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1 SoCon Men s Basketball 702 North Pine Street, Spartanburg, SC Fax Jason Yaman, Director of Media Relations Jonathan Caskey, Associate Director of Media Relations Russell Dorn, Media Relations Assistant Weekly Release December 26, Men s Basketball Standings North Division CONFERENCE OVERALL W L Pct. H A Streak W L Pct. H A N Last 10 Streak Appalachian State W L2 Elon W W3 Western Carolina L2 Samford L L1 Chattanooga L L1 UNC Greensboro L L7 South Division CONFERENCE OVERALL W L Pct. H A Streak W L Pct. H A N Last 10 Streak College of Charleston W W9 #20/22 Davidson W L1 Georgia Southern W L3 The Citadel L L4 Wofford L L1 Furman L L8 UPCOMING SCHEDULE Monday, Dec. 29 Berry College at Furman 7:00 p.m. Wesleyan at Chattanooga 8:00 p.m. Davidson at Coll. of Charleston* 9:00 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30 Milligan at Appalachian State Niagara at Chattanooga Samford at McNeese State Elon at Maryland 7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31 Akron at UNC Greensboro 2:00 p.m. Western Carolina at UNC Asheville 4:00 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2 Wofford at Navy Appalachian State at Texas 7:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3 UNC Greensboro at Princeton Noon Samford at Davidson* 2:00 p.m. Western Carolina at Furman* 4:00 p.m. Chattanooga at Georgia Southern* 5:30 p.m. Bethune-Cookman at The Citadel 7:00 p.m. Monday, Jan. 5 Navy at Elon 7:00 p.m. Wofford at South Carolina 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7 Davidson at Duke 7:00 p.m. College of Charleston at N. Carolina 9:00 p.m. * Denotes SoCon Game PLAYER OF THE WEEK Brett James - Elon SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Elon s Brett James has been named the Southern Conference Player of the Week for all games December the league office announced Tuesday (Dec. 23). James helped Elon improve to 4-4 on the season with wins over Lees-McRae (81-52) and Lipscomb (79-76) last week. The Richmond, Va., native averaged 22.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game last week. He also added four assists, four steals and two blocked shots. James became just the 32nd member of Elon s 1,000-point club with 16 points against Lees- McRae in just 23 minutes of action on Friday. He then scored a career-high 28 points in Elon s overtime win over Lipscomb on Monday (Dec. 22). James went 4-for-8 from three-point range in the win, including a triple with 20 seconds left in overtime that gave the Phoenix a four-point cushion (78-74). He connected on 57 percent of his field goal attempts (17-30) for the week. James is currently fifth in the SoCon in scoring (15.1 ppg) and ranks sixth in steals (1.9 spg).

2 APPALACHIAN STATE MOUNTAINEERS Appalachian State leads the league with 42.6 rebounds per game. The Mountaineers are also tops in the conference and 25th nationally in rebounding margin (+7.9). ASU has started 2-0 in conference play for the second time in three years. The Mountaineers began the season 4-0 in league play, en route to a 15-3 mark. It is the third time they have started the league schedule 2-0 under Houston Fancher. The Mountaineers return to the court December 30 when they host Milligan. CHATTANOOGA MOCS Senior Stephen McDowell is second in the conference in scoring with 18.9 points per game. He has been the primary scoring threat for the Mocs as of late, as he has averaged 23.4 points per contest over his last five games. Senior Keyron Sheard has continued to be a steady hand at the point for Chattanooga. Sheard is third in the league with 4.9 assists per game. He has handed out at least six assists in four different games. The Mocs play host to the Dr. Pepper Classic when they face Wesleyan on December 29. UTC then squares off against Niagara on December 30. ELON PHOENIX Senior guard Brett James netted 16 points in a victory over Lees-McRae to surpass the 1,000-point mark for his career. James is the 32nd member of Elon s 1,000-point club. In the win over Lipscomb, James added a careerbest 28 points to up his career total to 1,039, the 27th-best total in school history. Chris Long set a new career high with 10 assists in the win over Lipscomb. It was the first time an Elon player finished with at least 10 assists since Steven Harvin recorded 10 against Chattanooga on Dec. 20, The Phoenix visit Maryland on December 30. UNC GREENSBORO SPARTANS UNC Greensboro leads the league in defending the three-point line. The Spartans have held their opponents to just 31 percent shooting from beyond the arc. UNCG has also defended the lane as well, ranking third in the SoCon in blocked shots (3.1 bpg). Mikko Koivisto has made at least one three-point shot in each of his last 33 games which is the third-longest active streak in the nation. Ryan Toolson of Utah Valley State owns the longest active streak with 56 consecutive games. UNC Greensboro hosts Akron December 31. SAMFORD BULLDOGS Samford is the fifth-ranked team in the nation in fewest personal fouls per game. The Bulldogs are only averaging 13.4 fouls per contest and have only allowed opponents to shoot a total of 119 free throws. In Samford s victory against Louisiana Tech on Dec. 18, the Bulldogs shot 57.9 percent from the field, including a torrid 70.6-percent performance in the second half. With the win, Samford remained undefeated at home this season and improved its record to 4-0 when playing at the Pete Hanna Center. The Bulldogs are shooting an impressive 51.4 shooting percentage from the field and a 43.2 mark from beyond the arc at home. WESTERN CAROLINA CATAMOUNTS Western Carolina is 5-4 this season, marking the first time since the season that WCU has entered the holiday break above.500 on the season that year, WCU was 4-3 coming off an overtime win at Arkansas. WCU leads the league with 10.8 steals per game. Harouna Mutombo is second in the league with 2.8 steals per game, while Brigham Waginger is third (2.2 spg). The Catamounts return to the hardwood December 31 when they visit UNC Asheville. TEAM REPORTS COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON COUGARS The Cougars moved to 10-1 with wins over Winthrop and UNC Wilmington this week. The Cougars are off to their best start since opening the season with a 10-1 mark. College of Charleston has utilized a dynamic offense through the early portion of the season. CofC leads the conference in field goal percentage (.499) and three point percentage (.389). The Cougars are second in the league with a +9.5 scoring margin. The Cougars host Davidson Monday at Carolina First Arena. DAVIDSON WILDCATS In addition to an offense that leads the conference with 83.3 points per game, the Wildcats have been stout on the defensive end as well. Davidson leads the league in field goal percentage defense (.412). Junior Stephen Curry has been named to the Naismith Watch List. He was also named 2008 Sporting News College Athlete of the Year. Andrew Lovedale has been named a candidate for the Lowe s Senior Class Award. Davidson puts its 31-game conference winning streak on the line Monday at College of Charleston. FURMAN PALADINS Furman is second in the conference in blocked shots. The Paladins average 3.4 blocks per game. Sophomore Bryson Barnes leads the league with 1.7 blocks per contest. Barnes has recorded at least one blocked shot in eight of Furman s nine games this season. Sophomore Jordan Miller has paced the Paladins in scoring in seven of their first nine games, including a career-high 26 points against North Florida. Furman closes out non-conference play when it hosts Berry College on December 29, at Carolina First Court at Timmons Arena. GEORGIA SOUTHERN EAGLES Head coach Jeff Price ranks 13th all-time for most wins at a SoCon school with 160 victories at Georgia Southern. Price needs just nine more victories to pass Malcolm J. Pitt (Richmond) for 12th place. Sophomore Willie Powers is one of the best dual threats in the league. Powers is 11th in the league with 14.2 points per game. He also ranks seventh in the conference with 3.2 assists per game. Powers is tenth in the SoCon with 1.6 steals per game. The Eagles are off until January 3 when they host Chattanooga in their second league game of the season. THE CITADEL BULLDOGS The Citadel has made tremendous strides on the defensive end of the floor from last season. The Bulldogs yielded 74.3 points per game in , but have allowed just 66.8 points through 12 games this season, the second-best mark in the conference. Sophomore Cameron Wells has distinguished himself as a multi-dimensional player for the Bulldogs. Wells is eighth in the SoCon in scoring (14.9 ppg) and also ranks 10th in assists (2.8 apg). He is 14th in the league in free throw percentage (.744) and is second in the conference in minutes played (33.7 mpg). The Citadel hosts Bethune-Cookman on January 3. WOFFORD TERRIERS Junior Salters is currently fourth in the conference in scoring at 17.3 points per game. He has led the team in scoring in five of the eight games this season. Salters is also fourth in the league in steals (2.1 spg). The Terries have connected on 72 percent of their free throw attempts, the third-highest mark in the conference. Wofford also ranks third in three point field goal percentage, as the Terriers have connected on 36 percent of their attempts from beyond the arc. Wofford travels to Annapolis, Md., to take on Navy January 2.

