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Table of Contents Quick Facts Media Information 2007-08 Opponents University Table of Contents/Quick Facts...... 1 ESPN BusterBuster...... 74 Location...... Boone, N.C. Credentials and Interview Guidelines...... 2 Arkansas, Campbell, Charlotte...... 74 Founded...... 1899 Media Directory/Directions...... 3 Chattanooga, The Citadel , CofC, Davidson...... 75 Enrollment...... 15,000 Appalachian Sports Network...... 4 Elon, ETSU, Furman, Georgia Southern...... 76 Nickname...... Mountaineers Lipscomb, MTSU, San Jose, UNCG...... 77 Colors...... Black and gold 2007-08 Outlook UVa-Wise, WCU, Wofford, Wichita State...... 78 Conference...... Southern Outlook...... 6-8 Series against opponents...... 79-82 Chancellor...... Dr. Kenneth Peacock Schedule...... 9-10 Faculty Representative...... Dr. Alan Hauser Roster...... 11 The Southern Conference Athletics Director...... Charlie Cobb Pronunciation guide...... 11 The SoCon...... 84-86 Facility...... Holmes Center Roster breakdown...... 12-13 Composite Schedule...... 57-88 Capacity...... 8,325 Radio/TV roster...... 14 Press Row Phone...... 828-262-7060 Records & History Coaching Staff Individual Records...... 90-96 Coaching Staff Head Coach Houston Fancher...... 16-19 Team Records...... 97-99 Head Coach...... Houston Fancher Associate Head Coach Matt McMahon...... 20 100-Point Games...... 100 Alma Mater...... MTSU, 1988 Assistant Coach Richard Morgan...... 21 Attendance...... 101 Record at ASU...... 106-105 Assistant Coach Ahmad Smith...... 22 Coaching Records...... 102 Seasons...... Seven Director of Basketball Operations Dave Funk...... 23 Year-by-Year Record...... 103 Career Record...... 150-146 Graduate Manager Josh Ealy...... 23 Year-by-Year Team Stats...... 104-105 Seasons...... 10 Support Staff...... 24 Year-by-Year Leaders...... 106-107 Assistant Coaches...... SoCon Tournament History...... 108-109 ...... Matt McMahon (Appalachian, 2000) 2007-08 Mountaineers Holmes Center Records...... 110-111 ...... Richard Morgan (Virginia, 1989) Ryann Abraham...... 26-27 Year-by-Year Results...... 112-118 ...... Ahmad Smith (Appalachian, 2004) Eduardo Bermudez...... 28-29 Records vs. All Opponents...... 119 Director of Basketball Operations...... Davis Bowne...... 30-31 All-Time Roster...... 120-121 ...... David Funk (Florida Atlantic, 1970) Kellen Brand...... 32-33 Honors/Awards...... 122-123 Graduate Manager...... Josh Ealy (Tusculum, 2007) Jeremy Clayton...... 34-35 Postseason Appearances...... 124-126 A.J. Highsmith...... 36-37 Team Information Doug McLaughlin-Williams...... 38-39 The University 2005-06 Record...... 25-8 Jay McMillan...... 40-41 Appalachian ...... 128-130 2005-06 Conference Record...... 15-3 Donte Minter...... 42-43 Chancellor...... 131 2005-06 Conference Finish...... 1st North Tyler Webb...... 44-45 Administration...... 132 Letterwinners R/L...... 9/5 J.R. Archer...... 46 Boone, N.C...... 133 Starters R/L...... 2/3 Jeremi Booth...... 46 The Holmes Center...... 134-135 Newcomers...... 4 Ike Butts...... 47 Facilities Enchancement...... 136 Donterious Hughes...... 47 Mountaineers in the Pros...... 137 Donald Sims...... 48 Academics...... 138-139 History Strength & Conditioning...... 140 First Season...... 1919 2006-07 Season Review Sports Medicine...... 141 Overall Record...... 1064-922 NCAA Appearances...... 2 (1979, 2000) Season in Review...... 50-53 Director of Athletics...... 142. NIT Appearances...... 1 (2007) Individual Statistics...... 54 Athletic Staff...... 143 Results...... 55 Team Statistics...... 56-57 Sports Information Team Highs/Lows...... 58 Assoc. SID/Men’s Basketball...... Ty Patton SoCon Review...... 59 Office...... 828-262-7162 SoCon Statistics...... 60-62 Mobile...... 828-964-6409 Box Scores...... 63-72 E-Mail...... [email protected] Fax...... 828-262-6106 Asst. AD/Sports Information...... Mike Flynn Assistant Director...... Charles Cochrum Interns ...... Courtney Burchett, AJ Henderson Mailing Address...... Box 32116 ...... Boone, NC 28608 Overnight Address...... 307 Varsity Gym ...... Boone, N.C. 28608 Web site...... www.GoASU.com Credits The 2007-08 Appalachian State Men’s Basketball Media Guide is a publication of the Appalachian State University Sports Information Office. Editor/Design - Ty Patton Contributing Writing & Editing - Mike Flynn, Charles Cochrum, Kim O’Connell, Molly Everett, Courtney Burchett and AJ Henderson Cover Design - Ty Patton Photography - Leila Jackson, Public Affairs (Mike Rominger), ITC Media Services (Troy Tuttle), Keith Cline, Russ Pace, David Watson, SoCon Photos, The Appalachian, The Watauga Democrat (Bill Sheffield and Marie Freeman), The Appalachian Collection, Sports Information Archives Printing - Multi-Ad Services, Inc. (Peoria, Ill.)

