2004-05 Men's Basketball Media Guide

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Introduction Academic Center ....................................... 4 Murphy Center .......................................... 5 Squad Room ............................................. 6 Athletic Training Room .............................. 7 Strength and Conditioning ......................... 8 The Davis Era ........................................... 9 In the Community .................................... 10 Scarlett Commons ................................... 11 University .......................................... 12-13 Campus Dining ........................................ 14 Murfreesboro ........................................... 15 The Midstate Area ................................... 16 GoBlueRaiders.com ................................ 17 Blue Raider Traditions ............................. 18

Al Pinkins/Support Staff ........................... 49 President McPhee ................................... 50 AD Boots Donnelly .................................. 51 Support Staff ..................................... 52-54 Athletic Staff ...................................... 55-56

Review 2002-03 Notebook ................................... 58 Results .................................................... 59 Stats ........................................................ 60 Game-by-game Stats .............................. 61 Miscellaneous Stats ................................ 62 High-Low ................................................. 63 Sun Belt Conference ............................... 64 Sun Belt Stats/Standings ................... 65-66

Media Information

Opponents

Media Information .............................. 20-21 Primary Media Intormation ...................... 22 Quick Facts ............................................. 23 Campus Map ........................................... 24 Blue Raider Network ............................... 25 Kermit Davis Show .................................. 26

Covenent/Wyoming ................................. 68 Alabama St./Tenn. Tech .......................... 69 Tenn. Wesleyan/Cincinnati ...................... 70 Austin Peay/LaSalle ................................ 71 Chattanooga/SC State ............................ 72 VCU/IPFW ............................................... 73 Arkansas St./UALR ................................. 74 South Alabama/New Orleans .................. 75 New Mexico St./UL-Lafayette .................. 76 Western KY/FIU ...................................... 77 North Texas/Denver ................................. 78 Series Results ................................... 79-81 All-Time Series Records .......................... 82

Preview Q&A with Kermit Davis ...................... 28-29 Squad Analysis ........................................ 30 NCAA Tournament Bracket ..................... 31 Sun Belt Bracket ...................................... 32

Players Keith Connor ........................................... 34 Tommy Gunn ........................................... 35 Steven Jackson ....................................... 36 Newcomers ....................................... 37-40 Roster ...................................................... 41 Radio/TV Chart ........................................ 42

Staff

Records Team Records ............................... 100-101 All-Time Team Stats .............................. 102 Opponent Records ................................ 103 Single Half Records ............................... 104 Scoring .................................................. 105 Field Goals ............................................ 106 Rebounding ........................................... 107 3-Point Field Goals ................................ 108 Free Throws .......................................... 109 Assists ................................................... 110 Steals .................................................... 111 Blocks .................................................... 112

Credits The 2003-04 Blue Raider Basketball Media Guide is a publication of the Athletic Media Relations Department. Additional copies of this year’s guide may be purchased for $10. Please include an additional $2 for mail orders. Writing, Design, and Editing Ryan Simmons Assistant Media Relations Director

History Postseason Play ................................ 84-85 1,000 Point Scorers ........................... 86-87 Conference Tournament Results ............. 87 Tournament Results ................................ 88 All-Time Lettermen .................................. 89 Honors and Awards ................................. 90 Scoreboard ........................................ 91-98

Kermit Davis ...................................... 44-45 Donnie Tyndall ......................................... 46 Tres Chapman ......................................... 47 Jeff Walker .............................................. 48

Cover Design David Lowery, DGL Grafix Photography MTSU Photographic Services Joe Imel, Bowling Green Daily News J. Intintoli, Daily News Journal Brian Spurlock, Spurlock Photography Special Thanks MTSU Publications and Graphics Chris Felker, Greg Lamb, Bradley Lambert, Sun Belt Conference

MISSION STATEMENT The Middle Tennessee athletic program is committed to quality athletics that bring the campus community together and promote a sense of pride and tradition in academic and athletic excellence. These programs also bring the University regional and national recognition and provide a link between the University, its alumni, and the community at large. They give student, faculty, and alumni opportunities for innovative public service activities that better the community. Athletics uses financial and physical resources to maintain and develop sports prgrams thto accomplish the mission of the University. A Tennessee Board of Regents university, MTSU is an equal-opportunity, non-racially identifiable educational institution that does not discriminate against individuals with disabilities. SP009-1003

Questions, comments, and corrections should be directed to Ryan Simmons, assistant media realations director. Phone: (615) 904-8209 Fax: (615) 898-5626 E-mail: rsimmons@mtsu.edu

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ACADEMIC CENTER

Classroom Success is Top Priority The Student-Athlete Enhancement Center

at Middle Tennessee houses the academic support system and the Blue Raider Athlete Skills for Success (B.R.A.S.S.) Life Skills Program for all 17 Division I-A sports. The center is housed at Johnny “Red” Floyd Football Stadium on Raider Drive. The facility opened its doors on January 4, 1999, to the delight of student-athletes, coaches, and administrators. Blue Raider student-athletes can take advantage of the library-like atmosphere as they report for their required study hall hours under the watchful eyes of the director, Jeanne Massaquoi, and the assistant director and coordinator of B.R.A.S.S., Wynnifred Counts. The center consists of administrative offices, fully equipped individual and group tutoring rooms, a computer center, and spacious study carrels equipped with task lighting. Services provided by the center include help with regis-

tration and pre-registration, help with study skills, and updates on NCAA legislation. In an effort to accommodate student-athletes’ busy schedules, the center is open from 7:00 a.m. until 10:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday and from 7:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on Friday. The center uses an innovative time-clock system activated by the student’s ID card for daily and weekly reports. Tutors in various subjects are scheduled in the tutoring rooms throughout all hours of operation, and all tutoring takes place only at the center. In addition to providing the academic support needed to be successful in the classroom, the center is committed to meeting the needs of student-athletes in life skills development through the very popular B.R.A.S.S. Program. As B.R.A.S.S. coordinator, Mrs. Counts is dedicated to helping prepare student-athletes for life after college. Blue Raiders volunteer,

when possible, to help teachers and students at elementary and middle schools throughout Rutherford County during the academic year. In the spring of each year, Special Olympics at MT uses Blue Raider student-athletes to run each event. Career night and substance and alcohol abuse seminars are yearly, wellattended events. Social events such as the Fall Welcome Back Picnic and the Spring StudentAthlete Ball are eagerly anticipated as the only times during the year when all student-athletes can be together. “We are very grateful for the cooperation we receive from our supervising office, Academic Affairs, from the Athletic Department, and from the faculty and staff throughout the MT community,” said Massaquoi. “The success of the center depends on this cooperation, and we have been very fortunate to experience an outpouring of support in our efforts.” The mission of the center is to help studentathletes take skills learned on the field and turn them into positive preparation for life after college. The center is also committed to meeting the changing needs of student-athletes. It continues to promote partnerships between the University, the NCAA, and the Murfreesboro community to help achieve its goals. The Student-Athlete Enhancement Center is just one way that Middle Tennessee is helping to prepare student-athletes for life after college. Programs such as B.R.A.S.S. help student-athletes learn to take personal responsibility for their lives after college and help them become self-sufficient. By taking advantage of these opportunities, student-athletes can get far ahead of their competitors in the game of life.

dBy December 2003, six of eight seniors in the program since Coach Davis’ arrival will have earned their degree. The other two are playing professionally and will complete their degree by taking classes during the offseason.

Lee Nosse May 2002

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Dee Wilkes August 2002

Bryant Mitchell May 2003

Jon Douglas May 2003

Demario Watson August 2003

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Eric Parham Dec. 2003


MURPHY CENTER Home of the Blue Raiders

Middle Tennessee is blessed with one of the finest basketball facilities and all-around assembly centers to be found on any campus. The Charles M. Murphy Athletic Center, completed in the fall of 1972, seats 11,520 fans for basketball and nearly 13,000 for concerts. The Blue Raiders packed in 11,380 rabid fans for a TV game against No. 3 ranked North Carolina in 1998 and packed the house again a year later when No. 6 ranked Kansas came to visit the Middle Tennessee campus. The facility got a major upgrade in the summer of 2003 when the original playing surface was removed and a new state-of-the-art floor was installed in its place. The floor was also rotated 180 degrees to better accomodate television broadcasts. Constructed in a perfect square, 320 feet on each side, Murphy Center’s exterior features a unique “window-wall” which gives it an appearance distinctly its own. The interior has three levels containing Monte Hale Arena (the main playing floor); a six-lane track; offices for both the Athletic Department and the Department of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Safety; two auxiliary gymnasiums; dance studios; handball/racquetball courts; weight rooms; a training room; dressing facilities; and classrooms. The building is named for Charles M. (Bubber) Murphy, who coached Blue Raider football from 1947 through 1968, winning 155 games and losing only 63. He was the University’s athletic director for an even longer period of time and probably has had more influence on the evolution of MT’s proud athletic heritage than any other single

ALL-TIME MURPHY CENTER RECORD 322-109 (30 Seasons) .747 Winning Percentage

person. He was a charter member of the Blue Raider Hall of Fame in 1976. The main playing area is named in memory of the late Monte Hale, the long-time radio personality who originated play-by-play of MT basketball and football and was known as “The Voice of the Blue Raiders.”

Monte Hale Arena received a face-lift in 1995 with the installation of a new quadrilateral scoreboard, complete with message center and other features that match most scoreboards in the best known arenas in the country. Updated statistics and scoring totals can be flashed to spectators as the action unfolds. Murphy Center has hosted a wide variety of events over the years, including regional NCAA and Ohio Valley Conference basketball tournaments, University convocations and commencements, and innumerable concerts featuring stars such as Elvis Presley, Bob Hope, Bruce Springsteen, U2, the Judds, Garth Brooks, and a host of others. This outstanding facility has also been chosen on numerous occasions to host the showcase of Tennessee high school basketball, the Tennessee Secondary Schools Athletic Association’s (TSSAA) Boys and Girls State Tournaments, held annually in mid-March.

MURPHY CENTER RECORDS Team Records

Individual Records Most Points: 41-Milton Dean (MT) vs. SE Missouri, 1/14/94

Largest Crowd: 11,600-MT vs. Austin Peay, 1/26/74

Most FG Att.: 28-Milton Dean (MT) vs.Minnesota, 12/3/93

Most Points, Game: 143-MT vs. Tennessee Wesleyan (68), 12/8/88

Most FG Made:15-Steve Peeler (MT) vs. Murray State, 1/29/73; Jerry Beck (MT) vs. Westmar, 12/20/80; Randy Henry (MT) vs. Boston College, 3/26/88

Most Points, One Half: 77-MT vs. Tenn. Wesleyan, 12/8/88 Most Points,Both Teams: 223-(MT 132, Alabama St. 101), 1/ 15/86

Best FG Pct.: .929 (13-14)-Jerry Beck (MT) vs. Bluefield, 12/18/ 79; Chris Rainey (MT) vs. Eastern Ky., 2/12/88 (Min. 10 made)

Most Points by Opponent: 116-Murray State, 2/12/94

Most 3-Pt. FG Made: 9-Hezzie Boone (Morehead), 1/30/97

MT Winning Margin: 75-MT vs. Tenn. Wesleyan, 12/8/88 (143-68)

Most 3-Pt. FG Att.: 17-Milton Dean (MT) vs. Minnesota, 12/3/93

MT Losing Margin: 30-vs. Murray State, 2/12/94 (86-116)

Best 3-Pt. Pct.: 1.000(6-6)-Chris Rainey (MT) vs. Va. Tech, 11/ 21/87; (6-6)-Chris Rainey (MT) vs. Wright St., 2/8/89 (Min. 4 made)

Most FG Made: 58-MT vs. Tenn. Wesleyan, 12/8/88 Most FG Att.: 112-MT vs. St. Bernard, 12/1/73 Best FG Pct.: .653 (51-78)-MT vs. Freed-Hardeman, 1/2/86

Most Consecutive 3-Pt. FG Made: 9-Freddie Martinez (MT), 1996-97

Most 3-Pt. FG Made: 14-MT vs. Minnesota, 12/3/93

Most FT. Att.: 23-Aylton Tesch vs. Eastern Illinois, 2/5/98

Most 3-Pt. FG Att.: 29-MT vs. Minnesota, 12/3/93

Most FT Made: 18-Aylton Tesch vs. Eastern Illinois, 2/5/98

Best 3-Pt. FG Pct.: .875 (7-8)-MT vs. Virginia Tech, 11/21/87 (Min. 6 Made)

Best FT Pct.: 1.000 (13-13)-Sleepy Taylor (MT) vs. Eastern Ky., 1/9/78; (12-12)-Sleepy Taylor (MT) vs. Tenn. Tech, 2/8/75 (1111)-Sleepy Taylor (MT) vs. Tenn. Tech, 2/5/77; (10-10)-Sleepy Taylor (MT) vs. A. Peay, 1/21/78 Most Consecutive FTs: Game: 13-Sleepy Taylor (See Above); Season (MT Player Only): 32-Nod Carter vs. SE Missouri, Tennessee St., Southern, UT Martin, Murray St., 1995-96 Most RBs: 21-George Sorrell (MT) vs. St. Bernard, 12/1/73; Warren Kidd (MT) vs. Mississippi Valley, 11/23/90

Most FT Made: 34-MT vs. Akron, 1/11/88 Most FT Att.: 44-MT vs. Austin Peay, 1/28/83; MT vs. Akron, 1/ 11/88 Best FT Pct.: 1.000 (16-16)-MT vs. Kennesaw, 11/28/88 (Min. 12 Made) Most Rebounds: 75-MT vs. St. Bernard, 12/1/73 Most Fouls: 33-MT vs. Morehead State, 1/6/79 Most Assists: 37-MT vs. Tennessee Wesleyan, 12/8-88

Most Assists: 20-James Johnson (MT) vs. Freed-Hardeman, 1/ 2/86

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SQUAD ROOM

One of the Country’s Best Team Facilities The Blue Raider basketball locker room received a complete makeover in the fall of 2002 and has now become one of the top facilities in Division I basketball. Middle Tennessee head coach Kermit Davis spearheaded the effort to upgrade the Blue Raiders’ facility, and the results have been astounding. Entering the Blue Raider locker room, the improvements are immediately apparent. An etched glass door greets the players in the hallway, giving the entrance a first-class appearance. The latest addition is the Lynn Davis Squad Room, a theatre-style seating area for the players to watch film, hear discussions from the coaching staff, and conduct other team functions. “We have created an outstanding teaching environment for basketball in the new squad room. We feel the Lynn Davis Squad Room rivals any locker room and filming area in America,” said head coach Kermit Davis.

“We feel that the Lynn Davis Squad Room rivals any locker room and filming area in America.” - Head Coach Kermit Davis The squad room features a state-of-the-art projection system and an automated projection screen that allows the team to get a big view during film sessions without the bulkiness of a big-screen television. The room also features a high-tech sound system. New royal blue carpeting extends through the squad room into the team locker room area, giving a new feeling of continuity. The locker room features oversized wooden lockers with plenty of space to hold practice and game gear. The lockers also feature storage spaces under the seats, providing security for personal gear. Each player also has a padded stool next to his locker. The locker room features a large shower and vanity area. The coaches’ locker room is located just behind the team locker room.

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ATHLETIC TRAINING ROOM Health care is one of the most important aspects of a studentathlete’s life, and no university is more committed to keeping athletes on the field than Middle TennesJoe-Joe Petrone see. The athletic trainHead Athletic Trainer ing room facility recently underwent a $1 million renovation, giving MT student-athletes one of the finest athletic training facilities in the nation. “This state-of-theart facility makes it Lucas Calcari easy to get our stuAsst. Athletic Trainer dent-athletes back out on the field or the court,” said head athletic trainer Joe-Joe Petrone. “Along with the excellent facility and equipment at our disposal, we also have outstanding people Alison Thompson here in the training Asst. Athletic Trainer room taking care of our student-athletes. We’re all committed to helping players stay as healthy as possible during their stay at Middle Tennessee.” According to Petrone, the athletic training room staff has set liberal hours to make sure each student-athlete has his or her needs met. The athletic training room opens at 6 a.m. each

morning and doesn’t close until the last ath- muscle performance-testing machine, which allows the staff to accurately monitor the lete has been treated. The new athletic training room is triple the progress of a student-athlete’s rehabilitation. The latest piece of size of the old facility and was a project that “We’re all as committed as equipment that aids vastly improved possible to helping players the athletic training staff is a new statehealth care for each Blue Raider and Lady stay as healthy as possible of-the-art computer Raider program. The during their stay at Middle system that tracks injuries, rehab protoathletic training room Tennessee.” cols, medications, contains a complete -- Lucas Calcari and surgeries. The injury rehabilitation Men’s Basketball Trainer new computer syscenter, new rehab equipment, two full-size whirlpools, two ex- tem allows each athletic trainer to keep stutremity tanks (hot and cold), a dressing area dent-athlete rehabilitation programs moving for athletes, and a private office for the team forward at as rapid a pace as possible. The facility also contains a fully stocked physicians. There is no waiting in the athletic training physicians examination room for the resoluroom since there tion of any minor issues that an athlete may are nine taping sta- encounter without having to take more timetions, five state-of- consuming measures. Petrone and his assistants each have an the-art modalities, and a brand-new office in the athletic training room, and there is rehabilitation area. work space for the graduate assistants. Each All of the equipment office is self-contained, allowing for private in the facility is top consultations with injured student-athletes. of the line. Athletes “What these new facilities show,” says MT Athcan use a full-stride letics Director Boots Donnelly, “is a committreadmill and exer- ment by Middle Tennessee to its student-athcise bike during letes. We want our athletes to have a good their rehabilitation. experience here, and quality health care is a One of the most re- big component of that experience. We hope cent additions to most athletes won’t have to spend time in the the equipment in training room. However, when they are injured, the athletic training we want them to have every possible advanroom is a Cybex tage, and this facility provides that.”

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STRENGTH STRENGT H & CONDITIONING One of the biggest changes in college athletics over the past few years has been the attitude toward strength and conditioning. Performing in the weight room has become just as important as on-the-field competition, and Middle Tennessee has one of the very best staffs in the nation and is committed to making student-athletes the best they can be. It all happens in the Blue Raiders’ 10,000plus square foot weight room facility located adjacent to the north end zone of Floyd Stadium and designed for use by all Middle Tennessee student-athletes. It is a strength training area that rivals any in the country. The weight room has been described by many people as better than any in the immediate area, including those at SEC and Conference USA schools. The facility, which opened in January of 1999, greets student-athletes with over 20,000 pounds of plates and dumbbells, but the sheer volume of weights is not the most impressive aspect of the room. It is equipped with nine full power racks, nine elevated platforms, and nine half-racks. Hammer strength equipment rounds out the room with five ground-base jammers, a dead lift, a leg press, a leg curl, and a leg extension. Other Hammer strength equipment in the facility includes a bench press, a military press, a rowing machine, neck machine, pull-up, and pull-over. An impressive array of dumbbells is also provided for the student-athletes’ use. Two sets each of dumbbells ranging from five to 150

pounds are kept on racks around the room. Mirrors ring the walls of the room to help student-athletes ensure that they are using proper form throughout their workouts. Cardiovascular equipment, such as treadmills and stationary bikes, is also available in the facility. Fringe benefits may also be found The weight room contains an impressive assortment of free weights, including a in the weight room. dumbbell area. A television with cable and a state-of-the-art sound system has 1989 and 1990 before taking over the same been installed for the enjoyment of the stu- role at Southern Miss in 1991 and 1992. Rogers, the National Strength Coach of the dent-athletes. Three offices for the strength coaches are located in the facility, along with Year in 1996, is in his fifth season with the Blue restrooms and a small hospitality area. The Raiders. The coordinator for all football weight room also provides direct access to the strength and conditioning programs, Rogers football stadium, gameday room, and individual came to Middle Tennessee after serving as the head strength trainer for the St. Louis Blues of meeting rooms. The gameday room is used not only by the the NHL. Every member of the staff is highly reBlue Raider football team on game days and for film breakdown, but also for press confer- spected and very knowledgeable in the field, ences, HPERS classes, and other functions. which is a big reason Blue Raider athletes are The meeting room is equipped with high-tech in better shape today than in years past. audio/visual equipment to enhance learning. The weight room is supervised by head strength and conditioning coach Matt Riley, football strength coach Robb Rogers, and assistants Darren Edgington and Cedric Walthaw. Riley, a former Middle Tennessee football player, oversees the entire operation and was responsible for the design and layout of the facility. Following his graduation from Middle Tennessee in 1988, Riley was the head strength and condistrength and conditioning coach Cedric Tommy Gunn and Kyle Young work on increasing their vertical leap by performing tioning coach at Basketball Walthaw works with Darrio Scott. box jumps during a workout. Tennessee Tech in

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THE DAVIS ERA

Leading a Blue Raider Renaissance

William Pippen Third Team All Sun Belt All-SBC Tournament

In only one year at the helm of the Blue Raider program, Kermit Davis and his staff have produced: a2 All-SBC players aFirst winning season since 1999-00 aMost Sun Belt wins in history a First appearance in tourney title game since 1989 aA recruiting class that ranked #23 nationally and #1 in the Sun Belt

Tommy Gunn First Team All Sun Belt All-SBC Tournament

aSix of eight seniors in the program since Coach Davis’ arrival have either earned their degrees or are on track to graduate within a year. The other two are playing professionally.

Coach Davis and seniors John Humphrey, Bryant Mitchell, Eric Parham, William Pippen, and Demario Watson celebrate Senior Night with members of their families, President Sidney McPhee, and Athletic Director Boots Donnelly.

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IN THE COMMUNITY Lending a Helping Hand

The Blue Raider basketball team is involved in several community service projects throughout the year. The team regularly participates in the National Association of Basketball Coaches Reading Program, Special Olympics, and many of the community service activities that make up the B.R.A.S.S. program. The team also puts on an annual basketball camp for the Boys and Girls Club, and the team even took a group of local kids fishing for an afternoon. Coach Davis is also very active in the community. This year, he is the co-chair of the Rutherford County Heart Walk for the American Heart Association. “I think it’s very important for our team to give back to the local community,” Davis said. “I think many of the kids in Murfreesboro and Rutherford County look to us as role models and we want to make sure we live up to those expectations.”

The Blue Raiders take part in the annual Special Olympics held on campus. Here, former Blue Raiders Marcus Mason and Bryant Mitchell, along wih Keith Connor, confer on a measurement during the long jump competition.

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SCARLETT COMMONS

Apartment-Style Living on Campus Many of Middle Tennessee’s hard working student-athletes call the newest housing development on campus their home away from home. Scarlett Commons, one of the premier living arrangements at any university in the region, was opened to students in the fall of 1999 and provides apartment-style living with the convenience of staying on-campus. Nine three-story building with 12 apartments each and a useful clubhouse make up the Scarlett complex. Each apartment contains four private bedrooms connected by two private bathrooms, a full kitchen, and a comfortable living room. Each apartment is fully furnished. The kitchen includes a table and four chairs, microwave, refrigerator, stove, and oven. The living area includes a sofa, lounge chair, and television stand. Each bedroom is furnished with a bed, dresser, closet, nightstand, and desk with a hutch. Scarlett Commons even provides the mini-blinds for the windows. Each apartment also includes cable and phone lines in the living room and data lines with access to the Internet for personal computers in each bedroom. The Scarlett Commons clubhouse creates a real sense of community with its recreation/ meeting rooms, fireplace, big screen TV, and laundry room. Any maintenance issues are a mere phone call away to the 24-hour reception and service desk located in the clubhouse.

“Living at Scarlett has been fun. The apartments are nearly brand-new and I love having my own room.” Steven Jackson

Residents also enjoy the ease of using the Raider Xpress, the University’s shuttle busses, to make class on time. The Red shuttle makes stops in front of the clubhouse every 15-20 minutes and is a comfortable way to ride to the door of every major building on campus. “Living at Scarlett Commons has been a lot of fun; the apartments are nearly brand new and I love having my own room,” said senior Steven Jackson. “It was really easy to move in because all the furniture was already provided. My parents really loved that aspect.” Students living in Scarlett Commons have their own restricted parking lot so its easy to find parking in front of their buildings 24 hours a day. Each building has an assigned resident assistant on the first floor. These are student staff members who have the responsibility of helping residents with any difficulties they might have, as well as helping to get all the residents involved in activities across campus. “We strive to make living at Scarlett Commons an experience where students learn about living on their own and the social skills needed to interact with diverse people in their personal and professional lives,” said Eric Light, area coordinator. For more information on Scarlett Commons and other on-campus housing, please access www.mtsu.edu/~housing.

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THE UNIVERSITY

It’s All About Where You’re Going ...

The James E. Walker Library contains almost two million volumes and 250,000 square feet of space.

Founded on September 11, 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is the oldest, largest, and fastest-growing public university in central Tennessee. For the past seven years, MTSU has been the number one college choice of midstate high school valedictorians and salutatorians in an independent survey. The University has a long history of and commitment to educating middle Tennesseans. With a current enrollment of over 21,000 students, MTSU educates more people in this region than any other school. More than 90 percent of students are Tennessee residents, and the majority remain in middle Tennessee after graduation. Of almost 70,000 alumni, approximately 77 percent live in Tennessee. Since its establishment, the University has changed considerably, growing from a 100acre campus with 125 students and 19 faculty members to a 500-acre campus with more than 750 faculty members. A comprehensive university, MTSU offers more than 140 undergraduate programs in its five colleges—Basic and Applied Sciences, Business, Education and Behavioral Science, Liberal Arts, and Mass Communication—and some 65 graduate programs, including doctoral degrees. Middle Tennessee State University has revised its comprehensive, institution-wide Academic Master Plan to achieve three primary objectives: attainment of notable academic quality, development of a student-centered

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learning environment, and establishment of partnerships with institutions and businesses. Over $200 million in construction projects have been completed on campus during the past ten years. The newest endeavor, the Paul Martin, Sr., Honors College building, is nearing completion. A teachers college in its earliest days, MTSU still educates more teachers than any other school in Tennessee. The University also has one of the largest recording industry programs in the nation; strong programs in business, aerospace, and agriscience; and a nationally recognized graduate program in public history. Among MTSU’s graduates are a Nobel Laureate; a National Teacher of the Year; a U.S. Senator; U.S. Congress members; state legislators; scientists; artists; engineers; and Grammy, Emmy, and Peabody award winners. A May 2000 music graduate, Alysa Cannon, holds the distinction of being the first MTSU student to participate in the Fulbright Scholar Program; she completed a year of research and study in Spain. Biology major Eric Freundt recently became the first MTSU graduate to be admitted to the graduate program at the University of Oxford in Great Britain. Academic programs are enriched through the establishment of chairs dedicated to the support of particular disciplines. Funded by gifts to the University Foundation, the Martin Chair of Insurance and the Weatherford Chair of Finance are administered through the Eco-

nomics and Finance Department. MTSU houses nine Chairs of Excellence, established with a combination of private, University, and state funds. They are the Jennings A. Jones Chair in Free Enterprise, the Jennings and Rebecca Jones Chair in Urban and Regional Planning, the John Seigenthaler Chair in First Amendment Studies, the Dr. Carl Adams Chair in Health Care Services, the National HealthCare Chair in Nursing, the Robert E. and Georgiana West Russell Chair in Manufacturing Excellence, the Katherine Davis Murfree Chair in Dyslexic Studies, the John C. Miller Chair in Equine Reproductive Physiology, and the Mary E. Miller Chair in Equine Health. MTSU is also the site of two Centers of Excellence established by the Tennessee General Assembly—the Center for Historic Preservation and the Center for Popular Music. Another boon to scholars is the Albert Gore Research Center, a repository of manuscripts and other materials.

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The Business and Aerospace Building


UNIVERSITY’S TOP TEN LIST

FAMOUS ALUMNI

1. Number one choice of midstate valedictorians and salutatorians for seven straight years 2. MT has become a destination of choice: 75 percent of last year’s freshman class made the University their first choice 3. Graduates excel at the highest levels and include Nobel Prize winner James McGill Buchanan (‘40) and the late U.S. Senator Albert Gore, Sr. (‘32) 4. Blue Raiders compete in Division I-A in the Sun Belt Conference for all sports 5. More than 150 organizations for students, including an active Greek system 6. Honors College: The first in the state, providing a select academic atmosphere within the University 7. Economic impact on region is well over $250 million; students spend an estimated $60 million in local economy; a quarter of a million visitors generate an additional $12 million 8. Nationally recognized programs in Aerospace, Recording Industry, and Concrete Management 9. Jennings A. Jones College of Business is one of largest in nation with 3,000 majors and approximately 400 students in the MBA program 10. Safe, friendly environment and a diverse student body (54 percent female, 13 percent minority, incorporates students from 80 countries)

Andy Adams (‘68, ‘71) Founder of National Healthcare Corp. John Bragg (‘40) Former State Representative James M. Buchanan, Ph. D. (‘41) 1986 Nobel Laureate in Econ. Sciences George S. Clinton (‘69) Composer and Musician Bart Dodson (‘88) 8 Gold Medals in 1992 Paralympics Peter Fisher (‘87) Manager of the Grand Ole Opry Rep. Bart Gordon (‘71) U.S. Congressman Albert Gore, Sr. (‘32) Former U.S. Senator Brian Oldfield (‘71) Track and Field Olympian Billy Pittard Designs TV/Film Credits; Emmy winner Randy Wachtler (‘82) Owner of 615 Music Prod.; Emmy winner Terry Weeks (‘72, ‘74) 1988 National Teacher of the Year Andy Womack (‘70) Former State Senator Karla Winfrey (‘82) Television Journalist Pam Wright (‘73) Owner of Wright Travel

Students come to Middle Tennessee because of the strong academic reputation, affordable tuition, job prospects for graduates, proximity to home, and availability of financial aid. A flourishing major university, Middle Tennessee offers programs leading to bacholor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees, and undergraduates can choose from more than 140 programs.

DID YOU KNOW? U Middle Tennessee was the second school in the nation to participate in “Up Til Dawn,” a fundraiser for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Last year nearly $50,000 was raised. The goal for 2004 is $60,000. UOf students receiving bachelor’s degrees, 58% are female, 42% male. Master’s students are 65% female, 35% male. Doctoral students are 33% female, 67% male. U1,300 members make up 27 fraternities and sororities on campus who contribute more than 20,000 hours of community service each year. UMiddle Tennessee has over 70,000 alums and nearly 25,000 live in Davidson (11,614) and Rutherford (13,139) counties combined. UMT offers 54 majors at the graduate level, 5 doctoral tracks (including Ph.D.), and 37 graduate level minors. UThe MT Recreation Center offers “Outdoor Pursuits” adventure trips for students: chances to backpack, cave, canoe, kayak, mountain bike, ski, raft, and much more. UThe aerospace program accepted a gift from Federal Express in the form of a 727-100 jet plane. The plane will be used as a teaching tool and will not be flown again. The program added 25 new planes in 2003 at a cost of $4.8 million.

The Quadrangle is one of the many beautiful campus features at Middle Tennessee

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CAMPUS DINING

Eating ... Blue Raider Style

The Cyber Cafe at Woodmore allows students to check their email or watch TV while eating lunch.

The cafeteria at Corlew allows students to sample an all-you-can-eat buffet of their favorites.

Middle Tennessee offers five different on-campus dining areas, for students is open mic night when live music is performed during with the most popular being the KUC Grill and the Cyber Café. the dinner hour. This weekly event fills the cafe to capacity. The KUC is located in the center of campus and is a major interThe café also features a wide array of items traditionally found in section for student activities. The Grill is located on the second convenience stores. floor and features Pizza Hut, Starbucks, Grille Works, Salad GarStudent-athletes can start the day with biscuits and gravy and an den, Chick-Fil-A, and Freshens (Desserts and Smoothies). The omelet from McCallie Dining in Corlew Hall. This a favorite spot KUC Grill is open from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday - Thursday because of the fun atmosphere and all-you-can-eat selections. and is open until 5 p.m. on Fridays. Student-athletes get a chance to relax and socialize while feastThe Cyber Café is the first of its kind in the Tennessee Board of ing on subs, pizza, grill works, fresh-made pasta, and a salad bar. Regents system, offering a futuristic and efficient way for students Thursday nights in McCallie are theme inights featuring, for exto dine. Students are able to eat and e-mail or search the Web at ample, tastes of the bayou on Cajun night or a feast of egg rolls the same time on and fried rice on Far eight computers East night. No matwith access to the ter what is served, World Wide Web. the fellowship Gyros, Burger among athletes and King, and Taco Bell students is always serve students until enjoyable. 10 p.m. during the A great spot for week and 7 p.m. on lunch is the James Fridays. Six 32-inch Union Building. Stutelevisions susdents can enjoy pended from the foods from Subway, ceiling also catch pizza and pasta, students up on Sweet Things, Salad events around the Bar, and Café Feaworld from CNN to tures. ESPN and local Finally, snacks news. Sofas and can be found in the armchairs also Mass Communicamake the Cyber tion and Business Café a great place and Aerospace to relax between buildings. classes with coffee or Ben and Jerry’s The Grill at KUC offers students a wide selection of food including Pizza Hut, Chik-Fil-A, and locations for a ice cream. A popular event hot plate lunch.

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MURFREESBORO

Tabbed Tennessee’s Most Liveable City In the heart of Tennessee lies Murfreesboro, one of the fastest growing cities in the state and the country. Murfreesboro is the home of Middle Tennessee State University and is at the exact geographic center of the state of Tennessee. Murfreesboro has a storied past and an extremely bright future. Founded in 1811, Murfreesboro was formerly known as Cannonsburgh. The name was changed to Murfreesboro after only 33 days in honor of the Revolutionary War Col. Hardy Murfree. Today, Cannonsburgh historical site, which includes a gristmill, one-room schoolhouse, town hall, log home, and church, is one of the most visited historical sites in the midstate. From 1817 to 1822, Murfreesboro served as the state’s capital. However, the capital was moved to Nashville because of its larger economic base and easy access to the Cumberland River. Murfreesboro has remained a major economic center since the city’s founding because of its geographic location: just 30 miles southeast of Nashville and around 90 miles from Chattanooga. Murfreesboro has also seen tremendous growth because of its proximity to interstate highways. The population of Murfreesboro, approximately 68,816, allows citizens to live in a relatively large city with a small-town atmosphere. Rutherford County has more than 194,000

residents. It is the fastest growing in the state and the fifth fastest growing in the South. Economic growth has boomed almost as fast as the population. The Murfreesboro/Rutherford County area has attracted major manufacturing companies such as Nissan, Bridgestone/ Firestone, Georgia Pacific, Hewlett-Packard, Dell Computers, and Aladdin. Shopping centers have doubled in number in the past 10 years, and Murfreesboro is one of the largest cities in the country in terms of restaurant-to-people ratio. For the history buff, there are several sites in and around the Murfreesboro area to visit. The 500-acre Stones River National Battlefield was the site of one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War and can be visited year-round. Oakland’s historic site, the Sam Davis home, Fortress Rosecrans, and Cannonsburgh Village are open to the public and recreate the rich history of the area. Parks and recreation are top-notch in the area. Murfreesboro alone boasts four golf courses: Old Fort, Indian Hills, the VA golf course, and Stones River Country Club. In addition, the area also has several other courses, including Smyrna Municipal, Cedar Crest, Champions Run, and Blackberry Ridge. McKnight Park is the home of SportsCom, softball fields, baseball fields, and soccer fields. Oaklands Park includes a 25-acre historical site, picnic areas and baseball fields. Old Fort Park includes picnic areas for relaxation, baseball fields, tennis courts, and a golf course. In addition to all the parks in the area, the Stones River Greenway is a great way to enjoy a walk, jog, bike ride, or skate on a beautiful scenic trail parallel with the Stones River. If rest and relaxation is not what you are looking for, there are several ways to stay entertained in Murfreesboro. Jazz Fest, Uncle Dave Macon Days Festival, and the International Grand Championship Tennessee Walking Horse Show are just a few annual events that attract thousands of visitors to the area. The Nashville Super Speedway is located close to the Rutherford County line, and is the host of several races, including a NASCAR Busch Series race.

Expanding population and increasing growth have made Murfreesboro a vibrant community. However, growth has not left behind the core values that have made Murfreesboro one of the area’s most preferred cities in which to live. With all indications pointing toward a continuation of the area’s growth, Murfreesboro will maintain its place among the state’s most outstanding and livable cities.

AROUND THE ‘BORO d Fifty percent of the nation’s population is within a 650 mile drive of Murfreesboro by way of three nearby major interstate highways.

d Rutherford County has 194,934 residents and has grown 61.9 percent since the 1990 census.

d Nashville and its surrounding counties are home to 1.27 million people and have seen 29.1 percent growth since the 1990 federal census.

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THE MIDSTATE AREA

State Capitol Only 30 Miles Away In recent years, Nashville, Murfreesboro, and the surrounding counties have become some of the most popular relocation areas in the United States. In terms of entertainment, sports may now be as popular as country music. The area is now home to the NFL, NHL, and boasts a NASCAR Superspeedway. Of course, country music continues to be the heartbeat of Nashville. Many record labels and performance rights organizations maintain their bases of operations on the “Third Coast.” Residents and tourists alike enjoy visiting the downtown Nashville area known as The District. The area along Second Avenue, which parallels the Cumberland River, features several nationally known hot spots. The Hard Rock Café is located in this area, along with other restaurants and shops with a distinctively local flavor. Gaylord Entertainment Center, located at Broadway and Fifth Avenue, is home for the Nashville Predators of the NHL. The Coliseum, the home of the Tennessee Titans NFL franchise, is located just across the river and is

Former Blue Raider Tyrone Calico and the Titans liven up Nashville on Sundays in the fall.

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The Gaylord Entertainment Center is home to the Predators as well as events such as concerts, the NCAA Basketball Tournament, and the National Figure Skating Championships.

readily accessible from the downtown area. The Frist Center for the Visual Arts, the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Ryman Auditorium (former home of the Grand Ole Opry), and the Tennessee Performing Arts Center are all popular destinations. Adjacent to the downtown area is Music Row, where many of Nashville’s record labels and recording studios operate out of historic buildings. History buffs should also remember that the middle Tennessee area is home to a number of Civil War battlefields, museums, and military cemeteries. The Hermitage, home of President Andrew Jackson, is in Nashville. In Murfreesboro, the 584-acre Stones River National Battlefield, site of a crucial Civil War battle, is believed to have the oldest Civil War monument still standing in its original location. The seat of Tennessee’s government is located in Nashville with the State Capitol building and Bicentennial Mall just north of downtown. If shopping is your bag, middle Tennessee offers a wide variety of wares. Nashville’s Farmers Market has a cornucopia of seasonal, ethnic, and exotic foods. Opry Mills, adjacent to Opryland Hotel, is a shopping and entertainment complex that includes an IMAX theater. Numerous malls with the latest in fashion are located in the area along with antique shops, art dealers, and old-fashioned flea markets.

FAST FACTS d Nashville’s population is 570,000 with over one million living in a one-county radius of the city. d Of MT’s 70,000 alumni, 25,000 live in Davidson and Rutherford Counties. d In the past few years, Nashville has hosted such prestigious events as the NHL Draft, the Music City Bowl, and Men’s and Women’s NCAA Tournament games.

The NHL’s Nashville Predators hit the ice each winter.

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GOBLUERAIDERS.COM

The Official Source for Blue Raider Sports Regardless of where they are or what time of day it is, Middle Tennessee fans can access up-to-date information on their favorite sports or athletes. GoBlueRaiders.com is a fast and accurate source for official coverage of Blue Raider athletics. GoBlueRaiders.com averages over 1.5 million hits per month and has more than 62,000 different visitors a day. It was launched in May of 1999. In May of 2001, GoBlueRaiders.com moved to a total in-house operation and a new design and format was showcased. The athletic media relations office manages the site and is responsible for all content, designs, services, and updates. Bradley Lambert provides technical support for the site, along with various other Web related tasks. Thanks to members of the media relations staff, pregame releases, game stories, features, and up-to-date statistics, photos, and results for all 17 Blue Raider sports are posted to the site, providing the most complete source of Middle Tennessee athletics news anywere. The site also carries press conferences; provides photo galleries of various events and games; has complete bios on coaches and players; contains radio broadcasts of football, men’s and women’s basketball, and baseball games; and brings fans all the breaking news stories related to Blue Raider athletics.

Worldwide

LIVE!

All Blue Raider basketball games can be heard live via the Internet on GoBlueRaiders.com and Yahoo! Broadcast. A LIVE link will appear on the GoBlueRaiders.com home page prior to each contest and will allow anyone, regardless of where they are in the world, to hear the radio broadcasts of Middle Tennessee basketball games.

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BLUE RAIDER TRADITIONS Ride on to Victory

Legend of Lightning In Greek mythology, the winged horse possessed superior cunning and speed. The thundering horse of the gods was entrusted to carry awesome lightning bolts and could only be harnessed by a noble being with a pure heart. Character, talent, and strength were required to mount and ride the fabled winged horse. Today, this winged horse is a fitting symbol of a university that has earned its wings and excels in many academic arenas, including historic preservation, teacher training, aerospace, political science, horse science, and recording industry. But the winged horse is more than a symbol of physical accomplishment; it’s also a symbol of character and the responsible wielding of power. The challenge of all great universities and university athletic departments is to help studentathletes build character and strength. Our winged horse, Lightning, is a symbol to Middle Tennessee students, athletes, and alumni of the soaring school spirit they ex-

FIGHT SONG Blue Raiders ride on to vic-t’ry Never failing in the fight Upholding honor and tradition Of the name’s that’s held most high M-T-S-U Marching onward This will be our battle cry For the one, true pride of the Blue M-T-S-U Raiders Ride!

ALMA MATER We sing thy praises, faithful guide of youth, Through all the ages affirmed in strong and truth. Alma Mater, Middle Tennessee, We proudly offer our hearts in loyalty.

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perience at sporting events. For its nobility and character, the winged horse was immortalized in the stars. Now, with breathtaking speed and thundering, unbridled power, Lightning strikes, forevermore, fear in the hearts of Blue Raider opponents and leads Middle Tennessee to victory!

veiled along with an attractive, eye-catching logo, at a basketball game in Murphy Center. The introduction of Lightning gave a new identity to the nickname Blue Raiders.

Blue Raider Nickname In the early days of athletics at Middle Tennessee State University, the teams were known by several nicknames. Among these were Teachers, Normalites, and Pedagogues. In 1934, it was decided that the school needed a specific nickname. During football season that year, the Murfreesboro Daily News Journal held a contest to name the team. The late Charles Sarver, then a Middle Tennessee football player and later principal at White County High School in Sparta, Tenn., won the $5 prize for his entry of “Blue Raiders.” Sarver later indicated he had “borrowed” the nickname of the Colgate Red Raiders, but substituted MTSU Blue for Colgate Red. Ever since then, Middle Tennessee athletic teams have been known as the Blue Raiders. The symbol of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest on a horse was first used about 1945, when then-University President Q.M. Smith instructed Public Relations Director Gene Sloan to use the figure in conjunction with the nickname. In 1965, the Associated Student Body established strict specifications regarding the size of the student who would emulate Forrest. It is believed that this was done because there was only one uniform available and a “good fit” was desired. Later, in sensitivity to the African-American community, the figure of General Forrest was abandoned. For a time, the “unofficial” mascot for the Blue Raiders was a costumed, cartoon-like dog. A reasonable facsimile of a bluetick hound, the affable character was dubbed “Ole Blue.” On January 17, 1998, the current mascot, “Lightning,” was born. The mascot was un-

The Middle Tennessee athletic department unveiled its new logos (above) on January 17, 1998, before a packed house at a basketball game. The athletic department primarily uses the MT logo as opposed to the horizontal Blue Raiders logo. The MT horse logo was designed by Chris Brady.

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MEDIA INFORMATION PRACTICE COVERAGE

BASKETBALL CONTACT

Practices are open to the media with few exceptions. Media wishing to attend practice are encouraged to contact the Athletic Media Relations Office in advance. All members of the media are asked to view practice on the outer edges of the court. TV and still photographers should obtain prior approval with the Athletic Media Relations Office before shooting practice.

Ryan Simmons Associate Media Relations Director Mailing Address Middle Tennessee Athletic Media Relations MTSU Box 20 Murfreesboro, TN 37132

MARK OWENS Asst. AD/Media Relations Office: (615) 898-5057 Home: (615) 907-5797 E-mail: mrowens@mtsu.edu

POSTGAME INTERVIEWS After a 10-minute cooling-off period, requested players and Head Coach Kermit Davis will be made available to members of the media. Coach Davis will report to the interview area after fulfilling his postgame radio show obligations. Selected players will be available in the interview area immediately following the cooling-off period. At home, any media member wishing to interview the opposing coach or players should make their request to Ryan Simmons, who will notify the visiting SID to arrange the interview.

Overnight Shipping Address Middle Tennessee Athletic Media Relations 1500 Greenland Drive Murfreesboro, TN 37132 Web Site GoBlueRaiders.com Sun Belt Conference Contact: Rob Broussard Phone: (504) 299-9066 Email: Broussard@sunbeltsports.org

PRESS ROW SERVICES

Important Phone Numbers Media Relations ............. (615) 898-2968 Media Relations Fax ..... (615) 898-5626 MAC Press Row ........... (615) 898-2807 Basketball Office ............. (615) 898-2916

Complete individual and team statistics, playby-play, and postgame quotes will be available to the media following each game. One hour prior to tipoff, media packets containing game program, flipcard, updated stats, and game notes will be distributed in the media working area. A fax service is also available upon request. For media members wishing to file their stories prior to leaving the arena, a work area with a phone line can be provided upon request.

CREDENTIALS

PARKING

Arrangements for media credentials for the 2003-04 basketball season should be directed to the Athletic Media Relations Office. Requests by accredited media members should be made in writing and submitted on company letterhead to Ryan Simmons. Priority issuance of credentials will be given to daily newspapers and television stations that cover Middle Tennessee basketball on a regular basis. Student publications will be limited to one working credential and one sideline photo pass, if needed. Other credential requests will be fulfilled on a space-available basis.

Parking space can be reserved by request to the Athletic Media Relations Office at least one working day prior to the game. Media parking is located in the Greenland Drive parking lot adjacent to Murphy Center. Please proceed to the first parking lot entrance and a parking attendant will instruct you as to which lot is reserved for the media.

E-MAIL SERVICES Basketball releases can be obtained electronically by contacting Ryan Simmons at rsimmons@mtsu.edu. The release will be sent as a PDF file. This is a media service ONLY.

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MEDIA RELATIONS

TELEPHONES There are a limited number of telephones available along pressrow. They are for first-come, firstserve use only. Media members who want private lines should contact Steve Prichard, manager of telecommunications, at (615) 898-2991. For specific line location, please list Ryan Simmons as the contact from the Athletic Department. Telephone lines for visiting radio networks have been installed by Middle Tennessee. Reciprocating trade agreements for these lines can be made by contacting Ryan Simmons at (615)904-8209.

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RYAN SIMMONS Associate MRD Office: (615) 904-8209 Home: (615) 907-6072 E-mail: rsimmons@mtsu.edu

JOJO FREEMAN Assistant MRD Office: (615) 898-5270 Home: (615) 631-9522 E-mail: jfreeman@mtsu.edu

DENISE GIDEON Assistant MRD Office: (615) 904-8115 Home: (615) 631-9523 E-mail: dgideon@mtsu.edu

PHONE (615) 898-2968

FAX (615) 898-5626

WEBSITE GoBlueRaiders.com


MEDIA WILL CALL A media will call table is operated on game days in Murphy Center for the distribution of credentials that have not yet been picked up or mailed out. The table is located on the lower level of Murphy Center at the northeast corner of the playing floor.

KERMIT DAVIS INTERVIEWS All interviews with Head Coach Kermit Davis should be directed through the Athletic Media Relations Office.

INTERNET GUIDELINES The acceptance of media credentials is an acknowledgement of Middle Tennessee’s rights to the game and play-by-play coverage and an outlet’s agreement to abide by any restrictions Middle Tennessee may place on real time playby-play coverage and use of comprehensive game statistics. Failure to abide by these restrictions may result in revocation of credentials. Middle Tennessee reserves the right to grant approval for distribution of real time play-by-play, game-related statistics, and information through the Internet. (“Real time” is defined as any online media providing live, continual play-by-play cov-

erage, in-game statistics, digital photographs, or audio or video of an event).

WEB SITE All of Middle Tennessee’s news releases and statistics, as well as other information pertaining to the Athletic Department, can be accessed on the World Wide Web at GoBlueRaiders.com.

PHOTO AVAILABILITY Media members wishing to obtain mug shots of all Middle Tennessee basketball players and coaches, along with action shots of selected players, can access http://media.goblueraiders.com. This site contains 300 dpi photos suitable for publication. This is a media service ONLY.

DIRECTIONS TO MURPHY CENTER From Nashville International Airport: Nashville International Airport is approximately 30 miles northwest of Murfreesboro and the Middle Tennessee campus. Drive time is 40 to 45 minutes. Take Briley Parkway continuing south to the Interstate-24 junction. Take I-24 East to Exit 78B; follow State Highway 96 North to Clark Boulevard. Turn right on Clark Boulevard (at BP station). Follow Clark Blvd. (which becomes Tennessee Boulevard) to intersection at Greenland Drive. Turn left on Greenland Drive. Murphy Center and Floyd Stadium are located just to the right. From Nashville: Nashville is approximately 35 miles northwest of Murfreesboro. Drive time is 40 to 60 minutes depending on traffic. From I-24 east, take Exit 78B; follow State Highway 96 North to Clark Boulevard. Turn right on Clark Boulevard (at BP station). Follow Clark Blvd. (which becomes Tennessee Boulevard) to intersection at Greenland Drive. Turn left on Greenland Drive. Murphy Center and Floyd Stadium are located just to the right. From Chattanooga: Chattanooga is approximately 100 miles southeast of Murfreesboro. Drive time from Chattanooga is 90 to 100 minutes. Take I-24 West to Exit 81; follow U.S. Highway 231 North to Sanbyrn Drive. Turn right onto Sanbyrn Dr. (which becomes Tennessee Boulevard) to intersection at Greenland Drive. Turn right onto Greenland Drive. Murphy Center and Floyd Stadium are located just to the right. The Greenland Drive parking lot is located to the right. From Knoxville: Knoxville is approximately 180 miles east of campus. Drive time is two hours and 45 minutes to three hours. Take Interstate-40 West to Lebanon and exit onto U.S. Highway 231 South; proceed approximately 25 miles to Clark Boulevard in Murfreesboro; turn left on Clark Boulevard. Follow Clark Blvd. (which becomes Tennessee Boulevard) to intersection at Greenland Drive. Turn left on Greenland Drive. Murphy Center and Floyd Stadium are located just to the right. From Birmingham, AL: Take I-65 North to Tennessee State Route 840. Follow SR840 East to I-24 East. Take I-24 East to Exit 78B; follow State Highway 96 North to Clark Blvd. Turn right on Clark Blvd. (at BP station) Follow Clark Blvd (shich becomes Tennessee Blvd.) to intersection at Greenland Drive. Turn left on Greenland Drive. Murphy Center and Floyd Stadium are located just to the right.

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PRIMARY MEDIA OUTLETS Newspapers

Contacts

 Daily News Journal

Address

Office Phone

Fax Number

Greg Pogue, Tony Stinnett, Monte Hale PO Box 68, Murfreesboro, TN 37130

615-893-5860

615-893-4186

 The Tennessean

Chip Cirillo

1100 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37202

615-259-8000

615-259-8826

 Associated Press

Teresa Walker

215 Centerview Drive, Suite 110, Brentwood, TN 37027

615-373-9988

615-376-0947

 Sidelines

Sports Editor

MTSU Box 8, Murfreesboro, TN 37132

615-898-2815

615-904-8487

400 E. 11th St., PO Box 1447, Chattanooga, TN 37403

423-757-6273

423-757-6490

 Chattanooga Free Press Calvin Beam  Commercial Appeal

John Stamm

495 Union Ave., Memphis, TN 38103

901-529-2360

901-529-2362

 Nashville City Paper

Craig Ladd

1 Burton Hills Blvd., Suite 300, Nashville, TN 37220

615-298-9833

615-298-2780

 Rutherford Review

Sports Editor

121 Front Street, Smyrna, TN 37167

615-459-0000

615-459-7016

 Tullahoma News

Robert Holman

PO Box 400, Tullahoma, TN 37388

931-455-4545

931-455-9299

 Jackson Sun

Dan Morris

245 West Lafayette, Jackson, TN 37401

901-427-3333

901-423-0345

 Lebanon Democrat

Andy Reed

PO Box 430, Lebanon, TN 37088

615-444-3952

615-444-1358

 Cleveland Banner

John Hunt

PO Box 3600, Cleveland, TN 37320

423-472-5041

423-476-1046

 Kingsport Times News

Ron Bliss

701 Lynn Garden Dr., Kingsport, TN 37760

423-392-1323

423-392-1385

Television

Contacts

Address

Office Phone

Fax Number

 WKRN TV (Ch. 2 ABC)

John Dwyer, John Boruck

441 Murfreesboro Rd., Nashville, TN 37210

615-248-7240

615-248-7329

 WSMV TV (Ch. 4 NBC)

Rudy Kalis, Aaron Solomon

PO Box 4, Nashville, TN 37202

615-353-2231

615-353-2343

 WTVF TV (Ch. 5 CBS)

Hope Hines, Mark Howard

474 J. Robertson Parkway, Nashville, TN 37219

615-248-5285

615-244-9883

 WNAB TV (Ch. 58)

Sports Director

631 Mainstream Drive, Nashville, TN 37228

615-650-5858

615-650-5859

 WZTV TV (Ch. 17 Fox)

Skip Baldwin

631 Mainstream Drive, Nashville, TN 37228

 MT TV (Ch. 10)

Sports Director

MTSU Box 58, Murfreesboro, TN 37132

Radio

Contacts

Address

 WLAC (1510 AM)

Steve Sullivan

55 Music Square West, Nashville, TN 37203

 WNSR (560 AM)

Greg Pogue

PO Box 90972, Nashville, TN 37209

 WWTN (99.7 FM)

Blake Fulton, Joe Biddle

107 Music City Circle, Suite 203, Nashville, TN 37214

 WBOZ (104.9 FM)

Sports Director

312 South Church Street, Murfreesboro, TN 37127

 WGNS (1450 AM)

Jeff Jordan

306 South Church Street, Murfreesboro, TN 37130

 WMOT (89.5 FM)

Randy O’Brien, Shawn Jacobs

MTSU Box 3, Murfreesboro, TN 37132

 WMTS (88.3 FM)

Sports Director

MTSU Box 58, Murfreesboro, TN 37132

 WREC (600 AM)

Dave Woloshin

203 Beale St., Memphis, TN 38103

 WHBQ (560 AM)

George Lapides

6080 Mt. Moriah, Memphis, TN 38115

615-244-1717 615-259-3962 The Ohio Valley Conference will once again receive tremendous ex615-898-4434 615-898-5682 posure through the televising of its basketball games on national and regional outlets. For thePhone 13th straight year, ESPN Office Fax Number will televise the OVC Tournament 615-256-0555 game615-242-4826 championship on the opening Sunday of the network's "Cham615-844-1039 615-777-2284 pionship Week". ESPN also will televise a regular-season confer615-885-9986 615-885-9900 ence game between Austin Peay 615-890-3233 615-890-2990 and Tennessee State on January 2. The league will have one con615-893-5373 615-893-1101 test on ESPN2, pitting long-time rivals Murray State 615-898-2774 and Western 615-898-2800 Kentucky on December 19. 615-898-2636 The OVC beginsNA its eighth season of a partnership with regional 901-578-1144 cable network FOX901-678-4331 Sports South. The network will televise at least 901-375-9324 901-795-4454 10 games involving league teams this year, starting with a matchup between Middle Tennessee and perennial national power North CaroOffice Phone 30. Fax Number lina on November FOX Sports South is the largest regional cable 615-895-6514 615-849-9753 network in the country, reaching over 7 million homes 615-907-0808 NAin a sevenstate area. 615-896-2569 NA sportsVeteran Chattanooga caster Randy Smith will team with 615-459-6811 615-355-1373 OVC Marketing and Television Director Greg Turner to call the action on FOX Sports South games for the fourth straight season.

Blue Raider Network Contacts

Address

 Play-by-Play

Dick Palmer

PO Box 1865, Murfreesboro, TN 37130

 Color Commentator

Jan Stauffer

2553 Shinnecock Port , Murfreesboro, TN 37127

 Reporter/Coaches Show Neil Price

2315 Mercury Blvd., Murfreesboro, TN 37127

 Statistician

1127 Ithaca St., Murfreesboro, TN 37130

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QUICK FACTS Location ............................ Murfreesboro, TN Founded ............................................... 1911 Enrollment ......................................... 21,741 Nickname ................................ Blue Raiders Colors ........................ Royal Blue and White Arena .................................... Murphy Center Playing Floor ................... Monte Hale Arena Capacity ............................................ 11,520 Conference ..................................... Sun Belt President ....................... Dr. Sidney McPhee Alma Mater (Year) .. Prairie View A&M (1975) Athletics Director .... James “Boots” Donnelly Alma Mater (Year) ........ Middle Tenn. (1965) Faculty Representative .. Dr. Terry Whiteside Ticket Office .................... 1-888-YES-MTSU

Simmons’ Cell Phone ............ 615-631-9521 MRD Fax Number ................. 615-898-5626 Simmons’ E-mail ........ rsimmons@mtsu.edu Asst. AD/Media Relations ......... Mark Owens Office Phone .......................... 615-898-5057 Owens’ E-mail ............. mrowens@mtsu.edu Assistant MRD ....................... JoJo Freeman Freeman’s Office Phone ........ 615-898-5270 Freeman’s E-mail ........ jfreeman@mtsu.edu Assistant MRD ...................... Denise Gideon Gideon’s Office Phone ............ 615-904-8115 Gideon’s E-mail ............. dgideon@mtsu.edu MRD Mailing Address ............ MTSU Box 20 Murfreesboro, TN 37132 Overnight Address ........ 1500 Greenland Dr. Murfreesboro, TN 37132

HISTORY

MEDIA INFORMATION

Seasons of Basketball ............. Entering 81st First Season of Basketball .............. 1913-14 All-Time Record .............................. 916-876 NCAA Tournament Appearances ...... 6 (2-6) Last Appearance .................................. 1989 NIT Appearances .............................. 2 (2-2) Last Appearance .................................. 1988

Radio Station ............... Blue Raider Network Radio Contact .............................. Neil Price Price’s Phone ........................ 615-898-5135 Play-by-Play Announcer ........... Dick Palmer Palmer’s Office Phone ........... 615-895-6514 Color Commentator .................. Jan Stauffer Stauffer’s Office Phone.......... 615-904-3872 Coach’s TV Show Contact ... Mark Meadows Meadows’ Phone ................... 615-898-8381 Campus Telephone Contact .... David Senior Senior’s Office Phone ............ 615-898-2991

GENERAL INFORMATION

COACHING STAFF Head Coach ....................... Kermit Davis, Jr. Alma Mater (Year) ...... Mississippi St. (1982) Record at MT (Years) .................... 16-14 (1) Overall Record (Years) .................. 87-63 (5) Basketball Office Phone ........ 615-898-2916 Best Time to Contact Davis ...... Contact SID Assistant Coaches ................ Donnie Tyndall Tres Chapman Jeff Walker Volunteer Assistant ............... Marcus Mason Athletic Trainer ....................... Lucas Calcari Basketball Secretary ............. Cathy Vaughn

TEAM INFORMATION Total Home Away 2002-03 Record 16-14 9-5 4-9 SBC Record 9-5 5-2 4-3 SBC Finish ...................................... 2nd East SBC Tournament Finish .............. Runner-up Postseason Record ............................. None Final AP Ranking ................................. None Starters Returning/Lost ........................... 1/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost .................. 3/7 Newcomers .......... 10 (including 3 redshirts)

MEDIA RELATIONS Basketball MRD ................... Ryan Simmons Office Phone .......................... 615-904-8209

MEDIA SERVICES MRD Office Phone ................ 615-898-2968 MRD Office Fax ..................... 615-898-5626 Murphy Center Press Row .... 615-898-2807 Basketball Office Phone ........ 615-898-2916 Ticket Office .................... 1-888-YES-MTSU Web Site ....................... GoBlueRaiders.com Sun Belt Contact .................. Rob Broussard Broussard’s Phone .......... 504-299-9068 x18 Broussard’s E-mail .... broussard@sunbeltsports.org Sun Belt Website ............. SunBeltSports.org

2003-04 INFORMATION Starters Returning (1) No. Player 32 Tommy Gunn

Cl. Pos. Sr. G

Ppg 15.9

Rpg 4.1

Ppg 3.9 3.1 15.9

Rpg 1.7 2.3 4.1

Ppg -----------

Rpg -----------

Ppg 15.5 5.7 9.0 6.4

Rpg 6.0 2.3 4.8 5.1

Ppg 15.5 5.7 3.4 9.0 6.4 4.7 2.1

Rpg 6.0 2.3 2.8 4.8 5.1 2.4 1.6

Letterwinners Returning (3) No. 1 4 32

Player Cl. Pos. Keith Connor Sr. PG Steven Jackson Sr. F Tommy Gunn Sr. G

Newcomers (10) No. 2 3 10 15 23 30 41 44 45 50

Player Cl. Pos. Darrio Scott r-So. G Bryan Smithson Fr. PG Wes Durrant r-Fr. PG Mike Dean Jr. G Michael Cuffee Jr. F Ben Britt Fr. G Gaylon Dorsey Jr. G Kyle Young r-Fr. F/C Alex Weekes Fr. F Keith Christmas r-Fr. F

Starters Lost (4) No. 3 11 35 40

Player Cl. Pos. William Pippen Sr. F Eric Parham Sr. PG John Humphrey Sr. G Napoleon Rhodes Jr. F/C

Letterwinners Lost (7) No. 3 11 34 35 40 12 50

Player Cl. Pos. William Pippen Sr. F Eric Parham Sr. PG Bryant Mitchell Sr. F John Humphrey Sr. G Napoleon Rhodes Jr. F/C Marcus Robinson Jr. G Demario Watson Sr. C

BLUE RAIDER BREAKDOWN By Class

Seniors (3): Keith Connor, Tommy Gunn, Steven Jackson. Juniors (2): Michael Cuffee, Mike Dean, Gaylon Dorsey. Sophomores (1). Darrio Scott. Freshmen (6): Ben Britt, Keith Christmas, Wes Durrant, Bryan Smithson, Alex Weekes, Kyle Young.

