GAME 13 u at South Alabama December 29, 2012

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1 GAME 13 u at South Alabama December 29, 2012 Joe Gorby, Assistant Sports Information Director Office: Cell: jgorby@astate.edu Facebook.com/RedWolvesMBB Athletics Website: AStateRedWolves.com A-StAte Schedule DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT Nov. 1 Southern Arkansas (Exhibition) W, Nov. 6 Henderson State (Exhibition) W, Nov. 10 at Dayton L, Nov. 13 Arkansas-Monticello W, Nov. 16 at Tennessee-Martin W, OT Nov. 21 at Central Arkansas W, Nov. 25 Lamar W, Nov. 29 at FIU* L, Dec. 1 at Florida Atlantic* L, Dec. 8 St. Bonaventure W, Dec. 16 Austin Peay W, Dec. 19 Murray State (ESPN 3) L, Dec. 22 at Kent State L, Dec. 27 Louisiana-Lafayette* W, Dec. 29 at South Alabama* 7:05 p.m. Jan. 3 Middle Tennessee* 7:35 p.m. Jan. 5 Western Kentucky* (ESPN 3) 7:35 p.m. Jan. 10 FIU* 7:35 p.m. Jan. 12 at Louisiana-Lafayette* 7:15 p.m. Jan. 19 ULM* 7:05 p.m. Jan. 24 at Troy* 7:30 p.m. Jan. 26 Florida Atlantic* (SBN TV) 7:30 p.m. Jan. 31 South Alabama* 7:05 p.m. Feb. 2 North Texas* 7:05 p.m. Feb. 7 at Middle Tennessee* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. Feb. 9 at Western Kentucky* 7 p.m. Feb. 14 UALR* 7:05 p.m. Feb. 16 at ULM* 4 p.m. Feb. 23 Troy* 7:05 p.m. Feb. 28 at North Texas* 7 p.m. March 2 at UALR* 7 p.m. Sun Belt Tournament (Hot Springs, Ark. Summit Arena) March 8-11 All times listed are Central All home games in bold * Sun Belt Conference Game F Sun Belt Conference Tournament Game ARKANSAS STATE RED WOLVES (7-5, 1-2 SUN BELT) Head Coach: John Brady Year: 5th Season Record at ASU: (5 yrs.) Career Record: (22 yrs.) vs. USA: 3-3 MBB SID: Joe Gorby Top Players (per game): Points: Ed Townsel (16.8) Rebounds: Brandon Peterson (10.1) Assists: Cameron Golden (2.5) Blocks: Brandon Peterson (1.5) Steals: Ed Townsel (2.1) VS SOUTH ALABAMA JAGUARS (6-5, 3-0 SUN BELT) Interim Head Coach: Jeff Price Year: 1st Season Record at USA: 1-0 (1 yr.) Career Record: (18 yrs.) vs. ASU: 0-0 MBB SID: Matt Horne Top Players (per game): Points: Augustine Rubit (18.9) Rebounds: Augustine Rubit (10.3) Assists: Freddie Goldstein (2.7) Blocks: Javier Carter (2.4) Steals: Javier Carter (1.7) OPENING TIP Date: Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012 tipoff: 7:05 p.m. (CT) Location: Mobile, Ala. arena: Mitchell Center (10,000) SerieS: Tied at (L USA - 2/9/12) television: None radio: East Arkansas Broadcasters Sports Network KFIN-FM (Jonesboro) - Flagship talent: Matt Stolz (play-by-play) WebcaSt: LiveStatS: QUICK HITS * The campaign represents the program s 85th season as the Red Wolves have presently amassed a 1,094-1,042 all-time record (.512 win pct.) dating back their inaugural season. * Junior guard Ed Townsel recorded a career-high 31 points in Thursday s (12/27) conference homeopening win over Louisiana-Lafayette, which featured 9-15 (60%) shooting from the floor and at the free throw line (91%). Townsel also connected on three of six three-point shots for 50% efficiency from beyond the arc. Townsel, whose previous career-best was 27 points set at home against Lamar earlier this season (11/25). * Freshman guard-forward Raeford Gator Worsham claimed double-figure points for the fifth time in his last six games with a season-best tying 18 points versus Louisiana-Lafayette (12/27). Worsham, who has racked up seven double-digit scoring games to date this campaign, is averaging 12.7 points per contest (76 total) in his last six encounters. * Senior forward Brandon Peterson has accumulated six double-figure rebounding performances this campaign with his most recent being an 11-boards performance at Kent State (12/22). Peterson also snared 11 rebounds against Murray State (12/19) and has reached double-digit rebounds in four of his last six outings. The ASU frontcourt player is averaging 10.0 rpg. (60 total) in those six contests. * Ed Townsel has compiled double-digit point totals in 10 of ASU s 12 games this campaign and is presently midst a four-game double-figure scoring streak. In his last four outings, Townsel is averaging 21.3 points per contest (85 total). He started out this season tallying double-digit points in his initial six encounters and produced a 17.0 points a game scoring average (102 total) in during that period. Townsel garnered 11 double-figure scoring contests a season ago. ASU PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP Arkansas StAte Basketball Game Notes 1 Rakeem Dickerson So. Guard PPG RPG APG Trey Finn R-Sr. Guard PPG RPG APG Ed Townsel Jr. Guard PPG RPG APG Raeford Worsham Fr. Forward PPG RPG SPG GAME 13 at SOUTH ALABAMA 15 Brandon Peterson Sr. Forward PPG RPG BPG

2 Sports Information ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY P.O. Box 1000 State University, Ark Telephone (870) Fax (870) Press Row (870) Athletics Website AStateRedWolves.com MBB Contact Joe Gorby, Assistant Sports Information Director (870) / jgorby@astate.edu Jerry Scott, Asst. A.D./Sports Information Director (870) / jscott@astate.edu Chris Graddy, Assistant Sports Information Director (870) / cgraddy@astate.edu Dennen Cuthbertson, Graduate Assistant mark.cuthbertson@smail.astate.edu MEDIA INFORMATION CREDENTIALS Working press credentials can be requested by contacting Joe Gorby at (870) , or via at jgorby@astate.edu. Full-season and single-game credentials will be mailed whenever possible. If not, they will be left at the Media Will Call table located on the lower level to the left of the green entrance of the ASU Convocation Center. MEDIA ROOM Enter the media room from the lower level, beneath the blue portal. Please do not attempt to access the media room from the entrance beneath the yellow portal. Game notes, flipcards and refreshments will be provided to credentialed media. POST-GAME INTERVIEWS The Arkansas State locker room is closed to all members of the media. Head coach John Brady and requested assistant coaches and players will be available for interviews following a brief cooling off period. At ASU s home games, all post-game coach and player interviews will be conducted in the media room. PRACTICE COVERAGE Red Wolves men s basketball practices are closed to the media with the exception of the last 10 minutes of practice. Players and coaches are available for interviews following practice. Please contact Joe Gorby in the ASU Sports Information office prior to practice to arrange interviews. Please be respectful during practice, no food or loud conversation and please silence your cell phones. BASKETBALL GAME NOTES/RELEASES All Red Wolves men s basketball game notes can be obtained as a PDF document via the Arkansas State Athletics official website at AStateRed- Wolves.com. To be added to the broadcast for men s basketball releases, contact Joe Gorby in the ASU Sports Information office at jgorby@astate.edu. Game notes will be made available at least 24 hours prior to the next scheduled A-State men s basketball game and a post-game recap will be distributed following a game s conclusion. Arkansas StAte Basketball Game Notes friday December 28 travel to Mobile, alabama & practice No media availability A-STATE MEN S BASKETBALL WEEKLY MEDIA PLANNER SatUrDaY December 29 GaMe 13 ASU at South Alabama 7:05 p.m. (CT) SUnDaY December 30 off Day Interview Request must be made 24 hours in advance MonDaY December 31 practice 10 a.m.