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UNA MEN’S BASKETBALL VS. TROY Saturday, November 24, 2018 Troy, Ala. (Trojan Arena) University of North Alabama NOVEMBER 6 at Samford Birmingham, Ala. L • 74-91 2-3 Overall, 0-0 ASUN 10 BLUE MOUNTAIN FLOWERS HALL W • 72-59 GSC Championships 13 at Saint Louis Saint Louis, Mo. L • 58-69 17 at Pitt Pittsburgh, Pa. L • 66-71 1977, 1981, 1984 1994, 1996, 2014 20 MARTIN METHODIST FLOWERS HALL W • 80-68 NCAA Regionals 24 at Troy Troy, Ala. 11:30 AM 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1995, 28 at Toledo Toledo, OhiO 6 PM 1996, 2006, 2008, 2013, 2014 DECEMBER NCAA Region Championships 1 JACKSONVILLE STATE FLOWERS HALL Noon 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1991, 1996, 2008 4 at UAB Birmingham, Ala. 7 PM NCAA Division II Final Four 13 HUNTINGDON FLOWERS HALL 11 AM 1977, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1991 15 at UNC-Greensboro Greensboro, N.C. 4 PM NCAA Champions 18 at Jacksonville State Jacksonville, Ala. 7:30 PM 21 at Virginia Military Lexington, Va. 6 PM 1979, 1991 28 at Gonzaga Spokane, Wash. 8 PM 1 - Tavon King G 6-0 170 So. Gates, Tenn. 30 at Eastern Illinois Charleston, Ill. 2 PM 2 - Christian Agnew G 6-2 185 Fr. Detroit, Mich. 3 - Jamari Blackmon G 6-0 195 Fr. Hoover, Ala. JANUARY 4 - Logan Windeler F 6-9 195 Fr. Manteno, Ill. 5 at North Florida* Jacksonville, Fla. 4 PM 5 - Cantavio Dutreil F 6-7 205 Fr. Gonaives, Haiti 8 FLORIDA GULF COAST* FLOWERS HALL 8 PM 10 - Aleksa Matic G 6-4 198 Fr. Belgrade, Serbia 12 NJIT* FLOWERS HALL 3 PM 11 - Kendarius Smith G 5-10 170 Sr. Camden, Miss. 16 at Jacksonville* Jacksonville, Fla. 6 PM 14 - Payton Youngblood F 6-5 200 Jr. Birmingham, Ala. 19 STETSON* FLOWERS HALL 3 PM 15 - Cameron Diggs F 6-9 225 Jr. Mobile, Ala. 21 at Liberty* Lynchburg, Va. 6 PM 21 - Emanuel Littles F 6-8 205 Fr. Lanett, Ala. 24 KENNESAW STATE* FLOWERS HALL 6 PM 23 - Sean Elmore G 6-2 175 Fr. Birmingham, Ala. 27 at NJIT* Newark, N.J. 3 PM 24 - Kendall Stafford G/F 6-4 220 Sr. Corinth, Miss. FEBRUARY 53 - Andrew Morrissey F 6-9 235 Fr. Winnebago, Ill. 2 at Lipscomb* Nashville, Tenn. 4 PM Head Coach: Tony Pujol 6 at Florida Gulf Coast* Fort Myers, Fla. 6 PM Assistant Coaches: Willie Watson • Tom Berryman • Ahmad Smith 9 NORTH FLORIDA* FLOWERS HALL 3 PM Director of Basketball Operations: Daniel Williams 16 LIBERTY* FLOWERS HALL 3 PM Video Coordinator: Nick Ruebel 20 at Kennesaw State* Kennesaw, Ga. 6 PM Strength and Conditioning Coach: Brian Puckett 23 at Stetson* DeLand, Fla. 3 PM Athletic Trainer: Cody Partin 26 JACKSONVILLE* FLOWERS HALL 6 PM MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS: MARCH NORTH ALABAMA 1 LIPSCOMB* FLOWERS HALL 6 PM Shane Herrmann ([email protected]) 4-10 ASUN TOURNAMENT (256) 765-4895 (ofﬁ ce) • (256) 483-2604 (cell) Higher seed hosts TBA TROY * ASUN game | All Times Central Eric Evans II ([email protected]) (334) 670-5607 (ofﬁ ce) • (919) 358-0356 (cell)

