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SHORTERHAWKSBASKETBALL2011-12MEDIAGUIDE

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SHORTER UNIVERSITY HAWKS

School Information Location......................................................... Rome,Georgia Founded........................................................................1873 Enrollment....................................................................2,900 President................................................Dr.DonaldDowless DirectorofAthletics..........................................BillPeterson AthleticDepartmentPhone......................... (706)233-7347 Nickname................................................................... Hawks Colors..................................................... RoyalBlue&White Affiliation..................................................... NAIADivisionI* Conference..................................... SouthernStatesAthletic HomeCourt........................................Winthrop-KingCentre Capacity........................................................................2,000

Coaching Staff HeadCoach......................................................ChadWarner AlmaMater............................... UniversityofGeorgia,1998 CareerRecord.................................................... 74-49(.602) Phone........................................................... (706)233-7343 E-mail.................................................cwarner@shorter.edu AssistantCoach................................................ TylerMurray AlmaMater........................Hampden-SydneyCollege,2008 Phone........................................................... (706)233-7349 E-mail................................................. [email protected] AssistantCoach................................................. RichMcCray AlmaMater.................................. FaulknerUniversity,2008 E-mail................................................. [email protected] GraduateAssistantCoach............................... TylerWatkins

Team Information 2010-11Record..............................................................23-8 2010-11SSACRecord/Finish.................7-5/T-2ndSSACEast StartersReturning/Lost................................................... 4/1 LetterwinnersReturning/Lost......................................... 8/4

Men’s Basketball History FirstYearofMen’sBasketball...................................1957-58 All-TimeRecord............................................. 645-898(.418)Sports Information SportsInformationDirector............................... MattGreen AlmaMater........................Hampden-SydneyCollege,2007 Phone........................................................... (706)233-7468 E-mail................................................. [email protected] OfficialWebsite................................... goshorterhakws.com

*ShorterhasbeenacceptedformembershipintoNCAADivisionIIandiscurrentlyinyearoneofathree-yeartransitionperiod.

2011-12 Shorter University Men’s Basketball Media Guide

Introduction ........................................................................ 3-7

Contents/QuickFacts.......................................................3

ShorterUniversity........................................................ 4-5

President,Dr.DonaldDowless.........................................6

DirectorofAthletics,BillPeterson...................................7

Season Preview ................................................................. 8-11

2011-12Outlook/Schedule.......................................... 8-9

2011-12Roster...............................................................10

MediaRoster..................................................................11

Team Personnel ............................................................... 12-14

HeadCoach,ChadWarner....................................... 12-13

CoachingStaff................................................................14

Player Profiles ................................................................. 15-21

Returners.................................................................. 15-18

Newcomers.............................................................. 19-21

Program Information ....................................................... 22-27

Winthrop-KingCentre.............................................. 22-23

HawkNation....................................................................24

RoundballClub...............................................................25

HawksinthePros..................................................... 26-27

2010-11 Recap ................................................................. 28-30

2010-11Review........................................................ 28-29

2010-11Results/FinalStandings....................................29

Statistics.........................................................................30

Records Section ............................................................... 31-33

All-TimeResults..............................................................31

RecordBooks..................................................................32

All-TimePlayerHonors...................................................33

The2011-12 Shorter University Men’s Basketball Media Guide

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Department.Written,editedanddesignedbySeniorAssociate

AthleticDirectorandSportsInformationDirector,MattGreen.

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availableonlineatgoshorterhawks.com.

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2011-12 MEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE

OnJune1,2010,ShorterCollegebecameShorter University,atwo-yearjourneythatresultedinthe138-yearoldinstitutionbecomingRome’sonlyuniversity.ShortercontinuestoprideitselfonbeingaChristianUniversitycommittedtoexcellenceinacademics.Shorteralsocontinuestopursueitsmissiontoinspirestudentstomakecommitmentstolifelonglearning,personalspiritualvalues,responsiblecitizenship,communityandsocialleadershipandglobalawareness.

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PRESIDENT, DR. DONALD DOWLESSDr.DonaldV.DowlessbecameShorterUniversity’s19thpresidenteffectiveJune1,2011. “Dr.DonaldDowlesshasstrongcredentialsintheareasofChristiancommitment,highereducationadministration,fundraising,andministry,”saidShorterUniversityTrusteeChairmanDr.NelsonPriceinannouncinghisappointment. “Theintegrationoffaithandlearningisthefoundationofhisaccomplishmentsashehasrisenthroughtheacademicranks,”Dr.Priceadded.“Heknowsacademiainsideandout,andwhatismostimpressiveaboutDr.DowlessishislovefortheLordandhisdesiretohonorHimwithallhisheart,soul,andmind.HispassionforseeingstudentsgrowstrongintheChristianfaithandforknowingtheiracademicdisciplinesisevident. “WearegratefulfortheprogressShorterUniversitymadeunderDr.Newman’sleadership,andwearesuretokeepthemomentumofsuccessunderournewleader,Dr.DonaldDowless.” Dr.DowlesscametoShorterfromNorthGreenvilleUniversity,whereheservedforfiveyearsasvicepresidentforacademics. HavingearnedtheDoctorofPhilosophydegreefromBaylorUniversityin1989,Dr.DowlessbeganhisacademiccareerasanassistantprofessorofreligionatCharlestonSouthernUniversity. HerosethroughtheranksbybecomingchairoftheDepartmentofReligion,thendeanoftheCollegeofHumanitiesandSocialSciences,andthenassociateprovost.InJune2006,hewasnamedvicepresidentforacademicaffairsatNorthGreenvilleUniversity. AtbothNorthGreenvilleandCharlestonSouthern,Dr.DowlessservedonSACSReaffirmationofAccreditationleadershipteamsandhelpedleadthetwoinstitutionsthroughsuccessful10-yearreaffirmationprocesses. HealsohelpedacquirethelargestsinglescholarshipendowmentatCharlestonSouthern,approximately$500,000fromCharlestonHeightsBaptistChurch.Throughouthiscareer,Dr.Dowlesshassupportedathleticprogramsasavenuesforeducationandministry. Dr.DowlessholdstheMasterofDivinitydegreefromSoutheasternBaptistTheologicalSeminaryandtheBachelorofArtsdegreefromtheUniversityofNorthCarolinaatChapelHill. InDecember2009,heearnedtheCertificateinNon-ProfitManagementfromDukeUniversitywithanemphasisinfundraisingandmarketing. InSpring2011,hereceivedanhonoraryDoctorofChristianLeadershipfromNorthGreenvilleUniversity.Anordainedminister,Dr.Dowlesshasservedasasupplypastor,asapastor,andasaguestspeakeratBaptistPastor’sConferencesandatBaptistAssociations. Heandhiswife,Teresa(picturedwithDr.Dowlessonleft),arededicatedtoglobalmissionsandhaveledmissiontrips. Hehastakenpartinmissiontrips,studytoursandtravelexperiencesinMexico,Romania,Hungary,England,Scotland,Canada,Germany,theCaribbean,Guatemala,CostaRica,France,andtheCzechRepublic.

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DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS, BILL PETERSONBillPetersonentershisfifthyearasShorterUniversity’sDirectorofAthletics.SincebeingnamedDirectorofAthleticsin2007,PetersonhasguidedShorter’sathleticdepartmentintounprecedentedlevelsofsuccess.Hisdecision-makingandexpertisehavepropelledShortertorecordfinishesintheNACDA-LearfieldDirector’sCupineachofthelastfouryears,includingaprogram-bestthirdplacefinishfollowingthe2010-2011academicyear. PetersonwasnamedtheSouthernStatesAthleticConferenceAthleticDirectoroftheYearin2010andiscurrentlyspearheadingShorter’sexcitingtransitiontoNCAADivisionII. Since2007-2008,Shorterhaswonfivenationalchampionshipsand19conferencechampionships. Lastyear,ShorterwontheNAIAMen’sIndoorandOutdoorTrackandFieldnationalchampionships--thefirsttwoNAIAnationalchampionshipsinschoolhistory--whilethecompetitivecheerleadingprogramcompletedathree-peatattheNCACheerleadingNationalChampionshipsinApril. InPeterson’stenure,Shorterhashad263All-Conferencehonoreesand128student-athleteshonoredasAll-Americans.Whiletheathleticachievementsarenumerous,theacademicaccomplishmentsandtrackrecordofcommunityinvolvementofShorter’sstudent-athletesclearlyembodieshisvisionofexcellence. Shorter’snumberofNAIAScholar-Athleteshasgrownfromfivein2007-2008toarecord28in2010-2011.Overall,71Shorterstudent-athleteshaveearnedthetitleofNAIAScholar-Athleteoverthepastfouryearswhileatotalof345havebeennamedtotheirrespectiveConferenceAll-Academicteams. ShorterhasboastedtheSouthernStatesAthleticConference’sFemaleHonorStudent-Athleteineachofthepastthreeyears--BeccaThomas(2009),WhitniTucker(2010)andKellyEllison(2011)--andhaveseenTuckerandEllisonnamedtheNAIA’sNationalEmilS.ListonAwardwinnersasthenation’stopfemalebasketballplayersonaccountofplayingability,scholarshipandcharacter. TheShorterathleticdepartmenthasbecomeincreasinglyinvolvedintheGreaterRomeandsurroundingcommunities,helpingtoraisetensofthousandsofdollarsforavarietyofcharitableorganizationsandcausesincludingbreastcancerresearch,childhoodcancerawareness,financialsupportofMal’sPals,Inc.,andthesupportofmilitaryservicemenandwomen. ShorterhasbeenrecognizednationallyforitscommunityserviceeffortsasaShorterteamhasbeenhonoredbytheNAIAasaNationalChampionsofCharacterTeamAwardwinnerinthreeofthelastfouryears--Softball(2008),Baseball(2010)andWomen’sBasketball(2011). InJanuary2008,theNAIAannouncedthatPeterson,ShorterUniversityandRome-FloydCountyhadbeenawardedthebidforthe2008and2009NAIAFootballNationalChampionshiptobeheldattheHawks’homefootballfacility,BarronStadium.Becauseoftherampantsuccessofthe2008and2009championshipgames,PetersonandtheRomeHostCommitteenotonlyhostedthe2010championshpcontest,butalsoinkedalong-termdealwiththeNAIAtohosttheFootballNationalChampionshipthrough2015.

