2009-10 WSSU Men's Basketball Media Guide by Winston-Salem State University Athletics

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The WSSU Experience This is WSSU Basketball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 WSSU Basketball in the Bahamas . . . . . . . . . 2-3 A Nationally Recognized University . . . . . . . . 4-5 Championship Academics . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 A Nike & Russel School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 National Media Exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Nationally Ranked Opponents . . . . . . . . . 10-11 A Dominating Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 A Potent Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Basketball Gameday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-15 Bowman Gray Fieldhouse . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-17 Rams in the Community . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-19 Exceptional Sports Medicine . . . . . . . . . . 20-21 Speed and Strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-23 First Class Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-27 The Red Sea of Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Spirit and Tradition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Big Game Rivalries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-31 Rams in the Pros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32-33 Earl “The Pearl” Monroe . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-35 Clarence “Big House” Gaines . . . . . . . . . . 36-37 1967 National Championship . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Cleo Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Championship Caliber Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 WSSU Athletic Game Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 MEAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42-45 About WSSU WSSU History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48-49 Campus Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Winston-Salem, N.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51-53 Distinguished WSSU Grads . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Chancellor Donald Julian Reaves . . . . . . . . . . 56 WSSU Department of Athletics William Hayes, A.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-59 Tonia Walker, Associate A.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Basketball Support Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61-67 Athletics Staff Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 2008-09 Athletics in Review . . . . . . . . . . 69-72 Basketball Coaches Head Coach Bobby Collins . . . . . . . . . . . 74-78 Ken Spencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Tim Wells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Murray Garvin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Meet The 2009-10 Rams CoSIDA Quick Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Roster and Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Television/Radio Photo Roster . . . . . . . . . . . 86 2009-10 Season Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . 87-88 WSSU Player Profiles Mcintoche Alcius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-92 Michael Bonner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93-94 Paul Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-97 Brian Fisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98-100 Diontae Gibson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101-102 Brandon Hobbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103-104 Lamar Monger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105-106 Corey Morris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107-108 Newcomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109-111 WSSU’s 2009 Opponents Oregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colorado State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UC Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlanta Christian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wake Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Milligan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Carolina State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UNC-Charlotte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ferrum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Georgia Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colombia Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Delaware State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of MD-Eastern Shore . . . . . . . . . Morgan State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coppin State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Carolina A&T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Florida A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bethune-Cookman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Howard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hampton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

WSSU Football History Year by Year Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . Year by Year Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . Career Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Single Season Bests . . . . . . . . . . . . . Single Game Bests . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

152-163 164-166 166-167 167-168 . . 168

The Legends of WSSU Basketball Clarence E. Gaines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1967 National Championship . . . . . . . . Millennium Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “Black Magic” Earl Monrone . . . . . . . . .

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Media Information Media Credentials . . . . . . . . Primary Media Outlets . . . . . . Staying in the Triad . . . . . . . . Media Parking Map/Instructions .

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2008-09 WSSU Statistical Review Team Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126-129 MEAC Final Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Season in Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Games in Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132-150

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GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Founded: Enrollment: Colors: Chancellor: Athletic Director: Associate Athletic Director Athletics Phone: Conference: Home Court: Alternate Home Court Alternate Home Court: Nickname:

Winston-Salem, N.C. 1892 6,442 Red & White Donald Julian Reaves, Ph.D William “Bill” Hayes Tonia Walker (336) 750-2141 Mid-Eastern Athletic (MEAC) LJVM Coliseum Annex (4,200) LJVM Coliseum (14,665) C.E. Gaines Center (3,200) Rams

SPORTS INFORMATION Football SID: Zona Office Phone: Zona Cell Phone: Zona Office Fax: Zona E-mail: Athletic Website: Press Box Phone: SID Mailing Address:

Chris Zona (336) 750-2143 (336) 391-8852 (336) 750-2144 zonac@wssu.edu WSSURams.com (336) 783-3432 200 C.E. Gaines Center, c/o Dept. of Athletics Winston-Salem, NC 27110

COACHING STAFF Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bobby Collins Alma Mater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eastern Kentucky, 1991 Record at WSSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-64 Career Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-121 Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . collinsbl@wssu.edu Assistant Coaches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ken Spencer, Tim Wells, Murray Garvin TEAM INFORMATION 2008-09 Overall Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22 2008-09 Home Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8 2008-09 Road Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10 2008-09 Neutral Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/4 Starters Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/2 Newcomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 STARTERS RETURNING (3) Player Ht. Wt. Paul Davis 6-9 195 Brian Fisher 6-2 178 Diontae Gibson 6-2 180

Pos. F G G

Cl. Jr. Sr. Sr.

PPG 6.5 13.9 6.9

ADDITIONAL LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (7) Player Ht. Wt. Pos. Cl. PPG McIntoche Alcius 6-6 230 F Jr. 2.4 Ricky Bolton, Jr. 5-10 165 G Jr. 0.4 Michael Bonner 6-5 230 G So. 0.9 Brandon Hobbs 6-1 165 G Sr.(rs) 3.3 Lamar Monger 6-0 185 G So. 2.8 Corey Morris 6-10 255 C Jr. 1.6 Jamar Slocum 6-4 210 F Jr. (rs) 1.9

RPG 5.4 3.4 2.9

RPG 2.5 0.1 0.9 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.8

STARTERS LOST (2) Player Ht. Jamal Durham 6-6 Isiah Tucker 6-1

PPG 12.9 5.2

RPG 5.8 2.5

ADDITIONAL LETTERWINNERS LOST (2) Player Ht. Wt. Pos. Jemarcus McClinton 6-3 175 G Julian Murphy-Long 6-9 230 F

PPG 4.8 0.8

NEWCOMERS (7) Player Ht. Dominic Alston 6-2 Shelton Carter 6-5 Andrew Jackson 6-2 Sam Johnson 6-8 Tate Kennings 5-10 Stephon Platt 6-8 Marcus Wells 6-1

Wt. 215 180

Wt. 190 185 180 210 185 235 175

Pos. F G

Pos. G F G C G F G

RPG 1.8 0.5

Hometown Bunn, N.C. Greensboro, N.C. Wilmington, N.C. Asheville, N.C. Fayetteville, N.C. Laurinburg, N.C. Durham, N.C.

ABOUT THE MEDIA GUIDE This is your copy of the 2009-10 media guide for Winston-Salem State University basketball. The Office of Athletic Media Relations hopes it will make your job of covering the Rams easier and more factual. If you desire additional information, feel free to contact the WSSU Office of Athletic Media Relations in person in the C.E. Gaines Center, Office Suite #108, or via phone at (336) 750-2143. CREDITS The 2009-10 Winston-Salem State University basketball media guide is a publication of the WSSU Office of Athletic Media Relations. It was produced with Adobe InDesign CS3, Adobe Photoshop CS3, and Adobe Illustrator CS3.

Writing/Editing - The 2009-10 WSSU Basketball media guide was written by Chris Zona, WSSU Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations and Trevin Goodwin, WSSU Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations. Layout – The 2009-10 WSSU basketball media guide design and layout was prepared by the staff of Cross + Associates of Raleigh, N.C. Editorial Assistance – Jennifer Landes and Trevin Goodwin; Sigrid Hall, Nancy Young, Rudy Anderson, Sarah Hinshaw and Jackie Foutz of the WSSU Office of Marketing and Communications. Other Assistance –Casey Hough of Visit Winston-Salem.com. Chief Photography – Provided by Garrett Garms, Winston-Salem State University Photographer of the WSSU Office of Marketing and Communications as well as Sharrod Patterson WSSU Assistant Photographer of the WSSU Office of Marketing and Communications. Additional Photos – Mark Sutton of Mark’s Digital Photography, Charlie Pfaff of All-Star Photo, Wayne Jernigan of Photosouth-Pro, Bobby Parker of All-Pro Photo, Bruce Chapman, Floyd Taylor of Positive Image, Johnny and Eric Wilson of Photographic Creations by Wilson, and Bill Sheffield of William Sheffield Photography. Winston-Salem, N.C. photos courtesy of Casey Hough of Visit Winston-Salem.com.

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Printing - LuLu Press, Inc of Morrisville, North Carolina. Online, on-demand printing of this 2009 media guide is available through LuLu.com and is accessible through the Official Website of WSSU Athletics at WSSURAMS.com. A thanks to David Spain for his assistance in the printing of this publication. Special Thanks - To all the CIAA, MEAC, and other non-conference Directors of Sports Information that assisted in compiling information and materials used in this guide. Any corrections to this guide should be directed, in writing, to WSSU Assistant Director of Athletics for Media Relations, Chris Zona.

On The Covers Front Cover: Gourp image of WSSU Shooting Guards. All images courtesy of Garrett Garms, WSSU Photographer of the WSSU Office of Marketing and Communications.

Inside Front & Back Covers: Group image of the WSSU Centers. Group image of WSSU Head Basketball Coach, Bobby Collins, Associate Head Coach, Ken Spencer, and Assistant Coaches, Tim Wells and Murray Garvin.

Additional Copies - Available for $20 each through the WSSU Office of Athletic Media Relations. all (336) 750-2143 for details.

Back Cover: The WSSU schedule accompanies a group image of the Rams Basketball Point Guards. All images courtesy of Garrett Garms.

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• One of the top public liberal arts universities in the South • A prestigious basketball program on the rise • A member of a competitive basketball conference • A team receiving national media exposure • A program with alumni in the National Basketball Association and playing overseas • U nparalleled gameday atmosphere at the C.E. Gaines Center and the LJVM Coliseum Complex

• A support staff committed to the success of the student-athlete • One of the most livable cities in America with great weather all year long • A campus of champions with 10 conference basketball championships • A university with a deep and rich tradition and spirit • Big game rivalries and quality, nationally-ranked opponents

• First-class basketball facilities

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In the summer of 2008 the Winston-Salem State University menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball team traveled to Nassau, Bahamas for a four-day foreign tour which saw the Rams play a pair of exhibition games versus club and professional teams. The Rams took advantage of an NCAA rule that allows for a basketball program to schedule a foreign tour and play in an early tournament once every four years. WSSU was allowed to practice for 10 days prior to its departure for the Bahamas on August 29 as the Rams prepared to face a pair of club teams with members of the Bahamian National Team on them. Despite the stiff competition, the Rams earned a split on their tour of the Bahamas as they fell, 85-82 to the Bahamas Select and defeated the Cybots Bahamas All-Stars, 7975. Then-senior forward Jamal Durham tallied a career-high 28 points in the loss while junior transfer Diontae Gibson scored 17 points in the victory. The foreign tour, organized by the Basketball Travelers, Inc., was not all work for the Rams, however, as student-athletes, coaches and support staff enjoyed their trip with a stay at the Sheraton Resort on historic Cable Beach. A four-star all-inclusive resort, the Rams enjoyed picturesque views on a white sand beach, dined on freshly prepared meals and enjoyed water sports and beach volleyball. The Rams next foreign tour will be in the summer of 2012 to an as-yet-to-bedetermined location.

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RECOGNIZED UNIVERSITY

• R anked by U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Colleges and Universities” publication as one of the best public liberal arts colleges in the south for nine consecutive years (2001-09). • T he present day Winston-Salem State University has come a long way from its humble beginning as Slater Industrial Academy in 1892. WSSU now enrolls more than 6,400 students, offers bachelor’s degrees in more than 40 academic majors, master’s degrees in 10 programs and employs 400 full-time faculty and more than 800 staff members. • W SSU’s low student:faculty ratio of 16:1 encourages personal attention and oneon-one interaction between teachers and

students helping to foster the student’s quest for knowledge and create an interpersonal relationship between faculty and students. • “ Enter to learn, Depart to serve,” is the motto of Winston-Salem State University. With a shared vision of academic excellence, the students, faculty and administration of WSSU work together to create a sense of community and a nurturing atmosphere in order to promote leadership and responsibility. • I n 2008 WSSU was one of a select number of institutions nationally recognized for involvement in community service by The President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.

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• O ne of the fastest growing public four-year universities in North Carolina, WSSU’s total enrollment has more than doubled since fall 2000’s figure of 2,857 students. • W SSU’s School of Health Sciences’ Division of Nursing is one of the four largest producers of professional nurses in North Carolina. • W SSU is the nation’s first historically black institution to grant degrees in teaching the elementary grades and is the only historically black institution in the state to offer a nurse practitioner program. • W SSU’s newest residence facility, Foundation Heights, is an $18.7 million residence facility

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named in honor of Winston-Salem State University Foundation, Inc. The 114,000 squarefoot, 316-bed living and learning environment includes several eight-person mega suites for academic interest groups. The facility opened in the fall of 2007. • M ore than 60 percent of the WSSU student housing on campus is in contemporary modern residence facilities, built within the last 10 years. • W SSU has created a learning environment featuring state-of-the-art facilities and technologies: WSSU is one of a select few campuses to offer students, faculty and employees wireless network access in all of its facilities and many common areas, including outdoors.

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• T he WSSU Department of Athletics prides itself on a strong commitment to the academic success of the student-athletes, giving student-athletes an opportunity to not only play their chosen sport at the highest level, but also allow the student-athlete an opportunity to take advantage of the wealth of academic opportunities that are available. • T he WSSU Office of Athletics-Academic Services provides support to WSSU’s 300-plus studentathletes and helps them realize higher academic achievement along with a higher level of maturity and self-responsibility. • W SSU is consistently recognized for its outstanding graduation rates in men’s basketball. The national average for men’s basketball players is 65 percent. Since 2003, WSSU has graduated over 70 percent of its men’s basketball players on schedule. • O ver the last three seasons nearly 30 percent of scholarship men’s basketball student-athletes have earned a grade point average of 3.0 or better in either the fall or spring semesters, or both. • O ver the last three seasons nine WSSU men’s basketball student-athletes have been named to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Commissioner’s All-Academic team. • T he average cumulative GPA for WSSU’s student-athletes over the 2008-09 academic year was an impressive 2.79. • 7 5 Winston-Salem State University student-athletes earned a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 in the 2008-09 academic year, an improvement over 2007-08 when 71 WSSU student-athletes earned the same honor. • 4 4 Winston-Salem State University student-athletes were named to the prestigious Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Commissioner’s All-Academic Team. • S even Winston-Salem State University student-athletes carried perfect 4.0 grade point averages at the conclusion of the 2008-09 academic year, an improvement over 2007-08 when four WSSU student-athletes earned the same honor.

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The 2009-10 season marks the fourth year for the Rams at the NCAA Division I level and will again continue to usher in a new age of basketball history for WinstonSalem State University. The transition from Division II to the nation’s highest level of intercollegiate athletic competition at the NCAA Division I level will require changes and improvements to nearly every facet of the basketball program, with the uniforms that the players wear being no different.

With its well-known brands such as Russell Athletic, JERZEES, Spalding, Moving Comfort and a variety of technically designed running shoes from Brooks Sports, Russell Corporation has the products to meet the needs of the serious athlete to the weekend warrior - and everything in between. That is why the Rams and all 12 members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, as well as over 500 other NCAA member institutions choose Russell Athletic for all of their uniform and apparel needs.

The Rams, as part of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, have partnered with world-renowned corporate entities Russell Athletic and Nike to help outfit their teams. As part of the partnership between Nike and Russell Athletic, the MEAC and the 12 conference member schools, each institution receives complimentary uniforms from Russell Athletic and an allotment of footwear from Nike, the world’s most esteemed footwear brand. The 2009-10 season marks the fourth consecutive year that the Rams have participated in this partnership and the Rams will again wear apparel and footwear from the pair of industry leaders.

The Rams, like all other college basketball programs in the NCAA, will wear dark colored jerseys on the road and light colored jerseys at home. The Rams will wear a scarlet red (PMS 199) road jersey with white taping for all road games. The dri-power jerseys will feature tackle-twill numbers on the front and back with name plates adorning the back of the jersey. The Rams athletic mark will be embroidered on the front placket, and the MEAC logo will emblazon the left chest. Last season saw the Rams unveil a new road uniform designed by Russell Athletic. The game jersey is composed of 86 percent nylon and 14 percent spandex and is a loose-fitting jersey designed to help control overheating with a state-of-the-art moisture management system.

From its beginnings in 1902, Russell Corporation has prided itself on the quality and value of its products -and on its commitment to its employees and the communities where it operates. Russell has long been a company that is able to take advantage of changes in the marketplace, changes in technology, and changes in its products. Building on its heritage as an athletic company, Russell has become a global leader in the sporting goods industry with apparel and equipment for all levels of activity - from the playing fields of major colleges to the backyards of homes across the country.

WSSU’s home jersey will be a white Russell Athletic dri-power top with red taping. The home jersey is nearly the mirror opposite of the road jersey with tackle-twill numbers on the front and back with name plates adorning the back of the jersey. The Rams athletic mark will again be embroidered on the front placket and the MEAC logo will emblazon the left chest. The 2009-10 season will be the third season of use for the Rams home jersey which is also designed by Russell Athletic. The home game jersey

is composed of 86 percent nylon and 14 percent spandex and is also a loose-fitting jersey designed to help control overheating with a state-of-the-art moisture management system. The Rams also possess a third color alternate jersey that is identical to the home and road jerseys with the exception of being black in color (PMS Black). The footwear of choice for the Rams will be emblazoned with the world-famous Nike Swoosh. Nike, Inc. operates on six continents with suppliers, shippers, retailers and service providers employing close to one million people. The diversity inherent in such size is helping Nike evolve its role as a global company. Nike, Inc. is committed to an attitude whereby they see a bigger picture today than when they started, one that includes building sustainable business with sound labor practices. Nike, Inc. retains the zeal of youth yet acts on their responsibilities as a global corporate citizen. As a direct result of these futureminded business practices, Nike, Inc. has become the world’s largest supplier of footwear to the NCAA and currently holds a market share near 65%. The Rams will wear up to five different models of footwear in 2009-10 including, but not limited to, the Nike Hyperize, Nike Hypermax, Nike Hyperdunk, Nike Shox Vision TB, and the Nike Zoom Soldier III. As long as the Rams continue to stay on the cutting edge of athletic performance, they will wear Nike’s cutting-edge footwear and Russell Athletic uniforms.

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• T he Rams are a high profile team that receive local, regional and national media attention in print, on the Internet, and on the radio and television. • O ver the past five seasons, the Winston-Salem State University men’s basketball team has appeared on television seven times and has posted a 3-4 mark when doing so. The Rams have appeared on live television in all seven of those contests. • W inston-Salem State University athletic teams have appeared on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN Classic, BET, Fox Sports Net, MASN (the MidAtlantic Sports Network), the NFL Network, and MediaComm over the past five seasons.

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• A s part of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference television partnership, the WSSU football and men’s and women’s basketball teams appear on television at least one time each during their regular seasons.

• I n 2003, the WSSU football team defeated arch rival North Carolina Central by the score of 47-0 in a nationally-televised contest that was shown live on Black Entertainment Television (BET).

• I n 2007 WSSU football defeated Florida A&M by the score of 27-23 in the 2007 Circle City Classic at the RCA Dome in a game aired live on the NFL Network. The broadcast marked the first college game ever shown on the NFL Network.

• W ith a first-class athletic website and a partnership with CBS Sports Online, WSSURAMS.com receives over 10,000 hits a month and hosts over 1,000 unique visitors each day.

• I n 2008-09 the Rams hosted a pair of nationally televised men’s basketball contests as they face Morgan State (Feb. 7) and Bethune-Cookman (March 2) on ESPNU HD.

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• T he Rams belong to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, a nationally-recognized competitive basketball conference that is witness to ultracompetitive league play. However, the Rams also play a very challenging non-conference schedule in which the Rams face many of college basketball’s elite programs. • T he 2006-07 season saw the Rams travel to Auburn, Alabama to face the Tigers of Auburn University, members of the SEC. • T he Rams face the Demon Deacons of Wake Forest every year in a cross-town rivalry game between two teams that are separated by less than five miles. The two teams share a home venue (the LJVM Coliseum) several times each season. • W SSU faced the nationally-ranked Fighting Irish of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana on Nov. 29, 2006 in the Rams’ first trip to Notre Dame’s storied campus. • T he Rams faced the Hoyas of Georgetown on Dec. 16, 2006 as WSSU took on a Georgetown team that would advance to the Final Four that same season. •

WSSU faced 11th-ranked Kansas at storied Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas on Dec. 19, 2006 in WSSU’s first-ever trip to the State of Kansas.

• W SSU faced the Yellow Jackets of Georgia Tech in 2006-07 and 2008-09 and will again face the Wramblin’ Wreck this season. •

WSSU faced the Tar Heels of the University of North Carolina in an exhibition game during their National Championship season in 2005. The Rams played at the Dean Smith Center on the campus of UNC to open a season in which the ‘Heels won their fourth national title.

• T he 2006-07 season saw the Rams face teams from 13 different conferences with notable games versus the ACC, SEC, Big East, Big 12, WAC, SWAC, MEAC and CAA. • T he Rams have faced the Bulldogs of Fresno State University in back-to-back seasons as WSSU traveled to Fresno, California in 2006-07 and welcomed the Bulldogs to Winston-Salem, N.C. in 2007-08. • T he Rams will face the Terrapins of Maryland, the Ducks of Oregon and the Rams of Colorado State in their first-ever meetings on the hardwood. • The Rams faced the Monarchs of Old Dominion in 2008-09 as well as nationally-ranked Illinois State, N.C. State and Georgia Tech.

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• T he Rams pride themselves on defensive dominance as WSSU’s shut-down defensive scheme is a key component in Head Coach Bobby Collins’ transitionbased offense. • W SSU forced their opponents into a pair of threesecond violations, a pair of five-second closely-guarded calls, one 10-second violation, and four shot clock violations in 2008-09 with their high pressure defense. • W SSU returns two of their top three rebounders from last season as Paul Davis and Brian Fisher will again be keys in the Rams’ lineup in 2009-10. Davis led the team in rebounding 14 times last season while Fisher led the team in boards twice.

• A s a team, the Rams tallied 43 charges on the year for an average of 1.4 charges per game with eight different WSSU roster players recording multiple charges taken. • W SSU recorded 247 steals last season as the Rams averaged 8.2 takeaways per game. Opponents of the Rams were forced into 518 turnovers last season for an average of 17.3 turnovers per game. • A s a team, the Rams gave up only 67.4 points per game, good enough to rank WSSU in the top half of the MidEastern Athletic Conference in scoring defense. • T he Rams recorded 10 or more steals 10 times in 2008-09 and would have ranked fifth in the MEAC in total steals.

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• T he Rams possess a fast-paced offense that relies heavily upon transition baskets and a high-tempo scheme that simply outworks WSSU’s opponents.

• W SSU recorded 316 second chance points (10.5 points per game) and tallied 145 fast break points (4.8 points per game).

• W SSU averaged nearly 60 points per game as the Rams ranked in the top half of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference in scoring.

• T he 2009-10 Rams return 70 percent of the teams’ offense as WSSU welcomes back players responsible for scoring 40.6 of last season’s average of 58.0 points per game.

• T he Rams tallied 38 dunks in 2008-09 as Paul Davis accounted for 19 dunks and Jamal Durham chipped in with 14. • H ead Coach Bobby Collins’ offense stresses ball movement as seven different players led the Rams in scoring at least once last season.

• Guard Brian Fisher, a player who led the Rams in scoring 13 times, and rebounding twice returns for his senior season in 2009-10. • T he Rams offense is a well-rounded unit that recorded 797 points in the paint (26.6 ppg) and hit more than five three-point field goals in eight games.

• T he Rams scored 467 points off of turnovers last season for an average of 15.6 points off of turnovers per game.

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• The Rams play their home games at any one of three of the most impressive basketball venues in the nation as WSSU has played home contests in the C.E. Gaines Center, the LJVM Coliseum and the Coliseum Annex.

• WSSU will play the majority of their home games at the C.E. Gaines Center on the campus of Winston-Salem State University in 2009-10. The 3,200-seat arena, bearing the namesake of legendary WSSU coach Clarence “Big House” Gaines, puts Ram fans right on top of the action.

• The Rams will face their biggest rival, the North Carolina A&T Aggies at the LJVM Coliseum, one of the most beautiful basketball facilities in America. The 14,665-seat venue has seen WSSU take on cross-town rival Wake Forest, Fresno State, Hampton, Howard, MD-Eastern Shore and a host of others.

• The LJVM Coliseum will serve as the home for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Basketball Tournament from 2009-11. The venue has also hosted the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship First and Second Rounds four times (1993, 1997, 2000 and 2007).

• The Rams’ five largest attended games in WSSU history have come in the last three seasons as WSSU has renewed rivalries with and played host to long-time foes and drew the largest single-game crowd in LJVM Annex history when they defeated North Carolina A&T 71-63 on Feb. 23, 2008 in front of more than 5,200 fans.

• All three of WSSU’s basketball venues have been described by WSSU head men’s basketball coach Bobby Collins as: “Very difficult places to play. Each of the three venues possesses its own characteristics and nuances and they are all very difficult places for our opponents to get wins. The venues are great college basketball arenas and the Ram fans and their passion for this team and for their university is unparalleled. The fans, our sixth man, make the difference, no matter where we call home.”

• The C.E. Gaines Center is an on-campus facility that saw its first action in 1971. The 3,200-seat venue is owned by Winston-Salem State University and is managed by the WSSU Department of Athletics.

• The LJVM Coliseum and Coliseum Annex are owned and operated by the city of Winston-Salem, and sitting only a short three miles from the main WSSU campus are a convenient location for Ram fans and WSSU students when the Rams play contests in them. Shuttles to and from campus are made possible by a joint venture between the WSSU Department of Athletics, WSSU Office of Student Affairs and the City of Winston-Salem.

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• The Winston-Salem State University Department of Athletics recently opened a state-of-the-art 20,992 square foot athletic fieldhouse which was welcomed by an official ribbon-cutting ceremony in May of 2008.

• The five million dollar building was designed by Carlos Espinosa of Thomas H. Hughes Architecture, P.C. and was built by Triad Builders of King, North Carolina under the guidance of Project Manager, Aric Bullington and Superintendent, Doug Boelsche.

• The fieldhouse houses all of WSSU’s football, sports medicine, and athletic administration offices as well a pair of general-use offices, two skyboxes, and over 4,000 square feet of meeting space.

• The WSSU men’s basketball team utilizes the 4,000 square foot weight room for in-season and off-season strength and conditioning workouts.

• The fieldhouse is the home of Winston-Salem State University football with a cutting-edge pair of locker rooms, training rooms, and a 4,000 square foot strength, speed and conditioning training facility.

• Perched atop of the back of the fieldhouse is the newest and most advanced video board in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. With a total cost approaching nearly $400,000 dollars, the board was assembled by Texas Star Solutions and manufactured by Lighthouse. The Rams’ video board is built to the same exacting standards as a pair of Lighthouse video boards that adorn Qwest Field in Seattle, the home of the Seattle Seahawks of the NFL.

• Adjacent to the fieldhouse the Rams recently opened their new practice facility which is home to a full 100-yard grass football field and a 50-yard half-field practice surface. The large field is encircled by an eight-lane Olympic track with a complete competitive outdoor track and field facility, home to the WSSU track and field teams.

• The focal point of the new WSSU Athletic Fieldhouse is the 1,600 square foot hospitality room that sits adjacent to the open-air, full-length deck with accommodations for over 400 VIP’s and guests of WSSU football.

• Also included in the fieldhouse are offense and defense meeting rooms with a state-of-the-art video editing software system for breaking down game film. Each assistant football coach has access to video playback capability in their individual offices.

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Student-Athletes at Winston-Salem State University have full calendars: classes, labs and study groups plus practices, workouts, and team meetings. Nonetheless, most WSSU student-athletes find time in their schedules to reach out to their community and prepare for life after their athletic careers at WSSU are over. The Rams and Lady Rams are extremely active in the community. From youth reading programs to after school activities, the student-athletes at WSSU are constantly giving back to their communities.

CHAMPS/Life Skills CHAMPS (CHallenging Athletes’ Minds for Personal Success) was implemented in NCAA institutions beginning in 1994. The CHAMPS/Life Skills program was created to improve and

enhance the student-athlete experience within their selected communities. The program was founded at Winston-Salem State University in 1998 and is under the guidance of Head Cheerleading Coach and Assistant Marketing Director, Joevanne Estrada. “The purpose of CHAMPS/Life Skills is to prepare studentathletes for their life after athletics,” says Tonia Walker, WSSU’s current Interim Director of Athletics and WSSU’s first-ever CHAMPS Life Skills director. “The student-athletes help to mentor youth in the community, thereby strengthening not only their bond with the community but the community’s bond with the students and athletes of WSSU.”

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The CHAMPS/Life Skills program has five commitments for the establishment of a well-rounded student-athlete. Those commitments include academics, athletics, career development, personal development, and community service. It is through those five areas that the program works to develop not only quality student-athletes, but also exceptional individuals. quality student-athletes, but also exceptional individuals.

Council (SAAC) that meets once a month to discuss issues dealing with the welfare of the student-athletes. The SAAC consists of one representative from every varsity sport at WSSU, with the exception of football, which is represented by two student-athletes. Each team is guaranteed one seat on the Council. The council is governed by a constitution and is student-athlete led.

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Involvement in the CHAMPS/Life Skills program is voluntary, yet each year over 150 WSSU student-athletes participate. In 2008-09, CHAMPS/Life Skills members and WSSU studentathletes, coaches and athletic administrators volunteered more than 900 hours, reaching thousands of local children.

CHAMPS/Life Skills offers student-athletes the opportunity to enhance their experience as Rams through leadership opportunities. In addition to community activities, the CHAMPS/Life Skills Program has a Student-Athlete Advisory

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All Winston-Salem State University student-athletes receive first-class care from the WSSU Sports Medicine staff which is comprised of a team of certified athletic trainers, family practice physicians, orthopedic surgeons, sports medicine consultants and a group of undergraduate students who are completing clinical experiences in the Department of Human Performance and Sport Sciences. The Sports Medicine program at WSSU is closely associated with the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Department of Sports Medicine. As a result, all injured studentathletes at WSSU receive immediate attention from physicians with the highest credentials. The Winston-Salem State University Sports Medicine philosophy is two-fold: to assist in preventing injuries through effective seasonal and research-oriented programs, and to facilitate an aggressive post-injury total-body rehabilitation program for a timely return to competition.

encompasses a wide array of Sports Medicine consultants. Several rehabilitation programs may include osteopathic manual medicine, exercise physiology, nutrition, biomechanical evaluations, sports psychiatry, massage therapy and orthopedic surgeons. The WSSU Sports Medicine staff is comprised of certified athletic trainer and Director of Sports Medicine, Rob Woodall, MS, ATC, LAT, CSCS; Ian Mushinski, MaEd., ATC, LAT and Dena Rapoport, MaEd., ATC, LAT as well as Dr. Cristin Ferguson, M.D., team orthopedic surgeon; Dr. Daryl Rosenbaum, M.D., family medicine, and Dr. Heath Thornton, M.D., family medicine. “The most important aspect of the Sports Medicine program is the athletes. At WSSU we utilize a family approach where we try to provide the athletes with the same exceptional level of healthcare that we would want our own family to receive” Director of Sports Medicine, Rob Woodall, MS, ATC, LAT, CSCS said.

In all cases, the ultimate total well being of each student-athlete is the top priority. WSSU’s aggressive and functional approach

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Much of what it takes to become a successful studentUnder the direction of Craft and under the watchful athlete at Winston-Salem State University begins in the eye of Woodall, the WSSU Strength and Conditioning Much of what it takes to become a successful student-athlete at Winston-Salem University begins inattitude the weight weight room. program has State adopted an aggressive in room. making a commitment to winning. This commitment applies to the Mike Ketchum, Winston-Salem StateasUniversity football’s Defensiveteam’s Coordinator serves double-duty as the Athletic Aaron Craft, M.Ed., CSCS serves the WSSU Athletic effortsalso on the fields and courts of WSSU play and to the Department’s strength and conditioning advisor. Ketchum, with the cooperation of WSSU Director of Sports Medicine, Darrell Department’s strength and conditioning coordinator teams’ hard work and dedication in the weight room. Turner M.Ed., ATC, LAT have implemented a strength and conditioning program that challenges each and every player to the and is responsible for the comprehensive strength and utmost. It is the goal of Ketchum and Turner to help each student-athlete at WSSU maximize their athletic potential while adding conditioning programs of WSSU’s 15 intercollegiate To fulfill this commitment, Winston-Salem State University speed, strength and size. athletic programs. Craft, with the cooperation of WSSU recently completely remodeled its athletes-only Whitaker Director of Sports Medicine, Rob Woodall MS, ATC, Strength and Conditioning Insideanthe 3,800 Under the direction of both Ketchum and Turner, the WSSU Strength and Conditioning programfacility. has adopted aggressive LAT, CSCS has implemented a strength andThis conditioning square facilityefforts thereonare workstations attitude in making a commitment to winning. commitment applies to foot the team’s thenine fields and courts ofthat play each and to program that challenges each and every player to the include a power rack, Olympic lifting platform, squat stand, the teams’ hard work and dedication in the weight room. utmost. It is the goal of Craft and Woodall to help each bumper and a complete weight tree. As well, the facility To fulfill this commitment, University recentlyhouses completely its athletes-only Whitaker Strength and student-athlete at WSSU Winston-Salem maximize theirState athletic potential two remodeled complete sets of dumbbells from 10-125 Conditioning facility. Inside the 3,800 square foot facility there are nine workstations that each include a power rack, Olympic while adding speed, strength and size. pounds, a 0-90 degree utility bench, chin-up bars and a lifting platform, squat stand, bumper and a complete weight tree. As the facility houses two complete sets of dumbbells from dipwell, rack.

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The Rams also make use of the new 4,000 square foot WSSU Athletic Fieldhouse weight room that contains 10 Hammer Strength power stations, six Olympic dead lift stations, a full complement of dumbbells from 10125 pounds, a neck machine and a new state-of-the-art treadmill. These tools afford Winston-Salem State University student-athletes the opportunity to maximize their athletic potential. Both Craft and Woodall, as well as the Ramsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; team of physicians are constantly monitoring the progress of WSSU student-athletes as well as tailoring their sport specific strength and conditioning programs in order to fully take advantages of the innovations in their developing field.

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The Winston-Salem State University football team plays its homes games in the friendly confines of nearby Bowman Gray Stadium. Constructed in 1948, Bowman Gray Stadium is owned by the city of Winston-Salem and is located one block from the Winston-Salem State University main campus. The stadium holds 18,000 fans for exciting Winston-Salem State Rams football games each fall. For concerts and special events, Bowman Gray Stadium holds more than 20,000 fans. Every Saturday night from spring until football season in the fall, Bowman Gray features the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series. Seating is available for 20,000 race fans, with most races selling out. Races begin at 8:00 p.m. every Saturday evening, with gates opening at 6:00 p.m.

2006 football season. The old fieldhouse which stood at Bowman-Gray Stadium for the better part of two decades was removed and a new, state-of-the-art 20,992 square foot athletic fieldhouse welcomed an official ribbon-cutting ceremony in May of 2008. The five million dollar building was designed by Carlos Espinosa of Thomas H. Hughes Architecture, P.C. and was built by Triad Builders of King, North Carolina under the guidance of Project Manager, Aric Bullington and Superintendent, Doug Boelsche. The fieldhouse houses all of WSSU’s football, sports medicine, and athletic administration offices as well a pair of general-use offices, two skyboxes, and over 4,000 square feet of meeting space.

Bowman Gray Stadium and Winston-Salem State University football are both local legends that attract multitudes of fans regularly. The Rams have been playing at Bowman Gray stadium since the 1946 season and have amassed a record of 43-29-1 at home since head football coach Kermit Blount took over as Head Coach of the Rams in 1993. The stadium was also host to Wake Forest University football until the cross-town Deacons moved in Groves Stadium in 1968.

Perched atop of the back of the fieldhouse is the newest and most advanced video board in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. With a total cost approaching nearly $400,000 dollars, the board was assembled by Texas Star Solutions and manufactured by Lighthouse. The Rams’ video board is built to the same exacting standards as a pair of Lighthouse video boards that adorn Qwest Field in Seattle, the home of the Seattle Seahawks of the NFL.

The stadium houses a natural grass field and an impressive 3,748 square-foot, dual-level, press box. A new $5.1 million fieldhouse was completed in May of 2008 following an 18-month construction process that began following the

Measuring 18 feet high and 18 feet wide in the viewable area, the newest generation hi-definition LED display has the capability to reproduce over 16 million colors and is the crowning jewel which sits atop of the Rams’ state-of-the-art athletic fieldhouse.

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The Clarence E. Gaines Center, known to most as “The Gaines Center” is one of the trio of sites in which the Winston-Salem State University men’s and women’s basketball teams compete. It serves as not only a competition site, but as the primary practice facility for both the Rams and Lady Rams, in addition to being the home site for the WSSU women’s volleyball team.

The playing surface, constructed of premium quality hard wood, is resurfaced every year to optimize playing conditions. When fans pack into the Gaines Center to watch WSSU take on opposing teams, the gymnasium becomes a sea of raucous fans, and the temperature inside rises to nearly unbearable levels in the facility which does not have air conditioning.

What was once considered to be “state of the art” is now deemed too small for the larger than capacity crowds that both the men’s and women’s basketball teams generate. While the Gaines Center seats over 3,100 persons, the majority of games have sell-out attendance, prompting the Rams’ and Lady Rams’ recent moves to the LJVM Coliseum and Coliseum Annex.

Originally planned to be a classic Division II arena, the Gaines Center was constructed in 1971 and hosted its first basketball contest in November of that same year. Named after legendary WSSU basketball coach and the NCAA’s fifth winningest coach ever, Clarence E. Gaines, and adorned with rows of championship banners hanging from the ceiling, the Gaines Center is a testament to the tradition and history that is Winston-Salem State basketball. Plans for a new 6,500-seat basketball arena/convocation center are in development with construction slated for the 2010-11 academic year.

The Gaines Center is a very hostile place for visiting teams to play, and the Rams and Lady Rams very seldom lose in its friendly confines amassing a home winning percentage near .700 for the last decade.

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One of the newest arenas in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, and one of the most beautiful basketball facilities in the country is the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum with a capacity to seat 14,665 fans. The facility has served as the part-time home of Winston-Salem State University basketball since 2002 and has been home to WSSU basketball more frequently with the Rams’ transition to the NCAA Division I level. Though the facility is owned by the city of Winston-Salem with the major tenant being the crosstown Demon Deacons of Wake Forest University, the Rams and Lady Rams play a large portion of their home schedules at the LJVM Coliseum every season. Since its opening in 1989, the Joel Coliseum has hosted many nationally known entertainment acts, a wide variety of university and community affairs, and a number of professional and amateur sporting events that have brought the focus of the entire country to the city of Winston-Salem. The coliseum is owned and operated by the city of Winston-Salem, and only through a cooperative effort from civic and corporate leaders did the facility become a reality. A wonderful basketball facility, the LJVM Coliseum has played host to the CIAA Basketball Championship and the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship First and Second Rounds (1993, 1997, 2000 and 2007). It also played host to a prestigious Davis Cup tennis match between the United States and India. The facility hosted the first and second rounds of the 2007 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship in March of 2007 marking the fourth time that the arena has hosted this event. In June of 2008 the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference announced that the MEAC Basketball Tournament would be played at the LJVM Coliseum for the next three years, marking the second conference championship played in the arena in the twenty-year

history of the facility. Lawrence Joel Coliseum was actually almost two decades in the making. Twice during the 1970s (1976 and 1979), the voters of Winston-Salem rejected bond proposals that would have led to the replacement of the aging memorial coliseum. In December of 1984, however, the process was renewed again, and this time the plan was approved. A citizen’s committee determined the best size for the proposed facility, as well as a plan for an adjacent annex that could be used to supplement the calendar of events anticipated. That annex, referred to as the LJVM Coliseum Annex, is used by the Rams for basketball in addition to the C.E. Gaines Center and the LJVM Coliseum. The total cost for the facilities was estimated at $26 million. The new coliseum was named for Lawrence Joel, the only native of Winston-Salem, N.C. who has been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest combat award. Joel, an Army medic who passed away in 1984, was recognized for saving the lives of 13 fellow soldiers during a Viet Cong attack north of Saigon in 1965. Although twice wounded in the legs by enemy machinegun fire, Joel crawled across the battle area for more than 24 hours, administering aid to his comrades. Nearly 500 other Forsyth County veterans who gave their lives for their country in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Grenada Invasion, and the Persian Gulf War are also honored in the unique memorial at the entrance of the coliseum. Ground was broken on April 23 of 1987, and work was completed on Aug. 28, 1989 with a dedication ceremony that officially announced the opening of what now is the LJVM Coliseum Complex.

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With the transition to NCAA Division I, the Rams and Lady Rams have experienced tremendous growth within the athletic department. New staff positions, additional coaches, increased scholarships and improvements to athletic facilities have all added to the overall student-athlete experience at Winston-Salem State University and have translated into success on the field and in the classroom. While the new WSSU athletic fieldhouse was completed in May of 2008 and the WSSU tennis complex was completed just prior to the fieldhouse opening, the Rams and Lady Rams refuse to rest upon their laurels and the WSSU Department of Athletics will be welcoming additional athletic department facilities projects as the Lady Rams softball team and the men’s and women’s track and field teams will soon be moving into their new homes as well. Located adjacent to the new WSSU tennis complex, the men’s and women’s track and field team recently opened a brand new, state-of-the-art track and field facility which houses an eight-lane rubberized running track, high jump and long jump pits, pole vault, hammer throw and javelin stations and houses both a 100-yard and 50-yard football practice field facility.

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The new track and field facility has allowed the Rams and Lady Rams to continue their dominance on the track and opened for completion prior to the outdoor track and field season in the spring of 2009. As well, the lady Rams softball team will see a brand new, stateof-the-art softball stadium being built adjacent to the track and field facility with plans to add a neighboring baseball facility in the coming years. The site for the new softball facility is the old Civitan Park location where the Lady Rams have enjoyed years of softball success en route to earning four conference softball titles. The improvements in facilities for WSSU student-athletes are possible through the generous donations and endowments of alumni, fans, and supporters of WSSU athletics. With the help of everyone in the “Ram Nation”, WSSU will continue to be an athletic power, one that carries on the tradition of excellence that has long been associated with Winston-Salem State University.

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As exciting as WSSU football and basketball games are, the experience would not be complete without the Winston-Salem State University “Red Sea of Sound” marching band. Records have determined the existence of an instrumental music program at Slater Industrial Academy (now Winston-Salem State University) as early as 1933. The ensemble was known as the Slater Industrial Academy Orchestra. In 1925, Slater Industrial Academy became known as WinstonSalem Teachers College. The first tangible efforts in the direction of starting a band came between the years of 1937-1941. During this four year period, a group of young college students organized a musical group and named themselves the Teachers College Collegians. The Teachers College Collegians performed and played primarily dance music. Between 1943 and 1944, in an effort to stimulate growth and development with the band, the Winston-Salem Teachers College National Association created the “Band Project,” a fundraiser for the band program. The Association raised $1,507.25 to purchase eighteen (18) instruments for the band program. During that time the band played at chapel services each week. The college’s first band was organized in 1945 under the direction of music instructor Hamlet Goore. Mr. Goore served as band director until 1950. During the five-year period spanning from 1945 to 1950 the organization made tremendous progress. During the 50’s and early 60’s, not much information exists concerning the Winston-Salem State Teachers College Band. It is known that in 1966 or 1967, the band was under the direction of Mr. Harry Pickard. In 1969 the band was under the baton of Dr. Fred Tanner. At the end of the 1969-70 football season the band was presented with an award for being the “Biggest Sound in the CIAA.” Many notable

achievements occurred during the early and late 1970’s which include:

• A half-time performance for the Baltimore Colts – 1971 • Participation in the Afro- American Day Parade –New York City, 1974

• A performance for the arrival of President Jimmy Carter, 1976 • Participation in the RJR Rodeo Parade • Participation in the parade for the new Masonic Lodge, Winston-Salem In 1972 Winston-Salem State College became known as WinstonSalem State University. The notoriety of the band program excelled during Dr. Tanner’s career and the WSSU band became nationally recognized as one of the best instrumental ensembles in the country. The program changed hands several times after Dr. Tanner relinquished the position. The most notable change occurred in 1994 when Mr. Emory Jones became the band master. Mr. Jones, a 1971 graduate of WSSU, devoted ten untiring years to the WSSU band program. In his honor, The Emory Jones Endowed Scholarship in Music has been established. The Winston-Salem State University Band is now under the direction of Dr. Michael Magruder. His no-nonsense approach to the band and primarily to the sound philosophy of the band has transformed the entire instrumental band program at WSSU. In the four years under Dr. Magruder the band program has continued moving forward. A quality sound along with a comprehensive musical philosophy has seen the WSSU band continue to grow and develop. The change has been significant however future endeavors will undoubtedly be witness to the greatness which is yet to come.

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• The pride of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference are the Winston-Salem State University cheerleaders, one of the finest competitive cheerleading squads in the nation.

Cheerleading Championships. The effort marked the second straight season that a Lady Ram took home individual honors at the MEAC Cheerleading Championship.

• WSSU Red Team cheerleaders lead the crowds at all WSSU football and men’s basketball games while the WSSU White Team cheerleaders entertain the masses and create a highly charged atmosphere at all WSSU women’s basketball contests.

• On March 18, 2008, the Lady Rams made its first appearance in an official meet since the transition to NCAA Division I at the 2008 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Cheerleading Championship in Raleigh, North Carolina.

• The Lady Rams took second place in the All-Girl Division of the 2008 MEAC Cheerleading Championship. Lady Rams Jeannette Wallace and Deanna Wala both took home All-Star honors. Wallace took first place in the All-Star Division while Wala finished second.

• Former Lady Ram cheerleader Cherrelle Smith was one of three WSSU student-athletes to earn the 2008 Chancellor’s Cup for holding a 4.0 grade-point average.

• The Winston-Salem State University cheerleading squads continued to make history on March 14, 2009 with a dynamic performance at the 2009 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Cheerleading Championship where they captured third-place team honors.

Alma Mater: As we go forth from Old State U., A song of love we sing to thee And praises to thy memory Of days at State University Thy sons and daughters bring thee fame Through knowledge which we here have gained Exultingly we praise thy name, Oh Winston-Salem State University As we go forth from Old State U., Good leaders we will always be And stand for all humanity As you have taught us State University In all we do we shall proclaim To all the world the enduring fame As we go forth we praise thy name Oh Winston-Salem State University Words and Music by Noah F. Ryder Arrangement by D.S. Burk

• March 14, 2009 was historic not only in team competition but individually as WSSU sophomore cheerleader Regan Hales placed second overall in the All-Star Division of the 2009 MEAC

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OFFICIAL 2009-10 The Winston-Salem State University Rams seem to play a rivalry game every time they take to the court as conference play in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference is a heated affair, no matter the opponent. However, there are some rivalries that run deeper than others with none greater than the pair of in-state rivalries that pit the Rams versus the Aggies of North Carolina A&T and the Eagles of North Carolina Central.

Rams vs. Aggies The long-standing rivalry between the Rams and the Aggies is a bitter one that dates back to the two teams’ first meeting in 1947. The Rams’ transition to NCAA Division I has welcomed a renewal of the rivalry that had taken a 10-year hiatus from 1998 until 2008.

• WSSU and N.C. A&T are separated by only 31 miles of Interstate 40 as the Rams call Winston-Salem home while the Aggies’ campus is in Greensboro.

• The two teams have met twice every season for nearly the entire history of both programs. With the Rams’ transition to NCAA Division I play and membership in the MEAC, the rivalry is renewed with a pair of conference matchups between the two schools each season.

• The Rams vs. Aggies rivalry dates back to a time when both institutions were members of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA).

• North Carolina A&T and WSSU met twice last season with the Aggies earning victories in both contests with each game being sold out well in advance of game day

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Rams vs. Eagles WSSU and North Carolina Central have a storied rivalry that dates back to the 1945 season. Since then, the two teams have continued a rivalry that has seen the two teams meet every season except for four in the history of the two programs. The Rams versus Eagles rivalry is second only to WSSU’s rivalry with N.C. A&T.

• WSSU and North Carolina Central are separated by only 87 miles of Interstate 40 as the campus of NCCU is located in Durham, N.C.

• The Rams and Eagles, both former members of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), have multiple conference championships, and both schools have earned NCAA National Championships in men’s basketball.

• The two teams met at the 2009 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship tournament in the MEAC Tournament Bonus Game on Championship Saturday.

• The Eagles may very well be the Rams’ most intense rival on the basketball court with each program boasting legendary former head coaches who are enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

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On August 8, 2008, Winston-Salem State Ram forward Darrell Wonge became the second former WSSU student-athlete to sign a professional contract during the summer of 2008 when he signed a contract to play basketball for the Tsusho Toyota Eagles in Nagoya, Japan. “I’m just happy that I got the opportunity to live out my dream of playing professional basketball,” Wonge said. “It was nerve-wracking at first especially after a number of other opportunities fell through, but I’m very grateful for the opportunity that I’ve received.” A 6-6, 210-pound forward, Wonge was noticed at a player’s showcase where dozens of players from both major and mid-major schools displayed their skills for a number of professional teams. The Fighting Eagles compete in the JBL2 League where the team recorded a 14-2 record during the 2007-08 season. During his career, Wonge totaled 845 points at Winston-Salem State with 408 career rebounds. Wonge enjoyed a breakthrough season as a senior when he averaged a career-best 10.7 points per game and pulled in a career-high 150 rebounds for the season. A versatile player, Wonge also dished out 89 career assists and tallied 74 career steals. Wonge is the second former Ram to sign a professional sports contract in as many months with former WSSU defensive end William Hayes signing with the Tennessee Titans in July. Wonge departed for Japan on September 1, 2008 and turned in a stellar first professional season. He capped his season in the JBL2 League by moving on to Ecuador to play professionally after the completion of the Japanese league season. Wonge welcomed the services of former teammate Jamal Durham in the summer of 2009 and now both Wonge and Durham are continuing their professional basketball careers in Ecuador. Both players capped stellar WSSU basketball careers with bachelors degrees in their chosen field and now are pursuing their dreams of playing professional basketball.

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Vernon Earl “The Pearl” Monroe rose to prominence playing basketball at Winston-Salem State University, a college career that he parlayed into a successful 13-year career in the National Basketball Association. Under the coaching of legendary Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame coach Clarence “Big House” Gaines, Monroe averaged 7.1 points per game his freshman year, 23.2 points per game as a sophomore, 29.8 points per game as a junior and 41.5 points per game his senior year en route to becoming the Rams’ all-time leading scorer with 2,935 total points. In 1967, he earned NCAA College Division Player of the Year honors and led the Rams to the NCAA College Division Championship.

• H is high school teammates at John Bartram High School called

him “Thomas Edison” because of the many moves he invented. His nicknames include “Earl the Pearl”, “Black Magic”, and his Philadelphia nickname, “Black Jesus”.

• Earned an NBA Championship in 1973 as a member of the New York Knicks

• Was named an NBA All-Star four times (1969, 1971, 1975, 1977)

• A two-time All-America selection for the Rams

• Named to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1990

• Led WSSU to the 1967 NCAA National Championship

• Was named to the NBA’s 50th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1996

• Was the second pick overall in the 1967 NBA Draft where he was

• Is credited as the inventor of the “spin move”

selected by the Baltimore Bullets

• N amed the 1968 NBA Rookie of the Year

• Was a feature in, and co-producer of, BLACK MAGIC, an ESPN original production.

• Named to the 1969 All-NBA First Team

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Clarence “Big House” Gaines was a national coaching legend at Winston-Salem State University where he led the Rams to 18 20win seasons and guided WSSU to eight Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) titles. In 1967, he led WSSU to a 31-1 record and coached the Rams, and future NBA star, Earl “The Pearl” Monroe, to an NCAA Championship, making the Rams the first basketball program from a historically black college or university to capture an NCAA national championship. Gaines was named the CIAA’s coach of the year a record five times during his 47-year coaching career at WSSU. Over the span of those 47 seasons, Gaines compiled an overall record of 828-447, good enough to place him sixth in wins in NCAA history behind Bob Knight (Texas Tech, Indiana and Army), Dean Smith (North Carolina), Adolph Rupp (Kentucky), Mike Kryzewski (Army and Duke) and Jim Phelan (Mount Saint Mary’s). He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1982. Coach Gaines, the history-making coach, athletic administrator, mentor and friend passed away on April 18, 2005 at the age of 81 and has been missed by the WSSU family every day since.

• Clarence “Big House” Gaines is the sixth-winningest NCAA basketball coach of all-time.

• Coach Gaines is the winningest African-American NCAA basketball coach of all time.

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Cleo Hill

1. Bob Knight (Army, Indiana, Texas Tech) – 902 victories

Former WSSU & NBA Star “He was a like a father to so many, and if you had a problem you could go to him, and he helped you out,” Hill said. “And he even helped you out after you were done playing there. He helped all of us as student athletes - athletically, academically and socially.”

2. Dean Smith (North Carolina) - 879 victories 3. Adolph Rupp (Kentucky) - 876 victories 4. Mike Kryzewski (Army, Duke) – 833 victories 5. Jim Phelan (Mt. St. Mary’s) - 830 victories 6. Clarence “Big House” Gaines (WSSU) - 828 victories

• Led the Rams to the 1967 NCAA Basketball National

Championship

• Guided WSSU to eight conference basketball

championships (CIAA)

• Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of

Fame in 1982

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Earl “The Pearl” Monroe Former WSSU & NBA Star “He was Winston-Salem as far as all of us are concerned,” Monroe said from New York, where he starred for the Knicks in the 1970s. “He was somebody who never left Winston, and his heart was in Winston-Salem and with that university. Coach’s legacy will be more about how he helped create men and women while they were at Winston-Salem State. Coach knew that we all needed to get our diplomas so we could have careers outside of basketball. What I will remember most is that we were so close and played so well together - it’s something that I’ve never had on a team before or since.”

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The Winston-Salem State University Rams have a long-standing history of athletic excellence, garnering awards and athletic achievement at both the Conference and National levels. This excellence is most prominent in men’s basketball where they earned WSSU’s only national championship as head coach Clarence “Big House” Gaines and the legendary Earl “The Pearl” Monroe led the Rams to the 1967 National Championship.

• The Rams finished the 1967 season with only one loss as WSSU recorded an impressive 31-1 record.

• The MVP of the NCAA’s College Division Finals, Monroe

• The Rams defeated three ranked teams in the NCAA

• Playing for legendary head coach Clarence “Big House” Gaines, the 1967 National Championship marks the only team title in WSSU history.

Tournament to capture the title as WSSU defeated #6 Akron, #2 Kentucky Wesleyan and #5 Southwest Missouri.

was named to the All-Tournament Team.

• Earl Monroe led the Rams in scoring in the tournament with scoring outputs of 34, 49, 29, 23 and 40 points.

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One of the finest basketball players in the long and storied tradition of the Rams, Cleo Hill averaged 25.4 points during four seasons (1958-61) for Winston-Salem Teachers’ College (now Winston Salem State University). Hill broke North Carolina College (now North Carolina Central) Sam Jones’ CIAA scoring record by scoring 2,488 career points. Clarence “Big House” Gaines spoke of Hill highly, saying “When you think about an artist, you think about someone who has mastered the fundamental skills of their craft and their creativity puts him on another level. Cleo was a true artist” Hill led Winston Salem Teachers College to the CIAA title his senior year scoring 26.7 points per outing. After a phenomenal college career Hill was the 1961 1st round pick (8th) of the St Louis Hawks. Hill was only the fifth African-American from a historically black college and university to be taken in the first round of an NBA draft. In Hill’s first NBA season he averaged 10.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists. In his second season Hill averaged 4.1 points and 2.4 rebounds before being released. Following his NBA career Hill went on to become a successful head coach at Essex County College in Newark, New Jersey.

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Ken Spencer

Murray Garvin

Tim Wells

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Associate Head Coach

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The WSSU Athletics Game Plan… “A game plan for life” The WSSU Athletics Game Plan provides developmental opportunities in the following areas:

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Winston-Salem State University student-athletes are not only prepared for competition on their chosen fields of play, they are prepared to succeed in the game of life. The WSSU Athletics Game Plan prepares the Rams’ and Lady Rams’ 300-plus student-athletes for success not only in athletics and academics, but in life skills and preparation for the future. The WSSU Athletics Game Plan prepares WSSU student-athletes

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Academic Development Athletic Development Career Development Graduate School Preparation • Community Involvement

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Leadership Development Financial Education Personal Development Health and Wellness Family-Oriented Lifestyle

for the challenges and opportunities beyond the playing field. Through various personal, professional and leadership development programs, WSSU student-athletes are made ready for life after athletics. Under the direction of a caring WSSU Athletic Department staff in cooperation with the NCAA, the WSSU Athletics Game Plan expands studentathletes’ horizons in ways that they may have never thought possible.

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MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), a NCAA Division I Conference, is in its 39th year of operation heading into the 2009-2010 academic school year. Housed in the Armada Hoffler Tower at Town Center of Virginia Beach,Virginia, the MEAC is made up of 12 outstanding, historically black institutions across the Atlantic coastline: Bethune-Cookman University, Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Florida A&M University, Hampton University, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina A&T State University, South Carolina State University and Winston-Salem State University. MEAC STAFF Raynoid Dedeaux, Director of Championships Sonja O. Stills, Assistant Commissioner for Administration & Compliance/SWA Patricia L. Porter, Director of Media Relations Jonathan Gattis, II, Director of Finance Julius Small, Director of Corporate Partnerships/ Marketing Sahar Abdul-Rashid, Assistant Director of Media Relations Shamaree Brown, Assistant Director of Compliance/ Championships John Porter, Coordinator of Baseball Umpires Carl Blair, Coordinator of Softball Umpires Larry Rose, Supervisor of Basketball Officials (Men) Dwight Barbee, Supervisor of Basketball Officials (Women) Dan Evan, Supervisor of Football Officials Terria Galvez, Receptionist MEAC COMMISSIONERS Dr. Dennis E. Thomas

2002 - present

Brenda H. McCoy (Interim)

1996 & 2002

Charles S. Harris

1996 - 2002

Kenneth A. Free*

1978 - 1996

Dr. James Young (Part-time)

1975 - 1978

Earl Mason (Part-time)

1974 - 1975

Dr. Leroy Walker (Part-time)

1971 - 1974

*First full-time MEAC Commissioner MEAC SPONSORED SPORTS Women’s Sports

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Basketball

Baseball

Bowling

Basketball

Cross Country

Indoor Track & Field

Football

Outdoor Track & Field

Indoor Track & Field

Softball

Outdoor Track & Field

Tennis

Volleyball

HISTORY In 1969, a bold ad hoc group of innovators long associated with intercollegiate athletics met in Durham, N.C., to discuss the feasibility of organizing a new conference. Dissected from these discussions, a steering and planning committee was formed to fully investigate the idea, present a detailed report with recommendations to interested collegiate institutions, and then construct a workshop to outline proposals. After adopting a program, seven institutions (Delaware State College, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina Central University and South Carolina State College) agreed to become the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Its major objective was to establish, organize and supervise an intercollegiate athletic program among a compact group of educational institutions of high academic standards and with a sound philosophy of co-curricular activities. The conference was confirmed in 1970, kicking off its first season of competition in football in 1971. In 1978, a milestone was reached when the MEAC selected Kenneth A. Free to be its first full-time commissioner. He had been preceded by three interim (part-time) commissioners: Dr. Leroy Walker (1971-74); who later had the distinction of serving as the President of the United States Olympic Committee, the late Earl Mason (1974-75) and the late Dr. James Young (1975-78). Kenneth A. Free served the conference for 18 years before stepping down in 1995. In 1996, Charles S. Harris was named commissioner and served in the capacity until April 2002. Longtime MEAC

administrator Brenda H. McCoy served two stints as Interim Commissioner, one in 1996 and again in 2002. On September 1, 2002, Dr. Dennis E. Thomas was named the commissioner and has served in the position for six years. The leagues’ first expansion occurred in October 1979 when Bethune-Cookman College and Florida A&M University were voted into the MEAC as new members. Original members Morgan State, North Carolina Central and Maryland Eastern Shore withdrew from the conference at the end of the 1979 fiscal year. Maryland Eastern Shore was readmitted in 1981 and Morgan State returned in 1984. Florida A&M opted to resign in 1984, but was readmitted in 1986. Coppin State College was granted admittance in 1985, becoming the ninth member institution. The MEAC expanded again in the 90’s with the inclusion of Hampton University (1995) and Norfolk State University (1997). The final expansion occurred in 2007, with the addition of Winston-Salem State University. On June 8, 1980, the MEAC was classified as a Division I conference by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The following month the MEAC received an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. Currently, the league has automatic qualifying bids for NCAA postseason play in baseball (since 1994), men’s basketball (since 1981), women’s basketball (since 1982), football (since 1996), softball (since 1995), men and women’s tennis (since 1998), and volleyball (since 1994).

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SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS The MEAC has enjoyed great athletic success over the years. In 2008, Maryland Eastern Shore defeated Arkansas State, 4-2 to win the NCAA Women’s Bowling National Championship, the first in conference and school history. Lady Hawks’ head coach Sharon Brummell became the first female head coach to win a NCAA bowling title. In men’s basketball, Morgan State won the 1974 NCAA College Division II National Championship. The 1981 tournament champion Howard Bison became the first MEAC team to play in the NCAA Division I Basketball Championship. MEAC tournament runners-up North Carolina A&T was invited to play in the National Invitational Tournament (NIT) during the same season. Coppin State and Hampton also made history in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament with first-round victories. The No. 15 seeded Coppin State defeated No. 2 South Carolina in 1997 and No. 15 seeded Hampton defeated No. 2 Iowa State in 2001. Both victories ranked among the Top 10 greatest tournament upsets of all-time by ESPN’s SportsCenter. In women’s basketball, South Carolina State won the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) Division II National Championship in 1979. In 1982, Howard became the first MEAC women’s team to participate in the NCAA Division I Basketball Championships. South Carolina State earned the berth in 1983 and became the first MEAC team, men or women, to win a first-round game in the NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament. Coppin State, winners of back-to back conference tournaments in 2005 and 2006, earned a berth to the 2007 WNIT. The Lady Eagles defeated Saint Joseph’s in the first round to earn their first Division I postseason victory. In football, prior to the establishment of Division I-AA competition, the MEAC football champion played in the Gold Bowl held in Richmond,Va., which matched them against the champion of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA). South Carolina State represented the MEAC in 1977 and 1978, winning both outings over Winston-Salem State and Norfolk State respectively. South Carolina State won MEAC football titles in 1981 and 1982 and reached the second round of the I-AA championships both years. In addition to NCAA post-season play, MEAC football teams have appeared in NCAA sanctioned bowl-games. The MEAC was also instrumental in constructing the Freedom Bowl All-Star Classic and the Heritage Bowl.

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In outdoor track and field, North Carolina Central won the first three MEAC outdoor track and field titles and finished fourth in the 1974 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. North Carolina Central’s Larry Black was a member of the 1972 Olympic 400-meter relay team that won the gold medal and the silver medal in the 200-meter dash. MEAC women began outdoor track and field conference competition in 1980. Two years later, South Carolina State won the AIAW Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championship (1982). The MEAC initiated cross country and indoor track and field in 1981. Tennis and golf returned as MEAC-governed sports in 1981 after a five-year hiatus. Golf was discontinued after the 1982 championships. In wrestling, Morgan State won 13 of the 24 conference championships. Individual wrestling champions were granted automatic entry into the NCAA championships in 1986. The MEAC discontinued wrestling as a conference-governed championship in 1995. Baseball (discontinued following the 1977 season) along with women’s volleyball were added as MEAC-governed sports in 1983. Women’s softball became a MEAC sanctioned sport in 1992. In 2003, Florida A&M became the first MEAC school to win a volleyball match in the NCAA Championship, with a first-round win over Winthrop. In 2004, the Lady Rattlers became the first HBCU team ranked in the Top 25 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) national poll. In softball, Bethune-Cookman earned the league’s first-ever atlarge bid to the NCAA Softball Championship in 2005. The Lady Wildcats defeated Florida, Central Florida and South Florida in the Florida Regional to become the first MEAC school to win a NCAA Division I Softball Regional. Bethune-Cookman ended the 2005 season with the leagues’ first-ever rankings in the final softball polls, reaching No. 18 in the NFCA/USA Today Coaches poll and No. 23 in the USA Softball/ESPN.com Poll.

• MEAC football has produced many NFL and professional football greats, including ten pro football Hall of Famers: Marion Motley (1968), Roosevelt Brown (1975), Len Ford (1976), David “Deacon” Jones (1980), Willie Lanier (1986), Art Shell (1989), Larry Little (1993), Leroy Kelly (1994), Elvin Bethea (2003), and Harry Carson (2006). Currently there are over 32 former MEAC football players on NFL rosters.

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TeamS of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Bethune-Cookman University Wildcats Nestled in the heart of Daytona Beach, Florida, the 70-acre campus of Bethune-Cookman University is home to a diverse student body of over 3,000. The main campus, with 35 buildings spanning over 70 acres of land, is situated on Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Boulevard bounded by George W. Engram Boulevard and Lincoln Streets, International Speedway, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevards. Founded by Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune in 1904, the college is a historically-black, United Methodist Church-related, liberal arts, careeroriented, co-educational, and residential institution offering bachelor of arts and bachelor of science degrees in 37 major areas through six academic divisions: business, education, humanities, nursing, science/mathematics, and social sciences. Sports sponsored: baseball, basketball, bowling, cross-country, football, golf, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, tennis, and volleyball. Coppin State University Eagles Coppin State University is located in a residential neighborhood on the west side of Baltimore, Maryland. The 45-acre campus is 15 minutes from the Inner Harbor and within 20 minutes from most other parts of the city. Founded in 1900 and named after the late Fanny Jackson Coppin, Coppin State is a public, urban, liberal arts college with an enrollment of 4,104 students, offering bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, and master’s degrees in arts and science, education, humanities, mathematics, nursing, social sciences, and sports management. Sports sponsored: baseball, basketball, bowling, cross-country, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, tennis, softball, and volleyball. Delaware State University Hornets Delaware State University is a 400-acre pedestrian complex located in North Dover, Delaware on the corner of U.S. 13 and College Road. Founded in 1891, Delaware State is a public, progressive, comprehensive, 1890 land-grant institution, offering bachelor

of arts and bachelor of science degrees in 67 undergraduate majors, 18 graduate majors, and two doctoral programs to 3,534 students through: agriculture and related sciences, mathematics, natural sciences, technology, education and sports sciences, humanities, social sciences, health, and public policy and management.

serves 6,152 students. The university offers 45 undergraduate programs, 14 master’s programs and four doctoral degree programs through seven divisions: business, engineering and technology, liberal arts and education, journalism and communications, nursing, pharmacy and science, and the College of Continuing Education.

Sports sponsored: baseball, basketball, bowling, cross-country, football, track and field, tennis, softball, soccer, volleyball, wrestling, and equestrian.

Sports sponsored: basketball, bowling, crosscountry, football, golf, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, sailing, softball, and volleyball.

Florida A&M University Rattlers

Howard University Bison

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is a four-year, public, co-educational, and fully accredited institution of higher learning. The main campus is comprised of 131 buildings spread over 419 acres located on the highest of seven hills in Tallahassee, the capital of the state of Florida.

Howard University, located in the heart of urban northwest Washington, D.C., has produced more African-Americans with advanced degrees than any other institution in the world. Founded in 1867, the main campus is spread over 89-acres with separate campuses for the School of Law and the School of Divinity.

The enrollment population consists primarily of undergraduates. The university offers 62 bachelor’s degrees in 103 majors/tracks, with 36 master’s degrees with 56 majors/tracks being offered within 11 of the university’s 13 schools and colleges: allied health sciences, architecture, arts and sciences, business, education, engineering, journalism and graphic arts, communications, nursing, pharmacy, and public health. Two professional degrees and eleven Ph.D. degree programs are offered to an enrollment of 8,974 students.

Howard consists of 12 schools and colleges offering degrees in: allied health sciences, business, communications, architecture, engineering, computer sciences, the natural sciences, pharmacy, nursing, medicine, dentistry, divinity, law, the arts, social work, and education.

Sports sponsored: baseball, basketball, bowling, cross-country, football, golf, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, softball, swimming, tennis, and volleyball. Hampton University Pirates

Resting on the banks of the Hampton River, Hampton University is a beautiful 285-acre waterfront campus located in southeastern Virginia. The university is located near the Chesapeake Bay, 20 minutes from Norfolk, 15 minutes from Newport News, and 25 minutes from Williamsburg. Founded in 1868 by General Samuel Chapman Armstrong, Hampton is a four-year, private, independent, co-educational institution that

Sports sponsored: basketball, bowling, crosscountry, football, indoor track and field, lacrosse, outdoor track and field, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, volleyball, and wrestling. University of Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks The University of Maryland-Eastern Shore is located in the small town of Princess Anne on the eastern shore of the state of Maryland. The campus is located 13 miles south of the town of Salisbury which provides shopping and recreational facilities. The quiet community environment is excellent for learning, yet it is only three hours by car from the abundant cultural and recreational facilities of Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Virginia Beach. Founded in 1886, UMES is a land-grant, historically black university which awards Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in African-American studies, accounting, agriculture, airway Science, art, biology, business administration, special education, English, hotel

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TeamS of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference restaurant management, and physical therapy. Sports sponsored: baseball, basketball, bowling, cross-country, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, softball, tennis, and volleyball. Morgan State University Bears Known as “Maryland’s Public Urban University,” Morgan State University is a co-educational institution strategically located in the picturesque northeastern section of Baltimore, Maryland. The campus covers an area of more than 143 acres and is surrounded by rapidly growing residential communities. Morgan State was founded in 1867 with the mission to train men for the ministry. Today, the public university offers degrees in business, engineering, education, social work, hospitality management and arts and sciences. Sports sponsored: basketball, bowling, crosscountry, football, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, softball, tennis, and volleyball. Norfolk State University Spartans Norfolk State University is an urban, four-year, co-educational institution. The 134-acre campus is located in the Tidewater area of Norfolk,Virginia, surrounded by Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Hampton, and Newport News – all rich in culture, recreation and human resources. The Tidewater area serves as a hub for the United States Army, Air Force and Navy. Founded in 1935, Norfolk State University has an enrollment of over 6,300 students and offers 39 baccalaureate degrees, 16 master’s degrees, and two doctoral programs in business, education, liberal arts, sciences and technology, social work, and graduate studies. Sports sponsored: baseball, basketball, bowling, cross-country, football, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, softball, tennis, and volleyball. North Carolina A&T State University Aggies The North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is a comprehensive, land-grant

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institution spread out over 188 acres at the center of the Piedmont region near downtown Greensboro, North Carolina. Founded in 1891, A&T was temporarily located in Raleigh, N.C. until it moved to Greensboro in 1893. N.C. A&T offers degrees at the baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral levels from two programs and six schools: arts and sciences, engineering, agriculture, business and economics, education, nursing, technology, and graduate studies. Sports sponsored: baseball, basketball, bowling, cross-country, football, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, softball, swimming, tennis, and volleyball. South Carolina State University Bulldogs South Carolina State University is a four-year, public, co-educational institution located in Orangeburg, South Carolina. More than 60 buildings sprawl across the 160-acre campus with an enrollment of over 4,700 students.

in growing fields such as health sciences, information technology, financial services, and teacher education offer the flexibility to accommodate diverse life situations of both traditional and non-traditional students ranging from recent high-school graduates to working adults. The university’s curriculum also prepares all students to use the latest technologies as powerful tools for continuous learning, career advancement, and personal enrichment. Beyond technical skills, the WSSU educational experience inspires individual commitment to community service through classroom and field experiences that develop civic leadership and prepare students to make lifetime contributions to society. Sports Sponsored: basketball, bowling, crosscountry, football, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, softball, tennis, volleyball, and golf.

Founded in 1896, South Carolina State University offers 60 baccalaureate programs in applied professional sciences, biology, education, business, engineering and technology, arts, and humanities. The University is one of the two schools in the state of South Carolina to offer master’s degrees in speech-language pathology. Sports sponsored: basketball, bowling, crosscountry, football, golf, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, soccer, softball, tennis, and volleyball. Winston-Salem State University Rams Winston-Salem State University (WSSU), founded in 1892, is one of 16 constituent institutions of the University of North Carolina. The university occupies a 110-acre campus and enrolls a diverse student population of over 6,400 students, offering bachelor’s degrees in more than 40 majors and 10 master’s degrees. WSSU employs 400 full-time faculty and more than 800 full-time staff and is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Winston-Salem State University is a premier public institution that develops the skills and values students need to contribute to and succeed in the changing economy of the 21st Century. Its world-class degree programs

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Winston-Salem State University was founded as the Slater Industrial Academy on September 28, 1892. It began in a one-room frame structure with 25 pupils and one teacher. In 1895, the school was recognized by the state of North Carolina, and in 1897 it was chartered by the Slater Industrial and State Normal School. From the beginning, the school has insisted upon the vital importance of elementary school teachers in building an improved citizenship. Emphasis has, therefore, constantly been placed upon the quality and quantity of training for these teachers. In 1925, the General Assembly of North Carolina recognized the school’s leadership in this field and granted the school a new charter, extending its curriculum above high school. The school changed its name to Winston-Salem Teachers College and empowered it, under the authority of the State Board of Education, to confer appropriate degrees. Winston-Salem Teachers College thus became the first Negro institution in the nation to grant degrees for teaching in the elementary grades.

State College. A statute designating WinstonSalem Teachers College as Winston-Salem State University received legislative approval in 1969. On October 30, 1971, the General Assembly reorganized higher education in North Carolina, and on July 1, 1972, WinstonSalem State University (WSSU) became one of 16 constituent institutions of The University of North Carolina, subject to the control of the Board of Governors.

now enrolls more than 6,400 students, offers bachelor’s degrees in more than 40 academic majors, master’s degrees in 10 programs, and employs 400 full-time faculty and more than 800 staff members. It is accredited by the Commission on College of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. WSSU has a diverse student population with increasing enrollment of non-traditional and part-time students.

Winston-Salem State University is located on 110 acres in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, a city of over 190,000 residents. This thriving Twin City is part of the Piedmont Triad, which encompasses the neighboring cities of Greensboro and High Point. The Triad is one of the most heavily populated and fastest growing metropolitan areas between Washington, D.C. and Atlanta, GA (U.S. Census Statistical Information).

On March 5, 1998 the University’s “Strategic Framework for Change” was unveiled to the Board of Trustees and the Winston-Salem community. The document provides the context for transforming today’s Winston-Salem State University into one of the region’s finest public undergraduate institutions. Nursing at WinstonSalem State University offers a global health curriculum and international student and faculty exchange. Gottenburg’s University in Sweden, the Nightingale Institute at King’s College in London, the University of Ulster in Northern Ireland, Waterford Regional Technical College in Southern Ireland, and WSSU are all partners in this exciting venture.

In 1957, the North Carolina General Assembly revised the charter of the college and authorized the expansion of the curriculum to include secondary education and any other specific types of training as directed and determined by the State Board of Higher Education.

Winston-Salem State University is rapidly changing its “well-kept secret” status. The University has been ranked by U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Colleges and Universities” publication as one of the best public liberal arts colleges in the south for the last nine years (2001-09). WSSU is perhaps best defined by part of the University’s mission statement which reads: “Excellent academic programs with a strong liberal arts foundation will be offered within a learning culture which exemplifies excellence in teaching and scholarship; emphasizes faculty-student interaction; promotes lifelong learning; and prepares individuals for leadership and service in the global society.”

The North Carolina General Assembly of 1963 authorized the changing of the name of Winston-Teachers College to Winston-Salem

The present day Winston-Salem State University has come a long way from its humble beginnings as Slater Industrial Academy in 1892. WSSU

The Nursing School was established in 1953, awarding graduates the degree of Bachelor of Science. The basic nursing program covers four years of study with equal emphasis on academic and professional education.

The pass rate for Winston-Salem State University nursing graduates on the state board examination is above 90 percent, one of the highest in the state of North Carolina and the highest among historically black colleges and universities nationally. During the summer of 1997, a team of scientists and students were lauded for the early detection of breast cancer. The project was conducted in collaboration with researchers at the University of Helsinki in Finland. WSSU also leverages partnerships with Duke University, Wake Forest University School of Medicine and National

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THE ONE ROOM SCHOOL HOUSE IS NOW • The sole public liberal arts university in the Winston-Salem area. •

community of scholars with one-fourth of the 2009 graduating class A receiving cum laude honors.

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university that enrolls more than 6,400 students pursuing more than 40 A undergraduate courses of study and 10 master’s programs.

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source for scholarship opportunities through internships, continuing A education, professional development, community involvement, and life-long education.

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major employer, providing nearly 2,500 jobs and generating approxiA mately $80 million in income, $50 million in retail sales, and $10 million in state and local taxes.

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n institution recognized by the John Templeton Foundation for the comA mitment to encouraging spiritual growth and moral values.

• A campus of champions with 10 men’s basketball conference championships, one NCAA basketball national championship (1967), eight conference football titles and numerous post-season appearances. • O ne of U.S. News and World Report’s top public liberal arts colleges in the South for nine straight years. •

University of Singapore to expand research opportunities and curricula for students and faculty. WSSU’s GAMMA Center for computer graphics, animation and multimedia applications received national recognition in the 1998 edition of Animation Magazine’s Guide to Schools and Recruitment. In the 1990’s, Fortune 500 corporations increasingly recruited business, economics, and accounting graduates. Recently, the University’s student chapter of the National Association of Black Accountants was recognized in the national competition at the Association’s annual meeting. Sport Management at WSSU is one of the top undergraduate programs of its kind in the country and is seeking wider accreditation by the North American Society for Sport Management and the National Association for Sport and Physical Education. Therapeutic Recreation and Physical Education for Mature Adults at WSSU and across the nation are among the fastest growing health-related curricula. Only a handful of colleges and universities offer bachelors degrees in these disciplines, and even fewer are accredited by related professional organizations. WSSU is the only four-year university in the country and the only Historically Black College and University to offer a Bachelor of Science degree program in Motorsport Management; a unique opportunity for students to “learn the business, and grow the sport.” With plenty of opportunities for hands-on experience throughout the curriculum, studies within this major will prepare students for entry-level positions in motorsport operations, motorsport marketing, and event planning. WSSU has built great relationships with many racing venues and a required internship in the motorsports field provides students with experiential learning and serves as an avenue for enhanced career placement. Winston-Salem State’s Diggs Gallery is a cultural meeting place where art is the common language for a wide range of campus and community discussions. Founded by James Gordon Haines in 1990, the gallery is

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public, master’s level, co-educational, constituent institution of the A University of North Carolina system with a 16:1 student-to-faculty ratio

committed to exhibiting African and African-American visual arts and is highly regarded by the art community as one of the area’s premiere galleries. Winston-Salem State University students, faculty, and administrators truly embody the University motto…”Enter to Learn, Depart to Serve.” UNIVERSITY MISSION STATEMENT Winston-Salem State University is a public university whose primary mission is to offer high quality educational programs at the baccalaureate level for a diverse student population. Master’s level programs for professional study are also available from the university and through inter-institutional agreements. While the primary focus is on teaching and learning, the university encourages scholarship and creative activities by faculty and students, and engages in mutually beneficial relationships with a global community in ways that complement its educational mission. The university is strategically positioned to provide unique opportunities for students through four centers of academic excellence in health services, teaching and learning, science and technology, and financial services. The instructional program comprises three components— general education, specialized education, and lifelong learning. General education provides for all students the academic foundations and cultural experiences essential to a liberal arts education. Specialized education provides students with the experiences necessary to master an academic discipline in preparation for employment and/or graduate and professional programs, including master’s degree programs offered at WSSU. Through the Division of Lifelong Learning, traditional and non-traditional students have opportunities for continuing education, distance learning, and summer programs that provide coursework for professional and/or personal enrichment.

