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NATIONAL RANKINGS College Guidebooks, including The Princeton Review, the Fiske Guide to Colleges, and U.S. News and World Report rate Florida Southern among the nation’s best colleges and universities ACCREDITATION The Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) gave Florida Southern the highest form of reaccreditation that a college can attain in its most recent review in 2008 OUTSTANDING ALUMNI Approximately 94% of Florida Southern graduates are working full‐time or enrolled in graduate school within six months of earning their degree, and more than 25,000 Florida Southern alumni live across the globe FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT HERITAGE Located on the north shore of Lake Hollingsworth, Florida Southern College is the only Frank Lloyd Wright‐designed campus in the world, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places ENVIABLE LOCATION Lakeland is home to over 94,000 people, is less than an hour’s drive from both Tampa and Orlando, along with attractions like Disney World and Busch Gardens, and is the Spring Training home to the Detroit Tigers CHAMPIONSHIP ATHLETICS Competing in 19 NCAA sports, as well as water‐skiing, the Florida Southern Moccasins have won 27 NCAA Division II National Championships and have produced over 500 All‐Americans
Florida Southern College is committed to educational excellence and is a selective, comprehensive, private, United Methodist college with a strong liberal arts core and signature programs. The College enrolls a talented student body and includes an accomplished faculty who are dedicated to teaching excellence. Outstanding opportunities for engaged learning, student-faculty collaborative research and performance, service learning, study abroad, and honors study are distinctive features of the academic program at Florida Southern. The College offers exceptional student life programs, including a championship athletic program.
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FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS
Florida Southern College General Information ........................................... This Page Quick Facts ......................................................... This Page About the College...................................................... 60-61 College President, Dr. Anne Kerr..................................... 2 Athletic Director, Pete Meyer........................................... 2 Athletic Staff .................................................................... 3 Directions to FSC, Majors and Fields of Study .............. 63 All-Sports Scorecard ...................................................... 64 Miscellaneous/Recruiting Basketball “Southern Style” .......................................... 4-5 George W. Jenkins Field House ..................................... 57 Florida Southern Scholarships ........................................ 62 The 2011-12 Moccasins Head Coach Linc Darner ............................................... 6-9 Assistant Coaches ........................................................... 10 Players ....................................................................... 11-24 Roster .................................................... Inside Back Cover Schedule .......................................................... Back Cover Honors National Players of the Year & Retired Numbers .......... 27 All-Americans ........................................................... 28-29 Sunshine State Conference Awards........................... 30-31 Most Valuable Players.................................................... 26 Records 1,000 Point & 500 Rebound Club .................................. 36 Single Game Records ................................................ 32-33 Top Five Individual Performances (Season) .................. 34 Top Five Individual Performances (Career) ................... 35 Coaches / Yearly Results Year-by-Year Records ............................................... 38-39 All-Time Coaching Records ........................................... 37 Post-Season Play NCAA Postseason Results ........................................ 40-42 SSC Postseason Results.................................................. 43 Statistics 2010-11 Statistics & Results ..................................... 49-50 2010-11 Sunshine State Conference Statistics ............... 51 The Sunshine State Conference SSC General Information ............................................... 52 Year-by-Year Sunshine State Conference Champions ... 53 2011 SSC Honors ........................................................... 53 2010-11 Sunshine State Conference Statistics ............... 51 Opponents Conference Opponents ................................................... 54 Non-Conference Opponents ........................................... 55 Florida Southern vs. All Opponents .......................... 44-45 History A Little About the Moccasins’ History .......................... 24 All-Time Letterwinners .................................................. 48 Florida Southern Hall of Fame ....................................... 59 Pre-Season Rankings & National Poll ............................ 56 Professional Players .................................................. 46-47 Sunshine State Conference Hall of Fame Members ....... 58
GENERAL INFORMATION Location ............................................................ Lakeland, Florida Founded ................................................................................ 1883 Enrollment ........................................................................... 2,185 President ............................................................ Dr. Anne B. Kerr Athletic Director ......................................................... Pete Meyer Associate AD/SWA (Compliance) ........................ Marie Scovron Associate AD (Marketing & Promotions)....................... Al Green Nickname ..................................................................... Moccasins Colors ................................................................ Scarlet and White Affiliation ........................................................ NCAA Division II Conference ............................................................. Sunshine State Home Court...................... Jenkins Field House (Capacity: 1,800) Athletic Trainers ......................................... Al Green, Kelly Cox, Meghan Fornoff and Kevin McCarthy Sports Information Director ...................................... Bill Turnage SID Office Phone Number ....................................(863) 680-4256 SID Home Phone ..................................................(863) 701-8437 SID email .............................................. bturnage@flsouthern.edu Assistant Sports Information Director ................... Tim Carpenter Assistant SID Phone Number ...............................(863) 680-3955 Assistant SID Home Phone ...................................(863) 853-7030 Assistant SID email ............................ tcarpenter@flsouthern.edu Sports Information Fax .........................................(863) 680-3953 Athletic Department Phone ...................................(863) 680-4244 Athletic Department Fax .......................................(863) 680-4122 Athletic Web Page .......................................... www.fscmocs.com TEAM QUICK FACTS Head Coach ......................................... Linc Darner (Purdue, ’95) Record at Florida Southern ................................. 109-50 (5 years) Overall Career Record ........................................ 183-95 (9 years) Assistant Coach................................. Tom Church (Ashland, ’03) 2010-11 Record........................................... 23-9 (12-4 SSC / 2nd) SSC Tournament Finish ............................................... Semifinals 2011 NCAA Finish ................................ South Region Semifinals Letterwinners Returning/Lost .................................................. 7/8 Starters Returning/Lost .... 2/4 (six started at least half the season) All-Time Record ...................................... 1,266-762 (84 seasons) NCAA Post-Season Appearances ............................................. 25 National Championships .................................................. 1 (1981) Regional Championships ......................... Eight (last one in 2000) SSC Regular Season Championships ............19 (last one in 2010) SSC Tournament Championships .................19 (last one in 2009) 2010-11 MVP ......................................................... Rion Rayfield COACHES’ OFFICE PHONE NUMBERS Linc Darner, Head Coach .................................... (863) 680-4252 Tom Church, Assistant Coach ............................. (863) 680-4253
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2011‐12 Florida Southern Men’s Basketball Media Guide Christoverson Humanities Building (all three designed by world-renowned architect Robert A.M. Stern), the McKay Archives Center, the Blanton Nursing Building, the Rinker Technology Center, and TûTû’s Café (located in the Roux Library). Further improvements include the complete renovation of the student dining facility (Wynee’s Bistro), residence hall and campus-wide technology upgrades, and a campus beautification project featuring dozens of interconnected plazas and gardens. Dr. Kerr graduated from Mercer University and received her M.S. and Ph.D. from Florida State University. Prior to assuming the Presidency at Florida Southern, she served as Vice President for Advancement both at the University of Richmond and at Rollins College. She has held numerous volunteer leadership roles, and currently serves on the boards of SunTrust Bank, All Saints’ Academy, EarthLinked Technologies, Inc., the Polk Museum of Art, and the Florida Chamber of Commerce. She recently completed a two-year term as president of the Sunshine State Athletic Conference. Dr. Kerr and her husband, Roy, have a seventeen-year-old son, Ed, who plays baseball for All Saints’ Academy. Dr. Roy Kerr is a retired professor of Spanish and a baseball historian, whose recent publications include The Loving of the Game: a Baseball Memoir (2007); Sliding Billy Hamilton: the Life and Times of Baseball’s First Great Leadoff Man (2010), and Roger Connor: Home Run King of Nineteenth-Century Baseball (2011).
Anne B. Kerr, Ph.D. College President Since her appointment as Florida Southern College’s seventeenth president in 2004, Dr. Anne Kerr’s visionary leadership has enhanced the student experience on campus and increased the college’s national prominence. Under her direction, the institution has renewed its commitment to educate the whole person—academically, socially, spiritually and physically—in order to insure that students leave prepared to make a positive and consequential impact on our world. Early in her tenure, Dr. Kerr oversaw implementation of a comprehensive strategic plan for the College that was designed to enrich all facets of our student-centered culture. Opportunities for active learning and leadership were increased; innovative, engaged, and personalized instruction were prioritized; and the College’s scholar-athlete program became a national model for NCAA Division II athletic programs. Recent college improvements include ongoing restoration projects on the Frank Lloyd Wright campus and the construction of a Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian House for use as a Tourism and Education Center, which will be the first Wright design built since 1966. Other new construction includes the two-building Barnett Residential Complex and the
Named to the AD position February 21, 2008, he officially assumed his duties July 1, 2008, when Lois Webb retired. In the fall of 2008, Meyer was given the additional title of Dean of Wellness, putting the operation of the Hollis Wellness Center, as well as the water ski program and campus intramurals under his direction. Meyer, who has been at Florida Southern since 1998, also served as assistant athletics director for Webb from February of 2006 until his AD appointment. In his previous stint as baseball coach (2002-08), Meyer spent six full seasons as head coach, guiding the Moccasins to their ninth NCAA Division II national title in 2005 with a 51-11 record. His head coaching record at Florida Southern is 282-121-1, while his overall record as a head coach is 321-151-1. Thirty-eight Moccasin baseball players have been drafted or signed professional contracts during Meyer's tenure as head coach. Before officially assuming the reigns of head baseball coach in June of 2002, Meyer had served for over three years as Florida Southern's top assistant coach under Chuck Anderson. He also was the program's recruiting coordinator. Prior to joining the FSC coaching staff, Meyer spent five seasons at Valdosta State, working under legendary head coach Tommy Thomas. Before his stint at Valdosta State, Meyer was head baseball coach at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, where he coordinated the start of the school's Division III program in 1991. His Oglethorpe teams won Eastern Division titles in the SCAC in each of his two seasons (1992-93). He served as a graduate assistant at Valdosta State from 198890, while earning his M. Ed. in physical education. A four-year baseball letterman at the College of Wooster in Ohio, Meyer graduated in 1987 with a B.A. in speech communication. Meyer is married to the former Julie Newnum. The couple has three children - 23-year old Ross, 21-year-old Mitchell, who is enrolled at FSC, and 20-year old Megan, who attends Trinity University in Texas.
Pete Meyer Athletic Director Now in his fourth year (2011-12) as Director of Athletics at Florida Southern College, Pete Meyer saw Moccasin teams enjoy another successful year in 2010-11. The women’s golf team finished third at the NCAA Division II Championship; the swimming team claimed four individual event NCAA championships (Mary O’Sullivan – 200-yard freestyle and 200-yard backstroke, Jeb Halfacre – 200-yard backstroke, and the men’s 400-yard medley relay team); and twelve of FSC’s programs participated in NCAA postseason competition. FSC won Sunshine State Conference titles in men’s cross country (14th straight) and women’s basketball (regular season and SSC tournament), won the SSC women’s Mayors’ Cup, and tied for second in the men’s Mayors’ Cup. That success combined to give the Moccasins a 19th-place finish, tops among SSC schools, in the 2010-11 Learfield Sports/NACDA Cup standings and their 10th top-25 finish in the program's history. Meyer also returned to the coaching ranks in 2010-11, taking command of the baseball program 12 games into the season and guiding the Moccasins to a final season record of 32-15. In 2009-10, FSC won its 12th NCAA men’s golf title and 27th national title overall and produced its first national champion in swimming (Jeb Halfacre – 200-yard backstroke). Eleven programs were represented in NCAA postseason competition, with men’s golf, basketball and cross country teams capturing SSC titles. In Meyer's first year as AD (2008-09), Moccasin teams produced three SSC championships (men's cross country, men's basketball, softball) and a fifth-place national finish in women's golf. Eleven FSC teams went to NCAA postseason competition. 2
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Moccasin Head Coaching Staff
Chris Bellotto Softball
Linc Darner Men’s Basketball
Kara Reber Women’s Lacrosse
Trish Riddell Women’s Tennis
Robbie Davis Women’s Golf
Doug Gordin Men’s Golf
Hugh Seyfarth Men’s Soccer
Trey Heath Men’s Tennis
Duncan Sherrard Swimming
Pete Meyer Baseball
Jill Stephens Volleyball
Jamie Moreno CrossCountry Track & Field
Ben Strawbridge Women’s Soccer
Jarrod Olson Women’s Basketball
Marty Ward Men’s Lacrosse
Moccasin Administrative and Support Staff
Marie Scovron Associate AD/SWA NCAA Compliance
Al Green Assistant AD Head Athletic Trainer
Kelly Cox Athletic Trainer
Meghan Fornoff Athletic Trainer
Susan Sargeant Administrative Assistant
Micki Watson Athletic Business Manager
Bill Turnage Sports Information Director
Kevin McCarthy Athletic Trainer
Ronnie Akins Equipment Manager 3
Malcolm Manners Faculty Athletic Representative
Katie Kass Athletic Trainer
Cornelius Jackson Grounds
Brink Schoonmaker Grounds
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BASKETBALL – “SOUTHERN STYLE” EDUCATION FIRST… The Florida Southern athletic department is proud to graduate 84 percent of its studentathletes, according to the latest NCAA Division II Student-Athlete Success Rate. That figure is well above the national average, and the Sunshine State Conference as a whole boasts the highest graduation rate of any Division II conference in the country. An Academic Athletic Advising Office has been established to help Florida Southern student-athletes find the right balance between academic, athletic, social and personal development, and to prepare them for life after their college career. EXCITING HOME GAMES… When the Mocs are in town, fans can count on an exciting night of basketball. From a high-powered offense to a stingy defense, the Mocs are proud of their play in Jenkins Field House. Student organizations are encouraged to support the Mocs through various game night promotions and contests.
SUCCESSFUL CAREERS… All Florida Southern students have access to job opportunities through the college’s career center. Throughout the academic year, business executives visit the campus to conduct interviews with senior students. COMMUNITY SUPPORT… Florida Southern is proud to have broad-based community support through the Sixth Man Club. Members can meet the coaches and players through monthly Sixth Man Club Luncheons. Reserved seating, a hospitality room during all home games, and an end of the year banquet are other benefits of this fine organization.
SEE THE WORLD… When the Moccasins take a road trip, they take the word “trip” seriously. In past seasons, the Mocs have visited Alaska, Colorado, Costa Rica, Hawaii, New England, New York City, Montana, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Washington, D.C., the Virgin Islands and the Bahamas.
A WINNING TRADITION… The Moccasins have been playing basketball since the early 1920’s, and they’re used to winning. No school has won the SSC more than Florida Southern, and the Mocs have been to the NCAA Tournament 23 times since 1980.
A trip to Hawaii in December of 2009, allowed the Mocs to take in sights like Diamond Head, Waikiki Beach and Pearl Harbor. 4
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BASKETBALL – “SOUTHERN STYLE” HIGH QUALITY COMPETITION… The Moccasins annually play a challenging schedule loaded with Division II powers, in addition to games against some of the nation’s top Division I programs. This high quality competition enables Florida Southern to better prepare for the always competitive Sunshine State Conference. PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL CARE… Every student-athlete at Florida Southern College is entitled to quality medical care while participating as a member of an athletic team. The athletic training and medical staff coordinates and delivers professional and comprehensive preventive care, treatment, rehabilitation and counseling services to all FSC student-athletes. The athletic training staff is comprised of four full-time nationally-certified and state-licensed athletic trainers.
The Mocs have faced Florida, Miami, Purdue, Illinois and Maryland in recent seasons, and will take on the Hurricanes again this year. Last year’s schedule featured a trip to historic Hinkle Fieldhouse for an exhibition game at Division I national runner-up Butler University.
TOP NOTCH FACILITIES… Florida Southern plays its home games at George W. Jenkins Field House, located in the center of campus, and the site of 10 NCAA Division II regional basketball tournaments. It houses three full-sized basketball courts with locker rooms, weight room, equipment room, training facilities and offices. The recently renovated Moccasin locker room also features personalized lockers and benches. One of Dick Vitale’s first broadcasts for ESPN was the 1981 NCAA Division II National Championship Game, won by Florida Southern and head coach Hal Wissel. Sam Rosen (at left) was also part of that telecast. 5
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Head Coach Linc Darner Now in his sixth season as Florida Southern’s head men’s basketball coach, Linc Darner has already led the Moccasins to three Sunshine State Conference regular season titles, two SSC Tournament titles, and four straight NCAA Tournament appearances. During his first five years at Florida Southern, he’s put together a 109-50 record, and the Mocs have won at least 23 games in each of the last four seasons (2008-11). Overall in nine years as a college head coach, Darner has compiled a career record of 183-95, for a career winning percentage of .658 entering the 2011-12 season. That includes four years at St. Joseph’s College (IN) where he coached from 2002-06. In his final season at St. Joseph’s, Darner led the Pumas to the Great Lakes Valley Conference regular season title, giving him four conference championships and five trips to the NCAA Tournament in the last six years. In addition to the success enjoyed by his teams at both St. Joseph’s and Florida Southern, Darner has won four conference coach-of-the-year awards during his nine seasons as a head coach. He was the 2006 GLVC Coach-of-the-Year before earning the same honor in the Sunshine State Conference in 2008, 2009, and 2010. Darner is the only coach in the history of the Sunshine State Conference to win that award three consecutive years. In going 23-9 during the 2010-11 season, Florida Southern also went 12-4 in conference play for a second-place finish behind Rollins. That enabled the Moccasins to earn an at-large bid to the NCAA South Region Tournament, where they immediately knocked off the higher seeded Tars in the opening round before falling to Stillman in the regional semifinals. That gives Darner a 3-4 record in the NCAA Tournament at Florida Southern, to go along with an 8-3 mark in the SSC Tournament. Last year’s team also averaged over 80 points per game (81.5) for the fourth year in a row, making Florida Southern one of the highest scoring teams in the country during that stretch. They’ve led the SSC in scoring offense each of the last three seasons after doing that just three times in the previous 25 years. Darner and the Moccasins won their most recent conference championship in 2010, when Florida Southern went 25-5 overall and 13-3 in the SSC, tying the team record for most conference wins. The Mocs averaged over 85 points per game, the third year in a row they ranked among the 20 highest scoring teams in Division II, shot 43 percent from 3-point range to rank fourth in Division II, and their .756 free throw percentage was 11th in the country. The Mocs proved impossible to beat at home too, going 17-0 at Jenkins Field House, only the fourth time since World War II they were undefeated on their home court. In winning the regular season title in the SSC for the third year in a row, Darner again rallied his team down the stretch. Trailing Rollins a by a game-and-a-half in the standings on February 6, and having lost to the Tars already in Winter Park, the Moccasins faced them again in a match-up of nationally ranked teams at Jenkins Field House. Florida Southern led from start to finish in a game that turned into a blowout, went on to win the final six games of the regular season, and earned the top seed in the SSC Tournament for the third straight year.
Florida Southern spent that entire season ranked in the NABC Top-25, the first time in 10 years the Moccasins accomplished that, and their #2 ranking in late December and early January was their highest in nine years. They finished the year at #13. In addition to Darner being named the SSC Coach-of-theYear, the Moccasins had three players named to the allconference team, headlined by senior John Thompson, the 2010 SSC Player-of-the-Year and the program’s first All-American since 2004. Thompson was the second conference player-of-theyear coached by Darner, and was also the first Moccasin selected to play in the NABC Division II All-Star Game. Three years ago, the Mocs were 29-7 under Darner, the most wins for Florida Southern since 2000, and the third highest total in the program’s 84-year history. Among those 29 wins were two in the South Region Tournament, the Mocs’ first NCAA playoff wins since 2000 as well. That enabled Florida Southern to finish the season as South Region runner-up and ranked #11 in the final NABC national rankings. In addition to their 29-7 overall record, the Mocs were also 13-3 in the Sunshine State Conference, equaling the most SSC wins in team history. They overcame a loss to Rollins in their SSC opener in early December, but took control of the race at the end of January after beating the Tars in a rematch. They owned at least a share of the lead the rest of the way and clinched the title before the final regular season game for the second year in a row. The Mocs then won their first two games in the SSC Tournament by a combined 60 points before edging Rollins in the championship game, 77-76 in overtime. At the end of the year, Darner became the first Moccasin basketball coach to be selected to coach in the annual NABC Division II All-Star Game, coaching the East Team in Springfield, Massachusetts. While 2008-09 may have been a remarkable season for the Moccasins, Darner’s first two years at Florida Southern may have been even more so. After an 8-20 record in year one, the Moccasins put together a stunning turnaround in year two, going 24-9 overall, and winning the Sunshine State Conference with a 12-4 league record. They also won the SSC Tournament, were the top seed in the NCAA South Region Tournament, and finished at #17 in the national poll. Considering the history of the program, those results may have seemed like normal accomplishments, but it was the way they were done that was noteworthy, and ultimately earned Darner his first SSC Coach-of-the-Year award. 6
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Florida Southern became the first team in SSC history to go from “worst-to-first”, and was one of only two schools in the country at any NCAA level to accomplish that feat in 2008. Their nine-game improvement in the SSC standings was also the best in league history, and the Moccasins were one of only five teams in any NCAA division that went from 20 losses to 20 wins that season. They accomplished all of that by facing a regular season schedule that included five games against different ranked opponents. The Mocs beat three of them, matching their best total in one season in the last 20 years. They also played nine games against teams that qualified for the NCAA Division II Tournament, and took national runner-up Augusta State to overtime before falling, 76-75. Remarkable turnarounds are nothing new to Darner, who accomplished the same thing at St. Joseph’s College in Rensselaer, Indiana, where he coached four seasons (2002-06) before coming to Florida Southern. The Pumas saw their win total increase each year under Darner, culminating with a 31-3 record in his final season, the best in school history. When he first arrived at St. Joseph’s, the Pumas had had just one winning season in the previous 10 years, playing in a league that features perennial national powers Kentucky Wesleyan and Southern Indiana, as well as 2006 national runner-up SIU-Edwardsville. Darner’s first St. Joseph’s team went 11-17, before improving to 15-13 the following year, and 17-12 in the 200405 season. His final team at St. Joseph’s not only set school records for wins, points, and 3-point field goals, it also earned its first conference title since 1992, its first outright title since 1979, and made its first ever appearance in the GLVC Tournament championship game, where the Pumas defeated Quincy, 68-67. That earned St. Joseph’s the top seed in the Great Lakes Region Tournament, the Pumas’ first NCAA bid in 14 years. The Pumas ranked 17th in the nation in scoring (84.8 points per game), and their .912 winning percentage was fourth among all college teams at any NCAA or NAIA level. St. Joseph’s was ranked as high as #2 in the nation and among its 31 victories was an 81-76 win over eventual national champion Winona State (MN). The Pumas’ accomplishments in 2006 earned Darner the Great Lakes Valley Conference Coach-of-the-Year award, as well as the Great Lakes Region Coach-of-the-Year award from the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Two of his players were named first team all-conference and made the allregion team as well, including GLVC Player-of-the-Year Sullivan Sykes, St. Joseph’s first All-American in 18 years. In the 94-year history of St. Joseph’s men’s basketball, Darner ranks fifth in career wins (he was fourth at the time of his departure), and third in career winning percentage among those with at least four seasons. His teams averaged better than 80 points a game during all four years of his tenure, and St. Joseph’s was one of only 11 Division II teams to do that in each of those four seasons. Darner didn’t leave his high-scoring offense behind when he came to Florida Southern in the spring of 2006 as the 22nd head coach in the program’s history, but only the seventh since 1956. Though it took a couple of years for the Moccasins to adjust to a new offense, they too have become one of the country’s top scoring teams. In the last four years Florida Southern has reached triple digits 16 times, something it did only 16 times the previous 14 years. In 2008, the Mocs finished the year ranked #14 in Division II in scoring offense with an 83.5 average that represented a 16
percent improvement over Darner’s first year at the helm. It was the best 1-year improvement for the Mocs in 52 years, and they didn’t stop there. The 2009 team was 19th in scoring, but saw its average rise to 84.0 points per game, the highest for Florida Southern in 21 years, and in 2010, the Mocs’ average increased again to 85.2, good for 13th in Division II. They ranked 26th last year while scoring 81.5 points per game. Florida Southern’s scoring average the last four years illustrates the type of up-tempo offense Darner runs, and 3-point shooting is a big part of it. After making 159 long-range baskets in his first year, the Mocs have exploded by making almost 1,200 in the last four. In 2008, the Mocs finished fourth in the country in 3-point field goals per game with a school and SSCrecord 10.3 average, their .407 shooting percentage behind the arc was good for ninth in Division II, and their total of 340 treys shattered the previous school record by 134. They made over 300 more from long range in 2009, leading the Sunshine State Conference for the second year in a row. Even after the NCAA moved the 3-point line back for the 2010-11 season, the Moccasins have continued to light up the scoreboard from long distance. Florida Southern is the only Division II school in the country to rank in the top 10 in 3-point shooting percentage each of the last two seasons, finishing fourth in 2010 before the change, and fourth again in 2011. Three-point shooting percentage was one of five statistical categories in which Florida Southern finished in the top ten nationally in 2011. The Mocs also set a school record for free throw percentage at .779, which was good for seventh in Division II, and the highest in the Sunshine State Conference for the second year in a row. Though Darner has only been a college head coach for eight years, already two of his former assistants have landed head coaching jobs of their own at the Division II level. The first was at St. Joseph’s where he was succeeded by Richard Davis, who continued what Darner started and guided the Pumas to the Division II Elite Eight in 2010. The other was Randall Herbst, who served on Darner’s first staff at Florida Southern, and just completed his second season at Mary University (ND) where he guided the Marauders to their first ever NCAA Tournament appearance. Herbst is now an assistant coach at Division I Nebraska-Omaha. Several of Darner’s players have achieved national recognition as well, with two Moccasins earning All-American honors and earning invitations to play in the annual NABC Division II All-Star Game. John Thompson was the first in 2010 (Division II Bulletin Third Team), and Rion Rayfield followed
Linc Darner’s Basketball Resumé Playing Career Anderson Highland School (IN) 1986‐90 Purdue University 1990‐94
Coaching Career Purdue University Murray State University Lincoln Memorial University Ashland University St. Joseph’s College Florida Southern College
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Student Asst. Assistant Assistant Assistant Head Coach Head Coach
2011‐12 Florida Southern Men’s Basketball Media Guide him in 2011 (Division II Bulletin honorable mention). Both players were also NABC All-South Region selections, with Rayfield earning that award three times in his Florida Southern career, and Rob Eldridge earning it twice. In his short time at Florida Southern, Darner has also brought in some of the greatest individual players in the program’s 84-year history, with three of the school’s top-ten career scoring leaders arriving under his watch. Rayfield graduated in 2011 as the Mocs’ second all-time leading scorer with 1,870 points and shattered the school’s previous record for 3-point field goals. Eldridge scored 1,411 points in just three years at Florida Southern before embarking on a pro career overseas. Brandon Jenkins totaled 1,532 points in his career to rank eighth all-time, and his brother Terry topped 1,000 points as well despite playing only three years for the Moccasins. Before his first head coaching job at St. Joseph’s, Darner spent four seasons (1998-2002) as an assistant coach at Ashland University in Ohio, serving as that program’s recruiting coordinator. During that time, Ashland was 72-38. Prior to that, he had brief stints as an assistant coach at Murray State, where he helped the Racers win two Ohio Valley Conference Championships, and at Lincoln Memorial (TN) University. As a collegiate player, Darner was a four-year letterman for coach Gene Keady at Purdue University, where the Boilermakers went 82-42 in his career (1990-94) and earned three NCAA Tournament bids. He was the first player under Keady to be named a team captain twice, and was a teammate of future NBA #1 draft pick Glenn Robinson, and current Purdue head coach Matt Painter. In 1991, following his freshman year at Purdue, Darner played in the United States Olympic Festival where he helped the North team to a gold medal. As a senior, he captained Purdue to a 29-5 record, the Big Ten Championship, and a berth in the NCAA Division I regional finals. A 6-4 guard with the Boilermakers, Darner played in 124 games in his career, a figure that ranked fifth in school history at the time of his graduation. In 1991, he set a school freshman record for 3-point field goals made with 32, and he ranks among the career leaders at Purdue in 3-pointers, as well as 3-point field goal percentage. The 40-year old Darner graduated from Purdue in the spring of 1995 from the Krannert School of Business with a bachelor’s degree in management. He and his wife, Kristen, reside in Lakeland with their 11-year old daughter, Layne, and 5-year old son Tate.
LINC DARNER & THE MOCS VS. NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS 12/30/06
#14 Grand Valley State
L, 42-62
11/16/07
vs. #24 Henderson State
W, 83-53
11/17/07 12/18/07
vs. #6 Augusta State at #9 BYU-Hawaii
L, 75-76 (ot) L, 84-103
1/19/08
#11 Florida Tech
W, 89-67
1/26/08
#8 Rollins
W, 85-83
12/30/08
#2 South Carolina-Aiken
W, 83-75
3/17/09*
#15 Christian Brothers
L, 72-82
1/9/10
at #20 Rollins
L, 88-91
2/6/10
#17 Rollins
W, 90-69
11/12/10
vs. #21 Alabama-Huntsville L, 82-87
11/20/10 1/19/11
#14 South Carolina-Aiken at #12 Tampa
L, 75-77 W, 81-67
2/19/11 3/12/11*
#18 Rollins vs. #16 Rollins
W, 75-67 W, 76-74
*Games played in NCAA South Region Tournament
Linc Darner Year‐By‐Year Year
School
Record
Conference Finish th
2002‐03 St. Joseph’s (IN)
11‐17
7‐13 GLVC, 7
2003‐04 St. Joseph’s (IN)
15‐13
11‐9 GLVC, 6
2004‐05 St. Joseph’s (IN)
17‐12
11‐9 GLVC, 5
2005‐06 *St. Joseph’s (IN)
31‐3
17‐2 GLVC, 1
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2006‐07 Florida Southern
8‐20
3‐13 SSC, 9
2007‐08 *Florida Southern
24‐9
12‐4 SSC, 1
2008‐09 *Florida Southern
29‐7
13‐3 SSC, 1
2009‐10 *Florida Southern
25‐5
13‐3 SSC, 1
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23‐9
12‐4 SSC, 2
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St. Joseph’s Record: 74‐45 (4 years) Florida Southern Record: 109‐50 (5 years)
*Received NCAA Tournament bid
Linc Darner (center) is a 4-time conference coach-ofthe-year, having won that award once in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, and three times in the Sunshine State Conference. He’s the only men’s basketball coach in SSC history to earn that honor three years in a row (2008-10). This year he’s joined by assistant coaches Tom Church (left) and B.J. Aldridge (right). Church is in his second year on Darner’s staff while Aldridge is in his first. 8
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Linc Darner by the Numbers at Florida Southern Darner vs. the Sunshine State Conference Opponent Overall Home Away Postseason vs. Barry .............. 7‐5 ............ 4‐1 ............ 3‐2 ............... 0‐2 vs. Eckerd ........... 6‐5 ............ 4‐1 ............ 2‐3 ............... 0‐1 vs. Fla. Tech ........ 7‐5 ............ 6‐0 ............ 1‐4 ............... 1‐1 vs. Lynn ............... 8‐3 ............ 3‐2 ............ 4‐1 ............... 1‐0 vs. Nova SE ......... 9‐3 ............ 6‐1 ............ 3‐2 ............... 2‐0 vs. Rollins ............ 7‐5 ............ 4‐1 ............ 1‐4 ............... 2‐0 vs. Saint Leo ....... 9‐2 ............ 6‐0 ............ 3‐2 ............... 1‐0 vs. Tampa ........... 9‐3 ............ 4‐1 ............ 3‐2 ............... 2‐0
YEARLY SSC RANKINGS UNDER DARNER CATEGORY
Note 1: home record vs. Nova SE includes two wins in the first round of the SSC Tournament; home record vs. Fla. Tech and Saint Leo includes one win in the first round of the SSC Tournament.
