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SCHOOL .................................. Chowan University LOCATION ................................ Murfreesboro, NC FOUNDED ..................................................... 1848 ENROLLMENT .............................................. 1,532 NICKNAME .................................................. Hawks SCHOOL COLORS ............................. Blue & White GYM NAME ..................................... Helms Center GYM CAPACITY ............................................ 2,000 AFFILIATION ............................................ NCAA DII CONFERENCE ................................................. CIAA PRESIDENT ..................... Dr. M. Christopher White DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS ........... Ozzie McFarland ATH. DEPT. TELEPHONE ..................(252) 398-1239 SCHOOL WEBSITE ...................... www.chowan.edu

HEAD COACH ................................... Brett Vincent ALMA MATER ......................................... Marshall RECORD @ SCHOOL.................... 34-48 (3 seasons) CAREER HC RECORD ................. 126-70 (8 seasons) BASKETBALL OFFICE PHONE ...........(252) 398-6284 HEAD COACH EMAIL ............. vinceb@chowan.edu BEST TIME OF DAY TO REACH COACH ... 10am-2pm ASSISTANT COACH……………………….Lee Branscome ALMA MATER…………………………Chowan University ASSISTANT COACH………………………Charles Rhodes ALMA MATER………………………..Chowan University ASSISTANT COACH PHONE .............(252) 398-6286 ASSISTANT COACH EMAIL ... lebranscome0819@chowan.edu

ASSISTANT COACH EMAIL.clrhodes0324@chowan.edu FIRST YR OF BASKETBALL (4YR) ..................... .1993

PREVIOUS CONF. AFFILIATION ........... .USA SOUTH YEARS ........................................ 2001-04/NCAA DIII USA SOUTH RECORD ..................................... 16-24 NCAA POST SEASON ........................................ .N/A NO. YRS IN NCCAA POST SEASON ....................... .5 LAST NCCAA POST SEASON OPP........... .Emmanuel ................................................................... L, 95-92 CIAA FIRST SEASON ............................... 2009-2010 LOCAL SUPPORT PAPER ........................ R-C News

SPORTS EDITOR ................................ Gene Motley SPORTS EDITOR EMAIL ............gene.motley@roanoke- chowannewsherald.com SPORTS EDITOR FAX ....................... (252) 332-3490 WEBSITE ................................... www.r-cnews.com LOCAL RADIO SUPPORT ....................... WDLZ. 98.3 RADIO CONTACT ............................ Gattis Hodges RADIO CONTACT EMAIL ....... pghodges@gapc.com SECONDARY SUPPORT PAPER ...... RR Daily Herald SPORTS EDITOR ...................................Jonas Pope SPORTS EDITOR EMAIL .. jpope@rrdailyherald.com

OVERALL RECORD IN ’14-15 .......................... 15-13 CIAA RECORD ..................................................... 8-8 CIAA FINISH .................................... 4th (North Div.) STARTERS RETURNING/LOST ............................. 2/3 LETTERWINNERS RET./LOST .............................. 7/6

DIRECTOR-ATHLETIC COMMUNICATION……… Allie Kolezynski OFFICE PHONE…………………………….(252) 398-6378 CELL PHONE…………………………….….(440) 991-6424 EMAIL .................... Akolezynski0814@chowan.edu ATHLETICS WEBSITE ............ www.gocuhawks.com FAX .................................................. (252) 398-1390 MAILING ADDRESS ...................... 1 University Place ......................................... Murfreesboro, NC 27855

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DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME West Virginia State Classic 11/13 @ West Virginia State Charleston, WV 7:30pm 11/14 @ UVA-Wise Charleston, WV 4:00pm 11/17 @ University of North Carolina- Greensboro (EX) Greensboro, NC 7:00pm 11/19 Piedmont International Murfreesboro, NC 7:30pm 11/21 Belmont-Abbey College Murfreesboro, NC 4:00pm 11/24 Saint Augustine’s University Murfreesboro, NC 7:30pm 11/30 Mid-Atlantic Christian Murfreesboro, NC 7:30pm 12/2 @ Catawba College Salisbury, NC 6:00pm 12/5 @ Davis & Elkins Elkins, WV 4:00pm 12/8 @ Mid-Atlantic Christian Elizabeth City, NC 8:00pm 12/15 @ Fayetteville State University* Fayetteville, NC 7:30pm 12/19 @ Saint Augustine’s University* Raleigh, NC 4:00pm 1/2 Bluefield State College Murfreesboro, NC 4:00pm 1/4 @ Shaw University* Raleigh, NC 8:00pm 1/7 Johnson C. Smith University* Murfreesboro, NC 7:30pm 1/9 Winston-Salem State University* Murfreesboro, NC 4:00pm 1/11 Livingstone College* Murfreesboro, NC 7:30pm 1/16 @ Elizabeth City State University* Elizabeth City, NC 4:00pm 1/20 Virginia State University* Murfreesboro, NC 7:30pm 1/23 @Bowie State University* Bowie, MD 4:00pm 1/27 @ The Lincoln University* Lincoln, PA 7:30pm 1/30 Virginia Union University* Murfreesboro, NC 4:00pm 2/2 @ Bluefield State College Bluefield, WV 6:00pm 2/6 Elizabeth City State University* Murfreesboro, NC 4:00pm 2/10 @ Virginia State University* Petersburg, VA 7:30pm 2/13 Bowie State University* Murfreesboro, NC 4:00pm 2/17 The Lincoln University* Murfreesboro, NC 7:30pm 2/20 @ Virginia Union University* Richmond, VA 4:00pm 2/23-2/27 CIAA Tournament Charlotte, NC Home games are in BOLD @ denotes away contest * Denotes CIAA opponent Head Coach: Brett Vincent (4th Season) Assistant Coach: Lee Branscome (4th Season) Athletic Director: Ozzie McFarland www.gocuhawks.com