PriortotakingthehelmoftheHawks’athleticprogram,PetersonservedthreeyearsinthepositionofrecruitingcoordinatorfortheShorterUniversityfootballteam.HecametoShorterfromMountParanChristianSchoolinKennesaw,Ga.,whereheservedasheadbaseballcoach.In2005,PetersonledMountParantoaschoolrecord24winsandaberthinthestatefinalswhilebeingnamedtheAtlanta-Journal ConstitutionCoachoftheYear. Priortocoaching,PetersonwasPresidentandCo-FounderofHorizonMedicalProducts(HMP),apubliclytradedcorporationheadquarteredinAtlanta. PetersonplayedcollegiatefootballatTexasLutheranCollegewherehewasamemberofthe1974NAIAnationalchampionshipteamcoachedbythelegendaryJimWacker.HefinishedhiscollegecareeratFloridaStateUniversitywherehegraduatedin1978withadegreeinAccounting. Peterson’sfather,BillSr.,iscreditedwithbringingtheprofessionalpassinggametocollegefootball.BillSr.,coachedatFloridaStatefrom1960-70,atRiceUniversityin1971andfortheHoustonOilersoftheNationalFootballLeague(NFL)from1972-73. Petersonandhiswife,Joanna,havefourchildren:Will,Molly,BenandSam.Willwasaseniortightendforthe2008Mid-SouthConferenceWesternDivisionchampionShorterfootballteamandBenisasophomoreoffensivelinemanforthe2011FootballHawks.

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2011-12 OUTLOOKBy Jim O’Hara and Matt Green

THE HIGHEST NATIONAL RANKINGeverfortheprogram,arecord-settingstart,apairofNAIAAll-Americansand23wins–theaccomplishmentswentonandonfortheShorterUniversitymen’sbasketballteamlastyear. In2010-11,theHawksrackedupjustabouteveryaccomplishmentimaginablesaveone–aberthintheNAIANationalTournament.ThatloneshortfallhasbecomeaunifyingmissionfortheHawksastheybeginthe2011-12seasonwithaloadedandexperiencedlineupdeterminedtomakethisyearcomplete. “Therewereplentyofpositivesforuslastyear,”saidShorterfifth-yearheadcoachChadWarner,wholastseasonledtheHawkstoa23-8recordandsawhisteamclimbashighasNo.12inthenationalpollafterwinningarecord10consecutivegamestoopentheseason.“Buttobehonest,wefeltdisrespected.Weweretheonlyteaminthecountrywith23winsthatdidnotmakethetournament,andontopofthat,webeatfourTop25teams. “Thebottomlineisthatyouhavetotakecareofbusiness,”Warneradded.“Respecthastobeearned.Wehavetotakethatnextsteptoberespected.” Thisyear’ssquadmayhavethetoolsnecessarytotakethatnextstepaseightseasonedplayers,includingfourstarters,returnfromlastyear’steamthataveragednearly80pointsagameandheldopponentstounder69pointsper. Evenbetter,Warnersays,isthefactthattheHawkshavedevelopedintothetypeofteamthatacoachdreamsabout–onethathasgrowntogetherasafamilythroughfaith. “I’mreallyexcitedaboutthisteam,butwhat’smostexcitingisthewaythey’veworked,”Warnersaid.“TheycompeteharderinpracticethananyteamI’vecoached.TheyseemtoplayforeachotherandforShorterinsteadofthemselves.” TheonenoticeableabsencefromtherosterisMarqiseWright,whoclosedouthisremarkabletwo-yearcareeratShorterasatwo-timeNAIAAll-AmericanandAll-SouthernStatesAthleticConferenceperformer.Despitethatloss,theHawkswelcomebacktwooftheleague’spremierplayers. 6-foot-5juniorforwardWalterHillreturnsafterleadingtheHawksinscoringandstealsandrankingsecondontheteaminreboundinglastyear.TheGainesvillenativeputup17.5points,7.6reboundsand1.7stealsanightwhileshootingablistering52percentfromtheflooronhiswaytoSSACNewcomeroftheYear,firstteamAll-SSACandNAIAAll-Americahonors. SeniorpointguardEricNixalsoreturnstothelineupafterthesouthpawfromIder,Ala.,rankedNo.2inthenationlastseasonat6.5assistspergame.Nix,whose202assistsin2010-11arethethird-bestsingle-seasontotalinschoolhistory,alsocontributedtoabalancedscoringeffortbychippingin6.7pointsagame. Nixisnotaloneattheguardposition,whereShorter’sbalanceanddepthismostvisible.ExpectedtojoinNixinthebackcourtareseniorveteranDariusStegerandjuniortransfersC.J.DavisandKennyLeverette.

StegerisbackforhisthirdandfinalseasonwithShorterhavingprovenhimselfonandoffthecourt.Onthehardwood,theHuntsville,Ala.,productthatcametoShorterafteroneseasonatNCAADivisionICoastalCarolinaUniversity,averagedmorethanfivepointsagameoffthebenchlastseason.HisworkintheclassroomresultedinanSSACAll-Academichonor. Davis,whowillbecomeeligibleinDecember,joinstheHawksaftertransferringfromUnionUniversitywherehewasnotonlyanAll-TranSouthAthleticConferencepickin2010-11,butalsoearnedNAIAhonorablementionAll-AmericahonorsafterleadingUnioninscoring(14.6ppg)andsteals. LeverettetransferredtoShorterlastJanuaryfromSouthwesternIllinois,wheretheO’Fallon,Ill.,native,previouslyplayedwithWalterHill.AtSouthwestern,LeverettecapturedAll-RegionandAll-Conferencehonorsafteraveraging10.1pointsandrankingsecondontheteaminassistsandfreethrowsmade. SophomoreBraylonWilliamsroundsoutShorter’sguardcorpsafterspendinghisfreshmanyearatShorterasajumperonShorter’snationalchampionshiptrackteam.The6-2athletefromMariettawasaprephoopsstandoutatWaltonHighwhereheaveragedmorethan10pointsandthreeassistsagame. ThesmallforwardpositionisanotherareawhereShorterfeelsithasplentyoftalentanddepth.WhileHillwillnodoubtdrawplentyofattention,theHawkshaveotherweaponstocopewithatthethreespotinseniorWillieWoodardandsophomoreTylerBurse. WoodardemergedasakeycontributorfortheHawkslastyearaveraging5.7pointsand3.2rebounds,whileBurseaveraged4.1

2010-11 NAIA All-America selection Walter Hill leads a talented Shorter roster into battle this season. Hill led the Hawks in scoring at 17.5 points a game last year.

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2011-12 Schedule (all game times EST)Date Opponent TimeNov. 1 Point 7 pmNov. 8 Coastal Georgia 8 pmNov.12 atFreedHardeman 4pmNov. 15 Young Harris 7 pmNov. 18 Faulkner * 8 pmNov. 19 Auburn-Montgomery * 5 pmNov.28 atReinhardt 8pmDec.2 atLoyola(La.)* 9pmDec.3 atMobile* 5pmDec.9 vs.TennesseeWesleyan 6pmDec.10 atBryan 6pmDec.15 atCoastalGeorgia 7pmDec. 30 Freed Hardeman 7 pmJan. 6 Belhaven * 8 pmJan. 7 William Carey * 4 pmJan. 12 Southern Wesleyan * 8 pmJan.14 atEmmanuel* 4pmJan. 19 Southern Poly * 8 pmJan. 23 Berry 8 pmJan. 26 Brewton-Parker * 8 pmJan.28 atLee* 4pmJan. 30 Truett-McConnell * 8 pmFeb.2 atPoint 7pmFeb.4 atSouthernWesleyan* 4pmFeb. 9 Emmanuel * 8 pmFeb.13 atSouthernPoly* 8pmFeb.16 atBerry 8pmFeb.18 atBrewton-Parker* 2pmFeb. 23 Lee * 8 pmFeb.25 atTruett-McConnell* 4pm* Southern States Athletic Conference game

