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MEN’S NOTES GAME #2 2006-07 Men’s Basketball NOVEMBER 13, 2006 Schedule/Results (1-0)

November Opponent ...... VCU 11 -Wise W 71-49 Site ...... Farmville, Virginia 13 VCU 7:00 Facility ...... (2,522) 15 @Norfolk State 7:00 Tip-Off ...... 7 p.m. 17 @George Washington 7:30 Radio ...... WVHL-FM, 92.9 Kickin’ Country 20 @Richmond 7:00 Talent ...... Jon Schaeffer 25 Shenandoah 3:00 Internet ...... www.longwoodlancers.com 28 @North Carolina A&T 7:30 December 1 Navy 7:00 Probable Starters 4 @American 7:30 (1-0) 6 @High Point 7:00 Forward 1-Clayton Morgan, 6-7, 225, Senior, Brooklyn, N.Y. 9 @Liberty 7:00 14.0 points, 13.0 rebounds, 0.0 assists 17-23 Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Classic Guard 10-Brandon Giles, 5-10, 155, Junior, Gaithersburg, Md. 17 @New Mexico 8:00 4.0 points, 0.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists 19 @Southern California 10:30 Guard-Forward 22-Dana Smith, 6-5, 225, Junior, Woodbridge, Va. 22 vs. Charleston Southern* 3:00 5.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists 23 vs. Kennesaw State* Guard-Forward 45-Maurice Sumter, 6-5, 185, Senior, Alexandria, Va. or UMES* 3:00 or 5:30 30 American 3:00 19.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists January Forward 50-Lamar Barrett, 6-6, 205, Junior, Providence, R.I. 2 @Providence 7:30 2.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 0.0 assists 6 @Yale 2:00 10 @NJIT 7:00 15 @Utah Valley State 9:05 20 Savannah State 2:00 22 Hampton 7:00 28 High Point 7:00 30 @Oklahoma 8:00 VCU RAMS (0-0) (2005-06 Statistics) February Guard 3-, 6-2, 165, Sophomore, Fayetteville, N.C. 3 Morgan State 3:00 4.7 points, 1.3 rebounds, 2.2 assists 6 Florida Atlantic (DH) 8:00 Forward 15-Michael Anderson, 6-7, 190, Junior, Virginia Beach, Va. 13 @Virginia 7:00 3.3 points, 2.9 rebounds, 0.7 assists 15 Liberty 7:00 Guard 20-B.A. Walker, 6-2, 160, Senior, Onancock, Va. 19 NJIT 7:00 11.7 points, 2.4 rebounds, 1.9 assists 22 @Campbell 7:00 Guard 23-Jesse Pellot-Rosa, 6-4, 195, Senior, Richmond, Va. 24 @Savannah State 2:00 9.2 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.9 assists All Times Eastern Center 30-Calvin Roland, 6-10, 245, Senior, Hephzibah, Ga. *Orleans Arena; Las Vegas, Nevada did not play in ‘05-06 All Games on WVHL-FM 92.9 Series History vs. VCU Longwood University Tonight’s contest is only the second-ever meeting between Longwood and VCU in All-Time versus men’s basketball. The Rams lead the young series 1-0 after a 91-80 win past the Lancers 2006-07 Opponents last December 22 in Richmond at the . In that game, Longwood fell behind 15-0 at the start before rallying back to within 85-75 with just over three min- Virginia-Wise ...... 6-1 utes remaining. The Lancers had four players reach double-figure scoring as Kirk VCU ...... 0-1 Williams posted 17 points and seven rebounds off the bench while Dana Smith added Norfolk State ...... 0-2 16 points and six rebounds. VCU placed five players in double-figure scoring, led by George Washington ...... 0-0 B.A. Walker’s game-high 22 points while Jamal Shuler added 17 points off the bench. Richmond ...... 0-1 Shenandoah ...... 3-0 Against CAA Schools North Carolina A&T ...... 1-0 Longwood is 1-6 against Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) opponents, including Navy ...... 0-2 games previously played Hofstra (0-1), James Madison (1-1), Old Dominion (0-1), VCU American ...... 0-0 (0-1), and William and Mary (0-2). The Lancers are 1-2 in home games against a CAA High Point ...... 4-9 member after a 77-73 victory past visiting JMU last February 18, the most-recent to visit Liberty ...... 15-6 Willett Hall. New Mexico ...... 0-0 Southern California ...... 0-0 Head Coach Mike Gillian Charleston Southern ...... 0-0 Mike Gillian was named the seventh men’s basketball head coach at Longwood on May Kennesaw State ...... 0-0 2, 2003. Prior to his arrival, he had been an assistant coach for Jim Larranaga at CAA UMES ...... 1-1 member George Mason for six years (1997-2003) after a year with Coach Larranaga at Providence ...... 0-0 Bowling Green State (1996-97). Coach Gillian is 17-72 at Longwood, including last Yale ...... 0-1 year’s record of 10-20 that tied for the seventh-best turnaround season in Division I. NJIT ...... 0-0 Utah Valley State ...... 0-4 VCU Opens Era Savannah State ...... 1-1 VCU is coached by first-year head coach Anthony Grant who was the top assistant Hampton ...... 1-0 coach at the defending National Champion University of Florida for the past 10 years. Oklahoma ...... 