2015 – 2016 Media Guide

Roadrunner Basketball
2015- 2016 Media Guide
Angelina
College
Quick Facts
School:
Angelina College
Location:
3500 South First St., Lufkin TX 75902
Founded:
1968
Enrollment:
4,931
Nickname:
Roadrunners
Arena:
Angelina College Activity Center
Shands Gym
Affiliation:
National Junior College Athletic Association
Region 14
President:
Dr. Michael Simon
Alma Mater:
Texas Tech University
Athletic Director:
Guy Davis
Alma Mater:
Lamar University
Stephen F. Austin State University
Roadrunner Head Coach:
Todd Neighbors
Texas State University
Assistant Coach:
Curtis Nash
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Sports Information Director:
Gary Stallard
Stephen F. Austin University
Athletic Secretary:
Debbie Mareno
Athletic Trainer:
Karia Ezell
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2015 - 2016 Roadrunners
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1
2
4
14
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Corinthian Ramsey
5’11”
Mansfield, TX
Joshua Holliday
6’4”
Austell, GA
Victor Bell
6’7”
Cedar Hill, TX
Kahari Beaufort
6’4”
Hartford, CT
10
20
23
Trent Brinkley
6’6”
Dallas, TX
Quinton Bush
6’7”
Bayshore, NY
Deion Fields
6’5”
Apopka, FL
Dalyn Mumphrey
6’8”
Cedar Hill, TX
11
21
41
Antoine Kerr
5’9”
Hartford, CT
Zach Shepherd
6’4”
Houston, TX
Gary Blackston
6’3”
Baltimore, MD
Shane Temara
6’9”
Syracuse, NY
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2015 - 2016 Roadrunners Roster
No. Name Class
Ht.
Hometown/School
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Corinthian Ramsey Fr.
5’11”
Mansfield, TX
1
Trent Brinkley Fr.
6’6”
Dallas, TX
2
Antoine Kerr Fr.
5’9”
Hartford, CT
4
Joshua Holliday Fr.
6’4”
Austell, GA
10
Quinton Bush Fr.
6’7”
Bayshore, NY
11
Zach Shepherd Fr.
6’4”
Houston, TX
14
Victor Bell Fr. 6’7”
Cedar Hill, TX
20
Deion Fields So.
6’5”
Apopka, FL
21
Gary Blackston Fr.
6’3”
Baltimore, MD
22
Kahari Beaufort So.
6’4”
Hartford, CT
23
Dalyn Mumphrey Fr.
6’8”
Cedar Hill, TX
41
Shane Temara So.
6’9”
Syracuse, NY
Head Coach: Todd Neighbors
Assistant Coach: Curtis Nash
Athletics Trainer: Manuel Gallegos
Student Manager: Zontavier Williams
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Schedule and Records
ANGELINA BASKETBALL
2015-16
Date
Day Oct. 9 Friday Oct. 10 Saturday
Oct. 31 Saturday Nov. 1 Sunday Nov. 3
Tuesday Nov. 7
Saturday
Nov. 10 Tuesday Nov. 14 Saturday
Nov. 17 Tuesday Nov. 21 Saturday Nov. 24 Tuesday Nov. 27- 28 Friday Nov. 28 Saturday Dec. 2 Wednesday Dec. 5 Saturday Dec. 9 Wednesday Dec. 30 Wednesday Jan. 2
Saturday Jan. 6
Wednesday Jan. 9
Saturday Jan. 13 Wednesday Jan. 16 Saturday Jan. 20 Wednesday
Jan. 23 Saturday Jan. 27 Wednesday Jan. 30 Saturday Feb. 3
Wednesday Feb. 6
Saturday Feb. 10 Wednesday Feb. 13 Saturday Feb. 17 Wednesday Feb. 20 Saturday Feb. 24 Wednesday
Feb. 27 Saturday Mar. 1-5 Opponent @Mullen Jamboree @Alan Branch Shootout Western Texas
@East-West Challenge (Collin College Campus)
Midland @ East-West Challenge
@McLennan Greater Houston Prep @Greater Houston Prep Cy Fair @Tomball @Trinity Valley Bye
Guy Davis Thanksgiving Classic