pointsasatruefreshmanandisbeingcountedontotakehisgametothenextlevel. Shorterhasplentyofpower,muscleandathleticisminthepaintthisseasonintheformofseniorJonathanCrawford,juniorDanteHarveyandjuniortransfersAnthonyBanksandDevanceHarris. Crawford,aformerSSACFreshmanoftheYearduringhistimeatBerryCollegethattransferredtoShorterlastyearfromWallaceState(Ala.),providedimmediatehelpfortheHawksin2010-11byaveraging8.6pointsandfiverebounds. 6-foot-8inside-outsidethreatandAtlantanativeHarveycametoShorterafterplayingatTennessee-Chattanoogaandimmediatelyproduced,averaging7.2pointsand3.6rebounds. There’slittlequestionthatBanksandHarrishavethetoolstocontributerightawayasbotharriveatShorteraftermakingtheirmarkelsewhere. AnativeofBoyntonBeach,Fla.,the6-7BankswillbecomeeligibleinDecemberaftermakingthemovetoShorterfromNCAADivisionIAtlanticSunConferencememberFloridaGulfCoastUniversity.There,Banksledtheteaminscoring(14.6)andrebounding(6.4)in2010-11. TheclosureofLambuthUniversitythispastspringledtothearrivalofHarrisonShorter’scampus.InwhatwoundupbeingLambuth’sfinalseason,the6-7Memphisnativeaveraged10.4pointsandledtheteaminreboundingat7.1pergame. Inadditiontotheupperclassmenexperience,WarnersignedfourfreshmenguardstobeapartofShorter’sfuture. Roundingoutthisyear’srosterareJoeWest(Cartersville/ExcelChristian),JayDavis(Huntsville,Ala./SparkmanHigh),SethHouston(Bowdon/OakMountainAcademy)andMatsonKeiser(Maxeys/Washington-Wilkes). “Wehavetalentedplayersreturningandhavehopefullyaddedtalentaswell,”saidWarner.“Tothispoint,thisteamhasbeeneasiertocoachthananyotherteamIhavecoached.Thisteamhaspersonalityandacompetitivefirethatyouhopetoseewhenyoubuildateam.” Warner’sstaffhasundergonesomechangesfromlastyear,buteachmemberbringsvastknowledgeandaloveofthegame. TylerMurray,whohasbeenbesideWarnerforthepastfouryearsandplayedforWarnerwhentheHawks’headcoachwasatHampden-SydneyCollegeinVirginia,takesoverasShorter’stopassistant. RichardeMcCray,atwo-timeSSACAll-ConferenceperformeratFaulknerwherehehelpedtheEaglestotwonationaltourneyappearances,fillstheotherassistantcoachingposition.AformerstandoutatWheelerHighinMarietta,wherehewaspartofback-to-backstatetitleteams,McCrayspentthepastthreeseasonsasanassistantatSouthernPoly. FormerShorterstandoutTylerWatkins,whoclosedouthiscareerwiththeHawkslastyear,remainsinvolvedwiththeprogramasagraduateassistantandCharlesWarner,Chad’sdadwhoislovinglyreferredtobytheplayersas“CoachPop,”reassumeshisroleasanassistantcoachandmentor. AlthoughtheHawkshaveastrongandexperiencedteamandcoachingstaff,Shorter’sheadcoachknowsthatthereisalwaysa

mountaintoclimbintheformofanotherruggedSSACschedule. OnceagainasmembersoftheSSAC’sEastDivision,theHawkswillsquareofftwiceeachagainstthethreeteamsthatweretheSSAC’sonlyrepresentativesinlastyear’snationalplayoffs–divisionchampionLee,tournamentwinnerEmmanuelandSouthernPoly. Ifthatisn’ttoughenough,theconferencewillnowrecognizethesixcrossovergamesbetweentheEastandWestDivisionsascountingtoeachprogram’sSSACrecord. “TheconferencehasbeengoodeveryyearI’vebeeninit,”Warnersaid.“You’vegottobepreparedeverynight.We’llplaythesamestylewe’vebeenplaying–aggressiveandfundamentallysound.Ifwedothat,winningtakescareofitself.” Sowillrespect.

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2011-12 NUMERICAL AND ALPHABETICAL ROSTERSNumerical RosterNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Previous School 1 C.J.Davis G 6-2 185 Jr. Nashville,Tenn./UnionUniversity2 JoeWest G 6-3 190 Fr. Cartersville,Ga./ExcelChristianAcademy3 EricNix PG 6-0 180 Sr. Ider,Ala./GadsdenStateCommunityCollege4 DanteHarvey F 6-8 215 Jr. Atlanta,Ga./UniversityofTennessee-Chattanooga5 KennyLeverette G 6-2 195 Jr. O’Fallon,Ill./SouthwesternIllinoisCollege10 WalterHill F 6-5 210 Jr. Gainesville,Ga./SouthwesternIllinoisCollege11 JayDavis PG 5-9 140 Fr. Hunstville,Ala./SparkmanHighSchool12 MarquiseKing G 6-2 185 Sr. Albany,N.Y./VermontTech14 BraylonWilliams G 6-2 180 So. Marietta,Ga./WaltonHighSchool20 SethHouston G 6-0 200 Fr. Bowdon,Ga./OakMountainAcademy21 JohnathanCrawford F 6-5 215 Sr. Tuscaloosa,Ala./WallaceStateCommunityCollege22 DariusSteger G 6-0 190 Sr. Huntsville,Ala./CoastalCarolinaUniversity23 WillieWoodard F 6-5 210 Sr. Thomaston,Ga./UpsonLeeHighSchool24 TylerBurse F 6-6 200 So. LaFayette,Ga./LaFayetteHighSchool32 AnthonyBanks F 6-7 220 Jr. BoyntonBeach,Fla./FloridaGulfCoastUniversity33 DevanceHarris F 6-7 225 Jr. Memphis,Tenn./LambuthUniversity34 MatsonKeiser PG 6-1 170 Fr. Maxeys,Ga./Washington-WilkesHighSchool

Alphabetical RosterNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Previous School 32 AnthonyBanks F 6-7 220 Jr. BoyntonBeach,Fla./FloridaGulfCoastUniversity24 TylerBurse F 6-6 200 So. LaFayette,Ga./LaFayetteHighSchool21 JohnathanCrawford F 6-5 215 Sr. Tuscaloosa,Ala./WallaceStateCommunityCollege1 C.J.Davis G 6-2 185 Jr. Nashville,Tenn./UnionUniversity11 JayDavis PG 5-9 140 Fr. Hunstville,Ala./SparkmanHighSchool33 DevanceHarris F 6-7 225 Jr. Memphis,Tenn./LambuthUniversity4 DanteHarvey F 6-8 215 Jr. Atlanta,Ga./UniversityofTennessee-Chattanooga10 WalterHill F 6-5 210 Jr. Gainesville,Ga./SouthwesternIllinoisCollege20 SethHouston G 6-0 200 Fr. Bowdon,Ga./OakMountainAcademy34 MatsonKeiser PG 6-1 170 Fr. Maxeys,Ga./Washington-WilkesHighSchool12 MarquiseKing G 6-2 185 Sr. Albany,N.Y./VermontTech5 KennyLeverette G 6-2 195 Jr. O’Fallon,Ill./SouthwesternIllinoisCollege3 EricNix PG 6-0 180 Sr. Ider,Ala./GadsdenStateCommunityCollege22 DariusSteger G 6-0 190 Sr. Huntsville,Ala./CoastalCarolinaUniversity2 JoeWest G 6-3 190 Fr. Cartersville,Ga./ExcelChristianAcademy14 BraylonWilliams G 6-2 180 So. Marietta,Ga./WaltonHighSchool23 WillieWoodard F 6-5 210 Sr. Thomaston,Ga./UpsonLeeHighSchool

Head Coach:ChadWarner(5thseason,UniversityofGeorgia,1998,74-49careerrecord)Assistant Coach:TylerMurray(4thseason,Hampden-SydneyCollege,2008)Assistant Coach:RichMcCray(1stseason,FaulknerUniversity,2007)Assistant Coach:CharlesWarner(5thseason,UniversityofGeorgia)Graduate Assistant Coach:TylerWatkins(1stseason,ShorterUniversity,2011)

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MEDIA ROSTER

#1 C.J. DavisJR•G•6-2•185Nashville,Tenn.

#2 Joe WestFR•G•6-3•190Cartersville,Ga.

#33 Devance HarrisJR•F•6-7•225Memphis,Tenn.

#34 Matson KeiserFR•PG•6-1•170

Maxeys,Ga.

#10 Walter HillJR•F•6-5•210Gainesville,Ga.

#11 Jay DavisFR•PG•5-9•140Huntsville,Ala.

#21 Johnathan CrawfordSR•F•6-5•215Tuscaloosa,Ala.

#22 Darius StegerSR•G•6-0•190Huntsville,Ala.

#3 Eric NixSR•PG•6-0•180

Ider,Ala.

#4 Dante HarveyJR•F•6-8•215

Atlanta,Ga.

#5 Kenny LeveretteJR•G•6-2•195

O’Fallon,Ill.

#12 Marquise KingSR•G•6-2•185

Albany,N.Y.

#14 Braylon WilliamsSO•G•6-2•180

Marietta,Ga.

#20 Seth HoustonFR•G•6-0•200

Bowdon,Ga.

#23 Willie WoodardSR•F•6-5•210Thomaston,Ga.

#24 Tyler BurseSO•F•6-6•200LaFayette,Ga.

#32 Anthony BanksJR•F•6-7•220

BoyntonBeach,Fla.

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HEAD COACH, CHAD WARNER

Chad WarnerHead Coach • 5th Season74-49 (.602)University of Georgia, 1998

RomenativeChadWarnerreturnsforhisfifthseasonasShorterUniversityheadmen’sbasketballcoachhavingsetaclearcourseforexcellencefortheprogram.InhisfirstfourseasonsonTheHill,WarnerhasguidedtheHawksto74victories,thehighestfour-yearwintotalforthemen’sbasketballprogramin43years.ItisalsothefirsttimeinthatsametimespanthatShorterhaspostedfourstraightseasonsof15ormorewins. TheHawksenjoyedtheirmostsuccessfulcampaignsofarunderWarnerin2010-11,winning23gamesafteraschoolrecord10-0startandwinsin13oftheirfirst14games.ShorterclimbedashighasNo.12intheNAIATop25CoachesPoll,thehighestrankingeverachievedbythemen’sbasketballprogram,andthe23victorieswerethemostfortheprogramsince1997-98. WarnercametoShorterin2007-08andimmediatelytransformedShorterintoawinner.Hetookateamthatwent6-20thepreviousseasonandguidedtheHawkstoa19-12recordwhilehelpingShorteradvancetotheSouthernStatesAthleticConferenceTournamentsemifinals.Thenextseason,Shorterposteda10-8recordinSSACplay,goodenoughforaNo.4seedandthebestSSACfinishinprogramhistory. Infourseasons,WarnerhascoachedfourNAIAAll-Americans,sixAll-SSACselections,twoSSACNewcomersoftheYear,17AcademicAll-ConferencepicksandfourNAIAScholar-Athletes.FiveofWarner’sformerplayershavegoneontosignprofessionalcontractsoverseas. WarnercametoShorterfromHampden-SydneyCollegeinVirginia,oneofNCAADivisionIII’smostsuccessfulbasketball