0-0 The Rams finished 19-10 a year ago, including an 11-7 record in the CAA, and are led Morgan State ...... 0-0 by returning senior starters B.A. Walker (11.7 points) and Jesse Pellot-Rosa (9.2 points). Florida Atlantic ...... 0-0 Virginia ...... 0-1 Lancers Open Season With Home Win Campbell ...... 0-0 Longwood opened its 2006-07 campaign with a 71-49 home victory past visiting Totals ...... 32-30 (.516) Virginia-Wise Saturday afternoon. Maurice Sumter led the Lancers with a game-high 19 points while classmate Clayton Morgan added a double-double of 14 points and a game-high 13 rebounds. Longwood battled through a sluggish first half to lead 31-24 at the intermission behind 14 first-half points from Sumter. The Lancers took control in the second half, taking a 42-32 lead at 15:10 as Kirk Williams scored eight quick points, including a monstrous dunk on the back-side lob pass from Brandon Giles who finished with five assists. Longwood extended the lead to 20 points at 58-38 with 9:10 left as Morgan tallied 10 points, including an old-fashioned three-point play down low during the 16-6 run. Sumter finished with a game-high 19 points, adding a game-high six 2006-07 Division I assists as well along with five rebounds and five steals. Morgan earned his seventh Independent Records career double-double with 14 points and a game-high 13 rebounds, while Williams had (through Nov. 11) 10 points off the bench. The Lancers shot 47% (26-55) from the field, including 54% Team Record Pct. (14-24) after the break, 21% (3-14) on three-point field goals, and 70% (16-23) at the Longwood 1-0 1.000 line. Longwood took a 40-26 advantage in rebounds, and forced 19 NJIT 1-0 1.000 turnovers. North Dakota State 1-0 1.000 Savannah State 1-0 1.000 Continuing Where They Left Off Texas-Pan American 1-0 1.000 Longwood is looking to begin this season as it ended last season: playing very well. The Utah Valley State 1-0 1.000 Lancers were strong down the stretch with seven wins over the final 11 games, includ- Chicago State 1-1 .500 ing six wins in the last seven home games in Willett Hall where the program was 8-4 UC Davis 0-0 .000 overall a year ago. Overall, Longwood lost eight games by 10 points or less, including IPFW 0-1 .000 one in overtime, while three of the losses were by three points or less. Winston-Salem State 0-1 .000 South Dakota State 0-2 .000 2006-07 LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER Longwood University No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Last School Career Games/Games Started 00 Darren Holmes F Sr. 6-6 225 Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne 1 Clayton Morgan F Sr. 6-7 225 Brooklyn, N.Y./Fashion Institute (N.Y.) No.-Player G/GS 3 Kirk Williams F So. 6-6 190 White Plains, N.Y./Woodlands 45-Maurice Sumter 88/88 10 Brandon Giles G Jr. 5-10 155 Gaithersburg, Md./Magruder 32-Husein Pistoljevic 87/30 11 E.J. Dawson G Fr. 6-1 175 Ft. Belvoir, Va./Mount Vernon 15 Joel Rowe G Sr. 6-1 190 Colonial Heights, Va./Colonial Heights 20-Michael Jefferson 73/73 20 Michael Jefferson G Sr. 6-3 205 Chesterfield, Va./Meadowbrook 50-Lamar Barrett 62/62 22 Dana Smith G-F Jr. 6-5 225 Woodbridge, Va./C.D. Hylton 10-Brandon Giles 62/20 23 Billy Robinson Jr. F Fr. 6-7 190 Columbia, Md./Hammond 22-Dana Smith 61/20 24 Kevin Swecker G Fr. 6-2 170 Manchester, Md./Mount Saint Joseph 00-Darren Holmes 49/0 32 Husein Pistoljevic@ G Sr. 6-2 190 Richland, Wash./Hanford 15-Joel Rowe 47/1 44 Danny Wilson C Jr. 6-8 225 Pantego, N.C./Louisburg (N.C.) 1-Clayton Morgan 31/24 45 Maurice Sumter@ G-F Sr. 6-5 185 Alexandria, Va./T.C. Williams 3-Kirk Williams 31/0 50 Lamar Barrett F Jr. 6-6 205 Providence, R.I./St. Andrew’s School @Captain 11-E.J. Dawson 1/0 23-Billy Robinson Jr. 1/0 Head Coach: Mike Gillian (4th-year) 24-Kevin Swecker 1/0 Assistant Coach: Bill Reinson (5th-year) 44-Danny Wilson 1/0 Assistant Coach: Doug Thibault (4th-year) Assistant Coach: Michael Huger (2nd-year) 2006-07 Assistant Athletic Trainer: Jamie Messer, ATC LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY RECORD WHEN ... Pronunciation: Brandon Giles (Jiles), Husein Pistoljevic (Hoo-sane Pis-tol-lee-uh- vich), Joel Rowe (Row), Kevin Swecker (Sweck-er), Mike Gillian (Gil-leeun), Playing ranked teams ...... 0-0 Michael Huger (U-gee), Doug Thibault (T-bow) Leading at the half ...... 1-0 Trailing at the half ...... 0-0 Veteran Line-Up Tied at the half ...... 0-0 Longwood returns all five starters among 10 returning lettermen from a year ago, In overtime ...... 