or more than a century, East Carolina University has served the Fpeople of North Carolina and the nation. From modest begin- nings as a school for training teachers, ECU has grown to become an emerging national research university with an enrollment of nearly 27,000 students.

East Carolina offers 104 bachelor’s degree programs, two edu- cational specialist degree programs, two certificates of advanced studies programs, 73 master’s degree programs, 18 doctoral degree programs, and first-professional degree programs in medicine and dentistry. With a mission of teaching, research, and service, East Carolina University is a dynamic institution connecting people and ideas, finding solutions to problems, and seeking the challenges of the future.

Each year, more than 8,000 East Carolina students contribute in excess of 100,000 hours of volunteer service to more than 125 com- munity health and human service organizations.

East Carolina leads the University of North Carolina system in dis- tance learning enrollment. Additionally, ECU’s distance education program is the 12th largest in the United States, according to U.S. News & World Report. During the spring 2010 semester, ECU’s dis- tance education students took over 36,000 credit hours.

Through its new Access Scholarships program, East Carolina offers financial assistance to a historically underserved but greatly deserv- ing group of students: those who have proven academic potential lina secretary of state Janice Faulkner; Kevin Williamson, creator of and demonstrated financial need. Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer, and Dawson’s Creek; former U.S. senator Robert Morgan; current NFL All-Pro performers David Notable East Carolina alumni include Pulitzer Prize winners Rick Garrard, Chris Johnson and Vonta Leach; Broadway star Manley Atkinson and Dan Neil; Emmy Award-winning composer Velton Ray Pope; Ronnie Barnes, Senior Vice President/Medical Services for the Bunch; actors Sandra Bullock, Beth Grant, and Emily Procter; BB&T New York Giants; and James Maynard, founder of the Golden Corral chief operating officer Kelly King; Bob Greczyn, president and CEO restaurant chain. of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina; former North Caro- East Carolina University. Tomorrow starts here.

East Carolina university 10 2012-2013 fact book Steve Ballard Chancellor (Arizona ’70)

hancellor Steve Ballard, since his arrival Cin Greenville in May 2004, has focused on measures designed to enhance East Carolina University’s role as the University For North Carolina. On an array of topics, from student success to research productivity to athletics, he has emphasized excellence and leadership. While leading the fastest-growing university in North Carolina, Ballard has committed to providing every student with excellent training in the classroom, practical experiences in the community and region, and the opportunity to develop leadership skills. He has hired na- tionally known leaders in athletics, research, finance and diversity. He has overseen a re- cord-breaking building boom on campus and the addition of over 500 new faculty positions. New campus facilities under his administra- tion include the East Carolina Heart Institute, the Family Medicine Center, the new School of Dentistry, and nearly $60 million in new ath- letic facilities. His other strategic directions include provid- ing classroom leaders for the 21st century for public schools in North Carolina and the rest of the nation; artistic and cultural leadership; economic development; and medical innova- tion. Before joining East Carolina as the univer- sity’s tenth chief executive, Ballard served as provost at the University of Missouri at Kan- sas City. Previous academic appointments had taken him from Oklahoma to the East Coast. East Carolina University Administration Ballard spent his childhood in Galesburg, Illinois, then attended Steve Ballard Chancellor the University of Arizona, where he graduated with distinction in Marilyn Sheerer Provost 1970 with a bachelor’s degree in history. As shortstop and captain Phyllis Horns Vice-Chancellor for Health Sciences of the University of Arizona baseball team, he earned three varsity Ron Mitchelson Interim Vice-Chancellor for letters and played in the College World Series during his senior year. Research and Graduate Studies After earning his doctorate in political science from Ohio State Rick Niswander Vice-Chancellor for Administration and Finance University in 1976, he spent the next two years as a postdoctoral Mickey Dowdy Vice-Chancellor for University Advancement fellow at the University of Oklahoma. He spent thirteen years on Virginia Hardy Vice-Chancellor for Student Life the faculty at Oklahoma and, in 1987, he was named director of the Philip Rogers Executive Assistant to the Chancellor prestigious research center, the Science and Public Policy Program. University Attorney During the 1980’s, he served on the City Council and in 1986 was Donna Gooden-Payne elected Mayor Pro-Tempore of Norman, Oklahoma. Mary Schulken Executive Director of University Communications In 1989, he moved to the University of Maine as founding director Terry Holland Director of Athletics of the Margaret Chase Smith Center for Public Policy, a post he held until 1998. While at the University of Maine, he also served as direc- ECU Board Of Trustees tor of the University of Maine System/State Government Partner- Robert G. Brinkley Charlotte ship Program from 1990 to 1992 and as chair of the Department of Joel K. Butler Grimesland Public Administration from 1991 to 1994. W. Kendall Chalk Winston-Salem He was recruited to Ohio in 1998 as vice provost for research and Edwin L. Clark Greenville dean of the Graduate School at Bowling Green State University. Deborah Davis Richmond, Va. Three years later, he was named provost and vice-chancellor for aca- Steven W. Jones Raleigh demic affairs at the University of Missouri at Kansas City. Robert V. Lucas Selma His teaching and research have centered on leadership in the public Carol M. Mabe Oriental sector, research and development and the innovation process, public Bobby Owens Manteo policy, and the utilization of scientific and technical knowledge. He Danny R. Scott Swansea, Ill. has authored five books and more than one hundred professional Kieran Shanahan Raleigh articles and manuscripts on such topics as the innovation process, Mark Tipton Raleigh energy and natural resources, and managing growth and change. Justin Davis (SGA President) Greenville

