2013-14 Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide On the Inside The Southern Conference 2013-14 composite schedule ........................................2-3 702 N. Pine Street 2014 postseason tournaments ........................................4 Spartanburg, SC 29303 2014 Southern Conference tournament ......................5 Phone: ......................................................................................................... 864-591-5100 Southern Conference Fax: ............................................................................................................... 864-591-3448 Website: ............................................................................................. SoConSports.com History ...........................................................................6-10 Hall of Fame .....................................................................11 Commissioner John Iamarino ................................... 12 Staff .....................................................................................13 Conference staff Media Services ................................................................14 John Iamarino ..................................................................... Commissioner Teams Geoff Cabe ................................................ Senior Associate Commissioner Appalachian State ...................................................16-19 Sue Arakas ........................................................... Associate Commissioner Doug King ..................................Associate Commissioner for Compliance The Citadel .................................................................20-23 Jason Yaman ......................... Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations Davidson .....................................................................24-27 Jamie Severns ................Assistant Commissioner for Multimedia Services Elon ...............................................................................28-31 Stephanie Cushing ......................................... Director of Championships Furman ........................................................................32-35 Jordan Gotfredson ...................Assistant Director of Multimedia Services Georgia Southern ....................................................36-39 Phil Perry ..........................................Assistant Director of Media Relations UNCG ............................................................................40-43 Laura Hayes ................................Executive Assistant to the Commissioner Sean Jones ......................................................... Media Relations Assistant Samford .......................................................................44-47 Erin O’Shea .................................... Championships/Compliance Assistant Chattanooga..............................................................48-51 Mike Wood............................................................. Coordinator of Offi cials Western Carolina ......................................................52-55 Woff ord ........................................................................56-59 Southern Conference Offi cers 2012-13 year-in-review President: Capt. Chip Taylor, The Citadel Vice President: Dr. A.J. Grube, Western Carolina University Year-in-review ...........................................................60-61 Individual stats ...............................................................62 Team stats .........................................................................63 Individual game highs ................................................. 64 Team game highs .......................................................... 65 All-time records and honors Individual records ....................................................66-70 Team records .............................................................71-74 Coaching records ...........................................................75 Team annual leaders ...............................................76-77 Individual annual leaders .....................................78-81 Yearly basketball awards .......................................82-84 All-conference teams .............................................85-90 All-freshman teams .................................................91-92 Players of the week .................................................93-94 On the Cover: Players of the month .................................................... 