2014-15 USC Aiken Men's Basketball Media Guide by USCA_Athletics

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Table of Contents 04 USC Aiken Info About the Conference About USC Aiken Meet the Staff

10 The Season Season Preview Team Photo Roster

13 The Coaches 18 The Players Juniors Sophomores Freshmen

24 The Archives 2013-14 Review 2013-14 Stats 2013-14 Results Record Book

Quick Facts School Address City, State Founded Enrollment Nickname Colors Arena Capacity Affiliation Conference Chancellor Athletic Director Department Phone Ticket Office Phone

USC Aiken 471 University Parkway Aiken, S.C. 29801 1961 3,250 Pacers Cardinal, Navy, White Convocation Center 3,600 NCAA Division II Peach Belt Dr. Sandra Jordan Randy Warrick 803-641-3486 803-641-3486

Credits The 2014 Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball media guide is a publication of the USC Aiken Sports Information office. It was written and edited by Brent C. Hager, Sports Information Director. Photography was provided by Scott Webster, Milledge Austin and CSI Photography. The guide was designed by Cody Keisler. A special thanks to head coach Vince Alexander for his assisstance with the publication.

The Peach Belt Conference The Peach Belt Conference is committed to providing, through its dependent collegiate members, a forum for student participation in athletic, academic and co-curricular events under the auspices of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, Division II. We will exemplify the characteristics of a premier intercollegiate conference that prides itself on the inclusion of students of all demographic groups who wish to participate in a well-rounded sports program. Our institutions, our academic goals, our athletic aspirations reflect a communality of purpose and a commitment to excellence in the classroom and on the playing field.

This is USC Aiken ď&#x201E;&#x2013;

The University of South Carolina Aiken was chartered in 1961 after entering into an agreement with the University of South Carolina to establish a two-year center in Aiken. The Aiken Center opened its doors in September 1961 to 139 students. Temporarily housed in Banksia, a renovated mansion in Aiken, the Center consisted of three full-time faculty members (one of whom served as Director of the Center). In 1968, the Center underwent an institutional self-study and was accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools as a branch of the University of South Carolina and as a junior college. The first associate degrees were awarded in June 1968. The campus of USC Aiken moved from Banksia to its present site in 1972 and physical changes began to occur rapidly. At first, the permanent campus consisted of 100 acres and one multipurpose building which housed all university operations. A library was completed in 1975, and additional land was donated that increased the campus to 144 acres. In October 1977, the Student Activities Center was opened. A classroom building was occupied in 1978, and one year later, an auxiliary services building was added.

An apartment complex for students, Pacer Downs, was ready for occupancy in the fall of 1984. More construction additions to the campus included completion of the Etherredge Center, Ruth Patrick Science Education Center, the Business and Education Building, and the Alan B. Miller Nursing Building. Additional land was acquired increasing the campus to 400 acres. Academic and organizational changes also occurred rapidly. The faculty formalized its organizational structure and redefined its role in the governance of the institution in 1974-75. Also, the students reorganized their governing body and more precisely defined their role on campus; the administration and staff structures were overhauled and expanded to meet the demands of the growing academic programs. When the full-time equivalent student enrollment reached 1,066 in the fall of 1975, the USC Aiken campus was permitted to plan for senior level courses and to create a number of baccalaureate degree programs. In that same year, USCA received approval as a four-year branch campus by the Board of Trustees of the University of South Carolina, and USCA was designated a Recognized Candidate for Senior College 4

Accreditation. In September 1976, the Board of Trustees granted academic autonomy to the Aiken Campus. The first bachelor’s degrees were granted in May 1977, and USCA became a fully accredited senior college. Presently, the college community is comprised of more than 3,200 students, over 100 full-time faculty, approximately 110 staff members, and 28 administrators. USCA awards bachelor’s degrees in more than 20 major areas of study, master’s degrees in two areas, and offers a varied program of continuing education courses for the wider community. Today USC Aiken offers students a liberal education designed to develop an understanding of human experience which will equip them for life in a free society. To accomplish this, the University provides students with an opportunity to discover learning processes which enable them to grow personally and socially. It promotes students’ interaction within a community of active scholars and artists, and it encourages students to use the knowledge which they gain to deal with the problems of a rapidly changing world.

Meet the Staff  Dr. Sandra Jordan University Chancellor Sandra J. Jordan, former provost and vice president for

Jordan’s appointment marks a return to the state where her

academic affairs at Georgia College & State University, was

higher education career began. From 1986-1989, she was an

named chancellor of the University of South Carolina Aiken in

assistant professor of art history at Lander University and

2012.

director of the Monsanto Gallery of Art.

Jordan became the fourth chancellor of USC Aiken, succeeding

Jordan earned her bachelor’s degree in art from the University

Thomas L. Hallman who retired after 12 years in the position.

of Alabama, and her doctorate in art history from the

“I am tremendously honored and humbled by this opportunity to serve the campus, community and the University of South Carolina system,” Jordan said. “USC Aiken’s mission, unwavering dedication to student success and vibrant partnerships with the community, make this an exceptional and exciting position. I am thrilled to accept this invitation to join the Pacers during this pivotal time in the history of the institution and I look forward to working closely with

I am tremendously honored and humbled by this opportunity to serve the campus, community and the University of South Carolina system.

University of Georgia. She has also attended the Management Development Program at Harvard University’s Institute for Higher Education, the 21st Century Leadership Institute and was a summer fellow at Vanderbilt University’s Institute for Higher Education Management. A student of leadership, she is often asked to mentor new leaders at the state and national level. Jordan has been married for 30 years to Michael Jordan, an architect and graduate of Clemson University. They have a son, Matthew, who is a doctoral student in electrical engineering at Georgia Tech.

President Pastides, the USC Aiken faculty, staff and students as well as our alumni and friends to build upon the successes that defined this university’s first 50 years.” 6

Randy Warick Athletic Director

Randy Warrick is in his 28th year as Director of Athletics at the

Education in 1977 and then his Master of Arts in Teaching in

University of South Carolina Aiken. He was hired at USCA in

1978.

1978 as head baseball coach and intramural director and has served many different duties during his tenure. While coaching baseball for 11 years, Warrick also served as an assistant basketball coach during the 1978-79 season and acting golf coach in 1989-90.

While earning his master’s degree, he served as a graduate assistant baseball coach. In the same season, the team advanced to the College World Series. Warrick is a member of the College Athletic Management’s Editorial Board, PBC Awards Committee, NCAA Division II AD’s

As baseball coach, Warrick compiled a 392-146 record, while

Association Board of Directors, Greater Augusta Sports Council

earning various coaching awards. In 1986 his team advanced

Board, and is the most recent past chairman of the NCAA

to the College World Series, the highlight of his coaching

Division II National Golf Committee.

career.

Warrick is married to Martha Blankenship Warrick of Augusta,

Warrick was born in Rocky Mount, N.C. and attended Rocky

Ga. They have one son, Tripp, who graduated from USC Aiken.

Mount High School. He was an All-Conference player in

The Warrick family resides in North Augusta, S.C.

football, basketball and baseball. Upon graduation from high school, Warrick went to Louisburg Junior College where he played baseball for two years. In 1975, Warrick earned his Associate of Arts degree from Louisburg and was drafted by the Kansas City Royals, but decided to stay in school. Warrick then moved on to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he received a two-year baseball scholarship. While at North Carolina he earned Atlantic Coast Conference All-Academic honors two straight years. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in 7

Tim Hall

Associate Athletic Director Tim Hall is in his 24th year as a member of the USC Aiken

A 1990 graduate of the University of South Carolina, Hall

athletic department. Hall first joined the program in 1990 as a

received his Bachelor of Science in Sports Administration. In

graduate assistant. In 1993 he was hired on as the university’s

1992, he earned a Master’s in Student Personnel Services from

full-time NCAA Compliance Coordinator.

USC as well.

In August 1997, the Batesburg-Leesville native was promoted

In his time at USC Aiken, Hall has been on a number of campus

to Assistant Athletic Director.

committees including the first year academic advisor program

In September 2003, Hall was promoted again, this time to the

and the enrollment management action team in the strategic

position of Associate Athletic Director for Administration and

planning process.

External Services.

Hall is married to the former Jenny Fulmer and they have

In this role, Hall oversees NCAA compliance and academic

three sons, Jordan, Ethan and Wyatt.

support. In addition, he assists with home game administration and fundraising.

Angie Osbon

Assistant Athletic Director Angie Osbon is in her 15th year as a member of the USC

received her Master’s in Business Administration from the

Aiken athletic department. Osbon became the department’s

University of South Carolina.

business manager in 1999. Through the years she has

In 2002, Osbon was named student organization advisor of the

earned a number of other titles, including Senior Woman Administrator, Student Athlete Advisory Committee Advisor and Cheerleading, Mascot and Dance Team Director.

year and was selected to the Who’s Who Among Cheerleading Coaches. In addition, she has been a member of the first year academic advisor program and a staff facilitator for

In 2007, Osbon received the Outstanding Committment to

orientation.

Student Development Award from the Office of Student Life.

The former Angie Mathis is married to Rick Osbon and they

In September 2003, the Aiken, S.C., native was promoted to

have three children, Reagan, Gemma and Sterling.

the position of Assistant Athletic Director for Business and Student Services. Osbon earned her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from USC Aiken in 1992. In 1996, Osbon 8

Brent Hager

Assistant Athletic Director Brent C. Hager is in his second year as the Assistant Athletic

volleyball and men’s basketball. Hager spent two and a half

Director for Communications/Sports Information Director at

years at Gardner-Webb as the Assistant Sports Information

USC Aiken.

Director and handled 13 sports in his time there. He also

Hager comes to USC Aiken after serving as the Associate

spent two years at Virginia Tech as an intern in the sports

Commissioner for External Affairs at the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference where he handled the promotion of all 16 sports. During his time at the WVIAC Hager

information office where he handled all media requests for the nationally-ranked men’s soccer program and the school’s only national champion at the time. Hager got his start at UNC-

featured the league’s only two Division II National Champions

Pembroke in 2002.

and a National Player of the Year. In addition, he ran multiple

The Tallahassee, Fla., native attended Wingate University

championships and redesigned the WVIAC web site. Prior to

where he received a bachelors of science degree in business

the WVIAC, Hager spent two years as the Director of Sports

administration and sport management. He earned an MBA at

Information and Game Operations at Presbyterian College and

UNC-Pembroke in 2004.

was the primary contact for eight sports, including football,

Brandon Aiken

Assistant Athletic Director Brandon Aiken is in his 15th year as head athletic trainer and

Aiken also served as assistant and head athletic trainer at

16th overall at USC Aiken.

Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center in Aiken, S.C., for more than

Aiken, a native of Sturgeon Bay, Wis., joined the USC Aiken

three years. At Hitchcock, he worked with high school, college,

training staff in 1997 as a graduate assistant. He served in that

and professional athletes as well as general outpatient

capacity for three years until stepping into the head position

rehabilitation.

in 2000.

Aiken guided the USC Aiken athletic training staff to back-to-

He was promoted to Assistant Athletic Director for Sports

back (2007-08 and 2008-09) Peach Belt Conference Athletic

Medicine prior to the 2009-10 athletic year.

Training Staff of the Year awards.

A 1997 graduate of Saint Andrews Presbyterian College in

Aiken, who resides in Graniteville, is married to Malinda and

Laurinburg, N.C., Aiken received his Bachelor of Science in

the couple has a son, Liam.

Sports Medicine. Aiken is certified by the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) and the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). 9

Team Preview  After back-to-back Elite Eight appearances and earning the school’s first-ever berth in the Final Four, head coach Vince Alexander heads into the 2014-15 season with high expectations. Alexander’s squad had 10 seniors on the team a year ago and returns just three student-athletes. However, a dynamic group of newcomers, along with the returners, has Alexander’s hopes up for the 28-game regular-season schedule against arguably the most competitive league in Division II.

Point Guard Last season, USC Aiken had a first-year starter at the point guard spot and earned a berth in the Final Four. This season, Alexander will have to start another newcomer at the position with the graduation of DeVontae Wright. Junior Andre’ Anthony could be the solution at the spot. A transfer from Beaver County CC, Anthony earned second-team All-America honors last season after averaging 21.7 points, 5.2 assists and 4.7 rebounds. Over two seasons, Anthony led the school to a 54-5 mark. “Andre’ is an outstanding basketball player with a high IQ,” Alexander said. “He is a tremendous leader. Andre’ will provide the leadership and outstanding play that we got from DeVontae.” Freshman David Belfield is coming off a solid career at Charlotte Catholic H.S. There, he was a two-time winner of the Coaches’ Award. “David is a young guard who has a very high IQ for basketball,” Alexander discussed. “He has worked very hard to learn our system and should contribute to the team this season.” Junior transfer Jordan Foster played his first two seasons at Western Illinois. The 6-0 standout saw action in 61 games, including 13 starts. He canned 38.2 percent of his shots from downtown. “Jordan reminds me a lot of Re’mon Nelson,” Alexander mentioned. “He is very strong and makes good decisions with the ball. Jordan is a very good shoot, explosive guard and a great athlete. He is also a very good leader.” Rookie Rashad Lewis is coming off a stellar high school career. At Valdosta H.S., he earned Region Player of the year honors as a senior while netting 21.2 points per game. “Rashad is a very talented young man,” Alexander stated. “He is very tough and does not play like a freshman. Rashad is extremely quick and is able to get to the rim fairly easy. He makes good decisions and will have a big impact on the team in his first year.”

