2010-11 PBC Men's Basketball News

June 30, 2011
Francis Marion Signs Three to Men's Basketball Roster
Francis Marion University men’s basketball coach Gary Edwards has announced the signing of three high school seniors for the 2011-12 season.

June 22, 2011
Clayton State Adds Two More to 2011-12 Men's Basketball Roster
Clayton State head coach Gordon Gibbons announced the signing of center Tim Budd and forward Tyrone Black for the upcoming season.

June 13, 2011
Clayton State Lands PAC-10 Transfer for Men's Basketball
Clayton State head coach Gordon Gibbons announced the signing of Teondre Williams, who will transfer to the school from PAC-10 power Oregon.

June 7, 2011
Armstrong Announces 2011-12 Incoming Men's Hoops Class
Armstrong Atlantic State head men's basketball coach Jeremy Luther has announced his incoming class for the 2011-12 season. The Pirates will welcome in four players, three transfers and one high school freshman.

May 28, 2011
GC Men’s Hoops Adds Sunshine State Big Man
The Georgia College men’s basketball program and head coach Terry Sellers announced the signing of Josh Brown.

April 29, 2011
Georgia Southwestern Adds 6-10 Transfer
GSW head coach Mike Leeder announced the signing of 6-10 center Milos Kleut, who is transferring to the school from Lipscomb University.

April 27, 2011
USC Upstate’s Tony Dukes to Transfer to Clayton State Men’s Basketball
The development of the Clayton State Laker men’s basketball recruiting class for the upcoming season got off to a strong start on Tuesday as Laker head coach Gordon Gibbons announced that guard Tony Dukes is transferring from Division I USC Upstate and has signed with the Laker program.

April 18, 2011
Columbus State Men’s Basketball Adds Two to Recruiting Class
Columbus State men’s basketball coach Robert Moore announced that Idell Bell and AJ Shepherd have signed to play at CSU for the 2011-2012 season.

April 15, 2011
UNCP Hoops Adds Three For 2011
Head coach Ben Miller and the UNCP Basketball staff announced the addition of three student-athletes to the 2011 recruiting class.

March 24, 2011
GSW's Brown, ASU's Johnson Named NABC All-Americans
Georgia Southwestern's Phillip Brown and Augusta State's George Johnson were both named All-Americans by the National Basketball Coaches Association (NABC).

March 22, 2011
Five PBC Men’s Basketball Players, Metress Receive NABC Region Honors
Five Peach Belt Conference men’s basketball players and Augusta State head coach Dip Metress received All-Region recognition from the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).

March 15, 2011
NCAA Tournament: Anderson Advances to Elite Eight with Dramatic Overtime Win Over Augusta State
Taylor Shugart scored 14 points and blocked the potential game-tying shot with two seconds left in overtime to give seventh-seeded Anderson a dramatic 75-73 win over top-seeded Augusta State in the championship game of the 2011 NCAA Tournament Southeast Regional at Christenberry Fieldhouse.

March 13, 2011
NCAA Tournament: Anderson Ends Montevallo's Tournament Run
Brandon Young had team highs of 17 points and seven rebounds and Oskars Ernsteins scored 15 points, all on three-pointers, as seventh-seeded Anderson advanced to its first regional final in school history with an 82-76 win over sixth-seeded Montevallo in the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament Southeast Regional at Christenberry Fieldhouse.

March 13, 2011
NCAA Tournament: Johnson’s Career-High 31 Points Lead ASU Back to Championship Game
George Johnson matched his career high with 31 points to lead the top-seeded Jaguars to a 71-60 victory over fourth-seeded Queens in the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament Southeast Regional at Christenberry Fieldhouse.

March 12, 2011
NCAA Tournament: Montevallo Upends Georgia Southwestern in Quarterfinal
DeMarcus Catchings scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as sixth-seeded Montevallo withstood a furious second-half rally by third-seeded Georgia Southwestern for a 62-59 win in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament Southeast Regional at Christenberry Fieldhouse.

March 12, 2011
NCAA Tournament: Augusta State Holds Off UNC Pembroke
Franck Ndongo racked up game highs of 25 points and 13 rebounds and George Johnson added 22 points to lead top-seeded Augusta State to an 80-66 victory over eighth-seeded UNC Pembroke in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament Southeast Regional at Christenberry Fieldhouse.

March 12, 2011
NCAA Men's Regional Tournament Central!
The NCAA Tournament is here! Four PBC men's teams take the court beginning on Saturday in Augusta, Ga., for the Division II NCAA Southeast Regional. This is your one-stop shop for everything you need to follow the action with live video webcasts of each game, live stats, boxscores, recaps and more.

March 10, 2011
Four PBC Men’s Basketball Players Named Daktronics All-Region
Four Peach Belt Conference men’s basketball players were named to the Daktrnoics All-Region team, three of those on the first team.

March 6, 2011
Augusta State Claims PBC Men’s Tournament Title 76-59
Augusta State shot 50% in the second half and hit 81% of their 42 free throw attempts as they won the2011 PBC Tournament Championship on Sunday in Aiken 76-59 over UNC Pembroke.

March 6, 2011
Four Peach Belt Men’s Basketball Teams to Dance in NCAAs
Four Peach Belt Conference men’s basketball teams were among the 64 who will compete for the national championship as the NCAA released the tournament bracket on Sunday night.