East Carolina university 11 2012-2013 basketball fact book Terry Holland Director of Athletics The renewed (Davidson ’64) passion and spirit has resulted in glorious new era officially began at East Carolina University unmatched inter- Aduring the early autumn of 2004 with the naming of Terry Hol- nal and external land, a Clinton, N.C. native, to the athletic director’s position – a support as Pirate selection which has already impacted the Pirate Nation with an un- Club membership paralleled sense of energy, enthusiasm and optimism. has soared past From campuses in Davidson to Charlottesville and Greenville, and 17,000 and fund- in many basketball arenas across the nation and globe, Holland has raising scholarship created a legacy and earned a reputation as a well-respected leader in dollars climbed collegiate athletics for nearly four decades. In the aspect of athletics above $6.4 million administration, he has left enduring marks as director of programs at for the first time Davidson and Virginia, and currently has ECU on the right course to in department his- reach unprecedented heights in both intercollegiate competition and tory. In addition academic success. to the stadium ex- In just seven-plus years, Holland’s fingerprints are firmly secured pansion, impres- on the revitalization of a once-proud football tradition that now sive capital projects such as the renovation of the football practice boasts of recent back-to-back Conference USA titles and a run of five facility and the construction of an Olympic Sports Complex have all consecutive bowl appearances. The on-the-field success has enabled been accomplished under Holland’s guidance. Furthermore, work on East Carolina to enjoy unprecedented record-breaking numbers at a $15 million basketball practice facility is currently underway adja- the turnstiles as well – breaking stadium standards for total atten- cent to Minges Coliseum and is expected to be completed during the dance and average attendance in five consecutive seasons – allowing late summer or early fall of 2013. for a 7,000-seat expansion at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium that pushed Holland, who was introduced at a news conference in Greenville the facility’s capacity to 50,000 in time for the 2010 campaign Sept. 8, 2004 and officially began his duties Oct. 1, most recently assisted the president in a fund-raising and mar- keting role at Virginia since 2001. Holland first arrived in Virginia on April 1, 1974 as head men’s basketball coach, and over the next 16 seasons became the most successful coach in Cavalier history, with a record of 326-173. He helped lead the Cavaliers to a pair of Final Four appearances (1981 and 1984) and a National In- vitational Tournament title (1980) while earning two Atlantic Coast Conference Coach-of-the-Year awards. In 1990, he returned to his alma mater, David- son College, to become its athletic director, but five earsy later he was back in Charlottesville to take on the athletic director duties at Virginia. Holland earned a bachelor of arts degree in economics from Davidson in 1964 after earning three letters as a member of the Wildcats’ varsity basketball program. He began his coaching career at Davidson as an assistant coach in 1964 and was soon promoted to the top position five years later where he earned three Coach-of-the-Year selections. In all, Holland completed his basketball coaching career with a total of 418 wins in 21 seasons, an impressive average of 19.8 wins per year. He has remained active in basketball circles. He was a member of the powerful NCAA Basketball Committee, chairing the panel in 1997. He served on the Senior National Team Committee of USA Basketball from 1992 through 1996. Holland, an avid fishing enthusiast, was born April 2, 1942 in Clinton, N.C. He and wife Ann are the parents of two daughters, Kate (38, a 1995 graduate of Wake Forest) and Ann-Michael (35, a 1997 graduate of Virginia). They are also grand- parents of two boys, Holland and Harrison, born to Kate and her husband, Steve Baynard.

