Basketball Appalachian

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North Division Champions w w w . GoASU.c o m 93 Appalachian Basketball The SoCo n The SoCo n The , which began able number of conference games for each The Southern Conference continued its 88th season of intercollegiate competi- league member. With 30 schools in the SIAA with membership of 10 institutions includ- tion in 2008, is a national leader in emphasiz- by the early 1920s, it was impossible to play ing Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Caro- ing the development of the student-athlete every school at least once during the regular lina, North Carolina State, South Carolina, and in helping to build lifelong leaders and season and many schools went several years Virginia, VMI, Virginia Tech and Washington & role models. between playing some conference mem- Lee. The Southern Conference has been on bers. In addition, in 1920, the SIAA voted The second major shift occurred some the forefront of innovation and originality down proposed rules that an athlete must 20 years later. By 1952, the Southern Confer- in developing creative solutions to address be in a college a year before playing on its ence included 17 colleges and universities. issues facing intercollegiate athletics. From teams and refused to abolish a rule permit- Another split occurred when seven schools establishing the first conference basket- ting athletes to play summer baseball for including Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North ball tournament (1921), tackling the issue money. Carolina, North Carolina State, South Caro- of freshmen eligibility (1922), developing Play began in the fall of 1921 and a year lina and Wake Forest departed to form the women’s championships (1984) and becom- later, six more schools joined the fledg- Atlantic Coast Conference which began play ing the first conference to install the three- ling league including Tulane (which had in 1953. The revamped Southern Conference point goal in basketball (1980), the Southern attended the inaugural meeting but had included members The Citadel, Davidson, Conference has been a pioneer. elected not to join), Florida, Louisiana (LSU), Furman, George Washington, Richmond, The Southern Conference is the na- Mississippi, South Carolina and Vanderbilt. VMI, Virginia Tech, Washington & Lee, West tion’s fifth-oldest NCAA Division I collegiate VMI joined in 1925 and Duke was added in Virginia and William & Mary. athletic association. Only the Big Ten (1896), 1929. Today, the league continues to thrive the Missouri Valley (1907), the Pacific 10 By the 1930s, membership in the South- with a membership that includes 12 institu- (1915) and the Southwestern Athletic (1920) ern Conference had reached 23 schools. C.P. tions and a footprint that spans five states: conferences are older in terms of origination. “Sally” Miles of Virginia Tech, president of Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Academic excellence has been a major the Southern Conference, called the annual Alabama and Georgia. Current league part of the Southern Conference’s tradition. league meeting to order on Dec. 9, 1932 members are Appalachian State, College Hundreds of Southern Conference student- at the Farragut Hotel in Knoxville, Tenn. of Charleston, The Citadel, Davidson, Elon, athletes have been recognized on ESPN The Georgia’s Dr. Sanford announced that 13 in- Furman, Georgia Southern, UNC Greensboro, Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America stitutions west and south of the Appalachian Samford, Chattanooga, Western Carolina and and all-district teams. A total of 19 Rhodes Mountains were reorganizing as the South- Wofford. Scholarship winners have been selected eastern Conference. Members of the new from conference institutions. league included Alabama, Alabama Poly- Leadership The Conference currently consists of technic Institute, Florida, Georgia, Georgia John Iamarino was officially named 12 members in five states throughout the School of Technology, Kentucky, Louisiana, commissioner of the conference on Janu- Southeast and sponsors 19 varsity sports Mississippi, Mississippi A&M, University of ary 2, 2006. Iamarino has promoted the and championships that produce partici- the South, Tennessee, Tulane and Vanderbilt. Southern Conference through an ambitious pants for NCAA Division I Championships. According to the minutes of the meet- agenda which has improved competition, The Southern Conference offices are ing, Dr. Sanford stated that the division was upgraded compliance-related matters and located in the historic Beaumont Mill in made along geographical lines. Florida’s increased the marketing and brand aware- Spartanburg, S.C. A textile mill that was in Dr. J.J. Tigert, acting as spokesman for the ness of the conference and its member operation from 1880 until 1999, Beaumont withdrawing group, regretted the move but institutions. Mill was renovated in 2004 and today offers believed it was necessary as the Southern The Southern Conference named its the league first class meeting areas and of- Conference had grown too large. The resig- first commissioner in December 1950. Duke fices as well as a spacious library for storage nations were accepted and the withdraw- head football coach Wallace Wade made the of the conference’s historical documents. ing schools formed the new league which transition from Blue Devil football coach to began play in 1932. athletics administration as the first person at Membership History On Feb. 25, 1921, representatives from 14 of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic C onference

