•4|jgp 1984-1985 BLAZER SCHEDULE
NOVEMBER 18-19 . Sunday, Monday . . . CYSTIC FIBROSIS TIPOFF...... Valdosta (Florida International, Clark, Flagler, VSC) 22-24 . Thursday-Saturday . ALBANY INVITATIONAL...... ,.. Albany
DECEMBER 1 . . . . Saturday...... Flagler...... St. Augustine, FL.. . 7:30 p.m. 4.... Tuesday...... Georgia Southern...... Statesboro...... 7:30 p.m. 8.... Saturday...... Jacksonville State # ...... Valdosta...... 8:00 p.m. 10.... M onday...... West Georgia # ...... Valdosta...... 8:00 p.m. 14 ... . Friday...... Florida International...... Miami, FL ...... 7:30 p.m.
JANUARY 5.... Saturday...... Delta State # ...... Cleveland, M S...... 7:30 p.m. 1 .... M onday...... Livingston # ...... Livingston, AL .... . 7:30 p.m. 10.... Thursday...... Columbus...... Valdosta...... 7:30 p.m. 12 .... Saturday...... Jacksonville State # ...... Jacksonville, AL ... . 7:30 p.m. 14 ... . M onday...... West Georgia # ...... Carrollton...... 7:30 p.m. 19 .... Saturday...... UT-Martin # ...... Valdosta...... 7:30 p.m. 21 .... M onday...... Livingston # ...... Valdosta...... 8:00 p.m. 26 .... Saturday...... UT-Martin # ...... Martin, TN ...... 7:30 p.m. 28 .... M onday...... North Alabama # ...... Florence, AL ...... 7:30 p.m. 31 .... Thursday...... Columbus...... Columbus...... 7:30 p.m.
FEBRUARY 2 . .. . Saturday...... Mississippi College # ...... Valdosta...... 7:30 p.m. 4 . . . . M onday...... North Alabama # ...... Valdosta...... 8:00 p.m. 11 ... . M onday...... Troy State # ...... ,.. Troy, AL ...... 7:30 p.m. 16 .... Saturday...... Mississippi College # ...... Clinton, MS...... 7:30 p.m. 18.... M onday...... Delta State # ...... Valdosta...... 7:30 p.m. 21 ... . Thursday...... Troy State # ...... Valdosta...... 8:00 p.m.
# Gulf South Conference games
Tipoff Tournament games on Sunday will begin at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.; on Monday they will begin at 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. all times local Contents All-Americans...... 15 All-Time Scores...... 28 All-Time Stat Leaders...... 25 Assistant Coach...... 4 Athletic Director...... 5 Basketball Staff...... 14 Game Information...... Inside Back Cover GSC Statistics...... 30 Head Coach...... 2 Memo To Media...... Inside Back Cover Opponents...... 17 Outlook...... 6 Overal and Conference Records...... 27 Players...... 7 President...... 32 Record Agains Opponents...... 26 Sports Outlets Results, Statistics, 1983-84...... 23 NEWSPAPER: Roster...... 16 Schedule...... Inside Front Cover Valdosta Daily Times — Roger B. Brown, Sports Writer Scoring Leaders...... 24 VSC Spectator — Sports Editor Eddie Trimble Trainer...... 5 Florida Times-Union — College Writer Ray McNulty VSC History...... 32 Atlanta Constitution — College Writer Earnest Reese Atlanta Journal — College Writer David Davidson Macon Telegraph — College Writer James Palmer Albany Herald — Sports Editor Paul McCorvey Staff RADIO: Athletic Director...... Tom H. Wonderling Stations WVVS, WGAF, WAAC, WJEM, WGOV, WVLD, Sports Information Director ...... Steve Roberts WLGA, Valdosta Head Coach...... James Dominey TELEVISION: Assistant Coach...... Bobby Tucker Station WVGA, Valdosta, Channel 44 — Sports Director Graduate Assistant...... Bret Campbell Bill Ryan Trainer...... Jim Madaleno Station WVSC, Valdosta, Channel 13 — Sports Director Manager...... Mike Patrick Bill Muntz Secretary...... Diana Parker Station WALB, Albany, Channel 10 — Sports Director Statisticians...... Sharon Lewandowski Ducky Wall Kerry Wildes Station WCTV, Tallahassee, Fla., Channel 6 — Sports Director Bob Warren Telephones General Information James Dominey, Head Coach Office (912) 333-5890 Home (912) 242-0752 Name...... Valdosta State College Bobby Tucker, Assistant Coach Office (912) 333-5890 Location...... Valdosta, Georgia Home (912) 794-3649 Founded ...... : ...... 1906 Steve Roberts, SID Office (912) 333-5890 Enrollment...... 6100 Home (912) 244-6560 President...... Dr. Hugh C. Bailey Colors...... Red and Black On the Cover. . . Nickname...... Blazers The 1984-85 Blazer basketball team was photographed in Home C o u rt...... Physical Education Complex front of the VSC Library. Sitting, L-R; Don Latson, Brad Seating Capacity ...... 3000 Phillips, Harry Barnett and Tommy Conley. Standing, L- Conference...... Gulf South R: Leon Jones, Dale Parker, Walt Webb, Mike Brown, National Affiliation ...... NCAA, Division II Jerome Lester, Eric Orr, Marlon Jones, Dale Reynolds, Tep- 1983-84 Record ...... Overall: 10-17; GSC: 5-9 po Uurannemi and Mike Patrick.
VALDOSTA STATE COLLEGE 1 HEAD COACH JAMES DOMINEY
James Dominey is not necessarily a superstitious per son, but he would like to forget much of what hap pened during his 13th season as head coach at Valdosta State. There’s no way to sugar coat the facts. Year No. 13 was a bummer. Dominey and his Blazers suffered through the worst season in 23 years, finishing with a record of 10-17. It was tough to take, and although Dominey would like to pretend it didn’t happen, he can’t, And even if he could, he wouldn’t. “ No, sir, I can’t forget last year,” Dominey said on the eve of his 14th season at VSC. “ I really don’t want to forget it, and I don’t want the returning players to forget it either. None of us want to go through that kind of year again.” Dominey believes this year’s club is faced with a very big challenge, a challenge to turn things back in the right direction. And he knows it won’t just happen. It can’t be done with mirrors. “ The Gulf South Conference is as tough a Division II league as there is in the country,” he said. “ We have 16 of our 26 regular season games against teams in our event to be played during the Thanksgiving holidays. conference. The league has great balance from top to “ Our conference tournament winner gets an bottom. The teams which are successful are those that automatic bid to post-season play, and that takes some can win on the road. We haven’t been successful on of the pressure off the record,” Dominey said. “ But the road in our two years in the league. We’ve got to we certainly want higher numbers on the left side of change that trend. the ledger. Winning builds confidence and momentum “ I think we’ve got the players to turn things around. which is what you need at tournament time.” We’re going to change our work habits. We’ve got to Dominey, 40, comes from a talented basketball fami get tougher, especially mentally tougher. I know the ly that excelled for Vienna High School in the 1950s coaching staff is dedicated to hard work, and the and 1960s. In 1962, he captained the Vienna team dur players have received the message. Talking won’t get ing his senior season and averaged 28 points a game, the job done. We’ve got to prove it on the court.” earning a scholarship to Norman Park Junior College. Proving it on the court is exactly what Dominey’s Following two outstanding seasons on the junior col first 11 Valdosta State teams did. Four of his teams lege level, Dominey accepted Oglethorpe University’s won league championships in the old South Atlantic scholarship offer and completed his college eligibility Conference, and those 11 clubs averaged more than as a starting guard for the nationally-ranked Stormy 18 wins a seasons. Petrels. Dominey recorded his 200th coaching victory dur Dominey received his physical education degree from ing the 1982-83 campaign and enters this season with Oglethorpe and took a graduate assistantship to Mid an overall record of 215-135 for a winning percentage dle Tennessee State University where he earned the of .614. master of education degree in 1967. Improving that winning percentage won’t be easy. One year of high school coaching in Atlanta (Dykes In addition to the 16 conference games the Blazers play High School) preceded his joining the Valdosta State Division I Georgia Southern on the road and tough in staff in 1968 as an assistant. Three years later he trastate Division II independent Columbus home and became the school’s fourth head coach. home. Valdosta State is also in two tournaments, its Dominey is married to the former Monica Moore own Cystic Fibrosis Tipoff Tournament and the of Vienna, and they have two daughters, Monica Leigh, Albany-Miller High Life Invitational, an eight team 15, and Andrea Jean, 13.
2 VALDOSTA STATE COLLEGE BLAZER BASKETBALL S FIRST FAM LY Top (L-R) Monica and James; Bottom (L-R) Andrea and Leigh
VALDOSTA STATE COLLEGE 3 one of only a handful of certified athletic trainers in Georgia. He has a year of high school coaching experience gained at Turner County (Ashburn) and has coached on the junior high level in the Mariet ta school system. Tucker is married to the former Bobby Tucker has been associated Barbara Dodd of Nashville, Tenn., with James Dominey at Valdosta a graduate of the VSC nursing pro State for 11 of the 13 seasons gram. The Tuckers have two Dominey has been head coach. children, Brian, 4 1/2, and Susanne, He was the manager-trainer for 3, and are expecting their third child five seasons, and this year begins his in February. seventh season as Dominey’s top assistant. And through all those years, which were interrupted by graduate school and high school teaching experience, there are two words which best describe the job Tucker does. . .total dedication. “I have gained the reputation of working hard and getting the job done,” Tucker said. “ But I’m cer tainly not satisfied with the job I’ve done the past two seasons. It’s been very frustrating and disappointing, but we’ve got to work through it. I don’t believe there’s any shortcuts, and I think we’re getting that message through to the players. “ I love what I’m doing. The Gulf South Conference presents a tremen dous challenge to us as coaches and to the players. I know I’m looking forward to that challenge.” Dominey is full of praise for his right hand man, reiterating what he has said many times. “ I don’t think I could have a bet ter assistant. I think we complement each other perfectly because we have the same goals as far as our ap proach to basketball is concerned.” Tucker, 32, will continue to be primarily concerned with scouting and recruiting. But he is also ex pected to be on the bench on game nights which requires detailed atten tion to his appointment book. Tucker received a physical educa tion degreefrom VSC and attended Indiana State University to get his master’s degree in physical education with an emphasis in athletic training. He is The Tuckers: L-R Bobby, Brian, Barbara and Susanne
4 VALDOSTA STATE COLLEGE THLETIC DIRECTOI TOM H. WONDERLING
Tom H. Wonderling assumed the his stay. athletic director’s duties September Wonderling’s first AD job was at 1, just in time for the opening of Florida International University, Valdosta State’s third football where he went as baseball coach in season. He brings an outstanding 1972. He assumed the athletic direc record in athletic administration, torship in 1975 and continued to having served as athletic director at coach baseball until he took the three other colleges. Pomona job in January, 1980. Wonderling, 42, came to VSC At FIU in 1972 he helped institute from Western Michigan University, baseball and four other sports. The a Division I member of the Mid university’s decision to have an in American Conference, where the 19 tercollegiate program in its initial varsity sports consistently finished in year of operation was a first in the top half of their respective league American higher education. A 1967 graduate of Otterbein Col races in the three years he directed His 10-year baseball coaching lege, Wonderling holds a master’s the program. record included 301 victories, 224 of degree from Xavier University and He has many plans for the them at Florida International. The a specialist in education degree from Valdosta State athletic program, but other 77 came at Austin Peay State Bowling Green State University. he intends to “get a feel” for the col University where he coached three He has authored articles dealing lege community as well as the com years. His 1971 team won the Ohio with athletic administration and munity in general before implemen Valley Conference title and he won coaching in professional publications ting changes or new programs. Coach of the Year honors. including Athletic Administration, “Valdosta State’s reputation as an Wonderling’s last team at FIU Coach & Athlete and Athletic outstanding academic and athletic compiled an outstanding 45-13 Journal. institution was one of the main worksheet and No. 3 national rank Wonderling and his wife Virginia points that interested me in the ing. He was rewarded with Division have three children, Cindy Jo, 13, athletic director’s job,” Wonderling II regional Coach of the Year Thomas Kyle, 10, and Chad Wesley, said. “ I plan to thoroughly assess the honors. born in September. situation here, and then we’ll all work together to make a good pro gram better. “ Our ultimate goal is for the total program to be the best Division II program in the country.” JIM MADALENO During his three-year tenure at Western Michigan, Wonderling was The entire Valdosta State athletic program instrumental in obtaining a synthetic benefitted when the College inaugurated football turf for the football stadium and in 1982 because it brought a full time athletic trainer developing a community corporate on board for the first time. Before football, the ticket campaign utilizing coaches and various sports had to rely on students or coaches athletic administrators. to handle the important training chores. Now Before taking the Western Valdosta State has Jim Madaleno, a fully certified Michigan job, he was athletic direc athletic trainer who has proven himself invaluable tor at California Poly-Pomona for to the total athletic program. a year and a half. During his stay the Madaleno came to VSC in time for spring prac tice in 1982 and has since instituted an excellent college won national championships training program. He maintains and staffs two fully in baseball (1980) and women’s ten equipped training rooms, one in the football fieldhouse and another in the physical nis (1980 and 1981). education complex. He has recruited a very capable staff of student trainers and While at Pomona Wonderling teaches a course in athletic training as part of the physical education curriculum. hired former pro quarterback Last year he wrote a proposal to add the athletic training major to the PE cur Roman Gabriel as football coach riculum which was approved and will be implemented. and increased scholarship monies 41 Before coming to VSC, Madaleno was an assistant trainer at Florida State Univer percent through fund raising efforts. sity, working primarily with football. The Dearborn, Michigan native graduated Pomona also hosted the Division II from Michigan State University where he was a student trainer for four years. track championships and instituted He received a graduate assistantship to Florida State and earned his master’s degree a season ticket program during in movement science in 1981. Madaleno, 26, is single.
