Basketball Game Program vs. West Florida

FEB. 11, 2023 / VS. WEST FLORIDA / 2 PM - 4 PM / THE COMPLEX

Thomas H. Moseley, Jr.,M.D. Bolan P. Woodward, M.D. Roy E. Swindle, M.D. Alexander M. Culbreth, III, M.D. Kimberly N. Cross, M.D. Ana M. Hernandez, M.D. (Tifton)

GO BLAZERS!

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HEAD COACH MIKE HELFER Head Coach:

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Mike Helfer

ntering his 18th year with Valdosta State, Mike Helfer has established himself as one of the top coaches in the nation. he has recorded a 337165 record, including 14 winning seasons, and he has repeatedly established his program as one of the most exciting teams in the Gulf South Conference, South Region, and nationwide.

Helfer has guided the red and black to eight NCAA tournament appearances along with five-straight Gulf South Conference regular season titles. Helfer also led the 2020-21 Blazers to the prgoram’s first Gulf South Conference Tournament Championship. He has won 20 or more games four of the last five years and eight Records Broken Under Helfer times during his time in Titletown. Helfer has also Victories in a Season gone 93-37 over the last five years, marking the most 2009-10: 28 wins in a five-year stretch in program history.

Points in a Season 2018-19: 2,782 In 2020-21, the Blazers finished on top of the GSC East Free Throw Attempts in a Season Division with a 14-4 overall record. Helfer reached 2009-10: 812 his 500th career victory during a 91-87 win against Auburn Montgomery in 24 seasons of coaching. Helfer Three-Pointers in a Season and the Blazers reached the GSC Tournament Final for 2018-19: 320 the second year in-a-row last season. Helfer coached Three-Pointers in a Game three All-Tournament Team players last season, along (February 28, 2015 at West with the Most Outstanding Player Burke Putnam. The Florida): 21 Blazers’ GSC Tournament win solidified the four seed Assists in a Season in the NCAA South Region before the team finished the 2018-19: 554 season ranked 24th nationally.

Blocked Shots in a Season 2012-13: 212 In 2018-19, the Blazers clinched their third-straight Season Records league regular season title, finishing the season 24-7 2005-2006: 17-11 (7-7 GSC) and 16-4 in the GSC. With a senior-led team, including standout Beau Justice, the Blazers reached the Gulf 2006-2007: 20-9 (8-4 GSC) South Conference semifinal round and earned a berth 2007-2008: 18-11 (8-4 GSC) into the NCAA South Regional. Justice finished his 2008-2009: 24-7 (9-3 GSC) career as the all-time leader in made 3-pointers with 2009-2010: 28-5 (9-1 GSC) 257, while he finished with 1,754 points for fourth all2010-2011: 21-9 (7-5 GSC) time in school history in just three seasons at VSU. In 2011-2012: 11-16 (3-11 GSC) addition, Helfer’s squad set the school-record for points 2012-2013: 19-10 (9-9 GSC) in a season (2,782), three-pointers made (320), free throw 2013-2014: 16-12 (9-11 GSC) percentage (.765) and assists (554).

2014-2015: 10-18 (5-17 GSC) 2015-2016: 17-11 (13-9 GSC) Prior to his time as a head coach, Helfer spent seven 2016-2017: 26-6 (19-3 GSC) years as an assistant coach. He began his career at his alma mater, Division III Capital University, where he served 2017-2018: 26-5 (18-2 GSC) as an assistant for two years. Upon leaving Capital, Helfer 2018-2019: 24-7 (16-4 GSC) joined the coaching staff at Division I Kent State in 1991 2019-2020: 26-4 (18-2 GSC) and worked with the school through the 1994-95 season.

2020-2021: 17-5 (14-4 GSC) He also served as an assistant with Division II Grand 2021-2022: 11-16 (7-13 GSC) Valley State during the 1996-97 season, helping the Lakers to a 23-6 record and the NCAA Division II tournament.

HEAD COACH DEANDRA SHIRMER

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Head Coach:

Deandra Schirmer

eandra Shirmer led the Lady Blazers to their first Elite Eight appearance since 1984 last season as the team ended the year with a 26-5 record and a 17-2 mark in the Gulf South Conference. The Lady Blazers upset the No. 1-ranked Union last season to clinch a berth into the Elite Eight. in 2021, the Lady Blazers finished 13th in the final Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Top 25 to end the 2021 campaign. Schirmer improved her record to 3615 overall and 26-12 in GSC play, while graduate transfer Kwajelin Farrar earned GSC East Division Player of the Year honors, multiple all-region honors and became the first Lady Blazer since 1995 to earn WBCA First Team All-America accolades in 2021. Farrar became the seventh Lady Blazer to earn WBCA All-America honors in program history.

Farrar finished the season leading the team in scoring at 14.2 points per game. Farrar was 134 of 226 from the field for a 59.3 average from the floor for ninth nationally and second in the GSC. Her 134 field goals made were good for fourth in the GSC and 35th nationally, while her 11 double-doubles put her tenth nationally and third in the league. Her 9.7 rebounds per game put her 33rd nationally and sixth in the league.

She had a team-high 23 blocks for the season in 22 games played and 22 starts.

In her first season in Titletown, Schirmer guided the Lady Blazers to an 18-11 record overall and a 10-10 mark in Gulf South Conference play. Schirmer brought in a couple of key transfers this season in Cheray Saunders and Saniah Simpson-Patu. Schirmer’s squad also had junior Kayla Bonilla who eclipsed the 1,000 career point mark as the 27th player in school history to do so. Schirmer had her biggest win of the season as the Lady Blazers upset then-No. 4-ranked Lee 74-68 on Dec. 17, 2019. Bonilla earned second team all-conference honors this season. As a team, VSU finished third in the league in free throws made (408) for 61st nationally and was fourth in the league in free throws attempted (576) for 74th nationally. The Lady Blazers also were fourth in 3-point field goal shooting at a 33.3 clip for 78th nationally. Schirmer guided the team to its fourth-straight appearance in the Gulf South Conference Tournament.

