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BBIIGG SSOOUUTTHH CCOONNFFEERREENNCCEE TABLE OF CONTENTS
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GENERAL INFORMATION 2009-10 YEAR-IN-REVIEW
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Big South Conference Directory .............................1 Men’s 2009-10 Standings & Recap .........................64
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Media Information ...........................................2-4 Men’s 2009-10 Season Highs / Honors .....................65
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Big South History and Overview ..........................5-6 Men’s 2009-10 Statistical Leaders ......................66-69
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Big South Commissioner Kyle B. Kallander ................7 Women’s 2009-10 Standings & Recap .....................70
Big South Basketball Historical Timeline ..................8 Women’s 2009-10 Season Highs / Honors ................71
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Big South Conference Hall of Fame ........................9 Women’s 2009-10 Statistical Leaders .................72-75
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BracketBusters Information .................................10 Final 2009-10 NCAA Statistical Rankings ..................76
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Developing Leaders Through Athletics ....................11
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MEN’S BASKETBALL HISTORY
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2010-11 SEASON PREVIEW Year-by-Year Standings ...................................77-85
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Preseason All-Conference / Polls ..........................12 1,000-points, 500-rebounds .................................86
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Men’s Basketball Preview................................13-14 Career Records ................................................87
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Men’s Composite Schedule ..............................15-17 Individual Season Records ...................................88
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Men’s Basketball TV Schedule ..............................17 Team Season Records ........................................89
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Men’s Championship Information ..........................18 Single-Game Records .....................................90-91
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Women’s Basketball Preview ...........................19-20 Annual Statistical Leaders ...............................92-94
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Women’s Composite Schedule .........................21-23 All-Time Honors................................................95
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Women’s Basketball TV Schedule .........................23 Annual Champions / Award Winners ......................96
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Women’s Championship Information ......................24 All-Time All-Academic Teams ...............................97
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All-Time Freshmen of the Week ........................97-99
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2010-11 TEAM INFORMATION All-Time Players of the Week ..........................99-100
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Big South Basketball Home Courts ........................25 Big South Tournament Records ......................101-106
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Charleston Southern University ........................26-29 Coaching History & Records...............................107
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Men’s Basketball 26-27 Postseason History ..........................................108
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Women’s Basketball 28-29 20-Win Seasons / Notable Wins ..........................109
MMEEMMBBEERRSS ((1100)):: Coastal Carolina University..............................30-33
CChhaarrlleessttoonn SSoouutthheerrnn UUnniivveerrssiittyy,, CCooaassttaall CCaarroolliinnaa UUnnii-- Men’s Basketball 30-31 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HISTORY
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ssiittyy,, UUNNCC AAsshheevviillllee,, VViirrggiinniiaa MMiilliittaarryy IInnssttiittuuttee,, WWiinntthhrroopp Men’s Basketball 34-35 Career Records ...............................................119
UUnniivveerrssiittyy.. Women’s Basketball 36-37 Individual Season Records .................................120
High Point University .....................................38-41 Team Season Records .......................................121
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Women’s Basketball 40-41 Annual Statistical Leaders ............................123-125
CCRREEDDIITTSS Liberty University .........................................42-45 All-Time Honors...............................................126
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tthhiiss ppuubblliiccaattiioonn.. PPhhoottooss ccoouurrtteessyy ooff BBiigg SSoouutthh mmeemmbbeerr Men’s Basketball 54-55
iinnssttiittuuttiioonnss,, SSiiddeelliinnee SSppoorrttss aanndd WWGG SSppoorrttss.. IInnffoorrmmaattiioonn Women’s Basketball 56-57
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Men’s Basketball 58-59
OONN TTHHEE CCOOVVEERR Winthrop University ......................................60-63
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AAssssiissttaanntt CCoommmmiissssiioonneerr Assistant Director Public Relations
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mmaarrkkss@@bbiiggssoouutthh..oorrgg [email protected] Assistant
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WEEKLY REPORTS POSTSEASON TOURNAMENT
The Big South Public Relations offi ce publishes a weekly men’s and women’s bas- The top eight teams, with the exception of Presbyterian College, will qualify for
ketball report. These reports will include updated standings, scores and notes the Big South Men’s and Women’s Basketball Conference Tournament in 2010-11.
from around the League. The men’s report will be available by 5:00pm on Mon- The Big South will announce the regular-season champion and the offi cial seedings
days, while the women’s report will be available by 5:00pm on Tuesdays during immediately following the conclusion of regular-season play. If teams tie for fi rst-
the season. The reports also will be available to the media online in PDF format at place in the fi nal standings, Co-Champions will be declared and a tiebreaker will
www.BigSouthSports.com, under the respective “Weekly Reports” section. be used to determine the No. 1 seed.
WEEKLY AWARDS COACHES MEDIA TELECONFERENCE
Each week during the season, the Conference offi ce will select a men’s Player At the conclusion of the regular-season, the Big South will sponsor a coaches’ tele-
and Freshman of the Week and a women’s Player and Freshman of the Week. The conference call to preview the Advance Auto Parts Basketball Championships. The
men’s awards will be announced late Monday mornings, while the women’s awards men’s coaches call will be Monday, Feb. 28. The teleconference call to preview
will be announced late Tuesday mornings. Weekly honorees will also be available the Women’s Basketball Championship is scheduled for Wednesday, March 9. More
with the weekly reports. information on each teleconference will be announced during the season when
fi nalized.