Southern Association’s (SIAA) 30 members met at Atlanta’s Piedmont Hotel to establish the Southern Intercollegiate Conference. On hand at the inaugural meeting were officials from Alabama, Alabama Polytechnic Insti- tute (Auburn), Clemson, Georgia, Georgia School of Technology (Georgia Tech), Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi A&M (Missis- sippi State), North Carolina, North Carolina State, Tennessee, Virginia, Virginia Polytech- nic Institute (Virginia Tech) and Washington & Lee. Dr. S.V. Sanford of Georgia was chosen as acting chairman and N.W. Dougherty of Tennessee was named secretary. The deci- sion to form a new athletic conference was motivated by the desire to have a work-

Back-to-back Southern Conference 94 2008-09 media guide Basketball Appalachian The SoCo n the helm of the conference. Lloyd Jordan replaced Wade as the commissioner in 1960 and served a 14-year term until Ken Germann became the league head in 1974. Germann was the commission- er for 13 years and orchestrated the league’s expansion to include women’s athletics. In 1987, he was succeeded by Dave Hart who spearheaded the transfer of the league of- fice from Charlotte, N.C., to Asheville, N.C. Wright Waters succeeded Hart upon his retirement in 1991. Under Waters’ leadership, the Southern Conference expanded to 12 members, added three women’s sports and posted record revenue from the basketball tournament. Waters, who is currently the commissioner of the Sun Belt Conference, Basketball Basketball Association and was inducted was followed by Alfred B. White in 1998. Men’s basketball was the first sport in into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall White, a veteran member of the NCAA office, which the conference held a championship. of Fame in 1979. He was a 14-time NBA introduced the current conference logo and The league tournament is the nation’s old- All-Star while with the Lakers. It is West’s elevated the conference’s commitment to est, with the inaugural championship held silhouette that comprises the NBA’s globally marketing and development of corporate at Atlanta’s City Auditorium in 1922 and was recognized logo. partners. won by North Carolina. Frank Selvy set the NCAA record for Danny Morrison headed the confer- Not only was the Southern Conference points in a game while at Furman. On Feb. ence from 2001-2005 and orchestrated the Tournament the first of its kind, the league 13, 1954, the senior scored 100 points in a league’s move from Asheville, N.C. to Spar- also helped change the face of college bas- game against Newberry, a record that still tanburg, S.C. Under Morrison’s leadership, ketball. In 1980, the league began a season- stands. Selvy was the Southern Conference the conference increased its marketing and long experiment with a 22-foot three-point Most Valuable Player in 1953 and 1954 and promotional efforts. field goal with the approval of the NCAA the league’s Athlete of the Year in 1954. He Rules Committee. Ronnie Carr of Western went on to a 10-year career in the NBA. Championship History Carolina made the first three-point field Rod Hundley was another West Virginia The first Southern Conference Champi- goal in history in a game star during the 1950s. “Hot Rod” made a onship was the league basketball tourna- against Middle Tennessee State on Nov. 29, name for himself as one of the most spec- ment held in Atlanta in 1922. The North 1980. tacular players to tour the league during his Carolina Tar Heels won the tournament to Another college basketball tradition era. Hundley averaged 24.5 points per game become the first recognized league cham- that originated in the Southern Conference in his three seasons as a Mountaineer and pion in any sport. The Southern Conference is the traditional cutting of the nets by the was an all-conference and all-tournament Tournament remains the oldest of its kind in winning team. According to USA Today, performer in each of those three years. He college basketball. the practice of net cutting originated in was the Southern Conference Most Valuable Commissioner Germann spearheaded 1947 with North Carolina State head coach Player and Athlete of the Year as a senior in the Southern Conference’s expansion to Everett Case. As a first-year head coach, Case 1957. He was the first player selected in the include women’s athletics during the 1983- led the Wolfpack to the Southern Confer- 1957 NBA draft and enjoyed a six-year career 84 season. That year, league championships ence Tournament title. Case celebrated by in that league. were held in volleyball, basketball and claiming the nets as a souvenir of the win to East Tennessee State’s Keith “Mister” tennis. Cross country joined the mix in 1985 commemorate the event. Jennings made his mark on the college and the league began holding indoor and Basketball coaching legend Red Auer- basketball world in the early 1990s. Despite outdoor track championships in 1988. Most bach gives credit to former George Washing- standing less than six feet tall, Jennings was recently, the conference instituted golf and ton coach Bill Reinhart, who coached in the a two-time all-conference choice and the softball championships in the spring of 1994 conference for nearly 30 years, as one of the league’s Player of the Year and Athlete of and added soccer in the fall of 1994. originators of the modern fast-break. the Year in 1991. Jennings played with the The Germann Cup, named in honor of West Virginia’s 10 tournament champi- Golden State Warriors of the NBA. the former commissioner, annually recog- onships are still the most in league history. Besides West Virginia’s team in 1959, the The Mountaineers were led by the incom- Southern Conference has been represented

