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For more than 20 years, the has been a progressive, NCAA Division I ath- letic conference reflecting the energy and growth of the Southeastern United States. Founded in 1983, the Big South has matured into a competitive leader in college athletics, Big South Champions actively pursuing excellence both on the field of play and in the classroom. Based in Charlotte, N.C., the Big South Conference’s growing presence as an NCAA Division I athletic league is evident Year Season Tournament by competitive success on the national stage, innovative marketing and media partnerships, 2007 Winthrop ...... Winthrop increased television packages, the enhancement of the quality of the student-athlete experience 2006 Winthrop ...... Winthrop and strategic planning that has carried the Big South through the first decade of the 21st century. Entering its 24th year of existence in 2007-08, the Big South Conference continues to emerge 2005 Winthrop ...... Winthrop by providing quality athletic competition, and intentionally fostering the academic, personal, 2004 Liberty/Birmingham-So...... Liberty social, athletic and leadership development of each student-athlete. 2003 Winthrop ...... UNC Asheville The league consists of eight member institutions: Charleston Southern, Coastal Carolina, High 2002 Winthrop ...... Winthrop Point, Liberty, UNC Asheville, Radford, Military Institute and Winthrop. Two new members 2001 Radford ...... Winthrop will join the Big South footprint in 2008-09 with the addition of Gardner-Webb and Presbyterian, 2000 Radford ...... Winthrop which began its transition to Division I athletics in 2006. 1999 Winthrop ...... Winthrop The Big South reached new heights in 2006-07, as the league experienced monumental mile- 1998 UNC Asheville ...... Radford stones in nearly every sport. In football, Coastal Carolina became the first Big South member to 1997 Liberty ...... Charleston Southern receive a berth in the NCAA Division I , being selected as an at-large participant to high- light the conference’s fifth year of sponsoring football. 1996 UNC Greensboro ...... UNC Greensboro In men’s , Winthrop became the first Big South member to be ranked in the national 1995 UNC Greensboro ...... Charleston Southern Top 25 and first to win a first round NCAA Tournament with its 74-64 victory over Notre Dame. 1994 Towson State ...... Liberty In women’s basketball, the Big South had two teams participate in the postseason for the first 1993 Towson State ...... Coastal Carolina time in league history. In men’s golf, Coastal Carolina became the first Big South squad to 1992 Radford ...... Campbell advance to the final round of the NCAA Championship and finished fifth – the conference’s high- 1991 Coastal Carolina ...... Coastal Carolina est-ever team finish in an NCAA event. 1990 Coastal Carolina ...... Coastal Carolina In , Winthrop became the first Big South member to reach the championship game of 1989 Coastal Carolina ...... Winthrop an NCAA Regional. In , Coastal Carolina was ranked as high as No. 10 in the national 1988 Coastal Carolina ...... UNC Asheville polls, received a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Regional and became the first Big South member to host 1987 Charleston Southern ...... Charleston Southern an NCAA Regional. In , Winthrop became the first Big South member to win a game in the NCAA Tournament. The Big South also had its first-ever women’s cross country All-American in 1986 Charleston Southern ...... Charleston Southern 2006-07, as well as its first women’s golf All-American in 10 years. Additionally, Radford tennis player Martin Sayer was selected to play in the NCAA Singles Championship for the second-straight year. Liberty’s Josh McDougal received All-America honors in South member sports teams were honored by the NCAA for their latest Academic Progress Rate. In the three running sports (cross country, indoor track and outdoor track) for the second-consecutive addition, more than 40 percent of Conference student-athletes achieve at least a 3.0 grad point season. Coastal Carolina golfer Dustin Johnson was at one time the No. 1-ranked college golfer en average each year. route to earning first-team All-America honors for the second year in-a-row. The conference again The Big South Conference was formed on Aug. 21, 1983, when Charleston Southern (then went 2-1 in the ESPN BracketBusters men’s basketball event, had more than 30 All-Americans, Baptist College) Athletic Director Howard Bagwell and Augusta President George Christenberry ini- and had softball and men’s soccer televised for the first time in league history. tially began recruiting members into the Big South. The conference’s on-field accomplishments were duplicated in the classroom as well. A total of One month later, Dr. Edward M. Singleton was selected as the league's first commissioner and 36 Big South student-athletes were named Academic All-District by the College Sports Information continued to solicit new members. The league's seven charter members were Armstrong State, Directors of America (CoSIDA), nine of which earned Academic All-America accolades. In football, Augusta, Campbell, Charleston Southern, Coastal Carolina, Radford and Winthrop. Coastal Carolina’s Anthony Franklin received an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, and eight Big In 1989, George F. "Buddy" Sasser replaced the retiring Dr. Singleton as commissioner. Under Sasser’s leadership, the conference implemented its public relations and compliance pro- grams, and introduced its first-ever men's basketball television package, featuring the Big Big South Conference Staff South competing among some of the finest teams in the nation. Sasser was so integral to the growth and foundation of the league that in 2000, the Commissioner's Cup -- the annual award given to the institution with the most successful athletic year -- was renamed the George F. Sasser Cup. In August 1996, Kyle B. Kallander replaced Sasser as the league’s third commissioner, and in his 11 years at the helm of the Big South, Kallander has been instrumental in aggressively promoting the conference to new levels. He developed the Big South Marketing Group, which has resulted in increased revenues and exposure for the conference and its members. He also brought television coverage to Big South Kyle B.Kallander James F.Companion,Jr. Dawn Turner Mark Bryant Mark Simpson women's basketball, baseball and softball for the first time in conference history and created Commissioner Associate Commissioner Associate Commissioner Coordinator of New Media Director of Public Relations (Compliance) (Compliance) the Big South Television Network in 2001 as a television syndicate for the league. Under Kallander's leadership, the Big South developed and initiated its first long-range strategic plan, re-affirming the league's vision as a distinctive athletic conference committed to the quality of institutional life through athletic competition. In addition, Kallander has solidified membership with the addition of High Point in 1999, Virginia Military Institute in 2003 and future members Gardner-Webb and Presbyterian in 2008. Kallander’s long range vision has also included technological advancements, as the conference introduced its first live event video streaming in 2005 and has since expanded its video offerings to most sports. Kallander has also successfully integrated the conference’s profile with the member institu- Chad Cook Anthony Rizzo Nic Bowman Janette Schneider Beth Waggoner Director of Marketing Marketing Assistant Assistant Director of Public Relations Assistant Compliance/Administrative tions’ general student body, notably through the development of the Big South Academic Public Relations Assistant Consortium, which sponsors the annual Academic College Bowl among league members and the Big South Undergraduate Research Symposium. 90 2007-08 Liberty Flames Basketball LIBERTY FLAMES

