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TENNESSEE TECH GOLDEN EAGLES

No. Name

1 Diante Wood

(Pronunciation) Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School / High School)

(dee-ON-tay G 6-4 210 So. Anniston, Ala. (Alabama/Jacksonville) 2 Daniel Ramsey F 6-9 235 So. Cordele, Ga. (Xavier) 3 Keishawn Davidson (KEY-shawn) G 6-2 175 So. Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Athens Prep Academy) 4 Jr. Clay (JUNIOR) G 6-0 170 Jr. Chattanooga, Tenn. (The McCallie School) 5 Marcus Hopkins C 7-0 230 Jr. Oakland, Calif. (Daytona State College) 10 CJ Gettelfinger^ G 6-4 185 So. Knoxville, Tenn. (Oakland U.) 11 Dane Quest G 6-6 190 So. Toronto, Ontario (Lake Forest [Ill.] HS) 12 Amadou Sylla (AH-muh-doo SEE-lah) F 6-8 235 Jr. Bamako, Mali (Iowa Western CC) 13 Kenny White Jr. F 6-7 205 Fr. Madisonville, Ky. (Madisonville-North Hopkins HS) 14 Mamoudou Diarra (MAH-mah-doo dee-ARE-uh) F 6-9 225 Jr. Bamako, Mali (Cincinnati) 15 Jalen Stayton^ (STAY-tuhn) F 6-8 205 Fr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Blackman HS) 20 Isaiah Nelson-Ododa (oh-DOH-duh) F 6-9 180 Fr. Winder, Ga. (Winder-Barrow HS) 21 Bailey Gilliam^ (GILL-ee-um) G 6-1 175 Fr. Cookeville, Tenn. (Cookeville HS) 23 Austin Harvell (har-VELL) F 6-6 215 Fr. Athens, Ala. (East Limestone HS) 31 Caleb Christopher G 6-1 180 So. Carson, Calif. (Arizona State) 33 Shandon Goldman F 6-10 225 Gr. Evansville, Ark. (UNI) 50 John Pettway G 6-3 190 Gr. Safford, Ala. (South Alabama)

HEAD COACH: John Pelphrey (Kentucky, 1992) • 3rd season ASSISTANT COACHES: Alex Fain (Alabama, 2013) • 3rd season Blake Gray (Alabama, 2014) • 1st season (3rd overall) Andrew Steele (Alabama, 2012) • 1st season DIRECTOR OF OPS: Justin Coleman (Samford, 2018) • 1st season ATHLETIC TRAINER: Chuck Cushman (Southern Illinois, 2010) • 2nd season

QUICK FACTS:

LOCATION: Cookeville, Tenn. ENROLLMENT: 10,177 CONFERENCE: Ohio Valley (OVC) PRESIDENT: Dr. Phil Oldham ATHLETICS DIRECTOR: Mark Wilson WEBSITE: TTUSports.com

UNC ASHEVILLE BULLDOGS

No. Name (Pronunciation) Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School / High School)

0 Trent Stephney (STEFF-knee) G 6-2 170 Jr. Knoxville, Tenn. (Bearden HS) 1 Jamon "Doc" Battle (JAY-mon) G 6-5 210 Jr. Richmond, Va. (LC Bird HS) 2 LJ Thorpe G 6-5 215 R-Sr. West Palm Beach, Fla. (Royal Palm Beach HS) 3 Tajion Jones (TAY-jon) G 6-5 190 R-Sr. Oak Ridge, Tenn. (Oak Ridge HS) 4 Drew Pember F 6-10 190 Jr. Knoxville, Tenn. (Tennessee / Bearden HS) 5 Silas Mason (SIGH-luss) F 6-7 185 So. Greensboro, N.C. (Ben L. Smith HS) 10 Evan Clayborne F 6-6 228 Gr. Dayton, Ohio (NC Central / Thurgood Marshall HS) 11 BJ Marable (MARE-uh-BULL) F 6-9 230 So. Knoxville, Tenn. (Grace Christian HS) 13 Quay Kimble (KWAY) G 5-10 165 Gr. Shelby, N.C. (Lees-McRae / Shelby HS) 14 Luke Lawson F 6-7 180 Sr. Coeburn, Va. (Eastside HS) 15 Dean Gabrelcik (GAB-rell-SICK) G 6-2 205 Fr. East Lake, Fla. (East Lake HS) 21 Jordan Hairston G 6-0 160 So. Centreville, Va. (Texas A&M Corpus Christi / Flint Hill HS) 22 Coty Jude (CODY) F 6-9 190 Sr. Fort Gray, W.Va. (Believe Sports Academy) 30 Deacon Heath G 6-0 170 Sr. Banner Elk, N.C. (Avery County HS)

