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79 coaching staff SBC Tournament titles. He was one of three of one was TournamentHe SBC titles. Belt Conference championships and a pair of Sun two seasons, 20-win consecutive four to year starter, Horn helped lead the Hilltoppers 16 in 1993. A four-time letterwinner and three- Sweet last the reach the to team Kentucky on Western guard sophomore a was Horn tering the2007-08campaign. en- Coaching Up-and-Coming 40 top of list the on 14th ranked Horn Horn atWKUearnedhisdegree. ery player who completed his eligibility under Ev- Horn's it. off successful been court, also have players the on record his with Along starter. ence East Division despite returning only one confer- Belt Sun the in finish second-place a Toppersand the wins helped 15 Horn to Hill, the on coach head the as season first his In senior onthe1994-95squad. tional postseason tournament since he was a na- a in win post-season first school's the for including an opening-round victory in the NIT came on the heels of a 22-9 finish inThat 2004-05, tournament. league the of game ships champion- the reaching while record, league first time since 2002-03 after compiling a 12-2 23-8 the for Division East a SBC the winning mark, posted Hilltoppers the 2005-06, In of 20ormorewinsinhisfirstfourseasonsuntilHornaccomplishedthefeat. were 12-6 in the with all six losses decided by five points or less. No Hilltopper head coach had led WKUKnown tofor threehis straightup-tempo years offense and pressure defense, Horn’s 2006-07 squad posted a 22-11 record, its third straight year of 20-or more wins. They 2006 whentheylosttoSouthCarolinaintheColonialCenter. TournamentInvitation including National appearances, of pair Toppersthe a led to also He UCLA. top-seed to loss 10-point a in end an to came ing Green. He took his latest squad to the "Sweet 16" as a No. 12 seed with wins over fifth-seeded Drake and No. 13 San Diego before their season title during the 2007-08 campaign. The 29 wins tied the school record, while he averaged over 22 wins per season during his five-year stint in Bowl- Under Horn's tutelage, the Hilltoppers compiled a record of 111-48, a .698 winning percentage, including a 29-7 record and a Sun Belt Conference successful seasonsastheheadcoachathisalmamater, Western KentuckyUniversity. begins his first season as the head men’s coach at the University of South Carolina. He came to Columbia after five highly- • NCAA andNITPostseasonTournament ExperienceasBothaPlayerandCoach,MostRecentlyIncludingthe2008NCAA Sweet16 • FourPlayersHornHasCoachedCurrentlyPlayInTheNBA,Including2008FirstRoundDrafteeCourtneyLeeoftheOrlandoMagic • PlayingExperience:Western Kentucky(1992-95) 80 aktal Times' Basketball Darrin, Carla,Walker andCarolineHorn coaching staff coaching staff players to assist WKU in reaching national postseason play in four consecutive seasons for the first time in school history, as the Toppers qualified for the 1992 NIT and followed with three straight NCAA Tournament appearances. An All-Sun Belt selection as a se- nior, Horn was named WKU's Athlete of the Year that season and was voted third-team GTE Academic All-America.

Horn holds the distinction of being the only player in the school's 89 years of basketball history to score the team's first points in each of his four seasons.

After graduating from Western Kentucky in 1995, Horn began his coaching career at his alma mater, spending two seasons as a Hilltopper assistant coach. He worked for two years as an assistant coach at Morehead State University, before joining the Marquette staff in 1999. He was credited with recruiting to the Golden Eagles and was on the bench for their Final Four season in 2002-03.

Horn joins a long list of former WKU coaches that have moved up to bigger programs including (Purdue), (Minnesota), (Pittsburgh) and (Georgia).

Off the court, Horn was part of the USO's "Operation Hardwood III" in August of 2006, taking part in an eight-day tour of Japan, coaching military players in a tournament while visiting military personnel in the region.

Horn is married to the former Carla Walker, also a WKU alumnus. The couple has one daughter, Caroline, and one son, Walker.

