#7 QUEENS MEN’S BASKETBALL (31-3, 18-2) Queens Athletics Communications 1900 Selwyn Avenue, Charlotte, N.C. 28274 Office|704-688-2819 2017-18 Media Notes Fax| 704-337-2237 GENERAL INFORMATION School Name: Queens University of Charlotte Abbreviated: Queens (NOT Queens University) Location: Charlotte, N.C. Founded: 1857 Enrollment: 2500 (approximate) Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: South Atlantic Conference Home Venue: Curry Arena (Levine Center) Capacity: 3000 2018 NCAA Division II Men's Elite Eight® Basketball Championship Nickname: Royals March 20, 22, and 24 School Colors: Navy and Vegas Gold Sioux Falls, S.D. Mascot: Rex the Lion Sanford Pentagon Website: www.queensathletics.com Live Audio ADMINISTRATION with Phil Constantino www.queensathletics.com/royalslive President: Dr. Pamela Davies Live Video Director of Athletics: Cherie Swarthout https://www.ncaa.com/liveschedule Live Stats Senior Assoc. AD/Compliance/SWA: Melissa Bar- https://www.ncaa.com/game/basketball-men/d2/2018/03/20/cal-baptist- rett queens-nc Assoc. AD for Strategic Planning & Leadership: COACHING STAFF Jeff Dugdale Head Coach: Bart Lundy Assoc. AD for Athletic Facilities: Randall Goble Alma-Mater: Winthrop University SPORTS MEDICINE and PERFORMANCE Record: 327-167(16th Year) 231-80 (Queens) Contact Info: 704-337-2510 Asst. AD for Sports Medicine and Performance: [email protected] @QueensRoyals Brandon Johnson Associate Head Coach: Grant Leonard Contact Info: 704-337-2405 Alma-Mater: William Penn University [email protected] Contact Info: 704-337-2528 [email protected] Director of Sports Performance: Mark Lepkowski Assistant Coach: Daniel Larkin Contact Info: 704-688-2807 Alma-Mater: UNC Wilmington @QueensAthletics [email protected] Contact Info: 704-337-7528 [email protected] ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Assistant Coach: Carlos Dixon Asst. AD for Communications: Phylicia Short Alma-Mater: Virginia Tech Contact Info: 704-688-2819 Contact Info: 704-337-7528 [email protected] [email protected] Assistant Coach: Steve Kerr @QueensAthletics Director of Broadcasting & Multimedia: Alma-Mater: Methodist Phil Constantino Contact Info: 704-337-7528 [email protected] Contact Info: 704-688-2585 Assistant Coach: Will Merrell [email protected] Alma-Mater: Sewanee Contact Info: 704-337-7528 [email protected] @QueensSports QUEENS MEN’S BASKETBALL Game Notes Road to the Elite Eight: This is the first ever meeting between the CAREER SCORING LEADERS Royals and the Lancers. Queens advanced to the NCAA DII Men’s Elite 1. 1810 - Reginald HOPKINS (114 games) - 2007-11 Eight Basketball Championships for the third time in program history, and the first time since 2003, after defeating top-seeded Lincoln Memorial Uni- 2. 1771 - Daniel BAILEY (114 games) - 2008-12 versity, 69-57, in the Southeast Regional Championship Finals on Tuesday, 3. 1603 - Carlos ANDRADE (114 games) - 1999-03 Mar. 13. The win was the first in four meetings for the Royals over the Rail- 4. 1602 - Chris BENSON (119 games) - 1999-03 splitters, who handed Queens all three of their losses this season. 5. 1462 - Chuck WITTMAN (113 games) - 1993-97 Ike Agusi led the Royals with 16 points, four rebounds, and three as- 6. 1400 - Spencer ROSS (62 games) - 2002-04 sists. Jalin Alexander added 13 points and four rebounds while Lewis Di- ankulu totaled 12 points and seven rebounds. Mike Davis chipped in with 10 7. 1390 - Antonio STABLER (113 games) - 2009-13 points and Shaun Willett added nine points. Todd Withers totaled five points, 8. 1345 - Yogi LEO (84 games) - 1993-96 four rebounds, and four blocks. 9. 1340 - Todd WITHERS (114 games) - 2014-18 Queens advanced to the finals after defeating UNC-Pembroke, 75-63, in the 10. 1266 - DeWayne ANSLEY (111 games) - 1991-93,94-96 semifinals. Davis led the Royals finishing a rebound shy of a double-double with 18 points, a career-high 12 assists, and nine rebounds. Alexander also totaled 18 points and recorded eight rebounds. Withers notched his eighth double-double of the year, and 15th of his career, with 11 points and 10 rebounds while Willett added 10 points and five rebounds. CAREER REBOUND LEADERS 1. 883 - Kendrick HARRIS (113 games) - 2002-06 In the quarterfinals, Queens blew past Lees-McRae winning 90-69. The 21- 2. 812 - Daniel BAILEY (54o-758d) - 2008-12 point win was the most points the Royals have won by in the NCAA DII Men's Basketball Championships ever. Withers led all players on the court 3. 762 - Todd WITHERS (155o-607d) - 2014-18 with 20 points on 8-of-12 shooting. The senior also totaled eight rebounds, 4. 761 - Carlos ANDRADE (114 games) - 1999-03 two steals, and two blocks. Agusi and Diankulu followed with 12 points each. Agusi also recorded five assists and five steals while Diankulu had 5. 