#7 SEED
KENTUCKY WESLEYAN COLLEGE PANTHERS
 FAST FACTS
Location: Owensboro, Kentucky
Enrollment: 968
Colors: Purple and White
Head Coach: Todd Lee
Years at School: 63-51, four years
Coaches Record: 63-51, four years
Conference: Great Lakes Valley Conference
2008-09 Record: 19-8
Away Record: 5-4
Years in Tournament: An NCAA record 35 including 2009
Regional Tournament Record: An NCAA record 50-13
Last Regional Appearance: 2008, Great Lakes Regional First Round
Elite Eight Appearances: A record 20 appearances
Best Tournament Finish (Year): Eight-time NCAA Division II Champions 1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1987, 1990, 1999, 2001
TEAM INFORMATION
Probable Starters
| No |
Name |
Ht |
Cl |
Pos |
Hometown |
| 3 |
Trey Harris |
6-0 |
Sr |
G |
Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 4 |
T. J. Smith |
6-2 |
Sr |
G |
Gardenia, California |
| 5 |
Lorenzo Taylor |
6-6 |
Sr |
F |
Alton, Illinois |
| 33 |
Chris Williams |
6-5 |
So |
F |
Versailes, Kentucky |
| 44 |
Jay Ivey |
6-7 |
So |
C |
Owensboro, Kentucky |
| Top Reserves |
|
|
|
|
| No |
Name |
Ht |
Cl |
Pos |
Hometown |
| 1 |
Melvin Beasley |
6-4 |
Sr |
F |
Louisville, Kentucky |
| 2 |
Nathan Ross |
6-1 |
Fr |
G |
Morgantown, Kentucky |
| 25 |
Tim Davis |
6-1 |
Sr |
F |
Fort Knox, Kentucky |
| 31 |
Andree’ Wilson |
6-5 |
Jr |
F |
Spanish Town, Jamaica |
SEASON SUMMARY
Kentucky Wesleyan enters the NCAA tournament for a national record breaking 35th time after posting a 19-8 record and a third place East Division finish in the Great Lakes Valley Conference with a 11-7 slate.
T. J. Smith, a preseason All-American guard and All-Great Lakes Valley Conference honoree, leads the Panthers in scoring (16.9), assists (5.8) and steals (28). Forward Lorenzo Taylor leads KWC in rebounding (7.0) and is second in scoring (11.2).
The Panthers have won a record eight Division II Championships (1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1987, 1990, 1999, 2001). |