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Directions Highway 52 to Stadium Drive; turn right on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. (The Main Entrance to campus is on the left) From East or West via I-40: I-40 to Winston-Salem to Hwy 52 North; exit Stadium Drive; turn left onto Stadium Drive; turn right on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. (The Main Entrance to campus is on the left) From East or West via Business I-40: I-40 to Winston-Salem to Hwy 52 South; exit Stadium Drive; turn left onto Stadium Drive; turn right on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. (The Main Entrance to campus is on the left.)

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Distance from Winston-Salem The Beach The Mountains Atlanta Chapel Hill Charlotte Durham Greensboro Raleigh Washington D.C.

Winston-Salem, North Carolina is home to Winston-Salem State University. Located in northwest North Carolina, Winston-Salem is situated in the vibrant Piedmont Triad area which is considered one of the best places to live in the country. A short road trip will take you to Greensboro, High Point, Raleigh or Charlotte. The beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains are to the west and the sunny warm-water beaches of the Atlantic Coast are to the east. The following are a few brief facts and points of information on the city of Winston-Salem, NC. (All information courtesy of the Winston-Salem Convention and Visitors Bureau). •

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rts: The “City of the Arts,” with the nation’s first arts council. A North Carolina School of the Arts, first nationally in per capita contributions to the arts, National Black Theatre Festival, Piedmont Opera Theater, Winston-Salem Symphony, Stevens Center for Performing Arts, and Sawtooth Center for Visual Arts. ttractions: Old Salem, Tanglewood Park, Historic Bethabara A Park, SciWorks, Körner’s Folly, Westbend Vineyards, Whitaker Park Manufacturing Center, and the Piedmont Craftsmen Gallery. useums: Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art M (SECCA), Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA), Reynolda House, Museum of American Art, Diggs Gallery, Delta Arts Center, The Children’s Museum at Old Salem, The Toy Museum at Old Salem, and the Museum of Anthropology. istory: Rich Moravian ancestry, and Strong African-American H heritage.

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Technology: Biotechnology, medicine, medical research, Piedmont Triad Research Park, WinstonNet, Idealliance, and two technology-focused venture capital funds.

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Education: Winston-Salem State University, Wake Forest University, Salem Academy and College, North Carolina School of the Arts, Piedmont Baptist College and Forsyth Technical Community College.

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Entertainment: Alive After Five, BellSouth Jazz & Blues, Summer on Trade, POP Festival, The Texas Pete “Twin City Ribfest, Fiddle & Bow Society, Ziggy’s, Unique Upstairs, The Garage, Louie Blue’s, Foothills Brewery, and First Street Draft House. Winston-Salem Dash Class-A minor league baseball.

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Career opportunities: Fifth among big cities, according to National Business Employment Weekly. Entrepreneur Magazine ranks the Triad as one of the top five large metropolitan areas for small business in the country.

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Low cost of living: Lowest metropolitan-area cost of living in North Carolina, according to the American Chamber of Commerce Researchers Association.

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High quality of life: Top 20 in the nation, according to Business Development Outlook magazine.

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Proximity: Less than 90 minutes from Raleigh and Charlotte, halfway between Atlanta and Washington, D.C., two hours from the mountains, four hours from the ocean, 15 minutes from one end of town to the other in a city of just over 190,000 people.

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MORE ABOUT WINSTON-SALEM Although Winston-Salem was incorporated by merger in 1913, the community dates back to 1716, when members of the Moravian Church established Salem as the congregational town Wachovia acquired for the use of its settlers. The Moravians’ vision of creating a self-sufficient community made Salem a haven for entrepreneurs. Within a few years, the town included a pottery, tannery, brickyard, flour mill, bakery, slaughterhouse, brewery, iron works, and cloth and furniture makers. Salem’s manufacturing prowess gave it a prominent role as a supplier during the American Revolution and the Civil War. The city of Winston was founded immediately north of Salem to serve as the county seat when Forsyth County was chartered in 1849. The years after the Civil War catapulted the city to national prominence as a manufacturing center. The rise is often dated to the arrival of R.J. Reynolds in 1874. Reynolds was attracted by the quality of tobacco the area produced, but he wasn’t the only one; Brothers P.H. and J.W. Hanes had the largest tobacco factory in town and in all there were 15 tobacco factories by 1878. Later, the Hanes brothers would sell their tobacco company and start a dry goods (clothing) business, and Reynolds became the largest tobacco company in the United States. The success of these industries, and of the companies that supplied them, brought wealth to the community that fueled the startup of other successful businesses such as Piedmont Airlines, Krispy

Kreme doughnuts, T.W. Garner Food Co. (makers of Texas Pete hot sauce), and Goody’s headache powders. Winston-Salem’s manufacturing base ensured a healthy banking industry; with deregulation, financial services have become an important component of the local economy. Today, WinstonSalem is home to BB&T making the city the eleventh largest banking center in the United States. Concurrent with the rise of banking in the 1980’s and 1990’s, the medicine and health care industries grew. Novant Health and the Wake Forest University Baptist Hospital Medical Center each operate 800-bed regional medical centers that are the flagships for large, diversified medical services corporations. The rise of medicine has also spurred the city’s growth as a technology center. The Piedmont Triad Research Park, located in downtown, is home to 20 companies, including four biomedical companies spun out of research at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Under the leadership of former WSSU Chancellor Dr. Harold L. Martin, Sr., Winston-Salem State University has made a large contribution and commitment to research in the PTRP. Winston-Salem has long been a leader in promoting the arts. The first arts council in the United States was incorporated here in 1949; currently the city ranks first nationally in per capita giving to the arts. Winston-Salem is home to the North Carolina School of the Arts, the Southeast Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA), and the National Black Theater Festival.

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he first Arts Council was founded in Winston-Salem in 1949 T and the city is ranked first in the nation in giving to the arts per capita.

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inston-Salem is the headquarters of BB&T (Branch Bank and W Trust) and ranks among the largest banking centers in the U.S.

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inston-Salem is ranked first in the nation in giving to the W United Way per capita.

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usiness Development Outlook magazine ranks Winston-Salem B among the top 20 cities nationally for its quality of life and entrepreneurial track record.

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anglewood Park is the premier park in North Carolina that is T publicly owned. It has two championship golf courses, walking, bike and horse trails, and a Festival of Lights show every winter.

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inston-Salem has the lowest cost of living in North Carolina W metropolitan areas, according to the ACCRA survey conducted in the first quarter of 2007.

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ake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and Novant W Health have helped to earn Winston-Salem a reputation as a regional and national center for medical research, development, and treatment. The medical industry in Forsyth County comprises more than 15 percent of the area’s total employment, creating over 10,000 new jobs in the last eight years.

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inston-Salem Parks and Recreation owns over 3,500 acres W of park space, divided into 75 parks, 20 recreation centers, 50 soccer fields, 46 softball fields, 110 tennis courts, nine swimming pools, 20 fitness trails, 30 outdoor basketball courts, four outdoor sand volleyball courts, two golf courses, and two lakes.

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inston-Salem is one of the largest cities in North Carolina W and Forsyth County is the state’s fifth largest county. The city also has the third largest per capita income in North Carolina ($32,028) ranking 68th nationally.

Source: Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce; City-Data.com and the 2007 United States Census.

early 50 percent of North Carolina’s computer and data N processing facilities are in the Piedmont Triad region.

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Stephen A. Smith ’92 WSSU College of Arts and Sciences Stephen A. Smith, mass communications major from WSSU, continued his education in New York where he studied advertising and copywriting at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Today, Smith is a sports columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer. He can be seen on ESPN as a national NBA analyst/insider. He is also a frequent commentator on local radio programs and guest speaker at Philadelphia area high schools and college campuses across the country. As a member of the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Olympic Team, he covered boxing and basketball in the Summer 2000 Games in Sydney, Australia. Smith is also a recipient of WSSU’s Alumni Achiever Award and was inducted into the WSSU Clarence E. “Big House” Gaines Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006.

Jim Garner ‘67 Mayor of Hempstead, New York elected in 1989 and president of U.S. Conference of Mayors Elias Gilbert ‘60 World Class Olympic Hurdler in the late 1950s Anthony Blaylock ’88 Atlanta business entrepreneur and former Chicago Bear cornerback Louise Smith ‘46 Credited with helping to establish the kindergarten program for the public schools of North Carolina Frederick Poe ‘72 Detroit Auto Dealer and business entrepreneur Joseph Johnson ‘73 Listed as one of the top African-American attorneys in the U.S. by Black Enterprise magazine Donald Bradley ‘61 President of the Newark, NJ, city council. Elected in 1993

Desiree F. Best ‘83 WSSU School of Education Desiree F. Best always had a deep desire to teach. That desire has continued to burn deep since she graduated from WSSU. In March of 2003, she was selected as Teacher of the Year for James B. Dudley High School in Greensboro, NC. That accomplishment led her to become one of six finalists for Guilford County Teacher of the Year. In September, she was named 2003-2004 Guilford County High School Teacher of the Year. Martin B. Davis ‘85 WSSU School of Business Martin B. Davis is Chief Information Officer (CIO) for Wachovia Corporation. He was recognized recently by the editors of Blackmoney.com and US Black Engineer & Information Technology Magazine when he was named to the prestigious 50 Most Important African-Americans in Technology list for 2004. Davis was a business administration major at WSSU.

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Earl “The Pearl” Monroe

Other noted famous WSSU alums: Selma Burke ‘22 World renowned artist; sculpted the bust of Franklin D. Roosevelt that appears on the dime. Earl “The Pearl” Monroe ‘68 Guard with Baltimore Bullets and New York Knicks. Elected to Basketball Hall of Fame; selected by the NBA as one of its 50 greatest players in league history Lorraine Hairston Morton ‘38 Mayor of Evanston, Illinois for 1993-2009. She recently retired after a 16-year term

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A native of Cleveland, OH, Dr. Reaves graduated from Cleveland State University in 1976 with a degree in political science. After completing his master’s degree (1978) and a doctoral degree (1981), both in political science and public administration at Kent State University, he accepted a tenure-track faculty position at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. Soon thereafter Dr. Reaves joined the Massachusetts Department of Public Welfare (1984-88), rising to Deputy Assistant Commissioner for Budget and Cost Control. Dr. Reaves continued to teach as an adjunct professor in Northeastern’s Graduate School of Arts and Science until 1993. Active in professional and higher-education organizations, Dr. Reaves is a former chair of the Roxbury (Boston, MA) Community College Board of Trustees and a former vice chair of the Tougaloo (MS) College Board of Trustees. He has previously served as a director of the Eastern Association of Colleges and University Business Officers (ECUBO), and the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). Dr. Reaves currently serves on the boards of the American Student Assistance Corp., the William Blair Mutual Funds, and the Amica Mutual Insurance Company. Donald Julian Reaves was elected Chancellor at Winston-Salem State University (WSSU), in February 2007, by the Board of Governors of the 16-campus University of North Carolina System, and assumed his duties as Chancellor on August 16, 2007. Prior to his election as Chancellor at WSSU, he had served as Vice President for Administration and Chief Financial Officer at the University of Chicago and Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer at Brown University. In his role as vice president and CFO, Dr. Reaves had primary oversight of the University of Chicago’s fiscal and administrative operations. Key areas of responsibility included budgeting, human resources, capital planning and facilities services, construction, risk management, and fiscal and strategic planning. Dr. Reaves also supported five committees of the university’s Board of Trustees. Dr. Reaves’ 14-year tenure at Brown University in Providence, RI, included leadership positions as Assistant Vice President and University Budget Director,Vice President for Finance, and Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer. He served in the latter position for nine years prior to joining the University of Chicago in 2002.

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Dr. Reaves is actively engaged in a number of civic activities. His civic activities in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County community include serving on the following boards and committees: United Way of Forsyth County (Board of Directors); Novant Health Triad Region Board of Trustees; Big Ideas Group; Forsyth Futures (Board of Directors); Millennium Fund Oversight Executive Committee (Member); Old Salem Museums and Gardens (Board of Trustees); Piedmont Triad Leadership Council; Piedmont Triad Research Park (Board of Directors); Winston-Salem Alliance (Board); WinstonSalem Chamber of Commerce (Board of Directors); and the Josh and Marie Reynolds Hospital Guest House Board of Advocates. Dr. Reaves is married to Dr. Deborah Ross Reaves, a clinical psychologist. They have two adult children: Marc, a graduate of Cleveland State University; and Katherine (Katie), a graduate of Yale University who presently attends the University of Chicago Law School.

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DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Athletic Administration History Winston-Salem State University, 2010-Present Director of Athletics Florida A&M University, 2007-2010 Director of Athletics North Carolina Central University, 2003-2007 Director of Athletics

Born June 1, 1943, in Durham, N.C. Family Wife – Carolyn Son – William, Jr. Daughter – Sherri Education North Carolina A&T State University, 1975 Masters in Education North Carolina Central University, 1965 B.A. in Physical Education Playing History North Carolina Central University, 1961-64 Center/Linebacker All-America Selection, 1962, 1963 and 1964 Coaching History North Carolina A&T State University, 1988-2002 | Head Coach Winston-Salem State University, 1976-87 Head Coach Wake Forest University, 1975-1976 Offensive Backs Coach Wake Forest University, 1973-1974 Offensive Line Coach Hillside High School, 1972 Assistant North Forsyth High School, 1967-71 Defensive Coordinator Paisley High School, 1966 Defensive Coach Northside High School, 1965 Assistant Coach

Career Honors CIAA Football Champions, 1977, 1978 and 1987 Sheridan Broadcasting Network Black College National Champions, 1999 MEAC Football Champions, 1991, 1992 and 1999 Jeanette A. Lee Athletic Administration Award, 2006 CIAA Athletic Director of the Year, 2006 Jeanette A. Lee Athletic Administration Award, 2007 24th in the Nation in U.S. Sports Academy Directors’ Cup, 2006-07 North Carolina Central Alex M. Rivera Athletic Hall of Fame, member WSSU Clarence E. “Big House” Gaines Athletic Hall of Fame, member CIAA John B. McLendon, Jr. Athletic Hall of Fame, member

WILLIAM “BILL”

HAYES

Director of Athletics 1st Year at WSSU Alma Mater – North Carolina Central 1965

On Nov. 3, 2009, Winston-Salem State University announced that William “Bill” Hayes, whose career in college athletics spans more than 36 years, would become the fifth Athletic Director in the history of the WSSU Athletic program. Hayes will assume his duties at WSSU on Jan. 1, 2010. Hayes comes to WSSU from Florida A&M University where he served as the Director of Athletics for the past two years. In a twoyear period that spanned from Dec. 4, 2007 until Jan. 1, 2010, Hayes was instrumental in reviving the Rattlers’ storied athletic program. Hayes helped to revitalize the Florida A&M University athletic program and was responsible for overseeing the efforts to build FAMU’s new $40 million men’s and women’s basketball arena. The Florida A&M Multipurpose Center and Teaching Gym, also used for the University’s graduation ceremonies, is a 135,000-square-foot, stateof-the-art facility, which includes updated locker rooms, separate offices for head coaches and assistant coaches, a weight room with modern equipment, classrooms, a dance studio, computer rooms and seating for more than 9,500 fans. During his tenure at Florida A&M, the Rattlers earned three Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) titles and became the first HBCU, and the only Division I-FCS school, to host ESPN’s critically acclaimed College Gameday on Nov. 15, 2008. Born and raised in Durham, North Carolina, Hayes is a veritable sports legend in North Carolina as an athlete, coach, educator, administrator and champion for young people. Hayes, who grew up just a few blocks from the campus of North Carolina Central University (NCCU) in Durham, N.C., was a multi-sport student-athlete at Durham’s Hillside High School.

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Following a stellar high school career, he enrolled at NCCU and played four seasons of football as a center and linebacker, earning three AllAmerica citations before graduating in 1965 with a degree in physical education. After graduating from NCCU, Hayes worked the high school football circuit as an assistant coach making stops at Northside High School in Gretha,Virginia (1965), Paisley High School (1966) and North Forsyth High School (1967-71) in Winston-Salem, N.C. as well as his alma mater Hillside High School (1972). He accepted his first college coaching job in 1973 as the offensive backs coach at Wake Forest University, becoming the first African American coach in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Three years later, in 1976, Hayes took over as the head football coach at Winston-Salem State University a position he would hold from 1976-87. During his 12 seasons at WSSU, the Rams, captured three Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) championships (1977, 1978 and 1987) and seven division championships, turned in back-to-back undefeated regular season marks in 1977 and 1978 and posted an overall record of 89-40-2. In 1988, Hayes was hired as the head football coach at North Carolina A&T State University where he guided the Aggies to an 11-2 record and the 1999 Sheridan Broadcasting Network Black College National Championship as well as leading the Aggies to a total of three MEAC titles, two NCAA Division I-AA playoff appearances and an overall record of 106-64-0 in 15 seasons. In all, Hayes spent 27 seasons as a collegiate head football coach, compiling a 195-104-2 overall record en route to establishing himself as the winningest coach at both Winston-Salem State and North Carolina A&T as he finished his career with more victories (195) than any other college football head coach in the history of the State of North Carolina. In July of 2003, Hayes assumed the reigns of the athletic program at his alma mater, NCCU. During his four-year tenure, he made a significant impact on the program by placing great emphasis on reviving the rich traditions of Eagle Athletics. Under his direction, NCCU had the most productive fund-raising campaign of any athletics department among all Historically Black Colleges and Universities. A true fundraising visionary, Hayes implemented a revenue-generating infrastructure at North Carolina Central that helped put the Eagles on the road towards a transition to the NCAA Division I level. The foundation of Hayes’ fundraising success was built when he initiated the “$1,000 Eagles” campaign with the slogan, “1,000 Eagles Giving $1,000 ... Springboard to $1 Million.”

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He was instrumental in resurrecting a dormant NCCU Athletic Hall of Fame, which held its first induction since 1997, on Oct. 15, 2004, only a year after his arrival as Athletic Director. He also spearheaded projects to install football conference championship flags in O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium and to hang jerseys of basketball legends inside McLendon-McDougald Gym. For his efforts, Hayes was twice recognized as the CIAA’s top athletic administrator when he was presented with the Jeanette A. Lee Athletic Administration Award in 2006 and 2007. Hayes was selected as the 2006 CIAA Athletics Director of the Year after the 2005-06 campaign, having guiding the program to its most successful season (at the time) in school history with four conference titles and four NCAA Championship team qualifiers during the 200506 slate. During the 2006-07 school year, Hayes directed NCCU to its most successful season in school history with four conference titles and five NCAA Championship team qualifiers as the Eagles placed 24th in the final standings of the U.S. Sports Academy Directors’ Cup, the prestigious award presented annually to the best overall collegiate athletics programs in the country. Hayes’ overriding passion is for the betterment of America’s youth and he actively serves the community with various organizations, most notably with the Boy Scouts of America. A member of the Southern Region Boy Scouts Executive Board, Hayes’ exemplary efforts earned him the Boy Scouts’ highest local honor, the Silver Beaver Award. Following his Silver Beaver Award, Hayes earned the Silver Antelope Award in May of 2001, the highest regional award that can be bestowed upon a Boy Scout volunteer. Hayes has been inducted into three halls of fame, including the North Carolina Central University Alex M. Rivera Athletic Hall of Fame, the Winston-Salem State University Clarence E. “Big House” Gaines Athletic Hall of Fame, and the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association John B. McLendon, Jr. Hall of Fame. He is married to the former Carolyn Pratt of Durham, NC, and they have a son, William, Jr., and a daughter, Sherri Walker.

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WALKER

Associate Director of Athletics 10th Year Alma Mater – Hampton University

Born April 3, 1971 in Newberry, S.C. Family Husband – Wayne, Sr. Son – Wayne, Jr. Daughter – Daijah Education Hampton University, 1993 B.A. in Speech and Language Disorders Old Dominion University, 1998 M.S. in Sports Administration Coaching History Winston-Salem State University, 2000-02 Head Volleyball Coach Athletic Administration History Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, 1993-2000 Director of Public Relations and Event Planning Winston-Salem State University, 2000-02 Assistant Director of Athletics/Senior Woman Administrator Winston-Salem State University, 2002-2009 Associate Director of Athletics/Senior Woman Administrator Winston-Salem State University, 2009-Present Interim Director of Athletics Career Honors CIAA Senior Woman Administrator of the Year, 2003-04 NACWAA/HERS Institute for Administration Advancement Graduate, 2004 NACWAA Institute for Athletic Executives Graduate, 2005 CIAA Senior Woman Administrator of the Year, 2005-06 NCAA Fellows Leadership Development Program Graduate, 2006 NACWAA Nell Jackson Award Recipient, 2008

Tonia Walker has been an integral part of the Winston-Salem State University Department of Athletics for the better part of a decade and has occupied nearly every administrative position within the department. Walker assumed the role of Interim Director of Athletics on February, 9, 2009 after previously serving as the Rams’ Associate Director of Athletics and the as the Senior Woman Administrator, a role that she has occupied for seven years, and a role that she will once again assume when incoming Director of Athletics, William “Bill” Hayes begins his tenure at WSSU on January 1, 2010. She has been a member of the WSSU Athletics staff since August of 2000 and will enter into her 10th year of service to Winston-Salem State University in 2009-10 Originally serving as both the Assistant Director of Athletics and head volleyball coach, Walker resigned her duties as WSSU’s head volleyball coach in 2002 to focus on her administrative role en route to moving to the position of Associate Director of Athletics. She is responsible for the internal operations of the athletic department and has been instrumental in fundraising efforts, the implementation of CHAMPS/Lifeskills programming, the Rams Leadership Academy, SAAC initiatives, and new opportunities and exposure and development for athletic staff and student-athletes.

Named the 2003-04 and 2005-06 CIAA Senior Woman Administrator of the Year, Tonia was one of eight participants around the country selected for the NCAA Fellows Leadership Development Program. The extensive 18-month program from which Walker graduated in May of 2006 serves to enhance the employment and leadership opportunities for minorities and women at the senior management level of intercollegiate athletics administration. She is currently a member of the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators (NACWAA) and Minority Opportunities Athletic Association as well as the Black College Coaches and Administrators Association. She is a 2004 graduate of the NACWAA/HERS Institute and 2005 NACWAA Executive Institute -both serving to enhance opportunities for women to move into positions as Athletics Directors or Conference Commissioners. Most recently she was named the 2008 NACWAA recipient of the Nell Jackson Award bestowed annually to an athletic administrator who exemplifies the qualities of Dr. Nell Jackson. The award is given to an individual who demonstrates qualities such as courage, conviction and perseverance and to an athletic administrator who is an advocate for gender equity and diversity. She has served on numerous committees both nationally and for the university and is rapidly becoming one of the most sought-after athletics administrators in the nation. Tonia attended Hampton University as a twosport athlete, playing basketball and softball. In December of 1993, she graduated with honors, receiving a B.A. degree in speech and language disorders and went on to attain a M.S. in sports management from Old Dominion University in 1998. She looks to pursue her Ph.D. in the very near future as well as continue to help lead the WSSU Department of Athletics to greater

An integral figure in the university’s transition from NCAA Division II to Division I (Football Championship Subdivision) status she brings a wealth of knowledge of intercollegiate athletics to the University. Walker came to WSSU from the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) head office where she began her career in 1993.

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BASKETBALL SUPPORT STAFF Merlene Aitken Associate Director of Athletics for NCAA Compliance 4th Year Alma Mater – Brooklyn College Merlene Aitken enters her fourth academic year as WSSU’s Associate Director of Athletics for NCAA Compliance in 2009-10 and her first year of service as the Senior Woman Administrator for the Department of Athletics. Aitken joined the Winston-Salem State University Department of Athletics staff in September of 2006 as the Associate Athletics Director for NCAA Compliance where she is charged with monitoring and ensuring that the WSSU Department of Athletics is in full compliance with all NCAA rules and procedures that govern intercollegiate athletics. Prior to assuming her duties at WSSU, Ms. Aitken amassed eleven years of experience in intercollegiate athletics at the NCAA Division I level. Ms. Aitken brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the Winston-Salem State University Department of Athletics and over the course

of her first 36 months at WSSU has already instituted new initiatives that have ensured the Rams and Lady Rams’ strict adherence to NCAA rules and regulations. In addition to Ms. Aitken’s compliance responsibilities, she has area and sport oversight of softball, golf, bowling, men’s and women’s tennis, the Office of Student-Athlete Academic Services and the Department of Sports Medicine. An experienced athletics administrator, Ms. Aitken’s attention to detail and tireless work ethic have completely transformed the WSSU Office of NCAA Compliance into a model of efficiency. Aitken has instituted a system of checks and balances aimed at eliminating errors which has helped to streamline the efforts of the WSSU Office of NCAA Compliance while cementing her place as one of the most key components to the success of the WSSU Department of Athletics. A native of Yonkers, N.Y., Ms. Aitken comes to Winston-Salem State University from the

University of Kansas where she served as the Assistant Athletics Director for Compliance from February 2004 until September 2006. Prior to joining the University of Kansas compliance staff, Ms. Aitken served as the University of Washington director of compliance for the Huskies’ Department of Athletics from June 2001 until February 2004. A 1997 graduate of Brooklyn College, Ms. Aitken earned her Juris Doctorate from the Massachusetts School of Law in 2000. While in law school she served an internship in the Northeastern University athletics department in internal operations. Following law school, Ms. Aitken was a compliance intern at Michigan State University. As an undergraduate she was a student assistant in the sports information department at Brooklyn College. She has over 14 years of experience working in various capacities in an intercollegiate athletic setting. Ms. Aitken is the proud mother of a three-year old son Christopher. She currently resides in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Dr. Cynthia Williams-Brown Faculty Athletic Representative 12th Year Alma Mater – Shaw University

In addition to serving as the WSSU Department of Athletics’ Faculty Athletic Representative, Cynthia Williams Brown, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Physical Education at Winston-Salem State University. She is currently the Chair of the Human Performance & Sport Sciences Department.

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Dr. Brown received her undergraduate degree in physical education from Shaw University in Raleigh, N.C. She then went on to receive her Master’s degree in physical education from North Carolina Central University in Durham, N.C. In 1998, Dr. Brown completed the requirements for her Ph.D. degree in physical education-pedagogy from the University of South Carolina in Columbia, S.C. Dr. Brown designs and conducts physical activity intervention for children, youth and adults.

Dr. Brown, a former high school physical education teacher and coach, became a member of the faculty at Winston-Salem State University in 1998. She serves on numerous committees, is active in professional organizations and is involved in work with the community.

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BASKETBALL SUPPORT STAFF Margaret Cutler Academic Advisor for Student-Athletes 1st Year Alma Mater – East Carolina University Margaret Cutler began her role as Academic Advisor for StudentAthletes April of 2009. She is entering her first Academic Year at WSSU. Margaret most recently

worked at Georgia Tech in the Registrar’s Office as an Academic Advisor for Athletic Certification as well as Degree Certification. Prior to working at Georgia Tech, she spent a total of 9 years at East Carolina University; she was a member of the Track and Field Program at East Carolina University and after completing her eligibility and graduating, she worked in the Office of Student

Development, Athletics, as the Athletic Academic Advisor for the Football program. Margaret also spent a year at East Carolina working on campus as an Academic Advisor. Margaret is married to Travis Cutler of Winston-Salem, NC and the two welcomed their first child, Trey into the world June, 2009.

Valerie Dinkins Associate Director of Athletics for Marketing and Fundraising 2nd Year Alma Mater – North Carolina A&T State University Valerie Dinkins enters her second academic year as WSSU’s Associate Director of Athletics for Marketing and Fundraising in 2009-10 after joining the staff at WSSU in December of 2008. Dinkins primary responsibility is increasing the visibility of Winston-Salem State University’s athletic programs through the management of all athletic marketing and event management and fund development, an area of expertise in which she has over a decade of experience. Dinkins comes to WSSU by way of South Carolina State University where she occupied a pair of similar positions over the span of nearly four years, working both in the SCSU Department of Athletics and in the SCSU Office of Institutional Advancement. Dinkins began her tenure at South Carolina State in the SCSU Department of Athletics before being appointed as the Vice President for Institutional Advancement, where she oversaw the planning and fundraising for the MSNBC 2007 Democratic Primary Presidential Debate held at SC State University.

Under Dinkins’ leadership consistent attendance at SCSU’s football games reached a record 15,000 fans during the 2005 and 2006 seasons. Dinkins also created and provided marketing expertise and secured sponsorships for the Low Country Football Classic in Charleston, S.C., which yielded a record attendance of 18,000 fans as well as securing more than $190,000 in sponsorships for the 2006 football season. Dinkins was instrumental in the enhancements to South Carolina State’s Oliver C. Dawson Stadium including the installation of a new synthetic turf playing field and a digital video scoreboard. She also developed production and video for content for the scoreboard in a successful venture to increase sales and revenue through the athletic program. Dinkins has extensive consulting, marketing, public relations and event management experience and previously served as founder and president of Pathfinder Consulting Services, a team manager for First Union National Bank and a consultant for Duke Energy. As founder and president of Pathfinder Consulting Services, Dinkins extended her marketing, fund development and event

management expertise as a consultant to a roster of clients, including the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC); ESPN Regional Television; South Carolina State; The Citadel (Charleston, SC), the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets; Boys and Girls Club of Our Towns; United Negro College Fund; Bobby Phills Scholarship Fund; Chamber of Commerce; Mecklenburg County (N.C.) Zoning Development; Community Pride Magazine; Urban League of the Central Carolinas and the McCrorey YMCA. In addition, Dinkins has also planned, coordinated and directed conventions, trade shows and large corporate events, as she oversaw events with 40,000-plus attendees and secured more than $1.5 million in sponsorship for clients. She has also served as executive director of several nonprofit organizations raising funds and public awareness of the organizations, their programs and platforms. Dinkins holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from North Carolina A&T State University, and has one daughter, Brionna, a 21year old senior business administration major at N.C. A&T.

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BASKETBALL SUPPORT STAFF Lori Dobbins Assistant Director of Marketing 6th Year Alma Mater – Winston-Salem State University Dobbins is no stranger to WinstonSalem State University, as she is a 2001 graduate of WSSU with a degree in sport management. She joined the WSSU Athletic Department for her first year in the fall of 2004,

and she serves as the Assistant Director of Marketing in the newly formed WSSU Office of Sports Marketing. Following her graduation from WSSU she continued her education as Dobbins earned a M.S. in sports studies with a concentration in marketing from High Point University in May of 2005. Her professional experience includes service with the General Motors Inc. marketing

department and three years of service with Lowe’s Co. Responsible for the acquisition of new corporate fundraising partners she continues to foster the growth between the WSSU Department of Athletics and visible corporate entities at the local, regional and national levels.

Karen Dunlap Executive Assistant for Athletic Budget Management 6th Year Alma Mater – Catawba College Dunlap is entering into her sixth year as a member of the WSSU Athletic Department staff. She will continue to serve as the executive assistant for athletics in charge of budget management where she will

provide additional administrative support to the department. Dunlap will oversee the efforts of the WSSU Amon’s Booster Club and will primarily concern herself with the Athletic Department’s-day-to day business affairs. Dunlap brings with her a wealth of knowledge and experience as her professional career includes 25 years of service with Livingstone College. While at Livingstone, Dunlap served in the Alumni

Affairs Office and the Department of College Operations. She is a graduate of Catawba College where she earned a bachelor of arts in business administration. She received her MBA from the University of Phoenix in May of 2005. Dunlap continues to remain active in many professional and community service organizations and helps to spearhead the WSSU Department of Athletics’ community initiatives.

Joevanne Estrada Director of Cheerleading Operations 5th Year Alma Mater – Winston-Salem State University The 2008-09 season is Joevanne Estrada’s fifth year as the Red Team Head Coach and marks her second year as the Lady Rams’ Director of Cheerleading Operations. No stranger to the history and heritage of WSSU Cheerleading, Estrada is an alumna of WSSU and possesses four years of Varsity cheerleading experience during her time as a student. She is the first coach in Winston-Salem State cheerleading history to place in cheerleading

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competition, an honor that she earned not only as a collegiate cheerleader but as WSSU’s head coach. In addition to her duties as WSSU Director of Cheerleading Operations and Red Team Head Coach she also serves as a Marketing Assistant in the newly-formed WSSU Office of Athletic Marketing. Estrada also holds a number of other responsibilities at WSSU including serving as Chairperson of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and serving as the WSSU CHAMPS Life Skills coordinator.

A 2001 graduate of Harding University High School where she was the Rams’ captain for two seasons she spent four years as a Ram cheerleader and was the first freshman to earn a spot on the varsity squad. During her career as a WSSU cheerleader she earned numerous honors including being named Rookie of the Year en route to being selected to the All-CIAA cheerleading team twice. A 2005 graduate of Winston-Salem State University she completed her MBA in Jan. of 2008. Estrada, a native of Chicago, Ill., she is the daughter of Lucy Hammond.

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BASKETBALL SUPPORT STAFF Dr. Dennis Felder Compliance Coordinator 25th Year Alma Mater – Alcorn State University WSSU Compliance Coordinator, Dr. Dennis Felder became a member of the staff and faculty of Winston-Salem State University in August of 1984. In addition to his duties assisting in the WSSU Compliance Office, he also holds faculty ranks as an associate professor in the Department of Sports Science and Human Performance, where he is the

coordinator of the Sport Management program. He assists Associate Director of Athletics for NCAA Compliance Merlene Aitken in the WSSU Compliance Office overseeing the day-to-day implementation of NCAA institutional control. His previous positions include appointments at Rust College in Holly Spring, Miss. and Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan. Dr. Felder completed his undergraduate studies at Alcorn State University in Lorman, Miss. in physical education. He received his M.S. and Ph.D.

from Kansas State University in curriculum and instruction with an emphasis in athletic administration. Dr. Felder belongs to dozens of professional organizations, is a very active member of the community, and participates in, and leads several volunteer organizations. He has published and presented articles on a variety of subjects on both the state and national levels. He has two children, a 27-year old son and 24-year old daughter.

Trevin Goodwin Assistant Athletic Media Relations Director 3rd Year Alma Mater – Charleston Southern University The 2009-10 academic year will mark Trevin Goodwin’s third full academic year as a member of the WSSU Office of Athletic Media Relations. Goodwin joined the Department of Athletics at Winston-Salem State University as the Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations in January of 2007 where he has made an immediate positive impact. The primary media contact for WSSU’s women’s bowling, women’s basketball, cross-country,

softball and track and field teams as well as serving as the assistant media relations contact for the Rams’ football team, Goodwin has been instrumental in increasing the media presence of WSSU’s Olympic sports. Goodwin came to WSSU following a four-and-ahalf year stint at South Carolina State University where he served as the Assistant Athletic Media Relations Director. During his tenure at South Carolina State University Goodwin was the primary athletic media relations contact for soccer, volleyball, women’s basketball, women’s golf, softball, and bowling. He also assisted with football, cross country, track & field, men’s

basketball, and men’s golf. Goodwin also served as the primary designer for all of SCSU’s media guides and publications. Prior to joining the South Carolina State University staff Goodwin spent one year as the assistant sports information director at Charleston Southern University where he carried out similar duties. He also spent one year as a desk editor at The Times and Democrat in Orangeburg, S.C. Goodwin is a 1997 graduate of Charleston Southern University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. A native of Bowman, S.C. he currently resides in Winston-Salem, N.C.

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BASKETBALL SUPPORT STAFF Terry Hines Director of Development for Athletics 3rd Year Alma Mater – Davidson College Terry Hines, who has served in numerous roles in collegiate athletics and in the legal field, joined Winston-Salem State University in February 2007 as Associate Director of Athletics for External Affairs. In June 2007, Hines was appointed Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for University Advancement at WSSU, and assumed the role of Interim Vice Chancellor for University Advancement in December 2007. Hines returned to WSSU’s Department of Athletics in October 2008 as the Associate Director of Athletics for Development. He is responsible for identifying, cultivating, and soliciting annual and major gift prospects for all of WSSU’s 15 varsity athletic teams. Before joining WSSU, Hines served as the Associate Athletic Director for Major Gifts at the University

of Kansas. Hines joined Kansas Athletics as an Associate Athletic Director in Nov. 2002 where his major focus was the University’s legal affairs. In that capacity, Hines provided legal advice to the Director of Athletics on a broad range of issues and served as a project manager for several capital projects. In August 2003, Hines assumed the role of Associate Athletic Director for Compliance and Legal Affairs. In addition to continuing to serve as legal counsel, Hines oversaw the department’s compliance efforts. Hines came to Kansas after spending 18 months as Director of the Athletic Foundation at his alma mater, Davidson College. At Davidson, Hines supervised a $1.3 million annual giving program, while also directing the planning and execution of development strategies for all Davidson athletic capital projects. Prior to his tenure at Davidson, Hines was at Ohio University from the fall of 1999 until the spring of 2001. He was a full-time student in the master’s

program from September 1999 until June 2000, and he served nine months as an Assistant Director in the Academic and Developmental Services office of the athletics department. In addition, Hines also spent one quarter as a lecturer in the school of recreation and sport sciences. Before entering the realm of collegiate athletics, Hines spent three years as an attorney in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps, where he was stationed in Wiesbaden, Germany. Hines, who is licensed to practice law in Kansas and North Carolina, boasts three degrees. He earned a bachelor’s degree in religion from Davidson College in 1991, a juris doctorate from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 1996, and a master’s of sports administration from Ohio University in 2000. Hines and his wife, Denise, have three sons -- Terry, Jr., Kolby and Miles.

Ian Mushinski Assistant Athletic Trainer 1st Year Alma Mater – Indiana Wesleyan The 2009-10 academic year will be Mushinski’s first year as an Assistant Athletic Trainer with the WSSU Sports Medicine Department. Familiar with college athletics at every level, Ian played collegiate soccer at Indiana Wesleyan University where he received his Bachelors degree in Athletic Training. Ian received his Masters Degree in Health Education and Exercise Science from Tennessee State University where he worked with the

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Tigers’ football team en route to two Ohio Valley Conference Championships and a year-end number one ranking during the 1999 season. He has worked throughout the Piedmont Triad in all areas of athletic training and has developed an extensive professional network of physicians, surgeons, and athletic trainers. He served as Head Athletic Trainer for Southwest Guilford high school from 2000-2005, and also worked in Brace sales with OrthoRx from 2003-2005. In 2005, Ian became a part of Motor Racing Outreach, where he coordinated and later directed the athletic training and sports medicine program within NASCAR managing care for drivers, crews, and officials.

While at MRO he participated in chapel services, race shop Bible studies, and praying on the starting line with each driver. In 2006 he was privileged to give the pre-race invocation at the Chicagoland Speedway. Most recently, Ian served as the Director of Athletic Training for Veritas Sports Academy Inc., a new concept, high-level sports academy in the Triad area. He developed a framework for instituting athletic training programs within the company’s plan to build and operate identical programs across the country. Ian Resides in Walkertown with his wife and two children and enjoys mountain biking, soccer and golfing.

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BASKETBALL SUPPORT STAFF DeValdean Penn Special Assistant to WSSU Basketball 31st Year Alma Mater – Winston-Salem State University The 2009-10 season marks Penn’s 31st year as a volunteer assistant to the Winston-Salem State University men’s basketball program. As a volunteer assistant he has not missed a WSSU men’s basketball game in over a decade.

A “jack of all trades,” Penn is involved in nearly every aspect of game-day operations and helps to serve as a liaison between the WSSU men’s basketball coaching staff and the WSSU Athletic Department’s Offices of Athletic Media Relations and Game Day Operations. Penn, who retired from the Department of Social Services in January of 2005, also serves as a special assistant to the WSSU football program and currently

serves as the official scorer for the men’s basketball team, a capacity he has occupied for more than a quarter-century. An alumnus of WSSU (1969) he is an integral part of the success of the WSSU Department of Athletics and he has been honored with enshrinement in the Clarence E. “Big House” Gaines Athletic Hall of Fame.

J.R. Pringle Assistant Director of Athletics for Facilities and Operations 7th Year Alma Mater – Winston-Salem State University Pringle is in his seventh year with the WSSU Department of Athletics and in his fourth year in the capacity of Assistant Director of Athletics for Facilities and Operations. A native of Charleston, S.C. and the

youngest of three children, Pringle was hired as a full-time employee in the Athletic Department after completing his internship within the department during the 2003-04 academic year. Prior to the 200506 academic year he was elevated to the position of Assistant Director of Athletics for Facilities and Operations where his duties include overseeing game day operations, event management and various other administrative and operational concerns within the

Athletic Department as well as serving as the WSSU Athletics Coordinator of Facilities. Pringle earned a B.S. in sport management from WSSU in 2003 and was recently married to the former Kandice Parker of Durham, N.C. in November 2006. The couple and their 18-month old son Jayden reside in Kernersville, N.C.

Dena Rapoport WSSU Assistant Athletic Trainer 1st Year Alma Mater – High Point University Dena Rapoport recently joined the WSSU athletic training staff as an intern. She completed her

master’s degree at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in Health, Exercise and Movement Science. While at VCU, she worked as a Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer and was responsible for coverage of men’s and women’s soccer, and men’s and women’s track and field. She also worked as the Head Athletic Trainer at

Huguenot High School in Richmond. Dena is from Northern Virginia, but now resides in Winston-Salem

Jay Robinson WSSU Athletic Equipment Manager 8th Year Alma Mater – Winston-Salem State University The 2009-10 basketball season will mark Robinson’s eighth year as the head equipment manager for the Winston-Salem State University football team and his third full year as the Director of Athletic Equipment Operations for all of WSSU’s 15 intercollegiate athletic teams. A native of Asheville, N.C., Robinson is a 2004 graduate of WSSU where he received a B.S. in sport management with a concentration in communications.

Robinson recently completed his certification in equipment management and is now on par with the equipment managers of the National Football League, National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball and the National Hockey League.

inventory, maintain and service all of the equipment needs for WSSU’s 15 sports as well as the entire athletic staff. He is also responsible for coordinating the design of all of WSSU’s football apparel in cooperation with WSSU’s official athletic apparel partner, Russell Athletic.

Robinson works closely with Head Athletic Trainer, Rob Woodall, M.S., ATC in the WSSU Office of Sports Medicine, a capacity Robinson has occupied since transferring from Western Carolina University following his sophomore year.

Robinson has been married for four years to his wife April (formerly April Allison) who is also a 2004 alumnus of WSSU. Robinson’s wife is no stranger to WSSU Athletics as she was a member of the Lady Rams’ basketball team for two seasons while completing her studies at WSSU. The couple reside in Winston-Salem and have a three year old daughter, Aniyah.

Robinson is charged with the responsibility to order,

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BASKETBALL SUPPORT STAFF Rob Woodall Head Athletic Trainer/Director of Sports Medicine 1st Year Alma Mater – Florida State University 2009-10 marks Rob Woodall’s first year as the Rams’ Head Athletic Trainer/Director of Sports Medicine. Rob is originally from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. and is a 1998 graduate of Florida State University where he received a B.S. in Nutrition and Fitness and worked with the Seminoles nationally ranked football team including the 1993 National Champions. Following his graduation from FSU, Rob headed to Baton Rouge, La. where he served as a Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer with Louisiana State University. At LSU, he worked with the

Tiger Football Program and served as the Head Athletic Trainer for University High School.

Athletic Trainer with the school’s CAAHEP accredited athletic training program.

His time at LSU also found him vaulted into the role as the Director of Sports Medicine for the Student Health Center’s Rehabilitation Unit. Rob graduated from LSU in 2000 with a Master’s of Science in Kinesiology.

In August of 2005, Rob assumed the role of Director of Sports Medicine at cross town rival North Carolina A&T State University.

In August of 2000, Rob began working as an Assistant Athletic Trainer/Rehabilitation Coordinator at Guilford College. He worked as the Head Football Athletic Trainer with the Quakers and also worked with the basketball and baseball programs. After four years at Guilford College, Rob took on a more academic role at Averett University serving as a Clinical Coordinator/Assistant

Before assuming the Director of Sports Medicine position for the Rams at Winston-Salem State University, Rob provided his services to Veritas Sports Academy as an Associate Athletic Trainer/ Assistant Baseball Coach. Rob and his wife of 12 years, Melanie, reside in Wallburg, N.C. with their three children, Trey, Riley and Cassie. In his free time, Rob is a dedicated coach for the Kernersville Warriors, a baseball travel team and enjoys playing tournament softball.

Chris Zona Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations Eighth Year Alma Mater – Niagara University Chris Zona, Assistant Director of Athletics for Media Relations is entering into his eighth academic year at the head of Winston-Salem State University’s Office of Athletic Media Relations. He officially started his tenure at WSSU on August 1, 2002 and continues to strengthen the WSSU Athletic Department’s media relations program through his efforts to publish comprehensive media guides for all WSSU’s athletic teams as well as spearheading the departments’ initiative in the digital domain. He was instrumental in the recent redesign of the WSSU Athletics’ website, WSSURAMS.com, the sites second such redesign under Zona’s leadership. In the seven academic years since Zona’s arrival in Winston-Salem, N.C., the WSSU Office of Athletic Media Relations has seen their publication production increase nearly ten-fold as

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Zona has led efforts to increase the promotion of both revenue and Olympic sports. The 2003-04 John Holley Award winner, which is given annually to the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association’s (CIAA) Sports Information Director of the Year, Zona has established a strategic framework to raise the visibility of the WSSU Department of Athletics both locally, regionally and nationally paralleling the Rams’ and Lady Rams’ meteoric rise to NCAA Division I status. Zona came to WSSU from the Western New York area where he served as the Associate Sports Information Director at Niagara University. At Niagara, he was primarily responsible for the media relations coverage of the Purple Eagles’ nationally-ranked Division I ice hockey programs. In addition to his duties with the ice hockey programs at Niagara, he served as the contact for men’s and women’s tennis, men’s baseball, and women’s lacrosse, as well as assisting with men’s and women’s basketball and women’s softball.

Prior to his tenure at Niagara, Zona served as the Assistant Sports Information Director at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. In addition to his duties in the Sports Information Department, he also served as the Assistant men’s lacrosse coach for the nationally-ranked Kenyon College lacrosse program. Prior to his duties at Kenyon, he served as the men’s lacrosse contact and assistant lacrosse coach at Canisius College in Buffalo, New York (NCAA Division I). In addition to his experience in amateur athletics he has worked for the Buffalo Sabres (NHL), Buffalo Bisons (AAA Baseball), Buffalo Bills (NFL), and the Buffalo Bandits and Columbus Landsharks of the National Lacrosse League (NLL) as well as compiling a brief playing career. Zona, a twosport college varsity athlete who played both Division I lacrosse and soccer and avid sports fan, received a B.A. from Niagara University in 1998 and received a pair of M.A. degrees from Canisius College in 2001. A native of Syracuse, N.Y., he currently resides in Winston-Salem, N.C.

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STAFF DIRECTORY

Matt Acton Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach (336) 750-3358

Merlene Aitken Associate Athletic Director for NCAA Compliance/ Senior Woman Administrator (336) 750-2146

Kristina Baugh Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach (336) 750-8736

Corey Beers Head Women’s Bowling Coach (336) 750-8616

Robert Bethea Head Men’s Golf Coach (336) 750-8745

Halcyon M. Blake Head Men’s and Women’s CC/Track Coach (336) 750-2139

Jake Bradley Athletics Administrative Assistant (336) 750-2141

Bobby Collins Head Men’s Basketball Coach (336) 750-2140

Margaret Cutler Academic Advisor for Athletics (336) 750-8873

Valerie Dinkins Director of Athletic Marketing (336) 750-3180

Yvonne Dixon Athletics Executive Assistant (336) 750-3336

Lori Dobbins Assistant Marketing Director/ Cheerleading Advisor (336) 750-2936

Karen Dunlap Executive Assistant for Budget Management (336) 750-2151

Joevanne Estrada Head Varsity Cheerleading Coach/Marketing Assistant (336) 750-8651

Dr. Dennis Felder Assistant Compliance Coordinator (336) 750-2583

Murray Garvin Assistant Basketball Coach (336) 750-2137

Karen Godlock Assistant Track and Field Coach (336) 750-8665

Trevin Goodwin Assistant Athletic Media Relations Director (336) 750-2909

William “Bill” Hayes Director of Athletics (336) 750-2142

Lataya Hilliard-Gray Head Softball Coach (336) 750-2598

Terry Hines Director of Development for Athletics (336) 750-3365

Tiya Hines Assistant Softball Coach (336) 750-8738

Douglas Hunter Head Women’s Volleyball Coach (336) 750-3409

Brenda Lyons Administrative Assistant (336) 750-3146

Ian Mushinski Assistant Athletic Trainer (336) 750-2597

J.R. Pringle Assistant Athletic Director for Facilities and Operations (336) 750-3269

Dena Rapoport Assistant Athletic Traincer (336) 750-8876

Jay Robinson Head Athletic Equipment Manager (336) 750-8875

Charlie Schoderbek Head Men’s and Women’s Tennis Coach (336) 750-2145

Ken Spencer Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach (336) 750-3359

Dee Stokes Head Women’s Basketball Coach (336) 750-2596

Tonia Walker Associate Director of Athletics (336) 750-2147

Tim Wells Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach (336) 750-8737

Dr. Cynthia WilliamsBrown Faculty Athletic Representative (336) 750-2587

Rob Woodall Head Athletic Trainer (336) 750-2597

Chris Zona Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations (336) 750-2143

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WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY 2008-09 Athletics Year in Review On the surface, the 2008-09 year in athletics for Winston-Salem State University looked like baby steps, but the Rams and Lady Rams made some gigantic strides that will pay dividends for generations to come. Football With just 15 starters returning and losing 41 letterwinners from the 2007 team, there weren’t many who expected the Rams to thrive, this season; but not the Rams themselves. The team fought hard in all 11 games and battled their way to a 3-8 record with some fantastic wins this season. The Rams broke into the win column in a big way defeating the Howard Bison 34-10 at the Bowman Gray Stadium. The game saw the Rams controlled the entire game jumping out to an early 14-0 lead and never looking back in the win. The Rams would return to the win column three weeks later when the team defeated the Hampton Pirates, 35-30 for the second straight season and picked up their first road win of 2008. Highlight the win was a 106-yard blocked kick return by senior defensive back David Irizarry that turned out to be key play of the win. The Rams followed the effort by taking a clutch 27-26 win over defending Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champion Delaware State. After jumping ahead of the Hornets, 14-7, the Rams gave up 19 unanswered points to the Hornets. The team was able to fight back with 13 second half points and the WSSU defense held off the Hornets to seal the win. Though the Rams only won three games in 2008, the wins were big ones and will be key building blocks in building the future of Rams football. With a number of key players lost from the previous season, a large number of young Rams stepped in for some fantastic efforts in 2008. After a rough start, WSSU redshirt-junior quarterback Jarrett Dunston continued to develop as a quarterback and became a great offensive weapon for the Rams. The redshirt-junior passed for 958 yards and rushed for a team-high nine touchdowns. Redshirt-freshman running back Nicholas Cooper also had a great season as well rushing for 488 yards, including rushing for 144 yards against Savannah State. Redshirt-senior wide receiver Bryant Bayne wouldn’t let the youngsters have all the fun, however, as he pulled in a team-high 26 catches for 353 yards and two touchdowns in just five games before missing the final six games of the season with an injury. When Bayne was sidelined by injury, freshman Dominique Fitzgerald stepped in for a 16 catches and 223 yards. The Rams’ defense was led by the junior tandem of redshirt-junior Marcus Coates safety and junior linebacker Juan Corders. Coates finished the season as the team’s leader in tackles with 60 tackles (42 solo) and 3.5 tackles for a loss. Corders was a close second with 58 tackles (29 solo) and four tackles for a loss. Coates was also one of the team’s top pass defenders with five pass breakups. Senior defensive back DeRon Middleton and redshirtjunior Alex Chandler added a pair of pass interceptions to lead the Rams secondary as well. The 2008 season was one that will pay big dividends for the Rams in the future. Volleyball The seeds planted in 2007 bloomed in the 2008 season for the Lady Rams as a number of talented newcomers from last season became key returnees this season. The team made a number of great strides this season took the team to new heights. The Lady Rams totaled 724 kills last season with 942 digs. At 4-28, the Lady Rams matched last season’s win total and had a season highlight by playing their way into the championship game of the 2008 Lady Rams Invitational Tournament. The tournament was a turning point for the Lady Rams, who had gotten off to a slow start to the season. The effort left the team playing with much more confidence and had showed a marked improvement. With the newfound confidence, the Lady Rams also took set wins from Mid-Eastern Athletic foes Bethune-Cookman, Norfolk State, and took the rival North Carolina A&T Lady Aggies to a clutch five-set match. The team did struggle to deal with injury issues, however, as the team had to deal with the loss of freshman setter Alexandria Brown, who had become a key cog in the Lady Rams’ wheel. She finished the season with a team-high 210 assists despite missing nearly 48 sets. However, senior Valentina Pushkina was able to step in a fill the void for the Lady Rams and added192 assists for the team. WSSU junior hitter Annika Barnwell led the way for the Lady Rams with a team-high 203 kills and 700 total attacks. Sophomore hitter Ashley Harris was a close second with 148 kills. Fellow sophomore Erica Cole was one of the team’s top defenders with 197 digs to lead the Lady Rams. Freshman middle blocker Jasmine Frazier made an immediate impact for the Lady Rams with a team-high 57 total blocks, edging out junior middle blocker Georgette Allen who had 51. The 2008 season was one that saw a great deal of development for the Lady Rams. Women’s Cross Country Though there was a number of new faces, the constant of successful performances stayed the same. The baby steps taken by the Rams and Lady Rams cross country teams usually came at the front of the pack this season. WSSU senior Irene Jeptolo returned for her senior season and had some phenomenal efforts for the Lady Rams. She highlighted the 2008 season with a first place finish at the Greensboro Invitational in Hagan Stone Park. The senior completed the 5K run in 19:21 through rainy weather to lead the field in the tough meet. While Jeptolo grabbed the headlines, the freshman duo of Jasmine Whitener and freshman Ashley Lawson made a pair of great debuts and showed that the future for Lady Rams cross country is set to be very bright. Whitener had a number of great finishes for the Lady Rams. She was just over a minute behind Jeptolo at the Greensboro Invitational.

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WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY 2008-09 Athletics Year in Review Fellow freshman Ashley Lawson also had a great freshman season for the Lady Rams, placing in the top 20 twice during the season. Men’s Cross Country There was a youth movement on the Rams’ 2008 team as the team featured just one senior and three freshmen. But the youth of the team didn’t stop the squad from having a successful season. The WSSU freshman trio of Aaron Barnes, Desmond Wiggan, Elijah Strickland made their first season as Rams a fantastic one. Wiggan wasted no time at all making a name for himself as a Ram with a third place finish at the UNC-Pembroke Invitational, the first meet of his collegiate career. He finished the 5K race in 21:45.67 to pace the Rams in the event. Two weeks later, it was Barnes with the best WSSU finish at the 2008 Asics/Winthrop Invitational with a 66th place finish among 122 runners. He finished the 8K run in 27:23. He edged out Wiggan who finished 69th in 27:27. Barnes continued his great season pacing the Rams at the Greensboro Invitational with a eighth place finish in 27:44 in the 8K event among 22 teams. The 2008 season was another step forward for Rams cross country. Men’s Basketball The 2008-09 season was one filled with challenges for the Rams’ men’s basketball team, but the Rams turned those challenges into opportunities for growth and made the season one to be proud of. The Rams opened the season with an historic trip to the Bahamas for a pair of exhibition games. The Rams played two games in four days in Nassau when the team took on Bahamas Select and the Bahamas All-Stars, a pair of club teams based in Nassau. The Rams split games int eh two-game affair with a win over the Bahamas AllStars, but being edged out by the Bahamas Select team. Things got a bit tougher for the Rams when the regular season started, however, as the Rams struggled against a tough non-conference schedule with losses to Georgia Tech, Wake Forest and Illinois State adding to the Rams’ early struggles. However, the team was able to battle back for a hard-fought win at South Carolina State, the first win over the Bulldogs since the Rams’ move to NCAA Division I and since joining the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The win was an important one for the Rams as the team followed the effort by winning three of their next five games, including picking up a 66-51 road win at North Carolina Central and home wins over Averett and Columbia Union. The Rams’ momentum didn’t last however, with some struggles in the bulk of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference schedule. After dropping six straight losses, the Rams bounced back in a big way taking a pair of road wins at Florida A&M and Bethune-Cookman. The wins were two of three wins over a five game stretch by the Rams. The Rams would return to the win column with a 68-64 road win at Norfolk State, the MEAC runner-up in the conference championship tournament. As a team, the Rams had a solid effort averaging 58.0 points and 33.7 rebounds per game. The effort was a solid one, but the Rams struggled on the defensive end allowing 67.4 points per game to their opponents. The tandem of senior forward Jamal Durham and junior guard Brian Fisher led the charge for the Rams this season. Fisher was the team’s leading scorer at 13.9 points per game while Durham was a close second at 12.9 points per game. Durham also led the Rams in rebounding at 5.8 rebounds per game. Sophomore center Paul Davis added a teamhigh 46 blocked shots. Though the season didn’t see as many wins as Rams wanted, the squad saw tremendous growth and it will be the building block for generations to come. Women’s Basketball The 2008-09 women’s basketball season turned out to be a rollercoaster for the Lady Rams, but the team made the season one with more highs that lows. After struggling for much of the season, the Lady Rams found their stride late in final stretch with a four wins in their final seven games and posting wins win three of the final four games of the season. As a team, the Lady Rams averaged 52.5 points per game and were especially tough in close games. Of the Lady Rams’ six wins, four were by five points or less. Highlighting the Lady Rams’ season was a clutch 59-56 win over the Howard Lady Bison that saw WSSU sophomore guard Rene Rector hit a three-pointer with just a few seconds left on the clock. It was Rector who led the way for the Lady Rams with a 10.1 point-per-game scoring average this season and 51 three-pointers made. Redshirt-sophomore guard MaLisa Bumpus who had a 12.2 scoring average, but she was only eligible to play after the end of the fall semester and suffered a season-ending injury with two games left to play. Sophomore forward Vontisha Woods continued her stellar career at Winston-Salem State, averaging 9.9 points per game and leading the team in rebounding at 8.5 rebounds per game. Redshirt-senior guard Keoshia Worthy capped a stellar career at WSSU with an 8.7 point-per-game scoring average and a team-high 91 assists. The Lady Rams demonstrated the pride and toughness of Winston-Salem State University and carried it throughout the 2008-09 season.

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WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY 2008-09 Athletics Year in Review Women’s Indoor Track & Field The 2008-09 indoor track & field season was another great one in the short, but storied history of Lady Rams track & field. The WSSU core of sprinters made a number of great strides during the indoor season. The Lady Rams were especially impressive in the women’s 60m dash where the trio of senior Wykeita Barnett, junior Kayla Long, and freshmen Denesha Jiles had some phenomenal efforts during the indoor season. Barnett qualified for the finals in the 60m dash in all three of the indoor meets that she competed in. She had her best time of the season in the preliminaries at the Liberty Kick Off where she finished with a 7.73 in the event. Fellow senior Sandy Harrison made her mark at the Liberty Open when she finished second in the women’s 500m dash in 1:21.09. The Lady Ram freshmen also had some great indoor performances with sprinters Denesha Jiles and Crystal Webley both notching some great times this season. Webley was especially impressive at the 2009 Liberty Fast Times where she finished fifth in the women’s 60m hurdles in 9.30. The Lady Rams’ 4x400m relay teams also had some phenomenal efforts in the outdoor season. The WSSU relay teams took two of the top three spots at the Liberty Kick-Off. The WSSU ‘A’ team took first place in the event at 4:04.70 while the WSSU ‘B’ team took third place in 4:11.87. The 2008-09 Lady Rams enjoyed much success during the season and was a great showing for WSSU track & field. Men’s Indoor Track & Field The Rams had another great indoor season with the upperclassmen leading the way. Junior sprinter Paul Williams has returned from some injuries earlier in his career for a great effort this season. Williams finished second in the men’s 60m dash at the Liberty Fast Times in a 6.98 and was edged out by .05 seconds for first place in the event. He won the men’s 60m dash at the Liberty Kick Off in 6.84 and finished second in the men’s 200m dash at the event in 22.42. Senior Gerrod Sidbury continued his great career for the Rams. The senior took first place in the men’s 400m dash at the Liberty Kick Off in 49.12. After just three seasons of competition, the 2008-09 indoor track & field season was one of the best in the history of WSSU and offered a glimpse of much greater success to come. Bowling The Winston-Salem State Lady Rams bowling team took a giant step forward with a stellar 2008-09 season. The Lady Rams finished the season with a 14-79 overall record. The Lady Rams’ 14 wins more than tripled the team’s win total and competed against some of the top teams in the nation. Among the teams that the Lady Rams notched wins over during the season, the Lady Rams recorded wins over every team in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference’s Southern Division and notched a win over a top 20 team, defeating #19 St. Francis at the Morgan State Classic in Baltimore, Md. The Lady Rams’ best single day outing came at the National Bowling Classic, hosted by Bowie State, when the team racked up three Baker game wins. The Lady Rams defeated Lincoln (Pa.), St. Paul’s, and Coppin State all on the same day. WSSU junior Christina McDowell led the way for the Lady Rams this season with 6,384 total pins for the season and a 155.7 average. Not far behind was senior Ciera Swinney who totaled 6,328 total pins for the season and averaged 154.3 pins per game. Cheerleading The Winston-Salem State White and Red Team Cheerleading squads had a great 2008-09 season with some stellar performances through the athletic year. The two squads were supportive of the Rams and Lady Rams all season long at football and both men’s and women’s basketball. The Lady Rams’ Red Team even showed support for the Rams basketball team in Norfolk,Va. and cheered the Rams to a victory over the Norfolk State Spartans. The Lady Rams saw the culmination of their efforts when the team placed third in the All-Girls Division at the 2009 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Cheerleading Championships. WSSU sophomore Regan Hales took home all-star honors at the event as well. The 2008-09 season was a successful one for the Lady Rams cheerleading squads. Golf The 2009 golf season is shaping up to be a great one with some solid performances from a Rams squad that features a good mix of experienced leaders along with some fresh talent. Last season’s leader Jerrell Fields has returned to lead the Rams to a great season in 2009. One of his best efforts of the season came at the 2009 WSSU Golf Invitational where the junior turned in a team-high 170 for the tournament. He finished fourth in the field in the tournament. Fellow junior Steven Mason has also seen a solid effort this season with a 10th place tie in the event. Mason finished with a two-day total of 177 for the tournament.

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WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY 2008-09 Athletics Year in Review Softball The 2009 Lady Rams had to deal with the loss of several key players from last season’s team, but you couldn’t tell that from the effort that the Lady Rams have put forth this season. Through just two months of play, the Lady Rams have already notched seven wins and are continuing to battle towards what will be a successful season for WSSU softball. The Lady Rams got the season off to a strong start with a pair of wins at the Tiny Laster Fast Pitch Invitational. The Lady Rams carried the pride of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference into the tournament which featured a group of teams from the MEAC taking some teams from the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The Lady Rams also had a strong effort at the Hampton Lady Pirates Classic with a 3-2 record at the tournament. The Lady Rams took a pair of wins over Coppin State and another win over South Carolina State. Senior infielder Leslie Hollis had a stellar season as one of the team’s top hitters in batting average and senior infielder Kendall Sutton and fellow senior pitcher Amber Shore are two of the team’s leaders in RBI. The 2009 season has been one to be proud of for Lady Rams softball. Men’s Tennis Making another step forward this season was the 2009 Rams’ tennis team. Under the guidance of head coach Charles Schoderbek, the Rams had an historic season despite some struggles throughout the year. The young Rams squad featured just three players with more than one season of collegiate competition, but fought on to post a 1-18 overall record. Highlighting the season was the Rams’ 7-0 win over the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore Fighting Hawks. The win was one of the biggest in school history as it marked the first time that the Rams scored a shutout win over an NCAA Division I opponent. The duo of sophomore Brian Coxton and freshman Joab Odera combined to lead the WSSU attack with six wins each for the pair. Coxton posted a 6-12 individual record for the Rams, playing all 18 of his matches at the number one position. Odera was 6-13 and played in the fourth, fifth, and sixth positions for the Rams. He posted a 2-6 effort as a number five player, and a 4-5 record as the number six. The season will be one to remember as the Rams continue to carry the tradition of WSSU men’s tennis. Women’s Tennis The Lady Rams didn’t let their youth hold them back at all as the squad battled their way through an historic 2009 season. The entire Lady Ram roster consisted of freshmen and sophomores, but what the team lacked in experience, they more than made up for in talent and tenacity. The 2009 Lady Rams battled their way to a 1-19 record and fought hard in every contest of the season. The team recorded an historic win with a 7-0 win over the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore Lady Hawks in Sumter, South Carolina. The win marked the first time in school history that the Lady Rams took a shutout win over an NCAA Division I opponent. WSSU sophomore Johanna Nunez led the Lady Rams’ attack with a team-best 5-13 record, primarily playing in the second and third position. During the season, she played in the first through the fourth positions for the Lady Rams. Her best efforts came in the second and third positions where she totaled a 4-9 record. She was twoand-6 at the second position and 2-3 at the third position. With one of the youngest teams in school history, the 2009 season will serve as a building block to future success for Lady Rams tennis. The 2008-09 season saw a number of growing pains for Winston-Salem State University athletics as the entire program continued its path as an NCAA Division I program. The Rams and Lady Rams saw growth in every program. The season will be remembered as another step towards the future for WSSU athletics.

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OFFICIAL 2009-10

WSSU Head Basketball Coach Eastern Kentucky University (’91) Fourth Season (25-64 At WSSU) Eighth Season (90-121 Overall)

BOBBY COLLINS HEAD COACH

Born: October 30, 1965 Family: Single Education: Eastern Kentucky University 1991 – B.A. in Business Administration Playing History: Eastern Kentucky University, 1984-88 Four-year starter for the Colonels Ohio Valley Conference All-Freshman Team, 1987 Honorable Mention All-Ohio Valley Conference, 1988 Helsinki, Finland (All-Star Travel Team) Helsinki Classic Tournament MVP, 1991 Coaching History: Old Dominion University, 1994-95 Restricted Earnings Coach Hampton University, 1995-2002 Assistant Basketball Coach Hampton University, 2002-06 Head Basketball Coach Winston-Salem State University, 2006-Present Head Basketball Coach Coaching Honors: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champions, 2006 MEAC Tournament Most Outstanding Coach, 2006 MEAC Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year, 2005 Winningest First-Year Hampton Head Coach, 2002

The 2009-10 season marks Winston-Salem State University head men’s basketball coach Bobby Collins’ fourth year on the bench as the leader of the Rams basketball program, a team with an historic past and an even brighter future under the guidance of a man with seven seasons of head coaching experience. As Collins heads into his fourth season leading the Rams he is poised to make history as he has assembled one of the finest teams in the history of the Winston-Salem State University men’s basketball program, an athletic team that boasts a resume full of accomplishments which include 10 conference titles and the 1967 NCAA men’s basketball championship and showcases a program that has seen 11 former players continue their careers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Collins has assembled a talented roster of 18 student-athletes that will continue to bring success to a program that is synonymous with achievement. A relentless recruiter, Collins and his experienced coaching staff continue to bring talent to the campus of Winston-Salem State University and will welcome the addition of nine newcomers in 2008-09 as he prepares to help the Rams add a new chapter to the storied tradition of basketball at WSSU. A true leader and teacher, Collins has overseen the Rams’ transition from a Division II power into a talented and well-coached competitor at the Division I level as a member of the MidEastern Athletic Conference. Collins, who was named Winston-Salem State University’s sixth head men’s basketball coach on Sept. 5, 2006, helped the Rams make history in his first season on the bench as WSSU participated in their first year of Division I play.

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Under the leadership of Collins the Rams faced one of the most difficult schedules in the country as WSSU played only six home games and recorded 23 road games against 14 different NCAA conferences en route to logging over 25,000 miles of travel in 2006-07. Quality coaching and perseverance made history in 2006-07 as the Rams earned their first Division I win over a Division I program on Jan. 18, 2006 when WSSU handed MEAC member Norfolk State University an 81-71 defeat in their own building in Norfolk,Virginia. WSSU continued to write history as they faced 25 teams for the first time in program history as the Rams took to the court versus storied programs at Georgetown, Kansas, Notre Dame, Auburn, Wake Forest, and UAB. Collins led the Rams against four ranked opponents, three NCAA tournament participants (including Elite Eight honoree Kansas and Final Four participant Georgetown), as well as three NIT participants. Year two on the bench for Collins saw a marked improvement for the Rams as WSSU posted 12 wins including seven victories over Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference opponents. Among the seven conference victories included a sweep of Howard, a victory over MEAC-leading Norfolk State and a victory over arch-rival North Carolina A&T in front of a sold-out crowd of over 6,000 fans at the LJVM Coliseum Annex. Despite playing a full MEAC schedule, the Rams were once again road warriors as WSSU traveled to Ames, Iowa to participate in the Iowa State Cyclone Classic in a tournament that saw WSSU earn a victory over Atlantic Sun Conference runner-up Lipscomb as well as completing trips to Pittsburgh, Pa. to face national power Duquesne University; Manhattan, Ks. to face AP Player of the Year and second overall NBA Draft choice Michael Beasley and nationally-ranked Kansas State University; Tampa, Fla. to face Big East Conference member USF; as well as a late season trip to both Daytona Beach, Fla. (BethuneCookman) and Tallahassee, Fla. ( Florida A&M).

The third year on the bench saw Collins and his staff lead the Rams to an overall mark of 8-22 as the relative youth of the Rams was evident during the course of a long and grueling MEAC basketball schedule. Despite posting single-digit wins, Collins and his staff made significant strides in both the classroom and the community as he, his staff and his student-athletes continued to embody the motto of Winston-Salem State University “Enter to Learn, Depart to Serve” as three players earned degrees and his student-athletes gave back more than 100 hours of service to their community. This season, under the tutelage and leadership of Collins, the Rams continue to make strides not only in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, but on a national level as the young Rams will not only complete a full MEAC schedule in 2009-10 but will start the season in the Pacific Northwest as they open play at the 2009-10 Basketball Travelers Invitational versus Oregon, Colorado State and UC Davis. A valued member of the Winston-Salem State University family, Collins came to WSSU by way of Hampton University where he served as head men’s basketball coach for four seasons and was part of the Pirate’s basketball program for 11 years. In 2005-06 Collins led the Pirates to a 16-16 overall record and a MidEastern Athletic Conference championship, as well as earning HU a berth in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. During that championship run Collins was honored as the Most Outstanding Coach of the MEAC Tournament. Collins’ third year (2004-05) at the helm of the Pirate’s men’s basketball program saw Hampton make their second trip in three years to the MEAC

Despite the difficult nonconference road schedule, the Rams were able to more than double their win total in 2007-08 as WSSU earned 12 total wins and dropped seven more contests by a combined 34 points. In 2007-08 he led the Rams to a 12-18 record against many of the nation’s best basketball programs as WSSU continued their transition to the highest level of intercollegiate competition and Division I classification.

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OFFICIAL 2009-10 BOBBY COLLINS ALL-TIME RESULTS Tournament championship game earning Collins MEAC Coach of the Year honors. His sophomore season with the Pirates, he led the Pirates to a 13-17 record and an 11-7 mark in the highly-competitive MEAC. Under the tutelage of Collins, Hampton saw two players earn All-Conference honors. During his first season leading the Hampton University men’s basketball program Collins guided the Pirates to within six points of their third consecutive MEAC Tournament Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance. With a mark of 19-11 in his inaugural season, Collins became the winningest first-year head coach in the history of Hampton University basketball, surpassing Hall-of-Famer John McLendon’s mark of 17 victories that came during the 1952-53 campaign. Since making the move to Division I in 1995, the same year in which Collins became a part of the program, the Hampton University basketball program became the standard by which excellence is measured in the MEAC. The Pirates have won three Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championships and made three trips to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament. During the 2001 NCAA Tournament Hampton made history by becoming just the fourth 15th seed to defeat a No. 2 seed, overthrowing the Cyclones of Iowa State University 58-57. And although a host of individuals have played a significant part in the uprising of Hampton basketball, Bobby Collins is as responsible as anyone. Consequently, Collins was named the 14th head coach of the Pirates on April 26, 2002. Collins, who joined the Pirate family 13 years ago, has previously served as the Assistant Head Coach for the Pirates’ men’s basketball team. Prior to his promotion to head coach, he was responsible for recruiting, handling admission and financial matters, preseason conditioning, academics and community relations. Collins earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration and management in 1991 from Eastern Kentucky University (EKU), where he finished as a four-year letterman on the Colonels basketball team. While wearing the Colonel uniform, Collins was a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) All-Freshmen Team and Honorable Mention All-OVC as a senior. Following his collegiate career, Collins played in the Helsinki, Finland Classic earning MVP honors. Collins’ coaching career began as a restricted earnings coach with the Old Dominion Monarchs (1994-95). Under the leadership of former Monarch Head Coach, Jeff Capel, Collins aided the Monarchs to a Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) championship and a first round victory over Villanova University in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament. Prior to his stint at ODU, Collins served as an admissions counselor at Eastern Kentucky University from 1992-94 The son of two non-denominational ministers, Collins is the youngest of 10 siblings. He is a native of Southern Pines, North Carolina, where he graduated from Pinecrest High School and helped his squad to an 18-5 and 20-4 overall record during his junior and senior seasons. In 1984, he earned All-State honors and was conference Player of the Year.

2002-03 Season Date 11/25/2002 11/27/2002 12/04/2002 12/07/2002 12/19/2002 12/28/2002 12/30/2002 01/04/2003 01/06/2003 01/08/2003 01/11/2003 01/13/2003 01/18/2003 01/20/2003 01/25/2003 01/27/2003 02/01/2003 02/03/2003 02/08/2003 02/10/2003 02/15/2003 02/18/2003 02/22/2003 02/24/2003 03/01/2003 03/03/2003 03/08/2003 03/13/2003 03/14/2003 03/15/2003

Opponent Western Illinois Richmond Old Dominion Norfolk State Virginia Commonwealth Akron Ohio State MD-Eastern Shore Howard Maryland Morgan State Coppin State Florida A&M Bethune-Cookman North Carolina A&T South Carolina State Delaware State William & Mary MD-Eastern Shore Howard Morgan State Coppin State Florida A&M Bethune-Cookman North Carolina A&T South Carolina State Norfolk State Norfolk State Howard South Carolina State

H/A H H H H A A A A A A H H H H A A H H H H A A A A H H A N N N

Result W W W W L L L W W L W W W W W L L (ot) L W L W W W W W L L W W L

(19-11) Score 82-59 61-60 77-70 72-62 85-90 79-84 62-70 55-45 80-75 58-108 91-75 81-70 90-76 74-72 66-61 69-77 66-71 62-64 70-54 65-75 75-59 65-51 83-80 76-69 79-63 73-78 44-48 64-62 73-64 67-72

2003-04 Season

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Date 11/22/2003 11/23/2003 11/24/2003 11/29/2003 12/01/2003 12/03/2003 12/05/2003 12/06/2003 12/09/2003 12/19/2003 12/23/2003 12/29/2003 01/03/2004 01/05/2004 01/10/2004 01/12/2004 01/19/2004 01/24/2004 01/26/2004 01/31/2004 02/02/2004 02/07/2004 02/09/2004 02/14/2004 02/16/2004 02/23/2004 02/28/2004 03/01/2004 03/06/2004 03/11/2004

Score 68-64 65-68 52-64 51-67 82-96 70-83 57-59 74-84 73-63 79-72 53-77 42-73 66-68 80-57 81-87 77-67 75-62 56-65 60-53 75-72 63-64 55-83 85-58 59-77 80-58 79-71 85-79 74-68 70-77 71-72

Opponent LaSalle Wichita State Monmouth Virginia Commonwealth Akron Davidson Southern Mississippi Winthrop Norfolk State William & Mary East Carolina Richmond South Carolina State North Carolina A&T Florida A&M Bethune-Cookman MD-Eastern Shore Delaware State Howard Coppin State Morgan State South Carolina State North Carolina A&T Florida A&M Bethune-Cookman MD-Eastern Shore Howard Delaware State Norfolk State Florida A&M

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2006-07 Season

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Date 11/19/2004 11/21/2004 11/27/2004 12/01/2004 12/04/2004 12/06/2004 12/08/2004 12/12/2004 12/19/2004 12/22/2004 12/23/2004 12/30/2004 01/08/2005 01/10/2005 01/17/2005 01/22/2005 01/24/2005 01/29/2005 01/31/2005 02/05/2005 02/07/2005 02/12/2005 02/14/2005 02/21/2005 02/26/2005 02/28/2005 03/04/2005 03/09/2005 03/11/2005 03/12/2005

Score 54-98 70-52 59-80 54-83 78-79 55-49 89-74 64-79 55-66 46-69 57-65 51-60 81-72 70-68 80-54 64-66 86-47 51-50 82-62 70-71 81-67 65-47 66-57 70-55 59-49 54-64 66-60 81-72 62-50 53-55

Date 11/10/2006 11/11/2006 11/12/2006 11/14/2006 11/16/2006 11/19/2006 11/21/2006 11/25/2006 11/27/2006 11/29/2006 12/02/2006 12/07/2006 12/09/2006 12/16/2006 12/19/2006 12/23/2006 12/29/2006 01/03/2007 01/05/2007 01/07/2007 01/18/2007 01/20/2007 01/27/2007 01/29/2007 02/06/2007 02/10/2007 02/12/2007 02/21/2007 03/03/2007

Score 63-85 41-53 58-76 67-44 62-95 87-94 56-81 41-70 46-62 45-90 49-59 43-63 67-79 32-76 43-94 53-84 59-80 46-97 50-53 77-56 81-71 63-87 56-48 68-83 71-87 77-61 63-79 68-83 82-89

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2005-06 Season

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Date Opponent H/A Result 11/18/2005 Richmond A L 11/22/2005 William & Mary H L 11/26/2005 UNC Greensboro A L 12/03/2005 Norfolk State H L 12/06/2005 Radford H W 12/18/2005 Yale A L 12/21/2005 George Mason A L 12/30/2005 Virginia Commonwealth H L 01/04/2006 Bethune-Cookman A W 01/07/2006 MD-Eastern Shore H W 01/09/2006 Howard H W 01/14/2006 Morgan State A W 01/16/2006 Coppin State A L 01/21/2006 Delaware State H L 01/23/2006 Savannah State H W 01/28/2006 South Carolina State H W 01/30/2006 North Carolina A&T H W 02/04/2006 MD-Eastern Shore A W 02/06/2006 Howard A W 02/11/2006 Morgan State H W 02/13/2006 Coppin State H L 02/16/2006 Norfolk State A L 02/18/2006 Delaware State A L 02/20/2006 Longwood H L 02/24/2006 South Carolina State A W 02/27/2006 North Carolina A&T A L 03/01/2006 Florida A&M H L 03/08/2006 Morgan State N W 03/09/2006 Bethune-Cookman N W 03/10/2006 Norfolk State N W 03/11/2006 Delaware State N W 2006 MEAC Tournament Championship 03/14/2006 Monmouth N L Tournament Opening Round

Score 40-44 60-70 72-75 43-57 73-69 52-71 66-79 44-84 78-62 73-64 65-48 80-47 65-72 58-61 100-57 69-57 77-65 87-75 75-63 81-48 72-79 51-52 77-88 66-69 69-64 60-65 65-73 63-51 57-55 73-56 60-56

Date 11/09/2007 11/10/2007 11/12/2007 11/23/2007 11/27/2007 12/01/2007 12/08/2007 12/17/2007 12/19/2007 12/22/2007 12/29/2007 01/09/2008 01/12/2008 01/14/2008 01/19/2008 01/21/2008 01/26/2008 01/28/2008 02/02/2008 02/04/2008 02/09/2008 02/11/2008 02/16/2008 02/18/2008 02/23/2008 02/25/2008 03/01/2008 03/03/2008 03/06/2008 03/15/2008

Score 55-44 68-58 93-63 73-53 74-64 74-70 67-61 78-76 61-55 90-48 87-48 82-61 105-59 66-59 64-56 64-62 75-56 82-67 59-57 60-50 63-41 62-44 58-57 67-62 71-63 68-65 58-61 76-71 73-71 60-56

Opponent Clemson Savannah State Akron Virginia Commonwealth A Bethune-Cookman Florida A&M Radford Norfolk State St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (CA) California Arkansas State William & Mary North Carolina A&T South Carolina State MD-Eastern Shore Delaware State Howard Coppin State Morgan State Bethune-Cookman Florida A&M North Carolina A&T South Carolina State MD-Eastern Shore Howard Delaware State Norfolk State Florida A&M Coppin State Delaware State

H/A Result A L A W A L L H L H W N W A L A L A L N L A L A W A W H W A L (ot) A W A W H W A L A W H W H W A W H W H L H W (ot) N W N W N L

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Opponent Fresno State UC-Irvine South Alabama Anderson Auburn Georgia State Coppin State Georgia Southern Lipscomb Notre Dame Georgia Southern University of South Florida Akron #19 Georgetown #12 Kansas UAB Towson Georgia Tech Morgan State Ferrum Norfolk State North Dakota State Bethune-Cookman Florida A&M Wake Forest Columbia Union Alabama A&M North Dakota State South Carolina State Opponent Iowa State Lipscomb Duquesne Wake Forest Fresno State South Carolina State Georgia State Alabama A&M Ferrum College Kansas State University of South Florida Columbia Union Md.-Eastern Shore Delaware State Howard Hampton University North Carolina A&T Norfolk State Florida A&M Bethune-Cookman Morgan State Coppin State Howard Hampton University North Carolina A&T Norfolk State Florida A&M Bethune-Cookman South Carolina State North Carolina Central

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OFFICIAL 2009-10 Bobby Collins vs. All Opponents: Team 2008-09 Season

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Date 11/14/2008 11/18/2008 11/24/2008 11/28/2008 11/29/2008 11/30/2008 12/06/2008 12/13/2008 12/18/2008 12/20/2008 12/30/2008 01/05/2009 01/10/2009 01/12/2009 01/17/2009 01/18/2009 01/24/2009 01/26/2009 01/31/2009 02/02/2009 02/07/2009 02/09/2009 02/14/2009 02/16/2009 02/21/2009 02/23/2009 02/28/2009 03/02/2009 03/05/2009 03/14/2009

Score 92-47 69-44 62-31 71-58 53-33 67-61 68-65 74-46 66-51 68-53 80-50 85-61 69-66 73-50 75-63 59-43 73-60 69-51 80-66 62-61 73-64 68-58 62-55 67-49 68-61 68-64 71-69 64-49 86-73 63-56

Opponent Georgia Tech Eastern Kentucky Wake Forest UC-Santa Barbara Illinois State Nicholls State South Carolina State North Carolina State North Carolina Central Averett Old Dominion Columbia Union MD-Eastern Shore Delaware State Howard Hampton North Carolina A&T Norfolk State Florida A&M Bethune-Cookman Morgan State Coppin State Howard Hampton North Carolina A&T Norfolk State Florida A&M Bethune-Cookman South Carolina State North Carolina Central

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Akron Alabama A&M Anderson Arkansas State Auburn Averett Bethune-Cookman California California-Irvine Clemson Columbia Union Coppin State Davidson Delaware State Duquesne East Carolina Easern Kentucky Ferrum Florida A&M Fresno State Georgia Southern Georgia State Georgia Tech George Mason Georgetown Hampton Howard Illinois State Iowa State Kansas Kansas State LaSalle Lipscomb Longwood Maryland MD-Eastern Shore Monmouth Morgan State Nicholls State Norfolk State North Carolina A&T North Carolina Central North Carolina State North Dakota State Notre Dame Ohio State Old Dominion Radford Richmond Saint Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (CA) Savannah State South Alabama South Carolina State South Florida Southern Mississippi Towson UAB UC-Santa Barbara UNC-Greensboro VA Commonwealth Wake Forest Western Illinois Wichita State William & Mary Winthrop Yale

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SPENCER WSSU Associate Head Basketball Coach Fourth Season at WSSU Ken Spencer begins his fourth season with the WSSU men’s basketball program as the Rams’ Associate Head Coach on Bobby Collins’ staff where he also serves as the Recruiting Coordinator for the program. He helped the Rams secure the six players in this years’ stellar recruiting class and continues to recruit top athletes in order to help WSSU restore its’ storied tradition. Spencer came to Winston Salem State following a highly successful career as a High School Coach at Marlboro County High School in Bennettsville, SC where he posted a career record of 17351 in eight seasons. He led the Bulldogs to three state title game appearances, winning the state championship in 2001. He coached Marlboro County High to six consecutive region titles, and is the winningest coach in the history of the school. He was named the National Federation of High Schools South Carolina coach of the year in 2001, twice named the South Carolina AAAA coach of the year (2000, 2005), named the South Carolina Statewide Coach of the year in 2001, and is a six time winner of Region V AAAA Coach of the Year award. In addition to his tenure at Marlboro County High School he also coached for two years at Scotland County High School in Laurinburg, N.C.. All of the teams Spencer has coached have qualified for state tournament berths. Over 20 of Spencer’s former players earned college scholarships, including two currently in the ACC (Ra’sean Dickey at Georgia Tech and Casaan Breeden at Florida State). In addition to coaching experience at the High School level Spencer has served as a student assistant coach at Pembroke State (1992-93) under Dan Kenney and John Haskins and as a graduate assistant coach at Fayetteville State (1991-92) under Jeff Capel. Coach Spencer earned his bachelor’s degree in Business Management from UNC-Pembroke in 1991 and returned to UNCP to obtain a degree in Physical Education with teacher certification in 1992-1993. He was a four year letterman on the basketball team and was the captain during his senior season that ended with the Carolinas Conference Championship and was named a member of the All-Tournament team that same season.