3 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE NEWS AND NOTES SOCON RECORD BOOK Three-Point Field Goals Made - Career Stephen Curry, DAV present Ian Chadwick, WOF D.J. Thompson, ASU Brendan Winters, DAV Eric Webb, FUR D.J. Thompson, ASU Elton Nesbitt, GSU Terry Williams, GSU Jay Joseph, UNCG Travis Cantrell, CIT Free Throw Percentage - Career Chad Copeland, CHAT Stephen Curry, DAV present Johnny Mitchell, VMI Greg White, Marshall Keith Jennings, ETSU Greg Dennis, WCU Nathan Jameson, UNCG Andy Kolesar, VMI Brandon Born, CHAT Travis Cantrell, CIT Most Victories At SoCon School Bob McKillop, DAV Present Mack McCarthy, CHAT Burton Shipley, Maryland Bill Reinhart, GW ; Eddie Cameron, Duke Lyles Alley, FUR ; Les Robinson, CIT, ETSU Murray Greason, Wake Norman Shepard, UNC, DAV Everett Case, NC State Lefty Driesell, DAV Malcolm J. Pitt, Richmond Jeff Price, GSU Present Herman J. Stegeman, GSU Bobby Cremins, ASU,CofC ;06-pres Lester Hooker, Jr., Richmond Fred Schaus, WVU Steve Cottrell, WCU Joe Wiliams, FUR Tom Scott, UNC, DAV Ron Shumate, CHAT Tom Apke, ASU Gus Tebell, NC State, UVA Murray Arnold, CHAT Butch Estes, FUR CONFERENCE NOTES RPI Strength The Southern Conference ranks 11th in the Men s Basketball RPI Report, released December 21. The league has garnered the number one strength of schedule rating among 31 Division I conferences. Three of the league s teams (Davidson, 33; College of Charleston, 92; Wofford, 99) all rank in the top 100. Streaking Davidson owns a 31-game conference winning streak after defeating Chattanooga, on December 13. The Wildcats won their final 10 games during league play in , before posting a 20-0 mark last year. Davidson s streak is the third-longest conference consecutive wins streak in league history. West Virginia won a league-best 44 straight conference games from North Carolina won 34 straight league games from T F r Three The Southern Conference was the first league to implement a three-point line, establishing the mark at 22 feet during the season. Western Carolina s Ronnie Carr made the first three-point field goal in college basketball history in a game against Middle Tennessee State on November 29, Georgia Southern s Willie Powers made the first three-point field goal for the season, knocking down a triple against Houston on November 10. It was the first made three-point field goal from the new distance of 20-feet, nine inches. N n-c n eren e S he ing Southern Conference teams are scheduled to take on some of the top competition across the country. Seven of the 12 SoCon teams will participate in at least one exempt tournament this winter, spanning from Cancun, Mexico (The Citadel) to Alaska (Western Carolina). SoCon teams are scheduled to participate in the Air Force Classic, Cancun Challenge, Charleston Classic, Coaches vs. Cancer Tournament, Drake Invitational, Great Alaska Shootout, Jimmy V Classic, NIT Season Tip-Off, Puerto Rico Tip-Off and Wooden Tradition. Bra ketb ter 2009 Four Southern Conference teams will take part in the 2009 ESPNU BracketBusters event February The event will feature 13 nationally televised games - on either ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU - selected from a pool of 102 teams. Davidson and Georgia Southern have been designated as home teams during the event, while Appalachian State and Elon will take to the road. The matchups for the 13 nationally televised games will be announced Feb. 2. Southern Conference Men s Basketball Media Contacts Name School Phone Website Ty Patton Appalachian State pattonts@appstate.edu Tony Ciuffo College of Charleston ciuffo@cofc.edu Jim Horten Chattanooga james-horten@utc.edu Reah Nicholson The Citadel reah.nicholson@citadel.edu Marc Gignac Davidson magignac@davidson.com Chris Rash Elon crash@elon.edu Jordan Caskey Furman jordan.caskey@furman.edu Matt Horne Georgia Southern mhorne@georgiasouthern.edu Mike Hirschman UNC Greensboro mwhirsch@uncg.edu Zac Schrieber Samford zdschrie@samford.edu Daniel Hooker Western Carolina drhooker@ .wcu.edu Brent Williamson Wofford williamsondb@wofford.edu Jason Yaman Southern Conference jyaman@socon.org

4 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE NEWS AND NOTES CONFERENCE NOTES Tourney Time The 2009 Southern Conference Tournament will be held March 6-9 at The McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga. All 12 members of the Southern Conference will take part in the conference tournament. The championship game, scheduled for March 9, will be televised by ESPN2. The 2009 tournament will be the second time the league has held its conference championship in Chattanooga, after using the same site in The host Mocs downed UNC Greensboro, 65-62, in the final that year. Hall o Fame Southern Conference Commissioner John Iamarino announced the formation of the SoCon Hall of Fame for The league will induct it s inaugural class during a ceremony in Spartanburg, S.C., on May 9. The Southern Conference is in it s 88th season of intercollegiate competition and will begin recognizing many prominent student-athletes, coaches and administrators from the 43 current and former institutions that have been a part of the league s distinguished history. Among the nominees for consideration from Southern Conference men s basketball are Dick Groat (Duke), Hot Rod Hundley (West Virginia), Frank Selvy (Furman) and Jerry West (West Virginia). E erien e on the Ben h All 12 head coaches return to the bench for The current leage head coaches have a combined 84 years of experience within the Southern Conference. Davidson s Bob McKillop is the longest tenured coach in the SoCon, entering his 20th season on the bench for the Wildcats. Bobby Cremins (College of Charleston), Ed Conroy (The Citadel) and Jeff Jackson (Furman) are all in their third season with their current school. E erien e on the Court The 12 Southern Conference