-1 p.m. HPESS ASU/SOUTH ALABAMA SERIES HISTORY The series, which started in the season, is currently tied at 17-all. South Alabama won the firstever meeting between the teams in with a triumph. The Red Wolves have registered a 4-6 record in the last 10 matchups, which includes a 2-4 road mark. ASU is averaging 64.0 points per game (320 total) to USA s 69.8 points an outing (349 total) in the last five encounters. The Red Wolves are scoring at a 61.3 points per game clip (184 total) in the last three road contests while the Jaguars have generated an average of 72.7 points a contest (218 total) during that span. Four of the last 10 meetings have been decided by 10 points or more, which includes the last two. USA notched a home victory in last season s (2/9/12) matchup after ASU claimed a home decision in the season (12/30/10). In last season s lone tilt (2/9) in Mobile, Ala., Ed Townsel (17 pts.) and Trey Finn (11 pts.) were the lone Red Wolves in double-figure scoring. Darion Griswold grabbed a team-high seven rebounds while Rakeem Dickerson dished out a game-high tying four assists to go with a game-best three steals. SCOUTING SOUTH ALABAMA The Jaguars, who have won four of their last six outings, won their second straight contest as a result of a home conference victory over UALR last Saturday (12/22) at USA s Mitchell Center in Mobile. Four starters attained double-digit point totals, led by junior forward Augustine Rubit s game-high 19 points and freshman guard Barrington Stevens 17 points. Rubit, who was recently selected as the SBC s Player of the Week (12/18), also hauled down a game-best 10 rebounds to go with two blocked shots and assists each. Augustine Rubit (18.9 ppg.), junior guard Xavier Roberson (13.6 ppg.), and sophomore guard Mychal Ammons (12.2 ppg.) are presently the Jaguars top points producers this season. Rubit (10.3 rpg.) and Ammons (7.4 rpg.) are USA s rebounding leaders. Nationally, Rubit is 10th in double-doubles (six), 17th in rebounds (10.3 rpg.), 40th in points (18.9 ppg.), 118th in field-goal percentage (49.7%), and 167th in freethrow percentage (81.2%). Roberson is listed 24th in three-point field goal percentage (44.3%) and 35th in three-point field goals (2.82 avg.). Senior forward Javier Carter ranks 32nd in blocked shots (2.4 bpg.) and 197th in steals (1.7 spg.). USA is 92nd among the national leaders in scoring offense (72.4 ppg.), 245th in scoring defense (69.6 ppg.), and 32nd in blocked shots (5.2 bpg.). The Jaguars are 3-1 at home, 3-2 on the road, and 0-2 at neutral sites this campaign. A season ago, South Alabama went and produced a second-place 8-8 SBC East Division record for the campaign. The Jaguars were 9-5 at home, 6-6 on the road, and 2-1 at neutral sites. The Jaguars are currently under the direction of interim head coach Jeff Price, who had been USA s associate head coach since August 2011, and replaced the recently retired Ronnie Arrow. Price was an assistant and the program s recruiting coordinator at South Alabama from under Arrow and served as head coach at NCAA Division II West Virginia Wesleyan in the campaign. Prior to WVWC, Price was a scout for the Los Angeles Clippers. Price spent six seasons ( ) as Division II Lynn s (Fla) first-ever head coach before going to Georgia Southern where he earned Southern Conference Coach of the Year recognition. He also made stops at his alma mater, Pikeville (Ky.) College ( ), Georgia Southern ( , ), Union (Ky.) College ( ), and Washington ( , ) Arkansas StAte Numerical Roster NO. NAME HT. WT. YR. POS. EX. HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL 0 Cameron Golden Fr, G HS Memphis, Tenn./Ridgeway 1 Rakeem Dickerson So. G 1L Little Rock, Ark./Brehm Prep 2 Trey Finn (C) R-Sr. G 3L Little Rock, Ark./Parkview 3 Darion Griswold So. F 1L Dumas, Ark./Dumas 4 Josh Pierre Fr. G HS Baton Rouge, La./Stillwater, Okla. 5 Marcus Hooten (C) Sr. G 1L Jackson, Miss./Copiah-Lincoln CC 14 Kelvin Downs Fr. F HS Arlington, Texas/Juan Seguin 15 Brandon Peterson (C) Sr. F 3L Birmingham, Ala./Erwin 20 Kirk Van SlykeK Sr. F TR The Woodlands, Texas/Houston 23 Jordan Weaver R-So. G TR Parkin, Ark./Iowa Western CC 24 Ed Townsel Jr. G 2L Starkville, Miss./Starkville 31 Melvin Johnson IIIK Sr. G TR Dallas, Texas/Texas-San Antonio 34 Seth Kisler Jr. F TR Fort Wayne, Ind./Paris 35 Raeford Worsham Fr. G-F HS Waynesboro, Miss./Wayne County 40 Kendrick Washington Jr. F TR Shreveport, La./Houston 42 Kristopher Brown Fr. F HS Fort Worth, Texas/Richland (C) Denotes captain KIneligible for season due to NCAA DI Transfer Rule HEAD COACH: John Brady (Fifth Year) ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: Melvin Haralson (Second Year) ASSISTANT COACHES: Jeff Clapacs (Fourth Year), Corey Barker (First Year) DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS: Brodrick Johnson (First Year) tuesday January 1 practice 1-4 p.m. Convo GAME 13 at SOUTH ALABAMA WeDneSDaY January 2 practice 3-5:30 p.m. Convo

3 Preseason All-Conference FIRST TEAM Name School Year Pos. Trey Finn Arkansas State Sr. G Will Neighbour UALR Jr. F Marcos Knight Middle Tennessee Sr. G Tony Mitchell North Texas So. F Augustine Rubit South Alabama Jr. F SECOND TEAM Name School Year Pos. Brandon Peterson Arkansas State Sr. F Greg Gantt Florida Atlantic Sr. G JT Sulton Middle Tennessee Sr. F Bruce Massey Middle Tennessee Sr. G George Fant Western Kentucky So. F THIRD TEAM Name School Year Pos. Marcus Hooten Arkansas State Sr. G Raymond Cintron Middle Tennessee Sr. G Javier Carter South Alabama Sr. F Freddie Goldstein South Alabama Sr. G T.J. Price Western Kentucky So. G Preseason Player of the Year Tony Mitchell, North Texas Coaches Preseason Poll WEST DIVISION (Points & First-Place Votes ) 1. North Texas 55 pts. (11) 2. Arkansas State 40 pts. 3. UALR 33 pts. 4. Louisiana-Lafayette 24 pts. 5. Louisiana-Monroe 13 pts. EAST DIVISION (Points & First-Place Votes) 1. Middle Tennessee 55 pts. (11) 2. South Alabama 51 pts. 3. Western Kentucky 47 pts. 4. Florida Atlantic 29 pts. 5. Troy 22 pts. 6. FIU 17 pts Preseason Honors Athlon Sports Trey Finn All-SBC Preseason Team ASU 2nd in SBC West Division CBS Sports.com Trey Finn SBC s best section ASU 2nd in SBC West Division College Sports Madness Trey Finn All-SBC Second Team Marcus Hooten All-SBC Third Team Brandon Peterson All-SBC Third Team Lindy s Sports Marcus Hooten All-SBC Second Team Trey Finn SBC Honor Roll (Best Shooter) ASU 2nd in SBC West Division