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Lincoln Memorial University 2014-15 Men’s Basketball Guide LMU Basketball 2014-15 Media Guide
“It’s not just about
winning championships.
It’s about being a champion.” 2014-15 Media Guide LMU Basketball Table of Contents
2013-14 Season Review...... 1-4 2014-15 Season Preview...... 5-7 By the Numbers...... 8 Championship Basketball...... 9 College Hardware...... 10 National Spotlight...... 11-12 Strength and Conditioning.13-14 Game Day in Tex...... 15-16 This is LMU...... 17-18 Preparation for Success.... 19-20 Testimonials...... 21-22 Community Service...... 23 Personal Development...... 24 Coaching Staff...... 25-34 The Players...... 35-56 LMU Basketball A-Z...... 57-63 Records & History...... 64-72 LMU Basketball 2013-14 Review
Notes on the 2013-14 season
-The Railsplitters clinched their second consecutive South Atlantic Conference regular season title, and their third since the 2010-11 season, with a 79-65 win at Wingate on February 22. Lincoln Memorial concluded the regular season with a 20-2 league record, edging second-place Carson-Newman by four games. Dating back to the 2002-03 season, the Railsplitters’ four game cushion tied the widest gap
conference championship in 2010-11. between the first and second place teams in the final standings, matching LMU’s margin during its first
5-9 to claim their second-ever South Atlantic Conference Championship title. Both Vincent Bailey and Tim-The PierceRailsplitters were named knocked to offthe Wingate, SAC Championship Newberry andAll-Tournament Anderson over Team a five-day for their stretch efforts. from March
-Lincoln Memorial led the South Atlantic Conference in 11 different statistical categories: total points
percentage (39.5 percent), defensive rebounds per game (31.7), total rebounds per game (45.6), rebound(2,689), field margin goals per made game per (15.2), game total (31.0), blocks field (163), goal percentage points per game(50.2 allowedpercent), (71.1) three-point and opponents’ field goal
field goal percentage (39.4 percent). defensive rebounds per game, 1st in rebounding margin, 4th in won-lost percentage (90.3), 5th in total -The Railsplitters were among the top 20 in the nation in 10 significant statistical categories: 1st in
rebounds, 6th in total blocks, 6th in scoring margin (15.6), 7th in field goal percentage defense, 8th in field goal percentage and 12th in blocked shots per game (5.3). 1 2013-14 Review LMU Basketball 2013-14 Review
-Along with recording the second-most wins in the school’s single-season history, falling only two shy of the 30-5 mark put up by the 1976-77 unit, the Railsplitters broke the South Atlantic Conference record for wins and winning percentage in a single season.
-The Railsplitters attempted 816 total free throws and canned 576 of those tries, both of which are the second-highest numbers in the program’s single-season history. Lincoln Memorial connected on 686 of its 895 attempts during the 1986-87 campaign.
-Statistically, the 2013-14 unit was one of the best rebounding teams in the history of the men’s program. The Railsplitters pulled down 1,511 total boards for an average of 45.6 per game, ranking second in single- season history in those categories. The Railsplitters’ 31.7 defensive rebounds per game is the highest all-time mark.
-Five different Railsplitters accounted for 10 or more blocks as Lincoln Memorial turned away 163 shot attempts in 2013-14, the second-highest mark in program history.
-The Railsplitters collected 20-plus wins for the fifth consecutive season, which is the longest such streak for the program since the Blue and Gray accomplished that feat in seven straight seasons from 1982-89. The 1988-89 campaign was the last 20-win season for the Railsplitters prior to the arrival of head coach Josh Schertz.
-Vincent Bailey was named All-SAC first team, Lorenza Ross and Chance Jones were selected All-SAC second team, and Luquon Choice was tagged with SAC All-Freshman distinctions, marking the third straight season in which the Railsplitters have had four All-SAC honorees. Lincoln Memorial was only one award recipient away from claiming four straight as three players were tabbed All-SAC at the completion of the 2010-11 season.
-South Atlantic Conference and Daktronics Southeast Region Player of the Year Bailey was the first player in the Schertz era to average better than 20 points per game for an entire season. D’Mario Curry was the only player to ever sniff that mark as he accounted for 17.3 points per outing during the 2010-11 season.
2 LMU Basketball 2013-14 Review Game-by-Game Results
3 2013-14 Review LMU Basketball 2013-14 Review Stat Leaders Team Game Highs
Team Game Lows
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The Backcourt
season, a group led by senior point guard Lorenza Ross (Savannah, Ga.) and juniorThe Railsplitters swing man return Tim Pierce five guards (Albany, that Ga.). appeared in at least 18 games last
Ross started all 31 games for the Railsplitters during their run to the 2013-14 South Atlantic Conference regular season championship, logging a team-leading 984 minutes with 31.7 minutes per appearances. The two-
contest,time All-South which Atlanticranked second Conference in the second SAC. Ross team averaged selection 10.0 finished points shooting and 2.6 44.4 percent from the field while leading the team with 4.4 assists per scoring 20 times including a season-high 17-point outburst at Anderson. rebounds per contest. The Savannah, Ga. native reached double-figure
theRoss Blue tallied and five Gray or ranked more assists 12th in on school 14 occasions, history with headlined 265 career by a career-high assists. 10 assists against Newberry. The 6-3 point guard enters his final season in 45.7 percent shooting. While not his best attribute, Webb proved himself to be a knock down shooter from the perimeter, pouring in 13 three-pointers Pierce appeared in all 31 games while starting the final 15 of the season. on only 26 attempts. Webb also has the ability to provide a consistently Through the first 16 games of his sophomore campaign, Pierce scored destructive defensive effort, as he compiled the second-most steals for the double-figures only twice, but the Albany, Ga. native surged late and recorded 10 or more points eight times in the final 15 games. The 6-3 guard prequelcapped offto his career-highseason with 22 a 21-point points in flurry the opening-round in the Railsplitters’ win over win Carson-over winRailsplitters at Queens. last season with 24. Webb crossed into double-figure scoring Newberry in the semifinals of the SAC Championship, which was only a territory four times, highlighted by a career-high 15 points in LMU’s gritty averaging 7.8 points and 2.1 rebounds per game on a cumulative 45.4 Wakeley, meanwhile, suffered through another injury-plagued season in Newman in the NCAA Southeast Regional. Pierce finished the season 2013-14, missing 11 games due to a wrist injury. The Alachua, Fla. native from beyond the three-point arc (40-for-94). percent mark from the field. H was sixth in the SAC with a 42.6 percent clip pouring in a season-high 14 points against Anderson. Wakeley completed That duo is backed by a trio of returners in redshirt sophomores Luquon hisposted junior double-figures season averaging in two 4.4 of pointshis seven per appearances contest, putting prior in to 25 that of his injury, 67 Choice (Laurens, S.C.) and Curtis Webb (Spartanburg, S.C.) and senior C.J. shot attempts. Wakeley (Alachua, Fla.).
In his debut season in the Blue and Gray, Choice played in 30 of the team’s Tenn.), who appeared in 12 games last season. Additionally, the Railsplitters bring back junior Hunter Spaw (Bean Station, due to an untimely injury. The Laurens, S.C. native earned SAC All-Freshman Among the seven guards entering their debut season at Lincoln Memorial, Team31 games, distinctions missing after out on pouring the quarterfinals in 9.0 points of per the gameNCAA with Southeast a 43.0 Regionalpercent most immediate contribution. Simmons transferred from Brevard College accuracy from long range as the bulky 6-3 guard knocked down a team- priorredshirt to thejunior 2013-14 Gerel season,Simmons but (Accokeek, he was required Md.) is toexpected sit out dueto make to the the leadingclip from 61 the three-pointers field. Like Pierce, at a 43 Choice percent helped rate, stretch the ninth-best the floor in with the deadlySouth NCAA’s transfer rules. In his last season with the Tornados (2012-13), Simmons appeared in 26 games with 18 starts under his belt. The season’s win at Newberry as he cashed in eight three-pointers, tied for the Accokeek, Md. product produced the second-most points and rebounds second-mostAtlantic Conference. in school Choice history, showed in route his toability a career-high to space the34 points.floor in Along last with that performance, Choice tallied 10 or more points on 10 separate instances. goalfor Brevard percentage with with 14.3 apoints 47.5 percent and 4.5 markboards (57-for-120) per game. Simmons from long finished range. second in the South Atlantic Conference that season in three-point field-
season with the Railsplitters. The Spartanburg, S.C. provided a versatile He added a 48.1 percent clip from the field and an 84.7 percent mark from presenceWebb averaged off of the 12.9 bench, minutes logging per game 4.3 points in 31 and total 2.5 appearances rebounds per in his game first on the charity stripe. Simmons scored 20 points or more six times including a 31-point flurry against Lees-McRae.
A Look Inside the Numbers Returning Leaders Category 13-14 Return Lost Category Minutes 6,225 4,338 1,887 Points Lorenza Ross (10.0) Points 2,689 1,543 1,146 Field Goals Lorenza Ross (123) Field Goals 962 544 418 Field Goal Pct. Curtis McMillion (58.5) 3-Pointers 189 139 50 3-Pointers Luquon Choice (61) Free Throws 576 316 260 3-Point Pct. Curtis Webb (50.0) Rebounds 1,414 987 427 Free Throws Curtis McMillion (85) Assists 413 296 117 Rebounds Keenan Peterson (234) Blocks 163 124 39 Assists Lorenza Ross (135) Steals 168 116 52 Blocks Curtis McMillion (59) Steals Curtis Webb (24) 5 2014-15 Preview LMU Basketball 2014-15 Preview
Along with the three key returners to the front court, the Railsplitters Gonzalez (Fayetteville, N.C.) will be eligible this season after redshirting the welcome redshirt freshman Dawud Fisher-Grace (Bedford, Ohio) to the Along with Simmons, freshmen Devin Hankins (Huntsville, Ala.) and Javier rotation after the 6-10, 275 pound center sat out the 2013-14 season. A
2013-14 campaign. Hankins was an Alabama 6A All-State selection after rebounds,leading Sparkman 5.1 assists High and to 2.8 a runner-up steals per finishgame. in Gonzalez, the 2013 meanwhile, State Tournament. sevengraduate rebounds of Bedford and High2.5 blocks School per in gameBedford, during Ohio, his Fisher-Grace senior season. led A his year prep of The Huntsville, Ala. native filled out the stat sheet with 15.5 points, 6.2 growthsquad to and the development District Tournament in the Railsplitters’ semifinals while system producing should prove seven pivotal points, for the blossoming Fisher-Grace, who did not begin his basketball career averaged 22.5 points, five assists and six rebounds during his junior season until his sophomore year of high school. at Terry Sanford High, earning All-Conference accolades. Clemons (Raleigh, N.C.), Tyler Potter (Pineville, Ky.) and Kai Shaw (Greensboro,Sophomore Micah N.C.) Thomasare the only (Highland four guards Springs, that Va.) are and entirely freshmen new toCarlee the entirely new players to the program, as Dorian Pinson (Greenville, S.C.), EmanuelThe Railsplitters’ Terry (Birmingham, front court rotation Ala.) and is Nicksen expected Blanc to feature (Port oneCharlotte, of three Fla.) spent the 2013-14 campaign at Richard Bland College. Thomas started 28 gamesprogram. for Thomas the Statesman, boasts aleading year of the collegiate team in basketball scoring with experience 15.8 points as he per compete to earn that final spot. down 41.3 percent of his three-pointers, scoring 20 or more points 10 in Greenville, S.C., where he averaged 14.1 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists, contest while shooting 42.7 percent from the field. The 5-11 guard knocked 2.3A 6-5, steals 237 and pound 1.0 blocksforward, per Pinson game arrivesduring fromhis senior Legacy season. Charter For High that Schooleffort, averaging 11 points per game, while Potter arrives from nearby Bell County times. Clemens was an All-Conference selection at Millbrook High after the SC Raptors Elite squad, compiling 15 points, 10 boards, four assists and Pinson was selected All-Conference and All-Region. He played AAU ball for AcademyHigh, where as thehe contributed all-time leader 20.1 in points assists per while game surpassing and finished 1,000 as pointsthe for school’s all-time leading scorer. Shaw wrapped up his career at New Hope two steals per contest while sharing the floor with two future D-I commits.- campaign. viding elite athleticism and length. Terry was the second-ranked forward in his career. Most, if not all,The of these Front four are Court expected to redshirt the 2014-15 theA graduate state of ofAlabama Cleveland for HighClass School, AAA, as Terry he compiled is a 6-9, 21205 points, pound 10 forward rebounds pro The Railsplitters return three bigs who appeared in at least 30 games points in just three prep seasons, earning All-League accolades on two during last season’s run to the SAC regular season championship, while the separateand six blocks occasions. per game. The Birmingham, Ala. native accumulated 1,584 front court rotation will feature the addition of at least two fresh faces.
The big-bodied Blanc - listed at 6-6 and 260 pounds - is a 2014 graduate of Leading the pack of returners, senior Keenan Peterson (College Park, Ga.) - Blanc poured in 16 points and 10 rebounds per game to earn All-Area First a breakout year in 2013-14. The College Park, Ga. native started 29 of his 30 TeamPort Charlotte and All-State High Third School Team. in Port Blanc Charlotte, is a member Fla. During of the his Port senior Charlotte season, appearancesa 6-10, 250 pound last season, center logging - enters 17.5 his final minutes season per in game the Bluewhile and pulling Gray inafter 7.8 1,000 Point Club. Conference players. Peterson contributed 5.9 points per game on 56.5 percentrebounds shooting per contest, while which ranking ranked ninth fifth in the among SAC withSouth 1.0 Atlantic blocks per game.
Peterson notched five double-doubles last season, headlined by a monster Peterson18 point, pulled14 rebound in 10 performanceor more rebounds on the nine road times, at Mars logging Hill. Hea career-high added an 1911 boardspoint, 16 when rebound the Railsplitters’ outing in a win clinched over Wingatethe SAC regularin Tex Turner season Arena. title at Wingate.
Entering his fourth year in the program and his third year of eligibility, redshirt junior Curtis McMillion (Fayetteville, N.C.) looks to make another
McMillion accumulated 7.5 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game, rankingsignificant third leap in in the 2014-15. SAC in blocks In only and 18.5 11th minutes in rebounds. per game McMillion last season, knocked down 69 of his 118 shot attempts for a 58.5 percent clip, draining two of Key Losses his three three-point attempts in the process. The Fayetteville, N.C. native The Railsplitters lost only two players to graduation, but Vincent Bailey and Chance Jones were the team’s top two scorers during last season’s record- Bob Jones. During that contest, McMillion also racked up a career-high 20 breaking run. reboundsscored double-figures and nine blocks, eight breaking times including the school’s a 27-point single-game outburst record against for Bailey completed one of the most decorated seasons in program history, pitched in a 24 point, 13 rebound showing in only 28 minutes at Catawba, earning South Atlantic Conference and Daktronics Southeast Region Player theblocks third while of four posting double-doubles the fifth-most for rebounds the then sophomore.in program history.McMillion’s McMillion 59 total blocks in 2013-14 were tied for the fourth-most in the school’s single- season history. of the Year honors, NABC All-Southeast Region first team, USBWA All- pointsAmerica and second 10.0 reboundsteam, Daktronics per game All-America while leading first the team SAC and with Division 266 total II Redshirt sophomore Paul Woodson (Cincinnati, Ohio) logged 31 Bulletin All-America first team. Bailey paced the Railsplitters with 21.5 appearances in his debut season with the Railsplitters, averaging 11.4 third-highest in the league last season. The Jennings, Fla. native recorded 16 minutes per outing. Woodson tallied 3.0 points and 3.5 rebounds per game double-doubles.field goals. Bailey’s cumulative 61.7 percent mark from the field was the
Cincinnati, Ohio product produced three double-digit scoring performances,while shooting keyedat a 47.1 by apercent career-high clip from 16 points the floor in a over win thatover span. Catawba. The Woodson recorded a pair of double-doubles, collecting 12 points and 12 andJones, swiped meanwhile, a team-leading accounted 32 for steals 15.1 while points knocking per game, down finishing 48 three- the 2013- 14 campaign shooting 49 percent from the field. Jones registered 81 assists the team’s 31 games. boards at Mars Hill while turning in a 10 point, 10 rebound showing against pointers. The All-SAC second team selection tallied double-figures in 22 of Bob Jones. He grabbed five or more rebounds eight times. 6 LMU Basketball 2014-15 Preview Overall Outlook The Railsplitters head into the 2014-15 campaign needing to answer a familiar question: who can replace the players lost to graduation? Lincoln Memorial will be without its two leading scorers from a season ago as forward Vincent Bailey and guard Chance Jones completed their tenure in the Blue and Gray as the winningest players in program and South Atlantic Conference history with
team selection and Southeast Region Player of the Year in school history after leadinga combined the Railsplittersrecord of 106-18. with 21.5 Bailey points was theand first 10.0 Daktronics rebounds per All-America contest. Jones, first meanwhile, accounted for 15.1 points per game.
“Obviously you lose two studs,” commented head coach Josh Schertz. “We’ve gone through this over the last few years, graduating a lot of guys. Who’s going to replace Vinnie and who’s going to replace Chance, and if I was smart enough to
all the intangibles, but just their corporate knowledge of our system, how we do thingsfind guys and to all do that, what then Vinnie I would. did or The what reality Chance is they’re did, not not only out from there. their What skills we’ll and do and what we’ve always done is try to have guys inside our program step in and be the best possible version of themselves that they can be.”