nizes the top women’s athletics programs in Southern the conference. From its humble beginnings, parable Jerry West from 1958 through ’60. in the Final Four on two other occasions. C onference women’s athletics have become an integral West, a two-time All-America selection, North Carolina advanced to the NCAA cham- part of the Southern Conference and its suc- spurred West Virginia to the Final Four in pionship game in 1943 before falling 43-40 cess. 1959. The Mountaineers lost in the cham- to Oklahoma State. North Carolina State The Southern Conference declares pionship game that season to California, finished third in the tournament in 1950. champions in 10 men’s sports - football, soc- 71-70, but West earned Final Four Most Davidson continued the record of cer, cross country, basketball, indoor track Valuable Player honors. West was a three- success by advancing to the NCAA Tourna- and field, outdoor track and field, wrestling, time Southern Conference tournament MVP, ment’s Elite Eight in 2008 and coach Bob baseball, tennis and golf - and nine women’s a two-time league regular season MVP, and McKillop’s Wildcats came within a basket of sports - soccer, volleyball, cross country, was twice named the conference’s Athlete of making the Final Four behind the play of basketball, indoor track and field, outdoor the Year. He went on to a spectacular career sophomore guard Stephen Curry. track & field, tennis, golf and softball. with the Los Angeles Lakers of the National

North Division Champions w w w . GoASU.c o m 95 Appalachian Basketball The SoCo n Southern Conference commissioner’s Cup Members Alabama (1921-1932) For the third-straight year and 28th time overall, Ap- Appalachian State (1971-present) palachian State University won the Southern Conference Auburn (1921-1932) Commissioner’s Cup, awarded annually to the conference’s College of Charleston (1998-present) Chattanooga (1976-present) top all-around men’s sports program. The Citadel (1936-present) Appalachian’s 28th Commissioner’s Cup title in Clemson (1921-1953) the past 31 years came on strength of winning four Davidson (1936-1988, 1991-present) Duke (1928-1953) conference crowns during the 2007-08 academic year — East Carolina (1964-1976) outright titles in cross country and outdoor track and field, East Tennessee State (1978-2005) a co-championship in football and the North Division co- Elon (2003-present) championship in basketball. ASU also claimed runner-up Florida (1922-1932) Furman (1936-present) finishes in indoor track and field and wrestling. George Washington (1936-1970) In all, ASU earned 84 points in the league’s scoring Georgia (1921-1932) system, 11 more than runner-up Furman. Georgia Southern (1991-present) Georgia Tech (1921-1932) The Mountaineers’ 28 Commissioner’s Cups are by far the most won by any school in Kentucky (1921-1932) the 39-year history of the award. William & Mary boasts the second-most at five, followed by Louisiana State (1922-1932) East Carolina (four) and Chattanooga, East Tennessee State and Furman (one each). Marshall (1976-1997) Maryland (1921-1953) Mississippi (1922-1932) Men’s Basketball Tournament Championships Mississippi State (1921-1932) North Carolina (1921-1953) By Current Members UNC Greensboro (1997-present) Chattanooga, 9 1981, 82, 83, 88, 93, 94, 95, 97, 05 North Carolina State (1921-1953) Davidson, 9 1966, 68, 69, 70, 86, 98, 02, 06, 07, 08 Richmond (1936-1976) Furman, 6 1971, 73, 74, 75, 78, 80 Appalachian, 2 1979, 2000 Samford (2008-present) College of Charleston, 1 1999 South Carolina (1922-1953) Western Carolina, 1 1996 Tennessee (1921-1932) UNC Greensboro, 1 2001 Tulane (1922-1932) University of the South (1922-1932) Men’s regular-season Divisional Championships Vanderbilt (1922-1932) Virginia (1921-1937) By Current Members VMI (1924-2003) Outright SoCo n Divisional Titles Virginia Tech (1921-1965) Chattanooga, 4 1995, 97, 98, 2005 Wake Forest (1936-1953) College of Charleston, 4 1999, 2000, 01, 03 Appalachian, 3 1999, 2000, 07 Washington & Lee (1921-1958) Davidson, 3 1996, 05, 08 West Virginia (1950-1968) Elon, 1 2006 Western Carolina (1976-present) Georgia Southern, 1 2006 William & Mary (1936-1977) Western Carolina, 1 1996 Wofford (1997-present) Shared SoCo n Divisional Titles SoCo n Staff Davidson, 5 1997, 98, 2002, 03, 04 702 North Pine Street Appalachian, 3 1998, 03, 08 C onference

