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ATHENS, W.Va. - The Concord University men's basketball team gets the 2026-27 season started 7:30 p.m. Monday when Concord welcomes Fayetteville State to the Carter Center for a non-conference matchup.
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SERIES HISTORY: Concord leads 3-0
All-Time Meetings vs. Fayetteville State
November 10, 2017: Concord 82 - Fayetteville State 75 (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
November 11, 2016: Concord 84 - Fayetteville State 65 (Athens, W.Va.)
November 8, 2023: Concord 83 - Fayetteville State 78 (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
Concord at a Glance
Overall Record: 15-15
MEC Record: 10-10
Home Record: 7-7
Away Record: 7-6
Neutral Record: 1-2
MEC Finish: Sixth
Fayetteville State at a Glance
Overall Record: 23-7
CIAA Record: 14-2
Home Record: 10-0
Away Record: 8-4
Neutral Record: 5-3
CIAA Finish: First
TALE OF THE TAPE: Concord vs. Fayetteville State
| Concord |
Statistical Category |
Fayetteville State |
| 15 |
Wins |
23 |
| 83.1 |
Points Per Game |
89.2 |
| 82.7 |
Points Allowed Per Game |
83.3 |
| 40.4 |
Rebounds Per Game |
39.3 |
| 13.3 |
Assists Per Game |
12.2 |
| 4.3 |
Blocks Per Game |
5.1 |
| 5.7 |
Steals Per Game |
9.2 |
| 44.7 |
Field-Goal Percentage |
44.2 |
| 34.6 |
Three-Point Percentage |
34.5 |
| 77.8 |
Free-Throw Percentage |
74.7 |
LET'S GET IT STARTED
CU starts a new era Monday night when head coach Jayson Gee coaches his first game in the storied history of Concord men's basketball. Gee has previously been a head coach at Charleston (1996-2003) and at Division I Longwood (2013-18) where he amassed a 201-175 record, between the schools including five straight 20-win seasons at UC around the turn of the century. Gee begins his 13
th season as a head coach Monday night. And he is just the fifth head coach for Concord men's basketball since 1977. Monday night will have several unknowns as only three players return from last year's roster, redshirt freshman guard
Isaiah Board, sophomore guard
Riley Clevenger and junior forward
Corey Shumate.
NO EASY OUTS
The Mountain Lions will begin the season with a tough stretch as they play back-to-back games versus teams that made the NCAA Tournament last season, and consecutive teams that are receiving votes in the NABC Preseason Top 25 in Fayetteville State Monday and Indiana (Pa.) Friday. In total, Concord plays five teams that made the national tournament last season with future games against Charleston, Fairmont State and West Liberty. Playing tough opponents in the non-conference has become the norm for CU as last season it faced California (Pa.), IUP and Virginia Union who all made the national tournament. Concord's first two opponents of the 2026-27 season combined to go 47-15 with Indiana (Pa.) advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament in March. Fayetteville State is the defending CIAA Tournament Champions.
NEW FACES, NEW PLACES
Concord must replace 99.1 percent of its scoring from last year as Clevenger and Shumate scored 10 points each during the 2025-26 season. To start the season, CU will lean on senior guard
Kam Bender, redshirt freshman guard
Kody Frey and sophomore guard
Keenan Gray to replace the scoring prowess of
Boubacar Djigo and
Kraig Gilbert who transferred to Marshall and Pittsburgh, respectively, as well
Micah Young who is now at the junior college level and
Anfernee Hanna who stayed in the MEC at Fairmont State. Bender averaged more than 18 points per game two years ago at Vancouver Island University. Frey is a Division I transfer from Fairleigh Dickinson, and Gray posted 15.6 points per game last year at the junior college level while shooting 53.8 percent from the floor. Freshman guard
JR Bates will also be counted on after an all-state season in metro Columbus, Ohio in 2025-26.
TAKE CARE OF THE ROCK
While Monday night's opponent will be new for the Mountain Lions, the style of play from Fayetteville State will be familiar for Concord fans. The Broncos are under the direction of second-year head coach Devin Hoehn who previously coached at Bluefield State and played at West Liberty just over 10 years ago. Hoehn's teams run the West Liberty Style with full-court pressing and quick, transition three-pointers. FSU forced just over 16 turnovers per game last season with 9.2 steals per game. During the 2024-25 season when Hoehn was still coaching at Bluefield State, his teams forced 19 turnovers in each game against Concord. The 38 total turnovers turned into 50 points off turnovers for BSU two seasons against the Mountain Lions. Â Last season, CU was 1-8 when they had more than 15 turnovers in a game.
NOT A FAMILIAR FACE
Monday night's matchup will be the third time Concord and Fayetteville meet on the hardwood in men's basketball—the Mountain Lions have won all three meetings, but have not played since the 2017-18 season. Games during the 2015-16 and 2017-18 season were played on a neutral floor. CU defeated the Broncos inside the Carter Center November 11, 2016 by a score of 84-65. It was the head coaching debut for former head coach Todd May in which the Mountain Lions made a single-game program record 18 three-pointers. In the most recent meeting—November 10, 2017—Concord won 82-75 in a neutral-site game at Winston-Salem State. CU Hall of Famer Tommy Bolte had 40 points and 10 assists.
START HOT
Concord is seeking to get off on the right foot this season after losing its opener last season and starting 2-3 before ripping off eight straight win to be 10-3 in early January. Since the 2019-20 season, the Maroon and Gray is just 2-5 in first games of the season with wins in November 2019 and November 2023. Even though CU has dropped five of its last seven season openers, the Mountain Lions have had a habit of rebounding. Two years ago, Concord started 0-4 before finishing 17-7 in its final 24 games. During the 2023-24 season, the Mountain Lions won seven of their first games of the year on their way to finishing 22-8 and making the NCAA Tournament. Monday night will be the first time CU opens a season at home since the aforementioned 2016-17 game with Fayetteville State.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
1- FSU head coach Devin Hoehn is just 1-7 in his career as a coach versus Concord with all those games coming while at Bluefield State.
9- Coach Gee was 9-5 against Concord in his seven-year run at Charleston.
13.9- CU was the best offensive rebounding team in the MEC last season, averaging 13.9.
SCOUTING THE BRONCOS
In winning 23 games last season, Fayetteville State had the CIAA Player of the Year in Larry Howell, a Bluefield State transfer. The Broncos' top returning scorer is also a BSU transfer, Travon Cooper, who averaged 10.0 points and 3.3 rebounds per game last winter. The only other returner for FSU who played more than 10 minutes per game last season is Kenneth Brayboy. He averaged 5.5 points and 4.0 rebounds per contest. Fayetteville State won 17 straight games last season before falling in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to Cal U. FSU took nearly 25 free throws per game last season, shooting just under 75 percent at the foul line.
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