727 - Darryl WHITE (76o-651d) - 1990-92,14-18 five rebounds. Alexander and Willett added 10 points each while Daniel 6. 700 - DeWayne ANSLEY (111 games) - 1991-93,94-96 Carr and Davis chipped in with eight points apiece. Solomon Smith pulled 7. 691 - Yogi LEO (84 games) - 1993-96 down eight rebounds to match Withers on the glass while Willett totaled seven rebounds. 8. 624 - Antonio STABLER (89o-535d) - 2009-13 9. 608 - Brent EVANS (126o-482d) - 2010-14 Southeast Regional Honors: Jalin Alexander earned Southeast 10. 576 - Soce FAYE (58 games) - 1996-98 Regional MVP honors after averaging 13.7 points and 4.7 rebounds per game over the three games. Todd Withers was also named to the all- tournament team after averaging 12 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. The Bad Guys: No. 21 California Baptist University won the NCAA DII SEASON SCORING LEADERS West Regional Championship defeating No. 3 Western Oregon, 80-76. Kali- dou Diouf led the Lancers with 23 points and seven rebounds while Jordan 1. 788 - Spencer ROSS (33 games) - 2002-03 Heading added 15 points and seven rebounds. Cory Lange added 14 points 2. 627 - J.R. GAMBLE (32 games) - 2000-01 and Ty Rowell totaled 11 points. Diouf was named West Region MVP. 3. 612 - Spencer ROSS (29 games) - 2003-04 The Lancers defeated Azusa Pacific, 72-68, in the semifinals with Diouf’s 20 4. 586 - Glen HARRIS (34 games) - 1998-99 points leading the way. Heading scored 15 points and Dejon Davis had 13 5. 572 - Reginald HOPKINS (29 games) - 2010-11 points. Bul Kuol chipped in with 11 points. 6. 569 - Adrien PRITCHARD (31 games) - 1998-99 Cal Baptist topped UC San Diego, 81-67, in the quarterfinals with Heading’s 7. 563 - Walter AIKENS (28 games) - 1990-91 26 points leading the way. Lange totaled 14 points and Diouf totaled 13 8. 561 - Rob Lewis (31 games) - 2015-16 points. 9. 553 - Yogi LEO (31 games) - 1995-96 No. 1 Ranking: Queens earned the No. 1 ranking for the first time in 10. 550 - Soce FAYE (30 games) - 1997-98 program history on Jan. 9, 2018. The Royals received 13 of the 16 possible first place votes to become the first Charlotte area program to receive a No. 1 ranking in men’s basketball across all divisions. The Royals finished the year ranked No. 7 and have been ranked in the coaches’ poll for 45 consec- utive weeks. SEASON REBOUND LEADERS 1. 335 - Soce FAYE (30 games) - 1997-98 Queens currently has four players averaging 10-plus Balanced Attack: 2. 276 - Yogi LEO (31 games) - 1995-96 points per game. Additionally, they have had seven different leading scorers across their 31 wins. Todd Withers is averaging 13.6 points per game to 3. 274 - Todd WITHERS (44o-230d) - 2017-18 lead while Mike Davis is averaging over 12.5 points per game. Ike Agusi and 4. 260 - John THOMPSON (30 games) - 2007-08 Jalin Alexander are both averaging 11.4 points per game. 5. 253 - Darryl WHITE (26 games) - 1991-92 All-Conference Awards: Queens saw four Royals earn all- 6. 249 - Daniel BAILEY (28 games) - 2008-09 conference recognition as Todd Withers was named to the first team, and 7. 242 - Kendrick HARRIS (28 games) - 2004-05 Ike Agusi and Mike Davis each made appearances on the second team. Jalin Alexander earned honorable mention recognition. 8. 241 - Soce FAYE (28 games) - 1996-97 9. 240 - Chris JONES (29 games) - 2006-07 D2CCA Awards: Todd Withers was named to the D2CCA Southeast 10. 238 - Todd WITHERS (50o-188d) - 2016-17 Region Men’s Basketball Second Team. QUEENS MEN’S BASKETBALL Game Notes Sharing is Caring: Prior to the Royals’ second loss to LMU dur- Top of the SAC: Queens was picked atop the South Atlantic Con- ing the regular season, the Royals were moving the ball more effi- ference Preseason Poll for the first time ever after receiving 8-of-11 ciently during their 10-game winning streak. Queens averaged just first place votes. In addition, four Royals received preseason all- over 20 team assists per game in the 10 games, after previously aver- conference recognition. Jalin Alexander and Todd Withers were aging 15 per game from Jan. 6-Jan. 13. Queens also set a new sea- named SAC Preseason First-Team All-Conference selections, son-high for assists in a game recording 27 against Newberry on Feb. while Mike Davis and Ike Agusi were named to the League's second 14. They also totaled 26 in the Feb. 7 win over Wingate. Ike Agusi team. leads the Royals in assists with 168 on the year to rank 29th national- ly. He is averaging 4.9 per game. Hot Start: Queens became the only men's basketball program in the country, at all NCAA levels, to start each of the last three seasons Only Losses: The Royals only losses of the season have come at 10-0 or better in their win over Palm Beach Atlantic.