BLUE HOSE 08-09 Men`s basketball

blue hose
08-09 Men’s basketball
• 2008-09 SCHEDULE •
November
10 #5 Duke^ (ESPNU) L, 80-49
11 Georgia So/Houston^ L, 76-57
21 at Georgia
L, 55-47
24 San Jose State
W, 47-46
28 at Clemson
L, 79-58
December
1 at Army
W, 59-43
3 at Coastal Carolina* W, 56-53
6 at High Point*
W, 70-53
14 at Tulsa
2 p.m.
17 UC-Davis
7 p.m.
21 at Ball State
1 p.m.
23 at South Carolina
7 p.m.
28 at Marquette
1 p.m.
January
3 Radford*
5 Liberty*
10 Winthrop*
12 at VMI*
17 Charleston Southern*
21 Gardner-Webb*
24 at UNC Asheville*
31 High Point*
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
February
4 Coastal Carolina*
7 p.m.
7 at Radford*
7 p.m.
9 at Liberty*
7 p.m.
14 at Winthrop*
2 p.m.
16 VMI*
7 p.m.
21 at Charleston Southern*7 p.m.
25 at Gardner-Webb*
7 p.m.
28 UNC Asheville*
7 p.m.
^ - 2K Sports Classic Benefiting
Coaches vs. Cancer
* - Big South Conference game
(All Games Eastern Standard Time)
2008-09 Blue Hose
Men's Basketball
Megan Trimpe
Assistant Sports
Information
864-833-8252 (Office)
864-567-5827 (Cell)
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Game
#9
Presbyterian College (4-4)
vs. TULSA (5-4)
Sunday, Dec. 14
• Tulsa, Okla.
The setting: PC and Tulsa will meet for a 1:05 p.m. (CT) tip-off at the
Reynolds Center in Tulsa, Okla. This is the second season in a row the two
teams have met in Tulsa.
ON THE ROAD: PC has now won three consecutive games on the road
for the first time Division I history. Victories over High Point (Dec. 6), Coastal Carolina (Dec. 3) and Army (Dec. 1) are the first three road games the
Blue Hose have won at the Division I level. PC grabbed their first road win
at Division I with a 59-42 victory over Army on Dec. 1. The 16 point win was
the first in 29 road games, spanning back to PC's debut at Division I last
season.
IN THE BIG SOUTH: The Blue Hose stand at 2-0 in the Big South, surpassing the one Big South win PC earned last year by defeating Radford.
The Blue Hose have earned wins on the road over Coastal Carolina and
High Point so far this season.
Last Time Out: The Presbyterian College men’s basketball team won its
third consecutive road game and advance to 2-0 in Big South action after a
dominating 70-53 performance over High Point on Dec. 6. Al’Lonzo Coleman led the Blue Hose with a double-double, 18 points and 14 rebounds in
the win over the Panthers. The Blue Hose started the game on a 10-0 run
and held High Point scoreless for the first five minutes of play. After taking a 34-20 advantage into the locker room, PC increased their lead by as
much as 24 points in the second half and was up 60-40 with five minutes
left in the game. High Point scored six points in the last two minutes, but
couldn’t catch the Blue Hose as they rolled to a 70-53 victory.
PROBABLE BLUE HOSE STARTERS
Pos.# Name
Class 1 4 Pierre Miller
So.
2 22 Josh Johnson
So. 3 25Aaron Gibbs
R-Fr. 4 42 Travis Sligh
Sr.
5 34Al'Lonzo Coleman So. 2008-09 Blue Hose Basketball
PPG
6.3
8.1
1.5
1.9
15.5
RPG
3.0
2.5
3.1
2.6
8.8
FG%
.327
.400
.500
.235
.522
3FG%
.333
.368
.000 .333
.000
FT%
.333
.700
.000
.750
.622
PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE
Quick Facts
Location: Clinton, S.C.
Enrollment: 1,200
Founded: 1880
Nickname: Blue Hose
Colors: Garnet & Blue
Conference: Big South Conference
Head Coach: Gregg Nibert (Marietta College '79)
Record at PC: 332-231 (19 yrs.)
07-08 Season Recap
Final Record: 5-25 (all five wins at home)
Conference: 0-0 (not eligible)
Post Season: 0-0 (not eligible)
Tulsa
Quick Facts
Location: Tulsa, Okla.
Enrollment: 4,100
Founded: 1894
Nickname: Golden Hurricane
Colors: Gold, Blue & Crimson
Conference: Conference USA
Head Coach: Doug Wojcik
Record at Tulsa: 56-42 (3 yrs)
07-08 Season Recap
Final Record: 25-14
Conference: 8-8
Post Season: Lost to Memphis in
C-USA championship / Won the
College Basketball Invitational
BLUE NOTES ENTERING TULSA
Follow the Leader: Josh Johnson led PC in scoring for the
first time this season with 17 points in the win over Coastal. He sank
five three pointers and contributed 14 of his 17 points in the second
half. Al'Lonzo Coleman has led or tied PC in scoring in six of the eight
games this season. Bryan Bostic took the reins against Georgia and
led with 22 points, while Bo King shared the scoring spotlight with
Coleman at Duke when they each recorded 13 points.
Hitting the Road: The game against Tulsa will be the fifth
straight road game for the Blue Hose. PC will have played in five different states (South Carolina (twice), New York, North Carolina and
Oklahoma) for the five games before they return home on Dec. 17 to
face UC Davis.
