USC President 06 Scholarships and best, and our First-Year Experience program for freshmen also was singled out in the “Programs to Look For” section in the 2007 Amer- 07 Research ica’s Best Colleges Guide published by U.S. News & World Report. Productivity Carolina’s graduate international business program is ranked No. 1 TEAM SEASON in the magazine among public institutions in the country. With every new class, USC’s These are just a few reasons why Carolina has become a destination student body grows in academic of choice for undergraduate students. excellence. This year’s freshman

SEASON class promises to be the most tal- Dr. Andrew A. Sorensen ented academically in the history of the university. And they’re Andrew A. Sorensen came to USC after serving as president of the joining an impressive group of (1996-2002) and provost and vice president students. Last year, University for academic affairs at the University of Florida (1990-1996). Dr. students won 43 national awards, Dr. Andrew A. Sorensen also has been executive director of the AIDS Institute at earning more than $1.3 million for Sorensen the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions and director of the School of TEAM advanced academic study. Win-

University President Public Health at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He was ners included a Truman Scholar a faculty member at Lincoln University, the University of Rochester, and Truman Scholar Finalist, Fulbright Fellows, a Udall Scholar, and Cornell University, and has been visiting faculty member at the

three National Science Foundation Research Fellows, a U.S. Depart-

Harvard University School of Medicine and the University of Cam- STAFF ment of Homeland Security Scholar, two Goldwater Scholars and an bridge School of Medicine. Honorable Mention, a Knowles Science Teaching Fellow, a Nation- Author or editor of seven books and more than 138 articles, he is al Physical Science Consortium Scholar, five Rotary International professor of epidemiology and biostatistics in USC’s Arnold School

STAFF Scholars, three National Security Education Program Scholars, eight of Public Health. He holds a bachelor’s degree in ethics and mater’s Gilman Scholars, a Freeman-Asia Scholar, a NOAA Hollings Schol- and doctoral degrees in medical sociology from . He ar and three Tau Beta Pi Scholars among others. also earned a B.A. in history from the University of Illinois and a Carolina has received the Carnegie Foundation’s highest designa- master of public health from the . tion for its superior research activity and is the only university in the OPPONENTS Currently, he is president of the Southeastern Conference, past state to be designated for very high research activity. As Carolina president of the Southern University Conference, past chair of the builds its research campus, faculty are garnering prestigious grants Southern Universities Research Association Council of Presidents, to conduct research in areas that have real world applications for our and a trustee of the Universities Research Association. He was a state and our nation. Carolina is collaborating with other institu- member of the Education Advisory Committee for President Bush’s tions to move our state forward. Health Sciences South Carolina is Transition Team during 2000-2001, and was appointed in 2005 to the just one such collaborative. Earlier this year, HSSC received a $21- NIH National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity. He is active million grant from the Duke Endowment to fund research that will in community affairs, serving as Honorary Chairman of the Board of support the establishment of the Center of Healthcare Quality and Big Brothers/Big Sisters Clinical Effectiveness. USC researchers also are directing their

efforts toward the environment, biomedical RECORDS REVIEW sciences, and nanotechnology, and recently collaborated with researchers at Johns Hop- kins University on a groundbreaking cancer study.

Life at Carolina

At Carolina, we’re committed to creating one of the very best living and learning en- vironments in the country for our students. Our Healthy Carolina Initiative is well un- der way. We have expanded our Student Success

Center to help undergraduate students suc- HISTOR ceed academically, and we have created a new research opportunity for undergradu- ate students. Called the Magellan Scholar program, the initiative pairs undergraduate students with faculty and pays each student a stipend to support research.