STATISTICS
Team and individual statistics for all games will be updated daily and available to ANNUAL AWARDS
the media online at BigSouthSports.com. Near the conclusion of the regular-season, select media members will be invited
to vote on the men’s All-Conference and All-Freshman team, and on the women’s
MULTIMEDIA All-Conference and All-Freshman team. Also selected at the end of the season will
Through a partnership with NeuLion, the Big South Conference maintains a pro- be the men’s and women’s All-Academic Teams and the men’s and women’s bas-
gressive website, which contains all the latest information and statistics about the ketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The end-of-season awards will be announced
League’s members and its 18 Division I sports. The website can be accessed at prior to the start of the postseason Conference Tournaments. Specifi c release
www.BigSouthSports.com. The site also contains several video elements (both dates will be announced later in the season.
free and subscription based). In addition, the Conference can be followed via
Facebook and Twitter (see page 3 for more details on the League’s Social Media TOURNAMENT AWARDS
initiatives). Ballots for the Advance Auto Parts Big South Conference Basketball All-Tournament
Team will be distributed to selected working media attending each round. The
ELECTRONIC MAIL All-Tournament teams will be announced immediately following the respective
The Big South Conference maintains an email database for its media members. championship games.
If you would like to receive the weekly reports and other information via email,
please send your name, email address and your media outlet to marks@bigsouth. CREDENTIALS
org. Credentials for regular-season games are the responsibility of the host institution,
and such requests should be made through the respective Sports Information Di-
PRESS ROW rector. Credentials for the 2011 Advance Auto Parts Big South Conference Basket-
Press Row and the media workrooms at all Big South Conference schools are de- ball Championships must be requested through the League offi ce. The Big South
signed to be designated work areas for media and statisticians. No cheering will be Conference and its member institutions reserve the right to approve or deny any
tolerated. The Big South Conference and its member institutions reserve the right and all credential requests.
to remove anyone from press row.
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MEDIA RELATIONS DIRECTORY
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY
www.csusports.com www.GoCCUSports.com www.gwusports.com
Ashley Bailey - Men’s Basketball SID Jay D’Abramo - Men’s Basketball SID Marc Rabb - Men’s Basketball SID
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
offi ce - 843-863-7687 offi ce - 843-349-2840 offi ce - 704-406-4355
cell - 508-269-3128 cell - 843-333-2480 cell - 704-974-3662
Philip Allman - Women’s Basketball SID Cody Bays - Women’s Basketball SID Kevin Davis - Women’s Basketball SID
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
offi ce - 843-863-7037 offi ce - 843-349-6467 offi ce - 704-406-3981
cell - 419-569-6406 cell - 704-974-9095
General Information General Information General Information
fax - 843-863-7676 fax - 843-349-2819 fax - 704-406-4739
press row - 843-863-7683 press row - 843-349-2822 press row - 704-406-4475
HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY LIBERTY UNIVERSITY PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE
www.highpointpanthers.com www.LibertyFlames.com www.gobluehose.com
Jon Litchfi eld - Men’s Basketball SID Eric Brown - Men’s Basketball SID Brent Hager - Men’s Basketball SID
jlitchfi @highpoint.edu [email protected] [email protected]
offi ce - 336-841-4065 offi ce - 434-582-2294 offi ce - 864-833-8252
cell - 336-848-1918 cell - 434-221-8817 cell - 704-219-3790
Joe Arancio - Women’s Basketball SID Paul Carmany - Women’s Basketball SID AJ Henderson - Women’s Basketball SID
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
offi ce - 336-841-4638 offi ce - 434-582-2604 offi ce - 864-833-8252
cell - 336-844-2100 cell - 434-221-5575 cell - 276-619-1041
General Information General Information General Information
fax - 336-841-9182 fax - 434-582-2076 fax - 864-833-8323
press row - 336-888-6313 or 6314 press row - 434-582-7451 press row - 864-833-8332
RADFORD UNIVERSITY UNC ASHEVILLE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE
www.radfordathletics.com www.uncabulldogs.com www.vmikeydets.com
Joey Beeler - Men’s Basketball SID Mike Gore - Men’s Basketball SID Wade Branner - Men’s Basketball SID
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
offi ce - 540-831-5726 offi ce - 828-251-6923 offi ce - 540-464-7515
cell - 540-257-1126 cell - 828-215-6387 cell - 540-319-1271
Brian Stanley - Women’s Basketball SID Matt Pellegrin - Women’s Basketball SID Brad Salois - Secondary Men’s Contact
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
offi ce - 540-831-6884 offi ce - 828-251-6931 offi ce - 540-464-7015
cell - 540-818-6656 cell - 828-545-1121 cell - 940-642-9865
General Information General Information General Information
fax - 540-831-6095 fax - 828-251-6386 fax - 540-464-7583
press row - 540-831-6190 press row - 828-215-6387 / 828-545-1121 press row - 540-463-6725
WINTHROP UNIVERSITY
www.winthropeagles.com
Jack Frost - Men’s Basketball SID
[email protected]
offi ce - 803-323-2129, ext. 6245
cell - 803-984-3422
Brett Redden - Women’s Basketball SID
[email protected]
offi ce - 803-323-2129, ext. 6246
cell - 803-367-1649
General Information
fax - 803-323-2433
press row - 803-323-2156
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BBIIGG SSOOUUTTHH TTEELLEEVVIISSIIOONN PPAARRTTNNEERRSS // MMUULLTTIIMMEEDDIIAA CCOONNNNEECCTTIIOONNSS
Again this season, Big South basketball will be televised locally, regionally and nationally through the Conference’s long-standing media partnerships, including agree-
ments with the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN) and ESPN. MASN will air six men’s basketball Conference games, while ESPN3.com will carry two men’s contests --
the League’s fi rst-ever appearance on the rapidly growing broadband outlet. For the sixth consecutive year, ESPNU will televise the Advance Auto Parts Men’s Basketball
Championship Semifi nals on Thursday, March 3, with ESPN2 airing the Championship game live on Saturday, March 5 at 4:00pm.
