BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE

The Big South Conference is celebrating its including volleyball, women’s basketball and seed three out of the last four years, while its 25th Anniversary in 2008-09, a milestone women’s golf. The league received its first playoff berth in 2006 came in just the fifth-year coming on the heels of unprecedented automatic bid in 1990 to the NCAA Baseball of the Big South’s football existence. achievements and unparalleled success in Championship. In August 1996, Kyle B. Kallander replaced League history over the past few years. In 1989, George F. "Buddy" Sasser replaced Sasser as the league’s third Commissioner, and Since its founding in 1983, the Big South the retiring Dr. Singleton as commissioner. in his 12 years at the helm of the Big South, Conference has matured into a competitive Under Sasser’s leadership, the conference Kallander has been instrumental in aggressively leader in college athletics, actively pursuing implemented its public relations and promoting the conference to new levels. excellence on the field of play and in the compliance programs, and introduced its first- The conference has enjoyed record levels in classroom. The league’s growing presence as ever men’s basketball television package, marketing revenue during the past several an NCAA Division I athletic conference is featuring the Big South competing among some years, he has brought television coverage to Big evident by athletic accomplishments on the of the finest teams in the nation. South women’s basketball, baseball and softball national stage, innovative marketing and media In the last 15 years alone, the Big South for the first time in conference history, as well as partnerships, increased television packages, Conference has experienced monumental increased national television exposure to the and quality athletic competition while growth and success in nearly every sport. League as a whole through aggressive and intentionally fostering the academic, personal, During this time, the conference has had two unique television packages. social, athletic and leadership development of individual NCAA national champions, close to Under Kallander’s leadership, the Big South each student-athlete. 200 All-Americans, has reached the “Sweet 16” developed and initiated its first long-range The Big South Conference was formed on in men’s soccer, women’s basketball and strategic plan, re-affirming the league’s vision as Aug. 21, 1983, when Charleston Southern (then baseball, has received national Top 25 rankings a distinctive athletic conference committed to Baptist College) Athletic Director Howard in men’s soccer, men’s basketball, women’s the quality of institutional life through athletic Bagwell and Augusta President George basketball, baseball, men’s outdoor track & competition. He also spearheaded the efforts to Christenberry began recruiting members into field, and men’s golf, had an individual selected add football as a championship sport, which the Big South, receiving initial commitments to play in the NCAA Tennis Singles came to fruition in 2002. from Augusta, Charleston Southern, Campbell, Championship three times, had the No. 1 Kallander’s long range vision has also Coastal Carolina and Winthrop. ranked men’s golfer in the country, had the included technological advancements, as the One month later, Dr. Edward M. Singleton national team and individual scoring leader in conference introduced its first live event video was selected as the league’s first commissioner men’s basketball twice, received an at-large streaming in 2005 and has since expanded its and continued to solicit new members. His playoff berth in the NCAA Football video offerings to more than 500 events efforts led to the additions of Armstrong State, Championship Subdivision in 2006, and had an annually through a partnership with the member Radford and UNC Asheville, giving the Big institution finish fifth in the NCAA Men’s Golf institutions, as well as the creation of a South more than the required six members to Championships – the conference’s highest-ever conference blog and an online merchandise constitute an official conference. The Big team finish in an NCAA event. store. South’s first year of competition was in the Fall In 2006-07 alone, the Big South was the only The conference’s on-field accomplishments of 1984, and in September 1986, the Big South conference nationwide to have an at-large have been duplicated in the classroom. Conference was granted full-fledged NCAA participant in the football playoffs (Coastal Annually, more than 40 percent of conference Division I status. Carolina), a team in the second round of the student-athletes are named to the Big South’s During its infancy and prior to securing NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament (Winthrop) Presidential Honor Roll for maintaining a automatic bids to NCAA Championships, the and a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Baseball cumulative 3.0 grade-point average, and the Big South made early strides in earning at-large Regionals (Coastal Carolina). In fact, Coastal league has had more than 90 Academic All- berths in several national postseason events, Carolina’s baseball program has been a No. 1 Americans in its quarter-century of existence.

Big South Commissioner Associate Commissioner Associate Commissioner Associate Commissioner Director of Marketing Coordinator of New Media Conference Kyle B. Kallander Marketing Compliance Public Relations Chad Cook Mark Bryant James Companion, Jr. Dawn Turner Mark Simpson Staff

Assistant Director of Office Manager Public Relations Marketing Compliance/ Coordinator of Men’s Public Relations Nancy Perkins Assistant Assistant Administrative Assistant Basketball Officals Nic Bowman Rebecca Hay Claire Surratt Alex Masse Joe Forte

90 2008-09 Liberty Flames Basketball BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE

Big South Champions Big South Players 2008 Big South of the Week All-Conference Team Year Season Tournament

