Family. Lincoln Memorial University Men s Basketball Guide

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1 Family Lincoln Memorial University Men s Basketball Guide

2 Media Guide It s not just about winning championships. It s about being a champion.

3 Table of Contents Season Review Season Preview By the Numbers... 8 Championship Basketball... 9 College Hardware...10 National Spotlight Strength and Conditioning Game Day in Tex This is LMU Preparation for Success Testimonials Community Service Personal Development Coaching Staff The Players LMU Basketball A-Z Records & History

4 Review Notes on the season -The Railsplitters clinched their second consecutive South Atlantic Conference regular season title, and their third since the season, with a win at Wingate on February 22. Lincoln Memorial concluded the regular season with a 20-2 league record, edging second-place Carson-Newman by four games. Dating back to the season, the Railsplitters four game cushion tied the widest gap between the first and second place teams in the final standings, matching LMU s margin during its first conference championship in The Railsplitters knocked off Wingate, Newberry and Anderson over a five-day stretch from March 5-9 to claim their second-ever South Atlantic Conference Championship title. Both Vincent Bailey and Tim Pierce were named to the SAC Championship All-Tournament Team for their efforts. -Lincoln Memorial led the South Atlantic Conference in 11 different statistical categories: total points (2,689), field goals made per game (31.0), field goal percentage (50.2 percent), three-point field goal percentage (39.5 percent), defensive rebounds per game (31.7), total rebounds per game (45.6), rebound margin per game (15.2), total blocks (163), points per game allowed (71.1) and opponents field goal percentage (39.4 percent). -The Railsplitters were among the top 20 in the nation in 10 significant statistical categories: 1st in defensive rebounds per game, 1st in rebounding margin, 4th in won-lost percentage (90.3), 5th in total rebounds, 6th in total blocks, 6th in scoring margin (15.6), 7th in field goal percentage defense, 8th in field goal percentage and 12th in blocked shots per game (5.3). 1

5 Review -Along with recording the second-most wins in the school s single-season history, falling only two shy of the 30-5 mark put up by the unit, the Railsplitters broke the South Atlantic Conference record for wins and winning percentage in a single season. -The Railsplitters attempted 816 total free throws and canned 576 of those tries, both of which are the second-highest numbers in the program s single-season history. Lincoln Memorial connected on 686 of its 895 attempts during the campaign. -Statistically, the unit was one of the best rebounding teams in the history of the men s program. The Railsplitters pulled down 1,511 total boards for an average of 45.6 per game, ranking second in singleseason history in those categories. The Railsplitters 31.7 defensive rebounds per game is the highest all-time mark. -Five different Railsplitters accounted for 10 or more blocks as Lincoln Memorial turned away 163 shot attempts in , the second-highest mark in program history. -The Railsplitters collected 20-plus wins for the fifth consecutive season, which is the longest such streak for the program since the Blue and Gray accomplished that feat in seven straight seasons from The campaign was the last 20-win season for the Railsplitters prior to the arrival of head coach Josh Schertz. -Vincent Bailey was named All-SAC first team, Lorenza Ross and Chance Jones were selected All-SAC second team, and Luquon Choice was tagged with SAC All-Freshman distinctions, marking the third straight season in which the Railsplitters have had four All-SAC honorees. Lincoln Memorial was only one award recipient away from claiming four straight as three players were tabbed All-SAC at the completion of the season. -South Atlantic Conference and Daktronics Southeast Region Player of the Year Bailey was the first player in the Schertz era to average better than 20 points per game for an entire season. D Mario Curry was the only player to ever sniff that mark as he accounted for 17.3 points per outing during the season. 2

6 Game-by-Game Results Review 3

7 Review Stat Leaders Team Game Highs Team Game Lows 4

8 Preview The Backcourt The Railsplitters return five guards that appeared in at least 18 games last season, a group led by senior point guard Lorenza Ross (Savannah, Ga.) and junior swing man Tim Pierce (Albany, Ga.). Ross started all 31 games for the Railsplitters during their run to the South Atlantic Conference regular season championship, logging a team-leading 984 minutes with 31.7 minutes per appearances. The twotime All-South Atlantic Conference second team selection finished shooting 44.4 percent from the field while leading the team with 4.4 assists per contest, which ranked second in the SAC. Ross averaged 10.0 points and 2.6 rebounds per contest. The Savannah, Ga. native reached double-figure scoring 20 times including a season-high 17-point outburst at Anderson. Ross tallied five or more assists on 14 occasions, headlined by a career-high 10 assists against Newberry. The 6-3 point guard enters his final season in the Blue and Gray ranked 12th in school history with 265 career assists. Pierce appeared in all 31 games while starting the final 15 of the season. Through the first 16 games of his sophomore campaign, Pierce scored double-figures only twice, but the Albany, Ga. native surged late and recorded 10 or more points eight times in the final 15 games. The 6-3 guard capped off his season with a 21-point flurry in the Railsplitters win over Newberry in the semifinals of the SAC Championship, which was only a prequel to his career-high 22 points in the opening-round win over Carson- Newman in the NCAA Southeast Regional. Pierce finished the season averaging 7.8 points and 2.1 rebounds per game on a cumulative 45.4 percent mark from the field. H was sixth in the SAC with a 42.6 percent clip from beyond the three-point arc (40-for-94). That duo is backed by a trio of returners in redshirt sophomores Luquon Choice (Laurens, S.C.) and Curtis Webb (Spartanburg, S.C.) and senior C.J. Wakeley (Alachua, Fla.). In his debut season in the Blue and Gray, Choice played in 30 of the team s 31 games, missing out on the quarterfinals of the NCAA Southeast Regional due to an untimely injury. The Laurens, S.C. native earned SAC All-Freshman Team distinctions after pouring in 9.0 points per game with a 43.0 percent clip from the field. Like Pierce, Choice helped stretch the floor with deadly accuracy from long range as the bulky 6-3 guard knocked down a teamleading 61 three-pointers at a 43 percent rate, the ninth-best in the South Atlantic Conference. Choice showed his ability to space the floor in last season s win at Newberry as he cashed in eight three-pointers, tied for the second-most in school history, in route to a career-high 34 points. Along with that performance, Choice tallied 10 or more points on 10 separate instances. Webb averaged 12.9 minutes per game in 31 total appearances in his first season with the Railsplitters. The Spartanburg, S.C. provided a versatile presence off of the bench, logging 4.3 points and 2.5 rebounds per game on 45.7 percent shooting. While not his best attribute, Webb proved himself to be a knock down shooter from the perimeter, pouring in 13 three-pointers on only 26 attempts. Webb also has the ability to provide a consistently destructive defensive effort, as he compiled the second-most steals for the Railsplitters last season with 24. Webb crossed into double-figure scoring territory four times, highlighted by a career-high 15 points in LMU s gritty win at Queens. Wakeley, meanwhile, suffered through another injury-plagued season in , missing 11 games due to a wrist injury. The Alachua, Fla. native posted double-figures in two of his seven appearances prior to that injury, pouring in a season-high 14 points against Anderson. Wakeley completed his junior season averaging 4.4 points per contest, putting in 25 of his 67 shot attempts. Additionally, the Railsplitters bring back junior Hunter Spaw (Bean Station, Tenn.), who appeared in 12 games last season. Among the seven guards entering their debut season at Lincoln Memorial, redshirt junior Gerel Simmons (Accokeek, Md.) is expected to make the most immediate contribution. Simmons transferred from Brevard College prior to the season, but he was required to sit out due to the NCAA s transfer rules. In his last season with the Tornados ( ), Simmons appeared in 26 games with 18 starts under his belt. The Accokeek, Md. product produced the second-most points and rebounds for Brevard with 14.3 points and 4.5 boards per game. Simmons finished second in the South Atlantic Conference that season in three-point fieldgoal percentage with a 47.5 percent mark (57-for-120) from long range. He added a 48.1 percent clip from the field and an 84.7 percent mark from the charity stripe. Simmons scored 20 points or more six times including a 31-point flurry against Lees-McRae. 5 A Look Inside the Numbers Category Return Lost Minutes 6,225 4,338 1,887 Points 2,689 1,543 1,146 Field Goals Pointers Free Throws Rebounds 1, Assists Blocks Steals Returning Leaders Category Points Lorenza Ross (10.0) Field Goals Lorenza Ross (123) Field Goal Pct. Curtis McMillion (58.5) 3-Pointers Luquon Choice (61) 3-Point Pct. Curtis Webb (50.0) Free Throws Curtis McMillion (85) Rebounds Keenan Peterson (234) Assists Lorenza Ross (135) Blocks Curtis McMillion (59) Steals Curtis Webb (24)

9 Along with Simmons, freshmen Devin Hankins (Huntsville, Ala.) and Javier Gonzalez (Fayetteville, N.C.) will be eligible this season after redshirting the campaign. Hankins was an Alabama 6A All-State selection after leading Sparkman High to a runner-up finish in the 2013 State Tournament. The Huntsville, Ala. native filled out the stat sheet with 15.5 points, 6.2 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 2.8 steals per game. Gonzalez, meanwhile, averaged 22.5 points, five assists and six rebounds during his junior season at Terry Sanford High, earning All-Conference accolades. Sophomore Micah Thomas (Highland Springs, Va.) and freshmen Carlee Clemons (Raleigh, N.C.), Tyler Potter (Pineville, Ky.) and Kai Shaw (Greensboro, N.C.) are the only four guards that are entirely new to the program. Thomas boasts a year of collegiate basketball experience as he spent the campaign at Richard Bland College. Thomas started 28 games for the Statesman, leading the team in scoring with 15.8 points per contest while shooting 42.7 percent from the field. The 5-11 guard knocked down 41.3 percent of his three-pointers, scoring 20 or more points 10 times. Clemens was an All-Conference selection at Millbrook High after averaging 11 points per game, while Potter arrives from nearby Bell County High, where he contributed 20.1 points per game and finished as the school s all-time leading scorer. Shaw wrapped up his career at New Hope Academy as the all-time leader in assists while surpassing 1,000 points for his career. Most, if not all, of these four are expected to redshirt the campaign. The Front Court The Railsplitters return three bigs who appeared in at least 30 games during last season s run to the SAC regular season championship, while the front court rotation will feature the addition of at least two fresh faces. Leading the pack of returners, senior Keenan Peterson (College Park, Ga.) - a 6-10, 250 pound center - enters his final season in the Blue and Gray after a breakout year in The College Park, Ga. native started 29 of his 30 appearances last season, logging 17.5 minutes per game while pulling in 7.8 rebounds per contest, which ranked fifth among South Atlantic Conference players. Peterson contributed 5.9 points per game on 56.5 percent shooting while ranking ninth in the SAC with 1.0 blocks per game. Peterson notched five double-doubles last season, headlined by a monster 18 point, 14 rebound performance on the road at Mars Hill. He added an 11 point, 16 rebound outing in a win over Wingate in Tex Turner Arena. Peterson pulled in 10 or more rebounds nine times, logging a career-high 19 boards when the Railsplitters clinched the SAC regular season title at Wingate. Entering his fourth year in the program and his third year of eligibility, redshirt junior Curtis McMillion (Fayetteville, N.C.) looks to make another significant leap in In only 18.5 minutes per game last season, McMillion accumulated 7.5 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game, ranking third in the SAC in blocks and 11th in rebounds. McMillion knocked down 69 of his 118 shot attempts for a 58.5 percent clip, draining two of his three three-point attempts in the process. The Fayetteville, N.C. native scored double-figures eight times including a 27-point outburst against Bob Jones. During that contest, McMillion also racked up a career-high 20 rebounds and nine blocks, breaking the school s single-game record for blocks while posting the fifth-most rebounds in program history. McMillion pitched in a 24 point, 13 rebound showing in only 28 minutes at Catawba, the third of four double-doubles for the then sophomore. McMillion s 59 total blocks in were tied for the fourth-most in the school s singleseason history. Redshirt sophomore Paul Woodson (Cincinnati, Ohio) logged 31 appearances in his debut season with the Railsplitters, averaging 11.4 minutes per outing. Woodson tallied 3.0 points and 3.5 rebounds per game while shooting at a 47.1 percent clip from the floor over that span. The Cincinnati, Ohio product produced three double-digit scoring performances, keyed by a career-high 16 points in a win over Catawba. Woodson recorded a pair of double-doubles, collecting 12 points and 12 boards at Mars Hill while turning in a 10 point, 10 rebound showing against Bob Jones. He grabbed five or more rebounds eight times Preview Along with the three key returners to the front court, the Railsplitters welcome redshirt freshman Dawud Fisher-Grace (Bedford, Ohio) to the rotation after the 6-10, 275 pound center sat out the season. A graduate of Bedford High School in Bedford, Ohio, Fisher-Grace led his prep squad to the District Tournament semifinals while producing seven points, seven rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game during his senior season. A year of growth and development in the Railsplitters system should prove pivotal for the blossoming Fisher-Grace, who did not begin his basketball career until his sophomore year of high school. The Railsplitters front court rotation is expected to feature one of three entirely new players to the program, as Dorian Pinson (Greenville, S.C.), Emanuel Terry (Birmingham, Ala.) and Nicksen Blanc (Port Charlotte, Fla.) compete to earn that final spot. A 6-5, 237 pound forward, Pinson arrives from Legacy Charter High School in Greenville, S.C., where he averaged 14.1 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 2.3 steals and 1.0 blocks per game during his senior season. For that effort, Pinson was selected All-Conference and All-Region. He played AAU ball for the SC Raptors Elite squad, compiling 15 points, 10 boards, four assists and two steals per contest while sharing the floor with two future D-I commits. A graduate of Cleveland High School, Terry is a 6-9, 205 pound forward providing elite athleticism and length. Terry was the second-ranked forward in the state of Alabama for Class AAA, as he compiled 21 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks per game. The Birmingham, Ala. native accumulated 1,584 points in just three prep seasons, earning All-League accolades on two separate occasions. The big-bodied Blanc - listed at 6-6 and 260 pounds - is a 2014 graduate of Port Charlotte High School in Port Charlotte, Fla. During his senior season, Blanc poured in 16 points and 10 rebounds per game to earn All-Area First Team and All-State Third Team. Blanc is a member of the Port Charlotte 1,000 Point Club. Key Losses The Railsplitters lost only two players to graduation, but Vincent Bailey and Chance Jones were the team s top two scorers during last season s recordbreaking run. Bailey completed one of the most decorated seasons in program history, earning South Atlantic Conference and Daktronics Southeast Region Player of the Year honors, NABC All-Southeast Region first team, USBWA All- America second team, Daktronics All-America first team and Division II Bulletin All-America first team. Bailey paced the Railsplitters with 21.5 points and 10.0 rebounds per game while leading the SAC with 266 total field goals. Bailey s cumulative 61.7 percent mark from the field was the third-highest in the league last season. The Jennings, Fla. native recorded 16 double-doubles. Jones, meanwhile, accounted for 15.1 points per game, finishing the campaign shooting 49 percent from the field. Jones registered 81 assists and swiped a team-leading 32 steals while knocking down 48 threepointers. The All-SAC second team selection tallied double-figures in 22 of the team s 31 games. 6

