2011-12 WBB Media Guide

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1 Shayla Russell
So. F 6-0
Bronx, NY
Frederick Douglass Acad.
3 Briya Dancer
Fr. F 5-10
Duncanville, TX
Duncanville HS
4 Ashley McGee
Sr. G 5-3
Milwaukee, WI
Central State
5 Racquel Davis
So. F 6-0
Bamberg, Germany
Bamberg
10 April Smith
Sr. F 6-0
Auburn, AL
Auburn HS
12 Shavonda Price
Sr. G 5-8
Fort Wayne, IN
Defiance College
13 Simone Victor
Jr. G 5-7
Brooklyn, NY
Monroe College
14 LaKendra Wilkerson
So. F 5-10
Greensboro, NC
Maryland Eastern-Shore
15 Chante’ Bell
So. G 5-9
Fayetteville, NC
Westover HS
20 Terran Quattlebaum
Sr. G 5-6
Mitchellville, MD
CH Flowers HS
23 LaQwesha Gamble
Sr. G 5-10
Winter Haven, FL
Kentucky
30 Brittany Dorsett
Jr. G 5-8
Winston-Salem, NC
UNC-Greensboro
32 Brinee’ Dancer
Fr. F 5-10
Duncanville, TX
Duncanville HS
34 Terrica Jones
Sr. G 5-6
Raleigh, NC
Wake-Rolesville HS
50 Phyllis Jenson
Sr. C 6-3
Los Angeles, CA
San Antonio JC
Vanessa Taylor
Head Coach
Ronnie Enoch
Assistant Coach
Andre Green
Assistant Coach
Jamar Simmons
Volunteer Assistant
Judene Wright
Volunteer Assistant
NiKia Wynn
Volunteer Assistant
information
JOHNSONgeneral
C. SMITH
UNIVERSITY
2011-12 L
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GENERAL INFORMATION
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TEAM INFORMATION (2010-11)
Address: ............................................. 100 Beatties Ford Road
...............................................Charlotte, North Carolina 28216
Founded: ...........................................................................1867
Enrollment: ........................................................................1543
President: .......................Dr. Ronald L. Carter (Morehouse ‘71)
Conference:...........Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Affiliation: ...................................................... NCAA Division II
Nickname: ............................................................ Golden Bulls
Colors:..............................Gold (PSC 7406) & Navy (PMS 296)
Website: ........................................www.goldenbullsports.com
Basketball Gymnasium: ............. Jack S. Brayboy Gymnasium
Capacity: ..........................................................................1,800
Year built: ..........................................................................1961
Athletic Department Phone.............................. (704) 378-1205
Athletic Department Fax: ................................. (704) 378-1073
Athletic Director: .................... Stephen Joyner, Sr. (JCSU ‘73)
AD Phone: ........................................................ (704) 378-1206
E-mail: ...........................................................sjoyner@jcsu.edu
Senior Woman Administrator: .......................... Vanessa Taylor
SWA Phone: ..................................................... (704) 378-1203
E-mail: ........................................................... vtaylor@jcsu.edu
Sports Information Director:........................ Lamont M. Hinson
SID Office Phone:............................................. (704) 378-1118
E-mail: ...........................................................lhinson@jcsu.edu
BASKETBALL HISTORY
First Year of basketball: ..................................................... N/A
Overall All-Time record: ..................................................... N/A
Years in Post-season Play/Last: ..........................6 years/2011
Last Post-season Opponent: ...........................................Shaw
Result: ......................................................... L 74-54 (03/14/11)
Round:....................................................Atlantic Region Finals
BASKETBALL COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: .......................Vanessa Taylor (Tuskegee ‘91)
Basketball Office Phone:............................. (704) 378-1203
Basketball Email Address: ....................... vtaylor@jcsu.edu
Best Time to Contact: ....................... 9:00 am - 12:00 noon
JCSU Record (years):........................ 193-105 (10 seasons)
Career Record (years): ...................... 276-200 (17 seasons)
Assistant Coaches:
First Assistant:.................................. Ronnie Enoch (4
Volunteer Assistant: ........................... Andre Green (2
Volunteer Assistant: ........................ Judene Wright (4
Volunteer Assistant: .................... Jamarr Simmons (1
Volunteer Assistant: ............................ Ni’Kia Wynn (1
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MEDIA INFORMATION
News 14 Carolina: ..............................................704-973-5792
WCCB-Fox Charlotte: ........................................704-632-7551
Charlotte Observer:............................................704-358-5125
Charlotte Post: ...................................................704-342-2160
Overall
All Games:
26-5
Conference Record:
14-3
Non-Conference Record: 12-2
Home
12-2
7-2
5-0
Away
10-1
7-1
3-0
Neutral
4-2
0-0
4-2
2011-12 BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
DATE
OPPONENT
11/12/11
Queens (NC)
11/15/11
North Greenville
Queen City Classic
11/18/11
Pfeiffer
11/19/11
Wingate
Rollins Tournament
11/25-26/11
Florida Tech
11/26/11
Rollins
12/3/11
Bowie State*
12/5/11
Queens (NC)
12/12/11
NC A&T State
12/16/11
Tusculum
1/4/12
Chowan*
1/7/12
Elizabeth City State*
1/9/12
Lincoln (PA)*
1/16/12
Virginia Union*
1/21/12
Livingstone*
1/24/12
Virginia State*
1/28/12
Fayetteville State*
1/30/12
Winston-Salem State*
2/4/12
Shaw*
2/6/12
Fayetteville State*
2/11/12
Saint Augustine's*
2/13/12
Shaw*
2/18/12
Winston-Salem State*
2/20/12
Saint Augustine's*
2/25/12
Livingstone*
CIAA Tournament
2/27-3/3/12
TBA
* indicates conference opponent
SITE
Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC
TIME
2:00 PM
5:30 PM
Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
Winter Park, FL
Winter Park, FL
Bowie, MD
Charlotte, NC
Greensboro, NC
Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC
Lincoln University, PA
Richmond, VA
Salisbury, NC
Petersburg, VA
Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC
Fayetteville, NC
Charlotte, NC
Raleigh, NC
Winston-Salem, NC
Raleigh, NC
Charlotte, NC
3:00 PM
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
TBA
7:00 PM
4:00 PM
5:30 PM
5:30 PM
5:30 PM
5:30 PM
5:30 PM
5:30 PM
5:30 PM
5:30 PM
5:30 PM
5:30 PM
5:30 PM
5:30 PM
5:00 PM
5:30 PM
5:30 PM
Charlotte, NC (TWC)
TBA
2011-12 Women’s Basketball Roster
NO. NAME
Returners
1
Shayla Russell
5
Racquel Davis
10 April Smith
12 Shavonda Price
15 Chante' Bell
20 Terran Quattlebaum
23 LaQwesha Gamble
34 Terrica Jones
50 Phyllis Jenson
Newcomers
3
Briya Dancer
4
Ashley McGee
13 Simone Victor
14 LaKendra Wilkerson
30 Brittany Dorsett
32 Brinee' Dancer
Racquel Davis
LaQwesha Gamble
Terran Quattlebaum
Vanessa Taylor
CL
POS HGT
HOMETOWN
So.
So.
Sr.
Sr.
So.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
F
F
F
G
G
G
G
G
C
6-0
6-0
6-0
5-8
5-9
5-6
5-10
5-6
6-3
Bronx, NY
Bamberg, Germany
Auburn, AL
Fort Wayne, IN
Fayetteville, NC
Mitchellville, MD
Winter Haven, FL
Raleigh, NC
Los Angeles, CA
Fr.
Sr.
Jr.
So.
Jr.
Fr.
F
G
G
F
G
F
5-10
5-3
5-7
5-10
5-8
5-10
Duncanville, TX
Milwaukee, WI
Brooklyn, NY
Greensboro, NC
Winston-Salem, NC
Duncanville, TX
2010-11 Season Honors
2010-11 All-Rookie Team
2010-11 All-CIAA Team | All-Tournament
2010-11 All-Tournament
2010-11 CIAA Coach of the Year
2010-11 CIAA Southern Division Champs
No. 22 in USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll
No. 2 in NCAA DII Atlantic Region
2011-12 women’s basketball media guide
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Media Information
Interviews: For all non match interviews, please contact the JCSU Sports Information Director
at least 24 hours prior to the desired time. Post game interviews requests should
be arranged through the Sports Information Office within five minutes of the contest’s final
point. At the conclusion of the contest, players and coaches are available for interviews after
a 10-minute “cooling-off” period.
Post-Game Packets: Final game statistics will be available approximately 10 minutes
following the game.
Pre-Game Notes: The media may obtain game-day information, including notes and statistics
for both teams on press row. Game notes are available the day of the game for all media
members. Media members wishing to receive an emailed copy of the game-day notes prior
to arriving at the gymnasium should contact Lamont Hinson at (704) 378-1118.
Post-Game Services: A copier and fax machine are available at the Coaches Office on a
first come, first served basis. As a service to visiting media and sports information directors,
the JCSU Sports Information staff will email box scores and game scores to media if
provided the email addresses. A member of the sports information staff will complete any
fax requests you may have.
Press Passes: Press row arrangements must be made through the JCSU Sports Information
Office at least 24 hours in advance of the desired game.
Radio Broadcast: All requests for broadcasts must be arranged through the Sports Information
Office at least three weeks in advance. When there is more than one request received for
the same game, top priority will be given to the radio station that regularly broadcasts the
visiting team’s games. All arrangements for telephone lines are the responsibility of
the visiting radio station.
Media Outlets
Newspapers
The Charlotte Observer
Harry Pickett
Office: (704) 358-5125
Fax: (704) 358-5110
The Charlotte Post
Herbert L. White
Office: (704) 376-0496
Fax: (704) 342-2160
Associated Press
Office: (704) 334-4624
Fax: (919) 834-1078
Television
WBTV (CBS)
Delano Little
Office: (704) 374-3711
Fax: (704) 374-3818
Stay Connected to JCSU Athletics.
