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MEN’S BASKETBALL ARGONAUTS2018 GSC Tournament Championship • 514 Wins In Program History WEST FLORIDA ARGONAUTS (2-2, 2-2 GSC) # NAME POS HT YR-EXP HOMETOWN LAST SCHOOL 1 Cameron Cox G 6-2 Sr.-3L Canton, Ga. Naval Prep Academy 2 Kendall Bynum G 6-0 Fr.-HS Chesapeake, Va. Mt. Zion Prep 3 Dave Petit-Homme F 6-7 Jr.-JC Jamaica Queens, N.Y. Niagara CC 4 Wendell Matthews F 6-5 Jr.-JC Brooklyn Park, Minn. North Iowa CC 5 Michael Maumbe F 6-8 Fr.-HS Morgantown, W. Va. University HS 10 Najeem Nawabi G 6-0 Jr.-JC Santa Clarita, Calif. Moorpark CC 11 Tarik Mckelphin G 6-4 Sr.-JC-1L Plant City, Fla. Paris JC 12 Tate Mulkey G/F 6-4 Fr.-HS Charlotte, N.C. Fork Union Military Academy 14 Brett Carter Jr. G 6-1 R-Sr.-3L Huntersville, N.C. Southlake Christian Academy 21 Daniel Sofield G 6-6 So.-1L Jackson, N.J. Jackson Liberty HS 24 Daniel Akuei G 6-7 Jr.-JC Melbourne, Australia Northeast CC 32 Akili Vining G 6-1 Jr.-JC Crowley, Texas McClennan CC 34 Conor Flanagan F 6-7 R-So.-2L Auckland, New Zealand Auckland Grammar School Head Coach: Jeff Burkhamer (Alderson-Broaddus College, 1984), Sixth Season Assistant Coach: Brian Benator (Georgia, 2008), Sixth Season Graduate Assistant: Evan Wylie (Southern Illinois, 2010), Second Season WEST GEORGIA WOLVES (1-5, 1-5 GSC) # NAME POS HT YR HOMETOWN LAST SCHOOL 0 Kadeim Jones G 6-2 Sr. Dayton, Oh. Marshall HS 1 Michael Zabetakis F 6-5 Jr. Cumming, Ga. West Forsyth HS 2 Deng Nhial G 6-4 Jr. Arlington, Va. Wakefield HS 4 Keshawn Heard C 6-7 So. Newark, Oh. Newark HS 5 Oronte’ Anderson G 5-9 Sr. Savannah, Ga. New Hempstead 10 Jalen Sasser F 6-7 Jr. Little Rock, Ark. Central HS 11 Quinton McElroy G 6-2 Fr. Powder Springs, Ga. Mceachern HS 12 Cole Fisher G 6-1 Fr. Cincinnatti, Oh. Cincinnatti Hills Christian 13 Rodney Wiley G 5-11 So. Cincinnatti, Oh. Colerain HS 14 Tavion Robinson F 6-6 Jr. Houston, Tx. Klein Forest HS 20 J.J. Barnes G 6-1 So. Marietta, Ga. Kennesaw Mountain HS 23 Charlie Crafton F 6-5 So. Bremen, Ga. Bremen HS 25 Tommaso Gini F 6-8 So. Italy IMG Academy Head Coach: Dave Moore (Bethel College), Third Season Assistant Coach: Andy Young (West Georgia), Fourteenth Season Graduate Assistant: Mark Schult (Wittenberg University), Second Season UWF NEWS & NOTES * UWF returns to action after a pass list. winning percentage (.875) and Tuesday night loss at fifth-ranked * Face coverings and at least six conference wins (17). The 2017-18 Valdosta State, 95-83. In the de- feet of social distancing will be GSC Coach of the year, Burkhamer feat, four Argonauts finished in required inside the arena by spec- also accumulated wins at Lander, double-figures in scoring, with tators and staff. Fans will not be Armstrong State, Santa Fe Col- guard Tarik Mckelphin being the allowed on the court at any time, lege, and North Greenville College. team leader, pouring in 24 and a including pre-and post-game. game-high 11 rebounds. Daniel So- GSC SPLIT INTO DIVISIONS field and Tate Mulkey each had 17 UWF-UWG SERIES HISTORY FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2010-11 points, a career-high for the fresh- * The all-time series between * With an abbreviated season due man from Charlotte, N.C, while the two squad is knotted up 16 to the uncertainty of health and sophomore forward, Conor Flana- apiece. UWF has enjoyed a 11-3 wellness brought on by the Coro- gan, chipped in 11 points. mark against the Wolves at the navirus pandemic, the Gulf South UWF Field House. In two contests Conference worked through a UWF MEN’S HOOPS HISTORY last season, the Argonauts swept number of scheduling scenarios * The Argos are 514-465 all-time the season series, including a 61- and ultimately settled on a 20- which includes a 163-223 mark in 57 victory in Pensacola behind 16 game slate using an East-West the Gulf South Conference. UWF points and three assists from Cam- model … UWF is in the East with has advanced to the GSC Tourna- eron Cox with Brett Carter Jr. add- AUM, Lee, Montevallo, Shorter, Val- ment 12 times, with the last appear- ing 12 points of his own. dosta State and West Georgia … ance in 2019-20. West Florida has The Argos will face AUM and Mon- one GSC Tournament crown (2017- THE HISTORY OF JEFF BURKHAMER tevallo four times, and the other 18), which coincides with their lone * Jeff Burkhamer is in sixth season four schools three times … The top NCAA Tournament