Union University Men's Basketball Record Book
Below is a collection of Union records and other historical data for the men's basketball program. If you have any information that would help make the information more accurate or help fill in some of the missing seasons, please email the sports information office at saldridge@uu.edu or call 731-661-5027.
Individual
Records
Team Records
Year-By-Year Coaching Win-Loss Records/Season
Highlights
Conference Championships
NAIA National Tournament History
Individual Honor
Roll
1,000
Point Club
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
TranSouth began in 1996-97 Season
TranSouth Regular Season Titles
1998, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2009
VSAC Regular Season Titles
1968
TranSouth Tournament Titles
1998, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2009
TCAC Tournament Titles
1992
VSAC Tournament Titles
1968
District 24 Tournament Titles
1958
TranSouth Tournament Championship Games
History
2009 - Champions (Union def. Freed-Hardeman 105-78)
2007 - Runner-Up (Crichton def. Union 89-85 OT)
2006 - Champions (Union def. Trevecca Nazarene 92-79)
2005 - Champions (Union def. Lyon 76-75)
2002 - Champions (Union def. Martin Methodist 68-61 OT)
2001 - Runner-Up (Lee def. Union 93-74)
1999 - Champions (Union def. Birmingham-Southern 62-59)
1998 - Champions (Union def. Birmingham-Southern 72-70)
NAIA NATIONAL TOURNAMENT HISTORY
National Tournament Appearances
1958, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
National Tournament Finishes
Elite Eight - 2 (1999, 2007)
Sweet Sixteen - 4 (1999, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2009)
National Tournament Seeds
#2 - 2 (1999, 2002)
#3 - 1 (2009)
#5 - 2 (1998, 2006)
#7 - 1 (2005)
#12 - 1 (2007)
#13 - 1 (2004)
#14 - 1 (2000)
National Tournament Win-Loss Record/Results
7-12 .368
| Year | All-Time National Tournament Results |
| 1958 |
Anderson (Ind.) 102, Union (Tenn.) 86 |
| 1992 |
(4) Biola (Calif.) 71, Union (Tenn.) 70 |
| 1998 |
Central Washington 73, (5) Union (Tenn.) 64 |
| 1999 |
(2) Union (Tenn.) 58, Montana Tech 45 |
| 2000 |
(14) Union (Tenn.) 73, College of West Virginia 67 |
| 2001 |
(5) Columbia (Mo.) 75, Union (Tenn.) 66 |
| 2002 |
(2) Union (Tenn.) 62, Westminster (Utah) 52 |
| 2004 |
Barber-Scotia (N.C.) 61, (13) Union (Tenn.) 53 OT |
| 2005 |
John Brown (Ark.) 84, (7) Union (Tenn.) 72 |
| 2006 | Texas Wesleyan 82, (5) Union (Tenn.) 64 |
| 2007 | (12) Union 75, California Baptist 62 Union 82, (5) Southern Nazarene 81 (4) Concordia 88, Union 68 |
| 2009 | (3) Union 82, Science & Arts
(Okla.) 63 Columbia (Mo.) 84, Union 64 |
NAIA NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR
NAIA All-NATIONAL TOURNAMENT TEAM
NAIA ALL-AMERICANS
Richard Rice – 1979
Rico McClean – 1993
Kirk Goehring – 1997
Tryrian Ridges – 1998, 1999, 2000
Gaylon Moore – 1998, 1999, 2000
Anthony Brooks – 2001
Robert Joseph – 2002
Chima Abakwue - 2004
Ben Frederick - 2004
Corey Burkett - 2005, 2006
Pierry Valmeria - 2005
Kinley Sellers - 2006
Mack Bealim - 2007
Deywane Lee - 2007
Matt Neaville - 2008, 2009
Brian Lake - 2008, 2009
Greg Truvillion - 2009
NAIA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS
Michael Davis – 1996
