2020-2021 UNC Asheville Bulldogs

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2020-2021 UNC Asheville Bulldogs Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
20 DeVon Baker Jr G 6-2 190 - Dayton (OH) United States SPIRE Sports Academy
1 Jamon Battle So G 6-5 207 - Richmond (VA) United States L.C. Bird High School
0 Lavar Batts, Jr. RS-Jr PG 6-3 185 Dec 25, 1998 Concord (NC) United States Jay M. Robinson High School
4 Raquan Brown So SG 6-3 200 - Mint Hill (NC) United States Rocky River High School
10 Evan Clayborne Sr PF 6-6 228 Jun 30, 1998 Dayton (OH) United States Thurgood Marshall High School
13 Chase Forte RS-Fr PG 6-4 185 - Raleigh (NC) United States Word of God Christian Academy
30 Deacon Heath Jr G 6-0 170 - Newland (NC) United States Avery County High School
3 Tajion Jones Jr G 6-5 190 Feb 11, 1999 Oak Ridge (TN) United States Oak Ridge High School
22 Coty Jude Jr F 6-9 190 - Fort Gay (WV) United States Believe Academy
14 Luke Lawson Jr F 6-8 190 Jan 15, 2000 Coeburn (VA) United States Eastside High School
11 B.J. Marable Fr F 6-9 230 - Knoxville (TN) United States Grace Christian Academy
55 Silas Mason Fr SF 6-7 185 - Greensboro (NC) United States Ben L. Smith High School
24 A.J. McBride RS-So G 6-3 190 - Houston (TX) United States Manvel High School
23 B.J. McLaurin RS-So F 6-8 230 - Fayette (MO) United States Seventy-First High School
5 Trent Stephney So G 6-2 173 - Knoxville (TN) United States Bearden High School
2 L.J. Thorpe Jr G 6-5 215 May 13, 1999 West Palm Beach (FL) United States Royal Palm Beach Community High School

Recent UNC Asheville Bulldogs History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 22-12 (12-4) 2nd (Big South) Runner Up N/A
2022-2023 27-8 (16-2) 1st (Big South) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2021-2022 17-15 (8-8) 5th (Big South) 1st Rnd CBI 2nd Rnd
2020-2021 10-10 (9-5) 6th (Big South) 2nd Rnd N/A
2019-2020 15-16 (8-10) 5th (Big South) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 4-27 (2-14) 10th (Big South) 1st Rnd N/A
2017-2018 21-13 (13-5) 1st (Big South) 3rd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2016-2017 23-10 (15-3) 1st (Big South) 2nd Rnd CIT 1st Rnd
2015-2016 22-12 (12-6) 3rd (Big South) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2014-2015 15-16 (10-8) 6th (Big South) 2nd Rnd N/A
2013-2014 17-15 (10-6) 4th (Big South) 3rd Rnd N/A
2012-2013 16-16 (10-6) 4th (Big South) 1st Rnd N/A
2011-2012 24-10 (16-2) 1st (Big South) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2010-2011 20-14 (11-7) 3rd (Big South) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2009-2010 15-16 (11-7) 4th (Big South) 2nd Rnd N/A
2008-2009 15-16 (10-8) 4th (Big South) 2nd Rnd N/A
2007-2008 23-10 (10-4) 1st (Big South) Runner Up NIT 1st Rnd
2006-2007 12-19 (6-8) 5th (Big South) 2nd Rnd N/A
2005-2006 9-19 (6-10) 7th (Big South) 1st Rnd N/A
2004-2005 11-17 (8-8) 3rd (Big South) 1st Rnd N/A
2003-2004 9-20 (6-10) 7th (Big South) 2nd Rnd N/A
2002-2003 15-17 (8-8) 3rd (Big South) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd

2020-2021 UNC Asheville Bulldogs Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Tajion Jones NABC All-District (3) Second Team
Tajion Jones All-Big South Second Team
L.J. Thorpe All-Big South Honorable Mention Team

2020-2021 UNC Asheville Bulldogs Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters T. Stephney D. Baker T. Jones E. Clayborne C. Jude
Rotation L. Batts, Jr. J. Battle L. Thorpe    
Lim PT D. Heath R. Brown L. Lawson B. Marable  
Lim PT C. Forte A. McBride S. Mason    
Lim PT     B. McLaurin    

2020-2021 UNC Asheville Bulldogs Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Tajion Jones 20 33.5 15.9 4.0 0.8 0.8 0.6 1.0
DeVon Baker 8 22.5 13.0 1.9 0.6 1.8 0.0 1.0
L.J. Thorpe 20 24.9 11.6 4.1 3.0 0.7 0.1 2.7
Trent Stephney 20 29.8 9.4 3.3 3.1 1.4 0.3 3.0
Jamon Battle 20 23.2 8.0 3.7 0.8 0.3 0.5 1.6
Evan Clayborne 19 23.7 7.7 6.2 0.8 0.4 1.7 1.4
Coty Jude 18 22.1 7.7 2.7 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.8
Lavar Batts, Jr. 20 21.8 4.9 2.2 3.2 1.8 0.1 2.7
Luke Lawson 17 8.0 2.1 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.2
Raquan Brown 3 2.7 2.0 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0
Silas Mason 17 7.2 1.4 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5
Chase Forte 2 1.5 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
B.J. Marable 15 5.5 0.9 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4
B.J. McLaurin 3 3.0 0.7 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3
A.J. McBride 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Deacon Heath 5 3.4 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0

2020-2021 UNC Asheville Bulldogs Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Mike Morrell Head Coach 2018-2019 Assistant Coach (Texas, 2017 to 2018)
Mike Venezia Assistant Coach 2019-2020 Director of Student-Athlete Development (VCU, 2017 to 2019)
Neil Dixon Assistant Coach 2019-2020 N/A
Woody Taylor Assistant Coach 2019-2020 Assistant Coach (Bethune-Cookman, 2017 to 2019)
Janet Cone Athletic Director 2004-2005 N/A
Tim White Director of Sports Medicine 2014-2015 N/A