By State Georgia (4): Mike Dean (Rome), Marcus Robinson (Newnan), Bryan Smithson (Kennesaw), Alex Weekes (Lilburn). Indiana (1): Keith Christmas (Gary). Kentucky (1): Wes Durrant (Bowling Green). New York (1): Tommy Gunn (Syracuse). Oklahoma (1): Gaylon Dorsey (Altus). Pennsylvania (1): Michael Cuffee (Philadelphia). Tennessee (3): Ben Britt (Chattanooga), Steven Jackson (Memphis), Kyle Young (Lewisburg). Texas (1): Keith Connor (Pflugerville). Virginia (1): Darrio Scott (Lynchburg.)

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BLUE RAIDER NETWORK Dick Palmer Dick Palmer is in his 23rd season of calling the play-by-play action of Middle Tennessee basketball. Palmer, a 1960 graduate of MT, has been broadcasting sporting events for the past 30 years. From 1971 until his return to Murfreesboro, he was the voice of the Memphis Blues Class AA baseball team, the Memphis Pros (later the Tams) in the American Basketball Association and the Memphis Grizzlies in the World Football League. Earlier, he worked in Jackson, Tenn., for nine years, broadcasting a wide range of high school sports, and Union University’s basketball games. Palmer, who cohosted the first sports callin show in Nashville in the mid-’70s, was the studio host for Vol Network football broadcasts for five years and has called the TSSAA Basketball State Tournament on the Tennessee Sports Radio Network every year since 1982. A Little League baseball coach for over 37 years, Palmer is the operations director for Palmer Wholesale Co. Palmer and his wife DeLois have three sons, Richard, Mike, and Jon, and two granddaughters, Kaitlyn, 7, and Abigail, 1.

Jan Stauffer Jan Stauffer, a former Blue Raider assistant coach, is in his 13th season of providing color commentary to Middle Tennessee basketball. Stauffer, who is currently the principal at La Vergne High School, was an assistant coach at Indiana under Bob Knight from 1973 to 1976 before taking an assistant’s job at MT from 1976 to 1980 under Jimmy Earle. While Stauffer at Indiana, the Hoosiers went 86-6, won three Big Ten titles, and won the national championship in 1976 with a 32-0 record. Stauffer helped in the recruiting of Larry Bird. Bird was signed and on campus for three months, but left IU because of homesickness. At MT, Stauffer was responsible for recruiting one of the best players to ever don a Blue

Raider uniform in Jerry Beck, while helping the team to three winning seasons. Stauffer began his coaching career in 1966 as a graduate assistant at Ball State. In 1970, Stauffer became the head coach at Miami Trace High School and led them to a league, sectional, district, and regional championship in 1973. During his coaching career, Stauffer has coached six players who went on to the NBA. The Lima, Ohio, native, received his doctorate at Indiana in 1981 and now resides in Murfreesboro.

Gary Millsaps Gary Millsaps, a Middle Tennessee alumnus and longtime supporter of Blue Raider athletics, has served as the Blue Raider Network statistician for basketball since the 1994 campaign. Millsaps has been on board with the network since 1987, however, when he began serving as the statistician for Blue Raider football broadcasts.

Millsaps received his bachelor’s degree from MT in 1970 and earned his master’s degree in 1971. Both of his degrees are in the area of rehabilitation counseling. Millsaps works for the state of Tennessee as a program coordinator in vocational rehabilitation and is also active in youth baseball. He has been an active member of Murfreesboro’s Optimist Little League program for 21 years. Although he has been associated with the program in many different capacities throughout the years, Millsaps’ most recent duty was to act as the league’s T-ball commissioner. Millsaps and his wife Janice reside in Murfreesboro. The couple has two sons, Travis and Scott.

Gary Millsaps, Jan Stauffer, and Dick Palmer (L-R) provide coverage of all Blue Raider basketball action this season on the Blue Raider Network.

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BLUE RAIDERS ON TV The Kermit Davis Show

ESPN Regional

One of the weekly highlights during basketball season is MSO Headend DMA Channel Charter Alexandria Nashville 49 the airing of the Charter Blount Co. Knoxville 72 Kermit Davis TV Charter Calhoun Tri-Cities 24 Comcast Chattanooga Chattanooga 60 Show on Comcast Charter Clarksville Nashville 75 Sports Southeast. Charter Cleveland Chattanooga 22 Charter Columbia Nashville 59 Davis’ show airs Charter Cookeville Nashville 43 highlights from the Charter Crossville Nashville 47 Charter Fayetteville Huntsville 73 previous week’s Comcast Glade Springs, Va. Tri-Cities 20 games, a look at Comcast Gray Tri-Cities 54 Comcast Grimsley Knoxville 98 upcoming oppoCharter Hohenwald Nashville 39 nents, and feature Comcast Huntsville Knoxville 98 Charter Jackson Jackson 69 stories. Comcast Jamestown Knoxville 98 Comcast Sports Charter Jasper/Trenton Chattanooga 22 Charter Johnson City Tri-Cities 28 Southeast provides Charter Kingsport Tri-Cities 69 an outlet of over four Comcast Knoxville Knoxville 33 Charter Lebanon Nashville 43 million homes in the Charter Lexington Jackson 69 southeast for Davis’ Charter Loretto Nashville 47 Charter Loudon Knoxville 64 show. The cable Charter Manchester Nashville 43 network airs in eight Charter Martin Paducah 55 Charter McKenzie Nashville 55 states across the Charter McMinnville Nashville 43 region, including Charter Monterey Nashville 43 Charter Morristown Knoxville 63 Alabama, Arkansas, Comcast Nashville Nashville 27 Georgia, Kentucky, Charter Newbern Nashville 55 Comcast Oak Ridge Knoxville 33 Mississippi, North Charter Paris Nashville 55 Carolina, South Charter Pulaski Nashville 59 Charter Rogersville Tri-Cities 69 Carolina, and TenCharter Savannah Jackson 69 nessee. One of the Charter Sevierville Knoxville 63 Charter Shelbyville Nashville 43 biggest expansions Charter Spencer Nashville 43 of the network came Charter Tullahoma Nashville 43 Comcast Wartburg Knoxville 98 in the summer of TOTAL TENNESSEE HOUSEHOLDS: - 918,228 2002, when Atlanta, Ga., Jacksonville, Fla., and Lexington, Ky., came onboard, pushing the total subscriber base to 4.1 million households overall. However, the Kermit Davis Show will not be the only Blue Raider programming that CSS will be providing this season. The network has already agreed to air the Sun Belt’s ESPN Regional games this season in both basketball and football. Comcast Sports Southeast came on board as a part of the ESPN deal in 2002 when the TV package was announced at the Sun Belt football media days in New Orleans.

Perhaps the biggest announcement in the recent history of the Sun Belt Conference came in July of 2002 when the league announced a new agreement with ESPN Regional to air several Sun Belt contests throughout the year. The agreement spans six years beginning with the 2002-03 academic year and continues through 2007-08. The contract features a combination of regional telecasts of basketball and football produced through ESPN Regional Television as well as national football exposures on ESPN and ESPN2 beginning in 2003. Upon announcing the contract, Sun Belt Commissioner Wright Waters said, ”We are thrilled to continue our longstanding The new ESPN package relationship with ESPN. This is a significant step for Sun Belt basketball forward ... and our Confer- is another great step in ence as a whole stands to establishing our league benefit tremendously from as one of the finest in this agreement.” The Sun Belt Confer- America. ence has a long and storied Head Coach Kermit Davis history with ESPN, and the latest deal is merely an extension of this ongoing relationship. The league has maintained a relationship with the World Wide Leader in Sports for 23 years, signing the first long-term contract with the network in 1979. The ESPN agreement also ensures that the men’s basketball tournament championship game will air through the 2007-08 season. The Sun Belt Conference is the only league in the nation that has had it’s men’s title game air on the network in each of ESPN’s 23 years of programming. Blue Raider head coach Kermit Davis was quick to point out the impact that an ESPN agreement will have on his team. “The new ESPN package for Sun Belt basketball is another great step in establishing our league as one of the finest in America,” Davis said.

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Q&A WITH KERMIT DAVIS some fifth-year guys in William Pippen, “The strengths of all good teams are with their Demario Watson, and Bryant Mitchell. John returning players. We only have three that Humphrey and Eric Parham were seniors, so played in games last year: Keith Connor, those guys didn’t have much time left. They Tommy Gunn, and Steven Jackson. Of those, only had about six or seven months when we the only full-time starter returning is Tommy got them. Practices will be very demanding and Gunn. I like all three from a leadership stand- a lot will be expected out of these players. On point. They all got good experience last year the other hand, you’re dealing with four or five brand new guys who and they’ll be counted on greatly this year. “There is an influx of will have a bit of a From a position stand- talented players com- learning curve. We’ll point, our strength will ing into our league, take a little more time be in our guard play. We based on the fact that with those guys and bring them along have our most returners t h e S u n B e l t w a s slower.” at that spot. I like our young front line, but ranked #9 in recruitthat’s what they are; ing this year.” RECRUITING -Kermit Davis CLASS young and inexperiOn the Sun Belt “We feel good about enced with the exception of Steven Jackson. He’ll be the only guy the mix of players. We feel like we got three that’s ever played in a Division I game at Middle good high school players in Alex Weekes, Tennessee. Really we can call them forwards, Bryan Smithson, and Ben Britt. They’re all good because we don’t have a true center on the athletes that fit in well with what we want to team. I like their talent level, but it’s just going to be a big change from high school or, in the do. Mike Dean transferred from Georgia and case of Darrio Scott, sitting out a year after we think he’s a very good talent, but he is retransferring from George Washington, to play- covering from knee surgery. We have to put Keith Christmas in there. He sat out last year ing on the front line in this league.” and also underwent major knee surgery and he’s making strides. We also have Michael BUILDING ON SUCCESS Cuffee, who might be the biggest surprise of “I think the biggest thing is having guys returnthe class. He’s a tough guy who has a great ing. Only four played, but Kyle Young and Darrio Scott practiced, and Mike Dean prac- demeanor about work and winning. We feel ticed a week before ACL surgery. The reason good about the class. The class won’t really be measured for two or three our team made a turn last season is it really years, but we have a nice became a good practice team. Everyone came blend of players. We think in new last year, so you would hope this year, that definitely there is a the guys that did go through actual nice base of talent for practice will be able future years.” to relay that to the incoming players. I think that will make SUN BELT our base for practice CONFERENCE better. We’ll be inex- First Team All-Sun Belt “I think that the perienced, but I Guard Tommy Gunn league is solid top to botthink we’ll have a tom. The Sun Belt has gone better understanding of where to start. It will from being rated 19th a few start with the older guys relaying how demandyears ago to being ranked ing the practices are going to be, and I think between 12 and 14 this that will make us better prepared to start pracyear. I think it will gradutice in the fall.” ally continue to improve, because you have good PHILOSOPHY FOR YEAR TWO coaches recruiting quality play“We’ll feel more comfortable but practices will ers. There is an influx of talented still be just as demanding. We’re going to have players coming into our league, to be a little more patient with some of these based on the fact that the Sun young guys. Last year, we were talking about

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BLUE RAIDER BREAKDOWN Point Guards Keith Connor Mike Dean Bryan Smithson

6-0 6-2 5-11

200 170 160

Sr. Jr. Fr.

Wings Ben Britt Michael Cuffee Mike Dean Tommy Gunn

6-4 6-5 6-2 6-3

185 200 170 205

Fr. Jr. Jr. Sr.

Forwards Keith Christmas Steven Jackson Darrio Scott Alex Weekes Kyle Young

6-6 6-6 6-6 6-8 6-10

225 215 225 200 215

r-Fr. Sr. r-So. Fr. r-Fr.

Belt was ranked the #9 conference in recruiting this year. I think, especially only taking eight teams to the conference tournament, it’s going to be unbelievably competitive just to get into the conference tournament. After going through it for a year, I feel we do have a better understanding of what it takes to be successful. I think the depth in the league is very good. Just look at Florida International, which was the last place team in the league. They were leading Western Kentucky with about eight minutes to go on their home floor in the conference tournament. I think that tells the story of the league. A lot of lower-rated leagues in the country can’t do that. The talent gaps in those leagues are just too wide. Western Kentucky should be the favorite on our side, but, bar none, UL-Lafayette will be the most talented team in the league. There are a lot of good returning players and I think it’s going to be good from a fan interest standpoint, because I really think that our fans are beginning to identify with the other teams in the Sun Belt.”

SCHEDULE “The schedule will be demanding on a lot of our new players. We’re going to Cincinnati and we’re playing Wyoming home-and-home. Wyoming has been in either the NCAA or NIT the last three years and beat Gonzaga two years ago in the NCAA Tournament. We’re going back to Rice, which won 18 or 19 games and is supposed to have one of the best teams that they have had in years this season. We’ll also have the rivalries with Tennessee Tech on the road and Austin Peay at home. We’re

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also having a home-and-home series with Alabama State. The schedule is very, very good and we’ll take some lumps early. I do think that when we defeated Western Kentucky at home last year, our guys weren’t surprised by the talent level because we had played Purdue and Alabama and some other teams that had put us in some very physical games. It got us ready to start playing in the conference.

POINT GUARD “I think we have really good depth at the one. Keith Connor nursed an injury at the end of the year, but I think he has had a very good summer strength and conditioning-wise. We think Bryan Smithson is going to become an excellent player for us. He’s very athletic. And Mike Dean can play at the one or the two. This year it’s a good feeling to know that we’ve got three or four guys who can handle that spot.”

WINGS “Our twos and threes, our wings, are all about the same. The three-man goes and rebounds while the two-man gets back defensively, but other than that everything is pretty much the same. You’ve got to start with Tommy Gunn, who I think will vie with James Moore (from NMSU) for preseason Player of the Year. Tommy had a very good spring and has worked extremely hard this summer. He’s a marked guy this year. He’s the guy that everyone is looking to stop, so he’s going to have to be an even more improved player. Michael Cuffee is a great addition at small forward. He is a proHead Coach totypical three. He’s 6-5, Kermit Davis 210; he’s strong, can shoot, and can handle the basketball. Mike Dean is a very skilled player who can shoot and create his own shot off the dribble. Keith Connor can also swing to the two, giving us another shooter. Ben Britt is a young guy who is going to develop very well in our program. We can play Darrio Scott at the three, but he will probably spend a lot of his time at William Pippen’s position from last year. We might even look to play four of those guys together sometimes and go small. We could have four perimeter guys with a big guy on the floor some this season.”

FORWARDS “We don’t really have a center, we just have forwards. I like our young guys. I think they’re going to be good players, they’re just inexperienced. But that’s what we chose to do. Kyle Young has changed his body unbelievably in the last year. He’s 6-10 and has gained 20 pounds. Alex Weekes is going to be as athletic as any young guy in our league. Alex is raw, but he possesses a great deal of ability. Steven Jackson is our only experienced guy, and I think he’s going to give us good leadership down there. I told Steven that any guy that can get 15 points at Alabama can be a good player in our league. Steven has to become a more determined rebounder. Keith Christmas has toughness and will give us needed physical play at the four and five. Darrio Scott, who moved to the four in practice late last year, got a lot more comfortable. He was a lot better defending at the four. Darrio has to get this great body he possesses into the game. He’s a transfer from George Washington who’s about 6-6, 225. We like our blend, but it will just be interesting to see who separates themselves.”

I think our team is going to be fine, but people are going to have to be patient with our team and enjoy the fact that, even though these young guys are going to have ups and downs, they’re in it for the long haul. We will have to Guard Keith Connor

rely heavily on Tommy, Keith, and Steven for direction and making us a very good practice team.”

KEYS FOR SUCCESS REBUILDING “It was nice for our program, our fans, and our team that we gained a good bit of respect for the way we played last year. It was evidenced by the fact that we got invited to play in the Bracket Buster. We lost four starters and the conference thought enough of how we play and the discipline in our team that we were one of the four teams that got invited. We weren’t able to play because of conflicts in our schedule, but it’s a nice thing to know that people are starting to take note of our team and how we play. When we took this job, and I really knew it, that we were essentially going to have to rebuild twice. Last year we had a group of veteran players, but everyone was starting new. This year, we’ve lost five of those players and we’re almost starting over again with young guys.

“Our guards are going to really have to be good early. They’ve got to take care of the ball, defend, and be good in the open floor because this young front line is going to take some time to get adapted. They’re all going to make a ton of improvement, but the guards are going to have to carry us early. It will be interesting to see who comes to the forefront and adapts to the physical play. On the other hand, your freshmen will have to gain confidence along the way. This preseason schedule is going to be good for them. They’re going to find out early where they are and the level [at which] they need to perform. From a mental standpoint, its going to be all about who can take the tough practices and the grind. I like the leadership on our team. Last year, we didn’t know where we were, even though it ended up being strong as the year went along. But Tommy, Keith, and Steven will do a good job. Mike Dean’s recovery is going to be a factor for us. He’s made great progress in his rehab to this point. Keith Christmas’ knee injury is a question mark. He’s recovering, but can he get back to the athletic player that he was? Those things are uncertain, but it will be exciting to watch our progression.”

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SQUAD ANALYSIS Returners: 3 Name Keith Connor Tommy Gunn Steven Jackson

Pos. PG G F

Ht. 6-0 6-3 6-6

Wt. 190 205 215

Cl. Sr. Sr. Sr.

02-03 Games 29 30 28

02-03 PPG 3.9 15.9 3.1

02-03 RPG 1.7 4.1 2.3

Notable Started 11 games at the point last season First Team All-Sun Belt selection A four-year senior

Pos. G F PG F F/C G C

Ht. 6-2 6-7 5-11 6-8 6-8 6-3 6-8

Wt. 210 215 175 200 240 185 225

Cl. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr.

02-03 Games 30 28 30 30 30 30 17

02-03 PPG 9.0 3.4 5.7 15.5 6.4 4.7 2.1

02-03 RPG 4.8 2.8 2.3 6.0 5.1 2.4 1.6

Notable Runner-up at Final Four dunk contest Battled knee injury all season Led team with 3.7 assist per game Third Team All-Sun Belt pick Left school following season Left the team during the fall Returned to team after suffering an early ankle injury

Lost: 7 Name John Humphrey Bryant Mitchell Eric Parham William Pippen Napoleon Rhodes Marcus Robinson Demario Watson

Starters Returning: 1 Name Tommy Gunn

Pos. G

Ht. 6-3

Wt. 205

Cl. Sr.

02-03 Games 30

02-03 PPG 15.9

02-03 RPG 4.1

Pos. G PG F F/C

Ht. 6-2 5-11 6-8 6-8

Wt. 210 175 200 240

Cl. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr.

02-03 Games 30 30 30 30

02-03 PPG 9.0 5.7 15.5 6.4

02-03 RPG 4.8 2.3 6.0 5.1

Starters Lost: 4 Name John Humphrey Eric Parham William Pippen Napoleon Rhodes

Newcomers: 10 Name Ben Britt Keith Christmas Michael Cuffee Mike Dean Gaylon Dorsey Wes Durrant Darrio Scott Bryan Smithson Alex Weekes Kyle Young

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Pos. G F F G G/F PG F PG F F

Ht. 6-4 6-6 6-5 6-2 6-4 5-10 6-6 5-11 6-8 6-9

Wt. Cl. HS/JC/Other 185 Fr. Red Bank HS 225 r-Fr. West Side HS 200 Jr. Neosho Co. JC 170 Jr. U. of Georgia 108 Jr. Western OK State 155 r-Fr. Warren Central HS 225 r-So. Geo. Washington U. 160 Fr. North Cobb HS 200 Fr. Berkmar HS 210 r-Fr. Marshall Co. HS

Hometown Chattanooga, TN Gary, IN Philadelphia, PA Rome, GA Altus, OK Bowling Green, KY Lynchburg, VA Kennesaw, GA Lilburn, GA Lewisburg, TN

Noteable All-time leading scorer at Red Bank HS Played in IN-KY All-Star Game Fourth in Jayhawk League in PPG Gains eligibilbity second semester Walk-on looking to contribute Walk-on that took a redshirt last season Sat out last season after transfering Led Class AAAAA in scoring Rated #54 prospect in the nation Missed last season with foot injury

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KEITH CONNOR

Guard  Sr.  6-0  190  Pflugerville, TX  Temple JC INSIDE SCOOP A highly-touted point guard who will compete for the starting job … An excellent defensive player … Can score as well as deliver the basketball … Has a deft shooting touch from the outside … Should make a positive impact this season.

Career Highs Points 12 vs. Murray St. 1/1/03 Rebounds 6 vs. UT Martin 11/27/02 Field Goals 4 vs. Murray St. 1/1/03 Field Goal Attempts 8 Twice 3-Point Field Goals 4 vs. Murray St. 1/1/03 3-Point Attempts 7 vs. Murray St. 1/1/03 Free Throws 4 vs. Western KY 1/4/03 Free Throw Attempts 4 vs. Western KY 1/4/03 Assists 5 vs. IUPUI 12/7/02 Steals 2 Twice Blocks None Minutes Played 33 vs ECU 11/22/02

Misc. Double-Figure Scoring Games Double-Figure Rebound Games Double-Doubles Games Led MT in Scoring Games Led MT in Rebounding Games with 20+ Points

2002-03

PFLUGERVILLE HS

Dished out six assists with only one turnover in exhibitions ...Scored 10 points against East Carolina ... Career-best six rebounds came against UT Martin ... Dished out four assists with no turnovers against Kennesaw State ... Scored a career-high 12 points against Murray State ... Dished out four assists with no turnovers against Arkansas State ... Missed the FIU game in Miami with a sprained ankle.

Played at Pflugerville High School for coach Mike Murphy … Was named Second Team All-District as a senior … Averaged 16 points, four assists, and three steals per game as a senior.

TEMPLE JC

Career

game … Scored at a clip of 17 points per contest … Set a new school record for 3-pointers made in a season with 90 … Played for coach Kirby Johnson, who called Connor “one of the three best players I have coached in my 15 years [at Temple]” … Named to Who’s Who in America’s Junior Colleges.

PERSONAL Born 10/12/80 … Son of Alfred Connor and Gwendolyn and Joe Easley … Majoring in university studies … Hopes to continue working in athletics when his playing career is completed.

Named First Team All-Conference … Also named First Team All-Region … Was third nationally with an average of four steals per game … Was ranked 18th in the country at seven assists per

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Min/Avg 576/19.9 576/19.9

Total 3-Point FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct 34-116 .293 26-87 .299 34-116 .293 26-87 .299

FT-FTA Pct 19-29 .655 19-29 .655

Rebounds Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg 8-41 49 1.7 29-0 45 35 0 12 113/3.9 8-41 49 1.7 29-0 45 35 0 12 113/3.9

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TOMMY GUNN

Guard  Sr.  6-3  215  Syracuse, NY  Bridgton Acad. INSIDE SCOOP Emerged as one of the Sun Belt’s top perimeter players after a breakthrough junior season ... Led MT in nearly every offensive category last year ... Will attempt to become the first player in school history to garner back-toback First Team All-Conference honors ... An explosive player with outstanding quickness in transition.

2002-03 Preseason Third Team All-Sun Belt ... Scored 14 points against East Carolina ... Netted 14 points and team high eight boards against #4 Alabama ... Turned in 29 points, including five treys, against UT Martin ... Posted 12 points and grabbed six rebounds against UNCG ... Paced the team with 19 points against Murray State ... Turned in his second 20-point game of the season with 21 against Austin Peay; also led team with five boards ... Netted 17 points and dished out four assists against WKU ... Scored a game-high 21 points in road win against Arkansas State ...Bucketed 16 points in OT loss to Arkansas-Little Rock ... Set new career best with 30 points against New Orleans ... Led the team in scoring with 26 points in road win over NMSU ... Collected first career double-double with 18 points and a career-best 11 rebounds against UL-Lafayette ... Netted 17 points against IPFW ... Scored 16 points on 5-of-8 shooting against FIU ... Dropped in 22 points against Denver, including an 11-for-11 night at the free throw line ... Went 6-of-9 from the field to score 16 points against Arkansas St. ... Poured in 17 points and pulled down a team-high seven boards in road win over FIU ... Led the game with 26 points and led the team with seven rebounds and four assists at WKU. Also scored 1,000th career point ...Named First Team All-Sun Belt ... Scored 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting in SBC Tournament win over Denver ... Named to the All-SBC Tournament team.

Led the team with 12 points against South Alabama in the SBC Tourney ... Named All-Sun Belt Conference Honorable Mention ... Scored 13 points against Western Kentucky ... Paced the squad with 17 points and

Played prep school basketball at Bridgton Academy for coach Whit Lesure in Bridgton, Maine ... Averaged 18 points and 8.5 rebounds at Bridgton ... Named Second Team NEPSAC ... Played basketball at Corcoran HS in Syracuse for coach Shaun Smith ... Averaged 15.6 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 2.0 assists as a senior ... Named league

Tommy Gunn's Career Statistics Min/Avg 649/24.0 788/29.2 980/32.7 2417/28.8

2000-01 Averaged 9.3 points per game and 3.0 rebounds ... Was a contender for the league’s Rookie of the Year award ... Took over a starting role after a season-ending injury to Fernando Ortiz ... Scored 20 points and had a team-high four boards against UNO ... Scored 15 points and dished out four assists against Western Kentucky ... Led the team with five boards against La. Tech ... Scored 11 points against Arkansas State ... Tallied 11 points in Miami against Florida Int’l. ... Equaled previous career high against La. Tech with 15 points ... Netted 11 points against UALR ... Equaled previous career high 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds against FIU ... Scored 11 points and snared a season-high five rebounds against Radford ... Was a perfect 5-for-5 from the field and 3-for-3 from the line against Tennessee State ... Scored 15 points in road win at Rice ... Netted first double-figure game with 13 at IUPUI.

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2001-02

Year GP-GS 00-01 27-13 01-02 27-26 02-03 30-29 TOTAL 84-68

six rebounds against Denver ... Led the team in scoring with 18 points at UALR ... Dropped 20 points on IPFt. Wayne ... Scored 13 points against UALR ... Dropped 13 points on Arkansas State in home win ... Netted 15 points against UL-Lafayette ... Tallied 27 points against New Mexico State ... Returned after missing the USA game due to a severe snowstorm to lead MT with 15 points against UNO ... Netted 22 points and snared eight rebounds against East Carolina ... Scored 17 points against UTPA ... Poured in 18 points against Tennessee State ... Scored 13 points against UNCG ... Tallied 13 points against IUPUI ... Scored 13 points against Bryan College including 3-of-4 from behind the arc.

Total FG-FGA 84-188 118-264 165-331 367-783

3-Point Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA .447 26-68 .382 55-69 .447 44-115 .383 58-89 .498 59-138 .428 88-107 .469 129-321 .402 201-265

Pct .797 .652 .822 .758

Rebounds Off-Def 27-55 35-72 36-88 98-215

Tot 82 107 124 313

Career Highs Points 30 vs. New Orleans 1/18/03 Rebounds 11 vs UL-Lafayette 1/25/03 Field Goals 12 vs. New Orleans 1/18/03 Field Goal Attempts 18 vs NMSU 1/10/02 3-Point Field Goals 5 vs UT Martin 11/27/02 3-Point Attempts 9 vs UALR 1/11/03 Free Throws 9 vs NMSU 1/10/02 Free Throw Attempts 10 vs NMSU 1/10/02 Assists 5 Five times Steals 5 vs Bryan College 11/17/01 Blocks 2 Twice Minutes Played 48 vs NMSU 1/10/02

Misc.

56 1 1 23 11 11

MVP, Division All-Star, and Fifth Team All-State.

PERSONAL Parents: Tommy Gunn, Sr., and Denise Gunn ... Born: 3/17/81 ... Major: physical education ... Hobbies: playing football ... Notable: member of the Urban League Hall of Fame ... recipient of the Corey Smith Award.

Avg PF-D 3.0 49-2 4.0 61-2 4.1 68-1 3.7 178-5

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Double-Figure Scoring Games Double-Figure Rebound Games Double-Doubles Games Led MT in Scoring Games Led MT in Rebounding Games with 20+ Points

A 47 50 68 165

TO 56 73 84 213

Blk 7 12 17 36

St 30 43 38 111

Pts/Avg 249/9.2 338/12.5 477/15.9 1064/12.7

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STEVEN JACKSON

Forward  Sr.  6-6  215  Memphis, TN  Craigmont HS INSIDE SCOOP Career Highs Points 30 vs. New Orleans 1/18/03 Rebounds 11 vs UL-Lafayette 1/25/03 Field Goals 12 vs. New Orleans 1/18/03 Field Goal Attempts 18 vs NMSU 1/10/02 3-Point Field Goals 5 vs UT Martin 11/27/02 3-Point Attempts 9 vs UALR 1/11/03 Free Throws 9 vs NMSU 1/10/02 Free Throw Attempts 10 vs NMSU 1/10/02 Assists 5 Five times Steals 5 vs Bryan College 11/17/01 Blocks 2 Twice Minutes Played 48 vs NMSU 1/10/02

Misc. Double Figure Scoring Games Double Figure Rebound Games Double-Doubles Games Led MT in Scoring Games Led MT in Rebounding Games with 20+ Points

Career 2

One of the team’s locker room leaders ... His development should continue ... Possesses a nice shooting touch ... Should see time at both forward positions ... Will be a major contributor as a senior.

2002-03 Moved back to natural position of power forward after spending two years at the small forward spot ... Picked up starts in two contests ... Played careerhigh 25 minutes against ECU ... Turned in careerhigh 15 points against #4 Alabama ... Tallied a career high six rebounds to lead the Blue Raiders on the boards against Purdue ... Equaled career high with six rebounds against UALR ... Scored seven points and grabbed five boards against NMSU ... Set personal highs in free throws with five and free throw attempts with seven at Denver.

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PERSONAL Parents: Willie and Amelia Jackson ... Born: 11/12/81 ... Major: business administration ... Hobbies: Listening to music and hanging out with friends.

2001-02 Started 11 of the team’s last 12 games at small forward ... Scored five or more points on six occassions ... Grabbed a season-high four rebounds against IP-Fort Wayne ... Logged 23 minutes at ArkansasLittle Rock ... Set then-career scoring mark with 10 against Arkansas State ... Got first collegiate start against New Mexico State.

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Averaged 22 points, 10 rebounds, and two blocks per game as a senior ... Was nominated for McDonald’s All-American ... Preseason All-America pick by Street and Smith magazine ... Led his district in scoring for two consecutive years ... Was the third-leading scorer in Memphis as a senior ... Two-time All-Shelby Metro selection ... Named Honorable Mention All-State ... Selected to play in the Tennessee East vs. West game ... Scored 35 points and grabbed 21 rebounds against Hamilton High during his senior campaign.

2000-01 Saw more playing time as the season progressed ... Averaged 2.1 points and 1.2 rebounds per game in limited duty ... Scored seven points against North Texas.

CRAIGMONT HS Four-year letterman for coach Duane Stokes at Craigmont ...

Steven Jackson's Career Statistics Year GP-GS 00-01 15-0 01-02 24-13 02-03 28-2 TOTAL 67-15

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Min/Avg 79/5.3 286/11.9 335/12.0 700/10.4

Total FG-FGA 12-27 32-67 33-80 77-174

3-Point Pct FG-FGA Pct .444 2-9 .222 .478 11-30 .367 .413 0-8 .000 .443 13-47 .277

FT-FTA 5-8 5-12 22-37 32-57

Pct .625 .417 .595 .561

Rebounds Off-Def 8-10 8-26 26-38 42-74

Tot 18 34 64 116

Avg PF-FO Ast 1.2 6-0 3 1.4 10-0 11 2.3 52-1 7 1.7 68-1 21

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Blk 2 1 0 3

Stl Pts/Avg 0 31/2.1 5 80/3.3 0 88/3.1 5 199/3.0


NEWCOMERS BEN BRITT Guard/Forward 6-4 180  Fr. Chattanooga, TN Red Bank HS INSIDE SCOOP An athletic combo guard … Has the ability to slash into the middle or pull up from the outside … Solid three-point shooter … Qualified for the Presidential Scholarship. RED BANK HS Rated #17 prospect in Tennessee by HoopScoop magazine … Three-time All-District selection … Honorable mention All-State as a sophomore … All-Region selection as a junior … Named Second Team All-City by the Chattanooga Times Free Press as a senior … Led Red Bank to a state tournament appearance as a sophomore … Averaged over 16 points per game during four years as a starter for coach Scott Cook … Posted 19.5 points, six boards, and four assists per game as a senior … Established the all-time scoring record at Red Bank with 1,647 points, besting the previous record by 164 points … Selected to play in the East-West Tennessee All-Star Game. PERSONAL Born 7/9/85 … Son of Richard and Janet Britt … Enrolled in the Honors College … Named Who’s Who Among American High School Students … Was a two-year member of the National Honor Society … Graduated in top 10 percent of his class, no. 13 overall … Served four years as a member of the Student Council CORE … Undecided on a major … Enjoys playing video games in his spare time.

KEITH CHRISTMAS Forward 6-6  210  r-Fr. Gary, IN West Side HS INSIDE SCOOP A tough, aggressive inside player … Very active under the goal, especially on the boards

… Expected to be a good rebounder at his position … One of three players from his high school team to sign a Division I scholarship (the others signed with Penn State and Michigan). WEST SIDE HS Was an All-State selection as a senior … Also named Second Team All-Region and All-Conference … Averaged 14 points, 12 rebounds, and two blocks … Led his team to the Indiana state title as a senior, posting a 25-4 record during the campaign … Selected to play in Indiana-Kentucky All-Star Game … Played for coach John Boyd. PERSONAL Born 5/24/84 … Son of Priscilla Ann Christmas and Keith Stanton … Undecided upon a major … Named Mr. West Side, one of West Side High’s highest honors … Enjoys listening to music and drawing during his spare time.

MICHAEL CUFFEE Forward/Guard 6-5  200  Jr. Philadelphia, PA Neosho County JC INSIDE SCOOP A versatile wing player … Can slash inside and score … Shot just over 40 percent from three-point range as a sophomore … Played at Simon Gratz HS in Philadelphia, which also produced NBA stars Rasheed Wallace and Aaron McKie along with MLB Hall of Famer Roy Campanella.

City as a senior … Received All-State honors … Led the team to a city title … Played for coach William Ellerbee … Also competed in the high jump, winning the city title at 6’ 7”. PERSONAL Born 7/12/83 … Son of Mike Cuffee and Donna Coleman … majoring in universtiy studies … Enjoys going to the movies and visiting the mall in his spare time.

MIKE DEAN Guard 6-3  183  Jr. Rome, GA Univ. of Georgia INSIDE SCOOP A prolific scorer … Very athletic combination guard … Can create his own shot … Also has a knack for creating open looks for his teammates … Gains eligibility at the conclusion of the fall semester after sitting out the required one year after transfering. GEORGIA Played in 23 games as a freshman, averaging 1.8 points per game … Saw action in eight games as a sophomore before transfering to Middle Tennessee … Scored 2.8 points per game in his final Bulldog campaign … Scored a career-high nine points against Arkansas.

NEOSHO COUNTY JC Ranked fourth on the all-time scoring list during his two-year career with 1,140 points … Finished his junior season ranked fourth in the Jayhawk Conference in scoring with 18.3 points per game and sixth in rebounding at 9.0 per game … Was ninth in the league in three-point percentage at 40.5 … A Second Team All-Jayhawk Conference selection … Named Neosho County JC’s Male Athlete of the Year … Played for coach Craig Fletchall.

COOSA HS Was rated the #18 shooting guard in the nation out of high school by Sporting News … Played only two years of high school basketball … During his Coosa career, Dean was a two-time selection to the All-State and All-Region teams … Was also a two-time Region Player of the Year pick … Averaged 30 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 6.5 assists over his career … Scored over 1,600 points in only two years … Scored his career high of 53 points in the region tournament … Scored 40 or more points 10 times … Led his team to the AA Final Four in 2000 and the Elite Eight in 2001 … Played for coach Larry Bing … Also named All-State as a wide receiver in football.

SIMON GRATZ HS Averaged 15.5 points, 10.1 boards, and 3.0 assists per game as a senior … Named All-

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9/82 … Majoring in physical education … Enjoys spending time with friends and family … Also enjoys playing basketball with his younger brother.

WES DURRANT Guard 5-10  145  r-Fr. Bowling Green, KY Warren Central HS INSIDE SCOOP A solid, heady walk-on point guard ... Will knock down open looks ... Comes from a winning high school program that participated in the Kentucky State Tournament. 2002-03 Took a redshirt year. WARREN CENTRAL HS A four-year letterman for coach Tim Riley at Warren Central High School ... Named All-District as a senior ... Averaged 11 points and five assists per game ... Canned 46 percent of his three-point attempts ... Turned in an MVP performance at the Region 4 Tournament ... Holds the school record for games played at 108 ... Career and season leader in 3-point percentage ... Also holds the mark for treys made in a single season ... Career free throw percentage leader ... Was a two-year letterman in baseball. PERSONAL Son of Chuck and Sherlene Durrant ... Father Chuck was an All-OVC performer in track and field and holds the high jump record at Western Kentucky at 7' 2" ... Born 11/3/83 ... Hopes to major in special education.

Coming Next Season STEVE THOMAS Forward 6-8  240  Sr. Carrollton, GA Georgia INSIDE SCOOP: A strong, physical presence in the paint … Georgia’s top rebounder as a junior … Will sit out this season due to NCAA transfer rules. GEORGIA: Averaged 6.2 points and 5.3 rebounds during his three seasons in Athens … Broke out in 2002-03 with 10.2 points and 7.3 rebounds per game … Would have ranked 6th in the SEC in rebounding during

DARRIO SCOTT Forward 6-6  225  r-So. Lynchburg, VA Geo. Washington U. INSIDE SCOOP Gains eligibility this season after sitting out a year due to NCAA transfer rules ... An explosive athlete ... Possesses nice strength ... A slasher that likes to get to the basket ... A tough defender with the potential to be an outstanding defensive player. 2002-03 Sat out the season after transfering from George Washington GEORGE WASHINGTON Played in 25 of GW’s 28 games in 2001-02 ... Averaged 3.1 points and 2.0 rebounds per contest as a freshman ... Posted 16 steals and four blocks while averaging 10.2 minutes per game.

Blue Raiders By Class True Freshmen ........................................ 3 Redshirt Freshmen .................................. 3 Sophomores ............................................ 0 Redshirt Sophomores .............................. 1 Juniors ..................................................... 3 Redshirt Juniors ...................................... 1 Seniors .................................................... 3 Redshirt Seniors ...................................... 0 *doesn’t include ineligible players

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VIRGINIA EPISCOPAL SCHOOL Averaged 24.3 points and 9.6 rebounds per game for Coach Billy Huffman at Virginia Episcopal School as a senior ... Was an All-State selection in basketball ... Was a McDonald’s All-American nominee ... Named to the AllPrep League Team and the News Advance Select Team ... Holds the school record for treys in a game with eight, accomplishing the feat

junior season if he had met the minimum qualifying standard of playing in 75 percent of the team’s games … Averaged 15 points and nine rebounds over the last three games of his junior season. CARROLLTON HS: Finished his high school career as Carrollton’s all-time leading scorer with 2,087 points … Was selected to the Terrific Ten list by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution … The paper also picked Thomas as its Metro Area Player of the Year … Posted 24.5 points, 14.7 rebounds, and 5.4 blocks as a senior … Led his team to three straight region titles … Carrollton was 112-12 during his four-year career. PERSONAL: Steven Demon Thomas is the son of Angela Holland … Born 3/14/81. on two separate occasions ... Also earned AllState honors in football ... Was a four-year letterman in track and field PERSONAL Son of James and Susan Scott ... Born 6/1/81 ... Hopes to pursue a basketball career upon graduation ... Majoring in computer science.

BRYAN SMITHSON Guard 6-0  165  Fr. Kennesaw, GA North Cobb HS INSIDE SCOOP A quick, explosive true point guard … Can get in the paint and make everyone else better, as well as score himself … Possesses great leadership qualities … Led Class 5A in scoring as a senior. NORTH COBB HS Holds career scoring record … Also owns single-game scoring record … Posted two 40plus point games during his career … Played for coach Terry Gorsuch … Two-time First Team All-Region pick … Was named Honorable Mention All-American by both Street and Smith and Bob Gibbons All-Star Sports … Chosen to play in Georgia’s North vs. South AllStar Game … Also selected to play in the Georgia-Florida All-Star Game … Led Georgia’s Class 5A in scoring … Averaged 23 points,

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five rebounds, and four assists as a senior. PERSONAL Born 6/18/85 … Son of Les Smithson and Diana Smithson … Planning attending law school after graduation.

ALEX WEEKES Forward 6-6  195  Fr. Atlanta, GA Berkmar HS INSIDE SCOOP An extremely athletic forward ... Runs the floor well ... Has the ability to be an outstanding rebounder and shot blocker ... Has a tremendous upside ... Rated the #54 prospect in the nation by HoopScoop Magazine. BERKMAR HS Was a part of back-to-back state titles as a freshman and sophomore ... Named First Team All-American by HoopScoop Magazine in 2001 ... Rated one of the nation’s top 100 sophomores by HoopScoop ... Averaged 13 points and 11 rebounds as a senior ... Just missed a triple-double with 14 points, 16 rebounds, and eight assists against Parkview ... Also tallied three blocks in the game ... Led Berkmar to a 61-6 mark during his first two prep seasons ... Played for coach David Boyd. PERSONAL Born 9/7/84 ... Son of Marcia Blackshear ... Undecided on an academic major.

KYLE YOUNG Forward 6-10  215  r-Fr. Lewisburg, TN Marshall Co. HS INSIDE SCOOP Has the potential to be an outstanding player during his career ... Needs to add bulk to his frame ... Is extremely athletic for a big man ... Can score inside or outside ... One of the most decorated basketball players in Marshall County history ... One of the state’s top post players as a senior. 2002-03 Took a medical redshirt.

MARSHALL COUNTY HS Played for coach Ray Steely at Marshall County ... Averaged 17 points, 11 rebounds, and five blocks as a senior ... Torched opponents by shooting 64 percent from the floor ... Set the single game rebounding record with 23 ... Also holds the single game blocks record with 10 ... Ranks third in career scoring and second in career rebounding at MCHS ... Named to the Tennessee Coaches Association All-Star Team ... Represented the state in the Tennessee-Georgia All-Star Game ... First Team All-State as a senior ... Third Team AllState as a junior ... Tennessee Coaches Association AA/A Player of the Year as a senior ... Two year Tennessean All-Midstate selection ... Two-time Region MVP ... Twice named Distrtict 9AA MVP ... Three-year selection to the All-District team ... Chose Middle Tennessee over Texas Tech, NC State, and Utah and nearly 80 other schools ... Graduated fifth in his class ... Selected for the Army ROTC Award as Marshall County’s top Scholar-Athlete ... Member of the National Honor Society. PERSONAL Born 8/13/83 ... Son of Spence and Peggy Young ... Father Spence played basketball at Vanderbilt ... Brother Ryan played basketball at Carson-Newman ... Enjoys playing golf in his spare time.

OTHER VARSITY CANDIDATES

IMO AKHIBI Guard 6-6  240  Jr. Chicago, IL Kennedy King JC INSIDE SCOOP: A walk-on to the program … A physical presence in the post … Aggressive, hardnosed player. JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played a year at Kennedy King JC in Chicago after transfering from Wabash Valley JC. MORGAN PARK HS: A three-year letterwinner for coach Craig Adams … Named to the AllCity, All-Red South, and All-Public League teams as a senior … Tabbed a Top 25 senior in Illinois … Was a McDonald’s All-American nominee … Led team to a Red-South title in 2000 and made an appearance in the City Final Four.

PERSONAL: Born 1/21/82 … Son of Lenora Akhibi … Majoring in university studies … Known as Imo to his teammates … Aspires to a professional basketball career after collegiate career ends.

GAYLON DORSEY Guard 6-4  208  Jr. Altus, IL Western Okla. St. JC INSIDE SCOOP: A walk-on … Athletic slasher at the small forward … Very active … Strong offensive rebounder … Plays with a very high energy level. WESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE: Played for coach Jerry Kassin at Western Oklahoma State. ALTUS HS: An All-Area performer for coach Brent Cummins at Altus HS. PERSONAL: Born 10/29/82 … Son of Anthony Payne and Lisa Dorsey … Majoring in information systems … Enjoys playing chess, watching TV, and Playstation during his free time.

CLINT FEHER Forward 6-7  210  So. Chattanooga, TN Eastern Kentucky INSIDE SCOOP: Will sit out this season due to NCAA transfer guidelines … A skilled combo forward … Solid three-point shooter. EASTERN KENTUCKY: Played for one season. McCALLIE HS: Three-time letterwinner for coach Ken Henry … A Second Team All-State selection as a senior … Two-year All-Region pick, including an MVP award as a junior … A Mr. Basketball finalist as a senior … Averaged 19 points, 13 boards, and 2.3 blocks. PERSONAL: Born 9/5/83 … Son of Butch and Susan Feher … Dad Butch played in the NBA for the Phoenix Suns … Majoring in management … Enjoys golf and fishing.

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L.T. LOCKETT Guard 6-0  190  So. Fairburn, GA Western Carolina

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INSIDE SCOOP: Will sit out this season due to NCAA transfer guidelines … A good shooter … A tough, gritty competitor … Loves being in the gym playing basketball. WESTERN CAROLINA: Played in 21 games with five starts as a freshman for WCU … Shot 42.1 percent from behind the arc … Averaged 5.2 points per game. SANDY CREEK HS: Played for coach Richard Francis … A Second Team All-State pick as a senior … Named All-Region three straight years … Averaged over 20 points per game over three years, including a career best 25.7 ppg as a senior … Led county in treys as a junior and a senior … Also led the region in three-pointers as a senior … His 1,767 points is the all-time record at Sandy Creek … Had his jersey retired in 2001. PERSONAL: Full name: Louis Tyrone Lockett II … Born 3/8/83 … Son of Louis T. and Laura Lockett … Majoring in concrete industry management … Enjoys listening to music.

Georgia (5)

Oklahoma (1)

Mike Dean (Rome) L.T. Lockett (Tyrone) Bryan Smithson (Kennesaw) Steve Thomas (Carrollton) Alex Weekes (Atlanta)

Gaylon Dorsey (Altus)

Illinois (1) Imo Akhibi (Chicago)

Indiana (1)

Pennsylvania (1) Michael Cuffee (Philadelphia)

Tennessee (4) Ben Britt (Chattanooga) Clint Feher (Chattanooga) Steven Jackson (Memphis) Kyle Young (Lewisburg)

Keith Christmas (Gary)

Texas (1) Kentucky (1)

Keith Connor (Pflugerville)

Wes Durrant (Bowling Green)

Virginia (1) New York (1)

Darrio Scott (Lynchburg)

Tommy Gunn (Syracuse)

Blue Raider Birthdays January (1)

June (2)

September (2)

Imo Akhibi ....................................... 1/21/82

Darrio Scott ....................................... 6/1/81 Bryan Smithson ............................... 6/18/85

Clint Feher ......................................... 9/5/83 Alex Weekes ..................................... 9/7/84

Tommy Gunn ..................................... 3/7/81 L.T. Lockett ........................................ 3/8/83 Steve Thomas ................................. 3/14/81

July (2)

October (3)

Ben Britt ............................................ 7/9/85 Michael Cuffee ................................ 7/12/83

Mike Dean ....................................... 10/9/82 Keith Connor ................................. 10/12/80 Gaylon Dorsey ............................... 10/29/82

May (1)

August (1)

Keith Christmas ............................... 5/24/84

Kyle Young ...................................... 8/13/83

March (3)

November (2) Wes Durrant .................................... 11/3/83 Steven Jackson ............................. 11/12/81

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2003-04 ROSTER Numerical

No. 1 2 3 4 5 10 15 23 30 31 32 33 41 44 45 50

Name Keith Connor Darrio Scott Bryan Smithson Steven Jackson L.T. Lockett Wes Durrant Mike Dean Michael Cuffee Ben Britt Clint Feher Tommy Gunn Imo Akhibi Gaylon Dorsey Kyle Young Alex Weekes Keith Christmas

Pos. G F G F G G G G/F G F G F G/F F F F

Ht. 6-0 6-6 5-11 6-6 6-0 5-10 6-2 6-5 6-4 6-7 6-3 6-6 6-4 6-10 6-6 6-6

Wt. 190 225 160 225 190 145 170 200 185 210 205 240 208 215 195 225

Cl. Sr. r-So. Fr. Sr. So. r-Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. r-Fr. Fr. r-Fr.

Hometown/Previous School Pflugerville, TX/Temple JC Lynchburg, VA/George Washington U. Kennesaw, GA/North Cobb HS Memphis, TN/Craigmont HS Tyrone, GA/Western Carolina Bowling Green, KY/Warren Central HS Rome, GA/Georgia Philadelphia, PA/Neosho Co. JC Chattanooga, TN/Red Bank HS Chattannooga, TN/Eastern Kentucky Syracuse, NY/Bridgton Academy Chicago, IL/Kennedy King JC Altus, OK/Western Oklahoma State Lewisburg, TN/Marshall Co. HS Atlanta, GA/Berkmar HS Gary, IN/West Side HS

Alphabetical No. 33 30 50 1 23 15 41 10 31 32 4 5 2 3 45 44

Name Imo Akhibi Ben Britt Keith Christmas Keith Connor Michael Cuffee Mike Dean Gaylon Dorsey Wes Durrant Clint Feher Tommy Gunn Steven Jackson L.T. Lockett Darrio Scott Bryan Smithson Alex Weekes Kyle Young

Pos. F G F G G/F G G/F G F G F G F G F F

Ht. 6-6 6-4 6-6 6-0 6-5 6-2 6-4 5-10 6-7 6-3 6-6 6-0 6-6 5-11 6-6 6-10

Wt. 240 185 225 190 200 170 208 145 210 205 225 190 225 160 195 215

Cl. Jr. Fr. r-Fr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. r-Fr. So. Sr. Sr. So. r-So. Fr. Fr. r-Fr.

Hometown/Previous School Chicago, IL/Kennedy King JC Chattanooga, TN/Red Bank HS Gary, IN/West Side HS Pflugerville, TX/Temple JC Philadelphia, PA/Neosho Co. JC Rome, GA/Georgia Altus, OK/Western Oklahoma State Bowling Green, KY/Warren Central HS Chattannooga, TN/Eastern Kentucky Syracuse, NY/Bridgton Academy Memphis, TN/Craigmont HS Tyrone, GA/Western Carolina Lynchburg, VA/George Washington U. Kennesaw, GA/North Cobb HS Atlanta, GA/Berkmar HS Lewisburg, TN/Marshall Co. HS

Head Coach: Kermit Davis, Jr. (Mississippi State, ‘82) Associate Coach: Donnie Tyndall (Morehead St., ‘93) Assistant Coaches: Tres Chapman (Arizona St., ‘97), Jeff Walker (Belmont, ‘83)

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RADIO/TV CHART 1

2

3

4

5

Keith Connor

Darrio Scott

Bryan Smithson

Steven Jackson

L.T. Lockett

6-0, 190, Sr. Pflugerville, TX

6-6, 225, r-So. Lynchburg, VA

5-11, 160, Fr. Kennesaw, GA

6-6, 215, Sr. Memphis, TN

6-0, 190, So. Tyrone, GA

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30

10

15

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Wes Durrant

Mike Dean

Michael Cuffee

Ben Britt

Clint Feher

5-10, 145, r-Fr. Bowling Green, KY

6-2, 170, Jr. Rome, GA

6-5, 200, Jr. Philadelphia, PA

6-4, 185, Fr. Chattanooga, TN

6-7, 210, So. Chattanooga, TN

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Tommy Gunn

Imo Akhibi

Gaylon Dorsey

Kyle Young

Alex Weekes

6-3, 205, Sr. Syracuse, NY

6-6, 240, Jr. Chicago, IL

6-4, 208, Jr. Altus, OK

6-10, 215, r-Fr. Lewisburg, TN

6-6, 195, Fr. Atlanta, GA

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Keith Christmas

Kermit Davis

6-6, 225, r-Fr. Gary, IN

Head Coach Mississippi St, 1982

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KERMIT DAVIS

2003 Sun Belt Coach of the Year When Athletic Director Boots Donnelly introduced Kermit Davis, Jr., as the schools’ 19th men’s basketball coach, he said that he felt that he had hired the right person to return the program to past glory and once again contend for conference titles and NCAA Tournament appearances. “I wanted to bring someone in here that wanted to be here, not just to be a head coach, but who wanted to take over our program,” Donnelly stated. “I wanted a person that believed very, very strongly in discipline, because that’s the process that gets it all started. I wanted a heck of a recruiter, and I also wanted a teacher. I think we fulfilled every one of those things with Kermit Davis, Jr.” It only took one season for Donnelly’s words to prove prophetic. Davis took a Blue Raider team that was picked fourth in the Sun Belt’s East Division and eighth out of the team’s 11 teams and put them in the thick of a division title race that didn’t end until the final week of the season. For his efforts, Davis was named the Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year, marking the second time in five years as a Division I head coach he has been so honored. Davis didn’t stop there. He took his team to the finals of the Sun Belt Tournament, put together the most wins for a Blue Raider squad since the 199798 campaign, and mentored two All-Sun Belt players. Davis’ reputation as a top-flight recruiter was certainly upheld as well. The Blue Raider coach hauled in three of Tennessee’s top 20 players, one player ranked in the top 55 nationally, and a transfer from Georgia who was one of the nation’s top shooting guards out of high school. The team’s recruiting class was ranked #32 nationally and #1 in the Sun Belt by Hoop Scoop magazine. Ron Briscoe’s Southeast Regional Basketball Report ranked the Blue Raider recruits as #23 nationally and #10 in the Southeast. Davis brings the credentials that

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Donnelly was seeking to Middle Tennessee. He has shown throughout his career the ability to rebuild programs and put them on the national map in a hurry. He has displayed success at every stop along his career track and has done so with a hardnosed style of defense, uptempo offensive play, and a work ethic that is second-to-none. “One thing our team will do is play with a great deal of energy,” Davis stated. “We would like to play a hard-nosed, aggressive style that our fans will enjoy watching night in and night out. We’re going to share and value the basketball, rebound on both ends, and attempt to get a quality shot on each possession.” Davis’ strategic knowledge isn’t his only weapon in building a competitive program. The Blue Raider skipper has long been known as an outstanding recruiter who is willing to go after the nation’s top talent. His recruits value characThe Davis Family (L-R): Claire, Betty, Kermit, and Ally ter, have a high level of toughness, and have a desire to ob- Southeastern Conference. It didn’t take long for the team’s fortunes to tain a college degree. He is committed to landing the state’s top pros- change. After two seasons of putting the pieces pects as well as reaching out to together, the Tigers captured the SEC title in the best players in the region and 2000 and went on to an appearance in the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16. The Tigers rein the country. “Our state has produced turned to the postseason in 2002 with a trip to some outstanding players over the National Invitational Tournament. In the the years, and we are going to three years immediately preceding Davis’ arbe very aggressive in our ap- rival in Murfreesboro, LSU averaged 20-plus proach to keeping those play- wins per season. Davis said of his time with the Tigers, “I eners at home,” said Davis. “The quality of high school and junior joyed five years at LSU working with a close college coaching in our state is friend and one of the outstanding coaches in excellent and we would like to be college basketball in John Brady.” Prior to LSU, Davis spent one season as an extension of the parents and the coach when those student- head coach at the University of Idaho. Howathletes come to our campus.” ever, his stint with the Vandals was his secDavis comes to Middle Ten- ond tour of duty in Moscow. He also served as nessee after spending the past the school’s head coach from 1988-1990. Durfive seasons as the associate ing his three years as the head coach at Idaho, head coach at Louisiana State he compiled a record of 63-29, the best threeUniversity under head coach year total in the program’s history. Davis posted John Brady. Prior to Davis’ ar- two of the best single-season tallies in school rival with Brady at LSU, the history during his first stint at Idaho as well, Tigers had been languishing turning in 25-6 marks in both of those seasons. His Idaho squad won the Big Sky champinear the bottom of the

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onship in 1989 and went on to capture the league’s tournament crown and a berth in the NCAA Tournament as well. For his efforts Davis was named the Big Sky Coach of the Year at the end of the season. History repeated itself in 1990 when Davis once again led the Vandals to the Big Sky title in both the regular season and tournament, garnering another NCAA berth. In fact, Davis himself made history when he became the Vandals’ head coach in 1988. Upon his hiring, Davis became the youngest Division I head coach in the nation at age 28. However, it was not the first time that Davis had been the youngest coach in the country. When Davis took the head coaching position at Southwest Mississippi Junior College in 1984, he became the youngest junior college coach in the nation at age 24. His youth served him well at Southwest Mississippi, where he put together a 39-20 record in two seasons. His 1986 squad won 22 games, the school’s first 20-win season in 17 years. His success at the junior col-

lege level landed him a spot on Tim Floyd’s staff at Idaho, where he served as an assistant for two years prior to taking the reins of the Vandal program. After spending the 1988-89 and 1989-90 seasons at Idaho, Davis went on to become the head coach at Texas A&M for the 1990-91 campaign. From Texas A&M, Davis moved Chipola Junior College to serve as the associate head coach at for two seasons before ascending to the top spot for the 199394 campaign. During Davis’ season as the team’s head coach, Chipola finished the season ranked #4 in the national polls and posted a 27-5 record, the second-most wins in school history. Davis headed to Utah State as the team’s associate head coach from 1994-96. At Utah State, Davis coached under former Iowa State head coach Larry Eustachy and the pair combined to win the Big West Championship in 1995. His Utah State tenure ended with his return to Idaho as the Vandals’ head coach and the rest is history. Davis’ rapid ascent up the coaching ladder is no coincidence. Davis has been around the game for his entire life. He grew up watching one of the preeminent coaches in the country operate on a daily basis. Kermit Davis, Sr., Davis’ father, was one of the most

NOTING DAVIS

UBORN: 12/14/59 UHIGH SCHOOL: Starkville (MS) HS UCOLLEGE: Mississippi State, 1982;

B.A. in business administration; 1984; M.A. in teaching UFAMILY: Wife, Betty. Daughters Ally (15) and Claire (11) U COACHING EXPERIENCE: 1982-84: Graduate assistant at Mississippi St.; 198486: Head coach at Southwest JC; 1986-88: Asst. coach at Idaho; 1988-90: Head coach at Idaho; 1990-91: Head coach at Texas A&M; 1991-93: Associate head coach at Chipola JC; 1993-94: Head coach at Chipola JC; 1994-96: Associate head coach at Utah State; 1996-97: Head coach at Idaho; 199702: Associate head coach at LSU; 2002Present: Head coach at Middle Tennessee. U ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 2003 Sun Belt Coach of the Year, 1990 Big Sky Coach of

the Year, 1989 Big Sky Coach of the Year, 1989 and 1990 Big Sky regular season and tournament champs, 1989 and 1990 NCAA Regional appearances, 2000 SEC Championship, 2000 Sweet 16 appearance, 1994 #4 final ranking at Chipola. UDIVISION I RECORD: at Idaho: 63-29 (1988-90; 1986-87) at Texas A&M: 8-20 (1990-91) at MT: 16-14 (2003-Present) UJUNIOR COLLEGE RECORD: at Southwest JC: 39-20 (1984-86) at Chipola JC: 27-5 (1993-94) UNOTEWORTHY: Was the youngest JC coach in the country when he took over at Southwest JC at age 24 ... Was the youngest DI head coach in the nation when he took over at Idaho at age 28 ... Has been tabbed coach of the year three times in five seasons as a Division I head coach.

respected college coaches in the nation and the younger Davis spent many hours around his dad in the gym and even on the bench during games. Upon the completion of his playing career, Davis began his coaching career at his alma mater. He served as a graduate assistant on Bob Boyd’s staff at MSU from 1982-84. Davis earned his bachelor’s degree from Mississippi State in 1982 and went on to receive his master’s degree from Mississippi State in 1984. Davis, a native of Leakesville, Miss., and his wife Betty have two daughters, Ally (14) and Claire (10).

