SENIOR BASKETBALL PLAYERS & MANAGER 2016-17 CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL BASKETBALL HAYES PROUDPROUD TOTO SUPPORTSUPPORT CharlotteCharlotte ChristianChristian KnightsKnights BasketballBasketball The Fagan Team Jim Fagan Beth Fagan 704.975.6799 704.562.1160 PARENTS OF LINDSAY '17, JACK '20, AND DAVIS '21 6846 Morrison Boulevard Charlotte, North Carolina 28211 www.cchrealtors.com KNIGHTS IN THE NBA TODD FULLER • 1996 - 2004 STEPHEN CURRY • 2009 - PRESENT 7TH PICK IN THE FIRST ROUND OF SETH CURRY • 2015 - PRESENT 11TH PICK IN THE FIRST ROUND OF 2009 NBA DRAFT BY GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS NBA DALLAS MAVERICKS 1996 NBA DRAFT BY GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS 2015 & 2016 NBA MOST VALUABLE PLAYER Photo credit: Dallas Mavericks CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN QUICK FACTS SCHOOL INFORMATION ATHLETIC INFORMATION Head of School.............................................................Mr. Barry Giller Athletic Director............................................................Mr. John Kasay Upper School Principal................................................Mr. Allen Nielsen Assistant Athletic Director...................................Ms. Melinda Graves Middle School Principal.............................................Mr. Ken Rogers Assistant Athletic Director............................................Mr. Greg Simmons Lower School Principal.........................................Miss Sharon Humphrey Assistant Athletic Director....................................................Mr. Andy Ross Location............................................7301 Sardis Road • Charlotte, NC Athletics Coordinator....................................................Ms. Tiara Butler School Phone Number....................................................(704) 366-5657 Athletic Trainers..................Mr. Vince Claudio & Mrs. Samantha Faulkner Website..............................................www.charlottechristian.com Athletic Department Phone Number.........................(704) 366-1205 Founded................................................................................1950 Athletic Department Fax Number.............................(704) 919-5199 Enrollment.....................................................................1,055 (JK-12) Athletic Hotline...............................................(704) 366-1367, ext. 7070 Nickname........................................................................................Knights Schedules...............................www.charlottechristian.com, “Athletics” School Colors......................................................................Blue & White Accreditation............................................................................. ATHLETIC PURPOSE STATEMENT (SACS-CASI) Southern Association of Colleges & Schools The Charlotte Christian School athletic department is committed to develop and the Council of Accreditation & School Improvement, Christ-like character among student athletes and encourage them to develop an accreditation division of AdvancED. their God-given athletic abilities to the maximum potential. This will be accomplished through a program that emphasizes Christian character and conduct, achievement in athletics, leadership skills and respect for teammates and opponents. VARSITY BOYS’ COACHES SHONN BROWN, VARSITY BOYS’ HEAD COACH ZACH GOODYEAR, VARSITY BOYS’ ASSISTANT COACH Coach Brown is in his 17th year coaching basketball at Charlotte Coach Goodyear is in his seventh year serving as an assistant Christian School, including one year as a co-head coach and 15 coach on the varsity basketball team. He studied political science years as the varsity boys’ head coach. In addition to his coaching at Ferrum College and Mississippi State University. He was a three duties he serves as the upper school assistant principal for year varsity letterman at Ferrum College, where he played varsity student life. He has tallied an overall head coaching record of baseball. Coach Goodyear is also serving in his second year as 349-148 in 16 years, leading the Knights to 13 North Carolina the varsity softball coach at Charlotte Christian. He has coached with the South Charlotte Warriors and PSB Select organizations in Independent Schools Athletic Association (NCISAA) Tournament the summer. Coach Goodyear and his wife, Laura, are both native appearances, including one state championship title and three Charlotteans and have two sons, one at Charlotte Christian and runner-up appearances and eight Charlotte Independent Schools one in preschool. Athletic Association (CISAA) conference championships. During his head coaching tenure, Coach Brown recorded 12 winning seasons LUTEKE KALOMBO, VARSITY BOYS’ ASSISTANT COACH and 11 seasons with 20+ win records. Under Coach