KEN SPENCER

ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH

Born: July 20, 1968 Family: Wife – Ellen Son – K.J. (21) Daughter – Karmen (15) Education: University of North Carolina-Pembroke 1991 – B.A. in Business Management University of North Carolina-Pembroke 1993 – B.S. in Physcial Education/Teacher Certification Playing History: University of North Carolina-Pembroke, 1987-91 Four-year starter for the Braves Men’s Basketball Team Captain, 1991 Carolinas Conference Champions, 1991 Carolinas Conference All-Tournament Team, 1991 Third All-Time in UNC-P history in made three-point field goals Coaching History: Fayetteville State University, 1991-92 Graduate Assistant Coach North Carolina-Pembroke, 1992-93 Student Assistant Coach Scotland County High School, 1994-96 Head Basketball Coach

Spencer finished as UNCP’s leader in career made three point field. Spencer was commissioned as a 2nd Lt. in the United States Army after college and served in the Reserves for ten years.

Marlboro County High School, 1996-2005 Head Basketball Coach

The son of Levon and Josephine Spencer of Eagle Springs NC, Spencer is the youngest of seven children. He graduated from Pinecrest High School in Southern Pines, NC, where he was a teammate of head coach Bobby Collins. He was twice named to the All-Conference team and was an honorable mention All-State selection as a senior in 1986, after leading the team to the AAAA state semi-finals. The head coach of that team was Jeff Capel who is now an assistant with the Charlotte Bobcats.

National Federation of High Schools, South

Spencer married his high school sweetheart, Ellen, and they have two children, K.J. (22) and Karmen (16).

Winningest Coach in Marlboro County High School history

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Coaching Honors: South Carolina State Championship, 2001

Carolina Coach of the Year, 2001 South Carolina AAAA Coach of the Year, 2000 & 2005 State of South Carolina Coach of the Year, 2001 Six-Time Recipient of the Region V AAAA Coach of the Year Award

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WELLS WSSU Assistant Basketball Coach Third Season at WSSU

TIM WELLS

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Born: May 14, 1978 Family: Single Education: N.C. State University 2000 – B.A. in Communications Playing History: N.C. State University, 1996-2000 Four-year starter for the Wolfpack Team Co-Captain 1999-2000 2nd All-Time in single-season FT percentage (89.7) Minot, North Dakota (ABA), 2001 Tasmania, Australia (ABA), 2002-03 Gottingen, Germany (Bundesliga II), 2003-04 Jakarta, Indonesia (SBA), 2004 The Gambia, Africa (SBA) 2005 Coaching History: Winston-Salem State University, 2007-Present Assistant Basketball Coach

The 2009-10 season will mark Wells’ third year as a member of the WSSU men’s basketball program’s coaching staff. Wells joined the Winston-Salem State coaching staff in the summer of 2007 where his knowledge of the game and experience make him a valued addition to the Ram family. Wells continues to add valuable skills to the men’s basketball coach staff as he draws upon his knowledge and experience after completing four years as a letterman and two years as a team co-captain at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, N.C. Following the completion of his four-year playing career at North Carolina State, Wells continued his professional career playing in Australia, Germany, Indonesia, Ecuador and Africa. Wells has spent the last decade coaching AAU and High School basketball as well as conducting camps and clinics overseas. His energy and experience will prove to be an invaluable asset to the Rams coaching staff and he has already proven to be beneficial as he was involved in bringing the largest influx of talent to the Rams‘ program over the past two seasons as WSSU has welcomed 13 talented student-athletes over the span of the last two recruiting seasons.

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GARVIN WSSU Assistant Basketball Coach Second Season at WSSU The 2009-10 season will mark Murray Garvin’s second year as a member of the Winston-Salem State University men’s basketball coaching staff where his primary responsibility is working with the Rams’ post players. In addition to working with WSSU’s big men, Garvin is charged with coordinating the Rams’ travel and serves as the men’s basketball academic coordinator as well as being a champion recruiter. Prior to joining the Rams’ coaching staff, Garvin spent three seasons at Charleston Southern University, serving all three seasons as an assistant coach under head coach Barclay Radebaugh. Before his coaching tenure at Charleston Southern, Garvin was at Clinton Junior College in Rock Hill, S.C., where he spent four years as the head men’s basketball coach and athletic director. Garvin compiled a 6645 record at Clinton over his four-season tenure, including a 37-11 conference record in his final three seasons. His teams won 22 of their last 23 games at home over that same three-year period. Garvin was named Carolinas Junior College Conference Coach of the Year for the 2003-04 season after leading his team to the conference tournament championship. During his career at Clinton none of his four teams finished lower than second in the conference regular season standings.

Murray Garvin ASSISTANT COACH

Born: January 25, 1974 Family: Wife – Latanza (Tangy) Daughter – Khalia (9) Daughter – Jaila (2) Education: Eastern Kentucky University 1998 – B.S. in Physical Education Coaching History: Tates Creek High School, 1998-2001 Assistant Basketball Coach Clinton Junior College, 2001-05 Head Basketball Coach Charleston Southern University, 2005-08 Assistant Basketball Coach Winston-Salem State University, 2008-Present Assistant Basketball Coach Coaching Honors: NJCAA Region X Coach of the Year, 2004 Big South Conference’s Top Recruiting Class, 2007 Athletic Administration Experience: Clinton Junior College, 2002-05 Director of Athletics

Prior to his tenure at Clinton, Garvin was an assistant coach at Tates Creek High School in Lexington, Kentucky, for three seasons. Garvin, a native of Pikeville, Kentucky, is a 1998 graduate of Eastern Kentucky University. He and his wife, Latanza, have two daughters, Khalia (10) and Jaila (3).

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GENERAL School Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Winston-Salem State University City/State/Zip Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Winston-Salem, N.C. 27110 Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1892 Enrollment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,442 School Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Red & White Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rams Mascot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amon the Ram (III) Primary Home Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C.E. Gaines Center Capacity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,200 Alternate Home Court. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LJVM Coliseum Annex Capacity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,200 Alternate Home Court. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LJVM Coliseum Capacity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,665 Press Row Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (336) 750-2143/(336) 416-7220 Affiliation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Division I (Transitional) Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Chancellor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Donald Julian Reaves Alma Mater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cleveland State, 1974 School Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.WSSU.edu Incoming Athletic Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William “Bill” Hayes Alma Mater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Carolina Central, 1965 Interim Athletic Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tonia Walker Alma Mater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hampton, 1993 Athletic Department Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (336) 750-2141 Athletic Website. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.WSSURams.com

TEAM INFORMATION 2008-09 Overall Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22 2008-09 Home Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8 2008-09 Road Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10 2008-09 Neutral Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/4 Starters Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/2 Newcomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

HISTORY All-Time WSSU MBB Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,074-660 (63 Seasons) Conference Titles (CIAA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Title Years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1953, ’57, ’60, ’61, ’63, ’66, ’70, ’77, ’99, ’00 NCAA Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . One (1967 NCAA Division II) Years in Post-Season Play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 (NCAA Division II) Last Conference Finals Appearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000-01 Result . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CIAA Champion Last NCAA Division II Tournament Appearance 2004-05 Result . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WSSU 59, USC-Upstate 63 (First Round) WSSU ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS Asst. AD for Media Relations/MBB Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Zona Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (336) 750-2143 Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . zonac@wssu.edu Asst. Athletic Media Relations Director. . . . . . . . . . Trevin Q. Goodwin Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (336) 750-2909 Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . goodwintq@wssu.edu Athletic Media Relations Mailing Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WSSU Department of Athletic Media Relations 200 C.E. Gaines Center Winston-Salem, NC 27110 COACHING STAFF Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bobby Collins Alma Mater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eastern Kentucky, 1991 Record at WSSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-64 Career Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-121 Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . collinsbl@wssu.edu

Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (336) 750-2140 Assistant Coaches. . . . . . . . . . . Ken Spencer, Tim Wells, Murray Garvin

STARTERS RETURNING (3) Player Ht. Wt. Pos. Paul Davis 6-9 195 F Brian Fisher 6-2 178 G Diontae Gibson 6-2 180 G

Cl. Jr. Sr. Sr.

PPG RPG 6.5 5.4 13.9 3.4 6.9 2.9

ADDITIONAL LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (7) Player Ht. Wt. Pos. Cl. PPG RPG McIntoche Alcius 6-6 230 F Jr. 2.4 2.5 Ricky Bolton, Jr. 5-10 165 G Jr. 0.4 0.1 Michael Bonner 6-5 230 G So. 0.9 0.9 Brandon Hobbs 6-1 165 G Sr.(rs) 3.3 1.8 Lamar Monger 6-0 185 G So. 2.8 1.7 Corey Morris 6-10 255 C Jr. 1.6 1.5 Jamar Slocum 6-4 210 F Jr. (rs) 1.9 1.8 STARTERS LOST (2) Player Ht. Wt. Jamal Durham 6-6 215 Isiah Tucker 6-1 180

Pos. F G

PPG 12.9 5.2

RPG 5.8 2.5

ADDITIONAL LETTERWINNERS LOST (2) Player Ht. Wt. Pos. PPG Jemarcus McClinton 6-3 175 G 4.8 Julian Murphy-Long 6-9 230 F 0.8 NEWCOMERS (7) Player Ht. Dominic Alston 6-2 Shelton Carter 6-5 Andrew Jackson 6-2 Sam Johnson 6-8 Tate Kennings 5-10 Stephon Platt 6-8 Marcus Wells 6-1

Wt. 190 185 180 210 185 235 175

SUPERLATIVES Leading Returning Scorer Leading Returning Rebounder Leading Returning Assists Leading Returning Blocks Leading Returning Steals Leading Returning FG Percent Leading Returning 3FG Percent Leading Returning FT Percent

Pos. G F G C G F G

RPG 1.8 0.5

Hometown Bunn, N.C. Greensboro, N.C. Wilmington, N.C. Asheville, N.C. Fayetteville, N.C. Laurinburg, N.C. Durham, N.C.

Brian Fisher Paul Davis Brian Fisher Paul Davis Brian Fisher Paul Davis Diontae Gibson Brian Fisher

13.9 ppg 5.4 prg 1.6 apg 1.5 bpg 1.9 spg 53.2 pct. 34.6 pct. 69.1 pct.

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WSSU Numerical Roster No. 01 02 03 04 05 11 12 13 20 21 23 24 32 34 35 42 44 50

Name Lamar Monger Marcus Wells Brian Fisher Diontae Gibson Shelton Carter Andrew Jackson Tate Kennings Ricky Bolton, Jr. Stephon Platt Dominic Alston Michael Bonner Paul Davis Brandon Hobbs Harvey Green Sam Johnson McIntoche Alcius Corey Morris Ignas Palaima

Ht. 6-0 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-5 6-2 5-10 5-10 6-8 6-2 6-5 6-9 6-1 6-5 6-8 6-6 6-10 6-11

Wt. 185 175 178 180 185 180 185 165 235 190 230 195 165 230 210 230 255 230

Pos. G G G G F G G G F G G F G F C F C C

Cl. So. Fr. Sr. Sr. Jr. (rs) Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. (rs) Jr. So. Jr. Sr. (rs) Fr. (rs) Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr.

Hometown Ahoskie, N.C. Durham, N.C. Marietta, Ga. Mitchfield,Va. Greensboro, N.C. Wilmington, N.C. Fayetteville, N.C. Graham, N.C. Laurinburg, N.C. Bunn, N.C. Hertford, N.C. Clio, S.C. Jacksonville, N.C. Winston-Salem, N.C. Asheville, N.C. Clayton, N.C. Elizabeth City, N.C. Klaipeda, Lithuania

Last School Hertford County H.S. Southern Durham H.S. Kennesaw Mountain H.S. Montgomery C.C. (Md.) Charleston Southern Brunswick C.C. 71st School Graham H.S. Scotland H.S. Clinton J.C. Perquimans County H.S. Marlboro County H.S. White Oak H.S. Mt. Tabor High School Asheville Christian School Clayton H.S. Northeastern H.S. Asheville Christian School

WSSU Alphabetical Roster No. 42 21 13 23 05 24 03 04 34 32 11 35 12 01 44 50 20 02

Name McIntoche Alcius Dominic Alston Ricky Bolton, Jr. Michael Bonner Shelton Carter Paul Davis Brian Fisher Diontae Gibson Harvey Green Brandon Hobbs Andrew Jackson Sam Johnson Tate Kennings Lamar Monger Corey Morris Ignas Palaima Stephon Platt Marcus Wells

Ht. 6-6 6-2 5-10 6-5 6-5 6-9 6-2 6-2 6-5 6-1 6-2 6-8 5-10 6-0 6-10 6-11 6-8 6-1

Wt. 230 190 165 230 185 195 178 180 230 165 180 210 185 185 255 230 235 175

Pos. F G G G F F G G F G G C G G C C F G

Cl. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. (rs) Jr. Sr. Sr. Fr. (rs) Sr. (rs) Jr. Fr. Fr. So. Jr. Fr. Fr. (rs) Fr.

Hometown Clayton, N.C. Bunn, N.C. Graham, N.C. Hertford, N.C. Greensboro, N.C. Clio, S.C. Marietta, Ga. Mitchfield,Va. Winston-Salem, N.C. Jacksonville, N.C. Wilmington, N.C. Asheville, N.C. Fayetteville, N.C. Ahoskie, N.C. Elizabeth City, N.C. Klaipeda, Lithuania Laurinburg, N.C. Durham, N.C.

Last School Clayton H.S. Clinton J.C. Graham H.S. Perquimans County H.S. Charleston Southern Marlboro County H.S. Kennesaw Mountain H.S. Montgomery C.C. (Md.) Mt. Tabor High School White Oak H.S. Brunswick C.C. Asheville Christian School 71st School Hertford County H.S. Northeastern H.S. Asheville Christian School Scotland H.S. Southern Durham H.S.

WSSU Coaching Staff Head Coach Associate Head Coach

Bobby Collins (Eastern Kentucky '91)/4th Season at WSSU Ken Spencer (UNC-Pembroke '90)/4th Season at WSSU

Assistant Coach

Murray Garvin (Eastern Kentucky ‘98)/2nd season at WSSU

Assistant Coach

Tim Wells (North Carolina State ‘00)/3rd Season at WSSU

Volunteer Assistant Coach

Walter Mebane (North Carolina State ‘00)/1st Season at WSSU

WSSU Support Staff Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations Men’s Basketball Athletic Trainer

Chris Zona/8th Year at WSSU Ian Mushinski/1st Year at WSSU

Pronunciation Chart McIntoche Alcius

MAC-in-TOSH (like the apple) Alcius (ALE-see-US)

Diontae Gibson

dee-ON-tay

Lamar Monger

luh-mar (rhymes with bar)

Ignas Palaima

Ig-NESS PUH-la-MUH

Walter Mebane

meb-AINE

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Seniors (3) Brian Fisher Brandon Hobbs Diontae Gibson Juniors (7) McIntoche Alcius Dominic Alston Ricky Bolton, Jr. Shelton Carter Paul Davis Andrew Jackson Corey Morris Sophomores (2) Lamar Monger

Michael Bonner

Freshman (6) Harvey Green Tate Kennings Stephon Platt

Sam Johnson Ignas Palaima Marcus Wells

Rams By State Georgia (1) Brian Fisher (Marietta) North Carolina (14) McIntoche Alcius (Clayton) Dominic Alston (Bunn) Ricky Bolton (Graham) Michael Bonner (Hertford) Shelton Carter (Greensboro) Harvey Green (Winston-Salem) Brandon Hobbs (Jacksonville) Andrew Jackson (Wilmington) Sam Johnson (Asheville) Tate Kennings (Fayetteville) Lamar Monger (Ahoskie) Corey Morris (Elizabeth City) Stephon Platt (Laurinburg) Marcus Wells (Durham) South Carolina (1) Paul Davis (Clio) Virginia (1) Diontae Gibson (Mitchfield) International (1) Ignas Palaima (Lithuania)

Rams By Height 6-11 (1) Ignas Palaima 6-10 (1) Corey Morris 6-9 (1) Paul Davis 6-8 (2) Sam Johnson, Stephon Platt 6-6 (1) McIntoche Alcius 6-5 (3) Michael Bonner, Shelton Carter, Harvey Green 6-2 (4) Dominic Alston, Brian Fisher, Diontae Gibson, Andrew Jackson 6-1 (2) Brandon Hobbs, Marcus Wells 6-0 (1) Lamar Monger 5-10 (2) Ricky Bolton, Tate Kennings

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#12 Tate Kennings 5-10 / 185 Guard Freshman

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#32 Brandon Hobbs 6-1 / 165 Guard Senior (rs)

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#02 Marcus Wells 6-1 / 175 Guard Freshman PTS _____

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#13 Ricky Bolton, Jr. 5’10”/ 165 Guard Junior

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#34 Harvey Green 6-5 / 230 Forward Freshman (rs)

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#03 Brian Fisher 6-2 / 178 Guard Senior PTS _____

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#20 Stephon Platt 6-8 / 235 Forward Freshman (rs)

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#35 Sam Johnson 6-8 / 210 Center Freshman

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KEN SPENCER

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#04 Diontae Gibson 6-2 / 180 Guard Senior PTS _____

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#21 Dominic Alston 6-2 / 190 Guard Junior PTS _____

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#23 Michael Bonner 6-5 / 190 Guard Sophomore

21 23 REB _____

#42 McIntoche Alcius 6-6 / 230 Forward Junior

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#05 Shelton Carter 6-5 / 185 Forward Junior (rs)

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#44 Corey Morris 6-10 / 255 Center Junior

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#11 Andrew Jackson 6-2 / 180 Guard Junior PTS _____

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#24 Paul Davis 6-9 / 195 Forward Junior

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#50 Ignas Palaima 6-11 / 230 Center Freshman

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MURRAY GARVIN ASSISTANT COACH

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2009-10 WSSU MEN’S BASKETBALL

SEASON OUTLOOK When it comes to basketball at Winston-Salem State University, high expectations come with the territory. With a team history that includes a national championship, 10 conference titles and over 1,000 victories there is a lot to live up to for anyone who dons the WSSU red and white. A strong showing last year that saw the team win nearly 10 games will give the Rams much more to live up to this season. The 2009-10 Rams are more than ready to live up to expectations. Led by an experienced group of returnees that include three starters and many of the team’s statistical leaders, this season’s Rams are ready to face the challenges of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. “Right now, this team is a mixture of youth and experience,” Winston-Salem State head coach Bobby Collins commented. “We’re one year more experienced with nine returning letterwinners including a trio of starters in Brian Fisher, Paul Davis and Diontate Gibson. Couple that with nine talented newcomers and I think that this team will be very competitive this season.” The Rams return a talented group of players as they return the services of nine letterwinners, eight of whom recorded at least one start last season. In addition to the returnees the Rams will welcome a talented group of nine newcomers who give the Rams the depth needed to complete the team’s challenging schedule of games. Of the Rams’ 18 active roster members half of the team will be newcomers to the squad. “We’ve got a lot of new guys, and hopefully, the returners can be leaders,” WSSU head coach Bobby Collins added. “But the best thing about this team is that they are good character young men with a wealth of basketball talent.” Leading the way for the Rams this season will be senior guard Brian Fisher, the team’s leading scorer last season at 13.9 points per game. An athletic talent and an aggressive player on the perimeter, Fisher played in 28 games last season and started in 27 contests missing only two games due to injury. Also returning from last season’s team was the team’s top defensive player in sophomore center Paul Davis. Davis is the Rams leading returning rebounder (5.4 rpg) and blocked shots (46).

BACKCOURT Though talented, the Rams will feature a host of newcomers in the backcourt this season. There’s no need for Ram fans to be discouraged, however, as the Rams have an experienced pair of returnees that will look to be leaders among the young Ram guards. The tandem of

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senior guards Brian Fisher and Diontae Gibson will lead the way for the Rams this season. Fisher is the Rams’ leading returning scorer at nearly 14 points per game (13.9) and also led the team in minutes played last season (30.9 mpg). A talented scorer, Fisher heads into the season needing only 42 points to become the 26th member of the Rams’ 1,000-point club. Gibson added 6.9 points and 2.9 rebounds per game and started 15 games for the Rams last year. The pair will help to team a backcourt that features four talented newcomers. The Rams will welcome back the services of four returning letterwinners in sophomores Michael Bonner and Lamar Monger, junior Ricky Bolton, Jr. and redshirt senior Brandon Hobbs. Hobbs is the leading returning scorer of the group as he touts a 3.3 points per game scoring average and reaps the benefits of starting nine games for the Rams last season. Lamar Monger returns his 2.9 points and 1.7 rebounds per contest and similarly to Hobbs, Monger started nine games for the Rams in 2008-09. Rounding out the returnees for WSSU will be Ricky Bolton, Jr. (0.4 ppg/0.1 rpg) and Michael Bonner (0.9 ppg/0/9 rpg) a pair of reserve guards that appeared in 27 games with three starts last season. Joining the Rams in the backcourt for their first year as members of the WSSU men’s basketball team are four talented newcomers that will make an immediate impact in 2009-10. The crown jewel of the Rams’ backcourt recruiting class may be none other than Marcus Wells, a 6-1, 175-pound slasher from Southern Durham High School. Wells, the third ranked point guard in the state of North Carolina and the 29th-ranked point guard in the nation (ESPN. com) will immediately compete for playing time this season as he is coming off of an award-filled career at Southern Durham High School where he was an All-State selection with 18 points, six rebounds, four steals and five assists per game. Wells and the Rams will be joined by Andrew Jackson, a 6-2, 180-pound guard from Wilmington, N.C. who joins the Rams following two exceptional seasons at Brunswick Community College where he helped to lead BCC to a 52-12 record with 10 points, five assists and four rebounds per contest. Dominic Alston will help to bolster the Rams’ backcourt depth as he comes to WSSU by way of Clinton Junior College where he helped to lead CJC to a Carolinas Junior College regular-season title and a championship

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game berth. The 6-2, 190-pounder comes off of a 200809 season at CJC where he averaged 10 points and five rebounds per game. The Rams backcourt will surely be in capable hands during the 2009-10 season as a combination of experienced veterans, newcomers, and transfer studentathletes will help the Rams try to brave a difficult non-conference schedule before jumping into the grind of trying to excel in the ultra-competitive Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

led Asheville Christian to a 26-5 record and a state championship his senior season, Johnson turned down a host of Division I programs including the University of South Florida to become a member of the historic WSSU men’s basketball program. Johnson will be joined by high school teammate Ignas Palaima, a 6-11, 230-pound forward from Klaipeda, Lithuania who signed with the Rams over offers from the University of South Carolina and Memphis. Palaima is coming off of a state-championship-winning season where he averaged 13 points and nine rebounds for Asheville Christian School.

FRONTCOURT The bulk of the Rams’ strength will return in the frontcourt with the squad returning its top forwards and centers from last season despite losing the talents of forward Jamal Durham who closed out his career at WSSU with 1,256 points and a spot at 13th on the Rams’ all-time scoring charts. Leading the way for the Rams this season will be junior center Paul Davis, the team’s leading returning rebounder and shot blocker from last season. Last season, Davis averaged 5.4 rebounds per game for the Rams and led the team with 46 blocked shots. As a sophomore, Davis was a force for the Rams at both ends of the court with two double-double games, eight double-figure scoring performances and a team-leading pair of double-figure rebounding games en route to 5.4 points per game.

SCHEDULE The 2009-10 season will offer a number of challenges for the Rams who for the third season will play a complete schedule of Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) competition. Last season, the Rams were 5-13 against MEAC teams in their second season of conference play. The Rams will have a rather large set of challenges before they begin play against MEAC teams. WSSU faces three major conference opponents to start the season as they travel to the Pacific Northwest to face the Ducks of Oregon, the Aggies of UC-Davis and the Rams of Colorado State in Eugene, Oregon at the Basketball Travelers Tournament hosted by the University of Oregon.

Junior forward McIntoche Alcius returns to the Rams’ lineup in 2009-10 on the heels of a successful sophomore season that saw him appear in 28 games with nine starts. The 6-6 Alcius came into his own in 2008-09 with 2.4 points and 2.5 rebounds per game.

Before beginning the bulk of their MEAC play the Rams will face the Demon Deacons of Wake Forest University, the 49ers of UNC-Charlotte and the Terrapins of Maryland before facing the Yellow Jackets of Georgia Tech for the third time in four seasons.

Head coach Bobby Collins has bolstered his roster most significantly in the frontcourt as he and the Rams will welcome the addition of five talented newcomers.

The team will play a complete schedule of MEAC games and will face defending MEAC regular season and MEAC Tournament champion Morgan State University twice in 2009-10.

Joining the Rams after sitting out last season, Shelton Carter, a 6-5 forward who transferred from Charleston Southern University will immediately add to the Rams’ lineup. The 2007 Big South Conference All-Freshman Team selection sat out 2008-09 per NCAA transfer rules and will be expected to contribute immediately for WSSU. Stephon Platt, a 6-8, 235-pound forward from Laurinburg, N.C. will immediately add size and strength to the Rams’ post play as the 2008-09 McDonald’s All-America nominee comes to WSSU after a stellar career at Scotland High School where he was named the team’s most valuable player for three seasons.

For the third straight season, the Rams will face the North Carolina Central Eagles in a bonus game at the 2010 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Championship Tournament. For the second consecutive season, the tournament will be held in the Rams’ home city of Winston-Salem. The Rams will have a number of challenges ahead of them, but with the team’s strong cast of returnees and a talented class of newcomers, the 2009-10 Rams will definitely be up to the challenge.

Adding much-needed size to the WSSU roster will be Sam Johnson, a 6-8, 210-pound center from Asheville Christian School in Asheville, N.C. A player that

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Head Coach Mcintoche Alcius Kermit Blount

70-73 90-92

Mike Ketchum Michael Bonner

93-94 74

Alan Davis Paul Hall

95-97 75

AaronFisher Brian Federspiel

98-100 76

Diontae ShermanGibson Simmons

101-102 77

Brandon Kevin Downing Hobbs

103-104 78

Lamar John Falvey Monger

105-106 79

Corey RobertMorris Vallone

107-108 80

Newcomers Pre-Season Co-SIDA Information 109-111 81 WSSU Football Roster

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6-6 / 230 Forward Junior Clayton, N.C. Clayton H.S. ALCIUS’ CAREER HIGHS Points 13 at Duquesne (11-12-07) FG Made 4 at Duquesne (11-12-07) Rebounds 7 vs. Howard (02-14-09) Assists 2 vs. UCSB (11-28-08) Steals 4 at Wake Forest (11-24-08) Blocks 2, two times Minutes 28 at S. Carolina State (12-06-08)

ALCIUS’ STATISTICS: Year 2008-09 2007-08 Totals

GP/GS Min-Avg FG-FGA 28-9 26-0 54-9

366-13.1 162-6.2 528-9.7

26-78 13-29 39-107

Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA

Pct.

Reb.

Blk.

.330 .448 .364

.350 .417 .385

70 38 108

8 1 9

37 17 54

7 5 12

4-18 0-1 4-19

.222 .000 .210

10-28 10-24 20-52

Stl. Pts. Avg. 21 4 25

66 36 102

2.4 1.4 1.9

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2008-09...Appeared in 28 of the Rams’ 30 games and recorded nine starts on the year...Recorded 366 minutes of playing time for an average of 13.1 minutes per game...Scored 66 points on 26-of-78 shooting for a field goal percentage of 33.3...Hit four of his 18 attempts from three-point range (.222)...Converted 10 of his 28 free throw attempts on the season (.350)...Pulled down 70 rebounds on the season for an average of 2.5 rebounds per game...Tallied 33 offensive rebounds and 37 defensive rebounds...Dished out eight assists on the year while committing 37 turnovers...Recorded seven blocks and 21 steals in 2008-09.

2008-09 Season Breakdown...Recorded 13 minutes of playing time at Georgia Tech on Nov. 14 where he scored six points and pulled down a pair of rebounds...All six of his points came on made threepoint field goals against the Yellow Jackets as he went two-of-three from deep...Recorded one steal and turned the ball over twice...Recorded his first start of the 2008-09 season at Eastern Kentucky where he played 20 minutes and went scoreless...Pulled down three rebounds, recorded one assist and one steal... Recorded 23 minutes of playing time at Wake Forest on Nov. 24 where he recorded four points and three rebounds...Recorded a team-high four steals against the Demon Deacons...Recorded 24 minutes of playing time versus UC Santa Barbara on Nov. 28 where he scored five points, pulled down two rebounds and dished out two assists...Recorded a start at Illinois State on Nov. 29 where he recorded 26 minutes of playing time en route to scoring two points, pulling down four rebounds and dishing out one assist...Also recorded one block and two steals versus the Redbirds...Came off the bench versus Nicholls State where he recorded 11 minutes of playing time...Pulled down a pair of rebounds and hit a single free throw versus the Colonels...Earned a start at South Carolina State on Dec. 6 where he recorded 28 minutes of playing time versus the Bulldogs... Scored two points, pulled down five rebounds, collected one assist and one steal...Recorded a start at N.C. State on Dec. 13 in place of the injured Jamal Durham...Recorded 15 minutes of playing time en route to scoring two points and recording a team-leading five rebounds...Came off of the bench at North Carolina Central on Dec. 18 where he played seven minutes and scored two points...Came off of the bench versus Averett on Dec. 20...Played 13 minutes versus the Cougars en route to one point, two rebounds and a pair of steals...Came off of the bench at Old Dominion on Dec. 30 where he recorded five minutes of playing time en route to two points and one rebound...Came off of the bench versus Columbia Union where he recorded 12 minutes of playing time...Did not score versus the Pioneers but pulled down four rebounds and collected three steals...Started at forward at MD-Eastern Shore on Jan. 10 where he recorded four points and three rebounds in nine minutes of playing time...Came off of the bench at Delaware State on Jan. 12 where he recorded 18 minutes of playing time...Tallied four points, four rebounds and an assist versus the Hornets...Came off of the bench at Howard on Jan. 17 where he recorded 12 minutes of playing time... Recorded two points and four rebounds versus the Bison...Came off of the bench versus Hampton on Jan. 18 where he played 11 minutes...Scored two points, pulled down four rebounds and blocked one shot versus the Pirates...Started at forward versus the Aggies of North Carolina A&T on Jan. 24 where he recorded 22 minutes of playing time...Scored seven points and pulled down six rebounds versus the Aggies...Also recorded a block and two steals...Came off of the bench versus Norfolk State on Jan. 26 where he recorded 18 minutes of playing time...Was held scoreless, pulled down no rebounds and dished out one assist versus the Spartans...Did not play at Florida A&M on Jan. 31 (coaches’ decision)...Did not play at Bethune-Cookman on Feb. 2 (coaches’ decision)...Came off of the bench versus Morgan State on Feb. 7 where he recorded 17 minutes of playing time en route to scoring two points and dishing out one assist...Came off of the bench versus Coppin State on Feb. 9 where he played 13 minutes versus the Eagles...Scored three points and pulled down one rebound in the loss...Started at forward versus Howard on Feb. 14 where he played 24 minutes.... Led the Rams with a career-high seven rebounds and scored four points versus the Bison...Recorded a start at forward for the Rams versus Hampton on Feb. 16 where he recorded 15 minutes of playing time en route to six points, six rebounds and a steal versus the Pirates...Started at forward for the Rams at North Carolina A&T on Feb. 21 where he recorded 10 minutes of playing time...Scored one point, pulled down three rebounds and committed one turnover versus the Aggies...Came off of the bench at Norfolk State on Feb. 23 where he recorded only one minutes of playing time...Committed one foul versus the Spartans...Came off of the bench versus Florida A&M on Feb. 28 where he played four minutes versus the Rattlers...Was held scoreless but pulled down two rebounds and dished out an assist...Did not play versus Bethune-Cookman on March 2 (coaches’ decision)...Came off of the bench versus South Carolina State on March 5 where he recorded four minutes of playing time and missed his only shot of the game...Came off of the bench versus North Carolina Central on March 14 where he recorded only one minute of playing time...Recorded no statistics versus the Eagles.

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2007-08...Appeared in 26 games for the Rams...Did not start a contest for WSSU but played 162 minutes for an average of 6.2 minutes per game...Scored 36 points on the year for an average of 1.4 points per game...Hit 13 of his 29 field goal attempts (.448) in 2007-08...Missed his lone three-point field goal attempt...Converted 10 of his 24 free-throw attempts for a FT percentage of .417...Pulled down 38 rebounds, 15 of which came on the offensive glass with the remaining 23 rebounds coming on the defensive end of the court...Averaged 1.5 rebounds per game... Dished out his lone assist of the season on Jan. 19 versus Howard...Committed 17 turnovers in 2007-08...Recorded four steals...Led the Rams in scoring one time (at Duquesne on Nov. 12)...Recorded four dunks on the season and drew a pair of charges.

2007-08 Season Breakdown...Did not play versus Iowa State University on Nov. 9...Played 10 minutes versus Lipscomb on Nov. 10 and recorded five rebounds...Played 21 minutes versus Duquense as he led the team in scoring with 13 points...Pulled down five rebounds versus the Dukes on Nov. 12...Recorded 13 minutes versus Wake Forest where he scored four points and pulled down two rebounds...Recorded six minutes of playing time versus Fresno State were he tallied one point and one rebound...Played eight minutes and pulled down two rebounds versus South Carolina State on Dec. 1...Did not play versus Georgia State on Dec. 8...Played three minutes off of the bench versus Alabama A&M on Dec. 17 where he scored two points and pulled down one rebound...Tied his career high of two blocks and one steal in seven minutes of play versus Ferrum on Dec. 19...Pulled down one rebound and did not attempt any shots against the Panthers...Played eight minutes against Kansas State on Dec. 22 where he pulled down three rebounds and made one of six attempts from the free throw line...Played seven minutes at USF on Dec. 29 where he missed his lone field goal attempt and recorded one turnover... Played another seven minutes against Columbia Union on Jan. 9...Had one block and one rebound...Totaled two points and two rebounds, both defensive in 11 minutes of play against Md-Eastern Shore...Did not play on Jan. 14 against Delaware State...In three minutes, recorded one assist and went 0-of-1 from the field against Howard... Appeared in game vs. Hampton, but did not record any stats...Played four minutes versus North Carolina A&T on Jan. 26 where he recorded four points and added three rebounds...Played nine minutes at Norfolk State on Jan. 28 where he recorded five rebounds and scored two points...Played eight minutes against Florida A&M and totaled four points and two rebounds...Scored two points in five minutes vs. Bethune-Cookman on Feb. 4...Played five minutes at Morgan State where he recorded one rebound and turned the ball over once...Missed his lone shot against the Bears...Played one minute at Coppin State on Feb. 11 where he recorded one rebound, one personal foul and one turnover...Played three minutes against Howard on Feb. 16, but did not record any stats...Did not play at Hampton on Feb. 18... Played two minutes vs. NC A&T, but did not record any stats...Had one rebound in three minutes vs. Norfolk State on Feb. 25...Played six minutes at Florida A&M on March 1...Missed both field goal attempts, but grabbed two rebounds...Did not play at Bethune-Cookman on March 3...Played five minutes at South Carolina State on March 6 where he recorded one point as he hit the front end of a one-and-one situation from the free throw line...Played five minutes versus North Carolina Central at the 2008 MEAC Tournament (Bonus Game) on March 15 where he scored two points, recorded one steal and collected one personal foul.

Personal...Gives the Rams much-needed height and depth in the paint…A native of Clayton, N.C. and is a graduate of Clayton High School…Comes to WSSU following a solid high school career…Led the Clayton High Comets to a 17-6 record as a senior under head coach Denny Medline…He was named team MVP as a senior…The son of Marie Alcius…Born in Miami, Fla. on May 18, 1987.

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6-5 / 190 Guard Sophomore Hertford, N.C. Perquimans County H.S. BONNER’S CAREER HIGHS Points 2 vs. Columbia Union (01-05-09) FG Made 1 vs. Columbia Union (01-05-09) Rebounds 3, twice Assists TBA Steals 1 vs. Columbia Union (01-05-09) Blocks 1 at Old Dominion (12-30-08) Minutes 13 at Georgia Tech (11-14-08)

BONNER’S STATISTICS: Year 2008-09 Totals

GP/GS Min-Avg FG-FGA 20-3 20-3

139-7.0 139-7.0

8-24 8-24

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Pct.

Reb.

Blk.

.333 .333

.100 .100

18 18

1 1

4 4

1 1

0-2 0-2

.000 .000

1-10 1-10

Stl. Pts. Avg. 2 2

17 17

0.9 0.9

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2008-09...Appeared in 20 of the Rams’ 30 games in 2008-09 where he made three starts...Recorded 139 minutes of playing time for an average of 7.0 minutes per contest...Scored 17 points on the season for an average of 0.9 points per game...Hit eight of his 24 field goals on the season for a shooting percentage of .330...Missed both of his two three-point field goal attempts and converted only one of his 10 attempts from the free-throw line (.100)...Pulled down 18 rebounds for an average of just under one rebound per game (0.9 rpg)...Tallied seven offensive and 11 defensive rebounds on the season...Committed 17 personal fouls, dished out one assist, turned the ball over four times, blocked on shot and collected a pair of steals in 2008-09.

2008-09 Breakdown...Played 13 minutes at Georgia Tech where he went scoreless but pulled down three rebounds (two offensive, one defensive)...Missed all six of his field-goal attempts, including one three-point field goal attempt...Played eight minutes at Eastern Kentucky on Nov. 19 where he missed his lone shot of the game...Picked up one personal foul versus the Colonels...Did not play at Wake Forest on Nov. 24 (coaches’ decision)...Played six minutes versus UC Santa Barbara on Nov. 28 where he pulled down one rebound and committed three personal fouls...Played six minutes at Illinois State on Nov. 29...Recorded no statistics versus the Redbirds...Recorded three minutes of playing time versus the Colonels of Nicholls State on Nov. 30 where he recorded no statistics...Came off of the bench at South Carolina State on Dec. 6 where he recorded four minutes of playing time...Picked up one personal foul against the Bulldogs and recorded no other statistics...Recorded four minutes of playing time at North Carolina State on Dec. 13...Recorded one rebound versus the Wolfpack...Came off of the bench and played one minutes verus the Eagles on Dec. 18...Came off of the bench versus Averett on Dec. 20 where he recorded three minutes of playing time...Missed his lone field goal attempt and both of his free throw attempts versus the Cougars...Came off of the bench at Old Dominion on Dec. 30 where he recorded seven minutes of playing time...Recorded one personal foul and one block, the first of his career, versus the Monarchs...Came off of the bench versus Columbia Union on Jan. 5 where he recorded 12 minutes of playing time en route to scoring two points and pulling down three rebounds versus the Pioneers...Came off of the bench at MD-Eastern Shore on Jan. 10 en route to playing three minutes... Recorded no statistics versus the Hawks...Came off of the bench at Delaware State on Jan. 12 where he recorded four minutes of playing time en route to

scoring one point and tallying one rebound...Made the most of his limited minutes versus the Hornets as he went to the free throw line three times and took six free throws, of which he made only one...Did not play at Howard on Jan. 17 (coaches’ decision)...Did not play versus Hampton on Jan. 18 (coaches’ decision)...Recorded two minutes of playing time in a reserve capacity versus North Carolina A&T on Jan. 24...Scored two points and pulled down one rebound versus the Aggies...Came off of the bench versus the Spartans of Norfolk State on Jan. 26 where he played two minutes but did not record any statistics...Did not play at Florida A&M on Jan. 31 (coaches’ decision)...Did not play at BethuneCookman on Feb. 2 (coaches’ decision)...Did not play versus Morgan State on Feb. 7 (coaches’ decision)...Did not play versus Coppin State on Feb. 9 (coaches’ decision)...Came off of the bench versus Howard on Feb. 14 where he played three minutes versus the Bison...A lone assist was his only statistic versus Howard...Did not play versus Hampton on Feb. 16 (coaches’ decision)...Did not play at North Carolina A&T on Feb. 21 (coaches’ decision)...Started at guard for the Rams at Norfolk State on Feb. 23 where he recorded 16 minutes of playing time...Scored two points and committed three fouls versus the Spartans...Started at guard for the Rams versus Florida A&M on Feb. 28 where he recorded 15 minutes of playing time...Was held scoreless versus the Rattlers as his lone stats were a pair of missed free throws...Started at guard for the Rams versus Bethune-Cookman on March 2 where he played only five minutes of playing time...Missed both of his field goal attempts versus the Wildcats... Came off of the bench versus South Carolina State on March 5 where he tallied four minutes of playing time en route to collecting one rebound...Did not play versus North Carolina Central on March 14 (coaches’ decision).

Personal: Joins the Rams for his first season of competition in 2007-08…A native of Hertford, N.C., Bonner is a 2008 graduate of Perquimans County High School where he was named the Daily Advance Player of the Year en route to First-Team All-District honors and two-time state of Virginia Player of the Week honors… Helped to lead the Pirates to a 21-6 record his senior season, a season in which he led Perquimans County H.S. to both a league and a district championship…The son of Michael and Freda Bonner…A Psychology major at WSSU…Born in Hertford, N.C. on July 12, 1990…Nicknamed “Flight”.

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6-9 / 195 Forward Junior Clio, S.C. Marlboro H.S.

DAVIS’ CAREER HIGHS Points 15 at Howard (01-17-09) FG Made 7, twice Rebounds 14 at Howard (01-17-09) Assists 2, three times Steals 3, twice Blocks 6 vs. Hampton (1-18-09) Minutes 33 vs. North Carolina Central (03-14-09)

DAVIS’ STATISTICS:

Year GP/GS Min-Avg FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb. A

TO Blk. Stl. Pts. Avg.

2008-09 30-28 731-24.4 82-154 2007-08 29-8 597-20.6 68-143 Totals 59-36 1328-22.5 150-297

50 51 101

.530 .476 .505

2008-09...Appeared in all 30 games for the Rams while making 28 starts... Recorded 731 minutes of playing time on the season for an average of 24.4 points per game...Scored 194 points on the season for an average of 6.5 points per game...Hit 82 of his 154 field goal attempts for a field goal percentage of .530 by far the highest shooting percentage on the team...Hit one of his four attempts from three-point range on the year (.250)...Converted 29 of his 51 attempts from the free-throw line as he turned in a .560 free-throw shooting percentage...Pulled down 162 rebounds on the season, only seven rebounds shy of the team lead as he averaged 5.4 rebounds per contest...Recorded 52 offensive rebounds and pulled down a team-leading 110 defensive rebounds...Committed a team-high 81 personal fouls and fou led out of three games...Dished out 15 assists, turned the ball over 50 times and recorded a team-high 46 blocks...Tallied 22 steals on the season...With 46 blocks he needs only eight more blocks to become the Rams’ all-time leader in blocked shots.

1-4 0-0 1-4

.250 .000 .250

29-51 32-56 61-107

.560 .571 .570

162 176 338

15 10 25

46 48 94

22 15 37

194 168 362

6.5 5.8 6.1

ed 25 minutes of playing time...Scored five points and pulled down a team-high eight rebounds versus the Eagles...Earned a start versus Averett on Dec. 20 where he played 20 minutes versus the Cougars...Recorded eight points and tallied a team-high nine rebounds...Fouled out against the Cougars, recorded one block, one steal and turned the ball over three times...Earned his 11th consecutive start at Old Dominion on Dec. 30 where he tallied 23 minutes of playing time en route to scoring two points, pulling down seven rebounds and blocking a season-high four shots...Started at forward for the Rams on Jan. 5 against Columbia Union where he recorded 19 minutes of playing time...Scored 10 points and pulled down seven rebounds in the win over the Pioneers...Started at forward for the Rams at MD-Eastern Shore on Jan. 10 where he recorded 27 minutes of playing time...

2008-09 Season Breakdown...Earned the ninth start of his career on Nov. 14 at Georgia Tech where he recorded two points, four rebounds and the Rams’ lone block of the game...Took only two shots against the Yellow Jackets of which he hit one...Tallied three defensive rebounds and one offensive rebound...Started the game at Eastern Kentucky on Nov. 18 where he played 25 minutes and tied for the team lead with 12 points...Hit five of his seven shots from the field including a pair of thunderous dunks...Made both of his free throw attempts versus the Colonels and pulled down five rebounds as well as tallying the Rams’ only block of the game...Recorded 29 minutes of playing time and his third start of the season at Wake Forest on Nov. 24 where he went scoreless...Tallied a team-high six rebounds and dished out a pair of assists versus the Deacs as well as recording a steal...Started versus UC Santa Barbara on Nov. 28 where he played 22 minutes en route to scoring five points, pulling down three rebounds and dishing out two assists...Earned a start and played 23 minutes at Illinois State on Nov. 29 where he scored two points, pulled down seven rebounds, collected one assist and one blocked shot...Earned his sixth consecutive start of the season on Nov. 30 versus Nicholls State where he recorded 22 minutes of playing time...Recorded seven points and four rebounds against the Colonels as he hit three of his four field goal attempts and one of his two free throws...Earned the start on Dec. 6 at South Carolina State where he recorded 22 minutes of playing time...Scored 10 points on five-of-seven shooting from the field...Added a team-high seven rebounds versus the Bulldogs and collected a steal...Earned a start at North Carolina State on Dec. 13 where he recorded 23 minutes of playing time...Scored six points on three-of-three shooting...Recorded one steal and four personal fouls versus the Wolfpack...Earned a start at North Carolina Central on Dec. 18 where he record-

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Tallied six points and a pair of rebounds versus the Hawks...Came off of the bench at Delaware State on Jan. 12 as he had his season-long start streak snapped ending the streak at 13 games...Recorded 15 minutes of playing time en route to going scoreless and pulling down a pair of rebounds...Turned in a career game at Howard on Jan. 17 where he started at forward and played a career-high 32 minutes for the Rams...Recorded a team-high and career-high 15 points and a career-high 14 rebounds against the Bison in the loss...Also added a career-high three steals versus the Bison...Started at forward for the Rams versus Hampton on Jan. 17 where he recorded 31 minutes of playing time...Scored 12 points and recorded 12 rebounds versus the Pirates en route to his second consecutive double-double...Recorded a career-high six blocks versus the Pirates...Started at forward for the Rams versus North Carolina A&T on Jan. 24 where he recorded 31 minutes of playing time... Was held scoreless versus the Aggies but pulled down a team-high seven rebounds... Blocked two shots and recorded three steals versus the Aggies...Started at forward for the Rams versus the Spartans of Norfolk State on Jan. 26 where he recorded 27 minutes of playing time...Recorded four points and pulled down four rebounds... Dished out two assists and pulled down a career-high and WSSU all-time high seven blocked shots...Started at forward for the Rams at Florida A&M on Jan. 31 where he scored eight points, pulled down seven rebounds, blocked one shot and tallied one steal versus the Rattlers...Started at forward for the Rams at Bethune-Cookman on Feb. 2 where he recorded 33 minutes of playing time en route to scoring 11 points and pulling down four rebounds...Started at forward for the Rams versus Morgan State on Feb. 7 where he recorded 22 minutes of playing time...Scored 13 points and pulled down six rebounds in the contest...Hit all five of his field goal attempts and collected a pair of blocks...Started at forward for the Rams versus Coppin State on Feb. 9 where he recorded 20 minutes of playing time...Spent much of the contest in foul trouble but managed to score six points, pull down two rebounds and dished out a pair of assists versus the Eagles...Started at forward for the Rams versus

Was successful on 68 of his 143 field goal attempts on the season en route to leading the team with a .476 shooting percentage...Hit 57.1 percent of his free throw attempts as he successfully converted 32 of his 56 free throw attempts...Led the team with 176 rebounds for a team-high 6.1 rebounds per game...Pulled down 59 offensive and 117 defensive rebounds...Led the team with 48 blocks as he averaged nearly two blocks per contest...Dished out 10 assists on the season...Recorded 15 steals in 2007-08...Led the Rams in rebounding in 11 contests...Scored in double figures seven times...Recorded five double-figure rebound games...Recorded a teamhigh three double-doubles...Tallied 14 dunks in 2007-08, placing second on the team only to Jamal Durham and his 30 dunks...Drew four charges. 2007-08 Season Breakdown...Made his collegiate debut with a start versus Iowa State on Nov. 9...Recorded a team-high eight rebounds and scored two points...Made his second career start versus Lipscomb on Nov. 10 and recorded three points, a pair of blocks and a rebound...Played only nine minutes versus Duquesne due to foul trouble...Recorded four points and pulled down a pair of boards versus the Dukes...Played 13 minutes versus Wake Forest as he scored only

Howard on Feb. 14 where he played 15 minutes...Scored two points, pulled down six rebounds and recorded two steals versus the Bison...Started at center for the Rams versus Hampton on Feb. 16 where he recorded 25 minutes of playing time... Scored eight points on the evening, six of which came from the free throw line... Pulled down three rebounds and collected one steal versus the Pirates...Started at forward at North Carolina A&T on Feb. 21 where he recorded 28 minutes of playing time...Scored six points, pulled down six rebounds and tallied one block versus the Aggies...Started at forward for the Rams at Norfolk State on Feb. 23 where he recorded 30 minutes of playing time...Scored four points, pulled down seven rebounds and collected one block versus the Spartans...Started at center for the Rams versus Florida A&M on Feb. 28 where he recorded 29 minutes of playing time... Scored 11 points, pulled down a team-high eight rebounds, recorded one block and one steal versus the Rattlers...Started at center for the Rams versus Bethune-Cookman on March 2 where he recorded 36 minutes of playing time...Scored five points, pulled down five rebounds and recorded four blocks versus the Wildcats...Came off of the bench versus South Carolina State on March 5 where he recorded only 13 minutes of playing time...Scored four points, turned the ball over once and recorded one personal foul versus the Bulldogs...Started at center for the Rams versus North Carolina Central on March 14 where he recorded a career-high 33 minutes of playing time en route to a 14-point, five rebound performance that saw him hit seven of his eight field goal attempts...Also recorded four blocks versus the Eagles. 2007-08...Appeared in 29 of the Ramsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 30 games in 2007-08 while making eight starts...Recorded 597 minutes of playing time for an average of 20.6 minutes per contest...Scored 168 points on the season for an average of 5.8 points per game...

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one point and recorded one rebound in his fourth career start...Came off of the bench versus Fresno State where he recorded a career-high 11 points, eight rebounds and a pair of blocks in a career-high 27 minutes of playing time...Played 19 minutes in a reserve capacity versus South Carolina State where he pulled down seven rebounds and scored one point...Came off the bench and played 18 minutes versus Georgia State on Dec. 8 where he recorded five points and three rebounds...Turned in his best game of the season thus far versus Alabama A&M on Dec. 17 when he tallied 10 points and a career-high 11 rebounds in a career-high 31 minutes of playing time... Also turned in a career high in blocks (five) and a career high in steals (two) versus the Bulldogs that same night...Earned his fifth career start and played 29 minutes versus Ferrum on Dec. 19...Recorded only three points, but tied career high of two steals and led team with three blocks...Also recorded five rebounds and came up with a significant block with less than 30 seconds to play which halted the Panthers’ momentum and helped secure the victory... Played 18 minutes versus Kansas State on Dec. 22 where he pulled down a team-high seven rebounds and scored two points...Did not start against USF for being late to a team function...Came off the bench and played 18 minutes versus the Bulls where he missed all four of his field goal attempts... Recorded three rebounds, two assists, one steal and four blocks against the Bulls...Started sixth game of career against Columbia Union...Just missed a double-double with career high 12 rebounds, including 10 defensive boards, and eight points...Had four blocks and one steal in 23 minutes of play...Came off the bench against Md-Eastern Shore and scored eight points and pulled down 12 boards in 18 minutes of play...Had five offensive rebounds for a season high...Added two blocks and recorded an assist...Played 16 minutes against Delaware State and pulled down six rebounds and scored two points...Totaled six points in 19 minutes on 3-of-5 shooting from the field against Howard...Also had two blocks and one steal...Played 26 minutes vs. Hampton and went 2-of-2 from the field for four points...Also grabbed four rebounds and recorded two blocks and an assist...Played only 18 minutes at North Carolina A&T on Jan. 26 due to a stress fracture in his left foot...Recorded 18 minutes of playing time versus the Aggies where he scored eight points and pulled down four rebounds...Recorded a career high 12 points and tied a career high 12 rebounds at Norfolk State in 24 minutes of work including nine points and eight rebounds in the game’s first seven minutes of play...Hit four of his nine field goal attempts and four of his five free throw attempts versus the Spartans...Did not play against Florida A&M on Feb. 2 due to injury...Returned to line-up on Feb. 4 against Bethune-Cookman, but saw limited action, playing only 16 minutes...Was held to only two points and had two blocks in his return...Recorded 18 minutes of playing time at Morgan State on Feb. 9 where he scored two points, pulled down three rebounds and committed three turnovers...Played 14 minutes in a reserve capacity versus the Eagles of Coppin State on Feb. 11...Recorded two points, pulled down six rebounds, tallied one block and turned the ball over four times versus the Eagles...Scored seven points in 15 minutes at Howard on 3-of-5 shooting from the field...Had three rebounds and one steal and one block...One of two Rams to score in double figures at Hampton...Scored 10 points and had six rebounds, including five defensive rebounds...Went 5-of-6 shooting from the field in 24 minutes...One of four Rams to score in double figures vs. NC A&T...Scored 11 points and led team in rebounds with eight...Had the Rams’ only block of the game versus the Aggies...Had a double-double with career high 14 points and 11 rebounds, including eight defensive rebounds on Feb. 25 versus Norfolk State...Had two assists, one steal and the team’s only two blocks of the night vs. Norfolk State...One of five players to score in double-

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figures at Florida A&M...Had 10 points, five rebounds and the team’s only two blocks of the game... One of five players to score in doublefigures at BethuneCookman on March 3... Scored 11 points, pulled down seven rebounds and had one steal...Played 16 miuntes at South Carolina State on March 6 where he scored two points, pulled down five rebounds and recorded one assist and one steal...Recorded 15 minutes of playing time versus North Carolina Central at the 2008 MEAC Tournament (Bonus Game) on March 15 where he led the team with nine rebounds...Added six points, one assist and one block versus the Eagles. Personal...Provides WSSU with quality play on the wing and in the paint…A native of Clio, S.C. and a graduate of Marlboro High School… Was a highly decorated prep player who has earned a number of high school accolades…He led the Marlboro County Bulldogs to the second round of the SCHSL playoffs… Played two seasons under current WSSU men’s assistant basketball coach Ken Spencer…He was named team MVP two seasons in a row and played in the North/ South All-Star game….Earned a spot on the All-State, All-Region, and All-HoopZone teams…The son of Lonnie Davis…Born in Clio, S.C. on February 20, 1988.

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6-2 / 178 Guard Senior Marietta, Ga. Kennesaw Mountain H.S.

FISHER”S CAREER HIGHS Points 27 at Towson (12-29-06) FG Made 11 at Towson (12-29-06) Rebounds 9 at Wake Forest (02-06-07) Assists 6 vs. Md-Eastern Shore (01-12-08) Steals 6, twice Blocks 1, twice Minutes 39 vs. Hampton (01-18-09)

FISHER’S STATISTICS: Year GP/GS Min-Avg FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb. A 2008-09 2007-08 2006-07 Totals

28-27 29-18 28-24 85-69

865-30.9 137-349 725-25.0 94-271 757-27.0 107-295 2347-27.6 338-915

.390 .347 .363 .369

2008-09...Appeared in 28 of the Rams’ 30 games while making 27 starts in 2008-09...Recorded a team-leading 865 minutes of playing time on the season for an average of 30.9 minutes played per game...Scored a team-leading 390 points on the season for an team-high average of 13.9 points per game...Hit 137 of his 349 field goal attempts on the year for a season shooting percentage of .390, second best on the Rams’ roster for anyone hitting 50 or more field goals, trailing only Paul Davis who hit over 50 percent of his attempts...Hit over 30 percent of his attempts from three-point range as he shot 31.0 percent from long range en route to successfully converting 49-of-157 attempts from behind the three-point arc...Turned in a team-high 69 percent shooting percentage from the free-throw line as he hit 67 of his 97 attempts from the charity stripe...Pulled down 96 total rebounds, 22 on the offensive glass and 74 on the defensive glass for an average of 3.4 rebounds per game...Recorded 70 personal fouls on the year and fouled out of four games...Dished out 44 assists, good enough to rank second on the team... Turned the ball over 72 times and blocked a pair of shots...Recorded a teamleading 53 steals, good enough to average 1.77 steals per contest. 2008-09 Season Breakdown...Returned from a summer-long knee injury and started the Rams’ first game of the 2008-09 season at Georgia Tech where he recorded 20 minutes of playing time en route to four points and three rebounds... Hit one of his nine field goal attempts, including a one-of-five performance from long range...Hit one free throw and pulled down three rebounds...Did not play at Eastern Kentucky after suffering an ankle injury the day before the game...Did not play at Wake Forest on Nov. 24 due to the ankle injury suffered prior to the game at Eastern Kentucky University...Could have played against the Demon Deacons yet was held out of the contest due to precautionary measures to keep Fisher healthy for the Rams’ three-game stretch at the World Vision Invitational over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend...Returned to action on Nov. 28 where he returned from injury to record 12 points, pull down three rebounds and dish out a single assist...Recorded a foul out, the first of his WSSU career, versus the Gauchos after playing 27 minutes...Earned the start and played 30 minutes at Illinois State on Nov. 29 where he scored seven points, pulled down a pair of rebounds, collected one assist and one steal...Earned a start versus Nicholls State on Nov. 30 where he played 21 minutes...Scored three points, tallied four rebounds and added an assist versus the Colonels...Earned a start at South Carolina State on Dec. 6 where he played a game-high 31 points and scored a game-high 22 points...Hit eight of his 15 field goal attempts (.533), including two three-pointers...Pulled down four rebounds and dished out one assist versus the Bulldogs...Earned a start at North Carolina State where he recorded a team-high 30 minutes en route to scoring seven points...Pulled down three rebounds, all three coming on the

49-157 30-111 48-143 127-411

.310 .270 .336 .309

67-97 47-79 41-62 155-238

.690 .595 .661 .651

TO Blk. Stl. Pts. Avg.

96 44 72 98 55 71 84 43 70 278 142 213

2 0 1 3

53 37 40 130

390 265 303 958

13.9 9.1 10.8 11.3

defensive glass and dished out two assists as well as collecting three steals... Earned a start at North Carolina Central on Dec. 18 where he recorded 33 minutes of playing time...Tied for the team lead in scoring with 19 points on seven-of-14 shooting from the field, including hitting five of his eight three-point field goal attempts...Pulled down seven rebounds and dished out five assists... Recorded a start versus Averett on Dec. 20 where he played 34 minutes against the Cougars...Tallied 14 points on five-of-14 shooting from the field...Pulled down five rebounds, recorded five steals and dished out an assist versus the Cougars... Started at guard at Old Dominion on Dec. 30 where he recorded 31 minutes of playing time...Scored a team-high 15 points, pulled down seven rebounds and collected five steals in the loss to the Monarchs...Started at guard for the Rams on Jan. 5 against the Pioneers of Columbia Union where he recorded 20 minutes of playing time...Recorded a team-leading 19 points in the victory as he hit eight of his 10 field goal attempts including posting a three-of-four shooting performance from behind the three-point line...Pulled down a pair of rebounds (both defensive), collected one assist and recorded one steal versus the Pioneers... Started at guard on Jan. 10 at MD-Eastern Shore as he turned in a team-high 36 minutes of playing time en route to a game-high and season-high 24 points...Also recorded four rebounds, two assists and two steals versus the Hawks...Came off of the bench at Delaware State on Jan. 12 marking the first game in which Fisher has appeared but not started for the Rams in 2008-09...Recorded 30 minutes of playing time en route to hitting four of his team-high 12 shots attempted as he scored 10 points versus the Hornets...Chipped in with two rebounds and an assist as well...Started at guard at Howard on Jan. 17 where he recorded a seasonhigh and career-high-tying 36 minutes of playing time...Tallied a team-high 15 points versus the Bison...Also added a pair of rebounds, a trio of assists and three steals in the loss at HU...Started at guard for the Rams versus Hampton on Jan. 18 at the 2009 Freedom Festival Classic in Richmond,Va. where he played a career-high 39 minutes en route to scoring 11 points and pulling down a season-high eight rebounds (four offensive and four defensive)...Committed a season-high five turnovers against the Pirates...Started at guard for the Rams versus North Carolina A&T on Jan. 24 where he recorded 34 minutes of playing time en route to scoring seven points and pulling down three rebounds...Added a steal and an assist versus the Aggies...Started at guard versus the Spartans of Norfolk State on Jan. 26 where he played 38 minutes of playing time...Scored 12 points, pulled down four rebounds and dished out four assists versus the Spartans...Started at guard for the Rams at Florida A&M on Jan. 31 where he recorded a team-high 34 minutes of playing time en route to scoring 16 points and pulling down five rebounds...Started at guard for the Rams at Bethune-Cookman on Feb. 2 where he recorded 34 minutes of playing time...Scored 15 points,

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pulled down one rebound and dished out one assist versus the Wildcats...Started at guard for the Rams versus Morgan State on Feb. 7 where he played a team-high 35 minutes...Recorded a season-high 25 points versus the Bears on eight-of-17 shooting...Hit eight of his 10 free throw attempts and collected one assist as well as one steal versus the Bears...Started at guard for the Rams versus Coppin State on Feb. 9 where he recorded 30 minutes of playing time...Scored a team-high 17 points and pulled down two rebounds as well as collecting a season-high six steals versus the Eagles...Started at guard for the Rams versus Howard on Feb. 14 where he led the Rams with 15 points including scoring eight of WSSUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 10 points during a game-changing run midway through the first half...Pulled down one rebound and dished out two assists...Started at guard for the Rams versus Hampton on Feb. 16 where he recorded a team-high 35 minutes of playing time...Led the Rams in scoring with 14 points as he led WSSU in scoring for the fourth straight contest...Tied for the team lead with six rebounds in the loss to the Pirates and added one blocked shot...Started at guard for the Rams at North Carolina A&T on Feb. 21 where he recorded a team-leading 32 minutes of playing time...Scored a season-high tying 25 points versus the Aggies as he took a season-high 21 field goal attempts and hit a season-high 10 field goals...Hit five of his 13 three-point field goal attempts...Pulled down three rebounds and dished out four assists...Started at guard for the Rams at Norfolk State on Feb. 23 where he recorded 21 minutes of playing time en route to scoring 10 points, two assists and a steal...Started at guard for the Rams versus Florida A&M on Feb. 28 where he recorded 29 minutes of playing time...Recorded 10 points, three rebounds and two steals versus the Rattlers...Had a last-second attempt to ie the game blocked as the Rams fell in defeat...Started at guard for the Rams versus Bethune-Cookman on March 2 where he recorded 32 minutes of playing time...Was the only WSSU scorer in double-figures as he recorded 21 points on seven-of-14 shooting and pulled down two rebounds while collecting three steals versus the Wildcats...Started at guard for the Rams versus South Carolina State on March 5 where he recorded 34 minutes of playing time...Scored 11 points, pulled down five rebounds and dished out a team-high five assists versus the Bulldogs... Started at guard for the Rams versus the Eagles of North Carolina Central on March 14 in the MEAC Bonus Game where he recorded 28 minutes of playing time...Recorded six points, five rebounds and a team-leading three assists versus NCCU.

2007-08 Season Breakdown...Started versus Iowa State where he scored 11 points and pulled down five rebounds...Made the start versus Lipscomb and scored 14 points, pulled down six rebounds, dished out three assists and recorded four steals...Started the contest and played 20 minutes at Duquesne where he recorded four points, four rebounds and three assists...Tallied 28 minutes and a start versus Wake Forest on November 23 where he led the team with 18 points...Pulled down eight rebounds and recorded a steal and an assist versus the Demon Deacons... Started versus Fresno State where he recorded 13 points, two rebounds, two assists and a steal in 30 minutes of work...Started versus South Carolina State where he recorded 36 minutes of playing time en route to 18 points, four assists, six turnovers and one rebound...Started versus Georgia State where he recorded a career-low two points on 0-for-7 shooting...Made the start and recorded 30 minutes of playing time versus Alabama A&M on December 17 where he scored six points and pulled down six rebounds as well as collecting three steals and three assists...Sat out game versus Ferrum on Dec. 19 to rest a sore knee...Led the team in scoring with 13 points versus K-State on Dec. 22...Hit four of his six free throw attempts, pulled down five rebounds (four offensive) and dished out a pair of assists versus the Wildcats...Came off of the bench at USF on Dec. 29 where he tallied four points,

2007-08...Appeared in 29 of the Ramsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 30 games in 2007-08 while making 18 starts...Recorded 725 minutes of playing time for an average of 25.0 minutes per contest... Scored 265 points on the season for an average of 9.1 points per game... Converted on 94 of his 271 field goal attempts for a FG shooting percentage of .347...Hit a team-high 30 three-point field goals as he converted 27 percent of his team-high 111 three-point field goal attempts...Successfully connected on 47 of his 79 free throw attempts on the season for a FT shooting percentage of .595...Narrowly missed his first-ever 100 rebound season as he collected 98 total boards, 39 of which came on the offensive glass for average of 3.4 rebounds per contest...Recorded a team-high 70 personal fouls yet fouled out of only one contest...Dished out 55 assists and committed 71 turnovers... Collected 37 steals...Led the team in scoring three times...Led the team in rebounding once...Led the team in assists a pair of times...Recorded 14 double-digit scoring games...Had one dunk on the season...Drew five charges in 2007-08.

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three rebounds and two assists in 24 minutes of playing time...Started game against Columbia Union where he tallied 13 points in 28 minutes on 4-of-11 shooting from the field and 3-of-7 shooting from beyond the arc...Pulled down two rebounds, recorded three steals and two assists...Started 10th game scoring 12 points on 5-of-11 shooting from the field...Dished out a career high six assists against Md-Eastern Shore in 21 minutes of play...Also recorded two steals and two boards... Scored 10 points on 4-of-13 shooting from the field and 2-of-7 from beyond the arc...Dished out three assists and grabbed three rebounds in 31 minutes of play... Scored 10 points in 33 minutes against Howard...Went 3-of-3 from the free throw line...Recorded one assist and one steal...Scored eight points and totaled two rebounds in 35 minutes of play against Hampton on Jan. 21...Had one assist and two steals...Played only 20 minutes in his start at North Carolina A&T on Jan. 26... Recorded seven points and five rebounds versus the Aggies as he turned in a 2-of-9 shooting performance from the field...Played a career-low four minutes at Norfolk State on Jan. 28, spending the majority of the game in foul trouble...Was held scoreless for the first time in his career and committed two turnovers versus the Spartans...Scored eight points and pulled down five rebounds against Florida A&M... Also had one assist and one steal in 24 minutes of play...Scored six points against Bethune-Cookman on Feb. 4...Had five turnovers and an assist versus the Wildcats... Played only three minutes at Morgan State on Feb. 9 and was held scoreless for only the second time in his career...Missed all three of his field goal attempts versus the Bears and collected one assist...Played 32 minutes at Coppin State on Feb. 11 where he recorded 11 points, four rebounds and a pair of assists...Had season high 20 points at Howard on Feb. 16 on 8-of-16 shooting from the field and 2-of-4 from beyond the arc...Also went 2-of-3 from the free throw line...Dished out three assists and had two steals and added six rebounds...Came off bench at Hampton and played 16 minutes...Scored eight points and grabbed four boards...Went 3-of-4 from the free throw line...Payed 13 minutes vs. NC A&T before coming out with an injury... Scored three points and had one rebound...Played 20 minutes vs. Norfolk State on Feb. 25 and scored three points and had three rebounds...One of five players to score in double-figures at Florida A&M...Scored 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the field...Also had one assist and one steal in 21 minutes...One of five players to score in double figures at Bethune-Cookman on March 3...Scored 11 points and had two rebounds...Had two assists in 34 minutes...Played 24 minutes at South Carolina State on March 6 en route to being one of a pair of Rams who tallied 15 points in the loss...Added five rebounds, two assists and a pair of steals to his total versus the Bulldogs...Hit three clutch field goals late in the contest as he helped the Rams erase a nine-point deficit...Hit seven of his 15 field goals versus South Carolina State...Played 27 minutes versus North Carolina Central at the 2008 MEAC Tournament (Bonus Game) on March 15 en route to a five-point, two-assist, two-rebound, two-steal performance.

1.5 assists per contest…Committed 70 turnovers, the most on the team while posting a 0.6 assist/turnover ratio…Recorded a lone block on the season (at Alabama A&M on February 12, 2007)…Tallied 40 steals placing him second on the team in takeaways…Recorded a career-high 27 points at Towson on December 29, 2006…Recorded a career-high 11 made field goals at Towson on December 29, 2006…Pulled down a career-high nine rebounds at cross-town Wake Forest on February 6, 2007…Tied his career high of four assists three times in 2006-07, most recently at North Dakota State University on February 21, 2007…Turned in a career-high six steals at Georgia State University on November 19, 2006… Recorded a career-high one block at Alabama A&M on February 12, 2007 giving him the only block of the 2006-07 season and of the only block of his career…Turned in 36 minutes of playing time versus Columbia Union on February 10, 2007, another career-high…Led the Rams with 16 double-digit scoring performances including four 20-plus point performances…Led the team, or had a share of the team lead in rebounding in four contests Personal...A native of Marietta, Ga., he is a 2006 graduate of Kennesaw Mountain High School where he was a four-year letterman for the Mustangs playing under head coach Jesse Bonner…A member of Kennesaw Mountain’s 2004-05 Regional Championship basketball team he led the Mustangs to a runner-up regional finish in 2005-06…Named the Mustang’s Most Improved Player in 2005-06 en route to All-County Team accolades…The Atlanta Tip-Off Club Player of the month twice (January and February 2005)…Named the Most Valuable Player at the State Championship Tournament and was an All-State Honorable Mention selection…. Named to the All-County First-Team in 2005-06…Named team captain his senior season…Won the Cobb County three-point shooting contest as well as being named the All-Star Game MVP…Participated in the Georgia North vs. South All-Star Game…The son of Hiawatha and Sheila Fisher…A Business major at WSSU…Born in Atlanta, Ga. on April 7, 1988.

2006-07...Appeared in 28 games, making 24 starts, the most of any freshman on the team...Closed the season with 13 consecutive starts…Recorded 757 minutes of playing time for an average of 27.0 minutes per contest…Recorded a freshman-best 303 points on the season for an average of 10.8 points per contest, good enough to place second on the team in scoring…Hit 107 of his 295 shots on the season for a field goal shooting percentage of .363…Hit 48 of his 143 three-point field goals for a three-point field goal shooting percentage of .336…Placed second on the team (behind fellow freshman Darius Floyd) in three-point field goal attempts (143) and three-point field goal shooting percentage (.336)…Converted 41 of his 62 free throw attempts on the season for a free throw shooting percentage of .661…Pulled down 84 total rebounds, 62 of which came on the defensive glass en route to turning in an average of 3.0 rebounds per contest…Committed 77 personal fouls and fouled out of a pair of contests…Recorded 43 assists on the season placing him second in helpers behind team leader Roy Peake’s (132)…Turned in an average of

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6-2 / 180 Guard Senior Mitchfield, Va. Montgomery C.C. (Md.)

GIBSON’S CAREER HIGHS Points 15, twice FG Made 7 vs. N.C. A&T (01-24-09) Rebounds 7 at MD-Eastern Shore (1-10-09) Assists 4 at North Carolina Central (12-18-08) Steals 3 at Eastern Kentucky (11-19-08) Blocks TBA Minutes 35, twice

GIBSON’S STATISTICS: Year 2008-09 2007-08 Totals

GP/GS Min-Avg FG-FGA 28-9 26-0 54-9

366-13.1 162-6.2 528-9.7

26-78 13-29 39-107

Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA

Pct.

Reb.

Blk.