MT Under Davis Overall Overall Record 16-14 Home 9-5 Away 4-8 Neutral 3-0 vs. Sun Belt 9-5 Home 5-2 Away 4-3 Tourney 2-1 Nonconference 5-8 Home 4-3 Away 0-5 Neutral 1-0 In Overtime 0-2 Leading at the Half 14-2 Leading with 5:00 Left 14-4 vs. Ranked Opponents 0-1 In Televised Games 3-3 MT Shoots >50% 9-1 MT Shoots <50% 7-13 Opponent Shoots >50% 0-4 Opponent Shoots <50% 16-10 MT Outshoots Opp. 14-1 MT Outrebounds Opp. 12-5 Opp. Outrebounds MT 4-6 MT Attempts More FTs 10-2 Opp. Attempts More FTs 6-12 In November 1-3 In December 3-4 In January 5-4 In February 5-1 In March 2-2 In April 0-0 Final Margin 10 or less pts. 9-6 Final Margin > 20 points 3-1 MT Scores < 60 points 0-5 MT Scores 60+ points 5-6 MT Scores 70+ points 7-3 MT Scores 80+ points 4-0 MT Scores 90+ points 0-0 MT Scores 100+ points 0-0

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DONNIE TYNDALL Associate Coach

Head coaches always look for loyalty when hiring staff members and that’s exactly what Kermit Davis got when he brought Donnie Tyndall to Middle Tennessee as his first hire. Tyndall and Davis developed a strong bond while both were on John Brady’s staff at LSU, and it was that bond that prompted Tyndall to leave his post at the University of Idaho to accept a similar post at Middle Tennessee. Davis said of Tyndall, “Donnie is a very loyal friend who has one of the finest work ethics in college basketball. I first witnessed Donnie’s head coaching talents when he took St. Catherine College to its only national tournament appearance in a one-year turnaround. He was with our staff at LSU for four years and has complete understanding of our style of play and recruiting. Donnie was part of the growth of LSU basketball from last place to the 2000 SEC title and Sweet 16 run.” Tyndall’s reputation as an outstanding recruiter and hard worker has put him among the country’s elite assistant coaches at a young age. At Idaho, he served as the associate head coach under Leonard Perry. While a member of the Vandal staff, Tyndall acted as the team’s recruiting coordinator, landing a class in 2001 that was ranked as high as 16th nationally. He was also scouting director and was responsible for preparing the team for each opponent. Tyndall also directed the team’s academics, helping it earn an average GPA of 2.6, the highest for a Vandal squad since 1990. Prior to taking the Idaho job, Tyndall worked as an assistant at LSU. While a part of the Tiger staff, Tyndall helped guide the team to an SEC title in 2000. The 2000 team went on to post a 28-6 mark, the second-best in school history. The Tigers ended the 2000 campaign in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament and 10th in the final poll of the year. Tyndall’s recruiting expertise was on display again at LSU. While with the Tigers, he helped recruit three classes that were ranked in the top 20 nationally. The 1998 class was listed as high as third, and the 2001 recruits were ranked eighth. Among his recruits at LSU, two went on to play in the NBA and five received All-SEC honors. Five of his Tiger players also went on to garner Academic All-SEC awards.

Tyndall also continued to show his commitment to academics at LSU. As the program’s academic coordinator, he helped improve the team’s GPA from 1.7 in 1996 to 2.65 in 2001. Prior to joining the Tiger staff, Tyndall served as the head basketball coach at St. Catherine College in Springfield, Ky. During his one-year stint at St. Catherine, he led his 1996-97 team to the National Junior College Athletic Association national tournament, for the first time in school history. At year’s end, the Patriots were ranked 15th in the final NJCAA poll. The team’s 30-5 record was the best in school history, and the squad’s 106.1 points per game led the nation that season. Tyndall’s emphasis on academics was evident once again: his team’s GPA improved from 1.81 to 2.64 in one season and all six sophomores graduated with associate degrees. Tyndall was named the Kentucky-Tennessee Junior College Coach of the Year for his efforts at St. Catherine, and he went on to pick up the Region 7 Coach of the Year award later that season. St. Catherine College

recognized his accomplishments with the Faculty-Staff Achievement Award. Before becoming the head coach at St. Catherine, Tyndall served as an assistant at Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, Iowa, for two seasons. Aside from Tyndall’s coaching and recruiting duties, he was also charged with organizing and supervising the team’s strength and conditioning program. He also implemented “individual instruction” programs as a means of player development. Under his tutelage, the team’s academics improved and all 10 sophomores who played under Tyndall left school with associate degrees. Tyndall’s collegiate playing career began at Iowa Central Community College, where he played for one season before transfering to Morehead State University. Tyndall earned three letters with the Eagles and won the Morehead State Senior Achievement Award. He also played with the Athletes in Action team after completing his collegiate eligibility. Tyndall received his master’s degree from LSU. Tyndall, 32, and his wife Christi have two children, Taylor Elise, 4, and Grace Elizabeth, 1.

The Tyndall Family (L-R): Grace Elizabeth, Christie, Donnie, and Taylor Elise

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TRES CHAPMAN Assistant Coach

of building Middle Tennessee basketball back into a championship program.” Chapman served as the Cyclones’ administrative assistant during his time in Ames, Iowa, and was an integral part of the team’s accomplishments during that period. While he was there, the Cyclones won two Big 12 titles and put together an Elite Eight run in the NCAA Tournament. Chapman’s former boss had nothing but glowing praise upon his acceptance of the position at Middle Tennessee. “This is a fantastic situation for Tres, for Coach Davis, and for Middle Tennessee. Tres has been a big part of our success with two Big 12 championships in three years. We’re going to miss him, but our loss is Middle Tennessee’s gain.” Prior to his tenure at Iowa State, Chapman was an assistant coach at Mesa Community College in Mesa, Ariz. During his stint at Mesa, the program earned six straight berths in the ACCAC Tournament and captured three straight Region I championships. The team also found its way into the NJCAA National Tournament on three occasions. In each of Chapman’s six seasons on the bench, Mesa ended the season ranked in the top 20, including a final ranking of No. 6 for the 1998-99 squad. While on staff at The Chapman Family (L-R): Andrew, Kristie, Alexis, and Tres (not pictured: Mesa, Chapman served Michael and Ashley) Middle Tennessee head coach Kermit Davis knew he wanted experience and knowledge when he began putting his staff together after his hiring, so it was no surprise that he selected Tres Chapman as an assistant coach. Chapman, 37, brings a wealth of coaching knowhow to the Blue Raider program after spending the last three seasons at Iowa State under head coach Larry Eustachy. “Tres has been a part of winning programs throughout his career,” said Davis. “Tres helped build Mesa Community College into a national power and was a vital part of Larry Eustachy’s Iowa State staff that won two of the last three Big 12 championships. Tres has learned from the best in Larry Eustachy and will be a key part

as a volunteer assistant coach in the Mesa Union School District. From 1991to 1993, Chapman was an assistant coach at South Mountain High School. The 1992 squad captured the 5A State crown. Chapman played basketball at Schoolcraft College after graduation from Mumford High School in Detroit in 1984. He earned his B.A. in English from Arizona State in 1997. Chapman and his wife Kristie have a daughter, Alexis (2) and a son, Andrew, who was born during the spring. Chapman also has a son, Michael (12), and a daughter, Ashley (14).

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JEFF WALKER Assistant Coach

Not many coaches in the country come with the credentials that Jeff Walker owns. When Kermit Davis hired Walker as an assistant, it was very obvious the Blue Raiders had someone on board who knew how to win and how to rebuild programs in the right way. Walker, who hails from Nashville, is a very valuable asset on the Blue Raider staff. His extensive contacts in the state of Tennessee, particularly in the Memphis area, will pay big dividends in recruiting in the years to come. He will head the staff’s recruiting efforts in the state along with his duties nationally. “Jeff’s Tennessee basketball background will be key in our recruiting efforts in our home state,” said Davis. “Jeff has been a successful high school and college coach in our state and brings excellent head coaching experience to our staff. In just two years, Jeff turned Grayson College around from a onewin season to a 20-win program with national recognition. I know he’ll be an integral part of our efforts to rebuild the Blue Raider program as well.” Walker comes to Middle Tennessee from Grayson County College in

Denison, Texas, after putting together a 20-10 record and garnering the first-ever national ranking in the program’s history. Walker, who led his team to as high as 13th in the national polls during his final season, went 17-13 in the previous season after taking over a program that had posted a 1-29 mark in the 1999-2000 campaign. That type of turnaround has become a refrain in Walker’s coaching career. He was credited with the biggest turnaround at any level of collegiate basketball with the 16-game improvement at Grayson after also achieving the same feat while head coach at Hiwassee Junior College in Madisonville, Tenn., during the 1998-99 campaign. Walker took over at Hiwassee with the 1998-99 team and went 20-9 after a 423 record in the previous season. In his next season with Hiwassee, Walker’s charges tallied a 22-9 record and went on

to win the Tennessee Junior College Athletic Association state title. Prior to his stint at Hiwassee, Walker was the head coach for one season at San Diego Mesa College, putting together a 12-17 record. However, once again Walker worked some magic, improving his club from a 5-23 record in the prior season. Walker’s resume also includes some time in professional basketball. He was the head coach and general manager of the Memphis Fire in the United States Basketball League from 1993 to 1996, managing an 18-16 record in two years prior to the team’s folding. His 1995 squad was 8-0 and in first place when the team went under. He also spent time in the Global Basketball Association as the head coach and GM of the Mid-Michigan Great Lakers in 1992 to 1993 and the Huntsville Lasers from 1991 to 1992. Walker’s first head coaching stint came at Raleigh-Egypt High School in Memphis, where he resurrected a program in the Memphis City League. In 1989-90 his team went 13-13, a 12-game improvement over the team’s 1-26 record in the prior season. His 1990-91 squad went 18-9, which was good enough for a school record for wins at the time. The Nashville native began his coaching career as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Belmont University, in 1987. From there, he moved to Tennessee State as an assistant coach for the 1988-89 campaign. Walker garnered quite a reputation for developing talent. He produced two USBL rookies of the year and five of his players from the USBL and GBA went on to play in the NBA. He has coached 11 NBA draft picks, including two players who were lottery picks. He has coached 12 collegiate All-Americans and 19 high school All-Americans. He also has direct ties to the Middle Tennessee program. He coached former Blue Raider point guard D’Marius Wilkes while at Hiwassee and current Blue Raider Marcus Robinson while at Grayson County. Walker, 41, attended high school at Glencliff in Nashville before obtaining his bachelor’s degree at Belmont. He earned his master’s degree at Tennessee State. He and his wife Lynne have two children, Gracie (17) and Rex (12).

The Walker Family (L-R): Rex, Lynne, Jeff, and Gracie

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AL PINKINS

Volunteer Assistant Al Pinkins is set to begin his first year as a member of the Blue Raider coaching staff. Pinkins has played on nearly every level of collegiate and professional basketball, and he is sure to bring that wealth of experience to the Blue Raiders this season. Pinkins got his collegiate start under Kermit Davis at Chipola Junior College from 19921994, where he averaged 17.5 points and eight rebounds per game over his two-year career. “Al played for me at Chipola Junior College and he has always been a person with great character and a strong work ethic,” said Davis. “Al will work closely with academics, video

editing, and our community service programs.” From Chipola, Pinkins moved on to North Carolina State. While with the Wolfpack from 1995-1997, Pinkins battled injuries to post 9.5 points and 7 rebounds during his career. After his collegiate career wound to a close, Pinkins continued to play basketball. His first professional experience came with Team Baleno in Zaragoza, Spain in 1998, turning in 22 points and nine rebounds over the course of the season. Pinkins also played in the USBL in 1998, turning in 14 points and eight rebounds for the Raleigh (NC) Cougars. The next season saw Pinkins make his way to the International Basketball Association for the 1998-99 campaign. His tenure was solid, garnering team’s MVP honors with the Minot (ND) Magic City Snowbears after posting 19

points and nine rebounds that season. Following his IBA stint, Pinkins took his game overseas once again, this time suiting up in the Qatar Basketball Association in Doha, Qatar. During the 1999-2000 season, he tallied an impressive 29 points and 11 rebounds. This next season, which would be his last in pro ball, Pinkins played in the Chinese Basketball Association in Shenyang. Pinkins recorded 11 points and eight rebounds over the course of the 2000-01 season. After completing his career, Pinkins began working for Job Readiness Training, Inc. in Raleigh, NC, where he helped teach job-related skills, as well as life, communication, and social skills, to at-risk youth. Pinkins received his bachelor’s degree from NC State in 1998.

Blue Raider Support Staff

Lucas Calcari Team Trainer

Jeanne Massaquoi Academic Advisor

Cathy Vaughn Basketball Secretary

Cedric Walthaw Strength Coach

Tim Carter Manager

Trekima Henry Manager

Clint McCain Manager

Matt Sanders Manager

The Blue Raider Basketball Family (L-R): Christi, Grace Elizabeth, Taylor Elise, Donnie, Claire, Kermit, Alexis, Tres, Betty, Kristie, Andrew, Ally, Jeff, Lynne, Gracie, and Rex

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DR. SIDNEY MCPHEE University President

Sidney A. McPhee became the tenth president of Middle Tennessee State University on August 1, 2001. His formal inauguration and investiture was held April 19, 2002. McPhee served as executive vice chancellor of the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) from April 2000 until he accepted his current appointment. He was interim chancellor from January to April 2000 and prior to that was vice chancellor for academic affairs and strategic planning. Before joining the TBR staff in 1999, McPhee spent five years at the University of Memphis, first as vice provost for academic affairs, then as senior vice provost. Before the move to Tennessee, McPhee was at the University of Louisville where he was associate provost for academic programs, assistant university provost, and director of the preparatory division. Earlier in his academic career, he was at Oklahoma State University where he served as director of the Division of Freshman Programs and Services and head of the University Academic Assessment Center, coordinator of advisement services and senior academic counselor, and assistant adjunct professor. McPhee holds a B.A. degree (Summa Cum Laude) from Prairie View A & M University in Texas, M.S. from the University of Miami, and

a doctorate from Oklahoma State University. He grew up in Nassau, Bahamas. Upon accepting his post, McPhee said, “To MTSU faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends, I want you to know that I am totally committed to building on the excellent tradition of the institution. I will provide strong leadership in helping MTSU reach the status of a major, top-rate, comprehensive university in this region and the nation. We will continue to focus on improving the quality of our academic programs and students. We will continue our efforts to recruit and retain quality faculty and staff. My priority will be on working together as a team to achieve common goals of the University such as strengthening partnerships with the community, business, industry, and the public school system.” The president has led the effort in developing the university’s new Academic Master Plan. The plan focuses on three primary goals for the university: Enhance academic quality, Create and nurture a student-centered learning environment, and establish mutally beneficial partnerships with businesses, industries, and communities. In 2003, McPhee was appointed to the 18member NCAA Division I Board of Directors, a group that establishes policies, conducts reviews, and votes on NCAA legislation. He is the first representative of the Sun Belt Conference to occupy a place on the NCAA board. Nominated by President Bush in 2003, McPhee is a member of the National Council

President McPhee, right, listens while John Gauch, vice president of sales and marketing for Diamond Aircraft, explains some of the many features of the DA40 Diamond Star airplane that is identical to 11 of 20 planes MT purchased from the company.

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on the Humanities, the advisory board for the National Endowment for the Humanities. His extensive professional involvement also includes service on a national advisory panel for development of a video-based advisortraining program, and work as a book reviewer for Prentice-Hall Publishing Company He also serves on the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce Executive Board and is also the Vice President of the Membership Committee for the Chamber. He is a member of the SunTrust Bank Board of Directors (Nashville), SunTrust Regional Bank Board of Directors (Murfreesboro), the Governor’s Commission of Workforce Development; Adventure Science Museum Board, Murfreesboro Noon Rotary; and the Middle Tennessee Council Boy Scouts of America Executive Board. He is the Co-chair of the Tennessee Legislative Retreat Task Force on Higher Education and President of the Rutherford County American Heart Association Board. He has served as a member of the American Educational Research Association, the National Academic Advising Association, the Tennessee Commission on the Holocaust; Phi Delta Kappa, an honorary member of the Golden Key Honor Society, and was co-chair of the 2003 Rutherford County American Heart Association Gala. McPhee’s current research interests include traditional counseling approaches and their relevance to cross-cultural practices; academic advising; and attitudes of college students toward issues of diversity. He is one of three authors of Understanding the Campus Culture: An Introduction to College, published in 1991. He has authored numerous articles in scholarly journals, chapters in books, and grant publications. Examples include “Advising Multicultural Students” in Academic Advising: A Comprehensive Handbook; “Assessing Cultural Adaptation: Psychometric Properties of the Cultural Adaptation Pain Scale,” in Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development; and “Promoting Student Development Through Intentionally Structured Groups,” in College Student Affairs Journal. McPhee has visited and made several international presentations in countries including Beijing, China; Penang, Malaysia; Tokyo and Osaka, Japan; Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, Israel; Antwerp, Belgium; Montreal, Canada; Oxford, England and Nassau, Bahamas. McPhee and his wife, Elizabeth, have a son and daughter: Sidney-Anthony, 20, and Seneca, 17. His hobbies include collecting CDs and listening to music of all types.

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BOOTS DONNELLY

Blue Raider Athletics Director As perhaps the most recognized name in Middle Tennessee athletic history, it was only fitting that Boots Donnelly was named to head the athletic department that he spent so many years of his life trying to better. Donnelly, 59, has indeed put in a life’s work on the Murfreesboro campus. He was a player on the MT football team in the early ‘60s, became the school’s head football coach in 1979 and held that position for 20 years. Donnelly then moved into an administrative role as the athletic department’s Director of Community Relations for two years. After former athletic director Lee Fowler left in 2000, Donnelly was thrust into the role of interim AD for 14 months before being named to the permanent post on January 15, 2002. After Donnelly took the reigns of the department, it didn’t take long before he began putting his stamp on the program. During his interim period, Donnelly guided MT to its first Vic Bubas Trophy, the Sun Belt’s All-Sports Award, in the school’s first year in the league. He also steered the renovation of the Blue Raider Tennis Complex during this period. Since becoming the permanent AD, Donnelly has secured a $1 million pledge to construct a Blue Raider Hall of Fame, successfully contracted football games against Alabama and Tennessee that created combined revenue of $1 million. He also oversaw the renovation of the Alumni Gym, creating a topflight volleyball arena and basketball practice court for use by the Middle Tennessee teams. Donnelly continues to look for ways to improve Blue Raider facilities on a daily basis and is currently involved in efforts to improve the softball, soccer, and baseball venues. In terms of personnel, Donnelly has continued to strengthen the department by bringing in quality people to continue to advance the Blue Raider mission. Since taking over the helm of the program, Donnelly has hired a new men’s basketball coach, who went on to be honored as the Sun Belt Coach of the Year in his first season, a women’s golf coach who produced a tournament medallist in her first season, and new softball and soccer coaches. He has also landed a new fundraiser to head

the Blue Raider Athletic Association, while implementing a coordinator of athletic development to secure funds in the Nashville area. In his 20 years on the Blue Raider sidelines, Donnelly amassed an overall record of 14087-1, ranking him the eighth most successful coach in Division IAA history.

O v e r h i s c a r e e r, Donnelly won four OVC titles and finished in the national Top 25 ten times. However, a glance inside his record makes it all the more impressive. When Donnelly took over as the school’s football coach, the Blue Raiders had not compiled a winning record in six seasons and had not won an Ohio Valley Conference championship in 13 years. In just three years he tallied a winning record and from that point history speaks for itself. During his career, Donnelly would go on to win four OVC titles and finish in the National Top 25 ten times, and the Blue Raiders would also go on to seven 1AA playoff appearances. That’s not all. Donnelly coached 14 players that went on to NFL careers, nine First Team All-Americans, and 12 OVC Players of the Year. The Nashville native also collected three OVC Coach of the Year honors along with

being twice named Regional Coach of the Year. He would go on to win the National Football Foundation “Contribution to Football” award in 1989 and was named the Tennessee Sports Writers Association Coach of the Year in1988 and 1994. A member of the Blue Raider Hall of Fame, Donnelly was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 1997. His coaching career began at Nashville’s Father Ryan High School, where he had been an outstanding all-around athlete. He took the reigns of the Father Ryan team in 1974 and led his team to a 21-1 record over two seasons including a perfect 13-0 mark and the Tennessee class AAA title in ’74. Donnelly had been the Nashville Interscholastic League’s Player of the Year in 1960 before enrolling at MT, where he played defensive back for three seasons under legendary Blue Raider head coach Charles “Bubber” Murphy. During his career, the Blue Raiders put together an impressive 22-8-1 mark. He passed up his final year of eligibility in 1965 to complete his degree and later added a Master’s Degree from MT in 1966. Donnelly is married to the former Carole Holzapfel. They have three daughters – Bunny, Helen, and Lauren – along with two grandsons and one granddaughter.·

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SUPPORT STAFF Larry Counts

JoJo Freeman

Associate Athletic Director 16th Year/Middle Tennessee, 1972

Assistant Media Relations Director 3rd Year/Mississippi State, 1999

Larry Counts has made Middle Tennessee a family affair during his tenure in the Middle Tennessee athletic department. He, his wife, and his son, have all left a mark on the program and continue to do so with each passing year. Counts, who has worked in the athletic department for 15 years, is in his sixth year as associate athletic director. His duties include game day operations, facility management, licensing coordination, concessions management, and liaison between the Athletic Department and the Tennessee Secondary Schools Athletic Association. In 2000, Counts was selected by Sun Belt Conference Commissioner Wright Waters to serve as tournament manager for the 2001 Sun Belt Conference Basketball Championships in Mobile, Ala., and he has served in that capacity in each tournament since that time. After 12 years as executive director of the Blue Raider Athletic Association, Counts was recognized by the organization’s members in 1998 for his outstanding achievements. After all, Counts founded the BRAA in 1987. Counts oversaw the design process, budget management, and construction of the $27 million football stadium renovation. More recently, Counts orchestrated the $1 million renovation of the new football locker room and training facility completed prior to the 2001 football season. During the last decade, Counts has also been responsible for developing a business plan and managing the operation of bringing concessions in-house, developing and administrating a licensing program, and developing and coordinating a plan for selling advertising signage at Blue Raider athletic facilities, among other projects. A lifelong resident of Murfreesboro, TN, Counts is married to Wynnifred, who works as the assistant director of Athletic Advisement. The couple has one son, Wes, who finished his football career during 2001 as the school’s all-time passing leader in every category. In his spare time, Counts enjoys woodworking, auto racing, radio controlled cars and airplanes, and model railroading.

JoJo Freeman is beginning his third year in the Blue Raider Media Relations Office, working primarily with soccer, track, baseball, and men’s tennis. Freeman came to Middle Tennessee after serving as an intern at Texas Tech during the 2000-01 academic year. While in Lubbock, he worked primarily with soccer, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s track and softball. Freeman helped pitcher Amanda Renfro earn All-America honors for the 2001 season and had a large hand in the 2000 galleryfurniture.com Bowl Media Guide. The Gulfport, MS, native graduated from Mississippi State in 1999 with a bachelor’s in communications. While at MSU, Freeman spent two years as a student assistant in the Media Relations office, serving as the primary softball contact for the 1999 season. He also worked the 1997 NCAA Baseball Regional in Starkville and served as the official scorer for Bulldog baseball during the 1998 season. Freeman was also a member of the MSU Media Relations staff for the 1999 Cotton Bowl Classic. Freeman is single and lives in Murfreesboro. He has a seven-year-old daughter, Erin, who resides in Chattanooga.

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Denise Gideon Assistant Media Relations Director 3rd Year/Tennessee, 1999 Denise Gideon is beginning her third year with the MT Media Relations Office. Her primary duties are with volleyball, women’s basketball, women’s tennis, and softball. Gideon joined Middle Tennessee after spending two years as the media relations director at Cumberland Universtiy in Lebanon, TN. Prior to Cumberland, she was an assistant in game operations and facility management at Tulane University. She spent three years as a manager for the Tennessee Lady Vols track and field team, and two years as a graduate assistant. She is a 1997 graduate of the University of

Tennessee and received her master’s at UT in sport administration in 1999. Gideon is single and lives in Lebanon.

Bill Lansden Associate AD/Fundraising and Marketing 2nd Year/Rhodes College, 1986 Since coming to Middle Tennessee a year ago, Bill Lansden has made a big impact on fundraising and marketing. However, that should come as no surprise because he certainly has the credentials to do just that. Lansden comes to Middle Tennessee from Memphis, where he spent three years as the director of marketing and sales for the FedEx St. Jude Golf Classic. There he coordinated all corporate hospitality for the weeklong PGA Tour event, administered marketing and promotional campaigns for the tournament, sold corporate sponsorships and directed up to a dozen volunteer committees for the Classic. Before working at the golf tournament, Lansden spent six-plus years in the athletic marketing department at the University of Memphis, beginning his tenure as an intern in August of 1993. During his years at U of M, he was responsible for marketing and promoting and providing game management for almost all Tiger sports, ranging from women’s soccer and volleyball to football and men’s basketball. Lansden spent three years as an athletic marketing coordinator, during which he sold corporate sponsorships, administered community outreach programs and managed graduate assistants, interns and volunteer workers. He then took over as the athletic marketing director in 1997, serving in that capacity for seven months before becoming the director of annual giving in the Tiger Club Office. There he oversaw the annual membership drive, contacted new members and assisted in fundraising efforts totaling over $2 million. The 39-year-old served as a staff senate representative for four years at the University of Memphis. He also was a member of the Germantown Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors from 1997 to 2001, serving as the chairman of the board in 2001. Lansden earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Rhodes College in Memphis in 1986, playing football all four years in college, and serving as team captain his se-

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nior season. He later received his M.S. in sports administration from Georgia State University in Atlanta in 1993. Lansden is married to the former Blair Savage of Gravette, AR. Blair spent the past nine seasons as an assistant women’s basketball coach at the University of Memphis.

Mark Meadows Assistant AD/Mktg. and Corporate Sales First Year/Alabama, 1978 Mark Meadows, Middle Tennessee’s assistant athletic director for marketing and corporate sales, is beginning his first year in Murfreesboro. Meadows comes to the Blue Raiders after serving as the assistant vice president and general manager for International Sports Properties at Southern Mississippi. During his stint at Southern Mississippi, Meadows coordinated all marketing and broadcast activities for the Golden Eagle athletic department. He also supervised a staff responsible for multimedia sales, event promotions, and the production and distribution of the school’s radio network and game programs. Prior to his tenure at Southern Mississippi, Meadows was the director of special projects for a joint venture between ISP and Learfield Communications at the University of Alabama from Jan. 1998 to Jan. 2000. While at Alabama, Meadows managed several projects, including vending operations at home athletic events, the merchandise catalog, retail product development, and the CTSM Hospitality Village. Before assuming his duties with ISP/Learfield, Meadows sold radio, television, scoreboard, and print advertising for the Crimson Tide from June 1990 to Dec. 1997. From April 1993 to Jan. 1998, Meadows acted as the vice president of Collegiate Sports Partners, Ltd. He developed sales, marketing, and publishing opportunities for clients in Alabama, such as the University of Alabama, the Alabama High School Athletic Association, and the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. Meadows later moved into a role as the VP and general manager of CSP’s University of Alabama project, which took on a more direct role with the Crimson Tide athletic department. Meadows got his start in collegiate athletics with Host Communications, selling print and broadcast advertising on behalf of the University of Alabama and the SEC. Aside from his career in athletics, he has also served as a commissioned officer in the Alabama Army National Guard since 1978, earning two Army Commendation Medals for his service in

two tours as a company commander. A Tuscaloosa, Ala, native, Meadows earned his B.A. in communications from Alabama in 1978. During his time as a student at Alabama, Meadows served as a student manager for the football team, eventually becoming the team’s head manager during his senior year. Meadows and his wife Elon have four children: Maggie (9), Anna Kate (12), John Bross (14), and Kristen (23).

Mike Moleta Director of Compliance Second Year/Southern Miss, 1997 Entering his second year in the Middle Tennessee athletic department, Mike Moleta serves as the director of compliance. Moleta came to MT from Northern Arizona University, where he served in the same capacity. While a member of the Lumberjack athletic department, Moleta also held the position of director of operations for tennis and golf. Moleta’s career in compliance began at Southern Mississippi, where he was an honors graduate in the sports administration program. He began working in the USM athletic department as a student assistant to the athletic director in 1996 and became the school’s assistant compliance director in 1997. Moleta then took over as the associate AD for compliance in 1998, holding that position until moving on to NAU in 2001. Moleta’s academic career was distinguished: he received the Sports Administration Distinguished Leadership Award and the D.C. Leach Academic Scholarship Award. He also received the U.S. Army’s Achievement Medal twice during his four-year stint in the military. After leaving the service in 1984, Moleta was awarded the Biloxi Chamber of Commerce Customer Service Award and the Executive Leadership Award before beginning his academic pursuits as Southern Mississippi. Away from the office, Moleta is active in coaching youth baseball and is a member of both the National Association of Compliance Directors and the Collegiate Athletic Business Managers Association. A native of Biloxi, MS, Mike and his wife Pam are the parents of two children – Kirsten (11) and Chandler (8).

Johnny Moore Assistant Athletic Director 15th Year/Middle Tennessee, 1961 Entering his 15th year at Middle Tennessee,

Johnny Moore has been an invaluable resource for the athletic department. He is in his 15th year of service to the University, and his sixth in the role of assistant athletic director/ coordinator of Olympic sports. He also continues to coach the Blue Raider men’s golf team. As coordinator of Olympic sports, Moore oversees all administrative facets of baseball, golf, and tennis. Moore was one of three former Middle Tennessee athletes inducted into the Blue Raider Hall of Fame in June 2001. He was selected for his football accomplishments and joined Howard Alsup (football) and Greg Artis (track) as 2001 inductees. During his tenure as head coach of the men’s golf team, Moore has led the Blue Raiders to five Ohio Valley Conference titles and six other tournament titles since 1989. Moore was also named OVC Coach of the Year three consecutive years 1994, ‘95, and ’96, and was bestowed with the honor again in 1998 and 2000. A native of Nashville, Moore graduated from Middle Tennessee in 1961. As a student-athlete, he was a star in both golf and football. In fact, as a big, rangy halfback, Moore played in the Blue Raiders 21-12 Tangerine (now Citrus) Bowl victory over Presbyterian in 1960. Moore is also a two-time Nashville Metropolitan Open Champion and one of the top-rated amateur golfers in the state of Tennessee. He qualified for and participated in the 1990 United States Senior Open, which was won by Lee Trevino. For 30 years, Moore has been a member of the Tennessee Golf Association Board of Directors. He is a former president and now serves on the Executive Board of Directors. Seven years ago, he was appointed to the Sectional Affairs Committee of the United States Golf Association. Moore is married to the former Andrea Jo Lehning. The couple has four children -- Laura, Anne Marie, Johnny, and Mike -- and two grandchildren. The Moores reside in Murfreesboro and are members of Belle Aire Baptist Church.

Mark Owens Asst. Athletic Director/Media Relations 6th Year/Virginia Tech, 1989 Mark Owens is in his sixth year as Middle Tennessee’s media relations director and fourth as assistant athletic director. Since his arrival on campus, Owens has been instrumental in doubling the size of the media relations staff, improving the quality and quantity of the department’s publications, and has over-

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seen the launch of the award-winning official athletics web site. Owens’ 2001 Blue Raider football media guide was also voted best in the state by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association. A 1989 graduate of Virginia Tech, Owens spent seven years at the University of Memphis as the associate media relations director. He joined the U of M staff in 1991 and handled the publicity and promotion of Tiger basketball while also assisting with football. In addition, Owens was responsible for the design and layout of the football and basketball media guides that won several awards, including two national honors. Owens, a native of Stuart, VA, was responsible for the promotional campaigns that landed All-America honors for Anfernee Hardaway, David Vaughn, Lorenzen Wright, and Cedric Henderson. His promotional penny design for Hardaway in 1993 earned national acclaim. Owens also helped promote Tech athletes Will Furrer( for academic All-America honors) and basketball standout Bimbo Coles. Owens has also served as assistant media coordinator for three conference basketball tournaments and the 1997 NCAA Tournament. A member of CoSIDA, Owens served on the Radio and Television Liaison Committee from 1997 to 1998. He is a member of the Sun Belt Conference Football committee, the University Relations committee at Middle Tennessee, and the Athletic Department’s scholarship committee. Owens has a son, Tanner, who is five.

Matt Riley Asst. Athletic Director/Strength & Cond. 11th Year/Middle Tennessee, 1988 A former Middle Tennessee lineman under current AD Boots Donnelly, Matt Riley is in his 11th year as assistant athletic director/ strength and conditioning. Riley was instrumental in the design of the athletic weight room next to Floyd Stadium. Riley joined the Blue Raider staff in the spring of 1993 after lettering on two of Middle Tennessee’s finest teams ever. Riley, an offensive lineman, was a member of the 1984 national semifinalists and the undefeated and No. 1 ranked 1985 football team. After graduating from Middle Tennessee in 1988, Riley was head strength and conditioning coach at Tennessee Tech in 1989 and 1990 before taking over the same role at Southern Miss in 1991 and 1992.

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Riley works with all Blue Raider sports to tailor weight room activities and organize workouts for all athletes. His job puts him in the weight room year-round. Riley is married to the former Rajayna Davis of New Market, TN. The couple has a daughter, six-year-old Madison Cate, and a son, Jackson Rhoad (2).

Zackie Sanderson Athletic Business Manager 6th Year/Belmont, 1982 Zackie Sanderson is in her fourth year as the athletic business manager at Middle Tennessee. Although her work often goes unnoticed by the general public, she is one of the most important people in the Athletic Department. She assumed her Athletic Department duties after spending two years working in the school’s Budget Office as a financial management analyst and assisting with the preparation of the University budget. Her current duties include overseeing all financial reporting and budgeting related to athletics. Sanderson spent nine years with SunTrust Bank as an internal auditor, senior accountant, and internal control officer. She worked with Kraft CPAs in Nashville for two years and served as the controller for the Cumberland Science Museum and Grassmere Wildlife Park in Nashville for two years. Sanderson, a Belmont graduate, is a native of Nashville and is married to Ron Sanderson of Lexington, KY. The couple has two sons, Steven, 13, and Ben, 10.

Ryan Simmons Associate Media Relations Director 6th Year/Middle Tennessee, 1994 Ryan Simmons is beginning his sixth year in the Media Relations Department at Middle Tennessee. As associate media relations director, Simmons is primarily involved with handling men’s basketball and assisting with football. Simmons, the voice of Blue Raider Baseball for three years, promoted pitcher Dewon Brazelton to First Team All-America honors in 2001. The 1994 graduate returned to his alma mater in 1998 after earning his M.A. at Cumberland University, where he also got his start in intercolle-

giate athletics. While at Cumberland, Simmons initially worked as a graduate assistant to the athletic director before being hired full-time as the director of marketing and promotions. The Manchester, TN, native is a member of CoSIDA, the Tennessee Sportswriters Association, and the US Basketball Writer’s Association. Simmons and his wife Jill live in Murfreesboro. Simmons enjoys spending his leisure time coaching youth baseball, following pro wrestling, and playing golf.

Diane Turnham Associate Athletic Director 23rd Year/Lipscomb, 1980 If you look up dedication in the dictionary, you’re likely to see a photo of Diane Turnham. Turnham, who was voted MT’s employee of the year for 2001-02, has been with the Athletic Department for more than two decades, having just completed her 22nd year. In January of 2001, Turnham was promoted to associate athletic director. She oversees women’s sports in addition to handling the department’s personnel changes. Prior to her new role, Turnham was an assistant athletic director for compliance for seven years, overseeing the entire Athletic Department’s compliance with all NCAA rules. A member of the Sun Belt women’s soccer committee, Turnham is the chair of the SBC’s Senior Women’s Administrators and also serves on the league’s executive staff committee. Turnham served as the head coach of the women’s volleyball team for many years and as an assistant coach with women’s basketball. During her tenure as a coach at Middle Tennessee, Turnham recorded eight Ohio Valley Conference championships, six trips to the NCAA tournament, and was responsible for recruiting possibly the best women’s basketball player -- Kim Webb -to ever don a Lady Raider uniform. Webb’s retired jersey now hangs in Murphy Center. In volleyball, Turnham is the second winningest coach in school history. The 1980 graduate of Lipscomb University spent four years playing college basketball.

A Mount Juliet, TN, native, Turnham enjoys shopping and collecting antiques in her spare time. She and husband Kyle have one son, four-year-old Steven Charles.

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ATHLETIC STAFF Beth Acreman Assistant Women’s Soccer Coach

Boniface Amuzu Facilities

Blake Anderson Assistant Football Coach

Carey Bailey Assistant Football Coach

John Brooks Ticket Manager

Cindy Connelley Head Women’s Softball Coach

Joy Connelly Ticket Office

Steve Davis Assistant Football Coach

Kevin Erminio Assistant Baseball Coach

Roger Evans Technician

Tom Fiveash Director of Football Operations

Pat Fones Secretary

Roxanne Forth Secretary

Kevin Fouquier Assistant Head Football Coach

Phillip Gharib Assistant Technician

Dean Hayes Head Track & Field, Cross Country Coach

Darin Hinshaw Assistant Football Coach

Randy Holden Head Women’s Tennis Coach

Cindy Hughes Athletic Director’s Secretary

John Jewell Murphy Center Complex Manager

Roger Kerr Asst. Track & Field, Cross Country Coach

Lisa Kissee Head Women’s Volleyball Coach

Andy McCollum Head Football Coach

Jim McGuire Associate Head Baseball Coach

Roy Mewbourne Coordinator of Athletic Development

Rachael Moore Head Women’s Golf Coach

Steve Peterson Head Baseball Coach

Bradley Dale Peveto Assistant Football Coach

Aston Rhoden Head Soccer Coach

Alex Robins Assistant Football Coach

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Robb Rogers Strength and Conditioning Coach

Kim Rosamond Asst. Women’s Basketball Coach

Dale Short Head Men’s Tennis Coach

Jim Simpson Director of the Varsity Club

Stephany Smith Head Women’s Basketball Coach

Debbie Strobel Ticket Office

Whit Turnbow Assistant Golf Coach

Cathy Vaughn Men’s Basketball Secretary

Ronnie Vinklarek Assistant Football Coach

Floyd Walker Assistant Football Coach

Melanie Walls Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach

Brad Warden Assistant Marketing & Promotions Director

Linda Watson BRAA Administrative Assistant

Rita Whitaker Murphy Center Complex Event Coord.

Terry Whiteside Faculty Representative

Jan Worley Football Secretary

George Zimmerman BRAA Concessions

PRESIDENTIAL EXECUTIVE STAFF

Kaylene Gebert Executive Vice President/Provost

Joe Bales Vice President/ Development

John Cothern Vice President/ Business & Finance

Dr. Robert Glenn Vice President/Student Affairs

Lucinda Lea Vice President/Info. Technology

Kim Edgar Executive Assistant to the President

OTHER SUPPORT PERSONNEL

David Chambers Athletic Financial Aid

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Ginger Corley Student Support Dir.

Wynnifred Counts Athletic Academics

Vicki Justice-Lowe Athletic Housing

Jeanne Massaquoi Athletic Academics

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2002-03 NOTEBOOK UDavis Named SBC Coach of Year Capping what was a breakthrough season for MT in the Sun Belt, head coach Kermit Davis was chosen as the league’s Coach of the Year. Davis led the Blue Raiders to the most SBC wins in school history, winning four conference road games during the campaign. The Blue Raiders locked the second seed in the East Division, giving the team its first-ever bye in the Sun Belt Tournament. The award marked only the fourth time that a Blue Raider coach had been so honored. However, it was the second time in five seasons as a Division I head coach that Davis had been named a league’s top coach. UGunn Reaches 1,000 Points Junior guard Tommy Gunn continued to cement his place among the all-time Blue Raider greats by reaching the 1,000-point plateau. Gunn’s accomplishment makes him one of only 27 men in MT history to reach the 1,000point milestone. Gunn scored a career-high 477 points to eclipse the mark. Gunn will begin his senior campaign with 1,065 career points and as number 21 on the all-time scoring list. UTwo for 400 Senior forward William Pippen and junior guard Tommy Gunn became the first MT tandem to each score 400 or more points in a season since Nod Carter and Roni Bailey accomplished the feat in the 1996-97 season.

The duo proved to be the best one-two punch in the Sun Belt, both ending the year ranked in the Top 10 overall in scoring. Gunn led the team with a 15.9 per game average with Pippen nipping at his heels with 15.5. UGunn, Pippen Honored Junior Tommy Gunn and senior William Pippen were honored for their outstanding seasons by being named to the All-Sun Belt teams at the conclusion of the regular season. Gunn was voted to the First Team and Pippen was elected to the third team. Voting for the honors was done by the league’s coaches and sports information directors along with selected media members from each league school. Gunn and Pippen were among the league’s top 10 scorers while Pippen was among the Top 10 in rebounding. URecruiting Class Ranked High Head Coach Kermit Davis and staff thought their fall signing class was strong. Now those thoughts have been confirmed by at least two recruiting services. Ron Briscoe’s Southeast Regional Basketball Report slotted the Blue Raiders with the #23 class in the nation and #10 in the southeast. HoopScoop Magazine put the Blue Raiders at #32 nationally and #1 in the Sun Belt Conference. Neither ranking accounts for Mike Dean, who transferred from Georgia in January. UGunn In Record Books Aside from his career scoring numbers, junior Tommy Gunn is working his way up a few other career lists at Middle Tennessee. Gunn ended his junior campaign in the top 10 in four other career categories. The Syracuse, NY, native stands in fourth place in career treys with 129 and in career three-point attempts with 321. Gunn currently sits in fifth place in career three-point percentage at 40.2 percent. He found himself on three single-season lists this year, too. His 59 threes on the year ranks seventh all-time. Gunn is also sixth in singleseason 3-point percentage at 42.8 and stands 10th in free throw percentage at 82.2.

John Humphrey became the first Blue Raider to participate in the College Slam Dunk and Three-Point Championships prior to the 2003 Final Four. Humphrey finished second in the dunk contest.

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to play in the arena. The building opened on Dec. 11, 1972, with a game against Vanderbilt. The Blue Raiders fed off the electric atmosphere that night to turn in a big upset win over defending SBC champs Western Kentucky in that Jan. 4, 2003, game. USpeaking of Records There was no question that the 2002-03 Blue Raiders were a much-improved squad, and the team found its way into the record books, solidifying its turnaround. The Blue Raiders ended the year fifth all-time in treys with 194. The team was also fifth in three-point attempts with 535 and sixth in three-point percentage at 36.3. The Blue Raiders also rated in the top 10 in five single-game categories. The team’s 12 threes and 30 3-point attempts against Murray State on Jan. 1 were eighth and seventh all-time, respectively. The Blue Raiders’ 37 field goals against Denver on March 10 was good enough tor 10th all-time. The team also racked up two rebounding performances worthy of the all-time list. MT grabbed 47 rebounds against IPFW on Feb. 28 to rank eighth alltime, and the team’s 45 boards against North Texas on Feb. 6 rated 10th. UNoting Davis First-year head coach Kermit Davis certainly led a Blue Raider revival, but few people realize that he accomplished something only one other coach in MT history has achieved. Davis guided the Blue Raiders to a five-game win streak, equaling the longest winning streak for any first-year coach at Middle Tennessee. Stan Simpson won five straight games during his Blue Raider debut in 1979-80. UIf You Win, They Will Come The Blue Raiders success also translated into more tickets sold at Murphy Center. Middle Tennessee averaged 3,646 fans during the team’s last four home games, including a season high of 5,135 on Feb. 1 against Florida International. The average attendance over this four-game span was up 1,120 over the team’s season average of 2,526.

UMurphy Turns 30 Middle Tennessee celebrated the 30th anniversary of the opening of Murphy Center on Jan. 4. The night featured the return of over 100 former players and coaches, including several players from the first Blue Raider squad

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2002-03 RESULTS Opponent East Carolina Alabama UT Martin UNC Greensboro Tennessee Tech at Purdue IUPUI Murray State Christian Bros. Austin Peay Kennesaw State Murray State Western Kentucky Arkansas State UALR South Alabama New Orleans New Mexico St. UL-Lafayette IPFW Florida International North Texas Denver Arkansas State UALR Florida International Western Kentucky South Alabama Denver Western Kentucky

Result Points L, 63-65 Humphrey (16) L, 65-80 Jackson (15) W, 87-77 Gunn (29) L, 58-70 Rhodes (16) L, 66-70 Pippen (15) L, 56-85 Pippen (10) W, 64-60 Pippen (18) L, 72-79 Gunn (19) W, 74-57 Pippen (32) L, 71-79 (OT)Gunn (21) W, 66-62 Pippen (15) L, 64-76 Humphrey (19) W, 69-65 Pippen (21) W, 65-58 Gunn (21) L, 62-71 (OT)Humphrey (19) L, 64-53 Pippen (16) W, 77-60 Gunn (30) W, 70-68 Gunn (26) L, 65-71 Gunn, Pippen (18) W, 71-52 Pippen (23) W, 60-58 Gunn (16) W, 76-55 Pippen (27) W, 80-68 Gunn (22) W, 79-55 Pippen (19) L, 58-74 Pippen (20) W, 80-70 Pippen (32) L, 75-89 Gunn (26) W, 72-69 Pippen (21) W, 83-59 Gunn (19) L, 52-64 Pippen (12)

Rebounds Humphrey (7) Pippen, Gunn (8) Humphrey (8) Rhodes (20) Humphrey (12) Jackson, Parham (6) Pippen (10) Pippen (6) Pippen, Mitchell (7) Pippen, Gunn (5) Pippen (7) Pippen (7) Pippen (10) Pippen (11) Humphrey (8) Humphrey (5) Pippen (7) Pippen (8) Gunn (11) Pippen (12) Humphrey (9) Rhodes (7) Robinson, Parham (6) Pippen (10) Rhodes (5) Gunn (7) Gunn (7) Pippen (8) Humphrey, Watson (6) Pippen (8)

Assists Jackson, Robinson (2) Pippen, Connor (3) Gunn (3) Gunn, Pippen (2) Parham (4) Connor (4) Connor (5) Parham (4) Robinson (4) Parham (6) Connor (4) Parham (11) Gunn, Parham (4) Connor (4) Four with (2) Gunn, Connor (3) Parham (4) Parham (5) Parham (5) Parham, Pippen (3) Parham (3) Parham (5) Parham, Gunn (5) Gunn, Humphrey (4) Parham (4) Parham (8) Gunn (4) Parham (5) Parham (5) Parham (6)

Steals Blocks Connor, Gunn (2) Gunn (1) Connor, Gunn (2) Pippen, Gunn (1) Humphrey (4) Humphrey (2) Three with (1) Humphrey (1) Six with (1) Gunn, Pippen (1) Gunn, Pippen (2) Gunn, Humphrey (1) Three with (1) Pippen, Mitchell (1) Humphrey (2) Gunn (1) Pippen (2) Pippen, Mitchell (1) Pippen, Gunn (2) None (0) Humphrey (2) Pippen (1) Gunn (2) Pippen, Mitchell (1) Three with (1) None (0) Pippen (3) Pippen (3) Three with (1) Pippen, Rhodes (1) Gunn, Pippen (2) Humphrey (2) Gunn (4) Pippen (3) Gunn (3) Gunn (2) Parham (3) Pippen (3) Gunn, Humphrey (2) Three with (1) Parham, Robinson (2)Gunn (1) Humphrey (3) Pippen (4) Gunn (2) Pippen, Gunn (1) Parham (2) Gunn (2) Humphrey (2) Humphrey (2) Pippen, Humphrey (2)Pippen (3) Humphrey (3) Gunn (2) Parham (3) Three with (1) Gunn (2) Parham, Gunn (1) Three with (2) Gunn (1)

2002-03 SUPERLATIVES POINTS FIELD GOALS MADE FIELD GOAL ATT FG PCT (min 5 made) 3 PT FG MADE 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 3-PT FG PCT (min 2 made) FREE THROWS MADE FREE THROW ATT REBOUNDS ASSISTS STEALS BLOCKED SHOTS TURNOVERS

32 14 18 .875 (14-16) 6 11 1.000 (3-3) 11 11 20 11 4 4 9

Pippen, William (Twice) Pippen, William vs. Christian Brothers (12/18/02) Pippen, William vs. IPFW (1/28/03) Pippen, William vs. Christian Brothers (12/18/02) Humphrey, John at Murray State (1/1/03) Humphrey, John at Murray State (1/1/03) Three times Gunn, Tommy at Denver (2/8/03) Gunn, Tommy at Denver (2/8/03) Rhodes, Napoleon vs UNC-Greensboro (11/30/02) Parham, Eric vs. Murray State (1/1/03) Twice Pippen, William vs North Texas (2/6/03) Eric Parham vs. Purdue (12/6/02)

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2002-03 STATISTICS ## Player 32 Gunn, Tommy Conference

GP-GS Min 30-29 980 14-14 470

Avg 32.7 33.6

FG-A 165-331 82-168

Pct .498 .488

3FG-A 59-138 25-67

Pct .428 .373

FT-A Pct OR-DR 88-107 .822 36-88 61-68 .897 18-44

Tot Avg 124 4.1 62 4.4

PF 68 37

FO 1 0

A 68 35

TO 84 40

Blk 17 9

Stl Pts 38 477 16 250

Avg 15.9 17.9

03 Pippen, William Conference

30-26 932 14-13 446

31.1 31.9

196-352 97-164

.557 .591

33-82 17-35

.402 .486

41-60 24-38

.683 .632

39-140 15-64

179 6.0 79 5.6

89 47

5 3

33 12

68 35

27 20

25 466 12 235

15.5 16.8

35 Humphrey, John Conference

30-27 788 14-14 393

26.3 28.1

90-226 44-107

.398 .411

42-122 18-52

.344 .346

48-69 23-34

.696 .676

43-100 16-53

143 4.8 69 4.9

84 36

1 0

30 17

45 21

13 8

32 270 17 129

9.0 9.2

40 Rhodes, Napoleon 30-28 668 Conference 14-14 339

22.3 24.2

65-120 33-50

.542 .660

0-0 0-0

.000 .000

61-96 28-39

.635 .718

53-100 23-50

153 5.1 73 5.2

103 52

8 5

21 13

75 42

2 2

9 3

191 94

6.4 6.7

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30-19 749 14-11 390

25.0 27.9

60-150 31-75

.400 .413

13-42 7-19

.310 .368

39-48 23-26

.813 .885

7-63 4-41

70 2.3 45 3.2

55 27

1 1

113 54

85 36

1 0

28 172 15 92

5.7 6.6

12 Robinson, Marcus Conference

30-4 14-0

533 217

17.8 15.5

45-114 13-37

.395 .351

20-50 7-18

.400 .389

31-45 12-16

.689 .750

9-62 1-26

71 2.4 27 1.9

53 23

0 0

34 15

35 15

2 1

10 141 5 45

4.7 3.2

01 Connor, Keith Conference

29-11 576 13-3 230

19.9 17.7

34-116 8-36

.293 .222

26-87 5-30

.299 .167

19-29 11-17

.655 .647

8-41 4-17

49 1.7 21 1.6

29 8

0 0

45 17

35 10

0 0

12 113 4 32

3.9 2.5

34 Mitchell, Bryant Conference

28-3 12-0

316 102

11.3 8.5

40-68 11-19

.588 .579

0-0 0-0

.000 .000

14-24 5-10

.583 .500

31-46 10-11

77 2.8 21 1.8

47 18

0 0

6 1

20 5

6 1

3 0

94 27

3.4 2.3

04 Jackson, Steven Conference

28-2 14-1

335 183

12.0 13.1

33-80 16-45

.413 .356

0-8 0-3

.000 .000

22-37 15-25

.595 .600

26-38 19-19

64 2.3 38 2.7

52 30

1 0

7 2

18 7

0 0

0 0

88 47

3.1 3.4

50 Watson, Demario Conference

17-1 8-0

141 53

8.3 6.6

10-20 4-7

.500 .571

0-0 0-0

.000 .000

16-36 10-20

.444 .500

15-12 5-1

27 1.6 6 0.8

16 5

0 0

1 0

8 5

1 1

2 1

36 18

2.1 2.3

23 Glasper, Derek Conference

5-0 0-0

28 0

5.6 0.0

2-9 0-0

.222 .000

1-6 0-0

.167 .000

0-4 0-0

.000 .000

0-1 0-0

1 0

0.2 0.0

1 0

0 0

0 0

4 0

0 0

0 0

5 0

1.0 0.0

54 Osborne, Adam Conference

2-0 1-0

4 2

2.0 2.0

0-3 0-2

.000 .000

0-0 0-0

.000 .000

0-0 0-0

.000 .000

1-1 1-0

2 1

1.0 1.0

1 1

0 0

0 0

1 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0.0 0.0

96 3.2 38 2.7

0 0

TM TEAM Conference

50-46 15-23

14 4

Total Conference

30 14

740-1589 .466 339-710 .477

194-535 79-224

.363 379-555 .683 318-738 1056 35.2 .353 212-293 .724 131-349 480 34.3

598 284

17 9

358 492 166 220

69 42

159 2053 73 969

68.4 69.2

Opponents Conference

30 14

691-1646 .420 308-756 .407

198-592 95-269

.334 450-653 .689 340-621 961 32.0 .353 215-322 .668 161-280 441 31.5

537 268

5

330 401 139 181

98 35

236 2030 99 926

67.7 66.1

SCORE BY PERIODS: Middle Tennessee Opponents

1st 974 945

DEADBALL REBOUNDS: Middle Tennessee Opponents

60

2nd OT 1066 13 1055 30

Total 2053 2030

OFF DEF 78 7 76 5

TOTAL 85 81

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GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Team

FT-A

Pct.

O

D

Tot.

Pf-Dq

A

TO

BL

ST

Backcourt

Frontcourt

MT East Carolina

Score 1st-2nd FG-FGA Pct. 3PT-A Pct. 63 65

34-29 32-33

21-55 22-49

38.2 44.9

7-22 4-13

31.8 30.8

14-19 17-25

73.7 68.0

10 9

24 27

34 36

19-0 20-0

6 13

15 16

1 4

6 5

15 23

25 30

Bench 23 12

MT Alabama

65 80

25-40 42-38

25-66 27-59

37.9 45.8

7-23 8-24

30.4 33.3

8-10 18-23

80.0 78.3

17 10

25 24

42 34

20-0 13-0

11 16

21 13

2 6

6 10

20 22

23 31

22 27

MT UT Martin

87 77

45-42 42-35

30-56 29-71

53.6 40.8

8-18 12-36

44.4 33.3

19-26 7-13

73.1 53.8

10 15

33 19

43 34

16-1 18-0

15 16

15 14

2 4

7 7

35 39

37 25

15 13

MT UNCG

58 70

24-34 36-34

20-55 24-60

36.4 40.0

4-21 7-20

19.0 35.0

14-28 15-19

50.0 78.9

19 17

22 22

41 38

17-0 20-0

9 14

15 12

1 7

3 3

18 21

33 23

7 26

MT Tenn. Tech

66 70

29-37 18-52

20-53 20-54

37.7 37.0

6-19 5-15

31.6 33.3

25-20 25-33

80.0 75.8

13 17

21 24

34 41

28-1 25-0

8 8

24 22

2 7

6 12

7 24

37 29

22 7

MT Purdue

56 85

29-27 40-45

21-57 27-57

36.8 47.4

7-17 6-14

41.2 42.9

7-16 25-34

43.8 73.5

12 10

26 25

38 35

29-1 21-0

13 11

21 11

2 3

4 9

13 31

10 21

33 32

MT IUPUI

64 60

32-32 30-30

26-49 20-48

53.1 41.7

8-19 7-16

42.1 43.8

4-10 13-24

40.0 54.2

4 8

27 21

31 29

21-1 14-0

14 14

14 11

2 2

3 3

17 25

35 21

12 14

MT Murray State

72 79

35-37 36-43

26-51 31-58

51.0 53.4

9-21 8-21

42.9 38.1

11-13 9-12

84.6 75.0

8 10

20 19

28 29

15-0 15-0

12 15

16 12

1 5

4 11

33 5

20 50

19 24

MT 74 Christian Bros. 54

39-35 31-26

30-54 23-52

55.6 44.2

7-17 4-12

41.2 33.3

7-11 7-12

63.6 58.3

13 8

24 12

37 20

13-0 14-0

13 5

17 13

2 0

4 12

20 33

8 14

46 10

MT Austin Peay

71 79

30-35-6 34-31-14

27-59 27-48

45.8 56.3

10-22 8-18

45.5 44.4

7-13 17-25

53.8 68.0

14 8

17 21

31 29

21-1 18-0

13 18

22 22

0 6

8 8

32 16

20 45

19 18

MT Kennesaw St.

66 62

25-41 35-27

23-43 24-57

53.5 42.1

6-19 6-26

31.6 23.1

14-18 8-12

77.8 66.7

12 13

23 11

35 24

14-0 20-0

15 8

23 13

1 3

5 15

20 21

27 23

19 18

MT Murray State

64 76

32-32 45-31

23-55 26-52

41.8 50.0

12-30 4-18

40.0 22.2

6-12 20-25

50.0 80.0

14 12

16 20

30 32

23-1 15-0

17 19

12 9

2 7

4 9

38 32

10 33

16 11

MT Western KY

69 65

33-36 34-31

27-46 25-64

58.7 39.1

6-13 12-33

46.2 36.4

9-15 3-6

60.0 50.0

7 14

27 17

34 31

12-0 18-0

11 10

15 9

0 3

3 10

26 11

29 42

14 12

MT Arkansas St.

65 58

22-43 18-40

22-50 17-51

44.0 33.3

5-14 7-25

35.7 28.0

16-22 17-24

72.7 70.8

13 10

30 17

43 27

22-0 22-1

7 9

18 12

4 3

7 8

33 16

15 22

17 20

MT UALR

62 71

24-31-7 27-28-16

20-47 23-53

42.6 43.4

6-20 8-16

30.0 50.0

16-19 17-31

84.2 54.8

6 12

25 24

31 36

29-2 16-0

10 12

19 12

2 1

3 7

35 44

9 12

18 15

MT 53 South Alabama 64

23-30 36-28

19-43 19-46

44.2 41.3

4-12 8-21

33.3 38.1

11-16 18-20

68.8 90.0

7 9

20 18

27 27

18-0 18-0

14 8

15 11

3 1

6 7

30 15

7 34

16 15

MT New Orleans

77 60

34-43 26-34

33-65 18-46

50.8 39.1

7-21 5-10

33.3 50.0

4-6 19-21

66.7 90.5

10 10

20 23

30 33

18-0 10-0

15 8

10 26

4 1

6 5

48 7

19 35

10 18

MT 70 New Mexico St. 68

32-38 29-39

25-55 21-52

45.5 40.4

5-14 5-20

35.7 25.0

15-20 21-32

75.0 65.6

9 15

22 24

31 39

23-0 15-0

9 9

13 12

2 6

6 3

34 22

21 27

15 19

MT UL-Lafayette

65 71

29-36 37-34

22-49 27-59

44.9 45.8

6-16 6-21

37.5 28.6

15-20 11-24

75.0 45.8

8 10

29 20

37 30

22-2 17-0

10 13

27 16

3 6

7 14

31 16

24 25

10 30

MT IPFW

71 52

35-36 23-29

27-56 19-64

48.2 29.7

10-19 5-22

52.6 22.7

7-15 9-14

46.7 64.3

9 11

38 27

47 38

14-0 10-0

12 7

14 10

3 3

7 7

28 11

25 8

18 33

MT Florida Int'l.

60 58

32-28 25-33

18-47 19-44

38.3 43.2

4-16 4-8

25.0 50.0

20-29 16-25

69.0 64.0

15 10

18 19

33 29

17-0 24-2

5 5

9 10

1 1

6 5

28 18

18 33

14 7

MT North Texas

76 55

39-37 24-31

30-62 21-55

48.4 38.2

6-19 5-20

31.6 25.0

10-18 8-11

55.6 72.7

18 9

27 18

45 27

14-0 13-5

18 6

14 15

6 2

9 6

36 20

27 28

13 7

MT Denver

80 68

38-42 20-48

24-50 20-62

48.0 32.3

7-16 6-26

43.8 23.1

25-32 22-28

78.1 78.6

10 15

33 16

43 31

23-2 27-1

14 11

19 11

2 3

5 7

18 16

43 32

19 20

MT Arkansas St.

79 55

41-38 34-21

25-49 22-57

51.0 38.6

10-20 6-18

50.0 33.3

19-24 5-14

79.2 35.7

6 7

33 21

39 28

15-0 19-0

18 10

11 8

4 2

5 4

29 24

34 15

16 16

MT UALR

58 74

35-23 39-35

21-47 21-43

44.7 48.8

3-14 10-18

21.4 55.6

13-19 22-30

68.4 73.3

5 10

15 24

20 34

23-1 23-0

8 13

17 19

2 1

3 8

35 15

20 23

3 36

MT Florida Int'l.