The Big South Television Network (BSTN) will produce and televise fi ve regular-season women’s Conference games as well as the Semifi nals and Finals of the Advance
Auto Parts Women’s Basketball Championship Semifi nals and Finals. The BSTN will syndicate these broadcasts and distribute to several local affi liates in the Big South
footprint. The women’s Semifi nals will air live on Saturday afternoon, March 12, followed by the Championship game live on Sunday, March 13.
During the course of the season, all Big South members will appear on an array of networks, including the Big Ten Net-
work, CSS, ESPN2, ESPNU and several FSN regional networks, among others. Also, Liberty University’s Flames Sports
Network will televise most of Liberty’s home men’s and women’s basketball games this season as well. Approximately
55 men’s and women’s basketball games involving Conference members will be broadcast this season. See pages 17
(men’s) and 23 (women’s) for a current listing of this season’s televised games.
Additional broadcasts/networks may be added to the schedule at a later date, and will be announced when fi nalized. In
addition, the Big South Conference will again video stream live all home men’s basketball games not televised in 2010-11
on its subscription-based broadband channel, The Big South Network presented by State Farm.
BigSouthSports.com is the offi cial Internet home of the Big South Conference.
The website boasts updated features and utilizes interactive technology to pro-
vide fans and media of Big South schools with the latest news and information.
Fans and media can also view live game-day statistics, receive ENews updates,
and subscribe for streaming audio and video coverage on the Big South Net-
work. The Big South Network allows subscribers to view live and on-demand
audio and video from numerous Big South events, games, highlights, press con-
ferences and other exclusive features.
BigSouthSports.com is on the forefront of social networking, as the site features
its own Twitter page, YouTube channel, Facebook presence and offi cial blog to
give Big South followers the most up-to-the-minute goings-on around the Big
South Conference.
The site also features the Big South Vortex, powered by VortexMe.com, which
allows users to copy it to their website, blog, personal start page or computer
desktop to stay on top of the latest Big South news, video and information.
BigSouthSports.com also features a mobile store, allowing fans to subscribe for
news alerts, delivered via premium SMS messaging. Downloadable products
include video and audio clips and custom-branded wallpaper. The site also
features a new online merchandise store.
CONNECT WITH THE BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE AT....
Live games on the Big South Network utilizes a three-camera production and
now includes more user-friendly features, such as a new video portal for im-
proved video streaming quality, replay and slow motion capability, as well as Twitter: www.twitter.com/bigsouthsports
improved and enhanced graphics.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/bigsouthsports
As part of efforts to enrich the Big South Network for all fans, the video portal
now offers school-specifi c channels, allowing users to get their favorite team YouTube: www.youtube.com/bigsouthsports
video content in one easy-to-fi nd location.
SHOUT Blog: www.bigsouthshout.blogspot.com
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THIS IS THE BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE
Since its founding in 1983, the Big South Conference has matured into a com- has received national Top 25 rankings in football,
petitive leader in college athletics, actively pursuing excellence on the fi eld of men’s soccer, men’s basketball, women’s basket-
play and in the classroom. The League’s growing presence as an NCAA Division I ball, baseball, men’s outdoor track & fi eld, and
athletic conference is evident by athletic accomplishments on the national stage, men’s golf, had an individual selected to play in the
innovative marketing and media partnerships, increased television packages, and NCAA Singles Championship fi ve times in addition
quality athletic competition while intentionally fostering the academic, personal, to the fi rst men’s tennis doubles at-large selection,
social, athletic and leadership development of each student-athlete. This has had the No. 1-ranked men’s golfer in the country,
evolved into the Conference’s mission of “Developing Leaders Through Athletics.” has had the nation’s top scoring men’s basketball
team four consecutive years as well as the national
The Big South Conference was men’s basketball scoring leader twice, received an
formed on August 21, 1983, at-large playoff berth in the Football Championship
when Charleston Southern (then Subdivision in 2006, has had four NFL Draft picks,
Baptist College) Athletic Direc- has had seven Olympians, had its fi rst NBA player
tor HOWARD BAGWELL and since the mid-90s, and had an institution fi nish
Augusta President GEORGE fi fth in the NCAA Men’s Golf Championships -- the
CHRISTENBERRY began recruit- Conference’s highest-ever team fi nish in an NCAA
ing members into the Big South, event.
