Posted: Nov 08, 2012

TCC basketball alums set to tip off 2012-13 season

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (November 9, 2012) – As many as 14 former Tallahassee Community College basketball players will dot rosters at four-year schools this upcoming season, and when the 2012-13 campaign tips off, you'll find former Eagles playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big South Conference, Conference USA, Horizon League, Mid-South Conference (NAIA), Southwestern Athletic Conference and Sun Belt Conference.

Due to the proliferation in broadcast capabilities, many games featuring Tallahassee alumni can also be found on television networks from coast to coast.

The 2012-13 basketball season will also feature a trio of head-to-head matchups between former Eagles. On January 19, 2013, Christian Farmer and the Winthrop Eagles will pay a visit to Leek Leek and the Campbell Camels, in a game slated to air on ESPN3. Farmer and Leek helped lead Tallahassee to the 2011 NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA Championship and a berth in the NJCAA Tournament Quarterfinals.

And, although they were never teammates at Tallahassee, Juevol Myles (South Dakota) and Derick Beltran (Southern) will square off November 14 at the Global Sports Showcase in Laramie, Wyo. The same can be said for women's players Mansa El (South Alabama) and Diamond Ashmore (Florida International), who will meet up in Sun Belt Conference matchups on December 1, 2012, and January 27, 2013. Ashmore and the FIU Panthers will also pay a visit to Tallahassee to play Florida A&M on January 2, 2013.

Broadcast plans are subject to change.

Former TCC Eagles playing at a four-year school

Derick Beltran, Southern

November 9, at Iowa State (Cyclones TV)
November 11, at Nebraska (Big Ten Network)
November 14, vs. South Dakota
November 16, at Wyoming
December 18, at TCU (Fox Sports Southwest)
December 22, at Texas A&M (FSN)

Joe Caldwell, III, Georgetown College

November 5, at Martin Methodist
November 15, at Bluefield
November 23, vs. Martin Methodist

Christian Farmer, Winthrop

November 17, vs VCU
December 15, at Ohio
December 18, at Ohio State (Big Ten Network)
December 22, at Auburn
January 19, at Campbell (ESPN3)
February 23, ESPN Bracketbusters
March 2, vs. UNC-Asheville (ESPN3)

Joell Hopkins, Florida State

November 9, vs. South Alabama (ESPN3)
November 12, vs. Buffalo (ESPN3)
November 16, vs. BYU
November 17, vs. Notre Dame/St. Josephs's
November 21, vs. North Florida (Fox Sports South0ESPN3)
November 27, vs. Minnesota (ESPN2)
December 2, vs. Mercer (ESPN3)
December 5, vs. Florida (ESPN2)
December 9, vs. Maine (ESPNU)
December 17, vs. Louisiana-Monroe (ESPN3)
December 29, vs. Tulsa (FSN)
January 2, at Auburn (FSN)
January 5, at Clemson (Fox Sports South/ESPN3)
January 12, vs. North Carolina (ESPN)
January 19, at Virginia (ACC Network/ESPN3)
January 24, vs. Clemson (ACC Network/ESPNE3)
January 27, at Miami (ESPNU)
January 30, vs. Maryland (ACC Network/ESPN3)
February 2, vs. Duke (ESPN)
February 5, at Georgia Tech (Fox Sports South/ESPN3)
February 9, at Wake Forest (ESPN/ESPN2)
February 13, vs. Miami (ESPN/ESPN2)
February 16, vs. Boston College (ACC Network/ESPN3)
February 19, at North Carolina State (ESPN2/ESPN3)
February 24, at Virginia Tech (ESPNU)
February 26, vs. Wake Forest (ESPNU)
March 3, at North Carolina (CBS)
March 7, vs. Virginia (ESPN/ESPN2)
March 9, vs. North Carolina State (ESPN/ESPN2)

Leek Leek, Campbell

November 18, at Iowa State
November 20, at Cincinnati (ESPN3)
December 19, at Gonzaga
January 19, vs. Winthrop (ESPN3)
January 26, at Coastal Carolina (ESPN3)
January 29, at Liberty (ESPN3)
February 23, ESPN Bracketbusters

Rashard McGill, Southern Miss

November 15, at Georgia (FSN)
December 4, at Arizona (Pac-12 Network)
December 22, at Wichita State
January 19, vs. UAB (CSS)
January 23, vs. Marshall (CSS)
February 2, at UAB (CSS)
February 9, vs. Memphis (CBS Sports Network)
February 23, at Memphis (FSN)
March 5, at Marshall (CBS Sports Network)

Juevol Myles, South Dakota

November 14, vs. Southern
November 15, at Wyoming
November 18, at Gonzaga
February 23, ESPN Bracketbuster

Kody Williams, Loyola-Chicago

November 17, at South Florida
December 8, at Michigan State (Big Ten Network)
December 15, vs. Mississippi State (ESPN3, live; ESPNU, tape delay)
December 29, at DePaul
January 11, vs. Wright State (ESPNU)
February 2, vs. Green Bay (ESPN3)
February 16, vs. UIC (ESPN3)
February 23, ESPN Bracketbusters

Former TCC Lady Eagles playing at a four-year school

Diamond Ashmore, Florida International

November 23, vs. Iowa
December 1, vs. South Alabama
January 2, at Florida A&M
January 12, at Arkansas-Little Rock (Sun Belt Network)
January 27, at South Alabama

Mansa El, South Alabama

November 16, vs. Southern Mississippi
November 23, at Cal State-Northridge
December 1, at Florida International
January 27, vs. Florida International

Devan Matkin, Youngstown State

November 9, at Pittsburgh
December 5, at Cincinnati
December 16, at West Virginia
January 4, at VCU

Christina Solmon, Winthrop

November 11, vs. Troy (BigSouthSports.com)
November 17, at Ohio State
November 20, vs. Mississippi State
November 21, vs. Oregon State/UC-Santa Barbara

Keri Thomas, New Orleans

November 24, vs. Southern Utah
November 25, at Texas Tech
December 19, at Seton Hall
December 31, at LSU
January 5, vs. Southern Mississippi

Ashley White, Bluefield College

November 15, vs. Georgetown College
February 16, at Georgetown College