PUBLIC RELATIONS Mark Simpson, Assistant Commissioner [email protected] Nic Bowman, Assistant Director Men’s Basketball Report [email protected] Rebecca Hay, Public Relations Assistant Monday, Feb. 16, 2009 [email protected] Phone: (704) 341-7990 Fax: (704) 341-7991 WEEK 14 BIGSOUTHSPORTS.COM CONTACT: MARK SIMPSON 2008-09 BIG SOUTH MEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS CHOICE HOTELS PLAYER OF THE WEEK Big South Overall Team W L Pct. W L Pct. Home Road Neu L10 Streak JOSEPH HARRIS x-Radford 12 2 .857 15 10 .600 8-4 7-6 0-0 9-1 W6 R-Jr. • Forward • Coastal Carolina x-VMI 11 3 .786 20 5 .800 12-2 8-3 0-0 7-3 L1 Lejeune, N.C. Liberty 10 5 .667 19 8 .704 13-1 4-7 2-0 8-2 W3 Harris had a monster week for the UNC Asheville 8 7 .522 12 14 .462 9-3 3-11 0-0 5-5 L1 Chanticleers as they went 1-1 against Presbyterian ** 7 7 .500 10 15 .400 7-2 3-12 0-1 4-6 L3 the top two teams in the Big South. Gardner-Webb 7 8 .467 11 14 .440 5-4 6-10 0-0 5-5 L3 He averaged 23.5 points, 18.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.0 blocks in Winthrop 6 9 .400 7 18 .280 4-6 3-11 0-1 4-6 W1 the two games. In Monday’s overtime Coastal Carolina 5 9 .357 11 15 .423 8-5 2-9 1-1 4-6 W1 loss at Radford, Harris had 14 points - High Point 4 11 .257 8 17 .320 4-8 4-9 0-0 3-7 W2 - all in the second half and overtime, Charleston Southern 2 11 .154 7 17 .292 5-9 2-8 0-0 2-8 L4 and 14 rebounds. His free throw with one second left in regulation sent the x - clinched Quarterfinal home game in Big South Tournament game into overtime. In Saturday’s win ** - Presbyterian is not eligible for the 2009 postseason tournament over VMI, Harris set career-highs with 33 points and 22 rebounds and tied a career-best with six assists. He was THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE LAST WEEK’S RESULTS 16-of-26 from the floor and hit his first Monday, Feb. 16 Monday, Feb. 9 eight shots. He also tallied nine offen- LIBERTY at COASTAL CAROLINA * ........................7:00pm at VMI 82, CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 76 * sive rebounds and tied the school VMI at PRESBYTERIAN * ....................................7:00pm at RADFORD 71, COASTAL CAROLINA 67 (OT) * record for rebounds in a game. Harris RADFORD at CHARLESTON SOUTHERN * ................7:30pm at LIBERTY 69, PRESBYTERIAN 48 * collected two crucial rebounds in the closing seconds and assisted on the Wednesday, Feb. 18 Wednesday, Feb. 11 game-winning three-pointer against WINTHROP at GARDNER-WEBB *..........................7:00pm at UNC ASHEVILLE 87, GARDNER-WEBB 78 (OT) * the Keydets. UNC ASHEVILLE at HIGH POINT * ........................7:00pm at HIGH POINT 63, WINTHROP 56 * NEW BALANCE Saturday, Feb. 21 Saturday, Feb. 14 LIBERTY at Old Dominion (TV: ESPNU) ................11:00am at COASTAL CAROLINA 100, VMI 97 * FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK Appalachian State at WINTHROP ........................2:00pm HIGH POINT 61, at GARDNER-WEBB 57 * JESSE SANDERS RADFORD at VMI * (TV: MASN) ............................4:00pm at WINTHROP 50, PRESBYTERIAN 47 * Guard • Liberty COASTAL CAROLINA at UNC ASHEVILLE *................4:30pm RADFORD 66, at UNC ASHEVILLE 65 * Sugar Land, Texas GARDNER-WEBB at James Madison ......................7:00pm LIBERTY 95, at CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 80 * PRESBYTERIAN at CHARLESTON SOUTHERN * ..........7:30pm Sanders averaged 9.5 points, 10.0 rebounds and 8.0 assists to help Liberty collect two victories last week. He opened the week with the fifth triple-double in Big South history with 10 points, 10 * - Big South Conference game rebounds and 10 assists in the * - Big South Conference game Big South school in ALL CAPS Flames’ home win over Big South school in ALL CAPS Presbyterian. He also blocked two All Times EST and subject to change shots and grabbed a steal against the Blue Hose. He nearly had a double-double at Charleston Southern on Saturday with nine points and a game-high 10 rebounds. Sanders finished the week with 16 assists vs. zero turnovers, and shot 70.0 percent from the floor (7-of-10). BIG SOUTH MEN’S BASKETBALL WEEKLY REPORT • CONFERENCE NOTEBOOK • FEB. 16, 2009 2008-09 BIG SOUTH PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OTHER PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEES Week Choice Hotels Player of the Week G JAMARCO WARREN, SOPH, CHARLESTON SO. Nov. 17 F Travis Holmes, Sr., VMI 21.0 PPG, 2.5 REB in 2 GP ... 