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HISTORY RECORDS REVIEW OPPONENTS rankings. Carolina’s undergraduate inter- President Sorensen (second from left) visits with Gamecock seniors Tre’ Kelley, Bryce national business program is the nation’s Sheldon and Brandon Wallace at his home on the historic Horseshoe. 108 THE GAMECOCKS UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA WWW.USCSPORTS.COM 2006 . 07 BASKETBALL USC Athletics Director 06 Former National Athletics Di- back regional appearances for the first time in school history. rector of the Year Eric Hyman is in As TCU’s Athletics Director, Hyman worked diligently to im- 07 his second year as the Director of prove athletic facilities. He directed a three-phase building plan Athletics at the University of South that included the construction of a soccer stadium, a track complex TEAM SEASON Carolina. Hyman officially began and football practice fields during the first phase, renovations to his duties at Carolina on July 1, the coliseum and the construction of an athletics center housing 2005. the football offices and meeting rooms, an academic center, athletic During the 2005-06 academic administration offices and an athletics heritage area in the second SEASON

year, Carolina was one of only 11 phase, and the construction of a baseball stadium, basketball prac- schools in the country and the only tice complex, tennis offices and locker room building, an all-weath- school in the Southeastern Confer- er football practice field and a volleyball gymnasium in the final

ence to have its football team par- phase. ticipate in a bowl game, have both Before joining TCU, Hyman was the athletics director at Miami its men’s and women’s basketball University in Oxford, Ohio. During his tenure, Miami had the fifth- Eric Hyman programs compete in post-season highest student-athlete graduation rate among all NCAA Division I TEAM tournaments and have its baseball schools in the country. His last two years at Miami brought home 10

Athletics Director squad reach regional play. In ad- conference championships. Hyman also served as athletics director dition, the women’s outdoor track & at VMI in Lexington, Virginia, in the 1980s.

field team finished third in the country while crowning a pair of No stranger to the Carolinas, Hyman coached football for nine individual national champions and the equestrian hunt seat squad years under Art Baker and Dick Sheridan, and was an associate ath- STAFF claimed a national title. Men’s soccer earned a conference title letics director for two years at Furman University, where he earned while both men’s and women’s golf and tennis teams advanced to a master’s degree in educational administration (1975). He and

STAFF post-season action. In Sept., 2006, Hyman announced USC would his wife, Pauline, coached the women’s basketball team at North add women’s lacrosse by the end of the decade. Greenville College in Tigerville, S.C., leading the team to national Hyman came to South Carolina from Texas Christian Univer- rankings in the ‘70s. sity in Fort Worth, Texas, where he served as the athletics direc- Hyman played football at the University of North Carolina at

tor for over seven years. At TCU, Hyman worked to solidify a na- Chapel Hill where he was an all-ACC football player, on the Dean’s OPPONENTS tional reputation as an architect of championship programs, as an list and selected for the Hula Bowl. He also served as the Executive advocate for academic success and as a skilled administrator. For Associate Athletics Director at North Carolina State University in his success, Hyman was named the 2003-2004 Street and Smith’s Raleigh in the early 1990s. Business Journal National Athletics Director of the Year and was His wife, Pauline, is a native of North Carolina and also gradu- also chosen as the Division I-A West Regional Athletics Director of ated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Prior to the Year by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Ath- her arrival at UNC, she played and later coached women’s college letics (NACDA). In his final year at TCU, the university produced basketball, taught sociology and psychology as well as serving as

three conference championships, seven second-place finishes and a college administrator. Pauline developed and taught the NCAA the C-USA Male and Female Athlete of the Year. CHAMPS Life Skills course and various seminars for student-ath- Under his leadership, TCU teams recorded 32 conference titles letes at both Miami University and TCU. This past year she taught