2008...... UNC Asheville ...... Winthrop 2007-08 Big South Players of the Week First Team Nov. 13 ...... Kenny George, UNC Asheville Arizona Reid ...... Sr./Forward...... High Point 2007...... Winthrop ...... Winthrop Nov. 20...... Chris Gaynor, Winthrop Reggie Williams .....Sr./Forward ...... VMI 2006...... Winthrop ...... Winthrop Bryan Smithson...... Sr./Guard...... UNC Asheville Kenny George, UNC Asheville Jack Leasure...... Sr./Guard ...... Coastal Carolina 2005...... Winthrop ...... Winthrop Nov. 26 ...... Chris Moore, Charleston Southern Alex McLean...... Sr./Forward...... Liberty 2004...... Liberty/Birmingham-So...... Liberty Dec. 3 ...... Alex McLean, Liberty Dec. 10...... Kenny Thomas, Radford Second Team 2003...... Winthrop ...... UNC Asheville Dec. 17 ...... Reggie Williams, VMI Chris Gaynor ...... Sr./Guard ...... Winthrop 2002...... Winthrop ...... Winthrop Michael Jenkins...... Sr./Guard ...... Winthrop Jan. 2 ...... Chris Gaynor, Winthrop Kenny George...... R-Jr./Center...... UNC Asheville 2001...... Radford...... Winthrop Jan. 7 ...... Chavis Holmes, VMI K.J. Garland...... Sr./Guard...... UNC Asheville 2000...... Radford...... Winthrop Kenny George, UNC Asheville Chavis Holmes ...... Jr./Guard ...... VMI Jan. 14...... Bryan Smithson, UNC Asheville 1999...... Winthrop ...... Winthrop Jan. 21 ...... Reggie Williams, VMI All-Freshman Team 1998...... UNC Asheville...... Radford Omar Carter ...... Forward...... Charleston So. Jan. 28...... Arizona Reid, High Point Jamarco Warren ...... Guard ...... Charleston So. 1997 ...... Liberty...... Charleston Southern Feb. 4 ...... K.J. Garland, UNC Asheville Anthony Breeze ...... Forward ...... Coastal Carolina 1996...... UNC Greensboro ...... UNC Greensboro Feb. 11...... Kenny Thomas, Radford Charles Corbin...... Center...... Winthrop Travis Holmes, VMI Jeremy Anderson...... Guard ...... Liberty 1995...... UNC Greensboro.Charleston Southern Feb. 18 ...... Reggie Williams, VMI 1994 ...... Towson State...... Liberty Freshman of the Year: Omar Carter, Charleston So. Feb. 25 ...... Martell McDuffy, Radford Player of the Year: Arizona Reid, High Point 1993 ...... Towson State...... Coastal Carolina March 2 ...... Arizona Reid, High Point Defensive Player of the Year: Kenny George, 1992...... Radford ...... Campbell UNC Asheville 2007-08 Big South Freshmen of the Week Coach of the Year: Eddie Biedenbach, UNC 1991 ...... Coastal Carolina...... Coastal Carolina Nov. 13...... Jamarco Warren, Charleston Southern Asheville 1990 ...... Coastal Carolina...... Coastal Carolina Alex McLean was Nov. 20...... Anthony Breeze, Coastal Carolina All-Academic Team 1989 ...... Coastal Carolina...... Winthrop Nov. 26...... Omar Carter, Charleston Southern named Big South Giedrius Knysas, Charleston Southern All-Conference 1988 ...... Coastal Carolina...... UNC Asheville Dec. 3...... Jamarco Warren, Charleston Southern Jack Leasure, Coastal Carolina Dec. 10 ...... Omar Carter, Charleston Southern Matt Boswell, High Point first team, marking 1987 ...... Charleston Southern...... Charleston So. Dec. 17 ...... Omar Carter, Charleston Southern Kyle Ohman, Liberty the sixth-straight 1986 ...... Charleston Southern...... Charleston So. Phillip Martin, Radford Jan. 2 ...... Austin Kenon, VMI Walt Allen, Presbyterian year Liberty has Jan. 7 ...... Austin Kenon, VMI K.J. Garland, UNC Asheville placed a player on Jan. 14 ...... Jamarco Warren, Charleston Southern Adam Lonon, VMI the first team, tying Jan. 21...... Omar Carter, Charleston Southern Jan. 28 ...... Charles Corbin, Winthrop Scholar-Athlete of the Year the second-longest Jack Leasure, Coastal Carolina streak in conference Feb. 4 ...... Jeremy Anderson, Liberty Feb. 11...... Anthony Breeze, Coastal Carolina history. The streak Feb. 18 ...... Omar Carter, Charleston Southern also serves as the Feb. 25...... Tovi Bailey, Charleston Southern longest current March 2...... Omar Carter, Charleston Southern streak among conference teams.

2007-08 Big South Standings

Big South Overall Home Away ...... Neutral UNC Asheville*#...... 10...... 4...... 714 ...... 23 ...... 10...... 697...... 16-3...... 7-7...... 0-0 Winthrop ^ ...... 10...... 4...... 714 ...... 22 ...... 12...... 647...... 12-3...... 6-7...... 4-2 High Point ...... 8...... 6...... 571 ...... 17 ...... 14...... 548...... 13-1...... 3-11...... 1-2 Liberty...... 7...... 7...... 500 ...... 16 ...... 16...... 500...... 13-2...... 3-12...... 0-2 VMI...... 6...... 8...... 429 ...... 14 ...... 15...... 483...... 8-6...... 6-7...... 0-2 Coastal Carolina ...... 6...... 8...... 429 ...... 13 ...... 15...... 464...... 11-3...... 2-12...... 0-0 Radford...... 5...... 9...... 357 ...... 10 ...... 20...... 333...... 8-5...... 2-15...... 0-0 Charleston Southern ...... 4...... 10...... 286 ...... 10 ...... 20...... 333...... 9-6...... 1-13...... 0-1

^ - Big South Tournament Winner # - Big South Tournament Runner-up * - Big South Regular Season Champions LibertyFlames.com 91 BIG SOUTH STATISTICS

SCORING OFFENSE 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE TURNOVER MARGIN # Team G W-L Pts Avg/G # Team G FG FGA Pct # Team G TEAM Avg OPP Avg Margin 1. ....VMI ...... 29 .....14-15 ....2649...... 91.3 1. ....Winthrop...... 34...... 223...... 721...... 309 1. ....VMI...... 29.....463....16.0 ..623 ...21.5 .+5.52 2. ....UNC Asheville ...... 33 .....23-10 ....2479...... 75.1 2. ....High Point...... 31...... 192...... 582...... 330 2. ....Winthrop ...... 34.....439....12.9 ..517 ...15.2 .+2.29 3. ....Charleston Southern...... 30 .....10-20 ....2225...... 74.2 3...... Liberty ...... 32 ...... 220 ...... 656...... 335 3. ....High Point...... 31.....420....13.5 ..432 ...13.9 .+0.39 4. ....High Point...... 31 .....17-14 ....2201...... 71.0 4. ....Charleston Southern...... 30...... 230...... 674...... 341 4. ....Coastal Carolina...... 28.....366....13.1 ..348 ...12.4 ...-0.64 5. ....Radford ...... 30 .....10-20 ....2128...... 70.9 5. ....Radford ...... 30...... 280...... 778...... 360 5...... Liberty ...... 32 .....437 ....13.7...409....12.8....-0.88 6...... Liberty ...... 32...... 16-16.....2222...... 69.4 6. ....UNC Asheville ...... 33...... 279...... 774...... 360 6. ....Charleston So...... 30.....443....14.8 ..410 ...13.7 ...-1.10 7. ....Coastal Carolina...... 28 .....13-15 ....1936...... 69.1 7. ....Coastal Carolina...... 28...... 240...... 662...... 363 7. ....UNC Asheville...... 33.....447....13.5 ..394 ...11.9 ...-1.61 8. ....Winthrop...... 34 .....22-12 ....2205...... 64.9 8. ....VMI ...... 29...... 253...... 695...... 364 8. ....Radford ...... 30.....527....17.6 ..398 ...13.3 ...-4.30