10 Overall Outlook The Railsplitters head into the campaign needing to answer a familiar question: who can replace the players lost to graduation? Lincoln Memorial will be without its two leading scorers from a season ago as forward Vincent Bailey and guard Chance Jones completed their tenure in the Blue and Gray as the winningest players in program and South Atlantic Conference history with a combined record of Bailey was the first Daktronics All-America first team selection and Southeast Region Player of the Year in school history after leading the Railsplitters with 21.5 points and 10.0 rebounds per contest. Jones, meanwhile, accounted for 15.1 points per game Preview Obviously you lose two studs, commented head coach Josh Schertz. We ve gone through this over the last few years, graduating a lot of guys. Who s going to replace Vinnie and who s going to replace Chance, and if I was smart enough to find guys to do what Vinnie did or what Chance did, not only from their skills and all the intangibles, but just their corporate knowledge of our system, how we do things and all that, then I would. The reality is they re not out there. What we ll do and what we ve always done is try to have guys inside our program step in and be the best possible version of themselves that they can be. The Railsplitters return eight players that appeared in at least 18 games during last season s run to the South Atlantic Conference regular season and tournament championship. Along the way, Lincoln Memorial racked up a 28-3 overall mark to break the SAC s single-season record for wins and winning percentage. Senior guards Lorenza Ross (Savannah, Ga.) and CJ Wakeley (Alachua, Fla.) and forward Keenan Peterson (College Park, Ga.) are the longest tenured players in the Railsplitters system, as that trio boasts a cumulative mark with two league titles to their credit. When you have what we ve had, where you ve been to the regional semifinals three years in a row and you ve come up short, there s a tendency, particularly among returners, to say well we re going to get back to the regional semis and this is the year we re going to go to the Elite Eight and this is going to happen and that s going to happen, Schertz continued. That s the absolute worst thing you can think as a returner, as a player or coach. You don t get to pick up where last year s team left off. You ve got to start back at the bottom of the mountain. You ve got to start back at square one, step one. This team has to go through its own journey, its own process, its own adversity, its own ups and downs. While the Railsplitters are loaded with a plethora of returning talent, Ross is the only player who averaged more than 30 minutes per game during last season s championship run. Of the eight primary returners, Ross and Luquon Choice (Laurens, S.C.) are the only two that recorded 20 minutes or more during the campaign. It s a huge difference when, for most of these guys, they could come out last year and if they played great, great, said Schertz. Now they re going to be responsible for absorbing a lot of those minutes and they have to produce for us to be successful. And that s a whole different type of pressure. While the Railsplitters lose a combined 36.6 points per game with the departure of Bailey and Jones, Lincoln Memorial does return nearly 58 percent of the scoring from a team that averaged 86.7 points a night, the 12th highest per game scoring output in the NCAA Division II. The Railsplitters were also among the most elite defensive teams in the nation, ranking seventh in all of D-II in field goal percentage defense by holding opponents to a 39.4 percent clip. I will say this: I like the character of this team and I like the competitiveness of this team, Schertz concluded. When you feel like you have high character guys and highly competitive guys, it makes you feel as if things are going to turn out ok. It doesn t guarantee anything. It doesn t mean our best is going to be good enough to win a championship because those are really hard to win. I really think this team has a chance to become the best team it has the possibility of becoming. If you fast forward to March I would be surprised if this wasn t the best team it was capable of becoming. We ll see how good that is and how it stacks up with the rest of the conference. The Railsplitters are vying for their third consecutive South Atlantic Conference regular season title as well as their fifth consecutive trip to the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional. Lincoln Memorial looks to snap a trend of three straight losses in the semifinals of the Southeast Regional tournament. 7

11 1 The By the Numbers Railsplitters became the first team in South Atlantic Conference history and only the second team in the history of the LMU athletic department to earn the No.1 national ranking, ascending to the top spot in the NABC/Division II poll after opening the season with a 14-0 mark. Lincoln Memorial received that top billing on January 10, They are still the only men s basketball program from the South Atlantic Conference to ever be voted No.1 in the country. 3The Railsplitters have captured three South Atlantic Conference regular season titles since the campaign. Since the season, Lincoln Memorial has advanced to the semifinals of the NCAA Southeast Regional three straight times. Also, the Railsplitters have had four All-South Atlantic Conference selections in each of the past three seasons with a streak of two firstteam honorees from 2010 to Consecutive 25-win seasons for the Railsplitters, the longest such streak in program history. Prior to Schertz s arrival, Lincoln Memorial had never recorded 25 plus wins in more than two straight years. 5 Consecutive 20-win seasons for the Railsplitters. Lincoln Memorial had produced only win seasons from The streak of five straight 20-win seasons is the second-longest in program history as the Railsplitters racked up seven straight from The average number of wins per season since the campaign, the highest mark among teams in the Southeast Region. cumulative field goal percentage since Josh Schertz arrived at Lincoln Memorial prior to the campaign. The Railsplitters have led the South Atlantic Conference in that category in every year of Schertz s tenure in the Blue and Gray. 38.9Opponents 49.5The Railsplitters cumulative field goal percentage over the past five seasons. Lincoln Memorial has also paced the South Atlantic Conference in that category in every season over that span. 58 The number of weeks the Railsplitters have spent consecutively in the NABC/Division II national poll, the longest such streak ever among South Atlantic Conference programs and the ninth-longest in the 54 year history of the D-II rankings The number of points per game the Railsplitters have averaged since the season. Over that stretch, Lincoln Memorial has crested the century mark 20 times. 84.8The Railsplitters winning percentage over the past four seasons, which leads the entire Southeast Region over that stretch. 106 The number of wins for the Railsplitters since the campaign, which is the winningest four-year stretch in program and South Atlantic Conference history. Lincoln Memorial mixed in a 28-3 year in , breaking the SAC s single-season record for wins and winning percentage in the process. 1,049The Railsplitters average attendance at Tex Turner Arena since the season. Lincoln Memorial has led the South Atlantic Conference in home attendance in each of the past four seasons, ranking among the top 25 nationally in that figure. 8

12 Championship Basketball South Atlantic Conference Regular Season Championship , , South Atlantic Conference Tournament Championship 2011, 2014 The Railsplitters have claimed five separate South Atlantic Conference titles since Josh Schertz took over the program prior to the season. Lincoln Memorial broke through for its first league championship as a member of the NCAA Division II during the campaign before eventually capturing the tournament title that same season. The Railsplitters added back-to-back SAC regular season titles from , while rolling to the 2014 tournament championship. 9

13 College Hardware South Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year (2) Josh Schertz: 2011, 2014 South Atlantic Conference Player of the Year (2) Desmond Johnson, Vincent Bailey, SAC First Team (5) since Vincent Bailey (2x) -Jake Troyli -Brandon Armstrong -Desmond Johnson (2x) -D Mario Curry (3x) 10

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15 National Spotlight The Railsplitters have stormed onto the national scene in recent years as the program and Lincoln Memorial University as a whole have experienced an unprecedented amount of growth. The continued development of the LMU Sports Network has ensured that every contest played at Tex Turner Arena is broadcast live in high definition over the World Wide Web. The Railsplitters SAC battle against Anderson was also featured on the CBS Sports Network during the season. Lincoln Memorial s ascension and continual presence in the top-25 ranks have also jettisoned the Railsplitters into the national Division II conversation. 12

16 Strength and Conditioning Stephen Linzmeier Stephen Linzmeier was selected as the first Strength and Conditioning Coach in school history in the fall of A NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (C.S.C), Linzmeier s individualized exercise programs are implemented to develop the six core aspects of fitness: aerobic, endurance, strength, speed, flexibility and power. Prior to his arrival in Harrogate, Linzmeier spent the past two years as an assistant strength coach at the University of Indianapolis, working with 10 of the Greyhounds 19 varsity sports. The UW-La Crosse graduate also had a brief stint at Division I Butler. 13

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19 Game Day in Tex Tex Turner Arena Since Josh Schertz s arrival in Harrogate, Tex Turner Arena has become one of the most difficult venues in the country for opposing teams to come away with a victory. The Railsplitters own an mark within the friendly confines of Tex Turner since the campaign, never dropping more than three home games in a single season. LMU has led the South Atlantic Conference in attendance in each of the past three seasons, averaging well over 1,000 fans per game over that stretch. 16

20 This is LMU This is Lincoln Memorial University Our nation s beloved 16th president, Abraham Lincoln, was a native of neighboring Kentucky. But you might not know that he envisioned a great university for the people of this area here in the Cumberland Gap. One hundred forty years later, Lincoln Memorial University is the heir of that vision, and we are very proud to wear his name and embrace his legacy. Nestled in the pristine Appalachian Mountain range, LMU s main campus in Harrogate, TN, is both scenic and historic. About 55 miles north of Knoxville, TN, we re perfectly poised to offer a liberal arts education. A main campus full of activities for residential students and 11 extended sites in surrounding areas, LMU provides educational experiences to suit your life. With over 30 academic majors ranging from accounting to wildlife and fisheries biology, success is within your reach. Most important, LMU is a close-knit community filled with people who care. Students can expect personal attention with an average class size of 14. At LMU, students build relationships that last, and they learn lessons they ll carry for life. 17

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22 Preparation for Success Graduation A cornerstone of their continued commitment to molding champions both on and off the court, the Railsplitters strive for success in the classroom. The goal is to provide former players with an educational foundation that leads towards a more productive and higher quality life after basketball. 19

23 Preparation for Success Professional Playing Career Since the season, the Railsplitters have seen at least one former player sign a professional contract each year. D Mario Curry was the first former LMU player to sign an overseas contract as he inked with Aarhus BF in Denmark while also starring for Shinshu BW in Japan. Former All-American Vincent Bailey is the most recent Railsplitter to sign a professional contract as the Jennings, Florida native debuted with SC Rasta Vechta in the German ProA league after wrapping up his career in the Blue and Gray in Jake Troyli and Desmond Johnson are among the other notable former players to receive professional contract offers. Life after Basketball More important than professional contracts, the men s basketball program has helped create rewarding and fulfilling lives for its graduates. Among the many success stories, 2013 graduate Dustin Craig is in the process of completing his Master Degree in Business. Also a member of the 2013 class, Jake Troyli has created a name for himself in the Florida art community as he was named an emerging artist by studio@

24 Testimonials What has Lincoln Memorial done for you? Vincent Bailey Coming to LMU was one the best decisions of my basketball career. I thrived in Coach Schertz s system, leaving LMU as one of the winningest players in school and South Atlantic Conference history. Coach Schertz and the staff helped me fulfill my potential on and off the court as I finished my four years as a First Team All-American and signed my first professional contract in Europe. Blessed to be a Railsplitter. Wally Jones LMU was a great experience! Getting to meet and learn different cultures was a great opportunity. I loved the atmosphere and the scenery that LMU possessed. Being a student-athlete there helped mold me into a better teammate, leader and person. I m glad that I chose to be a Railsplitter and if I had to choose again I d choose LMU! Dustin Craig My time at Lincoln Memorial University was an amazing experience. I built lasting relationships with teammates, coaches, students and teachers. It truly is a great family atmosphere, and it all starts with Coach Schertz and his coaching staff. I am truly blessed and thankful for the opportunity I had to play for them. The fans were also amazing and provided an awesome home court advantage. I am looking forward to getting back to LMU this year to see all the continued growth of the university as a whole. I am a Railsplitter For Life! 21

25 Dean Craig Father of Dustin Craig Being a part of the LMU basketball family was a wonderful four-year experience! As parents of LMU s Dustin Craig, we went to every home game and almost every away game and grew to love the players, coaches and many of the other families & fans. We were thrilled our son was part of Splitter Nation. His wife & son were also loved there and were an integral part of LMU. Cameron was also a student there, and it was especially nice to know that our grandson Braden had a special parking place for his tricycle in the cafeteria, and he regularly put on a dance show during halftime of the basketball games! Testimonials Cam Carden As a student-athlete at Lincoln Memorial University, I gained many life tools from playing basketball for Josh Schertz and alongside past teammates. I won three championships and scored 1,000 points during my career, but that s only a small part of what I achieved while wearing the Blue and Gray. During my four years at LMU, I developed friendships with guys that will last forever. I was fortunate to play with my best friend and brother, Jake Troyli, for two years. The LMU basketball program not only made me a better player but a better person. Our goal as a program was to get better as basketball players as well as stand as role models in the community. All of this was made possible by Coach Schertz, who is not only a great coach but a father figure to all of the players that go through the program. He instilled an environment for his players where we were held accountable for our actions and I think that s why success always followed. 22

26 Community Service Making an Impact As a program, the Railsplitters make a concerted effort to be active and engaged in the community. Each season, the Railsplitters participate in the annual Relay for Life event hosted at Harrogate City Park, which benefits cancer survivors in the Tri-Cities area. Like a huge portion of the LMU athletic department, the Railsplitters take part in the ROHO Christmas Shopping Spree to provide underprivileged local kids with gifts in the form of clothes and toys. Lincoln Memorial also hosts the Think Pink night as well as an additional Relay for Life event in Tex Turner Arena annually. 23

27 Charlie P. Walker It has been a tremendous pleasure to serve as the LMU Men s Basketball Character Coach for the past two years. What a great group of coaches and players I ve had a chance to work with. As the Character Coach, my goal is to help coaches and players not only win on the court but also in life. To accomplish this I provide character/leadership development and spiritual guidance through 1) interactive and engaging biweekly Character Clinics for the team 2) one-on-one mentoring 3) prayer 4) relationship/team building and just simply being there for the coaches and players as needed. To date, we ve seen much success with the program. Several current and former players have maintained a mentor relationship, with life coaching and career support to aid in their success. Many players have either made life-changing commitments and/or developed decisionmaking skills that have significantly impacted their personal growth and athletic performance. Furthermore, 100% of the players have joined our One Way 2 Play Program (committing to play drug and alcohol free). As you can see, character coaching is making a difference on the court, on the campus and in the community! Yes, Railsplitter Nation, I love the game of basketball, but more importantly I m passionate about making an impact and creating lasting change in the lives of players and coaches. What an honor to be a part of what s going on here at LMU! Personal Development In our program mission statement we commit to helping our student-athletes develop academically, athletically and personally. To that end there is nothing we have done that has enhanced our players personal development more than when we joined forces with Charlie last year. His ability to relate to our players and to reinforce the values that lead to success in life are unparalleled. Charlie made an immediate impact on our team as we went through the entire season without a single disciplinary situation either on or off campus. When you have 18 young men ages as we do, that is quite an accomplishment. I am thrilled that Charlie is a part of our team and prouder yet to call him a friend. His role and influence within our program will continue to grow over time and trust me, that is a very good thing for LMU basketball! - Head Coach Josh Schertz 24

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29 The Coaches Head Coach Josh Schertz Entering Sixth Season Assistant Coach Davis Fisher Entering Second Season Assistant Coach Cam Whicker Entering Fourth Season Graduate Assistant Jeremiah Samarrippas Entering First Season Graduate Assistant Omar Wattad Entering First Season 26

30 Josh Schertz Head Coach Josh Schertz Florida Atlantic, 2000 Entering 7th season at Lincoln Memorial Since arriving in Harrogate, Tennessee as the 17th head coach of the Lincoln Memorial University Basketball program in 2008, Josh Schertz has engineered one of the more remarkable turnarounds in all of college basketball. In his six seasons on the sideline, Schertz has led the Railsplitters to a record (77.3 percent), three South Atlantic Conference regular season titles and two South Atlantic Conference tournament championships. He has led LMU to five straight 20 win seasons, four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, thirteen postseason wins, and enters the season with a current South Atlantic Conference record 58 consecutive weeks ranked in the NABC Division II national rankings. The 20 win seasons, SAC regular season and tournament championships as well as the postseason wins, national ranking and NCAA Tournament appearances are all first time occurrences for Lincoln Memorial basketball. In the five seasons prior to his arrival, Lincoln Memorial had won 39 games total and posted just seven winning seasons all-time at the NCAA level. Schertz, a two time South Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year (2011, 2014) and three time finalist for Division II National Coach of the Year (2011, 2013, 2014) has rewritten both the school and South Atlantic Conference record books during his tenure. He owns the top two single season win totals in Lincoln Memorial and South Atlantic Conference history as well the top two single seasons records for winning percentage going 27-3 (90.0 percent) in 2011 and 28-3 (90.3 percent) in His teams have also set school and league records for highest national ranking (#1), weeks nationally ranked (58), consecutive wins (22), and consecutive weeks nationally ranked (58). Additionally his overall winning percentage of (77.3 percent) is the best mark in the history of the South Atlantic Conference and ranks second nationally amongst active NCAA Division II coaches with at least five years of head coaching experience. Heading into , Lincoln Memorial was (85.5 percent) over the last four seasons under Schertz. Lincoln Memorial is one of two teams in NCAA Division II (West Liberty) to have posted four straight 25 win seasons. 27