The Railsplitters return eight players that appeared in at least 18 games during last season’s run to the South Atlantic Conference regular season and tourna- ment championship. Along the way, Lincoln Memorial racked up a 28-3 overall mark to break the SAC’s single-season record for wins and winning percentage. Senior guards Lorenza Ross (Savannah, Ga.) and CJ Wakeley (Alachua, Fla.) and forward Keenan Peterson (College Park, Ga.) are the longest tenured players in the Railsplitters’ system, as that trio boasts a cumulative 79-11 mark with two league titles to their credit.
three years in a row and you’ve come up short, there’s a tendency, particularly“When you have among what returners, we’ve had, to say where ‘well you’ve we’re been going to to the get regional back to semifinalsthe regional semis and this is the year we’re going to go to the Elite Eight and this is going to happen and that’s going to happen’,” Schertz continued. “That’s the absolute worst thing you can think as a returner, as a player or coach. You don’t get to pick up where last year’s team left off. You’ve got to start back at the bottom of the mountain. You’ve got to start back at square one, step one. This team has to go through its own journey, its own process, its own adversity, its own ups and downs.”
While the Railsplitters are loaded with a plethora of returning talent, Ross is the only player who averaged more than 30 minutes per game during last season’s championship run. Of the eight primary returners, Ross and Luquon Choice (Laurens, S.C.) are the only two that recorded 20 minutes or more during the 2013-14 campaign.
“It’s a huge difference when, for most of these guys, they could come out last year and if they played great, great,” said Schertz. “Now they’re going to be responsible for absorbing a lot of those minutes and they have to produce for us to be successful. And that’s a whole different type of pressure.”
While the Railsplitters lose a combined 36.6 points per game with the departure of Bailey and Jones, Lincoln Memorial does return nearly 58 percent of the scoring from a team that averaged 86.7 points a night, the 12th highest per game scoring output in the NCAA Division II. The Railsplitters were also
defense by holding opponents to a 39.4 percent clip. among the most elite defensive teams in the nation, ranking seventh in all of D-II in field goal percentage “I will say this: I like the character of this team and I like the competitiveness of this team,” Schertz concluded. “When you feel like you have high character guys and highly competitive guys, it makes you feel as if things are going to turn out ok. It doesn’t guarantee anything. It doesn’t mean our best is going to be good enough to win a championship because those are really hard to win. I really think this team has a chance to become the best team it has the possibility of becoming. If you fast forward to March I would be surprised if this wasn’t the best team it was capable of becoming. We’ll see how good that is and how it stacks up with the rest of the conference.”
The Railsplitters are vying for their third consecutive South Atlantic Conference regular season title as well as
their fifth consecutive trip to the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional. Lincoln Memorial looks to snap a trend of three straight losses in the semifinals of the Southeast Regional tournament.
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athletic department to earn the No.1 national ranking, ascending to the top spot in the NABC/Division II poll after opening the 2011-12The Railsplitters season with became a 14-0 the mark. first team Lincoln in South Memorial Atlantic received Conference that top history billing and on onlyJanuary the 10,second 2012. team They in arethe stillhistory the onlyof the men’s LMU 1 basketball program from the South Atlantic Conference to ever be voted No.1 in the country. The Railsplitters have captured three South Atlantic Conference regular season titles since the 2010-11 campaign. Since the
team2011-12 honorees season, from Lincoln 2010 Memorial to 2013. has advanced to the semifinals of the NCAA Southeast Regional three straight times. Also, the 3 Railsplitters have had four All-South Atlantic Conference selections in each of the past three seasons with a streak of two first-
Consecutive 25-win seasons for the Railsplitters, the longest such streak in program history. Prior to Schertz’s arrival, Lincoln 4 Memorial had never recorded 25 plus wins in more than two straight years.
Consecutive 20-win seasons for the Railsplitters. Lincoln Memorial had produced only 13 20-win seasons from 1923-2007. The
1982-89. 5 streak of five straight 20-win seasons is the second-longest in program history as the Railsplitters racked up seven straight from
The average number of wins per season since the 2010-11 campaign, the highest mark among teams in the 26.5 Southeast Region.
2008-09 campaign. The Railsplitters have led the South Atlantic Conference in that category in every year of 38.9 Schertz’sOpponents’ tenure cumulative in the Blue field and goal Gray. percentage since Josh Schertz arrived at Lincoln Memorial prior to the
paced the South Atlantic Conference in that category in every season over that span. 49.5 The Railsplitters’ cumulative field goal percentage over the past five seasons. Lincoln Memorial has also The number of weeks the Railsplitters have spent consecutively in the NABC/Division II national poll, the longest such streak ever among South Atlantic Conference programs and the ninth-longest in the 54 year history of the D-II 58 rankings.
The number of points per game the Railsplitters have averaged since the 2009-10 season. Over that stretch, 81.8 Lincoln Memorial has crested the century mark 20 times.
The Railsplitters’ winning percentage over the past four seasons, which leads the entire Southeast Region 84.8 over that stretch. The number of wins for the Railsplitters since the 2010-11 campaign, which is the winningest four-year stretch in
SAC’s single-season record for wins and winning percentage in the process. 106 program and South Atlantic Conference history. Lincoln Memorial mixed in a 28-3 year in 2013-14, breaking the
Memorial has led the South Atlantic Conference in home attendance in each of the past four seasons, 1,049 The Railsplitters’ average attendance at Tex Turner Arena since the 2010-11 season. Lincoln ranking among the top 25 nationally in that figure.
8 LMU Basketball Championship Basketball
South Atlantic Conference Regular Season Championship 2010-11, 2012-13, 2013-14
South Atlantic Conference Tournament Championship 2011, 2014
Josh Schertz took over the program prior to the 2008-09 season. Lincoln The Railsplitters have claimed five separate South Atlantic Conference titles since NCAA Division II during the 2010-11 campaign before eventually capturing the Memorialtournament broke title through that same for season. its first The league Railsplitters championship added as back-to-back a member of SAC the regular season titles from 2012-14, while rolling to the 2014 tournament championship.
9 Championship Basketball LMU Basketball College Hardware South Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year (2) Josh Schertz: 2011, 2014
South Atlantic Conference Player of the Year (2) Desmond Johnson, 2010-11 Vincent Bailey, 2013-14
SAC First Team (5) since 2009-10 -Vincent Bailey (2x) -Jake Troyli -Brandon Armstrong -Desmond Johnson (2x) -D’Mario Curry (3x)
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11 National Spotlight LMU Basketball National Spotlight
The Railsplitters have stormed onto the national scene in recent years as the program and Lincoln
an unprecedented amount of growth. The Memorial University as a whole have experienced Network has ensured that every contest played at continued development of the LMU Sports
Railsplitters’Tex Turner Arena SAC battleis broadcast against live Anderson in high was also featureddefinition on over the theCBS World Sports Wide Network Web. duringThe the 2012-13 season. Lincoln Memorial’s ascension and continual presence in the top-25 ranks have also jettisoned the Railsplitters into the national Division II conversation.
12 LMU Basketball Strength and Conditioning
Stephen Linzmeier
Strength and Conditioning Coach in school history Stephen Linzmeier was selected as the first Conditioning Specialist (C.S.C), Linzmeier’s in the fall of 2014. A NSCA Certified Strength and
individualized exercise programs are implemented to develop the six core aspects of fitness: aerobic, theendurance, past two strength, years as speed,an assistant flexibility strength and power. coach Prior to his arrival in Harrogate, Linzmeier spent
Crosseat the University graduate alsoof Indianapolis, had a brief stint working at Division with 10 I Butler.of the Greyhounds’ 19 varsity sports. The UW-La
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Tex Turner Arena
venuesSince Josh in the Schertz’s country arrival for opposing in Harrogate, teams Tex to come awayTurner with Arena a victory. has become The Railsplitters one of the most own andifficult 81-
since the 2008-09 campaign, never dropping more 10 mark within the friendly confines of Tex Turner led the South Atlantic Conference in attendance in eachthan threeof the homepast three games seasons, in a single averaging season. well LMU over has 1,000 fans per game over that stretch.
16 LMU Basketball This is LMU
This is Lincoln Memorial University Our nation’s beloved 16th president, Abraham Lincoln, was a native of neighboring Kentucky. But you might not know that he envisioned “a great university for the people of this area” here in the Cumberland
the heir of that vision, and we are very proud to wear his name and embraceGap. One hishundred legacy. forty years later, Lincoln Memorial University is
Nestled in the pristine Appalachian Mountain range, LMU’s main education.campus in Harrogate,A main campus TN, is full both of activitiesscenic and for historic. residential About students 55 miles north of Knoxville, TN, we’re perfectly poised to offer a liberal arts
and 11 extended sites in surrounding areas, LMU provides successeducational is within experiences your reach. to suit your life. With over 30 academic majors ranging from accounting to wildlife and fisheries biology,
Most important, LMU is a close-knit community filled with people theywho care.learn Students lessons they’ll can expect carry personal for life. attention with an average class size of 14. At LMU, students build relationships that last, and
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18 LMU Basketball Preparation for Success
Graduation A cornerstone of their continued commitment to molding champions both on and off the court, the Railsplitters strive for success in the classroom. The goal is to provide former players with an educational foundation that leads towards a more productive and higher quality life after basketball.
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Professional Playing Career Life after Basketball Since the 2010-11 season, the More important than professional Railsplitters have seen at least one contracts, the men’s basketball program former player sign a professional has helped create rewarding and contract each year. D’Mario Curry was the many success stories, 2013 overseas contract as he inked with graduatefulfilling livesDustin for Craig its graduates. is in the process Among Aarhusthe first BF former in Denmark LMU player while to also sign an of completing his Master Degree in starring for Shinshu BW in Japan. Business. Also a member of the 2013 Former All-American Vincent Bailey is class, Jake Troyli has created a name for the most recent Railsplitter to sign a himself in the Florida art community professional contract as the Jennings, as he was named an emerging artist by Florida native debuted with SC Rasta studio@620. Vechta in the German ProA league after wrapping up his career in the Blue and Gray in 2013-14. Jake Troyli and Desmond Johnson are among the other notable former players to receive professional contract offers. 20 LMU Basketball Testimonials What has Lincoln Memorial done for you? Vincent Bailey - 2010-14
decisions of my basketball career. I thrived “Coming to LMU was one the best one of the winningest players in school and Southin Coach Atlantic Schertz’s Conference system, history.leaving LMUCoach as
mySchertz four andyears the as staff a First helped Team me All-American fulfill my potential on and off the court as I finished Europe. Blessed to be a Railsplitter.” and signed my first professional contract in
Wally Jones - 2009-13
meet and learn different cultures was a great“LMU opportunity.was a great experience! I loved the Getting to
possessed. Being a student-athlete there helpedatmosphere mold andme intothe scenery a better that teammate, LMU Dustin Craig - 2009-13 leader and person. I’m glad that I chose to be a Railsplitter and if I had to choose with“My time teammates, at Lincoln coaches, Memorial students University and was an teachers.amazing experience. It truly is a greatI built family lasting atmosphere, relationships again I’d choose LMU!” and it all starts with Coach Schertz and his coaching staff. I am truly blessed and thankful for the opportunity I had to play for them. The fans were also amazing and provided an awesome home court advantage. I am
year to see all the continued growth of the universitylooking forward as a whole. to getting I am backa Railsplitter to LMU this For
21 Life!” Testimonials LMU Basketball Testimonials Dean Craig Father of Dustin Craig
family was a wonderful four-year “Being a part of the LMU basketball Dustin Craig, we went to every home gameexperience! and almost As parents every ofaway LMU’s game and grew to love the players, coaches and many of the other families & fans. We were thrilled our son was part of
also loved there and were an integral Splitter Nation. His wife & son were student there, and it was especially nicepart toof knowLMU. Cameronthat our grandson was also a Braden had a special parking place for his tricycle in the cafeteria, and he regularly put on a dance show during
halftime of the basketball games!” Cam Carden - 2009-13
I gained many life tools from playing basketball for Josh“As a Schertzstudent-athlete and alongside at Lincoln past Memorialteammates. University, I won three championships and scored 1,000 points during my career , but that’s only a small part of what I achieved while wearing the Blue and Gray.
friendships with guys that will last forever. I was fortunateDuring my to four play years with at my LMU, best I frienddeveloped and brother,
program not only made me a better player but a betterJake Troyli, person. for Ourtwo goalyears. as The a program LMU basketball was to get better as basketball players as well as stand as role models in the community. All of this was made possible by Coach Schertz, who is not only a great
forcoach his but players a father where figure we towere all ofheld the accountable players that for go ourthrough actions the and program. I think He that’s instilled why ansuccess environment always followed.” 22 LMU Basketball Community Service
Making an Impact As a program, the Railsplitters make a concerted effort to be active and engaged in the community. Each season, the Railsplitters participate in the annual Relay for Life event
cancer survivors in the Tri-Cities area. Like a hosted at Harrogate City Park, which benefits
Christmashuge portion Shopping of the LMU Spree athletic to provide department, underprivilegedthe Railsplitters takelocal part kids in with the gifts ROHO in the form of clothes and toys. Lincoln Memorial also hosts the Think Pink night as well as an additional
annually. Relay for Life event in Tex Turner Arena
23 Community Service LMU Basketball Personal Development Charlie P. Walker
Basketball Character Coach for the past two years. What a great group ofIt hascoaches been and a tremendous players I’ve pleasure had a chance to serve to workas the with. LMU As Men’s the Character Coach, my goal is to help coaches and players not only win on the court but also in life. To accomplish this I provide character/leadership development and spiritual guidance through 1) interactive and engaging biweekly Character Clinics for the team 2) one-on-one mentoring 3) prayer 4) relationship/team building and just simply being there for the coaches and players as needed.
To date, we’ve seen much success with the program. Several current and former players have maintained a mentor relationship, with life coaching and career support to aid in their success. Many players have either made life-changing commitments and/or developed decision-
and athletic performance. Furthermore, 100% of the players have joinedmaking our skills One that Way have 2 Play significantly Program (committingimpacted their to personalplay drug growth and alcohol free). As you can see, character coaching is making a difference
Yes,on the Railsplitter court, on Nation,the campus I love and the in game the community!of basketball, but more importantly I’m passionate about making an impact and creating lasting change in the lives of players and coaches. What an honor to be
a part of what’s going on here at LMU!
“In our program mission statement we commit to helping our student-athletes develop academically, athletically and personally. To that end there is nothing we have done that has enhanced our players’ personal development more than
success in life are unparalleled. Charlie made an immediate impact on our team as we went through the entire 2012-13 seasonwhen we without joined a forces single with disciplinary Charlie last situation year. His either ability on orto offrelate campus. to our When players you and have to reinforce18 young themen values ages 18-23that lead as we to do, that is quite an accomplishment. I am thrilled that Charlie is a part of our team and prouder yet to call him a friend.
- Head Coach Josh Schertz His role and influence within our program will continue to grow over time and trust me, that is a very good thing for LMU basketball!” 24 LMU Basketball The Coaches
The Coaches
25 The Coaches LMU Basketball The Coaches
Assistant Coach Davis Fisher Entering Second Season
Head Coach Josh Schertz Entering Sixth Season Assistant Coach Cam Whicker Entering Fourth Season
Graduate Assistant Omar Wattad Entering First Season Graduate Assistant Jeremiah Samarrippas Entering First Season
26 LMU Basketball Josh Schertz Head Coach Josh Schertz Florida Atlantic, 2000 Entering 7th season at Lincoln Memorial
JoshSince Schertz arriving has in engineeredHarrogate, Tennessee one of the asmore the remarkable 17th head coach turnaroundsof the Lincoln in Memorial all of college University basketball. Basketball program in 2008,
to a 140-41 record (77.3 percent), three South Atlantic ConferenceIn his six seasons regular on season the sideline, titles and Schertz two Southhas led Atlantic the Railsplitters
straight 20 win seasons, four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances,Conference tournament thirteen postseason championships. wins, and He hasenters led theLMU 2014-15 to five season with a current South Atlantic Conference record 58 consecutive weeks ranked in the NABC Division II national rankings. The 20 win seasons, SAC regular season and tournament championships as well as the postseason wins,
seasonsnational priorranking to hisand arrival, NCAA TournamentLincoln Memorial appearances had won are 39 all games first totaltime occurrencesand posted just for sevenLincoln winning Memorial seasons basketball. all-time In at the the five NCAA level.
Schertz, a two time South Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year
of the Year (2011, 2013, 2014) has rewritten both the school and (2011, 2014) and three time finalist for Division II National Coach owns the top two single season win totals in Lincoln MemorialSouth Atlantic and SouthConference Atlantic record Conference books during history his as tenure. well the He top two single seasons records for winning percentage going 27-3
teams have also set school and league records for highest national(90.0 percent) ranking in (#1),2011 weeks and 28-3 nationally (90.3 percent) ranked in(58), 2014. His consecutive wins (22), and consecutive weeks nationally ranked (58). Additionally his overall winning percentage of (77.3 percent) is the best mark in the history of the South Atlantic Conference and ranks second nationally amongst active NCAA
Division II coaches with at least five years of head coaching experience. percent) over the last four seasons under Schertz. Lincoln MemorialHeading into is one 2014-15, of two Lincolnteams in Memorial NCAA Division was 106-18 II (West (85.5 Liberty) to have posted four straight 25 win seasons.