SCORING DEFENSE REBOUNDING OFFENSE ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO # Team G Pts Avg/G # Team G Reb Avg/G # .....Team G Asst Avg Turn Avg Ratio 1. ....Winthrop...... 34...... 1990 .....58.5 1. ....VMI ...... 29...... 1116 .....38.5 1. ....UNC Asheville...... 33.....572....17.3 ..447 ...13.5.....1.28 2. ....High Point...... 31...... 1944 .....62.7 2. ....Radford ...... 30...... 1134 .....37.8 2. ....High Point...... 31.....518....16.7 ..420 ...13.5.....1.23 3...... Liberty ...... 32 ...... 2133...... 66.7 3. ....Charleston Southern...... 30...... 1119 .....37.3 3...... Liberty ...... 32 .....513 ....16.0...437....13.7 .....1.17 4. ....UNC Asheville ...... 33...... 2318 .....70.2 4. ....UNC Asheville ...... 33...... 1209 .....36.6 4. ....Coastal Carolina...... 28.....423....15.1 ..366 ...13.1.....1.16 5. ....Coastal Carolina...... 28...... 2004 .....71.6 5. ....Winthrop...... 34...... 1195 .....35.1 5. ....VMI...... 29.....518....17.9 ..463 ...16.0.....1.12 6. ....Charleston Southern...... 30...... 2307 .....76.9 6. ....High Point...... 31...... 1086 .....35.0 6. ....Winthrop ...... 34.....435....12.8 ..439 ...12.9.....0.99 7. ....Radford ...... 30...... 2378 .....79.3 7. ....Coastal Carolina...... 28...... 961 ...... 34.3 7. ....Charleston So...... 30.....421....14.0 ..443 ...14.8.....0.95 8. ....VMI ...... 29...... 2530 .....87.2 8...... Liberty ...... 32 ...... 1024...... 32.0 8. ....Radford ...... 30.....392....13.1 ..527 ...17.6.....0.74

SCORING MARGIN REBOUNDING DEFENSE OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS # Team G OFF DEF Margin # TEAM G REB AVG/G # Team G No. Avg/G 1. ....High Point...... 31 ...... 71.0...... 62.7 ...... +8.3 1. ....High Point...... 31...... 983 ...... 31.7 1. ....VMI ...... 29...... 433 .....14.93 2. ....Winthrop...... 34 ...... 64.9...... 58.5 ...... +6.3 2...... Liberty ...... 32 ...... 1028...... 32.1 2. ....Charleston Southern...... 30...... 375 .....12.50 3. ....UNC Asheville ...... 33 ...... 75.1...... 70.2 ...... +4.9 3. ....Winthrop...... 34...... 1094 .....32.2 3. ....Radford ...... 30...... 366 .....12.20 4. ....VMI ...... 29 ...... 91.3...... 87.2 ...... +4.1 4. ....UNC Asheville ...... 33...... 1153 .....34.9 4. ....Winthrop...... 34...... 393 .....11.56 5...... Liberty ...... 32...... 69.4 ...... 66.7...... +2.8 5. ....Coastal Carolina...... 28...... 1008 .....36.0 5. ....High Point...... 31...... 330 .....10.65 6. ....Coastal Carolina...... 28 ...... 69.1...... 71.6...... -2.4 6. ....Radford ...... 30...... 1082 .....36.1 6. ....Coastal Carolina...... 28...... 298 .....10.64 7. ....Charleston Southern...... 30 ...... 74.2...... 76.9...... -2.7 7. ....Charleston Southern...... 30...... 1126 .....37.5 7. ....UNC Asheville ...... 33...... 336 .....10.18 8. ....Radford ...... 30 ...... 70.9...... 79.3...... -8.3 8. ....VMI ...... 29...... 1252 .....43.2 8...... Liberty ...... 32 ...... 270...... 8.44

FREE THROW PERCENTAGES REBOUNDING MARGIN DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS # Team G FTM FTA Pct # TEAM G TEAM AVG OPP AVG MARGIN # Team G No. Avg/G 1...... Liberty ...... 32 ...... 380 ...... 518...... 734 1...High Point...... 31 ..1086 ...35.0.....983 .....31.7 ....+3.3 1. ....UNC Asheville ...... 33...... 873 .....26.45 2. ....High Point...... 31...... 339...... 463...... 732 2...Winthrop ...... 34 ..1195 ...35.1....1094 ....32.2 ....+3.0 2. ....Radford ...... 30...... 768 .....25.60 3. ....VMI ...... 29...... 423...... 611...... 692 3...Radford ...... 30 ..1134 ...37.8....1082 ....36.1 ....+1.7 3. ....Charleston Southern...... 30...... 744 .....24.80 4. ....Radford ...... 30...... 477...... 702...... 679 4...UNC Asheville...... 33 ..1209 ...36.6....1153 ....34.9 ....+1.7 4. ....High Point...... 31...... 756 .....24.39 5. ....UNC Asheville ...... 33...... 469...... 693...... 677 5...Liberty ...... 32 ..1024....32.0 ....1028.....32.1...... -0.1 5. ....Coastal Carolina...... 28...... 663 .....23.68 6. ....Coastal Carolina...... 28...... 311...... 460...... 676 6...Charleston So...... 30 ..1119 ...37.3....1126 ....37.5...... -0.2 6. ....Winthrop...... 34...... 802 .....23.59 7. ....Charleston Southern...... 30...... 334...... 497...... 672 7...Coastal Carolina.....28 ...961 ....34.3....1008 ....36.0...... -1.7 7...... Liberty ...... 32 ...... 754...... 23.56 8. ....Winthrop...... 34...... 398...... 673...... 591 8...VMI...... 29 ..1116 ...38.5....1252 ....43.2...... -4.7 8. ....VMI ...... 29...... 683 .....23.55

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGES BLOCKED SHOTS 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE # Team G FG FGA Pct # Team G Blocks Avg/G # Team G 3FG Avg/G 1. ....UNC Asheville ...... 33...... 901...... 1846...... 488 1. ....UNC Asheville ...... 33...... 196 ...... 5.94 1. ....VMI ...... 29...... 336 .....11.59 2. ....High Point...... 31...... 810...... 1717...... 472 2. ....High Point...... 31...... 118 ...... 3.81 2. ....Charleston Southern...... 30...... 277 ...... 9.23 3...... Liberty ...... 32 ...... 777 ...... 1667...... 466 3. ....Winthrop...... 34...... 124 ...... 3.65 3...... Liberty ...... 32 ...... 288...... 9.00 4. ....VMI ...... 29...... 945...... 2125...... 445 4. ....Radford ...... 30...... 101 ...... 3.37 4. ....Coastal Carolina...... 28...... 239 ...... 8.54 5. ....Radford ...... 30...... 744...... 1687...... 441 5. ....VMI ...... 29...... 77 ...... 2.66 5. ....High Point...... 31...... 242 ...... 7.81 6. ....Coastal Carolina...... 28...... 693...... 1580...... 439 6. ....Charleston Southern...... 30...... 67 ...... 2.23 6. ....Winthrop...... 34...... 217 ...... 6.38 7. ....Winthrop...... 34...... 795...... 1814...... 438 7. ....Coastal Carolina...... 28...... 60 ...... 2.14 7. ....UNC Asheville ...... 33...... 208 ...... 6.30 8. ....Charleston Southern...... 30...... 807...... 1869...... 432 8...... Liberty ...... 32 ...... 49...... 1.53 8. ....Radford ...... 30...... 163 ...... 5.43

FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE ASSISTS # Team G FG FGA Pct # Team G Assists Avg/G 1. ....Winthrop...... 34...... 684...... 1726...... 396 1. ....VMI ...... 29...... 518 .....17.86 2. ....High Point...... 31...... 690...... 1677...... 411 2. ....UNC Asheville ...... 33...... 572 .....17.33 3. ....UNC Asheville ...... 33...... 866...... 2075...... 417 3. ....High Point...... 31...... 518 .....16.71 4...... Liberty ...... 32 ...... 756 ...... 1725...... 438 4...... Liberty ...... 32 ...... 513...... 16.03 5. ....Radford ...... 30...... 807...... 1836...... 440 5. ....Coastal Carolina...... 28...... 423 .....15.11 6. ....Coastal Carolina...... 28...... 724...... 1638...... 442 6. ....Charleston Southern...... 30...... 421 .....14.03 7. ....Charleston Southern...... 30...... 834...... 1805...... 462 7. ....Radford ...... 30...... 392 .....13.07 8. ....VMI ...... 29...... 959...... 1933...... 496 8. ....Winthrop...... 34...... 435 .....12.79

3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGES STEALS # Team G FG FGA Pct # Team G Steals Avg/G 1...... Liberty ...... 32 ...... 288 ...... 772...... 373 1. ....VMI ...... 29...... 369 .....12.72 2. ....Charleston Southern...... 30...... 277...... 748...... 370 2. ....Winthrop...... 34...... 284 ...... 8.35 3. ....Winthrop...... 34...... 217...... 586...... 370 3. ....UNC Asheville ...... 33...... 203 ...... 6.15 4. ....High Point...... 31...... 242...... 655...... 369 4. ....Radford ...... 30...... 182 ...... 6.07 5. ....Coastal Carolina...... 28...... 239...... 651...... 367 5. ....Coastal Carolina...... 28...... 169 ...... 6.04 6. ....UNC Asheville ...... 33...... 208...... 574...... 362 6. ....Charleston Southern...... 30...... 181 ...... 6.03 7. ....Radford ...... 30...... 163...... 506...... 322 7. ....High Point...... 31...... 184 ...... 5.94 8. ....VMI ...... 29...... 336...... 1045...... 322 8...... Liberty ...... 32 ...... 174...... 5.44

92 2008-09 Liberty Flames Basketball BIG SOUTH STATISTICS

Individual Statistics BLOCKED SHOTS ## Player-Team Blocks Avg/G To be ranked, a player must appear in at least 75 percent of their 1. ....GEORGE, Kenny-UNCA...... 93 ...... 3.32 team's games. 2. ....DANIELS, Cruz-HPU ...... 74 ...... 2.55 3. ....WILLIAMS, John-UNCA ...... 52 ...... 1.58 SCORING 4. ....HALL, Eric-RADFORD...... 40 ...... 1.38 ## Player-Team Pts Avg/G 5. ....ROBINSON, Mantoris-WU ...... 29 ...... 0.85 1. ....WILLIAMS, Reggie-VMI...... 695 ...... 27.8 2. ....REID, Arizona-HPU...... 742 ...... 23.9 ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO (Min. 3.0 assists/game) 3. ....HOLMES, Chavis-VMI ...... 532 ...... 18.3 ## Player-Team A/Avg T/Avg Ratio 4. ....LEASURE, Jack-COASTAL ...... 469 ...... 16.8 1. ....GAYNOR, Chris-WU ...... 140/4.1..56/1.6...... 2.50 5. ....SMITHSON, Bryan-UNCA...... 477 ...... 16.4 2. ....GARLAND, K.J.-UNCA ...... 191/6.0..87/2.7...... 2.20 6...... SMITH, Anthony-LU ...... 512...... 16.0 3...... BANNISTER, TeeJay-LU ...... 224/7.2..116/3.7 ...... 1.93 4. ....JEFFERSON, Mike-HPU...... 216/7.0.112/3.6...... 1.93 REBOUNDING 5. ....SMITHSON, Bryan-UNCA...... 120/4.1..70/2.4...... 1.71 ## Player-Team Reb Avg/G 1. ....REID, Arizona-HPU...... 342 ...... 11.0 OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS 2. ....WILLIAMS, Reggie-VMI...... 242 ...... 9.7 ## Player-Team No. Avg/G 3...... McLEAN, Alex-LU...... 282...... 8.8 1. ....WILLIAMS, Reggie-VMI...... 93 ...... 3.72 4. ....GEORGE, Kenny-UNCA...... 197 ...... 7.0 2. ....REID, Arizona-HPU...... 105 ...... 3.39 5. ....LYNCH-FLOHR, Joey-RADFORD ....205 ...... 6.8 3...... McLEAN, Alex-LU ...... 90...... 2.81 4. ....BELL, Willie-VMI...... 76 ...... 2.71 FIELD GOAL PCT (Min. 5.0 made per game) 5. ....LYNCH-FLOHR, Joey-RADFORD .....67 ...... 2.23 ## Player-Team FG/FGA Pct 1. ....GEORGE, Kenny-UNCA...... 151/217 ...... 696 DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS 2...... McLEAN, Alex-LU...... 197/352 ...... 560 ## Player-Team No. Avg/G 3. ....REID, Arizona-HPU...... 304/571 ...... 532 1. ....REID, Arizona-HPU...... 237 ...... 7.65 4. ....WILLIAMS, Reggie-VMI ...... 269/509 ...... 528 2...... McLEAN, Alex-LU ...... 192...... 6.00 5...... SMITH, Anthony-LU...... 189/367 ...... 515 3. ....WILLIAMS, Reggie-VMI...... 149 ...... 5.96 4. ....GEORGE, Kenny-UNCA...... 156 ...... 5.57 ASSISTS 5. ....CARTER, Omar-CSU...... 139 ...... 4.63 ## Player-Team Assists Avg/G 1...... BANNISTER, TeeJay-LU ...... 224...... 7.23 2. ....JEFFERSON, Mike-HPU...... 216 ...... 6.97 3. ....GARLAND, K.J.-UNCA ...... 191 ...... 5.97 4. ....JOHNSON, Amir-RADFORD...... 155 ...... 5.54 5. ....SMITHSON, Bryan-UNCA...... 120 ...... 4.14

FREE THROW PCT (Min. 2.5 made per game) ## Player-Team FTM/FTA Pct 1. ....SMITHSON, Bryan-UNCA ...... 101/121 ...... 835 2...... BANNISTER, TeeJay-LU...... 103/125 ...... 824 3. ....THOMAS, Kenny-RADFORD...... 92/117 ...... 786 4. ....HOLMES, Travis-VMI ...... 116/150 ...... 773 5. ....JEFFERSON, Mike-HPU ...... 80/107 ...... 748