31 Josh Schertz After a historic campaign, Schertz was named the 2014 Red Auerbach College Coach of the Year. Despite losing four starters from the previous years championship team, the Railsplitters set school and conference records for wins in a season (28) and winning percentage (90.3). The Railsplitters won both the South Atlantic Conference regular season and tournament titles while making it s fourth straight NCAA Tournament appearance and it s third consecutive trip to the Southeast Regional Semifinals. The Railsplitters finished the year ranked #6 nationally in the final rankings. Lincoln Memorial s run to the South Atlantic Conference regular season championship in was quite an accomplishment after losing two first-team all-conference selections and three starters from LMU s 26-6 team of In , LMU won its third South Atlantic Conference title in the last three seasons and appeared in the conference tournament championship game for the second time in three years. In , LMU advanced to its third-consecutive NCAA Tournament and advanced to the Southeast Regional semifinals for the second-consecutive year. Additionally, LMU was nationally ranked all 15 weeks of the regular season for the second-straight year. In , Lincoln Memorial graduated its top two players but didn t miss a beat as they became the first team in South Atlantic Conference history to be ranked #1 nationally. Lincoln Memorial went 14-4 in conference play, earned its secondstraight NCAA Tournament bid and won its first NCAA Tournament game, advancing to the regional semifinals with a win over King University. In , LMU had a record setting season, going 27-3 and ripping off a school and conference record 22-game winning streak. LMU also won its first ever South Atlantic Conference regular season and tournament championships and qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. For his efforts, Schertz was named South Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year and was a finalist for Division II National Coach of the Year. On December 7, 2010, Lincoln Memorial broke into the NABC/Division II national polls for the first time in school history. In , Lincoln Memorial posted its first 20-win season at the Division II level and recorded its first ever postseason win. Lincoln Memorial was also regionally ranked for the first time during the season. Schertz: Season by Season : 14-14, 8-8 SAC (5th place) : 20-9, 9-7 SAC (4th place) : 27-3, 16-2 SAC (1st place)- SAC Coach of the Year Clarence Gaines D-II Coach of the Year finalist : 26-2, 14-4 SAC (2nd place) : 25-6, 15-3 SAC (1st place)- Red Auerbach College Coach of the Year finalist Jack Bennett Award finalist Clarence Gaines D-II Coach of the Year finalist : 28-3, 20-2 SAC (1st place)- SAC Coach of the Year Red Auerbach College Coach of the Year winner Clarence Gaines D-II Coach of the Year finalist 28

32 Josh Schertz In his inaugural season at Lincoln Memorial ( ), Schertz guided the Railsplitters to a record including an 8-8 mark in conference play. It was the most overall wins for an LMU squad since , while the 8 South Atlantic Conference wins was a school record at the time. Prior to his arrival in Harrogate, Schertz spent 10 seasons as an assistant/associate head coach at four different institutions. He was the Associate Head Coach at High Point University for five seasons as the Panthers went and set school records for wins, conference wins, road wins, and highest RPI ranking. During his tenure as recruiting coordinator, two players, Danny Gathings (2004) and Arizona Reid (2007,2008) earned Big South Player of the Year honors a total of three times. While at High Point, Schertz signed some of the best players in school history including 2,000 point scorers Arizona Reid and Nick Barbour along with all-time assist leader Mike Jefferson and all-time shot block leader Cruz Daniels. Schertz came to High Point from Queens University (NC) where he spent two seasons as the associate head coach. The Royals went including a school record 29 wins in when they advanced to the Final Four for the only time in school history. While in Charlotte Schertz landed Spencer Ross who was named 2004 National Division II Player of the Year along with 2003 CVAC Freshman of the Year Kendrick Harris. The Schertz File Overall Record: Career Winning Percentage: 77.9 SAC Record: Career SAC Winning Percentage: 76.4 Nonconference Record: Championships SAC Regular Season 2011 SAC Tournament SAC Regular Season SAC Regular Season 2014 SAC Tournament NCAA Tournament Appearances 2011: Quarterfinals of Southeast Regional 2012: Semifinal of Southeast Regional 2013: Semifinals of Southeast Regional 2014: Semifinals of Southeast Regional Before joining Queens, Schertz spent two years at Lynn University (FL) serving as the Knights recruiting coordinator. While at Lynn, the Fighting Knights went 37-18, but the five-man recruiting class he signed in 2001 became his lasting legacy as they went on to lead Lynn to a school record 29 wins and a Final Four appearance in While at Lynn, Schertz signed two players named Sunshine State Conference Freshman of the Year as well as four players who earned All-Conference honors. Schertz began his career as an assistant coach at his alma mater Florida Atlantic University, where he spent one season working under Kevin Billerman. Schertz, a 2000 graduate of Florida Atlantic University, also has a masters degree in education from Lynn University. He is married to the former Natalia Ceballos and is blessed with two children, Jordan and Jaden. They reside in Harrogate, TN. 29

33 -School Records/Firsts- Highest Single-Season Winning Percentage: 28-3; 90.3 percent ( ) Winningest Season in School s NCAA History: 28-3 ( ) Longest Winning Streak: 22 ( ) Longest Home Winning Streak: 30 ( ) First National Ranking: December 8, 2010 First No. 1 National Ranking: January 10, 2012 First Trip to NCAA Tournament: First NCAA Tournament Win: vs. King (3/10/12) First Southeast Region Ranking: First No. 1 Southeast Region Ranking: Most Postseason Wins: 13 Most Conference Wins in Season: 20 ( ) First SAC Regular Season Title: First SAC Tournament Title: Josh Schertz CAREER NOTES -For the File- -58 consecutive weeks ranked in NABC/Division II national poll, the ninth-longest streak all-time. -Five straight 20+ win seasons -Four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances; three straight trips to regional semifinals. -Three-Time National Coach of the Year finalist -Red Auerbach College Coach of the Year winner ( ) -Second-winningest coach in school history SAC Coach of the Year SAC Coach of the Year Jack Bennett Award finalist Red Auerbach Coach of the Year finalist 30

34 Cameron Whicker Assistant Coach Cameron Whicker High Point, 2011 Entering 4th season at Lincoln Memorial 3rd as an Assistant Coach Cameron Whicker enters his fourth season with the Lincoln Memorial University men s basketball program and third as an assistant coach. The Railsplitters captured their third South Atlantic Conference regular season title in the four years in which Whicker has been with the program during the campaign, breaking the SAC s single-season record for wins and winning percentage with a 28-3 overall mark. Whicker was elevated to a full-time assistant prior to the season after spending one season as the graduate assistant coach. In his first year as an assistant, Whicker played a pivotal role in the Railsplitters 26-6 season that included yet another appearance in the NCAA Southeast Regional. During Whicker s second season as an assistant coach, the Railsplitters finished with a 25-6 overall mark, captured the South Atlantic Conference regular season crown and advanced to the semifinals of the Southeast Regional. In his first year with LMU, Whicker s role in the program included scouting, film exchange, academics and player development. Since then, Whicker s role has expanded in a number of ways including recruiting, budget management, and game and practice planning. This season, Whicker will be serving as the program s top assistant for the first time in his tenure with the Blue and Gray. Since his arrival on campus, the Railsplitters have accumulated a cumulative mark, the winningest four-year stretch in South Atlantic Conference history. Lincoln Memorial has also made four straight appearances in the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional and advanced to the semifinals of the regional tournament in back-to-back-to-back years while ripping off a streak of 58 consecutive weeks ranked in NABC/Division II national poll. A 2011 graduate of High Point University, Whicker earned a degree in Sports Management and served in a variety of capacities with the HPU Men s Basketball Team which included manager, student assistant coach and video coordinator. In his senior year at HPU, Cameron was a color analyst for the Big South Conference online broadcasts of men s basketball games. Whicker s passion for coaching basketball began at an early age when he coached in local recreational leagues and assisted with area AAU teams throughout high school. Whicker also served as a student assistant coach for Hopewell High School which made it to the Elite Eight in the North Carolina 4-A State Tournament in Cameron is a native of Huntersville, North Carolina and is a 2007 graduate of Hopewell High School. 31

35 Davis Fisher Assistant Coach Davis Fisher North Carolina, 2013 Entering 2nd season at Lincoln Memorial 1st as an Assistant Coach After spending one season with the Railsplitters as a volunteer/graduate assistant coach, Davis Fisher was promoted to a full-time assistant position in the summer of In his first year on the sidelines at Lincoln Memorial, Davis played an instrumental role in the Railsplitters capturing a secondstraight South Atlantic Conference regular season title while breaking the league s single-season record for wins and winning percentage with a 28-3 overall mark. Fisher brought a wealth of knowledge with him as he began his first season on staff for the Lincoln Memorial Men s Basketball program after graduating from University of North Carolina in May, With his promotion to the full-time assistant spot, Davis responsibilities now include film exchange, equipment management, recruiting, scouting, on-court coaching, player development, and assisting with the team s academic progress among various other duties. While at UNC, Fisher was a student manager for the men s basketball program for three seasons after transferring from High Point University. During that three-year span the Tar Heels won the ACC regular season championship in back-to-back seasons ( and ) and reached the Elite 8 of the NCAA tournament in both of those seasons. In his final year with the program, Davis saw the Heels finish third in the ACC and reach the second round of the NCAA tournament. Davis stood alongside the legendary Coach Roy Williams as collected his 700th win in fewer seasons than any other coach in NCAA history. During his time as a manager his primary responsibilities included assisting the team with practice, games, travel, and other events such as camps, clinics and community outreach. Fisher was a part of Carolina teams that saw five players drafted in the 2012 and 2013 NBA drafts (Harrison Barnes, Kendall Marshall, John Henson, Tyler Zeller and Reggie Bullock), while being involved with one of the most storied programs in college basketball history. He served in the same capacity during his two years at High Point University while also having a more expanded role within the men s basketball program. Some of his responsibilities included team travel, practice duties, equipment management, video scouting and editing, and various administrative responsibilities. He also helped set up, organize, work and coach at the individual and team summer camps for HPU. Fisher has worked numerous basketball camps throughout his career including North Carolina, Davidson, Elon, High Point, and various high school camps. He also helped coach the 17U Cary Cougars during the summer of A native of Chapel Hill, N.C., Fisher graduated from UNC with a degree in Exercise and Sport Science with a concentration in Sport Administration. He played varsity basketball under Coach Greg Burton at Cardinal Gibbons in Raleigh, N.C., graduating in His parents Rob and Melrose Fisher both graduated from North Carolina as well and he has an older brother, Robbie, who played collegiate soccer at Guilford College ( 09). In addition, Fisher is pursuing an MBA degree from LMU and will graduate in

36 Jeremiah Samarrippas Graduate Assistant Jeremiah Samarrippas Tennessee Tech, 2014 Entering 1st season at Lincoln Memorial A 2014 graduate of Tennessee Tech University, Jeremiah Samarrippas was selected to take over as the graduate assistant for the Lincoln Memorial men s basketball program in time for the campaign after exhausting his eligibility with the Golden Eagles. During his senior campaign at Tennessee Tech, Samarrippas posted 10.4 points, 4.8 assists, 2.5 boards and 1.3 steals per game while serving as a team captain. Samarrippas notched comparable numbers in his first season in the Purple and Gold after transferring from Southern Methodist, where he was featured as the starting point guard during both his freshman and sophomore seasons. Samarrippas was named to the OVC All-Newcomer Team following his junior season in Cookeville, Tenn. A native of Bartow, Fla., Samarrippas was the 5A Florida High School Athletic Association Player of the Year while finishing third in Florida s Mr. Basketball voting. In his final season at Bartow Senior High School, he led his team to a 25-5 record and the 5A State Championship. Samarrippas was a two-time All-State first team selection during his prep career. At the completion of his collegiate career in which he racked up better than 1,000 points, Samarrippas received numerous professional contract offers, but he ultimately decided to pursue a career in the coaching industry. I knew I wanted to become a college basketball coach around my freshmen year of high school, Samarrippas said. I live for the game and it has opened up so many doors in my life. I m lucky enough that Coach Schertz gave me the opportunity to join the staff here at LMU and I m excited to learn from him and the rest of the staff. Samarrippas is the son of Anita and John Kilpatrick. He has four younger siblings: John, Ja ron, Jaylen and Justin Kilpatrick. 33

37 Omar Wattad Graduate Assistant Omar Wattad Tennessee-Chattanooga, 2012 Entering 1st season at Lincoln Memorial A product of nearby Johnson City, Tenn., Omar Wattad steps into a graduate assistant position with the Lincoln Memorial University Men s Basketball program fresh off of professional stints in the Republic of Georgia as well as Israel. Prior to his professional tenure, Wattad graduated from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 2012 with a Bachelor s Degree in Sociology. At the time of his graduation, Wattad ranked fourth all-time at UTC for career three-point field goals, fifth in three-point field goal attempts and 30th in scoring in the program s D-I era. Wattad compiled 820 points, 230 boards and 119 assists in two seasons with the Mocs, earning All-Southern Conference laurels both years. Wattad transferred to Tennessee-Chattanooga after spending two years as a reserve guard for Georgetown (Washington, D.C.). Upon his graduation from UTC, Wattad signed a professional contract with Energy Invest Rustavi Basketball Club in the Georgian Super League. He also spent a season with the Hapoel Holon Basketball Club in the Israeli Winner League. Wattad play prep basketball at Science Hill High School, where he left as the program s all-time leading scorer with 2,191 points. He was a twotime all-state selection as well as a two-time region MVP. Born in Shreveport, La., Wattad is currently pursuing a Master Degree in Conflict Resolution at Lincoln Memorial University. He is the son of Ahmad, a pediatric nephrologist, and Sueher Wattad, a former school teacher. He has two older brothers: Nizar and Bader Wattad. 34