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UNA VS. TROY JAMARI BLACKMON NOTES: Reached double 6-0|G|FR|Hoover, Ala. Although today’s game against Troy will be the 80th all-time 3 digits in scoring in meeting between the two men’s basketball programs, it will each of his first four be the first meeting on the court since the 1990-91 season. A PTS REB FG% MIN collegiate games. 16.0 3.3 34.0 34.0 former Division II and Gulf South Conference member, Troy (formerly known as Troy State) made the move to Division I in DD SMITH NOTES: Led the Lions with 19 1993. UNA leads the all-time series 45-34. In the last meeting, 11 5-10|G|SR|Camden, Miss. the Lions posted a 93-86 victory over host Troy in the second points at Pitt...has 7 three-pointers on the round of the NCAA South Regional Tournament. UNA went PTS REB FG% MIN season. on to win the Division II National Championship that season. 9.0 4.8 32.5 29.5 CAMERON DIGGS NOTES: THE TROY FILE Leads the team and 6-9|F|JR|Mibile, Ala. Located in Troy, Ala., the Troy Trojans have been an NCAA 15 is 4th in the ASUN Division I program since 1993. The Trojans are 2-3 on the Conference in field PTS REB FG% MIN goal percentage. season after an 82-77 home victory over Central Arkansas 9.3 5.3 68.0 21.5 on Nov. 18. UNA and Troy are former Division II rivals and charter members of the Gulf South Conference. Each school EMANUEL LITTLES NOTES: Has a team-high 6-8|F|FR|Lanett, Ala. boasts multiple national championships at the Division II 21 eight offensive level. Troy is currently a member of the Sun Belt Conference. rebounds on the PTS REB FG% MIN season. 2.3 5.0 36.4 12.3 LAST GAME VS. TROY (3-17-91) UNA defeated Trop (State) on its home floor 93-86 in the second KENDALL STAFFORD NOTES: Leads the Lions in round of the NCAA Division II South Region Tournament at 6-4|G/F|SR|Corinth, Miss. 24 rebounding at 6 per Sartin Hall. The win was the sixth regional title for the Lions game...is 8-of-22 and gave the team a berth in the 1990-91 Elite Eight. Allen PTS REB FG% MIN from 3-point range. Williams scored a career-high 33 points and was named the 9.0 6.0 40.0 28.8 tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. Troy entered the contest as the nation’s highest-scoring team, but hit just 11-of-34 MEET THE OPPONENT three-point shots. UNA led 46-36 at the half and repeatedly held off scoring runs by the Trojans over the final 20 minutes Troy University of play. Carl Wilmer added 22 points and eight rebounds while 0 - Devante Foster F 6-8 195 Jr. Stockbridge, Ga. Ricky Johnson scored 16 points and pulled down 11 rebounds 1 - Javan Johnson F 6-7 195 So. Decatur, Ala. 2 - KJ Simon G 6-3 190 Fr. Orlando, Fla. in the win. North Alabama would go on to post three more 3 - Darian Adams G 6-3 200 So. Montgomery, Ala. post-season victories and claim the school’s second national 5 - Malik Burnett G 6-2 180 So. Huntsville, Ala. championship in men’s basketball with a 79-72 victory over 10 - Zay Williams F 6-8 185 Fr. Birmingham, Ala. 11 - BJ Miller G 6-1 190 Sr. Meridian, Miss. Bridgeport in the title game in Springfield, Mass. 12 - Charles Norman G 6-2 180 Jr. Durham, N.C. 13 - Jalen Tuck G 5-10 180 Fr. Troy, Ala. UNA, TROY HAVE COMMON OPPONENTS 15 - Atakan Sahinkaya G/F 6-5 205 Fr. Istanbul, Turkey 21 - Eric Walker G 6-4 190 Fr. Birmingham, Ala. North Alabama and Troy have a pair of common opponents 22 - Spencer Rodgers G 6-4 180 Fr. Buford, Ga. early in the 2018-19 season. Both teams have come up short 23 - Jordon Varnado F 6-6 235 Sr. Brownsville, Tenn. on the road against Saint Louis and Pittsburgh. On Nov. 10, 30 - Alex Hicks F 6-8 215 Sr. Seale, Ala. 35 - Davion Thomas F 6-9 210 So. Columbus, Ga. Troy lost 62-58 at Saint Louis, then fell 84-75 two days later Head Coach: Phil Cunningham at Pitt. The Lions fell at Saint Louis 69-58 on Nov. 13 before Associate Head Coach: Marcus Grant dropping a 71-66 decision on Nov. 17 at Pitt. Assistant Coaches: Ben Fletcher • Mike Worley