appearance. at the helm of UWF Basketball and four teams from each division will the Argos have enjoyed unparalled qualify for the GSC Championship. COVID-19 PROTOCOLS IN PLACE success under his watch. Overall, * In an effort to slow the spread the West Virginia native is 83-63 UWF PICKED 4TH IN of COVID-19, UWF will limit atten- (.569) as coach at West Florida. GSC COACHES POLL dance at all January 2021 home UWF has their only conference ti- * West Florida was picked to finish men’s and women’s basketball tle and NCAA Tournament appear- fourth in the GSC East division this games to immediate family mem- ance under Burkhamer as they fin- season. Defending GSC regular bers of UWF student-athletes and ished 28-4 in 2017-18. 2017-18 was season champion, Valdosta State coaches. Visiting teams will be a banner year for the Argos as they took the top spot with 35 points. permitted a pre-approved guest set school records in wins (28), Tonight’s opponent, Lee, placed GSC STANDINGS & UPCOMING SCHEDULE EAST DIVISION RECORD STREAK WEST DIVISION RECORD STREAK Valdosta State 6-0 W6 Alabama Huntsville 4-1 W4 Montevallo 1-0 W1 West Alabama 2-0 W2 Lee 2-1 W2 Union 4-2 W2 West Florida 2-2 L1 Christian Brothers 0-2 L2 Auburn Montgomery 1-3 L1 Delta State 0-2 L2 Shorter 1-3 L3 Mississippi College 0-4 L4 West Georgia 1-5 L2 SATURDAY, JAN. 16 Friday, Jan. 22 Lee at Valdosta State 12 pm West Alabama at Alabama Huntsville TBA Shorter at AUM 2 pm Valdosta State at Shorter 5 pm Alabama Huntsville at Delta State 2:30 pm AUM at West Georgia 5 pm West Alabama at Union 3 pm West Florida at Lee 5 pm West Georgia at West Florida 3 pm Delta State at Christian Brothers 6 pm Union at Mississippi College 6:30 pm TUESDAY, JAN. 19 Shorter at Lee 6 pm All times are listed in Central Time second with 32 points, while Mon- count on eight new players to Valdosta State on February 24, tevallo was third with 21 points, provide assistance to the five re- 1996. one more than the Argos. West turners from last season. Of the Georgia, Auburn Montgomery and group, five are from the junior col- GUARDS: A DRIVING FORCE Shorter had 19, 14 and 6 points, re- lege ranks while West Florida will West Florida has found strength spectively to take the final three also bring in three freshman from from their backcourt early in the points in the division. GSC Tourna- the high school ranks. Freshman season, with Mckelphin, Sofield, ment Champion, Alabama Hunts- guard Tate Mulkey (Charlotte, N.C) Cox, Vining and Mulkey combin- ville, was picked to be the top dog and junior forward Wendell Mat- ing for 55 points per game, nearly in the west. thews (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) were a third of the Argos offensive pro- labeled as newcomers to watch by duction. TARIK THE FREAK the conference. * Mckelphin, a 6-4 guard from In the last match-up against VSU, Plant City, Florida became the first TAKING A PEEK AT UWG Mulkey provided a lift off the bench Argo since 2017 to win GSC Player * David Moore in his third season in with 17 points on 7-13 shooting, to of the Week after his 32 point, 10 charge of the Wolves, guiding the go along with three assists. Mulkey rebound performance in a 79-66 squad to a 27-36 record during his was also the high-scorer off the win over Lee on December 12th. tenure. Last season, UWG finished bench in UWF’s season-opening In his last match-up, Tarik finished 9-19 overall, but they finished sec- win over Lee. with a team-high 24 points, 11 re- ond in the conference in scoring bounds, two assists and four steals. at nearly 79 points per game and were pests on defense, snatching On the season, Mckelphin leads the 7.4 steals per contest. Argonauts in minutes per game (36.3), rebounds per game (9.8), This season, West Georgia is aver- assists per game (3.8), blocks (7) aging 68.8 points per contest (10th and steals (8). Tarik is also tied for best in the GSC), and only allow- the team lead in points per contest ing 72.5 points per game, good with 17. enough for sixth in the conference. Mckelphin ranks among the per Deng Nhial, a forward from Ar- game league leaders in the fol- lington, Virginia, leads the team in lowing categories; points (12), points (17.3), minutes (34) and is rebounds (2), blocked shots (2), second in rebounds per contest, steals (6), field goal percentage (5.7). He is joined by pre-season (11), assists (9) and minutes (6).