.330 .448 .364

.350 .417 .385

70 38 108

8 1 9

37 17 54

7 5 12

4-18 0-1 4-19

.222 .000 .210

10-28 10-24 20-52

Stl. Pts. Avg. 21 4 25

66 36 102

2.4 1.4 1.9

2008-09...Appeared in 23 of the Rams’ 30 games while making 15 starts... Turned in a stellar season for the Rams before suffering a season-ending knee injury that kept him out of the final six games of the 2008-09 season...Recorded 628 minutes of playing time for an average of 27.3 minutes played per contest... Scored 158 points on the year for an average of 6.9 points per game...Hit 54 of his 162 field goal attempts for a season shooting percentage of .333...Connected on nine of his 26 three-point field goal attempts for a shooting percentage of .340 from long range...Converted 41 of his 72 free throw attempts on the season for a .560 shooting percentage from the charity stripe...Pulled down 66 rebounds on the year, 22 on the offensive glass and the remaining 44 on the defensive glass for an average of 2.9 rebounds per contest...Recorded 53 personal fouls on the year... Did not foul out of a contest...Tallied 27 assists, turned the ball over 42 times and recorded 21 steals in his first season with the Rams...Had surgery to repair a torn ACL in February and will be cleared to play by the time the Rams’ return to practice in October 2009. 2008-09 Season Breakdown...Earned the first start of his WSSU career at Georgia Tech on Nov. 14 where he recorded a team-high 27 minutes of playing time...Tallied 7 points, four rebounds, and three assists in his Division I debut... Posted a three-of-11 shooting performance from the field and committed only one turnover...Earned a start at Eastern Kentucky on Nov. 18 where he played 29 minutes and scored eight points...Pulled down one rebound and recorded a team-high three steals versus the Colonels...Recorded the start at Wake Forest on Nov. 24 where he recorded 29 minutes of playing time en route to scoring three points and pulling down a pair of rebounds...Went one-of-six from the field versus the Demon Deacons and hit one of his three free throw attempts... Recorded a start and 26 minutes of playing time versus UC Santa Barbara on Nov. 28 where he scored three points, pulled down two rebounds and dished out two

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assists...Recorded 25 minutes, in a reserve capacity, at Illinois State on Nov. 29 where he recorded five points, pulled down six rebounds and tallied an assist... Started versus the Colonels of Nicholls State on Nov. 30 where he tallied 22 minutes of playing time... Recorded five points, added one rebound, picked up one assist, one steal and committed four personal fouls...Earned a start at the guard position versus the Bulldogs of South Carolina State on Dec. 6 where he recorded 26 minutes of playing time...Scored 13 points versus the Bulldogs as he hit half of his 10 field goal attempts including a perfect 2-of-2 shooting performance from beyond three-point range...Hit the game-winning three-point basket versus SCSU with under a minute remaining as he led WSSU to their first win of the season...Tallied three rebounds, two assists and a steal...Recorded a start at North Carolina State on Dec. 13 where he played 25 minutes...Scored two points on one-of-seven shooting, pulled down a pair of rebounds and tallied a steal versus the Wolfpack... Earned a start at North Carolina Central on Dec. 18 where he played 32 minutes and was one of three Rams in double-figures as he scored 10 points on four-of-six shooting...Pulled down three rebounds and dished out four assists versus the Eagles...Recorded a start versus Averett on Dec. 20 where he played 28 minutes and scored a team-high, and career-high, 15 points...Hit four of his nine shots from the field and hit six of his eight free throw attempts...Tallied two steals and pulled down two rebounds versus the Cougars... Started at guard at Old Dominion on Dec. 30 where he played 25 minutes against the Monarchs...Scored seven points, pulled down a pair of rebounds and committed one turnover at ODU...Started at guard vs. the Pioneers of Columbia Union on Jan. 5 where he recorded 21 minutes of playing time...Tallied nine points, pulled down four rebounds, recorded four steals and added an assist versus the Pioneers...Started at guard for the Rams on Jan. 10 at MD-Eastern Shore where he recorded 27 minutes of playing time en route to scoring three points and pulling down a team-high seven rebounds...Also chipped in with two assists and a steal against the Hawks...Came off of the bench at Delaware State on Jan. 12 where he recorded a team-high 32 minutes of playing time en route to scoring seven points, pulling down four rebounds and tallying one steal...Came off of the bench at Howard on Jan. 17 where he played 32 minutes en route to scoring 11 points and pulling down two rebounds... Recorded one assist and one steal versus the Bison... Started at guard for the Rams versus Hampton on Jan. 18 at the 2009 Freedom Festival Classic in Richmond,Va. where he played a career-high 33 minutes... Recorded three points, pulled down two rebounds and added an assist versus the Pirates...Came off of the bench for the Rams versus North Carolina A&T on Jan. 24 where he played a team-high and career-high

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35 minutes en route to a career-high-tying 15 points... Pulled down three rebounds and collected a steal versus the Aggies...Earned a start at guard versus Norfolk State on Jan. 26 where he played 32 minutes...Scored nine points, pulled down two rebounds and dished out two assists versus the Spartans...Came off of the bench at Florida A&M on Jan. 31 where he recorded 21 minutes of playing time en route to nine points and three turnovers versus the Rattlers...Came off of the bench at Bethune-Cookman on Feb. 2 where he played a team-high 35 minutes en route to scoring only one point...Pulled down six rebounds and dished out three assists versus the Wildcats...Came off of the bench versus Morgan State on Feb. 7 where he recorded 30 minutes of playing time...Scored four points, pulled down two rebounds and collected one steal versus the Wildcats...Came off of the bench versus Coppin State on Feb. 9 where he played 28 minutes versus the Eagles...Recorded nine points, pulled down five rebounds and collected two assists in the loss... Did not play versus Howard on Feb. 14 beacuse of a left knee injury suffered in practice the day before the game vs. the Bison...Still hampered by an injured left knee, Gibson came off of the bench versus Hampton on Feb. 16 where he was able to play only eight minutes before re-injuring the same left knee...Missed his lone field goal attempt and pulled down one rebound versus the Pirates...Did not play at North Carolina A&T on Feb. 21 (coaches’ decision)...Following an MRI after the North Carolina A&T game, it was determined that Gibson would need season-ending knee surgery to repair a torn ACL, effectively ending his season. Personal: Joins the Rams for his first season of competition in 2007-08 following his transfer from Montgomery Community College in Montgomery County, Maryland…A native of Newport News,Va., Gibson is a 2005 graduate of Menchville High School where he was a two-time first team all region selection… Also named the Monarch’s Most Valuable Player in both his junior and senior seasons in high school, Gibson averaged over 20 points per game his senior season… The son of Patricia Preyer…A Business Administration major at WSSU…Born in Newport News,Va. on August 7, 1987…Nicknamed “Tae”.

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6-1 / 165 Guard Senior (rs) Jacksonville, N.C. White Oak H.S. HOBBS’ CAREER HIGHS Points 8, three times FG Made 3 at S. Carolina State (12-06-08) Rebounds 5, twice Assists 2 at S. Carolina State (12-06-08) Steals 1, three times Blocks 1, twice Minutes 23 vs. Hampton (02-16-09)

HOBBS’ STATISTICS: Year 2008-09 2007-08 2006-07 Totals

GP/GS Min-Avg FG-FGA 29-9 388-13.4 Did Not Participate D id Not Participate 29-9 388-13.4

Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA

Pct.

Reb.

Blk.

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32-88

.360

11-42

.260

22-33

.660

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32-88

.360

11-42

.260

22-33

.660

3.3

2008-09...Appeared in 29 of the Rams’ 30 games on the season where he made nine starts in his debut season at WSSU...Recorded 388 minutes of playing time for an average of 13.4 points per contest...Scored 97 points on the year for an average of 3.3 points per game...Hit 32 of his 88 field goal attempts for a season shooting percentage of .360...Hit 11 of his 42 three-point field goal attempts on the year for a three-point shooting percentage of .260...Successfully converted 22 of his 33 attempts from the free throw line for a season shooting percentage of .666 from the charity stripe...Pulled down 52 total rebounds, 22 on the offensive glass and the remaining 30 on the defensive glass for an average of 1.8 rebounds per contest...Committed 52 personal fouls, dished out eight assists, turned the ball over 29 times, blocked five shots and tallied nine steals in his first year with the Rams. 2008-09 Season Breakdown...Made his Division I debut at Georgia Tech on Nov. 14 where he recorded three minutes of playing time...Made the most of his opportunity versus the Yellow Jackets as he recorded four points...Hit his lone three-point field goal attempt and tallied a free throw at Tech...Played three minutes at Eastern Kentucky on Nov. 18...Recorded no stats versus the Colonels...Did not play at Wake Forest on Nov. 24 (coaches’ decision)...Recorded 10 minutes of playing time versus UC Santa Barbara on Nov. 28 where he recorded three points and two rebounds...Recorded three minutes of playing time at Illinois State on Nov. 29 where he recorded three points and collected two personal fouls...Came off the bench and played 18 minutes versus the Colonels of Nicholls State on Nov. 30 where he recorded a career-high eight points...Went two-ofthree from the field with all three field goal attempts being from three-point range...Hit both of his free throws and added a steal versus the Colonels...Came

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off of the bench at South Carolina State on Dec. 6 where he tallied eight points and two rebounds...Hit three of his four field goal attempts from the field versus the Bulldogs...Recorded 14 minutes of playing time at North Carolina State on Dec. 13...Scored two points, pulled down two rebounds, tallied one assist and one block versus the Wolfpack...Came off of the bench at North Carolina Central on Dec. 18 where he recorded 11 minutes of playing time...Missed both of his field goal attempts and hit one of his two free throws en route to scoring one point versus the Eagles...Played seven minutes, in a reserve capacity, versus the Cougars of Averett on Dec. 20...Recorded three rebounds and committed one turnover as well... Came off of the bench at Old Dominion on Dec. 30 where he played 11 minutes en route to five points... Hit both of his free throw attempts and one of his two field goal attempts against the Monarchs...Came off of the bench versus Columbia Union on Jan. 5 where he recorded nine minutes of playing time en route to a two-point, two-rebound performance... Came off of the bench at MD-Eastern Shore on Jan. 10 where he recorded nine minutes of playing time... Scored four points versus the Hawks in the loss... Made his first career start at Delaware State on Jan. 12 where he recorded 15 minutes of playing time... Scored four points, pulled down three rebounds and hit two of his three field goal attempts versus the Hornets...Came off of the bench at Howard on Jan .17 where he recorded eight minutes of playing time... Scored two points, recorded one assist and one block versus the Bison...Came off of the bench for the Rams versus Hampton on Jan. 18 at the 2009 Freedom Festival Classic in Richmond,Va. where he played 15 minutes en route to four points, two rebounds and an assist versus the Pirates...Came off of the bench versus the Aggies of North Carolina A&T on Jan. 24 where he played 14 minutes...Scored five points and pulled down a career-high five rebounds versus the Aggies as well as picking up a single block...Came off of the bench versus Norfolk State on Jan. 26 where he played a career-high-tying 18 minutes...Recorded eight points versus the Spartans...Recorded the first start of his career at Florida A&M on Jan. 31 where he played 19 minutes en route to scoring two points and pulling down five rebounds versus the Rattlers... Made his second career start, and second consecutive start at Bethune-Cookman on Feb. 2 where he played 22 minutes...Scored two points and pulled down a pair of rebounds versus the Wildcats in WSSU’s overtime win...Made his third career start and third consecutive start versus Morgan State on Feb. 7 where he played 12 minutes en route to pulling down three rebounds... Started at guard versus Coppin State on Feb. 9 where he recorded 17 minutes of playing time...Scored two points, pulled down four rebounds and committed

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three turnovers versus the Eagles...Started at guard versus Howard on Feb. 14 where he played 20 minutes versus the Bison...Scored seven points, pulled down one rebound and grabbed one steal...Started at guard for the Rams versus Hampton on Feb. 16 where he recorded 23 minutes of playing time...Went scoreless versus the Pirates as he missed all four of his field goal attempts, including three three-point tries... Pulled down one rebound and dished out one assist... Started at forward for the Rams at North Carolina A&T on Feb. 21 where he recorded 17 minutes of playing time...Wa held scoreless and pulled down four rebounds versus the Aggies...Came off of the bench at Norfolk State on Feb. 23 where he recorded 20 minutes of playing time versus the Spartans...Recorded nine points in the contest, committed three personal fouls pulled down a pair of rebounds and dished out one assist versus the Spartans...Came off of the bench versus Florida A&M on Feb. 28 where he recorded 17 minutes of playing time...Scored 11 points, pulled down two rebounds and dished out two assists versus the Rattlers...Came off of the bench versus Bethune-Cookman on March 2 where he recorded seven minutes of playing time...Missed all three of his field goals as he was held scoreless...Recorded one steal versus the Wildcats...Started at guard for the Rams versus South Carolina State on March 5 where he played eight minutes...Scored three points, pulled down one rebound and blocked one shot versus the Bulldogs...Came off of the bench versus the Eagles of North Carolina Central on March 14 in the MEAC Bonus Game where he recorded 20 minutes of playing time en route to scoring six points...Pulled down one rebound and turned the ball over once versus the Eagles. Personal...Brandon Hobbs joins the Rams’ basketball team in 2008-09 for his first season of competition… A non-scholarship walk-on, Hobbs is a freshman on the court but a senior in the classroom…A native of Jacksonville, N.C., Hobbs is a 2005 graduate of White Oak High School where he was an All-Area selection his sophomore, junior and senior seasons…An All-Conference selection in his junior and senior seasons, Hobbs was a two-sport athlete in high school where he also ran track… Placed fourth in the state of North Carolina in the triple jump his senior season…The son of Alphana and Dorothy Hobbs…A business management major at WSSU…Born in Jacksonville, N.C. on Nov. 16, 1986…Nicknamed “B. Hobbs”.

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6-0 / 185 Guard Sophomore Ahoskie, N.C. Hertford County H.S.

ALCIUS’ CAREER HIGHS Points 7, twice FG Made 3, twice Rebounds 6 at Georgia Tech (11-14-08) Assists 3, five times Steals 2, five times Blocks TBA Minutes 27 at Eastern Kentucky (11-19-08)

MONGER’S STATISTICS: Year GP/GS Min-Avg FG-FGA 2008-09 28-9 417-14.9 30-90 Totals 28-9 417-14.9 30-90

Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA .333 9-31 .290 8-17 .333 9-31 .290 8-17

Pct. .470 .470

Reb. A 47 36 47 36

TO 56 56

Blk. 0 0

Stl. Pts. Avg. 19 77 2.8 19 77 2.8

2008-09...Appeared in 28 of the Rams’ 30 games on the season where he made nine starts...Recorded 417 minutes of playing time on the season for an average of 14.9 minutes per contest...Scored 77 points in his debut season with the Rams for an average of 2.8 points per game...Hit 30 of his 90 field goal attempts on the season for a shooting percentage of .333...Hit nine of his 31 attempts from threepoint range for a shooting percentage of .290 from long range...Converted eight of his 17 attempts from the free throw line for a .470 shooting percentage from the charity stripe...Collected 47 rebounds on the season, 14 of which came on the offensive glass with the remaining 33 rebounds coming on the defensive end of the court for an average of 1.7 rebounds per game...Committed 74 personal fouls on the year where he fouled out of two contests...Dished out 36 assists, turned the ball over 56 times and earned 19 steals in his first season at WSSU.

2008-09 Season Breakdown...Had an impressive showing in his first game as a Ram at Georgia Tech on Nov. 14 where he recorded 20 minutes of playing time...Scored seven points on two-of-seven shooting from the field...Hit three of his four free throw attempts...Pulled down a team-high six rebounds versus the Yellow Jackets...Also dished out three assists...Earned his first career start at Eastern Kentucky on Nov. 18 as he started in place of an injured Brian Fisher... Recorded 27 minutes of playing time where he scored six points, pulled down three rebounds and dished out three assists...Recorded a start at Wake Forest on Nov. 24 where he played 25 minutes en route to scoring four points and dishing out a team-high three assists...Also collected three steals versus the Demon Deacons...Earned a start versus UC Santa Barbara where he recorded 12 minutes of playing time before leaving the game with a split lip and a concussion following an attempt to secure a loose ball...Missed all four of his field goal attempts and committed two personal fouls versus the Gauchos...Did not play

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at Illinois State on Nov. 29 as he sat out due to a concussion...Did not play versus the Colonels of Nicholls State on Nov. 30 due to injury (concussion)... Came off of the bench at South Carolina State on Dec. 6 where he tallied 15 minutes of playing time... Scored two points, pulled down two rebunds and tied for the team lead with three assists against the Bulldogs...Came off of the bench at North Carolina State on Dec. 13 where he recorded 16 minutes of playing time en route to scoring two points and pulling down five rebounds...Recorded one assist and one steal versus the Wolfpack...Came off of the bench at North Carolina Central on Dec. 18 where he played 12 minutes against the Eagles...Scored five points and pulled down one rebound versus NCCU...Came off of the bench versus the Cougars of Averett on Dec. 20 where he recorded 14 minutes of playing time...Did not score against the Cougars as he missed all three of his field goal attempts...Pulled down one rebound, one assist and one steal...Came off of the bench at Old Dominion on Dec. 30 where he tallied 15 minutes of playing time...Scored three points, pulled down one rebound and collected a pair of assists versus the Monarchs...Came off of the bench versus Columbia Union on Jan. 5 where he recorded 10 minutes of playing time versus the Pioneers...Recorded four points, pulled down one rebound, committed six turnovers and fouled out versus Pioneers...Came off of the bench at MD-Eastern Shore on Jan. 10 where he recorded 17 minutes of playing time...Scored six points, pulled down one rebound and dished out two assists versus the Hawks...Recorded his fourth start of the season at Delaware State on Jan. 12 where he tallied 20 minutes of playing time...Recorded two points, pulled down a lone rebound, dished out two assists and committed five turnovers against the Hornets...Came off of the bench at Howard on Jan. 17 where he played 16 minutes of playing time versus the Bison...Recorded five points as he hit both of his field goal attempts and his lone free throw attempt...Pulled down a pair of rebounds and turned the ball over five times...Came off of the bench for the Rams versus Hampton on Jan. 18 at the 2009 Freedom Festival Classic in Richmond, Va. where he played 10 minutes versus the Pirates... Was held scoreless versus HU as he missed both of his field goal attempts...Came off of the bench versus North Carolina A&T on Jan. 24 where he recorded six minutes of playing time...Was held scoreless but pulled down a pair of rebounds, dished out two assists and collected a steal versus the Aggies...Came off of the bench versus Norfolk State on Jan. 26 where he played 18 minutes...Went scoreless but pulled down a lone rebound versus the Spartans...Came off of the bench 3 at Florida A&M (01-31-09) where he recorded nine minutes of playing time and scored two points... Also pulled down one rebound and dished out one assist versus the Rattlers...Came off of the bench

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at Bethune-Cookman on Feb. 2 where he played 11 minutes of playing time...Failed to score against the Wildcats but pulled down one rebound and dished out one assist in the Rams’ overtime victory...Came off of the bench versus Morgan State on Feb. 7 where he played nine minutes...Pulled down one rebound and committed one turnover versus the Bears...Came off of the bench versus Coppin State on Feb. 9 where he recorded 10 minutes of playing time versus the Eagles en route to pulling down two rebounds and dishing out one assist...Came off of the bench versus Howard on Feb. 14 where he recorded seven minutes of playing time...Scored three points and recorded two rebounds as well as one assist versus the Bison...Came off of the bench versus Hampton on Feb. 16 where he played 13 minutes...Missed all three of his field goal attempts versus the Pirates but pulled down a pair of rebounds and recorded two steals...Came off of the bench at North Carolina A&T on Feb. 21 where he recorded 20 minutes of playing time...Scored two points, pulled down two rebounds and committed one turnover versus the Aggies...Started at guard for the Rams at Norfolk State on Feb. 23 where he tallied 15 minutes of playing time...Recorded five points and dished out one assist versus the Spartans...Started at guard for the Rams versus Florida A&M on Feb. 28 where he recorded 15 minutes of playing time...Hit both of his field goal attempts, including a three-pointer, en route to scoring five points against the Rattlers...Added a pair of rebounds an assist and a steal versus FAMU...Started at guard versus Bethune-Cookman on March 2 where he recorded 21 minutes of playing time...Scored five points, pulled down one rebound and recorded a pair of steals versus theWildcats...Started at guard for the Rams versus South Carolina State on March 5 where he played 22 minutes...Scored a careerhigh-tying seven points, pulled down a pair of rebounds, dished out two assists and colleced two steals versus the Bulldogs...Started at guard for the Rams versus the Eagles of North Carolina Central on March 14 in the MEAC Bonus Game where he recorded 12 minutes of playing time...Scored two points, pulled down two rebounds, dished out a team-high three assists and collected a steal versus the Eagles in the final game of his debut season with the Rams.

of Murfreesboro, N.C., Monger is a 2008 graduate of Hertford County High School where he was named The Northeastern Coastal Conference Player of the Year his senior season…An All-Conference and AllDistrict selection in both his junior and senior seasons, Monger was named Hertford County High School’s Most Valuable Player his final season in high school… The son of Michael and Patty Ricks… A Business Administration major at WSSU…Born in Como, N.C. on December 18, 1989.

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6-10 / 255 Center Junior Elizabeth City, N.C. Northeastern H.S. MORRIS’ CAREER HIGHS Points 8, twice FG Made 4 at Hampton (02-18-08) Rebounds 5 vs. Averett (12-20-08) Assists 2 vs. Georgia State (12-08-07) Steals 2, twice Blocks 1, twice Minutes 20 at Florida A&M (01-31-09)

MORRIS’ STATISTICS: Year GP/GS Min-Avg FG-FGA 2008-09 26-1 185-7.1 19-36 2007-08 19-2 92-4.8 11-18 Totals 45-3 277-6.2 30-54

Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA .520 0-0 .000 3-12 .611 0-0 .000 3-14 .555 0-0 .000 6-26

2008-09...Appeared in 26 of the Rams’ 30 games where he started one contest...Recorded 185 minutes of playing time for an average of 7.1 minutes per contest...Scored 41 points on the year for a season scoring average of 1.6 points per game...Hit 19 of his 36 shots on the year for a field goal shooting percentage of .520...Converted only three of his 12 attempts from the free-throw line for a season shooting percentage of .250 from the charity stripe...Pulled down 39 rebounds on the year, 11 of which came on the offensive glass with the remaining 28 rebounds coming on the defensive end of the floor for an average of 1.5 rebounds per game...Committed 26 personal fouls but did not foul out of a contest during his sophomore season...Dished out a single assist, turned the ball over 22 times, blocked five shots and collected six steals in his second full season with the Rams.

Pct. .250 .214 .230

44 Reb. 39 16 55

A 1 1 2

TO 22 12 34

Blk. 5 0 5

Stl. Pts. Avg. 6 41 1.6 2 25 1.3 8 66 1.5

Cougars...Came off of the bench at Old Dominion on Dec. 30 where he recorded seven minutes of playing time...Recorded one steal and one rebound versus the Monarchs as well as committing one personal foul and a pair of turnovers... Came off of the bench versus Columbia Union on Jan. 5 where he recorded six points, pulled down four rebounds and turned the ball over twice...Came off of the bench versus MD-Eastern Shore on Jan. 10 where he recorded three minutes of playing time en route to recording only one personal foul versus the Hawks... Came off of the bench at Delaware State on Jan. 12 where he recorded five minutes of playing time...Scored two points versus the Hornets as he hit his lone field goal attempt...Came off of the bench at Howard on Jan. 17 where he recorded one minute of playing time and pulled down one rebound...Came off of the bench for the Rams versus Hampton on Jan. 18 at the 2009 Freedom Festival Classic

2008-09 Season Breakdown...Played six minutes versus the Yellow Jackets of Georgia Tech on Nov. 14...Recorded a pair of personal fouls versus the Yellow Jackets but did not score...Recorded two minutes of playing time at Eastern Kentucky on Nov. 18 where he recorded no stats...Came off the bench and recorded 11 minutes of playing time at Wake Forest on Nov. 24...Recorded two points, pulled down two rebounds and tallied three turnovers versus the Demon Deacons...Did not play versus UC Santa Barbara on Nov. 28 as he was held out of the game with an ankle injury...Did not play at Illinois State on Nov. 29 as he was held out of the game with an ankle injury...Came off the bench versus Nicholls State where he recorded two minutes of playing time and recorded a steal...Came off the bench at South Carolina State on Dec. 6 where he recorded four points as he hit half of his four field goal attempts...Recorded one steal and one block versus the Bulldogs...Came off the bench at North Carolina State where he recorded eight minutes of playing time...Scored two points and pulled down one rebound versus the Wolfpack as well as adding one assist...Came off of the bench at North Carolina Central on Dec. 18 and recorded six minutes of playing time...Missed both of his free throw attempts against the Eagles and pulled down one rebound... Came off of the bench versus the Cougars of Averett on Dec. 20 where he recorded 10 minutes of playing time...Recorded a season-high six points on threeof-four shooting from the field...Tallied five rebounds and one block versus the

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in Richmond,Va. where he played four minutes of playing time...Committed one personal foul and turned the ball over once versus the Pirates...Did not play versus the Aggies of North Carolina A&T on Jan. 24 (coaches’ decision)...Came off of the bench versus the Spartans of Norfolk State where he played one minute but did not record any statistics...Came off of the bench 3 at Florida A&M (01-31-09) where he recorded a career-high 20 minutes of playing time...Scored a career-high-tying eight points and pulled down a career-high eight rebounds versus the Rattlers...Came off of the bench at Bethune-Cookman on Feb. 2 where he recorded nine minutes of playing time...Scored only one point, pulled down two rebounds, collected one block and one steal versus the Wildcats...Came off of the bench versus Morgan State on Feb. 7 where he played five minutes...Pulled down two rebounds, collected one steal and turned the ball over twice versus the Bears...Came off of the bench versus Coppin State on Feb. 9 where his only stat was a missed field goal...Came off of he bench vs. Howard (02-14-09) where he played nine minutes of playing time...Pulled down three rebounds versus the Bison...Came off of the bench versus Hampton on Feb. 16 where he played three minutes versus the Pirates and recorded no statistics...Came off of the bench at North Carolina A&T on Feb. 21 where he recorded eight minutes of playing time...Scored two points and pulled down two rebounds versus the Aggies...Came off of the bench at Norfolk State on Feb. 23 where he recorded nine minutes of playing time en route to scoring four points and three rebounds versus the Spartans...Came off of the bench versus Florida A&M on Feb. 28 where he tallied six minutes of playing time...Scored two points, pulled down one rebound and turned the ball over twice versus the Rattlers...Came off of the bench versus Bethune-Cookman on March 2 where he played three minutes...Recorded one personal foul and one turnover versus the Wildcats...Came off of the bench versus South Carolina State on March 5 where he recorded 19 minutes of playing time...Scored six points, pulled down three rebounds and committed three personal fouls...Came off of the bench versus the Eagles of North Carolina Central on March 14 in the MEAC Bonus Game where he recorded six minutes of playing time...Failed to record and statistics versus the Eagles. 2007-08...Appeared in 19 games for the Rams while making a pair of starts... Played a total of 92 minutes in 2007-08 for an average of 4.8 minutes per contest... Turned in an impressive .611 shooting percentage from the field as he connected on 11 of his 18 field goal attempts...Converted only three of his 14 free throws on the season for a FT shooting percentage of .214...Pulled down 16 rebounds, 10 of which came on the defensive glass for an average of 0.8 rebounds per game...Tallied one assist and a pair of steals in 19 games. 2007-08 Season Breakdown...Did not play versus Iowa State on Nov. 9... Did not play versus Lipscomb on Nov. 10...Head Coach Bobby Collins announced on Nov. 12, 2007 that Morris will sit out the 2007-08 season using a redshirt year...When Morris checked into the game versus Wake Forest it was announced that Morris would not be sitting out the 2007-08 season as a redshirt...Played six minutes versus the Demon Deacons of Wake Forest where he recorded three fouls, three turnovers and one rebound...Did not play versus the Bulldogs of Fresno State on Nov. 27...Recorded five minutes of playing time versus South Carolina State where he missed the front end of a one-and-one...Played three minutes versus Georgia State where he recorded the first points of his career (two)...Recorded one minute of playing time versus Alabama A&M on Dec. 17 where he recorded no statistics...Did not see action against Ferrum on Dec. 19...Saw seven minutes of action at Kansas State on Dec. 22 where he pulled down one rebound and committed a pair of personal fouls...Made the first start of his WSSU career at USF on Dec. 22 where he played four minutes...Missed his lone field goal attempt versus the Bulls while recording three rebounds and committing two turnovers...In only four minutes of play against Columbia Union, went 3-of-3 shooting from the field for a career high six points...Also had two boards...Missed free throw and did not record any stats in five minutes of play...Did not play against Delaware State on Jan. 14... Did not play vs. Howard on Jan. 19...Did not play vs. Hampton on Jan. 21...Recorded two minutes of playing time at North Carolina A&T on Jan. 26...Did not record any stats against the Aggies...Did not play at Norfolk State on Jan. 28...Did not play on

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6-2 / 178 Guard Senior Marietta, Ga. Kennesaw Mountain H.S.

Personal: Dominic Alston will join the Rams as one of a number of talented newcomers to the squad… He is a native of Raleigh, N.C. and a 2007 graduate of Bunn High School in Bunn, N.C. … He heads to WSSU after a great career at Clinton Junior College in Clinton, N.C…He was named “Mr. Clutch” at CJC where he led the team to a 21-11 record and a Carolinas Junior College Conference Regular Season Co-Championship and a berth in the 2009 CJC Tournament Championship Game…He averaged over 10 points and five rebounds per game during his time at Clinton Junior College…He was also a talented high school player for the Bunn High School Wildcats where he led the team to a 21-10 record during his senior year under head coach Donald Payton…His efforts on the court led to a number of awards including being named Most Improved and team MVP…He also earned all-conference honors for his efforts…Also strong off the court, he made the Dean’s List twice…He is the son of Reverend Anthony and Evangelist Sheila Alston…A highly touted recruit with a 40” vertical leap, Alston was being pursued by North Carolina Central and Delaware State, Alston chose to sign with the Rams.

6-5 / 185 Forward Junior (rs) Greensboro, N.C. Charleston Southern

Personal: Joins the Rams for his first season of competition in 2009-10 after redshirting in 2008-09 following his transfer from Charleston Southern University…A native of Greensboro, N.C., Carter is a 2007 graduate of Page High School where he was an All-Conference, All-Region and All-State selection…The younger brother of former Ram Norman Carter who played three seasons on the WSSU men’s basketball team…Named to the Big South Conference All-Freshman team in 2007 following his first year at Charleston Southern…The son of Norman and Maurene Carter…A criminal justice major at WSSU…Born in Greensboro, N.C. on November 5, 1987…Nicknamed “Carter”.

6-5 / 230 Forward Freshman (rs) Winston-Salem, N.C. Mt. Tabor H.S.

Personal: The 2009-10 season will mark Harvey Green’s first year as a member of the Winston-Salem State men’s basketball team following his transfer from North Carolina A&T State University where he did not play basketball…A walk-on for the Rams, Green was a standout player at Mr. Tabor High School, an institution from which he graduated in 2007…A 6-5, 230-pound physical specimen, Green will provide the Rams with much needed size and strength in the paint…The son of Gwen Oliver…An exercise science major at WSSU…Born in Little Rock, Ark. on May 27, 1989…Nicknamed “Scutter.”

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6-2 / 180 Guard Junior Wilmington, N.C. Brunswick C.C.

Personal: Joins the Rams for his first season of competition in 2008-09…A native of Wilmington, N.C., Jackson is a 2009 graduate of Brunswick Community College in Shallotte, N.C.… A 2006 graduate of New Hanover High School in Wilmington, N.C., Jackson was named the 2006 Wilmington Star News Player of the Year and was a two-time All-Conference selection in his junior (2005) and senior (2006) seasons…The 2006 MVP of the Leon Broughton High School Tournament and the Shootout by the Sea High School Tournament, as well as a 2006 East vs. West All-Star Game participant, Jackson was a highly decorated high school basketball player…Jackson brings with him collegiate experience as well as he spent the last two seasons at Brunswick Community College where he was a standout student-athlete…His freshman season at BCC he averaged six points and four assists on a team laden with talent that boasted a lineup of six players who would go on to sign with Division I basketball programs…Jackson’s second season at BCC was his most impressive as he tallied averages of 10 points, five assists and four rebounds per game and was selected the team’s most valuable player…While at BCC Jackson helped to lead the team to a 52-12 record and two Carolinas Conference regular-season titles…Jackson was recruited heavily by Wichita State, South Carolina State, Middle Tennessee State and the University of North Texas before signing with the Rams…The son of Genevi Francis…A sport management major at WSSU… Born in Wilmington, N.C. on Nov. 22, 1987…Nicknamed “Drew”.

6-8 / 210 Center Freshman Asheville, N.C. Asheville Christian School

Personal: Joins the Rams for his first season of competition in 2009-10…A native of Asheville, N.C., Johnson is a 2009 graduate of Asheville Christian School The youngest of three children, Johnson’s siblings both play Division I college basketball as his paternal twin siblings Lydia, a sophomore forward at Charleston Southern, and Josh, a forward at Army are two years older than Sam… A preseason “2008-09 Best of Western North Carolina” selection, Johnson was a Black Mt. News Player of the Week selection three times during his junior season en route to all-conference honors…A player who was being recruited by a host of Division I programs, including the University of South Florida, Sam chose WSSU not only for the Rams’ impressive basketball history, but due to the excellence of the Biology Department…Helped to lead the Lions to a 26-5 record and a 2A state championship his senior season…The son of Abe and Tonya Johnson…Both his brother Joshua and sister Lydia played college basketball, at West Point and Charleston Southern respectively…A computer science and psychology double-major at WSSU…Born in Greensboro, N.C. on May 11, 1990…Nicknamed “Scrambles”.

5-10 / 185 Guard Freshman Fayetteville, N.C. 71st School

Personal: Joins the Rams for his first season of competition in 2009-10 following his transfer from Old Dominion University where he did not play basketball…A recruited walk-on for the Rams…A native of Fayetteville, N.C., Kennings is a 2008 graduate of 71st School where he was an All-Conference, All-Region and All-State selection…A North Carolina Scholar Athlete in high school, Kennings was an honors graduate and a member of the National Honor Society…Helped to lead the Fightin’ Falcons to three league titles, two conference titles and a holiday classic championship in three years of varsity competition for 71st High School…The son of Jeffrey and Carolyn Kennings…An information technology major at WSSU…Born in Laurinburg, N.C. on Nov. 15, 1989…Full name is Jeffrey Tate Kennings…Nicknamed “Puppy”.

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6-11 / 230 Center Freshman Klaipeda, Lithuania Asheville Christian H.S.

Personal: The 2009-10 season will mark Ignas Palaima’s first year as a member of the WSSU men’s basketball team…An athletic talent with both great size and quickness, Palaima will immediately add a physical presence to the paint for the Rams…A native of Klaipeda, Lithuania he comes to WSSU following a stellar high school career at Asheville Christian High School in Asheville, N.C. where he turned in averages of 13 points and nine rebounds per game his senior year as he helped to lead Asheville Christian to a Carolina Athletic Association Championship and a 2A state title…An All-Conference selection in both his junior and senior seasons, Palaima led Asheville Christian to a state runner-up finish his junior season in high school…A teammate of current WSSU center Sam Johnson at Asheville Christian, Palaima was a heavily recruited prospect who considered Memphis, South Carolina, Louisiana-Monroe, UNC-Asheville and USC-Upstate before signing with the Rams…The son of Virginija Palaimiene his academic major is undeclared…Born in Klaipeda, Lithuania on Sept. 16, 1989…Nicknamed “Ig”.

6-8 / 235 Forward Freshman (rs) Laurinburg, N.C. Scotland H.S.

Personal: Joins the Rams for his first season of competition in 2008-09…A native of Laurinburg, N.C., Platt is a 2009 graduate of Scotland High School where he was an All-Conference and All-Region selection…Named Scotland High School’s team MVP for three consecutive seasons in high school…Was a McDonald’s All-America nominee his senior season…The son of Miyoshi Umeki Platt…A mass communications major at WSSU…Born in Laurinburg, N.C. on Dec. 1, 1989.

6-1 / 175 Guard Freshman Durham, N.C. Southern Durham H.S.

Personal: Joins the Rams for his first season of competition in 2009-10…A native of Durham, N.C., Wells is a 2009 graduate of Southern Durham High School where he capped a stellar four-year basketball career…A four-year varsity starter under head coach Art Richmond, Wells averaged over 15 points and six rebounds per game in both his junior and senior seasons at SDHS… He averaged 15 points, six rebounds, three steals and three assists per game as a junior in 2007-08, a season in which he was named both First Team All-Conference and First Team All-District en route to leading SDHS to a Pac 6 Conference Championship…For his efforts he was named a North Carolina All-State selection…Wells’ senior season, a season in which he was named the preseason pick as the fifth -best player in the state of the North Carolina, Wells did not disappoint as he turned in averages of 18 points, six rebounds, four steals and five assists per game…SDHS’s team captain, Wells was again selected First Team All Conference, First Team All District, and led SDHS to a Pac 6 Championship and Tournament Championship. The Durham Herald Sun Player of the Year he was a candidate for the North Carolina East vs. West All-Star Game…The third-ranked point guard in the state of North Carolina (behind only John Wall who chose to play at Kentucky and Akeem Richmond who chose to play at Wake Forest), Wells was named the 29th-ranked point guard in the United States by ESPN.com…The son of Kimberly Brown…A sports medicine major at WSSU…Born in Topeka, Kansas on Jan. 19, 1990.

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Oregon Colorado State UC Davis Atlanta Christian Wake Forest Milligan South Carolina State UNC-Charlotte Ferrum Maryland Georgia Tech Colombia Union

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Delaware State University of MD-Eastern Shore Morgan State Coppin State Norfolk State North Carolina A&T Florida A&M Bethune-Cookman Howard Hampton

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ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Men’s Basketball Contact Chris Geraghty Geraghty Office Phone (541) 346-7332 Geraghty Cell Phone (541) 335-9158 Geraghty Office Fax (541) 346-5449 Geraghty E-mail chrisg@uoregon.edu Press Row Phone (541) 346-4497 SID Mailing Address Oregon Office of Athletic Media Services University of Oregon, Len Casanova Athletic Center 2727 Leo Harris Parkway, Eugene, OR 97401 BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach Coaching Record at Oregon Coaching Record Overall Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Men’s Basketball Office Phone Men’s Basketball Office Fax

Ernie Kent 219-157 (13th Season) 309-237 (19th Season) Mike Dunlap Kenny Payne Yasir Rosemond (541) 346-4481 (541) 346-4461

GENERAL INFORMATION Location Founded Enrollment Colors Nickname Arena Capacity Opened NCAA Affiliation Conference President Athletic Director Athletic Department Phone Ticket Office Phone Athletic Website

Ernie Kent Head Coach

Guard Tajuan

PARKER

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NEWCOMERS (4): No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. 11 Malcolm Armstead 5-11 185 So. G 21 Jamil Wilson 6-7 190 Fr. F 23 Jeremy Jacob 6-7 220 So. F 25 E.J. Singler 6-6 210 Fr. F

Hometown Florence, Ala. Racine, Wis. Baton Rouge, La. Medford, Ore.

Tim Miles 16-47 (3rd Season) 228-179 (15th Season) Niko Medved Craig Smith DeMarlo Slocum (970) 491-6232 (970) 491-1348

STARTERS RETURNING (3): No. Player Ht. Wt. 11 Jesse Carr 6-2 180 13 Andre McFarland 6-6 225 32 Andy Ogide 6-9 245

Cl. Pos. PPG RPG So. G 6.8 1.7 Sr. G 14.6 2.5 Jr. G/F 9.9 3.7 So. C 8.4 4.6 Sr. F 7.2 5.0

OTHER LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (6): No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. PPG RPG 01 Nicholas Fearn 6-1 175 So. G 0.6 0.1 14 Matt Humphrey 6-5 185 So. G/F 4.4 1.5 15 John Elorriaga 6-2 170 So. G 0.4 0.1 22 Drew Wiley 6-7 200 So. F 4.2 1.3 32 Teondre Williams 6-4 210 So. G 2.6 0.9 42 Josh Crittle 6-8 260 So. F/C 3.6 3.3

BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach Coaching Record at CSU Coaching Record Overall Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Men’s Basketball Office Phone Men’s Basketball Office Fax

BASKETBALL INFORMATION 2008-09 Record 9-22 2008-09 Conference Record 4-12 (8th) Starters Returning/Lost 3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 10/4 Newcomers 7

BASKETBALL INFORMATION 2008-09 Record 8-23 2008-09 Conference Record 2-16 (10th) Starters Returning/Lost 5/0 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 11/3 Newcomers 4 STARTERS RETURNING (5): No. Player Ht. Wt. 03 Garrett Sim 6-1 175 12 Tajuan Parker 5-6 150 24 LeKendric Longmire 6-5 200 33 Michael Dunigan 6-10 255 34 Joevan Catron 6-6 235

Fort Collins, Colo. 1870 25,413 Green and Gold Rams Moby Arena 8,745 2003 NCAA Division I Mountain West Conference Dr. Anthony A. Frank Paul Kowalczyk (970) 491-3350 1 (800) 491-RAMSAthletic CSURams.com

ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Men’s Basketball Contact Dannie Mattie Mattie Office Phone (970) 491-5050 Mattie Cell Phone (970) 217-3140 Mattie Office Fax (970) 491-1348 Mattie E-mail D.Mattie@colostate.edu Press Row Phone (970) 491-3981 SID Mailing Address CSU Office of Athletic Media Relations 311 McGraw Athletic Center Fort Collins, CO 80523

Basketball Travelers Invitational

Eugene, Ore. 1876 20,033 Thunder Green and Lightning Yellow Ducks McArthur Court 9,087 2002 NCAA Division I Pacific 10 (Pac 10) Richard Lariviere Mike Belotti (541) 346-4481 (541) 346-4461 GoDucks.com

GAME #2 – November 14, 2009 – 4:15 p.m. – Eugene, Ore.

COLORADO STATE

Basketball Travelers Invitational,Televised on Oregon Sports Network (Comcast SportsNet Northwest)

OREGON

GAME #1 – November 13, 2009 – 7:30 p.m. – Eugene, Ore.

OFFICIAL 2009-10

Tim Miles Head Coach

Forward

Andy

OGIDE

Cl. Pos. PPG RPG So. G 8.8 1.9 Jr. F 8.4 4.1 Jr. F 10.2 5.8

OTHER LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (7): No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. PPG RPG 00 Mame Bocar Ba 6-9 245 Sr. F 2.0 2.5 01 Travis Franklin 6-7 215 Jr. F 6.5 3.6 12 Adam Nigon 6-3 175 Jr. G 2.6 1.4 15 Mike Annese 6-1 155 Sr. G 0.8 0.0 20 Harvey Perry 6-5 205 Sr. G 5.1 4.3 33 Michael Lebsack 6-4 190 Sr. F 0.0 0.5 40 Ari Dunn 6-1 185 Sr. G 2.9 1.4 NEWCOMERS (7): No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. 02 Wes Eikmeier 6-3 170 So. G 04 Pierce Hornung 6-5 200 Fr. F 05 Johnny Del Bene 6-1 175 Jr. G 10 Travis Busch 6-4 220 Sr. F 22 Dorian Green 6-2 170 Fr. G 23 Trevor Williams 7-0 270 Fr. C 44 Greg Smith 6-6 200 Fr. F

Hometown Fremont, Neb. Arvada, Colo. Clayton, Calif. Mounds View, Minn. Lawrence, Kan. Denver, Colo. Omaha, Neb.

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ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Men’s Basketball Contact John McMahon McMahon Office Phone (530) 752-2663 McMahon Cell Phone (530) 979-1749 McMahon Office Fax (530) 754-5674 McMahon E-mail jmcmahon@ucdavis.edu Press Row Phone (530) 752-1271 SID Mailing Address UC-Davis Athletic Media Relations Hickey Gymnasium, Room 121 One Shield Avenue, Davis, CA 95616

BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach Coaching Record at UC Davis Coaching Record Overall Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Men’s Basketball Office Phone Men’s Basketball Office Fax

Gary Stewart 64-110 (7th Season) 206-229 (17th Season) Kevin Nosek John Lamanna Brandon Laird (530) 752-3525 (530) 754-5677

GAME #4 – November 20, 2009 – 7:00 p.m. – Winston-Salem, N.C

Davis, Calif. 1908 30,685 Yale Blue and Gold Aggies The Pavilion 7,600 2003 NCAA Division I Big West Dr. Linda Katehi Greg Warzecka (530) 752-1111 (530) 752-4461 UCDavisAggies.com

ATLANTA CHRISTIAN

Basketball Travelers Invitational

UC DAVIS

GAME #3 – November 15, 2009 – 1:00 p.m. – Eugene, Ore.

MEDIA GUIDE

Gary Stewart Head Coach

Guard Joe

OTHER LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (3): No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. PPG RPG 01 Todd Lowenthal 6-3 190 Jr. G 2.2 1.4 05 Ryan Silva 5-10 160 Jr. G 4.7 1.2 10 Adam Malik 6-8 200 So. G 2.4 1.2

HARDEN

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ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Men’s Basketball Contact Alan Wilson Wilson Office Phone (404) 669-2059 Wilson Cell Phone N/A Wilson Office Fax (404) 460-2411 Wilson E-mail awilson@acc.edu ACC Athletic Website ACC.edu Press Row Phone (404) 761-8861 SID Mailing Address ACC Athletic Media Relations 2605 Ben Hill Road East Point, GA 30344 BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach Coaching Record at ACC Coaching Record Overall Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Men’s Basketball Office Phone Men’s Basketball Office Fax

Alan Wilson 53-51 (4th Season) 137-150 (14th Season) Bryant Marshall To Be Announced To Be Announced (404) 669-2059 (404) 460-2411

STARTERS RETURNING (2): No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. Hometown 12 Reinaldo Reid 5-8 155 Sr. G Franklin, Ga. 21 Dwight Lawson 6-3 210 So. F Lawrenceville, Ga.

Cl. Pos. PPG RPG Jr. G 14.8 7.2 Sr. F 11.0 4.4 Jr. G 10.4 5.8

NEWCOMERS (6): No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. 30 Jelani Floyd 6-9 230 So. G/F 24 Ryan Howley 6-5 190 Fr. (rs) G 44 DeAndre Medlock 6-10 215 Fr. F 33 Jacob Ranger 6-5 215 Fr. (rs) G 32 Ryan Sypkens 6-4 180 Fr. G 13 Julian Welch 6-3 200 Fr. (rs) G

East Point, Ga. 1937 423 Blue and Gold Chargers Alumni Hall 300 National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) NCCAA Division II (South Region) Dean Collins Alan Wilson (404) 669-2059 (404) 669-2059 ACC.edu

BASKETBALL INFORMATION 2008-09 Record 19-13 2008-09 Conference Record 14-10 (t-3rd) Starters Returning/Lost 2/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 7/7 Newcomers 7

BASKETBALL INFORMATION 2008-09 Record 13-19 2008-09 Conference Record 7-9 (t-7th) Starters Returning/Lost 3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 6/7 Newcomers 6 STARTERS RETURNING (3): No. Player Ht. Wt. 22 Joe Harden 6-8 210 41 Dominic Calegari 6-10 240 11 Mark Payne 6-8 205

GENERAL INFORMATION Location Founded Enrollment Colors Nickname Arena Capacity NCAA Affiliation Conference President Athletic Director Athletic Department Phone Ticket Office Phone Website

Hometown Chicago, Ill. Flagstaff, Ariz. Fresno, Calif. Carpinteria, Calif. Elk Grove, Calif. Elk Grove, Calif.

Alan Wilson Head Coach

Guard

Tory

OTHER LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (5): No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. Hometown 04 Jamal Brunson 6-4 175 So. F Warner Robins, Ga. 10 Aaron Bickerstaff 6-0 185 So. G Riverdale, Ga. 22 Chris Cooper 6-1 170 So. G Snellville, Ga. 23 Keldrick Appling 6-4 170 So. F Flovilla, Ga. 44 Douglas Hardnett 6-2 210 So. F Roanoke, Ala. NEWCOMERS (7): No. Player Ht. Wt. 01 Tory Wooley 6-2 185 03 Devon Tomlin 5-10 175 05 Cody Crabtree 5-9 145 13 Dominique Johnson 6-0 200 15 Aaron Jones 6-0 175 20 Quinton Perry 5-8 150 32 Stephen Birchfield 6-0 170

Cl. Pos. Hometown Fr. G Atlanta, Ga. Fr. G Murrells Inlet, S.C. Fr. G Douglasville, Ga. Fr. F Warner Robins, Ga. Fr. G Dallas, Ga. Fr. G Warner Robins, Ga. Fr. G Douglasville, Ga.

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Winston-Salem, N.C. 1834 4,476 Old Gold & Black Demon Deacons Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,665 1989-90 NCAA Division I Atlantic Coast (ACC) Dr. Nathan O. Hatch Ron Wellman (336) 758-5616 (888) 758-DEAC WakeForestSports.com

ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Men’s Basketball Contact Scott Wortman Wortman Office Phone (336) 758-6099 Wortman Cell Phone (419) 203-4229 Wortman Office Fax (336) 758-5140 Wortman E-mail wortmasm@wfu.edu WFU Athletic Website WakeForestSports.com Press Row Phone (336) 727-2945 SID Mailing Address WFU Athletic Media Relations 1834 Wake Forest Road, 310 Miller Center Winston-Salem, NC 27106 BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach Dino Gaudio Coaching Record at WF 41-20 (3rd Season) Coaching Record Overall 109-144 (10th Season) Associate Head Coach Jeff Battle Assistant Coach Dave Wojcik Assistant Coach Rusty LaRue Men’s Basketball Office Phone (336) 758-5622 Men’s Basketball Office Fax (336) 758-5140 Men’s Basketball Mailing Address WFU Men’s Basketball 1834 Wake Forest Road, Miller Center Winston-Salem, NC 27106 BASKETBALL INFORMATION 2008-09 Record 24-7 2008-09 Conference Record 11-5 (t-2nd) Starters Returning/Lost 3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 8/3 Newcomers 3

Dino Gaudio Head Coach

STARTERS RETURNING (3): No. Player Ht. Wt. 01 Al-Farouq Aminu 6-9 215 13 Chas McFarland 7-0 235 42 L.D. Williams 6-4 210

Cl. Pos. PPG RPG So. F 12.9 8.2 Sr. C 8.7 5.8 Sr. G 8.0 2.7

OTHER LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (5): No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. PPG RPG 02 Gary Clark 6-4 200 Jr. G 2.5 0.7 10 Ishmael Smith 6-0 175 Sr. G 6.2 2.2 40 Ty Walker 7-0 215 Fr. C 0.9 1.1 44 David Weaver 6-11 235 Sr. (rs) C 2.1 1.9 55 Tony Woods 6-11 245 So. C 3.2 2.6

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NEWCOMERS (3): No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. 11 C.J. Harris 6-2 175 Fr. G 20 Ari Stewart 6-7 190 Fr. F 25 Konner Tucker 6-4 175 So. G

Hometown Winston-Salem, N.C. Marietta, Ga. Fort Worth, Texas

GAME #6 – November 30, 2009 – 7:00 p.m. – Winston-Salem, N.C.

MILLIGAN

WAKE FOREST

GAME #5 – November 24, 2009 – 7:30 p.m. – Winston-Salem, N.C.

OFFICIAL 2009-10

Milligan College, Tenn. 1866 1,100 Black and Orange Buffaloes Steve Lacy Fieldhouse 2,000 2002 NAIA Division II Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Dr. Donald R. Jeanes Ray Smith (423) 461-8338 (423) 461-8738 MilliganBuffs.com

ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Men’s Basketball Contact Jay Bernhardt Bernhardt Office Phone (423) 461-8980 Bernhardt Cell Phone (423) 557-5703 Bernhardt Office Fax (423) 461-8738 Bernhardt E-mail sportsinfo@milligan.edu SID Mailing Address Milligan Office of Sports Information Milligan College Steve Lacy Fieldhouse Milligan College, TN 37682 BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach Coaching Record at Milligan Coaching Record Overall Assistant Coach Men’s Basketball Office Phone

Bill Robinson 0-0 (1st Season) 229-259 (16th Season) Aaron Collazo (423) 461-8332

BASKETBALL INFORMATION 2008-09 Record 17-14 2008-09 Conference Record 9-10 (6th) Starters Returning/Lost 0/5 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 3/15 Newcomers 19 STARTERS RETURNING (0): No. Player Ht. Wt.

Cl. Pos. PPG RPG

OTHER LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (3): No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. PPG RPG 10 Kyle Donahue 6-4 200 Sr. G 5.8 1.7 21 Emmanuel Colon 6-7 195 Sr. G/F 6.8 4.2 12 Ryan Walden 6-1 170 So. G 2.6 1.1 NEWCOMERS (19): No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. 01 Josh Holt 5-9 155 So. G 02 Bryant Edwards 5-9 175 Fr. PG 03 Eric Trujillo 5-8 175 Fr. G 04 Theo Collingsworth 6-7 280 Fr. C 05 Justin Sylvester 5-11 170 Fr. PG 11 Rob Larsen 5-10 140 Fr. G 13 Adam Perry 6-1 165 Fr. PG 15 Daniel Kehler 5-11 150 Fr. PG 20 Dustin McConnell 6-3 180 Fr. G 22 Cameron Stuart 6-6 190 So. SG 23 Tyler DeVault 6-5 175 Fr. G/F 25 Kendall Wash 5-10 170 Fr. G 30 Tyler Harmon 6-4 240 Sr. F 31 Leonard Carr 6-5 230 So. F 32 Cordero Seymour 6-5 190 Jr. F 33 D’Juan Epps 6-1 195 So. G 34 Torian Sitton 6-3 175 Fr. G/F 41 Rex Carpenter 6-1 185 Sr. G 42 Marshall Hardy 6-5 215 So. C/F

Hometown Johnson City, Tenn. Tabor City, N.C. Miami, Fla. Sneedville, Tenn. Kingsport, Tenn. Harleysville, Pa. Kingsport, Tenn. Marion, N.C. Kingsport, Tenn. Auckland, New Zealand Kingsport, Tenn. Elizabethton, Tenn. Bristol, Tenn. John’s Creek, Ga. Inagua, Bahamas Murfreesboro, Tenn. Hendersonville, N.C. Gray, Tenn. Kingsport, Tenn.

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Orangeburg, S.C. 1896 4,800 Garnet and Blue Bulldogs Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Coliseum 3,200 1982 NCAA Division I Mid-Eastern Athletic (MEAC) Dr. George E. Cooper Charlene Johnson (803) 536-7242 (803) 536-8579 SCSUAthletics.com

ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Men’s Basketball Contact Bill Hamilton Hamilton Office Phone (803) 536-7060 Hamilton Cell Phone (803) 378-6165 Hamilton Office Fax (803) 536-8622 Hamilton E-mail whamilton@scsu.edu Asst. Sports Information Director Kendrick Lewis Lewis Office Phone (803) 536-8227 Lewis Cell Phone (803) 707-6189 Lewis Office Fax (803) 536-8622 Lewis E-mail klewis19@scsu.edu SCSU Athletic Website SCSUAthletics.com Press Row Phone (803) 536-8653 SID Mailing Address SCSU Sports Information 300 College Street Northeast Orangeburg, SC 29117 BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach Coaching Record at SCS Coaching Record Overall Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Men’s Basketball Office Phone Men’s Basketball Office Fax

Tim Carter 30-34 (3rd Season) 190-186 (14th Season) Michael Walton Dwight Evans Lorenzo M. Watkins (803) 536-8586 (803) 536-8622

GAME #8 – December 8, 2009 – 8:00 p.m. – Charlotte, N.C.

UNC-CHARLOTTE

GAME #7 – December 5, 2009 – 4:00 p.m. – Winston-Salem, N.C. GAME #29 – March 4, 2010 – 7:30 pm – Orangeburg, S.C.

SOUTH CAROLINA STATE

MEDIA GUIDE

Tim Carter Head Coach

Guard/Forward Jason

FLAGLER

OTHER LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (1): No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. PPG RPG 24 Wesley Telfare 6-4 220 Jr. G 4.9 2.6

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ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Sports Information Director/ MBB Contact Thomas E. Whitestone Whitestone Office Phone (704) 687-6310 Whitestone Cell Phone (980) 253-4951 Whitestone Office Fax (704) 687-4918 Whitestone E-mail tewhites@uncc.edu Charlotte Athletic Website Charlotte49ers.com Press Row Phone (704) 687-4999 SID Mailing Address Office of Sports Information 9210 University City Boulevard, Student Activity Center Third Floor, Charlotte, N.C. 28223 BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach Coaching Record at UNC-CH Coaching Record Overall Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Men’s Basketball Office Phone Men’s Basketball Office Fax

Bobby Lutz 199-146 (12th Season) 380-237 (21st Season) Rob Moxley Bobby Kummer Chris Cheeks (704) 687-6245 (704) 687-4949

STARTERS RETURNING (3): No. Player Ht. Wt. 11 Ian Andersen 6-4 200 03 DiJuan Harris 5-9 170 21 An’Juan Wilderness 6-6 220

Cl. Pos. PPG RPG Sr. G/F 12.8 6.2 Sr. G 7.3 2.6

NEWCOMERS (8): No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. TBA Shaquille Barber 6-0 175 Fr. G TBA Jodd Maxey 6-7 195 Fr. F TBA Devin McBride 6-2 180 Jr. G TBA Rio Pitt 6-7 215 So. F TBA Darnell Porter 6-4 180 Jr. G TBA Khalif Toombs 5-9 160 Fr. G TBA Tyvon Williams 6-0 175 Jr. G TBA Joseph Wright 6-7 230 Jr. F

Charlotte, N.C. 1946 22,388 Green and White 49ers Halton Arena 9,105 NCAA Division I Atlantic 10 (A10) Dr. Philip Dubois Judy Rose (704) 687-6245 (704) 687-4949 Charlotte49ers.com

BASKETBALL INFORMATION 2008-09 Record 11-20 2008-09 Conference Record 5-11 (7th) Starters Returning/Lost 3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 8/3 Newcomers 6

BASKETBALL INFORMATION 2008-09 Record 17-14 2008-09 Conference Record 10-6 (2nd) Starters Returning/Lost 2/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 3/5 Newcomers 8 STARTERS RETURNING (2): No. Player Ht. Wt. 15 Jason Flagler 6-4 185 22 Carrio Bennett 6-1 160

GENERAL INFORMATION Location Founded Enrollment Colors Nickname Arena Capacity NCAA Affiliation Conference Chancellor Athletic Director Athletic Department Phone Ticket Office Phone Athletic Website

Hometown Griffin, Ga. Statham, Ga. Philadelphia, Pa. Amityville, N.Y. Long Beach, Calif. Atlantic City, N.J. New York, N.Y. Marion, S.C.

Bobby Lutz Head Coach

Guard

DiJuan

Cl. Pos. PPG RPG Sr. G 9.7 2.7 Sr. G 9.0 3.3 Jr. F 7.9 3.7

OTHER LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (5): No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. PPG RPG 22 Rashad Coleman 6-5 195 Sr. G 8.0 3.1 05 Phil Jones 6-10 260 Sr. C 7.3 4.2 31 Charles Dewhurst 6-5 190 Jr. G 4.0 3.5 00 Javarris Barnett 6-6 220 So. G 2.3 1.5 14 Kyle Church 5-11 170 Sr. G 0.6 0.2 NEWCOMERS (6): No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. 20 Shamarr Bowden 6-3 175 Fr. G 43 Shamari Spears 6-6 245 Jr. F 35 Chris Braswell 6-8 235 Fr. F 01 Derrio Green 6-2 160 So. G 02 KJ Sherrill 6-7 225 Fr. F 15 Gokhan Sirin 6-8 200 Fr. F

Hometown Greensboro, N.C. Salisbury, N.C. Seat Pleasant, Md. Panama City, Fla. Mount Ulla, N.C. Istanbul, Turkey

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Ferrum.Va. 1913 1,400 Black and Gold Panthers Swartz Gymnasium 1,200 1981 NCAA Division III USA South Atlantic Conference Dr. Jennifer L. Braaten Abe Naff (540) 365-4493 (540) 365-4377 FerrumPanthers.com

ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Sports Information Director/ MBB Contact Gary Holden Holden Office Phone (540) 365-4306 Holden Cell Phone (540) 365-3343 Holden Office Fax (540) 365-4472 Holden E-mail gholden@ferrum.edu Ferrum Athletic Website FerrumPanthers.com Press Row Phone TBA SID Mailing Address Office of Sports Information Swartz Gymnasium Ferrum,VA 24088 BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach Coaching Record at Ferrum Coaching Record Overall Assistant Coach Men’s Basketball Office Phone Men’s Basketball Office Fax

Bill Tharp 47-58 (5th Season) 47-58 (5th Season) Rob Fuller (540) 365-4497 (540) 365-4472

BASKETBALL INFORMATION 2008-09 Record 14-12 2008-09 Conference Record 7-5 (3rd) Starters Returning/Lost 4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 4/7 Newcomers 9 STARTERS RETURNING (4): No. Player Ht. Wt. 22 Keith Crump 6-1 170 33 Derek Mitchell 6-4 225 03 Jerrell Wade 6-0 170 23 Christian Waters 6-5 215

Bill Tharp Head Coach

Guard Keith

CRUMP

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GAME #10 – December 22, 2009 – 8:00 p.m. – College Park, Md.

MARYLAND

FERRUM

GAME #9 – December 19, 2009 – 4:00 pm – Winston-Salem, N.C.

OFFICIAL 2009-10

College Park, Md. 1856 37,000 Red, White, Black and Gold Terrapins, Terps Comcast Center 17,950 NAIA Division I Atlanctic Coast Conference (AAC) Dr. C.D. Mote, Jr. Deborah A.Yow (301) 314-7075 1-800-462-TERP UMTerps.com

ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Assistant AD for Media Relations Doug Dull Dull Office Phone (301) 314-1482 Dull Cell Phone (301) 314-7064 Dull Office Fax (301) 314-9094 Dull E-mail ddull@umd.edu Maryland Athletic Website UMTerps.com Press Row Phone (301) 314-8624 SID Mailing Address Maryland Athletic Media Relations 2725 Comcast Center College Park, MD 20742 BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach Coaching Record at Maryland Coaching Record Overall Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Men’s Basketball Office Phone Men’s Basketball Office Fax

Gary Williams 418-229 (21st Season) 625-357 (32nd Season) Chuck Driesell Keith Booth Robert Ehsan (301) 314-7029 (301) 314-7030

BASKETBALL INFORMATION 2008-09 Record 21-14 2008-09 Conference Record 7-9 (t-7th) Starters Returning/Lost 4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 11/2 Newcomers 2

Cl. Pos. PPG RPG Sr. G 15.6 4.0 Jr. F 14.9 12.4 Sr. G 7.7 1.7 So. F 6.2 4.8

OTHER LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (7): No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. PPG RPG 04 Ryan Firebaugh 6-2 175 Jr. G 0.5 0.2 20 Daryl Hart 6-3 180 So. G 2.8 1.5 30 Alton Whitby 6-5 185 So. F 0.1 0.4 32 Nick English 6-5 185 So. F 3.2 2.6 42 Aarin Hill 5-10 155 So. G 0.3 0.6 52 T.J. Parker 6-1 160 So. G 0.4 0.4 55 Gary Brandt 6-5 205 Jr. F 1.2 1.1 NEWCOMERS (6): No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. 05 Donte Thomas 6-0 175 Fr. G 10 Marshall Hamilton 5-9 155 Fr. G 24 Zach Benjamin 6-4 180 Fr. G 40 Henry Hall 6-1 170 Fr. G 44 Shon Goode 6-5 190 Fr. F 50 J.T. Edwards 6-1 180 Fr. G

GENERAL INFORMATION Location Founded Enrollment Colors Nickname Arena Capacity NCAA Affiliation Conference President Athletic Director Athletic Department Phone Ticket Office Phone Athletic Website

Hometown Richmond,Va. Herndon,Va. Richmond,Va. Ellison,Va. Farmville,Va. Rocky Mount,Va.

STARTERS RETURNING (4): No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. PPG RPG 21 Greivis Vasquez 6-6 200 Sr. G 17.5 5.4 01 Landon Milbourne 6-7 205 Sr. F 11.4 5.2 22 Adrian Bowie 6-2 190 Jr. G 9.0 1.2 14 Sean Mosley 6-4 210 So. G 5.3 3.7

Gary Williams Head Coach

Guard Greivis

OTHER LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (7): No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. PPG RPG 05 Eric Hayes 6-4 180 Sr. G 10.3 3.2 24 Cliff Tucker 6-6 205 Jr. G/F 4.5 1.6 30 Dino Gregory 6-7 230 Jr. F 2.8 3.2 11 Jin Soo Choi 6-8 185 So. F 1.6 1.1 32 Jerome Burney 6-9 220 Jr. F 0.9 1.9 25 Steve Goins 6-10 245 So. C 0.5 1.0 23 David Pearman 6-6 200 Jr. G/F 0.0 0.2 NEWCOMERS (2): No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. Hometown 6-8 225 Fr. F Brooklyn, N.Y. 35 James Padgett 20 Jordan Williams 6-10 260 Fr. F Torrington, Conn.

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Atlanta, Ga. 1885 19,404 Old Gold and White Yellow Jackets/Rambling Wreck Alexander Memorial Coliseum 9,191 NCAA Division I Atlantic Coast (ACC) Dr. G.P. “Bud” Peterson Dan Radakovich (404) 894-5400 1-888-TECH-TIX RamblinWreck.com

ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Men’s Basketball Contact Dean Buchan Buchan Office Phone (404) 894-6283 Buchan Cell Phone (404) 295-8703 Buchan Office Fax (404) 894-1248 Buchan E-mail dbuchan@athletics.gatech.edu Assistant SID/MBB Contact Mike Stamus Stamus Office Phone (404) 894-5445 Stamus Cell Phone (404) 218-9723 Stamus Office Fax (404) 894-1248 Stamus E-mail mstamus@athletics.gatech.edu Georgia Tech Athletic Website RamblinWreck.com Press Row Phone (404) 894-5458 SID Mailing Address Georgia Tech Athletic Media Relations 150 Bobby Dodd Way Atlanta, Ga. 30332-0455 BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach Coaching Record at GT Coaching Record Overall Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Men’s Basketball Office Phone Men’s Basketball Office Fax

Paul Hewitt 154-131 (9th Season) 220-158 (12th Season) John O’Connor Darryl LaBarrie Peter Zaharis (404) 894-5425 (404) 894-4424

BASKETBALL INFORMATION 2008-09 Record 12-19 2008-09 Conference Record 2-14 (12th) Starters Returning/Lost 4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 10/4 Newcomers 6

Paul Hewitt Head Coach

Forward Gani

LAWAL

STARTERS RETURNING (4): No. Player Ht. Wt. 31 Gani Lawal 6-9 234 03 Maurice “Moe” Miller 6-2 189 35 Zachery Peacock 6-8 235 01 Iman Shumpert 6-5 209

OTHER LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (3): No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. PPG RPG 13 D’Andre Bell 6-6 222 Sr. (rs) G 6.6 2.1 34 Brad Sheehan 7-0 235 Jr. (rs) C 2.1 1.8 10 Lance Storrs 6-5 221 Jr. G 4.1 2.0

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GENERAL INFORMATION Location Founded Enrollment Colors Nickname Arena Capacity NCAA Affiliation Conference Chancellor Athletic Director Athletic Department Phone Ticket Office Phone Athletic Website

Takoma Park, Md. 1904 2,500 Blue, Gold, and White Pioneers The Pit 350 NCAA Division II Independent Dr. Randal Wisbey Earlene Simmons (301) 891-4194 (301) 891-4194 CUC.edu/athletics

ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Sports Information Director/ MBB Contact Jocelyn B. Daniels Daniels Office Phone (301) 891-4554 Daniels Cell Phone Unavailable Daniels Office Fax (301) 891-4552 Daniels E-mail j_b_daniels@hotmail.com Columbia Union Athletic Website CUC.edu/athletics Press Row Phone Unavailable SID Mailing Address Columbia Union Sports Information 7600 Flower Avenue Takoma Park, MD 20912 BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach Calvin Dunbar Coaching Record at CUC 18-140 (7th Season) Coaching Record Overall 18-140 (7th Season) Assistant Coach Glenroy Palmer Men’s Basketball Office Phone (301) 891-4024 Men’s Basketball Office Fax (301) 891-4552 Men’s Basketball Mailing Address CUC Men’s Basketball 7600 Flower Avenue Takoma Park, MD 20912 BASKETBALL INFORMATION 2008-09 Record 1-26 2008-09 Conference Record N/A (Independent) Starters Returning/Lost 2/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 4/12 Newcomers N/A STARTERS RETURNING (1): No. Player Ht. Wt. 42 Maurice Stallion 6-5 200

Cl. Pos. PPG RPG Jr. F 15.1 9.5 Jr. G 5.8 2.0 Sr. F 9.2 4.8 So. G 10.6 3.9

NEWCOMERS (6): No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. 14 Derrick Favors 6-10 246 Fr. F 24 Kammeon Holsey 6-8 209 Fr. F 05 Daniel Miller 6-11 252 Fr. C 11 Brian Oliver 6-6 220 Fr. F 41 Glen Rice, Jr. 6-5 195 Fr. G 00 Mfon Udofia 6-2 187 Fr. G

GAME #12 – January 4, 2010 – 7:00 pm – Winston-Salem, N.C.

GENERAL INFORMATION Location Founded Enrollment Colors Nickname Arena Capacity NCAA Affiliation Conference President Athletic Director Athletic Department Phone Ticket Office Phone Athletic Website

COLOMBIA UNION

GEORGIA TECH

GAME #11 – December 29, 2009 – 8:00 p.m. – Atlanta, Ga.

MEDIA GUIDE

Cl. Pos. PPG RPG Sr. C 13.0 5.2

OTHER LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (2): No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. PPG RPG 12 Ade Adetosoye 6-0 185 Sr. G 2.9 0.9 04 Jeff Bigelow 6-7 220 Sr. C 3.5 2.8 NEWCOMERS: No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. Hometown Unavailable

Hometown Atlanta, Ga. Sparta, Ga. Loganville, Ga. Glassboro, N.J. Marietta, Ga. Stone Mountain, Ga.

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Dover, Del. 1891 3,534 Columbia Blue and Red Hornets Memorial Hall 2,000 1997 NCAA Division I Mid-Eastern Athletic (MEAC) Dr. Claibourne D. Smith Derek Carter (302) 857-6030 (866) 378-2845 DSUhornets.com

ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Assistant AD for Media Relations Paul Dodson Dodson Office Phone (302) 857-7365 Dodson Cell Phone To Be Announced Dodson Office Fax (302) 857-6034 Dodson E-mail pdodson@desu.com DSU Athletic Website DSUHornets.com Press Row Phone (302) 857-7112 SID Mailing Address DSU Sports Information 1200 North Dupont Street Dover, DE 19901 BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach Coaching Record at Delaware Coaching Record Overall Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Men’s Basketball Office Phone Men’s Basketball Office Fax

Greg Jackson 140-136 (10th Season) 303-213 (19th Season) Jarrell Wilkerson Keith Walker Arthur Tyson (302) 857-7493 (302) 857-7731

BASKETBALL INFORMATION 2008-09 Record 8-24 2008-09 Conference Record 6-10/10th Starters Returning/Lost 3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 7/8 Newcomers 11 STARTERS RETURNING (3): No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. 30 Marcus Neal 6-5 205 Sr. G 55 Frisco Sandidge 6-6 210 Sr.(rs) F 01 Trevor Welcher 5-11 160 Jr. G

Greg Jackson Head Coach

Guard Marcus

NEAL

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Hometown Baltimore, Md. Los Angeles, Calif. Philadelphia, Pa. Neptune, N.J. Dorcester, Mass. Philadelphia, Pa. Durham, N.C. Durham, N.C. Brooklyn, N.Y. Richmond,Va. New Castle, Del.

Princess Anne, Md. 1886 4,000 Maroon and Gray Hawks W.P. Hytche Athletic Center 5,500 1994 NAIA Division I Mid-Eastern Athletic (MEAC) Dr. Thelma B. Thompson Keith Davidson (410) 651-6496 (410) 651-6091 UMEShawks.com

ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Basketball SID G. Stan Bradley Bradley Office Phone (410) 651-6499 Bradley Cell Phone (410) 845-1519 Bradley Office Fax (410) 845-1519 Bradley E-mail gsbradley@umes.edu UMES Athletic Website umeshawks.com Press Row Phone (410) 651-8903 SID Mailing Address UMES Department of Athletics W.P. Hytche Athletic Center 1 Backbone Road Princess Anne, MD 21853 BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach Coaching Record at UMES Coaching Record Overall Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Men’s Basketball Office Phone Men’s Basketball Office Fax

Frankie Allen 7-23 (2nd Year) 230-317 (20th Year) G. Jamal Brown Mike Blaine Nick Robinson Curtis Peery 410) 651-6536 (410) 651-7600

BASKETBALL INFORMATION 2008-09 Record 7-23 2008-09 Conference Record 3-13 (11th) Starters Returning/Lost 2/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 11/2 Newcomers 5

PPG RPG 8.4 3.3 10.4 6.7 5.4 2.4

OTHER LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (7): No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. PPG RPG 34 Kris Douse 6-6 215 Sr. F 3.1 1.1 30 Marcus Neal 6-5 205 Sr. G 8.4 3.3 45 Sheridan Price 6-7 210 Jr. F 2.3 3.3 55 Frisco Sandidge 6-6 210 Sr.(rs) F 10.4 6.7 42 Greg Smith 6-7 245 Sr. F 0.4 0.6 01 Trevor Welcher 5-11 160 Jr. G 5.4 2.4 00 Chad Wilson 6-0 170 Jr. G 5.1 2.1 NEWCOMERS (11): No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. TBA Brandon Baylor 6-2 170 So. G 6-4 210 Fr. G TBA Amir Bell TBA Jamil Brown 6-2 210 Fr. F TBA Jabari Joyner 5-8 160 Fr. G TBA James Marcellus 6-8 240 So. F 15 Alibaba Odd 6-2 170 Fr. G TBA Brandon Oliver 6-4 195 Fr. G TBA Marques Oliver 6-7 210 Fr. F TBA Terron Stowe 6-2 260 Jr. F TBA Jay Threatt 5-11 170 So. G TBA Andre Wilburn 6-3 180 Fr. F

GAME #14 – January 11, 2010 – 7:30 p.m. – Princess Anne, Md.

UNIVERSITY OF MD-EASTERN SHORE

GAME #13 – January 9, 2010 – 4:00 pm – Dover, Del.

DELAWARE STATE

OFFICIAL 2009-10

STARTERS RETURNING (2): No. Player Ht. Wt. 34 Neal Pitt 6-6 230 32 Tyler Hines 6-6 230

Frankie Allen Head Coach

Cl. Pos. PPG RPG Sr. F 16.0 8.1 So. F/C 4.6 4.1

OTHER LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (3): No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. PPG RPG 11 Tim Burns 5-10 180 Jr. (rs) G 0.0 0.0 24 Hillary Haley 6-6 205 So. (rs) G 0.0 0.0 31 Mark Robertson 6-5 220 Fr. (rs) G/F 0.0 0.0 NEWCOMERS (5): No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. 05 Sean Berry 6-7 240 Fr. C 23 James Cotton 6-7 205 Fr. F 02 Jamal Edwards 6-3 185 Jr. G 00 Lyvann Obame Obame 6-6 240 Jr. C 03 Kevin White 6-0 165 Jr. G

Hometown Irvington, N.J. Pokomoke City, Md. Mays Landing, N.J. Libreville, Gabon Brooklyn, N.Y.

Forward Neal

PITT

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Baltimore, Md. 1867 7,500 Orange and Blue Bears Hill Field House 4,500 1979 NCAA Division I Mid-Eastern Athletic (MEAC) Dr. Earl S. Richardson Floyd Kerr (443) 885-3050 (443) 885-3830 MorganStateBears.com

ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Sports Information Director/ MBB Contact Leonard Haynes, IV Haynes Office Phone (443) 885-3831 Haynes Cell Phone (240) 426-3572 Haynes Office Fax (443) 885-8307 Haynes E-mail lhaynesiv@aol.com MSU Athletic Website MorganStateBears.com Press Row Phone (443) 855-4018 SID Mailing Address Morgan State Sports Information 1700 East Cold Spring Lane Baltimore, MD 21251 BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach Coaching Record at MSU Coaching Record Overall Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Men’s Basketball Office Phone Men’s Basketball Office Fax

Todd Bozeman 68-41 (4th Season) 121-76 (8th Season) Kevin McClain Sam Brand Keith Goode (443) 885-4806 (443) 885-4809

GAME #16 – January 18, 2010 – 7:30 pm – Winston-Salem, N.C. GAME #24 – February 15, 2010 – 7:30 p.m. – Baltimore, Md.

GENERAL INFORMATION Location Founded Enrollment Colors Nickname Arena Capacity Open NCAA Affiliation Conference President Athletic Director Athletic Department Phone Ticket Office Phone Athletic Website

COPPIN STATE

MORGAN STATE

GAME #15 – January 16, 2010 – 4:00 p.m. – Winston-Salem, N.C. GAME #23 – February 13, 2010 – 4:00 p.m. – Baltimore, Md.

MEDIA GUIDE

BASKETBALL INFORMATION 2008-09 Record 23-12 2008-09 Conference Record 13-3 (1st) Starters Returning/Lost 2/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 10/4 Newcomers 5

Todd Bozeman Head Coach

Guard Reggie

NEWCOMERS (5): No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. TBA Joe Davis 6-0 180 Jr. G TBA Anthony Anderson 6-10 235 Fr. F TBA Dewayne Jackson 6-8 210 Fr. F TBA Dominique Scott 5-10 170 Sr. G TBA Jarrod Denard 6-2 185 Fr. G

HOLMES

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Hometown Warrensville, Ohio Charles, Md. Bowie, Md. Silver Spring, Md. Philadelphia, Pa.

Baltimore, Md. 1900 3,875 Royal Blue and Gold Eagles Coppin Center 1,720 1959 NCAA Division I Mid-Eastern Athletic (MEAC) Dr. Reginald S. Avery Derrick Ramsey (410) 951-3737 (410) 951-3737 CoppinStateSports.com

ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Sports Information Director/ MBB Contact Roger McAfee McAfee Office Phone (410) 951-3927 McAfee Cell Phone (443) 841-4693 McAfee Office Fax (410) 951-3718 McAfee E-mail j_b_daniels@hotmail.com Assistant SID Matt Sortino Sortino Office Phone (410) 951-3744 Coppin State Athletic Website www.coppinstatesports.com Press Row Phone (410) 951-4269 SID Mailing Address CSU Office of Athletic Communications 2500 W. North Avenue Baltimore, MD 21261 BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach Coaching Record at CSU Coaching Record Overall Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Men’s Basketball Office Phone Men’s Basketball Office Fax

Ron “Fang” Mitchell 371-321 (24th Season) 598-366 (32nd Season) Keith Johnson Larry Tucker Jay Dull (410) 951-3735 (410) 951-3717

BASKETBALL INFORMATION 2008-09 Record 13-19 2008-09 Conference Record 9-7/3rd Starters Returning/Lost 2/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 7/3 Newcomers 5

STARTERS RETURNING (2): No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. PPG RPG 11 Reggie Holmes 6-4 180 Sr. G 16.8 5.8 33 Kevin Thompson 6-8 240 So. (rs) F 8.9 7.1 OTHER LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (8): No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. PPG RPG 02 Gene Johnson 6-7 220 Sr. F 3.5 2.3 05 Danny Smith 6-2 190 Jr. G 2.6 1.3 13 Sean Thomas 6-1 185 So. G 1.3 0.5 23 Troy Smith 6-4 195 Sr. G 2.6 1.3 34 Ameer Ali 6-4 230 So.(rs) G/F 2.6 3.0 42 Rodney Stokes 6-10 225 Jr. F/C 4.7 3.4 44 Buford Foote 6-9 215 Sr. C 0.8 0.6 53 John Long 6-5 210 Sr. F 0.5 1.3

GENERAL INFORMATION Location Founded Enrollment Colors Nickname Arena Capacity Opened NCAA Affiliation Conference Chancellor Athletic Director Athletic Department Phone Ticket Office Phone Athletic Website

STARTERS RETURNING (2): No. Player Ht. Wt. 05 Michael Harper 6-4 195 31 Eddie Hayden 6-6 240

Ron Mitchell Head Coach

Center Sam

COLEMAN

Cl. Pos. PPG RPG So. G 9.3 2.8 F Jr. 3.3 2.1

OTHER LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (5): No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. PPG RPG 23 Mike Buckley 6-5 235 Jr. F 7.0 2.5 33 Sam Coleman 6-10 212 Jr. C 8.2 4.6 11 Vincent Goldsberry 5-11 165 Jr. G 7.1 1.7 50 Ceslovas Kucinskas 6-8 245 Jr. C 1.4 1.4 10 Lenny Young 6-2 205 Fr. G 3.8 1.7 NEWCOMERS (5): No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. TBA Kareem Brown 6-2 190 Jr. G TBA Branden Doughty 6-8 220 Fr. F TBA George Jackson 5-11 162 Fr. G TBA Jonathan Landry 6-5 215 Fr. F TBA Quinston Reggins 6-1 172 Jr. G

Hometown New London, Conn. Upper Marlboro, Md. Baltimore, Md. San Antonio, Texas Houtson, Texas

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Norfolk,Va. 1935 6,325 Green and Gold Spartans Echols Hall 7,000 1974 NCAA Division I Mid-Eastern Athletic (MEAC) Dr. Carolyn W. Meyers Marty L. Miller (757) 823-8152 (757) 823-9009 NSUSpartans.com

ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Men’s Basketball Contact Matt Michalec Michalec Office Phone (757) 823-2628 Michalec Cell Phone (757) 592-1245 Michalec Office Fax (757) 823-8218 Michalec E-mail mmichalec@nsu.edu Press Row Phone (757) 823-8195 SID Mailing Address NSU Office of Sports Information 700 Park Avenue Norfolk,VA 23504 BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach Coaching Record at NSU Coaching Record Overall Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Men’s Basketball Office Phone Men’s Basketball Office Fax

Anthony Evans 29-33 (3rd Season) 29-33 (3rd Season) Robert Jones Larry Vickers (757) 823-8934 (757) 823-8218

BASKETBALL INFORMATION 2008-09 Record 13-8 2008-09 Conference Record 9-7 (t-3rd) Starters Returning/Lost 3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 8/5 Newcomers 6 STARTERS RETURNING (3): No. Player Ht. Wt. 02 Michael Deloach 6-0 175 11 Joseph Dorsett-Jeffreys 6-11 290 03 Aleek Pauline 6-1 200

Anthony Evans Head Coach

Guard Michael

DELOACH

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GAME #18 – January 25, 2010 – 8:30 pm – Winston-Salem, N.C. GAME #26 – February 22, 2010 – 7:30 pm – Greensboro, N.C.

