Roadrunner Basketball2016 - 2017 Media Guide

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Angelina CollegeQuick 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:Kyle Manary

Steven F. Austin State University

Assistant Coach:Eric Cobert

Humboldt State University

Nick WadeAustin College

Sports Information Director:Gary Stallard

Stephen F. Austin University

Athletic Secretary:Debbie Mareno

Athletic Trainer:Karia Ezell

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2016 - 2017 Roadrunners

Victor Bell, Jr.6’7”Cedar Hill, TX

Gary Blackston6’3”Baltimore, MD

Kyndall Powell6’0”Kansas City, MO

Jason Towery6’5”Lincoln, NE

Angel Bullock6’2”Dallardsville, TX

Robert Lewis6’3”Compton, CA

Corinthian Ramsey5’11”Mansfield, TX

Carlos Simpson5’8”Dallas, TX

Quinton Bush6’7”Bayshore, NY

Isaiah Bailey6’7”Compton, CA

Malcolm Evans6’8”Jackson, MS

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2016 - 2017 Roadrunners RosterNo. Name Class Ht. Hometown/School

0 Corinthian Ramsey So. 5’11” Mansfield, TX

2 Gary Blackston So. 6’3” Baltimore, MD

3 Carlos Simpson Fr. 5’8” Dallas, TX

4 Kyndall Powell So. 6’0” Kansas City, MO

10 Quinton Bush So. 6’7” Bayshore, NY

15 Victor Bell, Jr. So. 6’7” Cedar Hill, TX

22 Isaiah Bailey So. 6’7” Compton, CA

24 Angel Bullock Fr. 6’2” Dallardsville, TX

25 Malcolm Evans Fr. 6’8” Jackson, MS

32 Jason Towery Fr. 6’5” Lincoln, NE

33 Robert Lewis So. 6’3” Compton, CA

Head Coach: Kyle Manary

Assistant Coaches: Eric Colbert, Nick Wade

Athletics Trainer: Kara Ezell

Student Manager: Zontavier Williams

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Schedule2016 - 2017

Date Day Opponent Loctation Time 10/7 Fri Mullen Jamboree Angelina vs. Northeastern CO Lewisville 12:00 Angelina vs. Collin Lewisville 2:0010/8 Sat Alan Branch Shootout Dallas TBA10/19 Wed Pro-Vision Academy Lufkin 6:0010/26 Wed. Texas Wesleyan Fort Worth 5:0011/1 Tue Victoria Lufkin 7:0011/5 Sat East-West Challenge Lewisville TBA Howard v. Angelina 6:0011/6Sun Sun East-West Challenge Lewisville Angelina v. Western Texas 8:0011/8 Tue McLennan Lufkin 7:0011/10 Thurs Tomball Lufkin 6:0011/14 Mon Pro Vision Academy Lufkin 7:0011/16 Wed Arkansas Baptist Little Rock, AR 7:0011/21 Mon Arkansas Baptist Lufkin 7:0011/25 Fri Guy Davis Thanksgiving Classic Panola v. Odessa 5:00 Angelina v. SWCC 7:00 11/26 Sat Guy Davis Thanksgiving Classic Panola v. SWCC 2:00 Angelina v. Odessa 4:00 11/30 Wed Kilgore Lufkin 7:3012/3 Sat Tyler Tyler 4:0012/7 Wed Trinity Valley Lufkin 7:3012/30 Fri McLennan Waco 6:001/6 Fri Navarro Corsicana TBA1/9 Mon Panola Lufkin 7:00 1/11 Wed Paris Paris 7:30 1/14 Sat Bossier Parish Lufkin 4:001/18 Wed Lamar State Beaumont 7:301/25 Wed Jacksonville Lufkin 7:301/28 Sat Lee Baytown 4:002/1 Wed Blinn Lufkin 7:302/4 Sat San Jacinto Pasadena 4:002/8 Wed Coastal Bend Lufkin 7:302/15 Wed Lamar State Lufkin 7:302/18 Sat Jacksonville Jacksonville 6:002/22 Wed Lee Lufkin 7:302/25 Sat Blinn Brenham 4:003/1 Wed San Jacinto Lufkin 7:303/4 Sat Coastal Bend Beeville 4:00

Head Coach: Kyle Manary Assistant Coachs: Eric Colbert & Nick Wade

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2016 - 2017 Roadrunners

Front row, L-R: Kyndall Powell, Josiah Garges, Carlos Simpson, Gary Blackston and Angel Bullock. Back row, L-R: Corinthian Ramsey, Robert Lewis, Trent Brinkley, Isaiah Bailey, Malcolm Evans, Quinton Bush, Victor Bell, Jason Tower, Jr., Shaquell Gainey and Jamain Owens. (AC Press photo/Jan Anderson-Pacson)

