2021-2022 UNC Asheville Bulldogs

2021-2022 UNC Asheville Bulldogs Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
1 Jamon Battle Jr G 6-5 207 - Richmond (VA) United States L.C. Bird High School
10 Evan Clayborne Sr PF 6-6 228 Jun 30, 1998 Dayton (OH) United States Thurgood Marshall High School
15 Dean Gabrelcik RS-Fr GF 6-4 213 - East Lake (FL) United States East Lake High School
21 Jordan Hairston So PG 6-0 160 - Chantilly (VA) United States Westfield High School
30 Deacon Heath Sr G 6-0 170 - Newland (NC) United States Avery County High School
3 Tajion Jones Sr G 6-5 190 Feb 11, 1999 Oak Ridge (TN) United States Oak Ridge High School
22 Coty Jude Sr F 6-9 190 - Fort Gay (WV) United States Believe Academy
4 Martin Kawa RS-Fr G 6-4 190 - Stafford (VA) United States COMBINE Academy
13 Quay Kimble Sr G 5-10 163 - Shelby (NC) United States Shelby High School
14 Luke Lawson Sr F 6-8 190 Jan 15, 2000 Coeburn (VA) United States Eastside High School
11 B.J. Marable So F 6-9 230 - Knoxville (TN) United States Grace Christian Academy
5 Silas Mason So SF 6-7 185 - Greensboro (NC) United States Ben L. Smith High School
55 Drew Pember Jr PF 6-11 215 Jun 14, 2000 Knoxville (TN) United States Bearden High School
0 Trent Stephney Jr G 6-2 173 - Knoxville (TN) United States Bearden High School
2 L.J. Thorpe Sr 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

2021-2022 UNC Asheville Bulldogs Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Drew Pember NABC All-District (3) Second Team
Drew Pember All-Big South First Team
L.J. Thorpe All-Big South Honorable Mention Team
Drew Pember Big South Defensive POY
Drew Pember Big South Player of the Week (Dec 13, 2021)
Drew Pember Big South Player of the Week (Jan 24, 2022)
Drew Pember Big South Player of the Week (Dec 20, 2021)

2021-2022 UNC Asheville Bulldogs Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters T. Stephney L. Thorpe T. Jones C. Jude D. Pember
Rotation Q. Kimble J. Battle S. Mason    
Lim PT J. Hairston L. Lawson   B. Marable  
Lim PT   D. Heath   E. Clayborne  

2021-2022 UNC Asheville Bulldogs Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Drew Pember 31 26.9 15.7 6.6 1.4 0.8 3.0 1.8
L.J. Thorpe 32 24.0 14.1 3.8 3.7 0.9 0.2 3.2
Tajion Jones 32 33.1 12.8 5.6 0.9 0.8 0.3 1.1
Jamon Battle 32 27.5 8.1 4.1 1.0 0.7 0.4 1.2
Trent Stephney 32 30.5 7.2 3.2 3.4 1.7 0.2 2.1
Coty Jude 32 23.2 6.3 2.5 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.5
Quay Kimble 28 12.7 4.4 1.4 0.8 0.6 0.0 0.4
Luke Lawson 17 11.2 4.3 2.3 0.4 0.1 0.6 0.3
Silas Mason 28 14.1 3.9 1.4 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.5
Jordan Hairston 12 9.9 3.3 1.1 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.4
B.J. Marable 25 9.1 1.2 1.3 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.6

2021-2022 UNC Asheville Bulldogs Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Mike Morrell Head Coach 2018-2019 Assistant Coach (Texas, 2017 to 2018)
Neil Dixon Assistant Coach 2019-2020 N/A
Woody Taylor Assistant Coach 2019-2020 Assistant Coach (Bethune-Cookman, 2017 to 2019)
Justin Levine Assistant Coach 2021-2022 Assistant Coach (Columbia, 2019 to 2021)
Janet Cone Athletic Director 2004-2005 N/A
Dennis Diaz Director of Basketball Operations 2021-2022 Associate Head Coach (Johnson University (FL), 2019 to 2020)
Tim White Director of Sports Medicine 2014-2015 N/A
Phil Marcello Director of Communications 2021-2022 Assistant Director of Media Relations (Wofford, 2018 to 2021)