27 Josh Schertz LMU Basketball Josh Schertz
After a historic 2013-14 campaign, Schertz was named the 2014 Red Auerbach College Coach of the Year. Despite losing four starters from the previous years championship team, the Railsplitters set school and conference records for wins in a season (28) and winning percentage (90.3). The Railsplitters won both the South Atlantic Conference regular season and tournament titles while making it’s fourth straight NCAA Tournament appearance and it’s third consecutive trip to the
Southeast Regional Semifinals. The Railsplitters finished the year Lincolnranked #6Memorial’s nationally run in tothe the final South rankings. Atlantic Conference regular season championship in 2012-13 was quite an accomplishment
itsafter third losing South two Atlantic first-team Conference all-conference title in selections the last three and seasonsthree andstarters appeared from LMU’s in the 26-6conference team of tournament 2011-12. In championship 2012-13, LMU game won
to its third-consecutive NCAA Tournament and advanced to the for the second time in three years. In 2012-13, LMU advanced
regularSoutheast season Regional for the semifinals second-straight for the second-consecutive year. year. Additionally, LMU was nationally ranked all 15 weeks of the In 2011-12, Lincoln Memorial graduated its top two players but
Conference history to be ranked #1 nationally. Lincoln Memorialdidn’t miss went a beat 14-4 as theyin conference became the play, first earned team itsin Southsecond- Atlantic
straight NCAA Tournament bid and won its first NCAA Schertz: Season by Season Tournament game, advancing to the regional semifinals with a -2008-09: 14-14, 8-8 SAC (5th place)- win over King University. ripping off a school and conference record 22-game winning -2009-10: 20-9, 9-7 SAC (4th place)- In 2010-11, LMU had a record setting season, going 27-3 and -2010-11: 27-3, 16-2 SAC (1st place)- streak. LMU also won its first ever South Atlantic Conference SAC Coach of the Year hisregular efforts, season Schertz and wastournament named South championships Atlantic Conference and qualified Coach for the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. For the Year. On December 7, 2010, Lincoln Memorial broke into the Clarence-2011-12: Gaines 26-2, D-II 14-4 Coach SAC of the(2nd Year place)- finalist of the Year and was a finalist for Division II National Coach of -2012-13: 25-6, 15-3 SAC (1st place)- NABC/Division II national polls for the first time in school history. Red Auerbach College Coach of the Year finalist In 2009-10, Lincoln Memorial posted its first 20-win season at Jack Bennett Award finalist the Division II level and recorded its first ever postseason win. during the 2009-10 season. Clarence Gaines D-II Coach of the Year finalist Lincoln Memorial was also regionally ranked for the first time -2013-14: 28-3, 20-2 SAC (1st place)- SAC Coach of the Year Red Auerbach College Coach of the Year winner
Clarence Gaines D-II Coach of the Year finalist 28 LMU Basketball Josh Schertz
In his inaugural season at Lincoln Memorial (2008-09), Schertz The Schertz File guided the Railsplitters to a 14-14 record including an 8-8 mark Overall Record: 141-40 Career Winning Percentage: 77.9 since 2002-03, while the 8 South Atlantic Conference wins was a SAC Record: 82-26 in conference play. It was the most overall wins for an LMU squad school record at the time. Career SAC Winning Percentage: 76.4 Nonconference Record: 58-14 an assistant/associate head coach at four different institutions. Prior to his arrival in Harrogate, Schertz spent 10 seasons as Championships 2010-11 SAC Regular Season forHe waswins, the conference Associate wins, Head road Coach wins, at High and Pointhighest University RPI ranking. for 2011 SAC Tournament Duringfive seasons his tenure as the as Panthers recruiting went coordinator, 87-66 and two set players,school records Danny 2012-13 SAC Regular Season Gathings (2004) and Arizona Reid (2007,2008) earned Big South 2013-14 SAC Regular Season 2014 SAC Tournament Point, Schertz signed some of the best players in school history includingPlayer of the 2,000 Year point honors scorers a total Arizona of three Reid times. and NickWhile Barbour at High NCAA Tournament Appearances along with all-time assist leader Mike Jefferson and all-time shot block leader Cruz Daniels. 2011: Quarterfinals of Southeast Regional 2012: Semifinal of Southeast Regional he spent two seasons as the associate head coach. The Royals 2013: Semifinals of Southeast Regional wentSchertz 49-14 came including to High Pointa school from record Queens 29 Universitywins in 2002-03 (NC) where when 2014: Semifinals of Southeast Regional they advanced to the Final Four for the only time in school history. While in Charlotte Schertz landed Spencer Ross who was named 2004 National Division II Player of the Year along with
Before2003 CVAC joining Freshman Queens, of Schertz the Year spent Kendrick two years Harris. at Lynn
recruitingUniversity class(FL) servinghe signed as inthe 2001 Knights became recruiting his lasting coordinator. legacy as theyWhile went at Lynn, on to the lead Fighting Lynn to Knights a school went record 37-18, 29 winsbut the and five-man a Final Four appearance in 2005. While at Lynn, Schertz signed two players named Sunshine State Conference Freshman of the Year as well as four players who earned All-Conference honors.
Schertz began his career as an assistant coach at his alma mater
under Kevin Billerman. Florida Atlantic University, where he spent one season working
toSchertz, the former a 2000 Natalia graduate Ceballos of Florida and is Atlantic blessed University, with two children, also has a masters degree in education from Lynn University. He is married
Jordan and Jaden. They reside in Harrogate, TN.
29 Josh Schertz LMU Basketball Josh Schertz
-School Records/Firsts- CAREER NOTES
LongestHighest Single-SeasonWinning Streak: Winning 22 (2010-11) Percentage: 28-3; 90.3 percent (2013-14) Winningest Season in School’s NCAA History: 28-3 (2013-14) First National Ranking: December 8, 2010 FirstLongest No. Home 1 National Winning Ranking: Streak: January 30 (2010-12) 10, 2012 First Trip to NCAA Tournament: 2010-11 First NCAA Tournament Win: vs. King (3/10/12) First Southeast Region Ranking: 2009-10 First No. 1 Southeast Region Ranking: 2010-11 Most Postseason Wins: 13 Most Conference Wins in Season: 20 (2013-14) First SAC Regular Season Title: 2010-11 First SAC Tournament Title: 2010-11
-For the File- -58 consecutive weeks ranked in NABC/Division II national poll, the ninth-longest streak all-time. -Five straight 20+ win seasons
-Four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances; -Redthree Auerbach straight trips College to regional Coach of semifinals. the Year winner (2013-14) -Second-winningest-Three-Time National coach Coach in of school the Year history finalist -2010-11 SAC Coach of the Year -2013-14 SAC Coach of the Year
-2013 Jack Bennett Award finalist -2013 Red Auerbach Coach of the Year finalist
30 LMU Basketball Cameron Whicker Assistant Coach Cameron Whicker High Point, 2011 Entering 4th season at Lincoln Memorial 3rd as an Assistant Coach
Cameron Whicker enters his fourth season with the Lincoln Memorial
Railsplitters captured their third South Atlantic Conference regular season titleUniversity in the fourmen’s years basketball in which program Whicker and has third been as with an assistant the program coach. during The the 2013-14 campaign, breaking the SAC’s single-season record for wins and winning percentage with a 28-3 overall mark.
Whicker was elevated to a full-time assistant prior to the 2011-12 season
as an assistant, Whicker played a pivotal role in the Railsplitters’ 26-6 seasonafter spending that included one season yet another as the graduateappearance assistant in the NCAAcoach. Southeast In his first year Regional. During Whicker’s second season as an assistant coach, the
ofRailsplitters the Southeast finished Regional. with a 25-6 overall mark, captured the South Atlantic Conference regular season crown and advanced to the semifinals
In his first year with LMU, Whicker’s role in the program included budgetscouting, management, film exchange, and academics game and and practice player planning. development. Since then, Whicker’s role has expanded in a number of ways including recruiting, This season, Whicker will be serving as the program’s top assistant for the
campus, the Railsplitters have accumulated a 106-18 cumulative mark, thefirst winningest time in his four-yeartenure with stretch the Blue in South and Gray. Atlantic Since Conference his arrival history. on Lincoln Memorial has also made four straight appearances in the NCAA
regional tournament in back-to-back-to-back years while ripping off a streakDivision of II 58 Southeast consecutive Regional weeks and ranked advanced in NABC/Division to the semifinals II national of the poll.
Men’sA 2011 Basketball graduate ofTeam High which Point included University, manager, Whicker student earned assistant a degree coach in Sports Management and served in a variety of capacities with the HPU analyst for the Big South Conference online broadcasts of men’s basketball games.and video coordinator. In his senior year at HPU, Cameron was a color
Whicker’s passion for coaching basketball began at an early age when he
throughout high school. Whicker also served as a student assistant coach coached in local recreational leagues and assisted with area AAU teams Carolina 4-A State Tournament in 2006. for Hopewell High School which made it to the Elite Eight in the North
Cameron is a native of Huntersville, North Carolina and is a 2007 graduate of Hopewell High School.
31 Cameron Whicker LMU Basketball Davis Fisher Assistant Coach Davis Fisher North Carolina, 2013 Entering 2nd season at Lincoln Memorial 1st as an Assistant Coach
After spending one season with the Railsplitters as a volunteer/graduate assistant coach, Davis Fisher was promoted to a full-time assistant position
Davis played an instrumental role in the Railsplitters capturing a second- straightin the summer South Atlanticof 2014. Conference In his first yearregular on theseason sidelines title while at Lincoln breaking Memorial, the league’s single-season record for wins and winning percentage with a 28-3 overall mark.
on staff for the Lincoln Memorial Men’s Basketball program after graduating Fisher brought a wealth of knowledge with him as he began his first season
equipmentfrom University management, of North Carolinarecruiting, in scouting,May, 2013. on-court With his coaching, promotion player to the development,full-time assistant and assistingspot, Davis’ with responsibilities the team’s academic now include progress film among exchange, various other duties.
While at UNC, Fisher was a student manager for the men’s basketball program back-to-backfor three seasons seasons after (2011-2012 transferring and from 2012-2013) High Point and University. reached During the Elite that 8 of three-year span the Tar Heels won the ACC regular season championship in
roundthe NCAA of the tournament NCAA tournament. in both of thoseDavis seasons.stood alongside In his final the yearlegendary with the Coach Royprogram, Williams Davis as saw collected the Heels his 700th finish winthird in in fewer the ACC seasons and reach than anythe othersecond coach in NCAA history. During his time as a manager his primary responsibilities included assisting the team with practice, games, travel, and other events such as camps, clinics and community outreach. Fisher was a
Reggiepart of Bullock),Carolina teamswhile beingthat saw involved five players with one drafted of the in most the 2012 storied and programs 2013 NBA indrafts college (Harrison basketball Barnes, history. Kendall Marshall, John Henson, Tyler Zeller and
SomeHe served of his in responsibilities the same capacity included during team his two travel, years practice at High duties, Point equipment University management,while also having video a more scouting expanded and editing, role within and various the men’s administrative basketball program.
responsibilities. He also helped set up, organize, work and coach at the Fisherindividual has andworked team numerous summer campsbasketball for HPU. camps throughout his career
including North Carolina, Davidson, Elon, High Point, and various high school camps. He also helped coach the 17U Cary Cougars during the summer of 2011. A native of Chapel Hill, N.C., Fisher graduated from UNC with a degree in Exercise and Sport Science with a concentration in Sport Administration. graduatedHe played varsityfrom North basketball Carolina under as well Coach and Greg he has Burton an older at Cardinal brother, Gibbons Robbie, in whoRaleigh, played N.C., collegiate graduating soccer in 2008. at Guilford His parents College Rob (’09). and InMelrose addition, Fisher Fisher both is
pursuing an MBA degree from LMU and will graduate in 2015. 32 LMU Basketball Jeremiah Samarrippas Graduate Assistant Jeremiah Samarrippas Tennessee Tech, 2014 Entering 1st season at Lincoln Memorial
selected to take over as the graduate assistant for the Lincoln Memorial men’sA 2014 basketball graduate ofprogram Tennessee in time Tech for University, the 2014-15 Jeremiah campaign Samarrippas after was
Duringexhausting his seniorhis eligibility campaign with at the Tennessee Golden Eagles.Tech, Samarrippas posted 10.4 points, 4.8 assists, 2.5 boards and 1.3 steals per game while serving as
season in the Purple and Gold after transferring from Southern Methodist, wherea team hecaptain. was featured Samarrippas as the notched starting comparablepoint guard numbersduring both in his his first freshman and sophomore seasons. Samarrippas was named to the OVC All-Newcomer Team following his junior season in Cookeville, Tenn.
A native of Bartow, Fla., Samarrippas was the 5A Florida High School hisAthletic team Association to a 25-5 record Player and of the Year5A State while Championship. finishing third Samarrippas in Florida’s Mr. Basketball voting. In his final season at Bartow Senior High School, he led
Atwas the a two-timecompletion All-State of his collegiatefirst team career selection in which during he his racked prep career.up better than 1,000 points, Samarrippas received numerous professional contract offers, but he ultimately decided to pursue a career in the coaching industry.
“I knew I wanted to become a college basketball coach around my freshmen year of high school,” Samarrippas said. “I live for the game and it has opened up so many doors in my life. I’m lucky enough that Coach
Schertz gave me the opportunity to join the staff here at LMU and I’m excited to learn from him and the rest of the staff.” siblings: John, Ja’ron, Jaylen and Justin Kilpatrick. Samarrippas is the son of Anita and John Kilpatrick. He has four younger
33 Jeremiah Samarrippas LMU Basketball Omar Wattad Graduate Assistant Omar Wattad Tennessee-Chattanooga, 2012 Entering 1st season at Lincoln Memorial
A product of nearby Johnson City, Tenn., Omar Wattad steps into a
Basketball program fresh off of professional stints in the Republic of Georgiagraduate as assistant well as Israel.position with the Lincoln Memorial University Men’s
Tennessee at Chattanooga in 2012 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology.Prior to his At professional the time of histenure, graduation, Wattad Wattadgraduated ranked from fourth the University all-time of
attempts and 30th in scoring in the program’s D-I era. Wattad compiled 820at UTC points, for career 230 boards three-point and 119 field assists goals, in fifth two in seasons three-point with fieldthe Mocs, goal earning All-Southern Conference laurels both years. Wattad transferred to Tennessee-Chattanooga after spending two years as a reserve guard for Georgetown (Washington, D.C.).
with Energy Invest Rustavi Basketball Club in the Georgian Super League. Upon his graduation from UTC, Wattad signed a professional contract Israeli Winner League. He also spent a season with the Hapoel Holon Basketball Club in the
timeWattad all-state play prep selection basketball as well at asScience a two-time Hill High region School, MVP. where he left as the program’s all-time leading scorer with 2,191 points. He was a two- Born in Shreveport, La., Wattad is currently pursuing a Master Degree in
Conflict Resolution at Lincoln Memorial University.
Wattad.He is the son of Ahmad, a pediatric nephrologist, and Sueher Wattad, a former school teacher. He has two older brothers: Nizar and Bader
34 LMU Basketball The Players
The Players
35 The Players LMU Basketball The Players
2014-15 Roster No. Name Pos. Wt. Class
1 Curtis McMillion F 6-6Ht. 210 R-Jr. Fayetteville,Hometown/Previous N.C./Trinity School Christian 20 MicahLorenza Thomas Ross G 5-116-3 165195 So.Sr. Savannah, Ga./Richmond Hill 3 Tim Pierce G 6-3 185 Jr. Albany, Ga./Albany 4 Dawud Fisher-Grace C 6-10 275 R-Fr. Bedford,Highland Springs,Ohio/Bedford Va./Richard Bland College 5 Curtis Webb G 6-4 200 R-So. Spartanburg, S.C./Dorman
11 C.J. Wakeley G 5-11 175 Sr. Alachua, Fla./Santa Fe 1210 GerelHunter Simmons Spaw G 6-26-0 195175 R-Jr.R-So. Accokeek,Bean Station, Md./Brevard Tenn./Grainger College 14 Javier Gonzalez G 5-11 160 R-Fr. Fayetteville, N.C./Thomasville Prep 15 Dorian Pinson F 6-5 237 Fr. Greenville, S.C./Legacy Charter 20 Luquon Choice G 6-3 225 R-So. Laurens, S.C./Laurens
23 Carlee Clemons G 6-0 180 Fr. Raleigh, N.C./Millbrook 3121 KeenanDevin Hankins Peterson CG 6-105-11 250175 R-Sr.R-Fr. CollegeHuntsville, Park, Ala./Sparkman Ga./Banneker 33 Emanuel Terry F 6-9 205 Fr. Birmingham, Ala./Cleveland 35 Paul Woodson F 6-9 185 R-So. Cincinnati, Ohio/Aiken Technical 44 Nicksen Blanc F 6-6 260 Fr. Port Charlotte, Fla./Port Charlotte Tyler Potter G 5-10 165 Fr. Pineville, Ky./Bell County Kai Shaw G 5-10 190 Fr.