NORTH CAROLINA A&T

NORFOLK STATE

GAME #17 – January 23, 2010 – 4:00 p.m. – Winston-Salem, N.C. GAME #25 – February 20, 2010 – 4:00 p.m. – Norfolk,Va.

OFFICIAL 2009-10

NEWCOMERS (6): No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. 00 Isaac Nixon 6-2 185 Jr. G 04 Jordan Payton 6-5 180 Gr. G/F 20 Reggie Revels 6-4 210 Fr. G 01 Rob Hampton 6-4 190 Jr. G 32 Marcos Tamares 6-6 210 So. F 52 Christian Morris 6-9 290 So. C

Greensboro, NC 1891 10,660 Blue and Gold Aggies Corbett Sports Center 5,700 1990 NCAA Division I Mid-Eastern Athletic (MEAC) Dr. Harold L. Martin Wheeler Brown (336) 334-7686 (336) 334-7794 NCATAggies.com

ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Basketball SID Brian Holloway Holloway Office Phone (336) 334-7141 Holloway Cell Phone (336) 328-6719 Holloway Office Fax (336) 334-7181 Holloway E-mail bmhollow@ncat.edu NC A&T Athletic Website NCATAggies.com Press Row Phone (336) 334-7405 SID Mailing Address NC A&T Sports Information Moore Gymnasium – 1601 E. Market Street Greensboro, NC 27411 BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach Coaching Record at NC A&T Coaching Record Overall Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Men’s Basketball Office Phone Men’s Basketball Office Fax

Jerry Eaves 61-121 (6th Season) 61-121 (6th Season) Scott Bollwage Harlan Frye Bryant Parlor Walter Booth (336) 334-7983 (336) 334-7272

BASKETBALL INFORMATION 2008-09 Record 16-16 2008-09 Conference Record 9-7 (t-3rd) Starters Returning/Lost 3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 7/5 Newcomers 4

Cl. Pos. PPG RPG Sr. G 21.5 4.9 Sr. C 4.8 2.9 Jr. G 6.5 3.5

OTHER LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (5): No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. PPG RPG 25 Oludele Doherty 6-8 225 Sr. F/C 1.0 1.8 10 Kyle O’Quinn 6-9 225 So. F 5.3 3.4 14 Antoine Perry 6-0 185 Sr. G 0.4 0.5 4.0 0.8 13 James Williams 6-2 175 Jr. G 05 Tim Zephyr 6-8 195 Jr. F 1.0 0.7

STARTERS RETURNING (3): No. Player Ht. Wt. 03 Tavarus Alston 6-0 170 34 Robert Johnson 6-6 200 23 Thomas Coleman 6-9 220

Jerry Eaves Head Coach

Hometown Raleigh, N.C. San Diego, Calif. Cincinnati, Ohio Queens, N.Y. Queens, N.Y. Bronx, N.Y.

Cl. Pos. PPG RPG Sr. G 11.1 3.2 Sr. F 9.8 4.5 Jr. C 7.7 6.3

OTHER LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (4): No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. PPG RPG 10 Marc Hill 5-8 160 So. G 3.2 1.3 02 Dwane Joshua 6-2 180 Sr. G 7.1 2.6 12 Nic Simpson 6-3 185 So. G 1.5 0.8 20 Jared Williams 6-3 180 So. G 0.6 0.1 NEWCOMERS (4): No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. 00 Lawrence Smith 6-5 195 Fr. F 01 R.J. Buck 6-3 192 Fr. G 33 DaMetrius Upchurch 6-7 210 Fr. F 50 James Porter 6-9 220 Sr. (rs) C

Hometown Bowie, Md. Lusby, Md. Raleigh, N.C. Raleigh, N.C.

Guard Tavarus

ALSTON

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Tallahassee, Fla. 1887 12,000 Orange and Green Rattlers Gaither Gymnasium 3,365 1974 NCAA Division I Mid-Eastern Athletic (MEAC) Dr. James Ammons William “Bill” Hayes (850) 561-2882 (850) 412-5269 TheFAMURattlers.com

ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Associate AD for Media Relations Alvin Hollins, Jr. Hollins Office Phone (850) 599-3200 Hollins Cell Phone (850) 591-7690 Basketball SID Ronnie Johnson Basketball SID Office Phone (850) 561-2701 Basketball SID Cell Phone (850) 294-9116 Basketball SID E-mail ronjon_2001@yahoo.com FAMU Athletic Website TheFAMURattlers.com Press Row Phone To Be Announced SID Mailing Address FAMU Sports Informatio Gaither Athletic Center 1835 Wahnish Way Tallahassee, Florida 32307 BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach Coaching Record at FAMU Coaching Record Overall Assistant Coach Men’s Basketball Office Phone Men’s Basketball Office Fax

Eugene Harris 25-38 (3rd Season) 25-38 (3rd Season) Reggie Sharp (850) 561-2882 (850) 412-5269

GAME #20 – February 1, 2010 – 7:30 pm – Daytona Beach, Fla. GAME #28 – March 1, 2010 – 7:30 pm – Winston-Salem, N.C.

BETHUNE-COOKMAN

FLORIDA A&M

GAME #19 – January 30, 2010 – 4:00 pm – Tallahassee, Fla. GAME #27 – February 27, 2010 – 4:00 pm – Winston-Salem, N.C.

MEDIA GUIDE

BASKETBALL INFORMATION 2008-09 Record 10-12 2008-09 Conference Record 6-10/9th Starters Returning/Lost 3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 5/6 Newcomers 6 STARTERS RETURNING (3): No. Player Ht. Wt. 12 Dale Hughes 6-2 200 15 Brandon Bryant 6-3 170 25 David Buchannon 6-1 190

Eugene Harris Head Coach

OTHER LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (2): No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. PPG RPG 32 Larry Jackson 6-6 215 Jr. F 6.4 4.4 42 Yannick Crowder 6-8 215 So. F 4.5 5.2

Guard Brandon

BRYANT

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Daytona Beach, Fla. 1904 3,100 Maroon and Gold Wildcats Moore Gymnasium 3,000 1979 NCAA Division I Mid-Eastern Athletic (MEAC) Dr. Trudie Kibbe Reed Lynn Thompson (386) 481-2202 (386) 481-2292 BCCAthletics.com

ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Sports Information Director/ MBB Contact Mark Johnson Johnson Office Phone (386) 481-2206 Johnson Cell Phone (386) 235-9678 Johnson Office Fax (386) 481-2238 Johnson E-mail johnsonmark@cookman.edu BCU Athletic Website BCCAthletics.com Press Row Phone (386) 481-2295 SID Mailing Address Office of Sports Information 640 Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Blvd. Daytona Beach, FL 32114 BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach Coaching Record at BCU Coaching Record Overall Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Men’s Basketball Office Phone Men’s Basketball Office Fax

Clifford Reed, Jr. 87-138 (8th Season) 87-138 (8th Season) Gravelle Craig Stacy Beckton Michael Williams II (386) 481-2214 (386) 481-2267

BASKETBALL INFORMATION 2008-09 Record 17-16 2008-09 Conference Record 9-7 (t3rd) Starters Returning/Lost 4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 7/3 Newcomers 6 STARTERS RETURNING (4): No. Player Ht. Wt. 03 C.J.Reed 6-3 175 32 Alexander Starling 6-6 205 22 Jerry Jones 6-2 205 10 Stanley Elliott 6-3 160

Cl. Pos. PPG RPG So. G 9.6 1.5 Sr. G 10.1 2.0 So. G 4.7 1.4

NEWCOMERS (6): No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. TBA Travis Wallace 6-6 210 Fr. (rs) F TBA Amin Stevens 6-6 215 Fr. (rs) F TBA Jeremy Lightfoot 6-9 260 Jr. C TBA Amin Stevens 6-6 215 Fr. F TBA Christopher Walker 6-6 195 Jr. G TBA Travis Wallace 6-6 220 Fr. F

Clifford Reed Jr. Head Coach

Hometown Cobb County, Ga. Roswell, Ga. Goodman, Miss. Roswell, Ga. Selma, Ala. Cobb County, Ga,

Guard C.J.

REED

Cl. Pos. PPG RPG So. G 15.0 3.1 Sr. F 7.5 7.4 So. G 3.9 1.9 So. G 3.5 1.2

OTHER LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (3): No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. PPG RPG 33 Tyrel Adams 6-9 250 Sr. C 2.2 1.6 01 Jarrell Thomas 6-3 180 Sr. G 5.5 2.0 12 Kene Anusionwu 6-8 215 Sr. F/C 2.1 2.3 NEWCOMERS (6): No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. 02 Aric Miller 6-3 185 Fr. G 05 Albert Abrahams 6-9 320 Jr. C 11 Javoris Bryant 6-6 200 Fr. F 21 Kevin Dukes 5-9 155 Fr. G 23 Antoine Williford 6-7 215 Fr. F 15 Rashad Bailey 6-1 165 Jr. G

Hometown Stone Mountain, Ga. Miami, Fla. Atlanta, Ga. Lithonia, Ga. Bainbridge, Ga. Chicago, Ill.

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Washington, D.C. 1867 10.500 Red, Blue, and White Bison Burr Gymnasium 2,700 1994 NCAA Division I Mid-Eastern Athletic (MEAC) Dr. Sidney Ribeau Joseph Bell (202) 806-7146 (202) 806-7198 howard-bison.com

ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Media Relations Director/ MBB Contact Edward Hill, Jr. Hill Office Phone (202) 806-7184 Hill Cell Phone (202) 345-6276 Hill Office Fax (202) 806-9595 Hill E-mail ehill@howard.edu Athletic Website howard-bison.com Press Row Phone (202) 806-7159 SID Mailing Address Howard University Sports Information 511 Gresham Place, N.W. Drew Hall Room 100 Washington, D.C. 20059 BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach Coaching Record at Howard Coaching Record Overall Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Men’s Basketball Office Phone Men’s Basketball Office Fax

Gil Jackson 30-93 (5th Season) 30-93 (5th Season) James Wilhelmi Matt Collier Tim Thomas (202) 806-5202 (202) 806-3316

GAME #22 – February 8, 2010 – 7:30 pm – Winston-Salem, N.C.

HAMPTON

HOWARD

GAME #21 – February 6, 2010 – 4:00 pm – Winston-Salem, N.C.

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Guard Kyle

RILEY

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NEWCOMERS (7): No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. 02 Calvin Thompson 6-3 170 So. G 04 Anton Dickerson 6-2 175 Fr. G 13 Mike Phillips 6-7 185 Fr. F 14 Tyreak Johnson 6-0 170 Fr. G 22 Gary Lawrence 6-6 180 Fr. F 24 Dadrian Collins 6-5 190 Fr. F 42 Charles DeCosta 6-8 190 Fr. C

Hometown New Orleans, La. Brooklyn, N.Y. Fredricksburg,Va. Bronx, N.Y. Philadelphia, Pa. Williamsburg,Va. Atlanta, Ga.

7,200 2000 NCAA Division I Mid-Eastern Athletic (MEAC) Dr. William R. Harvey Lonza Hardy, Jr. (757) 727-5641 (757) 728-6800 HamptonPirates.com

ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Basketball SID Maurice Williams Williams Office Phone (757) 727-5757 Williams Cell Phone (803) 842-1279 Williams Office Fax (757) 728-5813 Williams E-mail Maurice.Williams@hampton.edu Hampton Athletic Website HamptonPirates.com Press Row Phone (757) 728-6889 SID Mailing Address Hampton Sports Information Office 194 Holland Hall Hampton,VA 23668 BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach Coaching Record at HU Coaching Record Overall Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Men’s Basketball Office Phone Men’s Basketball Office Fax

Edward Joyner, Jr. 0-0 (1st Season) 0-0 (1st Season) Darryl Sharp Steve Zengel Keith Coutreyer Larry Ayers (757) 728-6818 (757) 728-5813

STARTERS RETURNING (4): No. Player Ht. Wt. 21 Mike Freeman 6-8 220 02 Vincent Simpson 6-1 220 05 Brandon Tunnell 6-1 185 12 Theo Smalling 6-7 220

Cl. Pos. PPG RPG Sr. C 5.3 4.2 Jr. G 6.6 2.1 So. F 2.3 5.6

OTHER LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (5): No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. PPG RPG 00 Curtis White 6-4 195 Sr. G 6.4 3.2 01 Kandi Mukole 6-8 215 Sr. F 5.9 3.9 34 Nate Cooper 6-8 220 Sr. C 0.5 0.7 6-3 200 Sr. G 2.2 0.7 25 C.J. Prince 12 Yannick Bainbridge 6-2 210 Sr. G 1.8 2.1

Hampton,Va, 1868 6,156 Royal Blue and White Pirates Hampton University

BASKETBALL INFORMATION 2008-09 Record 16-16 2008-09 Conference Record 8-8 (7th) Starters Returning/Lost 4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 10/3 Newcomers 3

BASKETBALL INFORMATION 2008-09 Record 8-23 2008-09 Conference Record 6-10/10th Starters Returning/Lost 3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 8/2 Newcomers 7 STARTERS RETURNING (3): No. Player Ht. Wt. 54 Paul Kirkpatrick 6-9 220 15 Kyle Riley 6-3 180 05 Adam Walker 6-8 205

GENERAL INFORMATION Location Founded Enrollment Colors Nickname Arena Convocation Center Capacity Opened NCAA Affiliation Conference President Athletic Director Athletic Department Phone Ticket Office Phone Athletic Website

Edward Joyner Jr. Head Coach

Guard Vincent

Cl. Pos. PPG RPG Sr. F 7.7 4.9 Sr. G 11.7 2.2 Jr. G 6.0 1.2 Sr. F 3.3 3.1

OTHER LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (6): No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. PPG RPG 03 Jordan Brooks 5-9 165 Jr. G 2.3 1.1 50 Milade Lola-Charles 6-10 220 So. (rs) C 0.3 0.3 23 Kwame Morgan II 6-3 205 So. G 6.9 2.2 32 John Ntoko 6-3 208 Sr. G 2.1 0.9 01 Darrion Pellum 6-6 205 So. G 5.6 3.2 22 Christopher Tolson 6-0 175 So. G 6.7 2.7 NEWCOMERS (3): No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. 24 Charles Funches 6-8 210 Jr. F 33 Koron Reed 6-7 215 Fr. F 11 Mike Tuitt 6-3 175 So. G

Hometown Bayonne, N.J. Philadelphia, Pa. Bronx, N.Y.

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Team Statistics

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MEAC Final Statistics

130

Season in Review

131

Games in Review

132-150

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WSSUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2008-09 Record When...

Scored 100 Points 1.12.08 vs. Md-Eastern Shore...................................................................................................W (105-59) Gave Up 100 Points 02.14.98 at Fayetteville State.......................................................................................... L (112-104) 3OT Won An Overtime Game 02.02.09 at Bethune-Cookman.......................................................................................... W (62-61) OT Lost An Overtime Game 12.01.07 vs. South Carolina State......................................................................................... L (74-70) OT Shot 60% From The Field 01.24.06 at Virginia State...........................................................................................................617 (29-47) Gave Up 60% From The Field 01.20.07 vs. North Dakota State.............................................................................................693 (34-49) Shot 30% Or Below From The Field 02.16.09 vs. Hampton.................................................................................................................226 (14-62) Held An Opponent To 30% Or Below From The Field 11.14.06 vs. Anderson................................................................................................................286 (14-49) Had Two 20-Point Scorers 11.19.06 vs. Georgia State................................................................................................Brian Fisher (22) Darius Floyd (20) Had Five Players Score In Double Figures 03.03.08 vs. Bethune-Cookman.......................................................................Jemarcus McClinton (12) Paul Davis (11) Brandon Hobbs (11) Jamal Durham (10) Brian Fisher (10) Had Two Double-Doubles In A Game 12.01.01 at Catawba................................................................................................... Marcus Best (19/10) Devonaire Deas (18/10) Had A Player Score 30 Points Or More 01.05.08 vs. Hampton...................................................................................................Darrell Wonge (30) Had A Player Record 10-Plus Assists 01.31.06 vs. Fayetteville State................................................................................... Alleggrie Guinn (10) Had A Player Record A Points/Assists Double-Double 01.31.06 vs. Fayetteville State............................................................................. Alleggrie Guinn (26/10) Had A Player Lead The Team In Points/Rebounds/Assists 02.23.09 at Norfolk State................................................................................... Jamal Durham (16/17/2) Recorded 20-Plus Team Steals 11.26.05 vs. Tusculum...................................................................................................................... 23 Steals WSSU Defeated A Ranked Team 02.11.05 at #23 Johnson C. Smith (Div.II)............................................................................... W (81-67) WSSU Lost To A Ranked Team 11.24.08 at #20/#24 Wake Forest............................................................................................... L (62-31) Recorded A Triple-Double Not Applicable....................................................................................................................... Not Applicable Gave Up A Triple Double 12.07.06 vs. USF.....................................................................................................................McHugh Mattis 22 Points 10 Rebounds 10 Blocked Shots Played A Televised Game 03.02.09 vs. Bethune-Cookman.....................................................................................L (64-49) ESPNU

Leading at halftime..................................................................................................................... 6-5 Trailing at halftime.................................................................................................................... 2-15 Tied at halftime........................................................................................................................... 0-2 Overtime...................................................................................................................................... 1-0 WSSU shoots 50% or better.................................................................................................. 3-0 WSSU shoots between 40-49.9%.......................................................................................... 3-8 WSSU shoots under 40%....................................................................................................... 2-14 Opponents shoot 50% or better.......................................................................................... 0-11 Opponents shoot between 40-49.9%.................................................................................. 3-10 Opponents shoot under 40%.................................................................................................. 5-1 WSSU has more than five 3pt. FG's....................................................................................... 3-5 WSSU shoots 50% or better on 3FG's................................................................................. 0-1 WSSU outrebounds opponent............................................................................................... 6-7 Opponents outrebound WSSU............................................................................................. 2-15 Tied in rebounds........................................................................................................................ 0-0 WSSU scores 59 or less......................................................................................................... 0-14 WSSU scores 60-69.................................................................................................................. 6-7 WSSU scores 70-79.................................................................................................................. 0-1 WSSU scores 80-89.................................................................................................................. 2-0 WSSU scores 90 or more........................................................................................................ 0-0 Opponents score 59 or less.................................................................................................... 2-2 Opponents score 60-69......................................................................................................... 5-10 Opponents score 70-79........................................................................................................... 0-7 Opponents score 80-89........................................................................................................... 0-2 Opponents score 90 or more................................................................................................. 0-1 WSSU has 10+ steals................................................................................................................ 2-8 WSSU shoots better than 70% FT......................................................................................... 1-2 WSSU has 20+ assists............................................................................................................... 0-0 WSSU scores first.................................................................................................................... 7-11 Opponent scores first............................................................................................................. 1-11 WSSU at home........................................................................................................................... 3-8 WSSU at neutral sites............................................................................................................... 0-4 WSSU on the road.................................................................................................................. 5-10 WSSU has a double-double performer................................................................................ 1-3 Opponent has a double-double performer.......................................................................... 2-7 WSSU's record on Mondays................................................................................................... 3-6 WSSU's record on Tuesdays.................................................................................................... 0-2 WSSU's record on Wednesdays............................................................................................. 0-0 WSSU's record on Thursdays.................................................................................................. 1-1 WSSU's record on Fridays....................................................................................................... 0-2 WSSU's record on Saturdays.................................................................................................. 4-9 WSSU's record on Sundays..................................................................................................... 0-2 WSSU's record in November................................................................................................. 0-6 WSSU's record in December.................................................................................................. 3-2 WSSU's record in January........................................................................................................ 2-6 WSSU's record in February..................................................................................................... 3-5 WSSU's record in March.......................................................................................................... 0-3 WSSU's record wearing red uniforms.................................................................................. 2-6 WSSU's record wearing white uniforms.............................................................................. 3-9 WSSU's record wearing black uniforms............................................................................... 3-7 WSSU at Joel Coliseum (including at Wake Forest).......................................................... 0-6 WSSU at Coliseum Annex....................................................................................................... 1-3 WSSU at C.E. Gaines Center.................................................................................................. 2-1

2008-09 Margins Of Victory/Defeat WSSU Opponents

126

1 1

2 0

3 1

4 1

5 0

6 0

7 1

8 0

9 0

10 0

11 0

12 0

13 0

14 1

15 2

16 0

17+ 1

1 0

2 1

3 1

4 0

5 0

6 1

7 2

8 0

9 1

10 1

11 0

12 1

13 3

14 0

15 1

16 1

17+ 9

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2008-09 Miscellaneous Statistics Category

WSSU Opponent

Assist Leaders (con’t)

3-second violations

Timothy Carmichael

Brian Fisher

5-second violations

Paul Davis

Diontae Gibson

10-second violations

Jamal Durham

Brandon Hobbs

Lane violations

Brian Fisher

Jemarcus McClinton

Defensive goal tending

Diontae Gibson

Lamar Monger

Offensive goal tending

Brandon Hobbs

Corey Morris

Shot clock expired

Jemarcus McClinton

Julian Murphy-Long

4-point plays

Lamar Monger

Donald Simms

Jump balls controlled

Corey Morris

Jamar Slocum

Technical fouls (players)

Julian Murphy-Long

Isiah Tucker

Technical fouls (bench)

Donald Simms

Points in the Paint

797 (26.6)

897 (29.9)

Jamar Slocum

Points Off Turnovers

467 (15.6)

522 (17.4)

Isiah Tucker

Second Chance Points

316 (10.5)

349 (11.6)

Fast Break Points

145 (4.83)

220 (7.33)

Double-Figure Scoring

Bench Points

569 (18.9)

588 (19.6)

McIntoche Alcius

Timothy Carmichael

Ricky Bolton

Paul Davis

Scoring Leaders

Double-Doubles (con’t)

Dunks McIntoche Alcius

Ricky Bolton

Michael Bonner

0 0

Michael Bonner

Jamal Durham

McIntoche Alcius

Timothy Carmichael

Brian Fisher

Ricky Bolton

Paul Davis

Diontae Gibson

Michael Bonner

Jamal Durham

Brandon Hobbs

Timothy Carmichael

Brian Fisher

Jemarcus McClinton

Paul Davis

Diontae Gibson

Lamar Monger

Jamal Durham

Brandon Hobbs

Corey Morris

Brian Fisher

Jemarcus McClinton

Julian Murphy-Long

Diontae Gibson

Lamar Monger

Donald Simms

Brandon Hobbs

Corey Morris

Jamar Slocum

Jemarcus McClinton

Julian Murphy-Long

Isiah Tucker

Lamar Monger

Donald Simms

Corey Morris

Jamar Slocum

Charges Drawn

Julian Murphy-Long

Isiah Tucker

McIntoche Alcius

Donald Simms

Ricky Bolton

Jamar Slocum

Double-Figure Rebounds

Michael Bonner

Isiah Tucker

McIntoche Alcius

Timothy Carmichael

Ricky Bolton

Paul Davis

Michael Bonner

Jamal Durham

Rebounding Leaders McIntoche Alcius

Timothy Carmichael

Brian Fisher

Ricky Bolton

Paul Davis

Diontae Gibson

Michael Bonner

Jamal Durham

Brandon Hobbs

Timothy Carmichael

Brian Fisher

Jemarcus McClinton

Paul Davis

Diontae Gibson

Lamar Monger

Jamal Durham

Brandon Hobbs

Corey Morris

Brian Fisher

Jemarcus McClinton

Julian Murphy-Long

Diontae Gibson

Lamar Monger

Donald Simms

Brandon Hobbs

Corey Morris

Jamar Slocum

Jemarcus McClinton

Julian Murphy-Long

Isiah Tucker

Lamar Monger

Donald Simms

Corey Morris

Jamar Slocum

Leads and Deficits

Julian Murphy-Long

Isiah Tucker

Largest halftime lead

Donald Simms

Jamar Slocum

Double-Doubles

Isiah Tucker

McIntoche Alcius

Largest halftime deficit overcome in win

Ricky Bolton

Largest lead

Assist Leaders

Largest halftime lead blown

Largest halftime deficit

Michael Bonner

Largest lead blown

McIntoche Alcius

Timothy Carmichael

Largest deficit

Ricky Bolton

Paul Davis

Largest deficit overcome for victory

Michael Bonner

Jamal Durham

Largest margin of victory

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2008-09 Winston-Salem State University Statistics (All Games) Overall: 8-22 • Home: 3-8 • Road: 5-10 • Neutral: 0-4 No. Player

GP GS Min Avg

FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct

01 Monger, Lamar

417 14.9

.333 9

02 McClinton, Jemar. 21

281 13.4

100

.420 4

03 Fisher, Brian

865 30.9

137 349

04 Gibson, Diontae

628 27.3

05 Tucker, Isiah

780 26.0

11 Bolton,Ricky

1.0

12 Simms, Donald

5.5

21 Durham, Jamal

878 30.3

23 Bonner, Michael

24 Davis, Paul

32 Hobbs, Brandon

34 Slocum, Jamar

FTA Pct

Off Def Tot Avg

FO A

TO Blk Stl Pts

Avg

.290

.471

33 47

1.7

19 77

2.8

.148

.565

25 38

1.8

17 101

4.8

.393 49

157 .312

.691

74 96

3.4

53 390

13.9

162

.333 9

.346

.569

44 66

2.9

21 158

6.9

152

.349 16

.239

.569

58 74

2.5

103 1

49 155

5.2

.250 0

.000

.500

0.1

0.4

.000 0

.000

0.2

133 352

.378 30

102 .294

132 .591

103 169 5.8

13 13 374

139 7.0

.333 0

.000

.100

11 18

0.9

731 24.4

154

.532 1

.250

.569

110 162 5.4

46 22 194

6.5

388 13.4

.364 11

.262

.667

30 52

1.8

3.3

274 9.4

.422 1

.500

.515

30 51

1.8

10 56

1.9

42 Alcius, McIntoche 28

366 13.1

.333 4

.222

.357

37 70

2.5

21 66

2.4

44 Morris, Corey

185 7.1

.528 0

.000

.250

28 39

1.5

1.6

50 Murphy-Long, Jul.

.273 0

.000

.600

0.5

0.8

55 118 3.9

3.5

TM TEAM................

0.0 12.9 0.9

Total..........

639 1646

.388 134 479 .280

329 578 .569

366 644 1010 33.7

599 11 283 527 83 247 1741 58.0

Opponents......

716 1583

.452 161 497 .324

429 680 .631

341 785 1126 37.5

566 -

SCORE BY PERIODS:

2nd

OT2

Total

Winston-Salem State

1st

827

904

1741

Opponents

897

1116

2022

DEADBALL REBOUNDS:

OFF

DEF

TOTAL

Winston-Salem State

107

112

Opponents

124

126

405 518 107 224 2022 67.4

2008-09 Winston-Salem State University Statistics (Home Games) Home: 3-8 No. Player

GP GS Min Avg

01 Monger, Lamar

Pct 3FG FGA Pct

FTA Pct

Off Def Tot Avg

FO A

TO Blk Stl Pts

Avg

145 13.2

FG FGA 9

.346 4

.364

.400

15 17

1.5

11 24

2.2

02 McClinton, Jemar. 8

146 18.3

.417 3

.167

.357

16 25

3.1

12 58

7.3

03 Fisher, Brian

352 32.0

146

.390 20

.303

.838

28 35

3.2

28 165

15.0

04 Gibson, Diontae

182 26.0

.393 4

.333

.619

11 19

2.7

10 61

8.7

05 Tucker, Isiah

286 26.0

.305 6

.261

.600

24 31

2.8

21 54

4.9

11 Bolton,Ricky

.333 0

.000

.500

0.3

21 Durham, Jamal

331 30.1

134

.418 11

.297

.537

30 59

5.4

152

23 Bonner, Michael

.400 0

.000

0.6

24 Davis, Paul

256 23.3

.473 0

.000

.633

39 57

5.2

20 11 71

6.5

32 Hobbs, Brandon

153 13.9

.316 4

.200

.833

12 22

2.0

3.5

34 Slocum, Jamar

.571 0

.000

.300

0.9

1.1

42 Alcius, McIntoche 10

142 14.2

.385 0

.000

.333

12 28

2.8

11 23

2.3

44 Morris, Corey

7.8

.526 0

.000

15 18

1.8

2.0

50 Murphy-Long, Jul.

3.8

.400 0

.000

0.6

0.8

19 43

3.9

1.3 5.8

6.1

TM TEAM................

128

1 5

1.0 13.8 0.5

Total..........

254 639

.397 52

192 .271

128 219 .584

140 232 372 33.8

222 6

109 196 31 121 688

62.5

Opponents......

266 557

.478 52

163 .319

156 260 .600

114 295 409 37.2

204 -

137 226 38 87 740

67.3

SCORE BY PERIODS:

1st

2nd

OT2

Total

Winston-Salem State

334

354

688

Opponents

321

419

740

DEADBALL REBOUNDS:

OFF

DEF

TOTAL

Winston-Salem State

Opponents

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2008-09 Winston-Salem State University Statistics (Road Games) Road: 5-10 No. Player

GP GS Min Avg

FTA Pct

Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A

TO Blk Stl Pts

01 Monger, Lamar

238 17.0

FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct 20

.357 5

.294

.500

15 27

1.9

02 McClinton, Jemar. 11

101 9.2

.441 1

.143

.857

0.6

03 Fisher, Brian

398 30.6

167

.407 25

.342

.583

35 42

3.2

22 189

14.5

04 Gibson, Diontae

365 28.1

.326 4

.364

.558

30 42

3.2

10 86

6.6

05 Tucker, Isiah

389 25.9

.342 9

.237

.593

22 30

2.0

15 75

5.0

11 Bolton,Ricky

0.3

.000 0

.000

0.0

12 Simms, Donald

4.5

.000 0

.000

0.0

21 Durham, Jamal

412 29.4

162

.340 16

.333

.610

59 86

6.1

162

11.6

23 Bonner, Michael

.333 0

.000

.167

1.2

1.3

24 Davis, Paul

367 24.5

.506 1

.333

.462

57 81

5.4

16 9

5.7

32 Hobbs, Brandon

172 12.3

.382 4

.308

.571

15 25

1.8

2.7

34 Slocum, Jamar

173 11.5

.379 1

.500

.632

20 33

2.2

2.3

42 Alcius, McIntoche 14

177 12.6

.318 3

.231

.333

21 34

2.4

2.5

44 Morris, Corey

7.3

.563 0

.000

.273

13 21

1.6

50 Murphy-Long, Jul.

4.1

.167 0

.000

.600

0.6

1.0

30 65

4.3

8.4

TM TEAM................

Avg 3.6 3.4

0.0

Total..........

305 807

.378 69

227 .304

156 281 .555

179 331 510 34.0

296 3

134 247 37 88 835

Opponents......

360 824

.437 85

266 .320

217 337 .644

181 395 576 38.4

283 -

211 217 60 95 1022 68.1

SCORE BY PERIODS:

1st

2nd

OT2

Total

Winston-Salem State

390

435

835

Opponents

459

554

1022

DEADBALL REBOUNDS:

OFF

DEF

TOTAL

Winston-Salem State

Opponents

55.7

2008-09 Winston-Salem State University Statistics (Neutral Site Games) at Neutral Sites: 0-4 No. Player

GP GS Min Avg

Pct 3FG FGA Pct

FTA Pct

Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A

TO Blk Stl Pts

01 Monger, Lamar

11.3

FG FGA 1

.125 0

.000

1.0

0.7

02 McClinton, Jemar. 2

17.0

.333 0

.000

1.000

3.0

03 Fisher, Brian

115 28.8

.333 4

.222

.667

11 19

4.8

9.0

04 Gibson, Diontae

.176 1

.333

.500

1.7

3.7

05 Tucker, Isiah

105 26.3

.500 1

.167

.455

12 13

3.3

13 26

6.5

11 Bolton,Ricky

2.0

.000 0

.000

0.0

12 Simms, Donald

7.5

.000 0

.000

0.5

0.0

21 Durham, Jamal

135 33.8

.393 3

.176

.684

14 24

6.0

15.0

23 Bonner, Michael

.000 0

.000

0.5

0.0

24 Davis, Paul

108 27.0

.773 0

.000

.500

14 24

6.0

10 2

9.5

32 Hobbs, Brandon

15.8

.438 3

.333

.571

1.3

5.3

34 Slocum, Jamar

10.0

.444 0

.000

.500

2.3

2.5

42 Alcius, McIntoche 4

11.8

.250 1

.500

.429

2.0

44 Morris, Corey

4.0

.000 0

.000

0.0

50 Murphy-Long, Jul.

0.0

.000 0

.000

0.0

2.5

27.0

4.5

TM TEAM................

Avg

Total..........

200

.400 13

.217

.577

81 128 32.0

15 38 218

54.5

Opponents......

202

.446 24

.353

.675

95 141 35.2

65.0

SCORE BY PERIODS:

1st

2nd

OT2

Total

Winston-Salem State

103

115

218

Opponents

117

143

260

DEADBALL REBOUNDS:

OFF

DEF

TOTAL

Winston-Salem State

Opponents

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2008-09 Winston-Salem State University Statistics (vs. MEAC Opponents) vs. MEAC Opponents: 5-13 No. Player

GP GS Min Avg

Pct 3FG FGA Pct

FTA Pct

Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A

TO Blk Stl Pts Avg

01 Monger, Lamar

254 14.1

FG FGA 18

.409 7

.438

.167

20 25

1.4

11 44

2.4

02 McClinton, Jemar. 12

203 16.9

.432 3

.158

.524

16 25

2.1

12 78

6.5

03 Fisher, Brian

591 32.8

238

.408 33

106 .311

.697

43 56

3.1

34 280 15.6

04 Gibson, Diontae

339 28.3

.337 4

.333

.595

23 37

3.1

7.0

05 Tucker, Isiah

462 25.7

.344 13

.295

.568

34 48

2.7

26 96

5.3

11 Bolton,Ricky

.500 0

.000

0.0

0.5

21 Durham, Jamal

504 29.6

203

.389 18

.321

.548

60 102 6.0

216 12.7

23 Bonner, Michael

.500 0

.000

.125

1.0

24 Davis, Paul

449 24.9

.543 1

.250

.541

65 97

5.4

29 15 123

6.8

32 Hobbs, Brandon

279 15.5

.361 5

.192

.667

21 40

2.2

3.5

34 Slocum, Jamar

130 7.6

.389 0

.000

.615

17 24

1.4

1.3

42 Alcius, McIntoche 16

196 12.3

.395 1

.200

.400

17 40

2.5

2.6

44 Morris, Corey

112 7.0

.579 0

.000

.333

19 25

1.6

50 Murphy-Long, Jul.

.200 0

.000

.625

1.2

1.4

38 77

4.3

0.5 7.6

5.2

TM TEAM................

1.5

Total..........

403 991

.407 85

290 .293

205 361 .568

229 383 612 34.0

353 8

160 322 52 135 1096 60.9

Opponents......

436 954

.457 97

284 .342

257 424 .606

206 449 655 36.4

346 -

221 309 68 133 1226 68.1

SCORE BY PERIODS:

1st

2nd

OT2

Total

Winston-Salem State

505

581

1096

Opponents

548

669

1226

DEADBALL REBOUNDS:

OFF

DEF

TOTAL

Winston-Salem State

Opponents

2008-09 Winston-Salem State University Statistics (vs. Non-MEAC Opponents) vs. Non-MEAC Opponents: 3-9 No. Player

GP GS Min Avg

01 Monger, Lamar

FTA Pct

Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A

TO Blk Stl Pts Avg

163 16.3

FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct 12

.261 2

.133

.636

13 22

2.2

3.3

02 McClinton, Jemar. 9

.385 1

.125

1.000

1.4

2.6

03 Fisher, Brian

274 27.4

111

.360 16

.314

.667

31 40

4.0

19 110 11.0

04 Gibson, Diontae

289 26.3

.329 5

.357

.543

21 29

2.6

13 74

6.7

05 Tucker, Isiah

318 26.5

.355 3

.130

.571

24 26

2.2

23 59

4.9

11 Bolton,Ricky

1.7

.000 0

.000

.500

0.3

12 Simms, Donald

5.5

.000 0

.000

0.2

0.0

21 Durham, Jamal

374 31.2

149

.362 12

.261

.644

43 67

5.6

158 13.2

23 Bonner, Michael

.100 0

.000

0.8

0.2

24 Davis, Paul

282 23.5

.517 0

.000

.643

45 65

5.4

17 7

5.9

32 Hobbs, Brandon

109 9.9

.370 6

.375

.667

1.1

3.1

34 Slocum, Jamar

144 12.0

.444 1

1.000

.450

13 27

2.3

2.8

42 Alcius, McIntoche 12

170 14.2

.257 3

.231

.308

20 30

2.5

14 25

2.1

44 Morris, Corey

7.3

.471 0

.000

1.4

1.6

50 Murphy-Long, Jul.

2.6

.333 0

.000

.500

0.2

0.5

17 41

3.4

8.7

6.3

TM TEAM................

130

Total..........

236 655

.360 49

189 .259

124 217 .571

137 261 398 33.2

246 3

123 205 31 112 645 53.8

Opponents......

280 629

.445 64

213 .300

172 256 .672

135 336 471 39.2

220 -

184 209 39 91 796 66.3

SCORE BY PERIODS:

1st

2nd

OT2

Total

Winston-Salem State

322

323

645

Opponents

349

447

796

DEADBALL REBOUNDS:

OFF

DEF

TOTAL

Winston-Salem State

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2008-09 Winston-Salem State University Results Overall: 8-22 • Home: 3-8 • Road: 5-10 • Neutral: 0-4 Date

WSSU OPP Rank

Rank Opponent

W/L

Score Record

WSSU High Scorer

OPP High Scorer

High Rebounds

High Assists

Nov. 14 NR

at Georgia Tech

92-47

0-1

Jamal Duram (11)

Gani Lawal (18)

Lamar Monger (6)

Isiah Tucker (4)

Nov. 18 NR

at Eastern Kentucky

69-44

0-2

J. Durham/P. Davis (12)

Papa Oppong (15)

Jamal Durham (9)

Isiah Tucker (4)

Nov. 24 NR

20/24

at Wake Forest !

62-31

0-3

Jamal Durham (14)

Jeff Teague (14)

Paul Davis (6)

Lamar Monger (3)

Nov. 28 NR

vs. UC Santa Barbara ^

71-58

0-4

J. Durham/I/ Tucker (13)

Chris Devine (12)

Jamal Durham (9)

Five players (2)

Nov. 29 NR

at Illinois State ^

53-33

0-5

Jamar Slocum (9)

Champ Oguchi (17)

Paul Davis (7)

Six players (1)

Nov. 30 NR

vs. Nicholls State ^

67-61

0-6

Jamal Durham (22)

Anatoly Bose (21)

B. Hobbs/J. Slocum (8) Isiah Tucker (8)

Dec. 6

at South Carolina State *

68-65

1-6

Brian Fisher (22)

Jason Johnson (16)

Paul Davis (7)

Dec. 13 NR

at North Carolina State

74-46

1-7

Jamal Durham (12)

Ben McCauley (14)

M. Alcius/L. Monger (5) Fisher/Tucker (2)

Dec. 18 NR

at N. Carolina Central

66-51

2-7

J. Durham/B. Fisher (19)

Jamar Briscoe (13)

Paul Davis (8)

Fisher/Tucker (5)

Dec. 20 NR

Averett

68-53

3-7

Diontae Gibson (15)

Ryan Frazier (16)

Paul Davis (9)

Isiah Tucker (4)

Dec. 30 NR

at Old Dominion

80-50

3-8

Brian Fisher (15)

Gerald Lee (18)

Durham/Davis/Fisher (7) Tucker./Monger (2)

Jan. 05

Columbia Union

85-61

4-8

Brian Fisher (19)

Mark McNair (17)

Paul Davis (7)

Isiah Tucker (6)

Jan. 10

at MD-Eastern Shore *

69-66

4-9

Brian Fisher (24)

Neal Pitt (19)

Diontae Gibson (7)

Four players (2)

Jan. 12

at Delaware State *

73-50

4-10

Jamal Durham (13)

Frisco Sandidge (21)

Jamal Durham (6)

Lamar Monger (2)

Jan. 17

at Howard *

75-63

4-11

B. Fisher/P. Davis (15)

C.J. Prince (21)

Paul Davis (14)

Isiah Tucker (4)

Jan. 18

at Hampton * $

59-43

4-12

Paul Davis (12)

Vincent Simpson (12)

Paul Davis (12)

Isiah Tucker (3)

Jan. 24

North Carolina A&T *

73-60

4-13

Jamal Durham (21)

Tavarus Alston (15)

Paul Davis (7)

Isiah Tucker (3)

Jan. 26

Norfolk State *

69-51

4-14

Jamal Durham (16)

Corey Lyons (23)

Jamal Durham (7)

Brian Fisher (4)

Jan. 31

at Florida A&M *

80-66

5-14

Brian Fisher (16)

David Buchanon (15)

Corey Morris (8)

Isiah Tucker (3)

Feb. 02

at Bethune-Cookman *

W (ot) 62-61

6-14

Jamal Durham (16)

John Holmes (15)

Jamal Durham (7)

Isiah Tucker (3)

Feb. 07

Morgan State *

73-64

6-15

Brian Fisher (25)

Rogers Barnes (15)

Paul Davis (7)

Isiah Tucker (6)

Feb. 09

Coppin State *

68-58

6-16

Brian Fisher (17)

Michael Harper (16)

Jamal Durham (10)

Isiah Tucker (6)

Feb. 14

Howard *

62-55

7-16

Brian Fisher (15)

Myatt/Walker (15)

McIntoche Alcius (7)

Isiah Tucker (6)

Feb. 16

Hampton *

67-49

7-17

Brian Fisher (14)

Michael Freeman (17)

Alcius/Fisher (6)

Isiah Tucker (3)

Feb. 21

at North Carolina A&T *

68-61

7-18

Brian Fisher (25)

Tavarus Alston (15)

Paul Davis (6)

Brian Fisher (4)

Feb. 23

at Norfolk State *

68-64

8-18

Jamal Durham (16)

Michael DeLoach (25) Jamal Durham (17)

Feb. 28

Florida A&M *

71-69

8-19

Jemarcus McClinton (12) L. Twitty/B. Bryant (20) Paul Davis (8)

Tucker/Hobbs (2)

Mar. 02

Bethune-Cookman *

64-49

8-20

Brian Fisher (21)

C.J. Reed (21)

Paul Davis (5)

Isiah Tucker (2)

Mar. 05

South Carolina State *

86-73

8-21

Jamal Durham (16)

Jason Johnson (22)

Jemarcus McClinton (7) Brian Fisher (5)

Mar. 14

vs. N. Carolina Central #

63-56

8-22

J. Durham/P. Davis (14)

Bryan Ayala (19)

Jamal Durham (7)

! ^ $ # Rank *

Denotes Twin City Shootout • Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum - Winston-Salem, North Carolina World Vision Invitational hosted by Illinois State University • Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena - Normal, Illinois Freedom Classic • Richmond Coliseum - Richmond,Virginia Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament Bonus Game • Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum - Winston-Salem, North Carolina AP Top 25 Ranking • ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll Ranking Indicates Conference Game • Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC)

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Durham/Fisher (2)

Monger/Tucker (3)

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2008-09 Winston-Salem State University Game-By-Game Statistics Overall: 8-22 • Home: 3-8 • Road: 5-10 • Neutral: 0-4 Teams Winston-Salem State Georgia Tech Winston-Salem State Eastern Kentucky Winston-Salem State Wake Forest Winston-Salem State UC Santa Barbara Winston-Salem State Illinois State Winston-Salem State Nicholls State Winston-Salem State South Carolina State Winston-Salem State North Carolina State Winston-Salem State North Carolina Central Winston-Salem State Averett Winston-Salem State Old Dominion Winston-Salem State Columbia Union Winston-Salem State MD-Eastern Shore Winston-Salem State Delaware State Winston-Salem State Howard Winston-Salem State Hampton Winston-Salem State North Carolina A&T Winston-Salem State Norfolk State Winston-Salem State Florida A&M Winston-Salem State Bethune-Cookman Winston-Salem State Morgan State Winston-Salem State Coppin State Winston-Salem State Howard Winston-Salem State Hampton Winston-Salem State North Carolina A&T Winston-Salem State Norfolk State Winston-Salem State Florida A&M Winston-Salem State Bethune-Cookman Winston-Salem State South Carolina State Winston-Salem State North Carolina Central

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Result L W L W L W L W L W L W W L L W W L W L L W W L L W L W L W L W L W L W W L W (ot) L (ot) L W L W W L L W L W W L L W L W L W L W

Score 47 92 44 69 31 62 58 71 33 53 61 67 68 65 46 74 66 51 68 53 50 80 85 61 66 69 50 73 63 75 43 59 60 73 51 69 80 66 62 61 64 73 58 68 62 55 49 67 61 68 68 64 69 71 49 64 73 86 56 63

By Half 29-18 49-43 25-19 25-44 14-17 21-41 23-35 34-37 17-16 22-31 32-29 25-42 26-42 35-30 20-26 40-34 31-35 25-26 33-35 25-28 25-25 40-40 42-43 17-44 24-42 39-30 17-33 26-47 34-29 37-38 17-26 32-27 34-26 39-34 20-31 30-39 42-38 29-37 23-29-10 26-26-9 33-31 32-41 25-33 25-43 31-31 25-30 20-29 25-42 31-30 26-42 32-36 19-45 32-27 28-43 22-27 29-35 42-31 46-40 31-25 26-37

FG-FGA 17-65 32-59 15-47 26-51 13-46 22-42 21-52 25-53 13-49 18-49 22-46 23-39 28-59 23-57 18-64 28-54 24-47 21-58 24-62 17-54 16-63 28-57 32-61 22-57 24-49 25-58 18-49 24-48 24-59 25-58 16-48 24-54 24-66 30-60 20-56 26-54 29-60 20-56 18-47 23-57 22-51 25-52 20-58 22-42 22-45 20-41 14-62 20-37 26-61 24-58 22-43 21-62 26-57 26-57 19-52 25-45 31-69 33-58 21-54 18-56

PCT .262 .542 .319 .510 .283 .524 .404 .472 .265 .367 .478 .590 .475 .404 .281 .519 .511 .362 .387 .315 .254 .491 .525 .386 .490 .431 .367 .500 .407 .431 .333 .444 .364 .500 .357 .481 .483 .357 .383 .404 .431 .481 .345 .524 .489 .488 .226 .541 .426 .414 .512 .339 .456 .456 .365 .556 .449 .569 .389 .321

3PT-3PA 6-21 6-17 3-16 9-23 2-13 1-6 4-20 6-14 5-12 6-20 5-12 10-19 5-17 4-16 2-18 6-17 9-19 2-17 3-15 5-27 4-13 7-16 4-13 3-19 5-10 6-20 2-9 7-21 3-10 8-23 2-11 5-17 5-20 6-20 6-13 3-10 6-14 7-22 7-21 7-17 3-12 9-16 6-27 6-13 6-16 2-12 1-17 2-8 6-25 5-19 4-9 4-12 6-20 7-17 5-20 3-6 7-19 6-16 2-17 3-18

PCT .286 .353 .188 .391 .154 .167 .200 .429 .417 .300 .417 .526 .294 .250 .111 .353 .474 .118 .200 .185 .308 .438 .308 .158 .500 .300 .222 .333 .300 .348 .182 .294 .250 .300 .462 .300 .429 .318 .333 .412 .250 .563 .222 .500 .375 .167 .059 .250 .240 .263 .444 .333 .300 .412 .250 .500 .368 .375 .118 .167

FT-FTA 7-23 22-34 11-17 8-15 3-8 17-23 12-25 15-25 2-4 11-15 12-19 11-17 7-9 15-19 8-13 12-14 9-13 7-11 17-27 14-20 14-23 17-29 17-28 14-21 13-25 13-24 12-25 18-24 12-22 17-27 9-17 6-9 7-20 7-11 5-9 14-24 16-29 19-34 19-32 8-15 17-26 14-23 12-20 18-26 12-22 13-36 20-25 25-38 3-6 15-27 20-32 18-26 11-17 12-18 6-14 11-21 4-11 14-22 12-17 24-32

PCT .304 .647 .647 .533 .375 .739 .480 .600 .500 .733 .632 .647 .778 .789 .615 .857 .692 .636 .630 .700 .609 .596 .607 .667 .520 .542 .480 .750 .545 .630 .529 .667 .350 .636 .556 .583 .552 .559 .594 .533 .654 .609 .600 .692 .540 .360 .800 .658 .500 .556 .625 .692 .647 .667 .429 .524 .364 .636 .706 .750

O 16 12 15 8 3 7 8 13 4 8 11 6 11 14 13 10 7 12 15 13 18 19 15 9 8 16 16 10 16 12 16 9 19 12 5 16 14 11 14 14 11 13 16 5 12 7 19 9 14 14 8 14 9 9 6 11 13 10 12 18

D 19 42 20 18 17 34 20 31 27 34 14 17 21 22 17 37 25 19 28 27 18 32 32 21 23 22 17 22 25 23 23 23 21 31 19 33 30 25 18 25 18 24 18 26 24 17 15 29 26 23 28 17 25 26 13 31 19 30 24 24

REB 35 54 35 26 20 41 28 44 31 42 25 23 32 36 30 47 32 31 43 40 36 51 47 30 31 38 33 32 41 35 39 32 40 43 24 49 44 36 32 39 29 37 34 31 36 24 34 38 40 37 36 31 34 35 19 42 32 40 36 42

PF-Dq 25-0 22-0 16-0 17-0 21-0 17-0 26-1 25-0 17-0 14-0 20-0 19-0 14-0 12-0 17-0 14-0 16-0 15-0 22-1 23-1 24-0 19-0 20-1 18-0 20-0 26-1 16-0 21-1 22-0 18-1 13-1 18-0 16-0 19-0 19-0 13-0 24-1 25-0 15-0 20-2 16-0 22-0 22-1 18-0 25-1 19-0 29-2 22-1 24-0 13-0 26-1 30-3 17-0 19-0 17-0 18-0 19-0 13-0 22-0 17-1

A 11 19 9 15 8 13 12 12 6 15 12 21 12 13 8 22 19 13 8 10 6 23 13 15 10 15 6 12 10 12 5 18 9 15 11 14 6 6 8 12 9 13 13 12 11 11 6 10 7 10 8 11 8 14 6 9 15 14 11 6

TO 16 13 20 11 22 23 17 22 10 9 18 19 15 16 9 16 16 12 19 26 13 16 21 23 15 13 16 14 20 14 25 15 22 25 17 20 19 16 16 18 15 16 16 18 26 18 19 29 21 14 19 12 18 16 14 22 9 13 24 19

BS 1 6 1 1 0 6 2 3 3 3 2 1 2 5 2 5 3 4 2 0 7 7 4 3 2 1 0 6 2 3 7 5 4 5 7 5 4 3 6 3 2 3 1 4 2 3 1 11 1 6 3 1 1 2 6 0 1 2 4 0

ST 6 8 4 10 9 12 14 5 4 2 11 8 6 4 9 4 3 5 16 7 10 5 16 9 5 4 1 3 8 5 3 13 11 8 12 10 5 6 8 4 5 6 8 6 10 7 18 11 7 15 3 8 8 8 10 10 7 5 10 16

Bench 23 30 6 17 8 24 25 21 17 12 17 0 14 16 22 30 8 10 7 9 14 30 28 16 22 19 24 25 8 26 6 25 22 17 10 13 39 27 21 26 22 14 28 13 29 26 14 28 24 22 31 20 33 12 9 9 34 31 10 23

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2008-09 Winston-Salem State University Individual Superlatives Individual

Winston-Salem State

Opponent

Points Scored

25 by Brian Fisher at North Carolina A&T (2-21)

25 by Michael DeLoach at Norfolk State (2-23)

Points Scored/Half

17 by Brian Fisher at North Carolina A&T (2-21)

18 by Michael DeLoach at Norfolk State (2-23)

Offensive Rebounds

6 by McIntoche Alcius vs. Hampton (2-16)

7 by Neal Pitt at MD-Eastern Shore (1-10)

Defensive Rebounds

13 by Jamal Durham at Norfolk State (2-23)

13 by Brandon Monroe vs. Norfolk State (1-26)

Total Rebounds

17 by Jamal Durham at Norfolk State (2-23)

17 by Brandon Monroe vs. Norfolk State (1-26)

Field Goals

10 by Brian Fisher at North Carolina A&T (2-21)

9 by Corey Lyons vs. Norfolk State (1-26)

Field Goal Attempts

21 by Brian Fisher at North Carolina A&T (2-21)

20 by Michael DeLoach at Norfolk State (2-23)

Field Goal Percentage (Min. 5 made)

1.00 (5-5) by Paul Davis vs. Morgan State (2-07)

1.00 (7-7) by Adam Walker vs. Howard (2-14)

Field Goal Percentage (Min. 10 made)

.476 (10-21) by Brian Fisher at N.C. A&T (2-21)

3-Point Field Goals

5 by Brian Fisher at North Carolina A&T (2-21)

6 by Mike Rose at Eastern Kentucky (11-18)

3-Point Field Goal Attempts

13 by Brian Fisher at North Carolina A&T (2-21)

11 by Ryan Frazier vs. Averett (12-20)

3-Point Field Goal Percentage (Min. 2 made)

1.00 (2 of 2) by Isiah Tucker vs. S.C. State (3-05)

1.00 (4 of 4) by Rogers Barnes vs. Morgan State (2-07)

Free Throws

9 by Jamal Durham vs. Columbia Union (1-05)

10 by Bryan Ayala vs. N.C. Central (3-14)

Free Throw Attempts

12 by Jamal Durham vs. Columbia Union (1-05)

15 by Bryan Ayala vs. N.C. Central (3-14)

Free Throw Percentage (Min. 3 made)

1.00 (6 of 6) by Brian Fisher vs. Hampton (2-16)

1.00 (6 of 6) by C.J. Prince at Howard (1-17)

Assists

8 by Isiah Tucker vs. Nicholls State (11-30)

10 by Maurice Miller at Georgia Tech (11-14)

Steals

6 by Brian Fisher vs. Hampton (2-16)

4 by Michael DeLoach at Norfolk State (2-23)

Turnovers

6 by Brian Fisher at North Carolina A&T (2-21)

7 by Ed Jones vs. North Carolina A&T (1-24)

Blocked Shots

7 by Paul Davis vs. Norfolk State (1-26)

4 by Theo Smalling vs. Hampton (2-16)

Minutes Played (Regulation game)

39 by Brian Fisher vs. Hampton (1-18)

40 by Vincent Davis at N.Carolina Central (12-18)

Minutes Played (Overtime game)

35 by Diontae Gibson at Bethune-Cookman (2-09)

42 by A. Reed at Bethune-Cookman (2-09)

2008-09 Winston-Salem State University Team Superlatives Team

WSSU High

WSSU Low

Opponent High

Opponent Low

Points Scored

85 vs. Columbia Union (1-05)

31 at Wake Forest (11-24)

92 at Georgia Tech (11-14)

51 at N.Carolina Central (12-18)

Points In One Half *

43 (2nd) vs. Columbia Union (1-05) 16 (2nd) at Illinois State (11-29)

49 (1st) at Georgia Tech (11-14)

17 (1st) vs. Columbia Union (1-05)

Margin Of Victory

+24 vs. Columbia Union (1-05)

+1 at Bethune-Cookman (2-02)

+45 at Georgia Tech (11-14)

+2 vs. Florida A&M (2-28)

Field Goals

32 vs. Columbia Union (1-05)

13 at Wake Forest (11-24)

33 vs. South Carolina State (3-05) 17 vs. Averett (12-20)

Field Goal Attempts

69 vs. South Carolina State (3-05)

43 at Norfolk State (2-23)

62 at Norfolk State (2-23)

37 vs. Hampton (2-16)

Field Goal Percentage

.525 vs. Columbia Union (1-05)

.226 vs. Hampton (2-16)

.590 vs. Nicholls State (11-30)

.315 vs. Averett (12-20)

Single-half FG Percentage *

.607 (1st) at Florida A&M (1-31)

.182 (2nd) at Georgia Tech (11-14) .700 (2nd) at Delaware State (1-12) .233 (1st) at Norfolk State (2-23)

3-Point Field Goals

9 at N.Carolina Central (12-18)

1 vs. Hampton (2-16)

10 vs. Nicholls State (11-30)

1 at Wake Forest (11-24)

3-Point Field Goal Attempts

27 vs. Coppin State (2-09)

9 at Delaware State (1-12)

27 vs. Averett (12-20)

6 at Wake Forest (11-24)

3-Point FG Percentage

.500 at MD-Eastern Shore (1-10)

.059 vs. Hampton (2-16)

.563 vs. Morgan State (2-07)

.118 at N.Carolina Central (12-18)

Free Throws

20 at Norfolk State (2-23)

2 at Illinois State (11-29)

25 vs. Hampton (2-16)

6 vs. Hampton (1-18)

Free Throw Attempts

32 at Norfolk State (2-23)

4 at Illinois State (11-29)

38 vs. Hampton (2-16)

9 vs. Hampton (1-18)

Free Throw Percentage

.800 vs. Hampton (2-16)

.304 at Georgia Tech (11-14)

.857 at N.Carolina State (12-13)

.361 vs. Howard (2-14)

Offensive Rebounds

19 vs. Hampton (2-16)

5 vs. Norfolk State (1-26)

19 at Old Dominion (12-30)

7 at Wake Forest (11-24)

Defensive Rebounds

32 vs. Columbia Union (1-05)

18 at Old Dominion (12-30)

42 at Georgia Tech (11-14)

15 at Eastern Kentucky (11-18)

Total Rebounds

47 vs. Columbia Union (1-05)

19 vs. Bethune-Cookman (3-02)

54 at Georgia Tech (11-14)

23 vs. Nicholls State (11-30)

Rebound Margin

+17 vs. Columbia Union (1-05)

-25 vs. Norfolk State (1-26)

+25 vs. Norfolk State (1-26)

-17 vs. Columbia Union (1-05)

30 at Norfolk State (2-23)

Personal Fouls

29 vs. Hampton (2-16)

13 at South Carolina State (3-05)

DQ's

2 vs. Hampton (2-16)

0 vs. North Carolina Central (3-14) 3 at Bethune-Cookman (2-02)

12 at S.Carolina State (12-06) 0 vs. South Carolina State (3-05)

Assists

19 at N.Carolina Central (12-18)

5 vs. Hampton (1-18)

23 at Old Dominion (12-30)

6 at Florida A&M (1-31)

Turnovers

26 vs. Howard (2-14)

9 at N. Carolina State (12-13)

29 vs. Hampton (2-16)

9 at Illinois State (11-29)

Blocked Shots

7 vs. Norfolk State (1-26)

0 at Delaware State (1-12)

11 vs. Hampton (2-16)

0 vs. Averett (12-20)

Steals

18 vs. Hampton (2-16)

1 at Delaware State (1-12)

16 vs. N. Carolina Central (3-14)

2 at Illinois State (11-29)

Double Figure Scorers

4 at Bethune-Cookman (2-02)

0 at Illinois State (11-29)

5 at Howard (1-17)

1 vs. Hampton (1-18)

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2008-09 Winston-Salem State University Points-Rebounds-Assists Overall: 8-22 • Home: 3-8 • Road: 5-10 • Neutral: 0-4 Opponent Date

01 Lamar Monger

02 Jemarcus McClinton

03 Brian Fisher

04 Dinotae Gibson

05 Isiah Tucker

11 Ricky Bolton

12 Donald Simms

21 Jamal Durham

at Georgia Tech

Nov. 14

7-6-3

2-0-0

4-3-0

7-4-3

0-0-4

DNP (CD)

0-0-1

11-5-0

at Eastern Kentucky

Nov. 18

6-3-3

3-0-0

DNP (INJ)

8-1-1

0-4-4

DNP (CD)

0-0-0

12-9-0

at Wake Forest !

Nov. 24

4-0-3

2-1-0

DNP (INJ)

3-2-0

0-0-2

DNP (CD)

0-0-0

14-2-0

vs. UC Santa Barbara ^

Nov. 28

0-1-0

2-0-0

12-3-1

3-2-2

13-2-2

DNP (CD)

0-1-1

13-9-2

at Illinois State ^

Nov. 29

DNP (INJ)

0-0-0

7-2-1

5-6-1

0-3-1

DNP (CD)

0-0-1

7-5-0

vs. Nicholls State ^

Nov. 30

DNP (INJ)

DNP (CD)

3-4-1

5-1-1

7-3-8

DNP (CD)

0-0-0

22-4-1

at South Carolina State *

Dec. 6

2-2-3

DNP (CD)

22-4-1

13-3-2

7-2-3

0-0-0

DNP (CD)

DNP (INJ)

at North Carolina State * Dec. 13

2-5-1

2-1-0

7-3-2

2-2-0

7-0-2

DNP (CD)

12-4-1

at N. Carolina Central

Dec. 18

5-2-1

DNP (CD)

19-7-5

10-3-4

5-1-5

DNP (CD)

19-3-3

Averett

Dec. 20

0-1-1

DNP (CD)

14-5-1

15-2-1

11-6-4

DNP (CD)

13-6-1

at Old Dominion

Dec. 30

3-1-2

0-0-0

15-7-1

7-2-0

6-1-2

DNP (CD)

DNP (LT)

6-7-1

Columbia Union

Jan. 5

4-1-0

8-5-3

19-2-1

9-4-1

4-1-6

1-1-1

DNP (LT)

15-6-1

at MD-Eastern Shore *

Jan. 10

6-1-2

0-0-0

24-4-2

3-7-2

7-2-1

DNP (CD)

DNP (LT)

10-5-2

at Delaware State *

Jan. 12

2-1-2

DNP (CD)

10-2-1

7-4-0

2-2-1

DNP (CD)

DNP (LT)

13-6-0

at Howard *

Jan. 17

5-2-0

DBP (CD)

15-2-3

11-2-1

7-3-4

DNP (CD)

DNP (LT)

7-8-1

at Hampton * $

Jan. 18

0-0-0

DNP (CD)

11-8-0

3-2-1

0-3-3

DNP (CD)

DNP (LT)

11-4-0

North Carolina A&T *

Jan. 24

0-2-2

DNP (CD)

7-3-1

15-3-0

3-1-3

DNP (CD)

DNP (LT)

21-5-1

Norfolk State *

Jan. 26

0-1-0

DNP (CD)

12-4-4

9-2-2

0-1-1

2-0-0

DNP (LT)

16-7-1

at Florida A&M *

Jan. 31

2-1-1

5-1-1

16-5-0

9-0-0

12-3-3

DNP (CD)

DNP (LT)

15-4-0

at Bethune-Cookman *

Feb. 2

0-1-1

0-0-0

15-1-1

1-6-3

13-6-3

DNP (CD)

DNP (LT)

16-7-0

Morgan State *

Feb. 7

0-1-0

0-0-0

25-2-1

4-2-0

4-5-6

DNP (CD)

DNP (LT)

16-4-0

Coppin State *

Feb. 9

0-2-1

2-1-0

17-2-1

9-5-2

2-3-6

DNP (CD)

DNP (LT)

14-10-1

Howard *

Feb. 14

2-2-1

14-5-1

15-1-2

DNP (INJ)

5-0-6

DNP (CD)

DNP (LT)

12-6-0

Hampton *

Feb. 16

0-2-1

4-3-1

14-6-0

0-1-0

7-4-3

DNP (CD)

DNP (LT)

10-3-0

North Carolina A&T *

Feb. 21

2-2-0

14-2-1

25-3-4

DNP (INJ)

5-2-1

DNP (CD)

DNP (LT)

4-4-1

Norfolk State *

Feb. 23

5-0-1

9-2-1

10-0-2

DNP (INJ)

4-1-1

0-0-0

DNP (LT)

16-17-2

Florida A&M *

Feb. 28

5-2-1

12-2-1

10-3-0

DNP (INJ)

3-4-2

DNP (CD)

DNP (LT)

10-6-1

Bethune-Cookman *

Mar. 2

5-1-1

4-2-0

21-2-1

DNP (INJ)

5-4-2

DNP (CD)

DNP (LT)

9-3-1

South Carolina State *

Mar. 5

7-2-2

14-7-4

11-5-5

DNP (INJ)

10-2-3

0-0-0

DNP (LT)

16-3-1

vs. N. Carolina Central #

Mar. 14

2-2-3

4-6-2

10-4-2

DNP (INJ)

6-5-3

0-0-0

DNP (LT)

14-7-1

Symbol Key !

Denotes Twin City Shootout • Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum - Winston-Salem, North Carolina

World Vision Invitational hosted by Illinois State University • Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena - Normal, Illinois

Freedom Classic • Richmond Coliseum - Richmond,Virginia

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament Bonus Game • Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum - Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Indicates Conference Game • Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC)

Denotes road contest

vs.

Denotes neutral site contest

DNP Denotes student-athlete did not play (CD) Indicates coach’s decision (INJ) Indicates becasue of injury (SUS) Indicates suspension (LT)

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Opponent Date

23 Michael Bonner

24 Paul Davis

25 Timothy Carmichael

32 Brandon Hobbs

34 Jamar Slocum

42 McIntoche Alcius

44 Corey Morris

50 Julian Murphy-Long

at Georgia Tech

Nov. 14

0-3-0

2-4-0

DNP (CD)

4-0-0

4-1-0

6-2-0

0-0-0

at Eastern Kentucky

Nov. 18

0-0-0

12-5-0

DNP (CD)

0-0-0

3-6-0

0-3-1

0-0-0

at Wake Forest !

Nov. 24

DNP (CD)

0-6-2

DNP (CD)

2-1-1

4-3-0

2-2-0

0-0-0

vs. UC Santa Barbara ^

Nov. 28

0-1-0

5-3-2

DNP (CD)

3-2-0

2-2-0

5-2-2

DNP (INJ)

0-0-0

at Illinois State ^

Nov. 29

0-0-0

0-7-1

DNP (CD)

3-0-0

9-2-0

2-4-1

DNP (INJ)

0-0-0

vs. Nicholls State ^

Nov. 30

0-0-0

7-4-0

DNP (CD)

8-0-0

8-5-1

1-2-0

0-0-0

DNP (CD)

at South Carolina State *

Dec. 6

0-0-0

10-7-0

DNP (CD)

8-2-2

0-5-0

2-5-1

4-0-0

DNP (CD)

0-1-0

6-0-0

DNP (CD)

2-2-1

0-1-0

2-5-0

2-1-1

2-1-0

at North Carolina State * Dec. 13 at N. Carolina Central

Dec. 18

0-0-0

5-8-0

DNP (CD)

1-2-1

0-0-0

2-2-0

0-1-0

DNP (CD)

Averett

Dec. 20

0-0-0

8-9-0

DNP (CD)

0-3-0

0-1-0

1-2-0

6-5-0

0-0-0

at Old Dominion

Dec. 30

0-0-0

2-7-0

DNP (CD)

5-0-0

3-3-0

2-1-0

0-1-0

1-1-0

Columbia Union

Jan. 5

2-3-0

10-7-0

DNP (CD)

2-2-0

3-4-0

0-4-0

6-4-0

2-0-0

at MD-Eastern Shore *

Jan. 10

0-0-0

6-2-0

DNP (CD)

4-0-0

2-1-1

4-3-0

0-0-0

DNP (CD)

at Delaware State *

Jan. 12

1-1-0

0-2-1

DNP (CD)

4-3-0

0-1-0

4-4-1

2-0-0

5-3-0

at Howard *

Jan. 17

DNP (CD)

15-14-0

DNP (CD)

2-0-1

0-0-0

1-4-0

0-1-0

DNP (CD)

at Hampton * $

Jan. 18

DNP (CD)

12-12-0

DNP (CD)

4-2-1

0-1-0

2-4-0

0-0-0

DNP (CD)

North Carolina A&T *

Jan. 24

2-1-0

0-7-1

DNP (LT)

5-5-0

0-0-1

7-6-0

DNP (CD)

Norfolk State *

Jan. 26

0-0-0

4-4-2

DNP (LT)

8-0-0

0-0-0

0-0-1

0-0-0

at Florida A&M *

Jan. 31

DNP (CD)

8-7-0

DNP (LT)

2-5-0

3-5-1

DNP (CD)

8-8-0

DNP (CD)

at Bethune-Cookman *

Feb. 2

DNP (CD)

11-4-0

DNP (LT)

2-2-0

0-2-0

3-0-0

1-2-0

DNP (CD)

Morgan State *

Feb. 7

DNP (CD)

13-6-1

DNP (LT)

0-3-0

0-1-0

2-0-1

0-2-0

DNP (CD)

Coppin State *

Feb. 9

DNP (CD)

6-2-2

DNP (LT)

2-4-0

3-1-0

0-0-0

DNP (CD)

Howard *

Feb. 14

0-0-1

2-6-0

DNP (LT)

7-1-0

DNP (CD)

4-7-0

0-3-0

DNP (CD)

Hampton *

Feb. 16

DNP (CD)

8-3-0

DNP (LT)

0-1-1

0-0-0

6-6-0

0-0-0

North Carolina A&T *

Feb. 21

DNP (CD)

6-6-0

DNP (LT)

0-4-0

2-3-0

1-3-0

2-2-0

DNP (CD)

Norfolk State *

Feb. 23

2-0-0

4-7-0

DNP (LT)

9-2-1

5-2-0

0-0-0

4-3-0

DNP (CD)

Florida A&M *

Feb. 28

0-0-0

11-8-0

DNP (LT)

11-2-2

5-1-0

0-2-1

2-1-0

DNP (CD)

Bethune-Cookman *

Mar. 2

0-0-0

5-5-1

DNP (LT)

0-0-0

0-1-0

DNP (CD)

0-0-0

DNP (CD)

South Carolina State *

Mar. 5

0-1-0

4-0-0

DNP (LT)

3-1-0

0-0-0

6-3-0

2-3-0

vs. N. Carolina Central #

Mar. 14

DNP (CD)

14-5-0

DNP (LT)

6-1-0

0-1-0

0-0-0

Symbol Key !

Denotes Twin City Shootout • Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum - Winston-Salem, North Carolina

World Vision Invitational hosted by Illinois State University • Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena - Normal, Illinois

Freedom Classic • Richmond Coliseum - Richmond,Virginia

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament Bonus Game • Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum - Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Indicates Conference Game • Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC)

Denotes road contest

vs.

Denotes neutral site contest

DNP Denotes student-athlete did not play (CD) Indicates coach’s decision (INJ) Indicates becasue of injury (SUS) Indicates suspension (LT)

Indicates player left the team

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Nov. 18, 2008 | McBrayer Arena (4,100)

Georgia Tech “Yellow Jackets”

WSSU (0-1) MP FG 3FG FT Durham * 21 4-12 2-4 1-4 Davis * 18 1-2 0-0 0-0 Fisher * 20 1-9 1-5 1-2 Gibson * 27 3-11 0-3 1-4 Tucker * 21 0-3 0-1 0-0 Monger 20 2-7 0-2 3-4 McClinton 9 1-2 0-1 0-0 Simms 6 0-1 0-0 0-0 13 Bonner 0-6 0-1 0-0 Hobbs 3 1-2 1-1 1-2 Slocum 16 2-5 0-0 0-3 Alcius 13 2-5 2-3 0-4 Morris 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 Murphy-Long 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 17-65 6-21 7-23

R 5 4 3 4 0 6 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 7 35

F 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 2 0 3 1 2 0

GA TECH (1-0) Lawal * Peacock * Aminu * Shumpert * Miller * Foreman Storrs Shew Dieng Anderson Cage Craig Sheehan Team Totals

R 12 2 6 6 7 4 4 0 4 0 0 0 6 3 54

F 3 3 3 1 1 3 2 0 4 0 0 1 1

MP FG 3FG FT 25 7-9 0-0 4-7 21 5-8 1-2 3-4 19 3-5 0-0 0-0 18 2-4 1-3 2-3 32 5-13 0-5 7-12 9 0-3 0-1 1-2 29 4-7 3-4 3-4 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 14 1-1 1-1 0-0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 5 1-2 0-1 0-0 20 4-7 0-0 2-2 200 32-59 6-17 22-34

A TO B S PTS 0 2 0 0 11 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 2 7 4 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 25 11 16 1 6 42 A 0 1 0 2 10 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0

22 19

TO 0 3 3 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0

B 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1

S 2 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0

PTS 18 14 6 7 17 1 14 0 3 0 0 2 10

Halftime: WSSU 18, Georgia Tech 29 Technical Fouls: WSSU-None, Georgia Tech-None Officials: Raymond Styons, Tony Dawkins, Frank Raposo Attendance: 6,922 ATLANTA, Ga. – The Winston-Salem State men’s basketball team opened its 2008-09 campaign with a 92-47 loss at Georgia Tech on Friday night in the Alexander Memorial Coliseum. The Yellow Jackets defense dominated the young Rams as they held its visiting opponent to just 26.2 percent shooting from the field, 27.3 percent from the beyond the arc and 30.4 percent from the free throw line. The Rams (0-1) were on the board first with a Paul Davis layup, but the Yellow Jackets quickly took control with an 11-0 run over a four-minute span early in the first half to lead 17-4. A jumper by Diontae Gibson snapped Georgia Tech’s run and the Rams closed within eight points, 20-12, at the 9:55 mark. That would be the closest the Rams would get, however, as the Yellow Jackets found their momentum and led 49-29 at the half. Georgia Tech (1-0) remained in control for the second half, holding the Rams to just 18 points.The home team continued to stretch its lead and shut down WSSU for its first win of the season. Senior Jamal Durham led the Rams with 11 points, while freshman guard Lamar Monger and Gibson added seven points apiece in their first contest with WSSU. Monger led the team with six rebounds, while Durham had five.

Eastern Kentucky University “Colonels”

WSSU (0-2) MP FG 3FG FT Durham * 38 3-14 2-8 4-8 Davis * 25 5-7 0-0 2-2 Alcius * 20 0-3 0-1 0-0 Monger * 27 3-8 0-2 0-0 Gibson * 29 3-10 0-3 2-3 McClinton 5 1-1 1-1 0-0 Tucker 24 0-2 0-1 0-0 Simms 2 0-0 0-0 0-00 8 0-1 Bonner 0-0 0-0 Hobbs 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 Slocum 16 0-1 0-0 3-4 Morris 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 Murphy-Long 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 15-47 3-16 11-17

R 9 5 3 3 1 0 4 1 0 0 6 0 0 4 35

F 1 3 3 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

EKU (1-1) Wiersma * Oppong * Rose * Ellis * Stommes * Mestdagh Jones Lewis Gilkey Camacho Ellis Taylor Hunter Team Totals

R 3 8 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 26

F 2 2 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1

MP FG 3FG FT 16 1-2 0-0 2-3 29 7-14 1-5 0-0 33 6-10 6-8 2-4 22 1-5 0-2 0-0 26 4-6 2-4 1-2 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 18 0-1 0-0 0-0 15 0-2 0-2 2-2 1 1-1 0-0 0-0 14 2-2 0-0 0-0 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 15 2-5 0-2 0-0 11 2-3 0-0 1-4 200 26-51 9-23 8-15

A 0 0 1 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0

16 9 A 1 1 2 3 0 0 5 2 0 1 0 0 0

17 15

TO B S PTS 2 0 0 12 3 1 0 12 2 0 1 0 4 0 0 6 1 0 3 8 1 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 20 1 4 44 TO 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2

B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

S 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1

PTS 4 15 20 2 11 0 0 2 2 4 0 4 5

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Halftime: WSSU 25, Eatern Kentucky 25 Technical Fouls: WSSU-None, Eastern Kentucky-None Officials: Bill Lopina, Rob Kruger, Brian Fitzgerald Attendance: 4,100 RICHMOND, Ky. - Winston-Salem State University head men’s basketball coach Bobby Collins’ homecoming to his college alma mater was bittersweet as his Rams fell in defeat to the Colonels of Eastern Kentucky University by the score of 69-44 in non-conference basketball action on Tuesday evening from McBrayer Arena in Richmond, Kentucky. Collins, a 1991 graduate of EKU and a four-year letterman on the Colonels’ men’s basketball team saw his young Rams turn in a solid first half of play before the Colonels, a team only two years removed from an Ohio Valley Conference championship and an NCAA Tournament berth, used a second-half run to hand the Rams their second loss of the season. First half action was a closely contested affair as neither team led by more than six points during the game’s first 20 minutes of play. The Rams used their athleticism and quickness to their advantage during the first half as senior forward Jamal Durham had his way with three different Colonel defenders. Durham led all scorers with 10 points and six rebounds during the half as he used his athleticism to generate easy scoring chances. Playing in their home opener, in front of a raucous home crowd, EKU seemingly countered WSSU’s every move as preseason All-Ohio Valley Conference selection Mike Rose tallied eight points and three rebounds, including back-to-back three pointers late in the half, to prevent the Rams from surging ahead. Five Rams and six Colonels would record points in the half as the two teams headed to the locker room deadlocked at 25-25 for the halftime intermission.

Gani Lawal led Georgia Tech’s five players who shot in double digits with 18 points. Maurice Miller added 17 points, while Zachary Peacock and Lance Storrs scored 14 points each. Although the Yellow Jackets shot 54.2 percent from the field, the Rams were able to hold them to 35.3 (6-of-17) percent shooting from beyond the arc.

The tie would be short-lived however, as second half action belonged squarely to the Colonels as Eastern Kentucky used a 24-8 run over the first 12 minutes of the second period en route to jumping out to a 49-33 advantage, a margin from which the Rams would never recover.

Winston-Salem State University returns to action on Tuesday, Nov. 18 at 7:00 p.m. when it travels to Richmond, Ky. to face the Colonels of Eastern Kentucky. The meeting will be the first ever between the two teams as Bobby Collins leads his Rams against his alma mater. Collins, who graduated in 1991, was a four-year letterwinner for the Colonels.

The EKU lead would balloon to as many as 26 points in the contest as the Colonels used a 51 percent shooting performance to put the game on ice. Jamal Durham and Paul Davis led the Rams with 12 points each in the contest with Durham narrowly missing a double-double as he pulled down nine rebounds in a losing effort. Papa Oppong led the Colonels with 15 points and eight rebounds in the win. The loss drops Winston-Salem State to 0-2 on the season while Eastern Kentucky improves to 1-1 with the victory.