Elvis Ochieng – 1999
Steve Poindexter – 2000
Michael Katrosh – 2002
Brian Johnson – 2002
Jonathan Kee - 2003, 2004
ALL-TRANSOUTH CONFERENCE TEAM
Kirk Goehring – 1997
Matt Hoover – 1997
Tryrian Ridges – 1998, 1999, 2000
Gaylon Moore – 1998, 1999, 2000
Anthony Brooks – 2001
Enelio Moreno – 2001
Zach Wiggs – 2001
Robert Joseph – 2002
Chima Abakwue – 2002, 2004
Bruno Martinessi – 2002, 2003, 2005
Ben Frederick - 2004, 2005, 2006
Corey Burkett - 2005, 2006
Kinley Sellers - 2006
Deywane Lee - 2006, 2007
Pierry Valmera - 2005, 2007
Mack Bealim - 2007
Matt Neaville - 2008, 2009
Brian Lake - 2008, 2009
Greg Truvillion - 2009
ALL-TRANSOUTH FRESHMAN TEAM
Patrick Whyte - 1997
Gaylon Moore - 1997
Anthony Brooks - 1998
Zach Wiggs - 2000
Will Harris - 2001
Chima Abakwue - 2001
Bruno Martinessi - 2002
Matt Trammell - 2003
Ben Frederick - 2004
Marcus Cooper - 2004
Pierry Valmeria - 2004
Courtney Jones - 2005
Tacuma Alexander - 2007
Roland Banhoro - 2008
Allante' McLemore - 2009
TRANSOUTH PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Robert Joseph - 2002
Matt Neaville - 2009
TRANSOUTH NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Robert Joseph - 2002
Corey Burkett - 2005
Kinley Seller - 2006
Matt Neaville - 2008
Greg Truvillion - 2009
TRANSOUTH COACH OF THE YEAR
Ralph Turner - 1998, 1999, 2002, 2006
YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING
RECORDS
(1969 to Present)
| Year | Coach | Record (Conference) | Season Highlights |
| 2008-09 | Ralph Turner Career: 362-151, .706 |
29-6 (14-2) |
TranSouth
Regular Season Champions TranSouth Tournament Champions NAIA National Tournament Sweet Sixteen (#3 Seed) NAIA Final Ranking No. 4 |
| 2007-08 | Ralph Turner | 18-13 (12-8) | TranSouth
Regular Season 5th Place TranSouth Tournament 5th Place |
| 2006-07 | Ralph Turner | 25-10 (14-4) | TranSouth
Regular Season Runner-Up TranSouth Tournament Runner-Up NAIA National Tournament Elite Eight (No. 12 seed) |
| 2005-06 | Ralph Turner | 28-6 (9-2) | TranSouth
Regular Season Co-Champions TranSouth Tournament Champions NAIA National Tournament (#5 Seed) NAIA Final Ranking No. 5 |
| 2004-05 | Ralph Turner | 24-9 (8-2) | TranSouth
Regular Season Co-Champions TranSouth Tournament Champions NAIA National Tournament (#7 Seed) NAIA Final Ranking No. 12 |
| 2003-04 | Ralph Turner | 24-10 (10-4) | NAIA National Tournament (#13 Seed) |
| 2002-03 | Ralph Turner | 17-15 (5-9) | |
| 2001-02 | Ralph Turner | 31-5 (10-2) | TranSouth
Regular Season Champions TranSouth Tournament Champions NAIA National Tournament (#2 Seed) NAIA National Tournament Sweet Sixteen NAIA Final Ranking of No. 3 |
| 2000-01 | Ralph Turner | 24-12 (7-6) | NAIA National Tournament |
| 1999-00 | Ralph Turner | 25-9 (9-4) | NAIA National Tournament Sweet Sixteen (#14 Seed) |
| 1998-99 | Ralph Turner | 35-3 (12-1) |
TranSouth
Conference Regular Season Champions TranSouth Conference Tournament Champions NAIA National Tournament Elite Eight (#2 Seed) |
| 1997-98 | Ralph Turner | 30-5 (13-2) |
TranSouth
Conference Regular Season Champions TranSouth Conference Tournament Champions NAIA National Tournament (#5 Seed) |
| 1996-97 | Ralph Turner | 22-11(10-8) | |
| 1995-96 | Ralph Turner | 18-15 | |