receiving initial commitments
from Augusta, Charleston South- In 2006-07, the Big South was the only Conference nationwide to have an at-
ern, Campbell, Coastal Carolina large participant in the football playoffs (Coastal Carolina), a team in the Second
and Winthrop. One month later, Round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament (Winthrop) and a No. 1 seed
Dr. EDWARD M. SINGLETON was selected as the League’s fi rst Commissioner and in the NCAA Baseball Regionals
continued to solicit new members. His efforts led to the additions of Armstrong (Coastal Carolina). In fact, Coastal
State, Radford and UNC Asheville, giving the Big South more than the required six Carolina’s baseball program has
members to constitute an offi cial conference. The Big South’s fi rst year of com- been a No. 1 seed four out of the
petition was in the Fall of 1984, and in September 1986, the Big South Conference last six years -- including a national
was granted full-fl edged NCAA Division I status. seed for the fi rst time in 2010,
while the Chanticleers’ FCS play-
During its infancy and prior to securing automatic bids off berth in 2006 came in just the
to NCAA Championships, the Big South made early strides fi fth-year of the Big South’s foot-
in earning at-large berths in several national postseason ball existence. The 2009-10 sea-
events, including volleyball, women’s basketball and wom- son saw Liberty’s SAM CHELANGA
en’s golf. In 1989, GEORGE F. “BUDDY” SASSER replaced win two NCAA National Champion-
the retiring Dr. Singleton as Commissioner, and in 1990, the ships (Cross Country, Outdoor Track 10,000-meter run), Coastal Carolina’s baseball
League received its fi rst automatic bid -- receiving an auto- team reached the Super Regionals for the second time in three years as well as be-
matic qualifi er to the NCAA Baseball Championship. Under ing ranked No. 1 in the national RPI and
Sasser’s seven years of leadership, the Conference imple- as high as No. 3 in the national polls;
mented its public relations and compliance programs, and and three women’s basketball teams
introduced its fi rst-ever men’s basketball television pack- reach the postseason for the fi rst time
age, featuring the Big South competing among some of the in Conference history. Two former Big
fi nest teams in the nation. South student-athletes also reached
national prominence last year. VMI’s
In August 1996, KYLE B. KALLANDER replaced Sasser REGGIE WILLIAMS reached the NBA
as the League’s third Commissioner, and in his 14 years with the Golden State Warriors, and
at the helm of the Big South, Kallander has been instru- Coastal Carolina’s DUSTIN JOHNSON
mental in aggressively promoting the Conference to new captured his third PGA Tour win during
heights. The Conference has enjoyed record levels in his third year on the tour.
marketing revenue during the past several years, he has
brought television coverage to Big South women’s bas- The Conference’s tagline, “Develop-
ketball, baseball and softball for the fi rst time in Conference history, as well as ing Leaders Through Athletics” was
increased national television exposure to the League as a whole through aggressive unveiled in 2008-09 in conjunction with
and unique television packages. the Conference’s 25th Anniversary.
The League also honored its heritage
Under Kallander’s leadership, the Big South developed by unveiling the Top 25 “Best of the
and initiated its fi rst long-range strategic plan, re-affi rm- Best” moments in League history from
ing the League’s vision as a distinctive athletic Confer- 1983-2008, with Liberty University’s 10-
ence committed to the quality of institutional life through year women’s basketball championship
athletic competition. He also spearheaded the efforts run from 1996-2007 being crowned the
to add football as a championship sport, which came to No. 1 moment in the Big South’s fi rst
fruition in 2002, and has solidifi ed Conference member- 25 years. The Conference’s on-fi eld
ship with the additions of High Point, Gardner-Webb and accomplishments have been duplicated in the classroom. Annually, more than
Presbyterian College, and in 2011-12, the return of charter 40 percent of Conference student-
member Campbell University. Kallander’s long range vi- athletes are named to the Big
sion has also included technological advancements, as the South’s Presidential Honor Roll for
Conference introduced its fi rst live event video streaming maintaining a cumulative 3.0 grade-
in 2005 and has since expanded its video offerings to more than 700 events annu- point average, and the League has
ally through a partnership with the member institutions, as well as the creation of had more than 95 Academic All-
several online and social media platforms. Americans in its 26 years of exis-
tence.
In the last 15 years alone, the Big South Conference has experienced monu-
mental growth and success in nearly every sport. During this time, the Confer-
ence has had four individual National Champions, more than 220 All-Americans,
has reached the “Sweet 16” in men’s soccer, women’s basketball and baseball,
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Virginia Military Institute Liberty University
Lexington, Va. Lynchburg, Va.
Radford University
High Point University
Radford, Va.
High Point, N.C.
UNC Asheville
Asheville, N.C. Big South Conference Offi ce
Charlotte, N.C.
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, S.C.
Gardner-Webb University
Boiling Springs, N.C.
Coastal Carolina University
Conway, S.C.
Presbyterian College
Clinton, S.C.
Charleston Southern University
Charleston, S.C.
Charleston Southern, Coastal Carolina, Radford and Winthrop were all founding members of the Big South in 1983. Gardner-Webb University joined
the Big South Conference full-time on July 1, 2008. Presbyterian College is transitioning to Division I and will become a full-fl edged member in 2012-13.
Charter member Campbell University will re-join the Big South Conference in 2011-12, pushing the membership to 11, an all-time high in League history.
The Big South Conference offi ce is headquartered on the south side of Charlotte, N.C. Originally located in Myrtle Beach, S.C., the offi ce moved to
Winthrop University in 1996 on an interim basis until the Charlotte location was ready in late 1997.
Approximate Mileage Between Institutions

CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 111111333 222333888 222888444 444111000 111999333 333999000 222666777 444333000 111666999
COASTAL CAROLINA 111111333 222555999 111999333 222999555 111777333 333000000 222999555 333444666 222000000
GARDNER-WEBB 222333888 222555999 111333111 222555555 777222 222000555 777555 222888666 777555
HIGH POINT 222888444 111999333 111333111 111111555 111999000 111111444 111555666 111666000 999444
LIBERTY 444411110000 222299995555 222255555555 111111115555 333311115555 99995555 222299995555 44447777 222222222222
PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE 111999333 111777333 777222 111999000 333111555 222666444 111000111 333444777 777222
RADFORD 333999000 333000000 222000555 111111444 999555 222666444 222111777 888777 111444000
UNC ASHEVILLE 222666777 222999555 777555 111555666 222999555 111000111 222111777 nnn///aaa 333000222 111666111
VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE 444333000 333444666 222888666 111666000 444777 333444777 888777 444777666 333000222 222666111
WINTHROP 169 200 75 94 222 72 140 161 261

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BIG SOUTH COMMISSIONER KYLE B. KALLANDER
Kyle B. Kallander is in his 15th year as Big South public relations plan for the Big South, which has resulted in increased exposure,
Conference Commissioner in 2010-11, a tenure both on a regional and national level.