80 70

37-43 30-40

25-42 27-68

59.5 39.7

8-13 5-17

61.5 29.4

22-27 11-22

81.5 50.0

3 18

30 17

33 35

23-0 22-0

18 12

13 6

5 2

2 7

40 31

31 19

9 20

MT Western KY

75 89

35-40 36-53

28-58 28-56

48.3 50.0

2-16 8-16

12.5 50.0

17-26 25-34

65.4 73.5

14 12

20 22

34 34

25-2 24-0

9 13

20 14

4 3

5 8

16 27

41 42

18 20

MT 72 South Alabama 69

43-29 32-37

23-56 24-56

41.1 42.9

8-16 7-23

50.0 30.4

18-26 14-18

69.2 77.8

15 12

21 24

36 36

20-0 17-0

14 8

10 13

3 3

8 7

25 39

23 25

24 5

MT Denver

83 59

40-43 31-28

37-61 20-55

60.7 36.4

4-14 6-25

28.6 24.0

5-9 13-18

55.6 72.2

8 8

30 19

38 27

21-1 14-0

12 9

13 11

2 1

4 5

19 28

43 10

21 20

MT Western KY

52 64

23-29 23-41

22-53 20-50

41.5 40.0

2-14 6-20

14.3 30.0

6-11 18-24

54.5 75.0

9 11

22 26

31 37

23-1 15-0

8 10

20 18

1 2

7 14

15 11

23 30

14 23

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MISCELLANEOUS STATS Starting Lineups (Record) 1. Connor, Humphrey, Gunn, Pippen, Rhodes (4-3) 2. Connor, Robinson, Gunn, Pippen, Rhodes (0-2) 3. Connor, Humphrey, Gunn, Mitchell, Rhodes (0-2) 4. Parham, Gunn, Humphrey, Pippen, Rhodes (0-1) 5. Parham, Gunn, Robinson, Jackson, Mitchell (1-0) 6. Parham, Gunn, Robinson, Pippen, Watson (0-1) 7. Parham, Robinson, Humphrey, Pippen, Rhodes (1-0) 8. Parham, Gunn, Humphrey, Jackson, Rhodes (10-5) Games Led MT in Scoring* Pippen ............................................... 15 Gunn .................................................. 11 Humphrey ............................................ 3 Jackson ................................................ 1 Rhodes ................................................ 1 Games Led MT in Rebounding* Pippen ............................................... 15 Humphrey ............................................ 7 Gunn .................................................... 5 Rhodes ................................................ 3 Parham ................................................ 2 Mitchell ................................................. 1 Jackson ................................................ 1 Robinson ............................................. 1 Watson ................................................. 1 Games Led MT in Assists* Parham .............................................. 18 Gunn .................................................... 8 Connor ................................................. 5 Pippen ................................................. 4 Jackson ................................................ 2 Robinson ............................................. 2 Humphrey ............................................ 2 (includes games when 2 or more tied for team lead) Double-Figure Scoring Games Pippen ............................................... 25 Gunn .................................................. 24 Humphrey .......................................... 10 Rhodes ................................................ 6 Parham ................................................ 4 Robinson ............................................. 3 Connor ................................................. 2 Jackson ................................................ 1 Mitchell ................................................. 1 20-Point Games Gunn .................................................... 6 Pippen ................................................. 4 30-Point Games Pippen ................................................. 2 Gunn .................................................... 1

Double-Figure Rebound Games Pippen ................................................. 5 Rhodes ................................................ 1 Humphrey ............................................ 1 Gunn .................................................... 1 Double-Doubles Pippen ................................................. 5 Rhodes ................................................ 1 Humphrey ............................................ 1 Gunn .................................................... 1 Charges Drawn Parham ................................................ 9 Humphrey ............................................ 7 Pippen ................................................. 7 Connor ................................................. 1 Gunn .................................................... 1 Total25 Floor Burns Gunn .................................................. 17 Pippen ............................................... 16 Jackson .............................................. 10 Humphrey .......................................... 10 Connor ................................................. 7 Parham ................................................ 6 Rhodes ................................................ 6 Robinson ............................................. 6 Mitchell ................................................. 2 Watson ................................................. 1 Total81 Dunks Gunn .................................................. 27 Humphrey .......................................... 19 Pippen ................................................. 8 Mitchell ................................................. 4 Watson ................................................. 3 Robinson ............................................. 1 Rhodes ................................................ 1 Total63 Bench Scoring Opponents ....................................... 549 MT ................................................ 422 Technical Fouls Opponents ........................................... 7 MT .................................................... 5 Technical Foul Free Throws Opponents ........................................ 5-8 MT ............................................. 11-12 Jump Balls Controlled* Opponents ......................................... 19 MT .................................................. 13 *includes overtime tip-offs

In Overtime ........................................................................................................... 0-2 When MT Outrebounds Opponent ..................................................................... 12-5 When MT is Outrebounded .................................................................................. 3-7 When Rebounds are Even ................................................................................... 1-2 When MT Commits More Turnovers ................................................................. 12-11 When Opponent Commits More Turnovers ......................................................... 4-2 When Turnovers are the Same ............................................................................ 0-1 When MT Has More Free Throw Attempts .......................................................... 9-2 When Opponent Has More Free Throw Attempts ............................................. 7-12 When Free Throw Attempts are the Same .......................................................... 0-0 When MT Shoots 50 Percent or Better ................................................................ 9-1 When MT Shoots Less Than 50 Percent ........................................................... 7-13 When Opponent Shoots 50 Percent or Better ..................................................... 0-4 When Opponent Shoots Less Than 50 Percent .............................................. 16-10 When MT Shoots Better Than Opponent .......................................................... 14-1 When MT Bench Outscores Opponent ............................................................... 8-7 When Opponent Bench Outscores MT ................................................................ 7-7 When Bench Points are Even .............................................................................. 1-0 When MT Scores Less Than 70 ......................................................................... 5-11 When MT Scores Between 70-79 ........................................................................ 7-3 When MT Scores Between 80-89 ........................................................................ 4-0 When MT Scores Between 90-99 ........................................................................ 0-0 When MT Scores 100 or more ............................................................................. 0-0 When Opponent Scores Less Than 70 ............................................................. 14-3 When Opponent Scores Between 70-79 ............................................................. 2-8 When Opponent Scores Between 80-89 ............................................................. 0-3 When Opponent Scores Between 90-99 ............................................................. 0-0 When Opponent Scores 100 or more .................................................................. 0-0

Lane Violations Opponents ........................................... 2 MT .................................................... 2

10-Second Violations Opponents ........................................... 2 MT .................................................... 1

Shot Clock Violations Opponents ........................................... 7 MT .................................................. 12

Middle Tennessee’s First Sub Jackson ................................................ 8 Robinson ............................................. 7 Mitchell ................................................. 4 Parham ................................................ 3 Pippen ................................................. 3 Connor ................................................. 2 Rhodes ................................................ 1 Glasper ................................................ 1 Watson ................................................. 1

This ‘N’ That Middle Tennessee’s All-Time Record ................................................. 916-875 (.511) Middle Tennessee’s All-Time NCAA Record ............................ 2-6 (6 appearances) Consecutive Games with a 3PT Field Goal ......................................................... 217 Consecutive Games Holding Opponent Under 100 Pts ........................................ 88 100-Point Games in MTSU History ........................................................................ 63 100-Point Games Under Davis ................................................................................ 0 MT’s Record vs Top 25 Teams under Davis ........................................................ 0-1 MT’s Record from 1913-30 .................................................................... 73-37 (.664) MT’s Record from 1931-40 .................................................................... 49-80 (.380) MT’s Record from 1941-50 .................................................................... 69-68 (.504) MT’s Record from 1951-60 ................................................................ 103-145 (.415) MT’s Record from 1961-70 ................................................................ 101-133 (.432) MT’s Record from 1971-80 ................................................................ 162-105 (.607) MT’s Record from 1981-90 ................................................................ 178-120 (.597) MT’s Record from 1991-00 ................................................................ 146-135 (.520) MT's Record from 2001-Present ............................................................ 35-50 (.412)

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Middle Tennessee Record When Controlling the Tip ................................................................................................ 9-5 Scoring First ....................................................................................................... 10-8 Leading at Half ................................................................................................... 14-2 Trailing at Half ..................................................................................................... 2-11 Tied at Half ........................................................................................................... 0-1 Leading with 5:00 Left ........................................................................................ 14-4 Trailing with 5:00 Left ......................................................................................... 2-10 Tied with 5:00 Left ................................................................................................ 0-0

Scored MT’s First Points Gunn .................................................... 7 Pippen ................................................. 4 Rhodes ................................................ 4 Parham ................................................ 4 Humphrey ............................................ 4 Rhodes ................................................ 3 Mitchell ................................................. 2 Robinson ............................................. 2 How MT Scored 1st Points Lay-up ................................................ 14 Short Jumper ....................................... 4 Three-Point Goal ................................. 3 Free Throw .......................................... 3 Long Jumper ....................................... 2 Dunk .................................................... 2 Put Back .............................................. 1 Short Hook ........................................... 1

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Free Throws Last 4 Minutes Gunn ........................................... 29-32 Jackson ....................................... 12-14 Pippen ........................................ 14-17 Humphrey ................................... 20-26 Parham ....................................... 16-21 Connor ........................................ 12-18 Robinson ........................................ 3-4 Mitchell ............................................ 2-4 Rhodes ......................................... 7-15 Glasper ........................................... 0-2 Watson ............................................ 1-6 Total116-159 (.730) Old Fashioned 3-PT Play Humphrey ....................................... Parham ........................................... Rhodes ........................................... Mitchell ............................................ Pippen ............................................ Jackson ........................................... Gunn ............................................... Robinson ........................................ (Conversions-Attempts) 4-PT Play None (Conversions-Attempts)

2-2 3-4 5-8 2-3 4-6 3-7 2-7 0-1


TEAM HIGHS AND LOWS MIDDLE TENNESSEE HIGHS POINTS FG MADE FG ATTEMPTS FG PCT. 3FG MADE 3FG ATT. 3FG PCT. FT MADE FT ATT. FT PCT. REBOUNDS ASSISTS STEALS BLOCKS TURNOVERS FOULS

87 37 66 .607 (37-61) 12 30 .615 (8-13) 25 32 .846 (11-13) 47 18 9 6 27 29

vs UT Martin (11/27/02) vs Denver (3/10/03) at Alabama(11/25/02) vs Denver (3/10/03) vs. Murray State (1/1/03) vs. Murray State (1/1/03) at Fla. International (2/22/03) at Denver (2/8/03) at Denver (2/8/03) vs. Murray State (12/16/02) vs IPFW (1/28/03) Twice vs. North Texas (2/6/03) vs. North Texas (2/6/03) at UL-Lafayette (1/25/03) Twice

OPPONENT HIGHS POINTS FG MADE FG ATT. FG PCT. 3FG MADE 3FG ATT. 3FG PCT. FT MADE FT ATT. FT PCT. REBOUNDS ASSISTS STEALS BLOCKS TURNOVERS FOULS

MIDDLE TENNESSEE LOWS POINTS FG MADE FG ATT. FG PCT. 3FG MADE 3FG ATT. 3FG PCT. FT MADE FT ATT. FT PCT. REBOUNDS ASSISTS STEALS BLOCKS TURNOVERS FOULS

52 18 43 .364 (20-55) 2 12 .125 (2-16) 6 10 .467 (7-15) 20 6 3 0 9 12

at Western KY (3/11/03) vs Fla. International(2/1/03) Twice at UNCG (11/30/02) Twice vs South Alabama (1/16/03) at Western KY (3/1/03) at Western KY (3/11/03) at Alabama (11/25/02) vs IPFW (1/28/03) vs UALR (2/15/03) vs ECU (11/22/02) Three times Twice vs FIU (2/1/03) vs Western Kent. (1/4/03)

The Last Time a Blue Raider ... Scored 30+ Points William Pippen (32) at Florida International 2/22/03 Scored 40+ Points Milton Dean (41) vs. Southeast Missouri 1/14/94 Grabbed 15+ Rebounds Lee Nosse vs. New Mexico State (15) 1/10/02 Grabbed 20+ Rebounds Napoleon Rhodes vs. UNCG (20) 11/30/02 Made 5+ Three-pointers John Humphrey vs. Murray State (6) 1/1/03 Tallied 10+ Assists Eric Parham vs. Murray State (11) 1/1/03 Had a Double-Double William Pippen vs Arkansas State (19 pts, 10 ast.) 2/13/03

89 31 71 .565 (27-48) 12 36 .556 (10-18) 25 34 .905 (19-21) 41 19 15 7 26 25

at Western KY (3/1/03) vs. Murray State (12/16/02) vs UT Martin (11/27/02) vs. Austin Peay (12/21/02) Twice vs UT Martin (11/27/02) vs UALR (2/15/03) Twice at Purdue (12/6/02) vs. New Orleans (1/18/03) vs. Tenn. Tech (12/4/02) vs. Murray State (1/1/03) vs. Kennesaw St. (12/27/02) Three times vs New Orleans (1/18/03) vs. Tenn. Tech (12/4/02)

OPPONENT LOWS POINTS FG MADE FG ATT. FG PCT. 3FG MADE 3FG ATT. 3FG PCT. FT MADE FT ATTEMPTS FT PCT. REBOUNDS ASSISTS STEALS BLOCKS TURNOVERS FOULS

55 17 46 .297 (19-64) 4 8 .227 (5-22) 3 6 .500 (11-22) 20 5 3 0 10 10

Twice at Arkansas St. (1/89/03) Twice vs IPFW (1/28/03) Four Times vs FIU (2/1/03) vs IPFW (1/28/03) vs Western Kent. (1/4/03) vs Western Kent. (1/4/03) at Fla. International (2/22/03) vs Christian Bros. (12/18/02) Twice Three times vs Christian Bros. (12/18/02) vs. FIU (2/1/03) Twice

The Last Time the Blue Raiders ... Scored 100+ Points vs. Bryan College (115-59) 11/17/01 Allowed 100+ Points vs. Tennessee Tech (108-104) 2/12/00 Scored 50 or Less Points vs. New Mexico State (45) 1/’10/02 Held a Team Under 50 Points vs. South Alabama (47) 3/1/02 Shot Better Than 55% vs. Denver (60.7) 3/10/03 Held Opponent Under 40% vs. Denver (36.4) 3/10/03 Beat an Opponent by 20+ Points vs. Denver (+24) 3/10/03 Had 45+ Rebounds vs. North Texas (45) 2/6/03 Had 20+ Assists vs. Bryan College (29) 11/17/02

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SUN BELT CONFERENCE Wright Waters Commissioner

Dr. Jeanne Boyd Assoc. Commissioner

Nearly into its fourth decade as one of the nation’s premier leagues featuring strong academic and athletic standards, the Sun Belt Conference continues to establish itself as a familiar face in Division I-A athletics. The Sun Belt Conference is in its 28th season of competition in 2003-04, and is one of only 11 I-A conferences. Sun Belt members institutions include, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Arkansas State University, the University of Denver, Florida International University, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Middle Tennessee State University, New Mexico State University, the University of New Orleans, the University of North Texas, the University of South Alabama and Western Kentucky University. The University of Idaho, the University of Louisiana at Monroe and Utah State University currently hold football memberships with the Sun Belt, forming an eight-team gridiron league along with Arkansas State, LouisianaLafayette, Middle Tennessee, New Mexico State and North Texas. Coming in the 2005-06 academic year, Utah State, Idaho and Troy State University will compete in the Sun Belt Conference in all sports. In men’s basketball, not only did the Sun Belt send a team to the NCAA Final Four in its first-year of play (UNC Charlotte in 1977) the league became known as an innovator in its early stages, pioneering the shot clock and three-point field goal, standards which are followed throughout college basketball today. Furthermore, the Sun Belt was the first conference to sign a long-term contract with ESPN in 1979 and has the longest running broadcast relationship with the network of any conference: 24 consecutive years. Since ESPN’s inception, the network has televised every Sun Belt Men’s Basketball Tournament final since 1980, and that relationship will continue as the league recently inked an extension with ESPN through the 2005-06 season. ESPN features Sun Belt Conference games nationally in the sports of football and men’s

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Chris Jackson Asst. Commissioner

basketball. ESPN also televises Sun Belt events regionally in football, men’s and women’s basketball, and some spring sports. On the court, the Sun Belt has enjoyed enormous success. Overall, current Sun Belt teams have participated in 73 NCAA Tournament games and 72 contests in the National Invitation Tournament. Western Kentucky and New Mexico State have advanced to NCAA Final Fours; Arkansas-Little Rock, LouisianaLafayette and Western Kentucky have participated in the NIT Final Four. Sun Belt members have also made tremendous strides in women’s basketball as well. Western Kentucky has a longstanding history of NCAA Tournament appearances, making three trips to the Women’s Final Four (1985, 1986, 1992), and finishing as the national runner-up in 1992. Florida International has become an NCAA Tournament regular in recent years. They advanced to the second round in 2002, and Denver made its first-ever NCAA appearance in 2001. New Orleans and Arkansas State have excelled as well, winning the WNIT in 1983 and 1993, respectively. In 2001, six Sun Belt women’s basketball teams participated in national postseason tournament action, including four teams in the Women’s NIT: Florida International, Middle Tennessee, North Texas and Western Kentucky, which advanced to the event’s quarterfinals. In baseball, the Sun Belt annually ranks among the nation’s top conferences. In five straight seasons, the league has placed at least three teams in the NCAA Tournament — including four in both 2000 and 2002. The league has been represented in the NCAA Super Regionals in three of the five years the event has occurred. In 2000, LouisianaLafayette made it to the NCAA College World Series, where the Ragin’ Cajuns finished tied for third after claiming two wins. In 1997, the league ranked third according to the NCAA Ratings Percentage Index and

Judy Willson Asst. Commissioner

was fifth in 2002. New Orleans advanced to the 1984 NCAA CWS, and, all told, current Sun Belt teams sport 60 NCAA Division I postseason appearances in baseball. The Sun Belt has also displayed athletic excellence in other sports. In 2003, Middle Tennessee’s Mardy Scales won a national title in the 100-meter run — giving the league its second national champion in four years. South Alabama’s David Kimani was a three-time NCAA Division I national champion in 19992000, winning the cross country national title and taking the 3,000- and 5,000-meters at the NCAA Indoor Track Championships. In addition to its athletic accomplishments, the Sun Belt Conference aggressively promotes academics and sportsmanship. The Postgraduate Scholarship, Conference Medallion, Academic Honor Roll and Commissioner’s All-Academic List honor outstanding work in the classroom by the league’s student-athletes. The conference also awards a Male and Female Student-Athlete of the Year honor and numerous Sportsmanship Awards. Since its formation in 1976, the Sun Belt Conference has been innovative and progressive in its thinking. In a move unprecedented in the annals of NCAA Division I, the Sun Belt merged with the American South Conference in 1991, producing one of the nation’s largest Division I leagues. The Sun Belt Conference is led by Commissioner Wright Waters, now in his fifth full year as commissioner. He is the fourth Sun Belt commissioner, following Vic Bubas (197690), Jim Lessig (1990-91) and Craig Thompson (1991-98). The Sun Belt all-sports award, the Vic Bubas Cup, is named after the founding commissioner of the league. The Sun Belt has been headquartered in downtown New Orleans since 2000 after a nine-year stay in suburban Metairie, La. The conference office moved to Louisiana in 1991 from Tampa, Fla., where it had been since 1977. The original SBC office was in Charlotte, NC, during the 1976-77 academic year.

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SUN BELT REVIEW FINAL STANDINGS

EAST DIVISION +^Western Kentucky Middle Tennessee Arkansas-Little Rock Arkansas State Fla. International

SBC GAMES W L PCT. 12 2 .857 9 5 .643 8 6 .571 6 8 .429 1 13 .071

WEST DIVISION !^Louisiana-Lafayette New Mexico State South Alabama New Orleans Denver North Texas

W 12 9 7 7 7 2

STK W8 L1 W1 W1 L5

SBC GAMES L PCT. STK. 3 .800 L1 6 .600 W3 8 .467 W2 8 .467 L2 8 .467 L1 13 .133 L7

ALL GAMES W L PCT. STK 24 9 .727 L1 16 14 .533 L1 18 12 .600 L1 13 15 .464 L1 8 21 .276 L1

L5 4-1 3-2 3-2 2-3 1-4

ALL GAMES L PCT. STK. 10 .667 L3 9 .690 L1 14 .500 L1 14 .517 L2 15 .531 L1 21 .250 L8

L5 2-3 4-1 3-2 2-3 3-2 0-5

W 20 20 14 15 17 7

4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

UNT WKU FIU UNO ASU UALR DEN USA

28 33 29 29 28 30 32 28

717 800 626 736 625 752 808 729

1669 1854 1434 1683 1420 1705 1780 1521

.430 .431 .437 .437 .440 .441 .454 .479

3-PT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGES ## 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

Team UNO ASU UALR WKU MT USA NMSU DEN UNT UL FIU

G 29 28 30 33 30 28 29 32 28 30 29

FG 159 241 204 253 194 219 170 249 157 206 111

FGA 400 611 541 695 535 611 487 719 479 631 356

Pct .398 .394 .377 .364 .363 .358 .349 .346 .328 .326 .312

^ Division Champion, + Tournament Champion and NCAA Tournament Participant, ! NIT Participant

REBOUNDING OFFENSE SCORING OFFENSE ## 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

Team UL ASU NMSU WKU USA DEN UALR UNO UNT MT FIU

G 30 28 29 33 28 32 30 29 28 30 29

W-L 20-10 13-15 20-9 24-9 14-14 17-15 18-12 15-14 7-21 16-14 8-21

Pts 2326 2072 2136 2430 2044 2268 2125 2049 1965 2053 1755

Avg/G 77.5 74.0 73.7 73.6 73.0 70.9 70.8 70.7 70.2 68.4 60.5

SCORING DEFENSE ## 1. 2. 3. 4.

Team FIU WKU NMSU MT

G 29 33 29 30

Pts 1869 2194 1956 2030

Avg/G 64.4 66.5 67.4 67.7

Kermit Davis led the Blue Raiders to 16 wins in 2002-03, the most for the squad since the 1996-97 season.

5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

ASU DEN UNO UL UALR USA UNT

28 32 29 30 30 28 28

1918 2210 2009 2085 2111 1999 2179

68.5 69.1 69.3 69.5 70.4 71.4 77.8

FREE THROW PERCENTAGES ## 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

Team ASU NMSU DEN UNT USA UALR MT UNO UL WKU FIU

G 28 29 32 28 28 30 30 29 30 33 29

FTM 455 456 463 424 363 479 379 456 442 457 392

FTA 612 619 636 604 520 694 555 671 669 692 642

Pct .743 .737 .728 .702 .698 .690 .683 .680 .661 .660 .611

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGES ## 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

Team UL MT WKU UALR NMSU UNO USA ASU UNT FIU DEN

G 30 30 33 30 29 29 28 28 28 29 32

FG 839 740 860 721 755 717 731 688 692 626 778

FGA 1780 1589 1866 1581 1675 1611 1645 1549 1629 1520 1909

Pct .471 .466 .461 .456 .451 .445 .444 .444 .425 .412 .408

FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE ## 1. 2. 3.

Team MT UL NMSU

G 30 30 29

FG 691 741 715

FGA 1646 1743 1680

Pct .420 .425 .426

## 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

Team UNO UNT DEN UL WKU NMSU MT FIU UALR ASU USA

G 29 28 32 30 33 29 30 29 30 28 28

Reb 1087 1037 1182 1094 1186 1042 1056 1015 1004 888 881

Avg/G 37.5 37.0 36.9 36.5 35.9 35.9 35.2 35.0 33.5 31.7 31.5

REBOUNDING DEFENSE ## 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

Team MT FIU WKU UNO UALR ASU NMSU UL DEN USA UNT

G 30 29 33 29 30 28 29 30 32 28 28

Reb 961 931 1089 961 1032 977 1022 1060 1147 1018 1081

Avg/G 32.0 32.1 33.0 33.1 34.4 34.9 35.2 35.3 35.8 36.4 38.6

REBOUNDING MARGIN ## 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

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Team UNO MT WKU FIU UL DEN NMSU UALR UNT ASU USA

Tot. 1087 1056 1186 1015 1094 1182 1042 1004 1037 888 881

Avg 37.5 35.2 35.9 35.0 36.5 36.9 35.9 33.5 37.0 31.7 31.5

OPP 961 961 1089 931 1060 1147 1022 1032 1081 977 1018

Avg 33.1 32.0 33.0 32.1 35.3 35.8 35.2 34.4 38.6 34.9 36.4

Margin +4.3 +3.2 +2.9 +2.9 +1.1 +1.1 +0.7 -0.9 -1.6 -3.2 -4.9

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SCORING ## 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Player-Team Davis, Chris-NT Moore, James-NMSU Romero, Hector-UNO Boyd, Brad-ULL Pratt, B.J.-DEN Gunn, Tommy-MT Young, Chris-USA Pippen, William-MT Thompson, Tevoris-ASU Johnson, Anthony-ULL

FREE THROW PCT (Min. 2.0 made per game) G 26 23 26 27 32 30 28 30 28 27

FG 157 156 156 145 159 165 147 196 136 134

3FG 27 0 19 104 80 59 99 33 84 26

FT 153 120 146 60 114 88 51 41 71 95

Pts 494 432 477 454 512 477 444 466 427 389

Avg/G 19.0 18.8 18.3 16.8 16.0 15.9 15.9 15.5 15.2 14.4

OFF 107 118 79 100 87 60 75 42 70 39

DEF 122 193 157 151 152 143 111 108 102 140

TOT 229 311 236 251 239 203 186 150 172 179

REBOUNDING ## 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Player-Team Jackson, Chris-NMSU Starkey, Brett-DEN Romero, Hector-UNO Adams, Kim-ASU Baez, Eulis-FIU Southall, Michael-ULL Davis, Chris-NT Moore, James-NMSU Williams, Henry-USA Pippen, William-MT

Player-Team Southall, Michael-ULL Williams, Cedric-ULL Moore, James-NMSU Williams, Henry-USA Jackson, Chris-NMSU Pippen, William-MT DeGrate, Michael-NT Bedden, Malerick-USA Williams, Nate-WKU Wells, Mike -WKU Gunn, Tommy-MT

G 27 28 23 28 23 30 28 26 32 33 30

FG 133 94 156 130 86 196 94 140 110 127 165

FGA 218 156 267 227 154 352 179 272 215 249 331

Player-Team Sparks, Patrick-WKU Williams, Demetrice-USA Lawrence, Kenneth-ULL Meredith, A.J.-UNO Fontenet, Jason-NMSU Parham, Eric-MT

G 28 32 28 29 30 30 27 23 29 28

FTM 71 114 58 62 101 88 60 120 62 91

FTA 79 132 68 73 122 107 73 147 76 112

Pct .899 .864 .853 .849 .828 .822 .822 .816 .816 .812

Pct .610 .603 .584 .573 .558 .557 .525 .515 .512 .510 .498

Avg/G 10.0 9.7 9.1 9.0 8.2 7.5 7.2 6.5 6.1 6.0

## 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Player-Team Williams, Demetrice-USA Sparks, Patrick-WKU Morban, Carlos-FIU Smith, Johnell-UNO Lawrence, Kenneth-ULL

G 28 33 29 29 29

Steals Avg/G 76 2.71 73 2.21 64 2.21 57 1.97 56 1.93

3-POINT FG PCT (Min. 1.0 made per game) ## 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Player-Team Beck, Jon-ASU Buggs, Kyle-UNO Gunn, Tommy-MT Meredith, A.J.-UNO Wells, Mike-WKU

G 27 29 30 29 33

3FG 39 37 59 29 50

FGA 89 85 138 71 123

G 27 23 33 26 23 30

Blocks 68 47 47 36 24 27

Avg/G 2.52 2.04 1.42 1.38 1.04 0.90

Pct .438 .435 .428 .408 .407

BLOCKED SHOTS ## 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7.

Player-Team Southall, Michael-ULL Moore, James-NMSU Wells, Mike-WKU Romero, Hector-UNO Brown, Victor-UNO Pippen, William-MT

ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO (Min. 3.0 assists/game)

ASSISTS ## 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 8.

Player-Team Thompson, Tevoris-ASU Pratt, B.J.-DEN Rambo, Antonio-ASU Mason, Brandon-NMSU Ike, Jibrahn-UALR Gunn, Tommy-MT Boyd, Brad-ULL Moore, James-NMSU Meredith, A.J.-UNO Fontenet, Jason-NMSU

STEALS G 23 32 26 28 29 27 26 23 28 30

FIELD GOAL PCT (Min. 3.0 made per game) ## 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 14.

## 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

G 33 28 29 29 28 30

Asst Avg/G 195 5.91 138 4.93 127 4.38 119 4.10 113 4.04 113 3.77

## 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 9.

Player-Team Wadlington, Dusty-DEN Williams, Odie-ASU Sparks, Patrick-WKU Williams, Demetrice-USA Lawrence, Kenneth-ULL Parham, Eric-MT

G Asst Avg 32 121 3.8 28 110 3.9 33 195 5.9 28 138 4.9 29 127 4.4 30 113 3.8

Turn 47 51 97 70 75 85

Avg 1.5 1.8 2.9 2.5 2.6 2.8

Ratio 2.57 2.16 2.01 1.97 1.69 1.33

2003 ALL-SBC TEAM SUN BELT INFORMATION 2003 SBC SUPERLATIVES FIRST TEAM Chris Davis, North Texas Tommy Gunn, Middle Tennessee James Moore, New Mexico State Hector Romero, New Orleans Patrick Sparks, Western Kentucky SECOND TEAM Brad Boyd, UL-Lafayette David Boyden, Western Kentucky Jibrahn Ike, Arkansas-Little Rock Michael Southall, UL-Lafayette Brett Starkey, Denver THIRD TEAM Eulis Baez, Florida International Anthony Johnson, UL-Lafayette William Pippen, Middle Tennessee Mike Wells, Western Kentucky Demetrice Williams, South Alabama

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Men’s Basketball Contact Rob Broussard

Player of the Year James Moore, New Mexico State

Phone (504) 299-9066, ext. 18

Freshman of the Year Anthony Winchester, Western Kentucky

Fax (504) 299-9068

Newcomer of the Year Chris Young, South Alabama

E-mail Broussard@SunBeltSports.org

Def. Player of the Year Mike Wells, Western Kentucky

Web Site SunBeltSports.org

Coach of the Year Kermit Davis, Middle Tennessee

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COVENANT COLLEGE

WYOMING

NOV. 29  TBA  JAN. 8  8 PM

NOV. 24  7 PM

L. Richardson

Jeremy Mason

General Information Location Lookout Mtn., GA Enrollment 1,000 Founded 1955 Nickname Scots Colors Blue and Gold Affiliation NAIA II Conference Appalachian Athletic Home Arena Barnes Gym Capacity 1,500 President Dr. Neil Neilson Athletic Director Brian Crossman Statistics 2002-03 Record Conference Record Postseason Record Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost Newcomers Series Information Overall Last Meeting

6-23 4-18 NA 2/3 NA 6

Coaching Staff Head Coach Alma Mater Record at School Overall Record Assistants Office Phone Best Time to Call SID Staff Basketball Contact Office Phone Home Phone SID Fax E-Mail Internet Address Press Row Phone Mailing Address

Lance Richardson Samford, 1996 6-23 (2nd Season) Same None 706-419-1516 2-4 PM

Roy Heintz 706-419-1514 NA 706-419-1660 heintz@covenant.edu covenant.edu NA 1500 Scenic Highway Lookout Mtn., GA

Steve McClain

Statistics 2002-03 Record Conference Record Postseason Record Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost Newcomers

NAME Jeremy Mason Chris Fain Daniel Gilbert Nate Beers Tim Mahla Josh Suddath Nathan Kirkpatrick Jonathan McCLellan Joseph Adams Dan Johnson Anthony Johnson Mark Lovrien Matt Sligh

CL Jr. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. So. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Jr.

at North Georgia Berry College Bluefield College Bethel at UVA-Wise at VA Intermont Bryan College Alice Lloyd Brevard at Middle Tennessee King College North Georgia at Union College

12/11 12/20 1/16 1/17 1/20 1/24 1/27 1/30 1/31 2/6 2/7 2/10 2/13

HT 6’3 6’0 5’8 6’3 6’3 6’3 6’1 6’2 6’6 6’4 6’5 6’5 6’4

WT 170 170 150 180 185 175 165 185 225 195 200 205 175

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at TN Temple at Samford at King College at Milligan Tennessee Wesleyan Union College at Bryan College at Brevard at Montreat UVA-Wise VA-Intermont at Tenn. Wesleyan at Bluefield College

21-11 8-6 1-1 (NIT) 3/2 8/4 4

SID Staff Basketball Contact Office Phone Home Phone SID Fax E-Mail Internet Address Press Row Phone Mailing Address

Tim Harkins 307-766-2256 307-742-6309 307-766-2346 tharkins@uwyo.edu wyomingathletics.com 307-766-2222 PO Box 3414 Rm. 206, Fieldhouse N. Laramie, WY 82071

2003-2004 ROSTER POS G G G G G G G G F F F F F

HOMETOWN Decatur, GA Dothan, AL Monroe, NC Colorado Springs,CO Wrentham, MA Chattanooga, TN Watkinsville,GA Dalton, GA Decatur, GA Mt. Prospect, IL Atlanta, GA Alexandria, MN Lakeland, FL

NO 00 3 4 5 13 20 23 24 25 31 32 50

NAME Omoniyi Makun Jay Straight Dion Sherrell Tim Henry Alex Dunn David Rottinghaus David Adams Mikel Watson Joe Ries Mory Correa Ryan Wildenborg Jared Boswell

POS F G G G/F F/C G/F G G F F C C

at Alice Lloyd Montreat

11/22 11/25 11/29 12/3 12/6 12/9 12/13 12/17 12/20 12/27 1/3 1/6 1/8

Southern Illinois Norfolk State Middle Tennessee at Kansas State Washington at California vs. Montana State Tennessee State Winthrop CU-Colorado Springs Dayton at Denver at Middle Tennessee

1/12 1/17 1/19 1/24 1/26 1/31 2/7 2/9 2/14 2/16 2/21 2/23 2/28

2003-2004 SCHEDULE 11/1 11/4 11/8 11/11 11/14 11/15 11/18 11/21 11/22 11/24 11/26 12/2 12/6

Office Phone Best Time to Call

Steve McClain Chadron St., 1984 100-52 (6th Season) Same Leroy Washington John Adams Silvey Dominguez 307-766-5114 Contact SID

First Meeting First Meeting

2003-2004 ROSTER NO 1 2 3 10 11 14 20 21 24 30 32 33 34

Coaching Staff Head Coach Alma Mater Record at School Overall Record Assistants

General Information Location Laramie, WY Enrollment 12,402 Founded 1886 Nickname Cowboys Colors Brown & Gold Affiliation NCAA I Conference Mountain West Home Arena Arena-Auditorium Capacity 15,000 President Dr. Philip DuBois Athletic Director TBA

Series Information Overall Last Meeting

First Meeting First Meeting

Jay Straight

HT 6-8 5-11 6-4 6-5 6-10 6-5 6-2 6-2 6-8 6-9 6-11 7-0

WT 215 175 210 185 220 195 185 175 225 210 250 265

CL Sr. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Fr.

HOMETOWN Lagos, Nigeria Chicago, IL Detroit, MI Orem, UT Sioux Rapids, IA Charles City, IA Tacoma, WA Oceanside, CA St. Louis, MO Fontenay Le Fleury, France Kirkland, WA Lakeside, CA

2003-2004 SCHEDULE 2/14 2/20

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New Mexico at Utah at BYU UNLV San Diego State at Colorado State at Air Force at New Mexico BYU Utah at San Diego State at UNLV Colorado State

3/6 Air Force 3/11-13 Mountain West Tourney


ALABAMA STATE TENNESSEE TECH DEC. 6  7 PM

DEC. 4  7 PM  DEC. 17  7 PM

Rob Spivery

Coaching Staff Head Coach Alma Mater Record at School Overall Record Assistants

General Information Location Montgomery, AL Enrollment 5,269 Founded 1867 Nickname Hornets Colors Old Gold and Black Affiliation NCAA I Conference SWAC Home Arena Reed Acadome Capacity 8,000 President Dr. Joe Lee Athletic Director Sonia Price Statistics 2002-03 Record Conference Record Postseason Record Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost Newcomers Series Information Overall Last Meeting

Malcolm Campbell

Rob Spivery Ashland College, 1972 98-106 (8th Season) 273-251 (19th Season) Joe Proctor Lewis Jackson Courtney Stephens 334-229-4509 Contact SID

Office Phone Best Time to Call SID Staff Basketball Contact Office Phone Home Phone SID Fax E-Mail Internet Address Press Row Phone Mailing Address

14-15 11-7 NA 3/2 5/7 5

A.A. Moore 334-229-4511 NA 334-262-2971 amoore@asunet.alasu.edu alasu.edu NA 915 S. Jackson St. Montgomery, AL 36106

Mike Sutton

Statistics 2002-03 Record Conference Record Postseason Record Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost Newcomers

2003-2004 ROSTER 10 12 23 34 52

Alexander Oliver Sam Milledge Malcolm Campbell Xavier Oliver Derrick Russell Earl Howard Erwin Curry Simeon Williams Ralfeal Golden Steven Pruitt Kevin Spicer Akeim Claborn Herbert Warren David Day Antquon James Jermaine Smith Richard Lott

G G G F F/C F G F G/F G F F/C G F/C G/F F F

6-1 6-0 5-10 6-7 6-10 6-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-0 6-6 6-7 6-3 6-8 6-3 6-4 6-7

183 181 160 220 215 170 185 205 185 180 235 240 185 185 180 215 210

at BCA Invitational at App. State Central Florida at Virginia Tech at UNCG Old Dominion USC Spartanburg Middle Tennessee Radford Lees-McRae Cinncinnati at UAB Charlotte

1/16 1/19 1/23 1/26 1/29 2/2 2/6 2/9 2/12 2/16 2/19 2/23 2/26

Louisville at St. Louis DePaul at Charlotte at Cincinnati St. Louis at Marquette at DePaul Southern Miss B’ham Southern at Louisville Houston Marquette

Office Phone Best Time to Call SID Staff Basketball Contact Office Phone Home Phone SID Fax E-Mail Internet Address Press Row Phone Mailing Address

20-12 11-5 N/A 1/4 6/5 6

Mike Sutton East Carolina, 1978 21-12 (2nd Season) SAME Steve Payne Dexter Williams Garrick Respress 931-372-3956 Mornings

Joanna Riley 931-372-3293 931-520-8106 931-372-6139 jriley@tntech.edu tntech.edu/athletics 931-372-6077 P.O. Box 5057 Cookeville, TN 38505

Tech leads 82-59 TTU 70, MT 66 12/4/02

2003-2004 ROSTER So. Sr. Sr. Sr. So. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr.

Knoxville, TN Houston, TX Kansas City, KS Savannah, GA Alexander City, AL Montgomery, AL Detroit, MI Kankakee, IL Memphis, TN Grady, AL Estero, FL Eufaula, AL Saginaw, MI Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles, CA Addison, TX Fayetteville, GA

NO 3 4 13 20 21 22 23 24 31 32 34 42

NAME Ben Jacobson Leigh Gayden Rusty Strange Isaiah Mills Derek Stribling Milone Clark Cameron Crisp Keyon Boyd Will Moore Antjuan Koger Willie Jenkins Johnathan Jones

POS F G C C F G G G G F F F

11/22 11/24 11/28 12/2 12/6 12/13 12/17 12/20 12/22 12/29 1/3 1/8 1/10

VA Intermont Virginia-Wise at Kentucky Idaho State Middle Tennessee at Vanderbilt East Tennessee St. Appalachian State at Tennessee at Jacksonville Bluefield at Eastern Illinois at SEMO

1/15 1/17 1/22 1/24 1/27 1/31 2/5 2/7 2/12 2/14 2/19 2/21 2/24

2003-2004 SCHEDULE 11/14-16 11/19 11/24 11/27 12/5 12/8 12/15 12/19 12/22 1/2 1/5 1/8 1/12

Coaching Staff Head Coach Alma Mater Record at School Overall Record Assistants

General Information Location Cookeville, TN Enrollment 8,900 Founded 1915 Nickname Golden Eagles Colors Purple and Gold Affiliation NCAA I Conference Ohio Valley Home Arena Eblen Center Capacity 10,250 President Dr. Robert Bell Athletic Director Mike Hennigan

Series Information Overall Last Meeting

MT leads 4-2 MT 111, ASU 83 12/10/88

Cameron Crisp

HT 6-7 5-10 6-9 6-9 6-6 6-4 6-4 6-5 6-0 6-5 6-6 6-7

CL Jr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Jr. So. Sr. So. Sr. Fr. Jr. Fr.

HOMETOWN Omaha, NE Atlanta, GA Knoxville, TN Corbin, KY Tallahassee, FL Gibson, NC Bolivar, TN Marietta, GA Atlanta, GA LaVergne, TN Memphis, TN Tinton Falls, NJ

2003-2004 SCHEDULE 3/2 3/6-9

at TCU C-USA Tournament

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at Morehead State at Eastern Kentucky SEMO Eastern Illinois Austin Peay at Tennessee State Samford Jacksonville State Murray State UT-Martin at Jacksonville St. at Samford at Austin Peay

2/28 3/2 3/5-6

Morehead State OVC Tourney 1st Rd. OVC Final Four

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TENN. WESLEYAN

CINCINNATI

DEC. 13  7 PM

Steve Adams

Bob Huggins

General Information Location Athens, TN Enrollment 850 Founded 1850 Nickname Bulldogs Colors Royal Blue & Vegas Gold Affiliation NAIA II Conference Appalachian Athletic Home Arena Robb Arena Capacity 1,200 President Dr. Thomas Armstrong Athletic Director Stan Harrison Statistics 2002-03 Record Conference Record Postseason Record Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost Newcomers Series Information Overall Last Meeting

DEC. 20  7 PM

17-13 14-8 NA 3/2 7/4 4

Coaching Staff Head Coach Alma Mater Record at School Overall Record Assistants Office Phone Best Time to Call SID Staff Basketball Contact Office Phone Home Phone SID Fax E-Mail Internet Address Press Row Phone Mailing Address

Steve Adams Carson-Newman, 1984 174-125 (10th Season) Same Bret McGhee Don Reid 423-746-5264 Mornings

Richard Northcutt 423-746-5225 NA 42-746-5293 NA twcnet.edu NA PO Box 40 Athens, TN 37371

Statistics 2002-03 Record Conference Record Postseason Record Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost Newcomers

NAME Clift Beeler Rob Taylor Brandon Newton Jonathan Smith B.J. Miller Balford McLeod Demarius Chearis Bradley Tholin Martyn Blankley Joel Davis Paul Scott John Ferguson Joe White Raphael Haefeli

HT 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-6 6-3 6-2 6-6 6-7 6-3 6-7 6-2 7-0

11/7-8 11/11 11/20 11/22 11/26 12/2 12/4 12/11 12/13 1/3 1/6 1/10 1/3

Days Inn Classic Cumberland College at Montreat Union College at UT-Chattanooga Brevard Maryville at Bryan College at Middle Tennessee at Samford at Cumberland College at King College at Milligan

1/15 1/17 1/20 1/22 1/24 1/27 1/29 1/31 2/3 2/5 2/7 2/10 2/12

CL Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr.

Brian Teter 513-556-5191 TBA 513-556-0619 brian.teter@uc.edu UCBearcats.com 513-556-3800 309 Laurence Hall University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH 45221

UC leads 1-0 UC 79, MT 70 1/6/92

NO 1 2 3 5 10 14 15 30 42 45 54 34 21

NAME Chadd Moore Field Williams John Meeker Nick Williams Jamaal Lucas Eric Hicks Tony Bobbitt Asrangue Souleymane Kareem Johnson Robert Whaley Jason Maxiell Mike Pilgrim James White

POS G G G G G F G C C C F F F

2003-2004 SCHEDULE

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SID Staff Basketball Contact Office Phone Home Phone SID Fax E-Mail Internet Address Press Row Phone Mailing Address

Bob Huggins West Virginia, 1977 349-112 (15th Season) 517-184 (23rd Season) Dan Peters Andy Kennedy Keith LeGree 513-556-5847 Contact SID

2003-2004 ROSTER

HOMETOWN Knoxville, TN Johnson City, TN Springfield, KY Maynardville, TN Elizabethton, TN Bronx, NY Somerville, TN Decatur, TN Chesterfield, England Oneida, TN Brooklyn, NY Portland, TN Harrodsburg, KY Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Montreat Alice Lloyd at Covenant at Brevard UVA-Wise Virginia-Intermont King College at Bluefield Milligan at Union College at Alice Lloyd Covenant Bryan College

Office Phone Best Time to Call

17-12 9-7 0-1 (NCAA) 3/2 9/4 5

2003-2004 ROSTER NO 3 4 5 10 12 15 20 23 24 25 30 32 33 35

Coaching Staff Head Coach Alma Mater Record at School Overall Record Assistants

General Information Location Cincinnati, OH Enrollment 34,000 Founded 1819 Nickname Bearcats Colors Red & Black Affiliation NCAA I Conference Conference USA Home Arena Shoemaker Center Capacity 13,176 President Dr. Nancy Zimpher Athletic Director Bob Goin

Series Information Overall Last Meeting

MT leads 7-0 MT 143, TWC 68 12/8/88

Jason Maxiell

HT 6-2 6-3 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-6 6-4 6-9 6-7 6-10 6-7 6-7 6-7

WT 175 185 155 185 190 230 185 225 250 260 210 210 190

CL So. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. So.

HOMETOWN Huntsville, AL Houston, TX Troy, OH Arlington, TX Corpus Christi, TX Greensboro, NC Daytona Beach, FL Central African Republic Eufaula, AL Benton Harbor, MI Carrollton, TX Cincinnati, OH Kensington, MD

2003-2004 SCHEDULE 2/14 2/19 2/21

at UVA-Wise at Virginia Intermont Bluefield

11/22 11/24 11/29 12/2 12/17 12/20 12/23 12/28 12/30 1/7 1/10 1/14 1/17

Akron Oakland Coppin State at Valparaiso Clemson Middle Tennessee Dayton Miami, OH Elon at Tulane DePaul at Marquette TCU

1/21 1/24 1/28 1/31 2/3 2/7 2/11 2/15 2/18 2/21 2/25 2/28 3/4

at Louisville at Southern Miss East Carolina Charlotte at Xavier at Houston South Florida at Wake Forest at UAB Louisville St. Louis at Charlotte at De Paul

2003-04 BLUE RAIDER BASKETBALL

3/6 Memphis 3/10-13 C-USA Tournament


AUSTIN PEAY

LA SALLE

DEC. 23  7 PM

Dave Loos

Adrian Henning

Coaching Staff Head Coach Alma Mater Record at School Overall Record Assistants

General Information Location Clarksville, TN Enrollment 7,482 Founded 1927 Nickname Governors Colors Red & White Affiliation NCAA I Conference Ohio Valley Home Arena Dunn Center Capacity 9,000 President Dr. Sherry Hoppe Athletic Director Dave Loos Statistics 2002-03 Record Conference Record Postseason Record Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost Newcomers Series Information Overall Last Meeting

Dave Loos Memphis, 1970 198-181 (14th Season) 280-234 (18th Season) Tony Collins Scott Combs David Midlick 931-221-7705 Contact SID

Office Phone Best Time to Call

23-8 13-3 0-1 (NCAA) 5/0 10/2 3

SID Staff Basketball Contact Office Phone Home Phone SID Fax E-Mail Internet Address Press Row Phone Mailing Address

Brad Kirtley 931-221-7561 931-553-2845 931-221-7562 kirtleyb@apsu.edu apsu.edu/letsgopeay 931-221-7195 PO Box 4515 Clarksville, TN 37044

DEC. 29-30  TBA

Billy Hahn

General Information Location Philadelphia, PA Enrollment 5,500 Founded 1863 Nickname Explorers Colors Blue and Gold Affiliation NCAA I Conference Atlantic 10 Home Arena Tom Gola Arena Capacity 4,000 Chancellor Bro. Michael McGinniss Athletic Director Dr. Thomas Brennan Statistics 2002-03 Record Conference Record Postseason Record Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost Newcomers Series Information Overall Last Meeting

MT leads 71-60 AP 79, MT 71 (OT) 12/21/02

Gary Neal

NAME Corey Gipson Zac Schlader Levi Carmichael Brandon Harriford Adrian Henning Fernandez Lockett Michael Dudas Maurice Hampton Ryan Isom Anthony Davis Josh Lewis Rhet Wierzba Jermaine Graham William Durden Eric Young

POS G C G G F G/F G G G G C G C G/F C/F

11/24 11/26 11/29 12/1 12/6 12/13 12/15 12/20 12/23 12/31 1/3 1/8 1/10

Knoxville College at Belmont at Memphis Evansville at Alabama at Western Kentucky Maryville College at Louisville at Middle Tennessee at Kentucky at Jacksonville St. at SEMO at Eastern Illinois

1/15 1/17 1/22 1/24 1/27 1/29 2/5 2/7 2/12 2/14 2/19 2/24 2/28

HT 6-1 6-9 6-0 6-2 6-6 6-4 5-11 6-2 6-0 6-2 6-8 6-5 6-9 6-5 6-6

WT 185 220 165 180 205 195 160 175 170 190 210 190 215 205 215

SID Staff Basketball Contact Office Phone Home Phone SID Fax E-Mail Internet Address Press Row Phone Mailing Address

Kale Beers 215-951-1694 620-645-0804 215-951-1694 beers@lasalle.edu goexplorers.com 215-438-5158 Hayman Center 1900 W. Olney Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19141

2002-2003 ROSTER CL Sr. So. Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. So. Fr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr.

HOMETOWN Sikeston, MO Columbia, MO Bloomfield, IN Nashville, TN Memphis, TN Madison, AL Hopkinsville, KY Russelville, KY Hopkinsville, KY Inglewood, CA Lexington, KY Farmington, IL Milwaukee, WI Portageville, MO Savannah, GA

NO 1 2 3 4 5 12 14 20 21 23 24 25 30 42 50

NAME Mike Cleaves Jermaine Thomas Jeff Farmer Matt Thornton Rasheed Quadri Dzaflo Larkai Gary Neal Sean Neal Lewis Fadipe Kurt Simmons David Bell Joel Jean-Baptiste Steven Smith Mike St. John Mbainai Narmbaye

POS G G G/F G G F G G F/C G/F F F/C F F C

at BCA Invitational at App. State Central Florida at Virginia Tech at UNCG Old Dominion USC Spartanburg Middle Tennessee Radford Lees-McRae Cinncinnati at UAB Charlotte

1/16 1/19 1/23 1/26 1/29 2/2 2/6 2/9 2/12 2/16 2/19 2/23 2/26

2003-2004 SCHEDULE at Eastern Kentucky at Morehead State Eastern Illinois SEMO at Tennessee Tech at Tennessee State Jacksonville State Samford UT-Martin Murray State at Samford Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky

Office Phone Best Time to Call

Billy Hahn Maryland, 1975 18-33 (3rd Season) NA Roland Houston John Gallagher Matt Hahn 215-951-1518 Contact SID

First Meeting First Meeting

2003-2004 ROSTER NO 3 4 10 11 14 15 20 21 22 23 24 32 33 34 54

13-16 6-10 NA 4/1 11/1 3

Coaching Staff Head Coach Alma Mater Record at School Overall Record Assistants

HT 5-10 6-2 6-5 6-1 6-3 6-8 6-4 6-2 6-10 6-5 6-7 6-9 6-8 6-8 6-10

CL Jr. So. Jr. Sr. Sr. So. So. Fr. So. Sr. So. Sr. So. Fr. Fr.

HOMETOWN Paterson, NJ Frederick, MD Clinton, CT Havertown, PA Boston, MA Mitcham Surrey, England Baltimore, MD Springfield, MA Lagos, Nigeria Avenel, NJ Philadelphia, PA Paris, France Philadelphia, PA Northboro, MA Burlington, NJ

2002-2003 SCHEDULE 3/2-6

OVC Tournament

11/14-16 11/19 11/24 11/27 12/5 12/8 12/15 12/19 12/22 1/2 1/5 1/8 1/12

2003-04 BLUE RAIDER BASKETBALL

Louisville at St. Louis DePaul at Charlotte at Cincinnati St. Louis at Marquette at DePaul Southern Miss B’ham Southern at Louisville Houston Marquette

3/2 3/6-9

at TCU C-USA Tournament

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CHATTANOOGA SOUTH CAROLINA ST. DEC. 29-30  TBA

Jeff Lebo

General Information Location Chattanooga, TN Enrollment 8,524 Founded 1886 Nickname Mocs Colors Navy, Old Gold, Silver Affiliation NCAA I Conference Southern Home Arena McKenzie Arena Capacity 11,218 Chancellor Dr. Bill W. Stacy Athletic Director Steve Sloan Statistics 2002-03 Record Conference Record Postseason Record Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost Newcomers Series Information Overall Last Meeting

21-9 11-5 0-0 3/2 7/7 5

Coaching Staff Head Coach Alma Mater Record at School Overall Record Assistants Office Phone Best Time to Call SID Staff Basketball Contact Office Phone Home Phone SID Fax E-Mail Internet Address Press Row Phone Mailing Address

DEC. 29-30  TBA

Ashley Champion

Jeff Lebo North Carolina, 1989 21-9 (2nd Season) 96-52 (6th Season) John Shulman Dave Lebo 423-425-4592 9-11 am M-F

Jeff Romero 423-425-5292 423-517-8917 423-425-4610 Jeff-Romero@utc.edu GoMocs.com 423-756-5476 615 McCallie Ave. Chattanooga, TN 37403

Ben Betts

General Information Location Orangeburg, SC Enrollment 5,000 Founded 1896 Nickname Bulldogs Colors Garnet and Blue Affiliation NCAA I Conference MEAC Home Arena SHM Memorial Center Capacity 3,200 President Dr. Andrew Hugine Athletic Director Buddy Pough Statistics 2002-03 Record Conference Record Postseason Record Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost Newcomers Series Information Overall Last Meeting

MT leads 30-29 MT 87, UTC 68 11/24/97

NAME Ashley Champion Alphonso Pugh Bryan Richardson Zach Dragoo Ricky Hood Mike Matthews Mindaugas Katelynas Ray Trowell Casey Long Matt Malone Jason Rogan Chris Brown Charles Anderson

POS F F G G G F F PG G C G F F

at Kansas at Oral Roberts Tennessee Wesleyan Emmanuel College at Tennessee State at Liberty King College at Alabama at Elon Dr. Pepper Classic UNC Greensboro Davidson Appalachian State

1/17 1/19 1/24 1/26 1/31 2/7 2/9 2/14 2/16 2/21 2/24 2/28 3/3-6

HT 6-6 6-6 6-5 6-1 6-3 6-6 6-9 5-9 6-2 6-10 6-2 6-7 6-8

WT 235 235 205 185 190 215 220 175 185 255 205 190 235

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at The Citadel at Coll.of Charleston Western Carolina at Furman Georgia Southern at Western Carolina East Tennessee St. at UNC Greensboro Elon at Appalachian State at East Tennessee St. Wofford SoCon Tournament

SID Staff Basketball Contact Office Phone Home Phone SID Fax E-Mail Internet Address Press Row Phone Mailing Address

William Hamilton 803-536-7060 803-534-1814 803-536-8622 whamilton@scsu.edu scsu.edu NA NA

2003-2004 ROSTER CL Sr. So. Jr. So. So. So. Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr. So.

HOMETOWN Bolivar, TN Cleveland, TN Rossville, GA Chattanooga, TN Tupelo, MS Sneedville, TN Alytus, Lithuania Louisville, KY Fayetteville, NC Greeneville, TN Portland, TN Hopkins, SC Chattanooga, TN

NO 1 5 11 12 21 24 32 33 34 42 — — —

NAME Demeco Heath Cory Seels Asten Lawson Clary Judge Maurice Hoover Dakin Braddick Matthew Bell Michael Zachary Brandon Trapp Thurman Zimmerman Shawn Wiggins Dimitri Evans Brian Mason

11/21-22 11/28 12/6 12/9 12/20 12/22 12/29-30 1/3 1/5 1/8 1/12 1/17 1/19

at Oklahoma Tourney at Florida State Jacksonville The Citadel at Clemson at South Carolina at UTC Tournament at Hampton at Norfolk State at North Carolina A&T Maryland Eastern Shore at Morgan State at Coppin State

2003-2004 SCHEDULE 11/21 11/24 11/26 11/29 12/1 12/11 12/13 12/16 12/20 12/29-30 1/5 1/10 1/12

Office Phone Best Time to Call

Ben Betts NA 0-0 (1st Season) Same Tim Gates Francis Simmons Larry Dixon 803-536-8586 Contact SID

Series tied 1-1 MT 81, SCSU63 1/30/91

2003-2004 ROSTER NO 0 3 4 10 13 14 15 21 22 34 42 44 50

20-11 15-3 0-1 (NCAA) 2/3 9/4 NA

Coaching Staff Head Coach Alma Mater Record at School Overall Record Assistants

Thurman Zimmerman

POS PG F G G G C/F C. G G G G G G

HT 6-2 6-8 5-10 6-0 5-10 6-11 6-10 6-3 6-0 6-5 6-3 6-2 6-3

WT 185 280 160 185 160 200 290 200 170 230 185 180 190

2003-2004 SCHEDULE 1/24 1/26 1/31 2/2 2/7 2/9 2/16 2/21 2/23 2/28 3/1 3/6 3/8-13

2003-04 BLUE RAIDER BASKETBALL

Bethune-Cookman Florida A&M at Howard Delaware State Hampton Norfolk State at MD Eastern Shore Morgan State Coppin State at Bethune-Cookman at Florida A&M North Carolina A&T MEAC Tournament

CL Fr Jr. Jr. Jr. So. So. So. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr.

HOMETOWN Kinston, NC Charleston SC Columbia SC Charleston SC Allendale, SC Charleston, SC Houston, TX Atlanta, GA Columbia SC Columbia SC Suffolk VA Atlanta GA Laurinburg, NC


IPFW

VCU

JAN. 6  7 PM

JAN. 2  6:30 PM

Jeff Capel

General Information Location Richmond, VA Enrollment 26,009 Founded 1838 Nickname Rams Colors Black and Gold Affiliation NCAA I Conference Colonial Athletic Assn. Home Arena ALLTEL Pavilion Capacity 7,500 President Dr. Eugene P. Trani Athletic Director Dr. Richard L. Sander Statistics 2002-03 Record Conference Record Postseason Record Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost Newcomers Series Information Overall Last Meeting

Doug Noll

Domonic Jones

18-10 12-6 NA 3/2 7/3 7

Coaching Staff Head Coach Alma Mater Record at School Overall Record Assistants

Jeff Capel Duke, 1997 18-10 (2nd Season) Same Gerald White Jeff LaMere Mark Cline 804-828-1278 Contact SID

Office Phone Best Time to Call SID Staff Basketball Contact Office Phone Home Phone SID Fax E-Mail Internet Address Press Row Phone Mailing Address

Phil Stanton 804-828-7000 804-285-8142 804-828-9428 pdstanton@vcu.edu vcurams.vcu.edu 804-828-1010 PO Box 842003 Richmond, VA 23284

Statistics 2002-03 Record Conference Record Postseason Record Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost Newcomers Series Information Overall Last Meeting

MT leads 2-0 MT 59, VCU 50 12/11/76

Ric Wyand

General Information Location Ft. Wayne, IN Enrollment 12,000 Founded 1964 Nickname Mastodons Colors Royal Blue and White Affiliation NCAA I Conference Independent Home Arena Allen Co. War Memorial Capacity 11,500 President Dr. Michael A. Wartell Athletic Director Mark A. Pope

NAME Johnnie Story Mark Adams Michael Doles Troy Godwin Julian Capel Domonic Jones A.B. Lehmann B.A. Walker Nick George Jesse Pellot-Rosa Alexander Harper Drew Johnson Derrick Reid Kevin Moore

POS F G F C G/F G G G F G G G F C

11/21 11/25 11/29 12/3 12/6 12/15 12/18 12/22 12/29 1/2 1/7 1/10 1/14

Iona Western Kentucky at Hampton at Richmond William and Mary North Carolina A&T UAB at LaSalle at Georgia Tech Middle Tennessee at Hofstra at James Madison at UNC Wilmington

1/17 1/21 1/24 1/28 1/31 2/4 2/7 2/11 2/14 2/18 2/21 2/25 2/28

HT 6-5 6-1 6-6 6-6 6-5 6-1 5-10 6-2 6-6 6-4 6-4 6-5 6-8 6-10

WT 210 175 210 300 180 180 142 155 205 190 190 200 215 255

SID Staff Basketball Contact Office Phone Home Phone SID Fax E-Mail Internet Address Press Row Phone Mailing Address

Rudy Yovich 260-481-6372 260-490-8095 260-481-6002 yovichr@ipfw.edu ipfw.edu/athletics 260-481-6360 2101 Coliseum Blvd. E Fort Wayne, IN 46805

2003-2004 ROSTER CL Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. So Sr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Sr.

HOMETOWN Hampton, VA Richmond, VA Richmond, VA Suffolk, VA Fayetteville, NC Chesterfield, VA Fayetteville, NC Onancock, VA Manchester, England Richmond, VA Columbia, SC Raleigh, NC Richmond, VA Boynton Beach, FL

NO 1 2 3 4 5 20 23 30 32 33 34 44 50 54 55

NAME Terry Collins Ric Wyand Byron Malone Justin Hawkins Quintin Carouthers Beau Bauer Keion Henderson Tyler Clevenger Brandon Jennings Pete Campbell Charles Campbell Kyle Thrasher Jim Kessenich Eric Bergstrom David Simon

POS G F G F G G F/G G F F F F C/F C C

11/21 11/25 11/29 12/1 12/5-6 12/10 12/13 12/20-21 12/28 12/30 1/3 1/6 1/9

Toledo Kent State at Oregon State at Washington State at Iowa St. Tourney Bowling Green Morehead State at Purdue Tourney at West Virginia at Miami (OH) Southeast Missouri at Middle Tennessee at Air Force

1/14 1/17 1/19 1/28 1/31 2/4 2/7 2/11 2/14 2/17 2/25 2/28 3/1

HT 6-0 6-7 6-0 6-7 6-4 6-3 6-5 6-3 6-6 6-7 6-9 6-8 6-10 7-0 6-10

WT 190 235 180 195 185 180 195 192 228 190 200 230 235 252 250

CL Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Sr. So. So. Fr. Fr. So. Sr. Fr. Jr.

