2020-21 CONFERENCE USA MEN’S BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS 2020-21 Men’s Basketball Prospectus e CHARLOTTE 49ERS e FLORIDA ATLANTIC OWLS www.charlotte49ers.com www.fausports.com 2019-20 Record: 16-13, 10-8 C-USA 2019-20 Record: 17-15, 8-10 C-USA Head Coach: Ron Sanchez, SUNY Oneonta, ‘97 Head Coach: Dusty May, Indiana, ‘00 Record at Charlotte/Career: 24-34 (3rd Year) Record at Florida Atlantic/Career: 34-31 (3rd Year) Record in C-USA: 15-21 Record in C-USA: 16-20 Assistant Coaches: Aaron Fearne, Kotie Kimble, Vic Sfera Assistant Coaches: Kyle Church, Akeem Miskdeen, Todd Abernethy STARTERS RETURNING (2) STARTERS RETURNING (2) 1 Jahmir Young So. G 6-1 185 Hyattsville, MD/DeMatha Catholic HS 15 Jailyn Ingram Sr. F 6-7 215 Madison, GA/Morgan County HS 13 Jordan Shepherd R-Sr. G 6-4 185 Asheville, NC/Oklahoma 25 Karlis Silins Jr. F/C 6-11 240 Riga, Latvia/Ole Miss KEY RETURNERS (3) KEY RETURNERS (3) 3 Brice Williams So. G 6-7 215 Huntersville, NC/Hopewell HS 1 Madiaw Niang Jr. F 6-9 210 Dakar, Senegal/DME Academy 5 Milos Supica Sr. F 6-9 230 Belgrade, Serbia/Freedom Christian Acad. 11 Michael Forrest Jr. G 6-0 170 Lauderhill, FL/Blanche Ely HS 35 Luka Vasic R-Jr. G 6-8 205 Pirot, Serbia/Avon Old Farms HS 13 Kenan Blackshear So. G 6-6 215 Orlando, FL/Jones HS NEWCOMERS (7) NEWCOMERS (5) 2 Caleb Byrd Fr. G 6-1 170 Conyers, GA/Newton HS 0 Nicholas Boyd Fr. G 6-3 170 Garnerville, NY/Don Bosco Institute 10 Marvin Cannon Sr. G 6-5 170 Richmond, VA/Washington State 3 Giancarlo Rosado Fr. F 6-8 # West Palm Beach, FL/PB Lakes HS 12 Jackson Threadgill Fr. G 6-6 180 Concord, NC/Davidson Day HS 4 B.J. Greenlee So. G 6-0 190 Gainesville, FL/Minnesota 14 Regin Larson So. G 6-6 185 Charlotte, NC/Pfeiffer 10 Johnell Davis Fr. G # # Gary, IN/21st Century HS 15 Aly Khalifa Fr. F/C 6-10 235 Alexandria, Egypt/NBA Global Acad. 12 Alijah Martin Fr. G # # Summit, MS/North Pike HS 25 Jared Garcia Fr. F 6-8 240 Katy, TX/St. Thomas More HS 30 Jhery Matos GS G 6-5 195 Santo Domingo, DR/Dayton e Lettermen Returning/Lost: 8/5 e Lettermen Returning/Lost: 6/5 e Starters Lost (2): Cornelius Taylor, Richardson Maitre e Starters Lost (3): Drew Edwards, Malik Martin, Amidou Bamba e LOUISIANA TECH BULLDOGS www.latechsports.com e FIU PANTHERS www.fiusports.com 2019-20 Record: 22-8, 13-5 C-USA Head Coach: Eric Konkol, Wisconsin at Eau Claire, ‘00 2019-20 Record: 19-13, 9-9 C-USA Record at LA Tech/Career: 105-57 (6th Year) Head Coach: Jeremy Ballard, Colgate, ‘03 Record in C-USA: 55-35 Record at FIU/Career: 39-27 (3rd Year) Assistant Coaches: Duffy Conroy, Talvin Hester, Desmond Haymon Record in C-USA: 19-17 Assistant Coaches: David Cason, Jesse Bopp, Joey Rodriguez STARTERS RETURNING (2) 3 