Tiffany Anderson. Senior / Forward/ 5-9 Albany, Ga./ Dougherty HS GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL. Career

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2 ARTISTRY On and Off The Court The senior is making plans on the court for a stellar final year and has plans to best utilize her criminal justice college degree. One of her hobbies away from the court is sketching. 4 Tiffany Anderson Senior / Forward/ 5-9 Albany, Ga./ Dougherty HS Career Played in 80 total games in three seasons at GSU with 23 starting assignments...has scored 372 points (4.7), grabbed 236 rebounds, made 71 steals along with 58 assists...has scored in double figures in 13 games...has nine games with seven or more rebounds, with a personal-best of nine Saw action in all 30 games as a junior with seven starts... Averaged 5.3 points per game with a personal-best of 14 points in a win over Northeastern (2-2-12). Was fourth on the team in rebounding (101, 3.4), fifth in points (158, 5.3), seventh in steals (28) and seventh in minutes played (462). Her four season double-figure games included 12 against Bethune-Cookman (1-2-12), 11 vs. Arizona in the season opener ( ) and 10 at Hofstra ( )... Just missed double figures with nine points at ODU (1-4-12) and eight points three more times. Shot 5-of-8 from the field in both Arizona and Northeastern games with a season-best 5-of-7 vs. Bethune- Cookman GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL

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4 Tiffany Anderson - SENIOR Her season high for rebounds was also against Northeastern (2-2-12) when she grabbed eight boards, including six on the offensive end...had seven rebounds at ODU (1-4-12) and at Hofstra ( ). Finished season strong at the free throw line, making 15 of final 16...Played 24 or more minutes in five games. Aggressive on the offensive boards, she has had more offensive rebounds than defensive rebounds in each of her three seasons and has 135 career offensive boards to go with 101 defensive caroms. CAREER BESTS Pts: 14 vs. Northeastern, 2/2/12 13 vs. Hofstra, 1/9/11 12 vs. B-CU, 1/2/12 12 vs. ODU, 1/13/11 12 at Towson, 1/16/11 11 vs. Arizona, 11/13/11 11 vs. UNC Wilmington, 2/6/11 11 vs. MVSU, 12/29/10 11 at George Mason, 1/2/11 10 at Hofstra, 1/12/12 10 vs. Jacksonville State, 12/16/10 10 vs. Delaware, 1/23/11 10 vs. George Mason, 3/10/11 Reb: 9 vs. Rice, 11/28/10 8 vs. Northeastern, 2/2/12 8 vs. MVSU, 12/29/10 7 eight times Blks: 1, 15 times Assts: 4 at Georgia Tech, 11/12/10 3 four times 3 FGs: 1 vs. Troy, 11/28/09 Stls: 5 at Hofstra, 1/12/12 3 vs. Jacksonville State, vs. Northeastern, 1/20/11 3 at ODU, 1/31/11 Min: 37 vs. Jacksonville State, at Drexel, 1/6/11 Had a career-best five steals at Hofstra ( ), with three-steal games vs. Arizona ( ) and William and Mary ( ) Started in 16 games as a sophomore and played in all 31 games...was fourth on the team in scoring (187 points, 6.0), fourth on the team in rebounding (120, 3.9) and sixth in minutes played (610, 19.7 per game). Her 36 steals were fifthmost and her 33 assists were seventh most on the team...her 67 offensive rebounds were third on the team and she was the only player on team with more offensive rebounds than defensive rebounds. Her nine double-figure scoring games were topped by 13 points (5-of-9 FG) in the win over Hofstra (1/9/11)... Scored 12 points (5-of-9 FG) in win at Towson (1/16/11) and 12 points vs. ODU (1/13/11)...Scored 11 points in three games and 10 points in three more games. In the CAA Tournament win over Mason, was 4-of-4 from the field and 2-of-2 from the line for 10 points, to go with five rebounds...panthers won six of nine games when she scored in double figures. Grabbed season-high nine rebounds against Rice (11/28/10) and had nine points to just miss a double-double game...had eight rebounds in win over MVSU (12/29/10)...Pulled down seven rebounds in five more games (at George Mason, Hofstra, at Towson, Northeastern, and UNC Wilmington)...In game at Mason (1/2/11), all seven rebounds were offensive for season high. Had four assists in season opener at Georgia Tech (11/12/10) and three assists in three other games...blocked a shot in eight games...season-best days at free throw line were 8-for-10 vs. Delaware (1/2311) and 6-for-7 vs GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL

5 Tiffany Anderson - SENIOR Jacksonville State (12/16/10)...Was 4-for-4 vs. Old Dominion (1/13/11)... Made three steals in four games (Jacksonville State, at Nicholls State, Northeastern, and at Old Dominion) minutes played, all in non-league games, with a top of 8 minutes in the win at UNC Wilmington (3/3)...Had two blocked shots on the season, vs. Florida State and UT Martin. PREP vs. Worth County. As junior, averaged 18.6 points and 10 rebounds at Dougherty, while making five steals and five assists per game Was honorable mention allstate as junior. Played in 19 games as a freshman, logging 116 minutes of game time... Overcame ankle injury and missed a little time...scored 27 points, grabbed 15 rebounds, made 7 steals and 7 assists in first season...shot.727 from free throw line (8-of-11)...Of her 15 rebounds, 11 came as offensive rebounds with her hustle. Scored 5 points in her first-ever college game, the season opener at Kennesaw (11/14)...Anderson hit 2-for-2 field goals and 1-for-1 free throws in 17 minutes...had four offensive rebounds, three assists and a steal in that opening-day win at KSU. Scored 3 points in the win over Troy (11/28) with 1-for-1 from the field on a three-point basket and 3 points vs. Presbyterian (12/5) with 1-for-1 from the field and 1-for-1 from the line... Scored 2 points in eight other games. Tied her season-high of 4 rebounds with that number vs. Murray State (11/27)...Season-best for assists was the three at KSU...Season high for steals was two at Presbyterian (12/5). Had four games with 10 or more Signed with the program in November during the 2008 fall signing period Averaged 19.7 points and 9.1 rebounds to lead team in at Albany s Dougherty High School The 5-9 Anderson also averaged 3.8 steals per game and 2.1 assists Helped Lady Trojans team of coach Charlene Jackson post 21-7 record before bowing out in state playoffs in sweet sixteen with two-point loss Produced multiple double-double scoring and rebounding games. Was second-team All-State Class AAA pick by Georgia Sportswriters Association and a career 1,000-point scorer Had multiple 30-point scoring games during her career Was three-time Albany Herald Super 6 selection Netted 34 points with 15 rebounds vs. Monroe Had 34 points and 11 boards vs. Mitchell County Scored 32 points with 10 rebounds vs. Colquitt County Produced 31-point, 11-rebound game vs. Cairo Had 18 points, 15 boards vs. Lee County Netted 27 points with 10 rebounds against Eastside Scored 24 points CAREER STATISTICS In the spring, she was third in the state long jump championship (18-feet) and second in the region championship, while running on the 4x100 relay team that was fifth in the state. Also qualified for the state track championship meet every year in the triple jump. Received recruiting interest from Ole Miss, DePaul and Jacksonville, but had known Coach Lea Henry after attending the Camp of Champions in Albany as a sophomore. Played AAU ball with the Georgia Blazers of coach Joe Foster. Personal Born on 12/6/90 and raised in Albany Daughter of Karla Anderson. Tiffany is youngest in a family of five with older sisters Deirdre and Karmilya and older brothers Robert and Ricardo. Sister Karmilya graduated from Albany State in December...Major is criminal justice and aspirations are to become a criminologist or probation officer. Season G/GS Min.-Avg. FG-A/FG% 3FG-A/3FG% FT-A/FT% O-D TRb/Avg. Asts. Blks. Stls. Pts./Avg /0 116/ / / / / / /16 610/ / / / / / /7 462/ / / / / /5.3 Career 80/ / / / / / / GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL 59