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LAST GAME LIONS ON THE RADIO/TV After leading by as many as 18 in the fi rst half, UNA held off University of North Alabama men’s and women’s home games Martin Methodist over the fi nal 20 minutes to record an 80-68 will feature a local radio broadcast on 97.1 WBCF. Pre-game home win Tuesday evening. Jamari Blackmon and Kendarius starts 20 minutes before tip-off with coverage immediately Smith scored 19 points each. UNA took a 36-21 lead into the following for double-headers. Play-by-play action is called half before the Redhawks began to rally, cutting the defi cit by Bryan Neece with color commentary by Austin Collette to 38-36 with 15:12 left. Blackmon, however, responded for of the UNA Lion Sports Network. All UNA home games this the Lions with eight straight points to stretch the lead back season will be streamed on the ESPN networks. Games will to double digits. UNA led 61-43 before Martin Methodist be broadcast on either the ESPN3 or ESPN+ platforms. Play- made one last push. After closing the gap to 70-62 with 2:56 by-play is called by Benjamin Ray with color commentary to play, but the visitors could get no closer. Smith scored nine by Matt Daniels. points down the stretch to help seal the win. Christian Agnew added 18 points and a team-high eight rebounds on the night.

TROY, NORTH ALABAMA HAVE MULTIPLE LIONS SIGN JUCO ALL-AMERICAN DIVISION II NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Former NABC All-American Holden Redparth has signed a Both Troy and North Alabama had successful athletic programs national letter of intent to play basketball for UNA. Head coach at the Division II level before making the move to Division I. Tony Pujol announced the addition of Highland Community Troy won 11 national championships from 1968-1989 while College standout during the early signing period. After play- UNA won seven titles from 1979-2016. ing his freshman season at Monroe CC, Redparth transferred

to Highland, where he helped lead the Scotties to their most Division II National Championships wins in more than 50 years, a Region VI championship and the Troy North Alabama program’s second NJCAA national tournament appearance. He 1968 Football 1979 Men’s Basketball earned fi rst team all-conference, all-region and All-American 1976 Men’s Golf 1991 Men’s Basketball honors after averaging 18.8 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. 1977 Men’s Golf 1993 Football He made 111 three-point shots and also set a school record in 1984 Football 1994 Football free throw percentage after going 153-of-173 (88.4 percent) 1984 Men’s Golf 1995 Football from the line. The Rockville, Maryland, native will have two 1984 Women’s Golf 2003 Volleyball years of eligibility remaining at UNA. 1986 Baseball 2016 Softball 1986 Women’s Golf STAFFORD A LEGACY FOR UNA 1987 Football North Alabama senior Kendall Stafford has an impressive 1987 Baseball family history surrounding UNA men’s basketball program. 1989 Women’s Golf Kendall’s father, Fred Stafford played for the Lions in 1990 and 1991, helping the team win an NCAA Division II national UNA VS THE STATE OF ALABAMA championship as a senior. As a starter, he scored a game-high This will be UNA’s second of six games this season against a 24 points in the championship game as the Lions posted a 79- school from the state of Alabama. The Lions opened the season 72 victory over Bridgeport. He was also named the Chevrolet with a 91-74 loss at Samford. After today, North Alabama will Most Valuable Player of the game. Stafford’s uncle, Maurice play four more games against in-state foes this year. UNA Stafford is a member of the UNA Athletic Hall of Fame after will play a home-and-home series against former conference playing basketball for the Lions in 1983 and 84. As a senior, rival Jacksonville State. JSU will visit Flowers Hall on Dec. he led the nation in fi eld goal percentage and was named the 1 before hosting the Lions on Dec. 18. The Lions will also 1984 Gulf South Conference Player of the Year. All three of play at UAB on Dec. 4 and host Division III’s Huntingdon the Stafford men were JUCO transfers, playing their fi rst two on Dec. 13. seasons at Northeast Mississippi Community College.