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SophomoresCORINTHIAN RAMSEY5’11” SophomoreMansfield, TX/Mansfield Summit HS

Collegiate Honors: 1st Team All-Region (2015-2016)Honors: 1st Team All-Region; Coca Cola Tournament MVPMajor: Physical EducationParents: Avery Ramsey

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SophomoresGARY BLACKSTON6’3” SophomoreBaltimore, MD/Patterson HS

Honors: All-Metro; All-County; Capitol Hoops All-Tournament Team; All-XFinity Tournament Team; MVP BCPS Basketball AcademyMajor: Sports BroadcastingParents: Sheila and Joe Blackston

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SophomoresKYNDALL POWELL6’1” SophomoreKansas City, MO/Lee’s Summit HS (Pratt CC)

Honors: All-ConferenceMajor: Physical EducationParents: Angela and Keith Dowell

No. 04

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SophomoresQUINTON BUSH6’7” SophomoreBay Shore, NY/Upper Room Christian HS

Honors: All-Long Island; Long Island All-StarMajor: BusinessParents: Regina Scott and Johnny Bush

No. 10

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SophomoresVICTOR BELL, JR.6’7” SophomoreCedar Hill, TX/Cedar Hill HS

Honors: 1st Team All-State; 1st Team All-District Major: Criminal Justice Parents: Chetavua Bell and Victor Bell, Sr.

No. 15

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SophomoresISAIAH BAILEY6’7”SophomoreCompton, CA/ Compton HS Pratt CC

Honors: 1st Team All-Conference Jayhawk League; 1st Team All-RegionMajor: Physical EducationParents: Keishana and Robert Bailey

No. 22

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SophomoresROBERT LEWIS6’3” Sophomore Compton, CA/Compton HS (San Bernadino Valley CC)

Major: UndecidedParents: Kim and Vernon Lewis

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FreshmenCARLOS SIMPSON5’7” FreshmanDallas, TX/Woodrow Wilson HS

Honors: District 12-4A Newcomer of the Year (2013-2014)Major: Business Parents: Shalena Servance and Carlos Simpson

No. 03

ANGEL BULLOCK6’0” FreshmanLivingston, TX/Big Sandy HS

Honors: All-StateMajor: UndecidedParents: Terri and Gabe Bullock

No. 24

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FreshmenMALCOLM EVANS6’8” FreshmanJackson, MS/Shelby Valley HS

Honors: All-State; All-DistrictMajor: EducationParent: Kimberly Evans

No. 25

JASON TOWERY6’5” FreshmanLincoln, NE/Lincoln HS Major: UndecidedParents: Sharon Anderson-Towery

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Former RoadrunnersDIVISION IUniversity of MississippiJim Sandridge

Baylor UniversityEdwin Mitchell

University of Texas***Tony Jones*Roderick AndersonCal Varner

Indiana StateQuinton Fly

University of OklahomaJoel Davis

University of HoustonCraig LillieHorace Dixon

Louisiana StateDerek Mallet

Texas A&MFrank Williams

University of MissouriScotty Washington

Texas ChristianAdrick McKinneyShedrick Franklin

New Mexico**Eric Chatfield

Oklahoma StateHarland Burgess

Louisiana TechDavid DantinTerry MooreRonnie SpiveyLorenzo Ewing

Robert Morris University(Chicago)Trent Brantley

Stephen F. AustinLawrence PurkeChris HaganGreg RobersonJohnny TaylorKyle JonesJohn MoutonMoses KingTysmon JolivetteJ.C. CarterHall Henderson

Sam Houston State UniversityManfred QuentelAntonio WellsLawrence Allen

McNeese StateBen ScarbroughMartinez Grimes

Fresno StateEarl Seals

NorthwesternVictor Willis

Northeast University /Louisiana - MonroeJonas BrownMorris SpencerMike Wilson

Central FloridaChip Cartwright

Colgate UniversityDamon Sherman-Newsome

UT-Pan AmericanWesley Jones

Georgia SouthernDerick McGee

Arkansas State**J.J. Montgomery

Texas Southern UniversityGary Robinson

Southwest Texas State(Now Texas State)Mitch FergusonJ.J. JohnsonDain Ervin

Lamar UniversityFreddie WilliamsDonny CoryellAshton HallTristan WarrellBrandon MotonLeMon Gregory

University of MarylandMike Myers

University of MemphisJared Sandridge

DrakeCalvin TillisAdrian Thomas

University of S. AlabamaMarvin Eackles

Southern Louisiana /Louisiana - LafayetteKevin SpurlockAnthony AucoinJosh JonesUT - San AntonioMarcus Montgomery

