Mark Simpson, Assistant Commissioner [email protected] Nic Bowman, Assistant Director Men’s Basketball Report [email protected] Briana Mayes, Public Relations Assistant Monday, Feb. 4, 2013 [email protected] Phone: (704) 341-7990 Fax: (704) 341-7991 Big South Overall NORTH DIVISION W L PCT W L PCT Home Road Neu L10 Streak TASHAN NEWSOME • G High Point 6 3 .667 11 10 .524 8-3 2-7 1-0 7-3 W2 R-Sr. • Gardner-Webb VMI 5 3 .625 10 10 .500 7-2 3-7 0-1 6-4 W1 Albany, N.Y. Campbell 5 4 .556 10 13 .435 7-4 3-7 0-2 6-4 L3 Radford 4 5 .444 10 13 .435 7-3 2-9 1-1 4-6 L2 Newsome averaged 24.0 points, Liberty 3 6 .333 7 16 .304 6-5 1-9 0-2 4-6 L1 7.5 rebounds and 61.3 percent from Longwood 0 9 .000 3 20 .130 2-7 0-12 1-1 0-10 L13 the fi eld in helping the Runnin’ Bulldogs to two Big South wins last Big South Overall week -- including an overtime win SOUTH DIVISION W L PCT W L PCT Home Road Neu L10 Streak at South Division leader Charleston Charleston Southern 7 1 .875 12 7 .632 7-3 5-4 0-0 8-2 L1 Southern. Newsome posted his fi rst UNC Asheville 7 2 .778 13 10 .565 8-1 5-6 0-3 8-2 W5 double-double of the season with Gardner-Webb 5 4 .556 13 10 .565 8-2 3-8 2-0 6-4 W3 22 points and 10 rebounds against the Buccaneers. He followed with Coastal Carolina 5 4 .556 10 10 .500 9-2 1-8 0-0 6-4 W1 26 points, fi ve rebounds and four Winthrop 4 5 .444 10 11 .476 8-3 2-8 0-0 4-6 W2 assists against Longwood, and for Presbyterian College 2 7 .222 5 18 .217 4-5 1-11 0-2 3-7 L2 the week, Newsome was 19-of-31 from the fi eld ( =61.3 percent), 2-of- 4 from long range ( =50.0) and 8-of- 10 from the line ( =80.0). TUESDAY, FEB. 5 TUESDAY, JAN. 29 RADFORD at LIBERTY * .................................... 7:00pm at LIBERTY 89, CAMPBELL 72 * WEDNESDAY, FEB. 6 WEDNESDAY, JAN. 30 HIGH POINT at CAMPBELL * .............................. 7:00pm at WINTHROP 61, COASTAL CAROLINA 48 * CHARLESTON SOUTHERN at COASTAL CAROLINA * .. 7:00pm at HIGH POINT 88, LONGWOOD 60 * GARDNER-WEBB at PRESBYTERIAN * ................... 7:00pm UNC ASHEVILLE 77, at PRESBYTERIAN 74 * VMI at LONGWOOD * ....................................... 7:00pm VMI 70, at RADFORD 69 * WINTHROP at UNC ASHEVILLE * ......................... 7:00pm GARDNER-WEBB 73, at CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 73 (OT) * MICHAEL KESSENS • F Fr. • Longwood FRIDAY, FEB. 8 SATURDAY, FEB. 2 Nyon, Switzerland UNC ASHEVILLE at VMI *................................... 7:00pm UNC ASHEVILLE 78, at CAMPBELL 61 * at COASTAL CAROLINA 62, RADFORD 52 * Kessens recorded back-to-back SATURDAY, FEB. 9 at WINTHROP 66, LIBERTY 56 * 20-point games for the fi rst time PRESBYTERIAN at RADFORD * ............................ 2:00pm at GARDNER-WEBB 76, LONGWOOD 65 * this season, as he was the Lancers’ LONGWOOD at WINTHROP * ............................. 4:00pm at HIGH POINT 78, PRESBYTERIAN 68 * leading scorer in both games last CAMPBELL at CHARLESTON SOUTHERN * ..............5:30pm week. He tallied 22 points on 10-of- COASTAL CAROLINA at HIGH POINT * .................. 7:00pm 12 shooting at High Point with fi ve LIBERTY at GARDNER-WEBB * ............................ 7:00pm rebounds and a blocked shot. Kes- sens then scored 21 points on 8-of- 11 from the fi eld and 5-of-6 from the line at Gardner-Webb. For the week, Kessens was 18-of-23 from the fl oor ( =78.3 percent), 1-of-2 from three-point range and 6-of-10 * - Big South Conference game * - Big South Conference game Big South school in ALL CAPS Big South school in ALL CAPS from the charity stripe ( =60.0). All Times Eastern and subject to change WEEK CHOICE HOTELS PLAYER OF THE WEEK G TREY FREEMAN, CAMPBELL Nov. 12 G Anthony Raffa, R-Sr., Coastal Carolina 16.5 PPG, 3.5 AST, 2.5 STL in 2 GP ... 