0-0 including the top six scorers overall who combined for 79 percent (1,740 of 2,194 Outrebounding opponent ...... 1-0 points) of the team’s offense. Additionally, seven players return who played at least 18 Opp. outrebounds LU ...... 0-0 minutes per game, averaging 26.6 minutes among them overall. Each of the seven aver- Teams tie in rebounds ...... 0-0 aged at least 7.0 points per game, including three double-figure scorers. The returning Shooting 50% or better ...... 0-0 starters include seniors Maurice Sumter and Clayton Morgan, along with juniors Lamar Shooting less than 50% ...... 1-0 Barrett, Brandon Giles, and Dana Smith. Opp. shoots 50% or better ...... 0-0 Opp. shoots less than 50% ...... 1-0 Experienced Bench Depth LU shoots better than opp...... 1-0 The other five returning lettermen from last season include seniors Michael Jefferson Opp. shoots better than LU ...... 0-0 and Husein Pistoljevic as well as sophomore Kirk Williams. A pair of senior walk-on LU scores 80 or more ...... 0-0 team members return as well in Darren Holmes and Joel Rowe. LU scores less than 80 ...... 1-0 Opp. scores 80 or more ...... 0-0 Sumter Garners Preseason Accolades Opp. scores less than 80 ...... 1-0 Maurice Sumter (2005-06: 15.5 points, 5.4 rebounds) received numerous preseason LU has 5 or more 3s ...... 0-0 accolades from various publications. A starter in all 88 games of his LU has less than 5 3s ...... 1-0 career, he averaged 19.2 points over the final 12 games of last season (50.3% FG). LU has 15 or less TOs ...... 0-0 Sumter’s preseason accolades include Division I Independent Player of the Year by USA LU has more TOs than opp...... 0-0 TODAY Sports Weekly College Basketball Preview, Division I Independent’s ‘Best NBA Prospect’, ‘Best Defender’, and All-Independent 1st-Team by Lindy’s College Basketball 2006-07, and the All-Independent Team by Street & Smith’s College Basketball 2006-07 Yearbook.

Morgan Also Earns Preseason Recognition Clayton Morgan (2005-06: 12.3 points, 8.6 rebounds) averaged 16.0 points over the final 13 games of last season (49.3% FG), and has also received preseason recognition -- named Division I Independent’s ‘Best Rebounder’ and All-Independent 2nd-Team by Lindy’s College Basketball 2006-07. Closing In On Three-Point Record LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY Husein Pistoljevic (2005-06: 3.3 points, 22 3FG) enters his final season with 154 career 2006-07 three-point field goals to rank third all-time at Longwood. He only needs four treys to BY THE NUMBERS surpass J.B. Neill (1991-95, 157) for second all-time, and just 14 three-pointers to sup- Category LU Opp plant career leader DeVonne Johnson (1992-96, 167). Pistoljevic already holds the sin- Scoring Off. 71.0 49.0 gle-game record for three-point field goals, making nine against Virginia Union on Scoring Margin +22.0 - February 5, 2004; also a Willett Hall record. Avg. 40.0 26.0 Rebound Margin +14.0 - Day In, Day Out Off. Rebounds 14.0 7.0 Lamar Barrett (2005-06: 7.0 points, 4.0 rebounds), like Maurice Sumter, has started Def. Rebounds 26.0 19.0 every game of his career (62). A former Street & Smith’s high school All-American, he FG Percentage 47.3 35.6 has enjoyed two solid seasons at Longwood while posting 513 points (8.4) and 271 3FG Percentage 21.4 11.8 rebounds (4.4). Barrett was a Division I Independent All-Newcomer Team selection 3FGs Made 3.0 2.0 after his freshman campaign. FT Percentage 69.6 68.2 FG% Defense 35.6 - Ironman II Assists 15.0 7.0 Brandon Giles (2005-06: 4.4 points, 3.3 assists) averaged 35.6 minutes over the final 13 Turnovers 17.0 19.0 games of last season, including all 45 minutes of a 93-90 overtime win past Hartford TO Margin +2.0 - on January 28 in Willett Hall. He also averaged 4.6 assists during this late stretch of the /TO Margin 0.9 0.4 campaign with a career-high eight assists in the Hartford contest. Giles led the team in Steals 9.0 3.0 assists (98), and posted a career-high 21 points against James Madison (Feb. 18) – a per- Blocks 1.0 0.0 fect 5-5 from three-point territory. INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Hot At The End 2006-07 Dana Smith (2005-06: 9.6 points, 4.7 rebounds) finished last season on a roll, averag- Scoring Average ing 13.4 points and 6.1 rebounds over the final nine games. He posted a career-high Name Points Avg. 21 points against Utah Valley (March 4) in the season finale, and grabbed a career-high Maurice Sumter 19 19.0 10 rebounds against Savannah State (Feb. 25). Smith started the final 13 games of the Clayton Morgan 14 14.0 year and finished second on the team in dunks (11). % Highlights At Eleven Name FG-A FG% Kirk Williams (2005-06: 7.6 points, 4.1 rebounds) electrified crowds a year ago with his Kirk Williams 5-9 .556 high-octane play that produced several spectacular dunks. In fact, he led the team with Maurice Sumter 8-15 .533 his 14 flushes last season that included especially-memorable slams against Liberty (Nov. 30), #4 Villanova (Dec. 10) in Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall, and at VCU (Dec. Free Throw % 22). Williams also led the team in field goal percentage (.569, 87-153), including a Name FT-A FT% remarkable 73.3% (33-45) over the final 13 games. Husein Pistoljevic 2-2 1.000 Billy Robinson Jr. 2-2 1.000 Paging Dr. Rowe Joel Rowe 2-2 1.000 Joel Rowe is an outstanding student at Longwood, compiling a remarkable 3.968 GPA Kevin Swecker 2-2 1.000 while majoring in biology with a minor in psychology. This past summer, he served an undergraduate research fellowship at the MAYO Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida; assist- Rebounding Average ing in the Neuropathology Lab. The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Name Rebounds Avg. (S.U.R.F) program was composed of college students from schools across the United Clayton Morgan 13 13.0 States, including Harvard, Cornell, Texas, Notre Dame, and Florida. Rowe presented ‘A Maurice Sumter 5 5.0 quantitative study of leukoaraiosis’ to the Mayo faculty (both MD’s and PhD’s) at the Lamar Barrett 5 5.0 conclusion of his fellowship. He is a two-time Division I Independent All-Academic Team honoree. Assist Average Name Assists Avg. Basketball’s His Game But Football’s In His Blood Maurice Sumter 6 6.0 Danny Wilson is one of nine children in his family, including six brothers and two sis- Brandon Giles 5 5.0 ters. Three older brothers played or play Division I football: Amos Jr. at New Mexico and Everett at North Carolina A&T, while older brother Jacob currently plays at Western Average Carolina. A younger brother, C.J., currently plays at East Carolina. Amos Jr. is now play- Name Steals Avg. ing professionally with the Johnstown (Pa.) RiverHawks of the American Indoor Football Maurice Sumter 5 5.0 League (AIFL). A junior transfer, Wilson (6-8) is looking to make his mark in college LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY basketball. He averaged 12.2 points (58% FG) and 9.1 rebounds last season at NJCAA 2005-06 INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES Division I Louisburg (N.C.). 20-Point Games Like Father, Like Son Maurice Sumter (5) Date Points Opponent Billy Robinson Jr. is a second-generation college basketball player. His father, Billy Sr., 1-30-06 28 IPFW played collegiately at Northern Illinois (1982-84). Billy Jr. averaged 12.1 points, 10.2 2-18-06 27 James Madison rebounds, and 3.0 blocks as a senior at Hammond (Md.) High School. 12-20-05 25 Valparaiso 1-28-06 23 Hartford 1-21-06 22 Savannah St. Win, Win, Win Kevin Swecker helped his Mount Saint Joseph high school team to a record of 38-1 last Clayton Morgan (4) Date Points Opponent year. The third-team All-Baltimore Catholic League selection averaged 10.5 points and 2-2-06 28 NC A&T was one of five starters who earned Division I scholarships. Mount Saint Joseph’s 38 12-20-05 25 Valparaiso wins were a new Maryland high school record, and the program was ranked among the 1-28-06 20 Hartford Top Ten in the final USA TODAY national high school rankings. 2-20-06 20 Hampton 10-Rebound Games Not Again – Injury Plagues Jefferson Clayton Morgan (7) Michael Jefferson (2005-06: 12.8 points) is out of action until at least December with a Date Rebounds Opponent 12-3-05 16 UMKC foot injury suffered during preseason conditioning in September. He also missed 15 12-30-05 16 Long Island games last season due to ankle and groin injuries. 12-17-05 15 High Point 12-20-05 13 Valparaiso 1-28-06 12 Hartford 2,184 Career Points 1-21-06 10 Savannah St. Maurice Sumter (1,106) and Michael Jefferson (1,078) have combined to score 2,184 2-20-06 10 Hampton points during their three-plus years together at Longwood. The pair has also totaled 812 Dana Smith (3) rebounds (Sumter, 493; Jefferson, 319) while combining to start 161 games (Sumter, 88; Date Rebounds Opponent Jefferson, 73) between them as well. Sumter ranks 12th all-time in scoring for the 1-30-06 10 IPFW Lancers while Jefferson not too far behind in 14th. 2-8-06 10 Shenandoah 2-25-06 10 Savannah St.