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CHOWAN UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESEASON INFORMATION SHEET

2015-2016

GENERAL UNIVERSITY INFORMATION

TEAM INFORMATION PROGRAM HISTORY

MEDIA SUPPORT INFORMATION

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS

COACHING INFORMATION

SCHOOL .................................. Chowan University LOCATION ................................ Murfreesboro, NC FOUNDED ..................................................... 1848 ENROLLMENT .............................................. 1,532 NICKNAME .................................................. Hawks SCHOOL COLORS ............................. Blue & White GYM NAME ..................................... Helms Center GYM CAPACITY ............................................ 2,000 AFFILIATION ............................................ NCAA DII CONFERENCE ................................................. CIAA PRESIDENT ..................... Dr. M. Christopher White DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS ........... Ozzie McFarland ATH. DEPT. TELEPHONE ..................(252) 398-1239 SCHOOL WEBSITE ...................... www.chowan.edu

HEAD COACH ................................... Brett Vincent ALMA MATER ......................................... Marshall RECORD @ SCHOOL.................... 34-48 (3 seasons) CAREER HC RECORD ................. 126-70 (8 seasons) BASKETBALL OFFICE PHONE ...........(252) 398-6284 HEAD COACH EMAIL ............. vinceb@chowan.edu BEST TIME OF DAY TO REACH COACH ... 10am-2pm ASSISTANT COACH……………………….Lee Branscome ALMA MATER…………………………Chowan University ASSISTANT COACH………………………Charles Rhodes ALMA MATER………………………..Chowan University ASSISTANT COACH PHONE .............(252) 398-6286 ASSISTANT COACH EMAIL ... lebranscome0819@chowan.edu

ASSISTANT COACH EMAIL.clrhodes0324@chowan.edu FIRST YR OF BASKETBALL (4YR) ..................... .1993

PREVIOUS CONF. AFFILIATION ........... .USA SOUTH YEARS ........................................ 2001-04/NCAA DIII USA SOUTH RECORD ..................................... 16-24 NCAA POST SEASON ........................................ .N/A NO. YRS IN NCCAA POST SEASON ....................... .5 LAST NCCAA POST SEASON OPP........... .Emmanuel ................................................................... L, 95-92 CIAA FIRST SEASON ............................... 2009-2010 LOCAL SUPPORT PAPER ........................ R-C News

SPORTS EDITOR ................................ Gene Motley SPORTS EDITOR EMAIL ............gene.motley@roanoke- chowannewsherald.com SPORTS EDITOR FAX ....................... (252) 332-3490 WEBSITE ................................... www.r-cnews.com LOCAL RADIO SUPPORT ....................... WDLZ. 98.3 RADIO CONTACT ............................ Gattis Hodges RADIO CONTACT EMAIL ....... pghodges@gapc.com SECONDARY SUPPORT PAPER ...... RR Daily Herald SPORTS EDITOR ...................................Jonas Pope SPORTS EDITOR EMAIL .. jpope@rrdailyherald.com

OVERALL RECORD IN ’14-15 .......................... 15-13 CIAA RECORD ..................................................... 8-8 CIAA FINISH .................................... 4th (North Div.) STARTERS RETURNING/LOST ............................. 2/3 LETTERWINNERS RET./LOST .............................. 7/6

DIRECTOR-ATHLETIC COMMUNICATION……… Allie Kolezynski OFFICE PHONE…………………………….(252) 398-6378 CELL PHONE…………………………….….(440) 991-6424 EMAIL .................... Akolezynski0814@chowan.edu ATHLETICS WEBSITE ............ www.gocuhawks.com FAX .................................................. (252) 398-1390 MAILING ADDRESS ...................... 1 University Place ......................................... Murfreesboro, NC 27855

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BRETT VINCENTHEAD COACH

The team also defeated Campbell University in exhibition play which was the first time that the Chowan men’s basketball team ever topped a NCAA DI opponent in regular season or exhibition play.

Vincent led the Hawks to a 7-20 overall record in in the 2012-2013 season, and guided Kortez Smith to earn the CIAA Rookie of the Year award, with Quinton McDuffie being named to the CIAA All-Tournament Team.

When Vincent came to Chowan in August of 2012, he inherited a team that had won five games the previous year. The program faced multiple challenges athletically, academically and with its perception in the community. Vincent helped to build a solid foundation and change the culture of the program. The program now has a 100% graduation rate for its seniors and the team earned the highest GPA among CIAA men's basketball teams for the 2012-2013 and 2014-2015 seasons. Vincent has also had two past program individuals that played under him go on to sign professional contracts overseas. Vincent, a native of Shinnston, West Virginia, came to Chowan after spending eight seasons with the Fairmont State Uni-versity men's basketball program. He served six seasons as an assistant coach, two as the associate head coach, and spent the 2011-2012 season as the interim head coach. “First and foremost we want to recruit good people. Then good student-athletes. Then the rest will fall into place,” said Vincent. “We want to develop winners on and off the court and in life.” During the 2010-2011 season as an associate head coach, Vincent helped the Falcons to a winning season as the Falcons posted a 17-10 record. He helped in the development of then-guards Isaac Thornton, a first team All-WVIAC pick and Steve Custis, a 1,000-point career scorer.

During the 2008-2009 season, Vincent helped the Falcons earn an at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament as FSU posted a 22-8 record, the first 20 win season the Fighting Falcons. He also helped grow Custis into a first team All-WVIAC pick and then-freshman guard Thornton into the WVIAC Freshman of the Year.

