22016-17016-17 SSOCONOCON MMEN’SEN’S BBASKETBALLASKETBALL 2016-17 Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide On the inside The Southern Conference 2016-17 composite schedule ........................................2-3 702 N. Pine Street 2017 postseason tournaments ........................................4 Spartanburg, SC 29303 2017 Southern Conference Championship ................5 Phone: ......................................................................................................... 864-591-5100 Southern Conference Fax: ............................................................................................................... 864-591-3448 History ...........................................................................6-10 Website: ............................................................................................. SoConSports.com SoCon Principles ............................................................11 Hall of Fame ...............................................................12-13 Commissioner John Iamarino ................................... 14 Conference staff Staff .....................................................................................15 John Iamarino ..................................................................... Commissioner Media Services ................................................................16 Geoff Cabe ................................................ Senior Associate Commissioner Teams Sue Arakas ........................................................... Associate Commissioner The Citadel .................................................................18-19 Doug King .................................. Associate Commissioner for Compliance ETSU..............................................................................20-21 Jason Yaman .........................Associate Commissioner for Media Relations Furman ........................................................................22-23 Paul Lollis .................................................... Director of Video Productions Mercer ..........................................................................24-25 Jordan Trolinger ........................................... Director of Creative Services UNCG ............................................................................26-27 Ashley Waters .................................................. Director of Championships Samford .......................................................................28-29 Phil Perry ..........................................Assistant Director of Media Relations Chattanooga..............................................................30-31 Neili Akridge ..............................Executive Assistant to the Commissioner S VMI ................................................................................32-33 Patrick Boling .....................................................Media Relations Assistant O Western Carolina ......................................................34-35 Connor Griffi n .................................. Assistant Director of Championships C Woff ord ........................................................................36-37 Sydney Hanes ............................................................ Operations Assistant O ON Home courts .....................................................................38-39 Mike Wood............................................................. Coordinator of Offi cials N 2015-16 year-in-review S Southern Conference Offi cers P PORTS Year-in-review ...........................................................40-41 President: Dr. A.J. Grube, Western Carolina University O Individual stats ...............................................................42 Vice President: Dr. Jameica Hill, Woff ord College R Team stats .........................................................................43 T Individual game highs ................................................. 44 S . Team game highs .......................................................... 45 C COM All-time records and honors O Individual records ....................................................46-50 M Team records .............................................................51-54 Coaching records ...........................................................55 Coaching history by school ..................................56-57 Team annual leaders ...............................................58-59 Individual annual leaders .....................................60-63 Yearly basketball awards .......................................64-66 All-conference teams .............................................67-72 All-freshman teams .................................................73-74 Players of the week .................................................75-77 Freshmen of the week ................................................. 