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Vines Center (8,085) - Lynchburg, Va. @uncwmenshoops/@uncwathletics Nov. 18, 2013 SEAHAWKS KICK OFF THREE-GAME SWING AT LIBERTY Road warriors UNCW takes to the pavement again tonight to battle Liberty’s Flames in Lynchburg, Va. The Seahawks open a three-game swing to Liberty, Western Kentucky and Marshall to complete a string of six away games in the fi rst six outings. HEAD COACH BUZZ PETERSON OF UNCW (2-2) (1-2) Overall Record: 260-208 (.555), 16th Season Record at UNCW: 35-61 (.365), 4th Season Named head coach on April 16, 2010...Has coached Seahawks to 13-18, 10-21 and 10-20 records in fi rst 2013-14 three seasons...Has led four different teams to fi ve post-season tournament appearances in 12 seasons as UNCW Schedule/Results a head coach...Guided Appalachian State to 24-13 record and Southern Conference North Division crown in 2009-10...Helped Mountaineers reach the semifi nals of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament...Served as Direc- Nov. 8 at Iowa L 82-39 Nov. 10 at Iowa State L 95-62 tor of Player Personnel for Charlotte Bobcats for two seasons...Served as head coach at Coastal Carolina (2 Nov. 13 at Charleston So, W 80-78 OT yrs.), Tennessee (4 yrs.), Tulsa (1 year) and ASU (4 yrs. and 1 yr.)...Played four years at UNC Chapel Hill for Nov. 16 WINGATE W 80-61 legendary coach Dean Smith...Member of 1982 NCAA Championship team...Native of Asheville, N.C...Age Nov. 18 at Liberty 7:00 p.m. 50. Nov. 21 at Western Kentucky 8:00 p.m. Nov. 23 at Marshall Noon Nov. 26 CAMPBELLSVILLE 7:00 p.m. HEAD COACH DALE LAYER OF LIBERTY Nov. 29 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 7:00 p.m. Overall Record: 335-271 (.53), 21st Season Dec. 1 at East Carolina 5:00 p.m. Record at LU: 65-78 (.455), 5th Season Dec. 3 CAMPBELL 7:00 p.m. Begins fi fth season with Flames...Named Liberty’s eighth head coach on April 8, 2009...Has Dec. 15 MANHATTAN 2:00 p.m. Dec. 21 OLD DOMINION 2:00 p.m. coached LU to 15-16, 19-13, 14-18 and 15-21 records in fi rst four years...Has served as assistant Dec. 28 at UNC Asheville 4:30 p.m. coach at four institutions and head coach of three programs...Coached Flames to surprise Big South Dec. 31 at North Carolina 5:00 p.m. title and NCAA appearance in 2012-13...Spent seven seasons as head coach at Colorado State Jan. 4 JAMES MADISON 7:00 p.m. from 2000-07, compiling 103-106 record...Headed up Queens (N.C.) program for nine seasons Jan. 8 at Northeastern 7:00 p.m. Jan. 11 at Towson 2:00 p.m. from 1989-98...Served as assistant coach at Liberty in 2007-08...Began career as assistant coach Jan. 15 HOFSTRA 7:00 p.m. at Eckerd in 1980-81...1980 graduate of Eckerd College...Native of Gainesville, Fla...Age 55. Jan. 18 DREXEL 2:00 p.m. Jan. 22 at Charleston 7:00 p.m. PROBABLE STARTERS & RESERVES Jan. 29 TOWSON 7:00 p.m. Feb. 1 at Delaware Noon For The Seahawks (2-2) Feb. 3 at Drexel 7:00 p.m. Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG APG Feb. 5 WILLIAM & MARY 7:00 p.m. G 5 Ben Eblen 6-1 185 Gr. 3.5 3.5 3.5 Feb. 8 at Hofstra 7:00 p.m. G 1 Chris Dixon 6-0 190 Sr. 8.5 3.3 1.3 Feb. 12 NORTHEASTERN 7:00 p.m. Feb. 15 at James Madison Noon F 33 Shane Reybold 6-8 238 Sr. 6.3 8.3 0.0 Feb. 17 at William & Mary 7:00 p.m. F 40 Cedrick Williams 6-9 225 Jr. 16.3 6.5 0.8 Feb. 22 CHARLESTON 7:00 p.m. F 24 Addison Spruill 6-4 225 Jr. 10.0 3.3 0.8 Feb. 26 DELAWARE 7:00 p.m. Key Reserves Mar. 7-10 at CAA Championship/Baltimore G 12 Tanner Milson 6-2 190 Sr. 5.3 1.3 2.0 G 10 Freddie Jackson 6-4 185 Jr. 4.0 2.5 0.5 Please Call Us “UNCW” While the offi cial title of our institution is The University of North Carolina at Wilmington, we would appreciate PROBABLE STARTERS & RESERVES your help in referring to us simply as the UNCW Sea- For The Flames (1-2) hawks. Thank you for your assistance as we continue our rebranding efforts. Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG APG G 1 Davon Marshall 5-11 170 Sr. 11.0 2.7 3.3 G 33 John Caleb Sanders 6-0 190 Sr. 9.3 2.3 4.7 C 21 Joel Vander Pol 6-10 235 R-Sr. 5.7 3.3 0.7 F 24 Antwan Burrus 6-6 235 R-Sr. 12.0 5.7 0.0 UNCW Athletic Communications 601 South College Road | Wilmington, NC 28403 F 12 Tomasz Gielo 6-9 220 Jr. 10.0 3.3 0.7 Joe Browning, Senior Associate A.D. Offi ce: 910-962-3236 | Cell 910-352-0628 Email: [email protected] Key Reserves Website: UNCWsports.com F 11 Andrew Smith 6-9 220 Jr. 6.7 4.7 0.7 F 32 JR Coronado 6-8 245 Sr. 4.0 3.0 0.0 Tonight’s Rosters UNCW “Seahawks” No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 0 Craig Ponder G R-So. 6-1 185 Bluefi eld, W.Va. (Bluefi eld/Hargrave Military Academy) 1 Chris Dixon G Sr. 6-0 190 Montgomery, Ala. (Brewbaker Tech/Redlands CC) 3 Yemi Makanjoula C Jr. 6-8 250 Lagos, Nigeria (Word of God/Tennessee) 5 Ben Eblen G Gr. 6-1 185 Isle of Palms, S.C. (Florida Air Academy/Alabama) 10 Freddie Jackson G Jr. 6-4 185 Wilmington, N.C. (New Hanover) 12 Tanner Milson G Sr. 6-2 190 Cedar Hill, Texas (Cedar Hill) 13 Chuck Ogbodo F Fr. 6-9 230 Enugu, Nigeria (High Point Christian) 15 Luke Hager F R-So. 6-7 205 Chicago, Ill. (Whitney Young) 20 Dylan Sherwood F R-So. 6-9 215 Pittsford, N.Y. (Sutherland/The Hun School) 22 Nate Anderson F Jr. 6-9 235 Ashville, Ohio (Teays Valley) 23 C.J. Gettys C R-Fr. 7-0 285 Findlay, Ohio (Findlay) 24 Addison Spruill G Jr. 6-4 225 Currie, N.C. (Pender County/Brevard CC) 30 Zack Allen G Sr. 5-11 190 Wilmington, N.C. (John T. Hoggard) 33 Shane Reybold F Sr. 6-8 238 Laurel, Md. (Reservoir) 34 Marcus Graham G Sr. 6-6 178 Roseboro, N.C. (Roseboro/Brunswick CC) 40 Cedrick Williams F Jr. 6-9 225 Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Siegel) Head Coach: Buzz Peterson (4th Season) Assistant Coaches: Eddie Biedenbach, Houston Fancher, Andre Gray Director of Men’s Basketball Operations: Kevin Easley Graduate Manager: Trevor Deloach Managers: Dan Larkin, Bryan Harward Director of Sports Medicine: Scott Hill Senior Associate A.D./Communications: Joe Browning Liberty “Flames” No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 0 Davon Pekas G Fr. 6-4 185 Hawley, Minn. (Hawley) 1 Davon Marshall G Sr. 5-11 170 Niagara Falls, N.Y. (Monroe College) 3 Casey Roberts G Sr. 6-3 190 LaVale, Md. (Allegany College) 4 Wesley Alcegaire G-F Fr. 6-5 185 Miami, Fla. (Notre Dame) 5 Ryan Kemrite G-F Fr. 6-4 200 Conroe, Texas (Satch Homeschool) 10 Chad Donley G Jr. 6-2 175 Baker, Fla. (N.W. Florida State) 11 Andrew Smith F Jr. 6-9 220 Pompano Beach, Fla. (Highlands Christian) 12 Tomasz Gielo F Jr. 6-2 175 Szczecin, Poland ( 15 Ethan Layer G So. 6-1 160 Forest, Va. 21 Joel Vander Pol C Sr. 6-10 230 Fort Myers, Fla. 23 Joe Retic G So. 6-3 190 Indianapolis, Ind. 24 Antwan Burrus F Sr. 6-6 235 Winterville, N.C. 32 JR Coronado F Sr. 6-8 245 Caracas, Venezuela 33 John Caleb Sanders G Sr. 6-0 190 Sugar Land, Texas 42 Sommy Oqukwe F Jr. 6-7 230 Abuja, Nigeria Head Coach: Dale Layer (5th Season) Assistant Coaches: Brian Joyce, Omar Mance, Vince Walden Tonight’s Offi cials: Sean Casady, Bernard Clinton, Mark Schnur UNCW Head Coach Buzz Peterson Robert “Buzz” Peterson continues to rebuild the UNCW program after fi nishing the regular season in the Colonial Athletic Association higher than expected in his fi rst three years at the helm. Peterson, who has piloted four different teams to fi ve post-season tournament appear- ances during his career, owns a 33-59 record at UNCW in three campaigns in Wilmington. He has coached the Seahawks to 13-18, 10-21 and 10-21 records during his time in the Port City. The 2012-13 team went 9-5 at home and won the Wilmington Division of the Nations of Coaches Classic. Led by First-Team All-CAA performer Keith Rendleman, the Seahawks also knocked off CAA front- BUZZ PETERSON’S YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RECORD runner Northeastern in Institution Season Overall Pct. Conference Pct. a mid-February home- Appalachian State 1996-97 14-14 .500 8-6 .571 coming game at Trask Appalachian State 1997-98 21-8 .724 13-2 .867 Coliseum. Appalachian State 1998-99 21-8 .724 13-3 .813 Prior to taking over at UNCW, Peterson led Appalachian State 1999-00 23-9 .719 13-3 .813 Appalachian State to the semifi nals of the 2010 Col- legeInsider.com Tournament, guiding the Moun- Total - 4 Years 79-39 .669 47-14 .770 taineers to a 24-13 overall record and the SoCon Tulsa 2000-01 26-11 .703 10-6 .625 North Division title.