Valdosta State Athletic Director Herb Reinhard announced Saturday, May 3, 2019, the hiring of Deandra Shirmer as the next women’s basketball coach at VSU. Schirmer had been an assistant coach at Eckerd College in Florida for the past five years prior to coming to VSU and was elevated to Associate Head Coach in 2018. She also served as recruiting coordinator for the Tritons where her leadership and player development has helped produce the three most successful seasons in program history.

Prior to Schirmer’s arrival at EC, the Tritons had not earned a NCAA postseason bid in the 32-year history of the program.

She began her playing career at Cloud County Community College (Kan.), earning allconference and all-region honors. While at Cloud County, she helped lead the team to a 26-7 record as a sophomore and was named Jayhawk Conference Western Division Second Team and was an all-region selection.

Shirmer earned her bachelor’s degree from USCA in business marketing and earned a master’s degree of sports administration from Georgia State.

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BLAZERS

The Blazers 0 1 2 3 4 5 11 12 15 20 21 22 30 32 33

Athletic Trainer: Gracie Thurson Strength Coach: Marc Struck

Jay Rucker 6’8 240 F Jacolbey Owens 6’1 180 G Maurice Gordon 6’6 190 F Cam Hamilton 5’11 165 G Lee Flenor 6’8 220 F Mike Isler 6’6 190 G/F Mohamed Fofana 6’7 220 F Cam Selders 6’4 180 G Kelan Walker 6’3 175 G Ryan Black 6’2 180 G Chris Connor 6’3 180 G Dylan Garrington 6’2 190 G JJ Williams 5’7 155 G Jace Lavan 6’4 225 F Caden Boser 6’8 230 F

Assistant coach

Nate Nowicki

Head coach Mike Helfer

Jr. Sr. Gr. Gr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Gr. So. RFr. Fr. So. So.

Atlanta, GA / Emmanuel College Warner Robbins, GA / Gulf Coast CC Macon, GA / Gulf Coast CC Charlotte, NC / UNC Pembroke Miami, FL / Miss. Gulf Coast CC Albany, GA / Tallahassee CC New York, NY / Palm Beach State Morgantown, WV / Garrett College Brunswick, GA / Shorter Ocean Springs, MS / Holy Cross Snellville, GA / Parkview HS Bogart, GA / N. Oconee HS Valdosta, GA / Lowndes HS Valdosta, GA / Highland Christian HS Eau Claire, WI / UMKC

Graduate Assistant

Timothy Finlayson

#0 Jay Rucker

#1 Jacolbey Owens

#2 Maruice Gordon

#3 Cam Hamilton

#4 Lee Flenor

#5 Mike Isler

#11 Mohamed Fofana

#12 Cam Selders

#15 Kelan Walker

#20 Ryan Black

#21 Chris Connor

#22 Dylan Garrington

#30 JJ Williams

#32 Jace Lavan

#33 Caden Boser

LADY BLAZERS

The Lady Blazers 00 1 3 4 5 13 15 20 22 23 30 32 34

Jirah Ards 5’6 Tamiya Francis 5’3 Emma Martin 5’11 India Jordan 5’7 Shanice Nelson 5’8 Taylor Searcey 5’7 Lili Long 6’0 Kate Tanner 6’2 Grace Beyer 5’6 Kayla Frey 5’10 Kendall Bollmer 5’8 Aleisha Curry 6’0 Kalifa Ford 5’10

Head coach Deandra Schirmer

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

Assistant coach

Alexis Uffmann

RSr. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. So. Jr. So. So. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr.

Eufaula, Ala. / Florida Southern Torontom Ontario / Dawson CC Richfield, Utah / Utah Valley Rochester, N.Y. / School of the Arts Nashville, Tenn. / Chattanooga State CC Lincoln, Neb. / Lincoln East HS Melbourne, AUS / Miles CC Melbourne, AUS / Butler Ponte Vedra, Fla. / Nease HS Douglasville, Ga. / South Paulding HS Dacula, Ga / Dacula HS Lehigh Acres, Fla. / Santa Fe college Bono, Ark. / Oklahoma Baptist

Graduate Assistant

Mallory Odell

Graduate Assistant

Nicole Heyn

#00 Jirah Ards

#1 Tamiya Francis

#3 Emma Martin

#4 India Jordan

#5 Shanice Nelson

#13 Taylor Searcey

#15 Lili Long

#20 Kate Tanner

#22 Grace Beyer

#23 Kayla Frey

#30 Kendall Bollmer

#32 Aleisha Curry

#34 Kalifa Ford

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TEAM SHOTS

The Blazers

(Back Row L-R): Johnathan Kinsely, Dylan Harvey, Ryan Black, Jace Lavan Caden Boser, Jay Rucker. Lee Flenor, Mike Isler, Chris Connor, Tim Finlayson, Mike Helfer, Nate Nowicki (Front Row L-R): Keshaun Johnson, Gracie Thurson, Dylan Garrington, Kelan Walker Mohamed Fofana, Jacolbey Owens, Cam Hamilton, Maurice Gordon, Cam Selders, JJ Williams

The Lady Blazers

(L-R): Brianna Jackson, Deandra Schirmer, Taela Johnson, Nicole Heyn, Gracie Brant, Mallory Odell, Grace Beyer, Aleisha Curry, Jirah Ards, Lili Long, Shanice Nelson, Kate Tanner, India Jordan, Emma Martin, Taylor Searcey, Kalifa Ford, Tamiya Francis, Kendall Bollmer, Hayley Widman, Kelsey Raducci, Alexis Uffmann, Charnell Tucker

LADY BLAZER COACHING STAFF

Head coach Deandra Schirmer

Assistant coach Alexis Uffmann Graduate Assistant Mallory Odell Graduate Assistant Nicole Heyn

Student Assistant Taela Johnson

Student Assistant Gracie Brant

Student Assistant Kelsey Raducci

Student Assistant Charnell Tucker

Student Assistant Brianna Jackson

Asst. Athletic Trainer Hayley Widman

BLAZER COACHING STAFF

Assistant coach Nate Nowicki

Head coach Mike Helfer

Graduate Assistant Timothy Finlayson

Student Assistant Johnathan Kinsely

Student Assistant Dylan Harvey

Asst. Athletic Trainer Gracie Thurson

Student Assistant Keshaun Johnson

SUPPORT STAFF

2022-2023 BLAZER BASKETBALL SUPPORT STAFF

Herb Reinhard Director of Athletics

Jennifer Grubbs Senior Assoc. A.D.

