FAYETTEVILLE STATE OFFERS ALUM ALPHONZA KEE THE MEN'S
BASKETBALL COACH POSITION
His appointment awaits Board's approval
April 28, 2009
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.
