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Alderson Broaddus University Men’s Basketball 2018-19 Schedule #23 Findlay (11-2, 5-1) at Alderosn Broaddus (6-6, 3-2) Thursday, January 5, 2019 • 4:00 PM Date Opponent Time/Result November 13 Rex Pyles Arena • Philippi, WV 10 GRAND VALLEY STATE L, 96-74 11 FERRIS STATE L, 76-74 17 at Seton Hill W, 88-71 Alderson Broaddus Battlers 23 Michigan Tech^ L, 78-69 Head Coach: Greg Zimmerman (18th Season), AB ‘78 24 Fayetteville State^ W, 83-67 383-147 overall 29 at Lake Erie* L, 74-48 Career Record: December Assistant Coaches: Duncan Williams, Malcolm Tatum, Chavez Harper 4 SALEM W, 88-63 6 at Davis & Elkins* W, 84-79(OT) 13 at Ohio Valley* W, 74-71 Findlay Oilers 15 at Ohio Dominican* L, 74-70 Charlie Ernst (8th Season), Findlay ‘92 31 at West Virginia Wesleyan L, 84-71 Head Coach: January Career Record: 170-54 overall 3 HILLSDALE* W, 64-63 Assistant Coaches: Dan Shardo, Dave Krauss, Eric Prigge, 5 FINDLAY* 4:00 PM Kyle Biglin 12 KENTUCKY WESLEYAN* 4:00 PM 17 at Cedarville* 7:30 PM Game Notes: 19 at Tiffin* 4:00 PM 24 at Walsh* 7:30 PM 26 at Malone* 4:00 PM • Block Party: The Battlers rank third in the Great Midwest in blocks per game 30 BLUEFIELD STATE 7:30 PM with 4.3. Brandon Simmons ranks fourth in the conference individually at 1.6 February 2 DAVIS & ELKINS* 4:00 PM per contest and is coming off a four block performance Thursday night against 7 MALONE* 7:30 PM 9 WALSH* 4:00 PM Hillsdale. 14 OHIO DOMINICAN* 7:30 PM • Offensive Balance: The Battlers have shown balance up and down the lineup 16 OHIO VALLEY* 4:00 PM 21 at Trevecca Nazarene* 8:30 PM with four players averaging double figure scoring and two more players averag- 23 at Kentucky Wesleyan* 3:00 PM ing over nine points a contest. Mike Davis leads the team with 14.4 followed 28 TIFFIN* 7:30 PM March closely by Brandon Simmons at 14.1. Tyler Golphin and David Shriver are also 2 CEDARVILLE* 4:00 PM averaging double figure scoring. All Times Eastern • Cleaning the Glass: In the Battlers six wins they have out rebounded op- * Denotes G-MAC Contest ponents by a +7.7 margin. In their six losses, AB is a -1.8 on the glass. For the ^ Gary Miller Classic Hosted by Gannon University season, the Battlers are a +2.9 in the rebounding category. Great Midwest Men’s Basketball Standings AB earned a thrilling 64-63 victory over Hillsdale to improve School Conf. Overall • Last Time Out: Findlay 5-1 11-2 to 6-6 overall and 3-2 in Great Midwest play. Mike Davis led the Battlers with Cedarville 5-1 8-6 Ohio Dominican 4-1 8-4 17 points while Brandon Simmons added a double-double of 13 points and 11 Walsh 5-2 9-5 boards. The Oilers defeated Davis & Elkins 97-73. Aaron Overhiser led Findlay Hillsdale 4-2 8-5 Kentucky Wesleyan 4-2 6-6 with 21 points and eight rebounds. Alderson Broaddus 3-2 6-6 • Scouting the Oilers: Findlay enters the contest ranked #23 in the NABC poll Lake Erie 3-3 7-6 Malone 2-5 7-7 at 11-2 overall and 5-1 in Great Midwest play. They rank second in the G-MAC Ohio Valley 1-4 5-5 in scoring at 84.4 while allowing 73.8 points per contest. Alex White paces the Tiffin 1-5 5-9 Trevecca 1-5 1-10 Findlay offense with 17.0 points and 9.1 rebounds per contest. Aaron Overhiser Davis & Elkins 0-5 2-9 chips in 15.5 points per game. Craig Butler, Associate Athletic Director for Communications & Marketing Office (304) 457-6445 • Cell (304) 266-5238 Email: [email protected] • www.gobattlers.com Alderson Broaddus Men’s Basketball 2018-19 Alderson Broaddus Basketball Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Previous School Pronunciation Guide 3 Coye Campbell G 6-0 170 Jr. Dallas, TX / Heston CC 4 Bryan Polanco G 6-6 195 Jr. Dominican Republic / Polk State CC 3 Coye Campbell (Coy) 4 Brian Polanco 5 Tyler Golphin G 6-2 170 R-Fr. Cleveland, OH / Cleveland Central Catholic (pull-awn-co) 10 Malik Bocook G 6-4 220 Jr. Zanesville, OH / Zanesville 5 Tyler Golphin 11 Mike Davis G 6-2 200 Sr. Cleveland, OH / Garfield Heights (Lakeland CC) (Rhymes with Dolphin) 10 Malik Bocook 15 Cleveland Horton G 6-1 175 Fr. Baltimore, MD / Poly-technical Institute (Beau-cook) 20 Gavin Williams G 6-4 190 Fr. Charleston, SC / Ridgeview Prep 24 Dalen Solomon (Day-lin) 22 Brandon Simmons F 6-9 215 Sr. Harlem, NY / Slippery Rock University 23 David Shriver G 6-5 190 Fr. Philippi, WV / Philip Barbour 24 Eddie Christian G 6-4 185 Fr. Beckley, WV / Woodrow Wilson 25 Ewan Pennie F 6-6 235 Fr. Scotland / NABA Academy 32 KJ Walker G 5-10 180 Fr. Reynoldsburg, OH / Reynoldsburg 33 John Grayson F 6-5 210 So. McKeesport, PA / McKeesport 34 Holton Summers G 6-0 175 Fr. Morgantown, WV / University 35 Tyler James F 6-6 180 Fr. Warren, OH / JFK Warren Head Coach: Greg Zimmerman (18th Season) Assistant Coaches: Duncan Williams, Malcolm Tatum, Chavez Harper Last Time It Happened Team Alderson Broaddus scores 100 points: 2/25/17 Alderson Broaddus 121, Davis & Elkins 119 (4OT) Opponents scores 100 points: 2/25/17 Alderson Broaddus 121, Davis & Elkins 119 (4OT) Alderson Broaddus Overtime Win: 12/6/18 Alderson Broaddus 84, Davis & Elkins 79 (OT) Alderson Broaddus Overtime Loss: 1/27/18 Malone 86, AB 85 (2OT) Multiple Overtimes: 1/27/18 Malone 86, Alderson Broaddus 85 (2OT) Individual Alderson Broaddus player with 25 points: 26 - David Shriver vs Fayetteville State 11/24/18 Opponent player with 25 points: 28 - Luka Petrovic, West Virginia Wesleyan, 12/31/18 Alderson Broaddus player with 30 points: 38 - Mike Davis vs. Malone, 1/27/18 Opponent player with 30 points: 34 - Kevin Simpson, Davis & Elkins, 2/3/18 Alderson Broaddus player with 15 rebounds: 20- Malik Bocook vs Salem 12/4/18 Opponent player with 15 rebounds: 21 - Hasan Varence, Ohio Dominican, 12/15/18 Alderson Broaddus player with 10 assists: 11 - Richard Lemon, at Davis & Elkins 2/13/16 Opponent with 10 assists: 11 - Cedric Harris, West Liberty, 2/13/12 Alderson Broaddus player with 5+ blocks: 6 - Tobias Dowdell, vs. Trevecca Nazarene, 3/7/15 Alderson Broaddus player double-double: Brandon Simmons (13 points, 11 rebounds) vs Hillsdale 1/3/19 Alderson Broaddus player to win/tie game in last 10 seconds: Tyler Golphin, at Davis & Elkins 12/6/18. Golphin hit a 3-pointer with 7 seconds left to tie that game at 73 and force overtime. The Battlers went on to beat the Senators 84-79 in over- time. Opponent player to win/tie game in last 10 seconds: Jaylin McFadden, Ferris State, converted a fastbreak layup with 2 sec- onds left. Ferris State defeats AB 76-74. Alderson Broaddus Men’s Basketball HEAD COACH: Greg Zimmerman (18th Season) NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 G-MAC Tournament Champions 2014, 2015 WVIAC Regular Season Champions 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 WVIAC Tournament Champions 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008 Greg Zimmerman enters his 18th season as head men’s basketball coach at Alderson Broaddus. Over the past 17 seasons, Zim- merman has led the Battlers to a 377-140 overall record. While at AB, he led the program to two regular season WVIAC conference championships (2006, 2007), four WVIAC tourna- ment championships (2002-04, 2008), and nine consecutive NCAA Division II National Tournament appearances, including a pair of trips to the Sweet Sixteen (2004, 2006). Zimmerman has also led the Battlers to a 187-49 record (.802) in the WVIAC and a 30-9 record (.769) in WVIAC tournament action. In their first season in the G-MAC, Zimmerman led the Battlers to a 13-1 conference record also winning the conference tournament. Zimmerman led the Battlers to back-to-back G-MAC regular season and tournament titles in their first two season in the league. In 2014-15 AB earned the top-seed and a bye before topping Trevecca Nazarene 68-63 in the semifinals before knock- ing off Kentucky Wesleyan 50-47 in the title game. Junior Malcolm Tatum was tabbed G-MAC Player of the Year. In 2013-14 Zimmerman coached a young group of players to a 24-5 overall record, 13-1 in their first season as a member of the G-MAC as well as a conference tournament title. The Battlers hosted the G-MAC tournament and opened with a 107-70 run-away over Ohio Valley. In the semifinals AB topped Davis & Elkins 77-63. The Battlers claimed their first G-MAC title with a 65-61 victory over Kentucky Wesleyan. Senior Adam Kline was named G-MAC Player of the Year. Zimmerman has been selected as conference Coach of the Year five times (2006, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2015), and has developed five All-Americans, one WVIAC Player of the Year, two G-MAC player of the year, three WVIAC Neal Baisi Award winners, 20 First Team All-Conference selections and two WVIAC Freshman of the Year winners. Prior to AB, Zimmerman spent 17 years coaching in the high school ranks serving for four years as head coach at the former Flemington High School (W.Va.), ten years at Indian Valley High School (Ohio), and three years at St.