East Carolina university 12 2012-2013 basketball fact book Senior Administrative Staff with the Pirate program after an earlier 10-year strength and condi- Barry Brickman tioning leadership tenure with head football coaches Bill Lewis (1991 Director of Athletics Business season) and Steve Logan (1992-2000). Connors’ efforts helped pro- (Wilfred Laurier ’79) duce five bowl appearances, three post-season victories, 15 National Football League draft selections and representation in two final Top arry Brickman is in his 16th year as 25 polls (9/1991, 23/1995). Director of Athletics Business at East B The Pirates also gained a reputation as one of the best fourth- Carolina. quarter teams nationally under Connors’ conditioning guidance. In Brickman joined the Pirate program in July 1996, the ECU defense did not allow a point in the fourth quarter 1996 after serving five years as Associate Athletics Director for Busi- until the seventh game of the season, and in 1999, the Pirates out- ness Affairs at Western Kentucky University. scored their opponents 102-56 in the final period. In 2000, ECU held Prior to his Western Kentucky tenure, Brickman spent three years a 94-57 advantage in the fourth quarter. as Athletics Business Manager at the University of Texas at El Paso. He is also credited for playing an integral role in the design and He was Assistant Athletics Director at Delta State University from development of the Pirates’ 22,000-square-foot strength and con- 1980-88. At Delta State, he served as ticket manager and was also ditioning facility inside the Murphy Center, which opened in 2002 responsible for promotions, game management supervision and after his departure. athletic concessions. He also served eight years as women’s softball Co nnors has been honored as a Master Strength & Condition- coach at the Mississippi school. ing Coach by the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Brickman, a native of Brampton, Ontario, earned his bachelor’s association (CSCCa). The Master Strength & Conditioning Coach degree at Wilfred Laurier University in Ontario in 1979. He also certification is the highest honor that can be achieved as a strength earned a master’s degree in sports administration at Ohio University and conditioning coach, representing professionalism, knowledge, in 1980. experience, expertise and longevity in the field. Brickman and his wife, Gary Lynn, have two children, Clifford War- Co nnors and wife Michelle are the parents of two children - ren and Brittany Lynn. daughter Kaitlin and son Beau.

Nita Boyce Assistant Athletics Director Emmett Floyd Interim Executive Director for Student Development (East Carolina ’86) of the Pirate Club (Atlantic Christian ’67) ita Boyce is in her 21st year at East mmett Floyd, an oft-honored adminis- Carolina University and her sixth as As- N trator with over 40 years of leadership sistant Athletics Director for Student Devel- E experience and service to all levels of educa- opment. tion, joined the East Carolina athletics staff in the spring of 2011 as Before earning a promotion to Assistant Athletics Director status, the Interim Executive Director of the ECU Educational Foundation Boyce served as an academic coordinator. (Pirate Club). In her current position, Boyce oversees the academic progress of His appointment to head the department’s fundraising arm follows all ECU student-athletes and is involved in their personal, social and 19 years of continued association with various academic and admin- career development. She also has oversight of study centers and the istrative divisions on campus, which includes a recent adjunct asso- tutorial program, and continues to serve as academic coordinator for ciate professor’s role that followed his initial retirement in 1998. five intercollegiate teams while coordinating the department’s award Floyd served a three-year tenure as Executive Assistant to the and scholarship programs. Chancellor from 1996 to 1998 after leading the School of Education Boyce, a native of Tyner, N.C., is a 1986 graduate of East Carolina as its Interim Dean. He began his secondary education career in 1992 University with a bachelor of arts in English. She earned her master’s as an Associate Professor of Educational Leadership at ECU. in adult education from East Carolina in 2001. Prior to accepting a position in Greenville, Floyd provided leader- ship as Superintendent of four school systems – Franklinton City (1977-79), Sampson County (1979-1982), Catawba County (1982- Jeff Connors 90) and Pitt County (1992-96). He was the recipient of six separate Assistant Athletics Director/ achievement honors for his work from the North Carolina Associa- Strength and Conditioning tion of School Administrators and North Carolina High School Ath- (Salem, W.Va. ’80) letic Association spanning from 1986 to 1990. Floyd, who completed three years of service in the U.S. Army from 1967 to 1969 and served in Korea with the Second Infantry Division, eff Connors enters the second year of his began his career in the classroom as a teacher and coach with Cum- Jsecond tour of duty as assistant athletics berland County Schools in 1969. director for strength and conditioning at East Carolina after rejoin- ing the Pirates’ staff Jan. 21, 2011. Co nnors took over ECU’s top athletic performance position after spending the previous 10 seasons on the University of North Caro- lina staff as strength and conditioning coordinator and assistant athletics director, a title he was elevated to a year after his arrival in 2001. His current assignment at East Carolina marks his second stint

