2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster

Trent Stephney
Position G Academic Year Jr.Height 6' 2'' Weight 170 lbs
Hometown Knoxville, Tenn.Last School Bearden HS
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Jamon Battle
Position F Academic Year Jr.Height 6' 5'' Weight 210 lbs
Hometown Richmond, Va.Last School LC Bird HS
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LJ Thorpe
Position F Academic Year R-Sr.Height 6' 5'' Weight 215 lbs
Hometown West Palm Beach, Fla.Last School Royal Palm Beach HSPrevious School Previous School: Royal Palm Beach HS
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Tajion Jones
Position G Academic Year R-Sr.Height 6' 5'' Weight 190 lbs
Hometown Oak Ridge, Tenn.Last School Oak Ridge HSPrevious School Previous School: Oak Ridge HS
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Drew Pember
Position F Academic Year Jr.Height 6' 10'' Weight 210 lbs
Hometown Knoxville, Tenn.Last School University of Tennessee / Bearden HS
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Silas Mason
Position F Academic Year So.Height 6' 7'' Weight 185 lbs
Hometown Greensboro, N.C.Last School Ben L. Smith HSPrevious School Previous School: Ben L. Smith HS
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Evan Clayborne
Position F Academic Year Gr.Height 6' 6'' Weight 228 lbs
Hometown Dayton, OhioLast School North Carolina CentralPrevious School Previous School: North Carolina Central
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BJ Marable
Position F Academic Year So.Height 6' 9'' Weight 230 lbs
Hometown Knoxville, Tenn.Last School Grace Christian AcademyPrevious School Previous School: Grace Christian Academy
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Quay Kimble
Position G Academic Year Gr.Height 5' 10'' Weight 165 lbs
Hometown Shelby, N.C.Last School ShelbyPrevious School Previous School: Lees-McRae
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Luke Lawson
Position F Academic Year Sr.Height 6' 7'' Weight 180 lbs
Hometown Coeburn, Va.Last School Eastside HSPrevious School Previous School: Eastside HS
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Dean Gabrelcik
Position G Academic Year Fr.Height 6' 4'' Weight 205 lbs
Hometown East Lake, Fla.Last School East Lake HS
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Jordan Hairston
Position G Academic Year So.Height 6' 0'' Weight 160 lbs
Hometown Centreville, VirginiaLast School Flint HillPrevious School Previous School: Texas A&M Corpus Christi
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Coty Jude
Position F Academic Year Sr.Height 6' 9'' Weight 190 lbs
Hometown Fort Gay, W.Va.Last School Tolsia HSPrevious School Previous School: Tolsia HS
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Deacon Heath
Position G Academic Year Sr.Height 6' 0'' Weight 170 lbs
Hometown Banner Elk, N.C.Last School Avery County HSPrevious School Previous School: Avery County HS
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Fletcher Abee
Academic Year So.Height 6' 3'' Weight 180 lbs
Hometown Morganton, N.C.Last School The Citadel / Freedom HS
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Coaching Staff

Mike Morrell
Head Coach
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Neil Dixon
Assistant Coach
Phone250-3886
ndixon@unca.edu
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Woody Taylor
Assistant Coach
Phone251-6927
wtaylor2@unca.edu
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Justin Levine
Assistant Coach
Phone251-6826
jlevine2@unca.edu
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Dennis Diaz
Director of Basketball Operations
ddiaz1@unca.edu
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G Jr. 6' 2'' 170 lbs

Knoxville, Tenn. Bearden HS

F Jr. 6' 5'' 210 lbs

Richmond, Va. LC Bird HS

F R-Sr. 6' 5'' 215 lbs

West Palm Beach, Fla. Royal Palm Beach HS Previous School: Royal Palm Beach HS

G R-Sr. 6' 5'' 190 lbs

Oak Ridge, Tenn. Oak Ridge HS Previous School: Oak Ridge HS

F Jr. 6' 10'' 210 lbs

Knoxville, Tenn. University of Tennessee / Bearden HS

F So. 6' 7'' 185 lbs

Greensboro, N.C. Ben L. Smith HS Previous School: Ben L. Smith HS

F Gr. 6' 6'' 228 lbs

Dayton, Ohio North Carolina Central Previous School: North Carolina Central

F So. 6' 9'' 230 lbs

Knoxville, Tenn. Grace Christian Academy Previous School: Grace Christian Academy