that has seen year-to-year growth in marketing Nationally, Kallander has been heavily involved in several organizations and
and television, an enhanced Internet presence as committees. He served on the NCAA/USOC Task Force, examining the decline
well as unparalleled success on the fi eld and in of Olympic sports programs at the nation’s college and universities, chaired the
the classroom. NCAA Olympic Sports Liaison Committee, and served on the NCAA Committee on
Kallander’s development of a long-term strate- Women’s Athletics. He currently serves on the NCAA Division I Baseball Commit-
gic plan, which allows the Big South to position tee.
itself as unique amongst its peers, has brought As a testament to his leadership, Kallander continues to secure aggressive tele-
football to the Big South as the 18th Conference vision packages through relationships with the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN),
sport, solidifi ed membership with the recent SportSouth and ESPN/ESPNU, as well as partnerships with FSN, Fox College Sports
additions of High Point, VMI, Gardner-Webb and and CBS College Sports. Furthermore, the Big South Television Network (BSTN)
Presbyterian College -- as well as the return of was created by Kallander in 2001 to serve as a syndicate of Conference events to a
charter member Campbell University in 2011, regional group of TV stations and cable networks. The partnerships have brought
increased the League’s television exposure for the Big South new and enhanced television exposure for its member institutions
several sports through strong partnerships with and student-athletes. The Conference’s online broadband channel, the Big South
regional and national outlets, and spearheaded Network, serves a world-wide audience.
video streaming of Big South games and events Kallander came to the Big South after serving as Southwest Conference Com-
on the League’s website, which began in 2005-06 and now features more than 700 missioner during the 1995-96 season. Under his guidance, the Southwest gener-
events annually. ated more than $22 million in revenue, an all-time record. Kallander was also
Kallander has presided over some of the most pivotal events in the League’s directly responsible for negotiating and implementing television agreements with
entire history both athletically and academically. During his tenure, the Big South CBS, Raycom and Prime Sports Southwest for the 1995-96 football and basketball
has reached the NCAA “Sweet 16” in men’s soccer, women’s basketball and base- seasons. He successfully administered the league’s postseason basketball tour-
ball; has had four individual National Champions; had its fi rst All-Americans in naments, which attracted its largest attendance since 1990, and also served as
men’s and women’s cross country; has had an individual reach the round of 32 in Tournament Director for the 1996 NCAA Men’s Basketball Midwest Region First and
the NCAA Men’s Singles Championship (Radford’s Martin Sayer), has started foot- Second Round Games in Dallas.
ball and reached the FCS playoffs in fi ve years; had its fi rst-ever national fi nalist Kallander began his collegiate athletics career at his alma mater, the University
for NCAA Woman of the Year (Winthrop’s Janiva Willis); had members defeat the of Washington, in 1985, where he spent seven years in the athletic department,
No. 1-ranked football and baseball team in the nation (Coastal Carolina football vs. serving as director of Advertising & Promotions, as well as the Director of Compli-
James Madison, Winthrop and Coastal Carolina baseball vs. North Carolina, and ance. He joined the Southwest Conference in 1992 as Assistant Commissioner.
VMI baseball vs. Virginia); had its fi rst-ever NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Kallander received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Physical Education in 1980, and
fi rst round win (Winthrop); had its fi rst-ever berth in the NCAA Baseball Super a Master of Science Degree in Kinesiology in 1982, from Washington. He is married
Regionals (Coastal Carolina); has placed two teams in the NCAA Baseball Regionals to the former Lisa Dallosto and has two children, Stefan, 20, and Tristan, 17.
fi ve times; has had a baseball team earn a No. 1 seed and host an NCAA Regional
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MARCH 1986 - The Charleston Southern men’s team and the Radford APRIL 16, 2005 - Liberty’s Katie Feenstra is drafted No. 8 overall in the NOVEMBER 14, 2008 - VMI’s men’s basketball team defeats the
women’s team become the fi rst Big South basketball champions. WNBA Draft by the Connecticut Sun, the fi rst Big South women’s bas- Kentucky Wildcats, 111-103 at Rupp Arena to open the 2008-09 col-
ketball to be drafted by the WNBA. Feenstra’s rights are traded to the lege basketball season. The victory propels the two-time defending
JUNE XX 1987 - Campbell’s Clarence Grier is drafted in the seventh San Antonio Silver Stars, where she goes on to become a unanimous national scoring champion Keydets back into the national spotlight, as
round of the NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets, the fi rst player in Big WNBA All-Rookie Team selection. the team goes on to receive a Top 25 vote in the Associated Press poll,
South history to be drafted in the NBA. as well as a No. 25 ranking in the Collegeinsider.com Mid-Major Top 25
AUGUST 31, 2005 - The Big South Conference and ESPN reach a new poll, its fi rst-ever appearance in the national poll.
MARCH 1989 - Radford’s women’s basketball team is invited to the Na- fi ve-year deal to televise the Conference’s men’s basketball champion-
tional Women’s Invitational Tournament in Amariilo, Texas, becoming ship fi nal, as well as new opportunities for other Big South sports on NOVEMBER 24, 2008 - After a 4-0 start, Coastal Carolina’s women’s
the fi rst Big South basketball program -- men’s or women’s -- to appear ESPNU. The new deal is through 2010 and is the longest in the growing basketball team receives votes in the Associated Press Top 25 national
in a postseason tournament. partnership that began in 1991. rankings, its fi rst-ever appearance in the AP poll in school history.