schools combined to return 105 lettermen from the season, an average of 8.75 returners per team. Eleven of the 12 SoCon teams returned at least eight lettermen from Three schools (College of Charleston, The Citadel and Furman) returned all five starters for Ten of the 12 leagues schools returned at least three starters from S he ule Change The season will mark the final year of the 20-game conference schedule in the Southern Conference. The SoCon Council of Presidents decided in early November to move to an 18-game conference schedule beginning with the season. Preseason Plau its The Davidson Wildcats were ranked 20th in both preseason polls released by the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today. It was the first time a SoCon team has appeared in the preseason rankings since Davidson was ranked fifth to start the season. Ne Membershi Samford University, located in Birmingham, Ala., begins its first season as a member of the Southern Conference after officially joining the league on July 1, The Bulldogs, who play their home games in the 5,000-seat Pete Hanna Center, finished last season 14-16, including a mark in Ohio Valley conference play. MEDIA SERVICES Press Releases The Southern Conference utilizes and the league s web site ( to distribute information, press releases, notes and statistics. If you wish to be added to the distribution list, please Jason Yaman (jyaman@socon.org). SoCon On The Web Information on SoCon men s basketball and the conference s other 18 sports can be found through the league s official web site ( News, statistics, standings, weekly releases and game recaps can be found on the site, along with video streaming of select regular season and championship events. WEEKLY TELECONFERENCE The Southern Conference sponsors a weekly teleconference each Tuesday throughout the basketball season, beginning January 6 with subsequent teleconferences following each Tuesday through February 24. Coaches will be available on alternate weeks accordingly to the schedule listed below. All coaches will be available for the final teleconference on Tuesday, Feb. 24 prior to the start of the annual Southern Conference Tournament. Members of the media may access the call by dialing (212) and entering For more information, contact Jason Yaman at Jan. 6, 20; Feb. 3, 17, 24 10:00-10:08 Bobby Cremins, CofC 10:08-10:16 Ed Conroy, CIT 10:16-10:24 Bob McKillop, DAV 10:24-10:32 Jeff Jackson, FUR 10:32-10:40 Jeff Price, GSU 10:40-10:48 Mike Young, WOF Jan. 13, 20; Feb. 10, 24 10:00-10:08 Houston Fancher, ASU 10:08-10:16 John Shulman, UTC 10:16-10:24 Ernie Nestor, Elon 10:24-10:32 Mike Dement, UNCG 10:32-10:40 Jimmy Tillette, SAM 10:40-10:48 Larry Hunter, WCU

5 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE BY THE NUMBERS SOCON STATISTICAL LEADERS Specialty Stats 30-Point Games Ovr. SoCon Stephen Curry, DAV Stephen McDowell, UTC Point Games Ovr. SoCon Stephen Curry, DAV Andrew Goudelock, CofC Stephen McDowell, UTC Junior Salters, WOF Cameron Wells, CIT Ola Atoyebi, Elon Kellen Brand, ASU Noah Dahlman, WOF Brett James, Elon Andrew Lovedale, DAV Jordan Miller, FUR Harouna Mutombo, WCU Willie Powers, GSU Donald Sims, ASU Will Archambault, DAV Josh Bedwell, SAM Landon Clement, UNCG Nicchaeus Doaks, UTC Bryan Friday, SAM Brandon Giles, WCU Antonio Hanson, GSU Andy King, SAM Mikko Koivisto, UNCG Demetrius Nelson, CIT Jake Robinson, WCU Brigham Waginger, WCU Tony White Jr., CofC Antwaine Wiggings, CofC Rebound Games Ovr. SoCon Isaac Butts, ASU Jermaine Johnson, CofC Andrew Lovedale, DAV Nicchaeus Doaks, UTC Ben Stywall, UNCG Khalil Hartwell, UTC Josh Hunter, ASU Tim Johnson, WOF Noah Dahlman, WOF Steve Rossiter, DAV Cameron Wells, CIT Ola Atoyebi, Elon Elhanan Bone, UNCG Matthew Friday, SAM Blake Gallagher, WCU Harouna Mutombo, WCU Demetrius Nelson, CIT Trumaine Pearson, GSU Brandon Sebirumbi, FUR Tyler Troupe, GSU Double-Doubles Ovr. SoCon Isaac Butts, ASU Jermaine Johnson, CofC Andrew Lovedale, DAV Nicchaeus Doaks, UTC Stephen Curry, DAV Josh Hunter, ASU Tim Johnson, WOF Ben Stywall, UNCG Cameron Wells, CIT Noah Dahlman, WOF Harouna Mutombo, WCU Demetrius Nelson, CIT Trumaine Pearson, GSU Tyler Troupe, GSU Assist Games Ovr. SoCon Stephen Curry, DAV Chris Long, Elon SOCON VS. THE FIELD SoCon s. Other Con eren es America East... Atlantic Atlantic Coast Atlantic Sun Big Big East Big Sky... Big South Big Ten Big West Colonial Conference USA Horizon League... Independent Ivy Metro Atlantic Mid-American Mid-Eastern Missouri Valley Mountain West Northeast... Ohio Valley Pacific Patriot League... Southeastern Southland Southwestern Sun Belt Summit League West Coast... Western Athletic Total Home Away Neutral vs. Top Non-Division I PLAYER OF THE WEEK November 18...Stephen Curry, DAV November 25...Stephen Curry, DAV December 2...Andrew Goudelock, CofC December 9...Stephen Curry, DAV December 16...Stephen Curry, DAV December 23...Brett James, Elon

6 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE NEWS AND NOTES TOP GAMES - INDIVIDUAL Activer Leaders - Career TOP GAMES - TEAM Points Scored 44 S. Curry, DAV at Oklahoma Nov S. Curry, DAV vs. NC State Dec S. Curry, DAV vs. Chattanooga Dec S. Curry, DAV vs. Florida Atlantic Nov S. Curry, DAV vs. James Madison Nov S. McDowell, UTC vs. Davidson Dec S. Curry, DAV vs. Wintrhop Nov S. Curry, DAV vs. Guilford Nov Junior Salters, WOF at Air Force Nov S. McDowell, UTC vs. E. Tenn. St. Dec B. James, Elon, vs. Lipscomb Dec. 22 Rebounds 18 A. Lovedale vs. Chattanooga Dec Isaac Butts, ASU vs. Charlotte Nov N. Doaks, UTC vs. Memphis Nov I. Butts, ASU vs. E. Tennessee St. Dec A. Lovedale, DAV vs. Wintrhop Nov N. Doaks, UTC vs. USC Nov A. Lovedale, DAV vs. Fla. Atlatnic Nov J. Johnson, CofC vs. South Carolina Nov Cameron Wells, CIT vs. Grambling Nov. 30 FT Made 14 S. Curry, DAV at Oklahoma Nov S. Curry, DAV vs. Chattanooga Dec A. Goudelock, CofC at Elon Dec S. Curry, DAV at NC State Dec N. Dahlman, WOF vs. App. St. Dec. 6 9 S. Curry, DAV vs. Winthrop Nov D. Nelson, CIT vs. Cinci.