APSUGovs.com » Anthony Campbell http://www.apsugovs.com An independent site for Austin Peay State University news and discussion Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:36:25 +0000 en hourly 1 Season Preview Part II: Frontcourt Players http://www.apsugovs.com/season-preview-part-ii-frontcourt-players/ http://www.apsugovs.com/season-preview-part-ii-frontcourt-players/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:45:53 +0000 The Governor http://www.apsugovs.com/?p=401 This is the second of our four part preview of the 2009-2010 Men’s Basketball Season.

Part I: Recapping last season and the offseason
Part II: Frontcourt Players
Part III: Backcourt Players
Part IV: Season Outlook/Predictions

Drake Reed is gone. That means there is 36.7 minutes per game up for grabs down low. Kyle Duncan is gone. There’s 28.3 more minutes per game. Ernest Fields is out, maybe for the season. That’s 18.6 more. That’s a grand total of 83.6 minutes per game that has to be filled. From a production standpoint, there are 35.1 points and 14.9 rebounds per game that is gone from last season. Who is going to fill the void down low for the Govs?



#21 John Fraley – 6’8”, 220 lbs, Sophomore
John Fraley appears ready to answer the call. John has had a strong preseason, averaging 17.5 points and 12.5 rebounds a game in the two scrimmages. He also added 10 points at Reigning Red. In the exhibition game against Oakland City, Fraley again posted a double-double, with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Last season he appeared in 23 games, only starting 2. Though Fraley was used sparingly, but still managed to average 2.8 points and 2.7 rebounds in just 10 minutes a game. John will have to improve his free throw shooting. He averaged just 56% last season on 25 attempts.

#4 Marcel Williams – 6’6”, 235 lbs, Sophomore
Marcel Williams also seems ready to shoulder some of the scoring and rebounding load. Marcel has been inconsistent this off-season. After being almost none existent in the Reigning Red event and first scrimmage of the season, he exploded for 22 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. In the first exhibition game, he had 13 points, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks. He appeared in 33 games last season, starting 12. He averaged 3.3 points and 3.1 rebounds per game. Like Fraley, Marcel needs to improve from the line. He shot a feable 47% in the 2008-9 season.

#25 Anthony Campbell – 6’6”, 185 lbs, Sophomore
Anthony Campbell is a player poised for a breakout season. Although he is more of a perimeter-orientated player, his height and Austin Peay’s lack of depth in the backcourt will probably force Campbell into some minutes in the post, at least on defense. He posted 20 points, 15 in the first half, and 3 assists in the game against Oakland City. He posted 11 points in the Govs first scrimmage of the season. Last season, Campbell average 7.8 points and 2.8 rebounds. He shot 50% from the field, and almost 38% from three. Big things are expected from Campbell. Last season he was named the December 15th Freshman of the Week.

#12 Chris Reaves – 6’5”, 200 lbs, Freshman
Freshman forward Chris Reaves has steady as a rock this preseason. Reaves has scored 10, 12, and 14 points in the Reigning Red and first two scrimmages respectively. He is a good shooter and has played a large role on state tournament teams. Chris should be a big contributor for four years in Coach Loos’ system. “In my opinion, he could be an all-Conference player someday,” says Charles Clark, who coached against Reaves as an assistant with Dyer County.

#42 Duran Roberson – 6’8”, 215 lbs, Redshirt Junior
Duran Roberson should be called on to contribute more this season. He averaged 1.9 points and 1.7 rebounds in 6.9 minutes a game last season. Duran has been inconsistent, but did perform well in the team’s scrimmage when he posted 15 points and 8 rebounds.

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]]> http://www.apsugovs.com/season-preview-part-ii-frontcourt-players/feed/ 0 Season Preview Part I: 2008-9 and the Offseason http://www.apsugovs.com/season-preview-part-i-2008-9-and-the-offseason/ http://www.apsugovs.com/season-preview-part-i-2008-9-and-the-offseason/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:40:25 +0000 The Governor http://www.apsugovs.com/?p=370 This is the first part of our four part series previewing the 2009-2010 Men’s Basketball Season. We will start by recapping what happened last season and this offseason up until the Reigning Red event. Over the next several weeks we will post Parts II, III, and IV in time for the regular season opener at Tennessee on November 13.

Part I: Recapping Last Season and the Offseason

Part II: Frontcourt Players

Part III: Backcourt Players

Part IV: Season Outlook/Predictions

2008-2009 SEASON

The 2008-9 season was another successful campaign for the Austin Peay State University Governors.  APSU finished second in the OVC, going 19-14 overall and 13-5 in conference, and reached the championship game of the OVC Conference Tournament for the third consecutive season.  The team finished the season losing in the first round of the CollegeInsider.com Post Season Tournament to Bradley University.