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Press credentials Press Row interviews Print and Electronic Media Appalachian’s working press room is Interview Policy Please direct all credential requests to located on the northwest side of the arena ASU head coach Houston Fancher will assistant sports information director and floor. Press row is located on the east side be available for interviews with the media at basketball SID Ty Patton in the ASU sports of the playing floor and is reserved for print, times to be determined. Out-of-town media information office (see contact information electronic media, statisticians and game members should contact basketball SID Ty below). management personnel. Patton for interviews with all coaches, staff All such requests should be made on Media members must enter through and players. company letterhead. No phone requests will the media entrance on the northwest side Appalachian players will be available for be accepted. Credentials are mailed when of the Holmes Center. The media hospital- brief interviews following practice. Inter- possible. If time does not permit, credentials ity room is located directly adjacent to the views of a longer duration with players may will be held at the Holmes Center Media media entrance and is open two hours prior be arranged by contacting basketball SID Entrance located on the northwest side of to tip-off. Only working press will be ad- Ty Patton. All player interviews must be the facility. mitted to the press room and press row. arranged through the sports information Credentials are issued on an individual- office. Players are instructed not to accept game basis and should be requested as Phone/Internet Lines phone calls or participate in any interviews soon as possible. Priority is given to those The Holmes Center is equipped with not arranged by the sports information print and electronic media outlets that cov- both phone lines and high-speed internet office. er Appalachian or its opponent on a regular access for the working media. basis. In order to qualify for a credential, a Press row is also served by wireless Postgame Procedures news agency must have a full-time sports internet access in addition to wired con- The Appalachian locker room is closed director or editor. nections. To use the wireless signal, select both home and away. A member of the ASU the ‘ASU-Visitor’ network in your network sports information office will take requests Photographers connections control panel. Launch your for players with about two minutes remain- Credential requests should be made web browser. After a few seconds a page ing at home games. to basketball SID Ty Patton per the above will load asking you to enter your E-mail ad- Following a 10-minute cooling-off period guidelines. Photographers are permitted dress. Once your E-mail address is entered and any radio obligations, coach Fancher to work the baseline areas beyond the end you will be able to access the wireless and selected players will be brought to lines. Team video is designated a location network. meet the media in the media hospitality on the west side of the arena. The television The press room also features both room. Postgame arrangements with visiting broadcast location is on the east side of the phone and internet connections. coaches and players will be made at the arena. Both areas are elevated and have discretion of the visiting sports information electrical power. scouting director. NCAA guidelines prohibit in-person Broadcasting scouting by Division I schools. Professional SoCon Teleconference Permission to broadcast must be scouts will be accommodated as space Coach Fancher and the rest of the secured at least two weeks in advance from permits. Organizations should contact Ty Southern Conference men’s basketball David Jackson, Associate Athletics Director, Patton in the ASU sports information in ad- coaches will be featured on the SoCon tele- at 828-262-2018. Line installations must be vance for credentials (see contact informa- conference. ordered by the individual station through tion below). Fancher and the rest of the North Divi- the local telephone company. Appalachian sion coaches are on the conference call on operates a reciprocal two-line and ISDN line alternating week with the South Division “trade-out” system for Southern Conference coaches. For dates, times and access num- teams and the lines are available to non- bers, call the SoCon public affairs office at conference teams through a line fee. 864-591-5101. One visiting station or network (as designated by the visiting school) will be Appalachian Sports Information granted broadcast permission. The number for placing a line installation order is 828- Ty Patton Mike Flynn Associate Sports Information Director Asst. AD/Sports Information Director 378-6300. The Holmes Convocation Center’s Men’s Basketball Contact E-Mail...... [email protected] address is 111 Rivers Street, Appalachian Office Phone...... 828-262-7162 State University, Boone, NC, 28608. Mobile Phone...... 828-964-6409 E-Mail...... [email protected] Parking Charles Cochrum Courtney Burchett To request a media parking pass Assistant Sports Information Director Sports Information Intern E-Mail...... [email protected] E-Mail...... [email protected] contact basketball SID Ty Patton in the ASU sports information office. Media parking is located off of Riv- ers Street on the west side of the Holmes Mailing Address Shipping Address AJ Henderson Center behind the John E. Thomas Building. P.O. Box 32116 307 Varsity Gym Sports Information Intern Spaces in the media parking lot are limited Boone, NC 28608 Appalachian State Univ. E-Mail...... [email protected] and available on a first come, first served Boone, NC 28608 basis.