The Darrin Horn File Darrin Horn File Born: December 24, 1972, in Glasgow, Ky. High School: Tates Creek, Lexington, Ky., 1991 College: Western Kentucky University, 1995 (BA, allied language arts) College Athletics: Four-year letterman, All-Sun Belt Conference, Academic All-America Wife: Carla (Walker) Children: Caroline and Walker

Coaching Experience Western Kentucky, assistant coach, 1995-97 Morehead State, assistant coach, 1997-99 Marquette, assistant coach, 1999-03 coaching staff Western Kentucky, head coach, 2003-08

Head Coaching Career 2003-04 Western Kentucky, 15-13 2004-05 Western Kentucky, 22-9 - NIT-Second Round 2005-06 Western Kentucky, 23-8 - NIT "Our goals are simple: we want to compete nationally, and we want to 2006-07 Western Kentucky, 22-11 compete for championships, and we want to do it the right way. The right way means that you are going to have a team that performs well on the 2007-08 Western Kentucky, 29-7 - court and off the court and performs academically. We are here for the NCAA Tournament -Sweet 16 students; that's what we do. - Darrin Horn at the time of his hiring in April 2008

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Scott Cherry begins his first season as an assistant coach on the ship game that year. Cherry was responsible for recruiting, scouting Gamecock coaching staff. Cherry most recently served as an assis- the opposition, monitoring the academic and strength and conditioning tant under head coach Darrin Horn at Western Kentucky. programs, and directing TTU’s team and individual camps in his only year with the school. In his nine years as a full-time assistant at the collegiate level, Cherry’s teams have never finished with a losing record. He played an inte- Cherry began in the coaching profession as the head junior varsity and gral role in the success of the 2007-08 Hilltopper squad that captured assistant varsity boys’ basketball coach at Bishop McGuinness (N.C.) the Sun Belt Conference Tournament title and advanced to the NCAA High School during the 1997-98 season, before spending the 1998-99 Tournament Sweet 16, posting victories over Drake and San Diego campaign as an assistant women’s coach at Middle Tennessee. before falling to top-seeded UCLA. Western Kentucky compiled a school-record 29 wins, finishing the season with an overall record of A 1993 North Carolina graduate, Cherry lettered four years for the Tar 29-7. Heels as they defeated Michigan and the “Fab Five” to win the national championship his senior season. In fact, his efforts helped the team “’s pedigree for winning speaks for itself as both a player advance to at least the Sweet 16 every year of his career, including a and a coach,” South Carolina head coach Darrin Horn commented. trip to the 1991 Final Four. UNC posted a 107-33 (.764) record during “He is one of the top assistant coaches in the country and is ready Cherry’s time on the squad. to be a head coach right now. He brings a wealth of exprience in all areas of the game to our staff.” After graduating, he played professionally for one season with the AEL Basketball Club in Limassol, Cyprus. Cherry — who is 37 and hails Prior to his stint at WKU, Cherry served as an assistant at George from Ballston Spa, N.Y. — and his wife, Cortney, have one son, Brody Mason for four seasons. Cherry’s duties at GMU included recruiting, (2). scheduling, coordinating the offense during practices and games, and working with the post players at practice. He also monitored the aca- demic progress and strength and conditioning programs of the student- athletes and was head coach Jim Larranaga’s recruiting coordinator.

GMU reached the 2006 NCAA Final Four during Cherry’s tenure at the school, finishing the year with a 27-8 overall record, including a 15-3 mark to tie for the Colonial Athletic Association regular-season championship, while ranking eighth in the final ESPN/USA Today poll. The 11th seed in the Washington, D.C., region, the Patriots defeated Michigan State, third-seeded North Carolina, Wichita State and No. 1 seed Connecticut — the second-ranked team in the country in the final coaching staff regular-season polls — before falling to eventual national champion Florida in the semifinals in Indianapolis.

The Patriots also advanced to postseason play in 2004, winning a pair of National Invitation Tournament contests en route to a 23-10 finish. Cherry also was on the Patriot staff from 1999-2002, helping the team to three straight first- or second-place finishes in the CAA standings as GMU recorded a 36-14 mark (.720 winning percentage) in league action during that stretch. In his seven years on Larranaga’s staff, Cherry helped the school to a 140-79 (.639) overall record and a 82-40 (.672) CAA record. The Patriots also qualified for the 2001 NCAA Tournament and the 2002 NIT field while he was with the Fair- fax, Va., institution.