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In 2005-06, the Big South began its Sportsmanship Awards program and Graduate Fellowships program, honoring one graduating male and female student-athlete attending 2007-08 Big South Standings graduate school the following fall. Big South Overall Home Away Neutral In the fall of 2002, the Big South welcomed the addition of Winthrop ^ * 14 0 1.000 29 5 .853 15-0 12-3 2-2 football as a conference sport, bringing the number of High Point 11 3 .786 22 10 .688 15-1 6-7 1-2 Division I championship programs the Big South sponsors to Liberty 8 6 .571 14 17 .452 11-4 3-11 0-2 18, joining men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and Coastal Carolina 7 7 .500 15 15 .500 12-5 3-10 0-0 women’s soccer, volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball, UNC Asheville 6 8 .429 12 19 .387 7-6 5-13 0-0 men’s and women’s indoor/outdoor track, men’s and VMI # 5 9 .357 14 19 .424 8-5 4-11 2-3 women’s tennis, men’s and women’s golf, softball and base- Radford 3 11 .214 8 22 .267 6-5 1-13 1-4 ball. The Big South receives automatic bids to NCAA Charleston Southern 2 12 .143 8 22 .267 8-5 0-15 0-2 Championships in men's and women's basketball, men's and women's soccer, volleyball, men's and women's golf, baseball, ^ - Big South Tournament Winner # - Big South Tournament Runner-up * - Big South Regular Season Champions softball and men's and women's tennis. In celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2003-04, the Big South inducted its inaugural Hall of Fame class, which includ- ed 11 former student-athletes and administrators who were 2007 Big South All-Conference Team an integral part in the Big South's early development and First Team Amir Johnson Fr./Guard Radford vitality. Also, the Hall of Fame now stands at 30 members. Arizona Reid Jr./Forward High Point Eugene Harris Fr./Guard High Point The league also recognizes and honors academic excel- Larry Blair Sr./Guard Liberty Shelton Carter Fr./Guard Charleston Southern lence with the Presidential Honor Roll and the George A. Reggie Williams Jr./Forward VMI Donovan Jones Fr./Guard UNC Asheville Christenberry Award, which recognizes student-athletes gradu- Michael Jenkins Jr./Guard Winthrop ating with a 4.0 grade point average. Additionally, the confer- Craig Bradshaw Sr./Forward Winthrop Freshman of the Year: Joshua Mack, Coastal Carolina ence's Sports Information Directors annually select a Scholar- Player of the Year: Arizona Reid, High Point Athlete in each conference sport, plus a male and female Second Team Defensive Player of the Year: Travis Holmes, VMI Scholar-Athlete of the Year Chris Oliver Sr./Forward Radford Coach of the Year: Greg Marshall, Winthrop The Big South continues to secure aggressive and unique television Torrell Martin Sr./Guard Winthrop All-Academic Team Russell Monroe, Liberty Moses Sonko Sr./Forward Coastal Carolina packages, making the conference Giedrius Knysas, K.J. Garland, UNC Asheville one of the leaders among all Jr./Guard Coastal Carolina Charleston Southern Donnell Covington Sr./Guard Charleston Southern Fred Robinson, VMI Division I leagues in television Jack Leasure, exposure for its student-ath- Coastal Carolina Scholar-Athlete of the Year letes. Entering the 2007-08 All-Freshman Team Jack Leasure, season, the conference will Joshua Mack Fr./Guard Coastal Carolina Troy Bowen, High Point Coastal Carolina have an expanded line- up on regional net- work SportSouth, in addition to a part- Big South Players of the Week nership with the fledgling national 2006-07 Big South Players of the Week 2006-07 Big South Rookies of the Week network, The America Nov. 14 Michael Jenkins, Winthrop Nov. 14 Amir Johnson, Radford Channel, allowing the Nov. 21 Torrell Martin, Winthrop Nov. 21 Amir Johnson, Radford Big South to televise Reggie Williams, VMI Nov. 27 Joshua Mack, Coastal Carolina its largest array of Nov. 27 Giedrius Knysas, Charleston So. Dec. 4 B.J. Jenkins, Liberty events and sports in Dec. 4 Chris Oliver, Radford Dec. 11 Kyle Moore, Winthrop its history. Dec. 11 Arizona Reid, High Point Dec. 18 Joshua Mack, Coastal Carolina The conference Torrell Martin, Winthrop Jan. 2 Joshua Mack, Coastal Carolina also boasts relation- Dec. 18 Moses Sonko, Coastal Carolina Jan. 8 Eugene Harris, High Point ships with FSN South, Jan. 2 Reggie Williams, VMI Jan. 15 Joshua Mack, Coastal Carolina Comcast SportsNet Jan. 8 Jack Leasure, Coastal Carolina Jan. 22 Amir Johnson, Radford (CSN), Comcast Sports Jan. 15 Arizona Reid, High Point Jan. 29 Donovan Jones, UNC Asheville Southeast (CSS), College Jan. 22 Joseph Harris, Coastal Carolina Feb. 5 Shelton Carter, Charleston So. Sports Television (CSTV), Fox Jan. 29 Reggie Williams, VMI Feb. 12 Eugene Harris, High Point College Sports (FCS) and the Craig Bradshaw, Winthrop Feb. 19 Amir Johnson, Radford ESPN family of networks, Feb. 5 Dwayne Jackson, Charleston So. Feb. 25 Eugene Harris, High Point which will televise the 2008 Feb. 12 Craig Bradshaw, Winthrop Advance Auto Parts Men’s Feb. 19 Arizona Reid, High Point Basketball Championship Feb. 25 Alex McLean, Liberty game live on ESPN.