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Note 2: postseason record vs. Barry includes one loss in the NCAA Division II South Region Tournament, and postseason record vs. Rollins includes one win in the NCAA Division II South Region Tournament.
2008 2009 2010 2011
Darner in the NCAA Tournament vs. Ouachita Baptist ..... L ..... 69‐74 .... at Fla. Southern vs. LeMoyne‐Owen ..... W .... 94‐77 .... at Fla. Southern *vs. Arkansas Tech ...... W .... 95‐92 .... at Fla. Southern vs. Christian Brothers... L ..... 72‐82 .... at Fla. Southern vs. Barry ....................... L ..... 59‐64 .... at Arkansas Tech vs. Rollins .................... W .... 76‐74 .... at Ala.‐Huntsville vs. Stillman ................... L ..... 86‐92 .... at Ala.‐Huntsville
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Fla. Southern’s 100‐Point Games Under Darner W, 115‐65 ...... Palm Beach Atlantic ................ 12/28/07 W, 115‐85 ...... Palm Beach Atlantic .................. 1/17/09 W, 111‐80 ...... Flagler ..................................... 11/25/07 W, 111‐75 ...... Puerto Rico‐Bayamon ............. 11/24/09 W, 109‐86 ...... Puerto Rico‐Rio Piedras .......... 11/18/08 W, 105‐65 ...... Florida Memorial .................... 12/15/08 W, 105‐72 ...... St. Ambrose ............................ 11/25/09 W, 105‐66 ...... Florida Tech (SSC Tourn.) ............ 3/4/09 W, 105‐91 ...... Palm Beach Atlantic .................. 1/29/11 W, 104‐85 ...... Puerto Rico‐Bayamon ............. 11/20/07 W, 104‐74 ...... Barry ......................................... 1/30/10 W, 104‐103 .... at Nova Southeastern ............... 2/26/11 W, 103‐61 ...... Puerto Rico‐Rio Piedras .......... 11/18/09 W, 102‐90 ...... Rollins ....................................... 1/31/09 W, 101‐64 ...... Puerto Rico‐Mayaguez ............ 11/18/06 W, 101‐75 ...... Puerto Rico‐Mayaguez ............ 11/27/07 W, 101‐70 ...... Saint Leo ................................... 2/17/10
*overtime game
St. Joseph’s scored 100 or more points in 11 games during Darner’s four years there with a high of 113 coming in a 113‐72 win over Tiffin (12/20/04).
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Assistant Coach Tom Church Tom Church is in his second season on the Florida Southern coaching staff after joining the Moccasins in September of 2010. Prior to that, he served as an assistant coach at St. Joseph’s College in Indiana where he helped the Pumas to a 53-37 record and two NCAA Tournament appearances in three seasons on the sideline. Combined with his first year at Florida Southern, when the Moccasins went 23-9 and advanced to the NCAA South Region Tournament, Church has been a part of three NCAA playoff teams in his last four seasons as an assistant coach. During his time at St. Joseph’s, the Pumas played in the NCAA Midwest Region Tournament in both 2008 and 2010. In his final season, he helped the Pumas win the Great Lakes Valley Conference Northern Division title, and then pull off three straight upsets as the #8 seed in the Midwest Regional to advance to the Division II Elite Eight for the first time in school history. It was also the first time a #8 seed had won a regional tournament since the field was expanded in 2003. Church has had connections to Florida Southern head coach Linc Darner for several years, going back to his days as a collegiate player at Ashland University in Ohio, where Darner was an assistant from 1998-2002. As a four-year letterman for Ashland, Church was twice named to the Academic All-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Team and was a team captain as a senior in 2003. He started all but one game that year, averaged 8.9 points and 4.3 rebounds, and was second on the team in both 3-pointers and 3-point shooting percentage (40-for-105). In his college career, Church made 104, 3-point field goals and shot 38 percent from behind the arc. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in education in 2003, and later earned his MBA from Ashland in 2006. Before his college playing career at Ashland, Church was a First Team All-Ohio player at Conneaut High School, and the conference player-of-the-year as a senior. He finished his high school career as the Spartans’ third all-time leading scorer. Church and his wife, Jennifer, were married in 2011, and reside in Lakeland.
Assistant Coach BJ Aldridge Joining the men’s basketball staff for the 2011-12 season is Bobby “BJ” Aldridge, an eight-year coaching veteran with experience at both the college and professional levels in the United States and overseas. Most recently, Aldridge was assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for Thomas More College in Kentucky, where he served two different stints. During his time at Thomas More, Aldridge put together a group of recruits who won two Presidents Athletic Conference regular season championships (the first in team history), and the 2009 PAC Tournament title that resulted in the Saints’ first ever bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament. He worked under two different head coaches at Thomas More, first with John Ellenwood in 2007-08, before moving to Ashland University in when Ellenwood was named head coach at that NCAA Division II school in Ohio. After spending the 2009-10 season at Ashland, Aldridge returned to Thomas More in 2010-11, where he worked for head coach Jeff Rogers. In 2008-09, Aldridge was the associate head coach and recruiting coordinator at Rockford College in Illinois where he helped the Regents improve from 1-24 in 2008, to 17-10 in 2009. He successfully recruited two First Team All-NAC players and helped Rockford reach the semi-finals of the conference tournament for the first time ever. Aldridge began his coaching career in 2004-05 as an assistant varsity coach and freshman head coach at Larry A. Ryle High School in Union, Kentucky. He led the freshman team to a 19-3 record that year and a runner-up finish in the Northern Kentucky AllFreshman Tournament. He then moved to the college ranks the following year, serving two years as a student assistant at Georgetown College, a highly successful NAIA program in Kentucky that advanced to the round of 16 in the national tournament during his tenure. Aldridge spent the summer of 2010 in Iceland where he coached Korfuknattleiksfelag Isafjaroar (KFI) in Men’s Division I, the highest level of professional basketball in the country. He was also the head coach and general manager of the Southern Indiana Generals of the Kentucky Developmental Basketball League (semipro) from 2007-09, where he put together a 29-5 record and won two regular season championships. Aldridge earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in physical education and recreational fitness & health from Northern Kentucky University in 2007. 10
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#40 - BRETT BAILEY Junior • 6-06, 225 • Forward • Davie, Florida HONORS WON 2011 FSC Athletic Director’s Scholar‐Athlete Award winner for men’s basketball… 2010 Sunshine State Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
SOPHOMORE SEASON HIGHLIGHTS (2010‐11): Played in all 32 games, moving into the starting lineup on January 12, and starting the final 18 Led the Moccasins with a .571 field goal percentage (101‐for‐177) that also ranked third in the SSC Scored a team‐high 17 points in his first college start vs. Eckerd (Jan. 12), going 7‐for‐10 from the floor in a 76‐70 win, one of two times he led the Mocs in scoring Later topped that with a career‐high 21 points in a 104‐103 win at Nova Southeastern (Feb. 26) in the final regular season game Had a team‐high 19 points vs. Nova Southeastern in the first round of the SSC Tournament (March 2), giving him 50 in three games vs. the Sharks Scored in double figures 11 times, including nine of his 18 starts, and had one 20‐point game Third on the team in rebounding with a 4.5 average, and had two games in double figures Had double‐doubles in wins over UPR‐Rio Piedras (Nov. 26) and at Nova Southeastern (Feb. 26) Averaged 9.5 points per game in conference play and scored 28 points in two SSC Tournament games FRESHMAN SEASON HIGHLIGHTS (2009‐10): Appeared in 22 games as one of the Mocs’ top players off the bench Began his college career by going 6‐for‐6 and scoring 15 points with 12 rebounds, 2 blocks & 2 steals in his first three games Scored 11 points in the two postseason games vs. Barry (one in the SSC Tournament, one in the South Region Tournament) Had a season‐high six points in four different games, including the 64‐59 loss to Barry in the NCAA Tournament (March 13) Season‐high of seven rebounds came in 111‐75 win vs. Puerto Rico‐Bayamon (Nov. 24)
BRETT BAILEY IN HIGH SCHOOL (GRAD. 2009)… 4-year letterman for Steve Strand at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in south Florida… Averaged 11.5 points and 8.0 rebounds per game as a senior, helping the Raiders finish 17-8… Honorable mention All-Broward County and was selected to play in the Dade vs. Broward County All-Star Game… Named to the Kreul Classic all-tournament team… Also played two years of volleyball at St. Thomas Aquinas… Principal’s Honor Roll student… Played basketball for the Florida Elite in 2008, winning the 17-and-under Florida state championship and finishing seventh at the AAU National Tournament.
BRETT BAILEY CAREER HIGHS Points: 21 at Nova Southeastern Feb. 26, 2011 Rebounds: 11 at Nova Southeastern Feb. 26, 2011 Assists: 2 five times, most recently at Nova Southeastern Feb. 26, 2011 Steals: 3 Nova SE (SSC Tourn.) March 2, 2011 SEASON 2009-10 2010-11 CAREER
GP GS 22 0 32 18 54 18
PTS 62 255 317
AVG. REB 2.8 50 8.0 145 5.9 195
AVG. FG 2.3 24-38 3.5 101-177 3.6 125-215
PERSONAL Born: October 11, 1990… Son of John and Denise Bailey… Has one older sister who he shares a birthday with (Caitlin-22), and one older brother (Colton-19)… Former teammate Danny Munoz is now playing at American University, Dylan O’Sullivan is playing for St. Thomas, and Brent Armitage is playing at SSC rival Nova Southeastern… Wears a size 17 shoe… International Business major.
PCT .632 .571 .581
3PT 0-0 0-0 0-0 12
PCT .000 .000 .000
FT 14-20 53-72 67-92
PCT .700 .736 .728
AST 4 21 25
TO 7 22 29
BK 3 9 12
ST 4 19 23
MIN AVG 142 6.5 603 18.8 745 13.8
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#34 - MICHAEL BURTON R-Junior • 6-03, 180 • Guard • Cocoa Beach, Florida HONORS WON 2011 Sunshine State Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll… 2010 Sunshine State Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll… 2009 Sunshine State Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
SOPHOMORE SEASON HIGHLIGHTS (2010‐11): Saw action in nine games off the bench, with his most extensive playing time in 89‐62 win over UPR‐Bayamon (Nov. 23) Scored all of his points in that game against UPR‐Bayamon, and made his only 3‐point attempt of the season FRESHMAN SEASON HIGHLIGHTS (2009‐10): Played in eight games off the bench, with his most extensive playing time in the season opening win over UPR‐Rio Piedras Scored all of his points in a 104‐74 win over Barry (Jan. 30) Gave the Mocs key minutes off the bench in a 78‐74 overtime win at Eckerd (Feb. 10) ON THE ROSTER IN 2008‐09, BUT DID NOT PLAY, GIVING HIM A POTENTIAL EXTRA SEASON OF ELIGIBILITY
MICHAEL BURTON IN HIGH SCHOOL (GRAD. 2008)... Played two years at Cocoa Beach High School for coach Mike Gaudy... One of three players from Cocoa Beach High School on this year’s roster, including his younger brother Tyler, and walk-on Andrew Cisowski… Helped the Minutemen go 22-5 and win the Cape Coast Conference as a senior... Averaged 12 points per game in his career and shot 43 percent from 3-point range... Played for the Cocoa Beach Hurricanes in the YBOA... Graduated Magna Cum Laude with a 3.5 grade point average. PERSONAL Born: July 27, 1989... Son of Michael and Paula Burton... Has one younger brother (Tyler19) and one younger sister (Lindsay-16)... Younger brother is a redshirt freshman guard on the Florida Southern men’s basketball team… Business major.
MICHAEL BURTON CAREER HIGHS Points: 3 UPR‐Bayamon Nov. 23, 2010 Rebounds: 1 at Rollins Jan. 22, 2011 Assists: 0 Steals: 1 vs. North Alabama Nov. 13, 2010 Ave Maria Dec. 8, 2010
SEASON 2009-10 2010-11 CAREER
GP GS 8 0 7 0 15 0
PTS 2 3 5
AVG. REB 0.3 0 0.4 1 0.3 1
AVG. 0.0 0.1 0.1
FG 0-6 1-2 1-8
PCT .000 .500 .125
3PT PCT 0-5 .000 1-1 1.000 1-6 .167 13
FT 2-2 0-0 2-2
PCT 1.000 .000 1.000
AST 0 0 0
TO 0 4 4
BK 0 0 0
ST MIN AVG 0 20 2.5 2 9 1.3 2 29 1.9
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#44 - JON GARDNER Junior • 6-07, 225 • Center • Anderson, IN SOPHOMORE SEASON HIGHLIGHTS (2010‐11): Played in 11 games as a reserve and made seven of his nine field goal attempts, the second year in a row he was over 70 percent from the floor Matched his career‐high with six points in an 89‐62 win over UPR‐Bayamon (Nov. 23) Had a season‐high four rebounds in 91‐62 win vs. North Alabama (Nov. 13) FRESHMAN SEASON HIGHLIGHTS (2009‐10): One of the Mocs’ top players off the bench, appearing in 22 games in that role Connected on 10 of his 14 field goal attempts Began his college career with six points, five rebounds and three blocked shots in 103‐61 win over UPR‐Rio Piedras (Nov. 18), with all of those numbers representing season‐highs
JON GARDNER IN HIGH SCHOOL (GRAD. 2009)… 4-year letterman at Frankton Jr./Sr. High School where he played for coach Brent Brobston... Averaged 20 points and 11 rebounds his senior year and shot 62 percent from the floor… Team MVP as both a junior and senior… Named an Athlete of Character his senior year as well… Listed as one of Hoosier Basketball Magazine’s top seniors in Indiana going into his final high school season… One of 77 juniors selected to play in the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association Underclass Showcase in 2008… Also played tennis in high school. PERSONAL Born: December 20, 1990… Son of Lisa Gardner… Has one older brother (Aaron25) and one younger sister (Megan-19)… Business major.
Points: Rebounds: Assists: Steals: SEASON 2009-10 2010-11 CAREER
JON GARDNER CAREER HIGHS 6 UPR‐Rio Piedras Nov. 18, 2009 UPR‐Bayamon Nov. 23, 2010 5 UPR‐Rio Piedras Nov. 18, 2009 3 UPR‐Bayamon Nov. 24, 2009 1 four times, most recently Eckerd Jan. 12, 2011
GP GS 22 0 11 0 33 0
PTS AVG. 23 1.0 14 1.3 37 1.1
REB 31 13 44
AVG. FG 1.4 10-14 1.2 7-9 1.3 17-23
PCT .714 .778 .739
3PT 0-0 0-0 0-0 14
PCT .000 .000 .000
FT 3-9 0-2 3-11
PCT .333 .000 .273
AST 6 1 7
TO 4 0 4
BK 3 0 3
ST MIN AVG 3 143 6.5 1 47 4.3 4 190 5.8
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#32 - A.J. HAWKINS Senior • 6-07, 225 • Forward • Duluth, Georgia JUNIOR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS (2010‐11): Played in every game for the second year in a row, giving him a team‐high 62 straight games played for the Moccasins entering his senior season Started the first 14 games before moving to a reserve role, but did start two games the second half of the season and still saw significant minutes off the bench Led the team with 17 blocked shots, and was second in field goal percentage at .554 (67‐for‐121) Ended the season having made 19 consecutive free throws and was 41‐for‐47 (.872) on the season Had his first career 20‐point game in a 96‐71 win over Talladega, going 8‐for‐10 from the floor, with 20 points and eight rebounds (Dec. 18) Scored in double figures four times, including a 15‐point effort in a 79‐78 win over Armstrong Atlantic (Nov. 30) Had 11 points, and career‐highs in rebounds (9) and blocks (4) in 79‐68 loss at Rollins (Jan. 22), and led the team in rebounding three times SOPHOMORE SEASON HIGHLIGHTS (2009‐10): Started all 30 games in his first season with the Moccasins Third on the team in rebounding (4.1 avg.) and second in blocked shots (17) Led the team and was fifth in the SSC with a .576 field goal percentage Did not shoot enough free throws to qualify for the league leaders, but was still one of three Moccasin starters to shoot better than 80 percent from the line (30‐for‐37, .811) Scored in double figures 10 times, including three straight games during Christmas break, and six SSC games after the break, with two of those coming in wins over Tampa Scored a season‐high 17 points in 91‐88 loss at Rollins, and also had a season‐high eight rebounds in that game (Jan. 9)
PREVIOUS SCHOOL (CANISIUS COLLEGE) As a freshman (2008-09)… Played at Division I Canisius College in Buffalo, New York for head coach Tom Parrotta… Played in 22 of the Griffons’ 31 games and shot 50 percent from the floor (12-for-24)… Averaged 1.2 points and 1.4 rebounds, with season-highs of five points vs. Rider (Jan. 15), four rebounds at Washington State (Nov. 25) and vs. Iona (Jan. 17), and three assists vs. Iona (Jan. 17)… Played 31 minutes in that double-overtime game against Iona. A.J. HAWKINS IN HIGH SCHOOL (GRAD. 2008)... Helped lead Norcross High School to a 29-2 record as a senior and a final ranking of #6 in the USA Today Super 25 poll… Helped the Blue Devils and coach Eddie Martin win the 2008 Class 5A state championship in Georgia… Second Team All-Region and selected to play in the Gwinnett County All-Star Game… Scholar-Athlete… Also attended Grapevine/Lafayette High School in 2004-05, and Northview High School from 2005-07. PERSONAL Given name is Andre… Born: September 13, 1989... Son of Andre Hawkins and Lisa Hampton… His father played basketball at Syracuse from 1982-85… Has two younger brothers (Daniel-21 and Amiri-12)... Former high school teammate Al-Faroug Aminu now plays for Wake Forest and was a Freshman All-American in 2009… Former Canisius College teammate Brett Chance now plays for Rollins… Environmental Studies major.
SEASON 2008-09* 2009-10 2010-11 CAREER
GP 22 30 32 84
GS 0 30 16 46
PTS AVG. 27 1.2 212 7.1 175 5.5 414 4.9
REB 30 123 99 252
AVG. 1.4 4.1 3.1 3.0
FG 12-24 91-158 67-121 170-306
PCT .500 .576 .554 .556
3PT 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
*2008-09 stats from Canisius
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A.J. HAWKINS CAREER HIGHS Points: 20 Talladega Dec. 18, 2010 Rebounds: 9 at Rollins Jan. 22, 2011 Assists: 3 Barry Jan. 30, 2010 Steals: 2 five times, most recently at Florida Tech Feb. 2, 2011 PCT .000 .000 .000 .000
FT 3-7 30-37 41-47 75-91
PCT .429 .811 .872 .824
AST 5 14 12 31
TO 9 29 21 59
BK 0 17 17 34
ST 3 12 12 27
MIN 166 583 494 1243
AVG 7.5 19.4 15.4 14.8
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#11 - JAY HUBBLE Senior • 5-10, 155 • Guard • Pendleton, Indiana HONORS WON 2011 Sunshine State Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll… 2010 Sunshine State Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll… 2009 Sunshine State Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
JUNIOR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS (2010‐11): One of the Moccasins’ top players off the bench, playing in all but two of their 32 games Did not have enough attempts to qualify for the SSC leaders, but his .480 percentage from 3‐point range was the best on the team among the six players who took at least 25 shots from long range Had two games scoring in double figures, with a season‐high of 11 points in 95‐ 84 win over Saint Leo (Feb. 9) when he was 3‐for‐3 from point range, and had 10 points in the 79‐69 win vs. Nova Southeastern in the SSC Tournament quarterfinals (March 2) Tied for the team scoring lead with eight points in 77‐55 loss at Barry (Jan. 8) Had five games in SSC play, plus one in the SSC Tournament, with seven or more points off the bench SOPHOMORE SEASON HIGHLIGHTS (2009‐10): Appeared in all but five games off the bench, developing into a 3‐point shooting specialist, made 13‐of‐24 shots from behind the arc overall, and six in a row at one point, falling one shy of the school record for consecutive 3‐pointers Scored a career‐high 16 points, going 6‐for‐8 from the floor, and 2‐for‐4 from long distance, in a 79‐78 overtime loss at Florida Tech, his only game in double figures, with all of it coming in the second half or in overtime (Feb. 3) Grabbed a career‐high seven rebounds (nearly half his total for the season) in 85‐60 win at Tampa, only one off the team lead that night (Feb. 24) Had a career‐high four assists in two different games, once in a 104‐74 win vs. Barry (Jan. 30) FRESHMAN SEASON HIGHLIGHTS (2008‐09): Appeared in 18 games off the bench, the second most among Moccasin freshmen Saw action in two of the Mocs’ three games in the NCAA Tournament, going 3‐for‐4 from the line to help close out a 94‐77 win over LeMoyne‐Owen in the first round (March 14) Grabbed a career‐high seven rebounds (nearly half his season total) in 85‐60 win at Tampa, only one off the team lead that night (Feb. 24)
HIGH SCHOOL (GRAD. 2008)... Graduated from Pendleton Heights High School where he played two years for Joe Buck, and his final two seasons for Brian Hahn... Averaged 14 points, two rebounds, four assists and two steals per game as a senior... First Team all-conference and First Team all-county as both a junior and senior... Also played baseball for four years at Pendleton Heights... Played summer ball for Club Indiana Hoosiers and coach Kyle Hankins... Graduated with academic honors and was a member of the National Honor Society.
JAY HUBBLE CAREER HIGHS Points: 16 at Florida Tech Feb. 3, 2010 Rebounds: 7 at Tampa Feb. 24, 2010 Assists: 4 UPR‐Rio Piedras Nov. 18, 2009 Barry Jan. 30, 2010 Steals: 3 at Florida Tech Feb. 3, 2010 SEASON 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 CAREER
GP GS 18 0 25 0 30 0 73 0
PTS 17 85 98 200
AVG. REB 0.9 3 3.4 15 3.3 14 2.7 32
AVG. FG 0.2 2-11 0.6 24-54 0.5 28-63 0.4 54-128
PERSONAL Born: April 24, 1989... Son of Ed and Dawn Hubble... Oldest of five children... Former teammate Vaughn Duggins now plays for Wright State... Elementary Education major and Dean’s List student.
PCT .182 .444 .444 .422
3PT 1-6 13-24 12-25 26-55 16
PCT .167 .542 .480 .473
FT 12-16 24-33 30-34 66-83
PCT .750 .727 .882 .795
AST 11 24 38 73
TO 7 15 13 35
BK 0 0 0 0
ST 2 8 10 20
MIN AVG 58 3.2 204 8.2 262 8.7 524 7.2
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#5 – DOMINIC LANE Sophomore • 6-02, 185 • Guard • St. Petersburg, Florida FRESHMAN SEASON HIGHLIGHTS (2010‐11): One of Florida Southern’s regular reserves who saw action in 24 games but made mid‐season starts at Tampa (Jan. 19) and at Rollins (Jan. 22) Had his biggest game in the Mocs’ 76‐74 win over Rollins in the NCAA South Region Tournament, going 4‐for‐4 from the field, with three 3‐pointers, scoring a career‐high 11 points, including the game‐ winning 3‐pointer with 1.9 seconds to play, and picking up one rebound and two assists in nine minutes Had three points, a career‐high six rebounds, two assists and three steals in his first college start, coming in the 81‐67 win at Tampa (Jan. 19)
DOMINIC LANE IN HIGH SCHOOL (GRAD. 2010)… Came to Florida Southern from Lakewood High School in St. Petersburg where he played four years of basketball for coach Daniel Wright… First Team All-Pinellas County Athletic Conference as a junior when he averaged 13 points, seven rebounds, five assists and four steals per game, and the Spartans went 23-5… Second Team AllPinellas County as a senior… Selected to play in the Pinellas CountyHillsborough County All-Star Game… Helped the Spartans win the district title in 2010, and to a runner-up finish in 2009… Former teammates Ed Nixon (Virginia Commonwealth) and Michael Morrison (George Mason) are also playing college basketball… Played AAU basketball for Team STAT, coached by Therion Joseph… Honor roll student all four years at Lakewood and member of the National Honor Society. PERSONAL Born: December 6, 1991… Goes by the name Dom… Son of Ron Lane Sr. and Felicia Rogers… Youngest of five children in the family with two brothers (Tiki-34, and Ronnie Jr.-22) and two sisters (Kalena-37, and Katoria-29)… Cousin Peter Warrick played football at Florida State and was later a first-round draft pick by the Cincinnati Bengals… Business Administration major.
DOMINIC LANE CAREER HIGHS Points: 11 UPR‐Bayamon Nov. 23, 2010 vs. Rollins (NCAA Tour.) Mar. 12, 2011 Rebounds: 6 UPR‐Rio Piedras Nov. 26, 2010 at Tampa Jan. 19, 2011 Assists: 3 at Rollins Jan. 22, 2011 Steals: 3 at Tampa Jan. 19, 2011 SEASON 2010-11 CAREER
GP GS 24 2 24 2
PTS AVG. 51 2.1 51 2.1
REB 44 44
AVG. FG 1.8 15-53 1.8 15-53
PCT .283 .283
3PT 9-28 9-28 17
PCT .321 .321
FT 12-19 12-19
PCT .632 .632
AST 18 18
TO 12 12
BK 3 3
ST MIN AVG 8 223 9.3 8 223 9.3
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#12 - JON WILLIAMS Redshirt Junior • 5-09, 170 • Guard • North Babylon, New York SOPHOMORE SEASON HIGHLIGHTS (2010‐11): Saw action in nine games off the bench, including the NCAA South Region Tournament game against Stillman (March 13) Had a steal in the final minute vs. Saginaw Valley State that helped get the Moccasins within two points, though the Cardinals eventually won 75‐70 (Nov. 27) Best all‐around game of the season came in 89‐62 win over Puerto Rico‐Bayamon when he scored three points and had one assist (Nov. 23) FRESHMAN SEASON HIGHLIGHTS (2009‐10): Played in seven games off the bench, scoring in three different games Went two‐for‐two from the floor, scored four points and had two rebounds in his first collegiate game, a 103‐61 win vs. UPR‐ Rio Piedras (Nov. 18) Had three points and two assists in his next game, a 111‐75 win vs. UPR‐Bayamon (Nov. 24) ON THE ROSTER IN 2008‐09, BUT DID NOT PLAY, GIVING HIM A POTENTIAL EXTRA SEASON OF ELIGIBILITY
JON WILLIAMS IN HIGH SCHOOL (GRAD. 2008)... Four-year letterman for coach Steve Hefele at Friends Academy in Locust Valley, New York... Two-time All-State selection as a junior and senior... Named to the all-conference team as a sophomore... Helped lead the Quakers to the Class C state finals as a junior, and the state semifinals as a sophomore and senior... Led the Quakers with 15 points in the state semifinal game as a junior, including the first eight points of overtime during a 69-58 win over defending champion Campbell-Savona... Led the team with 17 points in the state title game where they fell to Sidney... Also played lacrosse for four years and was an all-conference selection as a senior... Member of the National Honor Society. PERSONAL Born: November 6, 1989... Son of Jon and Tracey Williams... Has one younger sister (Lauren-15) and two younger brothers (Aaron-8 and Brandon-5)... Former high school teammate Dave Vallins went on to play at Hofstra… Finance major.
Points: Rebounds: Assists: Steals: SEASON 2009-10 2010-11 CAREER
GP GS 7 0 9 0 16 0
PTS AVG. 8 1.1 6 0.7 14 0.9
REB 5 1 6
AVG. 0.7 0.1 0.4
FG 3-7 2-2 5-9
PCT .429 1.000 .556
3PT 0-1 0-0 0-1 18
PCT .000 .000 .000
JON WILLIAMS CAREER HIGHS 4 UPR‐Rio Piedras Nov. 18, 2009 2 UPR‐Rio Piedras Nov. 18, 2009 Barry Jan. 30, 2010 2 UPR‐Bayamon Nov. 24, 2009 1 Saginaw Valley State Nov. 27, 2010 Talladega Dec. 18, 2010
FT 2-4 2-3 4-7
PCT .500 .667 .571
AST 4 0 4
TO 3 4 7
BK 0 0 0
ST MIN AVG 0 28 4.0 2 17 1.9 2 45 2.8
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#13 – TYLER BURTON Redshirt Freshman • 6-03, 190 • Guard • Cocoa Beach, Florida On the roster in 2010-11, but did not play, giving him a potential extra season of eligibility. IN HIGH SCHOOL (GRAD. 2010)… Comes to Florida Southern from Cocoa Beach High School where he played for Mike Gaudy and James Clark… One of three players from Cocoa Beach High School on this year’s roster, including his older brother Michael, and sophomore walk-on Andrew Cisowski… Was also an all-conference selection in baseball for Cocoa Beach. PERSONAL Born: December 27, 1991… Son of Michael and Paula Burton… Older brother Michael (22) is also a member of the Florida Southern basketball team as a fourth-year junior… Has one younger sister (Lindsay-16)… Undecided on major.
#0 – KEVIN CAPERS Freshman • 6-01, 150 • Guard • Winter Haven, Florida IN HIGH SCHOOL (GRAD. 2011)… Graduated from Lake Wales High School in 2011 after playing his senior year for the Highlanders and coach Billy Dee Washington… Helped Lake Wales go 31-3, win district and regional titles, and finish as the 2011 5A state runner-up to Dwyer High School… Scored a team-high 17 points in the state championship game, equaling his season-high, and averaged 8.9 overall for the Highlanders in addition to 7.0 assists per game from his point guard position… Second Team All-Polk County as a senior and a junior, and honorable mention as a sophomore… Started in the Polk County All-Star game his senior year… Spent his first three years at Lake Region High School in Winter Haven, where he played for coaches David Saltman, Jeff Cable, and Tyhron Crawford, and helped the Thunder win a district title as a sophomore. PERSONAL Born: May 2, 1993… Son of Jerome and Gaynell Capers… Has one older brother, Marcus (21), a senior at Washington State University where he has been a 2-year starter and helped the Cougars advance to the NIT semifinals in 2011… Undecided on major.
#25 – ANDREW CISOWSKI Sophomore • 6-03, 185 • Forward • Cocoa Beach, Florida IN HIGH SCHOOL (GRAD. 2010)… Four-year letterman at Cocoa Beach Jr./Sr. High School for coach James Clark… One of three players from Cocoa Beach High School on this year’s roster, along with brothers Michael and Tyler Burton… Also played for the Cocoa Beach Hurricanes from 2006-10, and was coached by Mike Lewis and James Clark… Honor Roll student. PERSONAL Born: January 23, 1992… Son of Kaz and Grace Cisowski… Sports Management major with a minor in Physical Education.