and consistently posted a graduation percentage rate higher than the Etiquette Seminar as part of South Carolina’s Life Skills course REVIEW RECORDS REVIEW that of the overall TCU student body. Hyman was instrumental and will lead other seminars to help prepare the student-athletes for in orchestrating TCU’s invitation to join Conference USA in July their futures after Carolina athletics. 2001 and spearheaded the effort for TCU to join the Mountain West The Hymans have two adult children: Ryan, who graduated from Conference in July 2005, moving the program from the Western TCU in 2001 and Corrine, a 2004 graduate of TCU. Ryan works Athletic Conference it was in when Hyman arrived. for L.T. Barton Insurance Company in Fort Worth and Corrine is a In the 2000-2001 school year, TCU teams turned in the best ath- realtor with Williams Trew Real Estate in Fort Worth. letics record in school history when the Horned Frogs registered a school record eight WAC championships and had seven teams nationally ranked. TCU was one of only four schools to record 10 victories in football and 20 wins in both men’s and women’s basket- ball, while setting a school record for football season tickets sold. TCU turned in the most successful overall season of any Confer- ence USA member in 2001-02. The Horned Frogs’ debut campaign in the league featured nine NCAA appearances, five tournament

championships and one regular season title. In 2003-04, TCU cap- HISTOR tured four Conference USA crowns along with nine second-place finishes. The conference titles in women’s swimming and women’s indoor track & field were the first in school history for those pro- grams, while the baseball team reached the NCAA Tournament for just the third time ever. In addition, the football team was ranked as high as sixth in the BCS polls during the season. During Hyman’s tenure, the football team went to six bowl

games in seven seasons, the women’s basketball team went to five Y HISTORY RECORDS REVIEW OPPONENTS straight NCAA Tournaments and the baseball team earned back-to- The Hyman Family: Eric, Pauline, Corrine and Ryan

109 THE GAMECOCKS UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA WWW.USCSPORTS.COM 2006 . 07 BASKETBALL 06 USC Faculty Representative 07 Bearden received his Ph.D. from the University of South Caro- lina in 1975. Before returning to South Carolina, he served on the faculties of Western Kentucky and the University of Alabama from TEAM SEASON 1976-1978. Dr. Bearden is currently on the editorial review boards of the Jour- nal of Consumer Research, the Journal of Consumer Psychology, the Journal of Retailing and the Marketing Education Review. He

SEASON served for six years on the Board of Directors for the American Mar-

keting Association. He has been President of the Academic Division William O. Bearden of the American Marketing Association and President of the South- Faculty Representative ern Marketing Association. Dr. Bearden received the University of South Carolina Amoco Teaching Award and the USC Mungo Award William O. Bearden is in his first year as the University of South for Teaching Excellence that are presented annually to one faculty Carolina’s Faculty Athletics Representative. Bearden is The Bank of member and, as well as the Outstanding MBA Teacher Award, and America Chaired Professor of Marketing in USC’s Moore School of twice has been awarded the Alfred G. Smith Darla Moore School of TEAM Business.

Business Teacher of the Year Award. He has been recognized as a As Faculty Athletics Representative, Bearden’s duties include ad- faculty initiate in Mortar Board, ODK and Golden Key, and received vising University President Andrew Sorensen on matters related to the 2004 University of South Carolina Educational Foundation Re- the athletics program and working with Dr. Sorensen to determine search Award for Professional Schools and the 2005 USC Trustee STAFF STAFF the university’s position on NCAA legislation. Bearden will also re- Professorship Award. view the eligibility, admission and progress of student-athletes. He His teaching and research interests include consumer behavior, also assists in evaluating compliance with NCAA regulations and marketing research, and the evaluation of marketing promotions. He attends SEC and NCAA meetings, serving as the university’s vot-

STAFF was faculty co-director for the University Lilly Teaching Fellows ing delegate at the NCAA’s annual meeting and participates in the from 1992-1995. organization’s certification program.

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HISTORY RECORDS REVIEW OPPONENTS Carolina’s Faculty Representative Dr. Bearden (front row with ball) visits with a few of USC’s newcomers at the Colonial Center (front row): Zam Fredrick, Brandis Raley-Ross; (back row): David Chambers, Mitchell Carter, Evaldas Baniulis and Branden Conrad. 110 THE GAMECOCKS UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA WWW.USCSPORTS.COM 2006 . 07 BASKETBALL 06 USC Head Coaches 07 SEASON TEAM TEAM SEASON SEASON