Blue Ribbon Yearbook Trey Finn All-SBC Preseason Team Kendrick Washington SBC Newcomer of the Year ASU 2nd in SBC West Division Arkansas StAte Basketball Game Notes SUN BELT CONFERENCE GAMES The Red Wolves are (.496) since joining the Sun Belt Conference (SBC) in the season, which includes a season-best 14-4 (.778) mark in the campaign. A-State is at home, and on the road since the season. ASU head coach John Brady has posted a record (.479) in Sun Belt Conference contests since his arrival in the season, which consists of a home ledger and a 9-27 away mark. The Red Wolves improved to 6-1 in conference home openers since with their win over Louisiana-Lafayette (12/27). Prior to the league tilt, A-State s most recent league home-opening triumph occurred in a decision over South Alabama in the campaign (12/30/10). A-State posted a fifth-place 6-10 league mark in the season 5-3 at home and 1-7 on the road. Marcus Hooten averaged a team-high 13.1 ppg. in 16 SBC games while Trey Finn scored 11.6 ppg. in 14 appearances. Brandon Peterson paced A-State in rebounding with 8.4 rpg. to go with a squad-most 16 blocked shots. In 16 games last season, ASU averaged 64.6 points per game (1,033 total) while the opposition netted 66.1 points an outing (1.057) for a 1.5 points margin. In rebounding, ASU produced a 31.8 rpg. average (508) compared to its opponent s 29.6 rpg. average (473) for a +2.2 boards differential. Ed Townsel (16.3 ppg.), Raeford Worsham (9.3 ppg.), and senior guard Marcus Hooten (9.3 ppg.) lead the Red Wolves in scoring this season. Townsel has netted 23.0% (49-213) of ASU s points in the three SBC matchups. Brandon Peterson s 9.0 rebounds per game (27 rebs.) leads the team while Worsham has registered a squad-leading 55.0% (11-20) field-goal percentage. December Matchups: ASU sports a current ledger (.560) in December games dating back to the season as the Red Wolves are 23-5 at home, 4-17 on the road, and 1-0 at neutral sites. ASU s best most successful performance during that span was a 5-3 record set in both the (4-0 at home) and (5-0 at home) seasons. The Red Wolves are 3-3 (4-1 home) for the month this season after going 5-4 (2-1 home) a season ago. Ed Townsel is averaging a squad-best 16.5 ppg. (99 pts.) in six games this month and averaged a team second-most 12.1 ppg. (109 pts.) a season ago in nine appearances. Finn-tastic: Senior guard Trey Finn is now 62 points shy of reaching the 1,000 career points mark and would be the 24th ASU player to attain the milestone. Finn has presently accumulated 938 career points in 102 contests for a 9.2 points per game average. He needs 75 points to move into a 23rd-place tie with Jabari Myles ( ; 1,013 career points) on ASU s all-time points leaders chart. Leaders of The Pack: The Red Wolves presently feature two players, Ed Townsel (16.8 ppg.) and Brandon Peterson (10.8 ppg.) currently averaging double-figures scoring. The two have combined to register 38.6% ( ) of A-State s points production this campaign. Townsel alone has generated 23.4% ( ). Nationally Speaking: ASU presently ranks 18th among the national leaders in steals per game (9.8 avg.), 21st in turnover margin (4.4 avg.), 129th in scoring offense (70.1 ppg.), and 181st in scoring defense (66.5 ppg.) through Dec. 22 contests. The Red Wolves are 154th in scoring margin (3.5), 245th in fieldgoal percentage (41.6%), 262nd in field-goal percentage defense (44.7%), 112th in three-point field goal per game (6.7 avg.), 169th in three-point field goal percentage (33.5%), and 286th in free-throw percentage (64.0%). Individually, Brandon Peterson is 19th in double-doubles (five), 17th in rebounds (10.3 rpg.), and 127th in blocked shots (1.5 bpg.). Ed Townsel ranks 29th in three-point field goals per game (2.9), 51st in three-point field-goal percentage (41.0%), 79th in steals (2.0 spg.), and 184th in points (15.5 ppg.). The Glass Cleaners: A-State s top four rebounders to date this season in Brandon Peterson (121 rebs.), junior forward Kendrick Washington (49 rebs.), Raeford Worsham (52 rebs.), and Trey Finn (47 rebs.) have combined to register 69.3% ( ) of the Red Wolves output on the glass. The foursome have also generated 76.6% ( ) of ASU s offensive rebounding as Peterson has grabbed a squad-best 48 boards. Washington has 31 caroms while Worsham and Finn have hauled in 15 and 14, respectively. Down-Townsel: Ed Townsel has presently netted a team-leading 35 three-point field goals this season to go with a squad-best 41.7% (35-84) success rate from beyond the arc. Townsel has made at least three or more treys in a game nine times this season, which includes three triples versus Louisiana- Lafayette (12/27). He presently ranks 29th nationally in three-point field goals made (2.91 avg.) and 51st in three-point field goal pct. (41.0%). Townsel alone has currently accounted for 43.8% (35-84) of ASU s three-point field goals this campaign. Red Wolf Howl: Marcus Hooten s 11 points against Louisiana-Lafayette (12/27) was his third doublefigure points output of this season and snapped a four-game single-digit points string... Trey Finn s gamehigh tying eight rebounds vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (12/27) was a personal season best, surpassing his six boards at Tennessee-Martin (11/16) and against Austin Peay (12/16)... Trey Finn recorded two steals in the Louisiana-Lafayette contest (12/27) to up his career total at 131, which moved him into sixth place among ASU s career leaders past Bo Brown s ( ) 130 career steals... Sophomore guard Rakeem Dickerson s 18 steals in 12 games this season is a career season high, eclipsing his 16 thefts in 32 contests last season... Marcus Hooten reached 500 career points vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (12/27) and has racked up a current 509-career point total in 46 games... Ed Townsel eclipsed the century mark in threepoint field goals and now has 102 three s in 78 contests for a 1.3 average per outing. Shot Swatter: Brandon Peterson s 141 career blocked shots presently ranks third all-time among ASU s leaders. Peterson, who chalked up a team-leading 18 shot rejections for a 1.5 blocks average this season, produced a squad-best 33 blocks in contests. He amassed a career season-most 61 blocks in 31 games in Peterson recorded at least two blocks in a game on 10 occasions a season ago and claimed or shared team-high blocked shot honors a squad-best 17 times. GAME 13 at SOUTH ALABAMA