programs,whereheservedasassistantcoachandrecruitingcoordinator.AtHampden-Sydney,Warnerwasinvolvedinallaspectsoftheprogram,includingrecruiting,strengthandconditioning,scoutingandplayerdevelopment. Warnerhelpedguidethe2006-07TigerstotheOldDominionAthleticConference(ODAC)championship,theschool’s10thconferencetitleandseventhintheprevious11years.Thatyear,Hampden-SydneyadvancedtothesecondroundoftheNCAADivisionIIIMen’sBasketballChampionship. HispreviouscoachingexperienceincludestwoyearsasanassistantcoachatTheCollegeofWilliam&MaryunderaccomplishedheadcoachTonyShaverandapreviousstintatHampden-Sydneyin2003-04,whentheteamascendedtothenationalNo.1rankingandcapturedanotherODACchampionship. Warnerspentthe2002-03seasonasagraduateassistantathisalmamater,theUniversityofGeorgia,underlegendaryheadcoachJimHarrick.HespentthepreviousfouryearsasassociateheadbasketballcoachattheDarlingtonSchoolinRome. WarnergraduatedfromUGAin1998withaBachelor’sdegreeinPublicRelations.AtGeorgia,WarnerplayedbasketballforheadcoachHughDurham.InhighschoolatDarlington,WarnerwasanAll-AreaandAll-Stateperformeronthehardwoodwhilealsorunningtrack,wherehefinishedsecondinthestateinthe800metersduringhissenioryear. Warnerandhiswife,Karin,havethreechildren,Aly(5),Caroline(4)andJack(21months).

THE WARNER LEDGER...

Infourshortyears,ChadWarnerhasdevelopedtheShortermen’sbasketballprogramintoaconferenceandnationalcontender.ShorterhasbeenrankedintheNAIAMen’sBasketballTop25CoachesPollinthreeofthosefourseasons,includingaprogram-bestNo.12rankinglastseason.HereisalookatthethreeyearsbeforeWarner

arrivedatShorterinadditiontohisfouryearsofwork:

Year Coach Record

2004-05 RickyWilliams.............................................. 9-18

2005-06 RickyWilliams.............................................. 7-23

2006-07 RickyWilliams.............................................. 6-20

2007-08 Chad Warner ........................................... 19-12

2008-09 Chad Warner ........................................... 15-16

2009-10 Chad Warner ........................................... 17-13

2010-11 Chad Warner ............................................. 23-8

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JIM HARRICKFormerheadbasketballcoachatPepperdine,UCLA,RhodeIslandandGeorgia

“Chad is one of the brightest and most enthusiastic young coaches I’ve ever been around; I truly believe Shorter is lucky to have him. They have a bright future with Chad as head coach.”

TONY SHAVERHeadbasketballcoachatTheCollegeofWilliam&Mary

“Chad is one of the better people I’ve come into contact with. He will be a great coach, but more important, a terrific leader of young people. He lives the game of basketball, he is a relentless recruiter, and I know Shorter is in good hands with him.”

RUSSELL TURNERFormerassistantcoachfortheNBA’sGoldenStateWarriorsandcurrentheadbasketballcoachatUCIrvine

“Having coached Chad and followed his growth as a person and a coach, I will tell you this: Chad is going to win and win big. He has worked for some of the best in the business. Give him time to implement his system and to recruit to that system and great things will happen for the program. I am excited for him and for Shorter.”

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT CHAD WARNER

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COACHING STAFFTyler MurrayAssistant Coach4th SeasonHampden-Sydney College, 2008

Richarde McCrayAssistant Coach1st SeasonFaulkner University, 2008

TylerMurrayentershisfourthseasonontheShortercoachingstaffandhisfirstastheprogram’stopassistant. Inadditiontohisassistantcoachingdutieswiththevarsityprogram,MurrayalsoservesastheheadcoachforShorter’sjuniorvarsitybasketballteam.

MurrayarrivedatShorterin2008afterpreviouslyplayingforandbeingrecruitedbyChadWarneratHampden-SydneyCollegeinVirginia.AtHampden-Sydney,Murraywasathree-yearstarterandAcademicAll-ConferenceselectionasaPsychologymajor. HewasastarteronHampden-Sydney’s2007conferencechampionshipteam-theschool’sseventhtitlein11years.DuringtheTigers’three-gamechampionshiprunthatseason,Murrayaveraged16pointsand11reboundsonhiswaytobeingnamedtotheAll-Tournamentteam. Murraywasathree-timeHampden-SydneyDefensivePlayeroftheYearselectionandaveraged10pointsandsixreboundsoverhiscareer.

RichMcCraybeginshisfirstseasonontheShorterUniversitymen’sbasketballstaffandcomestoShorterwithanimpressivebasketballbackground.McCrayplayedhiscollegehoopsatFaulknerUniversityandledtheEaglestotwonationaltournamentappearancesand

oneFabFourappearance.Atwo-timeteamcaptainandtwo-timeAll-Conferenceselection,McCrayscored1,183careerpointsandsetFaulkner’sall-timerecordforstealswith291. Followinghisplayingcareer,McCrayjoinedtheSouthernPolymen’sbasketballstaffin2008asanassistantcoach.InthreeseasonswiththeHornets,McCrayhelpedguideSouthernPolytoa73-25recordthatincludedanSSACTournamentchampionship,twoappearancesintheNAIADivisionIMen’sBasketballNationalChampionshipandaberthintheNAIAFabFourin2009-10. Asaprepathlete,McCraywasabasketballandtrackstandoutatWheelerHighSchoolinMarietta.McCrayhelpedWheelerwinback-to-backbasketballstatechampionships(2002,2003)andatrackandfieldstatechampionshipin2003.

Tyler WatkinsGraduate Assistant1st SeasonShorter University, 2011

Charles WarnerAssistant Coach5th SeasonUniversity of Georgia

TylerWatkinsbeginshisfirstseasonasagraduateassistantwiththeShortermen’sbasketballprogramafterplayingtwoseasonswiththeHawksfrom2009-2011.WatkinstransferredtoShorterfromTreveccaNazareneUniversitypriortothe2009-10seasonandbecameaninstant

leaderfortheHawks.In48careerappearancesforShorter,Watkinsaveraged1.8pointsand1.1rebounds,butwasconsistentlycalledupontoprovideenergyandtoughnessonthedefensiveendofthefloor,whereheearnedthereputationasoneoftheShorter’smosteffectiveone-on-onedefenders. Watkinshadcareerhighsof12pointsandfivereboundsinawinoverLoganChiropracticinNov.2009andwasacareer46percentshooterfromthethree-pointline. WatkinsgraduatedfromShorterin2011withadegreeinSportsManagementandiscurrentlypursuinghisMaster’sinLeadershipfromShorter.

CharlesWarnerembarksonhisfifthseasonasassistantcoachwiththeShorterUniversitymen’sbasketballprogramin2011-12.Charles,afourthgenerationRoman,isthefatherofheadcoachChadWarner,andisaretiredinsuranceagentandownerof

CharlesWarnerInsuranceAgency. CharlesgraduatedfromtheUniversityofGeorgiawithadegreeinMarketing,andalsoattendedShorterUniversityforasemesterin1967.Charles’mother(Chad’sgrandmother)isa1934graduateofShorterUniversity.

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PLAYER PROFILES#21 Johnathan CrawfordSenior • Forward • 6-5 • 215Tuscaloosa, Ala.Wallace State Community College

#12 Marquise KingSenior • Guard • 6-2 • 185Albany, N.Y.Vermont Tech

College Career:JohnathanCrawfordtransferredtoSUpriortothe2010-11seasonfromWallaceStateandaveraged8.6pointsand4.9reboundsinhisfirstseasonwithShorter...Scoredaseason-high20pointsinawinoverReinhardtandpulleddownaseason-best11boardstogo

alongwith14pointsinawinoverTruett-McConnell...Had17pointsandfourreboundsinawinoverhisfomerteam,BerryCollege,onFeb.7,2011...AtWallaceStatein2009-10,CrawfordwasanintegralpartofateamthatfinishedtheseasonrankedintheTop10ofthenationalpolls...AsafreshmanatBerryin2008-09,Crawfordaveragednearly11pointsagameonhiswaytoSouthernStatesAthleticConferenceFreshmanoftheYearhonors.

Personal:BornDecember26,1989...SonofGloriaP.CrawfordandTimLee...Hasonebrother,DarrylPruitt(28)...MajoringinBusiness.

Career StatisticsYear GP FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA REB AST STL BLK PTS 2008 31 136 267 2 5 65 109 151 42 29 24 3392010 31 98 189 0 0 71 103 152 43 28 17 267Total 62 234 456 2 5 136 212 303 85 57 41 606

College Career:MarquiseKingwillredshirtduringthe2011-12season...KingcametoShorterpriortothe2010-11seasonfromVermontTech,wherehewasaUSCAAAll-AmericanandYankeeConferencePlayeroftheYearin2009-10...Averaged6.2points,

3.1reboundsand1.1assistsfortheHawkslastseasonwhilemaking21appearances...Scoredaseason-high16pointson3of5shootingfrombeyondthearcinShorter’swinatSouthernWesleyan...Shot33percentfromthree...Swipedthreestealsinagameonthreeseparateoccasions,onceagainstBrewton-Parker,onceagainstTruett-McConnellandagainstversusSouthernWesleyan...AtNAIADivisionIIVermontTech,Kingaveragedover18pointsagame.

Personal:BornDecember22,1987...SonofMoniqueFluker...Hastwosiblings,MohoganyWesleyandShimeekJohnson...MajoringinAccounting.