Mark Berson Puggy Blackmon Kristi Coggins Joyce Compton Boo Duncan Men’s Soccer Men’s Golf Women’s Golf Softball Equestrian

2005-06 Highlights For the second straight season, the basketball team made an impressive run to the National Invitation Tournament Championship. Renaldo Balkman was named NIT MVP. and later selected No. 20 in the first round of the NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. TEAM

The women’s track and field team captured its second straight NCAA East Regional title and placed third at the NCAA Outdoor Championship. Amberly Nesbitt won the 100 meter outdoor crown and Shalonda Solomon swept the 200 meter titles, indoors and outdoors. The Gamecock men’s team placed a program-high third at the NCAA

East Regional and finished in the top 30 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. STAFF

The football team set a school-record with five consecutive SEC victories with wins over Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Arkansas and Florida. The Gamecocks also played in the Independence Bowl in coach Steve Spurrier’s inaugural season. Wide received Sidney Rice earned National Freshman of the Year honors from Rivals.com. STAFF

Kent DeMars Curtis Frye Senior diver Allison Brennan finished second on the one-meter board at the NCAA Championships and won the Men’s Tennis SEC title on both the 1-meter and 3-meter boards. The women’s swim team posted a team GPA of 3.523, the third- Track/Cross Country best GPA among Division I schools.

The men’s golf team finished in the top 25 at the NCAA Championship and senior Eirik Johansen earned honorable OPPONENTS mention All-America honors.

The men’s soccer team claimed the Conference USA Championship and an automatic berth to the NCAA Tourna- ment, the 18th in school history, in its first season competing in the league.

The women’s basketball team advanced to the postseason in 2006, competing in the Women’s NIT. The Game- cocks set new school records for blocked shots, scoring defense and field goal percentage defense.

For the eighth consecutive year, the women’s golf team advanced to the NCAA Regional in 2006. Senior Erica Battle was the recipient of the prestigious Dinah Shore Trophy and sophomore Whitney Simons was recognized as the 2006 SEC Women’s Golf Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Arlo Elkins Dave Odom The women’s tennis team advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the 12th year in a row, and freshman Gira Women’s Tennis Schofield made the field of 64 at the NCAA Singles Championship. Men’s Basketball

REVIEW RECORDS REVIEW The volleyball team completed its first season under head coach Nancy Somera. The Gamecocks ended the year with three consecutive wins and knocked off two teams during the year that advanced to the NCAA Tournament.

The equestrian team won its second consecutive Hunt Seat national title and captured the 2006 Co-Reserve Cham- pionship at the Varsity National Equestrian Championships.

Senior catcher Ashley Smith was named SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year for the third consecutive season and earned CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America honors for the third straight year.

The men’s tennis team competed in the NCAA Championship for the 13th-straight year. Senior Tom Eklund was named USC’s Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

The baseball team competed in an NCAA Super Regional for the sixth time in the last seven years and finished one game shy of the College World Series. In a 15-6 win over Georgia in the Super Regional, the team tied an NCAA Don Gibb record by hitting five consecutive home runs. Nancy Somera Swimming Volleyball Women’s soccer senior Kimmy Criss was selected a CoSIDA Academic All-American while sophomore Ashley Kirk made the All-SEC second team.

HISTOR Y HISTORY RECORDS REVIEW OPPONENTS Todd Sherritt Steve Spurrier Shelley Smith Susan Walvius Diving Football Women’s Soccer Baseball Women’s Basketball 111 THE GAMECOCKS UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA WWW.USCSPORTS.COM 2006 . 07 BASKETBALL USC Administration 06 07 SEASON TEAM TEAM SEASON SEASON

Dr. Andrew Sorensen Eric Hyman Dr. Bill Bearden Kevin O’Connell University President Athletics Director Faculty Representative Executive Associate A.D. TEAM

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Val Sheley Harold White Jeff Tallant Jeff Davis Senior Associate A.D./SWA Senior Associate A.D. Chief Financial Officer Associate A.D.