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TEAM INFORMATION

STARTERS RETURNING (R) AND LOST (L) CL POS HT/WT APPLICABLE STATS (L) Kyree Bethel G 6-2/165 13.9 ppg, 88 3-ptrs, 39 steals (L) Tiron Brown G 5-11/170 3.14 apg, 2.1 rpg (L) Mark Anthony Buright G 5-11/190 8.9 ppg, 15 steals (R) Josh Mellette Sr. F 6-5/190 9.5 ppg, 6.3 rbg, 40 blocks (R) Trevis Buckhanon So. F 6-9/215 3.6 rbg, 21 blocks KEY NEWCOMERS CL POS HT/WT HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL Marco Haskins Fr. G 6-4/190 Fredericksburg, VA/Colonial Forge HS Jeremy Smith Jr. F 6-5/235 Kenansville, NC/Lenoir CC

KYREE BETHEL: All-CIAA honoree…Graduated as Chowan’s fourth all-time point scorer (1,326)…School record for season three-pointers (88) and career three-pointers (309)… 2014-2015 Team : Earned 15 wins (most since 2009-10 season)…Swept Elizabeth City State University and Virginia Union University for the first time in program history…Earned first win over Winston-Salem State University…

Chowan returns to the court for their seventh season in the prestigious CIAA. The Hawks posted a 15-13 overall record last season; a program-best since the 2009-2010 season and the most successful under the direction of Head Coach Brett Vincent. Chowan returns seven letterwinners to the team while welcoming six newcomers. Seniors Josh Mellette and Kortez Smith will be counted on to lead the Chowan men’s basketball team through a challenging schedule and increased expectations this season.

SEASON NOTES

2014-2015 HIGHLIGHTS

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BRETT VINCENTHEAD COACH

BRETT VINCENT was named the Chowan University new head men's basketball coach on April 25th, 2012, and returns for his fourth season with the Hawks. Vincent comes to Chowan with an extensive NCAA DII coaching and NCAA DI playing back-ground. Vincent serves as the program's fourth head coach in four-year school history (1993). Chowan finished the 2014-2015 season with a winning record of 15-13, the most wins in five seasons, and had one player named All-CIAA and one player named to the CIAA All-Rookie Team. It was the first time in NCAA DII school history that the team defeated Winston-Salem State and swept Elizabeth City and Virginia Union.

The Hawks finished the 2013-14 season with a 12-15 overall record and 6-10 finish in league play and had one player named All-CIAA and one player earn All-Rookie hon-ors. For the first time in school history the team defeated league foes Bowie State, Johnson C. Smith, Virginia State, and Virginia Union.

The team also defeated Campbell University in exhibition play which was the first time that the Chowan men’s basketball team ever topped a NCAA DI opponent in regular season or exhibition play.

Vincent led the Hawks to a 7-20 overall record in in the 2012-2013 season, and guided Kortez Smith to earn the CIAA Rookie of the Year award, with Quinton McDuffie being named to the CIAA All-Tournament Team.

When Vincent came to Chowan in August of 2012, he inherited a team that had won five games the previous year. The program faced multiple challenges athletically, academically and with its perception in the community. Vincent helped to build a solid foundation and change the culture of the program. The program now has a 100% graduation rate for its seniors and the team earned the highest GPA among CIAA men's basketball teams for the 2012-2013 and 2014-2015 seasons. Vincent has also had two past program individuals that played under him go on to sign professional contracts overseas. Vincent, a native of Shinnston, West Virginia, came to Chowan after spending eight seasons with the Fairmont State Uni-versity men's basketball program. He served six seasons as an assistant coach, two as the associate head coach, and spent the 2011-2012 season as the interim head coach. “First and foremost we want to recruit good people. Then good student-athletes. Then the rest will fall into place,” said Vincent. “We want to develop winners on and off the court and in life.” During the 2010-2011 season as an associate head coach, Vincent helped the Falcons to a winning season as the Falcons posted a 17-10 record. He helped in the development of then-guards Isaac Thornton, a first team All-WVIAC pick and Steve Custis, a 1,000-point career scorer.

During the 2008-2009 season, Vincent helped the Falcons earn an at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament as FSU posted a 22-8 record, the first 20 win season the Fighting Falcons. He also helped grow Custis into a first team All-WVIAC pick and then-freshman guard Thornton into the WVIAC Freshman of the Year.

CHOWAN UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESEASON INFORMATION SHEET

2015-2016

TEAM INFORMATION

STARTERS RETURNING (R) AND LOST (L) CL POS HT/WT APPLICABLE STATS (L) Kyree Bethel G 6-2/165 13.9 ppg, 88 3-ptrs, 39 steals (L) Tiron Brown G 5-11/170 3.14 apg, 2.1 rpg (L) Mark Anthony Buright G 5-11/190 8.9 ppg, 15 steals (R) Josh Mellette Sr. F 6-5/190 9.5 ppg, 6.3 rbg, 40 blocks (R) Trevis Buckhanon So. F 6-9/215 3.6 rbg, 21 blocks KEY NEWCOMERS CL POS HT/WT HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL Marco Haskins Fr. G 6-4/190 Fredericksburg, VA/Colonial Forge HS Jeremy Smith Jr. F 6-5/235 Kenansville, NC/Lenoir CC

KYREE BETHEL: All-CIAA honoree…Graduated as Chowan’s fourth all-time point scorer (1,326)…School record for season three-pointers (88) and career three-pointers (309)… 2014-2015 Team : Earned 15 wins (most since 2009-10 season)…Swept Elizabeth City State University and Virginia Union University for the first time in program history…Earned first win over Winston-Salem State University…

Chowan returns to the court for their seventh season in the prestigious CIAA. The Hawks posted a 15-13 overall record last season; a program-best since the 2009-2010 season and the most successful under the direction of Head Coach Brett Vincent. Chowan returns seven letterwinners to the team while welcoming six newcomers. Seniors Josh Mellette and Kortez Smith will be counted on to lead the Chowan men’s basketball team through a challenging schedule and increased expectations this season.