Use your smart device to scan and
get the latest on JCSU Athletics
WCCB (FOX)
Bruce Snyder; Kelli Bartik
Office: (704) 632-7554
Fax: (704) 358-4841
WSOC (ABC)
Tiffany Wright; Bill Voth
Office: (704) 335-4746
Fax: (704) 335-4746
On the Web goldenbullsports.com
For the most up-to-the-minute coverage of Golden Bull athletics on the world wide
web, visit www.goldenbullsports.com, the official athletics website of Johnson C.
Smith University. In addition to update results, statistics, and game stories, you can
find photos, player and coach biographies, schedule and roster information, and
weekly releases for the Gold and Blue. GoldenBullSports.com includes information
on all 14 varsity sports, along with general information, including ticket and summer
camp information, special events, and online media guides.
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News 14 Carolina
Mike Solarte
Office: (704) 973-5792
Fax: (704) 731-2760
WCNC (NBC)
Office: (704) 329-3667
Fax: (704) 329-4975
Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls Basketball
2011-12 roster
Numerical
No.
1
3
4
5
10 12 13 14 15 20 23 30
32 34 50 Name
Shayla Russell Briya Dancer Ashley McGee Racquel Davis April Smith Shavonda Price Simone Victor LaKendra Wilkerson Chante’ Bell Terran Quattlebaum LaQwesha Gamble Brittany Dorsett
Brinee’ Dancer Terrica Jones Phyllis Jenson Pos.
So. Fr. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. Jr. So. So. Sr. Sr. Jr.
Fr. Sr. Sr. Class
F
F
G
F
F
G
G
F
G
G
G
G
F
G
C
Ht.
6-0
5-10
5-3
6-0
6-0
5-8
5-7
5-10
5-9
5-6
5-10
5-8
5-10
5-6
6-3
Hometown/Previous School
Bronx, NY/ Frederick Douglass Academy
Duncanville, TX/Duncanville HS
Milwaukee, WI/Central State
Bamberg, Germany/Bamberg
Auburn, AL/Auburn HS
Fort Wayne, IN/Defiance College
Brooklyn, NY/Monroe College
Greensboro, NC/Maryland Eastern-Shore
Fayetteville, NC/Westover HS
Mitchellville, MD/CH Flowers HS
Winter Haven, FL/Kentucky
Winston-Salem, NC/UNC-Greensboro
Raleigh, NC/Wake-Rolesville HS
Los Angeles, CA/San Antonio JC
Major
Business Management
Sports Management
Communications
Biology
Business
Communication Arts
Criminal Justice
Undecided
Sports Management
Computer Science
Psychology
Sociology
Sports Management
Criminal Justice
Sports Management
Alphabetical
No.
15 32 3
5
30
23 50 34 4
12 20 1
10 13 14 Name
Chante’ Bell Brinee’ Dancer Briya Dancer Racquel Davis Brittany Dorsett
LaQwesha Gamble Phyllis Jenson Terrica Jones Ashley McGee Shavonda Price Terran Quattlebaum Shayla Russell April Smith Simone Victor LaKendra Wilkerson Pos.
So. Fr. Fr. So. Jr.
Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. Jr. So. Class
G
F
F
F
G
G
C
G
G
G
G
F
F
G
F
Ht.
5-9
5-10
5-10
6-0
5-8
5-10
6-3
5-6
5-3
5-8
5-6
6-0
6-0
5-7
5-10
Hometown/Previous School
Fayetteville, NC/Westover HS
Bamberg, Germany/Bamberg
Winston-Salem, NC/UNC-Greensboro
Winter Haven, FL/Kentucky
Los Angeles, CA/San Antonio JC
Raleigh, NC/Wake-Rolesville HS
Milwaukee, WI/Central State
Fort Wayne, IN/Defiance College
Mitchellville, MD/CH Flowers HS
Bronx, NY/ Frederick Douglass Academy
Auburn, AL/Auburn HS
Brooklyn, NY/Monroe College
Greensboro, NC/Maryland Eastern-Shore
Major
Sports Management
Sports Management
Sports Management
Biology
Sociology
Psychology
Sports Management
Criminal Justice
Communications
Communication Arts
Computer Science
Business Management
Business
Criminal Justice
Undecided
Head Coach: Vanessa Taylor, Head Coach 11th season
ASSISTANT COACHES
Ronnie Enoch, First Assistant 4th season
Andre Green, Volunteer Assistant 2nd season
Jamar Simmons, Volunteer Assistant 1st season
Judene Wright, Volunteer Assistant 4th season
NiKia Wynn, Volunteer Assistant 1st season
CONTACT INFORMATION
704-378-1211 / renoch@jcsu.edu
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community involvement
JCSU BASKETBALL HELPING OTHERS THROUGH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
Charlotte, NC - The Johnson C. Smith University men’s and women’s basketball team volunteered their time and energy to assist with a Habitat for Humanity Charlotte project on September 9th from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Both teams
volunteered at the Wellingford Street location.
JCSU Basketball painted the interior of a new Habitat home for a deserving family. The student-athletes had an opportunity to make a difference in the Charlotte community while having an enjoyable time. This was also a great team-building
exercise for the students-athletes and staff; and a great way to start the new school year.
“Habitat for Humanity is an awesome organization, and we appreciate the chance to contribute to their efforts,” said
head women’s basketball coach Vanessa Taylor. “JCSU Athletics has partnered with Habitat over the last few years; this is
a worthwhile effort. I’m glad our student-athletes get to see how pitching in and teamwork allow you to accomplish much
greater goals. Most importantly, it’s just a great feeling to able to help others in need.”
Habitat Charlotte was founded in 1983 as a non-profit housing organization; since then the organization has built more
than 850 homes in Charlotte. Habitat Charlotte serves 70-80 families each year through new home construction, Critical
Home Repair Program, and by purchasing and renovating vacant, foreclosed homes.
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season outlook
The Johnson C. Smith University women’s basketball team is preparing to return to action for the 2011-12 season.
JCSU is coming off a record setting year last season. The Lady Golden Bulls advanced to the CIAA Tournament Championship game, made their sixth appearance in regional competition, won a school record 26 games, and ended the year ranked
No. 22 in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll.
Amongst all the team success, individual honors were awarded as well. Head coach Vanessa Taylor won her third
CIAA Coach of the Year award for her career; first time winning at Johnson C. Smith. Returning sophomore forward/center
Racquel Davis earned CIAA All-Rookie Team honors. Returning senior guard LaQwesha “Moe” Gamble was named to the
2010-11 All-CIAA and CIAA All-Tournament Teams.
Naturally, there has been some subtraction. Four veteran seniors have moved on from their careers as student-athletes.
Three guards (Tyra Breaux, Shakeena Cunningham, and Shontanette Shaw) and one in the front court (Brittane Neely) have
left opportunities for the next contributors. Despite losing these key players, JCSU returns a total of nine student-athletes
from last year’s squad. Six seniors and three sophomores are poised to take the next step and help their new teammates
adjust.
Gamble is one of the returning seniors and the top scorer from last year (averaging 11.5 points per game). Terrica Jones
will be the senior veteran in the backcourt. Jones played in all 31 games and started in 30; this will be her fourth season in
Coach Taylor’s system. Shavonda Price like (LaQwesha) Gamble is a senior, scorer returning for her second year at Johnson
C. Smith. Price provided key minutes as a reserve last season and averaged 6.9 points per game. Terran Quattlebaum is
entering her fourth season with Coach Taylor and JCSU in the backcourt. Quattlebaum played in all 31 games and started
28. Known as a sharp shooter, Quattlebaum led the team in three-pointers made (49) and average nine points per game
(second highest on the team).
In the frontcourt, April Smith and Phyllis Jenson will provide the senior leadership. Sophomore trio Shayla Russell,
Racquel Davis, and Chante’ Bell are prepared to take another step as contributors in the system. All three should see more
time on the floor this season.
There are five new additions to the Lady Golden Bulls. LaKendra Wilkerson and twins Briya and Brinee’ Dancer will provide more size and depth in the front court. In the backcourt, Ashley McGee and Simone Victor will expand the rotation.
Expectations will be high given the team’s success last season and their consistency to achieve. However, Coach Taylor
and her staff will keep the team focused on competitive greatness. JCSU women’s basketball will start their new journey
when they open the 2011-12 season against Queens University of Charlotte on November 12th.
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player profiles
Ashley McGee
sr * 5-3 * Guard * communications
Milwaukee, WI
Central State University
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Prior to JCSU/Personal:
Attended Central State University for three years (2007-09)…played for Coach Patricia Tramble…
earned the Lady Marauders Unsung Hero and Most Improved team awards…graduate of Pius XI High
School (Class of 2007)…played for Coach Scott Herrick from 2004-07…led team to 12-0 regular season record and conference championship at guard…received all-conference honors…selected to Milwaukee All-Star Basketball women’s team at Pius XI High…active member of the drama club in HS…
has volunteered coordinating basketball games for children
with special needs…works with children at the YMCA…has the
career ambition to become an athletic director and collegiate
coach…credits her uncle Emmitt and friend Hunt for teaching her about basketball…chose JCSU because of the location
and she received positive feedback when inquiring about the
school…athletic goals at JCSU are to win a CIAA and national
championship…sister of Asheka Hudson (who played at rivalry
Livingstone College from 2005-08)…daughter of Margaret McGee…full name Ashley Danielle McGee…prefers “McGee”…
born 4-26-89 in Milwaukee, WI.