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Charles Waddell Chris Wyrick Shawn Burke Bryan Risner REVIEW RECORDS REVIEW Associate A.D. Associate A.D. Assistant A.D. Assistant A.D.

Michelle Schmitt Dr. Rod Walters Jeff Crane Steve Fink Kent Hegenauer Assistant A.D. Assistant A.D. Marketing Director Media Relations Director Ticket Operations Manager

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112 THE GAMECOCKS UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA WWW.USCSPORTS.COM 2006 . 07 BASKETBALL USC Athletics Department Staff 06 07 SEASON TEAM TEAM SEASON SEASON

Nancy Addison Gordon Addy Caroline Allen Billy Anderson Emmie Anderson Ticket Office Stadium Office Human Resources Asst. Strength Coach Business Office

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Logan Anderson Valerie Ashford Dan Austin Adrianna Bagetta Art Baker Asst. Gamecock Club Adm. Asst./Academics Assistant Strength Coach Assistant Softball Coach Special Assistant to the Director Athletic Department

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Lynne Beattie Mark Berson Puggy Blackmon James Bouknight Travis Boyd Adm. Asst./Varsity Sports Head Men’s Soccer Coach Head Men’s Golf Coach Grounds Academic Advisor

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D.J. Brown Katherine Brown Michael Burcin Jeanne Callahan Mark Calvi Assistant Director Administrative Assistant Men’s Accounting Director Assistant Baseball Compliance Operations Director Golf Coach

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HISTORY RECORDS REVIEW OPPONENTS Tara Chase Fred Chatham Kristi Coggins Joyce Compton Brainard Cooper Assistant Trainer Assistant Football Coach Head Women’s Golf Coach Head Softball Coach Associate Athletics Trainer 113 THE GAMECOCKS UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA WWW.USCSPORTS.COM 2006 . 07 BASKETBALL 06 USC Athletics Department Staff 07 SEASON TEAM TEAM SEASON SEASON

Ron Cooper Mat Cosgriff Clark Cox Collin Crick Dale Davis Kristi Davis Assistant Football Coach Assistant Women’s Facilities and Director CHAMPS/ Football Recruiting Admin. Asst./ Soccer Coach Sports Turf Manager Life Skills Varsity Sports TEAM

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STAFF Maureen Davis Toni Day Kent DeMars Terry Dozier Boo Duncan Admin. Asst./Student Adm. Asst./ Head Men’s Tennis Coach Career Development Head Equestrian Coach Financial Support Gamecock Club

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Eddie Dunning Renia Edwards Damian Elder Arlo Elkins Dawn Ellerbe Grounds Academic Advisor Assistant Volleyball Coach Head Women’s Varsity Sports Marketing Tennis Coach

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Kim Fields Curtis Frye Bob Fulton Michael Geiger Don Gibb Football Office Head Track and Field Consultant Turf Supervisor Head Swimming Coach Coach

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HISTORY RECORDS REVIEW OPPONENTS Robert Gillespie Alissa Goldman Erika Goodwin Kerry Gordon Steve Gortmaker Ken Griffin Assistant Football Coach Assistant Strength Coach Head Cheerleading Assistant Athletic Trainer Assistant Strength Coach Assistant Women’s Coach Basketball Coach 114 THE GAMECOCKS UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA WWW.USCSPORTS.COM 2006 . 07 BASKETBALL USC Athletics Department Staff 06 07 SEASON TEAM TEAM SEASON SEASON

Molly Hankinson Dorothy Harris Raymond Harrison Jennifer Herod Tammy Holder John Humphries Admin. Assistant Custodial Director of Academics Assistant Athletic Assistant Women’s Budget Director Varsity Sports Trainer Basketball Coach TEAM

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Kaye Hunke Annette Hunt John Hunt Toni Karl Jeff Kefalos Admin. Asst./ Admin. Asst./ Assistant Football Coach Gamecock Club Assistant Men’s Tennis Women’s Basketball Varsity Sports Coach