Southern Spartanburg, S.C. 29303 College of Charleston, 2 2002, 04 Georgia Southern, 2 2002, 04 Commissioner...... John Iamarino Chattanooga, 2 2002, 08 Associate Commissioners UNC Greensboro, 1 2002 External Affairs...... Geoff Cabe Internal Affairs...... Sue Arakas Men’s regular-season Championships Compliance...... Doug King By Current Members Media Relations...... Jason Yaman Outright SoCo n Titles Davidson, 9 1964, 65, 66, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73 Chattanooga, 7 1982, 83, 85, 86, 89, 93, 94 Furman, 3 1974, 75, 80 Appalachian, 2 1978, 79

Shared SoCo n Titles Chattanooga, 3 1981, 91, 92 Furman, 2 1977, 91 Appalachian, 1 1981 Davidson, 1 1981 John Iamarino

Back-to-back Southern Conference 96 2008-09 media guide Basketball Appalachian Composite Schedule November 10 (Monday) November 22 (Saturday) December 6 (Saturday) Georgia Southern vs. Houston 4 p.m. Appalachian State at Niagara 4 p.m. *Appalachian State at Wofford 7 p.m. (at , Durham, NC) Cincinnati Christian at The Citadel 7 p.m. *College of Charleston at UNC Greensboro 3 p.m. (Cancun Challenge, Charleston, SC) *The Citadel at Elon 7 p.m. November 11 (Tuesday) Elon at UT-Martin 8 p.m. North Carolina State vs. Davidson Noon Georgia Southern vs. Duke/Presbyterian 6/9 p.m. UNC Greensboro at Central Arkansas 8:30 p.m. (at Charlotte, N.C.) (at 2K Sports Classic, Durham, NC) Wofford vs. Texas-Pan American 4:30 p.m. Furman vs. Drake or North Carolina Central (Air Force Classic at USAFA, CO) (Iowa Realty Invitational at Des Moines, IA) *Samford at Georgia Southern 7:30 p.m. November 14 (Friday) Western Carolina at Kent State 7 p.m. Appalachian State at UNC Wilmington 7 p.m. November 23 (Sunday) SIU-Edwardsville at College of Charleston 7 p.m. Furman at Duquesne 2 p.m. (, Charleston, SC) Chattanooga vs. TBA December 9 (Tuesday) Grace Bible at The Citadel 6 p.m. (Puerto Rico Tip-Off, San Juan, PR) Davidson vs. West Virginia 7 p.m. Emory at Furman 7 p.m. Wofford at Air Force 7 p.m. ( at New York, NY) Reinhardt College at Georgia Southern 7:30 p.m. (Air Force Classic at USAFA, CO) UNC Greensboro at Charlotte 8 p.m. December 12 (Friday) Samford at Belmont 8 p.m. November 24 (Monday) Georgia Southern at Drake 8:30 p.m. Western Carolina at Connecticut 7:30 p.m. College of Charleston at SCa State 7:30 p.m. (Drake Invitational at Des Moines, IA Davidson vs. TBD November 15 (Saturday) (NIT Season Tip-Off, TBA) December 13 (Saturday) East Tennessee State/Temple at CofC 2 p.m. Lipscomb at Samford 8 p.m. East Tennessee State at Appalachian State 7 p.m. (Charleston Classic, Charleston, SC) *Chattanooga at Davidson 7 p.m. Elon at West Virginia, TBD November 25 (Tuesday) Georgia Southern vs. TBA Chattanooga at Tennessee 7:30 p.m. The Citadel at Charleston Southern 7 p.m. (Drake Invitational at Des Moines, IA) (North Charleston (SC) Coliseum) UNC Greensboro at East Carolina 7 p.m. November 16 (Sunday) #Davidson vs. TBD Samford at St. Louis 5 p.m. TBA at College of Charleston TBD (NIT Season Tip-Off) (Charleston Classic, Charleston, SC) UNC Asheville at Wofford 7 p.m. December 15 (Monday) The Citadel at Virginia Commonwealth 4 p.m UC Davis at The Citadel 7 p.m. Cancun Challenge) November 26 (Wednesday) Tennessee Wesleyan at Western Carolina 7 p.m. Wofford