11-of-21 FG ( 27 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL, 2 AST, 53.3 FG (8-of-15), 44.4 3FG (4-of-9), 70.0 FT (7-of-10) in OT win over Akron =52.4), 11-of-15 FT ( =73.3). Nov. 19 G Darren White, Sr., Campbell G SAAH NIMLEY, CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 23.7 PPG, 8.3 REB, 3.0 AST, 2.0 STL in 3 GP ... 48.3 FG (28-of-58), 87.5 FT (14-of-16) 27 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL vs. GWU ... 8-of-21 Nov. 26 F Stan Okoye, Sr., VMI FG ( =38.1), 5-of-10 3FG ( =50.0), 6-of-7 FT ( =85.7). 26.0 PPG, 11.5 REB, 3.5 AST, 3.5 STL, 2.0 BLK in 2 GP ... 51.4 FG (19-of-37), 66.7 FT (12-of-18) G ANTHONY RAFFA, COASTAL CAROLINA Dec. 3 F Javonte Green, Soph., Radford 19.0 PPG, 2.0 REB, 1.0 BLK in 2 GP ... 14-of-30 FG ( 22 PTS, 10 REB, 6 STL, 2 BLK, 90.0 FG (9-of-10), 100.0 3FG (1-of-1), 75.0 FT (3-of-4) in win over Hampton =46.7), 5-of-13 3FG ( =38.5), 5-of-8 FT ( =62.5). Dec. 10 G Arlon Harper, Soph., Charleston Southern F ALLAN CHANEY, HIGH POINT 30 PTS, 3 STL, 2 AST, 2 REB, 78.6 FG (11-of-14), 100.0 3FG (5-of-5), 75.0 FT (3-of-4) in win over The Citadel 18.5 PPG, 10.0 REB in 2 GP ... 13-of-26 FG ( =50.0), Dec. 17 G Keith Hornsby, Soph., UNC Asheville 11-of-14 FT ( =78.6). 23.5 PPG, 5.0 REB, 2.5 AST in 2 GP ... 68.0 FG (17-of-25), 71.4 3FG (10-of-14), 75.0 FT (3-of-4) G TRISTAN CAREY, LONGWOOD Jan. 2 F Jeremy Atkinson, Sr., UNC Asheville 14.0 PPG, 4.5 REB, 3.5 STL in 2 GP ... 10-of-24 FG ( 20.0 PPG, 7.7 REB, 4.3 O-REB, 3.3 AST in 3 GP ... 51.2 FG (21-of-41), 55.6 3FG ( 5-of-9), 86.7 FT (13-of-15) =41.7), 4-of-12 3FG ( =33.3), 4-of-5 FT ( =80.0). Jan. 7 F Stan Okoye, Sr., VMI G R.J. PRICE, RADFORD 30.0 PPG, 7.0 REB, 3.0 AST, 1.5 STL in 2 GP ... 60.6 FG (20-of-33), 50.0 3FG (6-of-12), 87.5 FT (14-of-16) 17.5 PPG, 2.0 AST in 2 GP ... 12-of-28 FG ( =42.9), 9-of-21 3FG ( =42.9), 2-of-4 FT ( =50.0). Jan. 14 F Stan Okoye, Sr., VMI 22.5 PPG, 11.5 REB, 3.0 AST in 2 GP ... 44.1 FG (15-of-34), 33.3 3FG (4-of-12), 78.6 FT (11-of-14) F JEREMY ATKINSON, UNC ASHEVILLE Jan. 21 G Jeremy Sexton, Sr., Charleston Southern 22.0 PPG, 3.5 REB, 2.5 AST, 2.0 STL in 2 GP ... 24.5 PPG, 4.0 STL, 3.5 REB in 2 GP ... 76.0 FG (19-of-25), 64.3 3FG (9-of-14) ... Went 12-of-13 FG (8-of-9 3FG) vs. HPU 14-of-26 FG ( =53.8), 3-of-7 3FG ( =42.9), 13-of-15 FT ( =86.7). Jan. 28 G Saah Nimley, Soph., Charleston Southern 24.5 PPG, 9.5 REB, 4.0 AST, 1.5 STL in 2 GP ... 35.0 FG (14-of-40), 50.0 3FG (11-of-22), 66.7 FT (10-of-15) F STAN OKOYE, VMI 23 PTS, 15 REB at Radford ... Scored last 16 points Feb. 4 G Tashan Newsome, R-Sr., Gardner-Webb and the game-winner. 24.0 PPG, 7.5 REB, 3.0 AST, 1.0 AST in 2 GP ... 61.3 FG (19-of-31), 50.0 3FG (2-of-4), 80.0 FT (8-of-10) G DERRICK HENRY, WINTHROP 15.0 PPG, 4.0 REB, 2.0 AST in 2 GP ... 9-of-21 FG ( =42.9), 5-of-10 3FG ( =50.0), 7-of-9 FT ( =77.8). WEEK THE CRONS BRAND FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK F JOHN BROWN, HIGH POINT Nov. 12 F John Brown, R-Fr., High Point 18.5 PPG, 4.0 REB, 2.5 STL, 1.5 AST in 2 GP ... 15- 28 PTS, 8 REB, 5 STL, 3 BLK, 54.5 FG (12-of-22), 66.7 FT (4-of-6) in win vs. UNC Greensboro of-27 FG ( =55.6), 7-of-10 FT ( =70.0). Nov. 19 F Michael Kessens, Fr., Longwood 17.0 PPG, 13.0 REB, 3.0 BLK, 2.0 STL in 2 GP ... 75.0 FG (12-of-16), 90.9 FT (10-of-11) ... 13 OFF REB F LUCAS DYER, RADFORD 5.5 PPG, 3.5 REB in 2 GP ... 2-of-5 FG ( =40.0), Nov. 26 G Adam Weary, Fr., High Point 7-of-11 FT ( =63.6). 12.5 PPG, 3.5 AST, 2.5 REB in 2 GP ... 52.6 FG (10-of-19), 66.7 FT (4-of-6) Dec. 3 F John Brown, R-Fr., High Point 11.5 PPG, 5.0 REB, 3.0 STL, 1.5 AST, 1.0 BLK in 2 GP ..