In between stints at GMU, Cherry served one season as an assistant at Tennessee Tech, helping the Golden Eagles to a 20-12 mark as Scott, Cortney and Brody Cherry they advanced to the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament champion-

83 coaching staff nament in each of his seasons, one Sun Belt Conference champi Conference Belt Sun one seasons, his of each in nament NCAATourthe in - berths mark, overall percentage) winning (.730 Bunton played two years at WKU, helping the Hilltoppers to a 46-17 to a20-winseasonastheyfinished22-11 (12-6intheSunBelt). consecutive season.In 2006-07, Buntonagainhelpedthe Toppers of the league tournament and was invited to the NIT for the second contest title the to advanced record, 12-2 a with outright pionship cham- Division East Conference Belt Sun the won WKU as game, year later, his Conference. A efforts helped the Belt Toppers Sun better their overall the mark by one in mark 9-5 a and finish 22-9 a to way the Tournamenton Invitation National the in victory opening- round an to Hilltoppers the guided that staff a of part was ton Bun- 2004-05, in WKU at coach assistant an as season first his In season withanoverallrecordof29-7. the finishing wins, 29 school-record a compiled Kentucky Western UCLA. top-seeded to falling before Diego San and Drake over ries victo- posting 16, TournamentSweet NCAA the to advanced and TournamentConference Belt Sun the title captured that squad per Bunton played an integral role in the success of the 2007-08 Hilltop a hugepartofoursuccessandfuture.” try,” South Carolina head coach Darrin Horn said. “Cypheus will be “Cypheus is quickly becoming one of the top recruiters in the coun- Kentucky. Westernat Horn Darrin coach head Gamecock under assistant an as serving recently most after Carolina South to move the made as an assistant coach for the season Carolina basketball program. Bunton first his begins SEE-fuss) (pronounced Bunton Cypheus 84 - - reation. rec- in degree bachelor’s a with graduate WKU 1995 a is Bunton as asenior. isville, Ky., where he earned all-state and all-conference accolades Lou- in School ValleyHigh at letterwinner four-year a was Bunton Region 7 Tournament. letic Association Tournament NJCAA winning after season final his year career. SJC also advanced to the National Junior College Ath- two- Kentucky his during championships Conference College Athletic back-to-back Junior and record (.797) 55-14 a to Executives the helped he where College, Junior Sullivan at competed Bunton the BritishBasketballLeague’s2000 All-Star Game. in honors MVP earned also he and campaign, 1996-97 the during League Basketball Swedish the of Player Valuable Most the was Bunton countries. four in experience overseas as well as League Association and another with the National Basketball Development Basketball Continental the in seasons two includes That season. the Louisville Legends AAU 17-and-under team during the 2003-04 professionally for nine seasons before serving played as the having head WKU, coach of at time playing his to addition in experience of wealth a brings Bunton Tournamenttitle. SBC one and onship coaching staff coaching staff

Mike Boynton Jr. begins his first season as an assistant coach with the South Caro- lina basketball staff. Boynton, a four-year letterwinner for the Gamecocks, most recently served as the associate head coach for the Wofford Terriers.

“Mike possesses all the qualities you want in a young coach,” South Carolina head coach Darrin Horn commented. “He has a tireless work ethic, great character and a passion for recruiting and obviously a huge passion for the University of South Carolina.”

Wofford finished the 2007-08 season 16-16 overall and 8-12 in Southern Conference play. The Terriers’ 16 wins were the most since the 1994-95 season and the most since the Terriers moved to the NCAA Division I level.

Boynton worked as an assistant at Coastal Carolina for two seasons prior to his stint at Wofford. While at Coastal, he worked with head coach Buzz Peterson, who was named director of player personnel for the Charlotte Bobcats in June of 2007. In 2006-07, the Chanticleer’s were 15-15 overall and posted a 7-7 record in the Big South. In 2005-06, Coastal Carolina was 20-10 overall with a 12-4 record in the conference. Prior to Coastal Carolina, Boynton spent the 2004-05 season as graduate manager at Furman Univer- sity.

In four seasons at South Carolina, Boynton played in 125 career games, which ranks second all-time. He also finished in the top-10 in career 3-pointers made and 3-pointers attempted. In a single season, he ranks in the top ten in starts and minutes played. During his senior season, he led the Gamecocks to the NCAA Tournament, starting 32 games and averaging 9.9 points and a team-high 3.5 assists per game.

