Campbell

Official Name: 
Campbell University
Nickname: 
Fighting Camels
Mailing Address: 

Post Office Box 10
89 Pope Street
Buies Creek, NC 27506

Telephone: 
(910) 893-1325
Fax: 
(910) 893-1330
Enrollment: 
9,220
Arena: 

Carter Gymnasium
Capacity: 945
Year Opened: 1953

School Colors: 
Orange and Black
Conference: 

Atlantic Sun (since 1995)
Former Member of Big South (1986-94)

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(1) 1992
0-1 record (.000)

NIT Appearances: 

None

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(2) 1970 and 1977
4-2 record (.667)
Finished runner-up in 1977

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Danny Roberts (15 years from 1969-83, 234-179 record, .567)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Joe Spinks (1,711 points from 1991-94)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Joe Spinks (954 from 1991-94)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Clarence Grier (39 points as senior vs. Virginia Wesleyan on 1/7/87)

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Clarence Grier* (39 vs. Virginia Wesleyan)
January 7, 1987 (senior/24.6 ppg)
*School Division I record. All-time Campbell mark set by Johnny Marshbanks (46 vs. Mars Hill, N.C., on 12-1-67).

1

2

Total

Campbell

39

48

87

Virginia Wesleyan

31

31

62

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Grier

15-26

0-0

9-13

39

Hensley

2-2

0-0

1-3

5

Wilson

3-5

0-0

0-1

6

Childress

3-5

0-1

2-2

8

Elmore

1-5

0-0

0-0

2

Miller

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Springs

0-2

0-0

1-2

1

Henry

0-1

0-0

0-1

0

Bruce

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Spencer

5-5

0-0

0-0

11

Williams

2-5

0-0

0-0

4

Hurley

2-2

0-0

2-3

6

Jackson

1-3

0-0

3-4

5

Totals

34-63

1-7

18-29

87

Percentages

.540

.143

.621

Virginia Wesleyan

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Hawkins

3-6

0-0

0-0

6

Darby

9-20

2-4

3-5

23

Parker

1-3

0-0

0-0

2

Palombo

5-12

1-3

2-2

13

Weddle

3-11

1-5

0-0

7

Meeks

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Shifflett

1-6

1-3

0-0

3

Reid

3-3

0-0

0-0

6

Jones

1-3

0-0

0-0

2

Totals

26-65

5-15

5-7

62

Percentages

.400

.333

.714

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Fred McCall

8

1962-69

98-91

.519

1962

16-7

Danny Roberts

15

1969-83

234-179

.567

1976

23-4

Jerry Smith

2

1984-85

15-40

.273

1984

10-18

Billy Lee

18

1986-2003

216-286

.430

1994

20-9

Robbie Laing

8

2004-11

84-150

.359

2010

19-11

  • All-Time W-L Record: 648-742 (.466) from 1962 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Campbell (NC) moved up to major-college status in 1978 after competing at the junior college level through 1961
  • McCall was 6-3 in 1968-69 when he was replaced by Roberts (14-7).