PC RADIO COVERAGE: WLBG along with PC College station WPCX-FM 97.1 will bring you all the PC basketball action. In the Clinton
area Blue Hose fans should turn their dials to 97.1 WPCX, the official
student radio station of Presbyterian College to hear the Presbyterian
College Sports Network broadcast. The broadcast can also be heard
online at www.wlbg.com, which can be linked to directly or from www.
GoBlueHose.com. From GoBlueHose.com click on the WLBG Real
Radio 860 logo on the main page of the website.
GOING BIG: The Blue Hose concluded their first NCAA Division I
season in 1-4 against Big South opposition, falling to Radford, Liberty,
Coastal Carolina and Winthrop and defeating Radford at home. The
win over the Highlanders in the 07-08 season was PC's first win at the
Division I level and the first win over a future Big South Conference
foe.
Going Bigger: PC's victory over Coastal on Dec. 3 was the first
win over a Big South opponent in the 08-09 season. The Blue Hose
followed up the win by defeating High Point on Dec. 6 to stand at 2-0
in conference action.
WHO'S COMING WITH ME: With the win over San Jose State the
Blue Hose have won 13 consecutive regular season home games.
They have not lost at the Templeton Center during the regular season
since Jan.10, 2007 when they fell 74-57 to former South Atlantic Conference foe Lincoln Memorial.
NATIONALLY KNOWN: Presbyterian College's appearance on
national television against Duke on ESPNU marked the second time
since their move to NCAA Division I that they have appeared on
television. The Blue Hose took on Ohio State in Columbus last year
on the Big Ten Network. The Blue Hose will appear on television
three times in 2008-09 including the Duke contest. PC will take on the
Gamecocks of South Carolina on SportSouth on Dec. 23 in Columbia,
S.C. and fellow conference foe UNC Asheville in Asheville, N.C. on
Jan. 24 on SportSouth.
NATIONALLY KNOWN, PART TWO: The Nov. 10 game against Duke
in the opening round of the 2K Sports College Hoops Classic Benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer was PC's first appearance on ESPNU.
2008-09 Blue Hose Basketball
2008-09 BLUE HOSE ROSTER
No. NameYr.
Pos. Ht.Wt. Hometown
High School
2
Kevin Davis
Fr.
G
6-2 180 Charlotte, N.C.
Ardrey Kell
3
Dominic “Bo” King Fr.
G
6-0
175 Charleston, W.Va.
Charleston Christian
4
Pierre Miller
So. G
5-10 175 Warner Robins, Ga.
Warner Robbins
11
Daniel Brown
Fr.
G
5-11 160 Davidson, N.C.
Cannon School
21
Steven Yien GatkuothR-Fr. C
7-0
220 Nasir, Sudan
Our Saviour, NY
22
Josh Johnson
So. G
6-3
195 Hendersonville, Tenn.
Hendersonville
23
Bryan Bostic
Sr.
G/F 6-3
195 Norcross, Ga.
Norcross
25
Aaron Gibbs
R-Fr. G/F 6-4
215 Charlotte, N.C.
Myers Park
30
Jake Troyli
Fr.
F/C 6-10 225 St. Petersburg, Fla.
Pinellas Park
31
Chase Holmes
Fr.
G
6-4
205 Spartanburg, S.C.
Chesnee
34
Al'Lonzo Coleman So. F/C 6-8
240 Charlotte, N.C.
Vance
42
Travis Sligh
Sr.
F
6-5
205 Columbia, S.C.
Keenan
50
Kyle Jazwiecki
Fr.
F/C 6-8
220 Maumee, Ohio
Anthony Wayne
54
Walt Allen
Jr.
F
6-5
220 London, Ky.
South Laurel
Head Coach: Gregg Nibert (Marietta '79) - 20th Season
Assistant Coach: Mark Berger (Cincinnati '01) - First Season
Assistant Coach: Justin Smith (Univ. of South Carolina '02) - Fifth Season
Assistant Coach: Quinton Ferrell (PC '07) - Second Season
Director of Sports Medicine: Nelson Jones (East Tennessee State University '83) - 22nd Season
Blue Hose Pro-nun-see-aay-shun Guide:
#21 Steven Yien Gatkuoth: YEN GAT-KU-OTH
#42Travis Sligh: SLY
#30 Jake Troyli: TRA-LI
#50 Kyle Jazwiecki: JAZ-WICK-E
TULSA ROSTER
No. 1
2
3
5
11 12 13 15 22 23 33 40 42 45 53 Name Ben Uzoh Shane Heirman Bassel Bawji Adrian Hernandez Steven Idlet Bishop Wheatley Will Sanger Justin Hurtt Glenn Andrews Jerome Jordan Joe Richard Colter Morgan Armond Battle Sam Mitchell Ray Reese Pos. G
G
F
G
F
F
G
G
G
C
F
F
F
C/F F
Ht. Wt. 6-3 195 6-1 195 6-8 225 6-3 185 6-10 230 6-6 210 6-3 185 6-4 195 6-3 195 7-0 240 6-7 230 6-8 190 6-7 185 6-9 240 6-5 215 Cl Jr So
Fr
Jr Fr Jr Jr So So Jr Fr Fr Fr Sr Sr Hometown/Previous School
San Antonio, Texas/Warren H.S.
McHenry, Ill./Marion Central H.S.
Beirut, Lebanon/Klein Collins (Texas) H.S.