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SCORING OFFENSE 3-POINT PERCENTAGES ASSISTS # Team G W-L Pts Avg/G # Team G FG FGA Pct # Team G Assists Avg/G 1. VMI 33 14-19 3331 100.9 1. Winthrop 34 278 773 .360 1. VMI 33 681 20.64 2. Liberty 31 14-17 2369 76.4 2. High Point 32 210 609 .345 2. Winthrop 34 567 16.68 3. High Point 32 22-10 2406 75.2 3. UNC Asheville 31 166 488 .340 3. Coastal Carolina 30 497 16.57 4. Winthrop 34 29-5 2545 74.9 4. Charleston Southern 30 206 607 .339 4. High Point 32 530 16.56 5. Coastal Carolina 30 15-15 2231 74.4 5. Liberty 31 158 467 .338 5. Liberty 31 471 15.19 6. Radford 30 8-22 2108 70.3 6. Coastal Carolina 30 217 643 .337 6. UNC Asheville 31 438 14.13 7. UNC Asheville 31 12-19 2148 69.3 7. Radford 30 137 425 .322 7. Charleston Southern 30 423 14.10 8. Charleston Southern 30 8-22 2043 68.1 8. VMI 33 442 1383 .320 8. Radford 30 336 11.20

SCORING DEFENSE 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE STEALS # Team G Pts Avg/G # Team G FG FGA Pct # Team G Steals Avg/G 1. Winthrop 34 2088 61.4 1. High Point 32 183 604 .303 1. VMI 33 490 14.85 2. High Point 32 2201 68.8 2. Liberty 31 198 629 .315 2. Coastal Carolina 30 277 9.23 3. Coastal Carolina 30 2141 71.4 3. Coastal Carolina 30 177 553 .320 3. Radford 30 270 9.00 4. Charleston Southern 30 2198 73.3 4. UNC Asheville 31 206 639 .322 4. Winthrop 34 268 7.88 5. UNC Asheville 31 2277 73.5 5. Winthrop 34 214 656 .326 5. UNC Asheville 31 231 7.45 6. Liberty 31 2298 74.1 6. Radford 30 198 597 .332 6. Charleston Southern 30 209 6.97 7. Radford 30 2257 75.2 7. Charleston Southern 30 230 673 .342 7. High Point 32 220 6.88 8. VMI 33 3240 98.2 8. VMI 33 205 589 .348 8. Liberty 31 210 6.77

SCORING MARGIN REBOUNDING OFFENSE TURNOVER MARGIN # Team G OFF DEF Margin # Team G Reb Avg/G # Team G TEAM Avg OPP AvgMargin 1. Winthrop 34 74.9 61.4 +13.4 1. VMI 33 1262 38.2 1. VMI 33 549 16.6 857 26.0 +9.33 2. High Point 32 75.2 68.8 +6.4 2. Liberty 31 1178 38.0 2. Coastal Carolina 30 451 15.0 518 17.3 +2.23 3. Coastal Carolina 30 74.4 71.4 +3.0 3. Winthrop 34 1279 37.6 3. Winthrop 34 445 13.1 505 14.9 +1.76 4. VMI 33 100.9 98.2 +2.8 4. High Point 32 1177 36.8 4. High Point 32 497 15.5 537 16.8 +1.25 5. Liberty 31 76.4 74.1 +2.3 5. UNC Asheville 31 1122 36.2 5. Radford 30 528 17.6 502 16.7 -0.87 6. UNC Asheville 31 69.3 73.5 -4.2 6. Charleston Southern 30 1069 35.6 6. Liberty 31 469 15.1 420 13.5 -1.58 7. Radford 30 70.3 75.2 -5.0 7. Radford 30 1062 35.4 7. UNC Asheville 31 516 16.6 464 15.0 -1.68 8. Charleston Southern 30 68.1 73.3 -5.2 8. Coastal Carolina 30 1048 34.9 8. Charleston Southern 30 470 15.7 411 13.7 -1.97

FREE THROW PERCENTAGES REBOUNDING DEFENSE /TURNOVER RATIO # Team G FTM FTA Pct # Team G Reb Avg/G # Team G Asst Avg Turn Avg Ratio 1. Liberty 31 421 598 .704 1. Winthrop 34 1053 31.0 1. Winthrop 34 567 16.7 445 13.1 1.27 2. UNC Asheville 31 428 627 .683 2. Coastal Carolina 30 1025 34.2 2. VMI 33 681 20.6 549 16.6 1.24 3. High Point 32 418 616 .679 3. Liberty 31 1074 34.6 3. Coastal Carolina 30 497 16.6 451 15.0 1.10 4. Coastal Carolina 30 354 528 .670 4. Charleston Southern 30 1049 35.0 4. High Point 32 530 16.6 497 15.5 1.07 5. VMI 33 537 815 .659 5. Radford 30 1070 35.7 5. Liberty 31 471 15.2 469 15.1 1.00 6. Radford 30 453 697 .650 6. High Point 32 1152 36.0 6. Charleston Southern 30 423 14.1 470 15.7 0.90 7. Charleston Southern 30 325 509 .639 7. UNC Asheville 31 1150 37.1 7. UNC Asheville 31 438 14.1 516 16.6 0.85 8. Winthrop 34 421 675 .624 8. VMI 33 1600 48.5 8. Radford 30 336 11.2 528 17.6 0.64