Boynton graduated from South Carolina with a degree in African-American studies. He was also awarded the ’s Community Service Post-Graduate Scholarship for his community service work.

A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., Boynton attended Bishop Laughlin High School, where he coaching staff earned first-team All-New York City honors after leading his team to a 24-4 mark and a berth in the city semifinals. He averaged 15.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 11.0 assists per game, including setting the single-game school record for assists with 16. He also holds the school’s career assists mark.

85 coaching staff A native of Brandon, Miss., Berry earned his bachelor’s degree from SLU in 2003. He earned 21 hours towards a master’s degree during the final two seasons ofhiscareer.final the during degree master’s a towards hours 21 earned He 2003. in SLU from degree bachelor’s his earned Berry Miss., Brandon, of Anative Louisiana State,SouthCarolinaand Lipscomb. a as experience has Berry SLC. Louisiana, the Southeastern WKU, at camps counselor,after camp teams, coaching and groups teaching instruction, individual with responsibilities in including record 13-3 a including 24-9, going NCAATournamentafter the to advance SLU help to senior a as in peared ap- he which in contests 30 all started Berry an mark. with 11-5 championship regular-season Conference Southland the shared SLU as finish 20-9 a to to order in campaign 2002-03 the during redshirt a as out increase his playing time over his last two years. He averaged 2.6 points per game while shooting 54.3 percent from the field as a junior to help the Lions sat Berry contests, 45 in appearing SLU, at seasons two first his reserve a as serving After as afull-timeassistantunderHorn. NCAA 2008 the season to first Hilltoppers his the in guide Tournament helped also he while seasons, three in time first the for outright title Division East staff.Horn’s Darrin coach effortshead of His aspect important an Westernbeen helped SBC has 2006 Berry the 2005, win in Kentucky intern an as sion A four-year letterwinner at Southeastern Louisiana, Neill Berry enters his first season on the Carolina basketball staff. Since entering the coaching profes- ton University, andBenD’AlessandroBasketballSchool. championship in 1998. Knotts has worked a number of top tier collegiate camps, including Wake Forrest, Virginia Tech, Ohio State, South Carolina, Hamp- school high first its to team the lead helped he where in N.C., School, Thomasville of High graduate Thomasville a is Knotts 2003. of May in Ferrum from sociology in minor a with justice criminal in degree bachelor's his earned He N.C. Greensboro, in self-employed was Knotts Ferrum, to return his to Prior and the2007-2008USA South, Virginia SportsInformation Directors All-State, andDIIIHoops.comSouthRegion,Rookieofthe Year. honorees all-conference four had Ferrum 1995. since championship first the and 1997, since season winning first the 1993, since Ferrum at record best the achieved team That 2008. in Championship USASeason the Regular with South culminating seasons, two past the over strides great made Ferrum was afour-yearletterwinnerinmen’sbasketballatFerrum(1998-2003). Knotts seasons. three for staff. Ferrum coaching at Gamecock assistant the top on the as season first served his recently enters most Knotts He Robert 86 Support staff support staff

Kevin O’Connell is in his fourth year as executive associate athletics director at South Carolina. O’Connell serves as the sport administrator for baseball and men’s basketball, while he also oversees new athletic construction, facilities and game operations. O’Connell has most recently focused his concentration with facilities on the “Athletic Facilities Master Plan” project, which includes the one-of-a-kind new baseball stadium that is on schedule to be completed in early 2009, The Dodie Anderson Academic Enrichment Center (AEC) which will open in the fall of 2009 and various other athletic facility additions.

O’Connell came to South Carolina after spending six years at TCU as the associate athletics director of external operations. He was responsible for the Frogs’ marketing and promotions, the TCU Sports Network, media relations, ticket operations, the community outreach program and served as the primary liaison with ESPN Regional Television. Additionally, he oversaw the TCU men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s swimming & diving and men’s and women’s track & field programs.

During O’Connell’s tenure, the Horned Frogs showed attendance growth in nearly every sport. TCU posted three of the top six football season attendance totals in school history. The women’s basketball program boasted the top-ranked home season attendance figure in C-USA four straight years and was ranked 32nd nationally in 2004-2005 with an average attendance of 3,462. TCU baseball averaged its highest attendance in school history during the 2005 campaign.