HOMETOWN Fort Wayne, IN Indianapolis, IN Indianapolis, IN Garrett, IN Flint, MI Walton, IN Gary, IN Winchester, IN Canal Winchester , OH Yorktown, IN Chicago, IL Pekin, IN Pewaukee, WI Milaca, MN Mt. Vernon, IL

2003-2004 SCHEDULE

2003-2004 SCHEDULE George Mason at Old Dominion at Drexel Towson Hofstra Drexel UNC-Wilmington at George Mason at Towson James Madison Old Dominion at Delaware at William and Mary

Office Phone Best Time to Call

Doug Noll Malone College, 1979 34-81 (5th Season) 166-188 (12th Season) Joe Pechota Fred Andrews Prentis Phillips 260-481-6889 Contact SID

MT leads 2-0 MT 71, IPFW 52 2/28/03

2003-2004 ROSTER NO 0 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 21 23 25 32 34 40

9-21 NA NA 4/1 NA 4

Coaching Staff Head Coach Alma Mater Record at School Overall Record Assistants

3/5-8

CAA Tournament

2003-04 BLUE RAIDER BASKETBALL

at Western Michigan TX A&M Corpus Christi Tri-STate at Texas Pan-Am at Youngstown State at Butler Texas Pan-Am at IUPUI at Wright State Florida Gulf Coast at Oakland at Valparaiso IUPUI

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ARKANSAS STATE

JAN. 15  7 PM  FEB. 19  7 PM

Dickey Nutt

Tevoris Thompson

General Information Location Jonesboro, AR Enrollment 10,568 Founded 1909 Nickname Indians Colors Scarlet and Black Affiliation NCAA I Conference Sun Belt Home Arena Convocation Center Capacity 10,563 President Dr. Les Wyatt Athletic Director Dr. Dean Lee Statistics 2002-03 Record Conference Record Postseason Record Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost Newcomers Series Information Overall Last Meeting

Coaching Staff Head Coach Alma Mater Record at School Overall Record Assistants

Office Phone Best Time to Call SID Staff Basketball Contact Office Phone Cell Phone SID Fax E-Mail Internet Address Press Row Phone Mailing Address

13-15 6-8 NA 2/3 7/5 5

Dickey Nutt Oklahoma St, 1982 117-113 (9th Season) SAME Tony Madlock Shawn Forrest David Daniel 870-972-2077 Contact SID

Bill Bowen 870-972-2541 870-243-6021 870-972-3367 wbowen@astate.edu ASUIndians.com 870-972-2541 PO Box 1000 State University, AR 72467

UALR

JAN. 17  7 PM  FEB. 21  7 PM

Steve Shields

General Information Location Little Rock, AR Enrollment 11,790 Founded 1927 Nickname Trojans Colors Maroon, Silver, & Black Affiliation NCAA I Conference Sun Belt Home Arena Alltel Arena Capacity 18,000 Chancellor Dr. Joel Anderson Athletic Director Chris Peterson Statistics 2002-03 Record Conference Record Postseason Record Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost Newcomers Series Information Overall Last Meeting

ASU leads 8-6 MT 79, ASU 55 2/13/03

Nick Zachery

NAME Chris Moore Andre King-Holland DeWarwick Spencer J.J. Montgomery Antonio Rambo Troy Slaten Tevoris Thompson Joseph Bailey Yual Banks Tyler King Lorenzo Hampton Kim Adams Evgueni Sokolov Lucious Lenear Isaac Wells Theo Little

POS F G G G G G G G G G G F F F F C

at Arizona State at St. Bonaventure Southern Arkansas Alcorn State at Iowa State Tournament at ISU Tournament Harding at Louisiana Monroe Southern University at Creighton Louisiana-Monroe Mississippi State at Florida International

1/10 1/15 1/17 1/22 1/24 1/26 1/31 2/5 2/7 2/14 2/19 2/21 2/26

HT 6-7 6-3 6-4 6-5 5-10 6-6 6-1 6-0 5-10 6-4 6-5 6-8 6-10 6-8 6-8 6-11

WT 205 190 180 196 160 195 170 166 165 195 190 225 255 225 225 270

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Arkansas State at Western Kentucky at Middle Tennessee North Texas Denver Williams Baptist at Arkansas State South Alabama at New Orleans Florida International Western Kentucky Middle Tennessee at New Mexico State

SID Staff Basketball Contact Office Phone Cell Phone SID Fax E-Mail Internet Address Press Row Phone Mailing Address

Kevin Tankersley 501-569-3449 501-607-2630 501-683-7002 kxtankersley@ualr.edu ualrtrojans.com 501-975-9233 2801 S. University Little Rock, AR 72204

2003-2004 ROSTER CL So. Fr. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. So. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. So.

HOMETOWN Lancaster, TX Melbourne, FL Mobile, AL Lufkin, TX Memphis, TN St. Louis, MO Greenville, SC Cotter, AR Memphis, TN Clinton, AR Jonesboro, AR Little Rock, AR Melbourne, FL Turrell, AR Jackson, Miss. Little Rock, AR

NO 2 3 5 10 11 13 15 20 21 22 23 24 30 33 52 54

NAME Columbus Willis Zack Wright Wadale Williams Jamal Holden Zack Graber Kimmo Muurinen Josh Jacobs Brandon Freeman Nick Zachery Michael Pridgeon Armend Ademi Richard Hardman Jermain Speights Alexei Korolev Justin Stuckey Darius Eason

2003-2004 SCHEDULE 11/22 11/25 11/29 12/2 12/5 12/6 12/9 12/13 12/17 12/20 12/30 1/3 1/6

Office Phone Best Time to Call

Steve Shields Baylor, 1988 0-0 (1st Season) Same Kevin Fricke Joe Harge Brad Autry 501-569-3304 Contact SID

UALR leads 6-3 UALR 74, MT 58 2/15/03

2003-2004 ROSTER NO 00 1 3 4 5 10 11 12 14 21 23 32 42 44 45 50

18-12 8-6 NA 2/3 9/6 6

Coaching Staff Head Coach Alma Mater Record at School Overall Record Assistants

POS F G G F G F G G G F F G/F G C G F

HT 6-5 6-2 6-0 6-9 5-11 6-8 6-6 6-2 6-3 6-7 6-9 6-6 6-2 7-0 6-1 6-9

WT 215 175 185 235 165 202 195 175 205 210 240 225 180 240 180 245

CL Sr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr. So. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. Jr. Sr. So. Jr. Jr.

HOMETOWN Carrolton, TX Kileen, TX Columbia, TN Tulsa, OK Salina, KS Vantaa, Finland Mesquite, TX Greenwood, SC Rockfield, IL Pine Bluff, AR Prishtina, Kosovo Owasso, OK Marked Tree, AR Plano, TX Little Rock, AR Little Rock, AR

2003-2004 SCHEDULE 2/28

at Louisiana-Lafayette

11/22 11/25 11/29 12/2 12/5 12/6 12/9 12/13 12/17 12/20 12/30 1/3 1/6

at Arizona State at St. Bonaventure Southern Arkansas Alcorn State at Iowa State Tournament at ISU Tournament Harding at Louisiana Monroe Southern University at Creighton Louisiana-Monroe Mississippi State at Florida International

1/10 1/15 1/17 1/22 1/24 1/26 1/31 2/5 2/7 2/14 2/19 2/21 2/26

2003-04 BLUE RAIDER BASKETBALL

Arkansas State at Western Kentucky at Middle Tennessee North Texas Denver Williams Baptist at Arkansas State South Alabama at New Orleans Florida International Western Kentucky Middle Tennessee at New Mexico State

2/28

at Louisiana-Lafayette


SOUTH ALABAMA NEW ORLEANS JAN. 24  7 PM

JAN. 22  7 PM

John Pelphrey

General Information Location Mobile, AL Enrollment 12,286 Founded 1963 Nickname Jaguars Colors Blue, Red, and White Affiliation NCAA I Conference Sun Belt Home Arena Mitchell Center Capacity 10,000 President V. Gordon Moulton Athletic Director Joe Gottfried Statistics 2002-03 Record Conference Record Postseason Record Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost Newcomers Series Information Overall Last Meeting

Monte Towe

Chris Young

14-14 7-8 NA 4/1 8/3 5

Coaching Staff Head Coach Alma Mater Record at School Overall Record Assistants

Office Phone Best Time to Call SID Staff Basketball Contact Office Phone Home Phone SID Fax E-Mail Internet Address Press Row Phone Mailing Address

John Pelphrey Kentucky, 1992 14-14 (2nd Season) Same Jorge Fernandez Isaac Brown Matt Figger 251-460-6104 Contact SID

Matt Smith 251-460-7035 x5 251-591-2027 251-460-7297 msmith@usouthal.edu usajaguars.com 251-460-7418 Mitchell Center Room 1209 Mobile, AL 36688

USA leads 6-4 MT 72, USA 69 3/9/03

Johnell Smith

General Information Location New Orleans, LA Enrollment 17,320 Founded 1958 Nickname Privateers Colors Royal Blue and Silver Affiliation NCAA I Conference Sun Belt Home Arena Lakefront Arena Capacity 10,000 Chancellor Dr. Gregory O’Brien Athletic Director Jim Miller Statistics 2002-03 Record Conference Record Postseason Record Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost Newcomers Series Information Overall Last Meeting

NAME Michael Phillips Greg Spencer Ugo Ezekwe Chris Young Larry Thompson Carlos Smith Daron Ray Tamsir Ba Seth Miller Richard Law Malerick Bedden Henry Williams Justin White Jeffrey Collins Stephen Cowherd Whit Whitfield

POS F G G G G G G C G F F F C G G F

11/22 11/26 11/30 12/3 12/12 12/15 12/18 12/29-30 1/3 1/6 1/10 1/15 1/17

at Jackson State at Mississippi State Alabama State Jackson State at Georgia State Old Dominion at Georgia USF Holiday Classic at UAB West Alabama New Orleans at UL-Lafayette at New Mexico State

1/22 1/24 1/29 1/31 2/5 2/7 2/12 2/14 2/19 2/23 2/26 2/29 3/6-9

HT 6-6 5-10 6-1 6-1 6-4 6-0 6-0 6-9 6-5 6-6 6-6 6-6 6-9 6-4 6-1 6-7

WT 210 150 200 185 205 175 170 235 205 195 220 225 220 185 175 240

SID Staff Basketball Contact Office Phone Home Phone SID Fax E-Mail Internet Address Press Row Phone Mailing Address

TBA 504-280-6284 TBA 504-280-7240 TBA unoprivateers.com 504-280-3874 6801 Franklin Ave. New Orleans, LA 70122

2003-2004 ROSTER CL Jr. Fr. So. Sr. Sr. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. So.

HOMETOWN Mobile, AL Mobile, AL Houston, TX Ft. Pierce, FL Camilla, GA College Park, GA Mobile, AL Dakar, Senegal Lincoln, NE Houston, TX Pensacola, FL Mobile, AL Inman, KS Birmingham, AL Coral Springs, FL Mobile, AL

NO 1 2 3 4 21 23 25 33 \

NAME Lester “Bo” McCalebb AJ Meredith Justin Lauga Victor Brown Ben Wilson Kentrell Martin Johnell Smith Kyle Buggs Billy McDade Ben Elias Nathanial Parker Jacque Pate

POS G G G F G F/G G G G C G F

Southwest Texas LSU New Orleans Knockout at Tulane at Texas at Mississippi State Hawaii adidas Classic Loyola (NO) USF Tournament at Auburn at Southern Miss at South Alabama at New Mexico State

1/17 1/22 1/24 1/29 1/31 2/4 2/7 2/14 2/19 2/21 2/26 2/28 3/6-9

2003-2004 SCHEDULE Middle Tennessee Western Kentucky at Denver at North Texas at UALR Arkansas State UL-Lafayette New Mexico State at New Orleans at FIU Denver North Texas SBC Tournament

Office Phone Best Time to Call

Monte Towe NC State, 1976 30-28 (3rd Season) Same Patrick Harrington Nikita Johnson Mark Downey 504-280-6230 Contact SID

UNO leads 6-2 MT 77, UNO 60 1/18/03

2003-2004 ROSTER NO 0 1 2 3 4 11 22 25 34 35 40 43 55

15-14 7-8 NA 3/2 8/4 4

Coaching Staff Head Coach Alma Mater Record at School Overall Record Assistants

HT 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-8 6-3 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-8 6-10 6-8 6-10

WT 175 185 170 210 190 200 190 155 215 270 230 250

CL Fr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. So. Fr. Jr. Jr.

HOMETOWN New Orleans, LA Macon, GA New Orleans, LA Orlando, FL Nicholasville, KY Gainesville, FL Melrose, FL Memphis, TN Largo, FL Tallahassee, FL Rosedale, NY Oxon Hill, MD

2003-2004 SCHEDULE 11/22 11/26 11/28-30 12/3 12/14 12/16 12/19-20 12/127 12/29-30 1/2 1/4 1/10 1/5

2003-04 BLUE RAIDER BASKETBALL

at UL-Lafayette Western Kentucky Middle Tennessee at North Texas at Denver at Arkansas State UALR UL-Lafayette South Alabama at FIU North Texas Denver SBC Tournament

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NEW MEXICO ST. UL LAFAYETTE JAN. 31  7 PM

JAN. 29  7 PM

Lou Henson

James Moore

General Information Location Las Cruces, NM Enrollment 15,224 Founded 1888 Nickname Aggies Colors Crimson and White Affiliation NCAA I Conference Sun Belt Home Arena Pan American Center Capacity 13,071 Chancellor Dr. William Flores Athletic Director Brian Faison Statistics 2002-03 Record Conference Record Postseason Record Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost Newcomers Series Information Overall Last Meeting

20-12 11-4 NA 4/1 11/3 1

Coaching Staff Head Coach Alma Mater Record at School Overall Record Assistants

Lou Henson NMSU, 1955 252-117 (15th Season) 742-377 (39th Season) Tony Stubblefield Chris Crutchfield J.J. DeTemple 505-646-1447 Contact SID

Office Phone Best Time to Call SID Staff Basketball Contact Office Phone Home Phone SID Fax E-Mail Internet Address Press Row Phone Mailing Address

Tyler Dunkel 505-646-3929 505-532-1313 505-646-2425 tydunkel@nmsu.edu NMStateSports.com 505-646-3400 MSC 3145 PO Box 30001 Las Cruces, NM 88003

NMSU leads 4-1 MT 70, NMSU 68 1/23/03

Jessie Evans

Michael Southall

General Information Location Lafayette, LA Enrollment 15,150 Founded 1900 Nickname Ragin’ Cajuns Colors Vermilion and White Affiliation NCAA I Conference Sun Belt Home Arena Cajundome Capacity 12,800 President Dr. Ray P. Authement Athletic Director Nelson Schexnayder Statistics 2002-03 Record Conference Record Postseason Record Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost Newcomers Series Information Overall Last Meeting

NAME Duane John Byron Davis Manny Segura Allen Haynes Earl Calloway Detrius Robertson Gary Jackson Jeff Jones Josh Van Gundy Bryant Funston Robert Frazier James Moore James Felder Kelsey Crooks David Bonney

POS G G G G G G F F F F F F F F F

11/22 11/24 11/29 12/3 12/6 12/14 12/17 12/20 12/22 12/29-30 1/10 1/15 1/17

New Mexico Highlands Texas-Arlington Eastern New Mexico New Mexico UTEP at Tulsa at UTEP Arkansas-Pine Bluff at New Mexico Utah State Tournament at North Texas New Orleans South Alabama

1/21 1/24 1/26 1/29 2/5 2/7 2/12 2/14 2/18 2/21 2/23 2/26 2/28

HT 6-6 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-3 5-10 6-5 6-8 6-1 6-3 6-7 6-8 6-8 6-6 6-6

WT 195 180 180 190 175 180 215 220 195 215 215 210 225 195 210

HOMETOWN Toronto, Canada Detroit, MI Albuquerque, NM Hobbs, NM Atlanta, GA Durant, MS Roswell, NM Oakland, CA Paradise Valley, AZ Farmington, NM Denver, CO Dolton, IL Dallas, TX Las Cruces, NM El Paso, TX

NO 3 5 11 15 20 21 23 25 30 34 41 42 44 45

NAME Brad Boyd Orien Green Chris Cameron Chris Cucchiara Antoine Landry Laurie Bridges Dwayne Mitchell Ross Mouton Matt Foster Adam James Chris Williams Cedric Williams Michael Southall Brian Hamilton

POS G G F/C G G G G G/F G F/C F F C F

at GA Tech (NIT) Loyola, New Orleans at Dayton McNeese State Mobile College at Xavier at Arizona Tournament Houston at Denver South Alabama New Orleans New Mexico State at FIU

1/29 1/31 2/5 2/7 2/12 2/14 2/19 2/21 2/23 2/26 2/28 3/6-9

2003-2004 SCHEDULE

76

SID Staff Basketball Contact Office Phone Cell Phone SID Fax E-Mail Internet Address Press Row Phone Mailing Address

Matt Hebert 337-482-6330 337-654-6932 337-482-6649 sportsinfo@ragincajuns.com ragincajuns.com 337-265-2284 Athletics Complex 201 Reinhardt Drive Lafayette, LA 70506

2003-2004 ROSTER CL So. Fr. So. Jr. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr.

at UL-Lafayette Western Kentucky Florida International at Middle Tennessee Denver North Texas at New Orleans at South Alabama UL-Lafayette ESPN Bracket Buster at Denver UALR Arkansas State

Office Phone Best Time to Call

Jessie Evans Eastern Michigan, 1972 112-72 (7th Season) Same Robert Lee Paul Johnson Jimmy Williams 337-262-1421 Mornings

Series Tied 3-3 UL 71, MT 65 1/25/03

2003-2004 ROSTER NO 1 3 4 5 11 12 15 21 24 30 32 33 34 44 45

20-10 12-3 0-1 (NIT) 3/2 7/6 7

Coaching Staff Head Coach Alma Mater Record at School Overall Record Assistants

HT 6-6 6-5 6-11 6-0 5-11 6-5 6-3 6-7 6-7 6-7 6-9 6-8 6-10 6-6

WT 190 208 256 160 170 200 210 200 192 220 207 236 240 185

2003-2004 SCHEDULE 3/6-9

SBC Tournament

11/18 11/24 12/9 12/15 12/17 12/20 12/28-30 1/3 1/10 1/15 1/17 1/22 1/24

2003-04 BLUE RAIDER BASKETBALL

at Western Kentucky at Middle Tennessee North Texas Denver at South Alabama at New Orleans at New Mexico State BracketBuster at North Texas Arkansas State UALR SBC Tournament

CL Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Sr. Sr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr.

HOMETOWN Opelousas, LA Gainesville, FL Montmorency, Australia Covington, LA New Orleans New Orleans, LA New Orleans, LA Lafayette, LA St. Louis, MO Lafayette, LA Los Angeles, CA Houston, TX West Salem, WI Missouri City, TX


WESTERN KENTUCKY

FIU

FEB. 7  6 PM  MAR. 1  7 PM

FEB. 5  7 PM  FEB. 26  7 PM

Darrin Horn

Mike Wells

General Information Location Bowling Green, KY Enrollment 17,770 Founded 1906 Nickname Hilltoppers Colors Red and White Affiliation NCAA I Conference Sun Belt Home Arena Diddle Arena Capacity 7,400 Chancellor Dr. Gary Ransdell Athletic Director Dr. Wood Selig Statistics 2002-03 Record Conference Record Postseason Record Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost Newcomers Series Information Overall Last Meeting

Coaching Staff Head Coach Alma Mater Record at School Overall Record Assistants

Darrin Horn Western Ky., 1995 0-0 (1st Season) Same Sean Doherty William Small Archie Miller 270-745-2131 Contact SID

Office Phone Best Time to Call

24-9 12-2 0-1 (NCAA) 1/4 7/6 5

SID Staff Basketball Contact Office Phone Home Phone SID Fax E-Mail Internet Address Press Row Phone Mailing Address

Brian Fremund 270-745-5045 270-320-0120 270-745-3444 brian.fremund@wku.edu wkusports.com 270-745-6941 Rm. 1140, Diddle Arena 1Big Red Way Bowling Green, KY 42101

WKU leads 80-27 WKU 64, MT 52 3/11/03

Donnie Marsh

Carlos Morban

General Information Location Miami, FL Enrollment 34,000 Founded 1972 Nickname Golden Panthers Colors Blue and Gold Affiliation NCAA I Conference Sun Belt Home Arena Golden Panther Arena Capacity 5,000 President Dr. Modesto Maidique Athletic Director Rick Mello Statistics 2002-03 Record Conference Record Postseason Record Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost Newcomers Series Information Overall Last Meeting

NAME Antonio Haynes Anthony Winchester Danny Rumph Mike Wells Jamaal Brown Kevin Massiah Kalin Holland Ryan Lambert Josh Higgins Nick Hill Todor Pandov Nigel Dixon

POS 6-0 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-7 6-5 6-7 6-7 7-0 6-4 6-9 6-11

at Auburn at VCU Mississippi State Louisville Murray State Austin Peay at Illinois State Evansville at Ball State at Fordham Kentucky State at Arkansas State Arkansas-Little Rock

1/17 1/22 1/24 1/29 1/31 2/5 2/9 2/12 2/14 2/19 2/21 2/26

HT 185 200 185 190 235 200 225 225 300 200 230 350

WT Jr. So. So. Sr. So. So. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Sr.

Arkansas State at New Orleans New Mexico State UL-Lafayette at Florida International Middle Tennessee West Virginia Tech at Denver North Texas at Arkansas-Little Rock Bracket Buster II at Middle Tennessee South Alabama

SID Staff Basketball Contact Office Phone Home Phone SID Fax E-Mail Internet Address Press Row Phone Mailing Address

Rich Kelch 305-348-3164 954-680-0992 305-348-2963 kelchr@fiu.edu fiusports.com 305-348-3702 11200 SW 8 St. Golden Panther Arena Miami, FL 33199

2003-2004 ROSTER CL G G G G F F F F C G F C

HOMETOWN Camilla, GA Austin, IN Philadelphia, PA Guthrie, KY Spartanburg, SC Toronto, Ontario, Canada Bowling Green, KY Germantown, MD Dayton, OH DuQuoin, IL Plovdiv, Bulgaria Orlando, FL

NO 1 3 5 11 14 20 21 23 31 33 34 50 52

NAME Marcus Robinson Carlos Morban Christian Hermida David Luber Harry Lum Junior Matias Slavcho Slavtchev Rafael DaSilva Kevin Harvey Byron Burnett Warren Gale Belco Bamba Taurance Johnson

POS G G G G F/G G G F G C F C/F F

11/21-22 11/25 11/29 21/1 12/6 12/13 12/15 12/20 12/27-28 1/3 1/6 1/10 1/17

FIU Tournament at George Washington North Florida at Florida Atlantic at Miami LaSalle at Stanford at South Florida FIU Tournament Arkansas State UALR at Canisius at Denver

1/19 1/24 1/26 1/31 2/7 2/12 2/14 2/16 2/21 2/23 2/28 3/1 3/6-9

2003-2004 SCHEDULE 11/21 11/25 11/29 12/4 12/7 12/13 12/16 12/20 12/23 12/30 1/3 1/7 1/15

Office Phone Best Time to Call

Donnie Marsh Franklin & Marshall, 1979 26-62 (4th Season) 102-116 (9th Season) Don Kelbick Michael Burden Jesus Labrada 305-348-2756 Contact SID

MT leads 5-3 MT 80, FIU 70 2/22/03

2003-2004 ROSTER NO 3 10 11 15 20 24 25 30 34 35 45 54

8-21 1-13 NA 3/2 7/6 6

Coaching Staff Head Coach Alma Mater Record at School Overall Record Assistants

HT 6-0 6-2 6-3 5-11 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-5 6-0 6-9 6-7 6-9 6-9

WT 175 181 185 163 215 207 215 210 170 255 210 245 245

CL Jr. Jr. So. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr.

HOMETOWN Mesa, AZ Santo Domingo, DR Miami, FL Richboro, PA Playa Del Rey, CA Santo Domingo, DR Sofia, Bulgaria Vita Boa Vista, Brazil Norfolk, VA Anniston, AL Miramar, FL Bamaka, West Africa Williamsport, PA

2003-2004 SCHEDULE 3/6-9

SBC Tournament

2003-04 BLUE RAIDER BASKETBALL

at North Texas UL-Lafayette at New Mexico State Western Kentucky Middle Tennessee Florida Gulf Coast at UALR at Arkansas State New Orleans South Alabama at Western Kentucky at Middle Tennessee SBC Tournament

77


NORTH TEXAS

DENVER FEB. 14  7 PM

FEB. 12  7 PM

Johnny Jones

Michael DeGrate

General Information Location Denton, TX Enrollment 30,256 Founded 1890 Nickname Mean Green Colors Green and White Affiliation NCAA I Conference Sun Belt Home Arena Super Pit Capacity 10,500 Chancellor Dr. Norval Pohl Athletic Director Rick Villarreal Statistics 2002-03 Record Conference Record Postseason Record Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost Newcomers Series Information Overall Last Meeting

Coaching Staff Head Coach Alma Mater Record at School Overall Record Assistants

Office Phone Best Time to Call SID Staff Basketball Contact Office Phone Home Phone SID Fax E-Mail Internet Address Press Row Phone Mailing Address

7-21 2-13 NA 2/3 9/5 5

Johnny Jones LSU, 1985 22-35 (3rd Season) 37-51 (4th Season) Fred Rike Charlie Leonard Kobie Baker 940-565-3654 Mornings

Jerry Scott 940-565-4674 940-365-3177 940-369-7461 jscott@unt.edu meangreen.unt.edu 940-565-4674 PO Box 311397 Denton, TX 76203

Terry Carroll

General Information Location Denver, CO Enrollment 9,689 Founded 1864 Nickname Pioneers Colors Crimson and Gold Affiliation NCAA I Conference Sun Belt Home Arena Magness Arena Capacity 7,200 Chancellor Daniel L. Ritchie Athletic Director Dr. M. Dianne Murphy Statistics 2002-03 Record Conference Record Postseason Record Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost Newcomers Series Information Overall Last Meeting

MT leads 2-1 MT 76, UNT 55 2/6/03

Brett Starkey

NAME Will Smith Jerome Rogers Ron Harris Marqus Mitchell Scott Roniger Leonard Hopkins Mark Wilson Ty Thomas Calvin Watson Adrian Awasom Michael DeGrate Michael Jones Shawnson Johnson Justin Barnett

11/21 11/29 12/3 12/6 12/9 12/13 12/17 12/20 12/22 12/29 1/3 1/8 1/10

NW Oklahoma St. at Lamar at Southern University Hardin Simmons Baylor At TCU at UT Pan America at St. Bonaventure at SEMO Indiana at Arkansas UT Pan America New Mexico State

POS F G F G G G G F G F F F F C

HT 6-7 5-10 6-7 6-0 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-6 6-5 6-5 6-8 6-7 6-9 6-10

WT 210 150 210 185 185 190 210 198 198 265 220 208 250 240

78

Denver FIU at Arkansas-Little Rock at Arkansas State New Orleans South Alabama at UL Lafayette at New Mexico State Middle Tennessee at Western Kentucky at Denver UL Lafayette at New Orleans

Office Phone Best Time to Call SID Staff Basketball Contact Office Phone Cell Phone SID Fax E-Mail Internet Address Press Row Phone Mailing Address

Josh Waldman 303-871-7555 303-478-3386 303-871-3890 jwaldman@du.edu DenverPioneers.com 303-871-3922 2201 E. Asbury Ave. Denver, CO 80208

2003-2004 ROSTER CL Sr. Sr. So. Jr. So. Jr. Jr. So. Fr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. So.

HOMETOWN Dallas, TX Dallas, TX Arlington, TX Baton Rouge, LA Metarie, LA Dallas, TX Chicago, IL Arlington, TX Houston, TX Fort Bend, TX McGregor, TX Lancaster, TX Shreveport, LA Arlington, TX

NO 1 2 3 5 10 11 20 21 23 24 25 30 43

NAME Carvell McAlister James Lane David Kummer Rodney Billups Antonio Porch Zeljko “Ziggy” Zupic Erik Benzel Terrence Gordon Brett Seger Grant Creighton Yemi Nicholson Ryan Goral Brett Starkey

POS F G G/F G F F G F G G C G C

at South Alabama

11/24 11/26 11/29 12/3 12/6 12/10 12/13 12/16 12/20 12/30 1/2 1/6 1/10

at Gonzaga at Eastern Washington at Chicago State Montana State Southern Utah at UMKC Colorado State Loyola Marymount at Montana State Northern Colorado at Southern Utah Wyoming UL-Lafayette

1/15 1/17 1/22 1/24 1/29 1/31 2/5 2/7 2/12 2/14 2/19 2/23 2/26

2003-2004 SCHEDULE 1/15 1/19 1/22 1/24 1/29 1/31 2/5 2/7 2/12 2/14 2/19 2/23 2/26

Terry Carroll Northern Iowa, 1978 25-35 (3rd Season) Same Greg Lackey Matt Woodley Marcus Mason 303-871-4248 Contact SID

MT leads 3-1 MT 83, DU 59 3/10/03

2003-2004 ROSTER NO 1 2 3 5 12 22 23 24 33 35 42 44 51 54

17-15 7-8 NA 3/2 7/5 5

Coaching Staff Head Coach Alma Mater Record at School Overall Record Assistants

HT 6-8 6-2 6-6 5-10 6-6 6-8 6-1 6-9 6-5 6-3 6-10 6-0 6-9

WT 210 180 200 150 190 215 175 210 185 170 240 167 260

CL Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Jr. So. So. So. So. Sr. Sr.

HOMETOWN Fresno, CA Colorado Springs, CO Cedar Rapids, IA Denver, CO Denver, CO Sinj, Croatia Spokane, WA Denver, CO Omaha, NE Denver, CO Denver, CO Westminster, CO Lakewood, CO

2003-2004 SCHEDULE 2/29

2003-04 BLUE RAIDER BASKETBALL

at North Texas FIU at Arkansas State at UALR South Alabama New Orleans at New Mexico State at UL-Lafayette Western Kentucky at Middle Tennessee North Texas New Mexico State at South Alabama

2/28 3/6-9

at New Orleans SBC Tournament


SERIES RESULTS Alabama State MT leads 4-2 1985-86 W 132-101 1986-87 W 81-79 1988-89 W 111-83 L 96-102 1989-90 L 97-107 W 110-90

1951-51 H H H A A H

1952-53 1953-54 1954-55

Arkansas-Little Rock UALR leads 5-4 1976-77 W 85-54 H 1985-86 L 70-72 N 1986-87 W 66-63 H 1991-92 W 61-60 A 2000-01 L 53-66 A 2001-02 W 68-65 H L 52-71 A 2002-03 L 62-71 A L 58-74 H

1955-56

1956-57

1957-58 1958-59 1959-60

Arkansas State ASU leads 8-5 1947-48 L 33-48 1948-49 W 80-37 1987-88 L 71-79 A 1988-89 W 93-92(2OT) H 1989-90 L 55-70 H L 89-93 A 1991-92 L 60-76 H 2000-01 L 61-73 H L 66-86 A 2001-02 W 83-64 H L 83-51 A 2002-03 W 65-58 A W 79-55 H

1960-61 1961-62 1962-63

L L W W W W W W W W W L L L L W W L W L W L W L L W L

58-71 49-59 62-44 63-46 77-73 92-59 60-55 81-70 79-69 78-65 72-63 81-85 65-96 60-65 76-88 68-65 78-74(OT) 78-93 95-86 83-91 71-60 78-88 83-79(OT) 81-89 77-81 75-68 66-69

1963-64 1964-65 1965-66 1966-67

1967-68 1968-69 H A N A H H A H A H A A H H

1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75

L W L W W W L W L W W W W W W W L L W L L W W L W L W

60-83 91-69 65-73 82-77 125-95 86-85 91-97 71-70 66-82 78-72 97-92 96-78 97-79 89-83 96-87 85-69 70-71 75-81 54-50 74-84 73-93 87-86 90-87(OT) 66-91 101-70 65-70 89-75

A H A A H H A N H A A H H A H A A H A H A H H A H A H

1975-76 1976-77

1977-78

1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82

1982-83

1983-84

1984-85 1985-86 1986-87

1987-88

1988-89

1989-90 Austin Peay MT leads 71-60 1939-40 L 28-57 L 38-52 1940-41 L 26-40 L 44-75 1941-42 W 40-38 L 43-44 1945-46 W 43-23 W 45-22 W 46-33 1946-47 L 25-45 W 38-31 L 46-64 1947-48 L 37-42 W 52-43 1948-49 W 48-41 L 51-58 1950-51 L 65-76

1990-91

1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 William Pippen averaged 15.5 points per game as a senior in 2002-03 and went on to earn third team All-Sun Belt honors.

2003-04 BLUE RAIDER BASKETBALL

1998-99

L L L L W L L L W W W L W L W W W W W L W L L W W W L W L L W W L W W W L W L W W W L W L W L W L W W L W W L L

55-61 A 77-79 H 62-63 H 61-67 A 77-65 A 62-64 H 72-80 A 61-66 N 74-58 A 58-56(OT) H 78-68 H 63-75 A 62-61 A 77-81 H 54-51 N 64-52 H 67-56 A 87-82 H 81-68 H 60-74 A 71-60 A 58-67 H 57-66 A 84-68 A 61-60 H 61-57 H 66-72 A 94-87 A 73-76 H 83-87 H 74-67 H 73-70 A 82-94 N 95-84 A 111-105(OT) H 82-79 N 62-67 L 100-78 W 72-80 H 94-90 A 87-83 A 84-71 H 73-75 A 73-55 H 51-57 A 78-69 H 65-87 A 77-74 A 57-67 H 88-69 H 75-66 A 74-82 A 68-65 H 63-38 H 69-73(OT) A 70-71 A

79


1999-00 2002-03

W L L L

87-81 63-74 74-84 71-79

Cincinnati Cincinnati leads 1-0 1991-92 L 70-79 Denver MT leads 3-1 2000-01 L 57-59 2001-02 W 62-47 2002-03 W 80-68 W 83-59 Florida International MT leads 5-3 1990-91 W 86-72 W 94-77 2000-01 L 59-61 L 61-66 2001-02 L 60-67 W 71-69 2002-03 W 60-58 W 80-70 IPFW MT leads 2-0 2001-02 W 90-80 2002-03 W 71-52

H H A A

W W L L W L

85-79 81-72 64-66 57-85 69-64 65-71

New Mexico State NMSU leads 4-1 1957-58 L 71-82 2000-01 L 60-81 2001-02 L 88-94 (3OT) L 48-63 2002-03 W 70-68 New Orleans UNO leads 6-2 1982-83 L 68-70 1995-96 L 67-83 L 67-69 1996-97 L 54-66 2000-01 L 56-69 L 61-66(OT) 2001-02 W 69-64 2002-03 W 77-60

80

1969-70 1970-71 H A H

1971-72 1972-73

A

H H A N

H A H A A H H A

A H

Louisiana-Lafayette Series tied 3-3 1958-59 1959-60 1960-61 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03

North Texas MT leads 2-1 2000-01 W 105-71 2001-02 L 63-85 2002-03 W 76-55

A H H A H A

A H H N A

H A H A A N A H

South Alabama USA leads 6-4 1979-80 L 49-55 1980-81 W 80-79 1981-82 W 71-69(OT) 1982-83 L 91-94 1991-92 L 71-76 2000-01 L 64-72 2001-02 L 51-59 W 48-47 2002-03 L 53-64 W 72-69

1973-74 H A H A N A A H H N

South Carolina State Series tied 1-1 1990-91 L 73-75 A W 81-63 H Tennessee-Chattanooga UTC leads 29-25 1931-32 W 26-21 L 25-43 1933-34 L 23-38 W 53-42 1934-35 L 29-43 L 29-48 1935-36 W 34-20 W 42-30 1936-37 L 25-31 1939-40 L 29-33 W 39-36 1940-41 L 21-23 W 40-22 1941-42 W 35-31 W 38-18 1949-50 L 57-61 1950-51 L 51-60 W 64-62 1952-53 L 71-93 W 79-70 1962-63 L 69-78 A W 77-66 H 1963-64 L 71-86 A W 81-73 H 1964-65 L 68-91 H L 77-101 A 1965-66 L 71-74 H L 100-101 A 1966-67 L 105-107(OT) H L 87-106 A 1967-68 W 88-66 A W 78-70 H 1968-69 W 96-83 A

1975-76 1976-77 1980-81 1981-82 1983-84 1984-85 1987-88 1988-89 1996-97 1997-98

W L L W W W L W L L L L W L L L L W W W W

79-68 68-70 82-86 65-63 75-57 81-78 75-83 85-74 94-96 72-83 73-75(OT) 90-101 73-67 70-72 54-62 49-62 69-71 92-76 88-87 83-73 87-68

H H A H A A H H A H H A H A N N H H A H A

1950-51 1951-52 1952-53 1953-54 1954-55 1955-56 1956-57 1957-58 1958-59 1959-60 1960-61

Tennessee Tech TTU leads 82-58 1926-27 W 25-23 W 43-28 1927-28 L 18-29 W 31-21 1928-29 L 39-40 W 36-28 1929-30 L 29-30 1930-31 L 24-37 L 26-34 1931-32 L 12-21 W 35-29 L 23-32 1932-33 L 25-35 W 25-23 1933-34 L 15-21 W 38-27 1934-35 W 30-24 W 27-22 1935-36 L 26-31 1936-37 L 26-27 L 37-43 1937-38 L 29-44 L 26-34 L 23-50 1938-39 L 32-37 L 34-38 1939-40 W 47-43 L 31-39 1946-47 L 34-58 L 40-52 1947-48 L 38-47 L 56-66 1948-49 L 54-75 W 69-46 1949-50 L 45-56

2003-04 BLUE RAIDER BASKETBALL

1961-62 1962-63 1963-64 1964-65 1965-66 1966-67 1967-68 1968-69 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76

1976-77 1977-78 1978-79

W L L L W L L L L L W L L W W L L L W L L W W L L L L L L L L L L L W W L L L L W L W W L L W W W W W W L W W W L W L

55-53 37-51 35-59 54-66 57-56 62-85 67-77 81-92 71-78 68-70 78-77 65-71 68-73 85-80(OT) 84-77 65-76 69-73(OT) 75-98 87-75 69-76 64-70 88-78 75-68 58-61 63-64(OT) 61-81 60-61 57-61(OT) 76-81 100-109 79-87 73-91 77-108 71-82 83-72 76-62 65-67 58-67 70-74 51-57 90-72 58-74 69-60 66-55 58-59 70-75 78-67 93-81 69-67 67-65 102-83 76-74 89-96 84-72 73-68 98-91(OT) 60-65 57-51 73-83

A H H A A H A H H A A H H A H A H A H A A H H A A H H A A H H A A H H A A H H L A A H H A A


1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85

1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95

L W W W W W L L W L L L L W W W W W W W W W L L L W L W W L L L L

72-76(OT) H 65-62 H 77-68 A 86-62 A 53-50 H 88-63 H 61-75 A 67-82 A 71-68 H 60-70 A 66-68 H 64-70 H 70-74 A 54-52 H 79-77 (OT) A 83-80 H 114-79 A 116-65 H 69-67(OT) H 92-89(2OT) A 79-77 A 89-68 H 75-100 H 69-79 A 68-73 H 95-88 A 90-99(OT) A 97-76 H 86-73 A 63-65 H 68-69 H 69-73 A 75-77 H

1995-96

1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2002-03

L W L L W L W W W L L W L

65-78 78-68 71-77(OT) 69-89 80-72 68-77 67-48 80-60 67-56 69-75(OT) 66-78 87-70 66-70

Tennessee Wesleyan MT leads 7-0 1968-69 W 92-67 W 79-69 1969-70 W 56-52 W 81-56 1970-71 W 69-63 1971-72 W 69-53 1988-89 W 143-68

A A H N H A A H H A A H H

1923-24 1924-25 1928-29 1929-30 1930-31 1931-32 1932-33 1933-34

H A H A A H H

1934-35

Virginia Commonwealth MT leads 2-0 1973-74 W 102-80 H 1976-77 W 59-50 A

1939-40

Western Kentucky WKU leads 80-27 1914-15 L 21-32 W 32-19

1952-53

1935-36 1936-37 1938-39

1940-41

1953-54 1954-55 1955-56 1956-57 1957-58 1958-59 1959-60 1960-61 1961-62 1962-63 1963-64 1964-65

1965-66 Pancakes Perry and the Blue Raiders posted a 22-8 record in the 1981-82 season, including a shocking win over Kentucky in the NCAA Tournament.

1966-67

W L W W W W W W L L W L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L W L L L L L W L L L L L L L L W L L W L L L L L L

34-19 24-29 43-23 37-36 36-28 28-25 28-26 35-33 29-43 40-52 32-23 26-28 29-43 29-43 32-41 29-52 25-35 29-55 14-36 27-47 28-48 32-48 31-67 29-66 26-60 33-40 41-76 33-60 38-59 57-87 57-95 80-88 67-98 71-83 84-77 78-86 85-100 72-79 82-86 67-69 81-75 65-89 85-110 89-109 80-109 67-70 73-84 69-89 81-87 86-82 71-79 54-90 93-84 65-100 84-134 83-94 56-93 47-81 62-95

2003-04 BLUE RAIDER BASKETBALL

1967-68

1968-69 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76

1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82

H A A H H A H A H A A H H A A H N A H H A H

1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1998-99 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03

L L W L L L L L L L W L L W W L W W L W L W L W L L W L L L W L L W W L L L L L L L L W L L

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ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDS Opponent First Met Abilene Christian ’58-59 Akron ’79-80 Alabama ’75-76 Alabama-Birmingham ’86-87 Alabama-Huntsville ’93-94 Alabama State ’85-86 Alcorn State ’89-90 American-PR ‘98-99 Appalachian State ’69-70 Arkansas-Little Rock ’76-77 Arkansas State ’47-48 Armstrong State ’85-86 Army ’75-76 Athens College ’48-49 Austin Peay ‘39-40 Bellarmine ’67-68 Belmont ’52-53 Bethel ’46-47 Birmingham-Southern ’49-50 Bluefield College ’79-80‘ Boston College ’87-88 Bryan College ‘01-02 Bryson ’22-23 Bucknell ’77-78 Buffalo State ’73-74 BYU-Hawaii ’85-86 California-Fullerton ’89-90 California Poly (SLO) ’75-76 California-Santa Barbara ’78-79 Campbell ‘99-00 Carson-Newman ’27-28 Centenary ’59-60 Central Arkansas ’78-79 Central Florida ‘99-00 Chicago State ’88-89 Christian Brothers ‘02-03 Cincinnati ’91-92 Clemson ’75-76 Cleveland State ’89-90 Clinch Valley ’80-81 College of Charleston ’91-92 Colorado ’88-89 Coppin State ’90-91 Culver-Stockton ’76-77 Cumberland ’25-26 David Lipscomb ’37-38 Dayton ’65-66 Delta State ’40-41 Denver ‘00-01 DePaul ’64-65 Detroit ’76-77 Dixie College ’13-14 East Carolina ‘01-02 East Tennessee ’49-50 Eastern Illinois ‘96-97 Eastern Kentucky ’52-53 Erskine ’97-98 Florida International ’90-91 Florida State ’88-89 Freed-Hardeman ’85-86 Georgia ’83-84 Georgia College ’77-78 Georgia Southern ’63-64 Georgia Southwestern ’77-78 Georgia State ’70-71 Grambling ’90-91 Huntingdon ’62-63 Indiana State ’95-96 IPFW ‘01-02

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Last Met ’58-59 ’89-90 ‘02-03 ’98-99 ’94-95 ’88-89 ’90-91 ‘98-99 ’70-71 ’02-03 ’02-03 ’86-87 ’75-76 ’77-78 ’02-03 ’76-77 ’01-02 ’69-70 ’57-58 ’79-80 ’87-88 ‘01-02 ’27-28 ’77-78 ’73-74 ’85-86 ’89-90 ’75-76 ’78-79 ‘00-01 ’97-98 ’79-80 ’78-79 ‘00-01 ’88-89 ‘02-03 '’91-92 ’88-89 ’93-94 ’80-81 ’91-92 ’92-93 ’90-91 ’77-78 ’87-88 ’91-92 ’65-66 ’41-42 ‘02-03 ’64-65 ’81-82 ’13-14 ‘02-03 ’98-99 ’99-00 ’99-00 ’98-99 ’02-03 ’88-89 ’85-86 ’87-88 ’87-88 ’90-91 ’77-78 ’83-84 ’90-91 ’62-63 ’96-97 ‘02-03

W-L 0-1 13-9 0-5 0-2 2-0 4-2 2-0 1-0 1-1 4-5 5-8 2-0 1-0 6-0 71-60 4-2 15-6 6-3 4-2 1-0 0-1 1-0 3-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-0 1-1 4-1 2-2 1-0 0-2 1-0 1-0 0-1 0-5 1-3 1-0 1-0 1-1 1-0 2-0 20-1 31-19 0-1 0-3 3-1 0-1 1-2 1-0 0-2 33-20 3-5 42-61 2-0 5-3 1-0 1-0 1-1 5-0 3-2 1-0 8-2 2-0 1-0 1-1 2-0

IUPUI ‘00-01 Jacksonville State (Ala.) ’38-39 Jacksonville University(Fla.)’61-62 Kansas ’97-98 Kennesaw State ’86-87 Kentucky ’81-82 Kentucky Wesleyan ’56-57 Lehigh ’92-93 Lincoln Memorial ’47-48 Livingston State ’93-93 Louisiana-Lafayette ’59-60 Louisiana State ’91-92 Louisiana Tech ’59-60 Louisville ’81-82 Loyola (Ill) ’64-65 Lyon ’94-95 MacMurray ’62-63 Marist ‘98-99 Marshall ’75-76 Martin College ’46-47 Martin Methodist ‘99-00 McNeese State ’58-59 Memphis ’29-30 Mercer ’25-26 Miami (Ohio) ’87-88 Michigan ’86-87 Michigan State ’77-78 Midwestern ’57-58 Miles ’84-85 Milligan ’47-48 Minnesota ’85-86 Mississippi ’47-48 Mississippi State ’78-79 Mississippi Valley ’90-91 Missouri ’85-86 Missouri-Kansas City ’92-93 Montana ’96-97 Montreat ’96-97 Morehead State ’52-53 Morris Harvey ’75-76 Murray State ’37-38 New Mexico ’93-94 New Mexico State ’57-58 Nebraska ’73-74 Nevada-Las Vegas ’78-79 New Orleans ’82-83 Nicholls State ’60-61 North Alabama ’47-48 North Carolina ’84-85 North Carolina A&T ’95-96 North Carolina-Asheville ’72-73 North Carolina Central ’78-79 North Carolina-Charlotte ’87-88 North Carolina-Greensboro’93-94 North Carolina State ‘98-99 North Texas ‘00-01 Northeast Louisiana ’72-73 Northeast Missouri ’95-96 North Georgia ’94-95 Northwestern Louisiana ’59-60 Notre Dame ’86-87 Oglethorpe ’67-68 Ohio University ’58-59 Old Dominion ’86-87 Oral Roberts ’68-69 Oregon State ’74-75 Palm Beach Atlantic ’75-76 Parsons ’64-65 Peabody ’29-30 Pennsylvania ’74-75

‘02-03 ’41-42 ’61-62 ’00-01 ’02-03 ’81-82 ’58-59 ’92-93 ’86-87 ’92-93 ’02-03 ’91-92 ’00-01 ’81-82 ’64-65 ’94-95 ’72-73 ‘99-00 ’87-88 ’47-48 ‘99-00 ’87-88 ’90-91 ’79-80 ’87-88 ’86-87 ’77-78 ’57-58 ’84-85 ’56-57 ’94-95 ’77-78 ’78-79 ’91-92 ’85-86 ’93-94 ’96-97 ’96-97 ’99-00 ’75-76 ’02-03 ’93-94 ’02-03 ’73-74 ’78-79 ’02-03 ’60-61 ’80-81 ’98-99 ’97-98 ’78-79 ’78-79 ’87-88 ’02-03 ‘98-99 ‘02-03 ’89-90 ’95-96 '’94-95 ’60-61 ’86-87 ’67-68 ’58-59 ’86-87 ’95-96 ’74-75 ’75-76 ’72-73 ’29-30 ’74-75

2-1 2-2 1-0 0-3 6-0 1-0 1-4 1-0 8-5 1-0 2-3 0-1 2-7 0-1 0-1 1-0 3-1 1-1 3-1 4-0 1-0 3-3 15-22 5-3 1-0 1-0 0-1 0-1 1-0 8-2 1-3 2-3 0-1 2-0 0-1 1-1 1-0 1-0 50-50 1-0 34-101 0-1 1-4 1-0 0-1 2-6 1-0 13-5 0-4 2-0 3-0 1-0 0-1 1-2 0-1 2-1 2-3 1-0 1-0 2-0 0-1 1-1 0-1 1-0 6-3 0-1 1-0 1-1 3-0 0-1

Pepperdine Piedmont Pikeville College Presbyterian Providence Purdue Radford Rice Rio Grande Rollins St. Bernard St. Bonaventure St. Francis (Ind.) St. Francis (Pa.) St. Louis Samford San Fernando Valley Seton Hall Sewanee Shorter College Slippery Rock South Alabama Southeast Missouri Southeastern Louisiana Southeastern Oklahoma Southern (Baton Rouge) Southern Mississippi Southern Illinois South Carolina South Carolina State Spring Hill Stetson Sue Bennett Tennessee Tennessee-Chattanooga Tennessee-Martin Tennessee State Tennessee Tech Tennessee Temple Tennessee Wesleyan Texas Christian Texas Pan American Texas Wesleyan Transylvania Trinity Troy State Tusculum Union Urbana College Valdosta State Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Frosh Virginia Virginia Commonwealth Virginia Military Institute Virginia Tech Western Carolina Western Kentucky Westmar West Texas State West Virginia West Virginia State Wisconsin-Green Bay Wisconsin-Parkside Wright State Xavier Youngstown State

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’77-78 ’29-30 ’78-79 ’62-63 ’96-97 ‘02-03 ’94-95 ‘00-01 ’75-76 ’62-63 ’64-65 ’93-94 ‘00-01 ’69-70 ’79-80 ’24-25 ’61-62 ’87-88 ’22-23 ’70-71 ’91-92 ’79-80 ’91-92 ’58-59 ’54-55 ’92-93 ’58-59 ’59-60 ’85-86 ’90-91 ’46-47 ’60-61 ’96-97 ’87-88 ’31-32 ’64-65 ’73-74 ’26-27 ‘99-00 ’68-69 ’93-94 ’68-69 ’73-74 ’63-64 ’82-83 ’70-71 ’70-71 ’25-26 ’77-78 ’76-77 ’13-14 ’22-23 ’88-89 ’73-74 ’59-60 ’87-88 ’73-74 ’14-15 ’80-81 ’56-57 ’85-86 ’85-86 ’74-75 ’95-96 ’88-89 ’81-82 ’81-82

’77-78 ’29-30 ’79-80 ’97-98 ’96-97 ‘02-03 ’01-02 ‘01-02 ’79-80 ’62-63 ’64-65 ’93-94 ‘00-01 ’71-72 ’79-80 ’90-91 ’61-62 ’87-88 ’75-76 ’70-71 ’91-92 ’02-03 ’99-00 ’58-59 ’54-55 ’96-97 ’58-59 ’59-60 ’85-86 ’90-91 ’46-47 ’61-62 ’96-97 ’01-02 ’97-98 ’02-03 ’01-02 ’02-03 ‘99-00 ’88-89 ’95-96 ’01-02 ’73-74 ’85-86 ’82-83 ’76-77 ’89-90 ’66-67 ’84-85 ’94-95 ’95-96 ’22-23 ’88-89 ’76-77 ’74-75 ’87-88 ’80-81 ’02-03 ’80-81 ’57-58 ’85-86 ’85-86 ’74-75 ’95-96 ’88-89 ’82-83 ’87-88

0-1 1-0 2-0 3-0 1-0 0-1 0-4 2-0 2-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 2-0 1-0 2-1 1-0 0-1 20-3 1-0 1-0 4-6 7-14 1-0 0-1 5-1 1-1 0-1 1-0 1-1 1-0 2-0 1-0 1-4 29-30 22-9 35-16 58-82 1-0 7-0 0-3 2-4 1-0 4-1 1-0 2-0 2-0 9-17 3-0 2-0 4-23 2-0 0-1 2-0 2-0 1-0 2-1 27-80 1-0 2-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-0 1-1 1-1 9-7


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POSTSEASON PLAY 1982 Mideast Regional Nashville, TN MT 50, Kentucky 44 In what is quite arguably the biggest Blue Raider basketball victory ever, MT got off to a very quiet start, trailing 8-0 after two and a half minutes of play. The Raiders fashioned a moderate lead late in the half and the score was knotted at 30-all at the intermission. The score was tied three times in the second half as well but Kentucky was never able to regain the lead. It was a rock-ribbed defense that stopped the Wildcats. Not a single Kentucky player mustered more than eight points, but Rick Campbell had 19 and Jerry Beck had 14 for the Blue Raiders. Beck’s 10 rebounds helped fashion a 36-27 edge on the boards for MT.

Louisville 81, MT 56 Middle Tennessee broke out to leads of 6-0 and 12-5 only to see the Cardinals race past it for a 30-22 halftime lead that steadily mounted in the second half. The Raiders again had an edge in rebounds (26-24) but committed 26 turnovers against only 17 for Louisville. Beck had 22 points to pace the Raider offense, and Derek Smith had 17 to lead the Cards. Middle Tennessee knocked off Kentucky 50-44 in the first round of the 1982 NCAA Tournament, giving the program its greatest victory.

NCAA ( 2-6 ) 1975 Mideast Regional Lexington, KY Oregon State 78, MT 67 Fresh from winning its first-ever Ohio Valley Conference title for both the regular season and the league’s postseason tournament, MT’s Blue Raiders suffered a severe case of “first-appearance jitters” against Oregon State. The Blue Raiders hit only .333 from the field and .167 at the foul line in the first half and found themselves trailing, 30-19. MT played the Pac-8 runners-up dead even in the second half, but the 11point margin was reflected in the final score, 78-67. George Sorrell shared the game’s scoring honors with OSU’s Shelton, each with 23 points. George was the game’s top rebounder, with 17.

1985 Mideast Regional South Bend, IN North Carolina 76, MT 57 Middle Tennessee played the highly favored Tarheels dead even for nearly 30 minutes, but finally succumbed to superior size and depth. At halftime, the two teams were tied at 31-31, but midway through the second period, North Carolina began to pull steadily ahead. The Raiders were outrebounded 41-31; outshot 52.8 percent to 38.6, and outscored at the foul line, 20-3. But the most significant point in North Carolina’s favor was the

1977 Mideast Regional Baton Rouge, LA Detroit 93, MT 76 Detroit, coached by TV-personality-to-be Dick Vitale, took advantage of a hot shooting hand (over 60 percent for the game) to overcome solid rebounding by MT. The only Blue Raider lead of the game came briefly in the second half, 5452, on a tip-in by center Bob Martin. However, Detroit immediately went on a 258 scoring run that iced the decision despite 28 points from Martin and 15 rebounds by forward Greg Joyner. After the Blue Raiders’ upset win over Kentucky, the team took on Louisville in the 1982 NCAA Tournament.

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Tarheel bench’s tallying 23 points against only four from the MT reserves. Lonnie Thompson scored 20 points for the Raiders, and the Tarheel’s scoring was paced by 25 from Brad Daugherty.

1987 East Regional

Grant’s 14 rebounds paced Clemson to a lopsided 41-29 edge on the boards. Kerry Hammonds was MT’s top rebounder with six.

1988 First Round Murfreesboro, TN

Charlotte, NC MT 85, Tennessee 80 Notre Dame 84, MT 71 After receiving the only at-large bid in the history of the Ohio Valley Conference, the Blue Raiders lost something of a see-saw battle with Notre Dame’s Irish. MT led early in the first half, fell behind, then led again for a time late in the half only to see Notre Dame pull to a 37-31 halftime edge. The Raiders never led in the second half, but pulled to within two points twice, once with 5:59 remaining and again at 5:20. David Rivers had 27 points and Donald Royal had 24 for the winners. Dwayne Rainey had 22 points for MT. He also led all rebounders in the game, with 9.

1989 Southeast Regional Nashville, TN

Reveling in their role as hosts, the Blue Raiders got Tennessee down early and kept it there, never trailing in rapping out a solid win. MT led by 10 after just over 10 minutes of play. The Vols staged a late second-half rally to shave the lead to only two at 75-73 with 1:44 left, but some clutch free-throw shooting by Gerald Harris and Ty Baynham kept UT at bay. Chris Rainey led five Blue Raiders in double-digit scoring with 20 points. Randy Henry had 19, Harris had 17, Dwayne Rainey had 12, and Leslie Gregory had 10. Dyron Nix had 21 and Clarence Swearengen had 18 for the Vols.

1988 Second Round Murfreesboro, TN MT 69, Georgia 59

MT 97, Florida State 83 There may have been bigger comebacks in MT basketball history, but none more important than this victory over a highly regarded band of Seminoles. MT led by as many as five points during the first half but trailed by seven, 51-44, at halftime and by 17 (67-50) with just 16 minutes to play. Almost miraculously, the Raiders outscored FSU by a count of 47-16 over that final 16 minutes to win it going away. The catalyst for the MT comeback was the shooting of freshman guard Mike Buck, who posted what would remain a career-high 26 points without missing a shot. He was 7-for-7 from the field (including 6-for-6 from 3-point range) and 6-for-6 at the foul line, all in only 22 minutes of play. Forward Randy Henry also had 26 points for the Raiders.

Hosting their second SEC foe in five days, the Blue Raiders had to struggle early before putting away Georgia’s Bulldogs. MT trailed by as many as eight points (17-25) in the first half before rallying for a 36-33 halftime lead behind 13 points from Ty Baynham and 10 from Randy Henry. MT hit 49.2 percent from the floor against 40.7 for Georgia and had a solid 46-24 lead in rebounds. Baynham was the Raiders’ top scorer with 24 points, followed by 18 from Henry and 10 from Phil Snell. Willie Anderson had 18 and Alec Kessler had 16 for Georgia, which ended its season at 20-16.

1988 Quarterfinals Murfreesboro, TN

Virginia 104, MT 88

Boston College 78, MT 69 Midnight came early for the Cinderella The trail to New York City’s final two NIT Raider team with the quick and talented Cavarounds ended abruptly for the Blue Raiders, liers taking a solid lead early and never relinthe result of a combination of a solid Boston quishing it. College team and a knee injury to guard Chris Chris Rainey and Randy Henry had 23 points apiece for MT and Richard Morgan led Doug Lipscomb and the Blue Raiders defeated Georgia 69-59 in Rainey. Chris had injured his knee against TennesVirginia with 33. A total of three players from the second round of the NIT at the Murphy Center in 1988. see and been limited to only 11 minutes of each team scored more than 20 points in the play in the win over Georgia. He gamely came back to play 30 minutes against shootout, with the Cavaliers hitting 54.7 percent to 44.4 for MT. BC, but he was obviously not in his usual form, on either offense or defense. Dana Barros, the Eagles’ stellar guard, took advantage to score 24 points and was backed up by forward Steve Benton’s 17. Randy Henry had one of his best games ever for the Raiders, racking up 34 points and raking in 12 rebounds. Baynham had 12 points and Chris Rainey had 11 as MT’s season record went to 23-11.

NIT ( 2-2 )

1986 First Round Clemson, SC

Clemson 99, MT 81 Hitting a sizzling .607 percentage from the floor by connecting on 37 of 61 field goal attempts, Clemson led from tip-off to buzzer in the first NIT appearance ever for the Blue Raiders. Kim Cooksey led Middle Tennessee with 25 points, helped out by 15 each from Jimmy McGill and Dwayne Rainey, both of whom came off the bench. Horace Grant had 33 and Glenn Corbit 20 points for the winners.