Amorie Archibald Sr. G 6-3 180 Deltona, FL/Trinity Christian Academy STARTERS RETURNING (2) 11 JaColby Pemberton R-Sr. G 6-5 190 Dallas, TX/Lancaster HS 1 Isaiah Banks Sr. G 6-5 180 Conyers, GA/Heritage HS 5 Antonio Daye, Jr. Jr. G 6-1 188 Durham, NC/Ft. Lauderdale HS KEY RETURNERS (4) 5 Kalob Ledoux R-Sr. G 6-4 198 Port Barre, LA/McNeese State KEY RETURNERS (6) 22 Isaiah Crawford So. F 6-6 220 Fort Worth, TX/North Crowley HS 4 Eric Lovett Sr. G/F 6-5 200 Jonesboro, GA/Missouri St.-West Plains 24 Cobe Williams So. G 5-11 175 Dallas, TX/Kimball HS 11 Tevin Brewer R-Jr. G 5-8 160 Fort Smith, AR/Coffeyville CC 33 Andrew Gordon R-Sr. F 6-10 250 Clearwater, FL/West Virginia 12 Dante Wilcox R-Fr. F/G 6-6 220 West Palm Beach, FL/Oxbridge Acad. 15 James Ametepe Jr. F 6-5 210 Accre, Ghana/Westwood Christian NEWCOMERS (4) 21 Jonathan Nunez So. G 5-11 180 Miami, FL/Doral Academy Prep 0 Jace Bass Jr. G 6-3 185 Carson, CA/Long Beach City Co. 55 Cameron Corcoran R-Jr. G 6-1 170 Orlando, FL/Little Rock 1 Kenny Hunter Fr. F 6-10 230 Shreveport, LA/Huntington HS 2 Kenneth Lofton, Jr. Fr. F 6-7 240 Port Arthur, TX/Port Arthur Memorial HS NEWCOMERS (5) 25 Thailand Elder Fr. G 6-2 160 Allen, TX/Allen HS 2 DJ Mitchell Jr. G 6-4 190 Washington, DC/Hutchinson CC 3 Javaunte Hawkins So. G 5-10 160 Lee's Summit, MO/Butler CC e Lettermen Returning/Lost: 11/4 10 Rashad Davis R-Sr. F 6-2 205 Nassau, Bahamas/UT Arlington 23 Petar Krivokapic Fr. G 6-3 200 Budva, Montenegro/Miami Prep e Starters Lost (3): DaQuan Bracey, Derric Jean, Mubarak Muhammed 35 Anthony Mason Jr. F 6-10 225 Decatur, AL/Northwest Florida St. Co. e Lettermen Returning/Lost: 9/3 e Starters Lost (3): Tejon Jacob, Devon Andrews, Osasumwen Osaghae 2020-21 Men’s Basketball Prospectus e MARSHALL THUNDERING HERD e NORTH TEXAS MEAN GREEN www.herdzone.com www.meangreensports.com 2019-20 Record: 17-15, 10-8 C-USA 2019-20 Record: 20-11, 14-4 C-USA Head Coach: Dan D’Antoni, Marshall, ‘70 Head Coach: Grant McCasland, Baylor, ‘99 Record at Marshall/Career: 113-92 (7th Year) Record at North Texas: 60-41 (4th Year) Record in C-USA: 62-46 Career Record: 81-53 (5th Year) Assistant Coaches: Mark Cline, Scott Rigot, Cornelius Jackson Record in C-USA: 30-24 Associate Head Coach: Ross Hodge STARTERS RETURNING (5) 0 Andrew Taylor R-So. G 6-3 188 Corbin, KY/Corbin HS Assistant Coaches: Jareem Dowling, Matt Brauer 2 Iran Bennett R-Jr. F 6-9 335 Durham, NC/Hargrave Military Acad. 3 Jannson Williams R-Sr. F 6-9 219 Newnan, GA/Newnan HS STARTERS RETURNING (3) 13 Jarrod West Sr. G 5-11 181 Clarksburg, WV/Notre Dame HS 03 Javion Hamlet R-Sr. G 6-4 193 Memphis, TN/Whitehaven HS 24 Taevion Kinsey Jr. G/F 6-5 185 Columbus, OH/Eastmoor Acad. 24 Zachary Simmons Sr. F 