at Dayton TBD Davidson vs. TBA (NIT Season Tip-Off, New York, NY December 17 (Wednesday) November 17 (Monday) Elon at Virginia Tech 7 p.m. Coastal Carolina at College of Charleston 7 p.m. Davidson vs. James Madison 6 p.m. The Citadel at Michigan Stat 8 p.m. (NIT Season Tip-Off, Norman, OK) November 27 (Thursday) Chattanooga at East Tennessee State 7 p.m. Furman at Charleston Southern 7:30 p.m. Western Carolina vs. San Diego State Gardner-Webb at Western Carolina 7 p.m. Webber International at UNC Greensboro 7 p.m. ( at Anchorage, AK) Union (Ky.) at Wofford 7 p.m. Spring Hill at Samford 8 p.m. Chattanooga at Missouri, 8 p.m. November 28 (Friday) December 18 (Thursday) (Puerto Rico Tip-Off, Columbia, MO) South Carolina at College of Charleston 7 p.m. North Florida at Furman 7 p.m. Davidson vs. TBA UNC Greensboro at Kent State 7 p.m. November 18 (Tuesday) (NIT Season Tip-Off at New York, NY) Louisiana Tech at Samford 8 p.m. Davidson vs. Oklahoma/Miss. Valley St. 9:30 p.m. Western Carolina vs. Louisiana Tech/Seattle (NIT Season Tip-Off, Norman, OK) (Great Alaska Shootout at Anchorage, AK) December 19 (Friday) Georgia Southern at Texas-El Paso 9 p.m. UNC Wilmington at College of Charleston 7 p.m. Southern Virginia at Elon 7 p.m. November 29 (Saturday) Lees-McRae at Elon 7 p.m. Campbell at Appalachian State 3 p.m. November 19 (Wednesday) The Citadel vs. Central Arkansas December 20 (Saturday) Charlotte at Appalachian State 7 p.m. (Cancun Challenge, Cancun, Mexico) Appalachian State vs. Kentucky Noon Wofford at Clemson 7:30 p.m. Austin Peay at Georgia Southern 2 p.m. (at Louisville, KY) Samford at Ohio State Noon The Citadel at South Carolina 5 p.m. November 20 (Thursday) Tennessee Temple at Chattanooga 7:30 p.m. Davidson vs. Purdue 4 p.m. Coll. of Charleston at Chas. Southern, 7:30 p.m. Western Carolina vs. TBA (Wooden Tradition, Indianapolis, IN) (at North Charleston (SC) Coliseum) (Great Alaska Shootout at Anchorage, AK) UNC Greensboro at Dayton 7 p.m. Iowa at The Citadel 7 p.m. Samford at Chicago State 8 p.m. Georgia Southern vs. TBD in November 30 (Sunday) Chattanooga at Mississippi Valley State TBD (2K Sports Classic, New York, NY) The Citadel vs. Grambling, Wofford at Georgia 4 p.m. Campbellsville at Samford, 8 p.m. (Cancun Challenge at Cancun, Mexico) Southern Chattanooga vs. Memphis, 4:30 p.m. Furman at Notre Dame 2 p.m. December 21 (Sunday) C onference (Puerto Rico Tip-Off, San Juan, PR ) UNC Greensboro at North Carolina State 2 p.m. Western Carolina at Marquette 7:30 p.m. Toccoa Falls at Western Carolina 7 p.m. December 3 (Wednesday) December 22 (Monday) November 21 (Friday) *Appalachian State at Furman 7 p.m. College of Charleston at Winthrop 7 p.m. Winthrop at Davidson 7 p.m. Lipscomb at Elon 7 p.m. Georgia Southern vs. TBD December 4 (Thursday) Furman at Vanderbilt 8 p.m. (2K Sports Classic, New York, NY) *College of Charleston at Elon 7 p.m. Georgia Southern at Florida 7 p.m. Chattanooga vs. Seton Hall or USC TBA *The Citadel at UNC Greensboro 7 p.m. Chattanooga at Alabama 8 p.m. (Puerto Rico Tip-Off, San Juan, PR) December 5 (Friday) December 29 (Monday) Furman vs. Texas-Pan American 6 p.m. *Davidson at College of Charleston TBD (Iowa Realty Invitational at Des Moines, IA) Berry at Furman 7 p.m.