O’Connell moved to TCU from Miami (Ohio) University, where he spent four years as an associate athletics director. Prior to his stint at Miami, O’Connell served as president and chief operating officer of the ITG Travel Companies in Raleigh, N.C. Before assuming his duties with ITG in 1989, the Falls Church, Va., native served eight years at North Carolina State, the last three as associate athletics director. O’Connell began his professional career with the Washington (D.C.) Diplomats of the North American Soccer League in 1977, working in various positions.

A 1975 graduate of Virginia Tech, O’Connell earned a master’s degree in sports administration from Ohio University in 1977. He and his wife, Becky, have three children: Shannon, a graduate of Furman and current graduate student at Oklahoma State University, Brent, a junior at Carolina, and Becca, a junior at Dreher High School. Shannon’s husband, Kyle Van Heest, is a pilot in the United States Navy and is stationed at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, Okla. coaching staff

Mac Credille is in his fourth decade with the South Carolina athletics department and his 16th year working with the men’s basketball team as the equip- ment manager. Credille joined the Gamecock athletics staff in 1977.

Outfitting the Gamecocks in the finest Nike equipment, Credille was awarded the team's Sixth Man Award by former Gamecock head coach for his dedication to the men's basketball team in 2003.

A native of Columbia, Credille is a 1970 graduate of Dentsville High School. After graduation at Dentsville, Credille was on the equipment staff at Spring Valley High School for three years (1970-73). He joined the staff at the University in 1973, working in the equipment issue room at the Physical Education Center. He remained at that position until joining the athletics staff in August 1977. Credille is married to the former Kelly Lee Carlson. They have a son, Robert, who is 19.

87 coaching staff DeBlasio isanativeof Teaneck, N.J., anda1995graduateof Teaneck HighSchool. interned withCNBC Television inFortLee,N.J.,asacameramanand editor. DeBlasio is a 1999 graduate of York College of Pennsylvania, where he earned his bachelor of arts degree in mass communication. While at York,for DeBlasio editor and cameraman a as worked he time, that WGAL-TV inLancaster,to Pa.,foroneyear(1998-99). Prior Department. Video Sports UK the in intern an as season 1999-2000 the spent DeBlasio of Kentucky. Whileworkingwiththebasketballprogram,DeBlasioalsooverseesvideooperationsforwomen’sand Gamecock varsitysports. University the from 2000 in program Carolina the joining after team, basketball men’s the for coordinator video the as season ninth his in is DeBlasio Kris Daniel isamemberoftheathleticsHallFameat Anderson JuniorCollegeandFurmanUniversity. Daniel wasafourth-roundpickbySan Antonio inthe1979NBA Draft. in 29 points in leading the Paladins to an 83-70 win over North Carolina Danielin averaged1979. 19.0 pointsAfter in his receivingtwo-year careerhis forbachelor’s the Paladins. degree Asin a juniorpolitical in 1978science he led Furmanfrom toFurman the Southernin Conference1979, championship. He poured before beingpromotedtoassociateheadcoach. the1990-91 season hewas promoted toassociate head coach. Spending 10years atFurrman ascoach,a hespent the first nine seasons as an assistant Before taking a break from the coaching profession, Daniel spent six seasons (1990-96) as a member of Les Robinson’s coaching His one-yearstintat Tulsa markedareturntocoachingforDanielafterspendingthreeyearsastheassociatedirectorofHowell SportsManagement,Inc. staff at N.C. State. Following AUTto moved Daniel at athletics, season collegiate 2000-01 of the veteran spending 22-year after Tulsa,NITthe captured squad the where Championship. Operations andtwoseasonsasanassistantcoach. counselor.hisissecondIt stint theworked inSECheas atTennessee academicforteam’sfourbasketballyears from2001-2005, the spending astwoseasons Carolina theasDirector South Basketballof at seasonthird his entersDaniel Furman,Al two-timeatAll-Southernselection Conferenceformer A 88 Support staff support staff

Susan Hook is in her eighth year in the Gamecock basketball office, joining the Carolina program after 12 years in the retail sector in South Carolina. Hook is a 1986 graduate of Swansea (S.C.) High School.

