2019-2020 North Alabama Lions

2019-2020 North Alabama Lions Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
2 Christian Agnew So G 6-2 187 Jul 30, 1999 Detroit (MI) United States John Glenn High School
35 Abdul Ahmad RS-Fr C 6-9 220 Dec 25, 2000 Torrance (CA) United States Torrance High School
13 James Anderson II Jr F 6-5 200 Sep 11, 1998 Roswell (GA) United States Roswell High School
3 Jamari Blackmon So G 6-0 185 May 19, 2000 Hoover (AL) United States Hoover High School
11 C.J. Brim Jr G 5-9 170 Aug 21, 1998 Tupelo (MS) United States Shannon High School
15 Cameron Diggs Sr C 6-8 220 Oct 25, 1997 Mobile (AL) United States Blount High School
5 Mervin James Fr F 6-7 215 Oct 27, 2000 St. Thomas (VI) U.S. Virgin Islands / United States Pebblebrook High School
1 Tavon King Jr G 6-0 173 Dec 13, 1997 Gates (TN) United States Halls High School
21 Manny Littles So F 6-7 215 Feb 8, 1999 Lanett (AL) United States Lanett High School
24 Aleksa Matic So SG 6-4 210 Jul 28, 1999 Belgrade Serbia Sportska Gimnazija
22 Austin Meloche Fr G 6-1 180 Mar 12, 2000 Palm Harbor (FL) United States Calvary Christian High School
0 Holden Redparth Jr F 6-5 215 Jun 17, 1997 Rockville (MD) United States Morgan County Training School
4 Logan Windeler So F 6-9 195 Dec 2, 1998 Manteno (IL) United States Victory Rock Prep
14 Payton Youngblood RS-Sr F 6-5 200 Feb 18, 1998 Birmingham (AL) United States Oak Mountain High School

Recent North Alabama Lions History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 15-17 (8-8) 6th (A-Sun) 3rd Rnd N/A
2022-2023 18-15 (10-8) 6th (A-Sun) 2nd Rnd CBI 1st Rnd
2021-2022 9-21 (2-14) 12th (A-Sun) 1st Rnd N/A
2020-2021 13-11 (7-8) 4th (A-Sun) Runner Up N/A
2019-2020 13-17 (8-8) 4th (A-Sun) 1st Rnd N/A
2018-2019 10-22 (7-9) 6th (A-Sun) 1st Rnd N/A
2015-2016 N/A N/A (Horizon) N/A N/A
2012-2013 0-1 N/A (SWAC) N/A N/A
2008-2009 0-1 N/A (Big South) N/A N/A
2007-2008 0-1 N/A (Big South) N/A N/A

2019-2020 North Alabama Lions Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Mervin James Atlantic Sun All-Freshmen Team
C.J. Brim Atlantic Sun Newcomer of the Week (Nov 18, 2019)
Mervin James Atlantic Sun Newcomer of the Week (Jan 13, 2020)

2019-2020 North Alabama Lions Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters C. Brim J. Blackmon C. Agnew M. Littles M. James
Rotation   J. Anderson II P. Youngblood    
Lim PT T. King A. Matic H. Redparth L. Windeler C. Diggs
Lim PT A. Meloche        

2019-2020 North Alabama Lions Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Christian Agnew 30 30.8 12.8 4.4 1.5 1.6 0.2 2.5
Jamari Blackmon 30 32.3 12.4 2.4 2.8 1.0 0.1 1.4
Mervin James 30 23.2 9.9 4.8 0.8 1.0 0.4 2.8
C.J. Brim 30 29.6 9.1 2.6 2.7 0.6 0.0 2.3
Manny Littles 27 28.8 8.0 10.3 0.8 0.5 0.5 2.2
James Anderson II 30 15.3 6.4 1.7 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.8
Payton Youngblood 26 18.8 5.7 2.5 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.9
Aleksa Matic 23 8.3 2.5 1.3 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.4
Cameron Diggs 24 10.0 2.0 2.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.4
Tavon King 27 7.9 1.8 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.7
Logan Windeler 17 7.5 1.1 1.6 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.3
Holden Redparth 9 4.8 0.7 1.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3
Austin Meloche 7 1.9 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1

2019-2020 North Alabama Lions Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Tony Pujol Head Coach 2018-2019 Assistant Coach (Wyoming, 2016 to 2018)
Ahmad Smith Assistant Coach 2018-2019 Assistant Coach (Charleston Southern, 2011 to 2018)
Tom Berryman Assistant Coach 2018-2019 Director of Basketball Operations (Southeast Missouri State, 2016 to 2018)
Willie Watson Assistant Coach 2018-2019 Assistant Coach (Kentucky Wesleyan, 2016 to 2017)
Jonathan Ortiz Video Coordinator 2019-2020 Director of Basketball Operations (Tennessee Tech, 2018 to 2019)
Mark Linder Athletic Director 2014-2015 N/A
Jeff Hodges Director of Sports Information 1983-1984 N/A
Nick Ruebel Director of Basketball Operations 2019-2020 N/A
Shane Herrmann Associate Director of Sports Information 2016-2017 Media Relations (North Alabama, 2014 to 2016)
Josh Penny Head Athletic Trainer 2014-2015 N/A
Brian Puckett Strength and Conditioning Coach 2019-2020 N/A
Cody Partin Athletic Trainer 2016-2017 N/A
Anna Talbot Assistant Athletic Trainer 2014-2015 N/A