Men's and Women's Basketball & Cheerleading Media Guide 2018-2019

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Message from the President Welcome to Wallace State Community College, and thank you for supporting Wallace State athletics!

We have a long and storied history of excelling at athletics and we are exceedingly proud of all our teams with nine national championships, numerous conference championships, and national team and individual honors among them. Our scholar-athletes go on to successful careers, whether they plan to enter the workforce, transfer to a university, or go professional.

Dr. Ryan Smith

Paul Bailey

Dean of Students

Athletic Director

Your support is so important to our college and to our teams. We look forward to having you on campus this semester to watch these talented athletes compete, and we hope you will return again and again to take advantage of the many opportunities Wallace State offers.

Sincerely, Vicki P. Karolewics, Ed.D. President

Table of Contents President’s Welcome..............................Page 1 Athletics Directory..................................Page 1 Women’s Basketball Team.....................Page 2 Cheerleading Team................................Page 6 Men’s Basketball Team...........................Page 9 Advertisements......................................Page 14 Schedule..........................................Back Cover

Deb Spann

Athletic Coordinator

Russell Moore

Sports Information

Contact Info Athletics Office Baseball Basketball-Men’s Basketball-Women’s Cheerleading Cross Country Dean of Students’ Office Golf-Men’s & Women’s Softball Sports Information Other Media Inquiries Tennis-Men’s & Women’s Volleyball

256.352.8121 256.352.8247 256.352.8365 256.352.8481 256.352.8277 256.352.7880 256.352.8340 256.352.8372 256.352.8355 256.352.8443 256.352.8118 256.352.7836 256.352.8351

Social Media: www.wallacestate.edu/social Web: athletics.wallacestate.edu wallacestate.edu acccathletics.com

2018-19 WALLACE STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER No.

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Name

Class Height

Position

Hometown

Kyra Williams Jasmine Baker Miajah Bullock Jada Golden Imari Martin Anna Mathis Britney Redmon DeMaurea Moore Henslee Brindlee Tawana Nevels Ivy Fowler Channing Gafford Kele Nelson

FR FR SO SO FR FR FR SO FR FR FR SO FR

PG G G G PG G F F G F G G G

Jacksonville, AL Madison County, AL Anniston, AL Fairview, AL Hazel Green, AL Hartselle, AL Luverne, AL Tuscaloosa, AL Eva, AL Tuscaloosa, AL Atlanta, GA Athens, AL Priceville, AL

5’9” 5’9” 5’9” 5’8” 5’7” 5’6” 5’10” 6’0” 5’6” 6’1” 5’8” 5’9” 5’10”

Head Coach: Jessica McBrayer Assistant Coach: Tim Bellmon Managers: Hope Mann, Kelsey Rogers

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#1

M E E T

KYRA WILLAMS Freshman 5’9” Point Guard Jacksonville, AL

#2

JASMINE BAKER Freshman 5’9” Guard Madison County, AL

#3

MIAJAH BULLOCK Freshman 5’9” Guard Anniston, AL

T H E L I O N S

#4

JADA GOLDEN Sophomore 5’8” Guard Fairview, AL

#11

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BRITNEY REDMON Sophomore 5’10” Forward Luverne, AL

#5

IMARI MARTIN Freshman 5’7” Point Guard Hazel Green, AL

#14

DEMAUREA MOORE Freshman 6’0” Forward Tuscaloosa, AL

#10

ANNA MATHIS Freshman 5’6” Guard Hartselle, AL

#15

HENSLEE BRINDLEE Freshman 5’6” Guard Eva, AL

#20

TAWANA NEVELS Freshman 6’1” Forward Tuscaloosa, AL

#23

IVY FOWLER Freshman 5’8” Guard Atlanta, GA

#24

CHANNING GAFFORD Sophomore 5’9” Guard Athens, AL

M E E T T H E

#32

KELE NELSON Freshman 5’10” Guard Priceville, AL

MANAGER HOPE MANN Freshman

MANAGER

KELSEY ROGERS Sophomore

L I O N S

GO LIONS! Alabama Community College Conference (NJCAA Region 22) Basketball Programs: Wallace State-Hanceville Coastal Alabama-North Lawson State Shelton State