East Carolina university 13 2012-2013 basketball fact book Johnson, who most recently served as assistant athletic director Nick Floyd of compliance at Rutgers since 2007, reports directly to Chancellor Executive Associate Athletics Director Steve Ballard as an additional measure to strengthen the university’s (Clemson ’82) commitment to NCAA compliance as well as to risk management on campus. fter serving five years as East Carolina’s He attained bachelor’s degree in physical education, health, recre- ASenior Associate Athletics Director for ation and dance from Florida A&M University in 2001 before earn- Administration and Olympic Sports, Nick ing a master’s degree from the same institution three years later. Floyd earned an elevation in title status in Following graduation, he held compliance positions at Georgia Tech, the spring of 2006 when he was promoted to Executive Associate Arizona State and Auburn before joining the Rutgers staff. Athletics Director. Johnson has one daughter, Allana. Floyd joined the Pirate staff in June 2001 after serving as an As- sociate Commissioner at Conference USA, where he was the league’s chief financial officer for three years. Floyd participated in the- ne Mack McCarthy gotiation of the conference’s television agreement and four bowl Assistant Athletics Director tie-ins. He also served as the director of the successful and high- ( ’74) visibility C-USA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Prior to joining the staff at Conference USA, Floyd spent 12 years ack McCarthy is in his third year as as- as an athletics administrator - the last five as Senior Associate Ath- Msistant athletics director after stepping letics Director at the University of Southern Mississippi. During his down as head men’s basketball coach follow- tenure at USM, he served as the department’s chief financial and ing the 2009-10 campaign. administrative officer, coordinated football scheduling and helped McCarthy, who obtained his bachelor (’74) and masters (’76) de- oversee the construction of a new baseball stadium. grees from Virginia Tech, compiled a 343-234 record during his col- Floyd is a 1982 graduate of Clemson University and holds a Master legiate head coaching tenure, which included 14 winning seasons of Business Administration degree from the University of Mississippi. and eight 20-win campaigns. Prior to rebuilding the Virginia Com- He and his wife Elizabeth have two children, Suzanne and Nixon. monwealth program, which he capped with a 21-11 mark in 2001- 02, he led Chattanooga to unprecedented heights during his 12-year stay that included five NCAA Tournament and two NIT appearances. Mike Hanley While at UTC, he was a three-time Southern Conference Coach-of- Assistant Athletics Director the-Year selection and left the league as the winningest coach in its for Medical Services history. He enjoyed his finest season in 1996-97, leading Chattanoo- (East Carolina ‘82) ga to 24 overall wins and NCAA Tournament triumphs over Georgia and Illinois to help the Mocs reach the Sweet Sixteen for the only ike Hanley, East Carolina’s Assistant time in school history. MAthletics Director for Medical Services, McCarthy and his wife, Jean, reside in Greenville. The couple has begins his 22nd season on the ECU Sports one daughter, Katie, a recent graduate of the . Medicine staff this fall. The 2009 National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) College/ University Athletic Trainer-of-the-Year and 2005 North Carolina Ath- Tom McClellan letic Trainers’ Association College/University Athletic Trainer-of-the- Assistant Athletics Director Year, has contributed an active role for the NCATA during his tenure for Media Relations at East Carolina, serving in various capacities, including work on com- (Sam Houston State ’87) mittees and as editor of the association’s newsletter. Prior to joining the ECU Athletics staff in 1990, Hanley spent three om McClellan is in his ninth year head- years on the Kent State staff as assistant athletic trainer and one sea- Ting the East Carolina athletic media re- son as head athletic trainer at Kentucky Wesleyan. After accepting an lations division after an eight-year tenure as assistant’s position on the Pirates’ staff, he earned a promotion to Assistant Athletics Director for Media Relations at Georgia Southern head athletic trainer in 1995 before being elevated to assistant athlet- University. ics director’s status in the fall of 2004. In addition to overseeing all His efforts at ECU were recognized in 2009 as a Super 11 Team facets of East Carolina’s Athletic Training operation, Hanley is directly Member (top 11 FBS sports information offices for outstanding ser- responsible for the day-to-day care, injury prevention and rehabilita- vices provided) by the Football Writers Association of America after tion efforts for the entire Pirate football program. working primarily with the Eagles’ six-time national champion foot- The ewN Rochelle, N.Y., native is a 1982 graduate of East Carolina ball program while at GSU. and earned a master’s degree from Eastern Illinois in 1986. McClellan spent four years as Sports Information Director at Stet- Hanley and his wife Karen have two daughters, Kate and Sarah, and son (Fla.) University from 1992 to 1996 were he served as media a son, Jack. coordinator for the First and Second Rounds of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Southeast Regional at Orlando Arena in 1993 and 1996. Jamie Johnson McClellan, 47, earned his B.A. in journalism/public relations from Associate Athletics Director Sam Houston State University in 1987. In 1997, he was the recipient for Compliance of SHSU’s Distinguished Journalism Alumni Award. (Tennessee Tech ’83) McClellan is married to the former Joanne Langseth of Deer Park, Texas, and the couple are the parents of daughter Jessica (15). amie Johnson is in his second full aca- Jdemic year as associate athletics director for compliance at East