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#21 – SETH EVANS Junior • 6-00, 185 • Guard • Marseilles, Illinois Transfer from Division I University of Wisconsin-Green Bay where he played for two seasons for head coach Brian Wardle as one of the first players off the bench for the Phoenix. PREVIOUS SCHOOL (UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY) As a sophomore (2010-11)… One of the top players off the bench for Phoenix, and played in all but one game… Finished third on the team in 3-pointers (23) and shot 82 percent from the free throw line, though he had just 27 attempts… Scored a season-high 13 points in a 74-59 win over Youngstown State when he went 3-for-3 from long range and tied his career high with six rebounds (Dec. 4)… Had five other games with at least eight points off the bench… Had four steals in a 64-62 loss to Butler (Feb. 15)… As a freshman (2009-10)… Played in all 35 games with three starts… Ranked eighth in the Horizon League in 3-point shooting percentage (.400, 34-for-85)… Scored a career-high 19 points and made five 3-pointers with a career-high five assists in a 77-51 win over Rochester in his first career start (Nov. 16)… Had five games scoring in double figures, one of them a 10-point outing against national runnerup Butler in which he was 3-for-3 from behind the arc… Had five points, three rebounds and four assists in the Phoenix overtime win against #20 Wisconsin (Dec. 9). IN HIGH SCHOOL (GRAD. 2009)… Graduated from Seneca High School in Chicago where he played for coach Doug Evans, who is also his father… 4-year letterman for the Fighting Irish who ranked fifth in school history in points, second in career assists and first in steals… Helped Seneca to a 30-0 record as a freshman, and the Class A state championship… Also helped Seneca to 65 consecutive wins at one point in his career, the second longest winning streak in Illinois high school history… Named Second Team All-State as a sophomore and junior, and First Team as a senior… Averaged 21.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 3.5 steals per game during his junior year, and topped 20.0 points per game again as a senior, giving him over 1,000 points in his last two seasons… Two-time First Team All-Interstate 8 Conference selection… Also an academic all-conference pick twice in his career…Played football and golf at Seneca High School, in addition to basketball… Played AAU basketball for the Illinois Stars and coach Troy Johnson… Helped the Stars win the 2008 NY2LA Tournament and finish second at the Las Vegas Nationals. PERSONAL Born: June 8, 1990... Son of Doug and Karin Evans… Youngest of four children in the family… Has three former high school teammates now playing in the Big Ten (DJ Richardson and Brandon Paul at Illinois, and Lenzelle Smith at Ohio State)… Business administration major with a minor in Communications.
SEASON 2009-10 2010-11 CAREER
GP GS 35 3 31 0 66 3
PTS AVG. 171 4.9 113 3.6 284 4.3
REB 43 48 91
AVG. FG 1.2 54-132 1.5 34-106 1.4 88-238
PCT .409 .321 .370
3PT 34-85 23-73 57-158
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SETH EVANS CAREER HIGHS (all at Wis.‐Green Bay) Points: 19 vs. Rochester Nov. 16, 2009 Rebounds: 6 North Dakota State Nov. 27, 2010 Youngstown State Dec. 4, 2010 Assists: 5 vs. Rochester Nov. 16, 2009 Steals: 4 Butler Feb. 15, 2011
PCT .400 .315 .361
FT 29-36 22-27 51-63
PCT .806 .815 .810
AST 36 37 73
TO 31 35 66
BK 0 0 0
ST 24 16 40
MIN 634 554 1188
AVG 18.1 17.9 18.0
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#14 – TYLER KELLY Freshman • 6-02, 179 • Guard • Pickerington, Ohio IN HIGH SCHOOL (GRAD. 2011)… Joins the Moccasins from Pickerington High School North where he was a four-year letterman for coach Pete Liptrap… Columbus Dispatch Honorable mention All-Metro, First Team AllOhio Capital Conference, First Team All-District 11, and the District 11 Player-of-the-Year as a senior when he averaged 12.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game and led the Panthers to the OCC championship… Second Team All-OCC and Second Team All-District 11 as a junior… Selected to play in the North-South All-Star Basketball Game following his senior year… Honor roll member all four years in high school… Played AAU basketball for Mac Ohio from 2006-10, coached by Mark McCullough, and for All Ohio from 200710, coached by Ed Mills. PERSONAL Born: May 16, 1993… Son of Joshua and Latricia Kelly… Youngest of four children with two brothers (Terrance-26, Thaddeus-21) and one sister (Tianni-19)… Business Administration/Sports Management major.
#23 – GARRETT PUTMAN Junior • 6-06, 190 • Guard/Forward • Washington, D.C. Transfer from Division II Alderson-Broaddus-College in Philippi, West Virginia where he was a twoyear starter for head coach Greg Zimmerman. PREVIOUS SCHOOL (ALDERSON-BROADDUS COLLEGE) As a sophomore (2010-11)… Helped the Battlers to a 19-12 record, starting 23 of 31 games, and averaging 5.3 points and 5.7 rebounds… Second on the team in rebounding for the second year in a th th row… Finished 20 in the 15-team West Virginia Intercollegiate Conference, and was 8 in offensive rebounds… Also second on the team in blocked shots (17), and third in steals (28)… Led the Battlers with a .563 field goal percentage, the second year in a row he was tops on the team… Scored in double figures four times with a career-high high of 15 points in 76-67 win vs. Seton Hill (Feb. 23)… Led or tied for the team lead in rebounding eight times during the season, including a 92-91 overtime loss at Pittsburgh-Johnstown in which he had a career-high 12 boards… Had one double-double (10 points and 11 rebounds vs. Pittsburgh-Johnstown on Jan. 10)… As a freshman (2009-10)… Started 27 games for a team that finished 24-7 overall, 18-4 in the WVIAC, and earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament… Helped the Battlers win 15 in a row at one point during the season… Second on the team with a 5.1 rebounding average and also scored 6.0 points per game… Second on the team with 20 blocked shots… Led A-B with a .551 field goal percentage… Scored in double figures six times with a season-high of 13 points in the WVIAC Tournament vs. Ohio Valley, an 87-72 win (Mar. 2)… Led or tied for the team in lead in rebounds in two different games… One of those games was his first college start when he had six points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots in an 85-73 win over District of Columbia (Dec. 11)… Had one double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds in 84-79 win over West Virginia State (Jan. 21). IN HIGH SCHOOL (GRAD. 2009)… Two-year letterman for coach Eric Brockenberry at McKinley Tech High School in Washington, D.C.… As a senior, averaged 14.8 points, 8.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game… Won the DC Interscholastic Athletic Association Eastern Conference, and was runner-up in the 2009 DCIAA championship game… DC IAA All-East Team and Defensive Player-of-the-Year… As a junior, averaged 12.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists when he was DC IAA All-East, the co-MVP, Defensive First Team honoree. GARRETT PUTMAN CAREER HIGHS (all at A‐BC) Points: 15 Seton Hill Feb. 23, 2011 PERSONAL Rebounds: 12 at Pitt.‐Johnstown Feb. 12, 2011 Born: May 24, 1991... Son of Rhonda Kelly… Youngest of three Assists: 5 at West Virginia State Feb. 15, 2010 children with two older brothers (Vincent-37, and Kelly Jr.-32)… His cousin, Dalonte Hill, is an assistant coach for the University Steals: 3 at West Virginia State Feb. 15, 2010 of Maryland… Business administration major. Shepherd Nov. 17, 2010 SEASON 2009-10 2010-11 CAREER
GP 31 30 61
GS 27 23 50
PTS AVG. 187 6.0 158 5.3 345 5.7
REB 158 172 330
AVG. FG 5.1 76-138 5.7 63-112 5.4 139-250
PCT .551 .563 .556
3PT 0-0 0-4 0-4
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PCT .000 .000 .000
FT 35-58 32-50 67-108
PCT .603 .640 .620
AST 26 28 54
TO 34 28 62
BK 20 17 37
ST 14 28 42
MIN 670 716 1386
AVG 21.6 23.9 22.7
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#24 – THEO SPEAS Freshman • 6-03, 180 • Guard • Fort Myers, Florida IN HIGH SCHOOL (GRAD. 2011)… Comes to Florida Southern from Fort Myers High School, where he graduated in 2011, but also attended Keene High School in New Hampshire as a sophomore and junior, and Keller High School in Texas as a freshman… Played for coach Scott Guttery at Fort Myers… Helped lead the Green Wave to a 20-11 record in 2011, the district title, and the Lee County Athletic Conference championship while averaging 8.3 points and 5.1 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game… Team advanced to the region final… Fort Myers News-Press All-Area Team as a senior, and was selected to play in the South Florida Association of Basketball Coaches All-Star Game… Selected to play in the Mass/NH Showcase Event as a junior, featuring the top college prospects from Massachusetts and New Hampshire… Honor Roll student all four years of his high school career… Played AAU basketball for coach Sudi Lett, and Bishop Elite in New Hampshire in 2010… Helped Bishop Elite finish second in the 2010 state tournament. PERSONAL Born: November 10, 1992… Son of Ted Sr. and Amy Speas… Mother also attended Florida Southern… Has three younger sisters (Emily-16, Grace-13, Rebecca-5)… Former high school teammates Evin Graham (Jacksonville) and Matt Yance (Florida Gulf Coast) are also playing college basketball for schools in Florida… Biology major with a minor in PrePhysical Therapy.
#33 – KYLE TAZIOLI Sophomore • 6-06, 200 • Forward • Winter Park, Florida Transfer from Division II Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts where he played one season for coach David McLaughlin. PREVIOUS SCHOOL (STONEHILL COLLEGE) As a freshman (2010-11)… Helped the Skyhawks reach the NCAA East Regional as the #3 seed and finish with a 22-8 record overall, and a 16-6 mark in the Northeast-10 Conference… Saw his most extensive playing time in 69-44 win at Southern New Hampshire (Dec. 4). IN HIGH SCHOOL (GRAD. 2009)… Graduated from Lake Mary Prep in Lake Mary, Florida where he played basketball for coach Matt Benefiel… Led the Griffins to a 23-9 record his senior year, earning Class 1A All-State honors… Named to the All-Central Florida Team as a senior and was the District Five Player-of-the-Year… 2-time first team all-district and 2-time First Team All-Seminole County selection… Team MVP as both a junior and senior… Played in the Central Florida Senior Showcase in 2009 and was named to the Southeast Basketball Academy Top Ten Class of 2009. PERSONAL Born: February 13, 1991... Son of Rob and Libby Tazioli… Oldest of four children with one sister (Gina-18) and two brothers (Troy-15, and Trevor-14)… Human Movement and Performance major.
SEASON 2010-11 CAREER
GP GS 5 0 5 0
PTS AVG. 3 0.6 3 0.6
REB 1 1
AVG. 0.2 0.2
FG 1-7 1-7
PCT .143 .143
3PT 0-1 0-1
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KYLE TAZIOLI CAREER HIGHS (all at Stonehill) Points: 2 Holy Family Dec. 30, 2010 Rebounds: 1 at Pace Jan. 8, 2011 Assists: ‐‐‐ Steals: ‐‐‐
PCT .000 .000
FT 1-2 1-2
PCT .500 .500
AST 0 0
TO 3 3
BK 0 0
ST MIN AVG 0 19 3.8 0 19 3.8
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#1 – CAMERON VINES Freshman • 6-04, 185 • Guard • Columbus, Ohio IN HIGH SCHOOL (GRAD. 2011)… Joins the Moccasins from Whetstone High School in Columbus, Ohio where he played for coach Kevin Arway… Second team all-district, first team all-city, second team all-metro and honorable mention Division I All-State as a senior… Averaged 28.0 points, 11.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists in the Dayton Northridge Veterans Holiday Tournament in December of 2010, helping the Braves take the tournament title… Overall as a senior, averaged 22.6 points per game after averaging 15.4 points as a junior… Played for the West squad in the 2011 Cap City All-Star Basketball Classic… Attended Centennial High School as a freshman before transferring to Whetstone… Also a member of the track and field team during his time at Whetstone… Won the district championship in the 200 meters and was a Division I state qualifier as well. PERSONAL Born: July 29, 1993… Son of Anthony Vines and Beverly Tate… Has one brother (Tony) and one sister (Teale)… Undecided on major.
A LITTLE ABOUT THE MOCCASINS’ HISTORY FLORIDA SOUTHERN’S COLORS Florida Southern’s red, white and blue uniforms are unique among college programs in the state of Florida but it wasn’t always that way. In the early days of Florida Southern basketball, the team was often known as the “Blue and White”, but in 1929 coach Jessie Burbage made a change in the Southern uniforms. The Lakeland Evening Ledger reported on January 13 of that year, “Coach Jess already has a “colorful” aggregation, as witness the dazzling splendor and bounteous beauty of the new red, white and blue uniforms issued to the Mocs last week. Those fetching garments are next year’s model of fashionable attire for the discriminating, and reveal Coach Burbage’s taste for things luxuriously sartorial.” As part of the uniforms, the Moccasins wore blue trunks with a single white stripe leading down from the waistband on either side.
WHY MOCCASINS? Florida Southern first used the nickname “Moccasins” or “Mocs” in 1926, shortly after the college’s move to Lakeland in 1922. Prior to that, the football, baseball and basketball teams were simply referred to as the “Southerners” since the school was known as Southern College. The water moccasin, or cottonmouth snake, was abundant in the nearby lakes and since the moccasin is one of the fiercest of all snakes, the college adopted the moniker for its athletic teams. It survived an attempt in 1961 to have the nickname changed, but students voted overwhelmingly to keep it, and the moccasin has remained unchallenged ever since. A male water moccasin can grow up to 1.8 meters (74 inches) in length, and though its venom is considered relatively mild compared to the world’s other poisonous snakes, its bite is still extremely painful. 24
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FLORIDA SOUTHERN MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS 1956‐57 ........................... Don Tobin 1957‐58 .................. John McNamara 1958‐59 .................. John McNamara 1959‐60 ......................... Gary Mckee 1960‐61 ........................... John Mullis 1961‐62 ......................... Ed Kershner 1962‐63 ....................... Tim Eisnaugle 1963‐64 ....................... Tim Eisnaugle 1964‐65 ....................... Bob Bowman 1965‐66 ........................ Dan Doherty 1966‐67 ....................... Bob Bowman 1967‐68 ................. John Schwesithal 1968‐69 ............................ Fred Lewis 1969‐70 ........................... Ron Varner 1970‐71 ....................... Simon Harper 1971‐72 ....................... Simon Harper 1972‐73 ..................... James Gilchrist 1973‐74 ....................... John Edwards 1974‐75 ....................... John Edwards 1975‐76 ....................... John Edwards 1976‐77 .................... Marshall Lester 1977‐78 .................... Marshall Lester 1978‐79 ........................ Drew Tucker 1979‐80 ........................... Kurt Alston 1980‐81 ......................... John Ebeling 1981‐82 ......................... John Ebeling 1982‐83 ........................... Tom Ridley 1983‐84 ....................... Travis Stanley 1984‐85 ...................... Glenn Hanson 1985‐86 ....................... John McNulty 1986‐87 ..................... William Wilcox 1987‐88 ....................... Jerry Johnson 1988‐89 ......................... Kris Kearney 1989‐90 ....................... Michael Dean 1990‐91 ...................... Derek Flowers 1991‐92 .............................. Bill Drost 1992‐93 .......................... Jesse White 1993‐94 ......................Chet Galloway 1994‐95 ............................... Tim Gatz 1995‐96 ........ Shanaka Weerasooriya 1996‐97 ................... Andy Robertson 1997‐98 ........................ Eric Osborne 1998‐99 ........................ Corey Tumer 1999‐00 ...................... Innocent Kere 2000‐01 ....................... Derek Heard, ......................... Christophe Humbert 2001‐02 ........................ Derek Heard 2002‐03 ........................... Matt Story 2003‐04 ......................... Chris Brooks 2004‐05 ..................... Kenny Ebanyat 2005‐06 ..................... Hurley Dunbar 2006‐07 ...................... none selected 2007‐08 ........................ Rob Eldridge 2008‐09 ........................ Rob Eldridge 2009‐10 ................... John Thompson 2010‐11 ........................ Rion Rayfield
John McNamara was a 6-1 guard who transferred to Florida Southern from the University of Norwich (VT) in 1956-57. A twotime MVP for the Moccasins, McNamara was First Team AllFlorida Intercollegiate Conference in 1958 and ‘59. With 514 points as a junior, McNamara became the first player in school history with 500 points in a season, he led the FIC in scoring as a senior, and at the time of his graduation was the Mocs’ career scoring leader with 1,336 points. McNamara was also the first player to score in double figures in every game during a season, doing so in all 25 games as a senior. Bob Bowman is one of several two-time MVPs for the Mocs, but the only one with a year off in between. In 1965, the junior guard averaged 21.8 points per game, including games of 43 and 42 against Miami. After sitting out a year, Bowman returned in 1967, again averaged 21.8 points, and was All-Florida Intercollegiate Conference for the third time. He broke McNamara’s career scoring record with 1,773 points, which now ranks fourth. Bowman was inducted into the FSC Sports Hall of Fame in 2005, and also spent 20 years as head men’s basketball coach at Pasco-Hernando CC before retiring in 2011. John Edwards is the Moccasins’ only three-time MVP (197476). A dominating 6-9 center, Edwards averaged 18.8 points and 14.6 rebounds as a sophomore; 20.3 points and 13.3 rebounds as a junior; and 20.2 points and a school-record 15.8 rebounds as a senior. He set another team record with 40 straight games scoring in double figures, and only one game kept that from being a 72-game streak. Edwards had 65 doubledoubles in his career, including a school-record 20 in a row as a senior, was the NCAA Division II career leader in rebounds at the time of his graduation, and a 2005 inductee into the FSC Sports Hall of Fame. Jerry Johnson was not only the team MVP and All-American point guard as a senior in 1988, he was the Frances Naismith Award winner, given annually to the best college basketball player in the country under 6-0. He’s the only non-Division I player to ever win that award. Johnson led the team in scoring with an 18.6 average, set a school record he still holds with 7.3 assists per game, and became the first and only player in team history with 100 steals in a season (101). He was a charter member of the FSC Sports Hall of Fame in 2002 and still holds career records for assists and steals.
Former Moccasin MVP is Now a Hall of Fame Coach In 2006, Ed Kershner was inducted into the Florida High School Athletic Hall of Fame for his accomplishment as a boys’ basketball coach. Kershner was the team MVP in 1962 as a junior guard, averaging 13.2 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. Kershner has since won over 700 games in his high school coaching career in his native Indiana and Florida. His 1983 Osceola High School team went 37-0 and was ranked #3 in the nation, and he was later named one of the top 10 Florida high school coaches of all time by the Orlando Sentinel.
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NCAA DIVISION II NATIONAL PLAYERS-OF-THE-YEAR
Florida Southern is proud to have three of its players named as the NCAA Division II Player of the Year. John Ebeling (left), a three-time All-American in 1980, 1981, and 1982, was the first to be honored, winning the award as a senior year in 1982. Jerry Johnson (center) was a 1988 All-American and earned his honor that same season of 1988. Kris Kearney (right), a 1988 and 1989 All-American, became the third Moccasin to earn the honor in 1989.
MOCCASIN RETIRED NUMBERS #41 – JOHN EDWARDS John Edwards, a 1976 All‐American, set three school records playing from 1973 to 1976 and finished as the program’s second all‐time scoring leader (1,614 points) and all‐time rebounder (1,214). He now ranks seventh in career scoring and second in rebounding, and at the time of his graduation he was the career rebounding leader for all of NCAA Division II. Edwards’ jersey, number 41, was the first basketball number to be retired.
YEAR 72-73 73-74 74-75 75-76
GP 21 26 23 24
PTS - AVG. 173 – 8.2 490 – 18.8 466 – 20.3 485 – 20.2
REB - AVG. 150 – 7.1 380 – 14.6 306 – 13.3 378 – 15.8
FG (PCT) 74-144 (.513) 203-352 (.577) 189-341 (.554) 205-342 (.600)
FT (PCT) 23-38 (.658) 84-102 (.824) 88-122 (.721) 75-104 (.720)
CAREER
94
1,614 – 17.2
1,214 – 12.9
671-1,179 (.569)
272-366 (.743)
#31 – JOHN EBELING John Ebeling, a three‐time All‐American, played from 1979‐82, leading the Mocs to three straight Final Four appearances including the 1981 national championship. The 1982 NCAA Division II Player‐of‐the‐Year set 15 school records and is the Mocs’ all‐time leading scorer (2,514) and rebounder (1,362). His jersey, number 31, was the second to be retired.
YEAR 78-79 79-80 80-81 81-82
GP 30 33 32 32
PTS - AVG. 408 – 13.6 562 – 17.0 688 – 21.5 856 – 26.8
REB - AVG. 309 – 10.3 322 – 9.8 321 – 10.0 410 – 12.8
FG (PCT) 154-276 (.557) 211-328 (.643) 236-422 (.559) 286-433 (.661)
FT (PCT) 100-158 (.632) 140-208 (.673) 216-283 (.763) 284-384 (.740)
AST 37 40 53 46
BK --35 34 62
ST --27 26 19
CAREER 127
2,514 – 19.8
1,362 – 10.7
887-1,459 (.608)
740-1,033 (.716)
176
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#3 – JERRY JOHNSON Jerry Johnson, a 1988 All‐American, played from 1985 to 1988 and was the 1988 NCAA Division II Player of the Year. He helped lead the Mocs to two Final Four appearances and set school records for career assists (768) and steals (283), and was fifth in career scoring (1,662). His jersey, number 3, was the third to be retired.
YEAR 84-85 85-86 86-87 87-88
GP 31 33 32 34
PTS - AVG. 292 – 9.4 325 – 9.8 411 – 12.8 634 – 18.6
REB - AVG. 74 – 2.3 66 – 2.0 91 – 2.8 102 – 3.0
CAREER 130
1,662 – 12.8
333 – 2.6
GP 29 30 34 30
PTS - AVG. 240 – 8.3 470 – 15.7 584 – 17.2 575 – 19.2
REB - AVG. 138 – 4.8 226 – 7.5 321 – 9.4 261 – 8.7
CAREER 123
1,869 – 15.2
946 – 7.7
FG (PCT) 105-214 (.490) 125-229 (.546) 146-311 (.469) 231-421 (.549)
3-PT (PCT) not in effect not in effect 18-46 (.391) 39-89 (.438)
FT (PCT) 82-115 (.713) 75-114 (.656) 101-141 (.716) 133-180 (.739)
AST 140 178 201 249
BK 0 0 3 0
ST 59 59 64 101
607-1,175 (.517)
57-135 (.422)
391-550 (.711)
768
3
283
FG (PCT) 82-148 (.554) 168-268 (.627) 228-349 (.653) 226-345 (.655)
3-PT (PCT) not in effect 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-1 (.000)
FT (PCT) 76-102 (.745) 131-182 (.720) 128-171 (.749) 123-179 (.687)
AST 27 40 80 49
BK 8 30 34 28
ST 15 30 47 38
704-1,110 (.634)
0-1 (.000)
458-634 (.722)
196 100
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#42 – KRIS KEARNEY Kris Kearney, a two‐time All‐American, played from 1986‐89 and helped lead the Moccasins to two Final Four appearances. The 1989 Division II Player‐of‐the‐Year finished as the Mocs’ second all‐time leading scorer (1,869) and third all‐time rebounder (946). His jersey, number 42, was the fourth basketball jersey to be retired.
YEAR 85-86 86-87 87-88 88-89
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FLORIDA SOUTHERN ALL-AMERICANS
DON TOBIN 1956-57
SIMON HARPER 1971-72
JOHN EDWARDS 1975-76
JOHN McNULTY nd 1985-86 (NABC 2 Team)
KRIS KEARNEY st 1987-88 (NABC 1 Team) st 1988-89 (NABC 1 Team)
JOHN EBELING rd 1979-80 (NABC 3 Team) st 1980-81 (NABC 1 Team) st 1981-82 (NABC 1 Team)
JERRY JOHNSON st 1987-88 (NABC 1 Team) Frances P. Naismith Award Winner 1987-88 Best collegiate player under 6-00, any division
DEREK FLOWERS 1990-91 (Basketball Times)
DONOLLY TYRELL st 1989-90 (NABC 1 Team) 28
MARSHALL LESTER 1977-78
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FLORIDA SOUTHERN ALL-AMERICANS
ANTATIUS CLARK 1995-96 (D-II Bulletin HM)
ANDY ROBERTSON rd 1996-97 (NABC 3 Team, D-II Bulletin HM)
INNOCENT KERE st 1999-00 (NABC 1 Team, nd D-II Bulletin 2 Team, st Basketball Times 1 Team)
CHRISTOPHE HUMBERT 2000-01 rd (Basketball Times 3 Team)
RION RAYFIELD 2010-11 (D-II Bulletin HM)
CHRIS BROOKS 2003-04 st (D-II Bulletin 1 Team, nd Basketball Times 2 Team)
JOHN THOMPSON rd 2009-10 (D-II Bulletin 3 Team)
ALL-AMERICAN NIGHT AT JENKINS FIELDHOUSE On February 6, 2010, the Florida Southern Moccasins brought back all of their All-Americans from years past for a special night in their honor. Each was given a framed picture from his playing career, and was recognized once again for his contributions to the FSC basketball program. 29
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SUNSHINE STATE CONFERENCE AWARD WINNERS All-Conference Selections
1976-77 Marshall Lester 1977-78 Marshall Lester 1978-79 Lester Wright Drew Tucker John Ebeling Kurt Alston 1979-80 John Ebeling Kurt Alston Mike Hayes Brian Radon Felix Tertulien 1980-81 John Ebeling Mike Hayes Felix Tertulien Brian Radon 1981-82 John Ebeling Mark King Brian Radon Moses Johnson 1982-83 Tom Ridley Scott Pospichal Travis Stanley Al Garmon Moses Johnson 1983-84 Travis Stanley Al Garmon 1984-85 John McNulty Glenn Hanson Bob Gyori Ted Kennedy Bill Sawyer 1985-86 John McNulty Glenn Hanson Jerry Johnson 1986-87 Jerry Johnson William Wilcox Kris Kearney Phil Holder 1987-88 Jerry Johnson Kris Kearney Michael Dean
Jr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Jr. So. Sr. Jr. So. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. So.
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1988-89 Kris Kearney Sr. Donolly Tyrell Jr. Michael Dean Jr. 1989-90 Donolly Tyrell Sr. Michael Dean Sr. 1990-91 Derek Flowers Sr. Calvetti Pate Sr. Jorge Nunez Sr. 1991-92 Bill Drost So. Jesse White Jr. Larry Murphy Jr. 1992-93 Bill Drost Jr. Jesse White Sr. Reggie Washington Sr. 1993-94 Chet Galloway Sr. John Saunders So. 1994-95 Tim Gatz Sr. 1995-96 Antatius Clark Jr. Shanaka Weerasooriya Sr. 1996-97 Andy Robertson Sr. Jimmie Baker So. Corey Tumer So. 1997-98 Eric Osborne Sr. Corey Tumer Jr. 1998-99 Corey Tumer Sr. Innocent Kere So. 1999-00 Innocent Kere Jr. Graham Robinson Sr. 2000-01 Christophe Humbert So. Cedric Powell Jr. Derek Heard Jr. 2001-02 Christophe Humbert Jr. Derek Heard Sr. 2002-03 Matt Story Sr. Jean-Noel Leuly Sr. 2003-04 Chris Brooks Sr. 2004-05 Kenny Ebanyat Sr. Ellery Boykin Sr. 2007-08 Rob Eldridge Jr. 2008-09 Rob Eldridge Sr. Rion Rayfield So. John Thompson Jr. 2009-10 Rion Rayfield Jr. John Thompson Sr. Brandon Jenkins Jr. 2010-11 Rion Rayfield Sr. Brandon Jenkins Sr. Terry Jenkins Sr.
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In 1979, Lester Wright became just the third, as well as the last freshman to lead the team in scoring. In his only season with the Mocs, the 6-4 forward averaged 20.1 points per game and also became the only Moccasin freshman ever named First Team All-SSC. 30
Corey Tumer was a 3-time AllSSC selection as a guard in the late 1990’s. As a senior in 1999, he became the first Moccasin ever voted the SSC Player-ofthe-Year, and he went on to be named the MVP of the SSC Tournament that year as well.
Rob Eldridge was First Team AllSSC in both 2008 and 2009, and was also the Mocs’ MVP in both of those seasons. The only other Moccasin to earn both awards in back-to-back seasons was John Ebeling in 1981 and ‘82.
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SUNSHINE STATE CONFERENCE AWARD WINNERS SSC All-Freshman Team
All-SSC Tournament Team
1989-90..... Larry Murphy 1991-92..... Mike Spain 1993-94..... Andy Robertson 1997-98..... *Innocent Kere 1999-00..... *Ronnie Clark, Christophe Humbert 2000-01..... Terence Thomas 2002-03..... Tommy Toman 2003-04..... *Hurley Dunbar 2004-05..... Braxton Williams 2006-07..... Cameron Wooten 2007-08..... *Rion Rayfield, Brandon Jenkins 2008-09..... Preston Fredrick
1979-80..... Kurt Alston, John Ebeling 1980-81..... John Ebeling, Mike Hayes, Felix Tertulien 1981-82..... John Ebeling 1982-83..... Moses Johnson, Tom Ridley, Travis Stanley 1983-84..... Travis Stanley 1984-85..... Glenn Hanson, John McNulty 1985-86..... Glenn Hanson, John McNulty 1986-87..... Phil Holder, Jerry Johnson, William Wilcox 1987-88..... Michael Bradley, Jerry Johnson, Kris Kearney 1988-89..... John Buckley, Kris Kearney, Donnolly Tyrell 1989-90..... Michael Dean, Donnolly Tyrell 1990-91..... Derek Flowers, Calvetti Pate 1992-93..... Chris Lee, Jesse White 1994-95..... Andy Robertson 1995-96..... John Saunders, Shanaka Weerasooriya 1996-97..... Andy Robertson, Corey Tumer 1997-98..... Jimmie Baker, Scott Holden, Eric Osborne 1998-99..... Innocent Kere, Corey Tumer 1999-00..... Innocent Kere, Cedric Powell 2000-01..... Christophe Humbert, Nick Railsback 2001-02..... Cedric Powell 2002-03..... Chris Brooks, Matt Story 2003-04..... Ellery Boykin, Chris Brooks 2007-08..... Rob Eldridge, Will Graham, Braxton Williams 2008-09..... Rob Eldridge, Terry Jenkins, Rion Rayfield 2009-10..... John Thompson 2010-11..... Rion Rayfield
*SSC Freshman-of-the-Year
SSC Players-of-the-Year 1998-99..... Corey Tumer 1999-00..... Innocent Kere 2000-01..... Christophe Humbert
2003-04 .... Chris Brooks 2009-10 .... John Thompson
SSC Coaches-of-the-Year 1978-79..... Hal Wissel 1979-80..... Hal Wissel 1981-82..... Hal Wissel 1982-83..... George Scholz 1984-85..... George Scholz 1986-87..... George Scholz 1988-89..... George Scholz
1995-96 .... Gordon Gibbons 1996-97 .... Gordon Gibbons 1998-99 .... Gordon Gibbons 2007-08 .... Linc Darner 2008-09 .... Linc Darner 2009-10 .... Linc Darner
SSC Tournament MVPs 1980 .......... Kurt Alston 1981 .......... John Ebeling 1983 .......... Tom Ridley 1986 .......... Glenn Hanson 1988 .......... Jerry Johnson 1989 .......... Kris Kearney 1990 .......... Michael Dean 1991 .......... Derek Flowers George Scholz was head coach from 1982-90, and during those eight years, the Moccasins averaged nearly 24 wins per season, won five SSC regular season titles and six tournament titles. That helped him win SSC Coach-ofthe-Year honors four times in his career.
