men’s basketball 2015-2016 Media Guide 2015-2016 San Jacinto College men’s basketball Roster 2015-2016 Men’s Basketball Team No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown / High School (Previous College) 0 Rafael Silva G 6-3 Soph. Luanda, Angola / Colegio Elizangela Filomena (Independence Community College) 1 Jon Mitchell G 6-3 Soph. Waterbury, Connecticut / Shooting 4 Greatness Academy (Roane State Community College) 2 Jorden Duffy G 6-1 Fresh. Upper Marlboro, Maryland / James M. Bennett HS 3 Candido Sa F 6-9 Soph. Lisbon, Portugal / Colegio Bartolomeou Dias 4 Jerrell Cooke G 6-4 Fresh. Randallstown, Maryland / Randallstown HS (Morgan State University) 5 Corey Davis G 6-2 Fresh. Lafayette, Louisiana / Lafayette HS 10 Elroi Butler G 5-11 Fresh. Dimona, Israel / Canarias Basketball Academy 11 Paul Ard, II G 6-1 Fresh. Houston / North Shore HS 13 Konstantin Kulikov C 7-0 Fresh. Oryol, Russia / Canarias Basketball Academy 22 Jibreel Faulkner F 6-8 Fresh. Washington, D.C. / Roosevelt HS (California State University – Northridge) 23 Elton Dyer G 6-3 Fresh. Houston / South Houston HS (University of Houston) 24 Josh Huntley F 6-7 Soph. Lauderdale Lakes, Florida / Deerfield Beach HS (Santa Fe College) 32 Donovan Greer G 6-3 Fresh. Houston / Hillcrest Academy 35 Ilker Er G 6-7 Soph. Istanbul, Turkey / Arlington Country Day 2 San Jacinto College Men’s Basketball 2015-2016 Player Bios Rafael Jon Silva Mitchell 06-3 | Soph. | G 16-3 | Soph. | G Launda, Angola | Waterbury, Connecticut | Colegio Elizangela Filomena Shooting 4 Greatness Academy (Independence (Roane State Community College Community College) Prior to San Jac: Played in seven Prior to San Jac: Played in games at Roane State, averag- 28 games, starting 16 for ing 10.9 points, 2.9 rebounds, Independence Community and 1.6 assists per game. College… Averaged 5.7 points and 3.6 rebounds per game. Jorden Candido Duffey Sa 26-1 | Fresh. | G 36-9 | Fresh. | F Upper Marlboro, Maryland | Lisbon, Portugal | James M. Bennett HS Colegio Bartolomeou Dias Prior to San Jac: Averaged As a freshman: Played and started in 28 points per game for all 34 games… Averaged 4.9 points the Pirates as a senior. and 5.5 rebounds per game… Shot 67.2 percent from the free throw line. Jerrell Corey Cooke Davis 46-4 | Fresh. | G 56-2 | Fresh. | G Randallstown, Maryland | Lafayette, Louisiana | Lafayette HS Randallstown HS Prior to San Jac: All-district MVP (Morgan State University) and all-Metro player of the year… Prior to San Jac: Sat out his Averaged 36 points as a junior… freshman year at Morgan State Helped the Lions go undefeated in University… First-team all-county district, advancing to the second selection at Randallstown HS… round of the playoffs as a senior… Averaged 22.5 points per game. Played club for Southern Elite. For more information about the men’s basketball team, please visit www.sanjacsports.com 3 Player Bios Elroi Paul Butler Ard, II 105-11 | Fresh. | G 116-1 | Fresh. | F Dimona, Israel | Houston | North Shore HS Canarias Basketball Academy Prior to San Jac: Led the Mustangs to the state championship… First-team all-district selection as a senior… Led the district in three-point shooting at 41 percent… Averaged 13 points and 3.5 assists per game. Konstantin Jibreel Kulikov Faulkner 137-0 | Fresh. | C 226-8 | Fresh. | F Oryol, Russia | Canarias Washington, D.C. | Basketball Academy Roosevelt HS (California State University, Northridge) Prior to San Jac: Sat out his freshman season at Cal State, Northridge… As a high school senior, guided the Rough Riders to the district and state championships in 2014… All-district athlete of the year selection… Played club for the D.C. Warriors. Elton Josh Dyer Huntley 236-3 | Fresh. | G 246-7 | Soph. | F Houston | South Houston HS Lauderdale Lakes, Florida (University of Houston) | Deerfield Beach HS Prior to San Jac: Redshirted (Santa Fe College) his freshman year at University Prior to San Jac: Played in 27 of Houston… Named to the games for Santa Fe College during Guy V. Lewis Award for Greater the 2013-14 season… Averaged Houston Area Basketball Player 3.3 points and 3.7 rebounds per of the Year watch list… Averaged game, shooting 45.7 percent 19 points and 8.5 rebounds per from the field… Helped the game as a junior… Also played Deerfield Beach Bucks to the football and was a member district championship and state of the track and field team. semifinals… Averaged 10.1 points and 9.7 rebounds per game. 4 San Jacinto College Men’s Basketball 2015-2016 Player Bios Donovan Ilker Greer Er 326-3 | Fresh. | F 356-6 | Soph. | G Houston | Hillcrest Academy Istanbul, Turkey | Prior to San Jac: Two-time