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player profiles
april smith
sr * 6-0 * forward * Business
Auburn, AL
Auburn HS
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2010-11 Season:
Played in 29 games…started in six games…averaged 7.8 minutes per game…averaged 2 points and 2 rebounds per game…recorded a total 18 steals, two blocks, and two assists…shot 33.3% from the field (21-63)…
shot 65.4% from the free throw line (17-26)…scored a season-high nine points (vs. Livingstone 01/22/11)…
grabbed a season-high seven rebounds (vs. Livingstone (01/22/11)
2009-10 Season:
Played in 28 games...started 6...averaged 9.8 minutes per game...
averaged 2.3 rebounds per game and 2.2 points per game...had 17
steals
2008-09 Season:
Played in 28 games…started 10…averaged 11.3 minutes per game…
averaged 2.9 rebounds and three points per game…pulled down a
career-high eight rebounds against Lincoln PA (02/21/09)…scored
a career-high 10 points against Bowie State (01/25/09)…55.6 free
throw shooting percentage (15-27)…2009 CIAA Tournament Champion…started and played five minutes in the NCAA DII Regional
Tournament against Indiana (PA)
High school/Personal:
Played at Auburn High School...team posted a 26-6 record in 2007
and were area champions...she was the team’s top rebounder and
was selected to play in the Georgia/Alabama All-Star game...chose
JCSU because of its comfortable environment...enjoys watching tv,
playing outdoors and recreational basketball...credits her parents
with being the biggest influence in her life because they pushed her
to do better than them and have always been by her side...daughter
of Calvin and Tracy Jones...born 2-4-89.
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player profiles
Shavonda Price
sr * 5-8 * guard * communication arts
Fort Wayne, IN
Defiance College
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2010-11 Season:
Played in 27 games…started in one game…averaged 18.1 minutes per game…averaged 6.9 points
and 3.8 rebounds…recorded a total 32 steals, 23 assists, and six blocks…shot 33.9% from the field
(56-165)…shot 69.1% from the free throw line (67-97)…shot 17.1% from the three-point line (6-35)…
scored a season-high 18 points (at Elizabeth City State 01/08/11)…grabbed a season-high nine rebounds (at Shaw 02/05/11)…scored double figures in nine games
High School/Personal:
Played at Southside High School under Coach Willis and Andy
Doug…transferred from Defiance College after two seasons
(2008-10)…named team captain and MVP…selected to the Indiana All-Star Team…two sport athlete that also participated in
softball…career aspiration is to become successful…hobbies
includeknitting, fishing, and sleeping…biggest influence is her
mother…chose JCSU because I wanted to experience life at
an HBCU and I wanted to play basketball here…athletic goal is
to win a championship ring…daughter of Rhashaa Rembert…
born 1-31-90
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player profiles
Terran Quattlebaum
Sr * 5-6 * guard * Computer Science
Mitchellville, MD
CH Flowers HS
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2010-11 Season:
Played in 31 games…started in 28 games…averaged 23.5 minutes per game…averaged 9 points, 1.5 steals, and 1.3 rebounds per game…recorded a total 46 steals, 32 assists, and two blocks…shot 33.6% from the field (95-283)…shot 65.6%
from the free throw line (40-61)…shot 32.5% from the three point line (49-151)…scored a new career-high of 19 points
(vs. Virginia Union 01/17/11)…snatched a season-high five steals (vs. Virginia State 01/15/11)…scored double figures in
12 games…grabbed a season-high four rebounds (at Livingstone 02/26/11)…named Food Lion MVP in CIAA Tournament
quarterfinals (scored team-high 15 points)…scored 17 points in CIAA Tournament semifinals (vs. Bowie State 03/04/11)
2009-10 Season:
Played in 27 games...averaged 13.2 minutes per game....had 4.3 points
per game....had 22 steals and 23 rebounds....had a 27.2 field goal percentage and a 26.1 three point percentage.
2008-09 Season:
Played in 30 games…started one…averaged 16.3 minutes per game…
averaged 1.1 assists and 6.2 points per game…scored a career-high 15
points against Mars Hill (12/08/08)…delivered a career-high five assists
against Virginia Union (01/03/09)…scored double figures in eight games…
.560 free throw shooting percentage (28-50)…led the team in three-pointers made with 31-of-104…team-high .357 three point shooting percentage (10-28)…2009 CIAA Tournament Champion…played 12 minutes with
five points, a steal and a rebound in the NCAA DII Regional Tournament
against Indiana (PA)
Prior to JCSU/Personal: Attended Charles H. Flowers High School...
played for Patrice Frazier-Watson where they were 4-A South Regional Runner-ups in 2008...placed 12th in Prince George’s County 3-point
shootout...Prince George’s County Gazette 2nd team...Washington Post
All-league Prince George’s 4-A team...member of 2008 All-Star team...
completed the science and technology program...participated in student
government and yearbook as well as various basketball camps...once
worked at Six Flags...majoring in computer science...aspires to be a computer game developer...daughter of Terry Quattlebaum and Sheila Quattlebaum...full name Terran Sheila Quattlebaum...born 12-15-90.
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player profiles
LaQwesha Gamble
Sr * 5-10 * guard * Community Health
Winter Haven, FL
Kentucky
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2010-11 Season:
Named to the All-CIAA First Team…named to the NCAA DII Atlantic Region All-Tournament Team…played in 30
games…started in 28 games…averaged 27.5 minutes per game…averaged a double-double of 11.5 points and
10.1 rebounds per game…recorded 12 double-doubles…recorded a total 58 assists, 56 steals, and 27 blocks…
shot 45.9% from the field (118-257)…shot 69.6% from the free throw line (103-148)…shot 20% from the threepoint line (7-35)…named Food Lion MVP in CIAA Tournament semifinals (scored team-high 17 points)…scored
a season-high 17 points on five occasions…grabbed a season-high
20 rebounds (vs. Livingstone 01/22/11)…scored double figures in
21 games…tallied double digits in rebounds in 15 games
Played at Winter Haven High School under Coach LeDawn Gibson…
transferred from the University of Kentucky (2005-07)…helped led
team to 2005 State Championship…team posted a 29-1…named
2005 Miss Florida Basketball…named All-State and All-District
three consecutive seasons…inducted into the Polk County Athletic
Sports Association Hall of Fame…McDonald’s All-American nominee…also ran cross country and played volleyball…career aspirations are to become a child psychologist, restaurant owner, and/or
family care service…hobbies including cooking, singing, shopping
for shoes, napping, and coloring books…biggest influence is her
mother because she is always there for her, pushes her to become
a better person, and loves her regardless of her decisions…chose
JCSU because Coach Taylor helped her realize that being blessed
with a gift can only be a great blessing if you utilize your talent and
the family-oriented environment…athletic goals are to be a leader
on and off the court and leave JCSU as an all-time great player…
nicknamed “Moe”…daughter of Mary Gamble
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player profiles
Terrica Jones
5-6 * guard * Criminal Justice
Raleigh, NC
Wake-Rolesville HS
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2010-11 Season:
Played in 31 games…started in 30 games…averaged 18.7 minutes per game…averaged 5.6 points and 2.2 rebounds
per game…recorded a total 28 assists, 24 steals, and two blocks…shot 27.9% from the field (65-233)…shot 53.4% from
the free throw line (31-58)…shot 24.1% from the three-point line (14-58)…scored a season-high 13 points (vs. Wingate
11/21/10)…grabbed a season-high five rebounds (at Queens 11/17/10)…scored 13 points in the NCAA DII regional semifinals (vs. West Liberty 03/12/11)
2009-10 Season:
Played in 26 games....averaged 9.7 minutes per game...averaged 1.7 rebounds per game and 3.5 points per game....had a free throw percentage
of 66.0.....43 total rebounds.
2008-09 Season:
Played in 29 games…started once…averaged 9.2 minutes per game…
averaged 1.1 rebounds and 2.7 points per game…scored a career-high
10 points against Shaw (11/22/08)…grabbed a career-high five rebounds
against Lincoln PA (01/26/09)… .536 free throw shooting percentage (1528)…2009 CIAA Tournament Champion…saw limited action in the NCAA
DII Regional Tournament against Indiana (PA)
Played at Wake Forest-Rolesville High School under Coach Chris Kennedy in which she was a four-year letter winner...conference champion
runners-up in 2006 in Cap-7...averaged 15.2 points per game her sophomore year...named 1st All-Conference three consecutive years...two-time
All-Tournament team member in the Glaxo Smith Kline Tournament...also
participate in track & field where she was a two-year letter winner...was
a member of the National Achievers Society and the Beta Club...chose
JCSU because of the coaching staff and her potential teammates...once
worked at the Boys and Girls Club...majoring in criminal justice...aspires
to become a lawyer...credits Chris Paul with being the biggest influence
on her life...daughter of Angela and Terry Jones...full name Terrica Rena
Jones...born 1-26-90.
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player profiles
Phyllis Jenson
Sr * 6-3* center * Sports Management
Los Angeles, CA
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2010-11 Season:
Played in 19 games…averaged 5.1 minutes per game…averaged 1.5 rebounds and 0.9 points per
game…recorded a total 29 rebounds, three steals, and two assists…shot 13.6% from the field (3-22)…
shot 66.7% from the free throw line (12-18)
Played at Westchester Senior High School…transferred San
Antonio Junior College…helped led San Antonio to a 31-8 record and a Junior College Regional Championship…career
aspiration is become an athletic trainer…enjoys cooking and
reading…biggest influences are her mother and father because
they are the drive that keeps me going and I want them to be
proud of me…chose JCSU because it was a great opportunity outside of the environment that I was use to…athletic goal
is win championships before I graduate…daughter of Tommie
and Regina Jenson…born 10-21-88
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player profiles
Simone Victor
5-7 * guard * Criminal Justice
Brooklyn, NY
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Attended Monroe College for two seasons (2009-11)…played big minutes for the Lady Mustangs during their 2011 NJCAA Women’s Division II National Championship Team…averaged 8.7 points and
3.5 assists per game during the 2009-10 season…shot 75% from the free throw line and 30.7% from
three (2009-10)…graduate of Progress High (Class of 2009)…averaged 17.9 ppg and 3.6 apg in her
senior year at Progress…four-year varsity letterman…named first team All-Brooklyn all-star…honor roll
high school student…lists retail at New York & Co. and cashier
at a supermarket as interesting past jobs…has career ambitions of becoming a professional athlete, police officer, and/
or a FBI agent…hobbies include hanging with family and playing basketball…credits her mother as her biggest influence
because she’s very motivating…chose JCSU because she felt
welcomed by the coaching staff and team…feels she can play
her game and become a better player and person at JCSU…
athletic goals at JCSU are to be an All-American, win championships, and be the best point guard in JCSU history…daughter of William Victor and Shelia Santiago
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player profiles
Brittany Dorsett
Jr * 5-8 * GUARD * Sociology
Winston-Salem, NC
UNC-Greensboro
Prior to JCSU: Attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (2009-11)
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2010-11 Season: Played in 28 games, averaging 11.2 minutes per game...averaged 3.4 points and 1.2 rebounds per
game...shot 76.2% from the free throw line (16-21)...scored a career-high 14 points at Elon on Feb. 10, then matched that
with 14 points at Appalachian State on Feb. 26...recorded a total 18 steals and 13 assists...connected on 14-of-53 three
point attempts for a 30.6 shooting percentage
2009-10 Season: Appeared in all 30 games, with five starts … averaged
3.4 points and 1.6 rebounds per game … was the only true freshman on
the roster to appear in each game…scored a season-high 11 points at
Davidson on Jan. 2, then matched that with 11 vs. Georgia Southern on
Jan. 25 … had three games with four rebounds (vs. N.C. Central, at Appalachian State on Feb. 20 and at Elon on Feb. 27)… had three games with
three assists … had a season-best three steals at Liberty on Nov. 17 …
earned the team’s Spartan Motivator/Spirit Award.