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54-56 53-56 74-76 86-88 49-52 85-86 91-93 53-59 59-61 93-96 79-82 75-78 77-79 87-89 73-76 52-55 86-89 67-69 85-89 90-93

1,000-POINT SCORERS ROBERT TAYLOR K. HAMMONDS WILLIE BROWN RANDY HENRY KEN TRICKEY TIM SISNEROS CHRIS RAINEY GREG JOYNER SLEEPY TAYLOR JERRY BECK TIM GAITHER BOB BURDEN JOHN PRICE WARREN KIDD KIM COOKSEY HARRY GUPTON TYRUS BAYNHAM FRED ALLEN DOUG SHRADER RENDER CARDEN

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G-GS FGM-FGA Pct 3-Pt M-A Pct FTM-FTA Pct 100-82 515-1308 .394 222-619 .359 370-460 .804

Reb 310

Avg Pts 3.1 1622

Avg A-B-St 16.2 178-13-47

G-GS FGM-FGA

Pct 3-Pt M-A Pct FTM-FTA

Pct

Reb

Avg

Pts

Avg

A-B-St

121-89

.456

.707

955

7.9

1616

13.4

104-31-71

G-GS FGM-FGA FGM-FGA Pct Pct 3-Pt 3-PtM-A M-A Pct Pct FTM-FTA FTM-FTA Pct Pct G-GS 75-x 619-1536 .403 N/A 286-409 .699 100-82 515-1308 .394 222-619 .359 370-460 .804

RB Reb 558 310

631-1384

Pct .546

2-5 .400

G-GS 108-89

FGM-FGA 641-1174

G-GS

FGM-FGA

110-x

521-1776

G-GS

FGM-FGA

Pct

3-Pt M-A

104-x

584-1105

.529

N/A

G-GS

FGM-FGA

Pct

3-Pt M-A

94-65

500-1014

.493

G-GS

FGM-FGA

Pct

3-Pt M-A

81-x

593-1081

.549

N/A

G-GS

FGM-FGA

Pct

3-Pt M-A

97-x

533-1146

.465

N/A

G-GS

FGM-FGA

Pct

3-Pt M-A

84-x

513-866

.592

N/A 3-Pt M-A

352-498

Avg A-B-St Avg A-B-St 20.3 x-x-x 16.2 178-13-47

RB 682

Avg 6.3

Avg 13.7

A-B-St 119-30-58

3-Pt M-A Pct 6-16 .375

FTM-FTA 196-255

Pct

3-Pt M-A

FTM-FTA

Pct

RB

Avg

Pts

Avg

A-B-St

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N/A

414-673

.615

432

3.9

1456

13.2

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FTM-FTA

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RB

Avg

Pts

Avg

A-B-St

258-394

.655

846

8.1

1426

13.7

93-x-x

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Pct

Pct .769

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FTM-FTA

Pct

RB

Avg

Pts

Avg

A-B-St

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246-309

.796

306

3.2

1426

15.2

326-7-76

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Pct

Pct

FTM-FTA

Pct

RB

Avg

Pts

Avg

A-B-St

238-306

.778

632

7.8

1424

17.6

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Pct

RB

Avg

Pts

Avg

A-B-St

355-447

.794

545

5.6

1421

14.6

206-x-x

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Pct

RB

Avg

Pts

Avg

A-B-St

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.761

779

9.3

1401

16.7

72-14-36

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FGM-FGA

Pct

Pct

FTM-FTA

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443-1081

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101-299 .338

331-429

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440

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1318

12.7

342-3-145

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FGM-FGA 424-1086

Pct .390

3-Pt M-A N/A

Pct

FTM-FTA 394-562

Pct .701

RB 673

Avg 9.5

Pts 1242

Avg 17.5

A-B-St x-x-x

G-GS 91-x

FGM-FGA 387-775

Pct .499

3-Pt M-A N/A

Pct

FTM-FTA 441-670

Pct .658

RB 634

Avg 7.0

Pts 1215

Avg 13.4

A-B-St x-x-x

G-GS 83-83

FGM-FGA 496-747

Pct .664

3-Pt M-A Pct 0-0 .000

FTM-FTA 173-307

Pct .564

RB 1048

Avg 12.6

Pts 1165

Avg 14.0

A-B-St 101-185-57

G-GS

FGM-FGA

Pct

3-Pt M-A

FTM-FTA

Pct

RB

Avg

Pts

Avg

A-B-St

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506-1075

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148-208

.712

281

4.4

1160

18.1

168-6-87

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FGM-FGA 476-x

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3-Pt M-A N/A

Pct

FTM-FTA 202-323

Pct .625

RB x

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Pts 1154

Avg 11.1

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FGM-FGA

Pct

3-Pt M-A

Pct

FTM-FTA

Pct

RB

Avg

Pts

Avg

A-B-St

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486-990

.491

12-38 .316

141-204

.691

351

3.7

1125

11.8

182-30-50

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FGM-FGA

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3-Pt M-A

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439-1014

.433

N/A

G-GS

FGM-FGA

Pct

3-Pt M-A

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408-1053

.387

N/A

G-GS 73-x

FGM-FGA 403-976

Pct .413

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Pct

Pct

Pct

FTM-FTA

Pct

RB

Avg

Pts

Avg

A-B-St

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.767

221

2.7

1108

13.7

203-x-x

FTM-FTA

Pct

RB

Avg

Pts

Avg

A-B-St

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.647

459

5.5

1094

13.0

x-x-x

FTM-FTA 284-389

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CHRIS HARRIS TOMMY GUNN LEE NOSSE KEN RILEY LEROY COLEMAN RONI BAILEY CHARLES HARMENING

G-GS 110-x

FGM-FGA 417-793

Pct .526

3-Pt M-A N/A

Pct

FTM-FTA 236-400

Pct .590

RB 707

Avg 6.4

Pts 1070

Avg 9.7

A-B-St 67-x-x

G-GS 84-68

FGM-FGA 367-783

Pct .469

3-Pt M-A Pct 129-321 .402

FTM-FTA 201-265

Pct .758

RB 3113

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Pts 1064

Avg 12.7

A-B-St 165-36-111

3-Pt M-A

Pct

FTM-FTA

Pct

RB

Avg

Pts

Avg

A-B-St

50-141 .355

258-315

.819

571

4.9

1056

9.0

136-166-89

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FGM-FGA

Pct

117-84

374-744

.503

G-GS 76-x

FGM-FGA 424-875

Pct .485

3-Pt M-A N/A

Pct

FTM-FTA 195-410

Pct .476

RB 924

Avg 12.2

Pts 1043

Avg 13.7

A-B-St x-x-x

G-GS

FGM-FGA

Pct

3-Pt M-A

Pct

FTM-FTA

Pct

RB

Avg

Pts

Avg

A-B-St

107-x

442-898

.492

N/A

148-215

.688

437

4.1

1032

9.6

131-x-x

G-GS

FGM-FGA

Pct

3-Pt M-A

Pct

FTM-FTA

Pct

RB

Avg

Pts

Avg

A-B-St

85-75

407-874

.466

55-167 .329

147-209

.703

496

5.8

1016

12.0

216-5-112

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FGM-FGA x

Pct x

FTM-FTA x

Pct x

RB x

Avg x

Pts 1006

Avg x

A-B-St x-x-x

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CONFERENCE POSTSEASON TOURNAMENT RESULTS 1953 (OVC) at Louisville, Ky. Murray State 79, MT 70

1977 - Champion (OVC) at Clarksville, Tenn. MT 92, Morehead State 70 MT 77, Austin Peay 65

1954 (OVC) at Louisville, Ky. MT 86, Murray State 84 Eastern Kentucky 95, MT 69

1978 (OVC) at Bowling Green, Ky. Austin Peay 66, MT 61

1955 (OVC) at Louisville, Ky. Morehead State 123, MT 68

1979 (OVC) at Richmond, Ky. Eastern Kentucky 90, MT 81

1964 (OVC) at Louisville, Ky. W. Kentucky 100, MT 65

1981 (OVC) at Bowling Green, Ky. Murray State 62, MT 60 (OT)

1965 (OVC) at Louisville, Ky. Murray State 86, MT 65

1982 (OVC) - Champion at Bowling Green, Ky. MT 56, Murray State 54 (OT) MT 54, Western Kentucky 52

1966 (OVC) at Louisville, Ky. MT 71, Austin Peay 70 East Tennessee 86, MT 72 1967 (OVC) at Nashville, Tenn. Western Kentucky 91, MT 76 1975 - Champion(OVC) at Murfreesboro, Tenn. MT 85, Morehead State 68 MT 89, Austin Peay 75 1976 (OVC) at Cookeville, Tenn. MT 84, Tennessee Tech 72 at Bowling Green, Ky. Western Kentucky 88, MT 78

1985 (OVC) - Champion at Murfreesboro, Tenn. MT 63, Murray State 60 MT 54, Tennessee Tech 52 MT 66, Youngstown State 63 1986 (OVC) at Murfreesboro, Tenn. MT 88, Eastern Kentucky 65 at Akron, Ohio MT 85, Murray State 81 Akron 68, MT 63 1987 (OVC) at Murfreesboro, Tenn. Austin Peay 87, MT 83 1988 (OVC) at Murfreesboro, Tenn. MT 81, Youngstown State 76

at Murray, Ky. Austin Peay 94, MT 82 1989 (OVC) - Champion at Nashville, Tenn. MT 81, Eastern Kentucky 64 MT 82, Austin Peay 79 1990 at Richmond, Ky. Eastern Kentucky 65, MT 52 1991 (OVC) at Clarksville, Tenn. MT 87, Austin Peay 83 at Murray, Ky. MT 83, Eastern Kentucky 66 Murray State 79, MT 67 1992 (OVC) at Lexington, Ky. Morehead State 81, MT 80 1994 (OVC) at Nashville, Tenn. Tennessee State 61, MT 60 1995 (OVC) at Nashville, Tenn. Murray State 75, MT 67 1996 (OVC) at Nashville, Tenn. Tennessee Tech 89, MT 69

1998 (OVC) at Murfreesboro, Tenn. MT 61, Eastern Kentucky 49 at Nashville, Tenn. Tennessee State 74, MT 70 1999 (OVC) at Murfreesboro, Tenn. MT 75, Tennessee State 68 at Nashville, Tenn. SE Missouri 82, MT 74 2000 (OVC) at Cookeville, Tenn. MT 87, Tennessee Tech 70 at Nashville, Tenn. SE Missouri 78, MT 60 2001 (Sun Belt) at Mobile, Ala. New Orleans 66, MT 61 (OT) 2002 (Sun Belt) at New Orleans, La. MT 48, South Alabama 47 New Mexico State 63, MT 48 2003 (Sun Belt) at Bowling Green, Ky. MT 72, South Alabama 69 MT 83, Denver 59 Western Kentucky 64, MT 52

1997 (OVC) at Murfreesboro, Tenn. MT 89, SE Missouri 74 at Nashville, Tenn. Murray State 74, MT 48

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TOURNAMENT RESULTS 1960-61 Gulf South Classic (Shreveport, La.; Dec. 29-30) MT 81, Northwest La. 74 Ole Miss 64, MT 62 Centenary 76, MT 67(OT)

1982-83 Tennessee Classic (Murfreesboro, Tenn.; Nov. 26-27) Tennessee State 77, MT 71 MT 87, Austin Peay 82

1989-90 Cowboy Shootout (Casper, Wyo.; Dec. 29-30) UC-Fullerton 77, MT 69 Northeast Louisiana 81, MT 70

1983-84 Wendy's Classic (Bowling Green, Ky.; Nov. 25-26) Georgia 83, MT 67 MT 70, Georgia State 58

1990-91 MVP Classic (Toledo, Ohio; Dec. 28-2)9) MT 73, Coppin State 67 MT 62, Samford 50

1983-84 Tennessee Classic (Clarksville, Tenn.; Dec. 16-17) UT-Chattanooga 62, MT 49 MT 71, Austin Peay 60

1991-92 Blue Angels Classic (Pensacola, Fla.; Dec. 20-21) South Alabama 76, MT 71 MT 72, Slippery Rock 46

1984-85 Tennessee Classic (Chattanooga, Tenn.; Nov. 30-Dec. 1) MT 80, Tennessee State 60 UT-Chattanooga 71, MT 69

1992-93 Mile High Classic (Boulder, Colo.; Dec. 4-5) MT 89, Lehigh 73 Colorado 97, MT 47

1975-76 Volunteer Classic (Knoxville, Tenn.; Dec. 22-23) Clemson 82, MT 46 MT 78, Army 71

1985-86 Hawaii Classic (Honolulu, Hawaii; Nov. 22-25) MT 95, BYU-Hawaii 81 MT 92, Minnesota 79 West Virginia St. 85, MT 82

1993-94 Lobo Invitational (Albuquerque, N.M.; Dec. 29-30) New Mexico 69, MT 56 St. Bonaventure 83, MT 69

1977-78 Senior Bowl Tournament (Mobile, Ala.; Dec. 28-29) Pepperdine 68, MT 61 MT 77, Bucknell 65

1985-86 Mid-South Classic (Memphis, Tenn.; Nov. 29-30) MT 94, South Carolina 77 Memphis State 73, MT 63

1978-79 Rebel Roundup (Las Vegas, Nev.; Dec. 22-23) MT 83, UNLV 95 MT 72, UC-Santa Barbara 65

1986-87 UAB Classic (Birmingham, Ala.; Dec. 29-30) MT 85, Michigan 83 UAB 93, MT 91 (OT)

1979-80 IPTAY Tournament (Clemson, S.C.; Nov. 30-Dec. 1) MT 67, St. Louis 65 Clemson 94, MT 61

1987-88 UK Invitational (Lexington, Ky.; Dec. 18-19) UNC-Charlotte 78, MT 63 MT 81, Miami (O.) 72

1980-81 Tennessee Classic (Nashville, Tenn.; Nov. 27-28) UT-Chattanooga 62, MT 54 MT 54, Austin Peay 51

1988-89 Far West Classic (Portland, Ore.; Dec. 28-30) Clemson 81, MT 77 MT 85, Chicago State 71 MT 107, Colorado 105 (OT)

1962-63 Hatter Invitational (DeLand, Fla.; Dec. 14-15) MT 79, Rollins 61 MT 82, Presbyterian 80 1973-74 Vanderbilt Invitational (Nashville, Tenn.; Dec. 7-8) Tennessee St. 63, MT 59 MT 76, Nebraska 65 1974-75 Clemson Invitational (Clemson, S.C.; Nov. 29-30) Penn 101, MT 74 MT 79, Ole Miss 68

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1996-97 Top of the World Classic (Fairbanks, Alaska; Nov. 22-24) MT 66, Montana 63 MT 77, Providence 75 Alabama 77, MT 74 1998-99 San Juan Shootout (San Juan, PR; Nov. 21-23) North Carolina State 91, MT 59 UAB 85, MT 60 MT 93, American-PR 78 2002-03 Boilermaker Invitational (West Lafayette, IN; Dec. 6-7) Purdue 85, MT 56 MT 64, IUPUI 60

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ALL-TIME LETTERMEN A Ernest Abercrombie, ’72 Chester Adair, ’56 Travis Akin, ’57 Fred Allen, ’74-76 Malachi Allen, ’97-98 Charles Anderson, 02Marcus Anderson, ‘98 Greg Armstrong, ’78-79 Kent Ayer, ’96-98-99 Ricky Azantilow, ’95

BRoni Bailey, ’95-97 Joe Baker, ’61-63 Jevon Banks, ’93-94 Jim Banks, ’57 Rod Barber, ’88 Joe Barclay, ’70 Tyrone Barksdale, ’96 Mike Batsel, ’58 Dickie Baugh, ’58 Tyrus Baynham, ’86-88 Jerry Beck, ’82 Kenny Beck, ’82 Darryl Bentson, ’68-70 Bill Boner, ’66 John Bonner, ’75-76 Mason Bonner, ’72-74 Dave Bormann, ’73 Booker Brown, ’69-70 Chester Brown, ’71-73 Julius Brown, ’76-78 Tommy Brown, ’67-69 Willie Brown, ’67-69 Paul Bruns, ’96 Ralph Bryant, ’59-61 Wilkey Buchanan, ’97 Bruce Buck, ’83-84 Mike Buck, ’89-92 Bob Burden, ’59-61 Ray Burden, ’59-61 Joe Burks, ’56 Sam Burrell, ’77-78

CMantilla Callender, ’97-98

Ramond Davis, ’91-’93 Milton Dean, ’93-94 John Denen, ’79 Clint Dennison, ’76-78 Dwayne Dorsey, ’82-83 Jim Drew, ’70-73 Shawn Driskill, ’94-95 Richard Duncan, ’97-99

FDave Fesko, ’72 Chuck Fieldler, ’65-67 Roger Fisher, ’69-71 Curtis Fitts, ’78-81 Oscar Fitzgerald, ’58 G. Nelson Forrester, ‘48-52 Mike Frost, ’79-82

G Tim Gaither, ’93-96 Bobby Gardner, ’65-67 Jim Ghibaudy, ’64-66 Velvious Goodloe, ’95-96 Leslie Gregory, ’88 Tommy Griffith, ’54-56 Tommy Gunn, ‘01-

HLucious Hailey, ’81-82 Ray Hammers, ’58-60 Kelvin Hammonds, ’91-92 K. Hammonds, ’85-87, ’89 K. J. Harden, ’95-98 Chris Harris, ’79-82 Frank Harris, ’67-68 Gerald Harris, ’87-90 Cordell Haynie, ’79 Jim Henry, ’56 Randy Henry, ’86-89 Jani Hiltunen, ‘00-01 Tom Hogshead, ‘51-55 Paul Holland, ’60-62 Fred Howard, ’67-68 Terry Hughes, ’97-98 John Humphrey, ‘02-’03 Jeff Hunter, ’89-92 Jerry Hurst, ’57-58

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Chris Ingram, ’88-91 Leon Issac, ’84-85

Lee Campbell, ’86 Rick Campbell, ’81-82 Ed Cannon, ’65-67 Render Carden, ’54-56 Nod Carter, ’96-97 Kenyata Chisholm, ‘00 Raleigh Choice, ’83-84 Greg Christian, ’91 Hal Christianson, ’56 David Clark, ’90, ’93 Bobby Clark, ’92-95 Jeff Clifton, ’91 Johnny Cobb, ‘99-00 Derry Cochran, ’68-71 Jay Cole, ’66-67 Leroy Coleman, ’77-80 Keith Connor, ‘03Tony Cook, ’87 Kim Cooksey, ’85-86 Tim Corder, ’91-92

JBarry Jackson, ’65 Titus Jackson, ’90 Steven Jackson, ‘01Mike Jessee, ’72 Marvin Jinette, ’56-57 James Johnson, ’85-86 Jeff Johnson, ’92 Terry Johnson, ’71-72 Wally Johnson, ’58 Willie Johnson, ’81-82 Dwain Jones, ’61 Phil Jones, ’61-62 Greg Joyner, ’77-79

K

Ray Kempf, ’64-65 Warren Kidd, ’91-93 Gerald King, ‘99

DPaul Dailey, ’60-62 Frank Davis, ’56-58 LaRae Davis, ’83-84

Milton Dean

LGreg Laravie, ’75-77

Rick Lasseter, ’68-69 Tommy Legg, ’70 Doug Lipscomb, ’83-84 Luigi Lopes, ‘01-02 Marcus Lovett, ’95-

M Lewis Mack, ’76-77 Marcus Mason, ‘00-01 Kim Malcolm, ’74 Charles Manar, ’57 Maury Mapes, ’81-84 Reggie Marshall, ‘98 Bill Martin, ’63-65 Bob Martin, ’77-78 Jimmy Martin, ’73-75 Raymond Martin, ’79-81 Freddie Martinez, ’97-01 Danny Mayfield, ’81-83 Jack McCauley, ’60-62 Steve McElhaney, ’69 Ali McGhee, ‘98-99 Jimmy McGill, ’86-87 Ron McKnight, ‘00 Lew McManus, ’58 Phil Meadows, ’64-65 Dan Midgett, ’64-65 Mike Milholland, ’64-65 Billy Miller, ’84-87 Bryant Mitchell, ‘01-03 Torrey Moore, ’95-97

NRonnie Newman, ’58 Ed Newton, ’60-62 Bill Nickell, ’61-63 Greg Nimmo, ’83 Lee Nosse, ‘98-’02

O Fernando Ortiz, ‘00-01 PEric Parham, ‘02-03 Steve Peeler, ’74-75 Pancakes Perry, ’80-83 Wardell Perry, ’82-83 William Pippen, ‘02-03 Don Plonk, ’57 Art Polk, ’67-69 Jimmy Powell, ’73-74 Nick Prater, ’71-73 John Price, ’54, 57-59 Rod Pryor, ’93 Kip Puryear, ’76-77

RChris Rainey, ’87-89

Russell (Slim) Smith, ’84-85 Phil Snell, ’87-88 George Sorrell, ’74-75 Jim Spencer, ’64-65 Larry Stewart, ’63-64 George Stotser, ’56 Stan Sumrell, ’68-71 Jack Sutter, ’65-67 Ellious Swanigan, ‘99 Herman Sykes, ’71-72

TSleepy Taylor, ’75-78 Robert Taylor, ’90-93 Iiro Tenngren, ‘00-02 Aylton Tesch, ’96, ‘98 Dale Thomas, ‘99-01 Terry Thomas, ’65-67 Andrew Thompson, ’84 Gil Thompson, ’76 Lonnie Thompson, ’84-85 Dave Thorton, ’80 Bryant Mitchell Forrest Toms, ’73-74 Ken Trickey, ‘52-55 Andrew Tunstill, ’86-87

VQuincy Vance, ’89-92 W Cedrick Wallace, ‘99-00 Kevin Wallace, ’89-90 C. Wampler, ’93-95, ’96-97 David Washington, ’95-96 Duane Washington, ’86-87 Paul Washington, ’94-95 Demario Watson, ‘01-03 Malandrick Webb, ’89-90 Fred White. ‘02 Garrick White, ‘02 Kevin White, ‘98-01 Tom Whittington, ’64-66 Jonathan Whitworth, ‘00-01 Jermale Wilkerson, ‘01-02 D’Marius Wilkes, ‘01-’02 Bob Williamson, ’57-59 Ron Wilmouth, ’62-64 Brad Wilson, ’70 Bryant Woodford, ’84 Kenon Wright, ’94

Y Bubba Yarbrough, ’70-72 Ted York, ’56-57

Dwayne Rainey, ’86-88 Larry Rainey, ’71 Robby Randolph, ’80-81 Derek Render, ’77-78 Napoleon Rhodes, ‘03 Jimmy Riley, ’78-79 Ken Riley, ’68, ’70-71 Marcus Robinson, ‘03Steve Rogers, ’88

STerry Scott, ’68-70 Brent Secrest, ’94-96 Doug Shrader, ’54-56 Tim Sisneros, ’73-76 Don Smith, ’59-60

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HONORS AND AWARDS BLUE RAIDERS NAMED 1st TEAM ALL-SBC (2)

1970-71 Ken Riley

1993-94 Milton Dean

1988-89 Gerald Harris

1955

2001-02

1971-72 Herman Sykes

1996-97 Nod Carter

1989-90 Gerald Harris

1967

1972-73 Jimmy Powell

1997-98 Aylton Tesch

1990-91 Chris Ingram

1975

1973-74 Jimmy Powell

BLUE RAIDERS NAMED 2nd TEAM ALL-OVC (13)

1991-92 Kelvin Hammonds Quincy Vance

1976

1980-81

1994-95 Tim Gaither

Doug Shrader Willie Brown

Lee Nosse

2002-03 Tommy Gunn

BLUE RAIDERS NAMED 3rd TEAM ALL-SBC (1) 2002-03 William Pippen

BLUE RAIDERS NAMED HONORABLE MENTION ALL-SUN BELT (1) 2001-02

1974-75 Jimmy Martin Steve Peeler George Sorrell

Dwayne Rainey 1977-78 Greg Joyner Claude Taylor

2002-03

1978-79 Greg Joyner

1952-53 Ken Trickey 1953-54 Ken Trickey Sam Smith 1954-55 Doug Shrader 1957-58 Bob Williamson 1959-60 Bob Burden 1962-63 Larry Stewart 1963-64 Larry Stewart 1967-68 Willie Brown 1968-69 Willie Brown 1969-70 Ken Riley

90

1981-82 Jerry Beck 1984-85 Kim Cooksey

1986-87 Duane Washington 1987-88 Chris Rainey

Jerry Beck Rick Campbell

1985

1986

Tim Sisneros

Lee Campbell Kim Cooksey

1992-93

1980-81

Robert Taylor

Jerry Beck

1989

1995-96

1981-82

Nod Carter

Jerry Beck

Kerry Hammonds Randy Henry Gerald Harris

1996-97

OVC NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR (4)

1991

1994-95 David Washington

1998

1995-96 Nod Carter Aylton Tesch

BLUE RAIDER TOURNAMENT MVPs (2)

1974-75

1999-00 Fernando Ortiz

BLUE RAIDERS NAMED HONORABLE MENTION ALL-OVC (15) 1963-64 Ray Kempf

1989-90 Kevin Wallace

1983-84 Russell Smith Doug Lipscomb

1992-93 Warren Kidd

BLUE RAIDER OVC PLAYER OF THE YEAR (4)

1982

1975-76

1988-89 Randy Henry Chris Rainey

1990-91 Warren Kidd

Jerry Beck 1999-00 Cedrick Wallace

Warren Kidd Robert Taylor

1991-92

Roni Bailey 1985-86 Kim Cooksey

1981

George Sorrell

Kerry Hammonds

1980-81 Jerry Beck

1979

Lonnie Thompson James Johnson Kim Cooksey

1988-89

1979-80 Jerry Beck Leroy Coleman

Greg Joyner Greg Joyner

1997-98 Freddie Martinez

1987-88 Randy Henry Ty Baynham

Bob Martin

1978 1995-96 Tim Gaither Aylton Tesch

1986-87

BLUE RAIDERS ON SBC ALLTOURNAMENT TEAM (2)

BLUE RAIDERS NAMED 1st TEAM ALL-OVC (40)

Rick Campbell Andrew Tunstill

Tommy Gunn

Tommy Gunn William Pippen

Rick Campbell

1985-86 1976-77 Bob Martin Greg Joyner

Tim Sisneros

1977

1981-82 1975-76 Tim Sisneros

Steve Peeler

1998-99 Cedrick Wallace

Robert Taylor Warren Kidd Aylton Tesch

1975 Steve Peeler

1977

BLUE RAIDERS ON ALL-OVC TOURNAMENT TEAM (24)

1985-86 Kerry Hammonds

1953

1986-87 Randy Henry

1954

Ken Trickey Ken Trickey Sam Smith

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SCOREBOARD Alfred B. Miles 1913-15, 22-24 Record: 27-6

1913-1914 1-2 Coach: A.B. Miles Vanderbilt .................................... L 5-53 Castle Heights ............................. L 7-22 Dixie College (Cookeville) ....... W 27-13 1914-15 2-2 Coach: A.B. Miles Western Kentucky .................... L 21-32 Western Kentucky ................... W 32-19 Brownies (Independent) .......... W 33-25 Castle Heights ............................... Lost

YMHA Peps (Nashville) ............ L 27-33 Sewanee .................................. W 48-15 Rail-lites (Independent) ............ L 30-33 Burke Terrors ............................ L 26-29 Howard College ....................... W 39-20 Ramblers (Independent) .......... L 26-31 Vanderbilt ................................. L 24-25 South YMCA (Nashville) ......... W 37-17 Rail-lites .................................... L 17-37 Ramblers .................................. L 16-26 Cincinnati Trust Company ....... W 42-35 Sewanee .................................. W 25-23 YMHA Peps (Nashville) ........... W 39-34 Burke Terrors ........................... W 39-37

Frank Faulkinberry 1926-33 Record: 48-42

1915-22 NO TEAMS - World War I 1922-23 11-1 Coach: A.B. Miles Peabody .................................. W 53-19 South YMCA (Nashville) ......... W 47-21 Bryson (Fayetteville) ................. L 17-19 S.P.U. (Clarksville) .................. W 38-29 Vanderbilt Freshmen ............... W 23-10 Bryson (Fayetteville) ................ W 24-18 Sewanee .................................. W 23-17 Vanderbilt Freshmen ............... W 19-17 Sewanee .................................... W 48-8 Peabody .................................. W 48-13 S.P.U. ...................................... W 18-16 Peabody .................................. W 60-18 1923-24 (Records Incomplete) 13-1 Coach: A.B. Miles Western Kentucky ................... W 34-19

Guy Stephenson 1924-26 Record: 15-11

Western Kentucky .................... L 24-29 1924-25 (Records Incomplete) 3-1 Coach: Guy Stephenson Western Kentucky ................... W 43-23 Western Kentucky ................... W 37-36 Vanderbilt ................................ W 31-28 Vanderbilt ................................. L 29-30 1925-26 (Records Incomplete) 12-10 Coach: Guy Stevenson Union (Tenn.) .......................... W 36-28 Tennessee Tech ...................... W 40-20 Burke Terrors (Independent) .... L 21-32 Swedes (Forfeit) .......................... W 2-0 Vanderbilt ................................. L 19-51 Mercer ....................................... L 28-30 South YMCA (Nashville) ......... W 48-23 Cumberland ............................. W 40-23

1926-27 (Records Incomplete) 3-4 Coach: F.A. Faulkinberry Vanderbilt ................................. L 19-59 YMHA Peps (Nashville) ............ L 40-42 Memphis YMCA Tri. ................ W 46-30 New York Celtics ...................... L 34-52 Tennessee Tech ...................... W 25-23 Tennessee Tech ...................... W 43-28 Vanderbilt ................................. L 20-52 1927-28 (Records Incomplete) 9-8 Coach: F.A. Faulkinberry Tennessee Tech ....................... L 18-27 Alumni ...................................... W 34-32 Rail-lites .................................... L 27-42 Tennessee Tech ...................... W 31-21 Mercer ....................................... L 28-33 Vanderbilt ................................. L 29-35 YMHA Peps (Nashville) ............ L 30-43 Bryson (Fayetteville) ................ W 24-23 Bryson (Fayetteville) ................ W 34-32 New York Celtics ...................... L 36-50 Nashville-Arms ........................ W 67-33 Burke Terrors ............................ L 42-55 Cumberland ............................. W 39-36 Carson-Newman ..................... W 27-26 YMHA Peps (Nashville) ............ L 33-37 Bus Terminal ........................... W 47-34

YMHA Peps (Nashvillle) ........... L 28-36 Vanderbilt ................................. L 30-31 Burke Terrors ........................... W 34-30 Caruthersville (Mo.) ............... W 34-20+ Memphis State ....................... L 21-41+ +Mississippi Valley Conference Tourn. 1930-31 (Records Incomplete) 0-5 Coach: F.A. Faulkinberry Western Kentucky .................... L 29-43 Western Kentucky ..................... L40-52 Tennessee Tech ....................... L 24-37 Tennessee Tech ....................... L 26-34 Vanderbilt ................................. L 20-42 1931-32 8-10 Coach: F.A. Faulkinberry Ideal Acre ................................ W 31-26 Vanderbilt ................................. L 32-38 Union (Tenn.) .......................... W 38-29 Sewanee .................................. W 22-18 Tennessee Tech ....................... L 13-21 Chattanooga ............................ W 26-21 Chattanooga ............................. L 25-43 Western Kentucky ................... W 32-23 Murray State ............................. L 18-36 Western Kentucky ..................... L26-28 Sewanee .................................. W 44-35 Birmingham Southern ............. W 43-30 YMHA Peps (Nashville) ............ L 28-34 Murray State ............................. L 22-36 Vanderbilt ................................ W 39-35 Burke Terrors (Independent) .... L 24-26 Tennessee Tech ...................... W 35-29 Tennessee Tech ....................... L 23-32 1932-33 (Records Incomplete) 9-7 Coach: F.A. Faulkinberry Western Kentucky .................... L 29-43 Western Kentucky .................... L 29-43 Tennessee Tech ....................... L 25-35 Tennessee Tech ....................... L 25-23 Cumberland ................................... Won Murray State ............................. L 27-77 Murray State ............................ W 23-22 Memphis State .............................. Won Chattanooga ............................ W 39-38 Chattanooga ............................. L 29-36

E. M. Waller 1933-35 Record: 7-13 1933-34 (Records Incomplete) 4-6 Coach: E.M. Waller Memphis State ......................... W45-33 Memphis State ........................ W 36-18 Murray State ............................. L 34-51 Murray State ............................. L 36-39 Tennessee Tech ....................... L 15-21 Tennessee Tech ...................... W 38-27 Western Kentucky .................... L 32-41 Western Kentucky .................... L 29-52 Chattanooga ............................. L 23-38 Chattanooga ............................ W 53-42 1934-35 (Records Incomplete) 3-7 Coach: E.M. Waller Murray State ............................. L 23-42 Murray State ............................. L 28-33 Tennessee Tech ...................... W 30-24 Tennessee Tech ...................... W 27-22 Western Kentucky .................... L 25-35 Western Kentucky .................... L 29-55 Chattanooga ............................. L 29-43 Chattanooga ............................. L 29-48 Memphis State ........................ W 33-31 Memphis State ......................... L 23-33

Johnny “Red” Floyd 1935-39 Record: 15-34

1935-36 (Records Incomplete) Record: 4-5 Coach: Red Floyd Memphis State ........................ W 42-35 Memphis State ........................ W 40-34 Murray State ............................. L 31-57 Murray State ............................. L 26-48 Tennessee Tech ....................... L 26-31

1928-29 (Records Incomplete) 3-2 Coach: F.A. Faulkinberry Western Kentucky ................... W 36-28 Western Kentucky ................... W 28-25 Tennessee Tech ....................... L 39-40 Tennessee Tech ...................... W 36-28 Vanderbilt ................................. L 41-42 1929-30 (Records Incomplete) 16-6 Coach: F.A. Faulkinberry Murfreesboro Home Journal ... W 46-22 Tennessee Tech ....................... L 29-30 Ideal Aces ................................ W 19-13 Rockvale (Independent) .......... W 54-22 Vanderbilt ................................ W 45-31 Western Kentucky ................... W 28-26 Tennessee Tech ...................... W 36-32 YMHA Peps (Nashville) ................. Won Murray State ............................ W 39-29 Western Kentucky ................... W 35-33 Piedmont College .................... W 32-23 Cumberland ............................. W 42-24

The 1923-24 Blue Raiders were coached by Alfred B. Miles, the first head coach in Blue Raider history.

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Delta State ................................ L 30-34 Union (Tenn.) ........................... L 36-51 Murray State ............................. L 28-52 Memphis State ........................ W 36-25 Sewanee .................................. W 53-24 Union (Tenn.) ........................... L 33-43 Chattanooga ............................ W 38-18 David Lipscomb ....................... W 53-42 1942-45 NO BASKETBALL - World War II

David Lipscomb ........................ L 36-43 Memphis State ......................... L 46-52 David Lipscomb ...................... L 42-58+ Cumberland ........................... W 65-49+ Milligan ................................... L 53-54+ +VSAC Tournament

Charles Murphy 1948-49 Record: 11-12

O.L. Freeman 1945 Record: 4-0 Johnny “Red”Floyd coached basketball at Middle Tennessee for two seasons. He is best known as the school’s football coach, and the football stadium is named in his honor. Western Kentucky .................... L 14-36 Western Kentucky .................... L 27-47 Chattanooga ............................ W 34-20 E.W. Midgett Chattanooga ............................ W 42-30 1936-37 (Records Incomplete) 1-10 Coach: Red Floyd Vanderbilt ................................. L 30-39 Murray State ............................. L 17-46 Murray State ............................. L 32-50 Tennessee Tech ....................... L 26-27 Tennessee Tech ....................... L 37-43 Western Kentucky .................... L 28-48 Western Kentucky .................... L 32-48 Chattanooga ............................. L 25-31 Vanderbilt ................................. L 12-39 Memphis State ........................ W 33-24 Memphis State ......................... L 33-52 1937-38 6-10 Coach: Red Floyd David Lipscomb ........................ L 29-48 New York Celtics ...................... L 54-60 Murfreesboro Ramblers .......... W 41-31 Murray State ............................. L 36-66 Murray State ............................. L 31-45 Cumberland ............................. W 39-37 Tennessee Tech ....................... L 29-44 Union (Tenn.) ........................... L 34-56 David Lipscomb ........................ L 41-49 Memphis State ........................ W 30-29 Nashville Raiders .................... W 67-35 Union (Tenn.) ........................... L 24-57 Memphis State ........................ W 44-43 Cumberland ............................. W 48-41 Tennessee Tech ....................... L 26-34 Tennessee Tech ....................... L 23-50 1938-39 5-8 Coach: Red Floyd New York Celtics ...................... L 34-50 Memphis State ........................ W 41-31 Murray State ............................. L 37-48 Tennessee Tech ....................... L 34-37 Western Kentucky .................... L 31-67 David Lipscomb ....................... W 53-40 Union (Tenn.) .......................... W 53-40 Memphis State ........................ W 39-31 Union (Tenn.) .......................... W 59-34 Western Kentucky .................... L 29-66 Murray State ............................. L 48-76 Jacksonville State (Ala.) ........... L 45-62 David Lipscomb ....................... W 31-21 1939-40 9-12 Coach: E.W. Midgett YMHA Peps (Nashville) ........... W 35-25 U.S. Royals .............................. W 38-24 Austin Peay .............................. L 28-57 Western Kentucky .................... L 26-60 David Lipscomb ....................... W 48-21

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1945-46 (Records Incomplete) 4-0 Coach: O.L. Freeman Austin Peay ................................... Austin Peay .................................. David Lipscomb ............................. Woodbury (Independent) ..............

Won Won Won Won

1939-42 Record: 25-35

Chattanooga ............................. L 29-33 Jacksonville State (Ala.) .............. L 5-34 Tennessee Tech ....................... L 31-39 Memphis State ........................ W 52-35 Tennessee Tech ...................... W 47-43 Western Kentucky .................... L 33-40 Union (Tenn.) ........................... L 43-46 Austin Peay .............................. L 38-52 Union (Tenn.) ........................... L 32-36 Memphis State ......................... L 31-41 Cumberland .............................. L 34-37 Murray State ............................. L 42-60 Western Kentucky .................... L 41-76 Cumberland ............................. W 40-38 Chattanooga ............................ W 39-36 David Lipscomb ....................... W 56-33 1940-41 7-14 Coach: E.W. Midgett YMHA Peps (Nashville) ........... W 31-30 Jacksonville State (Ala.) .......... W 37-31 Murray State ............................. L 37-64 Chattanooga ............................. L 21-23 Austin Peay .............................. L 26-40 David Lipscomb ........................ L 55-56 Memphis State ......................... L 28-37 Western Kentucky .................... L 33-60 Sewanee .................................. W 36-29 Delta State ................................ L 35-57 Murray State ............................. L 22-51 Austin Peay .............................. L 44-75 Union (Tenn,) ........................... L 52-56 Delta State ................................ L 36-62 Memphis State ......................... L 36-52 Sewanee .................................. W 35-32 Carson-Newman ..................... W 47-19 Chattanooga ............................ W 40-22 Western Kentucky .................... L 38-59 David Lipscomb ....................... W 45-38 Union (Tenn.) ........................... L 41-45 1941-42 9-9 Coach: E.W. Midgett 191st Field Artillery .................. W 54-24 Jacksonville State (Ala.) .......... W 35-20 Murray State ............................. L 33-40 Austin Peay ............................. W 40-38 Chattanooga ............................ W 35-31 Memphis State ......................... L 29-70 David Lipscomb ........................ L 20-29 Austin Peay .............................. L 43-44 Sewanee .................................. W 52-31

E.K. Patty 1946-48 Record: 24-20

1946-47 14-8 Coach: E.K. Patty Bethel ...................................... W 41-39 Sewanee .................................. W 32-31 Bethel ...................................... W 55-29 N.A.T.T.C ................................. W 45-30 Memphis State ......................... L 38-46 Austin Peay .............................. L 25-45 Spring Hill ................................. L 22-30 Smyrna Bombers (AF) ............ W 33-21 Austin Peay ............................. W 38-31 Martin College ......................... W 47-34 Tennessee Tech ....................... L 34-53 Cumberland ............................. W 65-41 Memphis State ......................... L 37-47 David Lipscomb ....................... W 56-51 Cumberland ............................. W 52-39 Martin College ......................... W 51-44 Tennessee Tech ....................... L 40-52 David Lipscomb ........................ L 38-46 Sewanee .................................. W 37-34 Cumberland ........................... W 56-22+ Austin Peay ............................ L 46-64+ David Lipscomb ..................... W 49-38+ +TIAC Tournament 1947-48 10-12 Coach: E.K. Patty Memphis State ......................... L 45-53 Mississippi ................................ L 36-65 Arkansas State ......................... L 33-48 Sewanee .................................. W 47-31 Lincoln Memorial ..................... W 46-44 Cumberland ............................. W 45-30 Austin Peay .............................. L 37-42 Peerless Mills ........................... L 39-51 Tennessee Tech ....................... L 38-47 Florence State .......................... L 37-41 Austin Peay ............................. W 52-43 David Lipscomb ....................... W 66-53 Martin College ......................... W 42-31 Tennessee Tech ....................... L 56-66 Helps Selfy (Ind.) ...................... L 53-59 Martin College ......................... W 58-45 Sewanee .................................. W 56-38

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1948-49 11-12 Coach: C. M. Murphy Murray State ............................. L 50-68 Murray State ............................. L 38-43 Cumberland ............................. W 86-55 David Lipscomb ........................ L 50-56 Milligan ..................................... L 67-90 Lincoln Memorial ...................... L 57-61 Cumberland ............................. W 47-38 Austin Peay ............................. W 48-41 Union (Tenn.) ........................... L 46-56 Tennessee Tech ....................... L 54-75 David Lipscomb ....................... W 48-34 Union (Tenn.) ........................... L 52-57 Bethel ...................................... W 64-40 Peerless Mills ........................... L 58-67 Tennessee Tech ...................... W 69-46 Milligan .................................... W 70-62 Athens College ........................ W 55-45 Austin Peay .............................. L 51-58 Memphis State ........................ W 68-56 Arkansas State ........................ W 80-37 Lincoln Memorial .................... L 52-59+ Cumberland ........................... W 68-66+ David Lipscomb ...................... L 55-59+ +VSAC Tournament

Charles Greer 1949-56 Record: 76-104

1949-50 (Records Incomplete) 14-13 Coach: Charles N. Greer Sewanee ................................... L 41-54 Millington Naval Base .................... Won Memphis State ......................... L 50-64 Milligan .................................... W 72-58 David Lipscomb ........................ L 41-46 Florence State .......................... L 67-70 Tennessee Tech ....................... L 45-56 East Tennessee ...................... W 63-57 Union (Tenn.) .......................... W 48-43 David Lipscomb ....................... W 44-40 Murray State ............................. L 36-76 Lincoln Memorial ..................... W 52-43 Chattanooga ............................. L 57-61 Smyrna Air Base ..................... W 84-59 Cumberland ............................. W 77-30 Cumberland ............................. W 61-25 Birmingham Southern ............. W 56-52 Murray State ........................... L 59-100 Chattanooga ............................ W 51-40 Florence State .......................... L 45-68 Union (Tenn.) ........................... L 60-70 Tennessee Tech ...................... W 54-53 Birmingham Southern .............. L 51-58 Vanderbilt ................................. L 39-74 Lincoln Memorial ...................... L 59-61 Milligan .................................... W 75-73 David Lipscomb ...................... W 61-56


1950-51 8-14 Coach: Charles N. Greer Vanderbilt ................................. L 45-58 Florence State .......................... L 64-80 Austin Peay .............................. L 65-76 Cumberland ............................. W 48-44 Sewanee .................................. W 49-34 David Lipscomb ........................ L 50-73 Tennessee Tech ....................... L 37-51 Union (Tenn.) ........................... L 48-60 Chattanooga ............................. L 51-60 David Lipscomb ........................ L 38-88 Sewanee .................................. W 56-52 Lincoln Memorial ..................... W 57-53 Tennessee Tech ....................... L 35-59 Austin Peay .............................. L 58-71 Cumberland ............................. W 82-51 Chattanooga ............................ W 64-62 Union (Tenn.) ........................... L 63-81 Birmingham Southern .............. L 62-67 Florence State ......................... W 69-68 Lincoln Memorial .................... L 57-61+ Milligan ................................ W 106-93+ East Tennessee ..................... L 62-72+ +VSAC Tournament 1951-52 Record: 19-13 Coach: Charles N. Greer Sewart Air Base ....................... W 62-36 Sewanee .................................. W 54-51 Bethel ...................................... W 61-42 Vanderbilt ................................. L 49-80 Memphis State ......................... L 57-92 Lincoln Memorial ..................... W 51-48 Milligan .................................... W 88-56 East Tennessee ....................... L 65-70 Austin Peay .............................. L 49-59 Bethel ....................................... L 48-65 David Lipscomb ....................... W 57-44 Birmingham Southern ............. W 54-52 Union (Tenn.) ........................... L 59-72 Sewanee .................................. W 53-42 Lincoln Memorial ..................... W 55-53 Tennessee Tech ...................... W 57-56 Chattanooga ............................ W 62-60 Austin Peay ............................. W 62-44 David Lipscomb ........................ L 53-65 Memphis State ......................... L 57-92 Milligan .................................... W 89-50 Birmingham Southern ............. W 73-57 East Tennessee ...................... W 66-64 Tennessee Tech ....................... L 54-66 Chattanooga ............................ W 62-60 Austin Peay ............................. W 62-44 David Lipscomb ........................ L 53-65 Memorial State ......................... L 57-92 Milligan .................................... W 89-50 Birmingham Southern ............. W 73-57 East Tennessee ...................... W 66-64 Tennessee Tech ....................... L 54-66 Chattanooga ............................ W 68-44 Union (Tenn.) ........................... L 50-59 Memphis State ......................... L 46-61 Lincoln Memorial .................. W 87-65+ Union (Tenn.) ......................... L 56-80+ Austin Peay ........................... W 63-46+ East Tennessee .................... W 52-46+ Memphis State ....................... L 39-52# +VSACTournament #Sectional NAIB Tournament 1952-53 7-16 (0-10 OVC) Coach: Charles N. Greer Western Kentucky .................... L 57-87 Eastern Kentucky ..................... L 67-73 Sewanee ................................... L 60-70 Murray State ............................. L 67-78 David Lipscomb ........................ L 60-61 Morehead State ........................ L 74-94 Eastern Kentucky ................... L 63-101 Memphis State ........................ W 77-62 Austin Peay ............................. W 77-73 Murray State ............................. L 73-78 Morehead State ........................ L 83-88 Union (Tenn.) ........................... L 74-91 Tennessee Tech ....................... L 62-85

Former Blue Raider coaches Charles Greer, Ed Diddle, Jr., and David Farrar share a laugh at the 30th Anniversary of the Murphy Center on January 4, 2003. Austin Peay ............................. W 92-59 David Lipscomb ....................... W 69-57 Chattanooga ............................. L 71-93 Union (Tenn.) .......................... W 62-59 Sewanee .................................. W 85-73 Chattanooga ............................ W 79-70 Tennessee Tech ....................... L 67-77 Western Kentucky .................... L 57-95 David Lipscomb ...................... L 75-85+ Murray State ............................ L 70-79* +VSAC Tournament *OVC Tournament 1953-54 11-17 (1-9 OVC) Coach: Charles N. Greer Morehead State ........................ L 80-93 Eastern Kentucky .................... W 60-59 Belmont ................................... W 74-68 Sewanee ................................ W 100-78 Western Kentucky .................... L 80-88 David Lipscomb ....................... W 83-70 Sewanee ................................... L 60-67 Vanderbilt ................................. L 65-86 Western Kentucky .................... L 67-98 Memphis State ......................... L 68-75 Lincoln Memorial ..................... W 82-55 East Tennessee ....................... L 62-82 East Tennessee ....................... L 64-73 Memphis State ......................... L 65-82 Tennessee Tech ....................... L 81-92 Lincoln Memorial ..................... W 85-72 Austin Peay ............................. W 60-55 Morehead State ........................ L 72-83 Eastern Kentucky ..................... L 79-83 Murray State ........................... L 83-105 Tennessee Tech ....................... L 71-78 Austin Peay ............................. W 81-70 David Lipscomb ..................... W 73-66+ Bethel ..................................... L 60-66+ Union (Tenn.) ........................ W 86-65+ Murray State ........................... W 86-84* Eastern Kentucky .................... L 69-95* +VSAC Tournament *OVC Tournament 1954-55 Record: 11-16 (2-8 OVC) Coach: Charles N. Greer Memphis State ......................... L 80-95 David Lipscomb ........................ L 75-90 East Tennessee ....................... L 63-78 Murray State ........................... L 80-104 Murray State ........................... L 73-104 Western Kentucky .................... L 71-83 Austin Peay ............................. W 79-69 Western Kentucky ................... W 84-77 David Lipscomb ....................... W 79-68

Eastern Kentucky ................... L 84-108 Morehead State ........................ L 79-98 East Tennessee ....................... L 79-82 Lincoln Memorial ...................... L 70-77 Memphis State ......................... L 86-91 Austin Peay ............................. W 78-65 Morehead State ........................ L 96-97 Tennessee Tech ....................... L 68-70 Belmont ................................. W 109-99 Lincoln Memorial ................... W 92-91+ Belmont ................................. W 77-69+ Bethel .................................. W 106-87+ Morehead State ..................... L 68-123* Bethel .................................... W 93-84# Lincoln Memorial ................... W 85-79# Southeastern Oklahoma ...... L 67-120# +VSAC Tournament *OVC Game #NAIA Playoffs 1955-56 6-15 (0-10 OVC) Coach: Charles N. Greer Belmont ................................... W 83-51 Eastern Kentucky ..................... L 69-82 Morehead State ........................ L 78-95 David Lipscomb ....................... W 88-66 Murray State ............................. L 66-86 Eastern Kentucky ..................... L 75-88 Morehead State ........................ L 70-93 Austin Peay ...................... L 81-85 (OT) Murray State ........................... L 82-104 Belmont ................................... W 99-94 Tennessee Tech ....................... L 65-71 Austin Peay .............................. L 65-96 Western Kentucky .................... L 78-86 David Lipscomb ................ L 75-76 (OT) Tennessee Tech ....................... L 68-73 East Tennessee ....................... L 73-84 Western Kentucky .................. L 85-100 David Lipscomb ..................... W 75-69# Austin Peay ........................... W 72-63# East Tennessee .................... W 80-57# Belmont .................................. L 88-92+ #Capital City Tournament +VSAC Tournament

Ed Diddle, Jr. 1956-62 Record: 56-80

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1956-57 12-13 (2-8 OVC) Coach: Ed Diddle Jr. 12/4 West Texas State ......... W 96-78 12/8 at Morehead State ........ L 72-95 12/10 Belmont ......................... L 56-66 1/2 Murray State .................. L 68-98 1/5 at Kentucky Wesleyan .. L 58-65 1/7 Eastern Kentucky .......... L 62-63 1/9 Milligan ......................... W 84-63 1/12 at Tenn. Tech ....... W 85-80 (OT) 1/14 Austin Peay ................... L 60-65 1/19 at Belmont ..................... L 69-78 1/21 East Tennessee ........... W 61-55 1/28 Morehead State ............. L 61-70 1/30 Western Kentucky ......... L 72-79 2/2 at David Lipscomb W 75-73 (OT) 2/4 Tennessee Tech .......... W 84-77 2/8 at Milligan ..................... W 91-83 2/9 at East Tennessee ....... W 79-61 2/13 at Murray State .............. L 80-86 2/14 David Lipscomb ............ W 75-43 2/16 at Austin Peay ............... L 76-88 2/18 at Eastern Kentucky .. L 104-109 2/20 at Western Kentucky ..... L 82-86 2/21 Union (Tenn.) ............. W 85-65+ 2/22 Austin Peay ................ W 68-65+ 2/23 East Tennessee ......... W 83-74+ +VSAC Tournament 1957-58 11-10 (4-6 OVC) Coach: Ed Diddle Jr. 12/9 Kentucky Wesleyan ....... L 69-79 12/13 at Austin Peay ...... W 78-74 (OT) 12/16 at West Texas State ..... W 88-85 12/18 at New Mexico A&M ...... L 71-82 12/20 at Midwestern U. ........... L 65-84 1/4 Morehead State ............ W 71-68 1/7 David Lipscomb ............ W 68-61 1/10 Birmingham Southern .. W 63-54 1/13 Tennessee Tech ........... L 65-76 1/15 at Murray State ............. W 80-72 1/20 Eastern Kentucky ......... W 77-76 1/23 at Western Kentucky ..... L 67-69 1/25 at Morehead State ........ L 79-99 1/28 David Lipscomb ............ W 77-65 2/1 East Tennessee ........... W 62-57 2/5 Murray State .................. L 66-71 2/10 at Eastern Kentucky ...... L 67-72 2/13 Austin Peay ................... L 78-93 2/15 at Tenn. Tech ........ L 69-73 (OT) 2/18 Western Kentucky ........ W 81-75 2/22 at East Tennessee ....... W 72-59 1958-59 9-17 (4-8 OVC) Coach: Ed Diddle Jr. 12/2 David Lipscomb ............ W 79-52 12/8 Abilene Christian ........... L 69-81 12/10 McNeese State .............. L 49-50 12/11 Southern Mississippi .... W 68-64 12/13 Kentucky Wesleyan(N) . L 70-77 12/29 Ohio University ............ L 66-77# 12/30 Kentucky Wesleyan .... W 78-72# 1/5 at David Lipscomb ......... L 82-84 1/10 Austin Peay .................. W 95-86 1/12 at Tennessee Tech ....... L 75-98 1/15 at Eastern Kentucky ...... L 66-93 1/17 Morehead State ............. L 81-94 1/19 Western Kentucky ......... L 65-89 1/23 at SW Louisiana ........... W 85-79 1/24 at McNeese State .......... L 54-74 1/26 at Southern Mississippi . L 66-80 1/31 Murray State ................. W 78-66 1/2 Eastern Kentucky .......... L 64-80 1/5 at Morehead State ...... L 78-101 1/9 East Tennessee ............ L 66-68 1/12 at Austin Peay ............... L 83-91 1/14 Tennessee Tech .......... W 87-75 1/17 at East Tennessee ....... W 64-62 2/21 Kentucky Wesleyan ....... L 73-84 2/24 at Murray State ............. W 84-82 2/28 at Western Kentucky ... L 85-110 #All-American City Tournament (N)at Prestonsburg, Ky.

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1959-60 9-14 (2-10 OVC) Coach: Ed Diddle Jr. 12/1 David Lipscomb .......... W 109-73 12/5 SW Louisiana ............... W 81-72 12/8 NW Louisiana ............... W 67-64 12/12 at Louisiana Tech .......... L 63-81 12/14 at Centenary ................. W 67-65 12/18 Southern Illinois .......... L 69-78# 12/19 V.M. I. ......................... W 78-72# 1/5 at Murray State .............. L 70-80 1/9 East Tennessee ........... W 80-76 1/11 Austin Peay .................. W 71-60 1/14 Eastern Kentucky .......... L 69-88 1/16 at Morehead State ........ L 82-83 1/23 at David Lipscomb ........ W 96-78 1/26 at Tennessee Tech ....... L 69-76 1/30 at Eastern Kentucky .... L 77-100 2/1 Morehead State ............ W 89-82 2/6 Western Kentucky ....... L 89-109 2/10 Murray State .................. L 65-78 2/13 Tennessee Tech ........... L 64-70 2/15 at Austin Peay ............... L 78-88 2/18 Kentucky Wesleyan ....... L 82-92 2/22 at East Tennessee .... L 106-123 2/27 at Western Kentucky ... L 80-109 #All-American City Tournament

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1960-61 9-14 (4-8 OVC) Coach: Ed Diddle Jr. 12/1 Western Kentucky ......... L 67-70 12/5 Nicholls State ............... W 66-54 12/8 Stetson ......................... W 69-56 12/9 Southwestern Louisiana L 64-66 12/12 at Morehead State ........ L 75-85 12/15 Austin Peay .......... W 83-79 (OT) 12/28 NW Louisiana ............. W 81-74# 12/29 Ole Miss ...................... L 62-64# 12/30 Centenary ............ L 67-76 (OT)# 1/4 Murray State .................. L 58-97 1/7 at East Tennessee ..... W 100-90 1/12 at David Lipscomb . L 66-68 (OT) 1/14 at Eastern Kentucky ...... L 63-90 1/23 at Austin Peay ............... L 81-89 1/26 Eastern Kentucky .......... L 57-67 1/28 Morehead State ............. L 66-80 2/8 at Murray State .............. L 74-77 2/11 Tennessee Tech .......... W 88-78 2/15 at Memphis State .......... L 61-81 2/18 David Lipscomb ............ W 94-74 2/20 East Tennessee ........... W 83-73 2/22 at Tennessee Tech ...... W 75-68 2/25 at Western Kentucky ..... L 73-84 #Gulf South Classic

1962-63 9-15 (4-8 OVC) Coach: Bill Stokes 12/3 at Florence State .. W 86-77 (OT) 12/6 Austin Peay ................... L 66-69 12/8 at Morehead State ...... L 59-103 12/10 Western Kentucky ........ W 86-82 12/14 Rollins College ........... W 79-61+ 12/15 Presbyterian ............... W 82-80+ 1/2 Murray State ................. W 86-82 1/3 MacMurray .................... L 68-77 1/5 at East Tennessee ....... W 59-57 1/10 at Austin Peay ............... L 60-83 1/12 Florence State ............... L 64-67 1/14 Tennessee Tech ........... L 61-81 1/19 Huntingdon ................... W 79-74 1/25 East Tennessee ............ L 57-80 1/26 at Ole Miss .................... L 68-77 1/29 at Chattanooga .............. L 69-78 2/2 at Eastern Kentucky .... L 81-116 2/6 at Murray State ............ L 73-109 2/12 at Western Kentucky ..... L 71-79 2/14 at Huntingdon ................ L 72-87 2/16 Morehead State ............. L 67-79 2/18 at Tennessee Tech ....... L 60-61 2/20 Eastern Kentucky . W 78-71 (OT) 2/25 Chattanooga ................. W 77-66 +Hatter Invitational

1961-62 6-12 (2-10 OVC) Coach: Ed Diddle Jr. 12/1 Stetson ................. W 77-76 (OT) 12/7 San Fernando Valley ... W 59-54 12/14 Jacksonville (Fla.) ....... W 59-54 1/3 at Murray State .............. L 61-83

East Tennessee ... W 58-55 (OT) at Austin Peay ............... L 77-81 Austin Peay .................. W 75-68 at Western Kentucky ..... L 69-89 at Tennessee Tech ....... L 58-61 Morehead State ............. L 67-70 Eastern Kentucky .......... L 56-64 Centenary ..................... W 64-63 Murray State .................. L 68-69 at Morehead State ....... W 72-69 Western Kentucky ......... L 81-87 at East Tennessee ........ L 70-78 Tennessee Tech ... L 63-64 (OT) at Eastern Kentucky .... L 69-113

Bill Stokes 1962-65 Record: 26-43

1963-64 11-10 (5-9 OVC) Coach: Bill Stokes 12/2 Transylvania ................. W 74-70 12/7 Morehead State ............. L 91-96 12/9 Florence State .............. W 99-87

The 1946-47 Blue Raiders went 14-8 and were coached by MT Hall of Fame member E.K. Patty.

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at Western Kentucky ..... L 54-90 Austin Peay .................. W 91-69 Georgia Southern ......... W 88-83 MacMurray ................... W 98-84 at Murray State .............. L 69-98 East Tennessee ........... W 59-54 at Austin Peay ............... L 65-73 at Chattanooga .............. L 71-86 Tennessee Tech ... L 57-61 (OT) at Florence State .......... W 98-97 at Morehead State ....... W 92-85 Chattanooga ................. W 81-73 at East Tennessee ........ L 70-88 Murray State .................. L 79-86 Eastern Kentucky ......... W 83-73 Western Kentucky ........ W 93-84 at Eastern Kentucky ...... L 86-97 at Tennessee Tech ....... L 76-81

1964-65 6-17 (4-10 OVC) Coach: Bill Stokes 12/3 at UT Martin .......... W 94-89 (OT) 12/4 St. Bernard .................... L 95-99 12/7 Florence State ............... W95-77 12/12 at DePaul ....................... L 68-89 12/14 at Loyola of Chicago ... L 85-117 12/17 Parsons ......................... L 77-85 12/21 Western Kentucky ....... L 65-100 1/4 at Austin Peay .............. W 82-77 1/9 at Morehead State ........ L 73-96 1/11 at Eastern Kentucky ...... L 69-99 1/14 Chattanooga .................. L 68-91 1/16 Tennessee Tech ....... L 100-109 1/23 Austin Peay ................ W 125-95 1/25 East Tennessee ......... W 100-99 1/30 at Western Kentucky ... L 84-134 2/2 Murray State .................. L 76-90 2/6 Eastern Kentucky .......... L 83-95 2/8 Morehead State ............ W 87-82 2/10 at Florence State ........... L 81-87 2/15 at Tennessee Tech ....... L 79-87 2/18 Western Kentucky ......... L 83-94 2/20 at Chattanooga ............ L 77-101 2/24 at Murray State ...... L 89-91 (OT) at East Tennessee ...... L 74-106

Ken Trickey 1965-69 Record: 45-54

1965-66 Record 7-17 (3-11 OVC) Coach: Ken Trickey 12/2 UT Martin ...................... W 59-57 12/4 at Florence State .......... W 88-73 12/6 Transylvania ................. W 82-77 12/9 Union (Tenn.) ................ L 72-79 12/11 at Dayton ....................... L 63-90 12/14 Chattanooga .................. L 71-74 12/20 Murray State .................. L 65-86 1/4 Murray State .................. L 73-89 1/8 Morehead State ............. L 64-78 1/10 Eastern Kentucky .......... L 80-98 1/15 Tennessee Tech ........... L 73-91 1/22 at East Tennessee ....... W 74-72 1/27 Florence State .............. W 86-78 1/31 Western Kentucky ......... L 56-93 2/5 Austin Peay .................. W 86-85 2/7 at Chattanooga .......... L 100-101 2/9 at Murray State ............ L 81-107 2/12 at Eastern Kentucky ...... L 66-70 2/14 at Morehead State ........ L 76-94 2/17 at Belmont ..................... L 80-99

DID YOU KNOW? Ken Trickey is the only Blue Raider player to become Middle Tennessee’s head coach.