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Wake Forest University “Demon Deacons”

WSSU (0-3) MP FG 3FG FT Durham * 29 6-14 2-5 0-0 Davis * 29 0-1 0-0 0-0 Morris * 11 1-2 0-0 0-0 Monger * 25 1-8 0-1 2-4 Gibson * 29 1-6 0-0 1-3 McClinton 9 1-2 0-1 0-0 Tucker 26 0-4 0-4 0-1 Simms 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 17 1-3 Slocum 0-0 0-0 Alcius 23 2-6 0-2 0-0 Murphy-Long 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 13-46 2-13 3-8

R 2 6 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 3 20

F 2 3 1 4 3 1 4 0 1 2 0

WFU (3-0) Aminu * Johnson * McFarland * Williams * Teague * Clark Hale Smith Lepore Walker Weaver Hoekstra Woods Team Totals

R 8 9 6 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 5 3 54

F 3 2 1 3 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 1

MP FG 3FG FT 21 2-3 0-0 2-2 27 1-3 0-1 5-6 20 1-2 0-0 5-6 24 2-4 0-1 0-0 28 6-8 0-1 2-2 12 1-4 0-1 0-0 14 1-3 1-2 3-6 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 6 1-1 0-0 0-0 16 4-6 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 19 3-8 0-0 0-1 200 32-59 6-17 22-34

A TO B S PTS 0 2 0 0 14 2 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 3 3 0 2 4 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 21 8 22 0 9 31 A 0 2 0 1 6 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0

22 19

TO 2 3 2 1 5 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 3

B 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

S 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2

PTS 6 7 7 4 14 2 6 0 0 2 8 0 6

Halftime: WSSU 14, Wake Forest 21 Technical Fouls: WSSU-None, Wake Forest-None Officials: Ray Natili, Tony Dawkins, Michael Stephens Attendance: 9,181 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Winston-Salem State University men’s basketball team held Wake Forest to little more than half of their season scoring average, yet it wasn’t enough on Monday evening as the Rams fell in defeat to the Demon Deacons of Wake Forest 62-31 in the third annual Twin City Shootout at the Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C. The Rams and Deacs combined for 29 first-half turnovers in the contest as the two teams scored only 35 first half points en route to a combined total of 45 turnovers and only 93 points.

UC Santa Barbara “Gauchos”

WSSU (0-4) MP FG 3FG FT Durham * 36 4-12 1-4 4-7 Davis * 22 2-2 0-0 1-2 Monger * 12 0-4 0-2 0-0 Fisher * 27 4-11 1-7 3-4 Gibson * 26 1-4 0-1 1-2 McClinton 2 1-2 0-1 0-0 Tucker 21 5-6 1-2 2-3 Simms 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 6 0-1 Bonner 0-0 0-0 Hobbs 10 1-2 0-1 1-2 Slocum 7 1-3 0-0 0-2 Alcius 24 2-5 1-2 0-3 Murphy-Long 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 21-52 4-20 12-25

R 9 3 1 3 2 0 2 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 28

F 1 3 2 5 2 2 3 0 3 2 2 1 0

UCSB (2-3) Devine * Byrd * Posley * Roemer * Powell * Serna Quick Weiner Phippen Brew Nunnally Somogyi Team Totals

R 10 7 1 3 5 2 0 0 2 0 6 6 2 44

F 4 2 3 2 4 3 0 1 2 3 0 1

MP FG 3FG FT 29 5-7 0-1 2-4 17 3-6 0-0 3-4 26 4-9 0-1 1-2 28 3-5 2-4 3-4 27 3-9 2-4 1-2 14 2-7 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 11 2-3 2-3 0-0 5 0-1 0-0 0-2 13 1-3 0-1 2-2 15 0-0 0-0 1-3 14 2-3 0-0 2-2 200 25-53 6-14 15-25

A TO B S PTS 2 0 1 3 13 2 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 12 2 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 5 13 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 26 12 17 2 14 58 A 1 2 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0

25 12

TO 5 0 4 2 5 1 0 0 0 3 0 2

B 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2

S 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

PTS 12 9 9 11 9 4 0 6 0 4 1 6

Halftime: WSSU 23, UC Santa Barbara 34 Technical Fouls: WSSU-None, UC Santa Barbara-None Officials: Steve Skiles, Terry Wymer, Dwayne Gladden Attendance: 4,125 NORMAL, Ill. – Despite having three players score in double figures and notwithstanding a season-best 40 percent shooting performance from the field, the Rams of Winston-Salem State fell in defeat to the Gauchos of the University of California-Santa Barbara on Saturday evening in day one action from the World Vision Invitational hosted by Illinois State University.

WSSU’s 31 total points marked the lowest scoring output since scoring only 24 points in a loss to West Virginia Tech during the 1942-43 season, the Rams’ second-ever season of basketball.

The Rams hit four of their first five shots in the contest en route to opening up a six-point advantage over the Gauchos, but could not continue their hot shooting as WSSU cooled off as they would hit only nine of their first 26 first-half shots (34.6 percent).

WSSU head basketball coach Bobby Collins’ plan to slow down the high-scoring Demon Deacons worked exactly as planned during the contest’s first 20 minutes as the Rams held WFU to only 21 points on seven-of-20 shooting during the half as the two teams traded leads twice and were deadlocked on two other occasions.

UCSB used 11 second-chance points and 12 points in the paint during the game’s first 20 minutes of play as they erased WSSU’s advantage and mounted a run of their own, using a 24-13 run during the final 12 minutes of half to take a 71-58 lead into the halftime intermission.

“I thought in the first half we did a very good job containing their triple penetration and their transition buckets. We had a game plan to slow them down a little bit. We thought if we slowed them down we would have a chance to be in the game offensively” Collins commented in post-game interviews.

Second half action saw the Gauchos open the half with a 20-9 run as UCSB pushed their lead to a game-high 20 points with 13 minutes to play in the contest.

Trailing by only seven points headed into the second half the Rams looked to mount a challenge behind the solid play of senior forward Jamal Durham who recorded 11 points in the game’s final 20 minutes.

Trailing by 20 points the Rams mounted a run of their own as WSSU cut the UC Santa Barbara lead to only nine points with little more than four minutes to play on a pair of Isiah Tucker free throws.

WFU however, had other ideas as the Deacs used a scorching 68.2 percent shooting performance in the final 20 minutes of play as they mounted a pair of offensive runs from which the Rams would never recover. The Demon Deacons wasted little time in mounting their first offensive run of the second half as Wake Forest outscored WSSU 17-4 during the first seven minutes of the second half en route to a 20-point lead. The lead would grow to as large as 31 points with 6:31 remaining in the contest when a Jeff Teague threepointer put the game out of reach for the Rams. Durham’s team-high 14 points, including a pair of three-point field goals led the Rams as he was the only WSSU player to score in double-figures. “I am glad that Jamal hit some shots tonight” Collins added. “He has been in foul trouble the past couple of games and hasn’t been able to get into an offensive rhythm. Tonight he played well for us and that will help us going forward this season”

However, the Gauchos put the Rams away with a quick 5-0 run on a pair of layups and a free throw as UCSB relegated WSSU to 0-4 on the season. The Rams were led by Jamal Durham and Isiah Tucker who each tallied 13 points in the loss. Joining Durham and Tucker in double-figures, Brian Fisher recorded 12 points in his first action since suffering an ankle injury on Nov. 18. Leading the Gauchos was Chris Devine who recorded 12 points and 10 rebounds in a winning effort. UCSB improves to 2-3 on the season while the Rams fall to 0-4 with the loss. The Rams return to action on Saturday as they face the host-team Redbirds of Illinois State University in day two action from the World Vision Invitational at 7:00 p.m. Eastern.

Jeff Teague led the Demon Deacons with 14 points on six-of-eight shooting from the field as Wake Forest improves to 3-0 on the season.

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Nov. 30, 2008 | Redbird Arena (111)

Illinois State University “Redbirds”

WSSU (0-5) MP FG 3FG FT Durham * 30 3-11 1-2 0-1 Davis * 23 0-7 0-0 0-0 Alcius * 26 1-6 0-2 0-0 Fisher * 30 3-12 1-4 0-0 Tucker * 25 0-2 0-0 0-0 McClinton 1 0-2 0-1 0-0 Gibson 25 2-3 1-1 0-0 Simms 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 6 0-0 Bonner 0-0 0-0 Hobbs 3 1-2 1-1 0-0 Slocum 20 3-4 1-1 2-3 Murphy-Long 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 13-49 5-12 2-4

R 5 7 4 2 3 0 6 0 0 0 2 0 2 31

ISU (6-0) Odiakosa * Eldridge * Holloway * Phillips * Oguchi * Odzic Thornton Shipley Robinson Sampay Holtz Team Totals

R F 8 1 9 2 4 2 2 0 8 3 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 1 0 4 42 14

MP FG 3FG FT 25 4-7 0-0 0-1 31 3-9 2-5 3-4 25 0-6 0-2 0-0 30 2-7 1-4 0-0 35 5-10 3-7 4-6 20 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 9 0-3 0-2 2-2 2 0-0 0-0 2-2 15 4-7 0-0 0-0 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 200 18-49 6-20 11-15

F 1 2 2 0 3 0 4 2 0 2 1 0

A TO B S PTS 0 1 0 1 7 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 0 1 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 17 6 10 3 4 33 A 0 3 2 4 0 1 0 3 0 2 0

TO 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0

B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0

S 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PTS 8 11 0 5 17 0 0 2 2 8 0

Halftime: WSSU 17, Illinois State 22 Technical Fouls: WSSU-None, Illinois State-None Officials: Terry Wymer, Dwayne Gladden, Mike Sanzere Attendance: 4,094 NORMAL, Ill. -- The Winston-Salem State University men’s basketball team continues to have difficulty shooting the ball and those shooting woes led to the Rams’ fifth-straight loss on Saturday evening at Redbird Arena as WSSU fell to the Redbirds of Illinois State University 53-33 in second-day action from the 2008 World Vision Invitational after shooting on 26.5 percent from the field. The Rams and Redbirds combined for a Redbird Arena-low as the two programs combined for only 86 total points. Unfortunately for the Rams, WSSU scored only 33 total points, another Redbird Arena low as Winston-Salem State hit only 13 of their 49 field goal attempts in the contest.

Nicholls State University “Colonels”

WSSU (0-6) MP FG 3FG FT Durham * 38 9-17 2-4 2-3 Davis * 22 3-4 0-0 1-2 Fisher * 21 1-5 0-1 1-2 Gibson * 22 1-3 1-1 2-4 Tucker * 29 3-7 0-3 1-2 Simms 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 Bonner 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 Hobbs 18 2-3 2-3 2-2 Slocum 0-0 2-2 26 3-5 Alcius 11 0-2 0-0 1-2 Morris 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 22-46 5-12 12-19

R 4 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 2 0 2 25

F 1 3 2 4 4 0 0 2 3 2 0

NSU (2-3) Bathie * Bose * Payne * Hunter * Carter * Johnson Iles Ford Paige Team Totals

R 4 10 2 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 23

MP FG 3FG FT 36 5-11 3-8 5-6 38 8-13 5-7 0-2 38 3-3 2-2 1-3 26 4-7 0-1 0-0 38 3-3 0-0 5-6 8 0-1 0-0 0-0 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 7 0-1 0-1 0-0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 200 23-39 10-19 11-17

A 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0

TO 6 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 0

B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

S 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 0 1

20 12

11 61

F 3 1 4 4 3 1 1 0 2

TO 2 4 4 3 5 0 0 1 0

B 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

S 2 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0

PTS 18 21 9 8 11 0 0 0 0

A 4 4 9 1 2 1 0 0 0

19 21

PTS 22 7 3 5 5 0 0 8 8 1 2

Halftime: WSSU 32, Nicholls State 25 Technical Fouls: WSSU-None, Nicholls State-None Officials: Dwayne Gladden, Bo Boroski, Steve Skiles Attendance: 111 NORMAL, Ill. -- The Rams are thankful it’s over. The Winston-Salem State University Rams’ Thanksgiving weekend road trip ended on Sunday afternoon at Redbird Arena with a 67-61 defeat to the Nicholls State University Colonels as WSSU closed out three games in three days with a trio of losses to drop to 0-6 on the season. The game started promisingly for the Rams as WSSU turned in their best single-half shooting performance of the season as Winston-Salem State hit 10 of their 19 first-half shots en route to their first halftime lead of the season at 32-25. The seven-point advantage, the Rams only halftime lead of the year thus far, was part of a 52.6 percent shooting performance during the game’s first 20 minutes of play, a shooting display that included an impressive four-of-five effort from behind the three-point line.

The two teams started the game by combining for 11 three-point field goal attempts as the Rams and Redbirds hit only two of those 11 field goals to start the game as only eight points were scored during the first 6:04 of the first half.

Seven WSSU players would tally points in the opening half including a career-high eight points from Brandon Hobbs as head coach Bobby Collins’ Rams headed to the locker room with a comfortable seven-point cushion.

Using their deliberate time-consuming offense, the Rams again attempted to slow down a high-powered offense as they held the Redbirds to only 22 points during the first 20 minutes of play.

Second half action would belong to the Colonels as Nicholls State missed only two of their 16 field goal attempts in the game’s final period.

“We wanted to keep it close in the first half” WSSU head coach Bobby Collins said in postgame interviews. “We did that. We slowed down a very up-tempo team and had them where he wanted them, within striking distance headed into the second half. We did that against Eastern Kentucky, we did that against Wake Forest, and we did it again here tonight” Collins added.

The Colonels mounted a 14-of-16 shooting performance that was capped by a six-of-seven sharpshooting display from behind the three-point line.

Unfortunately for the Rams, their lack of offensive firepower would again become evident as ISU capitalized on a pair of WSSU scoring droughts that totaled over nine minutes during the second half as they outscored the Rams 31-16 in the game’s final 20 minutes of play en route to a 20-point victory. “We played defense well. We stopped them from scoring. We can definitely defend, but we miss out on easy scoring opportunities and it is a run and momentum killer” Collins said. “It kills you to miss those easy ones. You don’t get back and dig with the urgency when you miss easy buckets on the offensive end, and again tonight it hurt us”.

NSU’s Anthony Bose led the Colonels’ charge as he hit five of his seven three-point field goal attempts en route to a team-high 21 points. Winston-Salem State’s Jamal Durham refused to allow his team to back down as he nearly matched Bose basketfor-basket as he earned a season-high 22 points, 17 of which came in the second half of play. The difference in the contest would be NSU’s 12-3 run over a five minute span late in the second half as the Colonels put the Rams away with a run that saw Nicholls State hit all six of their shots during a span that turned a tie game into a contest in which the Colonels enjoyed a nine-point lead.

Jamar Slocum scored a career-high nine points for the Rams in the loss as he led WSSU in scoring. For the first time this season Jamal Durham did not lead WSSU in points as he tallied seven points and pulled down five rebounds in a losing effort.

Trailing by nine points with three minutes to play the Rams were never able to get closer than three points the rest of the way, ultimately falling in defeat by the game’s final six-point margin.

Champ Oguchi led two Redbirds in double-figures as he recorded 17 points in the victory.

The loss drops the Rams to 0-6 on the season as WSSU continues to look for their first victory of the year. The win moves Nicholls State to 2-3 on the season.

The loss drops the Rams to 0-5 on the season while Illinois State remains undefeated with an unblemished 6-0 record.

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South Carolina State University “Bulldogs”

WSSU (1-6) MP FG 3FG FT Davis * 22 5-7 0-0 0-0 Alcius * 28 1-3 0-1 0-0 Fisher * 31 8-15 2-7 4-5 Gibson * 26 5-10 2-2 1-1 Tucker * 23 3-7 0-4 1-1 Monger 15 1-4 0-1 0-0 Bolton 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 Bonner 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 16 3-4 Hobbs 1-2 1-2 Slocum 17 0-5 0-0 0-0 Morris 13 2-4 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 28-59 5-17 7-9

R 7 5 4 3 2 2 0 0 2 5 0 2 32

F 2 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 1 1

SCSU (4-3) Flagler * Johnson * Smalls * Johnson * Bennett * Burton Jackson Williams, J. Williams, A. Day Carter Team Totals

R 4 10 3 2 5 0 1 2 4 1 3 1 36

F 1 1 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 0

MP FG 3FG FT 29 5-10 0-0 0-0 23 6-10 0-1 4-6 29 5-17 2-9 3-4 26 2-6 1-1 3-3 34 1-5 0-3 0-0 14 1-2 1-1 0-0 11 2-2 0-0 0-0 9 0-1 0-1 0-0 7 1-2 0-0 3-4 8 0-1 0-0 2-2 10 0-1 0-0 0-0 200 23-57 4-16 15-19

A TO B S PTS 0 2 0 1 10 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 22 2 2 0 1 13 3 3 0 1 7 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 8 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 14 12 15 2 6 68 A 0 0 3 0 4 2 0 1 2 1 0

12 13

TO 1 1 0 5 3 3 2 1 0 0 0

B 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1

S 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

PTS 10 16 15 8 2 3 4 0 5 2 0

Halftime: WSSU 26, South Carolina State 35 Technical Fouls: WSSU-None, South Carolina State-None Officials: Leon Sandiford, Harold E. Harris, Jr., Scott Young Attendance: 1,361 ORANGEBURG, S.C. -- The Winston-Salem State Rams (1-6) picked up their first win of the season, defeating the South Carolina State Bulldogs (4-3) in 68-65 road thriller Saturday evening. Despite trailing all game long, the Rams battled back to claim their first lead of the game with 00:17 on the clock as freshman guard Diontae Gibson hit a clutch three-pointer that sealed the win for the Rams. The Rams exorcised a number of demons in the loss as the team snapped an eight-game losing streak dating back to last season and recorded their first road win since defeating Bethune-Cookman in Daytona Beach last season. After opening the 2008-09 season with a 33.1% field goal percentage in their first six games, the Rams shot a scorching 47.5% from the field and scored a team season-high 68 points to pull out the victory. Even more impressive for the Rams was the fact that the team pulled out the victory despite missing leading scorer Jamal Durham who missed his first game in 97 outings. The senior forward suffered a shoulder injury in Friday’s practice session and was unable to suit up for the Rams. The WSSU tandem of junior guard Brian Fisher and freshman guard Diontae Gibson led the way for the Rams, combining for 45 of the team’s 68 points in the contest. Fisher led the WSSU attack with a team-high 22 points in the game while Gibson added 13 points, including going 2-for-2 from the three-point line, including the game winner. WSSU sophomore center Paul Davis also had a breakout game with 10 points and seven rebounds in the game. The Rams had a slow start out of the gate as the team fell into an early 17-4 hole to open the game. A pair of jumpers by Gibson and Fisher turned out to be the only field goals that the Rams could manage in the first nine minutes of the game and left the Rams trailing early in the first half.Though the team was down early, the Rams continued to battle down the stretch of the half. A Fisher jumper with 5:59 left in the half would cap a WSSU run and pulled the Rams to within seven points, 21-28. The two teams would continue to battle down the stretch of the half as Gibson’s first three-pointer of the game pulled the Rams to within five points, 26-31 with 3:14 left in the first half. The Rams continued to battle and kept the game in reach as the team took a 26-35 score into the locker room at halftime. The second half began in a fashion similar to the first half as South Carolina State outscored the Rams 8-4 in the early going to take a 43-30 lead with 16:24 left in the game. Backed into a corner, the Rams came out swinging as a Fisher jumper at the 10:45 mark cut the Rams’ deficit down to six points, 45-51. With the game within reach, the Rams made their move in the final minutes of the game and fought their way to the victory. It was at the 4:50 mark that the Rams would make their move as the squad turned up its defensive efforts, holding the home team without a field goal for the rest of the game. In the final five minutes of the game, the Rams outscored the Bulldogs, 15-4 in the final five minutes to take over the game. The excitement began at the 1:01 mark when WSSU freshman Brandon Hobbs hit a free throw that left the Rams trailing 65-63. The free throw was set up by sophomore guard Isiah Tucker who was fouled while driving to the basket and was injured and not able to take the free throws. After a miss on the second free throw, Davis would tip the ball in to tie the game at 65-65 with 00:59. WSSU sophomore forward McIntoche Alcius would get a steal on the ensuing South Carolina State inbounds. Following a timeout by WSSU head coach Bobby Collins,Tucker would find a wide open Gibson on the left baseline to set up the game-winning shot with 00:17 left.

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North Carolina State University “Wolfpack”

WSSU (1-7) MP FG 3FG FT Fisher * 30 3-12 1-5 0-3 Gibson * 25 1-7 0-0 0-0 Tucker * 27 3-9 1-5 0-0 Davis * 23 3-3 0-0 0-0 McIntoche * 15 1-4 0-2 0-0 Monger 16 1-5 0-1 0-0 McClinton 4 1-4 0-1 0-0 Durham 26 2-11 0-3 8-10 Bonner 0-0 0-0 4 0-0 Hobbs 14 1-3 0-1 0-0 Slocum 4 0-2 0-0 0-0 Morris 8 1-2 0-0 0-0 Murphy-Long 4 1-2 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 18-64 2-18 8-13

R 3 2 0 0 5 5 1 4 1 2 1 1 1 4 30

F 1 1 3 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0

NCSU (5-1) Simon * Gonzalaez * Ferguson * Costner * McCauley * Kufor Greenway Williams Smith, K. Smith, T. Mays Thomas Horner Obi-Gwacham Team Totals

R 6 5 0 3 9 0 0 2 0 3 2 7 7 1 2 47

F 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 1 0

MP FG 3FG FT 20 3-3 0-0 0-0 26 2-3 1-2 2-2 24 4-6 3-5 1-1 15 2-6 1-4 0-0 25 6-10 0-0 2-2 2 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 16 2-3 0-0 0-0 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 13 3-5 0-0 1-2 12 1-3 0-0 2-2 0-1 2-3 18 1-3 23 4-8 1-5 2-2 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 200 28-54 6-17 12-14

A TO B S PTS 2 2 0 3 7 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 0 2 7 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 17 8 9 2 9 46 A 0 4 3 3 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 2 0

14 22

TO 2 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0

B 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1

S 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0

PTS 6 7 12 5 14 0 0 4 0 7 4 4 11 0

Halftime: WSSU 20, North Carolina State 40 Technical Fouls: WSSU-None, North Carolina State-None Officials: Bernard Clinton, Mike Eades, Tony Dawkins Attendance: 5,384 RALEIGH, N.C. -- Winston-Salem State’s shooting woes continued on Saturday afternoon at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, N.C. as the Rams shot less than 30 percent from the field for the fifth time this season en route to falling in defeat to the North Carolina State Wolfpack 74-46 to drop to 1-7 in 2008-09. The loss, the Rams sixth loss to an Atlantic Coast Conference opponent in as many attempts, saw the Rams hit only 18 of their 64 attempts from the field including a dismal two-of-18 shooting performance from behind the three-point line. North Carolina State wasted no time in jumping out on the Rams early as the Wolfpack mounted a 16-5 run to open the contest en route to an early 11-point advantage less than seven minutes into the contest. WSSU looked flat against the energized Wolfpack who moved to 5-1 on the season with the win. NC State hit six of their first nine shots from the field during the run including a pair of dunks and a pair of layups as they opened up a margin from which the Rams would never recover. “I am very disappointed in our play tonight” WSSU head coach Bobby Collins said in postgame interviews. “We didn’t have the intensity or execution that we needed to win the game. We didn’t take advantage of second chances and overall our execution was poor” Collins added. The Rams’ upperclassmen found scoring difficult as N.C. State relied upon a defensive game plan that took senior forward Jamal Durham and junior guard Brian Fisher, the Rams’ top two scorers, out of the contest. Despite getting 12 points from Durham, eight of which came courtesy of the free throw line, Durham and Fisher combined to go five-of-23 from the field. Durham led the Rams with 12 points and Fisher chipped in with seven points in the losing effort yet neither was a factor in the contest, due in part to the Wolfpack’s defensive depth. “N.C. State was physically stronger than us and it showed.We tried to use our quickness but they were able to keep us in check. Their depth was a definite factor in tonight’s ballgame” Collins commented. While the Rams could never find their shooting touch, the Wolfpack enjoyed success at the offensive end of the court as NCSU hit 28 of their 54 shots in the contest as they posted a 51.9 percent shooting performance. Leading the way for the Wolfpack was Ben McCauley who tallied a game-high 14 points in the win. He was joined in double figures by Trevor Ferguson and Dennis Horner who recorded 11 and 12 points respectively. The loss drops WSSU to 1-7 on the season while the Wolfpack improve to 5-1 with the win.

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North Carolina Central University “Eagles”

WSSU (2-7) MP FG 3FG FT Fisher * 33 7-14 5-8 0-0 Gibson * 32 4-6 1-1 1-2 Tucker * 34 1-4 1-3 2-2 Durham * 37 8-12 1-3 2-2 Davis * 25 2-6 0-0 1-1 Monger 12 2-3 1-2 0-0 Bonner 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Hobbs 11 0-2 0-2 1-2 2 0-0 Slocum 0-0 0-0 Alcius 7 0-0 0-0 2-2 Morris 6 0-0 0-0 0-2 Team Totals 200 24-47 9-19 9-13

R 7 3 1 3 8 2 0 2 0 2 1 3 32

F 1 4 1 0 3 3 0 1 2 0 1

A TO B S PTS 5 3 0 1 19 4 1 0 0 10 5 6 0 1 5 3 1 1 0 19 0 0 2 1 5 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 19 16 3 3 66

NCCU (0-13) Branch * Briscoe * Davis * Worah-Ozimo * Randall * Worthy Glasker Walters Chasten Holloway Team Totals

R 3 1 6 8 3 0 0 0 4 0 6 31

F 1 1 1 1 4 0 0 2 4 1

Averett University “Cougars”

WSSU (3-7) MP FG 3FG FT Durham * 32 5-12 0-3 3-4 Davis * 20 3-8 0-0 2-2 Fisher * 34 5-14 2-7 2-2 Gibson * 28 4-9 1-2 6-8 Tucker * 29 4-8 0-0 3-5 Monger 14 0-3 0-2 0-0 Bonner 3 0-1 0-0 0-2 Hobbs 7 0-1 0-0 0-0 Slocum 0-0 0-2 9 0-0 Alcius 13 0-2 0-1 1-2 Morris 10 3-4 0-0 0-0 Murphy-Long 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 24-62 3-15 17-27

R 6 9 5 2 6 1 0 3 1 2 5 0 3 43

F 1 5 3 1 1 2 1 2 3 2 1 0

Halftime: WSSU 31, North Carolina Central 25 Technical Fouls: WSSU-None, North Carolina Central-None Officials: Victor Montgomery, Michael Drummond, Carl Blair Attendance: 2,354

AVERETT (6-4) MP FG 3FG FT Hart * 31 3-9 1-5 1-2 Brown * 34 5-5 0-0 0-4 Parker * 37 0-5 0-5 4-4 16 1-10 0-1 4-4 Rumley * Frazier * 29 6-14 3-11 1-2 Cortes 6 0-1 0-1 0-0 Davis 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 Malone 4 0-1 0-0 2-2 Wehling 4 0-1 0-1 0-0 Ferrell 15 1-3 1-2 0-0 Stone 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Miller 9 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Braakman 1 Pierce 7 0-3 0-0 2-2 Team Totals 200 17-54 5-27 14-20

R 7 8 3 6 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 4 0 0 5 40

F 2 4 0 5 3 3 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 2

DURHAM, N.C. -- The Winston-Salem State University Rams waited 278 days to earn their revenge against the Eagles of North Carolina Central University. The wait was well worth it for the Rams as they avenged last year’s season-ending loss on Thursday evening in Durham by keeping NCCU winless in 2008-09 by handing them a 66-51 loss on their home court.

Halftime: WSSU 33, Averett 25 Technical Fouls: WSSU-None, Averett-None Officials: Victor Montgomery, Michael Drummond, Carl Blair Attendance: 488

Winston-Salem State jumped out to an early 7-0 lead as the Rams equaled their largest lead of the season to date, a lead that dated back to Nov. 30 in a contest that WSSU would ultimately drop to Nicholls State.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- All the Winston-Salem State University men’s basketball team wanted for Christmas was a victory, a win that would extend their win streak to two games and Averett delivered the gifts for the Rams on Saturday afternoon at the C.E. Gaines Center. The Cougars gift-wrapped 26 turnovers as WSSU earned a hard-fought 68-55 victory against a very talented Averett squad in men’s college basketball action.

MP FG 3FG FT 33 2-10 1-7 1-2 29 4-8 1-3 4-5 40 4-13 0-5 1-1 35 2-6 0-0 1-3 19 4-7 0-0 0-0 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 9 0-2 0-1 0-0 21 5-11 0-1 0-0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 200 21-58 2-17 7-11

A 1 6 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 0

15 13

TO 1 2 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 2

B 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

S 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1

PTS 6 13 9 5 8 0 0 0 10 0

This time however, the Rams would not only hold onto the lead, but build upon it as WSSU led by as many as 19 points in the victory.

A TO B S PTS 1 3 0 0 13 0 3 1 1 9 1 2 0 5 14 1 2 0 2 15 4 5 0 4 11 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 22 8 19 2 16 68 A 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

23 10

TO 1 5 3 3 4 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2

B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

S 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0

PTS 8 10 4 6 16 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 2

The Rams used a first half of play in which they would turn in their best shooting period of play, a 56.5 percent performance, as 11 players recorded playing time in the game’s first 20 minutes en route to helping WSSU hit 13 of their 23 first-half shots.

With semester finals completed and a 10-day holiday layoff ahead, the Rams benefitted from 14 points from Brian Fisher and 15 points from Diontae Gibson as WSSU earned their second consecutive victory to improve to 3-7 overall. The Rams benefitted from a season-high four players who recorded double-digit point totals in the victory.

The second half was much of the same for the Rams as they used 26 points in the paint to earn their second victory of the season.

Senior forward Jamal Durham chipped in with 13 points as he surpassed the 1,000 career point mark for the Rams. With 13 points Durham is the 25th player in WSSU history to eclipse the 1000-point milestone as he finished the game with 1,005 career points.

Leading the way for the Rams were Jamal Durham and Brian Fisher who each tallied 19 points in the victory.

Brian Fisher started the contest with back-to-back three-point field goals en route to helping the Rams jump start their offense in the early going as the junior guard put the Rams ahead by six points early.

The pair of upperclassmen combined to hit 15 of their 26 field goal attempts in the game including hitting six of their 11 attempts from three-point range.

Undaunted the Cougars responded as Averett’s Jonathan Rumley, a Winston-Salem native and 2003 graduate of Glenn High School, scored four points of his own in the first half as the Cougars would trail the Rams by only eight points, at 33-25, headed into the halftime intermission.

Joining Durham and Fisher in double figures was Diontae Gibson who recorded 10 points in the victory. “We got exactly what we needed out of our experienced guys tonight” WSSU head coach Bobby Collins said in postgame interviews. “Jamal [Durham] and Fish [Brian Fisher] provided us the spark tonight. Prior to the game tonight, we talked about what sacrifices each of our guys had to make, what things each of our young men had to focus on, and our guys really took that to heart. They did what we asked and because of that effort, we got a crucial win tonight” Collins added. The victory improves the Rams to 2-7 overall in 2008-09. The loss drops the Eagles to 0-13 on the year.

Averett would cut the WSSU lead to as little as only one point, at 42-41 with just over 12 minutes to play in the contest, but the Rams would answer as they used a 26-8 run over the final 11 minutes of play en route to earning the 15-point victory. “That is a team that played us today like many of the teams in the MEAC will play us” WSSU head coach Bobby Collins said in postgame interviews. “They are a very talented basketball team and we had our hands full today. We will take this win but you can say that we won’t be putting them on the schedule again anytime soon. They are definitely a very talented team” Collins added. Winston-Salem State improves to 3-7 overall with the win while Averett falls to 6-4 overall with the loss. The Rams return to action on Dec. 30, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. as they travel to Norfolk, Va. to face the Monarchs of Old Dominion University.

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WSSU (3-8) MP FG 3FG FT Durham * 31 2-10 1-3 1-3 Davis * 23 1-7 0-0 0-0 Fisher * 31 5-15 1-6 4-4 Gibson * 25 2-9 0-0 3-7 Tucker * 24 2-6 0-1 2-3 Monger 15 1-5 1-2 0-0 McClinton 3 0-2 0-0 0-0 Bolton, Jr. 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 Bonner 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 Hobbs 11 1-2 1-1 2-2 Slocum 13 1-2 0-0 1-2 Alcius 5 1-1 0-0 0-0 Morris 7 0-1 0-0 0-0 Murphy-Long 4 0-2 0-0 1-2 Team Totals 200 16-63 4-13 14-23

R 7 7 7 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 5 36

F 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0

A TO B S PTS 1 0 2 0 6 0 0 4 0 2 1 2 0 5 15 0 1 0 0 7 2 2 0 1 6 2 1 0 1 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 24 6 13 7 10 50

WSSU (4-8) MP FG 3FG FT Durham * 24 3-7 0-0 9-12 Davis * 19 4-5 0-0 2-5 Fisher * 20 8-10 3-4 0-0 Gibson * 21 3-8 1-2 2-2 Tucker * 27 2-5 0-2 0-1 Monger 10 1-2 0-1 2-3 McClinton 13 4-7 0-1 0-0 Bolton 2 0-1 0-1 1-2 Bonner 12 1-1 0-0 0-0 Hobbs 9 1-4 0-2 0-0 Slocum 11 1-1 0-0 1-2 Alcius 12 0-1 0-0 0-0 Morris 15 3-7 0-0 0-1 Murphy-Long 6 1-2 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 32-61 4-13 17-28

R 6 7 2 4 1 1 5 1 3 2 4 4 4 0 3 47

F 2 1 3 1 1 5 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 2

ODU (8-3) Carter * Finney * Lee * James * Bazemore * Iliadis Cooper Hassell DeLancey Neely Adams Team Totals

R 5 7 4 3 7 0 5 3 2 3 9 3 51

F 2 0 4 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 2

Col. Union (1-12) MP FG 3FG FT Linton * 27 3-5 0-1 0-1 29 2-5 0-0 1-1 Sampson * Newton * 37 2-9 0-6 5-7 McNair * 38 5-15 1-4 6-6 Clark * 24 3-9 1-5 1-4 Adetosoye 2 1-2 0-0 0-0 Moore 22 2-4 1-3 0-0 Amour 5 3-5 0-0 0-0 Hardy 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 Manuel 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Johnson 10 1-2 0-0 1-2 Team Totals 200 22-57 3-19 14-21

R 1 3 7 5 5 0 1 3 1 0 0 4 30

F 4 1 1 3 3 0 2 2 0 0 2

MP FG 3FG FT 20 1-7 0-1 3-4 28 5-9 2-3 1-4 25 7-10 0-1 4-4 28 3-5 3-5 2-2 22 1-3 0-1 1-5 7 1-2 1-2 0-0 8 2-5 0-0 0-0 13 3-4 0-0 1-2 12 1-1 0-0 3-6 16 1-3 1-2 0-0 21 3-8 0-1 2-2 200 28-57 7-16 17-29

A 0 2 3 6 2 2 2 0 2 1 3

19 23

TO 1 0 1 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1

B 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 9

S 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1

PTS 5 13 18 11 3 3 4 7 5 3 8

A TO B S PTS 1 1 0 0 15 0 0 3 1 10 1 0 0 1 19 1 1 0 4 9 6 2 1 3 4 4 0 6 0 0 3 0 0 2 8 1 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 2 20 13 21 4 16 85 A 0 1 8 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

18 15

TO 2 2 6 5 2 1 3 2 0 0 0

B 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

S 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0

PTS 6 5 9 17 8 2 5 6 0 0 3

Halftime: WSSU 25, Old Dominion 40 Technical Fouls: WSSU-None, Old Dominion-None Officials: Jeff Nichols, Andrew Maira, Bill Covington, Jr. Attendance: 5,952

Halftime: WSSU 42, Columbia Union 17 Technical Fouls: WSSU-None, Columbia Union-None Officials: Dwayne Gladden, Forest Sigler,Van DeBrick Attendance: 429

NORFOLK,Va. -- The Monarchs wasted no time on Tuesday evening at the Ted Constant Convocation Center as they roared out of the locker room with back-to-back-to-back three-point field goals as part of a gameopening 20-4 run en route to downing the Winston-Salem State University Rams 80-50 in a non-conference men’s college basketball contest.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- The Winston-Salem State University Rams were too much for the Pioneers of Columbia Union on Monday evening at the C.E. Gaines Center as WSSU cruised to an easy 85-61 victory behind a season-high 85 total points, led by a 19–point performance from junior guard Brian Fisher.

The Rams, playing their 10th game away from home, fell victim to poor shooting as they had difficulty finding their shooting touch in WSSU’s first game action since a Dec. 20th win over Averett, a 10-day span over the semester break. Following three consecutive three-pointers, the Monarchs raced out to a 16-point lead at 20-4 as ODU opened up an advantage that they would never relinquish en route to their seventh consecutive victory. WSSU head coach Bobby Collins, who served as an assistant coach at ODU during the Monarchs’ 1994-95 NCAA Tournament run which included a triple-overtime victory over Villanova, could only watch as his Rams shot below 40 percent from the field for the seventh time in 2008-09. WSSU would hit only 16 of their 63 field goal attempts in the contest including a four of 13 shooting performance from behind the three-point line. The 25.4 percent shooting output marks the Rams’ worst shooting display of the season, surpassing the Rams’ previous season-low of 26.2 percent in the season-opener at Georgia Tech on Nov. 14. Conversely the Monarchs mounted a 26 of 54 shooting display from the field as ODU connected on nearly 50 percent (48.1 percent) of their shots over the span of 40 minutes. Leading the way for the Rams was Brian Fisher with 15 points as he was the only WSSU player to score in double-figures. Gerald Lee led three ODU players in double-figures with 18 points. The loss drops the Rams to 3-8 on the season while the Monarchs improve to 8-3 with the victory. Winston-Salem State returns to action on Jan. 5 as they play host to the Pioneers of Columbia Union at the C.E. Gaines Center in Winston-Salem, N.C. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.

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Fisher opened the contest with a three-point field goal en route to his sixth double-digit scoring output of the season as the Rams jumped out to an early lead that they would never relinquish. Hitting half of their first-period field goals, the Rams would finish the game’s first 20 minutes of play with their largest lead of the season, a 25-point advantage, as they closed the half holding an insurmountable 42-17 lead. Fisher would contribute 10 of his game-high 19 points in the first half, including a pair of three-point field goals. Second half action would see the Rams push their lead to as many as 29 points as Fisher hit his third, and final, three-point field goal with 10:50 remaining in the contest. Up by a season-high 29 points, Bobby Collins would empty his bench as 14 WSSU players would record playing time in the contest with 13 different players recording points. Fisher led all scorers with 19 points as he was one of three WSSU players to score in double figures. Joining Durham in double-digits were Paul Davis and Jamal Durham with 10 and 15 points respectively. In another highlight, crowd-favorite reserve guard Ricky Bolton, Jr. recorded his first points of the season in the victory as he hit one of his two attempts from the free-throw line. Leading the Pioneers in a losing effort was Mark McNair who tallied 17 points on five-of-15 shooting from the field as he was the only Columbia Union player to score in double-figures. The Rams’ 52.5 percent shooting from the field marked WSSU’s best shooting performance of the season as WSSU upped its record to 4-8 overall. Columbia Union fell to 1-12 with the loss. Winston-Salem State returns to action on Saturday, Jan. 10 as they travel to Princess Anne, Maryland to face the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore. Tip-off is slated for 4:00 p.m.

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Delaware State University “Hornets”

WSSU (4-9) MP FG 3FG FT Fisher * 36 8-17 2-4 6-11 Gibson * 27 1-4 0-0 1-2 Tucker * 25 2-4 2-3 1-2 Davis * 27 3-3 0-0 0-1 Alcius * 9 2-5 0-0 0-2 Monger 17 2-3 1-1 1-2 McClinton 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 Durham 34 3-8 0-1 4-5 3 0-0 Bonner 0-0 0-0 Hobbs 9 2-3 0-1 0-0 Slocum 8 1-1 0-0 0-0 Morris 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 24-49 5-10 13-25

R 4 7 2 2 3 1 0 5 0 0 1 0 6 31

F 2 3 2 2 2 1 0 4 0 1 2 1

A TO B S PTS 2 2 0 2 24 2 1 0 1 3 1 2 0 2 7 0 1 0 0 6 0 2 1 0 4 2 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 15 2 5 66

WSSU (4-10) MP FG 3FG FT Durham * 26 5-11 0-1 3-4 Murphy-Long * 9 0-2 0-0 5-8 Monger * 20 1-5 0-2 0-0 Tucker * 23 1-2 0-1 0-0 Hobbs * 15 2-3 0-1 0-2 Fisher 30 4-12 2-4 0-1 Gibson 32 2-7 0-0 3-4 Bonner 4 0-0 0-0 1-6 Davis 0-0 0-0 15 0-1 Slocum 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 Alcius 18 2-5 0-0 0-0 Morris 5 1-1 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 18-49 2-9 12-25

R 6 3 1 2 3 2 4 1 2 1 4 0 4 33

F 3 1 4 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1

UMES (2-9) Mayes * Pitt * Davis * Boyer * Hines * Obetoh Bright Randall Conner Lee Team Totals

R 4 14 1 0 6 2 3 1 2 2 3 38

F 3 4 4 4 5 0 3 0 2 1

DSU (3-14) Douse * Sandidge * Welcher * Bouie * Neal * Wilson Johnson, T. Johnson, D. Grady Smith Price Team Totals

R 0 9 3 1 8 0 2 4 2 1 0 2 32

F 5 4 0 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 0

MP FG 3FG FT 30 4-9 2-3 0-2 33 9-14 0-0 1-2 16 1-3 0-1 2-5 33 5-10 4-8 0-0 19 1-4 0-0 1-2 9 0-1 0-0 2-2 27 3-6 0-2 0-1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 10 0-3 0-3 0-0 22 2-8 0-3 7-10 200 25-58 6-20 13-24

A 3 1 3 1 1 1 2 0 3 0

26 15

TO 3 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 1

B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

S 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0

PTS 10 19 4 14 3 2 6 0 0 11

Halftime: Maryland-Eastern Shore-39, WSSU 24 Technical Fouls: WSSU-None, Maryland-Eastern Shore-None Officials: Robert James, Jr., Gregg Durah, Lawrence Truman Attendance: 1,000 PRINCESS ANNE, Md. -- It was a tale of two halves on Saturday afternoon at the W.P. Hytche Center in Princess Anne, Md. as the Winston-Salem State University Rams played two distinctly different 20-minute periods of basketball en route to a narrow 69-66 loss to the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks in a MEAC men’s basketball contest. The Rams, playing their 11th game away from home in 2008-09 had difficulty during a stretch of the first half that saw them fall behind by as many as 22 points during the contest before getting as close as one point in the second half as they fell to 4-9 overall with a loss to UMES Saturday.

MP FG 3FG FT 9 1-2 0-0 1-2 30 9-11 0-1 3-5 30 1-4 0-2 4-4 34 2-6 1-4 5-6 34 3-9 2-7 0-0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 13 0-1 0-0 1-2 29 7-13 4-7 4-5 10 1-1 0-0 0-0 8 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 200 24-48 7-21 18-24

A TO B S PTS 0 2 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 5 2 5 0 0 2 1 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 10 0 2 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 2 16 6 16 0 1 50 A 0 2 2 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 0

21 12

TO 2 3 2 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 0

B 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

S 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

PTS 3 21 6 10 8 0 1 22 2 0 0

Halftime: Delaware State 26, WSSU 17 Technical Fouls: WSSU-2 (Monger, Team), Delaware State-1 (Douse) Officials: Dwayne Gladden, Kenneth Clark, Joseph Palacz Attendance: 706 DOVER, Del. -- Winston-Salem State headed into Monday’s contest having won only two of its 11 games away from home this season. The Hornets, despite sporting a deceiving 2-14 overall record, headed into the contest boasting a 68-17 record at home over the past nine seasons. Something had to give, and that something was the Rams attempt at a victory as Delaware State University turned a nine-point halftime advantage into a 23-point victory at Memorial Hall in Dover, Delaware as WSSU fell to 4-10 in 2008-09.

The game’s first six minutes was a give and take affair as the Hawks and Rams traded baskets with UMES opening up a narrow lead en route to pulling ahead 10-7 with 13:58 to play in the opening period.

Looking to snap a one-game losing skid, the Rams took to the court trying to improve upon their season scoring average of 55.6 points per game while the Hornets attempted to improve upon their 2-2 record at home this season.

However, the Hawks, looking for their second win of the season, and using the momentum provided from a raucous home crowd mounted a 29-10 run over the next 10-plus minutes as Maryland-Eastern Shore upped their lead to a game-high 22 points at 39-17 with 3:40 remaining in the first half of play.

The two teams combined for only 43 points during the game’s first 20 minutes of play as Winston-Salem State and Delaware State tallied 16 total turnovers in the half as the Rams and Hornets missed 31 of their 46 first half field goal attempts.

Undaunted, the battle-tested Rams closed the half on a 7-0 run over the final 2:06 of the period as WinstonSalem State trimmed the Hawks’ lead to only 15 points at 39-24 headed to the locker room at halftime. Leading the Hawks in the first half was Jamie Boyer who tallied 14 points on five-of-seven shooting from the field, including a blistering four-of-five shooting performance from behind the three-point line. Brian Fisher chipped in with seven points for WSSU during the game’s first 20 minutes as he led all WSSU scorers. Building on the run that they mounted to close the first half, the Rams came out of the locker room looking like a completely different team as WSSU outscored UMES 19-9 over the course of the first seven minutes of the second half as the visiting Rams cut the UMES lead to only five points at 48-43 when Paul Davis muscled his way inside for an easy lay-up with just under 13 minutes left in the contest. A Jamar Slocum lay-up with 7:43 remaining in the contest would get the Rams to within one point at 53-52 as WSSU looked poised to take their first lead of the contest.

The Rams hit only five of their 18 first-half shots en route to posting a 27.8 percent shooting performance from the field as WSSU recorded their seventh single-half shooting display of less than 30 percent this season. Playing without their best all-around player Arturo Dubois, who was suspended from the game for a violation of team rules, the Hornets had difficulty in the first half without Dubois’ nearly 10 points and eight rebounds (9.9 ppg and 7.9 rpg) in the lineup as the Hornets hit only 10 of their 28 first-half shots. The Hornets turned things around in the second half as they outscored the Rams 47-33 en route to their third victory of the season as DSU hit 14 of their 20 second-half shots, a 70 percent shooting performance. Conversely, the Rams improved their shooting to a respectable 41.9 percent as WSSU connected on 13 of their 31 shots from the field. Despite the improved shooting, and a team-high 13 points from senior forward Jamal Durham, the Rams were unable to keep pace with the Hornets as WSSU suffered their tenth loss of 2008-09.

However, the Hawks kept their composure and were able to stay one step ahead of the Rams for the remainder of the contest en route to a 69-66 victory.

Durham led the Rams with 13 points as he was one of only two WSSU players to record double-digit point totals. Brian Fisher, who headed into the contest leading the team in scoring, posted 10 points in a losing effort.

Brian Fisher led the way for the Rams in the loss as he tallied a game-high and season-high 24 points as he hit eight of his 17 attempts from the field and successfully converted six of his 11 attempts from the free throw line. Jamal Durham added 10 points for the Rams in losing effort.

With the loss Winston-Salem State falls to 4-10 overall as the Rams have dropped two consecutive games and three of their last five contests. The Hornets improve to 3-14 overall and snap a five-game losing streak with the victory.

Neal Pitt led four UMES players in double-figures as he registered 19 points in the victory. The loss drops the Rams to 4-9 on the season while the Hawks improve to 2-9 overall with the victory.

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Howard University “Bison”

WSSU (4-11) MP FG 3FG FT Fisher * 36 5-14 1-4 4-5 Gibson * 32 3-7 0-0 5-7 Tucker * 29 3-7 1-2 0-2 Durham * 28 3-15 0-2 1-4 Davis * 32 7-11 0-1 1-2 Monger 16 2-2 1-1 0-0 Hobbs 8 1-1 0-0 0-0 Slocum 6 0-1 0-0 0-0 12 0-1 Alcius 0-0 1-2 Morris 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 24-59 3-10 12-22

R 2 2 3 8 14 2 0 0 4 1 5 41

F 4 4 1 2 3 3 1 1 2 1

HOWARD (2-14) MP FG 3FG FT White * 25 0-3 0-1 1-3 Hampton * 28 6-10 1-3 1-3 Riley * 28 5-12 2-7 2-2 Myatt * 27 5-15 0-2 0-0 Kirkpatrick * 28 2-5 0-0 6-8 Mukole 15 1-1 0-0 0-2 Braimbridge 20 1-4 0-2 1-3 Prince 20 5-8 5-8 6-6 Cooper 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 25-58 8-23 17-27

R 4 7 2 4 3 5 1 4 3 2 35

A 3 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0

59 TO 2 0 4 2 5 3 1 0 0 2

B 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

S 3 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0

PTS 15 11 7 7 15 5 2 0 1 0

22 10

F 1 5 1 4 2 2 1 0 2

TO 2 0 2 2 1 2 3 2 0

B 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0

S 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0

PTS 1 14 14 10 10 2 3 21 0

A 2 1 5 2 0 0 1 1 0

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Halftime: Howard 37, WSSU 34 Technical Fouls: WSSU-None, Howard-None Officials: Alonzo Holloway, Greg Durrah, Ernie Banks Attendance: 266 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The losing streak is over for the Bison of Howard University. On Saturday afternoon in the nation’s capital the Rams of Winston-Salem State University were a part of history as they fell in defeat to the Bison 75-63 at Burr Gymnasium ending the second longest losing streak in Howard history at 14 consecutive games. The two teams turned in a well-played first half as the Rams and Bison, despite records that indicate recent struggles, combined to hit 25 of their 55 field goal attempts during the games’ first 20 minutes. Winston-Salem State saw six players record points in the half, led by Isiah Tucker and Diontae Gibson who each recorded seven points in the period. Howard’s Kyle Riley led the Bison with 11 points in a first half that saw one lead change and three tie scores as both the Bison and the Rams aggressively tried to erase their multi-game losing streaks. With a two field goal advantage from behind the three point line, the Bison would close the half with a three-point lead as HU held a slim 37-34 margin headed into the locker room at halftime. The Bison wasted little time in the game’s final 20 minutes as they pushed their lead to as many as 13 points and stayed one step ahead of the Rams’ bid for a comeback. HU answered every WSSU basket with a basket of their own. The Bison, a team that came into the contest hitting just over one quarter of their shots from long range even managed to keep pace with the Rams’ potent trio of three-point shooting threats of Jamal Durham, Brian Fisher and Brandon Hobbs. Staring at a double-digit deficit, the Rams would mount a run reminiscent of their come-from-behind victory from 2007-08, a victory that WSSU snatched from the jaws of defeat by erasing a five-point HU lead in the game’s final 27 seconds of play. On Saturday afternoon however, it would prove more difficult as the Bison, a team starving for a victory and a team that had not won a contest since the season-opener in November, was able to hold on for a gritty 12-point 75-63 victory. With the victory the Bison improve to 2-14 overall and snap a 14-game losing streak. The Rams fall to 4-11 overall as WSSU has now lost three consecutive games. Brian Fisher and Paul Davis led the Rams with 15 points each in the loss as they led three WSSU players in double-figures. Diontae Gibson joined Fisher and Davis in double digits 11 points. Davis also added 13 rebounds in the contest as he became the first WSSU player to record 10 or more rebounds in a game this season. The Rams return to action on Sunday, Jan. 18 at 5:30 p.m. as they face the Pirates of Hampton University at the Richmond, Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia in the first game of the 2009 Freedom Classic Festival.

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WSSU (4-12) MP FG 3FG FT Fisher * 39 4-11 2-6 1-2 Gibson * 33 1-10 0-1 1-2 Tucker * 24 0-1 0-0 0-2 Durham * 29 4-10 0-2 3-4 Davis * 31 5-8 0-0 2-4 Monger 10 0-2 0-1 0-0 Hobbs 15 2-5 0-1 0-1 Slocum 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 Alcius 0-0 2-2 11 0-1 Morris 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 16-48 2-11 9-17

R 8 2 3 4 12 0 2 1 4 0 3 39

F 1 1 0 0 1 5 3 0 1 1

HAMPTON (9-8) MP FG 3FG FT Simpson * 29 4-9 1-4 3-4 Tunnell * 26 3-7 0-0 1-1 Smalling * 33 2-4 0-0 0-1 Freeman * 17 4-6 0-0 0-0 Morgan * 7 1-3 1-2 0-0 14 2-7 0-3 0-0 Pellum Brooks 13 0-1 0-0 1-2 Tolson 15 1-7 1-6 0-0 Harrison 26 4-6 0-0 1-1 Ntoko 18 3-4 2-2 0-0 Hines 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Lola-Charles 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 24-54 5-17 6-9

R 2 4 7 6 0 3 1 0 6 3 0 0 0 32

A 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

TO 5 3 6 1 2 2 3 1 1 1

B 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 0

S 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

PTS 11 3 0 11 12 0 4 0 2 0

12 5

F 3 2 2 1 2 1 0 2 2 3 0 0

TO 1 2 0 3 0 2 1 3 2 1 0 0

B 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

S 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 1 1 0 0

PTS 12 7 4 8 3 4 1 3 9 8 0 0

13 59

A 2 9 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0

18 18

Halftime: Hampton 32, WSSU 17 Technical Fouls: WSSU-None, Hampton-None Officials: Quez Crawford, Bernard Clinton, Jr., Haywood Bostic Attendance: 4,356 RICHMOND,Va. -- Hampton handed Winston-Salem State their fourth consecutive loss on Sunday afternoon at the Richmond Coliseum in the first game of the 2009 Freedom Classic Festival as the Pirates downed the Rams 59-43 to win their third straight game over their long-time HBCU rival, relegating WSSU to 4-12 on the season in the process. The 36th meeting between the two proud Historically Black Universities started with a roar as Hampton jumped out to an early lead, an advantage that they would never surrender en route to their second straight victory. Woeful first-half shooting by the Rams helped the Pirates push their lead to as many as 18 points during the game’s first 20 minutes. WSSU would hit only six of their 25 first-half field goals (24 percent) as the Pirates pulled away early. HU’s Michael Freeman sparked the early offensive performance for the Pirates as he recorded eight points and five rebounds in only 11 minutes of play during the first half en route to hitting four of his six field goal attempts. Not to be outdone, WSSU’s Paul Davis, fresh off of career highs in minutes, points, rebounds and assists in Saturday’s contest at Howard, out-gunned Freeman during the game’s first half as he tallied nine points and seven rebounds during his 11 minutes of play in the period. Davis’ production would prove to be one of the lone bright spots for the Rams during the first half as the Pirates hit 14 of their 30 field goal attempts and carried a comfortable 15-point advantage, at 32-17, into the halftime intermission. Unlike teams of lesser character, the Rams responded in the game’s final 20 minutes of play as WSSU cut the Hampton lead to 10 points on four occasions in a valiant comeback attempt. Despite struggling with the aggressive Rams’ bid for another come-from-behind victory, the Pirates, a team renowned as a perennial MEAC power, refused to allow WSSU any closer than nine points for the remainder of the contest en route to the win, a win that kept the Rams winless at 0-3 this season in neutral-site games. “We were pleased with our effort and heart in the second half, but we need that for a full 40 minutes” WSSU head coach Bobby Collins commented postgame. “We can’t play in spurts in this league versus this competition. We need to play a full game, and we just didn’t do that tonight.” Leading the way for the Rams was Paul Davis who recorded his second consecutive double-double with 12 points and 12 assists and a career-high six blocked shots. Joining Davis in double-figures were Brian Fisher and Jamal Durham who each recorded 11 points in the losing effort. With the victory the Pirates improve to 9-8 overall and push their win streak over the Rams to three games. The Rams fall to 4-12 overall as WSSU has now lost four consecutive games. WSSU trails in the all-time series with Hampton 22-14.

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WSSU (4-13) MP FG 3FG FT Fisher * 34 2-13 1-5 2-2 Tucker * 21 1-4 1-2 0-1 Durham * 33 8-16 3-6 2-8 Davis * 31 0-3 0-0 0-0 Alcius * 22 3-5 0-1 1-4 Monger 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 Gibson 35 7-18 0-3 1-3 Bonner 2 1-1 0-0 0-0 14 2-6 Hobbs 0-3 1-2 Slocum 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 24-66 5-20 7-20

R 3 1 5 7 6 2 3 1 5 0 7 40

F 1 2 1 2 3 2 3 0 2 0

N.C. A&T (8-11) MP FG 3FG FT Alston * 33 6-10 1-3 2-2 McClurkin * 25 4-5 0-0 0-1 Jones * 36 4-9 1-5 2-5 Coleman * 19 4-4 0-0 2-2 Johnson * 30 6-9 0-1 0-0 Moorman 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 Joshua 19 1-7 1-4 0-0 Hill 10 1-4 0-1 1-1 Shepherd 6 0-2 0-0 0-0 Wilson 20 4-10 3-6 0-0 Team Totals 200 30-60 6-20 7-11

R 3 2 9 7 3 1 1 4 1 7 5 43

A 1 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1

TO 3 5 3 1 3 2 3 0 2 0

B 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0

S 1 0 3 3 2 1 1 0 0 0

PTS 7 3 21 0 7 0 15 2 5 0

16 9

11 60

F 2 2 0 4 2 0 2 0 4 3

TO 4 0 7 2 2 0 0 2 3 4

B 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1

S 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1

PTS 15 8 11 10 12 0 3 3 0 11

Norfolk State University “Spartans”

WSSU (4-14) MP FG 3FG FT Durham * 27 6-17 1-4 3-5 Davis * 27 2-7 0-0 0-0 Fisher * 38 4-12 2-6 2-3 Gibson * 32 4-8 1-1 0-1 Tucker * 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 Monger 18 0-3 0-0 0-0 Bolton 1 1-2 0-0 0-0 Bonner 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 Hobbs 2-2 0-0 19 3-4 Slocum 2 0-0 0-0 00 Alcius 18 0-3 0-0 0-0 Morris 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Murphy-Long 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 20-56 6-13 5-9

R 7 4 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 24

F 2 3 1 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 2

Halftime: North Carolina A&T 39, WSSU 34 Technical Fouls: WSSU-None, North Carolina A&T-1 (Bench) Officials: Covington, Finnerman, Truman Attendance: 8,432

NSU (7-11) Monroe * Lyons * Dorsett-Jeffries * Pauline * Deloach * O’Quinn Williams Perry Worsley Zephyr Doherty Johnson Team Totals

R 17 4 4 2 5 9 1 0 2 0 0 0 5 49

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Jamal Durham’s 21 points were not enough for the Rams of Winston-Salem State University on Saturday evening at the Joel Coliseum as the Aggies of North Carolina A&T benefited from having five players recording double-digit scoring performances as the Rams fell in defeat 73-60 to drop their fifth consecutive game and drop to 4-13 overall in the process.

Halftime: Norfolk State 30, WSSU 20 Technical Fouls: WSSU-None, Norfolk State-None Officials: William Cheek, Donnie Eppley, Antoine Dawkins Attendance: 1,432

The Aggies and Rams, a pair of rivals that are separated by less than 30 miles of Interstate 40, traded leads during the first 20 minutes of play as Jamal Durham recorded his third single-half double-digit scoring performance of the year as he tallied 12 points in the game’s first 20 minutes of play including a game-opening thunderous alley-oop dunk that gave the Rams an early lead.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- The Rams continue to have difficulty shooting the basketball and on Monday evening at the Joel Coliseum Annex in Winston-Salem, N.C. it cost them a chance to snap their five-game losing skid and more importantly cost them an opportunity for their fifth win of the season as they shot 35.7 percent from the field en route to dropping a 69-51 decision to the Norfolk State Spartans.

Durham’s 12 first half points would not outshine the Aggies as seven North Carolina A&T players would score during the first period of play as N.C. A&T retook the lead, a lead that they would never relinquish.

The Rams, a team that has shot below 40 percent from the field in 11 games this season dropped their tenth game of the year when doing so as they hit only 28.6 percent of their field goal attempts in the first 20 minutes of play and shot only percentage points better in the final period of play as they shot 42.9 percent from the field for a cumulative total of 35.7 percent for the game.

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North Carolina A&T used a 51.6 percent shooting performance to take a five-point advantage to the locker room for the halftime intermission as the Aggies led the Rams 39-34 after 20 minutes of play. Second-half action would see the Aggies increase their lead to a game-high 15 points less than five minutes into the contest’s final period of play as the Aggies’ Robert Johnson dunked home his 10th point of the game with 16:21 remaining in the contest giving the Aggies a comfortable 49-34 lead. Despite trailing by 15 points the young Rams were undaunted as a raucous crowd of over 8,000 fans gave Winston-Salem State the momentum to eventually cut the Aggies’ lead back to only seven points with 3:19 to play when Diontae Gibson’s layup trimmed the N.C. A&T advantage to 67-60. Gibson’s layup would be where the Rams’ run ended however as Winston-Salem State was held without a point in the games’ final three minutes as the Aggies closed the contest on a 6-0 run en route to the 13-point, 73-60 victory.

MP FG 3FG FT 33 4-5 0-0 2-4 34 9-15 2-4 3-4 12 3-5 0-0 0-0 34 0-2 0-1 3-6 33 5-16 0-2 4-6 25 4-7 1-1 1-1 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 16 1-4 0-2 0-1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0-0 0-0 1-2 200 26-54 3-10 14-24

A 1 2 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

TO 2 5 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2

B 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

S 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0

19 11

12 51

F 2 3 3 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0

TO 1 3 3 3 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 0

B 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

S 0 1 0 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0

10 69

A 2 1 1 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

13 14

PTS 16 4 12 9 0 0 2 0 8 0 0 0 0

PTS 10 23 6 3 14 10 0 0 2 0 0 0

Conversely, the Spartans hit 43 percent of their first half field goals and then blistered the nets for nearly 54 percent shooting in the final 20 minutes of the game in a half in which they pushed their lead to a game-high 20 points with 1:05 to play. WSSU would never lead in the contest, yet cut the lead to as little a margin as three points, at 48-45, with 7:38 remaining in the contest before the Spartans would string together six consecutive scoring possessions. Jamal Durham led the Rams in scoring for the 11th time this season with 16 points, 10 of which came in the first half of play as he moved into 18th place on WSSU’s all-time scoring chart with 1,104 career points. Brian Fisher would be the only other WSSU player to record a double-digit point total as he recorded 12 points and four rebounds in the losing effort.

The loss drops the Rams to 4-13 on the season while the Aggies improve to 8-11 (2-3 MEAC) with the victory. WSSU head coach Bobby Collins drops his all-time coaching record against the Aggies to 8-3 overall and falls to 86-112 in his seven years as a head coach (21-55 at WSSU).

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference scoring leader Michael Deloach recorded only 14 points, seven points below his league-leading 21 points per game average, yet the Spartans benefitted from four players in double figures, led by Corey Lyons and his game-high 23 points.

Jamal Durham’s 21 points led the Rams as he was one of two WSSU players to record double-digit point totals in the contest. Diontae Gibson turned in his best game as a Ram as he chipped in with 15 points in the loss.

Brandon Monroe stymied the Rams as he chipped in with 10 points and a game-high 17 rebounds in 33 minutes of work for the Spartans.

Tavarus Alston’s 15 points led the Aggies who had five players in double-figures. Joining Alston in doubledigits were Robert Johnson (12 points), Thomas Coleman (10 points), Nicholas Wilson (11 points) and Ed Jones (11 points).

Winston-Salem State falls to 4-14 overall with the loss and has lost six consecutive games. Norfolk State improves to 7-11 overall with the win and has won back-to-back contests for the third time this season.

WSSU returns to action on Monday, Jan. 26 at 7:30 p.m. as they play host to the Spartans of Norfolk State University at the Coliseum Annex in Winston-Salem, N.C.

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Winston-Salem State University “Rams” 62

Feb. 2, 2009 | Moore Gymnasium (1,972)

Florida A&M University “Rattlers”

WSSU (5-13) MP FG 3FG FT Fisher * 34 6-8 2-3 2-6 Tucker * 30 4-9 2-4 2-2 Davis * 20 4-9 0-0 0-1 Hobbs * 19 1-2 0-1 0-0 Slocum * 16 1-4 0-0 1-1 Monger 9 1-1 0-0 0-0 McClinton 6 1-1 0-0 3-3 Gibson 21 2-7 0-1 5-8 25 6-15 Durham 2-5 1-4 Morris 20 3-4 0-0 2-4 Team Totals 200 29-60 6-14 16-29

R 5 3 7 5 5 1 1 0 4 8 5 44

F 1 2 5 3 2 1 0 2 5 3

FAMU (6-13) Twitty * Taylor * Bryant * Ballard * Crowder * Webb Hughes Bent Demps Buchanon Jackson Team Totals

R 1 0 0 5 13 1 1 4 2 2 3 4 36

MP FG 3FG FT 25 3-9 1-6 4-5 8 0-2 0-1 0-0 23 3-8 0-2 2-2 33 3-7 0-1 1-3 23 3-7 0-0 7-14 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 24 3-6 3-5 0-2 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 4 0-3 0-0 0-0 32 5-11 3-7 2-4 20 0-2 0-0 3-4 200 20-56 7-22 19-34

A 0 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0

TO 6 2 2 1 0 0 0 3 2 2

B 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1

S 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

PTS 16 12 8 2 3 2 5 9 15 8

24 6

F 4 2 0 3 3 0 1 3 1 3 5

TO 1 0 3 1 4 0 3 0 0 2 2

B 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

S 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2

PTS 11 0 8 7 13 0 9 0 0 15 3

A 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1

25 6

Halftime: WSSU 42, Florida A&M 29 Technical Fouls: WSSU-Paul Davis, Florida A&M-Joe Ballard Officials: Toney Means, Kenny Pate, Mike Drummond Attendance: 2,578 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The Winston-Salem State University men’s basketball team won their first game of the New Year on Jan. 5 and closed out a tumultuous January with a victory in the final day of the month as the Rams book-ended a six-game losing streak with a 80-66 victory over the Rattlers of Florida A&M University on Saturday evening at the Gaither Gymnasium in Tallahassee, Florida. The Rams, searching for their first victory in 26 days, took to the road for an 11-hour journey to Tallahassee looking for their third road win of the season and fifth win of the season overall. A hot first half, a period in which the Rams would outscore the host Rattlers 42-29 gave WSSU exactly what they were searching for as Winston-Salem State improved to 5-14 overall and 3-10 on the road. The two teams, meeting for only the fourth time in history in what has developed into a heated rivalry, combined for 71 total points in the game’s first 20 minutes as the Rams recorded their second-highest single-half scoring performance of the season as WSSU put up 42 points in the period.

Bethune-Cookman University “Wildcats”

WSSU (6-13) MP FG 3FG FT Davis * 33 5-7 0-0 1-4 Slocum * 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 Fisher * 34 5-12 2-7 3-6 Tucker * 33 3-9 1-6 6-10 Hobbs * 22 1-3 0-1 0-0 Monger 11 0-1 0-0 0-0 McClinton 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 Gibson 35 0-2 0-0 1-2 Durham 3-5 7-8 29 3-9 Alcius 5 1-2 1-2 0-0 Morris 9 0-1 0-0 1-2 Team Totals 225 18-47 7-21 19-32

R 4 2 1 6 2 1 0 6 7 0 2 1 32

F 2 0 2 3 1 3 0 1 2 0 1

B-CU (11-11) Starling * Adams * Reed * Elliott * Jones * Thomas Holmes Pegues Anusionwu Mahone Creppy Team Totals

R 9 5 4 2 2 1 8 1 4 0 0 3 39

MP FG 3FG FT 36 5-10 1-2 0-1 24 2-7 0-0 0-0 42 3-13 1-6 3-6 17 1-4 0-1 0-0 40 3-6 2-4 0-0 5 1-2 1-1 0-0 28 5-9 0-0 5-7 8 0-1 0-0 0-0 8 1-1 0-0 0-1 11 2-3 2-3 0-0 6 0-1 0-0 0-0 225 23-57 7-17 8-15

A 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 0

TO 1 1 4 1 2 0 1 3 1 1 1

B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

S 2 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

PTS 11 0 15 13 2 0 0 1 16 3 1

15 8

F 4 5 0 0 4 0 5 0 1 1 0

TO 1 2 6 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 0

B 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0

S 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

PTS 11 4 10 2 8 3 15 0 2 6 0

A 0 1 5 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 0

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Halftime: Bethune-Cookman 26, WSSU 23 Technical Fouls: WSSU-None, Bethune-Cookman-None Officials: Cheek, McEachern, Broski Attendance: 1,972 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- For the second consecutive season it would take overtime to decide the matchup between the Winston-Salem State University Rams and the Wildcats of Bethune-Cookman, and for the second straight season it would be the Rams who would emerge victorious as WSSU earned a 62-61 overtime victory in Daytona Beach, Fla. on Monday evening. Jamal Durham’s game-high 16 points, including five points in the overtime period powered the Rams to their second consecutive victory as WSSU earned a two-game sweep in their four-day Sunshine State road trip. The contest would prove to be a hotly contested affair throughout as the two teams traded leads five times and would see the score deadlocked on six occasions as 40 minutes of play would not be enough to decide the outcome of the matchup.

WSSU shot a season-high 60.7 percent from the field in the first half as the Rams connected on 17 of 28 field goal attempts to jump on top of the Rattlers early.

The game’s first 20 minutes of play would see five lead changes and three ties as Bethune-Cookman completed the first period holding a three-point lead at 26-23.

Spurred on by an aggressive defense that stymied the Rattlers, WSSU held Florida A&M to only 29 points during the first 20 minutes of play as WSSU enjoyed a 13-point halftime advantage, an advantage that the Rams would never surrender.

The Rams, a team that came into the contest 1-12 when trailing a halftime defied the numbers and outscored the Wildcats by three points in the second period of play to force an overtime session between the two programs for the second consecutive year.

Second half action saw the Rams’ shooting percentage drop off only marginally as WSSU hit nearly 50 percent (48.3) of their second-half field goals as Winston-Salem State did not allow the Rattlers to pull even in the final 20 minutes of play.

Seeking to keep the home team winless in the three-year history of the series, WSSU senior forward Jamal Durham scored five of his game-high 16 points in the overtime session to propel the Rams to a win.

The Rams would start the half on a 6-0 run to increase their lead to a game-high 19 points as WSSU pulled out to their second-largest lead of the 2008-09 season, a lead from which the Rattlers would never fully recover. Trailing by 19 points, the Rattlers would get as close as two points before watching the Rams close the game on a 12-2 victory that sealed the victory. Brian Fisher led the Rams with 16 points as he paced three WSSU players in double figures. Jamal Durham chipped in with 15 points and streaky point guard Isiah Tucker tallied 12 points in the victory. The win improves the Rams to 5-14 overall while the Rattlers fall to 6-13 (4-3 MEAC) with the loss. WSSU’s victory marks the first time in series history that the road team has won a game in the series. WSSU head coach Bobby Collins improves his overall record versus Florida A&M to 7-6 as the Rams tie the all-time series at 2-2 with the victory. The Rams return to action on Monday Feb. 2 at 7:30 p.m. as they face the Wildcats of Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Fla.

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Durham would hit a three-point field goal and convert a pair of free throws in overtime as he led the Rams in scoring for the 11th time in the Rams’ 20 games this season as WSSU won their second game in the span of four days. WSSU benefitted from a 60 percent shooting display in the overtime period as five players recorded points in the extra frame as WSSU remained perfect on the road versus Bethune-Cookman, allowing WSSU head coach Bobby Collins to improve his record versus the Wildcats to 9-3 all-time. Jamal Durham led four WSSU players in double figures with 16 points. Joining Durham in double-digits was Brian Fisher who contributed 15 points, Isiah Tucker who tallied 13 points in the win and Paul Davis who chipped in with 11 points in the victory. The Rams improve to 6-14 overall with the victory as WSSU has now won their last two contests while the Wildcats fall to 11-11 with the loss as Bethune-Cookman has now lost two consecutive games. WSSU returns to action on Saturday, Feb. 7 at 6:05 p.m. as they face the Bears of Morgan State University at the LJVM Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C. in a MEAC league contest that will be televised live on ESPNU.

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Winston-Salem State University “Rams” 58

Feb. 9, 2009 | Coliseum Annex (628)

Morgan State University “Bears”

WSSU (6-15) MP FG 3FG FT Slocum * 6 0-2 0-0 0-0 Davis * 22 5-5 0-0 3-4 Fisher * 35 8-17 1-6 8-10 Tucker * 31 1-7 0-2 2-4 Hobbs * 12 0-2 0-0 0-0 Monger 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 McClinton 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 Gibson 30 1-4 0-0 2-4 31 6-13 Durham 2-4 2-4 Alcius 17 1-1 0-0 0-0 Morris 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 22-51 3-12 17-26

R 1 6 2 5 3 1 0 2 4 0 2 3 20

F 2 4 2 2 0 1 0 3 0 1 1

MSU (13-10) Kately * Stokes * Bolden * Holmes * Barnes * Myles Smith Thompson Ali Team Totals

R 1 5 0 7 3 5 1 9 4 2 37

MP FG 3FG FT 18 3-5 1-2 5-5 18 2-2 0-0 4-6 40 3-9 0-1 1-2 35 5-14 4-7 1-1 25 6-7 4-4 1-2 11 2-3 0-0 0-1 17 2-4 0-1 0-1 27 2-6 0-0 2-5 9 0-2 0-1 0-0 200 25-52 9-16 14-23

A 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

TO 0 2 4 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 2

B 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

S 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1

PTS 0 13 25 4 0 0 0 4 16 2 0

16 9

F 4 3 3 4 2 1 0 4 1

TO 2 0 4 1 1 1 1 4 1

B 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

S 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0

PTS 12 8 7 15 17 4 4 6 0

A 1 3 7 0 2 0 0 0 0

22 13

Coppin State University “Eagles”

WSSU (6-16) MP FG 3FG FT Slocum * 9 1-2 0-0 1-2 Davis * 20 2-4 0-0 2-4 Fisher * 30 5-15 5-11 2-3 Tucker * 30 1-6 0-3 0-0 Hobbs * 17 0-5 0-4 2-2 Monger 10 0-1 0-1 0-0 McClinton 6 1-3 0-1 0-0 Gibson 28 3-8 1-4 2-3 Durham 0-3 2-3 30 6-12 Alcius 13 1-1 0-0 1-3 Morris 7 0-1 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 20-58 6-27 12-20

R 1 2 2 3 4 2 1 5 10 1 0 3 34

F 0 4 5 3 3 1 1 4 0 1 0

CSU (8-16) Chesnut * Coleman * Harper * Iloegbu * McKee * Goldsberry Buckley Hayden Kucinskas Team Totals

R 3 9 3 2 2 2 8 0 0 2 31

MP FG 3FG FT 27 1-1 0-0 3-4 22 3-7 0-0 2-2 28 6-10 2-4 2-3 30 5-7 2-2 1-3 1-3 6-8 34 3-9 19 1-3 0-0 4-4 29 3-5 1-3 0-2 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 200 22-42 6-12 18-26

A 0 2 1 6 0 1 0 2 1 0 0

TO 0 1 3 2 3 2 1 3 1 0 0

B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

S 0 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

PTS 3 2 17 2 2 0 2 9 14 3 0

22 13

F 2 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1

TO 4 2 1 0 6 3 1 0 0

B 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

S 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0

PTS 5 8 16 13 13 6 7 0 0

A 1 0 1 1 6 1 2 0 0

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Halftime: Winston-Salem State 33, Morgan State 32 Technical Fouls: WSSU-None, Morgan State-None Officials: Jackie Sanders, Greg Durrah, Darius Stone Attendance: 788

Halftime: Winston-Salem State 25, Coppin State 25 Technical Fouls: WSSU-None, Coppin State-None Officials: Victor Montgomery, Kyle Neve, Anthony May Attendance: 628

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference-leading Morgan State University pulled away midway through the second half on Saturday evening at Joel Coliseum as the Bears busted open a tight game en route to handing the Rams of Winston-Salem State University a 73-64 loss in a nationally-televised contest that was shown live on ESPNU.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Coppin State University escaped the Joel Coliseum Annex with a 68-58 victory over the Winston-Salem State University Rams on Monday evening in a contest that, despite the final margin, was tight throughout as WSSU nearly knocked off the defending conference champion Eagles.

The Rams turned in a stellar first half of play as they held the MEAC leaders to 32 points during the game’s first 20 minutes behind a stellar defensive effort that held the Bears to 46.4 percent shooting from the field as WSSU forced six Morgan State turnovers. WSSU mounted a deadly shooting performance of their own in the half as Brian Fisher and Jamal Durham combined to hit seven of their 16 field goals including a pair of three pointers as the upperclassmen led the Rams’ 41.7 percent shooting display with 13 and 11 points respectively. The Bears held a slim advantage through nearly the entire first half of play until a Jamal Durham three-pointer with 35 seconds remaining in the period gave WSSU their first lead of the game at 33-32. The one-point advantage would hold up as the Rams took the slimmest of leads to the locker room for the halftime intermission as WSSU led at the half for only the sixth time this season. Leading by one point, the Rams increased their advantage to a game-high four points with a Jamal Durham layup off of an Isiah Tucker steal with 16:31 remaining to play in the contest as WSSU looked to be in control of the tempo of the contest. The Bears, one of the MEAC’s best shooting teams proved why they are atop the standings in the conference as the Bears would mount a 12-1 run over the next six minutes of play as Morgan State took control with a lead that they would never relinquish. The Bears’ Reggie Holmes, who was an uncharacteristic one-for-nine in the first half of play, proved to be the catalyst of the Morgan State run which saw MSU mount an offensive spurt in which six of their first nine second-half field goals were from three point range as WSSU saw the Bears pull away for good. The Rams were led by Brian Fisher who recorded a season-high 25 points in the loss as he hit eight of his 17 field goals and hit eight of 10 free throws. Fisher was joined in double-figures by Jamal Durham who tallied 16 points in the loss. With 16 points on the evening senior forward Jamal Durham now has 1,151 points for his career at WSSU as he has appeared in 106 games for the Rams and has turned in a career scoring average of 10.8 points per game. He now ranks 17th all-time in scoring at WSSU as he moves past Kevin “Cadillac” Vaughn (1,138 career points) on the alltime scoring charts. The loss drops the Rams to 6-15 on the season as WSSU’s win streak is halted at two games.The Bears improve to 13-10 on the season with the victory as MSU increases their win streak to three games.

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The Rams, trying to earn their first win over the Eagles in the third-ever meeting between the two teams, shut off three-time All-MEAC selection and 2008 MEAC Pre-Season Player of the Year honoree Tywain McKee during the game’s first 20 minutes of play as they held the speedy guard to only three points, one rebound and two assists in the first half as WSSU forced McKee into a trio of uncharacteristic turnovers in the period. With McKee struggling on offense, the Rams used a deliberate half court attack en route to scoring 10 points in the paint and nine points off of turnovers as Winston-Salem State, despite shooting only 27.6 percent in the period on eight-of-29 shooting, closed the half deadlocked at 25-25 with the defending MEAC Champion Eagles. Tied at 25, the Rams opened the half with an Isiah Tucker layup as WSSU earned their third lead of the contest before Tywain McKee would take over and seemingly will Coppin State to the victory. The senior guard scored 10 of his 13 total points in the second half in addition to dishing out six assists and collecting three steals. With the Rams trailing by only three points at 43-40, McKee would hit a layup, record two steals and dish out two assists as he nearly single-handedly lead the Eagles on an 9-0 run as Coppin State increased their lead to an insurmountable 12 points. “He [Tywain McKee] did a fantastic job coming out in the second half and running the team” WSSU head coach Bobby Collins said in postgame interviews. “We didn’t take advantage of him being out in the first half. We didn’t capitalize. He is the point guard that every team would love to have and that is the ultimate compliment” Collins added. Looking to use the long range shot to erase the 12-point deficit,WSSU came up cold from behind the three point line as WSSU hit only six of their 27 attempts from deep as they never recovered from CSU’s mid-half run. Brian Fisher led the Rams with 17 points in the loss as he hit five of his 15 shots from the field including posting a five-of-11 shooting performance from three-point range. Joining Fisher in double-figures, Jamal Durham recorded 14 points and 10 rebounds in a losing effort. The loss drops the Rams to 6-16 on the season while Coppin State improves to 8-16 (5-5 MEAC) overall on the season with the victory.