The Three-Point Stat Double-Doubles Longwood has made at least one three-point field goal in 115 consecutive games dat- Clayton Morgan (6) ing back to Nov. 26, 2002 (at Lenoir-Rhyne, W 72-68). The streak includes a high of Date Pts Rebs Opponent 12-3-05 13 16 UMKC 13 three-pointers against Virginia Union (Feb. 5, 2004) and a low of one trey on five 12-20-05 25 13 Valparaiso occasions. 12-30-05 16 16 Long Island 1-21-06 18 10 Savannah St. 1-28-06 20 12 Hartford Senior Captains 2-20-06 20 10 Hampton Maurice Sumter and Husein Pistoljevic are serving as team captains this year, as named by Coach Gillian. Both seniors, Sumter is a captain for the third-straight year while Dana Smith (1) Date Pts Rebs Opponent Pistoljevic is a captain for the second consecutive season. 2-8-06 17 10 Shenandoah

5-Assist Games Las Vegas Classic Déjà vu Brandon Giles (10) Longwood will participate in the exempt four-game Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Classic Date Assists Opponent December 17-23 as the Lancers compete in this prestigious event for the second time 1-28-06 8 Hartford in three years. The first two games of the tournament are on the road at New Mexico 2-13-06 7 Liberty 1-21-06 6 Savannah St. on December 17 at 8 p.m., and at Southern California on December 19 at 10:30 p.m.; 2-8-06 6 Shenandoah before playing two games in Las Vegas at the Orleans Arena against Charleston 2-18-06 6 James Madison Southern on December 22 at 3 p.m. and either Kennesaw State or Maryland-Eastern 11-18-05 5 Nebraska 1-17-06 5 Navy Shore on December 23 at either 3 p.m. or 5:30 p.m.. 1-30-06 5 IPFW 2-2-06 5 NC A&T First-Time Opponents 2-20-06 5 Hampton

Longwood is scheduled to meet 11 opponents for the first-time ever in men’s basketball Maurice Sumter (6) this season. They include George Washington (Nov. 17), American (Dec. 4, Dec. 30), Date Assists Opponent New Mexico (Dec. 17), Southern California (Dec. 19), Charleston Southern (Dec. 22), 11-20-05 5 Yale 12-20-05 5 Valparaiso Kennesaw State or UMES (Dec. 23), Providence (Jan. 2), NJIT (Jan. 10, Feb. 19), 12-30-05 5 Long Island Oklahoma (Jan. 30), Morgan State (Feb. 3), Florida Atlantic (Feb. 6), and Campbell (Feb. 1-5-06 5 IPFW 22). 2-2-06 5 NC A&T 2-4-06 5 Texas A&M-CC Historic, Significant, & New Venues Longwood University Longwood will play in both historic and new venues this season as the Lancers play 2006-07 Quick Facts road games at New Mexico, Southern California, Providence, Oklahoma, and Virginia. Location ...... Farmville, Virginia The five venues, in order, include The Pit in Albuquerque (18,018), the brand new Founded ...... 1839 Galen Center in Los Angeles (10,258), the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence Enrollment ...... 4,400 (12,993), the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman (12,000), and the brand new John Paul Nickname ...... Lancers Jones Arena in Charlottesville (15,219). Don’t forget the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas Colors ...... Blue & White (7,165). Affiliation ...... Reclassifying Division I Conference ...... Independent Don’t Forget The Toothbrush Facility ...... Willett Hall (2,522) Longwood will play 19 of 31 games away from Farmville this season, including 17 road President ...... Dr. Patricia P. Cormier Alma Mater ...... Boston University games and two neutral-site contests. Included among this year’s team travel plans are Interim AD ...... Troy Austin a nine-day trip, and a 16-day trip away from campus. The ‘short’ trip covers the four- Alma Mater ...... Duke (2000) game Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Classic from December 16-24, while the ‘long’ trip also Athletics Phone ...... 