Mason Barfield Director of Compliance

Debbie Wisenbaker Executive Assistant

Kit Strief Asst. A.D. Comm.

Bobby Tucker Eligibility Coordinator

Vaconna Hardin

Director of Ticketing & Game Ops.

Dr. David Kuhlmeier Faculty Ath. Rep.

BLAZER STATS 2022-23 Valdosta St. Men's Basketball Combined Team Statistics All games Game Records Record

Overall

ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

16-9 12-7 4-2

Team Box Score No. Player 1 OWENS, Jacolbey 4 FLENOR, Lee

11 FOFANA, Mohamed 33 BOSER, Caden

3 HAMILTON, Cam 0 RUCKER, Jay

2 GORDON, Maurice

20 BLACK, Ryan

GP-GS

MIN

AVG

25-25 842:09 33.7

Home

Away

8-3 6-3 2-0

Neutral

6-4 6-4 0-0

2-2 0-0 2-2

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Score by Periods Team Valdosta St. Opponents

1st 1020 950

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds FG-FGA FG% 3FG-3FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG 133-297

.448

30-87

.345 107-167

.641

17

72

89

3.6

25-13 635:40 25.4

126-235

.536

9-36

.250

77-101

.762

34

84 118

25-15 571:06 22.8

79-200

.386

33-46

.717

11

45

1-0

23:20 23.3

25-25 730:58 29.2 25-23 604:45 24.2 22-20 537:27 24.4

5 ISLER, Mike

21 CONNOR, Chris

25-4 15-0 6-0

537:01 21.5 224:11 14.9 16:25

2.7

71:43

4.0

12 SELDERS, Cam

25-0

228:57

32 LAVAN, Jace

6-0

13:39

15 WALKER, Kelan 24 WILLIAMS, JJ

22 GARRINGTON, Dylan

Team

18-0 8-0 6-0

22:59 14:43

6-8

114-228 97-163 73-139 75-174 39-65 4-8

9.2

14-27

2.3

3-7

2.9 2.5

9-19 3-9 0-6

.750

0-0

.000

.500

44-108

.595

8-29

.395 .525

51-132 26-66

.431

62-151

.500

1-5

.600 .519 .474 .429 .333 .000

0-0

.407 .276 .394 .411

2-5

7-9

4-7

.200

0-4

26-42

.400 .000

1-5

33-61

19-39

.400

0-0

57-64

.000 .200

2-5

2-4

.000

3-5 3-6 0-0 0-2 0-0

.500 .891 .541 .619 .778 .487 .600 .571 .500 .000 .000 .000

4

24 48 28 16 20

2

2

6

86 110 56

94 142 74 102 64

80

1

3

21

41

6

20

26

4

1

5

5 1 1

36

7 2 1

41

12

3 2

77

2nd 1108 1000

PF DQ

A

30

0 151

4.7

52

0

2.2

55

2

6.0 4.4 5.7 4.6 3.2 2.7 0.5

3

63 71 31 37 27 1

1.0

25

0.8

1

0.7 0.4 0.3

7 3 1

0 1 2 0 0 0 0

6

45

403 16.1

47

53

10

25

338 13.5

42

26

2

46

242

9.7

198

9.0

1

39 31 31 16 10

0

4

49

15

4

22 21 0

0

0

2 1

2 5 0 7

Total

25

5075

775-1585 .489 236-633

.373 371-553 .671 257 615 872 34.9 407

Opponents

25

5075

728-1612 .452 200-616

.325 327-421 .777 315 640 955 38.2 459 11 364 399

Team Statistics Scoring Points per game Scoring margin Field goals-att Field goal pct

3 point fg-att 3-point FG pct 3-pt FG made per game

Free throws-att Free throw pct F-Throws made per game Rebounds Rebounds per game Rebounding margin Assists Assists per game

Turnovers Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio Steals Steals per game

Blocks Blocks per game

Winning streak Home win streak

Attendance Home games-Avg/Game Neutral site-Avg/Game

VSU

2157 86.3 +7.0

OPP

1983 79.3 -

775-1585 .489

728-1612 .452

371-553 .671 14.8

327-421 .777 13.1

236-633 .373 9.4

872 34.9 -3.3 407 16.3

307 12.3 +3.7 1.3 226 9.0 100 4.0 2 1

8805 11-800 -

200-616 .325 8.0

955 38.2 364 14.6 399 16.0 0.9 153 6.1 70 2.8

-

2933 10-293 4-168

Team Results Date

11/05/2022 11/06/2022 11/12/2022 11/13/2022 11/17/2022 11/19/2022 11/22/2022 11/26/2022 11/28/2022 12/01/2022 12/11/2022 12/13/2022 12/15/2022 12/18/2022 12/31/2022 01/02/2023 01/05/2023 01/07/2023 01/12/2023 01/14/2023 01/19/2023 01/21/2023 01/28/2023 02/02/2023 02/04/2023

Opponent

vs Lincoln Memorial vs Hillsdale vs Fort Valley St. vs Clark Atlanta Lee Shorter Clinton at Delta St. at Mississippi Col. West Ga. Union (TN) Christian Brothers Palm Beach Atl. at West Florida at AUM at Montevallo Alabama Huntsville West Ala. at Shorter at Lee Mississippi Col. Delta St. at West Ga. at Christian Brothers at Union (TN)

8

28

0

7

0

26

12

0

AVG

65

29

0

TOT 2157 1983

TO BLK STL PTS

0 0

OT 29 33

26

6 1

1

21 18 18 16 10

329 13.2 235 219

2

6

14

0

0

3

14 14.0

3 4

0

3

0

97 12 34 23

6 7 0

9.4 8.8

6.5 2.0 1.4 1.3

1.0 0.9 0.0

5 407 307 100 226 2157 86.3

L L W W W W W W Lot2 L L W W L W W W W W L L W L W Wot

70 153 1983 79.3

Score

80-108 65-79 85-58 80-60 81-79 101-62 121-92 73-64 101-106 76-88 78-81 86-66 88-83 78-82 77-71 110-103 99-77 96-84 76-66 80-90 56-72 93-44 88-93 86-73 103-102

Att.