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East Tennessee ......... W 102-96 at Tennessee Tech ..... L 77-108 at Austin Peay ............... L 91-97 at Western Kentucky ..... L 47-81

1966-67 10-15 (4-10 OVC) Coach: Ken Trickey 12/1 UT Martin .................... W 108-94 12/3 Florence State ............ W 111-79 12/10 at UT Martin ................... L 78-94 12/12 Chattanooga ...... L 105-107 (OT) 12/15 at Union (Tenn.) ........... W 66-56 12/19 Austin Peay .................. W 71-70 12/20 East Tennessee ............ L 72-86 1/5 Belmont ........................ W 81-58 1/7 at East Tennessee ....... W 45-43 1/9 at Tennessee Tech ....... L 71-82 1/14 Morehead State ............. L 67-91 1/16 Eastern Kentucky ......... W 78-74 1/18 Murray State .......... L 93-96 (OT) 1/21 at Florence State .......... W 78-73 1/28 Austin Peay ................... L 66-82 1/30 at Murray State .............. L 75-91 2/4 Western Kentucky ......... L 62-95 2/6 at Chattanooga ............ L 87-106 2/11 Tennessee Tech .......... W 83-72 2/13 East Tennessee ............ L 68-69 2/18 at Eastern Kentucky ...... L 73-93 2/20 at Morehead State ........ L 62-87 2/22 at Transylvania .............. L 64-74 2/25 at Austin Peay .............. W 78-72 3/4 at Western Kentucky ..... L 46-55 1967-68 Record: 15-9 (7-7 OVC) Coach: Ken Trickey 12/1 Western Kentucky ......... L 76-91 12/9 at UT Martin .................. W 88-69 12/12 Bellarmine .................... W 87-72 12/14 at Chattanooga ............. W 88-66 12/16 at Belmont .................... W 77-68 12/30 at Oglethorpe ....... W 77-75 (OT) 1/4 at Murray State .............. L 74-77 1/6 East Tennessee ........... W 72-63 1/8 Tennessee Tech .......... W 76-62 1/13 at Morehead State ........ L 69-84 1/15 at Eastern Kentucky ...... L 76-98 1/27 at Austin Peay .............. W 97-92 1/29 Murrray State ................. L 72-91 2/1 UT Martin .................... W 100-83 2/3 Western Kentucky ........ W 84-83 2/6 Oglethorpe .................... L 81-91 2/8 Chattanooga ................. W 78-70 2/10 at Tennessee Tech ....... L 65-67 2/12 at East Tennessee ...... L 74-100 2/17 Eastern Kentucky ......... W 83-81 2/19 Morehead State ............ W 92-88 2/21 Transylvania ................. W 92-73 2/24 Austin Peay .................. W 96-78 3/2 at Western Kentucky ..... L 71-94 1968-69 Record: 13-13 (4-10 OVC) Coach: Ken Trickey 11/20 Tennessee Wesleyan .. W 92-67 12/2 Oral Roberts ............... W 115-98 12/5 Bethel ......................... W 101-83 12/7 at UT Martin ................ W 103-89 12/9 at Bellarmine ................. L 79-80 12/14 Belmont ........................ W 87-52 12/18 Carson-Newman .......... W 78-70 12/21 at Pan-American ........... L 71-78 1/2 Athens College ........... W 111-86 1/4 at Tennessee Tech ....... L 58-67 1/6 at East Tennessee ........ L 84-91 1/11 Morehead State .... W 93-88 (OT) 1/13 Eastern Kentucky L 89-90 (2OT) 1/18 at Murray State .............. L 68-70 1/23 at Tenn. Wesleyan ....... W 79-69 1/25 Austin Peay .................. W 97-79 2/1 at Western Kentucky ......... 79-85 2/5 Murray State .................. L 71-74 2/8 Western Kentucky ......... L 81-84 2/10 at Morehead State ..... W 74-106 2/15 Tennessee Tech ........... L 74-70 2/17 East Tennessee ........... W 82-78 2/22 at Eastern Kentucky ...... L 89-93 2/24 at Transylvania .............. L 64-78


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Jimmy Earle 1969-79 Record: 164-103

1969-70 Record: 15-11 (6-8 OVC) Coach: Jimmy Earle 12/4 Bethel ............................ L 64-66 12/6 Tennessee Wesleyan .. W 56-52 12/8 at Belmont .................... W 89-71 12/13 Bellarmine ..................... L 75-79 12/15 Appalachian State ........ W 53-50 12/17 at Carson-Newman ....... L 72-78 12/30 UT Martin ...................... W 83-78 1/3 East Tennessee ............ L 51-54 1/5 Tennessee Tech ........... L 51-57 1/10 at Morehead State ........ L 67-88 1/12 at Eastern Kentucky ...... L 78-88 1/15 UT-Chattanooga .......... W 79-68 1/22 at Tenn. Wesleyan ....... W 81-56 1/24 Austin Peay .................. W 96-87 1/26 at St. Francis (Pa.) ....... W 80-73 1/28 Pan-American .............. W 87-61 1/31 Western Kentucky ......... L 74-83 2/5 Athens College ............. W 89-74 2/7 at Western Kentucky ..... L 60-72 2/9 Morehead State ............ W 80-64 2/11 at Murray State .............. L 65-88 2/14 at Tennessee Tech ...... W 90-72 2/16 at East Tennessee ....... W 66-64 2/21 Eastern Kentucky ......... W 74-68 2/23 Murray State .................. L 72-83 2/28 at Austin Peay .............. W 85-69

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*at Morehead State ....... L 63-64 UT-Chattanooga .......... W 65-63 *Murray State ................ L 64-73 *at Austin Peay ............. W 54-50 St. Francis (Pa.) ........... W 81-73 *Western Kentucky ....... W 78-67 Georgia State ............... W 98-53 *at Tennessee Tech ...... L 58-59 at UT-Chattanooga ...... W 75-57 *Morehead State ........... L 68-71 *Eastern Kentucky ......... L 91-92 *Austin Peay .................. L 74-84 *at Murray State ............ L 46-52 *at Western Kentucky .... L 71-85

1972-73 Record: 12-13 (5-9 OVC) Coach: Jimmy Earle 12/2 at NE Louisiana ............ W 73-69 12/4 at Pan-American .......... W 78-72 12/11 Vanderbilt ...................... L 57-69 12/13 UNC-Asheville .............. W 87-71 1/8 Bellarmine .................... W 74-68 1/10 MacMurray ................. W 113-75 1/13 *at Tennessee Tech ...... L 70-75 1/15 *at East Tennessee ...... W 71-68 1/17 at Georgia State ............ L 62-67 1/20 *Morehead State ........... L 63-72 1/22 *Eastern Kentucky ......... L 77-80 1/27 *at Austin Peay .............. L 73-93 1/29 *Murray State ................ L 82-90 1/31 at UT-Chattanooga ...... W 81-78 2/3 *at Western Kentucky .... L 68-86 2/8 Parsons ........................ W 85-67 2/10 *East Tennessee .......... W 71-58 2/12 *Tennessee Tech ......... W 78-67 2/15 UT-Chattanooga ........... L 75-83 2/17 *at Eastern Kentucky ..... L 58-74 2/19 *at Morehead State ....... L 87-89 2/22 Northeastern Louisiana . L 68-74 2/24 *at Murray State ............ L 68-71 2/26 *Austin Peay ................. W 87-86 3/3 Western Kentucky ........ W 92-80

1970-71 Record: 11-15 (3-11 OVC) Coach: Jimmy Earle 12/2 Tusculum College ........ W 91-58 12/5 Troy State ..................... W 77-58 12/10 Shorter College ............ W 88-62 1/2 *at Tennessee Tech ...... L 58-74 1/4 *at East Tennessee ....... L 72-80 1/9 *Morehead State .......... W 71-69 1/11 *Eastern Kentucky ......... L 64-88 1/14 at Tenn. Wesleyan ....... W 69-63 1/23 *at Austin Peay .............. L 70-71 1/25 at Georgia State ........... W 72-61 1/28 UT-Chattanooga ........... L 68-70 1/30 *at Western Kentucky .... L 66-80 2/1 at Appalachian State ..... L 63-74 2/3 at Bellarmine ................ W 79-75 2/6 *Western Kentucky ........ L 73-87 2/8 *Murray State ................ L 47-51 2/10 at Pan-American ........... L 75-76 2/13 *East Tennessee .......... W 72-71 2/15 *Tennessee Tech ......... W 69-60 2/18 at UT-Chattanooga ....... L 82-86 2/20 *at Eastern Kentucky ..... L 60-65 2/22 *at Morehead State ....... L 55-70 2/25 UT Martin ...................... W 66-59 2/27 *Austin Peay .................. L 75-81 3/1 *at Murray State ............ L 69-92 3/4 at UT Martin .................. W 74-72

1973-74 Record: 18-8 (9-5 OVC) Coach: Jimmy Earle 12/1 St. Bernard ................. W 108-73 12/4 Northeastern Louisiana . L 85-87 12/7 +Tennessee State ......... L 59-63 12/8 +Nebraska .................... W 76-65 12/11 Va. Commonwealth .... W 102-80 12/13 Cal State-Sonoma ...... W 105-76 12/20 at Western Carolina ..... W 92-76 12/28 Tennessee State .......... W 85-77 1/5 Texas Wesleyan ......... W 109-62 1/7 UT-Chattanooga .......... W 85-74 1/9 Buffalo State ............... W 104-69 1/12 *Tennessee Tech ......... W 93-81 1/14 *East Tennessee .......... W 82-63 1/19 *at Morehead State ....... L 77-82 1/21 *at Eastern Kentucky ..... L 70-73 1/26 *Austin Peay ......... W 90-87 (OT) 1/28 *at Murray State ........... W 74-71 2/2 *Western Kentucky ..... W 100-89 2/4 at UT-Chattanooga ....... L 94-96 2/9 *at East Tennessee ....... L 76-80 2/11 *at Tennessee Tech ..... W 69-67 2/16 *Eastern Kentucky ........ W 90-68 2/18 *Morehead State .......... W 82-81 2/23 *Murray State ............... W 90-79 2/25 *at Austin Peay .............. L 66-91 3/2 *at Western Kentucky .... L 75-85 +Vandy Invitational

1971-72 Record: 15-11 (5-9 OVC) Coach: Jimmy Earle 12/2 Tennessee Wesleyan .. W 69-53 12/4 at UT Martin ................... L 65-66 12/6 Belmont .......................... W 8-70 12/4 at MacMurray ............... W 77-74 12/18 at Florence State .......... W 90-72 1/8 Birmingham Southern .. W 82-59 1/10 Pan-American ............... L 64-72 1/15 *East Tennessee .......... W 74-68 1/17 *Tennessee Tech ......... W 66-55 1/20 UT Martin ...................... W 77-57 1/22 *at Eastern Kentucky ..... L 53-85

1974-75 Record 23-5 (12-2 OVC) Coach: Jimmy Earle 11/29 Pennsylvania ............. L 74-101+ 11/30 Ole Miss ..................... W 79-68+ 12/5 Wisconsin-Green Bay .. W 73-57 12/7 at NE Louisiana ............ W 91-81 12/9 Belmont ....................... W 94 -53 12/19 Presbyterian ............... W 115-64 12/28 at Vanderbilt .................. L 68-81 12/30 David Lipscomb ............ W 82-50 1/4 V.M.I. ............................ W 93-89 1/7 at Tennessee State ...... W 81-67 1/11 *at East Tennessee ...... W 80-74

Stan Simpson is interviewed by Monte Hale before a game. Hale’s name continues to play a part in Blue Raider athletics: the arena in Murphy Center is named for the “Voice of the Blue Raiders.”S 1/13 *at Tennessee Tech ..... W 67-65 1/18 *Eastern Kentucky ........ W 91-70 1/20 *Morehead State .......... W 91-87 1/25 *at Murray State ........... W 84-77 1/27 *Austin Peay ............... W 101-70 2/1 *at Western Kentucky . W 102-95 2/3 Tennessee State .......... W 82-81 2/8 *Tennessee Tech ....... W 102-83 2/10 *East Tennessee .......... W 85-81 2/15 *at Morehead State ....... L 85-89 2/17 *at Eastern Kentucky .... W 83-77 2/22 *at Austin Peay .............. L 65-70 2/24 *Murray State ............... W 99-90 3/1 *Western Kentucky ....... W 89-86 3/7 Morehead State .......... W 85-68# 3/8 Austin Peay ................ W 89-75# 3/15 Oregon State ............... L 67-78$ +Clemson Invitational #OVC Tournament $NCAA Tournament 1975-76 Record: 16-12 (6-8 OVC) Coach: Jimmy Earle 12/1 Sewanee ...................... W 88-71 12/4 Morris Harvey ............... W 89-67 12/8 at Alabama .................... L 62-76 12/13 Rio Grande ................... W 89-65 12/19 Clemson ...................... L 46-82+ 12/20 Army ........................... W 78-71+ 12/23 Mercer .......................... W 83-72 12/29 Cal Poly (SLO) ............. W 69-64 1/3 Athens College ............. W 65-63 1/7 UT-Chattanooga ........... L 72-83 1/9 Palm Beach Atlantic ..... W 93-69 1/12 *Western Kentucky ........ L 69-83 1/17 *Tennessee Tech ......... W 76-74 1/19 *East Tennessee .......... W 79-60 1/24 *at Morehead State ....... L 63-74 1/26 *at Eastern Kentucky ..... L 57-62 1/31 *at Austin Peay .............. L 55-61 2/2 *at Murray State ............ L 60-71 2/7 *at Western Kentucky ... W 71-65 2/9 *Austin Peay .................. L 77-79 2/14 *at East Tennessee ....... L 74-88 2/16 *at Tennessee Tech ...... L 89-96 2/21 *Eastern Kentucky ........ W 95-75 2/23 *Morehead State .......... W 93-67 2/25 at Marshall .................... W 99-82 2/28 *Murray State ............... W 86-78 3/1 Tennessee Tech ........ W 84-72# 3/4 Western Kentucky ....... L 78-88# +Volunteer Classic #OVC Tournament 1976-77 Record: 20-9 (9-5 OVC) Coach: Jimmy Earle 12/1 Arkansas-Little Rock .... W 85-54 12/4 Athens College ............. W 97-72 12/9 Valdosta State .............. W 92-75

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12/11 at Va. Commonwealth .. W 59-50 12/13 Troy State ..................... W 88-67 12/18 UT-Chattanooga ... L 73-75 (OT) 12/21 at Bellarmine ................ W 75-70 12/29 at Vanderbilt .................. L 59-62 1/3 at Mercer .............. W 59-55 (OT) 1/5 Culver-Stockton ............ W 79-55 1/8 *at East Tennessee ...... W 52-51 1/10 *at Tennessee Tech ..... W 73-68 1/15 *Eastern Kentucky ........ W 86-71 1/17 *Morehead State .......... W 65-52 1/22 *at Murray State ............ L 70-71 1/24 *Austin Peay .................. L 62-63 1/29 *at Western Kentucky ... W 67-60 1/31 at UT-Chattanooga ..... L 90-101 2/2 Marshall ........................ W 94-87 2/5 *Tennessee Tech . W 98-91 (OT) 2/7 *East Tennessee .......... W 78-67 2/12 *at Eastern Kentucky .... W 71-66 2/14 *at Morehead State ....... L 67-74 2/19 *at Austin Peay .............. L 61-67 2/21 *Murray State ............... W 74-70 2/26 *Western Kentucky ........ L 74-76 3/4 Morehead State .......... W 92-70# 3/5 Austin Peay ................ W 77-65# 3/13 Detroit .......................... L 76-93$ #OVC Tournament $NCAA Tournament 1977-78 Record 18-8 (10-4 OVC) Coach: Jimmy Earle 11/17 at Oral Roberts .............. L 55-58 12/1 Athens College ............. W 79-68 12/5 Georgia College ........... W 92-54 12/9 Ga Southwestern ......... W 79-58 12/12 at Ole Miss ................... W 61-53 12/17 UNC-Asheville .............. W 74-62 12/19 at Michigan State .......... L 51-72 12/28 Pepperdine .................. L 61-68+ 12/29 Bucknell ...................... W 77-65+ 1/2 Culver-Stockton ............ W 81-34 1/4 Urbana College ............ W 84-48 1/7 at Morehead State ....... W 92-59 1/9 at Eastern Kentucky ..... W 93-86 1/14 *Tennessee Tech .......... L 60-65 1/16 *East Tennessee .......... W 68-61 1/21 *Austin Peay .................. L 62-64 1/23 *at Murray State ........... W 78-77 1/28 *Western Kentucky ....... W 98-69 2/4 *E. Kentucky ......... W 74-73 (OT) 2/6 *Morehead State .......... W 37-36 2/11 *at Tennessee Tech ..... W 57-51 2/13 *at East Tennessee ...... W 62-53 2/18 *Murray State ............... W 57-56 2/20 *at Austin Peay .............. L 72-80 2/25 *at Western Kentucky .... L 78-87 3/2 Austin Peay ................. L 61-66# +Senior Bowl Tournament #OVC Tournament

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1978-79 Reocrd: 16-11 (7-5 OVC) Coach: Jimmy Earle 11/30 North Carolina Central . W 72-55 12/2 Georgia College ........... W 74-54 12/5 at Alabama .................... L 66-89 12/7 Pikeville College ........... W 84-74 12/9 at Mississippi State ....... L 50-85 12/11 Tennessee State ........... L 64-69 12/18 McNeese State ............. W 67-61 12/20 Central Arkansas .......... W 87-78 12/22 U.N.L.V. ....................... L 83-95+ 12/23 Cal-Santa Barbara ..... W 72-65+ 12/30 David Lipscomb ............ W 91-72 1/2 UNC-Asheville .............. W 98-61 1/6 *Morehead State .. W 99-97 (OT) 1/8 *Eastern Kentucky ......... L 77-81 1/10 *at Tennessee Tech ...... L 73-83 1/14 *at Austin Peay ............. W 74-58 1/17 *Murray State ............... W 84-71 1/19 *at W. Kentucky ..... L 72-70 (OT) 2/3 *at Eastern Kentucky ..... L 83-84 2/5 *at Morehead State ...... W 70-66 2/8 Mercer ................... L 61-64 (OT) 2/10 *Tennessee Tech .. L 72-76 (OT) 2/14 at Mercer ...................... W 62-61 2/17 *at Murray State ........... W 69-67 2/19 *Austin Peay ......... W 58-56 (OT) 2/24 *Western Kentucky ....... W 81-76 3/2 Eastern Kentucky ........ L 81-90# +Rebel Roundup #OVC Tournament

Stan Simpson 1979-84 Record: 71-66

1979-80 Record: 13-13 (5-7 OVC) Coach: Stan Simpson 11/30 St. Louis ..................... W 67-65+ 12/1 Clemson ...................... L 61-94+ 12/6 Pikeville College ........... W 85-70 12/8 South Alabama ............. L 49-55 12/10 at Tennessee State ....... L 63-75 12/15 at Mercer ...................... W 63-62 12/18 Bluefield College .......... W 87-39 12/20 Rio Grande College ..... W 77-45 12/22 Mercer .......................... W 81-63 12/31 North Alabama ............. W 67-60 1/3 at Centenary .................. L 54-58 1/5 at McNeese State .......... L 53-65 1/10 *Tennessee Tech ......... W 65-62 1/12 Akron ............................ W 66-55 1/17 *Austin Peay ................. W 78-68 1/19 *at Murray State ............ L 53-61 1/24 *Western Kentucky ........ L 68-72 1/26 *at Morehead State ....... L 66-68 1/31 *Eastern Kentucky ........ W 79-64 2/2 *Morehead State .......... W 75-68 2/7 *at Tennessee Tech ..... W 77-68 2/9 at Akron ......................... L 71-78 2/14 *Murray State ................ L 62-68 2/16 *at Austin Peay .............. L 63-75 2/21 *at W. Kentucky ... L 79-81 (3OT) 2/23 *at Eastern Kentucky ..... L 67-79 +Clemson IPTAY Tournament 1980-81 Record: 18-9 (9-5 OVC) Coach: Stan Simpson 11/29 at Western Carolina ...... L 70-77 12/1 UT-Chattanooga .......... W 73-67 12/3 at South Alabama ........ W 80-79 12/8 at North Alabama ......... W 74-73 12/18 Clinch Valley ................ W 73-61 12/20 Westmar ..................... W 104-66 12/22 at Georgia State ........... W 74-58 12/30 Tennessee State .......... W 69-59 1/3 *Morehead State .......... W 64-57 1/5 *Eastern Kentucky ........ W 53-42

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1/8 *at Tennessee Tech ..... W 86-62 1/10 *at Akron ....................... W 57-50 1/15 *at Austin Peay ............. W 62-61 1/17 *at Murray State ............ L 70-74 1/22 *at Western Kentucky .... L 55-67 1/24 Western Carolina ......... W 66-52 1/29 *at Morehead State ....... L 60-61 1/31 *at Eastern Kentucky ..... L 53-55 2/5 *Tennessee Tech ......... W 53-50 2/7 at *Akron ....................... W 90-64 2/9 at Detroit ........................ L 60-75 2/12 *Murray State ............... W 67-53 2/14 *Austin Peay .................. L 77-81 2/19 *Western Kentucky ....... W 62-54 2/21 at UT-Chattanooga ....... L 70-72 2/25 Oral Roberts ................. W 85-79 3/6 *Murray State .............. L 60-62# #OVC Tournament 1981-82 Record: 22-8 (12-4 OVC) Coach: Stan Simpson 11/27 UT-Chattanooga ......... L 54-62+ 11/28 Austin Peay ................ W 54-51+ 12/3 South Alabama .... W 71-69 (OT) 12/5 Tennessee State ........... L 55-60 12/10 *at Morehead State ...... W 64-59 12/12 *at Eastern Kentucky .... W 69-51 12/17 Georgia State ............... W 62-49 12/19 *Tennessee Tech ......... W 88-63 12/21 Samford ................ W 67-63 (OT) 12/30 Detroit ................... W 64-62 (OT) 1/4 at Xavier ....................... W 69-48 1/7 *Akron ........................... W 83-62 1/9 *Youngstown State ...... W 73-56 1/14 *at Western Kentucky .... L 49-65 1/16 at Tenn. State ....... W 70-68 (OT) 1/21 *Murray State ................ L 58-59 1/23 *Austin Peay ................. W 64-52 1/27 at Oral Roberts .............. L 73-83 1/30 *at Tennessee Tech ...... L 61-75 2/4 *at Akron ....................... W 65-53 2/6 *at Youngstown State .. W 73-67 2/13 *Western Kentucky ........ L 64-75 2/18 *at Murray State ........... W 70-53 2/20 *at Austin Peay ............. W 67-56 2/25 *Morehead State .......... W 63-52 2/27 *Eastern Kentucky ........ W 62-55 3/5 *Murray State .... W 56-54 (OT)# 3/6 *Western Kentucky ..... W 54-52# 3/11 Kentucky ..................... W 50-44$ 3/13 Louisville ...................... L 56-81$ +Coors Classic #OVC Tournament $NCAA Tournament 1982-83 Record: 7-20 (3-11 OVC) Coach: Stan Simpson 11/26 Tennessee State ......... L 71-77+ 11/27 Austin Peay ................ W 87-82+ 11/29 at Alabama .................. L 58-103 12/4 at South Alabama ......... L 91-94 12/8 Western Kentucky ........ W 65-57 12/11 Trinity ............................ W 80-55 12/17 *at Morehead State ....... L 84-85 12/18 *at Eastern Kentucky ...... L52-57 12/22 at Vanderbilt .................. L 53-64 1/3 Xavier ............................ L 57-58 1/8 *Youngstown State ....... L 66-73 1/10 *Akron ............................ L 58-63 1/15 *at Tennessee Tech ...... L 67-82 1/18 at Samford ..................... L 64-71 1/21 *at Murray State ............ L 54-61 1/28 *Austin Peay ................. W 81-68 2/1 Georgia State ................ L 60-73 2/4 *at Akron ........................ L 76-89 2/5 *at Youngstown State ... L 72-73 2/12 *Tennessee Tech ......... W 71-68 2/18 *Murray State ................ L 69-80 2/21 New Orleans ................. L 68-70 2/23 at Georgia State ........... W 76-69 2/26 *at Austin Peay .............. L 60-74 2/28 at New Orleans ............. L 67-83 3/4 *Morehead State ........... L 65-85 3/5 *Eastern Kentucky ........ W 83-70 +Tennessee Classic

The 1985-86 Blue Raiders went 10-4 in the OVC and earned the school’s first-ever berth in the NIT. 1983-84 Record: 11-16 (4-10 OVC) Coach: Stan Simpson 11/25 Georgia ........................ L 67-83+ 11/26 Georgia State ............. W 70-58+ 11/30 at Memphis State .......... L 47-74 12/3 at Tennessee State ....... L 57-58 12/5 Urbana .......................... W 69-47 12/16 UT-Chattanooga ........ L 49-62% 12/17 Austin Peay ............... W 71-60% 12/21 at Georgia State ........... W 66-57 12/30 at Western Kentucky ..... L 61-92 1/2 Georgia College ........... W 82-53 1/7 *at Tennessee Tech ...... L 60-70 1/12 *at Morehead State ...... W 57-54 1/14 *at Eastern Kentucky ..... L 58-63 1/17 Georgia Southern .......... L 54-55 1/19 *Youngstown State ....... L 57-59 1/21 *Akron ................... W 52-50 (OT) 1/26 *Austin Peay .................. L 58-67 1/27 *Murray State ................ L 76-85 2/2 Tennessee State .......... W 77-71 2/4 Georgia State ............... W 84-61 2/9 *at Austin Peay .............. L 57-62 2/11 *at Murray State ............ L 63-75 2/16 *Morehead State ........... L 73-88 2/18 *Eastern Kentucky ........ W 64-61 2/23 *at Youngstown State ... L 64-75 2/25 *at Akron ....................... W 84-64 3/3 *Tennessee Tech .......... L 66-68 +Wendy’s Classic %Coca-Cola Classic

Bruce Stewart 1984-91 Record: 141-76

1984-85 Record: 17-14 (7-7 OVC) Coach: Bruce Stewart 11/23 Georgia College ... W 65-63 (OT) 11/30 Tennessee State ........ W 80-60+ 12/1 UT-Chattanooga ......... L 69-71+ 12/3 at Vanderbilt .................. L 82-94 12/5 at Memphis State .......... L 77-90 12/8 Miles College .............. W 103-69 12/15 at Clemson .................... L 75-81 12/19 Urbana .......................... W 87-66 12/23 Western Kentucky ......... L 50-60 1/5 Cumberland .................. W 79-55 1/7 *Tennessee Tech .......... L 64-70 1/12 *Morehead State .......... W 75-63 1/14 *Eastern Kentucky ........ W 45-43 1/19 *at Youngstown State ... L 56-57 1/21 *at Akron ........................ L 64-80 1/26 *at Austin Peay ............. W 84-68 1/29 *at Murray State ............ L 59-63 1/30 at Georgia Southern ...... L 64-72

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2/7 Tennessee State .......... W 60-59 2/9 *Austin Peay ................. W 61-60 2/11 *Murray State ............... W 65-59 2/13 at Tenn. State ....... W 70-65 (OT) 2/16 *at Morehead State ...... W 83-67 2/18 *at E. Kentucky ...... L 67-69 (OT) 2/21 *at Tennessee Tech ...... L 70-74 2/23 *Youngstown State ....... L 76-82 2/25 *Akron ........................... W 71-63 2/28 *Murray State ............. W 63-60# 3/1 *Tennessee Tech ....... W 54-52# 3/2 *Youngstown State .... W 66-63# 3/14 North Carolina ............. L 57-76$ +Coca-Cola Classic #OVC Tournament $NCAA Tournament 1985-86 Record: 23-11 (10-4 OVC) Coach: Bruce Stewart 11/22 BYU-Hawaii ................ W 95-81+ 11/23 Minnesota ................... W 92-79+ 11/25 West Virginia State ...... L 82-85+ 11/29 South Carolina .......... W 94-77% 11/30 Memphis State ........... L 63-73% 12/4 at Arkansas-Little Rock . L 70-72 12/7 Belmont ...................... W 100-71 12/9 at Western Kentucky ..... L 74-86 12/11 at Missouri ..................... L 77-81 12/14 Armstrong State ........... W 71-54 12/21 Transylvania ................. W 89-57 1/2 Freed-Hardeman ........ W 118-52 1/6 *at Tenn. Tech ...... W 79-77 (OT) 1/11 *Murray State ............... W 81-68 1/13 *Austin Peay ................. W 61-57 1/15 Alabama State .......... W 132-101 1/18 *at Morehead State .... W 107-73 1/20 *at Eastern Kentucky .... W 66-57 1/25 *Youngstown State ...... W 84-70 1/27 *Akron ........................... W 86-78 1/29 at West Virginia ............ W 72-70 2/1 at Tennessee State ...... W 63-62 2/3 *Tennessee Tech ......... W 83-80 2/8 *at Akron ........................ L 70-72 2/10 *at Youngstown State ... L 61-72 2/15 *at Austin Peay .............. L 66-72 2/17 *at Murray State ............ L 86-93 2/22 *Eastern Kentucky ........ W 84-74 2/24 *Morehead State .......... W 80-63 2/26 Tennessee State .......... W 85-73 3/3 *Eastern Kentucky ...... W 88-65# 3/7 *Murray State ............. W 85-81# 3/8 *Akron .......................... L 63-68# 3/13 at Clemson .................. L 81-99$ +Hawaii Classic %Mid-South Classic #OVC Tournament $NIT 1986-87 Record: 22-7 (11-3 OVC) Coach: Bruce Stewart 11/28 at Armstrong State ....... W 92-70 12/2 at Old Dominion ........... W 75-66 12/11 Cumberland ................ W 106-76 12/15 McNeese State ............. W 86-80


12/17 Lincoln Memorial ........ W 116-92 12/20 at Marshall ..................... L 85-87 12/22 Arkansas-Little Rock .... W 66-63 12/29 Michigan ..................... W 85-83+ 12/30 UAB ..................... L 91-93 (OT)+ 1/5 *at Tennessee Tech ... W 114-79 1/8 Kennesaw .................... W 98-70 1/10 *at Murray State ........... W 64-57 1/12 *at Austin Peay ............. W 94-88 1/17 *Morehead State .......... W 81-72 1/19 *Eastern Kentucky ........ W 89-83 1/24 *at Youngstown State .. W 93-88 1/26 *at Akron ........................ L 78-96 1/31 at Tennessee State ...... W 66-65 2/2 *Tennessee Tech ....... W 116-65 2/7 *Akron ........................... W 64-62 2/9 *Youngstown St. ... W 88-79 (OT) 2/11 at Alabama State ......... W 81-79 2/14 *Austin Peay .................. L 73-76 2/16 *Murray State ............... W 90-76 2/21 *at Eastern Kentucky ..... L 86-89 2/23 *at Morehead State ...... W 84-74 2/26 Tennessee State .......... W 72-67 3/6 *Austin Peay ................ L 83-87# 3/12 Notre Dame ................. L 71-84$ +UAB Classic #OVC Tournament $NCAA Tournament 1987-88 Record: 23-11 (11-3 OVC) Coach: Bruce Stewart 11/21 Virginia Tech .............. W 88-85+ 11/24 Seton Hall .................... L 61-93& 12/2 Cumberland ................ W 127-57 12/5 at McNeese State ......... W 84-69 12/10 Georgia College ........... W 79-73 12/12 UT-Chattanooga .......... W 92-76 12/15 Louisiana Tech .............. L 63-64 12/18 UNC-Charlotte ............ L 63-78% 12/19 Miami (Ohio) ............. W 81-72% 12/22 Marshall ........................ W 91-80 1/2 Kennesaw .................. W 103-71 1/7 at Louisiana Tech .......... L 67-72 1/11 Akron ............................ W 82-78 1/13 *Tennessee Tech . W 69-67 (OT) 1/16 *at Youngstown State .. W 78-61 1/18 *at Akron ........................ L 72-76 1/23 *Murray State ................ L 67-79 1/25 *Austin Peay ................. W 74-67 1/30 *at Morehead State .... W 100-85 2/1 *at Eastern Kentucky ..... L 70-88 2/5 *at Tennessee State .... W 98-83 2/8 at Arkansas State .......... L 71-79 2/12 *Eastern Kentucky ........ W 87-75 2/15 *Morehead State ........ W 109-95 2/20 *Tennessee State ........ W 92-87 2/22 *Youngstown State ...... W 78-58 2/27 *at Austin Peay ............. W 73-70 2/29 *at Murray State ............ L 66-82 3/3 *at Tenn. Tech ... W 92-89 (2OT) 3/7 Youngstown State ...... W 81-76# 3/11 Austin Peay ................. L 82-94# 3/18 Tennessee ................. W 85-80$ 3/22 Georgia ....................... W 69-59$ 3/26 Boston College ............ L 69-78$ #OVC Tournament +Big Apple NIT (Pre-Season) &at Rutgers University %UK Invitational Tournament $NIT (Post-Season) 1988-89 Record: 23-8 (10-2) Coach: Bruce Stewart 11/28 Kennesaw .................... W 93-56 12/3 at Wright State .............. L 71-88 12/5 at Akron ......................... L 65-81 12/8 Tennessee Wesleyan W 143-68 12/10 Alabama State ............ W 111-83 12/17 at UT-Chattanooga ...... W 88-87 12/20 Louisiana Tech ............. W 91-87 12/22 Arkansas State .. W 93-92 (2OT) 12/27 Clemson ...................... L 77-81+ 12/29 Chicago State ............. W 85-71+ 12/30 Colorado ........ W 107-105 (OT)+ 1/4 at Alabama State ........ L 96-102 1/7 Akron ............................ W 99-94 1/9 *Tennessee State ........ W 89-60

1/12 at Louisiana Tech .......... L 71-72 1/16 *at Tennessee Tech ..... W 79-77 1/21 *Eastern Kentucky ........ W 82-67 1/23 *Morehead State ........ W 108-68 1/28 *at Austin Peay ............. W 95-84 1/30 *at Murray State ............ L 67-71 2/4 *at Tennessee State .. W 104-71 2/8 Wright State .................. W 83-51 2/11 *Murray State ............... W 85-84 2/13 *Austin Peay ......... 111-105 (OT) 2/18 *at Morehead State ..... L 99-101 2/20 *at Eastern Kentucky ..... W81-63 2/25 *Tennessee Tech .......... W89-68 3/8 Eastern Kentucky ....... W 81-64# 3/9 Austin Peay ................ W 82-79# 3/16 Florida State ............... W 97-83$ 3/18 Virginia ...................... L 88-104$ +Far West Classic #OVC Tournament $NCAA Tournament 1989-90 Record: 12-16 Coach: Bruce Stewart 11/30 Tusculum .................... W 104-56 12/4 at Akron ........................ W 64-61 12/9 at Louisiana Tech .......... L 77-98 12/16 Kennesaw .................... W 75-62 12/18 Cleveland State ..... L 65-67 (OT) 12/21 Arkansas State .............. L 55-70 12/23 Alcorn State .................. W 85-76 12/29 California-Fullerton ...... L 69-77+ 12/30 Northeast Louisiana .... L 70-81+ 1/3 at Alabama State ........ L 97-107 1/6 at Cleveland State ......... L 69-76 1/8 *Tennessee Tech ........ L 75-100 1/11 Louisiana Tech ............. W 84-75 1/15 *at Tenn. State ..... L 0-2 (Forfeit) 1/20 *Murray State ................ L 71-80 1/22 *Austin Peay .................. L 62-67 1/27 *at Morehead State ...... W 67-65 1/29 *at Eastern Kentucky ..... L 51-67 2/3 *at Tennessee Tech ...... L 69-79 2/5 Akron ............................ W 80-76 2/10 *Eastern Kentucky ......... L 66-81 2/12 *Morehead State .......... W 89-76 2/17 *at Austin Peay ........... W 100-78 2/19 *at Murray State ........... W 81-76 2/22 Alabama State ............ W 110-90 2/24 *Tennessee State ...... W 111-97 2/26 at Arkansas State .......... L 89-93 3/3 at Eastern Kentucky .... L 52-65# +Cowboy Shootout #OVC Tournament 1990-91 Record: 21-9 (6-6 OVC) Coach: Bruce Stewart 11/23 Miss. Valley State ......... W 89-77 11/26 Kennesaw .................... W 97-77 11/29 at South Carolina State . L 73-75 12/1 at Georgia Southern ..... W 80-77 12/4 Grambling ..................... W 96-87 12/8 at Memphis State .......... L 60-75 12/13 Belmont ........................ W 73-55 12/15 at Alcorn State .............. W 83-71 12/20 Georgia Southern . W 80-76 (OT) 12/28 Coppin State .............. W 73-67+ 12/29 Samford ...................... W 62-50+ 1/7 Florida International ..... W 86-72 1/12 *Austin Peay .................. L 72-80 1/14 *Murray State ................ L 66-70 1/19 *at Eastern Kentucky ..... L 73-83 1/21 *at Morehead State ...... W 64-58 1/26 *Tennessee Tech .......... L 68-73 1/28 *Tennessee State ........ W 92-80 1/30 South Carolina State .... W 81-63 2/2 at Florida International . W 94-77 2/6 at Grambling ............... W 114-85 2/9 *at Tennessee State .. W 112-90 2/11 *at Tennessee Tech ..... W 95-88 2/16 *Morehead State .......... W 70-68 2/18 *Eastern Kentucky ......... L 74-79 2/23 *at Murray State ............ L 86-91 2/25 *at Austin Peay ............. W 94-90 3/2 at Austin Peay ............ W 87-83# 3/6 Eastern Kentucky ....... W 83-66# 3/7 at Murray State ............ L 67-79# +MVP Classic #OVC Tournament

David Farrar 1991-96 Record: 61-73

1991-92 Record: 16-11 Coach: David Farrar 11/23 at Arkansas-Little Rock W 61-60 11/25 Lipscomb ...................... W 79-66 11/27 at Louisiana State ......... L 65-96 12/5 at Tennessee ................ L 83-86 12/7 at Mississippi Valley ..... W 87-67 12/14 *at Murray State ............ L 74-98 12/20 South Alabama ........... L 71-76+ 12/21 Slippery Rock ............. W 72-46+ 1/2 Oral Roberts ............... W 100-78 1/6 at Cincinnati ................... L 70-79 1/11 *Southeast Missouri ..... W 61-58 1/13 *Austin Peay ................. W 84-71 1/15 UT Martin ...................... W 94-55 1/18 *at Tennessee State .... W 55-50 1/20 *at Tenn. Tech ...... L 90-99 (OT) 1/25 *Morehead State .......... W 80-72 1/27 *Eastern Kentucky ........ W 73-68 2/1 *Murray State ................ L 83-84 2/8 *at Eastern Kentucky ..... L 79-86 2/10 *at Morehead State ...... W 92-85 2/15 *Tennessee Tech .............. 97-76 2/17 *Tennessee State ........ W 68-49 2/22 *at Austin Peay .............. L 73-75 2/24 *at Southeast Missouri . W 87-76 3/29 at Coll. of Charleston ... W 70-68 3/3 Arkansas State .............. L 60-76 3/6 Morehead State ........... L 80-81# +BlueAngels Classic; Pensacola, Fla. #OVC Tournament 1992-93 Record: 10-16 (5-11) Coach: David Farrar 12/1 Livingston State ............ W 88-74 12/4 Lehigh ......................... W 89-73+ 12/5 Colorado ...................... L 57-97+ 12/12 at Minnesota .................. L 65-88 12/21 at Oral Roberts .............. L 75-78 12/23 Cleveland State ............ W 77-69 1/2 Southern (B.R.) ..... W 70-69(OT) 1/4 at Missouri-Kansas City L 65-73 1/9 *Morehead State .......... W 76-65 1/11 *Eastern Kentucky ......... L 65-80 1/13 *Tennessee State ......... L 70-78 1/18 *at UT Martin ................. L 67-71 1/23 *at Tennessee Tech ..... W 86-73 1/27 *Austin Peay ................. W 73-55 1/30 *at Southeast Missouri .. L 69-80 2/1 *at Murray State ............ L 73-76 2/6 Oral Roberts ................. W 93-76 2/8 *UT Martin .................... W 70-60 2/11 *at Tennessee State ..... L 67-84 2/13 at Vanderbilt .................. L 51-81 2/15 *Tennessee Tech .......... L 63-65 2/20 *at Morehead State ....... L 59-81 2/22 *at Eastern Kentucky ..... L 46-66 2/25 *at Austin Peay .............. L 51-57 2/27 *Southeast MissouriL 63-67(OT) 3/1 *Murray State ........ W 79-74(OT) +Mile High Classic 1993-94 Record: 8-19 (5-11 OVC) Coach: David Farrar 11/27 UNC-Greensboro .......... L 56-70 12/1 Oral Roberts ................. W 94-77 12/3 Minnesota ...................... L 76-90 12/7 at TCU .................... L 56-65(OT) 12/11 Alabama-Huntsville ...... W 92-61 12/18 Missouri-Kansas City ... W 82-67 12/21 at Cleveland State ......... L 59-67 12/29 at New Mexico ............. L 56-69+ 12/30 St. Bonaventure .......... L 69-83+ 1/3 *at UT Martin .......... L 64-70(OT) 1/6 at Southern (B.R.) ......... L 86-96

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1/12 *Austin Peay ................. W 78-69 1/15 *at Murray State .......... L 76-102 1/17 *at Southeast Missouri .. L 77-99 1/19 *Tennessee State ......... L 56-66 1/22 *at Eastern Kentucky ..... L 72-88 1/24 *at Morehead State ....... L 58-60 1/29 *Tennessee Tech .......... L 68-69 1/31 *UT Martin .................... W 66-60 2/5 *at Tennessee State ..... L 58-82 2/12 *Murray State .............. L 86-116 2/14 *Southeast Missouri ..... W 94-68 2/17 *at Tennessee Tech ...... L 69-73 2/22 *at Austin Peay .............. L 65-87 2/26 *Morehead State .......... W 74-65 2/28 *Eastern Kentucky ........ W 82-75 3/3 Tennessee State ......... L 60-61# +Lobo Invitational; Albuquerque, N.M. #OVC Tournament 1994-95 Record: 12-15 (5-11 OVC) Coach: David Farrar 11/26 North Georgia ............... W 72-64 12/3 Lyon .............................. W 75-68 12/6 Alabama-Huntsville ...... W 72-50 12/10 Valdosta State .............. W 83-62 12/21 TCU ............................. L 78-100 12/29 Radford .......................... L 57-60 12/31 at Minnesota .................. L 57-98 1/3 *UT Martin ..................... L 64-66 1/7 *at Austin Peay ............. W 77-74 1/11 Southern (B.R.) ............ W 81-78 1/14 *Murray State ................ L 74-89 1/16 *Southeast Missouri ..... W 65-63 1/18 *at Tennessee State ..... L 85-98 1/21 *Eastern Kentucky ........ W 72-68 1/23 *Morehead State ........... L 74-87 1/28 *Tennessee Tech .......... L 75-77 1/30 *at UT Martin ................. L 69-76 2/1 Vanderbilt .............. W 93-90(OT) 2/9 *at Tennessee Tech ...... L 65-78 2/11 *at Southeast Missouri .. L 63-78 2/13 *at Murray State ............ L 74-87 2/18 *Tennessee State . W 77-76(OT) 2/20 *Austin Peay .................. L 57-67 2/22 at Southern (B.R.) . W 65-63(OT) 2/25 *at Morehead State ....... L 61-65 2/27 *at E. Kentucky ...... W 82-78(OT) 3/2 Murray State ................ L 67-75# #OVC Tournament 1995-96 Record: 15-12 (9-7 OVC) Coach: David Farrar 11/25 Indiana State ................ W 81-78 11/27 at Oral Roberts ............. W 91-74 11/30 at TCU ........................... L 83-86 12/4 Northeast Missouri ....... W 66-51 12/9 at Radford ...................... L 77-92 12/16 New Orleans ................. L 67-69 12/19 North Carolina A&T ...... W 64-53 12/23 at Vanderbilt .................. L 56-70 1/2 Wisconsin-Parkside ...... W 65-64 1/6 *Austin Peay ................. W 88-69 1/11 *at Tennessee Tech ..... W 78-68 1/13 *Southeast Missouri ...... L 64-65 1/16 *Tennessee State ........ W 86-74 1/20 *at Morehead State ....... L 59-68 1/22 *at Eastern Kentucky ..... L 64-70 1/24 *Southern (B.R.) ........... W 88-73 1/27 *UT Martin .................... W 81-68 1/29 *Murray State ................ L 72-73 2/3 *at Austin Peay ............. W 75-66 2/10 *at Tennesse State ...... W 79-74 2/12 *at Southeast Missouri . W 78-75 2/15 *Tennessee Tech ... L 71-77(OT) 2/17 *Eastern Kentucky ........ W 74-70 2/19 *Morehead State .......... W 73-71 2/24 *at Murray State ............ L 67-80 2/26 *at UT Martin ................. L 83-91 2/29 Tennessee Tech ......... L 69-89# #OVC Tournament

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Randy Wiel 1996-2002 Record: 84-90

1996-97 Record: 19-12 (11-7 OVC) Coach: Randy Wiel 11/22 +Montana ..................... W 66-63 11/23 +Providence ................. W 77-75 11/24 +Alabama ...................... L 74-77 11/27 Montreat ....................... W 98-52 11/30 at New Orleans ............. L 54-66 12/2 *Murray State ............... W 85-72 12/7 at Southern (B.R.) ........ W 91-67 12/14 Chattanooga ................. W 83-73 12/16 Belmont ........................ W 94-76 12/19 at Indiana State ............. L 66-92 12/29 Sue Bennett ............... W 127-70 1/4 *at Eastern Kentucky ..... L 77-79 1/6 *at Morehead State ...... W 78-72 1/9 *Tennessee State ........ W 72-70 1/11 *Tennessee Tech ......... W 80-72 1/18 *Southeast Missouri ...... L 76-78 1/20 *Eastern Illinois ............. W 83-72 1/23 *at Austin Peay .............. L 74-82 1/25 *at Murray State ............ L 72-78 1/27 *at UT Martin ................. L 59-61 1/30 *Morehead State .......... W 98-86 2/1 at North Carolina ........... L 49-99 2/3 *Eastern Kentucky ........ W 91-58 2/6 *Austin Peay ................. W 68-65 2/8 *at Tennessee Tech ...... L 68-77 2/13 *at Tennessee State .... W 82-75 2/15 *at Eastern Illinois ........ W 77-55 2/17 *at Southeast Missouri .. L 76-85 2/22 *UT Martin .................... W 96-71 2/25 #Southeast Missouri .... W 89-74 2/28 #Murray State ................ L 48-74 +Top of the World Classic #OVC Tournament 1997-98 Record: 19-9 (12-6 OVC) Coach: Randy Wiel 11/14 at North Carolina ........... L 56-84 11/20 at Belmont .................... W 58-38 11/24 at Chattanooga ............. W 87-68 11/29 at North Carolina A&T .. W 75-64 12/6 *at Tennessee Tech ..... W 67-48 12/13 at Kansas .................... L 68-103 12/18 Carson-Newman .......... W 70-54 12/22 Erskine ......................... W 74-40 12/30 Presbyterian ................. W 60-42 1/3 *Murray State ....... W 76-71 (OT) 1/5 *UT Martin .................... W 66-46 1/8 *at Eastern Illinois ......... L 74-85 1/10 *at Southeast Missouri . W 70-55 1/13 *Tennessee Tech ......... W 80-60 1/15 *Austin Peay ................. W 63-38 1/17 *Tennessee State ........ W 67-57 1/22 *at Eastern Kentucky .... W 96-89 1/24 *at Morehead State ...... W 77-64 1/29 *at Murray State ............ L 75-78 1/31 *at UT Martin ................ W 78-54 2/5 *Eastern Illinois ............. W 67-65 2/7 *Southeast Missouri ...... L 76-85 2/12 *at Austin Peay ...... L 69-73 (OT) 2/14 *at Tennessee State ..... L 76-81 2/19 *Eastern Kentucky ......... L 54-55 2/21 *Morehead State .......... W 74-61 2/24 #Eastern Kentucky ....... W 61-49 2/28 #Tennessee State ......... L 70-74 #OVC Tournament at Nashville Arena 1998-99 Record: 12-19 (9-9 OVC) Coach: Randy Wiel 11/16 East Tennessee ............ L 59-64 11/21 Erskine ......................... W 83-59 11/24 at Marist ............................. 65-61 11/28 at East Tennessee ........ L 64-80 11/30 North Carolina ............... L 54-75 12/3 at Western Kentucky ..... L 45-51 12/5 *Tennessee Tech .......... W67-56 12/12 Belmont ......................... L 79-72 12/21 ^ vs. N.C. State ............. L 59-91

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Kermit Davis 2002-Present Record: 16-14

The 2002-03 Blue Raiders, under first year head coach Kermit Davis, went 16-14 and made the Sun Belt Tournament final for the first time ever. 12/22 ^ vs. UAB ....................... L 60-85 12/4 at Rice ................. W, 75-73 (OT) 12/23 ^ at American U. ........... W 93-78 12/9 Tennessee State ......... W, 79-77 1/2 *at Tennessee-Martin ... W 56-50 12/12 Central Florida .............. L, 64-68 1/4 at Murray St. .................. L 74-84 12/15 #4 Tennessee (at GEC) L, 83-99 1/7 *Southeast Missouri ...... L 63-73 12/18 Campbell ..................... W, 78-73 1/9 *Eastern Illinois .............. L 73-75 12/21 Radford ......................... L, 73-80 1/12 *at Tenn. Tech L ....... 69-75 (OT) 1/4 Arkansas State* ........... L, 61-73 1/14 *at Tennessee St. ......... W 70-60 1/6 North Texas* ............. W, 105-71 1/16 *at Austin Peay .............. L 70-71 1/11 Florida International* .... L, 59-61 1/21 *Morehead St. .............. W 75-62 1/13 at South Alabama* ....... L, 64-72 1/23 *Eastern Kentucky ........ W 82-67 1/18 Denver* ........................ L, 57-59 1/28 *Tenn.-Martin ....... W 80-78 (OT) 1/20 UALR* .......................... L, 56-77 1/30 *Murray St. .................... L 62-81 1/25 at Louisiana Tech* ....... L, 55-75 2/1 at Belmont ..................... L 75-79 1/27 at New Orleans* ........... L, 56-69 2/4 *at Southeast Missouri .. L 55-69 1/29 at Arkansas-Little Rock* L, 53-66 2/6 *at Eastern Illinois .......... L62-72 2/1 Western Kentucky* ....... L, 63-71 2/11 *Tennessee St. ............. W 78-74 2/3 at Florida International* L, 61-66 2/13 *Austin Peay ................. W 87-81 2/10 at Arkansas State* ....... L, 66-86 2/18 *at Morehead St. ........... L 74-75 2/15 Louisiana Tech* ........... L, 53-68 2/20 *at Eastern Kentucky .... W 72-65 2/17 at UL Lafayette* ........... L, 57-85 2/23 +Tennessee St. ............ W 75-68 2/22 New Mexico State* ....... L, 60-81 2/27 $ Southeast Missouri .... L 74-82 2/24 at Western Kentucky* ... L, 51-92 at at Nashville Arena 3/2 New Orleans# ...... L, 61-66 (OT) ^ Puerto Rico Christmas Shootout * denotes Sun Belt Game + First round of OVC Tour. (Murfrees.) # Sun Belt Tournament, Mobile, AL $ Semifinals of OVC Tour. (Nashville) 2001-02 1999-2000 14-15 (6-8 Sun Belt) 15-13 (10-8 OVC) Coach: Randy Wiel Coach: Randy Wiel 11/6 Tenn. Temple (Exh) .... W, 81-68 11/22 Tennessee Temple ..... W, 69-55 11/12 West Florida (Exh) ...... W, 70-55 11/27 Marist ........................... W, 76-55 11/17 Bryan College ............ W, 115-59 12/2 Eastern Illinois* ............. L, 72-76 11/21 IUPUI ........................... W, 76-72 12/5 #6 Kansas .................... L, 77-97 11/24 UNC Greensboro ........ W, 74-58 12/10 at # 16 Tennessee ....... L, 77-78 11/26 at Belmont .................... L, 59-65 12/20 Martin Methodist .......... W, 87-79 12/1 at Radford ..................... L, 53-72 12/23 at Central Florida .......... L, 77-88 12/4 Rice ............................. W, 65-52 12/30 atCampbell ................... L, 66-73 12/6 UT Martin+ ................... L, 71-76 1/6 at Eastern Kentucky* .... L, 83-85 12/8 Tennessee State ......... W, 88-79 1/8 at Morehead State* ..... W, 77-73 12/15 at Texas-Pan Am ......... L, 64-66 1/10 Southeast Missouri* ..... L, 48-61 12/20 at East Carolina ............ L, 71-81 1/13 Belmont ....................... W, 84-73 12/28 at South Alabama* ....... L, 51-59 1/15 at Tennessee Tech* ..... L, 66-78 12/30 at NewOrleans* ........... W, 69-64 1/18 at Eastern Illinois* ........ L, 63-69 1/5 at Florida International* L, 60-67 1/20 Austin Peay* ................. L, 63-74 1/10 New Mexico St.* . L, 88-94 (3OT) 1/22 Tennessee State* ....... W, 80-73 1/12 Louisiana-Lafayette* ... W, 69-64 1/27 at Murray State* .......... W, 81-79 1/16 Western Ky.* (FSS) ...... L, 45-55 1/29 at UT Martin* ............... W, 71-63 1/19 at North Texas* ............ L, 63-85 2/3 Eastern Kentucky* ....... W, 94-71 1/21 at Tennessee ............... L, 56-74 2/5 Morehead State* ......... W, 69-67 1/24 Arkansas State* .......... W, 83-64 2/8 at Southeast Missouri* . L, 56-76 1/26 Arkansas-Little Rock* .. W, 68-65 2/12 Tenn. Tech* . W, 108-104 (4 OT) 1/31 at IP-Ft. Wayne ........... W, 90-80 2/17 at Austin Peay* ............. L, 74-84 2/2 Florida International* ... W, 71-69 2/19 at Tennessee State* . W, 100-85 2/4 Texas-Pan Am ............ W, 70-52 2/24 Murray State* .............. W, 82-79 2/7 at Arkansas State* ....... L, 83-51 2/9 at Arkansas-Little Rock* L, 52-71 2/26 UT Martin* ................... W, 96-78 2/16 Denver* ....................... W, 62-47 2/29 Tennessee Tech! ........ W, 87-70 2/23 at Western Ky.* (CSS) . L, 61-65 3/4 Southeast Missouri& .... L, 60-78 3/1 South Alabama# ......... W, 48-47 * denotes OVC game 3/3 New Mexico State# ...... L, 48-63 ! 1st round, OVC Tourney, Cookeville, TN + at Jackson, TN & Semifinals, OVC Tourney, GEC # Sun Belt Tourney, New Orleans, La. 2000-2001 5-22 (1-15 Sun Belt) Coach: Randy Wiel 11/17 St. Francis ................... W, 93-59 11/20 at Tennessee State ...... L, 71-75 11/27 at #2 Kansas ............... L, 66-92 12/2 at IUPUI ........................ L, 70-78

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2002-03 16-14 (9-5 Sun Belt) Coach: Kermit Davis 11/22 East Carolina ................ L, 63-65 11/25 at #4 Alabama .............. L, 65-80 11/27 UT Martin ..................... W, 88-77 11/30 at UNC Greensboro ..... L, 58-70 12/4 Tennessee Tech .......... L, 66-70 12/6 at Purdue^ .................... L, 56-85 12/7 IUPUI^ ......................... W, 64-60 12/16 Murray State ................. L, 72-79 12/18 Christian Brothers ....... W, 74-57 12/21 at Austin Peay ...... L, 71-79 (OT) 12/27 Kennesaw State .......... W, 66-62 1/1 at Murray State ............. L, 64-76 1/4 Western Kentucky* ...... W, 69-65 1/9 at Arkansas State* ...... W, 65-58 1/11 at UALR* .............. L, 62-71 (OT) 1/16 South Alabama* ........... L, 53-64 1/18 New Orleans* .............. W, 77-60 1/23 at New Mexico St.* ...... W, 70-68 1/25 at UL-Lafayette* ........... L, 65-71 1/28 IP-Fort Wayne ............. W, 71-52 1/1 Florida Int’l* (ESPN) .... W, 60-58 1/6 North Texas* ............... W, 76-55 1/8 at Denver* ................... W, 80-68 2/13 Arkansas State* .......... W, 79-55 2/15 Ark.-Little Rock* ............ L, 58-74 2/22 at Florida Int’l.* ............ W, 80-70 3/1 at Western Ky* (ESPN) L, 75-89 3/9 vs South Alabama$ ..... W, 72-69 3/10 vs Denver$ .................. W, 83-59 311 at Western Kentucky$ .. L, 52-64 ^denotes Boilermaker Invitational, West Lafayette, IN $ denotes SBC Tournament, Bowling Green, KY


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TEAM RECORDS

Game Most points 143 132 127 127 118

Tennessee Wesleyan 12/8/88 Alabama State 1/15/86 Cumberland 12/2/87 Sue Bennett 12/29/96 Freed-Hardeman 1/2/86

143-68 132-101 127-57 127-70 118-52

Field goals made 58 51 51 51 50 50

Tennessee Wesleyan Freed-Hardeman St. Bernard Cumberland Alabama State Tennessee Tech

12/8/88 1/2/86 12/1/73 12/2/87 1/15/86 2/2/87

Tennessee Wesleyan Alabama State Cumberland UNC-Charlotte Southern (B.R.)

12/8/88 1/15/86 12/2/87 12/18/87 1/6/84

Tennessee Tech Austin Peay Oral Roberts Tennessee Martin UT Martin Tennessee State

1/18/81 1/12/87 11/27/95 02/26/00 2/26/00 2/5/88

3-point field goals made 15 14 14 14 13 13 13

Eastern Kentucky UT Martin Minnesota Belmont Morehead State at Florida International Bryan College

02/03/00 1/31/98 12/3/93 2/1/99 1/30/97 1/5/02 11/17/01

SEMO Central Florida at Florida International North Carolina Belmont

Tennessee Martin at Eastern Kentucky Morehead State Eastern Kentucky Tennessee State

1/18/97 12/12/00 1/5/2002 2/1/97 2/1/99

02/26/00 1/6/00 2/15/88 02/03/00 2/23/99

Free throws made 44 34 34 33 33 33

Eastern Kentucky Akron UT Chattanooga Austin Peay Florida International Austin Peay

2/18/57 1/11/88 12/14/96 1/28/83 1/7/91 3/6/87

Free throws attempted 63

Eastern Kentucky

100

2/18/57

37 36 34 34 32

12/16/98 1/9/77 2/28/83 1/26/76 2/15/92

Austin Peay Mississippi Valley St. Belmont Culver Stockton Morehead State

1/23/65 12/7/97 12/7/85 1/2/78 1/6/79

Tennessee Wesleyan Freed-Hardeman Alabama State Urbana Tennessee Tech

12/8/88 1/2/86 1/15/86 12/19/84 2/2/87

22 19 19 19 18 18 18 18

at Tennessee North Texas UAB Sue Bennett SEMO Freed-Hardeman Bryan College Montreat

Kennesaw St. Morehead State Arkansas-Little Rock Tennessee State IUPUI Murray State South Carolina State Cumberland

33 30 28 27 27

Cincinnati Tennessee Tech IP-Ft. Wayne South Alabama Georgia Southern

12/10/99 1/6/01 12/22/98 12/29/96 1/18/97 1/2/86 11/17/01 11/27/96

11/26/90 1/10/92 1/26/02 1/28/91 11/21/01 11/23/90 11/29/90 12/2/87

1/6/92 2/12/00 1/31/02 12/20/91 12/20/90

Fewest turnovers 5 6

Arkansas State Many Opponents

12/22/88

Most fouls 49 34 34 31 31 31

Eastern Kentucky St. Bonaventure Cleveland State Murray State Eastern Kentucky UAB

16-16 25-26 19-20 17-18 16-17

2810 2788 2763 2487 2436

(31 games) (34 games) (34 games) (29 games) (30 games)

1989 1986 1988 1987 1991

Scoring average 90.6 86.1 85.8 85.6 84.6

(31 games) (26 games) (29 games) (28 games) (26 games)

1989 1974 1987 1975 1969

1160 1086 1048 986 979

(34 games) (31 games) (34 games) (29 games) (28 games)

1986 1989 1988 1987 1975

Field goal percentage

Most turnovers 11-17 10-18 10-18 15-28 10-19

Points

Field goals made

Most steals

12 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

3-point FG percentage (10 made) 64.7 55.6 55.6 53.6 52.6

Kennesaw St. Eastern Kentucky New Orleans Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech

Most blocked shots

3-point field goals attempted 33 33 32 32 32

1.000 .952 .950 .944 .941

Most assists

31-45 39-57 33-49 35-53 35-53 35-53

Season

1/11/88 1/28/83 3/6/87 12/14/96

Free throw percentage (15 made)

85 70 69 65 64

Field goal percentage (30 made) 68.9 68.4 67.3 66.0 66.0 66.0

Akron Austin Peay Austin Peay UT Chattanooga

Most rebounds

Field goals attempted 93 89 88 87 85

44 44 44 42

2/20/89 12/30/93 1/6/90 2/1/93 2/10/90 12/30/86

.511 .508 .499 .499 .497

(739-1445) (1160-2284) (782-1566) (737-1477) (986-1985)

1978 1986 1979 1981 1987

3-point field goals made 261 205 205 195 194

(31 games) (31 games) (29 games) (28 games) (30 games)

1997 1999 2002 1998 2003

3-point field goals attempted 682 607 577 538 535

(31 games) (29 games) (31 games) (27 games) (30 games)

1997 2002 1999 2001 2003

3-point FG percentage .438 .413 .408 .383 .368

(53-121) (142-344) (133-326) (261-682) (195-530)

1987 1989 1988 1997 1998

Free throws made 584 580 534 531 502

(25 games) (23 games) (34 games) (21 games) (26 games)

1957 1960 1988 1956 1969

Free throw percentage .760 (496-653) .740 (462-624)

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1989 1987


.734 (475-647) .733 (458-625) .730 (444-608)

1977 2000 1990

Rebounds 1685 1389 1361 1357 1351

1969 1975 1970 1986 1965

(26 games) (21 games) (24 games) (24 games) (26 games)

1969 1958 1965 1968 1970

Assists 673 533 531 527 518

1986 1989 1987 1988 1997

(34 games) (29 games) (28 games) (31 games) (31 games)

1986 1987 2000 1989 1997

Blocked shots 143 105 103 101 98

1991 1992 1999 2000 2002

(30 games) (27 games) (28 games) (29 games) (31 games) (28 games)

55

685 675 632 623 605

34 31 30 29 27

Scored 30+ Points William Pippen (32) at FIU2/22/03 Scored 40+ Points Milton Dean (41) vs. SEMO 1/14/94 Grabbed 15+ Rebounds Lee Nosse vs. New Mexico St. (15) 1/10/02 Grabbed 20+ Rebounds Napoleon Rhodes vs. UNCG (20) 11/30/02 Made 5+ Three-pointers John Humphrey vs. Murray State (6) 1/1/03 Tallied 10+ Assists Eric Parham vs. Murray State (11) 1/1/03 Had a Double-Double William Pippen vs Ark. State (19 pts, 10 ast.) 2/13/03

1964 1956 1958 1964 1984

1965 1994 1979 1967 1986

Fewest disqualifications 5 8 9 10 13

1991 1992 2000 2002 1999 1998

1999 1986 2000 1987 1995

14 13 12 10 9

1984 1997 1998 1999 1981

The Blue Raiders ...

1985-86 1974-75 1980-81 1973-74 1981-82

Most consecutive losses 15 9 9

2000-01 1982-83 1962-63

Most consecutive home wins 33 31

68-123

A Blue Raider ...

Fewest fouls 355 411 419 424 452

Morehead State, 2/24/55

THE LAST TIME

1989 1986 1985 1988 1994

Most consecutive wins

Steals 294 287 278 237 236

Largest losing margin

Miscellaneous

Blocked shots average 4.8 3.9 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.3

Game: 134, Western Kentucky, 1/20/65 Season: 2,598, 1988

1990 1980 1984 1981 1996

Most disqualifications

Assists average 19.8 18.3 17.3 17.2 16.7

Most points by an opponent

364 365 371 373 380

Most fouls

Rebounding average 64.8 58.8 56.3 54.0 52.3

Fewest turnovers

Scored 100+ Points vs. Bryan College (115-59) 11/17/01 Allowed 100+ Points vs. Tennessee Tech (108-104) 2/12/00 Scored 50 or Less Points vs. New Mexico State (45) 1/’10/02 Held a Team Under 50 Points vs. South Alabama (47) 3/1/02 Shot Better Than 55% vs. Denver (60.7) 3/10/03 Held Opponent Under 40% vs. Denver (36.4) 3/10/03 Beat an Opponent by 20+ Points vs. Denver (+24) 3/10/03 Had 45+ Rebounds vs. North Texas (45) 2/6/03 Had 20+ Assists vs. Bryan College (29) 11/17/02

1973-75 1972-73

Best winning percentage Steals average 9.9 9.5 8.7 8.4 8.4

(28 games) (31 games) (27 games) (34 games) (27 games)

2000 1999 1995 1986 1994

.821 (23-5)

Most wins 23 23 23

1975 1986 1988

Most turnovers

Most losses

542 540 533 532 526

22

1974 1999 1975 1976 1977

In 2002-03 ...