Panola Vs. Cedar Valley Angelina vs. Tomball Panola Vs. Tomball Angelina Vs. Cedar Valley @Paris Panola @Kilgore McLennan Tyler @Navarro Bossier Parish Coastal Bend @Lee Jacksonville @San Jacinto Blinn Bye
@Lamar Lee @Coastal Bend @Jacksonville San Jac @Blinn Bye
Lamar Region XIV Tournament Time
TBA
TBA
8:00pm
4:00pm
7:00pm
5:00pm
1:50pm
6:00pm
6:00pm
6:00pm
5:00pm
7:00pm
2:00pm
4:00pm
7:30pm
4:00pm
7:30pm
7:00pm
4:00pm
7:00pm
4:00pm
7:30pm
6:00pm
7:30pm
4:00pm
7:30pm
7:30pm
6:00pm
7:30pm
4:00pm
7:00pm
4:00pm
4:00pm
TBA
Head Coach: Todd Neighbors
Assistant Coach: Curtis Nash
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2015 - 2016 Roadrunners
Back row, from left: Trent Brinkley, Dalyn Mumphrey, Victor Bell, Quinton Bush, Shane
Temara, Deion Fields and Kahari Beaufort. Front row, from left: Zach Shepherd, Antoine
Kerr, Corinthian Ramsey, Gary Blackston, Tommy Sing and Joshua Holliday.
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Sophomores
Deion fields
Sophomore
6’5”
Apopka, FL/Apopka HS (Pasco-Hernando State College)
Major: Physical Therapy
Parents: Selena Rhodes and Ben Fields
Honors:
• Class 8-A All-District
• Class 8-A District Champion
No. 20
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Sophomores
Kahari Beaufort
6’4”
Sophomore
Hartford, CT/East Hartford HS
Major: Undecided
Parents: April Foster
Honors:
•All-District
•All-State
•McDonald’s All-American Nominee;
•MVP of State Tourney
•No. 1 in State
No. 22
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Sophomores
SHane temara
No. 41
6’9”
Sophomore
Syracuse, NY/West Genesee HS (Pasco-Hernando State College)
Major: Undecided
Parents: Chrstine and Michael Temara
Honors:
•All-District
•HS Team MVP
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Freshmen
Corinthian Ramsey
No. 0
Trent brinkley
No. 1
5’11”
Freshman
Mansfield, TX/Mansfield Summit HS
Major: Sports Management
Parents: Felisha Johnson and Avery Ramsey
Honors:
• 1st Team All-Region
• Coca Cola Tournament MVP
6’6”
Freshman
Hartford, CT/Justin F. Kimball HS
Major: Undecided
Parents: Tracy Patterson
Honors:
• Three-Time State Champions
• All-State
• All-District
• MVP High School
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Freshmen
Antoine Kerr
No. 2
Joshua Holliday
No. 4
5’9”
Freshman
Hartford, CT/East Hartford HS
Major: Sports Management
Parents: Daisy Ried
Honors:
• All-Academic
• General Honor Roll
6’4”
Freshman
Austell, GA/South Cobb HS
Major: Criminal Justice
Parents: Jackie and Harvey Holliday
Honors:
• Honorable Mention All-Region Team
• 1,000-point Scorer (HS)
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Freshmen
Quinton Bush
No. 10
Zach Shepherd
No. 11
6’7”
Freshman
Bayshore, NY/Upper Room Christian HS
Major: Business
Parents: Regina Scott and Johnny Bush
6’4”
Freshman
Houston, TX/Pro-Vision Academy
Major: Pharmacy
Parents: Janice Davis and Glenn Shepherd
Honors:
• State Champion
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Freshmen
Victor Bell
No. 14
Gary Blackston
No. 21
6’7”
Freshman
Cedar Hill, TX/Cedar Hill HS
Major: Criminal Justice
Parent: Chetavue Bell and Victor Bell, Sr.