Brown’s Coach Luteke Kalombo is in his first season as an assistant coach leadership the Knights have been ranked in the USA Today High with the varsity boys’ team. He played basketball collegiately School Rankings as well as competed in the ESPN Rise High School for two years at LaSalle University before transferring to national invitational tournament. Coach Brown is an instructor Niagara University where he also played two years and earned at the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) Top 100 his bachelor’s degree in sociology. A native of the Democratic Camp, an instructor at the Stephen Curry Select camp, and has Republic of Congo, Coach Kalombo has three brothers who produced top players that are now at the collegiate and pro played college football in the Unites States, and he is a cousin of level. Coach Brown continues to build a great culture within the NBA Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutumbo. He is married to Jeanine. basketball program at Charlotte Christian, which prides itself on hard work, discipline, commitment, servanthood, humility and love. RODNEY SCOTT, VARSITY BOYS’ ASSISTANT COACH Coach Rodney Scott is in his ninth year as part of the Knights Coach Brown gives God all the glory. coaching staff. He is the vice president of marketing for Scottone. He received his bachelor’s degree from Truman State University In 1996 Coach Brown earned his bachelor’s degree in biology and his MBA from Seattle University. He is married to Debra, and from Clearwater Christian College in Clearwater, Fla. In 2005 they have two children: Spencer, a 2014 CCS graduate, and he earned his M.Ed. in educational administration from Covenant Sydney, a current CCS senior. College in Lookout Mountain, Ga. While an undergrad, Coach Brown was a four-year basketball letterwinner for Clearwater WALTER WRIGHT, VARSITY BOYS’ ASSISTANT COACH Christian and named to the National Christian College Athletic Coach Wright is in his third season with the varsity Knights. He Association (NCCAA) second team All-America as a junior and first was previously the varsity boys’ head coach at Eastern View High team NCCAA All-America as a senior. He was also inducted into School in Culpepper, Va. He played at Old Dominion University the Clearwater Christian College Hall of Fame. The Charleston, and Elizabeth City State University where his teams advanced S.C. native is married to Allycia Brown, and they have two children to the NCAA tournament. He earned his bachelor’s degree at Charlotte Christian: Terrelle is a junior, and Morgan is an eighth in psychology and currently works as a manager at Frontier grader. Communications. Coach Wright and his wife, Stephanie, have two daughters and a son. VARSITY GIRLS’ COACHES LUKE BOYTHE, VARSITY GIRLS’ HEAD COACH BILL SMITH, VARSITY GIRLS’ ASST. COACH Head Coach Luke Boythe is in his ninth year coaching at Charlotte Coach Bill Smith is in his first season with the Lady Knights Christian and his third season as head of the varsity ladies’ team. program as an assistant with the varsity team. He serves as the He has tallied an overall head coaching record of 40-21 over Executive Director for Bless Back Worldwide, a non-profit missions the last two seasons and led the Knights to two North Carolina ministry based in Haiti and Nicaragua. He has many years of Independent Schools Athletic Association (NCISAA) Tournament coaching experience, and outside of basketball he has also semifinal appearances. He is a member of Charlotte Christian’s coached softball, baseball, football and golf. He received his class of 1998 where he played basketball and served as the bachelor’s degree from Appalachian State University, his master’s student body president. He received a full scholarship to play degree from Georgia Tech and his M. Div. from Gordon Conwell basketball at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro Theological Seminary. He is married to Lyn and they have two and has experience coaching at both the high school and the children, Emily and Caleb. collegiate level. Coach Boythe is the seventh grade Bible teacher and middle school director of spiritual life at Charlotte Christian NICOLE THARRINGTON, VARSITY GIRLS’ ASST. COACH and received his bachelor’s degree from UNC-Greensboro and a Coach Tharrington is in her second season working with the Lady Master of Arts in theological studies from Reformed Theological Knights. She played basketball at N.C. State University where she Seminary. He and his wife, Melissa, have two sons in lower school was a member of the 1991 ACC championship team and is in the at Charlotte Christian and one infant daughter. record books for her three point field goal percentage. She has her bachelor’s degree in political science from N.C. State and AMANDA NAEHER, VARSITY GIRLS’ ASST. COACH her law degree from Campbell University.