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Howard University “Bison”

WSSU (7-16) MP FG 3FG FT Alcius * 24 2-6 0-0 0-0 Davis * 15 1-2 0-0 0-0 Fisher * 30 5-12 3-7 2-2 Tucker * 33 1-2 1-2 2-2 Hobbs * 20 2-2 1-1 2-2 Monger 7 1-2 1-1 0-0 McClinton 27 6-9 0-3 2-8 Durham 32 4-10 0-2 4-8 3 0-0 Bonner 0-0 0-0 Morris 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 22-45 6-16 12-22

R 7 6 1 0 1 2 5 6 0 3 5 36

F 3 5 4 4 1 2 1 0 3 2

HOWARD (7-17) MP FG 3FG FT Mukole * 13 0-2 0-0 2-6 Myatt * 35 6-12 0-3 3-8 Kirkpatrick * 27 1-2 0-0 1-4 White * 34 2-6 2-5 1-1 Riley * 16 0-6 0-4 2-4 Walker 30 7-7 0-0 1-2 Hampton 22 3-4 0-0 2-7 Prince 10 0-1 0-0 0-0 Cooper 13 1-1 0-0 1-4 Team Totals 200 20-41 2-12 13-36

R 1 4 2 6 1 4 1 1 0 5 24

A 0 0 2 6 0 1 1 0 1 0

67 TO 3 2 4 3 3 2 3 4 0 1

B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

S 0 2 0 2 1 1 3 1 0 0

25 11

10 62

F 4 2 1 1 1 2 4 2 2

TO 1 6 1 1 3 3 1 2 0

B 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

S 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

PTS 2 15 3 7 2 15 8 0 3

A 3 2 0 2 0 4 0 0 0

19 11

PTS 4 2 15 5 7 3 14 12 0 0

Halftime: Winston-Salem State 31, Howard 25 Technical Fouls: WSSU-None, Howard-None Officials: Anderson, Butler, Brooks, Jr. Attendance: 766 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- On Saturday night at the Joel Coliseum Annex the Winston-Salem State University men’s basketball team looked like a completely different team in comparison to the unit that dropped a 75-63 decision to Howard on Jan. 17 in Washington, D.C. as WSSU jumped out to an early advantage and never looked back en route to earning a 62-55 victory and a season split with the Bison of Howard University.

Hampton University “Pirates”

WSSU (7-17) MP FG 3FG FT Alcius * 15 3-5 0-0 0-0 Davis * 25 1-6 0-1 6-9 Fisher * 35 4-15 0-4 6-6 Tucker * 28 2-8 0-4 3-4 Hobbs * 23 0-4 0-3 0-0 Monger 13 0-3 0-1 0-0 McClinton 22 1-12 0-3 2-2 Gibson 8 0-1 0-0 0-0 Durham 1-1 3-4 25 3-8 Slocum 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 Morris 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 Murphy-Long 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 14-62 1-17 20-25

R 6 3 6 4 1 2 3 1 3 0 0 0 5 34

F 3 3 5 4 4 3 2 0 5 0 0 0

HAM (12-13) Smalling * Harrison * Simpson * Tunnell * Morgan * Brooks Freeman Tolson DeGroat Ntoko Lola-Charles Team Totals

R 6 4 4 4 2 4 6 1 1 3 0 3 38

MP FG 3FG FT 30 1-2 0-0 4-4 24 2-4 0-0 4-6 22 2-4 1-2 2-2 28 3-5 0-0 4-6 25 2-3 0-1 4-9 16 1-3 0-1 5-6 20 8-10 0-0 1-3 16 0-3 0-2 0-0 6 0-0 0-0 1-2 12 1-3 1-2 0-0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 200 20-37 2-8 25-38

A 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

TO 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0

B 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

S 1 1 6 5 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0

29 6

18 49

F 2 5 0 0 3 1 5 0 3 3 0

TO 3 3 4 3 5 4 4 2 0 1 0

B 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1

S 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 0

11 11 67

A 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 0

22 10

PTS 6 8 14 7 0 0 4 0 10 0 0 0

PTS 6 8 7 10 8 7 17 0 1 3 0

Halftime: Winston-Salem State 20, Hampton 25 Technical Fouls: WSSU-1 (Isiah Tucker), Hampton-2 (Michael Freeman) Officials: Covington, Covington, Jr., Moore Attendance: 843

Junior guard Brian Fisher wasted no time in helping the Rams dispatch the Bison as he hit a layup and back-toback three-point field goals as he scored eight of WSSU’s points during a 10-1 run over the first three minutes of the contest that put WSSU firmly in control.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- The Winston-Salem State University men’s basketball team missed 15 of their first 16 shots in the second half of play enabling the Pirates of Hampton University to turn a five-point halftime advantage into an insurmountable 26-point lead en route to a 67-49 victory over the Rams on Monday evening at the Joel Coliseum Annex.

Building on the pace set by Fisher, and a first-half offensive performance that saw WSSU hit 13 of their 26 field goal attempts in the period, WSSU closed the game’s first 20 minutes with a 31-25 advantage headed into the locker room at halftime.

With Hampton up 25-20 following the halftime intermission, the Rams would get only one field goal and a pair of free throws during the contest’s next 11-plus minutes as Winston-Salem State missed 15 of 16 field goals and would go more than eight-and-a-half minutes without a bucket.

Second half action belonged squarely to the Rams as seldom-used freshman guard Jamarcus McClinton took over the game’s final 20 minutes of play as he scored 12 of his 14 points in the game’s final period en route to helping propel WSSU to the victory.

During a 24-4 Pirate run that encompassed the first 10 minutes of the game’s final period, the Rams would get a Brian Fisher layup 2:46 into the half and would record a pair of free throws midway through the period before a Jamarcus McClinton layup with 8:50 remaining broke the scoring drought.

McClinton, a 6-3 freshman from Chester, S.C. who had only appeared in 13 of the Rams’ 22 games headed into the contest, and a player who had not recorded any offensive statistics in nine of the Rams’ last 10 games, exploded for a career-high 14 points in a career-high 27 minutes of action as he and his WSSU teammates improved to 5-2 in games when holding the halftime lead.

Despite breaking the scoring drought the damage would already be done as Hampton, a perennial Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference power, would never allow the Rams to get closer than 14 points the rest of the way as they earned the season sweep of WSSU and ran HU’s win streak over the Rams to four games including 12 of the last 13 meetings between the two programs with WSSU’s last victory over HU coming in 1995.

Joining McClinton in double figures, Brian Fisher added a team-high 15 points and Jamal Durham chipped in with 12 points and six rebounds in the victory.

Brian Fisher’s 14 points led WSSU in the loss as the Rams drop to 7-17 on the season while Hampton improves to 12-13 overall on the year with the victory (5-6 MEAC).

Eugene Myatt and Adam Walker led the Bison with 15 points each in a losing effort. Both Myatt and Walker tallied four rebounds in the loss as well.

WSSU returns to action on Feb. 21 at 4:00 p.m. as they travel to Greensboro, N.C. to face Interstate 40 rival North Carolina A&T State University on Saturday afternoon at the Corbett Sports Center.

With the victory,WSSU improves to 7-16 overall on the season. The loss drops Howard to 7-17 on the season (5-5 MEAC) and snaps HU’s four-game win streak. The WSSU men’s basketball team returns to action on Monday, Feb. 16, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. when they play host to the Pirates of Hampton University at the Joel Coliseum Annex.

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WSSU (7-18) MP FG 3FG FT Davis * 28 3-5 0-0 0-0 Hobbs * 17 0-4 0-2 0-0 Alcius * 10 0-2 0-1 1-2 Fisher * 32 10-21 5-13 0-0 Tucker * 19 2-4 1-3 0-0 Monger 20 1-3 0-1 0-0 McClinton 32 7-12 0-2 0-0 Durham 26 2-6 0-3 0-0 Slocum 8 0-2 0-0 2-2 Morris 8 1-2 0-0 0-2 Team Totals 200 26-61 6-25 3-6

R 6 4 3 3 2 2 2 4 3 2 9 40

F 3 2 2 4 4 2 2 3 1 1

N.C. A&T (14-13) MP FG 3FG FT Coleman * 25 4-7 0-0 4-9 Johnson * 32 2-8 0-1 3-4 McClurkin * 13 0-1 0-0 0-0 Alston * 20 5-10 2-4 3-6 Jones * 28 4-9 0-4 4-5 13 2-3 1-1 1-3 Joshua Hill 19 1-6 1-2 0-0 Simpson 9 0-1 0-1 0-0 Shepherd 19 2-2 0-0 0-0 Wilson 22 4-11 1-6 0-0 Team Totals 200 24-58 5-19 15-27

R 5 6 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 4 37

A 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 1 0 0

TO 0 3 1 6 5 1 2 2 0 1

B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

S 0 0 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 0

PTS 6 0 1 25 5 2 14 4 2 2

24 7

F 2 1 0 3 3 0 0 1 1 2

TO 1 2 1 4 0 0 1 2 2 1

B 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

S 2 0 2 3 2 0 1 1 2 2

PTS 12 7 0 15 12 6 3 0 4 9

15 68

A 0 1 1 3 2 0 2 1 0 0

13 10

Halftime: Winston-Salem State 31, North Carolina A&T 26 Technical Fouls: WSSU-None, North Carolina A&T-None Officials: Arthur Parnell, George Crocker, Alan Spainhour Attendance: 5,700 GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The North Carolina A&T State University Aggies used a 13-1 run in the late-stages of the second half of play as they turned a one-point deficit into an 11-point advantage en route to completing the season sweep of the Winston-Salem State University Rams with a 68-61 victory on Saturday at the Corbett Sports Center in Greensboro, N.C. The first half of play started innocently enough as the Aggies and the Rams both found it difficult to put the ball in the basket as the two teams combined to miss 17 of their first 22 shots from the field.

Norfolk State University “Spartans”

WSSU (8-18) MP FG 3FG FT Monger * 15 2-2 1-1 0-2 Fisher * 21 3-6 0-3 4-5 Durham * 32 5-14 2-3 4-6 Bonner * 16 1-4 0-1 0-0 Davis * 30 2-4 0-0 0-0 McClinton 27 3-7 0-0 3-4 Tucker 23 1-1 0-0 2-4 Bolton 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 Hobbs 20 2-2 1-1 4-6 Slocum 6 1-1 0-0 3-4 Alcius 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Morris 9 2-2 0-0 0-1 Team Totals 200 22-43 4-9 20-32

R 0 0 17 0 7 2 1 0 2 2 0 3 2 36

F 4 5 2 3 1 2 4 0 3 0 1 1

NSU (8-17) Deloach * Perry * Zephyr * Lyons * Doherty * Pauline O’Quinn Dorsett-Jeffreys Worsley Team Totals

R 8 0 0 4 2 1 4 6 3 3 31

MP FG 3FG FT 38 7-20 1-2 10-13 19 1-3 0-0 0-0 4 0-2 0-0 0-0 37 4-12 2-6 7-10 7 0-1 0-0 0-0 21 1-3 0-0 1-2 21 1-4 1-3 0-1 23 4-8 0-0 0-0 30 3-9 0-1 0-0 200 21-62 4-12 0-0

A 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0

TO 4 4 4 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0

B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

S 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

PTS 5 10 16 2 4 9 4 0 9 5 0 4

26 8

F 5 5 3 4 3 5 2 2 1

TO 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 0

B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

S 4 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0

PTS 25 2 0 17 0 3 3 8 6

A 3 1 0 1 0 3 2 0 1

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Halftime: Winston-Salem State 32, Norfolk State 19 Technical Fouls: WSSU-3 (Fisher, Hobbs, Davis), Norfolk State-2 (Pauline, Lyons) Officials: Terry Moore, Carl Blair, Joe Mazella Attendance: 1,163 NORFOLK, Va. -- Michael Deloach, the MEAC’s leading scorer and a senior who has scored nearly 1,000 points in only three seasons at Norfolk State was a non-factor in the first half on Monday evening at Echols Hall as the Rams of Winston-Salem State University used a defensive scheme that never allowed him to get into a comfort zone en route to snapping a two-game losing streak as they handed the Spartans a 68-64 loss in front of their home crowd.

The Rams would start three for their first 11 from the field, including an 0-3 shooting display from leading scorer Brian Fisher, during the game’s first five minutes of play.

Winston-Salem State used a trapping, aggressive defensive style during the first 20 minutes of play that forced the ball away from DeLoach, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference’s leading scorer who entered the contest scoring over 20 points per game.

Not to be outdone, the Aggies would miss nine of their first 11 shots from the field headed into the first media timeout with 13:50 to play in the opening period.

While the Rams’ pressure defense made things difficult for DeLoach and his Norfolk State teammates,WinstonSalem State had very little difficulty during the contest’s first 20 minutes.

Despite the shooting woes the Rams found a way, through aggressive defense and an offensive spark provided by junior guard Brian Fisher and freshman Jamarcus McClinton, to lead by five points at halftime 31-26.

The Rams held DeLoach to only seven first-half points as the senior guard hit only two of his 11 field goal attempts despite playing all 20 minutes in the half. Not only would DeLoach have difficulty with the WSSU defense but the rest of the Spartans managed to hit only five of their 19 shots from the field as the Rams held NSU to a season-low 23.3 percent shooting performance in the half.

The Rams, leading by five points, fell victim to a hostile environment of 5,700 fans, a standing-room-only crowd at the Corbett sports Center, that amplified every play on the court as key turnovers proved costly for WSSU as North Carolina A&T mounted their game-changing run. Leading by two points, at 47-45, with 8:02 to play in the contest, the Aggies capitalized on a trio of WSSU turnovers and three misses from three-point range as N.C. A&T burst out for a 13-1 run over a span of three minutes that put the game out of reach. A late WSSU rally cut the lead to only seven points, the game’s final margin, but the damage was done as the Rams were handed their 18th loss of the season. Leading the way for the Rams in the loss was Brian Fisher who tied a season-high with 25 points. Fisher was joined in double-figres by Jamarcus McClinton who tallied 14 points. The loss drops the Rams to 7-18 on the season and pushes WSSU’s losing streak to two games. The victory moves North Carolina A&T to 14-13 on the season (7-5 MEAC).

Conversely, the Rams scorched the nets at a 51.9 percent pace as eight WSSU players recorded points in the half as Winston-Salem State successfully converted 14 of their 27 shots from the field. The Rams started the contest on a 6-0 run as they hit their first three shots from the field and Winston-Salem State eventually opened up a 19-point advantage with 7:31 remaining in the first half as WSSU took a 32-19 lead into halftime. Leading by 13 points, the Rams looked to be in complete control before Norfolk State, behind the play of DeLoach cut the Rams’ advantage to as little as three points, on three separate occasions, in the second half. Despite a charge by DeLoach and the Spartans, a charge in which DeLoach would record his 1,000th career point at Norfolk State, the Rams would never surrender their lead. DeLoach finished the contest with a game-high 25 points in the loss as he led two NSU players in doublefigures. WSSU was led by Jamal Durham who recorded a team-high 16 points in the victory. Joining Durham in double figures, junior guard Brian Fisher chipped in with 10 points.

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Florida A&M University “Rattlers”

WSSU (8-19) MP FG 3FG FT Durham * 33 4-14 1-5 1-1 Davis * 29 4-5 0-0 3-5 Monger * 15 2-2 1-1 0-0 Fisher * 29 4-10 0-3 2-3 Bonner * 15 0-0 0-0 0-2 McClinton 21 5-11 2-4 0-0 Tucker 25 1-6 1-4 0-0 Hobbs 17 3-4 1-2 4-4 6 2-2 Slocum 0-0 1-2 Alcius 4 0-1 0-1 0-0 Morris 6 1-2 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 26-57 6-20 11-17

R 6 8 2 3 0 2 4 2 1 2 1 3 34

F 1 4 2 1 0 3 1 2 1 1 1

FAMU (9-18) Twitty * Jackson * Taylor * Bryant * Ballard * Hughes Bent Buchanon Crowder Team Totals

R 12 7 2 1 4 1 0 0 2 6 35

MP FG 3FG FT 3 6-15 3-8 5-8 34 5-11 0-0 0-2 26 2-3 1-1 2-2 35 7-12 1-3 5-6 32 1-5 0-1 0-0 13 1-3 1-2 0-0 5 2-3 0-0 0-0 14 2-5 1-2 0-0 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 200 26-57 7-17 12-18

A 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 0

TO 4 1 4 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 2

B 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

S 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0

PTS 10 11 5 10 0 12 3 11 5 0 2

17 8

F 2 2 3 1 2 1 2 2 4

TO 3 1 3 1 4 0 0 1 1

B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

S 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 0

PTS 20 10 7 20 2 3 4 5 0

A 1 0 6 2 4 0 0 1 0

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Bethune-Cookman University “Wildcats”

WSSU (8-20) MP FG 3FG FT Durham * 36 4-12 1-4 0-4 Davis * 36 2-5 0-0 1-1 Monger * 21 2-4 1-2 0-1 Fisher * 32 7-14 2-7 5-6 Bonner * 5 0-2 0-0 0-0 McClinton 26 2-6 0-3 0-0 Tucker 28 2-6 1-2 0-0 Hobbs 7 0-3 0-2 0-0 Slocum 0-0 0-2 6 0-0 Morris 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 19-52 5-20 6-14

R 3 5 1 2 0 2 4 0 1 0 1 19

F 3 2 3 4 0 0 2 2 0 1

BCU (15-15) Holmes * Starling * Adams * Reed * Creppy * Thomas Pegues Anusionwu Mahone Jones Team Totals

R 9 11 1 6 8 0 0 0 2 3 2 42

MP FG 3FG FT 31 7-11 0-0 1-6 35 2-2 0-0 1-4 17 1-2 0-0 2-2 40 6-16 3-6 6-8 24 5-7 0-0 0-0 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 20 1-1 0-0 0-0 24 3-5 0-0 1-1 200 25-45 3-6 11-21

A 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0

TO 1 3 0 2 0 2 4 0 1 1

B 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

S 1 1 2 3 0 0 2 1 0 0

17 6

10 49

F 4 2 3 0 3 1 0 1 3 1

TO 4 6 0 6 1 2 1 0 1 1

B 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0

S 1 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 1

10 64

A 0 2 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 0

18 9

PTS 9 5 5 21 0 4 5 0 0 0

PTS 15 5 4 21 10 0 0 0 2 7

Halftime: WSSU 32, Florida A&M 28 Technical Fouls: WSSU-None, Florida A&M-None Officials: Robert James, Jr., Alan Spainhour, Damon Williams Attendance: 614

Halftime: WSSU 22, Bethune-Cookman 29 Technical Fouls: WSSU-None, Bethune-Cookman-None Officials: Duke Edsall, William Covington, Clarence Armstrong Attendance: 315

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Five minutes of play without a field goal proved to be the Rams’ undoing on Saturday evening as the Florida A&M University Rattlers mounted a 14-2 run midway through the second half of play and turned a two-point WSSU advantage into a 12-point advantage of their own as FAMU earned a hard-fought 71-69 victory at Joel Coliseum.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Nearly nine minutes without a field goal midway through the second half of play spelled doom for the Rams of Winston-Salem State University on Monday evening at the Joel Coliseum as Bethune-Cookman mounted a 13-0 run to blow open a close game en route to handing the Rams a 64-49 loss in a MEAC men’s basketball contest that was shown live on ESPNU.

After leading by four points at 32-28 at halftime following a first half in which they would hit 46 percent of their shots from the field, the Rams would see the game slip away over a span of five minutes of play without a field goal.

A seven-point contest at halftime, with Bethune-Cookman leading 29-22, saw the Rams cut the deficit to only two points at 31-29 with 17:07 to play as Winston-Salem State mounted a 14-2 run over the final two minutes of the first half and the first three minutes of the second period as the host-team looked to be posing a challenge to the Wildcats.

Leading 51-49 with 12:44 to play in the contest, the Rams would helplessly watch as Florida A&M mounted a 14-2 run during which WSSU’s only points would come from the free throw line as the visiting Rattlers opened up a 12-point advantage of their own en route to leading 63-51 with just over seven minutes remaining in the contest.

The challenge was short-lived however as Bethune-Cookman mounted a 13-0 run of their own, due in large part to the Rams’ failure to record a field goal over a span of eight minutes and 40 seconds of play as the Wildcats blew open a close game en route to evening their record at 15-15 overall (8-7 MEAC).

The Rams would trim the lead to as little as one point following a clutch Jamal Durham three-point field goal with 34.6 seconds remaining in the contest, but WSSU would get no closer for the remainder of the contest as free throws and a Lamar Twitty block of Brian Fisher’s attempt to tie the game would push the eventual margin of victory to two points as Florida A&M earned the season-series split with the Rams. Jamarcus McClinton led the Rams with 12 points in the loss as he led a trio of players in double-figure scoring. Paul Davis and Brandon Hobbs each chipped in with 11 points and Brian Fisher and Jamal Durham each added 10 points in a losing effort as the Rams recorded five players in double figures for the first time since March 3, 2008.

For the 13th time in the 2008-09 season the Rams would shoot less than 40 percent from the field as the Rams hit only 36.5 percent of their field goals, hitting 19 of 52 attempts.

Brandon Bryant and Lamar Twitty each recorded 20 points for the Rattlers in the victory as three Florida A&M players recorded double-digit scoring totals in the contest.

C.J. Reed led the Wildcats with 21 points as the son of B-CU head coach Clifford Reed, Jr. paced three BethuneCookman players in double figures in the victory.

The loss drops the Rams to 8-19 overall while the Rattlers improve to 9-18 (6-8 MEAC) on the season with the victory.

The win improves Bethune-Cookman to 15-15 on the season and drops the Rams to 8-20 on the season overall with the loss.

Winston-Salem State University returns to action on Monday, March 2, 2009 at 7:02 p.m. as they play host to the Wildcats of Bethune-Cookman University at the Joel Coliseum in a contest that will be broadcast live on ESPNU.

Winston-Salem State University returns to action on March 2, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. as they play host to the Bulldogs of South Carolina State University at the Joel Coliseum.

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Conversely, the Wildcats benefitted from a 55.6 percent shooting performance as Bethune-Cookman hit 25 of 45 field goal attempts as WSSU dropped to 0-10 on the season when allowing an opponent to shoot 50 percent or better from the field. Brian Fisher’s team-leading 21 points on seven-of-14 shooting would not be enough for the Rams on Monday evening as Fisher was the only WSSU player to score more than 10 points in the contest.

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WSSU (8-21) MP FG 3FG FT Durham * 28 7-13 2-5 0-1 Murphy-Long * 8 1-3 0-0 0-0 Monger * 22 3-6 1-2 0-1 Fisher * 34 5-14 1-6 0-0 Hobbs * 8 1-3 0-1 1-2 McClinton 29 6-12 1-3 1-4 Tucker 23 3-7 2-2 2-3 Bolton 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 4 0-0 Bonner 0-0 0-0 Davis 13 2-5 0-0 0-0 Slocum 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 McIntoche 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 Morris 19 3-5 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 31-69 7-19 4-11

R 3 3 2 5 1 7 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 5 32

F 4 2 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 3

SCSU (16-13) Flagler * Jackson * Burton * Williams * Telfare * Johnson, J. Johnson, K. Bennett Team Totals

R 10 3 2 8 2 6 1 4 4 40

F 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 2

MP FG 3FG FT 32 6-10 1-2 5-6 13 6-11 0-0 0-0 29 1-5 0-3 0-0 29 6-8 2-3 2-2 19 2-3 2-2 1-2 34 8-11 0-0 6-12 15 0-3 0-2 0-0 29 4-7 1-4 0-0 200 33-58 6-16 14-22

A TO B S PTS 1 1 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 7 5 0 0 0 11 0 1 1 0 3 4 1 0 3 14 3 3 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 19 15 9 1 7 73 A 3 0 2 3 3 2 1 0

13 14

TO 3 0 3 3 1 2 0 1

B 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0

S 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1

PTS 18 12 2 16 7 22 1 9

North Carolina Central University “Eagles”

WSSU (8-22) MP FG 3FG FT Monger * 12 1-2 0-0 0-0 Fisher * 28 3-9 1-4 3-4 Tucker * 31 2-6 0-1 2-4 Durham * 32 5-17 0-7 4-5 Davis * 33 7-8 0-0 0-0 McClinton 32 1-4 0-1 2-2 Bolton 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 Hobbs 20 2-6 1-4 1-2 3 0-1 Slocum 0-0 0-0 Alcius 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Morris 6 0-1 0-0 0-0 Murphy-Long 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 21-54 2-17 12-17

R 2 4 5 7 5 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 36

F 4 4 4 3 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 0

A 3 2 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 11

TO B S PTS 3 0 1 2 5 0 2 10 5 0 2 6 4 0 0 14 3 4 0 14 2 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 24 4 10 56

NCCU (4-27) Worthy * Glasker * Briscoe * Ayala * Holloway * Branch Chasten Davis McDonald Team Totals

R 4 1 6 6 4 0 10 7 0 3 42

F 0 5 5 1 4 0 3 2 1

TO 0 0 5 4 0 0 2 4 0

B 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

S 1 2 2 3 2 0 3 3 0

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MP FG 3FG FT 29 1-4 0-0 5-6 33 0-2 2-2 2 27 2-12 1-6 3-4 38 4-10 1-3 10-15 14 2-6 0-0 0-0 6 0-2 0-2 0-0 36 3-13 1-4 0-1 16 3-7 0-1 4-4 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 200 18-56 3-18 24-32

A 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

17 6

PTS 7 2 8 19 4 0 13 10 0

Halftime: WSSU 42, South Carolina State 46 Technical Fouls: WSSU-None, South Carolina State-None Officials: Duke Edsall, James Barker, Byron Evans Attendance: 1,537

Halftime: WSSU 31, North Carolina Central 26 Technical Fouls: WSSU-None, North Carolina Central-None Officials: Duke Edsall, James Barker, Byron Evans Attendance: 3,205

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Senior night at the C.E. Gaines Center on the campus of Winston-Salem State University was bittersweet for senior forward Jamal Durham. Playing in the last home game of his college career, Durham recorded a team-high 16 points and led four WSSU players in doubles-figures, but it was not enough as visiting South Carolina State downed the Rams 86-73.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Winston-Salem State University senior forward Jamal Durham walked off of the court for the final time in his college career on Saturday evening at the Joel Coliseum with his head held high despite suffering a 63-56 loss to the Eagles of North Carolina Central University in the “Bonus Game” of the 2009 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Basketball Tournament.

The Rams and Bulldogs put together an offensive showcase in the first 20 minutes of play as both teams scorched the nets by shooting 55.9 percent from the field as both teams hit 19 of their 34 field goal attempts and combined to score 88 first-half points. A period of play that saw the game tied eight times and saw the lead change hands on nine occasions, WSSU and South Carolina State jockeyed for control of a game that would remain close until the final five minutes of the contest.

“I have no complaints, no complaints at all” Durham commented in post-game interviews. “Sure, I would have liked to have played my last game and gotten a win, but I would take the guys on this team over anyone. They work hard every day and I would take this team over anyone, despite the difficulties” the 6’6” native of Winston-Salem added. Despite Durham’s upbeat manner, the outcome for the Rams was one that was somber at best following the loss to the Eagles as WSSU closed their second consecutive season with a loss to their Interstate 40 rival in the “Bonus Game” of the MEAC Championship.

Trailing by five at 75-70 with 4:07 remaining in the contest, the Rams allowed the Bulldogs to close the contest on an 11-3 run as South Carolina State turned a five-point contest into a 13-point regular-season closing victory.

Controlling play for most of the contest, the Rams would again hit the proverbial wall midway through the second half as Winston-Salem State could not overcome a nearly four-minute scoreless streak as the Eagles snatched victory away from WSSU and kept the Rams winless at 0-7 in the Joel Coliseum in 2008-09.

Durham led the Rams with 16 points in the contest as he was one of four WSSU players to record double-digit point totals in the game. Joining Durham in double-figures, Jamarcus McClinton recorded 14 points, Brian Fisher tallied 11 points and Isiah Tucker added 10 in a losing effort.

“This game is a carbon copy of all the games we have lost this season” WSSU head coach Bobby Collins said.

Jason Johnson led the Bulldogs with 22 points as he led four South Carolina State players in double digits. Joining Johnson in double-figures was Jason Flagler with 18 points, Jimmy Williams with 16 points and Josh Jackson who recorded 12 points in the victory. The loss drops the Rams to 8-21 on the season overall while South Carolina State University improves to 16-13 overall (10-6 MEAC) with the victory.

“If you look back at all the games we have lost this season, especially the ones here in this building, you will see this follows the same pattern. We come out and play with intensity and then, for whatever reason, we hit the wall and it costs us the game. That is exactly what happened tonight” Collins added. WSSU would control the tempo for the majority of the contest as they jumped out to a 31-26 halftime lead behind a 48 percent first-half shooting performance. Adding to the Eagles’ woes, the Rams’ aggressive defense held NCCU to only 28.6 percent shooting during the game’s first 20 minutes as WSSU enjoyed a five-point lead at the intermission. Second half action however, would belong nearly entirely to the Eagles. North Carolina Central outscored the Rams 37-25 in the final period as they came from behind to hand WSSU their 22nd loss of the season. Playing in his final game as a Ram, Durham tallied 14 points and pulled down seven rebounds as he closed out his WSSU career 13th on WSSU’s all-time scoring chart with 1,240 points. He also closes out his career sitting atop the WSSU all-time games played chart with 117 games played, one ahead of former WSSU teammate Alleggrie Guinn. Sophomore forward Paul Davis also chipped in with a team-leading 14 points in the loss and added five rebounds and four blocks. Leading the way for the Eagles was Bryan Ayala who recorded a game-high 19 points in the contest.

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Year By Year Results: 1946-47 Record: 15-7 Scores Unavailable 1947-48 Record: 17-10 Score W/L 69-28 34-33 47-37 54-34 51-46 72-56 49-29 75-40 67-50 24-48 38-64 42-43 50-55 44-42 45-58 60-54 55-42 54-38 64-56 40-58 50-49 43-44 55-49 60-40 45-53 42-41 41-81

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1948-49 Record: 10-7 Score W/L

Opponent St. Augustine’s St. Augustine’s St. Augustine’s St. Augustine’s Shaw Shaw Shaw St. Paul’s St. Paul’s West Virginia Tech. West Virginia Tech. Johnson C. Smith Johnson C. Smith Delaware State Delaware State Bluefield State Bluefield State Fayetteville State Fayetteville State Lincoln Maryland State Maryland State Livingstone Livingstone North Carolina A&T North Carolina A&T Virginia Union

Opponent

62-51 . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . Delaware State 69-20 . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . North Carolina A&T 68-65 . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . North Carolina A&T 65-119 . . . . . . . . . L . . . . North Carolina Central 64-75 . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . . Kentucky State 60-73 . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morgan State 61-60 . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . Fayetteville State 76-74 . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . Fayetteville State 57-43 . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Augustine’s 75-50 . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Augustine’s 59-44 . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Paul’s 54-58 . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Paul’s 57-59 . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shaw 43-56 . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shaw 66-51 . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . Johnson C. Smith 79-82 . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . Johnson C. Smith 70-53 . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . . Bluefield State 1949-50 Record: 11-10 Scores Unavailable 1950-51 Record: 15-10 Scores Unavailable 1951-52 Record: 12-11 Score W/L

Opponent

75-57 . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Paul’s

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94-79 . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Paul’s 72-76 . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . Johnson C. Smith 60-78 . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . Johnson C. Smith 65-51 . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Augustine’s 71-65 . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Augustine’s 55-69 . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . Fayetteville State 63-66 . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . Fayetteville State 63-64 . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . West Virginia State 65-73 . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . West Virginia State 64-63 . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . West Virginia State 73-64 . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . . Bluefield State 86-61 . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . . Bluefield State 84-55 . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . Delaware State 80-62 . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . Delaware State 71-77 . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morgan State 65-60 . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morgan State 72-70 . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . Elizabeth City State 64-67 . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . North Carolina Central 70-81 . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Livingstone 85-70 . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shaw 55-60 . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shaw 47-62 . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shaw 1952-53 Record: 23-5 Score W/L 8-51 72-69 79-65 77-75 60-54 59-55 63-77 56-47 85-67 71-65 68-72 81-58 58-73 57-69 68-61 82-76 110-63 100-80 97-59 51-50 67-62 73-70 61-55 78-64 70-53 73-76 88-57 65-63

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1953-54 Record: 25-8 Score W/L 82-55 105-55 62-56 80-91 109-75 86-60 85-56 85-66 88-94 80-70 69-61 65-70

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Opponent Shaw Shaw St. Augustine’s St. Augustine’s St. Augustine’s St. Augustine’s North Carolina Central North Carolina Central North Carolina A&T North Carolina A&T Johnson C. Smith Johnson C. Smith West Virginia State West Virginia State West Virginia State Bluefield State Bluefield State St. Paul’s St. Paul’s Morgan State Fayetteville State Fayetteville State Elizabeth City State Elizabeth City State Elizabeth City State Livingstone Livingstone Texas Southern

Opponent Livingstone Livingstone Fayetteville State Morgan State St. Paul’s Elizabeth City State Johnson C. Smith North Carolina A&T North Carolina A&T Morgan State Maryland State Maryland State

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69-72 91-69 91-73 67-65 69-64 85-57 75-73 77-74 99-57 95-43 87-67 69-83 93-82 93-83 94-89 67-64 69-60 100-73 94-85 75-78 80-84

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1954-55 Record: 21-6 Score W/L 82-55 105-73 62-56 80-75 88-81 93-82 99-86 109-75 92-43 86-60 76-57 85-56 65-80 69-61 69-72 69-83 61-56 91-69 99-57 76-86 67-65 100-73 87-67 80-84 52-56 64-45 67-64

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1955-56 Record: 23-7 Score W/L 93-66 87-56 109-62 73-58 68-65 80-57 96-59 67-59 74-60 92-90 97-79 81-72 74-67 73-60 79-73

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North Carolina Central North Carolina A&T Fayetteville State West Virginia State West Virginia State St. Augustine’s Bluefield State Bluefield State North Carolina A&T St. Paul’s Shaw North Carolina Central Morgan State Bluefield State Bluefield State Delaware State Delaware State West Virginia State West Virginia State St. Augustine’s Shaw

Opponent Livingstone Livingstone Fayetteville State Fayetteville State Morgan State Morgan State Morgan State St. Paul’s St. Paul’s Elizabeth City State Elizabeth City State Johnson C. Smith Johnson C. Smith Maryland State North Carolina Central North Carolina Central North Carolina Central North Carolina A&T North Carolina A&T North Carolina A&T West Virginia State West Virginia State Shaw Shaw Virginia Union Norfolk State Delaware State

Opponent Elizabeth City State Elizabeth City State Livingstone Livingstone Tennessee State Bluefield State Bluefield State West Virginia State West Virginia State West Virginia State Shaw Shaw North Carolina Central St. Augustine’s Fayetteville State

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St. Paul’s St. Paul’s North Carolina A&T Johnson C. Smith Fayetteville State Delaware State North Carolina Central Maryland State Tennessee State North Carolina Central Maryland State St. Augustine’s North Carolina A&T Maryland State Tennessee State

1956-57 Record: 24-6 Scores Unavailable 1957-58 Record: 13-12 Scores Unavailable 1958-59 Record: 17-14 Scores Unavailable 1959-60 Record: 19-5 Score W/L

Opponent

101-77 . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . South Carolina State 77-58 . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Augustine’s 85-79 . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . . . Virginia State 82-68 . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . . Morgan State 81-62 . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . Elizabeth City State 85-68 . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . South Carolina State 73-42 . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . Fayetteville State 63-61 . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . North Carolina Central 59-63 . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . North Carolina A&T 77-71 . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . North Carolina Central 78-56 . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . Maryland State 59-70 . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . . . . Virginia State 83-60 . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . . Bluefield State 91-72 . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . Elizabeth City State 69-59 . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . Fayetteville State 71-61 . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . North Carolina Central 79-80 . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . Johnson C. Smith 86-63 . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Augustine’s 66-78 . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . Johnson C. Smith 73-71 . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . North Carolina A&T 79-74 . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . . Virginia Union 77-72 . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hampton 65-44 . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Augustine’s 74-81 . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . Tennessee A&M 1960-61 Record: 26-5 Scores Unavailable 1961-62 Record: 24-5 Scores Unavailable 1962-63 Record: 23-7 Scores Unavailable 1963-64 Record: 22-4 Scores Unavailable

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1964-65 Record: 25-8 Score W/L 94-85 69-68 71-69 91-67 65-61 70-71 109-88 73-70 68-59 64-59 71-64 90-82 98-84 87-95 107-83 73-71 69-77 80-82 90-79 96-82 74-87 62-50 75-90 110-80 74-72 85-63 99-58 84-59 91-59 82-84 87-69 78-62 62-71

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1965-66 Record: 21-5 Score W/L 122-95 89-77 79-89 95-77 101-69 109-92 105-88 124-59 125-118 102-111 101-91 94-79 79-73 102-77 92-83 102-84 116-70 78-91 91-115 110-70 94-66 96-86 85-84 87-80 66-69 85-81

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Opponent Elizabeth City State Jackson State Jackson State Albany State North Carolina A&T Livingstone Fayetteville State Rockhurst North Carolina College Clark Clark Morgan State North Carolina College Norfolk State Elizabeth City State Johnson C. Smith Fayetteville State North Carolina A&T North Carolina Central Morgan State Johnson C. Smith St. Augustine’s North Carolina A&T Norfolk State St. Augustine’s North Carolina Central Livingstone Livingstone Johnson C. Smith Norfolk State Norbert High Point Oklahoma Baptist

Opponent Stillman Clark Norfolk State Livingstone Fayetteville State North Carolina College Elizabeth City State Fayetteville State Elizabeth City State Norfolk State Johnson C. Smith Morgan State North Carolina College Morgan State Johnson C. Smith North Carolina A&T St. Augustine’s North Carolina A&T Norfolk State St. Augustine’s Livingstone Johnson C. Smith Howard Norfolk State Oglethorpe South Carolina State

1966-67 Record: 31-1 (National Champions) Score W/L Opponent 89-84 103-69 112-97 115-96 103-69 113-97 94-79 105-84 101-100 140-95 107-95 98-91 98-94 103-94 87-85 75-68 99-81 87-81 119-93 104-93 110-95 115-77 92-84 114-73 100-93 105-82 71-56 88-80 72-64 82-73 77-74

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1967-68 Record: 10-14 Score W/L 115-68 75-80 81-79 84-98 102-78 146-74 67-56 51-63 79-86 105-88 71-66 90-63 69-70 75-84 78-85 99-124 40-57 49-50 120-81 77-80 60-62 66-77 78-80 89-78

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High Point Livingstone Fayetteville State North Carolina Central Delaware State Morgan State Bethune-Cookman Johnson C. Smith Wilberforce Fayetteville State Norfolk State Elizabeth City State Johnson C. Smith Elizabeth City State North Carolina A&T North Carolina Central Delaware State Johnson C. Smith St. Augustine’s North Carolina A&T Norfolk State Livingstone Akron Hampton Johnson C. Smith North Carolina A&T Baldwin Wallace (#6) Akron Long Island University (#2) Kentucky Wesleyan (#5) Southwest Missouri

Opponent Livingstone Livingstone Elizabeth City State Elizabeth City State Fayetteville State Fayetteville State North Carolina College North Carolina College Catawba College Morgan State Morgan State Elon College Kentucky Wesleyan Kentucky Wesleyan Norfolk State Norfolk State Ashland College North Carolina A&T North Carolina A&T North Carolina A&T Johnson C. Smith Johnson C. Smith St. Augustine’s St. Augustine’s

1968-69 Record: 14-14 Score W/L

Opponent

76-60 84-78 76-85

Livingstone Virginia State High Point

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73-95 61-91 89-98 65-77 51-71 85-65 76-67 80-74 101-80 86-80 90-101 78-74 90-102 123-107 81-65 69-85 80-87 83-76 100-67 73-75 75-69 88-89 88-89 70-84 99-73

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1969-70 Record: 20-8 Score W/L 87-76 84-85 105-89 90-65 104-105 87-60 71-59 83-77 108-96 86-65 109-107 116-112 77-84 92-89 103-89 107-115 100-105 90-75 99-106 87-62 73-76 65-83 94-93 92-76 101-69 97-94 86-83 79-77

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1970-71 Record: 14-11 Score W/L 99-103 89-88 92-85 77-68 103-97 100-96 103-74 127-88

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Western Carolina Morris Harvey Oral Roberts Morgan State Morgan State Bluefield Sfate North Carolina College Virginia State Johnson C. Smith Fayetteville State North Carolina A&T North Carolina College Elizabeth City State Johnson C. Smith St. Augustine’s North Carolina A&T St. Augustine’s Elizabeth City State Fayetteville State Livingstone North Carolina A&T Norfolk State Maryland State High Point Virginia Union

Opponent Guilford North Carolina A&T Norfolk State High Point Fayetteville State North Carolina Central Livingstone Morgan State Virginia State Catawba Shaw Johnson C. Smith North Carolina A&T Bluefield State Fayetteville State Elizabeth City State Norfolk State North Carolina Central Johnson C. Smith St. Augustine’s North Carolina A&T St. Augustine’s Elizabeth City State Shaw Livingstone Norfolk State Elizabeth City State Maryland State

Opponent Southern Illinois Norfolk State Howard High Point Fayetteville State St. Augustine’s Livingstone Fisk

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83-84 87-79 104-98 63-65 83-85 84-81 86-85 88-91 93-83 82-95 85-86 83-79 88-89 78-92 71-80 100-105 93-69

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1971-72 Record: 18-9 Score W/L 85-77 113-110 92-84 73-88 65-64 95-78 115-96 94-96 73-74 85-83 117-115 118-86 96-92 89-56 81-79 83-94 61-70 100-77 56-50 80-70 67-76 96-89 102-89 96-92 83-97 55-51 79-80

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1972-73 Record: 22-7 Score W/L 84-81 94-85 102-79 85-62 76-57 90-72 74-69 81-88 65-61 68-73 76-66 103-57 117-89 89-92 78-69 98-85 71-70 87-79 85-77 90-72

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Howard Appalachian State Johnson C. Smith North Carolina Central North Carolina A&T Appalachian State Fayetteville State Shaw Elizabeth City State Johnson C. Smith St. Augustine’s North Carolina A&T North Carolina Central Shaw University Elizabeth City State Norfolk State Livingstone

Opponent High Point Elizabeth City State Fayetteville State St. Augustine’s North Carolina Central Livingstone Norfolk State Howard Fisk Lincoln Johnson C. Smith St. Paul’s Howard North Carolina Central Johnson C. Smith Shaw North Carolina A&T Virginia Union Virginia State Fayetteville State Johnson C. Smith Hampton St. Augustine’s Shaw Norfolk State Livingstone Virginia Union

Opponent Howard Virginia State Shaw Hampton North Carolina Central North Carolina A&T North Carolina Central Johnson C. Smith North Carolina Central North Carolina A&T Fayetteville State Livingstone St. Augustine’s Johnson C. Smith Norfolk State St. Augustine’s Virginia Union Johnson C. Smith Shaw St. Paul’s

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96-97 86-88 87-80 95-75 77-74 70-88 116-76 86-74 69-74

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Elizabeth City State Norfolk State Fayetteville State Livingstone Virginia State Fayetteville State Johnson C. Smith Catawba Guilford

1973-74 Record: 14-12 Score W/L

Opponent

76-69 71-92 92-75 67-70 80-70 91-93 76-71 66-74 79-84 78-84 82-80 80-92 77-93 59-55 92-80 72-63 83-68 84-87 76-95 60-61 98-72 88-79 115-85 79-77 79-72 81-85

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1974-75 Record: 23-7 Score W/L 89-65 74-64 81-82 74-80 100-77 80-79 84-102 82-80 68-67 97-98 102-83 83-92 94-90 84-69 93-69 110-83 71-69 87-74 68-51 92-81 83-77 91-78 100-75 75-74 78-80 89-88 89-82 82-75 57-56 59-67

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Virginia Union North Carolina Central St. Paul’s Shaw North Carolina Central North Carolina A&T Howard North Carolina A&T Johnson C. Smith Norfolk State Livingstone Virginia Union Johnson C. Smith North Carolina A&T Elizabeth City State St. Augustine’s Johnson C. Smith Hampton Fayetteville State Norfolk State Livingstone St. Augustine’s Fayetteville State Virginia State Shaw Virginia Union

Opponent North Carolina Central Shaw South Carolina State St. Paul’s Hampton North Carolina A&T Elizabeth City State Norfolk State Livingstone South Carolina State Virginia Union Johnson C. Smith Shaw North Carolina A&T St. Augustine’s Johnson C. Smith North Carolina Central St. Augustine’s Fayetteville State Livingstone Fayetteville State Virginia State Virginia State Elizabeth City State Norfolk State Barber-Scotia Guilford Eastern Montana Central Washington St. Mary’s

1975-76 Record: 24-6 Score W/L 84-87 94-63 94-57 79-75 80-69 65-73 65-67 103-83 96-89 88-87 98-80 82-81 73-64 89-86 62-59 101-77 80-69 90-88 105-82 105-91 96-76 101-96 114-92 86-82 75-78 85-74 77-74 77-75 89-91 107-108

Opponent

L (OT) W W W W L L (OT) W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W L (OT) W W W L (OT) L (OT)

High Point Morehouse Shaw Elizabeth City State Elon North Carolina A&T Cheyney State North Carolina Central St. Augustine’s Norfolk State Livingstone Virginia Union St. Augustine’s St. Paul’s North Carolina A&T Shaw Hampton Johnson C. Smith South Carolina State Fayetteville State Livingstone Johnson C. Smith Fayetteville State St. Augustine’s North Carolina Central Virginia State Elizabeth City State Virginia State Norfolk State Guilford

1976-77 Record: 17-11 Score W/L

Opponent

89-65 106-67 76-81 77-78 86-70 88-84 96-73 84-85 95-75 73-70 83-79 66-50 87-89 106-79 58-60 93-76 75-64 82-85 107-81 61-79 56-63 79-85 101-96 75-68 75-72 80-73 83-102 93-107

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

Allen Shaw South Carolina State St. Augustine’s North Carolina A&T Virginia Union North Carolina Central Norfolk State Livingstone St. Paul’s Fayetteville State Shaw Elon Elizabeth City State North Carolina Central Johnson C. Smith North Carolina A&T St. Augustine’s Johnson C. Smith Hampton Livingstone Fayetteville State Virginia State Virginia State Virginia Union St. Augustine’s Towson State Virginia Union

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1977-78 Record: 28-4 Score W/L 111-58 83-71 91-73 80-66 84-74 78-56 83-56 97-79 70-56 80-74 68-61 89-52 83-76 76-73 89-77 95-68 101-88 40-56 109-86 81-70 89-85 104-82 102-93 84-86 79-72 57-60 102-83 69-61 63-65

W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W L W W W W W L W L W W L (OT)

1978-79 Record: 19-9 Score W/L 108-65 110-66 78-60 82-74 70-74 85-76 80-72 78-71 64-68 81-82 107-76 95-81 75-73 108-94 75-65 97-103 93-76 68-84 100-87 84-102 100-97 77-76 89-67 84-76 65-85 86-111 81-79 49-71

W W W W L W W W L L W w W W W L W L W L W W W W L L W L

1979-80 Record: 19-7 Score W/L 74-80 91-68 91-49 99-79 93-78 97-88

L W W W W W

Opponent Delaware State High Point Livingstone at North Carolina Central at North Carolina A&T at Shaw Delaware State Fayetteville State at High Point at Norfolk State St. Paul’s at Livingstone Elizabeth City State at Fayetteville State North Carolina Central at St. Augustine’s at Johnson C. Smith North Carolina A&T Johnson C. Smith Hampton Shaw St. Augustine’s at Virginia State at Virginia Union vs.Virginia Union vs. Norfolk State vs. Johnson C. Smith vs. Lenoir-Rhyne vs. Guilford

Opponent District of Columbia Livingstone at Elon St. Augustine’s at North Carolina A&T at St. Augustine’s North Carolina A&T Edward Waters Howard Norfolk State at Shaw Elizabeth City State Fayetteville State at St. Paul’s at Livingstone at Johnson C. Smith Shaw at Fayetteville State Johnson C. Smith at Hampton Virginia State Virginia Union Elon vs.Virginia State vs. Norfolk State vs. Hampton at Belmont Abbey High Point

Opponent Point Park Wilberforce Barber Scotia at Norfolk State Fayetteville State Guilford

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100-82 107-81 61-59 86-98 94-89 93-86 90-86 70-67 84-82 92-61 56-53 90-85 95-71 99-144 90-94 86-83 73-87 75-76 80-70 95-98

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

1980-81 Record: 10-15 Score W/L 75-71 77-74 74-78 73-80 76-79 83-85 67-81 74-75 94-85 87-88 73-71 81-88 38-49 78-83 73-91 102-78 75-98 75-68 53-55 89-83 94-85 80-85 91-75 76-88 96-87

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

1981-82 Record: 15-11 Score W/L 76-80 91-65 91-90 66-99 85-80 73-75 72-62 86-74 57-55 66-69 73-64 88-77 81-80 85-104 90-93 80-62 79-81 70-77 69-64

L W W (OT) L W L W W W L W W W L L (OT) W L L W (OT)

Livingstone Shaw at North Carolina A&T Elizabeth City at St. Augustine’s St. Paul’s at Livingstone Johnson C. Smith at Fayetteville State at Shaw North Carolina A&T at North Carolina Central Hampton at Johnson C. Smith St. Augustine at Virginia State at Virginia Union vs. Norfolk vs. Gardener Webb vs. St. Augustine’s

Opponent Bowie State St. Augustine’s at North Carolina A&T vs. Winthrop College at North Carolina Central Norfolk State vs. Howard University vs. Delaware State Fayetteville State at Livingstone at St. Augustine’s at St. Paul’s at Elizabeth City at Shaw University at Fayetteville State Livingstone Johnson C. Smith North Carolina Central North Carolina A&T St. Augustine’s Virginia State at Johnson C. Smith Shaw University at Hampton Virginia Union

Opponent at North Carolina A&T vs. Guilford vs. High Point vs. Catawba Elizabeth City Central State at Shaw at Fayetteville State Livingstone St. Augustine’s Shaw St. Paul’s at Livingstone at St. Augustine’s Johnson C. Smith North Carolina Central at Norfolk State Hampton North Carolina A&T

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66-54 82-68 82-85 62-64 108-96 80-79 69-70

W at Bowie State W at North Carolina Central L at Johnson C. Smith L Fayetteville State W Virginia State W (OT) Virginia Union L Hampton

1982-83 Record: 15-12 Score W/L 92-47 90-100 100-82 75-76 95-55 64-69 65-70 88-73 102-93 81-72 81-87 84-79 68-69 82-79 80-71 105-96 81-83 79-76 79-92 74-78 100-101 102-84 85-72 59-69 76-46 103-99 63-66

W Averett L Virginia State W vs. Catawba L (OT) vs. USC-Spartanburg W at Bowie State L Virginia Union L Norfolk State W at Shaw W at St. Paul’s W at Livingstone L St. Augustine’s W Fayetteville State L North Carolina A&T W Johnson C. Smith W at Livingstone W at St. Augustine’s L at North Carolina Central W at Elizabeth City State L at Hampton L at Johnson C. Smith L (2OT) North Carolina Central W at Fayetteville State W Shaw L at North Carolina A&T W vs. Bowie State W (OT) vs.Virginia State L vs. Hampton

1983-84 Record: 20-10 Score W/L 100-72 75-67 83-62 82-63 70-77 91-89 56-81 86-64 89-80 57-64 69-66 60-81 90-81 77-71 60-78 66-65 75-65 78-87 72-57 57-54 102-76 78-74 70-79 94-72 72-58 67-48 88-86 60-64 61-70 54-69

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Opponent

W Barber Scotia W Livingstone W Vorhees W Elizabeth City L at Norfolk State W (OT) at Virginia State L at Virginia Union W St. Paul’s W Morehouse L at Shaw W Bowie L St. Augustine’s W at Livingstone W at Fayetteville State L North Carolina A&T W at North Carolina Central W Johnson C. Smith L at St. Augustine’s W North Carolina Central W (OT) Hampton W Livingstone W at Johnson C. Smith L at North Carolina A&T W Fayetteville State W Shaw W vs. Bowie State W vs.Virginia State L vs. Norfolk State L at Norfolk State L vs. Randolph Macon

1984-85 Record: 16-12 Score W/L 81-86 60-58 76-74 39-67 113-71 78-80 74-99 92-94 90-92 93-71 81-82 86-62 77-64 73-61 76-77 80-83 80-73 75-64 78-59 63-61 72-67 72-88 87-78 81-78 81-69 61-81 44-42 56-63

L W W (OT) L W L L L (OT) L W L W W W L L (OT) W W W W W L W W W L W L

1985-86 Record: 15-12 Score W/L 66-68 83-74 104-71 58-56 61-67 85-98 62-81 73-99 69-76 95-88 69-53 94-86 83-65 86-67 58-59 55-59 77-69 68-65 91-80 77-76 89-69 54-75 67-61 65-57 76-81 71-74 77-95

L W W W (OT) L L L L L W (OT) W W W W L L W W W W W L W W L L L

1986-87 Record: 19-9 Score W/L 56-69 77-55 46-45 92-77 55-69 86-76 67-72 87-76 64-69

L W W W L W L W L (OT)

Opponent Knoxville High Point at Hampton at NC A&T Bowie State Virginia State Virginia Union Norfolk State at Elizabeth City State at Atlantic Christian at Livingstone at North Carolina Central Shaw at Fayetteville State at St. Paul’s at St. Augustine’s Johnson C. Smith Fayetteville State North Carolina Central at Shaw North Carolina A&T at Johnson C. Smith St. Augustine Livingstone vs. Elizabeth City State vs. Norfolk State at Virginia Union vs. Mt. Saint Marys

Opponent West Virginia Tech at Bowie State Barber-Scotia Paine North Carolina A&T at Virginia Union Virginia State at Norfolk State at Hampton at Elizabeth City State at Shaw at St. Augustine’s Fayetteville State St. Paul’s North Carolina Central North Carolina A&T St. Augustine’s at Johnson C. Smith at Fayetteville State Livingstone at Livingstone Johnson C. Smith Shaw North Carolina Central Elizabeth City State Mt. St. Mary’s Virginia Union

Opponent Paine Barber-Scotia High Point Bowie State North Carolina A&T Virginia State Norfolk State Virginia Union District of Columbia

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78-69 79-67 107-75 73-78 86-83 70-64 61-70 62-61 66-68 86-84 78-64 91-66 103-93 96-68 72-79 102-89 69-57 58-47 70-71

W W W L W (2OT) W L W L W (OT) W W W W L W W W L

1987-88 Record: 16-12 Score W/L 70-55 71-52 72-55 58-65 71-75 63-65 96-85 88-74 61-56 66-64 100-78 85-57 82-95 96-80 48-49 74-51 76-78 76-68 63-60 81-61 74-77 57-60 66-77 70-79 90-69 50-57 78-81

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

1988-89 Record: 6-18 Score W/L 70-66 81-77 61-75 62-66 69-72 77-88 99-113 72-70 68-76 81-77 82-94 37-70 79-91 78-86 74-76 89-67 57-60 54-59 81-88 79-78 88-94 45-60 75-91

W W L L L L L W L W L L L L L W L L L (OT) W (OT) L (2OT) L L

Hampton Elizabeth City Shaw St. Augustine’s Fayetteville State St. Paul’s North Carolina Central North Carolina A&T District of Columbia Johnson C. Smith Fayetteville State Livingstone St. Augustine’s Livingstone Johnson C. Smith Shaw North Carolina Central St. Paul’s Virginia Union

Opponent Francis-Marion Paine Bowie State North Carolina A&T Norfolk State at Virginia Union St. Paul’s Livingstone vs. Springfield College vs. Massachusetts Elizabeth City State at Shaw at St. Augustine’s Fayetteville State North Carolina Central Johnson C. Smith St. Augustine’s Virginia State at Fayetteville State Hampton at Livingstone at North Carolina A&T at Johnson C. Smith at District of Columbia Shaw North Carolina Central vs. Elizabeth City State

Opponent Bowie State Shaw at Shaw at North Carolina A&T Norfolk State Virginia Union at Elizabeth City State St. Augustine’s at District of Columbia Fayetteville State at St. Augustine’s at North Carolina Central Virginia State Johnson C. Smith at Fayetteville State District of Columbia at Paine North Carolina A&T at Johnson C. Smith Livingstone at Shaw North Carolina Cetral vs. Elizabeth City State

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1989-90 Record: 15-12 Score W/L

Opponent

71-76 76-75 78-83 59-64 65-67 72-64 86-69 94-84 75-94 62-61 71-77 77-69 72-69 82-69 54-64 56-76 79-70 91-89 85-71 80-85

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

Clark Atlanta Elizabeth City State at Morehouse St. Paul’s UNC- Greensboro at Bowie State Hampton North Carolina A&T at Virginia Union at Virginia State vs. Norfolk State at St. Augustine’s at Fayetteville State Livingstone North Carolina Central at Norfolk State at Livingstone at Johnson C. Smith Fayetteville State at Shaw

75-83 66-63 80-74 77-76

L W W W

at North Carolina A&T Johnson C. Smith St. Augustine’s Shaw

47-54 79-69 70-78

L W L

at North Carolina Central vs. Bowie State vs. Hampton

1990-91 Record: 10-14 Score W/L 70-76 71-61 81-50 82-84 58-88 81-67 73-74 90-71 91-72 69-80 85-79 82-71 71-85 72-75 82-78 76-77 78-75 96-98 73-87 71-77 89-94 91-72 59-66 75-96

L (OT) W W L L W L W W L W W L L W L W L (2OT) L L L W L L

1991-92 Record: 6-20 Score W/L 65-67 66-64 70-76 98-84 88-87 85-87 70-88

L W L W W L L

Opponent Virginia State Bowie State Paine Virginia Union at Hampton Norfolk State at St. Paul vs. Elizabeth City State vs. St. Augustine’s St. Augustine’s Morehouse Livingstone at North Carolina Central Fayetteville State at Livingstone Johnson C. Smith at Fayetteville State Shaw North Carolina A&T at Johnson C. Smith at St. Augustine’s at Shaw North Carolina Central vs. Hampton

Opponent at Virginia State St. Paul’s Catawba at Bowie State vs. Clark- Atlanta vs. Florida- Atlantic Hampton

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68-77 52-76 74-95 72-86 68-78 71-72 93-115 72-85 50-83 70-82 84-89 54-66 57-64 71-68 77-71 61-65 73-76 65-64 51-63

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

1992-93 Record: 6-17 Score W/L 74-70 70-81 75-63 50-74 98-93 64-76 69-90 67-64 73-90 80-78 76-99 74-100 60-80 72-96 73-70 80-84 62-65 88-107 90-92 90-92 60-82 82-90 64-105

W L W L W (OT) L L W L W L L L L W L L L L L L L L

1993-94 Record: 10-17 Score W/L 85-87 89-77 80-79 72-102 63-72 62-72 69-72 68-56 60-75 74-73 63-71 71-98 72-57 55-77 80-79 77-82 76-94 72-73 66-83 87-78 90-61 89-73

160

L (2OT) W W L L L L W L W L L W L W L L L L W W W

vs. Elizabeth City vs. North Carolina Central at Norfolk State at Paine St. Augustine’s North Carolina Central at Johnson C. Smith Fayetteville State at Virginia Union Livingstone at Shaw at North Carolina A&T Johnson C. Smith at St. Augustine’s Shaw at Livingstone at Fayetteville State at North Carolina Central vs. Norfolk State

Opponent Bowie State at Morehouse at St. Paul’s Virginia State at Shaw at Hampton at Elizabeth City State at St. Paul’s Norfolk State at St. Augustine’s at NC Central Johnson C. Smith Fayetteville State Virginia Union Livingstone Shaw North Carolina A&T at Johnson C. Smith St. Augustine’s at Livingstone at Fayetteville State North Carolina Central at Elizabeth City State

Opponent Shaw Virginia State at Bowie State at California (PA) at Shepherd Hampton vs. Lemoyne-Owen vs. Cheyney vs. Elizabeth City State vs. Morris Brown at Howard at Norfolk State at St. Augustine’s at North Carolina Central Fayetteville State at Johnson C. Smith at Virginia Union at Shaw at North Carolina A&T Johnson C. Smith St. Augustine’s Livingstone

74-84 84-60 79-93

L W L

1994-95 Record: 10-19 Score W/L 76-78 62-69 61-62 64-63 56-62 62-68 86-75 92-78 60-78 72-106 57-81 81-84 85-94 63-73 73-72 87-83 75-92 63-70 74-65 65-76 74-66 94-87 75-83 86-89 81-82 89-118 66-65 77-72 68-83

L L L W L L W W L L L L L L W W (OT) L L W L W W (OT) L L L (OT) L W W L

1995-96 Record: 7-18 Score W/L 71-69 73-90 61-69 77-83 57-68 85-78 62-75 67-78 73-79 62-75 76-99 74-71 51-65 75-76 76-71 67-77 73-74 80-71 67-70 63-68 80-71 58-89 60-52 74-80 53-57

St. Paul’s at Livingstone at Fayetteville State

Opponent at High Point at Shaw Bowie State at Clark-Atlanta at Morris Brown at Hampton High Point vs. Elizabeth City State vs. Fayetteville State Norfolk State at St. Augustine’s North Carolina Central at Fayetteville State at South Carolina State Johnson C. Smith Virginia State at Virginia Union Shaw North Carolina A&T at Johnson C. Smith St. Augustine’s Livingstone at North Carolina Central at St. Paul’s at Livingstone Fayetteville State vs. Hampton vs. St. Paul’s vs.Virginia Union

Opponent

W L L L (OT) L W L L L L L W L L W L L W L L W L W L (OT) L

High Point Shaw at North Carolina A&T at Clark-Atlanta at Morris Brown at Bowie State at High Point vs. Elizabeth City State vs. St. Augustine’s at Norfolk State Fayetteville State at Johnson C. Smith at North Carolina Central St. Augustine’s at Virginia State at Shaw North Carolina Central at Livingstone St. Paul’s at Fayetteville State Johnson C. Smith at Virginia Union Livingstone at St. Augustine’s vs. Shaw

1996-97 Record: 15-13 Score W/L

Opponent

70-60 84-65

W W

vs. Ft.Valley State at Morris Brown College

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W (OT) at Shaw University W Bowie State University W at High Point University W Greensboro College L at Elizabeth City State L at Glenville State L at Saint Augustine’s L North Carolina A&T L at North Carolina Central L Lynn University L at Fayetteville State L Johnson C. Smith W Virginia State University L Norfolk State W Shaw University L at Johnson C. Smith W St. Augustine’s L North Carolina Central W Livingstone W at St. Paul’s College W Fayetteville State W Virginia Union L at Livingstone W vs.Virginia Union W vs. North Carolina Central L vs. Fayetteville State

1997-1998 Record: 14-14 Score . . . . . . . . . W/L . . . . . . . . . . . . Opponent 78-68 . . . . . . . . . . . 96-75 . . . . . . . . . . . 84-66 . . . . . . . . . . . 61-67 . . . . . . . . . . . 83-74 . . . . . . . . . . . 77-68 . . . . . . . . . . . 74-77 . . . . . . . . . . . 93-62 . . . . . . . . . . . 66-68 . . . . . . . . . . . 82-84 . . . . . . . . . . . 116-78 . . . . . . . . . . 86-89 . . . . . . . . . . . 80-73 . . . . . . . . . . . 55-65 . . . . . . . . . . . 72-57 . . . . . . . . . . . 77-81 . . . . . . . . . . . 70-83 . . . . . . . . . . . 87-89 . . . . . . . . . . . 86-75 . . . . . . . . . . . 62-83 . . . . . . . . . . . 86-82 . . . . . . . . . . . 84-91 . . . . . . . . . . . 104-112 . . . . . . . . . 66-78 . . . . . . . . . . . 88-64 . . . . . . . . . . . 73-69 . . . . . . . . . . . 77-69 . . . . . . . . . . . 68-77 . . . . . . . . . . .

W . . . . . . . . . . . vs. Bloomsburg Univ. W . . . . . . . . . . . vs. Shepherd College W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glenville State L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Virginia Union W . . . . . . . . . . . . at Columbia Union W . . . . . . . . . . . at Bowie State Univ. L . . . . . . . . . vs. Washburn University W . . . . . . . . vs. Univ. of Virgin Island L . . . . . . . . . . . . North Carolia A&T L . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth City State W . . . . . . . . . Bluefield State College L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Augustine’s W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Livingstone L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Paul’s College W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Virginia State L . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Johnson C. Smith L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fayetteville State L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Shaw University W . . . . . . . . North Carolina Central L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at St. Augustine’s W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Johnson C. Smith L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Livingstone L . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Fayetteville State L . . . . . . . at North Carolina Central W . . . . . . . . . . High Point University W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shaw University W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Augustine’s L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Johnson C. Smith

1998-1999 Record: 22-10 Score . . . . . . . . . W/L . . . . . . . . . . . . Opponent 42-61 . . . . . . . . . . . 84-73 . . . . . . . . . . . 80-76 . . . . . . . . . . . 93-78 . . . . . . . . . . . 70-65 . . . . . . . . . . . 54-65 . . . . . . . . . . . 77-81 . . . . . . . . . . . 103-94 . . . . . . . . . . 99-71 . . . . . . . . . . . 61-82 . . . . . . . . . . . 77-68 . . . . . . . . . . .

L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Francis Marion W . . . . . . . . . . . vs. Lander University W . . . . . . . . . . . at Pfeiffer University W . . . . . . . . . . . . . Virginia University W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowie State Univ. L . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Catawba College L . . . . . . . . . . vs. Livingstone College W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Bluefield State W . . . . . . . Southern Virginia College L . . . . . . . . . . . at Elizabeth City State W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at St. Augustine

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96-66 . . . . . . . . . . . 83-61 . . . . . . . . . . . 69-55 . . . . . . . . . . . 63-66 . . . . . . . . . . . 66-55 . . . . . . . . . . . 64-68 . . . . . . . . . . . 93-83 . . . . . . . . . . . 68-73 . . . . . . . . . . . 93-85 . . . . . . . . . . . 81-85 . . . . . . . . . . . 65-59 . . . . . . . . . . . 93-70 . . . . . . . . . . . 71-69 . . . . . . . . . . . 61-68 . . . . . . . . . . . 80-60 . . . . . . . . . . . 82-81 . . . . . . . . . . . 66-50 . . . . . . . . . . . 89-71 . . . . . . . . . . . 71-60 . . . . . . . . . . . 66-63 . . . . . . . . . . . 46-47 . . . . . . . . . . .

W . . . . . . . . . . . . Livingstone College W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shaw University W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at St. Augustine L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Virginia State W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Johnson C. Smith L . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Fayetteville State W . . . . . . . . . . . . . Knoxville College L . . . . . . . at North Carolina Central W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Augustine L . . . . . . . . . . . . at Knoxville College W . . . . . . . . . . . . at Johnson C. Smith W . . . . . . . . . . at Livingstone College W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fayetteville State L . . . . . . . . . North Carolina Central W . . . . . . . . Columbia Union College W . . . . . . . . . . . . vs. St. Paul’s College W . . . . . . . vs.Virginia Union (CIAA) W . . . vs. Elizabeth City State (CIAA) W . . . vs. Elizabeth City State (CIAA) W . . vs. Wingate University (NCAA) L . . . . vs. Lander University (NCAA)

1999-2000 Record: 26-4 Score . . . . . . . . . W/L . . . . . . . . . . . . Opponent 73-64 . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . vs. Indiana Univ. of PA 89-84 . . . . . . . . . . . W (OT) . . . . . . vs. Stonehill College 78-72 . . . . . . . . . . . W (OT) . . . . . . . . . at Virginia Union 85-65 . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Bowie State 72-53 . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Augustine State 76-54 . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . West Virginia Wesleyan 70-58 . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Augustine State 72-76 . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth City State 80-67 . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . University of St. Francis 55-58 . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rollins College 96-81 . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Augustine 77-72 . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . Savanna St. University 98-82 . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . at Livingstone College 82-80 . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lander University 101-75 . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Shaw University 80-60 . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Paul’s College 75-82 . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Johnson C. Smith 86-63 . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fayetteville State 85-62 . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . North Carolina Central 85-63 . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at St. Augustine 83-75 . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Virginia State 79-69 . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . . . Johnson C. Smith 66-57 . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . Livingstone College 88-80 . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . . at Fayetteville State 78-59 . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . at North Carolina Central 62-56 . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Savannah State 75-70 . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . vs. St. Augustine’s (CIAA) 58-44 . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . vs. Johnson C. Smith (CIAA) 63-50 . . . . . . . . . . . W vs. North Carolina Central (CIAA) 68-72 . . . . . . . . . . . L . vs. Georgia State College (NCAA) 2000-2001 Record: 25-5 Score . . . . . . . . . W/L . . . . . . . . . . . . Opponent 69-83 . . . . . . . . . . . 77-61 . . . . . . . . . . . 63-59 . . . . . . . . . . . 66-46 . . . . . . . . . . . 81-67 . . . . . . . . . . . 76-65 . . . . . . . . . . . 72-66 . . . . . . . . . . . 79-62 . . . . . . . . . . . 68-55 . . . . . . . . . . . 102-72 . . . . . . . . . . 94-57 . . . . . . . . . . . 79-62 . . . . . . . . . . . 80-81 . . . . . . . . . . . 70-77 . . . . . . . . . . .

L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowie State W . . . . . . . . . . . vs. Strayer University W . . . . . . . Virginia Union University W . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of D.C. W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Clark Atlanta W . . . . . . . . . . . . at Fort Valley State W . . . . . . . at West Virginia Wesleyan W . . . . . . . . . . at Elizabeth City State W . . . . . . . Francis Marion University W . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Virginia Tech W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ferris State W . . . . . Southern Connecticut State L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at St. Augustine L . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Johnson C. Smith

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88-67 . . . . . . . . . . . 93-66 . . . . . . . . . . . 89-73 . . . . . . . . . . . 68-44 . . . . . . . . . . . 68-57 . . . . . . . . . . . 88-62 . . . . . . . . . . . 94-70 . . . . . . . . . . . 92-67 . . . . . . . . . . . 87-79 . . . . . . . . . . . 75-72 . . . . . . . . . . . 66-64 . . . . . . . . . . . 72-67 . . . . . . . . . . .

W . . . . . . . . . . . . Livingstone College W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shaw University W . . . . . . . . . . . . at St. Paul’s College W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Virginia State W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Johnson C. Smith W . . . . . . . . . . . . at Fayetteville State W . . . . . . at North Carolina Central W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Augustine’s W . . . at Livingstone College (CIAA) W . . . . . vs. Fayetteville State (CIAA) W . . North Carolina Central (CIAA) W . . . . at Lander University (NCAA)

2001-02 Record: 22-7 Score W/L 79-71 83-90 69-43 67-63 78-51 89-84 82-70 82-58 106-90 87-68 82-87 88-83 81-65 76-69 91-77 71-86 86-78 71-84 72-51 70-72 95-83 73-58 85-64 80-74 77-67 84-64 65-80 90-75 61-62

W L W W W W (OT) W W W W L W W W W L W L W L W W W W W W L W L

2002-03 Record: 15-14 Score W/L 80-75 46-63 71-53 65-70 76-89 61-76 77-71 87-80 67-81 81-76 65-74 70-99 70-79 79-78 85-52 70-66 77-47 65-60 63-59 48-70 64-65 89-94 75-81 69-68 84-72 68-91 76-73 54-49 59-81

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Opponent at Virginia Union at Bowie State at Columbia Union Columbia Union St. Andrews at Catawba College at Benedict College at West Virginia Tech Elizabeth City State Concord College Lincoln University St. Augustine’s College at Livingstone College at Shaw University St. Paul’s at Johnson C. Smith Virginia Union Johnson C. Smith Fayetteville State North Carolina Central at St. Augustine’s Benedict College Livingstone College at Fayetteville State at North Carolina Central Elizabeth City State (CIAA) Shaw University (CIAA) Wingate University (NCAA) Shaw University (NCAA)

Opponent vs. Georgia Southwestern vs. Clarion Lander Bowie State vs. Eckerd at Valdosta State at Elizabeth City State Augusta State at Augusta State Virginia Union North Alabama at St. Augustine’s at Mars Hill Livingstone Columbia Union Shaw at St. Paul’s Johnson C. Smith Virginia State Johnson C. Smith at Fayetteville State at North Carolina Central St. Augustine’s at Livingstone Fayetteville State North Carolina Central Virginia Union vs.Virginia State vs.Virginia Union (CIAA)

2003-04 Record: 16-12 Score W/L 71-70 52-46 68-41 76-71 83-66 75-72 80-68 79-66 58-55 73-62 99-70 76-56 57-52 62-49 78-50 70-61 83-56 62-61 73-66 77-65 75-68 82-67 78-58 113-91 76-70 97-65 83-77 67-58

L W W W W W W W L W W W L W W L W L L (OT) L W L L W L L W (OT) L

2004-05 Record: 22-8 Score W/L 53-55 89-80 85-53 51-50 69-66 81-71 46-49 82-75 83-80 52-70 64-67 76-62 60-46 71-75 71-70 76-72 66-52 67-62 74-64 86-81 78-74 62-57 77-65 66-59 57-67 79-58 77-65 58-48 64-79 59-63

L W W W W W (OT) L W W L L W W L W W W W W W (OT) W (OT) W W W (OT) L W W W L L

Opponent Longwood at Lander vs. Spalding at Bellarmine Central State at Bowie State Mars-Hill Glenville State at Virginia Union Augusta State Wilberforce #7 Queens (N.C.) St. Augustine’s Elizabeth City State at Livingstone at Shaw St. Paul’s at Johnson C. Smith at Virginia State Fayetteville State North Carolina Central at St. Augustine’s Johnson C. Smith Livingstone at Fayetteville State at North Carolina Central at Longwood Virginia State (CIAA)

Opponent Lenoir-Rhyne vs. Concord vs. Saint Paul’s at Lenoir-Rhyne North Florida at Queens (NC) USC-Upstate West Virginia State at Mars Hill at Augusta State at North Florida Virginia Union at Elizabeth City State at Saint Augustine’s at Johnson C. Smith Shaw Virginia State Bowie State at Fayetteville State at North Carolina Central Saint Augustine’s Livingstone Johnson C. Smith at Livingstone Fayetteville State North Carolina Central at Saint Paul’s vs. Livingstone vs.Virginia Union vs. USC-Upstate

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L L W

75-65 71-80 103-80 67-69 74-69 71-63 65-58 42-59 98-90 69-47 65-59 88-76 79-70 83-45 62-71 75-85 55-65 79-67 68-90 81-57 60-49 76-58 59-51 89-61 74-38 67-71

W L W L W (OT) W W L W W W W W W L L L W L W W W W W W L

2006-07 Record: 5-24 Score W/L 63-85 41-53 58-76 67-44 62-95 87-94 56-81 41-70 46-62 45-90 49-59 43-63 67-79 32-76 43-94 53-84 59-80 46-97 50-53 77-56 81-71 63-87 56-48 68-83 71-87 77-61 63-79 68-83 82-89

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

Opponent at Lenoir-Rhyne at Wingate Tusculum at Tusculum at Bowie State Knoxville Wingate Lenoir-Rhyne Shaw Elizabeth City State at #1 Virginia Union Saint Augustine’s at Livingstone at Shaw Saint Paul’s at Virginia State District of Columbia Johnson C. Smith Fayetteville State at North Carolina Central Edward Waters at Saint Augustine’s at Johnson C. Smith Livingstone at Fayetteville State North Carolina Central Edward Waters vs. Saint Paul’s vs. Bowie State

Opponent at Fresno State vs. UC Irvine vs. South Alabama Anderson University (SC) at Auburn at Georgia State at Coppin State at Georgia Southern at Lipscomb at Notre Dame Georgia Southern University University of South Florida at Akron at #19 Georgetown at #12 Kansas at UAB at Towson at Georgia Tech at Morgan State Ferrum at Norfolk State North Dakota State at Bethune-Cookman at Florida A&M at Wake Forest Columbia Union College at Alabama A&M at North Dakota State at South Carolina State

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L W L L L L (OT) W W W L L W W L W L L L W L L L W L W W L W (2OT) L L

2008-09 Record: 8-22 Score W/L 92-47 69-44 62-31 71-58 53-33 67-61 68-65 74-46 66-51 68-53 80-50 85-61 69-66 73-50 75-63 59-43 73-60 69-51 80-66 62-61 73-64 68-58 62-55 67-49 68-61 68-64 71-69 64-49 86-73 63-56

L L L L L L W L W W L W L L L L L L W W (OT) L L W L L W L L L L

Opponent at Iowa State^ vs. Lipscomb^ at Duquesne at Wake Forest Fresno State South Carolina State Georgia State Alabama A&M Ferrum at Kansas State at USF Columbia Union MD-Eastern Shore Delaware State Howard Hampton at North Carolina A&T at Norfolk State Florida A&M Bethune-Cookman at Morgan State at Coppin State at Howard at Hampton North Carolina A&T Norfolk State at Florida A&M at Bethune-Cookman at South Carolina State vs. North Carolina Central

Opponent at Georgia Tech at Eastern Kentucky at Wake Forest vs. UC Santa Barbara at Illinois State vs. Nicholls State at South Carolina State at North Carolina State at North Carolina Central Averett at Old Dominion Columbia Union at MD-Eastern Shore at Delaware State at Howard vs. Hampton North Carolina A&T Norfolk State at Florida A&M at Bethune-Cookman Morgan State Coppin State Howard Hampton at North Carolina A&T at Norfolk State Florida A&T Bethune-Cookman South Carolina State North Carolina Central

^ - Denotes games played at Hilton Coliseum (Ames, La.) % - Denotes games played at RBC Center (Raleigh, N.C.)

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Year By Year Leaders: Points/Game Average Year

Name

Pts.

Avg

1965-66 1966-67 1967-68 1968-69 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09

Earl Monroe Earl Monroe William English William English Donald Williams Sandy Smith Harold Kitt Sandy Smith Harold Kitt Tom Paulin Tom Paulin Carlos Terry Carlos Terry Reginald Gaines Reginald Gaines Therman Greene Therman Greene Danny Womack Troy Russell Linwood Corham Alex Hooper Alex Hooper Charlie Spell Mike Lesane Jonathan Hardin Jonathan Hardin Charles Bennett Louis Williamson Phenizee Ransom Phenizee Ransom Carlos Mumford Darryl Hardy Tyrone Thomas Larry Patterson Larry Patterson Tony Williams Shawn Alexander Jay Maynard Audly Wehner Audly Wehner Alleggrie Guinn Brian Fisher Jamal Durham Brian Fisher

746 1,329 599 477 577 559 443 496 595 492 751 660 670 686 794 432 620 484 449 326 612 660 461 463 506 489 429 372 472 550 369 508 385 361 470 298 508 378 395 396 435 303 366 390

29.8 41.5 24.9 21.1 20.6 24.3 17.8 17.7 22.9 17.6 25.0 24.1 20.9 24.5 28.6 17.2 23.8 17.9 16.6 17.1 22.6 23.5 16.5 19.3 19.3 20.4 19.5 16.2 17.5 19.0 14.8 18.8 14.3 14.4 15.7 10.6 18.1 13.0 14.6 15.8 15.0 10.8 12.2 13.9

Rebounds

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Year

Name

Reb

Avg.