Honors:
• All-State
• All-District
6’3”
Freshman
Baltimore, MD/Patterson HS
Major: Sports Broadcasting
Parents: Sheila and Joe Blackston, Muree Watkins
Honors:
• All-Metro
• All-County
• Capitol Hoops All-Tournament Team
• All-XFinity Tournament Team
• MVP BCPS Basketball Academy
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Freshmen
Dalyn Mumphrey
6’8”
Freshman
Cedar Hill, TX/Triple A Academy
Major: General Studies
Parents: Vicky and Johnny Mumphrey
Honors:
• Two-time All-District
• Defensive MVP
• 6th Man of the Year
No. 23
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Former Roadrunners
DIVISION I
University of Mississippi
Jim Sandridge
Baylor University
Edwin Mitchell
Fresno State
Earl Seals
Northwestern
Victor Willis
University of Texas
***Tony Jones
*Roderick Anderson
Cal Varner
Northeast University /
Louisiana - Monroe
Jonas Brown
Morris Spencer
Mike Wilson
Indiana State
Quinton Fly
Central Florida
Chip Cartwright
University of Oklahoma
Joel Davis
Colgate University
Damon Sherman-Newsome
University of Houston
Craig Lillie
Horace Dixon
UT-Pan American
Wesley Jones
Louisiana State
Derek Mallet
Texas A&M
Frank Williams
University of Missouri
Scotty Washington
Texas Christian
Adrick McKinney
Shedrick Franklin
New Mexico
**Eric Chatfield
Oklahoma State
Harland Burgess
Louisiana Tech
David Dantin
Terry Moore
Ronnie Spivey
Lorenzo Ewing
Robert Morris University
(Chicago)
Trent Brantley
Stephen F. Austin
Lawrence Purke
Chris Hagan
Greg Roberson
Johnny Taylor
Kyle Jones
John Mouton
Moses King
Tysmon Jolivette
J.C. Carter
Hall Henderson
Sam Houston State University
Manfred Quentel
Antonio Wells
Lawrence Allen
McNeese State
Ben Scarbrough
Martinez Grimes
Georgia Southern
Derick McGee
Arkansas State
**J.J. Montgomery
Texas Southern University
Gary Robinson
Southwest Texas State
(Now Texas State)
Mitch Ferguson
J.J. Johnson
Dain Ervin
Lamar University
Freddie Williams
Donny Coryell
Ashton Hall
Tristan Warrell
Brandon Moton
LeMon Gregory
Central Arkansas
Kevin Ratliff
Cedrick Nickelberry
Southern Arkansas University
Darick Roscoe
Jackson State
Deon Burns
Tarkio University (MO)
Kirk Simple
NAIA/OTHER
California State - Northridge
Larry Beard
Ferrell Artis
Anthony Blackshire
Nichols State
Jason Wilkins
Texas Wesleyan
(NAIA Div. 1)
Otho Fields
**Mark Callaway
Alvin Davis
Jeff Chumbley
University of Charlotte
Lamont Mack
Prairie View A&M
Terrance Moore
Binghamton University (NY)
Reginald Fuller
West Virginia
Dee Proby
James Madison University
Shakir Brown
University of North Texas
Deckie Johnson
Morhead State (Kentucky)
TyQuan Bitting
DIVISION II
Texas A&M International
Jamie Farrie
Georgetown College
Jaylen Daniel
Grand Canyon (AZ)
David McDaniel
Eric Taylor
Peru State
Greg Thompson
Nebraska Christian
Chris Wilson
Wayland Baptist University
Chris Harris
Bakersville College (CA)
Andre’ Pichon
Huston - Tillotson
Brandon Bailey
Damon Green
Sean Wade
Kareem Bartlett
Scooter Thornton
Southwest Assemblies Univer.
