Bill Stricker (44 vs. Portland)
December 21, 1968 (junior/18.8 ppg)

1

2

Total

Pacific

49

58

107

Portland

32

29

61

Pacific

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Stricker

18-26

8-10

44

T. Jones

5-11

1-1

11

Foley

3-8

3-3

9

Carpenter

5-9

8-8

18

Phillips

5-12

1-1

11

Jensen

1-2

2-3

4

Sperring

2-6

0-2

4

Sperring

2-6

0-2

4

Clapperton

0-2

0-0

0

Perisho

1-5

0-2

2

DeWitt

0-1

0-0

0

B. Jones

0-0

1-2

1

Thomason

0-1

0-0

0

Miller

0-0

0-0

0

M. Crawford

0-1

1-2

1

V. Crawford

1-2

0-0

2

Schgidegger

0-0

0-0

0

Totals

41-86

25-34

107

Percentages

.477

.735

Portland

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Earl

3-9

0-1

6

Talley

6-16

3-6

15

Dirks

2-11

0-0

4

Pollreisz

1-4

2-4

4

Ricks

4-10

8-9

16

Herber

5-8

4-4

14

McGuire

0-0

0-0

0

Warren

0-2

0-0

0

McCurdy

0-0

0-1

0

Stremier

0-0

2-2

2

Totals

21-60

19-27

61

Percentages

.350

.704
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Van Sweet

11

1953-63

94-186

.335

1956

15-11

Dick Edwards

9

1964-72

169-72

.701

1967

24-4

Stan Morrison

7

1973-79

100-88

.531

1978

17-10

Dick Fichtner

3

1980-82

37-48

.435

1981

14-13

Tom O'Neill

6

1983-88

51-110

.316

1986

17-14

Denis Willens

1

1988

0-12

.000

1988

0-12

Bob Thomason

23

1989-2011

403-290

.582

2005

27-4
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,181-1,124 (.512) from 1911 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Pacific (CA) moved up to major-college status in 1954
  • Pacific was 5-12 in 1987-88 when Willens succeeded O'Neill
  • Thomason's record does not reflect a forfeit victory in 1994-95 awarded from California for using an ineligible player.