4 ASTATE RECORD WHEN... At home 5-1 On the road 2-4 At a neutral site 0-0 Leading at half 6-2 Trailing at half 1-3 Tied at half 0-0 In overtime 1-0 Coming off a win 4-2 Coming off a loss 3-2 ASU scores first 4-3 Opponent scores first 3-2 In 1-4 point games 3-1 In 5-9 point games 0-2 In point games 1-1 In 15 or more point games 3-1 Leading with 5 minutes left in regulation 4-1 Trailing with 5 minutes left in regulation 3-4 Tied with 5 minutes left in regulation 0-0 Scoring less than 50 points 0-0 Scoring points 0-1 Scoring points 1-4 Scoring points 4-0 Scoring points 1-0 Scoring points 1-0 Scoring 100 or more points 0-0 Allowing less than 50 points 1-0 Allowing points 2-0 Allowing points 0-1 Allowing points 4-3 Allowing points 0-1 Allowing points 0-0 Allowing 100 or more points 0-0 Better than 50% FG 1-0 Less than 50% FG 6-5 Opponent at or better than 50% FG 1-3 Opponent less than 50% FG 5-2 Outshooting opponent 3-3 Outshot by opponent 3-2 Same number of shots 0-0 Better than 50% 3-PT FG 1-0 Less than 50% 3-PT FG 5-5 Opponent better than 50% 3-PT FG 1-1 Opponent less than 50% 3-PT FG 6-3 Better than 50% FT 7-4 Less than 50% FT 0-1 Opponent better than 50% FT 5-5 Opponent less than 50% FT 1-0 Shooting more free throws than opponent 7-4 Shooting less free throws than opponent 0-0 Free throws are even 0-1 ASU starters outscore opponents 5-1 Opponent s starters outscore ASU 2-3 Starter scoring is even 0-1 Bench scores in double-digits 7-5 Bench outscores opponent 3-2 Opponent bench outscores ASU 1-3 Bench scoring is even 2-0 No ASU players score in double figures 0-0 One player scores in double figures 0-0 Two players score in double figures 0-2 Three or more players score in double figures 7-3 Outrebounding opponent 5-1 Outrebounded by opponent 2-4 Rebounds are even or more assists or more steals or more blocks 3-0 Forcing more turnovers than opponent 5-4 Commiting more turnovers than opponent 2-0 Turnovers are even 0-1 In November 4-2 In December 3-3 In January 0-0 In February 0-0 In March 0-0 Arkansas StAte Basketball Game Notes proven winner in the collegiate coaching ranks, AJohn Brady s vision of taking the Arkansas State men s basketball program to the highest competitive level nationally has made the two entities a perfect match. Brady has certainly become accustomed to success throughout his distinguished coaching career as evidenced by a Final Four appearance and 295 career victories to his credit. A new era in ASU men s basketball history began on March 19, 2008 when Brady was announced as the Red Wolves 15th head coach in the program s history. Brady wasted little time making a positive impact on the A-State program as in his initial three years at the helm, he turned the Red Wolves into a success story on the court by capturing a share of the Sun Belt Conference s Western Division Championship title in along with compiling double-digit SBC wins back-to-back for the first time in nearly 20 years and going undefeated at home with a 13-0 record. During his first season with the Red Wolves, Brady helped lead ASU to one of the best starts in program history and achieved the No. 22 ranking on Collegeinsider.com s Mid-Major Top 25 poll. As a team, A-State greatly improved upon its defending and rebounding numbers, finishing near the top of the conference in several statistical categories. Brady would take the Red Wolves a step further in his second season ( ), improving their record to while making a Sun Belt Conference Tournament Semifinal appearance and finishing second in the SBC s West Division. For his efforts, Brady was named Sun Belt Coach of the Year and the District VII Coach of the Year by the USBWA. ASU also claim top league honors in three-point field-goal defense, rebounding offense, and defensive rebounding in For the season, A-State registered an 11-7 SBC record which signified its best conference mark since the campaign when ASU achieved an identical league mark. A-State s 11 wins represented the seventh time in which the Red Wolves compiled a double-digit league victories total since joining the Sun Belt. ASU would then duplicate its SBC wins in the season by finishing with an 11-5 conference ledger. Prior to Arkansas State, Brady spent 10-plus seasons serving as LSU s head coach. During his tenure at the school, Brady guided the Tigers to six postseason berths, two Southeastern Conference (SEC) Championship crowns and three SEC Western Division titles. With his success, Brady was tabbed as the SEC Coach of the Year twice ( and ). Brady s 16-year tenure as a head coach at both LSU and Samford in Birmingham, Alabama, has been decorated with achievements. He has coached a combined 25 All-TAAC and SEC selections, 48 academic all-conference choices, posted 11 winning seasons and collected five division championships. Brady piled up the third most wins in LSU history with 192 and left Samford after the season as the Bulldog s all-time leader in coaching victories (89) as well. Brady quickly turned around an LSU s men s basketball program that had suffered four consecutive losing seasons prior to his arrival, leading the Tigers to a 28-6 record, an SEC Championship and an NCAA Sweet 16 appearance in just his third season ( ) at the helm. Under Brady s direction, the Tigers recorded six consecutive winning seasons from to while making three trips to the NCAA Tournament and two more to the NIT. The campaign saw LSU post a 27-9 overall record and advance to the Final Four for the first time in 20 years. Not only did Brady coach the Tigers to 23 wins versus ranked opponents, he also led them to victories head coach John brady over two teams ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press Poll (Arizona in and Duke in ). Additionally, he orchestrated a 19-game home winning streak over SEC opponents, the third longest stretch in LSU history. While at LSU, Brady coached two NBA Lottery picks and six current NBA players. The Tigers signed nine Parade All-Americans and four McDonald All-Americans under Brady, who also coached three SEC Players of the Year, four players named SEC Freshman of the Year, one SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and 17 All-SEC selections. Prior to taking over the reigns at LSU, Brady served as Samford s head coach from through He quickly turned around a Samford program, which was coming off six straight losing seasons, by guiding the Bulldogs to a overall record in just his second season. Brady went on to lead Samford to three consecutive winning seasons ( ) for the first time since , culminating in a 19-9 overall record and division crown in SU placed first in the Trans America Athletic Conference s (TAAC) West Division in each of Brady s final two seasons for the first time in program history. Brady s four winning seasons at Samford represented the first for any coach at the school. He directed SU to an record after the Bulldogs went the four seasons prior to his initial year. Brady coached eight All-TAAC and 14 Academic All-TAAC student-athletes over six seasons at Samford. A native of McComb, Miss., native, Brady earned his bachelor s degree from Belhaven College in He was a three-year starter at BC and scored over 1,000 career points. Brady, a two-time All-Southern States Conference selection, was inducted into his alma mater s Hall of Fame. Brady began his coaching career as a graduate