6-10 249 Abilene, TX/Cedar Hill HS 00 James Reese Sr. G 6-4 167 Eastover, SC/AC Flora HS KEY RETURNERS (6) 15 Marko Sarenac So. G/F 6-7 198 Ljubovija, Serbia/Hoosac School KEY RETURNERS (2) 21 Darius George Sr. F 6-7 201 Staunton, VA/Robert E. Lee HS 13 Thomas Bell Sr. F 6-6 190 East St. Louis, IL/Cahokia HS 31 Mikel Beyers Sr. F 6-9 220 Houston, TX/Mesa CC 10 Jahmiah Simmons R-Sr. F 6-4 220 Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands NEWCOMERS (3) NEWCOMERS (5) 1 CJ Meredith Fr. G/F 6-6 200 Ceredo, WV/Spring Valley HS 15 Rubin Jones Fr. G 6-5 184 Houston, TX/Yates HS 23 David Early Fr. G 6-4 249 Logan, WV/Logan HS 34 Terence Lewis II Jr. F 6-7 208 Upper Marlboro, MD/Combine Acad. HS 25 Obinna Anochili-Killen Fr. F 6-8 199 Chapmanville, WV/Chapmanville HS 1 Mardrez McBride Jr. G 6-2 178 Augusta, GA/USC Salkehatchie 33 Abou Ousmane Fr. F 6-10 250 Brooklyn, NY/Scotland Performance Institute e Lettermen Returning/Lost: 11/1 23 Mykell Robinson Fr. G 6-7 205 Houston, TX/Sunrise Christian Acad. e Starters Lost: None e Lettermen Returning/Lost: 8/6 e Starters Lost (2): Umoja Gibson, Deng Geu e MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDERS www.goblueraiders.com e OLD DOMINION MONARCHS www.odusports.com 2019-20 Record: 8-23, 4-14 C-USA Head Coach: Nick McDevitt, UNC Asheville, ‘01 2019-20 Record: 13-19, 9-9 C-USA Record at Middle Tennessee: 19-44 (3rd Year) Head Coach: Jeff Jones, Virginia, ‘82 Career Record: 117-110 (8th Year) Record at Old Dominion: 153-86 (8th Year) Record in C-USA: 12-24 Career Record: 510-373 (29th Year) Assistant Coaches: Sean Dixon, Wes Long, Andre Morgan Record in C-USA: 83-41 STARTERS RETURNING (2) Assistant Coaches: John Richardson, Bryant Stith, Chris Kovensky 3 Donovan Sims Sr. G 6-1 160 Murfreesboro, TN/Blackman HS 13 Jayce Johnson Jr. G/F 6-5 210 Buffalo, NY/Canisius HS STARTERS RETURNING (3) 3 Malik Curry Sr. G 6-1 180 Wilmington, DE/Palm Beach State KEY RETURNERS (4) 10 Xavier Green R-Sr. G 6-6 200 Williamsburg, VA/Williamsburg Christian Acad. 1 Tyler Millin So. F 6-7 200 Calera, AL/Calera HS 11 A.J. Oliver II R-Jr. G 6-5 190 Birmingham, AL/Clemson 4 Tyson Jackson So. F 6-9 245 Fairburn, GA/Hargrave Military Acad. 5 Eli Lawrence So. G 6-5 185 Atlanta, GA/Washington (NC) Acad. KEY RETURNERS (3) 21 Jo’Vontae Millner-Criss R-Sr. F 6-6 210 Burlington, NC/Cape Fear CC 1 Jason Wade Jr. G 6-5 205 Richmond, VA/Trinity Episcopal HS 15 Joe Reece Jr. F 6-8 200 St. Louis, MO/East St. Louis HS NEWCOMERS (9) 22 Kalu Ezikpe Jr. F 6-8 235 Lawrenceville, GA/Discovery HS 0 Jordan Davis R-Jr. G 6-3 195 Irmo, SC/Dayton 2 DeAndre Dishman R-Jr. F 6-6 220 Lexington, KY/Eastern Kentucky NEWCOMERS (5) 14 Jalen Jordan R-Jr. G 6-3 160 Conyers, GA/St.