Carolina University, a newly-created position he assumed Feb. 1, 2011. East Carolina university 14 2012-2013 basketball fact book the ECU women’s program and coached women’s basketball and J.J. McLamb track at Northern Nash High School in Rocky Mount, N.C., from Assistant Athletics Director 1982-84. Thompson went on to serve as Assistant Director of Ad- for Administrative Affairs missions at ECU from 1984-87. During that time, she received her (East Carolina ’01) master’s degree from the University in 1985. In 1987, Thompson returned to the court as assistant coach for .J. McLamb returned to East Carolina the ECU women’s program. In 1992, Thompson was elevated to head University in the spring of 2006 as the J coach, just the fifth in ECU women’s basketball history, a position Assistant Athletics Director for Administra- she held until spring of 1995, when she resigned to become ECU’s tive Affairs and provides direct oversight of operations, equipment, Senior Woman Administrator. video services, strength and conditioning, grounds and construction projects. In all, the 2012-13 year will mark his 18th year of associa- tion with the Pirate Athletics Department. Scott Wetherbee Before rejoining the ECU staff, McLamb spent a year at the Univer- Assistant Athletics Director sity of Nevada-Las Vegas as Senior Associate Athletics Director for for Ticketing & Marketing Facilities, heading the Runnin’ Rebels day-to-day facility operations (Ball State ’97) throughout the sports complex. During his first tenure at East Carolina, McLamb spent four years cott Wetherbee enters his ninth over- as Assistant Athletics Director for Operations, where he was respon- Sall year on the East Carolina Athletics sible for the all of the department’s physical operations including Department staff and his sixth as Assistant game-day activities and special events. Athletics Director for Ticketing and Marketing. After exclusively di- A native of Dunn, N.C., McLamb earned his bachelor’s degree in recting ECU’s ticket operations from 2004 to 2006, he was given ad- management of recreation facilities and services from ECU in 2001. ditional responsibilities of coordinating the department’s marketing He married the former Emily Agler in the summer of 2010. and promotional strategies. Prior to his tenure on the Pirate staff, Wetherbee served in a similar position at San Diego State after spending three years in the ticket Dr. Gary Overton office at Fresno State and two years as a graduate assistant at alma Assistant Athletics Director mater Ball State. for Internal Operations A Michigan native, Wetherbee has been credited with upgrading (East Carolina ’73) ticketing systems during each stop of his career, including the over- haul of the Pirate Ticket Office’s second significant upgrade in the ary Overton, whose association with last five years. In addition, Wetherbee has keyed the advent of the East Carolina University spans nearly G department’s electronic marketing efforts, utilizing Pirate Mail and five decades, is in his eighth year as Assistant a progressive online ticketing system to enhance customer satisfac- Athletics Director for Internal Affairs. tion with ECU’s large fan base. A 2004 ECU Hall of Fame Inductee and color analyst on ECU base- Wetherbee earned his B.S. in sport administration in 1997 from ball radio broadcasts, Overton served as the Pirates’ head baseball Ball State. coach for 13 years from 1985-97 and departed from the bench as He currently resides in Winterville, N.C., with his wife Tracy, the school’s all-time winningest coach with 427 victories. During his daughter Taylor and son Spencer. tenure in the dugout, he guided East Carolina to five NCAA Champi- onship appearances, five Colonial Athletic Association Tournament titles and a pair of CAA regular season championships. Lee Workman In addition, Overton was recently honored with his selection to Associate Athletics Director serve on the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee beginning Sept. for Administration 1, 2008. He also continues to enjoy a long-standing tenure on the (Tennessee Tech ’83) NCAA Division I Baseball Rules Committee and has handled annual regional tournament director duties for the organization since 2006. ee Workman, a veteran member of the From East Carolina, he earned his bachelor’s degree in 1973, his LEast Carolina athletics family since 1984, master’s degree the following year, and his doctorate in higher educa- began as an intern and has held positions as tion administration in 2001. Associate Marketing Director, Marketing Director, and currently Overton and his wife, Candace, have one daughter, Charlotte. serves as the Associate Athletics Director for Administration and as the University’s Licensing Coordinator. In his current position, Workman oversees administrative projects Rosie Thompson as assigned by the Director of Athletics, sideline endorsement rela- Associate Athletics Director/SWA tionships, bowl game coordination, on-campus post-season hosting (East Carolina ’79) opportunities and the administration of ECU’s licensing program - which has more than tripled in revenue since he began - and serves osie Thompson is in her 18th year as Se- on various university committees. nior Woman Administrator and sixth as R Workman is a 1983 graduate of Tennessee Tech, earning a bach- Associate Athletics Director for her alma mater. elor’s degree in business administration and marketing. He earned a A 1979 graduate of East Carolina, Thomp- master’s degree in sports administration from St. Thomas University son has a long association with ECU, where she is a member of the in 1984. Athletics Hall of Fame. She is still the women’s basketball program’s Workman and his wife Jan have two children, Rachel and Jason, all-time leading scorer and rebounder. who both attend ECU. Following her collegiate career, Thompson played one year profes- sionally with the St. Louis Streak, served as a graduate assistant for