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FIRST RUN IN DIVISION I, THE ASUN 2018-19 MEN’S BASKETBALL The 2018-19 campaign marks the first-ever NCAA Division ASUN PRESEASON POLL I season for the Lions. A former charter member of Division II’s Gulf South Conference, UNA accepted an invitation to School (First Place votes) Total Points join the ASUN Conference. North Alabama will not be eligible 1. Lipscomb (7) 79 for NCAA Tournament play for the next four seasons, but can 2. Florida Gulf Coast (1) 66 still participate, and potentially win, the ASUN Tournament in 3. Liberty 63 March. At the Division II level, UNA won six GSC champi- 4. North Florida (1) 61 onships and advanced to 14 NCAA Tournaments. The Lions 5. Jacksonville 40 6. NJIT 38 also have 8 regional titles, 5 Final Four appearances and 2 7. Kennesaw State 26 NCAA Division II national championships in 1979 and 1991. 8. Stetson 20 9. North Alabama 12 ASUN...NOT ‘ATLANTIC SUN’ When referring to our athletic conference, please use “ASUN NOTES: League head coaches voted in this poll and were Conference” or “ASUN” and refrain from using “Atlantic Sun not allowed to vote for their own teams. Number of first place votes in parenthesis. Conference”. The conference underwent a rebranding in April of 2016 which dropped the usage of “Atlantic Sun.” Defending champion Lipscomb was selected to repeat as ASUN PUJOL GETS FIRST WIN WITH LIONS Conference champions. The North Alabama’s 72-59 home-opening win over Blue Mountain Bisons received 79 total points, including seven first-place votes on Saturday, Nov. 10, represented coach Tony Pujol’s first in the league’s annual preseason career coaching victory. With more than 14 years of collegiate coaches poll. ASUN Tournament coaching experience as an assistant, it was his first-ever win 2017-18 runner-up Florida Gulf Coast is second with 66 as a head coach as the Lions improved to 1-1 on the season. points and one first-place vote. ASUN newcomer Liberty is third with 63 points while North Florida also garnered BLACKMON NAMED ASUN a first-place vote and finished fourth in the poll with 61 NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK points. Jacksonville (40 points) rounded out the top five, On November 12, ASUN Officials named North Alabama’s followed by NJIT (38 points), Kennesaw State (26 points) Jamari Blackmon the league’s Newcomer of the Week. The and Stetson (20 points). North Alabama received 12 points freshman from Hoover helped lead the Lions to a 1-1 start in to finish ninth. the first season as an NCAA Division I program. Blackmon was the high scorer for the Lions against Samford and Blue STAFFORD WINS ASUN FAN VOTE Mountain, averaging 19.5 points per game, tying for the league North Alabama’s Kendall Stafford has been named the 2018 lead in scoring. He has also added six rebounds, three assists ASUN Conference Men’s Basketball Fan-Voted Preseason and seven steals on the year, as well as going 10-of-12 from Player of the Year. The senior received a league-high 640 the free throw line. votes on the Facebook fan poll, which included standouts from all nine conference members. Stafford was the only player to NEW LIONS start all 28 games for the Lions last season. He led the team in scoring at 15.5 points per game and was a second team All- The University of North Alabama men’s basketball team has Gulf South Conference selection. He becomes the sixth UNA opened the 2018-19 campaign with 11 newcomers on the roster. player this season to win an ASUN preseason fan vote, join- Only two lettermen return from last season’s team that posted ing Justin Watson (Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Year), a 15-13 record. The returning lettermen include second team Emma Knight (Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Year), All-Gulf South Conference selection Kendall Stafford and Jayden Davila-McClary (Volleyball Player of the Year), Ivy Kendarius Smith, who goes by the name ‘DD’. Both players Wallen (Women’s Basketball Player of the Year) and Brittany are also returning starters. Panetti (Women’s Basketball Defensive Player of the Year).