Shooting Guard Redshirt-Junior Keith Belfield transferred after spending the first two seasons at Furman. There, he scored a career-high 15 points in just 16 minutes of work in a win over Appalachian State. “Keith is an outstanding player,” Alexander said. “He has the ability to knock down the three-point shot or create off the dribble. Keith is an explosive guard who knows how to score.” Freshman Tyreece Brice is coming from nearby South Pointe H.S., out of Rock Hill, S.C. There, he was an all-state honoree and a three-time all-region selection while netting over 1,000 points for his career. “Tyreece is a very explosive, talented guard,” Alexander mentioned. “He shoots the ball well and is able to take you off the dribble and get to the rim where he can create opportunities for himself and his teammates. Tyreece is one of the better freshmen we’ve had come through the program.” Junior Grant Harris will see plenty of time this year at the point guard, shooting guard and small forward positions. He has played in 52 games during his first two seasons with the Pacers, having helped the team earn back-to-back Elite Eight appearances. “Grant knows what it takes to win,” Alexander said. “He has improved his jump shot tremendously and is the one player that can play three positions on the court for us. I’m looking forward to some great things from him this season.” Albert Miller III is a freshman from nearby Newberry H.S. There, he earned all-state accolades as a senior while guiding his team to a state championship. A two-time all-region and all-tournament team selection at the Dorman Classic, Miller has a good understanding of the game. “Albert comes from a winning program,” Alexander stated. “He understands what it takes to win and is a proven winner, having taken Newberry H.S. to a state championship as a senior. “Albert is a very hard working guard that can shoot it with range.” Redshirt-sophomore Gavin Stephenson sat out last year after transferring from VMI. As a freshman with the Keydets, Stephenson appeared in 22 games on a senior-heavy team, but accounted for a 1.55 assist-to-turnover ratio. “Gavin is a strong guard who has great knowledge of the game,” Alexander said. “He understands what we are doing because he redshirted last year. Gavin should contribute to the program this year. 10

Newcomer Christian Baez will redshirt this season. He hails from Cesar Chavez H.S., in Washington, D.C. There, he was an all-district performer. “Christian is a strong player,” Alexander stated. “He will have a year to learn and grow in our system. Next year, he will have an impact on our team.”

Forward

Redshirt-junior Dominic Early transferred, along with Keith Belfield, from Furman. With the Paladins, Early drained 41.9 percent of his shots from the floor as a sophomore. During his rookie season, Early appeared in 29 games. “Dominic is an explosive wing,” Alexander discussed. “He has the ability to get to the rim or knock down the open threepoint shot.” Junior Hendrix Emu appeared in 23 games last season, his first with the program. He was able to gain a lot of knowledge from the 10 seniors. “Hendrix has improved tremendously,” Alexander said. “He has gained a great deal of confidence. Playing against Paul Larsen all of last season has paid off. Hendrix is an explosive athlete who can score with his back to the basket or facing it.” Tavarez Hall transferred from St. Augustine’s. There, he played in 28 games and drained 48.5 percent of his field goals in addition to drilling 83.3 percent of his foul shots. “Tavarez has the ability to score on the block and from outside,” Alexander stated. “He is a strong forward with good handles. Tavarez should be able to help us out on the offensive and defensive ends of the court.” Rookie Caleb Stewart had a year at Fork Union prior to enrolling at USC Aiken. He was a two-time first-team Section 2 honoree at Mekeel Christian Academy. “Caleb is a tremendous shooter with great range,” Alexander mentioned. “He is one of the smartest players in the program and should make significant contributions as a freshman. Caleb has the ability to block shots because of his 7-2 wingspan.”

Schedule

Nov. 14-15 where the team will take on Mount Olive and Barton, The Pacers host Southern Wesleyan Nov. 18 in the home opener before hosting the USC Aiken Classic Nov. 21-22. Alexander’s squad will take on Elizabeth City State and Winston-Salem State before hitting the road for a pair of games the last week of November. “Our tournament is great,” Alexander stated. “We are fortunate to have two teams come in and play, along with Columbus State. It will make for an extremely good classic. There will be four great games that the community will enjoy watching.” The Pacers play at Paine (Nov. 25) and Carson-Newman (Nov. 29) before embarking on a six-game homestand that spans 33 days. On Dec. 3, the team entertains Benedict. Ten days later, Conference Carolinas foe King travels to Aiken for the Pacers’ final non-conference game of the regular season. USC Aiken opens PBC play with home dates against Georgia College (Dec. 17), Columbus State (Dec. 20), Armstrong State (Jan. 3) and Flagler (Jan. 5). The Pacers hit the road for games at UNC Pembroke (Jan. 7) and Flagler (Jan. 10). Nearby rival Lander (Jan. 14) and NCAA Tournament foe Georgia Southwestern (Jan. 20) are at the Convocation Center prior to the Pacers traveling to NCAA Sweet 16 competitor Montevallo (Jan. 19). After the Homecoming game against Francis Marion (Jan. 24), USC Aiken plays at Armstrong State (Jan. 28) and Young Harris (Jan. 31). Including the games against the Pirates and Mountain Lions, Alexander’s team plays six of its final nine contests on the road. The Pacers host UNC Pembroke (Feb. 4) before traveling to Lander (Feb. 7) and Clayton State (Feb. 11). USC Aiken hosts GRU Augusta (Feb. 14) and North Georgia (Feb. 18) before wrapping up the regular season with games at Francis Marion (Feb. 21) and GRU Augusta (Feb. 25). “The Peach Belt Conference is always tough,” Alexander mentioned. “It is arguably the best league in Division II from top to bottom. There are no days off when you hit league play. This year, we will have our work cut out for us, but we are up for the challenge.” The postseason begins Saturday, Feb. 28 with the first round of the PBC Tournament.

“We have a really competitive non-conference schedule,” Alexander said. “We are fortunate to have all regional games this year. We open the season against teams that are typically NCAA Tournament competitors, so it gives us a great sense of where we are immediately.” USC Aiken opens the season at the Barton 45-Second Classic 11

Roster ď&#x201E;˘

No.

Name

Pos.

Class

Height

Weight

Hometown/Previous School

Tyreece Brice

Fr.

5-10

188

Rock Hill, S.C. / South Pointe H.S.

Andre' Anthony

Jr.

6-1

180

Pittsburgh, Pa. / Beaver County CC

Christian Baez

Fr.

6-2

175

Washington, D.C. / Cesar Chavez

Jordan Foster

Jr.

6-0

185

Chicago, Ill. / Western Illinois

Grant Harris

Jr.

6-1

170

Columbus, Ohio / Walnut Ridge H.S.

Gavin Stephenson

r-So.

6-3

190

Columbia, Md. / VMI

Rashad Lewis

Fr.

5-9

155

Valdosta, Ga. / Valdosta H.S.

Caleb Stewart

Fr.

6-8

195

Schenactady, N.Y. / Fork Union

Hendrix Emu

Jr.

6-5

195

Philadelphia, Pa. / The Miller School

Tavarez Hall

So.

6-6

230

Beech Island, S.C. / St. Augustine's

David Belfield

Fr.

6-3

190

Charlotte, N.C. / Charlotte Catholic H.S.

Keith Belfield

r-Jr.

6-6

203

Charlotte, N.C. / Furman

Albert Miller III

Fr.

5-8

165

Newberry, S.C. / Newberry H.S.

Dominic Early

r-Jr.

6-6

185

Atlanta, Ga. / Furman



The Coaches Vince Alexander Head Coach

Head coach Vince Alexander enters his 10th year at the helm

Year award. Alexander has turned the Pacer men’s basketball

of the USC Aiken men’s basketball program for the 2014-15

program into a national power over the course of the last

season. Alexander has turned the program into a perennial

seven seasons. Alexander became the all-time wins leader

national title contender.

for the USC Aiken men’s basketball program in the Pacers’

The 2013-14 team set or tied 21 school records and eight

108-79 road win over Francis Marion on Monday, Dec. 17, 2012.

Peach Belt Conference records en route to a berth in the Final Four, marking the deepest the Pacers had ever reached

Alexander is now 272-171 all-time in 15 seasons as a head coach. In eight years as head coach of the Pacers, Alexander is

in the program’s history. Alexander led the team to a 33-4

183-97.

record, including an 18-1 mark in the PBC. The Pacers claimed

Alexander has guided USC Aiken to historic heights during his

the PBC regular-season title, conference title and won their

time in charge. In 2007-08, USC Aiken reached the national

second consecutive Southeast Regional Championship. With

rankings for the first time ever before ending the year by

a senior-heavy team, Alexander coached the nation’s leading

winning the Peach Belt Conference regular-season crown.

shot blocker in Alvin Brown while also having All-American

The Pacers, who won a school-record 27 games in the 2007-

Ronald Zimmerman on the court. Brown was the first player to

08 season, were the top seed in the NCAA Division II South

ever be named PBC Defensive Player of the Year twice during a career. DeVontae Wright earned first-team all-conference honors while Zimmerman and Paul Larsen, a preseason All-American, were tabbed second-team recipients. Wright was named MVP of the PBC Tournament and NCAA Southeast Regional. Alexander garnered PBC Coach of the Year honors in addition to the Southeast District Coach of the Year for the

Record

Overall

Conference

Year

2005-06

.214

.200

2006-07

.290

.187

2007-08

.871

.950

2008-09

.758

.800

second consecutive season.

2009-10

.645

.611

The back-to-back-to-back Peach Belt Conference Coach of the

2010-11

.630

.556

2011-12

.700

.778

2012-12

.758

.833

2013-14

.892

.947

Total

183

.654

110

.659

Year, Alexander was tabbed as the Southeast District Coach of the Year in the 2012-13 season. He was named a finalist for the Clarence “Big House” Gaines National Coach of the

Atlantic Regional during the 2007-08 campaign. Alexander was

Year. As a team in the 2010-11 season, USC Aiken finished first

chosen as the 2007-08 South Atlantic Region Coach of the Year

nationally in blocked shots with 6.1 swats per outing. Brown

in addition to claiming conference Coach of the Year plaudits.

guided the Pacer “block party” with 3.3 blocks per game.

Alexander guided the 2008-09 Peach Belt Conference men’s

Alexander and the Pacers participated in the NCAA Division

basketball team to its first-ever “Sweet Sixteen.” One year

II Tournament in the 2009-10 season. In 2008-09 the Pacers

later in the 2009-10 season, USC Aiken claimed the Peach

advanced to their first ever “Sweet Sixteen.”

Belt Conference Tournament Championship. USC Aiken has

The 2009-10 Pacers’ campaign ended with USC Aiken falling to

claimed back-to-back Peach Belt Conference regular-season championships (2011-12 and 2012-13) for the first time in program history. The 2012-13 season under the guidance of Alexander saw the Pacers win the Peach Belt Conference regular-season title, the Peach Belt Conference Tournament title and the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional crown.

Montevallo, 88-71, in the NCAA Southeast Regional semifinal for a trip to what would have been back-to-back “Sweet Sixteen” appearances. The Pacers nevertheless reached the Round of 32 in back-to-back seasons for the first time in school history. The Pacers reached the Peach Belt Tournament Championship game for the third straight year and claimed

In addition to Alexander’s accolades in the 2012-13 season,

their first PBC Tournament Championship since 1993 with a

USC Aiken’s Re’mon Nelson was tabbed as the Peach Belt

65-60 victory over Montevallo. USC Aiken’s Faison was named

Conference Player of the Year, the Peach Belt Conference

the 2010 PBC Tournament Most Valuable Player en route to the

Tournament Most Valuable Player and the NCAA Division II

Pacers’ tournament title. Sophomore forward Kevin Willis was

Men’s Basketball Southeast Regional Most Outstanding Player.

also named to the All-Tournament Team. Faison also garnered

Ronald Zimmerman was named to the All-Conference team

a PBC All-Conference selection at the conclusion of the regular

and to the All-Regional team. Zimmerman finished the year

season as a second-team member. USC Aiken concluded the

first nationally in 3-pointers made per game. Paul Larsen was

2009-10 season with a 20-11 record, including three wins over

named First-Team All-District and All-Conference.

top-20 nationally-ranked opponents.

The home court advantage at the Convocation Center

In the 2008-09 season, USC Aiken opened the year ranked

continued in the 2012-13 season as the Pacers went 13-1 at

as the No. 1 team in all of NCAA Division II by The Sporting

home. The Pacers are 71-12 inside the friendly confines of the

News. The Pacers were ranked as high as second nationally

Convocation Center during the regular-season over the past

during the regular-season before ending the year with a

six seasons. The 2011-2012 season included many strong

25-8 record overall. The Pacers advanced to the Peach Belt

performances as the Pacers had another good year, going 21-8.