6 SENIOR Tiffany Anderson Game-By-Game ANDERSON GAME-BY-GAME MP FG 3FG FT O-D -Rb As TO Bl St Pts Arizona State Campbell Appalachian St Carolina Hofstra Kennesaw State Georgia Tech vs. High Point vs. SIUE St Bethune-Cookman JMU* ODU* Towson Northeastern* UNCW Delaware Mason VCU W & M GAME-BY-GAME GAME- BY GAME-BY-GAME MP FG 3FG FT O-D-Rb Ast TO Bl St Tech Stetson B-Cookman Ala. A&M Rice UAB* WCU J ville. State* St* MVSU* Hampton* Hofstra* ODU* NU* Delaware* UNCW* Mason* Towson JMU VCU CAA-Mason CAA-JMU GAME-BY-GAME MP FG 3FG FT O-D-Rb Ast TO Bl St State Florida State Murray State Troy Nicholls State Delaware Iona... did not play did not play Ga. Tech UT Martin UMES did not play did not play did not play VCU Towson... did not did not play did not NU... did not play W & M ODU Drexel... Mason... did not play did not CAA-NU... did not play GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL

7 SENIOR Cody Paulk Game-By-Game PAULK GAME-BY-GAME MP FG 3FG FT O-D -Rb As TO Bl St Pts Arizona* State* Campbell* Appalachian * Carolina Hofstra* Kennesaw State* Georgia Tech* vs. High Point* vs. SIUE* St* Bethune-Cookman JMU ODU Towson Northeastern* UNCW* Delaware* Mason* VCU* W & M* GAME-BY-GAME MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St Tech* Stetson* B-Cookman* Ala. A&M* Rice* UAB* WCU* J ville. State* St* MVSU* Hampton* Hofstra ODU NU Delaware* UNCW* Mason* Towson* JMU VCU* CAA - Mason* CAA - JMU* GAME-BY-GAME MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St State Florida State Murray State Troy did not play Nicholls State Delaware St Iona... Ga. Tech... did not play did not play UT Martin UMES UNCW... did not VCU... did not play Towson JMU did not NU W & M did not play ODU Drexel Mason CAA-NU GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL 61

8 Prescribing Success On & Off Court The senior chemistry major and mathematics minor has set her sights on becoming a pharmacist. She has been a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District honoree, a CAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year and a two-time All-CAA Academic first team pick. Paulk also is on pace to set the GSU record for most blocked shots in a career. 33 Cody Paulk Senior / Center/ 6-3 Gadsden, Ala./ Gadsden City HS Career Veteran of 84 games and 48 starts in three years at GSU...Named to All-CAA Academic first team two straight years as chemistry major and mathematics minor...caa Scholar-Athlete of Year in Named CoSIDA Academic All-District first team member in Lowe's Senior CLASS nominee. Excellent shot blocker with 133 in career, third-most school history and 33 behind all-time record...has scored 438 points (5.2) and grabbed 312 rebounds...has 17 career double-figure scoring games and two double-figure rebounding games... Has two career double-double games...has 21 games with three or more blocked shots. Career 48.3% shooter, topping 50% in two of her three seasons...shot better than 70% from free throw line past two seasons Led team with second-straight 56 blocked shot season to rank 2nd in CAA and 48th in NCAA...Was second on the team in rebounding (121, 4.0)...Led the team by shooting 51.1% from field...shot 71.8% from free throw line...started 20 of 30 games. Produced nine double-figure scoring games as a junior, topped by personal-best 23-point game vs. VCU ( )...Had one doubledouble game with 21 points and 13 rebounds at Towson (2-5-12). In addition to 23-point and 21-point games above, she scored 18 points at George Mason ( ) and 16 against UNCW twice ( and ). Had 10 games with six or more rebounds as junior, led by the 13 boards vs. (Towson)...Had eight offensive rebounds in that game. Tied personal-best with six blocked shots at UNCW ( ) and had four rejections each against Hofstra ( ) and Bethune-Cookman (1-2-12). Shot 83.3% from the field at Western Carolina (5-of-6 on ) and hit 71.4% from the field at Jacksonville State on 5-of-7 ( )...Hit 69.2% against VCU with nine-of-13 shots...had eight games above 60% on season. Had 6-for-6 free throw game at George Mason ( ), with a 6-for-7 game vs. UNCW (2-9-12). Top steals made game of the season was five at Towson (2-5-12) with four steals against James Madison (1-8-12) Voted to CoSIDA All-District Academic first team as well as CAA All-Academic first team and Georgia State All-Academic Team...Took only chemistry and physics classes as junior. Combined with Chan Harris for second season with 100 or more blocked shots (103), the only time in school history that has been done back-to-back Was No. 2 in the CAA and the team leader with 56 blocked shots in GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL

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10 Cody Paulk- SENIOR games...finished second on the team with 154 rebounds (5.0) and finished strong with 98 rebounds in final 14 games (7.0). Named CAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year for women s basketball and to the CAA All-Academic first team... Also named to the Georgia State All- Academic team. Scored 159 points (5.1) with six double-figure scoring games...shot 70% from free throw line (21-of- 30)...Had 37 steals to finish fourth on the team...shot 44.2% from the field to finish second on the team. Had 95 career offensive rebounds and 97 on the defensive end to show her effectiveness on both ends of court. Top game was a 15-point, 10-rebound, 6-block afternoon vs. UNC Wilmington (2/6/11) as she shot 7-of-11 from the field...had 13 points and nine rebounds with four blocks in win at Northeastern (2/27/11)...Netted 12 points and had nine rebounds vs. James Madison (2/24/11)...Scored 12 points with eight rebounds in win over Towson (2/13/11)...Added 10 points and eight rebounds with three blocks in win over George Mason (2/10/11). In addition to six-block game vs. UNC Wilmington, had a six-block effort in win over Alabama A&M (11/27/10)...Swatted away five shots each at Old Dominion (1/30/11) and at James Madison (2/3/11)... Formed the school s best-ever block duo for a season with Chan Harris as they combined for 105 blocks. In addition to her 10-rebound game vs. UNC Wilmington, had three games with nine rebounds, four games with eight rebounds and five games with seven rebounds...season high for steals was five vs. Mississippi Valley State (12/29/10) with three steals in a game four times. Had a streak of 13 consecutive free throws made in February games vs. James Madison, UNC Wilmington, George Mason and Towson...The 6-for- 6 made from the line vs. Mason (2/10/11) was her best individual game at the line...despite being a shot blocker, she had only 61 fouls for the season compared to the 56 blocks with many fouls coming from setting screens on offense to positioning for rebounds Led team with 21 blocked shots in her 23 games played...ranked No. 6 in the CAA in blocks...started 3 games (Drexel, 2/25; George Mason, 2/28; UNC Wilmington, 3/3) after injuries to Chan Harris and Danyiell McKeller. Finished rookie season with 40 points, 38 rebounds and 21 blocked shots in 193 minutes...logged 92 minutes in final four regular season games (23 per game average). Had her first career double-figure game when she came off the bench at Northeastern (2/21) when McKeller was hurt in the second minute of the game. Paulk hit 5-of-9 shots for 10 points, grabbed 8 rebounds, blocked 2 shots and had 2 rebounds in her 36 minutes of playing time... Got second career double-digit game in finale at UNC Wilmington (3/3) with 4-of-8 shots for 10 points, to go with personal-best 9 rebounds, including seven offensive boards, in 24 minutes. Had personal-best 5 blocked shots in win over William and Mary (2/7) and scored 6 points, with 2 rebounds. PREP Was a major force on a Gadsden City (Ala.) High School team that was 25-5 and ranked No. 4 in the state... One of top post players in Alabama high school ball with impressive shot blocking and rebounding to go with GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL

11 CAREER BESTS Pts: 23 vs. VCU, 2/23/12 21 at Towson, 2/5/12 18 at Mason, 2/19/12 16 vs. UNCW, 2/9/12 16 at. UNCW, 2/29/12 15 vs. UNCW, 2/6/11 13 two times 12 three times 10 six times (17 career) Reb: 13 at Towson, 2/5/12 10 vs. UNCW, 2/6/11 9 four times 8 three times Blks: 6 at UNC Wilmington, 2/29/12 6 vs. UNC Wilmington, 2/6/11 6 vs. Alabama A&M, 11/27/10 5 at Old Dominion, 1/30/11 5 vs. William & Mary, 2/7/10 5 at JMU, 3/2/11 Assts: 3 vs. VCU, 2/23/12 Stls: 5 vs. MVSU, 12/29/10 5 at Towson, 2/5/12 Min: 38 vs. VCU, 2/23/12 36 three times her offensive game...signed with the program in August of 2009 Proved to be one of top shot blockers in state with 6.7 shots rejected per game...was a double-double producer as a senior with 12 points and 11 rebounds per game. Was second-team All-State 6A pick by the Alabama Sportswriters Association and a first-team pick and the headliner on the All-Area team. Played AAU ball with the Alabama Lasers. Earned Tournament All-Team honors in postseason to conclude her career...played for the GCHS Titans of Coach Jeremy Brooks... Stepped up big in tripleovertime playoff win over Clay-Chalkville with 23 points and 10 rebounds. Produced a tripledouble game in points, rebounds and blocks in win over Anniston. Blocked 11 shots and had 10 points in a win over Oxford...Received recruiting interest from multiple schools and made an official visit Providence of the Big East. Earned membership into the National Honor Society and was in the Mu Alpha Theta mathematics club...also a musician, she played the viola in school orchestras. PERSONAL Born June 3, 1991, and raised in Gadsden, Ala...Daughter of Darron and Chaun Paulk Cody-achauna is the only daughter in the family. Basketball was a part of her family Cody Paulk- SENIOR as her 6-foot-6 father had played at Georgia Southwestern...Her brother, Justin De Andre, had starred at Gadsden City and was playing at Southern Union CC when he was tragically hit by a car and killed in August, 2008, on a Christian teen trip to Texas. Hometown of Gadsden is in the northeast mountains of Alabama... The senior is majoring in chemistry with a minor in mathematics at Georgia State with goals for a career in the pharmacy field...has been a Dean s List student three semesters and an honors student two other semester with a 3.5 GPA despite the challenging courses and time for basketball. CAREER STATISTICS Season G/GS Min./Avg. FG-A/FG% 3FG-A/3% FT-A/FT% O-D TRb/Avg. Asts. Blks. Stls Pts./Avg /3 193/ / / / / / /25 645/ / / / / / /20 584/ / / / / /8.0 Career 84/ / / / / / / GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL 65

12 Alabama Transfer Returns Home Making big news for the GSU program, she comes from a nationally prominent school to finish with GSU, her hometown and the home of CNN news...the redshirt senior transfer started in for the Crimson Tide of Alabama in the rugged SEC, following two years of outstanding junior college play at Gulf Coast Community College. She was an adidas Prep All-American at McEachern High in metro Atlanta. 34 Kyra Crosby Senior / Forward/ 6-1 Powder Springs, Ga./ McEachern HS/Alabama Career Played one season at Alabama, playing in 23 games despite an injury. Was All-America and All-Conference junior college star at Gulf Coast Community College in Panama City, Fla. Transferred to Georgia State on June 25, Per NCAA rules, Crosby will sit out this season, and will have one year of eligibility remaining when she joins the active roster in when GSU begins its competition in the Sun Belt Conference Started 15 of the 23 games she played last year at Alabama after she came back from an injury that caused her to miss eight of the team s first 11 games. Came on strong to average 9.1 points per (209 points), while grabbing 4.3 rebounds (98 total, 45 offensively). Played in all 16 regular season SEC games and the one SEC Tournament game with the Crimson Tide. Blocked 19 shots, had 18 steals and made 16 assists...logged 572 minutes (24.9 per game). Had 13 double-figure scoring games in for Alabama with one double-double game. Played 30 or more minutes in seven games, with season-best 36 minutes against South Carolina. Registered a career-high 15 points (7- of-13 FG) and three blocks against Tennessee... Had 14 points (5-of-9), three rebounds and two blocks at No. 6 Kentucky in one of her four games with 14 points. Had another 14-point performance at Florida (6-of-9 FG), while also adding three rebounds and one block... Chipped in 14 points (5-of-9) in addition to three rebounds, two blocks and one steal at home against Mississippi... In her first start for Alabama (game 14 of season), added 13 points, seven rebounds and a pair of blocks against Air Force. Scored 13 points in addition to four rebounds, two assists and one block in her first game back from injury at North Texas..Netted 12 points and five GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL

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14 Kyra Crosby- Redshirt SENIOR rebounds against Vanderbilt in regular season final game. Double-double game was Feb. 19 when she scored 11 points and had season-high 10 rebounds against South Carolina...The 10 rebounds topped her previous best of seven in a game, done three times. Added seven points and seven rebounds against Auburn... Had five points, a team-high four rebounds and one steal in her SEC debut at South Carolina. In game two of the season against Central Arkansas, finished with 11 points and three steals for her first double-figure game for the Crimson Tide... Recorded nine points, six rebounds and a pair of assists in the Tide s season-opening win against Nicholls State, her first game with Alabama. JUNIOR COLLEGE Rated the No. 1 junior college player in the nation according to the Dan Olson Collegiate Girls Basketball Report. Named to the 2011 State Farm/WBCA All-America Team... All-Panhandle Conference First Team selection in both 2010 and As sophomore, appeared in 22 games where she averaged 19.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 3.0 steals, 2.0 blocks and 1.7 assists per contest... Recorded five double-doubles during her sophomore season. Added a triple-double with 29 points, 10 rebounds and 10 steals against Chipola College on Jan. 8, Had a sophomore season-high 37 points against Hillsborough Community College on Dec. 3, Netted 32 points to go with 13 rebounds for a freshman-best game vs. Monroe CC. Helped lead Gulf Coast Community College to a 35-1 record en route to winning the 2010 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) National Championship. As freshman in 2009, averaged 10.4 points, a 49.8 shooting percentage and 3.3 rebounds during her rookie campaign. PREP Stared for McEachern High School for Coach Phyllis Arthur.... Named the 2008 Marietta Daily Journal Player of the Year. Two-time Cobb County Tip-Off Club First Team selection... Two-time member of the Atlanta Tipoff Team...Named to second-team all-state squad. Averaged 18.5 points and 11 rebounds as a junior with 21 double-double games on 23-5 team. Was an adidas All-American and had signed with West Virginia before going on to junior college. Recruiting list of schools also included Duke, South Carolina, Texas A&M, Illinois and Western Kentucky. Her McEachern High School Indians' teams won 60 games over her final three seasons. PERSONAL Born on May 18, Daughter of Dana Crosby-Beasley... Has two brothers, Michael and Arlen. Majoring in criminal justice at Georgia State GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL

15 Kyra Crosby- Redshirt SENIOR CAREER BESTS (NCAA) Pts: 15 vs. Tennessee, 1/26/12 14 (four times) 13 (two times) 12 (one time) 11 (three times) 10 (two times) (13 total double-figure games) CAREER BESTS (JUCO) Pts: 37 vs. Hillsborough CC, 12/3/10 32 vs. Monroe CC 28 vs. Sante Fe CC 27 vs. Chipola CC 25 vs. Wabash Valley CC Reb: 13 vs. Monroe CC, 11/7/09 12 vs. Chipola CC 12 vs. Tallahassee CC 11 (three times) 10 (two Times) Reb: 10 vs. South Carolina, 2/19/12 8 vs. South Carolina (tourney), 3/1/12 7 (four times) 6 (two times) 5 (two times) Blks: 3 vs. Tennessee, 1/26/12 2 (four times) Assts: 3 at Auburn, 2.23/12 2 (four times) Stls: 3 at Arkansas, 2/2/12 3 at Central Arkansas, 11/15/11 Min: 36 vs. South Carolina, 2/19/12 34 at Auburn, 2/23/12 8 games over 30 minutes Blks: Stls: 5 vs. Chipola CC 4 vs. Sante Fe CC 3 (two times) 5 (three times) Double-Double Games: 8 CAREER STATISTICS Season G/GS Min./Avg. FG-A/FG% 3FG-A/3% FT-A/FT% O-D TRb/Avg. Asts. Blks. Stls Pts./Avg /15 572/ / / / / /9.1 Career-Ala. 23/15 572/ / / / / / JC 26/26 n/a / / / / / JC 32/32 n/a / / / / /10.4 Career-JC n/a / / / / / GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL 69

16 All-CAA Guard Amazingly Quick The junior transfer is a two-time All-CAA pick and has ranked in the Top 50 in the NCAA her first two collegiate seasons in both assists and steals. She led UNCW to back-to-back 20-win seasons and WNIT bids. A blur on the court, she can step out and make three-pointers (132 in two NCAA years). 5 Alisha Andrews Junior/ Guard/ 5-2 Stone Mountain, Ga./ Redan HS Career Ranked in the Top 50 in the NCAA in both assists and steals in two years at UNCW...Played and started all 66 games. All-CAA second team ( ), two-time All-CAA Defensive Team, CAA Rookie of Year and All-Rookie Team ( ). Scored 751 points (11.4), hit 132 three-point baskets, made 324 assists (4.9), made 186 steals (2.8) and snatched 208 rebounds (3.2). Played on 24- and 20-win teams at UNCW, earning WNIT bids both seasons. Has 40 career double-figure scoring games with seven games of 20 or more points..has nine games with four-or-more three-point baskets made...has eight games with eight or more assists...has three doubledouble games Was Second-Team All-CAA pick... Named to all CAA All-Defensive Team... Started all 33 games... Led 20-win team in scoring (11.9), assists (4.8), steals (2.7) and minutes played (35.0) Ranked second in the league in steals, fourth in assists and eighth in minutes played... Among the top 45 players in the NCAA in both assists (42nd) and steals (45th). Finished the season in the top five of the program s single-season list in three-point field goals made (61/2nd), assists (158/4th) and steals (88/5th) GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL

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18 Alisha Andrews- JUNIOR Notched eight assists and added six steals in WNIT contest against Appalachian State... Scored 13 points and added four assists in quarterfinal victory over Hofstra at CAA Championship.. Tallied 22 points and added six assists in regular-season finale versus Georgia State... Knocked down a career-high six three-point field goals against the Panthers... Grabbed season-high seven rebounds and added seven assists at Hofstra. Posted second double-double of season with 11 points and 10 assists at William and Mary. Tallied 20 points versus Old Dominion... Poured in 22 points and added seven assists, six rebounds and five steals at Georgia State. Scored 15 points and seasonhigh six assists at Northeastern... Notched 16 second-half points and added six rebound and five assists in win at Old Dominion... Tallied 15 points and added five assists versus George Mason... Recorded 10 points and eight assists at VCU. Posted second career doubledouble with 15 points and 10 assists at North Carolina A&T... Finished with 17 points and five rebounds against Xavier... Scored 15 points and added four assists and three steals at CSU.. Scored 18 points and added eight assists versus Campbell... Was 9-of-10 from the free-throw line against the Lady Camels. Scored career-high 25 points, including 21 in the second half, and added seven assists, five rebounds and five steals at Charlotte...Tallied team-high 13 points and added five steals against East Carolina. Scored 23 points on 8-of-17 shooting at NC State... Poured in game-high 16 points and added six assists against Washington State CAA Rookie-of-the-Year... CAA All- Rookie Team... CAA All-Defensive Team... Started all 33 games. Led the team in assists (5.0), was second in steals (3.0) and fourth in scoring (10.8)... Led all CAA rookies and ranked second in assists and third in steals among all league players... Led team and was fourth in the league in 3-point FG% (.406). Ranked 20th in the NCAA national statistics in steals, 28th in three-point field goal percentage and 39th in assists. Five-time CAA Rookie-of-the-Week honoree (Nov. 22/Jan. 3/Jan 24/Feb 14/Feb. 28)... Ended season ranked among program s single-season leaders in assists (156/T-2nd), steals (98/3rd), three-point field goals made (71/1st), three-point field goal percentage (.403/6th), games played (33/T- 1st) and games started (33/T-1st). Finished with 11 points, seven assists, six rebounds and four steals In Postseason WNIT second-round contest versus Eastern Michigan... Matched career-high with 21 points versus Drexel in the CAA quarterfinals. Scored 19 points and pulled down career-high nine rebounds at James Madison... Hit five three-pointers against the Dukes to become the program s single-season leader in that category... Tallied 13 points and added nine assists at Towson. Poured in career-high 21 points on 5-of-6 shooting from three-point range against Georgia State... Posted first career double-double with 11 points GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL

19 Alisha Andrews- JUNIOR and 10 assists at Northeastern. Dished out career-high 11 assists versus Towson... Established then new career high with six steals versus Ohio. Started her collegiate debut at UNCG and finished with 10 points... Became first UNCW freshman to start collegiate debut since season. PREP Ranked as the 31st best point guard prospect in the nation and second-best point guard in the state of Georgia by ESPN.com. Was First-Team All-State, Dekalb County Player-of-the-Year and First Team All-Metro Dekalb County selection as a senior. Averaged 14.0 points, 7.2 assists, 5.2 steals and 4.3 rebounds in 32 games during senior season... Led Dekalb County in assists and ranked third in steals and seventh in scoring... Shot 40 percent from the three-point line to rank third in the county in that category as a senior... Was McDonald s All-American Game nominee.. junior and senior seasons that ended with loss in state championship game senior year. Led squad to Class 5A State Championship during junior season... Member of Raiders 1,000-point club... Selected to participate in the Dekalb County Pts: All-Star Game, Classic Bank Invitational and the Florida vs. Georgia All-Star Game. Played AAU basketball with Wallace Prather Celtics teams...also played softball at Redan. PERSONAL Full Name: Alisha Sharmayne Andrews... Born April 12, 1992, in Decatur, Ga.... Daughter of Wyatt (5-foot-9) and Tara (5-foot- 1) Andrews. Hasn t grown an inch since eighth grade, but has started every basketball game she has played since the ninth grade ) as proof that size didn t matter in basketball if you could play the best and have a high basketball IQ. CAREER BESTS 25 vs. Charlotte,12/7/11 23 at N.C. State, 11/16/11 22 (two times) 21 (two times) 20 (one time) (40 total games) Reb: 9 at James Madison, tourney, at Hofstra, 2/26/12 6 (five times) Assts: 11 vs. Towson, 1/9/11 10 at William & Mary, 2/9/12 10 at N.C. A & T, 1/2/12 9 (one time) 8 (three times) 3 FGs: 6 vs. Georgia State 5 vs. Georgia State, 2/17/11 5 vs. Ohio, 12/29/10 5 vs. Drexel, 3/11/11, tourney 4 (four times) Stls: 6 at ODU, 2/13/11 6 vs. Hofstra, 1/27/11 6 vs. Ohio, 12/29/11 5 (five times) Guided Raiders of Coach Jerry Jackson to 58-game winning streak during Grew up in Atlanta and saw clips of Spud Webb s NBA Min: 40 (six times) CAREER STATISTICS Season G/GS Min./Avg. FG-A/FG% 3FG-A/3% FT-A/FT% O-D TRb/Avg. Asts. Blks. Stls Pts./Avg / / / / / / / / / / / / / /11.9 Career 66/ / / / / / / GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL 73

20 The Role Of A Leading Lady The junior sharpshooter has led the team in scoring in 15 games during her freshman and sophomore seasons at GSU. Her 111 three-point baskets made in these first two years are already sixth most in school history as she is on pace to break the school record of 154 for a career. 10 Kendra Long Junior / Guard/ 5-9 Atlanta, Ga./ Mays HS Career Has never missed a game in two years, playing all 61 and starting Produced 24 double-figure scoring games...first player in school history to have back-to-back seasons of 50 or more three-point baskets...named to CAA All-Rookie team...has scored 551 career points (9.0) with 111 three-point baskets made...has 190 rebounds (3.1) and 101 assists (1.7) the arc...also scored 19 points in a win over Northeastern ( ) with 3-of-6 outside the arc. Added 18-point games vs. Arizona ( ) and Florida State ( ), while having a 17-point night at Western Carolina ( ). Her top three-point games were 4-of- 7 at Western Carolina and 4-of-8 at Florida State...Had three treys in a game six times...made two or more treys in 18 of the 30 games. Led the team with 54 three-point baskets, No. 9 in CAA, as well as leading team with 50 steals...had 16 double-figure scoring games as sophomore... Played most minutes on the team with 908 logged (30.3 per game)...finished second on the team in scoring (10.5) after leading all season until the final two games. Season-best was 20 points in win over Campbell ( )...Scored 19 points at Hofstra ( ) with 9-of-12 field goals and 1-of-2 outside A consistent thief on defense, she had two or more steals in a game 17 times as a sophomore...had foursteal games in the CAA Tournament against UNCW and against city rival Kennesaw State ( ). In rebounding, she tied her personalbest with nine in the CAA Tournament vs. UNCW...She had seven rebounds vs. Northeastern ( ) and six in both the Arizona and High Point games. Had personal-best five assists in a game twice: at Florida State and against William and Mary ( ) Led the team with 57 made threepoint baskets...ranked No. 6 in the CAA in three-point baskets made and No. 8 in three-point percentage (.370, 57-of-154)...Made five three-point baskets in a game four times...made a GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL

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22 Kendra Long - JUNIOR trey in 25 of the 31 games...had nine games with three or more three-point baskets made. Was third on the team in scoring with 236 points (7.6) and had eight games in double figures...was also third on the team in assists (53)...Was fifth on the team in rebounding with 91 (2.9) and fifth on the team in steals (36). Top scoring game of the season was a 21-point night vs. Old Dominion (1/13/11) when she hit 5-of-8 threepoint shots and 7-of-12 overall GAME-BY-GAME MP FG 3FG FT O-D -Rb As TO Bl St Pts Arizona.* State* Campbell* Appalachian St* Carolina* Hofstra* Kennesaw State* Georgia Tech* vs. High Point* vs. SIUE* St* Bethune-Cookman* JMU ODU* Towson* Northeastern* UNCW* Delaware* Mason VCU* W & M* Produced 18 points in win over MVSU (12/29/10) with 4-of-5 treys and 7-of-10 overall shots...had 17-points vs. Hofstra (1/9/11) and at Drexel (1/6/11) with five treys in each game...scored 16 points vs. Jacksonville State (12/16/10) with 5-of-7 treys. Scored in double figures in her first collegiate game, even though she didn t start, at Georgia Tech (11/12/10) with 5-of-9 field goals and 3-of-6 treys...made her first start in game seven vs. Western Carolina (12/11/10), but was just 2-of-11 with five points. Grabbed a season-high nine rebounds vs. Hofstra (1/9/11) to just miss a double-double...had seven rebounds vs. Delaware (1/23/11). Made four assists three times (at Stetson, vs. MVSU and vs. UNC Wilmington)...Had six games with three assists...had season-high steals with four vs. Jacksonville State (12/16/10). As a freshman, gained 884 minutes (28.5) experience, the third-most minutes played on the team. PREP Signed with the program after new coaching staff arrived and had originally signed in November of 2009 as an early signee by Georgia Tech, but was released from that commitment in the spring of Long was named the Most Valuable Player of the Georgia-Florida All- Star game in the action following the regular season and tournament Was All-Region first team pick and twotime Atlanta All-City honoree. Two-time team defensive player of the year honoree...named to the All- Metro team by Atlanta Tipoff Club at Naismith Awards Banquet Was one of 39 McDonald s All-America nominees from the state of Georgia. She scored more than 1,000 points during her 94-game career at Benjamin E. Mays High School Teams advanced to elite eight and sweet 16 rounds of state tournaments Netted that 1,000th point in game against Sandy Creek with a three-point basket. As a senior at point guard, helped Mays Raiders team of Coach Na GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL

23 tasha Harrigon post a 22-5 mark as Region champion by scoring 10.4 points a game, shooting 79% from the free throw line and hitting 12 treys Led team with six assists a game Top scoring game as a senior was 23 points. As junior at two-guard, poured in 22.7 points per game Top prep scoring outing was a 42-point as a junior in a shredding of Washington High. Played four years of AAU ball with the Atlanta Celtics, a team that won the Georgia State AAU title all four years she played under coach Renardo Hudson Prep nickname was bang bang. PERSONAL CAREER BESTS Pts: 21 vs. ODU, 1/13/11 20 vs. Campbell, 1/25/11 19 at Hofstra, 1/12/12 19 vs. Northeastern, 2/2/12 18 vs. Arizona, 11/13/11 18 at Florida State, 11/21/11 18 vs. MVSU, 12/29/10 17 three times (24 total games) Reb: 9 vs. Hofstra, 1/9/11 9 vs. UNCW, 3/8/12 7 vs. Northeastern, 2/2/12 7 vs. Delaware, 1/23/11 Born Nov. 14, 1991 at Crawford Long Hospital and raised in Atlanta Kendra Lafaye Long is the daughter of Kedral and Trina Kendra is youngest in a family with an older brother, Kedral, Jr. (24). Is majoring in speech Contributes in athletics community projects goals with previous leadership in volunteer work at Summerset Assisted Living Center and Assts: 5 at Florida State, 11/21/11 5 vs. WIlliam & Mary, 2/26/12 4 four times 3 FGs: 5 (of 7)vs. Jacksonville St, (of 8) vs. ODU, 1/13/11 5 (of 9) vs. Hofstra, 1/6/11 5 (of 13) vs. Drexel, 1/6/11 Stls: 4 vs. Jacksonville State, /8/12 4 vs. UNCW, 3 eight times Min: 40 vs. Northeastern, 2/2/12 Kendra Long - JUNIOR reading to special education students at school Life s fragility reached her when AAU teammate Courtney Crooms passed away GAME-BY-GAME MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St Tech Stetson B-Cookman Ala. A&M Rice UAB WCU* J ville. State* St* MVSU* Hampton* Hofstra* ODU* NU* Delaware* UNCW Mason* Towson* JMU* VCU CAREER STATISTICS Season G/GS Min./Avg. FG-A/FG% 3FG-A/3% FT-A/FT% O-D TRb/Avg. Asts. Blks. Stls Pts./Avg /20 884/ / / / / / /25 908/ / / / / /10.5 Career 61/ / / / / / / GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL 77

24 An Automatic Point Producer The junior has led every team she has ever played on in scoring...last year in the NJCAA statistics, McNeil ranked No. 10 in the nation in scoring...when she's in her scoring zone, she'll put up games like the 42-pointer last year as a sophomore, or her 39-point game as a freshman. Putting the ball in the basket is her game. 1 Kesheria McNeil Junior / Guard/ 5-8 Raleigh, N.C./ Miami Dade/Garner Junior COLLEGE Career High-scoring guard finished No. 10 in the nation in junior college scoring with 19.1 points per game average at Miami Dade as sophomore. Named All-Region VIII and FCSAA (Florida College System Activities Association) and All-Southern Conference in Florida. Grabbed 5.4 rebounds, made 3.8 assists and 3.4 steals per game for Lady Sharks of Coach Susan Summons at Miami Dade. Top scoring games led by a 42-point night against LSU-Eunice with 15-of- 24 field goals, 10-of-11 free throws, while grabbing 10 rebounds. Had two 33-point games, one vs. No. 18 Muskego and another against Florida State College with 11-of-18 field goals, while making nine assists, eight steals and five blocks versus FSC. Poured in 30 points in Palm Beach State contest to go with six steals and six rebounds. Played freshman season at Florida State College in Jacksonville, averaging 16.5 points per game. High game for scoring was 39 points against Chipola on 13-of-22 shooting along with seven rebounds...had 34 points against Flagler, while also plucking six steals. Netted 29 points to impress future GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL

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26 Kendra Long - JUNIOR Her Garner team was 25-3 her sophomore season. Kesheria grew up in the neighborhood with NBA player John Wall (Kentucky, Washington Wizards) as he played first two years at Garner before transferring to Word of God Christian. Other kids from that area of town that she grew up playing and learning basketball with included Dezmine Wells (Xavier), Bishop Daniels (U. of Miami) and C. J. Leslie (NC State). PERSONAL school Miami Dade. Coming out of Miami Dade drew plenty of interest from colleges along the east coast, including the northeast like Temple and Long Island University, the mid-atlantic like NC State, East Carolina, UNC Greensboro and American in Washington, D.C., as well as Central Florida. PREP Starred in a Raleigh suburb eight miles south of downtown at Garner High. Averaged 20 points a game for the Lady Trojans as junior...was one of the top 20 scorers in state. As senior, played at Word of God Christian Academy, a private school, in Raleigh with a wellknown basketball reputation. Team advanced to state championship game in her only year. Played in memorable game in high school where team was down 27 points at the half, but came back to win the game as she poured in 33 points. Born Kesheria (key-share-uh) Aleece McNeil on Feb. 15, 1991 in Raleigh... Daughter of Brandy McNeil and Scott Hinton. Has two younger brothers, Johnny Adams, 19, and Jonathan Adams, 18. Aunt Marion McNeil had been a basketball player at Garner HS and got Kesheria started down a basketball path. Gained nicknames All World and Red while playing ball. Will major in sociology at GSU and plans to help underprivileged children as much as she can...has friend in Atlanta who was former player at nearby Georgia Tech. During rehabiltation of knee injury in 2010, gained stronger interest in print modeling and will continue to learn and do more as model GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL

27 Kendra Long - JUNIOR Nigerian Native Was JUCO Star The red-shirt sophomore has come nearly 6,000 miles from around the world to play at Georgia State...In one year of junior college ball in Colorado, she ranked in the top five in the NJCAA in both scoring and rebounding. She also had a 3.93 grade point average to star in the classroom. 35 Maryam Dogo R-Soph/ Forward/ 6-2 Kaduna, Nigeria/ Lamar (Col.) College Junior COLLEGE Career Was ranked in top five in NJCAA (National Junion College Athletic Association) national stats in both scoring and rebounding at Lamar (Col.) CC.under Coach Michael Wells. Dogo was named to the Region IX first-team squad. Pulled down 15.3 rebounds per game to finish No. 2 in the country and had 429 total rebounds. Had top rebounding game of 27 boards on March 3 vs. Brown Mackie College...Topped 20 rebounds in seven games with double-figure rebounds in 23 of her 28 games...had eight games with 10 or more offensive rebounds and had 205 offensive rebounds on season. In scoring, ranked No. 5 in nation with average of 20.0 points a game and 561 total points in 28 games. Had 13 games with 20 or more points, topped by games with 40 points and 36 points...also had a 28-point games and a pair of games with 27 points. Produced double-double scoring and rebounding efforts in 20 of her 28 games. Had a 40-point, 25-rebound game... Other impressive outings included a game, a game, a 27-rebound-19-point game and a game. Shot 52 percent for the season, making 219 of her 422 shots...best game percentage was 11-of-13 (84.6) vs. Dodge City CC...Her 40-point night was 16-of-25...Shot 50% or better in 16 of her 28 games GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL 81

28 Maryam Dogo - R-SOPHOMORE Defensively, made 56 steals (2.0 per game) with 29 blocked shots...also had 30 assists. Recruited at many levels, including visit to University of Texas, with interest from Louisiana Tech, Oklahoma State, Oregon State, TCU, Memphis and Seton Hall. Was chosen one of two students at Lamar CC to speak at Commencement service in May. Named by the NJCAA for Superior Academic Achievement in when she posted a 3.93 grade point average at Lamar. NAIA REDSHIRT SEASON Dogo began her United States experience by signing with Oklahoma City University in August of She stayed at OCU for one semester and received a redshirt year. She transferred on to Lamar to start classes in January of PREP Began playing basketball at God s Time Comprehensive School in her native Nigeria. Averaged 15 points, 12 rebounds and four assists for coach Babes Gambo. Was named Outstanding Player of Samaru local government area Prinicpal s Cup in 2006, 2007 and Was Most Valuable Player of Gaskiya Invitational tournament. Was a Samaru Basketball for Peace All- Star in 2007 and Played for the Kadune State National Sports Festival team coach by Goga Toro and Babes Gambo...A top five pick as Players To Watch in seconday schools. PERSONAL Maryam was born Dec. 25, 1991, in Kaduna State, Nigeria...Daughter of the late Alhaji M.A. Dogo and Sikiratu Dogo. Obviously a big fan of American women's basketball, she lists Olympian and WNBA star Candace Parker as her favorite. Kaduna, Zaria is about 6,000 miles from Atlanta in the western sections of Africa near the equator...zaria is a large, metropolitian area. CAREER STATISTICS - JUCO Season G/GS Min./Avg. FG-A/FG% 3FG-A/3% FT-A/FT% O-D TRb/Avg. Asts. Blks. Stls Pts./Avg /28 n/a / / / / /20.0 Career 28/28 n/a / / / / / GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL

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30 "Girlie Girl" Thinks In Pink The sophomore's favorite game is the Think Pink game when the team wears the pink uniforms. Many of the things she owns are pink and her room is decorated with the pink theme from floor to ceiling. She was delighted her microbiology book had pink tones as she studies to work in the dentistry field Kayla Nolan Sophomore / Guard/ 5-9 Duluth, Ga./Duluth Career Signed NLI with Georgia State in November, Played all 30 games as freshman, starting 16...Played 576 minutes as freshman and received votes for All-CAA Rookie team, but did not make the team Ended up playing the fifth-most minutes on the team (576) and played in all 30 games as a freshman. Scored 120 points (4.0), seventh most...was third on the team in assists (37). Produced one double-figure scoring game with 17 points vs. Hofstra ( ) as she hit 7-of-14 shots, including her only three-point attempt. Had three nine-point games (Arizona, Delaware and Bethune- Cookman). Had personal-best six assists at Old Dominion (1-4-12) and had four assists at Western Carolina ( )... Had four more games with three assists. In rebounding, top effort was a seven-board game at Western Carolina ( ), plus six-rebound games vs. Hofstra ), Kennesaw State ( ) and Old Dominion ( ). Her 97 season rebounds were sixthmost on the team. Got first start at Western Carolina ( ) in her fifth collegiate game and started the next seven straight and 10 of the next GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL

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32 Kayla Nolan - SOPHOMORE Made 30 steals on the year, sixth best on team, with four steals against both Old Dominion (1-4-12) and Bethune-Cookman (1-2-12). PREP Nolan is a metro Atlanta product, starring her final two seasons at Duluth High north of downtown in Gwinnett County. Kayla began at Norcross High, just a few miles from Duluth, her freshman and sophomore seasons before moving. A double-figure scorer, Nolan was Georgia All-State second team and All-Region first team. She is a good penetrator to the basket, but also averaged four assists a game. Her Wildcats team of Coach Chad Pittman advanced to the Sweet Sixteen and Kayla had a 22-point game in the Region Playoffs vs. Norcross... Kayla also had a 25-point game vs. rival Northview. She also played AAU ball with the Georgia Pistols, FBC and Georgia Hoopstars under Coach J.D. Davis. Nolan was an All-Gwinnett County second team honoree in a second sport, volleyball, as an outside hitter. She earned two varsity letters in a third sport, track and field, running the 100 and 200 meters, while also being a long jumper and a triple jumper. Off the court, Kayla was an Academic Scholar honoree her final three years. Kayla had received recruited interest from Stetson, Charlotte, UAB and Jacksonville before choosing Georgia State. She was recruited by Charlotte of the A-10 and Jacksonville of the A-Sun...Ultimately, she liked the GSU coaches and players, as well as the chance to play at home in Atlanta for her family and friends to cheer her on GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL

33 Kayla Nolan - SOPHOMORE PERSONAL Kayla Kathleen Nolan was born Sept. 24, 1993 in Milwaukee, Wisc. and moved to the Atlanta area when she was in the fifth grade. Her mother, Michele Singleton is a nurse, along with just about every female relative she has, Kayla notes... Kayla has a younger sister, Jasmine, 11. She was also an Academic Scholar and in the National Honor Society at Duluth HS. Kayla has set a goal of graduating from GSU with a 3.2 GPA and then working to earn a master s degree. Her current aspiration is work in the dentistry field and she will began her studies in biology and chemistry at Georgia State. CAREER BESTS Pts: 17 vs. Hofstra, 12/4/11 9 vs. Arizona, 11/13/11 9 vs. Delaware, 2/12/12 9 vs. B-CU, 1/2/12 8 vs. High Point, 12/19/11 Reb: 7 at Western Carolina, 11/29/11 6 vs. Hofstra, 12/4/11 6 vs. Kennesaw St., 12/14/11 6 at Old Dominion, 1/4/12 5 vs. Arizona, 11/13/11 5 vs. James Madison, 1/8/12 Assts: 6 at Old Dominion, 1/4/12 4 at Western Carolina,11/29/11 3 vs. Kennesaw St., 12/14/11 3 vs. High Point, 12/19/11 3 vs. Old Dominion, 1/19/12 3 at James Madison, 1/26/12 3 FGs: 1 four times Stls: 4 at Old Dominion, 1/4/12 4 vs. B-CU, 1/2/12 3 vs. James Madison, Min: 33 at Western Carolina, 11/29/11 29 at Old Dominion, 1/4/12 NOLAN GAME-BY-GAME MP FG 3FG FT O-D -Rb As TO Bl St Pts Arizona State Campbell Appalachian St Carolina Hofstra Kennesaw State Georgia Tech vs. High Point vs. SIUE St Bethune-Cookman JMU* ODU* Towson Northeastern* UNCW Delaware Mason VCU W & M CAREER STATISTICS Season G/GS Min./Avg. FG-A/FG% 3FG-A/3% FT-A/FT% O-D TRb/Avg. Asts. Blks. Stls Pts./Avg /16 576/ / / / / /4.0 Career 30/16 576/ / / / / / GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL 87