High School/Personal: Attended Palm Beach Gardens (Fla.) High School,
Northern Durham High School and Forsyth Country Day, finishing her prep
career at Forsyth Country Day … averaged 14.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.2
steals and 3.0 assists per game for the Furies as a senior, helping FCDS
to a 20-8 record and a spot in the North Carolina Independent Schools
Athletic Association semifinals … was the Piedmont Athletic Conference
of Independent Schools 3-A Co-Player of the Year and an NCISAA allstate performer as a senior … earned all-conference honors her last two
years … was a two-time team MVP … named the MVP of the All Real
Girls Basketball Showcase in Washington, D.C., as a junior … was named
one of Triad Sports Weekly’s “Dazzling Dozen” and to the Winston-Salem
Journal’s All-Northwest Team as a senior … was also an all-state catcher
for Forsythe Country Day’s softball team … was a two-time all-conference
hurdler in track and field...daughter of David and Deborah Dorsett...full
name Brittany Lenee Dorsett ... nicknamed “Brey” ... born 10-18-89 in
Carmel, IN.
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player profiles
Shayla Russell
SO * 6-0 * forward * Business Management
Bronx, NY
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2010-11 Season:
Played in 28 games…averaged 11.3 minutes per game…averaged 2.1 points and 1.6 rebounds per
game…recorded a total eight steals, three assists, and one block…shot 49% from the field (24-49)…
shot 40.7% from the free throw line(11-27)…scored a season-high eight points (vs. Belmont Abbey
12/4/10, vs. Shaw 02/05/11)…grabbed a season-high three rebounds (vs. Tuskegee 11/13/10)
Played at Frederick Douglass Academy under Coach Rolethia
Willis…named NY Daily News 2nd Team All-City…New York
Post 1st Team…2008-09 All-Manhattan Student-Athlete of
the Year..2006-07 Rookie of the Year…three sport athlete that
also participated in volleyball and lacrosse…career aspirations
are to become CEO of an advertising firm…hobbies include
drawing, shopping, listening to old school hip-hop, and swimming…biggest influences are her nanna (Sarah Love) for being
a strong female influence and her father (Rodney Russell) for
teaching her the game…chose JCSU because I enjoyed the
warm atmosphere of the campus and the attitude of the team
and the coaches…athletic goals are to win the CIAA Championship and be a better all around player…great niece of NBA
Hall of Famer and legendary Boston Celtics center Bill Russell…daughter of Shelia and Rodney Russell.
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player profiles
Racquel Davis
SO * 6-0 * FORWARD * Biology
Bamberg, Germany
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2010-11 Season:
Named to the CIAA All-Rookie Team…played in 25 games…averaged 13.6 minutes per game…averaged 7.2 points and 5.9 rebounds per game…recorded a total 26 steals, 10 blocks, and five assists…
shot 52% from the field (64-123)…shot 59.3% from the free throw line (51-86)…scored a season-high
23 points (at Livingstone 02/26/11)…grabbed a season-high 16 rebounds (at Livingstone 02/26/11)…
scored double figures on six occasions…recorded double digits in rebounds in four games…tallied
a double-double (points & rebounds) twice)…produced a 17
points and 12 rebounds in the NCAA DII quarterfinals (vs. Glenville State 03/11/11)
Played at Bamberg High School in Germany…helped led her
team to 2010 DII Championship of DODEA European…European All-Tournament Team MVP…All-European 1st Team…
recorded over 1,000 points…three sport athlete that also participated in softball and volleyball…career aspirations are to
become a marine biologist or attend veterinary school…hobbies include shopping, playing sports, and sleeping…biggest
influence is her family…chose JCSU because of the coaching staff, players, and environment…athletic goal is to win a
championship ring…daughter of Lorraine Harris-Davis…born
6-26-92
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player profiles
LaKendra Wilkerson
SO * 5-10 * forward * Undecided
Greensboro, NC
Maryland Eastern Shore
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Prior to JCSU: Attended the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (2010-11)…earned place into starting lineup,
starting 23 games with 30 appearances overall ... led the team in total rebounds with 120, including 59 offensive
boards, averaging four rebounds a game ... scored 3.7 points a contest with 21 total steals ... grabbed nine
rebounds with seven points and three steals in a win over North Carolina A&T (2/7), combined with six points
and three rebounds against Florida A&M (2/12) to be tabbed MEAC Rookie of the Week
High School: graduate of Ben L. Smith High School…played forward for Coach Ashton Jeffries…earned four letters in basketball,
two in volleyball and one in track...averaged 18.7 points, 10.3 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game ... named team’s Most Valuable
Player as freshman (2007) junior (2009) and senior (2010) and Most
Outstanding Player as a sophomore (2008) ... garnered 4-A all-conference accolades as a junior and senior ... named to News & Record
(Greensboro, N.C.) All-Area Girls Basketball Team as a junior and
senior ...part of High School Pizza Hut Invitational All-Tournament
Team final two years of high school ... named 4-A all-conference in
track in 2010 ... played for Greensboro (N.C.) Galaxy Under-17 AAU
team ... team won the 2009 Phoenix Championship and was invited
to first-ever Candace Parker Tournament.
Personal: active in Golden Voice, New Jerusalem Tabernacle Youth
Choir and the Ben L. Smith Choir…list hobbies as sleeping, drawing and singing…most influential person is her mom because she
has always encouraged her to do her best ...chose JCSU because
it seems like the appropriate school to be at and the small college
environment is nice…athletic goal at JCSU is to help the team win
a championship in any role… daughter of Samantha and Kennith
Wilkerson Sr…full name LaKendra Wilkerson…nicknamed “Ken”…
born 5- 18-92 in Greensboro, NC.
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player profiles
Chante' Bell
SO * 5-9 * guard * Sports Management
Fayetteville, NC
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Played at Westover High School under Coach Arrington…helped led team to 2008 Conference, Regional, and State Championships…named Westover Best Female Athlete of the Year…McDonald’s
All-American nominee…also participated in track & field…three time Fayetteville Observer Newspaper
player of the week…career aspirations are to be successful…enjoys napping…biggest influence is her
family because they are always there for me no matter what…chose JCSU because she felt the University was offering a great opportunity on and off the court to be
successful…athletic goals are to become a better basketball
player then she is now…daughter of Percell and Gaitren Bell
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player profiles
Briya Dancer
fr * 5-10 * forward * Sports Management
Duncanville, TX
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Graduate of Duncanville High (Class of 2011)…led HS team to 16-0 mark and district championship
during the 2010-11 season…played for Coach Cathy Self-Morgan…A-B honor roll student throughout
high school…member of the ASL (American Sign Language) Club…serves as a mentor to youth…
interested in becoming an athletic trainer or sports agent…credits her mother as her biggest influence
because she’s a hard worker and makes sacrifices for the needs of Briya and her twin sister (Brinee’)…
chose JCSU because of the coaching staff and the institution
is a HBCU…athletic goals at JCSU are to help the team win
and set high standards as a freshman…twin sister of teammate Brinee’ Dancer…daughter of Marya Dancer and James
Baugh…full name Briya Renise Dancer…prefers “Bre”…born
4-5-93.
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wolfpack training room
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player profiles
Brinee' Dancer
fr * 5-10 * forward * Sports Management
Duncanville, TX
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Graduate of Duncanville High (Class of 2011)…led HS team to 16-0 mark and district championship
during the 2010-11 season…played for Coach Cathy Self-Morgan…A-B honor roll student throughout
high school…member of the ASL (American Sign Language) Club…serves as a mentor to youth…
has experience working as a hostess and baby-sitter…interested in becoming an athletic trainer…
list hobbies as texting and basketball…credits her grandmother as her biggest influence because she
showed her anything is possible if you stick to it…chose JCSU
because both her and her twin (Briya) were able to continue
their education and basketball experience together without
splitting apart…athletic goals at JCSU are to help the team
win and maintains the program’s high standards…twin sister
of teammate Briya Dancer…daughter of Marya Dancer and
James Baugh…full name Brinee’ Jenise Dancer…nicknamed
“Nae”…born 4-5-93.
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JCSU Athletic Facilities
BIDDLEVILLE PARK
Biddleville Park (opened 2000) features seating for 250 fans, complete with
dugouts and lights. The park is opened in agreement with Mecklenburg County
Parks and Recreation.
COLEMAN/CUTHBERTSON TENNIS COURTS
The 250-seat Dr. Winston Coleman/James O. Cuthbertson, Jr. Tennis
Courts are home to the men’s and women’s programs at JCSU and has six
lighted courts. There have been 14 conference championships won between
both outstanding coaches.
