[4] Bernard played professionally for the Wilmington Blue Bonnets of the Eastern Basketball Association from 1970 to 1972.
[3] In 1985, Bernard got his first head coaching position at North Carolina Central, a Division II school at the time.
[6] Under Bernard, Norfolk State made two deep runs in the NCAA Division II Tournament, qualifying for the Final Four in 1994 and Elite Eight in 1995.
[5] On August 8, the day the Observer story was published, Fayetteville State decided to fire Bernard.
[7] Bernard became head coach at Shaw on September 9, 2002, days after the resignation of Joel Hopkins.