Western KentuckyIsadore Thornton

Northwestern LouisianaGerald HollinsSean Johnson

Central ArkansasKevin RatliffCedrick Nickelberry

Jackson StateDeon Burns

California State - NorthridgeLarry Beard

Nichols StateJason Wilkins

University of CharlotteLamont Mack

Prairie View A&MTerrance Moore

Binghamton University (NY)Reginald Fuller

West VirginiaDee Proby

James Madison UniversityShakir Brown

University of North TexasDeckie Johnson

Morhead State (Kentucky)TyQuan Bitting

DIVISION IITexas A&M InternationalJamie Farrie

Georgetown CollegeJaylen Daniel

Southwest Assemblies Univer.Andre Crear

McNeese State UniversityLaDerrien Jackson

University of Texas - El PasoVictor Mbachu

Mary Hardin BaylorLevon WhiteJoe MoloRodney Dykes

East Texas BaptistJerome WilsonGiff DurhamChris Harden

Denedectine (IL)Sean Creer

Lakeland College (WI)Marcus Carroll

Livingstone CollegeJordan Ayscue

Northwestern Oklahoma Uni.Deiondray Martin

Southern Arkansas UniversityDarick Roscoe

NAIA/OTHERTarkio University (MO)Kirk Simple

Ferrell ArtisAnthony Blackshire

Texas Wesleyan(NAIA Div. 1) Otho Fields**Mark CallawayAlvin DavisJeff Chumbley

Grand Canyon (AZ) David McDanielEric Taylor

Peru StateGreg Thompson

Nebraska ChristianChris Wilson

Wayland Baptist UniversityChris Harris

Bakersville College (CA)Andre’ Pichon

Huston - TillotsonBrandon BaileyDamon GreenSean WadeKareem BartlettScooter Thornton

Southern - New OrleansAndre JacksonChad Pitre

Parks CollegeCurtis Bradley

Vorhess College (SC)Michael Daniel

Jarvis College (TX)Terrance Monroe

Culver - StocktonTriston Redmon

LSU - ShreveportLaDarron Walker (2004)

Concordia Unversity (Austin, Tx)Dieonte Forney

*Two time NJCAAAll-American **Professional Wrestler “THE UNDERTAKER” ***Played for the NFL’sHouston Oilers

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The Next LevelWhat 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 profes-sionals. 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. Ange-lina College has been a prime launching pad for players looking to improve both athleti-cally 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 Uni-versity, 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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Coaches & Staff

Head Coach Kyle Manary enters his first year at the helm of the Roadrunner bas-ketball team, having returned home to his East Texas roots. Raised in Livingston, Texas, Manary attended Angelina Col-lege basketball games as a kid and still recalls the “Runnin’ and Gunnin’” style of those Guy Davis-led teams. Manary went on to attend Stephen F. Austin Uni-versity.Manary arrives at AC with a wealth of experience at every level of basketball. Known as a “guru” of player develop-ment, Manary over the past 10 years has worked with more than 120 NBA players, hundreds of high-level Division I play-ers, and several High School All-Amer-ican stars. He has served as director or lead instructor at all of the Nike Brand Skills Academies featuring such NBA stars Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Anthony Davis, LeBron James, Vince Carter, Amare Stoudemire, and Paul Pierce. In addition, Manary has been the Director of the Jordan Brand Inter-national Tour Defensive and Competition segments the past several years.

Manary has also served as the Head Coach of the International Team at the Jordan Brand Classic held in the NBA Charlotte Bobcats arena and the NBA Brooklyn Nets Barclay’s Center; Manary led his team to three victories in this pres-tigious world game. Over the past seven years, he has been the Director of the Chris Paul Elite Guard Camp, working with Chris Paul, Stephen Curry, Harrison Barnes, Will Barton, Isaiah Thomas, CJ McCollum, Ray McCallen, several other NBA players and the next crop of NBA players. Coach Manary also directs the Wesley Mathews Elite Camp from the Dallas Mavericks.

Coach Manary’s travels have put him around some of the best basketball minds in the game. After surviving a brain tumor that ended his playing career, Manary got

his coaching start as a student assistant at nearby SFA under Ned Fowler. Three years later, Manary was promoted to the duties of Third Assistant Basketball Coach at SFA under Derek Allister. One year later, Manary received his introduc-tion to junior-college basketball, serving as an assistant coach under Blake Brown at Frank Phillips College. Manary’s work there led to offers from several Division I programs; he chose to continue his career at Saint Mary’s College of California, working with Dave Bollwinkel – now the Senior Talent Scout for the Chicago Bulls. At Saint Mary’s, gained exposure to the professional ranks, eventually taking a position in basketball operations with the Dallas Mavericks thanks to then-team president Donnie Nelson. With the Mav-ericks Coach Manary wore several hats, from scouting talent in Europe and col-lege, to holding clinics all over the world, to player development. Coach Manary credits his time learning from Hall of Famer Don Nelson, Dell Harris, Sidney Moncrieff, Charlie Parker, and others as to his passion and creativity for the NBA.