VALDOSTA STATE COLLEGE 5 LOOKING AHEAD
Valdosta State, coming off its worst season since 1960, hopes to reverse the trend and be in the hunt for the Gulf GSC Pre-Season All-Conference Team South Conference championship when the 1984-85 schedule winds down next February. 1. Marlon Jones, Valdosta State Coach James Dominey’s Blazers finished at a disappoin 2. Carl Brown, Delta State ting 10-17 a year ago and their 5-9 league worksheet put them 3. Kembrell Young, Mississippi College in seventh place. It’s been a long off-season for Dominey, 4. Keith McKeller, Jacksonville State 5. Melvin Allen, Jacksonville State who is entering his 14th season as head coach, having com 6. Jerry Davis, TU-Martin piled a 215-135 career record at VSC. 7. Sam Cherry, UT-Martin “ I don’t mind telling you it’s been miserable living with 8. Robert Harris, North Alabama that losing record for the past seven months,” Dominey said. 9. Andre Hills, Troy State “I know our returning players haven’t enjoyed the off 10. Tim Criswell, West Georgia season either and are anxious to get things turned around 11. Leo Robertson, Livingston in a hurry.” The Blazers return a solid nucleus, including three of the top four scorers and the leading rebounder from a year ago. GSC Pre-Season Basketball Poll And that nucleus has been bolstered by the addition of three 1. Jacksonville State junior college recruits, all of which were big contributors 2. UT-Martin on their JC teams. 3. North Alabama “We’ve got a lot of work to do between Oct. 15 and our 4. Delta State tipoff tournament Nov. 18,” Dominey said. “I expect the 5. West Georgia recruits to play major roles on this year’s club, and we’ll 6. Troy State have that period of adjustment to go through. It’s impor 7. Valdosta State tant that we jell quickly because conference play begins in 8. Mississippi College December.” 9. Livingston To help get ready for the early league start, Dominey has scheduled two tournaments, his own tipoff event on Nov. 18-19 and a three-day Thanksgiving tournament in Albany factor on this year’s club. Nov. 22-24. All three recruits are expected to play major roles in the Those five games plus road trips to Flagler and Georgia formation of the 1984-85 Blazers. Jerome Lester, a 6-4 for Southern will hopefully prepare the Blazers for the con ward from Rockledge, Fla., joins the team after two years ference opener against pre-season favorite Jacksonville State at Gulf Coast Community College in Panama City. He was here Dec. 8. an all-conference performer, averaging 19 points and 8.5 “ Having a nine-team conference makes scheduling dif rebounds for two seasons, leading Gulf Coast to a combin ficult and it forced the league to begin the schedule before ed 37-13 record. the Christmas break. It’s not an ideal situation but we’ll have Brad Phillips, a 6-2 point guard from Bedford, Ind., to make the best of it,” Dominey said. played the last two years for Three Rivers Junior College Dominey believes his returning players have improved in Poplar Bluff, Mo. He ran the show for a team that roll ed up a combined 70-8 record, including a 38-3 mark last their games in the off-season and expects a fierce battle for year. the five starting jobs. Dale Parker, a 6-9 center from Atlanta, comes to VSC “ The returnees knew they had to get better in order to from Imperial Valley Junior College in Imperial, Calif. He figure in our plans. We haven’t had enough competition averaged 14 points and 8 rebounds in two seasons at Im among ourselves the last couple of years. That’s not the case perial Valley and was instrumental in that team’s 25-5 record this season.” last season. All-conference performer Marlon Jones, a 6-2 junior, The Blazers also have three walk-ons who have a good heads the list of returning players. He led the Blazers in scor chance to make the team. Teppo Uuranniemi, a 6-3 guard ing and playing time last season, averaging 18.3 points while who played at Brookwood Academy in Thomasville, Dale playing 916 minutes. His scoring mark was third best in the Reynolds, a 6-9 freshman from Moultrie, and Harry conference. Barnett, a 5-11 junior from Cedartown who played JC ball Tommy Conley, a 6-3 junior guard, also returns for his at Abraham Baldwin, will add depth. third season. He averaged 11.2 points a game, leading the The Blazers will host Flagler, Florida International and team in free throw percentage. Conley started most of the Clark in the Cystic Fibrosis Tipoff Tournament and will be time last year as did sophomore 6-5 center/forward Leon part of an eight-team field in the Albany Invitational later Jones, who averaged 8.3 points and a team-leading 6.4 re that week. bounds as a freshman. After the new year the only breaks from the conference Swing man Eric Orr, a 6-4 sophomore, played well late schedule are two games with intrastate rival Columbus in in the season and finished the year with a 5.8 average. Point January. guard Don Latson, a 5-11 junior, was a spot starter, averag “ The conference is so well-balanced I think it will be a ing 3 points and leading the team in assists with 85. war every game,” Dominey said. “ The key is to play well Two other sophomore forwards, Walt Webb at 6-6 and and win at home, then play extremely well on the road. Mike Brown at 6-7, saw limited playing time as freshmen. We’ve won one league game on the road in two years and Webb played well early last season and is expected to be a we’ve got to reverse that to a great degree.”
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GUARD Height: 6-3 Weight: 176 Class: Sophomore Age: 20 Hometown: Brandon, FL 11 Dominey’s Comment: “ Conley seems to be determined to recover from a so-so sophomore year, which he was not pleased with and neither were we. His shooting touch is equal to the best on the team. The key to his season as far as playing time is concerned is his willingness to play the total game. He could be an excellent second guard.”
Marlon Jones
GUARD Height: 6-2 Weight: 174 Class: Sophomore Age: 20 Hometown: Gainesville, FL
Dominey’s Comment: “ Marlon has benefited greatly from the weight program, getting stronger and more aggressive. He is definitely one of the players we are counting on heavily. He’s an outstanding player just on scoring ability alone. Like Conley, he needs to play more of the total game. ■ If he does, he could be one of VSC’s best ever.”
8 VALDOSTA STATE COLLEGE Harry Barnett
GUARD Height: 5-11 Weight: 175 Class: Junior Age: 21 Hometown: Cedartown, GA 13
Dominey’s Comment: “Harry is a walkon from Abraham Baldwin with an excellent attitude and approach to the game. He has the best vertical jump on the team (30 1/2 inches), which makes him a lot bigger than 5-11. We expect Harry to add depth at the point guard position.”
Don Latson
GUARD Height: 5-11 Weight: 156 Class: Junior Age: 20 Hometown: Tampa, FL 15
Dominey’s Comment: “ Don has excellent speed and quickness, and those two items plus his attitude are comparable to any on the team. He’s a natural leader and a pleasure to coach. I think the key to his playing time this season is his improving his game within his abilities. He cannot be effective play ing out of control.”
VALDOSTA STATE COLLEGE 9 Walt Webb
FORWARD Height: 6-5 Weight: 162 Class: Sophomore Age: 19 Hometown: Elberton, GA
Dominey’s Comment: “ Walt picked up more playing time than usual for a freshman last year and I think that will help him this season. He worked hard over the summer with the weights and he’s still growing. He works hard at his game and it wouldn’t suprise me at all to see Walt be a very effective player for us whether or not he starts.”
Eric Orr
FORWARD Height: 6-4 Weight: 192 Class: Sophomore Age: 19 Hometown: Jacksonville, FL 22 Dominey’s Comment: “ Eric is an aggressive player who is physically equipped to play that type of game. He’s awfully easy to coach and came on very strong toward the end of last season after an off-season injury slowed his pro gress. We think he’ll push for a starting job at forward or possibly at the second guard. He’s an outstanding shooter.”
1 0 VALDOSTA STATE COLLEGE Mike Brown
FORWARD Height: 6-7 Weight: 148 Class: Sophomore Age: 19 Hometown: Jacksonville, FL 24
Dominey’s Comment: “ Mike saw limited playing time as a freshman because he lacked weight and strength. He has added little of either during the off season which could limit his playing time again. But he could be a factor, especially on defense because of his height and quickness. He has outstanding quickness.” Brad Phillips
GUARD Height: 6-2 Weight: 184 Class: Junior Age: 20 Hometown: Bedford, IN 30
Dominey’s Comment: “I think Brad will add control and stability to the point guard posi tion. He’s a nice shooter with good range and a very smart defensive player, especially on a half court basis. He’s an aggressive player who » al *
enjoys contact. He doesn’t mind taking the charge and he’s physically i equipped to do that. He’s a likely starter.”
VALDOSTA STATE COLLEGE 1 1 Leon Jones
FORWARD Height: 6-5 Weight: 205 Class: Sophomore Age: 19 Hometown: Watkinsville, GA 32 Dominey’s Comment: “Leon had an outstanding freshman year because of his attitude and aggressiveness. And because of those things he should be even more improved this season. His approach to the game is excellent. He’s pro bably the most physical of the returning players and is highly respected by coaches and players alike. Rebounding is his game and he does it well!’
Teppo Uuranniemi
GUARD Height: 6-3 Weight: 177 Class: Freshman Age: 19 Hometown: Thomasville, GA 33 Dominey’s Comment: “ Teppo is a solid all-round player. He has a nice scoring touch and a lot of that comes from the fact he’s always on balance. He takes the high percentage shot and squares up to the basket real well. I think the thing that’s the most noticeable is he has no obvious weaknesses. He just needs to play against good competition.”
1 2 VALDOSTA STATE COLLEGE Jerome Lester
FORWARD Height: 6-3 Weight: 218 Class: Junior Age: 20 Hometown: Rockledge, FL 34
Dominey’s Comment: “ We are real excited about Jerome’s potential. He’s physically equip ped to play in this conference. I think he’ll be particularly effective on the fast break. He’s a very exciting player on the open floor not only because of his scoring ability but also because of his passing ability. He does many things well and will push to start.” Dale Reynolds
CENTER Height: 6-9 Weight: 214 Class: Freshman Age: 24 Hometown: Moultrie, GA H hp 41
Dominey’s Comment: “Dale is 24 and has not played organized basketball since high school. He’s played in summer leagues but has not been on a weight program and lacks the strength right now to play in this league. As he works on the weights and becomes more aggressive, he could become a factor. He has an excellent scoring touch and could get some work at the high post.”
VALDOSTA STATE COLLEGE 1 3 Dale Parker BASKETBALL STAFF
Graduate Assistant CENTER Bret Height: 6-9 Weight: 225 Campbell A three-year starter at Valdosta Class: Junior State, Bret Campbell begins his se cond season on the sideline with Age: 21 coaches Dominey and Tucker. The Anderson, Ind., native ran the Blazer Hometown: Atlanta, GA offense for three winning seasons, handing out 544 assists in 106 games. “ Bret is a class individual who earned this position through his efforts during his playing career here,” Dominey said. “ He is involved in every facet of our program and did an outstan 45 ding job last season. Not only has Valdosta State benefited greatly, but it has been a great learning experience for Bret.” Campbell was married during the off season. His wife’s name Dominey’s Comment: is Sherri. “ We’re excited about Dale’s potential. He also needs to develop strength and when he does and puts it with his size and outstanding skills there’s no reason why he shouldn’t Secretary be one of the best big men in the conference. He has very good hands and a very nice scoring touch. He’s our first Diana legitimate post player since Don Reason in the mid-70’s.” Parker Diana Parker, a junior who played high school basketball at Clinch County High School in nearby Homerville, serves as office assistant and secretary to coach Dominey. “ She is a vital part of our organization,” Dominey said. “Her attitude and personality add a great deal to the program. She is very committed to Blazer basketball and we would not want to be without her.” Manager Mike Patrick Mike Patrick is a senior from near by Quitman who is entering his fifth season as Valdosta State’s manager. Coach Tucker chose Patrick four years ago over several other can didates because he showed the com mitment necessary to do the hours of work the job takes. Patrick has proven his loyalty to Blazer basketball during the past four seasons. Coach Dominey points to Patrick’s con scientiousness, saying “ he has the respect of everyone in the program.”