MARCH 1991 - For the fi rst time, the Big South Men’s Basketball Tour- OCTOBER 13, 2005 - The Big South announces that its men’s basket- DECEMBER 8, 2008 - For the fi rst time in Big South history, two men’s
nament Championship Game is televised live on ESPN. Coastal Caroli- ball championship semifi nals will be televised live nationally on ESPNU, basketball teams are ranked in the Collegeinsider.com Mid-Major Top
na captures the League crown and later defeats Southwestern Athletic a fi rst for the semifi nal games. 25 national poll. Liberty’s fi rst-ever appearance in the ranking came in
Conference winner Jackson State, 78-59, in a play-in game to the NCAA the No. 13 position, while VMI is ranked No. 21.
Men’s Basketball Tournament. Coastal Carolina is the fi rst Big South FEBRUARY 17-18, 2006 - The Big South, making its fi rst appearance in
representative to participate in the 64-team fi eld of the NCAA Men’s ESPN’s four-year-old BracketBusters men’s basketball event, goes 2-1 in JANUARY 24, 2009 - VMI twins Chavis and Travis Holmes combine
Basketball Championship. its three games. The wins helped push the Big South Conference four for 47 points against High Point and become the highest scoring twin
spots in the national RPI to 19th, the League’s highest-ever ranking. combination in NCAA Division I history. With 3,262 combined points,
JUNE 1991 - The Big South receives a share of revenue from the NCAA the duo surpass former Keydets Damon and Ramon Williams, who set
Basketball Championships for the fi rst time. MARCH 11, 2006 - Liberty’s women’s basketball team wins its 10th- the record with 3,252 points.
straight Conference Tournament title, a League record, and clinches
MARCH 12, 1992 - Campbell earns the Big South’s fi rst automatic bid its 10th consecutive NCAA Tournament berth, also a Big South record. APRIL 6, 2009 - Big South men’s basketball fi nishes the 2008-09 sea-
to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship. son as the national leader in four team statistical categories and three
FEBRUARY 16, 2007 - Winthrop defeats Missouri State, 77-66, in a individual listings. VMI led the nation in scoring for the third consecu-
MARCH 1993 - Coastal Carolina’s Tony Dunkin leaves his mark in the nationally-televised BracketBusters game on ESPN2. The Big South tive season (93.8 points per game) -- becoming just the third team in
basketball record books, becoming the fi rst player in NCAA history to goes 2-1 in the event for the second-straight year. NCAA history to be the national scoring leader three straight years.
be named a Conference Player of the Year four times. VMI also led the nation in three-point fi eld goals per game (13.7), steals
MARCH 5, 2007 - Winthrop becomes the fi rst men’s basketball team in per game (14.2) and turnover margin (9.5). Individually, VMI’s Chavis
Radford’s Doug Day fi nishes his career with an NCAA career record 401 Big South history to be ranked in the national Top 25 polls. The Eagles Holmes was tops in steals per game (3.4). The Big South also had the
three-point fi eld goals, a mark that would be broken four years later. debuted at No. 22 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll and No. 24 in national leading freshman scorer and freshman rebounder (Joshua
the Associated Press poll. Entering the NCAA Tournament, Winthrop Henley, 10.3 rebounds).
AUGUST 1993 - The Big South Conference celebrates its 10th year of was No. 21 in the ESPN/USA Today poll, and No. 22 by the AP.
existence. The Big South sends a 10-member men’s basketball All-Star APRIL 9, 2009 - Liberty women’s basketball player Megan Frazee is
team, consisting of one representative from each member school, on a MARCH 11, 2007 - Winthrop receives a No. 11 seed in the NCAA Tour- selected by the San Antonio Silver Stars in the 2009 WNBA Draft, be-
fi ve-game tour to Russia. Coastal’s Mohammed Acha is named Tourna- nament, the Big South’s highest seeding ever in the NCAA Men’s Bas- coming the second Big South women’s basketball player to be drafted
ment MVP. ketball Championship. in the professional league. Frazee is the fi rst selection of the second
round and 14th overall.
NOVEMBER 18, 1993 - Towson State’s men’s basketball upsets Big East MARCH 15-17, 2007 - For the fi rst time in Big South history, the Con-
member St. John’s, 66-65, in the fi rst round of the Preseason NIT. ference has two women’s basketball teams playing in the postseason. MAY 14, 2009 - The Big South Conference announces that Campbell
Regular-season champion High Point participates in the Women’s NIT University will re-join the League as full members on July 1, 2011.
1993-94 - Big South men’s basketball teams post four victories over -- the second Big South team to play in the event, while Conference
Southeastern Conference schools, two wins over the ACC, a win over Tournament champion UNC Asheville competes in its fi rst ever NCAA MAY 28, 2009 - Liberty University’s 10-year Women’s Basketball
the Big East and a win over the Great Midwest. Tournament. championship dynasty from 1997-2006, highlighted by the Lady
Flames’ “Sweet Sixteen” appearance in 2005, is unveiled as the No. 1
MARCH 1994 - Radford wins the women’s basketball Big South Cham- MARCH 16, 2007 - No. 11 seed Winthrop upsets No. 6 seed Notre moment in the Big South’s fi rst 25 years of existence. The Conference
pionship and receives the Conference’s fi rst automatic bid to the NCAA Dame, 74-64, to become the fi rst Big South men’s basketball program unveiled the 25th Anniversary Committee’s offi cial Top 10 rank order
Women’s Basketball Tournament. to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. of its 25 “Best of the Best” moments in Big South history as part of its
SEPTEMBER 1995 - The Big South establishes a television package APRIL 4, 2007 - For the fi rst time in Big South history, the League concluding 25th Anniversary banquet.