IRWIN BELK COMPLEX
The Irwin Belk Complex at Johnson C. Smith University, which features an
Olympic-size track with an eight-lane Mondo surface, bleacher seating for approximately 4,500 and high-tech academic facility, has been open since January 2003 and is already receiving a major workout. The complex hosted the
2007 & 2010 NCAA DII Outdoor Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Championships. The infield was recently named after Eddie C. McGirt for the works
of the legendary coach who coached the Golden Bulls to 118 victories (most
in school history). Because it sits just under the beautiful Charlotte skyline and
tight off the highway, it’s facility for everyone to see and enjoy.
FITNESS & WELLNESS CENTER
The Fitness & Wellness center is located in the lower level of the Irwin Belk
Complex. Our experienced/certified instructors will work with you to get you
started toward your fitness success.
JACK S. BRAYBOY GYMNASIUM
The Jack S. Brayboy Gymnasium is exclusively the home for the JCSU
volleyball and both the men’s and women’s basketball teams. It is known for
energetic and boisterous home crowds that provide incredible atmosphere and
home-court advantage. The court in the gym has been named for longtime
head men’s basketball coach Stephen Joyner, Sr.
Brayboy Gymnasium is the premier gathering place for JCSU fans to cheer
on the Golden Bulls. The crowd acts as the collective Sixth Man during basketball contests and regularly helps the team destroy opponents left and right.
Fact, the “Brayboy Madness” is famous—Sports Illustrated named it “One
of the Loudest Gymnasiums in the Country.” The Golden Bulls field NCAA Division II contenders on a regular basis in both the men and women’s leagues.
In 2001, the NCAA Division II Basketball Regional were held inside Brayboy.
JCSU students and fans alike have a great time at Brayboy gymnasium...especially when their team wins, which they usually do.
PRACTICE FIELD
The practice field opened in the fall of 1999 and sits adjacent to the Coleman/Cuthbertson Tennis Courts. It takes less than two minutes to walk from the
football locker room in the Jack S. Brayboy gymnasium to the practice fields
Where the Golden Bulls football team conducts practice on a regular basis.
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head coach
Vanessa Taylor
- Head Coach - Tuskegee, 1990 • 11th Season at JCSU
Vanessa Taylor is entering her 11th season as head coach of the JCSU
women’s basketball program. Prior to her joining the Golden Bulls staff, Taylor
compiled an 83-95 record over seven years at Elizabeth City State University.
After 10 seasons as head coach of the Lady Golden Bulls, Taylor continues to reach new plateaus. JCSU concluded the 2010-11 season in the
USA Today/ESPN Coaches Top 25 poll at No. 22 after a historic best 26-5
overall season record. Johnson C. Smith reached the championship game in
the CIAA Tournament and NCAA DII Atlantic Regional Tournament. The victory over Glenville State (74-69) in the quarterfinals was the first ever regional
tournament win for the women’s basketball program.
Taylor was selected as the 2011 CIAA Women’s Basketball Coach of the
Year; her third time winning the honor (1997, 1999), but first time at Johnson
C. Smith. She is the all-time winningest women’s basketball coach at JCSU
with a school record of 193-105 and an overall record of 276-200. Taylor has
never had a losing season at Johnson C. Smith with four seasons of 20+ victories and no season with few wins than 16.
Taylor has guided her team to the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Championship game on four separate occasions.
JCSU finished as runners-up in 2003, 2006 and 2008; then captured the first ever women’s CIAA Tournament Championship at Johnson
C. Smith in 2009.
Vanessa Taylor side-by-side with Director of Athletics Steve Joyner (L) and University President Dr. Ronald L. Carter to receive her
2011 CIAA Women’s Basketball Coach of the Year
Taylor had a notable year during the 2004-05 season as she led her team to a 13-game winning streak, and earned a number 21 ranking in the NCAA Division II poll. Since arriving at JCSU, Taylor has produced seven all-conference performers. In 2003, she was selected
to serve as the head coach of the inaugural CIAA/NYCAC Women’s Senior Challenge all-star game in Westbury, NY where she coached
the team to victory. Taylor won her first CIAA Western Division title at the helm of the JCSU program in 2005-06 and led her team to the
CIAA Championship game for the third time in school history. The Lady Golden Bulls advanced to the NCAA Division II South Atlantic
Region tournament that same season.
The following season, Taylor won the western division crown again and recorded her first 20-win season since taking over the program
in 2001. In 2008, the team advanced to the title game, but fell just short of the championship. Johnson C. Smith won 21 games that season
and earned a berth in the NCAA Division II South Atlantic Region tournament.
On the administrative side, Taylor also serves as the Senior Woman Administrator (SWA), assisting in the oversight of women’s sports for the athletic
Taylor Season-By-Season
department.
Vanessa is the daughter of Joe Van Taylor and the late Mattie Taylor, a
Year School W- L Pct
former high school coach for 30-plus years whom she credits everything she
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Prior to coming to Johnson C. Smith, Taylor accumulated nine years of
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collegiate coaching experience at Elizabeth City State and Hampton Univer1997-98 Elizabeth City St. 13-13 .500
sity. As the top assistant with Hampton, she helped guide the Lady Pirates to a
1994 CIAA Tournament Championship and a Regional Playoff appearance.
Under Taylor’s direction, the Vikings won the Eastern Division Championship and regular-season in 2000 and 2001. She tied for the Division Champion2000-01 Elizabeth City St. 13-12 .520
ship, which was decided by a coin toss. Taylor was selected CIAA Coach of
2001-02 Johnson C. Smith 19-9 .679
the Year in 1997 and 1999, when her teams posted records of 15-13 and 21-6
2002-03 Johnson C. Smith 18-12
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respectively.
2003-04 Johnson C. Smith 16-13 .552
During her last three years, the Vikings never finished below 3rd in the
2004-05 Johnson C. Smith 19-10 .655
conference and a .500 record. On their home court, Taylor’s Vikings were nearly
2005-06 Johnson C. Smith 20-11 .645
unstoppable and she has brought that same reputation to JCSU’s legendary
2006-07 Johnson C. Smith 16-14 .533
Brayboy Gymnasium.
2007-08
Johnson C. Smith 21-10 .677
A native of Moultrie, Georgia, Taylor’s list of accomplishments at Elizabeth
2008-09 Johnson C. Smith 20-11 .645*
City State included one of the top records in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic
2009-10 Johnson C. Smith 18-10 .643
Association’s (CIAA) Eastern Division.
2010-11 Johnson C. Smith Taylor was inducted into the Colquitt County High School Hall of Fame
on October 6, 2005. She was one of 17 people inducted in her hometown of
Moultrie, GA.
*=CIAA Championship
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assistant coaches
Ronnie Enoch - Assistant Coach
Ronnie Enoch enters his fourth season as the first assistant coach for Women’s Basketball and
his seventh season as a member of the coaching staff.
Enoch brings strong credentials as a coach and recruiter at the collegiate level. His recruiting
efforts helped guide JCSU to its first CIAA Tournament Championship in school history. He recognized their talents and recruited current student-athletes LaQwesha Gamble and Racquel Davis.
Gamble and Davis not only contributed to JCSU Women’s Basketball advancing to the NCAA DII
Atlantic Region Finals; they earned All-CIAA and CIAA All-Rookie honors, respectively.
The Lady Golden Bulls have appeared in the CIAA Championship game two out of the last
three years and had four berths in the NCAA Division II Tournament (2006, 2008, 2009, 2011). JCSU
women’s basketball has posted a 140-71 overall record in his six seasons on the bench.
Previously, Enoch served as the second assistant coach at JCSU for three seasons in which
he spearheaded the recruiting efforts. Prior to coaching at JCSU, Enoch was an assistant men’s
basketball coach at West Charlotte High School (2000-02) and an associate men’s head basketball
coach at Parkland High School (1996-2000). Parkland won the state championship in 1999 under
Enoch’s tutelage.
In addition, he also founded the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) DC Elite Women’s Basketball team and served as the head coach for two
years (2000-02).
Enoch earned a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix. A native of Burlington, NC, Enoch is the father of one
daughter Audrey, a graduate of East Carolina University.
Andre Green - Assistant Coach
Andre’ Green begins his second season as the women’s assistant basketball coach. Green
joined JCSU after serving as the Director of University Relations for the Charlotte Basketball Association and head coach of the Charlotte Lady Stars Elite 16U basketball team.
In Green’s first season with the Lady Golden Bulls, JCSU earned their way back to the CIAA
Championship game. Despite a conference finals loss, J.C. Smith earned a berth to the NCAA DII
Atlantic Regional Tournament. With Green on the bench, Johnson C. Smith women’s basketball
won their first ever regional tournament game and advanced to the regional finals.
When asked about elevating to the collegiate ranks, Coach Green had the following comments; “I have been coaching basketball for about 13 years now. I started out coaching a women’s
recreational team at UNC-Charlotte and have coached on several different levels since including
middle school, high school and AAU. The most important goal here at JCSU is to help these young
ladies to be successful on and off the court. My expectations are to win the CIAA Championship
as well as a regional championship. “
“Coaching became a little more serious for me when I joined the Charlotte Lady Stars AAU
organization as an assistant coach in the spring of 2003,” said Green. “I was in a successful environment that taught me how to coach effectively and the right way. While working with the Charlotte Lady Stars I also served as university
relations contact. In this position, I made many valuable contacts throughout the nation that I still have to this day. I have been blessed to
have the coaching opportunities and mentors that I have molded me into the coach that I am today. Many of the players that I have coached
in the past have earned scholarships to play at major D-1 universities.”
Green is a native of Charlotte, N.C., and was a member of the coaching staff at West Charlotte High School from 2007-09 that made
two State Championship appearances and won the 2009 State Championship. Also, as head coach from 2002-05 at James Martin Middle
School, his team had an unblemished record of 24-0.
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assistant coaches
Jamar Simmons - Assistant Coach
Jamar Simmons embarks on his first season as an assistant coach on the women’s basketball
coaching staff at JCSU. His responsibilities include preparation during practices, travel logistics, and
overseeing film and academic sessions.
Simmons brings a wealth of basketball operations experience on the collegiate level. He volunteered as manager at Hampton University during the 2008-09 season under Coach Kevin Nickelberry.