434.395.2057 covers four games: Providence, Yale, NJIT, and Utah Valley State from January 1-16. The Lancers also have three-day trips to both Oklahoma Jan. 29-31, and to Campbell and Coaching Staff Savannah State February 22-24. Fortunately, there are also eight same-day trips for Head Coach ...... Mike Gillian games at Norfolk State (Nov. 15), George Washington (Nov. 17), Richmond (Nov. 20), Alma Mater ...... North Adams State (1986) North Carolina A&T (Nov. 28), American (Dec. 4), High Point (Dec. 6), Liberty (Dec. 9), Career Record ...... 16-72 (3) Record At Longwood ...... 16-72 (3) and Virginia (Feb. 13). Office Phone ...... 434.395.2838 E-Mail ...... [email protected] Spanning The Globe Best Time to Contact ...... Mornings Longwood’s 14 team members were born in eight different states, the District of ...... Coordinate Through Greg Prouty Columbia, and two European countries. They include Virginia (Maurice Sumter, Assistant Coach ...... Bill Reinson Michael Jefferson), New York (Clayton Morgan, Kirk Williams), Washington (Darren Alma Mater ...... Phoenix (2000) Holmes), Indiana (Joel Rowe), Rhode Island (Lamar Barrett), Colorado (Dana Smith), Office Phone ...... 434.395.2891 Maryland (Brandon Giles, Kevin Swecker) and North Carolina (Danny Wilson); D.C. E-Mail ...... [email protected] Assistant Coach ...... Doug Thibault (Billy Robinson Jr.), Bosnia (Husein Pistoljevic), and Germany (E.J. Dawson). Alma Mater ...... Boise State (1998) Office Phone ...... 434.395.2654 Did You Know … E-Mail ...... [email protected] Maurice Sumter, who just turned 21 on Nov. 5, graduated from T.C. Williams in Assistant Coach ...... Michael Huger Alexandria – the high school made famous in the movie ‘Remember The Titans’. He Alma Mater ...... Bowling Green State (1993) also has a cousin, Love Brown, who played college basketball at Seton Hall and anoth- Office Phone ...... 434.395.2733 er cousin, Keith Goganious, who played at Penn State and profession- E-Mail ...... [email protected] al football with the Buffalo Bills. Sumter also worked this past summer as a lifeguard Team Information … Husein Pistoljevic was born in Bosnia and lived in that country for 11 years before 2005-06 Record ...... 10-20 moving to the state of Washington along with his parents and an older brother … Home Record ...... 8-4 Clayton Morgan is a cousin to Tom Gordon who pitches for the Philadelphia Phillies … Away Record ...... 1-13 Lamar Barrett scored his 1,000th-point in high school on a play called ‘Longwood’ and Neutral Record ...... 1-3 had his St. Andrew’s School high school jersey retired … Dana Smith has a cousin, Nick Starters Returning/Lost ...... 5/0 Brooks, who played college basketball at Butler … Kevin Swecker is a cousin to Steve Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...... 10/3 Wojciechowski who played college basketball at Duke and is a current Blue Devil Newcomers ...... 4 assistant coach. Program History First Year ...... 1976 All-Time Record ...... 411-403 NCAA Tournament Appearances ...... 4 Most Recent ...... 2001 ...... Division II East Region Semifinals ...... Queens (N.C.), L 77-76 OT

Honors Candidates ...... Maurice Sumter ...... 2006 All-Independent 1st-Team ...... Clayton Morgan ...... 2006 All-Independent HM 2006-07 Longwood Men's Basketball Longwood Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 12, 2006) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES...... (1-0) (1-0) (0-0) (0-0) CONFERENCE...... (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE...... (1-0) (1-0) (0-0) (0-0)