2008-9 Season Final Statistics

GP

GS

Min

FG%

3FG%

FT%

Reb

Ass

TO

Blk

Stl

Avg
D. Reed

33

33

36.7

.565

.370

.746

7.5

78

83

19

24

21.9
W. Channels

33

33

32.9

.420

.389

.776

3.8

103

100

2

42

16.5
K. Duncan

33

31

28.3

.441

.388

.571

3.6

48

38

11

36

8.7
A. Campbell

33

4

20.7

.500

.376

.727

2.8

34

39

5

20

7.8
C. Brown

33

21

21.5

.330

.319

.600

1.8

86

46

4

32

5.1
E. Fields

28

19

18.6

.505

.250

.574

3.8

20

24

20

27

4.5
T. Caldwell

33

10

15.9

.444

.406

.745

1.5

84

40

2

13

4.0
M. Williams

33

12

15.2

.600

.000

.471

3.1

18

33

29

13

3.3
J. Fraley

23

2

10.2

.610

.000

.560

2.7

3

16

7

8

2.8
D. Roberson

27

0

6.9

.396

.100

.611

1.7

7

15

6

0

1.9
J. Harris

16

0

4.6

.250

.214

.750

0.2

2

6

0

5

1.1
C. Stepp

12

0

3.1

.250

.000

.600

0.3

3

1

0

4

0.6


Game Results

Date Opponent Result Record
Nov. 15 @Evansville L 62-70 0-1
Nov. 17 @Belmont W 86-84 1-1
Nov. 22 Ohio L 68-79 1-2
Nov. 25 Lambuth W 79-63 2-2
Nov. 29 @Georgia Southern W 77-66 3-2
Dec. 4 @SEMO W 91-67 4-2 (1-0)
Dec. 6 @Eastern Illinois W 81-73 5-2 (2-0)
Dec. 13 @Louisville L 75-94 5-3 (2-0)

Jim Thorpe Classic in Fayetteville Arkansas
Dec. 17 Arkansas L 80-89 5-4 (2-0)
Dec. 19 Stephen F. Austin L 54-93 5-5 (2-0)
Dec. 22 Belmont L 62-72 5-6 (2-0)
Dec. 29 Oakland City W 97-61 6-6 (2-0)
Jan. 3 Morehead St. L 74-84 6-7 (2-1)
Jan. 5 Eastern Kentucky W 82-79 7-7 (3-1)
Jan. 8 @UT-Martin W 85-76 8-7 (4-1)
Jan. 10 @Murray State W 58-57 9-7 (5-1)
Jan. 17 @Tennessee St. W 91-87 10-7 (6-1)
Jan. 22 Tennessee Tech W 87-71 11-7 (7-1)
Jan. 24 Jacksonville St. W 86-80 12-7 (8-1)
Jan. 27 @Eastern Kentucky L 70-73 12-8 (8-2)
Jan. 31 @Morehead St. L 63-81 12-9 (8-3)
Feb. 5 UT-Martin L 82-87 (OT) 12-10 (8-4)
Feb. 7 Murray State W 83-80 13-10 (9-4)
Feb. 9 @Tennessee Tech W 86-80 14-10 (10-4)
Feb. 14 Tennessee St. L 80-88 14-11 (10-5)
Feb. 17 @Jacksonville St. W 72-60 15-11 (11-5)
Feb. 21 @Drake L 54-71 15-12 (11-5)
Feb. 26 Eastern Illinois W 69-54 16-12 (12-5)
Feb. 28 SEMO W 88-78 17-12 (13-5)

OVC Conference Tournament
Mar. 3 Eastern Illinois W 57-54 18-12 (13-5)
Mar. 6 Murray State W 67-50 19-12 (13-5)
Mar. 7 Morehead St. L 65-67 (2OT) 19-13 (13-5)

CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
Mar. 18 Bradley L 74-81 19-14 (13-5)


Notable Events

Accolades/Awards

Drake Reed

  • All OVC First Team for the third straight season
  • Four-time OVC Player of the Week
  • OVC Conference All-Tournament Team
  • CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major All-American
  • Preseason All OVC Team (OVC Coaches, Blue Ribbon Yearbook, Sporting News, Athlon Sports)
  • All-Undrafted.com All-Undrafted Team Honorable Mention
  • Austin Peay State University Most Outstanding Male Athlete
  • Played in the Music City All Star Classic, Nashville, TN
  • Eight double-doubles
  • Seven 30-point games
  • 14th highest scoring player in the nation
  • 29th highest field goal percentage in the nation
  • Only player in APSU history to score over 1900 points and grab over 750 rebounds

Wes Channels

  • All OVC Second Team
  • OVC Conference All-Tournament Team
  • Two-time OVC Player of the Week
  • Exceeded 1,000 career points

Kyle Duncan

  • Played in the Music City All Star Classic, Nashville, TN

Anthony Campbell

  • Dec. 15 Freshman of the Week

John Fraley

  • Nominated for Final Freshman of the Week Award

Ernest Fields

  • OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (at least 3.25 GPa)

James Ross

  • OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (at least 3.25 GPa)

Clark Stepp

  • OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (at least 3.25 GPa)


OFFSEASON

It has been a pretty active offseason for the Govs.  Drake Reed and Kyle Duncan successfully fulfilled their obligations to themselves and the school by graduating in May.  Both are playing professional basketball now.  Clark Stepp transferred out, and James Harris was dismissed for violating athletic department policies.  Coach Loos and his staff signed a high scoring guard, Eric Mosley, out of Louisville to compliment an already deep backcourt.  Mosley was the high scorer at the Reigning Red event with 15 points.

The coaching staff has also been hard at work on the 2010 recruiting class.  They have verbal commitment three players, Joe Harms, Will Triggs, and Thomas Greer.  Harms and Triggs are post players who will bring toughness to this year’s thin frontcourt.  Greer is a combo guard, who is a nominee for the McDonald’s High School All American game.

The bad news is the Govs found out they will be without senior Ernest Fields for at least 3 months and possibly the entire season.  The good news is the Govs had very strong performances from freshmen Justin Blake, Eric Mosley, Chris Reaves, and sophomore John Fraley at the Reigning Red event.  Hopefully it is predictive of what they will be able to contribute during the regular season.  The Govs will need all the help than can get from Fraley and Reaves due to the loss of Fields.

Timeline


Check back soon when the series continues with Part II Frontcourt Players.


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