2011-12 newberry college wolves men's basketball game notes

ALL-TIME RECORD
FIRST SEASON: 1913
ALL-TIME GAMES: 2,221
ALL-TIME RECORD: 983-1,238 (.443)
FIRST SEASON IN NCAA DIVISION II: 1991-92
GAMES AS DIVISION II: 488
RECORD AS DIVISION II: 176-312 (.361)
FIRST SEASON IN SAC: 1997-98
GAMES IN SAC PLAY: 202
SAC RECORD: 76-126 (.376)
CHAMPIONSHIPS
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE CHAMPIONS:
1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1922, 1923, 1924
LITTLE FOUR: 1958
NAIA DISTRICT SIX: 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977
NATIONAL TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES
NAIA: 1961, 1975, 1976, 1977 (4-4 record)
ELEAZER ARENA
Opened: 1981
Total Seasons: 28th season
Capacity: 1,600
Overall Men’s Basketball Games: 355
Record: 176-179 (.496)
SAC Games: 102
Record: 46-56 (.451)
Eleazer Arena’s Honored Jerseys:
Carl Short (24), retired Nov. 11, 1991
Robert Edwards (25), retired May 8, 1978
Moses King (31), retired May 5, 1976
Bobby Griffin (40), retired May 8, 1978
Scott Conant (41), retired May 8, 1978
Clyde Agnew (44), retired May 5, 1976
NEWBERRY COLLEGE
MEDIA RELATIONS
Director of Media Relations.................Josh Manck
E-mail address...............josh.manck@newberry.edu
Office Phone........................................(803) 321 - 5667
Mobile Phone......................................(817) 487 - 5136
Website.......................... www.NewberryWolves.com
Radio Flagship.............WKDK - AM-1240, Newberry
Website................................................www.WKDK.com
Archived Webcasts........................ www.NewberryWolves.com/live
Play-by-Play................................................Garry Griffith
Please arrange all interviews with Newberry College
student-athletes and/or coaches through Manck.
WKDK will receive first priority post-game when
games are broadcast.
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HEAD COACH DAVE DAVIS
Dave Davis was introduced as the College’s 24th men’s basketball
coach in a press conference on campus Monday, April 26, 2010.
Davis had previously served as head men’s basketball coach at Pfeiffer
University for the past 14 seasons.
In his 14 seasons at Pfeiffer, Davis accumulated a record of 284-
124 (.696) including 21 championships, NCAA Division II Sweet Sixteen
appearances in 2000 and 2004 and an NCAA Elite Eight appearance
in 2004.
Davis’ Pfeiffer teams have averaged over 20 wins per season and
rank in the top 5 in wins since 1990 in all of NCAA Division II basketball.
Davis was named the CVAC Coach of the Year in 1998, 1999 and
2004. He was also named the NCAA East Regional Coach of the Year
in 2004.
Davis’ 2009-10 Pfeiffer team finished as the highest scoring team
in Division II at 103.1 points per game and was ranked third nationally
in three-pointers per game (10.6) and steals per game (11.2), while
ranking fifth in the country in three-point field goal percentage (42.3%).
Prior to being named head coach at Pfeiffer, Davis was the head coach at Barton College
where the team of his own recruits won a record 25 games. He received his first head coaching
position at his alma mater, Warren Wilson College, where he led the Owls to their highest win
total in 15 years.
All told, Davis has a record of 343-200 (.632) in 19 years as a collegiate head coach.
Davis earned his bachelor’s degree from Warren Wilson in 1983, and a master’s degree from
Gardner-Webb in 1993. As a player for the Owls, he was a 4-year starter and was on two Conference
Championship teams. He is Warren Wilson’s all-time assist leader.
Davis has an impressive list of former assistant coaches including seven Division I coaches,
headlined by Purdue head coach Matt Painter, Charlotte associate head coach Rob Moxley, Charlotte
assistant coach Rob Perron and Boston Celtics assistant coach Michael Longabardi.
DAVIS CAREER
COACHING RECORD
Year School W/L W/L Pct.
1991-92 Warren Wilson 11-17 .393
1992-93 Warren Wilson 11-17 .393
1993-94 Barton 11-16 .407
1994-95 Barton 13-12 .520
1995-96 Barton 13-14 .481
1996-97 Pfeiffer 16-12 .571
1997-98 Pfeiffer 17-9 .654
1998-99 Pfeiffer 19-9 !# .679
1999-00 Pfeiffer 26-5 ^!# .839
2000-01 Pfeiffer 20-8 .714
2001-02 Pfeiffer 16-12 .571
2002-03 Pfeiffer 22-9 .710
2003-04 Pfeiffer 31-3 ^!# .912
2004-05 Pfeiffer 27-5 ^! .844
2005-06 Pfeiffer 18-11 .621
2006-07 Pfeiffer 17-11 .607
2007-08 Pfeiffer 21-8 .724
2008-09 Pfeiffer 16-12 .571
2009-10 Pfeiffer 18-10 .643
2010-11 Newberry 13-14 .481
2011-12 Newberry 1-0 1.000
21st Season 357-214 .625
^ - NCAA Tournament Appearance
! - CVAC Regular Season Champions
# - CVAC Coach of the Year
ASSISTANT COACHES
Justin Furr
Wingate, 1999
Furr comes to Newberry after serving
as an assistant coach at UNC
Wilmington for the past four seasons.
Prior to his time at UNCW,
Furr coached two seasons at High
Point University. He previously
served stints at St. Andrews Presbyterian
College, Wingate University
and Pfeiffer University.
Shawn McCullion
Emerson, 1997
McCullion comes to Newberry after
10 seasons as associate head
men’s basketball coach at Emerson
College in Boston, Mass. At Emerson,
McCullion was responsible for
scouting and game plan implementation
for the Lions, who led
Division III in field goal percentage
at 52.7% in 2007-08.
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