Conference Tournament Championship game and the NCAA

Alexander was picked as Peach Belt Conference Coach of the

Division II Tournament for the second straight year in the

year as two of his players, Nelson and four-year player Sterling

2008-09 season. Alexander led the Pacers to a banner season

Council, earned PBC All-Conference selections. Council was

in 2007-08, his third season as head coach of the USC Aiken

also selected to the NABC Southeast Region All-District First

men’s basketball program. Alexander engineered a remarkable

Team. The Pacers were chosen as the second seed in the

turnaround as the Pacers finished the season with a 27-4

Southeast Region before dropping a heartbreaker to Wingate,

overall record, including a 19-1 conference record to claim

73-70, in the Quarterfinals of the Southeast Regional.

the program’s second Peach Belt Conference regular season

USC Aiken was ranked as high as fourth nationally in the

title. USC Aiken broke numerous school records in 2007-08,

2010-11 season. The Pacers finished the year with a 17-10 record and a second place finish in the extremely tough PBC

including most wins (27), conference wins (19), consecutive wins (14), home wins (15), consecutive home wins (15) and

East Division. Two Pacers earned all-league plaudits with

most wins to start a season (nine).

Byron Faison named to the PBC All-Conference Second-Team.

The 2007-08 PBC Coach of the Year and South Atlantic District

Alvin Brown was selected as the PBC Defensive Player of the

Coach of the Year, Alexander guided USC Aiken to a final 14

ranking of sixth. The Pacers advanced to the championship game of the PBC Tourney and earned the top seed in the NCAA Division II South Atlantic Regional before falling to Clayton State 60-58. Alexander guided the Pacers to a combined 15 wins in his first two years with the program. The Pacers were 15-44 in his first two years overall. Since then, Alexander has turned the Pacers into a Division II powerhouse. While Alexander and his team went through a tough season in 200607 marred by injuries and roster shakeups, the coach did reach a milestone when the Pacers beat Allen 92-60 on Dec. 2, 2006, for his 100th career victory. Alexander joined the USC Aiken community in June of 2005 after serving as head coach for the previous six seasons at Mansfield University, a NCAA Division II institution in Mansfield, Pa. He became the school’s seventh person to sit at the helm and third since moving to the NCAA Division II ranks in 1990-91. Alexander was hired after standing out in the hiring process to the USC Aiken administration. “We interviewed an exceptional pool of candidates for this position; however, Vince stood out from the group as a stellar coach,” said then USC Aiken Chancellor Dr. Tom Hallman at a reception to welcome Alexander to campus. “I spoke to several people, including [Mansfield’s] president, who had nothing but respect for Vince personally and professionally.” In his time at Mansfield, Alexander led the Mountaineers to an 89-74 record, the 2005 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division Championship, and four appearances in the PSAC Tournament. Over his last three seasons, Mansfield was 57-29. The PSAC does not crown a regularseason champion, but Alexander’s 2004-05 squad finished with the best conference record in the 14-team league. The Mountaineers went 10-2 on their way to the Eastern Division Championship. The team finished the season with an overall record of 18-11. All those accomplishments are even more impressive considering Mansfield was picked to finish fourth in the Eastern Division. Alexander took over the reins of the Mansfield program in 1999 after serving two seasons as an assistant coach at the university. His first team finished 13-13 and his second squad (2000-01) appeared in the PSAC Tournament for the first time since 1997. Only eight of the 14 PSAC teams, four from each

division, advance to the tournament. After posting a 9-16 mark in 2001-02, the Mountaineers rolled off a pair of 18-win campaigns and a 20-win season. In 2002-03, Mansfield went 18-11 and returned to the PSAC Tournament, making the first of three consecutive trips to the league championship tourney. Alexander led the Mountaineers to a 21-7 record in 2003-04 and a second place finish in the PSAC Eastern Division. The team was ranked nationally during the season and with a final NCAA East Region ranking of number six, just missed earning a spot in the NCAA Division II Tournament. 15

The 2004-05 season saw a second 18-win campaign and for the

High School in Oklahoma City, Okla., from 1992-94 where

third time in Alexander’s six seasons as head coach, Mansfield

his teams posted a 29-10 mark. Alexander’s 1994-95 team

led the PSAC in scoring. The Mountaineers average of 84.7

advanced to the Oklahoma Regional Finals, and he was

points per game also ranked 12th in Division II. At Mansfield,

selected the 1993 Coach of the Year in the Oklahoma City

Alexander produced 10 All-Conference players, six First-Team

League.

selections and four Second-Team choices, and the 2003 PSAC

Alexander earned his Associate of Arts Degree in physical

Eastern Rookie of the Year. Before arriving at Mansfield as an assistant, Alexander was the head basketball coach at William Penn High School in York, Pa., as well as Dean of Students for the York City School District.

education from Blinn College (Texas) in 1987. At Blinn, he was All-Conference and an All-Region selection. He then attended Oklahoma Baptist University where he earned his Bachelor’s of Science in Physical Education and Recreation in 1989. He

During his two-year tenure as head basketball coach, he

served as the team captain for two seasons. Alexander and

guided William Penn to an overall record of 40-15, including a

his wife, Anita, have one son, Benjamin, and one daughter,

25-5 mark during the 1996-97 season. His 1995-96 team was

Samantha Denae`.

the YAIAA co-champion and the York County runner-up. The 1996-97 squad won both the YAIAA and York County titles, and Alexander earned York County Coach of the Year honors. Prior to his stint at William Penn, Alexander was a physical education instructor and head basketball coach at U.S. Grant

Demontric Doddles

Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach Demontric Doddles is in his first season as an assistant men’s

Elmira Bulldogs of the ABA.

basketball coach at USC Aiken.

Throughout his professional career, Doddles held jobs as a

“I am very excited to have a young man of Demontric’s

case manager and as a group home supervisor. He was also

experience and ability on our staff,” Alexander said. “His

the head boys’ basketball coach at Cowaneqsue Valley in

experience as a former collegiate and professional athlete is

Westfield, Pa.

invaluable. Demontric’s ability to teach and motivate young

During his final season at Mansfield under Alexander, Doddles

men will be beneficial for our program. He will be a valuable asset to Aiken and to the institution.”

accounted for 10.3 points and five rebounds a contest, including a double-double effort at Lock Haven with 18 points

Doddles was most recently a basketball personal trainer

and 12 rebounds. In his sophomore campaign, Doddles netted

in Aiken, S.C. During the last year, he was also a volunteer

13 markers a night while canning 47.3 percent of his field

assistant coach with the Pacers. Prior to moving to Aiken,

goals, including a school-record 43.4 percent from behind the

Doddles was a family-based case manager in Wellsboro, Pa.

three-point stripe. His accuracy from downtown was the third

From 2009 through 2012, Doddles was an assistant coach and

highest in the PSAC.

recruiter for the New York Red Riders of the ABA in Elmira, N.Y.

Doddles graduated from Mansfield in 2001 with a B.S. in

After earning his collegiate degree, Doddles signed with the

criminal justice. 16

Casey McMasters

Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach

Casey McMasters is in his first season as an assistant coach at the

season, he was tabbed the Male Freshman Athlete of the Year. A two-time

University of South Carolina Aiken, having joined the staff in August 2014.

Peach Belt Conference all-academic team selection, McMasters was

“We are very blessed to have Casey on the staff,” Alexander said. “It is very nice to have him back with our program. Casey is a young man who brought so much to the program as a student-athlete. He is one of the better leaders we’ve ever had in the program and will do a tremendous job for us.” McMasters was most recently the boys’ junior varsity coach at Central Dauphin H.S., in Harrisburg, Pa. He coached the team for the last two seasons.Upon his graduation from USC Aiken in 2010, McMasters used the business finance degree as he accepted a job with the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue. He worked there from 2010 until his return to USC Aiken. There, he helped solve state tax issues for the citizens, including personal income tax, inheritance tax, business tax and corporation tax.

tabbed the team captain for his senior season. He was on the Dean’s List every semester during his collegiate career.As a freshman, McMasters averaged 10.2 points while playing 27 games. He also earned 19 starts. McMasters canned a team-best 59 three-point shots and led the team by netting 84.9 percent of his free throws. He played in all 31 games as a sophomore, tallying 10 starts. McMasters tallied a 2.1-1.0 assist-toturnover ratio that season. He played in 27 games as a junior. That season, McMasters drained 50.8 percent of his shots from the floor, including 47.7 percent from downtown. During his senior season, he played in all 31 games, earning 28 starts. McMasters averaged 9.8 points a contest, but increased it to 10.1 during conference competition. He canned 45.8 percent of his field goals and 44.6 percent of his shots from the three-point line.

McMasters was a four-year letterwinner at USC Aiken. After his freshman

Michael Prandy

Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach Michael Prandy begins his fourth season as an Assistant Men’s

Assistant Boys Coach with the program going 99-10 during

Basketball Coach under head coach Vince Alexander.

his time there. The 1996 John Marshall Boys Basketball team

Prandy joined the USC Aiken Men’s Basketball coaching staff

finished as state champions with a perfect 28-0 record. They

with over 18 years of teaching and coaching experience. Prandy moved to Aiken from Norman, Okla. where he was the Girls Basketball Head Coach at Noble High School. Prior to serving as the Head Girls Coach at Noble, Prandy spent five years as the Assistant Boys Basketball Coach at Mustang High School. Prandy has spent most of his career at John Marshall High

concluded the year ranked 13th nationally. He was the Head Girls Basketball Coach at John Marshall from 2002-05. Prandy graduated from Oklahoma Baptist University in 1993 with a Bachelors of Science degree in Education. He is married to his wife of 23 years, Stephanie, who is a Seventh Grade teacher at Kennedy Middle School. The couple has three children; Mallorie (15), Chancellor (16) and Brittany (23).

School in Oklahoma City, Okla. From 1994-98 he was the 17

The Players 

11 Grant Harris Guard

6’1”

Position

Junior

Height

Columbus, Ohio

Class

Hometown

Bio 2013-14: Played in 36 games ... Netted eight points to go along with five assists and four rebounds in the win over P.R.-Rio Piedras … Pulled down three rebounds in the win over P.R.-Mayaguez … Had three steals and two assists in the win over Allen … Dished out two assists in the win over Tuskegee … Grabbed seven rebounds in the win at Mount Olive … Had three rebounds and three assists in the win over UNC Pembroke … Dished out an assist in the win over Francis Marion … Registered four points, four rebounds, three steals and two assists in the win over King … Pulled down two rebounds in the win over Young Harris … Scored a bucket and had two steals in the win over North Georgia … Had two assists and a rebound in the win at Francis Marion … Dished out two assists and had a rebound in the win at Flagler … Had an assist against GRU Augusta … Dished out an assist in the win over Lander … Scored two points in the win over Armstrong … Tallied two points, an assist and a steal in the win at Lander … Dished out two assists and grabbed two rebounds in the win over Flagler … Netted four points and dished out four assists in the win over UNC Pembroke … Grabbed five rebounds in the win over Columbus State in the PBC Quarterfinals … Pulled down four boards in the victory over Georgia Southwestern in the PBC Semifinals … Had a block and a steal to go along with a pair of rebounds in the NCAA Tournament first-round win over Limestone … Recorded a steal in the NCAA Tournament second-round victory over GRU Augusta … Netted seven points, dished out a pair of assists and played outstanding defense in the Sweet 16 win over Montevallo … Pulled down a pair of rebounds in the win over Chico State ... Tallied three points, a rebound and a steal in the Final Four. 2012-13: Saw action in 16 games for an average of 6.8 minutes per game … Averaged 0.9 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game … Collected six or more assists in one game … Contributed two points, two rebounds, six assists and two steals to victory over Mount Olive on Dec. 6 … Had four points, two rebounds, an assist and a steal in NCAA Tournament First Round victory over Belmont Abbey on March 16. Walnut Ridge High School: Earned First-Team All-League, Second-Team All-District and Third-Team All-State Plaudits junior year while playing basketball for the Scots for four years … Averaged 20 points, six rebounds, three steals and five assists per game. Personal: Grant is the son of Lance and Frankie Harris … Born on April 6, 1994 ... He is majoring in Business Administration.

Stats

MIN/G

FG/G

PCT

3PT/G

PCT

FT/G

PCT

PPG

2012-13 16

6.8

0.2-1.2

21.1

0.1-0.4

28.6

0.3-0.6

50.0

0.9

2013-14 36

12.7

0.4-1.5

28.3

0.0-0.2

12.5

0.2-0.4

56.2

1.1

Total

10.8

0.4-1.4

26.4

0.1-0.3

20.0

0.3-0.5

53.8

1.1

23 Hendrix Emu Guard

6’5”

Position

Junior

Height

Philadelphia, Pa.

Class

Hometown

Bio 2013-14: Played in 23 games ... Tallied four rebounds, two assists and a block against PR.-Bayamon … Had five points in the win over P.R.-Mayaguez … Posted seven points to go along with three boards in the win over Allen … Accounted for five points and two rebounds in the win over Tuskegee … Grabbed three rebounds in the win over Francis Marion … Dished out an assist in the win over King … Had a rebound in the win over North Georgia … Hit two free throws in the win at Francis Marion … Scored three points and grabbed two rebounds in the win at Flagler … Netted four free throws in the win over Armstrong … Tallied four points in the win over UNC Pembroke … Totaled six points and pulled down two rebounds in the NCAA Tournament first-round win over Limestone … Saw time in the Elite Eight win over Chico State. Previous School: Attended Seward County CC. High School: Attended the Miller School … Totaled 25 points and 10 rebounds per game as a sophomore … Accounted 10 points and 10 rebounds as a junior ... VISAA MVP … Slam Dunk champion of Halloween Havoc … Led his high school to a top-25 ranking … Played AAU with the Richmond Squires. Personal: Born on Nov. 10, 1992 in Nigeria … Son of Lillian Emu … Has three siblings, Sophie, Tracy and Sharrif Floyd, who plays for the Minnesota Vikings … Majoring in communications.