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Media Directory ASU E-Mail List Print ContaCT phone E-Mail All ASU basketball press releases and The Appalachian...... Erik Rhyne...... 828-262-3104...... [email protected] game notes are E-mailed to a large contin- Asheville Citizen-Times...... Keith Jarrett...... 822-252-5611...... [email protected] Associated Press...... Joedy McCreary...... 919-510-8937...... [email protected] gent of media all over the country. If inter- The Charlotte Observer...... David Scott/Harry Pickett...... 704-358-5125...... [email protected] ested in being included on the list, please The Hickory Daily Record...... Chris Hobbs...... 828-322-4510...... [email protected] contact basketball SID Ty Patton. News & Record...... Joe Sirera...... 336-373-7062...... [email protected] The News & Observer...... Sherry Johnson...... 919-829-4560...... [email protected] Watauga Democrat...... Steve Behr...... 828-264-3612...... [email protected] Directions to the HCC Wilkes Journal-Patriot...... Justin Griffin...... 336-838-4117...... [email protected] From the northeast via Interstate 81 and Winston-Salem Journal...... Tommy Bowman...... 336-727-7211...... [email protected] Interstate 77: Take I-81 south to I-77, west Radio ContaCT phone E-Mail of Radford, Virginia. Proceed south on I-77 Appalachian Sports Network.....David Jackson...... 828-262-2018...... [email protected] into North Carolina. Exit onto Highway 421 WASU-FM...... Carl Tyrie...... 828-262-3170...... [email protected] North and travel approximately 60 miles WATA-AM/WZJS-FM...... Mike Kelly...... 828-264-2411...... [email protected] to Boone. In Boone, turn left at light onto WXIT-AM/WECR-FM...... Jeff Fancher...... 828-264-8255...... [email protected] WFNZ-AM...... D.J. Stout...... 704-319-9369...... dj@wfnz.com Hardin Street and then right onto Rivers St. WBLO-AM/WIST-FM...... Drew Davis...... 336-887-0983...... [email protected] at the next light. Turn left onto Hill St. into WRBZ-AM...... Adam Gold...... 919-875-9100...... [email protected] the Holmes Center parking area. WHKY-AM...... Jason Savage...... 828-322-5115...... [email protected] WPWT-AM...... Mike Cox...... 423-878-6391...... [email protected] From the south via Interstate 77: Proceed Television ContaCT phone E-Mail north on I-77 through Charlotte and States- MTN...... Bill Fisher...... 828-262-0990...... [email protected] ville. Continue on I-77 north until you reach WBTV (CBS/Ch. 3)...... Delano Little...... 704-374-3500...... dlittle@wbtv.com the I-77/HWY 421 interchange. Exit onto WCNC-TV (NBC/Ch. 6)...... Greg Bailey...... 704-329-3666...... [email protected] HWY 421 North and travel approximately 60 WSOC-TV (ABC/Ch. 9)...... Tiffany Wright...... 704-335-4746...... [email protected] WCCB-TV (FOX/Ch. 18)...... Bruce Snyder...... 704-372-1800...... [email protected] miles to Boone. In Boone, turn left at light WFMY-TV (CBS/Ch. 2)...... Doug Kerr...... 336-379-9369...... [email protected] onto Hardin Street and then right onto Riv- WGHP-TV (FOX/Ch. 8)...... Rich Brenner...... 336-841-6397...... [email protected] ers St. at the next light. Turn left onto Hill St. WXII-TV (NBC/Ch. 12)...... Dave Goren...... 336-721-9944...... [email protected] WCYB-TV (NBC/Ch. 5)...... Paul Johnson...... 276-669-4161...... [email protected] into the Holmes Center parking area. WJHL-TV (CBS/Ch. 11)...... Kenny Hawkins...... 423-434-4544...... [email protected] WLOS-TV (ABC/Ch. 13)...... Stan Pamfilis...... 828-651-4563...... [email protected] From the west via Interstate 40 (Asheville and/or Hickory): In Asheville, take I-40 East to Highway 221 in Marion. Exit onto Highway 221 North and follow to Linville. In Linville, take Highway 105 North to Boone. In Boone, at the intersection of 105 & 321, turn left onto 321 North. Follow to campus.