|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------45 Maurice Sumter..... 1-1 36 36.0 8-15 .533 1-3 .333 2-3 .667 1 4 5 5.0 1 0 6 1 0 5 19 19.0 01 Clayton Morgan..... 1-1 29 29.0 5-10 .500 0-1 .000 4-6 .667 3 10 13 13.0 4 0 0 8 1 1 14 14.0 03 Kirk Williams...... 1-0 19 19.0 5-9 .556 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 1 2 3 3.0 4 0 1 1 0 1 10 10.0 44 Danny Wilson...... 1-0 9 9.0 3-3 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 1 3 3.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 6.0 24 Kevin Swecker...... 1-0 7 7.0 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000 1 0 1 1.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 5.0 22 Dana Smith...... 1-1 29 29.0 2-5 .400 0-2 .000 1-2 .500 3 1 4 4.0 2 0 2 3 0 0 5 5.0 10 Brandon Giles...... 1-1 31 31.0 1-5 .200 1-4 .250 1-2 .500 0 0 0 0.0 3 0 5 1 0 1 4 4.0 15 Joel Rowe...... 1-0 2 2.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0 32 Husein Pistoljevic. 1-0 8 8.0 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0 23 Billy Robinson Jr.. 1-0 6 6.0 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0 50 Lamar Barrett...... 1-1 15 15.0 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1 4 5 5.0 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 2.0 11 E.J. Dawson...... 1-0 7 7.0 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 00 Darren Holmes...... 1-0 2 2.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TEAM...... 2 1 3 3.0 0 1 ------Total...... 1 200 26-55 .473 3-14 .214 16-23 .696 14 26 40 40.0 20 0 15 17 1 9 71 71.0 Opponents...... 1 200 16-45 .356 2-17 .118 15-22 .682 7 19 26 26.0 22 0 7 19 0 3 49 49.0

TEAM STATISTICS LU OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND ------SCORING...... 71 49 11-11-06 VIRGINIA-WISE W 71-49 711 Points per game...... 71.0 49.0 Scoring margin...... +22.0 - FIELD GOALS-ATT...... 26-55 16-45 Field goal pct...... 473 .356 3 POINT FG-ATT...... 3-14 2-17 3-point FG pct...... 214 .118 3-pt FG made per game.. 3.0 2.0 FREE THROWS-ATT...... 16-23 15-22 Free throw pct...... 696 .682 REBOUNDS...... 40 26 Rebounds per game...... 40.0 26.0 Rebounding margin...... +14.0 - ASSISTS...... 15 7 Assists per game...... 15.0 7.0 TURNOVERS...... 17 19 Turnovers per game..... 17.0 19.0 Turnover margin...... +2.0 - Assist/turnover ratio.. 0.9 0.4 STEALS...... 9 3 Steals per game...... 9.0 3.0 BLOCKS...... 1 0 Blocks per game...... 1.0 0.0 WINNING STREAK...... 1 - Home win streak...... 1 - ATTENDANCE...... 711 0 Home games-Avg/Game.... 1-711 0-0 Neutral site-Avg/Game.. - 0-0

SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total ------Longwood...... 31 40 - 71 Opponents...... 24 25 - 49 Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS Virginia-Wise vs Longwood 11-11-06 2 p.m. at Farmville, Virginia (Willett Hall) ------VISITORS: Virginia-Wise 0-2 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 12 Joey Blackwell...... * 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 4 0 0 2 0 0 21 20 Cassidy Vaughn...... * 3-6 0-0 3-4 0 3 3 0 9 0 5 0 0 27 24 Jarred Soles...... * 2-9 0-5 2-2 1 0 1 1 6 0 2 0 1 22 51 Justin Sorensen..... * 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 20 55 Zydrunas Rackauskas. * 3-6 0-0 5-9 3 3 6 3 11 2 2 0 0 29 02 Brian Sexton...... 2-4 0-0 1-1 1 2 3 0 5 0 2 0 0 17 03 Chris Stamper...... 2-4 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 8 10 Pance Kecev...... 0-4 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 3 0 2 2 0 1 15 15 Festus Amarteifio... 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 9 22 Seth Gibson...... 3-7 2-6 3-4 0 2 2 1 11 2 2 0 0 21 50 Travis Brannon...... 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 3 2 1 1 0 0 11 TEAM...... 1 2 3 Totals...... 16-45 2-17 15-22 7 19 26 22 49 7 19 0 3 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 6-21 28.6% 2nd Half: 10-24 41.7% Game: 35.6% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-8 12.5% 2nd Half: 1-9 11.1% Game: 11.8% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 11-14 78.6% 2nd Half: 4-8 50.0% Game: 68.2% 3

