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2004-05 AASU Roster
2004-05 AASU Men’s Basketball Squad. Standing (l-r): Jamaal Galloway, Clennon Preyear, Sean Alarcon, Alex Carter, Patrick Sanou, Bryan Taylor, Nick Bloemhof, Jimmy Fanning, Kenny Brown, Darly Massamba, Jerard Manning, Jermaine Wilkerson, Rodney Harrison. Seated (l-r): Head Athletic Trainer Stacey Foust, Assistant Coach G.G. Smith, Travis Wallace, Head Coach Jeff Burkhamer, Lorenzo Lawrence, Assistant Coach Jason Helton, Strength and Conditioning Coach Luke Hensel. 2004-05 Armstrong Atlantic State Pirate Basketball Roster
# Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. Hometown/School 3 Clennon Preyear 6-0 180 Jr. G Monroeville, Ala. / Alabama Southern CC 4 Jermaine Wilkerson 5-10 170 Soph. G Claxton, Ga. / Claxton HS 11 Jamaal Galloway 5-10 175 Fr. G Inverness, Fla. / Citrus HS 12 Rodney Harrison 5-10 170 Jr. G Baltimore, Md. / Baltimore CC Essex 14 Sean Alarcon 6-2 185 Fr. G Delray Beach, Fla. / Olympic Heights HS 23 Kenny Brown 6-6 210 Jr. F Savannah, Ga. / Middle Georgia JC 24 Alex Carter 6-4 210 Jr. F Miami, Fla. / Miami Dade CC 32 Jerard Manning 6-5 190 Jr. F Savannah, Ga. / Johnson HS 33 Lorenzo Lawrence 6-3 210 Sr. G Jacksonville, Fla. / Western Illinois 34 Travis Wallace 6-5 205 Sr. F Columbia, S.C. / UNC Pembroke 40 Patrick Sanou 6-6 205 Fr. F Oagadagou, Burkina Faso / Eastern Arizona CC 42 Darly Massamba 6-5 210 Soph. G/F Marste, Sweden / Cumberland (Ky.) College 44 Bryan Taylor 6-8 225 Soph. F Timmonsville, S.C. / Timmonsville HS 50 Jimmy Fanning 6-10 210 Fr. F Hilton Head, S.C. / Hilton Head Christian 55 Nick Bloemhof 6-10 215 Soph. C Meppel, The Netherlands / Landstede Head Coach: Jeff Burkhamer (Alderson-Broaddus, ‘84) Assistant Coaches: G.G. Smith (Georgia, ‘99), Jason Helton (Georgia, ‘03) Table of Contents
Contents 2004-05 Roster/Team Photo ...... IFC 2004-05 Outlook ...... 2-3 Head Coach Jeff Burkhamer...... 4-6 Assistant Coaches G.G. Smith and Jason Helton ...... 7 Meet the Pirates / Goals / Game Plan ...... 8-9 2004-05 Player Profiles ...... 10-19 AASU Basketball Support Staff ...... 20 This is Savannah ...... 21 Armstrong Atlantic State University / Compass Point / Academics ...... 22-24 AASU Administration and Athletic Department Staff ...... 25-26 Alumni Arena ...... 27 AASU Athletic Training ...... 28 2004-05 Opponents ...... 29-31 AASU Basketball Media Services...... 32 2003-04 Season Review ...... 33 2003-04 Results/Statistics ...... 34-35 The Peach Belt Conference ...... 36-41 2004-05 PBC Composite Schedule ...... 42 AASU Records ...... 43-46 Honors ...... 47-48 All-Time Records ...... 49 All-Time Results...... 50-55 Pirates Club ...... 56 AASU Basketball Sponsors ...... 57-64 Media Spot Chart ...... IBC AASU Athletic Department 2004-05 Schedule ...... BC Phone Directory Quick Facts Main Numbers Location ...... Savannah, Ga. 31419 Athletic Department 912-927-5336 Founded ...... 1935 Athletics FAX 912-921-5571 Enrollment ...... 7,000 Gender Breakdown ...... 31% Male, 69% Female 912-921-5852 Campus Size ...... 250 acres Administration Full-Time Faculty ...... 248 Dr. Eddie Aenchbacher, A.D. 912-921-5854 Student/Faculty Ratio ...... 24 students/faculty Dr. Donald Anderson, Asst. A.D. 912-921-5863 Average Freshman Scores ...... 1030 SAT Nickname ...... Pirates Chad Jackson, Sports Communications 912-961-3255 Colors ...... Maroon and Gold Stacey Foust, Athletic Trainer 912-927-5200 Athletics Webpage ...... www.athletics.armstrong.edu Dianne Lane, Athletic Secretary 912-921-5849 Affiliation ...... NCAA Division II Conference ...... Peach Belt Coaching Staff Home Gym ...... Alumni Arena Joe Roberts, Baseball 912-921-5686 Capacity ...... 5,000 Calvain Culberson, Asst. Baseball 912-921-5687 President ...... Dr. Thomas Z. Jones Jeff Burkhamer, Basketball (Men’s) 912-921-5683 Athletic Director ...... Dr. Eddie Aenchbacher Men’s Basketball Head Coach...... Jeff Burkhamer G.G. Smith, Asst. Men’s Basketball 912-921-5684 Record at AASU (Years) ...... 35-24 (2) Jason Helton, Asst. Men’s Basketball 912-921-7311 Overall Coaching Record (Years)...... 