STEALS ## Player-Team Steals Avg/G 1. ....GAYNOR, Chris-WU ...... 97 ...... 2.85 2. ....HOLMES, Chavis-VMI ...... 70 ...... 2.41 3. ....WILLIAMS, Reggie-VMI...... 55 ...... 2.20 4. ....HOLMES, Travis-VMI ...... 63 ...... 2.17 5. ....LONON, Adam-VMI...... 58 ...... 2.07

3-POINT FG PCT (Min. 2.5 made per game) ## Player-Team 3FG/FGA Pct 1. ....HARRIS, Eugene-HPU ...... 90/209 ...... 431 2. ....MOORE, Chris-CSU...... 81/190 ...... 426 3. ....LEASURE, Jack-COASTAL ...... 111/269 ...... 413 4...... SMITH, Anthony-LU...... 84/205 ...... 410 5. ....HOLMES, Chavis-VMI...... 82/228 ...... 360 TeeJay Bannister 3-POINT FG MADE finished No. 3 in the nation ## Player-Team 3FG Avg/G 1. ....LEASURE, Jack-COASTAL ...... 111 ...... 3.96 and led the Big South 2. ....HARRIS, Eugene-HPU ...... 90 ...... 2.90 3. ....HOLMES, Chavis-VMI ...... 82 ...... 2.83 Conference with 224 assists 4. ....MOORE, Chris-CSU...... 81 ...... 2.79 5...... SMITH, Anthony-LU ...... 84...... 2.63 in 2008. Bannister’s 224 helpers were the second- most in a single season in Big South history

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Monday, Nov. 3 Monday, Nov. 24 Wednesday, Dec. 10 Lees-McRae at UNC Asheville (EXHIBITION)...... 7 p.m. VMI at Campbell ...... 7 p.m. Limestone at HIGH POINT ...... 7 p.m. San Jose State at PRESBYTERIAN ...... 8 p.m. Duquesne at RADFORD ...... 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6 COASTAL CAROLINA at Cincinnati (Global Sports Classic)..TBA Augusta State at Presbyterian (EXHIBITION) ...... 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12 Tuesday, Nov. 25 GARDNER-WEBB at Wichita State...... 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10 GARDNER-WEBB at South Carolina ...... 7 p.m. PRESBYTERIAN at Duke HIGH POINT at South Florida ...... 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13 (2K Sports College Hoops Classic)...... 7 p.m. LIBERTY at Virginia ...... 7 p.m. Southern Virginia at COASTAL CAROLINA ...... 1 p.m. RADFORD at William & Mary...... 7 p.m. Southern Wesleyan at VMI ...... 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11 UNC ASHEVILLE at Wofford ...... 7 p.m. Catawba at UNC ASHEVILLE...... 4:30 p.m. PRESBYTERIAN vs. Georgia Southern/Houston WINTHROP at North Carolina State...... 7 p.m. Towson at HIGH POINT ...... 7 p.m. (2K Sports College Hoops Classic)...... 6/9 p.m. The Citadel at CHARLESTON SOUTHERN Covenant College at CHARLESTON SOUTHERN ...... 7:30 p.m. Brevard at Gardner-Webb (EXHIBITION) ...... 7 p.m. (North Charleston Coliseum) ...... 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14 Friday, Nov. 14 Friday, Nov. 28 PRESBYTERIAN at Tulsa...... 2 p.m. GARDNER-WEBB at Virginia Tech ...... 7 p.m. COASTAL CAROLINA vs. Western Illinois James Madison at RADFORD ...... 2 p.m. Brevard at RADFORD ...... 7 p.m. (Global Sports Classic)...... 3 p.m. Virginia-Wise at COASTAL CAROLINA ...... 4 p.m. VMI at Kentucky ...... 7 p.m. Coker at LIBERTY (Liberty Thanksgiving Classic)...... 6 p.m. GARDNER-WEBB at Kansas State...... 7 p.m. North Greenville at WINTHROP ...... 7 p.m. Montreat at HIGH POINT...... 7 p.m. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN at Iowa...... 7:05 p.m. North Florida at CHARLESTON SOUTHERN ...... 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 15 Belmont-Abbey at UNC ASHEVILLE...... 7:30 p.m. PRESBYTERIAN at Clemson ...... 7:30 p.m. Anderson at LIBERTY...... 7 p.m. HIGH POINT at Duquesne ...... 8:30 p.m. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN at Cincinnati...... TBA Montreat at LIBERTY ...... 9:15 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29 COASTAL CAROLINA vs. Texas Pan-American/N.C. A&T Wednesday, Dec. 17 Saturday, Nov. 15 (Global Sports Classic) ...... 3:00/5:30pm COASTAL CAROLINA at College of Charleston...... 7 p.m. Coker at COASTAL CAROLINA ...... 7 p.m. VMI at Jacksonville State...... 4:00pm GARDNER-WEBB at Western Carolina...... 7 p.m. William & Mary/South Carolina State at Liberty UC Davis at PRESBYTERIAN...... 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16 (LU Thanksgiving Classic) ...... 6/8:15 p.m. UNC ASHEVILLE at Duke...... 7:30 p.m. VMI at Virginia ...... 4 p.m. Virginia-Wise at GARDNER-WEBB...... 7 p.m. LIBERTY at DePaul WINTHROP at South Carolina ...... 4 p.m. RADFORD at Navy ...... 7 p.m. (Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Classic)...... 8:30 p.m. Montreat at UNC ASHEVILLE ...... 4:30 p.m. East Carolina at WINTHROP ...... 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19 Monday, Nov. 17 Sunday, Nov. 30 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN at Florida State ...... 7 p.m. Furman at CHARLESTON SOUTHERN...... 7:30 p.m. UNC ASHEVILLE at North Carolina...... 6:30 p.m. Youngstown State at HIGH POINT ...... 7 p.m. LIBERTY at Saint Louis Tuesday, Nov. 18 Monday, Dec. 1 (Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Classic)...... 8 p.m. LIBERTY at UNC ASHEVILLE * ...... 2 p.m. George Mason at LIBERTY...... 7 p.m. RADFORD at George Mason...... TBA COASTAL CAROLINA at Savannah State...... 7 p.m. PRESBYTERIAN at Army ...... 7 p.m. GARDNER-WEBB at Longwood...... 7 p.m. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN at HIGH POINT *...... 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20 Bridgewater at RADFORD ...... 7 p.m. COASTAL CAROLINA at Georgia State...... 4 p.m. Maryland Bible College at VMI ...... 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3 Ferrum at GARDNER-WEBB...... 4 p.m. WINTHROP at Akron ...... 7 p.m. PRESBYTERIAN at COASTAL CAROLINA * ...... 7 p.m. UNC ASHEVILLE at Buffalo...... 4 p.m. WINTHROP at VMI * ...... 7 p.m. WINTHROP at Old Dominion...... 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20 UNC ASHEVILLE at Tennessee...... 7 p.m. Atlanta Christian at HIGH POINT...... 7 p.m. HIGH POINT at North Carolina Central ...... 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21 Stevenson at VMI...... 7 p.m. PRESBYTERIAN at Ball State ...... 1 p.m. College of Charleston at CHARLESTON SO. Thursday, Dec. 4 VMI at Army ...... 1 p.m. (North Charleston Coliseum) ...... 7:30 p.m. GARDNER-WEBB at RADFORD * ...... 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 22 Friday, Nov. 21 Saturday, Dec. 6 LIBERTY vs. Northern Colorado RADFORD at Virginia...... 7 p.m. GARDNER-WEBB at LIBERTY * ...... 3 p.m. (Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Classic)...... 5:30 p.m. WINTHROP at Davidson ...... 7 p.m. VMI at UNC ASHEVILLE *...... 4:30 p.m. UNC ASHEVILLE at Ohio State...... 7 p.m. PRESBYTERIAN at Georgia...... 7:30 p.m. PRESBYTERIAN at HIGH POINT * ...... 7 p.m. College of Charleston at WINTHROP ...... 7 p.m. WINTHROP at RADFORD *...... 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22 COASTAL CAROLINA at CHARLESTON SO. *...... 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 23 UNC ASHEVILLE at Campbell...... 3:15 p.m. LIBERTY vs. Southern/USC Upstate COASTAL CAROLINA at Florida State Sunday, Dec. 7 (Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Classic)...... 2:30/5 p.m. (Global Sports Classic)...... 7 p.m. LIBERTY at Clemson...... 3 p.m. PRESBYTERIAN at South Carolina...... 7 p.m. Toccoa Falls at CHARLESTON SOUTHERN ...... 7:30 p.m. RADFORD at West Virginia ...... 7 p.m. GARDNER-WEBB at Oklahoma...... TBA Tuesday, Dec. 9 HIGH POINT at North Carolina State ...... TBA Campbell at VMI ...... 7 p.m.