231 123 143 175 1012 664 689 345 245 1036 731 545 473 250 181 123 653 783 200 0 1123 1096 1128 211 250

LADY BLAZER STATS 2022-23 Valdosta St. Women's Basketball Combined Team Statistics All games Game Records Record

Overall

ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

17-4 16-3 1-1

Team Box Score No. Player 13 SEARCEY, Taylor

1 FRANCIS, Tamiya

20 TANNER, Kate 00 ARDS, Jirah 15 LONG, Lili

3 MARTIN, Emma

32 CURRY, Aleisha 4 JORDAN, India

30 BOLLMER, Kendall 23 FREY, Kayla

22 BEYER, Grace

5 NELSON, Shanice

Team

GP-GS

MIN

AVG

21-20 682:36 32.5 14-14 443:11 31.7 21-20 432:02 20.6 20-20 671:11 33.6 19-16 500:42 26.4 21-9

428:02 20.4

21-5

333:10 15.9

19-1 14-0 15-0 3-0

18-0

246:34 13.0 163:32 11.7 114:20

7.6

161:48

9.0

22:51

7.6

Home

Away

9-2 8-1 1-1

Neutral

8-2 8-2 0-0

0-0 0-0 0-0

Score by Periods Team Valdosta St. Opponents

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1st 382 318

2nd 389 359

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds FG-FGA FG% 3FG-3FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG 84-183

.459

69-143

.483

52-127 54-141 42-109 48-106 44-72 34-96 15-44 9-17 2-6

10-36

9-29

.310

87-104

.837

56

88 144

6.9

2-2

1.000

38-63

.603

30

52

3.9

14-58

.241

.784

15

.409

27-75

.383

11-37

.453

36-86

.385 .611

.360 .297 .419

0-0

.354

11-37

.529

1-4

.341

.000 .297

13-42

.333

.310

1-3

.278

38-53 40-51 13-16 29-36 29-40 0-0

.250

8-15

.211

2-4

.333

4-19

16-28

0-0

.571 .717 .813

7

22 6

.806

30

.000

3

.725 .533 .000 .500

8

29

36 82

79 101 59

74

29

59

27 23 4

33 31

7

4

17

21

1

12

13

1 39

4

53

5

92

2.6 5.1 3.9 1.6 3.1 1.5 0.5

PF DQ 51

0

73

5

30 31 57 25 36 29

6

1.4

18

0.7

11

1.7

3rd 283 221

1

1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0

A

58 40 31 56 27 15 12 15 12 12 0 1

4th 301 249

OT 0 0

TOT 1355 1147

TO BLK STL PTS

AVG

71

2

51

264 12.6

47

8

20

178

8.5

138

7.3

42 32 47

0 2 1

25 50 17

12

10

24

0

11

1

3

26 11 13

0 6

23

10

1 0 3

13 6 7 0 3

147 10.5 157 145 117 108

43 27 5

26

7.9 6.9 6.2 5.1

3.1 1.8

1.7

1.4

Total

21

4200

463-1080 .429 129-392

.329 300-410 .732 222 476 698 33.2 368 10 279 354 38 206 1355 64.5

Opponents

21

4200

403-1026 .393 117-385

.304 224-323 .693 186 435 621 29.6 418 11 207 421 46 164 1147 54.6

Team Statistics Scoring Points per game Scoring margin Field goals-att Field goal pct

3 point fg-att 3-point FG pct 3-pt FG made per game

Free throws-att Free throw pct F-Throws made per game Rebounds Rebounds per game Rebounding margin Assists Assists per game

Turnovers Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio Steals Steals per game

Blocks Blocks per game

Winning streak Home win streak

Attendance Home games-Avg/Game Neutral site-Avg/Game

VSU

1355 64.5 +9.9

OPP

1147 54.6 -

463-1080 .429

403-1026 .393

300-410 .732 14.3

224-323 .693 10.7

129-392 .329 6.1

698 33.2 +3.7 279 13.3

117-385 .304 5.6

621 29.6 207 9.9

354 16.9 +3.2 0.8

421 20.0 0.5

38 1.8

46 2.2

206 9.8

0 9

5858 11-533 -

164 7.8

-

2814 10-281 0-0

Team Results Date

11/11/2022 11/17/2022 11/19/2022 11/22/2022 11/26/2022 11/28/2022 12/01/2022 12/11/2022 12/13/2022 12/18/2022 12/31/2022 01/02/2023 01/05/2023 01/07/2023 01/12/2023 01/14/2023 01/19/2023 01/21/2023 01/28/2023 02/02/2023 02/04/2023

Opponent

Eckerd Lee Shorter Ga. Southwestern at Delta St. at Mississippi Col. West Ga. Union (TN) Christian Brothers at West Florida at AUM at Montevallo Alabama Huntsville West Ala. at Shorter at Lee Mississippi Col. Delta St. at West Ga. at Christian Brothers at Union (TN)

L L W W W W W W W W W W W W W L W W W W L

58-88 55-56 81-44 66-52 44-42 55-53 72-45 60-54 79-61 60-56 75-56 79-67 75-57 59-52 63-56 50-59 82-31 59-40 57-48 72-56 54-74

Score

Att.