SEASON NOTES

2014-2015 HIGHLIGHTS

In 2008-2009 he helped the Falcons to their first 20 win season since 2001 and coached All-American guard Thad McFadden and WVIAC All-Freshman pick Custis. Four seasons ago, the Falcons posted a 19-10 record and Vincent was instrumental in the guidance of the prolific back court of two-time All-WVIAC second team pick Ronnie Means and first team all-conference selection Thad McFadden. Means set school records for assists while McFadden made more threes than anyone in school history in just two seasons.

Prior to his eight-year stint at Fairmont State he spent three seasons as head coach at Lewis County High School. The team's total wins under Vincent were a 30-win improvement over the three seasons prior to his arrival at Lewis Coun-ty. In 2003, he led Lewis County to the section championship and an appearance in the regional final. Lewis County posted its first winning season in 17 years and received its first top-10 state ranking in 19 years that season. The Min-utemen also picked up postseason wins in each of his three seasons. Prior to his stint at Lewis County High School, Vincent compiled a 92-49 record as the head basketball coach at Alder-son-Broaddus from 1996-2001. He took over in 1996 at the age of 28, and as one of the youngest head coaches in the NCAA, promptly led A-B to 20 wins in three of his five seasons. The Battlers led the WVIAC in points per game in 1998, and were fifth in the country in defensive field goal percentage in 2000. His teams advanced to the WVIAC tourna-ment semifinals twice and to the championship game once. Vincent played college basketball at three Division I schools: West Virginia University, Robert Morris and Marshall Uni-versity, and was a starter at all three schools. As a freshman at WVU, the Mountaineers advanced to the NCAA Tour-nament. As a sophomore, West Virginia was 8-1 with him starting at point guard and he was named to the All-East Academic team as the Mountaineers advanced to the NIT. Vincent then moved on to Robert Morris where he spent two seasons with the Colonials, the first of which he sat out due to transfer rules. As a junior, Vincent helped lead RMU to its second straight Northeast Conference title and NCAA Tournament where the Colonials took on Kansas. As a senior at Marshall, he led the team in assists and still is the school's leader in career 3-point field goal percentage (43 percent).

He received his bachelor's degree in sports management in 1991 from Marshall University in Huntington, West VA and his master's degree in education from Salem-Teikyo University in 2000.

Vincent graduated from South Harrison High School where he led the state and was ranked fourth nationally averag-ing 35.9 points per game as a senior. He led the Hawks to an undefeated regular season in 1986, the only one in West Virginia. He was named the Morgantown Touchdown Club West Virginia Player of the Year in the 1986 season, and was a three-time all-state selection and captained the Class AA All-State team as a senior.

Brett Vincent is married to the former Andrea Gum. The two have one son, Cole.

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In 2008-2009 he helped the Falcons to their first 20 win season since 2001 and coached All-American guard Thad McFadden and WVIAC All-Freshman pick Custis. Four seasons ago, the Falcons posted a 19-10 record and Vincent was instrumental in the guidance of the prolific back court of two-time All-WVIAC second team pick Ronnie Means and first team all-conference selection Thad McFadden. Means set school records for assists while McFadden made more threes than anyone in school history in just two seasons.

Prior to his eight-year stint at Fairmont State he spent three seasons as head coach at Lewis County High School. The team's total wins under Vincent were a 30-win improvement over the three seasons prior to his arrival at Lewis Coun-ty. In 2003, he led Lewis County to the section championship and an appearance in the regional final. Lewis County posted its first winning season in 17 years and received its first top-10 state ranking in 19 years that season. The Min-utemen also picked up postseason wins in each of his three seasons. Prior to his stint at Lewis County High School, Vincent compiled a 92-49 record as the head basketball coach at Alder-son-Broaddus from 1996-2001. He took over in 1996 at the age of 28, and as one of the youngest head coaches in the NCAA, promptly led A-B to 20 wins in three of his five seasons. The Battlers led the WVIAC in points per game in 1998, and were fifth in the country in defensive field goal percentage in 2000. His teams advanced to the WVIAC tourna-ment semifinals twice and to the championship game once. Vincent played college basketball at three Division I schools: West Virginia University, Robert Morris and Marshall Uni-versity, and was a starter at all three schools. As a freshman at WVU, the Mountaineers advanced to the NCAA Tour-nament. As a sophomore, West Virginia was 8-1 with him starting at point guard and he was named to the All-East Academic team as the Mountaineers advanced to the NIT. Vincent then moved on to Robert Morris where he spent two seasons with the Colonials, the first of which he sat out due to transfer rules. As a junior, Vincent helped lead RMU to its second straight Northeast Conference title and NCAA Tournament where the Colonials took on Kansas. As a senior at Marshall, he led the team in assists and still is the school's leader in career 3-point field goal percentage (43 percent).

He received his bachelor's degree in sports management in 1991 from Marshall University in Huntington, West VA and his master's degree in education from Salem-Teikyo University in 2000.

Vincent graduated from South Harrison High School where he led the state and was ranked fourth nationally averag-ing 35.9 points per game as a senior. He led the Hawks to an undefeated regular season in 1986, the only one in West Virginia. He was named the Morgantown Touchdown Club West Virginia Player of the Year in the 1986 season, and was a three-time all-state selection and captained the Class AA All-State team as a senior.

Brett Vincent is married to the former Andrea Gum. The two have one son, Cole.