Andre Crear
Southern - New Orleans
Andre Jackson
Chad Pitre
University of Maryland
Mike Myers
McNeese State University
LaDerrien Jackson
Parks College
Curtis Bradley
University of Memphis
Jared Sandridge
University of Texas - El Paso
Victor Mbachu
Vorhess College (SC)
Michael Daniel
Drake
Calvin Tillis
Adrian Thomas
Mary Hardin Baylor
Levon White
Joe Molo
Rodney Dykes
Jarvis College (TX)
Terrance Monroe
University of S. Alabama
Marvin Eackles
Southern Louisiana /
Louisiana - Lafayette
Kevin Spurlock
Anthony Aucoin
Josh Jones
UT - San Antonio
Marcus Montgomery
Western Kentucky
Isadore Thornton
Northwestern Louisiana
Gerald Hollins
Sean Johnson
East Texas Baptist
Jerome Wilson
Giff Durham
Chris Harden
Denedectine (IL)
Sean Creer
Lakeland College (WI)
Marcus Carroll
Livingstone College
Jordan Ayscue
Northwestern Oklahoma Uni.
Deiondray Martin
Culver - Stockton
Triston Redmon
LSU - Shreveport
LaDarron Walker (2004)
Concordia Unversity (Austin,
Tx)
Dieonte Forney
*Two time NJCAA
All-American
**Professional Wrestler “THE
UNDERTAKER”
***Played for the NFL’s
Houston Oilers
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The Next Level
What Exactly is ‘The Next Level’?
It’s a mythical place mentioned in nearly every signing story: A young athlete
signs a letter of intent to play his or her chosen sport at a college or university, and
he or she is said to be moving on to “The Next Level.” Where is that place? And what
exactly is it? Naturally, those sports stars dream of plying their athletic wares as professionals. Who wouldn’t want to get paid to play something they love? However, the truth
is reaching any pinnacle in athletics is a process requiring baby steps. Some might have
the good fortune to sign with a major university, but those particular athletes are few
and far between. Then there are those who choose to go the junior college route. Angelina College has been a prime launching pad for players looking to improve both athletically and academically in order to get a shot at yet another “Next Level.”
Adrick McKinney was a big kid with plenty of size and raw talent when head
coach Todd Neighbors watched him play at Trimble Tech High School in Fort Worth,
Texas. McKinney signed with AC and spent his first year learning how tough the
competition can be inside Region XIV. More than anything, he learned what it would
take for him to move up another notch. McKinney worked with Neighbors throughout
the off season, developing his strength, agility and footwork to the point he was nearly
unrecognizable when the next season started. McKinney was one of the more dominant
players in the conference that season, leading to his signing with Texas Christian University, from where McKinney graduated in May.
Lamont Mack was another who, under Neighbors’ tutelage, developed into a
better player in his two years at AC. After signing and competing with the University
of North Carolina-Charlotte, Mack found himself playing professionally overseas – just
like his AC teammate, Jonas Brown, who went from his stint with the Roadrunners to
the University of Louisiana-Monroe to a spot on a professional roster overseas.
The list goes on and on, a chronicle of success stories featuring Roadrunners
who parlayed their abilities and academic successes into college degrees and, in some
cases, professional contracts. Not all those players would have had the opportunity for a
university education had they not developed as Roadrunners.
Angelina College is proving, year after year, that there’s always a “Next Level”, and it
doesn’t stop when one hangs up the sneakers for good. By preparing student athletes for
life on the court and off, the Roadrunner basketball program is testament to the college’s
motto, “It’s a Great Place to Start.”