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Saturday, Dec. 27 Saturday, Jan. 17 Wednesday, Feb. 11 Shenandoah at RADFORD ...... 7 p.m. LIBERTY at VMI * ...... 1 p.m. GARDNER-WEBB at UNC ASHEVILLE *...... 7 p.m. UNC ASHEVILLE at WINTHROP * ...... 2 p.m. WINTHROP at HIGH POINT *...... 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 28 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN at PRESBYTERIAN * ...... 7 p.m. PRESBYTERIAN at Marquette ...... 2 p.m. RADFORD at HIGH POINT *...... 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14 East Carolina at COASTAL CAROLINA COASTAL CAROLINA at GARDNER-WEBB * ...... 7:30p.m. VMI at COASTAL CAROLINA *...... 2 p.m. (Myrtle Beach Convention Center) ...... 3 p.m. PRESBYTERIAN at WINTHROP * ...... 2 p.m. Cincinnati Christian at LIBERTY...... 3 p.m. Monday, Jan. 19 RADFORD at UNC ASHEVILLE * ...... 4:30 p.m. WINTHROP vs. Florida UNC ASHEVILLE at COASTAL CAROLINA * ...... 7 p.m. LIBERTY at CHARLESTON SOUTHERN *...... 7:30 p.m. (MetroPCS Orange Bowl Classic)...... 6:30 p.m. HIGH POINT at GARDNER-WEBB * ...... 8 p.m. HIGH POINT at Minnesota ...... 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20 LIBERTY at HIGH POINT *...... 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 16 Monday, Dec. 29 WINTHROP at CHARLESTON SOUTHERN *...... 7:30 p.m. LIBERTY at COASTAL CAROLINA *...... 7 p.m. Virginia Tech at CHARLESTON SOUTHERN VMI at PRESBYTERIAN *...... 7 p.m. (North Charleston Coliseum)...... 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21 RADFORD at CHARLESTON SOUTHERN *...... 7:30 p.m. GARDNER-WEBB at PRESBYTERIAN *...... 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30 VMI at RADFORD * ...... 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18 Emmanuel (Ga.) at COASTAL CAROLINA...... 7 p.m. WINTHROP at GARDNER-WEBB * ...... 7 p.m. RADFORD at Wake Forest...... 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24 UNC ASHEVILLE at HIGH POINT * ...... 7 p.m. HIGH POINT at VMI * ...... 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31 WINTHROP at COASTAL CAROLINA *...... 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21 Western Carolina at UNC ASHEVILLE ...... 4:30 p.m. PRESBYTERIAN at UNC ASHEVILLE *...... 4:30 p.m. RADFORD at VMI * ...... 1 p.m. Anderson at GARDNER-WEBB...... 7 p.m. RADFORD at LIBERTY * ...... 7 p.m. COASTAL CAROLINA at UNC ASHEVILLE * ...... 4:30 p.m. Richmond at VMI ...... TBA GARDNER-WEBB at CHARLESTON SOUTHERN * ...... 7:30 p.m. PRESBYTERIAN at CHARLESTON SOUTHERN * ...... 7:30 p.m. WINTHROP hosts ESPNU BracketBusters ...... TBA Saturday, Jan. 3 Tuesday, Jan. 27 GARDNER-WEBB at ESPNU BracketBusters...... TBA HIGH POINT at COASTAL CAROLINA *...... 4:30 p.m. HIGH POINT at LIBERTY *...... 7 p.m. LIBERTY at ESPNU BracketBusters...... TBA VMI at GARDNER-WEBB * ...... 7 p.m. Morris College at CHARLESTON SOUTHERN ...... 7:30 p.m. LIBERTY at WINTHROP *...... 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23 RADFORD at PRESBYTERIAN * ...... 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28 Longwood at HIGH POINT ...... 7 p.m. UNC ASHEVILLE at CHARLESTON SOUTHERN * ...... 7:30 p.m. GARDNER-WEBB at COASTAL CAROLINA *...... 7 p.m. WINTHROP at UNC ASHEVILLE * ...... 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24 Monday, Jan. 5 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN at WINTHROP *...... 7 p.m. LIBERTY at PRESBYTERIAN * ...... 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29 VMI at LIBERTY * ...... 7 p.m. VMI at CHARLESTON SOUTHERN * ...... 7:30 p.m. Southern Virginia at VMI...... 7 p.m. RADFORD at COASTAL CAROLINA *...... 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25 Saturday, Jan. 31 PRESBYTERIAN at GARDNER-WEBB *...... 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN at COASTAL CAROLINA *..4:30 p.m. HIGH POINT at RADFORD *...... 7 p.m. UNC ASHEVILLE at GARDNER-WEBB *...... 7 p.m. RADFORD at GARDNER-WEBB * ...... 7 p.m. HIGH POINT at WINTHROP *...... 7 p.m. HIGH POINT at PRESBYTERIAN * ...... 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28 UNC ASHEVILLE at LIBERTY * ...... 7 p.m. COASTAL CAROLINA at WINTHROP *...... 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10 WINTHROP at Charlotte...... 7 p.m. LIBERTY at RADFORD * ...... 6 p.m. COASTAL CAROLINA at VMI *...... 1 p.m. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN at GARDNER-WEBB *...... 7 p.m. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN at LIBERTY *...... 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 2 VMI at HIGH POINT * ...... 7 p.m. GARDNER-WEBB at HIGH POINT * ...... 7 p.m. RADFORD at WINTHROP *...... 7 p.m. UNC ASHEVILLE at PRESBYTERIAN *...... 7 p.m. WINTHROP at PRESBYTERIAN * ...... 7 p.m. UNC ASHEVILLE at VMI *...... 7 p.m. UNC ASHEVILLE at RADFORD * ...... 7 p.m. HIGH POINT at CHARLESTON SOUTHERN *...... 7:30 p.m. March 3-7 Advance Auto Parts Big South Monday, Jan. 12 Wednesday, Feb. 4 Men’s Basketball Championship CHARLESTON SOUTHERN at RADFORD *...... 7 p.m. COASTAL CAROLINA at PRESBYTERIAN * ...... 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 3 COASTAL CAROLINA at LIBERTY *...... 7 p.m. LIBERTY at GARDNER-WEBB * ...... 7 p.m. Quarterfinal Games (at top four seeds) ...... 7 p.m. PRESBYTERIAN at VMI *...... 7 p.m. VMI at WINTHROP * ...... 7 p.m. Thursday, March 5 Semifinal Game 1 (TV: ESPNU)...... 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13 Saturday, Feb. 7 Semifinal Game 2 (TV: ESNPU)...... 8 p.m. HIGH POINT at UNC ASHEVILLE * ...... 7 p.m. GARDNER-WEBB at VMI * ...... 1 p.m. Saturday, March 7 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN at UNC ASHEVILLE * ...... 4:30 p.m. Big South Championship Game Wednesday, Jan. 14 COASTAL CAROLINA at HIGH POINT *...... 7 p.m. (TV: ESPN2) ...... 4 p.m. GARDNER-WEBB at WINTHROP * ...... 7 p.m. PRESBYTERIAN at RADFORD * ...... 7 p.m. WINTHROP at LIBERTY *...... 9 p.m. * - Big South Conference game Monday, Feb. 9 Big South member in ALL CAPS CHARLESTON SOUTHERN at VMI *...... 7 p.m. All Times EST COASTAL CAROLINA at RADFORD *...... 7 p.m. Dates, Times and Sites subject to change due to Television PRESBYTERIAN at LIBERTY * ...... 7 p.m.