1965-66 1966-67 1967-68 1968-69 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82

William English James Reid William English William English John Lathan David Spell David Spell Earl Williams Earl Williams Carlos Terry Carlos Terry Carlos Terry Mike Robinson Mike Robinson Mike Robinson Rodger Mason Kevin Vaughn

214 413 286 277 358 263 221 447 553 311 430 383 360 330 358 130 250

9.3 12.9 11.9 9.7 12.7 8.8 7.6 11.1 13.2 7.8 11.3 9.7 9.9 8.7 13.5 5.4 9.6

1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985 -86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09

James Mitchell Kevin Vaughn Eugene Penick Harry Giles Gary Cromartie Gary Cromartie Tony Barber Tony Barber Jonathan Hardin Charles Bennett Antoine Glover Darnell White Phenizee Ransom Carlos Mumford Darryl Hardy Chuck Jones Windell Owens Marcus Best Marcus Best Marcus Best Juston White Audly Wehner Terris Sifford Audly Wehner Jamal Durham Paul Davis Jamal Durham

219 239 240 187 179 293 327 289 216 195 161 176 197 160 288 82 167 178 135 157 125 138 168 88 132 176 169

8.1 7.9 8.5 8.1 11.6 10.5 13.6 10.7 9.0 8.8 7.0 6.5 6.8 6.4 10.7 5.9 5.2 5.9 4.8 5.4 4.5 5.1 5.6 4.9 4.6 6.1 5.8

Field Goal Percentage (Min. 75 attempts) Year

Name

FG-FGA

Pct.

Johnny Watkins Earl Monroe William English Unknown David Spell David Spell Sandy Smith Joseph Hooker Earl Williams Stenson Conley Mike Brown Carlos Terry Carlos Terry Mike Robinson Mike Robinson Rodger Mason Kevin Vaughn Danny Womack Rodger Mason Linwood Gorham Alexander Hooper Terry Nance Kevin Reid Mike Lesane Jonathan Hardin Jonathan Hardin Keith Roundtree Louis Williamson Bernard Powers Darnell Middleton Bernard Powers Darryl Hardy Thad Young Marcus Best Corey Thompson Corey Thompson Corey Thompson Juston White Audly Wehner Audly Wehner Audly Wehner Darrell Wonge Paul Davis Paul Davis

87-146 509-839 268-530 N/A 101-211 182-315 159-324 88-184 229-428 138-263 95-198 287-537 276-517 135-245 145-258 92-157 82-153 218-412 163-294 152-192 225-456 92-150 131-200 160-365 181-344 173-322 109-192 153-305 60-119 117-205 57-122 181-311 102-167 78-131 72-120 68-117 84-145 78-135 150-260 145-241 79-129 84-214 68-143 82-154

.595 .606 .505 N/A .478 .578 .490 .478 .535 .521 .479 .534 .533 .551 .562 .584 .542 .529 .554 .520 .493 .613 .640 .438 .526 .537 .568 .501 .504 .571 .467 .582 .611 .595 .600 .581 .579 .578 .577 .602 .612 .393 .476 .532

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Player

1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09

Steve Hood Charlie Spell Charles Swaringen Kevin Edwards William Antrum Michael Eaton Anthony Simes Louis Williamson William Gray William Gray Larry Patterson Larry Patterson Larry Patterson Larry Patterson Kamal Oliver Kamal Oliver Jay Maynard Jay Maynard Alleggrie Guinn Alleggrie Guinn Darius Floyd Brian Fisher Isiah Tucker Brian Fisher

3FGM 29 44 29 52 26 29 26 35 69 74 63 72 67 95 61 60 95 44 70 50 51 30 30 39

3-Pt. FG%

(Min. 1 field goal made/game) Year

Name

1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09

Steve Hood Steve Hood Mike Lesane Kevin Edwards William Antrum Michael Eaton Anthony Simes Louis Williamson William Gray William Gray Larry Patterson Larry Patterson Larry Patterson Kamal Oliver Kamal Oliver Shawn Alexander Jay Maynard Jay Maynard Frank Johnson Alleggrie Guinn Darius Floyd Isiah Tucker Brian Fisher

3 FG-FGA

Pct.

29-87 42-67 26-61 52-131 26-84 29-83 26-78 35-113 69-193 74-192 63-176 72-188 67-167 27-55 61-150 50-120 95-253 44-118 30-67 50-113 51-148 30-82 49-157

.333 .630 .426 .397 .310 .349 .300 .310 .358 .385 .358 .383 .401 .491 .407 .417 .375 .373 .448 .442 .345 .366 .312

Free Throws Made Year

Name

1965-66 1966-67 1967-68 1968-69 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74

Earl Monroe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Earl Monroe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 Eugene Smiley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 William English . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 William Donald . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 David Spell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Harold Kitt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Sandy Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Harold Kitt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

FT Made

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Tom Paulin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Tom Paulin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Georgia Gibson . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Carlos Terry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Reggie Gaines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Reggie Gaines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Reggie Gaines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Kevin McCray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Therman Greene . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Troy Russell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Troy Russell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Alexander Hooper . . . . . . . . . . 110 Alexander Hooper . . . . . . . . . . 155 Alexander Hooper . . . . . . . . . . 133 Steve Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Mike Lesane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Johnathan Hardin . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Johnathan Hardin . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Charles Bennett . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Anthony Simes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Phenizee Ransom . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Phenizee Ransom . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Carlos Mumford . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Darryl Hardy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Tyrone Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Torrian Wynn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Marcus Best . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Tony Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Shawn Alexander . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Juston White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Audly Wehner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Audly Wehner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Alleggrie Guinn . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Alleggrie Guinn . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Jamal Durham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Jamal Durham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Jamal Durham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Free Throw Percentage (Min. 50 FTA) Year

Name

Howard Ridgill Earl Monroe William English William English Donald Williams Sandy Smith Sandy Smith Bobby Garner Joseph Hooker Tom Paulin Melvin Garrett Donald Helton David Harold Mike Robinson Mark Clark Therman Greene Therman Greene James Mitchell John Watkins Eugene Penick Alexander Hooper Charlie Spell Jamal Pierce Jamal Pierce Michael Phillips Charles Bennett Charles Bennett Anthony Simes

FT-FTA 82-92 311-391 63-99 99-161 127-184 109-149 59-78 68-97 39-52 102-130 50-57 42-52 72-88 71-94 50-64 84-99 134-163 52-76 46-58 72-100 155-211 83-105 41-52 62-77 58-79 53-76 62-83 70-86

Pct. .891 .795 .636 .614 .689 .732 .756 .701 .750 .798 .871 .801 .818 .755 .781 .848 .822 .684 .793 .720 .734 .790 .790 .805 .734 .697 .747 .814

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1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09

Phenizee Ransom Carlos Mumford William Gray Larry Patterson Larry Patterson Larry Patterson Larry Patterson Tony Williams Kevin Henry Jonathan McIntyre Rashad McGee Alleggrie Guinn Alleggrie Guinn Brian Fisher Darrell Wonge Brian Fisher

80-115 49-69 40-56 46-55 52-69 60-68 63-77 80-94 93-120 38-53 80-98 104-128 119-155 41-62 59-76 67-97

Assists Year

Name

Assists

1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09

Jamal Pierce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Lorenzo White . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Lorenzo White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Carlos Mumford . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Patrick Herron . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Patrick Herron . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Patrick Herron . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Otis Attucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Otis Attucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Otis Attucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Tyrone Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Tony Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Tony Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Tony Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Jonathan McIntyre . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Rashad McGee . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Rashad McGee . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Roy Peake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Roy Peake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Roy Peake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Isiah Tucker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Steals Year

Name

1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09

Patrick Herron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Patrick Herron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Patrick Herron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 William Gray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Otis Attucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Johnny Watkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Tyrone Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Marcus Best . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Marcus Best . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Devonaire Deas . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Marcus Best . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Alleggrie Guinn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Alleggrie Guinn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Alleggrie Guinn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Alleggrie Guinn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Jamal Durham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Roy Peake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Brian Fisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Year

Name

Blocks

1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09

Braton White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phenizee Ransom . . . . . . . . . . . . Carlos Mumford . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carlos Mumford . . . . . . . . . . . . . Darryl Hardy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anthony Peake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corey Thompson . . . . . . . . . . . . Tyrone Robeson . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tyrone Robeson . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marcus Best . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Juston White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alleggrie Guinn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alleggrie Guinn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alleggrie Guinn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jamal Durham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 25 17 18 30 18 23 36 28 26 16 19 33 28 21 48 46

Steals

WSSU Basketball Career Leaders Scoring (1965-Present) Rank

Years

Points

1.) Earl Monroe . . . . . . . 1964-67 . . . . . . 2,935 2.) Cleo Hill . . . . . . . . . . 1957-61 . . . . . . 2,488 3.) Carlos Terry . . . . . . . 1975-78 . . . . . . 2,151 4.) William English . . . . . 1966-69 . . . . . . 2,117 5.) Reginald Gaines . . . . 1977-80 . . . . . . 2,063 6.) Wilfred John . . . . . . . 1959-62 . . . . . . 1,808 7.) Alexander Hooper . . 1984-87 . . . . . . 1,644 8.) Alleggrie Guinn . . . . 2002-06 . . . . . . 1,535 9.) Larry Patterson . . . . 1996-00 . . . . . . 1,526 10.) Steve Hood . . . . . . 1984-88 . . . . . . 1,481

Rebounds (1965-Present) Rank

Blocks

166

.697 .710 .714 .836 .754 .882 .818 .851 .775 .717 .816 .813 .768 .661 .776 .691

Years Rebounds

1.) Carlos Terry . . . . . . . 1975-78 . . . . . . 1,467 2.) Mike Robinson . . . . . 1976-80 . . . . . . 1,242 3.) Earl Williams . . . . . . 1970-74 . . . . . . 963 4.) Kevin Vaughn . . . . . . 1981-85 . . . . . . 926 5.) William English . . . . . 1965-68 . . . . . . 872 6.) Gary Cromartie . . . . 1984-88 . . . . . . 818 7.) Reginald Gaines . . . . 1977-80 . . . . . . 770 8.) Stenson Conley . . . . 1973-77 . . . . . . 761 9.) Earl Monroe . . . . . . . 1964-67 . . . . . . 669 10.) James Mitchell . . . . 1980-84 . . . . . . 639

Rebounding Average Rank

Years Reb./Gm.

1.) Earl Williams . . . . . . 1971-74 . . . . . . 12.0 2.) Carlos Terry . . . . . . 1975-78 . . . . . . 11.8 3.) Mike Robinson . . . . 1977-80 . . . . . . 11.1 4.) Tony Barber . . . . . . . 1987-90 . . . . . . 9.7 5.) David Spell . . . . . . . 1970-71 . . . . . . 9.6 6.) Gary Cromartie . . . 1985-88 . . . . . . 9.2 7.) Reggie Gaines . . . . . 1977-80 . . . . . . 8.9 8.) Charles Bennett . . . 1991-92 . . . . . . 8.8 9.) Kevin Vaughan . . . . . 1982-85 . . . . . . 8.3 t10.) William English . . .1967-69 . . . . . . 7.6 t10.) Stenson Conley . . 1974-77 . . . . . . 7.6

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Field Goals Made (1965-Present)

Assists

Rank

Rank Player

Years

FGM

1.) Earl Monroe . . . . . . . 1964-67 . . . . . . 1,017 2.) William English . . . . . 1965-69 . . . . . . 916 3.) Carlos Terry . . . . . . . 1974-78 . . . . . . 908 4.) Reginald Gaines . . . . 1977-80 . . . . . . 842 5.) Mark Clark . . . . . . . . 1977-81 . . . . . . 627 6.) Alexander Hooper . . 1984-87 . . . . . . 606 7.) Sandy Smith . . . . . . . 1970-73 . . . . . . 593 8.) Earl Williams . . . . . . 1970-74 . . . . . . 566 9.) Steve Hood . . . . . . . 1984-88 . . . . . . 565 10.) Don Helton . . . . . . 1974-77 . . . . . . 522

1.) 2.) 3.) 4.) 5.) 6.) 7.) 8.) 9.) 10.)

Field Goal Percentage

Blocks

(Min. 250 FGA) Rank

Blocks Player Years

FGA-FGM

1.) William English . . . . 1965-69 2.) Linwood Gorham . . 1983-85 3.) Audly Wehner . . . . . 2002-06 4.) Earl Monroe . . . . . . 1964-67 5.) Corey Thompson . . 1998-02 6.) James Reid . . . . . . . 1965-67 7.) Torrin Wynn . . . . . . 1996-99 t8.) Darryl Hardy . . . . 1995-97 t8.) Marcus Best . . . . . 1998-02 10.) David Spell . . . . . . 1969-71

Pct.

916-1,216 . . . . .753 293-485 . . . . .604 374-630 . . . . .593 1,017-1,621 . . . .590 286-503 . . . . .587 187-329 . . . . .568 181-319 . . . . .567 219-391 . . . . .560 359-674 . . . . .560 283-526 . . . . .538

1.) 2.) 3.) 4.) 5.) 6.) 7.) 8.) 9.) 10.)

Years

Made 3FG

Larry Patterson. . . . . . . . . 1996-00. . . . . . . . . . 297 Alleggrie Guinn. . . . . . . . . 2002-06. . . . . . . . . . 197 William Gray. . . . . . . . . . . 1992-96. . . . . . . . . . 185 Kamal Oliver. . . . . . . . . . . 1998-02. . . . . . . . . . 164 Jay Maynard. . . . . . . . . . . . 1999-04. . . . . . . . . . 148 Kevin Edwards . . . . . . . . . 1989-02. . . . . . . . . . . 79 Steve Hood. . . . . . . . . . . . 1984-88. . . . . . . . . . . 71 Tony Williams. . . . . . . . . . 1999-01. . . . . . . . . . . 69 Otis Attucks. . . . . . . . . . . 1994-98. . . . . . . . . . . 60 Chuck Swearingen. . . . . . 1987-90. . . . . . . . . . . 59

Free Throws Made Rank Player 1.) 2.) 3.) 4.) 5.) 6.) t7.) t7.) 9.) 10.)

Years

Made FT

Earl Monroe . . . . . . . . . . . 1965-67. . . . . . . . . . 701 Alexander Hooper. . . . . . 1984-87. . . . . . . . . . 398 Reginald Gaines. . . . . . . . . 1977-80. . . . . . . . . . 360 Carlos Terry. . . . . . . . . . . 1974-78. . . . . . . . . . 331 Alleggrie Guinn. . . . . . . . . 2002-06. . . . . . . . . . 324 William English. . . . . . . . . 1965-69. . . . . . . . . . 285 Jonathan Hardin. . . . . . . . . 1989-91. . . . . . . . . . 284 Kevin Vaughn. . . . . . . . . . . 1981-85. . . . . . . . . . 284 Tom Paulin. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1974-76. . . . . . . . . . 279 Steve Hood. . . . . . . . . . . . 1984-88. . . . . . . . . . 268

Free Throw Percentage (Min. 150 Att.) Rank Player 1.) 2.) t3.) t3.) 5.) 6.) 7.) 8.) 9.) 10.)

Years

Assists

Years

Blocks

Corey Thompson. . . . . . . 1998-02. . . . . . . . 101 Marcus Best . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-02. . . . . . . . 101 Alleggrie Guinn. . . . . . . . . 2002-06. . . . . . . . . 88 Tyrone Robeson. . . . . . . . 1999-02. . . . . . . . . 69 Paul Davis. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007-08. . . . . . . . . 48 Darryl Hardy . . . . . . . . . . 1995-97. . . . . . . . . 43 Windell Owens. . . . . . . . . 1996-99. . . . . . . . . 41 Phenizee Ransom. . . . . . . 1993-95. . . . . . . . . 38 Juston White. . . . . . . . . . . 2000-03. . . . . . . . . 31 Vincent Sessoms. . . . . . . 1999-2003. . . . . . . . 27

Steals

3-Point Field Goals Made Rank Player

t1.) t1.) 3.) 4.) 5.) 6.) 7.) 8.) 9.) 10.)

Years

Patrick Herron. . . . . . . . . 1991-95. . . . . . . . . . . 604 Otis Attucks. . . . . . . . . . . 1994-98. . . . . . . . . . . 374 Roy Peake. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-08. . . . . . . . . . . 464 Alleggrie Guinn. . . . . . . . . 2002-06. . . . . . . . . . . 304 Marcus Best. . . . . . . . . . . 1998-02. . . . . . . . . . . 251 Tony Williams. . . . . . . . . . 1999-01. . . . . . . . . . . 241 Rashad McGee. . . . . . . . . 2002-05. . . . . . . . . . . 238 Lorenzo White. . . . . . . . . 1989-01. . . . . . . . . . . 226 Larry Patterson . . . . . . . . 1996-00. . . . . . . . . . . 199 Tyrone Thomas. . . . . . . . . 1997-99. . . . . . . . . . . 170

FTM-FTA %

Therman Greene . . 1980-82. . . . . . 218-262 Larry Patterson. . . . 1996-00. . . . . . 221-269 Earl Monroe . . . . . . 1964-67. . . . . . 701-855 Tony Williams. . . . . 1999-01. . . . . . 148-181 Tom Paulin. . . . . . . . 1974-76. . . . . . 279-351 David Harold. . . . . . 1975-79. . . . . . 146-188 Alleggrie Guinn. . . . 2002-Present. . 324-417 Don Helton. . . . . . . 1974-77. . . . . . 120-161 Audly Weher. . . . . . 2003-2005. . . . 199-268 Mike LeSane . . . . . . 1986-89. . . . . . 168-229

.832 .822 .818 .818 .795 .777 .769 .745 .742 .734

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Steals

Player

Years

Steals

1.) 2.) 3.) 4.) t5.) t5.) 6.) 7.) t8.) 9.) 10.)

Marcus Best . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-02. . . . . . . . . 346 Patrick Herron. . . . . . . . . 1991-95. . . . . . . . . 263 Alleggrie Guinn. . . . . . . . . 2003-06. . . . . . . . . 213 Roy Peake. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-08. . . . . . . . . 210 Tyrone Thomas. . . . . . . . . 1997-99. . . . . . . . . 137 Kevin Henry. . . . . . . . . . . 1998-02. . . . . . . . . 137 Larry Patterson. . . . . . . . . 1996-00. . . . . . . . . 120 Tony Williams. . . . . . . . . . 1999-01. . . . . . . . . 104 Otis Attucks. . . . . . . . . . . 1994-98. . . . . . . . . 97 Phenizee Ransom. . . . . . . 1993-95. . . . . . . . . 92 Jamal Durham. . . . . . . . 2006-Present. . . . . . . 83

Single Season Bests: Scoring (1965-Present) Rank

Player

1.) 2.) 3.) 4.) 5.) 6.) 7.) t8.) t8.) 9.) 10.)

Earl Monroe. . . . . . . . . . . . 1966-67. . . . . . 1,329 Tom Paulin . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1975-76. . . . . . . 751 Earl Monroe. . . . . . . . . . . . 1865-66. . . . . . . 746 Reginald Gaines . . . . . . . . . 1979-80. . . . . . . 744 Earl Monroe. . . . . . . . . . . . 1965-66. . . . . . . 697 Reginald Gaines . . . . . . . . . 1978-79. . . . . . . 686 Carlos Terry. . . . . . . . . . . . 1977-78. . . . . . . 670 Alexander Hooper. . . . . . . 1986-87. . . . . . . 660 Carlos Terry. . . . . . . . . . . . 1976-77. . . . . . . 660 Cleo Hill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1958-59. . . . . . . 656 Cleo Hill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1960-61. . . . . . . 641

Years

Points

167

OFFICIAL 2009-10

Scoring Average (1965-Present)

3-Point FG Made

Rank

Player

Rank

Player

1.) 2.) 3.) 4.) 5.) 6.) 7.) 8.) 9.) 10.)

Earl Monroe. . . . . . . . . . . . 1967. . . . . . . . . . Earl Monroe. . . . . . . . . . . . 1966. . . . . . . . . . Reggie Gaines. . . . . . . . . . . 1980. . . . . . . . . . Cleo Hill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1961. . . . . . . . . . Cleo Hill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1960. . . . . . . . . . William English. . . . . . . . . . 1968. . . . . . . . . . Tom Paulin . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1976. . . . . . . . . . Cleo Hill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1959. . . . . . . . . . William English. . . . . . . . . . 1968. . . . . . . . . . William English. . . . . . . . . . 1969. . . . . . . . . .

t1.) t1.) 3.) 4.) 5.) 6.) 7.) 8.) 9.) 10.)

Larry Patterson. . . . . . . . . . . . 1999-00 . . . . . . 95 Jay Maynard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-03 . . . . . . 95 William Gray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1995-96 . . . . . . 74 Larry Patterson. . . . . . . . . . . . 1997-98 . . . . . . 72 Alleggrie Guinn. . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-05 . . . . . . 70 William Gray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1994-95 . . . . . . 69 Larry Patterson. . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-99 . . . . . . 67 Larry Patterson. . . . . . . . . . . . 1996-97 . . . . . . 63 Kamal Oliver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000-01 . . . . . . 61 Kamal Oliver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001-02 . . . . . . 60

Years

Points 41.5 29.8 28.6 26.7 26.5 24.9 25.4 25.2 24.9 24.7

Assists

Rebounds Rank

Player

Years Rebounds

1.) 2.) 3.) 4.) 5.) 6.) 7.) 8.) 9.) 10.)

Earl Williams. . . . . . . . . . . Richard Glover. . . . . . . . . Richard Glover. . . . . . . . . George Foree. . . . . . . . . . Carlos Terry. . . . . . . . . . . James Reid . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilfred Johns. . . . . . . . . . Earl Williams. . . . . . . . . . . Carlos Terry. . . . . . . . . . . William English. . . . . . . . .

1973-74. . . . . . . . . 553 1962-63. . . . . . . . . 461 1961-62. . . . . . . . . 458 1961-62. . . . . . . . . 439 1975-76. . . . . . . . . 430 1966-67. . . . . . . . . 413 1957-58. . . . . . . . . 409 1971-72. . . . . . . . . 401 1976-77. . . . . . . . . 383 1966-67. . . . . . . . . 372

1.) 2.) 3.) 4.) 5.) 6.) 7.) 8.) 9.) 10.)

Player

Years Rebounds

Earl Williams. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1974. . . . . . . . . 21.3 Earl Williams. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1972. . . . . . . . . 17.1 Wilford Johns. . . . . . . . . . . . 1958. . . . . . . . . 16.3 George Foree. . . . . . . . . . . . 1962. . . . . . . . . 16.3 Richard Glover. . . . . . . . . . . 1963. . . . . . . . . 15.8 Wilford Johns. . . . . . . . . . . . 1957. . . . . . . . . 15.4 Carlos Terry. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1976. . . . . . . . . 15.3 Carlos Terry. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1977. . . . . . . . . 14.2 Michael Robinson. . . . . . . . . 1980. . . . . . . . . 13.8 Toby Barber . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1989. . . . . . . . . 13.6

Field Goals Made Rank

Player

1.) 2.) 3.) t4.) t4.) 6.) 7.) 8.) 9.) 10.)

Earl Monroe. . . . . . . . . . . 1966-67. . . . . . . . 509 Reginald Gaines . . . . . . . . 1979-80. . . . . . . . 309 Earl Monroe. . . . . . . . . . . 1965-66. . . . . . . . 292 Carlos Terry. . . . . . . . . . . 1976-77. . . . . . . . 287 Tom Paulin . . . . . . . . . . . . 1975-76. . . . . . . . 287 Reginald Gaines . . . . . . . . 1978-79. . . . . . . . 285 Carlos Terry. . . . . . . . . . . 1977-78. . . . . . . . 276 William English. . . . . . . . . 1967-68. . . . . . . . 268 William English. . . . . . . . . 1966-67. . . . . . . . 257 Alexander Hooper. . . . . . 1986-87. . . . . . . . 250

Years

FGM

FG Percentage (Min. 100 attempts) Rank Player

Years

1.) 2.) 3.) 4.) 5.) 6.) 7.) 8.) 9.) 10.)

1984-85. . . . . 152-192. . . . . .729 1987-88. . . . . 131-203. . . . . .645 1986-87. . . . . 92-150. . . . . . .613 2005-06. . . . . 79-129. . . . . . .612 1997-98. . . . . 102-167. . . . . .611 1966-67. . . . . 509-839. . . . . .607 2004-05. . . . . 145-241. . . . . .602 1999-00. . . . . 72-120. . . . . . .600 1965-66. . . . . 87-146. . . . . . .596 1998-99. . . . . 78-131. . . . . . .595

168

Linwood Gorham. . Kevin Reid. . . . . . . . Terry Nance. . . . . . Audly Wehner. . . . . Thad Young. . . . . . . Earl Monroe . . . . . . Audly Wehner. . . . . Corey Thompson . . Johnny Watkins. . . . Marcus Best. . . . . . .

Rank

Player

Years Assists

1.) 2.) 3.) 4.) 5.) 6.) 7.) 8.) t9.) t9.) 10.)

Patrick Herron. . . . . . . . . . . . 1993-94 . . . . 202 Patrick Herron. . . . . . . . . . . . 1994-95 . . . . 187 Otis Attucks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996-97 . . . . 163 Roy Peake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005-06 . . . . 150 Devonaire Deas. . . . . . . . . . . 2001-02 . . . . 143 Patrick Herron. . . . . . . . . . . . 1992-93 . . . . 142 Jamal Pierce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1988-89 . . . . 139 Roy Peake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006-07 . . . . 132 Lorenzo White. . . . . . . . . . . . 1989-90 . . . . 131 Rashad McGee. . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-04 . . . . 131 Tony Williams. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999-00 . . . . 122

Free Throws Made

Rebound Average Rank

Steals Years 3FGM

FGM-FGA Pct.

Rank

Player

1.) 2.) 3.) 4.) 5.) t6.) t6.) 8.) 9.) 10.)

Earl Monroe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1966-67 . . . . . 311 Tom Paulin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1975-76 . . . . . 177 Earl Monroe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1965-66 . . . . . 162 Alexander Hooper. . . . . . . . . 1985-86 . . . . . 155 Darryl Hardy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996-97 . . . . . 146 Johnathan Hardin. . . . . . . . . . 1989-90 . . . . . 142 Johnathan Hardin. . . . . . . . . . 1990-91 . . . . . 142 Thurman Greene. . . . . . . . . . 1981-82 . . . . . 134 Alexander Hooper. . . . . . . . . 1986-87 . . . . . 133 Donald Williams. . . . . . . . . . . 1969-70 . . . . . 127

Years

FTM

Free Throw % (Min. 50 attempts) Rank

Player

1.) 2.) 3.) 4.) 5.) 6.) 7.) 8.) t9.) t9.)

Howard Ridgill. . . . . . 1965-66. . . . Larry Patterson. . . . . . 1998-99. . . . Melvin Garrett . . . . . . 1975-76. . . . Earl Monroe. . . . . . . . 1965-66. . . . Tony Williams. . . . . . . 2000-01. . . . Therman Greene. . . . 1980-81. . . . Larry Patterson. . . . . . 1996-97. . . . Therman Greene. . . . 1981-82. . . . Larry Patterson. . . . . . 1999-00. . . . David Harold . . . . . . . 1977-78. . . .

Years

FTM-FTA Pct. 82-92 60-68 50-57 162-187 80-94 84-99 46-55 134-163 63-77 72-88

.891 .882 .877 .866 .851 .848 .836 .822 .818 .818

Blocks Rank

Player

1.) 2.) 3.) 4.) t5.) t5.) t7.) t7.) t9.) t9.) t9.) 10.)

Paul Davis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007-08 . . . . . . 48 Tyrone Robeson. . . . . . . . . . . 1999-00 . . . . . . 36 Marcus Best . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999-00 . . . . . . 35 Alleggrie Guinn. . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-05 . . . . . . 33 Darryl Hardy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996-97 . . . . . . 30 Terris Sifford. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-05 . . . . . . 30 Alleggrie Guinn. . . . . . . . . . . . 2005-06 . . . . . . 28 Tyrone Robeson. . . . . . . . . . . 2000-01 . . . . . . 28 Corey Thompson. . . . . . . . . . 1999-00 . . . . . . 26 Corey Thompson. . . . . . . . . . 2000-01 . . . . . . 26 Corey Thompson. . . . . . . . . . 2001-02 . . . . . . 26 Phenizee Ransom. . . . . . . . . . 1993-94 . . . . . . 25

Years

Blocks

Rank

Player

Years

Steals

1.) 2.) 3.) 4.) 5.) 6.) 7.) 8.) 9.) 10.)

Marcus Best . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-99 Marcus Best . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999-00 Patrick Herron. . . . . . . . . . . . 1993-94 Patrick Herron. . . . . . . . . . . . 1994-95 Marcus Best . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001-02 Patrick Herron. . . . . . . . . . . . 1992-93 Tyrone Thomas. . . . . . . . . . . . 1997-98 Alleggrie Guinn. . . . . . . . . . . . 2005-06 Tyrone Thomas. . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-99 Tony Williams. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999-00

104 98 97 92 90 74 73 66 64 62

Single Game Best Scoring Name

Date/Year

Points

1.) William English. . . . . . . . . 1968 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 2.) Earl Monroe. . . . . . . . 12/13/1966. . . . . . . . . . . . 68 3.) Earl Monroe. . . . . . . . 12/15/1966. . . . . . . . . . . . 58 4.) Earl Monroe. . . . . . . . 01/10/1967. . . . . . . . . . . . 54 5.) Earl Monroe. . . . . . . . 02/04/1967. . . . . . . . . . . . 54 6.) Earl Monroe. . . . . . . . 02/21/1967. . . . . . . . . . . . 53 7.) Earl Monroe. . . . . . . . 02/23/1967. . . . . . . . . . . . 53 8.) Earl Monroe. . . . . . . . 01/06/1967. . . . . . . . . . . . 52 9.) Earl Monroe. . . . . . . . 01/14/1967. . . . . . . . . . . . 51 10.) Earl Monroe. . . . . . . 12/31/1966. . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Note â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Earl Monroe owns 18 of the top 20 scoring performances in WSSU history

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Date/Year

Rebounds

1.) Earl Williams. . . . . . . . 12/13/1973. . . . . . . . . . . . 2.) Earl Williams. . . . . . . . 12/06/1973. . . . . . . . . . . . 3.) Earl Williams. . . . . . . . 12/13/1973. . . . . . . . . . . . 4.) Richard Glover. . . . . . 03/07/1963. . . . . . . . . . . . 5.) James Reid . . . . . . . . . 03/11/1969. . . . . . . . . . . . 6.) James Reid . . . . . . . . . 02/21/1967. . . . . . . . . . . . 7.) Carlos Terry. . . . . . . . 02/14/1977. . . . . . . . . . . . 8.) James Reid . . . . . . . . . 12/13/1966. . . . . . . . . . . . 9.) James Reid . . . . . . . . . 02/14/1967. . . . . . . . . . . . 10.) James Reid . . . . . . . . 02/10/1967. . . . . . . . . . . .

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Assists Name

Date/Year

Assists

1.) Patrick Herron. . . . . . . . . . . . 02/12/1994. . . . . . . . . 2.) Marco Dillard. . . . . . . . . . . . . 03/02/1977. . . . . . . . . 3.) Charlie Spell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/14/1986. . . . . . . . . 4.) Charlie Spell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/12/1986. . . . . . . . . 5.) Patrick Herron. . . . . . . . . . . . 02/14/1992. . . . . . . . . 6.) Tony Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11/12/1990. . . . . . . . . 7.) Roy Peake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/14/2005. . . . . . . . . 8.) Earl Monroe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03/04/1967. . . . . . . . . 9.) Earl Monroe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01/30/1967. . . . . . . . . 10.) Roy Peake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/10/2005. . . . . . . . .

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Biography Of A Legend C.E. “Big House” Gaines WSSU Hall of Fame Head Basketball Coach 48 Seasons (1946-1993) Sixth All-Time Winningest NCAA Coach (828-447) Clarence E. “Big House” Gaines, Sr. was born in Paducah, Kentucky, May 21, 1923, to Lester and Olivia Bolen Gaines. He attended the public schools of Paducah and graduated in 1941, as class salutatorian, from Paducah’s Lincoln High School. He excelled academically, played basketball, was an All State football player, and played trumpet in the school band. Although he qualified academically to attend numerous colleges and universities “Jim Crow” segregation and a suggestion by the family physician (a schoolmate of legendary Morgan State University football coach, Eddie Hurt) caused young Gaines to enroll at Morgan State University in 1941. It was upon his arrival at the Baltimore, Maryland campus that Gaines received the nickname he is widely known by -- “Big House.” According to oral accounts the school’s business manager took one look at the 6 ft. 3in., 265lb Gaines and declared:“Boy, I never seen anything bigger than you but a house.” While at Morgan State Gaines received recognition as an All-American football player and participated on the basketball and track teams. Gaines graduated from Morgan State in 1945 with a B.S. degree in Chemistry intent on furthering his education and attending dental school. His college coach, Eddie Hurt, recommended he temporarily go to Winston-Salem Teachers College in Winston-Salem, NC, to become the assistant coach to Brutus Wilson (a Morgan State graduate) who coached all sports at the small southern college. Upon Wilson’s departure to Shaw University in 1946, Gaines became the head football and basketball coach, athletic director, trainer, and ticket manager. Gaines coached football from 1946-1949. In 1948 Gaines was named CIAA (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) “Football Coach of the Year” after leading the RAMS to an 8-1 season. Beginning in 1949 Gaines only coached basketball, and served as athletic director. In 1950 Gaines received his masters degree in education from Columbia University. In 1950 Gaines married the former Clara Berry, a Latin language teacher in the (Winston-Salem) Forsyth county public school system. They are the parents of two children, Lisa Gaines McDonald, a private business consultant and Clarence Edward Gaines, Jr., a scout for the National Basketball Association’s Chicago Bulls. Due to his proficiency as an athletic coach, teacher and humanitarian, Gaines has received numerous awards: CIAA Basketball Tournament Outstanding Coach Award; 1953, 57, 60, 61, 63, 66, 70, 77; CIAA Hall of Fame Inductee, 1975; NAIA Helms Hall of Fame Inductee, 1968; N.C. Sports Hall of Fame, 1978; CIAA Basketball Coach of the Year, 1957, 61, 63, 70, 75, 80; NAIA District 26 Outstanding Coach Award, 1975-78; Paul Robeson Award, 1980; Winston-Salem Urban League Family of the Year Award, 1973; Order of the Long Leaf Pine (N.C.); and the Silver Buffalo Award (Boy Scouts of America) etc.

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During Coach Gaines¹ 47-year tenure as coach and athletic director at WinstonSalem State University he coached former WSSU and professional basketball greats Cleo Hill (first African-American from an historically Black college and university to be drafted #1 by the National Basketball Association -- St. Louis Hawks, 1961) and Earl “The Pearl” Monroe Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee and all star performer) of the National Basketball Association’s New York Knicks. In 1967, as a result of his guidance and the all around play of future National Basketball Association All-Star Vernon Earl “The Pearl” Monroe, the WinstonSalem State College, men’s basketball team won the 1967 National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) Division II Basketball Championship -- the first historically Black college to win a national championship. Subsequently, Gaines was named the NCAA Division II (1967) College Coach of the Year. In 1982 Gaines was recognized for his contribution to basketball by being inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame (named in honor of the inventor of basketball James Naismith). Involved in numerous professional and civic activities, in addition to his duties as athletic director, coach and instructor, Gaines was President of CIAA Basketball Coaches Association, 1972-76; NAIA District Chairman, 1966-72; President of the National Association of Basketball Coaches, 1989; Co-founder of the Winston-Salem Youth Baseball League, Inc.,1960; Patterson Avenue YMCA Board of Management, 1969-1971; Experiment in Self Reliance Board of Directors, 1987; Winston-Salem Automobile Club (AAA) Board of Directors, 1986; founder and former administrator of the Winston-Salem State University National Youth Sports Program and the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Board of Trustees and President of the National Association of Basketball Coaches, 1989. Other activities include membership in Sigma Pi Phi Boule and Omega Psi Phi fraternities, Boy Scouts of America, Forsyth County Heart Association, United States Olympic Committee, Model Cities Recreation Committee, Rotary Club of Winston-Salem and basketball consultant for the United States Air Force (Germany, England, Mexico). Upon his retirement as basketball coach at Winston-Salem State University in 1993, Gaines had amassed a win/loss record of 828-446, making him the winningest active basketball coach in NCAA history, and the second winningest collegiate basketball coach behind the University of Kentucky’s late Adolph Rupp. However, following University of North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith’s 877th career win in March 1997, coach Gaines became the third winningest basketball coach in NCAA history behind only Adolph Rupp (2nd), and Dean Smith (1st). Gaines was eventually surpassed by longtime friend Jim Phelan of Mt. St. Mary¹s University (formerly Mt. St. Mary¹s College the name change took place on June 8th, 2004), placing him fourth all-time in wins in NCAA Basketball history before Bobby Knight and Mike Krzyzewski passed both Phelan and Gaines in 2005, moving “Big House” to sixth-place all-time. Clarence Gaines passed away on April 18th, 2005 due to complications from a stroke. He is survived by his lovely wife Clara and two children, Lisa and Clarence, Jr. Gaines’ legacy at Winston-Salem State University and in the college basketball world are surely to never be forgotten.

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“One Man Team” Earl Monroe Leads Winston-Salem State To Title Rams’ 1967 National Championship By: Bill Schrader Evansville, IN – Winston-Salem State College, led by all-time collegiate scoring leader Earl Monroe, was shunned all season as one of the nation’s top small-college basketball teams. The Rams couldn’t be denied in the 1967 NCAA College Division tournament however, defeating

sixth-ranked Akron University, second-ranked Kentucky Wesleyan and fifth-ranked Southwest Missouri en route to the national title. Those who had any reservations about the ability of Monroe saw them disappear as he went on a five-game scoring binge of 34, 49, 29, 23 and 40 points to win the Most Valuable Player Award hands down. When the regular season drew to a close, Winston-Salem had lost only once in 27 games, winning the Central Intercollegiate Athletic championship. Monroe was averaging 43 points per game to close in on the single-season scoring record. Passed Up By Experts This wasn’t convincing enough for the experts, who never ranked the Rams higher than eleventh in the polls. The oversight became obvious in the Midwest Regional tournament at Akron as Winston-Salem started its title march by disposing of the sixth-ranked Zips, 88-80, behind Monroe’s 49-point performance. The fitting climax came in the championship game as the Rams disposed of Southwest Missouri, 7774. Monroe contributed 40 points to the title victory. Seven professional scouts were on hand to reaffirm the previous evaluations that Monroe was one of collegiate basketball’s “blue chippers” as an All-America choice of The Sporting News for 1967. Nothing he did dissuaded them. Monroe had some very talented teammates, but just the same the Rams were the closest thing to a “one man team” to win the coveted small-college championship. This stemmed from the coaching philosophy of Clarence “Big House” Gaines: “When you need it, give it to the money man.” Rams Stage Rally That’s just what Winston-Salem did in the championship game as the Rams came from behind to overtake Southwest Missouri in the closing minutes. Monroe tallied 16 of the 21 points scored in the last ten minutes, including two clutch

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free throws with 25 seconds remaining to insure the win. Southwest Missouri had come close to spilling Winston-Salem with a zone defense that shut off the four other Rams’ starters and aggressive rebounding that stifled a usually productive fast break. With the front line of Danny Bolden, Don Carlson and Lou Shepherd hauling down 29 rebounds, Southwest Missouri had a 39-32 edge on the boards. In the 82-73 semifinal victory over defending champion Kentucky Wesleyan, the Rams’ 6-6, 230-pound sophomore center, Bill English, dominated the defensive boards to trigger the fast break, so Monroe was content to play the role of feeder and floor leader. He scored 24 points as 6-1 senior guard Eugene Smiley hit 27 and English contributed 22. The defense that Southwest Missouri threw at Winston-Salem drew accolades from Gaines. “That’s the best we’ve been defensed all year” he said. “Anytime we’re up against a team that uses its three good rebounders like Southwest Missouri did, we’ve got problems.” Losers Boast Balance Southwest Missouri, which also finished second in the national tournament in 1959, had balanced size across the front line with Shepherd, 6-7; Carlson, 6-6, and Bolden, 6-4. Bolden and Shepherd were also big offensive guns with 27 and 20 points, respectively. If Southwest Missouri Coach Bill Thomas had to do it over again, he wouldn’t change a thing. “Just one basket or one rebound in the last minute and a half could have made the difference,” he said. “We had the opportunity. We just didn’t capitalize on it.” Thomas said his defensive strategy was to stick to the zone and send two men after Monroe as often as possible. “I thought we played Monroe well.” He added “You’re just not going to shut him off.

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Rams’ All-America Breaks Collegiate Scoring Record

1967 Championship Record (31-1) WSSU Team

With 40 points in Earl Monroe’s final game, the Winston-Salem senior brought his season’s scoring total to 1,329 points, the most ever piled up by any college player.

84 103 112 115 103 113 94 105 101 140 107 98 98 103 87 75 99 87 119 104 110 117 115 92 114 100 82 71 88 72 82 77

The previously recognized mark of 1255 was Bevo Francis of Rio Grande in 27 games in 1954. Monroe, an All-America choice of The Sporting News, achieved his total of in 32 games. The MVP of the NCAA’s College Division finals, Monroe was named to the all-tournament team along with Danny Bolden and Lou Shepherd of Southwest Missouri and Sam Smith and Dallas Thornton of Kentucky Wesleyan.

Opp. Result

High Point Livingstone Fayetteville State North Carolina College Delaware State Morgan State Bethune-Cookman Johnson C. Smith Wilberforce Fayetteville State Norfolk State Elizabeth City State Johnson C. Smith Elizabeth City State North Carolina A&T North Carolina College Delaware State Johnson C. Smith Saint Augustine’s North Carolina A&T Saint Augustine’s Norfolk State Livingstone Akron Hampton Johnson C. Smith North Carolina A&T Baldwin Wallace #6 Akron Long Island University #2 Kentucky Wesleyan #5 Southwest Missouri

89 69 97 96 69 97 79 84 100 95 95 91 94 94 85 68 81 81 93 93 95 113 77 84 73 93 105 56 80 64 73 74

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Name

Ernest Brown

William English

David Green

John Michaels

Earl Monroe

James Reid

Eugene Smiley

Steven Smith

Johnny Watkins

Pos.

Ht.

Wt.

Cl.

Hometown

5’11”

180

Sr.

Bronx, NY

6’6”

230

So.

Salem,VA

5’11”

165

So.

Washington, D.C.

Vaughn Kimbrough G

5’11”

165

Fr.

Washington, D.C.

John Lathan

6’7”

200

Fr.

Charlotte, NC

6’4”

180

Fr.

Winston-Salem, NC

6’4”

180

Sr.

Philadelphia, PA

6’6”

210

Sr.

Lenoir, NC

6’1”

190

Sr.

Newark, NJ

5’9”

160

Sr.

Philadelphia, PA

6’3”

185

Jr.

Badin, NC

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The WSSU Millennium Club (1,000 pts +) Earl Monroe - 2,935 Year 1964 1965 1966 1967 Totals

Games 23 30 25 32 110

Reb 73 211 167 218 669

Avg. 2.8 7.0 6.6 6.8 6.0

Pts. 163 697 796 1329 2935

Avg. 7.0 23.2 29.8 41.5 26.7

Avg. - - - - -

Pts. 580 656 611 641 2488

Avg. 23.5 24.5 27.7 26.7 25.4

Pts. 377 444 660 670 2151

Avg. 12.4 15.8 24.4 20.9 18.7

Alleggrie Guinn - 1,535 Year 2003 2004 2005 2006 Totals

Games 29 28 30 29 116

Reb 65 101 124 125 415

Avg. 2.2 3.6 4.1 4.3 3.6

Pts. 265 367 468 435 1535

Avg. 9.1 13.1 15.6 15.0 13.2

Pts. 559 377 496 1420

Avg. 24.3 17.1 17.7 21.2

Pts. 228 374 452 299 1395

Avg. 9.6 14.9 18.8 15.7 14.2

Pts. 164 350 536 431 1481

Avg. 5.8 13.4 19.1 15.4 13.5

Cleo Hill - 2,488 Year 1958 1959 1960 1961 Totals

Games 25 26 23 24 98

Reb - - - - -

Sandy Smith - 1,420 Year 1971 1972 1073 Totals

Games 23 22 22 67

Reb 114 110 - -

Avg. 5.0 5.0 - -

Carlos Terry - 2,151 Year 1974 1975 1976 1977 Totals

Games Reb 30 311 28 430 27 383 32 343 115 1467

Avg. 10.4 15.3 14.2 10.7 11.8

William English - 2,117 Year 1966 1967 1968 1969 Totals

Games 23 32 24 27 106

Reb 214 312 286 - 812

Avg. 9.3 11.6 11.9 - 7.6

Reggie Gaines Year 1978 1979 1980 Totals

Games 32 28 26 86

Reb 244 232 294 770

Pts. 281 596 599 641 2117

Avg. 12.2 18.6 24.9 24.7 19.0

- 2,063 Avg. 7.6 8.3 11.9 8.9

Pts. 633 686 744 2063

Avg. 19.7 24.5 28.6 23.9

Mark Clark - 1,395 Year 1978 1979 1980 1981 Totals

Games 28 27 24 19 98

Reb 109 87 131 95 422

Avg. 3.9 3.2 5.5 5.0 4.3

Steve Hood - 1,481 Year 1985 1986 1987 1988 Totals

Games 28 26 28 28 110

Reb 73 109 151 104 437

Avg. 2.6 4.1 5.3 3.7 3.9

Harold “Funny” Kitt - 1,271 Wilfred John - 1,808 Year 1959 1960 1961 1962 Totals

Games - - - - -

Reb - - - - -

Avg. - - - - -

Pts. - - - - 1808

Avg. -

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Games 28 27 28 83

Reb 127 116 118 361

Avg. 4.5 4.2 4.2 4.3

Games 25 27 26 78

Reb 150 - 144 -

Avg. 6.0 - 5.5 -

Pts. 443 233 595 1271

Avg. 17.8 8.6 22.8 16.3

Pts. 280 236 366 374 1256

Avg. 9.7 8.1 12.2 12.9 10.7

Jamal Durham- 1,256

Alex Hooper - 1,644 Year 1985 1986 1987 Totals

Year 1972 1973 1974 Totals

Pts. 372 612 660 1644

Avg. 15.2 22.3 23.5 19.9

Year 2006 2007 2008 2009 Totals

Games 29 29 30 29 117

Reb 62 132 167 169 530

Avg. 2.1 4.6 5.6 5.8 4.5

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Earl Williams - 1,246 Year 1971 1972 1973 1974 Totals

Games 2 23 29 26 80

Reb 9 401 - 553 -

Avg. 4.5 17.4 - 21.5 -

Rodger Mason - 1,082 Pts. 7 304 436 499 1246

Avg. 3.5 13.2 15.1 19.1 15.6

Pts. 492 751 1243

Avg. 17.6 23.0 21.5

Tom Paulin - 1,243 Year 1975 1976 Totals

Games 28 30 58

Reb 150 295 445

Avg. 4.6 9.8 7.7

Games Reb 26 199 32 360 28 330 26 358 112 1242

Avg. 7.7 11.3 11.8 13.8 11.1

Pts. 117 341 341 351 1150

Games 30 29 26 85

Reb 62 46 41 149

Avg. 2.0 1.6 1.6 1.8

Reb 130 162 113 150 555

Avg. 5.4 6.2 4.0 5.0 5.2

Pts. 476 374 316 1164

Year 1981 1982 Totals

Games 25 26 51

Reb 78 101 179

Avg. 3.1 3.8 3.5

Year 1966 1967 1968 Totals

Games 24 32 24 80

Reb 50 161 140 351

Avg. 2.0 5.0 5.8 4.4

Year 2004 2005 2006 Totals

Games 27 25 18 70

Reb 138 131 88 357

Avg. 5.1 5.2 4.8 5.1

Kevin McCray - 1,006

Year 1982 1983 1984 1985 Totals

Year 1980 1981 1982 Totals

Reb 250 203 239 234 926

Avg. 9.6 7.5 7.9 8.3 8.3

Pts. 218 261 315 344 1138

Avg. 8.3 9.6 10.5 12.2 12.5

Pts. 47 221 365 461 1094

Avg. 2.0 8.5 13.5 16.5 10.5

Charlie Spell - 1,094 Year 1985 1986 1987 1988 Totals

Games 23 26 27 28 104

Reb 10 53 39 56 158

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Avg. 0.4 2.0 1.4 2.0 1.5

Avg. 20.6 9.0 6.5 13.6 10.2

Pts. 432 620 1052

Avg. 17.2 23.8 20.6

Pts. 155 472 395 1022

Avg. 6.7 14.7 6.4 12.8

Audly Wehner - 1,014 Avg. 15.8 12.8 12.1 12.5

Kevin “Cadillac” Vaughn - 1,138 Games 26 27 30 28 111

Pts. 254 236 183 409 1082

Eugene Smiley - 1,022 Avg. 6.8 10.6 12.2 13.7 10.3

Donald Helton - 1,164 Year 1974 1975 1977 Totals

Games 24 26 26 30 106

Therman Greene - 1,052

Mike Robinson - 1,150 Year 1977 1978 1979 1980 Totals

Year 1981 1982 1983 1984 Totals

Games 25 25 20 65

Reb 52 41 71 164

Avg. 2.2 1.6 3.6 2.5

Pts. 395 396 223 1014

Avg. 14.6 15.5 12.4 14.4

Pts. 269 379 358 1006

Avg. 10.7 15.1 13.7 15.5

Pts. 570 431 1001

Avg. 20.3 16.5 18.5

Willie Curry - 1,001 Year 1963 1964 Totals

Games 28 26 54

Reb 201 131 332

Avg. 7.2 5.0 6.1

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Earl “The Pearl” Monroe Full Name: Vernon Earl Monroe Born:12/21/44 in Philadelphia High School: John Bartram (Phila.) College: Winston-Salem (N.C.) Drafted by: Baltimore Bullets, 1967 (second pick overall) Transactions: Traded to New York Knicks, 10/10/71 Nickname: The Pearl Height: 6-3; Weight: 190 lbs. Honors: Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (1990); NBA champion (1973); All-NBA First Team (1969); NBA Rookie of the Year (1968); NBA All-Rookie Team (1968); Four-time NBA All-Star (1969, ‘71, ‘75, ‘77); One of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996). Before the arrival of “Magic” Johnson there was another “Magic” -- “Black Magic,” also known as “Earl the Pearl.” He was Earl Monroe, a dazzling ballhandler and one-on-one virtuoso who made crowds gasp with his slashing drives to the hoop. Monroe joined the NBA in 1967 and parlayed his talents into a distinguished 13-year career. He was part of a changing of the guard in the NBA, arriving at a time when high scorers like Dave Bing and Jerry West were showing that the backcourt could rack up points just as effectively as the center position. He finished with a career average of 18.8 ppg. Spectators were amazed not only by the number of points that Monroe scored but also by how he scored them. “The ultimate playground player,” is how Bill Bradley once described him to the New York Post. He loved to spin and twist through the paint and then launch off-balance, circus-like shots in the tradition of the Harlem Globetrotters. His shots went in often enough for Monroe to compile a respectable .464 career field-goal percentage and earn four All-Star Game appearances. More importantly, he was a key leader on two excellent teams of the late 1960s and early 1970s-the Baltimore Bullets and the New York Knicks. Monroe grew up in a tough South Philadelphia neighborhood. As a youth he was more interested in soccer and baseball than in basketball, but by age 14 he had grown to 6-3 and had drawn the attention of school basketball coaches. Although he wasn’t immediately adept at basketball, Monroe played center during most of his youth. His “shake-and-bake” moves originated in the tough contests played on Philly’s asphalt playgrounds. “I had to develop flukeyduke shots, what we call la-la, hesitating in the air as long as possible before shooting,” he once explained.

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Monroe decided to attend Winston-Salem State, a small, historically black college in North Carolina. There he found a father figure in Coach Clarence “Big House” Gaines, a famed figure in black college sports and blossomed into a first-rate scorer. As a senior in 1966-67, Monroe led his Winston-Salem State University Rams squad to an NCAA Division II title while averaging 41.5 points. A local sportswriter, the Winston-Salem Journal’s Jerry McLeese penned the phrase “Earl’s Pearls” to describe the points he tallied, and a nickname was born. Monroe, the No. 2 choice in the 1967 NBA Draft, was chosen by the Baltimore Bullets, a franchise that had not enjoyed much success. During his initial season

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the team showed little improvement, finishing in the Eastern Division cellar. Monroe, however, was a standout. He was named NBA Rookie of the Year after averaging 24.3 points to finish fourth in the league in scoring. In one game against the Los Angeles Lakers he tossed in 56 points. The Bullets’ fortunes improved after they surrounded Monroe with a strong roster that included All-Star Wes Unseld, bruising forward Gus Johnson, talented Jack Marin, and guards Kevin Loughery and Fred “Mad Dog” Carter. Monroe was at the head of the pack, leading a run-and-gun attack that was fueled by Unseld’s quick outlet passes. During the next three seasons Monroe averaged 25.8, 23.4 and 21.4 points, respectively, leading the Bullets into the playoffs each year. Lacking great speed and leaping ability, Monroe compensated with a feathery jump shot and a patented spin move that he initiated by bumping up against an opponent and making contact before spinning away to launch one of his unorthodox shots. Most of all, Monroe made his mark with his uncanny moves to the hoop. Employing a hesitation dribble or perhaps a double-pump or triplepump fake, he would slip past mystified opponents and drop in layups. Observers said that watching him play was like listening to jazz; his moves resembled free-floating improvisations, riffs that took off in midflight and changed direction unpredictably. “The thing is, I don’t know what I’m going to do with the ball,” Monroe once admitted, “and if I don’t know, I’m quite sure the guy guarding me doesn’t know either.” Fans and pros alike loved Monroe for his array of entertaining shots and his special flair. “Put a basketball in his hands and he does wondrous things with it,” said Bullets Coach Gene Shue. “He has the greatest combination of basketball ability and showmanship.” In a New York Post interview, Baltimore teammate Ray Scott was less circumspect: “God couldn’t go one-on-one with Earl.” In 1968-69, Monroe averaged 25.8 ppg to help the Bullets jump from last to first in their division. He also appeared in the All-Star Game for the first time, scoring 21 points and dazzling viewers with his moves. The season ended abruptly, however, when the Bullets faced the Knicks in the playoffs and were buried in four straight games. At season’s end, Monroe was rewarded with a berth on the All-NBA First Team, the only such honor of his career. The Bullets and the Knicks hooked up again in the 1970 playoffs, tangling in a wild seven-game division semifinal. The Knicks

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prevailed a second time as Monroe starred in a losing effort. He fired in 39 points in a 120-117 double-overtime loss to the Knicks in Game 1. The following year the Bullets got their revenge by overcoming the Knicks in seven games in the Eastern Conference Finals, taking the final game in the hostile environs of Madison Square Garden. Monroe had to wait for his first championship ring, however. The Milwaukee Bucks, led by MVP Lew Alcindor (later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) and Oscar Robertson, vanquished the Bullets in four straight games in the NBA Finals, only the second time a team had been swept in the championship series. Monroe averaged 21.4 points for the season and made his second trip to the NBA All-Star Game. Monroe continued to be a key figure in the series of Bullets-Knicks playoffs that followed -- a bitterly contested, long-running saga in which the two clubs faced each other in six consecutive years from 1969 to 1974. The series offered exciting games and dream matchups, the best of all being the duel between Monroe and the cool, stylish Walt “Clyde” Frazier. Both stars had entered the NBA the same year (Frazier was drafted by the Knicks three notches below Monroe) and each was called upon to guard the other during games. Defensive wizard Frazier often battled Monroe to a standoff, but he likened guarding Monroe to “watching a horror movie.” After one skirmish Frazier marvelled, “You’d have to knock him out to stop him. He gets his body between you and the ball so you can’t get at it.Yet, he seems so relaxed. He doesn’t show a bit of pressure.” Amazing as he was, Monroe failed to satisfy many basketball purists, who tended to downplay his overall value. Although he had led Baltimore to winning seasons and had carried his college team to a national championship, some perceived Monroe as simply a show-off who cared more about scoring baskets than about winning games. Monroe never had a chance to prove his critics wrong in Baltimore. On Nov. 10, 1971, the unthinkable happened: Monroe was traded to the hated Knicks. During the offseason he had wrangled with Bullets management over his salary, and he had considered defecting to the American Basketball Association’s Indiana Pacers. The Knicks parted with Mike Riordan, Dave Stallworth and cash to obtain Monroe. New York managed to retain the core group from its 1969-70

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championship team, but not everyone cheered the trade. Critics questioned whether Monroe’s one-on-one style would clash with the team-oriented Knicks, who stressed defense and unselfish basketball, and whether he would fit in the backcourt alongside superstar and archrival Frazier.

Following his retirement Monroe took his flair for showmanship into the entertainment industry. He managed several singing groups, launched a record company called Pretty Pearl Records, and returned to basketball to work as a television commentator.

At first, Monroe had trouble adapting to the new system in New York. With Frazier in the driver’s seat, Monroe handled the ball less than ever. He was also hobbled by battered knees and ankle problems during the 1971-72 season, limiting his playing time to 21.2 minutes per game. As a result, his scoring plummeted to 11.9 ppg. But during their second year together, Monroe and Frazier began to complement one another well. By season’s end they looked so good together that reporters were referring to them as the “Rolls Royce backcourt.”

In 1989, Monroe was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and in 1996 was named to the NBA 50th Anniversary All-Time Team. “If for any reason someone were to remember me,” he said during an interview with HOOP, “I hope they will remember me as a person who could play the game and excite the fans and excite himself.”

After finishing second in the Atlantic Division, the Knicks faced Baltimore again in the playoffs. Monroe encountered signs that read, “Benedict Monroe.” Nevertheless, the Knicks defeated the Bullets in five games. In one game Monroe scored 32 points, his career high with the Knicks. New York went on to conquer the Boston Celtics, who had led the NBA with 68 victories, with a dramatic 94-78 seventh-game victory in Boston. The Knicks advanced to the 1973 NBA Finals and claimed the title by defeating the Los Angeles Lakers in five games. Monroe tallied 23 points in the deciding game.

There’s little doubt that anyone who saw Monroe play will ever forget him. Earl the Pearl helped herald a new era in basketball, a more exciting game that showcased dazzling individual skills within a team context. He proved that you could win-and have a magical time doing it.

By the end of the 1972-73 season Monroe had become a Madison Square Garden favorite. Although he averaged a relatively modest 15.5 ppg that year, his moves were as dazzling as ever. Reporters noted that he played unselfishly, passing up shots when teammates had better chances at the basket. He was also routinely given the defensive assignment of guarding the opposing team’s highest-scoring guard, thereby giving Frazier more freedom to make steals by patrolling the passing lanes. “I’m more dedicated, sure, and a different type of player,” Monroe told HOOP magazine. “With Walt Frazier around I don’t handle the ball as much. But as great a team as the Knicks are, it boils down to one-on-one.” After that championship year the Knicks began to falter. Willis Reed, on injured legs, lasted one more campaign. Jerry Lucas and Dave DeBusschere also retired after the 1973-74 season. Bill Bradley stayed on until 1977, the same year New York traded Frazier to the Cleveland Cavaliers. During the mid-1970s, Monroe continued to be productive. He posted scoring averages of 20.9 ppg in 1974-75, 20.7 in 1975-76, and 19.9 in 1976-77. Monroe was an All-Star in 1975 and 1977, but the Knicks fell into decline, missing the playoffs entirely in 1979 and 1980, Monroe’s last two seasons. Monroe retired in 1980 after averaging only 7.4 points in 51 appearances. During his 13-year career he had amassed 17,454 points in 926 games, evidence of his durability despite a history of knee and leg problems.

WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY CAREER STATISTICS G

FG%

FT%

Rebs

RPG

Asts

APG

Stls

Blks

Pts

PPG

110

0.59

0.818

669

306

2.8

161

N/A

2,935

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Rebs

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Asts

APG

Stls

Blks

Pts

PPG

926

0.464

0.807

2,796

3,594

3.9

473

121

17,454

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MEDIA INFORMATION WORKING CREDENTIALS All requests for working credentials, scouting passes, and photographer passes should be made at least two days (48 hours) in advance of any scheduled game. The WSSU Office of Athletic Media Relations reserves the right to deny requests made past that time constraint. All requests, made in writing (via email or fax) on company letterhead should be directed to:

STUDENT-ATHLETE CONTACT Home and cellular telephone numbers for student-athletes will not be provided and players have been instructed not to accept calls from media members without prior notice from the WSSU Office of Athletic Media Relations. Please do not attempt to make contact with WSSU student-athletes or coaches without scheduling the interview through the WSSU Office of Athletic Media Relations.

Chris Zona Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations WSSU Department of Athletics 200 CE Gaines Center Winston-Salem, NC 27110 Office: (336) 750-2143 Mobile : (336) 391-8852 Fax: (336) 750-2144 E-Mail: zonac@wssu.edu Alternate E-Mail: chriszona@me.com

INJURY INFORMATION Winston-Salem State University’s Department of Athletics abides by HIPAA, a federal privacy act with regard to the release of injury information. WSSU athletes are required to sign a waiver before injury information is released to the media. If the athlete chooses to withhold that information, WSSU officials will be restricted to informing media members of their playing status (playing, probable, doubtful or out).

Should requests be made in advance, passes will be mailed, with time permitting. A will-call window is located at the East entrance of the C.E. Gaines Center. Priority is given to daily newspapers, radio/TV sports directors, and other media members who cover WSSU Athletics and their opponents on a regular basis, in addition to national print and electronic media. Spouses, dates, non-workers, and anyone 16 years-of-age and younger are not permitted in any working media area. Guests are not permitted in any working media area. If you wish to bring a guest to any game, contact Chris Zona regarding the availability of reserved seat tickets.

POST-GAME PROCEDURES The WSSU locker room is closed to the media. At all home games, the post-game interview format will be as follows: After a 10 minute, NCAA mandated cooling off period the visiting coach will be escorted to the media room/area. After all visiting interviews are completed, WSSU Head Coach Bobby Collins and all requested WSSU players will report to the media room/area. The media room is located on the lower level of the C.E. Gaines Center in office suite 108 (contact a WSSU Office of Athletic Media Relations staff member for additional information). If the visiting team’s locker room is closed to the media, interviews with opposing-team players are generally held outside the locker room in the hallway (contact the opposing team’s SID for additional information).

WSSU BASKETBALL PRACTICES The WSSU basketball team practices at the C.E. Gaines Center. Practices are open to the media and are the opportune time for lengthy print or television interviews. Practice times vary according to academic schedules, so please contact the Office of Athletic Media Relations and Assistant Director of Athletics, Chris Zona for the specifics. MID-WEEK INTERVIEWS All interviews with Winston-Salem State University basketball student-athletes and coaches should be arranged through Chris Zona in the Office of Athletic Media Relations. Please make interview arrangements at least 24 hours in advance. Most interviews will be arranged to start prior to practice or, with time permitting at any other available time (with respect to individual academic schedules). Players will not do interviews on game day, except for postgame interviews. Telephone interviews may also be arranged through the Office of Athletic Media Relations.

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MEDIA SERVICES A media packet including, but not limited to, a game program, game notes, lineups, roster cards and statistics will be available for each media member before the game. During the game, quickie statistics will be distributed after each media time out. Complete play-by-play, scoring summaries, individual, and team statistics will be distributed following each half and at the conclusion of the game in the postgame package. A media meal is provided and is usually served 60 minutes prior to tip-off (for single games) or between games of a MEAC doubleheader. Only credentialed media will be allowed in the media room. A fax machine will be provided for media use on a first-come, first-serve basis. There is no charge for this service. Statistical monitors will be provided for live TV, both radio stations, the Winston-Salem Journal, and the Associated Press. High-speed Internet access is available in the media room and in all press areas. MEDIA/PRESS PARKING Special parking arrangements are made for the benefit of all media covering WSSU basketball. A reserved parking area will be located near the North end of the C.E. Gaines Center for members of the media (Lot N). Parking passes for this lot will be issued with the media credentials for each contest. Requests for credentials and parking passes must be made at least two days prior to all home basketball contests. Overflow media parking (by credential only) will be located in Lot O adjacent to the C.E. Gaines Center (directly next to the building formerly used as the Early Childhood Development center) with ample parking for television/satellite trucks. For additional information please consult the parking map on page 184 or contact the WSSU Office of Athletic Media Relations at (336) 750-2143 or (336) 750-2909.

visiting radio will be provided. Any secondary radio affiliate needs to make arrangements for the installation of additional phone lines by calling the WSSU Office of Athletic Media Relations at least 30 days in advance of any scheduled home contest. All costs associated with the installation of this telephone line(s) will be paid by the visiting media affiliate. ISDN/DEDICATED FIBER OPTIC LINE Any radio affiliate requiring ISDN or dedicated fiber optic lines for radio or television broadcasts must contact the WSSU Office of Athletic Media Relations at least 60 days in advance of any scheduled home contest in order to facilitate the installation of needed technology. All costs associated with the installation of this technology will be paid by the visiting media affiliate. PHOTOGRAPHER REGULATIONS Photo passes are available for accredited news media. Photographers may work from the baselines in accordance with NCAA rules. All photographers must have a credential to be allowed access to the court. Photographers may work from the seating areas but may not obstruct the view of any of those in attendance while the ball is in play. ADDITIONAL NCAA MANDATES Media representatives should be aware of the following NCAA rules that apply to student-athletes in regards to local, regional, and national radio, television, print, and electronic media.

RADIO STRINGERS Individuals representing radio outlets, whether local, regional, or national, will be provided credentials on a space-available basis. Those credentials must be requested by the media outlet, not the individual. NON-ORIGINATING RADIO STATIONS Individuals representing radio stations which are not originating the broadcast of the game will be considered on a space-available basis. Consideration will be given to individuals representing radio stations from MEAC-member institutions. TELEPHONES The Winston-Salem State University Office of Athletic Media Relations has telephone lines installed in the media workroom for use by credentialed media affiliates. Telephone lines for home and

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MEDIA INFORMATION • Coaches and University officials cannot make comments on prospective student-athletes until they sign a National Letter of Intent. A coach cannot comment on a prospective student-athlete who verbally commits to an institution. Any additional prospective student-athlete status questions may be addressed to WSSU Associate Director of Athletics for NCAA Compliance, Merlene Aitken at (336) 750-2146.

OFFICIAL WEB SITE Parents, fans, and alumni from around the world can tune into Winston-Salem State University basketball on the official Internet site of Winston-Salem State University athletics, WSSURAMS. com. In addition to having all the up-to-date information on WSSU athletics, all games broadcast on the radio will air live on the web with a real-time statistical broadcast being available as well.

• Student-Athletes are not allowed to write “diary” columns for print publications.

WSSU ATHLETICS INFORMATION EMAIL DISTRIBUTION LIST Following all WSSU athletic contests, the WSSU Office of Athletic Media Relations releases post-game stories, notes, statistics, and weekly releases to a large contingent of media all over the country. If you would like to be added to that distribution list, please contact WSSU Assistant Director of Athletics for Media Relations, Chris Zona (zonac@wssu.edu) and ask to be added to the post-game email list. If you wish to receive basketball-specific information, please specify that you desire basketball-only information. (This is a media service only)

• Coaches and athletic staff are not permitted to write guest columns for publications. • Student-athletes are not permitted to record (audio) or film (video) “diary” stories for broadcast. • Photographers cannot provide student-athletes with complimentary photographs or slides. • Student-Athletes and their likenesses may not be used in advertisements or endorsements of products, including media related publications. • Student-Athletes are not permitted to conduct interviews with 1-900 services.

WSSU ATHLETICS ON TWITTER Follow all of the latest, breaking news on WSSU athletics on Twitter at twitter.com/WSSUAthletics. Scoring updates, game analysis and post game wrap-ups will be posted live on the Rams’ and Lady Rams’ Twitter account. Create an account of your own and follow the WSSU action.

ON THE RADIO Rams basketball games can be heard live on the radio with DW Communications producing the broadcast on the Classics Sports Radio Network as the managing partner of the Rams Radio Network. Donal Ware will call all the play-by-play action with L.A. Batchelor and Maurice “Big Mo” Stanfield providing color analysis. The game will air live locally on WPET 950 AM. The game will also be available online at ClassicSportsRadio.com and online at WSSURams. com. To access the live broadcast online, click on the “Teamline” link. ON THE INTERNET (LIVE STATISTICAL BROADCAST/LIVE VOICE BROADCAST) Rams’ basketball fans can catch all the up-to-the-second stats and play-by-play of WSSU basketball on the web at WSSURAMS.com. Click on the live Gametracker broadcast. Fans can also listen to the live streaming audio broadcast of Rams basketball on the Internet. (See details above)

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ELECTRONIC MEDIA REGULATIONS Winston-Salem State University Athletics has its own home page on the Internet (WSSURAMS.com). With the recent growth of the World Wide Web, the following policies have been adopted by Winston-Salem State University for both credentialing and allowing access to practice and interviews. Nothing in this policy creates any right, entitlement, or interest in the media credentials to anyone or any entity, as this is a guideline only. The final decision for media credentials remains the sole and exclusive discretion of Chris Zona, WSSU Assistant Director of Athletics for Media Relations. These guidelines are intended to provide the WSSU Office of Athletic Media Relations with guidance in exercising sole and exclusive discretion as to who will be issued media credentials, but are guidelines only. They are intended to list some of the factors that will assist in providing media credentials. Because technology and media are dynamic processes, these guidelines do not, and cannot, exhaustively list or describe each situation that may occur. Only the official website of a WSSU opponent (and/or its official conference site) will automatically be issued passes for those events that require access (or media) credentials (with a maximum of two credentials). Other than the official website of an opponent, the below guidelines must be met for minimum consideration for credentials and access for any Internet site. 1. No online service will be allowed “real time” transmission of any live Winston-Salem State University athletic event (known as “cybercasts”). Those broadcast rights are co-owned by WSSU, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and the radio and television partners of those two entities. “Real Time” is defined as any online media providing live continual play-by-play coverage, digital photographs, audio or video of an event, and includes the use of in-game comprehensive statistics. WSSU reserves the right to grant approval of real time play-by-play game statistics via the Internet, as these rights are no different than television or radio rights and are essential in building the WSSU brand. These rights are reserved for the agencies representing the participating institutions in an official capacity and contractual rights fee-paying media. In conjunction with this, radio and television stations, networks or cable systems are prohibited from making available video highlights without permission from WSSU.

In addition, the official websites of the two participating institutions are the only ones allowed to serve as sources of information (other than the score and appropriate scoring plays) via the Internet during the game. 2. Any entity, agency or individual may request access and/or credentials, but the decision to grant media credentials rests in the sole and exclusive discretion of WSSU. Some non-exhaustive examples as to which Internet providers may be granted media credentials are the official online service of a national over-the-air or cable network or established publication (e.g. ESPN, CNN/SI, CBS SportsLine, etc.). Request and subsequent coverage, if granted, must be done in the true name of those seeking credentials and access, and not be a moniker. 3. Websites that sponsor “message boards,” “message centers” or “chat rooms” where people are allowed to post anonymous information, speculation and rumors are ineligible for credentials or access. NOTE: If a medium has an online site and they sponsor these anonymous forums, they may continue to request credentials under its traditional medium (newspaper, television, magazine, radio) but will not be granted additional passes for online staff. Websites that request and wish to qualify for credentials that sponsor these forums must display them in a manner where posters of information are both accurately identified (no monikers) and have accurate contact information. 4. Any online service that places emphasis on the recruitment of potential student-athletes will not qualify for credentials. This is defined as any organization that is recognized as an outlet intended primarily for the purpose of recruiting news and or the recruitment of student–athletes where 50 percent or more of the information relates to this topic. Those organizations will thus be considered recruiting organizations and will not be eligible for credentials. 5. Membership in a writer’s association (e.g. FWAA, USBWA) does not automatically qualify an online agency, or any other organization, for credentials or access. 6. Credentials will not be granted to any online agency operating sites that are in any way affiliated with gambling, or to “freelance” or “fan-based” sites that are not affiliated with a legitimate news gathering organization. For example, the statement “I’m covering for AOL,” will have to be validated by a request from a sports director, again associated with an official news gathering organization.

Key Phone Numbers

WSSU Athletic Media Relations

Athletic Media Relations Office (336) 750-2143 (336) 750-2909

Chris Zona Assistant A.D. for Media Relations Office: (336) 750-2143 Cell: (336) 416-6452 Cell: (336) 391-8852 Email: zonac@wssu.edu

Media Relations Fax (336) 750-2141 Press Row Phone (336) 750-2143 To Order A Phone Line (336) 750-3269 (J.R. Pringle) Ticket Office (336) 750-3220 Athletic Department (336) 750-2141 (336) 750-3336

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Trevin Goodwin Assistant Media Relations Director Office: (336) 750-2909 Cell: (336) 416-7220 Email: goodwintq@wssu.edu Mailing Address: 601 Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. Winston-Salem, NC 27110 Shipping Address: 200 C.E. Gaines Center WSSU Dept. of Athletics Winston-Salem, NC 27110

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PRIMARY MEDIA OUTLETS Outlets

Address

Associated Press

4020 Westchase Road (800)-662-7075 (919) 783-9184 Raleigh, NC 27609

Aaron Beard (abeard@ap.org) Joedy McCreary (jmccreary@ap.org)

Burlington Times-News

707 S. Main Burlington, NC 27215

(800) 488-0085

(336) 229-2463

Bob Sutton (bob_sutton@link.freedom.com)

Charlotte Observer

PO Box 30308 Charlotte, NC 28232

(704) 358-5125

(704) 358-5110

Harry Pickett (hpickett@charlotteobserver.com)

Durham Herald-Sun

PO Box 2091 Durham, NC 27702

(919) 419-6674

(919) 419-6889

Jimmy Dupree (jdupree@heraldsun.com)

Greensboro News-Record

PO Box 20848 Greensboro, NC 27420

(336) 373-7062

(336) 373-7067

Jeff Mills (Jeff.Mills@news-record.com)

High Point Enterprise

PO Box 1009 High Point, NC 27261

(800) 933-5760

(336) 888-3504

Mark McKinney (mmckinney@hpe.com)

Lexington Dispatch

30 E. First Ave. Lexington, NC 27292

(336) 249-3981

(336) 249-0712

Mike Durpez (mike.duprez@the-dispatch.com)

Mount Airy News

319 N. Renfro Street Mount Airy, NC 27030

(336) 719-1922

(336) 789-2816

Thomas Smith (tsnith@mtairynews.com)

Raleigh News & Observer

215 S. McDowell St. Raleigh, NC 27602

(919) 829-4560

(919) 829-4888

Gary Schwab (GSchwab@newsobserver.com)

Salisbury Post

PO Box 4639 Salisbury, NC 28145

(704) 797-4256

(704) 639-0003

Ron Gallagher (rgallagher@salisburypost.com)

Winston-Salem Chronicle

617 N. Liberty St. Winston-Salem, NC 27101

(336) 723-8448

(336) 723-9173

T. Kevin Walker (kwalker@salisburypost.com)

Winston-Salem Journal

PO Box 3159 Salem, NC 27102

(336) 727-7321

(336) 727-4083

John Dell (jdell@wsjournal.com)Winston-

WFMY-TV (CBS)

1615 Phillips Ave. Greensboro, NC 27420

(336) 379-9369 (336) 379-5779

(336) 230-0971

Brian Formica (bformica@wfmy.com)

WGHP-TV (FOX)

2005 Francis St. (336) 821-1182 (336) 887-8236 High Point, NC 27263

Danny Harnden (danny.harden@foxtv.com) Kevin Connolly (Kevin.connolly@wghp.com)

WXII-TV (NBC)

PO Box 11847 Winston-Salem, NC 27116

(336) 721-9944 (336) 703-6202

(336) 722-0856

Craig Thomas (cmthomas@hearst.com)

News 14 Carolina

5921 W. Friendly Avenue Greensboro, NC 27410

(336) 856-9497

(336) 856-9499

Suzy Stark (SuzyStark@twcable.com)

WSJS 600 AM

875 West 5th Street Winston-Salem, NC 27101

(336) 777-3900

(336) 777-3915

T.J. Cutini (tjcutini@wsjs.com)

Rams Radio Network

145 Ruth Circle c/o Classics Sports Radio Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526

(919) 604-4829

None

Donal Ware (dware@dwcommunication.com)

WCMC 99.9 FM “The Fan”

3100 Highwoods Blvd. #140 Raleigh, NC 27101

(919) 890-6299

None

Mike Maniscalco(mmaniscalco@999thefan.com)

WFNZ 610 AM

1510 South Blvd. Suite 300 Charlotte, NC 28232

(704)408-1066

None

Tom Reilly (treilly5us@yahoo.com)

Inside Black College Sports

Unlisted

(336) 275-8025

(336) 257-8172

Mike Pippen (mpippen@msn.com)

Onnidan Group

2501 Blue Ridge Road, 250 N.C. 27607

(919) 785-0681

(919) 785-9975

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STAYING IN THE TRIAD Hotels

Airports

Driving Distances

Downtown Winston-Salem

Piedmont Triad Int’l Airport 6415 Bryan Boulevard

Regional Cities Asheville, N.C. 144.88 miles

(336) 721-0088

Blacksburg,Va. – 125.80 miles

Website: flyfrompti.com

Chapel Hill, N.C. – 77.54 miles

Airport Code: GSO

Charlotte, N.C. – 79.37 miles

Marriott Winston-Salem 425 N. Cherry Street (336) 725-3500 Embassy Suites Hotel 460 North Cherry Street

Columbia, S.C. – 170.51 miles Durham, N.C. – 80.79 miles

(336) 724-2300

Raleigh-Durham Int’l Airport 2600 W. Terminal Blvd

Brookstown Inn 200 Brookstown Inn

(919) 840-2123 Website: rdu.com Airport Code: RDU

Wilmington, N.C. – 235.81 miles

(336) 777-3000 Wingate Inn 125 South Main Street (336) 714-2800

Charlotte-Douglas Int’l Airport P.O. Box 19066 (704) 359-4000/4910 Website: charmeck.org Airport Code: CLT

Winston-Salem Courtyard by Marriott-Hanes Mall 1600 Westbrook Plaza Dr. (336) 760-5777 Hampton Inn Hanes Mall 1990 Hampton Inn Court (336) 760-1660 Greensboro Greensboro Marriott Downtown 304 N. Greene Street (336) 379-8000 Greensboro Airport Marriott One Marriott Drive (336) 852-6450

Car Rentals Alamo Local: (336) 665-2542 National: (800) 327-9633 Avis Local: (336) 665-5882 National: (800) 527-0700

Raleigh, N.C. – 107.58 miles

Major Cities Atlanta, Ga. – 319.07 miles Cleveland, Ohio – 467.73 miles Cincinnati, Ohio – 412.39 miles Jacksonville, Fla. – 461.37 miles Miami, Fla. – 813.19 miles New York, N.Y. – 565.02 miles Philadelphia, Pa. – 483.81 miles Pittsburgh, Pa. – 399.95 miles Richmond,Va. – 230.81 miles Washington, D.C. – 335.89 miles

MEAC Team Cities Baltimore, Md. – 342.52 miles Daytona Beach, Fla. – 544.70 miles

Budget Local: (336) 665-5882 National: (800) 527-0700 Enterprise Local: (336) 662-0188

Dover, Del. – 394.12 miles Greensboro, N.C. – 30.91 miles Hampton,Va. – 258.40 miles Norfolk,Va. – 250.51 miles Orangeburg, S.C. – 210.84 miles

National: (800) 736-8222

Princess Anne, Md. – 372.13 miles

Grandover Resort and Conference Center One Thousand Club Road

Hertz Local: (336) 668-7961

Washington, D.C. – 303.37 miles

(336) 294-1800

National: (800) 654-9649

High Point Radisson Hotel High Point 135 South Main Street

National Local: (336) 668-7657

(336) 889-8888

National: (800) 227-7368

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Tallahassee, Fla. – 546.28 miles

Local: (336) 665-2542

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MEDIA/PRESS PARKING MAP Directions FROM EAST OR WEST VIA I-40: I-40 to Winston-Salem to Hwy 52 North Exit Stadium Drive Turn left onto Stadium Drive Turn right onto Martin Luther King Jr. Drive The main campus entrance is on the left

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FROM EAST OR WEST VIA BUSINESS I-40: I-40 to Winston-Salem to Hwy 52 South Exit Stadium Drive Turn left onto Stadium Drive Turn right on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive The main campus entrance is on the left

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