From the east via Interstate 40 and Inter- state 85: Proceed to Winston-Salem on I-40. Exit onto Highway 421 North in Winston- Salem and travel approximately 86 miles to Boone. In Boone, turn left onto Hardin St. and then right onto Rivers St. at the next light. Turn left onto Hill St. into the Holmes Center parking area.

Following each game, head coach Houston Fancher and selected players will be available to the www.goASU.com media. www.GoASU.com is the official website of Appalachian State Athletics. The Internet home of the Mountain- eers is full of current information, including media notes, coaching staff and player biographies, rosters and updated statistics and results for the basketball squad and all 20 NCAA sports at ASU. www.GoASU.com is also a must-visit site for fans with live streaming broadcasts, video clips and feature stories that make www.GoASU.com the best way to follow the Mountaineers off the Mountain.

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With 14 North Carolina radio stations providing the power in major media markets, the Appalachian ISP Sports Network provides its listeners with innovative radio program- ming surrounding one of America’s premier mid-major athletics programs. ASN produces play-by-play coverage of Appalachian State football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, volleyball, and baseball along with a weekly coaches’ call-in show, entitled Mountaineer Talk. The network’s flagship station is the 100,000 watt Superstation WKBC-FM, 97.3. WKBC’s coverage area includes 45 counties spread over four states: North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Appalachian alumnus David Jackson is in his eighth year as the play-by-play voice of ASN Radio Affiliates Mountaineer basketball. Jackson will once again be joined for home games by analyst Tige WKBC-FM 97.3 Darner, who is back for his 10th campaign. A four-year letterwinner for the Mountaineers, Flagship Station of the Appalachian ISP Darner helped lead the 1997-98 team to the SoCon North Division championship his senior Sports Network season. Also providing analysis for each Mountaineer game is veteran broadcaster Randy North Wilkesboro, Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Jackson. A television personality in North Carolina’s Triad market for over 20 years, Jackson Hickory, High Country possesses a strong knowledge of the NCAA and SoCon basketball scenes, having served as the radio voice of Southern Illinois University athletics in the 1970s and in various capacities WATA-AM 1450 Boone, Blowing Rock for ASN broadcasts over the course of the past decade. Currently the staff meteorologist at WAVO-AM 1150 Rock Hill, S.C., Charlotte FM Talk 101.1 WTZK in Greensboro, WBLO-AM 790 Greensboro, High-Point, Jackson is also the co-founder of Thomasville the Hazardous Weather Prepared- WCGC-AM 1270 Gastonia, Charlotte ness Institute. WDNC-AM 620 Durham, Raleigh, Each ASN broadcast starts Chapel Hill out with the Mountaineer Game- WRBZ-AM 850 Raleigh day pregame show hitting the WHVN-AM 1240 Charlotte, Rock Hill, S.C. airwaves 45 minutes prior to each WKRX-FM 96.7 Roxboro Appalachian basketball game, WNMX-FM 106.1 Charlotte that features reports from games WPCM-AM 920 Burlington around the Southern Conference, WPWT-AM 870 Bristol,Tenn./Va. interviews with Mountaineer play- Johnson City, Tenn., Abingdon, Va. ers and in-depth talks with each WTOE-AM 1470 Spruce Pine, Burnsville, team’s head coach. Following the Marion game, the Skybest Locker Room WXIT-AM 1200 Blowing Rock, Boone, Report will recap the game with Lenoir scores from around the nation, www.GoASU.com Internet Broadcasts interviews with the players and The father-son broadcasting team of David and Randy Jackson coaches, plus a look ahead to the Apps’ next opponent. Every Tuesday night at 7 p.m. during the season, head coach Houston Fancher will take listener calls during Mountaineer Talk, the network’s live coach’s call-in show. Each show begins at 7:05 p.m. and can be heard on radio stations across the North Carolina. Mountaineers on Television Mountaineer basketball will again reach millions of households this season with at least six and possibly as many as nine ASU contests being broadcast on four different networks. Additionally, ASU inclusion in ESPN Bracket- Busters gives the Apps home contest on February 23 the network the op- tion of nationally broadcasting the game on the ESPN family of networks.

2007-08 Confirmed Television Schedule Date Opponent Network Nov. 26 Davidson MASN Nov. 29 Wichita State Cox Communications (Wichita, Kan.) Dec. 1 at Georgia Southern SportSouth Jan. 3 at Coll. of Charleston CSS Jan. 26 at Chattanooga SportSouth Feb. 27 at Davidson SportSouth

2007-08 Possible Television Dates Date Opponent Network Feb. 23 ESPN BracketBusters ESPN Networks March 9 SoCon Semifinals SportSouth March 10 SoCon Championship ESPN2

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