HEAD COACH: Mike Morrell (Milligan, 2005) • 4th season ASSISTANT COACHES: Neil Dixon (West Virginia, 2006) • 3rd season Woody Taylor (Eckerd, 2013) • 3rd season Justin Levine (Ithaca, 2015) • 1st season DIRECTOR OF OPS: Dennis Diaz (Flagler, 2015) • 1st season ATHLETIC TRAINER: Tim White

QUICK FACTS:

LOCATION: Asheville, N.C. ENROLLMENT: 3,300 CONFERENCE: Big South CHANCELLOR: Nancy J. Cable ATHLETICS DIRECTOR: Janet R. Cone WEBSITE: UNCABulldogs.com

UNCG SPARTANS

No. Name (Pronunciation) Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School / High School)

0 Keyshaun Langley (KEY-shawn) G 6-1 175 Jr. High Point, N.C. (Southwest Guilford HS) 2 AJ Williams G 6-0 180 Fr. Richmond, Va. (Oak Hill Academy) 3 Kobe Langley G 6-1 180 Jr. High Point, N.C. (Soutwest Guilford HS) 4 Mohammed Abdulsalam (ab-DOOL-sah-lam) F 6-9 255 Sr. Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria (Link Year Prep) 10 De'Monte Buckingham G 6-4 220 Gr. Richmond, Va. (Cal State-Bakersfield) 11 JC Tharrington G 6-1 180 Jr. Charlotte, N.C. (Charlotte Christian) 12 Khyre Thompson (KHY-ree) F 6-6 200 Jr. Kernersville, N.C. (Wesleyean Academy) 13 Miles Jones F 6-6 215 Jr. Radford, Va. (Radford) 14 Jalen White F 6-5 240 Jr. St. Petersburg, Fla. (Texas A&M–Corpus Christi) 20 Reggie Raynor G 6-5 205 So. Fayetteville, N.C. (Northwood Temple) 22 Jalen Breath F 6-8 225 Fr. Oklahoma City, Okla. (Booker T. Washington HS) 24 Dante Treacy G 6-0 170 Sr. Orlando, Fla. (Robert Morris) 33 Bas Leyte (b-AS LIGHT-uh) F 6-10 220 Jr. Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands (New Hampton) 44 Kaleb Hunter G 6-4 190 Gr. Louisburg, N.C. (Neuse Christian)

QUICK FACTS:

HEAD COACH: Mike Jones (Howard, 1990) • 1st season ASSISTANT COACHES: Ron Jirsa (Gettysburg, 1981) • 1st season David Boyden (Western Kentucky, 2003) • 1st season

LOCATION: Greensboro, N.C. ENROLLMENT: 20,196 CONFERENCE: Southern Donny Lind (Loyola, Md., 2010) • 1st season CHANCELLOR: Franklin Gilliam Jr. DIRECTOR OF OPS: Asad Lamot (UNCG, 2016) • 1st season (3rd overall) ATHLETICS DIRECTOR: Kevin Bostian (int.) STRENGTH COACH: James Diaz WEBSITE: UNCGSpartans.com

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