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2011-12 GAME NOTEBOOK 2011-12 Schedule and Results (2011-12 Season • All Times EST) Date Opponent Time/Score 10/29 TUSCULUM ^ (ASun.TV) 101-72, W 11/5 CARSON-NEWMAN ^ (ASun.TV) 87-59, W 11/12 at Virginia Tech (ESPN3) 53-64, L 11/15 APPALACHIAN STATE (ASun.TV) 7 p.m. 11/19 TROY (ASun.TV) 4 p.m. 11/22 at Charlotte 7:30 p.m. 11/29 at Troy 7 p.m. 12/1 at Stetson * (ASun.TV) 7:15 p.m. 12/3 at FGCU * (ASun.TV) 5:15 p.m. 12/7 at Tennessee Tech 8:30 p.m. 12/10 at Appalachian State TBA 12/19 MILLIGAN (ASun.TV) 7 p.m. 12/23 at Tennessee 7 p.m. 1/1 at Clemson 4 p.m. 1/4 USC UPSTATE * (ASun.TV) 7 p.m. 1/7 MERCER * (ASun.TV) 4 p.m. 1/9 KENNESAW STATE * (ASun.TV) 7 p.m. 1/14 at Jacksonville * (ASun.TV) 3:30 p.m. 1/16 at North Florida * (ASun.TV) 7 p.m. 1/21 LIPSCOMB * (ASun.TV) 4 p.m. 1/23 BELMONT * (ASun.TV) 7 p.m. 1/27 at USC Upstate * (ASun.TV) (CSS) 7 p.m. 1/30 JAMES MADISON (ASun.TV) 7 p.m. 2/4 at Kennesaw State * (ASun.TV) 3 p.m. 2/6 at Mercer * (ASun.TV) 7 p.m. 2/11 NORTH FLORIDA * (ASun.TV) 4 p.m. 2/13 JACKSONVILLE * (ASun.TV) 7 p.m. 2/18 at Belmont * (ASun.TV) 8:15 p.m. 2/20 at Lipscomb * (ASun.TV) 7:30 p.m. 2/23 STETSON * (ASun.TV) 7 p.m. 2/25 FGCU * (ASun.TV) 4 p.m. 2/29 A-Sun Conference Tournament & TBA Home games in BOLD CAPS ETSU ^ Exhibition games; * A-Sun Conference game; $ A-Sun Tournament Broadcast games in (parenthesis): Men’s Basketball 2011-12 — Comcast SportsSoutheast (CSS) — ASun.TV live video stream (ASun.TV) — ESPN3.com live video stream (ESPN3) The Buccaneers vs. Appalachian State Nov. 15, 2011 -- ETSU-MSHA Athletic Center -- 7 p.m. (EST) Watch the Radio: Buc Sports Network -- Web: ASun.TV -- TV: None Bucs LIVE on ETSU (2011-12 Record: 0-1 Overall, 0-0 A-Sun) Probable Starters (Note: 2010-11 statistics) ASun.TV No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. G/GS PPG RPG APG Min/G 5 Sheldon Cooley G Jr. 6-3 180 1/1 10.0 1.0 1.0 37.0 Once again this season, ETSU fans around 13 Tommy Hubbard G Sr. 6-4 205 1/1 2.0 3.0 0.0 35.0 the globe will have the 41 Isiah Brown F Sr. 6-8 210 1/1 10.0 6.0 1.0 27.0 opportunity to watch the Bucs play via 43 Adam Sollazzo G Sr. 6-6 200 1/1 13.0 7.0 2.0 28.0 Internet video streaming at 44 J.C. Ward F Jr. 6-6 230 1/1 2.0 2.0 0.0 16.0 ASun.TV. All home games as well as most road games in A-Sun play will be broadcast Reserves 0 Ryan Woumn G Fr. 6-3 170 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A on A-Sun.TV for a minimal fee. 2 Jarvis Jones G Jr. 6-2 190 1/0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.0 4 Rashawn Rembert G Fr. 6-3 185 1/0 1.0 1.0 0.0 4.0 11 Todd Halvorsen G So. 6-2 190 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 15 Lester Wilson F Fr. 6-4 205 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 21 John Walton F Fr. 6-7 200 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 23 Marcus Dubose G Jr. 6-2 180 1/0 9.0 4.0 0.0 24.0 34 Lukas Poderis F Jr. 6-8 230 1/0 6.0 7.0 0.0 20.0 Head Coach: Murry Bartow (Alabama-Birmingham, ’85) Assistant Coaches: Mike Boyd (Northern Michigan, ’70), Scott Wagers (Tennessee Wesleyan, ‘89), Thomas Johnson (Montevallo, ’81), NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES ... 1968, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010 ETSU vs. Appalachian State Media Information We are “ETSU” The ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics would like to East Tennessee State’s Athletic Media Relations Offi ce is ask both the print and broadcast media to honor our request available to assist members of the media with their questions to be called “ETSU” ... East Tennessee State in first reference and requests about Buccaneer basketball. Contact Associate is acceptable, but subsequent references should be ETSU ... Athletic Director Michael White with any questions about the On TV graphics please use ETSU ... Our nickname is the Buc- Bucs. caneers, but Bucs is also acceptable. Michael White, Assoc. AD ........(423) 439-4220 (W) Bucs bits (Basketball Contact) ...................(423) 956-1461 (C) While posting its highest RPI since the 2003-04 season, head coach Murry Bartow led the ETSU men’s basketball team Kevin Brown, Asst. Director. ..(423) 439-5612 (W) to another successful season in 2010-11, a campaign that Ryan Dunn, GA ........................(423) 439-8212 (W) included 24 wins and ultimately ended with a run to the Kyle Mattracion, GA .................(423) 439-5612 (W) semifinals of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament … Led by seniors such as Atlantic Sun Conference Player Media Relations Fax ........................(423) 439-6138 of the Year Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.) and all-conference Press Row Phone ............................ (423) 439-5329 performer Micah Williams (Manchester), the Bucs enjoyed Media Relations Mailing Address . P.O. Box 70707 impressive road wins at Atlantic 10 Conference member ........................................... Johnson City, TN., 37614 Dayton and Southeastern Conference foe Mississippi State, Overnight Address ....Memorial Center, Rm. 146-W while also finishing second in the A-Sun Conference stand- ings … Along with Smith and Williams, fellow senior Justin Corner of State of Franklin and John Rober Bell Tubbs (Trussville, Ala.) continued to impress fans with his Johnson City, TN., 37614 high-flying dunks, which twice landed him as the No. 1 play .................................................................................................................... of the day on ESPN’s SportsCenter and earned him a spot in the national slam dunk championships … Unfortunately for Quick Facts for ETSU Hoops the Bucs, Smith, Williams and Tubbs have departed, leaving G I the team with the unenviable task of having to replace over ENERAL NFORMATION 42 points of offensive production from a year ago – equal to Location ...........................................................Johnson City, Tenn. 60 percent of the team’s scoring in 2010-11 … The Bucs will Founded ................................................................................. 1911 begin looking for those offensive numbers from returning Nickname.....................................................................Buccaneers starters such as senior guard Adam Sollazzo (Tampa) and Enrollment ...........................................................................15,000 senior forward Isiah Brown (Miami, Fla.), while senior forward Colors ..........................................................Navy Blue & Old Gold Tommy Hubbard (Boston) – a 2010 A-Sun all-conference and Arena ....................................ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (5,740) all-tournament performer – will return to the floor after taking a medical redshirt season a year ago … Other returning players Affi liation ................................................................NCAA Division I looking to improve their production will include junior guards Conference ..................................................................Atlantic Sun Sheldon Cooley (Tampa) and Jarvis Jones (Memphis), junior President .................................... Dr. Paul Stanton, Jr. (Emory ‘65) forwards J.C. Ward (Marietta) and Lukas Poderis (Tampa), and Athletics Director .................................Dave Mullins (Samford ’68) redshirt freshman point guard Ryan Woumn (Lynn, Mass.) Athletics Phone...................................................... (423) 439-4343 … The Bucs have also added a talented recruiting class that Ticket Offi ce Phone ............................................... (423) 439-5371 includes three true freshman and one junior college transfer Athletic Website ............................................www.ETSUBucs.com … As opposed to last season – when the team returned a bevy H of talented and experienced players – the younger and more ISTORY inexperienced Buccaneers will face more questions than usual First year of basketball ......................................................1918-19 this season when they take the floor to open the 2011-12 Overall all-time record ....................................................1,190-940 campaign at Virginia Tech on Nov. 12. NCAA Tournament appearances/last ..................................9/2010 NCAA Tournament record ........................................................2-10 The series versus Appalachian State NIT appearances/last ..........................................................2/2007 The Bucs and Mountaineers have a long history of battles on Last post-season opponent ................Iona in CIT semifi nals, 2011 the hardwood, with ETSU holding a 77-46 edge in the all-time Result ................................................................................L, 83-80 series dating back to 1928 ... ETSU won the last meeting back COACHING S TAFF on Dec. 24, 2010 in the Cancun Governor’s Cup, and the Bucs Head Coach...................Murry Bartow (Alabama-Birmingham ‘85) have won four straight in the series. Record at ETSU ...................................162-100 (.618), Ninth year Last time out against Appalachian State Career Record .........................................265-183 (.592), 14 years BUCCANEER BASKETBALL CANCUN, Mexico (Dec. 24, 2010) - Wishing for some early Overall NCAA Tournament Record .................................0-4 (.000) Christmas cheer in the form of a solid performance on the NCAA Tournament Record at ETSU ...............................0-3 (.000) court, the ETSU men’s basketball team made it happen Fri- Basketball Offi ce Phone ........................................ (423) 439-4207 day in the third round of the Cancun Governor’s Cup at the Best Time To Reach Coach .........................................Contact SID Poliforum Benito Juarez. ... Powered by a double-double per- Assistant Coaches .......................................................................... formance from senior guard Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.) that included a game-high 20 points and career-high 16 rebounds, Scott Wagers (Tennessee Weslyean, ‘89), 12th year at ETSU the Buccaneers also utilized an effective man-to-man defense Mike Boyd (Northern Michigan University), Ninth year at ETSU and a 16-point first half offensive run to drop former Southern Thomas Johnson (Montevallo, ’80), Second year at ETSU Conference rival Appalachian State decisively in a 79-51 blow- Trainer .........................................................................