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After a successful trial season of home sites for Winners will advance to one of two semifinals 2008 Big South Men’s Basketball Championship all quarterfinal match-ups during the 2003 Big on March 5, which will be broadcast on the Home Sites • March 4-8, 2008 South Men’s and Women’s Basketball Champi- ESPNU at 6 and 8 p.m. at the site of the regular- onships, the Big South Conference expanded the season champion. The championship game will be Quarterfinals – March 4 (Games played at the home of the higher seed) home court advantage throughout the entire three- played at 4 p.m. on March 7 and will be broadcast Game 1: #1 UNC Asheville 87, #8 Charleston Southern 63 game tournament as each game of the 2004 Ad- LIVE on ESPN2 as part of Championship Week Game 2: #4 Liberty 103, #5 VMI 88 vance Auto Parts Big South Men’s and Women’s with the winner being crowned Champion of the Game 3: #2 Winthrop 76, #7 Radford 45 Basketball Championships was hosted on the 2009 Big South Men’s Basketball Championship Game 4: #3 High Point 59, #6 Coastal Carolina 56 higher seed’s home court. and earning the coveted automatic bid to the 2009 The Big South Conference saw some of its NCAA Tournament. Semifinals - March 6 (Games played at the home of the regular-season champion) greatest attendance totals in the history of the tour- The 2009 Advance Auto Parts Big South Game 5: #2 Winthrop 61, #3 High Point 53 nament under the continually-evolving format, in- Women’s Basketball Championship, for the third- Game 6: #1 UNC Asheville 75, #4 Liberty 57 cluding a 51.1 percent growth rate in total straight year will follow a one-site format for the attendance on the men’s side of the tournament entire tournament. UNC Asheville won the right to Championship -- March 8 (Game played at the home of the higher seed) and a near sell-out crowd for the 2004 champi- host the 2007 and 2008 Advance Auto Parts Big Game 7: #1 Winthrop 66, #1 UNC Asheville 48 onship game. A total of 8,515 fans packed the South Women’s Basketball Championships. The Vines Center on March 6, 2004, watching the 2009 Advance Auto Parts Big South Women’s All Tournament Team Flames claimed their second-ever title with a domi- Basketball Championship will begin a two-year run Michael Jenkins, Winthrop nating victory over second-seeded High Point on at High Point. Chris Gaynor, Winthrop ESPN2’s national television coverage. The 2009 Advance Auto Parts Big South Andy Buechert, Winthrop With the outstanding success of the 2004 Big Women’s Basketball Championship will start up K.J. Garland, UNC Asheville South Men’s and Women’s Basketball Champi- six days following the crowning of the men’s Bryan Smithson, UNC Asheville onships, the Big South Conference extended the champion as the women’s tournament will kick off trial period for another year under the home site action with four quarterfinal games on Friday, Tournament MVP: Michael Jenkins, Winthrop format. That made the 2004-05 Big South Confer- March 13. The four winners will advance to square ence regular-season race more important than off in two semifinal games on Saturday, March 14, Big South Conference Tournament Composite Records ever as each team had the opportunity to host the for a pair of contests at 6 and 8:30 p.m. Both entire tournament on its home court, including a semifinal contests will be broadcast LIVE on the Team Record Pct. Tourneys Finals Titles championship game in front of its hometown sup- SportSouth Television Network. Winthrop ...... 31-14 ...... 689 ...... 24...... 10 ...... 9 porters. The championship game will be played on Sun- Charleston Southern ...... 22-19 ...... 537 ...... 23...... 6 ...... 4 Over 20,000 fans attended games during the day, March 15, with a 2 p.m. tip-off at the Millis High Point ...... 8-7 ...... 533 ...... 7...... 2 ...... 0 2007 Big South Basketball Championships, includ- Athletic Center on the campus of High Point. The Liberty ...... 17-15 ...... 531 ...... 16...... 4 ...... 2 ing 6,250 in attendance at the Winthrop Coliseum game, being broadcast LIVE on SportSouth, will UNC Asheville...... 20-21 ...... 488 ...... 23...... 6 ...... 2 as the Winthrop Eagles picked up the title in front see the victor climbing up the ladder to cut down Radford...... 17-21 ...... 447 ...... 23...... 4 ...... 1 of their hometown enthusiasts. At the time the the championship net at the conclusion and laying Coastal Carolina ...... 11-16 ...... 407 ...... 21...... 4 ...... 3 championship served as the Eagles’ seventh over claim to the highly sought-after automatic bid to VMI...... 2-3 ...... 400 ...... 3...... 1 ...... 0 a nine year span. the 2009 NCAA Tournament. ------Former League Members ------The 2009 Advance Auto Parts Big South Men’s With home court advantage on the line for the UNC Greensboro...... 5-2 ...... 714 ...... 3...... 2 ...... 1 Basketball Championship will begin on March 3 men throughout the entire Big South Basketball Campbell...... 9-8 ...... 529 ...... 9...... 4 ...... 1 with quarterfinal match-ups at the four higher- Championship, the level of excitement surrounding Augusta ...... 4-6 ...... 400 ...... 6...... 2 ...... 0 seeded teams’ arenas with games scheduled for each Big South regular-season game should be at Elon ...... 1-2 ...... 333 ...... 2...... 0 ...... 0 four simultaneous tip-offs at 7 p.m. an all-time high during the 2008-09 season as Birmingham-Southern...... 1-2 ...... 333 ...... 2...... 0 ...... 0 EVERY GAME COUNTS!!!! Davidson...... 1-2 ...... 333 ...... 2...... 0 ...... 0 Towson State...... 1-3 ...... 250 ...... 3...... 0 ...... 0 UMBC ...... 2-6 ...... 250 ...... 6...... 0 ...... 0 Armstrong State ...... 0-2 ...... 000 ...... 2...... 0 ...... 0