Career StatisticsYear GP FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA REB AST STL BLK PTS 2010 21 33 102 15 46 49 72 65 24 21 2 130Total 21 33 102 15 46 49 72 65 24 21 2 130

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PLAYER PROFILES#3 Eric NixSenior • Point Guard • 6-0 • 180Ider, Ala.Gadsden State Community College

#22 Darius StegerSenior • Guard • 6-0 • 190Huntsville, Ala.Coastal Carolina University

College Career:EricNixmadeanimmediateimpactontheShorterprogramaftertransferringinfromGadsdenStatebeforethe2010-11season...RankedNo.2intheNAIAinassistslastseason,averaging6.5pergame...Nix’s202totalassistswerethethird-bestsingle-season

totalinschoolhistory,trailingonlyHallofFamerLennieAcuff...Dishedoutdouble-digitassiststhreetimes,includingaseason-high14helpersinadditionto14pointsinawinoverTennesseeTemple...Hadaseconddouble-doubleof14pointsand10assistsagainstSouthernWesleyanandscoredacareer-high17pointsonperfect6for6shootingagainstConcordia-Selma...Averaged6.7pointsandshot37percentfrombeyondthearc.

Personal:BornSeptember22,1988...SonofRonaldandTaniaNix...Hastwosiblings,EricaandNick...MajoringinSportsManagement.


College Career:SincearrivingatShorterfromCoastalCarolinaUniversity,DariusStegerhasestablishedhimselfasoneoftheteam’smostaccuratethree-pointshooters...Atwo-timeSSACAll-Academicselection,Stegerhasaveraged6.8points

intwoseasonswithShorterandisacareer36percentthree-pointshooter...Averaged5.1pointsagamelastseasonandscoredaseason-high17pointsagainstSpringHill,aperformancethatcameduringastringofthreestraightdoublefigurescoringoutings...Averaged8.6pointsasasophomorein2009-10andshot38percentfromthree...Scoredacareer-high23pointsandstrokedacareer-bestsixthreesinawinoverMichigan-DearbornonNov.13,2009...Reacheddoublefiguresinnineofhisfirst15gamesasaHawk.

Personal:BornOctober17,1989...SonofFredandSylviaSteger...MajoringinSportsManagement.

Career StatisticsYear GP FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA REB AST STL BLK PTS 2009 30 87 255 57 151 26 38 90 48 13 3 2572010 31 50 146 33 102 26 38 57 38 8 0 159Total 61 137 401 90 253 52 76 147 86 21 3 416

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PLAYER PROFILES#23 Willie WoodardSenior • Forward • 6-5 • 210Thomaston, Ga.Upson-Lee High School

#4 Dante HarveyJunior • Forward • 6-8 • 215Atlanta, Ga.University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

College Career:InhisfirstyearwiththeHawksin2010-11,WillieWoodardaveraged5.7pointsand3.2reboundspergamewhileservingasoneofShorter’sbiggestcontributorsoffthebench...Scoredacareer-high15pointsinShorter’swinoverReinhardtandpouredin11

pointsintheHawks’79-77losstoGeorgetown,whichadvancedtotheNAIAFabFourlastseason...Grabbedaseason-highninereboundsagainstTruett-McConnell...PlayedpreviouslyatGordonJuniorCollegeandwasasecondteamAll-RegionperformerasaprepstandoutatUpson-LeeHighSchool.

Personal:BornMay29,1989...SonofLorettaWoodard...Hasonesister,Shonda(24)...MajoringinSportsManagement.


College Career:DanteHarveycametoShorterfromtheUniversityofTennessee-Chattanoogapriortothe2010-11seasonandenjoyedasolidfirstseasonwiththeHawks...In22appearances,Harveyaveraged7.2pointsand3.6rebounds

agame...Reacheddoublefiguresinsixgamesandscoredaseason-high19pointson9of12shootinginawinatBrewton-Parker...Averaged11.8pointsduringafour-gamestretchinlateDecemberthatincludeda12-pointoutingagainstnationallyrankedGeorgetownCollege...Shotarespectable30percentfrombeyondthearc...AtTennessee-Chattanooga,Harveyappearedin42gamesintwoyearswhilemakingonestartandaveraging1.7pointsand1.4rebounds.

Personal:BornJanuary15,1988...SonofShannonHarvey...MajoringinBusiness.


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PLAYER PROFILES#10 Walter HillJunior • Forward • 6-5 • 210Gainesville, Ga.Southwestern Illinois College

#24 Tyler BurseSophomore • Forward • 6-6 • 200LaFayette, Ga.LaFayette High School

College Career:InhisfirstseasonwiththeHawks,WalterHillearnedNAIAAll-AmericaandSouthernStatesAthleticConferenceNewcomeroftheYearhonorsinadditiontofirstteamAll-SSACaccolades...HillledShorterinscoringat17.5pointsagameandrankedsecondon

theteaminreboundinga7.6caromsperouting...Reacheddoublefiguresin27ofhis29appearancesandpostedsevendouble-doubles...HadhisbestgameagainstnationallyrankedSouthernPolyinMariettawhenhescored26pointsandhad18rebounds...TorchedTruett-McConnellforaseason-high28pointson11of17shooting...Recordedfivestraightgamesofatleast21points,arunthatincluded21pointsinanupsetofLeeand24pointsinawinoverrivalBerry...WasarguablyShorter’sbestdefensiveplayerandledtheHawksat1.7stealspergame...Recordedsevendouble-digitreboundinggames...Despiteleadingtheteaminshotattempts,Hillshot52percentfromthefloor...Knockeddown35percentofhisthree-pointattempts...Hillisaformer“Mr.Basketball”inthestateofGeorgiaandoriginallysignedtoplayhoopsattheUniversityofGeorgiaafteranAll-StatecareeratEastHallHigh,wherehewonastatechampionshipin2005.

Personal:BornOctober7,1988...SonofMelodyWare...Hasthreesiblings,JaylynMize(29),formerShorterstandoutJerrendaWheeler(23)andDrekaWheeler(21)...MajoringinBusinessAdministration.


College Career:TylerBursemade25appearancesasatruefreshmanfortheHawksin2010-11andturnedinasolidseason,averaging4.1pointsand2.0reboundsagame...Showedadeftoutsidetouchbyshooting50percent

fromthethree-pointlinewith12makeson24attempts...Made14of18fromthefoulline...Pouredinacareer-high13pointsontwoseparateoccasions,firstagainstCincinnatiChristianCollegeonNov.13,2010andagainversusPointUniversityonFeb.3,2011...Grabbedacareer-high10reboundsinhisShorterdebut,theHawks’firstgameofthe2010-11seasonagainstJohnson&Wales...Reacheddoublefiguresinfivegamesandscored11pointson5of6shootinginabigSSACvictoryoverSouthernWesleyan.

Personal:BornSeptember9,1991...SonofKenandKarenBurse...Hasonesister,Ashley(26)...MajoringinGeneralStudies.


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PLAYER PROFILES#32 Anthony BanksJunior • Forward • 6-7 • 220Boynton Beach, Fla.Florida Gulf Coast University

#1 C.J. DavisJunior • Guard • 6-2 • 185Nashville, Tenn.Union University (Tenn.)

Previous Career:PriortoarrivingatShorterthispastsummer,AnthonyBankswasatruestandoutatNCAADivisionIFloridaGulfCoastUniversityoftheAtlanticSunConference...LedFGCUinscoringandreboundingin2010-11,puttingup14.6pointsand6.4reboundsagame...

Showedadeftfreethrowstrokeforapostplayer,knockingdown71percent(110-155)fromthefoulline...Forhisefforts,BankswasnamedsecondteamAll-AtlanticSunlastseason...Had21pointsand11reboundsagainstMiamiandaseason-high25pointsagainstMercer...Reacheddoublefiguresin27of30gamesin2010-11andscoredatleast20pointsfivetimes...IntwoyearswithFloridaGulfCoast,Banksamassed812pointsand382rebounds.

Personal:BornNovember20,1989...SonofDaleBanksandSylvesterBanks,Jr...Hasfoursiblings,SylvesterDavisIII(23),TaquirraWooten(22),SylirvanaDavis(4)andTre’AnthonyDavis(3)...MajoringinSportsManagement.

Previous Career:C.J.DavistransferstoShorterfromUnionUniversity(Tenn.)wherehewasanNAIAhonorablementionAll-AmericaselectionandfirstteamAll-TranSouthAthleticConferencechoicein2010-11...LedUnioninscoring(14.6ppg)andsteals(1.1spg)whileshooting35

percentfromthreeandaveraging2.8reboundsand2.1assistspergame...Askilledscorer,Davisscored20ormorepointsseventimesin31gameslastseasonandwasheldoutofdoubledigitsjustseventimes...Scoredaseason-high27pointsagainstMid-Continentandhad22pointsagainstperennialNAIApowerLifeUniversity.

Personal:BornMay17,1989...SonofClarenceandMarthaDavis...Hasthreesiblings,KenoshaDavis,KristenDavisandStephenHick...MajoringinSportsManagement.

#33 Devance HarrisJunior • Forward • 6-7 • 225Memphis, Tenn.Lambuth University

#5 Kenny LeveretteJunior • Guard • 6-2 • 195O’Fallon, Ill.Southwestern Illinois College

Previous Career:DevanceHarriscomestoShorterfromLambuthUniversity,whereheplayedtwoseasonsundercoachKevinBurton...AtLambuth,HarriswasnamedConferenceFreshmanoftheYearin2009-10afteraveraging7.8pointsand4.8reboundspergame...Asasophomoreat

Lambuthlastseason,Harrisrankedfourthontheteaminscoring(10.4ppg)whileleadingtheEaglesinrebounding(7.1rpg)andshootingablistering64percentfromthefloor.

Personal:BornNovember6,1990...SonofRayandBelindaHarris...Hasthreesiblings,Desenio(19),Daryon(18)andDiamond(16)...MajoringinSportsManagement.