1 4 VALDOSTA STATE COLLEGE MSC ALL-AMERICANS ★ ★ ★
PETE SMITH BOBBY RITCH DOM REASON 1968-1969 1965-1966 1974-1975
WILLIE OXFORD BRUNO CALDWELL EDDIE BROWN 1970-1972 1977-1978 1980-81
VALDOSTA STATE COLLEGE 1 5 BLAZER ROSTER
Harry Barnett Mike Brown BY NUMBERS
No. N am e P o sitio n H eig h t C la s s H o m eto w n 1 1 ... . . Tommy Conley ...... G u ard ...... 6 -3 ...... Ju n io r...... Brandon, FL 12. . . . . Marlon Jones...... G u ard ...... , . 6-2...... Ju n io r...... Gainesville, FL 1 3 ... . . Harry Barnett...... G u ard ...... 5-11...... Ju n io r...... Cedartown, GA 15. . . . . Don Latson...... G u ard ...... 5-11...... Ju n io r...... Tampa, FL 20. . . .. Walt Webb...... Forward. . . . .6-5...... Sophomore . . . Elberton, GA 22. . . . . Eric O rr...... Forward. . . . .6-4...... Sophomore . . . Jacksonville, FL 24. . . . . Mike Brown...... Forward. . . . .6-7...... Sophomore . . . Jacksonville, FL 30. . . .. Brad Phillips...... G u ard ...... 6-2...... Ju n io r...... Bedford, IN Tommy Conley Leon Jones 32. . . . . Leon Jones...... Forward. . . . .6-5...... Sophomore . . . Watkinsville, GA 33. . . . .Teppo Uuranniemi . . . G u ard ...... 6-3...... Freshman. . . . .Thomasville, GA 34. . . . . Jerome Lester...... Forward. . . . .6-3...... Ju n io r...... Rockledge, FL 41. . . . . Dale Reynolds...... Center ...... 6-9...... Freshman. . . . . Moultrie, GA 45. . . .. Dale P ark er...... Center ...... 6-9...... Ju n io r...... Atlanta, GA
BY NAME
Name No. Position Height Class Hometown Harry Barnett...... 13. .. . . G u ard ...... 5-11...... Ju n io r...... Cedartown, GA Mike Brown...... 2 4 . . . . . Forward. . . . .6-7...... Sophomore . .. Jacksonville, FL Tommy Conley ...... 11 . . .. . G u ard ...... 6 -3 ...... Ju n io r...... Brandon, FL Don Latson Leon Jones...... 32... . . Forward. . . . .6-5...... Sophomore . . . Watkinsville, GA Marlon Jones...... 12... .. G u ard ...... 6-2...... Ju n io r...... Gainesville, FL Don L atson...... 15. .. . . G u ard ...... 5-11...... Ju n io r...... Tampa, FL Jerome Lester...... 34... . . Forward. . . . .6-3...... Ju n io r...... Rockledge, FL Eric O rr ...... , . 22. . . . . Forward. . . . .6-4...... Sophomore . ,.. Jacksonville, FL Dale P arker...... 45 . . . .. C enter...... 6-9...... Ju n io r...... Atlanta, GA Brad Phillips...... 30. .. . . G u ard ...... 6-2...... Ju n io r...... Bedford, IN Dale Reynolds...... 41... . . C enter...... 6-9...... Freshman. . . . . Moultrie, GA Teppo Uuranniemi . ..33. .. . . G u ard ...... 6 -3 ...... Freshman. . . . . Thomasville, GA Walt W ebb...... 20... . . Forward. . . . .6-5...... Sophomore . . . Elberton, GA Jerome Lester Eric Orr
Dale Parker Brad Phillips Dale Reynolds Teppo Uuranniemi Walt Webb
1 6 VALDOSTA STATE COLLEGE . it w it fi GAMES 11 and 25 DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY
January 5 at Cleveland, Mississippi December 8 at Valdosta February 18 at Valdosta January 12 at Jacksonville, Alabama
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T ipoff...... 7:30 pm (CST) on Jan. 5 T ipoff...... 7:30 pm (CST) on Jan. 12 7:30 pm (EST) on Feb. 18 8:00 pm (EST) on Dec. 8 Location...... Cleveland, MS Location...... Jacksonville, AL Nickname...... Statesmen Nickname...... Gamecocks Enrollment...... 3600 Enrollm ent...... 6500 Affiliation...... NCAA II Affiliation...... NCAA II Conference...... Gulf South Conference...... Gulf South Athletic Director...... Dr. Brad Hovious Athletic Director ...... Jerry Cole Athletic P hone...... (601) 843-2640 Athletic Phone...... (205) 435-9820 Fieldhouse...... Walter Sillers (4000) Fieldhouse...... Mathews Coliseum (5500) 1983-84 Record...... 15-13, 6-8 1983-84 Record...... 23-8, 9-5 C olors ...... Green, white C olors...... Red, white Series with V SC...... 2-2 Series with VSC ...... 7-4, JSU SID ...... Jody Correro S ID ...... Rudy Abbott Phone...... (601) 843-4226 Phone...... (205) 435-9820 Head C oach...... Ed Murphy Head Coach___ ...... Bill E. Jones Phone...... (601) 843-3677 Phone...... (205) 435-9820 Record at DSU...... 15-13 Record at JSU ...... 182-91 (10 years) First Meeting...... 91-83, VSC First Meeting...... 82-71, JSU Last Meeting...... 100-90,VSC Last Meeting___ ...... 94-84, JSU 1984-85 Schedule 1984-85 Schedule
Nov. 2 3 ...... Southern Arkansas Jan. 19...... Jacksonville State Nov. 23at Armstrong State Tournament Jan 19...... at Delta State Nov. 2 7 ...... Statesman ClassicJan. 2 1 ...... West Georgia College Nov. 30...... Tom Roberson Classic Jan. 2 1 ...... at Mississippi College Dec. 1 ...... at Mississippi State Jan. 2 6 ...... Livingston Dec. 3 ...... at Auburn-Montgomery Jan. 26...... Mississippi College Dec. 3 ...... at Southern Arkansas Jan. 2 8 ...... at Jacksonville State Dec. 8 ...... at Valdosta State Jan. 28...... Delta State Dec. 6 ...... at Alcorn Feb. 2 ...... at Tennessee-Martin Dec. 1 0 ...... at Troy State Feb. 2 ...... Auburn-Montgomery Dec. 8...... at Dillard Feb. 4 ...... at West Georgia Dec. 15...... Armstrong State Feb. 4 ...... Athens State Dec. 19___Christian Brothers College Feb. 7 ...... Phillips College Jan. 2 ...... at Athens State Feb. 7 ...... at West Georgia Jan. 2 ....Arkansas-Monticello Feb. 9 ...... Tennessee-Martin Jan. 5 ...... North Alabama Feb. 9 ...... at Livingston Jan. 5 ...... Valdosta State Feb. 14...... Mississippi College Jan. 7 ...... UT-Martin Feb. 16...... at UT-Martin Jan. 7 ...... Troy State Feb. 1 6 ...... at Troy State Jan. 1 0 ...... North AlabamaFeb. 18...... at Valdosta State Jan. 12...... Valdosta State Feb. 18...... at North Alabama Jan. 12...... at LivingstonFeb. 2 2 ...... at Mississippi College Jan. 14...... Troy State Feb. 23...... Livingston Jan. 15...... at North Alabama Jan. 17...... West Georgia
1 8 VALDOSTA STATE COLLEGE ES 21 and 24 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE
January 7 at Livingston, Alabama February 2 at Valdosta January 21 at Valdosta February 16 at Clinton, Mississippi
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Tipoff...... 7:30 pm (CST) on Jan. 7 T ipoff...... 7:30 pm (EST) on Feb. 2 8:00 pm (EST) on Jan. 21 7:30 pm (CST) on Feb. 16 Location...... Livingston, AL Location...... Clinton, MS Nickname...... Tigers Nickname...... Choctaws Enrollment...... 1500 Enrollm ent...... 3600 Affiliation...... NCAA II Affiliation...... NCAA II Conference...... Gulf South Conference...... Gulf South Athletic Director...... Jim Pate Athletic Director ...... John Williams Athletic P hone...... (205) 652-9661 Athletic Phone ...... (601) 924-5131 Fieldhouse...... Pruitt Hall (1500) Fieldhouse...... Golden Dome (4000) 1983-84 Record...... 9-19, 3-11 1983-84 Record...... 14-14, 7-7 Colors...... Red, white Colors...... Old gold, blue Series with VSC...... 4-2, LU Series with VSC ...... 2-2 SID ...... Dee Outlaw SID ...... Norman Gough Phone...... (205) 652-9661 P hone...... (601) 924-5131 Head Coach...... Rick Reedy Head Coach ...... Dr. Doug Hines Phone...... (205) 652-9661 Phone...... (601) 924-5131 Record at LU ...... First year Record at M C...... 153-141 (12 years) First Meeting...... 96-88, LU First Meeting ...... 97-73, VSC Last Meeting...... 83-82, VSC Last Meeting___ ...... 63-55, VSC 1984-85 Schedule 1984-85 Schedule
Dec. I ...... at Western Kentucky Jan. 19...... at Troy State Nov. 16...... at Belhaven Classic Jan. 2 6 ...... at Jacksonville St. Dec. 3 ...... at Spring Hill Jan. 2 1 ...... at Valdosta State Nov. 27 ... at Delta State Tournament Jan. 2 8 ...... Livingston Dec. 5 ...... at Dillard Jan. 2 4 ...... Dillard Dec. I ...... at William Carey Jan. 31...... Bethel Dec. 8 ...... at North Alabama Jan. 2 6 ...... at Delta State Dec. 6 ...... Belhaven Feb. 2 ...... at Valdosta, St. Dec. 10...... at Tennessee-Martin Jan. 2 8 ...... at Mississippi College Dec. 8 ...... at Tennessee-Martin Feb. 4 ...... at Troy St. Dec. 13...... at Phillips Jan. 3 1 ...... Alabama/Huntsville Dec. 10...... at North Alabama Feb. 7 ...... Stephen F. Austin Jan. 3 ...... Montevallo Feb. 2 ...... at West Georgia Dec. 15...... William Carey Feb. 9 ...... Troy St. Jan. 5 ...... Troy State Feb. 4 ...... Tennessee-Martin Jan. 10...... at BelhavenFeb. I I ...... at West Georgia Jan. 7 ...... Valdosta State Feb. 9 ...... Jacksonville State Jan. 1 2 ...... North Alabama Feb. 14...... at Delta St. Jan. 9 ...... at Alabama/Huntsville Feb. 16...... North Alabama Jan. 14...... at Livingston Feb. 16...... Valdosta St. Jan. 12...... Delta State Feb. 18...... West Georgia Jan. 14...... Mississippi CollegeFeb. 20...... Phillips Jan. 17...... Sam Houston St. Feb. 18...... Tennessee-Martin Jan. 17...... at MontevalloFeb. 2 3 ...... at Jacksonville State Jan. 19...... West GeorgiaFeb. 2 2 ...... Delta St. Jan. 21...... Jacksonville St.
VALDOSTA STATE COLLEGE 1 9 GAMES 19 and 22 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA
January 28 at Florence, Alabama January 19 at Valdosta February 4 at Valdosta January 26 at Martin, Tennessee
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T ipoff...... 7:30 pm (CST) on Jan. 28 T ipoff...... 7:30 pm (CST) on Jan. 19 8:00 pm (EST) on Feb. 4 7:30 pm (EST) on Jan. 26 Location...... Florence, AL Location...... Martin, TN Nickname...... Lions Nickname...... Pacers Enrollment...... 5600 Enrollm ent...... 5300 Affiliation...... NCAA II Affiliation...... NCAA II Conference...... Gulf South Conference____ ...... Gulf South Athletic Director...... Bill L. Jones, Wayne Grubb Athletic Director ...... Ray Mears Athletic P hone...... (205) 766-4100Athletic Phone ...... (901) 587-7660 Fieldhouse...... Flowers Hall (5000) Fieldhouse...... PE Complex (7000) 1983-84 Record...... 27-7, 10-4 1983-84 Record...... 19-10, 8-6 C olors...... Purple, gold C olors...... Orange, blue, white Series with V SC...... 5-1, UNA Series with VSC ...... 3-2, UT-M S ID ...... Jeff Hodges SID ...... Lee Wilmot Phone...... (205)766-4100 P hone...... (901) 587-7660 Head Coach...... Bill L. Jones Head Coach___ ...... Tom Hancock Phone...... (205) 766-4100Phone...... (901) 587-7659 Record at U N A ...... 191-96 (10 years) Record at JSU ...... 40-19 (2 years) First Meeting...... 110-101, UNA First Meeting...... 98-84, UT-M Last Meeting...... 88-65, UNA Last Meeting ...... 94-68, UT-M 1984-85 Schedule 1 9 8 4 -8 5 S c h e d u le
Nov. 19...... Bethel Jan. 12 ...... Cumberland (Tenn.) Nov. 20 ...... Tennessee Wesleyan Jan. 14...... Delta State Jan. 19...... at VSC Nov. 2 6 ...... at Bethel Jan. 19 ...... Sam Houston State Nov. 24 ...... Freed-Hardeman Jan. 21 ...... at Troy St. Nov. 29 ...... Alabama Christian Jan. 26 ...... Troy State Nov. 26...... Rust Jan. 26 ...... VSC Dec. I ...... at Tennessee Wesleyan Jan. 2 8 ...... Valdosta State Dec. 1 ...... at S.E. Missouri St. Dec. 6 ...... Athens State Feb. 2 ___ ...... at Troy State Dec. 3 ...... Lane Jan. 28...... Troy St. Dec. 8 ...... Livingston Feb. 4 ...... at Valdosta State Dec. 6 ...... ___Union University Feb. 2 ...... Delta St. Dec. 1 0 ___...... Mississippi College Feb. 1 ...... Alabama-Huntsville Dec. 8 ...... Mississippi College Feb. 4...... at Livingston Dec. 1 5 ___...... at Athens State Feb. 9 ...... West Georgia Dec. 10...... Livingston Feb. 9...... at Delta St. Dec. 2 2 ___ ... at Alabama-Huntsville Feb. 11...... Tennessee-Martin Dec. 15...... Belmont Feb. II...... at North Alabama Jan. 3 ...... Purdue-Calumet Feb. 14...... Bethel Dec. 18...... at Florida St. Feb. 16 ...... Jacksonville St. Jan. 5 ...... at Jacksonville State Feb. 16...... at Livingston University Dec. 2 0 ...... at Stetson Feb. 18 ...... at Mississippi College Jan. 7 ...... at West Georgia Feb. 18...... Jacksonville State Jan. 5 ...... at West Georgia Feb. 21 ...... West Georgia Jan. 10 ...... at Delta State Feb. 23 ...... at Tennessee-Martin Jan. 7 ...... at Jacksonville St. Feb. 23 ...... North Alabama Jan. 12___ .... at Mississippi College Jan. 9 ...... Rhodes College Feb. 26...... GSC Tournament
