2002-03 Men's Basketball News
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Kennesaw State Returns to Peach Belt Championship Game
March 08, 2003COLUMBUS, GA -- In a rematch of last year’s Peach Belt Conference Tournament championship game, Kennesaw State’s defense shut down Augusta State holding the Jaguars to just 49 points on 29.3 percent shooting for a 69-49 win in the first 2003 PBC Tournament men’s basketball semifinal. -
Jones, Siebrands Named to PBC All-Conference Basketball Teams
March 08, 2003The Peach Belt Conference announced the 2002-03 men’s and women's basketball all-conference teams on Saturday from the Peach Belt Tournament in Columbus, Ga. ASU's Sabrina Jones was named First-Team All-Conference, while Jaguar David Siebrands was named Second-Team All-Conference.
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Augusta State Goes Long To Defeat North Florida, 90-75
March 07, 2003COLUMBUS, GA -- The North Division regular season champion Augusta State Jaguars nailed 10 three-pointers en route to a 90-75 win over the fourth seed from the South Division, North Florida, in the day’s first quarterfinal action of the 2003 Peach Belt Conference Tournament at the Frank G. Lumpkin Jr. Center in Columbus, Ga.
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Jaguars Out to Defend Conference Tournament Crown
March 04, 2003AUGUSTA, Ga. -- The Augusta State Jaguars will be back in a familiar spot when they face North Florida in the quarterfinals of the Peach Belt Conference Tournament Friday, on the campus of Columbus State University in Columbus, Ga.
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Jaguars Down Pacers In Final Regular Season Game
March 01, 2003AIKEN, S.C.--USC Aiken lost its season finale, 77-63, to Augusta State University at "The Courthouse" on Saturday night in Peach Belt Conference men's basketball action. Minda Statkus led the Pacers with a career high 19 points. Patrick Curran led the Jaguars with 19 points of his own. ASU improves to 17-10 overall and 13-6 in the PBC. USCA falls to 5-22 and 4-15 in league play.
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Peach Belt Basketball Tournaments to Return to Augusta State
February 28, 2003AUGUSTA, GA. -- The Peach Belt Conference announced that the 2004 and 2005 men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will be played at Augusta State University in Augusta, Ga. Commissioner Marvin Vanover made the announcement from the conference office, also located in Augusta. The tournament will return to the George Christenberry Fieldhouse for the first time since 1995 after ASU hosted the first four consecutive PBC Tournaments.
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North Florida Notches Road Sweep
February 26, 2003AUGUSTA, Ga. -- North Florida picked up a pair of key road wins over Augusta State Wednesday in Christenberry Fieldhouse on Senior Night.
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Augusta State Sweeps Francis Marion
February 22, 2003AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Augusta State clinched its fifth consecutive Peach Belt Conference North Division title and head coach Gary Tuell garnered his 100th win on the ASU sidelines as the Jaguars completed a sweep of Francis Marion with an 88-78 victory Saturday night in Christenberry Fieldhouse. The Lady Jaguars dismantled the FMU Lady Patriots 64-40 in the opener of the doubleheader.
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Peach Belt Basketball Championship Games to be Televised
February 20, 2003AUGUSTA, GA -- For the first time, the Peach Belt Conference men’s and women’s basketball tournament championship games will be televised. The games will be broadcast by CSS (Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast) on a tape-delayed basis on Tuesday, March 11.
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ASU Falls to Kennesaw State in PBC Basketball Action
February 19, 2003KENNESAW, Ga. - The Kennesaw State Owls swept ASU in Peach Belt Conference basketball action Wednesday night at Landrum Centre in Kennesaw, GA. The Lady Jags fell 80-72, while the men's team lost 81-57.
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ASU Takes Homecoming Sweep Of Lander
February 15, 2003AUGUSTA, Ga. -- The Augusta State Lady Jaguars clinched the Peach Belt Conference's North Division title for the first time since 1994-95 when they downed Lander 80-67 Saturday in Christenberry Fieldhouse. The victory, combined with USC Aiken's 56-52 loss at Georgia College & State, puts ASU five games ahead of USCA with only four games remaining in the regular season.
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Augusta knocks off UNCP men in hoops action, 69-62
February 12, 2003Pembroke, N.C. - Behind 14 points from former Brave David Siebrands, the Augusta State University Jaguars defeated home-standing UNC Pembroke by a 69-62 score Wednesday night in the Jones Athletic Complex. Augusta improves to 14-8 overall, 9-4 in conference play. The Braves remain winless on the season and now stand at 0-22, 0-13 in the PBC.
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Siebrands, Harriman Combine for 28 in Win Over USC Spartanburg
February 08, 2003Spartanburg, SC – USC Spartanburg hosted Augusta State in the G.B. Hodge Center in a battle for first place in the North Division of the Peach Belt Conference. The Jaguars, winners of the division the last four years, used key three-point shooting in the second half to record a 68-63 victory over the Rifles to stay atop the division.
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Augusta State Splits With Armstrong Atlantic
February 05, 2003SAVANNAH, Ga. - The Armstrong Atlantic State women's basketball team opened the second half on a 17-4 run to blow open a close game and defeat Augusta State, 86-53, in a Peach Belt Conference game on Wednesday evening at Alumni Arena. Augusta State came back to earn a split in the doubleheader by holding off the AASU men, 59-55.