Coaching Staff Greensboro, N.C./New Hope Christian Academy
AssistantHead Coach: Coach: Josh Davis Schertz Fisher (Florida (North Atlantic Carolina ‘00) ‘13) GraduateAssistant AssistantCoach: Cameron Coach: WhickerJeremaiah (High Samarrippas Point ‘11) (Tennessee Tech ‘14) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Omar Wattad (Tennessee Chattanooga ‘12)
36 LMU Basketball The Seniors
#31 Keenan Peterson Center 6-10 250lbs R-Senior College Park, Ga. Banneker High 2013-14 (Junior Season) Appeared in 30 games with 29 starts over that span...averaged 17.5 minutes per game...ranked second on the team and fourth in the SAC with
second on the team and ninth in the conference in234 blocked total rebounds shots [30]...scored [7.8 per game]... 178 points also finishedon the
doubles on the season including a career high season [5.9 per game]...produced five double- The Peterson File [11/20/13]...grabbed a career high 19 rebounds Career Highs entering 2014-15 season in18 a points road win and over 14 rebounds Wingate in[2/22/14] a win at Marswhich Hill Rebounds - 19 vs. Wingate (2/22/14) PointsBlocks - 18 - 5 vs. vs. Mars Wingate Hill (1/11/14)(11/20/13) Assists - 2, 4 separate occasions had a double-double with 11 points, 16 rebounds andclinched a career the SAChigh regular 5 blocks season in a victory title for over LMU… FT - 3, 2 separate occasions Wingate [1/11/14]...played well in the NCAA FG3FG - 8 - vs. 1, 3Mars separate Hill (11/20/13) occasions Tournament, posting a double-double with 10 Career Totals points and 10 rebounds to go along with 4 blocks Points - 245 Rebounds - 317 in a win over Carson-Newman [3/15/14]...had 13 Minutes - 729 points and 6 rebounds in only 22 minutes in the FG - 104 FG percentage - .556 Assists - 23 Montevallo [3/16/15]. Blocks - 34 NCAA 2012-13Southeast Regional(Sophomore semifinal Season) game against Steals - 16 Appeared in 16 games with two starts to his credit...averaged 2.1 points and 2.4 rebounds per appearance...knocked down 15 of his 30 shot
drained one three-pointer in four attempts [25%]...corralledattempts for a 50 39percent rebounds, clip from blocked the field...three shots and made four steals...churned out a
only 13 minutes of work...scored eight points againstcareer-high Bob 11Jones points [11/16]...grabbed against Mars Hill a career- [2/6] in
37 The Seniors LMU Basketball The Seniors high nine rebounds in 16 minutes against Ohio Midwestern [11/10]...notched a career-high two
2011-12 (Freshman Season) Appearedblocks against in 13 Hiwassee games...averaged [11/24] 2.6 points and 3.4 rebounds per night...cashed in 15 of his 26 shot attempts for a 57.7 percent effort from the
attempts...compiled 44 rebounds, one block and field...knocked down one of his three three-point
grabbedthree steals...poured eight rebounds in six in pointsonly 10 against minutes OSU- of Mansfield [11/25] and Ohio Midwestern [12/7]... rebounds two other times action against Brevard2010-11 [1/18]...pulled down six Redshirted the 2010-11 season
Prep Career - Banneker High
record, as they advanced to the second round of the Georgia State Tournament, losingAs a senior to eventual at Banneker 4A champs High School,Miller Grove. Peterson In total, helped Peterson lead his notched team to 12 a 20-9 points, 10 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per contest. Personal
Pace. Business major… Born October 9th, 1991… Son of Howard Peterson and Kelli
38 LMU Basketball The Seniors
#0 Lorenza Ross Guard 6-3 195lbs Senior Savannah, Ga. Richmond Hill High 2013-14 (Junior Season) All-South Atlantic Conference Second Team selection... started all 31 games while leading the team in minutes played, averaging 31.7 minutes
team with 135 assists... ranked third on the team withper game... 309 points finished [10.0 second per game] in the while SAC and collecting led the
career double-double with 10 points and a career high82 rebounds 10 assists on vs. the Newberry season... recorded(2/08/14)... his scoredfirst The Ross File Career Highs entering 2014-15 season
Rebounds - 8, 2 separate occasions in double figures 20 times while handing out PointsBlocks - 20 vs. - 1, UNC 8 separate Pembroke occasions (3/16/13) Assists - 10 vs. Newberry (2/8/14) atsix Anderson or more assists [1/8/14]...collected on eight separate 16 points occasions... in 36 minuteswent 7-of-10 in the from second the gamefloor inof 17-pointthe season, outburst a win FT - 8 vs. Tusculum (11/28/12) FG -3FG 10 vs. - 4 UNC vs. Catawba Pembroke (2/2/13) (3/16/13)
nine straight games from January 4-February 1 Career Totals at King2012-13 [11/16/13]...scored (Sophomore double-figures Season) in Points - 742 Rebounds - 188 All-South Atlantic Conference Second Team Minutes - 2,222 selection...appeared in 29 games with 27 starts to FG - 293 his credit...accumulated 10.2 points, 2.5 FG percentage - .443 Assists - 265 rebounds and 3.0 assists per night...compiled a Blocks - 7 Steals - 42 41.5 percent mark from behind the three-point line45.1 [17-41]...led percent clip thefrom team the withfield 86[114-253] assists, hauledand in 73 rebounds and notched 15 steals...scored in
double-figures 16 times highlighted by a career- athigh least 20 15points points against in eight UNC other Pembroke games...scored in the a previousNCAA Southeast career-high Regional with quarterfinal...scored18 points against Ca -
tawba [2/2]...handed out five or more assists in 39 five games...grabbed a career-high eight The Seniors LMU Basketball The Seniors rebounds against Catawba [3/2]...drained four three-pointers against Catawba [2/2] 2011-12 (Freshman Season) South Atlantic Conference All-Freshman Team selection...appeared in 29 games and made four starts...accrued 4.7 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists per contest...shot 42.4 percent from the
corralled 33 rebounds, dished out 44 assists and madefloor [56-132] 11 steals...crossed and canned into six double-digit three-pointers... scoring territory four times highlighted by 15 points on 7-of-12 shooting against Tusculum [2/29]...tallied 14 points against Augusta State
[12/3]...grabbed three or more rebounds three [12/19]...handed out five assists against Catawba pointers on the season against Augusta State [12/19]times...knocked down two of his six three-
Prep Career - Richmond Hill High
Player of the Year and named to the Georgia All-State Team after leading his team toIn aRoss’ Region final Championship. season at Richmond That season, Hill High Lorenza School, tallied he was 12.8 crowned points perwith contest Region and led the team in assists at 4.4 per game. Ross paired those numbers with 1.9 steals per game to bolster his resume. At the conclusion of his career at Richmond
Georgia AAA All-State selection. Hill, Ross was a two-time All-RegionPersonal AAA First Team selection and a two-time
Business major… Born September 12, 1993… Son of Lorenza and Monica Ross.
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#11 C.J. Wakeley Guard 5-11 175lbs Senior Alachua, Fla. Santa Fe High 2013-14 (Junior Season)
despite having to miss a large chunk of time [11 games]Appeared due in to 18 a gamesbroken and hand...scored started five in after double
points vs. Anderson on 11/26/13...scored 80 pointsfigures on three the timesseason including [4.4 per aappearance] season high and 14 handed out 23 assists...nearly had a triple-double
The Wakeley File in a win at Mars Hill, posting 8 points 8 rebounds Career Highs entering 2014-15 season Points - 15 vs. Tusculum (2/29/12) and 7 assists in only 22 minutes…went 4-for-6 from the field while scoring 13 points in the Blocks - 1 vs. Carson-Newman (2/22/12) 2012-13 (Sophomore Season) Rebounds - 8 vs. Mars Hill (11/20/13) Appearedseason-opener in 14 against games withHiwassee two starts [11/9/13] before FG - 5 vs. Tusculum (2/29/12) suffering a season-ending injury against Lenoir- AssistsFT - 6 - vs.7 vs. Anderson Mars Hill (2/18/12) (11/20/13) Rhyne [1/19]...rounded out his stat ledger with 3FG - 2, 2 separate occasions 4.4 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists per Career Totals game...knocked down 22 of 51 shot attempts for Points - 236 Rebounds - 97 a 43.1 percent clip and drained four three- Minutes - 820 pointer with only nine attempts [44.4%]... FG - 76 FG percentage - .384 Assists - 89 accrued 30 rebounds, 27 assists and eight Blocks - 1 steals...1.6finished 81.8 assist/turnover percent from ratio...fellthe free throw just shy line... of a Steals - 27 career-high effort with 11 points against Virginia-Wise [12/8]...scored nine points two
Virginia-Wise [12/8]...grabbed three or more other times...handed out five assists against
rebounds in six of his 14 appearances
41 The Seniors LMU Basketball The Seniors 2011-12 (Freshman Season)
reboundsAppeared andin 27 1.4 games assists and per made game...notched six starts... a finished the season averaging 3.3 points, 1.3 good on seven three-point attempts...made 25 of 3536.3 free percent throw clip attempts from the [71.4%]...accumulated field [29-80] and made 34 rebounds, 39 assists and 10 steals...scored
including a career-high 15 points on 5-of-7 shootingdouble-figures against in Tusculum three of the [2/29]...added final seven games a 13-point game versus Anderson [2/18]...notched
rakeda career-high in three six or assistsmore rebounds against Lenoir-Rhyne four times [2/25]...compiled five assists two other times...
Prep Career - Santa Fe High
accolades, highlighted by him being named First Team All-State after leading his teamDuring to his a 19-10 stead mark. at Santa Along Fe High with School, that, he Wakeley was named accrued the Gainesville a significant Sun number Player of of the Year, as well as the Florida Athletic Coaches Association Class 3A North
campaign with a scoring average of 29 per game and an assist average of 3.8 per game.Central Wakeley Player of added the Year 2.4 stealsin his juniorper game and and senior scored seasons. 40+ points He finished on three his senior
separate occasions. He ranked amongPersonal the scoring leaders throughout the entire state of Florida. CJ completed his career with over 1,900 points at Santa Fe High.
Business major... Born June 11, 1993… Son of Charles and Wanza Wakeley.
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#1 Curtis McMillion Forward 6-6 210lbs R-Junior Fayetteville, N.C. Trinity Christian High 2013-14 (Sophomore Season) Appeared in 30 games with two starts to his credit...averaged 18.5 minutes per game...led
sevenththe team in and the finished SAC with second 188 rebounds...ranked in the SAC with 59 blocked shots...finished third on the team and
teamsixth onshooting the team 85-102 with [83.3225 points percent] [7.5 from per game]the foulwhile line...set finishing a school eighth recordin the SACwith and nine led blocks the The McMillion File Career Highs entering 2014-15 season in a win against Bob Jones [11/30/13]... nearly Points - 27 vs. Bob Jones (11/30/13) recorded a triple-double that same game as he Rebounds - 20 vs. Bob Jones (11/30/13) added a career high 27 points and a career high Blocks - 9 vs. Bob Jones (11/30/13) Assists - 2, 2 separate occasions 20 rebounds to his tally...had four double-doubles FG - 8 vs. Bob Jones (11/30/13) on the season including a 24-point, 13-rebound FT - 11 vs. Bob Jones (11/30/13) performance in a win at Catawba [1/25/14]...had 3FG - 1, 2 occasions 15 points and nine rebounds in the SAC Career Totals Points - 286 Rebounds - 251 made a key play in the Railsplitters’ Tournament Minutes - 734 ChampionshipTournament semifinal win over win Anderson over Newberry by rebounding and FG - 89 a missed free throw and making two free throws FG percentage - .556 Assists - 13 himself to seal the victory Blocks - 66 2012-13 (Freshman Season) Steals - 13
averaging 2.4 points, 2.5 rebounds and 0.3 blocks Appeared in 25 games...finished the season 42] and 84 percent from the free throw line [21-25]...accruedper game...shot 47.6 63 percentrebounds from and the seven field blocks [20- total...posted a career-high nine points in back-
Tusculum [11/28]...added eight points against Bobto-back Jones games [11/16]...grabbed against Hiwassee a career-high [11/24] and nine
43 boards in only 14 minutes against Hiwassee The Juniors LMU Basketball The Juniors
seven of his 25 appearances [11/24]...corralled five2011-12 or more rebounds in Redshirted the 2011-12 season
Prep Career - Trinity Christian High
the 1A NCISSA Championship, averaging 10 points and 10 rebounds per game. ForAs a his senior efforts, at Trinity Curtis Christiangarnered HighNCISSA School, All-Conference McMillion andhelped All-Tournament lead his team Team to distinctions. Personal
Kinesiology major… Born September 7, 1992… Son of Henrietta Jackson.
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#3 Tim Pierce Guard 6-3 185lbs Junior Albany, Ga. Albany High 2013-14 (Sophomore Season) Played in all 31 games with 15 starts to his credit...averaged 19.9 minutes per game while
onfinishing the team sixth in inscoring the SAC with in three-point243 total points [7.8shooting per game] percentage and third [42.6 in percent]...ranked three-pointers made fifth [40]... came on strong at the end of the season posting a then career high 21 points vs Newberry The Pierce File Career Highs entering 2014-15 season followed that up with 15 points in the SAC Points - 22 vs. Carson-Newman (3/15/14) Tournament[3/8/14] in the Championship SAC Tournament win over semifinal... Anderson Rebounds - 5, 2 separate occasions [3/9/14]...piled up a career high 22 points by Blocks - 1, 3 separate occasions Assists - 3, 5 separate occasions FG - 8, 2 separate occasions Carson Newman [3/15/14] in the Railsplitters’ FT - 6 vs. Bob Jones (11/16/12) making a career best six three pointers against 3FG - 6 vs. Carson-Newman (3/15/14) 2012-13 (Freshman Season) Career Totals SouthNCAA AtlanticSoutheast Conference Regional quarterfinalAll-Freshman victory. Team Points - 374 Rebounds - 105 Minutes - 1,047 starts...averaged 4.7 points, 1.5 rebounds and 0.9 FG - 130 selection...appeared in 28 games and made five FG percentage - .451 Assists - 61 Blocks - 4 effortassists from per game...finishedthree [14-35]...grabbed with 44.7 41 percent rebounds, clip Steals - 22 handedfrom the out field 26 [46-103] assists and and notched 40 percent 10 steals... - lighted by a career-high 14 points against Brevardtallied double-figure [1/16/14]...added scoring 13 three points times two high other times...handed out three assists four times... knocked down three three-pointer against
rebounds against Catawba [2/2/14] Catawba [2/2/14]...grabbed career-high five
45 The Juniors LMU Basketball The Juniors Prep Career - Albany High Pierce ended his prep career by being named the
19 points, 7.6 boards and 5.1 assists per contest. Albany Herald Player of the Year after averaging selection as well as a First Team All-State honoreeHe was a in three-time 2011 and First 2012. Team In 2012, All-Region Pierce was named the Region Player of the Year while leading his team to the most wins in school history and an Elite 8 appearance in the Class AA
points to rank third in school history. State Playoffs. He finished his career with 1,422
Personal Wildlife Fisheries major...Born November 5, 1993...Son of Patrick Pierce.
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#12 Gerel Simmons Guard 6-2 195lbs R-Junior Accokeek, Md. North Point/Brevard 2013-14 Redshirted the 2013-14 season to the NCAA transfer rules 2012-13 (Sophomore Season w/Brevard) Gerel Simmons appeared in 26 games and started 17 of those contests for the Tornados during the 2012-13 season. While averaging 30.2 minutes a game, he ranked second on the team in scoring and rebounds, putting up 14.3 points per game and grabbing 4.5 rebounds a night The Simmons File Career Highs entering 2014-15 season Points - 31 vs. Lees-McRae (12/8/12) second in the South Atlantic Conference in three- Rebounds - 13 vs. North Greenville (11/4/12) pointas a sophomore percentage, for knocking Brevard. down Simmons 57 of finished his 120 Assists - 6 vs. Newberry (1/23/13) attempts [47.5%]. The Accokeek, Maryland FGBlocks - 10 vs. - 2 Newberry vs. LMU (2/13/13) (2/20/13) FT - 13 vs. Lees-McRae (12/8/12) 84.7% of his free throws on the season. 3FG - 5, three separate occasions nativePrep made Career 48.1% of - hisNorth shots Point from the High field and *career highs recording during 2012-13 season with Brevard under the direction of Coach Jimmy Ball. Career Totals Simmons wasstarred a member at North of Point the 4A High All-State School Team and he played in the Maryland State All-Star Lincoln Memorial Game in the 2010-11 season. Simmons was also Has not participated in a game for tagged as an All-Conference selection and he was named a captain of the team prior to his senior season. Personal Simmons also competed on his prep cross country team, playing a leading role in his squad capturing the 2011 SMAC Cross Country Championship title. Off the court, he was awarded the four-year AFJROTC Award and was the acting Senior Master Sergeant when he
Simmons. 47 graduated. He is the son of Gary and Sintrel The Juniors LMU Basketball The Sophomores #20 Luquon Choice Guard 6-3 225lbs R-Soph. Laurens, S.C. Laurens High 2013-14 (Redshirt Freshman Season) Appeared in 30 games with 11 starts under his belt...named to the SAC All-Freshman Team... averaged 20.2 minutes per game while
per game]...led the team with 61 three-pointers finishing fourth on the team with 269 points [9.0 goal percentage [40.7 percent]...scored in double while finishing 9th in the SAC in three-point field points, marked by a career best eight three The Choice File figures twelve times including a career high 34 Career Highs entering 2014-15 season pointers, in a win at Newberry [12/15/13]... Points - 34 vs. Newberry (12/15/13) ranked third on the team in steals with 21 and Rebounds - 9 vs. Newberry (12/15/13) played a key role in the Railsplitters’ SAC Blocks - 2, 2 separate occasions Assists - 4 vs. Newberry (12/15/13) Tournament Championship victory by hitting FG - 13 vs. Newberry (12/15/13) four three-pointers and scoring 14 points. FT - 5, 2 separate occasions 2012-13 3FG - 8 vs. Newberry (12/15/13) Redshirted 2012-13 season Career Totals Prep Career - Laurens High Points - 269 Rebounds - 74 Luquon was tabbed as one of the top 5A senior Minutes - 606 players in the state by the Carolina Basketball FG - 89 Association as well as being named to the 2011- FG percentage - .430 Assists - 30 12 All-State Team. At the conclusion of his senior Blocks -14 season, Choice represented South Carolina in the Steals - 21 Carolinas All-Star Basketball Classic, where he tallied ten points against top-level talent. Personal Son of Ollie and Audrey Patterson...Business Management major...born October 25, 1993.