After averaging 9.0 points per game during the regular season, Nick Railsback led the Moccasins to the 2001 SSC Tournament title with a 16.0 scoring average that earned him MVP honors. The senior guard scored 24 points in a 73-70 overtime win vs. Rollins in the semifinals when he hit seven 3-pointers, and had 14 points in the championship game vs. Barry. 31
1998.......... Eric Osborne 1999.......... Corey Tumer 2000.......... Innocent Kere 2001.......... Nick Railsback 2003.......... Matt Story 2008.......... Braxton Williams 2009.......... Rob Eldridge
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SINGLE GAME SCORING RECORDS POINTS SCORED 146 - at Clearwater Christian (88), 12/19/75 139 - Saint Leo (89), 2/26/72 136 - Georgia College (96), 2/14/75 135 - Webber (64), 11/24/80 127 - Caldwell (71), 1/13/88 FEWEST POINTS SCORED (MODERN ERA) 39 - at Rollins (41), 1/29/77 39 - at Georgetown (71), 2/6/85 42 - Tampa (37), 1/15/03 42 - Grand Valley State (62), 12/30/06 44 - Iona (51), 12/3/77 44 - Saint Leo (54), 2/20/78 (SSC Tourn.) 44 - at Rollins (38), 1/16/93 45 - *vs. Tampa (62), 3/3/02 (SSC Tourn.) 47 - at North Carolina (112), 12/1/69 47 - #vs. Appalachian State (48), 12/3/83 47 - at Tampa (53), 1/16/89 47 - at Florida Tech (53), 1/26/00 FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED (MODERN ERA) 27 - St. Joseph’s (NY) (FSC 115), 1/2/99 30 - Saint Leo (FSC 55), 1/22/76 32 - Rhode Island Coll. (FSC 107), 1/9/93 33 - Barry (FSC 93), 11/17/84 34 - Eckerd (FSC 74), 1/30/99 MOST POINTS ALLOWED (MODERN ERA) 124 - at Miami, FL (FSC 93), 1/13/65 122 - at Clemson (FSC 79), 2/28/76 121 - at Long Island (FSC 117-2ot), 1/2/82 121 - at Miami, FL (FSC 85), 2/18/60 120 - at Miami, FL (FSC 79), 2/18/64 117 - at Colgate (FSC 85), 1/8/64 *Game played at Florida Tech #Game played at Evansville
MOST POINTS, BOTH TEAMS 238 - at Long Island, 1/2/82 (2ot) LIU 121, FSC 117 234 - at Clearwater Christian, 12/19/75 FSC 146, Clearwater Christian 88 232 - Georgia College, 2/14/75 FSC 136, Georgia College 96 229 - St. Mary’s (MI), 12/15/90 FSC 126, St. Mary’s 103 228 - Saint Leo, 2/26/72 FSC 139, Saint Leo 89 217 - at Miami (FL), 1/13/65 Miami 124, FSC 93
INDIVIDUAL SCORING RECORDS MOST POINTS, OVERALL (40 or more) *50 - John Ebeling ...... Otterbein .................. 12/8/81 44 - John Edwards .... Georgia College ....... 2/14/75 43 - Bob Bowman ..... Mercer ........................ 2/8/64 43 - Bob Bowman ..... at Miami (FL) ............ 1/13/65 42 - Bob Bowman ..... Miami (FL) .................. 2/5/65 41 - Tim Gatz ............ at North Florida ........ 1/14/95 40 - John Ebeling ...... at Central Florida ....... 3/7/81 40 - Derek Flowers ... at Alas.-Fairbanks .. 11/30/90 40 - Chet Galloway ... at North Florida ........ 2/16/94
FEWEST POINTS, BOTH TEAMS (MODERN) 79 - Tampa, 1/15/03 FSC 42, Tampa 37 80 - at Rollins, 1/29/77 Rollins 41, FSC 39 82 - at Rollins, 1/16/93 FSC 44, Rollins 38 85 - Saint Leo, 1/22/76 FSC 55, Saint Leo 30 86 - at Palm Beach Atlantic, 11/28/72 FSC 49, PBA 37
MOST POINTS, SSC GAME 41 - Tim Gatz .............. at North Florida ...... 1/14/95 40 - Chet Galloway ..... at North Florida ...... 2/16/94 39 - Lester Wright ....... at Central Florida ... 2/15/79 39 - John Ebeling ........ at Eckerd ................ 2/22/82 38 - Rion Rayfield ....... Rollins .................... 1/31/09 37 - Lester Wright ....... at Biscayne ............ 1/17/79 37 - Michael Dean ....... at Barry .................. 1/20/90
LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY 88 - St. Joseph’s (NY) (FSC 115-27), 1/2/99 80 - Roberts Wesleyan (FSC 121-41), 1/3/82 75 - Rhode Island Coll. (FSC 107-32), 1/9/93 71 - Webber (FSC 135-64), 11/24/80 68 - Winona State (FSC 107-39), 12/29/90 LARGEST MARGIN OF DEFEAT 65 - at North Carolina (UNC 112-47), 12/1/69 63 - at Miami, FL (UM 106-43), 1/9/52 62 - at Stetson (SU 85-23), 1/13/42 48 - Florida (UF 77-29), 1/6/40 46 - at Stetson (SU 97-51), 12/5/52
THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED FOR THE MOCCASINS... Scored 100 points .................... at Nova Southeastern (won, 104-103) ............... 3/2/11 Scored 110 points .................... vs. UPR-Bayamon (won 111-75) ................... 11/24/09 Scored 120 points .................... vs. St. Mary’s, MI (won 126-103) ................... 12/15/90 st Scored 60 points in a half ........ vs. Palm Bch. Atlantic (60 in 1 , won 105-91) . 1/29/11 nd Gave up under 10 in a half ...... vs. Tampa (gave up 9 in 2 , won 42-37) ......... 1/15/03 Combined for 200 points .......... at Nova Southeastern (won, 104-103) ............... 3/2/11 Combined for less than 100 ..... vs. Tampa (won 42-37) .................................... 1/15/03 Gave up 100 points.................. at Nova Southeastern (won, 104-103) ............... 3/2/11 Gave up 100 points at home .... vs. St. Mary’s, MI (won 126-103) ................... 12/15/90 Scored less than 50 points ...... vs. Grand Valley State (lost 62-42) ................ 12/30/06 Gave up less than 50 points .... vs. Barry (won 61-44) ........................................ 2/5/11 Came back from down 20 ........ vs. Tampa (won 95-89 in OT) .......................... 1/20/10 (trailed 65-43 with just over 11 minutes to play) Played a double OT game ....... at North Florida (won 108-104) ...................... 11/24/01 Played a triple OT game .......... vs. Livingston (won 86-79, NCAA Reg.) ............ 3/5/82 Gave up no points in OT .......... vs. Rollins (won 81-79, 3ot) ............................. 1/24/57 (3rd overtime period was sudden death) 32
*double overtime game (scored 8 points in OT)
MOST POINTS, SSC TOURNAMENT GAME 31 - John Ebeling ........ Biscayne ................ 2/26/82 31 - Derek Flowers ..... Saint Leo .................. 3/5/91 28 - Glenn Hanson ...... vs. Eckerd .............. 2/28/86 27 - Andy Robertson ... vs. Barry ................... 3/2/95 27 - Chris Brooks ........ vs. Tampa ................ 3/6/04 26 - Phil Holder ........... Eckerd .................... 2/27/87 26 - William Wilcox ..... Tampa .................... 2/28/87 26 - Andy Robertson ... vs. Eckerd ................ 3/3/95 26 - Corey Tumer ........ vs. Eckerd .............. 2/27/97 25 - Kurt Alston ........... Rollins .................... 2/25/80 25 - John Ebeling ........ Central Florida ....... 2/28/81 25 - Tom Ridley .......... Central Florida ....... 2/26/83 25 - Derek Flowers ..... vs. Tampa ................ 3/8/91 25 - Tim Gatz .............. vs. Barry ................... 3/2/95 1979 SSC Tournament played at UCF 1986 and ‘94 SSC Tournament played at Tampa 1991 SSC semifinals and final played at Rollins 1995 and ‘97 SSC Tournament played at The Lakeland Center 2004 SSC Tournament played at Rollins All other games listed played at Florida Southern MOST POINTS, NCAA TOURNAMENT GAME 40 - John Ebeling ...... at Central Florida ....... 3/7/81 36 - Lester Wright ..... Tuskegee ................... 3/2/79 32 - John McNulty ..... vs. West Georgia ....... 3/7/86 *32 - John Ebeling ...... vs. Kent. Wesleyan .. 3/19/82 31 - John Ebeling ...... NW Missouri State ..... 3/4/82 30 - Donolly Tyrell ..... Tampa ...................... 3/17/90 *overtime game 1982 NCAA Finals played in Springfield, MA 1986 NCAA Regional played at Tampa All other games listed played at Florida Southern
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INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM RECORDS INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
TEAM RECORDS
POINTS GAME - 146, at Clearwater Christian, 12/19/75 (FSC 146, CC 88) SEASON - 3047, 1987-88 (34 games, 89.6 average)
POINTS GAME - 50, John Ebeling, 12/8/81 (vs. Otterbein) SEASON - 856, John Ebeling, 1981-82 (32 games) CAREER - 2514, John Ebeling, 1979-82 (127 games)
FIELD GOALS MADE GAME - 65, at Clearwater Christian, 12/19/75 (FSC 146, CC 88) SEASON - 1118, 1987-88 (34 games, 1118-for-2026)
FIELD GOALS MADE GAME - 18, Bobby Bowman, 2/8/64 (vs. Mercer, 18-for-32) SEASON - 286, John Ebeling, 1981-82 (32 games, 286-for-433) CAREER - 887, John Ebeling, 1979-82 (127 games, 887-for-1459)
FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED GAME - 95, vs. Saint Leo, 2/26/72 (60-for-95, FSC 139, SL 89) SEASON - 2294, 2008-09 (36 games, 1026-for-2294)
FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED GAME - 32, Bobby Bowman, 2/8/64 (vs. Mercer, 18-for-32) SEASON - 490, Simon Harper, 1964-65 (24 games, 211-for-490) CAREER - 1584, Bobby Bowman, 1963-67 (99 games, 703-for-1584)
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE GAME - .750, vs. Roberts Wesleyan, 1/3/83 (54-for-72) SEASON - .574, 1981-82 (32 games, 726-for-936)
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE GAME - 1.000, Donnolly Tyrell, 1/13/88 (vs. Caldwell, 10-for-10) SEASON - .689, Simon Harper, 1971-72 (28 games, 193-for-280) CAREER - .634, Kris Kearney, 1986-89 (123 games, 704-for-1110)
3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE GAME - 22, vs. Rollins, 1/31/09 (22-for-43) SEASON - 340, 2007-08 (33 games, 340-for-836)
3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE GAME - 11, Tim Gatz, 1/14/95 (at North Florida, 11-for-18) 11, Rion Rayfield, 1/31/09 (vs. Rollins, 11-for-17) SEASON - 106, Tim Gatz, 1994-95 (28 games, 106-for-251) CAREER - 364, Rion Rayfield, 2007-11 (135 games, 364-for-873)
3-PT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED GAME - 43, vs. Rollins, 1/31/09 (22-for-43) SEASON - 836, 2007-08 (33 games, 340-for-836) 3-PT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE GAME - 1.000, several times SEASON - .441, 1989-90 (31 games, 138-for-313)
3-PT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPED GAME - 22, Chet Galloway, 2/16/94 (vs. North Florida, 8-for-22) SEASON - 251, Tim Gatz, 1994-95 (28 games, 106-for-251) CAREER - 873, Rion Rayfield, 2007-11 (135 games, 364-for-873)
FREE THROWS MADE GAME - 48, vs. St. Mary’s (MI), 12/15/90 (48-for-54) SEASON - 726, 1981-82 (32 games, 726-for-936)
3-PT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE GAME - 1.000, Cameron Wooten, 2/21/07 (vs. Saint Leo, 6-for-6) SEASON - .486, Brandon Jenkins, 2007-08 (33 games, 86-for-177) CAREER - .458, Michael Bradley, 1987-88 (35 games, 65-for-142)
FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED GAME - 60, vs. Eckerd, 2/24/80 (47-for-60) SEASON - 951, 2008-09 (36 games, 664-for-951)
FREE THROWS MADE GAME - 22, Don Tobin, 12/15/56 (vs. Western Carolina, 22-for-24) 22, John Ebeling, 3/7/81 (at Central Florida, 22-for-26) SEASON - 284, John Ebeling, 1981-82 (32 games, 284-for-384) CAREER - 784, John Ebeling, 1979-82 (127 games, 740-for-1033)
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE GAME - 1.000 vs. Palm Bch.Atlantic, 12/28/07 (15-for-15, min. 10 att.) 1.000 at Southern Indiana, 11/29/08 (16-for-16, min. 10 att.) .950 vs. Louisiana Coll., 12/7/68 (19-for-20, min. 20 att.) SEASON - .779, 2010-11 (32 games, 570-for-732)
FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED GAME - 27, John Ebeling, 12/8/81 (vs. Otterbein, 20-for-27) SEASON - 384, John Ebeling, 1981-82 (32 games, 284-for-384) CAREER - 1033, John Ebeling, 1979-82 (127 games, 740-for-1033)
REBOUNDS GAME - 80, vs. Mississippi College, 2/20/69 SEASON - 1518, 2008-09 (36 games, 42.2 average)
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE GAME - 1.000, Michael Dean, 12/28/89 (vs. St. Thomas, 15-for-15) SEASON - .895, Bob Salmi, 1983-84 (28 games, 94-for-105) CAREER - .868, Scott Pospichal, 1981-83 (68 games, 138-for-159)
ASSISTS GAME - 37, vs. Otterbein, 11/30/87 SEASON - 682, 1987-88 (34 games)
REBOUNDS GAME - 29, John Edwards, 1/22/73 (vs. New Hampshire College) SEASON - 410, John Ebeling, 1981-82 (32 games) CAREER - 1362, John Ebeling, 1979-82 (127 games)
STEALS GAME - 25, vs. North Central, 12/07/92 SEASON - 353, 1992-93 (32 games)
ASSISTS GAME - 18, Don Tobin, 1/19/57 (at Tampa) SEASON - 249, Jerry Johnson, 1987-88 (34 games) CAREER - 768, Jerry Johnson, 1985-88 (130 games)
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
MOST WINS - 32, 1999-00 BEST RECORD - 32-2 (.941 pct.), 1999-00 LONGEST WIN STREAK - 18 games, 11/19/99 - 1/22/00 LONGEST HOME WIN STREAK - 32 games, 12/11/98 - 12/29/00 LONGEST LOSING STREAK - 9 games, 1/19/52 - 2/7/52 & 1/20/07 - 2/14/07 MOST POINTS BY FSC (HALF) - 80, vs. Webber, 11/14/80 (first half) BEST SEASON SCORING AVERAGE - 89.6, 1987-88 BEST SEASON REBOUNDING AVERAGE - 49.3,1968-69 CONSECUTIVE FREE THROWS (IND.) - 25, Jim Harris (1982-1983) 25, Chris Brooks (2002-03) 25, Brandon Jenkins (2008-09) CONSECUTIVE 3-POINTERS (IND.) - 7, Chet Galloway (1992-93) 7, Cameron Wooten (2006-07)
STEALS (since 1978) GAME - 9, Marshall Lester, 2/1/78 (vs. Rollins) 9, Jesse White, 12/7/92 (vs North Central) SEASON - 101, Jerry Johnson, 1987-88 (34 games) CAREER - 283, Jerry Johnson, 1985-88 BLOCKS (since 1978) GAME - 9, Rashaad Singleton, 11/29/08 (at Southern Indiana) SEASON - 114, Rashaad Singleton, 2008-09 (35 games) CAREER - 162, Christophe Humbert, 2000-02 (93 games)
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TOP FIVE SINGLE SEASON RECORD HOLDERS POINTS SCORED 856 - John Ebeling, 1982 727 - Derek Flowers, 1991 688 - John Ebeling, 1981 666 - William Wilcox, 1987 634 - Jerry Johnson, 1988
3-PT FG ATTEMPTED 251 - Tim Gatz, 1995 221 - Rion Rayfield, 2008 220 - Rion Rayfield, 2011 219 - Rion Rayfield, 2009 205 - Mike McManamey, 1997
SCORING AVERAGE 26.8 - John Ebeling, 1982 23.0 - Tim Eisnaugle, 1964 22.7 - Derek Flowers, 1991 22.2 - William Wilcox, 1987 21.8 - Bobby Bowman, 1967 21.8 - Bobby Bowman, 1965
3-PT PCT. (min. one 3PT Made/game) .486 - Brandon Jenkins, 2008 .477 - Michael Dean, 1990 .466 - Brandon Jenkins, 2010 .456 - Tony Newberg, 1992 .449 - Michael Bradley, 1988
REBOUNDS 410 - John Ebeling, 1982 380 - John Edwards, 1974 378 - John Edwards, 1976 374 - Tim Eisnaugle, 1964 370 - John Schweisthal, 1968
John Ebeling (#31) holds 15 school records including those for career points (2,513) rebounds (1,362), and scoring average (19.6).
REBOUNDING AVERAGE 15.8 - John Edwards, 1976 15.4 - John Schweisthal, 1968 15.0 - Dan Doherty, 1965 14.6 - John Edwards, 1974 14.4 - Tim Eisnaugle, 1964 FIELD GOALS MADE 286 - John Ebeling, 1982 275 - Derek Flowers, 1991 252 - William Wilcox, 19877 245 - Mark King, 1982 244 - Tim Eisnaugle, 1964 FIELD GOASL ATTEMPTED 490 - Bobby Bowman, 1965 489 - Tim Eisnaugle, 1964 469 - Calvetti Pate, 1991 464 - Dan Wright, 1976 458 - Michael Dean, 1990 FIELD GOAL PCT. (5 FGM/GM) .689 - Simon Harper, 1972 .680 - Andy Robertson, 1997 .661 - John Ebeling, 1982 .655 - Kris Kearney, 1989 .653 - Derek Flowers, 1991 .653 - Kris Kearney, 1988
Jerry Johnson (#3) holds the single season and career records for assists and steals and is sixth with 1,662 points.
3-PT FG MADE 106 - Tim Gatz, 1995 96 - Rion Rayfield, 2011 93 - Rion Rayfield, 2008 89 - Rion Rayfield, 2009 86 - Brandon Jenkins, 2008
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FREE THROWS MADE 284 - John Ebeling, 1982 216 - John Ebeling, 1981 181 - Chris Brooks, 2004 176 - Derek Flowers, 1991 175 - Marshall Lester, 1978 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED 384 - John Ebeling, 1982 283 - John Ebeling, 1981 232 - John McNulty, 1986 229 - Chris Brooks, 2004 228 - Derek Flowers, 1991 FT PCT. (min. 2.0 FT made/game) .895 - Bob Salmi, 1984 .892 - Chris Brooks, 2003 .881 - Mark King, 1982 .878 - Rion Rayfield, 2010 .875 - Rion Rayfield, 2009 STEALS - since 1978 101 - Jerry Johnson, 1988 99 - Jesse White, 1993 99 - Derek Flowers, 1991 86 - Cedric Powell, 2002 79 - Derek Flowers, 1990 ASSISTS - since 1978 249 - Jerry Johnson, 1988 207 - Scott Pospichal, 1983 201 - Jerry Johnson, 1987 178 - Jerry Johnson, 1986 169 - John Buckley, 1989 BLOCKS - since 1978 114 - Rashaad Singleton, 2009 92 - Innocent Kere, 1999 72 - Christophe Humbert, 2002 70 - Christophe Humbert, 2001 67 - Jean-Noel Leuly, 2003 GAMES PLAYED 36 - (by several)
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TOP FIVE CAREER RECORD HOLDERS POINTS SCORED 2,514 - John Ebeling, 1979-82 1,870 - Rion Rayfield, 2007-11 1,869 - Kris Kearney, 1986-89 1,773 - Bobby Bowman, 1963-67 1,768 - Donolly Tyrell 1987-90
3-PT FG PCT. (2 YEARS, 50 3PT FGM) .458 - Michael Bradley, 1987-88 .448 - Michael Dean, 1989-90 .429 - Tony Newberg, 1991-93 .422 - Jerry Johnson, 1985-88 .421 - Brandon Jenkins, 2008-11
SCORING AVERAGE 19.8 - John Ebeling, 1978-82 18.8 - John McNamara, 1956-59 18.5 - Michael Dean, 1989-90 18.5 - Simon Harper, 1971-72 18.3 - Tim Eisnaugle, 1962-64
FREE THROWS MADE 740 - John Ebeling, 1979-82 458 - Kris Kearney, 1986-89 412 - Donolly Tyrell, 1987-90 398 - Rion Rayfield, 2007-11 391 - Jerry Johnson, 1985-88
REBOUNDS 1,362 - John Ebeling, 1979-82 1,214 - John Edwards, 1973-76 946 - Kris Kearney, 1986-89 889 - John Mullis, 1960-63 878 - Innocent Kere, 1998-00
FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED 1,033 - John Ebeling, 1979-82 634 - Kris Kearney, 1986-89 566 - Donolly Tyrell, 1987-90 550 - Jerry Johnson, 1985-88 522 - Corey Tumer, 1996-99
REBOUNDING AVERAGE 14.5 - John Schweisthal, 1967-69 14.1 - Dan Doherty, 1964-66 13.3 - Nick Lapolla, 1956-58 12.9 - John Edwards, 1972-76 12.1 - Tim Eisnaugle, 1962-64
FREE THROW PCT. (125 FTM) .868 - Scott Pospichal, 1981-83 .854 - Rion Rayfield, 2007-11 .829 - Chris Brooks, 2003-04 .819 - Gary McGriff, 1968-70 .815 - Brandon Jenkins, 2008-11
FIELD GOALS MADE 887 - John Ebeling, 1979-82 704 - Kris Kearney, 1986-89 703 - Bobby Bowman, 1963-67 678 - Donolly Tyrell, 1987-90 671 - John Edwards, 1973-76
ASSISTS - since 1978 768 - Jerry Johnson, 1985-88 544 - Rion Rayfield, 2007-11 511 - Brandon Jenkins, 2008-11 424 - Corey Tumer, 1996-99 410 - John Buckley, 1986-89
FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 1,584 - Bobby Bowman, 1963-67 1,459 - John Ebeling, 1979-82 1,357 - Rion Rayfield, 2007-11 1,198 - John Mullis, 1960-63 1,196 - John McNamara, 1957-59
STEALS - since 1978 283 - Jerry Johnson, 1985-88 231 - Corey Tumer, 1996-99 213 - Derek Flowers, 1988-91 166 - Larry Murphy, 1990-93 160 - Jamie Phillips, 1997-00 160 - Rion Rayfield, 2007-11
FIELD GOAL PCT. (Min. 250 FGM) .642 - Andy Robertson, 1994-97 .634 - Kris Kearney, 1986-89 .610 - Simon Harper, 1971-72 .608 - John Ebeling, 1979-82 .607 - Derek Flowers, 1988-91 3-PT FG MADE 364 - Rion Rayfield, 2007-11 265 - Brandon Jenkins, 2008-11 205 - Terry Jenkins, 2009-11 196 - Mike McManamey, 1996-99 193 - Nick Railsback, 1998-01 3-PT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 873 - Rion Rayfield, 2007-11 629 - Brandon Jenkins, 2008-11 575 - Mike McManamey, 1996-99 567 - Nick Railsback, 1998-01 494 - Braxton Williams, 2005, 07-09
BLOCKS - since 1978 162 - Christophe Humbert, 2000-02 157 - Innocent Kere, 1998-00 138 - Kenny Ebanyat, 2003-05 131 - John Ebeling, 1979-82 120 - Eric Osborne, 1995-98 GAMES PLAYED 135 - Rion Rayfield, 2007-11 131 - Brandon Jenkins, 2008-11 130 - Jerry Johnson, 1985-88 130 - Nick Railsback, 1998-01 128 - Corey Tumer, 1996-99 127 - John Ebeling, 1979-82 Rion Rayfield (#20) ranks second on the career lists in both scoring and assists. He also holds school and conference records for career 3pointers with 364. 35
Kris Kearney (#42) ranks among the top five in six categories and holds the school record with a .634 career field goal percentage. He’s third on the all-time scoring list with 1,869 points.
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ALL-TIME SCORING AND REBOUNDING LEADERS 1,000 POINT CLUB 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 32. 33. 34.
PTS 2,514 1,800 1,869 1,773 1,768 1,662 1,614 1,532 1,417 1,411 1,367 1,336 1,290 1,280 1,194 1,177 1,167 1,162 1,159 1,144 1,114 1,108 1,100 1,092 1,064 1,057 1,052 1,051 1,050 1,029 1,029 1,028 1,004 1,001 1,001
PLAYER ........................ YEARS John Ebeling ........... 79-80-81-82 Rion Rayfield .....07-08-09-10-11 Kris Kearney ........... 86-87-88-89 Bob Bowman .......... 63-64-65-67 Donolly Tyrell .......... 87-88-89-90 Jerry Johnson ......... 85-86-87-88 John Edwards ......... 73-74-75-76 Brandon Jenkins ..... 08-09-10-11 Corey Turner .......... 96-97-98-99 Rob Eldridge ................ 07-08-09 Derek Flowers......... 88-89-90-91 John McNamara .......... 57-58-59 John Mullis .............. 60-61-62-63 Andy Robertson ...... 94-95-96-97 Jimmie Baker .......... 96-97-98-99 Innocent Kere ............. 98-99-00 Drew Tucker ........... 76-77-78-79 John Saunders ....... 93-94-95-96 Marshall Lester ....... 75-76-77-78 Bill Drost ................. 91-92-93-94 Christophe Humbert..... 00-01-02 Michael Dean .................... 89-90 Brian Radon ............ 79-80-81-82 Mark King .................... 80-81-82 Derek Heard ........... 99-00-01-02 Fred Lapper ................. 51-52-53 Frank DeSavino ...... 53-54-55-56 Mike Huber .................. 64-65-66 John McNulty .................... 85-86 Chris Brooks ..................... 03-04 Terry Jenkins ............... 09-10-11 Mike McManamey... 96-97-98-99 Tim Gatz ................. 92-93-94-95 Simon Harper ................... 71-72 Dan Wright ........................ 75-76
500 REBOUND CLUB 1. 2 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 25. 26. 27. 28.
REB 1,362 1,214 946 889 878 814 808 734 720 717 709 690 671 660 642 621 618 616 613 612 603 589 585 585 543 532 520 512
PLAYER.........................YEARS John Ebeling .......... 79-80-81-82 John Edwards ........ 73-74-75-76 Kris Kearney........... 86-87-88-89 John Mullis ............. 60-61-62-63 Innocent Kere ..............98-99-00 Henry Feldman....... 59-60-61-62 Andy Robertson ..... 94-95-96-97 Frank Scuderi ......... 57-58-59-60 Marshall Lester....... 75-76-77-78 Donolly Tyrell ......... 87-88-89-90 John Schweisthal .............. 68-69 Dan Doherty ...................... 65-66 Christophe Humbert .....00-01-02 Kenny Ebanyat .............03-04-05 Derek Flowers ........ 88-89-90-91 Jimmie Baker ......... 96-97-98-99 Tim Eisnaugle ................... 63-64 Brandon Jenkins .... 08-09-10-11 Nick Lapolla....................... 57-58 Derek Heard ........... 99-00-01-02 Eric Osborne .......... 95-96-97-98 Bill Drost ................. 91-92-93-94 Simon Harper .................... 71-72 John Thompson ................ 09-10 Andrei Grant .................06-07-08 John Jurecko .......... 67-68-69-70 Bill Chambers ......... 75-76-77-78 James Gilchrest ................ 72-73
Simon Harper is the only player in school history to record over 1,000 points and 500 rebounds in just two seasons. The 6-4 forward played two years at Seminole Junior College in Orlando before coming to Florida Southern in 1970-71. He averaged 18.5 points per game in his career, the third best in school history, and also averaged 10.8 rebounds. He ranked second in the nation with a .689 field goal percentage in 1972, which is still a school record. Harper was inducted into the Florida Southern College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007. Michael Dean needed just two seasons to score 1,108 points. He played his first two years at another SSC school, St. Thomas University in Miami, and scored a total of 2,065 points in his college career. He was the last Florida Southern player with back-to-back 500-point seasons, he averaged 18.5 points per game at Florida Southern, and set a school record in 1990 with a .477 percentage from 3-point range.
Brandon Jenkins (at left) is the only player in school history to score over 1,000 points, pull down over 500 rebounds, and hand out more than 500 assists in his career. He’s the only Moccasin guard with 500 career rebounds. He also led the nation in assist-toturnover ratio as a senior in 2011, making him the most recent Moccasin to lead Division II in any statistical category. 36
Though he played only three seasons at Florida Southern, Fred Lapper was the first Moccasin with 1,000 career points. He broke that barrier on February 14, 1953 in a 65-60 loss at Troy State. Lapper was also the first Moccasin with 30 points in a game when he scored 30 in a 58-54 win over Mississippi College in the first round of the 1951 Dixie Conference Tournament. He was All-Dixie Conference all three years, and was inducted into the Florida Southern Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.
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FLORIDA SOUTHERN COACHING RECORDS SEASONS YEARS RECORD 1924-25 2 4-9 1926 1 4-3 1927 1 5-3 1928-29 2 19-12 1930 1 8-6 1931 1 8-4 1932 1 10-3 1933 1 12-7 1934 1 7-5 1935 1 3-5 1936-47* 8 50-54 1948-50 3 34-38 1951-52 2 11-18 1952 @ 4-14 1953-55 3 22-45 1956 1 6-18 1957-71 15 187-182 1972-77 6 99-57 1978-82 5 105-49 1983-90 8 188-63 1991-00 10 246-65 2001-06 6 125-52 20075 109-50 1924-10 84 1266-762
COACH J.J. Alderman Jimmy Haygood John Anderson Jessie Burbage Edward Hood Dee Mosley Ernest Bowyer “Doc” Melton Johnny Woodall Walter Woolfolk William Battle Dick Morland Paul Holcomb Jim Lease William Clipson Frank Pollard Tom Greene Jim Jarrett Hal Wissel George Scholz Gordon Gibbons Tony Longa Linc Darner
DID YOU KNOW? From 1923‐38, no one held the title of head basketball coach for more than two years, and some of them even doubled as football coaches before the school dropped the sport in 1935. Among those men were two player‐coaches and even the college president’s brother.
Shortly after Southern College moved to Lakeland in 1922, a basketball team was begun and the first coach on record was J.J. Alderman, the brother of college president Rhenus Alderman. He led the Southerners, as they were called, to a modest 4‐9 record over two years.
Coach Alderman opened each of his two seasons at the helm with wins over the Lake Wales American Legion. His other two wins were against the University of Florida. Alderman’s 2‐4 mark against the big school from Gainesville was especially impressive, considering the next ten Moccasin coaches were a combined 1‐14 against the Gators.
Years listed are from spring semester *no sports from 1937-38 or 1944-45 @Jim Lease served as interim coach from Jan. 8 through the end of the season
Pictured from left to right are former Florida Southern head coaches Tom Greene (1957-71), Hal Wissel (1978-82), and Gordon Gibbons (1991-2000).