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Marci Kornegay Philip Kraus Brad Lawing Monte Lee Kelly Lewis Assistant Women’s Golf Assistant Swimming & Assistant Football Coach Volunteer Assistant Field House Manager Coach Diving Coach Baseball Coach

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Robbie Liles Donnie Lindler Anne Lisle Joe Lisle Diane Maddox Football Director of High Grounds Gamecock Club Football Video Business Office School Relations Coordinator

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HISTORY RECORDS REVIEW OPPONENTS Michelle Marciniak Bill Martin Leah Martindale Stancil Alex Maslow Sharon Mathias Chris Matlock Assistant Women’s Assistant Athletic Trainer Assistant Swimming Assistant Men’s Soccer Admin. Asst./Student Equipment Manager Basketball Coach Coach Coach Financial Support 115 THE GAMECOCKS UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA WWW.USCSPORTS.COM 2006 . 07 BASKETBALL USC Athletics Department Staff 06 07 SEASON TEAM TEAM SEASON SEASON

Bill McDonald Patrick McFarland Matt McVittie Earleen Michels Kumar Mogulur Assoc. Men’s Golf Coach Assistant Director Assistant Swimming Academic Counselor IT Management &

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STAFF Bert Molinary Mike Moody Pat Moorer Robin Muller Tracy Murphy

Assistant Men’s Academic Counselor Director of Olympic Sports Women’s Basketball Admin. Asst./Senior Strength & Conditioning Soccer Coach Women’s Administrator

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Tyrone Nix Mel Parker Katarina Petrovic Jim Petrus Deronda Powell Assistant Football Coach Coordinator of Facilities Assistant Women’s Business Manager Purchasing Tennis Coach

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Dee Quarles David Reaves Rita Ricard Stephanie Rosehart Stan Rosenthal Assistant Head Track & Assistant Football Coach Admin. Asst/ Assistant Athletics Asst. Track/Cross Coun- Field Coach Head Football Coach Trainer try Coach

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HISTORY RECORDS REVIEW OPPONENTS Sandra Schmale Mike Sergent Jim Shealy Todd Sherritt Angie Shumpert Admin. Asst./ Assistant Track &Field Coordinator of Facilities Head Diving Coach Gamecock Club Sports Medicine Coach 116 THE GAMECOCKS UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA WWW.USCSPORTS.COM 2006 . 07 BASKETBALL USC Athletics Department Staff 06 07 SEASON TEAM TEAM SEASON SEASON

Vickie Simpkins Jamie Smith Mark Smith Mike Smith Orlando Smith Admin. Asst. Associate Head Director of Football Stadium Office Assistant Strength Coach

Football Office Women’s Soccer Coach Strength & Conditioning TEAM

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Shelley Smith STAFF Ben Somera Nancy Somera Ruth Sorrel Jamie Speronis Head Women’s Soccer Associate Head Head Volleyball Coach Assistant Equestrian Director of Football Coach Volleyball Coach Coach Operations

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Steve Spurrier Steve Spurrier, Jr. Megan Stuermann Joe Sumter Ray Tanner Head Football Coach Assistant Football Coach Associate Director of Assistant Equipment Head Baseball Coach Compliance Manager

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Angela Thompson Jim Toman Susan Walvius Nancy Wheeler Emily White Assistant Softball Coach Associate Head Baseball Head Women’s Assistant Director Admin. Assistant Coach Basketball Coach Event Management Athletics Director

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HISTORY RECORDS REVIEW OPPONENTS Jennifer White Jeremy White Clay Wilson Dave Wommack Admin. Asst. / Groundskeeper Ticket Office Assistant Football Coach External Operations 117 THE GAMECOCKS UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA WWW.USCSPORTS.COM 2006 . 07 BASKETBALL Gamecock Club 06 Thousands of student-athletes have received their education at the University of South Carolina through the generous contributions of the Gamecock Club, the University’s Gamecock Club 07 official athletic booster and fund-raising organization. The right arm of the Gamecock athletic department started in 1942 and in its 64-year Board of Directors TEAM SEASON existence has grown to the point that annual donations have surpassed the $13.2 million Chapter mark. The Gamecock Club was one of the nation’s first athletic fund-raising bodies to (by county) Director Hometown top $1 million in contributions when that goal became a reality in 1977. Abbeville Tom Howie Abbeville Hosts of alumni and zealous fans of Gamecock student-athletes have joined themselves Aiken Chris Fulmer Aiken