48 LMU Basketball The Sophomores #10 Hunter Spaw Guard 6-0 175lbs R-Soph. Bean Station, Tenn. Grainger High 2013-14 (Redshirt Freshman Season) Appeared in 12 games, logging 33 total minutes as a redshirt freshman... tied a career high by scoring three points on three different occasions
Catawba [1/25/14] and Catawba again including wins over UVA Wise [12/21/13], the year came from behind the three-point arc. [3/1/14]...three of his2012-13 four made field goals on Redshirted 2012-13 season The Spaw File Career Highs entering 2014-15 season Prep Career - Grainger High Points - 3, 3 separate occasions Rebounds - 3 vs. Catawba (3/1/14) Blocks - N/A most three-pointers in a season with 99 during Assists - 1, 2 separate occasions hisSpaw senior set the campaign Grainger [2011-12]. High School At therecord conclusion for FG - 1, 4 separate occasions of the season, Spaw had accumulated a 40% clip FT - N/A 3FG - 1, 3 separate occasions from beyond the arc. Personal Career Totals Points - 11 Rebounds - 5 March 8, 1994. Minutes - 33 Son of Hope Spaw...Physical Therapy major...born FG - 4 FG percentage - .167 Assists - 2 Blocks - 0 Steals - 3
49 The Sophomores LMU Basketball The Sophomores #2 Micah Thomas Guard 5-11 165lbs Soph. Highland Springs, Va. Richard Bland 2013-14 (Freshman Season at Richard Bland) Appeared in all 30 games for the Statesmen, compiling 28 starts while leading the team in scoring with 15.8 points per game...shot 42.7
the three-point arc and 73.8 percent from the freepercent throw from line...scored the field, 41.3 20 or percent more points from beyond 10 times including a 29-point outburst in a win over Wytheville Community College [12/18/13]...hit seven three-pointers against Spartanburg The Thomas File Career Highs entering 2014-15 season Methodist [12/19/13]...named NJCAA All-Region Points - 29 vs. Wytheville CC (12/18/13) Rebounds - 8 vs. Montgomery Coll. (11/24/13) Prep Career - Highland Springs High Blocks - N/A Assists - 7 vs. Northern Virginia CC (1/12/14) AccumulatedX first team 1,750 points during his prep FG - 10 vs. Pitt CC (12/4/13) career...led the state of Virginia in scoring FT - 10 vs. Brunswick CC (11/9/13) during 2011-12 season with 27.3 points per 3FG - 7 vs. Spartanburg Methodist (12/19/13) *career highs recording during 2013-14 rebounds per game while earning All-State season with Richard Bland game...also averaged five assists and four Career Totals
duringhonorable junior mention and senior accolades...All-Region years first Lincoln Memorial team, All-District firstPersonal team and All-Academic Has not participated in a game for Son of Ronald and Lizzie Thomas...Kinesiology major...born August 24, 1993.
50 LMU Basketball The Sophomores #5 Curtis Webb Guard 6-4 200lbs R-Soph. Spartanburg, S.C. Dorman High 2013-14 (Redshirt Freshman Season) Appeared in all 31 games as a redshirt freshman... averaged 12.9 minutes per game and shot 50% from the three-point line [13-for- 26]...ranked second on the team with 24 steals...
ofscored Charlotte in double [1/18/14] figures in four a narrow times including72-71 a victory...career best scored 15 points 14 points against in a Queens home victory University over The Webb File Career Highs entering 2014-15 season Points - 15 vs. Queens (1/18/14) Carson-NewmanWingate University [2/26/14]. and added a career best three Rebounds - 8, 2 separate occasions made three-point field goals in a win over Blocks - 1, 6 separate occasions 2012-13 Assists - 5, 2 separate occasions Redshirted 2012-13 season FG - 5, 2 separate occasions Prep Career - Dorman High 3FG - 3 vs. Carson-Newman (2/26/14) FT - 5 vs. UVA-Wise (12/21/13) School with a vast number of honors to his credit, Career Totals Concluded his prep career at Dorman High Points - 134 Rebounds - 77 in 2012. That same year, he was crowned as the Minutes - 400 Regionincluding Player Spartanburg of the Year. Herald Webb Player was an of All-Statethe Year FG - 43 selection in 2011 and made the jump to First FG percentage - .457 Assists - 36 Team All-State in 2012. For his career, he tallied Blocks - 6 better than 1,100 points while being voted team Steals - 24 MVP in 2011 and 2012. Webb also competed in the North-South All-Star Game and the FCA All-Star Game. Personal Son of Curtis Sr. and Daisy Webb...Business major...born November 10, 1994.
51 The Sophomores LMU Basketball The Sophomores #35 Paul Woodson Forward 6-9 185lbs R-Soph. Cincinnati, Ohio Aiken Tech High 2013-14 (Redshirt Freshman Season) Appeared in all 31 games as a redshirt freshman, averaging 11.4 minutes per game...had two double-doubles on the season, scoring 12 points and grabbing a career high 12 rebounds in
points and 10 rebounds in a win over Bob Jones [11/30/13]..scoreda road win at Mars Hill a career [11/20/13]...also high 16 points had in 10 a win over Catawba [3/1/14]...scored 94 points on the season [3.0 per game] while grabbing 107 The Woodson File Career Highs entering 2014-15 season rebounds [3.5 per]. Points - 16 vs. Catawba (3/1/14) 2012-13 Blocks - 2 vs. Wingate (2/22/14) Redshirted 2012-13 season ReboundsAssists - - 12 3 vs. vs. Catawba Mars Hill (3/1/14) (11/20/13) Prep Career - Aiken Tech High FG - 5 vs. Catawba (3/1/14) Woodson tallied 13.5 points, 13.9 rebounds and FT - 6, 2 separate occasions 3FG - N/A
the fourth-best power forward in Ohio by Career Totals Buckeye1.8 blocks Prep per Reportgame as while a senior. Triple He Double was rated as Points - 94 Rebounds - 107 Minutes - 352 position in the state. In 2012, he was named team FG - 33 Prospects knotted him as the sixth-best at his FG percentage - .471 MVP and earned Second Team All-CMAC Assists - 11 Blocks - 8 Woodson as the top at his position in Cincinnati Steals - 11 asdistinctions. he recorded CincyPrepHoops.com 25 double-doubles asranked a senior. Personal
Sports Science major...born March 17, 1994. Son of Kathy and Paul Woodson...Exercise and
52 LMU Basketball The Freshmen #4 Dawud Fisher-Grace Center 6-10 275lbs R-Fr. Bedford, Ohio Bedford High 2013-14 Redshirted the 2013-14 season Prep Career - Bedford High
sevenLed Bedford rebounds High and to the2.5 blocksDistrict per Tournament game during hissemifinals senior campaign.as a senior. Fisher-Grace He averaged did seven not points, start playing basketball until his sophomore year of high school. Personal Born January 18, 1995 to John Grace and La’Tonya Fisher-Grace...Father played basketball and mother was a high school track star...has four other brothers, all of whom played football in high school...Business Management major. #14 Javier Gonzalez Guard 5-11 160lbs R-Fr. Fayetteville, N.C. Terry Sanford High 2013-14 Redshirted the 2013-14 season Prep Career - Terry Sanford High
rebounds during his junior season at Terry Averaged 22.5 points, five assists and six Conference...posted 12.4 points, seven assists and Sanford High...named All-Carolina Christian earning All-Conference laurels once again. five rebounds per gamePersonal during his senior season,
Management major...born February 16, 1994. Son of Yamilka and Hector Roca...Business
53 The Freshmen LMU Basketball The Freshmen #21 Devin Hankins Guard 5-11 175lbs R-Fr. Huntsville, Ala. Sparkman High 2013-14 Redshirted the 2013-14 season Prep Career - Sparkman High Selected Alabama 6A All-State after leading
tournament...paced the Senators throughout his seniorSparkman season, High averaging to a runner-up 15.5 points, finish 6.2in the state rebounds, 5.1 assists and 2.8 steals per game while shooting 43.2% from three-point range for Personal Times All-Tournament Team and All-Area Team Son of Marvin and Michelle atCoach conclusion James Coggins...named of junior and senior to the season... Huntsville selected to the Northwest Regional All- 1994...Environmental Science Hankins...born October 31, Tournament Team, earned Northwest Regional major. MVP laurels, and was named First Team
#44Huntsville Nicksen Times Elite Blanc Team during senior year. Forward 6-6 260lbs Fr. Port Charlotte, Fla. Port Charlotte High Prep Career - Port Charlotte High
team during senior season at Port Charlotte Named All-Area first team and All-State third game...a member of Port Charlotte’s 1,000 point clubHigh...averaged 16 points and 10 rebounds per Personal Son of Rosena Eugene and Anthony Blanc... undecided on a major...born April 21, 1995.
54 LMU Basketball The Freshmen #15 Dorian Pinson Forward 6-5 237lbs Fr. Greenville, S.C. Legacy Charter High Prep Career - Legacy Charter/Southside Finished career at Legacy Charter, where he averaged 14.1 points, 6.3 boards, 1.7 assists, 2.3 steals and one block per game during his senior season...named All-Conference and All-Region in
13, averaging 13.5 points, eight rebounds, four assists2013-14...attended and three steals Southside per game High over from that 2010- span...
Personal Fullplayed name AAU is ballDorian for theAdonis SC Raptors Pinson...son Elite of Johnny and Alicia Pinson...Business/Sport Management major...born June 30, 1996.
#33 Emanuel Terry Forward 6-9 205lbs Fr. Birmingham, Ala. Cleveland High Prep Career - Cleveland High
per game as a senior...ranked as the second-best forwardAveraged in 21 the points, state of10 Alabama rebounds for and 3A...named six blocks All-League on two different occasions...scored 1,584 total points in three seasons at Cleveland
Personal SonHigh of Angela Spann and Otis Terry...Sports Medicine major...born August 21, 1995.
55 The Freshmen LMU Basketball The Freshmen #23 Carlee Clemons Guard 6-0 180lbs Fr. Raleigh, N.C. Millbrook High Prep Career - Millbrook High Selected All-Conference after accounting for 11 points, three assists, 1.2 steals and 2.5 dunks per game during his senior season Personal Son of Carlyton Clemons and Monique Williamson...Mass Communications major...born January 20, 1996. Tyler Potter Guard 5-10 165lbs Fr. Pineville, Ky. Bell County High Prep Career - Bell County High Averaged 20.1 points, 2.2 assists and two steals
teamper game selection during senior season...finished as school’s all-time leadingPersonal scorer...All-Region first Son of Stephen Potter and Amy Philpot...Biology major...born May 10, 1995. Kai Shaw Guard 5-10 190lbs Fr. Greensboro, N.C. New Hope Christian Academy Prep Career - New Hope Academy Three-year letter winner...completed career as the school’s all-time leader in assists...averaged
surpassed 1,000 for his career 13 points, six assistsPersonal and 1.5 steals per game... Son of Mike and Sabrina Shaw...Communications major...born June 6, 1995.
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Abe’s Army
14 season, Abe’s Army is the Railsplitters’Officially formed raucous during student- the 2013- based fan group, bringing the noise
the road. Fans can interact with Abe’sat Tex ArmyTurner on Arena Twitter as well as on
@LMU_AbesArmy. Dean B ailey The legendary Dean Bailey is the all-time winningest coach in the history of the men’s basketball program, as he compiled 338 wins from 1948-1975. Over that span, the Railsplitters captured nine SMAC Championships while
pinnacle of Bailey’s tenure came in 1975-76 as he led the Railsplittersfinishing as the to VSAC-EastNAIA District and 24 NAIA champions District in24 1959. The Championships along with a fourth-place NAIA national
Championships with Bailey at the helm. Dean Bailey’s name finish. Lincoln Memorial won two additional VSAC-East
roomstill resonates both bear throughout his name. the LMU athletic department as the annual golf tournament and the Tex Turner Arena trophy Conference Titles Since Josh Schertz took over at Lincoln Memorial prior to the 2008-09 season, the Railsplitters have collected three South Atlantic Conference regular season titles (2010- 11, 2012-13, 2013-14) and two tournament championships (2011, 2014). In addition to the immense level of success in the SAC, the Railsplitters were responsible for 12 SMAC Championships from 1938-60. The Railsplitters also boast 10 additional various league titles in program history. 57 Program A-Z LMU Basketball Program A-Z
Defensive Juggernaut The Railsplitters have led the South Atlantic
rebounding average every season since Josh Schertz Conference in field-goal percentage defense and in rebounding margin and scoring margin for each took over the program, while ranking first in the SAC Railsplitters have ranked in the top 20 nationally for of the past five seasons. Since 2008-09, the
bothfield-goal 2010 percentage and 2012. Thedefense. Railsplitters Lincoln Memorialwere seventh infinished the nation second in 2013-14,in the nation holding in that opponents category to in a 39.4 percent clip. Eighty Three First All-American The number of points scored by That distinction goes to Roger Lundy, who was Brownell Bryant against Tennessee selected as a Small College All-American during his Wesleyan on December 16, 1944, four-year tenure with the Railsplitters from 1956- which would stand as the third- 59. Lundy accumulated 1,372 points over that highest single-game total in NCAA Division II history. No other ranks 10th in school history with a career 17.2 per Railsplitter has scored more than 50 gamespan, thescoring 14th average. most in program history. He also points in a single game in program history. History Rollin G arrett Men’s basketball is the oldest sport at Lincoln program history as he headed the RailsplittersGarrett is the from first 1923-27.known coach in Baseball took part in the According to the only available Memorial University. documents, Garrett compiled an 18- 1910, but there are 17 mark during that tenure. recordsfirst recorded of basketball season in games played as early as 1908.
58 LMU Basketball Program A-Z Hall of Fame I nductees Since the initial induction class in 1981, 54 former men’s basketball players have been enshrined in
is the most recent inductee as he was awarded the LMU Athlete’s Hall of Fame. Steve Marsee (‘81)
entrance to the Hall of Fame in the fall of 2014.
Josh Schertz
has ushered in an unprecedented run of success, compilingIn his six years a 140-41 with recordthe Railsplitters, including theJosh winningest Schertz four-year stretch in SAC history with a 106-18 mark from the 2010-11 season until the 2013-14 campaign. Schertz has guided the Railsplitters to three SAC regular season titles, two tournament championships and four NCAA Tournament appearances. During Schertz’s tenure, the Railsplitters own the highest winning percentage in the Southeast Region. In the four seasons prior to Schertz’s arrival, the Railsplitters had a combined 33- 77 record. Additionally, the Railsplitters are responsible for one of the ten longest streaks of consecutive weeks ranked in the NABC/Division II
led the Railsplitters to a South Atlantic Conference single-seasonnational poll with record a current 28 wins 58-week during theflourish. historic Schertz 2013-14 campaign.
Keith Beck career, Keith Beck scored 2,402 points from 1982-86, the An NAIA All-American during his prolific playing of only two players in program history with over 1,000 careersecond-most rebounds points as he in grabbedLMU’s career 1,197, history. the most Beck all-time. is one
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AbrahamL incoln Abraham Lincoln, our nation’s beloved 16th president, originally envisioned “a great university for the people of this area” in the Cumberland Gap.
is the product and heir of that vision. Over 140 years later, Lincoln Memorial University
Media Coverage The Railsplitters receive some of the most well-rounded media coverage at the
Network carries a live broadcast of every homeNCAA gameDivision with II play-by-playlevel as the LMU from Sports Voice of the Railsplitters Rusty Peace. Additionally, Lincoln Memorial’s contest against Anderson back in January, 2013 was broadcast on the CBS Sports Network, which is available in over 99 million homes nationwide. NABC Coaches’ Poll
The Railsplitters broke into the NABC/Division II
on December 8, 2010 and they have yet to leave the Coaches’ Poll for the first time in program history 58-consecutive weeks in the NABC poll is the third- longestnational active rankings streak since and that the date. ninth-longest LMU’s streak all-time of in the 53-year history of the rankings.
60 LMU Basketball Program A-Z No. O ne national ranking After opening the 2011-12 campaign with a 14-0 mark, the Railsplitters jumped to No.1 in the NABC/Division II
program in South Atlantic Conference history to earn the No.1Coaches’ national Poll, ranking.becoming That the markedfirst men’s only basketball the second time
ranking as the men’s soccer team garnered that distinc- tiona team back representing in 2008. LMU has earned the No.1 national
Professional Development At least one former Railsplitter has gone on to sign a profes- sional contract in each of the past four seasons.