A native of Columbia, she was the human resources manager for Waccamaw Home Place in Columbia from 1990 until taking her post at USC. Hook and her husband, Stevie, have three children: Steven, Desereé and Preston. They reside in Gaston. coaching staff

Coach Pat Moorer has served as the director of strength and conditioning at the University of South Carolina for the past nine years. In 2006 Coach Moorer was presented with the certification of Master Strength and Conditioning Coach by the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association. Master Strength Coach is the highest honor that can be achieved in the strength and conditioning profession. It represents professionalism, knowledge, experi- ence, expertise, as well as longevity in the field.

Moorer joined the Carolina staff in June 1999 from the University of Illinois where he also served as the director of strength and conditioning. Moorer earned his degree from the University of Florida in health and human performance. He also played linebacker for the Florida Gators for four seasons, leading the team in tackles for two seasons and earning the honor of captain during his senior year.

After graduating from Florida, Moorer played linebacker for the San Diego Chargers before moving to Frankfurt Germany where he played for NFL Eu- rope’s Frankfurt Galaxy. Moorer returned to Florida in 1992 as assistant strength and conditioning coach and was named coordinator of strength and conditioning in 1995, a position he held until his move to Illinois in 1997.

Moorer, and his wife Sharon, have two sons, Patrick II and Kaleb, and a daughter, Nina. Moorer is a 2001 graduate of the Sports Management Institute.

89 coaching staff JFK SchoolinBerlin1996. Rodger,Germany.Berlin, of native a is 32, Jordan Ms. from to graduated engaged He is He 2009. May in married getting be will couple the and Allonier graduate schoolatSouthCarolina, whereheearnedamaster’sofartsandteachingdegreeinphysical educationin2003. He received his bachelor’s degree in exercise science with a specialized concentration in athletic training from the University at Buffalo in 2001. He attended that excitesmethemostisbeingabletoworkinsuchahighlevel athleticconferenceastheSEC.” Rodger.said basis,” full-time a on to work to Columbia return I would day one I hoped student, a graduate as Carolina at South “After working thing “The also worksasalecturerandclinicalinstructorintheundergraduate athletictrainingeducationcurriculumprogramatSouthCarolina. Rodger team, basketball men’s Carolina South the for coverage medical providing to addition In University. Carolina East at years three spending after team basketball men’s Gamecock the for trainer athletic the as year third his in is Rodger Mark degree, master’s his received he place the to Returning Moring isagraduateofDutchForkHighSchoolinIrmo. for the2007-08year, spearheadingthe100 Years ofBasketballcelebration. University, owns a degree in public relations with a minor in marketing. The Irmo, S.C., native served as an intern for the Gamecock marketing department Holly Moring begins her first season with the South Carolina men’s basetball staff. Moring, a four-year letterwinner in basketball at East Tennessee State 90 Support staff support staff

Jack Easterby - Fellowship of Christian Athletes

Jack Easterby is in his fourth year as the men’s basketball character coach. Easterby works with players, staff and coaches on developing them off the court and in the community. Prior to comming to South Carolina, Easterby served as an assistant to the director of operations with the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars. Currently, he also serves as the Darrin Horn Basketball Summer Camp Director for all individual camps. A native of Columbia, S.C., Easterby and his wife, Holly, are both graduates of Newberry College.

Trey Brown - Co-Head Manager

Trey Brown is in his third season working as a student manager for the Gameocock men’s basketball team. He will share head manager duties with Adam Ribock for the 2008-09 season. Brown, a junior from Aiken, S.C., is a mechanical engineering major.

Adam Ribock - Co-Head Manager

Adam Ribock is in his third season working as a student manager for the Gamecock men’s basketball team. He will share head manager duties with Trey Brown for the 2008-09 season. Ribock, a senior from Augusta, Ga., is a corporate finance major.

Tyler Williamson - Student Manager

Tyler Williamson hails from a long line of South Carolina students, as both his father and grandfather attended college at USC. Williamson, a junior from Aiken, S.C., is a chemistry/pre-med major. coaching staff

Jim Manion - Student Manager

Jim Manion, a sophomore from Philadelphia, will also work as a student manager for the 2008-09 Gamecock men’s basketball team. Manion was a four-sport athlete during his prep career in Pennsylvania.

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