assistant for the Mississippi State men s basketball program where he earned his master s degree from Brady took his first head coaching position in in 1977 at Louisiana s Crowley High School and led the basketball squad to a (.725) overall record in five seasons. He was honored as the 1981 Louisiana Sports Writers Association Class 3-A Coach of the Year. Brady returned to the college coaching ranks in 1982 as an assistant coach at Mississippi State. He spent eight years with the Bulldogs, the first four seasons under coach Bob Hoyt and the proceeding four as a chief recruiter for coach Richard Williams. Following his tenure at MSU, Brady returned to Louisiana to serve as an assistant coach at the University of New Orleans. Brady helped lead UNO to a NCAA Tournament berth in his only season with the Privateers. brady S Year-bY-Year at asu overall conference SeaSon W L pct. W L pct. finish th-West nd-West WD Champ th-West totals WD West Division Champions BRADY S A-STATE RECORD BREAKDOWN Month overall home away neutral november DeceMber JanUarY february March career total home 47-16; away 18-48; neutral 3-7 GAME 13 at SOUTH ALABAMA

5 / Career Superlatives Games Played/Started Career Streak Townsel 11/5 77/39 77 Peterson 11/11 107/93 72 Hooten 11/7 45/40 45 Griswold 0/0 26/0 26 Dickerson 11/3 43/7 25 Golden 11/8 11/8 11 Worsham 11/3 11/3 11 Downs 9/0 9/0 6 Finn 10/9 101/100 6 Washington 10/8 10/8 3 Pierre 1/0 1/0 1 Brown 1/0 1/0 1 Kisler 1/0 1/0 1 Weaver 4/0 4/0 Double-Digit Games Career Points Trey Finn 4 46 Brandon Peterson 8 37 Marcus Hooten 3 23 Ed Townsel 9 23 Raeford Worsham 6 6 Kendrick Washington 3 3 Darion Griswold 0 2 Rakeem Dickerson 1 2 Cameron Golden 2 2 Double-Digit Rebounds Career Brandon Peterson 5 22 Trey Finn 0 9 Double-Digit Assists 20 or+ Points Career Trey Finn 0 5 Ed Townsel 3 5 Marcus Hooten 0 4 Brandon Peterson or+ Rebounds Career Brandon Peterson 8 36 Trey Finn 1 22 Ed Townsel or+ Assists Career Ed Townsel 0 7 Trey Finn 1 6 Rakeem Dickerson 1 3 Marcus Hooten 0 2 Brandon Peterson or+ Blocks Career Brandon Peterson or+ Steals Career Ed Townsel 3 13 Trey Finn 1 12 Rakeem Dickerson 3 5 Cameron Golden 3 3 Brandon Peterson 2 2 Darion Griswold 0 1 Marcus Hooten 0 1 Double-Doubles Career Brandon Peterson 4 12 Trey Finn 0 6 Arkansas StAte Basketball Game Notes Half Dozen Analysis: Ed Townsel is averaging 16.5 ppg. (99 pts.) in his last six games after posting a 17.0 ppg. (102 pts) in his first six outings this campaign. Raeford Worsham posted a 6.5 ppg. (39 pts.) in his initial six appearances, but is averaging 12.7 ppg. (76 pts.) in his last six encounters. The Red Wolves are averaging 69.5 ppg. (417 pts.) in their last six games compared to 73.5 ppg. (441 pts.) in their first six. Defensively, ASU has allowed 67.2 ppg. (403 pts.) in the last six outings and gave up an average 66.5 ppg. (399 pts.) in the first six encounters. Duly Recognized: Ed Townsel and Brandon Peterson were recognized by CollegeHoopsDaily as Sun Belt Conference (SBC) Players of the Month for their respective performances in the opening month of the season. The online publication honored five individuals from each NCAA Division I conference as the two A-State players were joined by Western Kentucky s Jamal Crook, Tony Mitchell of North Texas, and Augustine Rubit of South Alabama to comprise the Sun Belt Conference squad. Rubit was also recognized as the CollegeHoopsDaily s November SBC Player of the Month. Townsel averaged a teamhigh 17.0 points and had 2.0 rebounds an outing in six November games while Peterson paced the squad in both rebounding (10.2 rpg.) and blocked shots (2.3 bpg.) to go with a team second-best 11.2 points a game in six games for the month. Returning Firepower: Five of the squad s top six scorers are back this season, including leading scorer senior guard Marcus Hooten (12.5 ppg.). The five, which features four starters, accounted for 68.7% (1,510-2,198) of A-State s scoring last season. Did You Know?: Brandon Peterson s 13 steals to date this campaign represents his second-best singleseason output, eclipsing his 12 steals as a freshman in Peterson s career season high is 23 set in 34 contests a season ago. He accumulated a combined 11 steals in his last four games, which includes a career game-best five against Austin Peay (12/16). Hot Streak: Ed Townsel is averaging a team-leading 21.3 ppg. (85 pts.) in ASU s last four games, which includes 34.5% (10-29) from three-point range and 81.0% (17-21) at the charity stripe. He has made 45.3% (29-64) of his shots from the floor and is averaging 34.0 minutes per game in those four outings. Early 2013 Signees: A-State signed three players guards Sean Gardner (Collierville, Tenn./Motlow College) and Jammar Mookie Sturdivant (Lapanto/East Poinsett County) along with forward Xavier Dupree (Houston, Texas/Trent International). The 6-4, 185-pound Gardner and the 6-1, 190-pound Sturdivant, who helped lead EPCHS to its third 2A state tourney championship crown ( ) in the last four seasons. The 6-8, 200-pound Dupree is the latest addition SUn belt conference Men S basketball StanDinGS WEST DIVISION SUN BELT OVERALL EAST DIVISION SUN BELT OVERALL SCHOOL W-L PCT. W-L PCT. SCHOOL W-L PCT. W-L PCT. UALR South Alabama Arkansas State Western Kentucky Louisiana-Lafayette Middle Tennessee North Texas Florida Atlantic ULM FIU Troy GaMeS LaSt WeeK WeDneSDaY, DeceMber 19 at Louisville 79, FIU 55 Murray State 61, at arkansas State 54 at Utah Valley State 67, Troy 64 thursday, DeceMber 20 Lehigh 90, at North Texas 75 at UAB 76, ULM 69 friday, DeceMber 21 at Indiana 88, Florida Atlantic 52 Middle Tennessee 56, at Vanderbilt 52 SatUrDaY, DeceMber 22 FIU 48, at Texas Southern 45 at South Alabama 77, UALR 62* at Kent State 73, arkansas State 69 at Louisiana-Lafayette 91, Duquesne 79 Louisville 78, Western Kentucky 55 GaMeS this WeeK thursday, DeceMber 27 at Western Kentucky 76, FIU 63* Florida Atlantic 61, at Troy 54* at arkansas State 87, Louisiana-Lafayette 70* SatUrDaY, DeceMber 29 Florida Atlantic at ULM*, 4 p.m. FIU at Middle Tennessee*, 5 p.m. North Texas at Western Kentucky*, 7 p.m. arkansas State at South alabama*, 7:05 p.m. UALR at Louisiana-Lafayette*, 7:15 p.m. MonDaY, DeceMber 31 Hofstra at Florida Atlantic, 1 p.m. North Texas at Middle Tennessee*, 7 p.m. WeDneSDaY, JanUarY 2 Florida A&M at FIU, 6 p.m. www. sunbeltsports.org thursday, JanUarY 3 Louisiana-Lafayette at Florida Atlantic*, 6 p.m. Troy at North Texas*, 7 p.m. Middle tennessee at arkansas State*, 7:05 p.m. WKU at UALR*, 7:30 p.m. South Alabama at ULM*, 7:30 p.m. all starting times are central unless noted * Sun Belt Conference Game GAME 13 at SOUTH ALABAMA