Quebradillas, PR/Monterey Peninsula (Calif.) College
Prairie Grove, Ark./Prairie Grove H.S.
Cedar Hill, Texas/Cedar Hill H.S.
Seattle, Wash./Bear Creek H.S.
Raytown, Mo./Archbishop O’Hara H.S.
Alexandria, Va./T.C. Williams H.S.
Kingston, Jamaica/Florida Air Academy
San Bernardino, Calif./Arroyo Valley H.S.
Big Spring, Texas/Coahoma H.S.
Plymouth, Minn./Benilde-St. Margaret H.S.
Bartlesville, Okla./Bartlesville H.S.
Los Angeles, Calif./Westchester H.S.
Head Coach: Doug Wojcik (U.S. Naval Academy ‘87), 4th year
Associate Head Coaches: Dave Wojcik (Loyola, Md. ‘91), David Cason (Illinois State ‘96)
Assistant Coach: Jeremy Ballard (Colgate '03), 2nd year
2008-09 Blue Hose Basketball
BLUE HOSE RECORD AT HOME
DURING NIBERT’S TENURE
1989-90
11-3
1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94
9-4
12-2
12-2
6-7
994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99
1
8-4
11-2
7-2
8-2
10-2
999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04
1
7-3
12-4
6-6
12-2
8-4
2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
14-1
11-1
13-1
5-0
1-0
NIBERT AT
GLANCE
A
PERSONAL
Full Name: Gregory Lee Nibert
Born: July 20, 1957
Wife: Peggy Harling Nibert
Children: Shaun (18), Van (14)
EDUCATION
High School: Grove City High School,
Grove City, Ohio, 1975
College: Marietta College, Marietta, Ohio, 1979
Graduate: University of South Carolina,
Columbia, S.C., 1984
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Rice University, 1979-81 — Assistant Coach
Presbyterian College, 1981-84 — Assistant Coach
Furman University, 1984-89 — Assistant Coach
Presbyterian College, 1989-present — Head Coach
SEASON OPENER: The Blue Hose dropped their
second consecutive season opener against Duke on
Nov. 10. The Blue Hose also dropped their season
opener last year to Nebraska. The last time PC claimed
a victory in the season opener was in a 69-63 win over
Lander during the 2006-07 season.
STRONG OPENER: Freshman guard Bo King ended
his regular season opener against Duke tied for the
team lead with 13 points. King was a perfect 6-for-6
from the free throw line in the game.
CAREER BESTS: Al'Lonzo Coleman collected his
season-high of 14 rebounds against High Point, while
freshman Chase Holmes grabbed a career-best six
rebounds in the win over Army. Bryan Bostic set a new
career record with 22 points against Georgia and replaced his single-game career high of 21 points, which
came against the Bulldogs last season. Coleman's high
of 22 points came against San Jose State, which was
also his second career double-double. Pierre Miller
ended the Duke game with a career-best six rebounds.
EXHIBIT NO. 1: Three players finished with 10 points
each in Presbyterian College’s 70-60 exhibition loss
to Augusta State on Nov. 6 at the Templeton Center.
Augusta State is the 2007-08 NCAA Division II National
Runner-up. Reigning NCAA Division I Independent
Newcomer of the Year Al’Lonzo Coleman was 4-for-7
from the field on the night en route to his 10 points. He
had a team-high tying four rebounds in the loss. Pierre
Miller and Josh Johnson both hit two three-pointers,
one shot inside the arc and two free throws to acquire
their 10 points. Johnson tied Coleman for team-high
honors with four caroms in the game. Senior guard
Bryan Bostic had nine points for the Blue Hose in the
loss. Freshman Bo King tallied eight points for the Blue
Hose. Coleman and Miller both recorded three steals
each in the contest.
GOOD BERGER: Berger comes to the Blue Hose after
a two-year stint as the head coach at Western Texas
Junior College. After 13 years of being disbanded,
Berger helped to restart the program in the 2006-07
season. In only his second season in 2007-08, Berger
showed the benefits of all his hard work in the major rebuilding process by leading the Westerners to an 18-11
record and a fifth place finish in the tough WJCAC, which is regarded by most as one of the toughest Junior
College conferences in the United States. Berger showed that his coaching prowess did not just translate to
the hardwood during his time at Texas Western as he recruited four top 400 players.
NO PLACE LIKE IT: The Blue Hose with their resounding 111-51 victory over Carver Bible College finished the
year a perfect 5-0 on the 2007-08 season at home. Overall the Blue have gone 44-3 at home during the regular season since the beginning of the 2004-05 basketball season.
2008-09 Blue Hose Basketball
SCOUTING TULSA
LAST TIME OUT: Tulsa defeated Missouri State 70-67 on Dec. 10 to advance to a 5-4 record on the year.
Tulsa led 36-31 at the half, but that advantage was only at three after a Golden Hurricane basekt at 1:56 made
the score 66-63. Two free throws by Tulsa with 16.4 seconds left helped give the Golden Hurricane the edge
over Missouri State and the 70-67 win.
Watch For: Tulsa's seven-foot center Jerome Jordan led the Golden Hurricane with 21 points and nine
rebounds in the win over Missouri State. He averages 10.0 points per game and grabs 8.1 rebounds. Teammate Ben Uzoh leads Tulsa with a 15.3 points per game average.
HOME STREAK: Tulsa holds a 26 game home winning streak against non-conference opponents. The
Golden Hurricanes upheld the streak on Dec. 10 by downing Missouri Valley Conference member Missiouri
State at the Reynolds Center.