38 The Players The Players 35

39 The Players Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown/Previous School 0 Lorenza Ross G Sr. Savannah, Ga./Richmond Hill 1 Curtis McMillion F R-Jr. Fayetteville, N.C./Trinity Christian 2 Micah Thomas G So. Highland Springs, Va./Richard Bland College 3 Tim Pierce G Jr. Albany, Ga./Albany 4 Dawud Fisher-Grace C R-Fr. Bedford, Ohio/Bedford 5 Curtis Webb G R-So. Spartanburg, S.C./Dorman 10 Hunter Spaw G R-So. Bean Station, Tenn./Grainger 11 C.J. Wakeley G Sr. Alachua, Fla./Santa Fe 12 Gerel Simmons G R-Jr. Accokeek, Md./Brevard College 14 Javier Gonzalez G R-Fr. Fayetteville, N.C./Thomasville Prep 15 Dorian Pinson F Fr. Greenville, S.C./Legacy Charter 20 Luquon Choice G R-So. Laurens, S.C./Laurens 21 Devin Hankins G R-Fr. Huntsville, Ala./Sparkman 23 Carlee Clemons G Fr. Raleigh, N.C./Millbrook 31 Keenan Peterson C R-Sr. College Park, Ga./Banneker 33 Emanuel Terry F Fr. Birmingham, Ala./Cleveland 35 Paul Woodson F R-So. Cincinnati, Ohio/Aiken Technical 44 Nicksen Blanc F Fr. Port Charlotte, Fla./Port Charlotte Tyler Potter G Fr. Pineville, Ky./Bell County Kai Shaw G Fr. Greensboro, N.C./New Hope Christian Academy Coaching Staff Head Coach: Josh Schertz (Florida Atlantic 00) Assistant Coach: Cameron Whicker (High Point 11) Assistant Coach: Davis Fisher (North Carolina 13) Graduate Assistant Coach: Jeremaiah Samarrippas (Tennessee Tech 14) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Omar Wattad (Tennessee Chattanooga 12) 36

40 #31 Keenan Peterson Center lbs R-Senior College Park, Ga. Banneker High (Junior Season) Appeared in 30 games with 29 starts over that span...averaged 17.5 minutes per game...ranked second on the team and fourth in the SAC with 234 total rebounds [7.8 per game]... also finished second on the team and ninth in the conference in blocked shots [30]...scored 178 points on the season [5.9 per game]...produced five doubledoubles on the season including a career high 18 points and 14 rebounds in a win at Mars Hill [11/20/13]...grabbed a career high 19 rebounds in a road win over Wingate [2/22/14] which clinched the SAC regular season title for LMU had a double-double with 11 points, 16 rebounds and a career high 5 blocks in a victory over Wingate [1/11/14]...played well in the NCAA Tournament, posting a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds to go along with 4 blocks in a win over Carson-Newman [3/15/14]...had 13 points and 6 rebounds in only 22 minutes in the NCAA Southeast Regional semifinal game against Montevallo [3/16/15] (Sophomore Season) Appeared in 16 games with two starts to his credit...averaged 2.1 points and 2.4 rebounds per appearance...knocked down 15 of his 30 shot attempts for a 50 percent clip from the field... drained one three-pointer in four attempts [25%]...corralled 39 rebounds, blocked three shots and made four steals...churned out a career-high 11 points against Mars Hill [2/6] in only 13 minutes of work...scored eight points against Bob Jones [11/16]...grabbed a career- The Seniors The Peterson File Career Highs entering season Points - 18 vs. Mars Hill (11/20/13) Rebounds - 19 vs. Wingate (2/22/14) Blocks - 5 vs. Wingate (1/11/14) Assists - 2, 4 separate occasions FG - 8 vs. Mars Hill (11/20/13) FT - 3, 2 separate occasions 3FG - 1, 3 separate occasions Career Totals Points Rebounds Minutes FG FG percentage Assists - 23 Blocks - 34 Steals

41 The Seniors high nine rebounds in 16 minutes against Ohio Midwestern [11/10]...notched a career-high two blocks against Hiwassee [11/24] (Freshman Season) Appeared in 13 games...averaged 2.6 points and 3.4 rebounds per night...cashed in 15 of his 26 shot attempts for a 57.7 percent effort from the field...knocked down one of his three three-point attempts...compiled 44 rebounds, one block and three steals...poured in six points against OSU- Mansfield [11/25] and Ohio Midwestern [12/7]... grabbed eight rebounds in only 10 minutes of action against Brevard [1/18]...pulled down six rebounds two other times Redshirted the season Prep Career - Banneker High As a senior at Banneker High School, Peterson helped lead his team to a 20-9 record, as they advanced to the second round of the Georgia State Tournament, losing to eventual 4A champs Miller Grove. In total, Peterson notched 12 points, 10 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per contest. Personal Business major Born October 9th, 1991 Son of Howard Peterson and Kelli Pace. 38

42 #0 Lorenza Ross Guard lbs Senior Savannah, Ga. Richmond Hill High (Junior Season) All-South Atlantic Conference Second Team selection... started all 31 games while leading the team in minutes played, averaging 31.7 minutes per game... finished second in the SAC and led the team with 135 assists... ranked third on the team with 309 points [10.0 per game] while collecting 82 rebounds on the season... recorded his first career double-double with 10 points and a career high 10 assists vs. Newberry (2/08/14)... scored in double figures 20 times while handing out six or more assists on eight separate occasions... went 7-of-10 from the floor in 17-point outburst at Anderson [1/8/14]...collected 16 points in 36 minutes in the second game of the season, a win at King [11/16/13]...scored double-figures in nine straight games from January 4-February (Sophomore Season) All-South Atlantic Conference Second Team selection...appeared in 29 games with 27 starts to his credit...accumulated 10.2 points, 2.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists per night...compiled a 45.1 percent clip from the field [ ] and 41.5 percent mark from behind the three-point line [17-41]...led the team with 86 assists, hauled in 73 rebounds and notched 15 steals...scored in double-figures 16 times highlighted by a careerhigh 20 points against UNC Pembroke in the NCAA Southeast Regional quarterfinal...scored at least 15 points in eight other games...scored a previous career-high with 18 points against Catawba [2/2]...handed out five or more assists in five games...grabbed a career-high eight The Seniors The Ross File Career Highs entering season Points - 20 vs. UNC Pembroke (3/16/13) Rebounds - 8, 2 separate occasions Blocks - 1, 8 separate occasions Assists - 10 vs. Newberry (2/8/14) FG - 10 vs. UNC Pembroke (3/16/13) FT - 8 vs. Tusculum (11/28/12) 3FG - 4 vs. Catawba (2/2/13) Career Totals Points Rebounds Minutes - 2,222 FG FG percentage Assists Blocks - 7 Steals

43 The Seniors rebounds against Catawba [3/2]...drained four three-pointers against Catawba [2/2] (Freshman Season) South Atlantic Conference All-Freshman Team selection...appeared in 29 games and made four starts...accrued 4.7 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists per contest...shot 42.4 percent from the floor [56-132] and canned six three-pointers... corralled 33 rebounds, dished out 44 assists and made 11 steals...crossed into double-digit scoring territory four times highlighted by 15 points on 7-of-12 shooting against Tusculum [2/29]...tallied 14 points against Augusta State [12/19]...handed out five assists against Catawba [12/3]...grabbed three or more rebounds three times...knocked down two of his six threepointers on the season against Augusta State [12/19] Prep Career - Richmond Hill High In Ross final season at Richmond Hill High School, he was crowned with Region Player of the Year and named to the Georgia All-State Team after leading his team to a Region Championship. That season, Lorenza tallied 12.8 points per contest and led the team in assists at 4.4 per game. Ross paired those numbers with 1.9 steals per game to bolster his resume. At the conclusion of his career at Richmond Hill, Ross was a two-time All-Region AAA First Team selection and a two-time Georgia AAA All-State selection. Personal Business major Born September 12, 1993 Son of Lorenza and Monica Ross. 40

44 #11 C.J. Wakeley Guard lbs Senior Alachua, Fla. Santa Fe High (Junior Season) Appeared in 18 games and started five after despite having to miss a large chunk of time [11 games] due to a broken hand...scored in double figures three times including a season high 14 points vs. Anderson on 11/26/13...scored 80 points on the season [4.4 per appearance] and handed out 23 assists...nearly had a triple-double in a win at Mars Hill, posting 8 points 8 rebounds and 7 assists in only 22 minutes went 4-for-6 from the field while scoring 13 points in the season-opener against Hiwassee [11/9/13] (Sophomore Season) Appeared in 14 games with two starts before suffering a season-ending injury against Lenoir- Rhyne [1/19]...rounded out his stat ledger with 4.4 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game...knocked down 22 of 51 shot attempts for a 43.1 percent clip and drained four threepointer with only nine attempts [44.4%]... finished 81.8 percent from the free throw line... accrued 30 rebounds, 27 assists and eight steals assist/turnover ratio...fell just shy of a career-high effort with 11 points against Virginia-Wise [12/8]...scored nine points two other times...handed out five assists against Virginia-Wise [12/8]...grabbed three or more rebounds in six of his 14 appearances The Seniors The Wakeley File Career Highs entering season Points - 15 vs. Tusculum (2/29/12) Rebounds - 8 vs. Mars Hill (11/20/13) Blocks - 1 vs. Carson-Newman (2/22/12) Assists - 7 vs. Mars Hill (11/20/13) FG - 5 vs. Tusculum (2/29/12) FT - 6 vs. Anderson (2/18/12) 3FG - 2, 2 separate occasions Career Totals Points Rebounds - 97 Minutes FG - 76 FG percentage Assists - 89 Blocks - 1 Steals

45 The Seniors (Freshman Season) Appeared in 27 games and made six starts... finished the season averaging 3.3 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game...notched a 36.3 percent clip from the field [29-80] and made good on seven three-point attempts...made 25 of 35 free throw attempts [71.4%]...accumulated 34 rebounds, 39 assists and 10 steals...scored double-figures in three of the final seven games including a career-high 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting against Tusculum [2/29]...added a 13-point game versus Anderson [2/18]...notched a career-high six assists against Lenoir-Rhyne [2/25]...compiled five assists two other times... raked in three or more rebounds four times Prep Career - Santa Fe High During his stead at Santa Fe High School, Wakeley accrued a significant number of accolades, highlighted by him being named First Team All-State after leading his team to a mark. Along with that, he was named the Gainesville Sun Player of the Year, as well as the Florida Athletic Coaches Association Class 3A North Central Player of the Year in his junior and senior seasons. He finished his senior campaign with a scoring average of 29 per game and an assist average of 3.8 per game. Wakeley added 2.4 steals per game and scored 40+ points on three separate occasions. He ranked among the scoring leaders throughout the entire state of Florida. CJ completed his career with over 1,900 points at Santa Fe High. Personal Business major... Born June 11, 1993 Son of Charles and Wanza Wakeley. 42

46 #1 Curtis McMillion Forward lbs R-Junior Fayetteville, N.C. Trinity Christian High (Sophomore Season) Appeared in 30 games with two starts to his credit...averaged 18.5 minutes per game...led the team and finished second in the SAC with 59 blocked shots...finished third on the team and seventh in the SAC with 188 rebounds...ranked sixth on the team with 225 points [7.5 per game] while finishing eighth in the SAC and led the team shooting [83.3 percent] from the foul line...set a school record with nine blocks in a win against Bob Jones [11/30/13]... nearly recorded a triple-double that same game as he added a career high 27 points and a career high 20 rebounds to his tally...had four double-doubles on the season including a 24-point, 13-rebound performance in a win at Catawba [1/25/14]...had 15 points and nine rebounds in the SAC Tournament semifinal win over Newberry and made a key play in the Railsplitters Tournament Championship win over Anderson by rebounding a missed free throw and making two free throws himself to seal the victory (Freshman Season) Appeared in 25 games...finished the season averaging 2.4 points, 2.5 rebounds and 0.3 blocks per game...shot 47.6 percent from the field [20-42] and 84 percent from the free throw line [21-25]...accrued 63 rebounds and seven blocks total...posted a career-high nine points in backto-back games against Hiwassee [11/24] and Tusculum [11/28]...added eight points against Bob Jones [11/16]...grabbed a career-high nine boards in only 14 minutes against Hiwassee The Juniors The McMillion File Career Highs entering season Points - 27 vs. Bob Jones (11/30/13) Rebounds - 20 vs. Bob Jones (11/30/13) Blocks - 9 vs. Bob Jones (11/30/13) Assists - 2, 2 separate occasions FG - 8 vs. Bob Jones (11/30/13) FT - 11 vs. Bob Jones (11/30/13) 3FG - 1, 2 occasions Career Totals Points Rebounds Minutes FG - 89 FG percentage Assists - 13 Blocks - 66 Steals

47 The Juniors [11/24]...corralled five or more rebounds in seven of his 25 appearances Redshirted the season Prep Career - Trinity Christian High As a senior at Trinity Christian High School, McMillion helped lead his team to the 1A NCISSA Championship, averaging 10 points and 10 rebounds per game. For his efforts, Curtis garnered NCISSA All-Conference and All-Tournament Team distinctions. Personal Kinesiology major Born September 7, 1992 Son of Henrietta Jackson. 44

48 #3 Tim Pierce Guard lbs Junior Albany, Ga. Albany High (Sophomore Season) Played in all 31 games with 15 starts to his credit...averaged 19.9 minutes per game while finishing sixth in the SAC in three-point shooting percentage [42.6 percent]...ranked fifth on the team in scoring with 243 total points [7.8 per game] and third in three-pointers made [40]... came on strong at the end of the season posting a then career high 21 points vs Newberry [3/8/14] in the SAC Tournament semifinal... followed that up with 15 points in the SAC Tournament Championship win over Anderson [3/9/14]...piled up a career high 22 points by making a career best six three pointers against Carson Newman [3/15/14] in the Railsplitters NCAA Southeast Regional quarterfinal victory (Freshman Season) South Atlantic Conference All-Freshman Team selection...appeared in 28 games and made five starts...averaged 4.7 points, 1.5 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game...finished with 44.7 percent clip from the field [46-103] and 40 percent effort from three [14-35]...grabbed 41 rebounds, handed out 26 assists and notched 10 steals... tallied double-figure scoring three times highlighted by a career-high 14 points against Brevard [1/16/14]...added 13 points two other times...handed out three assists four times... knocked down three three-pointer against Catawba [2/2/14]...grabbed career-high five rebounds against Catawba [2/2/14] The Juniors The Pierce File Career Highs entering season Points - 22 vs. Carson-Newman (3/15/14) Rebounds - 5, 2 separate occasions Blocks - 1, 3 separate occasions Assists - 3, 5 separate occasions FG - 8, 2 separate occasions FT - 6 vs. Bob Jones (11/16/12) 3FG - 6 vs. Carson-Newman (3/15/14) Career Totals Points Rebounds Minutes - 1,047 FG FG percentage Assists - 61 Blocks - 4 Steals

49 The Juniors Prep Career - Albany High Pierce ended his prep career by being named the Albany Herald Player of the Year after averaging 19 points, 7.6 boards and 5.1 assists per contest. He was a three-time First Team All-Region selection as well as a First Team All-State honoree in 2011 and In 2012, Pierce was named the Region Player of the Year while leading his team to the most wins in school history and an Elite 8 appearance in the Class AA State Playoffs. He finished his career with 1,422 points to rank third in school history. Personal Wildlife Fisheries major...born November 5, Son of Patrick Pierce. 46

50 47 LMU Basketball #12 Gerel Simmons Guard lbs R-Junior Accokeek, Md. North Point/Brevard Redshirted the season to the NCAA transfer rules (Sophomore Season w/brevard) Gerel Simmons appeared in 26 games and started 17 of those contests for the Tornados during the season. While averaging 30.2 minutes a game, he ranked second on the team in scoring and rebounds, putting up 14.3 points per game and grabbing 4.5 rebounds a night as a sophomore for Brevard. Simmons finished second in the South Atlantic Conference in threepoint percentage, knocking down 57 of his 120 attempts [47.5%]. The Accokeek, Maryland native made 48.1% of his shots from the field and 84.7% of his free throws on the season. Prep Career - North Point High Simmons starred at North Point High School under the direction of Coach Jimmy Ball. Simmons was a member of the 4A All-State Team and he played in the Maryland State All-Star Game in the season. Simmons was also tagged as an All-Conference selection and he was named a captain of the team prior to his senior season. Personal Simmons also competed on his prep cross country team, playing a leading role in his squad capturing the 2011 SMAC Cross Country Championship title. Off the court, he was awarded the four-year AFJROTC Award and was the acting Senior Master Sergeant when he graduated. He is the son of Gary and Sintrel Simmons. The Juniors The Simmons File Career Highs entering season Points - 31 vs. Lees-McRae (12/8/12) Rebounds - 13 vs. North Greenville (11/4/12) Blocks - 2 vs. LMU (2/13/13) Assists - 6 vs. Newberry (1/23/13) FG - 10 vs. Newberry (2/20/13) FT - 13 vs. Lees-McRae (12/8/12) 3FG - 5, three separate occasions *career highs recording during season with Brevard Career Totals Has not participated in a game for Lincoln Memorial