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGES REBOUNDING MARGIN OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS # Team G FG FGA Pct # Team G TEAM Avg OPP Avg Margin # Team G No. Avg/G 1. Liberty 31 895 1862 .481 1. Winthrop 34 1279 37.6 1053 31.0 +6.6 1. VMI 33 551 16.70 2. Winthrop 34 923 1935 .477 2. Liberty 31 1178 38.0 1074 34.6 +3.4 2. Coastal Carolina 30 396 13.20 3. High Point 32 889 1910 .465 3. High Point 32 1177 36.8 1152 36.0 +0.8 3. High Point 32 408 12.75 4. Coastal Carolina 30 830 1821 .456 4. Coastal Carolina 30 1048 34.9 1025 34.2 +0.8 4. Radford 30 379 12.63 5. Radford 30 759 1693 .448 5. Charleston Southern 30 1069 35.6 1049 35.0 +0.7 5. Winthrop 34 422 12.41 6. Charleston Southern 30 756 1722 .439 6. Radford 30 1062 35.4 1070 35.7 -0.3 6. UNC Asheville 31 366 11.81 7. VMI 33 1176 2696 .436 7. UNC Asheville 31 1122 36.2 1150 37.1 -0.9 7. Charleston Southern 30 354 11.80 8. UNC Asheville 31 777 1782 .436 8. VMI 33 1262 38.2 1600 48.5 -10.2 8. Liberty 31 359 11.58

FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE BLOCKED SHOTS DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS # Team G FG FGA Pct # Team G Blocks Avg/G # Team G No. Avg/G 1. Winthrop 34 745 1814 .411 1. UNC Asheville 31 142 4.58 1. Liberty 31 819 26.42 2. High Point 32 783 1858 .421 2. Winthrop 34 126 3.71 2. Winthrop 34 857 25.21 3. Liberty 31 797 1825 .437 3. VMI 33 119 3.61 3. UNC Asheville 31 756 24.39 4. UNC Asheville 31 828 1886 .439 4. Radford 30 107 3.57 4. High Point 32 769 24.03 5. Radford 30 808 1757 .460 5. High Point 32 110 3.44 5. Charleston Southern 30 715 23.83 6. Coastal Carolina 30 778 1677 .464 6. Liberty 31 86 2.77 6. Radford 30 683 22.77 7. Charleston Southern 30 819 1761 .465 7. Coastal Carolina 30 76 2.53 7. Coastal Carolina 30 652 21.73 8. VMI 33 1212 2268 .534 8. Charleston Southern 30 56 1.87 8. VMI 33 711 21.55 92 2007-08 Liberty Flames Basketball LIBERTY FLAMES

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3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE 3-POINT FG PCT (Min. 2.5 made per game) # Team G 3FG Avg/G ## Player-Team 3FG/FGA Pct 1. VMI 33 442 13.39 1. JENKINS, Michael-WU 100/241 .415 2. Winthrop 34 278 8.18 2. HOLMES, Chavis-VMI 108/277 .390 3. Coastal Carolina 30 217 7.23 3. MACK, Joshua-CCU 73/196 .372 4. Charleston Southern 30 206 6.87 4. LEASURE, Jack-CCU 90/242 .372 5. High Point 32 210 6.56 5. ROBINSON, Fred-VMI 85/282 .301 6. UNC Asheville 31 166 5.35 7. Liberty 31 158 5.10 3-POINT FG MADE 8. Radford 30 137 4.57 ## Player-Team 3FG Avg/G 1. HOLMES, Chavis-VMI 108 3.38 2. LEASURE, Jack-CCU 90 3.00 3. JENKINS, Michael-WU 100 2.94 Individual Statistics 4. ROBINSON, Fred-VMI 85 2.74 5. MACK, Joshua-CCU 73 2.52 To be ranked, a player must appear in at least 75 percent of their team's games. BLOCKED SHOTS ## Player-Team Blocks Avg/G SCORING 1. DANIELS, Cruz-HPU 65 2.03 ## Player-Team Pts Avg/G 2. MURRER, Matt-VMI 58 1.87 1. WILLIAMS, Reggie-VMI 928 28.1 3. HARRIS, Joseph-CCU 39 1.30 2. REID, Arizona-HPU 671 21.0 OLIVER, Chris-RADFORD 39 1.30 3. BLAIR, Larry-LU 631 20.4 5. BRADSHAW, Craig-WU 38 1.19 4. HOLMES, Chavis-VMI 615 19.2 5. OLIVER, Chris-RADFORD 563 18.8 ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO (Min. 3.0 assists/game) ## Player-Team A/Avg T/Avg Ratio REBOUNDING 1. GAYNOR, Chris-WU 4.4 1.4 3.16 ## Player-Team Reb Avg/G 2. GARLAND, K.J.-UNCA 4.2 2.0 2.14 1. REID, Arizona-HPU 304 9.5 3. LEASURE, Jack-CCU 3.6 2.0 1.83 2. McLEAN, Alex-LU 275 8.9 4. JEFFERSON, Mike-HPU 5.1 3.0 1.71 3. OLIVER, Chris-RADFORD 249 8.3 5. COVINGTON, Donnell-CSU 5.0 3.1 1.62 4. WILLIAMS, Reggie-VMI 263 8.0 5. HARRIS, Joseph-COASTAL 227 7.6 OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS ## Player-Team No. Avg/G FIELD GOAL PCT (MIN. 4.5 MADE PER GAME) 1. WILLIAMS, Reggie-VMI 110 3.33 ## Player-Team FG/FGA Pct 2. HARRIS, Joseph-CCU 97 3.23 1. SONKO, Moses-CCU 188/336 .560 OLIVER, Chris-RADFORD 97 3.23 2. McLEAN, Alex-LU 185/340 .544 4. REID, Arizona-HPU 100 3.12 3. WILLIAMS, Reggie-VMI 338/636 .531 5. McLEAN, Alex-LU 94 3.03 4. REID, Arizona-HPU 32/285 .509 5. MURRER, Matt-VMI 195/386 .505 DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS ## Player-Team No. Avg/G ASSISTS 1. REID, Arizona-HPU 204 6.38 ## Player-Team Assists Avg/G 2. McLEAN, Alex-LU 181 5.84 1. JEFFERSON, Mike-HPU 162 5.06 3. OLIVER, Chris-RADFORD 152 5.07 2. COVINGTON, Donnell-CSU 149 4.97 4. WILLIAMS, Reggie-VMI 153 4.64 3. WILLIAMS, Reggie-VMI 146 4.42 5. BRADSHAW, Craig-WU 139 4.34 4. GAYNOR, Chris-WU 136 4.39 5. GARLAND, K.J.-UNCA 126 4.20