| 1994-95 | Ralph Turner | 12-22 | |
| 1993-94 |
Rick McCormick (Career: 88-74, .543) |
14-18 | |
| 1992-93 | Rick McCormick | 21-10 | |
| 1991-92 | Rick McCormick | 19-15 | NAIA National Tournament |
| 1990-91 | Rick McCormick | 17-15 | |
| 1989-90 | Rick McCormick | 17-16 | |
| 1988-89 | Bob
Ward (Career: 30-34, .469) |
18-16 | |
| 1987-88 | Bob Ward | 12-18 | |
| 1986-87 | Jim
Swope (Career: 185-160, .536) |
20-11 | |
| 1985-86 | Jim Swope | 17-13 | |
| 1984-85 | Jim Swope | 14-14 | |
| 1983-84 | Jim Swope | 18-12 | |
| 1982-83 | Jim Swope | 9-19 | |
| 1981-82 | Jim Swope | 13-17 | |
| 1980-81 | Jim Swope | 15-13 | |
| 1979-80 | Jim Swope | 15-15 | |
| 1978-79 | Jim Swope | 20-8 | |
| 1977-78 | Jim Swope | 20-11 | |
| 1976-77 | Jim Swope | 13-12 | |
| 1975-76 | Jim Swope | 11-15 | |
| 1974-75 | Jim
Simmons (Career: 41-61, .402) |
8-17 | |
| 1973-74 | Jim Simmons | 11-17 | |
| 1972-73 | Jim Simmons | 10-14 | |
| 1971-72 | Jim Simmons | 12-13 | |
| 1970-71 |
Bill Henry (Career: 30-21, .588) |
15-9 | |
| 1969-70 | Bill Henry | 15-12 | |
| 1967-68 | Bill Henry | 22-3 | Post the best record of any colldge team in the state of Tennessee and one of the best in the nation. Earned the Volunteer State Athletic Conference (VSAC) Western Division Title and Tournament Title. It was the first VSAC Tournament Title in school history |
| 1957-58 | NAIA National Tournament |
| No. | Name (Seasons at Union) | Total Points |
| 1. | Warren Olden (93-94, 92-93, 91-92, 90-91) | 2,210 |
| 2. | Marshal Brown (90-91, 89-90, 88-89, 87-88) | 2,204 |
| 3. | Richard Rice (79-80, 78-79, 77-78, 76-77) | 1,954 |
| 4. | Keith Reynolds (1973-77 | 1,895 |
| 5. | Anthony Brooks (00-01, 99-00, 98-99, 97-98) | 1,874 |
| 6. | Chima Abakwue (03-04, 02-03, 01-02, 00-01) | 1,817 |
| 7. | Jeff Richey (1962-66) | 1,793 |
| 8. | Ben Frederick (06-07, 05-06, 04-05, 03-04) | 1,787 |
| 9. | Tryrian Ridges (99-00, 98-99, 97-98) | 1,780 |
| 10. | Tony Jones (82-83, 81-82, 80-81, 79-80) | 1,665 |
| 11. | Matt Hoover (98-99, 97-98, 96-97, 95-96) | 1,597 |
| 12. | Gaylon Moore (99-00, 98-99, 97-98, 96-97) | 1,596 |
| 13. | Paul Barrow (91-92, 90-91, 89-90, 88-89) | 1,535 |
| 14. | Rick Rudesill (88-89, 87-88, 86-87, 85-86) | 1,508 |
| 15. | Brian Lake (08-09, 07-08, 06-07) | 1,483 |
| 16. | Bruno Martinessi (04-05, 03-04, 02-03, 01-02) | 1,392 |
| 17. | Matt Neaville (08-09, 07-08) | 1,375 |
| 18. | Will Harris (03-04, 02-03, 01-02, 00-01) | 1,259 |
| 19. | Rico McClean (92-93, 91-92) | 1,233 |
| 20. | Kirk Goehring (96-97, 95-96) | 1,222 |
| 21. | Kenny Lloyd (79-80, 78-79, 77-78, 76-77) | 1,210 |
| 22. | Clay Gray (93-94, 92-93, 91-92, 90-91) | 1,180 |
| 23. | Pierry Valmera (06-07, 05-06, 04-05, 03-04) | 1,158 |
| 24. | David Barham (87-88, 86-87, 85-86, 84-85) | 1,145 |
| 25. | Robert Ison (89-90, 88-89) | 1,114 |
| 26. | Tony Gillespie (90-91, 89-90) | 1,106 |
| 27. | Danny Montgomery (84-85, 83-84, 82-83, 81-82) | 1,100 |
| 28. | Steve Moore (79-80, 78-79, 77-78, 76-77) | 1,073 |
| 29. | Keiron Mitchelhill (94-95, 93-94) | 1,009 |
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
SCORING:
Most points, career
2,210, Warren
Olden, 1991-94
2,204, Marshal Brown, 1988-91
Most points, season
1.)