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LEE BRANSCOMEASSISTANT COACH

LEE BRANSCOME enters his fourth year as part of the men's basketball coaching staff, while also serving as Interim Head Men's and Women's Cross Country Coach.

In the 2014-2015 season Branscome helped guide the Hawks to a winning record of 15-13, the most wins in six seasons. It was the first time in NCAA DII school history that the team defeated Winston-Salem State and swept Elizabeth City and Virginia Union. In the 2013-14 season, he helped guide Chowan to a 12-15 overall record and 6-10 finish in league play.

For the first time in school history the 2013-2014 team defeated league foes Bowie State, Johnson C. Smith, Virginia State, and Virginia Union. The team also defeated Campbell University in exhibition play which was the first time that the Chowan men's basketball team ever topped a NCAA DI opponent in regular season or exhibition play.

Branscome is a 2012 graduate of Chowan, and was a four year member of the men’s basketball team, and served as captain during his senior year. Not only was Branscome an integral part of the basketball team, he was a leader off the court and in the community as well.

While earning his degree in Sport Science Physical Education, he was a Leadership Scholar during his time at Chowan, a member of the President’s List and Dean’s List, and a member of the Kappa Delta Pi Education Honor Society.

During his senior year, Branscome played an active role on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, and was a nominee for the CIAA Lowe’s Senior Class Award. Branscome has gained coaching experience as an associate at Accelerate Basketball Training facility in Charlotte, NC, and as a varsity assistant coach at Hickory Grove Christian High School.

Branscome is a native of Charlotte, NC. He currently resides in Murfreesboro.

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CHARLES RHODESASSISTANT COACH

Charles Rhodes enters his first season as part of the Chowan University men’s basketball coaching staff. Rhodes returns to his alma mater to serve as As-sistant Men’s Basketball Coach. The Chapel Hill, North Carolina native was a standout student-athlete for the Chowan Blue and White.

Head Coach Men’s Basketball Coach Brett Vincent noted, “We are glad to have Charles back on campus as an assistant coach. He had a wonderful playing career here. He brings college and professional playing experience to our program along with the necessary skillset to coach at this level. Charles relates well to our student-athletes and he is familiar with the Chowan community.”

Rhodes added, “I’m very excited and thankful to be back at Chowan. I gave the basketball progam everything I could as a player and I’m going to do the same as a coach. Coach Vincent has been doing an outstanding job here and I’m looking forward to working with him.”

After a four year career with the Hawks, Rhodes graduated as Chowan’s sixth all-time leading scorer with 1,082 career points and posted a school record 48.7% three-point percentage during the 2008-2009 season. He is one of ten point career scorers as part of Chowan’s four-year classification era.

Over the course of his career, Rhodes was named to the NCCAA National All-Tournament team (2008) and CIAA All-Tournament Team (2011). Rhodes led the Hawks to the NCCAA National Tournament as a freshman and capped off his career by propelling the men’s basketball team to their first (and only) CIAA Tournament semifinal appearance in Chowan’s first year as part of the storied CIAA. Off the court, Rhodes was a member of the Beta Beta Beta Biology honor society and Alpha Lambda Delta, an honor’s society for freshmen.

Upon graduation from Chowan, Rhodes competed for the North Carolina Jaguars as part of the American Bas-ketball Association. He also worked for East Chapel Hill High school as a security guard before returning to the court in the professional arena. In 2014, Rhodes played for the club team Durham Wildcats in the British Bas-ketball League before signing with the Tees Valley Mohawks.

Rhodes gained coaching experience through working at various youth basketball camps and as an assistant coach at Davidson County Community College. With Rhodes on staff, Davidson posted a 22-5 overall record in 2013-14 and was ranked as high as No. 6 in the nation.

Rhodes graduated from Chowan in 2011 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. He recently attained a Master’s in Education from Durham University in Durham, England. Rhodes resides in Murfreesboro.

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The Hawks enter the 2015-2016 season in their fourth year under the direction of Brett Vincent and their seventh season in the CIAA. The Hawks posted a 15-13 overall record one year ago which was the team’s first winning season since 2009-2010 when Chowan posted an 18-10 mark. The 2014-15 squad also defeated Winston-Salem State University for the first time in program history while executing sweeps over crosstown rival Elizabeth City State University and Virginia Union University. The men’s basketball team lost three players to graduation; Kyree Bethel, Tiron Brown and Mark Anthony Buright. Bethel graduated as Chowan’s fourth all-time point scorer with 1,326 career points for the Blue and White. He is one of ten 1,000 point career scorers as part of Chowan’s four-year classification era. Head Coach Brett Vincent enters his fourth season patrolling the Hawks’ bench. He noted, “Kyree Bethel will be tough to replace but we feel like we have some very young guards that are capable of making shots for us this year. We will look to our seniors Kortez Smith and Josh Mellette to provide leadership for our younger studuent-athletes. Our team has made huge strides in three seasons and we look forward to continued success in the CIAA.” Kortez Smith and Josh Mellette return to the hardcourt for their final season with the Chowan Blue and White. Smith has been a consistent performer for the Hawks after beginning his career with the squad as the 2012-13 CIAA Rookie of the Year. The Waldorf, Maryland native averaged 9.3 points per game while tallying 34 steals last season. Mellette, hailing from Sanford, North Carolina, played an integral role in the team’s success last season with 9.5 points per game, 6.3 rebounds per outing and a team-high 40 blocks. Chowan welcomes six newcomers to their team this year with two freshman, two sophomores and two juniors. The Hawks will count on Marco Haskins, native of Fredericksburg, Virginia and graduate of Colonial Forge High School along with Jeremy Smith, a transfer from Lenior Community College, to make an immediate impact.