Stats

MIN/G

FG/G

PCT

3PT/G

PCT

FT/G

PCT

PPG

2013-14 24

4.9

0.5-1.2

41.4

0.0-0.1

50.0

0.5-0.8

55.0

1.5

Total

4.9

0.5-1.2

41.4

0.0-0.1

50.0

0.5-0.8

55.0

1.5

1 Andre’ Anthony Guard Position

6’1”

Height

Junior Class

Pittsburg, Pa. Hometown

Bio Previous School: Attended Community College of Beaver County … Second-team All-America selection and first-team all-region honoree … Averaged 21.7 points, 5.2 assists and 4.7 rebounds in 2013-14 … Drained 57.9 percent of his shots from the floor, including 46.8 percent from the three-point stripe … Netted 38 points against Butler County CC … Scored at least 30 points three times … Had two double-digit rebound games and dished out 10 assists on two occasions ... Averaged 20.8 points, 6.6 assists, 4.8 rebounds and 3.5

steals per game in two seasons … Netted over 1,000 points … Guided his team to a 54-5 record, including an undefeated mark at home. High School: Attended Penn Hills H.S. Personal: Andre’ Mandel Anthony is the son of Toy and Keith Johnson … Has three siblings, Mike, Austin and Keith … Majoring in communication.

10 Jordan Foster Guard Position

6’0”

Height

Junior Class

Chicago, Ill. Hometown

Bio Previous School: Attended Western Illinois … Played in all 31 games as a freshman, earning three starts … Averaged 2.9 points a contest … Tallied 31 assists, 32 rebounds and six steals … Netted a careerhigh 14 points against Greenville … Added 11 at South Dakota … Saw action in 30 games as a sophomore, earning 10 starts … Netted 38.2 percent from downtown … Hit for double figures against Greenville, Alabama State and Utah State … Dished out four assists against South Dakota.

Led the team to a 51-15 mark during his last two seasons, including a 29-6 mark as a senior … Guided the squad to the 2012 Chicago Catholic League Conference Championship, the regional, sectional and super sectional championships … Accounted for 18.5 points and 6.5 assists per game … Two-time winner of the ‘Seton Award” … Two-time all-conference selection … Honorable mention all-area accolades as a senior … Named to the Chicago Catholic League all-academic team.

High School: Attended Seton Academy … Two-year captain … Guided the squad to a fourth-place finish in the state as a senior …

Personal: Jordan Foster is the son of James and Hattie Foster … Majoring in broadcast/journalism.

32 Keith Belfield Guard Position

6’6”

Height

r-Junior Class

Charlotte, N.C. Hometown

Bio Previous School: Attended Furman … Averaged 3.8 points and 1.6 rebounds while appearing in 13 contests as a redshirt freshman... Netted nine points in victories over Southern Wesleyan and Presbyterian … Totaled 5.5 points while playing in 25 games as a redshirt-sophomore … Pulled down 2.5 boards and dished out 18 assists … Netted 14 points against Florida Gulf Coast and Wofford … Scored a career-high 15 points in 16 minutes in the win over Appalachian State. High School: Attended Davidson Day School as a senior but missed

the season due to an injury … Earned NCISAA all-conference and all-Cabarrus News first-team honors as a junior at The Cannon School … Averaged 20 points, six boards and two assists per game … Led the squad to the quarterfinals of the Class 3-A NCISAA state tournament … Hoop Group Elite Camp Top 40 all-star selection … Played AAU for the Charlotte Royals. Personal: Keith Belfield is the son of Keith and Annmarie Belfield … Has a younger brother, David, and a younger sister, Korrine … Majoring in business marketing.

42 Dominic Early Forward Position

6’6”

Height

r-Junior Class

Atlanta, Ga. Hometown

Bio Previous School: Attended Furman … Played in 29 games as a freshman, accounting for 3.2 points and 1.8 rebounds per game … Tallied 4.4 points and 2.1 boards per contest as a sophomore … Netted a career-high 21 points at Fordham … Pulled down a careerbest nine rebounds in the win against Brevard … Shot 41.9 percent from the floor as a sophomore. High School: Attended Hillgrove H.S. … Two-time all-region honoree … Two-time all-county selection … Two-time honorable mention

all-state performer … Region Player of the Year as a senior … McDonald’s All-American honorable mention his senior season … Averaged 18 points, five rebounds, three assists and two blocks a game his senior campaign. Personal: Dominic Anthony Lava’ Early is the son of Anthony and Angela Early … Has two siblings, Iasia and Jayla … Majoring in sociology with a minor in criminology.

12 Gavin Stephenson Guard Position

6’3”

Height

r-Sophomore Class

Columbia, Md. Hometown

Bio Previous School: Played his rookie season at VMI … Appeared in 22 games, playing 8.8 minutes a night on a senior-heavy team … Had a 1.55 assist-to-turnover ratio … Totaled 16 steals on the year and averaged 2.2 points per contest … Nearly 28 percent of his rebounds were on the offensive glass. High School: Averaged 23.1 points and 6.1 rebounds as a senior ... Also dished out 2.9 assists and registered 2.8 steals ... First-team allcounty and all-Metro Washington Post Honorable Mention ... Holds seven school records, including points in a season, highest scoring

game and best free throw percentage ... Brother played basketball at Lehigh, sister played volleyball at MIT and brother plays soccer for Richmond. Personal: Son of Brian Stephenson and Jocelyn Kennedy … Majoring in business marketing.

24 Tavarez Hall Forward Position

6’6”

Height

Sophomore Class

Beech Island, S.C. Hometown

Bio Previous School: Attended Saint Augustine’s … Played 28 games, seeing the court for just over 10 minutes a game … Accounted for 2.5 points and 1.7 boards per contest … Canned 48.5 percent of his field goals and 83.3 percent of his charity tosses … Netted career-highs with 12 points and seven rebounds in the win over Virginia-Lynchburg.

Personal: Tavarez Hall is the son of Antonio and Keisha Dunbar … Has a younger sibling, DaRon … Majoring in chemical engineering.

High School: Attended North Augusta H.S. … Two-time all-region selection … Two-time Most Valuable Rebounder.

0 Tyreece Brice Guard Position

5’10” Height

Freshman Class

Rock Hill, S.C. Hometown

Bio High School: Attended South Pointe H.S. … All-state honoree as a senior … Three-time all-region selection … Named Region Player of the Year as a senior … Named to the North-South Game and earned MVP honors … Netted over 1,000 points in his career … Totaled 20 points, six assists and four rebounds per game as a senior … Averaged double figures in points all four seasons … Earned academic achievement honors all four years … Scholar-athlete award winner.

Personal: Tyreece Brice is the son of Tim and Jocelyn Brice … Has two older siblings, Mario and Timeika … Majoring in business administration while minoring in finance.

3 Christian Baez Guard Position

6’2”

Height

Freshman Class

Washington, D.C. Hometown

Bio High School: Attended Cesar Chavez Charter … Earned all-district honors as a senior … Charter League Championship Game MVP as a senior … Accounted for 12 points, eight rebounds and two steals per game his senior campaign. Personal: Christian Baez is the son of Maribel Lizardo … Has four brothers and two sisters … Majoring in exercise and sports science.

15 Rashad Lewis Guard Position

5’9”

Height

Freshman Class

Valdosta, Ga. Hometown

Bio High School: Attended Valdosta H.S. … Earned Region Player of the Year honors as a senior … Offensive Player of the Year honoree as a junior … Two-time team MVP … Averaged 21.2 points a game as a junior and 19.3 his senior season. Personal: Rashad Lewis is the son of Ricardo Lewis and Pamala Keeley … Has a sister, Rica … Majoring in fine arts.

20 Caleb Stewart Forward Position

6’8”

Height

Freshman Class

Schenackady, N.Y. Hometown

Bio Previous School: Attended Fork Union.

MVP honors at the classic as a junior.

High School: Attended Mekeel Christian Academy … Averaged double figures his last three seasons … Accounted for 22 points and 10 assists per game as a senior … Notched 18 points and eight assists a game during his junior campaign … Averaged 13 points a contest as a sophomore … Earned MVP of the WAC as a senior … First-team Daily Gazette … Two-time first-team Section 2 honoree … Earned

Personal: Caleb Jeffrey Liam Stewart is the son of George and Sandy Stewart … Older brother Collin plays basketball for Monmouth … Has three younger siblings, Carter, Cameron and Cayne … Majoring in business.

30 David Belfield Guard Position

6’3”

Height

Freshman Class

Charlotte, N.C. Hometown

Bio High School: Attended Charlotte Catholic H.S. … Two-time winner of the Coaches’ Award … Member of the National Honor Society. Personal: David Belfield is the son of Keith and Annmarie Belfield … Has an older brother, Keith, and a younger sister, Korrine … Majoring in communications.

33 Albert Miller III Guard Position

5’8”

Height

Freshman Class

Newberry, S.C. Hometown

Bio High School: Attended Newberry H.S. … Earned all-state honors as a senior … Guided his squad to a state championship … Two-time alltournament team at Dorman Classic … Two-time all-region selection … Two-time most academic honoree … Team MVP … Scholar-athlete award winner … Averaged 18 points per game his senior season … Averaged double figures for three years. Personal: Albert Patrick Miller III is the son of Albert and Detra Miller … Has a younger sister … Majoring in engineering.

The Archives  2013-14 Season Review There is no doubt about it. The 2013-14 University of South

No. 22 squad in the country by 17 points before besting Francis

Carolina Aiken men’s basketball team proved it was the best

Marion at home by 18 on Dec. 16.

in school history. Not only did the squad win its third straight

The five-game winning streak the squad put together in

Peach Belt Conference Championship, but also registered its second straight PBC Tournament title and second consecutive Southeast Regional Championship en route to the program’s first-ever Final Four appearance.

December grew to 13 after Alexander’s team went 8-0 in the month of January. However, the team lost by 13 at home to rival GRU Augusta Feb. 1, ending the streak while also leaving the team tied with the Jaguars for the PBC lead. The Pacers

Twenty-nine records were set or tied during the 2013-14

regained their composure after being down 18 to Lander in

campaign by head coach Vince Alexander’s team. The

front of a packed Convocation Center on Feb. 5. USC Aiken’s

Pacers attached themselves to 21 school records and eight

stellar defense on the final possession enabled the team to

conference marks in the record book with their program-best

pick up a 61-60 win. The victory catapulted the Pacers back

33 wins.With 10 seniors on the roster, including two fifth-year

into the win column – and the squad would go on to reel off a

players and the return of center Alvin Brown, USC Aiken was

school-record 15 straight games in the process.

primed and ready to make a run for the NCAA Championship

During the run, the Pacers clinched the PBC regular-season

and it took the fans, community and institution on an amazing journey.Lofty expectations from within the team seemed paramount at the start of the season, especially after nearly knocking off Southeastern Conference foes Mississippi and South Carolina in exhibition games, but an opening-day loss fueled the team’s fire.

title at GRU Augusta. After being down by 20 in the first half, USC Aiken slowly pulled back into the game before settling for an 82-73 victory. The team faced a 19-point first-half deficit on Senior Night against the Braves, but battled back for a 107-91 victory. The win marked the first time since Jan. 26, 2013 (against Francis Marion) the team had netted 100

The Pacers competed in the 2013 Mayaguez Basketball Classic,

points. USC Aiken entered the PBC Tournament as the team to

which was located in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, for the first

beat, but had to face Columbus State on its home court in the

three contests of the season. The squad lost to P.R.-Bayamon

quarterfinal. The Pacers edged the Cougars by five, 69-64, and

by five points in the opener, but rebounded to win the next

raced past Georgia Southwestern in the semifinals by 15 to set

five, including the final two of the tournament.Heading into

up a rematch with No. 13 Montevallo.

December, the team was 5-2 after losing to NCAA Tournament

Earlier in the season, USC Aiken downed the Falcons by 15 on

participant St. Leo in a Thanksgiving Tournament. However, Alexander got his team ready to play despite having just one home game remaining prior to the 2014 calendar season. An all-around team effort guided the Pacers to a 5-0 mark in December, including a 2-0 ledger against PBC foes. In the conference opener at UNC Pembroke, the Pacers defeated the

the road. This time, the Pacers needed a last-minute bucket by DeVontae Wright and great defense, limiting Montevallo to bad looks in the closing seconds as the Pacers secured the 61-59 win and PBC Tournament Championship. With the top seed in the Southeast Region for the second straight season, USC Aiken earned the right to host the first three rounds of the 24

NCAA Tournament.

than the previous school record and the 1,059 free throws

The Pacers raced out in front of Limestone and never looked

attempted were over 150 more than the previous mark.

back in the 80-54 first-round win. In the second contest, USC Aiken squared off against GRU Augusta for the right to move on to the Sweet 16. Alexander’s team never allowed the Jaguars to lead. Although the Pacers led by double figures early on, an injury to Wright allowed GRU Augusta to come back and knot the game. After missing nearly three minutes, Wright hobbled back onto the court and led the team to a 78-58 victory. In the Sweet 16, USC Aiken took on Montevallo for the second time in nine days – and the result was the same.