790, Anthony Brooks, 2000-01
2.) 784, Robert Joseph, 2001-02
3.) 767, Warren Olden, 1993-94
4.) 753, Matt Neaville, 2007-08
5.) 740, Kirk Goehring, 1995-96
6.) 706, Warren Olden, 1991-92
7.) 678, Marshal Brown, 1989-90
8.) 641, Tryrian Ridges, 1997-98
9.) 627, Richard Rice, 1977-78
10). 625, Rico McClean, 1991-92
Most points, game
49, Anthony Brooks, 2/09/01 vs. Atlanta
Christian University
46, James Bass, 1983-84
42, Robert Joseph, 3/05/02 vs. Martin Methodist College
40, Matt Neaville, 2/23/08 vs. Crichton College
40, Marshal Brown, 11/18/89 vs. Trevecca Nazarene University
34, Kirk Goehring, 11/17/95 vs. Texas College
Scoring average, season
24.7, Anthony Brooks, 2000-01
24.3, Matt Neaville, 2007-08
24.0, Warren Olden, 1993-94
Scoring average, career
20.2, Rico McClean, 1991-93
REBOUNDING:
Most rebounds, career
1.
996, Richard Rice, 1976-80
2. 918, Marshal Brown, 1988-91
3. 854, Brian Lake, 2006-09
4. 827, Warren Olden, 1991-94
Most rebounds, season
401, Joe Crisp, 1972-73
Most rebounds, game (regulation)
30, Billy Howard, 1971-72
Most rebounds, game (overtime)
31, Dan Rudesill, 1966-67
FIELD
GOALS:
Most field goals made, career
1.
865, Warren Olden, 1991-94
2. 845, Marshal Brown, 1988-91
Most field goals made, season
338, Anthony Brooks, 2000-01
289, Warren Olden, 1991-92
282, Robert Joseph, 2001-02
250, Matt Neaville, 2007-08
Most field goals made, game
21, Joe Crisp, 1972-73
Field goal percentage, career
.641, Warren Olden, 1990-94
Field goal percentage, season
.661, Warren Olden, 1993-94
Field goal percentage, game
.867, Kirk Goehring, 1995-96
Field goal attempts, career
1,589, Marshal Brown, 1988-91
1,349, Warren Olden, 1990-94
Field goal attempts, season
620, Matt Neaville, 2007-08
516, Matt Neaville, 2008-09
511, Anthony Brooks, 2000-01
510, Marshal Brown, 1989-90
Field goal attempts, game
30, Matt Neaville, Mountain State University, 12-01-07
30, Matt Neaville, Oklahoma Baptist University, 11-10-07
THREE
POINTERS:
Most three-pointers, career
401, Chima Abakwue, 2000-2004
290, Matt Neaville, 2007-09
286, Clay Gray, 1991-94
Most three-pointers, season
153, Matt Neaville, 2007-08
137, Matt Neaville, 2008-09
134, Chima Abakwue, 2003-04
131, Clay Gray, 1993-94
Most three-pointers, game
11 (11-20), Matt Neaville, 2/28/08 vs. Blue Mountain (MIss.)