428 652 430 475 247 211 578 547 423 274 103 113 487 536 25 271 658 644 1128 168 274

WEST FLORIDA MBB STATS 2022-23 West Florida Men's Basketball Combined Team Statistics All games Game Records Record

Overall

ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

Home

12-11 8-11 4-0

Team Box Score No. Player 3 TATE, LaTrell

21 SOFIELD, Daniel

4 MATTHEWS, Wendell

12 DEHART, Jared

24 WEATHERSPOON, Jejuan

GP-GS

MIN

AVG

23-23 773:57 33.7 23-23 784:42 34.1 23-23 614:50 26.7 23-17 670:13 29.1 23-6

507:57 22.1

11 PETIT-HOMME, Dave

23-18 542:45 23.6

34 NKOMA, Channick

23-0

220:23

23 RUTATIKA, Sano

21-5

1 LEWIS, TJ

10 FARRELL, Jaz

14 WALKER, Devin 32 BROWN, Eli

2 BRYANT JR, Rodney 5 MAUMBE, Michael

Team

1-0

17-0 1-0

13-0 9-0 5-0

05:12

Away

8-5 5-5 3-0

5.2

44-100

.440

86-106

.811

10

68

78

3.4

88-176

.500

0-1

.000

73-100

.730

42

71 113

4.9

.242

28-37

118-287 51-103 49-107 48-126 2-3

8.2

20-43

89:11

6.9

6-19

3.5

0-1

21:43 17:22

2.4

1st 789 754

.455

172:52

5.2

Score by Periods Team West Florida Opponents

125-275

36-77

05:12

0-0 0-0 0-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds FG-FGA FG% 3FG-3FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG

9.6

173:41 10.2

Neutral

4-6 3-6 1-0

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26-58 1-5 3-6

.411

48-148

.495

32-70

.381

14-64

.468

0-0

.458 .667

.324 .457

8-33

.219

1-1

1.000

.448

4-12

.333

.200

0-2

.465

9-19

.316

4-13

.000

0-0

.500

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20-35

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27

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43

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8

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39

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49

26 1 3 0 3

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PF DQ 38

1

72

4

32 30 16 53

0

2.6

39

0.7

14

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2nd 853 869

18

0.2 0.0 0.6

1 5 1 4

0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

A

66 62 57 58 29 31

0

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TO BLK STL PTS 41

0

22

249 10.8

15

12

0

0

22

12

1

22

0

7 9

380 16.5

26

23

1

21

12

47

12 1 4 2 2

18

AVG

0

37

7 6

TOT 1642 1623

20

2 4 4 0 0 0 0

22 20 12 22

0

331 14.4 161

7.0

124

5.4

134 5

5.8 5.0

5

92

4.0

2

72

3.4

8 1

67 2

3.9 2.0

4

17

1.3

0

1

0.2

0

7

0.8

Total

23

4600

573-1286 .446 165-465

.355 331-437 .757 211 521 732 31.8 323

6 334 262 76 139 1642 71.4

Opponents

23

4600

606-1307 .464 199-539

.369 212-311 .682 227 557 784 34.1 414

9 344 314 61 133 1623 70.6

Team Statistics Scoring Points per game Scoring margin Field goals-att Field goal pct

3 point fg-att 3-point FG pct 3-pt FG made per game

Free throws-att Free throw pct F-Throws made per game Rebounds Rebounds per game Rebounding margin Assists Assists per game

Turnovers Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio Steals Steals per game

Blocks Blocks per game

Winning streak Home win streak

Attendance Home games-Avg/Game Neutral site-Avg/Game

UWF

1642 71.4 +0.8

OPP

1623 70.6 -

573-1286 .446

606-1307 .464

331-437 .757 14.4

212-311 .682 9.2

165-465 .355 7.2

732 31.8 -2.3 334 14.5

262 11.4 +2.3 1.3 139 6.0 76 3.3 0 3

3290 13-253 -

199-539 .369 8.7

784 34.1 344 15.0

314 13.7 1.1 133 5.8 61 2.7 -

5241 10-524 0-0

Team Results Date

11/12/2022 11/13/2022 11/17/2022 11/19/2022 11/22/2022 11/26/2022 11/28/2022 12/04/2022 12/09/2022 12/11/2022 12/15/2022 12/18/2022 12/31/2022 01/02/2023 01/05/2023 01/07/2023 01/12/2023 01/14/2023 01/19/2023 01/21/2023 01/25/2023 02/02/2023 02/04/2023

Opponent

Clark Atlanta Fort Valley St. Shorter Lee Tuskegee at Mississippi Col. at Delta St. at West Ga. Union (TN) Christian Brothers at Georgia College Valdosta St. at Montevallo at AUM West Ala. Alabama Huntsville at Lee at Shorter Delta St. Mississippi Col. West Ga. at Union (TN) at Christian Brothers

W W L L W L W L L W W W L L L L L W W W W W L

98-67 63-57 59-62 67-85 63-52 68-88 75-64 62-69 63-69 71-58 72-59 82-78 113-115 75-98 52-60 51-69 68-74 72-54 69-62 69-62 79-75 85-79 66-67

Score

Att.

283 197 275 227 123 212 246 473 220 160 3005 250 197 160 210 268 399 150 290 467 320 150 249

WEST FLORIDA WBB STATS 2022-23 West Florida Women's Basketball Combined Team Statistics All games Game Records Record

Overall

ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

16-6 15-4 1-2

Team Box Score No. Player 1 JARNOT, Jaclyn

GP-GS

44 PILLER, Zoe

14 LUTTRELL, Haylee 13 LANGFORD, Jaden 4 TAYLOR, Moriah

0 ANDREW, Jennifer 2 GRIFFON, Maddie

3 JOHNSON, Shania

15 HUNTER, Tori

21 STAUBLE, Kyra

23 GALLIMORE, Jenna

5 STRANGE, Campbell

MIN

AVG

22-22 727:15 33.1 22-22 609:07 27.7 22-22 690:13 31.4 22-22 675:47 30.7 22-22 574:22 26.1 18-0

245:14 13.6

20-0

291:33 14.6

22-0 10-0 12-0 15-0

10 WILLIAMS, Hannah 24 PICKETT, Kelly

Team

3-0 7-0 1-0

346:17 15.7 76:22

7.6

93:07

6.2

54:09 14:21 16:08

4.5 4.8 2.3

12:00 12.0

Home

Away

8-2 8-2 0-0

Neutral

8-3 7-2 1-1

0-1 0-0 0-1

Score by Periods Team West Florida Opponents

Page 1/1 as of Feb 09, 2023

1st 375 302

2nd 399 338

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds FG-FGA FG% 3FG-3FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG 140-313