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UNA WOMEN BY THE NUMBERS... NUMBER OF TIMES A CURRENT UNA PLAYER HAS... LIONS RECORD BY MONTH UNA’S RECORD THIS YEAR WHEN... NOVEMBER 2-3 SCORING: SCORED 20+ POINTS 1 100 OR MORE POINTS 0-0 Jamari Blackmon 1 90-99 POINTS 0-0 UNA MEN’S TEAM 2018-19 80-89 POINTS 1-0 SCORED 10+ POINTS 14 70-79 POINTS 1-1 OVERALL RECORD: 2-3 Jamari Blackmon 5 LESS THAN 70 POINTS 0-2 ASUN RECORD 0-0 Christian Agnew 2 NON-CONFERENCE 2-0 GIVING UP... Cameron Diggs 2 AT FLOWERS HALL 3-0 100 OR MORE POINTS 0-0 DD Smith 2 ROAD GAMES 0-3 90-100 POINTS 0-1 Kendall Stafford 2 NEUTRAL 0-0 80-90 POINTS 0-0 Payton Youngblood 1 ACTIVE WINNING STREAKS 70-80 POINTS 0-1 60-70 POINTS 1-1 SCORED 10+ REBOUNDS 1 OVERALL 1 LESS THAN 60 POINTS 1-0 Emanuel Littles 1 ASUN GAMES 0 AT FLOWERS HALL 6 SHOOTING FROM THE FLOOR... HAD 5+ ASSISTS 1 ROAD GAMES 0 50% OR BETTER 0-0 NEUTRAL 0 40% - 49% 1-1 Jamari Blackmon 1 30% - 39% 1-2 29% OR LOWER 0-0 SHOOTING FROM 3-PT RANGE... 50% OR BETTER 0-0 40% - 49% 0-0 30% - 39% 1-2 29% OR LOWER 1-1 WINNING AT THE HALF 1-1 TRAILING AT THE HALF 1-2 TIED AT THE HALF 0-0

UP NEXT Following the road game at Troy today, the North Alabama men’s team will travel to face Toledo on Nov. 28. Tip-off against the Rockets is set for 7 p.m. (EST) Wednesday at Savage Arena on the Toledo campus. UNA will return home on Dec. 1 to host Jacksonville State. The game against JSU will represent the fi rst Division I opponents to visit Flowers Hall for the UNA men.

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UNA HEAD COACH 2018-19 MEN’S BASKETBALL STAFF Tony Pujol Overall Record: 2-3 Assistant Coach Record at UNA: 2-3 Willie Watson

Tony Pujol, a former assistant coach at the University of Wyoming with 14 years of collegiate coaching experience, was hired as the head men’s basketball coach at the University of North Alabama on April 2, 2018. Assistant Coach Pujol served as an assistant basketball coach at Appalachian State, Virginia Commonwealth and Alabama before taking a Tom Berryman position at Wyoming in 2016. He becomes the 7th head coach in the 87-year history of the UNA’s men’s basketball program. The Lions boast the richest collegiate men’s basketball tradition in Alabama with 14 NCAA Tournament appearances, 8 regional championships, 5 Final Fours and 2 national championships.

Pujol leads UNA as the school begins its transition to NCAA Assistant Coach Division I basketball as a member of the ASUN Conference. Ahmad Smith

Pujol helped lead Wyoming to a 20-13 record in 2017-18. In 2016-17, he helped lead the Cowboys to the CBI Championship. UW finished the season 23-15 overall with a 19-3 home record. Pujol helped mentor Mountain West Sixth Man Justin James, who was also was named MVP of the CBI. Junior Hayden Dalton also received honorable-mention All-Mountain West honors. Director of Basketball Operations Pujol coached at Alabama for 5 seasons from 2010-14 under head coach Anthony Grant. He helped the Crimson Tide compile a 99- Daniel Williams 71 record, including 3 straight 20-win seasons. Alabama earned two NIT bids and one NCAA bid, finishing runner-up in the NIT in 2011. That 2010-11 Crimson Tide team featured one of the toughest defenses in the nation, as Alabama surrendered only 59.4 points per game, the eighth-lowest average in the nation.

On the recruiting trail, he helped the Tide land a 2011 class Video Coordinator that Rivals.com ranked as the fifth best in the nation with four prospects ranked in the top 100 nationally. Nick Ruebel

Previously, Pujol served under Grant at VCU. The Rams posted a 76-25 record in 3 seasons, including 45-9 mark in the Colonial Athletic Association. VCU won 3 regular-season titles and two tournament titles to play in the NCAA tournament twice and NIT once. Ram players Eric Maynor and Larry Sanders would be selected in the NBA draft. He joined Grant’s staff after 2 Strength and Conditioning Coach seasons at App State, where he helped the Mountaineers win Brian Puckett the Southern Conference North Division. The team also earned the Public Recognition Award based on the program’s APR.