East Carolina university 15 2012-2013 basketball fact book Pirate Athletics Staff

Ashley Anderson Jennifer Bonner Mallory Bryson Mike Cherry Nate Clark Associate Athletic Trainer Learning Specialist/Tutor Administrative Support Assistant Director of Associate Athletic Trainer Coordinator Associate Operations

Brad Coleman Evan Craft Carlester Crumpler Jenna Czarnecki Jackie Daniels Assistant Director of Event Assistant Athletic Trainer Academic Coordinator Eligibility Specialist Administrative Support Marketing Associate/Mailroom Clerk

Dr. David Dosser Barbara Flake Erika Giesking Susie Glynn Rob Goldberg Faculty Representative Administrative Support Assistant Director of Cheerleading Coach Staff Photographer Specialist/Business Ticket Operations

Gloria Gorham Matt Holt Kristin Jeffries Jennifer Johnson Scott Jurgens Administrative Support Assistant Equipment Manager Dance Team Coach Office Assistant/Computer Director of Event Marketing Specialist Lab Coordinator

Scott Lane Erik Lewis David Lipay Director of Ticketing Head Athletics Assistant Director Operations Equipment Manager of Compliance

East Carolina University 16 2012-2013 basketball Fact Book Pirate Athletics Staff

Angie Lower Jay Malcolm Emmanuel McDaniel Brian Meador Patricia Monroe Administrative Support Director of Compliance Assistant Strength and Creative Media Specialist Academic Coordinator Specialist/Business Conditioning Coach

Jake Moore Brian O’Hara Sue Parisher Joey Perry Greg Pierce Head Football Athletic Trainer Academic Coordinator Academic Coordinato Director of Athletic Grounds Director of Athletic Video

Jamie Quinn Jen Rangelova Mary Beth Respess Vickie Revels Sharon Rogers Academic Coordinator/ Associate Athletic Trainer Administrative Support Executive Assistant/ Assistant Athletic Trainer Community Relations Liaison Associate/Olympic Sports Athletics Director

