2011-12 Armstrong Men's Basketball News

June 21, 2012
Armstrong's DeVon Jones Awarded 58th Annual Ashley Dearing Cup
Senior forward shot 81 percent from the free throw line in 2011-12 to capture the award, given every year since 1954 to the top free throw shooter for the Pirates

March 14, 2012
Head Coach Jeremy Luther Announces 2012 Men's Basketball Summer Camp Schedule!
Coach Luther and the Pirates will host two boys camps in June

February 28, 2012
Chris Vanlandingham Named To All-PBC Men's Basketball Third Team
Pirates' leading scorer earns second straight All-Conference honor for Armstrong; first two-time All-PBC honoree since Bryan Taylor (2004-07)

February 25, 2012
Jaguars Handle Pirates In Season Finale, 91-78
Augusta State shoots 60 percent in a hot-shooting first half to down Armstrong on Saturday

February 20, 2012
Francis Marion Races Past Armstrong, 114-106
Offensive fireworks see Patriots and Pirates both shoot over 50 percent from the floor, but FMU holds off Armstrong second half comeback for win

February 18, 2012
UNCP Eliminates Pirates From Postseason Play, 89-64
Braves shoot 55 percent from the floor in handing Armstrong its fourth straight loss

February 15, 2012
Tolbert Sinks Pirates In Last-Minute Victory, 76-73
Former Pirate hits three free throws with 12 seconds left, then steals the ball on Armstrong's last possession for come-from-behind victory

February 8, 2012
Turnovers, Cold Shooting Doom Pirates At Flagler, 80-71
Armstrong commits 19 turnovers, hits just 10 of 36 three-pointers in suffering nine point defeat

February 4, 2012
Big First Half Run Dooms Pirates Against No. 24 Pacers
USC Aiken snaps a 26-all tie with a 14-0 run late in the first half, pulls away for 85-59 win over Armstrong

February 1, 2012
Vanlandingham, Pirates Plunder Bearcats, 84-75
Armstrong halts a three-game road skid with the victory over Lander; Chris Vanlandingham notches season-high 27 points

January 25, 2012
North Georgia Knocks Off Pirates, 75-71
Pirates overcome 17-point first-half deficit, ties game with four minutes left but Saints come out on top

January 21, 2012
Armstrong Outlasts Clayton State, 62-55, On Saturday
Pirates hold the Lakers to just 32 percent shooting from the floor in moving back to .500 on the season

January 19, 2012
Vanlandingham Gets 1,000 Points, Pirates Get Huge Win Over Montevallo
Senior becomes 18th member of the Armstrong men's basketball 1,000 point club; Pirates shoot 56 percent in second half to down Falcons

January 14, 2012
Hurricanes' Second Half Surge Sinks Pirates, 82-63
Georgia Southwestern uses a 15-0 run over a five-minute second-half span to hand Armstrong it's second straight loss

January 12, 2012
Big First Half Run Sends Cougars To 70-46 Win Over Pirates
Columbus State uses 15-0 run in the first half en route to ending Armstrong's three-game win streak

January 9, 2012
Armstrong Bests Bobcats, 69-62, On Monday Night
Pirates snap a 55-all tie with five minutes left and score on seven of last eight possessions to win third straight contest

January 4, 2012
Armstrong Ends Augusta State's 41-Game Home Win Streak, 73-62
Pirates win at Christenberry Fieldhouse for first time since 2005-06; Chris Vanlandingham leads four players in double figures with 18 points

December 31, 2011
2011 Wingate By Wyndham Holiday Classic: Day Two Wrapup
Host Armstrong halts six-game slide with 109-86 win over Mars Hill; Shaw finishes weekend 2-0 after a 67-63 win over Georgia College

December 30, 2011
2011 Wingate By Wyndham Holiday Classic: Day One Wrapup
Georgia College breezes past Mars Hill, 92-66, while Shaw knocks down 14 threes in an 88-71 win over the host Pirates on Friday

December 19, 2011
Braves Blister Pirates With Second Half Fireworks, 96-88
UNC Pembroke hits 14-of-19 shots from the floor, including 5-of-6 three-pointers, after halftime to send Armstrong to its fifth straight loss

December 17, 2011
Francis Marion Claims 97-94 PBC Win Over Armstrong
Liki Turner leads six Patriots in double figures with 30 points in a big second half surge to down the Pirates

December 14, 2011
USC Aiken Uses Threes, Free Throws To Blitz Pirates, 103-81
Pacers hit 50 percent from three-point range and convert 30-of-42 free throws in handing Armstrong its third straight loss

December 11, 2011
Valdosta State Upends Pirates In Overtime, 111-103
Blazers overcome a five-point deficit in the last minute of regulation, then outscore Armstrong 15-7 in the extra period for the victory

December 5, 2011
No. 22 Florida Southern Sprints Past Armstrong, 97-89, On Monday
Mocs open up the second half on a 15-5 run, overcome a halftime deficit to sweep the season series from the Pirates

December 3, 2011
Pirates Run Past Flagler, 111-81, On Saturday Afternoon
Armstrong puts up the most points against a PBC opponent since 1995 with the 30-point victory over the Saints in both teams' league opener

November 26, 2011
Buzzer-Beating Layup Downs Pirates, 85-84, In Lakeland
Armstrong suffers first loss of the season in the championship game of the Terrace Hotel/Ledger Media Group Classic in Lakeland on Saturday

November 25, 2011
Williams, Pirates Run Past Mavericks, 90-85
Senior Keyshore Williams notches career-high 23 points, leads all five starters in double figures in notching a victory in the Terrace Hotel/Ledger Media Group Classic in Lakeland

November 22, 2011
Pirates Sink Mariners, 106-59, In Home Opener
Armstrong shoots 51 percent from the floor, puts five players in double figures for a second straight contest in winning its home opener

November 15, 2011
Horn, Pirates Pick Up Season-Opening 82-74 Win At Wingate
All five starters for Armstrong reach double figures as the Pirates notch a road win on Tuesday

November 3, 2011
Pirates Drop 70-64 Exhibition Contest At Savannah State Tuesday
Newcomer Aric Miller leads a trio of Pirates in double figures with a game-high 19 points in the two cross-town rivals' first meeting since 2001.

November 1, 2011
Armstrong Men's Basketball Picked 10th In PBC Preseason Poll
Pirates receive 50 votes in the preseason poll of Peach Belt head coaches, released today

October 26, 2011
Armstrong Basketball Featured At Media Luncheon And Meet The Pirates
Media joins Armstrong basketball coaches Matt Schmidt and Jeremy Luther at Carrabba's on Wednesday, then student body and community enjoys free food and fun at Meet The Pirates night !

October 12, 2011
Armstrong, Savannah State Announce Exhibition Contest
Pirates and Tigers to meet on November 3, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. at Tiger Arena in first meeting between the two teams since 2011

October 5, 2011
Basketball Teams Volunteer At Kicklighter 5K Run for Autism
Armstrong teams volunteer time to help at Saturday morning's 5K run on Hutchinson Island

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