-Christian Nov Donald Sims, ASU at Wofford Dec. 6 9 B. Friday, SAM vs. Saint Louis Dec D. Nelson, CIT at South Carolina Dec Point FG Made 7 J. Bedweell, SAM vs. Spring Hill Nov S. McDowell, UTC vs. Memphis Nov J. Salters, WOF at Air Force Nov A. Hanson, GSU at Drake Dec. 12 Assists 13 S. Curry, DAV vs. Wintrhop Nov S. Curry, DAV vs. Guilford Nov S. Curry, DAV vs. West Virgina Dec C. Long, Elon vs. Lipscomb Dec S. Curry, DAV vs. James Madison Nov R. Abraham, ASU vs. Charlotte Nov K. Sheard, UTC vs. Tenn.-Temple Nov. 19 Steals 9 S. Curry, DAV vs. Guilford Nov M. P-Gosselin, DAV vs. Guilford Nov E. Bermudez, ASU vs. Charlotte Nov. 19 Blocked Shots 5 I. Butts, ASU vs. E. Tennessee St. Dec A. Williamson, ASU vs. UNC-Wilm. Nov Brett James, Elon vs. Coll. of Charleston Dec. 4 4 Ola Atoyebi, Elon vs. Lees-McRae Dec. 10 Points Scored Stephen Curry, DAV Jermaine Johnson, CofC Nicchaeus Doaks, UTC Brett James, Elon Demetrius Nelson, CIT Brandon Giles, WCU Jake Robinson, WCU Ola Atoyebi, Elon Junior Salters, WOF Mikko Koivisto, UNCG Rebounds Jermaine Johnson, CofC Nicchaeus Doaks, UTC Andrew Lovedale, DAV Khalil Hartwell, UTC Demetrius Nelson, CIT Assists Stephen Curry, DAV B. Waginger, WCU Cameron Wells, CIT Tony Anderson, FUR Chris Long, Elon Steals Stephen Curry, DAV B. Waginger, WCU Brett James, Elon Junior Salter, WOF Cameron Wells, CIT Blocked Shots Brett James, Elon Nicchaeus Doaks, UTC Jermaine Johnson, CofC Andrew Lovedale, DAV Dustin Scott, CofC Games Started Jermaine Johnson, CofC Stephen Curry, DAV Nicchaeus Doaks, UTC Brett James, Elon Ben Stywall, UNCG *As of December 24 Points Scored 120 Western Carolina vs. Toccoa Falls Nov Western Carolina vs. Tenn.-Wesleyan Dec Chattanooga vs. Tenn.-Temple Nov Davidson vs. Guilford Nov Appalachian St. vs. UNC Wilm. Nov Davidson vs. Chattanooga Dec Coll. of Charleston vs. UNC Wilm. Dec. 19 Rebounds 62 Western Carolina vs. Toccoa Falls Nov Appalachian St. vs. UNC-Wilm. Nov Western Carolina vs. Tenn.-Wesleyan Dec Chattanooga vs. Tenn.-Temple Nov Appalachian St. vs. Charlotte Nov. 19 Field Goal Percentage.593 GSU vs. Reinhart, (35-39) Nov DAV vs. James Madison, (38-65) Nov SAM vs. Louisiana Tech (22-38) Dec CofC vs. S. C. State, (34-60) Nov SAM vs. Campbellsville, (27-48) Nov Point Percentage.550 SAM vs. Louisiana Tech (11-20) Dec SAM vs. Campbellsville, (10-19) Nov WCU vs. Marquette (13-25) Dec DAV vs. Loyola, Md., (14-27) Nov GSU vs. Reinhardt, (9-18) Nov CofC vs. S.C. State, (9-18) Nov FUR at Notre Dame (7-14) Nov Point FGs Made 15 Chattanooga vs. Davidson Dec Samford vs. Spring Hill Nov Davidson vs. Loyola (Md.) Nov Coll. of Charleston vs. UNC Wilm. Dec Davidson vs. Winthrop Nov Davidson vs. Chattanooga Dec. 13 Assists 25 Davidson vs. Wintrhop Nov Elon vs. Southern Virginia Nov Coll. of Charleston vs. S.C. State Nov Chattanooga vs. Tenn.-Temple Nov Elon vs. Lees-McRae Dec. 19 Steals 25 Davidson vs. Guilford Nov Western Carolina vs. Toccoa Falls Nov Western Carolina vs. Tenn.-Wesleyan Dec Elon vs. Lees-McRae Dec Wofford vs. Union College Dec. 17 Blocked Shots 8 UNC Greensboro vs. Webber Int. Nov College of Charleston at Elon Dec. 4 7 CofC at Charleston Southern Nov. 20

7 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE NEWS AND NOTES CONFERENCE NOTES National Letter of Intent Signees Fall Signing Period The Citadel Harrison DuPont F Midwest City, Okla./Carl Albert Tristan Tremblay F Montreal, Quebec/St. Lambert Elon Brett Ervin F Buckhannon, W. Va./Robert C. Byrd Furman Charlie Reddick G Powder Springs, Ga./McEachern Colin Reddick F Powder Springs, Ga./ McEachern Georgia Southern Toarlyn Fitzpatrick F Tampa, Fla./King Emmari Bailey G Jacksonville, Fla./Country Day UNC Greensboro Brian Cole C Dacula, Ga. Samford Levi Barnes C Hiram, Ga./Heirway Christian Andrew Windler C South Milwaukee, Wis./S. Milwaukee Chattanooga Josh Odem F Johnson City, Tenn./Science Hill NCAA RANKINGS Where The SoCon Ranks Nationally Top 50 (Through Dec. 21) Individual Leaders Scoring Stephen Curry, DAV st Stephen McDowell, UTC Field Goal Percentage Ola Atoyebi, Elon Jermaine Johnson, CofC Three-Point Field Goal Pct. Junior Salters, WOF Stephen McDowell, UTC Rebounds Per Game Isaac Butts, ASU Andrew Lovedale, DAV Nicchaeus Doaks, UTC Assists Per Game Stephen Curry, DAV Chris Long, Elon Steals Per Game Stephen Curry, DAV Harouna Mutombo, WCU Team Leaders Scoring Davidson Western Carolina College of Charleston Appalachian State SOCON COACHES CAREER RECORDS School (Yrs) Overall (Yrs) SoCon Houston Fancher, ASU (9) (12) Bobby Cremins, CofC (3) (28) * Ed Conroy, CIT (3) (6) Bob McKillop, DAV (20) (20) Ernie Nestor, Elon (6) (11) Jeff Jackson, FUR (3) (6) Jeff Price, GSU (10) (16) Mike Dement, UNCG (8) (22) Jimmy Tillette, SAM (12) (12) John Shulman, UTC (5) (5) Larry Hunter, WCU (4) (29) Mike Young, WOF (7) (7) * coached six seasons at Appalachian State from Scoring Margin Davidson Rebound Margin Appalachian State Assists Per Game Elon College of Charleston Assist to Turnover Ratio College of Charleston Davidson Steals Western Carolina Davidson Turnover Margin Davidson Coll. of Charleston Western Carolina