Brandon Smith Bobby Tuggle Michael Weller Scott Wells Sheri Whitfield Assistant Director of Technical Support Analyst Director of Commercial Director of Development/ Accountant Athletic Video Marketing Administration

Zac Womack Holly Wyche Tracy Yoshikawa Head Athletic Trainer Administrative Associate/ Assistant Athletic Trainer Administration

East Carolina university 17 2012-2013 basketball fact book Strength and Conditioning

he Murphy Center, still considered one of the athletic depart- The second floor of the building features a private dining area for Tment’s newest facilities, is located between Dowdy-Ficklen Sta- recruits as well as a 9,000-square-foot banquet hall and a large ter- dium and Minges Coliseum. It’s one of the largest and best-equipped race with a view of the football stadium for Pirate Club functions. strength and conditioning centers in the country. Scattered throughout the facility is a stunning array of photomu- ECU’s Board of Trustees approved the project in the spring 1997, rals, sports memorabilia and trophies. thus putting it into the athletics department staff’s hands to make Because of its location behind the Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium end- this 52,475-square-foot, two-story streng­th and conditioning/Pirate zone and its connection to Minges Coliseum, the Murphy Center is Club multipurpose center a reality. an ideal place for Pirate Club members to socialize at both football ECU’s strength and conditioning programs for its student-athletes and basketball games. are based out of the 22,000-square-foot first floor of the $13 million East Carolina University’s student-athletes train for competition facility. The weight room has revolutionized the Pirates’ strength and under the direct supervision of Assistant Athletics Director for conditioning efforts. Strength and Conditioning Jeff Connors. The full-time strength The center opened for workouts in June 2002 and was dedicated at staff consists of assistants Toby Jacobi, Blaine Kinsley, Emmanuel ECU’s home football game on September 14, 2002. McDaniel and Aaron Walker.

Athletic Training he student-athlete at East Carolina University has the luxury Housed in the Ward Sports Medicine Building adjacent to Dowdy- Tof having one of the most dedicated health care teams in the Ficklen Stadium and Minges Coliseum, the main athletic training Southeast. Directed by Mike Hanley, Assistant Director of Athletics room is a modern facility complete with the latest equipment. Satel- for Medical Services, along with assistants Ashley Anderson, Nathan lite athletic training rooms are located in Minges Coliseum, Murphy Clark, Evan Craft, Jake Moore (head football athletic trainer), Jen- Strength and Conditioning Center, Clark-LeClair Stadium and the nifer Rangelova, Sharon Rogers, Zac Womack, Tracy Yoshikawa, and Olympic Sports Complex. team physician Dr. Joe Armen, the ECU Athletic Training program Athletic Training Staff provides every Pirate student-athlete the best available care for their injuries. Hanley, the 2009 National Athletic Trainer’s Association Mike Hanley Assistant AD for Medical Services (NATA) Trainer-of-the-Year, and his staff are assisted by a wide ar- Ashley Anderson Associate Athletic Trainer (Women’s Basketball) ray of community-based physicians and other health care providers. Nate Clark Associate Athletic Trainer (Men’s Basketball) Professional Consultants Evan Craft Assistant Athletic Trainer (Football) Dr. John Siegel Team Physician Emeritus Jake Moore Head Football Athletic Trainer Dr. Joe Armen Team Physician/Student Health Services Jennifer Rangelova Associate Athletic Trainer (Softball) Dr. Randy Fussell Dentistry Sharon Rogers Assistant Professor (Men’s/Women’s Golf) Dr. Phil Perdue Orthopedics Zac Womack Head Athletic Trainer (Baseball) Dr. Chris Hasty Orthopedics Tracy Yoshikawa Assistant Athletic Trainer (Soccer) Dr. Stuart Lee Neurosurgery Katie Walsh Education Program Director Dr. Walt Jenkins Physical Therapy Linda Miller Office Assistant and Insurance Coordinator Dr. Kevin Youngs Physical Therapy Amanda Burley Graduate Assistant Dr. Dennis McGee Chiropractic Matt Ludwig Graduate Assistant Dr. Greg Murphy Urology James Ramsdell Graduate Assistant Dr. Peter Wagner Cardiology Nicole Ross Graduate Assistant Laura DePalma Sports Medicine Fellow Jacqui Urban Graduate Assistant

