General Facts

School Name: Tougaloo College

City/Zip Code: Tougaloo, MS 39174

Founded: 1869

Enrollment: 900

Nickname: Bulldogs

School Colors: Royal Blue and Scarlet Red

Facility: Kroger Gym

Capacity: 2500

Affiliation: NAIA - Division I

Confererence: Gulf Coast Athletic Conference

President: Dr. Beverly Wade Hogan '73

Athletics Director: Dr. James C. Coleman '61

Athletic Trainer: Steven Bush

Athletic Director Phone: 601-977-7809

Athletic Department Phone: 601-977-6161

College Web Site: www.tougaloo.edu

Coaches & Staff

Head Coach: Lafayette Stribling (MS Industrial College, 1957)

Record at Tougaloo College: 61-57

Collegiate Record: 359-351 / 52 years

Assistant Coach: Harvey Wardell (Alcorn, 1972)

Basketball Phone Number: 601-977-6162

Basketball Fax Number: 601-977-4497

Basketball Email: hwardell@tougaloo.edu

Team Information

2008-2009 Overall Records: 22-11 (14-4 GCAC)

Returning Starters: 3

Starters Lost: 2

Key Returning Players:
• Sylvester Collins: C • 6'9" • 8.00 ppg • 7.64 rpg • 2.75 bpg
• Walter Howard: G • 6'2" • 14.67 ppg • 3.88 rpg
• Keith Fisher: G • 5'9" • 6.24 ppg • 2.69 rpg • 3.07 apg

Key Losses:
• Jermaine Hodges: G/F • 6'3" • 19.00 ppg • 5.82 rpg • 3.15 apg
• Jeremy Cable: F • 6'6" • SR • 16.31 ppg • 6.52 rpg • 2.07 apg
• Octavius Thompson: F • 6'5" • 3.39 ppg • 4.61 rpg

Key Newcomers:
• Juan Jacks: G • 5'9" • JR • Coahoma Community College
• Mario Luckett: F • 6'6" • JR • Meridian Community College
• Deshun Carter: F • 6'4" • FR • Meridian High School
• Tommie Mabry: F • 6'5" • JR • Lawson State Community College
• Juan Gray: G • 6'0" • SO • Fayette High School
• Otis Smith: F • 6'6" • JR • Southwest Community College

Sports Information

Sports Information Director: Eric Pilcher (Tougaloo College, 2007)

Office Phone: 601-977-6161

Cell Phone: 601-850-1024

Fax Number: 601-977-4497

Email: epilcher@tougaloo.edu

Media Information

Clarion Ledger Newspaper:
Phone: 601-961-7294
Fax: 601-961-7224
Email: quickwire@clarionledger.net

WAPT (16):
Phone: 601-922-1652
Fax: 601-922-8993

WJTV (12):
Phone: 601-944-4922
Fax: 601-372-8798

WLBT (3):
Phone: 601-960-4426
Fax: 601-355-7830

Jackson Advocate:
Phone: 601-948-4122
Fax: 601-948-4125

Mississippi Link:
Phone: 601-896-0084
Fax: 601-896-0091

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