2 0 VALDOSTA STATE COLLEGE GAMES 23 and 26 TROY STATE UNIVERSITY
February 11 at Troy, Alabama December 10 at Valdosta February 21 at Valdosta January 14 at Carrollton
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Tipoff...... 8:00 pm (EST) on Feb. 21 T ipoff...... 7:30 pm (EST) on Jan. 4 7:30 pm (EST) on Feb. II 8:00 pm (EST) on Jan. 30 Location...... Troy, AL Location...... Carrollton, GA Nickname...... Trojans Nickname...... Braves Enrollment...... : ...... 6000 Enrollm ent...... 5800 Affiliation...... NCAA II Affiliation...... NCAA II Conference...... Gulf South Conference...... Gulf South Athletic Director...... Robert E. Stewart Athletic Director ...... Roger Kaiser Athletic Phone...... (205) 566-3000 Athletic Phone ...... (404) 834-1357 Fieldhouse...... Sartain Hall (3600) Fieldhouse...... HPE Building (3500) 1983-84 Record...... 18-H, 8-6 1983-84 Record...... 26-4, 0-0 Colors...... Cardinal, silver, black Colors...... Red, white, blue Series with VSC...... 9-3, TSU Series with VSC...... 41-19, VSC SID...... Tom Ensey SID ...... Dan Minish Phone...... (205) 566-3000 Phone ...... (404) 834-1430 Head Coach...... Don Maestri Head C oach___ ...... Roger Kaiser- Phone...... (205) 566-3000 Phone...... (404) 834-1357 Record at TSU...... 33-24 (2 years) Record at WGC ...... 291-108 (14 years) First Meeting...... 80-55, TSU First Meeting ...... 92-80, VSC Last Meeting...... 7 l-6 l, TSU Last Meeting___ ...... 74-71, WGC 1984-85 Schedule 1984-85 Schedule
Nov. 17...... at Alabama Christian Jan. 12...... at West Georgia Nov. 1 7 ...... Albany State Jan. 19...... at Mississippi College Nov. 2 6 ...... at Stillman Jan. 14 ...... at Jacksonville State Nov. 20...... at Shorter Jan. 2 1 ...... at Delta State Nov. 2 9 ...... at Montevallo Jan. 19...... Livingston Nov. 2 2 ...... at Miller Classic Jan. 2 6 ...... at Albany State Dec. 3 ...... Stillman Jan. 21...... Tennessee/Martin Nov. 2 8 ...... at Southern Tech Jan. 2 8 ...... Southern Tech Dec. 4 ...... Alabama Christian Jan. 2 6 ...... at North Alabama Nov. 30...... LaGrange CollegeFeb. I ...... at LaGrange College Dec. 6 ...... Phillips Jan. 2 8 ...... at Tennessee/Martin Dec. 8 ...... at Troy State Feb. 2 ...... Livingston Dec. 8 ...... West Georgia Feb. 2 ...... North Alabama Dec. 10...... at Valdosta State Feb. 4 ...... Delta State Dec. 10...... Jacksonville State Feb. 4 ...... Mississippi College Jan. 5 ...... Tennessee-Martin Feb. 7 ...... Jacksonville State Dec. 13...... at Spring Hill Feb. 9 ...... at Mississippi College Jan. 7 ...... North AlabamaFeb. 9 ...... at North Alabama Dec. 15...... Montevallo Feb. I I ...... Valdosta State Jan. I I ...... Shorjer Feb. I I ...... Mississippi College Dec. 17...... at Birmingham Southern Feb. 1 6 ...... Delta State Feb. 18...... at Livingston Jan. 5 ...... at Livingston Feb. 1 8 ...... Spring Hill Jan. 12...... Troy State Jan. 7 ...... at Delta State Feb. 2 1 ...... at Valdosta State Jan. 14...... Valdosta State Feb. 2 1 ...... at Tennessee-Martin Jan. 17...... at Jacksonville State
VALDOSTA STATE COLLEGE 2 1 OPPONENTS OUTSIDE THE LEAGUE
Games 1 and 6 Tipoff: 4 pm (EST) on Nov. 18 1983-84 Record: 12-14 7:30 pm (EST) on Dec. 1 Colors: Red, gold Location: St. Augustine, FL Series with VSC: 2-0, VSC Flagler Nickname: Saints SID: Thomas King Enrollment: 900 Phone: (904) 829-6481 Affiliation: NAIA Head Coach: Craig Schafer College Conference: Independent Phone: (904) 829-6481 Athletic Director: Dan Stewart Record at FC: First Year Nov. 18 at Valdosta Athletic Phone: (904) 829-6481 Dec. 1 at St. Augustine, Florida Fieldhouse: Flagler Gym (1750)
Game 2 Tipoff: 8:30 pm (EST) Fieldhouse: V. W. Henderson (2000) Location: Atlanta, GA 1983-84 Record: 17-12 Nickname: Panthers Colors: Red, black Clark Enrollment: 1800 Series with VSC: First meeting Affiliation: NCAA II SID: Derrick Gilliard Conference: SIAC Phone: (404) 681-3080 College Athletic Director: Dr. Edward McLean Head Coach: Robert Pritchett Athletic Phone: (404) 681-3080 Phone: (404) 681-3030 Nov. 19 at Valdosta Record at Clark: 100-70 (6 years)
Game 3 Tipoff: TBA 1983-84 Record: 25-10 Location: Americus, GA Colors: Blue, gold Nickname: Hurricanes Series with VSC: 13-5, VSC Georgia Southwestern Enrollment: 2300 SID: Bob Clark Affiliation: NAIA Phone: (912) 928-1262 Conference: GIAC Head Coach: Randolph Barksdale Georgia Athletic Director: Bob Clark Phone: (912) 928-1262 Athletic Phone: (912) 928-1262 Record at GSWC: Nov. 22 in Albany, Georgia Fieldhouse: College Gym (1500) First Meeting: 75-51, VSC Last Meeting: 68-60, VSC
Game 7 Tipoff: 7:30 pm (EST) 1983-84 Record: 16-12 Location: Statesboro, GA Colors: Blue, white Nickname: Eagles Series with VSC: 20-8, GSC Georgia Southern Enrollment: 7000 SID: Mark McClellan Affiliation: NCAA I Phone: (912) 681-5500 Conference: Trans America Head Coach: Frank Kerns College Athletic Director: David Wagner Phone: (912) 681-5522 Athletic Phone: (912) 681-5522 Record at GSC: 47-37 (3 years) Dec. 4 in Statesboro, GA Fieldhouse: Hanner (5500) First Meeting: 73-67, GSC Last Meeting: 67-64, GSC
Game 10 Tipoff: 7:30 pm (EST) Fieldhouse: None on campus Location: Miami, FL 1983-84 Record: 13-13 Nickname: Sunblazers Colors: Blue, gold Florida International Enrollment: 15,300 Series with VSC: 1-1 Affiliation: NCAA II SID: Rich Kelch Conference: Independent Phone: (305) 554-2756 University Athletic Director: open Head Coach: Rich Walker Athletic Phone: (305) 554-2756 Phone: (305) 554-2756 Dec. 14 at Miami, Florida Record at FIU: 39-41 (3 years)
Games 13 and 20 Tipoff: 7:30 pm (EST) on Jan. 10 1983-84 Record: 22-7 7:30 pm (EST) on Jan. 31 Colors: Red, white, blue Location: Columbus, GA Series with VSC: 26-12, VSC Columbus Nickname: Cougars SID: Ellwood Moyer Enrollment: 4500 Phone: (404) 568-2446 Affiliation: NCAA II Head Coach: Herbert Greene College Conference: Independent Phone: (404) 568-2204 Athletic Director: Herbert Greene Record at CC: 50-23 (3 years) Jan. 10 at Valdosta Athletic Phone: (404) 568-2204 First Meeting: 84-74, VSC Jan. 31 in Columbus Fieldhouse: Woodruff Gym (1500) Last Meeting: 61-59, VSC
2 2 VALDOSTA STATE COLLEGE MSC FINAL BASKETBALL STATISTICS
Record: W-10 L-17 (Home, 7-5; Away, 3-11; Neutral, 0-1)
G FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB AVG F PTS AVG A TO BLK s MIN
M. Jones 27 218-457 .447 57-80 .713 82 3.0 47 493 18.3 61 58 6 42 916 Green 27 153-258 .593 83-107 .776 174 6.4 93 389 14.4 13 47 14 29 893
Conley 26 120-249 .482 50-64 .781 54 2.1 59 290 11.2 69 87 2 35 709 L. Jones 27 38-138 .601 59-95 .621 174 6.4 81 225 8.3 12 45 5 15 832
Richardson 22 53-85 .624 52-77 .675 85 3.9 57 158 7.2 9 41 7 10 396 Orr 24 60-137 .438 18-23 .783 64 2.7 47 138 5.8 28 41 0 5 470
Webb 24 34-78 .436 12-18 .667 42 1.8 17 80 3.3 10 16 1 8 289 Latson 26 23-70 .329 33-54 .611 30 1.2 64 79 3.0 85 67 0 28 656
Williams 9 12-27 .444 2-4 .500 18 2.0 11 26 2.9 0 1 1 2 68 Brown 12 7-23 .304 6-12 .500 23 1.9 18 20 1.7 13 10 2 6 115
Freelove 2 1-1 1.000 1-4 .250 1 0.5 2 3 1.5 0 1 0 0 6 Dunn 16 4-13 .308 8-13 .615 21 1.3 20 16 1.0 6 16 4 3 134
Team Rebounds . .98 Deadball Rebounds: VSC 49, Opponents 50 v s c 27 768-1536 .500 381-551 .691 863 32.0 516 1917 71.0 308 428 41 182 5425 Opponents 27 817-1643 .497 377-541 .697 966 35.8 540 2011 74.5 283 400 57 220 5425
Results 87, Central Florida 73 (800) H 65, Columbus 66 ot (400) H 81, Florida International 83 (300) H 66, Troy State 67 (1600) H 77, St. Leo 63 (500) H 71, West Georgia 74 (2900) A 64, Georgia Southern 67 (1814) A 100, Delta State 90 (700) H 63 Ball State 58 (5165) A 63, Mississippi College 55 (300) H 78, Florida International 64 (300) A 68, Tennessee-Martin 94 (3650) A 69 Georgia 88 (5643) N 65, North Alabama 88 (3000) A 50 Central Florida 68 (350) A 83, Jacksonville State 82 (800) H 65, West Georgia 68 (1500) H 83, Livingston 82 (400) H 80, Delta State 91 (700) A 61 Columbus 59 (500) A 65, Mississippi College 74 (950) A 61, Troy State 71 (2400) A 60, Tennessee-Martin 58 (1000) H 63, North Alabama 67 (800) H Gulf South Conference Tournament 73, Jacksonville State 90 (1000) A 72, Livingston 77 (250) A 84, Jacksonville State 94 (2000) A
Final Gulf South Conference Standings
Conference Overall w L w L North Alabama 10 4 27 7 Jacksonville State 9 5 23 8 Tennessee-Martin 8 6 19 10 Troy State 8 6 18 11 Mississippi College 7 7 14 14 Delta State 6 8 15 13 VALDOSTA STATE 5 9 10 17 Livingston 3 11 9 19 West Georgia — — 26 4
VALDOSTA STATE COLLEGE 2 3 SCORING LEADERS BY YEARS
Season Player Games Points Avg. Season Player Games Points Avg. 1983-84 Marlon Jones 27 493 18.3 1962-63 Mike Perry 24 347 14.3 Lee Green 27 389 14.4 Wally Summers 23 299 13.0 1982-83 Ivey Hubbard 29 499 17.2 1961-62 Doug Winters 21 330 15.7 Marlon Jones 29 456 15.7 Mike Perry 21 330 15.7
1981-82 Ivey Hubbard 26 575 22.1 1960-61 Homer Chambliss 22 328 14.5 Ben Mackey 26 397 15.3 Doug Winters 22 311 14.1 1980-81 Eddie Brown 26 606 23.3 1959-60 Buck Ethridge 22 373 16.9 Ivey Hubbard 26 506 19.5 Hansel Faulkner 18 260 14.4 1958-59 Jerry Studdard 23 496 21.6 1979-80 Eddie Brown 27 694 25.7 Buck Ethridge 22 330 15.0 Ozzie Pierce 27 399 14.8 1957-58 Jerry Studdard 10 233 23.3 1978-79 Eddie Brown 28 742 26.2 A1 Stevens 12 155 12.9 Ozzie Pierce 28 455 16.3 1956-57 A. J. Jarvis 15 220 14.7 1977-78 Bruno Caldwell 22 445 20.2 Doug Parrish 13 181 13.9 Eddie Brown 26 460 17.7 1955-56 Barney Purvis 10 211 21.1 1976-77 Bruno Caldwell 28 515 18.4 Gene Gray 10 127 12.7 Mark Patrick 28 484 17.8 1954-55 Bill Long 5 92 18.4 1975-76 Jackie Manuel 28 458 16.4 Barney Purvis 5 84 16.8 Mark Patrick 26 408 15.7 1974-75 Kenny Alston 22 542 24.6 Don Reason 27 475 17.6
1973-74 Don Reason 26 640 24.6 2000 Point Club Tiny Hodge 26 364 14.0 NAME GAMES POINTS AVG. YEARS 1972-73 Willie Oxford 23 440 19.1 Tim Dominey 23 450 18.0 Eddie Brown 107 2502 23.4 1977-81 1971-72 Willie Oxford 26 474 18.2 Tim Dominey 26 472 18.1
1970-71 Willie Oxford 25 499 19.9 Tim Dominey 23 306 13.3 1000 Point Club 1969-70 Willie Oxford 30 505 16.8 Marty Lehmann 30 440 14.7 NAME GAMES POINTS AVG. YEARS 1968-69 Pete Smith 29 702 24.2 Jimmy Dorsett 29 405 13.9 Willie Oxford 104 1918 18.4 1969-73
1967-68 Mike Terry 33 571 17.3 Ivey Hubbard 108 1783 16.5 1979-83 Bryan Phillips 33 370 14.5 Bobbie Ritch 93 1684 18.1 1963-66 1966-67 Bryan Phillips 35 492 14.1 Mike Terry 35 438 12.5 Mike Terry 116 1599 13.8 1964-68 Bob Lamphier 31 389 12.5 Kenny Alston 77 1446 18.8 1971-75 1965-66 Bobby Ritch 29 732 25.2 Letson Plant 27 342 18.2 Don Reason 72 1393 19.3 1972-75 1964-65 Bobby Ritch 20 364 18.2 Ozzie Pierce 93 1230 13.2 1976-80 Letson Plant 20 266 13.3 Tim Dominey 72 1193 16.6 1970-73 1963-64 Bobby Ritch 23 421 18.3 Mike Perry 23 415 18.0 Mike Perry 77 1127 14.6 1961-64
2 4 VALDOSTA STATE COLLEGE ALL TIME STATISTICAL LEADERS
Team in a Single Game Longest Winning Streak...... 16 games in 1962 Most Points Scored — 132 vs. Armstrong State, 1979. Longest Losing Streak...... 11 games in 1957 Most Field Goals Scored — 57 vs. West Georgia, 1972 GIAC championship game. Most Times Scoring 100 Points...... 8 in 1979
Most Free Throws Scored — 38 vs. Armstrong State, Most Games Won...... 27 in 1967 1979 Highest Winning Percentage...... 895 in 1962 (17-2) Most Rebounds — 73 vs. Columbus College, 1975. Largest Combined Score — 222 (VSC 132, Armstrong Individual In A Season State 90), 1979. Most Points Scored — 742 by Eddie Brown, 1979. Fewest Points Scored — 29 vs. Oglethorpe, 1960. Highest Scoring Average — 26.5 by Eddie Brown, Fewest Points Scored by Opponent — 32 by Shorter, 1979. 1964. Most Field Goals Scored — 312 by Bobby Ritch, 1966. Largest Victory Margin — 73 vs. Bristol, 1980, VSC 116-43). Most Field Goals Attempted — 721 by Pete Smith, 1969. Largest Defeat Margin — 69 vs. Florida State, 1972, (FSU, 134-65). Most Free Throws Scored — 156 by Eddie Brown, 1980.