Simmons served as head manager for the JCSU men’s and women’s basketball programs during the
2005-06 season. Both programs won the CIAA Western Division title and advanced to the CIAA Tournament Finals that season.
He volunteered at his high school alma mater Nansemond River during the 2007-08 season. The
team finished the year 22-4 and made a first round appearance in the VHSL AAA Regional Tournament.
Simmons worked as a camp counselor at Virginia Commonwealth University with head men’s basketball
coach Shaka Smart’s camp.
Simmons has studied Physical Education at Norfolk State University (2009). He is currently completing his Bachelor’s degree in Sports Management at Johnson C. Smith University. Simmons is a native of Suffolk, VA and enjoys attending local concerts, cultural shows, and festivals.
Judene Wright - Assistant Coach/Community Relations
Judene Wright begins her third season as the volunteer assistant coach for the women’s basketball
team. Wright joined the coaching staff at JCSU following an outstanding three-year career at the University,
where she was the team leader on and off the court and was a three-year captain.
After transferring from Claflin University, Wright became a three-year starter at the point guard position
for the Lady Golden Bulls, leading her team to success each year. In 2004-05, the Lady Golden Bulls went
on a 13-game winning streak which gave them national exposure breaking into the USA TODAY/ESPN/
WBCA Top 25 Poll. In 2006, she orchestrated an offense leading her team to a 20-11 overall record and a
CIAA Championship game appearance as well as a berth in the NCAA South Atlantic Region Tournament.
Her senior year saw the Lady Golden Bulls finish with a 16-14 overall record and advancing to the CIAA
semi-final game.
Wright is a native of Ft. Lauderdale, FL and accredits her success to the hard working lifestyle that her
parents established within her as a young child. “My parents are very hard workers and as a young child
they enforced the importance of hard work and commitment to a task.”
Wright is a 2007 cum laude graduate of the University with a degree in Information Systems Engineering. She is currently a Systems Analyst Officer with the Wachovia, a division of Wells Fargo, N.A.
Ni’Kia Wynn - Assistant Coach
Ni’Kia Wynn embarks on her first season at Johnson C. Smith University as the assistant
coach for women’s basketball.
Wynn brings her experience as a student-athlete and assistant coach from the collegiate level.
She served as a student assistant at Christopher Newport University under head coach Carolyn
Hunter during the 2004-05 season. During that time, she was responsible for creating the recruiting
database and providing assistance with game preparation, procedures, and practices.
As a student-athlete, Wynn played 14 games at the guard position for the Lady Pirates basketball program at Hampton University. She only played her freshman season (2001-02). Wynn
recorded 37 points, 12 rebounds, six steals, and three assists at HU. She also participated in
women’s track and field.
Wynn spent four seasons (2002-05) as an elite triple jumper at Hampton. Her teams won
the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Championships for indoor and outdoor in 2003 and
2004. The team won the indoor MEAC Champion again in 2005.
Wynn is a native of Lynchburg, Virginia. She has earned her bachelor’s degree in Sports Management from Hampton University. Wynn has gone on to complete her master’s degree in Teaching
from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
She is a member of the Omicron Pi Chapter of the Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society
in Education. Wynn is also a part of the North Carolina Association of Educators.
In addition to coaching, Wynn enjoys playing basketball and reading. She currently teaches kindergarten at Ballantyne Elementary
School in Charlotte, NC.
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all-time records
COACHING RECORDS
Stephen Joyner, Sr. (1981-87) Hythia Evans (1987-98) Barry Street (1998-01) Vanessa Taylor (2001-Present) 82-72
157-149
56-28
167-100
ASSISTS (300 MINIMUM)
668 Shani Baraka 1990-94
588 Saundra McCraken 1983-87
498 Marquisha Clayburn 1997-2000
474 Sharrion Beard 1984-88
REBOUNDS (800 MINIMUM)
1,223 Angela Hamilton 1,035 Rochelle Bodie 1,013 Cassandra Howell 884 Marsha Alexandra 874 Demetria Bell 837 Blanche Doctor 1983-89
2005-08
1982-86
1979-83
2006-10
1999-02
SCORING
1,852 Angela Hamilton
1,724 Kim Brewington 1,663 Joi Surratt
1,598 Lauren Goss
1,492 Bonita Lynch 1,481 Odelia Johns
1,481 Konecka Drakeford 1,453 Blanche Doctor
1,412 Marquisha Clayburn
1,408 Cassandra Howell
1,374 Sharrion Beard
1,188 Marsha Alexander 1,184 Tiana Pope 1,157 Shani Baraka 1985-89
1987-90
2000-04
2001-05
1994-98
1982-85
1996-98
1998-02
1997-01
1982-86
1984-88
1979-83
2004-07
1990-94
Three-Point Field Goals Made:
Free Throw Average:
71.8 Sharrion Beard 1984-88
Most Rebounds:
1,223 Angela Hamilton 1985-89
Assists:
Steals:
INDIVIDUAL SEASON RECORDS
Points:
908 Kim Brewington
1990
Point Average:
31.6
Konecka Drakeford 1998
Field Goals Made:
320 Konecka Drakeford
1998
Field Goals Attempted:
689
Kim Brewington 1990
Field Goal Percentage:
62.5
Adrian Williams
1986-87
95
Sharrion Beard
1986-87
1982
1982
1983
1984-85
1986-88
1986-89
1989-90
1991
1992-94
1993
1996
1997-98
2000-01
2000
2001-02
2003-04
2003-05
2006-07
2006-07
2007-08
2008
2008
2009
2009-10
Three-Point Field Goals Attempted:
223 Sharrion Beard
1986-87
Free Throws Made:
222
Kim Brewington 1989-90
Free Throw Percentage:
82.6 Cassandra Penn 2001-02
INDIVIDUAL CAREER RECORDS
Scoring:
1,852 Angela Hamilton 1985-89
Scoring Average:
26.8 Konecka Drakeford 1996-98
Field Goals Made:
742
Angela Hamilton 1985-89
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Sharrion Beard
1988
1,559 Shani Baraka 1990-94
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Kim Brewington
1990
1997-01
Free Throws Made:
19 Brittany Sumpter
2006
Free Throws Made:
423
Marquisha Clayburn ALL-CIAA PERFORMERS
Marsha Alexander Kim Ambrose Odetta Jones Cassandra Howell Sharrion Beard Angela Hamilton Kim Brewington Mary McKoy Shani Baraka
Miko Montgomery Bonita Lynch Konecka Drakeford
Marquisha Clayburn
Sharon Palmer
Blanche Doctor Joi Surratt
Lauren Goss Tiana Pope Brittany Sumpter
Rochelle Bodie Kyria Buford Ashley Chase
Wendy Stywalt Demetria Bell
INDIVIDUAL GAME RECORDS
Points:
64 Kim Brewington (vs. Livingstone)
1990
Three-Point Field Goals Attempts:
517 Joi Surratt
2000-04
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johnson c. smith university
Founded in 1867 as Biddle Memorial Institute, the university enrolls approximately 1,500 students and confers bachelor’s
degrees to hundreds of students each year in 27 different majors.
Each student receives an IBM laptop computer equipped with the latest software and wireless capabilities. Internet access
is provided through electronic data ports in the library, dormitory rooms and multimedia classrooms. Network access is
available through dial-up modem for off-campus students.
The university’s service learning component, which combines academics and community service, has become a national
model to other higher education institutions. Extensive career development opportunities abound through co-op programs
and internships with more than 90 companies.
Administration
President – Dr. Ronald L. Carter
Executive Vice President and COO - Dr. Elfred A. Pinkard
Special Asst. to the President for University Relations - Malcolm Graham
Executive Asst. to the President for Administration – Mr. Torrey Feimster
Vice President for Institutional Advancement – Ms. Joy E. Paige
Asst. Vice President for Institutional Advancement - Mrs. Sharon Harrington
Vice President for Business and Finance – Mr. Gerald Hector
Dean of Student Development - Mrs. Cathy Jones
Asst. VP for Government Sponsored Programs & Research– Dr. Diane Bowles
Director of Public Relations - Ms. Sherri D. Belfield
Director of Athletics – Mr. Stephen Joyner, Sr.
Director of Alumni Affairs - Mr. Ron Matthews
School Motto:
“Sit Lux” – “Let There Be Light”
Presidental Vision
Johnson C. Smith’s 13th President, Dr. Ronald L. Carter, has issued a challenge to faculty, staff, students, staff, alumni, trustees and friends. He has envisioned a
path to move JCSU from good to great on the educational landscape so that we may live on our growing edge.
In his vision, he has six priorities that will outline the way we move forward:
• Academic Excellence – Shift the weight between quantity and quality in the University’s policies and procedures that currently lean toward quantity, which in effect
has led to inconsistent levels of Smith’s programs, faculty and students.
• Operational Performance – Develop a focused University strategy that is based on a comprehensive management information system and measurable outcomes.
• Advising Research Mastery – Attract, hire, and maintain a differential faculty of teacher-advisers, teacher scholars, and applied researchers.
• Diversity – Attract a critical mass of highly motivated, high achieving students across racial, ethnic, and national boundaries.
• Distinctive Student Experience – Accelerate the University’s scheduled maintenance plan, especially in the classrooms and dormitories.
• Community Engagement – Lead sustained and actionable conversations with the City and coalitions of developers concerning the revitalization of the Urban Distinct
that is Johnson C. Smith’s front door.
University Facts
• Each full-time student receives laptop computer equipped with complete access to a campus-wide network through wired and wireless connectivity. Internet access
is provided through electronic data ports in the library, dormitory rooms (one per pillow) and multimedia classrooms. The university has made a commitment to
utilizing technology in the classroom by implementing “Smart Classrooms” which have varying degrees of technology faculty can use to engage students.
• JCSU has been ranked several times by U.S. News and World Report as one of the best comprehensive colleges in the South, Johnson C. Smith University
continues to be a leader among private liberal arts colleges in the nation.