LAST SEASON: Tulsa defeated Bradley in the championship game of the College Basketball Invitational to finish the year with a 25-14 record in the 07-08 season.
COACH DOUG
WOJCIK
EDUCATION
College: U.S. Naval Academy, 1987
Coaching Experience
Assistant Coach: Navy (1990-1999)
Assistant Coach: Notre Dame (1999-2000)
Assistant Coach: UNC (2000-2003)
Assistant Coach: Michigan State (2003-2005)
Head Coach: Tulsa (2005-present)
Coaching Record at TULSA
2005-2006: 11-17
2006-2007: 20-11
2007-2008: 25-14
Overall Record at Tulsa: 56-42
PREVIOUS MEETING: PC lost 77-58 to Tulsa on
Feb. 23, 2008. In the meeting last season Al’Lonzo
Coleman led all Blue Hose scorers, finishing with
14 points. He also had two steals in the loss. Bryan
Bostic scored in double digits, closing the game with
10 points, five assists and two rebounds. Josh Johnson finished his efforts in the contest with four steals.
Tulsa Notes
• Tulsa returns 67-percent of its scoring and 67-percent
of its rebounding from last season.
• Seven-footer Jerome Jordan, a native of Kingston,
Jamaica, averaged 14.5 points, 11.8 rebounds and 4.3
blocked shots, while totaling seven double-doubles in
Tulsa’s final 12 games of the 2007-08 campaign.
• Tulsa won the inaugural post-season College Basketball Invitational last year with wins over Miami (Ohio),
Utah, Houston and a best-of-three game championship
series against Bradley with two victories.
• Junior Ben Uzoh was a Conference USA all-Freshman
Team selection in 2007 and last year earned secondteam all-C-USA second-team honors. He led Tulsa ins
coring as a sophomore with a 15.6 scoring average and
became just the 10th place in school history to score
more than 600 points in a single season.
• In 2007-08, Tulsa won 25 games for just the sixth time
in school history as the Hurricane posted a 25-14 overall record. It was Tulsa’s second straight 20-win season
and the 17th time in the last 28 seasons that the Hurricane won 20+ games.
• Jerome Jordan set a school and Conference USA
single-season blocked shots record with 143 blocks in
2007-08. With 160 career blocked shots, Jordan will
enter his junior season in 2008-09 needing 106 blocks
to tie Michael Ruffin’s (1995-99) school record of 266
career blocks.
2008-09 Blue Hose Basketball
PC CAREER HIGHS
#02 Kevin Davis
Points:
5-Army, 12/08
Rebounds:1-Army, 12/08
Assists: 1-Clemson, 11/08
Steals:
1 - San Jose State, 11/08
#04 Bo King
Points:
13 - Duke, 11/08
Rebounds:3 - (two times) Clemson, 11/08
Assists: 3 - Houston, 11/08
Steals:
2 - Houston, 11/08
Blocks:
1 - Duke, 11/08
#04 Pierre Miller
Points:
18 - (twice) CBC, 2/08
Rebounds:7 - Duke, 11/08
Assists: 6 - (twice) Ohio St., 12/07
Steals:
2 - Western Carolina, 12/07
Blocks:
1 - (twice) LMU, 11/07
#11 Daniel Brown
Points:
Rebounds:
Assists:
Steals:
Blocks:
#21 Steven Yien Gatkuoth
Points:
Rebounds:2 - Coastal, 12/08
Assists:
Steals:
Blocks:
1 - Army, 12/08
#22 Josh Johnson
Points:
24 - Carver Bible, 2/08
Rebounds:13 - Army, 1/08
Assists: 5 - Auburn, 1/08
Steals:
4 - (twice) Coastal, 12/08
Blocks:
3 - (two times) Allen, 1/08
#23 - Bryan Bostic
Points:
22 - Georgia, 11/08
Rebounds:10 - USC Upstate, 12/06
Assists: 5 - Radford, 12/07
Steals:
4 - (two times) Allen, 1/08
Blocks:
2 - So. Wesleyan, 2/06
#25 Aaron Gibbs
Points:
4 - Georgia, 11/08
Rebounds:7 - San Jose State, 11/08
Assists:
Steals:
1 - San Jose State, 11/08
Blocks:
1 - Georgia, 11/08
#31 Chase Holmes
Points:
8- (twice) Coastal, 12/08
Rebounds:6 - Army, 12/08
Assists:
Steals:
1 - Houston, 11/08
Blocks:
1 - Houston, 11/08
#34 Al'Lonzo Coleman
Points:
22 - San Jose State, 11/08
Rebounds:14 - High Point, 12/08
Assists: 3 - Carver Bible, 2/08
Steals:
5 - (three times) NC State, 1/08
Blocks:
3 - Western Carolina, 12/07
2008-09 Blue Hose Basketball
#42 - Travis Sligh
Points:
18 - (twice) LMU, 11/07
Rebounds:8 - (four times) Liberty, 12/07
Assists: 4 - St. Bonaventure, 11/07
Steals:
2 - (six times) San Jose State, 12/07
Blocks:
1 - (five times) Montreat, 2/08
#50 Kyle Jazwiecki
Points:
6 - Duke, 11/08
Rebounds:3 - Duke, 11/08
Assists:
Steals:
Blocks:
3 - Duke, 11/08
#54 - Walt Allen
Points:
13 - (two times) Montreat 2/08
Rebounds:7 - Allen, 1/08
Assists: 3 - (two times) Ohio State, 12/07
Steals:
3 - Carver Bible, 2/08
Blocks:
1 - Army, 11/07
THE LAST TIME ...