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Coach Biography
Head Coach Todd Neighbors
Head Coach Todd Neighbors enters his ninth season as head coach of the Roadrunners and
15th overall as a head coach at the collegiate level. Neighbors earned his bachelor’s degree at
Southwest Texas State in 1992 and his Master’s degree in Education in 1995 from the University of the Incarnate Word.
In Neighbors’ eight seasons as head coach of the program the Roadrunners have won more
than 60 percent of their games. According to Neighbors, though, it is not about winning games;
it is about the development of his players as young men and student-athletes. “Here at Angelina
College we focus daily on the development of our players. We emphasize to our players the
importance of becoming a better student, person, and player every day. I am in the coaching
profession to have a positive impact on my players’ lives and future. When a player becomes a
member of our family, he becomes a member for life.”
Neighbors joined the Angelina College family in 2005. Prior to that, he served as head coach
for Hill College from 2000-2004, and Ranger College from 1998-2000. During those combined
six years, Neighbors was responsible for recruiting and coaching four All-Americans, seven
All-Region selections, twelve All-Conference players and two Freshmen of the Year honorees.
Several of Neighbors’ former players are currently playing professionally overseas.
He is married to the former Susan Bollinger of Perry, Oklahoma. He has two daughters, Taylor,
age 18 and Kennedy, age 14; and a step-son, Cody, age 21.
Assistant Coach Curtis Nash
Assistant Coach Curtis Nash begins his third season at AC. Before joining Angelina College,
Nash Graduated from L.D. Bell High School in Hurst, TX; then attended South Plains Junior
College where he was selected First Team All-Conference following his freshman season. The
next season, Nash transferred to Hill Junior College, where he played for Coach Todd Neighbors and was selected as a Junior College All-American in 2000-2001 as a sophomore. Nash
received numerous recruiting offers but decided on the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where he played for two seasons.
In 2006, he graduated with a B.A. in African Studies. Following his Division-I basketball career,
Nash spent several in the professional ranks, playing for teams throughout the United States
(Texas, Oregon, Florida, and North Carolina), Europe (Holland, France, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, England and Czech Republic) and Canada (Edmonton).
Toward the end of his career, Nash started his own “Skill Development” program (curtisnashglobaltraining.com) to help athletes improve their game and personal growth. To this and his
coaching endeavors he brings a passion for helping others achieve more not only in basketball
but life in general. Nash lived ten years in Charlotte, North Carolina, but was born and raised
in Fort Worth, TX and is the son of Rochelle Nash-Newton and the late Curtis Nash Sr.
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Additional Staff Biographies
Sports Information Dir. Gary Stallard
Sports Information Director Gary Stallard, who also serves as AC’s Marketing & Development Coordinator, begins his tenth season with Angelina College. Following a
career as a U.S. Marine, Stallard completed his bachelor’s degree at Stephen F. Austin
University, where he majored in English and Journalism. For more than 15 years, he
has worked as a sports writer/columnist/ photographer for the Lufkin Daily News; he
continues to contribute free-lance articles on occasion. Stallard has won several awards
for writing, including the Golden Hoops Award for basketball writing in 2003, Regional Sports Writer of the Year in 2004, and the Texas Press Association’s first-place
award for column writing in 2007 and 2014. He has also done basketball, football and
baseball radio and web stream play-by-play and color commentary for an ESPN affiliate. Currently Stallard serves as play-by-play broadcaster for AC basketball, baseball
and softball games.
Prior to arriving at Angelina College, Stallard taught English at Lufkin High School
for four years. He currently teaches Developmental Writing classes at AC.
He and his wife Susan live in Lufkin.
Manuel Gallegos
Athletics Trainer
Xontavier Williams
Student Manager
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Facilities
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CHEER SQUAD
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The AC Basketball Experience
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Roadrunner Association & Sponsors
JRD Mail Store • Judge Wes & Dr. Cheryl Suiter • Pivot
Technologies • TSO Dr. Mark Wiedenfeld
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