.447

32-104

.308

71-178

.399

42-112

.375

.354

29-97

.261

6-21

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.565 .467 .500

0-3

6-18

.269

11-42

.235

2-10

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0-0

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0-2

.630

18

39

57

4

43

47

26

38

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0-1

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.286

1-16

50 235 285 13.0

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0-0

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5.6

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9.5

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1

28

0

65 45 25 40 35 18 10

5

0.5

13

0.3

1

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1 0

2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

A

58 16 27 72 87 13 36 20 2 3 2 0 0 1

4th 360 333

OT 5 9

TOT 1522 1322

TO BLK STL PTS 70

22

43

26

9

9

60 55 35 22 35 18

3 1 7 0 1 0

18

12

26

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23

2

8

0

23

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9

AVG

358 16.3 355 16.1 201

9.1

152

6.9

155 112

6 2 1 3 1 0 0

7.0 6.2

86

3.9

18

1.8

59 13 10

1 2 0

3.0 1.1 0.7

0.3 0.3 0.0

Total

22

4426

541-1286 .421 129-426

.303 311-452

.688 306 666 972 44.2 333

4 337 351 50 154 1522 69.2

Opponents

22

4425

474-1320 .359 138-485

.285 236-327

.722 213 494 707 32.1 392

8 247 288 46 146 1322 60.1

Team Statistics Scoring Points per game Scoring margin Field goals-att Field goal pct

3 point fg-att 3-point FG pct 3-pt FG made per game

Free throws-att Free throw pct F-Throws made per game Rebounds Rebounds per game Rebounding margin Assists Assists per game

Turnovers Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio Steals Steals per game

Blocks Blocks per game

Winning streak Home win streak

Attendance Home games-Avg/Game Neutral site-Avg/Game

UWF

1522 69.2 +9.1

OPP

1322 60.1 -

541-1286 .421

474-1320 .359

311-452 .688 14.1

236-327 .722 10.7

129-426 .303 5.9

972 44.2 +12.0 337 15.3 351 16.0 -2.9 1.0 154 7.0 50 2.3

1 5

2426 10-243 -

138-485 .285 6.3

707 32.1 247 11.2 288 13.1 0.9 146 6.6 46 2.1

-

1950 11-177 1-100

Team Results Date

11/12/2022 11/17/2022 11/19/2022 11/26/2022 11/28/2022 12/02/2022 12/04/2022 12/09/2022 12/11/2022 12/18/2022 12/31/2022 01/02/2023 01/05/2023 01/07/2023 01/12/2023 01/14/2023 01/19/2023 01/21/2023 01/25/2023 01/28/2023 02/02/2023 02/04/2023

Opponent

vs Eckerd Shorter Lee at Mississippi Col. at Delta St. at Columbus St. at West Ga. Union (TN) Christian Brothers Valdosta St. at Montevallo at AUM West Ala. Alabama Huntsville at Lee at Shorter Delta St. Mississippi Col. West Ga. at Spring Hill at Union (TN) at Christian Brothers

L W Lot L W L W W W L W W W W W W W W W W L W

28-53 90-64 65-69 51-55 63-39 74-77 77-49 72-69 79-72 56-60 84-59 84-75 52-43 69-54 76-68 85-47 51-40 75-51 71-57 75-60 62-88 83-73

Score

Att.

100 221 220 207 150 150 211 145 156 274 163 125 160 267 203 75 275 427 281 200 250 216

WEST FLORIDA ROSTERS

WEST FLORIDA ARGONAUT WBB 0 Jennifer Andrew F 5-10 Gr. Birmingham, Ala. / Montevallo 1 Jaclyn Jarnot F 6-1 GR. Brookyn Park, Minn. / North Dakota 2 Maddie Griffon G 5-5 SR. Copperas Cove, Texas / Furman 3 Shania Johnson G 5-10 Sr. Munford, Tenn. / New Mexico Highlands 4 Moriah Taylor G 5-5 Sr. Hartselle, Ala. / Georgia State 5 Campbell Strange F 6-2 R-Fr. Lebanon, Tenn. / Wilson Central HS 10 Hannah Williams G 5-6 Jr. Manassas, Va. / Point University 13 Jaden Langford G 5-8 Jr. Madison, Ala. / Samford 14 Haylee Luttrell G 5-10 Gr. Deer Lodge, TEnn. / North Greenville 15 Tori Hunter F 6-4 R-Jr. Hoover, Ala. / Western Kentucky 20 Clair Sutherland-Case F 6-1 Sr. Hamilton, Ontario / Central Conneticut 21 Kyra Stauble G 5-8 So. St. Augustine, Fla. / St. Augustine HS 23 Jenna Gallimore G 5-10 So. Brandenburg, Ky. / Meade County HS 44 Zoe Piller F 6-2 So. Nolensville, Tenn. / Nolensville HS Head Coach: Stephanie Lawrence Yelton Assistant Coach: Joel Harrison / Graduate Assistant: Josh Bouchard

WEST FLORIDA ARGONAUT MBB 1 Jaz Farrell G 6-3 170 Jr. Miramar, Fla. / Mansfield Univ.

2 Rodney Bryant G 6-0 160 So. Mount Dora, Fla. / MT. Dora Christian 3 LaTrell Tate G 6-1 155 Jr. Marietta, Ga. / Alabama State 4 Dell Matthews F 6-6 195 Sr. Brooklyn Park, Minn. / North Iowa CC 5 Michael Maumbe F 6-8 190 R-Fr. Morgantown, W.Va. / University HS 11 David Petit-Homme F 6-7 210 Sr. Jamaica, N.Y. / Niagara County CC 12 Jared DeHart G 6-1 170 Gr. Trafalgar, Ind. / Bethel University 21 Daniel Sofield G 6-7 215 Jr. Jackson, N.J. / Jackson Liberty HS 23 Sano Rutatika F 6-9 235 Fr. Kigali, Rwanda / Lake Forest Academy 24 Jejuan WeatherspoonF 6-5 200 Jr. Columbus, Ohio / Wabash Valley CC 32 Eli Brown G 6-3 170 So. Paducah, Ky. / Olney Central College 34 Channick Nkoma F 6-8 240 Jr. Libreville, Gabon / Kutztown Head Coach: Jeff Burkhamer Assistant Coaches: Brian Benator / Graduate Assistant: Emmanuel Ejeh

GSC SUPER TUESDAY FEB. 28 Lady Blazers Clinch Home Game for Super Tuesday Quarterfinal Game February 28 VALDOSTA, Ga. – With a 17-4 record overall and a 16-3 mark in Gulf South Conference play, the Valdosta State women’s basketball team has clinched a home game in the upcoming GSC postseason tournament. VSU will face an opponent to be named later on Tuesday, Feb. 28 at either 6 p.m. (if doubleheader with the men) or 7 p.m. (if a single game) at The Complex for the “Super Tuesday” quarterfinal round game. Tickets for the Feb. 28 game will go on sale Saturday, Feb. 11, at halftime of both the Lady Blazer and Blazer home basketball games versus West Florida and at the conclusion of each game.