51 #20 Luquon Choice Guard lbs R-Soph. Laurens, S.C. Laurens High (Redshirt Freshman Season) Appeared in 30 games with 11 starts under his belt...named to the SAC All-Freshman Team... averaged 20.2 minutes per game while finishing fourth on the team with 269 points [9.0 per game]...led the team with 61 three-pointers while finishing 9th in the SAC in three-point field goal percentage [40.7 percent]...scored in double figures twelve times including a career high 34 points, marked by a career best eight three pointers, in a win at Newberry [12/15/13]... ranked third on the team in steals with 21 and played a key role in the Railsplitters SAC Tournament Championship victory by hitting four three-pointers and scoring 14 points Redshirted season Prep Career - Laurens High Luquon was tabbed as one of the top 5A senior players in the state by the Carolina Basketball Association as well as being named to the All-State Team. At the conclusion of his senior season, Choice represented South Carolina in the Carolinas All-Star Basketball Classic, where he tallied ten points against top-level talent. Personal Son of Ollie and Audrey Patterson...Business Management major...born October 25, The Sophomores The Choice File Career Highs entering season Points - 34 vs. Newberry (12/15/13) Rebounds - 9 vs. Newberry (12/15/13) Blocks - 2, 2 separate occasions Assists - 4 vs. Newberry (12/15/13) FG - 13 vs. Newberry (12/15/13) FT - 5, 2 separate occasions 3FG - 8 vs. Newberry (12/15/13) Career Totals Points Rebounds - 74 Minutes FG - 89 FG percentage Assists - 30 Blocks -14 Steals

52 #10 Hunter Spaw Guard lbs R-Soph. Bean Station, Tenn. Grainger High (Redshirt Freshman Season) Appeared in 12 games, logging 33 total minutes as a redshirt freshman... tied a career high by scoring three points on three different occasions including wins over UVA Wise [12/21/13], Catawba [1/25/14] and Catawba again [3/1/14]...three of his four made field goals on the year came from behind the three-point arc Redshirted season Prep Career - Grainger High Spaw set the Grainger High School record for most three-pointers in a season with 99 during his senior campaign [ ]. At the conclusion of the season, Spaw had accumulated a 40% clip from beyond the arc. Personal Son of Hope Spaw...Physical Therapy major...born March 8, The Sophomores The Spaw File Career Highs entering season Points - 3, 3 separate occasions Rebounds - 3 vs. Catawba (3/1/14) Blocks - N/A Assists - 1, 2 separate occasions FG - 1, 4 separate occasions FT - N/A 3FG - 1, 3 separate occasions Career Totals Points - 11 Rebounds - 5 Minutes - 33 FG - 4 FG percentage Assists - 2 Blocks - 0 Steals

53 #2 Micah Thomas Guard lbs Soph. Highland Springs, Va. Richard Bland (Freshman Season at Richard Bland) Appeared in all 30 games for the Statesmen, compiling 28 starts while leading the team in scoring with 15.8 points per game...shot 42.7 percent from the field, 41.3 percent from beyond the three-point arc and 73.8 percent from the free throw line...scored 20 or more points 10 times including a 29-point outburst in a win over Wytheville Community College [12/18/13]...hit seven three-pointers against Spartanburg Methodist [12/19/13]...named NJCAA All-Region X first team Prep Career - Highland Springs High Accumulated 1,750 points during his prep career...led the state of Virginia in scoring during season with 27.3 points per game...also averaged five assists and four rebounds per game while earning All-State honorable mention accolades...all-region first team, All-District first team and All-Academic during junior and senior years Personal Son of Ronald and Lizzie Thomas...Kinesiology major...born August 24, The Sophomores The Thomas File Career Highs entering season Points - 29 vs. Wytheville CC (12/18/13) Rebounds - 8 vs. Montgomery Coll. (11/24/13) Blocks - N/A Assists - 7 vs. Northern Virginia CC (1/12/14) FG - 10 vs. Pitt CC (12/4/13) FT - 10 vs. Brunswick CC (11/9/13) 3FG - 7 vs. Spartanburg Methodist (12/19/13) *career highs recording during season with Richard Bland Career Totals Has not participated in a game for Lincoln Memorial 50

54 #5 Curtis Webb Guard lbs R-Soph. Spartanburg, S.C. Dorman High (Redshirt Freshman Season) Appeared in all 31 games as a redshirt freshman... averaged 12.9 minutes per game and shot 50% from the three-point line [13-for- 26]...ranked second on the team with 24 steals... scored in double figures four times including a career best 15 points against Queens University of Charlotte [1/18/14] in a narrow victory... scored 14 points in a home victory over Wingate University and added a career best three made three-point field goals in a win over Carson-Newman [2/26/14] Redshirted season Prep Career - Dorman High Concluded his prep career at Dorman High School with a vast number of honors to his credit, including Spartanburg Herald Player of the Year in That same year, he was crowned as the Region Player of the Year. Webb was an All-State selection in 2011 and made the jump to First Team All-State in For his career, he tallied better than 1,100 points while being voted team MVP in 2011 and Webb also competed in the North-South All-Star Game and the FCA All-Star Game. Personal Son of Curtis Sr. and Daisy Webb...Business major...born November 10, The Sophomores The Webb File Career Highs entering season Points - 15 vs. Queens (1/18/14) Rebounds - 8, 2 separate occasions Blocks - 1, 6 separate occasions Assists - 5, 2 separate occasions FG - 5, 2 separate occasions FT - 5 vs. UVA-Wise (12/21/13) 3FG - 3 vs. Carson-Newman (2/26/14) Career Totals Points Rebounds - 77 Minutes FG - 43 FG percentage Assists - 36 Blocks - 6 Steals

55 #35 Paul Woodson Forward lbs R-Soph. Cincinnati, Ohio Aiken Tech High (Redshirt Freshman Season) Appeared in all 31 games as a redshirt freshman, averaging 11.4 minutes per game...had two double-doubles on the season, scoring 12 points and grabbing a career high 12 rebounds in a road win at Mars Hill [11/20/13]...also had 10 points and 10 rebounds in a win over Bob Jones [11/30/13]..scored a career high 16 points in a win over Catawba [3/1/14]...scored 94 points on the season [3.0 per game] while grabbing 107 rebounds [3.5 per] Redshirted season Prep Career - Aiken Tech High Woodson tallied 13.5 points, 13.9 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game as a senior. He was rated as the fourth-best power forward in Ohio by Buckeye Prep Report while Triple Double Prospects knotted him as the sixth-best at his position in the state. In 2012, he was named team MVP and earned Second Team All-CMAC distinctions. CincyPrepHoops.com ranked Woodson as the top at his position in Cincinnati as he recorded 25 double-doubles as a senior. Personal Son of Kathy and Paul Woodson...Exercise and Sports Science major...born March 17, The Sophomores The Woodson File Career Highs entering season Points - 16 vs. Catawba (3/1/14) Rebounds - 12 vs. Mars Hill (11/20/13) Blocks - 2 vs. Wingate (2/22/14) Assists - 3 vs. Catawba (3/1/14) FG - 5 vs. Catawba (3/1/14) FT - 6, 2 separate occasions 3FG - N/A Career Totals Points - 94 Rebounds Minutes FG - 33 FG percentage Assists - 11 Blocks - 8 Steals

56 #4 Dawud Fisher-Grace Center lbs R-Fr. Bedford, Ohio Bedford High Redshirted the season Prep Career - Bedford High Led Bedford High to the District Tournament semifinals as a senior. He averaged seven points, seven rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game during his senior campaign. Fisher-Grace did not start playing basketball until his sophomore year of high school. Personal Born January 18, 1995 to John Grace and La Tonya Fisher-Grace...Father played basketball and mother was a high school track star...has four other brothers, all of whom played football in high school...business Management major. #14 Javier Gonzalez Guard lbs R-Fr. Fayetteville, N.C. Terry Sanford High Redshirted the season Prep Career - Terry Sanford High Averaged 22.5 points, five assists and six rebounds during his junior season at Terry Sanford High...named All-Carolina Christian Conference...posted 12.4 points, seven assists and five rebounds per game during his senior season, earning All-Conference laurels once again. Personal Son of Yamilka and Hector Roca...Business Management major...born February 16, The Freshmen 53

57 #21 Devin Hankins Guard lbs R-Fr. Huntsville, Ala. Sparkman High Redshirted the season Prep Career - Sparkman High Selected Alabama 6A All-State after leading Sparkman High to a runner-up finish in the state tournament...paced the Senators throughout his senior season, averaging 15.5 points, 6.2 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 2.8 steals per game while shooting 43.2% from three-point range for Coach James Coggins...named to the Huntsville Times All-Tournament Team and All-Area Team at conclusion of junior and senior season... selected to the Northwest Regional All- Tournament Team, earned Northwest Regional MVP laurels, and was named First Team Huntsville Times Elite Team during senior year. #44 Nicksen Blanc Forward lbs Fr. Port Charlotte, Fla. Port Charlotte High Prep Career - Port Charlotte High Named All-Area first team and All-State third team during senior season at Port Charlotte High...averaged 16 points and 10 rebounds per game...a member of Port Charlotte s 1,000 point club Personal Son of Rosena Eugene and Anthony Blanc... undecided on a major...born April 21, The Freshmen Personal Son of Marvin and Michelle Hankins...born October 31, Environmental Science major. 54

58 #15 Dorian Pinson Forward lbs Fr. Greenville, S.C. Legacy Charter High Prep Career - Legacy Charter/Southside Finished career at Legacy Charter, where he averaged 14.1 points, 6.3 boards, 1.7 assists, 2.3 steals and one block per game during his senior season...named All-Conference and All-Region in attended Southside High from , averaging 13.5 points, eight rebounds, four assists and three steals per game over that span... played AAU ball for the SC Raptors Elite Personal Full name is Dorian Adonis Pinson...son of Johnny and Alicia Pinson...Business/Sport Management major...born June 30, The Freshmen #33 Emanuel Terry Forward lbs Fr. Birmingham, Ala. Cleveland High Prep Career - Cleveland High Averaged 21 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks per game as a senior...ranked as the second-best forward in the state of Alabama for 3A...named All-League on two different occasions...scored 1,584 total points in three seasons at Cleveland High Personal Son of Angela Spann and Otis Terry...Sports Medicine major...born August 21,

59 #23 Carlee Clemons Guard lbs Fr. Raleigh, N.C. Millbrook High Prep Career - Millbrook High Selected All-Conference after accounting for 11 points, three assists, 1.2 steals and 2.5 dunks per game during his senior season Personal Son of Carlyton Clemons and Monique Williamson...Mass Communications major...born January 20, Tyler Potter Guard lbs Fr. Pineville, Ky. Bell County High Prep Career - Bell County High Averaged 20.1 points, 2.2 assists and two steals per game during senior season...finished as school s all-time leading scorer...all-region first team selection Personal Son of Stephen Potter and Amy Philpot...Biology major...born May 10, Kai Shaw Guard lbs Fr. Greensboro, N.C. New Hope Christian Academy Prep Career - New Hope Academy Three-year letter winner...completed career as the school s all-time leader in assists...averaged 13 points, six assists and 1.5 steals per game... surpassed 1,000 for his career Personal Son of Mike and Sabrina Shaw...Communications major...born June 6, The Freshmen 56

60 Program A-Z Abe s Army Officially formed during the season, Abe s Army is the Railsplitters raucous studentbased fan group, bringing the noise at Tex Turner Arena as well as on the road. Fans can interact with Abe s Army on Dean B ailey The legendary Dean Bailey is the all-time winningest coach in the history of the men s basketball program, as he compiled 338 wins from Over that span, the Railsplitters captured nine SMAC Championships while finishing as the NAIA District 24 champions in The pinnacle of Bailey s tenure came in as he led the Railsplitters to VSAC-East and NAIA District 24 Championships along with a fourth-place NAIA national finish. Lincoln Memorial won two additional VSAC-East Championships with Bailey at the helm. Dean Bailey s name still resonates throughout the LMU athletic department as the annual golf tournament and the Tex Turner Arena trophy room both bear his name. 57 Conference Titles Since Josh Schertz took over at Lincoln Memorial prior to the season, the Railsplitters have collected three South Atlantic Conference regular season titles ( , , ) and two tournament championships (2011, 2014). In addition to the immense level of success in the SAC, the Railsplitters were responsible for 12 SMAC Championships from The Railsplitters also boast 10 additional various league titles in program history.

61 Program A-Z Defensive Juggernaut The Railsplitters have led the South Atlantic Conference in field-goal percentage defense and rebounding average every season since Josh Schertz took over the program, while ranking first in the SAC in rebounding margin and scoring margin for each of the past five seasons. Since , the Railsplitters have ranked in the top 20 nationally for field-goal percentage defense. Lincoln Memorial finished second in the nation in that category in both 2010 and The Railsplitters were seventh in the nation in , holding opponents to a 39.4 percent clip. Eighty Three The number of points scored by Brownell Bryant against Tennessee Wesleyan on December 16, 1944, which would stand as the thirdhighest single-game total in NCAA Division II history. No other Railsplitter has scored more than 50 points in a single game in program history. First All-American That distinction goes to Roger Lundy, who was selected as a Small College All-American during his four-year tenure with the Railsplitters from Lundy accumulated 1,372 points over that span, the 14th most in program history. He also ranks 10th in school history with a career 17.2 per game scoring average. Rollin G arrett Garrett is the first known coach in program history as he headed the Railsplitters from According to the only available documents, Garrett compiled an mark during that tenure. History Men s basketball is the oldest sport at Lincoln Memorial University. Baseball took part in the first recorded season in 1910, but there are records of basketball games played as early as

62 Program A-Z Hall of Fame I nductees Since the initial induction class in 1981, 54 former men s basketball players have been enshrined in the LMU Athlete s Hall of Fame. Steve Marsee ( 81) is the most recent inductee as he was awarded entrance to the Hall of Fame in the fall of Keith Beck An NAIA All-American during his prolific playing career, Keith Beck scored 2,402 points from , the second-most points in LMU s career history. Beck is one of only two players in program history with over 1,000 career rebounds as he grabbed 1,197, the most all-time. Josh Schertz In his six years with the Railsplitters, Josh Schertz has ushered in an unprecedented run of success, compiling a record including the winningest four-year stretch in SAC history with a mark from the season until the campaign. Schertz has guided the Railsplitters to three SAC regular season titles, two tournament championships and four NCAA Tournament appearances. During Schertz s tenure, the Railsplitters own the highest winning percentage in the Southeast Region. In the four seasons prior to Schertz s arrival, the Railsplitters had a combined record. Additionally, the Railsplitters are responsible for one of the ten longest streaks of consecutive weeks ranked in the NABC/Division II national poll with a current 58-week flourish. Schertz led the Railsplitters to a South Atlantic Conference single-season record 28 wins during the historic campaign. 59

