2012-13 Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide On the Inside The Southern Conference 2012-13 Composite Schedule .......................................2-3 702 N. Pine Street 2013 Southern Conference Tournament .................4-5 Spartanburg, S.C. 29303 Southern Conference Phone: ......................................................................................................... 864-591-5100 History ...........................................................................6-10 Fax: ............................................................................................................... 864-591-3448 Website: ............................................................................................. SoConSports.com Hall of Fame .....................................................................11 Commissioner John Iamarino ................................... 12 Conference Staff Staff .....................................................................................13 John Iamarino ..................................................................... Commissioner Geoff Cabe ................................................ Senior Associate Commissioner Media Services ................................................................14 Sue Arakas ........................................................... Associate Commissioner Teams Doug King ..................................Associate Commissioner for Compliance Appalachian State ...................................................16-19 Jason Yaman ......................... Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations College of Charleston .............................................20-23 Jamie Severns ..........................................Director of Multimedia Services The Citadel .................................................................24-27 Phil Perry ..........................................Assistant Director of Media Relations Davidson .....................................................................28-31 Laura Hayes ................................................Assistant to the Commissioner Stephanie Cushing .......................................Championships Coordinator Elon ...............................................................................32-35 Chandler Carver ................................................ Media Relations Assistant Furman ........................................................................36-39 Jordan Gotfredson .....................................Multimedia Services Assistant Georgia Southern ....................................................40-43 Erin O’Shea .................................... Championships/Compliance Assistant UNCG ............................................................................44-47 Mike Wood............................................................. Coordinator of Offi cials Samford .......................................................................48-51 Dave Odom..................................Special Advisor for Basketball Strategies Chattanooga..............................................................52-55 Southern Conference Offi cers Western Carolina ......................................................56-59 President: Dr. Terry Ackerman, University of North Carolina Greensboro Woff ord ........................................................................60-63 Vice President: Dr. Chris Geyerman, Georgia Southern University 2011-12 Year-In-Review Year-in-Review ..........................................................64-65 Executive Committee Individual Stats ...............................................................66 Charlie Cobb, Appalachian State University Dr. Alan Hauser, Appalachian State University Team Stats ........................................................................67 Dr. Vince Benigni, College of Charleston Individual Game Highs ................................................ 68 Dr. Chip Taylor, The Citadel Team Game Highs ......................................................... 69 Ms. Katy McNay, Davidson College All-Time Records and Honors Dr. Fred Smith, Davidson College Individual Records ...................................................70-74 Ms. Faith Shearer, Elon University Dr. Eric Hall , Elon University Team Records ............................................................75-78 Dr. William Pierce, Furman University Coaching Records ..........................................................79 Dr. Chris Geyerman, Georgia Southern University Team Annual Leaders .............................................80-81 Dr. Terry Ackerman, University of North Carolina Greensboro Individual Annual Leaders ....................................82-84 Dr. Chris Metress, Samford University Yearly Basketball Awards ......................................85-87 Dr. Debbie Ingram, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga All-Conference Teams ............................................88-92 Dr. A.J. Grube, Western Carolina University Dr. Jameica Hill, Woff ord College All-Freshman Teams ................................................93-94 Players of the Week .................................................95-96 On the Cover: Players of the Month .................................................... 