• The University enrolls approximately 1,500 students and confers bachelor’s degrees to hundreds of students each year in 27 different majors.
• Johnson C. Smith’s service learning component, which combines academics and community service, has become a national model to other higher education
institutions. Extensive career development opportunities abound through co-op programs and internships with more than 90 companies.
• On December 27, 1892, Livingstone College and then Biddle Memorial Institute, (Johnson C. Smith University) played in the first black college football contest in
snows of Salisbury, North Carolina, just two days after Christmas. This 119-year old historic rivalry still exist today with the Commemorative Classic.
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johnson c. smith university
Purpose/Mission Statement
Founded in 1867 under the auspices of the Committee on Freedmen of the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A., Johnson C. Smith University
(JCSU) is an independent, private, coeducational institution of higher learning. Located in the rapidly growing metropolis of Charlotte,
North Carolina, “Queen City of the South,” this historically African-American university has a residential campus with a familiar
atmosphere in which students are stimulated and nurtured by dedicated and caring faculty and staff.
Consistent with its Christian roots, the university recognizes the importance of moral and ethical values to undergird intellectual
development and all endeavors. JCSU believes in the unrelenting pursuit of knowledge and in the values of cultivating the life of the
mind. The university assigns great significance to the development of self-confidence, to the understanding of ones’ own heritage as
well as an awareness of the cultures of others, to exploration of the myriad forces affecting people of a complex technological age, and
to formulating a sense of one’s role in this schema.
The mission of JCSU is to provide an outstanding education for a diverse group of talented and highly motivated students from various
ethnic, socioeconomic, and geographical backgrounds. The university offers a liberal education in conjunction with concentrated study
in specialized fields, in preparation for advanced study and specific careers.
The university endeavors to produce graduates who are able to communicate effectively, think critically, learn independently as well
as collaboratively, and demonstrate competence in their chosen fields. Further, it provides an environment in which students can fulfill
their physical, social, cultural, spiritual, and other personal needs through which they can develop a compelling sense of social and
civic responsibility for leadership and service in a dynamic, multicultural society. Likewise, the university embraces its responsibility to
provide leadership, service, and lifelong learning to the larger community.
Regarding teaching effectiveness as paramount in its educational enterprise, JCSU has a commitment to the recruitment and retention
of an outstanding faculty. To this end, the university promotes faculty development, encourages faculty involvement in research and
other creative activities, and endorses the principles of academic freedom.
To ensure the integrity and stability of its status and the perpetuation of its rich legacy, Johnson C. Smith University has a firm resolve
to maintain the fiscal and human resources requisite to be a truly distinctive institution—a hallmark of excellence in its students, faculty,
staff, administrators, academic and other programs, facilities, operations, and environment.
Notable Alumni
Frederick Branch ’42 first African American officer in the United States Marine Corps.
Eva M. Clayton ‘55 Clayton and Mel Watt were the first African Americans elected to the House of Representatives from
North Carolina since 1898 (since Clayton won the special election, she took office before Watt).
Charlie Dannelly ‘62 is a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state’s thirty-eighth
Senate district since 1995.
Richard Erwin ‘47 In 1980, President Jimmy Carter appointed Erwin as the first black federal judge in North Carolina.
Vincent Matthew ‘70 winner of two gold medals at the 1968 Summer Olympics and 1972 Summer Olympics.
Pettis Norman ’62 former tight end with the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys and San Diego Chargers. He is on the top-50 greatest Dallas
Cowboys of All-Time. (the school’s annual award given to the outstanding student-athlete is called the Pettis Norman Award.)
Fred “Curly” Neal ‘62 legendary former member of the Harlem Globetrotters.
Chet Grimsley ’78 recognized as the first Euro-American to garner accolades as All-CIAA and All-American at JCSU and at
an HBCU. Author of “White Golden Bull.”
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university president
Dr. Ronald Carter
Dr. Ronald L. Carter, a native of High Point, N.C., became the 13th president of
Johnson C. Smith University on July 1, 2008. With more than 30 years serving students
and universities, Dr. Carter brings an impressive record of community leadership, academic
administration, and budget management to the position.
Upon graduating magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, with a Bachelor of Arts degree
in sociology and philosophy from Morehouse College in 1971, Dr. Carter began his
distinguished career at Boston University’s Martin Luther King Jr. Center, where by 1981,
he rose to become the school’s youngest dean of students. While at Boston University, Dr.
Carter pursued graduate studies, earning both a Master of Theology degree and a Ph.D.
in philosophy of religion. In the late 1980s, Dr. Carter’s interaction with relatives of Nelson
Mandela compelled him to put his abilities to work in South Africa.
Prior to Mandela’s release from prison in 1990 and the abolition of apartheid, Dr.
Carter was named senior administrator of the Health Services Development Unit at the
University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. The program he served
was dedicated to improving the health of local communities through the development of
model approaches based on primary health care principles and decentralized rural health
systems. Within five years at the university, he again defied the status quo by becoming the
school’s dean of students— and one of the first black administrators at the traditionally white institution. As dean of students, he
created and received funding for the Wits Black Schools Partnership Programme that brought the university together with more
than 4,000 high school students to enhance learning in township schools that were disadvantaged by apartheid. In addition, he
helped raise $500,000 to support an initiative between the BookSmart Foundation and the university to provide five computer
centers and more than four million books to children, schools, and libraries in South African townships.
Dr. Carter returned to the United States in 1997 as the provost and dean of faculty at Coker College in Hartsville, S.C. His
almost 11-year tenure at Coker College included key roles in the private liberal arts college’s strategic planning, academic and
student development, financial management, and fund-raising. At Coker College he created a Distinguished International Visiting
Scholars Program and a Distinguished Lecture Series. He also provided guidance and oversight for the college’s Center for
Leadership and Community Development, which partnered the college with community-based organizations, governmental
departments, and funding organizations. A conceptual framework he worked with at Coker College for assessing and evaluating
student learning outcomes in general education has baeen published in Assessing Student Learning in General Education.
His many community involvements have included serving as ethicist for the Pee Dee Regional Center Ethics Committee,
chairman of the Darlington County Disabilities and Special Needs Board, member of the Greater Timmonsville Friends United
Board of Directors, chair of the Darlington County Habitat for Humanity board, first vice-president and director of education of
the Palmetto State and Baptist Convention, member of the Pee Dee United Negro College Fund Advisory Board, member of the
Coastal Carolina University Dalton and Linda Floyd Mentoring Program
Advisory Board, and vice president of the Hartsville Rotary Club.
With research and teaching interests in the areas of medical ethics, ethical theory, and philosophic-religious issues, Dr.
Carter has held faculty positions at both Coker College and Boston University. While at Boston University, he was director of
the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Career, Educational and Counseling Services and served as senior editor of Debate and
Understanding, a scholarly journal for the study of minority Americans’ economic, political, and social development.
His expertise in medical ethics and community involvement have brought him several national appointments, including
moderator for the National Meeting of the Medical Institute for Sexual Health (2004-2006), chair of expert panel for the
Connecting Parenting Adults and Youth Project funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2006), and chair
of expert review panel of scientific measurement for an abstinence rating tool funded by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (2007). He has appeared on numerous television and radio programs in South Africa and in the U.S., discussing
educational issues and policies.
Among his many honors and awards, Dr. Carter was appointed a Sloan Scholar at Morehouse College, a Danforth Fellow
at Boston University, and a Merrill Scholar at Robert College in Istanbul, Turkey. He was a senior fellow at the Stedman Graham
Leadership Institute of Chicago, and nominated by South Carolina Governor Jim Hodges to serve as a member of the John De
La Howe School Board of Trustees.
In 2006, Dr. Carter was the recipient of the 2006 South Carolina Dance Association President’s Award for promoting and
supporting dance in South Carolina. He was recognized in the 2005/2006 edition of Blackbook as an outstanding citizen who is
making a difference in Eastern South Carolina.
He is the father of one daughter, Tumelo Rosalind Carter, and has been the foster parent of four other children.
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Vanessa Taylor - CIAA Coach of the year
VANESSA TAYLOR NAMED 2011 CIAA COACH OF THE YEAR
Charlotte, NC – Johnson C. Smith University head women’s basketball coach Vanessa Taylor has been awarded as
the CIAA Coach of the Year by the CIAA Executive Committee Members. Coach Taylor received the honor at the 2010-11
CIAA Regular Season Awards held at the Charlotte Convention Center on Sunday, February, 27th.
The JCSU women’s basketball program was also presented with the 2010-11 CIAA Southern Division regular season
championship during the ceremony. The Lady Golden Bulls finished the regular season 22-3 overall, 14-3 in the CIAA, and
8-2 in the Southern. JCSU is ranked No. 24 in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll (as of the last release) and No. 5 in the
NCAA Division II Atlantic Region (best overall record of teams ranked).
The 22-victories this season eclipses the 21-10 mark Coach Taylor set at JCSU during the 2007-08 season. It also
matches her most wins in a season for her career. Taylor led Elizabeth City State to a 22-5 record during the 1999-2000
season. She won CIAA Coach of the Year in 1997 and 1999, while at ECSU.
Taylor adds a third Coach of the Year honor to her resume, which includes a CIAA Tournament Championship (2009),
a fifth season of at least 20 wins, third divisional title, and her third appearance the NCAA regional tournament. She is
currently 272-198 in her 17th season as a head coach and 189-103 in her 10th season at JCSU.
Taylor is a native of Moultrie, Georgia and a graduate of Tuskegee University (Class of ‘91). Taylor was inducted into
the Colquitt County High School Hall of Fame on October 6, 2005. She was one of 17 people inducted in her hometown of
Moultrie, GA.
“This is definitely a blessing from God to win this award, aside from thank him; I’d like to thank my coaching staff and
team, the administration at Johnson C. Smith University starting with our president Dr. Ronald Carter and our Director of
Athletics, Stephen Joyner for all their support,” said Taylor. “It’s nice to know that your work hard has been acknowledged,
but like I tell my team, you can’t afford to look back because you’ll miss new blessings in front of you. We’ve had a great
season thus far and we plan to keep working as a team to move forward.”
