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Virginia Union Basketball Quick Facts Location .................................................................. Richmond, VA VIRGINIA Founded / Enrollment ................................................ 1865 / 1,700 UU NN II OO NN Nickname / Colors ................................ Panthers / Maroon & Steel BASKETBALL Conference ........................................................................... CIAA 1980, 1992, 2005 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS ■ 23 CIAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Home Court ......................................... Barco-Stevens Hall (2,500) President ..................................................... Dr. Claude G. Perkins Athletic Director ........................................................... Joe Taylor VIRGINIA UNION PANTHERS (9-16) Head Coach .......................... Tony Sheals (Bethune-Cookman ‘80) VUU Record .......................................................9-16 (1st Year) VS. CHOWAN HAWKS (13-12) Overall Record ...............................................73-119 (6th Year) Probable Starting Lineup Associate Head Coach ......................................... Lonnie Williams No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG Hometown Assistant Coaches ............................................. Derek Thompson ........................................................................... Hannibal Tuck 2 Avery JIRMNSON 6-0 185 Sr. 12.3 2.6 Harlem, NY All-Time Record .............................................................. 1562-720 3 Ray ANDERSON 6-3 175 So. 14.8 4.1 Wilmington, DE 10 D’Andre BULLARD 6-4 185 Sr. 11.8 4.0 Orlando, FL All-Time NCAA Tournament Record ....................................45-24 12 Colton LEWIS 6-9 220 So. 7.8 6.0 Harrisburg, PA ............................. (25 Tournament Appearances, 7 Elite Eights) 22 Karo ADJEKUGHELE 6-6 210 Fr. 3.6 2.6 New Rochelle, NY ............................... 3 NCAA Championships (1980, 1992, 2005) 2014-15 Schedule / Results ABOUT THIS GAME BY THE NUMBERS DATE OPPONENT ................. TIME / RESULTS Virginia Union University continues the 2014-15 14.8 Nov. 4 ALL-ARMY (Exhibition) ............. L 80-78 men’s basketball season with the regular- The number of points per game that Nov. 15 West Virginia State ..................... W 76-71 season finale between the Panthers and the Nov. 16 Notre Dame College .................. L 112-99 sophomore Ray Anderson is averag- Chowan University Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Sat- NOV. 19 ALDERSON-BROADDUS ........... L 87-72 ing this season for the Panthers. urday, February 21, in Murfreesboro, N.C. NOV. 22 SHAW........................................ W 77-70 4 NOV. 25 VIRGINIA-LYNCHBURG .......... W 116-57 VUU is coming off a 70-64 win over Elizabeth Nov. 30 Charleston .................................. L 69-58 City State University on Wednesday, February The number of times D’Andre Bullard DEC. 2 BARBER-SCOTIA ................... W 125-71 18, 2015 in Barco-Stevens Hall in Richmond, has scored 20 or more points in the Dec. 5 Morehouse .................................. L 70-66 Va. last six games for Virginia Union Dec. 6 Tuskegee .................................... L 74-57 University. Dec. 7 Virginia State ............................... L 72-61 In the two schools’ last meeting, Chowan de- DEC. 16 GLENVILLE STATE .................... L 73-70 feated VUU 87-73 on January 31, 2015, Barco- 11 JAN. 3 LIVINGSTONE ............................ L 83-65 Stevens Hall in Richmond, Va. JAN. 5 JOHNSON C. SMITH .................. L 72-68 The number of rebounds that Colton Jan. 8 Shaw .......................................... L 79-60 GAME FACTS Lewis grabbed against Notre Dame Jan. 10 Fayetteville State ......................... L 73-62 Date: February 21, 2015 College on November 16, Fayette- Jan. 12 St. Augustine’s ............................ L 72-66 ville State on January 10, and Bowie Time: 4:00 p.m. ET Jan. 18 Virginia State^ ............................. L 64-45 State on February 11. This is the Jan. 21 Bowie State ................................. L 74-68 Site: Jesse Helms Center (2,000) highest number of rebounds in a Jan. 24 LINCOLN ........................... W 75-73 (OT) Murfreesboro, N.C. single game for a VUU player this Jan. 28 Elizabeth City State ............ W 88-79 (OT) season. JAN. 31 CHOWAN ................................... L 87-73 Officials: Michael Terry FEB. 4 WINSTON-SALEM STATE......... W 80-70 Quintin Murphy 125 FEB. 11 BOWIE STATE .......................... W 83-76 Kevin Ricks Feb. 14 Lincoln ........................................ L 74-67 The number of points VUU scored in FEB. 18 ELIZABETH CITY STATE .......... W 70-64 Last Meeting: January 31, 2015 its’ 125-71 win over Barber-Scotia Feb. 21 Chowan .................................... 