Prior to his collegiate career, Pujol was a high school coach in south Florida for 13 years, including 9 at Northwest Christian Academy in Miami, where he posted a 250-46 record with state titles in 1999, 2003 and 2004.

He graduated from Sterling College (Kansas) in 1989 with a Athletic Trainer degree in business administration. Cody Partin

Tony and his wife, Mayle, have three daughters, Kasey, Kristen and Mia.

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#1 Tavon King #3 Jamari Blackmon

Pos. G • Ht. 6-0 • Wt. 170 • Class: So. Pos. G • Ht. 6-0 • Wt. 195 • Class: Fr. Hometown: Gates, Tennessee Hometown: Hoover, Alabama High School: Halls High School High School: Hoover High School

COLLEGE: King played his freshman season at Columbia State HIGH SCHOOL: Blackmon played at Hoover High School Community College under coach Winston Neal...he averaged for coach Charles Burkett...he played point guard and shooting 14 points, three rebounds and three assists per game. guard for the Bucs...helped lead the Bucs to the Class 7A Final HIGH SCHOOL: He played point guard and shooting guard Four in 2016...selected to the 2016 Class 7A all-tournament at Halls High School under coach Winston Jarrett…averaged team as a junior...averaged 25.4 points, five rebounds and four 18 points, five assists and four rebounds per game…was a assists per game as a senior...scored more than 1,500 career three-time all-district selection...was also named all-region in points...received Birmingham Tip-Off Club Co-Player of the 2016 and earned District MVP honors...set a school record by Year honors as a senior and was an Alabama Mr. Basketball scoring more than 1,500 career points...helped lead the team to Finalist in the 2017-18 season…helped lead Hoover to the 2016 a 25-0 regular season, including a regional championship and Class 7A Final Four. a district runner-up finish. PERSONAL: His full name is Jamari Malik Blackmon. He is PERSONAL: His full name is Devarius Tavon King. He is the son of Forest and Jamika Blackmon. He was born on May the son of Keanon King and Tequilla Nance. He was born on 19, 2000 and has one sister, Raven. December 13, 1997 and has four brothers and three sisters. He is majoring in sports management at UNA.

#2 Christian Agnew #4 Logan Windeler

Pos. G • Ht. 6-2 • Wt. 185 • Class: Fr. Pos. F • Ht. 6-9 • Wt. 195 • Class: Fr. Hometown: Detroit, Michigan Hometown: Manteno, Illinois High School: Glenn High School High School: Victory Rock Prep School

HIGH SCHOOL: Agnew played point guard and shooting guard HIGH SCHOOL: Windeler played the 3, 4 and 5 positions for coach Rod Watts at John Glenn High School in Westland, for coach Doug Wenzel at Manteno High School and coach Michigan…he helped lead the Rockets to a division champion- Loren Jackson at Victory Rock Prep...he helped lead Manteno ship...also played a Taylor Made Prep academy in Pensacola, to a conference championship at teh 4A level...also lettered in Fla., in 2018 where he averaged 22 points per game, including hockey for the Manteno Panthers. a 24-point average against eight junior college teams. PERSONAL: His full name is Logan William Windeler. He is PERSONAL: His full name is Christian Emmanuel Agnew. the son of Ned and Jennifer Windeler. He was born on December He is the son of AcKillies Agnew and Paula Mitchell. He was 2, 1998 and has two brothers, Ryan and Justin. He is majoring born on July 30, 1999 and has three brothers and one sister. in sports management at UNA.

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#5 Cantavio Dutreil #11 Kendarius Smith

Pos. F • Ht. 6-7 • Wt. 205 • Class: Fr. Pos. G • Ht. 5-10 • Wt. 170 • Class: Sr. Hometown: Gonaives, Haiti Hometown: Camden, Mississippi High School: Trinity Catholic High School High School: Velma Jackson High