Previous Career:KennyLeverettearrivedatShorterinJanuary2011fromSouthwesternIllinoisJuniorCollegewherehewasatwo-yearstandoutonthehardwood...Atwo-timeNJCAAAll-RegionandGreatRiversAthleticConferenceAll-Leagueselection,Leverettewasnamed

GRACFreshmanoftheYearin2008-09andfirstteamAll-RegionandAll-Conferencein2009-10...AsasophomoreatSWIC,Leveretterankedthirdontheteaminscoringat10.1pointsagamewhilerankingsecondontheteaminassistsandfreethrowsmade...SWICwonaregionalchampionshipduringLeverette’stenureandappearedintheNJCAANationalTournament.

Personal:BornAugust23,1989...SonofKennethandDebraLeverette...Hassevensiblings,Kenisha(29),Shaniqua(24),Christopher(21),Shannon(20),Keiara(20),Tioana(18)andCharles(18)...MajoringinSportsManagement.

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PLAYER PROFILES#14 Braylon WilliamsSophomore • Guard • 6-2 • 180Marietta, Ga.Walton High School

#11 Jay DavisFreshman • Point Guard • 5-9 • 140Huntsville, Ala.Sparkman High School

Previous Career:BraylonWilliamsjoinstheShortermen’sbasketballprogramaftercompetingexclusivelyonShorter’snationalchampionshipmen’strackteamlastspring...CompetedinthehighjumpwiththeHawksduringthe2010-11academicyear...Wasaprephoops

standoutatWaltonHighSchoolinMarietta,Ga.,whereheaveraged10pointsandthreeassistsagameasasenior.

Personal:BornSeptember6,1991...SonofRodneyandValeriaWilliams...Hasonebrother,Brandon...MajoringinSportsManagement.

Prep Career:JayDavisbeginshiscareerwiththeShortermen’sbasketballprogramafterasuccessfulplayingcareeratSparkmanHighSchoolinHuntsville,Ala...PlayedfouryearsofbasketballunderCoachTiggsatSparkman,wherehisteamwonthreeregionalchampionships...Was

amemberoftheNationalHonorSocietyandalsoplayedfootballinhighschool.

Personal:BornJanuary7,1993...SonofSharonDavisandJerryDavis,Sr...MajoringinBusinessAdministrationandSportsManagement.

#20 Seth HoustonFreshman • Guard • 6-0 • 200Bowdon, Ga.Oak Mountain Academy

#34 Matson KeiserFreshman • Point Guard • 6-1 • 170Maxeys, Ga.Washington-Wilkes High School

Prep Career:SethHoustoncomestoShorterafteranimpressivehighschoolbasketballcareeratOakMountainAcademy...PlayedfouryearsofhoopsunderheadcoachLennyWilliamsandwasatwo-timeAll-Stateandthree-timeAll-Regionselection...Wononeregion

championshipatOakMountainwhilefinishingasregionrunner-upinanother.

Personal:BornMay9,1993...SonofRonnieandFayeHouston...Undecidedonacademicmajor.

Prep Career:MatsonKeiserplayedfourseasonsofbasketballunderheadcoachDonKeiseratWashington-WilkesHighSchoolinMaxeys,Ga.

Personal:BornApril24,1993...SonofDonandJoniKeiser...Hastwosiblings,

Christian(16)andKaden(5)...MajoringinPre-Pharmacy.

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PLAYER PROFILES#2 Joe WestFreshman • Guard • 6-3 • 190Cartersville, Ga.Excel Christian Academy

Previous Career:JoeWest,anativeofCartersville,playedfouryearsofbasketballandtwoseasonsofsocceratExcelChristianAcademyundercoachesBoulierandCowart.

Personal:BornMay23,1993...SonofJeffandSusanWest...Hastwosiblings,Tucker(16)andCaleb(13)...Undecidedonacademicmajor.

Bottom row (from left):MatsonKeiser,BraylonWilliams,C.J.Davis,DariusSteger,EricNix,MarquiseKing,JoeWest,SethHouston,JayDavis;Top row (from left):AssistantCoachTylerMurray,GraduateAssistantTylerWatkins,AssistantCoachRichardeMcCray,JohnathanCrawford,WillieWoodard,WalterHill,DanteHarvey,AnthonyBanks,TylerBurse,DevanceHarris,KennyLeverette,HeadCoachChadWarner,AssistantCoachCharlesWarner.

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WINTHROP-KING CENTREConstructedin1993,theWinthrop-King CentreishometotheShorterUniversitymen’sandwomen’sbasketballteams,thevolleyballteamandtheHawks’wrestlingprogram.Apartfromhousingretractableseatingformorethan1,500spectators,theWKCalsoincludesanindoorrunningtrack,racquetballcourts,twoweightrooms,athleticstaffoffices,anaerobics/dancestudio,multiplelockerroomfacilitiesandatrainingroom.BehindtheWinthrop-KingCentre,visitorswillfindtheWaltAttawayTennisComplex,whichhasbeeninstrumentalinthecontinuedsuccessesoftheShorterUniversitytennisprograms.

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InfourseasonsasShorterUniversityheadcoach,ChadWarnerhasseenfiveofhisformerplayerssigncontractstoplayprofessionalbasketballoverseas.TheHawkshaveoneofthetopprogramsinarguablythebestNAIAmen’sbasketballconferenceinthecountryandWarner,alongwithhisassistantcoachingstaffconsistingofTylerMurrayandRichMcCray,haveaproventrackrecordofidentifyinganddevelopingtoptalent.

Jerrenda WheelerWheeler(right),anativeofGainesville,Ga.,signedaprofessionaldealwithBKInterBratislavaoftheSlovakianExtraliga--thecountry’stopleague--afteraveraging14pointsandsixassistsfortheHawksduringthe2009-10season.The6-foot-2comboguardaveragedover18points,fourreboundsandfourassistspergameinhisfirstseasonwiththeclubbeforeinjuryspelledaprematureendtohisrookieseason.Wheelermadethemostofhisopportunity,especiallyduringInter’s89-88winoverKomarnowhenhepouredinaseason-high31pointsin38minutes.

Marqise WrightWright(left)isthelatestShortermen’sbasketballalumnustosignaprofessionalcontract.Atwo-timeNAIAAll-Americaselection,WrightinkedadealwithSCMCSUCraiovaofRomanianBasketballDivisionAfollowingastellarseniorseasonduringwhichheaveraged15.6pointsand8.7reboundsagame.Hehad10double-doublestopacetheHawksandpostedcareer-highsinfieldgoalpercentage(46percent),freethrowpercentage(76percent)andthree-pointpercentage(33percent).Wright’scareerwiththeHawkswasoneofthebesttheprogramhaseverseen.HedepartedShorterwith930pointsand617reboundsinjusttwoseasons.Heaveragedadouble-doubleof15pointsand10reboundsforhiscareerandsetanewShorterrecordwith29careerdouble-doubles.InhisfirstyearwiththeHawksin2009-10,WrightcapturedSSACNewcomeroftheYearhonorsafterposting19double-doublesandleadingthecountryinrebounding.

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Tomas PranciliauskasAformerAll-AmericanfortheHawksin2007-08andatwo-timeSSACAll-Conferenceselection,Pranciliauskas(left)returnedtohisnativeVilnius,LithuaniatolaceupforSakalaiVilnius.Pranciliauskas,whotransferredtoShorteraftertwoyearsatPepperdineUniversity,scoredindoublefiguresfivetimesforhisprofessionalclub,includingaseason-high21pointswiththehelpof4of4shootingfrombeyondthearcinawinoverSuduva.AtShorter,Pranciliauskasaveraged14.9pointsintwoseasonsandwasacareer39percentthree-pointshooter.Healsoshot88percentfromthefoullineforhiscareerwhilehisfreethrowpercentageof94.9percent(112-118)in2007-08isaShortersingle-seasonrecord.

Qavotstaraj WaddellThe6-foot-11Waddell(above)signedtoplayprofessionalballinRomaniaafterendinghiscareerwiththeHawks.Waddell,whotransferredtoShorterfromtheUniversityofTennessee-Chattanoogaforhisseniorseasonin2008-09,averagednearlyeightpointsandeightreboundspergametogoalongwith2.3blocksperouting.

Mantas LeonaviciusLeonavicius(above),whocametoShorterfromHofstraUniversity,continuedhisbasketballcareerinItalywithBasketSanVincenzo.Inhisfirstseasonwiththeclub,Leonavicius,anSSACAll-Academicselection,averagedjustundereightpointsandninerebounds.

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SEASON RECAPFinal Record:

23-8,7-5SSACEast

NAIA All-Americans: WalterHill

MarqiseWright

SSAC Newcomer of the Year: WalterHill

SSAC All-Conference:WalterHill

MarqiseWright

SSAC All-Academic:JustinGentryDariusStegerTylerWatkins

NAIA Scholar-Athletes:JustinGentryTylerWatkins

Therewasnobetter1-2punchintheSSACthanShorter’sGainesville,Ga.,ConnectionofseniorMarqise Wright (aboveleft)andsophomoreWalter Hill (aboveright).ThechildhoodfriendsteamedupgivetheHawksapotentinside-outsidethreatthatproduced33.1pointsand16.3reboundsanight.Wright,thenation’sleadingrebounderasajuniorin2009-10,pickeduphissecondstraightAll-Americanodbyaveraging15.6pointsand8.7boardspergame.Hefinishedhiscareeraveragingadouble-doubleof15.2pointsand10.1rebounds.InhisfirstseasonwiththeHawks,HillgarneredSSACNewcomeroftheYearaccolades--adistinctionwonbyWrightthepreviousyear--andNAIAAll-AmericahonorsbyleadingtheHawksinscoring(17.5ppg)whilecollecting7.6caromsperouting.