Quality, Affordable Rivalries Education The Railsplitters’ rivalries against Carson- The 2014 U.S. News & World Report listed Newman and Tusculum are two of the oldest in the history of college basketball. university in which graduates bear the least Since the early 1900s, the Railsplitters have loanLincoln debt. Memorial It also marked University the regionallythird- as a played Carson-Newman 196 times with 165 all-time match-ups against Tusculum. A new represented among the Tier 1 institutions rivalry has also emerged as the Railsplitters inconsecutive the South. year in which LMU was and Anderson Trojans have played 10 times since the 2010-11 season. The Trojans have
that stretch. accounted for six of LMU’s 18 losses during
61 Program A-Z LMU Basketball Program A-Z Nick S anford An NAIA All-American during his 117-game career that ran from 1986-90, Nick Sanford accumulated 3,629 points
highest scorer in program history. Sanford would rank over that span to sit over 1,200 points ahead of the next
third in NCAA Division II history had LMU been a member careerof the NCAA scoring during average his intenure. NCAA Sanford D-II history. finished his career averaging a blistering 31 points per game, the fifth-highest
Tex Turner Development Arena The home of the Railsplitters since
one of the top basketball facilities at the1991, D-II B. level.Frank The “Tex” arena Turner seats Arena 5,009 is people as the Railsplitters have led the SAC in attendance in each of the last three seasons. Lincoln Memorial averaged over 1,100 fans per home game during the 2013-14 season.
goalLMU percentagehas led the inSouth each of Vincent Atlantic Conference is field- Bailey
12ththe last in thefive country seasons. in In scoring 2013- Daktronics All-America First 14, the Railsplitters finished TeamBailey selection was the program’s after first goal percentage. compiling 22.6 points and offense and eighth in field- 10.4 rebounds per game during the 2013-14 cam-
Uptempo history with 1,522 career Offense points.paign. He is 10th in program
62 LMU Basketball Program A-Z Winning Formula Over the past four seasons, the Railsplitters claim a 106-18 record, the winningest four-year stretch in South Atlantic Conference history as well as the highest winning percentage in the entire NCAA Division II Southeast Region with an 85.5 percent mark. Lincoln Memorial is one of only two teams at the Division II level (West Liberty) with 25 wins in each of the past four seasons. Since the 2008-09 season, the Railsplitters have
inwon two an of astounding the past four 77.3 seasons. percent of their games. LMU has finished among the top five in the nation in winning percentage Xtreme Exposure Yearly Growth Lincoln Memorial is one of the fastest growing The LMU Sports Network provides an campuses in the South. Since 2006 alone, the broadcastinvaluable oflevel every of exposurehome game for is the carried campus has seen the addition of the DeBusk throughRailsplitters the localas a livecable high provider definition and over the world wide web. Math and Science Building, the Business- EducationCollege of OsteopathicBuilding, a fully Medicine, functional the Hamilton golf
veterinarydriving range program and six as entirely construction new apartment has already begunstyle dorms. on those LMU on-campus has also added facilities. a full
A Division II Bulletin All-America selection,
Craig Zeigler amassed 1,662 points from three-pointers1998-02, finishing are theninth third all-time most in in scoring programfor the Railsplitters. history. Zeigler’s 226 career Craig Z eigler
63 Program A-Z LMU Basketball Records and History
64 LMU Basketball Career Records
Scoring Rebounds Field Goal Percentage Pos. Name Seasons Points Pos. Name Seasons Reb. Pos. Name Seasons FG Pct. 1. Nick Sanford (1986-90) 3,629 1. Keith Beck (1982-86) 1,197 1. Vincent Bailey (2010-14) .608 (627-1,032) 2. Keith Beck (1982-86) 2,526 2. Kenny Jones (1975-78) 1,014 2. Roderick Robinson(1985-89) .603 (389-645) 3. Don Burton (1954-58) 2,032 3. Desmond Johnson (2008-12) 828 3. D’Mario Curry (2008-11) .599 (486-811) 4. Doug Potter (1973-76) 1,797 4. Nick Sanford (1986-90) 810 4. Mark Cartwright (1975-77) .587 (497-847) 5. Brownell Bryant (1944-49) 1,779 5. Vincent Bailey (2010-14) 799 5. Charles Slappey (1976-78) .580 (501-864) 6. D’Mario Curry (2008-11) 753 6. Desmond Johnson (2008-12) .576 (528-916) 7. Rick Trivett (1967-71) 1,730 7. Charles Slappey (1976-78) 750 6. Darrell Cox (1985-89) 1,753 8. Andrew Lewis (1978-82) 1,708 8. Keith Beck (1983-86) .563 (817-1452) 9. Lawrence Buell (1986-89) 669 7. Thomas Harrison (1987-91) .569 (424-745) 10. Vincent Bailey (2010-14) 1,522 10.8. DwightDarrell CoxWindom (2001-03)(1985-89) 615734 10. Jerry Burnette (1983-85) .528 (378-716) 11.9. SteveCraig ZeiglerMarsee (1977-81)(1998-02) 1,5011,662 9. Darrell Cox (1985-89) .558 (696-1248) 12. Desmond Johnson (2008-12) 1,433 Rebound Average 3-Point Field Goal Percentage 13. Lawrence Buell (1986-89) 1,395 Pos. Name Seasons R/Per (minimum 100 made) 14. Roger Lundy (1956-59) 1,372 1. Charles Slappey (1976-78) 11.9 Pos. Name Seasons 3FG Pct. 15. Terry Cain (1970-74) 1,363 2. Kenny Jones (1976-78) 11.3 1. Lawrence Buell (1986-89) .428 (178-416) 16. D’Mario Curry (2008-11) 1,354 3. Dwight Windom (2001-03) 11.0 17. Jimmy Miller (1997-01) 1,341 3. Nick Sanford (1986-90) .420 (297-707) 18. Bill Cain (1992-96) 1,262 5. Keith Beck (1983-86) 10.1 4.2. WallyCraig ZeiglerJones (2009-13)(1998-02) .411.422 (123-299)(226-536) 4. Howard Jackson (1998-00) 10.8 19. Danny Gibbs (1969-73) 1,225 6. D’Mario Curry (2008-11) 9.2 5. Cam Carden (2009-13) .404 (245-606) 20. Kenny Jones (1975-79) 1,140 7. Lawrence Buell (1986-89) 8.0 6. Brad Seal (2001-05) .399 (108-271) Brandon Armstrong (2008-12) 1,140 7. Brandon Armstrong (2008-12) .374 (196-524) 9. Toron Clark (1997-99) 7.3 Total Field Goals 10.8. DesmondKenneth Fox Johnson (2008-12)(2004-06) 7.07.4 Pos. Name Seasons FG 9. Mike Comparato (1998-03) .368 (113-307) 8. David Hopper (1989-93) .369 (168-455) 1. Nick Sanford (1986-90) 1,299 Blocks 10. Stuart Miller (2008-10) .366 (124-339) 2. Keith Beck (1983-86) 817 Pos. Name Seasons Blks ree hrow ercentage 1. D’Mario Curry (2008-10) 195 F T P Pos. Name Seasons FT Pct. 2. Keith Beck (1983-86) 190 4. Vincent Bailey (2010-14) 627 1. Nick Sanford (1986-90) .865 (734-849) 3. Lawrence Buell (1986-89) 123 3. Darrell Cox (1985-89) 696 2. Fred Lee (1975-77) .854 (216-253) 4. Nick Sanford (1986-90) 104 6. Desmond Johnson (2008-12) 528 3. Brad Seal (2001-05) .792 (175-221) 5. Corey Wilson (1995-98) 95 7.5. CharlesCraig Zeigler Slappey (1976-78)(1998-02) 501552 4. Jasper Mallory (1997-99) .774 (229-296) 8. Mark Cartwright (1975-77) 497 5. Brandon Armstrong (2008-12) .773 (204-264) Lawrence Buell (1986-89) 497 7. Vincent Bailey (2010-14) 82 6. Darrell Cox (1985-89) 90 10. Jimmy Miller (1997-01) 495 7. Chance Jones (2010-14) .753 (217-288) 6. Darrell Cox (1985-89) .765 (361-472) Three-Pointers 8. DesmondKenneth Fox Johnson (2008-12)(2004-06) 6880 9. Jimmy Miller (1997-01) .739 (266-360) Pos. Name Seasons 3FG 9. Titus Hunter (1991-94) 69 8. Craig Zeigler (1998-02) .746 (332-445) 1. Nick Sanford (1986-90) 297 D’Mario Curry 10. Richard Buckner (1992-94) .722 (195-270) 2. Cam Carden (2009-13) 245 Field Goal Attempts Pos. Name Seasons FGA 4. Brandon Armstrong (2008-12) 196 1. Nick Sanford (1986-90) 2,485 5.3. LawrenceCraig Zeigler Buell (1986-89)(1998-02) 178226 2. Keith Beck (1983-86) 1,452
7. Jamie Shannon (2001-03) 154 8.6. StuartDavid HopperMiller (2008-10)(1989-93) 124168 5.3. BillDarrell Cain Cox (1992-96)(1985-89) 1,0531,248 9. Wally Jones (2009-13) 123 6,4. VincentCraig Zeigler Bailey (2010-14)(1998-02) 1,0321,189 10. Beau Brown (2006-08) 116 7. Jimmy Miller (1997-01) 999 Free Throws 8. Lawrence Buell (1986-89) 969 Pos. Name Seasons FT 9. Kenny Jones (1975-78) 925 1. Nick Sanford (1986-90) 734 10. Desmond Johnson (2008-12) 916 2. D’Mario Curry (2008-11) 375 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 3. Desmond Johnson (2008-12) 364 Pos. Name Seasons 3FGA Assists 1. Nick Sanford (1986-90) 707 Pos. Name Seasons Assists 2. Cam Carden (2009-13) 606 6.4. KeithDarrell Beck Cox (1983-86)(1985-89) 330361 5. Craig Zeigler (1998-02) 332 1. Fred Lee (1975-77) 635 7. Bill Cain (1992-96) 323 4. Brandon Armstrong (2008-12) 524 8. Vincent Bailey (2010-14) 268 3. Craig Zeigler (1998-02) 536 9. Jimmy Miller (1997-01) 266 4.2. NickToby SanfordHowell (1986-90)(1983-85) 435625 6. Jamie Shannon (2001-03) 440 10. Jasper Mallory (1997-99) 229 5.3. BillSteve Cain Hampton (1992-96)(1985-89) 405613 7.5. LawrenceDavid Hopper Buell (1986-89)(1989-93) 416455 Scoring Average 6. Mike Comparato (1998-03) 401 8. Beau Brown (2006-08) 394 Pos. Name Seasons Avg. 7. Lawrence Buell (1986-89) 357 9. Stuart Miller (2008-10) 339 1. Nick Sanford (1986-90) 31.0 8. Tim Sullivan (1984-87) 342 10. Gary Barnes (1993-95) 332 2. Doug Potter (1973-76) 19.8 9. Brandon Armstrong (2008-12) 310 ree hrow ttempts 3. Jasper Mallory (1997-99) 19.5 F T A 10. Roderick Robinson (1985-89) 307 Pos. Name Seasons FTA 4. Keith Beck (1983-86) 19.2 teals 1. Nick Sanford (1986-90) 849 5. Mark Cartwright (1975-77) 18.8 S Pos. Name Seasons Steals 2. D’Mario Curry (2008-10) 550 6. Rick Trivett (1967-71) 18.6 3. Desmond Johnson (2008-12) 547 2. Roderick Robinson (1985-89) 246 4. Keith Beck (1983-86) 520 8. Charles Slappey (1976-78) 17.8 3.1. NickSteve Sanford Hampton (1986-90)(1985-89) 232252 5. Darrell Cox (1985-89) 472 9.7. DonJerald Burton Hyatt (1954-58)(1984-86) 17.518.1 4. Fred Lee (1975-77) 217 6. Bill Cain (1992-96) 470 10. Roger Lundy (1956-59) 17.2 5. Kenny Jones (1975-78) 211 7. Craig Zeigler (1998-02) 445 6. Keith Beck (1983-86) 183 8. Vincent Bailey (2010-14) 391 12. Fred Lee (1975-77) 16.9 7. Bill Cain (1992-96) 168 9. Jimmy Miller (1997-01) 360 13.11. LawrenceCraig Zeigler Buell (1986-89)(1998-02) 16.617.1 8. Tim Sullivan (1984-87) 154 10. Howard Jackson (1998-00) 334 14. D’Mario Curry (2008-11) 16.5 9. Charles Slappey (1976-78) 147 15. Troy Coleman (1993-95) 16.4 10. Brandon Armstrong (2008-12) 145
65 Career Records LMU Basketball Season Records
Points Rebounds 3-Point Field Goal Percentage Pos. Name Season Gms Pts Pos. Name Season Gms Reb. (minimum 25 made) 1. Nick Sanford (1988-89) 30 1028 1. Charles Slappey (1976-77) 35 447 # Name Season Gms 3FG Pct. 2. Nick Sanford (1986-87) 31 967 2. Kenny Jones (1976-77) 34 397 1. Lawrence Buell (1988-89) 30 .473 (71-150) 3. Nick Sanford (1987-88) 26 883 3. Keith Beck (1984-85) 32 350 2. Wally Jones (2009-10) 24 .450 (27-60) 4. Mark Cartwright (1976-77) 35 755 4. Dave Colbert (1975-76) 33 349 3. Wally Jones (2012-13) 25 .446 (50-112) 5. Nick Sanford (1989-90) 30 751 5. Kenny Jones (1975-76) 29 325 6. Keith Beck (1983-84) 32 722 6. Dwight Windom (2002-03) 29 324 5. Brad Seal (2003-04) 27 .443 (43-97) 7. Vincent Bailey (2013-14) 31 668 4.6. CraigDavid Zeigler Lopez (2000-01)(2006-07) 2526 .444.440 (60-135)(85-193) Keith Beck (1985-86) 30 321 Nick Sanford (1989-90) 26 .440 (77-175) 9. Charles Slappey (1976-77) 35 626 9.7. D’MarioHoward CurryJackson (2009-10)(1999-00) 2824 312321 8. Nick Sanford (1987-88) 30 .436 (72-165) 8.10. DarrellKeith Beck Cox (1986-87)(1984-85) 3231 635625 10. Vincent Bailey (2013-14) 31 310 9. Cam Carden (2010-11) 30 .430 (74-172) 10. Lawrence Buell (1986-87) 31 .429 (72-168) Total Field Goals Rebound Average Pos. Name Season Gms FGM Pos. Name Seasons Gms Avg. Free Throw Percentage 1. Nick Sanford (1988-89) 30 383 (minimum 100 made) 2. Nick Sanford (1986-87) 31 360 2. Charles Slappey (1976-77) 35 12.8 # Name Season Gm FT Pct. 3. Mark Cartwright (1976-77) 35 336 3.1. KennyHoward Jones Jackson (1976-77)(1999-00) 3424 11.713.4 1. Fred Lee (1976-77) 35 .898 (141-157) 4. Nick Sanford (1989-90 26 310 4. Dwight Windom (2002-03) 29 11.2 2. Nick Sanford (1987-88) 30 .882 (187-212) 5. Keith Beck (1983-84) 26 298 Kenny Jones (1975-76) 29 11.2 Nick Sanford (1989-90) 26 .882 (186-211) 6. Charles Slappey (1976-77) 35 282 6. D’Mario Curry (2009-10) 28 11.1 4. Nick Sanford (1986-87) 31 .849 (185-218) 7. Vincent Bailey (2013-14) 31 266 7. Keith Beck (1984-85) 32 10.9 5. Nick Sanford (1988-89) 30 .846 (176-208) 8. Doug Potter (1975-76) 36 265 8. Dwight Windom (2001-02) 27 10.8 6. Jasper Mallory (1997-98) 25 .789 (105-133) 9. Keith Beck (1984-85) 32 263 Charles Slappey (1977-78) 28 10.8 7. D’Mario Curry (2010-11) 28 .777 (150-193)