4:00 p.m. Richmond, VA College on December 2, 2014 in Chowan 87-73 Barco-Stevens Hall. CIAA TOURNAMENT FEB. 23-28 2014-15 Men's Basketball Rosterage 0 Robert Valentine Fr. G 6-1 165 Richmond, VA Armstrong HS 2 Avery Jirmnson Sr. G 6-0 185 Harlem, NY Garden City CC 3 Ray Anderson R-So. G 6-3 175 Wilmington, DE St. George's Tech 4 Reggie Smalls Jr. G 6-0 180 Bradenton, FL St. Petersburg College 5 Deonte Moore Jr. G/F 6-4 205 Orlando, FL Santa Fe College 10 D'Andre Bullard Sr. G 6-4 185 Orlando, FL Florida A&M 12 Colton Lewis R-So. F/C 6-9 220 Harrisburg, PA St. Petersburg College 14 Franky Johnson Jr. G 6-3 180 Fairfield, CA Coppin State 20 Austin Spriggs Sr. F 6-6 190 Largo, MD Bishop McNamara HS 22 Karo Adjekughele Fr. F 6-6 210 New Rochelle, NY Fordham Prep 24 Ronald Whaley Jr. F 6-7 215 Cleveland, OH Monroe College 25 Dashawn Barton So. G 6-3 185 Hampton, VA Bethel HS 44 Cedric Happi Noube Jr. F 6-7 235 Cameroon, Africa Emilio Aguinaldo College 51 Robel Hurui Jr. C 7-1 245 Lanham, MD Harcum College TONY SHEALS HEAD COACH 1ST SEASON Tony Sheals was named the ninth Head Coach in the history of Virginia Union University men's basketball on April 10, 2014. Sheals spent one season as the head men's basketball coach at Saint Augustine's Univer- sity in 2013-14. He has coached on the high school, collegiate and professional levels for more than 26 years, including Florida State University, Bethune-Cookman University, Towson University and Delaware State University. Sheals spent three seasons at Florida A&M University, where he was the Associate Head Men's Basketball Coach. While at Florida A&M, the Rat- tlers reached the MEAC Tournament semifinals in the 2011-2012 season. Sheals began his collegiate coaching career at South Florida Community College, where he coached the Panthers for two seasons (1992-94). Sheals was head coach at Bethune-Cookman (1994-1997) and Delaware State (2000) during their most successful periods in basketball history. He finished with a conference record of .500 or better each season at Bethune- Cookman, where Sheals was named MEAC Coach of the Year in 1995 as the Wildcats established school marks for best overall regular- season record and conference finish. Sheals enjoyed success as an assistant coach for several years in the traditionally strong Atlantic Coast Conference, considered one of, if not the best, collegiate basketball conference in the nation. He was Director of Basketball Operations at the University of Miami (2001-2002) and Assistant Men's Basketball Coach at Florida State University (2002-2006). Sheals was head coach at Palm Beach State College in Lake Worth, Fla., for three seasons (2006-09). Sheals was also an assistant coach at Towson State (1997-1999) of the America East Conference where he was primarily responsible for re- cruiting the No. 1 recruiting class in the league for two consecutive years. During his time in Miami, the Hurricanes played in the NCAA Tournament, earning a No. 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament and won a then school-record 24 games. At Florida State, he helped assemble four of the top recruiting classes in school history, including the nation's No. 1- ranked class in 2003. The Seminoles defeated six nationally-ranked Division I teams with Sheals on the coaching staff. He also coached and recruited eight NBA players while at Miami and Florida State. Sheals began his coaching career at Kathleen High School (1984 -1990) in Lakeland, Fla., where he compiled a career record of 156-57. He led his teams to three state tournament finals appearances (1986, 1987, 1989), posting one 31-win season and two 29-win seasons during his tenure. His 1987 team was ranked 18th in the nation by USA Today and Sheals was named Class 4A Coach of the Year by the Central Florida Coaches Association. He was recently inducted into the Lakeland Sports Hall of Fame for his coaching achievements at Kathleen High School. Sheals holds a B.S. degree in health and physical education from Bethune-Cookman University (1980), where he finished Cum Laude. He and his wife Marian, have two children: a son, Drew, and a daughter, Marissa. LONNIE WILLIAMS DEREK THOMPSON ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACH With over 27 years of collegiate coaching and Derek Thompson will be entering his first season recruiting experience, Williams adds a dimen- as an assistant on the panther’s staff. Derek is sion to the men's basketball team that will look thankful to coach Sheals for the opportunity to to improve the Panthers, both on and off the join the Virginia Union family and looks forward court. to being a part of a program with such great tradition. He will be entering his fourteenth year "You want somebody that brings a multifacet of of college coaching after serving the last four experience on and off the court." Coach Sheals years as the associate head coach and assistant