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Jaguars Settle For Split With Clayton State
February 01, 2003AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Clayton State's Jerry Edwards hit a free throw with three seconds left and Augusta State could not get off a shot attempt at the buzzer as the Lakers escaped Saturday night with a 61-58 Peach Belt Conference victory over ASU in George A. Christenberry Fieldhouse.
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Jaguars, Lady Jags fall short in pair of upset bids
January 29, 2003AUGUSTA, Ga. -- John Thomas' thunderous dunk with three seconds remaining lifted seventh-ranked Columbus State to a thrilling 67-65 victory over Augusta State and staved off an upset bid by the Jaguars Wednesday night in George A. Christenberry Fieldhouse.
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Harriman Named PBC Men's Basketball Player of the Week
January 27, 2003AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Augusta State senior guard Chris Harriman was named the Peach Belt Conference's men's basketball Player-of-the-Week on Monday, the first ASU player to receive the honor this season.
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The Butler Did It as ASU Clips Francis Marion 64-62
January 25, 2003FLORENCE, SC – Junior swingman Ben Butler scored 15 points on five three-point field goals, including one with 55 seconds left that snapped a 60-60 deadlock and helped lift Augusta State University to a 64-62 win over Francis Marion University in Peach Belt Conference men’s action Saturday afternoon (Jan. 25).
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Jaguars down Lander Senators in Peach Belt Action
January 22, 2003GREENWOOD----Chris Harriman scored a game-high 27 points, while teammates Jermale Wilkerson and Ben Butler, added 15 each to lead the Augusta State men's basketball team to an 83-65 Peach Belt Conference victory over Lander Wednesday night in Horne Arena. Augusta State improves to 10-6 overall and 6-2 in the PBC, while Lander slips to 2-12, 0-7.
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ASU Sweeps UNC Pembroke
January 18, 2003AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Six players scored in double figures as Augusta State completed a Peach Belt Conference sweep with a 103-56 rout of UNC Pembroke Saturday afternoon at George A. Christenberry Fieldhouse. The Lady Jaguars won the opener, downing UNCP 63-47 behind a career-high 17 points from freshman Julie Robbins.
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ASU Splits With Kennesaw State
January 15, 2003AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Kennesaw State held off a pair of late Augusta State charges to take a hard-fought 65-63 and earn a split in the Peach Belt Conference doubleheader Wednesday night in George A. Christenberry Fieldhouse. The Lady Jaguars knocked off KSU in the opener 59-54.
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Jags Fall to Columbus State in Overtime, 71-68
January 13, 2003Columbus, GA--For the second game in a row the Columbus State Cougars had to go to overtime, and for the second game in a row they came away with a win, downing Augusta State 71-68 at Lumpkin Center Monday night. The win was the 12th in a row for CSU, setting a new school mark for consecutive wins.
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Jaguars Sweep Georgia College & State
January 11, 2003AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Augusta State junior point guard Ernesia Wideman poured in a career-high 30 points as the Lady Jags took a 85-76 victory over Georgia College & State University Saturday night in George A. Christenberry Fieldhouse. The ASU men's squad completed the Peach Belt Conference sweep by downing the Bobcats 71-60 behind senior forward David Siebrands's game-high 23 points.
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ASU Sweeps USC Spartanburg
January 08, 2003AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Augusta State used a pair of strong second halves to earn a sweep of USC Spartanburg in a Peach Belt Conference doubleheader Wednesday night at George A. Christenberry Fieldhouse.
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Augusta State Earns Split In City Classic
January 04, 2003AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Augusta State's Jermale Wilkerson scored 18 points to lead the Jaguars to a 74-58 victory over Paine College Saturday night in "The City Classic" at Christenberry Fieldhouse. The victory -- ASU's fourth straight -- earned the Jaguars a split in the annual "City Classic." Paine knocked off the Lady Jaguars 39-38 despite a game-high 22 points from ASU senior forward Sabrina Jones.
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Augusta State Takes On Paine In "The City Classic"
January 02, 2003AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Augusta State closes out its non-conference schedule Saturday night when ASU hosts cross-town rival Paine College in "The City Classic" at George A. Christenberry Fieldhouse. Game time for the women's game is set for 6:00 p.m., while the men's teams are scheduled to meet at 8:00 p.m.
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Augusta State Wins Third Straight
December 30, 2002AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Augusta State used a torrid second-half shooting performance to down Winston-Salem State 81-67 Monday night in a non-conference matchup at George A. Christenberry Fieldhouse. The victory -- the third straight for Augusta State -- avenged ASU's 87-80 double overtime loss at Winston-Salem State on Monday, Dec. 16.
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ASU Topples Catawba in Lopsided Winb
December 20, 2002Aiken, SC -- The Jaguars came out on the winning end of a lopsided game Friday night, crushing Catawba 97-60 and bringing their season record back to .500 at 4-4. The game was part of the Christmas Classic Tournament, played at The Courthouse on the campus of USC Aiken.
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Jaguars Rebound With Win Over Belmont Abbey
December 19, 2002Aiken, SC --After losing to Winston-Salem in an 87-80 double overtime loss on Monday, the Jaguars bounced back with a 75-67 win over Belmont Abbey Thursday night at the USC Aiken Christmas Classic. The win brings ASU's record to 3-4 on the season, one game under. 500.
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Rams Win Second In A Row In Double Overtime Thriller
December 16, 2002Winston-Salem, NC - Augusta State senior guard Chris Harriman scored a season-high 21 points, yet it wasn't enough as the Jags battled Winston-Salem State into double overtime before falling 87-80 Monday night in the CD Gaines Center.