Bevill State (Men Only) Coastal Alabama-South Lurleen B. Wallace Snead State

Bishop State Chattahoochee Valley Enterprise State Gadsden State Marion Military Institute (Men Only) Southern Union Wallace-Selma 4

MEET THE COACHING STAFF Head Coach Jessica McBrayer

256.352.8481, jessica.mcbrayer@wallacestate.edu

Jessica McBrayer is entering her first season as Wallace State’s women’s basketball coach after serving in an interim role during the 2017-2018 season. McBrayer, 30, led Wallace State to a 23-8 record and an Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC) semifinal appearance as the interim coach last season. Under McBrayer’s guidance, the Lady Lions finished with an 11-1 record at home and surpassed the 20-win plateau for the sixth time in seven seasons.

Before inheriting the interim role, McBrayer served as Wallace State’s top assistant coach for three seasons, including helping the Lady Lions make a NJCAA Division I national tournament appearance in 2014-2015. McBrayer played at Wallace State under Hall of Fame coach Larry Slater during the 2007-2009 seasons after leading Hartselle High to the AHSAA Class 5A title game in 2007 during her senior year.

McBrayer and her husband, Michael, live in Cullman with their daughters, Kinsey, 15, and Brantley, 8.

Assistant Coach Tim Bellmon

Tim Bellmon is entering his fourth season at Wallace State and first with the Lady Lions. Bellmon brings 25 years of experience coaching, 18 of them at the collegiate level. He coached at Richland College 2000-2004 (Dallas, TX), Paul Quinn College 2004-2008 (Dallas, TX), Wiley College 2008-2009 (Marshall, TX) and Texas Wesleyan University 2009-2014 (Forth Worth, TX). He was named Red River Conference Coach of the Year in 2008 as Head Coach at Paul Quinn College.

Bellmon has been a part of seven conference championships, has coached 35 All-Conference players, and eight All-American players. He studied at Alabama State University 1987-89 and Auburn University 1989-92. He has one son, Tyson.

WSCC Women’s Basketball Program Highlights: • 6 Alabama Community College Conference Championships • 5 appearances at NJCAA Division I National Tournament • 3.39 GPA compiled during the 2017-18 academic year, leading the ACCC • 100+ alums who have transferred to Division I programs • Multiple ACCC Coach of the Year recognitions • Team earned the Alberta Lee Cox Sportsmanship Award at the 2015 NJCAA Tournament Wallace State Cheerleading Highlights: • 2 UCA National Championships (2004, 2006) • Multiple Top 5 National Competition finishes • Scores of cheerleaders have gone on to cheer for Division I programs 5

2018-19 WALLACE STATE CHEERLEADERS

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MEET THE CHEERLEADERS

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HAYLEIGH ARNOLD Freshman Odenville, AL

DESHAWN BOWLING Freshman Clarksville, TN

DESMOND DEMPSEY Sophomore Decatur, AL

COLBY DUCKETT Freshman Cullman, AL

JUSTICE GIBBS Sophomore Pell City, AL

RAVEN GILLILAND Freshman Cullman, AL

CAMERON JACKSON Freshman Curry, AL

ZACH JOHNSON Sophomore Hartselle, AL

ALAN LAGUNAS Freshman Blountsville, AL

ASHLYNN MCCLENDON Sophomore Corner, AL

SYDNEY MCDOUGAL Freshman Odenville, AL

DARION MITCHELL Sophomore Alabaster, AL

W E A R E W A L L A C E S TAT E !