6 Top Classroom Performers: Trey Finn and Marcus Hooten epitomize the term student-athlete as the A- State backcourt pair each received Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll recognition for maintaining a grade point average between for the academic year. When on The Winning Side: ASU is averaging 78.3 points a game (548 total) compared to its opponent s 63.1 points per contest (442 total) for a margin in the team s seven victories to date this season. The Red Wolves have also outrebounded ( rpg.) and outshot ( ) their opponent this campaign in those favorable outcomes. Ed Townsel (18.6 ppg.) and Raeford Worsham (12.4 ppg.) along with Brandon Peterson (11.3 ppg.) have been the team s top points producers. Block Party: Brandon Peterson (18 total) and Kendrick Washington (12 total) presently lead ASU in blocked shots this season as the pair have accounted for 73.2% (30-41) of the squad s output. Nationally, Peter son ranks 127th averaging 1.5 bpg. while Washington is listed 221st as a result of his 1.2 bpg. average. Getting Offensive: A-State was 11-5 last season when the Red Wolves scored at least 65 points or more. Conversely, ASU notched a 4-14 ledger in contests which the opposition netted at least 65 points. Home Court Advantage: A-State is record (.725) on its home court since and has posted double-digit home victories 14 times in a season, which includes a 10-5 home ledger in The Red Wolves are 5-1 at home this campaign with the only beamish a loss to Murray State (12/19). ASU is averaging 75.3 ppg. (452 total) to its opponent s 59.7 ppg. (358 total) for a ppg. differential MiSceLLaneoUS a-state StatS Largest halftime Lead ASU 19 vs. Arkansas-Monticello (11/13) Opp 7, Dayton (11/10) & FIU (11/29) Smallest halftime Lead ASU 1 vs. Murray State (12/19) Opp 5, Austin Peay (12/16) Most points in first half ASU 42 vs. St. Bonaventure (12/8) Opp 40, Kent State (12/22) fewest points in first half ASU 24 vs. Austin Peay (12/16) Opp 21, Lamar (11/25) Most points in Second half ASU 60 vs. Lamar (11/25) Opp 47, FIU (11/29) fewest points in Second half ASU 26 at Tennessee-Martin (11/16) Opp 25, Arkansas-Monticello (11/13) Largest Margin of victory ASU 40 vs. Lamar (11/25) Opp 19, FIU (11/29) Smallest Margin of victory ASU 1 at Central Arkansas (11/21) Opp 4, Kent State (12/22) points in the paint (avg.) points off turnovers (avg.) Second chance points (avg.) fast break points (avg.) Starter points (avg.) bench points (avg.) RED WOLVES GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS 356 (29.7 ppg.) 237 (19.8 ppg.) 158 (13.2 ppg.) 102 (8.5 ppg.) 611 (50.9 ppg.) 247 (20.6 ppg.) Date Opponent RESULT G G G F F Dayton L, Golden 5-Hooten 2-Finn 15-Peterson 40-Washington N13 Arkansas-Monticello W, Golden 5-Hooten 2-Finn 15-Peterson 40-Washington UT-Martin W, OT 0-Golden 5-Hooten 2-Finn 15-Peterson 40-Washington Arkansas W, Golden 5-Hooten 2-Finn 15-Peterson 40-Washington N25 Lamar W, Golden 5-Hooten 24-Townsel 15-Peterson 40-Washington FIU* L, Golden 5-Hooten 2-Finn 15-Peterson 40-Washington Florida Atlantic* L, Golden 5-Hooten 2-Finn 15-Peterson 40-Washington D8 St. Bonaventure W, Dickerson 24-Townsel 2-Finn 15-Peterson 35-Worsham D16 Austin Peay W, Dickerson 24-Townsel 2-Finn 15-Peterson 35-Worsham D19 Murray State L, Dickerson 24-Townsel 2-Finn 15-Peterson 40-Washington Kent State L, Golden 24-Townsel 2-Finn 15-Peterson 40-Washington D27 Louisiana-Lafayette* W, Dickerson 24-Townsel 2-Finn 15-Peterson 35-Worsham South Alabama* J3 Middle Tennessee* J5 Western Kentucky* J10 FIU* Louisiana-Lafayette* J19 ULM* Troy* J26 Florida Atlantic* J31 South Alabama* F2 North Texas* Middle Tennessee* Western Kentucky* F14 UALR* ULM* F23 Troy* F28 at North Texas* M2 at UALR* Records For Lineups (3-3; 0-2 SBC) Golden, Hooten, Finn, Peterson, Washington; (3-0; 1-0 SBC) Dickerson, Townsel, Finn, Peterson, Worsham; (1-0) Golden, Hooten, Townsel, Peterson, Washington; (0-1) Dickerson, Townsel, Finn, Peterson, Washington; (0-1) Golden, Finn, Townsel, Peterson, Washington Arkansas StAte Basketball Game Notes RECORD WATCH... Career Rebounding Leaders 1. John Belcher, , John Dickson, , Kim Adams, Dan Henderson, Jerry Rook, Steve Brooks, John Tate, Fred Shepherd, Mike Burk, Brandon Peterson Jim Ward, Reggie Gordon, Gaylon Ward, Jabari Myles, Marvin Jarrett, Trey Finn Lonnie Webber, John Gatling, Greg Williams, Shawn Morgan, Isaac Wells, * 22. Kolin Weaver, Freddy Hicks, Career Blocked Shots 1. Freddy Hicks, Jason Jennings, Brandon Peterson, John Tate, Kim Adams, Fred Shepherd, Greg Willliams, Jeff Clifton, Isaac Wells...71* 10. Mike Sailes, Career Steals 1. Chico Fletcher, Carl Archer, Kim Adams, Antonio Harvey, Jay Hansen, Trey Finn, Bo Brown, John Tate, Jay Cook, Micah Marsh, Ed Townsel, Career Point Field Goal Percentage 1. Steve Wiedower (73-146) 2. Bobby Gross (65-149) 3. Keith Gray (86-201) 4. Jamie Rosser (98-230) 5. Dewarick Spencer ( ) 6. Barry Mayberry (86-209) 7. Jason Grimes (29-72) 8. Adrian Banks ( ) 9. Ryan Wedel ( ) 10. Trey Finn ( ) Ed Townsel ( ) Three-Point Field Goals Made 1. Antonio Harvey, Micah Marsh, Ryan Wedel, Dewarick Spencer, Trey Finn, Tevoris Thompson, Jon Beck, Chico Fletcher, Adrian Banks, Vernall Cole, Odie Williams, Ed Townsel, *Ranked 16th all-time but 157 points were later removed due to NCAA sanctions. GAME 13 at SOUTH ALABAMA

7 RECORD WATCH... Career Scoring Leaders 1. Jerry Rook, , John Dickson, , John Tate, , Don Scaife, , John Belcher, , Dan Henderson, , Chico Fletcher, , Maurice Miller, , Steve Brooks, , Reggie Gordon, , Bennie Wilhelm, , Anthony Myles, , Bill Gatlin, , Micah Marsh, , Antonio Harvey, , Marvin Jarrett, ,150* 17. Mike Burk, , Fred Shepherd, , Adrian Banks, , Dewarick Spencer, , Isaac Wells, ,034* 22. Jay Hansen, , Jabari Myles, ,013 Trey Finn, Brandon Peterson, * Issac Wells originally ranked 16th all-time with 1,186 points, 157 points later removed due to NCAA sanctions which dropped him to 21st all-time at ASU with 1,034. ARKANSAS STATE BENCH PRODUCTION asu high GaMe asu-opp Diff. bench Scorer at Dayton Townsell (14) arkansas-monticello Townsell (14) at Tennessee-Martin Townsell (19) at Central Arkansas Worsham (18) Lamar Worsham (13) at FIU* Townsel (13) at Florida Atlantic* Worsham (10) St. bonaventure Golden, Hooten & Downs (4) austin peay Washington (9) Murray State Worsham (13) at Kent State Hooten & Worsham (5) Louisiana-Lafayette* Hooten (11) at South Alabama* Middle tennessee* Western Kentucky* fiu* at Louisiana-Lafayette* ULM* at Troy* florida atlantic* South alabama* north texas* at Middle Tennessee* at Western Kentucky* UaLr* at ULM* troy* at North Texas* at UALR* All home games in bold * Sun Belt Conference Game u Sun Belt Conference Tournament Game ARKANSAS STATE SPECIALTY STATS (PP) points in paint; (OT) points off turnovers; (2nd) second chance points; (FB) fast break points (Arkansas State-Opponent) GaMe pp ot 2nD fb at Dayton arkansas-monticello at Tennessee-Martin at Central Arkansas Lamar at FIU* at Florida Atlantic* St. bonaventure austin peay Murray State at Kent State Louisiana-Lafayette* at South Alabama* Middle tennessee* Western Kentucky* fiu* at Louisiana-Lafayette* ULM* at Troy* florida atlantic* South alabama* north texas* at Middle Tennessee* at Western Kentucky* UaLr* at ULM* troy* at North Texas* at UALR* asu total asu average Opp Total Opp Average Arkansas StAte Basketball Game Notes GAME 13 at SOUTH ALABAMA