Most Free Throws Attempted — 190 by Willie Oxford, Individual In A Single Game 1971. Best Field Goal Percentage — .649 by Don Reason, Most Points Scored — 46 by Eddie Brown vs. Arm 1974. strong State, 1979. Best Free Throw Percentage — .862 by Bob Lamphier, Most Field Goals — 20 by Bobby Ritch vs. Jackson 1967. ville, 1966. Most Rebounds — 407 by Bryan Phillips, 1967. Most Free Throws — 14 by Hansel Faulkner vs. Berry, 1960; 14 by Bob Anderson vs. LaGrange, 1962; 14 by Best Rebound Average — 13.7 by Pete Smith, 1969. Willie Oxford vs. LaGrange, 1971. Most Consecutive Free Throws — 30 by Tim Dominey, Most Rebounds — 25 by Tiny Hodge vs. Madison, 1974 1972. Most Assists — 16 by Steve Cronic vs. Armstrong State, 1979. Individual In A Career Most Points Scored — 2502 by Eddie Brown, 1977-81. Team In A Season Highest Scoring Average — 23.4 by Eddie Brown, 1977-81. Most Points Scored...... 2591 in 1967 Most Field Goals Scored — 1009 by Eddie Brown, 1977-81. Highest Game Average...... 91.8 in 1979 Best Field Goal Percentage — .577 by Don Reason, 1972-1975 Most Field Goals Scored...... 1,006 in 1979 (585-1014). Most Field Goals Attempted...... 2,130 in 1968 Most Free Throws Scored — 484 by Eddie Brown, 1977-81. Best Field Goal Percentage...... 534 in 1981 Best Free Throw Percentage — .834 by Bob Lamphier, Most Free Throws Scored...... 599 in 1967 1965-1968 (201-241).
Best Free Throw Percentage...... 765 in 1962 Most Games Played — 116 by Mike Terry, 1964-1968. Best Rebound Average...... 47.3 in 1973 Most Games Started — 116 by Mike Terry, 1964-1968.
VALDOSTA STATE COLLEGE 2 5 RECORD AGAINST OPPONENTS
Won Lost LaGrange...... 26 12 Alabama-Huntsville...... 2 0 Lincoln Christian (111)...... 1 0 Alaska-Anchorage...... 1 1 Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.)...... 1 0 Albany State...... 6 5 Livingston (Ala.)...... 2 4 Anderson (Ind.)...... 0 1 Macalester (M inn.)...... 1 0 Appalachian State...... 1 0 Madison (V a.)...... 1 0 Arkansas-Monticello...... 0 1 Mars Hill (N .C.)...... 1 0 Armstrong S tate...... 25 10 Memphis State...... 0 1 Athens State (Ala.)...... 1 0 Mercer...... 1 1 Auburn-Montgomery...... 1 3 Middle Tennessee State...... 0 1 A ugusta...... 16 9 Millersville State (P a.)...... 1 0 Augustana (111)...... 1 0 Mississippi College...... 2 2 Ball State...... 1 0 Mississippi Valley State...... 1 0 Baptist (S.C.)...... 6 0 Montevallo (A la.)...... 1 1 Berry...... 31 3 Morris Brow n...... 1 1 Bethune-Cookman (Fla.)...... 1 0 Mount Union (Ohio)...... 1 0 Birmingham Southern (A la.)...... 1 0 Newberry (S .C .)...... 0 1 Biscayne (Fla.)...... 0 1 New O rleans...... 0 1 Bradley...... 0 1 North Alabama...... 1 5 Bristol (Tenn.)...... 1 0 North Georgia...... 15 9 Brockport State (N .Y .)...... 1 0 North Park (111.)...... 1 0 Buffalo State...... 1 0 Capital (Ohio)...... 1 0 Oglethorpe...... 13 20 Central Florida...... 3 3 Oklahoma Baptist...... 0 1 Central Iow a...... 0 1 Oral R oberts...... 0 1 Central State (Ohio)...... 0 1 Palm Beach A tlantic...... 2 0 Clinch Valley (Va.)...... 1 0 Pembroke State (N.C.)...... 0 1 College of Charleston (S .C .)...... 6 0 Pfeiffer (N.C.)...... 1 1 Columbus...... 26 12 Piedm ont...... 29 9 Covenant (Tenn.)...... 1 0 Pikeville (Ky.)...... 0 1 Cumberland (Ky.)...... 1 1 Quincy (111.)...... 1 1 David Lipscomb...... 1 0 Quinnipiac (Conn.)...... 1 0 Delta State...... 2 2 Randolph-Macon (V a.)...... 0 1 Drury (M o.)...... 1 0 Rollins (Fla.)...... 4 1 Earlham (Ind.)...... 0 1 Roosevelt (111.)...... 1 0 Eckerd (Fla.)...... 1 0 Edward Waters (Fla.)...... 3 0 St. Bernard (Ala.)...... 2 0 Elizabeth City State (N .C.)...... 0 1 St. Leo (Fla.)...... 5 0 Emory ^ Henry (Va.)...... 2 0 Savannah S tate...... 1 1 Findlay (Ohio)...... 1 0 Shippensburg State (Pa.)...... 2 0 Fisk (Tenn.)...... 1 0 Shorter ...... 27 9 Flagler (Fla.)...... 2 0 Siena Heights (M ich.)...... 1 0 Florida...... 0 1 Southern Tech...... 11 1 Florida International...... 1 1 Southwest Missouri State...... 0 1 Florida M emorial...... 2 0 Stetson...... 0 1 Florida Southern...... 8 13 Tam pa...... 6 10 Florida S tate...... 0 14 Taylor (Ind)...... 1 0 Florida T ech...... 2 0 Tennessee Tech...... 2 1 Frederick (V a.)...... 1 1 Tennessee Wesleyan...... 1 1 Friendship (S.C.)...... 1 0 Tiffin (Ohio)...... 1 0 Georgetown (Ky.)...... 3 0 Troy State (Ala.)...... 3 9 Georgia...... 0 1 Tuskegee Institute (A la.)...... 2 0 Georgia College...... 1 0 UNC-Charlotte...... 1 0 Georgia Southern...... 8 20 UNC-Wilmington...... 3 0 Georgia Southwestern...... 13 5 UT-Chattanooga...... 1 2 Georgia State...... 14 1 UT M artin...... 2 3 Grace (Ind.)...... 1 0 Greenville (111.)...... 1 0 Valparaiso (Ind.)...... 0 1 Guilford (N.C.)...... 1 1 Virgin Islands...... 2 0 Hanover (Ind.)...... 1 1 West Florida...... 4 3 Hawthorne (Ind.)...... 1 0 West Georgia...... 41 19 Jacksonville...... 1 12 West Liberty State (W .V a.)...... 1 0 Jacksonville State (Ala)...... 4 6 Western C arolina...... 1 0 Kentucky State...... 1 1 Western Illinois...... 1 0 Kentucky Wesleyan...... 1 1 Westmar (Iowa)...... 1 0
2 6 VALDOSTA STATE COLLEGE OVERALL RECORD
YEAR WON LOST PCT. COACH 1955 ...... 2...... 3 . .. .400 . . . Walter Cottingham 1956 ...... 2...... 8. .. .200 .. . Walter Cottingham 1957 ...... 2...... 13 . ...133.. . Walter Cottingham 1958 ...... 3...... 11 . .. .214.. . Walter Cottingham 1959 ...... 11...... 9. .. .550.. . Gary Colson 1960 ...... 9...... 15. .. .375 .. . Gary Colson 1961 ...... 18...... 6. .. .750.. . Gary Colson 1962 ...... 17. ,...... 2. . . .895 . . . Gary Colson 1963 ...... 14.,...... 8. . . .636. . . Gary Colson 1964 ...... 15. ,...... 6. . . .714. . . Gary Colson 1965 ...... 16.,...... 4. . . .800. . . Gary Colson 1966 ...... 24...... 5. .. .828 .. . Gary Colson 1967 ...... 27. ,...... 8. . . .771 . ., . Gary Colson 1968 ...... 23...... 10. . . .697 . . . Gary Colson 1969 ...... 18...... 11. . . .621 . ., . Jim Melvin 1970 ...... 19...... 11. . . .633 . .. . Jim Melvin Walter Cottingham Gary Colson 1971 ...... 10. . . .600. ,, . Jim Melvin ... 15. 9-35 .204 174-73 .704 1972 ...... 18...... 8. . . .692 ... . James Dominey 1973 ...... 17...... 8. .. .680.... James Dominey 1974 ...... 15...... 11 . . . .577. . . James Dominey 1975 ...... 15...... 12. . . .556. . . James Dominey 1976 ...... 15...... 13. .. .536. .. James Dominey 1977 ...... 23...... 6. . . .793 . . . James Dominey 1978 ...... 18...... 8. .. .692. . . James Dominey 1979 ...... 20...... 8. . . .714. .. James Dominey 1980 ...... 18...... 9. .. .667. . . James Dominey 1981 ...... 18...... 8. . . .692. . . James Dominey 1982 ...... 14...... 12. . . .538. . . James Dominey 1983 ...... 14...... 15. .. .483 . . . James Dominey 1984 ...... 10...... 17. . . .370. . . James Dominey TOTALS . .450. .... 275. .. .621 .