North Division Champions w w w . GoASU.c o m 97 Appalachian Basketball Composite Schedule Tenn.-Wesleyan at Chattanooga 8 p.m. January 19 (Monday) February 11 (Wednesday) (Dr. Pepper Classic at Chattanooga, Tenn.) *Georgia Southern at Western Carolina 7 p.m. *Western Carolina at Coll. of Charleston 7 p.m.

December 30 (Tuesday) January 21 (Wednesday) February 12 (Thursday) Milligan at Appalachian State 7 p.m. *Appalachian State at Coll. of Charleston 7 p.m. *Appalachian State at The Citadel 7 p.m. Elon at Maryland 8 p.m. *Furman at Davidson 7 p.m. *Davidson at Wofford 7 p.m. Samford at McNeese State 8 p.m. *Elon at Chattanooga 7 p.m. Niagara at Chattanooga, 8 p.m. January 22 (Thursday) *Georgia Southern at Furman 7 p.m. (Dr. Pepper Classic at Chattanooga, Tenn.) *Western Carolina at The Citadel 7 p.m. *UNC Greensboro at Samford 8 p.m. *Samford at Elon 7 p.m. December 31 (Wednesday) *Wofford at Georgia Southern 7:30 p.m. February 14 (Saturday) Akron at UNC Greensboro 2 p.m. *Chattanooga at UNC Greensboro 7 p.m. *Appalachian State at Western Carolina 7 p.m. Western Carolina at UNC Asheville 4 p.m. *The Citadel at College of Charleston 4 p.m. January 24 (Saturday) *Davidson at Furman 4 p.m. January 2 (Friday) *Western Carolina at Appalachian State 5 p.m. *Elon at Samford 3 p.m. Appalachian State at Texas 9 p.m. *College of Charleston at The Citadel 3 p.m. *Georgia Southern at Wofford 8 p.m. Wofford at Navy 7 p.m. *Wofford at Davidson 2 p.m. *UNC Greensboro at Chattanooga 7 p.m. *Chattanooga at Elon 7 p.m. January 3 (Saturday) *Furman at Georgia Southern 3 p.m. February 16 (Monday) Bethune-Cookman at The Citadel 7 p.m. *Samford at UNC Greensboro 2 p.m. *Coll. of Charleston at Appalachian St. 7:30 p.m. *Samford at Davidson 2 p.m. *Western Carolina at Furman 4 p.m. January 26 (Monday) February 18 (Wednesday) *Chattanooga at Georgia Southern 5:30 p.m. *The Citadel at Samford 8:30 p.m. *The Citadel at Davidson 7 p.m. UNC Greensboro at Princeton 2 p.m. *Elon at Wofford 7 p.m. *UNC Greensboro at Furman 7 p.m. February 19 (Thursday) Janauary 5 (Monday) *Appalachian State at UNC Greensboro 7 p.m. Navy at Elon 7 p.m. January 28 (Wednesday) *Coll. of Charleston at Georgia Southern 7:30 p.m. Wofford at South Carolina 7 p.m. *Davidson at Chattanooga 7 p.m. *Western Carolina at Elon 7 p.m.