The men’s basketball coaching staff welcomes Charles Rhodes back to his alma mater as an assistant coach. Rhodes competed for the Chowan Blue and White from 2007-2011 and graduated as the school’s sixth all-time leading scorer with 1,082 career points along with a school record 48.7 three-point percentage during the 2008-2009 season. He enters his first season as an assistant coach for the Hawks and fellow Chowan alum Lee Branscome on staff. Chowan opens up the 2015-2016 season on November 13th and 14th as the Hawks travel to Charleston, West Virginia to compete in the West Virginia State Classic. The Hawks take on the University of North Carolina-Greensboro on November 17th in exhibition play before competing against Piedmont International on November 19th in the Helms Center. INTERESTING FACTS

2009-10 marked the first season the Hawks played in the CIAA.

Vincent is the program’s 4th head coach in four-year program history (1993). He enters his fourth year at the helm of the men’s basketball program.

The Hawks welcome six newcomers to the squad this season.

CHOWAN PLAYERS IN THE PROS Nate McMillan Associate Head Coach Indiana Pacers Former Head Coach Portland Trailblazers Assistant Coach Team USA Retired NBA player for the Seattle Supersonics Chowan ’82-84 Fred Vinson Assistant Coach New Orleans Pelicans Played for the Atlanta Hawks, Seattle Supersonics Chowan ’89-91

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NO. NAME CLASS POS HT/WT HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL MAJOR 1 Josh Mellette Sr. F 6-5/190 Sanford, NC/Wake Tech CC Sport Management 2 Kortez Smith Sr. G 5-8/150 Waldorf, MD/St. Mary’s Ryken HS Sport Management 3 Marco Haskins Fr. G 6-4/190 Fredericksburg, VA/Colonial Forge HS Undecided 4 Hank Edmonds So. G 6-1/200 Irmo, SC/Moravian Prep Business 5 Andrew Lopez So. G 6-0/175 Kinston, NC/Kinston HS Biology 10 Dominique Terry So. G 6-3/210 Richmond, VA/John Marshall HS Sport Management 11 Malik Crute Fr. G 6-1/170 Richmond, VA/Millwood School Business 12 Joe Goodwin Jr. F 6-5/215 Hampton, VA/Louisburg CC Psychology 14 Tim Hewett So. G 6-6/185 Newport News, VA/Bryant & Stratton Business 20 Trevis Buckhanon So. F 6-9/215 Baltimore, MD/Dunbar HS Business 23 Jeremy Smith Jr. F 6-5/535 Kenansville, NC/Lenoir CC Sport Management 24 Warren Powers Jr. F 6-6/230 Finksburg, MD/Glenelg Country English 25 Carlos Arroyo Jr. G 6-2/195 Mayaguez, PR/Huntington Prep Sport Management

HEAD COACH: Brett Vincent (4th Season) ASSISTANT COACHES: Lee Branscome (4th Season), Charles Rhodes (1st Season) DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS: Ozzie McFarland www.gocuhawks.com

CHOWAN UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL

2015-16 ROSTER

NO. NAME CLASS POS HT/WT HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL MAJOR 1 Josh Mellette Sr. F 6-5/190 Sanford, NC/Wake Tech CC Sport Management 2 Kortez Smith Sr. G 5-8/150 Waldorf, MD/St. Mary’s Ryken HS Sport Management 3 Marco Haskins Fr. G 6-4/190 Fredericksburg, VA/Colonial Forge HS Undecided 4 Hank Edmonds So. G 6-1/200 Irmo, SC/Moravian Prep Business 5 Andrew Lopez So. G 6-0/175 Kinston, NC/Kinston HS Biology 10 Dominique Terry So. G 6-3/210 Richmond, VA/John Marshall HS Sport Management 11 Malik Crute Fr. G 6-1/170 Richmond, VA/Millwood School Business 12 Joe Goodwin Jr. F 6-5/215 Hampton, VA/Louisburg CC Psychology 14 Tim Hewett So. G 6-6/185 Newport News, VA/Bryant & Stratton Business 20 Trevis Buckhanon So. F 6-9/215 Baltimore, MD/Dunbar HS Business 23 Jeremy Smith Jr. F 6-5/535 Kenansville, NC/Lenoir CC Sport Management 24 Warren Powers Jr. F 6-6/230 Finksburg, MD/Glenelg Country English 25 Carlos Arroyo Jr. G 6-2/195 Mayaguez, PR/Huntington Prep Sport Management

HEAD COACH: Brett Vincent (4th Season) ASSISTANT COACHES: Lee Branscome (4th Season), Charles Rhodes (1st Season) DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS: Ozzie McFarland www.gocuhawks.com

Chowan University HawksChowan Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 11, 2015)

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RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 15-13 9-4 5-7 1-2CONFERENCE 8-8 5-3 3-5 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 7-5 4-1 2-2 1-2

