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  1. Sep 26

    Tales from the Creek | Mark Mocnik - Men's Basketball

    The 2026-27 season marks Campbell's 50th as a member of NCAA Division I… and when March rolls around every year, college basketball fans in Buies Creek remember fondly the first time the Camels went dancing. In front of 15,800 fans at the sold-out Greensboro Coliseum, Mark Mocnik led all scorers – including seven future NBA draft picks – with 29 points as Campbell squared off against number-one Duke in the first round of the 1992 NCAA tournament. Not only did "Money" finish with more points than household names like Christian Laettner and Grant Hill, but he also led all rebounders with 10 in front of a national TV audience. Mark Mocnik arrived at Campbell as a freshman in the summer of 1988 and over the next five years played some of his best basketball when the stakes were highest. As a freshman, he was an all-tournament selection as the Camels advanced to the Big South final. During his red-shirt junior season, he led the Camels to the league title and was named tournament MVP. Mark never played pro ball, but he was at his best when the stakes were highest. Now, almost 35 years after Mark lit up the Blue Devils, he shares his story. In the next episode of Tales from the Creek, Mark Mocnik talks with Stan Cole about growing up in Fayetteville, attending the Campbell Basketball School, his path to Campbell, the trip to the NCAA tournament, and more. Suggestions for future Tales from the Creek interview subjects are always welcome and may be sent to Stan Cole at cole@campbell.edu.

    Tales from the Creek | Mark Mocnik - Men's Basketball
  2. Sep 1

    Tales from the Creek | Joe Spinks - Men's Basketball

    t's been almost 35 years since the lights shown brightest on the Campbell Basketball team when the Fighting Camels squared off against defending national champ and top-ranked Duke in the NCAA tournament opening round at the Greensboro Coliseum.   And make no mistake about it, the young man who led Campbell to its first Division I conference title and trip to the "Big Dance" was definitely Joe Spinks of Asheboro, North Carolina.   A four-time all-conference performer, Joe was named Big South rookie of the year in 1991 and the league's player of the year in 1994.  While his name still dots the Camel record books in nearly every statistical category, Spinks would tell you that his greatest accomplishments came within the team aspect, not individual recognition.   Joe not only led Campbell to a convincing win over Charleston Southern as a sophomore in the 1992 Big South final – and as a result – a defensive assignment against national player of the year Christian Laettner, but two seasons later, led the Camels to the program's first wins ever over opponents from the ACC and SEC.   Joe went on to play professionally in Europe for a dozen years before entering the coaching ranks.  He was inducted into the Big South Conference Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Campbell Hall of Fame in 2010.   In 2011, Joe was named head coach at Eastern Guilford High School – a position he still holds.   In the next episode of Tales from the Creek, Joe Spinks talks with Stan Cole about growing up in Asheboro, his path to Campbell, playing and later coaching in the North Carolina East-West All-Star Game, and more.   Suggestions for future Tales from the Creek interview subjects are always welcome and may be sent to Stan Cole at cole@campbell.edu.

    Tales from the Creek | Joe Spinks - Men's Basketball

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