March 3, 2008 --- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  

Men’s Basketball Eliminated In 3rd Round of Region Play 

SPARTANBURG, SC – The SMC men’s basketball team was eliminated Sunday in its third round of play in the Region X tournament, however posted its best season record (16-5, 24-8) in seven years. 

The men went into the tournament as the No. 2 seed and opened it with a 99-53 win over Roanoke-Chowan Community College on Feb. 27. The next day, the Pioneers narrowly defeated Cape Fear Community College 61-57.  

The Pioneers lost 81-65 to Brunswick Community College in their third round of tournament play. 

Brendon Knox, a sophomore from Georgetown, SC, was named to the Region X Men’s Basketball 2nd  Team  All-Region. Kendrick Robinson, a sophomore from Goose Creek, SC, was named to the Region X Men’s Basketball 3rd  Team  All-Region. 

“Our men had an excellent season. To make it to the Regionals and advance as far as they did is a tremendous accomplishment. Their season record alone shows just how competitive and talented these players are,” says Perdue. 

Spartanburg Methodist College has 14 intercollegiate teams that compete in Region X of the National Junior College Athletic Association, which includes colleges in the Carolinas, Virginia, and West Virginia.  

The College is in its 97th year of providing a quality education to students in a Christian environment. More than 90 percent of SMC graduates continue their education at other institutions of higher learning.

For more information, contact men’s basketball coach Rob Burke at (864) 587-4005 or athletic director Mark Perdue at (864) 587-4237.

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