Georgia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
YEAR WON LOST PCT. FINISH 1959...... 8...... 6 ...... 571...... Third Jim Melvin James Dominey 1960 ...... 6...... 8 ...... 428 ...... Fifth 52-32 .619 215-135 .614 1961 ...... 12...... 0 ... . . 1.000 ...,.. First 1962 ...... 12...... 0 ...,.. 1.000 ...... First 1963 ...... 8...... 2 ..., . . .800 ...... First 1964 ...... 1...... 3 ...... 700 ...... First 1965 ...... 9...... 1 . . ,... .900 ...... Second 1966...... 1 . . ,... .900 ...... First 1967 ...... 12...... 1 ...... 932...... First South Atlantic Conference 1968 ...... 12...... 1 ...... 932...... First 1969...... 14...... 0 ...... 1.000 . . ,. . . First YEAR WON LOST PCT. FINISH 1970...... 12...... 2 . . ,. .. .857...... First 1974...... 6 ...... 4 ...... 600 .... Second 1971 ...... 9...... 3 ...... 750 . . ,.. . First 1975 ...... 7 3 700 .... Second 1972 ...... 10...... 2 . . ,... .833...... First 1976 ...... 5 5 500 .... Third 1977 ...... 8 ...... 2 800 .... Tie for First Gulf South Conference 1978 ...... 4 ...... 4 500 .... Tie for Third 1979 ...... 7 1 875 .... First YEAR WON LOST PCT. FINISH 1980 ...... 6 ...... 2 750 .... Tie for First 1983 ...... 1...... , . . .500 ...... Fourth 1981 ...... 6 ...... 2 750 .... First 1984 ...... 5...... 9 ...,.. .357...... Eighth 1982 ...... 6 ...... 2 750 .... Second
VALDOSTA STATE COLLEGE 2 7 SCORES
58 Shorter 57 116 West Georgia 72 63 Tampa 67 41 Berry 55 82 Berry 67 67 Ga. Southwestern 56 83 53 Florida Southern 57 71 Georgia State 41 46 Shorter 44 90 37 Oglethorpe 50 104 Piedmont 69 47 Shorter 43 115 58 Mercer 92 66 Oglethorpe 76 78 Quincy 65 75 55 West Georgia 42 70 LaGrange 60 62 Oklahoma Baptist 70 63 67 LaGrange 69 85 Fredrick 81 53 ' Georgia State 45 35 Shorter 32 81 Georgia Southern 99 1967-68 (23-10) Gary Colson 1960-61 (18-6) 75 West Florida 76 89 Gary Colson 1964-65 (16-4) 80 UT-Chattanooga 68 71 76 Georgia State 64 Gary Colson 85 Armstrong State 64 86 57 Rollins 72 90 Alabama College 51 92 Georgia State 64 80 65 Florida Southern 90 57 Florida State 81 61 Pembroke State 79 83 56 Oglethorpe 79 67 Georgia Southern 77 78 Frederick 80 96 95 C. of Charleston 58 104 Covenant 45 76 Baptist College 58 85 113 C. of Charleston 58 81 Georgia State 61 82 Hanover 77 83 57 Georgia State 56 65 Oglethorpe 53 87 Emory 0 Henry 67 48 80 LaGrange 57 62 Wilmington 60 61 Tampa 62 51 57 Berry 44 67 Berry 59 112 Piedmont 67 58 Shorter 56 59 Shorter 68 57 Georgia Southern 68 91 Rollins 71 86 West Georgia 44 77 Berry 63 77 LaGrange 71 66 Piedmont 60 91 West Georgia 64 112 63 Berry 48 77 West Georgia 60 56 Oglethorpe 72 48 91 West Georgia 58 54 LaGrange 51 92 Georgia State 59 110 66 Florida State 86 74 Shorter 63 102 Piedmont 71 75 73 Newberry 94 84 Berry 55 71 Florida State 81 118 71 Piedmont 70 62 Oglethorpe 56 64 West Georgia 59 96 49 Oglethorpe 77 80 Piedmont 68 55 LaGrange 46 94 83 Florida Southern 77 107 Georgia State 77 68 Georgia Southern 48 88 83 Piedmont 71 83 LaGrange 61 66 LaGrange 56 103 58 Shorter 55 57 Shorter 70 78 Ga. Southwestern 62 91 77 West Georgia 70 52 Berry 62 115 N. Ga forfeited two games 65 Shorter 51 1965-66 (24-5) 97 Armstrong State 55 69 Gary Colson 105 1961-62 (17-2) 60 Oglethorpe 61 107 Athens College 92 57 Tampa 56 93 Gary Colson 80 St. Bernard 63 90 84 Ga. Southwestern 61 72 West Georgia 63 68 Florida State 69 75 C. of Charleston 69 60 Augusta 55 99 Tampa 80 84 Augusta 56 76 C. of Charleston 55 82 Jacksonville 84 59 Rollins 43 62 Westmar 57 100 Greenville 77 53 Central State 60 104 53 Florida Southern 52 97 St. Bernard 86 82 69 Shorter 53 98 Georgia State 57 118 51 Berry 49 82 Wilmington 60 1968-69 (18-11) 81 84 West Georgia 54 90 Emory i Henry 70 Jim Melvin 120 40 LaGrange 37 93 Lincoln Christian 52 75 Florida State 120 101 71 Rollins 59 76 Georgia Southern 81 69 Tampa 77 88 68 Shorter 59 58 Shorter 53 83 Armstrong State 71 58 64 LaGrange 51 100 Piedmont 42 84 Georgia Southern 86 84 99 North Georgia 51 55 Berry 42 84 Columbus 74 65 67 Berry 51 60 Shorter 62 96 Grace 82 80 65 Piedmont 53 82 Oglethorpe 56 67 West Florida 81 86 75 North Georgia 63 99 Piedmont 66 68 Tampa 91 85 42 Florida State 72 72 Georgia State 55 81 Shorter 65 47 57 Cumberland 60 90 Jacksonville 73 88 Piedmont 82 56 Piedmont 55 80 LaGrange 50 73 Berry 64 72 Berry 59 65 West Georgia 46 1962-63 (14-8) 109 West Georgia 81 71 Oglethorpe 86 76 Piedmont 74 71 Gary Colson 77 LaGrange 66 West Georgia Ga. Southwestern 67 55 Berry 36 99 51 91 76 72 62 68 40 Shorter 52 Oglethorpe 69 West Georgia 62 102 Tampa 84 61 LaGrange 80 64 Florida Southern 92 58 88 St. Leo 79 81 Florida State 84 63 109 Rollins 70 67 92 62 42 Florida State 65 Georgia Southern 73 78 Oglethorpe 84 68 73 Georgia State 42 95 LaGrange 77 64 Georgetown 54 79 Ga. Southwestern 74 1966-67 (27-8) 83 Shorter 80 86 42 Oglethorpe 54 Gary Colson 98 97 C. of Charleston 52 88 Berry 80 99 Armstrong State 63 116 Armstrong State 81 59 67 Berry 42 58 Florida State 62 78 Georgia Southern 87 101 43 Shorter 42 83 Baptist College 62 83 Columbus 89 89 63 West Georgia 49 66 Tennesse 82 Berry 76 57 63 LaGrange 87 Wesleyan 70 70 Albany State 68 57 60 LaGrange 45 85 Georgia State 56 85 78 Elizabeth City 55 Piedmont 69 108 Hawthorne 51 57 State 86 73 Shorter 60 86 Findlay 63 Berry 57 53 52 59 Randolph-Macon 64 84 56 Florida State 61 90 Oral Roberts 68 1969-70 (19-11) 67 65 West Georgia 58 Jim Melvin 76 Piedmont 62 68 Georgia Southern 61 90 St. Leo 68 98 Columbus 91 78 Shorter 76 75 Ga. Southwestern 51 79 Anderson 80 62 Jacksonville 68 57 Shorter 48 86 Earlham 104 69 101 Piedmont 68 80 Georgia Southern 88 58 1963-64 (15-6) 71 Jacksonville 73 98 Albany State 101 78 Gary Colson 71 Berry 65 113 Columbus 94 71 83 Wilmington 72 74 West Georgia 58 66 Oglethorpe 72 57 59 Georgia State 44 69 Georgia Southern 66 75 Appalachian 82 72 Macalester 65 88 Piedmont 60 State 67 46 86 Taylor 72 82 Tampa 70 85 West Florida 80 56 52 Shorter 51 82 West Georgia 74 86 Tampa 72 79 55 Oglethorpe 57 67 LaGrange 52 70 Oglethorpe 84 77 65 West Georgia 67 70 Georgia State 51 69 Shorter 72 48 51 LaGrange 54 87 LaGrange 64 100 Piedmont 69 65 73 Florida 56 Oglethorpe 51 101 Armstrong State 85 46 Presbyterian 58 54 Shorter 56 99 Berry 80 66 84 Piedmont 55 69 Berry 60 102 West Georgia 77 57 54 Berry 56 74 Oglethorpe 69 77 Ga. Southwestern 82 78 56 Shorter 53 72 Jacksonville 98 111 Piedmont 103 101 West Georgia 70 86 Armstrong State 89 113 Brockport State 64 72 Columbus 64 80 LaGrange 70 91 Palm Beach Atlantic 78 84 Georgia Southern 75 89 Augusta 78 82 Ga. Southw estern 64 85 Baptist 79 92 West Georgia 100 83 Georgia Southern 79 81 LaGrange 70 75 Valparaiso 76 96 Columbus 82 61 Armstrong State 81 86 Berry 65 92 LaGrange 68 86 Armstrong State 95 81 Shorter 67 71 Georgia Southern 81 68 Southern Tech 65 82 Albany State 65 84 Armstrong State 87 78 Florida Southern 71 90 Armstrong State 65 66 LaGrange 80 92 Columbus 80 67 Tampa 69 91 Madison 89 77 West Georgia 63 1980-81 (18-8) 86 Georgia Southern 96 81 Florida Southern 79 88 Southern Tech 56 James Dominey 68 Shorter 66 81 Southern Tech 66 94 Armstrong State 91 73 Pikeville 75 54 Augusta 60 77 north Georgia 84 86 Augusta 78 86 North Georgia 64 68 Georgia Southern 78 94 Columbus 83 60 Jacksonville State 57 1970-71 (15-10) 77 Augusta 71 74 Armstrong State 77 89 Georgia Southwestern 73 Jim Melvin 77 West Georgia 88 76 UT Chattanooga 92 81 Jacksonville State 85 64 Albany State 57 82 Columbus 72 83 Armstrong State 73 77 Southwest 89 Tampa 109 88 Baptist 79 Missouri St. 94 81 Piedm ont 79 81 Armstrong State 92 1977- 78 (18-8) 74 Drury 70 James Dominey 63 Florida State 111 68 Columbus 79 78 North Park 72 69 O glethorpe 68 92 West Georgia 87 90 St. Leo 70 103 Quinnipiac 84 66 Georgia Southern 100 101 Southern Tech 78 lOl Cumberland 98 59 Berry 55 70 Albany State 82 67 Augusta 54 78 Alabama-Huntsville 70 87 Pfeiffer 67 86 Georgetown 76 85 Southern Tech 77 73 Mississippi Valley St. 56 89 Siena Heights 77 104 Colum bus 107 94 Armstrong State 78 84 Columbus 78 84 Augusta 70 98 Shorter 91 71 West Georgia 96 73 Jacksonville 89 70 Clinch Valley 64 80 Berry 71 94 Mount Union 84 101 Armstrong State 77 68 West Georgia 65 1974- 75 ( 15- 12) 77 Georgetown 68 74 West Georgia 95 James Dominey 53 Ga. Southw estern 65 88 West Georgia 85 81 Morris Brown 84 78 Tiffin 76 92 Piedm ont 101 74 Florida State 81 82 Alaska-Anchorage 73 80 West Georgia 50 70 Palm Beach Atlantic 60 81 Ga. Southwestern 59 76 Alaska-Anchorage 83 85 LaGrange 75 98 LaGrange 79 68 Augusta 81 77 Columbus 71 61 Oglethorpe 58 83 north Georgia 78 78 Florida Southern 50 62 Columbus 61 69 LaGrange 68 82 West Georgia 102 69 Florida Southern 82 79 West Georgia 77 80 Tampa 63 82 Tennessee Tech 77 72 St. Leo 51 95 Armstrong State 80 81 Shorter 70 70 Kentucky Wesleyan 78 91 West Georgia 88 58 Augusta 72 80 Berry 61 91 Augustana 70 107 Armstrong State 88 69 Columbus 66 71 Ga. Southw estern 72 95 Augusta 75 95 Flagler 65 67 West Georgia 71 90 Jacksonville 124 68 Armstrong State 71 76 Columbus 77 75 Georgia Southern 67 104 Southern Tech 81 76 Georgia Southern 77 77 Colum bus 86 59 Florida Tech 69 82 Columbus 84 75 Florida Southern 77 80 West Georgia 72 1981-82 (14-12) 91 West Florida 81 101 Armstrong State 90 James Dominey 1971-72 (18-8) 83 Armstrong State 70 77 Augusta 78 87 Florida Tech 72 James Dominey 76 Albany State 88 103 Augusta 101 62 North Georgia 95 Armstrong State 85 86 74 Augusta 75 70 West Georgia 78 69 Jacksonville State 113 Bethune-Cookman 99 68 85 West Georgia 89 77 Troy State 79 78 Florida Southern 92 93 Columbus 64 1978- 79 (20-8) 57 Arkansas-Monticello 59 65 Florida State 134 75 Southern Tech 65 James Dominey 53 North Alabama 75 69 O glethorpe 73 102 Albany State 86 101 Mars Hill 89 76 Livingston 78 78 Line at Charlotte 71 88 West Florida 89 71 Jacksonville State 82 Edward Waters 74 97 West Florida 91 110 88 Columbus 85 87 Berry 76 71 Jacksonville State 100 Berry 78 88 82 West Georgia 81 103 Florida Memorial 77 69 Georgia Southwestern 77 93 Colum bus 91 102 Columbus 70 69 Memphis State 89 84 North Georgia 64 117 Piedm ont 75 69 West Georgia 84 83 Kentucky Wesleyan 82 79 Georgia Southwestern 82 82 West Georgia 92 65 Augusta 69 68 Quincy 69 78 Buffalo State 72 100 LaGrange 103 112 Tuskegee Institute 91 74 Augusta 84 Armstrong State 99 68 1975- 76 (15- 13) 108 Auburn-Montgomery 77 Columbus 67 100 Shorter 72 68 James Dominey 77 Central Iowa 78 81 Armstrong State 81 Ga. Southw estern 73 79 83 Capital 75 92 Shippensburg State 80 97 Morris Brown 87 81 Shorter 71 99 Georgia College 75 83 Western Illinois 81 67 West Georgia 63 72 Berry 64 53 LaGrange 40 85 Pfeiffer 91 73 Troy State 74 83 Georgia Southern 93 81 Western Carolina 74 89 Georgia Southern 98 81 Oglethorpe 71 110 Piedm ont 58 84 Columbus 97 82 Augusta 79 62 Columbus 63 88 West Georgia 76 70 Tennessee Tech 88 92 Armstrong State 83 71 Auburn Montgomery 79 86 Colum bus 85 101 Roosevelt 51 99 West Georgia 84 97 Edward Waters 72 75 LaGrange 73 69 Augusta 88 132 Armstrong State 90 55 West Georgia 67 76 Ga. Southw estern 68 83 Florida Southern 99 85 Columbus 72 99 Armstrong State 79 91 O glethorpe 63 69 Southern Tech 73 98 Georgia Southern 90 61 Augusta 56 122 West Georgia 84 58 Armstrong State 68 126 Flagler 82 78 Albany State 80 101 Albany State 93 94 West Georgia 89 84 Florida Southern 87 87 Columbus 83 1972-73 (17-8) 87 West Georgia 81 70 Augusta 84 1982-83 (14-15) James Dominey 87 Columbus 70 96 Armstrong State 89 James Dominey 86 Georgia Southern 91 89 Southern Tech 75 78 Augusta 65 101 Central Florida 94 76 Florida 100 85 Albany State 98 102 Tuskegee Institute 93 71 Georgia Southern 80 1 15 Colum bus 86 75 Georgia Southern 86 101 North