10 (10-17), Matt Neaville, 3/05/09 vs. Lyon (Ark.)
10 (10-22) (2OT), Matt Neaville, 2/23/08 vs. Crichton (Tenn.)
10 (10-11), Chima Abakwue, 12/13/02 vs. Logan (Mo.)
9, Clay Gray, 1993-94
9, Paul Barrow, 1989-90
Three-point
percentage, game (min. 4 made)
1.000 (7-of-7), Matt Hoover, 1995-96
1.000 (6-of-6), Michael Katrosh, 2001-02
1.000 (4-of-4, Matt Neaville, 11/04/08, vs. Williams Baptist (Ark.)
1.000 (4-of-4), Matt Trammell, Nov. 11, 2002 vs. Philander Smith
(Ark.)
Three-point
percentage, career
.453, Paul Barrow, 1988-90
Three-point
percentage, season
.491, Paul Barrow, 1989-90
Three-point
field goal attempts, career
783, Matt Neaville, 2007-09
667, Chima Abakwue, 2000-05
656, Clay Gray,
1990-94
Three-point
field goal attempts, season
422, Matt Neaville, 2007-08
361, Matt Neaville, 2008-09
314, Chima Abakwue, 2003-04
292, Clay Gray, 1993-94
Three-point
field goal attempts, game
25, Matt Neaville, vs. Mountain State University, 12/01/07
22, Matt Neaville, vs. Crichton College, 2/23/08
21, Matt Neaville, vs. Freed-Hardeman University, 2/21/08
20, Matt Neaville, vs. Blue Mountain College, 02/28/08
20, Matt Neaville, vs. Blue Mountain College, 01/26/08
19, Chima Abakwue, Philander Smith College, 11/29/02
FREE
THROWS:
Most free throws made, career
497, Marshal Brown, 1988-91
480, Warren Olden, 1990-94
Most free throws made, season
231, Jeff Richey, 1965-66
Most free throws made, game
23, Keith Reynolds, 1975-76
Free-throw percentage, career
.842, Richard Rice, 1976-80
Free-throw percentage, season
.894, Richard Rice, 1978-79
.894, Paul Barrow,
1988-89
Free-throw percentage, game
1.000 (16-of-16), Eric Barnes, 1996-97
Free-throw attempts, career
684, Warren Olden, 1990-94
Free-throw attempts, season
389, Robert Joseph, 2001-02
Free-throw attempts, game
28, Robert Joseph, March 5, 2002 vs. Martin
Methodist College
Most consecutive free throws made
21, Matt Hoover, 1995-96
20, Matt Neaville, 2007-08
ASSISTS:
Most assists, career
490, Tryrian Ridges, 1999-00
Most assists, season
255, Marlon Shadd, 1993-94
255, Tryrian Ridges, 1997-98
Most assists, game
19, James "Cle" Harris, 1985-86
STEALS:
Most steals, career
265, Marshall Brown, 1988-91
Most steals, season
109, Tony Gillespie, 1989-90
Most steals, game
8, Tony Gillespie, 1989-90
BLOCKS:
Most blocks, career
250, Anthony Brooks, 1998-01
Most blocks, season
242, Robert Joseph, 2001-2002
Most blocks, game
12, Robert Joseph, November 3, 2001 vs. Philander Smith
College
12, Robert Joseph, November 10, 2001 vs. Crichton College
DOUBLE-DOUBLES:
Most double-doubles, career
32, Brian Lake, 2006-09
16, Robert Joseph, 2001-02
Most
double-doubles, season
16, Robert Joseph, 2001-02
14, Brian Lake, 2007-08
11, Brian Lake, 2008-09
10, Greg Truvillion, 2008-09
GAMES PLAYED:
Most games played, career
136, Gaylon Moore, 1996-00
Most games played, season
38, Tryian Ridges, Gaylon Moore, Marcus Price,
Matt Hoover,
Patrick Whyte,
Anthony Brooks, 1998-99
TEAM RECORDS
WINS:
Best season record
35-3, 1998-99