96 Clockwise from top left: Trey Sumler (Western Carolina), De’Mon Brooks Yearly Standings ....................................................97-103 (Davidson), Marshall Harris III (The Citadel), Aerris Smith (Woff ord), SoCon Champions .......................................................104 Andrew Lawrence (College of Charleston), Cameron Baskerville (Geor- SoCon Tournament Results .............................105-115 gia Southern), Trevis Simpson (UNCG), Raijon Kelly (Samford), Dontay SoCon All-Tournament Teams ........................116-119 Hampton (Chattanooga), Jack Isenbarger (Elon), Bobby Austin (Furman) SoCon Tournament Records ....................................120 and Nathan Healy (Appalachian State). National Awards ...........................................................121 NBA Players ....................................................................122 Credits Editor: Phil Perry NBA Draftees .................................................................123 Design: Phil Perry, Jamie Severns SoCon in the NCAA Tournament ...................124-125 Cover: Jamie Severns SoCon in Other Postseason Tournaments ..........126 Editorial Assistance: Jason Yaman, Chandler Carver and SoCon men’s basketball SIDs. Online Services: www.issuu.com 1 Nov. 9 (Friday) (Cancun Challenge; Cancun, Mexico) Woff ord at Jacksonville, 7:15 p.m. Montreat at Appalachian State, 7 p.m. Towson at College of Charleston, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 22 (Thursday) Dec. 19 (Wednesday) Emory at Davidson, 7 p.m. Davidson vs. Vanderbilt, 2 p.m. ESPN2 Appalachian State at South Carolina, 5 p.m. Fox Sports South Georgia Southern at Valparaiso, 8:30 p.m. (Old Spice Classic; Orlando, Fla.) The Citadel at St. Bonaventure 7 p.m. UNCG at High Point, 7 p.m. Samford vs. Alcorn State/Florida Gulf Coast, 4:30/7 p.m. UNCG at UNC Wilmington, 7 p.m. Samford at Austin Peay, 8 p.m. (Battle 4 Atlantis; Fort Myers, Fla.) Samford at Tennessee-Martin, 8 p.m. Western Carolina at UNC Asheville, 7 p.m. WYMA Woff ord at Colorado, 7 p.m. Pac-12 Network Nov. 23 (Friday) Dec. 20 (Thursday) Appalachian State at Virginia Tech, 2 p.m. ESPN3 Elon at Duke, 7 p.m. ESPNU Nov. 10 (Saturday) Davidson vs. Marist/West Virginia, 12:30/3 p.m. ESPN or ESPNU VMI at The Citadel, 4 p.m. (Old Spice Classic; Orlando, Fla.) Dec. 21 (Friday) (All Military Classic) Woff ord vs. Hampton, 2 p.m. Reinhardt at Chattanooga, 12 p.m. Columbia at Furman, 7 p.m. (Nations of Coaches; Classic at Wilmington, N.C.) Western Carolina at Tennessee, 7 p.m. Fox Sports South Elon at Butler, 2 p.m. MyINDY 23 (EA Sports Maui Invitational) Nov. 24 (Saturday) Dec. 22 (Saturday) Radford at The Citadel, 2 p.m. Presbyterian at Appalachian State, 2 p.m. Nov. 11 (Sunday) College of Charleston at Baylor, TBA ESPN3 Coastal Carolina at College of Charleston, 12 p.m. ESPN3 Air Force/Army at The Citadel, 2/4 p.m. (Charleston Classic) Wake Forest at UNCG, 2:30 p.m. ESPN3 (All Military Classic) Chattanooga at Kennesaw State, 2:30 p.m. The Citadel at Georgia Tech, 4 p.m. Fox Sports South Mars Hill at Western Carolina, 7 p.m. Elon at VMI, 5 p.m. Davidson at Drexel, 8 p.m. NBC Sports Network Georgia Southern at Maryland, 7 p.m. ESPN3 Elon at Columbia, 4 p.m. Nov. 12 (Monday) Texas-Arlington at Samford, 8 p.m. Furman at Jacksonville, 7 p.m. Tennessee Temple at Chattanooga, 7 p.m. Woff ord at UNCW, 2 p.m. Georgia Southern vs. Mississippi Valley State, 3 p.m. Winston-Salem State at UNCG, 7 p.m. (Nations of Coaches Classic) (Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic; Las Vegas, Nev.) Martin Methodist at Samford, 8 p.m. Woff ord at Xavier, Ohio, 2 p.m. Fox Sports Ohio Webber International at Woff ord, 7 p.m. Nov. 25 (Sunday) Rutgers at UNCG, 2 p.m. Dec. 23 (Sunday) Nov. 13 (Tuesday) Davidson vs. TBA, TBA ESPN2, ESPNU or ESPN3 Georgia So. vs. Cal State-Bakersfi eld/North Florida, 3:45/6:15 p.m. High Point at Appalachian State, 7 p.m. (Old Spice Classic; Orlando, Fla.) (Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic; Las Vegas, Nev.) Bridgewater at Elon, 7 p.m. Furman at Mercer, 7 p.m. Southern Wesleyan at Furman, 8 p.m. Dec. 28 (Friday) Davidson at New Mexico, 2 a.m. ESPN Nov. 28 (Wednesday) High Point at Chattanooga, 7 p.m. (ESPN Tip-Off Marathon) *Western Carolina at Furman, 7 p.m. (Dr. Pepper Classic) Georgia Southern at Charlotte, 9 p.m. NBC