8 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE NEWS AND NOTES PRESEASON POLLS TELEVISION SCHEDULE Preseason All-Conference Team Stephen Curry, Davidson Nicchaeus Doaks, Chattanooga Brandon Giles, Western Carolina Andrew Goudelock, College of Charleston Brett James, Elon Jermaine Johnson, College of Charleston Andrew Lovedale, Davidson Stephen McDowell, Chattanooga Donald Sims, Appalachian State Cameron Wells, The Citadel Preseason Player of the Year Stephen Curry, Davidson Coaches Preseason Poll North Division 1. Chattanooga (11) Elon Appalachian State (1) UNC Greensboro Western Carolina Samford 23 South Division 1. Davidson (11) College of Charleston (1) Georgia Southern Wofford Furman The Citadel 22 RPI RATINGS - CONFERENCE (DEC. 21) 1. ACC 2. Big Big East 4. Big Pacific SEC 7. Mountain West 8. Atlantic Missouri Valley 10. West Coast 11. SoCon 12. Conference USA 13. Horizon 14. Metro Atlantic 15. Colonial 16. America East 17. Mid-American 18. Western Athletic 19. Atlantic Sun 20. Big West 21. Big Sky 22. Southland 23. Sun Belt 24. Summit 25. Ohio Valley 26. Patriot 27. Northeast 28. Big South 29. Ivy League 30. Mid-Eastern 31. Southwestern 32. Independents Date Teams Time Network Nov. 14 SIU-Edwardsville at College of Charleston 7:00 p.m. CSS Nov. 14 Western Carolina at Connecticut 7:30 p.m. ESPN360 Nov. 15 College of Charleston at Charleston Classic TBD CSS Nov. 15 Chattanooga at Tennessee 7:30 p.m. SportSouth Nov. 16 Championship game of Charleston Classic 4:00 p.m. CSS Nov. 17 Chattanooga at Missouri 8:00 p.m. FSN Midwest Nov. 18 Davidson vs. Oklahoma 9:30 p.m. ESPN2 Dec. 6 NC State at Davidson Noon FSN South Dec. 6 College of Charleston at UNC-Greensboro 3:00 p.m. SportSouth Dec. 20 Appalachian St. vs. Kentucky (Louisville, Ky.) Noon SportSouth Dec. 20 Davidson vs. Purdue (at Indianapolis, Ind.) 4:00 p.m. CBS Nov. 20 Chattanooga vs. Memphis (San Juan) 4:30 p.m. ESPN2 Nov. 21 Chattanooga vs. Seton Hall or USC TBD ESPNU Nov. 23 Chattanooga at San Juan Shootout TBD ESPNU or ESPN2 Nov. 26 Davidson at NIT Season Tip-Off TBD ESPN2 Nov. 28 Davidson at NIT Season Tip-Off TBD ESPN2 Nov. 28 South Carolina at College of Charleston 7:00 p.m. CSS Nov. 29 Samford at Ohio State Noon BTN Dec. 9 Davidson vs. West Virginia (New York, N.Y.) 7:00 p.m. ESPN Dec. 17 The Citadel at Michigan State 8:00 p.m. BTN Dec. 20 Wofford at Georgia 2:00 p.m. CSS Dec. 20 The Citadel at South Carolina 5:00 p.m. SportSouth Dec. 22 Chattanooga at Alabama 7:00 p.m. CSS Dec. 22 Furman at Vanderbilt 9:00 p.m. CSS Dec. 29 Davidson at College of Charleston 9:00 p.m. ESPNU Jan. 2 Appalachian State at Texas 9:00 p.m. ESPNU Jan. 3 UNC Greensboro at Princeton 12:00 p.m. ESPNU Jan. 5 Wofford at South Carolina 7:00 p.m. SportSouth Jan. 7 Davidson at Duke 7:00 p.m. ESPN Jan. 7 College of Charleston at North Carolina 9:00 p.m. FSN South Jan. 10 Georgia Southern at College of Charleston 4:00 p.m. CSS Jan. 12 Samford at College of Charleston 7:00 p.m. CSS Jan. 16 Elon at Davidson 7:00 p.m. MASN Jan. 17 Davidson at Georgia Southern 3:00 p.m. SportSouth Jan. 17 College of Charleston at Furman 8:00 p.m. CSS Jan. 24 College of Charleston at The Citadel 3:00 p.m. SportSouth Jan. 24 Western Carolina at Appalachian State 5:00 p.m. SportSouth Jan. 31 Davidson at Samford 3:00 p.m. SportSouth Jan. 31 Georgia Southern at Chattanooga 5:00 p.m. SportSouth Feb. 5 Chattanooga at Wofford 7:00 p.m. SportSouth Feb. 7 Appalachian State at Elon 4:30 p.m. SportSouth Feb. 7 College of Charleston at Davidson 6:00 p.m. ESPN2 Feb. 12 Davidson at Wofford 7:00 p.m. MASN Feb. 14 Davidson at Furman 4:00 p.m. MASN Feb. 14 Georgia Southern at Wofford 8:00 p.m. SportSouth Feb. 16 College of Charleston at Appalachian State 7:30 p.m. CSS Feb. 21 Samford at Chattanooga 7:00 p.m. SportSouth Feb. 23 College of Charleston at Chattanooga 7:00 p.m. CSS Feb. 26 Wofford at College of Charleston 7:00 p.m. CSS Feb. 28 Elon at UNC Greensboro 2:00 p.m. SportSouth Feb. 28 Furman at College of Charleston 4:00 p.m. SportSouth March 9 SoCon Tournament Final 7:00 p.m. ESPN2 TV Key: CBS, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN360 - National BTN - Big Ten Network; CSS - Charter Sports Southeast; SportSouth; FSN - Fox SportsNet; MASN - Mid-Atlantic Sports Network - Local and Regional Markets

9 TEAM BY TEAM RESULTS - NORTH DIVISION Appalachian State (4-4, 2-0) Chattanooga (2-8, 0-1) Elon (4-4, 1-1) Nov. 14 at UNC Wilmington L, (OT) Nov. 19 CHARLOTTE W, (2OT) Nov. 22 at Niagara L, Nov. 29 CAMPBELL W, Dec. 3 at Furman* W, Dec. 6 at Wofford* W, Dec. 13 EAST TENNESSEE ST. L, Dec. 20 vs. Kentucky L, Dec. 30 MILLIGAN 7:00 p.m. Jan. 2 at Texas 9:00 p.m. Jan. 8 ELON* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 10 UNC GREENSBORO* 3:30 p.m. Jan. 12 DAVIDSON* 7:30 p.m. Jan. 15 at Chattanooga* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 17 at Samford* 3:00 p.m. Jan. 21 at College of Charleston* TBA Jan. 24 WESTERN CAROLINA* 5:00 p.m. Jan. 29 WOFFORD* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 31 FURMAN* 3:30 p.m. Feb. 2 at Georgia Southern* 7:30 p.m. Feb. 5 The Citadel* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 7 at Elon* 4:30 p.m. Feb. 14 at Western Carolina* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 16 COLL. OF CHARLESTON* 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19 at UNC Greensboro* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 21 at BracketBuster TBA Feb. 26 CHATTANOOGA* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 28 SAMFORD* 3:30 p.m. Nov. 15 at Tennessee L, Nov. 17 at Missouri# L, Nov. 20 vs. Memphis# L, Nov. 21 vs. USC# L, Nov. 23 vs. Fairfield# L, Nov. 29 TENNESSEE TEMPLE W, Dec. 13 at Davidson* L, Dec. 17 at East Tennessee State L, Dec. 20 at Mississippi Valley State W, Dec. 22 at Alabama L, Dec. 29 vs. Tennessee Wesleyan$ 8:00 p.m. Dec. 30 vs. Niagara$ 8:00 p.m. Jan. 3 at Georgia Southern* 5:30 p.m. Jan. 8 WOFFORD* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 10 FURMAN* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 12 at The Citadel* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 15 APPALACHIAN STATE* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 17 WESTERN CAROLINA* 7:30 p.m. Jan. 22 at UNC Greensboro* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 24 at Elon* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 28 DAVIDSON* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 31 GEORGIA SOUTHERN* 5:00 p.m. Feb. 5 at Wofford* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 7 