Manary’s next stop led him to working with player-development legend John Lu-cas, with whom Manary spent the next several years doing all of the player de-velopment for a long list of NBA players.

In 2012, Manary became the head coach at Episcopal High School in Houston, a struggling program before his arrival. In his first season, Manary led the team to a 30-4 record and a third-place finish in the state tournament. Manary left the high school ranks having won nearly 90 per-cent of his games.

Manary’s arrival at Angelina College brought praise from several big names in the professional ranks:

Jeff Van Gundy – Former New York Knick/Houston Rocket Head Coach

and current NBA broadcaster: “I have watched Kyle coach and he has enthusi-asm that is absolutely contagious, coupled with his outstanding technical knowledge and a hunger to succeed that leaves no doubt in my mind that Angelina College has found the right coach to lead them in the future.”Kevin Eastman – Former NBA World Champion Assistant Coach/Current President of the Los Angeles Clippers: “Angelina College has hired an outstand-ing basketball coach in Kyle Manary. He has a great passion for the game and for those he coaches. His combination of in-credible knowledge of the game and the relationships he has built with coaches and players from the NBA and through the High School ranks will surely put Angelina where they want to be. But the best thing of all is that he will do it all in a first class manner that will help ev-ery player that comes through there to be better for it.”

Head Coach Kyle Manary

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ASSISTANT COACH NICK WADEAssistant Coach Nick Wade is beginning his first season at Angelina College. Before arriving at AC, Coach Wade was an assistant coach at Conroe Oakridge High School from 2014-2016. Prior to that, he served as an assistant coach at McKinney Boyd High School and Lee College. During his three years at Lee College, the Runnin’ Rebels finished with the most wins in school history and won the Region XIV conference championship in 2013, eventually advancing to the national tournament’s Sweet 16.

Coach Wade played collegiate basketball at Austin College in Sherman, Texas. In his senior season, Wade led the team in three pointers made and three-point field goal percentage. In 2010, Austin College achieved its first 20-win season while winning the SCAC West Division Championship. In his coaching career, Coach Wade has coached more than 20 Division 1 athletes and three professional basketball players, two of which currently are in the NBA’s “D” League.

Coach Wade lives in Lufkin with his wife Allison.

Coach BiographyASSISTANT COACH ERIC COLBERTAssistant men’s basketball coach Eric Colbert is entering his first season with Ange-lina College. Coach Colbert arrives at AC after spending two seasons at Pratt Com-munity College, where he was part of two 20-plus win seasons and a berth in the semifinals of the conference tournament.

Prior to his time with Pratt Community College, Coach Colbert was the head assistant at Navarro College from 2008-2014. During Coach Colbert’s six seasons on the staff at Navarro, the Bulldogs won three Region XIV championships and one conference championship. In six seasons, the Bulldogs were 147-58 (.717 winning percentage), graduating 93 of their sophomores while placing nearly 30 student/athletes in Divi-sion 1 basketball.

Coach Colbert also was on the staff at the University of Nebraska from 2006-2008 as Director of Player Development for head coach Kenneth “Doc” Sadler. There, Coach Colbert was part of two 20-win seasons and a post-season run in the NIT tournament.

Coach Colbert is originally from Compton, California and prepped at Verbum Dei High School, where he was member of a CIF championship basketball team. After high school coach, Colbert played junior college basketball at Compton College and Division II powerhouse Humboldt State University, where he played for the legendary Tom Wood.

Coach Colbert is the son of Chester and Lee Etta Colbert and has one son, Brayden Sidney Colbert.

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Additional Staff BiographiesSports Information Dir. Gary StallardSports Information Director Gary Stallard, who also serves as AC’s Marketing & De-velopment 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, Re-gional 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 affili-ate. 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.

Zontavier WilliamsStudent Manager

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Facilities

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CHEER SQUAD

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The Angelina College Cheer Squad is a group of spirit raisers who support varsity athletics and promote school spirit. Members of the squad must be full-time students in

good standing academically.

Top, Right To Left: Comeshia Robertson, Brittany Watson, LeAsia Jones, and JaCourney BarnesBottom, Right to Left: KeOndra Garrett, Alyssa Rodriguez, Alicia Taylor, Ashley Bailey, and Brianna Ariswell

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The AC Basketball Experience

JRD Mail Store • Judge Wes & Dr. Cheryl Suiter • Pivot Technologies • TSO Dr. Mark Wiedenfeld

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Roadrunner Association & Sponsors