March 5, 2011
PBC Tournament - Augusta State Advances to Championship Game
The No. 5 ranked Augusta State men’s basketball team used a 12-0 run late in the game to break away from the University of Montevallo for a 61-52 victory Saturday night in the semifinal round of the Peach Belt Conference Tournament held at USC Aiken’s Convocation Center.

March 5, 2011
PBC Tournament - UNC Pembroke Advances to PBC Title Game 69-68
Shahmel Bracket scored five points in the final 15 seconds, including a pair of free throws with nine seconds left, to lead UNC Pembroke past Georgia Southwestern 69-68 and the school’s first trip to the championship game of the PBC Tournament.

March 4, 2011
Peach Belt Announces Men’s Basketball All-Conference Team
The Peach Belt Conference announced the 2010-11 men’s basketball All-Conference team at a banquet in Aiken, S.C., home of the PBC Tournament.

February 26, 2011
Men’s Basketball Tournament Bracket Released by Peach Belt
A wild 2010-11 men’s basketball season came to a dramatic close on Saturday with races in both divisions being decided by the slimmest of margins to decide the eight teams eligible for the 2011 PBC Tournament.

February 23, 2011
Men's Basketball Recaps - Feb. 23
Georgia Southwestern captured the top seed in the west division while USC Aiken nabbed the #2 seed in the east on a wild Wednesday night of PBC basketball. With one game to go in the regular season, there are three teams looking for two spots in the east division while in the west, three teams will sort out the 2-3-4 order with the winner getting to host a first-round game. Check in on the PBC website on Thursday for our complete breakdown of the tiebreaker scenarios!

December 8, 2010
Three PBC Men’s Basketball Teams Ranked in Top 10
For the first time ever, three Peach Belt Conference men’s basketball teams have been ranked in the top 10 nationally as the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) released their weekly top-25 poll on Tuesday.

November 22, 2010
Braves' Basketball Inks Two During Early Signing Period
UNC Pembroke men’s basketball coach Ben Miller has announced the signing of Griffin Pittman and Tyler Kordenbrock to national letters of intent to join the Braves basketball program beginning in the fall of 2011.

November 3, 2010
USC Aiken, Montevallo Ranked in Preseason Top 25
The University of South Carolina Aiken and University of Montevallo men's basketball teams have been ranked in the preseason top 25 by the National Basketball Coaches Association.

October 29, 2010
PBC Releases Men’s Basketball Preseason All-Conference Team
The Peach Belt Conference has released the five-member preseason men’s basketball All-Conference team from the league office in Augusta.

October 27, 2010
USC Aiken Voted Men’s Basketball Preseason Favorite
For the second time in the last three years, the USC Aiken men’s basketball team has been selected as the team to beat in a preseason poll of Peach Belt Conference head coaches, released on Wednesday.

October 26, 2010
Former ASU Standout Garret Siler to Make NBA Debut
Former Augusta State All-American Garret Siler has earned an official roster spot with the NBA’s Phoenix Suns and will be active for tonight’s season opener at Portland. Game time is slated for 10:00 p.m., Eastern, and could become the first Peach Belt Conference player ever to appear in a regular-season NBA game.

October 5, 2010
Pacers Ranked 11th in Division II Bulletin Preseason Top 25
The University of South Carolina Aiken men's basketball team is ranked 11th nationally in the 2010 Division II Bulletin Preseason Top 25.

August 26, 2010
USC Aiken Announces Addition of Six Transfers
University of South Carolina Aiken head men’s basketball coach Vince Alexander announced his 2010-11 transfer class.

August 6, 2010
Francis Marion Inks Two Wing Players
Francis Marion University men’s basketball coach Gary Edwards has announced the addition of two newcomers for the 2010-11 season: senior forward Dominique Coleman of Snellville, Ga., and junior swingman Matthew Todd of North Augusta.

July 23, 2010
Three PBC Men’s Basketball Players Named to NABC Honors Court
Three Peach Belt Conference men’s basketball players were recently honored by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) by being placed on the NABC Honors Court, which recognizes those collegiate players who excelled academically in 2009-10.

July 21, 2010
Waterworth Signs to Play Men's Basketball at Lander
Lander head men's basketball coach Jeff Burkhamer announced today that Cody Waterworth, a 6-5 forward from Snellville, Ga., has signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball for the Bearcats beginning in the 2010-11 season.

July 14, 2010
Lander Adds Two More to 2010-11 Men's Basketball Roster
Lander head coach Jeff Burkhamer announced the additions of two more players to the 2010-11 Bearcat men's basketball rosters as two transfers will relocate to Greenwood this fall.

July 13, 2010
Hurricanes Strengthen Men's Hoops Roster with Fifth Division I Transfer
Trayce Macon, a forward from Troy University (Ala.), has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball for Georgia Southwestern State University, head coach Mike Leeder announced.

July 12, 2010
Lander Adds Kennedy to 10-11 Roster
Lander head men's basketball coach Jeff Burkhamer announced the signing of Jermel Kennedy, a 6-7 combo forward from Volunteer State (Tenn.) Community College, to a National Letter of Intent for the 2010-11 season.

July 7, 2010
CSU Adds Five Players to Complete Signing Class
Columbus State head men's basketball coach announced the addition of six players to his 2010-11 signing class, bringing the total number of new additions to nine players