63 Program A-Z Abraham L incoln Abraham Lincoln, our nation s beloved 16th president, originally envisioned a great university for the people of this area in the Cumberland Gap. Over 140 years later, Lincoln Memorial University is the product and heir of that vision. NABC Coaches Poll Media Coverage The Railsplitters receive some of the most well-rounded media coverage at the NCAA Division II level as the LMU Sports Network carries a live broadcast of every home game with play-by-play from Voice of the Railsplitters Rusty Peace. Additionally, Lincoln Memorial s contest against Anderson back in January, 2013 was broadcast on the CBS Sports Network, which is available in over 99 million homes nationwide. The Railsplitters broke into the NABC/Division II Coaches Poll for the first time in program history on December 8, 2010 and they have yet to leave the national rankings since that date. LMU s streak of 58-consecutive weeks in the NABC poll is the thirdlongest active streak and the ninth-longest all-time in the 53-year history of the rankings. 60

64 Program A-Z No. O ne national ranking After opening the campaign with a 14-0 mark, the Railsplitters jumped to No.1 in the NABC/Division II Coaches Poll, becoming the first men s basketball program in South Atlantic Conference history to earn the No.1 national ranking. That marked only the second time a team representing LMU has earned the No.1 national ranking as the men s soccer team garnered that distinction back in Professional Development At least one former Railsplitter has gone on to sign a professional contract in each of the past four seasons. Quality, Affordable Education The 2014 U.S. News & World Report listed Lincoln Memorial University regionally as a university in which graduates bear the least loan debt. It also marked the thirdconsecutive year in which LMU was represented among the Tier 1 institutions in the South. Rivalries The Railsplitters rivalries against Carson- Newman and Tusculum are two of the oldest in the history of college basketball. Since the early 1900s, the Railsplitters have played Carson-Newman 196 times with 165 all-time match-ups against Tusculum. A new rivalry has also emerged as the Railsplitters and Anderson Trojans have played 10 times since the season. The Trojans have accounted for six of LMU s 18 losses during that stretch. 61

65 Program A-Z Nick S anford An NAIA All-American during his 117-game career that ran from , Nick Sanford accumulated 3,629 points over that span to sit over 1,200 points ahead of the next highest scorer in program history. Sanford would rank third in NCAA Division II history had LMU been a member of the NCAA during his tenure. Sanford finished his career averaging a blistering 31 points per game, the fifth-highest career scoring average in NCAA D-II history. Tex Turner Arena The home of the Railsplitters since 1991, B. Frank Tex Turner Arena is one of the top basketball facilities at the D-II level. The arena seats 5,009 people as the Railsplitters have led the SAC in attendance in each of the last three seasons. Lincoln Memorial averaged over 1,100 fans per home game during the season. LMU has led the South Atlantic Conference is fieldgoal percentage in each of the last five seasons. In , the Railsplitters finished 12th in the country in scoring offense and eighth in fieldgoal percentage. Uptempo Offense Vincent Bailey Bailey was the program s first Daktronics All-America First Team selection after compiling 22.6 points and 10.4 rebounds per game during the campaign. He is 10th in program history with 1,522 career points. 62

66 Program A-Z Winning Formula Over the past four seasons, the Railsplitters claim a record, the winningest four-year stretch in South Atlantic Conference history as well as the highest winning percentage in the entire NCAA Division II Southeast Region with an 85.5 percent mark. Lincoln Memorial is one of only two teams at the Division II level (West Liberty) with 25 wins in each of the past four seasons. Since the season, the Railsplitters have won an astounding 77.3 percent of their games. LMU has finished among the top five in the nation in winning percentage in two of the past four seasons. Xtreme Exposure The LMU Sports Network provides an invaluable level of exposure for the Railsplitters as a live high definition broadcast of every home game is carried through the local cable provider and over the world wide web. Yearly Growth Lincoln Memorial is one of the fastest growing campuses in the South. Since 2006 alone, the campus has seen the addition of the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, the Hamilton Math and Science Building, the Business- Education Building, a fully functional golf driving range and six entirely new apartment style dorms. LMU has also added a full veterinary program as construction has already begun on those on-campus facilities. A Division II Bulletin All-America selection, Craig Zeigler amassed 1,662 points from , finishing ninth all-time in scoring for the Railsplitters. Zeigler s 226 career three-pointers are the third most in program history. Craig Z eigler 63

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68 Career Records Scoring Pos. Name Seasons Points 1. Nick Sanford ( ) 3, Keith Beck ( ) 2, Don Burton ( ) 2, Doug Potter ( ) 1, Brownell Bryant ( ) 1, Darrell Cox ( ) 1, Rick Trivett ( ) 1, Andrew Lewis ( ) 1, Craig Zeigler ( ) 1, Vincent Bailey ( ) 1, Steve Marsee ( ) 1, Desmond Johnson ( ) 1, Lawrence Buell ( ) 1, Roger Lundy ( ) 1, Terry Cain ( ) 1, D Mario Curry ( ) 1, Jimmy Miller ( ) 1, Bill Cain ( ) 1, Danny Gibbs ( ) 1, Kenny Jones ( ) 1,140 Brandon Armstrong ( ) 1,140 Total Field Goals Pos. Name Seasons FG 1. Nick Sanford ( ) 1, Keith Beck ( ) Darrell Cox ( ) Vincent Bailey ( ) Craig Zeigler ( ) Desmond Johnson ( ) Charles Slappey ( ) Mark Cartwright ( ) 497 Lawrence Buell ( ) Jimmy Miller ( ) 495 Three-Pointers Pos. Name Seasons 3FG 1. Nick Sanford ( ) Cam Carden ( ) Craig Zeigler ( ) Brandon Armstrong ( ) Lawrence Buell ( ) David Hopper ( ) Jamie Shannon ( ) Stuart Miller ( ) Wally Jones ( ) Beau Brown ( ) 116 Free Throws Pos. Name Seasons FT 1. Nick Sanford ( ) D Mario Curry ( ) Desmond Johnson ( ) Darrell Cox ( ) Craig Zeigler ( ) Keith Beck ( ) Bill Cain ( ) Vincent Bailey ( ) Jimmy Miller ( ) Jasper Mallory ( ) 229 Scoring Average Pos. Name Seasons Avg. 1. Nick Sanford ( ) Doug Potter ( ) Jasper Mallory ( ) Keith Beck ( ) Mark Cartwright ( ) Rick Trivett ( ) Jerald Hyatt ( ) Charles Slappey ( ) Don Burton ( ) Roger Lundy ( ) Craig Zeigler ( ) Fred Lee ( ) Lawrence Buell ( ) D Mario Curry ( ) Troy Coleman ( ) 16.4 Rebounds Pos. Name Seasons Reb. 1. Keith Beck ( ) 1, Kenny Jones ( ) 1, Desmond Johnson ( ) Nick Sanford ( ) Vincent Bailey ( ) D Mario Curry ( ) Charles Slappey ( ) Darrell Cox ( ) Lawrence Buell ( ) Dwight Windom ( ) 615 Rebound Average Pos. Name Seasons R/Per 1. Charles Slappey ( ) Kenny Jones ( ) Dwight Windom ( ) Howard Jackson ( ) Keith Beck ( ) D Mario Curry ( ) Lawrence Buell ( ) Kenneth Fox ( ) Toron Clark ( ) Desmond Johnson ( ) 7.0 Blocks Pos. Name Seasons Blks 1. D Mario Curry ( ) Keith Beck ( ) Lawrence Buell ( ) Nick Sanford ( ) Corey Wilson ( ) Darrell Cox ( ) Vincent Bailey ( ) Kenneth Fox ( ) Titus Hunter ( ) 69 Desmond Johnson ( ) 68 D Mario Curry Assists Pos. Name Seasons Assists 1. Fred Lee ( ) Toby Howell ( ) Steve Hampton ( ) Nick Sanford ( ) Bill Cain ( ) Mike Comparato ( ) Lawrence Buell ( ) Tim Sullivan ( ) Brandon Armstrong ( ) Roderick Robinson ( ) 307 Steals Pos. Name Seasons Steals 1. Steve Hampton ( ) Roderick Robinson ( ) Nick Sanford ( ) Fred Lee ( ) Kenny Jones ( ) Keith Beck ( ) Bill Cain ( ) Tim Sullivan ( ) Charles Slappey ( ) Brandon Armstrong ( ) 145 Field Goal Percentage Pos. Name Seasons FG Pct. 1. Vincent Bailey ( ).608 (627-1,032) 2. Roderick Robinson( ).603 ( ) 3. D Mario Curry ( ).599 ( ) 4. Mark Cartwright ( ).587 ( ) 5. Charles Slappey ( ).580 ( ) 6. Desmond Johnson ( ).576 ( ) 7. Thomas Harrison ( ).569 ( ) 8. Keith Beck ( ).563 ( ) 9. Darrell Cox ( ).558 ( ) 10. Jerry Burnette ( ).528 ( ) 3-Point Field Goal Percentage (minimum 100 made) Pos. Name Seasons 3FG Pct. 1. Lawrence Buell ( ).428 ( ) 2. Craig Zeigler ( ).422 ( ) 3. Nick Sanford ( ).420 ( ) 4. Wally Jones ( ).411 ( ) 5. Cam Carden ( ).404 ( ) 6. Brad Seal ( ).399 ( ) 7. Brandon Armstrong ( ).374 ( ) 8. David Hopper ( ).369 ( ) 9. Mike Comparato ( ).368 ( ) 10. Stuart Miller ( ).366 ( ) Free Throw Percentage Pos. Name Seasons FT Pct. 1. Nick Sanford ( ).865 ( ) 2. Fred Lee ( ).854 ( ) 3. Brad Seal ( ).792 ( ) 4. Jasper Mallory ( ).774 ( ) 5. Brandon Armstrong ( ).773 ( ) 6. Darrell Cox ( ).765 ( ) 7. Chance Jones ( ).753 ( ) 8. Craig Zeigler ( ).746 ( ) 9. Jimmy Miller ( ).739 ( ) 10. Richard Buckner ( ).722 ( ) Field Goal Attempts Pos. Name Seasons FGA 1. Nick Sanford ( ) 2, Keith Beck ( ) 1, Darrell Cox ( ) 1, Craig Zeigler ( ) 1, Bill Cain ( ) 1,053 6, Vincent Bailey ( ) 1, Jimmy Miller ( ) Lawrence Buell ( ) Kenny Jones ( ) Desmond Johnson ( ) Point Field Goal Attempts Pos. Name Seasons 3FGA 1. Nick Sanford ( ) Cam Carden ( ) Craig Zeigler ( ) Brandon Armstrong ( ) David Hopper ( ) Jamie Shannon ( ) Lawrence Buell ( ) Beau Brown ( ) Stuart Miller ( ) Gary Barnes ( ) 332 Free Throw Attempts Pos. Name Seasons FTA 1. Nick Sanford ( ) D Mario Curry ( ) Desmond Johnson ( ) Keith Beck ( ) Darrell Cox ( ) Bill Cain ( ) Craig Zeigler ( ) Vincent Bailey ( ) Jimmy Miller ( ) Howard Jackson ( )

69 Season Records Points Pos. Name Season Gms Pts 1. Nick Sanford ( ) Nick Sanford ( ) Nick Sanford ( ) Mark Cartwright ( ) Nick Sanford ( ) Keith Beck ( ) Vincent Bailey ( ) Darrell Cox ( ) Charles Slappey ( ) Keith Beck ( ) Total Field Goals Pos. Name Season Gms FGM 1. Nick Sanford ( ) Nick Sanford ( ) Mark Cartwright ( ) Nick Sanford ( Keith Beck ( ) Charles Slappey ( ) Vincent Bailey ( ) Doug Potter ( ) Keith Beck ( ) Jerald Hyatt ( ) Three-Pointers Pos. Name Season Gms 3FG 1. David Hopper ( ) Nick Sanford ( ) David Lopez ( ) Craig Zeigler ( ) Jamie Shannon ( ) Nick Sanford ( ) Cam Carden ( ) Jamie Shannon ( ) Lawrence Buell ( ) Nick Sanford ( ) Cam Carden Free Throws Pos. Name Season Gms FT 1. Nick Sanford ( ) Nick Sanford ( ) Nick Sanford ( ) Nick Sanford ( ) D Mario Curry ( ) Fred Lee ( ) D Mario Curry ( ) Vincent Bailey ( ) Howard Jackson ( ) Darrell Cox ( ) Scoring Average Pos. Name Season Gms Avg. 1. Nick Sanford ( ) Nick Sanford ( ) Nick Sanford ( ) Nick Sanford ( ) Jimmy Miller ( ) Keith Beck ( ) Wille Roberts ( ) Craig Zeigler ( ) Mark Cartwright ( ) Troy Coleman ( ) Rebounds Pos. Name Season Gms Reb. 1. Charles Slappey ( ) Kenny Jones ( ) Keith Beck ( ) Dave Colbert ( ) Kenny Jones ( ) Dwight Windom ( ) Howard Jackson ( ) Keith Beck ( ) D Mario Curry ( ) Vincent Bailey ( ) Rebound Average Pos. Name Seasons Gms Avg. 1. Howard Jackson ( ) Charles Slappey ( ) Kenny Jones ( ) Dwight Windom ( ) Kenny Jones ( ) D Mario Curry ( ) Keith Beck ( ) Dwight Windom ( ) Charles Slappey ( ) Kenny Jones ( ) Blocks Pos. Name Season Gms Blks. 1. D Mario Curry ( ) Keith Beck ( ) Keith Beck ( ) , Corey Wilson ( ) Curtis McMillion ( ) D Mario Curry ( ) Assists Pos. Name Season Gms Asst. 1. Fred Lee ( ) Toby Howell ( ) Toby Howell ( ) Fred Lee ( ) Tim Sullivan ( ) Steve Hampton ( ) Steve Hampton ( ) Mark Cartwright ( ) Lawrence Buell ( ) Mike Comparato ( ) Adrian Porter ( ) Steals Pos. Name Season Gms Steals 1. Fred Lee ( ) Kenny Jones ( ) Doug Potter ( ) Charles Slappey ( ) Fred Lee ( ) Fred Lee Field Goal Percentage # Name Season Gms FG Pct. 1. Roderick Robinson ( ) ( ) 2. D Mario Curry ( ) ( ) 3. Desmond Johnson ( ) ( ) 4. Vincent Bailey ( ) ( ) 5. Terry Delaney ( ) ( ) 6. Vincent Bailey ( ) ( ) 7. Kenny Jones ( ) ( ) Vincent Bailey ( ) ( ) 9. Charles Slappey ( ) ( ) 10. Mark Cartwright ( ) ( ) 3-Point Field Goal Percentage (minimum 25 made) # Name Season Gms 3FG Pct. 1. Lawrence Buell ( ) (71-150) 2. Wally Jones ( ) (27-60) 3. Wally Jones ( ) (50-112) 4. Craig Zeigler ( ) (60-135) 5. Brad Seal ( ) (43-97) 6. David Lopez ( ) (85-193) Nick Sanford ( ) (77-175) 8. Nick Sanford ( ) (72-165) 9. Cam Carden ( ) (74-172) 10. Lawrence Buell ( ) (72-168) Free Throw Percentage (minimum 100 made) # Name Season Gm FT Pct. 1. Fred Lee ( ) ( ) 2. Nick Sanford ( ) ( ) Nick Sanford ( ) ( ) 4. Nick Sanford ( ) ( ) 5. Nick Sanford ( ) ( ) 6. Jasper Mallory ( ) ( ) 7. D Mario Curry ( ) ( ) 8. Darrell Cox ( ) ( ) Richard Buckner ( ) ( ) 10. Craig Zeigler ( ) ( ) Field Goal Attempts Pos. Name Season Gms FGA 1. Nick Sanford ( ) Nick Sanford ( ) Nick Sanford ( Mark Cartwright ( ) Jerald Hyatt ( ) Keith Beck ( ) Doug Potter ( ) Charles Slappey ( ) Troy Coleman ( ) Keith Beck ( ) Point Field Goal Attempts Pos. Name Season Gms 3FGA 1. David Hopper ( ) Jamie Shannon ( ) Beau Brown ( ) Jamie Shannon ( ) Nick Sanford ( ) Craig Zeigler ( ) David Lopez ( ) Nick Sanford ( ) Stuart Miller ( ) Cam Carden ( ) Free Throw Attempts Pos. Name Season Gms FTA 1. Nick Sanford ( ) Howard Jackson ( ) Nick Sanford ( ) Nick Sanford ( ) Nick Sanford ( ) D Mario Curry ( ) D Mario Curry ( ) Vincent Bailey ( ) , Keith Beck ( ) Darrell Cox ( ) *-Complete stats exist from 1983-present. Stats from , 79-80, and also exist. Some stats from other seasons are known, such as total points and rebounds, and have been included. Some stats, such as made field goals, are incomplete stats for some players, but what we have has been included. The LMU Sports Information Department is actively searching for stats from those missing seasons. If you can help or have any questions, please call Scott Erland or Bill Porter at

