Big South Announces Men's Basketball All-Decade Teams
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – As part of the Big South’s 30th Anniversary celebration in 2013-14, the Conference is announcing its first-ever All-Decade Teams to recognize the student-athletes and coaches who excelled in their respective sport since the Conference’s founding in 1983. A committee of Big South Conference administrators served as the official voting panel to determine the All-Decade Teams, with fan voting comprising 20 percent of the overall total.
Below are the All-Decade Teams for Men’s Basketball for the years 1985-89, 1990-99 and 2000-09. Men’s Basketball became a Conference sport in 1985-86, and each team features 10 players and one head coach. In case of ties, additional honorees are included.
1985-89 MEN’S BASKETBALL ALL-DECADE TEAM
Name, School (Notes)
-Heder Ambroise, Charleston Southern (2-time All-Conference)
-William Calvin, Coastal Carolina (3-time All-Conference)
-Brad Childress, Campbell (2-time All-Conference)
-Tim Daniels, Augusta (2-time All-Conference)
-Clarence Grier, Campbell (Player of the Year, 2-time All-Conference)
-Ben Hinson, Charleston Southern (2-time Tournament MVP, 2-time All-Conference)
-Fred McKinnon, Winthrop (Player of the Year)
-Milton Moore, UNC Asheville (2-time Tournament MVP, 2-time All-Conference)
-Derek Wilson, Coastal Carolina (Player of the Year, 2-time All-Conference)
-Henry Wilson, Campbell (Player of the Year, 3-time All-Conference)
Head Coach, School (Notes)
Tommy Gaither, Charleston Southern (2 Championships [1986-87], 17-3 Big South, 42-18 overall
1990-99 MEN’S BASKETBALL ALL-DECADE TEAM
Name, School (Notes)
-Peter Aluma, Liberty (Tournament MVP, 3-time All-Conference Big South Hall of Fame member)
-Eric Burks, Charleston Southern (Player of the Year, Tournament MVP, 2-time All-Conference)
-Doug Day, Radford (4-time All-Conference, Big South Hall of Fame member)
-Robert Dowdell, Coastal Carolina (2-time All-Conference, Big South Hall of Fame member)
-Tony Dunkin, Coastal Carolina (All-American, 4-time Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Tournament MVP, 4-time All-Conference, Big South Hall of Fame member)
-Scott Hartzell, UNC Greensboro (Tournament MVP, Rookie of the Year, 2-time All-Conference)
-T.L. Latson, Charleston Southern (Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, 2-time All-Conference)
-Kevin Martin, UNC Asheville (Player of the Year, 3-time All-Conference)
-Josh Pittman, UNC Asheville (2-time Player of the Year, 2-time All-Conference, Big South Hall of Fame member)
-Joe Spinks, Campbell (Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, 4-time All-Conference, Big South Hall of Fame member)
-Tyson Waterman, Winthrop (Rookie of the Year, 3-time All-Conference)
Head Coach, School (Notes)
Dr. Ron Bradley, Radford (1 Championship [1998], 1 NCAA Tournament, 1 Coach of the Year award, 76-38 Big South, 140-89 overall, Big South Hall of Fame member)
2000-09 MEN’S BASKETBALL ALL-DECADE TEAM
Name, School (Notes)
-Larry Blair, Liberty (Freshman of the Year, 4-time All-Conference)
-Torrey Butler, Coastal Carolina (2-time All-American, 2-time Player of the Year, 2-time All-Conference)
-Danny Gathings, High Point (All-American, Player of the Year, Tournament MVP, 2-time All-Conference)
-Jack Leasure, Coastal Carolina (All-American, Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year, 3-time All-Conference)
-Greg Lewis, Winthrop (Player of the Year, Tournament MVP, 2-time All-Conference)
-Torrell Martin, Winthrop (2-time Tournament MVP, 3-time All-Conference)
-Pele Paelay, Coastal Carolina (All-American, Player of the Year, 2-time All-Conference)
-Art Parakhouski, Radford (2-time All-American, 2-time Player of the Year, Tournament MVP, 2-time All-Conference)
-Arizona Reid, High Point (2-time All-American, 2-time Player of the Year, 3-time All-Conference)
-Reggie Williams, VMI (All-American, 3-time All-Conference)
Head Coach, School (Notes)
Gregg Marshall, Winthrop (6 Championships [2000-01-02-05-06-07], 6 NCAA Tournaments, 3-time Coach of the Year, 95-23 Big South, 173-75 overall, Big South Hall of Fame member
Men’s Basketball All-Decade Team candidates were determined based on being at least one of the following: 1) Was a multiple All-Conference honoree; 2) Was named an All-American; 3) Is a member of the Big South Conference Hall of Fame; 4) Student-athletes must be a college graduate or left their respective institution in good academic standing; 5) Won a Conference Championship as a coach and/or was voted Conference Coach of the Year; and 6) Players of the Year, Tournament MVPs and First-Team All-Conference honorees were among the candidate pool for the 1985-89 All-Decade Teams. Candidates that participated in two different decades were placed in a specific decade based on consultation from member institutions. Member institutions also had final determination in regards to inclusion of student-athletes and coaches.
Founded August 21, 1983 by Charleston Southern (then Baptist College) Athletic Director Howard Bagwell and Augusta College President George Christenberry, the Big South Conference has matured into a competitive leader in college athletics while intentionally fostering the academic, personal, social, athletic and leadership development of its student-athletes. The League’s growing presence as an NCAA Division I athletic conference is evident by athletic accomplishments on the national stage, innovative marketing and media partnerships, increased television packages and quality athletic competition. . Comprised of 12 member institutions throughout the Southeast -- Campbell University, Charleston Southern University, Coastal Carolina University, Gardner-Webb University, High Point University, Liberty University, Longwood University, Presbyterian College, Radford University, UNC Asheville, Virginia Military Institute and Winthrop University -- the Big South Conference’s institutions have a remarkable history of achievement and continues to succeed on the field and in the classroom through the League’s 19 championship sports. The Big South Conference: Developing Leaders Through Athletics.