•Fourth-yearheadcoachChadWarnerandtheBasketballHawksproducedthefirst20-winseasonsince1997-98,going23-8in2010-11tomatchShorter’shighestsingle-seasonvictorytotalin45years.

•TheHawks’upwardtrendonthehardwoodcontinued--sinceChadWarnerarrivedin2007,Shorterhaswon74games,themostwinsoverafour-seasonspanin44yearswhenShorterwon94gamesfromthe1963-64campaignthrough1966-67.

•Shorterracedouttothebeststartintheprogram’shistory,winningitsfirst10gamestoopentheseasonandemergingvictoriousin13ofitsfirst14outings.TheHawkswererewardedfortheirstrongearlyseasonplay,appearingashighasNo.12inthecountryandremainingintheNAIATop25Coaches’Pollformostoftheseason.ShorterendedtheyearreceivingvotesandtheNo.12rankingwasShorter’shighestever.

•Shortersweptcross-townrivalBerryCollegeforthefirsttimesincethe2006-07season.TheHawkswon62-58atBerryand72-63attheWinthrop-KingCentre.

•TheHawksestablishedthemselvesasoneofthemostcompleteteamsinthecountry,combiningapotentoffensewithastingydefense.ShorterrankedNo.14infieldgoalpercentagedefense,holdingopponentsto40percentshooting,anddespitebeingrelativelyundersized,ranked16thintheNAIAinblockedshotsatjustover3.8pergame.TheHawksalsoreboundedtheballverywell,pullingdown28.2defensivereboundspergametorank10thinthecountry.Ontheoffensiveend,Shorterup-tempo,readandreactoffensepaiddividendsastheHawksranked11thintheassistspergame(16.2)and21stinscoringoffense(78.9).Aguard-orientedteam,Shortershotanimpressive46percentfromthefloorasaunittorank32ndintheNAIA.

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2010-11 Results (23-8, 7-5 SSAC)Date Opponent Result11/5 Johnson & Wales ....................................... W 106-4711/6 Concordia-Selma .........................................W 87-7311/12 vs.Cumberlands(Ky.).....................................W76-6611/13 vs.CincinnatiChristian...................................W94-5211/16 Reinhardt ....................................................W 92-7911/19 Spring Hill ...................................................W 81-6211/20 Mobile ........................................................W 69-4811/27 Tennessee Temple .......................................W 77-6512/4 atReinhardt...................................................W81-6212/13 atTennesseeTemple......................................W97-9212/16 atWilliamCarey...............................................L78-6812/17 atBelhaven....................................................W80-7812/30 Talladega ....................................................W 72-6412/31 Trevecca Nazarene ......................................W 99-811/3 atGeorgetown(Ky.)..........................................L79-771/13 atSouthernWesleyan*.................................W88-751/15 Emmanuel * ..................................................L 57-501/20 atSouthernPoly*............................................L83-781/24 atBerry..........................................................W62-581/27 atBrewton-Parker*.......................................W79-641/29 Lee * ...........................................................W 77-761/31 atTruett-McConnell*......................................L84-792/3 Atlanta Christian .........................................W 92-622/5 Southern Wesleyan * ..................................W 97-742/7 Berry ...........................................................W 72-632/10 atEmmanuel*.................................................L81-652/14 Southern Poly * ...........................................W 68-642/19 Brewton-Parker * ........................................W 74-682/24 atLee*.............................................................L65-632/26 Truett-McConnell * .....................................W 85-693/2 vs.Faulkner#...................................................L64-61

*SSACEastDivisiongame#SSACTournamentgame

2010-11 Final SSAC East Division Standings Division OverallLee 10-2 23-9Emmanuel 7-5 26-8SouthernPoly 7-5 23-9Shorter 7-5 23-8Brewton-Parker 4-8 10-20SouthernWesleyan 4-8 16-12Truett-McConnell 3-9 12-18

•TheHawkstestedthemselvesagainstthebestthecountryhadtooffer.ShorterrecordedthreewinsoverTop25opponentsinLee,SouthernPolyandperennialMid-SouthConferencepowerUniversityoftheCumberlands.TheHawksledsecond-rankedGeorgetownCollegebysevenontheroadinthesecondhalfbeforefallingbytwototheTigers,aFabFourparticipantin2010-11.OfShorter’seightlosses,fivecameagainstrankedopponents.

•SophomoreWalterHillwasnamedSSACNewcomeroftheYearafterheledShorterinscoringat17.5pointsagame,reacheddoublefiguresin27ofhis29appearances,postedsevendouble-doubles,shot52percentfromthefloorandledtheHawksdefensivelywith1.7stealspergame.

•TheHawkswererecognizedattheconclusionofthe2010-11seasonfortheirscholarshipoffthecourtintheformofsophomoreJustinGentry,juniorDariusStegerandseniorTylerWatkins,atriothatearnedSSACAll-Academichonors.GentryandWatkinswererecognizedasNAIAScholar-Athletesastheyfinishedtheacademicyearwithcumulativegradepointaveragesof3.5orbetter.BothGentry,whomadenineappearancesin2010-11,andSteger,whoaveraged5.1pointsagameandshot33percentfromthe3-pointlinein31appearanceslastseason,aresettoreturntotheteamin2011-12.Watkins,whograduatedinMaywithadegreeinSportsManagementafterplayingin48gamesintwoseasonswithShorter,willbecomeagraduateassistantcoachwiththeHawks.

Junior point guard Eric Nix led the Southern States Athletic Conference and ranked No. 2 in the country in assists per game.

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Name G FG Pct 3P Pct FT Pct HI PTS AVG Hill,Walter 29 193-371 0.520 44-125 0.352 77-126 0.611 28 507 17.48Wright,Marqise 31 168-368 0.457 46-139 0.331 102-134 0.761 30 484 15.61Crawford,Johnathan 31 98-189 0.519 0-0 0.000 71-103 0.689 20 267 8.61Harvey,Dante 22 60-129 0.465 10-33 0.303 28-46 0.609 19 158 7.18Nix,Eric 31 66-162 0.407 19-51 0.373 57-89 0.640 17 208 6.71King,Marquise 21 33-102 0.324 15-46 0.326 49-72 0.681 16 130 6.19Woodard,Willie 31 67-158 0.424 15-50 0.300 28-42 0.667 15 177 5.71Steger,Darius 31 50-146 0.342 33-102 0.324 26-38 0.684 17 159 5.13Edmondson,Corey 29 47-94 0.500 9-22 0.409 19-27 0.704 14 122 4.21Burse,Tyler 25 38-79 0.481 12-24 0.500 14-18 0.778 13 102 4.08Brown,Montagious 21 30-55 0.545 0-1 0.000 24-31 0.774 17 84 4.00Mullins,Phillip 5 3-9 0.333 2-6 0.333 1-2 0.500 4 9 1.80Watkins,Tyler 23 9-17 0.529 6-11 0.545 7-10 0.700 6 31 1.35Gentry,Justin 9 3-8 0.375 2-4 0.500 0-0 0.000 6 8 0.89

Player Highs Player G Pts REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA 3PM 3PA Brown,Montagious 21 17 7 3 3 1 7 10 0 1Burse,Tyler 25 13 10 1 1 2 5 10 2 3Crawford,Johnathan 31 20 11 6 3 2 7 11 0 0Edmondson,Corey 29 14 3 3 2 1 6 10 2 3Gentry,Justin 9 6 2 1 0 0 2 4 2 3Harvey,Dante 22 19 8 3 2 3 9 12 3 5Hill,Walter 29 28 18 4 5 3 11 22 3 11King,Marquise 21 16 8 4 3 1 4 10 3 5Mullins,Phillip 5 4 1 2 1 0 1 4 1 3Nix,Eric 31 17 5 14 4 2 6 13 3 5Steger,Darius 31 17 6 5 2 0 6 12 4 8Watkins,Tyler 23 6 6 5 3 1 2 4 2 4Woodard,Willie 31 15 9 3 3 3 6 10 4 5Wright,Marqise 31 30 16 4 4 4 11 19 4 8

Averages Name G FG% 3FG% FT% REB AST BLK STL PTS Hill,Walter 29 0.520 0.352 0.611 7.59 1.62 0.93 1.69 17.48Wright,Marqise 31 0.457 0.331 0.761 8.71 1.68 0.81 1.10 15.61Crawford,Johnathan 31 0.519 0.000 0.689 4.90 1.39 0.55 0.90 8.61Harvey,Dante 22 0.465 0.303 0.609 3.59 0.46 0.59 0.50 7.18Nix,Eric 31 0.407 0.373 0.640 2.29 6.52 0.16 1.07 6.71King,Marquise 21 0.324 0.326 0.681 3.10 1.14 0.10 1.00 6.19Woodard,Willie 31 0.424 0.300 0.667 3.19 0.97 0.45 0.84 5.71Steger,Darius 31 0.342 0.324 0.684 1.84 1.23 0.00 0.26 5.13Edmondson,Corey 29 0.500 0.409 0.704 0.72 0.69 0.10 0.24 4.21Burse,Tyler 25 0.481 0.500 0.778 2.00 0.08 0.36 0.16 4.08Brown,Montagious 21 0.545 0.000 0.774 2.00 0.52 0.14 0.33 4.00Mullins,Phillip 5 0.333 0.333 0.500 0.40 0.40 0.00 0.20 1.80Watkins,Tyler 23 0.529 0.545 0.700 1.00 0.78 0.04 0.39 1.35Gentry,Justin 9 0.375 0.500 0.000 0.44 0.44 0.00 0.00 0.89