FREE THROW PCT (Min. 2.5 made per game) ## Player-Team FTM/FTA Pct 1. SMITHSON, Bryan-UNCA 98/115 .852 2. BLAIR, Larry-LU 105/124 .847 3. JEFFERSON, Mike-HPU 116/141 .823 4. OLIVER, Chris-RADFORD 107/143 .748 5. SONKO, Moses-CCU 79/106 .745

STEALS ## Player-Team Steals Avg/G 1. HOLMES, Travis-VMI 111 3.36 2. HOLMES, Chavis-VMI 90 2.81 Alex McLean 3. JOHNSON, Amir-RADFORD 59 1.97 4. SMITHSON, Bryan-UNCA 60 1.94 5. McINTYRE, Reggie-RADFORD 57 1.90

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THURSDAY, NOV. 1 MONDAY, NOV. 19 WEDNESDAY, DEC. 5 Washington & Lee at VMI (exhibition) ...... 7 p.m. Warren Wilson at HIGH POINT ...... 7 p.m. HIGH POINT at Dayton ...... 8 p.m. Mars Hill at UNC Asheville (exhibition) ...... 8 p.m. COASTAL CAROLINA at Wright State ...... 7 p.m. Auburn at CHARLESTON SOUTHERN (at North Charleston FRIDAY, DEC. 7 FRIDAY, NOV. 2 Coliseum) ...... 7:30 p.m. Presbyterian at COASTAL CAROLINA ...... 7 p.m. Ferrum at High Point (exhibition) ...... 7 p.m. RADFORD at Air Force ...... 9 p.m. WINTHROP vs. TBA (at Paradise Jam) ...... TBA SATURDAY, DEC. 8 MONDAY, NOV. 5 Howard at VMI ...... 1 p.m. Barton at LIBERTY (exhibition) ...... 7 p.m. TUESDAY, NOV. 20 Johnson & Wales at HIGH POINT ...... 7 p.m. Warren Wilson at UNC Asheville (exhibition) ...... 6 p.m. UNC ASHEVILLE at Western Carolina ...... 7 p.m. Campbell at RADFORD ...... 7 p.m. Mary Washington at VMI (exhibition) ...... 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 21 SUNDAY, DEC. 9 FRIDAY, NOV. 9 Anderson at COASTAL CAROLINA ...... 7 p.m. COASTAL CAROLINA at UNC Wilmington ...... 4 p.m. North Greenville at COASTAL CAROLINA ...... 7 p.m. James Madison at VMI ...... 7 p.m. HIGH POINT at Charlotte ...... 7 p.m. LIBERTY at Kentucky ...... 7 p.m. MONDAY, DEC. 10 Furman at UNC ASHEVILLE ...... 7 p.m. Presbyterian at Clemson ...... 7 p.m. Newport News Apprentice at VMI ...... 7 p.m. RADFORD at Michigan ...... 7 p.m. VMI vs. Northern Colorado (Air Force Tournament) .7:30 p.m. FRIDAY, NOV. 23 THURSDAY, DEC. 13 LIBERTY vs. San Diego State (World Vision Classic) .8:30 p.m. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN at North Florida ...... 7 p.m. Campbell at UNC ASHEVILLE ...... 7 p.m. WINTHROP at Mississippi ...... 8 p.m. SATURDAY, NOV. 10 SATURDAY, NOV. 24 Anderson at CHARLESTON SOUTHERN ...... 6 p.m. Presbyterian at Army ...... 1 p.m. FRIDAY, DEC. 14 Queens College at WINTHROP ...... 8 p.m. RADFORD at Campbell ...... 1 p.m. Anderson at HIGH POINT ...... 7 p.m. LIBERTY at Fresno State (World Vision Classic) .8:30 p.m. COASTAL CAROLINA at McNeese State ...... 4 p.m. VMI vs. Dartmouth/Air Force (Air Force Tournament) . . . .TBA East Tennessee State at UNC ASHEVILLE ...... 4:30 p.m. SATURDAY, DEC. 15 Presbyterian at Nebraska ...... 1 p.m. COASTAL CAROLINA at Canisius ...... 7 p.m. SUNDAY, NOV. 25 LIBERTY at Campbell ...... 7:30 p.m. SUNDAY, NOV. 11 Missouri State at WINTHROP ...... 2 p.m. Gardner-Webb at CHARLESTON SOUTHERN ...... 7:30 p.m. RADFORD at Eastern Michigan ...... 1 p.m. VMI at Ohio State ...... TBA RADFORD at Georgetown ...... 7:30 p.m. LIBERTY vs. Portland (World Vision Classic) ...... 4 p.m. Presbyterian at Ohio State ...... 