locks Richard Buckner (1993-94) 25 .764 (113-148) 10. Jerald HyattThree -Pointer(1985-86)s 30 262 Kenny Jones B (1977-78) 27 10.8 8. Darrell Cox (1986-87) 31 .764 (133-174) Pos. Name Season Gms 3FG Pos. Name Season Gms Blks. 1. D’Mario Curry (2009-10) 28 96 10. Craig ZeiglerField G(2000-01)oal Attempt 25 .761s (102-134) 2. Nick Sanford (1988-89) 30 86 2. Keith Beck (1984-85) 32 75 Pos. Name Season Gms FGA 3.1. David LopezHopper (2006-07)(1990-91) 26 8590 3. Keith Beck (1983-84) 32 71 1. Nick Sanford (1988-89) 30 731 4, Corey Wilson (1997-98) 27 59 2. Nick Sanford (1986-87) 31 675 5. Jamie Shannon (2002-03) 29 81 Curtis McMillion (2013-14) 30 59 3. Nick Sanford (1989-90 26 632 6.4. NickCraig Sanford Zeigler (1989-90)(2001-02) 2627 7783 6. D’Mario Curry (2008-09) 26 53 4. Mark Cartwright (1976-77) 35 558 7. Cam Carden (2010-11) 30 74 Assists 8. Jamie Shannon (2001-02) 23 73 Pos. Name Season Gms Asst. 6. Keith Beck (1983-84) 26 510 9. Lawrence Buell (1986-87) 31 72 1. Fred Lee (1976-77) 35 414 7.5. DougJerald Potter Hyatt (1975-76)(1985-86) 3630 504523 Nick Sanford (1987-88) 30 72 8. Charles Slappey (1976-77) 35 502 9. Troy Coleman (1994-95) 25 477 Cam Carden 4.2. FredToby LeeHowell (1975-76)(1984-85) 2433 221354 10. Keith Beck (1984-85) 32 472 3. Toby Howell (1983-84) 32 271 5. Tim Sullivan (1985-86) 30 205 3-Point Field Goal Attempts Pos. Name Season Gms 3FGA 8.6. MarkSteve CartwrightHampton (1976-77)(1988-89) 3529 153196 2. Jamie Shannon (2002-03) 29 224 97. LawrenceSteve Hampton Buell (1988-89)(1987-88) 30 150183 3.1. BeauDavid Brown Hopper (2007-08)(1990-91) 2726 223238 10. Mike Comparato (2000-01) 25 144 4. Jamie Shannon (2001-02) 23 216 Adrian Porter (2003-04) 27 144 5. Nick Sanford (1988-89) 30 209 Steals Pos. Name Season Gms Steals 7. David Lopez (2006-07) 26 193 1. Fred Lee (1976-77) 35 127 8.6. NickCraig Sanford Zeigler (1989-90)(2001-02) 2627 175199 2. Kenny Jones (1976-77) 34 121 9. Stuart Miller (2008-09) 28 172 3. Doug Potter (1975-76) 36 116 Cam Carden (2010-11) 30 172 4. Charles Slappey (1976-77) 35 94 5. Fred Lee (1975-76) 24 90 Free Throw Attempts Free Throws Pos. Name Season Gms FTA Pos. Name Season Gms FT 1. Nick Sanford (1986-87) 31 218 1. Nick Sanford (1987-88) 30 187 Fred Lee 2. Nick Sanford (1989-90) 26 186 3. Nick Sanford (1987-88) 30 212 2. Howard Jackson (1999-00) 24 213 3. Nick Sanford (1986-87) 31 185 4. Nick Sanford (1989-90) 26 211 4. Nick Sanford (1988-89) 30 176 5. Nick Sanford (1988-89) 30 208 5. D’Mario Curry (2010-11) 28 150 6. D’Mario Curry (2009-10) 28 202 6. Fred Lee (1976-77) 35 141 7. D’Mario Curry (2010-11) 28 193 7. D’Mario Curry (2009-10) 28 136 8. Vincent Bailey (2013-14) 31 190 Vincent Bailey (2013-14) 31 136 9, Keith Beck (1983-84) 32 189
10. Darrell Cox (1986-87) 31 174 9. Howard Jackson (1999-00) 24 133 ield oal ercentage DarrellS Coxcoring A(1986-87)verage 31 133 F G P # Name Season Gms FG Pct. Pos. Name Season Gms Avg. *-Complete stats exist from 1983-present. Stats 1. Roderick Robinson (1986-87) 31 .656 (147-224) 1. Nick Sanford (1988-89) 30 34.3 from 1975-78, 79-80, and 81-82 also exist. Some 2. D’Mario Curry (2008-09) 26 .627 (153-244) 2. Nick Sanford (1989-90) 26 34.0 stats from other seasons are known, such as total 3. Desmond Johnson (2010-11) 30 .626 (164-262) 3. Nick Sanford (1986-87) 31 31.2 points and rebounds, and have been included. 4. Vincent Bailey (2011-12) 32 .623 (149-239) 4. Nick Sanford (1987-88) 30 25.0 Some stats, such as made field goals, are 5. Terry Delaney (2007-08) 27 .620 (173-279) 5. Jimmy Miller (2000-01) 23 22.7 incomplete stats for some players, but what we 6. Vincent Bailey (2013-14) 31 .617 (266-431) 6. Keith Beck (1983-84) 32 22.6 have has been included. The LMU Sports 7. Kenny Jones (1977-78) 27 .608 (188-309) 7. Wille Roberts (1983-84) 23 22.3 Information Department is actively searching Vincent Bailey (.2012-13) 28 .608 (158-260) for stats from those missing seasons. If you can 9. Charles Slappey (1977-78) 28 .605 (219-362) 9. Mark Cartwright (1976-77) 35 21.6 help or have any questions, please call Scott 10. Mark Cartwright (1976-77) 35 .602 (336-558) 8. TroyCraig Coleman Zeigler (1994-95)(2001-02) 2527 21.621.7 Erland or Bill Porter at 423.869.6236. 66 LMU Basketball Game Records
Individual Records (1992-Present) Team Records (1992-Present) Tex Turner Arena Unless Noted Otherwise Unless Noted Otherwise Individual Records Points Points (Lincoln Memorial) Pos. Name Date Points Pos. Opponent Date Points Points 1. Bryant Brownell 12/6/44 83 41 - D’Mario Curry vs. Catawba (12/14/10) 2. D’Mario Curry 12/14/10 41 FG Made 3. Troy Coleman 12/17/94 40 1. Hiwassee 11/20/09 143 15 - D’Mario Curry vs. Catawba (12/14/10) 4.2. Carson-NewmanMars Hill 2/17/071/11/12 120131 FG Attempted 5. DeAngelo Johnson 12/31/02 39 5.3. TempleOSU-Newark Baptist 12/28/0911/17/01 117123 27 - Troy Coleman vs. Mississippi College (2/11/95) Craig Zeigler 1/19/02 40 Total Field Goals Total Field Goals FG Percentage Pos. Name Date FG Pos. Opponent Date FG 3FG Made 1. DeAngelo Johnson 12/31/02 17 1.000 (9-9) - Roderick Preyer vs. Bluefield St. (11/27/92) 2. Troy Coleman 12/17/94 16 3FG Attempted 3. D’Mario Curry 12/14/10 15 3.1. Carson-NewmanHiwassee 2/17/0711/20/09 5060 149 - Markby 5 - Mattsonmost recent vs. Bluefield by Beau BrownSt. (11/22/96) vs. PC (2/7/07) Jimmy Miller 12/16/00 15 2. Mars Hill 1/11/12 51 3FG Percentage 5. Beau Brown 12/30/07 14 4. OSU-Newark 11/17/01 46 1.000 (4-4), Carlos Sanford vs. TBC (12/1/09) FT Made Jake Troyli 1/23/13 14 5. Mars Hill 2/06/13 45 16 by 2 - most recent by Jasper Mallory vs. Tusculum (2/3/99) DeAngeloCraig Zeigler Johnson 11/17/031/28/02 14 T hreeOSU-Mansfield-Pointer s 11/25/11 45 Pos. Opponent Date 3FG FT Attempted Three-Pointers 1. North Greenville 2/20/07 21 19 - D’Mario Curry vs. Lenoir-Rhyne (2/13/10) Pos. Name Date 3FG 2. Ashland 12/03/01 18 FT Percentage 1. Mark Mattson 11/22/96 9 3. West Georgia 1/31/04 16 1.000 (16-16) - Jasper Mallory vs. Tusculum (2/3/99) 2. Beau Brown 11/28/06 8 4. North Alabama 1/08/02 15 Off. Rebounds Jamie Shannon 12/03/01 8 West Georgia 2/28/04 15 David Lopez 2/20/07 8 Def. Rebounds Luquon Choice 12/15/13 8 Tusculum 12/01/01 15 12 - Howard Jackson vs. West Florida (1/17/00) OSU-Newark 11/17/01 15 Total Rebounds Free Throws Free Throws 19 - Howard Jackson vs. West Alabama (2/21/00) Pos. Name Date FT Pos. Opponent Date FT Assists 1. Jasper Mallory 2/03/99 16 1. West Alabama 1/08/96 35 26 - Howard Jackson vs. West Alabama (2/21/00) 2. Bob Jones 11/30/13 34 Terrence Washington 1/06/97 16 Turnovers 3. Desmond Johnson 1/28/12 15 3. Tusculum 2/03/99 33 913 - D’Mario- Carlos SanfordCurry vs. vs. Catawba Hiwassee (2/17/10) (11/20/09) Puerto Rico-Bayamon 12/19/01 33 4. Kelvin Burnes 1/14/06 14 Blocks 5. Mississippi College 11/15/94 32 D’Mario Curry 2/13/10 14 9 - Curtis McMillion vs. Bob Jones (11/30/13) D’Mario Curry 1/10/09 14 Rebounds Steals Rebounds Pos. Opponent Date Reb. 7 by 2 - most recent by Jay Durr vs. West Alabama (12/8/01) Pos. Name Date Reb. Temple Baptist 12/28/09 67 Tex Turner Arena 2. D’Mario Curry 3/03/10 22 3.1. TempleHiwassee Baptist 12/01/0911/20/09 6567 Individual Records 3.1. D’MarioHoward CurryJackson 12/14/102/21/00 2126 Vincent Bailey 3/01/14 21 Catawba 3/01/14 61 (Opponents) 5. Curtis McMillion 11/30/13 20 4. BobMars Jones Hill 11/30/131/11/12 61 Points Dwight Windom 2/09/02 20 Dwight Windom 1/28/02 20 Blocks FG Made Pos. Opponent Date Blks 15,50, MaliekSammy Daniels, Emile, Mars Trevecca Hill (1-11-12) Nazarene (1-2-13) Blocks 1. Bob Jones 11/30/13 15 Pos. Name Date Blks FG Attempted 29, Maurice Puckett, Allen (1-21-95) 1. Curtis McMillion 11/30/13 9 3. 5 occurences 10 FG Percentage 2. D’Mario Curry 2/11/10 8 2. Bluefield State 11/22/96 11 D’Mario Curry 3/03/10 8 Assists .910 (10-11), Chris White, Carson-Newman (12-14-96) 4. Corey Wilson 11/22/97 7 Pos. Opponent Date Assists 3FG Made
Assists 3FG Attempted Pos. Name Date Assists 3.1. Carson-NewmanHiwassee 2/17/0711/20/09 3137 16,7 by Jason 2, MR Pittser, Danny Milligan Sanders, (11-26-94) Mars Hill (3-3-10) 1. Carlos Sanford 11/20/09 13 2. OSU-Newark 11/17/01 34 3FG Percentage 2. Matt Bogard 12/16/08 12 .834 (5-6), Gabe Goulds, Milligan (11-23-98) Mike Comparato 2/12/01 12 OSU-Mansfield 11/25/11 31 FT Made Nate Griffin 1/29/94 12 S tealHiwassees 11/28/09 31 5. Mike Comparato 12/01/01 11 Pos. Opponent Date Steals FT Attempted 1. Brevard 11/28/06 21 18, Sammy Emile, Mars Hill (1-11-12) teals S FT Percentage Pos. Name Date Steals 3. Pikeville 11/24/97 19 1.00020, Sammy (15-15), Emile, Phillip Mars Perre, Hill (1-11-12) North Alabama (1-8-02) 1. Toron Clark 12/05/98 7 2. OSU-Newark 11/17/01 20
Dwight Windom 1/11/03 7 Off. Rebounds Ohio Valley 12/09/08 19 11, Bernard Turner, West Florida (2-16-02) Jay Durr 12/08/01 7 Union College 11/27/01 19
4. 10 players tied 6 Field Goal Attempts Def. Rebounds Pos. Opponent Date FGA Field Goal Attempts 1. West Florida 1/19/02 90 Total Rebounds Pos. Name Date FGA 13, Kyle Copeland, UAH (2-22-03) 1. DeAngelo Johnson 12/31/02 30 Assists 2. Troy Coleman 12/17/94 27 4.2. TempleMars Hill Baptist 12/28/091/11/12 8687 18, Michael Lee, Knoxville (12-3-94) Troy Coleman 2/11/95 27 5. AshlandHiwassee 12/29/0111/20/09 8387 Turnovers 4. Troy Coleman 1/28/95 26 10,10 byD. 2,J. Preston, MR Darnell Tusculum Miller, UWG(12-9-95) (1-29-05) 5. DeAngelo Johnson 11/17/03 25 3-Point Field Goal Attempts Blocks Pos. Opponent Date 3FGA 6 by 2, MR Jo’el Lamb, Anderson (2-3-99) 1. North Greenville 2/20/07 44 Steals Craig Zeigler 1/19/02 25 2. Ashland 12/03/01 42 8 by 2, MR Amonzo Gantt, North Greenville (1-3-06) 3-PointCraig ZeiglerField Goal1/08/02 Attempt s25 3. West Georgia 1/31/04 35 Pos. Name Date 3FGA West Georgia 2/28/04 35 1. Jamie Shannon 12/03/01 19 5. Tusculum 1/29/97 34 2. Jamie Shannon 1/05/02 16 Brevard 11/28/06 34 Curtis McMillion David Lopez 2/20/07 16 Tusculum 12/01/01 34 4. Beau Brown 1/30/08 15 Jamie Shannon 1/07/03 15 Free Throw Attempts Dominique Petty 2/20/07 15 Pos. Name Date FTA 1. West Alabama 1/08/96 50 Free Throw Attempts 2. North Alabama 2/17/96 45 Pos. Name Date FTA 3. Mississippi College 11/15/94 44 4. 4 occurences 43 2. Terrence Washington 1/06/97 20 3.1. D’MarioHoward CurryJackson 2/03/101/22/00 1922 4. 5 players tied 18 67 Game Records LMU Basketball All-Time Results
Tex Turner Arena Year-By-Year Results 2013-14: 28-3, 20-2 SAC (SAC Regular Season & Tournament Champions) Team Records 2012-13: 25-6, 15-3 SAC (SAC Regular Season Champions) (Lincoln Memorial) 2011-12: 26-6, 16-2 SAC 2010-11: 27-3, 16-2 SAC (SAC Regular Season & Tournament Champions) Low 2009-10: 20-9, 9-7 SAC 2008-09: 14-14, 8-8 SAC High 2007-08: 8-20, 1-13 SAC Points 143 vs.Hiwassee (11/20/09) 40 vs. VSU (2/9/04) 2006-07: 13-15, 7-9 SAC FG 60 vs. Hiwassee (11/20/09) 14 vs. 2, MR vs. Montevallo (1/17/05) 2005-06: 7-20, 4-10 GSC 3FGFGA 1587 vs. 4,Hiwassee MR vs. West (11/20/09) Georgia (2/28/04) 042 vs. vs. 8 VSU (2/10/03) 2004-05: 5-21, 3-10 GSC 3FGAFG% 35.690 vs. (60-87) West Georgia vs. Hiwassee (2/28/04) (11/20/09) 0.259 vs. (14-54)D. C. (12/18/92) vs. VSU (2/9/04) 2003-04: 6-21, 1-13 GSC 2002-03: 19-10, 9-5 GSC FT 34 vs. Bob Jones (11/30/13) 3 vs. Anderson (1/12/13) 2001-02: 14-13, 5-9 GSC 3FG% .722 (13-18) vs. Mars Hill (2/6/13) .000 vs. 8 2000-01: 9-17, 5-9 GSC FT% .923 (24-26) vs. Anderson (11/26/13) .364 (12-33) vs. Allen (1/21/95) 1999-2000: 12-13, 6-8 GSC Off.FTA Reb. 2945 vs. WestNorth Georgia Alabama (2/5/00) (2/17/96) 56 vs. 4.3, MR vs. Carson-NewmanUAH (2/22/03) (12/20/03) 1998-99: 17-10, 11-3 GSC (GSC-East Champions) Def. Reb. 56 vs. Temple Baptist (12/01/09) 12 vs. 2 1997-98: 19-8, 9-5 GSC Total Reb. 67 vs. 2, MR vs. Temple Baptist (2/01/09) 24, MR vs. Lenoir-Rhyne (2/16/08) 1996-97: 9-17, 3-11 GSC 1995-96: 13-13, 6-8 GSC 1994-95: 8-18, 3-11 GSC BlocksAssists 1537 vs. BobHiwassee Jones (11/20/09)(11/30/13) 05 vs. 8,3, MR vs. Lenoir-RhyneAnderson (1/12/13) (2/26/11) 1993-94: 16-10, 6-6 GSC StealsTurnovers 2134 vs. BrevardMars Hill (11/28/06) (2/11/09) 15 vs. 3,2 MR vs. Lenoir-Rhyne (2/23/13) 1992-93: 17-9 1991-92: 15-13 1990-91: 5-22 Points 1stH 61 vs. Hiwassee (11/20/09) 16 vs. Valdosta State (2/9/04) 1989-90: 13-13 Points 2ndH 82 vs. Hiwassee (11/20/09)Tex Turner Arena21 vs. 2, MR vs. Tusculum (1/7/09) 1988-89: 25-5, 10-0 TVAC (TVAC Champions) 1987-88: 21-9, 9-1 TVAC (TVAC Champions) Team Records 1986-87: 20-11, 9-1 TVAC (TVAC Champions) (Opponents) 1985-86: 21-9, 11-1 VSAC (VSAC Champions) 1984-85: 26-9, 10-2 VSAC Low 1983-84: 22-10, 11-1 VSAC 1982-83: 21-12, 10-2 VSAC (VSAC Champions) FG High41, Carson-Newman (2/17/07) 12, Tusculum (2/2/11) 1981-82: 11-15, 5-7 VSAC FGAPoints 84,118, Carson-Newman Carson-Newman (2/17/07) (2/17/07) 34,37, TusculumOSU-Mansfield (2/2/11) (11/25/12) 1980-81: 24-8, 9-3 VSAC (VSAC-East Champions, NAIA District 24 Champions) FG% .629 (29-47), Tusculum (1/4/12) .216 (16-74), Temple Baptist (12/1/09) 1979-80: 16-14, 4-6 VSAC 3FG 16, Newberry (2/9/13) 0 by 5, MR Valdosta State (2/10/03) 1978-79: 9-19, 4-6 VSAC 3FGA 37, West Georgia (2/4/02) 1, Tusculum (1/4/12) 1977-78: 21-7, 9-1 VSAC 3FG% .833 (5-6), Milligan (2/20/93) .000 by 5, MR Valdosta State (2/10/03) 1976-77: 30-5, 9-1 VSAC (VSAC Champions, NAIA District 24 Champions) 1975-76: 28-9, 9-1 VSAC (VSAC-East Champions, NAIA District 24 Champions, 4th Place Finish in NAIA) 1974-75: 9-20, 2-8 VSAC FT%FT .952,33, North Newberry Alabama (2/8/14) (1/8/02) .2501, UVA-Wise by 2 (1/28/98) 1973-74: 16-12, 5-5 VSAC FTA 39, North Alabama (1/8/02) 4, UVA-Wise (1/28/98) 1972-73: 5-21, 0-10 VSAC Def. Reb. 35 by 4, MR Presbyterian (2/7/07) 11 by 3, MR Carson-Newman (12/3/02) 1971-72: 13-14, 4-6 VSAC TotalOff. Reb. Reb. 5324 by 2,3 MR Ohio Valley (12/9/08) 18,3 by King 4, MR (11/18/06) Hiwassee (11/9/13) 1970-71: 13-11, 8-2 VSAC (VSAC-East Champions) Assists 24, Wingate (2/2/08) 1, Carson-Newman (1/18/93) 1969-70: 7-16, 3-7 VSAC 1968-69: 7-16, 5-5 VSAC Blocks 12, Valdosta State (2/9/04) 0 by 19, MR Tusculum (1/30/13) 1967-68: 10-13, 5-5 VSAC Turnovers 33, OSU-Newark (11/17/01) 3, Lenoir-Rhyne (2/23/13) 1966-67: 13-11, 6-4 VSAC 1965-66: 11-15, 3-7 VSAC Steals 23, Bluefield State (1/2/97) 1 by 3, MR Lenoir-Rhyne (1/21/12) 1964-65: 14-10, 5-5 VSAC Points 1stH 59, Newberry (2/9/13) 13, Carson-Newman (1/18/93) 1963-64: 7-13, 3-7 VSAC Points 2ndH 57, Carson-Newman (12/14/96) 18, Alabama-Huntsville (2/22/03) 1962-63: 9-13, 3-7 VSAC 1961-62: 8-12, 3-7 VSAC 1960-61: 7-15, 5-5 VSAC 1959-60: 10-10, 6-4 SMAC, 4-4 VSAC (SMAC Champions) 1958-59: 18-6, 10-2 SMAC, 9-1 VSAC (SMAC & VSAC Champions, NAIA District 24 Champions) 1957-58: 18-8, 9-3 SMAC, 8-4 VSAC (SMAC Champions) 1956-57: 18-12, 9-3 SMAC, 4-4 VSAC (SMAC Champions) 1955-56: 17-14, 7-3 SMAC, 4-3 VSAC (SMAC Champions) 1954-55: 20-9, 7-3 SMAC, 4-2 VSAC (SMAC Champions) 1953-54: 8-16, 6-4 SMAC, 3-6 VSAC 1952-53: 10-10, 6-6 SMAC, 2-4 VSAC 1951-52: 14-12, 8-4 SMAC, 5-5 VSAC 1950-51: 17-11, 9-3 SMAC, 7-5 VSAC 1949-50: 12-18, 6-6 SMAC, 1-7 VSAC 1948-49: 24-8, 6-4 SMAC, 6-3 VSAC (SMAC Champions) 1947-48: 14-8, 8-2 SMAC (SMAC Champions) 1946-47: 19-6, 7-3 SMAC (SMAC Champions) 1945-46: 15-5 1944-45: 19-10 1943-44: 16-6 1942-43: 10-6 1941-42: 6-9, 6-4 SMAC 1940-41: 16-6, 10-2 SMAC (SMAC Champions) 1939-40: 15-3, 11-1 SMAC (SMAC Champions) 1938-39: 12-9, 7-7 SMAC 1937-38: 14-7, 8-2 SMAC (SMAC Co-Champions) 1936-37: 17-14, 3-5 SMAC 1935-36: 14-9, 4-6 SMAC 1934-35: 3-12, 0-8 SMAC 1933-34: 13-10, 5-7 SMAC 1932-33: 8-9 1931-32: 9-7 1930-31: 12-6 1929-30: 14-10, 2-4 SMAC 1928-29: 1-4 1927-28: 12-1 1926-27: 8-3 1926: 9-4 1925: 0-1 1924: 1-8 1923: 0-1 68 LMU Basketball All-Conference
