FAYETTEVILLE STATE OFFERS ALUM ALPHONZA KEE THE MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH POSITION ADRIAN FERGUSON His appointment awaits Board's approval Fayetteville, NC – Fayetteville State University has made an offer to alumnus Alphonza Kee as the 17th Head Men’s Basketball Coach, pending Board of Trustees’ approval, according to FSU Director of Athletics, Dr. Edward McLean. “We are pleased with the search and the outcome. We were able to identify a new head coach that understands the history and the future goals of FSU Athletics,” said Director of Athletics, Dr. McLean. “His energy and commitment to the university will benefit the development of our program.” “As a proud alumnus of Fayetteville State University, I have a passion and a love for this university which ignites my desire to serve as its Head Men’s Basketball Coach,” stated Coach Kee. “As a coach and educator, I have goals for the student-athletes to not only excel on the court, but also in the academic arena. Setting high academic standards for student-athletes is very important in the success of their futures.” Alphonza Kee will join the FSU staff after serving as an assistant men’s basketball coach and recruiting coordinator with Grambling State University in Grambling, LA. Prior to the Tigers, Kee was the top assistant and recruiting coordinator for North Carolina A&T State University from 2003 to 2008. He also has had coaching experiences at Western Carolina University (Cullowhee, NC), Winston-Salem State University (Winston-Salem, NC), Chowan College (Murfreesboro, NC), and Fayetteville State University. While at Chowan College from 2000-2001, Coach Kee was the Head Junior Varsity Coach. Kee began his playing career at Lamar Community College in Lamar, Colorado. While at Lamar, Kee excelled as a three-point shooter, and once hit a school record of ten three-pointers in one contest. Following his JUCO career, he enrolled at Fayetteville State University, where he lettered two seasons under former head coach Rick Duckett. Kee made the first field goal and three-point basket in Capel Arena in 1995 against Francis Marion University. Kee also played professional basketball in Australia and in New Zealand with Athletes in Action before returning to America, where he began his coaching career as an assistant under his former coach and mentor, Duckett, at Fayetteville State during the '97-'98 season. Alphonza Kee earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Sociology from FSU in 1998 and a Master of Science Degree in Adult Education in 2008 from North Carolina A&T State University. He grew up in New Bern, NC, where he graduated from New Bern High School in 1992. Plans are to formally introduce Kee to the community in a press conference pending Board approval. Fayetteville State University is a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina and the second-oldest public institution of higher education in the state. Today FSU serves a growing student body of over 6,300 and ranks among the nation’s most diverse campus communities. Altogether FSU boasts 43 undergraduate programs, 23 master’s degree programs, and one doctoral program in educational leadership.