77 Players of the month .................................................... 77 Yearly standings .......................................................78-84 SoCon champions .........................................................85 SoCon tournament results ...................................86-98 SoCon all-tournament teams ........................... 99-103 SoCon tournament records......................................104 National awards ...........................................................105 Credits NBA players ....................................................................106 Editor: Phil Perry NBA draftees ..................................................................107 Design: Phil Perry Postseason history by school .........................108-109 Cover: Phil Perry SoCon in the NCAA tournament ...................110-111 Editorial assistance: Jason Yaman and the SoCon basketball SIDs. SoCon in other national tournaments .................112 Online services: www.issuu.com 2016-17 MEN’S BASKETBALL 1 CCOMPOSITEOMPOSITE SCHEDULESCHEDULE Nov. 11 (Friday) Nov. 23 (Wednesday) Dec. 7 (Wednesday) Fordham at ETSU, 7 p.m. ESPN3 The Citadel at Arizona State, 4 p.m. PAC Toccoa Falls at The Citadel, 7 p.m. ESPN3 Brewton Parker at Mercer, 8:30 p.m. ESPN3 Samford at Cincinnati, 7 p.m. ESPN3 (Holy City Hoops Classic) Virginia at UNCG, 7 p.m. ESPN3 Woff ord vs. TBD, TBD Oglethorpe at Mercer, 7 p.m. ESPN3 The Citadel at College of Charleston, 7:30 p.m. CAA.TV (Gulf Coast Showcase at Fort Myers, Fla.) Western Carolina vs. West Virginia, 7 p.m. ROOT Furman at Presbyterian, 7 p.m. BSN (Charleston, W.Va.) Chattanooga at Tennessee, 7 p.m. SEC+ Nov. 25 (Friday) (Maui Jim Maui Invitational Mainland) Hiwassee at Furman, 7 p.m. ESPN3 Dec. 9 (Friday) VMI at Richmond, 7 p.m. A-10 Belmont Abbey at UNCG, 2 p.m. SDN Wake Forest at UNCG, 7 p.m. ESPN3 Western Carolina at Miami, 7 p.m. ACC Extra (High Point Tournament) ETSU vs. Milwaukee, 6:30 p.m. Dec. 10 (Saturday) Nov. 12 (Saturday) (Sanford Pentagon Showcase at Sioux Falls, S.D.) Miles at Samford, 7 p.m. ESPN3 Woff ord at LSU, 2 p.m. SEC+ Mercer vs. East Carolina, 5 p.m. ETSU at Dayton, 2 p.m. FSO (Savannah Invitational at Savannah, Ga.) Furman at Gardner-Webb, 3 p.m. BSN Nov. 13 (Sunday) Mercer at Clemson, 4 p.m. ACC Extra Johnson University at The Citadel, 2 p.m. ESPN3 Nov. 26 (Saturday) VMI at West Virginia, 2 p.m. ROOT Hiwassee at Western Carolina, 2 p.m. Bethune-Cookman at Samford, 8 p.m. YouTube Woff ord at TCU, 5 p.m. FSSW Mercer vs. Florida, 8 p.m. ESPNU (San Diego Classic) (Jacksonville, Fla.) Campbell at VMI, 1 p.m. ESPN3 Dec. 13 (Tuesday) Chattanooga at North Carolina, 4 p.m. ESPN2 ETSU vs. South Dakota State, 5:30 p.m. Charleston Southern at VMI, 7 p.m. ESPN3 (Maui Jim Maui Invitational Mainland) (Sanford Pentagon Showcase at Sioux Falls, S.D.) Mercer vs. Air Force or Akron, 5/7:30 p.m. Dec. 14 (Wednesday) Nov. 14 (Monday) (Savannah Invitational at Savannah, Ga.) Southern Wesleyan at UNCG, 7 p.m. SDN Detroit at ETSU, 7 p.m. ESPN3 Chattanooga at Kennesaw State, 2:30 p.m. ESPN3 Tennessee Wesleyan at Chattanooga, 12 p.m. SDN Presbyterian at UNCG, 7:30 p.m. ESPN3 Western Carolina at Jackson State, 7 p.m. ETSU at Mississippi State, 8 p.m. SEC Furman at UAB, 8 p.m. Blazer Vision (Global Sports Invitational) (CBE Hall of Fame Classic) Dec. 15 (Thursday) Samford at San Diego, 10 p.m. TheW.TV Nov. 27 (Sunday) Austin Peay at Woff ord, 7 p.m. YouTube (San Diego Classic) Nicholls State at Samford, 8 p.m. YouTube (San Diego Classic) Dec. 16 (Friday) Nov. 15 (Tuesday) ETSU vs. US Irvine, 1 p.m. South Carolina State at Furman, 7 p.m. ESPN3 Truitt-McConnell at The Citadel, 7 p.m. ESPN3 (Sanford Pentagon Showcase at Sioux Falls, S.D.) Samford at South Alabama, 8 p.m. USAAA Southern Virginia at VMI, 7 p.m. ESPN3 Woff ord at Colorado, 2 p.m. PAC Allen at Woff ord, 7 p.m. YouTube Dec. 17 (Saturday) S (Global Sports Showcase) Nov. 28 (Monday) The Citadel at Virginia Tech, 1 p.m. ACC Extra Presbyterian at The Citadel, 7 p.m. ESPN3 ETSU at Morehead State, 2 p.m. OVCDN P Nov. 16 (Wednesday) Chattanooga at Vanderbilt, 8:30 p.m. SEC O Hiwassee at Chattanooga, 7 p.m. SDN Nov. 29 (Tuesday) Western Carolina at UNC Asheville, 4:30 p.m. BSN North Carolina Central at Western Carolina, 7:30 p.m. Davidson at Mercer, 7 p.m. ESPN3 O OOPS (Global Sports Invitational) ESPN3 North Carolina A&T at UNCG, 7 p.m. ESPN3 Dec. 18 (Sunday) Samford at New Mexico State, 9 p.m. Aggie Access Mars Hill at Woff ord, 7 p.m. YouTube H Mercer at Auburn, 1 p.m. SEC (San Diego Classic) Samford at Saint Louis, 8 p.m. N Chattanooga at Coastal Carolina, 7 p.m. CSN Dec. 19 (Monday)