at Furman* 4:00 p.m. Feb. 9 at Samford* 8:30 p.m. Feb. 12 ELON* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 14 UNC GREENSBORO* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 21 SAMFORD* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 23 COLL. OF CHARLESTON* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 26 at Appalachian State* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 28 at Western Carolina* 7:00 p.m. # - O Reilly Auto Parts Tip-Off $ - Dr. Pepper Classic; Chattanooga, Tenn. Nov. 15 at West Virginia L, Nov. 18 SOUTHERN VIRGINIA W, Nov. 22 at Tennessee-Martin L, Nov. 26 at Virginia Tech L, Dec. 4 COLL. OF CHARLESTON* L, Dec. 6 THE CITADEL* W, Dec. 19 LEES-McRAE W, Dec. 22 LIPSCOMB W, (OT) Dec. 30 at Maryland 8:00 p.m. Jan. 5 NAVY 7:00 p.m. Jan. 8 at Appalachian State* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 10 at Western Carolina* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 14 at Davidson* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 17 UNC GREENSBORO* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 22 SAMFORD* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 24 CHATTANOOGA* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 26 at Wofford* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 29 at The Citadel* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 31 at College of Charleston 4:00 p.m. Feb. 5 at Georgia Southern* 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7 APPALACHIAN STATE* 4:30 p.m. Feb. 9 FURMAN* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 12 at Chattanooga* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 14 at Samford* 3:00 p.m. Feb. 19 WESTERN CAROLINA* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 21 at Bracketbuster TBA Feb. 26 GEORGIA SOUTHERN* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 28 at UNC Greensboro* 2:00 p.m. March 2 DAVIDSON* 7:00 p.m. UNC Greensboro (1-8, 0-2) Nov. 14 at Charlotte L, Nov. 17 WEBBER INTERNATIONAL W, Nov. 22 at Central Arkansas L, Nov. 30 at NC State L, Dec. 4 THE CITADEL* L, Dec. 6 COLL. OF CHARLESTON* L, Dec. 13 at East Carolina L, Dec. 18 at Kent State L, Dec. 20 at Dayton L, Dec. 31 AKRON 2:00 p.m. Jan. 3 at Princeton 12:00 p.m. Jan. 8 at Western Carolina* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 10 at Appalachian State* 3:30 p.m. Jan. 15 GEORGIA SOUTHERN* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 17 at Elon* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 22 CHATTANOOGA* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 24 SAMFORD* 2:00 p.m. Jan. 26 at Furman* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 29 at College of Charleston 7:00 p.m. Jan. 31 at The Citadel* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 5 DAVIDSON* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 7 at Georgia Southern* 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9 WOFFORD* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 12 at Samford* 8:00 p.m. Feb. 14 at Chattanooga* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 19 APPALACHIAN STATE* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 21 WESTERN CAROLINA* 3:00 p.m. Feb. 25 at Davidson* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 28 ELON* 2:00 p.m. Samford (5-4, 0-1) Nov. 14 at Belmont L, Nov. 17 SPRING HILL W, Nov. 20 CAMPELLSVILLE W, Nov. 24 LIPSCOMB W, Nov. 29 at Ohio State L, Dec. 6 at Georgia Southern* W, Dec. 13 at Saint Louis L, Dec. 18 LOUISIANA TECH W, Dec. 20 at Chicago State L, Dec. 30 at McNeese State 8:00 p.m. Jan. 3 at Davidson* 2:00 p.m. Jan. 8 FURMAN* 8:00 p.m. Jan. 10 WOFFORD* 3:00 p.m. Jan. 12 at College of Charleston* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 15 WESTERN CAROLINA* 8:00 p.m. Jan. 17 APPALACHIAN STATE* 3:00 p.m. Jan. 22 at Elon* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 24 at UNC Greensboro* 2:00 p.m. Jan. 26 THE CITADEL* 8:30 p.m. Jan. 29 GEORGIA SOUTHERN* 8:00 p.m. Jan. 31 DAVIDSON* 3:00 p.m. Feb. 5 at Furman* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 7 at Wofford* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 9 CHATTANOOGA* 8:30 p.m. Feb. 12 UNC GREENSBORO* 8:00 p.m. Feb. 14 ELON* 3:00 p.m. Feb. 21 at Chattanooga* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 26 at Western Carolina* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 28 at Appalchian State* 3:30 p.m. Western Carolina (5-4, 0-0) Nov. 14 at UConn L, Nov. 20 TOCCOA FALLS W, Nov. 27 vs. San Diego State# L, Nov. 28 vs. Louisiana Tech# W, Dec. 29 vs. Northern Illinois# W, Dec. 6 at Kent State W, (OT) Dec. 15 TENNESSEE-WESLEYAN W, Dec. 17 GARNER-WEBB L, Dec. 19 at Marquette L, Dec. 31 at UNC-Asheville 4:00 p.m. Jan. 3 at Furman* 4:00 p.m. Jan. 8 UNC GREENSBORO* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 10 ELON* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 15 at Samford* 8:00 p.m. Jan. 17 at Chattanooga* 7:30 p.m. Jan. 19 GEORGIA SOUTHERN* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 22 at The Citadel* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 24 at Appalachian State* 5:00 p.m. Jan. 29 FURMAN* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 31 WOFFORD* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 2 at Davidson* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 5 COLL. OF CHARLESTON* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 7 THE CITADEL* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 11 at College of Charleston* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 14 APPALACHIAN STATE* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 19 at Elon* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 23 at Wofford* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 26 SAMFORD* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 28 CHATTANOOGA* 7:00 p.m. # - Great Alaska Shootout, Anchorage, Ak.