Big South Postseason Appearances

Year Team Regional (seed) Opponent (seed) Result 2008...Winthrop...... Denver, Colo.(East) 13...... Washington State (4)...... L, 40-71 2007...Winthrop...... Spokane, Wa. (St. Louis) 11...... Oregon (3) ...... L, 61-75 Spokane, Wa. (St. Louis) 11...... Notre Dame (6)...... W, 74-64 2006...Winthrop...... Greensboro, N.C. (Tennessee) 15 ...... Tennessee (2)...... L,61-63 2005...Winthrop...... Tucson, Ariz. (Albuquerque) 14...... Gonzaga (3)...... L, 64-74 2004...Liberty...... Buffalo, N.Y. (East Rutherford) 16...... St. Joseph’s (1)...... L, 63-82 2003...UNC Asheville ...... Birmingham, Ala. (South) 16...... Texas (1)...... L, 61-82 Dayton, Ohio (Opening Round)...... Texas Southern ...... W, 92-84 2002...Winthrop...... Greenville, S.C. (East) 16...... Duke (1)...... L, 37-84 2001...Winthrop...... Dayton, Ohio (Opening Round)...... Northwestern State...... L, 67-71 2000...Winthrop...... Tuscon, Ariz. (West) 14 ...... Oklahoma (3)...... L, 50-74 1999...Winthrop...... Indianapolis, Ind. (Southeast) 16...... Auburn (1) ...... L, 41-80 1998...Radford...... Lexington, Ky. (East) 16 ...... Duke (1)...... L, 63-99 1997...Charleston So ...... Auburn Hills, Mich. (Midwest) 15...... UCLA (2) ...... L, 75-109 1996...UNC Greensboro ...... Orlando, Fla. (Southeast) 15...... Cincinnati (2) ...... L, 61-66 1994...Liberty ...... Landover, Md. (East) 16...... North Carolina (1)...... L, 51-71 1993...Coastal Carolina...... Tucson, Ariz. (West) 16 ...... Michigan (1) ...... L, 53-84 1992...Campbell...... Greensboro, N.C. (East) 16 ...... Duke (1)...... L, 56-82 1991...Coastal Carolina...... Louisville, Ky. (Southeast) 15 ...... Indiana (2)...... L, 69-79 Jackson, Miss. (Play-in)...... Jackson State ...... W, 84-53

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Founded: 1983 Championship Sports (18): Baseball, Men’s Basketball, Women’s President: Dr. Anthony J. DiGiorgio, Winthrop University Basketball, Men’s Cross Country, Women’s Cross Country, Football, Vice President: General J.H. Binford Peay III, VMI Men’s Golf, Women’s Golf, Men’s Soccer, Women’s Soccer, Softball, Secretary: Penelope Kyle, Radford University Men’s Tennis, Women’s Tennis, Men’s Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field, Commissioner: Kyle B. Kallander Women’s Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field, Volleyball Associate Commissioner – Marketing: James F. Companion, Jr. Associate Commissioner – Compliance: Dawn Turner Council of Chief Executive Officers: Dr. Jairy C. Hunter, Jr., Charleston Associate Commissioner – Public Relations: Mark Simpson Southern; Dr. David DeCenzo, Coastal Carolina; Dr. Frank Bonner, Director of Marketing: Chad Cook Gardner-Webb; Nido Qubein, High Point; Dr. Ronald S. Godwin, Liberty; Coordinator of New Media: Mark Bryant Dr. Anne Ponder, UNC Asheville; Dr. John V. Griffith, Presbyterian; Assistant Director of Public Relations: Nic Bowman Penelope Kyle, Radford; General J.H. Binford Peay III, VMI; Dr. Anthony Office Manager: Nancy Perkins DiGiorgio, Winthrop Marketing Assistant: Claire Surratt Public Relations Assistant: Rebecca Hay Compliance/Administrative Assistant: Alex Masse Coordinator of Football Officials: Doug Rhodes Coordinator of Men’s Basketball Officials: Joe Forte Coordinator of Women’s Basketball Officials: Charlene Curtis Coordinator of Baseball Umpires: Tony Thompson Coordinator of Men’s Soccer Officials: Pierce Richardson Coordinator of Volleyball Officials: Daniel Leake

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Member Institutions (10): Charleston Southern University, Gardner-Webb University, Coastal Carolina University, High Point University, Liberty University, Presbyterian College, Radford University, UNC Asheville, Virginia Military Institute, Winthrop University

Geographical Breakdown (3 states): North Carolina (3) – Gardner-Webb University, High Point University, UNC Asheville; South Carolina (4) – Charleston Southern University, Coastal Carolina University, Presbyterian College, Winthrop University, Virginia (3) – Liberty University, Radford University, Virginia Military Institute

Associate Members (3): Stony Brook University (football), Bucknell University (women’s golf), College of the Holy Cross (women’s golf)

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