2 p.m. Lees-McRae at UNC ASHEVILLE ...... 4:30 p.m. MONDAY, NOV. 26 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN at The Citadel ...... 7:05 p.m. MONDAY, DEC. 17 MONDAY, NOV. 12 COASTAL CAROLINA at Houston ...... 8 p.m. State at UNC ASHEVILLE ...... 7 p.m. Tulane at CHARLESTON SOUTHERN (at North Charleston RADFORD at James Madison ...... 7 p.m. Coliseum) ...... 7:30 p.m. TUESDAY, NOV. 27 Presbyterian at UC Davis ...... 10 p.m. HIGH POINT at Gardner-Webb ...... 7 p.m. TUESDAY, NOV. 13 Tusculum at UNC ASHEVILLE ...... 7 p.m. TUESDAY, DEC. 18 Campbell at COASTAL CAROLINA ...... 7 p.m. Longwood at LIBERTY ...... 7 p.m. Savannah State at HIGH POINT ...... 7 p.m. Brevard at UNC ASHEVILLE ...... 7 p.m. WINTHROP at Mount St. Mary’s ...... 7 p.m. Coker at LIBERTY ...... 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 28 HIGH POINT vs. Utah (NIT Season Tip-Off) ...... 8 p.m. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN at College of Charleston (N. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 19 Charleston Coliseum) ...... 7 p.m. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN at Florida ...... 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 14 Southern Virginia at RADFORD ...... 7 p.m. UNC Wilmington at COASTAL CAROLINA ...... 7 p.m. West Virginia Wesleyan at VMI ...... 7 p.m. Columbia Union at VMI ...... 7 p.m. LIBERTY at Virginia Tech ...... 7 p.m. Presbyterian at RADFORD ...... 7 p.m. WINTHROP at East Carolina ...... 7 p.m. West Virginia at RADFORD ...... 7 p.m. HIGH POINT vs. Washington/ Tech (NIT Season Tip- Presbyterian at Central Florida ...... 7 p.m. UNC ASHEVILLE at Tennessee ...... 7:30 p.m. Off) ...... TBA Saturday, Dec. 1 THURSDAY, DEC. 20 FRIDAY, NOV. 16 Army at VMI ...... 1 p.m. VMI at William & Mary ...... 8 p.m. WINTHROP vs. Illinois-Chicago (at Paradise Jam) . .4:30 p.m. WINTHROP at West Virginia ...... 2 p.m. Presbyterian at Fresno State ...... 10 p.m. Presbyterian at New Mexico (at Basketball Travelers HIGH POINT at Longwood ...... 7 p.m. Tournament) ...... 9:15 p.m. Niagara at LIBERTY ...... 7 p.m. FRIDAY, DEC. 21 COASTAL CAROLINA at Cincinnati ...... TBA RADFORD at Presbyterian ...... 7 p.m. Old Dominion at WINTHROP ...... 7 p.m. Florida Christian at CHARLESTON SOUTHERN ...... TBA SATURDAY, NOV. 17 UNC ASHEVILLE at Virginia Tech ...... TBA SATURDAY, DEC. 22 UNC ASHEVILLE at Campbell ...... 1 p.m. State at COASTAL CAROLINA (at M.B. Convention Virginia Wise at CHARLESTON SOUTHERN ...... 6 p.m. MONDAY, DEC. 3 Center) ...... 7 p.m. Gardner-Webb at RADFORD ...... 7 p.m. RADFORD at Gardner-Webb ...... 7 p.m. HIGH POINT at Savannah State ...... 7 p.m. LIBERTY at East Carolina ...... 7 p.m. Mercer at CHARLESTON SOUTHERN ...... 7 p.m. Presbyterian at San Jose State ...... 10 p.m. Presbyterian vs. TBA (at Basketball Travelers Tournament) . .7 p.m. WINTHROP vs. Georgia Tech/Charlotte (at Paradise Jam) .TBA TUESDAY, DEC. 4 Thursday, Dec. 27 Akron at WINTHROP ...... 7 p.m. Presbyterian at Western Carolina ...... 7 p.m. SUNDAY, NOV. 18 VMI at South Carolina State ...... 7 p.m. WINTHROP vs. TBA (at Paradise Jam) ...... TBA Presbyterian at LIBERTY ...... 8:15 p.m.