SEASON in a “Commitment to Excellence” through their financial support in educating the young Allendale Walter Sanders Fairfax

men and women who proudly wear the Garnet and Black and represent the University Anderson TBD of South Carolina. Bamberg Jasper Varn, Jr. Bamberg The Gamecock Club is recognized by the State and Federal Government as an Barnwell Cathie Lynn Barnwell eleemosynary and tax exempt entity, in order that individual contributions are eligible Beaufort Delmar Rivers Oaktie for deduction. Berkeley Bobby Mitchell Moncks Corner The charter of the Gamecock Club is approved by the National Collegiate Athletic Calhoun John Wright St. Matthews Association (NCAA), the Southeastern Conference, the University of South Carolina Charleston Bobby Hartin, Jr. Charleston TEAM

and the athletic director of the University of South Carolina, main campus. Its sole Cherokee Hank Jolly Gaffney purpose is to provide financial aid to student-athletes in 20 varsity sports. This aid is in Chester James M. Thomas Chester the form of recruitment, tuition fees and charges, meal cost, housing cost, medical cost, Chesterfield Thomas Hendley Cheraw

injury insurance and rehabilitation expense, Clarendon Bruce Powell Manning STAFF Gamecock Club as well as special education needs and tutorial Colleton Charlie Brightwell Walterboro Executive Committee sessions. Darlington Jimmy Griffin Hartsville Judicial Funds raised by the Gamecock Club are Dillon Ray Stephens Hamer STAFF Circuit Name Hometown used for supporting student-athletes who Dorchester John Barbour N. Charleston 1st John Barbour N. Charleston qualify on the basis of prescribed levels of Edgefield Frank Davis Johnston *2nd Ted Girardeau Aiken scholastic achievement established by the Fairfield Gene Schofield Ridgeway 3rd Robert Williamson Kingstree National Collegiate Athletic Association **Florence Rocky Pearce Florence 4th Jerry Leach Cheraw OPPONENTS and by the Scholarship Committee of the Georgetown David Canine Pawley’s Island 5th Marc Jones Camden University of South Carolina, in addition to Greenville Dan Drew Greenville 6th Albert Cloud Chester meeting the standards of athletic ability and 7th Mike Shackelford Spartanburg Greenwood Johnny Rhodes Greenwood 8th Leonard Richey Greenwood achievement set by the respective coaching Hampton Lee Ellis Hampton **9th Butch Howard Charleston staffs. Horry Rein Mungo Conway 10th Blair Stoudemire Seneca The 53 chapter presidents constitute the Jasper Mike Thomas Ridgeland 11th Frank Davis Johnston Board of Directors, which governs the club. Kershaw Marc Jones Camden 12th B. Frank James Florence An elected 17-member executive council

Lancaster Billy Crenshaw Lancaster 13th Jerry LaCount Greenville meets regularly to make recommendations 14th Mike Thomas Ridgeland Laurens Dr. Don Worley Clinton concerning policy matters. Lee Gayle Kerr Bishopville 15th Linda Vereen Myrtle Beach Gamecock Club membership is open to 16th Eddie Brown Rock Hill Lexington David Herndon Lexington

Out of State Jim Day Atlanta, Ga. any alumnus or friend of the University Marion Wayne George Mullins RECORDS REVIEW — anyone interested in the advancement of *Chairman; **Vice Chairman Marlboro J.P. Dowd, Jr. Bennettsville the University and its athletic program. McCormick James Seigler Plum Branch Newberry H. Joe Smith Peak Oconee Blair Stoudemire Seneca Orangeburg Wayne Lorick Orangeburg Pickens Rodney Parker Easley Richland Harry B. Gregory, Jr. Columbia Saluda Matthew Gentry Saluda Spartanburg Gail Thomas Spartanburg Sumter TBD Union David Cuthbertson Carlisle Williamsburg Robert Williamson Kingstree *York Chip Comer Rock Hill