East Carolina university 18 2012-2013 basketball fact book Minges Coliseum

ne of the most intimate, beautiful and fan friendly arenas in all Wilmington (Feb. 25). The single-game mark, in fact, was broken Oof NCAA Division I Basketball is Williams Arena at Minges Coli- three times during the season — Jan. 6 vs. East Tennessee State, seum, home of East Carolina basketball. This cozy 8,000-seat facility Jan. 14 vs. James Madison and Feb. 25 vs. UNC Wilmington. gives the Pirates a distinct home court advantage unlike any other. Before 1994-95, the largest crowd to witness a game in the Coli- After 27 years of basketball, Minges Coliseum underwent a face- seum was on Dec. 10, 1969 when ECU hosted then-top-ranked South lift prior to the 1994-95 season. The anticipation was great and the Carolina. An estimated crowd of 7,500 jammed the 6,500-seat facility. much-awaited unveiling was everything it was supposed to be and Those figures stood until the 2002-03 season in which a single more. The renovations, totaling almost $12 million, have made the game record crowd of 8,081 watched the Pirates defeat ninth-ranked arena one of the finest on-campus basketball facilities on the East Marquette on Dec. 30. Two weeks later, over 8,000 fans passed Coast. through the turnstiles at the coliseum for just the second time as Constructed at a cost of $2 million, Minges Coliseum was dedicated ECU battled Louisville. A new season record total of 81,538 came out on Jan. 27, 1968, in the name of the Minges family of Greenville, to see the Pirates during the year. N.C. As owners of Pepsi-Cola bottling operations in Greenville, Kin- Williams Arena is named in honor and recognition of Walter and ston and New Bern, the Minges family has provided leadership and Marie Williams for their support of East Carolina Athletics over the support of East Carolina University Athletics over the years, going years. As alumni of East Carolina College, Walter and Marie have en- back to the days when the late Dr. Ray Minges served as President dowed two Men’s Basketball Position scholarships, the Spirit of the of the Century Club (forerunner of the Pirate Club), from 1965-68. East Post-Eligibility Scholarship, and an unrestricted student-athlete The Pirates have won 66 percent of their games since the Coliseum scholarship on behalf of the University’s athletics program. Further, opened in 1967. ECU has had only eight losing records in Minges through Trade Oil Company, the Williams family gave the first $1 in its history. Since the building was renovated in 1994, the Pirates million gift ever given to the Educational Foundation in support of have won nearly 70 percent of their home games. ECU Athletics, through the Shared Visions Campaign. All the Minges Coliseum attendance records were shattered fol- In addition to his financial support, Walter Williams has given his lowing renovation in 1995, including total season (71,761), average time unselfishly in support of the Pirate Club. During 1997-98, Wal- season (5,980 for 12 games) and for a single game (7,670 vs. UNC ter served as Executive President of the Educational Foundation.

East Carolina university 19 2012-2013 basketball fact book ECU Basketball Practice Facility

he two-story 48,000 square-foot basketball practice facility will Taccommodate separate courts for the men’s and women’s teams “The practice facility is vital to giving our student- at ECU, in addition to all supporting elements of a top-flight intercol- legiate basketball program, including separate coaches’ office suites, athletes a place they can improve individually and separate locker rooms and separate team meeting rooms. In addition the building will house the ECU Athletics’ Hall of Fame and memora- as a team. It will provide our players and staff a bilia from seasons past. Ground was broken this summer and the fa- cility is expected to open prior to the start of the 2013-14 campaign. first class facility that we can be proud of, along with making a statement that basketball is “The critical missing piece between ECU Athletics important at East Carolina University!” and the success we seek will a dedicated practice facility for basketball.” — Jeff Lebo, Head Men’s Basketball Coach — Terry Holland, Director of Athletics North Campus Crossing ast Carolina University Department of Athletics Eand ECU Educational Foundation have entered into a contractual agreement with North Campus Crossing to utilize its Recreation, Entertainment and Activity Center as an alternate practice facility for its basketball and volleyball teams. The gymnasium includes six goals on a regulation size basketball court. The floor was recently refin- ished and has been painted with exact same mark- ings as the court inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. The use of this facility will give the teams flexibility in scheduling practices, individual workouts, camps and clinics when displaced by graduation, concerts or other events taking place at Minges Coliseum.

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