70 Game Records 67 Individual Records (1992-Present) Unless Noted Otherwise Points Pos. Name Date Points 1. Bryant Brownell 12/6/ D Mario Curry 12/14/ Troy Coleman 12/17/94 40 Craig Zeigler 1/19/ DeAngelo Johnson 12/31/02 39 Total Field Goals Pos. Name Date FG 1. DeAngelo Johnson 12/31/ Troy Coleman 12/17/ D Mario Curry 12/14/10 15 Jimmy Miller 12/16/ Beau Brown 12/30/07 14 Craig Zeigler 1/28/02 14 Jake Troyli 1/23/13 14 DeAngelo Johnson 11/17/03 14 Three-Pointers Pos. Name Date 3FG 1. Mark Mattson 11/22/ Beau Brown 11/28/06 8 Jamie Shannon 12/03/01 8 David Lopez 2/20/07 8 Luquon Choice 12/15/13 8 Free Throws Pos. Name Date FT 1. Jasper Mallory 2/03/99 16 Terrence Washington 1/06/ Desmond Johnson 1/28/ Kelvin Burnes 1/14/06 14 D Mario Curry 2/13/10 14 D Mario Curry 1/10/09 14 Rebounds Pos. Name Date Reb. 1. Howard Jackson 2/21/ D Mario Curry 3/03/ D Mario Curry 12/14/10 21 Vincent Bailey 3/01/ Curtis McMillion 11/30/13 20 Dwight Windom 2/09/02 20 Dwight Windom 1/28/02 20 Blocks Pos. Name Date Blks 1. Curtis McMillion 11/30/ D Mario Curry 2/11/10 8 D Mario Curry 3/03/ Corey Wilson 11/22/97 7 Assists Pos. Name Date Assists 1. Carlos Sanford 11/20/ Matt Bogard 12/16/08 12 Mike Comparato 2/12/01 12 Nate Griffin 1/29/ Mike Comparato 12/01/01 11 Steals Pos. Name Date Steals 1. Toron Clark 12/05/98 7 Dwight Windom 1/11/03 7 Jay Durr 12/08/ players tied 6 Field Goal Attempts Pos. Name Date FGA 1. DeAngelo Johnson 12/31/ Troy Coleman 12/17/94 27 Troy Coleman 2/11/ Troy Coleman 1/28/ DeAngelo Johnson 11/17/03 25 Craig Zeigler 1/19/02 25 Craig Zeigler 1/08/ Point Field Goal Attempts Pos. Name Date 3FGA 1. Jamie Shannon 12/03/ Jamie Shannon 1/05/02 16 David Lopez 2/20/ Beau Brown 1/30/08 15 Jamie Shannon 1/07/03 15 Dominique Petty 2/20/07 15 Free Throw Attempts Pos. Name Date FTA 1. Howard Jackson 1/22/ Terrence Washington 1/06/ D Mario Curry 2/03/ players tied 18 Team Records (1992-Present) Unless Noted Otherwise Points Pos. Opponent Date Points 1. Hiwassee 11/20/ Mars Hill 1/11/ OSU-Newark 11/17/ Carson-Newman 2/17/ Temple Baptist 12/28/ Total Field Goals Pos. Opponent Date FG 1. Hiwassee 11/20/ Mars Hill 1/11/ Carson-Newman 2/17/ OSU-Newark 11/17/ Mars Hill 2/06/13 45 OSU-Mansfield 11/25/11 45 Three-Pointers Pos. Opponent Date 3FG 1. North Greenville 2/20/ Ashland 12/03/ West Georgia 1/31/ North Alabama 1/08/02 15 West Georgia 2/28/04 15 OSU-Newark 11/17/01 15 Tusculum 12/01/01 15 Free Throws Pos. Opponent Date FT 1. West Alabama 1/08/ Bob Jones 11/30/ Tusculum 2/03/99 33 Puerto Rico-Bayamon 12/19/ Mississippi College 11/15/94 32 Rebounds Pos. Opponent Date Reb. 1. Hiwassee 11/20/09 67 Temple Baptist 12/28/ Temple Baptist 12/01/ Mars Hill 1/11/12 61 Catawba 3/01/14 61 Bob Jones 11/30/13 61 Blocks Pos. Opponent Date Blks 1. Bob Jones 11/30/ Bluefield State 11/22/ occurences 10 Assists Pos. Opponent Date Assists 1. Hiwassee 11/20/ OSU-Newark 11/17/ Carson-Newman 2/17/07 31 OSU-Mansfield 11/25/11 31 Hiwassee 11/28/09 31 Steals Pos. Opponent Date Steals 1. Brevard 11/28/ OSU-Newark 11/17/ Pikeville 11/24/97 19 Union College 11/27/01 19 Ohio Valley 12/09/08 19 Field Goal Attempts Pos. Opponent Date FGA 1. West Florida 1/19/ Mars Hill 1/11/12 87 Hiwassee 11/20/ Temple Baptist 12/28/ Ashland 12/29/ Point Field Goal Attempts Pos. Opponent Date 3FGA 1. North Greenville 2/20/ Ashland 12/03/ West Georgia 1/31/04 35 West Georgia 2/28/ Tusculum 1/29/97 34 Brevard 11/28/06 34 Tusculum 12/01/01 34 Free Throw Attempts Pos. Name Date FTA 1. West Alabama 1/08/ North Alabama 2/17/ Mississippi College 11/15/ occurences 43 Tex Turner Arena Individual Records (Lincoln Memorial) Points 41 - D Mario Curry vs. Catawba (12/14/10) FG Made 15 - D Mario Curry vs. Catawba (12/14/10) FG Attempted 27 - Troy Coleman vs. Mississippi College (2/11/95) FG Percentage (9-9) - Roderick Preyer vs. Bluefield St. (11/27/92) 3FG Made 9 - Mark Mattson vs. Bluefield St. (11/22/96) 3FG Attempted 14 by 5 - most recent by Beau Brown vs. PC (2/7/07) 3FG Percentage (4-4), Carlos Sanford vs. TBC (12/1/09) FT Made 16 by 2 - most recent by Jasper Mallory vs. Tusculum (2/3/99) FT Attempted 19 - D Mario Curry vs. Lenoir-Rhyne (2/13/10) FT Percentage (16-16) - Jasper Mallory vs. Tusculum (2/3/99) Off. Rebounds 12 - Howard Jackson vs. West Florida (1/17/00) Def. Rebounds 19 - Howard Jackson vs. West Alabama (2/21/00) Total Rebounds 26 - Howard Jackson vs. West Alabama (2/21/00) Assists 13 - Carlos Sanford vs. Hiwassee (11/20/09) Turnovers 9 - D Mario Curry vs. Catawba (2/17/10) Blocks 9 - Curtis McMillion vs. Bob Jones (11/30/13) Steals 7 by 2 - most recent by Jay Durr vs. West Alabama (12/8/01) Tex Turner Arena Individual Records (Opponents) Points 50, Sammy Emile, Mars Hill ( ) FG Made 15, Maliek Daniels, Trevecca Nazarene (1-2-13) FG Attempted 29, Maurice Puckett, Allen ( ) FG Percentage.910 (10-11), Chris White, Carson-Newman ( ) 3FG Made 7 by 2, MR Danny Sanders, Mars Hill (3-3-10) 3FG Attempted 16, Jason Pittser, Milligan ( ) 3FG Percentage.834 (5-6), Gabe Goulds, Milligan ( ) FT Made 18, Sammy Emile, Mars Hill ( ) FT Attempted 20, Sammy Emile, Mars Hill ( ) FT Percentage (15-15), Phillip Perre, North Alabama (1-8-02) Off. Rebounds 11, Bernard Turner, West Florida ( ) Def. Rebounds 13, Kyle Copeland, UAH ( ) Total Rebounds 18, Michael Lee, Knoxville ( ) Assists 10 by 2, MR Darnell Miller, UWG ( ) Turnovers 10, D. J. Preston, Tusculum ( ) Blocks 6 by 2, MR Jo el Lamb, Anderson (2-3-99) Steals 8 by 2, MR Amonzo Gantt, North Greenville (1-3-06) Curtis McMillion

71 High Tex Turner Arena Team Records (Lincoln Memorial) Points 143 vs.hiwassee (11/20/09) 40 vs. VSU (2/9/04) FG 60 vs. Hiwassee (11/20/09) 14 vs. 2, MR vs. Montevallo (1/17/05) FGA 87 vs. Hiwassee (11/20/09) 42 vs. VSU (2/10/03) FG%.690 (60-87) vs. Hiwassee (11/20/09).259 (14-54) vs. VSU (2/9/04) 3FG 15 vs. 4, MR vs. West Georgia (2/28/04) 0 vs. 8 3FGA 35 vs. West Georgia (2/28/04) 0 vs. D. C. (12/18/92) 3FG%.722 (13-18) vs. Mars Hill (2/6/13).000 vs. 8 FT 34 vs. Bob Jones (11/30/13) 3 vs. Anderson (1/12/13) FTA 45 vs. North Alabama (2/17/96) 6 vs. 3, MR vs. UAH (2/22/03) FT%.923 (24-26) vs. Anderson (11/26/13).364 (12-33) vs. Allen (1/21/95) Off. Reb. 29 vs. West Georgia (2/5/00) 5 vs. 4. MR vs. Carson-Newman (12/20/03) Def. Reb. 56 vs. Temple Baptist (12/01/09) 12 vs. 2 Total Reb. 67 vs. 2, MR vs. Temple Baptist (2/01/09) 24, MR vs. Lenoir-Rhyne (2/16/08) Assists 37 vs. Hiwassee (11/20/09) 5 vs. 3, MR vs. Anderson (1/12/13) Turnovers 34 vs. Mars Hill (2/11/09) 5 vs. 2 Blocks 15 vs. Bob Jones (11/30/13) 0 vs. 8, MR vs. Lenoir-Rhyne (2/26/11) Steals 21 vs. Brevard (11/28/06) 1 vs. 3, MR vs. Lenoir-Rhyne (2/23/13) Points 1stH 61 vs. Hiwassee (11/20/09) 16 vs. Valdosta State (2/9/04) Points 2ndH 82 vs. Hiwassee (11/20/09) 21 vs. 2, MR vs. Tusculum (1/7/09) Tex Turner Arena Team Records (Opponents) High Low Points 118, Carson-Newman (2/17/07) 37, OSU-Mansfield (11/25/12) FG 41, Carson-Newman (2/17/07) 12, Tusculum (2/2/11) FGA 84, Carson-Newman (2/17/07) 34, Tusculum (2/2/11) FG%.629 (29-47), Tusculum (1/4/12).216 (16-74), Temple Baptist (12/1/09) 3FG 16, Newberry (2/9/13) 0 by 5, MR Valdosta State (2/10/03) 3FGA 37, West Georgia (2/4/02) 1, Tusculum (1/4/12) 3FG%.833 (5-6), Milligan (2/20/93).000 by 5, MR Valdosta State (2/10/03) FT 33, North Alabama (1/8/02) 1, UVA-Wise (1/28/98) FTA 39, North Alabama (1/8/02) 4, UVA-Wise (1/28/98) FT%.952, Newberry (2/8/14).250 by 2 Off. Reb. 24 by 3 3 by 4, MR Hiwassee (11/9/13) Def. Reb. 35 by 4, MR Presbyterian (2/7/07) 11 by 3, MR Carson-Newman (12/3/02) Total Reb. 53 by 2, MR Ohio Valley (12/9/08) 18, King (11/18/06) Assists 24, Wingate (2/2/08) 1, Carson-Newman (1/18/93) Turnovers 33, OSU-Newark (11/17/01) 3, Lenoir-Rhyne (2/23/13) Blocks 12, Valdosta State (2/9/04) 0 by 19, MR Tusculum (1/30/13) Steals 23, Bluefield State (1/2/97) 1 by 3, MR Lenoir-Rhyne (1/21/12) Points 1stH 59, Newberry (2/9/13) 13, Carson-Newman (1/18/93) Points 2ndH 57, Carson-Newman (12/14/96) 18, Alabama-Huntsville (2/22/03) Low All-Time Results Year-By-Year Results : 28-3, 20-2 SAC (SAC Regular Season & Tournament Champions) : 25-6, 15-3 SAC (SAC Regular Season Champions) : 26-6, 16-2 SAC : 27-3, 16-2 SAC (SAC Regular Season & Tournament Champions) : 20-9, 9-7 SAC : 14-14, 8-8 SAC : 8-20, 1-13 SAC : 13-15, 7-9 SAC : 7-20, 4-10 GSC : 5-21, 3-10 GSC : 6-21, 1-13 GSC : 19-10, 9-5 GSC : 14-13, 5-9 GSC : 9-17, 5-9 GSC : 12-13, 6-8 GSC : 17-10, 11-3 GSC (GSC-East Champions) : 19-8, 9-5 GSC : 9-17, 3-11 GSC : 13-13, 6-8 GSC : 8-18, 3-11 GSC : 16-10, 6-6 GSC : : : : : 25-5, 10-0 TVAC (TVAC Champions) : 21-9, 9-1 TVAC (TVAC Champions) : 20-11, 9-1 TVAC (TVAC Champions) : 21-9, 11-1 VSAC (VSAC Champions) : 26-9, 10-2 VSAC : 22-10, 11-1 VSAC : 21-12, 10-2 VSAC (VSAC Champions) : 11-15, 5-7 VSAC : 24-8, 9-3 VSAC (VSAC-East Champions, NAIA District 24 Champions) : 16-14, 4-6 VSAC : 9-19, 4-6 VSAC : 21-7, 9-1 VSAC : 30-5, 9-1 VSAC (VSAC Champions, NAIA District 24 Champions) : 28-9, 9-1 VSAC (VSAC-East Champions, NAIA District 24 Champions, 4th Place Finish in NAIA) : 9-20, 2-8 VSAC : 16-12, 5-5 VSAC : 5-21, 0-10 VSAC : 13-14, 4-6 VSAC : 13-11, 8-2 VSAC (VSAC-East Champions) : 7-16, 3-7 VSAC : 7-16, 5-5 VSAC : 10-13, 5-5 VSAC : 13-11, 6-4 VSAC : 11-15, 3-7 VSAC : 14-10, 5-5 VSAC : 7-13, 3-7 VSAC : 9-13, 3-7 VSAC : 8-12, 3-7 VSAC : 7-15, 5-5 VSAC : 10-10, 6-4 SMAC, 4-4 VSAC (SMAC Champions) : 18-6, 10-2 SMAC, 9-1 VSAC (SMAC & VSAC Champions, NAIA District 24 Champions) : 18-8, 9-3 SMAC, 8-4 VSAC (SMAC Champions) : 18-12, 9-3 SMAC, 4-4 VSAC (SMAC Champions) : 17-14, 7-3 SMAC, 4-3 VSAC (SMAC Champions) : 20-9, 7-3 SMAC, 4-2 VSAC (SMAC Champions) : 8-16, 6-4 SMAC, 3-6 VSAC : 10-10, 6-6 SMAC, 2-4 VSAC : 14-12, 8-4 SMAC, 5-5 VSAC : 17-11, 9-3 SMAC, 7-5 VSAC : 12-18, 6-6 SMAC, 1-7 VSAC : 24-8, 6-4 SMAC, 6-3 VSAC (SMAC Champions) : 14-8, 8-2 SMAC (SMAC Champions) : 19-6, 7-3 SMAC (SMAC Champions) : : : : : 6-9, 6-4 SMAC : 16-6, 10-2 SMAC (SMAC Champions) : 15-3, 11-1 SMAC (SMAC Champions) : 12-9, 7-7 SMAC : 14-7, 8-2 SMAC (SMAC Co-Champions) : 17-14, 3-5 SMAC : 14-9, 4-6 SMAC : 3-12, 0-8 SMAC : 13-10, 5-7 SMAC : : : : 14-10, 2-4 SMAC : : : : : : :