Thanks in large part to Rick Alderman, Alvin Brown and Paul Larsen, the team snagged a record 1,494 rebounds, which also turned into 40.4 rebounds a game (school record). With Brown blocking a school-best 144 blocks, the team went on to establish a program-high 233 rejections. The program has now had seven straight winning seasons and tied the mark with three straight 20-plus win seasons. Brown led Division II with the blocks, which also set a PBC record for blocks in a season. His 70 blocks in against conference foes allowed Brown to tie

The Pacers recorded an 11-point victory en route to its second

the PBC record.

straight Elite Eight appearance.

DeVontae Wright, who replaced All-American Re’mon Nelson

USC Aiken was the lone team in the Elite Eight that won all

at the start of the season at point guard, tied the school record

three games of its respective regional by double figures – and the trend continued in the Elite Eight. Facing Chico State, which made its first-ever Elite Eight appearance, the Pacers relied on a near triple-double performance by Alvin Brown and 33 points from Ronald Zimmerman in the 85-70 victory. The

with 13 assists in the Senior Night win over UNC Pembroke. Wright, a first-team all-conference selection and MVP of the PBC and Southeast Regional Tournaments, shattered the Peach Belt Conference and USC Aiken single-season mark by playing 1,351 minutes. He also set school records with 190

team, playing in its first-ever Final Four, went back-and-forth

made free throws and 230 free throws attempted.

with West Liberty before eventually falling by three, ending the

Larsen, a preseason All-American, went on to be named

season a game short of its goal.

second-team all conference and PBC all-tournament team,

However, the squad re-wrote the record books, both

broke the school record for field goal percentage, hitting 164-

individually and collectively, and the season will be remembered for many years to come. In addition to the team’s school-record setting 33 wins, the 37 games played also established a new record. The four losses tied the mark for the

of-269 shots from the field for the year (61 percent). Not only did he break the single-season mark, Larsen etched his name in the career chart by netting 59.8 percent of his shots while in a Pacer uniform (319-of-533). A force on the inside, Larsen also

fewest in a season while the .947 winning percentage tops the

shattered the school record for rebounds with 326.

school’s record book. Alexander’s team won a school-record 15

Ronald Zimmerman set the USC Aiken and PBC career

straight games and increased its longest home winning streak

mark with 344 made three-point baskets. His 777 shots and

to 17 games. The team has currently won 12 straight road

44.3 percent shooting from downtown also allowed him to

games, which also established a school mark.

have additional school records to his credit. The 144 made

USC Aiken netted a program-best 2,906 points on a record

three-pointers and 319 three-point attempts by the NABC

982 made field goals. The team also attempted 2,070 shots from the floor. The 737 made free throws was nearly 100 more

All-American this season set a new benchmark for a single season at USC Aiken. 25

The foursome of Alderman, Larsen, Wright and Zimmerman

season-high 14 points in the win at Georgia College while also

set the school record for most games played in a season with

netting 12 in the win over Lander. His 10 boards against the

37. Larsen and Zimmerman tied for most consecutive starts

Bearcats gave him a double-double while the 11 rebounds

with 70 during their illustrious careers.

against West Liberty marked a season-high.

Although sometimes overlooked, Jesse Seilern was a key cog

Newcomer Hendrix Emu saw time sporadically throughout the

to the line-up. He also altered the game defensively. Seilern

season, but managed to be a solid contributor when he was in.

could hit the big shot and take things over offensively, as he

Emu netted a season-high seven points in the win over Allen

did in the early going against Montevallo twice and in the win

and played a season-best 15 minutes in the first win over Elite

at Francis Marion. Seilern, for his fine career, will go down in

Eight foe Tuskegee. He buried 41.4 percent of his shots from

the record book for most games played in a career (127) and

the floor, including 50 percent from downtown.

started in a Pacer uniform (111). The games-played mark also

Sophomore Grant Harris saw valuable minutes during his

thwarted the previous PBC record.

first two seasons at USC Aiken. A pass-first point guard, Harris

Collectively, the team set PBC records for most consecutive

hit for a season-high eight markers in the win over P.R.-Rio

road wins, most free throws made (737), most free throws

Piedras. However, his seven points and strong defensive effort

attempted (1,059), most blocked shots in a game (tied the

in the win over Montevallo in the Sweet 16 guided the Pacers

mark with 14 against P.R.-Piedras), most blocks in a season

to the win.

(233), most blocks in a season against conference foes (117)

Shane Porchea played in 35 games, starting nine. He tallied

and fewest turnovers for a season (275). In addition to the records that were set, Larsen’s 326 rebounds are the third most in PBC history and his 8.9 rebounds a game for his career put him sixth all time in the conference. Wright’s 194 assists are the 13th most ever by a PBC student-athlete. Zimmerman, Alderman, Seilern and Wright all scored over 1,000 points in their careers while Larsen was just shy of the prestigious mark. However, it was not just the five that guided the Pacers to the top of the region – and to a top-five program nationally. Each student-athlete on Alexander’s squad stepped up throughout the season. Alderman netted double figures eight times on the year and snagged a double-double in the win at Armstrong. A force on the inside, Alderman came on strong during the second half of the season and saw at least 10 minutes of playing time a night

double figures in the scoring column six times, including a season-best 12 in the Final Four against West Liberty. Porchea’s length provided several match-up problems for the opposition. He was capable of playing inside and outside and was aggressive on both ends of the court. Derrick Scott saw time in 30 games, earning the start once. He hit for a season-high eight markers against GRU Augusta and in the win over Flagler. Scott had the ability to play inside or outside and was rangy. His ability to shoot the three allowed him to be perfect from behind the arc in three games while shooting at least 50 percent from downtown in two others. Individually, the squad had an abundance of talent from top to bottom and will be remembered not only for their accomplishments on the court, but off it as well.

in 31 games. He netted a season-high 15 points in the road

Only time will tell where they stack up against other Pacer

win at Francis Marion as he hit four-of-five from the floor and

men’s basketball teams, but the 2013-14 took the road less

seven-of-eight from the foul line.

traveled and performed under the brightest of lights and will

Branch, who went down with an injury just seven games into the season, buried 51.2 percent of his shots from the floor

always be discussed. Ten seniors depart from the 2013-14 team, but their legacy will always remain.

and netted over seven points a contest. His relentless work allowed him to come back from the injury for the Elite Eight win over Chico State – and he managed to sink a lay-up in the waning minutes. He hit for double figures four times on the season, including a season-best 16 against P.R.-Mayaguez. Although he averaged just 4.5 points a game, Santoine Butler was valuable enough to play in 33 contests. He scored a 26

2013-14 USC Aiken Men's Basketball USC Aiken Season Box Score (as of Oct 29, 2014) All games RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

13 04 14 23 10 32 15 05 02 01 00 11

Player

Ronald Zimmerman DeVontae Wright Paul Larsen Jesse Seilern Kinley Branch Alvin Brown Rick Alderman Shane Porchea Santoine Butler Derrick Scott Hendrix Emu Grant Harris Team Total.......... Opponents......

Score by Periods USC Aiken Opponents

OVERALL 33-4 18-1 15-3

gp-gs

HOME 14-1 9-1 5-0

Total 3-Point min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%

37-37 1214 32.8 194-417 .465 37-37 1350 36.5 178-393 .453 37-37 968 26.2 164-270 .607 34-28 791 23.3 94-239 .393 9-0 132 14.7 22-43 .512 35-24 656 18.7 91-174 .523 37-5 525 14.2 76-132 .576 35-9 548 15.7 57-121 .471 33-7 495 15.0 58-148 .392 30-1 148 4.9 21-52 .404 24-0 117 4.9 12-29 .414 36-0 456 12.7 15-53 .283 37 37

7400 7400

1st 1376 1187

.451 .424 .000 .385 .419 .000 .000 .238 .267 .316 .500 .125

84-104 190-230 129-185 89-109 10-11 52-93 73-121 67-116 20-48 3-6 11-20 9-16

off

Rebounds def tot avg

NEUTRAL 5-2 0-0 5-2 pf dq

to blk stl

pts

.808 26 81 107 2.9 95 2 47 39 4 42 616 .826 25 98 123 3.3 73 0 194 102 6 45 571 .697 113 213 326 8.8 92 1 30 70 13 27 457 .817 33 96 129 3.8 102 6 79 77 4 25 329 .909 11 19 30 3.3 7 0 10 12 3 5 67 .559 60 143 203 5.8 91 2 24 53 144 20 234 .603 50 68 118 3.2 82 1 25 39 6 8 225 .578 33 67 100 2.9 97 3 50 59 4 19 186 .417 30 143 173 5.2 48 0 27 42 39 6 148 .500 13 17 30 1.0 13 0 8 8 3 3 51 .550 9 12 21 0.9 19 0 5 10 1 2 36 .563 15 39 54 1.5 41 0 37 28 5 18 40 74 67 141 12 982-2071 .474 259-640 .405 737-1059 .696 492 1063 1555 42.0 760 15 536 551 232 220 2960 840-2168 .387 153-619 .247 647-917 .706 428 806 1234 33.4 865 - 332 485 116 260 2480

2nd 1584 1293

144-319 25-59 0-0 52-135 13-31 0-1 0-0 5-21 12-45 6-19 1-2 1-8

F-Throw ft-fta ft%

AWAY 14-1 9-0 5-1

avg

16.6 15.4 12.4 9.7 7.4 6.7 6.1 5.3 4.5 1.7 1.5 1.1

80.0 67.0

Totals 2960 2480

2013-14 USC Aiken Men's Basketball USC Aiken Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 29, 2014) All games Overall record: 33-4 Conf: 18-1 Home: 14-1 Away: 14-1 Neutral: 5-2 ##

13 04 14 23 10 32 15 05 02 01 00 11

Player

TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct 3 POINT FG-ATT 3-point FG pct 3-pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-Avg/Game Neutral site-Avg/Game Score by Periods USC Aiken Opponents

Total 3-Point min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%

gp-gs

7400 7400

USCA 2960 80.0 +13.0 982-2071 .474 259-640 .405 7.0 737-1059 .696 19.9 1555 42.0 +8.7 536 14.5 551 14.9 -1.8 1.0 220 5.9 232 6.3 21724 15-1448 -

1st 2nd 1376 1584 1187 1293

Totals 2960 2480

.451 .424 .000 .385 .419 .000 .000 .238 .267 .316 .500 .125

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** * *

84-104 190-230 129-185 89-109 10-11 52-93 73-121 67-116 20-48 3-6 11-20 9-16

off

Rebounds def tot avg

pf dq

to blk stl

pts

144-319 25-59 0-0 52-135 13-31 0-1 0-0 5-21 12-45 6-19 1-2 1-8

F-Throw ft-fta ft%

Date 11/8/13 11/9/13 11/10/13 11/12/13 11/15/13 11/22/13 11/23/13 12/2/13 12-7-13 12/14/13 12/16/13 12/21/13 1/4/14 1/11/14 01/15/14 1/18/14 1/20/14 01/22/14 1-25-14 01/29/14 2/1/14 2/5/14 2/8/14 02/15/14 02/17/14 2/19/14 2/22/14 02/26/14 3/1/14 03/07/14 03/08/14 03/09/14 3/15/14 03/16/14 3/18/14 03/26/14 03/27/14

Opponent vs P.R. Bayamon vs P.R.-Rio Piedras at P.R. Mayaguez ALLEN TUMBB vs Rollins at Saint Leo at Tuskegee at Mount Olive at UNC Pembroke FMU at King University CSU-M at Montevallo at Clayton State YHC UNGM at Georgia College at Francis Marion University at Flagler GRUA LANDER ARMSTRONG at Lander FLG GSW at Armstrong at GRU Augusta UNCP at Columbus St. vs Georgia Southwestern vs Montevallo LC GRUA UM-M vs Cal State Chico vs West Liberty

L W W W W W L W W W W W W W W W W W W W L W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W L

Score 55-60 73-52 86-46 91-53 93-67 70-59 80-84 86-80 71-60 75-58 85-67 69-63 82-70 78-63 68-55 86-78 98-79 91-70 91-73 71-60 84-97 61-60 72-51 76-68 83-58 81-76 97-82 82-73 107-91 69-64 78-63 61-59 80-54 78-58 84-73 85-70 83-86

avg

16.6 15.4 12.4 9.7 7.4 6.7 6.1 5.3 4.5 1.7 1.5 1.1

80.0 67.0

Att. 318 193 318 879 871 114 185 1165 267 1200 1464 237 2718 1650 321 2108 1956 921 904 412 3203 1038 2619 475 1403 1146 645 2845 2319 1083 401 991 0 0 0 477 826