Alabama 110 83 Savannah State 73 89 Armstrong State 83 94 Columbus 92 68 Georgia Southwestern 60 92 Baptist College 81 65 West Georgia 93 1979- 80 ( 18-9) 74 Savannah State 85 101 West Liberty State 78 86 Armstrong State 87 James Dominey 66 David Lipscomb 64 107 Virgin Islands 68 89 Augusta 77 101 Friendship 71 89 Albany State 78 86 Virgin Islands 53 61 Florida State 106 88 Livingston 96 67 Central Florida 78 96 West Georgia 93 76 Southern Tech 65 116 Bristol 43 72 Oglethorpe 75 94 O glethorpe 73 83 West Georgia 77 95 Berryl 61 91 Delta State 83 90 West Florida 83 74 Augusta 56 48 Indiana State 84 97 Mississippi College 73 103 Armstrong State 89 95 Florida Tech 82 71 Hanover 75 84 UT-Martin 98 95 Baptist College 68 66 UT Chattanooga 86 96 Fisk 68 76 North Alabama 81 80 Colum bus 90 72 Montevallo 73 63 Columbus 67 73 Biscayne 85 1976-77 (23-6) 89 Tennessee Wesleyan 81 83 Jacksonville State 74 105 Southern Tech 91 James Dominey 91 Shippensburg State 65 78 Livingston 77 83 West Georgia 96 87 Birmingham Southern 82 107 Florida Tech 69 80 Troy State 77 105 O glethorpe 63 76 north Georgia 59 91 Georgia Southern 77 74 West Georgia 77 77 LSU-new O rleans 83 71 Ga. Southwestern 62 78 Augusta 80 62 Delta State 82 66 Bradley 99 82 Lincoln Memorial 80 101 Edward Waters 71 58 Mississippi College 59 107 Southern Tech 70 75 Middle Tenn. State 92 85 Armstrong State 72 63 UT-Martin 75 88 West Georgia 73 89 Tennessee Tech 80 93 Florida Memorial 65 81 North Alabama 76 95 LaGrange 85 88 Kentucky State 105 72 Auburn-Montgomery 75 69 Columbus 78 90 Kentucky State 81 76 Florida Southern 70 104 West Georgia 97 78 Jacksonville State 101 81 Guilford 98 91 Millersville State 83 98 Armstrong State 95 64 Livingston 69 73 Columbus 62 78 Columbus 67 60 Troy State 58 1973-74 (15-11) 82 Guilford 77 94 Alabama-Huntsville 86 77 Troy State 75 James Dominey 88 Augusta 73 71 Auburn-Montgomery 80 79 UT-Martin 76 81 Florida State 80 94 Florida Southern 70 84 West Georgia 98 74 Jacksonville State 79
VALDOSTA STATE COLLEGE 2 9 BULF SOUTH CONFERENCE STATISTICS
GSC BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Record Points Year School Conf. Final Coach Game: 48—Larry Wilson, NSU...... 1978-79 1971-72 Delta State 19-8 Jack Waters Season: 730—Larry Wilson, NSU, (312 FGs, 106 FTs, 27 games)...... 1978-79 1972-73 SE Louisiana 12-2 21-7 647—Larry Wilson, NSU (252 FGs, 143 FTs, 23 games)...... 1977-78 E. W. Foy 647—Hilton Harrell, MC (278 FGs, 89 FTs, 27 games)...... 1979-80 1973-74 Northwestern State 11-2 21-9 Tynes Hilderbrand 646—Larry Wilson, NSU (265 FGs, 116 FTs, 25 games)...... 1976-77 1974-75 Northwestern State (tie) 9-4 13-13 Tynes Hilderbrand 597—Otis Boddie, UNA (224 FGs, 149 FTs, 31 games)...... 1978-79 Jacksonville State (tie) 9-4 19-6 Bill E. Jones Career: 2,569—Larry Wilson, NSU (1,059 FGs, 451 FTs, 100 games). .. 1975-79 1975-76 Nicholls State 11-2 22-4 Don Landry 1,962—Otis Boddie, UNA (760 FGs, 442 FTs, 117 games)...... 1976-80 1976-77 North Alabama (tie) 11-5 22-6 Bill L. Jones 1,747—Carl Hollis, TSU (789 FGs, 169 FTs, 105 games)...... 1973-77 Troy State (tie) 11-5 15-14 Wes Bizilia 1,704—Marvin Sales, TSU (729 FGs, 426 FTs, 105 games)...... 1974-78 1977-78 Mississippi College 13-3 22-7 Doug Hines 1,569—Ron Money, JSU (653 FGs, 236 FTs, 105 games)...... 1971-75 1978-79 Nicholls State 15-1 21-7 Don Landry 1,529—Richard Polk, NSU (646 FGs, 237 FTs, 98 games)...... 1972-76 1979-80 Jacksonville State 9-3 20-5 Bill E. Jones 1,488—Ralph Moore, DSU (634 FGs, 220 Fts, 97 games)...... 1973-77 1980-81 North Alabama (tie) 9-3 22-9 Bill L. Jones 1,469—David Felix, TSU (612 FGs, 245 FTs, 106 games)...... 1973-77 Jacksonville State (tie) 9-3 22-8 Bill E. Jones 1,452—Will Cotchery, LU (532 FGs, 388 FTs, 110 games)...... 1979-83 1981-82 Livingston 10-2 20-10 Ed Murphy 1,356—Perry Smith, LU (540 FGs, 276 FTs, 104 games)...... 1976-80 obert Clements, JSU (593 FGs, 169 FTs, 100 games) . . 1972-76 1982-83 T ennessee-Martin 11-3 21-10 Tom Hancock 1,355—R 1983-84 North Alabama 10-4 27-7 Bill L. Jones Points Average Season: 28.1—Larry Wilson, NSU (647 in 23 games)...... 1977-78 GSC BASKETBALL COACH-OF-THE-YEAR 27.0— Larry Wilson, NSU (730 in 27games)...... 1978-79 25.8— Larry Wilson, NSU (646 in 25 games)...... 1976-77 Year Coach School 24.0— Hilton Harrell, MC (647 in 27games)...... 1979-80 1971-72 Jack Powell Livingston 22.5— Larry Carter, UTM (494 in 22 games)...... 1976-77 1972-73 E. W. Powell SE Louisiana 22.2— Anthony Hicks, MC (444 in 20 games)...... 1980-81 1973-74 Tynes Hilderbrand Northwestern State 22.0— Butch Stafford, LU (484 in 22 games)...... 1971-72 1974-75 Wes Bizilia Troy State 21.8— Larry Wilson, NSU (546 in 25 games)...... 1975-76 1975-76 Don Landry Nicholls State 21.3— Charles Cole, DSU (555 in 26 games)...... 1979-80 1976-77 Doug Hines Mississippi College 20.9— Jim Martin, UTM (439 in 21 games)...... 1973-74 Career: 25.7—Larry Wilson, NSU (2,569 in 100 games)...... 1975-79 1977-78 Doug Hines Mississippi College 21.7— Hilton Harrell, MC (1,170 in 54 games)...... 1978-80 1978-79 Don Landry Nicholls State 16.8— Otis Boddie, UNA (1,962 in 117 games)...... 1976-80 1979-80 Bill L. Jones North Alabama 16.6— Carl Hollis, TSU (1,747 in 105 games)...... 1973-77 1980-81 Ed Murphy Livingston 16.2— Marvin Sales, TSU (1,704 in 105 games)...... 1974-78 1981-82 Ed Murphy Livingston 1982-83 Tom Hancock Tennessee-Martin Field Goal Attempts 1983-84 Bill L. Jones North Alabama Game: 36—Charles Jackson, LU vs. SE La (made 14)...... 1972-73 Season: 568—Larry Wilson, NSU (made 312)...... 1978-79 GCS BASKETBALL PLAYER-OF-THE-YEAR Career: 2,035—Larry Wilson, NSU (made 1,059)...... 1975-79 Field Goals Made Year Player School Game: 21—Larry Wilson, NSU (att.)...... 1978-79 1971-72 Butch Stafford Livingston Season: 312—Larry Wilson, NSU (att. 568)...... 1978-79 1972-73 Charles Jones SE Louisiana Career: 1,059—Larry Wilson, NSU (att. 2,035)...... 1975-79 1973-74 Coleman Crawford North Alabama 1974-75 Marvin Sales Troy State Field Goal Percentage Game: (min. 10) 1975-76 Shelby Hypolite Nicholls State 92.3— Jay Carlin, NSU (12-13)...... 1973-74 1976-77 Larry Wilson Nicholls State Season: (min. 150) 1977-78 Tyler Thompson Mississippi College 66.9— Anthony Hicks, MC (109-163)...... 1979-80 1978-79 Larry Wilson Nicholls State Career: (min. 400) 1979-80 Otis Boddie North Alabama 60.3— Robert Felder, MC (275-456 in 56 games)...... 1977-79 1980-81 Arnold Veasley Jacksonville State 60.1— Arnold Veasley, JSU (292-486 in 57 games)...... 1979-81 1981-82 Will Cotchery Livingston 59.1— Mike Patterson, UTM (263-443 in 54 games)...... 1976-78 1982-83 Jerry Davis Tennessee-Martin 57.9— Marvin Sales, TSU (729-1,259 in 105 games)...... 1974-78 1983-84 Maurice Stafford North Alabama 57.8— Tony Andre, LU (460-796 in 80 games)...... 1978-81 57.6— Freddie Copeland, UNA (280-486 in 66 games)...... 1975-77 GSC FRESHMAN PLAYER-OF-THE-YEAR 56.9— Robert Clements, JSU (593-1,042 in 100 games)...... 1975-79 55.5—David Thomas, JSU (231-416 in 45 games)...... 1976-78 Year Player School 55.3— Walter Scrubbs, DSU (278-503 in 52 games)...... 1971-73 1978-79 David Williams SE Louisiana 55.0— Larry Carter, UTM (464-840 in 53 games)...... 1975-77 54.3— Anthony Hicks, MC (470-865 in 72 games)...... 1979-A 1979-80 Anthony Hicks Mississippi College 1980-81 Dennis Williams Livingston Free Throws Made 1981-82 Robert Guyton Jacksonville State Consecutive: 1982-83 Kembrell Young Mississippi College 33—Todd Smyly, JS U ...... 1980-81 1983-84 Robert Harris North Alabama Game: 19—Otis Boddie, UNA (att. 23)...... 1977-78 Season: 149—Otis Boddie, UNA (att. 189)...... 1978-79 1983-84 Career: 451—Larry Wilson, NSU (att. 540)...... 1975-79 All-Conference Team 442—Otis Boddie, UNA (att. 585)...... 1976-80 388—Will Cotchery, LU (att. 472)...... 1979-83 Maurice Stafford, UNA Andre Hills, TSU 343—Todd Smyly, JSU (att. 424)...... 1977-81 Tommy Minor, UNA Marvin Madison, TSU 263—Don Hubbard, UTM (att. 348)...... 1978-82 Melvin Allen, JSU Carl Brown, DSU 260—Arnold Veasley, JSU (att. 337)...... 1979-81 Keith McKeller, JSU Kembrell Young, MC Free Throw Attempts Mitch Stentiford, UT-M Marlon Jones, VSC Game: 23—Otis Boddie, UNA (made 19)...... 1977-78 Sam Cherry, UT-M Harry Puller, LU Season: 196—Butch Stafford, LU (made 13)...... 1971-72 Career: 585—Otis Boddie, UNA (made 442)...... 1976-80 COMPOSITE GSC BASKETBALL STANDINGS 540—Larry Wilson, NSU (made 451)...... 1975-79 472—Will Cotchery, LU (made 388)...... 1979-82 Conference Overall 424—Todd Smyly, JSU (made 343)...... 1977-81 Team Yrs. Won Lost Pet. Yrs. Won Lost Pet. 348—Don Hubbard, UTM (made 263)...... 1978-82 Jacksonville State ... 12 I0l 64 .612 13 219 125 .637 337—Arnold Veasley, JSU (made 260)...... 1979-81 North Alabama...... 12 98 66 .598 13 225 122 .648 Mississippi College ... 11 72 79 .477 11 155 141 .524 Free Throw Percentage Livingston...... 12 72 92 .439 13 172 168 .506 Game: (min. 10 atts.) 100.0— Larry Wilson, NSU (11-11)...... 1976-77 Valdosta State...... 2 12 16 .429 2 24 32 .429 100.0— Todd Smyly, JSU (12-12)...... 1979-80 UT-M artin...... 12 69 94 .423 13 170 166 .506 100.0— Randy Albright, JSU (16-16)...... 1980-81 Troy S tate...... 12 68 95 .417 13 154 188 .450 100.0— Randy Terry, LU (11-11)...... 1981-82 Delta State...... 12 65 98 .399 13 168 175 .490 100.0— Will Cotchery, LU (12-12)...... 1981-82 West Georgia...... 0 0 0 .000 1 26 4 .867
3 0 VALDOSTA STATE COLLEGE 100.0- Chip Daniel, UNA (11-11)...... 1981-82 Both Teams: 224-Jacksonville State vs. Livingston (111-113)...... 1971-72 100.0— Doug Creel, JSU (12-12)...... 1980-81 232—Livingston vs. Troy State (134-98)...... 1971-72 Season: (min. 75 atts.) 224—Troy State vs. Dillard (111-113)...... 1974-75 9 0 .1 - Randy Terry, LU (82-91)...... 1980-81 Points (Fewest) 88.3— Larry Wilson, NSU (106-120)...... 1978-79 One Team: 11-Delta State vs. UT-Martin (11-17)...... 1982-83 88.3— Larry Wilson, NSU (143-162)...... 1977-78 Both Teams: 28-UT-Martin vs. Delta State (11-17)...... 1982-83 86.4— Will Cotchery, LU (70-81)...... 1979-80 86.3— James Swinney, DSU (82-95)...... 1981-82 Field Goals Career: (min. 200 atts.) Made: 71-Delta State vs. Baptist Christian (155-49)...... 1982-83 83.5— Larry Wilson, NSU (451-540 in 100 games)...... 1975-79 Attempted: 108-Mississippi College (made 50) vs. LeTourneau (115-92)1976-77 8 2 .2 - Will Cotchery, LU (388-472 in 110 games)...... 1979-82 Percentage: 78.0—Jacksonville State (32 of 41) vs. Livingston (94-76)1980-81 80.9—Todd Smyly, JSU (343-424 in 105 gam es)...... 1977-81 Free Throws 7 9 .2 - Joe Boddie, UTM (164-207 in 87 gam es)...... 1974-78 Made: 41 —north Alabama vs. Jacksonville S ta te ...... 1971-72 78.4— Eddie Butler, JSU (167-213 in 51 games)...... 1974-76 Attempted: 52 —Delta State vs. Southern Tech...... 1971-72 7 7 .2 - Arnold Veasley, JSU (260-337 in 57 games)...... 1979-81 Percentage: 100.0—Jacksonville State vs. Livingston (14-14)...... 1979-80 76.4— Jimmy Jones, UNA (211-276 in 44 games)...... 1971-72 (min. 10 atts.) 100.0-Jacksonville State vs. Auburn-Montgomery (14-14). . 1980-81 7 6 .3 - Jeff Tyson, SE La (183-240 in 52 games)...... 1976-78 75.6— Otis Boddie, UNA (442-585 in 117 games)...... 1976-80 Rebounds 75.6— Ron Hubbard, UTM (263-348 in 107 games)...... 1978-82 85 —northwestern State vs. S.W. Texas...... 1974-75 Assists Rebounds 51-Delta State vs. Baptist Christian...... 1982-83 Game: 41—Learnest Martin, T S U ...... 1971-72 Season: 471—Learnest Martin,TSU (29 games)...... 1971-72 411—Robert Clements, JSU (27 games)...... 1976-77 SEASON 366—Rogers Washington, NSU (28 games)...... 1978-79 Career: 1,318—Marvin Sales, TSU (105 gam es)...... 