JACOB PANTOJA Freshman Oneonta, AL

MADELINE RIDGEWAY Sophomore Gardendale, AL

JACEY PUTMAN Sophomore Killen, AL

HEAVEN RANDOLPH Freshman Cleveland, AL

HANNAH KATE REAVES Freshman Boaz, AL

OLIVIA STEPHENS Freshman Gardendale, AL

KAELYN STINES Freshman Tuscaloosa, AL

KENNEDY TUCKER Freshman Tallassee, AL

Head Coach Stefany Keisler 256.352.8277, stefany.keisler@wallacestate.edu

Stefany Pate Keisler has led the WSCC Cheerleading program since April 2016, including a 4th-place finish at nationals in January 2018 and 3rd-place finish in 2017.

Keisler, 29, cheered for the Lions for two seasons as an undergraduate and was part of the national runner-up squad in 2011. She previously cheered for Bevill State.

QUINCY WHITE Freshman Albertville, AL

Keisler, a Locust Fork native, earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Communication Management from UAB. She also works with the Wallace State Fine and Performing Arts Department and as an adjunct Speech instructor.

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2018-19 WALLACE STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER No.

Name

Class Pos Ht

Wt

Hometown

1 Markise Davis FR W 6’8” 185lbs Oxford, AL 3 Maxwell Clark SO PG 6’2” 160lbs Lawrenceville, GA 4 Geordan Walker SO F 6’8” 230lbs Durham, NC 5 Lorenzo Gatling FR G 6’0 175lbs Chesapeake, VA 10 Zion Williams FR PG 6’5” 185lbs Maybrook, NY 12 Jalen Hodges SO F 6’6” 200lbs Duluth, GA 13 Jerry Lwamba SO G 6’3” 200lbs Lubumbashi, DR Congo 15 Christopher Rollins SO F 6’6” 205lbs Akron, AL 20 Demarkus Lampley SO G 6’2” 170lbs Phenix City, AL 21 Christopher Sampson FR F 6’9” 190lbs Jeannette, PA 22 Griffin Morris

FR G 6’3” 180lbs Cullman, AL 23 Deshawn Ridley FR F 6’7” 195lbs Richmond, VA 35 Joshua Scott FR F 6’11” 190lbs Lithonia, GA 55 Michael Johnson SO G 6’0” 180lbs Acworth, GA RS Kendall Cotner RS F 6’9” 175lbs Hillsboro, AL RS Nick Howard RS G 6’4” 165lbs Pinson, AL RS Dylan Finch RS F 6’5” 200lbs Cullman, AL RS Latrell Tate RS G 6’2” 145lbs Marietta, GA RS Zion Fluellen RS W 6’6” 185lbs Lawrenceville, GA

Head Coach: John Meeks Assistant Coaches: Collin Dimitroff and Andree Thomas Student Assistant: Tyler Franks Managers: Seirah Seow, Hayley Patterson, William Noel 9