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds

## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg

04 BETHEL,Kyree 28-27 917 32.8123-283 . 4 3 88-212 . 4 1 54-64 . 8 4 20 107 127 4.5 65 0 53 35 2 39 388 13.9

01 MELLETTE,Josh 28-27 796 28.4116-188 . 6 1 1-7 . 1 4 32-61 . 5 2 80 97 177 6.3 54 1 31 39 40 22 265 9.5

02 SMITH,Kortez 27-0 496 18.4 82-206 . 3 9 32-92 . 3 4 56-68 . 8 2 13 40 53 2.0 33 0 58 49 2 34 252 9.3

23 BURIGHT,Mark An22-11 443 20.1 64-159 . 4 0 26-64 . 4 0 42-53 . 7 9 8 35 43 2.0 40 0 24 38 2 15 196 8.9

03 EDMONDS,Hank 19-12 324 17.1 47-121 . 3 8 20-51 . 3 9 33-40 . 8 2 11 27 38 2.0 39 1 17 21 3 11 147 7.7

24 POWERS,Warren 21-7 284 13.5 43-79 . 5 4 1-2 . 5 0 31-54 . 5 7 27 56 83 4.0 42 1 16 29 6 9 118 5.6

14 BROWN,Tiron 28-27 604 21.6 33-94 . 3 5 2-20 . 1 0 49-74 . 6 6 5 53 58 2.1 41 0 80 54 1 21 117 4.2

12 ADAMS,Michael 14-4 244 17.4 41-104 . 3 9 20-62 . 3 2 12-16 . 7 5 9 18 27 1.9 18 0 8 16 5 8 114 8.1

25 ARROYO,Carlos 20-0 307 15.4 39-73 . 5 3 12-23 . 5 2 15-28 . 5 3 14 42 56 2.8 33 0 24 29 4 12 105 5.3

20 BUCKHANON,Tre 28-9 440 15.7 37-78 . 4 7 0-1 . 0 0 25-45 . 5 5 41 60 101 3.6 57 1 15 18 21 9 99 3.5

21 WOMACK,Dauson 17-7 268 15.8 37-63 . 5 8 0-0 . 0 0 17-31 . 5 4 34 40 74 4.4 43 1 19 24 11 7 91 5.4

11 MARSHALL,Jalen 20-4 302 15.1 35-62 . 5 6 0-0 . 0 0 18-39 . 4 6 19 33 52 2.6 38 2 21 12 2 12 88 4.4

05 LOPEZ,Andrew 10-0 118 11.8 16-35 . 4 5 14-26 . 5 3 5-10 . 5 0 2 8 10 1.0 12 0 7 14 0 2 51 5.1

44 THARP,Alex 17-0 133 7.8 12-30 . 4 0 4-18 . 2 2 5-9 . 5 5 6 13 19 1.1 15 0 5 5 9 7 33 1.9

Team 38 66 104 1 7

Total.......... 28 5676 725-157 . 4 6220-578 . 3 8394-592 . 6 6 327 695 102 36.5 531 7 378 390108208 206 73.7

Opponents...... 28 5674 635-156 . 4 0144-511 . 2 8457-685 . 6 6 344 632 976 34.9 506 - 347 364 94171 187 66.8

TEAM STATISTICS CU-B OPPSCORING 2064 1871 Points per game 73.7 66.8 Scoring margin +6.9 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 725-1575 635-1561 Field goal pct . 4 6 0 . 4 0 73 POINT FG-ATT 220-578 144-511 3-point FG pct . 3 8 1 . 2 8 2 3-pt FG made per gam 7.9 5.1FREE THROWS-ATT 394-592 457-685 Free throw pct . 6 6 6 . 6 6 7 F-Throws made per ga 14.1 16.3REBOUNDS 1022 976 Rebounds per game 36.5 34.9 Rebounding margin +1.6 -ASSISTS 378 347 Assists per game 13.5 12.4TURNOVERS 390 364 Turnovers per game 13.9 13.0 Turnover margin -0.9 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.0 1.0STEALS 208 171 Steals per game 7.4 6.1BLOCKS 108 94 Blocks per game 3.9 3.4ATTENDANCE 5847 10061 Home games-Avg/Gam 13-450 12-826 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 3-50

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalsChowan 10111022 24 7 2064Opponents 881 961 20 9 1871

Date Opponent Score Att.

11/16/14 BARBER-SCOTIA W 119-72 39011/18/14 VIRGINIA-LYNCHBURG W 81-49 48511/21/14 MID-ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN W 100-41 56711/28/14 vs University of North Georgia L 60-67 15011/29/14 at West Florida W 70-59 17612/3/14 CATAWBA L 69-74 68612/6/14 at Belmont Abbey W 71-45 45012/16/14 COLLEGE OF FAITH W 115-66 12512/20/14 at Mount Olive L 59-70 149

* 1/1/2015 FAYETTEVILLE STATE W 75-73 175* 1/3/15 SHAW L 62-69 155* 1/5/15 SAINT AUGUSTINE'S W 76-47 150* 1/8/15 at Johnson C. Smith L 77-87 515* 01/10/15 at Winston-Salem State Univer W 71-67 714* 01/12/15 at Livingstone L 79-86 1008* 1/17/15 ELIZABETH CITY STATE W 70-66 987* 01/21/15 at Virginia State L 70-88 0* 1/24/15 BOWIE STATE L 57-58 385* 1/28/15 LINCOLN L 61-63 0* 1/31/15 at Virginia Union W 87-73 1566

02/02/15 at Catawba L o 2 80-82 177* 2/7/15 at Elizabeth City State W 71-58 3787* 2/11/15 VIRGINIA STATE W 57-52 785* 2/14/15 at Bowie State L 55-70 759* 2/18/15 at Lincoln (PA) L 58-61 610* 2/21/15 VIRGINIA UNION Wot 85-81 957

2/25/15 vs St. Augustine's W 65-60 02/26/15 vs Bowie State L 64-87 0

* - Conference game

Chowan University HawksChowan Team Game-by-Game (as of Sep 11, 2015)

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TEAM STATISTICS

Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds

Opponent Date Score fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg

BARBER-SCOTIA 11/16/ 119-72 W 46-70 . 6 5 17-29 . 5 8 10-16 . 6 2 9 31 40 40.0 26 27 16 6 8 119 119.

VIRGINIA-LYNCHBU 11/18/ 81-49 W 27-56 . 4 8 6-18 . 3 3 21-30 . 7 0 15 30 45 42.5 12 13 13 4 9 81 100.