94 Top row, left to right: Appalachian State’s Jay Canty, Western Car- Yearly standings ....................................................95-101 olina’s Trey Sumler, Davidson’s De’Mon Brooks, Furman’s Stephen SoCon champions .......................................................102 Croone and UNCG’s Nicholas Paulos. SoCon tournament results ..............................103-115 Bottom row, left to right: Georgia Southern’s Marvin Baynham, SoCon all-tournament teams .........................116-119 Chattanooga’s Gee McGhee , Elon’s Jack Isenbarger, The Citadel’s SoCon tournament records......................................120 Marshall Harris III, Woff ord’s Karl Cochran and Samford’s Tyler National awards ...........................................................121 Hood. NBA players ....................................................................122 Credits NBA draftees ..................................................................123 Editor: Phil Perry SoCon in the NCAA tournament ...................124-125 Design: Phil Perry, Jamie Severns SoCon in other national tournaments .................126 Cover: Jamie Severns Editorial Assistance: Jason Yaman and the SoCon basketball SIDs. Online Services: www.issuu.com Nov. 8 (Friday) Western Carolina vs. Niagara, 5 p.m. Dec. 10 (Tuesday) Covenant at Chattanooga, 5:30 p.m. (Coaches vs. Cancer Classic at Kent, Ohio) Hiwassee at Chattanooga, 7 p.m. Washington & Lee at Elon, 7:30 p.m. Mars Hill at Furman, 7 p.m. Sewanee at Furman, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 23 (Saturday) Columbia International at Georgia Southern, 7:30 p.m. Furman at College of Charleston, 6 p.m. Dec. 11 (Wednesday) High Point at UNCG, 7 p.m. Georgia Southern at Old Dominion, 3 p.m. Clafl in College at UNCG, 12 p.m. Martin Methodist at Samford, 8 p.m. (Cancun Challenge) Davidson vs. Niagara, 7 p.m. Wittenburg at Western Carolina, 7 p.m. Samford at Western Kentucky, 8 p.m. (Buff alo, N.Y.) Appalachian State at NC State, 7 p.m. ESPN3 (Roundball Classic) (Global Sports Shootout) Western Carolina vs. USC Upstate, 5 p.m. Dec. 13 (Friday) The Citadel at VMI, 3:30 p.m. ESPNU (Coaches vs. Cancer Classic at Kent, Ohio) Elon at Colorado, 8:30 p.m. Pac-12 Network (All Military Classic) Davidson at Duke, 7 p.m. ESPNU Nov. 24 (Sunday) Dec. 14 (Saturday) Woff ord at Georgia, 7 p.m. Chattanooga at UCLA, 10 p.m. Pac-12 Network Furman at Clemson, 7 p.m. ESPN3 (Las Vegas Invitational) UNCG at Rutgers, 4 p.m. ESPN3 Nov. 9 (Saturday) Davidson vs. TBD, TBD ESPN2, ESPN3 or ESPNU Samford at Florida Gulf Coast, 2 p.m. The Citadel vs. Air Force/Army, 6/8:30 p.m. ESPN3 (Charleston Classic at Charleston, S.C.) Woff ord at St. Louis, 8 p.m. (All Military Classic at Lexington, Va.) Woff ord at High Point, 5 p.m. Dec. 15 (Sunday) Nov. 10 (Sunday) Nov. 25 (Monday) Drexel at Davidson, 2 p.m. Elon at Marist, 5 p.m. Montreat at The Citadel, 7 p.m. Appalachian State at Winthrop, 2 p.m. Elon vs. TBD, TBA Chattanooga at Northern Kentucky, 12 p.m. Nov. 11 (Monday) (NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation, site TBD) Georgia Southern at UAB, 8 p.m. CSS Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Davidson, 7 p.m. ESPN3 UNCG vs. Louisiana Tech, 12 p.m. UNC Asheville at Western Carolina, 7 p.m. (Gulf Coast Showcase at Estero, Fla.) Dec. 16 (Monday) Emory and Henry at Woff ord, 7 p.m. Western Carolina at Cleveland State, 7 p.m. Chattanooga at Radford, 7 p.m. Nov. 26 (Tuesday) Georgia Southern at Miami, 7 p.m. ESPN3 Limestone at Western Carolina, 7 p.m. Dec. 17 (Tuesday) Elon vs. TBD, TBA Elon at Georgetown, 7 p.m. CBS Sports Network Nov. 12 (Tuesday) (NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation, site TBD) Woff ord at Virginia Commonwealth, TBA Campbell at Appalachian State, 8 p.m. Furman at Virginia Tech, 7 p.m. ESPN3 (Global Sports Shootout) Georgia Southern vs. Oral Roberts, 3 p.m. Dec. 18 (Wednesday) Presbyterian at The Citadel, 8 p.m. (Cancun Challenge at Playa del Carmen, Mexico) Brevard College at The Citadel, 7 p.m. Gardner-Webb at Furman, 7:30 p.m. UNCG vs. Illinois-Chicago/San Diego, 12/2:30 p.m. Kennesaw State at Georgia Southern, 7 p.m. East Carolina at UNCG, 7 p.m. (Gulf Coast Showcase at Estero, Fla.) James Madison at UNCG, 7 p.m. Samford at Texas-Arlington, 8:30 p.m. Samford at Stephen F. Austin, 8 p.m. Charleston Southern at Western Carolina, 7 p.m. (Roundball Classic) Appalachian State at Presbyterian, 7 p.m. Nov. 13 (Wednesday) Chattanooga at UAB, 8 p.m. Western Carolina at Oregon, 11 p.m. Pac-12 Network Nov. 27 (Wednesday) Elon vs. TBD, 7/9:30 p.m. ESPN2 or ESPNU Dec. 19 (Thursday) Nov. 15 (Friday) (NIT Season Tip-Off Semifi nals at New York, N.Y.) Central Penn at Elon, 7 p.m. Florida Gulf Coast at Furman, 6 p.m. CSS/ESPN3 Ga. Southern vs. Bowling Green/Presbyterian, 1:30/4 p.m. Elon at Charlotte, 4 p.m. (Cancun Challenge at Playa del Carmen, Mexico) Dec. 20 (Friday) Samford at Indiana, 7 p.m. Big Ten Network UNCG vs. TBD, TBD Liberty at Furman, 7 p.m. CSS Western Carolina at Virginia Tech, 7 p.m. ESPN3 (Gulf Coast Showcase at Estero, Fla.) Georgia Southern at Georgia State, 7 p.m. (Coaches vs. Cancer Classic)