HISTORY
First Year of men’s basketball:1914
All-time playoff record: 11-16
Years in post-season play (NAIA/NCAA): 10/4
Last post-season appearance: 2006
Result: (L) 77-58, Georgia College & State
(NCAA DII, Regional Semifinals)
All-time record: 1121-1005 (.527)
SPORTS INFORMATION
Sports Information Assistant/
MBK Contact: Megan Trimpe
Email Address: mdtrimpe@presby.edu
SID office phone: (864) 833-8252
Cell phone: (864) 567-5827
Assistant SID: Caroline Morris
Assistant: Thad Palmer
Press Row Phone: (864) 833-8332
SID Fax: (864) 833-8323
SID Mailing Address: 105 Ashland Ave.
Clinton, S.C., 29325
Overnight Address: Same as above
MEDIA INFORMATION
Radio Station: Real Radio 860 WLBG
Contact Person: John Avery
Email: inthezone@wlbg.com
Play-by-play Announcer: John Avery
Color Analyst: Rhett Harris
ADVERTISING INFORMATION
Contact Person: Ashley Powell
Email: aspowell@presby.edu
Scored over 100 points ...
02/16/8
PC 111, Carver Bible College 51
Allowed over 100 points ...
1988-89
NAIA District 6 Playoffs
Newberry 109, PC 98
Won An Overtime Game ...
12/03/08
PC 56, Coastal Carolina 53
PC Lost An Overtime Game ...
3/5/05
South Atlantic Conference Tournament
Lenoir-Rhyne 84, PC 82
PC Played In A Double Overtime Game ...
1992-93
Lenoir-Rhyne 86, PC 80
PC Played In A Triple Overtime Game ...
1967-68
Erskine 75, PC 68
PC Held An Opponent To Less Than 50 ...
12/01/08
PC 59, Army 43
An Opponent Held PC To Less Than 50 ...
11/24/08
PC 47, San Jose State 46
Last Time PC Player Had 25 Or More Points ...
11/17/07
27, Pat Kiscaden against Loyola Marymount
Last Time PC Player Scored 30 Points ...
1/28/04
30, Michael Drum vs. Catawba
Two PC Players Scored 20 Or More Points In The Same
Game ...
02/16/08
Pat Kiscaden (21) and Josh Johnson (24)
PC 111, Carver Bible College 51
A PC Player Posted A Double-Double ...
12/01/08
Al'Lonzo Coleman (18 pts. 14 rbs.)
PC 70, High Point 53
A PC Player Posts A Triple-Double ...
According to current PC records no PC men's basketball
player in school history has ever recorded this feat
2008-09 Blue Hose Basketball
Gregg Nibert (marietta ‘79)
head coach; 20th Season
The 2008-09 season will begin Gregg
Nibert’s 20th season in charge of the
Blue Hose men’s basketball program.
The winningest coach in program history, Nibert has led the Blue Hose to
332 wins during his 19 years at the
helm of the Blue Hose. Overall, the
Blue Hose have compiled a record of
332-231 during his tenure.
Nibert is the first and only men’s basketball coach in
Presbyterian College history to reach the 300-win plateau,
an honor he reached during the 2005-06 season after becoming the first to accomplish 200 wins at PC in the 2000-01
season.
During his 19-year tenure at Presbyterian College,
Nibert has compiled six 20-win seasons. His Blue Hose
teams finished in the top four in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) regular season standings 14 times, winning
the SAC Championship twice (1992-93 & 1996-97) and the
Food Lion SAC Tournament title once (1995-96). He has
also been named the SAC Coach-of-the-Year twice for his
efforts (1993 and 1997).
Nibert is also the only coach in the history of PC basketball to lead the institution to two different postseason
tournaments; guiding the Blue Hose to the NAIA National
The Nibert Era
at Presbyterian College
Year
1989-90
1990-91
1991-92
1992-93
1993-94
1994-95
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
TOTALS
W-L
17-13
12-16
18-13
27-5
14-13
15-14
19-11
20-7
16-12
20-10
12-15
19-10
12-16
27-9
16-12
18-11
25-10
20-9
5-25
332-231
Pct.
.567
.429
.581
.844
.519
.517
.633
.741
.571
.667
.444
.655
.429
.750
.571
.621
.714
.690
.166
.589
Conf. Finish
T-3rd (8-6)
6th (6-8)
T-3rd (8-6)
1st (13-1)
T-2nd (8-6)
5th (8-6)
2nd (8-6)
1st (13-1)
T-2nd (9-5)
2nd (10-4)
3rd (10-6)
3rd (10-4)
6th (4-10)
4th (9-5)
5th (7-7)
T-3rd (8-6)
2nd (10-4)
2nd (12-4)
NA
149-91 (.621)
Tournament in 1993 and the NCAA Division II Men’s
Basketball Tournament in 1996, 1997, 2003, and 2006.
Nibert is also the only coach in the history of the SAC
to coach a squad to the “Sweet 16” of the Division II
Tournament. Even more impressive, Nibert has seen
51 out of his 51 seniors graduate from Presbyterian
during his tenure.
Last season, Nibert guided the Blue Hose into
their first NCAA Division I season. Nibert led PC to
its first ever win at the NCAA Division I level on Dec.