190-66 (8) Roger Hodge, Basketball (Women’s) 912-921-5861 2003-04 Overall Record ...... 21-10 Mandy Kinder, Asst. Wm. Basketball 912-921-5862 2003-04 PBC Record (Finish) ...... 10-6 (3rd South) Elizabeth Lyons, Grad Asst. WBKB 912-921-7310 Assistant Coaches ...... G.G. Smith, Jason Helton Michael Butler, Men’s Golf 912-921-5841 Credits Simon Earnshaw, Tennis 912-921-5842 Zsofi Golopencza, Asst. Tennis 912-921-5842 The 2004-05 Armstrong Atlantic State University men’s basketball media guide Ted Evans, Softball 912-921-2391 was published by the AASU Office of Sports Communications, Chad Jackson, Valeria Silvestrini, Asst. Softball 912-921-2391 director. AASU head coach Jeff Burkhamer and assistant coaches G.G. Smith Alan Segal, Volleyball 912-921-3785 and Jason Helton also contributed to this publication. For more information Jenni Holste, Asst. Volleyball 912-921-3786 regarding the AASU men’s basketball program, please contact: Jen Michael, Asst. Volleyball 912-921-3786 Other Numbers Chad Jackson Jeff Burkhamer Press Table (Basketball) 912-921-5473 Head Men’s Basketball Coach Director of Sports Communications 912-921-5572 Phone: 912-961-3255 Phone: 912-921-5683 Fax: 912-921-5571 Fax: 912-921-5571 AASU Training Room 912-921-5860 E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] Sports Center Weight Room 912-921-5858 The Pirates captured the 2000-2001 PBC Championship 1 2004-05 Season Preview AASU Bids To Follow Up NCAA Head coach Jeff Burkhamer has accomplished, in Burkhamer’s two short seasons, several of his stated goals when he arrival and the took over the Armstrong Atlantic State men’s basket- athletic forward is ball program in 2002. ready to take the Compete for the Peach Belt Conference title. Win next step and 20 games in a season. Advance to the NCAA Champi- become a solid onships. Play with - and knock off - nationally-ranked Peach Belt player. teams. Sophomore Now comes perhaps the toughest task for coach Nick Bloemhof Burkhamer and the Pirates - sustaining that success. (6-10, 215, It will be a tremendous task after the Pirates lost Meppel, The 85 percent of their scoring, 87 percent of their minutes Netherlands) was a played and 97 percent of their assists from last pleasant surprise season’s squad, but AASU has a couple of building off the bench, blocks with which to try and keep the trend of success canning 14-of-28 moving forward. three-pointers (50 Sophomore percent) and forward Bryan displaying excel- Taylor (6-8, 225, lent perimeter Junior forward Jerard Manning Timmonsville, S.C.) shooting skills for played at Johnson HS in Savannah was one of the best a big man. He is and is the only remaining player from before coach Burkhamer’s arrival at freshman in the another player AASU in 2002. Peach Belt Confer- who should im- ence last season, prove greatly in his second season. averaging 6.9 points Sophomore Jermaine Wilkerson (5-10, 170, and 4.5 rebounds Claxton, Ga.) got his feet wet with nine games of per game and action last season and should be one of the main scoring 10 or more backups at point guard this season, while redshirt points in seven of freshman Jimmy Fanning (6-10, 210) grew an inch his final nine games during his redshirt year and is looking forward to his of the year. Taylor first game action as a Pirate. has slimmed down Nine newcomers will join the Pirates’ five return- and become more ees, and several will have to make an immediate athletic in the impact to keep AASU in the Peach Belt hunt this offseason and looks season. to have a huge After sitting out last season, senior guard Lorenzo sophomore season Lawrence (6-3, 210, Jacksonville, Fla.) is itching to as the Pirates’ focus get in his first collegiate game action since the 2001-02 of attack in the post. season, when he played for Western Illinois University. Junior Jerard A former All-State performer at St. Johns River CC in Manning (6-5, 190, Florida, Lawrence averaged 19.0 points per game as a Sophomore Bryan Taylor averaged Savannah, Ga.) is sophomore at SJRCC and should be the Pirates’ start- 6.9 points