Ticket prices for “Super Tuesday” are $12 for reserved seats (all ages), $10 for adult general admission and $5 for youth.

According to GSC rules, there is NO senior price for tickets. All current SEASON TICKET HOLDERS will have until Monday, February 27, 2023, at 1 p.m., to purchase their current seats. Season ticket holders MUST purchase their seats by either phone (229) 333-SEAT (7328) or in person at the Blazer Athletic Ticket Office. Ticket Office hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Tickets also will be on sale on Thursday, February 16, at halftime of both basketball games, as well as at the conclusion of the games and the same on Saturday, Feb. 18. Any reserved seats not purchased by Monday, February 27 at 1 p.m., will be released for purchase to the general public.

The Lady Blazers and Blazers host West Florida on Saturday in a key Gulf South Conference matchup for both teams. The women’s game is set for a 2 p.m. start, while the men’s game will tip at approximately 4 p.m. The Lady Blazers sit a half game behind Lee for second in the standings, while VSU sits a half game ahead of Union and a full game ahead of West Florida. On the men’s side, the Blazers currently are fifth in the standings and would need to finish in the top four at the end of the regular season to earn a home game for “Super Tuesday.”

The Gulf South Conference postseason tournament consist of the top eight teams in the conference with the top four seeds earning home games on Feb. 28. The winners then will advance to Birmingham, Ala., for the semifinals and championship on Mar. 4-5, at the Pete Hanna Center on the campus of Samford University. The winner of the championship will earn an automatic berth into the NCAA South Regional, scheduled for the following week.

THE COMPLEX

T

he Complex serves as the home to the Valdosta State basketball programs as well as Blazer volleyball.

One of the rowdiest arenas in the NCAA Division II ranks, The Complex seats 5,350 fans for each Blazer home event. The venue nearly reached it’s capacity during the 2009-10 men’s basketball season, when a record 4,616 fans gathered on February 27, 2010 to watch Valdosta State take on the West Georgia Wolves.

The Complex has undergone several renovations since its opening in 1983 and is today one of the top arenas in the Gulf South Conference. The most recent update and perhaps one of the largest to the facility was a complete renovation of the lobby area in 2013. Locker room renovations were also implemented that same year. Prior to the 2006-07 season, the lower level seating along each sideline was replaced with new cushioned armchair-style seats.

The entire south side seating in the lower level, as well as selected rows on the north side, are reserved seating for Valdosta State’s season ticket holders. Meanwhile, the lower end zone seating area, as well as the entire upper bowl, features bench style seating.

The benches for athletic events are located along the side sideline of the arena. Meanwhile, the west end zone bleachers are used to seat the Valdosta State cheerleaders, Red Hots dance team and pep band as well as the student-run Complex Crazies. The Complex also serves as a concert venue for select shows throughout the year, and graduation ceremonies are also often held in the arena.

In addition to the arena, The Complex also houses newly renovated locker rooms for Valdosta State’s two basketball teams, the volleyball program and the school’s two tennis teams.

The south hall of the building also features two visiting team locker rooms as well as faculty locker rooms.

Offices housing Valdosta State’s Athletic Department are located along the east corridor of the facility while the University’s Kinesiology and Physical Education Department, a branch of VSU’s College of Education, is housed along the north hall.

Classrooms, utilized by both the Athletic Department and KSPE Department, can also be found along both the north and south halls.

One of Valdosta State’s four Athletic Training Rooms, which features a full line of equipment for the needs of Blazer athletes, can be found along the north hall while the upper bowl of the arena also includes an indoor walking/running track.

Evidence of Valdosta State’s athletic dominance can be found throughout The Complex as the Athletic Department trophy case is located across the south hall from the Athletic Department offices. The trophy cases houses four of Valdosta State’s seven national championship trophies as well a a multitude of Gulf South Conference AllSport trophies and each of the school’s 24 GSC championship trophies along with numerous other momentos from VSU’s athletic past and present. Meanwhile, hanging in the rafters of the arena are banners commemorating some of the best teams in Valdosta State athletic history.

T

THE ATHLETIC FIELD HOUSE

he home to the Valdosta State football and women's soccer programs is the Valdosta State Athletic Fieldhouse.

The 41,000 square foot Fieldhouse opened in January 2009 at a cost of $5.8 million, giving the Blazer program one of the top athletic facilities in the nation.

Beyond football and soccer, the fieldhouse also houses the 7,690 square foot Jessie Tuggle Weight Room and a 2,437 square foot state-of-the-art Athletic Training Room that is used by all VSU teams.

The Tuggle Weight Room, which encases nearly 10 times the space of its predecessor, is one of, if not the top, weight facilities among NCAA Division II schools nationwide.

It featJessie Tuggle Weight Room ures 10 brand new eight-post stations as well as a reinforced medicine ball wall.

New self-contained dumbbell stations were also added to the area while a 30-yard speed track was included in the design of the floor. The Jesse Tuggle Weight Room also features elliptical machines and two stationary bikes for cardio workouts and a built-in microphone/stereo system to aid the strength and conditioning staff while working with large groups of VSU athletes. Additionally, each of the 10 eightpost stations has also been pre-wired for video recording, which will be added in the near future, for further evaluation and instruction by the strength and conditioning staff. The newest addition to the facility are two Cognisens "caves," which allow for an increased mental training to provide Blazer athletes with an additional edge in competition. Valdosta State is the only university on any level in the nation to own the Cognisens machines, with additional owners including Manchester United and multiple NHL hockey teams.