#1

MARKISE DAVIS Freshman 6’8” 185 lbs Wing Oxford, AL

#3

MAXWELL CLARK Sophomore 6’2” 160 lbs Point Guard Lawrenceville, GA

#4

GEORDAN WALKER Sophomore 6’8” 230 lbs Forward Durham, NC

M E E T T H E

#5

LORENZO GATLING Freshman 6’0” 175 lbs Guard Chesapeake, VA

#13

JERRY LWAMBA Sophomore 6’3” 200 lbs Guard Lubumbashi, DR Congo

#10

ZION WILLIAMS Freshman 6’5” 185 lbs Point Guard Maybrook, NY

#15

CHRISTOPHER ROLLINS Sophomore 6’6” 205 lbs Forward Akron, AL

#12

JALEN HODGES Sophomore 6’6” 200 lbs Forward Duluth, GA

L I O N S

#20

DEMARKUS LAMPLEY Sophomore 6’2” 170 lbs Guard Phenix City, AL

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#21

M E E T

CHRISTOPHER SAMPSON Freshman 6’9” 190 lbs Forward Jeannette, PA

#22

GRIFFIN MORRIS Freshman 6’3” 180 lbs Guard Cullman, AL

#23

DESHAWN RIDLEY Freshman 6’7” 195 lbs Forward Richmond, VA

T H E L I O N S

#35

JOSHUA SCOTT Freshman 6’11” 190 lbs Forward Lithonia, GA

MANAGER

SEIRAH SEOW Freshman 11

#55

MICHAEL JOHNSON Sophomore 6’0” 180 lbs Guard Acworth, GA

MANAGER

HAYLEY PATTERSON Freshman

STUDENT ASSISTANT TYLER FRANKS Freshman

MANAGER

WILLIAM NOEL Freshman

MEET THE COACHING STAFF Head Coach John Meeks, 256.352.8365, john.meeks@wallacestate.edu

Wallace State men’s basketball coach John Meeks enters his ninth season with the Lions in 2018-2019. One of the most successful and longest-tenured coaches in the Alabama Community College Conference, he has compiled a 151-105 record with the program, advancing to the postseason in six of eight previous seasons.

Meeks, 35, has led Wallace State basketball to a pair of ACCC/Region 22 tournament championships (2014, 2012) and two ACCC regular season titles.

Meeks was named the co-ACCC North Division Coach of the Year in 2015 and was named the 2014 ACCC Coach of the Year after the Lions finished as wire-to-wire conference champions. Prior to his Wallace State career, Meeks spent two seasons as the head coach at Louisburg College in North Carolina, where he went 51-15 and guided the Hurricanes to the NJCAA Division II tournament, where they won their first ever national tournament game.

Assistant Coach Collin Dimitroff

Collin Dimitroff, 24, enters his first season as a Wallace State assistant coach.

Dimitroff, who is originally from Livonia, Mich., prepped at Fort Zumwalt South High School in St. Peters, Mo., where he played varsity basketball for two years and won a district championship during his senior season. After high school, Dimitroff served as a student manager at Missouri State University under head coach Paul Lusk. After performing most manager duties his first few years, Dimitroff handled video coordinator responsibilities for two seasons at Missouri State, while pursuing his undergraduate degree. Also while in college, Dimitroff was the head coach for the Yanders Law AAU program 16u team. He earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Missouri State with an emphasis in sales.

Assistant Coach Andree Thomas

Andree Thomas enters his first season as a Wallace State assistant. Thomas, 28, joins the program after spending two seasons coaching at Impact Academy in Sarasota, Fla. Prior to that coaching stop, Thomas spent two years coaching at Cornerstone Christian Academy in Cleveland, Ohio. Thomas played basketball for Howard University in Washington D.C., before transferring to Virginia State.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in health and physical education from Virginia State, which is located in Petersburg, Va. Thomas is originally from Lansing, Mich.

WSCC Men’s Basketball Program Highlights: • 3 Alabama Community College Conference Championships (all since 2010) • 3 NJCAA Division I National Tournament appearances (all since 2010) • 3.48 Team GPA earned Lions the 2017-2018 NJCAA Academic Team of the Year distinction for the best men’s basketball GPA in the country • 14 consecutive years a Lions basketball player has signed with a Division I program • 2 NJCAA 1st-team All-Americans (Cory Cooperwood and L.A. Farmer, who both accomplished it twice) 12

Nickname: Lions Colors: Navy, Orange Conference: Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC) Division: National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I, Region 22, District L Basketball/Volleyball Arena: Tom Drake Coliseum – Capacity 5,000 Tennis Courts: 6 Hard Courts Baseball Stadium: James Bailey Stadium – Capacity 3,000 Softball Stadium: Bobby McCracken Stadium – Capacity 1,000 Other On-Campus Sports Facilities: Wellness Center, Practice Gyms, Indoor & Outdoor Track, Cross Country Trails, Disc Golf Course, Golf Simulator, Batting Cages, and more. Academic Support: Advising Center, Tutoring Lab, Success Coaches, Student Support Services, WSCC Library Wallace State Community College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Wallace State Community College. Many programs have additional accreditation from organizations appropriate to the particular disciplines. Routine inquiries about Wallace State, such as admission requirements, financial aid, educational programs, etc., should be addressed directly to Wallace State.