FUN FACTS ABOUT FLORIDA SOUTHERN’S HEAD COACHES There have been two player‐coaches in Florida Southern history, with “Doc” Melton guiding the team to a 12‐7 record in 1932‐ 33, and Johnny Woodall leading them to a 7‐5 mark the following year. Melton was the team’s only senior in 1933, and Woodall was also the Mocs’ leading scorer in his one year at the helm. Both were all‐conference players in the early Florida Intercollegiate Conference, a league that last just one season (1933). William Battle had three stints as head coach, working around both the Great Depression and World War II. His 1942‐43 team won all six games it played, though complete results are unavailable. Battle retired from coaching in 1947, but agreed to stay on as the school’s athletic director. Five assistant coaches have been promoted to head coach of the Moccasins, including JV coach Jim Lease, who took over the team for part of one season in 1952. Dick Morland, Jim Jarrett, Gordon Gibbons and Tony Longa were the others. Tom Greene, who was Florida Southern’s longest serving coach, was the last with a military background. He served three years in the Pacific during World War II with the Marines. Two former Moccasin head coaches (Hal Wissel and George Scholz) went on to become NBA assistants, and three (Dick Morland at Stetson, Jim Jarrett at Georgia State, and Wissel at UNC‐Charlotte) eventually became head coaches at the Division I level. 37
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YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS (1924-71) Year 1923-24 1924-25 1925-26 1926-27 1927-28 1928-29 1929-30 1930-31 1931-32 1932-33 1933-34 1934-35 1935-36 1936-37 1937-38 1938-39 1939-40 1940-41 1941-42 1942-43 1943-44 1944-45 1945-46 1946-47 1947-48 1948-49 1949-50 1950-51 1951-52
Record PCT. 2-3 .400 2-6 .250 4-3 .571 5-3 .625 8-8 .500 11-4 .733 8-6 .571 8-4 .667 10-3 .769 12-7 .632 7-5 .583 3-5 .375 12-4 .750 NO TEAM NO TEAM 9-9 .500 2-12 .143 6-7 .462 2-9 .182 6-0 1.000 NO TEAM NO TEAM 7-4 .636 6-9 .400 9-14 .391 9-13 .409 16-11 .593 9-14 .391 6-18 .250
Home 2-1 1-1 4-2 NA 5-0 5-0 2-2 4-2 4-1 6-3 4-2 2-3 1-0
Away 0-2 1-5 0-1 NA 3-8 6-4 6-4 4-2 6-2 6-4 3-3 1-2 11-4
Coach J.J. Alderman J.J. Alderman Jimmy Haygood John Anderson Jessie Burbage Jessie Burbage Edward Hood Dee Mosley Earnest Bowyer Doc Melton Johnny Woodall Walter Woolfolk William Battle
5-2 1-8 3-3 1-5 NA
4-7 1-4 3-4 1-4 NA
William Battle William Battle William Battle William Battle William Battle
4-1 5-5 7-6 7-6 9-5 3-7 4-6
3-3 1-4 2-8 2-7 7-6 6-7 2-12
William Battle William Battle Dick Morland Dick Morland Dick Morland Paul Holcomb Paul Holcomb-@
DID YOU KNOW ... ? The Moccasins joined the Sunshine State Conference as charter members for the 1975‐76 season but they have actually been a part of six different leagues since 1931. The first league the Mocs belonged to was the Palmetto Conference for the 1930‐31 season. They were joined by Miami, Stetson, Rollins, Howard (now Samford in Alabama) and Georgia State College (now Abraham‐ Baldwin JC). In addition to one season in the Palmetto Conference, the Mocs also spent one year in the Lakeland City League (1935‐36), one in the Big 5 Conference (1940‐ 41), six in the Dixie Conference (1948‐54), and 14 in the Florida Intercollegiate Conference (1954‐68). There was also a forerunner of the FIC in 1932‐33. The Lakeland City League title was shared by Southern and Battery D, a team formed by the local National Guard; both had a league record of 9‐3. In addition to those two, the LCL also had squads put together by a local dairy (Sargeants’ Dairy) and a dry‐cleaning business (Bon‐Ton Cleaners). The four‐team league was formed by former Moccasin center Clifton Murrell, who was Lakeland High School’s basketball coach at the time. The teams played each other four times, with Southern and Battery D splitting their games head‐to‐ head. They decided against a fifth “playoff game” and elected to share the league title.
@-Paul Holcomb resigned on January 8, 1952 with a 2-4 record; JV coach Jim Lease took over the team and compiled a 4-14 record. Year Record 1952-53 7-15 1953-54 7-15 1954-55 8-15 1955-56 6-18 1956-57 19-4 1957-58 11-12 1958-59 13-12 1959-60 9-15 1960-61 8-16 1961-62 12-13 1962-63 15-10 1963-64 13-13 1964-65 10-14 1965-66 16-9 1966-67 9-16 1967-68 15-9 1968-69 13-12 1969-70 7-18 1970-71 17-9
PCT. .318 .318 .348 .250 .826 .478 .520 .375 .333 .480 .600 .500 .417 .680 .360 .625 .500 .280 .654
Home 4-5 4-7 5-9 4-11 11-1 7-6 10-3 7-4 7-7 9-6 10-5 11-3 8-6 13-4 7-10 10-5 11-6 5-9 11-6
Away 3-10 3-8 3-6 2-7 8-3 4-6 3-9 2-11 1-9 3-7 5-5 2-10 2-8 3-5 2-6 5-4 2-6 2-9 6-3
Coach William Clipson William Clipson William Clipson Frank Pollard Tom Greene Tom Greene Tom Greene Tom Greene Tom Greene Tom Greene Tom Greene Tom Greene Tom Greene Tom Greene Tom Greene Tom Greene Tom Greene Tom Greene Tom Greene
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YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS (1924-71) Year 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 TOTALS
Record 24-4 15-10 17-9 12-14 18-8 13-12 99-57
PCT. .857 .600 .654 .462 .692 .520 .625
Home 16-0 11-2 12-3 10-5 12-3 12-4 73-17
Away 8-4 4-8 5-6 2-9 6-5 1-8 26-40
SSC
SSC Reg.
6-4 5-5 11-9
Third Fourth
Year 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 TOTALS
Record 13-14 18-12 28-5 24-8 22-10 105-49
PCT. .481 .600 .848 .750 .688 .682
Home 10-5 10-8 20-1 12-3 14-4 66-21
Away 3-9 8-4 8-4 12-5 8-6 39-28
SSC 4-6 8-2 10-0 9-1 11-1 42-10
SSC Reg. Fourth Champs Champs Co-Champs Champs
SSC Tourn. 1st Round Champs Champs Champs Semi-Finals
Year 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 TOTALS
Record 23-8 13-15 24-7 24-9 25-7 31-3 25-6 23-8 188-63
PCT. .741 .464 .774 .727 .781 .912 .806 .742 .749
Home 18-3 8-8 16-2 14-3 16-4 22-1 15-3 15-4 124-28
Away 5-5 5-7 8-5 10-6 9-3 9-2 10-3 8-4 64-35
SSC 10-2 9-5 10-2 9-3 11-1 8-2 9-3 6-6 72-24
SSC Reg. Co-Champs Second Co-Champs Second Champs Champs Co-Champs Third
SSC Tourn. Champs Semi-Finals Runner-Up Champs Champs Champs Champs Champs
Year 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 TOTALS
Record 27-5 20-10 24-8 22-5 19-9 26-4 25-7 23-7 28-8 32-2 246-65
PCT. .844 .667 .750 .814 .679 .867 .867 .767 .777 .941 .791
Home 19-2 16-4 16-2 17-2 14-4 19-0 15-6 16-4 18-2 16-0 166-26
Away 8-3 4-6 8-3 5-3 5-5 7-4 10-1 7-3 10-6 16-2 80-39
SSC 9-3 7-5 9-3 10-4 9-5 13-1 12-2 7-5 11-3 13-1 100-32
SSC Reg. Second Third Second Co-Champs Fourth Champs Champs Second Champs Champs
SSC Tourn. Champs 1st Round Champs 1st Round Semi-Finals Champs Runner-Up Champs Champs Champs
Year 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 TOTALS
Record 23-7 20-9 26-5 23-8 17-11 16-12 125-52
PCT. .767 .690 .839 .742 .607 .571 .706
Home 13-4 12-3 18-1 11-3 11-4 8-8 73-23
Away 10-3 8-6 8-4 12-5 6-7 8-4 52-29
SSC 11-3 9-5 10-4 12-2 8-8 7-9 57-31
SSC Reg. Champs Third Second Co-Champs Fourth Sixth
SSC Tourn. Champs Runner-Up Champs Runner-Up 1st Round 1st Round
Year 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 TOTALS
Record 8-20 24-9 29-7 25-5 23-9 109-50
PCT. .286 .727 .806 .833 .719 .686
Home 8-7 15-3 16-2 17-0 16-2 72-14
Away 0-13 9-6 13-5 8-5 7-7 37-36
SSC 3-13 12-4 13-3 13-3 12-4 53-27
SSC Reg. Ninth Champs Champs Co-Champs Second
.624
818-310
437-449
335-133
COMBINED 1,266-762
NCAA Tourn. 1-1
Coach Jim Jarrett Jim Jarrett Jim Jarrett Jim Jarrett Jim Jarrett Jim Jarrett
1-1 NCAA Tourn.
Coach Hal Wissel 0-2, Regionals Hal Wissel 4-1, NCAA, 3rd Hal Wissel 5-0, NCAA Champs Hal Wissel 4-1, NCAA, 2nd Hal Wissel 13-4 NCAA Tourn. 1-1, Regionals 1-1, Regionals 3-1, NCAA, 3rd 2-1, Quarterfinals 4-1, NCAA, 3rd 1-1, Regionals 1-1, Regionals 13-7 NCAA Tourn. 0-2, Regionals 0-2, Regionals 0-1, Regionals 0-1, Regionals 3-1, NCAA, 3rd 2-1, NCAA, 5th 5-8 NCAA Tourn. 0-1, Regionals 0-1, Regionals 0-1, Regionals
Coach George Scholz George Scholz George Scholz George Scholz George Scholz George Scholz George Scholz George Scholz Coach Gordon Gibbons Gordon Gibbons Gordon Gibbons Gordon Gibbons Gordon Gibbons Gordon Gibbons Gordon Gibbons Gordon Gibbons Gordon Gibbons Gordon Gibbons Coach Tony Longa Tony Longa Tony Longa Tony Longa Tony Longa Tony Longa
0-3 SSC Tourn. 1st Round Champs Champs Semi-Finals Semi-Finals 35-27 39
SSC Tourn.
NCAA Tourn.
Coach Linc Darner 0-1, Regionals Linc Darner 2-1, Region Finalist Linc Darner 0-1, Regionals Linc Darner 1-1, Regionals Linc Darner 3-4
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THE MOCCASINS IN NCAA POSTSEASON PLAY 1972
Biscayne College 68, Florida Southern 62 Florida Southern 85, Mercer 82 (Regional Third Place)2
1983
Jacksonville State 67, Florida Southern 61 Florida Southern 72, West Chester State 71 (Regional Third Place)5
1979
North Alabama 75, Florida Southern 67 Tuskegee 107, Florida Southern 102 (Regional Fourth Place)1
1985
Tampa 79, Florida Southern 65 Florida Southern 108, Albany State 80 (Regional Third Place)6
1980
Florida Southern 81, Bethune-Cookman 72 Florida Southern 71, Central Florida 64 (Regional Champions)1 Florida Southern 81, South Dakota State 71 (NCAA Quarterfinal)1 Virginia Union 78, Florida Southern 71 (OT) Florida Southern 68, North Alabama 67 (National Third Place)
1986
Florida Southern 83, West Georgia 82 Florida Southern 67, Tampa 57 (Regional Champions)7 Florida Southern 77, Wayne State (Mich.) 65 (NCAA Quarterfinal)1 Sacred Heart 86, Florida Southern 80 (National Third Place)
1987 1981
Florida Southern 70, West Georgia 59 Florida Southern 73, Central Florida 71 (Regional Champions)3 Florida Southern 56, Puget Sound 55 (NCAA Quarterfinal)4 Florida Southern 54, Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo 51 FLA. SOUTHERN 73, MOUNT ST. MARY’S 68 (NATIONAL CHAMPIONS)
Florida Southern 92, Alabama A&M 83 Florida Southern 84, West Georgia 69 (Regional Champions)1 Eastern Montana 75, Florida Southern 62 (NCAA Quarterfinal)8
1988
Florida Southern 99, North Alabama 76 Florida Southern 76, Tampa 63 (Regional Champions)1 Florida Southern 78, Southeast Missouri State 75 (NCAA Quarterfinal)1 Lowell 88, Florida Southern 81 Florida Southern 94, Troy State 84 (National Third Place)
1989
Tampa 90, Florida Southern 86 Florida Southern 85, Florida Inst. Tech. 75 (Regional Third Place)6
1990
Jacksonville State 97, Florida Southern 96 (OT) Florida Southern 92, Tampa 82 (Regional Third Place)1
1991
Troy State 78, Florida Southern 73 Hampton 70, Florida Southern 68 (Regional Fourth Place)9
1993
Troy State 75, Florida Southern 72 Tampa 79, Florida Southern 73 (Regional Fourth Place)9
1996
Columbus College 83, Florida Southern 77 (Regional Participants)10
1982
Florida Southern 80, Northwest Missouri State 74 Florida Southern 86, Livingston 79 (3OT) (Regional Champions)1 Florida Southern 87, Southeast Missouri State 73 (NCAA Quarterfinal)1 Florida Southern 90, Kentucky Wesleyan 89 (2OT) District of Columbia 73, Florida Southern 63 (National Runner-Up)
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THE MOCCASINS IN NCAA POSTSEASON PLAY 1998
Albany State 86, Florida Southern 80 (Regional Participants)11
1999
Florida Southern 77, Lynn 69 Florida Southern 73, Henderson State 63 (Regional Champions)12 Florida Southern 84, CSU-San Bernardino 69 Kentucky Wesleyan 87, Fla. Southern 67 (National Third Place)13
2000
2009
Florida Southern 94, LeMoyne-Owen 77 Florida Southern 95, Arkansas Tech 92 (OT) Christian Brothers 82, Florida Southern 72 (Regional Runner-Up)1
2010
Barry 64, Florida Southern 59 (Regional Runner-Up)17
2011
Florida Southern 76, Rollins 74 Stillman 92, Florida Southern 86 (Regional Runner-Up)18
Florida Southern 81, Delta State 55 Florida Southern 67, Tampa 53 (Regional Champions)1 Missouri Southern St. 76, Fla. Southern 65 (National Quarterfinalist)13
2001
Henderson State 69, Florida Southern 64 (OT) (Regional Participants)14
2003
Delta State 72, Florida Southern 70 (Regional Participants)15
2004
Eckerd 70, Florida Southern 62 (Regional Participants)16
2008
Ouachita Baptist 74, Florida Southern 69 (Regional Participants)1
1 - Florida Southern College (Lakeland, FL) 2 - Madison College (Roanoke, VA) 3 - Univ. of Central Florida (Orlando, FL) 4 - Univ. Puget Sound (Tacoma, WA) 5 - West Georgia College (Carrollton, GA) 6 - Jacksonville State Univ. (Jacksonville, AL) 7 - Univ. of Tampa (Tampa, FL) 8 - Eastern Montana College (Billings, MT) 9 - Troy State University (Troy, AL) 10 - Alabama A&M (Normal, AL) 11 - Delta State (Cleveland, MS) 12 - LeMoyne Owen (Memphis, TN) 13 - Commonwealth Center (Louisville, KY) 14 - Eckerd College (St. Petersburg, FL) 15 - Rollins College (Winter Park, FL) 16 - Valdosta State University (Valdosta, GA) 17 - Arkansas Tech (Russellville, AR) 18 – Alabama-Huntsville (Huntsville, AL) (All National Tournament Games from 1980 to 1988 played at Springfield, MA)
FLORIDA SOUTHERN’S FIRST POSTSEASON BID BEFORE THE NCAA TOURNAMENT One of the most memorable seasons in Florida Southern history came in 1949‐50 1950 Dixie Conference Tournament under head coach Dick Morland, and it resulted in the Moccasins’ first ever trip to a (Hosted by Florida State University) regional tournament. It was the second year of the Dixie Conference, a league that First Round included future Division I schools Florida State and Mercer. The Mocs had an up‐and‐ #1 Mercer 74, #8 Millsaps (TN) 37 down season that saw them finish 14‐10 overall and 3‐5 in the conference. It earned #6 Fla. Southern 54, #3 Howard (AL) 53 them the #6 seed in the Dixie Conference Tournament played in Tallahassee. (other two first round results unavailable) Semi‐Finals Despite going in as huge underdogs, the Mocs swept through the tournament, Fla. Southern 68, #2 Florida State 56 beating the #3, #2 and #1 seeds in succession. They did so largely behind the play of Mercer 80, #4 Mississippi College 62 tournament MVP Basil “Rocky” Pegg. The junior guard, who had served in the Navy during World War II, averaged 16.0 points a game in the tournament, and scored 20 Consolation in the semi‐finals against Florida State, and 20 in the championship game against Florida State 72, Mississippi College 63 Mercer. He also snapped a 53‐53 tie in the opening round on a free throw with 15 Championship Game seconds remaining to upset Howard (AL). Fla. Southern 59, Mercer 55 By winning the Dixie Conference Tournament, the Moccasins earned an automatic bid to the NAIB District 25 Tournament, hosted by the University of Tampa. Originally, college administrators would not allow the team to participate, feeling it would interfere with Founders’ Day activities that were already planned. However, the team was allowed to go after a student protest on its behalf. It was a short stay though, as the Mocs lost to Georgia Teacher’s College (now Georgia Southern), 64‐50, in the opening round. 41
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Florida Southern’s 1981 national championship team went 24-8, which included a 5-7 mark against Division I schools. The Moccasins won all five of their NCAA playoff games on the road that year, including a 73-71 win at Central Florida in the South Region title game. John Ebeling (#31) scored 40 points in that game, which is still the most ever scored by a Moccasin in the NCAA Tournament. He later had 29 points in the national championship game, a 73-68 win over Mount St. Mary’s. Pictured above from left to right in the back row are head coach Hal Wissel, Chris Dickey, Brian Radon, Mark King, John Ebeling, Benjie Bowman, Danny Callahan, manager John Graham, and athletic trainer Bill Connors. From left to right in the front are assistant coach Wes Aldrich, Moses Johnson, Bob Zipko, Mike Hayes, Cesar Odio, Felix Tertulien, Clide Roberson, and assistant coach Kurt Alston.
All‐Time Leaders in NCAA Division II Post‐Season Appearances App. W L Pct. 1. Kentucky Wesleyan 2. Philadelphia 3. Virginia Union 4. Assumption (MA) 5. Florida Southern 6. *South Dakota State 7. Southern Indiana Gannon (PA) 9. *Cal State‐Bakersfield Seattle Pacific 11. Cheyney (PA) Central Missouri
36 31 27 26 25 23 22 22 21 21 20 20
91 33 45 35 35 35 31 18 41 25 33 30
30 35 26 29 27 22 24 27 20 21 21 20
.752 .485 .634 .547 .565 .614 .564 .400 .672 .543 .611 .600
1. Kentucky Wesleyan 2. Virginia Union 3. *Cal State‐Bakersfield 4. *Evansville 5. *South Dakota State Florida Southern Assumption (MA) 8. Cheyney (PA) Philadelphia 10. Southern Indiana 11. North Alabama Metro State Central Missouri
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All‐Time Leaders in NCAA Division II Post‐Season Wins App. W L
36 27 21 15 23 25 26 20 31 22 12 15 20
91 45 41 40 35 35 35 33 33 31 30 30 30
30 26 20 10 22 27 29 21 34 24 11 13 20
Pct. .752 .634 .672 .800 .614 .565 .547 .611 .485 .564 .732 .698 .600
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THE MOCCASINS IN THE SSC TOURNAMENT
1978
1988 Semi‐Finals
First Round
First Round
Saint Leo 54, Fla. Southern 44
Fla. Southern 121, Rollins 89
Fla. Southern 82, Eckerd 60
Fla. Southern 81, Florida Tech 73
Championship Game
Semi‐Finals
Semi‐Finals
Fla. Southern 63, Tampa 62
Fla. Southern 62, Rollins 58 (OT)
Fla. Southern 73, Tampa 57
1979 Semi‐Finals
Fla. Southern 66, Biscayne 57
Championship Game
1989
Tampa 73, Fla. Southern 67
Championship Game
Semi‐Finals
Fla. Southern 57, Rollins 51
Fla. Southern 73, Florida Tech 71
Championship Game
First Round
Fla. Southern 68, Tampa 67
Fla. Southern 80, Rollins 64
1980 Semi‐Finals
1998
Fla. Southern 101, Eckerd 77 First Round
Fla. Southern 100, Rollins 74
Fla. Southern 78, Eckerd 67
Fla. Southern 75, Saint Leo 66
2005 Quarterfinals Saint Leo 72, Fla. Southern 68 2006 Quarterfinals Lynn 75, Fla. Southern 71 (OT)
Championship Game Fla. Southern 68, Fla. Tech 66 (OT)
Semi‐Finals 1981
Semi‐Finals
1990
Championship Game
Fla. Southern 89, Florida Tech 74
1999
2007 First Round Florida Tech 64, Fla. Southern 62
Semi‐Finals
Championship Game
Fla. Southern 108, Rollins 74
First Round
Fla. Southern 69, Tampa 67
Fla. Southern 69, Tampa 51
Quarterfinals
Semi‐Finals
Fla. Southern 78, Nova SE 58
Championship
Fla. Southern 86, Central Fla. 77
1991 First Round
1982
Fla. Southern 101, Saint Leo 51
Semi‐Finals
Semi‐Finals
St. Thomas 71, Fla. Southern 69
Fla. Southern 60, Tampa 53
1983 Semi‐Finals
Fla. Southern 93, Central Fla. 74
1985 Semi‐Finals
Fla. Southern 83, Tampa 81 (OT)
Quarterfinals
1992 First Round Barry 65, Fla. Southern 52
Semi‐Finals
Fla. Southern 105, Florida Tech 66
Fla. Southern 69, Eckerd 66
Semifinals
Championship Game
Fla. Southern 80, Tampa 59
Fla. Southern 63, Florida Tech 54
Championship Game
2001
Fla. Southern 77, Rollins 66 (OT)
First Round
Fla. Southern 66, Rollins 60 Championship Game Fla. Southern 71, Tampa 67 1994 First Round
2010
Fla. Southern 85, Florida Tech 78
Quarterfinals
Semi‐Finals
Fla. Southern 77, Saint Leo 63
Fla. Southern 73, Rollins 70 (OT)
Semi‐Finals
Championship Game
Barry 79, Fla. Southern 61
Fla. Southern 81, Barry 76
North Florida 87, Fla. Southern 80
2011 2002
1986
2009
1993
Fla. Southern 80, Rollins 57 Tampa 57, Fla. Southern 52
Championship Game
Fla. Southern 73, Saint Leo 60
Championship Game
Fla. Southern 77, Lynn 69
Fla. Southern 77, Florida Tech 66
Semi‐Finals
Fla. Southern 76, Lynn 62
First Round
1984 Tampa 57, Fla. Southern 55
Semifinals
Championship Game
2000
Semi‐Finals
Fla. Southern 70, Barry 53
Championship Game
2008
Championship
Fla. Southern 78, St. Thomas 76 (OT)
1995
Quarterfinals
First Round
Fla. Southern 79, Nova SE 69
Semi‐Finals
First Round
Fla. Southern 63, Lynn 62
Semi‐Finals
Fla. Southern 86, Eckerd 71
Fla. Southern 94, Barry 90
Semi‐Finals
Eckerd 70, Fla. Southern 69
Championship Game
Semi‐Finals
Fla. Southern 77, Eckerd 71
Fla. Southern 73, Saint Leo 66
Eckerd 72, Fla. Southern 63
Championship Game
Tampa 62, Fla. Southern 45
1987 Semi‐Finals
1996
2003
First Round
Fla. Southern 93, Eckerd 79
Fla. Southern 75, Florida Tech 68
First Round
Championship Game
Semi‐Finals
Fla. Southern 68, Saint Leo 54
Fla. Southern 70, Tampa 66
Fla. Southern 59, Barry 56
Semi‐Finals
Championship Game
Fla. Southern 77, Eckerd 68
Fla. Southern 53, North Florida 46
Championship Game
Fla. Southern 81, Rollins 68
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FLORIDA SOUTHERN SERIES HISTORY SUNSHINE STATE CONFERENCE Institution ....................................................Series Barry University .......................................... 40-14 Eckerd College ........................................... 60-31 Florida Tech................................................ 65-20 Lynn University ........................................... 25-10 Nova Southeastern University .................... 18-4 Rollins College............................................ 113-50 Saint Leo University.................................... 83-12 Tampa, University of .................................. 86-70 NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS Institution .................................................. Series Alabama, Univ. of ..........................................0-1 Alabama-Huntsville, Univ. of .........................1-1 Alabama A&M Univ. ......................................1-0 Alaska-Anchorage, Univ. of ...........................1-0 Alaska-Fairbanks, Univ. of.............................1-0 Albany State Univ. ........................................ 2-1 American International College .....................1-1 American Univ. ..............................................1-0 American Univ.-Puerto Rico ..........................4-0 Appalachian State Univ. ................................0-1 Arkansas-Little Rock, Univ. of .......................1-0 Arkansas State Univ. .....................................1-1 Arkansas Tech...............................................1-0 Armstrong Atlantic State Univ........................7-2 Ashland University .........................................1-0 Assumption College.......................................1-0 Atlantic Christian College ..............................0-1 Auburn Univ. ..................................................0-2 Augusta State Univ. .......................................0-3 Augustana (SD) Univ. ....................................1-0 Aurora Univ. ...................................................1-0 Ave Maria Univ. .............................................2-0 Averett College ..............................................1-0 Baldwin-Wallace College ...............................1-0 Baltimore, Univ. of .........................................0-1 Bellarmine College ........................................0-1 Belmont Abbey College ................................ 2-1 Belmont (Tenn.) College................................1-0 Bentley College .............................................1-2 Bethel College (IN) ........................................3-0 Bethel College (MN) ......................................1-0 Bethune-Cookman College ...........................5-2 Birmingham Southern College.......................5-3 Blackburn College .........................................1-0 Bluefield State Univ. ......................................1-0 Boston Univ. ..................................................0-2 Brown Univ. ...................................................1-1 Bryant College ...............................................2-0 Bucknell Univ. ................................................0-1 Buffalo State College .....................................1-0 BYU-Hawaii ...................................................0-1 Caldwell College ............................................1-0 Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo..............................1-0 Cal State Univ.-San Bernardino ....................1-0 Carroll College (WI) .......................................1-0 Catawba College ...........................................1-1 Central Florida, Univ. of ...............................14-11 Central Missouri State Univ. ..........................2-0 Central Oklahoma..........................................1-0
Institution .................................................. Series Central Washington Univ............................... 1-0 Charleston (W.Va.), Univ. of.......................... 0-1 Charleston, College of ................................... 4-0 Chicago State Univ........................................ 1-0 Christian Brothers Univ. ................................ 0-1 Clearwater Christian College......................... 2-0 Clemson Univ. ............................................... 0-2 Colby College ................................................ 1-0 Colgate College ............................................. 1-2 Columbia Union ............................................. 1-0 Columbia Univ. .............................................. 1-1 Columbia (Mo.) College................................. 2-0 Columbus State Univ..................................... 0-2 Concordia (N.Y.) College .............................. 3-0 Concordia (St. Paul) University ..................... 1-0 Concordia (Wisc.) College............................. 1-0 Connecticut, Univ. of ..................................... 1-1 Cornell Univ. .................................................. 0-3 Cumberland College...................................... 5-1 Dartmouth College ........................................ 0-1 David Lipscomb College................................ 0-1 Davis & Elkins College .................................. 1-0 Delta State Univ. ........................................... 2-1 Detroit Tech ................................................... 1-0 DeVry Institute ............................................... 1-0 Dickinson College.......................................... 1-0 District of Columbia, Univ. of ......................... 0-1 Dominican College ........................................ 1-0 Drexel Univ. ................................................... 1-1 East Texas State Univ. .................................. 1-0 Eastern Kentucky Univ. ................................. 0-1 East Stroudsburg Univ. ................................. 1-0 Eastern Montana College .............................. 0-1 Edward Waters College................................. 4-1 Elizabeth City State Univ. .............................. 1-0 Elon College .................................................. 1-1 Elmhurst College ........................................... 2-0 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ. .................. 3-1 Erskine College ............................................. 5-8 Evansville Univ. ............................................. 0-5 Fairfield Univ. ................................................ 0-1 Fairleigh Dickinson Univ. ............................... 0-1 Fayetteville State College.............................. 1-0 Flagler College .............................................. 5-0 Florida, Univ. of ............................................ 7-27 Florida A&M Univ. ......................................... 1-1 Florida Gulf Coast Univ. ................................ 2-2 Florida International Univ. ............................ 7-1 Florida Memorial Univ. ................................. 11-1 Florida Military Institute ................................. 3-1 Florida State Univ. ........................................ 8-23 Fort Lauderdale College ................................ 1-0 Fort Valley State Univ.................................... 1-0 Franklin Pierce College ................................. 3-0 Frederick College .......................................... 1-0 Freed-Hardeman Univ. .................................. 1-0 Gardner-Webb Univ. ..................................... 2-0 Georgetown Univ........................................... 0-1 Georgia-Savannah, Univ. of .......................... 0-2 Georgia College ............................................ 2-0 Georgia Southern .......................................... 0-8 44
Institution .................................................. Series Georgia Southwestern College ..................... 5-3 Georgia State Univ. ...................................... 20-4 Grand Valley State Univ. ............................... 0-2 Hampden Sydney College ............................ 1-0 Hampton Univ. .............................................. 0-1 Hanover College ........................................... 0-1 Hartford, Univ. of ........................................... 1-0 Hartwick College ........................................... 1-0 Haverford College ......................................... 1-0 Hawaii-Hilo, Univ. of ...................................... 0-1 Hawaii-Loa, Univ. of ...................................... 1-0 Hawaii-Pacific Univ. ...................................... 1-0 Henderson State Univ. .................................. 2-1 High Point College ........................................ 1-0 Hobart College .............................................. 1-1 Hofstra Univ................................................... 4-2 Holy Cross College ....................................... 1-1 Houghton College ......................................... 1-0 Howard Univ. ................................................. 0-2 Huntington College ........................................ 4-4 Husson College ............................................. 1-0 Illinois Tech ................................................... 1-0 Illinois Wesleyan Univ. .................................. 4-0 Indiana U.-Purdue. U.-Indianpolis ................. 1-0 lona Univ. ...................................................... 0-2 Jacksonville Univ.......................................... 5-11 Jacksonville State Univ. ................................ 1-5 Jersey City State College .............................. 1-0 Kansas, Univ. of ............................................ 0-1 Keene State College ..................................... 2-0 Kennesaw State Univ. ................................... 2-0 Kentucky State Univ. ..................................... 1-0 Kentucky Wesleyan College ......................... 2-4 Kings College ................................................ 2-0 Knox College ................................................. 1-0 LaGrange College ......................................... 4-0 Lake Erie College .......................................... 1-0 Lake Superior State College ......................... 1-0 Lamar College ............................................... 0-1 La Salle College ............................................ 1-0 Lawrence Tech .............................................. 0-1 Lees-McRae College ..................................... 1-0 Lehigh Univ. .................................................. 0-1 LeMoyne-Owen College................................ 1-0 Lewis Univ. .................................................... 3-0 Liberty Univ. .................................................. 0-1 Lincoln Memorial Univ. .................................. 1-0 Livingston Univ. ............................................. 1-0 Long Island Univ.-C.W. Post ......................... 3-3 Loras College ................................................ 1-0 Louisiana College .......................................... 1-0 Louisville, Univ. of ......................................... 0-1 MacAllester College ...................................... 0-1 MacMurray College ....................................... 1-0 Madison College ........................................... 1-0 Maine, Univ. of .............................................. 1-2 Maine-Farmington, Univ. of ........................... 1-0 Mankato State Univ. ...................................... 2-0 Mansfield Univ. .............................................. 1-0 Marist College ............................................... 0-1 Marshall Univ. ............................................... 0-1
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FLORIDA SOUTHERN SERIES HISTORY Institution .................................................. Series Massachusetts-Boston, Univ. of ....................1-1 Massachusetts-Dartmouth., Univ. of .............4-0 Massachusetts-Lowell, Univ. of .....................0-1 Mercer Univ. ................................................14-32 Merrimack College.........................................4-0 Methodist College ..........................................1-0 Metropolitan State Univ. ................................1-1 Miami (Fla.), Univ. of ....................................8-58 Michigan, Univ. of ..........................................0-1 Millersville Univ. .............................................0-1 Minnesota-Duluth, Univ. of ............................1-0 Mississippi College ........................................5-3 Mississippi Southern College ........................1-3 Missouri, Univ. of ...........................................0-1 Missouri-St. Louis, Univ. of ............................2-0 Missouri Southern St. College .......................1-1 Molloy College ...............................................1-0 Montana-Billings, Univ. of .............................1-0 Montevallo, Univ. of .......................................1-0 Morehouse College .......................................1-2 Morningside College ......................................1-2 Morris Harvey College ...................................1-0 Mount Aloysius College .................................1-0 Mount St. Mary’s College ..............................2-0 Mount Union College .....................................1-0 Muskingum College .......................................1-0 Nebraska-Omaha, Univ. of ............................2-0 Nebraska Wesleyan College .........................1-0 Newberry College ..........................................1-0 New England, Univ. of ...................................1-0 New Hampshire College ................................1-0 New Jersey Tech ...........................................1-0 New York-Binghamton, State Univ. ...............1-0 New York-Brockport, State Univ. ...................1-0 Niagara Univ. .................................................0-3 Nicholls State Univ. .......................................1-0 North Alabama, Univ. of ................................4-1 North Carolina, Univ. of .................................0-1 North Carolina-Asheville, Univ. of .................1-0 North Carolina-Charlotte, Univ. of .................1-0 North Carolina-Wilmington, Univ. of ..............2-1 North Central College ....................................6-0 North Florida, Univ. of...................................17-2 North Park College ........................................2-0 Northeast Missouri St Univ. ...........................1-0 Northeastern Univ..........................................1-0 Northern Colorado .........................................0-1 Northern Illinois Univ. ....................................0-1 Northern Iowa, Univ. of ..................................0-1 Northern Kentucky Univ.................................0-2 Northwest Missouri State Univ. .....................2-1 Northwestern Univ. ........................................0-2 Northwood Univ. (FL) ....................................0-1 Oakland City College .....................................1-1 Oglethorpe Univ.............................................2-1 Ohio, Univ. of .................................................0-1 Ohio Northern Univ. .......................................1-0 Old Dominion Univ.........................................1-2 Olivet Nazarene .............................................1-0 Otterbein College...........................................2-1 Palm Beach Atlantic Univ. ............................15-3
Institution .................................................. Series Parsons College ............................................ 0-1 Philadelphia College of Textiles .................... 1-0 Piedmont College .......................................... 2-0 Presbyterian College ..................................... 5-1 Puerto Rico, Univ. of (Bayamon) .................. 11-0 Puerto Rico, Univ. of (Cayey) ........................ 1-0 Puerto Rico, Univ. of (Humacao)................... 1-0 Puerto Rico, Univ. of (Mayaguez) ................. 9-0 Puerto Rico, Univ. of (Rio Piedras) ............... 3-0 Puget Sound, Univ. of ................................... 1-0 Queens (NC) College .................................... 0-1 Quincy Univ. .................................................. 2-0 Quinnipiac College ........................................ 0-1 Radford Univ. ................................................ 0-1 Rhode Island College .................................... 2-0 Richmond, Univ. of ........................................ 1-0 Rider College ................................................. 0-1 Ringling College of Art................................... 2-1 Roanoke College ........................................... 0-1 Roberts Wesleyan College ............................ 1-0 Rochester, Univ. of ........................................ 1-0 Rochester (MI) College ................................. 2-0 Sacred Heart Univ. ........................................ 1-1 Saginaw Valley State Univ. ........................... 0-1 Saint Ambrose Univ....................................... 2-0 Saint Anselm College .................................... 2-1 Saint Augustine College ................................ 1-0 Saint Cloud State Univ. ................................. 1-0 Saint Joseph’s College (IN) ........................... 2-0 Saint Joseph’s College (ME) ......................... 1-0 Saint Joseph’s (NY)....................................... 1-0 Saint Mary’s College ..................................... 1-0 Saint Mary’s (Mich.) College ......................... 1-0 Saint Mary’s (Tex.) Univ. ............................... 0-1 Saint Michael’s College ................................. 1-0 Saint Peter’s College ..................................... 3-0 Saint Rose, College of................................... 1-0 Saint Thomas Aquinas College ..................... 1-0 Saint Thomas (Fla.) Univ............................. 37-12 Saint Vincent College .................................... 1-0 Saint Xavier College ...................................... 1-0 Samford Univ. ................................................ 4-7 Savannah State Univ..................................... 2-1 Seattle Pacific Univ. ...................................... 1-0 Seton Hall Univ. ............................................. 0-2 Shepherd College .......................................... 1-0 Shippensburg College ................................... 1-1 Simpson College ........................................... 1-0 Siena College ................................................ 2-0 South Carolina, Univ. of ................................ 1-3 South Carolina-Aiken, Univ. of ...................... 2-1 South Carolina State College ........................ 1-0 South Dakota State Univ. .............................. 1-1 South Florida, Univ. of ................................... 2-6 Southeast Missouri State Univ. ..................... 2-0 Southeastern College (FL) ............................ 3-0 Southeastern Louisiana Univ. ....................... 3-0 Southern Colorado ........................................ 1-0 Southern Indiana Univ. .................................. 2-1 Southern Methodist Univ. .............................. 0-1 Southern Mississippi, Univ. of ....................... 1-3 45
Institution .................................................. Series Southern Illinois Univ.-Edwardsville ............. 1-1 Southwest Baptist Univ. ............................... 0-1 Southwestern Louisiana, Univ. of.................. 0-1 Southwestern College of Memphis ............... 2-0 Springfield College ........................................ 1-0 Spring Hill College ......................................... 0-1 Stetson Univ. ............................................... 25-55 Stillman College ............................................ 0-1 Talladega College ......................................... 1-0 Taylor Univ. ................................................... 2-1 Tennessee Tech Univ. .................................. 1-1 Tennessee Wesleyan Univ. .......................... 4-0 Texas-Arlington, Univ. of ............................... 1-0 Texas Wesleyan Univ. .................................. 2-1 Toronto, Univ. of ............................................ 1-1 Towson State Univ. ....................................... 1-0 Transylvania Univ.......................................... 0-3 Trinity (III.) College ........................................ 1-0 Troy State Univ. ............................................ 6-8 Tulane Univ. .................................................. 2-4 Tulsa, Univ. of ............................................... 0-1 Tuskegee Univ. ............................................. 1-1 Union College ................................................ 2-0 U.S. Coast Guard Academy .......................... 1-0 Univ. of the South .......................................... 6-2 Upsala College .............................................. 1-0 Urbana Univ. ................................................. 2-0 Ursinus College ............................................. 0-1 Valdosta State Univ. .................................... 16-9 Valparaiso College ........................................ 0-1 Virginia State Univ......................................... 1-0 Virginia Tech ................................................. 0-1 Virginia Union Univ........................................ 1-1 Voorhees College .......................................... 1-0 Wabash College ............................................ 1-0 Walsh College ............................................... 1-0 Wake Forest Univ. ......................................... 0-7 Warner Southern College.............................. 5-1 Washburn Univ. ............................................. 0-1 Washington & Lee Univ................................. 1-0 Waterloo College ........................................... 1-0 Wayne State (Mich.) Univ. ............................ 3-1 Webber International Univ............................ 16-1 West Chester State Univ. .............................. 2-0 West Florida, Univ. of .................................... 2-3 West Georgia Univ. ....................................... 5-2 West Virginia State Univ. .............................. 0-1 Western Carolina Univ. ................................. 2-0 Western Illinois Univ...................................... 1-1 Western New England College ..................... 1-3 Western Oregon Univ.................................... 0-1 William Carey College ................................... 1-1 William Patterson College ............................. 1-0 Winona State Univ. ....................................... 2-0 Wofford College ............................................ 2-0 Wright State Univ. ......................................... 1-0 Yale Univ. ...................................................... 1-0
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MOCS DRAFTED AND SIGNED TO NBA CONTRACTS Despite playing only his senior year for the Mocs, Don Tobin was one of their all-time greats. A former starter at Duke University, Tobin transferred to Florida Southern for the 1956-57 season and set a school record at the time with a 19.5 scoring average. The 6-4 guard was also second on the team with a 9.2 rebounding average. Tobin set two school records that still stand today: most free throws in a game with 22 against Western Carolina, and most assists in a game with 18 against Tampa. He was honored as the Mocs’ first All-American in 1957.