1974-78 Points 1,179—Robert Clements, JSU (100 gam es)...... 1975-79 2,418 —Nicholls State (28 gam es)...... 1978-79 1,161—Richard Polk, NSU (98 games)...... 1972-76 2,396 —UT-Martin (31 g a m e s)...... 1982-83 1,124-Carl Hollis, TSU (105 games)...... 1973-77 2,243 —nicholls State (26 gam es)...... 1976-77 1,050—Ron Money, JSU (105 games)...... 1971-75 2,225 —North Alabama (31 g a m e s)...... 1980-81 I, 033—Gerald Lavender, UNA (118 gam es)...... 1976-80 2,163 —Nicholls State (25 g a m e s)...... 1975-76 982—Larry Wilson, NSU (100 gam es)...... 1975-79 969—Ralph Moore, DSU (97 gam es)...... 1972-76 Point Average 821—Freddie Lucas, SE La (101 gam es)...... 1971-75 Offense: 87.8 —Livingston (2,019 in 23 games)...... 1971-72 784—Shelby Hypolite, NSU (97 games)...... 1972-76 86.5 —Nicholls State (2,162 in 25ga m e s ) . 1975-76 86.4—Nicholls State (2,418 in 28ga m e s ) . 1978-79 86.2 —Nicholls State (2,243in 26games) . 1976-77 Rebounds (average) Defense: 57.4-UT-Martin (1,779 in 31 games)...... 1981-82 Season: 16.2—Learnest Martin, TSU (471 in 29 gam es)...... 1971-72 59.9 —Livingston (1,798 in 30 g a m e s)...... 1981-82 15.2— Robert Clements, JSU (411 in 27 games)...... 1976-77 60.1-D e lta State (1,622 in 27 gam es)...... 1981-82 15.2— Coleman Crawford, UNA (349 in 23 games)...... 1973-74 62.9 —Mississippi College (1,699 in 27 games) . . . 1980-81 13.5— Marvin Sales, TSU (351 in 26 games)...... 1974-75 13.5— Richard Polk, NSU (337 in 25 games)...... 1975-76 Rebounds (Most) 13.1—Rogers Washington, NSU (366 in 28 games)...... 1978-79 1,415 —Northwestern State (27 games)...... 1974-75 Career: 13.3—Coleman Crawford, UNA (in gam es)...... 1973-75 1,337—Jacksonville State (27 gam es) ...... 1974-75 12.5— Marvin Sales, TSU (1,318 in 105 gam es)...... 1974-78 1,317 —Troy State (25 g a m e s)...... 1972-73 12.3— Tyler Thompson, MC (687 in 56 games)...... 1976-78 1,301— Mississippi College (27 g a m e s)...... 1976-77 II. 8—Robert Clements, JSU (1,179 in 100 gam es)...... 1975-79 Field Goal Percentage 11.8— Richard Polk, NSU (1,161 in 98 games)...... 1972-76 53.2—Jacksonville State (774 of 1,456)...... 1979-80 10.7— Carl Hollis, TSU (1,124 in 105 games)...... 1973-77 51.9 —UT-Martin (933 of 1,799)...... 1982-83 51.9 —North Alabama (853 of 1,6 4 2 )...... 1980-81 Assists 51.9 —Nicholls State (770 of 1 ,8 3 5 )...... 1974-75 Game: 19—Sonny Charpentier, NSU...... 1978-79 51.7 —North Alabama (997 of 1 ,9 2 8 )...... 1978-79 Season: 275—Sonny Charpentier, NSU (28 games)...... 1978-79 255—Sonny Charpentier, NSU (25 games)...... 1977-78 Free Throw Percentage 221—Rodney McKeever, LU (26 gam es)...... 1977-78 75.3 —Mississippi College (302 o f4 0 1 )...... 1975-76 212—Mike Hurst, MC (26 games)...... 1979-80 74.3 —Nicholls State (408-549)...... 1978-79 209—Larry Martin, UTM (31 games)...... 1982-83 7 4.0-T roy State (301 of 4 1 7 )...... 1982-83 Career: 737—Sonny Charpentier, NSU (84 games)...... 1975-79 73.6 —Jacksonville State (407 of 5 66) ...... 1974-75 625—David Felix, TSU (106 games)...... 1973-77 73.5 —Jacksonville State (410 of 55 8 ) ...... 1978-79 610—Todd Smyly,JSU (105 games)...... 1977-81 Assists 597—Will Cotchery, LU (110 games)...... 1979-83 Most: 595 —Nicholls State (28 g a m e s)...... 1978-79 528—Mike Hurst, MC (91 games)...... 1977-81 Average: 22.5 —Nicholls State (595 in 28 games)...... 1978-79 423—Connie Vaughn, UNA (61 games)...... 1975-77 401—Otis Boddie, UNA (117 games)...... 1976-80 Gam es Won 369—Larry Martin, UTM (57 games)...... 1981-83 Consecutive: 16—Nicholls State (22-4)...... 1975-76 340—Ricky McCollough, LU (49 games)...... 1972-74 Most: 2 4 —North Alabama (24-7)...... 1976-77 339—Arthur Boykin, UTM (70 games)...... 1972-75 24—Jacksonville State (24-8)...... 1982-83 Percentage: 84.6 —Nicholls State (22.4)...... 1975-76 Assist Average Season: 10.2—Sonny Charpentier, NSU (255 in 25 games)...... 1977-78 Games Lost 9.8— Sonny Charpentier, NSU (275 in 28 games)...... 1978-79 Consecutive: 15 —Delta State (5-21)...... 1973-74 Most: 2 3 -T ro y State (1-23)...... 1977-78 8.5— Rodney McKeever, LU (221 in 26 games)...... 1977-78 8.2—Mike Hurst, MC (212 in 26 games)...... 1979-80 7.9— Sonny Charpentier, NSU (206 in 26 games)...... 1976-77 7.9— Howard Hughes, NWS (210 in 27 gam es)...... 1973-74 INTRACONFERENCE RECORD Career: 8.8—Sonny Charpentier, NSU (737) in 84 games)...... 1975-79 6.9—Ricky McCullough, LU (340 in 49 games)...... 1972-74 1971 to Present 6.7— Connie Vaughn, UNA (409 in 61 games)...... 1975-77 DSU JSU LU MC UNA UTM TSU VSC 5.9— David Felix, TSU (625 in 106 gam es)...... 1973-77 5.8— Todd Smyly, JSU (610 in 105 games)...... 1977-81 W-L W-L W-L W-L W-L W-L W-L W-L 5.8— Mike Hurst, MC (528 in 91 games)...... 1977-81 Delta State 6-15 9-1 1 10-12 5-16 12-13 12-10 2-2 Jacksonville State 15-6 14-11 13-6 17-1 1 17-8 19-7 4-2 BASKETBALL TEAM RECORDS Livingston 1 1-9 1 1-14 9-12 9-16 15-9 9-15 2-2 SINGLE GAMES Mississippi College 12-10 6-13 12-9 9-10 15-9 1 1-8 2-2 North Alabama 16-5 11-17 16-9 10-9 15-9 16-9 3-1 Points (Most) UT-Martin 13-12 8-17 9-15 9-15 9-15 10-12 3-2 One Team: 155—Delta State vs. Baptist Christian (155-49)1982-83 Troy State 10-12 7-19 15-9 8-1 1 9-16 12-10 2-3 Allowed: 134—Troy State vs. Livingston (98-134). . . . 1971-72 Valdosta State 2-2 2-4 2-2 2-2 1-3 2-3 3-2
VALDOSTA STATE COLLEGE 3 1 vise
Valdosta State College, which first opened its doors to students January 2, 1913 as the South Georgia State Normal College for young ladies, is a multi-purpose unit of the Univer sity System of Georgia. The beautiful, south Georgia Col lege offers undergraduate degree work leading to the Associate of Ap plied Science, the Associate of Arts, the Bachelor of Arts in 13 major pro grams, the Bachelor of Science in 8 major programs, the Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, the Bachelor of Science in Nursing, the Bachelor of Science in Education in 10 major programs, the Bachelor of Business Administration in 7 major programs, the Bachelor of Fine Arts in 5 major programs and the granted it adequate annual apropria- leading to the bachelor’s degree was Bachelor of Music in 2 major tion for maintenance. authorized. In 1950, the Board of In 1922, the school’s name was programs. Regents made the college coeduca changed to Georgia State Womans tion and also changed the name to Graduate degrees offered are the College and a four-year program Valdosta State College. Master of Education in 8 major pro grams, the Master of Arts with ma jors in English, history and mathematics, the Master of Science with majors in psychology and HUGH C. BAILEY sociology, the Master of Business Administration, Master of Public Valdosta State athletics was the beneficiary of un Administration, Master of Science in paralleled support when Dr. Hugh C. Bailey became Nursing, the Master of Music Educa the college’s sixth president on July 1, 1978. The 55-year-old Berry, Ala., native has been in tion and the Education Specialist in strumental in the tremendous advances VSC has made 5 major programs. in the last four years in its total athletic program. His New baccalaureate and graduate latest contribution has been the enthusiasm with which degree programs are added from he has supported the introduction of football to the time to time to meet the needs of the campus. Dr. Bailey considers athletics to be an integral part of the overall picture of population served by the college. Valdosta State and stays completely informed concerning developments in the en A special act of the Georgia tire athletic program. Legislature established the institution Dr. Bailey came to VSC from Francis Marion College in Florence, S.C. where of higher learning in 1906. It was not he was vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college. He went to Francis Marion from Samford University in Birmingham where he joined the faculty of until 1911, however, that the state the Department of History and Political Science in 1953. He was at Samford for appropriated $30,000 for one 22 years, the last five as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. building and equipment. The city of He earned the A.B. degree from Samford in 1950 and his master’s and Ph.D. Valdosta, enthused over the idea of degrees from the University of Alabama in 1951 and 1954 respectively. having a college, gave a campus of He is a member of numerous civic and professional organizations and has publish ed more than 25 articles in various professional journals. He is also the author of 60 acres and $50,000 in money. In six books. 1912, the future of the institution Dr. Bailey is married to the former Ahleida Joan Seever of Mobile, Ala., and was assured when the Legislature has two daughters, Debra Jane and Laura Joan.
3 2 VALDOSTA STATE COLLEGE MSC GAME INFORMATION
TIME OF GAME: All varsity home games begin at 7:30 PLAYERS’ BENCHES: Benches are located on the south p.m. EST. If a preliminary game is played, it will begin at side of the court on either side of the scorer’s table. Visitors 6 p.m. sit on the east side of the scorer’s table; VSC sits on the west side. PLACE OF GAME: The new physical education complex (capacity 3000) is located on the west end of the VSC cam RADIO: A phone line is available for one visiting radio pus. Ample dressing room facilities are available for both station. The line is free to Gulf South Conference members. teams. A $25 fee is charged non-conference radio visitors.
TEAM COLORS: Valdosta State wears white with red STATISTICS: Both teams will be supplied shooting and numerals at home, and red with white numerals on the road. rebound statistics at halftime of each game. Complete Both uniforms are trimmed in black. Players’ numbers are statistics, including box score, will be supplied to both teams, the same on both uniforms. press, radio, television and scouts following the game. TIMING AND SCORING: Official time is on the PROGRAMS: A program containing complete rosters with scoreboard clocks located in all four corners of the arena. numbers, name position, height, class and hometown is Valdosta State provides timer and scorer. There is room at available to fans at no charge. the scorer’s table for the visitor’s timer and/or scorer. The scorer’s table is located on the south side of the court at MEDICAL ATTENTION: Valdosta State’s trainer will be midcourt. on hand for all games; a doctor will always be in attendance.
PUBLICITY AND TICKETS: Send all requests to Steve ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Contact Steve Roberts, Roberts, Director of Sports Information, Valdosta State Col Sports Information Director; James Dominey, Head Coach; lege, Valdosta, GA 31698. Bobby Tucker, Assistant Coach or Tom H. Wonderling, Athletic Director. PLAYING COURT: The floor runs east and west with dimensions of 94 by 50 feet. VSC ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT’S PHONE NUMBER: (912) 333-5890.
HOME PHONE NUMBERS: Steve Roberts, 244-6560; James Dominey, 242-0752; Bobby Tucker, 794-3649.
MEMO TO THE MEDIA
Sports Information Director Steve Roberts All members of the Press are welcome to all Valdosta State College basketball games as guests of the VSC Athletic Department. If there is ever any information you need, please call me, Steve Roberts, Sports Information Director, at home. That number is (912) 244-6560.
Back Cover The back cover photograph was taken at the tipoff of the first men’s basketball game to be played in the Physical Education Complex, a beautiful 3000-seat arena which opened for basketball in time for the 1982-83 season, the Blazers dedicated the new facility with a victory over Central Florida, 101-94.