1, 2007 when the Blue Hose defeated Big South
Conference foe Radford, 62-60, at the Templeton
Center.
Overall, PC finished its first NCAA Division I
season with five victories. The Blue Hose won all
five of their games at home to enter the 2008-09
campaign in the midst of a 12-game home winning
streak, which places them tied for the 14th longest
active home winning streak in all of NCAA Division I
men’s basketball.
One year earlier in their final year in NCAA Division II in the 2006-07 season, the Blue Hose posted
a 20-9 record to finish with two consecutive 20-win
seasons. PC concluded SAC regular season play in
second with a 12-4 mark and advanced to the Food
Lion SAC Men’s Basketball Tournament semifinals
where they fell to tournament champion and NCAA
Division II Elite Eight participant Wingate.
In the 2005-06 campaign, PC compiled a 25-10
overall record including a 10-4 ledger in the South
Atlantic Conference, good for a tie at second place in
the league. The Blue Hose advanced to the finals of
the 2006 Food Lion/SAC Tournament, which earned
them an at-large bid to the NCAA Division II Southeast
Regional Tournament, where they advanced to the
semifinals.
In the 2004-05 season, Nibert led the Blue Hose
to an 18-11 overall record and a tie for third place in
the SAC regular season. In addition, the Blue Hose
advanced to the semifinals of the 2005 Food Lion
SAC Tournament.
Nibert led the Blue Hose to a program recordtying 27 wins against nine losses in the 2002-03
season. The team compiled a 9-5 mark in SAC play,
good for a fourth place finish. In the Food Lion SAC
2008-09 Blue Hose Basketball
Tournament, PC upset #1
seed Carson-Newman College 69-52 in the semifinals
before falling 71-62 to the #3
NAME
PTS
1. Chuck Rayford (2000-03)
1,905
seed Lenoir-Rhyne College.
2. Bret Jones (90-93)
1,583
The Blue Hose received an
3. Tim Slaughter (86-90)
1,294
at-large bid to the NCAA
4. Andrew Wellman (90-94)
1,279
Division II South Atlantic
5. Ronnie Cannon (93-97)
1,273
Regional and entered the
6. D.J. Humphries (98-01)
1,263
7. Byron Graham (96-99)
1,146
postseason tournament as
8. Andre Newman (93-97)
1,129
the #8 seed. In the opening
9. Brian Franklin (92-94)
1,104
round, PC upset #1 seed
10. Johann Collins (2003-06)
1,094
and No. 13-ranked Columbus
11. Sean Dixon (2004-07)
1,092
State University, 71-59. In the semifinals, PC knocked off the #5 seed
12. Eric Burrow (96-99)
1,076
T-13. Scott Cox (88-92)
1,048
Shaw University, 77-58, to advance to the “Sweet 16.”
T-13. Rod Isom (2000-03)
1,048
PC’s “cinderella run” through the NCAA Tournament ended at the
15. Jeff Whittle (2000-03)
1,045
hands of #2 seed Bowie State University, 67-53, in the region champion16. John Lloyd (91-95)
1,044
ship game.
17. Tray Ballenger (2003-06)
1,037
Nibert’s 1996-97 squad posted a 20-7 overall record, which included
18. Grant Herren (2004-07)
1,000
the program’s second SAC regular season title along with its second
straight trip to the NCAA Division II national tournament. The Blue Hose
received a first-round bye in the NCAA Tournament and finished the season ranked No. 15 in the country.
His 1995-96 team won the program’s first-ever SAC Tournament title and received an automatic bid to the
NCAA Tournament.
In 1993, Nibert led the Blue Hose team which captured the SAC regular season championship and won a
school record 27 games to the NAIA National Tournament in Kansas City, Mo. The national tournament appearance was the first-ever for Presbyterian College. For his efforts, Nibert was named the Coach of the Year for the
state of South Carolina, the South Atlantic Conference and NAIA District 26.
He began his coaching career in 1979 at Rice University as an assistant under Mike Schuler, and moved to
PC with Butch Estes in 1981. After a stint as an assistant for Gene Davis at Furman, Nibert returned to PC in
1989, this time as the head coach.
Nibert, a 1979 graduate of Marietta College, is married to the former Peggy Harling of Simpsonville, S.C., and
the couple has two sons, Shaun (18) and Van (14). Shaun is a freshman at PC and Van is a freshman at Clinton
High School.
1,000 POINT SCORERS
DURING NIBERT’S TENURE
BLUE HOSE UNDER NIBERT...
On The Court...
**A 332-231 record, the most wins for a basketball coach in PC history.
**A 59% winning percentage
**His teams have finished in the top three of the conference standings 14 of the last 19 years.
**Named Coach of the Year in the South Atlantic Conference in 1993 and 1997.
**Named Coach of the Year in South Carolina in 1993.
**Named District Coach of the Year in 1993.
**Led five different teams into postseason national tournaments (2006, 2003, 1997, 1996, 1993)
**Established one of the largest basketball team camps in the country serving thousands of high
school kids.
In The Classroom...