Moccasins to Sign with NBA Teams Don Tobin Boston Celtics, 1957 (signed as a free agent) Marshall Lester Atlanta Hawks, 1978 (10th round, 192nd selection) John Ebeling Detroit Pistons, 1982 (5th round, 101st selection) Mark King Golden State Warriors, 1982 (8th round, 175th selection) Jerry Johnson Dallas Mavericks, 1988 (3rd round, 70th selection) Rashaad Singleton New York Knicks, 2009 (signed as a free agent for NBA Summer League)
Marshall Lester scored 1,159 points and had 720 rebounds in his Florida Southern career from 1975-78. He was an AllAmerican as a senior, and a two-time All-SSC selection. He ranked fifth in career scoring at the time of his graduation.
John Ebeling has left his name all throughout the Florida Southern and conference record book. From 1979-82, he set school and SSC records with 2,514 points and 1,362 rebounds, led the Mocs to four conference titles, three regional titles, and the 1981 Division II National Championship.
Mark King (1980-82) played three years for Florida Southern after he transferred from Manatee CC. He was the Mocs’ top reserve on the 1981 National Championship Team, then averaged 19.3 points and 6.4 rebounds a game for the national runnerup team the following year. His 616 points that year rank seventh in team history.
The Moccasins’ last four-year starting point guard, Jerry Johnson (1985-88) was drafted higher than any other FSC basketball player. A 1988 All-American, he is still the only nonDivision I player to win the Frances Naismith Award, given annually to the best college player under six feet tall. Johnson is still the Mocs’ all-time leader in assists and steals, and ranks sixth with 1,662 points.
Rashaad Singleton transferred from the University of Georgia in 2008, and left his mark at Florida Southern by setting a school record with 114 blocked shots in a season. The 7-0 senior center also averaged 6.1 points and 4.4 rebounds per game before heading to Las Vegas for the summer where he played for the New York Knicks in the NBA Summer League in 2009. 46
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MOCCASINS CURRENTLY IN THE PROS
Three of Linc Darner’s former Moccasins are now playing professionally overseas. Rob Eldridge (2007‐09) and Will Graham (2007‐08) are teammates with Ferro Carril in Salto, Uruguay, and Rashaad Singleton (2009) is in Japan with the Oita Heat Devils.
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MOCCASIN ALL-TIME LETTERMEN (1957-2011) Abraham, Dwayne ......................... 06 Abreu, Arnaldo ................... 05, 06, 07 Alston, Kurt .............................. 79, 80 Andringa, James ...................... 62, 63 Anthony, Jeff .................................. 89 Bailey, Brett ............................ 10, 11 Baillie, Allan ............................. 75, 76 Baker, Jimmie .............. 96, 97, 98, 99 Baker, Mack ............................. 72, 73 Ball, Robert ........................ 57, 58, 59 Barlow, Richard ............................. 57 Beardsley, Josh ....................... 95, 96 Beatty, Troy ................................... 04 Bermudez, Herminio ......... 97, 99, 00 Berry, Herbert .......................... 73, 74 Bowman, Benjie ............................. 81 Bowman, Bobby........... 63, 64, 65, 67 Boykin, Ellery ............... 02, 03, 04, 05 Bradley, Alvin ..................... 07, 08, 09 Bradley, Michael ...................... 87, 88 Brooks, Chris ........................... 03, 04 Brooks, Logan.............. 73, 74, 75, 76 Brown, Bill ................................ 70, 71 Brown, Joe ............................... 73, 74 Brown, Joe ............................... 78, 79 Brutcher, Len ........................... 95, 96 Buckley, Bill ................. 86, 87, 88, 89 Buckley, John .............. 86, 87, 88, 89 Burd, John ..................................... 74 Burton, Michael ...................... 10, 11 Butler, Warren.............. 77, 78, 79, 80 Carafelli, John .......................... 68, 69 Carr, Marvin ............................. 71, 72 Chambers, Bill ............. 75, 76, 77, 78 Clark, Antatius ......................... 96, 97 Clark, Ronnie ................................ 00 Clymer, Woody ........................ 71, 72 Coffman, Jay.................................. 79 Collins, Dale................................... 57 Collins, Larry ............................ 59, 60 Conley, Chris ........................... 92, 94 Conner, Tom ...................... 65, 66, 67 Cosselman, John ........................... 61 Cusic, Cedric ................................. 90 Dawson, Joe ...................... 87, 88, 89 Dawson, Tom........................... 63, 64 Dean, Michael .......................... 89, 90 Denis, Robert ........................... 67, 68 DeVoss, Mark .............. 82, 83, 84, 85 Dickey, Chris.................................. 81 Doherty, Dan............................ 65, 66 Dolan, Bob ......................... 77, 78, 79 Drost, Bill ..................... 91, 92, 93, 94 Dunbar, Hurley......................... 04, 06 Duncan, Ricky.......................... 62, 63 Eaton, Jerry ............................. 61, 62 Ebanyat, Kenny ................. 03, 04, 05 Ebeling, John ............... 79, 80, 81, 82 Edwards, Jerry ............................... 01 Edwards, John ............. 73, 74, 75, 76 Eisnaugle, Tim ......................... 63, 64 Eldridge, Rob ..................... 07, 08, 09 Ellison, Damon......................... 10, 11 Emory, Mitch .................................. 11 Enrico, Chris .................................. 10 Everett, John ............... 00, 01, 02, 03
Farnum, David ............................... 89 Feidy, Labib ................................... 03 Feldman, Henry ........... 59, 60, 61, 62 Fernandez, Eric ................. 07, 08, 09 Fitzgerald, Scott ........... 65, 66, 67, 68 Fitzmorris, Shaun..................... 89, 90 Flowers, Derek ............. 88, 89, 90, 91 Foster, Ian ............................... 00, 01 Fredrick, Preston ............... 09, 10, 11 Galloway, Chet ............ 91, 92, 93, 94 Gardner, Jon .......................... 10, 11 Garmon,AI ............................... 83, 84 Gatz, Tim ..................... 92, 93, 94, 95 Gensler, Dick ........................... 65, 66 Gibbons, Jay ..................... 99, 00, 01 Gielow, Ron ............................. 68, 69 Gilberry, Allen .......................... 05, 06 Gilchrist, James ....................... 72, 73 Girod, Dominic ................... 05, 06, 07 Goding, Dick ............................ 68, 69 Goding, Robert .............................. 59 Graham, Will ............................ 07, 08 Grant, Andrei ..................... 06, 07, 08 Green, Charlie ......................... 73, 74 Gyori, Bob ................................ 85, 86 Hagerdon, Randy........................... 92 Hamilton, Dexter ...................... 94, 95 Hannah, Kirk .................................. 74 Hanson, Glenn ......................... 85, 86 Harper, Simon .......................... 71, 72 Harre, Andy ................................... 00 Harris, Jim.......................... 82, 83, 84 Harris, Mitch................................... 78 Harrison, Corey ...................... 01, 02 Hartje, Eric ................... 83, 84, 85, 86 Hawkins, A.J........................... 10, 11 Hayes, Jim ............................... 66, 67 Hayes, Mike ............................. 80, 81 Head, Scott .............................. 92, 93 Heard, Derek .............. 99, 00, 01, 02 Heaston, Rick .................... 68, 69, 70 High, Josh .......................... 69, 70, 71 Holden, Scott ..................... 97, 98, 99 Holder, Phil .............................. 86, 87 Holmquest, Kevin........................... 93 Hopkins, Greg ................................ 04 Hopkins, Robert ........... 58, 59, 60, 61 Hubble, Jay....................... 09, 10, 11 Huber, Mike ....................... 64, 65, 66 Hull, Garrett ....................... 05, 06, 07 Humbert, Christophe ......... 00, 01, 02 Jenkins, Brandon ......... 08, 09, 10, 11 Jenkins, Terry .................... 09, 10, 11 Johnson, Jerry ............. 85, 86, 87, 88 Johnson, Jimmy ............................. 91 Johnson, Moses........... 80, 81, 82, 83 Johnson, Sherman................... 90, 91 Johnson, Vernon............................ 77 Jones, Bill ...................................... 61 Jones, James..................... 70, 71, 72 Jones, James................................. 04 Jurecko, John .............. 67, 68, 69, 70 Kearney, Kris ............... 86, 87, 88, 89 Kennedy, Ted .......................... 85, 86 Kere, Innocent .................. 98, 99, 00 Kerley,John .................................... 94
Kershner, Ed ................ 60, 61, 62, 63 King, Mark .......................... 80, 81, 82 Knappenberger, Gail .......... 64, 65, 66 Knecht, Scott ........................... 83, 84 Lane, Dominic .............................. 11 Lapolla, Nick ............................ 57, 58 Lasch, John ....................... 57, 58, 59 Lawn, Les........................... 57, 58, 59 Ledlow, Joel ................. 62, 63, 64, 65 Lee, Chris..................... 90, 91, 92, 93 Lester, Marshall ........... 75, 76, 77, 78 Lester, Mike ............................. 70, 71 Leuly, Jean-Noel ...................... 02, 03 Lewis, Fred .................. 66, 67, 68, 69 Luke, Wade .................. 84, 85, 86, 87 Mario, Fabrice ............. 98, 99, 00, 01 Mayer, Marcus ............................... 93 Mayes, Van .................................... 88 McCoy, Gary .................................. 78 McCray, Larry ................................ 57 McDonald, Brandon ....................... 07 McGriff, Gary ..................... 68, 69, 70 McKee, Gary ...................... 59, 60, 61 McManamey, Mike....... 96, 97, 98, 99 McNamara, John ............... 57, 58, 59 McNulty, John .......................... 85, 86 Merkel, Glenn .................... 69, 70, 71 Meyer, Gary ................. 72, 73, 74, 75 Miles, Kevan .................................. 84 Miller, John............................... 08, 09 Milton, Fred .................................... 70 Minerva, Greg ................................ 05 Morrick, Carlton ................. 07, 08, 09 Morris, Clinton .......................... 77, 78 Morse, Jamel ................................. 03 Muller, Mike ................................... 77 Mullis, John .................. 60, 61, 62, 63 Murdock, Heath ........... 96, 97, 98, 99 Murphy, Larry ............... 90, 91, 92, 93 Newberg, Tony .................. 91, 92, 93 Nunez, Jorge ........................... 90, 91 O’Brien, Matt .................................. 95 O’Rourke, Mike .................. 87, 88, 89 Odio, Cesar ............ 78, 79, 80 ,81 ,98 Osborne, Eric ..................... 95, 96, 97 Parsons, Dale ................................ 06 Pate, Calvetti ........................... 90, 91 Patten, Mike ................................... 02 Perrotta, Carmine .......................... 70 Phillips, Carroll ......................... 62, 63 Phillips, Jamie ............. 97, 98, 99, 00 Platt, Peter ............................... 70, 71 Pospichal, Scott ................. 81, 82, 83 Powell, Cedric ................... 00, 01, 02 Presley, Jerry ........................... 66, 67 Pullen, Pete ............................. 75, 76 Quarterman, Rich .......................... 73 Railsback, Nick ........... 98, 99, 00, 01 Railsback, Troy .............................. 02 Radon, Brian ................ 79, 80, 81, 82 Rayfield, Rion ........ 07, 08, 09, 10, 11 Reed, Alan ......................... 72, 73, 74 Richardson, Reggie ..... 02, 03, 04, 05 Ridley, Tom .............................. 82, 83 Riley, Len ................................. 58, 59 Roberson, Clide ....................... 80, 81 48
Robertson, Andy .......... 94, 95, 96, 97 Robinson, Graham ...... 97, 98, 99, 00 Salmi, Bob................................ 83, 84 Saunders, John ............ 93, 94, 95, 96 Sawyer, Bill .............................. 84, 85 Schwartz, Sam ................... 63, 64, 65 Schweisthal, John .................... 68, 69 Scuderi, Frank.............. 57, 58, 59, 60 Sharp, Robert........................... 58, 59 Shaw, Ellis ................... 64, 65, 66, 67 Shinkman, Dave........... 61, 62, 63, 64 Shinn, Jason ................ 88, 89, 90, 91 Simms, Michael.............................. 06 Singleton, Rashaad ....................... 09 Smaka, Rok ................................... 03 Smith, Bob ................... 72, 73, 74, 75 Smith, Oliver ............................ 82, 83 Smith, Zach .............................. 08, 09 Spain, Mike .................. 92, 93, 94, 95 Spatola, Mike ........................... 75, 76 Spiro, David ....................... 65, 66, 67 Stanley, Travis ......................... 83, 84 Stanton, Mark................................. 71 Stephenson, Jim ............................ 77 Stevens, Paul ........................... 94, 95 Story, Matt................................ 02, 03 Sweeney, William..................... 58, 59 Taylor, Andrew ......................... 94, 95 Tertulien, Felix ......................... 80, 81 Thomas, Terence ........ 01, 03, 04, 05 Thompson, Keith ...................... 77, 78 Thompson, John ...................... 09, 10 Thurston, Albert ................. 76, 77, 78 Titus, Ray ....................................... 85 Tobin, Don ..................................... 57 Toman, Tommy ........................ 03, 04 Tucker, Drew................ 76, 77, 78, 79 Tumer, Corey ............... 96, 97, 98, 99 Tyrell, Donolly .............. 87, 88, 89, 90 Utz, Steve .................... 72, 73, 74, 75 Vana, Ken .................... 70, 71, 72, 73 Vanlnderstine, Gary ........... 70, 71, 72 Varner, Ron.............................. 69, 70 Veley, Conlin ............................ 10, 11 Wallace, Kevin ................... 97, 98, 99 Washington, Reggie ................ 92, 93 Washington, Wayne ................. 84, 85 Watkins, Yuri .................................. 04 Weerasooriya, Shanaka. 92, 94, 95, 96 Wells, John ........................ 62, 63, 64 Whaley, Richard....................... 60, 61 White, Jesse ............................ 92, 93 Wilcox, William ......................... 86, 87 Williams, Blake................... 04, 05, 06 Williams, Braxton ......... 05, 07, 08, 09 Williams, Ivan ..................... 94, 95, 96 Williams, Jon .......................... 10, 11 Williams, Jordan............................. 09 Williams, Willie ......................... 72, 73 Woerner, Paul .......................... 83, 84 Wood, David .................................. 10 Wooten, Cameron ........ 07, 08, 10, 11 Wozniak, Len ..................... 61, 62, 63 Wright, Dan .............................. 75, 76 Wright, Lester................................. 79 Zipko, Bob ................................ 81, 82
2011‐12 Florida Southern Men’s Basketball Media Guide
FLORIDA SOUTHERN 2010-11 STATISTICS (23-9) |---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT
|---REBOUNDS---| FT-FTA PCT O-D
PLAYER
GP-GS
TOT/AVG
PF-D
A TO BK ST
PTS/AVG
Rion Rayfield
32-30
1059 / 33.1
141-358 .394
96-220
.436
124-146 .849
12-69
81 / 2.5
84-1 152
87
1
43
502/ 15.7
Terry Jenkins
28-15
757 / 27.0
128-270 .474
70-161
.435
86-108 .796
24-69
93 / 3.3
53-0
59
44
5
33
412/ 14.7
Brandon Jenkins
32-32
1099 / 34.3
140-346 .405
61-158
.386
70-89 .787
33-175
208 / 6.5
36-1 163
35
2
36
411/ 12.8
Damon Ellison
32-24
826 / 25.8
133-280 .475
1-5
.200
81-120 .675
43-69
112 / 3.5
95-3
58
74
1
27
348/ 10.9
Brett Bailey
32-18
603 / 18.8
101-177 .571
0-0
.000
53-72 .736
70-75
145 / 4.5
103-4
21
22
9
19
255 / 8.0
Cameron Wooten
31-17
691 / 22.3
77-189 .407
37-98
.378
46-59 .780
36-127
163 / 5.3
90-4
49
42
4
14
237 / 7.6
A.J. Hawkins
32-16
494 / 15.4
67-121 .554
0-0
.000
41-47 .872
29-70
99 / 3.1
69-1
12
21
17
12
175 / 5.5
Preston Fredrick
25-6
269 / 10.8
33-72
.458
1-1
1.000
19-25 .760
23-22
45 / 1.8
27-0
8
9
10
5
86 / 3.4
Jay Hubble
30-0
262 / 8.7
28-63
.444
12-25
.480
30-34 .882
4-10
14 / 0.5
21-0
38
13
0
10
98 / 3.3
Dominic Lane
24-2
223 / 9.3
15-53
.283
9-28
.321
12-19 .632
11-33
44 / 1.8
25-1
18
12
3
8
51 / 2.1
Jon Gardner
11-0
47 / 4.3
7-9
.778
0-0
.000
0-2 .000
7-6
13 / 1.2
4-0
1
0
0
1
14 / 1.3
Mitch Emory
14-0
68 / 4.9
2-4
.500
0-0
.000
6-8 .750
7-10
17 / 1.2
13-0
2
4
1
3
10 / 0.7
Jon Williams
9-0
17 / 1.9
2-2
1.000
0-0
.000
2-3 .667
1-0
1 / 0.1
3-0
3
4
0
2
6 / 0.7
Michael Burton
7-0
9 / 1.3
1-2
.500
1-1
1.000
0-0 .000
1-0
1 / 0.1
0-0
0
4
0
2
3 / 0.4
Conlin Veley
1-0
1 / 1.0
0-0
.000
0-0
.000
0-0 .000
0-0
0 / 0.0
0-0
0
0
1
0
0 / 0.0
103 / 3.2
1
TEAM
48-55
8
MOCCASINS
32
6425
875-1946 .450
288-697
.413
570-732 .779
349-790 1139/35.6
624-15 584 379
54 215
2608/ 81.5
OPPONENTS
32
6425
840-1885 .446
236-690
.342
477-694 .687
365-814 1179/36.8
635-21 494 489
83 185
2393/ 74.8
FLORIDA SOUTHERN 2010-11 SSC STATISTICS (13-3) PLAYER
GP-GS
|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT
|---REBOUNDS---| FT-FTA PCT O-D
Rion Rayfield
16-16
553 / 34.6
75-187 .401
49-111
.441
66-75 .880
Terry Jenkins
14-7
372 / 26.6
60-133 .451
37-85
.435
Brandon Jenkins
16-16
561 / 35.1
69-182 .379
26-80
Damon Ellison
16-9
415 / 25.9
60-128 .469
1-1
Brett Bailey
16-13
362 / 22.6
61-106 .575
0-0
Cameron Wooten
15-12
349 / 23.3
33-90
.367
A.J. Hawkins
16-5
235 / 14.7
30-58
Jay Hubble
16-0
147 / 9.2
Jon Williams
1-0
3 / 3.0
Preston Fredrick
12-0
Dominic Lane
10-2
TOT/AVG
PF-D
A TO BK ST
PTS/AVG
7-40
47 / 2.9
40-0
70
38
0
17
265/ 16.6
35-45 .778
14-29
43 / 3.1
22-0
27
17
1
9
192/ 13.7
.325
37-50 .740
15-91
106 / 6.6
23-1
74
20
0
16
201/ 12.6
1.000
46-59 .780
14-35
49 / 3.1
48-2
25
41
0
14
167/ 10.4
.000
30-38 .789
39-47
86 / 5.4
47-2
12
11
6
12
152/ 9.5
18-47
.383
19-24 .792
19-64
83 / 5.5
45-2
26
16
1
6
103/ 6.9
.517
0-0
.000
10-10 1.000
9-32
41 / 2.6
30-0
5
9
10
5
70/ 4.4
19-42
.452
8-15
.533
17-21 .810
0-0
.000
0-0
.000
93 / 7.8
9-24
.375
1-1
1.000
76 / 7.6
2-16
.125
2-11
.182
2-5
7 / 0.4
12-0
20
2
0
5
63/ 3.9
.000
0-0
0 / 0.0
0-0
0
1
0
0
2/ 2.0
3-3 1.000
9-8
17 / 1.4
11-0
4
4
3
2
22/ 1.8
3-5
4-10
14 / 1.4
13-1
8
4
1
4
9/ 0.9
0-0
.600
Jon Gardner
4-0
10 / 2.5
1-2
.500
0-0
.000
0-0
.000
2-0
2 / 0.5
0-0
0
0
0
1
2/ 0.5
Mitch Emory
8-0
48 / 6.0
1-2
.500
0-0
.000
0-0
.000
7-6
13 / 1.6
7-0
2
2
1
1
2/ 0.3
Michael Burton
2-0
1/ 0.5
0-0
.000
0-0
.000
0-0
.000
1-0
1 / 0.5
0-0
0
2
0
0
0 / 0.0
24-23
47 / 2.9
1
TEAM
6
MOCCASINS
16
3225
421-971 .434
142-351
.405
266-330 .806
166-390 556/ 34.8
299-8 273 173
23
92
1250/ 78,1
OPPONENTS
16
3225
414-993 .444
130-352
.369
234-337 .694
184-419 603/ 37.7
297-11 224 228
46
78
1192/ 74.5
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FLORIDA SOUTHERN 2010-11 RESULTS (23-9) DATE OPPONENT
SCORE
HIGH POINTS
HIGH REBOUNDS
HIGH ASSISTS
11/12 # vs Alabama-Huntsville
L
82-87
T. Jenkins (20)
B. Jenkins (6)
Rayfield (5)
11/13 # vs North Alabama
W
91-62
B. Jenkins (19)
Fredrick (8)
Ellison (6)
11/20 SOUTH CAROLINA-AIKEN
L
75-77
B. Jenkins & Ellison (17)
B. Jenkins (5)
B. Jenkins (6)
11/23 PUERTO RICO-BAYAMON
W
89-62
Ellison (17)
B. Jenkins (6)
Rayfield (9)
11/26 $ PUERTO RICO-RIO PIEDRAS W
92-72
Ellison (22)
Bailey (10)
Rayfield (8)
11/27 $ SAGINAW VALLEY STATE
L
70-75
Rayfield (21)
Hawkins (8)
B. Jenkins & T. Jenkins (4)
11/30 ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC
W
79-78
Rayfield (17)
Brandon Jenkins (7)
B. Jenkins (9)
12/08 AVE MARIA
W
94-72
T. Jenkins (27)
B. Jenkins (8)
B. Jenkins (11)
12/11 at Palm Beach Atlantic
W
79-71
Rayfield (23)
B. Jenkins (9)
B. Jenkins (7)
12/18 TALLADEGA
W
96-71
T. Jenkins (29)
Hawkins (8)
Rayfield (5)
12/19 TUSKEGEE
W
96-78
T. Jenkins (31)
Bailey (9)
Rayfield (9)
1/02
* FLORIDA TECH
W
79-69
B. Jenkins & T. Jenkins (20)
Wooten (10)
B. Jenkins, T. Jenkins & Wooten (4)
1/05
* at Saint Leo
W
84-74
B. Jenkins (21)
B. Jenkins (10)
B. Jenkins (4)
1/08
* at Barry
L
55-77
Ellison & Hubble (8)
Bailey & Lane (5)
Rayfield (4)
1/12
* ECKERD
W
76-70
Bailey & B. Jenkins (17)
B. Jenkins (9)
B. Jenkins (5)
1/15
* LYNN
W
68-67
T. Jenkins (20)
Wooten (12)
B. Jenkins & Rayfield (5)
1/19
* at Tampa
W
81-67
Rayfield (24)
B. Jenkins (7)
B. Jenkins & Rayfield (4)
1/22
* at Rollins
L
68-79
Rayfield (13)
Hawkins (9)
B. Jenkins, Rayfield & Lane (3)
1/26
* NOVA SOUTHEASTERN
W
85-81
1/29
PALM BEACH ATLANTIC
W
105-91
2/02
* at Florida Tech
L
2/05
* BARRY
W
61-44
T. Jenkins (20)
B. Jenkins (8)
B. Jenkins (6)
2/09
* SAINT LEO
W
95-84
Rayfield (24)
B. Jenkins (7)
Rayfield (9)
2/12
* at Lynn
W
79-69
Rayfield (30)
Bailey, Emory & Wooten (6)
B. Jenkins & Ellison (4)
2/16
* at Eckerd
L
70-77
Wooten (14)
B. Jenkins (6)
Rayfield (6)
2/19
* ROLLINS
W
75-67
T. Jenkins (20)
B. Jenkins (8)
Rayfield (6)
2/23
* TAMPA
W
86-75
Rayfield (19)
B. Jenkins (7)
B. Jenkins (10)
84-89 ot
B. Jenkins & T. Jenkins (18)
B. Jenkins (7)
Rayfield (7)
T. Jenkins (29)
B. Jenkins (8)
Rayfield (10)
Rayfield (18)
B. Jenkins & Wooten (8)
B. Jenkins (5)
2/26
* at Nova Southeastern
W 104-103
Rayfield (23)
Bailey (11)
Rayfield (9)
3/02
& NOVA SOUTHEASTERN
W
Bailey (19)
B. Jenkins (9)
B. Jenkins (6)
3/05
& vs Eckerd
L
69-70
Rayfield (23)
Bailey (7)
B. Jenkins, Rayfield & Ellison (3)
3/12
^ vs Rollins
W
76-74
T. Jenkins (14)
B. Jenkins & T. Jenkins (6)
B. Jenkins & Rayfield (4)
3/13
^ vs Stillman
L
86-92
Rayfield & Wooten (18)
Wooten (10)
B. Jenkins & Ellison (4)
79-69
Did You Know? In 84 years of men’s basketball at Florida Southern, the Moccasins have never had a player record a triple‐ double. Two have come very close, however. On February 1, 1978, in a 94‐78 win over Rollins, Marshall Lester scored 23 points, grabbed 17 rebounds, and set a school record with nine steals. Mark King had an even better shot in a game at Long Island University that went to double overtime on January 2, 1982. King finished that night with 25 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists.
