Battlers Land the 'Total Package Recruit'

Alderson Broaddus men's basketball team recently signed Tristen Wolfe of Southern High School located in Racine, OH. On the surface, it would appear that one could classify Wolfe as a 'total package' when it comes to recruiting. He brings both a solid basketball and academic record to the university.

First let's take a look at Wolfe's basketball credentials. He finished his senior year at Southern with the following stat line: 21.4 points per game, 8.2 rebounds per game, 2.5 assists per game, 2.4 steals per game and 2 block shots per game. With that type of performance, Wolfe was able to earn Ohio's District 13 Player of the Year honors. He earned three 1st-team all-district honors in his career at Southern. He also excelled in track and field in the events of high jump and long jump. He also was the football team's quarterback.

What is even more impressive about Tristen Wolfe is that he was Southern High School's Valedictorian after completing his high school academic career with a 4.425 grade point average. That is a tremendous accomplishment for any high school student but especially for someone who excelled in three sports. Wolfe plans on majoring in bio-chemistry at Alderson Broaddus and has plans on becoming an anesthesiologist upon graduation.

Battler Beat congratulates Tristen Wolfe on an outstanding academic and athletic career in high school. We welcome Tristen to the AB family!

Battlers to take on old foe Wheeling Jesuit on New Year's Eve

Battler Beat has found out that the Alderson Broaddus men's basketball team will take on the Wheeling Jesuit Cardinals at 3 PM on New Year's Eve. The game will take place at the McDonough Center on the campus of Wheeling Jesuit University. We will continue to update the 2015-16 men's basketball schedule as more games are added.

Alderson Broaddus lands JUCO freshman Exzavier Cooper

Alderson Broaddus has signed 6'5"/200 pound freshman Exzavier Cooper from Harford Community College in Maryland. Cooper will have three years of eligibility for the Battlers. Cooper finished an impressive freshman season for the Fighting Owls. He averaged 14.3 ppg/8 rpg and shot 50.3% from the field. Cooper is a native of Rocky Mount, NC.

Exzavier Cooper seemed to really turn it on as the season rolled along for Harford. With more experience, he seemed to get better. Some of his stat lines in games were:

vs. Volunteer State CC  - 20 points and 8 rebounds.
vs. Harcum CC - 20 points and 8 rebounds
vs. Chesapeake - 20 points and 17 rebounds
vs. Anne Arundel - 25 points and 11 rebounds
vs. Prince George's CC - 23 points and 15 rebounds
vs. CCBC Dundalk - 20 points and 14 rebounds
vs. Hagerstown CC - 22 points and 10 rebounds
vs. Baltimore City - 23 points and 5 rebounds

His performance in the CCBC Dundalk game occurred during the MD JUCO tournament. His performance against Hagerstown CC was in the championship game of the MD JUCO tournament. Harford was the 2015 MD JUCO tournament champions. His performance against Baltimore City was in the NJCAA Region XX Championship game. Cooper has the ability to play inside or outside in Greg Zimmerman's offense. We hope to catch up with Exzavier and his coach later this week.

Alderson Broaddus to host Virginia Union on December 17th

The Alderson Broaddus 2015-16 men's basketball schedule continues to fall into place. The Battlers will host Virginia Union University out of Richmond, Virginia on Thursday, December 17th in Philippi, WV. Game time is set for 7:30 PM. Virginia Union is a member of the CIAA. Virginia Union won the Division II men's basketball national championship in 2005.

Fun Fact Friday: Which former AB player was once named player of the week by Sports Illustrated?

Which former Alderson Broaddus basketball player was once named player of the week by Sports Illustrated? Three-time 1st-team All-American Willie Davis is the answer. Davis was named the SI Player of the Week in the December 10, 1990 edition. Davis hit 21 of 29 shots in two games. He scored 59 points in a combined effort in wins over Wheeling Jesuit and Salem. He also grabbed 26 boards. This honor occurred during Davis' senior year as a Battler.

Alderson Broaddus to open the 2015-16 basketball season in Detroit

Battler Beat has learned that the Alderson Broaddus men's basketball team will open the 2015-16 season in Detroit, Michigan. AB will take part in the G-MAC/GLIAC Challenge to be held on the campus of Wayne State University  (pictured above). The Battlers will be a part of a field that includes Tiffin University, Wayne State University and Kentucky Wesleyan College. All games will be played at the Matthaei Center (pictured below).

The Battlers will open the challenge on Saturday, November 14 at 5 PM when AB takes on Tiffin University. Tiffin is located in Tiffin, Ohio. The Dragons are part of the GLIAC. The Battlers will return to action on Sunday, November 15 at 4 PM to take on host Wayne State who is also a part of the GLIAC. Wayne State has an enrollment over 25,000 students. Both games will count as Midwest In-Region games.

D-1 Basketball Transfer Visits AB

BattlerBeat has learned that Alderson Broaddus men's basketball program got a visit today from Nnamdi Enechionyia, a 6'6" transfer from Samford University. Enechionyia is originally from Springfield, VA but played his high school basketball at Saint James High School which is located in Hagerstown, MD. Enechionyia has two years of eligibility left.

Enechionyia played in all 32 games this past season for Samford. He started 12 of those games and finished the season with a 4.3 scoring average. Enechionyia had a season-high 22 points against the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He followed that game with 13 points against Kennesaw State. Enechionyia's most impressive performance was saved for a game against an out-of-conference opponent from the ACC. He was able to score 15 points against Wake Forest on 5 of 7 shooting from the field including 3 of 3 from beyond the arc.

Nnamdi Enechionyia was a mathematics major at Samford. His brother Obi plays basketball for Temple. Nnamdi's grades were of good enough quality coming out of high school that he was even offered by the United States Naval Academy. He played AAU basketball for Takeover DC. We will follow the progress of Nnamdi Enechionyia and remind readers that this was only a visit.