TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE MEDIA INFORMATION 2012-13 BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE MEN’S BASKETBALL Table of Contents ............................................................................................................1 PRESEASON POLL AND HONORS 2012-13 Big South Conference Preseason Poll and Honors ..........................................1 Coastal Carolina Quick Facts .............................................................................................2 2012-13 Men’s Basketball Preseason All-Conference Driving Directions .............................................................................................................2 Media Outlets ....................................................................................................................3 First Team Media Policies ...............................................................................................................4-5 Stan Okoye, VMI (Preseason Player of the Year) Darren White, Campbell THE HTC CENTER Anthony Raffa, Coastal Carolina The HTC Center .............................................................................................................6-7 Trey Freeman, Campbell Saah Nimley, Charleston Southern COACHES AND STAFF Head Coach Cliff Ellis ....................................................................................................8-9 Second Team Associate Head Coach Don Hogan ................................................................................10 Khalid Mutakabbir, Presbyterian Assistant Coaches Mamadou N’Diaye and Benny Moss ................................................11 Jeremy Atkinson, UNC Asheville Director of Basketball Operations Matt Hurt/Support Staff ......................................... 12 Arlon Harper, Charleston Southern Kierre Greenwood, Coastal Carolina 2012-13 CHANTICLEERS Tashan Newsome, Gardner-Webb 2012-13 Team Roster ...................................................................................................13 TV/Radio Roster............................................................................................................. 14 2012-13 Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll Warren Gillis ................................................................................................................... 15 Anthony Raffa ................................................................................................................ 16 Rk North Division (first-place votes) 1 2 3 4 5 6 Points Richie Berry ...................................................................................................................17 1. Campbell (21) 21 8 -- -- -- -- 166 Charles Ashford ............................................................................................................. 18 2. VMI (5) 5 14 6 4 -- -- 136 Bisi Addey ...................................................................................................................... 19 3. High Point (3) 3 4 9 5 6 2 103 Kierre Greenwood ..........................................................................................................20 4. Liberty -- 2 13 8 6 -- 98 El Hadji Ndieguene, Michel Enanga, Uros Ljeskovic, Justin Daniel ................................21 5. Radford -- -- 1 8 9 11 57 Badou Diagne, Tristian Curtis, Ron Trapps, Tre;von James ...........................................21 6. Longwood -- 1 -- 4 8 16 49 2011-12 REVIEW Rk South Division (first-place votes) 1 2 3 4 5 6 Points Season Statistics ............................................................................................................22 1. Charleston Southern (16) 16 9 4 -- -- -- 157 Season Results .............................................................................................................. 23 2. Coastal Carolina (8) 8 15 6 -- -- -- 147 Game Recaps ............................................................................................................24-29 3. UNC Asheville (5) 5 5 18 1 -- -- 130 Big South Review ......................................................................................................30-32 4. Winthrop -- -- 1 14 7 7 67 The Big South ................................................................................................................33 5. Gardner-Webb -- -- -- 8 13 8 58 6. Presbyterian -- -- -- 6 9 14 50 OPPONENTS Coastal Carolina vs. 2012-13 Opponents ................................................................34-35 All-time Results .............................................................................................................. 36 HISTORY & RECORDS All-Time Honors & Rewards ...........................................................................................37 All-Time Coaching Records ............................................................................................38 Single Game Records .....................................................................................................39 Single Season Records ..................................................................................................40 Career Records ..............................................................................................................41 Team Records ................................................................................................................42 1,000 Point Club ............................................................................................................43 Class Records ................................................................................................................ 44 CREDITS The 2012-13 Coastal Carolina media guide is a production of the Coastal Carolina Media Annual Leaders.............................................................................................................. 45 Relations Office. It was written, designed and edited by Sean Forrester. Special assistance NCAA Tournament Teams .............................................................................................. 46 from Dan White, Cody Bays, Mike Cawood, Paul Hershey, Anne Monk, Megan Gregory, Dara All-Time Letterwinners ...................................................................................................47 Shelley and Elizabeth Vaughan. Photo Credits: Cody Bays, Bill Edmonds, Randall Hill, WG Honored Numbers .........................................................................................................48 Sports Photos and Big South Photos.com. Cover designed by Ryan Cirignano. Year-by-Year Results .................................................................................................49-55 DIRECTIONS TO COASTAL CAROLINA QUICK FACTS COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY GENERAL INFORMATION AND ITS ATHLETIC FACILITIES Location ...........................................................................................................Conway, South Carolina Founded .......................................................................................................................................1954 By Air: Enrollment ..................................................................................................................................9,274 Arriving at Myrtle Beach Airport, enter the on-ramp for Highway 17 North (entering to the right). Nickname ..........................................................................................................................Chanticleers Stay in the right lane and exit for U.S. 501 North (to Conway). Follow the directions below for U.S. Pronunciation of Nickname ..........................................................................................SHON-ti-clears 17 the remainder of the way. Colors ................................................................................................................. Teal, Bronze & Black Conference ............................................................................................................................Big South From I-95: President ......................................................................................................David A. DeCenzo, Ph. D. From the South, take Highway 327 exit to SC Hwy. 76/301 Turn left onto Hwy. 76/301. This will become Hwy. 576 and then U.S. 501. After passing through Conway, turn right at the third stop ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT light (approx. 2 miles) into the entrance of Coastal Carolina University. You are now on University Athletics Director .......................................................................................................Hunter Yurachek QUICK FACTS/DIRECTIONS Boulevard. Charles L. Watson Baseball Stadium and Brooks Stadium are visible on the right from Senior Associate AD/Internal Operations .....................................................................Bruce Gregory University Boulevard. To get to The HTC Center (indicated with a star on the map), Softball Field or Associate AD/Student Enhancement/SWA ..........................................................................Cari Rosiek the Track & Field Complex, turn right onto Chanticleer Drive West. Senior Associate AD/External Operations .........................................................................Mark Payne Associate AD/Community Outreach ................................................................................ Jess Dannelly From the North, take the “South of the Border” exit (IMPOSSIBLE to miss). Follow signs to Myrtle Associate AD/Student-Athlete Support Services .........................................................Samantha