10 TEAM BY TEAM RESULTS - SOUTH DIVISION College of Charleston (10-1, 2-0) Nov. 14 SIU-EDWARDSVILLE# W, Nov. 15 TEMPLE# L, Nov. 16 VS. TCU# W, Nov. 20 at Charleston Southern W, Nov. 24 at South Carolina State W, Nov. 28 SOUTH CAROLINA W, (OT) Dec. 4 at Elon* W, Dec. 6 at UNC Greensboro* W, Dec. 17 COASTAL CAROLINA W, Dec. 19 UNC-WILMINGTON W, Dec. 22 at Winthrop W, Dec. 29 DAVIDSON* 9:00 p.m. Jan. 7 at North Carolina 9:00 p.m. Jan. 10 GEORGIA SOUTHERN* 4:00 p.m. Jan. 12 SAMFORD* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 15 at Wofford* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 17 at Furman* 8:00 p.m. Jan. 21 APPALACHIAN STATE* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 24 at The Citadel* 3:00 p.m. Jan. 29 UNC GREENSBORO* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 31 ELON* 4:00 p.m. Feb. 5 at Western Carolina* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 7 at Davidson* 6:00 p.m. Feb. 11 WESTERN CAROLINA* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 14 THE CITADEL* 4:00 p.m. Feb. 16 at Appalachian State* 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19 at Georgia Southern* 7:30 p.m. Feb. 23 at Chattanooga* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 26 WOFFORD* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 28 FURMAN* 4:00 p.m. # - Charleston Classic; Charleston, S.C. Georgia Southern (3-6, 1-0) Nov. 10 vs. Houston# W, Nov. 11 at Duke# L, Nov. 14 REINHARDT W, Nov. 18 at UTEP L, Nov. 29 AUSTIN PEAY L, Dec. 6 SAMFORD* W, Dec. 12 at Drake! L, 84, 73 Dec. 13 vs. North Dakota State! L, Dec. 22 at Florida L, Jan. 3 CHATTANOOGA* 5:30 p.m. Jan. 8 at The Citadel* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 10 at College of Charleston* 4:00 p.m. Jan. 15 at UNC Greensboro* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 17 DAVIDSON* 3:00 p.m. Jan. 19 at Western Carolina* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 22 WOFFORD* 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24 FURMAN* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 29 at Samford* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 31 at Chattanooga* 5:00 p.m. Feb. 2 APPALCHIAN STATE* 7:30 p.m. Feb. 5 ELON* 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7 UNC GREENSBORO* 7:30 p.m. Feb. 12 at Furman* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 14 at Wofford* 8:00 p.m. Feb. 19 COLL. OF CHARLESTON* 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21 BRACKET BUSTER TBA Feb. 26 at Elon* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 28 at Davidson* 7:00 p.m. March 1 THE CITADEL* 7:30 p.m. # - 2K Sports Classic; Durham, N.C.! - Drake Invitational; Des Moines, Iowa Davidson (8-2, 1-0) Nov. 14 GUILFORD W, Nov. 17 vs. James Madison# W, Nov. 18 at Oklahoma# L, Nov. 21 WINTHROP W, Nov. 24 FLORIDA ATLANTIC# W, Nov. 25 LOYOLA (Md.)# W, Dec. 6 NC STATE W, Dec. 9 vs. West Virginia$ W, Dec. 13 CHATTANOOGA* W, Dec. 20 vs. Purdue! L, Jan. 29 at College of Charleston* 9:00 p.m. Jan. 3 SAMFORD* 2:00 p.m. Jan. 7 at Duke* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 10 at The Citadel* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 12 at Appalchian State* 7:30 p.m. Jan. 14 ELON* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 17 at Georgia Southern* 3:00 p.m. Jan. 21 FURMAN* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 24 WOFFORD* 2:00 p.m. Jan. 28 at Chattanooga* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 31 at Samford* 3:00 p.m. Feb. 2 WESTERN CAROLINA* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 5 at UNC Greensboro* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 7 COLL. OF CHARLESTON* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 12 at Wofford* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 14 at Furman* 4:00 p.m. Feb. 18 THE CITADEL* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 21 vs. Bracket Buster* TBA Feb. 25 UNC GREENSBORO* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 28 GEORGIA SOUTHERN* 7:00 p.m. March 2 at Elon* # - NIT Season Tip-Off $ - Jimmy V Classic; New York, N.Y. 7:00 p.m. Nov. 14 GRACE BIBLE W, Nov. 16 at VCU# L, Nov. 20 IOWA L, Nov. 22 CINCINNATI CHRISTIAN W, Nov. 25 at Charleston Southern W, Nov. 29 vs. Central Arkansas# L, Nov. 30 vs. Grambling# W, Dec. 4 at UNC Greensboro* W, Dec. 6 at Elon* L, Dec. 15 UC-Davis L, Dec. 17 at Michigan State L, Dec. 20 at South Carolina L, Jan. 3 BETHUNE-COOKMAN 7:00 p.m. Jan. 8 GEORGIA SOUTHERN* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 10 DAVIDSON* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 12 CHATTANOOGA* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 15 at Furman* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 17 at Wofford* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 22 WESTERN CAROLINA* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 24 COLL. OF CHARLESTON* 3:00 p.m. Jan. 26 at Samford* 7:30 p.m. Jan. 29 ELON* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 31 UNC GREENSBORO* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 5 at Appalachian State* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 7 at Western Carolina* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 12 APPALACHIAN STATE* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 14 at College of Charleston* 4:00 p.m. Feb. 18 at Davidson* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 26 FURMAN* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 28 WOFFORD* 7:00 p.m. March 2 at Georgia Southern* # - Cancun Challenge The Citadel (5-7, 1-1) 7:30 p.m. Furman (1-8, 0-1) Nov. 14 EMORY W, Nov. 17 at Charleston Southern L, Nov. 23 at Duquesne L, Nov. 25 at Dartmouth L, Nov. 30 at Notre Dame L, Dec. 3 APPALCHIAN STATE* L, Dec. 5 