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Year Record1957-58......................................................................................... 0-81958-59....................................................................................... 9-151959-60..................................................................................... 10-131960-61..................................................................................... 11-141961-62..................................................................................... 12-101962-63....................................................................................... 16-81963-64....................................................................................... 22-51964-65....................................................................................... 26-51965-66....................................................................................... 24-61966-67....................................................................................... 22-91967-68..................................................................................... 10-181968-69....................................................................................... 8-181969-70....................................................................................... 13-51970-71....................................................................................... 9-181971-72....................................................................................... 6-181972-73..................................................................................... 11-151973-74..................................................................................... 16-101974-75..................................................................................... 14-141975-76..................................................................................... 15-121976-77..................................................................................... 15-131977-78..................................................................................... 13-151978-79..................................................................................... 15-141979-80....................................................................................... 3-251980-81..................................................................................... 10-211981-82....................................................................................... 5-221982-83.................................................................................... 10-211983-84....................................................................................... 6-281984-85..................................................................................... 17-20

Year Record1985-86....................................................................................... 8-251986-87....................................................................................... 5-281987-88....................................................................................... 7-281988-89....................................................................................... 6-241989-90..................................................................................... 13-181990-91..................................................................................... 16-141991-92..................................................................................... 12-181992-93....................................................................................... 6-241993-94..................................................................................... 10-201994-95....................................................................................... 8-231995-96....................................................................................... 8-221996-97....................................................................................... 8-221997-98....................................................................................... 23-81998-99..................................................................................... 10-201999-00..................................................................................... 15-182000-01..................................................................................... 15-162001-02....................................................................................... 5-262002-03..................................................................................... 10-192003-04..................................................................................... 16-152004-05....................................................................................... 9-182005-06....................................................................................... 7-232006-07....................................................................................... 6-202007-08 .................................................................................19-122008-09 .................................................................................15-162009-10 .................................................................................17-132010-11 ...................................................................................23-8

BOLD denotes seasons under Chad Warner

Chad Warner has made an immediate impact on the Shorter University men’s basketball program since his arrival in 2007. Under Warner, Shorter has produced four straight seasons of at least 15 wins, the first time that has happened in over 40 years. The Hawks have won 74 games over that period, have advanced to the SSAC semifinals in two of those seasons and have been ranked as high as No. 12 in the NAIA Men’s Basketball Top 25 Coaches Poll.

ALL-TIME RESULTS

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Single-Season Records

Points ScoredTonyBurden,1984-85...................................................................744

Scoring AverageGordonGuinn,1961-62................................................................25.9

Field Goal AttemptsLarryThrogmorton,1970-71.........................................................599

Field Goals MadeTonyBurden,1984-85...................................................................301

Free Throw AttemptsJamesGossett,1987-88.................................................................222

Free Throws MadeGordonGuinn,1961-62.................................................................184

ReboundsRustyOxford,1970-71...................................................................437

Rebounding AverageGordonGuinn,1961-62................................................................17.5

Field Goal PercentageTommyJohnstone,1997-98......................................................... .600

Free Throw PercentageTomasPranciliauskas,2007-08.....................................................94.9

AssistsLennieAcuff,1986-87....................................................................313

Assists AverageLennieAcuff,1986-87.....................................................................9.5

Three-Point AttemptsChuckTumlin,1986-87..................................................................239

Three-Pointers MadeChuckTumlin,1986-87....................................................................96

Three-Point PercentageLeviHatcher,2004-05...................................................................50.0

StealsPatSmith,2003-04..........................................................................86

Double-DoublesMarqiseWright,2009-10................................................................19

Career Records

Points ScoredJ.J.Merritt,1994-98...................................................................2,146

Scoring AverageElginKendall,1973-75..................................................................20.3

Field Goal AttemptsJ.J.Merritt,1994-98...................................................................1,626

Field Goals MadeJ.J.Merritt,1994-98......................................................................944

Free Throw AttemptsChrisKaras,1988-91......................................................................552

Free Throws MadeJ.J.Merritt,1994-98......................................................................429

ReboundsJimmyChastain,1963-67............................................................1,270

Rebounding AverageGordonGuinn,1961-63................................................................15.1

Field Goal PercentageMikeNance,1983-85...................................................................55.4

Free Throw PercentageTomasPranciliauskas,2007-09.....................................................87.5

AssistsLennieAcuff,1986-88....................................................................607

Assists AverageLennieAcuff,1986-88.....................................................................8.9

Three-Point PercentageKentHoward,1997-00..................................................................43.0

StealsPatSmith,2002-04........................................................................143

RECORD BOOKS

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All-Conference J.J.Merritt............................................................... 1996-97,1997-98DarrellMoore........................................................................ 2000-01PatSmith................................................................ 2002-03,2003-04JackRichey............................................................. 2005-06,2006-07KedricWilson.......................................................... 2006-07,2007-08TomasPranciliauskas.............................................. 2007-08,2008-09JerrendaWheeler.................................................................. 2009-10MarqiseWright....................................................... 2009-10,2010-11WalterHill*........................................................................... 2010-11

NAIA All-America J.J.Merritt.............................................................................. 1997-98PatSmith............................................................................... 2003-04TomasPranciliauskas............................................................. 2007-08MarqiseWright....................................................... 2009-10,2010-11WalterHill*........................................................................... 2010-11

All-Freshman Team TravousWilliams.................................................................... 1996-97CaseyBaxter.......................................................................... 2003-04JackRichey............................................................................ 2005-06JamieWalker......................................................................... 2006-07MontagiousBrown................................................................ 2007-08

Conference Freshman of the Year CaseyBaxter.......................................................................... 2003-04JackRichey............................................................................ 2005-06

Conference Newcomer of the Year MarqiseWright...................................................................... 2009-10WalterHill*........................................................................... 2010-11

Academic All-Conference WayneMoss........................................................... 1996-97,1998-99BilyPollard.............................................................. 1998-99,1999-00DrewDorsey........................................................... 1999-00,2000-01ClayStewart............................................................ 2000-01,2001-02DustinHall.............................................................. 2000-01,2001-02LeviHatcher............................................. 2003-04,2004-05,2005-06CaseyBaxter.......................................................................... 2005-06LarrySavage........................................................... 2005-06,2007-08JackRichey............................................................................ 2006-07ErykJohnson......................................................................... 2007-08BrodrickWalker....................................... 2007-08,2008-09,2009-10

Academic All-Conference (Cont.) FredChristopher.................................................................... 2008-09EdwinOfori-Attah.................................................................. 2008-09ChrisSevert........................................................................... 2008-09JamieWalker.......................................................... 2008-09,2009-10JacobChandler...................................................................... 2009-10MantasLeonavicius............................................................... 2009-10JustinGentry.......................................................... 2009-10,2010-11TylerWatkins.......................................................... 2009-10,2010-11DariusSteger*....................................................... 2009-10,2010-11

NAIA Scholar-Athlete LeviHatcher............................................................ 2004-05,2005-06CaseyBaxter.......................................................................... 2005-06LarrySavage.......................................................................... 2007-08BrodrickWalker..................................................................... 2008-09JamieWalker......................................................................... 2009-10JustinGentry......................................................................... 2010-11TylerWatkins......................................................................... 2010-11

Hawks’ 1,000-Point Club J.J.Merritt,1994-98.................................................................. 2,146GregHorton,1974-77............................................................... 1,503EarleDriggers,1962-66............................................................. 1,426ChrisKaras,1988-91.................................................................. 1,393JimmyChastain,1963-67........................................................... 1,292SteveHatch,1970-74................................................................ 1,277ChuckTumlin,1984-88.............................................................. 1,277ToddPatrick,1979-83................................................................ 1,255DavidSimpson,1963-67............................................................ 1,250JamesGossett,1986-88............................................................. 1,239LarryThorgmorton,1967-71..................................................... 1,172DwightRainey,1963-67............................................................. 1,130MarkGamble,1986-89.............................................................. 1,097ElginKendall,1973-75............................................................... 1,036DaveFischer,1982-84............................................................... 1,009SteveCatanzano,1976-80......................................................... 1,004TravousWilliams,1996-00........................................................ 1,004

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2011-12 SHORTER UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

Date Opponent Location TimeNov. 1 Point Winthrop-King Centre 7 pmNov. 8 Coastal Georgia Winthrop-King Centre 8 pmNov.12 atFreedHardeman Henderson,Tenn. 4pmNov. 15 Young Harris Winthrop-King Centre 7 pmNov. 18 Faulkner * Winthrop-King Centre 8 pmNov. 19 Auburn-Montgomery * Winthrop-King Centre 5 pmNov.28 atReinhardt Waleska,Ga. 8pmDec.2 atLoyola(La.)* NewOrleans,La. 9pmDec.3 atMobile* Mobile,Ala. 5pmDec.9 vs.TennesseeWesleyan# Dayton,Tenn. 6pmDec.10 atBryan# Dayton,Tenn. 6pmDec.15 atCoastalGeorgia Brunswick,Ga. 7pmDec. 30 Freed Hardeman Winthrop-King Centre 7 pmJan. 6 Belhaven * Winthrop-King Centre 8 pmJan. 7 William Carey * Winthrop-King Centre 4 pmJan. 12 Southern Wesleyan * Winthrop-King Centre 8 pmJan.14 atEmmanuel* FranklinSprings,Ga. 4pmJan. 19 Southern Poly * Winthrop-King Centre 8 pmJan. 23 Berry Winthrop-King Centre 8 pmJan. 26 Brewton-Parker * Winthrop-King Centre 8 pmJan.28 atLee* Cleveland,Tenn. 4pmJan. 30 Truett-McConnell * Winthrop-King Centre 8 pmFeb.2 atPoint EastPoint,Ga. 7pmFeb.4 atSouthernWesleyan* Central,S.C. 4pmFeb. 9 Emmanuel * Winthrop-King Centre 8 pmFeb.13 atSouthernPoly* Marietta,Ga. 8pmFeb.16 atBerry MountBerry,Ga. 8pmFeb.18 atBrewton-Parker* MountVernon,Ga. 2pmFeb. 23 Lee * Winthrop-King Centre 8 pmFeb.25 atTruett-McConnell* Cleveland,Ga. 4pm

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