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TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION 2012-13 SEASON IN REVIEW OPPONENTS General info University preview Coaches Players 2012-13 Review history Opponents Table of Contents/Credits .................................. 1 Season Statistics .............................................48 Arkansas .......................................................114 Media Information ..........................................2-3 Results/Starters .............................................. 49 Arkansas-Little Rock ......................................114 Quick Facts .......................................................2 Season Highs ..................................................50 Arkansas State ...............................................115 Media Relations .................................................3 Box Scores .................................................51-55 Detroit ...........................................................115 South Alabama Radio Network ...........................3 2012-13 Sun Belt Standings/Statistics .............56 Dillard ............................................................116 Media Outlets ....................................................4 2012-13 Sun Belt Statistics/Honors ................. 57 Georgia State .................................................116 2012-13 News & Notes ....................................58 Gonzaga ........................................................117 THE UNIVERSITY Houston Baptist ..............................................117 University of South Alabama ...........................6-8 HISTORY & RECORDS Louisiana-Lafayette ........................................118 Acting University President Dr. John Smith ..........9 All-Time Records .............................................60 Louisiana-Monroe...........................................118 Director of Athletics Dr. Joel Erdmann .............. 10 Career Records ..........................................61-62 Middle Tennessee ...........................................119 Athletics Staff..............................................11-13 Individual Season Records ......................... 63-64 New Mexico State...........................................119 Academic Services/Student Life....................... 14 Individual Game Records ..................................65 Rice .............................................................. 120 Strength & Conditioning ...................................15 Team Single Game Records/Miscellaneous .......66 Southern Mississippi...................................... 120 Sports Medicine .............................................. 16 Team Season Records .....................................67 Spring Hill ..................................................... 121 Class Records ............................................68-71 Texas ............................................................ 121 SEASON PREVIEW Individual Mitchell Center Records ....................72 Texas-Arlington ............................................. 122 2013-14 Rosters ........................................ 18-19 Team Mitchell Center Records ..........................73 Texas State ................................................... 122 Q&A with Head Coach Matthew Graves .......20-22 Annual Leaders .......................................... 74-76 Troy .............................................................. 123 All-Time Letterwinners ................................77-78 Western Kentucky ......................................... 123 COACHES Retired Jerseys ............................................... 79 William Carey ................................................ 124 Head Coach Matthew Graves ......................24-25 All-Americans and Pros ................................... 80 Wright State .................................................. 124 Assistant Coach Darnell Archey ........................26 Sun Belt Conference Honors ............................ 81 Assistant Coach Dan Matic ..............................27 Sun Belt Conference Tournament Results ......... 82 Assistant Coach Russ Willemsen ......................28 All-Time Results .........................................83-91 Director of Operations Chris Coker ................... 29 Series History by School ........................... 92-101 Strength & Conditioning Coach Joey Choron .....30 All-Time Series Records ..........................102-103 Assistant Athletic Trainer Matt Brown ...............30 Coaching Records ......................................... 104 Men’s Basketball Managers .............................30 Academic Awards ..........................................105 Postseason History .................................106-107 PLAYERS USA Athletic Hall of Fame ....................... 108-110 Antoine Allen ..............................................32-33 Milestones .....................................................111 Mychal Ammons .........................................34-35 Sun Belt Conference .......................................112 Viktor Juricek .............................................36-37 CREDITS Augustine Rubit ..........................................38-41 The 2013-14 University of South Alabama men’s basketball media guide is a production of the University of Barrington Stevens III ..................................42-43 South Alabama Athletics Media Relations Offi ce. Georgi Boyanov ...............................................44 E.J. Conley ......................................................44 Covers and interior: Matt Horne, assistant director of media relations Dionte Ferguson ..............................................44 Written and edited: Matt Horne T.J. Johnson ...................................................45 Layout and design: Matt Horne Austin Karazsia ...............................................45 Editorial Assistance: Brian Fremund, the athletic media relations Isaiah Maston ..................................................45 staff and Elizabeth Horne Aakim Saintil ...................................................46 Photography: John Adams, Dan Anderson, Kevin Beasley, Scott Donaldson, Chip English, Joe Imel, Bobby McDuffi e, Brad Puckett and Ken Williams ...................................................46 the media relations archives Printing: University of South Alabama Offi ce of Publication Services 1 2013-14 South Alabama Men’s Basketball MEDIA INFORMATION 2013-14 JAGUAR QUICK FACTS The 2013-14 South Alabama men’s basketball media guide is designed to aid members of the media covering Jaguars basketball. We appreciate your coverage Name: University of South Alabama and if there is anything we can do to assist you, please contact the Athletics Media Location: Mobile, Ala. Relations Offi ce at (251) 460-7035. The Athletic Media Relations Offi ce has cer- Founded: 1963 tain policies and procedures that we ask for you to abide by while covering South Enrollment: 15,311 Alabama. These are for the benefi t of your needs and those of the student-athletes Acting President: Dr. John Smith (Berry ’76) and coaches. We ask that you please respect these requests in order to maintain a Athletics Director: Dr. Joel Erdmann (South Dakota State ’86) good working atmosphere for all parties involved. Athletics Department Phone: (251) 460-7121 MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE Ticket Offi ce: (251) 461-1USA (1872) The University of South Alabama Athletic Media Relations Offi ce is located in Room Nickname: Jaguars 1105 of the HPELS Building located next to the Mitchell Center. Colors: Blue, Red and White Affi liation: NCAA Division I HOME CREDENTIAL REQUESTS Conference: Sun Belt The South Alabama Athletic Media Relations Offi ce will issue credentials to WORK- Arena: The Mitchell Center (10,000) ING press only. Passes for spouses, children or friends will not be issued. These credentials are non-transferable and any unauthorized use of a credential will result HISTORY in the pass being immediately revoked. Press passes will be distributed to those working along press row. A photo pass will be issued to those members of the First season of competition: 1968-69 media needing to photograph home events. All credential requests should be made All-time Record: 738-542 (.577) in writing by sports editors or directors of accredited media outlets on company No. Years In NCAA Tournament (Last): 8 (2008) letterhead. Requests should be made no later than four hours prior to the start of No. Years In National Invitation Tournament (Last): 4 (2007) the desired contest. At least one day notice is preferred. Credentials can be picked up the day before an event in the Athletic Media Relations Offi ce. Any credentials TEAM INFORMATION obtained after that time may be picked up at Media Will Call, which is located on 2012-13 Final Record/Sun Belt Record: 17-13/14-6 the lower level in the Southwest corner of the Mitchell Center (loading dock area). Media Will Call will be open approximately one-and-a-half hours before the start of 2012-13 Sun Belt Finish: 2nd, East Division the event. Credential requests can be sent to the Athletic Media Relations Offi ce at Postseason: CIT 1st Round (L 84-73 at Tulane) 1209 Mitchell Center, Mobile, AL 36688, or faxed to (251) 460-7297. Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 5/7 Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 ROAD CREDENTIAL REQUESTS Newcomers: 8 Working members of the media who plan to cover South Alabama on the road are encouraged to make credential requests through the South Alabama Athletic Media COACHING STAFF Relations Offi ce. 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