8 Stat comparison a-state South alabama Record Conference Record Current Streak... W1... W2 Scoring Avg Opponent Scoring Avg Scoring Margin Field Goal% Opponent Field Goal% Point Field Goal% Opponent 3-Point Field Goal% Point Field Goal Made PG Point Field Goal Attempts PG Free Throw% Opponent Free Throw% Rebounding Avg Opponent Rebounding Avg Rebounding Margin Turnovers Avg Opponent Turnover Avg Assists Avg Blocks Avg Steals Avg What s Returning For The Red Wolves In Games Started % (134 of 170) Minutes Played % (5,067 of 6,850) Field Goals % (546 of 765) Three-Point Field Goals % (158 of 176) Free Throws % (364 of 492) Rebounds % (736 of 1,031) Assists % (291 of 329) Steals % (177 of 210) Blocks % (44 of 78) Points % (1,614 of 2,198) Points per game...marcus Hooten (12.5) Field Goals...Marcus Hooten (146) Field Goal pct...darion Griswold (.610) Three-point Field Goals...Trey Finn (61) Three-point FG pct....trey Finn (.459) Free Throws...Brandon Peterson (101) Free-throw pct...rakeem Dickerson (.789) Rebounds per game...brandon Peterson (7.9) Assists per game...ed Townsel (3.0) Steals per game...ed Townsel (1.9) Blocks per game...brandon Peterson (0.9) GAME LOG & LEADERS RECORD Overall Home Away Neutral All Games Conference Non-Conference Opp W-L Score Rec SBC High Scorer High Rebound High Assist High Block High Steal Dayton Lost Washington 15 Washington 9* Finn 4 Peterson 3* Washington, Golden, Townsel 1 UA-Monticello Won Finn 15* Peterson 15* Dickerson 6* Peterson 3* Golden 3* Tennessee-Martin Won OT Townsel 19 Peterson 7 Finn, Townsel 3 Peterson, Washington 2* Finn 4* Central Arkansas Won Worsham 18* Peterson 9 Finn 5* Washington 2* Golden 4* Lamar Won Townsel 27* Peterson 13* Dickerson 4* Peterson 3* Townsel 7* FIU Lost Townsel 13 Peterson 9* Four Players 2 Peterson 2* Dickerson 3* Florida Atlantic Lost Washington, Hooten 12 Peterson 10* Peterson, Golden 2 Washington 2 Four Players 1 St. Bonaventure Won Peterson, Worsham 18 Peterson 13* Townsel, Golden 3 None Worsham 2* Austin Peay Won Finn, Townsel 15 Peterson 7 Golden 4* Peterson, Washington 2 Peterson 5* Murray State Lost Townsel 15 Peterson 11 Dickerson 2 Washington 2* Worsham 4* Kent State Lost Townsel 24* Peterson 11* Finn 4* None Peterson 3* ULL Won Townsel 31* Peterson, Finn 8* Golden 3 Peterson, Worsham, Finn 1 Dickerson, Townsel 3* South Alabama Middle Tenn. WKU FIU ULL ULM Troy Florida Atlantic South Alabama North Texas Middle Tenn. WKU UALR ULM Troy North Texas UALR * Denotes game high or game-high tying Home games in bold Arkansas StAte Basketball Game Notes GAME 13 at SOUTH ALABAMA

9 Arkansas StAte Basketball Game Notes CAMERON GOLDEN FR. l G l 6-0 l 154 l Memphis, Tenn. GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.338 u 3FG%:.286 u FT%:.731 CAREER HIGHS Pts. 15 at Kent State, 12/22/12; Reb. 6 vs. Lamar, 11/25/12; Ast. 4, twice last vs. Austin Peay, 12/16/12 RAKEEM DICKERSON SO. l G l 6-0 l 177 l Little Rock, Ark. GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.297 u 3FG%:.167 u FT%:.800 CAREER HIGHS Pts. 12, twice last vs. St. Bonaventure, 12/8/12; Reb. 4, 4 times last vs. Murray St., 12/19/12; Ast. 6, twice last vs. UA-Monticello, 11/13/12 TREY FINN R-SR. l G l 6-2 l 213 l Little Rock, Ark. GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.346 u 3FG%:.308 u FT%:.565 CAREER HIGHS Pts. 30 vs. Western Kentucky, 1/1/11; Reb. 13 vs. Central Baptist, 12/29/09; Ast. 6, twice last vs. FIU, 2/18/12 DARION GRISWOLD SO. l F l 6-5 l 240 l Dumas, Ark. GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.000 u 3FG%:.000 u FT%:.000 CAREER HIGHS Pts. 15 at Western Kentucky, 2/23/12; Reb. 7 twice last at South Alabama, 2/9/12; Blk. 2 at Denver, 1/26/12 JOSH PIERRE FR. l G l 6-0 l 181 l Baton Rouge, La. GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.500 u 3FG%:.500 u FT%:.000 CAREER HIGHS Pts. 3 vs. Lamar, 11/25/12; Reb. None; Ast. None; Stl. None MARCUS HOOTEN SR. l G l 6-3 l 208 l Jackson, Miss. GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.341 u 3FG%:.346 u FT%:.679 CAREER HIGHS Pts. 28 vs. FIU, 2/18/12; Reb. 6, twice last at North Texas, 1/28/12; Ast. 5, twice last vs. Troy, 2/16/12 KELVIN DOWNS FR. l F l 6-9 l 232 l Arlington, Texas GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.412 u 3FG%:.000 u FT%:.400 CAREER HIGHS Pts. 6 at UT-Martin, 11/16/12; Reb. 2 at UT-Martin, 11/16/12; Ast. 2 at UT-Martin, 11/16/12 BRANDON PETERSON SR. l F l 6-8 l 217 l Birmingham, Ala. GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.505 u 3FG%:.000 u FT%:.593 CAREER HIGHS Pts. 21 at Lamar, 1/4/10; Reb. 15 vs. Arkansas- Monticello, 11/13/12; Blk. 5, twice last vs. Western Kentucky, 2/20/10; Stl. 5 vs. Austin Peay, 12/16/12 Netted season-best 15 points at Kent State (12/22) with three triples and hauled in five rebounds in 23 minutes as a starter. Hit a game-winning three-point shot with 4.8 seconds left in regulation at Central Arkansas (11/21). Dished season-best tying four assists and steals vs. Austin Peay (12/16). Scored 10 points at Central Arkansas with four assists and steals apiece in 27 minutes of action. Posted eight points, including 3-3 at FT line, at Dayton (11/10) in 19 minutes of playing time. Scored career-high tying 12 points as a starter vs. St. Bonaventure (12/8) on 4-of-9 from floor (44.4%) and 3-3 at the charity stripe. Dished out career-high tying six assists vs. Arkansas-Monticello. Had season game-best four steals and season-high tying four rebounds against Austin Peay (12/16). Has grabbed a season-high four rebounds in back-to-back home outings versus Austin Peay (12/16) and Murray State (12/19). Netted nine points, which included 7-8 FT s, vs. Louisiana- Lafayette (12/27) and also compiled three steals and rebs. each. Tallied 15 points, hitting three triples, and finished 6-7 from the field in 27 minutes against Arkansas-Monticello (11/13). Posted 15 points, including three consecutive treys in the second half, to go with six rebounds against Austin Peay (12/16). Dished out season-best five assists at Central Arkansas (11/21). Has accumulated four double-digit scoring games this season. Grabbed season-high eight rebounds vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (12/27). Averaging 8.2 ppg. in six home contests and 7.3 ppg. in six road encounters this season. 