**54 out of 54 seniors have graduated from Presbyterian College (100%).
2008-09 Blue Hose Basketball
1st Half Box Score
2ndHalf Box
Newspaper Box Score
Game #1: Duke 80, PC 49
Game #2: Houston 76, PC 57
official Basketball Box Score
Official Basketball Box Score
Houston vs Presbyterian College
11/11/08 6 p.m. at Durham, N.C. - Cameron Indoor Stadium
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------VISITORS: Houston 1-1
TOT-FG 3-PT
REBOUNDS
## Player Name
FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
00 Kelvin Lewis........ * 5-8
3-6
2-2
2 7 9
3 15 1 0 0 1 39
03 Desmond Wade........ * 5-12
3-7
2-3
1 0 1
1 15 4 2 0 2 39
12 Aubrey Coleman...... * 8-13
0-0
2-2
0 3 3
4 18 2 3 0 4 21
41 Qa'Rraan Calhoun.... * 2-4
0-1
0-0
0 0 0
3
4 2 1 1 2 27
50 Marcus Cousin....... * 7-12
0-0
3-4
2 5 7
5 17 2 1 0 0 23
01 Sean Coleman........
1-2
0-0
1-2
0 0 0
3
3 0 1 0 0 12
02 Zamal Nixon.........
0-1
0-1
0-0
0 1 1
0
0 0 0 0 0
5
04 Nick Mosley.........
1-2
0-0
0-0
0 0 0
2
2 0 0 0 0 13
11 Dashaun Williams....
1-2
0-0
0-2
2 1 3
2
2 1 1 0 2 21
TEAM................
1 1 2
Totals..............
30-56
6-15 10-15
8 18 26 23 76 12 9 1 11 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-29 48.3%
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-9 33.3%
F Throw % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7%
2nd Half: 16-27 59.3%
2nd Half: 3-6 50.0%
2nd Half: 6-9 66.7%
Game: 53.6%
Game: 40.0%
Game: 66.7%
DEADB
REBS
2
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------HOME TEAM: Presbyterian College 0-2
TOT-FG 3-PT
REBOUNDS
## Player Name
FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
04 MILLER, Pierre...... * 1-4
1-4
0-1
0 3 3
1
3 1 3 0 2 28
22 JOHNSON, Josh....... * 2-4
2-4
1-2
0 1 1
2
7 2 2 1 0 28
23 BOSTIC, Bryan....... * 5-12
1-5
3-3
0 3 3
2 14 0 3 0 0 29
25 GIBBS, Aaron........ * 0-1
0-0
0-1
1 2 3
3
0 1 0 0 0 27
34 COLEMAN, Al'Lonzo... * 4-6
0-0
11-13
3 7 10
4 19 1 7 1 0 38
03 KING, Dominic.......
1-6
0-3
4-4
1 2 3
4
6 3 1 0 2 17
31 HOLMES, Chase.......
3-6
2-5
0-0
2 1 3
0
8 0 1 1 1 18
42 SLIGH, Travis.......
0-1
0-0
0-0
0 0 0
0
0 0 0 0 0 13
50 JAZWIECKI, Kyle.....
0-0
0-0
0-0
0 0 0
2
0 0 1 0 0
2
TEAM................
1 1 2
1
Totals..............
16-40
6-21 19-24
8 20 28 18 57 8 19 3 5 200
http://www.gobluehose.com/fls/18100/Stats/0809MBK/pc1111.htm
Game #3: Georgia 55, PC 47
11/18/2008
Game #4: PC 47, San Jose State 46
official Basketball Box score -- game totals -- Final statistics
san Jose st. vs PC
11-24-08 7 at Clinton, s.C.
san Jose st. 46 • 2-2
##
01
04
05
22
30
15
20
21
23
33
Total
3-Ptr
FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA
Player
Pierce, Tim
Wright, DaShawn
Graham, Justin
Webster, CJ
Oakes, Chris
Amberry, Clint
Olivier, Lance
Thomas, DeVonte
Owens, Robert
Peterson, Mac
Team
Totals
FG % 1st Half: 10-20
3FG % 1st Half: 1-2
FT % 1st Half: 3-7
*
*
*
*
*
5-14
3-11
3-4
4-7
3-10
0-1
0-0
0-0
0-2
0-1
18-50
50.0%
50.0%
42.9%
2nd half:
2nd half:
2nd half:
1-4
0-1
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-1
0-0
3-7
1-1
0-1
3-4
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
2-5
0-0
1-6
9-18
8-30
0-4
6-11
26.7%
0.0%
54.5%
Rebounds
Off Def Tot PF
1 6 7 2
3 5 8 4
1 7 8 1
3 2 5 5
3 7 10 2
0 0 0 1
0 0 0 1
0 1 1 0
0 1 1 0
0 0 0 0
2 0 2
13 29 42 16
Game: 18-50
Game:
1-6
Game: 9-18
TP
A TO Blk
Stl
Min
14
7
6
11
6
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
1
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
2
4
0
3
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
31
33
32
32
23
2
2
8
27
10
46
7 15
5
4 200
36.0%
16.7%
50.0%
Deadball
Rebounds
4
PC 47 • 1-3
##
04
22
23
34
42
02
03
20
21
25
31
Total
3-Ptr
FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA
Player
MILLER, Pierre
JOHNSON, Josh
BOSTIC, Bryan
COLEMAN, Al'Lonzo
SLIGH, Travis
DAVIS, Kevin
KING, Dominic
BROWN, Daniel
GATKUOTH, Steven
GIBBS, Aaron
HOLMES, Chase
Team
Totals
FG % 1st Half:
3FG % 1st Half:
FT % 1st Half:
7-26
1-12
4-6
*
*
*
*
*
26.9%
8.3%
66.7%
3-9
1-7
2-10
9-18
1-3
0-0
1-3
0-0
0-0
1-2
0-4
3-8
0-5
0-4
0-1
1-1
0-0
0-2
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-3
0-1
0-0
3-4
4-6
0-0
0-0
0-1
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
18-56
4-24
7-12
2nd half: 11-30
2nd half: 3-12
2nd half:
3-6
Officials: Rick Ridenhour, Steve Coleman, Mark Schnurr
Technical fouls: San Jose St.-None. PC-None.