* = Sunshine State Conference game # = SSC-Gulf South Challenge (at Valdosta State) $ = Holiday Inn South/The Ledger Classic (at Florida Southern) & = SSC Tournament (semifinals and finals at Florida Tech) ^ = NCAA Division II South Region Tournament (at Alabama-Huntsville) ATTENDANCE SUMMARY
GAMES
TOTALS
AVG/GAME
HOME .............................................. 18 ............ 12,459 ...................... 692 AWAY ................................................ 9 .............. 4,419 ...................... 491 NEUTRAL .......................................... 5 .............. 1,935 ...................... 387
TOTAL ............................................. 32 ............ 18,813 ...................... 588
Last year, Brandon Jenkins made another run at the elusive triple double when he had 17 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds in Florida Southern’s 94‐72 win over Ave Maria. 50
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2011 SUNSHINE STATE CONFERENCE STATISTICS TEAM Rollins Florida Southern Eckerd Tampa Florida Tech Lynn Nova SE Barry Saint Leo
ALL OFFENSE 25‐7 77.3 23‐9 81.5 22‐8 76.5 22‐7 75.7 19‐12 77.9 7‐20 73.1 12‐15 80.1 9‐18 64.8 12‐16 72.3
DEFENSE 68.2 74.8 69.4 69.2 74.3 74.7 78.5 70.0 74.5
SSC OFFENSE 13‐3 75.4 12‐4 78.1 11‐5 73.4 10‐6 73.8 9‐7 72.8 70.7 5‐11 5‐11 74.4 5‐11 62.0 2‐14 67.8
DEFENSE 64.7 74.5 67.9 73.2 70.6 72.9 77.1 68.5 79.1
Field Goal Pct. Rollins Eckerd Nova Southeastern Florida Southern Lynn Florida Tech Saint Leo Barry Tampa
FGM 812 774 709 875 677 815 730 598 742
FGA 1639 1574 1548 1946 1514 1827 1689 1388 1737
Pct. .495 .492 .458 .450 .447 .446 .432 .431 .427
FG Pct. Defense Eckerd Tampa Rollins Nova Southeastern Saint Leo Barry Florida Southern Florida Tech Lynn
FGM 694 658 769 721 717 670 840 810 682
FGA 1743 1561 1791 1657 1642 1518 1885 1806 1508
Pct. .398 .422 .429 .435 .437 .441 .446 .449 .452
Scoring Margin Rollins Eckerd Florida Southern Tampa Florida Tech Nova Southeastern Lynn Saint Leo Barry
Team 77.3 76.5 81.5 75.7 77.9 80.1 73.1 72.3 64.8
Opp 68.2 69.4 74.8 69.2 74.3 78.5 74.7 74.5 70.0
Mrg. +9.0 +7.2 +6.7 +6.4 +3.6 +1.6 -1.6 -2.2 -5.2
3-PT FG Pct. Florida Southern Lynn Nova Southeastern Eckerd Tampa Saint Leo Rollins Barry Florida Tech
FGM 288 203 237 166 261 201 204 176 195
FGA 697 526 615 432 735 598 615 533 607
Pct. .413 .386 .385 .384 .355 .336 .332 .330 .321
Free Throw Pct. Florida Southern Tampa Rollins Nova Southeastern Eckerd Florida Tech Barry Lynn Saint Leo
FGM 570 449 645 508 582 589 377 417 363
FGA 732 578 834 683 798 835 551 629 595
Pct. .779 .777 .773 .744 .729 .705 .684 .663 .610
Rebound Margin Eckerd Florida Tech Saint Leo Rollins Tampa Lynn Florida Southern Nova Southeastern Barry
Team 39.1 38.8 38.2 31.8 36.2 34.3 35.6 36.0 31.9
Opp 30.8 33.1 36.6 30.6 35.6 34.5 36.8 37.2 34.4
Margin +8.3 +5.7 +1.6 +1.2 +0.7 -0.2 -1.2 -1.3 -2.5
SSC INDIVIDUAL LEADERS INDIVIDUAL Nick Wolf (RC) Justin Sedlak (FT) Rashad Callaway (UT) Alex Gynes (NSU) Anthony Griffis (UT) Rion Rayfield (FSC) Willie Whitfield (BU) Terry Jenkins (FSC) Chris Hall (LU) Matt Robertson (RC)
GP 32 29 29 26 29 32 27 28 27 32
FG 239 194 156 151 169 141 152 128 125 154
3PT 31 33 71 19 45 96 0 70 55 37
FT 168 158 170 146 75 124 109 86 89 119
PTS 677 579 553 467 458 502 413 412 394 464
PPG 21.2 20.0 19.1 18.0 15.8 15.7 15.3 14.7 14.6 14.5
Rebounding Willie Whitfield (BU) Nick Wolf (RC) Alex Gynes (NSU) Justin Sedlak (FT) Anthony Jackson (FT) Brandon Jenkins (FSC) Matt Kendrick (SL) Matt Robertson (RC) Jimmy Gaskins (LU) Dale Carn (EC)
Field Goal Pct. Willie Whitfield (BU) Dale Carn (EC) Brett Bailey (FSC) Matt Robertson (RC) Derek Hellemann (FT)
GP 27 30 32 32 31
FG 152-240 128-222 101-177 154-271 106-187
Pct. .633 .577 .571 .568 .567
3-PT FG Pct. John Brooks (NSU) John Harper (EC) Rion Rayfield (FSC) Terry Jenkins (FSC) Matt Robertson (RC)
GP 27 29 32 28 32
Free Throw Pct. Myk Brown (RC) Anthony Griffis (UT) Rion Rayfield (FSC) Lemar Dyer (NSU) Chris Hall (LU)
GP FT 30 142-165 29 75-88 32 124-146 27 76-92 27 89-108
Avg. .861 .852 .849 .826 .824
Assists Rashad Callaway (UT) Brandon Jenkins (FSC) Rion Rayfield (FSC) Lemar Dyer (NSU) Julius Reid (FT)
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GP 29 32 32 27 31
GP 27 32 26 29 30 32 28 32 27 30
OFF 106 83 58 71 69 33 74 53 60 63
DEF 181 239 152 148 131 175 104 143 98 112
TOT 287 322 210 219 200 208 178 196 158 175
AVG 10.6 10.1 8.1 7.6 6.7 6.5 6.4 6.1 5.9 5.8
FG 84-183 80-183 96-220 70-161 37-88
Avg. .459 .437 .436 .435 .420
Blocks Matt Kendrick (SL) Willie Whitfield (BU) Chris Malcolm (RC) Dale Carn (EC) Quincy Okolie (EC)
GP 28 27 29 30 27
BLK 57 52 47 41 27
Avg. 2.04 1.93 1.62 1.37 1.00
AST 167 163 152 114 126
Avg. 5.76 5.09 4.75 4.22 4.06
Steals Rashad Callaway (UT) Lemar Dyer (NSU) Julius Reid (FT) Anthony Jackson (FT) Ian Scott (RC)
GP 29 27 31 30 32
STL 58 49 55 52 55
Avg. 2.00 1.81 1.77 1.73 1.72
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THE SUNSHINE STATE CONFERENCE Founded in 1975, the Sunshine State Conference has risen from a single sport organization to the Division II “Conference of Champions”. Since its inception, the conference has grown steadily in sports played, membership and national prominence. Sunshine State Conference member schools have won recent NCAA national titles (76 total) in baseball, Commissioner men’s basketball, men’s and women’s golf, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, Jay Jones men’s and women’s soccer, and women’s volleyball. The SSC is also nationally recognized in men’s and women’s cross country, women’s rowing and women’s basketball. The SSC sponsors championships in baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s tennis, women’s volleyball, softball and women’s rowing. Last year saw the SSC add two more titles to the list when Nova Southeastern captured its third straight national championship in women’s golf, and Barry brought home the women’s tennis championship one year after its men won. For more information, please contact:
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Barry University ................... Miami Shores ........ 8,242 .............. 1988 Eckerd College .................... St. Petersburg ....... 1,832 .............. 1975 Florida Southern College ..... Lakeland ................ 2,185 .............. 1975 Florida Tech ......................... Melbourne ............. 8,985 .............. 1981 Lynn University .................... Boca Raton ........... 2,109 .............. 1997 Nova SE University .............. Davie ..................... 5,355 .............. 2002 Rollins College ..................... Winter Park ........... 1,759 .............. 1975 Saint Leo University ............. Saint Leo ............... 1,744 .............. 1975 University of Tampa ............. Tampa ................... 6,600 .............. 1981 Did You Know? The Sunshine State Conference was originally founded as a basketball only league in 1975 and had six charter members. Eckerd, Florida Southern, Rollins, and Saint Leo were among that group, but the other two were Biscayne College (now known as St. Thomas University) and Florida Technological University (now known as the University of Central Florida). UCF left the SSC at the end of the 1983‐84 season and is now a Division I school playing in Conference USA. Biscayne left the SSC at the end of 1986‐87 and is now an NAIA school playing in the Florida Sun Conference.
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The SSC has had one other member come and go in its 37‐ year history, with North Florida joining the league in the summer of 1992, and leaving for the Peach Belt Conference in the summer of 1997. UNF has since moved to Division I status.
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2011 SUNSHINE STATE CONFERENCE WRAP-UP 2010‐11 SSC STANDINGS TEAM OVERALL Rollins 25‐7 Florida Southern 23‐9 Eckerd 22‐8 Tampa 22‐7 Florida Tech 19‐12 Lynn 7‐20 Nova SE 12‐15 Barry 9‐18 Saint Leo 12‐16
SSC 13‐3 12‐4 11‐5 10‐6 9‐7 5‐11 5‐11 5‐11 2‐14
OFF 77.3 81.5 76.5 75.7 77.9 73.1 80.1 64.8 72.3
DEF 68.2 74.8 69.4 69.2 74.3 74.7 78.5 70.0 74.5
SSC PLAYER‐OF‐THE‐YEAR Nick Wolf – Rollins
SSC DEFENSIVE PLAYER‐OF‐THE‐YEAR Willie Whitfield – Barry
SSC COACH‐OF‐THE‐YEAR Tom Klusman – Rollins
SSC FRESHMAN‐OF‐THE‐YEAR Nate Johnson – Saint Leo
2011 SSC TOURNAMENT Quarterfinals Semi‐Finals Championship
Rollins 83, Barry 62 Florida Southern 79, Nova SE 69 Eckerd 79, Lynn 73 (OT) Tampa 91, Florida Tech 73 Eckerd 70, Florida Southern 69 Rollins 67, Tampa 62 Rollins 75, Eckerd 69
SSC Year‐by‐Year Champions YEAR REGULAR SEASON TOURNAMENT 1975‐76... Central Florida ............................... no tournament 1976‐77... Central Florida ............................... no tournament 1977‐78... Central Florida ............................... Central Florida 1978‐79... Florida Southern ........................... Florida Southern 1979‐80... Florida Southern ........................... Florida Southern 1980‐81... Florida Southern/Central Florida .. Florida Southern 1981‐82... Florida Southern ........................... Saint Thomas 1982‐83... Florida Southern/Central Florida .. Florida Southern 1983‐84... Central Florida ............................... Tampa 1984‐85... Florida Southern/Tampa ............... Tampa 1985‐86... Tampa ............................................ Florida Southern 1986‐87... Florida Southern ........................... Florida Southern 1987‐88... Florida Southern ........................... Florida Southern 1988‐89... Florida Southern/Tampa ............... Florida Southern 1989‐90... Florida Tech/Tampa ....................... Florida Southern 1990‐91... Rollins ............................................ Florida Southern 1991‐92... Rollins ............................................ Rollins 1992‐93... Tampa ............................................ Florida Southern 1993‐94... Florida Southern/Tampa ............... Eckerd 1994‐95... Eckerd ............................................ Tampa 1995‐96... Florida Southern ........................... Florida Southern 1996‐97... Florida Southern ........................... Tampa 1997‐98... Tampa ............................................ Florida Southern 1998‐99... Florida Southern ........................... Florida Southern 1999‐00... Florida Southern ........................... Florida Southern 2000‐01... Florida Southern ........................... Florida Southern 2001‐02... Tampa ............................................ Tampa 2002‐03... Rollins ............................................ Florida Southern 2003‐04... Florida Southern/Rollins ............... Eckerd 2004‐05... Lynn ............................................... Lynn 2005‐06... Rollins ............................................ Rollins 2006‐07... Rollins/Barry .................................. Eckerd 2007‐08... Florida Southern ........................... Florida Southern 2008‐09... Florida Southern ........................... Florida Southern 2009‐10... Florida Southern/Rollins ............... Rollins 2010‐11... Rollins ............................................ Rollins
FIRST TEAM ALL‐SSC Rashad Callaway ............... Tampa ....................... SR Rion Rayfield ................... Fla. Southern ............ SR Justin Sedlak ...................... Florida Tech ............... SR Willie Whitfield ................. Barry .......................... SR Nick Wolf ........................... Rollins ........................ SR SECOND TEAM ALL‐SSC Anthony Griffis .................. Tampa ........................JR Alex Gynes......................... Nova SE ..................... SR Chris Hall ........................... Lynn ........................... SR Brandon Jenkins .............. Fla. Southern ............ SR Matt Robertson ................. Rollins ........................ SR HONORABLE MENTION John Harper ....................... Eckerd........................ SR Terry Jenkins ................... Fla. Southern ............ SR
SSC ALL‐FRESHMAN TEAM Stefon Barfield .................. Tampa Alex Bodney ...................... Eckerd Derrick Bolanos ................. Barry Nate Johnson .................... Saint Leo Trip McFall ........................ Rollins ALL‐SSC TOURNAMENT TEAM Nick Wolf (MVP)................ Rollins Rashad Callaway ............... Tampa John Harper....................... Eckerd Lance Kearse ..................... Eckerd Rion Rayfield ................... Fla. Southern Matt Robertson................. Rollins
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SUNSHINE STATE CONFERENCE OPPONENTS OPPONENT: BARRY UNIVERSITY GAME DATES: Jan. 14 (H), Feb. 11 (A) NICKNAME: Buccaneers LOCATION: Miami Shores, FL ENROLLMENT: 8,125 FIRST YEAR OF BASKETBALL: 1988-89 NCAA TOURN. APPEARANCES: 3 MOST RECENT NCAA TOURN.: 2010 HEAD COACH: Cesar Odio (Fla. Southern ‘81) RECORD AT BARRY: 269-217 (17 years) CAREER RECORD: Same 2010-11 RECORD: 9-18 SSC RECORD / FINISH: 5-11 / t-6th STARTERS RETURNING/LOST: 3/3 LETTERMEN RETURNING/LOST: 6/6 SERIES: FSC leads 40-14 LAST MEETING: 2/5/11 - H (FSC 61-44) COLORS: Red, Black and Silver SID: Dennis Jezek (305-899-3897)
OPPONENT: LYNN UNIVERSITY GAME DATE: Jan. 21 (H), Feb. 18 (A) NICKNAME: Fighting Knights LOCATION: Boca Raton, FL ENROLLMENT: 2,410 FIRST YEAR OF BASKETBALL: 1993-94 NCAA TOURN. APPEARANCES: 4 MOST RECENT NCAA TOURN.: 2005 HEAD COACH: Scott McMillin (Buffalo ’98) RECORD AT LYNN: 134-98 (8 years) CAREER RECORD: Same 2010-11 RECORD: 7-20 SSC RECORD / FINISH: 5-11 / t-6th STARTERS RETURNING/LOST: 1/4 LETTERMEN RETURNING/LOST: 6/8 SERIES: FSC leads 25-10 LAST MEETING: 2/12/11 - A (FSC 79-69) COLORS: Blue and White SID: Chad Beattie (561-237-7341)
OPPONENT: SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY GAME DATE: Jan. 11 (A), Feb. 15 (H) NICKNAME: Lions LOCATION: Saint Leo, FL ENROLLMENT: 1,744 FIRST YEAR OF BASKETBALL: 1965-66 NCAA TOURN. APPEARANCES: None MOST RECENT NCAA TOURN.: None HEAD COACH: Lance Randall (Beloit ’94) RECORD AT SAINT LEO: 0-0 (First Year) CAREER RECORD: 43-35 (3 years) 2010-11 RECORD: 12-16 SSC RECORD / FINISH: 2-14 / 9th STARTERS RETURNING/LOST: 1/4 LETTERMEN RETURNING/LOST: 2/13 SERIES: FSC leads 83-12 LAST MEETING: 2/9/11 - H (FSC 95-84) COLORS: Green and Gold SID: Evan Ortiz (352-588-8506)
OPPONENT: ECKERD COLLEGE GAME DATE: Jan. 4 (H), Feb. 8 (A) NICKNAME: Tritons LOCATION: St. Petersburg, FL ENROLLMENT: 1,832 FIRST YEAR OF BASKETBALL: 1963-64 NCAA TOURN. APPEARANCES: 9 MOST RECENT NCAA TOURN.: 2008 HEAD COACH: Tom Ryan (Eckerd ‘87) RECORD AT ECKERD: 286-153 (15 years) CAREER RECORD: Same 2010-11 RECORD: 22-8 SSC RECORD / FINISH: 11-5 / 3rd STARTERS RETURNING/LOST: 3/2 LETTERMEN RETURNING/LOST: 8/6 SERIES: FSC leads 60-31 LAST MEETING: 3/5/11 - N (Eckerd 70-69) COLORS: Teal, Navy and Black SID: Ben Schlesselman (727-864-8242)
OPPONENT: NOVA SOUTHEASTERN U. GAME DATE: Jan. 7 (A), Feb. 4 (H) NICKNAME: Sharks LOCATION: Ft. Lauderdale, FL ENROLLMENT: 5,355 FIRST YEAR OF BASKETBALL: 1982-83 NCAA TOURN. APPEARANCES: None MOST RECENT NCAA TOURN.: None HEAD COACH: Gary Tuell (Louisville ‘83) RECORD AT NOVA SE: 91-103 (7 years) CAREER RECORD: 393-316 (24 years) 2010-11 RECORD: 12-15 SSC RECORD / FINISH: 5-11/ t-6th STARTERS RETURNING/LOST: 1/4 LETTERMEN RETURNING/LOST: 4/8 SERIES: FSC leads 18-4 LAST MEETING: 3/2/11 - H (FSC 79-69) COLORS: Navy Blue and Gray SID: Keith Smith (954-262-8261)
OPPONENT: UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA GAME DATE: Jan. 18 (A), Feb. 22 (H) NICKNAME: Spartans LOCATION: Tampa, FL ENROLLMENT: 6,600 FIRST YEAR OF BASKETBALL: 1932-33 NCAA TOURN. APPEARANCES: 16 MOST RECENT NCAA TOURN.: 2008 HEAD COACH: Richard Schmidt (W. Kent. ’64) RECORD AT TAMPA: 570-254 (28 years) CAREER RECORD: 598-281 (30 years) 2010-11 RECORD: 22-7 SSC RECORD / FINISH: 10-6 / 4th STARTERS RETURNING/LOST: 2/3 LETTERMEN RETURNING/LOST: 10/7 SERIES: FSC leads 86-70 LAST MEETING: 2/23/11 - H (FSC 86-75) COLORS: Red, Black and Gold SID: Tom Kolbe (813-253-6241)
OPPONENT: FLORIDA TECH GAME DATE: Dec. 8 (H), Feb. 1 (A) NICKNAME: Panthers LOCATION: Melbourne, FL ENROLLMENT: 8,985 FIRST YEAR OF BASKETBALL: 1964-65 NCAA TOURN. APPEARANCES: 2 MOST RECENT NCAA TOURN.: 1989 HEAD COACH: Billy Mims (Baptist Coll., ‘81) RECORD AT FLORIDA TECH: 83-90 (6 years) CAREER RECORD: 171-199 (13 years) 2010-11 RECORD: 19-12 SSC RECORD / FINISH: 9-7 / 5th STARTERS RETURNING/LOST: 4/2 LETTERMEN RETURNING/LOST: 10/5 SERIES: FSC leads 65-20 LAST MEETING: 2/2/11 - A (FT 89-84, ot) COLORS: Crimson and Gray SID: Ryan Jones (321-674-8250)
OPPONENT: ROLLINS COLLEGE GAME DATE: Dec. 3 (A), Jan. 28 (H) NICKNAME: Tars LOCATION: Winter Park, FL ENROLLMENT: 1,759 FIRST YEAR OF BASKETBALL: 1900-01 NCAA TOURN. APPEARANCES: 10 MOST RECENT NCAA TOURN.: 2011 HEAD COACH: Tom Klusman (Rollins ‘76) RECORD AT ROLLINS: 575-318 (31 years) CAREER RECORD: Same 2010-11 RECORD: 25-7 SSC RECORD / FINISH: 13-3 / 1st STARTERS RETURNING/LOST: 3/2 LETTERMEN RETURNING/LOST: 7/4 SERIES: FSC leads 113-49 LAST MEETING: 3/12/11 - N (FSC 76-74) COLORS: Royal Blue, Gold SID: Nate Weyant (407) 646-2661
2012 SSC MEN’S AND WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT Quarterfinals – Feb. 29 at higher seeds Semifinals – March 2 at Fla. Southern Finals – March 3 at Fla. Southern
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NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS OPPONENT: ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE U. GAME DATES: Dec. 5 (A), Nov. 26 (Tournament) NICKNAME: Pirates LOCATION: Savannah, GA AFFILIATION: NCAA-II (Peach Belt) ENROLLMENT: 7,650 FIRST YEAR OF BASKETBALL: 1966-7 NCAA TOURN. APPEARANCES: 8 MOST RECENT NCAA TOURN.: 2009 HEAD COACH: Jeremy Luther (N. Greenville ’99) RECORD AT AASU: 26-28 (2 years) CAREER RECORD: 59-52 (4 years) 2010-11 RECORD: 14-12 PBAC RECORD / FINISH: 8-10 / 5th in East STARTERS RETURNING/LOST: 2/3 LETTERMEN RETURNING/LOST: 7/5 SERIES: FSC leads 7-2 LAST MEETING: 11/30/10 - H (FSC 79-78) COLORS: Maroon and Gold SID: Chad Jackson (912-344-3114)
OPPONENT: MALONE UNIVERSITY GAME DATE: Dec. 19 (H) NICKNAME: Pioneers LOCATION: Canton, OH AFFILIATION: NCAA-II (independent) ENROLLMENT: 2,440 FIRST YEAR OF BASKETBALL: 1957-58 NCAA TOURN. APPEARANCES: None MOST RECENT NCAA TOURN.: None HEAD COACH: Tim Walker (Cedarville ’99) RECORD AT MALONE: 31-29 (2 years) CAREER RECORD: 142-137 (9 years) 2010-11 RECORD: 18-13 AMERICAN MIDEAST RECORD / FINISH: 11-7 / 4th STARTERS RETURNING/LOST: 3/2 LETTERMEN RETURNING/LOST: 9/5 SERIES: No previous meetings LAST MEETING: None COLORS: Red, White and Blue SID: Mark Bankert (330-471-8293)
OPPONENT: U. OF PUERTO RICO-BAYAMON GAME DATE: Nov. 22 (H) NICKNAME: Vaqueros LOCATION: Bayamon, PR AFFILIATION: NCAA-II (Inter-University Ath. League) ENROLLMENT: 5,014 FIRST YEAR OF BASKETBALL: NA NCAA TOURN. APPEARANCES: None MOST RECENT NCAA TOURN.: None HEAD COACH: Carlos Calcaño RECORD AT UPR-BAYAMON: NA CAREER RECORD: NA 2010-11 RECORD: NA LAI RECORD / FINISH: NA STARTERS RETURNING/LOST: NA LETTERMEN RETURNING/LOST: 5/6 SERIES: FSC leads 11-0 LAST MEETING: 11/23/10 - H (FSC 89-62) COLORS: Columbia Blue and White SID: NA
OPPONENT: CHOWAN UNIVERSITY GAME DATE: Dec. 17 (H) NICKNAME: Hawks LOCATION: Murfreesboro, NC AFFILIATION: NCAA-II (Central Intercollegiate) ENROLLMENT: 1,324 FIRST YEAR OF BASKETBALL: 1992-93 NCAA TOURN. APPEARANCES: None MOST RECENT NCAA TOURN.: None HEAD COACH: Dan DeRose (Robert Morris ’99) RECORD AT CHOWAN: 5-22 (1 year) CAREER RECORD: 144-67 (10 years) 2010-11 RECORD: 5-22 CIAA RECORD / FINISH: 4-15 / 5th in North STARTERS RETURNING/LOST: 3/2 LETTERMEN RETURNING/LOST: 6/4 SERIES: No previous meetings LAST MEETING: None COLORS: Blue and White SID: David Hodge (252-398-6378)
OPPONENT: MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY GAME DATE: Nov. 26 (H-Tournament) NICKNAME: Mavericks LOCATION: Mankato, MN AFFILIATION: NCAA-II (North Central) ENROLLMENT: 15,408 FIRST YEAR OF BASKETBALL: 1921-22 NCAA TOURN. APPEARANCES: 9 MOST RECENT NCAA TOURN.: 2011 HEAD COACH: Matt Margenthaler (W. Illinois ’91) RECORD AT MSU: 219-86 (10 years) CAREER RECORD: Same 2010-11 RECORD: 28-5 NSC RECORD / FINISH: 19-3/ 1st STARTERS RETURNING/LOST: 1/4 LETTERMEN RETURNING/LOST: 5/7 SERIES: FSC leads 2-0 LAST MEETING: 12/21/95 - H (FSC 63-46) COLORS: Purple and Gold SID: Scott Nelsen (507-389-2625)
OPPONENT: U. OF PUERTO RICO-RIO PIEDRAS GAME DATE: Nov. 19 (H) NICKNAME: Gallitos LOCATION: Rio Piedras, PR AFFILIATION: NCAA-II (Inter-University Ath. League) ENROLLMENT: 15,186 FIRST YEAR OF BASKETBALL: NA NCAA TOURN. APPEARANCES: None MOST RECENT NCAA TOURN.: None HEAD COACH: Danny Ortiz RECORD AT UPR-RIO PIEDRAS: NA CAREER RECORD: NA 2010-11 RECORD: NA LAI RECORD / FINISH: NA STARTERS RETURNING/LOST: NA LETTERMEN RETURNING/LOST: 9/4 SERIES: FSC leads 3-0 LAST MEETING: 11/26/10 - H (FSC 92-72) COLORS: Red and White SID: NA
OPPONENT: LIMESTONE COLLEGE GAME DATE: Nov. 25 (H) NICKNAME: Saints LOCATION: Gaffney, SC AFFILIATION: NCAA-II (Conference Carolinas) ENROLLMENT: 850 FIRST YEAR OF BASKETBALL: 11973-74 NCAA TOURN. APPEARANCES: 1 MOST RECENT NCAA TOURN.: 2011 HEAD COACH: Brandon Scott (Limestone ’99) RECORD AT LIMESTONE: 63-51 (4 years) CAREER RECORD: Same 2010-11 RECORD: 23-7 CC RECORD / FINISH: 14-4 / 2nd STARTERS RETURNING/LOST: 2/3 LETTERMEN RETURNING/LOST: 7/6 SERIES: No previous meetings LAST MEETING: None COLORS: Royal Blue and Gold SID: Joshua Darling (864-488-8219)
OPPONENT: PALM BEACH ATLANTIC U. GAME DATE: Jan. 25 (H), Feb. 25 (A) NICKNAME: Sailfish LOCATION: West Palm Beach, FL AFFILIATION: NCAA-II (independent) ENROLLMENT: 3,171 FIRST YEAR OF BASKETBALL: NA NCAA TOURN. APPEARANCES: None MOST RECENT NCAA TOURN.: None HEAD COACH: Terry Primm (PBA ’97) RECORD AT PBA: 31-79 (4 years) CAREER RECORD: Same 2010-11 RECORD: 12-13 CONFERENCE RECORD / FINISH: None STARTERS RETURNING/LOST: 3/2 LETTERMEN RETURNING/LOST: 7/6 SERIES: FSC leads 15-3 LAST MEETING: 1/29/11 - H (FSC 105-91) COLORS: Navy Blue and White SID: Michael Brown (561-803-2529)
OPPONENT: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA GAME DATE: Nov. 16 (N) NICKNAME: Bulls LOCATION: Tampa, FL AFFILIATION: NCAA-I (Big East) ENROLLMENT: 45,074 FIRST YEAR OF BASKETBALL: 1971-72 NCAA TOURN. APPEARANCES: 2 (D-I) MOST RECENT NCAA TOURN.: 1992 HEAD COACH: Stan Heath RECORD AT USF: 51-77 (4 years) CAREER RECORD: 163-154 (10 years) 2010-11 RECORD: 10-23 BIG EAST RECORD / FINISH: 3-15 / 15th STARTERS RETURNING/LOST: 4/2 LETTERMEN RETURNING/LOST: 7/4 SERIES: USF leads 6-2 LAST MEETING: 12/9/80 - H (USF 74-68) COLORS: Green and Gold SID: Ashley Walker (813-974-4087)
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PRESEASON POLLS AND NATIONAL RANKINGS NABC Division II Preseason Poll Defending national champion Bellarmine, which returns two All-Americans from a team that captured its first Division II title, begins 2011-12 as the #1 ranked team in the country. The Knights, who were preseason #4 last year, defeated BYU-Hawaii 71-68 in the championship game, and were a unanimous pick for the top spot in the poll. They were followed by two other teams from the 2011 Elite Eight, Alabama-Huntsville, and BYUHawaii. The Seasiders have three starters back from their national runner-up team, while the Chargers also have three, including a pair of All-Americans. To reach the national title game, Bellarmine defeated Minnesota State, a team that will play in Lakeland this year as part of Florida Southern’s Thanksgiving tournament. The Mavericks are unranked, however, after losing four starters. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
*Bellarmine (KY) ................ 33-2 *Alabama-Huntsville .......... 29-5 *BYU-Hawaii ...................... 22-9 Missouri Southern .............. 26-5 Lincoln Memorial (TN) ....... 27-3 *West Liberty State (WV) ... 33-1 Findlay (OH) ...................... 24-4 Tarleton State (TX) ............ 24-6 Bowie State (MD)............... 23-6 Metro State (CO) ............... 22-8 Central Oklahoma .............. 30-4 Southern Indiana ............... 24-6 Benedict (SC) .................... 21-8 Humboldt State (CA).......... 26-4 Kentucky Wesleyan ........... 19-10 Augustana (SD) ................. 18-9 Alaska-Anchorage ............. 24-10 Colorado Mines .................. 25-6 Indiana (PA) ....................... 26-6 Saint Rose (NY) ................. 22-9 Georgia Southwestern ....... 20-9 Seattle Pacific .................... 20-10 Massachusetts-Lowell ....... 20-10 Arkansas Tech ................... 25-6 Queens (NC) ...................... 21-8
Receiving votes: Winona State (MN), LIUC.W. Post, Limestone (SC), Hillsdale (MI), Central Missouri, Montevallo (AL), Rollins, Christian Brothers (TN), Bentley (MA), Cal Poly Pomona, Grand Valley State (MI), West Texas A&M, Clayton State (GA), Florida Southern, Northern Kentucky, Drury (MO), Harding (AR), Fort Hays State (KA), Bloomfield (NJ).