* - Conference game

2013-14 USC Aiken Men's Basketball USC Aiken Team Game-by-Game (as of Oct 29, 2014) All games TEAM STATISTICS

Opponent

vs P.R. Bayamon vs P.R.-Rio Piedras at P.R. Mayaguez ALLEN TUMBB vs Rollins at Saint Leo at Tuskegee at Mount Olive at UNC Pembroke FMU at King University CSU-M at Montevallo at Clayton State YHC UNGM at Georgia College at Francis Marion Universit at Flagler GRUA LANDER ARMSTRONG at Lander FLG GSW at Armstrong at GRU Augusta UNCP at Columbus St. vs Georgia Southwestern vs Montevallo LC GRUA UM-M vs Cal State Chico vs West Liberty USC Aiken Opponents

Games played: 37 Points/game: 80.0 FG Pct: 47.4 3FG Pct: 40.5 FT Pct: 69.6

Date

11/8/13 11/9/13 11/10/13 11/12/13 11/15/13 11/22/13 11/23/13 12/2/13 12-7-13 12/14/13 12/16/13 12/21/13 1/4/14 1/11/14 01/15/14 1/18/14 1/20/14 01/22/14 1-25-14 01/29/14 2/1/14 2/5/14 2/8/14 02/15/14 02/17/14 2/19/14 2/22/14 02/26/14 3/1/14 03/07/14 03/08/14 03/09/14 3/15/14 03/16/14 3/18/14 03/26/14 03/27/14

Total fg-fga

Score

55-60 73-52 86-46 91-53 93-67 70-59 80-84 86-80 71-60 75-58 85-67 69-63 82-70 78-63 68-55 86-78 98-79 91-70 91-73 71-60 84-97 61-60 72-51 76-68 83-58 81-76 97-82 82-73 107-91 69-64 78-63 61-59 80-54 78-58 84-73 85-70 83-86 2960 2480

L W W W W W L W W W W W W W W W W W W W L W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W L

16-53 26-54 31-58 25-57 31-61 24-45 25-56 31-57 24-54 29-58 26-49 24-52 22-53 27-58 27-62 28-62 33-57 27-52 33-52 28-64 26-55 26-50 20-52 23-46 26-58 29-67 32-57 20-44 36-61 23-51 27-56 24-55 29-69 21-48 26-58 27-56 30-74

982-2071 840-2168

3-Pointers pct 3fg-fga pct

.302 .481 .534 .439 .508 .533 .446 .544 .444 .500 .531 .462 .415 .466 .435 .452 .579 .519 .635 .438 .473 .520 .385 .500 .448 .433 .561 .455 .590 .451 .482 .436 .420 .438 .448 .482 .405

3-14 7-16 7-22 11-29 12-28 8-19 10-19 11-19 4-14 10-24 8-20 7-15 3-16 7-14 7-16 7-21 8-16 13-26 6-14 6-14 8-22 6-17 9-19 4-13 7-13 7-20 9-15 6-13 8-19 5-12 5-11 4-13 6-21 5-16 5-15 7-12 3-13

.474 259-640 .387 153-619

.214 .438 .318 .379 .429 .421 .526 .579 .286 .417 .400 .467 .188 .500 .438 .333 .500 .500 .429 .429 .364 .353 .474 .308 .538 .350 .600 .462 .421 .417 .455 .308 .286 .313 .333 .583 .231

Free throws ft-fta pct

20-30 14-25 17-26 30-44 19-25 14-23 20-35 13-22 19-28 7-12 25-36 14-26 35-49 17-30 7-10 23-32 24-30 24-29 19-23 9-17 24-33 3-12 23-33 26-35 24-32 16-20 24-36 36-49 27-31 18-26 19-23 9-17 16-20 31-37 27-34 24-41 20-28

.405 737-1059 .247 647-917

.667 .560 .654 .682 .760 .609 .571 .591 .679 .583 .694 .538 .714 .567 .700 .719 .800 .828 .826 .529 .727 .250 .697 .743 .750 .800 .667 .735 .871 .692 .826 .529 .800 .838 .794 .585 .714

.696 .706

off

23 22 24 18 12 6 12 18 9 12 9 11 15 16 15 11 5 11 7 15 12 12 12 13 13 16 10 11 11 8 14 15 21 7 14 14 18

Rebounds def tot

32 35 38 25 28 27 21 24 31 29 28 24 33 24 23 34 30 28 26 33 17 26 25 31 32 23 27 30 34 33 31 24 35 31 28 35 28

55 57 62 43 40 33 33 42 40 41 37 35 48 40 38 45 35 39 33 48 29 38 37 44 45 39 37 41 45 41 45 39 56 38 42 49 46

avg

55.0 56.0 58.0 54.2 51.4 48.3 46.1 45.6 45.0 44.6 43.9 43.2 43.5 43.3 42.9 43.1 42.6 42.4 41.9 42.2 41.6 41.4 41.2 41.3 41.5 41.4 41.2 41.2 41.3 41.3 41.5 41.4 41.8 41.7 41.7 41.9 42.0

22 24 23 19 16 26 27 22 20 15 24 19 22 26 15 19 30 18 13 17 26 13 21 21 22 20 25 24 21 22 14 18 16 24 22 14 20

a t/o blk stl

7 18 19 18 26 20 12 18 13 18 17 10 11 14 12 12 17 17 20 16 11 17 12 10 15 13 18 11 23 10 15 9 13 11 15 11 7

23 24 22 14 14 13 14 22 18 21 13 8 17 10 11 17 14 17 15 11 9 16 18 19 8 11 11 18 19 17 21 13 8 11 12 11 11

6 14 12 6 8 0 2 4 10 6 5 2 11 4 4 13 3 5 3 2 6 7 7 4 11 8 4 4 10 5 6 4 9 10 5 10 2

pts

avg

9 55 55.0 10 73 64.0 5 86 71.3 14 91 76.2 10 93 79.6 4 70 78.0 9 80 78.3 7 86 79.2 4 71 78.3 10 75 78.0 5 85 78.6 8 69 77.8 8 82 78.2 8 78 78.1 4 68 77.5 2 86 78.0 9 98 79.2 3 91 79.8 6 91 80.4 3 71 79.9 3 84 80.1 4 61 79.3 10 72 79.0 5 76 78.8 6 83 79.0 8 81 79.1 4 97 79.7 5 82 79.8 4 107 80.8 1 69 80.4 5 78 80.3 3 61 79.7 4 80 79.7 4 78 79.6 5 84 79.8 4 85 79.9 7 83 80.0

492 1063 1555 42.0 760 536 551 232 220 2960 80.0 428 806 1234 33.4 865 332 485 116 260 2480 67.0

Rebounds/game: 42.0 Assists/game: 14.5 Turnovers/game: 14.9 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.0 Steals/game: 5.9 Blocks/game: 6.3

2013-14 USC Aiken Men's Basketball USC Aiken Season Schedule/Results & Leaders (as of Oct 29, 2014) All games RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

OVERALL 33-4 18-1 15-3

HOME 14-1 9-1 5-0

AWAY 14-1 9-0 5-1 Score 55-60

NEUTRAL 5-2 0-0 5-2

Date 11/8/13

Opponent vs P.R. Bayamon

11/9/13 11/10/13

vs P.R.-Rio Piedras at P.R. Mayaguez

W W

73-52 86-46

11/12/13

ALLEN

91-53

11/15/13 11/22/13 11/23/13

TUMBB vs Rollins at Saint Leo

W W

93-67 70-59 80-84

12/2/13 12-7-13

at Tuskegee at Mount Olive

W W

86-80 71-60

1165 (24)Ronald Zimmerman 267 (15)DeVontae Wright

1200 (31)Ronald Zimmerman 1464 (22)Ronald Zimmerman (22)DeVontae Wright 237 (22)Ronald Zimmerman 2718 (20)DeVontae Wright 1650 (22)Paul Larsen 321 (17)Ronald Zimmerman (17)DeVontae Wright 2108 (21)DeVontae Wright 1956 (23)DeVontae Wright 921 (21)Ronald Zimmerman 904 (20)Jesse Seilern 412 (18)DeVontae Wright 3203 (24)Ronald Zimmerman 1038 (14)DeVontae Wright 2619 (28)Jesse Seilern 475 (19)DeVontae Wright 1403 (19)Alvin Brown

12/14/13 12/16/13

*at UNC Pembroke *FMU

W W

75-58 85-67

12/21/13 1/4/14 1/11/14 01/15/14

at King University *CSU-M *at Montevallo *at Clayton State

W W W W

69-63 82-70 78-63 68-55

1/18/14 1/20/14 01/22/14 1-25-14 01/29/14 2/1/14 2/5/14 2/8/14 02/15/14 02/17/14

*YHC *UNGM *at Georgia College *at Francis Marion University *at Flagler *GRUA *LANDER *ARMSTRONG *at Lander *FLG

W W W W W W W W W

86-78 98-79 91-70 91-73 71-60 84-97 61-60 72-51 76-68 83-58

2/19/14

*GSW

81-76

W W W W W W W W W W

97-82 82-73 107-91 69-64 78-63 61-59 80-54 78-58 84-73 85-70 83-86

2/22/14 02/26/14 3/1/14 03/07/14 03/08/14 03/09/14 3/15/14 03/16/14 3/18/14 03/26/14 03/27/14

**at Armstrong *at GRU Augusta *UNCP at Columbus St. vs Georgia Southwestern vs Montevallo LC GRUA UM-M vs Cal State Chico vs West Liberty

* - Conference game Attendance Summary

Home Away Neutral Total

Games

15 15 7 37

Attend

21724 12628 3320 37672

Att. High Points 318 (13)Paul Larsen (13)Alvin Brown 193 (23)Ronald Zimmerman 318 (16)Kinley Branch (16)Paul Larsen 879 (19)Ronald Zimmerman (19)Paul Larsen 871 (19)Ronald Zimmerman 114 (14)Kinley Branch 185 (16)Jesse Seilern

1146 (17)DeVontae Wright (17)Ronald Zimmerman 645 (27)Ronald Zimmerman 2845 (26)DeVontae Wright 2319 (36)Ronald Zimmerman 1083 (23)DeVontae Wright 401 (25)Paul Larsen 991 (18)DeVontae Wright (16)DeVontae Wright (19)DeVontae Wright (17)Jesse Seilern 477 (33)Ronald Zimmerman 826 (19)DeVontae Wright

High Rebounds (9)Paul Larsen (8)Shane Porchea (10)Alvin Brown (10)DeVontae Wright (10)Paul Larsen (8)Paul Larsen (7)Santoine Butler (7)Paul Larsen (7)Santoine Butler (9)Santoine Butler (7)Alvin Brown (7)Grant Harris (7)Paul Larsen (8)Ronald Zimmerman (11)Paul Larsen (10)Paul (14)Paul (14)Paul (12)Paul

Larsen Larsen Larsen Larsen

(12)Paul Larsen (9)Paul Larsen (11)Alvin Brown (8)Paul Larsen (11)Paul Larsen (11)Paul Larsen (10)Santoine Butler (10)Paul Larsen (11)Paul Larsen (7)Alvin Brown (7)Shane Porchea (9)Paul Larsen (11)Rick Alderman (9)Paul Larsen (12)Paul Larsen (10)Paul Larsen (12)Paul Larsen (8)Paul Larsen (10)Alvin Brown (11)Alvin Brown (12)Paul Larsen (11)Jesse Seilern (11)Santoine Butler

Avg/Game

1448 842 474 1018

2013-14 USC Aiken Men's Basketball USC Aiken Game-by-Game Highs (as of Oct 29, 2014) All games Opponent vs P.R. Bayamon

Date 11/8/13

Score Points 55-60 13-Alvin Brown Paul Larsen

Rebounds 9-Paul Larsen

vs P.R.-Rio Piedras

11/9/13

73-52 23-Ronald Zimmerma 8-Shane Porchea

at P.R. Mayaguez

11/10/13

ALLEN

11/12/13

TUMBB

11/15/13

86-46 16-Paul Larsen 10-DeVontae Wright Kinley Branch Alvin Brown 91-53 19-Paul Larsen 10-Paul Larsen Ronald Zimmerman 93-67 19-Ronald Zimmerma 8-Paul Larsen

vs Rollins

11/22/13

70-59 14-Kinley Branch

at Saint Leo

11/23/13

80-84 16-Jesse Seilern

at Tuskegee

Assists 2-Kinley Branch Jesse Seilern Hendrix Emu 5-DeVontae Wright Grant Harris 7-Shane Porchea

Steals 5-DeVontae Wright

2-Shane Porchea

10-Alvin Brown

5-DeVontae Wright

3-Grant Harris

2-Alvin Brown

4-Jesse Seilern DeVontae Wright

2-Kinley Branch 5-Alvin Brown Jesse Seilern Paul Larsen 1-Santoine Butler None Paul Larsen Ronald Zimmerman Kinley Branch 3-Jesse Seilern 2-Santoine Butler