HIGH SCHOOL: Dutreil played small forward for coach Mike UNA 2017-18: Smith saw action in all 28 games with 22 starts Walsh at Trinity Catholic High School in Stamford, Connecticut for the Lions last season...he was second on the team in scor- Walsh…he was a two-time All-State selection as a junior and ing at 14.4 points per game...shot 38.5 percent from three-point senior...helped lead the Crusaders to a 20-6 record and 2017 range, hitting 72-of-187 attempts, including a game-winner as State Championship as a junior...averaged 18.8 points, 12.9 time expired against West Alabama...shot 67 percent from the rebounds and 3.7 blocks per game as a senior, eclipsing the free throw line and added 96 rebounds, 32 steals and a blocked career 1,000-point scoring mark. shot on the year...also led the team with 96 assists. PERSONAL: His full name is Cantavio Dutreil. He was born COLLEGE: He played for Cord Wright at Northeast Mis- on February 22, 2000 and has one brother and two sisters. He sissippi College...averaged 10.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.7 is majoring in electrical engineering at UNA. assists per game during his sophomore season before wrapping his two-year playing career with 560 points...helped lead the Tigers to a 21-8 record his final season, reaching the finals of the state and regional tournaments...averaged 9.3 points, 2.4 #10 Aleksa Matic rebounds and 3.3 assists as a freshman and was later selected for the Mississippi Junior College All-Star Game. Pos. G • Ht. 6-4 • Wt. 198 • Class: Fr. HIGH SCHOOL: He prepped at Velma Jackson High School Hometown: Belgrade, Serbia in Camden, Miss....averaged a double-double (13 points, 10 High School: Sportksa Gimnazija rebounds) during his senior season and was selected to play in the 2015 Alabama/Mississippi All-Star Game. PERSONAL: His full name is Kendarius LaQuinton Smith. He is the son of King and Katherine Matlock. He was born on February 22, 1996 and has two brothers and three sisters. He HIGH SCHOOL: Dutreil played small forward for coach Mike is majoring in sports management at UNA. Walsh at Trinity Catholic High School in Stamford, Connecticut Walsh…he was a two-time All-State selection as a junior and senior...helped lead the Crusaders to a 20-6 record and 2017 State Championship as a junior...averaged 18.8 points, 12.9 rebounds and 3.7 blocks per game as a senior, eclipsing the career 1,000-point scoring mark. PERSONAL: His full name is Cantavio Dutreil. He was born on February 22, 2000 and has one brother and two sisters. He is majoring in electrical engineering at UNA.

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#14 Payton Youngblood #21 Emanuel Littles

Pos. F • Ht. 6-5 • Wt. 200 • Class: Jr. Pos. F • Ht. 6-8 • Wt. 205 • Class: Fr. Hometown: Birmingham, Alabama Hometown: Birmingham, Alabama High School: Oak Mountain High School High School: Oak Mountain High School

OTHER COLLEGE: Youngblood played two seasons at HIGH SCHOOL: Littles attended Lanett High School where he Snead State Community College...He averaged 12 points and played for coach Richard Carter and helped lead the Panthers to five rebounds per game as a sophomore...helped lead the team three state championships…he played the 3, 4 and 5 positions, to a 25-7 overall record, the 2018 NJCAA Region 22 champi- earning all-tournament honors at the area (three times), region onship and a berth in the national tournament...was a first team (three times) and state (two times) levels...was the regional all-region selection and finished second in voting for the 2018 MVP his junior year...was also named MVP of the Class 2A Region 22 Player of the Year. State Championship and was a finalist for the Class 2A Player HIGH SCHOOL: He played for coach Chris Love at Oak of the Year as a senior after averaging 17.4 points, 16 rebounds Mountain High School...played the 3, 4 and 5 positions as the and three assists per game while blocking 56 shots. Eagles advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2016 Class 7A state PERSONAL: His full name is Emanuel Stephan Littles. He is tournament...received third team All-State honors. the son of Trent and Chureka McCants. He was born on February PERSONAL: His full name is Thomas Payton Youngblood. 8, 1999 and has seven brothers and one sister. He is majoring He is the son of Tommy and Sallie Youngblood. He was born in sports management at UNA. on February 18, 1998 and has one brother. He is majoring in mechanical engineering at UNA. #23 Sean Elmore #15 Cameron Diggs Pos. G • Ht. 6-2 • Wt. 175 • Class: Fr. Pos. F • Ht. 6-9 • Wt. 225 • Class: Jr. Hometown: Birmingham, Alabama Hometown: Mobile, Alabama High School: Mountain Brook High School High School: Blount High School

