Men's Basketball Southern Conference

College of Charleston Adds Administrative Assistant Former Oklahoma star joins Cougar staff

CHARLESTON, SC - For the second time in as many days, College of Charleston men's basketball coach John Kresse has named a new person to his staff.

Kresse announced Thursday that Lexington, S.C. native and former Oklahoma University guard Tim Heskett has been named administrative assistant, replacing Jon Coffman who left in April to become an assistant coach at Stetson.

Two days ago, Kresse added assistant coach Marty McGillan to his staff. McGillan replaced Paul Harrison who decided to attend Law School at Tulane University.

"I'm extremely excited about getting the chance to work under Coach Kresse," said Heskett, who played in 32 games this past season helping OU to a 26-7 record, the Big 12 tournament title and the school's seventh straight NCAA tournament appearance.

It's an honor and a privilege to join this coaching staff and become a part of such a great program. I've followed Coach Kresse and the Cougars during my playing years at the University of Oklahoma and have a lot of respect for him and his program."

"I've known Tim since his days at Lexington High School when they won the AAAA state basketball title," added Kresse, who owns a 539-134 record in 22 seasons at CofC. "Tim was born to eventually be a coach and I am extremely excited to have him join our staff."

His sister Jenny, will be a junior next season on the College's women's golf team. She had an 84.33 scoring average last season with a low round of 77.

Here's a look at Tim's playing career at OU: 2000-01 Saw action in 33 games, starting one ... Averaged 3.7 points and over 13 minutes of action per contest ... hit 32, 3-pointers and 73.3 percent of his free throws ... Added 24 assists and 15 steals.

1999-00
Saw action in all 34 games and started in 13 contests ... Averaged 7.4 points to rank fourth on the squad ... Ranked seventh in the Big 12 in three-point field goal percentage (.417) and 11th in three-pointers per game (2.2) ... Made at least two treys in 22 games ... Seventy-five of
his 79 baskets were three-pointers (95 percent) ... Made 13-of-18 three-point tries (.722) during a three-game span in mid-January ... Led the Big 12 with a 3.1 assist/turnover ratio ... Committed just 15 turnovers on the season for an average of one every 44 minutes ... Scored a season-high 18 points in season opener versus Montana State and in OU's double-overtime
win against Iowa State Jan. 22 ... Converted 6-of-8 three-point tries against the Cyclones ... Sported an .818 mark from the foul line.

1998-99
Named to the Big 12's All-Bench Team by league media ... Ranked fifth on team with a 9.5 points-per-game average ...Started eight of first nine games but just one after that ... Was the team's third-leading assist man with 2.1 per contest ... Shot a team-high .836 from the free throw line ... Ranked second in the Big 12 in three-point percentage (.473) and three-pointers per game (2.5) ... Set a single-season school record with his .473 three-point percentage ... Seventy-nine of his 89 field goals were three-pointers ... Canned at least two three-pointers in 13 of first 14 games and did it in nine of the last 12 games ... Began the season on fire by averaging 15.3 points over the first seven games when he averaged 33.6 minutes per contest ... Scored in double digits in first seven games but just once in next 15 games (scored at least 10 points in five of last nine outings) ... Earned team's "Mr. Hustle" award at postseason banquet.

1997-98
Played in first two games of the year before sitting out remainder of season with a bulging disc in his back ... Granted a medical hardship following the season ... Averaged 9.5 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists in home wins over Jackson State and Texas-Arlington ... Made 4-of-11
three-pointers in his two games.

1996-97
Averaged 3.9 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 15.7 minutes per game ... Named Big 12 Rookie of the Week last two weeks of the regular season ... Joined teammate Eduardo Najera and Texas Tech's Rayford Young as the only players to win award twice ... Played in 28 of 30 contests and started last eight.

High School
Named South Carolina's 4A state player of the year as a senior ... Awarded All-State honors his last three seasons ... Led his squad to a 26-4 record and 4A state title as a senior ... Averaged 14.1 points, 4.1 assists, 3.6 rebounds and 1.8 steals ... Shot .426 percent from three-point land and .802 percent from the foul line ... Set a school mark with 58 three-pointers his senior year ... Also set school career marks for games played and started (117 each), three-pointers (186), three-point attempts (487), points (1,552) and assists (539) ... Logged 203 career steals (1.7 per game) ... Teams recorded a 92-25 cumulative record ... Lettered all four years ... Rated by recruiting analyst Bob Gibbons as one of the nation's 10-best point guards prior to senior season ... Coached by Bailey Harris ... A National Honor Society student, graduated with honors in
the top 10 of his class ... Became the first Lexington High School product to have his jersey retired after departing with seven school records to his credit.