7-Santoine Butler

8-DeVontae Wright

5-DeVontae Wright

12/2/13

7-Santoine Butler Paul Larsen 86-80 24-Ronald Zimmerma 9-Santoine Butler

6-DeVontae Wright

at Mount Olive

12-7-13

71-60 15-DeVontae Wright

5-DeVontae Wright

at UNC Pembroke FMU

12/14/13 12/16/13

at King University

12/21/13

75-58 31-Ronald Zimmerma 8-Ronald Zimmerman 6-DeVontae Wright 85-67 22-DeVontae Wright 11-Paul Larsen 5-Shane Porchea Ronald Zimmerman DeVontae Wright 69-63 22-Ronald Zimmerma 10-Paul Larsen 5-DeVontae Wright

CSU-M at Montevallo

1/4/14 1/11/14

82-70 20-DeVontae Wright 78-63 22-Paul Larsen

14-Paul Larsen 14-Paul Larsen

4-DeVontae Wright 5-Jesse Seilern

at Clayton State

01/15/14

68-55 17-DeVontae Wright 12-Paul Larsen Ronald Zimmerman

8-DeVontae Wright

YHC

1/18/14

86-78 21-DeVontae Wright

12-Paul Larsen

4-DeVontae Wright

UNGM at Georgia College

1/20/14 01/22/14

98-79 23-DeVontae Wright 9-Paul Larsen 91-70 21-Ronald Zimmerma 11-Alvin Brown

5-DeVontae Wright 9-DeVontae Wright

at Francis Marion University 1-25-14

91-73 20-Jesse Seilern

8-Paul Larsen

6-DeVontae Wright Jesse Seilern

at Flagler

01/29/14

71-60 18-DeVontae Wright

11-Paul Larsen

6-Jesse Seilern

GRUA

2/1/14

84-97 24-Ronald Zimmerma 11-Paul Larsen

LANDER ARMSTRONG at Lander

2/5/14 2/8/14 02/15/14

61-60 14-DeVontae Wright 72-51 28-Jesse Seilern 76-68 19-DeVontae Wright

7-Paul Larsen Grant Harris Alvin Brown

10-Santoine Butler 10-Paul Larsen 11-Paul Larsen

4-DeVontae Wright Jesse Seilern 5-DeVontae Wright 4-DeVontae Wright 3-Jesse Seilern

Blocked shots 5-Alvin Brown

3-Ronald Zimmerman 9-Alvin Brown

2-Ronald Zimmerman Paul Larsen 1-Alvin Brown Ronald Zimmerman Grant Harris Rick Alderman 5-Ronald Zimmerman 2-Shane Porchea Santoine Butler 3-Grant Harris 3-DeVontae Wright 3-DeVontae Wright Alvin Brown 1-Shane Porchea Paul Larsen Ronald Zimmerman DeVontae Wright 1-Ronald Zimmerman Alvin Brown 3-Paul Larsen 1-Jesse Seilern Shane Porchea Rick Alderman 3-DeVontae Wright

3-Alvin Brown 6-Alvin Brown

5-Alvin Brown 4-Alvin Brown 1-Santoine Butler Grant Harris 5-Alvin Brown 4-Alvin Brown 2-Santoine Butler Alvin Brown

10-Alvin Brown 3-Alvin Brown 3-Alvin Brown

1-Alvin Brown Santoine Butler Paul Larsen 1-Paul Larsen Alvin Brown

1-Jesse Seilern Paul Larsen DeVontae Wright 2-Ronald Zimmerman 2-Santoine Butler 2-Ronald Zimmerman 3-Santoine Butler 3-Jesse Seilern 3-Alvin Brown 2-Alvin Brown 4-Alvin Brown

2013-14 USC Aiken Men's Basketball USC Aiken Game-by-Game Highs (as of Oct 29, 2014) All games Opponent FLG

Date 02/17/14

Score Points 83-58 19-Alvin Brown

Rebounds 7-Shane Porchea Alvin Brown 17-Ronald Zimmerma 9-Paul Larsen DeVontae Wright 27-Ronald Zimmerma 11-Rick Alderman 26-DeVontae Wright 9-Paul Larsen 36-Ronald Zimmerma 12-Paul Larsen 23-DeVontae Wright 10-Paul Larsen 25-Paul Larsen 12-Paul Larsen

Assists 5-DeVontae Wright

Steals 2-Jesse Seilern

GSW

2/19/14

81-76

6-DeVontae Wright

4-DeVontae Wright

at Armstrong at GRU Augusta UNCP at Columbus St. vs Georgia Southwestern

2/22/14 02/26/14 3/1/14 03/07/14 03/08/14

97-82 82-73 107-91 69-64 78-63

vs Montevallo

03/09/14

61-59 18-DeVontae Wright

8-Paul Larsen

3-Shane Porchea

3/15/14

80-54 16-DeVontae Wright

10-Alvin Brown

7-DeVontae Wright

GRUA UM-M vs Cal State Chico

03/16/14 3/18/14 03/26/14

78-58 19-DeVontae Wright 11-Alvin Brown 84-73 17-Jesse Seilern 12-Paul Larsen 85-70 33-Ronald Zimmerma 11-Jesse Seilern

vs West Liberty

03/27/14

83-86 19-DeVontae Wright

11-Santoine Butler

6-DeVontae Wright 3-DeVontae Wright 13-DeVontae Wright 7-DeVontae Wright 10-DeVontae Wright

7-DeVontae Wright 6-DeVontae Wright 4-DeVontae Wright Jesse Seilern 4-Shane Porchea

Blocked shots 8-Alvin Brown

4-Santoine Butler Alvin Brown 2-Ronald Zimmerman 2-Santoine Butler 3-Paul Larsen 4-Alvin Brown 3-DeVontae Wright 6-Alvin Brown 1-Paul Larsen 2-Santoine Butler 2-Jesse Seilern 5-Alvin Brown Ronald Zimmerman 1-Shane Porchea 3-Alvin Brown DeVontae Wright Ronald Zimmerman 1-Grant Harris 4-Alvin Brown Ronald Zimmerman Rick Alderman Jesse Seilern 3-Jesse Seilern 9-Alvin Brown 2-Ronald Zimmerman 3-Alvin Brown 2-Alvin Brown 8-Alvin Brown 2-Alvin Brown 1-Santoine Butler Ronald Zimmerman Alvin Brown

Record Book All-time Opponents Opponent

Rec.

Stk.

Last

Opponent

Rec.

Stk.

Last

Alabama State

0-1

3-12-80

Carver Bible

1-0

11-20-04

Alderson-Broaddus

2-0

11-27-81

Catawba

4-4

11-20-09

Allen

14-0

W14

11-12-13

Central Arkansas

0-1

12-28-80

Anderson (S.C.)

4-1

11-18-06

Charleston Southern

1-1

1-29-80

Armstrong Atlantic State

21-24

2-22-14

Chowan

1-0

11-20-07

Atlantic Christian

1-0

12-27-79

The Citadel

0-4

2-17-82

Auburn-Montgomery

1-1

1-20-80

Claflin

10-4

1-26-89

Augusta State

24-40

3-16-14

Clark Atlanta

1-1

2-22-84

Augustana (Ill.)

1-0

12-30-80

Clayton State

15-16

1-15-14

Barton

2-0

3-19-13

Coastal Carolina

4-11

12-05-98

Belmont Abbey

1-7

3-16-13

Coker

10-2

11-19-99

Benedict

5-4

12-1-12

College of Charleston

7-17

12-07-02

Berry

1-0

12-27-78

Columbus State

16-27

3-7-14

Brescia

1-0

12-07-84

Cumberland (Ky.)

0-1

12-29-77

Bryan (Tenn.)

2-0

2-25-89

Drury

0-1

3-28-13

Cal State Chico

1-0

3-26-14

East Carolina

0-3

12-10-79

Carson-Newman

7-10

12-15-04

East Stroudsburg

0-1

11-16-90 32

Opponent

Rec.

Stk.

Last

Opponent

Rec.

Stk.

Last

East Tennessee State

0-1

2-02-87

North Georgia

11-4

1-20-14

Eckerd

1-1

12-01-89

North Greenville

1-1

1-25-06

Edward Waters

5-0

12-17-87

Old Dominion

0-1

12-01-84

Elon

3-3

12-29-97

Paine College

8-8

12-19-12

Erskine

20-16

12-05-07

Pfeiffer

0-1

11-21-09

Elizabeth City State

1-1

12-16-11

Piedmont

2-0

11-13-80

Fayetteville State

0-2

12-12-98

Presbyterian

17-21

11-26-05

Flagler

10-1

2-17-14

Puerto Rico-Bayamon

0-1

11-8-13

Florida State

0-1

1-14-80

Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

1-0

11-10-13

Florida Southern

1-2

11-20-10

Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras

1-0

11-9-13

Florida Tech

2-0

12-17-82

Queens Univ. of Charlotte

0-2

11-15-97

Fort Valley State

1-1

12-13-08

Radford

1-0

12-19-79

Francis Marion

36-43

1-25-14

Rollins

1-1

11-22-13

Friendship

1-0

11-26-80

St. Andrews

4-0

1-03-04

Furman

0-1

12-06-06

Saint Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (Ind.)

0-1

12-29-08

Gardner-Webb

2-6

1-16-88

Saint Leo

1-1

11-23-13

Georgia College

21-25

1-22-14

Savannah Coll. of Art & Design

0-1

12-17-04

Georgia Southwestern

10-1

W10

3-8-14

Savannah State

3-2

1-03-94

Georgia State

0-1

11-22-97

Shaw

0-1

12-16-10

Georgia Tech

0-1

11-25-85

Shenandoah

1-1

11-17-90

Hampton

1-0

3-10-80

Shippensburg

1-0

11-11-06

Hanover

1-0

12-29-80

Shorter

1-0

11-09-84

High Point

1-0

1-05-85

USC Upstate

20-48

2-14-07

Indiana (Pa.)

1-0

1-07-83

South Dakota

0-1

11-12-06

Johnson & Wales

2-0

12-18-98

Southern Polytechnic State

0-2

1-24-83

King

2-2

12-21-13

Southern Wesleyan

14-11

11-17-95

Knoxville College

1-0

12-01-98

Steed

0-1

3-01-76

LaGrange

3-0

11-27-87

UT-Chattanooga

0-9

11-23-96

Lander

41-45

2-15-14

Transylvania

1-0

12-08-84

Lees-McRae

2-0

11-19-97

Tusculum

0-4

12-16-05

Lenoir-Rhyne

2-2

3-14-09

Tuskegee

2-0

12-2-2013

Life

2-0

11-27-10

Virginia Union

2-1

12-30-11

Limestone

16-19

3-15-14

Voorhees

14-5

11-13-12

Livingstone

2-0

11-18-04

Warren Wilson

2-0

2-28-76

Malone

0-1

11-21-86

West Georgia

0-1

12-01-95

Mars Hill

13-1

11-22-11

West Liberty

0-1

3-27-14

Mercer

0-2

12-02-78

West Virginia Tech

1-0

1-06-84

Montevallo

7-3

3-18-14

Wilson

1-0

11-23-85

Morris College

13-2

11-17-06

Wingate

5-2

3-17-13

Mount Olive

4-1

12-7-13

Winston-Salem State

1-1

11-28-12

Newberry

26-24

11-25-05

Winthrop

4-9

12-29-99

UNC Asheville

1-3

2-04-77

Wisconsin-Parkside

0-1

11-10-06

UNC Greensboro

1-1

2-26-91

Wofford

6-8

1-02-95

UNC Pembroke

31-15

3-1-14

Young Harris

1-1

1-18-14

North Florida

9-6

3-02-05 33

Honors and Awards PBC PLAYER OF THE YEAR Chris Commons (2008, 09) Re’mon Nelson (2013) PBC COACH OF THE YEAR Larry Epperly (1993) Vince Alexander (2008, 12, 13, 14) PBC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Derek Moore (1996) PBC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Alvin Brown (2011, 2014) PBC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Paul Larsen (2014) Re’mon Nelson (2012, 13) Ronald Zimmerman (2013) Byron Faison (2010) Kevin Willis (2010) Chris Commons (2008, 09) Josh Dollard (2009) Job Casimir (2008) Clint Keown (2002) Chris Robinson (2001) Shaw Blackmon (1993) Steve Franklin (1993) PBC TOURNAMENT MVP DeVontae Wright (2014) Re’mon Nelson (2013) Byron Faison (2010) Steve Franklin (1993) PBC ALL-CONFERNCE TEAM DeVontae Wright (2014), First-Team Paul Larsen (2014), Second-Team Ronald Zimmerman (2014), Second-Team Re’mon Nelson (2013), First-Team Paul Larsen (2013), Second-Team Ronald Zimmerman (2013), Third-Team Sterling Council (2012), First-Team Re’mon Nelson (2012), Third-Team Byron Faison (2010, 11), Second-Team Chris Commons (2008, 09), First-Team Javonte Clanton (2009), Second-Team Josh Dollard (2009), Second-Team Jeremy Fears (2008), First-Team Richard Blocker (2006)* Clint Keown (2002), First-Team Chris Robinson (2001), Second-Team Juan Wiley (1999), First-Team Derek Moore (1999), Second-Team Kendrick Smith (1998), First-Team Derek Moore (1998), Second-Team Juan Wiley (1998), First-Team Derek Moore (1997), Second-Team Derek Moore (1996), Second-Team Tyrone Orr (1994), Second-Team Shaw Blackmon (1993), First-Team Tyrone Orr (1993), Second-Team Greg Gibson (1992), First-Team Greg Gibson (1991), First-Team *PBC selected only one team of 11