5.8 ppg. in six December outings. Currently playing for 2012 A-State football team, which is the twotime defending Sun Belt Conference Champions and 2013 Go- Daddy.com Bowl participant, at the tight end position. Averaged a team sixth-best 4.6 points (119 total pts.) and a squad fifth-most 2.5 rebounds (64 total rebs.) a season ago in 26 games. Paced team with a 61% field goal percentage (50-82) and connected on 54.3% from the free throw line (19-35) in initial collegiate season. Tallied a trey and went 1-for-2 from the floor, both from beyond the arc, in collegiate debut against Lamar (11/25). Attended Oklahoma State in but didn t compete in basketball. Prepped at Stillwater (Okla.) High School. His father, Butch, is presently an associate head coach at Oklahoma State and served 11 seasons ( ) on Coach John Brady s staff at LSU. Posted season highs in pts. (17) and rebs. (4) vs. Lamar (11/25). Tallied nine points in 36 minutes at Tennessee-Martin (11/16). Scored eight points vs. Arkansas-Monticello (11/13) in home opener and had seven points in season opener at Dayton (11/10). Poured in 12 points at Florida Atlantic (12/1) by going 4-8 from the floor and 3-5 from beyond the three-point arc in 21 minutes of action. Came off the bench vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (12/27) to score 11 points and snap a four-game single-digit scoring streak. Tallied season-high six points at Tennessee-Martin (11/16) in 12 minutes while collecting two rebounds, assists, and steals apiece. Competed a season-most 13 minutes versus Lamar (11/25). Fouled out of a game twice this season - vs. Lamar (11/25) and St. Bonaventure (12/8). Posted two points vs. Arkansas-Monticello (11/13) with a rebound and a blocked shot in nine minutes. Had four points, 2-2 from floor vs. St. Bonaventure (12/8) in 10 minutes. Scored in double figures in nine straight games and averaged 12.3 ppg. during the nine-game span. Registered a season-high 18 points against St. Bonaventure (12/8) on 7-of-10 shooting from the floor. Has five double-doubles this season 12 pts. & 15 rebs. vs. Arkansas-Monticello (11/13), 12 pts. & 13 rebs. vs. Lamar (11/25), 10 pts. & 10 rebs. at Florida Atlantic (12/1),18 pts. & 13 rebs. vs. St. Bonaventure (12/8), and 14 pts. & 11 rebs. vs. Murray State (12/19). Posted six double-figure single-game rebounding efforts this campaign with four in his last six outings and is averaging 10.0 rpg. during that span. Has totaled 11 boards apiece vs. Murray State (12/19) and at Kent State (12/22). GAME 13 at SOUTH ALABAMA

10 JORDAN WEAVER R-SO. l G l 6-3 l 204 l Parkin, Ark. GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.667 u 3FG%:.000 u FT%:.750 CAREER HIGHS Pts. 5 vs. Lamar, 11/25/12; Reb. 2 vs. Lamar, 11/25/12; Ast. 2 vs. Lamar, 11/25/12; Stl. 1 vs. Lamar, 11/25/12 ED TOWNSEL JR. l G l 6-0 l 166 l Starkville, Miss. GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%: 429 u 3FG%:.417 u FT%:.778 CAREER HIGHS Pts. 31 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 12/27/12; Reb. 8 vs. UALR, 1/14/12; Ast. 8 twice last vs. FIU, 2/18/12; Stl. 7 vs. Lamar, 11/25/12 SETH KISLER JR. l F l 6-8 l 198 l Fort Wayne, Ind. GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.000 u 3FG%:.000 u FT%: CAREER HIGHS Pts. 2 vs. St. Bonaventure, 12/8/12; Reb. None; Ast. None; Stl. None RAEFORD GATOR WORSHAM FR. l G l 6-5 l 190 l Waynesboro, Miss. GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.575 u 3FG%:.300 u FT%:.541 CAREER HIGHS Pts. 18, three last vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 12/27/12; Reb. 7, twice at Florida Atlantic, 12/1/12; Stl. 4 vs. Murray St., 12/19/12 KENDRICK WASHINGTON JR. l F l 6-7 l 274 l Shreveport, La. GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.438 u 3FG%:.000 u FT%:.667 CAREER HIGHS Pts. 15 at Dayton, 11/10/12; Reb. 9 at Dayton, 11/10/12; Blk. 2, four times last vs. Austin Peay,12/16/12 KRISTOPHER BROWN FR. l F l 6-7 l 247 l Fort Worth, Texas GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.000 u 3FG%:.000 u FT%:.000 CAREER HIGHS Pts. None; Reb. 1 vs. Lamar, 11/25/12, Blk. None Had a season-high five points, including 3-4 FT s, and two rebounds against Lamar (11/25) in his first ASU scoring contest. Appeared in a season-most nine minutes versus Lamar (11/25). Played two minutes in a reserve capacity against Arkansas- Monticello (11/13) and at Central Arkansas (11/21). Picked up his first A-State assist at Central Arkansas (11/21). Scored two points by connecting on lone shot in three minutes of action at FIU (11/29). Hit a game-winning three with 2.4 seconds left in win vs. St. Bonaventure (12/8) and totaled nine points. Celebrated 22nd birthday vs. Lamar (11/25) with career highs in points (27), steals (seven), and three-point FG s (six) in 33 minutes. Scored double-figure points in first six games, including 19 points in 3OT at UT-Martin (11/16). Went 6-6 at FT line and banked an offbalance game-tying three-pointer in first OT. Has claimed double-figure scoring in 10 games this season and is midst a four-game streak after pouring in a career-high 31 points vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (12/27). Averaging 21.3 ppg. in last 4 games. Scored his first A-State points on pair of free throws versus St. Bonaventure (12/8) in three minutes of playing time as a reserve. Missed on lone field-goal attempt in the home contest. Didn t play in ASU s first six games this season due to an injury. Played last two seasons ( and ) at Paris (Texas) Junior College. Averaged 7.0 ppg. and 3.6 rpg. in season games as team went 23-7 overall and had a first-place 15-4 conference mark. Poured in game-high 18 points at Central Arkansas (11/21) to go with four rebounds, two steals, and a block in 21 minutes of action. Chalked up 18 points vs. St. Bonaventure (12/8), shooting 6-11 (54.5%) from the field, while grabbing five rebounds with two steals as a starter in a season-most 31 minutes. Was 9-of-10 (90%) from the floor at Central Arkansas (11/21). Has scored double figures in five of his last six outings, which includes career-high tying 18 points and 7 rebs. vs. Louisiana (12/27). Made ASU debut at Dayton (11/10) with team highs in points (15) and rebounds (nine) in 37 minutes. Turned in 13-points and six-rebounds in 31 minutes vs. Arkansas- Monticello (11/13), including 4-5 from floor and 5-6 at FT line. Snapped a four-game single-digit scoring streak with 12 points at Florida Atlantic (12/1) and also pulled down eight rebounds. Scored nine points off the bench vs. Austin Peay (12/16) with 4-of- 6 shooting after missing St. Bonaventure (12/8) game due to injury. Scoring 4.5 ppg. in last four games & 9.0 ppg. in previous three. Made college debut against Lamar (11/25) and had one rebound in four minutes of action. Had one field goal attempt in the contest. Played prep ball at Richland High in Richland Hills, Texas. A two-time ( and ) all-conference selection and ranked 137th on 2012 TexasHoops.com s Prospect Rankings list. Co-founded Toys from Jocks program at high school to raise funds for giving gifts to disadvantaged families. Appeared on front cover of Nov VYPE High School Sports Magazine Basketball Preview Greater Fort Worth Staff issue. Arkansas StAte Basketball Game Notes GAME 13 at SOUTH ALABAMA