at South Carolina L, Dec. 18 NORTH FLORIDA L, Dec. 22 at Vanderbilt L, Dec. 29 BERRY 7:00 p.m. Jan. 3 WESTERN CAROLINA* 4:00 p.m. Jan. 8 at Samford* 8:00 p.m. Jan. 10 at Chattanooga* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 15 THE CITADEL* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 17 COLL. OF CHARLESTON* 8:00 p.m. Jan. 21 at Davidson* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 24 at Georgia Southern* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 26 UNC GREENSBORO* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 29 at Western Carolina* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 31 at Appalachian State* 3:30 p.m. Feb. 5 SAMFORD* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 7 CHATTANOOGA* 4:00 p.m. Feb. 9 at Elon* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 12 GEORGIA SOUTHERN* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 14 DAVIDSON* 4:00 p.m. Feb. 21 WOFFORD* 4:00 p.m. Feb. 26 at The Citadel* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 28 at College of Charleston* 4:00 p.m. March 2 at Wofford* 7:00 p.m. Wofford (4-4, 0-1) Nov. 16 at Dayton L, Nov. 19 at Clemson L, Nov. 22 vs. Texas-Pan American# W, Nov. 23 at Air Force# W, Nov. 25 UNC-ASHEVILLE* W, Dec. 6 APPALACHIAN STATE* L, Dec. 17 UNION (Ky.) W, Dec. 20 at Georgia L, (OT) Jan. 2 at Navy 7:00 p.m. Jan. 5 at South Carolina 7:00 p.m. Jan. 8 at Chattanooga* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 10 at Samford* 3:00 p.m. Jan. 15 COLL. OF CHARLESTON* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 17 THE CITADEL 7:00 p.m. Jan. 22 at Georgia Southern* 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24 at Davidson* 2:00 p.m. Jan. 26 ELON* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 29 at Appalachian State* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 31 at Western Carolina* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 5 CHATTANOOGA* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 7 SAMFORD* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 9 at UNC Greensboro* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 12 DAVIDSON* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 14 GEORGIA SOUTHERN* 8:00 p.m. Feb. 21 at Furman* 4:00 p.m. Feb. 23 WESTERN CAROLINA* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 26 at College of Charleston* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 28 at The Citadel* 7:00 p.m. March 2 FURMAN* 7:00 p.m. # - Air Force Classic

11 Southern Conference CONFERENCE BASKETBALL STATISTICS Through games of Dec 26, 2008 (All games) SCORING OFFENSE G W-L Pts Avg/G 1. Davidson Western Carolina Coll. of Charleston Appalachian State Georgia Southern Chattanooga Elon Wofford The Citadel Furman UNC Greensboro Samford SCORING DEFENSE G Pts Avg/G 1. Samford The Citadel Wofford Elon Davidson Coll. of Charleston Furman Western Carolina UNC Greensboro Georgia Southern Chattanooga Appalachian State SCORING MARGIN G Offense Defense Margin 1. Davidson Coll. of Charleston Western Carolina Wofford Elon The Citadel Samford Appalachian State Georgia Southern Chattanooga Furman UNC Greensboro FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE G FGM FGA Pct. 1. Coll. of Charleston Elon Western Carolina Georgia Southern Davidson Samford Wofford Appalachian State The Citadel Furman Chattanooga UNC Greensboro POINT FG PCT G 3FGM 3FGA Pct. 1. Coll. of Charleston Elon Wofford Davidson Western Carolina Samford Appalachian State Georgia Southern Chattanooga The Citadel Furman UNC Greensboro FREE THROW PCT G FTM FTA Pct. 1. The Citadel Davidson Wofford Appalachian State Georgia Southern Furman Samford UNC Greensboro Chattanooga Western Carolina Coll. of Charleston Elon FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE G FGM FGA Pct. 1. Davidson Samford Elon Coll. of Charleston Western Carolina Appalachian State Chattanooga Wofford The Citadel Furman Georgia Southern UNC Greensboro POINT FG PCT DEFENSE G 3FGM 3FGA Pct. 1. UNC Greensboro Samford Elon Wofford Appalachian State Chattanooga Furman Coll. of Charleston Georgia Southern The Citadel Davidson Western Carolina

12 Southern Conference CONFERENCE BASKETBALL STATISTICS Through games of Dec 26, 2008 (All games) REBOUNDING OFFENSE G Rebounds Avg/G 1. Appalachian State Western Carolina Davidson Chattanooga UNC Greensboro Georgia Southern Wofford Coll. of Charleston Elon The Citadel Furman Samford REBOUNDING DEFENSE G Rebounds Avg/G 1. The Citadel Wofford Samford Furman Appalachian State Elon Western Carolina Coll. of Charleston Davidson UNC Greensboro Georgia Southern Chattanooga REBOUNDING MARGIN G Team Avg. Opp. Avg. Margin 1. Appalachian State Western Carolina Wofford The Citadel Davidson Elon UNC Greensboro Chattanooga Furman Coll. of Charleston Georgia Southern Samford ASSISTS G No. Avg/G 1. Elon Coll. of Charleston Davidson Western Carolina Chattanooga Appalachian State Georgia Southern Furman Wofford Samford The Citadel UNC Greensboro TURNOVER MARGIN G Team Avg. Opp. Avg. Margin 1. Davidson Coll. of Charleston Western Carolina The Citadel Elon Georgia Southern Wofford Samford Furman UNC Greensboro Chattanooga Appalachian State BLOCKED SHOTS G No. Avg/G 1. Coll. of Charleston Furman UNC Greensboro Appalachian State Georgia Southern Western Carolina Elon Davidson Samford The Citadel Chattanooga Wofford STEALS G No. Avg/G 1. Western Carolina Davidson Elon Coll. of Charleston Georgia Southern Wofford Appalachian State UNC Greensboro Samford Chattanooga Furman The Citadel ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO G Ast. Avg. T/O Avg. Ratio 1. Davidson Coll. of Charleston Elon Western Carolina Furman Georgia Southern Wofford The Citadel Samford Chattanooga Appalachian State UNC Greensboro