------HOME TEAM: Longwood 1-0 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 01 Clayton Morgan...... * 5-10 0-1 4-6 3 10 13 4 14 0 8 1 1 29 10 Brandon Giles...... * 1-5 1-4 1-2 0 0 0 3 4 5 1 0 1 31 22 Dana Smith...... * 2-5 0-2 1-2 3 1 4 2 5 2 3 0 0 29 45 Maurice Sumter...... * 8-15 1-3 2-3 1 4 5 1 19 6 1 0 5 36 50 Lamar Barrett...... * 1-2 0-1 0-0 1 4 5 4 2 0 1 0 1 15 00 Darren Holmes...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 03 Kirk Williams...... 5-9 0-0 0-2 1 2 3 4 10 1 1 0 1 19 11 E.J. Dawson...... 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 15 Joel Rowe...... 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 23 Billy Robinson Jr... 0-1 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 6 24 Kevin Swecker...... 1-3 1-1 2-2 1 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 7 32 Husein Pistoljevic.. 0-1 0-1 2-2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 44 Danny Wilson...... 3-3 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 1 6 0 1 0 0 9 TEAM...... 2 1 3 1 Totals...... 26-55 3-14 16-23 14 26 40 20 71 15 17 1 9 199

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-29 41.4% 2nd Half: 14-26 53.8% Game: 47.3% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-7 28.6% 2nd Half: 1-7 14.3% Game: 21.4% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 5-10 50.0% 2nd Half: 11-13 84.6% Game: 69.6% 3

------Officials: John Spears, Mike Cowart, Mark Chafin Technical fouls: Virginia-Wise-None. Longwood-Billy Robinson Jr.. Attendance: 711 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Virginia-Wise...... 24 25 - 49 Longwood...... 31 40 - 71 2006-07 Season-Opener Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS Longwood vs VCU 12-22-05 7:30 p.m. at Richmond, Virginia (Alltel Pavilion) ------VISITORS: Longwood 2-10 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 01 Morgan, Clayton..... * 1-11 0-0 2-4 3 4 7 2 4 1 2 0 1 31 10 Giles, Brandon...... * 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 2 0 4 4 0 0 20 22 Smith, Dana...... * 6-10 0-1 4-7 2 4 6 4 16 0 3 0 2 29 45 Sumter, Maurice..... * 6-12 1-2 2-2 4 0 4 1 15 0 5 2 0 31 50 Barrett, Lamar...... * 1-7 0-2 1-2 1 2 3 3 3 2 0 1 2 22 03 Williams, Kirk...... 7-8 0-0 3-6 5 2 7 2 17 2 1 0 1 25 12 Butler, Bryan...... 5-12 5-9 4-4 1 0 1 3 19 1 2 0 0 21 32 Pistoljevic, Husein. 2-3 2-3 0-0 0 3 3 1 6 1 2 0 2 21 TEAM...... 4 5 9 1 Totals...... 28-63 8-17 16-25 20 22 42 18 80 11 20 3 8 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-29 48.3% 2nd Half: 14-34 41.2% Game: 44.4% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-8 50.0% 2nd Half: 4-9 44.4% Game: 47.1% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 7-13 53.8% 2nd Half: 9-12 75.0% Game: 64.0% 5

------HOME TEAM: VCU 7-2 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 20 Walker, B.A...... * 8-15 3-9 3-4 0 1 1 2 22 3 1 0 3 30 21 George, Nick...... * 6-13 0-3 6-7 1 4 5 4 18 2 5 0 1 23 23 Pellot-Rosa, Jesse.. * 1-3 0-0 2-2 3 3 6 2 4 4 1 1 3 24 25 Harper, Alexander... * 5-7 2-3 4-6 0 0 0 2 16 2 2 0 4 28 31 Davis, Eric...... * 4-6 0-0 2-2 0 4 4 3 10 2 2 3 0 27 01 Dixon, Renardo...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 8 03 Maynor, Eric...... 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 12 04 Anderson, Michael... 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 11 32 Shuler, Jamal...... 6-13 4-11 1-1 0 0 0 0 17 4 0 0 0 24 40 Faulk, Sam...... 0-0 0-0 2-2 3 3 6 1 2 0 0 2 1 13 TEAM...... 2 2 Totals...... 31-62 9-27 20-24 11 19 30 20 91 19 14 6 12 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 18-32 56.3% 2nd Half: 13-30 43.3% Game: 50.0% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 7-16 43.8% 2nd Half: 2-11 18.2% Game: 33.3% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 8-8 100 % 2nd Half: 12-16 75.0% Game: 83.3% 2

------Officials: Steve Gordon, Roger Ayers, Dwayne Gladden Technical fouls: Longwood-None. VCU-None. Attendance: 3466 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Longwood...... 39 41 - 80 VCU...... 51 40 - 91 Points in the paint-LU 30,VCU 32. Points off turnovers-LU 21,VCU 22. 2nd chance points-LU 12,VCU 16. Fast break points-LU 4,VCU 2. Bench points-LU 42,VCU 21. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-0 times. Last FG-LU 2nd-00:06, VCU 2nd-00:58.