first-team Arlington Country Day all-district selection… Averaged 18 As a freshman: Played in 28 games, points as a senior. starting two… Averaged 4.2 points and 2.8 rebounds per game. Prior to San Jac: Helped the Apaches to a top-20 national ranking and the Florida state finals… Averaged 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists per game. For more information about the men’s basketball team, please visit www.sanjacsports.com 5 Coaching staff Bios In 2012-2013, Gernander guided San Jacinto College to a 24-6 record and the semifinals of the Region XIV tournament. Under his tutelege, Mohammad Lee was named a National Junior College Athletic Scott R. Gernander Association (NJCAA) all-American and Head Coach all-Region player, while Danny Lawhorn Fourth Season and Zach Lofton were also named to the Sam Houston State University (2006; M.A. 2008) all-Region squad. The 2012-2013 San Jac Overall: 75-20 team averaged nearly 91 points per game, and won the Region XIV South Zone, finishing with a 14-5 conference record. As a graduate assistant at Sam Houston State from 2005-2008, Gernander coached on teams that recorded a combined After spending a season as a graduate assistant coach at his alma mater, Sam Houston 66-27 record, and had three 20-win State University, Scott R. Gernander returned to San Jacinto College in 2008 to the seasons in the Southland Conference. school where his collegiate playing days began to serve as an assistant coach under his legendary father. After serving the 2012-2013 season as Interim Head Coach, The 31-year-old Gernander played as a guard the younger Gernander was promoted to the top spot in the Summer of 2013. at Sam Houston State University from 2003 to 2005, where the Bearkats were 31-27 The saying, “third time’s a charm” proved to be true for Gernander, as he guided his 2014- during his time on the hard court. Prior to 2015 team back to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) national playing at Sam Houston, Gernander was a tournament in just his third season as head coach. The return trip was the first for San member of the San Jacinto College men’s Jacinto College since 2006, and the 20th overall appearance in the national tournament. basketball team, where he played on teams San Jac opened the 2014-2105 season winning six straight before hitting a snag in a trip that went a combined 57-12, won two to Florida. It then won 11 out of the next 12 games before falling to Tyler in the Region conference titles, and were national junior XIV tournament. However, the NJCAA selection committee recognized the team’s success, college runners-up. He averaged 8.1 points and awarded them one of four at-large bids to the national tournament. Four players per game while at San Jacinto College. averaged double-digit points for the year, and five grabbed postseason honors. Willie Mangum was an all-region first-teamer, and Donte Thomas a second-teamer. All-South Zone Before playing at San Jac for his honorable mention selections included Jevonlean Jedgeman, Naiel Smith, and Michael father, Gernander was a first team all- Hunter. Gernander was the Region XIV Coach of the Year with a 28-6 overall record. district and second team all-region guard for Coach Boyce Paxton at Sam In his second season at the helm of the San Jac program, Gernander’s team went 23-8 overall Rayburn High School in Pasadena. He record, and was the number three seed in the regional tournament. Anthony Livingston, averaged 17.8 points as a senior. Carrington Ward, and Richard Benedyth all earned postseason honors. Livingston was named to the Region XIV South Zone all-conference team and was an all-region selection, Gernander received his bachelor’s degree in while Ward and Benedyth were named to the all-conference South Zone second team, with kinesiology from Sam Houston State in 2006 Ward taking home all-region honorable mention honors. The 2013-2014 squad averaged and a Master of Arts in Kinesiology in 2008. 87.3 points and 44.6 rebounds per game, finishing with a 14-5 conference mark. He married Amanda Crabtree in June of 2008. The Gernander Coaching File Season Record 2014-2015 28-6 2013-2014 23-8 2012-2013 24-6 Overall 75-20 6 San Jacinto College Men’s Basketball 2015-2016 Coaching staff Bios Albert Talley, Jr. Assistant Coach Fifth Season Texas Wesleyan University (2005), Concordia University Irvine (2012) Albert Talley Jr., of Cleburne, is in his fifth season with the San Jacinto College men’s basketball program. He joined San Jac from Paris Junior College, where he served as assistant men’s basketball coach, following his time in the same position with Panola College.