HIGH SCHOOL: Elmore played shooting guard for coach OTHER COLLEGE: Diggs played for coach Robert Thompson Bucky McMillan at Mountain Brook High School…he received at East Central Community College…He averaged eight points Mr. Hustle and broke a school record for the most three-pointers and five rebounds per game as a freshman and 11 points and seven in a single game… helped lead the team to consecutive Class 7A rebounds per contest as a sophomore...shot 70 percent from the state championships...shot 42 percent from three-point range... free throw line...was named the team’s MVP as a sophomore as was a third team ASWA All-State selection as a junior…also the Warriors qualified for the state and regional tournaments. lettered in football and ran track for the Spartans. HIGH SCHOOL: He prepped for coach Jeffery Pope at Blount PERSONAL: His full name is Sean Thomas Elmore. He is High School...averaged 15 points and 11 rebounds per game the son of Sean Elmore and Rosylen Quinney. He was born on throughout his career while leading the Leopards to a pair of January 9, 1999 and has three brothers and three sisters. He is Final Four showings in the Class 6A playoffs. majoring in mass communication at UNA. PERSONAL: His full name is Cameron DeAngelo Diggs. He is the son of Keishundra Diggs and Chris Dinkins. He was born on October 25, 1997 and has four sisters. He is majoring in exercise science at UNA.

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#24 Kendall Stafford #53 Andrew Morrissey

Pos. G/F • Ht. 6-4 • Wt. 220 • Class: Sr. Pos. F • Ht. 6-9 • Wt. 235 • Class: Fr. Hometown: Corinth, Mississippi Hometown: Winnebago, Illinois High School: Corinth High School High School: Winnebago High School

UNA 2017-18: Stafford was the only player to start all 28 games HIGH SCHOOL: Morrissey was a post player at Winnebago for the Lions last season...he led the team in scoring and was High School for coach Joe Murphy…he was a First Team All- named Second Team All-Gulf South Conference...averaged 15.5 State selection and named the Big Northern Conference Player of points and 35.1 minutes per contest...was fourth in the GSC in the Year during his senior season...set a school career record with rebounding after pulling down 8.5 boards per game...reached 1,065 rebounds and a single-game mark with 22 shots made... double digits in scoring 24 times, including four games with at averaged 15 points and 12.3 rebounds per game as a junior while least 20 points and a season-high 27 at home against Shorter... earned all-conference and third team IBCA All-State Honors... also recorded six double-doubles on the year. helped lead the Indians to a 2018 State Runner-up finish. COLLEGE: He played at Northeast Mississippi Community PERSONAL: His full name is Andrew Scott Morrissey. He is College for coach Cord Wright...he averaged 10.7 points per game the son of Bill and Melissa Morrissey. He was born on March and was second on the team with 5.4 rebounds per contest at the 2, 2000 and has three brothers and one sister. He is majoring JUCO level...scored a career-high 27 points against Southwest in accounting at UNA. Mississippi in the MACJC State Tournament...reached double figures 21 times over his two-year career, including 15 during his sophomore campaign. HIGH SCHOOL: He played for coach Keith Greene at Corinth High School...helped lead the Warriors to a state runner-up finish in the Class 4A state tournament during the 2012-13 season... was a first team all-county selection and received an All-State honorable mention in 2015...was also named the Class 1-4A Player of the Year. PERSONAL: His full name is Kendall Jordan Stafford. He is the son of Fred and Val Stafford. He was born on March 28, 1997 and has one brother. He is majoring in exercise science at UNA.

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1 - Tavon King 2 - Christian Agnew 3 - Jamari Blackmon 4 - Logan Windeler 6-0 • SO • Guard 6-2 • FR • Guard 6-0 • FR • Guard 6-9 • FR • Forward Gates, Tenn. Detroit, Mich. Hoover, Ala. Manteno, Ill.

5 - Cantavio Dutrell 10 - Aleksa Matic 11 - DD Smith 6-7 • FR • Forward 6-4 • FR • Guard 5-10 • SR • Guard Gonaives, Haiti Belgrade, Serbia Camden, Miss.

14 - Payton Youngblood 15 - Cameron Diggs 21 - Emanuel Littles 6-5 • JR • Forward 6-9 • JR • Forward 6-8 • FR • Forward Birmingham, Ala. Mobile, Ala. Lanett, Ala.

23 - Sean Elmore 24 - Kendall Stafford 53 - Andrew Morrissey 6-2 • FR • Guard 6-4 • SR • Guard/Forward 6-9 • FR • Forward Birmingham, Ala. Corinth, Miss. Winnebago, Ill