*2011 Regional Champions
Sunshine State Conference Rollins College was picked to win the Sunshine State Conference title for the third year in a row in a vote of league coaches and sports information directors. The Tars have won the SSC Tournament the last two years, shared the regular season title with Florida Southern in 2010, and won it outright last year. Rollins received 13 of a possible 16 firstplace votes (coaches and SIDs could not vote for their own team), with Eckerd picking up the rest of the first-place votes. Florida Southern was picked third. Together, those three schools have combined to win all but one SSC regular season title in the last nine years, and all but one SSC Tournament during that span. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Rollins (13) .............................. 183 pts. Eckerd (5) ................................ 164 pts. Florida Southern ................... 134 pts. Florida Tech ............................ 128 pts. Lynn ........................................... 99 pts. Barry .......................................... 87 pts. Nova Southeastern .................... 85 pts. Tampa ....................................... 63 pts. Saint Leo ................................... 29 pts.
Rollins has three starters and seven lettermen back from last year’s team, but the two starters who graduated were both All-SSC players, including 2-time SSC Player-of-theYear Nick Wolf. Myk Brown and Ian Scott headline the veteran players for Rollins. Florida Southern lost its top four scorers from 2011, and every team in the SSC lost at least its #1 scorer. None of the 12 players who were All-SSC in 2011 are back this year. Did You Know? None of last year’s top‐10 scoring leaders in the SSC are back this year, and only three of the top 20 are back. Florida Tech’s Anthony Jackson is the league’s th top returning scorer after finishing 12 last year with 13.6 points per game. His teammate, Julius Reid, is the SSC’s second highest returning scorer. Jackson is also the only one of last year’s top‐10 rebounders who is back in 2012. The senior guard averaged 6.7 per game.
The last time Florida Southern lost its top four scorers from the previous season was in 2006‐07, when they lost their top five but did return Braxton Williams, who had redshirted the previous year but been among the top four in 2005. Otherwise, the last time it happened was in 1991‐92, a year the Mocs still won 20 games. 56
The Last Time... Moccasins were ranked #1 Dec. 18, 2000
#1 Moccasins played as a #1 team Jan. 6, 2001: beat Saint Leo 79-57
#1 Moccasins played a #1 team March 18, 1999: lost to Kentucky Wesleyan 87-67 in NCAA semifinal
#1 Moccasins defeated a #1 team March 10, 1990: defeated Tampa 69-67 in SSC Championship Game March 17, 1990: defeated Tampa 92-82 regional consolation game
#1 Mocs played a #1 team at home March 17, 1990: defeated Tampa 92-82 in regional consolation game
#1 Moccasins played a #1 team in the regular season Jan. 21, 1980: defeated University of Central Florida 96-90 in Jenkins Field House
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GEORGE W. JENKINS FIELD HOUSE The Moccasins in Jenkins Field House Since moving into their current home in December of 1965, the Moccasins have had one of the best home court records in all of NCAA Division II. Over the last 45 years, Florida Southern is 631-169 at home for a .789 winning percentage. That includes a record of 64-7 record since 2007-08. The Moccasins played their first game in their new home on December 3, 1965, and defeated Rollins College 89-59 in the first game of that year’s Citrus Invitational. George Jenkins himself was on hand for the honorary first tip between the Mocs’ Dan Doherty and the Tars’ Millard Nixon. The building was so new the Mocs had never set foot on the court prior to warming up that night for their game against Rollins. Since the permanent bleachers had yet to arrive, the college borrowed temporary bleachers from the Lakeland Parks and Recreation Department, and only had about 1,200 seats available for the first game. Attendance was announced at 1,600. Florida Southern would win its first six games in Jenkins Field House and finished 13-4 at home that year. Only twice since Jenkins Field House has opened have they had a losing record at home and not once in the last 41 years. At one point from 1998-2000, the Mocs won 32 consecutive games on their home court. Jenkins Field House has also served as the host site for several NCAA Regional and National Tournaments, including nine South Region Men’s Basketball Tournaments. It also served as a practice facility for the Division II Men’s Basketball Elite Eight in 2003.
Florida Southern’s spacious field house named for George W. Jenkins, opened its doors in December of 1965, allowing Moccasin basketball to reach new heights. It was designed by Nils Schweizer Associates of Winter Park and built at the cost of just over $500,000. Since Schweizer had worked under Frank Lloyd Wright when the master architect had originally designed many of the buildings on campus, it was felt he would design a gym that would blend in well with the rest of the college. Jenkins Field House has a main floor encompassing three basketball courts and seating is available for approximately 1,800 fans. A basement section measuring 126 by 110 feet houses locker rooms, training room, equipment room, physical education offices and storage areas. Recent additions have included a conference room, additional women’s locker rooms and athletic offices. New bleachers with individual seats for 612 spectators were installed in the fall of 2011. The George W. Jenkins Field House is one of the largest buildings on the Florida Southern College campus, measuring 40,000 square feet. The structure utilized the steel framework of three B-47 bomber hangars from the nearby MacDill Air Force Base, located in Tampa, Florida. The spacious field house has allowed Florida Southern to be the site of numerous NCAA postseason tournaments, and in 1983, it served as the site for the NCAA Women’s Volleyball National Championship. Jenkins Field House has also hosted the Sunshine State Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament eight times, most recently in 2003, and will do so again in 2012. The members of the College’s Board of Trustees unanimously voted to name the field house for George Jenkins, president of Publix Super Markets, Inc. in appreciation of his generous support of the College, both as a benefactor and a friend. Mr. Jenkins’ union with the College started in 1956 when he served as honorary chancellor of Florida Southern, an honor reserved for prominent men and women in various walks of life. In 1957, the College awarded him an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws, citing him as one of Lakeland’s outstanding citizens and as “a leader of Florida in the support of humanitarian causes, of education and of community progress.”
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Division II Men’s Basketball South Regional Division II Men’s Basketball South Regional Division II Men’s Basketball National Quarterfinal Division II Volleyball South Regional Division II Volleyball South Regional Division II Men’s Basketball South Regional Division II Men’s Basketball National Quarterfinal Division II Volleyball National Championships Division II Volleyball South Regional Division II Men’s Basketball National Quarterfinal Division II Volleyball South Regional Division II Men’s Basketball South Regional Division II Men’s Basketball South Regional Division II Men’s Basketball National Quarterfinal Division II Volleyball South Regional Division II Volleyball South Regional Division II Men’s Basketball South Regional Division II Women’s Basketball South Regional Division II Men’s Basketball South Regional Division II Men’s Basketball South Regional Division II Men’s Basketball South Regional
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SUNSHINE STATE CONFERENCE HALL-OF-FAME There are more members of the SSC Hall of Fame from Florida Southern than any other school in the league, and three more were inducted in 2011 to bring that total to 44. The most recent inductees are men’s golfer Steve Paramore, softball player Wanda Graham, and women’s basketball player Lucresia West (pictured from left to right). Nine Moccasin representatives were inducted into the inaugural class in 1991-92, and FSC has had at least one inductee in 16 of the 19 classes since the Hall’s inception. Of the 44 inductees, 30 have been student-athletes, while 10 have come from the coaching ranks, and four from administrative and staff positions.
CLASS OF 2002-03 Becky Thyhsen - volleyball Norm Benn - women’s basketball coach Rocco Mediate - men’s golf
CLASS OF 1991-92 Dana Cozine - volleyball John Ebeling - men’s basketball John Edwards - men’s basketball Tom Gleeton - men’s golf Sandy Hudson - volleyball Charley Matlock - men’s golf coach Tom Patri - men’s golf Hal Smeltzly - baseball coach / athletic director Lois Webb - volleyball coach
CLASS OF 2003-04 Tarra Blackwell - Women’s Basketball CLASS OF 2004-05 Shelly Davis - softball Wayne Koehler - sports information director Shanna Nagy - women’s golf
CLASS OF 1992-93 Joe Arnold - baseball coach Lee Janzen - men’s golf
CLASS OF 2005-06 Lisa Cave - women’s golf Jeff Klauk - men’s golf James Vida - baseball
CLASS OF 1993-94 Ed Jeffries - women’s tennis coach Jerry Johnson - men’s basketball Dori Stankewitz - softball
CLASS OF 2006-07 Duane Hopkins - faculty athletics representative B.J. Leach - baseball Traci Wood - softball
CLASS OF 1994-95 Bill “Doc” Connors - trainer Kris Kearney - men’s basketball
CLASS OF 2007-08 Julianne Coleman - softball Buck Dawson - cross-country coach Jana Peterkova - women’s golf
CLASS OF 1995-96 Chuck Anderson - baseball coach Terry Gilmore - baseball Missey Crain - volleyball
CLASS OF 2008-09 Lisa Ball - women’s golf Wayne Raath - women’s golf
CLASS OF 1996-97 Hal Wissel - men’s basketball coach CLASS OF 1998-99 Kellie Robinson - softball
CLASS OF 2010-11 Wanda Graham - softball Steve Paramore - men’s golf Lucresia West – women’s basketball
CLASS OF 1999-00 Chris Bellotto - softball coach John Hudek – baseball
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FLORIDA SOUTHERN ATHLETIC HALL-OF-FAME INAUGURAL CLASS OF 2002 Chuck Anderson - Baseball (1959-62) Baseball Coach (1984-2002) Chris Bellotto - Softball Coach (1982-present) John Ebeling - Men’s Basketball (1979-82) Ken Huebner - Baseball (1962-65) Lee Janzen - Men’s Golf (1983-86) Jerry Johnson - Men’s Basketball (1985-88) Floyd E. Lay - Men’s Basketball (1938-41) Charley Matlock - Men’s Golf Coach (1972-95) Greg Pryor - Baseball (1968-71) Kellie Robinson - Softball (1989-92) Charles Senger - Baseball/Basketball (1954-57) Hal Smeltzly - Baseball Coach (1958-1976) and Athletics Director (1977-2000) Lois Webb - Volleyball Coach (1977-2000) George Jenkins - Honorary Member CLASS OF 2003 Joe Arnold - Baseball Coach (1977-83) Kim Disbro - Women’s Basketball (1984-87) Fred Lapper - Men’s Basketball (1950-53) Justice Fred R. Lewis - Men’s Bsk. (1965-69) Andy McGaffigan - Baseball (1977-78) Rocco Mediate - Men’s Golf (1983-84) Jay Smith - Baseball (1971-73) Dori Stankewitz - Softball (1985-88) Dr. Hal Wissel - Men’s Bsk. Coach (1977-82) Jimmie Sikes - Honorary Member CLASS OF 2004 Norm Benn - Women’s Bsk. Coach (1985-97) Rodney Butcher - Men’s Golf (1989-92) Katy Cortelyou - Softball (1992-95) Terry Gilmore - Baseball (1984-87) Kris Kearney - Men’s Basketball (1985-89) Tarra Blackwell - Women’s Basketball (1995-98) Tom Patri - Men’s Golf (1980-81) Becky Thyhsen - Volleyball (1989-91) Clarence “Blade” Kelley - Honorary Member CLASS OF 2005 Bob Bowman - Men’s Basketball (1963-67) Jim Bush - Men’s Soccer Coach (1957-80); Men’s Tennis Coach (1959-85); Women’s Tennis Coach (‘79-80) Missey Crain - Volleyball (1988-90) Shelly Davis - Softball (1993-96) John Edwards - Men’s Basketball (1973-76) Tom Gleeton - Men’s Golf (1977-79) Shanna Nagy - Women’s Golf (1996-99) Basil “Rocky” Pegg - Men’s Bsk. (1949-51) Marcus “Joker” Marchant - Honorary Member
The Class of 2011 The tenth class of the Florida Southern College Athletic Hall of Fame was enshrined in March of 2010. Front row (L-R): Lucresia West (women’s basketball, 2002-05), Sara Stewart (volleyball, 1997-00), and Lisa McNeley (softball, 1996-97). Back row (L-R): Robbie Davis representing Rachel Bell (women’s golf, 2001-02), Dave McCorkle (baseball, 1984-85), Cliff Dixon (men’s soccer, 1995-97), Bob Adams (honorary). CLASS OF 2006 Cris Allen - Baseball (1986-89) Frank Cacciatore - Baseball (1974-75) Lisa Cave - Women’s Golf (1997-2000) A.L. “Buck” Dawson - Cross Country Coach (1995-2006) Alan Grossman - Men’s Soccer (1971-74) Sandy Hudson - Volleyball (1981-82) Dr. Ed Jeffries - Women’s Tennis Coach (1981-99) Jeff Klauk - Men’s Golf (1997-2000) Frank Szabo - Administrator James Vida - Baseball (1994-95) CLASS OF 2007 Allison Avey - Women’s Tennis (1982-85) Robbie Davis - Women’s Golf Coach (1997present) Doug Gordin - Men’s Golf Coach (1996-present) Simon Harper - Men’s Basketball (1971-72) Wayne Koehler - Sports Info. Director (1983-95, 1999-2002) B.J. Leach - Baseball (1998-99) Mohammed Sabie - Men’s Soccer (1954) Traci Wood - Softball (1992-96) Jack Slayton - Honorary Member
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CLASS OF 2008 Alberto Bonfil - Men’s Tennis (1997-2000) Kelly Charron - Women’s Basketball (1992-95) Julianne Coleman - Softball (1996-99) Frank DeSavino - Men’s Basketball (1953-56) Jana Peterkova – Women’s Golf (2001-02) Wayne Raath – Men’s Golf (1997-2000) Steve Sokol - Men’s Golf (2001-02) Brett Tomko - Baseball (1995) George Hudson - Honorary Member CLASS OF 2009 Lisa Ball - Women’s Golf (2000-02) Kim Crawford - Volleyball (1993-94) Bob Gendron - Baseball (1981-82) Wanda Graham - Softball (1990-93) Joe Sickles - Baseball (1981-83) Jill Stephens - Volleyball (1991-1994) Chrissy Teresi - Softball (1991-92) Stacey Ungashick - Women’s Bsk. (1990-93) Jack Varasse - Honorary Member CLASS OF 2010 Brian Bain - Men’s Soccer (1966-69) Dana Cozine - Volleyball (1983-84) Marco Dawson – Men’s Golf (1982-85) Beith Greig - Softball (1986-87) Duane Hopkins – Faculty Athletic Rep. (1999-07) Steve Paramore – Men’s Golf (2000-03) Darron Stiles – Men’s Golf (1992-95) John Mack – Honorary Member
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Florida Southern College Frank Lloyd Wright's "Child of the Sun"
The Danforth Chapel is one of two chapels on campus designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
The Thad Buckner Building is home to the Frank Lloyd Wright “Child of the Sun” Visitor Center.
The Nina B. Hollis Wellness Center houses a fullsized basketball court, weight and aerobic rooms, and a student lounge and is adjacent to an NCAA regulation size swimming pool.
Florida Southern is home to the world’s only Frank Lloyd Wright-designed planetarium.
Frank Lloyd Wright often visited Florida Southern during his 20year relationship with the college.
Annie Pfeiffer Chapel, completed in 1941, was the first of Wright's designs at Florida Southern College.
Founded by the United Methodist Church, Florida Southern College is one of the oldest private colleges in the state, tracing its beginnings to a small seminary in Orlando in 1885. The tie to its founding church has remained constant and is today, a proud part of the College's heritage and a bright beacon for the future. Florida Southern moved to Lakeland in the heart of Florida's citrus belt in 1922 and began the construction of a campus that would eventually become a national landmark. The beautiful 100-acre campus, on the north shore of Lake Hollingsworth, includes the world's largest collection of buildings by master architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Florida Southern’s West Campus, now known throughout the world, actually had its inception in the mind of Dr. Ludd M. Spivey, president of the college from 19251957.
In 1935 he conceived the idea of an ultra-modern campus, designed by the world's leading architect. Ground was broken two years later for the first building in the Wright collection, the Annie Pfeiffer Chapel. What Frank Lloyd Wright created on the campus is amazing. His original work is still as modern and exciting as the newest buildings still on many architect's drawing boards. It is, perhaps, symbolic that the greatest concentration of his genius should be located at a small, private institution of higher learning. Perhaps he describes it best, "...out of the ground and into the light, a child of the sun...the college of tomorrow." 60
2011‐12 Florida Southern Men’s Basketball Media Guide As one of the four original buildings on the FSC campus, Joseph-Reynolds Hall (“JR”) offers one of the best views on campus. It sits atop a hill overlooking Lake Hollingsworth. Community life is big here - the women of JR form groups within the building as a whole and also within the “wings” and smaller hallways. JR and its companion hall, Spivey, are located in the center of campus between Edge Hall and Ordway and serve mainly as first-year female residence halls.
Florida Southern’s recently renovated Water Dome, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, made its premiere performance on October 25, 2007. The Water Dome features 74 jets powering streams of water 45-feet into the air. It took almost 260,000 gallons of water to fill the basin of the dome and at full power 4,800 gallons are water are pumped per minute.
Wesley Hall is one of two new twin residence halls at FSC, and opened in the fall of 2008. The second building, Nicholas Hall, opened in the fall of 2009. Each new residence hall includes 115 bedrooms with views of Lake Hollingsworth, meeting rooms, student lounges, kitchens, and study spaces.
All of Florida Southern College’s residence halls offer wireless access in the common lobby areas and every room offers cable TV and is wired for internet access. In addition, wireless hotspots on campus include the Roux Library, TûTû’s Cyber Cafe (which offers Starbucks products), Wynee’s Bistro (our cafeteria), and the Nina B. Hollis Wellness Center and pool area.
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FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIPS Florida Southern College is proud to be able to provide distinct scholarships for most of its varsity sports. Established by gifts from many generous donors, these named scholarships were created to recognize and honor an individual or were created as memorials. All of them reflect a donor’s love of sports, a desire to assist exceptional student-athletes, and a commitment to higher education. Florida Southern’s Athletic Department is extremely grateful for the support from these outstanding individuals. If you are interested in contributing to a current scholarship or establishing a new one, please call Florida Southern Athletic Director Pete Meyer at 863680-4264. WOMEN'S SOCCER • Hubert & Margaret Webb Family - Dorothy J. Lazarz Scholarship • Taylor Greene Memorial Scholarship
BASEBALL • Jim & Phyllis Adams Scholarship • Chuck Anderson Scholarship • John Cedarburg Scholarship • John & Rebecca Rodda Scholarship • Hal Smeltzly Scholarship
SOFTBALL • Chris Bellotto Scholarship • Stanley Gaines Scholarship • Mary Meloy Scholarship
MEN'S BASKETBALL • The Blade and The Blu Scholarship • Scott Kelly Scholarship • John P. & William P. Buckley Scholarship
MEN'S SWIMMING • Hal & Marjorie Hollis Roberts Scholarship
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL • Dick Goding Scholarship
WOMEN'S SWIMMING • Hal & Marjorie Hollis Roberts Scholarship
MEN'S & WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK • Hubert & Margaret Webb Family - Dorothy J. Lazarz Scholarship
MEN'S TENNIS • David & Carol Walters Scholarship • Hubert & Margaret Webb Family - Dorothy J. Lazarz Scholarship
MEN'S GOLF • Tommy Billings Scholarship • Dan Burton Scholarship • Bobby Hinson - Bobby Bates Memorial Scholarship • Conner Janzen Scholarship • George Jenkins Scholarship • James "Jimmie" Sikes Scholarship • Leon "Pop" Sikes, Sr. Scholarship • Hal Sherron Fund
WOMEN'S TENNIS • Hubert & Margaret Webb Family - Dorothy J. Lazarz Scholarship VOLLEYBALL • Ruby Adams - Ellene Szabo Scholarship • Dorothy Cofrin Scholarship • Herman & Dorothy J. Lazarz Scholarship • Stephens Family Scholarship • Irene Wagner Scholarship • Hubert & Margaret Webb Family Scholarship • Lois Webb Scholarship
WOMEN'S GOLF • Tommy Billings Scholarship • Dan Burton Scholarship • Bobby Hinson - Bobby Bates Memorial Scholarship • Nell W. Phelps Scholarship
GENERAL • Hubert & Margaret Webb Family Scholarship
MEN'S SOCCER • Hubert & Margaret Webb Family - Dorothy J. Lazarz Scholarship • Dick Wells Fund
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FSC’s FINISHES IN NACDA CUP
DIRECTIONS TO FSC
Sponsored by Learfield Sports and the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics, the NACDA Cup standings rank every NCAA Division II program based on their performances in the various national championships. Grand Valley State (MI) was the overall winner for the eighth consecutive year.
From Orlando… I-4 West to exit 33. Turn left off exit, and turn right at second stoplight. Continue to major intersection at Memorial Blvd and turn left. Go 1/2 mile to Ingraham Avenue and turn right. Go to McDonald and turn right. Parking lot is on the left, just past Barnett Field.
SEASON ....................... PLACE ......................... PTS th 1995-96 ............................ 13 .......................... 328.0 th 1996-97 ............................ 27 .......................... 283.5 th 1997-98 ............................. 5 ........................... 320.0 th 1998-99 ............................. 4 ........................... 320.0 th 1999-00 ............................. 4 ........................... 473.0 th 2000-01 ............................ 30 .......................... 310.0 th 2001-02 ............................ 24 .......................... 344.0 th 2002-03 ............................ 40 .......................... 310.5 th 2003-04 ............................ 26 .......................... 385.5 th 2004-05 ............................ 13 .......................... 445.5 th 2005-06 ............................ 15 .......................... 404.0 th 2006-07 ............................ 10 .......................... 554.0 th 2007-08 ............................ 39 .......................... 351.5 th 2008-09 ............................ 36 .......................... 375.0 rd 2009-10 ............................ 23 .......................... 450.0 th 2010-11 ............................ 19 .......................... 456.0
From Orlando Airport… Take 417 South (toll road) to I-4 West and follow directions above. From Tampa/St. Petersburg… Follow I-4 East to Exit 27 (570E, Polk Parkway exit). Go approximately 6.1 miles to Exit 7 (South Florida Avenue - toll: 50 cents). Turn left onto 37N (South Florida Avenue) and go to McDonald Street. Turn right on McDonald and go seven blocks to the campus. Barnett Field is the by the second parking lot on the right. From Palm Beach/Miami… Take Florida Turnpike north to Yeehaw Junction (Highway 60). Take Highway 60 to 98 North in Bartow, and 98 North into Lakeland. Watch for the Grove Park Shopping Plaza (on the left) and turn left at Crystal Lake Drive. Go to Lake Hollingsworth Drive, turn right and go around the lake to Ingraham Avenue. Turn right again, and go to stop sign (McDonald) and turn left. Parking lot will be on the left, just past Barnett Field.
FLORIDA SOUTHERN SECOND ON BOTH SIDES OF THE MAYORS’ CUP
MAJORS and FIELDS OF STUDY
The Mayors’ Cup recognizes competition in seven sports for men (soccer, cross country, basketball, swimming, golf, tennis and baseball), and nine sports for women (soccer, cross country, basketball, swimming golf, tennis volleyball, softball and rowing). Points in each sport are awarded by the number of schools sponsoring teams in the respective sports. Last year saw Florida Southern win the women’s Mayors’ Cup for the 11th time, largely on the strength of its SSC title in basketball, and 2nd-place finishes in volleyball, swimming and golf. Florida Southern has also won the men’s Mayors’ Cup 11 times, and nearly added to that total last year. The Mocs finished second to Barry by half a point.
Florida Southern College offers a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degree and also offers master’s degrees in business administration, education and nursing. For more information, call the FSC admissions office at (863) 680-4131 or 1-800-274-4131. The following is a list of undergraduate majors offered at Florida Southern:
Florida Southern Year-by-Year in the Mayors’ Cup Men’s Women’s Men’s Women’s Season Place Place Season Place Place
Interdisciplinary Studies African-American Studies Information Tech. Mgt. International Studies Latin-American Studies Women’s Studies
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Accounting Advertising Art Education Art History Art - Studio Art Athletic Training Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Biology Broadcast Journalism Business Administration Chemistry Citrus Communication Computer Science Computer Science/Math. Criminology Economics Elementary Education Education – Secondary Education (certification programs) English Environmental Studies Finance Graphic Design History Horticulture Science Humanities Human Movement & Performance
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Information Tech. Mgt. International Business Journalism - Print Landscape Horticultural Design/Production Management Marketing Mathematics Music Education Music Management Music Performance/ Composition Nursing Philosophy Physical Education Political Science Psychology Public Relations Recreational Turfgrass Mgmt. Religion Self-Designed Major – Venture into the Adventure Social Science Sociology Spanish Sports Management Theatre Arts Youth Ministry
Pre-Professional Studies Pre-Dental Pre-Engineering Pre-Law Pre-Medicine Pre-Physical Therapy Pre-Theological Pre-Veterinary Pre-Pharmacy
Graduate Programs Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) Master of Education (M.Ed.) Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.) Clinical Nurse Specialist Nurse Educator
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ALL‐SPORTS SCORECARD NCAA National Championships 12 Men’s Golf 9 Baseball 4 Women’s Golf 1 Men’s Basketball 1 Softball NCAA National Runner‐Up Finishes NCAA National 3rd‐Place Finishes NCAA National 4th‐Place Finishes NCAA Regional Championships NCAA Postseason Appearances NCAA Individual Event National Champions NCAA Individual Postseason Appearances National Players of the Year All‐American Certificates 209 1st Team All‐Americans 92 2nd Team All‐Americans 53 3rd Team All‐Americans 82 Honorable Mention All‐Americans 5 Freshman All‐Americans 40 Academic All‐Americans 111 All‐American Scholars or All‐Academic SSC Regular Season Championships SSC Postseason Tournament Titles SSC Female Athletes of the Year SSC Male Athletes of the Year SSC Female Scholar‐Athletes of the Year SSC Male Scholar‐Athletes of the Year All‐Sunshine State Conference honorees 64
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Standing, left to right: Tom Church (assistant coach), Tyler Burton, Cameron Vines, Kyle Tazioli, A.J. Hawkins, Jon Gardner, Brett Bailey, Garrett Putman, Andrew Cisowski, Mike Dubuque (manager), B.J. Aldridge (assistant coach). Sitting, left to right: Tyler Kelly, Seth Evans, Dominic Lane, Kevin Capers, Linc Darner (head coach), Jon Williams, Jay Hubble, Michael Burton, Theo Speas.
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Name Pos. Kevin Capers G Cameron Vines G Dominic Lane G Jay Hubble G Jon Williams G Tyler Burton G Tyler Kelly G Seth Evans G Garrett Putman G/F Theo Speas G Andrew Cisowski G A.J. Hawkins F Kyle Tazioli F Michael Burton G Brett Bailey F Jon Gardner C
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Wt. Class Hometown (High School/Previous School) 150 Fr. Winter Haven, FL (Lake Wales HS) 185 Fr. Columbus, OH (Whetstone HS) 185 So. St. Petersburg, FL (Lakewood HS) 155 Sr. Pendleton, IN (Pendleton Heights HS) 170 R‐Jr. North Babylon, NY (Friends Academy) 190 R‐Fr. Cocoa Beach, FL (Cocoa Beach HS) 180 Fr. Pickerington, OH (Pickerington North HS) 185 Jr. Marseilles, IL (Seneca HS/U. of Wisconsin‐Green Bay) 190 Jr. Washington, D.C. (McKinley Tech/Alderson‐Broaddus Coll.) 185 Fr. Fort Myers, FL (Fort Myers HS) 185 So. Cocoa Beach, FL (Cocoa Beach HS) 225 Sr. Duluth, GA (Norcross HS/Canisius College) 200 So. Winter Park, FL (Lake Mary Prep/Stonehill College) 180 R‐Jr. Cocoa Beach, FL (Cocoa Beach HS) 225 Jr. Davie, FL (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) 225 Jr. Anderson, IN (Frankton HS)
Linc Darner – Head Coach Tom Church and B.J. Aldridge – Assistant Coaches Al Green – Certified Athletic Trainer
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Nov. 3 at Miami (FL) – exh. Coral Gables Nov. 16 vs. South Florida #Lakeland Nov. 19 Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Lakeland Nov. 22 Puerto Rico-Bayamon Lakeland The Terrace Hotel/Ledger Media Group Tournament Fri. Nov. 25 Armstrong Atlantic vs. Minnesota State Florida Southern vs. Limestone Sat. Nov. 26 Consolation Game Championship Game Sat. Dec. 3 *at Rollins Winter Park Mon. Dec. 5 at Armstrong Atlantic Savannah, GA Thurs. Dec. 8 *Florida Tech Lakeland Sat. Dec. 17 Chowan (NC) Lakeland Mon. Dec. 19 Malone (OH) Lakeland
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*Eckerd *at Nova Southeastern *at Saint Leo *Barry *at Tampa *Lynn Palm Beach Atlantic *Rollins *at Florida Tech *Nova Southeastern *at Eckerd *at Barry *Saint Leo *at Lynn *Tampa at Palm Beach Atlantic
Lakeland Ft. Lauderdale Saint Leo Lakeland Tampa Lakeland Lakeland Lakeland Melbourne Lakeland St. Petersburg Miami Shores Lakeland Boca Raton Lakeland West Palm Beach
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SSC Tournament First Round Games at Campus Sites (Feb. 29), Semifinals and Championship Game at Florida Southern (March 3-4) NCAA Division II South Region Tournament at a site to be determined (March 10-13) NCAA Division II Elite Eight in Highland Heights, KY (March 21-24) *Sunshine State Conference Games #Game vs. South Florida played at the Lakeland Center as USF home game