Best Winning Percentage
.921, 1998-99 (35-3)
.880, 1967-68 (22-3)
Most wins in a season
35, 1998-99
Most consecutive wins
18, 1998-99
SCORING:
Most points in a game
150, vs. Naval Air Station, 1971-72
Most points in a half
79, vs. Jarvis Christian College, November 1, 1999
Most points in a season
3,386, 1998-99
Fewest points scored
20, vs. Howard College, 1935-36
Fewest points allowed
9, vs. Mississippi College, 1935-36
Scoring average, season
91.7, 1989-90
89.2, 2008-09
89.1, 1998-99
85.7, 2007-08
85.0, 2001-02
83.0, 2005-06
82.4, 2006-07
81.6, 2000-01
FIELD
GOALS:
Field goals made, game
49, vs. Blue Mountain (Miss.), 2/28/08
48, vs. Williams Baptist (Ark.), 11/04/08
48, vs. Indiana University-Northwest, 1/0398
48, vs. Edward Waters College,
11/07/98
48, vs. Williams Baptist
College, 2/25/99
Field goals made, season
1162, 1998-99
Field goals attempts, game
93, vs. Wesley College, 02/05/99
92, vs. Blue Mountain (Miss.), 02/26/09
87, vs. Blue Mountain (MIss.), 01/26/08
Field goal attempts, season
2,376, 1998-99
2,323, 2008-09
2,136, 2007-08
Field goal percentage, game
.706, vs. Knoxville College, November 26, 1996
Field goal percentage, season
.518, 1985-86
Field goal percentage, half
.821 (23-38) vs. Campbellsville (Ky.) 12/12/08
.731, 1997-98
THREE
POINTERS:
Three-point
field goals made, game
23, vs. National Christian University,
01/05/02
21, vs. Blue Mountain (Miss.), 02/28/08
20, vs. Blue Mountain (Miss.), 02/26/09
Three-point
field goals made, season
361, 1998-99
334, 2007-08
332, 2008-09
Three-point
field goal attempts, game
52, vs. National Christian University,
01/05/02
49, vs. Blue Mountain (Miss.), 02/26/90
45, vs. William Carey University, 11/23/07
Three-point
field goal attempts, season
975, 1998-99
973, 2007-08
Three-point
field goal percentage, game
.667, vs. Campbellsville College,
January 2, 1998
.667, vs.
Crichton College, January 7, 2002
Three-point field goal percentage, season
.393, 1989-90
.355, 2008-09
.343, 2007-08
FREE THROWS:
Free throws made, game
39, vs. Knoxville College, November 26, 1996
38, vs. Lambuth University, 3/3/07
Free throws made, season
701, 1998-99
Free throw attempts, game
1. 52, vs. Lambuth University, 3/3/07
2.
49, vs. Martin Methodist College, February 10,
1996
2. 49, vs.
Mt. Senario College, November 1,
1997
2.
49, vs. Trevecca Nazarene
University, February 14, 1998
Free throw attempts, season
942, 1998-99
Free throw percentage, game
1.000 (23/23), vs. Lambuth University, January
6, 1997
Free throw percentage, season
.756, 1989-90
REBOUNDS:
Rebounds, game
68, vs. Claflin University, 11/27/98
67, vs. Blue Mountain College, 02/28/08
66, vs. Blue Mountain (Miss.), 02/26/09
Rebounds, season
1,684, 1998-99
ASSISTS:
Assists, game
37, vs. Crichton College January 7, 2002
Assists, season
811, 2001-2002
BLOCKS:
Blocked shots, game
18, vs. Pikeville College, December 5, 1997
Blocked shots, season
288, 2001-2002
Steals:
Steals, game
24, vs. Logan University, December 13, 2002
Steals, season
362, 1989-90