Next door to the Tuggle Weight Room is the Athletic Training Room. The area includes offices for the Valdosta State Athletic Training staff and a private physician exam room as well as a hydrotherapy room for rehabilitation work. The main Athletic Training area features six taping stations as well as six additional treatment areas plus a cardiovascular/rehabilitation area featuring stationary bikes.

Additionally, outside of the facility are two lighted football practice fields and a soccer stadium.

The Athletic Fieldhouse features many amenities that will aid the football team as it endures the rigors of a football season. A 3,265 square foot locker room is the centerpiece of the project and is lined with 126 lockers, enough to house all members of the VSU football squad. Adjacent to the locker room is a 2,100 square foot equipment room with secure “Football Locker Roompass-through” equipment bins that allow managers to address the equipment needs of all the Blazers while keeping each player’s equipment separated.

The remainder of the Athletic

Fieldhouse includes a 3,458 square foot office suite for the football coaches as well as 2,200 square feet of meeting rooms, each equipped with state-of-the-art video equipment. The academic needs of the student-athlete is also addressed as a 1,500 square foot computer lab is equipped with 19 computers.

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THE GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE Academic excellence and a leadership role in NCAA’s Division II make the Gulf South Conference (GSC) something special. Entering its 51st year, the GSC is a charter Division II member that prides itself as one of the first conferences to be created and administered by its CEOs. We take pride in our 50-plus National Team Championships in 13 sports, one individual men’s cross country champion, five men’s golf individual champions, and one track and field champion, as well as more than 150 regional titles, especially because there is no sacrifice on the academic side, where GSC student-athletes graduate at a much higher rate than the general student body.

The conference saw all 13 full-time institutions either earn a conference title or advance to NCAA Championship action in 2021-22.

The GSC sponsors 19 sports, including 18 championship events. Official sponsored sports include baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, football, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s track and field, and volleyball. Prior to the 2020-21 academic year, the conference officially added women's lacrosse after three seasons as an emerging sport.

In the summer of 1970, six college presidents met to discuss athletics and when the meeting ended, a new league emerged—the Mid-South Conference. Delta State, Florence State (now North Alabama), Jacksonville State, Livingston (now West Alabama), Tennessee-Martin (UTM) and Troy State (TSU) were the charter members, but scheduling problems for the 1970-71 academic year limited the conference to only football. Southeast Louisiana (SELA) and Nicholls State (NSU) joined in 1971 and the league opened an office in Hammond, La., changed its name to the Gulf South Conference, and began championships in nine men’s sports. Mississippi College (MC) and Northwestern Louisiana (NWLA, now Northwestern State) joined in 1972 and two years later, NWLA left for Division I, followed by SELA and NSU in 1979.

The conference continued with seven teams until 1981, when the CEOs admitted Valdosta State and West Georgia (1983). In 1991, UTM and TSU went Division I, briefly dropping the GSC back to seven members, but an aggressive expansion resulted in 10 new members: Lincoln Memorial (1992-93); Alabama Huntsville, Henderson State, Central Arkansas and Mississippi University for Women (MUW, 1993-94); West Florida (1994-95); and ArkansasMonticello, Arkansas Tech, Montevallo and Southern Arkansas (1995-96). Jacksonville State moved to Division I at the end of 1992-93. MC dropped to Division III at the end of 1995-96, and was replaced by Christian Brothers to keep the conference at 16 schools. In July 2000, the GSC welcomed Harding University and Ouachita Baptist University, making it the largest NCAA-playing conference at any level with 18 schools. MUW dropped its athletics program at the end of the 2002-03 season, decreasing the membership to 17. Central Arkansas reclassified to Division I and Lincoln Memorial moved to the South Atlantic Conference following the 2006-07 year. Montevallo’s departure for the Peach Belt Conference dropped the number to 14 in 2009-10.

North Alabama completed its final year with the GSC in 2017-18, as the Lions accepted an invitation to go Division I and join the Atlantic Sun Conference.

The GSC moved away from divisional play after the 2010-11 season after its six Arkansas members broke away, dropping the membership to eight. The league implemented a five-year expansion plan in 2012 resulting in the addition of new members Shorter University (2014-15), Union University (2014-15), Lee University (2015-16) and Auburn University at Montgomery (2019-20) along with the return of Mississippi College (2016-17) and Montevallo (2017-18). Auburn Montgomery became a provisional member in 2017-18 as they advanced through the NCAA membership process. The Warhawks are on track to be a full member, eligible for all awards and postseason opportunities, in 2019-20. The conference also adopted affiliate memberships to boost its ranks, resulting in sport-specific members, Flagler (women’s lacrosse), North Greenville (football), Spring Hill College (men’s and women’s soccer and women’s golf), and Young Harris College (women’s lacrosse).

BASKETBALL PARTICIPATING MEMBERS

GSC National Championships 1971-2022 (54) Baseball (6) Women's Golf (3) West Florida (2011) Troy State (1984, '86, '89) Delta State (2004) Jacksonville State (1990, '91) Women's Gymnastics (2) Troy State (1986, '87) Jacksonville State (1984, '85)

Men's Basketball (3) Men's Hockey (2) North Alabama (1979, '91) Alabama-Huntsville (1996, '98) Jacksonville State (1985)

Women's Soccer (2) Women's Basketball (7) West Florida (2012) Delta State (1975, '76, '77, '89, '90, '92) Christian Brothers (2002) Southeastern Louisiana (1977)

Softball (2) Football (13) Valdosta State (2012) Valdosta State (2004, '07, '12, '18) North Alabama (2015) Delta State (2000) West Alabama (1971) Men's Tennis (6) West Florida (2019) West Florida (2004, '05', '14, '17) North Alabama (1993, '94, '95) Valdosta State (2006, '11) Jacksonville State (1992) Troy State (1984, '87) Men's Track and Field (1)

Southeastern Louisiana (1975) Men's Golf (5) West Florida (2001, '08) Women's Volleyball (1) Troy State (1976, '77, '84) North Alabama (2003) Lee (2022) * Mississippi College vacated national title in 1989 / Men's Hockey not GSC Sponsored Sport

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