and 4.5 rebounds last the last holdover season and was a candidate for PBC ing two guard in 2004-05. Freshman of the Year. from before coach Another incoming senior for the Pirates is forward 2 AASU achieved the program’s seventh 20-win season in 2003-04 2004-05 Season Preview Berth With Another In 2004-05 Travis Wallace players for the Pirates in 2004-05. Freshman guards (6-5, 205, Jamaal Galloway (5-10, 175, Inverness, Fla.) and Columbia, Sean Alarcon (6-2, 185, Delray Beach, Fla.) each S.C.), who have great three-point range and will be counted on to joins AASU help extend opponent’s defenses and knock down the after playing open shot. Forward Patrick Sanou (6-6, 205, two seasons at Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso) is a big, thick athletic PBC rival UNC post player who will only get better in the coming Pembroke. years. Wallace should The Pirates again have a challenging schedule for start for the the 2004-05 season, playing several NCAA Champion- Pirates in the ships teams in both the conference and non-conference frontcourt after schedule. AASU will have home-and-home series with ranking in the two South Atlantic Region foes, Wingate and Mars top 10 last Hill, and will also host South Atlantic Region power season in the Lenoir-Rhyne in the AASU Christmas Classic. The PBC in field Pirates will return this season to St. Petersburg to face goal percentage Eckerd and Nova Southeastern. The Pirates will also (56 percent) host CIAA and region foe Elizabeth City State, as well Senior guard Lorenzo Lawrence sat out last season for AASU and will be the and rebounds as perennial power Queens (N.C.) before diving into Pirates’ starting two guard after transfer- (7.8 per game). Peach Belt play in January. ring from Western Illinois University, where he averaged 5.9 points per game. The new man AASU has been picked to finish fourth in the at the point for Peach Belt Conference in 2004-05, behind defending the Pirates in 2004-05 will be junior Clennon NCAA DII National Champion Kennesaw State, Preyear (6-0, 180, Monroeville, Ala.), a transfer from preseason Top 10-ranked Clayton State and Columbus Alabama Southern CC. Preyear ranked 10th in State. The road ahead for AASU to make a repeat trip NJCAA Division II in assists, averaging 7.5 per game, to the NCAA Championships is a tough one, but the and led the Eagles to the AJCCC Championship Game Pirates know they will be up to the task. twice in his career. Junior guard Alex Carter (6-4, 210, Miami, Fla.) 2004-2005 will also add some instant offense to the Pirates with Peach Belt his size on the wing. He averaged 14.5 points per Preseason Men’s game at Miami Dade College last season and played Basketball Poll in the NJCAA Region 8 All-Star Game. Another junior transfer with a great upside is Rk School Votes forward Kenny Brown (6-6, 210, Savannah, Ga.), a 1. Kennesaw State 115 (7) 2. Clayton State 111 (4) local product from A.E. Beach HS who was a Savan- 3. Columbus State 107 (1) nah Morning News All-Coastal Empire honoree as a First-place votes in 4. Armstrong Atlantic State 85 senior for the Bulldogs. Brown will be in the mix at parenthesis. 5. Francis Marion 71 As voted on by the 6. USC Upstate 68 the power forward position this season. PBC Men’s Coaches; 7. North Florida 65 Junior Rodney Harrison (5-10, 170, Baltimore, Coaches could not vote for own team. 8. GC&SU 50 Md.) played for two season at Baltimore County - 9. Augusta State 46 Essex CC and can back up at both guard positions. 10. USC Aiken 36 11. Lander 26 Three talented freshman round out the incoming 12. UNC Pembroke 12 The Pirates welcome nine newcomers to the 2004-05 squad 3 AASU Coaching Staff “A team that plays hard, plays together and plays with passion always has a chance to win.”
“We want good people, good stu- dents and good players at Armstrong Atlantic. The goals of Pirate basketball are higher than 10 feet.” “One of the biggest challenges in coaching is getting 15 differ- ent back- grounds, 15 differ- ent person- alities and 15 differ- ent skill lev- els to blend into ONE cohesive unit.”