Atlanta, Ga. G.W. Hall Marietta, Ga. HISTOR Augusta, Ga. Randy Layman Augusta, Ga. Charlotte, N.C. Ted Watson Matthews, N.C. Jacksonville, Fla. Deane Hall Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Piedmont-Triad Michael Westbrook Greensboro, N.C. Washington, DC Neil Baumgardner Falls Church, Va. Western N.C. James “Mac” Drake Hendersonville, N.C. West. Piedmont Bill Lattimore Shelby, N.C.

* Chairman ** Vice Chairman Y HISTORY RECORDS REVIEW OPPONENTS Gamecock Club Board of Directors 118 THE GAMECOCKS UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA WWW.USCSPORTS.COM 2006 . 07 BASKETBALL USC Media Relations Staff/Phone Directory 06 07 SEASON TEAM TEAM SEASON SEASON

Christy Lang Steve Fink Matt Freed Andrew Kitick Director of Media Relations TEAM

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Gavin Lang Michelle Schmitt Ayanna Wakefield Tom Price

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Athletics Director and CAROLINA Media relations Directory Head Coaches Phone Directory Name Position/Head Coach (Area Code 803) Main Office Phone Number:...... (803) 777-5204 Office Fax: ...... (803) 777-2967 Eric Hyman Director of Athletics...... 777-8881

Mark Berson Men’s Soccer...... 777-7901 Mailing Address: ...... Athletic Center ...... 1300 Rosewood Drive Puggy Blackmon Men’s Golf ...... 777-0362 ...... Columbia, SC 29208 Kristi Coggins Women’s Golf...... 777-7923

Official Athletics Web Site: ...... www.uscsports.com RECORDS REVIEW Joyce Compton Softball...... 777-7858 Kent DeMars Men’s Tennis...... 777-7899 MEDIA RELATIONS Staff Boo Duncan Equestrian...... 786-8257 Arlo Elkins Women’s Tennis...... 777-7857 Steve Fink, Director of Media Relations...... [email protected] Office Phone: (803) 777-7987 Curtis Frye Track and Field/Cross Country. . . . 777-7915 Don Gibb Head Swimming Coach ...... 777-6065 Matt Freed, Asst. Media Relations Director. . . . . [email protected] Dave Odom Men’s Basketball...... 777-4198 Office Phone: (803) 777-9917 Todd Sherritt Head Diving Coach...... 777-7889 Andrew Kitick, Asst. Media Relations Director. . . [email protected] Shelley Smith Women’s Soccer...... 777-1353 Office Phone: (803) 777-5257

Nancy Somera Volleyball ...... 777-7883 Christy Lang, Asst. Media Relations Director. . . . [email protected] Steve Spurrier Football...... 777-4273 Office Phone: (803) 777-7977

Ray Tanner Baseball...... 777-5834 Gavin Lang, Assoc. Media Relations Director. . . . [email protected] HISTOR Susan Walvius Women’s Basketball...... 777-7836 Office Phone: (803) 777-7743 Departmental Phone Directory Athletics Department ...... 777-4202 Michelle Schmitt, Asst. AD/Planning/Special Projects. . . [email protected] Office Phone: (803) 777-7872 Media Relations Office...... 777-5204 The Gamecock Club...... 777-4276 Ayanna Wakefield, Asst. Media Relations Director...... [email protected] Office Phone: (803) 777-8017 Athletic Ticket Office...... 1-800-4SC-FANS or 777-4274 Basketball Office...... 777-4197 Y

HISTORY RECORDS REVIEW OPPONENTS Tom Price, Gamecock Historian...... [email protected] Varsity Sports Office...... 777-3829 Home Phone: (803) 787-2395

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