Brandon Armstrong Vincent Bailey Beau Brown Richard Buckner Bill Cain Luquon Choice SAC Freshman Team 2009 SAC All-Freshman Team All-SAC Freshman Team First Team All-GSC First Team All-GSC SAC All-Freshman Team All-SAC First Team 2012 2011 1994 1995, 1996 2014 All-SAC Second Team 2012 All-SAC First Team 2013, 2014 2014 SAC Player of the Year
Toron Clark Troy Coleman D’Mario Curry Terry Delaney Second Team All-GSC Second Team All-GSC First Team All-SAC All-SAC Second Team Second Team All-GSC 2000 First Team All-GSC 1998, 1999 1995 2009, 2010, 2011 2008 2005 2000 GSC Player of the Kenneth Fox HowardYear Jackson
Desmond Johnson Chance Jones Jasper Mallory Jimmy Miller Tim Pierce Lorenza Ross 2009 All-SAC Freshman All-SAC Second Team First Team All-GSC 1998 GSC Freshman of the Year SAC All-Freshman Team SAC All-Freshman Team Team 2014 1998, 1999 2001 First Team All-GSC 2013 2012 2009 SAC Freshman of 2000 Second Team All-GSC All-SAC Second Team the Year 2013, 2014 First Team All-SAC 2011, 2012 2011 SAC Player of the Year
Jake Troyli Ryan Whitaker Dwight Windom Craig Rasmuson Josh Schertz All-SAC Freshman Team First Team All-GSC 1999 GSC Freshman of the Year All-SAC First Team GSC-East Coach of the Year SAC Coach of the Year 2013 2008 2003 2002 First Team All-GSC 2002Craig GSC Player Zeigler of the Year 1998 2011, 2014 69 All-Conference LMU Basketball All-Americans
Roger Lundy Fred Lee Small College Division II Bulletin NAIA All-American All-American Craig Zeigler Mention All-AmericanHonorable
Keith Beck Vincent Bailey Lawrence Buell NAIA All-American Daktronics All- America First Team NAIA All-American Honorable Mention
Nick Sanford Desmond Johnson NAIA All-American Division II Bulletin Daktronics HowardNCAA Div.Jackson II Mention All-American Honorable
Honorable Mention 70 LMU Basketball Coaching History
Rollin Garrett W. T. Poole 1923-27 1927-29 Overall 18-17 (.514) Overall 13-5 (.722) J.D. “Swede” Jack Bowling Alexander 1937-42 1929-37 Overall 63-34 (.650) Overall 90-77 (.539)
Ray Green C. W. Bradley 1942-44 1944-46 Overall 26-12 (.684) Overall 34-15 (.694)
Roy Bowen Dean Bailey 1946-48 1948-1975 Overall 33-14 (.702) SMAC 15-5 (.750) Overall 338-326 (.509) Jack Jackson L. J. Kilby 1975-78 1978-83 Overall 78-21 (.788) Overall 81-68 (.543) VSAC 27-3 (.900) VSAC 33-23 (.589) Rick Byrd Phil Cox 1983-86 1986-91 Overall 69-28 (.711) Overall 84-60 (.583) VSAC 32-4 (.889) TVAC 28-2 (.933) Marc Comstock Craig Rasmuson 1991-94 1994-99 Overall 48-32 (.600) Overall 66-66 (.500) GSC 6-6 (.500) GSC 32-38 (.329) Jeff Tungate Hugh Watson 1999-2004 2004-08 Overall 33-76 (.301) Overall 60-74 (.448) GSC 6-20 (.300) GSC 26-44 (.371) SAC 8-22 (.267)
71 Coaching History LMU Basketball Opponent W-L
School W L Flagler 1 0 Pfeiffer 1 1 Florida Southern 0 1 Piedmont 3 0 Alice Lloyd 2 0 Florida Gulf Coast 0 1 Pikeville 15 8 AllenAlabama-Huntsville 114 210 Florida Tech 2 1 Presbyterian 2 1 Anderson 4 7 Gardner-Webb 1 4 Puerto Rico-Bayamon 1 0 Appalachian State 4 4 Georgetown (KY) 5 28 Puerto Rico-Cayey 1 0 Arkansas-Monticello 0 1 Georgia Coll. & St. 0 1 Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras 1 0 Arkansas Tech 0 1 Georgia Southern 0 1 Queens 4 1 Armstrong State 3 4 Georgia Southwestern 0 3 Quincy 0 2 Asbury 1 1 Glen Alpine 0 1 Radford 2 1 Ashland 2 8 Glenville State 2 0 Athens State 1 3 Grand Valley State 1 0 Roanoke 0 1 Auburn 0 1 Guilford (NC) 1 0 RockhurstRio Grande (OH) 10 20 Augusta State 2 0 Saginaw Valley State 0 1 Austin Peay 11 15 Saint Joseph’s (IN) 1 1 Bellarmine 0 2 Henderson State 0 1 Saint Mary’s (KY) 2 0 Belmont 9 9 High Point 0 1 Saint Michael’s 1 0 Benedict 1 1 IndianapolisHillsdale 0 2 Shaw 1 0 Berea 9 8 IndianaHiwassee Southeastern 024 12 Shippensburg 0 1 Berry 1 1 Jackson State (MS) 0 1 Simmons Bible 1 0 Bethel 4 6 Jacksonville State (AL) 1 6 Slippery Rock 2 0 Birmingham Southern 0 2 Johnson Bible College 13 0 Kennesaw State 2 0 Southern Tech 2 0 Kentucky State 2 1 SouthwestUSC-Upstate Baptist 04 14 BobBluefield Jones (VA) 25 01 Kentucky Wesleyan 0 6 Spalding 1 0 BowlingBluefield Green State (WV)Business 26 05 King 66 25 Steed (TN) 2 1 Brevard 13 3 Stetson 0 1 Bristol 5 1 Lambuth 1 0 Sue Bennett 10 1 Bryan 18 6 LaneKnoxville 18 13 Tampa 0 1 California Baptist 1 0 Lee 24 11 Tennessee 0 17 Calumet College 1 0 Lees-McRae 4 0 Tennessee-Martin 0 7 Campbell 0 1 LeMoyne (NY) 0 1 Tennessee Tech 2 3 Campbellsville 2 2 LeMoyne-Owen 3 3 Tennessee Temple 7 9 Carson-Newman* 98 98 Lenoir-Rhyne 11 8 Tennessee Wesleyan 63 49 Catawba 13 11 Liberty Baptist 1 0 Thomas More 2 0 Limestone 5 5 Central Arkansas 1 2 Lindsey Wilson 2 1 Towson State 1 0 Cedarville (OH) 0 1 Livingstone 0 1 TransylvaniaTiffin 53 210 Centre 5 2 Trevecca-Nazarene 4 9 CentralCharleston State (WV) (OH) 1 01 Longwood 3 1 Trinity Christian (IL) 0 1 Chatsworth (GA) A.C. 1 0 MarsLock Haven Hill 261 90 Troy State 1 1 Chatsworth (GA) Ind. 2 0 Marshall 0 2 Truett-McConnell 1 0 Chattanooga 4 5 Marymount (CA) 0 1 Tusculum 123 42 Christian Brothers 1 1 Maryville 44 26 Clark Atlanta 1 1 Mercyhurst 1 0 Coker 2 0 Middle TN State 7 10 Union (KY) 47 53 College of West Virginia 0 1 Midwestern State (TX) 0 1 ValdostaUnion (TN) State 132 147 Columbus State 1 1 Milligan* 93 55 VAUrbana Intermont (IL) 21 0 Concord (WV) 5 6 Mississippi College 1 3 VA-Wise 9 4 Covenant 4 0 Montevallo 10 14 Cumberland (KY) 20 30 Morehead State 1 2 Warner Southern 1 0 Cumberland (TN) 14 3 Mount Olive 0 1 WashburnVirginia Union 01 1 David Lipscomb 11 13 Murphy (TN) 1 2 Webber College 1 0 Davis and Elkins 1 0 Murray State 1 0 West Alabama 13 11 Delta State 1 1 Newberry 11 6 West Florida 10 14 DeVry Institute 3 0 North Alabama 7 17 West Georgia 8 22 District of Columbia 1 0 West Liberty State 1 0 Drury 1 0 West Virginia State 1 0 Duke 1 0 UNC-Asheville 2 3 West Virginia Tech 1 1 Earl Paulk 2 0 UNC-Central 1 2 West Virginia Wesleyan 3 0 East Tennessee State 18 40 UNC-Greensboro 0 3 Western Carolina 2 2 Eastern Kentucky 3 2 NorthUNC-Pembroke Georgia 51 50 Wilberforce 2 1 Eckerd 1 0 NorthUNC-Wilmington Greenville 50 21 Wingate 10 8 Edward Waters 1 0 Northern Kentucky 0 1 Wofford 0 1 Elon 1 2 Oakland City 1 1 Ohio Mid-Western 4 0 Emporia State 1 0 indicates a 2014-15 opponent ErskineEmory and Henry 352 191 Ohio State-Newark 1 0 Bold Ferris State 0 1 Ohio ValleyState-Mansfield 1 10 72 LMU Basketball South Atlantic Conference
South Atlantic Conference history
The South Atlantic Conference is in its 39th year of athletic tradition and excellence. it was called, broke from the North Carolina Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in 1930. These charter members included Lenoir-Rhyne College, Atlantic The distant forerunner of the South Atlantic Conference was the North State Atlantic Conference (NSIAC). The NSIAC was formed when the “Little Six”, as
Christian, Catawba College, Guilford College, Elon College, and High Point University.
AthleticThe North Conference State continued (CIAC) toon grow May 20thover theof that next year. 30 years, adding Western Carolina (1933), East Carolina (1947) and Pfeiffer (1960). A name change became necessary when the league accepted Newberry as its first South Carolina member in 1961. The league took on the name Carolinas Intercollegiate The CIAC saw several changes in the following years as East Carolina withdrew from the league in 1962. Appalachian State and Western Carolina followed in 1971 and 1976. All three landed in the Southern Conference.
The South Atlantic Conference was founded in 1975 solely as a football conference. The league received its name from a contest in which Kurt Brenneman
of Greensboro, NC became the first to submit the SAC-8 moniker.
memberThe SAC-8 institutions. consisted of Carson-Newman College, Catawba College, Elon College, Gardner-Webb University, Lenoir-Rhyne College, Mars Hill College, Newberry College, and Presbyterian College. Dr. Fred Bentley, of Mars Hill College, was named league president for its inaugural year, by a vote of the
InAfter 1989, the the first league’s season 15thof play year in theof operation, SAC-8, the the Bears South of Lenoir-RhyneAtlantic Conference College became captured a comprehensive, the first football multisport title. conference. Doug Echols was named the
men’s soccer, volleyball, men’s golf, men’s and women’s tennis. Later the conference grew to 14 championship sports by adding women’s soccer (1990), men’sleague’s and first women’s Commissioner. cross country That year (1993) the and South women’s Atlantic golf Conference (1999). In sponsored 2013, the 10sports sports of men’s- football, and men’s women’s and lacrosse women’s and basketball, men’s and baseball, women’s softball, track and
field were added, increasing the number of championship sports to 18. College as the eighth member institution. Newberry later rejoined the conference in 1996. The South Atlantic Conference was composed of the same eight member institutions from 1975 until 1988, when Wingate University replaced Newberry
academic year. Brevard College was admitted as a provisional member in 2007 and a full member in 2008. In July of 1998, Tusculum College was admitted as a member of the league, and Lincoln Memorial University began play in the conference in the 2006-07 In 2008, Echols retired after serving as Commissioner for 19 years and Patrick Britz was hired as the new Commissioner.
In July 2010, Anderson University became the league’s 10th member. Three years later in July 2013, Coker TodayCollege the and conference Queens University is a group of of Charlotte 12 private, joined liberal the and conference. civic arts colleges and universities, similar in size and athletic philosophy. Since becoming eligible for NCAA Division II postseason play in 1993, the league has sent representatives from all of its sponsored sports to NCAA postseason play. The league membership
now includes Anderson University in Anderson, S.C.; Brevard College in Brevard, N.C.; Carson-Newman University in Jefferson City, Tenn.; Catawba College in Salisbury, N.C.; Coker College in Hartsville, S.C.; Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, N.C.; Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tenn.; Mars Hill University in Mars Hill, N.C.; Newberry College in Newberry, S.C.; Queens University of Charlotte in Charlotte, N.C.; Tusculum College in Greeneville, Tenn.; and Wingate University in Wingate, N.C.
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74 75 LMU Basketball TV/Radio Chart
#0 Lorenza Ross #1 Curtis McMillion #2 Micah Thomas #3 Tim Pierce
#4 Dawud Fisher-Grace #5 Curtis Webb #10 Hunter Spaw #11 CJ Wakeley
#12 Gerel Simmons #14 Javier Gonazalez #15 Dorian Pinson #20 Luquon Choice
#21 Devin Hankins #23 Carlee Clemons #31 Keenan Peterson #33 Emanuel Terry
#35 Paul Woodson #44 Nicksen Blanc Tyler Potter Kai Shaw 11/14 - 8 p.m. 11/15 - 4 p.m. 11/19 - 8 p.m. 11/22 - 8 p.m. 11/25 - 8 p.m. Tex Turner Tex Turner Mars Hill, N.C. Charlotte, N.C. Anderson, S.C.
11/29 - 4 p.m. 12/3 - 7 p.m. 12/10 - 7 p.m. 12/15 - 8 p.m. 12/21 - 3 p.m. Tex Turner Tex Turner Tex Turner Tex Turner Wise, Va.
1/3 - 4 p.m. 1/7 - 8 p.m. 1/10 - 4 p.m. 1/14 - 8 p.m. 1/17 - 4 p.m. Hickory, N.C. Tex Turner Wingate, N.C. Tex Turner Tex Turner
1/21 - 8 p.m. 1/24 - 4 p.m. 1/28 - 8 p.m. 1/31 - 4 p.m. 2/4 - 8 p.m. Mars Hill, N.C. Tex Turner Tex Turner Hartsville, S.C. Tex Turner
2/7 - 4 p.m. 2/11 - 8 p.m. 2/14 - 4 p.m. 2/14 - 8 p.m. 2/21 - 4 p.m. Newberry, S.C. Greeneville, Tenn. Tex Turner Brevard, N.C. Tex Turner
2/25 - 8 p.m. 2/28 - 4 p.m. 3/4-3/8 3/13-16 3/24-27 Jefferson City, Tenn. Salisbury, N.C. SAC Championship Southeast Regional Elite Eight