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FRIDAY, DEC. 28 WEDNESDAY, JAN. 16 COASTAL CAROLINA at RADFORD * ...... 7 p.m. Campbell at LIBERTY ...... 7 p.m. HIGH POINT at UNC ASHEVILLE * ...... 7 p.m. Presbyterian at Mississippi ...... 7 p.m.

SATURDAY, DEC. 29 THURSDAY, JAN. 17 TUESDAY, FEB. 12 Buffalo at UNC ASHEVILLE ...... 4:30 p.m. Montreat at Presbyterian ...... 7 p.m. WINTHROP at LIBERTY * ...... 7 p.m. WINTHROP at Miami ...... 6 p.m. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN at Gardner-Webb ...... 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY, JAN. 19 WEDNESDAY, FEB. 13 UNC ASHEVILLE at VMI * ...... 1 p.m. UNC ASHEVILLE at HIGH POINT * ...... 7 p.m. SUNDAY, DEC. 30 WINTHROP at RADFORD * ...... 7 p.m. VMI at Richmond ...... 2 p.m. COASTAL CAROLINA at HIGH POINT * ...... 7 p.m. SATURDAY, FEB. 16 Presbyterian at Georgia ...... 7 p.m. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN at LIBERTY * ...... 7 p.m. LIBERTY at COASTAL CAROLINA * ...... 2 p.m. LIBERTY at George Mason ...... 5:30 p.m. VMI at UNC ASHEVILLE * ...... 4:30 p.m. MONDAY, JAN. 21 RADFORD at WINTHROP * ...... 7 p.m. MONDAY, DEC. 31 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN at HIGH POINT * ...... 7 p.m. HIGH POINT at CHARLESTON SOUTHERN * ...... 7:30 p.m. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN at Stetson ...... 2 p.m. COASTAL CAROLINA at LIBERTY * ...... 7 p.m. Carver Bible College at Presbyterian ...... 7 p.m. Montreat at UNC ASHEVILLE ...... 4:30 p.m. TUESDAY, JAN. 22 MONDAY, FEB. 18 WEDNESDAY, JAN. 2 Presbyterian at Auburn ...... 7 p.m. HIGH POINT at COASTAL CAROLINA * ...... 7 p.m. Presbyterian at Wake Forest ...... 4 p.m. LIBERTY at CHARLESTON SOUTHERN * ...... 7:30 p.m. VMI at Mercer ...... 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 23 HIGH POINT at Florida ...... 7 p.m. RADFORD at UNC ASHEVILLE * ...... 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 20 Limestone at WINTHROP ...... 7 p.m. VMI at WINTHROP * ...... 7 p.m. WINTHROP at VMI * ...... 7 p.m. COASTAL CAROLINA at East Carolina ...... 7 p.m. UNC ASHEVILLE at RADFORD * ...... 7 p.m. RADFORD at South Carolina ...... 7:30 p.m. THURSDAY, JAN. 24 Longwood at HIGH POINT ...... 7 p.m. FRIDAY, FEB. 22 SATURDAY, JAN. 5 LIBERTY at Longwood ...... 7 p.m. Susquehanna at COASTAL CAROLINA ...... 2 p.m. SATURDAY, JAN. 26 Nyack at LIBERTY ...... 2 p.m. COASTAL CAROLINA at WINTHROP * ...... 7 p.m. SATURDAY, FEB. 23 WINTHROP at Marshall ...... 2 p.m. UNC ASHEVILLE at CHARLESTON SOUTHERN * ...... 7 p.m. Presbyterian at Tulsa ...... 3 p.m. Presbyterian at State ...... 2:30 p.m. HIGH POINT at LIBERTY * ...... 9 p.m. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN at UNC ASHEVILLE * . . .4:30 p.m. Ohio Christian at CHARLESTON SOUTHERN ...... 7:30 p.m. VMI at RADFORD * ...... 7 p.m. UNC ASHEVILLE at South Carolina ...... 7:30 p.m. MONDAY, JAN. 28 WINTHROP hosts ESPNU BracketBusters game ...... TBA UNC ASHEVILLE at COASTAL CAROLINA * ...... 7 p.m. HIGH POINT at ESPNU BracketBusters game ...... TBA SUNDAY, JAN. 6 LIBERTY at VMI * ...... 7 p.m. Presbyterian at Georgia Tech ...... 1 p.m. HIGH POINT at RADFORD * ...... 7 p.m. MONDAY, FEB. 25 WINTHROP at CHARLESTON SOUTHERN * ...... 7 p.m. Presbyterian at South ...... 7:05 p.m. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 7 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN at Virginia Tech ...... 7 p.m. TUESDAY, JAN. 29 TUESDAY, FEB. 26 Emory & Henry at RADFORD ...... 7 p.m. Allen at Presbyterian ...... 7 p.m. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN at WINTHROP * ...... 7 p.m. VMI at LIBERTY * ...... 7 p.m. TUESDAY, JAN. 8 SATURDAY, FEB. 2 Southern Virginia at VMI ...... 7 p.m. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN at COASTAL CAROLINA * . . .1 p.m. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 27 Florida Christian at HIGH POINT ...... 7 p.m. WINTHROP at UNC ASHEVILLE * ...... 4:30 p.m. COASTAL CAROLINA at UNC ASHEVILLE * ...... 7 p.m. Kentucky Christian at LIBERTY ...... 7 p.m. VMI at HIGH POINT * ...... 7 p.m. RADFORD at HIGH POINT * ...... 7 p.m. Army at Presbyterian ...... 8 p.m. LIBERTY at RADFORD * ...... 7 p.m. SATURDAY, MARCH 1 WEDNESDAY, JAN. 9 MONDAY, FEB. 4 HIGH POINT at VMI * ...... 1 p.m. Presbyterian at WINTHROP ...... 7 p.m. Presbyterian at Wright State ...... 7:05 p.m. UNC ASHEVILLE at WINTHROP * (TV: SportSouth) . .4:30 p.m. UNC ASHEVILLE at North Carolina ...... 7 p.m. RADFORD at LIBERTY * ...... 7 p.m. TUESDAY, FEB. 5 COASTAL CAROLINA at CHARLESTON SOUTHERN * 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY, JAN. 12 RADFORD at VMI * ...... 7 p.m. RADFORD at COASTAL CAROLINA * ...... 2 p.m. MARCH 4-8 – Advance Auto Parts Big South LIBERTY at UNC ASHEVILLE * ...... 4:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 6 ...... Men’s Basketball Championship WINTHROP at HIGH POINT * ...... 7 p.m. LIBERTY at HIGH POINT * ...... 7 p.m. TUESDAY, MARCH 4 – Quarterfinal Games VMI at CHARLESTON SOUTHERN * ...... 7:30 p.m. WINTHROP at COASTAL CAROLINA * ...... 7 p.m...... (at top four seeds)7 p.m. THURSDAY, MARCH 6 – Semifinal Game 1 MONDAY, JAN. 14 SATURDAY, FEB. 9 ...... (TV: ESPNU) 6 p.m. VMI at COASTAL CAROLINA * ...... 7 p.m. COASTAL CAROLINA at VMI * ...... 1 p.m...... Semifinal Game 2 (TV: ESNPU) 8 p.m. RADFORD at CHARLESTON SOUTHERN * ...... 7:30 p.m. HIGH POINT at WINTHROP * ...... 1 p.m. SATURDAY, MARCH 8 - Big South Championship Game CHARLESTON SOUTHERN at RADFORD * ...... 7 p.m...... (TV: ESPN2) 11 a.m. TUESDAY, JAN. 15 UNC ASHEVILLE at LIBERTY * ...... 7 p.m. * - Big South Conference game LIBERTY at WINTHROP * ...... 7 p.m. Big South member in ALL CAPS MONDAY, FEB. 11 All Times EST CHARLESTON SOUTHERN at VMI * ...... 7 p.m. Dates, Times and Sites subject to change due to TV

