Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU: First-year baseball player at FMU....Pleasant surprise....Could see action as a relief pitcher.....Already earned undergraduate degree, now working on MBA degree....2-year letterman on the FMU men's basketball team....Played in all 30 contests with 29 starts as a senior....Integral part of FMU's NCAA-Tournament Team in 2018....Fifth on team in scoring (8.0 ppg) and third in rebounding (4.5 rpg)....Scored in double figures 10 times....More assists than turnovers....Played in 22 contests with six starts in 2016-17.....Fifth on the squad in scoring....Scored in double figures seven times....Season-high 22 points vs UNC Pembroke (1-30-17)....Great free throw shooter (87.0%)....Transfer from Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kan.....Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll 2018....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2017 (fall), 2018 (spring, fall)....Played at same JUCO as current assistant coach Ryan Morley coached at....Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) 2017-18....Member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)....JCCC: As a sophomore, started all 31 games, averaged 11.9 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, and helped JCCC to a 25-6 record (fifth-best mark in school history) and a share of the D-II Kansas Jayhawk Conference title – the program’s first in 41 years.....Shot 56.4 percent from the field, including 38.2 percent from three-point range, and 67.7 percent from the free throw stripe....Six double-doubles.....Earned conference Player of the Week recognition once during the season.....As a freshman, he was the only player to start all 32 games.....Garnered honorable mention All-Region VI Division II and All-East Jayhawk Conference honors after averaging 10.3 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.2 assists, and 1.0 steals per game.....Was third on the team with 36 three-pointers made and shot 37.5 percent from beyond the arc.

PERSONAL: 

• Born Warren Michael Specht in Shawnee, Kan.
• Graduate of Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, where he played under the direction of coach Mike Rose
• Averaged 9.9 points per game as a senior and helped the Cougars earn a spot in the 6A State Tournament
• Picked up honorable mention All-Sunflower League accolades for hoops as a senior
• Also lettered in baseball, twice earning All-Eastern Kansas League honorable mention recognition
• Four-year Honor Roll student
• One of eight siblings
• Sister played basketball at Drake University
• Father played basketball at Emporia State University
• Mother played volleyball and ran track at Kansas State University
• Grandfather played basketball at Kansas State
• Nickname is Mike

PERSONAL FAVORITES:

• As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: Lawn maintenance manager
• Favorite Superhero when growing up: Spiderman
• Favorite Athlete: Derek Jeter
• Favorite Sports Team: Kansas City Royals
• Favorite Movie: Intersellar
• Favorite TV Show: Walking Dead
• Favorite Foods: Tacos and Kansas City Ribs
• Favorite Vacation Spot: Panama City, Fla.
• Twitter Handle: @dub_spec
• Instagram Account: @dub_spec
• Your Motivation Music: Eminem
• Favorite Thing About FMU: The students
• Favorite Off-Field Activities: Tennis and golf
• Hobbies: Fishing, tennis, golf