The King University men's basketball team looks to reload following a sixth place finish in Conference Carolinas play a season ago. Head coach George Pitts returns third team all-conference performer James Brown as well as 2017-18 Conference Carolinas Player of the Year Jordan Floyd to lead the Tornado in 2019-20.
Top Returners
Jordan Floyd
6-2 | Sr. | G | Stone Mountain, Ga.
- Redshirted in 2018-19
- 2017-18 Conference Carolinas Player of the Year and first team all-conference
- D2CCA and NABC first team all-region in 2017-18
- Scored 944 points in two years wearing a Tornado uniform and 1,208 in his career
Mike Salomon
6-5 | Sr. | F | Statesboro, Ga.
- Selected Conference Carolinas Player of the Week on December 31
- Made eight three-point baskets on 13 attempts against Erskine on January 21, ranking third most in a game in program history
- Has scored 769 career points, makding 161 three-point baskets and shooting 37.4 percent from long range
Justin Frazier
5-11 | Sr. | G | Carson, Calif.
- Was third in the league with 130 assists
- Sixth in the conference with a 2.0 assist to turnover ratio
- 43 steals ranked sixth in Conference Carolinas
- Averaged 10.4 points, 2.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game
James Brown
6-2 | Sr. | G | Lansing, Mich.
- Selected third team All-Conference Carolinas
- Ninth in the league with an average of 14.3 points per game
- Sixth in Conference Carolinas with 43 steals
- Grabbed 4.0 rebounds and handed out 1.5 assists per game
- Shot 46.6 percent from the floor
- Posted two games with at least 30 points, both rank in the top 10 in program history
Tristan Upchurch
6-1 | Sr. | G | Maryville, Tenn.
- Made appearances in 14 games, scoring 10 points and grabbing seven rebounds
- Scored a season-high of three points twice
- Grabbed two rebounds against Belmont Abbey on February 20
Chad Dreswick
6-10 | So. | Center | Flemington, N.J.
- Made appearances in 22 games
- Averaged 1.7 points and 1.8 rebounds per game
JaMarquis Johnson
6-1 | Sr. | Guard | Atlanta, Ga.
- Made 16 appearances in his first year wearing the scarlet and navy
- Scored a season-high of nine points
- Snared two rebounds in a game twice
Adonis Wheeler
6-2 | Sr. | G | Bristol, Tenn.
- Played in 14 games after joining the team in January
- Career-high of three points twice
- Dished out a career-high of five assists
Pitts enters his 14th year manning the bench for the Tornado. In that time, the Tornado have won three Conference Carolinas regular season titles and one tournament title while qualifiying for the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship three times. Since joining Conference Carolinas in 2012-13, Pitts has coached two conference players of the year and two freshmen of the year. King has also had three players selected all-region and three Conference Carolinas Scholar Athletes of the Year.
2019-20 Schedule Highlights
Season Opener | November 8 vs. UVa-Wise (Banner Elk, N.C.); 5:00 pm
Home Opener | November 16 vs. Shorter College; 5:00 pm
Conference Carolinas Opener | December 4 vs. Lees-McRae College; 7:30 pm
Conference Carolinas Men's Basketball Championship| March 3 (quarterfinal); March 7 (semifinal); March 8 (final)
Conference Carolinas Men's Basketball Championship quarterfinals will be held at the highest seed with the semifinals and final being held at the Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium at Wofford College