34 Virginia Mountains In Her Blood The sophomore would fish every day of the year if she could, loving to fish the lakes, rivers and streams in her native western Virginia mountains near Roanoke. A CAA Rookie of the Week winner last year, Smith is fishing for more playing time for GSU this year. 2 Miranda Smith Sophomore / Guard-Forward/ 5-9/ Roanoke, Va./Patrick Henry Career Signed NLI with Georgia State on April 16, 2011 and began classes in the summer. Played all 30 games as a freshman, starting 10...Earned CAA Rookie of Weeks honors one time Smith gained valuable experience as a freshman, playing all 30 games and starting 10, while logging 371 minutes on the court...chosen as CAA Rookieof-the Week on Feb. 6. Produced three double-figure games and scored 108 points (3.6)...Grabbed 58 rebounds (1.9), had 19 steals and 16 assists...played 20 or more minutes in six games...added three three-point baskets on the season. Season-best scoring game was 15 points in the win over Northeastern (2-2-12) as she made 5-of-8 shots and 5-of-8 free throws. Scored 12 points at VCU ( ) in her home state and made two steals...added 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting against James Madison ( ) with 2-of-2 free throws. Had four games where she collected five rebounds, three of those games against CAA foes. Also had 12 games with three or more rebounds... Had two games with three assists (at ODU and at Towson). Had bests of three steals (home JMU) and two GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL

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36 Miranda Smith - SOPHOMORE blocked shots (at JMU). PREP Smith scored 1,169 points in her four-year prep career in Virginia at Patrick Henry and Franklin County High Schools in the state that five Colonial Athletic Association teams call home. The combo wing/guard averaged 13.6 points for her career, with 7.2 rebounds a game over her four years (619 rebounds). The 5-9 Smith made 153 assists and blocked 126 shots. She also averaged two steals a game. Smith had a 25-point, 17-rebound game vs. Franklin County as a senior for Coach Toree Dunleavy. Her top high school scoring game was 28 points. She also had a 21-point game vs. Pulaski County and a pair of 20-point nights as a senior at Patrick Henry in Roanoke. Miranda was a two-time All-Western Valley District honoree, an All-Region first team pick and an All-State honorable mention choice. In addition, Miranda played AAU ball with the Roanoke Lady Hawks on a team that was the state of Virginia runner-ups. ESPN s recruiting services said that Smith uses her college-level strength and size and plays with energy and aggression. She was rated one of the top 40 wing players in the country by one recruiting service. During her high school career, Smith received recruiting early interest from George Washington University, East Carolina University and Norfolk State. Later, she began being scouted and recruited by a pair of ACC schools, but stayed true to her commitment to Georgia State. PERSONAL Miranda Brinae Smith was born GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL

37 Miranda Smith - SOPHOMORE April 11, 1993 in Roanoke, Va. to Anthony and Rhonda Smith. She has a younger sister, Lauryn, 12. Miranda s family tree on her mother s side includes Dwaine Pee Wee Board, an NFL player for 10 years and an NFL assistant coach for 20 more years. Pee Wee was a defensive end and has been with teams that have played in six Super Bowls, winning five of those. Miranda s fun time finds her accepting the challenges of video games...smith will begin studies as a health and exercise science major at Georgia State. CAREER BESTS Pts: 15 vs. Northeastern, 2/2/12 12 at VCU, 1/29/12 11 vs. James Madison, 1/8/12 8 at Towson, 2/5/12 7 vs. Kennesaw State, 12/14/11 Reb: 5 at Old Dominion, 1/4/12 5 vs. Campbell, 11/25/11 5 at James Madison, 1/26/12 5 vs. Northeastern, 2/2/12 4 vs. Old Dominion, 1/19/12 4 at VCU, 1/29/12 4 at Northeastern, 2/16/12 Assts: 3 at Old Dominion, 1/4/12 3 at Towson, 2/5/12 3 FGs: 1 three times Blks: 2 at James Madison, 1/26/12 Stls: 3 vs. James Madison, 1/8/12 2 vs. Hofstra, 12/4/11 2 vs. Old Dominion, 1/19/12 2 at VCU, 1/29/12 2 vs. Northeastern,,2/2/12 Min: 29 at VCU, 1/29/12 28 at Towson, 2/5/12 27 vs. Northeastern, 2/2/12 SMITH GAME-BY-GAME MP FG 3FG FT O-D -Rb As TO Bl St Pts Arizona State Campbell Appalachian St Carolina* Hofstra* Kennesaw State Georgia Tech vs. High Point vs. SIUE St Bethune-Cookman* JMU* ODU* Towson* Northeastern UNCW Delaware Mason VCU W & M CAREER STATISTICS Season G/GS Min./Avg. FG-A/FG% 3FG-A/3% FT-A/FT% O-D TRb/Avg. Asts. Blks. Stls Pts./Avg /10 371/ / / / / /3.6 Career 30/10 371/ / / / / / GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL 91

38 Her Heart Isn't Still in San Francisco The sophomore came east to play for Georgia State and while she left her family in California, she brought her heart and passion for basketball to Georgia State. The daughter of an Air Force father, Ashley was born in Santa Clara, Calif., in the heart of the Silicon Valley. 23 Ashley Watson Sophomore / Guard/ 5-6/ San Jose, Calif./Archbishop Mitty Career Signed with Georgia State on April 16, Competed in all 30 games as freshman, playing 428 minutes and scoring 103 points Played double-figure minutes in 24 of the 30 games as a freshman, while getting nine starting assignments. Scored 103 points (3.4 per game) with a seasonhigh game of nine points in the win at Western Carolina ( )...Added eight points in the win over High Point ( ) in the Bahamas and eight points vs. UNCW (3-8-12). Proved to be a good free throw shooting with a 79.5% season rate on 35-of-44...Made 15 of final 16 free throws of season. Added 24 assists (sixth most on team) with a pair of three-assist games: Old Dominion ( ) and at Northeastern ( ). Made 20 steals, including a seasonhigh game with three against Bethune- Cookman (1-2-12). PREP Watson is a quick point guard who was Player of the Year in the WCAL. The 5-foot-6 Watson averaged 12.2 points, 3.5 assists, 3.8 rebounds and 2.0 steals a game for Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose. Her final prep totals included 1,119 points, 313 assists and 226 steals. Watson shot 77 percent from the free throw line for her high school career. She was the San Jose Mercury News GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL

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40 Ashley Watson- SOPHOMORE Junior of the Year and Sophomore of the Year. She was a first-team allleague pick and a threetime All-CCS pick as well as a three-time West Catholic League pick. Her top scoring game was a 28-point game vs. St. Ignatius. Watson had a 21-point, 5-assist game and led her team with 13 points in the title-winning game. As a senior, she had an eight-assist outing vs. Pinewood. Watson was named a Top 10 Point Guard by ESPNRise Magazine. She was also on the Hawaii Iolani Classic All-Tournament team at the Honolulu event. The Monarchs of Coach Sue Phillips won three CCS titles, one NorCal championship and one state championship. In AAU play, Watson was a member of the San Jose Cagers and a member of several All-Tournament teams during their competition. She began in the sixth grade with East Palo Alto. During her busy AAU seasons, her teams played in Oregon, Tennessee, North Carolina and Washington, as well as throughout California, including Los Angeles. Ashley took an official recruiting visit to New Mexico State as well as Georgia State. PERSONAL Ashley was born on Dec. 29, 1992, in Santa Clara, Calif. in the heart of the Silicon Valley south of San Francisco. She is the daughter of Anthony and Nadine Watson. Dad is an electrical engineer with Cisco Systems and mom earned her degree in computer information systems. Her parents are natives of Cleveland, Ohio and her father was in the Air Force. Ashley has an older brother, Tony, 27, who is a web designer, and was born when the family was stationed in the Phillipines. She has a younger sister Tonjanae, 15, who is learning basketball and acting. Growing up in California, it should be no surprise she is a Lakers NBA fan. Watson is majoring in business finance at GSU GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL

41 Ashley Watson- SOPHOMORE CAREER BESTS Pts: 9 at Western Carolina, 11/29/11 8 vs. UNCW, 3/8/12 8 vs. High Point, 12/19/11 7 vs. Delaware, 2/12/12 6 at Old Dominion, 1/4/12 6 vs. Campbell, 11/25/11 6 vs. B-CU, 1/2/12 6 at Drexel, 1/15/12 6 at Northeastern, 2/16/12 Reb: 4 vs. App. State, 11/26/11 3 vs. Hofstra, 12/4/11 3 vs. UNCW, 3/8/12 Assts: 3 vs. Old Dominion, 1/19/12 3 at Northeastern, 2/16/12 3 at Drexel, 1/15/12 2 at Westerm Carolina, 11/29/11 2 vs. James Madison, 1/8/12 2 at Hofstra, 1/12/12 2 vs. Towson, 1/22/12 3 FGs: 0 Stls: 3 vs. B-CU, 1/2/12 2 at Florida State, 11/21/11 2 vs. Hofstra, 12/4/11 2 at Hofstra, 1/12/12 2 vs. VCU, 2/23/12 Min: 27 at Western Carolina,11/29/11 23 vs. Old Dominion, 1/19/12 WATSON GAME-BY-GAME MP FG 3FG FT O-D -Rb As TO Bl St Pts Arizona State Campbell Appalachian St Carolina* Hofstra* Kennesaw State Georgia Tech vs. High Point vs. SIUE St Bethune-Cookman* JMU* ODU* Towson* Northeastern UNCW Delaware Mason VCU W & M CAREER STATISTICS Season G/GS Min./Avg. FG-A/FG% 3FG-A/3% FT-A/FT% O-D TRb/Avg. Asts. Blks. Stls Pts./Avg /9 428/ / / / / /3.4 Career 30/9 428/ / / / / / GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL 95

42 Coach's Kid Knows Fundamentals The freshman played high school ball for her father, so basketball has been a way of life for her family. Those fundamentals learned early helped her score almost 2,000 points in high school, earning all-state honors three times. Her brother, Marqus, is a Georgia State graduate. 12 Ashlee Cole Freshman / Guard/ 5-8/ Forest Park, Ga./Forest Park PREP Was a three-time All-State honoree, four-time All-Region and four-time All-Conference pick for the Lady Panthers of Forest Park High School. Scored almost 2,000 points in her 130 career games, making 168 threepoint baskets. Helped lead her Class 4AAAA Forest Park teams to the state finals as a junior in 2011, the state semifinals as a sophomore and the state quarterfinals as a senior. Was two-time Clayton County Player of the Year winner...was named Atlanta Journal-Constitution All-Metro first team pick two times. Averaged 18 points a game as senior...produced 5.0 rebounds, 4.0 steals and 3.2 assists per game for her career... Picked for North-South All-Star game...had multiple games with 30 or more points scoring. Forest Park teams were her final three years, with a 52-3 mark among the 11-school Region four teams. Highly recruited, originally signed in November, 2000 with High Point (N.C.) University...When High Point coach Jennifer Hoover left on May 9 to take the head job at Wake Forest, Cole elected to accept a scholarship with Georgia State. Played for her father, Steven, at Forest Park and has good understanding of the game and the fundamentals. Was active in AAU ball and 2010 team made national final four. PERSONAL Born April 7, 1994 in Seoul, Korea, where mother was stationed in the Army...Daughter of Natalie and Steven Cole. Has two older brothers, Marqus (who attended Georgia State and is in DePaul Law School) and Timmy (serving in the Army now and stationed in Colorado). Moved to Atlanta at age of one when mom was assigned stateside duty... The family home in Forest Park is about 15 miles south of the GSU Sports Arena near the Atlanta airport area GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL

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44 Southern Girl Dives Into College The freshman from Georgia has grown up with a love for water and a passion for basketball...a prep scorer on the court with almost 1,500 points and a Georgia Merit Scholar in the classrooms. 21 Morgan Jackson Freshman / Forward/ 6-0/ Gainesville, Ga./East Hall PREP Earned All-State honorable mention honors with East Hall High after helping lead team to 26-4 record and No. 5 state ranking, bowing in sweet sixteen by one point to eventual state champions...voted All-Region and selected to play in North-South All-Star game...named to the All-Area first team by the Gainesville Times. Finished career with 1,436 points and had a single-game best of 34 points in LanierLand Holiday Tournament in December, Named MVP of that tournament after scoring GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL points in the three games...named MVP of McDonald s Shoot Out 2011 after scoring 59 points in those three tournament games. Able to play post position or step outside and hit the jumper...averaged 20 points and eight rebounds as a senior for Coach Joey Rider s Vikings of Region 8-AA...Had put up 12.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.7 steals as a junior...scored 519 points in senior campaign...team won Region all four years. Team finished regular season with seven-game win streak...helped team advance to Region final with a 17-point game that included four three-point baskets...had multiple 20-plus point games, including 22 vs. rival Dawson County and 20 points each vs. Union County, Rabun County and Gainesville...In state tournament, when her team bowed to eventual state champ Lovett, 44-43, Jackson scored 19 of her team s 43 points. Academically, was Georgia Merit Scholar winner...honor Roll student... Member of Youth Leadership Hall County...Member of Beta Club...On Homecoming Court all four years at East Hall. Participated in Each One Teach One (EOTO) Basketball Association for almost 10 years, playing on the travel team in high school. Was fall signee with GSU on Nov. 9, Had received recruiting interest from schools like Southern Miss, East Carolina, MTSU, College of Charleston, Mercer, Jacksonville and Air Force Academy. PERSONAL Born Morgan Michele Jackson on Nov. 8, 1993 in Gainesville, Ga. and grew up enter life in Gillsville, a small town just east of Gainesville..Daughter of Milton and Kim Jackson...Two older brothers, Jeff (27) and Darrin (26)...First in her family to play basketball, beginning with kindergarten rec center and enjoying the sport watching East Hall High games as a youth...ran cross country in middle school. A beach lover who loves to swim no matter whether pools, lakes or oceans...enjoys baking...favorite foods are mexican, fried chicken and crab legs. Would like to pursue a career in the medical field as study of human anatomy is a primary interest...will decide exact direction after studies at GSU.

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46 T.C. Williams Grad Is a Titan The freshman graduated from a high school made famous in a movie starring Denzel Washington...Moss has lived in eight states and was born in Alaska, finishing on a top 15-ranked team at T.C. Williams..Graduated in Top 10 percent of her class. 24 Gaby Moss Freshman / Guard/ 24/ Alexandria, Va./T. C. Williams PREP Earned invitation to play in the 39th annual Capital Classic for Virginia All-Stars in win over Maryland All- Stars..Named Washington Post All- Met honorable mention player. Combo guard with versatility to score (15.5 points per game) by driving to basket or shooting outside with the three-point shot (50 made at 43.7 percent rate, almost two per game)...got to free throw line and connected on 75 percent on 62-of-83. For 19-8 team that ranked No. 13 in state of Virginia, netted five games of 20 or more points as senior...had 24 against West Springfield with five three-point baskets in that Feb. 17 game...poured in 23 in Woodside game on Dec. 28 with identical five three-point effort...added 22 points against Lake Braddock with four treys in that game...her free throw shooting included a 7-for-7 game at the line (Woodson) GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL Found her teammates with 67 assists (2.4 per game)...added 2.6 steals and 3.1 rebounds a game...scored in double figures in 23 of 27 games as senior...team was in her junior season...recruited by Elon, William & Mary and Hampton before making her visit to GSU and committing. Outstanding student who graduated in top 10 percent in the Class of Posted a 4.06 GPA. High school in metro D.C. suburb of Alexandria was featured in Denzel Washington 2000 football movie Remember The Titans. The school still has a large poster with Denzel at an entrance, special display cases of the old teams and the 1971 championship team, as well as a display for paralyzed team member Gerry Bertier. PERSONAL Born Lauren Gabrielle Moss on Dec. 27, 1993 in Fairbanks, Alaska...Georgia marks the eighth state that she has lived in. Mother is Lt. Col. Leslie Randolph Moss, a veteran of 20-plus years now working at the Pentagon as an Inspector General, while having been a Physician s Assistant...Father Lawrence G. Moss is also retired military and still working on a military post in Kansas..Mom was stationed at Ft. Knox (Ky.) and Ft. Riley (Kan.) before coming to Fort Belvoir (Va.) and then the Pentagon. Nicknamed Gaby by her mother because she was always talking...has two brothers, Lawrence, 21, at Kansas State and in the ROTC program to become a military officer, and Landon, a senior at T.C. Williams where he plays football and basketball. After being born in Alaska, has moved to Texas, Arkansas, Colorado, Kentucky, Kansas and then Virginia when she was entering her junior year in high school...played at Junction City High School in Kansas for two years before moving to Virginia. Father is a basketball coach and got Gaby started at young age, then playing seriously in fifth grade on a team coached by him, the first of five straight years she was on a team coached by him...a devoted conditioning student, lifted weights with football players in high school, especially the squats and clean lifts. Enjoys studying economics and business and is considering studies for investments and financial careers.

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