Fellers and Johnson Lead Campbell Past UNC Pembroke 93-77

BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Adam Fellers scored 23 points and Tarick Johnson added a career-high 21 to lead Campbell University to a 93-77 men’s basketball win over UNC Pembroke on Tuesday night at Carter Gym.
Johnson and Fellers, both Fayetteville natives, combined for 31 points in the second half as the Camels (1-1) pulled away from the NCAA Division II member Braves (0-1).
Jonte’ Edwards added 13 points and nine rebounds for CU, while Solomon Yearby came off the bench to contribute 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting. Brooks Lee made 7-of-8 from the line and dealt a career-high 11 assists. Bobby Jones tied his career high with eight points and pulled down eight rebounds.
Tyrance Phillips topped UNCP with 21 points on 10-of-18 shooting while dishing six assists. Jay Bruer added 15 points, while David Siebrands had 12 and Benjamin Lucas 10.
Campbell led by a 46-41 margin at the half, but UNCP closed to within 50-48 on Bruer’s triple with 17:06 remaining in the contest.
Melvin Farrington’s steal and lay-in pulled the Braves to within six points (64-58) with 9:10 to play, but Campbell answered with nine-straight points and UNCP never cut the gap to fewer than eight the rest of the way.
Fellers, a senior out of Pine Forest High School, made 5-of-11 threes, including a 30-footer late in the game. Johnson’s triple gave the Camels their largest lead at 91-71 with 21 seconds to play. The sophomore from Douglas Byrd High made 8-of-11 shots, including 2-of-3 treys and pulled down six rebounds.
UNCP hit six three-point shots in 16 attempts in the first half to stay within five at the break. However, the Braves made just 1-of-13 from long distance in the second period.
The Camels shot 57.6 percent from the floor (34-59), 54.5 percent (12-22) from 3-point range and 76.5 percent (13-17) from the line. Campbell made 11-of-14 free throws (.786) in the second period, including its last 10 attempts on the night.
UNCP shot 42.5 percent (34-80) for the game, but just 24.1 percent (7-29) from 3-point range. The Braves made just 2-of-4 from the foul stripe.
Campbell held a slim 38-37 edge on the boards. UNC Pembroke pulled down 20 offensive rebounds. The Fighting Camels host UNC Asheville on Saturday at 3:00 p.m.

Tuesday, November 20, 2001
Contact: Stan Cole

Lee Marsh Signs With Campbell

BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Harnett Central High School standout Lee Marsh has signed an athletics grant-in-aid with Campbell University, head men’s basketball coach Billy Lee announced on Tuesday.
Marsh is a 6-foot-2, 180-pound guard and four-year starter for Coach Will Gage’s Trojans. A resident of nearby Lillington, Marsh is the second prep standout to sign with the Fighting Camels during the early recruitment period, joining forward Robby Dupre of Sanford, Fla.
“Lee is a very athletic wing player who can also shoot the basketball,” said Fighting Camel head coach Billy Lee. “He has scored a lot of points at Harnett Central and will have a bright future at Campbell. He’s just a fine young man in every way and is a good student.”
Marsh averaged better than 16 points per game both as a sophomore and junior at Harnett Central. During his junior year, he contributed 16.2 points per game and hit 53 three-point field goals. During his sophomore campaign, Marsh averaged 16.5 points and canned 70 triples. As a freshman starter in 1998-99, he made 39 treys and scored at a 6.8 points per game clip.
Last season, he was a first-team all-conference choice and an all-area selection by the Dunn Daily Record and the Sanford Herald. He was also an all-tournament selection at the 2000 Dunn Daily Record Tip-Off Tournament. During his sophomore campaign, Marsh was an all-area choice by the Daily Record and an honorable mention all-conference pick.
Marsh will join former Harnett Central standout Brooks Lee on the Fighting Camel squad and is the fifth local product to sign with Campbell in the past four years, joining Adam Fellers (Fayetteville), Jonte’ Edwards (Clinton), Brooks Lee (Buies Creek) and Tarick Johnson (Fayetteville).
"Coach Will Gage has turned out a number of good players at Harnett Central High School and we're pleased to have two of his better ones in our program," said Coach Lee. "We're adding to the stable of local kids that we've been able to bring in and I hope more local kids will take a good, hard look at the University in their backyard.

Monday, November 19, 2001
Contact: Stan Cole

Robby Dupre Signs With Camels

BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Robby Dupre has signed an athletics grant-in-aid with Campbell University, head men’s basketball coach Billy Lee announced on Monday.
Dupre, a 6-foot-6, 210-pound forward from Sanford, Fla., will join the Fighting Camels next fall from Seminole (Fla.) High School.
A four-year varsity starter, Dupre averaged 16.0 points and 8.5 rebounds while shooting 50 percent from the floor and 73 percent from the foul line during his junior year. He was a first-team All-Seminole (5-A) Conference and first-team All-Seminole County selection and also gained All-Central Florida honors.
Dupre was presented the Keith Moon Sportsmanship Award last summer at the prestigious Five-Star Basketball Camp in Pittsburgh. Past winners of the award include current NBA stars Alonzo Mourning and Grant Hill.
He is coached at Seminole by Bob Traina, the father of Brad Traina, who was an all-conference performer at fellow Atlantic Sun Conference member UCF during the ‘90s.
“Robby is a big, strong kid who can really shoot the ball from the perimeter,” said Campbell head coach Billy Lee. “We really like Robby and his family. He’s a good fit for Campbell. He’s a hard-worker, a fine Christian young man, and is a big kid who can step outside and hit a shot.”
The Fighting Camels host UNC Pembroke on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. in the first of three-straight home games at Carter Gym.