MEN'S BASKETBALL 2010-2011 - Southern University New Orleans

ATHLETICS SUPPORT STAFF & COACHESELSTON KINGAthletic DirectorVINCENT JOHNSON, Ph.D.Academic AdvisorEDDIE FRANCISSports InformationGILDA DAVISRegistrarBRIAN SMITHAssistant CoachLAJUAN MAGEEStatisticianRAYMOND RAPHAELTrainerDAVE VALDERYHead CoachOne of the most successful college basketball coaches in the region, Coach Dale Valderyenters his third season at SUNO with a career head coaching record of 248-177."Coach Val's" coaching career began in 1977 at Xavier University of Louisiana as thefirst head coach of the women's basketball team. Coach Valdery got off to a promisingstart, leading Xavier's women to District 30 championships in 1981 and 1982. Along theway he earned honors as both District and Metro Coach of the Year in 1981.He would eventually make his mark as the head coach of Xavier's men's team. He tookover the Gold Rush in 1990 after stints as an assistant men's coach at Southern Universityand A&M College, Grambling State University, and Xavier. As head coach, Valdery's accomplishments includedLouisiana Small College Coach of the Year (2001), GCAC Coach of the Year (2001), three NAIA tournamentappearances, and the most wins in Xavier's history. Before taking over at SUNO, he served again as an assistantcoach at Southern University where the Jaguars won two Southwestern Athletic Conference Championships.Coach Valdery also made a stop at Hampton University where he served as assistant coach of the women's team.In his first year at SUNO, Coach Val made it a point to begin a culture of winning by focusing on his team's attitude.What began as a three-win debut season, grew to a 13-15 record in the 2009-2010 season. Part of the season’shighlights were upsets of Northwestern State and the nationally ranked LSU-Shreveport. In the first round of theGCAC Tournament, SUNO ousted Loyola in the first round before falling to LSUS in a rematch. SUNO also gottheir first All-American since 2005 in Lionel Green.Coach Valdery is a native of New Orleans and received his Bachelor of Science in Physical Education from Xavierin 1975. As a basketball player at Brother Martin High School, Coach Valdery was a member of the legendary 36-01971 state and the national championship team as well as another state championship team.3