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Augusta State Quick Facts


Name of School: Augusta State University
Location: Augusta, GA
Founded: 1925
Enrollment: 6,573
Conference: Peach Belt
Nickname: Jaguars
School Colors: Blue (PMS 281) and White with Red (PMS 186) trim
President: Dr. William A. Bloodworth, Jr. (Texas Lutheran, 1964)
Athletic Director: Clint Bryant (Belmont Abbey, 1977)
 

Coaching Staff


Head Coach: Dip Metress (Belmont Abbey '88)
Record at Augusta State: 58-31 (.652), fourth year
Overall Career Record: 192-124 (.608), 12th year
Assistant Coach: Robbie McKinlay and Lenny Carlson
Athletic AD/Sports Medicine: John Sullivan (East Tennessee State '77)
Men's Basketball Trainer: John Ridgeway (Georgia College & State '06)
Athletics Secretary: Michelle Braithwaite
Athletics Office Phone: (706) 737-1626
Athletics Office Fax: (706) 737-1782

Basketball Information


Arena: George A. Christenberry Fieldhouse
Playing Surface: Northern Maplewood
First Year of Basketball: 1965-66
Overall Record: 636-535 (.543), 42 seasons
Christenberry Fieldhouse Record: 134-78 (.632), 17 seasons
Peach Belt Conference Record: 153-117 (.567), 16 seasons
NCAA Tournaments: Five (1970, 1971, 2001, 2002, 2007)
Last Postseason Opponent: Wingate, 2007
Result: L 79-78
All-America Selections: Two
All-Peach Belt Conference Selections: 21
2006-07 Record: 24-7
2006-07 PBC Record/Finish: 14-2/1st
Starters Returning/Lost: 5/0
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 10/3


Athletic Media Relations


Mailing Address: 2500 Walton Way
                             Augusta, GA 30904-2200
Overnight Address: 3109 Wrightsboro Road
                                 Augusta, GA. 30909
Athletic Media Relations Director:
Joey Warren
Men's Basketball Contact: Joey Warren
Warren's office phone: (706) 731-7925
Warren's E-mail: jwarren3@aug.edu 
Warren's Home Phone: (706) 210-4341
Warren's Cell Phone: (706) 951-4787
Media Relations Fax: (706) 737-1628
Press Row: (706) 731-7931/7932
Athletics Web Site: www.aug.edu/athletics 

Men's Basketball Team Facts


Starters Returning: Five (5)

  • #23 Tyrekus "AJ" Bowman (F, 6-5, 185, Sr.-3L, Tignall, Ga./Washington-Wilkes) - 20.5 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 2.0 spg., 1.5 bpg.; NABC All-American, Peach Belt Conference Player-of-the-Year, Georgia College Player-of-the-Year by the Atlanta Tipoff Club
  • #1 Ben Madgen (G/F, 6-4, 185, So.-1L, Williamstown, Australia/Adelaide) - 15.6 ppg., 4.4 rpg., 2.0 apg.; Second-leading scorer, PBC Freshman-of-the-Year
  • #21 Garret Siler (C, 6-11, 304, Jr.-2L, Augusta, Ga./Richmond Academy) - 13.1 ppg., 6.8 rpg., 2.4 bpg., 68.9 FG%; Third-leading scorer, PBC All-Conference selection
  • #0 Daniel Dixon (G, 5-9, 150, So.-1L, Falls Church, Va./Marshall) - 7.3 ppg., 3.0 apg., 1.6 spg., 47.3 3FG%; Started 25 of 31 games at point guard
  • #2 Steve Smith (G, 5-9, 175, Jr.-1L, Alexandria, Va./Belmont Abbey) - 5.1 ppg., 2.8 apg., 2.2 rpg., 44.9 3FG%; Team's defensive stopper.

Other Letterwinners Returning: Five (5)

  • #3 Demetrius Howard (G, 6-5, 188, Sr.-2L, Woodbridge, Va./Belmont Abbey) - 6.9 ppg., 3.0 rpg., 40.0 3FG%; Started in nine games, team's fifth-leading scorer
  • #33 Luke Tambon (F, 6-7, 215, Sr.-3L, Savannah, Ga./Savannah) - 1.8 ppg., 1.5 rpg., 54.1 FG%; Played in all 31 games, averaged 9.3 mpg.
  • #4 Jamie Quarles (G, 6-0, 190, Sr.-3L, Augusta, Ga./Richmond Academy) - 1.3 ppg., 1.3 apg., 0.9 rpg., 42.1 FG%; Reserve point guard, played in 17 games
  • #15 Etsho Ilunga (F, 6-7, 205, Sr.-1L, Lubumbashi, Congo/Southeastern Illinois) - 2.2 ppg., 1.5 rpg., 52.8 FG%; Saw action in 26 of 30 games, averaged 8.2 mpg.
  • - Howard Brown (F, 6-6, 215, So.-1L, Savannah, Ga./Urban Christian) - 1.7 ppg., 1.1 rpg., 57.9 FG%; Reserve forward played in 17 games.

Newcomers: Four (4)

  • #5 Jason Killeen (C, 6-10, 240, Jr.-TR, Limerick, Ireland/Winthrop)
  • #10 Tom Wright (G, 6-2, 185, Fr.-HS, Sydney, Australia/St. Aloysius)
  • #24 Caleb Brown (G/F, 6-4, 202, Fr.-HS, Dumfries, Va./Forest Park)
  • - Tye Beal (G, 5-9, 155, Fr.-HS, Arlington, Va./Wakefield)

Percentage of scoring returning: 90.1 percent (2,246 points)
Percentage of scoring lost: 9.9 percent (248 points)
Percentage of rebounding returning: 90.2 percent (1,011 rebounds)
Percentage of rebounding lost: 9.8 percent (110 rebounds)
2006-07 Record: Overall: 24-7; Home: 11-2; Away: 12-2; Neutral: 1-3
2006-07 Peach Belt Conference Record/Finish: 14-2/1st
(Lost in NCAA South Atlantic Regional semifinals to Wingate, 79-78)