MID-ATLANTIC CHRI 11/21/ 100-41 W 38-67 . 5 6 17-32 . 5 3 7-10 . 7 0 14 28 42 42.3 14 20 11 4 16 100 100.

vs University of North 11/28/ 60-67 L 25-64 . 3 9 8-21 . 3 8 2-4 . 5 0 11 22 33 40.0 18 7 12 4 6 60 90.0

at West Florida 11/29/ 70-59 W 24-57 . 4 2 9-23 . 3 9 13-17 . 7 6 12 27 39 39.8 25 13 15 2 5 70 86.0

CATAWBA 12/3/1 69-74 L 25-63 . 3 9 7-19 . 3 6 12-16 . 7 5 9 32 41 40.0 20 14 14 3 2 69 83.2

at Belmont Abbey 12/6/1 71-45 W 23-49 . 4 6 6-22 . 2 7 19-31 . 6 1 8 38 46 40.9 16 11 10 6 7 71 81.4

COLLEGE OF FAITH 12/16/ 115-66 W 43-78 . 5 5 11-28 . 3 9 18-28 . 6 4 21 28 49 41.9 19 27 15 3 18 115 85.6

at Mount Olive 12/20/ 59-70 L 21-62 . 3 3 7-23 . 3 0 10-11 . 9 0 13 21 34 41.0 16 12 13 9 6 59 82.7

FAYETTEVILLE STAT 1/1/20 75-73 W 26-57 . 4 5 10-22 . 4 5 13-19 . 6 8 6 22 28 39.7 19 16 17 2 8 75 81.9

SHAW 1/3/15 62-69 L 22-51 . 4 3 5-16 . 3 1 13-22 . 5 9 8 24 32 39.0 17 12 13 2 8 62 80.1

SAINT AUGUSTINE'S 1/5/15 76-47 W 23-48 . 4 7 6-16 . 3 7 24-32 . 7 5 12 28 40 39.1 17 17 10 5 9 76 79.8

at Johnson C. Smith 1/8/15 77-87 L 32-78 . 4 1 7-34 . 2 0 6-8 . 7 5 23 16 39 39.1 24 18 14 2 13 77 79.5

at Winston-Salem Stat 01/10/ 71-67 W 25-52 . 4 8 5-14 . 3 5 16-26 . 6 1 17 31 48 39.7 19 7 18 5 4 71 78.9

at Livingstone 01/12/ 79-86 L 27-60 . 4 5 9-21 . 4 2 16-26 . 6 1 15 23 38 39.6 22 12 19 4 8 79 78.9

ELIZABETH CITY ST 1/17/1 70-66 W 23-51 . 4 5 9-18 . 5 0 15-21 . 7 1 17 23 40 39.6 19 12 17 4 4 70 78.4

at Virginia State 01/21/ 70-88 L 23-53 . 4 3 3-15 . 2 0 21-31 . 6 7 9 15 24 38.7 27 6 13 4 7 70 77.9

BOWIE STATE 1/24/1 57-58 L 20-44 . 4 5 5-13 . 3 8 12-21 . 5 7 8 33 41 38.8 21 12 16 7 2 57 76.7

LINCOLN 1/28/1 61-63 L 19-42 . 4 5 5-16 . 3 1 18-30 . 6 0 10 23 33 38.5 24 10 13 6 5 61 75.9

at Virginia Union 1/31/1 87-73 W 31-47 . 6 6 9-18 . 5 0 16-20 . 8 0 5 22 27 38.0 13 24 14 1 6 87 76.4

at Catawba 02/02/ 80-82 Lot 26-58 . 4 4 10-24 . 4 1 18-25 . 7 2 11 24 35 37.8 20 13 13 3 5 80 76.6

at Elizabeth City State 2/7/15 71-58 W 24-51 . 4 7 12-23 . 5 2 11-17 . 6 4 10 22 32 37.5 13 10 12 3 12 71 76.4

VIRGINIA STATE 2/11/1 57-52 W 21-46 . 4 5 6-18 . 3 3 9-13 . 6 9 11 25 36 37.5 17 14 15 4 10 57 75.5

at Bowie State 2/14/1 55-70 L 20-52 . 3 8 4-20 . 2 0 11-18 . 6 1 6 22 28 37.1 22 10 15 5 5 55 74.7

at Lincoln (PA) 2/18/1 58-61 L 20-44 . 4 5 6-11 . 5 4 12-18 . 6 6 9 21 30 36.8 16 10 15 3 7 58 74.0

VIRGINIA UNION 2/21/1 85-81 Wo 28-57 . 4 9 6-17 . 3 5 23-32 . 7 1 10 21 31 36.6 17 16 14 2 7 85 74.4

vs St. Augustine's 2/25/1 65-60 W 20-52 . 3 8 8-24 . 3 3 17-31 . 5 4 14 21 35 36.5 19 10 10 1 5 65 74.1

vs Bowie State 2/26/1 64-87 L 23-66 . 3 4 7-23 . 3 0 11-19 . 5 7 14 22 36 36.5 19 5 13 4 6 64 73.7

Chowan 2064 725-1575 . 4 6 0 220-578 . 3 8 1 394-592 . 6 6 6 327 695 1022 36.5 531 378 390 108 208 2064 73.7

Opponents 1871 635-1561 . 4 0 7 144-511 . 2 8 2 457-685 . 6 6 7 344 632 976 34.9 506 347 364 94 171 1871 66.8

Games played: 28

Points/game: 73.7

FG Pct: 46.0

3FG Pct: 38.1

FT Pct: 66.6

Rebounds/game: 36.5

Assists/game: 13.5

Turnovers/game: 13.9

Assist/turnover ratio: 1.0

Steals/game: 7.4

Blocks/game: 3.9