Junior guard LaQwesha Gamble (Winter Haven, FL) and freshman forward Racquel Davis (Bamberg, Germany)
received their plaques for being selected to the All-CIAA and All-Rookie teams, respectively during the ceremony as well.
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director of athletics
Stephen Joyner
Stephen Joyner enters his seventh full season as Johnson C. Smith
University’s Director of Athletics, a position he has held since April 1, 2005.
Joyner previously served as the University’s assistant director of athletics.
He also holds his longstanding position as JCSU Men’s Head Basketball
Coach.
“In my role as Director of Athletics, my primary focus has been and
will continue to be the day-to-day operations and supervision of the
departmental staff, while striving to promote effective communication
amongst JCSU faculty, staff, student-athletes, alumni, media, and the
general public,” says Joyner.
JCSU has enjoyed unparalleled success under Joyner’s watch.
During the 2005-06 season, JCSU won three CIAA Western Division
Championships. The Golden Bulls claimed CIAA titles in men’s tennis,
women’s basketball, and men’s basketball. In addition to a strong year
in the CIAA, two Golden Bulls teams advanced to NCAA post-season
competition (men’s and women’s basketball). Men’s and women’s
basketball repeated this success during the 2007-08 season and again last season, when both teams captured
the CIAA Tournament Championship (2008-09).
Along with their excellence on the field, JCSU student-athletes have reached new heights in the classroom
during Joyner’s tenure at the helm of the athletics program. Since his arrival, nearly 200 student-athletes have
received their undergraduate degrees, half have graduated with honors, and several have gone on to pursue
graduate degrees. The Class of 2010 Valedictorian and Salutatorian were student-athletes from the men’s
tennis team and women’s track and field, respectively. The Salutatorian has been student-athlete three times
from the previous four graduating classes.
During the 2008-09 season, Joyner earned his 400th career coaching victory, his third CIAA Tournament
crown (2001, 2008, 2009), and he was named Athletic Director of the Year by the Central Intercollegiate
Athletic Association. Joyner recently completed his 22nd season as head coach of the JCSU Golden Bulls
Basketball Team. His career record is 437-25. A native of Winston- Salem, NC, Joyner was the standout point
guard for the Golden Bulls from 1969-73. For more than two decades, he has taken the men’s program to
unprecedented levels, establishing J.C. Smith as one of the most competitive teams in the CIAA and NCAA DII
basketball.
Joyner earned a bachelor’s degree in Health and Physical Education from Johnson C. Smith University and
a master’s degree in Guidance and Counseling from Virginia State University. Joyner and his wife, Narell, live
in Charlotte, North Carolina. They have two sons and a daughter: Steve Jr., who serves as the Head Women’
Basketball Coach at Winston-Salem State University, Brian, and Janel, a graduate of the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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GAME ENVIRONMENTversus SPORTSMANSHIP
Sportsmanship should be regarded as a mandatory subset of game environment.
That is, an institution can exhibit great sportsmanship without having a great game
environment. However, it is not possible to have a great game environment without
sportsmanship.
Another way of thinking:
Poor sportsmanship at athletics events can destroy the school’s front door to
community, which is what the Division II community-engagement effort seeks to create.
Many of our audiences make a natural assumption that “game environment”
and “sportsmanship” are synonyms, but they are not meant to be.
Sportsmanship should be regarded both as a set of attitudes and as behavior that gives
expression to those attitudes. It speaks to the concepts of respect and concern for
fairness, courtesy, and the ethical conduct of all involved in Division II athletics. It is one
of the six core attributes of Division II membership. All of our institutions already should
be striving to achieve a high level of sportsmanship.
As new audiences are drawn in through the athletics program, great care must be
taken to make certain that the impressions are positive. The overall production of any
athletics event is a reflection on the institution in general. Individuals attracted to an institution through community engagement may feel disappointed or even deceived if the
experience at an athletic event is poor.
The game environment can be compromised through factors other than behavior. We
should be equally concerned about whether the setting is comfortable and whether the
event is lively and entertaining. Three tests come to mind:
Is it civil?
Is it comfortable?
Is it lively and entertaining?
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What steps have been taken to ensure
suitable behavior from coaches and participating student-athletes?
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Are restroom facilities adequate and are
they clean?
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Is the seating as comfortable as it can be?
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Are formal plans in place to confront unacceptable behavior in the stands?
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Is signage used to tell a broader
message and add color?
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Are steps taken to separate boisterous
crowds such as students from families
and retirees?
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For events that have cheerleaders and
bands, do they develop and maintain
positive energy?
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Are student-athlete fans (for example, football players attending a basketball game)
advised in advance of the behavior that is
expected of them?
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Are steps taken to make the event
seem part of something larger (that
it’s an integral part of the institution’s
educational offering)?
Is the concession stand (including all counters, floors, equipment and condiment areas)
clean and serviced throughout the event?
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Are other educational programs on
display at athletics events?
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Are concession employees adhering to all
health department standards?
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Are the fans welcomed to the venue by
courteous, neatly dressed employees
(including ticket sellers, ticket takers,
pass gate personnel, ushers and
program/souvenir sellers)?
Is trash picked up?
Is parking nearby?
Is the food offered at the concession stands
good and affordable (and are healthy alternatives offered)?
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the CIAA
The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association is the oldest
African-American athletic conference in the United States.
Founded in 1912 on the campus of Hampton Institute (now
Hampton University), the CIAA embodies a history rich in
tradition which epitomizes the fortitude of its 10 colleges and
universities.
When the conference was founded it was originally known
as the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Its founding
fathers were Allen Washington and C.H. Williams of Hampton
Institute; Earnest J. Marshall of Howard University; George
Johnson of Lincoln University (PA); W.E. Atkins, Charles
Fraser and H.P. Hargrove of Shaw University and J.W. Barco
and J.W. Pierce of Virginia Union University.
Student-athletes who compete in CIAA basketball this
season continue a legacy of excellence that culminated in
a competitive frenzy that began a half century ago. That
culminating event was the first CIAA basketball tournament.
Today, it is highly regarded as model for sports promotion.
The first CIAA tournament was held at the end of the
1945-46 season in Turner’s Arena in Washington, D.C., where
the North Carolina College men’s team reined victorious over
that inaugural tournament. Lem Graves, who chronicled the
tournament’s events for a weekly newspaper, wrote that it was
the “all-time sports thrill of a lifetime.” Graves should receive a
chorus of affirmation.
The CIAA, which is comprised of 13 member institutions:
Bowie State University, Chowan University, Elizabeth City
State University, Fayetteville State University, Johnson C.
Smith University, Lincoln University (PA), Livingstone
College, Saint Augustine’s College, Saint Paul’s College,
Shaw University, Virginia State University, Virginia Union
University, and Winston-Salem State University, is divided
into Northern and Southern Divisions, and sponsors sixteen
annual championships. The men’s championships are football,
cross country, basketball, indoor track, golf, outdoor track,
baseball, and tennis. The eight women’s championships are
cross country, basketball, indoor track, outdoor track, softball,
volleyball, bowling and tennis. CIAA teams are recognized as
national contenders in sports. In basketball, Virginia Union
won NCAA Division II national titles in 2005, 1992, and 1980.
North Carolina Central University (former affiliate) also won the
national championship in 1989. CIAA basketball teams have
appeared in the NCAA tournament each of the last thirty years,
and the conference has distinguished itself by having more
teams compete for the national basketball title than any other
conference at the Division II level.
Division rivalries and heroic finishes are CIAA hallmarks.
This season, more than any other, the legacy will surely
continue…
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CIAA Sports Information Directors Association
Greg Goings
Sports Information Director
Bowie State University
goings@bowiestate.edu
(301) 860-3574
Anthony Jeffries
Saint Augustine’s College
awjeffries@st-aug.edu
(919) 516-5158
Meredith Long
Deputy Athletics Director/SID
Chowan University
longm@chowan.edu
(252) 398-6468
Bianca Warren
Saint Paul’s College
bwarren@saintpauls.edu
(434) 848-1828
April Emory
Elizabeth City State
University
aemory@mail.ecsu.edu
(252) 335-3278
Sherri Fillingham
Shaw University
sfillingham@shawu.edu
(919) 546-8250
Adrian Ferguson
Fayetteville State University
afergus1@uncfsu.edu
(910) 672-1254
Lamont Hinson
Johnson C. Smith University
lhinson@jcsu.edu
(704) 378-1118
Chris Weeden
Lincoln University (PA)
cweeden@jcsu.edu
(484) 365-7384
Richard Rogers
Livingstone College
rrogers@livingstone.edu
(704) 216-6179
Jason Pompey
Virginia State University
jpompey@vsu.edu
(804) 524-5028
Jim Junot
Virginia Union University
jjunot@vuu.edu
(804) 342-1493
Trevin Goodwin
Athletic Media Relations
Director
Winston-Salem State
University
goodwintq@wssu.edu
(336) 750-2909
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recreational options as well.
h Outdoor recreation opportunities abound in Charlotte:
canoeing and kayaking at the U.S. National Whitewater
Center; boating and fishing on Lakes Norman,
Mountain Island and Wylie; golfing on courses that are
accessible from all residential and business areas; skiing
in the Appalachian mountains, camping, horseback
riding, hiking and more.
h Nothing could be finer than Charlotte’s North Carolina
weather. Four distinct seasons with balanced summers
and winters prevail. Extreme conditions are rare,
allowing year-round use of the city’s 16,500 acres of
parks, 35 miles of greenways and 36 public and private
golf courses. More courses are available in outlying
counties. Only half of winter days fall below the freezing
point, and sub-zero temperatures have been recorded
in Charlotte only five times since 1878. Spring and fall
seasons are protracted and extremely pleasant, and
weather rarely interrupts outdoor activities.
Charlotte Chamber Economic Development 330 South Tryon Street; P.O. Box 32785
Charlotte, North Carolina 28232 U.S.A. | 704.378.1300 | www.BOOMcharlotte.com | twitter.com/cltecondev
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