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After a successful trial season of home sites for all quarterfinal match-ups during the 2003 Big South Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships, the Big South Conference expanded 2007 Big South Men’s Basketball Championship the home court advantage throughout the entire three-game tournament as each game of the 2004 Advance Auto Parts Big South Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships was hosted Home Sites March 1-5, 2004 on the higher seed’s home court. The Big South Conference saw some of its greatest attendance totals in the history of the Quarterfinals – February 27 (Games played at the home of the higher seed) tournament under the continually-evolving format, including a 51.1 percent growth rate in total Game 1: #1 Winthrop 72, #8 Charleston Southern 42 attendance on the men’s side of the tournament and a near sell-out crowd for the 2004 champi- Game 2: #5 UNC Asheville 77, #4 Coastal Carolina 64 onship game. A total of 8,515 fans packed the on March 6, 2004, watching the Game 3: #2 High Point 90, #7 Radford 73 Game 4: #6 VMI 78, #3 Liberty 78 Flames claimed their second-ever title with a dominating victory over second-seeded High Point on ESPN2’s national television coverage. Semifinals - March 1 (Games played at the home of the regular-season champion) With the outstanding success of the 2004 Big South Men’s and Women’s Basketball Game 5: #6 VMI 91, #2 High Point 81 Championships, the Big South Conference extended the trial period for another year under the Game 6: #1 Winthrop 79, #5 UNC Asheville 60 home site format. That made the 2004-05 Big South Conference regular-season race more Championship -- March 3 (Game played at the home of the higher seed) important than ever as each team had the opportunity to host the entire tournament on its home Game 7: #1 Winthrop 84, #6 VMI 81 court, including a championship game in front of its hometown supporters. Over 20,000 fans attended games during the 2006 Big South Basketball Championships, All Tournament Team including 6,250 in attendance at the as the picked up their Michael Jenkins, Winthrop seventh title in the last nine years in front of their hometown enthusiasts. Reggie Williams, VMI Travis Holmes, VMI The 2008 Advance Auto Parts Big South Men’s Basketball Championship will begin on March K.J. Garland, UNC Asheville 4 with quarterfinal match-ups at the four higher-seeded teams’ arenas with games scheduled for Eugene Harris, High Point four simultaneous tip-offs at 7 p.m. Winners will advance to one of two semifinals on March 6, which will be broadcast on the Tournament MVP: Craig Bradshaw, Winthrop ESPNU at 6 and 8 p.m. at the site of the regular-season champion. The championship game will Big South Conference Tournament Composite Records be played at 2 p.m. on March 8 and will be broadcast LIVE on ESPN as part of Championship Week with the winner being crowned Champion of the 2008 Big South Men’s Basketball Team Record Pct. Tourneys Finals Titles Championship and earning the coveted automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Tournament. Winthrop 28-14 .667 23 9 8 The 2008 Advance Auto Parts Big South Women’s Basketball Championship, for the second- Charleston Southern 22-18 .550 22 6 4 straight year will follow a one-site format for the entire tournament. UNC Asheville won the right High Point 7-6 .538 6 2 0 Liberty 15-14 .517 15 4 2 to host the 2007 and 2008 Advance Auto Parts Big South Women’s Basketball Championships. VMI 2-2 .500 2 1 0 The 2008 Advance Auto Parts Big South Women’s Basketball Championship will start up six UNC Asheville 18-20 .474 22 5 2 days following the crowning of the men’s champion as the women’s tournament will kick off Radford 17-20 .459 22 4 1 action with four quarterfinal games on Friday, March 14. The four winners will advance to square Coastal Carolina 11-15 .423 20 4 3 off in two semifinal games on Saturday, March 15, for a pair of contests at 6 and 8:30 p.m. Both ------Former League Members ------UNC Greensboro 5-2 .714 3 2 1 semifinal contests will be broadcast LIVE on the SportSouth Television Network. Campbell 9-8 .529 9 4 1 The championship game will be played on Sunday, March 16, with a 2 p.m. tip-off at the Augusta 4-6 .400 6 2 0 Justice Center on the campus of UNC Asheville. The game, being broadcast LIVE on SportSouth, Elon 1-2 .333 2 0 0 will see the victor climbing up the ladder to cut down the championship net at the conclusion Birmingham-Southern 1-2 .333 2 0 0 and laying claim to the highly sought-after automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Tournament. Davidson 1-2 .333 2 0 0 Towson State 1-3 .250 3 0 0 With home court advantage on the line throughout the entire Big South Basketball UMBC 2-6 .250 6 0 0 Championship, the level of excitement surrounding each Big South regular-season game should Armstrong State 0-2 .000 2 0 be at an all-time high during the 2007-08 season as EVERY GAME COUNTS!!!!

Big South Post Season Appearances

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

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Big South Conference Quick Facts Founded: 1983 Championship Sports (18): Baseball, Men’s Basketball, Women’s Basketball, Men’s President: Dr. Anthony J. DiGiorgio, Cross Country, Women’s Cross Country, Football, Men’s Golf, Women’s Golf, Men’s Vice President: General J.H. Binford Peay III, VMI Soccer, Women’s Soccer, Softball, Men’s Tennis, Women’s Tennis, Men’s Indoor and Secretary: Penelope Kyle, Outdoor Track & Field, Women’s Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field, Volleyball Commissioner: Kyle B. Kallander Associate Commissioner – Marketing: James F. Companion, Jr. Council of Chief Executive Officers: Dr. Jairy C. Hunter, Jr., Charleston Southern; Dr. Associate Commissioner – Compliance: Dawn Turner David DeCenzo, Coastal Carolina; Nido Qubein, High Point; Dr. Ronald S. Godwin, Director of Marketing: Chad Cook Liberty; Dr. Anne Ponder, UNC Asheville; Penelope Kyle, Radford; General J.H. Binford Director of Public Relations: Mark Simpson Peay III, VMI; Dr. Anthony DiGiorgio, Winthrop Coordinator of New Media: Mark Bryant Assistant Director of Public Relations: Nic Bowman Office Manager: Nancy Perkins Marketing Assistant: Anthony Rizzo Public Relations Assistant: Janette Schneider Compliance/Administrative Assistant: Beth Waggoner Coordinator of Football Officials: Doug Rhoads Coordinator of Men’s Basketball Officials: Joe Forte Coordinator of Women’s Basketball Officials: Bernadette McGlade Coordinator of Baseball Umpires: Tony Thompson Coordinator of Men’s Soccer Officials: Pierce Richardson Coordinator of Volleyball Officials: Daniel Leake

BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE 7233 Pineville-Matthews Road, Suite 100 Charlotte, NC 28226 Phone: (704) 341-7990 Fax: (704) 341-7991 www.BigSouthSports.com

Full-Time Member Institutions (8): Charleston Southern University, Coastal Carolina University, , , Radford University, UNC Asheville, Virginia Military Institute, Winthrop University

Geographical Breakdown (3 states): North Carolina (2) – High Point University, UNC Asheville; South Carolina (3) – Charleston Southern University, Coastal Carolina University, Winthrop University; Virginia (3) – Liberty University, Radford University, Virginia Military Institute

Future Members (2): Gardner-Webb University (2008-09), (2008-09), Stony Brook (2008 as associate football member)

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