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2018-19 WALLACE STATE BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Date M/W Opponent Location Time November Nov. 2 M Clinton Junior College Morristown, Tenn. TBA Nov. 3 M Caldwell CC Morristown, Tenn. TBA Nov. 6 W Northeast Mississippi CC Booneville, Miss.

5:30 p.m.

Nov. 6 M Tennessee Wesleyan College JV Athens, Tenn.

5 p.m.

Nov. 10 W Albany Tech Americus, Ga. Noon Nov. 10 M Volunteer State CC Gallatin, Tenn.

3 p.m.

Nov. 11 W South Georgia Technical College Americus, Ga. 2 p.m.

Nov. 12 M Martin Methodist College JV Pulaski, Tenn.

3 p.m.

Nov. 14 W Roane State HOME 5 p.m.

Nov. 15 M Lurleen B. Wallace CC HOME 7 p.m.

Nov. 17 W/M Wallace Community College-Selma HOME 2 /4 p.m.

Nov. 23 M Coastal Alabama CC – East HOME 4 p.m.

Nov. 24 M North American University HOME 11 a.m.

Nov. 28 W/M Motlow State HOME 5:30/7:30 p.m.

December

Dec. 1 W Chattahoochee Valley CC Phenix City 1 p.m.

Dec. 3 M Lagrange College JV Lagrange, Ga. 7 p.m.

Dec. 4 W Cleveland State HOME 5:30 p.m.

Dec. 6 W/M Northeast Mississippi CC HOME 5:30/7:30 p.m.

Dec. 9 W Roane State Harriman, Tenn.

4 p.m.

Dec. 12 W Carver College HOME 5:30 p.m.

Dec. 15 W/M Wallace Community College-Selma Selma 2/4 p.m.

Dec. 18 W/M Motlow State Tullahoma, Tenn.

2/4 p.m.

W Cleveland State Cleveland, Tenn.

4:30 p.m.

Dec. 21 Dec. 28 W SW Tennessee Memphis 6 p.m.

Dec. 29 W Lewis and Clark Memphis Noon Dec. 29 M St. Petersburg College Americus, Ga. 11 a.m.

Dec. 30 M South Georgia Technical College Americus, Ga. 1 p.m.

January Jan. 4 W Walters State Tuscaloosa 5 p.m.

Jan. 4 M Coastal Alabama-East Brewton 7 p.m.

Jan. 5 W Roane State Tuscaloosa 1 p.m.

Jan. 8 W/M *Gadsden State Gadsden 5:30/7:30 p.m. *Shelton State HOME 2/4 p.m.

Jan. 12 W/M Jan. 14 M *Marion Military Institute Marion 7 p.m.

Jan. 17 W/M *Lawson State HOME 5:30/7:30 p.m.

Jan. 19 W South Georgia Technical College HOME Noon Jan. 22 W/M *Southern Union Wadley 5:30/7:30 p.m.

Jan. 24 M *Bevill State Jasper 7 p.m.

Jan. 28 W/M *Snead State Boaz 5:30/7:30 p.m.

Jan. 31 W Carver College HOME 5:30 p.m.

February Feb. 4 W/M *Gadsden State HOME 5:30/7:30 p.m. *Shelton State Tuscaloosa 2/4 p.m.

Feb. 9 W/M Feb. 11 M *Marion Military Institute HOME 5 p.m.

Feb. 14 W/M *Lawson State Birmingham 5:30/7:30 p.m.

Feb. 17 W/M *Southern Union HOME 2/4 p.m.

Feb. 21 M *Bevill State HOME 5 p.m.

Feb. 25 W/M *Snead State HOME 5:30/7:30 p.m.

March March 5-9 W/M ACCC/Region 22 Tournament Birmingham TBA March 18-23 W NJCAA Div I National Tournament Lubbock, Texas TBA March 18-23 M NJCAA Div I National Tournament Hutchinson, Kan. TBA *conference games