G Gr. 5' 10'' 165 lbs

Shelby, N.C. Shelby Previous School: Lees-McRae

F Sr. 6' 7'' 180 lbs

Coeburn, Va. Eastside HS Previous School: Eastside HS

G Fr. 6' 4'' 205 lbs

East Lake, Fla. East Lake HS

G So. 6' 0'' 160 lbs

Centreville, Virginia Flint Hill Previous School: Texas A&M Corpus Christi

F Sr. 6' 9'' 190 lbs

Fort Gay, W.Va. Tolsia HS Previous School: Tolsia HS

G Sr. 6' 0'' 170 lbs

Banner Elk, N.C. Avery County HS Previous School: Avery County HS

So. 6' 3'' 180 lbs

Morganton, N.C. The Citadel / Freedom HS

Coaching Staff

Head Coach /Men's Basketball

Assistant Coach /Men's Basketball

250-3886

ndixon@unca.edu

Assistant Coach /Men's Basketball

251-6927

wtaylor2@unca.edu

Assistant Coach /Men's Basketball

251-6826

jlevine2@unca.edu

Director of Basketball Operations /Men's Basketball

ddiaz1@unca.edu

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	Trent Stephney	6' 2''	170	Jr.	Knoxville, Tenn.	Bearden HS	0	G
	Jamon Battle	6' 5''	210	Jr.	Richmond, Va.	LC Bird HS	1	F
	LJ Thorpe	6' 5''	215	R-Sr.	West Palm Beach, Fla.	Royal Palm Beach HS	2	F
	Tajion Jones	6' 5''	190	R-Sr.	Oak Ridge, Tenn.	Oak Ridge HS	3	G
	Drew Pember	6' 10''	210	Jr.	Knoxville, Tenn.	University of Tennessee / Bearden HS	4	F
	Silas Mason	6' 7''	185	So.	Greensboro, N.C.	Ben L. Smith HS	5	F
	Evan Clayborne	6' 6''	228	Gr.	Dayton, Ohio	North Carolina Central	10	F
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	BJ Marable	6' 9''	230	So.	Knoxville, Tenn.	Grace Christian Academy	11	F
	Quay Kimble	5' 10''	165	Gr.	Shelby, N.C.	Lees-McRae	13	G
	Luke Lawson	6' 7''	180	Sr.	Coeburn, Va.	Eastside HS	14	F
	Dean Gabrelcik	6' 4''	205	Fr.	East Lake, Fla.	East Lake HS	15	G
	Jordan Hairston	6' 0''	160	So.	Centreville, Virginia	Texas A&M Corpus Christi	21	G
	Coty Jude	6' 9''	190	Sr.	Fort Gay, W.Va.	Tolsia HS	22	F
	Deacon Heath	6' 0''	170	Sr.	Banner Elk, N.C.	Avery County HS	30	G
	Fletcher Abee	6' 3''	180	So.	Morganton, N.C.	The Citadel / Freedom HS


Mike Morrell	Head Coach
Neil Dixon	Assistant Coach	ndixon@unca.edu	250-3886
Woody Taylor	Assistant Coach	wtaylor2@unca.edu	251-6927
Justin Levine	Assistant Coach	jlevine2@unca.edu	251-6826
Dennis Diaz	Director of Basketball Operations	ddiaz1@unca.edu

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Coaching Staff
Image	Name	Title	Email	Phone Number
	Mike Morrell	Head Coach
	Neil Dixon	Assistant Coach	ndixon@unca.edu	250-3886
	Woody Taylor	Assistant Coach	wtaylor2@unca.edu	251-6927
	Justin Levine	Assistant Coach	jlevine2@unca.edu	251-6826
	Dennis Diaz	Director of Basketball Operations	ddiaz1@unca.edu

University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics

Players

Trent Stephney

Jamon Battle

LJ Thorpe

Tajion Jones

Drew Pember

Silas Mason

Evan Clayborne

BJ Marable

Quay Kimble

Luke Lawson

Dean Gabrelcik

Jordan Hairston

Coty Jude

Deacon Heath

Fletcher Abee

Coaching Staff

Mike Morrell

Neil Dixon

Woody Taylor

Justin Levine

Dennis Diaz

Players

Trent Stephney

Jamon Battle

LJ Thorpe

Tajion Jones

Drew Pember

Silas Mason

Evan Clayborne

BJ Marable

Quay Kimble

Luke Lawson

Dean Gabrelcik

Jordan Hairston

Coty Jude

Deacon Heath

Fletcher Abee

Coaching Staff

Mike Morrell

Neil Dixon

Woody Taylor

Justin Levine

Dennis Diaz

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