January 7 (Wednesday) January 29 (Thursday) February 21 (Saturday) College of Charleston at North Carolina 9 p.m. *Wofford at Appalachian State 7 p.m. Appalachian State at TBD in BracketBusters Davidson at Duke 7 p.m. *UNC Greensboro at College of Charleston 7 p.m. TBD at Davidson at in BracketBusters *Elon at The Citadel 7 p.m. Elon at TBD in BracketBusters January 8 (Thursday) *Furman at Western Carolina 7 p.m. *Wofford at Furman 4 p.m. *Elon at Applachian State 7 p.m. *Georgia Southern at Samford 8 p.m. TBD at Georgia Southern in BracketBusters *Georgia Southern at The Citadel 7 p.m. *Western Carolina at UNC Greensboro 3 p.m. *Furman at Samford 8 p.m. January 31 (Saturday) *Samford at Chattanooga 7 p.m. *UNC Greensboro at Western Carolina 7 p.m. *Furman at Appalachian State 3:30 p.m. *Wofford at Chattanooga 7 p.m. *Elon at College of Charleston 4 p.m. February 23 (Monday) *UNC Greensboro at The Citadel 7 p.m. *College of Charleston at Chattanooga 7 p.m. January 10 (Saturday) *Davidson at Samford 3 p.m. *Western Carolina at Wofford 7 p.m. *UNC Greensboro at Appalachian State 3:30 p.m. *Georgia Southern at Chattanooga 5 p.m. *Georgia Southern at Coll. of Charleston 4 p.m. *Wofford at Western Carolina 7 p.m. February 25 (Wednesday) *Davison at The Citadel 7 p.m. *UNC Greensboro at Davidson 7 p.m. *Elon at Western Carolina 7 p.m. February 2 (Monday) *Wofford at Samford TBD *Appalachian State at Georgia Southern 7:30 p.m. February 26 (Thursday) *Furman at Chattanooga 7 p.m. *Western Carolina at Davidson 7 p.m. *Chattanooga at Appalachian State 7 p.m. *Wofford at College of Charleston 7 p.m. January 12 (Monday) February 5 (Thursday) *Furman at The Citadel 7 p.m. *Davidson at Appalachian State 7:30 p.m. *The Citadel at Appalachian State 7 p.m. *Georgia Southern at Elon 7 p.m. *Samford at College of Charleston 7 p.m. *Coll. of Charleston at Western Carolina 7 p.m. *Samford at Western Carolina 7 p.m. *Chattanooga at The Citadel 7 p.m. *Davidson at UNC Greensboro, 7 p.m. in C onference

Southern (Greensboro (NC) Coliseum) February 28 (Saturday) January 14 (Wednesday) *Elon at Georgia Southern 7:30 p.m. *Samford at Appalachian State 3:30 p.m. *Elon at Davidson 7 p.m. *Samford at Furman 7 p.m. *Furman at College of Charleston 4 p.m. *Chattanooga at Wofford 7 p.m. *Wofford at The Citadel 7 p.m. January 15 (Thursday) *Georgia Southern at Davidson 7 p.m. *Appalachian State at Chattanooga 7 p.m. February 7 (Saturday) *Elon at UNC Greensboro 2 p.m. *College of Charleston at Wofford 7 p.m. *Appalachian State at Elon 4:30 p.m. *Chattanooga at Western Carolina 7 p.m. *The Citadel at Furman 7 p.m. *College of Charleston at Davidson 6 p.m. *Georgia Southern at UNC Greensboro 7 p.m. *The Citadel at Western Carolina 7 p.m. March 2 (Monday) *Western Carolina at Samford 8 p.m. *Chattanooga at Furman 4 p.m. *The Citadel at Georgia Southern 7:30 p.m. *UNC Greensboro at Georgia Southern 7:30 p.m. *Davidson at Elon 7 p.m. January 17 (Saturday) *Samford at Wofford 7 p.m. *Furman at Wofford 7 p.m. *Appalachian State at Samford 3 p.m. *College of Charleston at Furman 4 p.m. February 9 (Monday) March 6-9 (Friday-Monday) *The Citadel at Wofford 7 p.m. *Furman at Elon 7 p.m. SoCon Tournament at Chattanooga, Tenn. *Davidson at Georgia Southern 3 p.m. *Wofford at UNC Greensboro 7 p.m. *UNC Greensboro at Elon 7 p.m. *Chattanooga at Samford 8:30 p.m. *Western Carolina at Chattanooga 7:30 p.m.

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