Alvin Brown (Jan. 17. 2011) Josh Dollard (Feb. 23, 2009) Chris Commons (Nov. 23, 2008) Chris Commons (Mar. 2, 2008) Chris Commons (Feb. 11, 2008) Chris Commons (Jan. 21, 2008) Jeremy Fears (Jan. 13, 2008) Chris Commons (Dec. 3, 2007) Chris Commons (Nov. 27, 2007) Lee Burton (Feb. 2, 2004) Curt Triplin (Jan. 12, 2004) Clint Keown (Jan. 14, 2002) Clint Keown (Nov. 27, 2001) Chris Robinson (Dec. 6, 1999) Juan Wiley (Feb. 15, 1999) Derek Moore (Jan. 4, 1999) Juan Wiley (Feb. 2, 1998) Kendrick Smith (Jan. 26, 1998) Derek Moore (Jan. 12, 1998) Kendrick Smith (Dec. 8, 1997) Derek Moore (Dec. 8, 1996) Tyrone Orr (Jan. 24, 1994) Tyrone Orr (Jan. 11, 1993) ESPN THE MAGAZINE ACADEMIC ALLAMERICANS James Dallas (1983) Carlton Lewis (1983) CoSIDA Academic All-District Jesse Seilern (2012, 13, 14) NABC HONORS COURT Casey McMasters (2010) POSTSEASON ALL-AMERICANS NABC - Ronald Zimmerman (2014) Division II Bulletin - Re’mon Nelson (2013), Third-Team Division II Bulletin - Paul Larsen (2013), Honorable Mention Basketball Times - Chris Commons (2008, 09) Division II Bulletin - Chris Commons (2008, 09) NABC - Chris Commons (2008, 09) Daktronics - Chris Commons (2008, 09) Daktronics - Clint Keown (2002) PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS Division II Bulletin - Paul larsen (2013) Sporting News - Alvin Brown (2011) Sporting News - Byron Faison (2010) Division II Bulletin - Chris Commons (2008) Sporting News - Chris Commons (2008) Division II Bulletin - Derek Moore (1998) Division II Bulletin - Juan Wiley (1998) Blue Ribbon - Juan Wiley (1998)

PBC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM Rick Alderman (2014) Jesse Seilern (2012, 13, 14) Casey McMasters (2009, 10) Brian Egwuatu (2009)

DAKTRONICS ALL-REGION Ronald Zimmerman (2014), First-Team Re’mon Nelson (2013), First-Team Ronald Zimmerman (2013), Second-Team Sterling Council (2012), Second-Team Chris Commons (2009), First-Team Josh Dollard (2009), First-Team Chris Commons (2008), First-Team Jeremy Fears (2008), Second-Team Clint Keown (2002), First-Team Juan Wiley (1999), First-Team Derek Moore (1999), Second-Team Kendrick Smith (1998), Second-Team

PBC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK DeVontae Wright (March 3, 2014) DeVontae Wright (Jan. 21, 2014) Ronald Zimmerman (Dec. 16, 2013) Ronald Zimmerman (Dec. 12, 2012)

NABC ALL-DISTRICT Ronald Zimmerman (2014), First-Team DeVontae Wright (2014), Second-Team Re’mon Nelson (2013), First-Team Paul Larsen (2013), First-Team

Sterling Council (2012), First-Team Chris Commons (2009), First-Team Chris Commons (2008), First-Team Jeremy Fears (2008), First-Team Clint Keown (2002), Second-Team Juan Wiley (1999), Second-Team ALL-DISTRICT COACH OF THE YEAR Vince Alexander (2013, 2014) NABC COACH OF THE YEAR Vince Alexander (2008) NCAA SOUTH ATLANTIC ALLTOURNAMENT Juan Wiley (1998) SOUTHEAST REGIONAL MVP DeVontae Wright (2014) Re’mon Nelson (2013) NCAA SOUTHEAST ALL-TOURNAMENT Alvin Brown (2014) Ronald Zimmerman (2013, 14) Chris Commons (2009) Josh Dollard (2009) NAIA DISTRICT 6 ALL-ACADEMIC James Dallas (1983) Carlton Lewis (1983) Phil Leighty (1979) Bill Noah (1979) NAIA DISTRICT 6 ALL-DISTRICT Mike Freeman (1990) Peter Strayhorn (1989) Michael Rouse (1984) Andy Williams (1984) James Dallas (1983) Chuck Orr (1982) Chuck Orr (1981) Bill Weeks (1978) Bill Weeks (1977) NAIA DISTRICT 6 ALL-TIME ALL-DISTRICT Chuck Orr (1980-92), Second-Team RETIRED JERSEYS Greg Gibson (1987-92), #30 Bill Weeks (1974-78), #40 Bold Indicates on Current Roster

School Records INDIVIDUAL - SINGLE GAME

INDIVIDUAL - SEASON

Most Points Greg Gibson vs. Columbus State (1/28/91)................................ 45

Most Points Clint Keown, 2001-02................................................................ 691

Field Goals Made Greg Gibson vs. Columbus State (1/28/91)................................ 18

Scoring Average Clint Keown, 2001-02.............................................................24.7**

Field Goals Attempted Clint Keown vs. Clayton State (1/5/02)........................................ 30

Field Goals Made Chris Commons, 2007-08......................................................... 258

Field Goal Percentage (Min. 10) Sean Gunn vs. Newberry (1/9/91)..............................1.000 (10-10)

Field Goals Attempted Clint Keown, 2001-02..............................................................562**

3-Point Field Goals Made Jeff Walters vs. Columbus State (1/4/92).....................................11

Field Goal Percentage (100 att.) Paul Larsen, 2013-14................................................610 (164-269)

3-Point Field Goals Attempted Clint Keown vs. North Florida (2/27/02)...................................... 17

3-Point Field Goals Made Ronald Zimmerman, 2013-14.................................................... 144

3-Point FG Percentage (Min. 7) Mitch Lewis vs. North Florida (1/29/03)..................................... 1.000**

3-Point Field Goals Attempted Ronald Zimmerman, 2013-14.................................................... 319

Free Throws Made Derick Brewer vs. Wofford (2/19/94) .......................................... 20

3-Point Field Goal Percentage (100 att.) Marc Hutcheson, 1997-98.......................................477 (63-of-132)

Free Throw Attempts Derick Brewer vs. Wofford (2/19/94) ........................................23**

Free Throws Made DeVontae Wright, 2013-14........................................................ 190

Free Throw Percentage (Min. 12) Curt Triplin vs. USC Upstate (2/18/04)................................... 1.000

Free Throws Attempted DeVontae Wright, 2013-14........................................................ 230

Rebounds Derek Moore vs. Paine (12/16/97).............................................. 19

Free Throw Percentage (100 att) Sterling Council, 2011-12.......................................... 901 (100-111)

Offensive Rebounds Juan Wiley vs. Clayton State (1/28/98).....................................13**

Rebounds Paul Larsen, 2013-14............................................ 326 (113o-213d)

Assists DeVontae Wright vs. UNC Pembroke (3/1/14)............................ 13 Josh Poston vs. Carver Bible (11/20/04)..................................... 13 Thomas Ryan vs. two opponents ............................................... 13

Rebounding Average Juan Wiley, 1998-99................................................................. 10.0

Blocks Alvin Brown vs. North Georgia (1/17/11)...................................13** Steals Art Salary vs. Presbyterian (11/24/00) ......................................... 8 Minutes Played Kingsley Oguchi vs. Clayton State (3/9/08)................................. 53 Kingsley Oguchi vs. AASU (3/7/09)............................................. 53

Assists Re’mon Nelson, 2012-13........................................................... 209 Assist Average Derick Brewer, 1993-94.............................................................. 6.3 Re’mon Nelson, 2012-13............................................................ 6.3 Blocks Alvin Brown, 2013-14..............................................................144** Steals Clint Keown, 2001-02.................................................................. 79 Games Played 37 - Rick Alderman, Paul Larson, DeVontae Wright, Ronald Zimmerman Minutes Played DeVontae Wright, 2013-14..................................................... 1,351 Minutes Played Average Derick Brewer, 1993-94............................................................ 37.0

INDIVIDUAL - CAREER Points Kendrick Smith, 1994-98........................................................1,521 Scoring Average (Min. 50 Games Played) Clint Keown, 2001-02...............................................................24.7 Field Goals Made Derek Moore, 1995-99..............................................................556 Field Goals Attempted Kendrick Smith, 1994-98........................................................1,261 Field Goal Percentage (400 att) Paul Larsen, 2012-14...................................................................... ..598 (319-533) 3-Point Field Goals Made Ronald Zimmerman, 2009-10, 2011-14.....................................344 3-Point Field Goals Attempted Ronald Zimmerman, 2009-10, 2011-14.....................................777 3-Point FG Pct (Min 2 Seasons & 100 att) Ronald Zimmerman, 2009-10, 2011-14................... .443 (344-777) Free Throws Made Sean Gunn, 1990-93.................................................................301 Free Throws Attempted Sean Gunn, 1990-93.................................................................420 Free Throw Percentage (200 att) Sterling Council, 2011-12..................................... .889 (217-244)** Most Consecutive Free Throws Made Sterling Council, 2011-12............................................................51

TEAM RECORDS Most Games Played 37 in 2013-14 (Includes Postseason) 30 in 2006-07 (Regular Season Only) Most Wins 33 in 2013-14 Most Losses 23 in 2002-03 Fewest Wins 5 in 2002-03 Fewest Losses 4 in 2007-08 and 2013-14 Highest Winning Percentage .947 in 2013-14 (33-4) Worst Winning Percentage .179 in 2002-03 (5-23) Longest Winning Streak 15 from Feb. 1, 2014 to March 26, 2014 (Overall) Longest Losing Streak 13 from Dec. 20, 2002 to Feb. 9, 2003 (Overall)

Rebounds Derek Moore, 1995-99........................................ 841 (260o-581d) Rebounding Average Juan Wiley, 1997-99...................................................................9.7 Assists Eric Dugans, 1999-03................................................................439 Assist Average (Min. 300 Attempted) Derick Brewer, 1992-94..............................................................5.6 Blocks Derek Moore, 1995-99........................................................... 408** Blocked Shots Average Derek Moore, 1995-99............................................................ 4.0** Steals Reâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;mon Nelson, 2009-13...........................................................193 Fouls Kingsley Oguchi, 2005-09.........................................................368 Games Played Jesse Seilern, 2009-14..............................................................127 Games Started Jesse Seilern, 2009-14.............................................................. 111 Most Consecutive Games Started Paul Larsen (2012-14).................................................................70 Ronald Zimmerman (2012-14)....................................................70 Minutes Played Kendrick Smith, 1994-98.........................................................3268

Longest Home Winning Streak 17 from Jan. 12, 2013 to Jan. 20, 2014 Longest Road Winning Streak 12 from Dec. 2, 2013 to Present Longest Road Losing Streak 13 from Jan. 15, 2006 to Jan. 28, 2006 Most Points 2,960 in 2013-14 Highest Scoring Average 82.6 in 2012-13 Fewest Points 1,684 in 1999-2000 Lowest Scoring Average 65.4 in 2002-03 (1,831 in 28 games) Most Field Goals Made 982 in 2013-14 Most Field Goals Attempted 2,070 in 2013-14

TEAM - SINGLE GAME Points 135 vs. Johnson & Wales, 11/18/98 Points Allowed 110 - UT-Chattanooga, 11/23/96 Most Points, Both Teams 215 vs North Georgia, 1/28/06 Fewest Points 53 vs. Newberry, 12/9/91 Fewest Points Allowed 40 vs. Erskine, 12/5/07 Fewest Points, Both Teams 98 vs. Erskine, 12/5/07 Biggest Margin of Victory 74** vs. Johnson & Wales, 11/18/98 Worst Defeat 49 vs. UT-Chattanooga, 11/23/96 Most Points in a Losing Effort 96 vs. North Georgia, 12/3/05 Field Goals Made 51 vs. Johnson & Wales, 11/18/98 Field Goals Attempted 90 vs. Erskine, 11/30/92 Field Goal Percentage .688 vs. Wofford (33-of-48), 2/20/93

3-Point Field Goals Attempted 37 vs. North Georgia, 12/3/05 3-Point Field Goal Pct. (Min. 10) .706 (12-17) vs. Columbus State, 1/4/92 Free Throws Made 42 vs. Augusta State, 1/22/92 Free Throws Attempted 53 vs. Wofford, 2/19/94 Free Throw Percentage 1.000 (22-22) vs. Anderson, 2/24/97 Rebounds 59 vs. Allen, 12/2/06 Assists 33 vs. Johnson & Wales, 11/18/98 Blocks 14 vs. North Georgia, 1/17/11** Steals 26 vs. Johnson & Wales, 11/18/98 Fouls 34 vs. Augusta State, 1/6/07 Most Disqualifications 3 vs. many Attendance 3,569 vs. Augusta State, 01/19/09

3-Point Field Goals Made 16 vs. Columbus State, 2/23/08 16 vs. Columbus State, 2/18/08

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