with FOX Sport South and Home Team Sports to broadcast several fi nishes the men’s basketball season with the nation’s leading scoring JUNE 16, 2009 - The Big South Conference is awarded $85,000 by the
regular season basketball games. team in VMI (100.9 points per game) and the country’s top individual NCAA Women’s Basketball Grant Program for the 2009-10 academic
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Team Sports for the fi rst time in League history. same season. JULY 8, 2009 – For the fourth consecutive year, the Big South has a
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in the fi rst round. OCTOBER 30, 2007 - Former Liberty women’s basketball player Katie AUGUST 12, 2009 – VMI men’s basketball coach Duggar Baucom is
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MARCH 11, 2003 - Liberty’s women’s basketball squad becomes the FIBA World League Tournament earlier in the month. OCTOBER 21, 2009 – UNC Asheville Athletics Director Janet Cone is
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MARCH 18, 2003 - UNC Asheville defeats Texas Southern, 92-84, in the legeinsider.com national Mid-Major Top 25 poll, becoming the fi rst Big NOVEMBER 5, 2009 – Former VMI men’s basketball players Reggie Wil-
NCAA Opening Round, becoming the fi rst Big South basketball program South team other than Winthrop to be ranked in the poll. liams and Travis Holmes are selected in the 2009 NBA Development
to win an NCAA Tournament game. MARCH 14, 2008 - For the fi rst time in Big South history, the Confer- LSkeyafgourec eD,r awfht.i l eW Hilolilammess i sw saesl escetleedc tiend t hine tthhier ds irxotuhn dro buyn dth bey S itohuex UFtaallhs
JULY 2004 - High Point men’s basketball player Danny Gathings is se- ence has three 20-win women’s basketball programs in the same sea- Flash.
son when Winthrop defeats Charleston Southern in the quarterfi nals of
lected as the NCAA’s 2004 National Co-Sportsman of the Year.
the women’s basketball tournament for its 20th win of the campaign. DECEMBER 8, 2009 – Gardner-Webb’s women’s basketball team, off to
AUGUST 2004 - Winthrop’s Craig Bradshaw and former Charleston Liberty (28) and Radford (23) also eclipsed 20 wins during the season. its best start (8-1) since moving to Division I in 2000-01, receives votes
Southern guard Rolando Hourruitiner compete in the 2004 Athens in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Top 25 poll for the fi rst time in school
Olympics. Bradshaw was a member of the New Zealand National APRIL 7, 2008 - Big South men’s basketball fi nishes the 2007-08 as the history. GWU’s vote total places them at No. 40 overall. Meanwhile,
Team, while Hourruitiner started for the Puerto Rican National team. national leader in four team statistical categories and two individual Liberty also receives a vote in the same ranking.
listings. VMI led the nation in scoring for the second consecutive sea-
DECEMBER 2004 - Liberty women’s basketball knocks off No. 17- son (91.3 points per game), while also leading the country in 3-point JANUARY 25, 2010 – Coastal Carolina’s men’s basketball team re-
ranked Kansas State, 77-56, ending the Wildcats’ 35-game home fi eld goals per game (11.6) and steals per game (12.7). UNC Asheville ceives a vote in the Associated Press Top 25 poll, its fi rst-ever vote in
winning streak and marking the fi rst time since the 2002-03 season was fi rst in the nation in fewest personal fouls per game (14.1). In- the poll. The vote was cast by national college basketball writer and
that a Big South women’s basketball program defeated a ranked op- dividually, VMI’s Reggie Williams (27.8 points per game) became the author John Feinstein.
ponent. ninth player in NCAA Division I history to lead the nation in scoring
in consecutive seasons, while UNC Asheville’s Kenny George was the MARCH 2, 2010 – Former VMI men’s basketball player Reggie Williams
MARCH 20, 2005 - Liberty’s women’s basketball team defeats No. 4 national leader in fi eld goal percentage (69.6 percent) -- the fi rst Big signs a 10-day contract with the NBA’s Golden State Warriors, becom-
seed Penn State in the fi rst round of the NCAA Tournament, becoming South player to lead the country in that category. ing just the third Big South player in Conference history to play in the
the fi rst Big South basketball squad -- men’s or women’s -- to advance NBA. Williams debuts that night at Miami, and fi nishes with 10 points,
to the second round. On March 22, the Lady Flames defeat No. 5 seed SEPTEMBER 23, 2008 - Former Winthrop men’s basketball player fi ve rebounds and fi ve assists. Williams is signed for the remainder of
DePaul, 88-79, in the second round to advance to the “Sweet Sixteen.” Michael Jenkins is selected as the No. 1 overall pick by the Albany the season on March 22.
Liberty becomes just the second No. 13 seed ever to advance to the Patroons in the 2008 Continental Basketball Association (CBA) draft.
Regional Semifi nal of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship. Big South all-time leading scorer Reggie Williams was selected in the APRIL 5, 2010 – VMI becomes the fi rst team in NCAA Division I men’s
fi fth round (23rd pick overall) by the Pittsburgh Xplosion. basketball history to lead the nation in scoring offense for four con-
APRIL 7, 2005 - Liberty’s women’s basketball team is ranked No. 21 secutive seasons (the NCAA began tracking statistics in 1948).
in the fi nal USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll, the second time in the pro-
gram’s 30-year history it has cracked the Top 25.