17-of-29 FG ( =.586), 8- 25.0 PPG, 5.5 REB, 3.5 AST, 3.5 STL, 17-24 FG ( =.708) in 2 GP ... 30 PTS, 7 REB in win at Kentucky of-17 3FG ( =.471) ... 21 PTS, 9-of-15 FG at VMI ... 21 Nov. 24 G Jamarco Warren, Soph., Charleston Southern PTS, 5-of-10 3FG vs. Liberty. 25.3 PPG, 2.3 REB, 2.0 AST, 1.8 STL, 28-45 FG ( =.622), 16-27 3FG ( =.593) in 3 GP ... Two 28-point games Dec. 1 G Seth Curry, Fr., Liberty G NICK BARBOUR, FR, HIGH POINT 23.0 PPG, 4.0 REB, 27-of-52 FG ( =.519), 10-of-24 3FG ( =.417) in 3 GP ... 26 PTS in win at UVA ... 21 PTS in win over W&M 29.5 PPG, 2.5 REB in 2 GP ... 18-of-41 FG ( =.439), 8- Dec. 8 F Travis Holmes, Sr., VMI of-18 3FG ( =.444), 15-of-20 FT ( =.750) ... 31 PTS vs. 23.5 PPG, 5.0 REB, 7.0 AST, 5.0 STL in 2 GP ... 17-of-28 FG ( =.607), 3-of-9 3FG ( =.333) ... 10-of-13 FT ( =.769) Winthrop ... 28 PTS at Gardner-Webb. Dec. 15 G Chavis Holmes, Sr., VMI 24.5 PPG, 3.5 AST, 3.5 STL, 3.0 REB in 2 GP ... 16-of=26 FH ( =.615), 4-of-11 3FG ( =.364), 13-of-15 FT ( =.867) G SETH CURRY, FR, LIBERTY Dec. 22 G Grayson Flittner, Jr., Gardner-Webb 25.0 PPG, 4.0 AST, 3.0 REB in 2 GP ... 15-of-34 FG ( 22.5 PPG, 5.0 AST in 2 GP ... 12-of-22 FG ( =.545), 8-of-14 3FG ( =.571), 13-of-13 FT ( =1.000) ... 31 PTS, 10-of-10 FT at WCU =.441), 6-of-15 3FG ( =.400), 14-of-14 FT ( =1.000) ... 22 PTS vs. Presbyterian ... 28 PTS at Charleston Jan. 5 F Joseph Harris, R-Jr., Coastal Carolina 13.7 PPG, 11.7 REB in 3 GP ... 17-of-27 FG ( =.630), 14 OFF REB, 2.3 AST, 2.0 STL, 1.3 BLK ... Double-doubles each game Southern. G Chavis Holmes, Sr., VMI 25.0 PPG, 5.5 REB in 2 GP ... 15-of-28 FG ( =.536), 6-of-13 3FG ( =.462), 14-of-21 FT ( =.667) ... 23 PTS vs. RICH, 27 vs. GWU F/C AL’LONZO COLEMAN, SOPH, PRESBYTERIAN 16.5 PPG, 11.5 REB in 2 GP ... 10-of-25 FG ( =.400), 1- Jan. 12 G Austin Kenon, Soph., VMI of-1 3FG ( =1.000), 12-of-14 FT ( =.857) ... 13 PTS, 7 27.5 PPG, 3.5 REB, 3.0 AST in 2 GP ... 18-of-33 FG ( =.545), 13-of-21 3FG ( =.619), 6-of-7 FT ( =.857) in two League wins REB at Liberty ... 20 PTS, 16 REB at Winthrop. Jan. 19 G Seth Curry, Fr., Liberty 25.0 PPG, 4.5 REB, 2.5 STL in 2 GP ... 15-of-28 FG ( =.536), 4-of-12 3FG ( =.333), 16-of-17 FT ( =.941) ... 35 PTS in VMI win F/C ARTSIOM PARAKHOUSKI, JR, RADFORD Jan. 26 G Anthony Smith, Sr., Liberty 15.5 PPG, 16.0 REB in 2 GP ... 10-of-25 FG ( =.400), 21.0 PPG, 7.5 REB, 3.0 STL in 2 GP ... 12-of-25 FG ( =.480), 9-of-16 3FG ( =.563) ... 24 PTS at HPU ... 18 PTS, 12 REB vs. RU 11-of-19 FT ( =.579) ... 16 PTS, 18 REB vs. Coastal Feb. 2 G Kyle Ohman, Jr., Liberty Carolina ... 15 PTS, 14 REB at UNC Asheville. 21.0 PPG, 5.5 REB, 3.0 AST, 1.5 BLK, 1.0 STL in 2 GP ... 13-of-22 FG ( =.591), 8-of-14 3FG ( =.571) ... 26 PTS vs. HPU Feb. 9 C Artsiom Parakhouski, Jr., Radford G REID AUGST, SR, UNC ASHEVILLE 18.0 PPG, 12.5 REB in 2 GP ... 13-of-22 FG ( =.591), 10-of-12 FT ( =.833), 3 AST, 2 STL in two wins ... 15 PTS, 17 REB at WU 19.5 PPG, 5.5 REB in 2 GP ... 15-of-25 FG ( =.600), 6- G Reid Augst, Sr., UNC Asheville of-10 3FG ( =.600), 3-of-5 FT ( =.600) ... 28 PTS, 11- 21.0 PPG, 7.0 REB, 5.0 AST, 2.0 STL in 2 GP ... 15-of-28 FG ( =.536), 6-of-6 3FG ( =1.000), 6-of-7 FT ( =.857) in two wins of-17 FG vs. Gardner-Webb ... 11 PTS, 6 REB vs. Feb. 16 F Joseph Harris, R-Jr., Coastal Carolina Radford. 23.5 PPG, 18.0 REB, 3.5 AST, 2.0 BLK in 2 GP ... 21-of-36 FG ( =.583) ... 14 PTS, 14 REB at RU ... 33 PTS, 22 REB vs. VMI G CHAVIS HOLMES, SR, VMI 25.5 PPG, 8.5 REB in 2 GP ... 17-of-34 FG ( =.500), 4- of-15 3FG ( =.267), 13-of-16 FT ( =.813) ..