1974-75

2001

Most points, both teams 223 MT 132, Alabama St. 101)

1/15/86

The 2002-03 edition of the Blue Raiders rank fifth all-time in both three-pointers made (194) and three-pointers attempted (535).

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ALL-TIME TEAM STATS Year Games 1956 21 1957 25 1958 21 1960 23 1961 23 1962 18 1963 24 1964 21 1965 24 1966 24 1967 25 1968 24 1969 26 1970 26 1971 26 1972 26 1973 25 1974 26 1975 28 1976 28 1977 29 1978 26 1979 27 1980 26 1981 27 1982 30 1983 27 1984 27 1985 31 1986 34 1987 29 1988 34 1989 31 1990 27 1991 30 1992 27 1993 26 1994 27 1995 27 1996 27 1997 31 1998 28 1999 31 2000 28 2001 27 2002 29 2003 30

102

Min NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 5496 6124 5412 5423 6217 6910 5861 6884 6298 5309 6033 5408 5285 5120 5525 5425 6194 5650 6250 5700 5450 5875 6050

Total FG-FG 542-1560 651-1670 569-1578 606-1619 604-1574 438-1220 653-1683 637-1494 788-1954 685-1796 729-1868 738-1804 849-2180 733-1776 733-1783 712-1588 817-1817 920-1911 979-2095 884-1789 859-1738 739-1445 782-1566 706-1474 737-1477 756-1577 733-1669 705-1478 876-1935 1160-2284 986-1985 1048-2162 1086-2216 757-1787 901-1965 773-1577 678-1526 711-1751 719-1684 709-1549 849-1880 690-1540 765-1653 746-1613 646-1469 713-1598 740-1589

Pct .347 .390 .361 .374 .384 .359 .388 .426 .403 .381 .390 .409 .389 .413 .411 .448 .450 .481 .467 .494 .494 .511 .499 .479 .499 .479 .439 .477 .453 .508 .497 .485 .490 .424 .459 .490 .444 .406 .427 .458 .452 .448 .463 .462 .440 .446 .466

3FG-A Pct NA .000 NA .000 NA .000 NA .000 NA .000 NA .000 NA .000 NA .000 NA .000 NA .000 NA .000 NA .000 NA .000 NA .000 NA .000 NA .000 NA .000 NA .000 NA .000 NA .000 NA .000 NA .000 NA .000 NA .000 NA .000 NA .000 NA .000 NA .000 NA .000 NA .000 53-121 .438 133-326 .408 142-344 .413 129-394 .327 172-491 .350 107-301 .355 107-301 .355 112-390 .287 93-279 .333 131-367 .357 261-682 .383 195-530 .368 205-577 .355 193-533 .362 182-538 .338 205-607 .338 194-535 .363

FT-FTA 531-744 584-881 377-557 580-796 465-718 344-514 392-613 399-563 433-643 442-650 430-642 459-712 502-753 451-743 359-548 431-705 260-420 398-588 439-650 371-515 475-647 365-501 448-647 354-497 392-582 416-626 331-478 333-477 389-591 468-701 462-624 534-740 496-653 444-608 462-672 435-600 311-470 395-585 403-612 449-635 469-656 409-613 408-566 458-625 316-463 310-451 379-555

Pct .714 .663 .677 .729 .648 .669 .639 .709 .673 .680 .670 .645 .667 .607 .655 .611 .619 .677 .675 .720 .734 .729 .692 .712 .674 .665 .692 .698 .658 .668 .740 .722 .760 .730 .688 .725 .662 .675 .658 .707 .715 .667 .721 .733 .683 .687 .683

Rebounds Off-Def NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 415-685 428-853 438-793 337-621 378-837 333-604 326-547 376-661 430-600 342-608 497-695 347-622 337-633 338-601 261-581 303-700 318-738

Tot 1098 1236 1234 1197 1159 922 1221 1071 1351 1115 1230 1295 1685 1361 1239 1034 1126 1235 1389 1093 1080 906 1047 869 966 1022 1053 891 1157 1357 1100 1281 1231 958 1215 937 873 1037 1030 950 1192 969 970 939 842 1003 1056

Avg 52.3 49.4 58.8 52.0 50.4 51.2 50.9 51.0 56.3 46.5 49.2 54.0 64.8 52.3 47.7 39.8 45.0 47.5 49.6 39.0 37.2 34.8 38.8 33.4 35.8 34.1 39.0 33.0 37.3 39.9 37.9 37.7 39.7 35.5 40.5 34.7 33.6 38.4 38.1 35.2 38.5 34.6 31.3 33.5 31.2 34.6 35.2

PF-FO 411-23 497-30 419-17 484-24 453-20 355-16 465-27 424-24 556-34 495-18 539-29 475-20 495-27 494-18 438-9 457-23 546-24 526-17 516-16 509-18 503-17 470-14 562-30 459-18 452-13 484-18 475-15 390-5 631-22 675-27 574-19 645-17 685-24 558-22 617-23 NA NA 605-31 572-16 517-14 525-8 460-9 552-11 560-16 442-10 482-14 598-17

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Ast NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 282 249 264 358 396 342 364 264 391 275 280 361 273 322 434 673 531 527 533 352 471 396 396 306 374 377 518 413 444 484 420 378 358

TO NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 460 542 533 532 526 447 524 365 373 443 416 371 429 771 393 489 413 323 461 455 455 419 444 380 420 418 540 461 420 499 492

Blk NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 50 69 35 58 63 74 72 87 67 69 143 105 71 54 70 52 40 91 103 101 83 98 69

Stl NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 134 145 140 113 198 287 237 180 189 128 177 186 186 226 236 157 232 230 294 278 179 229 159

Pts 1615 1886 1515 1792 1673 1220 1698 1673 2009 1812 1888 1935 2200 1917 1825 1855 1894 2238 2397 2139 2193 1843 2012 1766 1866 1928 1797 1743 2141 2788 2487 2763 2810 2087 2436 2088 1774 1929 1934 1998 2428 1984 2143 2143 1790 1941 2053

Avg 76.9 75.4 72.1 77.9 72.7 67.8 70.8 79.7 83.7 75.5 75.5 80.6 84.6 73.7 70.2 71.3 75.8 86.1 85.6 76.4 75.6 70.9 74.5 67.9 69.1 64.3 66.6 64.6 69.1 82.0 85.8 81.3 90.6 77.3 81.2 77.3 68.2 71.4 71.6 74.0 78.3 70.9 69.1 76.5 66.3 66.9 68.4


OPPONENT RECORDS TEAM Most Points: 134, Western Kentucky, at Bowling Green, Ky., 1/20/65 Fewest Points: 8, Sewanee, at Murfreesboro, 1922-23 Most FG: 56, Western Kentucky, at Bowling Green, Ky., 1/20/65 Fewest FG: 4, Sewanee, at Murfreesboro, 1922-23 FG Attempts: 107, Western Kentucky, at Bowling Green, Ky., 1/20/65 Highest FG Pct.: .674 (29-43), Murray St., at Murfreesboro, 2/14/80 Lowest FG Pct.: .209 (17-68), Culver-Stockton, at Murfreesboro, 1/2/77 Most Free Throws: 35, at Alabama St., at Montgomery, Ala., 1/3/90 Fewest Free Throws: 1, South Alabama, at Murfreesboro, 12/3/81 FT Pct. (min 17 attempts): .941 (16-17), vs. UNC- Ashville, at Murfreesboro, 12/17/77 3-Point Field Goals: 17, Morehead State, at Murfreesboro, 1/30/97 3-Point Attempts: 38, Morehead State, at Murfreesboro, 1/30/97 3-Point Percentage: .750 (6-8), Murray St., at Murfreesboro, 1/23/88 Most Rebounds: 64, Western Ky., at Bowling Green, Ky., 1/30/65 Fewest Rebounds: 14, Murray State, at Murfreesboro, 1/21/82 Assists: 30, Akron, at Akron, Ohio, 1/26/87 Turnovers: 39, Athens College, at Murfreesboro, 12/4/76 Steals: 18, Wright State, at Dayton, Ohio, 12/3/88 Blocks: 12 twice, last: Memphis St., at Memphis, Tenn., 12/5/84 Fouls: 32 five times, last: Austin Peay, at Murfreesboro, 1/26/74 INDIVIDUAL Points Scored: 55, Clem Haskins, Western Kentucky, at Bowling Green, Ky., 1/30/65 Field Goals: 25, Clem Haskins, Western Kentucky, at Bowling Green, Ky., 1/ 30/65 Field Goal Pct: .929 (13-14), Bo Brown, Arkansas State, at Murfreesboro, 12/ 22/88 Free Throws (made): 17 twice, last time: Greg Bibb, Tennessee Tech, at Murfreesboro, 1/28/95 Free Throws (attempts): 19, Curtis Fincher, Eastern Kentucky, at Murfreesboro, 2/17/96 Free Throw Pct: (min. 10 Att.): 1.000 (17-17), Phil Cox, Vanderbilt, at Nashville, Tenn., 12/3/86 3-Point Field Goals: 9, Hazzie Perey, Morehead State, at Murfreesboro, 1/ 30/97 3-Point Attempts: 16, Patrick Robinson, Tennessee State, at Nashville, Tenn., 2/9/01 3-Point Percentage: 1.000 (6-6), Anthony Bedford, Akron, at Murfreesboro, 1/7/89 Rebounds: 20 three times, last: Lorezo Coleman, Tennessee Tech, at Cookeville, Tenn., 2/8/97 Assists: 16, Jeff Fultz, Morehead State, at Murfreesboro, 2/16/1984 Turnovers: 11 three times, last: Marcelous Starks, Murray State, at Murfreesboro, 2/25/74 Steals: 7, Anthony Walker, Radford, Radford, Va., 12/9/1995 Minutes Played: 50, Brandon Mason, New Mexico State, at M’boro, 1/10/02 SUN BELT TEAM Most Points: 94, vs. New Mexico State, 1/10/02, (88-94) Fewest Points: 47, vs. Denver, 2/16/02 (62-47) Most FG: 36, vs. New Mexico State, 1/10/2002 Fewest FG: 17, Arkansas State, 1/8/2003 FG Attempts: 92, New Mexico State, at Murfreesboro, 1/10/2002 Highest FG Pct.: .588(30-51), UALR, at Murfreesboro, 1/20/01 Lowest FG Pct.: .323(20-62), Denver, at Denver, Colo., 2/9/2003 Most Free Throws: 25, Western Ky., at Bowling Green, Ky., 3/1/2003

Fewest Free Throws: 2, Arkansas State, at Murfreesboro, 1/4/2001 FT Pct. (min 17 attempts): .905(19-21), New Orleans, at M’boro, 1/18/03 3-Point Field Goals: 14, Western Ky., at Bowling Green, Ky., 2/24/01 3-Point Attempts: 33, Western Kentucky, at Murfreesboro, 1/4/03 3-Point Percentage: .583(14-24): Western Kentucky, at Bowling Green, Ky., 2/24/01 Most Rebounds: 59, New Mexico State, at Murfreesboro, 1/10/20 Fewest Rebounds: 26, Denver, at Murfreesboro, 2/16/02 Assists: 24, Arkansas State, at Jonesboro, Ark., 2/10/01 Turnovers: 31, North Texas, at Murfreesboro, 1/6/01 Steals: 14 twice, last: UL-Laffayette, at Lafayette, La., 1/25/03 Blocks: 7 twice, last: Arkansas State, at Jonesboro, Ark., 2/10/01 Fouls: 27, Denver, at Denver, Colo., 2/9/03 SUN BELT INDIVIDUAL Points: 30, Brandon Mason, New Mexico St., at Murfreesboro, 1/10/02 Field Goals: 12, Brandon Mason, New Mexico St., at Murfreesboro, 1/10/02 Field Goal Pct: .769(10-13), Chris Davis, North Texas, at Denton, Texas, 1/ 19/02 Free Throws: 8 twice, last: Nate Williams, Western Kentucky, at Bowling Green, KY, 3/1/03 FT Attempts: 12 twice, Eulis Baez, Fla. International., at Murfreesboro, 2/1/03 Free Throw Pct: (min. 7 Att.): 1.000 (7-7), Rodrigo Viegas, Florida International, at Murfreesboro, 2/2/02 3-Point FG: 6 twice, last: Chris Young, South Alabama, at Murfreesboro, 1/16/ 03 3-Point Attempts: 14, Chris Young, South Alabama, at Murfreesboro, 1/16/03 3-Point Pct: .571(4-7) three times, Benjamin Sormonte, South Alabama, at Murfreesboro, 3/1/02 Rebounds: 18, Chris Jackson, New Mexico St., at Murfreesboro, 1/10/02 Assists: 10, Jamie Rosser, Arkansas State, at Jonesboro, Ark., 2/10/01 Turnovers: 7 three times, last: Johnell Smith, New Orleans, at Murfreesboro, 1/18/03 Steals: 6, Demetrice Williams, South Alabama, at Murfreesboro, 1/9/03 Minutes Played: 50, Brandon Mason, New Mexico St., at M’boro, 1/10/02

Western Kentucky’s Clem Haskins scored a record 55 points against Middle Tennessee on Jan. 30, 1965

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SINGLE HALF RECORDS POINTS 77 72 71

FREE THROWS MADE

Tenn. Wesleyan Alabama State Cumberland

(2) (2) (2)

12/8/88 1/15/86 12/2/87

REBOUNDS 41 41 40

Belmont Florida Int’l. at Chattanooga

(1) (2) (2)

FREE THROW PCT. (min. 7 att.) 12/13/90 1/7/91 11/24/97

FREE THROW ATTEMPTS

Tennessee Tech Morehead State Belmont

(1) (2) (1)

2/8/75 1/6/79 12/7/85

FIELD GOALS MADE 30 28 27

26 26 24

Tenn. Weslyan Tenn. Weslyan Twice

32 31 30

Austin Peay at Chattanooga Eight Times

(2) (2)

1/28/83 11/24/97

at Florida Int’l. (2) at UT-Martin (1) Morehead State (1) at Tennessee State (1)

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .833 .800 .724

Akron Tennessee Tech at Austin Peay

(2) (2) (1)

2/4/82 1/8/81 1/12/87

TURNOVERS

3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE (2) (1)

1.000 21 Times

12/8/88 12/8/88

9 9 8 8

1/5/02 1/31/98 1/30/97 2/9/91

12/1/73 1/16/67 12/1/73

3-POINT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS

19 18 17

Western Kentucky (2) Morehead State (2) Three Times

3/3/73 1/6/79

FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 58 56 54

St. Bernard Coll. Murray State St. Bernard Coll.

(2) (2) (1)

20 19

Southeast Missouri (1) Six Times

1/18/97

SUN BELT RECORDS

POINTS

FREE THROW ATTEMPTS

105 27

vs. North Texas (1/6/01) Tommy Gunn vs. NMSU (1/10/02)

33 10

vs. Ark.-Little Rock (1/26/02) Tommy Gunn vs. NMSU (1/10/02)

FIELD GOALS MADE

FREE THROW PERCENTAGE

38 9

.871 (27-31) vs. NMSU (1/10/02) 1.000 (8-8) Tommy Gunn vs. UALR (2/9/02)

vs. North Texas 1/6/01) by two players

FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS

REBOUNDS

67 18

45 15

vs. North Texas (1/6/01) Tommy Gunn vs. NMSU (1/10/02)

vs. New Mexico State (1/10/02) Lee Nosse vs. NMSU (1/10/02)

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE

ASSISTS

.567 (38-67) .875 (7-8)

29 11

vs. North Texas (1/6/01) by two players

vs. North Texas (1/6/01) Eric Parham vs. FIU (2/2/02)

3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE

STEALS

13 8

19 6

vs. Florida International (1/5/02) John Humphrey vs. WKU (2/23/02)

vs. North Texas (1/6/01) Fernando Ortiz vs. North Texas (1/6/01)

3-POINT FG ATTEMPTS

BLOCKED SHOTS

32 12

9 6

vs. Florida International (1/5/02) John Humphrey vs. WKU (2/23/02)

vs. Ark.-Little Rock (1/26/02) Lee Nosse vs. Ark.-Little Rock (1/26/02)

3-POINT FG PERCENTAGE

TURNOVERS

.647 (11-17) 1.000 (4-4)

21 6

vs. Arkansas St. (1/24/02) Lee Nosse vs. FIU (1/5/02)

FREE THROWS MADE

FOULS

27 9

24 5

104

vs. New Mexico St. (1/10/02) Tommy Gunn vs. NMSU (1/10/02)

vs. North Texas (1/19/02) by three players

vs. North Texas (1/6/01) by several players

John Humphrey’s eight three-pointers against Western Kentucky in 2002 established a record against a Sun Belt opponent.

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SCORING

Single Game Points 44 43 41 39 38 38 38 37 37 36 36 36 36 32 32 30 29 27 27 26 26 26

Mike Milholland Austin Peay 1/23/65 Bob Burden Lipscomb 12/1/59 Milton Dean SEMO 1/14/94 Bob Gardner UT-Chattanooga 12/12/66 Willie Brown at Austin Peay 1/27/68 Willie Brown at East Tennessee 1/6/69 Willie Brown UT-Chattanooga 2/8/68 Robert Taylor at Austin Peay 3/2/91 Tim Sisneros at Marshall 2/25/76 Bob Williamson at Tenn. Tech 2/15/58 Jim Drew at Tenn. Tech 2/14/70 John Price vs. Union (TN) 2/20/54 Willie Brown at Western Ky. 3/2/68 William Pippen Christian Bros. 12/18/02 William Pippen at Florida Int’l. 2/22/03 Tommy Gunn New Orleans 1/18/03 Tommy Gunn UT Martin 11/27/02 Tommy Gunn New Mexico St. 1/10/02 William Pippen North Texas 2/6/03 Tommy Gunn at New Mexico St. 1/23/03 Tommy Gunn at Western Ky. 03/01/03 John Humphrey at Western Ky. 2/23/02

Single Season Points 623 618 605 604 597 580 565 556 544 537 535 525 520 519 514 498 477 477 471 470

Kim Cooksey (33 games) Tim Sisneros (28 games) Willie Brown (26 games) Randy Henry (31 games) Milton Dean (27 games) Chris Rainey (31 games) Chris Rainey (34 games) Willie Brown (24 games) Greg Joyner (26 games) Kim Cooksey (31 games) Kerry Hammonds (31 games) Jerry Beck (30 games) Nod Carter (31 games) Bob Martin (29 games) Rick Campbell (30 games) Herman Sykes (26 games) Tommy Gunn (30 games) George Sorrell (28 games) Randy Henry (34 games) Tyrus Baynham (34 games)

Willie Brown Willie Brown Robert Taylor Milton Dean Tim Sisneros Greg Joyner Bob Burden Randy Henry Herman Sykes Kim Cooksey Chris Rainey Larry Stewart

(26 games) (24 games) (18 games) (27 games) (28 games) (26 games) (22 games) (31 games) (26 games) (33 games) (31 games) (21 games)

Bobby Gardner Sleepy Taylor Bob Martin Doug Shrader Larry Stewart Jimmy Powell Jerry Beck Bob Williamson

(24 games) (26 games) (29 games) (21 games) (24 games) (25 games) (30 games) (21 games)

1966 1978 1977 1956 1963 1973 1982 1958

1986 1976 1969 1989 1994 1989 1988 1968 1979 1985 1989 1982 1997 1977 1982 1972 2003 1975 1988 1988

1969 1968 1993 1994 1976 1979 1960 1989 1972 1986 1989 1964

16.0 16.0 16.0 15.2 15.2 15.2 14.9 14.6 14.6 14.5

Nod Carter George Sorrell Milton Dean Bob Martin Chris Rainey Jay Cole Render Carden Sleepy Taylor Bobby Gardner Fernando Ortiz

(58 games) (54 games) (53 games) (55 games) (94 games) (49 games) (73 games) (97 games) (63 games) (42 games)

1996-97 1974-75 1993-94 1977-78 1987-89 1966-67 1954-56 1975-78 1965-67 2000-01

YEARLY LEADERS

Tommy Gunn ranks 19th on the all-time scoring list and is the only active player to be among the Top 20.

Scoring Avg (min. 15 gms) 23.3 23.2 22.2 22.1 22.1 20.9 19.7 19.5 19.2 18.9 18.7 18.6

18.0 18.0 17.9 17.9 17.7 17.7 17.5 17.3

Career Points 1622 1616 1524 1484 1456 1426 1426 1424 1421 1401 1318 1242 1165 1160 1125 1108 1090 1070 1064 1056

Robert Taylor (100 games) Kerry Hammonds (121 games) Willie Brown (75 games) Randy Henry (108 games) Ken Trickey (110 games) Chris Rainey (94 games) Tim Sisneros (104 games) Greg Joyner (81 games) Sleepy Taylor (97 games) Jerry Beck (84 games) Tim Gaither (104 games) Bob Burden (71 games) Warren Kidd (83 games) Kim Cooksey (64 games) Tyrus Baynham (95 games) Fred Allen (81 games) Render Carden (73 games) Chris Harris (107 games) Tommy Gunn (84 games) Lee Nosse (117 games)

1990-93 1985-87,89 1967-69 1986-89 1952-55 1987-89 1973-76 1977-79 1975-78 1979-82 1993-96 1959-61 1991-93 1985-86 1986-88 1974-76 1954-56 1979-82 2001-03 1998-02

Scoring Avg. (min. 30 gms) 20.3 18.1 18.1 18.1 17.6 17.5 16.7 16.3 16.2 16.2

Willie Brown Larry Stewart Kim Cooksey Herman Sykes Greg Joyner Bob Burden Jerry Beck Rick Campbell Robert Taylor Jimmy Powell

(75 games) (45 games) (64 games) (52 games) (81 games) (71 games) (84 games) (57 games) (100 games) (51 games)

1967-69 1963-64 1985-86 1971-72 1977-79 1959-61 1979-82 1981-82 1990-93 1973-74

Year 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

2003-04 BLUE RAIDER BASKETBALL

Player Ken Trickey Ken Trickey Render Carden Render Carden Douglas Shrader John Price Bob Williamson Bob Burden Bob Burden Bob Burden Paul Holland Larry Stewart Larry Stewart Billy Martin Bobby Gardner Bobby Gardner Willie Brown Willie Brown Jim Drew Herman Sykes Herman Sykes Jimmy Powell Fred Allen George Sorrell Tim Sisneros Bob Martin Sleepy Taylor Greg Joyner Jerry Beck Jerry Beck Jerry Beck Doug Lipscomb Russell Smith Kim Cooksey Kim Cooksey Dwayne Rainey Andrew Tunstill Chris Rainey Randy Henry Kevin Wallace Robert Taylor Robert Taylor Robert Taylor Milton Dean Tim Gaither Nod Carter Nod Carter Aylton Tesch Cedrick Wallace Fernando Ortiz Iiro Tenngren Lee Nosse Tommy Gunn

Pts 363 363 374 375 375 381 364 417 434 391 254 425 391 351 433 376 556 605 324 443 498 442 430 477 618 519 469 544 405 467 525 346 325 537 623 427 427 565 604 362 445 445 399 597 369 407 520 366 384 429 258 366 477

Avg 13.0 13.0 14.4 14.4 17.9 15.2 17.3 16.0 19.7 17.0 14.1 17.7 18.6 14.6 18.0 15.0 23.2 23.3 13.0 17.0 19.2 17.7 16.5 17.0 22.1 17.9 18.0 20.9 15.6 17.3 17.5 12.8 12.0 17.3 18.9 14.7 14.7 16.6 19.5 13.9 15.3 16.5 22.2 22.1 14.2 15.1 16.8 13.6 12.8 15.3 9.6 12.6 15.9

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FIELD GOALS Single Game Field Goals Made 17 16 16 16 15

Willie Brown UT-Chattanooga Les Gregory at Tenn. Tech Tim Sisneros at Marshall Tim Sisneros at Western Ky. 11 Players Tied

2/6/68 3/3/88 2/25/76 2/7/76

Willie Brown UT Martin Willie Brown Westen Kentucky Willie Brown Carson Newman Willie Brown UT-Chattanooga Willie Brown at Pan-American Bennett Jent Tennessee Tech Billy Martin Tennessee Tech Doug Shrader vs. Morehead St. Paul Holland East Tennessee Four Players Tied

2/1/68 2/3/68 12/18/68 2/8/68 12/21/68 1/14/63 2/2/65 2/24/55 1/7/61

Field Goal Percentage (10 made) 1.000 1.000 1.000 .917 .917 .909 .909 .909 .909 .909

Gerald Harris Quincy Vance Warren Kidd Herman Sykes Cedrick Wallace Bob Martin Chris Ingram Greg Joyner Lee Campbell Quincy Vance

Alcorn State at Austin Peay at Florida Int'l. at UT-Chattanooga Martin Methodist vs. Morehead St. Tennessee State at Bellermine Tennessee State at Austin Peay

12/23/89 2/25/91 2/2/91 2/17/72 12/20/99 3/4/77 2/24/90 12/21/76 2/26/86 2/17/90

10-10 11-11 10-10 11-12 11-12 10-11 10-11 10-11 10-11 10-11

Single Season Field Goals Made 278 Kim Cooksey (33 games) 267 Randy Henry (31 games) 257 Tim Sisneros (28 games)

Willie Brown (26 games) Willie Brown (24 games) Kim Cooksey (31 games) Greg Joyner (26 games) Rick Campbell (30 games) Kerry Hammonds (31 games) Milton Dean (27 games)

1969 1968 1985 1979 1982 1989 1994

1986 1989 1976

603 589 543 534 534 486 451 437 427 425

Willie Brown Kim Cooksey Willie Brown Milton Dean Randy Henry Kim Cooksey Tim Sisneros Rick Campbell Herman Sykes Greg Joyner

(26 games) (33 games) (24 games) (27 games) (31 games) (31 games) (28 games) (30 games) (26 games) (26 games)

1969 1986 1968 1994 1989 1985 1976 1982 1971 1979

Field Goal Pct. (min. 90 made) .700 .664 .634 .630 .621 .602 .600 .597 .583 .576

Warren Kidd (173-247) Warren Kidd (156-235) Lee Campbell (130-205) Warren Kidd (167-265) Jerry Beck (180-290) Jerry Beck (174-289) Quincy Vance (111-185) Doug Lipscomb (123-206) Aylton Tesch (123-211) Dale Thomas (99-172)

1991 1992 1986 1993 1982 1981 1992 1983 1996 1999

Career Field goals made 641 631 619 593 584 533 521 515 513 506

Randy Henry (108 games) Kerry Hammonds (121 games) Willie Brown (75 games) Greg Joyner (81 games) Tim Sisneros (104 games) Sleepy Taylor (97 games) Ken Trickey (110 games) Robert Taylor (100 games) Jerry Beck (84 games) Kim Cooksey (64 games)

1986-89 1985-87,89 1967-69 1977-79 1973-76 1975-78 1952-55 1990-93 1979-82 1985-86

Field Goals Attempted 1776 1536 1384 1308 1174 1146 1105 1086 1081 1081

Ken Trickey (110 games) Willie Brown (75 games) Kerry Hammonds (121 games) Robert Taylor (100 games) Randy Henry (108 games) Sleepy Taylor (97 games) Tim Sisneros (104 games) Bob Burden (71 games) Greg Joyner (81 games) Tim Gaither (104 games)

1952-55 1967-69 1985-87, 89 1990-93 1986-89 1975-78 1973-76 1959-61 1977-79 1993-96

Field Goal Pct. (min. 140 made) Willie Brown holds the school record with 17 field goals made against UT-Chattanooga in 1968. He also ranks third in career field goals with 619.

106

.569 .565 .565 .560 .550 .549 .549

Quincy Vance (376-661) Leslie Gregory (169-299) Doug Lipscomb (247-437) Malachi Allen (144-257) Bryant Mitchell (186-338) George Sorrell (348-634) Greg Joyner (593-1081)

1989-92 1988 1983-84 1997-98 2001-03 1974-75 1977-79

Field Goals Attempted

Field Goals Attempted 36 36 34 34 31 30 30 30 30 29

239 229 228 223 221 216 212

.664 Warren Kidd .592 Jerry Beck .574 Bob Martin

(496-747) (513-866) (331-577)

1991-93 1979-82 1977-78

YEARLY LEADERS Year 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

2003-04 BLUE RAIDER BASKETBALL

Player Ken Trickey Ken Trickey Render Carden Render Carden Douglas Shrader John Price Bob Williamson Bob Burden Paul Holland Bennett Jent Paul Holland Larry Stewart Jim Spencer Mike Milholland Bobby Gardner Jay Cole Ken Riley Art Polk Ken Riley Ken Riley Herman Sykes Steve Peeler George Sorrell George Sorrell Tim Sisneros Bob Martin Bob Martin Chris Harris Jerry Beck Jerry Beck Jerry Beck Doug Lipscomb Russell Smith Lonnie Thompson Lee Campbell Randy Henry Leslie Gregory Randy Henry Quincy Vance Warren Kidd Warren Kidd Warren Kidd Tim Gaither David Washington Aylton Tesch Nod Carter Aylton Tesch Dale Thomas Cedrick Wallace Bryant Mitchell Lee Nosse William Pippen

Pct .293 .293 .425 .427 .396 .465 .419 .411 .412 .463 .359 .445 .516 .471 .436 .421 .468 .402 .490 .494 .475 .512 .557 .543 .570 .574 .573 .540 .555 .602 .621 .597 .559 .477 .634 .566 .565 .548 .552 .700 .664 .630 .445 .512 .583 .501 .489 .576 .498 .537 .531 .557

FG-ATT 130-444 130-444 139-327 140-328 139-351 112-241 124-296 153-372 91-221 114-246 94-262 165-371 97-188 120-255 175-401 141-335 131-280 145-361 128-261 165-334 183-385 148-289 151-271 197-363 257-451 201-350 130-227 121-224 157-283 174-289 180-290 123-206 118-211 175-367 130-205 164-290 169-299 267-487 106-192 173-247 156-235 167-265 129-290 103-201 123-211 173-345 114-233 99-172 133-267 95-177 135-254 196-352


REBOUNDING

Single Game Rebounds 32 31 30 29 29 25 24 23 23 23 23 20 15 13 13 12 12 12 12 12

Mike Milholland Austin Peay Bennett Jent Tennessee Tech Booker Brown Austin Peay Bennett Jent Huntingdon Booker Brown UT Martin Booker Brown Oral Roberts Jerry Husrt Lipscomb Booker Brown Athens Ed Cannon Parsons Jerry Hurst Eastern Kentucky Render Carden Austin Peay Napoleon Rhodes at UNCG Lee Nosse New Mexico State Lee Nosse at Western Ky. Dale Thomas Tennessee Tech John Humphrey Tennessee Tech Lee Nosse UT-Pan Am Lee Nosse Tennessee State William Pippen IPFW Iiro Tenngren at Radford

1/4/65 1/14/63 1/25/69 1/19/63 12/7/68 12/2/68 1/7/58 1/2/69 12/17/64 1/20/58 1/10/55 11/30/02 1/10/02 2/23/02 2/12/00 12/4/02 2/04/02 12/8/01 2/28/03 12/1/01

Single Season Rebounds 429 386 373 370 338 330 319 316 316 312 309 297 292 290 289 280 280 278 276 268

Booker Brown Warren Kidd George Sorrell Warren Kidd Ken Riley Bennett Jent Kerry Hammonds Jerry Hurst Ed Cannon Dwayne Rainey Render Carden Ken Riley Warren Kidd Art Polk Ken Riley Jerry Beck Randy Henry George Sorrell Tim Sisneros Larry Stewart

1969 1993 1975 1991 1968 1963 1989 1957 1966 1988 1955 1971 1992 1969 1970 1982 1988 1974 1976 1963

Rebounding Avg. 17.2 16.5 14.8 14.1 13.8 13.3 13.2 12.6 12.4 12.3 12.1 11.9 11.6 11.5 11.4

Jerry Hurst (13 games) Booker Brown (26 games) Warren Kidd (26 games) Ken Riley (24 games) Bennett Jent (24 games) George Sorrell (28 games) Ed Cannon (24 games) Jerry Hurst (25 games) Bob Williamson (21 games) Warren Kidd (30 games) Frank Davis (21 games) Render Carden (26 games) Render Carden (21 games) Bennett Jent (18 games) Ken Riley (26 games)

1958 1969 1993 1968 1963 1975 1966 1957 1958 1991 1958 1955 1956 1962 1971

9.7 9.5 9.3 9.2 8.6 8.4 8.2 8.1 8.1 8.1

Frank Davis (67 games) Bob Burden (71 games) Jerry Beck (84 games) Art Polk (75 games) Aylton Tesch (54 games) Ray Kempf (35 games) Mike Milholland (42 games) Tim Sisneros (104 games) Doug Lipscomb (54 games) Bob Martin (55 games)

1956-58 1959-61 1979-82 1967-69 1996,98 1964-65 1964-65 1973-76 1983-84 1977-78

YEARLY LEADERS

Warren Kidd’s 1,048 career rebounds is the all-time record at Middle Tennessee. He went on to play in the NBA upon completion of his collegiate career.

11.2 11.2 11.1 10.8 10.7

Larry Stewart Art Polk Ken Riley Warren Kidd George Sorrell

(24 games) (26 games) (26 games) (27 games) (26 games)

1963 1969 1970 1992 1974

Career Rebounds 1048 955 924 846 782 745 728 723 707 704 697 692 682 673 664 653 651 632 593 571

Warren Kidd Kerry Hammonds Ken Riley Tim Sisneros Jerry Beck Bennett Jent Render Carden Dwayne Rainey Chris Harris Ed Cannon Booker Brown Art Polk Randy Henry Bob Burden Quincy Vance Frank Davis George Sorrell Greg Joyner Chester Brown Lee Nosse

1991-93 1985-87,89 1968,70-71 1973-76 1979-82 1961-63 1954-56 1986-88 1979-82 1965-67 1969-70 1967-69 1986-89 1959-61 1989-92 1956-58 1974-75 1977-79 1971-73 1998-02

Rebounding Avg. (min. 30 games) 14.2 13.4 12.6 12.2 12.1 11.6 10.7 10.1 10.0 9.9

Jerry Hurst Booker Brown Warren Kidd Ken Riley George Sorrell Bennett Jent Ed Cannon Larry Stewart Render Carden Bob Williamson

(38 games) (52 games) (83 games) (76 games) (54 games) (64 games) (66 games) (45 games) (73 games) (43 games)

1957-58 1969-70 1991-93 1968,70-71 1974-75 1961-63 1965-67 1963-64 1954-56 1957-58

Year 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

2003-04 BLUE RAIDER BASKETBALL

Player Ken Trickey Ken Trickey Render Carden Render Carden Render Carden Jerry Hurst Bob Williamson Bob Burden Ralph Bryant Bob Burden Bennett Jent Bennett Jent Ray Kempf Jim Spencer Ed Cannon Ed Cannon Ken Riley Booker Brown Ken Riley Ken Riley Chester Brown Jimmy Powell George Sorrell George Sorrell Tim Sisneros Bob Martin Bob Martin Greg Joyner Jerry Beck Jerry Beck Jerry Beck Doug Lipscomb Doug Lipscomb Kerry Hammonds Kerry Hammonds Dwayne Rainey Dwayne Rainey Kerry Hammonds Quincy Vance Warren Kidd Warren Kidd Warren Kidd Bobby Clark Roni Bailey Aylton Tesch Roni Bailey Aylton Tesch Lee Nosse Cedrick Wallace Bryant Mitchell Lee Nosse William Pippen

Reb 108 108 176 309 243 316 261 228 226 220 207 330 197 201 316 264 338 429 289 297 250 171 278 373 276 245 202 222 234 265 280 228 211 247 244 258 312 319 229 370 292 386 149 165 232 189 235 150 130 133 218 179

Avg 3.9 3.9 6.8 11.9 11.6 12.6 12.4 8.8 9.8 9.6 11.5 13.8 9.4 8.4 13.2 10.6 14.1 16.5 11.1 11.4 9.6 6.8 10.7 13.3 9.9 8.4 7.8 8.5 9.0 9.8 9.3 8.4 7.8 8.0 7.6 8.9 9.2 10.3 8.5 12.3 10.8 14.8 5.5 6.1 8.6 6.1 8.7 5.4 4.6 4.9 7.5 6.0

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3-POINT FIELD GOALS Single Season 3-point Field Goals Made 83 77 66 65 65 61 59 55 54 53 53

Chris Rainey Robert Taylor Freddie Martinez Chris Rainey Torrey Moore Robert Taylor Tommy Gunn Ali McGhee Milton Dean Nod Carter Nod Carter

(34 games) (29 games) (28 games) (31 games) (31 games) (18 games) (30 games) (30 games) (27 games) (31 games) (27 games)

1988 1991 1998 1989 1997 1993 2003 1999 1994 1997 1996

250 Milton Dean (53 games) 241 John Humphrey (59 games) 228 Fernando Ortiz (42 games)

1993-94 2002-03 2000-01

3-point FG Pct. (min. 35 made) .471 .438 .412 .403 .402 .394 .386 .382 .381 .381

Chris Rainey (180-382) J. Whitworth (63-144) Nod Carter (106-257) Kelvin Hammonds (73-181) Tommy Gunn (129-321) Torrey Moore (87-221) Ramond Davis (68-176) Kevin Wallace (39-102) Freddie Martinez (172-451) Kent Ayer (51-134)

1987-89 2000-01 1996-97 1991-92 2001-03 1995-97 1991-93 1989-90 1997-01 1996-99

3-point Field Goals Attempted

John Humphrey canned eight treys against Western Kentucky in 2002 to equal the school mark, which was also accomplished twice by Robert Taylor.

209 179 172 162 160 158 151 149 145 139

Robert Taylor (29 games) Chris Rainey (34 games) Milton Dean (27 games) Freddie Martinez (28 games) Robert Taylor (27 games) Fernando Ortiz (28 games) Robert Taylor (18 games) Torrey Moore (31 games) Freddie Martinez (26 games) Chris Rainey (31 games)

1991 1988 1994 1998 1992 2000 1993 1997 2001 1989

3-point FG Pct. (min. 50 made) Single Game 3-point Field Goals Made 8 8 8 7 7 7 6

John Humphrey Robert Taylor Robert Taylor Ali McGhee Milton Dean Robert Taylor 11 Players Tied

at Western Ky. Tennessee Tech Austin Peay Austin Peay Oral Roberts Arkansas State

2/23/02 1/20/92 3/2/91 1/16/99 12/1/93 2/26/90

3-point Field Goals Attempted 17 16 15 14 14 13 13 13 12

Milton Dean Minnesota Robert Taylor SEMO Robert Taylor Tennessee Tech Ali McGhee Austin Peay Freddie Martinez Central Florida Robert Taylor UT Martin Robert Taylor South Alabama Robert Taylor Morehead State Six Players Tied

12/3/93 1/30/93 1/20/92 1/16/99 12/12/00 1/18/93 12/20/91 3/6/92

3-Point FG Percentage (5 made) 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .833 .833 .833 .833 .714 .714 .714

Chris Rainey Chris Rainey Mike Buck Freddie Martinez Chris Rainey Chris Rainey Kevin Wallace Robert Taylor Tim Gaither Chris Rainey Chris Rainey Torrey Moore

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Virginia Tech Wright State Florida State Tennessee State Marshall Akron Akron Alcorn State SEMO McNeese State Marshall Morehead State

11/21/87 2/8/89 3/16/89 12/9/00 12/20/86 1/26/87 12/4/89 12/15/90 2/12/96 12/5/87 12/22/87 1/30/97

(6-6) (6-6) (6-6) (6-6) (5-5) (5-6) (5-6) (5-6) (5-6) (5-7) (5-7) (5-7)

.505 .468 .464 .438 .436 .428 .407 .404 .399 .390 .368 .345 .319 .316 .314

J. Whitworth Chris Rainey Chris Rainey Nod Carter Torrey Moore Tommy Gunn Freddie Martinez Robert Taylor Ali McGhee Nod Carter Robert Taylor Freddie Martinez Robert Taylor Fernando Ortiz Milton Dean

(50-99) (65-139) (83-179) (53-121) (65-149) (59-138) (66-162) (61-151) (55-138) (53-136) (77-209) (50-145) (51-160) (50-158) (54-172)

2000 1989 1988 1997 1997 2003 1998 1993 1999 1996 1991 2001 1992 2000 1994

Single Season 3-point Field Goals Made 222 180 172 129 106 103 101 87 84 80

Robert Taylor Chris Rainey Freddie Martinez Tommy Gunn Nod Carter Richard Duncan Tim Gaither Torrey Moore John Humphrey Ali McGhee

(100 games) (94 games) (96 games) (84 games) (58 games) (90 games) (104 games) (61 games) (59 games) (52 games)

1990-93 1987-89 1997-01 2001-03 1996-97 1997-99 1993-96 1995-97 2002-03 1998-99

3-point Field Goals Attempted 619 451 382 321 317 299 257

Robert Taylor Freddie Martinez Chris Rainey Tommy Gunn Richard Duncan Tim Gaither Nod Carter

(100 games) (96 games) (94 games) (84 games) (90 games) (104 games) (58 games)

1990-93 1997-01 1987-89 2001-03 1997-99 1993-96 1996-97

Jonathan Whitworth set the school record for singleseason 3-point percentage at 50.5 percent during the 1999-2000 campaign. His tally was good enough to win a national statistical championship that year.

YEARLY LEADERS Year 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 1900 2001 2002 2003

2003-04 BLUE RAIDER BASKETBALL

(Min. 1 FG Per Game Played) Player G Pct. Chris Rainey 29 .500 Chris Rainey 34 .464 Chris Rainey 31 .468 Kevin Wallace 26 .400 Robert Taylor 29 .368 Kelvin Hammonds 27 .458 Ramond Davis 25 .430 Milton Dean 27 .314 Tim Gaither 26 .324 Nod Carter 27 .390 Nod Carter 31 .438 K. J. Harden 26 .411 Ali McGhee 30 .399 Jonathan Whitworth 28 *.505 Fernando Ortiz 14 .386 Tommy Gunn 27 .383 Tommy Gunn 30 .428

3FG-A 32-64 83-179 65-139 34-85 77-209 38-83 37-86 54-172 33-102 53-136 53-121 39-95 55-138 50-99 27-70 44-115 59-138


FREE THROWS

Single Game Free Throws Made 18 17 17 17 16 16 16 15 15 15

Aylton Tesch Bob Burden Bob Burden Chester Adair Chris Rainey Mike Milholland Nod Carter John Price John Price John Price

Eastern Illinois 2/5/98 at Lipscomb 1/23/60 Lipscomb 12/1/59 Belmont 12/10/56 at Austin Peay 1/28/89 Austin Peay 1/23/65 UT-Chattanooga 12/14/96 at Tennessee Tech 1/12/57 Murray State 1/2/57 Eastern Kentucky 2/1/54

Free Throws Attempted 23 22 21 21 20 20 19 19 18

Aylton Tesch Eastern Illinois Chester Adair Belmont Bob Burden Morehead St. Doug Lipscomb Austin Peay John Price Murray State Mike Milholland Morehead St. John Price Eastern Kentucky Mike Milholland Austin Peay Five Players Tied

2/5/98 12/10/56 12/7/63 1/28/83 1/2/57 12/7/63 2/1/54 1/23/65

.829 .828 .824 .822 .822

Robert Taylor Tim Gaither Duane Washington Tommy Gunn Robert Taylor

(126-152) (96-116) (75-91) (88-107) (74-90)

1992 1995 1987 2003 1993

Career Free Throws Made 441 414 394 375 370 355 352 331 286 284

John Price (91 games) Ken Trickey (110 games) Bob Burden (71 games) Jerry Beck (84 games) Robert Taylor (100 games) Sleepy Taylor (97 games) Kerry Hammonds (121 games) Tim Gaither (104 games) Willie Brown (75 games) Render Carden (73 games)

1953-54,57,59 1952-55 1959-61 1979-82 1990-93 1975-78 1985-87,89 1993-96 1967-69 1954-56

Free Throw Percentage (10 made) 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000

Don Smith East Tennessee Dan Midgett Eastern Kentucky Don Smith SW Louisiana Four Players Tied

1/9/60 (16-16) 2/13/64 (12-12) 12/5/59 (11-11) (10-10)

Single Season Free Throws Made 165 157 148 144 138 135 133 132 131 127

Jerry Beck John Price Bob Burden Don Smith Aylton Tesch Bob Burden Sleepy Taylor Herman Sykes Don Smith Willie Brown

(30 games) (25 games) (22 games) (23 games) (27 games) (23 games) (26 games) (26 games) (24 games) (26 games)

1982 1957 1960 1960 1998 1961 1978 1972 1959 1969 Ken Trickey holds the career record for free throws attempted with 673.

Free Throws Attempted 230 225 203 201 197 188 179 177 174 170

John Price Jerry Beck Bob Burden Aylton Tesch Bob Burden Don Smith Willie Brown Aylton Tesch Herman Sykes Don Smith

(25 games) (30 games) (22 games) (27 games) (23 games) (26 games) (26 games) (27 games) (26 games) (23 games)

1957 1982 1960 1998 1961 1959 1969 1996 1972 1960

Free Throw Pct. (min. 60 made) .892 .882 .881 .855 .847 .839

Lee Nosse Stan Sumrell Nod Carter Lee Nosse Don Smith Jack Sutter

(83-93) (60-68) (104-118) (71-83) (144-170) (73-87)

2000 1970 1996 2002 1960 1966

Free Throws Attempted 673 670 562 498 493 460 447 430 429 410

Ken Trickey John Price Bob Burden Kerry Hammonds Jerry Beck Robert Taylor Sleepy Taylor Doug Shrader Tim Gaither Ken Riley

(110 games) (91 games) (71 games) (121 games) (84 games) (100 games) (97 games) (84 games) (104 games) (76 games)

1952-55 1953-54,57,59 1959-61 1985-87,89 1979-82 1990-93 1975-78 1953-56 1993-96 1968, 70-71

Free Throw Pct. (min. 100 made) .836 Nod Carter .819 Lee Nosse

(225-269) (258-315)

1996-97 1998-02

.815 .804 .800 .799 .797 .796 .794 .789

Mike Buck Robert Taylor Duane Washington Stan Sumrell Jack Sutter Chris Rainey Sleepy Taylor Lewis Mack

(119-146) (370-460) (120-150) (171-214) (169-212) (246-309) (355-447) (176-223)

1989-92 1990-93 1986-87 1968,70-71 1965-67 1987-89 1975-78 1976-77

YEARLY LEADERS Year 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

2003-04 BLUE RAIDER BASKETBALL

Player Ken Trickey John Price Render Carden Render Carden Render Carden John Price Bob Williamson Don Smith Don Smith Bob Burden Paul Holland Larry Stewart Jim Spencer Billy Martin Jay Cole Jay Cole Willie Brown Willie Brown Jim Drew Herman Sykes Herman Sykes Steve Peeler George Sorrell Sleepy Taylor Tim Sisneros Lewis Mack Sleepy Taylor Greg Joyner Jerry Beck Jerry Beck Jerry Beck Doug Lipscomb Russell Smith Kerry Hammonds Kerry Hammonds Randy Henry Chris Rainey Chris Rainey Quincy Vance Warren Kidd Robert Taylor Warren Kidd Tim Gaither Tim Gaither Nod Carter Nod Carter Aylton Tesch Dale Thomas Fernando Ortiz Bryant Mitchell Lee Nosse Tommy Gunn

Pct .613 .651 .756 .748 .689 .683 .712 .697 .847 .685 .776 .754 .662 .717 .764 .758 .726 .709 .677 .816 .759 .717 .724 .811 .698 .783 .806 .797 .791 .778 .733 .667 .669 .672 .704 .810 .788 .816 .660 .534 .829 .571 .805 .828 .881 .801 .687 .596 .788 .543 .855 .822

FT-ATT 103-168 95-146 96-127 95-127 93-135 157-230 116-163 131-188 144-170 135-197 66-85 95-126 43-65 91-127 94-123 69-91 98-135 127-179 90-133 111-136 132-174 38-53 84-116 99-122 104-149 101-129 133-165 98-123 91-115 119-153 165-225 100-150 89-133 90-134 95-135 51-63 104-132 111-136 70-106 55-103 126-152 56-98 91-113 96-116 104-118 121-151 138-201 28-47 93-118 38-70 71-83 88-107

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ASSISTS

Single Game Most Assists 20 16 16 15 14 14 13 13 13 13 11 11 11 9 9 8 8 8 8

James Johnson Duane Washington Duane Washington Duane Washington Greg Christian Lewis Mack Duane Washington Gerald Harris James Johnson James Johnson Eric Parham Eric Parham Eric Parham Ortiz, Fernando Eric Parham Eric Parham Kevin White Jonathan Whitworth Jonathan Whitworth

Freed-Hardeman Eastern Kentucky Morehead State Tennessee Tech Kennesaw UALR Alabama State Austin Peay Armstrong State Clemson Florida Int’l. vs UT-Martin at Murray State Tennessee Tech Bryan College at Florida Int’l. St. Francis at Tennessee St. UT-Martin

1/2/86 1/19/87 2/24/86 1/5/87 11/26/90 12/1/76 1/15/86 2/13/89 12/14/85 12/15/84 02/02/02 12/6/01 1/1/03 02/12/00 11/17/01 2/22/03 11/17/00 02/19/00 02/26/00

Duane Washington Gerald Harris Duane Washington James Johnson Chris Rainey Lewis Mack Gerald Harris Richard Duncan Chris Rainey Richard Duncan Lewis Mack

Greg Armstrong Jonathan Whitworth Jimmy Martin Greg Christian

1979 2000 1975 1991

Assists Average 8.8 6.7 6.0 5.8 5.3 5.2 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.5

Duane Washington (29 games) Gerald Harris (31 games) James Johnson (32 games) Duane Washington (34 games) Gerald Harris (27 games) Greg Christian (24 games) Lewis Mack (29 games) Greg Armstrong (27 games) Lewis Mack (27 games) Greg Joyner (26 games) Jonathan Whitworth (28 games) Richard Duncan (31 games) Chris Rainey (31 games) Richard Duncan (31 games) Jimmy Martin (28 games)

1987 1989 1986 1986 1990 1991 1977 1979 1976 1979 2000 1999 1989 1997 1975

Career Most Assists

Single Season Most Assists 255 207 197 192 149 144 143 142 141 140 131

131 131 126 125

1987 1989 1986 1986 1988 1977 1990 1999 1989 1997 1976

463 452 399 342 326 313 303 275 250 231 227 216 213 206 203

Gerald Harris Duane Washington Richard Duncan Tim Gaither Chris Rainey James Johnson Pancakes Perry Lewis Mack Greg Joyner Jimmy Martin Eric Parham Roni Bailey Greg Armstrong Sleepy Taylor Fred Allen

Gerald Harris is Middle Tennessee’s career assists leader with 463.

1987-90 1986-87 1997-99 1993-96 1987-89 1985-86 1980-83 1976-77 1977-79 1973-75 2002-03 1995-97 1978-79 1975-78 1974-76

Assists Avg. (min. 30 games) 7.2 5.0 4.9 4.6 4.4 4.3 3.8 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1 2.9

Duane Washington holds the single-season assists record with 255 and is the career leader in assists average at 7.2 per game.

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Duane Washington James Johnson Lewis Mack Gerald Harris Richard Duncan Greg Armstrong Eric Parham Chris Rainey Jonathan Whitworth Tim Gaither Fernando Ortiz Jimmy Martin Mason Bonner Greg Joyner Pancakes Perry

(63 games) (63 games) (56 games) (101 games) (90 games) (50 games) (59 games) (94 games) (55 games) (104 games) (42 games) (73 games) (65 games) (81 games) (106 games)

1986-87 1985-86 1976-77 1987-90 1997-99 1978-79 2002-03 1987-89 2000-01 1993-96 2000-01 1973-75 1972-74 1977-79 1980-83

YEARLY LEADERS Year 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

2003-04 BLUE RAIDER BASKETBALL

Player Stan Sumrell Mason Bonner Mason Bonner Jimmy Martin Jimmy Martin Lewis Mack Lewis Mack Greg Armstrong Greg Armstrong Pancakes Perry Pancakes Perry Pancakes Perry LaRae Davis Maury Mapes James Johnson Duane Washington Duane Washington Chris Rainey Gerald Harris Gerald Harris Greg Christian Kelvin Hammonds Ramond Davis Tim Gaither Tim Gaither Tim Gaither Tim Gaither Richard Duncan Richard Duncan Richard Duncan Jonathan Whitworth D'Marius Wilkes Eric Parham Eric Parham

No. 93 77 91 65 126 131 144 82 131 73 94 86 74 106 121 197 255 149 207 143 125 82 64 64 88 112 78 140 117 142 131 88 114 113

Avg. 3.6 3.0 3.8 3.3 4.5 4.9 5.0 3.6 4.9 2.9 3.5 3.1 2.7 3.9 3.9 5.8 8.8 4.4 6.7 5.3 5.2 3.0 2.6 2.6 3.4 4.3 2.9 4.5 4.2 4.6 4.7 3.3 3.9 3.8


STEALS 2.3 2.1 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6

Richard Duncan’s 12 steals against Eastern Kentucky in 1999 set a single-game record at Middle Tennessee. He went on to establish the career record for thievery with 190.

Single Game Most Steals 12 9 8 8 8 7 7 6

Richard Duncan Roni Bailey Duane Washington Duane Washington James Johnson James Johnson Richard Duncan 13 Players Tied

Eastern Kentucky Montreat Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky South Carolina Murray State UT Martin

2/20/99 11/27/96 1/15/87 1/19/87 11/29/85 2/28/85 1/28/99

James Johnson (32 games) Fernando Ortiz (28 games) James Johnson (31 games) Tim Gaither (26 games) Richard Duncan (28 games) Gerald Harris (27 games) Aylton Tesch (27 games) Gerald Harris (24 games) Marcus LoVett (22 games) Milton Dean (27 games) Fernando Ortiz (14 games) Andrew Tunstill (29 games) Tim Corder (15 games) Tommy Gunn (27 games) Richard Duncan (31 games) Roni Bailey (31 games) Kelvin Hammonds (27 games)

1986 2000 1985 1994 1998 1990 1998 1988 1995 1994 2001 1987 1991 2002 1997 1997 1992

Career Most Steals 190 145 139 136 134 112 111 89 89 89 87 84 83 81 80

Richard Duncan Tim Gaither Gerald Harris James Johnson Duane Washington Roni Bailey Tommy Gunn Dwayne Rainey Lee Nosse Aylton Tesch Kim Cooksey Cedrick Wallace Fernando Ortiz Andrew Tunstill Bobby Clark

Duane Washington Richard Duncan James Johnson James Johnson Fernando Ortiz Richard Duncan Tim Gaither Gerald Harris Roni Bailey Richard Duncan Aylton Tesch Kim Cooksey Andrew Tunstill Milton Dean Cedrick Wallace Tommy Gunn Kelvin Hammonds Gerald Harris Duane Washington Eric Parham

1987 1999

James Johnson (63 games) Duane Washington (63 games) Richard Duncan (90 games) Fernando Ortiz (42 games) Aylton Tesch (54 games) Cedrick Wallace (58 games) Tim Gaither (104 games) Gerald Harris (101 games) Kim Cooksey (64 games) Tommy Gunn (84 games) Roni Bailey (85 games) Andrew Tunstill (63 games) Paul Washington (54 games) Tim Corder (42 games) Rick Campbell (57 games) Milton Dean (53 games) Eric Parham (59 games)

1985-86 1986-87 1997-99 2000-01 1996,98 1999-00 1993-96 1987-90 1985-86 2001-03 1995-97 1986-87 1994-95 1991-92 1981-82 1993-94 2002-03

YEARLY LEADERS

1987 1999 1986 1985 2000 1998 1994 1990 1997 1997 1998 1986 1987 1994 2000 2002 1992 1988 1986 2002

Year 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997

Steals Average 3.2 Duane Washington (29 games) 2.8 Richard Duncan (31 games)

2.2 2.1 2.1 2.0 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2

1997-99 1993-96 1987-90 1985-86 1986-87 1995-97 2001-03 1986-88 1998-02 1996,98 1985-86 1999-00 2000-01 1986-87 1993-95

Single Season Most Steals 93 87 73 63 60 54 52 50 49 49 49 48 47 45 43 43 42 42 41 41

Steals Avg. (minimum 30 games)

James Johnson averaged 2.2 steals per game over his career to set a record for steals average.

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

2003-04 BLUE RAIDER BASKETBALL

Player Rick Campbell Rick Campbell LaRae Davis Maury Mapes Doug Lipscomb James Johnson James Johnson Duane Washington Gerald Harris Gerald Harris Gerald Harris Jeff Clifton Kelvin Hammonds Warren Kidd Tim Gaither Tim Gaither Aylton Tesch Richard Duncan Roni Bailey Richard Duncan Richard Duncan Fernando Ortiz D'Marius Wilkes Tommy Gunn Tommy Gunn

No. 30 39 27 18 18 63 73 93 42 40 50 34 42 34 52 39 40 49 49 54 87 60 31 43 38

Avg. 1.1 1.3 1.0 0.7 0.7 2.0 2.3 3.2 1.8 1.3 1.9 1.3 1.6 1.3 2.0 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.9 2.8 2.1 1.1 1.6 1.3

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BLOCKS Single Game Most Blocks

23 23

7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

Blocks Average

Warren Kidd Warren Kidd Lee Nosse Lee Nosse Lee Nosse Lee Nosse Quincy Vance Warren Kidd Warren Kidd Warren Kidd Jimmy McGill Lee Nosse Warren Kidd Warren Kidd Warren Kidd Warren Kidd Warren Kidd

Tennessee State Austin Peay SE Missouri Eastern Kentucky Morehead State UALR Morehead State Morehead State South Carolina St. Kennesaw Lincoln Memorial Western Kentucky Southern (B.R.) Tennessee State Colorado SEMO SEMO

2/17/92 2/22/92 1/10/00 1/23/99 2/18/99 1/26/02 1/26/90 1/25/92 1/30/91 11/26/90 12/17/86 1/16/02 1/2/93 1/28/91 12/5/92 2/24/92 2/27/93

Warren Kidd Warren Kidd Lee Nosse Warren Kidd Lee Nosse Mantia Callender Lee Nosse Buck Hailey Fernando Ortiz William Pippen Dwayne Rainey Chris Ingram Chris Ingram Jimmy McGill Chris Ingram

Warren Kidd Warren Kidd Warren Kidd Lee Nosse Lee Nosse Mantia Callender Lee Nosse Chris Ingram Buck Hailey Fernando Ortiz Jimmy McGill William Pippen Jimmy McGill Russell Smith David Washington

1984 1985

(30 games) (27 games) (26 games) (28 games) (29 games) (28 games) (28 games) (22 games) (30 games) (28 games) (22 games) (30 games) (27 games) (27 games) (26 games)

1991 1992 1993 1999 2002 1998 2000 1990 1982 2000 1987 2003 1986 1984 1996

Career Most Blocks

Single Season Most Blocks 70 62 55 53 45 41 38 30 27 27 26 24 24 24 23

2.3 2.3 2.0 2.0 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8

Russell Smith Russell Smith

1991 1992 1999 1993 2002 1998 2000 1982 2000 2003 1988 1991 1989 1986 1990

185 166 81 50 49 47 46 46 44 37 36 36 35 34 33

Warren Kidd Lee Nosse Chris Ingram Dwayne Rainey Mantia Callender Buck Hailey Quincy Vance Russell Smith Jimmy McGill David Washington Tommy Gunn Raleigh Choice Fernando Ortiz John Humphrey William Pippen

1991-93 1998-02 1988-91 1986-88 1997-98 1981-82 1989-92 1984-85 1986-87 1995-96 2001-03 1983-84 2000-01 2002-03 2002-03

Blocks Avg. (minimum 30 games) 2.2 1.4 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5

Buck Hailey is among the Blue Raiders’ all-time block leaders. However, his biggest block came in the 1982 OVC Tournament finals, sealing a win for his team and propelling the team into NCAA Tournament lore with a win over Kentucky.

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Warren Kidd Lee Nosse Jimmy McGill Mantia Callender Fernando Ortiz Buck Hailey Russell Smith David Washington Chris Ingram Raleigh Choice John Humphrey William Pippen Velvious Goodloe Dwayne Rainey Iiro Tenngren Paul Washington

(83 games) (117 games) (49 games) (58 games) (42 games) (57 games) (58 games) (48 games) (110 games) (54 games) (59 games) (59 games) (47 games) (93 games) (57 games) (54 games)

1991-93 1998-02 1986-87 1997-98 2000-01 1981-82 1984-85 1995-96 1988-91 1983-84 2002-03 2002-03 1995-96 1986-88 2000-02 1994-95

Lee Nosse’s 166 career blocks ranks second behind all-time leader Warren Kidd.

YEARLY LEADERS Year 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

2003-04 BLUE RAIDER BASKETBALL

Player Buck Hailey Buck Hailey Raleigh Choice Russell Smith Russell Smith Jimmy McGill Jimmy McGill Dwayne Rainey Chris Ingram Chris Ingram Warren Kidd Warren Kidd Warren Kidd Paul Washington Velvious Goodloe David Washington Nod Carter Mantia Callender Lee Nosse Lee Nosse Iiro Tenngren Lee Nosse William Pippen

No. 17 30 16 23 23 24 20 26 24 23 70 62 53 19 17 22 9 41 55 38 20 45 27

Avg. 0.6 1.0 0.6 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.0 2.3 2.3 2.0 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.3 1.5 2.0 1.4 0.7 1.6 0.9


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