72 All-Conference Brandon Armstrong SAC Freshman Team 2009 All-SAC First Team 2012 Vincent Bailey SAC All-Freshman Team 2011 All-SAC Second Team 2012 All-SAC First Team 2013, SAC Player of the Year Beau Brown All-SAC Freshman Team Richard Buckner First Team All-GSC 1994 Bill Cain First Team All-GSC 1995, 1996 Luquon Choice SAC All-Freshman Team 2014 Toron Clark Second Team All-GSC 1998, 1999 Troy Coleman Second Team All-GSC 1995 D Mario Curry First Team All-SAC 2009, 2010, 2011 Terry Delaney All-SAC Second Team 2008 Kenneth Fox Second Team All-GSC 2005 Howard Jackson 2000 First Team All-GSC 2000 GSC Player of the Year Desmond Johnson 2009 All-SAC Freshman Team 2009 SAC Freshman of the Year First Team All-SAC 2011, SAC Player of the Year Chance Jones All-SAC Second Team 2014 Jasper Mallory First Team All-GSC 1998, 1999 Jimmy Miller 1998 GSC Freshman of the Year 2001 First Team All-GSC 2000 Second Team All-GSC Tim Pierce SAC All-Freshman Team 2013 Lorenza Ross SAC All-Freshman Team 2012 All-SAC Second Team 2013, Jake Troyli All-SAC First Team 2013 Ryan Whitaker All-SAC Freshman Team 2008 Dwight Windom First Team All-GSC 2003 Craig Zeigler 1999 GSC Freshman of the Year 2002 First Team All-GSC 2002 GSC Player of the Year Craig Rasmuson GSC-East Coach of the Year 1998 Josh Schertz SAC Coach of the Year 2011, 2014

73 All-Americans Roger Lundy Small College All-American Craig Zeigler Division II Bulletin Honorable Mention All-American Fred Lee NAIA All-American Keith Beck NAIA All-American Vincent Bailey Daktronics All- America First Team Lawrence Buell Honorable Mention NAIA All-American Nick Sanford NAIA All-American Desmond Johnson Division II Bulletin Honorable Mention Howard Jackson Daktronics NCAA Div. II All-American Honorable Mention 70

74 Rollin Garrett Overall (.514) J.D. Swede Alexander Overall (.539) Ray Green Overall (.684) Roy Bowen Overall (.702) SMAC 15-5 (.750) Jack Jackson Overall (.788) VSAC 27-3 (.900) Rick Byrd Overall (.711) VSAC 32-4 (.889) Marc Comstock Overall (.600) GSC 6-6 (.500) Jeff Tungate Overall (.448) GSC (.371) Coaching History W. T. Poole Overall 13-5 (.722) Jack Bowling Overall (.650) C. W. Bradley Overall (.694) Dean Bailey Overall (.509) L. J. Kilby Overall (.543) VSAC (.589) Phil Cox Overall (.583) TVAC 28-2 (.933) Craig Rasmuson Overall (.500) GSC (.329) Hugh Watson Overall (.301) GSC 6-20 (.300) SAC 8-22 (.267) 71

75 Opponent W-L School W L Alabama-Huntsville Alice Lloyd 2 0 Allen 1 0 Anderson 4 7 Appalachian State 4 4 Arkansas-Monticello 0 1 Arkansas Tech 0 1 Armstrong State 3 4 Asbury 1 1 Ashland 2 8 Athens State 1 3 Auburn 0 1 Augusta State 2 0 Austin Peay Bellarmine 0 2 Belmont 9 9 Benedict 1 1 Berea 9 8 Berry 1 1 Bethel 4 6 Birmingham Southern 0 2 Bluefield (VA) 5 1 Bluefield State (WV) 6 5 Bob Jones 2 0 Bowling Green Business 2 0 Brevard 13 3 Bristol 5 1 Bryan 18 6 California Baptist 1 0 Calumet College 1 0 Campbell 0 1 Campbellsville 2 2 Carson-Newman* Catawba Cedarville (OH) 0 1 Central Arkansas 1 2 Central State (OH) 1 1 Centre 5 2 Charleston (WV) 1 0 Chatsworth (GA) A.C. 1 0 Chatsworth (GA) Ind. 2 0 Chattanooga 4 5 Christian Brothers 1 1 Clark Atlanta 1 1 Coker 2 0 College of West Virginia 0 1 Columbus State 1 1 Concord (WV) 5 6 Covenant 4 0 Cumberland (KY) Cumberland (TN) 14 3 David Lipscomb Davis and Elkins 1 0 Delta State 1 1 DeVry Institute 3 0 District of Columbia 1 0 Drury 1 0 Duke 1 0 Earl Paulk 2 0 East Tennessee State Eastern Kentucky 3 2 Eckerd 1 0 Edward Waters 1 0 Elon 1 2 Emory and Henry Emporia State 1 0 Erskine 3 1 Ferris State 0 1 Flagler 1 0 Florida Southern 0 1 Florida Gulf Coast 0 1 Florida Tech 2 1 Gardner-Webb 1 4 Georgetown (KY) 5 28 Georgia Coll. & St. 0 1 Georgia Southern 0 1 Georgia Southwestern 0 3 Glen Alpine 0 1 Glenville State 2 0 Grand Valley State 1 0 Guilford (NC) 1 0 Henderson State 0 1 High Point 0 1 Hillsdale 0 2 Hiwassee 24 2 Indianapolis 0 2 Indiana Southeastern 0 1 Jackson State (MS) 0 1 Jacksonville State (AL) 1 6 Johnson Bible College 13 0 Kennesaw State 2 0 Kentucky State 2 1 Kentucky Wesleyan 0 6 King Knoxville 8 3 Lambuth 1 0 Lane 1 1 Lee Lees-McRae 4 0 LeMoyne (NY) 0 1 LeMoyne-Owen 3 3 Lenoir-Rhyne 11 8 Liberty Baptist 1 0 Limestone 5 5 Lindsey Wilson 2 1 Livingstone 0 1 Lock Haven 1 0 Longwood 3 1 Mars Hill 26 9 Marshall 0 2 Marymount (CA) 0 1 Maryville Mercyhurst 1 0 Middle TN State 7 10 Midwestern State (TX) 0 1 Milligan* Mississippi College 1 3 Montevallo Morehead State 1 2 Mount Olive 0 1 Murphy (TN) 1 2 Murray State 1 0 Newberry 11 6 North Alabama 7 17 UNC-Asheville 2 3 UNC-Central 1 2 UNC-Greensboro 0 3 UNC-Pembroke 1 0 UNC-Wilmington 0 1 North Georgia 5 5 North Greenville 5 2 Northern Kentucky 0 1 Oakland City 1 1 Ohio Mid-Western 4 0 Ohio State-Mansfield 1 0 Ohio State-Newark 1 0 Ohio Valley 1 1 Pfeiffer 1 1 Piedmont 3 0 Pikeville 15 8 Presbyterian 2 1 Puerto Rico-Bayamon 1 0 Puerto Rico-Cayey 1 0 Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras 1 0 Queens 4 1 Quincy 0 2 Radford 2 1 Rio Grande (OH) 0 2 Roanoke 0 1 Rockhurst 1 0 Saginaw Valley State 0 1 Saint Joseph s (IN) 1 1 Saint Mary s (KY) 2 0 Saint Michael s 1 0 Shaw 1 0 Shippensburg 0 1 Simmons Bible 1 0 Slippery Rock 2 0 USC-Upstate 4 4 Southern Tech 2 0 Southwest Baptist 0 1 Spalding 1 0 Steed (TN) 2 1 Stetson 0 1 Sue Bennett 10 1 Tampa 0 1 Tennessee 0 17 Tennessee-Martin 0 7 Tennessee Tech 2 3 Tennessee Temple 7 9 Tennessee Wesleyan Thomas More 2 0 Tiffin 3 2 Towson State 1 0 Transylvania 5 10 Trevecca-Nazarene 4 9 Trinity Christian (IL) 0 1 Troy State 1 1 Truett-McConnell 1 0 Tusculum Union (KY) Union (TN) 2 7 Urbana (IL) 1 0 Valdosta State VA Intermont 2 0 VA-Wise 9 4 Virginia Union 1 1 Warner Southern 1 0 Washburn 0 1 Webber College 1 0 West Alabama West Florida West Georgia 8 22 West Liberty State 1 0 West Virginia State 1 0 West Virginia Tech 1 1 West Virginia Wesleyan 3 0 Western Carolina 2 2 Wilberforce 2 1 Wingate 10 8 Wofford 0 1 Bold indicates a opponent 72

76 South Atlantic Conference South Atlantic Conference history The South Atlantic Conference is in its 39th year of athletic tradition and excellence. The distant forerunner of the South Atlantic Conference was the North State Atlantic Conference (NSIAC). The NSIAC was formed when the Little Six, as it was called, broke from the North Carolina Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in These charter members included Lenoir-Rhyne College, Atlantic Christian, Catawba College, Guilford College, Elon College, and High Point University. The North State continued to grow over the next 30 years, adding Western Carolina (1933), East Carolina (1947) and Pfeiffer (1960). A name change became necessary when the league accepted Newberry as its first South Carolina member in The league took on the name Carolinas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIAC) on May 20th of that year. The CIAC saw several changes in the following years as East Carolina withdrew from the league in Appalachian State and Western Carolina followed in 1971 and All three landed in the Southern Conference. The South Atlantic Conference was founded in 1975 solely as a football conference. The league received its name from a contest in which Kurt Brenneman of Greensboro, NC became the first to submit the SAC-8 moniker. The SAC-8 consisted of Carson-Newman College, Catawba College, Elon College, Gardner-Webb University, Lenoir-Rhyne College, Mars Hill College, Newberry College, and Presbyterian College. Dr. Fred Bentley, of Mars Hill College, was named league president for its inaugural year, by a vote of the member institutions. After the first season of play in the SAC-8, the Bears of Lenoir-Rhyne College captured the first football title. In 1989, the league s 15th year of operation, the South Atlantic Conference became a comprehensive, multisport conference. Doug Echols was named the league s first Commissioner. That year the South Atlantic Conference sponsored 10 sports - football, men s and women s basketball, baseball, softball, men s soccer, volleyball, men s golf, men s and women s tennis. Later the conference grew to 14 championship sports by adding women s soccer (1990), men s and women s cross country (1993) and women s golf (1999). In 2013, the sports of men s and women s lacrosse and men s and women s track and field were added, increasing the number of championship sports to 18. The South Atlantic Conference was composed of the same eight member institutions from 1975 until 1988, when Wingate University replaced Newberry College as the eighth member institution. Newberry later rejoined the conference in In July of 1998, Tusculum College was admitted as a member of the league, and Lincoln Memorial University began play in the conference in the academic year. Brevard College was admitted as a provisional member in 2007 and a full member in In 2008, Echols retired after serving as Commissioner for 19 years and Patrick Britz was hired as the new Commissioner. In July 2010, Anderson University became the league s 10th member. Three years later in July 2013, Coker College and Queens University of Charlotte joined the conference. Today the conference is a group of 12 private, liberal and civic arts colleges and universities, similar in size and athletic philosophy. Since becoming eligible for NCAA Division II postseason play in 1993, the league has sent representatives from all of its sponsored sports to NCAA postseason play. The league membership now includes Anderson University in Anderson, S.C.; Brevard College in Brevard, N.C.; Carson-Newman University in Jefferson City, Tenn.; Catawba College in Salisbury, N.C.; Coker College in Hartsville, S.C.; Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, N.C.; Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tenn.; Mars Hill University in Mars Hill, N.C.; Newberry College in Newberry, S.C.; Queens University of Charlotte in Charlotte, N.C.; Tusculum College in Greeneville, Tenn.; and Wingate University in Wingate, N.C. 73

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79 TV/Radio Chart #0 Lorenza Ross #1 Curtis McMillion #2 Micah Thomas #3 Tim Pierce #4 Dawud Fisher-Grace #5 Curtis Webb #10 Hunter Spaw #11 CJ Wakeley #12 Gerel Simmons #14 Javier Gonazalez #15 Dorian Pinson #20 Luquon Choice #21 Devin Hankins #23 Carlee Clemons #31 Keenan Peterson #33 Emanuel Terry #35 Paul Woodson #44 Nicksen Blanc Tyler Potter Kai Shaw

80 11/14-8 p.m. Tex Turner 11/15-4 p.m. Tex Turner 11/19-8 p.m. Mars Hill, N.C. 11/22-8 p.m. Charlotte, N.C. 11/25-8 p.m. Anderson, S.C. 11/29-4 p.m. Tex Turner 12/3-7 p.m. Tex Turner 12/10-7 p.m. Tex Turner 12/15-8 p.m. Tex Turner 12/21-3 p.m. Wise, Va. 1/3-4 p.m. Hickory, N.C. 1/7-8 p.m. Tex Turner 1/10-4 p.m. Wingate, N.C. 1/14-8 p.m. Tex Turner 1/17-4 p.m. Tex Turner 1/21-8 p.m. Mars Hill, N.C. 1/24-4 p.m. Tex Turner 1/28-8 p.m. Tex Turner 1/31-4 p.m. Hartsville, S.C. 2/4-8 p.m. Tex Turner 2/7-4 p.m. Newberry, S.C. 2/11-8 p.m. Greeneville, Tenn. 2/14-4 p.m. Tex Turner 2/14-8 p.m. Brevard, N.C. 2/21-4 p.m. Tex Turner 2/25-8 p.m. Jefferson City, Tenn. 2/28-4 p.m. Salisbury, N.C. 3/4-3/8 SAC Championship 3/13-16 Southeast Regional 3/24-27 Elite Eight