Attendance: 1483
score by periods
San Jose St.
PC
2008-09 Blue Hose Basketball
1st
24
19
2nd
22
28
total
46
47
36.7%
25.0%
50.0%
Rebounds
Off Def Tot PF
2 2 4 1
3 1 4 1
1 2 3 1
5 8 13 4
0 1 1 2
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 3
0 0 0 0
0 1 1 0
2 5 7 2
0 2 2 2
1 2 3
14 24 38 16
Game: 18-56
Game: 4-24
Game: 7-12
32.1%
16.7%
58.3%
TP
A TO Blk
9
2
7
22
3
0
2
0
0
2
0
2
3
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
4
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
47 13 12
Stl
Min
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
4
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
37
29
32
39
15
3
8
2
1
26
8
3
8 200
Deadball
Rebounds
0
Game #5: Clemson 79, PC 58
Game #6: PC 59, Army 43
Game #7: PC 56, Coastal 53
Game #8: PC 70, High Point 53
official Basketball Box score -- game totals -- Final statistics
Presbyterian vs High Point
12-06-08 7:00 PM at Millis athletic Center (High Point, NC)
Presbyterian 70 • 4-4, 2-0 BsC
##
42
34
04
22
23
02
20
21
25
31
Total
3-Ptr
FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA
Player
SLIGH, Travis
COLEMAN, Al'Lonzo
MILLER, Pierre
JOHNSON, Josh
BOSTIC, Bryan
DAVIS, Kevin
BROWN, Daniel
GATKUOTH, Steven
GIBBS, Aaron
HOLMES, Chase
Team
Totals
FG % 1st Half: 12-23
3FG % 1st Half: 5-10
FT % 1st Half: 5-9
f
c
g
g
g
52.2%
50.0%
55.6%
0-2
8-15
3-7
5-8
5-10
1-1
0-0
0-0
1-1
0-0
0-0
0-0
3-7
2-5
4-7
1-1
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
5-6
2-4
2-2
1-2
0-0
1-2
0-0
0-0
0-0
3-4
23-44
10-20
14-20
2nd half: 11-21
2nd half: 5-10
2nd half: 9-11
52.4%
50.0%
81.8%
Rebounds
Off Def Tot PF
2 1 3 2
6 8 14 4
1 2 3 3
0 1 1 0
0 7 7 3
0 0 0 4
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 1
0 1 1 2
0 1 1 2
1 0 1
10 21 31 21
Game: 23-44
Game: 10-20
Game: 14-20
TP
A TO Blk
5
18
11
13
14
4
0
0
2
3
3
2
3
1
3
0
0
0
1
0
3
4
5
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
70 13 19
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
Stl
Min
3
2
0
3
4
0
0
0
0
0
25
38
34
36
34
5
1
2
15
10
2 12 200
52.3%
50.0%
70.0%
Deadball
Rebounds
3
High Point 53 • 3-5, 0-2 BsC
##
25
50
04
11
15
01
03
21
23
24
34
Total
3-Ptr
FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA
Player
BRIDGES, Earnest
DANIELS, Cruz
HARRIS, Eugene
SINGLETON, David
CAMPBELL, David
BARBOUR, Nick
CROWDER, Melvin
MORRIS, Jourdan
MENDENHALL, Alquan
APPIAH, Ibrahim
SHORT, Steadman
Team
Totals
FG % 1st Half:
3FG % 1st Half:
FT % 1st Half:
9-28
2-9
0-0
f
c
g
g
g
32.1%
22.2%
0.0%
4-5
2-3
3-13
1-5
2-6
1-7
2-4
2-3
0-1
1-2
2-4
0-0
0-0
2-9
0-1
0-2
0-4
1-3
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-3
1-2
0-0
3-8
2-2
0-2
3-3
0-0
1-2
0-0
0-1
20-53
3-19
10-23
2nd half: 11-25
2nd half: 1-10
2nd half: 10-23
44.0%
10.0%
43.5%
2008-09 Blue Hose Basketball
1st
34
20
2nd
36
33
total
70
53
0 0 0 2
5 0 5 5
1 0 1 3
1 1 2 4
4 9 13 1
0 1 1 1
1 2 3 0
0 0 0 1
0 0 0 0
1 0 1 0
3 0 3 2
3 1 4
19 14 33 19
Game: 20-53
Game: 3-19
Game: 10-23
Officials: Glenn Tuitt, Scott Smith, Jason Page
Technical fouls: Presbyterian-DAVIS, Kevin. High Point-SINGLETON, David.
Attendance: 921
HPU #50 fouls out 0:34 (2nd)
score by periods
Presbyterian
High Point
Rebounds
Off Def Tot PF
37.7%
15.8%
43.5%
TP
8
5
8
5
6
2
8
4
1
2
4
53
A TO Blk
0
1
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
6
1
2
1
1
0
0
2
7 20
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Stl
Min
0
1
3
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
22
12
34
30
35
19
14
13
6
1
14
2 11 200
Deadball
Rebounds
6