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BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE HALL OF FAME
BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
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Howard Bagwell ..........................Charleston Southern Director of Athletics (1965-00) wwiillll iinndduucctt uupp ttoo fifi vvee ((55)) iinnddiivviidduuaallss iinnttoo tthhee HHaallll
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Wendell Carr ..............................Campbell Director of Athletics (1974-92)
Dr. George A. Christenberry ...........Augusta State President (1970-86) TThhee CCoonnffeerreennccee HHaallll ooff FFaammee iiss hhoouusseedd aatt tthhee
Big South Conference Co-Founder/President (1983-86) LLeeaagguuee OOfffifi ccee iinn CChhaarrlloottttee,, NN..CC..,, aanndd ffeeaattuurreess
Tony Dunkin ...............................Coastal Carolina men’s basketball player (1989-93) hhiissttoorriiccaall ttiimmeelliinneess,, iimmaaggeess aanndd aarrttwwoorrkk ooff tthhee
Ilona Fekete ...............................UNC Asheville volleyball player (1990-92) LLeeaagguuee’’ss aaccccoommpplliisshhmmeennttss aanndd aacchhiieevveemmeennttss oovveerr
Michelle Hall ..............................Coastal Carolina softball player (1990-93) tthhee yyeeaarrss,, iinncclluuddiinngg AAllll--AAmmeerriiccaannss,, AAnnnnuuaall CChhaamm--
Stephanie Howard .......................Radford women’s basketball player (1986-89) ppiioonnss aanndd NNCCAAAA TToouurrnnaammeenntt ssuucccceesssseess,, aass wweellll aass
Lisa Kemme ...............................Winthrop softball player (1988-91) eeaacchh eennsshhrriinneeee’’ss ppllaaqquuee..
George F. “Buddy” Sasser ..............Coastal Carolina Director of Athletics (1986-89, 1996-99)
Big South Conference Commissioner (1989-96) TThhee iinnaauugguurraall ccllaassss wwaass iinndduucctteedd iinn MMaayy 22000033 aanndd
Dr. Edward M. “Dick” Singleton .......Coastal Carolina Chancellor (1963-83) ccoonnssiisstteedd ooff 1111 ffoorrmmeerr ssttuuddeenntt--aatthhlleetteess,, ccooaacchheess
Big South Conference Commissioner (1983-89) aanndd aaddmmiinniissttrraattoorrss wwhhoo wweerree iinntteeggrraall iinn tthhee ccrree--
Dante Washington ........................Radford men’s soccer player (1988-92) aattiioonn,, ddeevveellooppmmeenntt aanndd eeaarrllyy ssuucccceessss ooff tthhee BBiigg
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2004 CLASS ooff tthhee LLeeaagguuee’’ss aannnnuuaall SSpprriinngg MMeeeettiinnggss iinn llaattee MMaayy..
Holly Bottar ...............................Coastal Carolina women’s basketball player (1988-91)
Luis Lopez .................................Coastal Carolina baseball player (1991-94) TThhee BBiigg SSoouutthh HHaallll ooff FFaammee nnooww bbooaassttss 4411 mmeemm--
Joe Spinks .................................Campbell men’s basketball player (1990-94) bbeerrss.. TThhee HHaallll ooff FFaammee ddiidd nnoott iinndduucctt aa ccllaassss iinn
John Vrooman ............................Coastal Carolina baseball coach (1975-77, 1987-95) 22000099 dduuee ttoo tthhee LLeeaagguuee’’ss 2255tthh AAnnnniivveerrssaarryy cceell--
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2005 CLASS
Doug Day ...................................Radford men’s basketball player (1989-93)
Sara Graziano .............................Coastal Carolina softball player (1993-94)
Michelle Minton ...........................Coastal Carolina softball player (1990-94)
Jim Settle ..................................Charleston Southern cross country and track coach (1965-92)
Shannan Wilkey ...........................Radford women’s basketball player (1990-94)
2006 CLASS
Tammy Brown ............................Campbell women’s basketball player (1987-91)
Charlene Curtis ...........................Radford women’s basketball coach (1984-90)
Bryan Link .................................Winthrop baseball player (1992-95)
Hans Olsen.................................Charleston Southern men’s tennis player/coach (1989-92, 1997-01)
Chuck Taylor ..............................Radford Director of Athletics (1974-96)
2007 CLASS
Dr. Donald Dedmon ......................Radford President (1972-94)
2007 Hall of Fame Class
Big South Conference President (1986-92)
Robert Dowdell ...........................Coastal Carolina men’s basketball player (1987-91)
Sherry Johnson ...........................Coastal Carolina softball player (1992-95)
Horace Turbeville ........................Winthrop baseball coach (1978-91)
Ryan Werner ..............................Liberty men’s track & fi eld athlete (1992-96)
2008 CLASS
Peter Aluma ...............................Liberty men’s basketball player (1993-97)
Jeff Greene ...............................Winthrop men’s track & fi eld/cross country (1993-95)
Tomas Malik ...............................Coastal Carolina men’s tennis player (1994-97)
Janet Wooten .............................Campbell women’s golf (1991-94)
Jill Young ...................................UNC Asheville women’s soccer player (1993-96)
2010 CLASS
2008 Hall of Fame Class
Dr. Ron Bradley ...........................Radford men’s basketball coach (1991-02)
Catherine Conder ........................Coastal Carolina women’s cross country runner (1994-97)
Jim Gardas ................................Charleston Southern men’s golfer (1996-99)
Guy Norcott ...............................Coastal Carolina men’s soccer player (1989-92)
Kevin Pendley .............................Winthrop men’s golfer (1995-98)
Josh Pittman ..............................UNC Asheville men’s basketball player (1994-98)
2010 Hall of Fame Class
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